Evening Star Newspaper, October 21, 1892, Page 11

etl THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY,’ e LA OCTOBER 21, 1892—TWELVE PAGES. DAY. COLUMBUS’ - (Continued from Pirst Page.) the director of works occupied eighteen other convevances along with the architect of the various exposition buildings. Finally and last, a civie escort rode the seventeen aldermen of Chicago. | THE #TART. The trailing line of carriages and the anted escort left Michigan avenue at 35th reet, driving through to Grand boulevard and thence to Washington Par SALUTING THE VICE PRESIDENT. Meanwhile the troops at Washington Park, as the head of the procession approached, were formed by les im lines of masses on the east side of the green level. As the federal rep- Tesentative neared the purl the first of twenty- one guns the ential salute 1 forth and awok ing air. The troops Of the regular army and the state militia were drawn np at present arms as the salute was fired. ‘Thix was by Rodney's light battery, fourth artillery “mere” in the pa The opening gv President = carriage reache een. Just after the salut Geet et tae prevention bed Pamed the bapery was hurried to the north inlet of the expgtition Brounds, and when the long line of carrmges Tolled slowly over the big viaduct at 60th street the national salute was sounding over Lake Michigan. THE DISPLAY © ‘The Pm of state an rom the entrance of the park to the Mid- Way Plaisance and thence to the great fair nds the way was banked with the blue and Cree ce the "milliiney prado of many ction while at intervals the stol lent strength t which was stationed at the med just as the the sonth soupreny, regular troops was im- rus of glisten- | and one | C fag arms Two regiments from Ohio and one | iment from lowa were stationed on the Mid- wer Plainance with the first, second and third | Tegiments of thy National Guard. | As the President’ carriage passed be- tween these colin re was a sharp present arms and the pr moved to the ‘white City” beyond The United States and tat n east front f the park, fic in three lines, as Beginning « right of each line the in- fautry was formed in line of masses, each sub- division occupying «a f f twenty files in| double rank, or ax nearly so as the size of the Orgenizations permitted. In the first line were two battalions of Unite jantry and a| battalion of marines, two nd foar regiments of Indiana troops; line, three regiments of Ilinois pe one regimen Missouri troops and regiment of Michigan tr in the third oP © regiment of Iowa troops, two regi- ments of Wixe tr one regiment of Minnesota tre The troops passed in review nambered 15.000 men. A MURKIED LUNCH. ‘The United States soldiers, numbering some 4,000, were commanded by Brig. Gen. Carr. In the front rank was the seventh cavalry, Gen. rs regiment. After the review, which vably curtailed from the original rogram, the troops took up position at the Cov er the tins ana the procession moved again to the exposition grounds, entering in the rear of the woman's building. Here the military, of | whom there were some 15,000,left the main line proper and the guests proceeded to the trans- portation building, where a hurried lunch w served. Two hundred thousand bam and, cheese sandwiches, almost as many buttered rolls, to sav nothing of tens of thousands of plates of salad and coffee to « total of some five | thonsand gallons, disappeared hike chaff before & Winter's wind. When the inner man had thus been appeased the line of march was reaumed to the building tures and liberal arts, UMBIAN EXERCISES. Ceremonies of Dedicating the World's Ex- position. Oct. 21.—In the building of manu- factures and liberal arts weats had been pro- vided upon the floor for 100,000 participants. Exery chair had its occupant, and an immense 4, variously estimated at from 10,000 to | 15,000. was fain to be content with standing room. The guests that had participated im the procession | were escorted to their seats upon the platform | with the utmost dispatch, Vice President Mor ton being seated «tirectly ‘in front, with Pres- nt T. W. Palmer on his right, President Hag- imbotham on his left and Cardinal Gibbons, »p Ireland, Bishop Fowler, Mayor Wash- Henry Wattersonand Chauncey M. Depew pring seats on either side. To the east and west upon the same platform were seated the | members of the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, | the judges of the Supreme Court, governors of | the states snd the other distinguisked guests. | Mind cannot conceive nor pencil describe the | scene that wax presented when the last of those | that parti d in the parade were seated. | ntatives of every | globe. Before them er asserabled | Let there Lite time was occupied in prelimi- | nein =. burn be hyght. t waiting for a signal the orchestra | broke forth with the opening strains of the Columbia mareh, arousing the audience to « high piteh of enthusiasm. As the «trains of the way Bishop Fowler of California, the most eminent divines of the Meth. ist Church, arose in his place. The immense eudien: which stretebed ck almost a* far ax the eye could rench, followed his example. And heads were bowed and bands clasped while the eminent divine gave thanks to the Almighty for what had already been accomplished and besought the blessing of the Great Ruler of all upon what remained to be done. He prayed as follow. FOWLER'S PRAYER. ar Heavenly Fat eternal, immortal, in- We for evermore. eming Upon us. Thoe hast made the world and therein. Ax » people whom Thou Thee We thank Thee news which Thou bast ting abundant above all think, Thee especially for Thy favoring whe bh bas ordered the unfolting of tory asa people and the shaping of our thank eit for the high hon- maturing kingdom. In the fullness didet bring it to the knowledge of jom and and faith of rm be: e and rand power, and bade nd aud plant here in for the eleva- ecrate these vast ¥ te freedom, to free ce, to the sanctity of the he ina e thank Thee fo inherited: for Crecy, fiekiant for Marston Moore, for Lew nd for Sumter ed for Yorktown and Ap- pomatton, these throbbing achievements of our thee for Washington patriotxm. We thank end Lincoln, for Web and for the priceless lessous they have taught us in patrioti=m, in valor, in states- ‘hip and in seritice. We thank Thee for Aty millions of free. heroic, patriotic © the open Bible, the open sehoot pen ebureh. for unprecedented growth, abund- ont prosperity, multiphed imveutions, ‘unnum- be red uncvuntless newspapers, many raities, ubiquitous benevo- ler real peace, uninterrupted happi- new and untarnished honor. We thank cmancipated manhood and exalted woman- 1 We chack Thee for « free conscience, 4 krva.cbared. in 0 free otate, for 0 free poopie. For there previous and priceless Mesto 6 a Opes make life valuable and kindle tor this world and