Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 12, 1887, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. WELCOME T OMAHA. The Hearty Reception to Be Ten- dered the Presidential Party. EVERYTHING IN READINESS. Magnificent Weather Will Add to the Pleasure of the Occasion. FTHOUSANDS TO BE PRESENT. How the Guests Will Be Received and Where Driven. A GRAND MARTIAL DISPLAY. De corations Which Will Add Beauty to the City—Cleveland's Lucky Carcer—His Wife's Omaha Inheritance—Other Incidents. Our Honored Guests. The arrangements for the reception of President Cleyeland and hig wife are com- plete, and Omaha is all ready to accord them welcome on their arrival this morning. Sverything so far has been propitious, and the probability is that the sun will shine brightly upon the distinguished g The city is already thronged with thousands of strangers who have come to greet the chief magistrate and his wife, and to-day Omaha will turn out an assemblage such as it never has before in point of numbers, Since leav- ing Washington the party has visited Indian apolis, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madi wson, St. Paul and Minneapolis. In each of these cities Mr. Cleveland has been accorded a cordial reception, not as a politician but as the head of the great American repub His grecting at Omuha shanld not and will not be less hearty than in the places already visited, and the demonstration of good will will doubtless cause him to gratefully re- member the unbounded hospitality of the people of the metropolis of Nebraska, The presidential train is expected to reach *Omaha this morning at10:30. At Madison the president and his wife were joined by Postmaster General and Mrs. Vilus, who, with Private Secretary Daniel 8, Lumont and Colonel Bissell, Mr. Cleveland’s old law partner at Buffalo, com pose the distinguished party. Upon arriving at the Union Pacific transfer, on the other side of the river, the party will be met b Judge J. M. Woolworth, § Manderson, Dr. George L. Mille Holdroge, W. A. Paxton, Dandy, Max Meyer, A.J. Poppleton, J. H. Millard. Upon reaching the Union Pacific depot in Omuha the party will be met. by the commit- tee and immediately escorted to carriages in waitipg and the drive will commenoe, THE DRIVE. Route of the Presidential Through the City. The route finally adopted by the committee having in charge the drive through the city is quite extensive and probably one hour will be consumed in going over it. It has so been arranged that the best parts of both the resi- dence und business portions of the city will Party bo vicwed by the party, and it will also give the people the greatest oppor- tunity to sce the president en route. fhe following are the streets on which the drive will be: From the Union Pacific depot west on Mason street to Elev- enth, north on Eleventh to Jackeon, cast on Jackson to Tenth, morth on "lenth to Harnoy, east on Harney to Ninth, north on Ninth to Farnam, west on Far- nam to Sixteenth, north on Sixteenth to Dodge, cast on Dodge to Fifteenth, south on Fifteenth to Douglas, cast on Douglas to Eleventh, south on_Eleventh to Harney, west on Harney to Fifteenth, north on Fif- teenth to Douglas, west on Douglas to Six- teenth, north on Sixteenth to Cuming, west to Twenty-second, south on second to the High school building, around the High school building, west on Capitol avenue to Twenty-fifth, south on Twenty-fifth to Farnam, west on Farnam to Twenty-eighth, south on Twenty-eighth to Park avenue to Leavenworth, on Leaven- worth to Phil Sheridan, north on Phil Sheri- dan to St. Mary's avenue, east on St. Mary's to Twenticth, north on Twentieth to Har- ney, east on Harney to Eighteenth, north on Eighteenth to Farnam, east on Farnam to Eleventh, south on Eleventh to Mason, east on Mason to Tenth, south on “Tenth to Brownell hall, circling in the yard in front of Brownell hall, and north to the depot. The carriages will be occupied as follows: 1. President, Mrs. Cleveland, Governor Thayer, J. A. McShane. 2, Mr. and Mrs. Vilas, Ma TJudge Wakely. 3. D. 8. Lamont, Dr. Miller, J. F. Boyd, W. A. Paxton. 4. W. S. Binel, W. Manderson, J. F. Say age, G. B. Dandy. 5. Dr. Byrant, A. S. Paddock, Woolworth, Max Meyer. 2 6. Boyntou, Rosewater, Poppleton, Dorsey. 7. Hitcheock, Pritchet, F. Murphy. 8. Baldwin, Cowin, Doane, Ferguson. 