New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-05
JUBILEE IN CINCINNATI.
IT'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OPENED.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SETTLEMENT IN THE
OHIO vALLEY-PATRIorIsM EXUBERANT.
IBr rELEoRAru THE fRrsuxE.l
Cincinnati, July 4.-Thc Ohio Valley began its
second hundred years of modern life to-day The
first hundred terminated in the midst of most ter
rife racket last night and the second century was
ushered in to-day with much speech making and
parading. The celebration is by no means local
affair. The other four great Commonweaths-
Indiana. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin-equally
descendants and heritors of the great Northwest
Territory, have joined heart and soul with the
Buckeye State IN making glad over the Ger tc, NAL
anniversary of the settlement Of the mother Ter
ritory In this well-buit city on the banks of
the Ohio there has sprung up great Exposition
Building. costing nearly million dollars. There
the hve sister States of the Northwest, and many
OF the more distant members of the Union, have
collected and displayed the choicest fruits of their
industry and wealth. The general Government
has also appropriated $50 600, liberal allowance
secured through the persistent effort of Cincnnats
Representative in Congress, Mr.. Butterworth, and
the wonders Of nature and the works of man
set out in the collections of the Smithsonian Insti
tute and the Patent Office here exhibition.
The Exposition will run for ten weeks and was
opened to-day with all the energy of which the
great deal Cncinnati's 100000 population and
the strangers within her gates called out holiday
and beat drums, footed horns, applauded patriotic
speeches and gently simmered with heat and en-
thusiasm all day long The great Exposition
buildings at Race and Twelfth sts the centre
Of activity. In the morning the Governors had
their innings. 1t q State occasion in more
senses than one. The big Music Hall, which is
part Of the Exposition buildings, filled with
of waving fans when President Allison of the
Board of Commissioners, opened the proceedings
and called the first Governor into play. 1t was
Judge Foraker, of Ohio, who made the opening
address and extended the right hand of fellowship
TO his brother Governors seated in a semi-circle
behind him. Senator Sherman was on the plat
form, and his appearance and every allusion to
him set the Buckeye enthusiasm a-bubbling over
again. Congressmen Butterwortb, Burrows, of
Michigan, and Bynum of Indiana, were also there.
The rest of numerous Congressional committee
enumerated in the law duly made and provided for
the occasion were unable to get away from their
duties, thus proving the falsity of the popular i'm
preston to the effect that Congressman never
work and always junSet.
THE GOVERNORS TALK TO THE AUDIENCE.
After Governor Foraker had set the Guberna-
toral ball arolling Governor Thayer, of Nebraska,
took it up and spoke in praise of the firm principles
of devotion TO right and duty that gave the
people, of the Northwest the victory in their early
"truggles with the Wilderness Then Governor
Gray, of Indiana arose and lifted up a high, clear
voice in praise of Hoosicrdom. lie told OF her
wealth, and her culture: of her live stock and
Der school-houses. The vast audience checred him
on, but they rose to still higher pitch of genuine
enthusiasm when Lieutenant-Govcrnor Bryan, OF
Kentucky, took the platform. lie is man oil al
most gigantic stature and in the great grand prime
Of life, with voice of tremendous power. HIS
sentiment He spoke Of the sisterhood Of the
States and the glorious future OF their common
Union, winding up with climax that carried his
listeners completely of their feet and brought
forth Of applause that lasted for many
seconds General Beaver, the veteran Governor
OF the Keystone State. closed with q. forccful
speech. reminding the jubant Buckeyes that many
The arrangement by which Mrs Cleveland was
tG pIeted, tf' and md Mrs Polk the venerable widow Of
President Polk touched the key in Nasty lille which
unlocred the pent-up forces III the engines OF the
Exposition plant. K few minutes after noon the
big gong on the stage struck again and again as
the feeble touch of the former mistress 9i Inc tnc
the signal Mary Allison, the little daughter OF
the president of the Board of Commissioners fitted
out from among the sombre-coated Governors and
congressman. with her white dress and many
colored ribbons to repeat back the signal ana sart
the huge machinery upon its ten-weeks' grind.
Festival of Music pcaled forth anthem ana lnVoca-
ton, the venerable Archbishop Elder stood up IN
his plrpc robes to pronounce the bcnedlctlon ana
the Centennial Exposition in celebration OF the
settlement of the Ohio Valley, was duly and
formally opened.
AN ovERGRowN PROCESSION IN THE STREETS.
In the afternoon there was grand procession
AT least il started in the afternoon. fragments
of it arc going STILL and to the unprofessional eye
IL gives every evidence of an intention to 60 on
forever Cincinnati is a big city, but this pro-
cession was too big for Cincinnati. There wasn't
room for it, 1t was tclescoped and doubled up
generally all along the line of march. Still 1t was
a grand procession if life were long enough TO see
it all. There were elaborate ioats illustrative OF
orivate business enterprise, and there were still
more elaborate floats illustrative of select pas
saccs from Northwestern history and Of things IN
general There YVES the usual blcndc Goddess OF
liberty who became cherry brunette after she
had been dragged about in the sunshine all day.
There were the brave defenders OF our country
with a brass band TO each dozen defenders OF
fraction thereof and the glittring aides ana
s:alwart members of the various Governors stalis;
attired in unnumbered yards OF gold cord Grand
Army Veterans and The Sons of Veterans tarlii
clubs and imitation Indians; bacllwoodsmen and
cavalrymen, marched and conntcrmarched, or
waited for one another to get out OF the way. AS
for the street crowds, they were tremendous The
thoroughfares were blocked and choked. Ven
erable old gentlemen from the back counties,
who looked as though they might have been as old
as the State. jostlcd the Cincinnati young man
who was sklfully. steering his best girl by
those shoals and qucksands OF wealth
grand stands sat and smmcred, and enviously
vat ned the more philosophical citizens across
the street absorbing untold gallons OF Deer from
big cool stone mugs The more democratic sight
seers upon the pavement stood on one leg ana
waited till at last the procession rounded the
corner and upon them in all It's glory.
There is bunting everywhere, and this evening
tens of thousands Of gas sets arranged in arches
and stars and all manner Of designs are dancing
in t:eir colored globes. The centennial fever Is
at its height and Cincinnati is satisfied with her
self and conscious that she has done big thlng.
The complctPness Of the preparations ana the
smoothncss with which the celebration has gone
of is largely due TO the energetic secretary OF the
Board OF Commissioners, Levi [. Goodale. Only
recitation of having President Cleveland here at
The opening. but he pleaded pressing official duties
in Wasbin gton and promised his presence at the
Exposition later in the summer