The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-10

INAUGURATION SCENE 1850.
tho OCCUPANTS Of the nrst ooach Soon after the
formed In marching order aud moved along, IL
is estimated that 1O0OO0 persons, were able to
e see ne parade from the Glands especially built
wAs11NaTnx sQt eRE.
was simply secthinv, 1ustiink, Bnstfine crowd
Of humanity Az tife troops passed down
MavGr,y wave G PLACE and Up Fifth avenue underahe
magnificent one. The avenue offered IN, cx-
ceient opportunity for tho. men to disply Their
oae s%as tho oi it
troops made beautiful turn. m |. passing by
the statue of the immortal G6rse, wound
asomd aepnamt inc square like sonenue
and thence toward the reviewing stand. The
hnzzas OF the people that were waited up the ave-
nuc on the wind announced to those ON the
stands at Matlison Square tho npproach Of the
paraic. Al oclock there was a stir alnnt
Madison Square which indicated the drawing
o'clock the carriage containing the president
drove up. Mayor Grant was with him. Follow-
ing Ing were Vice President Morton. Gen. Sherman
and Hayes occupied another carriage. Cliauncry
CorrtHan. From the Madison square c
II anythtng thicker than below Twcu-
ty.third street As the hours wore on the crowd
refrcshed itself with fruit, sandwiches and tc,G-
rcrance drinks purchased from vcntlcrs who
swarmcd on every side In one instance an en-
terprsing trnckman was shrcwd enough to lay
Observation-Disclosures in not putting aboard a dozen
when he found that his single kcu lasted Just
twenty minutes. Az Fifty-sevcnlh street. wi,rc
filed away both right and left without any
blocking worthy of mention. Az euch states
tr4ol's staff reached the point the commanders
IN again III tho rear. The last Grand Army uust
| reached the dismissing point ut $3.50.
THE BANQUET.
NEW YORK, April J0.-ric Metropolitan Opera
mousse wis Tonight the scene Of c SECOND chief
event OF the great centennial celebration AMI
tue thcatcr OF the greatest banquet IMss ihly
ever hold within tho recollection of man. Tho
torical building cxcollcd even thu splrn-
hnr h.r, J., a. and Display of the ball ccls-
ari stationed AZ the prcSi.icnLs chair. controlled
an electrical wire in connection with the chief
cook. and ut u given signal tho huge cn,,grera-
lion oi diners started simultaneously with din
i nrr Eacli course ~ 10 time ot service was rg-
uiatcd bv electricity. thus avoiding the cus,nm
prevalent ut public DINNERS Of sowing
portion Of the diners with light
wtnes while the ilalanco drank champagne
Tho expense Of tho dinner IL said to iiayc lna II
T35.O tho wine alone causing an expenditure
OF nearly $4,000. Tho bill of fare in print was
ciglit inches long andO French construct iun
being wound up with twelve varieties uf wine,
| three cortials. and "Spccial Favours" Cigarettes
A. A. Mayor iI;1 Grants right sat the president, and
tiov. iiill was on tho mayors left. Next To lie
president rat Vice President Morton ii was a
little after . o'clock when the president, ,l-
corted by Gov. Hill and Mayor Grant, cn,r,,,
the great dining room They were followed l.y
Vice President Morton and Lieutenant Governor
Jones OF New York. and the other distinguished Il
guests or the mayors table I; WAS an
noiiliceI that Secretary Of State blaine was u,,-
nblc To be present aud President Harrison. I. tI-
dress. which was at the end of the list, was
scheduled To replace Secretary l,lainc's, which
was half way down the toast list. At the con-
| clusi0n of the invocation Mayor Grant rose and
read the list of toasts. Gov. Hill was nitro
duced as the first speaker. and lie rose aud vel
coined the guests in these words:
| The sentiments of every true American are OK
| pressed In the hope that faction may not de-
stroy, that pride may not tniurc, that corruption
may not undermine and that scctionalismi my
not divide this fair republic, but that its bnr-
ders may bc still further extended, its commerce
finat nton every sea, tho stars upon its flag ! G
trcbict. its free institutions live on and Uul il II
| and i;s libcrty-loving people continue to wOl k
out the problem of scif-rovcrnIncnt 40 Ion i y
freedom itself exists and until tnc shall bc no
more.
Foil owing Gov. Hills welcome. cx-prcsitient
Cleveland was introduced and responded to the
toast Our People. speaking iii substance as fol-
Tho mention of n people NAV wcll surccst