9. General Breck, C. H. Brown, H. W. Yates, T. Kimball. 10. Dr. M. Parlin, J. H. Millard, C. V. Gallagher, Holdrege. 11. Major Hughes, Brachvogel, C. Taylor, H. Kountze. 12. Colonel Henry, Judge Groff, Neville, C. W. Hamilton. 18. Major Creary, P. J. Meyer. 14. General Hawkins, J. Garneau, J. H. Thurston. - 15, Colonel Terrill, Captain M. Conley, Gil- bert, Hartman. 16. Kennon, Captain Ray, Smith, Bennett. 17. Dr. Crittenden, Major Raker, Heim- rad, Mayne. 18, Major Balcomb, Kitchen. 19. Batey, Lowry, Haskell, Boyd. 20. Ford, Lee, Manville, Ci 21, Schueider, Redford, Camp. 2. Keirsted, Alexander, ynham, Kasper. 23. Reporters of the four papers, Everyone is expected to be in the oarriages on the arrival of the presidential train. MARTIAL DISPLAY. How the Troops and Civic Socletics Will Be Arranged. General Wheaton, grand marshal of the day, has labored indefatigably in arranging the troops and civie societics who will greet the president. Of the regular troops the headquarters band of the Second regiment United States infantry will be under com- and of Lieutenant Colonel I 8. Fletcher, The Second infantry will form on the wost r Bechel, Judge E. Her, Hopkins, Cheuney, Van OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1897, OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. side of Tenth street, facing east, right rest- ing on Jackson street. The uniformed regiments and divisions of the order of the Knights of Pythias are to form in single rank on the left of the regular troops, extending the line of parade to the left along Tenth strect to Harney, thence cast on the north side of Harney. strect to Ninth street; on the west side of Ninth street to Farnam; west on south side of Farnam street to and across Sixteenth street breaking the line at Eleventh and Fifteenth streets, which will be left open until after the president has passed north on Fifteenth street. Then, commencing at the northwest corner of Farnam and Sixteenth streets, leaving Farnum street clear until after the presidential party has passed easton that street. The uniformed and ununiformed Knights of Pythias will extend their line of parade on the west side of Sixteenth street, facing east, to Cuming street, and west on the south side of Cuming street, facing north 1o or near Twenty:second strect. All other organizations and civie associ- ations will form on the parade line on the north side of - Douglas street facing south, and on the south side of Harney street, fac- ing north. The young men's democratic club, Colonel E. G. Floyd commander, will be at the Union Pacific depot at 9a. m. The Genoa Indus- trial School band is assigned to duty with the young men’s club, Aforce of police will be present to gu the depot grounds and also the line of mai A presidential salute will be fired immedi- ately on the arrival of the president in Omaha. rd DECORATIONS. How the City is Attired For the Reception. Daily adorned in red, white and blue, her natural beauty reinforced by all that skillful hands can accomplish with yards upon yards of bunting and thousands of flags, Omaha will present a sight to Old Sol this morning fit to make his eyes water, As President and Mrs. Cleveland and the presidential party arrive at the Uniow Pacific depot they will be greeted by a display of flags and bunting tastefully festooning the south side of the building and in the center the word “Wel- come.” This will be the first of the long line of handsome decorations which patriotic eiti- zens have prepared in honor of the first visit of the nation’s chief igistrate to the Gate City of the West. In the hands of the committee on decoration and its ener. getic and eficient chairuan, Julius Meyer, this part of the city's reception to its dis- tinguished guest has been performed ina manuer of which all her citizens may feel justly proud. All day yesterday a large force of painters and workmen of wvarious kinds were busily engaged in the empty staye build. ing on the first floor of the B. & M. ‘aead- quartérs at Tenth and Farnam streets, pre paring mottoes, tags and streamers for use along the line of the sidential drive this morning. Some of their work wus flung to the breeze early yesterday morning. During the day the majority of the mottocs and pictures were put in place and the Eleventh street viaduct supplied