The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-22


whose limits lightning was first piucked from
heaven AT ths VIII of man; where the expan.
slye power OF steam was first compelled TO
transport mankind and merchandise over the
waterways of the world; where the Implements
oi agriculture and handierait have been so per-
fec;ed TO tighten the burdens Of toll and
where the subtle forces of nature, acting
through the telegraph and telephone, are daily
startling the world by victories oyer matter
when, In the days OF Columbus. might have
been recaonei among miracles We can safely
predict, however, thst those who will come
from the near and distant regions OF our coun-
try Will themselves MAKE part Of n national ex-
hibt We shall have descen tants of the ROYAL
cavalry of Virginia; OF the Pilgrim Fathers OF
New Eng and; of the sturdy Hoianders who,
In 1924. bought the - go acres of land on Nam
hsttan island for s4, Of the aiherents OF the
old Christian faith who found a resting place
In Baltimore; OF the Quaker and Pslstine
Germans. " no settled in fenhsylvania aud New
Jersey: o. Huguenots, VITO fed from the revoca
ton OF the let of Nantes; of the banks of the
Hudson in The North and those OF the Cooper
aud Ashley rivers in the south: OF the refugees
81 Salisbury troopers in Georgia, and of Charles
Edwart's Highlanders in North Carolina With
them also We shall have in person their sons
thousands of Other. from many climates who.
in moderate fortunes have Joined their future
20 that Of tho great republic, who. with
siuewy arms. have opened cur waterways ami
builded our iron highways. We trust that from
the land beyond the seas many will come 10 en-
gage IN frRtsrna a. conn ettiou or point us TO moro
excellent standards III they shall find that in
our products TO excite admiration we shall wei
come them 10 the atmosphere Of ths New
World. where some Of the beat efforts have been
made In the cause of freedom aud progress oy
Wash ngtoD. Franklin, Lafayette, Aga>six
Lincoln, Grant, Bolivar, luArex, Toussaiut
Fulton, Morse and Edison.
The speaker then sketohed the progress OF the
New " ORD since that time anu closed as fol-
lows:
In the name Of the government OF the United
State, ! hereby dedicate these buildings and
their sppurtenances. intended by the congress
Of the United e.atcs Tor the use OF the Worlds
Columbian exposition, To the worlds pr ogress
in art, ia science, IN agriculture aud man uiaCt
ureo. delicate them 10 humanity. God save
the United States OF America.
A. thu vice president closed and uttered the
dsdicatory words The members al the diplomatic
corps arose simultaneously IL their eet In grace
tul approval OF his sentiment; and the example
deicatclS set ~ The foreign nations was iu-
stautly followed by al the thousands OF thou
eaa1s assembled beneath the vast root The
Haiielu5ah chorus which followed added to
the so.emuitv of the scene Then Henry Wat.
tefson alvaueei ana delivered he formal de1i-
catory Grafton, ~ follows:
Among the woudeys of creative and cor st-uct.
i've genius in course 81 prepa alton tor this fest
val OF oati"p~. whose formal and ofHc!al n4ueu-
ration brought Us together w.U presently be
Witnessed on the msrgta q; the iuter-ocsan
" ca 2 yes 10 tlis noble and beautiful r!tv thu
character and rank of a maritime metropolis
So, tasofiuEl, " herein Columbian euiC " /
( te told wlta realistic effects SURPRISING the
most go euilt ana Impressive Achievements of
} tho mo- ieru stage. No one who has had In.
god fortune - seS the models of tnis * IA
orI nary wcss % art can Iat 10 e vi hv the
! Cr-cG htNh 81 en- tUilCs az tNe ANTIQUE ia nl--
| Try AMI tue current !a ilie aaI tGoUEat rs. &c.
u-tu: ~ tho weird NleuCICAut fa.utIUr
Nppa t1r li.lstIe Oh. ss-Eta Eablda. 4 traces Z, =
s{rl age StNeNtuF.s tf the ttv1oVse seer from the
yoya. lsgni,o s san be o. The sunny coat. o.! ta
! i es eos l.rCi Through the weary watches II
| eaG.,.a H.ght. 81 use sentinel stars seemed sex
! q norA, bu1 Lot 80 sul1e, through th- tfaek.