for the world to come we thank Thee, heavily freighted with benedictions for man- kin “Bless the Prosident of the United States in his high official character. Hear us while we tarry to pray Thy blessings on his family on the | stress of this hour. While the warm «ympa- thies of the nation are poured into this our foremost and representative son may the com- fort of Thy grace abound in that Christian family and may Thy tender care preserve it un- broken for an example for many Years to come. “Bless the secretaries, the President's consti- tutional advisers, the judges of the Sa Court, Senators and Congressmen of the United States, the governors of the several common- wealths and all in official and responsible places. “Bless the officers of the army and of the navy and the men who stand for the defense of | our flag. ‘We pray Thee to bless the women of America. Favored above their sisters in all the world with open doors to varied ac tivities with he ties of life and of character and with large room in society for the nae and development of their gifts and acquirements and abilities, may they show to all the women of the world. the true dignity and glory of Christian womanhood. “We pray Thee to bless the great body of our itizens, that they may improve and perpetuate ir patrimony. Bless the great body of the wage earners and may labor und capital meet, mingle and thrive together on the basis of the New Testament. We pray Thee to bless the president and gen- eral manager of this exposition and these com- missioners and the men and women who have toiled among many uncertaintios for so many months to crown this undertaking with succems. ‘We invoke Thy choicest blessings upon our guests, upon those who come hither from dis- tant lands and climes to unite in this great en- terprise and upon the great nations they rep- resent. We pray Thy blessing upon America in an especial manner according to her responsi- bilities. May she come up to the high charac- ter Thou requirest of her. May she accom- lish for Thee the exalted work of helping to Sraw the nations of the early. into a clove and friendly brotherhood that shall practice the arts of peace and go forth to war no more tl forever. May our republic grow stronger in the hearts of the people and in the respect of sister nations ax the ages roll by. ‘We are gathered here to dedicate these buildings and these grounds to the uses and (urPeses of the world + Columbian exposi Ye pray Thy blessing upon this undertaking, that it may bring glory to Thy name and bene- dictions to mankind. “Now, Lord, our Father, we pray Thy bles: ing upon this ‘multitude. In Thy great mercy forgive the sins of each of us and bless us with eternal salv Ax this assembly will scatter and soon be gone may each one be ready to stand in that creat assembly which shall gather before Thy throne and be permitted to hear the supreme sentence, “Well done, enter thou into joy of Thy Lord.” And unto Thee, our God and our Father, through Him who is the friend of sinners will we, with the angels that stand about the throne, ascribe ‘blessing and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and nd power, and might, forever and evér. Amen, ‘A bundred and fifty thousand throats voiced fervent amen as the bishop resumed his seat. The task of making the formal announcement that the work of preparing the buildings und grounds had been completed was assigned to | George E. Davis, director general, who was re- | ceived with & burst of applause that went up to j the roof of the structure and reverberated as from the firing of cannon in the distance. The director general spoke as follows: DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVIS’ ADDRESS. “Ladies and Gentlemen: By virtue of my official position it is my pleasurable duty to present the noted personages who, at this hour, in their several functions, are to contribute to the exercises with which we here dedicate the | grounds and buildings of the world’s Colum- bian exposition. “In a presence 0 vast, on an occasion so re-eminent in the progress of universal af- fairs, Lam moved by emotions that can sweep «human heart but once in life. Awe over- masters inspiration, and both are lost in grati- tude that Lam permitted to inaugurate these ce-emonies, he citizens of our common country may be pardoned the pride and satisfaction with which we study the historic steps by which our people have been led to their present exalted position. “Of the great nations of the world the United States is the youngest; our resources are equal to those of any other nation. Our 60,000,000 of people are among the most intelligent, cul- tured, happy and prosperous of mankind. ” But what we are and what we possess asa nation ix not ours by purchase, nor by conquest, but by virtue of the rich heritage that was spread out beneath the sun and stare, beneath the storms and rains and dews, beneath the frosts and snows, ages before a David, a Homer or a Virgil sang, or before Italy's humble and im- mortal son had dreamed his dream of discovers This rich heritage is ours, not by our own | might, noteven by our own discovery, but ours | by the gift of the Infinite. It is fitting that, on the threshold of another century, we rever- ently pause in the presence of the world and | with confession and supplication, with thanks | giving and devotedness, with praise and adora- tion, acknowledge our dependence on the Creator of the universe, the God of nations, the | Father of mankind. | “Nature has given usa virgin soil of incom- parable richness und variety. Our climate is so diversified that all the fruits of tree and vine ripen under our autumnal skies. “The great seus that form our boundaries,and with their ebb and flow bathe our shores, are rich with ali the treasures of the deep. “The granite vaults of our mountain chains | red with untold mineral wealth. In the prodigality of nature bountiful pro- | vision bas been made for our multiplying peo- ple, and in times of emergency from our great | abundance we may succor and comfort the dis- tressed and afflicted of other iands. “A single century bas placed this people side ;le with the oldest and most advanced. tions of the world; nations with a history of thousand years, in the midst of our rejoicing no Ameri- citizen should forget our national starting point, and the quality of the manhood on which was laid the very foundation of our govern- ment. Our fathers were born under foreign flags. The very best brain and nerve and musele and conscience of the older govern- ments found their way to this western conti- nent. Our ancestors had the map of the worl: before them: what wonder that they chose this land for their descendants! Over the ver; cradle of our national infancy stood the spirit and form of the completed civilization of other