Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-29


by the yIcc-Presi-
dent.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2L-The empty struct'
ures of the Worlds Columbian eXposi'
ton are dedicated today to the pur
poses for which they have been de
signed, by the people of the greatest
and grandest and nobIest republic thai
has ever existed on the face of Gods
earth. This is the nations day, n day
set apart by proclamation OF tho chic
magistra &c. = proclamation as Wig or
ously observed ~ were the p%roncncia
mentoes OF the nac!stracy Of an
cient Europe, as brief sea
son of thanksgiving and of fcs
tivity in commcmoration of the
man and the discovery of four ccntu'
ries since. Chicago kceIs holiday to-
day. and not only Chicago, but every
nook and corner of the big bustling,
tearing, driving, striving republic. III
city and town, in village and hamlet,
the people, TO quote the proclamation
of President Harrison, "arc devoting
themselves 10 such exercises as may
best express honor 10 the d~iscovercr
and appreciation Of the great achieve.
mcnts Of four complete centuries OF
American life" A parade Of state in
auguratod the exercises of the day.
Cannon doomed at day break II national
salute on the nations Holt
day, startling tho tired mil
lion or two fon their slum-
bers, and serving notice that
the doings Of yesterday were but a
thing that is past, and thatthc crown
ing event of the occasion was yet to
come. The scenes of tho early morn
ing were in the main II repetition of
those Of yesterday, save that, TO some
extent, the locale was changed. Day
had barely dawncd when Michigan
boulevard from the Auditorium south
ward 10 Jackson park, a distance of
over seven miles, commenced to be
fringed on either side with men and
women Each moment added its quota
TO the early risers, up town and down
town. 1t was very much such a crowd
as that which passed judg-
ment on the civic process.
sion of yesterday, but reinforced
with a decidedly large smaticring of
members of local polite society" be.
tween whose imposing mansions and
tasteful villas the ne of march had
been routed out. Soon after : o'clock
those intending to participate in the
procession began to mass themselves
at the Auditorium, while the vehicles
were massed in columns of four on the
other side of the hostclry on Wabash
venue Little time was occupied in
assigning tic distinguished visitors 10
their respective places in the parade,
and n few minutes after 9 o'clock
the order was given for the
head of the column to move.
Tho escorting military COM
prised three batteries of artillery from
Fort Riley, Major Randolph command
ing; one from Fort Sheridan, four COM
panies OF the Fifth and Sixth cavalry,
United States army. After the mill
tary the procession of carriages with
their occupants moved in the following
order, save that the carriage allotted
TO the vicc-presidcnt was not occupied
until the procession reached the lligin-
botham mansion, at Twenty-ninth and
Michigan avenue, at which point tho
vice president, amid Il salvo of cheers
from the crowds that banked the four
Of tho thc oughfarc, was es-
corted 10 tho vehicle. Dircc-
tor-General Davis, accompanied
by General Joseph llaw cy,
president OF tho centennial in 1876,
and General Goshorn, president of the
the centcnninl; Nicc-Presidtnt Morton,
accompanied by President I. W. Pal
mer of the national commission, aud
President III. y. lliginbotham OF the
directory. The vice. presidential car
riagc was drawn by four white horses,
ridden by postillions in scarlet. Fol-
lowing the presidential carriage came
vehicles in the following order: Sec
rotary of State Foster. and Secretary
of tho Treasury Foster. accompanied
by NJ. ii. DeYoung, first vice prcsid-
ent OF the national commission, and
Vice President Fred w. Peek of the
directory, lion. Stephen Is.
Elkins. secretary of war,
and Hon. w, II. II. Miller, attorney
general; Hon. John Wanamaker, post
master general; Hon. benjamin L.
Tracy, secretary Of the navy; John w.
Noble, secretary Of the interior; Hon.
M. Rusk. secretary Of ngri-
culture, all occupying one carriage;
Melville w. Fuller, chief justice Of the
United States: Supreme Justices
Blatchford and Shiras: Supreme JUS
tees brown. Harlan and bradley: cx-
Of State Bayard, accompsn-
led by ex-President Baker. of the
worlds Columbian exposition; cx-
President Hayes, accompanied by cX-
President Gage. of the exposition. Car
riages containing the diplomatic corps;
Hon. Charles Crisp, speaker OF tho
house OF representatives, accompanied
by Mayor Washburne. of Chicago;
members Of the senate OF tho Uni ed
States, members of tho house of repre-
representatives of the army
aud navy of the United States. the
and their s,affs of all tho
states and territories, Bishop Charles
ii. Fowler. d. d, Of CALIFORNIA;; Ills
Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Rev ii
G. McCook. OF the First Presby terian
church at Philadelphia; lion. Chaun-
ccy M. Dcpew. OF New York. and
Henry Watterson. Of Kentucky; Miss
Harriet Monroe. Of Chicago; Mrs.
Sarah c. LcAloyne, reader Of the ode;
commissioners of foreign governments.
to the Worlds Columbian exposition.
the consuls OF foreign powers. the
Worlds Columbian commissioners.
board Of lady managers, headed by
Mrs. Potter Palmer. president; board
of directors Of tho worlds fair. the
OF departments. staff officers OF
tho director OF works, tho city council
Of Chicago.
From Twcnty-ninth street the pro-