St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 May 1893 — Page 2

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OPENED TO THE WORLD THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IS A REALITY. President Cleveland Touches the Electric Button that Sets the Monstrous Engines Going—Simple hut Impressive Ceremonies at the Formal Opening. Gates Now Ajar. The Columbian Exposition is a reality. President Cleveland has touched the button, the world had already done the rest. This greatest of all great fairs is now open to the public in all its splendor and international magnificence. Gorgeous in her festal decorations, radiant with the life and spirit of her ; people and the myriad hosts of visitors | from many lands, Chicago has grace- 1 fully celebrated this crowning event of her marvelous history, and in fitting manner received her distinguished guests who graced that notable occasion. The language of the order of exday upon which the nations of earth as - sembled together in a city, itself cne of the wonders of the century, and jointly took account of stock to discover how well have been improved the opportunities of the ages and what have been the moral and material achievements of civilization. But in the quickening W ^^s ^.^4 t=y O "5^ > / > l A^x ^u ■ ■• y ■.. ■ ■ activity of the people and their evident delight as the day approached, in the ' settled purpose of every citizen of Chicago to make the oc- asion one of ap- i propriat© significance and personal pride, was contained the promise of a । day as unprecedented in its interest i and pleasure as it will be in its influence upon the future development of I the world. Beginning with Friday great events it whs ein 11 efit^vm < nn’g“^ft’rne* t arm*a 1 । of the old ffborty toll, that in truth ' ' “rang out the old, rang in the new,” j when the Union was born, should be j first to receive the honors of the time, i Friday evening arrived the relic of that I

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day whe,n was trumpeted to the world the declaration of American liberty which so startled the monarchs of the earth. Saturday morning at 11 o’clock the Duke of Veragua, a lineal descendant of Christopher Columbus, together with his party, reached the Union depot and were escorted to the Auditorium hotel by a troop of cavalry, a battery of artillery, and a regiment of infantry. The battery of artillery then moved to the lake front and fired a salute in honor of the duke.

President Cleveland and members of the Cabinet and their ladies arrived at the same depot an hour later, and the same bo ly of troops that had escorted the duke met and escorted the President’s party to the Lexington. 1 ormal reception of Presklent Cleveland to the State, the city, and the World’s Fair was extended before the arrival at the depot by Governor Altgeld, Mayor Harrison and Director General Davis, who met the Presidential train at the State । I line and accompanied them to the city. 1 To Jack'ol Far’:. Monday morning bright and early the I movement toward Jackson Park began, j Carriages were ordered tor the ducal party at the Auditorium at 8 o’clock. ; As early as 8:30, accompanied by the citizens' committee representing the | ' State Department ami a proper military I ! escort, the ducal party moved south on I Michigan boulevard. At the Lexington i the ducal party joined the Presidential I party, and the procession, composed of I regiments of troops, the Chicago Hus--1 sars, distinguished guests in carriages, I.ora nr roe mouma. commission I Park. । The formal opening exercises to >k place on a platform erected in front of j the Administration Building, where i nearly IPO,OOO people could witness the j roceedings, even if they couldn't hear 1 the speeches. The place of holding I these exercises was determined upon I after long contention between two factions of the local directors, one of which desired to have the ceremonies held in the small hall in the presence of about 2,000 invited guests. The Board of Control suddenly concluded, however, that it had somei thing to say concerning the opening programme, and President Palmer, Di- | rector General Davis and Secretary ! Dickinson, by a few strokes of the pen, j upset the plans of the Exposition j Ceremonies Committee. At the < ast I i front of the Administration Building ! and in the shadow t f its gilded dome, a ! ■ great platform was accordingly erected. ; The large or main platform had seating capacity for nearly 2,0.0 persons. In front of them was a smaller platform fi>r President Cleveland, the Duke of Veragua and suite, i the President’s Cabinet', foreign com--5 missioners and other guests of honor, ' | numbering about sixty in all. To the I right and left of the President’s stand i were seats for about 250 members of ' । the press, and back of all was the or- ' ' chestra. Among the distinguished I guests were members of the Diplomatic Corps, Judges of the Supreme Court, members of Congress, Governors of States, National Commissioners, World’s Fair Directors, members of the Board of Lady Managers, members of the Illinois Legislature, Chicago City Council, members of the Board of Education, ' Park Commissioners and a select list ot' | dignitaries, social, collegiate and ofil- I cial. "Ul u HVO ~ Z tra opened the exercises by rendering < the “Columbian March.” Prayer was ; then offered by the Bev. W. H. Mil- j burn, chaplain of the United States * Senate. Miss Jessie Couthoui followed ;

by reading a poem, “The Prophecy,” written by W. A. Croffut. of Washing- , ton. After an orchestral overture Director-General Davis arose to make : a brief address. He said the exhibition ; is not the conception of any single mind; it is not the result of anj - single effort; but is the grandest conception of all the minds and the best obtainable result of all the efforts put forth by all the people wl& have in any manner con- ■ tributed to its creation. In this con- , nection he praised ihe work of his colaborcrs and of the various chiefs