lauds, and the birth cries of the republic rang out over the world with a voice as strong as a giant of a thou-and years, From the morning of our history the subjects of all nations have flocked to our shores and have entered into our national life and joined in the unbuilding of our institutions. ‘They have spaded and planted, they have sown and gathered, they have wrought and builded, and today, everywhere over all this laud, may’ be seen the products | | and results of this toil, constituting our na- | tional prosperit®; promoting our national growth, To all such the doors of the nation are ever open. “The .world’s Columbian exposition is the natural outgrowth of this nation’s place in his- tory. Our continent, discovered by Christo- yher Columbus, whose spirits were revived ax cause wax espoused by the generous-hearted Queen of Spain, has throughout all the years from that time to this been a haven to ali who saw here the promise of requited toil, of lib- and of peace. “The ceaseless, resistiess march of civiliza- tion westward, ever westward, has reached and asned the great lakes oY North America, and founded on their farthest shore the greatest y of modern times. Chicago, the peerless, has been selected for the great celebration which today gives new fire to progress and heds its light upon ages yet to come. Estab- lished in the heart of this continent, her pulse throbs with the quickening current of our na- tional life. And that this city was selected as the scene of this great commemorative festival was the natural outgrowth of predes events. Here all nations are to meet in ful, laudable emulation on the —— and industry, on fields ag! Hal ‘me | our continent. wrable recognition in the responsibili- | | Sweet Land of Liberty, of Thee I Si | distane BuFPowe of the world's Columbian exposition. Y it be fruitful of its aim and of peace forever | to all the nations of the earth.” | A hearty welcome was extended in behalf of the citizens of Chicago vy Mayor Washburne. ‘The mayor spoke as follows: ‘MAYOR WASHBURNE'S ADDRESS. “Mr. President, Representatives of Foreign Governments, Ladies and Gentlemen: This day is dedicated by the American people to one whose name is indissolubly linked with that of ‘This day shall add new glories | to him whose prophetic vision beheld in the | stare which guided his audacious voyage world and a new hope for the peop! earth. “The four centuries ing in review have witnessed the settlement of a newly discovered | continent, the founding of many nations and the establishment in this country of more than 60,000,000 of people, whose wonderful material | prosperity, high intelligence, political institu- tions and glorious history have excited the in- | terest and compelled the admiration of the civ- | ilized world. “These centuries have evolved the liberty- loving American people who are gathered here today. We have with us the pioneer bearing | in his person the freedom of his western home— | the aging veteran, whom all nations honor, | without whose valor government, liberty and patriotism would be but idle words, We hav with us builders of cities, founders of states, dwellers in the forests, tillers of the soil, the mechanic and the artisan, and noble women, | daughters of therepublic, not less in patriotism and deserved esteem than those who seem to play the larger part in building up a state. “There are gathered here our President and stately Senate, our grave and leurned judges, our Congress and our states that all mankind may know this is a nation’s holiday and a peo- ple's tribute to him whose dauntless courage and unwavering faith impelled him to traverse undismayed the unsailed waste of waters and first prayer upon a waiting continent was saluted on its course by that banner which knows no creed, no faith, no. nation—that en- sign which has represented peace, progress and humanity for 1900 yeare—the holy banner of the cross. “Those foreign nations which have contrib- uted so much to our growth will here learn wherein our strength lies—that it is not in standing armies—not in heredity or birth—not even in our fertile valleys—not in our com- merce nor our wealth—but that we have built and are building upon the everlasting rock of individual character and_ intelligence, seeking to secure an education for every man, woman and child over whom floats the stars and stripes, that emblem which signifies our government and onr people. “That flag guards today 21,500,000 schoo! ren of a country not yet four centuries tnumber nearly four times the Spain in 1492. “This is onr hope in the future—the anchor of the republic—and a rainbow of promise for the centuries yet to come. “Asa mark of public gratitude it was decided tocarry down into history through this cele- bration the appreciation of this people for him before whose name we all bow today. ou, sirs, who are the chosen representa- tives of our people—yon into whuse keeping we intrust our property and our rights—you whose every act becomes a link in that long chain of history which spans 400 years without a break, nd whose every link signifies a struggle and vietory for man—you who represent that last and most perfect experiment of human govern- ment—have by your official acts honored this young city with “your choice as the most fitting place to mark this country’s dawn. “She accepts the eacred trust with rivalry toward none and fellowship for all. She stands ready to fulfill the pledges she hus made. Sh» needs no orator to «peak her merits, no poet to sing her glories. She typifies the etvilization of this continent and this age: she bas no hoary locks, no erumbling ruins: the gray-haired sire who saw her birth today holds on high his prat- tling grandchild to see the nations of the earth within her gates, “Over the very spot whereon we stand,within the memory of men still young, the wild fowl winged their migratory flight. “Less than aceutury ago “the site of this young city was unkuown; today « million and a half people support her honor, enterprise and thrift. Her annnal commerce of one billion and a half tells the eloquent story of her ma- terial greatness. Her liberality to all nations and all creeds is boundless, broad as humanity and high as the dome of heaven, ‘Rule Britnania, “The Marseilles,’ “Die Wacht am Rhein’ and every folk song of the older world has drifted over the Ath and as each echo, growing fainter with advancing leagues, has reached this spot it has been merged into ‘that one grand chorus, ‘My Country ‘Tis of Thee, & new | of the f. “This, sirs, is the’ American city of your choice; her gates are open, her people at your service. To you and those you represent we offer greeting, hospitality and love, “To the old world, whose representatives grace this occasion, whose governments are in full accord with this enterprise