The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-01

was that wonder of architecture,
the gigantic Manu- ac'ures huild
ing, wlth the Electricity huilding
for its veighbor, aud OF he otler
SIDE the Agricultural tuildi. and
Mae inery Hall. in the distance
could be seen The placid bosom of
Lake Michigan. The president wa
escorted TO seat on the front cen.
ter of tie pla firm. Above al d
behind him were st,tioned tie
orchestra, to his right the members
OF the press, aud Immediately be.
hind and on his left, the dlsti
guishei guests These inolud 20.
besides the d teal party, the worlds
FAR commissioners from foreign
counties, members Of the house
anC senate, members of the diplo-
matte corp. national commission
ers and lady managers, represer Ia.
tlVes the state boards, and 9TH
ers 10 to al of over two thou
SO q. The app'a ance Cf The
PRESIDENT \ ice President Steve,
son. lhe Duke, AID the other dis-
tin lulebed guests was greeted With
a shout from every throat that con :
b ned into deadsning dir ard The
cheers were repeated a. ain and
g in as one vel known fac after
another appeared in view. The en-
tbusiasm was sill at ITS height
when the chorus and orchestra
broke forth with America, a signal
Of the inauguration of tie opening
ceremonies. When the music had
died away the blind chaplain Of the
United S ates sena'e, II w. II
Nj lburn. - d was led TO the
front of the platform. Every hea
was bowed and many barred while
he delivered a fervent invocation
asking the blessing of the Am Oh y
upon the enterprise. Next on the
programme was the poem written
by W a Croffutt, wellknown
journalist Of the national capita
and entitled the Prophecy ano
which was read with telling etfe,t
by Miss Jessie Couthai Of this city
O1ce again the music was borne
upon the air. This time it was thu
inspiring strains of Bethovens
"ln Praise of G od" The ldIes,
of Director Genera Davis was b.ie.
and to the point. The presentation
of President Cleve' and was tn
signal for still another out
hulst of cheering, AID it wa
several minutes bafore quiet wa
sufficiently restored to enable lir
. to commence his address. He wa
frequently interruptd with al
plause, and when, in closing, h
pressed his finger upon the electri
button, the signal for the s,artin
of the machinery in the Machiner
Building, the scene was indescrlt
able Men, women and childre
. shouted and yelled at the top G
their voices, the steam whistles c
q the launches on the Lagoon wer
1 given fun play, hats, haudk erchiefl
4 canes and umbrellas were wave
D.. and shaken, and cannon boone
, with terrific fleet. At the COZ
e clusion of the exercises PresldeI
r Cleveland was escorted to the Mar
f nfactures Building, and receive
| the commissioners of foreie
!. nations in the American section
lie will leave for Washil gton t
/ night. The Duke of Neragaa an
e party were escorted through sever
n of the buildings during the ate
G noon. After the exercises wei
J. over the immense throng of spect
& tors scattered over the grounds an
J. through the buildings. Tonigl
& the display of lights will be star
d lingly beautiful. The Women
r Building was formally dedicate
J. this afternoon, the programme cor
d prising revocation and an anthe
i by choir of women, acd an a
1t dress by Mrs. Potter Palmer an
"a pronouncing of bene1iction !
re L.dy Somerset.
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