The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-10-27
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II CH1oAso. Oct %. Chicago, with the
nations Of the world @ it, guests, be-.
ran the dedication ceremonies Of the
W0eld's Columbian exposition Wsdnes-
|day evening with tho inaugural rsosp-.
ton and ball Of the Auditorium. Il
may safely be remarked that IL was the
most colossal social affair in the history
5of chiesgo
s. 6ousa's band was blsring forth 8
stirring, swinging air when the patron
sesses dsscended from their boxes on
the westside Of tho hall and prepared
TO receive tho distinguished guests.
Columbian guards in full-dress uni.
form and gold-spiled helmets guarded
the entrances and saluted as the van-
guard Of citizens appeared at precisely
10 O'Clock. presaging tho coming Of
ice-Presldent Morton, the cabinet,
Supreme court, foreign representatives
and other guests Of honor.
First came the escorting committee
OF citizens: Capt. Allen, Capt. Maus,
Andrew Onderdonk, c. b. Mcdonald,
Arthur Cation, G, w. Deering, Charles
McAvoy and Arthur Ely. Then fol-.
lowed Vice President Morton on Con-
gresham A. G. Durborow's arm, and
the cabinet. ~ 5l
After them came a brilliant array Of
diplomates representing the great ma.
tions Of the earth come to join in the
dedication of the great International
exposition. Gorgeous uniform gli,.
tering with jeweled decorations aid.
ed splendor to the scene as tho
ENJOYS passed in review. Baron
Fava and Marquis Imperiali ii
Francayilla were there for Italy,
the native country of. the discove, er
whose achievement the occasion COM
memorated. Baron dc fStruve and NJ.
Botl<ino appeared for the car OF, Rus
sia. The f land of the. Turk sent
Mavroyeni Bey and Mgrditch Ell
fendi Voughian. Chevalier de Ia
vora brought the sanction of Austria
Hungary, Alfredo de Clapareda was
there for Switzerland, Senior Don Guz-
man came from Nicaragua and Senior
Thomas de Rosa from Portugal Dem
mark sent Count de Sponneck and Ven
ezuela Senior Don Bolet-Perasa. Japan,
whose contribution to the exposition
ranks among the hrst. was represented
by Coco Taleno, Tsunejero Miyaska,
Lieut.. s. Nakamura and the imperial
commissioners. Spain. the sponsor Of
Columbus voyage, had an imposing
delegation in Don Dupuy do Lorne,
Don Luiledo. Don de Saavrada and Don
Became. Senior de Mendonca and Senior
Murio de M. Ferreira represented
Brazil, and Mexico lad delegated Don
Romero and Senior Plaza az her
ENJOYS. Hon. Michael Herbert and
Arthur Robert Peel bore the COM
mission of Great Britain. Germany
was there with Baron Clements Won
Kettler. Lieut.. Albrecht Heess and
Kurt Won Mutzenbesher as her dele
gates France, the home of expositiona,
was represented by Paul Osprey; Ye
Cha Yum brought greeting from far
away Corea; Yung Kwang Yu and
Yung Kwai, for China; Sci or Don
Bernardo Calvo, for Costa Kica; Se-
nor Don Carranza, for the Argentine
republic; Senior Don Arrival Cruz, for
Chilli, and Don Pedro Sci Salar, Don
Jose Yrigayen and Senior Don Manuel
Elguera, for Peru-all these came as
special commissioners bearing the God
speed of nations to Americas celebra-
ton. Closing the march of notables
came President Palmer, the Columbian
commissioner, Secretary Dickinson and
other exposition officials
The guests passed over the floor in
professions, being first introduced to
the managers, then to the committee
of arrangements, next to the pat
ronesses, and finally after running this
gauntlet, to the vice president and dis
tinguished guests. At the conclusion
OF the reception, which continued
until nearly II o'clock, the vice presi-
dent was escorted to the loge on the
immediate right Of the stage, and the
remainder of the distinguished guests
followed in this order:
The members of President Harrison's
cabinet, headed by Secretary Foster
and Postmaster General Wanamaker,
Speaker Charles F. Crisp and party,
Chief Justice Melville E. Fuller and
party. the associate justices. of the SUI
preme court. Boxes 81 to NJ were occu-
pied by Cows. Reynolds, of Delaware;
Puttison, of Pennsylvania; Albeit, of
New Jersey; Bulkeley, Of Connecticut;
Russell, of Massachusetts, and Brown,
of Maryland. The reception commit
tee held the fort in box N, and bad as
neighbors Cows. Flower, Of New York;
Holt, of North Carolina, and Brown, of
Rhode Island. Ex-President Hayes
was assigned 20 box s.
After the reception considerable t;mo
was occupied by Che managers in ar
ranging the floor for the opening quad.
rifle, and it was after IL o'clock hen
the strains of the cornet, violin aud
harp summoned the devotees Of tho
terpsichorean art to the center Of tho
floor to inaugurate q tripping ~
the light fantastic toe. - ..t2s~
The short menu in the big supper
rooms was served rapidly. About ! Apa'
people went under the waving canopy
to the Studebaker building, where
Al1sley walters were in service. Wine
was served without order, twenty tubs
of iced bottles being in reserve. In the
two rooms at the Auditorium hotel the
services was also good and nearly TOO
people We're accommodated at q sitting.
Admission was by ticket. In each sup
I per room mandolin orchestra was
stationed. .p - ~
= FASTEST, TIME ON RECORD.
city 81 Paris Crosses from Qaeenstown In
Five Days, Fourteen Hours and Twenty
= Four Minutes. 4si...t : -
NEw York, Oct 2o.-The log of tho
City Of Paris which arrived here early
Wednesday morning, shows the passage
from Queenstown to have been
made in days, II hours and - min
utes. the distance traversed being
2,782 miles. The days runs were AS,