so full of mean- ing to them and to us, to that old world whoxe children braved unruly «eas and treacherous storms to found anew state in an unknown lund, we give greeting, too, as children greet a parent in some new home. “We are proud of its ancestry, for it is our own. We glory in its history,for it was our an- cestral blood which inscribed its rolls of honor, and if today these distinguished men of more distinguished lands behold any spirit, thing or ambition which excites their praise, it is but the outcropping of the Roman courage on a new continent, in a later age. “Welcome to you men of older civilizations to this voung city, whose most ancient landmark was built within the span of a present life. Our hospitalities and our welcome we now extend without reserve, without regard to nationality, creed or race.” ‘The remarks of Chicago's mayor evoked un- bounded enthusiasm from those within hearing Chivalry dictated a warm reception to Mrs. Sarah Lemoyne, who read a portion of the Columbian ode written by Miss Harriet Monroe. The rgading was interspersed with choral selections of the ode by the chorus of 5,000 voices, Mrs. Potter Palmer made a brief address on the part of the board of lady managers and President Higginbotham i then tendered the buildings on bebalf of the | exposition to President Palmer of Columbian committee. In doing so Mr. Higgmbotham spoke as follows: PRESIDENT HIGGINBOTHAM'S ADDRESS. “Mr. Burnham and Gentlemen: It becomes my agreeable duty, on behalf of the board of directors of the world’s Columbian exposition, to receive from you these buildings, which rep- resent your thought, skill and Iabor as master artists of construction. It 1s difficult to com- mand language fully adequate to express our | stisfaction with your achievements. We have | observed with admiratipn the rapid develop- | ment of your plans, until there stand before us today structures that represent the ripest wis- dom of the ages, : “Never before have men brought to their task greater knowledge, higher aims or more resolute purpose. Never before have such magnificent fruits been the result of thought and toil. The earth and all it contains have been subservient to your will. You have pur- | sued vour work loyaily, heroically, and with an | unseltish devotion thet commands the applause of the world. Your country and the nations of | the earth will join us in congratulating you | upon the splendid issue of your plans and | | undertakings. “We accept these buildings from you, ex- ulting in the belief that these beautiful strac- | tures furnish proof to the world that, with all | our material growth and proaverity since the | Columbian discovery of America, we have not | Reglected thove civilizing arts which minister to | @ people's refinement, and become the chiet glory of a nation. | ath her victories, > owned than War.” “In this exposition, one of the adorning vie- tories of our age of peace, you take conspicuous part, and the work accomplished reflects, and Will continue to reflect, honor alike upon _your- | selves and upon your country | “In recognition of your faithful and efficient | | services and in order to commemorate more | substantially than by mere words the successful | termination of your great work as master artiste of construction the ‘of directors have issued this medal, which I have the honor to | present to you. ‘A simple token it is, which | finds its real and abiding value not in ‘its in- trinsic worth, but rather in the high merit | which receives and the grateful appreciation | which bestows it. “Hon. T. W. Palmer,President of the World’s | Columbian Commission: wy thes surrounding acres composed a dis | a resting place for the wild fowls in their mi- gratory flight. Today they stand transformed | by art‘and science into # beauty and grandeur unrivaled by any other spot on earth. “Herein we behold a miniature representa- tion of that marvelous material development and that un ted growth of national tness which, since the day of Colum! we characterized the history of this world. ‘the sh pte Hy 3a in | balldings for dedication to the uses of the | memory of the great pilot with the fruits of | of all men it will be unstinted. any single brain or locality that originated this ». From many minds and many | localities seemed to come, spontaneously ‘and in unison, the tions for a Columbian | celebration. Those individual and local senti- | ments did not die out like the waves, but in an inverse ratio grew more and more powerful, until they mingled and culminated in the grand and universal resolve of the American people, ‘It shall be done.” “Today, sir, on behalf of the board of direct- ors, representing the citizens of Chicago, to me | has been assigned the pleasant duty of present- | to the world’s Columbian commission theee | world’s Columbian exposition, in celebartion of the four hundredth anniversary of the dis- covery of America. “In viewing the work thus far accomplished, we gladly acknowledge ourselves debtors to the patriotic pride of our fellow-citizens through- | out the land: to the kindly interest manifested | by the President of the United States: to the generosity of the Congress; to the hearty sym- | pathy of the civilized nations of the earth, and | to the efficient co-operation of the honorable | commission which you represent. “The citizens of Chicago have cherished the ambitinn to furnish the facilties for the expo- sition, which, in character, should assume a natiohal and’ international ‘importance. They entertain the pleasing hope that they have not come short of the nation's demand and of the world’s expectation. Permit us, sir, to believe that it was not a narrow ambition, born of local pride and selfishness, that asked for the location of the world’s Columbian exposition it Chi- cago. Mather let it justly be said that it was in view of the fact that 25,000,000 of people live within a radius of 500 miles of Chicago, and that standing here, so near the center of population, Chicago would be accessible to a rger number of American people, who are the creators of our wealth and prosperity, than would any other city on the continent.” The citizens of Chicago have been actuated by the most patriotic sentiments in asking fbr the loc tion of the exposition at this place. Animated by the most public-sptrited motives, they have made such preparations for the exposition as | we trust you cannot but look upon with satis- faction. The fidelity and remarkable skill of the master artists of construction must be a justi- fication for the pride with which we poiit to the structures which rise ubout us in such graceful and magnificent proportions. In furnishing grounds and buildings which should | meet the modern demand for utility and scien- tific adaptation we have not done violence, let | us