Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-09

The Program Today
Chicago. oct. p.-prcst Mo!;lnicys
time card Tor today. Chicago day, was
uu foiluwsi
ga. m.-Rcecptlon OF Mexican delcga-
tion.
g.i5 q. m.-Rccep,lon OF Canadian
delegation.
$50 a m.-Lcft Auditorium annex for
cornerstone site.
10 a. m.-Ccrcmonlcs at Federal build
ing
iit5 a. m.-Luncheon at Union
League club.
1880 p. m.-Lcft Union League club 10
lakc position In military naval aud
1880 D.. m.-Rcached Union League
CLUB stand 20 review parade.
- =. m.-Fcdcrai banquet at the Au-
ditorlum.
$3.50 >. m.-Review OF all nations par.
ndc
Chicago, oct. surrounded By men
who guide the diplomatic relations 81
three governments and the presence %
Thousands or spectators. President VIII
liam Mckinley today formally laid Che
cornerstone OF the magnificent new
Federal building Of Chicago. The event
was the GROWING feature Of the weeks
celebration marking the annual OBJ
servancc Of Chicago day.
Long before the hour set Tor the
ceremonies the streets surrounding the
block In which the steel skeleton Of the
new building stands were packed from
curb to curb with ion,llng people anN-
iouN 20 get q glimpse o. the nations
President ana the disunEuishtd viHitora
from other countries. while every win
dow IN the gnily decorated akyucraporu
surrounding the Federal building was
taken advantage o. Even on the steel
glrdcrs II the Federal building Itself
were pcrched hundreds OF vonturrsouie
curiosity seekers. In the angle formed
by the south ana west wings OF the
Federal building at jackson boulevard
and Dearborn street. ana Ia front 81
the Union League club building re-
| viewing stands had been erected Tot
/ the accommodation Of the DISTINGUISHED
visitors. including Vice President
/ MarisCnl and party Of Mexico. Premier
/ Laurier of Canada, and other notnbles
/ OF that country members uf President
| MciNnley's cabinet and the diplomatic
/ corps at Washington, senators and cou-
grcssmcn; and when President Mchiu-
l ley threw the first truwcl of mortar un-
! der the upllftcd block uf stone, and pro-
/ hNNllNHM INC NNi ANNN "ANNlN NNNH NANN NA WV
| most notable gatherings over Ia CHI
/ caHu looked on.
shortly before 10 o'clock roar Of
] Ch=arluHa from down jackson H0ulc-
! ward announced the coming " Prcsi-
] dent Mckinley and MS party. II was
| with considerable difficulty that the
| troops Of cavalry and the police form
| Ing the Presidents escort could clear
a space wide enough for the carriages
containing the President and mrmhcrn
| % his cabinet and other guests 20 pass,
! and as the carriages slowly made their
way W the boulevard toward the fed
crnl building, the applause became ter
/ rluc and continuous,
The President frequently dofcd hls
| hat Ia response ~ the entrance uf the
Union League club the President and
! the members or his party alightcd aud
after brief reception were escorted
! across Jackson Boulevard TO the plat
| form In front OF the federal building.
A perfect hurricane ~ cheers greeted
| tho prcsldont as hc WAS cacurtc1 90 tho
! dais at the side 81 which tho corner
| stone was suspended ready Tor the ccrr-
| muny. The President warmly greeted
| the officials. then turned and bowed 10
| the group uf hrawuy armed wcrkmcn,
| who were 10 complete tho laying u the
! corner stone.
man ~ the committee on ccrcmonios.
! introduced Secretary OF the Treasury
| Lyman J. Gage ua PRECEDING officer for
| the cornerstone exercises. The arCrr-
tary was warmly chcercd as he stepped
forward. lie said In part:
"rhc moment II full % Inspiring
| thoughta Eloquent words walt Tor the
| orator To utter them. II such words
! could be mine lt would not be my priv
ilcge tu speak them. Restrained by
official duty 1 cannot even voice my
| avn emotions, excited as they are by
the remembrance that for more than
forty years this spot, 10 be houurcd by
the genius uf tho architect and tho HklIl
"a the artisan has been as familiar Co
me na has been my daily ilfe. The city
We love ~ Co have temple worthy Of
her greatness, The nation We love o. 90
nttingly express on this spot hcr best
| conception 20 art made 10 serve utility
| Al Inc concluFi1n OF Secretary Cage
brief address, Rev, Frank W Gun
alulus asked a blessing ON the crre'
/ monY.
naater-General smith. who was nlal
| greeted with applause. He said
| '"Tho development of The country
within "a period 81 thirty years, on all
| ia material ddcn seems like such
stun Hs drenma uro made or To 1870
thc total rccplpts OF tho postal service
| turts fllgls $50 This year wH Hhnll
spend glOl. 900 900. and our receipts VIII
De- fAaUUDOul while our population
not counung the new pnsrraaiona, has
doubled. tho postal business has mul'
upliod nearly nyc-fold. The figures Ia
other rcalma tell tho same Jabulou,
story. Since 1870 the distributed wealth
VI the country has Increased from sli,'
COO. 900 900 60 over $4,000, 10000 TIL,
| uueNampled gain o. widely dlnuecd
The sayinga banks furnish a direct
teat. Tho number OF their deposiior