The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-10

carried IL across the street and put 1t in place
Wills the preliminaries were being. per
formed the President held an impro raaa re- re
ception on the dais and the CROWD crhnheu t Us
neck an missed not q motion. The Rev. Or.
Frank W. Gunsaulus offered the opening inyo-
cation. Judge Kohlsaat spoke next ana intro
duoed Secretary OF tho Treasury Lyman ).
Afhe long history OF human society is best
asnsrations have lett behind them. These
monume nts whether in form OF tsmp,e or pyra-
whom they were buiided. The temple may
be ruin ths have Of from
written history but their works stlll presetSeG.
remain a. silent s9fm%n' witnesses OIL ''0r
''sf' IL IN accord With this inner law. written
by the Creator In the heart OF man that We are
stone o ' Of ths temple to be here buiided by the
nation The city we love is to have here a
nation we love is to tingiy express MS
spot here its conception Of art made t. serve
o osT1 20 a and prd The he
tr os Fl SHS tS S ts to the noble odcs
THE head OF that great postal department o.
Il. tn. '.n here and II g .v sasa
EmeTy Smith, Postmaster General of the
Postnsster General Charles E%qry 8 Smith H,h
th:n followed ossa forth
He said In his address:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SMITHS ADDRESS.
After giving statistics illustrative OF the mar
sSrtT o hsd Ss to
garding the country's future commercially and
rs It expected that the marvellous devel;
material appliances and forces Of the pap,stt
Are We heneeforth to mark time instead OF
marching forwsrdf Ia our growing commerce
Is the the opening door ' Of wider field, and en-.
lsrgsd activity within, the broken walls OF the
Orient to be unrecoRniZed and unused2 Amer
ican valor and hsroism have never touched
sublimer heights nor shed brighter lustre on
he SeS Of Sas and he
hbre OF American purpose UNEQUAL to the
full triumphs at home and abroad are to blind
cd 70 perceive that the waiting opportunity
our commercial expansion?
chiefly Of material development. Splendid as
4 Ia. been ,n in it's colossal Rs proportion, the
position and its am bod ment OF the principles
OF liberty, IT, To that standard it can never ee
ten timss eress as that wS S it's
ing stars first shed their Joyous beams. Its
benenesnt rule has been extended from time
freedom. progress and enlightenment 70
under its protecting folds It 1. the same dag
to-day that it has Always ueen. but with added
spsct throughout the world. 1t has the same
import and the same virtue 1t lilies every
wtSn the limits u Of %nq soyeTesntg WSas
citizen Of the Republic shall 80 impuEn tho
honor Of his country and the integrity of her
institutions as to proclaim before the world
that her sceptre. extended over rude and re-
mote peoples means wrong and oppression and
his own blood as to declare that the American
people will either fater in the, duty Of their
Upon tho cornerstone aid here to-day will
rise the symmetrical and harmonious proper
the authority Of the Government and become
the pride Of n" ETY. And 50 upon thH corner;
this day. like those who have gone before US Is.
are rearing tho noble superstructure which.
whether it arches the continent or spans the
pies OF law aud liberty"
The Formally OF asking IL the stone was
contents placed in tho stone came next. after
which Secretary Gage introduced President
Mckinley who he said would lay tho corner
Up to this time President Mckinley had sat
had shone fuii ana warm on his uncovered
heal A. Mr. Gage mentioned tho Prss,dsnt
the pstopm to the edge OF
Architect Cobb handed the trowe, a plain
to NE * Tseh AND was sm b:
stopped slightly and cast the, mortar under the
stone band stationed high up on the grand
President then walk Ell back to his seat and the
derrick men let the stone down into its soft
bed while cheer upon cheer went up from
stsss, Gvgs then pnsd
addressed the great crowd. At the conclusion
OF Senator Mason's address Secretary Gage
snnounceS the formal laying q the corner,
Of the windlass AS the, block. descended
there a,, was an impressive silence and
on city. State and nation. This was the closine
event event Of the 81 programme and the crowd was
national dignitnries from home and abroad
left ths grand stand and. under escort Of city
detectives walked west on Jackson boulevard
At 11:2O the President descended from the
a platoon Of police and followed bv his Body y,
aS ,Ss asS I Il 5ohp
ettendsnts came the me N bsrs Of the Cabinet.
az Wilfrid Laurier and the Canadian party.
party. the Governors OF States and the officers
OF the army and navy.
two BY two. between lines OF police to the eie-
Mckinley took his stand in the eastern end Of
the room ana the guests led up in demo-
Tssrs vas no formal 10 pGson but the
guest. stood about the room eating and ex:
n sns ws to the ths dS, S
guests.
.!1I33 ons til. first frs. to eS.,g tn. Presidents
former cabinet officer remained at the Presi-
dsqtS side during most Of the reception Mr..
McKiAlsy appeared tired. and whom he had
Secretary and chatted.
Chairman Conway of the Committee on Visit
Ing Governors introduced the following Govern
ors to the President: LleweIlyn Powers.
nnaines Andrew 4. hee. South Dakota |; II. A.
Ot0ro, New Mexico: DeForest Richards, Wyom
Hg: z. 7. Geer. Oregon; Cassius NJ BARNES.
Oklahoma Territory; Acting Governor Virgil t
Flortda: n o. Murphy Arizona, Lady Laurisr
and Mrs Tanner. wife OF Gov. Tanner. were
also presented to the President.
siI Wilfrid LsuTisrs Eeesption was almost as
reStiy IN front OF the Presidential party and his
tall form was one OF the most conspicuous In
the room. Expressions OF regret were heard
over the absence OF Mrs. Mckinley.
CHICAGO DAY" PARADEs.
The next public ceremonial was the Chicago
Day" parade, in which fully 10000 men par
tpclpsfed, . The line began moving At $50
Mckinley at that hour. The President
left the column as It was passing the grand
he ~.