hope, to that growing love for the beautiful which gratifies the eve and educates the taste. Nature, science and art have been called upon to contribute their richest gifts to make these | grounds and buildings worthy of your | ptance. ‘he board of directors now beg leave to tender to the worid’s Columbian commission | and to the nation these buildings, in fuitillment of Chi os pledge and in honor of the great event we celebrate.” PRESIDENT PALMER. The response of President Palmer is pub- lished clsewhere in today’s STAR. A round of applause greeted the conclusion of this address and enthusiasm grew intoa | tumult when Mr. Morton was introduced to icate the buildings in behalf of the United | States. The Vice President spoke as follows: VICE PRESIDENT MORTON'S ADDRESS. “Mr. President: Deep, indeed, must be the sorrow which prohibits the President of the United States from being the central figure in these ceremonials, Kealizing from these sump- tuous surroundings the extent of design, the adequacy of execution and the vastness of re- sults, we may well imagine how ardently he has aspired to be officiallyand personally connected with this great work, 60 linked to the past and to the present of America, With what elo- quent words he would have spoken of the he- roi achievements and radiant future of his be- loved country. While profoundly anguished in his most tender earthly affection he would not have ug delay or falter in these dedicatory serv- | ices, and we can only offer to «upport his cour- age by a profound and universal sympath “The attention of our whole country and of all peoples elsewhere concerned Progress is, today fixed eago. The name of Chi miliar with the speech of ali civilized communi- ties. Bureaus are established at many points in Europe for the purpose of providing trans- portation hither, and during the coming year the first place suggested to the mind when men talk of America will be the of Chicago. ‘This is due not only to the Columbian exposi- tion, which marks an epoch to the marvelous growth and energy of the second commercial city of the Union. “I am not here to recount the wonderful story of this city’s rise and advancement, of the matchless courage of her people, of her second birth out of the ashes of the most nota- ble conflagration of modern times, nor of the eminent position she has conquered in com- merce, in manufacture, in science and the arte, “These are known of all men who keep pace with the world’s progress. I am here in behalf of the government of the United States, in be- half of ail the people; to bid all hail to Chicago, all hail to the Columbian exposition. CHICAGO TODAY WITHOUT RIVAL. “From the St Lawrence to the gulf and from the peerless cosmopolitan Italy by the sea to the Golden Gute of California there is no longer a rival city to Chicago, except to emulate her in promoting the success of this work. “New York has signalized the opening of the new era by commemorative functions, in- structive to the student, encouraging to the philanthropist and admonitory to the forces arrayed against liberty. Her houses of worship, without distinction of creed, have voiced theit thanks to Almighty God for religious freedom; her children to the number of 25,000 have marched under the inspiration of’ a light broader than Columbus, with all his thirst for knowledge, enjoyed at the University of Pavia, and for three successive days and nights pr cessional progresees gn land and water, alded by Spain and Italy and France, raluted the the great discovery in a pageant more brilliant than that at Barcelona. ‘in upon a throne of Persian fabrics Ferdinand and Isabella disre- gauded the etiquette of Castile and Aragon, re- ceived him standing attended by the most splendid court of christendom. “And what a spectacle is presented to us here. As we gaze upon these munificent erec- tions, with their columns and arches, their entablatures and adornments. when we con- sider their beauty and rapidity of realization, they would seem to be evoked at a wizard’s touch of Aladdin’s lamp. Praise for the or tion and accomplishment, for builder, for the artist and ar detain me, for in the year toc be stimulated and en: to new endeavors. “Columbus is not in cl ynorare Columbian ideas in fetters. Isee him asin the great | that Icould use could magnify the water ways of the world, where the implements of agrioaltore and handlcgntt have bean oo per- fected as to lighten the burdens of toil and where the subtle forces of nature, = r telegraph and telephone, are startling the world bv victories over matters which in the days of Columbus might havebeen reckoned among the marvelous. THE EXPOSITION. “We can safely predict, however, those who will come from the near and distant regions of our country and who will themselves make part of the national exhibit, We shall seo the scendarits of the royal cavaliers of Vi the pilgrim fathers of New Pagiand of” sturdy Hollanders who in 1624 bought the 22,000 acres of the Island of Manhattan for the sum of $24 for the adherents of the old Christian faith, who found a resting place in Baltimore; of the Quakers and Palatine Germans who settled in Pennsylvania, of the Huguenots who fled from FoF | the revocation of the edict of Nantz to the | banks of the Hudson in the north and those of the Cooper and Ashlyriversin the south, of from Salseburg in G and of Charles Ed- ward's highlanders in North Carolina. With | them, also, we shall have in person or their sons the thousands of others from many climes who, with moderate fortunes, have joined their future to that of the great republic, or who, with sinewy arms, have opened our water ways | and builded our iton ways. “We trust that from the lands beyond the seas many will come to engage in fraternal competi- tion or to point us to more excellent standards, If they shail find little in our product to excite their admiration we shall welcome them to the atmosphere of the new world, where some of the best efforts have been made in the cause of freedom and progress by Washington and Franklin and Lafayette, by Agassiz and Lincoln and Grant, by Bolivar, Juarez and Tousa, in the T'Overture by Fulton and Morse and Edison. “Columbus lived in the age of great events. When he was a child, in 1440, printing was first done with movable ‘types. ‘Seven years later the Vatican library, the great fountain of learn- ing, was founded by Nicholas V, given as the probable date of the Mazariue Bible, the earliest printed book known, It was not until a hundred years after the discovery that Galileo, pointing his little telescope to the sky. found the satellites of Jupiterand was hailed as the Columbus of the heavens, “His character was complex, as was that of many of the men of his time, who made their mark in history. But bis character and attain- ments