with its dress of many colors, Early this morning the high school building will be decorated und & liberal amount of flags and bunting will be displayed on the four fronts of the county building. The decorations of the Eleventh street viaduet, which will be the first to greet the eyes of the presidential party, are among the handsomest on the line of march. From the south end of the south span hangs a streamer bearing the inscription, “Welcome to the president and Mrs, Cleveland.” As the pro- cession again pusses under this span on its return from the tour of the city, the chief executive will meet this flattering and suggestive motto: “God Speed the Man who does right.” As the line advances it will pass under the magnificent central span, at the south end of which an arch has been constructed for the oceasion, upon which are hung portraits of President and Mrs. Cleve- lund, flanked by national shiclds. At the other end of this span are pictures of Wash- ington and the Goddess of Liberty, with a shield and eagle between. After leaving the viaduct, as the procession moves north on nth street, it will pass under a streamer at ‘Tenth and Jackson streets inscribed, *125,000 Omaha People Welcome the Presi- dent.” At Tenth and Harney another stamps Omahas approval of the celebrated utterance of the chief executive, “A Public Oftice is & Public Trust.” At Tenth and Farnam this sentiment is repeated while on the other sideis the inscription “Grover Cleveland, the Nution's Chief Magistrate.” At this corner is suspended a large crayon portrait of the president's lovely wife, for which the handsome decorations on the agny aud Union Pacific headquarters help to make a fitting background. Spanning the street at the next street west on Farnam is the in- scription, “The Foundation of a Govern- ment, the Nation's Strength.” On theirreturn down Farnam. The city's guest will be greeted with the hospital invitation, “Come Again, and Stay Longer.” At Twelfth and Farnam, ‘125,000 Omaha People” repeat their “Welcome” to ‘‘the President.” At Thirteenth and Farnam an immense crayon portrait of the presidential visitor looks down benignantly upon the passers-by. The Knights of Pythias present their welcome at Fourteenth and Farnam and Thirteenth and Douglas, on streamers tastefully adorned with emblems of the order. An arch on the west side of the high school building bears a welcome to the distinguished visitors as they pase north on Twenty-second street, and on their return bids “Godspeed t the Man Who Does Right.” The court house = will be decorated at an early hour this morning with bunting Grqped about pictures of the president on the north, east and south fronts. of commerce deserves espe in the square in front of it looks very pretty with national shiclds at the four bases and the national tri-color wreathed about the frame work. LA LEVELAND'S LUCK. Sheriff, Mayor, Governor, President and Husband. The wonderful career of Grover Cleveland bas won for him the title of the Man of Des- tiny. Born in March, 1837, at the age of fif- teen he became a student in Clinton academy Oneida county, New York. Without means to finish his studies, he was compelled to accept a position in a country store. He was next appointed a teacher in an asylum for the blind, in which position he remained for one year, Turning his eyes westward as the spot affording room and scope for his ambi- tions, he was on his way to Cleveland, Ohio, when stopping at the residence of his uncle, Hon. Lewis B, Allen, in Buffalo, he was by that relative dissuaded from his intention and advised to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1859, In 1862 he was appointed assistant district attorney for Erie count This was the first public ofice he had cver held, and he was at thie time twenty-five years of age. ) Tn 1865 he was nomfnated by the democ for district attorney of Erie county. Ac ing the nomination he entered the campaign vigorously but was defeated by the republi- can nominee. This is the only defeat for : public office for which he ever ran, scored inst him. After his defeat for the district attorneyship he resumed the practice of law in Buffalo as a member of the firm of Luning, Cleveland & Brown, In 1870 he was elected sheriff of Erie county and held that office for three years. In 1874 he was elected