Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-08-03
Rock agency the guest Of Judge Fran
els Of this district.

ouuSeL COX, WHO made Duluth IA
nous by his speech in congress, found
the Sheridan house a welcome place
and Congressman Springer, who as
sisted so much in securing for North
Dakota all her rights at the time of
statehood, was greeted by scores of
friends in the Sheridan parlors when
he visited the city.
These are only a few of the thou
sands of distinguished people who
have been the guests. of the Sheridan
only a few that now come to the at
tention of the Tribune.
LAYING OF CORNER STONE, OF
CAPITOL.
In 1883, upon the occasion of the
laying of the corner stone of the capi-
toll building of Dakota, the Sheridan
house entertained the greatest and
most unique gathering of statesmen
and celebrities ever assembled in this
country. This may seem like an ex-
travagant statement but where on
earth did such distinguished people as
the following ever assemble before or
since that event of Sept. 5, 1883. when
the Willard excursion of v trains
filled with the greatest men of the new
world met the Rufus Hatch excursion
OF foreign statesmen and nabobs? Let
us consider the type of men who par
tlclpated in the placing in position
the corner stone Of North Dakota's
capitol. Here are a few names ONLY
OF the thousands who We're here. There
were several trains of Pullman
coaches, President Henry Willard of
the Northern Pacific being personally
In charge, assisted by other railroad
officials:
Hon. H. NJ. Teller, and Hon. B. H.
Brewster, cabinet officers, Washington.
D. c.
Foreign ministers from Washing
ton: Hon. L. Sackville West, British
minister, daughter and maid; Count
Lippe-Weissenfield, charge d'affaires Of
Austria-Hungary; Count Carl Steen
Anderson de Bile, Danish legation:
Count de Bildt, charge d'affaires of
Norway and Sweden; Baron Won
Eisendecher, Imperial German min
lister.
Gen. U. S. Grant.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts, New York.
Hon. Walker Blaine, Washington.
Hon. Carter Harrison, MAYOR of Chi
cago.
Hon. A a. Ames, mayor of Mime
apolis.
P. R. R.
Hon. VIM. A. Armstrong, commits
sioner of railroads, Washington.
Rev. W. A. Bartlett, Washington,
Richard B%artholdt, New York Stats
Zeitung.
James Beeks, Chicago Times.
Hon. j. B. Beck, U. S. senator from
Kentucky.
Hon. John Bigelow, Highland Falls,
N. Y.
Hon. Frederick Billings, Woodstock,
Vt.
Baron O Bleichroder, Germany.
Ben. H. V. Boynton, Cincinnati Com
mercial.
H. l.. Bridgman, Frank Leslie's
Weekly.
Noah Brooks, New York Times.
Col. Burroughs, Chicago.
Hon. Angus Cameron, u. S. senator,
Lacrosse, Wis.
L. II. Garfield, Burlington, VT.
Gen. G. w. Cass, New York and C.
w. Cass, same city.
Hon. l.. B. Caswell, CONGRESSMAN
from Wisconsin.
Hon. G. X. Chase and H. D. Chase.
New York.
B. P. Cheney, Boston.
Herman Clark, New York.
w. P. Clough, st. Paul.
f. H. Cook, Of Cook & Sons, tourist
agents, New York.
Joel Cook, London Times.
c. l.. Colby, president Wisconsin
Central Ry.
w. w. Coleman, Milwaukee Herald.
d. c.. Corbin, of Corbin Banking Co..
New York.
E. NJ. Corson, NJ. c., Norristown.
Pa.
Hon. George L. Converse, M. c..
Columbus, O.
Hon. J.. Schuyler Crosby, governor
of Montana.
Hon. A. G. Curtin, M. c., Bellefonte,
Pa.
Hon. John Davis, assistant secretary
of state, Washington.
Hon. E. NJ. Dawson, interior depart-
ment, Washington.
Hon. Peter V. Deuster, M. c., Mil
Waukee.
Hon. R. A. Elmer, second assistant
postmaster, Washington.
Hon. Walter Evans, commissioner
OF internal revenue, Washington.
Gen. Charles Fairchild, Boston.
Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Madison.
Wis.
H. F. Farney. artist, Century Maya
zine.
August Feigel, Imperial German
consul general, New York.
Marshall Field, Chicago.
Hon. Loren Fletcher, Minneapolis.
Hon. Henry French, assistant secre-
tary treasury department, Washing
ton.
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