The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-27
En- Route and at Omaha.

OMAHA, Oct. 26.-On the Nebraska plains,
under a cloudless sky, with a genial warmth
n the air, the %Southrons. to-day, for the
first time, saw the North American Indian
upon his native p~rairies. Since the start
ing of the all-Americas expedition, the
little hamlet of Pendar, forty miles from
Sioux City. has been holding in store a
diversion that should prove the most inter-
esting up to that point. At noon the train
stopped beside a little depot on q
lonely prairie. On one side a hundred OF
two hardy-looking men and women were
grouped Upon the platform, while in the
open OF the other side was pitched a hud-
die OF Indian tepees. Grazing near was q
bridled. In the foreground. squatting n
standing, was a band of Indians from two
tribes-the Winnebagos and the Omahas.
The visitors gathered about and studied
with curious interest the handful OF North
American savages before them. Finally a
circle was formed about a great drum that
sat upon the earth. Ten braves squatted
about it, each with a stick in hand. The
chief lifted his voice in a discOrdapt yell
was gone through with. The party had
seen q dance by North American Indians,
and the incident was a subject of frequent
comment among the SOuthrOns, and as they
lunched and hurried on hither. the train at
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miles out of Omaha. Here they saw the
new water-works. where 100, 000, 600 gallons
of Missouri river water is daily purified by
air circulation for the city's use. and where
chinery forces it to the town. Entering the
city. the s~tock-yards were visited, Governor
Thayer, Senator Paddock, and Morris NJ.
Estee, of California. accompanying the
party.
Afterwards at their hotel the travellers
wera Welcomed nv MavOr Rro4fch- Cow
ernor Thayer also welcomed the visitors.
lie hoped that the congress would bring
the people of the three Americas nearer to-
gether and foster commercial intercourse
been a Spanish province, and this in itself
was a link of community between its peO-
pie and the visitors. He hoped that the
day was not far distant when the American
trading with every port of South America.
He knew of no more appropriate way to
use the surplus than in building up a great
traffic with South America. lApplausel.
Senior Calderon, of Colombia, In q brief
him to thank the people of Omaha in be-
half of the delegates, and in behalf of
Latin America, to congratulate the people
of the United States upon their success as q
nation. Through American enterprise
these vast prairies were to-day clothed in
harvests,. and magnificent cities had sprung
up as if by enchantment. Through their
energy they had taught mankind what
mankind was capable of. For Latin
America he congratulated the United
States upon its success in the work of civil
i~zation, and expressed the sincere desire
that its prosperity may remain unclouded
and the great West continue to add new
and brilliant stars to the American flag.
After supper the reception committee
escorted the party to tie Grand Opera
houseto see Margaret Mather in Leah the
Forsaken." From the theater the party
went to the new buildings of the Omaha
Bee and the New York Life Insurance Com
pany. Both buildings were especially
Illuminated for the occasion and presented
a beautiful appearance. 1t was midnight
when the tourists retired to bed.
The party were met here this evening by
a committee from st. Joseph. who invited
them to stop in that city a few hours on the
route to ST. Louis. At a late hour it was
decided to dc SO.