mayor of Buffulo and exercised the veto power unsparingly. From the mayoralty of Buffalo we next find him graduated into a nominee for the governo ship of New York and his contest with Se retary Folger, the pepublican nominee, and his victory by & majority of over 196,000 votes forms que of the most remark- able events in American politics. As gov- ernor of New York, Cleveland was arded as a man of indomitable will-power and an indefatigable worker rather than a states- man, It was while seated in the executive chamber in the midst of his duties at Albany, on July 11, 1884, that the salute of a hundred guns conveyed to him the intelligence of his nomination for the presidency of the United States by the democratic convention at Chi- cago, on the fourth day of its session. The events of the campaign of 1584 are too well known to need anything but a suggestion for their recall. The end of that campaign found CLEVELAND'S LUCKY STAR at its zenith and himself, president. It is safe 10 say that no presidéntial inauguration ever ts The chamber 1 mention for | its tasteful bunting decoration and the arch | | Ev excelled in elegance and numbers that of March 4, 1885, So great was the num- ber of military and civil delegations attend- ing that the usual procession was curtailed en route to the escort of the president from the capitol to the white house. Seated in a carriage drawn by four white horses, with the oath of office administered by Chiof Justice Waite and the declaration of his own inaugural, “‘Public office is & public trust,” ringing in his ears, Grover Cleveland as head of 60,000,000 people rode to the white house, bowing his responses to the cheering crowds. The same indefatiguble work and minuteness of detail which characterized his administra- tion of the oftice of governor of New York, clung to him in the white house. y application for office he personally examined and every movement of congres- sional legislation he closely inspected. At his desk at § a. m. he labored with intermis- sions for meals far into the night, but with all his assiduity he found time for courtship and was MARRIED ON JUNE 2, 1886, in the blue room at the White house. event was significant, being the first ma riage of a president oceurring in the exceu- tive mansion. OTHER WHITE TIOUSE The first marriage ceremony ¢ ized at the white house was thatof Murie Hester Monroe, the youngestof the presi- dent's daughters, to Samuel Lawrence, gov- ernor of New York, March 9, 1520, The cer- emony was performed by Rev. Dr. Hawloy, an Episcopal minister of Washington, and was very exclusive, limited in attendance to the immediate family. John Tyler's second marriage to Julia Garduer did not occur at the white house, but at the Church of the Ascension, New York City, June 26, 1844, On the 81st of January, 1842, Elizabeth, the third daughter of John Tyler, was married in the east room of the white house to William Waller, Rev. Dr. Hawley officiating. The next marriage at the white house was that of Nellie Grant to Algernon Sartoris, Rev. Dr. Newman, & Methodist. minister, officiat- ing. The MRS. CLEVELAND, A Brief Biography--The Folsom Fam- eir Omaha Property. over Cleveland, whom Byron Sun- derland of the First Presbyterian church in Washington pronounced one with the presi- dent on June 8, 1886, was Frances Folsom, the daughter of Oscar and Emma C. Folsom, of Buffalo. Her mother was left a widow in the year 1816 by the accl dental death of her husband and the daughter was placed at school at St. Paul, Minn,, in the same year. While there she lived with her aunt, Mrs. Huddlestone, and attended school at the corner of Fifth and Franklin streets, kept by the Misses Whea- ton, Here the future “first lady of the land” spent about & year, family circum- staucep repdering ber return to Buffalo neo & v. It was at this period that Cleveland first met her and laid the foundation of the love that culminated in marriage. By in- stinct and education, in beauty and grace, Mrs. Frances Folsom Cleveland is well qualified for the position she occu- pies, wand during her short reign in the white House, has proven herself a worthy successor of the glories of Dolly Madison, the Tylers and Harrict Lane, be- queathed her in trbdition, song and poetry. Her visit to Omaha at this time, aside from the eclat attending