St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-23
Arrest Of Suspicious Stranger During
the Presidents Reception at Al
bany Last Night.
he Had no Weapons but Was as Crazy as
His Predecessor to Get
Office.
Yesterdays Bf-Centennfa1 Celebra-
ton Complete and Glitter
ing Success.
The Chief Executive and Cabinet
Officers Receive Warm
Welcome.
After TWO Centuries.


nounced the arrival of the anniversary,
continued until daylight Men, boys, and
even women, walked up and down the
principal streets, blowing horns and singing
until morning. Small cannon kept up their
salutes, and bonfires lighted up the princi-
pal streets. All tine noise and enthusiasm
that Albany may have had pent up within
herself for the last two centuries seemed to
have suddenly found vent. Thousands of
persons
REMAINED UP THROUGH THE NIGHT
and were as ready and eager to start in on
today'S celebration as though they had en-
Joyed the most refreshing sleep. The az
rival OF President Cleveland was the most
Important event of the day. The time fixed
for his coming was 6 a. III. Before that
hour the Burgess corps, under command of
Mayor Van Zandt, with the Pittsburgh
band at their head, marched to the West
Shore depot and drew up in line in readi-
ness for the coming train. Carriages con-
tanning Mayor Thatcher, ex-Mayor Banks
and other city officials were also in waiting q.
A few minutes after six o'clock the eX-
pected special train bearing the president
ial party steamed into the depot. Mayor
Thatcher and several of the anniversary
committee boarded tho train and exchanged
greetings with the president. Mayor
Thatcher, on behalf of the city, babe him
welcome.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
GREETED his friends warmly, and said it gave
him pleasure to be with them again.
Secretaries Bayard and Whitney and Pri-
vate Secretary Lamont accompanied the
president. The party were Immediately
escorted to the coaches awaiting. Before
entering carriage in which he rode with
Mayor Thatcher, President Cleveland, was
warmly greeted by an old farmer from
Delaware county, who bloke through the
line and clasped the presidents hand before
anyone could stop HIM.
'Well, this Grover?' he exclaimed.
Eyes, SIR answered the president, smiling
pleasantly.
The Burgess corps, which acted as an
escort for the president. at once took up
the line of march, and the presidential
party were driven to the governors man
sion. After the governor and his guests had
breakfaSted. President Cleveland, accom-
panied by Col Lamont, went to Secretary
Manning'S residence to call upon him. Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Manning remained in
conversation together for an hour, and then
the former returned to the governors man
sion. At 1880 o'clock, escorted by Mayor
Thatcher and members of the anniversary
reception committee, the. president, Secre-
taries Bayard and Whitney and Col.
Lamont
LEFT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION
and entering carriages awaiting were driven
down to State street to take their places in
the procession. A few minutes later Gov.
Hill, escorted by members of the reception
committee, was also driven down to take
the place in the line reserved for him. The
first division was under command of Brig.
Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver. 1t comprised
the First regiment Tenth battalion. The
second division, commanded by Maj. Gen.
George III. Tredwell, comprised the Fifth
regiment, Tibbetts Veteran association of
Troy, and number of G. A. r. posts of
Albany and other cities of the state. In
the third division, Capt. Thomas W. Can't
well commanding, were the Albany Jack
son corps, the Rose guards of Philadelphia,
disabled members of the Albany Republican
artillery i'll carriages, St. Joseph cadets,
M, j. Severance cadets, and Keck ZouaveS
of Johnstown. The fourth division, Mai
Edward d. Roman commanding. comprised
the Albany BArgesseS corps and their veter-
ans. Maj. Thatcher, President Mccain
of the common council and other city Off
Gals. the bi-centennial committee, the
members of the legislature, and other in
vited guests. 1t was in this division Presi-
dent Cleveland rode. He was in an open
carriage with Secretary Whitney. and held
his hat in his hand while he bowed &C
acknowledgements to the rounds of cheers
that accompanied his progress. The gov
ernor's staff followed, and behind them
rode the governor in carriage. The pro-
cession was the finest in every respect ever
seen in Albany, and ranked with the best
military pageantS ever witnessed in the
state. The city probably never before COIL
tanned such number of people at one
time. Immediately after the procession
the president, Secretaries Whitney and
Bayard and the other distinguished guests
of the reception committee went to the
large rink on Lark street, which was al
ready packed by an audience gathered to
hear Gov. Hills Grafton. and the musical
and literary exercises scheduled OH the
program.
GOV. HILL SPOKE
At considerable length he told Of Henry
HudSon'S voyage in the Half-Moon in 1909,
and related in detail the events which led
up to the celebration of to-day, dwelling
upon the importance of Albany during the
revolution. and pay ing full measure of
praise to the services of that most distin-
guished of Albany's heroes, Gen. Philip
Schuyler. He gave brief historical account
of the various political movements of which
Albany was the center and her sons the
leading spirits in the early days of the re-
public. telling the story of the regency and
/ of the famous men of which it was COM
posed. Albany, he said, was full of the
recollections of men great in its own his
~ ho I,io of fho - Il
great in the history of the nation. 1t was
and it would undoubtedly continue to be,
the proud capital of the Empire state, and
the possibilities open to it were beyond
human foresight. Abiding to the grand
demonstration by which the bi-centenniaI
was celebrated, he said:
Every banner that is grandly spread upon
the breeze, every beautiful decoration that
adorns your homes or places of business,
every display of your citizen soldiers, every
imposing procession that is formed in your
streets, every gun that is fired, every bugle
note that is sounded, every flag that is IN
furled, every song that is sung, every elo-
Quent word that is uttered-all these are
tokens of your appreciation of the achieve
ments of your patriotic revolutionary sires,
of the inestimable value of municipal indie
pendence and chartered rights, and of all the
glorious memories that cluster around this
bi-centennial day."
When Gov. Hill had concluded his speech
and the applause subsidized Mayor Thatcher
attempted to announce the next thing on
the program but his voice was drowned
by cries of
"CLEvELAND." CLEVELAND"
The President arose, bowed, and sat
down again on the platform beside the gov
ernor. This did not satisfy the audience
and calls were renewed with vigor.
Finally he arose, and. advancing to the
front of the platform said:
Citizens of Albany, I came here to-day as
an invited guest at family reunion. I desire
to be modest, and not mingle too freely in
congratulations and celebrations which be-
long more properly to you. do not wish to