The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-21

tai chandeliers, twined with fresh roses
and flags. /
Parlors L and n. are to be devoted to
George w. Childs and A. j. Drexel, Of
Philadelphia, while Gen. Sheridsn's
headquarters will be Nos. 10l and 1902.
Gems. Pope, Crook, Robinson, and Scho-
field will have headquarters for them
selves and staffs.
TPiE HOTELS.
The Grand Pacific hotel last evening
up TO 10 o'clock sheltered ] ,236 people,
nearly all of whom were visitors TO this
city. The Sherman house had 686
guests, and the fremont 526. The Com
mercial had corraled under its roofs in
the neighborhoOd of 800, and the Palmer
house had housed 100, thus showing
emphatically that there are many thou |
sand strangers In Il 70 city. As an ind
cation of how MAJ " visitors this city
will have to-day an d during the festivi-
ties of the week, the city Of Pittsburg has
already sent q del egstion of over 500
veterans, and from. the town of Rock
Island alone there had registered At the
hotels over $50 per ans.
There was q n Nh for rooms at the
Palmer house " sterday all day and
night, many peOl Ia being anxious to
lodge as near the scene of the festivities
as possible. The arrivals during the
day numbered al oat 600, SOME 80 be-
ing obliged to co stent themselves with
cots, with which ome of the stores, club
rooms and larger bedrooms were filled,
It was estimated, rs closely as possible.
that 1900 people were housed at that
one hotel last nigl It, and they have room,
at the outside, for only 400 more.
| CHICAGO, Move mber 13.-The banquet
given by the soci. Ity of the Army of the
Tennessee took pl loe this evening in the
dining room of the Palmer. Gen. Grant
was escorted to tt g room by Gen. Sher-
man and by the military, naval and
civic dignitaries of Hin OILS and other
states. Gen. Grants to BILE was orna-
mented with a miniature man-of-war,
representing the ship of state under full
sail. The de ,Orations of the room in
general were prOfuss, and tasty. Flags
and festoons of evergreens and flowers
relieved the lofty pillars of the hall,
t sbles. the band enliven ed the even
il 1g with snatches OF patriotic and CLASH
ca j music, and menu of extraordinary
| II CuuOSS anu Variety Wdb bCIFSO III uEl'
j ql le forms and designs.
ri Prof. David Swing offered prayer at
pthe beginning of the banquet.
| Six hundred and one covers were
8, ,read, and every chair was occupied, a
dis tinguished cotor lie ofguests grazing the
larg, room. The bill of fare was printed
on a ard shaped into the likeness of a
tent. q. 'orned with battle scenes. After
the Wan, Is had been discussed, the presi.
dent of tn society announced the toasts
as follows:
First. "Ouucoun try-her place among
nations" Gen. G rant responded as
follows:
General of The arm, and melted guests =:
Notice was sent to me some days ago that
was to speak, but pa id no attention to it
J at the time. Until l got here l did not
know what it was l W, Is to reply to, and
hopsd when the time &C me / could execute
, some flank movement and get out of it.
But after my arrival herN found | was to
I be the first one to be called upon. You
3 would have me say much about the position
? of our country among the nations of the
. earth. Our nation We have been in the
!, habit of lookiT & upon as one of the first ma.
Q tiops of the earth. For d long period of
y time the Yankee has not only a very re.
n spectable opinion of himself and of his
e country as a VIII ole, but it has been our own
, opinion that we had nothing 10 com.
7, pare in contrast with any other power.
If am pleased to say that from the observations
n have been able TO make in the last two
,r and q half years we are beginning to be
Is regarded little by other powers as we in
W our vanity have heretofore regarded our
st selves. As to the place we hold among
te nations, l think it nos only in our cOnceit to
Of occupy the position Of one the first powers
Sc in all that goes to make us a great ma
,g tionality. We have the strength and We
'e have the individual self.controlling indie
-ndence, and we have to a greater degre.
tl almost any other nation the power tt
3Rs~ settle up new countries and de
t cGGoSise, We have also very great ad
velon their, without neighbors +,
1 VANTAGE In be,. "fraid. 1t is true W,
!. moIesf or rrakf n, I'D southern from
= hate northern fToffier4 very small
l tietE and we get along with u STAND
army, and 4.hst little We have ieh> stand
D ing army, becduEe 1t has no tit9s -
S / do not know of anything can esfseae.
8 add to what have said, excep: in the %ss
p of advice, and that is, let us be truc to our;
r selves, avoid all bitterness and iilfeeliDg,
3 either On the part CT sections or parties
e toward each other. and We need have 10
! fear in future of msintsirins the standing
q we have taken among the nations, SO far as
q opposition from foreign nations goes. APP"
plsuse.l
a miniature bombardment of a small
. fort, placed on the main table, was here
!, displayed, after which the tOasts pro.
4 ceeded.
n Second toast, "The President and Con-
r gress Of the United States" Gen. Logan
K in response discussed the relations and
> respective duties of these two functions
|. from a legal and political standpoint.
!. He reviewed the list of presidents who
If have served with honor to themselves
and the nation, with especial eulogies of
r jackson, Lincoln and Grant.
It Numerous other toasts were ably
;. responded to and at last came:
!. Fifteenth, "The babies; as they COM
e fort us in our sorrow, let US not forget
). them in our festivities"
!, Samuel L. Clemens responded in a
!. humorous and highly appreciated satiri-
o cal eulogy on the product of the cradle.
Z His Injunction: GAS long as you are in
your right mind don't you ever pray
for twins-twins amount to permanent
riot, and there amt any 1eal difference
W between triplets and an insurrectiOn -
1t called forth shouts of laughter. In con-
ii clusion he alluded to the future Farra-
7s CUTS, historians and presidents who are
n now lying in cradles and said: ain
g. still one more cradle somewhere
le under the flag, the future illus
d trious commander.in-chief of the Ameri-
d can armies is so little burdened with his
+. approaching grsndeurs and responsible
l. ties as to be giving his whole strategic
es mind at this moment to trying to find
D. out some way to get his big toe into his
e mouth-an achievement which meaning
1t no disrespect) the illustrions guest of
this evening turned his attention to
some Sc years ago, and if the child is but
a prophecy of the man there are mighty
,f few who will doubt that he succeeded"
e. Laughter and applause.