Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-05-13
In the Grounds.


in the journey from the starting point
and the triumphant entry into the
great white city was now in order. AS
the head of the column emerged from
plaisance it was met by
of the Columbian guard,
by Colonel Rice and his
staff, and who from this point took the
right of line. Slowly the procession
moved around the women's building.
then south again past the horticultural
building and the lagoon encompassing
the wooded island, on past the choral
hall and the beautiful structure de-
voted to mines and mining. Here it
veered to the east and described II zig
gag course TO the west door of the ad-
ministration building. Two platoons
of cavalry had meanwhile drawn up
between this structure and the
terminal station and between
these passed the guests as they all
alighted from their carriages. Again
the procession reformed and now
emerging from the eastern entrance
moved toward the platform from which
informal ceremonies were to be con-
Quoted.
1t was an inspiring scene that met
the vision of the chief executive of the
nation as ne was escorted to his seat.
Before him was such throng as he
had never faced before.
This was the order in which the
guests were seated on the presidential
platform. In the center President
Cleveland, to his right Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson, Secretary of State
Gresham, Secretary Of the Treasury
Carlisle, Secretary of the Navy Her.
bert, Secretary OF the Interior Smith,
Secretary of Agriculture Morton, the
duke of Veragua. The duchess of Ver-
aqua, Marquis de Barboles, Christobel
Colon, Auilera, Pedro Colony Be
ranado and on the left Ambassador
Thomas +. Bayard, Lambert Tree,
Major General Miles, Admiral Cher
ardi, Governor Altgeld, Mayor Har-
rison, Director General Davis, Director
of Works Burnham, President Palmer,
President Higinbotham, Lyman e..
Gage, William L. Baker, Vice Presi-
dent Waller, of the commission; Vice
President Peek, of the directory, and
Mrs. Potter Palmer, president of the
board of lady managers
Elbowing the ducal party on the
right were the members of the board
of directors, and the chiefs of the de-
partments and beyond these again the
representatives of state boards and tho
auxiliary congresses. Keeping COM
pany on the left with the generals and
admirals were the governors of the
states and members Of the United States
senate and house of representatives,
beyond these again the. national oom-
missioners and the board of lady man.
ayers. The Chicago aldermen occupied
the space that would have been re-
served for the Justices of the supreme
court had the members of that august
tribunal found it convenient to dignity
the occasion by their presence. While
back OF all was a motley asssmblage of
county commissioners. members OF edu-
cational and park boards, and finally
as fringe to all, the senate and
assembly OF the legislature of Illinois.
In the space assigned TO celebrities
from foreign countries a remarkable
group attracted general attention. One
was medium sized man. with swarthy
complexion, piercing black eyes and
high cheek bones. This was genuine
A|oob Dbuo oQ Anna, WHO
ccupie tho distinguished position of
secretary of state for the sultan OF
Johore, on the Malay peninsula. Near
by, clad In long black robes, their
heads surmounted by curiously shaped
black hats, were Ye Chayun, Jeung
Kiung Won. and vi Shing Su, the royal
commissioners from Corea; talking earn
estly with one Of these was CBsar Con
dra. envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the republic of
Paraguay, and towering over the
slight form of tho latter his excellency,
Prince de Gloukhovskoy, chamberlain
to his majesty, the cxar, and general
imperial commissioner of Russia.
Baron Fava, Italy's minister plehipo-
tentiary stood at q distance with the
Marquis dc Rudini
Representing the dominion was mo-
table group, comprising the acting pre-
mier.r Mckenzie, Minister of Public
Works Quinet, and Minister Of Agricul-
ture A. B. Anglers In the center Of
tho group Of lady managers were the
Princess Maria ShschovskaY, maid Of