<>f departments. Deferring to the expenditure entailed by the various governments he said the government had appropriated about ss,<it>o,( 00, the various States a sum in excess of §6,000,1 no. and the foreign nations another $6,000,000. Chicago and its citizens bcsbles contributing $11,000,060 furnished a loan of $‘>,600,000 more. The total expenditures on account of the Fair exceed $100,00u,000. He expressed j his obligation to the thousands of ex- । hibitors and to the women of the land, i and, closing, expressed the hope that I the Exposition may inaugurate a new ’ era of normal and material progress and a fervent aspiration that the association of the nations here may secure i not only warmer and stronger frien lshii s, but lasting peace throughout the I world. It was now the tuin of the President of the United States to 1 resent himself, 1 and as he slowly arose from his seat and swept his eyes first over the occupants of the platfor : and then <&‘ r one of the greatest audiences that man faced there went up a cheer tj at ————— ,— ~

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seemed to shake the massive dome/ f the building behind him and whi h re verberated through the grounds likt to the highest representative of thf sovereign people of the republi^ There was a flutter of white num-: kerchiefs from the ladies’ siop ; of the platform, and instantly itl was taken up by the thousands of the sex that occupied the gondolas and launches on the water far in the distance. The more the handkerchiefs were waved, the louder the cheers, and so for a space of several minutes the men vied with the women in maintaining the demonstration. All the wnile Mr. Cleveland stood erect ds left hand behind him, his right nervously fingerling the button of his frock coat. At last, when throats and arms alike were tired and a semblance of quiet had once more come over the throng, he commenced his address. This is what he said: President (Teiel mil's Speech. I am here to join my fellow-citizens in the congratulations which befit this occasion. Surrounded by the stupendous results of American enterprise and activity, and in view of magnificent evidences of American skill । and intelligence, we need not fear that these congratulations will be exaggerated. We stand to-day in the presence of the oldest nations of the world, and point to the great achievements here exhibited, asking no allowance on the score of youth. The enthusiasm with which we contemplate our work intensifies the warmth of the greeting we extend to those who have come from foreign lands to illustrate with us the growth and progress of human endeavor in the direction of a higher civilization. We who believe that popular education and the stimulation of the best impulses of our citizens led the way to a realizatlon of the proud national destiny which oui faith promises, gladly welcoming the opportunity here afforded us to see the results accomplished by efforts which have been exerted

losurerthan ours in the field of man’s improve- I ments. while in appreciative return we exhibit : the unparalleled advancement and wonderful accomplish.nents of a younc nation and present the triumphs of a vigorous, self-reliant | and in lep. tident people. We have built these ■ splendid edifices, but we have also built the i magnificent fabric of a popular government. I whose grand proportions are seen throughout the world. We have male and here gath re l together objects of use and beauty, the prodnet of American skill and invention: but we have also made men who rule themselves. It lis an exalted mission in which we and our I guests from other lands are engaged, as we coi operate m the inauguration of an enterprise i d: voted to human enlightenment, and in the I undertaking we Here enter upon, wo exemplify in the ♦noblest sense the brotherhood ot na- ' j tions. Let us hold fast to the meaning that । underlies this ceremony, and let us not lose the impressiveness of this moment. As by touch the maetiinery that gives life to this

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' vast exposition is set in motion, sc at the same - instant let our hopes and aspirations awaken forces which in all time to come shall influence the welfare, the dignity, and the freedom Tube his eyes wandered to the i table that was close at his left hand. ;\Upon this was the button the pressure ^pon which was to start the machinery 'jind make the opening-of the Exposition jan accomplished fact. It was an or- ' dinary form of Victor telegraph key, . such as is m use in most telegraph ofi flees, except that it was of gold instead iof steel, and a button of ivory in- | stead of bone. It rested upon a pedesj tai upholstered in navy blue and golden i yellow plush and on' the sides of the : lower tier, in silver letters, werethesigI nificant dates 1492 and 1893. As the last words fell from the President’s lips i he pressed his finger upon the button. : This was the signal for a demonstration : —a series of demonstrations, in fact— * difficult of imagination and infinitelv more so of description. At one and the same instant the audience burst into a thundering show. the orchestra pealed forth the strams of the Hallelujah chorus, the wheels of the great Allis engine in Machinery Hall commenced to revolve, the electric fountains in the lagoon threw their torrents toward the sky, a flood of water gushed forth from the MacMonnies fountain and rolled back again in the basin, the thunder of artillery came ’ from the vessels in the lake, the chimes 1 m Manufactures Hall and on the German Building rang out a m 'rry peal, and overhead the flags at the tops of the poles in front of the platform fell I apart and revealed two gilded models of the ships in which Columbus first sailed to American shores. At the same

