Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-09
A BIG Day IN CHICAGO
President Mckinley Lays Corner
Stone on the New fostofice
Building Today.
Vast Multitude and Many Distin.
guishsd Feorle Take Part in
aud Witness Ceremony.
Mili,arv and C.y.c Parade Reviewed
by City's Guests and lhrongs
of eople.

/ W WY OuOSL6 duu luIUuS0
of ! euple.
| Chicago. Oct. 9.-Surrounaed by the
men who guide the diplomatic relations
of three governments and in the pres
ence of many thousands of spectators.
Mckinley today formally laid the cor
ner stone of the new federal building in
IChicago.
The event was the crowning feature
of weeks celebration, marking the
annual observance of the great Chicago
fire anniversary. Long before the hour
set for the ceremonies the streets sur
rounding the block on which the new
building will stand We're packed fror
lcurb to curb with pushing, jostlinp
people. anxious to get glimpse of the
nations president AMI the distin-
guished visitors from other countries.
Every window in the gaily decorated
sky scrapers surrounding the bull Ing
were occupied. On the steel girders os
the federal building itself hundreds
were perched and the stands which oc
lcupied the available adjacent space
we're packed.
| Shortly before 10 roar OF cheers
from down Jackson boulevard an
nounced the coming OF Mckinley an
iparty. With considerable difficulty the
cavalry and police forming the presi-
dents escort cleared space for the
,carriages to pass. The applaus. was
terrific and continuous. a perfect
! hurricane of cheers greeted the presi-
dent as he was escorted to the dias at
the side of which the corner stone was
suspended ready for the ceremonies.
Juoge Christian C.. Kohsaat. chair
man of the committee on ceremonies
introduced Secretary of the Treasury
! Lyman j. Gage as presiding officer 70
The corner stone exercises. The score
tary was warmly cheered as he stepped
/ forward.
SECRETARY GAGE SPEAKS.
/ Secretary Gage said In part:
The long history of human society
is best known to US by the monuments
the passing generations left behind
them. These monuments, whether In
sAiS Aosaii VI q tttIIpit OF Il pyta
lcord for us the stage of art and me-
hanicai Knowledge enjoyed by the
people by whom they were builded. The
temple may be a ruin. the tribe or peo-
pie who worshiped therein may have
disappeared from written history, but
their works remain as silent yet elo-
! lluent witnesses of their ideals and
E.hcir aspirations.
ba cria al,
the remote past. to the occdent, palpi-
Itating with the activities OF the present
! lcivilzation, the way is marked with.
j cvidecces of man as IL monument build
Ter. that society by an instinct always
Iexisting. seeks to immortalize itself by
,embodying its best thoughts in endur-
ling form. In accord with this inner law.
written by the Creator in the heart of
man. we are here today to lay the cor
!ner stone of the temple to Others
i Iouilded by the nation. Designed to
serve the present needs of the civic
state. it will nevertheless be witness
to the future of the best conceptions of
! A free people living in this western land
In the closing years of the nineteenth
century The moment is full of aspir-
ing thoughts. The city we love is to
siilave z temple worthy of her greatness.
The nation we love is 70 fittingly ex-
lpress her best conception of art made to
serve utility
i Gage then introduced Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith, who
was greeted with much applause.
4 SMITHS ADDRESS.
Postmaster General Smith said In
part:
This ceremonial led by the president
of the republic and an imposing pres
ence of distinguished national repre-
lsentatives and foreign dignitaries
land this great multitude of
icitizens, is fitly associated with
Chicago day. The stately struc-
Iture whose corner stone is now laid
|symbolizes in large sense the dignity
land power OF the United States. But in
a direct ard practical sense it repre-
sents the business life and activity of
IChicago. 1t is the nations visible seal
land stamp upon the commercial rank
land Importance of this splendid city"
The speaker then rapidly skstched the
marvellous material development of the
country in the past thirty years, pre-.
dicted its continuance and argued the
Necessity of commercial expansions; the
duty of spreading the principles of lib
erty wherever the flag floats, and de-
clared: "Our inspiring past is proph-
Iecy of our glorious future. =
CORNER STONE LAID.
The actual ceremony of laying the
corner stone then occurred. Mckinley
introduced by Gage. stepped forwal
and received trowel from the hands
of Architect Henry Ives Cobb, and tn
lcrowd burst into another roar of cheer
ling while the bands played THE Sta
.Spangied Banner The presiden.
Istepped to the side of the uplifted block
of Illinois limestone. and taking
1 tiowel of mortar from board. threw
At upon the base. The president the
pronounced the stone set and resumed
his seat as the workmen settled tn
stone into place.
1 Senator William e. Mason was next
introduced and made brief address in
behalf of the city. The presidsntla
party then proceeded to the Unio.
/ League Club for luncheon.
THE PARADE.
i The military. naval and civic parade
this afternoon was reviewed by McISin-
ley. DON Ignacio Mariscal minister of
u lforofgnsg a affaJru for Neyfco Dra,,~tar