Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-30
AWARDING OF The PRIZES.
The Imposing Ceremony Takes
Place at the Paris Exhibition.
A DISTINGUISHED AssEMBLAee.
The Displays of Many American Firms
and individuals Receive Recog-
nition-A list or the For
tunatc Ones.


nificent feat TO the long list OF those given in
connection with the exhibition. The Palais
de plrdustrie today presented Il magnificent
appearance during the ceremony of the proc
lamation of the exhibition awards. About
three thousand people were seated in the
immense nave and in the galleries when the
president took his seat in the Official tribune
TO the sound of the "Marseillaise," played
by band of Ave hundred musicians. On
the right and left of Carnot sat LeRoyer,
president Of the senate, and Meliue, presi-
dent of the chamber of deputies.
Behind were the officers of the
presidents military household and the
ministers, senators and other officials. Mn.
Alpbiand and George S. Berger, gorgeous in
decorations, received the president. The
ministers and ambassadors occupied the
tribunes to the right and left of the presi-
dental tribune Conspicuous among the
gold-bedecRed uniforms was the plain black
suit of Whitelaw Reid, the American minis
ter. Nine. Carnot who was seated in the
center of the special tribune reserved for
ladies, wore an ivory white dress trimmed
with salmon red IN front and u bonnet with
feathers,and strings of the same color.
AT the conclusion of the "Marseillaise" the
curtin rose and disclosed large
stage with mountain scenery, on
which were grouped men from all
OF Frances colonies and possessions
In the picturesque costumes of their coun-
tries. Then from the other end Of the nave
there came down the double staircase from
the gallery procession of the commissions
of the different nations which participated in
the exhibition. They marched in alphabet
fcal order, beginning with the Argentine Re
public and ending with Uruguay. Each com
mission was preceded by the flags and ban
ners of the nation it trepresonted, which were
dipped on passing the president. The Amer
lean marines, thirty-two in number, under
command of Captain Henry Clay Cochrane
and Lieutenant Paul St Clair Murphy, with
their immaculate white helmets and trim uni
forms, were greeted with load applause. So al
30 were the Russian and Italian groups. These
were followed by delegations of all arms OF
the French army and navy from curassiers
to native toops. After passing the president
the different groups went on to the stage and
grouped themselves around their banners.
The variety of flags, costumes ana uniforms
formed most artistic effect. Here again the
American boys in blue were much admired
for their martial appearance as they stood at
parade rest during the rest of the proceed
ngs The procession took thirty minutes to
defile before the president.
Dead silence obtained when the president
rose and read his discourse in loud, clear
voice, heard in every part of the immense
building. He was frequently interrupted by
loud and hearty applause as he thanked the
exhibitors and visitors for the hearty manner
In which they had co. operated in making the
exhibition worthy in every way of France.
''May the exhibition of 1SS9," concluded
President Carnot, 'be the commencement of
an era of peace and labor for our country and
the politics pursued by France will have
found new defenders and the exhibition of
1889 will thus have served the grand cause of
peace and humanity"
The termination of the speech was saluted
with loud applause and long continued shouts
of "vive Carnot" "Vive la republiaue."
Tirard, minister of commerce, next made a
long speech, which was almost inaudible, in
the course of which he said that 903 grand
prizes had been distributed, besides 5,153
gold medals $500 silver, 9,323 bronze and
S,070 honorable mentions.
Berger then announced the names of the
exhibitors who had received awards, and the
large crowds went slowly out into the pour
ing rain, one and all convinced that they had
been present at most imposing spectacle.
The following are the principal exhib itior
awards in the American section:
lNote-Letter sop means gold medal; the
letters &c. p" mean grand prize, which lat
ter is the highest award.
Il. Barnes & Co., G; Joison, BlaKeway 6
Co., G.; board of education of Wisconsin, G
Boston public schools, q p; Buffalo puolic
schools, G: department of public instruction
of California, G.; department Of public in
struction of Iowa, G.; Elizabeth, N. j., public
schools, G.; Moline, HI, public schools, G
bureau of education, Washington, G.; ma
tional deaf mute college, Washington, G
OHIO commissioner of schools, G.; Perkin:
institution for the blind, Massachusetts, g
Pittsburg public schools, G.; Sockanossett
school for boys, g; state public school, Cold
water, Mich, G.; Washington bureau of
education, G T.; Indiana industrial school
G; Galveston public schools G. Boston publ,
schools, G.; Pittsburg public schools, G
state of Massachusetts, department of pub
lie instruction, G.; public schools of Califor
mia, G.; public schools of Wisconsin, G
public schools of Michigan. G.; Washington
bureau of ethenography, G p; United States
meteorological service, G p; American mu
seum Of natural history, New York, q
Chicago public library, G.; United States
commission of geology, G p; United States
ministry Of war, G p; New York univer
sity, q p; Rensslaer Polytechnic institute
Troy, q T.; Smithsonian institution, Wash
ington, q Il; Johns Hopkins university
Baltimore, G p; Eastman college, Pough
keepsie, q manual training school, Phila-
dephia, q; manual training school, ST
Louis, G.; Massachusetts institute of tech
nology, Boston, G.; the Century company
New York, G r.; Houghton, Miffiin & Co.
Cambridge, Mass, G.; Lippincott Philadel
phia, G.; Merriam, Springfield, G.; New
York Bank Note company, G.: Fairchild
New York gold pens, G p; Warren & Co.
papers, Boston, G; Tiffany & Co., jewelry
@; Prang & Co., G.; Barker, New York
photographs, G; II. A. Rowland, G
Eastman Dry Plate company, G; Unite,
States geological survey, G p; Univorsit.
Of California, G.; Darlin, Brown & Sharpe
proved, G.; Herman Hollerath, Washington
G.; United States signal service, A. w
Greety, chief officer q u; United State
naval observatory, G p; Mr.. Rowland, G p
Gardner, q; j. u. Lesley, state geologist o.
Pennsylvania, G.; United States coast an,
geodetic survey; G p; United States arm!
corps Of engineers, g p; Haywood Bros.
New York, furniture, G; T. G. Hawks, New
York, crystal, q p; Q. L. Henry, Indian