Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-03

the president made Orief speech,
the party passed across Canal and
Rampant streets, the boundaries Of
the new city, into the old town, with
its narrow streets, its quaint gal.
leried residences, its cathedfals, old
Spanish buildings and the French
market.
Drew Up Before the cabldo.
There was striking picture when
the party drew up before the moulder-
ing cabildo, over a hundred ana fifty
years old, which is situated opposite
what is now called jackson square,
but which in the old days was the
Place dArmes, where Spanish gener-
ais formerly drilled. their soldiers.
Around the encirciing streets the bal.
comics were thronged and down in
the square was a crowd OF people.
Many races were represented, but the
foreigners were mostly French and
Italians. Those on the outer edges
Of the crowd stood with their faces
pressed against the high iron ratings
that enclose the park. Many people
were peIched in the trees. The
French tri-coior and several other
strange flags. among them the red.
white and green banner of Portugal,
were interspersed with American
flags III the decorations. Drawn up
in line before the historic old build
ing We're young cadets from the
Jesuit college. and UP the winding
stairway at the entrance of the build
ing was ranged file of the CONT
mental guards, g local organization,
in the bun and blue of the revolu-
tionary era, wearing cockades and
white crossed belts, with the ngures
"76" ON heir shining brass belt plates
AS the president alighted a squad of
the cadets blew fanfare on their
French trempets, the Louisiana field
artillery fired d salute of II guns and
the bells of the cathedral and all the
churches in the quarter pealed out
their wei coming greeting. 1t was an
inspiring moment. Up the stairway
past the continental guard, the presi-
dent and his party mounted into the
crimson-tlraped audience chamber
where the exercises took place. The
minds OF the visitors were carried
back TO the days long ago, when Span
ish kings ruled here and to that me
morable day. almost a century ago,
when the keys of the city of New
Orleans were delivered up in this
very room to Wilkinson and Clai-
borne, the American commissioners,
and French dominion over the great
Louisiana territory passed to the SOY.
ereignty OF the United States.
Alcee Fortier a distinguished Gre
ole, president of the Louisiana His
ieNttr !
events in his address to the president,
and the president, in his response,
dwelt upon their momentous bearing
upon the worlds history. 1t was
notable speech and was received with
enthusiasm by the distinguished gath
ering present. The president spoke
as follows
What the President Said.
Il rise only for the purpose of max
ing acknowledgment to the Louisi-
ana Historical association for it's cor
dial and generous welcome to this
historic place. 1t has been a great
honor to me to be received here by
the governor Of this great common.
wealth, by the chief justice and his
associates of its highest court; by the
mayor OF the city to this place,
memorable not only in American an.
mails, but memorable in the annals of
the world (Applause.) | am glad
TO stand nearby where that great
transaction took place which trans
ferred the Louisiana territory to the
flag of the stars tapplause) a trans
action which changed the map of the
world and made this Union what it
now is, the strongest and freest ma
ton on the face of the earth.
Great applause)
When he had concluded the presi-
dent appeared upon the balcony to
show himself to the waiting thou
sands outside. The cadets below pre-
scented arms and the square and the
buildings surrounding it huttered
with handkerchief and flags, while
the air was torn by the hoarse roar
Of the shouts of the multitude The
president stood waiting for the cheer
ing to subside. He acknowledged
the demonstration with a bow, right
and left, and spoke as follows
My Follow Citizens-I have great
honor in standing on this historic
ground to receive the greetings of
my COuuLIylUeU anu 10 recall the fact
that here nearly hundred years
ago, a great scene was enacted that
dedicated larger area than the orig
inal IL states to liberty and union
forever. (Applause.)
Took Ride on Mississippi.
The party then returned to the no.
tel for luncheon and in the afternoon
embarked on Mississippi river
steamboat for q trip along the river
front from Audubon park to the his
torical battlefield of Chalmette, where
the monument erected in memory of
the defeat of Buckingham by General
Jackson commands a view of the
river. A little further UP, and ON the
Algiers side of the stream, the presi.
dental rarity had good view of the
preparations now being made for the
reception of the new floating dry
dock now in course Of erection by the
government at Sparrows Point, Mary
land
The laGies Of the party had remain
ed qnletlg at the hotel during the