The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-10-24
DOING CHICAGO.
ARRIVAL IN THAT CITY. OF THE
DELEGATES TO THE ALL
AMERICAS CONGRESS.
The Cronin Jury at Last Secured and the
Trial Ready to Proceed-The
Situation In Dakota.

CHICAGO, October 22.-This was day of
sightseeing for the delegates to the Inter-
national congress. Promptly at 10 o'clock
members of the citizens reception commit
tee were on hand at the hotel and as fast
as members of the party came down from
the breakfast table they were placed in care
of the committee and taken to
see objects of interest near by.
The first visit was paid to the
gigantic establishment of Marshall Field,
where 200 clerks are employed, and after
looking over the goods on the counters and
particularly scrutinizing American silk and
brocades, the delegates were escorted to the
board of trade building. Here they were
received by President Seavens and taken
up on the floor of the exchange, the busy
brokers and employees meanwhile paus-
ing long enough to allow visitors to pass
through the room.
Before they reached the gallery, how
ever, business was again in full swing, and
the foreigners gazed in bewilderment upon
. scene of apparently meaningless con-
the next stopping place, Delegates were
packed in elevators and hoisted up to the
tenth story OF the massive building. They
peered into the dining room and had a
long view Of the lake and passed down
again into the theatre and looked
behind the scenes. The curtain was
inspected with interest the machinery for
shifting and placing the scenes, and alto
gether they have found much to admire in
this most wonderful of public buildings.
A brief visit was next paid to Stude-
which had been tastefully decorated for
the occasion with flags of all nations and
a banner similar to that displayed at
Southbend, and about noon the party was
taken TO the northwestern station; where
they were placed on cars and conveyed to
Durham's stock farm, 125 miles distant.
THE VISITORS NOT TIRED.
CHICAGO, October 22.-Early this evening
Minister Romero, of Mexico, received tel
egram from Secretary of State Blaine stat
ing that rumors had reached him that the
visitors were so weary they would prefer to
abandon the trip and asked if it was so.
A meeting of the visitors was held this
evening and telegram was sent to Mr..
Blaine stating that the rumors referred to
in his message were without foundation.
Enthusiasm was increasing and was equal
led only by the appreciation of the guests.
THE BANQUET.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the doors of
the Grand Pacific banquet hall were thrown
open that Chicago people might come in
and view the appointments made by
citizens of this city for the banquet given
this evening in honor of the all Americas
excursionists. When eight courses of food
had been served and five glasses of varying
size had been drained, Honorable Charles
B. Farwell proposed health to the presi-
dents of American republics and emperor
of Brazil. 1t was drank standing.
Governor Joseph w. Tuper was then in
troduced in brief speech, touching upon
the hardships, trials and liberal develop
ments on this continent within four centu-
ries since America was discovered, and bade
the visitors welcome ON behalf of the peo-
pie of the state.
Mexican Minister Romero responded for
the guests.
United States Delegate Charles r. Flint
spoke of the importance of the inteIna-
tional conference to the merchants of the
United States.