Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-01
Crowd sNUBBED.
ALL ON BOARD IN FINE SPIRITS.
The First Detachment to Arrive. in st.
PaullThis Morning.
THE PARTY AT CHICAGO.
Especial Telegram to the Globel

Especial Telegram to the Globel
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Amid the waving O..
flags and the hearty adieux of large num-
Der of people gathered at the Northw est
ern depot this evening the specisl train
bearing nearly seventy distinguished
German guests of the Northern Pacific
opening departed for the north, a jolly
party. During the day the st. Paul com
mittee did the handsome thing by escort
ing the guests about the city.
This morning most of them took car
riages and visited Sonth and Lincoln
parks, the water works and other interest
ing objects of the city. The programme
included visit to the board of trade at
noon. Still another section of the party
under the lead of DR.. A. w. Hoffman, privy
councillor and professor of chemistry at
the university of Berlin, took trip to the
stock yards to study the means of killing
that ST. ject of contention the American
hog. Inc visitors or at least large dele
cation of them visitedt he
BOARD OF TRADE
at 1870 o'clock and after being escorted
around the hall and having the mode of
transacting business explained by Presi-
dent Hobbs and other members of the
board of directors, they were conducted to
the platform when several loud raps of
the presidents gavei caused a cessation of
all business for the time being and gen
eral rush for the space Immediately in
front of the platform. When order had
been somewhat secured President Hobbs
addressing the members of the board,
said: Gentlemen, We have to-day with
Us some distinguished visitors, citizens
from foreign countries, especially from
Germany, representatives OF the
commerce, agriculture and government of
Germany. We have also Mr.. Willard,
president of the great Northern Pacific
railroad and L have great pleasure in in
Producing that gentleman to you"
PRESIDENT WILLARD
said: Gentlemen Of the board of trade,
I have known your city for nearly twenty
years. know personally, individually,
great many of the business men of CHI
cago but never had the pleasure of meet
ing them in body as 1 do for the first
time to-day. I came here at the head of
large party of distinguished guests from
foreign parts, especially from Germany,
whom have invited to witness the open
ing of the great transcontinental line of
the Northern Pacific Railroad company.
wanted my friends from Germany to see
all the great sights Of this country.
For that purpose I took them first to
Niagara Falls and next l brought them
here. think they will agree with me
that your city is one of the wonders of the
age. Among the party are number of
gentlemen who speak the English Ian
guage fluently and 1 wish to introduce TO
you gentleman who will express to you
the feeling of his friends. l wish to in
troduce to you Mr.. Bunser, member of
parliament.
DIR. GEORGE Y. BUNSER,
on coming forward was received with
cheers. He said: Gentlemen, 1 am so
bewildered by all that 1 have seen passing
around me and by all that I feel within
me during the last few hours that I must
throw myself upon your charity while
address you for few seconds on what we
have seen since we came to the country.
Gentlemen, we knew from books of the
unique growth, a growth without prece-
dent in universal history, of the city of
Chicago, and know by experience what is
meant by that proverbial term, American
hospitality. Wewere prepared for that
when We came to study the char
acteristics of this wonderful purveyor of
the East and of Europe. But allow me to
tell you that we were not prepared for
what struck Us most of ali and what we
shall fail to describe, a characteristic of
the whole American people but of the peo
pie of Chicago in particular, sort of
stiffness, a calm, subdued, self-conscious
manner, the gentleness in every class in
the community. which is the most aston
ishing characteristic of the American peo-
pie. When we look upon that we must
come to the conclusion that this nation
has arrived at Il self-restraint that gives
national character. This characteristic
explains much of the past and gives prom
Use of achievements in the future greater
than any heretofore which will make
Chicago more than ever synonym of last
ing and grand power. Allow me to tender
my thanks and those of the Geman guests
for the wonderfully kind welcome We have
received in this city of Chicago, with the
hands of friendship stretched out to all of
rs" The visitors then took their depart
ure and trading was resumed.
AFTER SIGHT SEEING
the guests returned to the Palmer house
where each member of the invited party
was decorated by the st. Paul committee
with an elegant badge composed of blue
and white ribbon caught up with a
silver bar. They were also presented
with a tastefully engraved card of invita-
ton to the banquet to be given in their
honor at the Hotel Lafayette.
THE SECOND CONTINGENT
of the Northern Pacific PARTY arrived to-
day and are mostly Americans and the
greater number of them representatives
of the press. They are quartered at the
Palmer house and the Pacific hotel. They
spent the morning looking about the city
and at 10 o'clock went TO view the wonders
of Pullman on special train. They were
suitably entertained by prominent citizens