The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-27
TAKING IN SIOUX CITY.
THE PAN-AHfERICAN DELEGATES
AGAIN DELIGHTED.

Senator Allison Makes a Very Happy
Speech in Which He Advocates Di-
rect Communication and an Inter-
oceanic Canal-Senor Silva of Colom-
bia Makes the Response.
SIOUX CITY, IA, Oct. 26.-The interna-
tional American excursion train reached
Sioux City, Ia. this morning about o'clock.
Breakfast was had on the train, which was
surrounded by crowd Of people curiously
watching every morsel of food that
passed the lips of the delegates.
just before 9 o'clock the local re-
cception committee took the party
in charge, and escorted them to the opera
house. Here Mayor Cleland and Gov.
Larrahee welcomed tee city's guests, and
introduced Senator Allison, who said that
the delegates were now within the great
corn-producing region. Here corn was
king. The people of the United States had
watched with great interest the develop
ment of South and Central America. Each
continent produced something not pro-
duced by the other. One trouble that we
had had in the past was that TO secure com
munlcation we must cross and recroSs the
ocean, but we were now ready to establish
lines of direct communication.
AN INTERoCEANIC CANAL.
He also hoped that in the near future the
two oceans might be united by canal
which would bring the peoples of America
nearer. Although in the heart of the con-
tinent yet, Iowa was on the Missouri river
and therefore navigation was open to the
Gulf of Mexico. He hoped that the dele
gates would judge from the expressions of
the people how glad they were to welcome
them to Iowa. Senor Silva, of Colombia, in
response, said that it was a cause for
lively satisfaction that the address of vel
come should have been made by one so
eminent as Senator Allison. He truly rep
resented the people, and his expressio ns
were faithful echo of the sentiments of
those in whose names he spoke. The vocab-
ulary OF thanks of the delegates was already
exhausted. but their hearts revealed from
day to day the sentiment of fraternal sym
pathy and human esteem for the people of
this great republic, which they had always
regarded as a friend, but which from to-
day must forever be regarded as their elder
sister.
IMPORTANCE OF THE GATHERING.
John A. Kasson said that in his knowl-
edge of diplomatic history there had been
no such important gathering as this con-
gress. For the first time diplomatists un-
sealed their lips, and from one liberty
loving people came d message to
another liberty-loving people: a
message of fraternity and good
will. 1t marked an era in the worlds
diplomatic history. We taught the old
world that we were determined to estab-
lish peace among the people Of the western
hemisphere.
At the conclusion of the speeches the
dalaOQtaQ obnNvfn that hao,rfif,l nd
unique structure, the Corn palace
Promptly at O'Clock special train glided
rapidly away toward Omaha.
GLIMPSE AT THE INDIANS.
OMAHA, NEB., Oct. 26.-On the Ne
braska plains, under cloudless sky, with
genial warmth of air, the southerners
to-day for the first time saw the
North American Indian upon his native
prairies. Since the starting of the all
Americas expedition the little hamlet of
Pendar, forty miles from Sioux City, has
been holding in store diversion that should
prove the most interesting one up to that
point. At high noon the train stopped
beside little depot on lonely prairie.
AN INDIAN CAMP.
On one side 100 or 200 hardy looking men
and women were grouped on the platform
while in the open, on the other side. was
near was little drove of bronchos saddled
and bridled. In the foreground, squatting
and standing, was a band of Indians
from two tribes. the Winnebagos and
Omahas. The visitors gathered
about. and studied with curious interest the
handful of North American savages before
them. Finally a circuit was formed about
the great drum that sat upon the earth.
The braves squatted about it, each with
stick in hand. The chief lifted his voice in
discordant way that startled the visitors,
and war dance was gone through with.
FLoRENCE'S wATER-woRKs.
The train at o'clock landed the party at
Florence, five miles out of Omaha Here
they saw the new water works, where
10O,O00,000 gallons of Missouri river
water is daily purified by air cir
culation for the city's use, and
where a New York state system of
pumping machinery forces it to the town.
Entering the city the stock wards were
visited. Gov. Thayer, Senator Paddock, and
Morris M. Estee Of California accompanied
the party. Afterwards at their hotel the
travellers were welcomed by Mayor Boratch.
The weeks travel was closed by attendance
at theater in the evening. The party re-
mains here until Monday morning at 3
o'clock, when it starts for Des Moines,