The Mineral argus., 1883-09-13
RAND DEMONSTRATION.
The Celebration at st. Paul Of the Open
ing Of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad.
J fnee Of General Grant, President
arthur, General sheridan, and
a a Host Of Eminent Guests.

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On Saturday and Sunday last, the three
sections Of President Wizards grand eKcur-
sion party across the continent, arrived at
81. Paul, and were quickly transferred to
The mammoth Hotel Lafayette, at Lake Min
uetonka, where most Of them remained IN.
IL Monday. the day hxed for the great cele-
bration at st. Paul, which had been prepar-
ing for some days.
81. PAUL IN FULL DRESS.
More magnificent decorations never
Rraced q city's thoroughfaIes. Never, with
10 the same space. has there been more
lavish use Of cOlon and flowers in more
decoration Of streets and buildings. Every
ona We'd with bis neighbor In the effort to
make known his hearty welcome TO the
ety's guests, and bis appreciation Of the
ueat event by means Of tokens Of festivity.
The result wa that the decorations were
TOO profuse to be specified, and too beauti-
ful for minute description. Indeed, to
pecify the individual | decorators aud their
shorts would be to publish the en-
tire city directory, with end
less proiusion Of decorative material sand
viched in. Probably every business man
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display-and some even decorated their
dogs, 50 hot was the fever of generous emu
lAtion and rivalry.
THE GENERAL EFFRCT.
The general appearance Of the principal
streets was like a path way within a dense
forest Of colors. Third street. especially,
because OF its nArrownsss and the height Of
the buildings. decorated to their very top.
-. Ems.I- .w.ka1 uskH hraNf,. -. anHWa
length; for it was an alb
solute wall Of brilliant
lines on either side, and
the banners struck across the street seemed
10 shut out the sky. The Wholesale dis
rict whether on Third, Sibley, Fourth,
Fifth or Wscouta, presen ted a marvellous
b~rilliAncy, every building being draped and
fstooned TO the very limit Of its frontage.
Jackson, Robert, Cedal, Minnesota, Waba-
sha, st. Peter and Seventh streets were a
maze of flags and appropriate decorations,
AID every residence neighbOrhood had its
quota of patriotism who decorated right
royalty. II was q common comment
Gmong visitors that never vas city more
BEAUTIFUL"
To the greatness OF the display was add
ed the factor OF great people and great
crowds. Gathered in st. Paul were more
no.ables, speaking with a cosmopolitan
view, than in any city in the world. To
80 and do them honor we're 100, 900 human
entities, all enthusiastic, all delighted, and
better still-all pleased with ca Cd other
a. veil as themselves. Even the policemen
forget to be dictatorial, and il Is credibly sta
Ted that a hack driver said Thank you"
Looking up or down Third street from the
Pioneer Press building, the scene was
Erking. beautiful and q memorable one.
Above, the oriental arch reared its blaze of
bright color and seemed q gateway to great
e grandeurs beyond. Down, streamens,
banners. notices, evergroens, flags, every
conceivable article of adornment swayed
- and fro in the cool wind, or stood out in
picturesque shapes and brightest unts.
When from curb to curb the street was
packed with moving men and prOtusely
decorated vehicles-the sidewalks had been
alad with people from early ~mOrning-the
whole effect was simply indescribhble.
What was true of Third street was to the
hl as much so of Wabasha, Jackson, Sew.
nth, Fourth, Fifth. Sibley, Wacouta and
Broadway, in the business portion, and in
Asmaller way Of every street within the
Guphitheater of hills. Clear out on st. An
Hony hill were waving Gags and glittering
dsoorations. In short, St. Paul put on
Ech gala garb as she has never even aspired
- before. and viii not wear again for years
Perhaps a better idea Of the affair can be
o5tsined by the statement that the process
Eonsl pagentry reached over ten miles OF
E-sets.
The whole party arrived from Lake Min
aetonka at mise in the morning, and the
people were nc titled by tina booming otcan-
non on Capitol square and the blowing OF
Whistles in the harbor hat he celebration
proper bad begun. President Willard, Mrs.
Willard, Gen. Grant and Mayor OBrien
Eere seated in the first carriage. Ia
he second carrisge we're Gen. and Nine.
von Zylander, Miss Willard and
Col. Won ZyLandeT. In the third carriage
we're Hon. William NJ. Eyarts, Hon. H. N.
Tale, Master Harold and Oswald Willard.
Hon. L Sackville West, British minister,
nCrth carriage, and Baron Won Etrendech-
g Count Lippe-W insield, occupied the
am carriage. Other guests were distrib-
uteG rs follows: Count de Bildt charge
dafAires Of Sweden and Norway; August
Esigel, German consul general, New York.
ormar Won Mohl, German consul, Cincin-
nan, Ohio; German guests In fifteen car
nages; English guests in ten carriagei; gov.
7or, United States senators and
zp~resentatives In seven carriages; sfices OF
ne United States army in Eve carriages
E1vVrRment officials from Washington in
our carriages: mayors OF other cities m two
carriages; presidents OF board OF trade and
ehamber Of commesce In two carriages; d.
nactcrs and officers OF The Northern Pacific
ADD other railroad corporations In six car
5agesi member ofthe press In ten carriages,
, guests were eacortcd 10 RiOe Park by
zen Salhorn, chlef narskal and aides at
ne head. Following these oame a platoon
a. thirty.tw0 police under aenseants Walsh
nd Morgan. Then came hundred lads
fantastic uniform, mounted a. special
Ed& followed by the Fort Smelling band
o. twenty-five pieceu, the Ames Zouaves,
W1o were warmly Appiaaded, = battalion
az the Twenty hnh Omitted States lcolored)
nfAntry, two hundred strong, con-
handed by coi, 0ainea lawson, an officer