Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-12-19
The President of the United States
Formally Opens the Worlds
Exposition
By the Use of the Western Union
Telegraph Wires and the
Machinery Moves.
The Address of President Richmond
and the Opening Words of
President Arthur.
A Mexican Commits Murder and Sui
eide Through UnreQuited Love
of His Friends Wife.
Alaska's First Governor Makes His
First Report and Predicts
Bright Future.
Congressional and Other News.
The Worlds Fair.

EXPOSITION GROUNDS, NEW ORLEANS, Dec.
16 The day for the Inauguration ceremonies
at the Worlds exposition open*d bright and
cheerful. At II o'clock Governor McHenry,
of Louisiana, Major General Glynn, command
ing the state militia, members of their staff in
uniform, members of the state legislature,
foreign consuls and several hundred invited
guests assembled at the st. Charles hotel and
proceeded to the grounds with the procession.
The Washington artillery began firing salute
of 100 guns and the procession moved towards
the spa ;ious building where the Inauguration
ceremonies were carried out in accordance with
the previously announced programme The
following address of President Richmond was
read by Commissioner Broadhead:
To the president Of the United States:-The
present occasion is in cOnsummatiOn OF the
enterprise lnaugura1ed in conformity to an act
IF congress passed less than two years ago and
authorizing the holding OF a Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Centennial Exposition under the
Joint auspices of the United States National
Cotton Planters Association and this city. Its
location New Orleans, was then selected a. a
site tor this worlds exposition and inJune 1885,
thirteen commissioners, composing board of
management, were appointed by the president
Of the United States and at once entered upon
The discharge of their duties. At an early date,
however, it became manifest that the liberality
of individuals of the city and state would be
inadequate to meet the rcqu rements of ths
ever lncre sing magnitude of the undertaking,
c,rdingly an application for aid was made to
the United States through congress, resulting in
obtaining that generous assist ance which has
materially contributed to the acoompiishm Mt
If the purpose contemplated from the COM
meccemeut. It was determined that
nothing should give local or sectional character
to the great work, but that 1t should be as it
truly is national and International expoai-
ton, and consequently today are assembled
here Representative. of all nations in the world.
side by side with those of our own national
government and of every state and territory in
the union. All have contributed examples OF
sbeir resources and their progress in this won
derful collection of industrial commercial ed
ucational and artistic objects is now open to the
jpspection of the world. How much of good
shal result from the means of instruction here
furnished is beyond mortal power to measure.
but certainly not the least benefit to be de-
rived from this exposition will be the closer and
more friendly intercourse of our own people
with those of other countries, the development
of common interests and the 6rmer establish
ment of peace in our own country.
1t will be the monument of an era
of unity, interest of harmony and
good feeling, destined, it is believed, to endure
as long as the continent itself shall exist. I
now present to you this exposition ready, as our
best effn,ts, with the brief period at our
comma nd have. been able to make it, and for
the degree Of success attained we appeal to
gener. us Judgment.
In reply, President Arthur made brief ad
dress, declaring the exposition open, which was
ut once telegraphed to New Orleans. 1t is as
follows:
In the name of the people of the republic,
congratulate the citizens OF the southwest in
the.r advancing prosperity as manifested by the
ureat International exposition now about to
open. The interest of the nation in that Sec
,ion of our commonwealth has found
expression IN many ways, and nota ~ in
the appropriations for the improvement of the
Mississippi and by national loan to promote
the present exposition. Situated as it Is at the
gateway of trade between the United States and
Central and South America, it will attract the
attention of the people of neig ghboring nations
to the American system and they will learn the
Importance of avaiiing themselves of our pro.
ducts a. we will of theirs, and thus not only
good feeling but profitable intercourse between
the United States and the states OF Central and
South America will be promoted. The people
also of our own country thus brought closer to-
Rether will find in this exposition Of competitive
industries, motives for strengthing the bonds of
brotherhood. Railroads, telegraph lines and
submarine cablea have drawn much nearer the
nations of the earth and an assembly like this of
different nations, ia promotive of
good will and peace and while it
advances the material welfare of the United
States, extends to those from foreign countries
who visit Us on this occasion, cerdiel welcome:
Now, at the execu i've mansion in Washington.
in the presence of assembled representatives
of friendly nations of the world, of the presi
dept of the senate, of the speaker OF the house
of representatives, of the chief justice and
associate justices of the supreme court,
of committee from each house
of congress and of members of my cabinet
again and in their name congratulate the pro'
moters of the exposition upon the auspicious