■ moment also 1,000 flags of all nations ; and all colors were unfurled within sight of the platform. ihe largest was a great “Old Glory," ! ! which fell into graceiul folds from the i top of the center staff in front of the i stand. The roof of the Manufactures i Building was gorgeous in red gonfalons, l while the Agricultural building was i dressed in ensigns of orange and white. It was a wonderful scene of transformation, and amid it all cannon continued . ।to thunder and the crowd to cheer. It j was fully ten minutes before the demon- 1 j stration subsided. Then the band played j “America,” and the exercises were at I an end.

rreshlentlul Fa~ty Takis Lunch. i Following the ceremonies in the ad- j ministration I uildings President Cleve- < land was given a luncheon. President Cleveland, escorted by ! Presi lent Palmer, of the National Com- j mission, proceeded to the restaurant on . the third floor of the building. Here I they found a circular table, forty feet in diameter, awaiting their arrival. President Cleveland fiffiipded v t^y . him across the table, while Mrs. Palmer. ■ President of the AVOman’s Board, and ! President Higini otham. of the local i dire tory. faced each other exactly half way round the circle from Mr. Cleveland. The total number of guests was i

limited to seventy, and included the cabinet officers and their ladies, the Duke of Veragna and.Me?«•<♦<> omcers ot the directory, the Governor of Illinois, and Mayor sw l Chicago. Forty-four colored waiters, representing the number of States in the Union, served the luncheon. After the luncheon was over an official reception of the President of the I nited States and the officials of the World's Columbian Commission and

r - ‘3o®^ ® j. THE WOMAN’S BUILDING.

■ the World’s Columbian Exposition by , the various foreign Commissioners was j held in the United States section of the i Manufactures Building. DROVE THE EAST NAIL SATURDAY. ! Ceremonies Attendant Upon the Completion of the Woman's Building. Not the least important feature of the completion of the Woman’s Building were the ceremonies Saturday afternoon, at 4 o’clock, attending the presen-

taticn of special articles, driving the last nail, and the acceptance of decorated rooms by the President. The order of exercises was the driving of the nail which was placed by Mrs. Palmer in the proscenium arch ever the platform in the Assem--Ily Hall; presentation of silk flag by Florida delegate. The rooms were presented in the following order by chosen representatives: Connecticut,Kentucky, V? ’^l f - & j THE DUKE OF VERAGUACalifornia, Cincinnati room the only c:ty represented in a room), and New York. Immediately after the opening I ceremonies ?>londay, the Woman’s । Building was dedicated, the protrramme

- - . ... ~l'. u, IUL CXllXlXitJ con-i.-ting of an address by Mrs. Potter Palmer, President of the Board of Lady Managers, and music by a chorus of women’s voices. The event was one of extreme simplicity and was of interest ■ to visitors of both sexes. INJURED IN A RUNAWAY. Mrs. S. I’. Cranage, Said to Be Mrs. Hotter Palmer's Sister, the Victim. By the running away and overturning ' of a carriage in which thej' were being ci nveyed to the Union Depot at Kansas City. Mo.. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Cranage, of Bay C ity, Mich.. who were en route to ( hicago, were badly hurt Friday night. A son and daughter who were in the i carriage were also injured slightly. Mr. i and Mrs. Cranage were dragged some • distance in the overturned vehicle and received many bruises and cuts about the head and face. Mrs. Cranage is said to be a sister of Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago. Troops Ordered Out. There is an uneasy, excited feeling among the Navajo Indians, especially along the northern 1 order of the reservation. One white man had been murdered, and. in the opinion of Agent Plummer, unless the intention of the Government to exert its authority was made known, the valley would become uninhabitable to white settlers. He asked that four troops of cavalry and two companies of infantrj- be sent into that section. The War Department telegraphed । Gn^JilcCpi k, Departmoyt T.'ade Is Retar led. E. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: President Cleveland’s decision about the redemption of legal tenders, all admit, has arrested what । th: entered to become a serious disturbi ance. Reports from all parts of the

■ country indicate that trade has been much retarde I by bad weather and unsettled money markets, and complaints of poor collections are general. Grover Bumped His Head. While entering a carriage at New York, President Cleveland bumped his head against a projecting brace and cut ' a gash over his right ear about 14 inches long. The wound had to be tewed I up, and no serious complications foij lowed.