it, must prove doubly in- teresting not only to herself but to the citizens of the city, from the fact that she is largely interested in the ownership of Omaha real estate, thus making hers and their inter- ests identical, Over thirty years ago, John B. Folsom, the grandfather of the present Mrs. Cleveland together with his brother, believing in Bishop Berkely's prophecy expressed in poetry: ‘Westward the course of the em- pire takes its way,” invested his savings in western lands. Among others sclected were soveral ranges in Nebraska, some of which are now comprised within Omaha's limits, Johu B. Folsom died in the latter part of the year 1886, and after providing by his last will and testament for the support and magin- tenance during life of his friend, Cyrus Humphrey, and his burial after death, de- vised all the rest and residue of his estate to his following daughters-in-law and grand- children, viz: Alice R. Folsom (widow of his son, Benjamin F.,), Emma C. Folsom (widow of his son Oscar), Francis C. Folsom (daughter of Oscar and Emma C. Foisom), Emma A. Folsom, Benjamin F. Folsom, Alice Saphronia and William R. Folsom, (children of Benjamin F. and Alice R. Fol- som) and Mary Augusta Martin (daughter of William N. and Mary Augwsta Martin, deceased). MRS, CLEVELAND'S OMATIA INHERITANCE In addition to her interests under the will of her grandfather, Mrs. Cleveland also in- herits from her granduncle certain estate in Omaha. As near as can be gathered from Byron Reed, her agent in Omaha, the value offher estate here in round figlhres is over $200,000. The property in which she has a one-sixteenth interest is located as follows: Lot §, block 66, northwest corner Seventeenth and Davenport. Lot 1, block 08, southwest corner Fourteenth and Chicago, Lot 2, block 58, next west of southwest corner Fourteenth and Chica . Lot b, block 58, northeast corner Fifteenth and Davenbort, Lot 5, b Davenport., Lot 1, block Chicago, Lot §, block T4, northwest coruer Thirteenth and Capitol avenue, Lot 1, block 75, southwest corner Fourteenth and Davenport, Exposition annex. 61, northeast corner Twelfth and 3, southwest corner Twelfth and Lot 2, blos between Six- anth and Tt bio Sixteenth and Beyenteenth, Planters house, tee Lots 7 and & block 107, northwest corner of Biatgentd aud Douglas sizestp, 182 feet squure. - Lot & bloek 116, Douglas between Se and Eighteenth, pouth e, it Lot 8, block innil Jnckson betwoen Eleventd rth side. ] and Twelfth, no corner Bixth and North §1 feet lot Pacific streets, southeast corner. Lot 8, block 343, Burt between Twenty-second and Twenty-third, north sid Lot & block 2415, northwest corner Nineteenty and Cuming. ; Lots 6, 7 and 8, block 10114, east sido Saunderd street opposite engine louse. Lot 8, block 21k, Cuming between Sixteenth and Seventeenth, Horth side. Lot b block #ig, northeast corner Cuming and Bighteenth. Lots § and northwest cornet foet square, cast corned ner Twentietl northeast corner Twenty Cuming between Twentgd cond, north side. . northwest correst are Twentys Zard, 18 5 southwest ¢ 3 southwest” corne first and Camin Lot 4, block 2111, southeast e g, ner Twentyd / Eighteentiy corner Nineteentlf i, southwest corner ¥ and Cumi Lot Dlock and Cuming, Lot . Cuming botween square. corner Six feet square. 2161, Cuming bes Rixteenth, sonth s K 24015, northwest corner Nineteentl tween Fift Lot 3, bl and Harn 4, %, block 2604, northeast ¢ Harney, opposite POWer house. In the following real estate she has & ono- eighth interest: Lot 5, block 107, northeast corner Seventeenth and Douglas, South 4 feet lot & block 86, 24 f northwest cor ix . An Old Omaha Boy Who Helped Amn . the Wedding. “Cousin Ben” Folsom, who figured quite prominently in the ante-nuptial arrange: ments of Mrs, Cleveland, is a_cousin of that lady. Tt will be remembered that he accon panicd Miss Folsom and her mother to Europe, whither they went for the purposo of selecting the wadding trousseau. “Cousin Ben” is ason of the late Benjumin F. Fole som, of Tekamali, Neb., who was one of the pioncers of this state. *Ho is o bright young man, of attructive appearance, very self- composed, and a thoroughbred gentleman. He is at mt United States consul at Shefiield, and. He is an old Omaha boy. having lived here until he reached mane hood's years. t front on the e, Little