The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-26
A MARVEL AMONG CITIES.
THE PAN-AMRRICAN PARTY VISIT
MINNEAPOLIS.

Mayor Babb Tells the Guests of the
Growth of the City from 5000 to
100000 Inhabitants In Twenty
Years-Delegate Trescott Makes the
Response.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Oct. Grain had
been falling during the night, and the
weather was raw and lowering when the
international American excursionists left
st. Paul this morning. The reception COM
mittee, headed by w. f. Steele, from the
adjacent city Of Minneapolis, was in wait
ing at the station and proceeded with the
party to Minneapolis, which was reached
before 10 o'clock. Carriages had been
provided by the citizens, but
the delegates and attaches preferred to
walk the short distance from the station to
the chamber of commerce. Arriving at
this building, they were taken upon the
floor Of the exchange, where they saw
samples Of Minnesota wheat and grain.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Mayor Babb delivered q short address of
welcome. He said that he had been in
formed that the delegates were tired of
banQuets, and he believed that the part
bhau OAL Ou bA0AA UlOoD was buO dlVci -41uucI
speaking He had promised that they
should listen to no speeches while in Mime
apolis, but he could not resist the temptation
of bidding them formal welcome to this
marvellous city, which had increased dur
ing the last twenty years from nucleus OF
5000 to over 100000.
In the room where he was speaking was
sold, every day, more wheat than was sold
in any other city in the world.
DELEGATE TREsCoTT RESPONDS.
Delegate Trescott responded in a few
brief and appropriate remarks, saying that
since the party started they had met
with such abundant hospitality that they
had exhausted the possibilities of language
in trying to express their appreciation. At
this point they would abandon the north
wesC and turn southwark. He believed be
gave expression to the feelings Of all of the
delegates when he quoted the words Of the
old song:
Alas, why is it so?
We wish to stay the longer,
The more tits time to go.
The visitors were then placed in carriages
and driven to the high school, inspected the
Washburn mills, where they saw one days
product of the great establishment, and
then proceeded TO luncheon at the West
hotel.
EACH GIVEN A SOUVENIR.
After completing their inspection of the
-four mills this morning each delegate was
presented with handsome souvenir, the
cover being engraved with photograph of
the mills. This evening the party sat down
to an elegant dinner at the West hotel.
Afterward a reception was given in the
parlors of the hotel
William f. Curtis has recovered from his
brief indisposition, and assumed charge OF
the party again to-day. At IL o'clock to-
night the party started for Sioux City.
ALLEGED KICKERS.
LONDON, Oct. 25.--The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily News says: "The
government learns that the Argentine
Republic and Chill are not disposed to
agree TO the proposal of the United States
for zollverein with the Spanish
republics. The governments of the two
countries named, it is said, believe that
they can obtain more advantages and more
effective support from European capital
and trade than they would be likely to
secure by becoming mere satellites of the
United States.