The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-10-22
TRIBUTE TO COLUMBUS
Dedication Of the Worlds Fair at Chi.
Caso Yesterday.
PAGEANTRY AND ORATORY
One OF the Greatest Events In the
History of the Windy
City - Scenes of
Spiendor.

hundred thousand people tho echoes OF
the largest chorus assembled in tho his
tory of modern times, under arches the
largest ever constructed in the history Of
architecture, the Worlds Columbian ex-
position was formally dedicated to-day in
the great hall of manufactures and liberal
arts by the dignitaries Of the nation. The
event was one well designed to inspire,
the locality, marking as it did, tho first
International exposition TO be participa-
ted in by every civilized nation of the
globe. The occasion was equally signifl-
cant in being devoid of that pomp and pa.
geantry which have characterized worlds
fairs of monarchial Europe.
The inaugural ceremonies to-day were q
triumph to republican institutions. a tri-
umph greater than all the glorics of war.
To the parent republic of the Western
hemisphere had been reserved the dis
tinction of SO winning the good will and
admiration of all the world that kings,
cmperors czars, sultans, mikadoes, khans
and shahs have each extended the hand
OF International fellowship to the Ameri-
can people and crown with their benedic-
tion and approval the exposition TO he
held under the patronage of the republic.
As the discovery Of Columbus marks an
| epoch in the worlds knowledge, the occa-
sion of to-day marks an epoch In tho
worlds civilization. II means petty jcal-
o,isies of the past have been put away by
the enlightened nations of the earth and
rclcgated to the ages that have gone. That
upon neutral ground nations. like men.
can assemble In fraternal greeting and
recognize that bond of common humanity
that makes brothers of us all. The fierce
rivalry of arms has given place TO friendly
competition of commerce. Selfish greed
for power has given way to thirst for en-
lighfenment, to q desire for material intel
lcctual development. The old world is no
longer impatient Of the progress Of the
new. With bowed heads the diplomatic
representatives of the crowned rulers of
the old world to-day gave attentive audi
cnce to the ceremonies and voiced no dis
sent when the orators of the hour reviewed
the glory of republican institutions and
indicated that the greater progress lay in
government, by the many.
But more eloquent event than the sill.
ver-tongued orators of the day In attestinR
the grandeur of the republic was the mod
est spectacle of the greatest International
| exposition of the age ushered into being.
not by command of the crowned heads of
hereditary authority, but by the acclaim
| of hundred thousand freemcn, each
man the peer Of his fellow and each hav.
ing q sovereign invested with tho rights Of
| the republic.
The scene presented by the vast gather
| ing in the dedication building was one
never to be forgotten. To many il was
without precedent. Everything was on
the order of superlativc. The dedication
hall was the largest structure ever erected
and in il was gathered the largest crowd
ever assembled beneath single roof.
In the audience were proba bly, more dis
tinguished Americans than ever have
been seen together on any commemora-
tive occasion In the history OF the repub-
lie. Learned jurists from the bench. cab
met officers, governors of the states, sem
ators, congressman, admirals and gen.
erals with all the rcgalia of their author
| ity, cardinals with their insignia of apos-
| tolic faith. scientists who are fast
wrestling from nature the problems of this
/ age. all these gathered here to-day to do
honor to the great silent student of four
hundred years ago, who i'm his way was a
pioneer of them all, who led the van of
human thought and manly daring and
gave to the world new continent and to
history an imperishable reverence for
Christopher Columbus. This was the
name on every lip, In every ode, and the
song that crowned every performance
that found uttcrance i'm the opening praise
and was softly breathed in the closing
benediction. All did him honor and tho
time that ripens and mcllows the grati-
tude of nations after four hundred years
gives the greatest homage to his memor,
| and name.
A seven Grecian villages claim to he
the birthplace of Homer. after he had
begged his bread throughout their streets
and moldered into dust. SD art and science,
invention and religion all We'd to-day In
claiming Columbus as their own.
At 4 o'clock this morning the cannon
out I'm the darkness on the Lake front and
the park were set booming. That was the
way that notables in the nearby hotels
were awakened to the fact that the day oi
dedication had been born. II was moving
toward daylight and they were up and do
ing that they should help to make IL heavy
In history. As the dawn broke the skies
cleared and the sun broke bright and red
over the eastern lake horizon. bringing
assurance that the assembled thousands
should see and hear and shout and &C
away unsoakcd. Business houses were
closed and everybody was afoot early &c
participate In the exercises. Hours
before the time for them TO be
gin the lines OF the pilgrim.
of the magnificent "Criy Of White
palaces at Jerome park began to wend
their way. There we're 5000 chairs in the
great Manufacturers hall and tickets
were issued to many thousands more for
admission to the park. but the great mass