Interesting Items About the ial Pair, President Cleveland’s hand-shaking record at Chicago was forty-three hands per minute. Mrs. Cleveland’s portrait in bronze, by Augustus H. Gaudens, has been sent to tho foundry to be cast. While Mrs. Cleveland was at Indianapolis a funny thing happened. “God bless you, Frances,” said an_enthusinstic Irishwoman; “and I've brought you me old water-proof. Take it along, Frances, youw'll need it in this unsartin’ climate.” Mr. Clevelund looks ten years older tham the oldest-looking picture of him. ' Atalunch table at St. Louis Mrs, Cleve-' land said that she did not object to smokingi in her presence, us she liked the flavor of &/ good cigar, The fierce mustache given to Mr. Clevo- land by the picture-makers has no existenco in fact. The actual appendage is thin aud linble to the suspicion of hair-d Omaha will be out in full dress to-day. Republicans should sce Cleveland by all means. Democratic presidents are a rarity and Grover is the last of his line. Here's to the health of the president and lady: Call again and stay longer, The president’s time being limited to six- teen months and twenty days, uccounts for his brief stay in Omaha. Editor Calho m, of the Lincoln Democrat, hag been tendered M ver rates with the privilege of seeing the president. Dr. Bear, of Norfolk, will not occupy a ro« served scat in the federal building during the parade, The reception committee in Plattsmouth will present Mrs, Cleveland with a crayon sketch of the B. & M. depot, a8 a sixteenth century work of art, The Killoran brothers, of the O'Neill Trk bune, have declined an urgent invitation te visit Omaha and see the president. The boys are modesty itself. They have been known to stop a locomotive by uncovering their uglis ness, and a similar misfortune to the proces. sion in this city would be embarrassing ta their pride and circulation. Nat Smails has prepared an eloquent pros test to hurl at the president for marrying without permission from the Fremont bachs elors’ club, It will be printed in the Herald 80 that the public can’t read it. Lew May is inconsolable because the presie dent declined to partake of the piscatorial righes of the Rawhide. ' The Beatrice Express will join the throng in Omaha with & minfature postoffice on a pole, preceded by & band playing, “Thougly Lost to Sight to Memory Dear.” Marshal Bierbower's cancelled commission is unavoidably delayed and will not be a partf of the exhibit. President Potter, of the Union Pacifie, i expected to turn loose his greatest effg when the presidential party reach the city. Pointing to the magnificent cyclone cave ha will say: ““Mr. President, this is a depot.” AT OTHER POINTS. The Party Leaves St. Paul After a Drive About the City. ST. PAUL, Oct. 11.—The presidential party breakfasted about 8 o'clock and at 9:45 they took a carriage for a drive about the city, The route taken was rather a_circuitous one to the Minnesota club, where the party toole lunch at noon. A big crowd was waiting at the hotel to see the party start and everw along the route were women and child great numbers, In the residence por the city and everywhere the president and Mrs. Cleveland were met with pleasunt demonstratlons of respect gnd interest. Tho drive was a revelation to Mrs. Cleveland, The splendid advancement of the city sinco she saw it as a school girl of fourtcen was & source of pleasure. The party stopped at Mayor Smith's resi- dence, and while there partook of somo light refreshments. Mrs. Cleveland remained bo- hind while the rest of the party drove to the Minnesota club, where they sat down to an ant lunch, after which the president res ceived members of the club, 10 of the private residences on the streets through which the president and party passed were haudsomely decoraf At Minneapolis. MixxearoLss, Oct. 11.—Tho presidential party arrived at 1 p. m. from St. Paul and were immediately escorted to the West hotel, The streets were thronged with people, many of whon had come hundreds of miles to sea the president and Mrs. Cleveland. The party was accorded a maguificent ovation, After a reception and drive about the city, tuking in both the business and residence portions, the party was escorted to the depot, where the train was in waiting, and at 8 o'clock good-byes were said and the trip @ Omabs began.