are to be estimated by those of his con- temporaries and not by other standards, Deeply read in mathematical science he w * Iv certainly the best geographer of his time. beheve, with Castelur, that he was sincerel religious, but his sincerity did not prevent bi indulging in dreams, He projected, as the elo- | quent Spanish orator says, the purchase of the holy places of Jerusalem’ in the event of his finding seas of pearls, cities of gold, streets paved with sapphires, mountains of emeralds and rivers of diamonds. How remote and yet how marvelous has been the realization. Two products of the southern continent which he touched hax brought into the world’s economy have proved inestimable value to the race far beyond what the imagined wealth of the Indies could buy. “The potato brought by the Spaniards from what is now the republic of Ecuador at the be- ginning of the century following. the discovery has proved. next to the principal cereals, to be the most valuable of ali plants for human food. It has sensibly increased the wealth of nations and a immeasurably to the welfare of the people. More certain than other crops and aving little to fear from storm or drought, it is hailed as an effectual barrier against the re- currence. Nor was the other product of less importance to mankind. Peruvian bafk comes from a tree of spontaneous growth in Peru and other parts of South America. It re- 1 its botannical namo from the name of a viceroy liberated from an intermittent fever by its use. Its most important base, may be as a xpecitic for the disease and also for the preservation of health in certain latitudes, so that no vessel would dare to approach the enst or west coast of Africa without a supply, and parts of our own land would be made par- tially desolate by its disappearance. No words brought to mankind by these two individuals of the vegetable kingdom from the shores of the new world. ‘Limited time for preparation does not per- mit me to speak authoritatively of the progress and proud position of our sister republics and of the Dominion of Canada to demonstrate the moral and materia! fruits of the great discovery. Concerning ourselves the statistics are familiar and constittte a marvel. One of the states re- cently admitted, the state of Montana, is larger than the empire of Turkey. We are near the beginning of another century and if no serious change oceurs in our present growth in the year 1935, in the life time of many now in manhood, the English speaking republicans of America will number more than 180,000,000 and for them John Bright, in a burst of impassioned eloquence, predicts one people, one language, one law, one faith, and all over the wide conti: nent the home of freedom, a refuge of the op- pressed of every race and clime. COLUMBUS’ FAITH HIS CHARACTERISTIC. “The transcendent feature in the character of Columbus was his faith. That sustained him in days of trial and darkness and finally gave him the great discovery. Like him let us have faith in our future. To insure that future the fountains must be kept pure, public integrity must be preserved. While we reverence what Garibaldi and Victor Emanuel fought for, the union of peoples, we must secure above else what Stuben and Kosiusko aided our fathers to establish, liberty regulated by law. “If the time would ever come when men trifle with the public consctence let me predict the patriotic action of the republic in the lan- guage of Milton: “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puiseant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her in- vineible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her un- dazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam; purging and unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds with these ulso that love the twilight flutter about amazed at what she means." “Mr. President, in the name of the govern- ment of the United States, I hereby dedicate these buildings and their ‘appurtenances, tended bs the Congress of the United States for the use of the world’s Columbia exposition, to the world’s progress in art, in ecience, in agri- culture and in manufactures, “I dedicate them to humanity, “God save the United States of America.” The conclusion of this address was the signal for loud and long-continued applause, and when the Vice President stepped forward to bow his thanks men and women rose and gave hima salvo of applanse that he is likely to. remember 80 long as he bas breath and life. The Hallelujah Chorus was rendered at this | point. A good, old-fashioned reception of cordiality was extended to Henry Watterson when he came to the front of the stage to de- liver the address, HENRY WATTERSON'S 01 RATION. Mr. Watterson, after paying tribute to Co- lumbus and all the glorious achievements that have followed, dwelt upon the true American polity and the American idea of freedom. The republic, he said, represents at last the letter of the spirit of the eul declaration. The fetters in spotless raiment, and wearing a crown of living light, she steps in the of her maturity upon the scene of the latest and rondest of her victories, to bid a weleome to world! jeed I the theme? This vast as- semblage with a resonance and which words can never reach. It speaks from = a i BFS t i ell zi i nd 1455 is | nine, has come to be regarded as nearly as | lessings | | teas, free-born greater should be our sense of de- | word is “Union! | Yout gratitude, since like the children of Israel There is no in American manhood. | we enjoy the fruit of bis labors and victory. | There are no sections to American fraternity. | But not for this earthly inheritance only do | It needs but six weeks to Vermonter | we thank Thee, but still more for the precious | into s Texan, and there never has been a time boon of constitutional freedom which we pos- j when upon the or the frontier, sees; for even this favored land of ours would Puritan and cavalier were not con’ Spore gin, and 80 a soil as no longer to possess a local or a nativity, tin the national Kerns ited the of Ameri- | can civilization upon that sacred rook by Piy- ith bay were Englishmen, and so were the it re | | & race of heroes and statesmen the men- | tion of whose names a thrill to every The south claims Lincoln, the immor- tal, for its own: the north has no it to Te- ject Stonewall Jackson, the one typical Puritan soldier of the war, for iteown! Nor will it! The time is coming, is almost here, wken hang- | ing above many a mantel board in fair England—glorifying many a cottage in the sunny south—shall be seen bound together in | everlasting love and honor, two cross swords carried to battle respectively by the grand- father who wore the blue and the grandfather | who wore the gray. | A WELCOME TO MANKIND. Teannot trust myself to proceed. We have | come here not 80 much to recall bygone sor- | rows and glories as to bask in the sunshine of | Present prosperity and happiness, to inter- | change patriotic greetings and indulge good auguries and, above all, to meet upon the threshold the stranger within our gate, not as a foreigner, but as a guest and friend, for | whom nothing that we have is too good. | From wheresoever he cometh we welcome | him with all our hearts: the son of the Rhone and the Garonne, our God-mother, France. to | whom we owe #0 much, he shall be our La fayette: the son of the Ihine and the Mozclic, he shall be our Goethe and our Wagner; the son | of the Campagna and the Vesurian bay, be shall be our Michael Angelo and our Garibaldi; the | son of Arragon and the Indies, he shall be our Christopher Columbus, fitly honored at last throughout the world. | Our good cousin of England needs no tords | of 8] civility and courtesy from us. | him the latch string is ever on the outer side; | though whether it be or not, we are sure that he will enter and make himself at home. A com: mon language enables ue todo full justice to one another, at the festive board, or in the arena of debate; warning both of tus in equal | tones against further parley on the field of | arms. All nations and all creeds be welcome here; from the Bosphorous and the Black sea, the Viennese woods and the Danubian plains: from Holland dyke to Alpine crag; from Belgrade and Calcutta, and round to China sens and the busy marts of Japan, the isles of the Pacific and | the far-away capes of Africa—Armenian, Christian and Jew—the American, ioving no country except his own, but loving all man- | kind as his brother, bids ‘you enter and fear not; bids you partake with us of these fruits of 400 years of American civilization and devel- opment, and behold these trophies of 100 years of American independence and freedom! THE CHILDREN AND THE FLAG. At this moment in every part of the Ameri- can Union the children are taking up the won- | drous tale of the discovei to Galveston, from the little log school house in the wilderness to the towering academy in the city and the town, may be witnessed vertible ning dita | | | mou | call the unprecedented spectacle of a pow ful nation captured by an 9 lilliputians, of embryo men of topling boys and girls, and tiny big enough to lisp the numbers of the national anthem: scarce strong enough to lift the minia- ture flags that make of arid street and autumn wood an emblematic garden, to gladden the sight and to glorify the red, white and biue. | See “Our young barbarians at play,” for better than these we have nothing to ex- | hibit. ‘They, indeed, are our crown jewels: the truest, though the inevitable, uffsprings of our civilization and development; the _repre- sentatives of a manhood vitalized and invig- crated by toil and care, of a womanhood elevated and inspired by liberty and education. God bless the children and their mothers! God | bless our country’s fing! And God be with us now | and ever, God in the roof-tree's shade and God on the highway, God in the winds and waves, and God in all our hearts! When the cminent Kentuckian resumed his seat and the applause that greeted his perora- | tion had subsided the choir rendered the “Star | Spangled Banner” and “Hail Columbia,” with orchestral accompaniment. ‘MR. DEPEW'S TION. This incentive to a patriotic outburst was not needed to serve as. an introduction to the next speaker, for when the only Chauncey Depew stepped forward the audience went into escta- cies and would not be quieted. Comparative silence at last restored, however, the eminent national orator, with asmile on his face, de- livered the Columbian oration. ‘The oration was repeatedly punctuated with | ‘applause and when it was concluded three | cheers were called for and responded. to by all | of those within hearing. After the chorus had | rendered Beethoven's “In Praise of God” | Cardinal Gibbons arose, a wave of his hand and every head was béwed before the throne of God while the eminent prelate delivered himself of the following fervent supplication: | | PRAYER BY CARPINAL GIBBONS. We aro assembled, Lord, in Thy name to celebrate with grateful homage the four hun- dredth anniversary of the discevery of this con- tinent. . We ndore Thy wisdom in choosing for this providential mission Thy servant Columbus, who united to the skill and daring of a navi- gator the zeal of an apostle, and who was not | Only impelled by the desire of enriching his sovereign with the wealth of new dominions, Dat was ingpired with the sehting ambition of carrying light of the to a peop! buried fo the darkest of idolstry, Whilst the land which gave birth to Colum- bus and the land from which he set forth on his voyage of exploration through hitherto un- known seas are resounding with divine praise, it is meet and just that we give special thanks to Thee, since we have ashare in that earthly heritage which hie indomitable spirit pur- chased for us and for thousands unnumbered of the human family. For, where blessings abound, gratitude should sn} mid. And if Columbus poured forth bymns of thanks- giving to Thee when a new world first dawned upon his vision, though like Isracl’s leader he was not destined to abide in the promised land, | See How It Sparkles! For | wis [and the firmament whi be to usa dry and barren waste if it were not I¥ vow, in this vast assembly and in the name of our fellow citizens, to exert ali our wer ip preserving this legacy animpaired and transmitting it as « priceless heirloom to suc- ceeding generations. We pray Thee, © God of might, wisdom and Justice, throagh whom authority ‘is rightly ad- ministered, laws are enacted and judgment de- creed, to assist with Thy Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude the President of these United States, that his administration may be con- ducted in righteousness and be eminently use- ful to Thy people over whom be presides, by encouraging due respect for virtue and religion, and by a faithful execution of the lawsin justice and mercy. