St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-11
ST.PAuL CELEBRATION
The Historical, Society Maps
Out the Columbian Gel
ebration.
Some Of the People Expected
to Take Part in the Great
Festival.
laundering Gordon Will De-
liver a Poem Written for
the Event.
Assistant Attorney General
Childs Will Make the
o. Grafton.

DOWL III Tile UdSeIilouG VI tHc sSldlc
capitol among musty tones, in front of
the great arm chair in which George
Washington sat when he wrote his first
message to congress. and among relics
more than 400 years ~o4d-surroundings
mysterious and creepy-sat the State
Historical society last evening putting
the finishing touches on the programme
for the celebration of the 400th ami
versary of the discovery of America by
Columbus. The committee of arrange
ments was composed of Judge Flandrau.
Col. Clough andyH.sS. Falrchild. And
as their final report was read by
Fletcher Williams one could imagine
that the curtew, bell in the glass show
case standing in a remote recess might
peel out again the notes it had not
sounded since the days of Queen ISa-
bella; or that, the.1battle axe, which
came from the tower of London. might
drip again with blood, A strange sense
of other days and thoughts and impulses
filled the room. -,ar...,.
The anniversary is Oct. 81, and the
celebration exercises are 10 be held in
the hall of. representatives, beginning
at ii a. m.,-- 49,
1t is the celebration of one of the
most noted events in the history of the
world by an American historical society,
and the affair is to be in harmony with
that idea throughout. Over 500 invita-
tons have been sent out over the state.
And those expected to be present are +:
Members of all the university classes,
the state, county and city officials;
heads of the state institutions. the
entire faculties of all the colleges in the
state, the editors Of the leading jour
nails, prominent professional persons,
pioneers and old settlers, donors of not
able gifts, prominent citizens of the
Twin Cities, IA few eminent authors and
public. men, and societies which eX-
tended courtesies to the state historical
SGciety. -
A good orchestra will be in attend
aRce. III. l.. Gordon, of Minneapolis,
will read an original poem on the dis
covery of America. And Hon. HI. w.
Childs, assistant attorney general, will
deliver the Grafton.
Gov. Ramsey, president of the hiStor-
zeal society, sat i'll the chair last even
ing, and when the report OF the commit
tee was settled, he called on other bust
ness.
The society has for some time dis
cusSed the matter of securing the Sib-
ley papers. These embrace the history
of ST. Paul, Mendoza, Minneapolis,
and other matters of interest dating
back to 1925. Last evening it was pro-
posed 10 bring the matter to head, and
SO Charles E. Mayo moved that COM
mittee of three be appointed to procure
the papers. The motion prevailed, and
the chair appointed as such coinmittee
MessrS. Upham. Ludden and Greenleaf
Clarke. -. - =
The committee which was; appointed
to consider the matter of procuring the
Prescott manuscript, reported i'll, favor
of purchasing it. Prescott was a prom
inent fur trader who made his appear
afce in this region away back ip, 1919.
The manuscript is a we'll written
account of life in this region from his
first appearance up to the time ne was
mastered by the Indians Ill 1862. r. =
Fletcher Williams reported that he
had purchased the HaZen MooerS diary
of his life. MOoerS came to this, part of
Minnesota in 1928, and lived here until
he died in 1873. He was very prOmi-
nent, not only as afur trader, but gener-
ally DIS citizen. Mr. Williams also re-
ported that the seventh volume of the
Brewer book would soon be out. This,
it will be remembered, is REPUTATION OF
the claim made by GlaZler that Lake
Itasca is not the source of the Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. Upham stated that he had pro-
cured the diary of Moses Titus, who, i'll
the very early days. walked from Itch
field, Conn.,, to Minnesota, and settled
near ShakOpee.
But perhaps the most interesting
thing brought into the library for long
time are thirteen volumes of congress
sional journals, running from 1901 to
1913, inclusive. These journals were
the property of Benjamin .Tallmadge,
ALI officer in the Revolutionary war, and
came into his possession while he served
in congress. On each page of the thir-
teen volumes is the autograph of Mr..
Tallmadge. These books Mr.. Williams
has just procured through the agency
of parties down East.