Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
The Bulls and Bears Move From
Their Old to Their
New Quarters.
The Event Graeed by Addresses,
Music and a Bear
Dance.
The News From Washington.
Grant.
Bulls aud Bears.

Bulls aud Bears.
FORMAL EXERCISES OF THE OPENING
oE THE NEW TRADE PALACE.
CHICAGO, April S.-Notwithstan!-
ing the rather exciting tenor of the
foreign dispatches, trading on change
has been unusually tame this morn
ing. The board has voted tomorrow
holiday to celebrate their formal
occupancy of the new trade palace at
the foot of La Sale street, four
blocks to the southwark of the pres
ent structure, and that an inclination
has pervaded among brokers ana
commission men to hold open a very
few trades between NOW and Thurs
day morning. In addition to this
a great majority of the members
are busily engaged in preparing for
the ceremonies of tonight, toner
row and to morrow night, while
the young element is preparing for
a carnival this afternoon to prop
erly signalize the departure from
the old building. A band OF music
has been engaged, and platform
erected in one end of the present
trading room on which speaking aud
a number of prominent singers and
actors will appear, after the close of
the afternoon session to carry out
the varied programme. A marching
column will then form and proceed
to the new building. To night the
promenade concert occurs in the new
hall and to morrow the formal cere-
monies occur. Tomorrow night a
banquet will occur at the Grand Pa
cifc hotel, and large numbor are
invited guests from all portions of this
country, Canada and England are
in the city, to join in the festivities.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-The bulls and
bears on change were in no mood for
business to day. it being the last ses-
sion in the old hall Toward noon a
general disposition 10 reckless levity
Became so troublesome to the more
serious minded of the members that
the farewell programme designed to
commence at 2:30 p. m was fastened
half an hour. Previous to the first
member by the first regiment, messen-
ger boys in the alley celebrated the
taking of Herat by the exploding of
numerous cannon fire crackers, and
the young members on the floor in
dulged in an indiscriminate hat
smashing.
Finally the orator of the occasion,
Congressman R w. Dunham, got
upon the platform and said: "Friends
and fellow citizens, 20 years ago"-
'oh give us something fresh," groan
ed somebody in the crowd, and the
applause was so greet that the con-
gresham could not proceed for i've
minutes.
Rotations were given by the actors
7. w. Keene and Nat. Goodwin.
After which there was ''stag Dance"
The procession headed by band then
moved down La Sale street to the
new building.
THE EVENING AT THE NEW BOARD OF
TRADE.
CHICAGO, April % The holders of
the &, ,00J invitations to the promenade
concert III the new board of trade
building to>night were all present,
mostly in full dress, and the hall
being abundantly lighted by electric
ity, the scene was brilliant one. The
occasion was the first part of the ded~
icatory services of the new board of
trade building. Many notable people
were present, and also leading society
people here. The exercises will be
continued tomorrow, and end with
banquet at the Grand Pacific hotel in