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to bless the labors of the [ferident and directors of the world's Colum- ian exposition, that it may redound to the in- creased prosperity and development of this young and flourishing metropolis, May the new life and growth which it will impart to this throbbing center of trade pulsate and be felt even to the farthest extremity of the land, and may the many streams of industry werging from every quarter of the globe in this great heart of Illinois flow back with in creased abundance into every artery of the | commercial world. May this international ex- Perition contribute to the promotion of the liberal arts, science, useful knowledge and in- dustrial purenite. As nineteen hundred years ago men assembled in Jerusalem from various portions of the old World to bear from the lips of Thy apostles “the wonderful works of God,” so shall we soon behold men assembled here from Eu: Africa and Australia. from the islands of the Atlantic and the Pucitic, as well as from ail parts of the American continent, to contem- plate the wonderful works of man—of man created to Thine image &ind likeness—of man endowed with divine intelligence—of man the | Productions of whose gen manifest Thy isdom and creative power not less clearly than “the heavens which declare Thy glory. showeth forth the works of Thy bands.” And as every contem- plative being and student of nature “finds tongues in trees, books in the ranning brooks and sermons in stones,” and rises from nature to nature's God, so will he de. voutly rise from the contemplation of these warks of human +kill to the admiration of Thee, the Uncreated Architect, For every artist and man of genias who will exhibit b works within these inclosures must say, wit Roval Prophet, “Thy hands, O God, have made nd fasbioned me,” and with Bezalel, who framed the ancient tabernacle, he must con- fess that Thy spirit enlightened his understand- ing and guided his bands, Grant, O Lord, that this pacifie reunion of the world’s representatives may be instrumental in bringing together in closer ties of friendship and brotherly love all the empires and com- monwealths af the globe. May it help to break down the wall of disvension and jealousy that | divides race from race, nation from nation and people from people by proclaiming the sublime lesson of the fatherhood of God and the brother- hood of Christ. May the good will and fellow- ship which will be fostered in this hospitable city among the delegates of the powers be extended to the governments which they will represent. May the family of nations become so closely identified in their interests by social and com- mercial relations that when one nation is visited by any public calamity all the others will be aroused to xympathy, and be ready, if necessary, to stretch out a helping hand to the suffering member. Arise, O God, in Thy might and hasten the day when the reign of the Prince of Peace will be firmly establiched on the earth, when the spirit of the gospel will xo far » and hearts of rulers that the clash of war be silenced forever by the cheerful hum of in- dustry, that standing arinies will surrender to permanent courts of arbitration, that conteste will be carried on in the cabinet ‘instead of the battlefield and decided by the pen instead of the sword. Finally, we pray that under Thy superintend- ing Providence, that “‘reacheth from end to end mightily and ordoreth all things «weetly,” this Columbian exposition, like the voyage of Columbus, may result in accomplishing a i- vine as well asa human mission. May it exert ‘© wholesome influence on the moral and re- ligious as well us on the social and material world. May it promote the glory of God as sell aa the ‘peace and temporal prosperity of man. May It redound to the development of Christian faith and Christian principles, and may the queen of commerce, in her triumphant progress throughout the world, be at the sume time the handmaid of religion and of Christian civilization to the nations of the earth. After this there was more music. The audi- ence, which had been remarkably still and tient, began to manifest tokens of fatigue at is point and an exodus from the south end door was inaugurated. The exercises, how- ever, were close to an end, a blessing was pro- nounced by Rev. Dr. A. P. McCook of the First Presbyterian Church of ciphia,and. almost before his closing words had died away, the band struck up the familiar strains of “America,” and the audience joined in the sec- ond stanza, IN THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS. At an Early Hour Crowds Hasten to the “Great White City.” Cmicaco, Oct. 21.—The Columbian exposi- tion was in the hands of the military this morn- ing. Before the bright sunlight had touched | the golden domes of these magnificent edifices into a blaze of glory the sound of the bugle was echoing through the camp and the martial tread ot troops was heard on parade. For the three Can be counted on to cure Ca- tarrhb—Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. It's nothing new. For 25 yeers it has been that very thing. It gives ot and complete re- than that. And ests ell e & Axia, | eloquent tribute of approval to Amerion's grand- est enterprive By 20 o'clock, 10,000 were within the grounds, and from this time on the multitude was eucmemted by thousands. At 10:35 the con the outeide bad herdivy. begun, and it meant that the thousinds who bad awaited to view the must be cot tent with standing room, ay oe » the grounds would never within hearing of the Y voices. By t0o'clock every member © of 5,500 people had arrived and were sented the reserved stand at i a ark accompaniment 3 the dedication ode, several stangas of having been set to muse for the occasion. effect of this multitude of votces manufactures building of forty acres was not #0 overwhel as might deen “supposed, indeed the volume, wes | Shurch lotr anche erdiuary eatipues | church o The audience found great proliminary practice, Chorus was the signal At 135 the booming ‘the arrival of the bead of | at Jackson Park. imemennidliniseaiie | Mr. Bruce's | Ex-Senstor B. K. of the District, lea aE fist! Hitsife wee the city today, will address @ republican Meeting at ton, Del., tomorrow evening, turning will in New 3 yey ey larger majority sroused the greatest enthusiasm among the democrats of the xixth congressional district af Maryland. The meeting was held in the efty opera house and was presided over by Cal. L. Victor Baughman, theex-controller of Maryland. Rumbere Sore enable 90 atutnien bo the | building, the galleries pecket | Indios of the city and county. = — of ste tee eee A monntain of carbonate | discovered near Hillsboro, | How many elderly men and women wesee who Plainly Khow they are “gulng down the \ilL* Th bling hand, the uncertain step, the Ick af brightness in the eye, the shrunken features, all tm dicate that life ts not at high tide, that the strength and vital forces are not what they once were, an@ im fact that they are going down the hill. ‘This, af | course, isto be expected, for when ope reaches | later years physical trombies are sure to come, bat how many elderly people we nee are healthy, happy and comparatively vigorous. ‘They always seem cheerful, bright, contented. Why should not all be Y + Itcertaimly ts possible. Every 1 woman needs to gently sesia nature, all the while needs to take some pure stime nt regularly. Every doctor in the land aduaite this, and its common sense must be manifest to ail. 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