The San Francisco call., 1898-06-02
BIC ]. ]. SHOW. OPENED. ]: Transmississi ssippi Exposi- .... .tion Dedicated. !. GREAT ( B 3, !. ;l CIVIC 'll' PARADE HELD I: PRESIDENT M,KINLEY TOUCHES x. THE MAGIC BUTTON. By Wire. From the Executive Man
 sion in Washington the Chief: # r.. :. Executive Sets the Ma -:s:: -s.. :. ..: ehinery Going.
 
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY TOUCHES THE MAGIC BUTTON.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

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 E OMAHA, June ,1.=--Arnid the music. of a. hundred bands, the cheers of a hum
 dred thousand people, the blast of many whistles and: the waving. of in
 nunlerabfe flags the ransmississippi : Exposition was dedicated this morning. - At 9:30 o'clock the great civic parade started on its march from the center of the city to the grounds. The National Marine Band led the splendid pageant,
 and: a hundred musical Organizations -fron:th the various States of the Middle
 West contributed: to the occasion. The parade was three miles long, consisting
 of the officers and guests of the expo
 sition in carriages, the semi military
 organizations and all the secret socie-
 ties of this and adjacent States. The special trains continued to unload their
 crowds until the railroad men esti-
 mated that at least 100000 people had arrived. These. mingled with the citi- .zens of Omaha. formed one solid pha- lanx along the route of the parade: for
 ten miles. ''
 Rev. Dr.: Nichols of St. Louis opened the exercises at the grounds with. an appeal to Him who .doeth all things weir'' ito shower his blessings on the enterprise and the people of the trans . mississippi region. c. w. Wattles, president of the exposition; Hon. John l. N ebster. of Omaha, and Hon. John
 N. Baldwin of Council Bluffs eurogized the occasion. President Mckinley then addressed the assembled multitude by E long distance telephone, touched the magic button and the. exposition was dedicated. ... # F The weather could not be more propi-
 a irxlc fNf c in E evidence. This afternoon the Marine
 Band. gave a concert at. the grounds i, and to- night pyrotechnic display on the most elaborate. scale .enlivened the :occasion...*- =.
 :. WASHINGTON, June 1:-President
 Mckinley to-day formally opened, the !. .Tratlsinississinoi and International F Exposition at Omaha, Neb., by touch ling ane electric button at 1;50 o'clock in :. the. telegraph room In the White House. A few minutes before |: o'clock the
 President sent out the following tele-
 gram of congratulation to the. presi- dent of the exposition, Mir. :Wattles:
 r Hon.: Gurdon w. Wattles, President Transunississippi and International Expo sition, Omaha, Neb: The. cordiality of
 the tnvitation extended to me to be pres
 ent at the: opening: of your: great eXpGsi- tion.:fs grea y. appreciated" and. I most deeply regret that public duties prevent me from leaving fhe capital: at this time. .: The events of the nlernora ble half-cen- tury which: the TranSmississippi and 1n- ternationaT' Exposition commemorates are interwoyen with. the history of the whole natien,: and are of: .surpassing importance: The a:FIi ightY West affords most striking . evidences of; the; srl endid achievements
 and ;possi bfltieS of @c5llr. peohle:: It Is a TnatehEess tribute to the energy and en- duranee ofsthe: pioneer. while. it's vast az r1cultlrar development. it's: progress: In
 manufactures, its: advancement in: the arts and sciences and in all departments of education and endeaYor have been in 'estima ble contributions to the civilization and wealth. of the. world. = *.: ': Nowhere have :the aneonduerable deter
 minatioh- self-relfant strength and sturdy manhood of our American: citizenship been : mora. forcibly, -illustra ted. In peace or war the men. and WQfnen. of the West have been: in the yanguard. =: =.
 E" I congratulate the TnanageInent upon it's magnificent enterprise, and assure all who
 participate in this undertaking of the .:deep. interest"which. the Government has in it's sucCess.*. ':~: .:*; ::
 F ;..51 ..- '.; ...: =: WILLIAM *M.KINLEY :. The" ceremonies at the White House
 were: brief. and conducted: with :littie foruiality.. The: members of the Ne
 braska: de1ega ton in. Congress-: accom- : panied by the ladies of: their families,
 assembled. at the White House and
 were presented to the President by Representative Mercer. Some difficulty was encountered in. getting clear wire .to Omaha, but at 1:50 o'clock every thing: was in readiness, and the .Presi- dent, :: stepping to the instrument,
 pressed the button which set in motion the exposition machinery: about 1500 Ges d wa VI.