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Show RDMlRflL SCHL&Y'S VISIT. Ths Addresses of Mayor Jones and the Great Admiral at Provo. (From a photo by II. S. Mnrtln, Provo.) Addresses were made at the Provo depot last Sunday morning as follows: MAYOR JONES' SPEECH OF WELCOME. "Admlrnl Schley, the mayor, city council and good people of Provo are ns'eml.led here lo gmct vou to ihls fortilo v.illey of Utah. In our henna yoit are caxhrlned with th kind lest, feeling, and in our minds Is naught but, admiration ad-miration for tho hero who sank proud Spilii's fleet off Santiago, and upheld to so nii.rked n degree the honor of our countrv't fl.tg. We are In mm arcord with you, nnd give einphasls lo the fHCt ihat your Hervtrcs to the Nation are deeply apprer-lalod here, and tho sympathies and ureetlnu nf Provo are no less hearty than have been manifested unwhoio. We. this beautiful Snhhaih' morning, as yon journey through this lovely valley, surrounded with Its snow-capped peaks nnd lowering plnox, wlh you Godspeed, and mxv prosperity iWend you. Every hamlet and town, great anil sma'l. will welcomn Iho hero of Santiago. Again, we say. many linn s, welcome to Provo and to this beuuti'ul State aud vulley." (Prolouged applause.) ADMIRAL SCIIL;EY'8 REPLY. "Mr. Mnyor and Friends I niu more than pleased at this demonstration. 1 1 am quite sure it was not for me personally, hut In honor of tho eorviee whiwo reKesenta'lvea stood so nobly for the sule'y ami wolfaro of ih people. The l.Vf.s of exile wo aro forced to lead, set up In our hearts a spirit of patriotism and love of homo that never dies, and such deeds as were performed by the uullnnt Dmvey in Manila bay (applause), aud which weio repeated on that Sunday Sun-day morning oil Santiago harbor, July 3, 18ti8, by onr liravn countrymen, am a lilting outcome, of devotion to a country whose patriotism know no fear of deaih. I thank you more than I have power to express for your kindly sentiments senti-ments so .heartily given, ami which I shall carefully Measure up as a highly prized souvenir ot my passage throuuh Provo." (Eti'hiHastic applause ) |