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              jltomxtig Jt. | TWOCE^T*. | Ten C 3iia Week NV1HBEH 9011 ) Wnklr BHaklbhwlUH | PITTSTON, PA-, WEDNESDAY' MA 1. ISS9- a THE BANQUET. Grant acted as toast maker. The speeches were given by thirteen of the most famous orators in the country selected by the corohiittee. They were In response to thirteen patriotic sentiments delivered in writing by thirteen other distinguished Americana • Among the guests present were: The governors of the states, the lieutenant governors, the members of President Harrison's cabinet with the exception of Mr. Blaine, a committee of six senators and fifteen members of the house*at Washington, six state senators and fifteen members of the assembly ft Albany, Admiral Porter, Rear Admiral Jouett, Gens. Sherman, Schofield, Howard, Sickels and Butterfl .'Id, the commanders of the men-ofwar in the harbor, and a commissioner from each state and territory. Of the 230 members of the general committee the following participated in the banquet: William W. Astor, Chester Alan Arthur, Samuel D. Babcock, John S. Barnes, S. L. M. Barlow, Capt. W. C. Beach, Frederick A. Benjamin, J. W. Beekman, William B. Beekman, Robert L Belknap, George Bliss, Cornelius N. Bliss, William H. Bissell, H. H. Boyeson, Clarence W. Bowen, James M. Brown, James J. Burnet, Allan Campbell, John L. Cadwalader, the Hon. Jacob A. Cantor, James C. Carter, Henry Guy Carleton, Alfred C. Cheney, CoL Floyd Clarkson, John Claflin, Moncure D. Conway, Alfred R. Conkling, Edward Cooper, Frederick R Coudert, Edwin A. Cruikshank, CoL S. Van Rensselaer Cruger, W. Bayard Cutting, P. Daly, Frederick J. De Peyster, Edward F. De Lancey, L. P. di Cesnola, Dr. Morgan Dix, William E Dodge, Franklin Edson, Capt. Henry Erben, Stuyvesant Fish, Josiah M. Fish, Asa Bird Gardiner, R. W. Gilder, Ogden Goelet, Robert Goelet, William R. Grace, George 8. Haven, William G. Hamilton, Daniel Huntington, Henry B. Hyde, Charles Isham, Adrian Iselin, Brayton Ives, Gen. Joseph C. Jack son, William Jay, John Jay, Eugene Kelly, Alexander Knox, Frank R. Lawrence, Johnston Livingston, Seth Low, Henry S. Marquand, D. O. Mills, Governor Morris, Theodore W. Myers, Stephen R Olin, De Lancey Kicoll, John J. Pierre pout, John F. Piummer, O. B. Potter, J. HampClen Robb, Robert Schall, Philip Schuyler, Jesse Seligman,Clarence A. Seward, Jackson S. Sehultis, J. Edward Simmons, John Sloane, William D. Sloane, William E D. Stokes, Lispenard Stewart, Frederick 8. Tallmadge, John J. Tucker, James M Varnum, Alexander S. Webb, Erastus Wiman, Locke W. Winchester, Buchanan Winthrop, George Wilson and Egerton L. Winthrop. the past century t Making due allowance for the usual infirmities of human nature, I answer emfhatieally, yes! fortunately, We are not compelled to look back into Grecian, Roman or European history for illustration. Girernor Fits Hugh Iiee's Bern arks. many hearts. The bunting with which you have covered your walls, these patriotic inscr'ptions, must go down and the wage and trads be resumed again. Here may I not ask you to car*y those inscriptions that now hang on the walls into your homes, into the schools of your city, into all your great institutions where children are gathered, and teacl: them that the eye of the young and old 4Bho«ll look upon that flag as the familiar glories of every American. Have we not learned that neit'iar stocks and bonds or laud is ou»country I It is a spiritual thought that is in our minds—it is the flag and what it stands for; it is the fireside and the ho.n»; it is ths thoughts that are in our hearts, born of tb« inspiration which pomes with the story of the fl ig of martyrs to liberty. It is the graveyards into which a common country has gathered the unconscious deeds of those who d eCl that the thing might live which we live and call our country, rather than anything which can be touched or seen. ELOQUENT WORDS. the vanished draperies, we may revive the stately minuet, we may rehabilitate the old scenes, but the march of a century cannot be halted or reversed, and the enormous change in the situation can neither be disguised nor ignored. CLEVELAND'S SUPERIOR BAKIIG POWDER HisExcellency, the President or the United States, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen-The inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States is the event in American history we are celebrating to-night, It co happens that I am at present the governor of the state in which he was born, lived and is now sleeping his last sleep so quietly and calmly that no sound will ever awake frim to glory again. Owing to that circumstance, and from no merit of mine, I feel I have been honored by the request to make a Response to the toast just lead. The national crown which binds the brows of the states is indeed brilliant with the military and civic deeds of his splendid career; for "called by his country to the defence of her liberties, he triumphantly vindicated the rights of humanity, and on the pillars of national independence laid the foundation of a great republic." Speeches Made at the Centennial And again: another enormous difference between this day and that of which it is the anniversary, is seen in the enormous difference in the nature and influence of the forces that determine our national and political destiny. Then, ideas ruled the hour Today, there are indeed ideas that rule our hour, but they must be merchantable ideas. The growth of wealth, the prevalence of luxury, the massing of la£ge material forces, which by their very existence art a standing menace to the freedom and integrity of the individual, the infinite swagger of our American speech and manners, mistaking bigness for greatness, and sadly confounding gain and godlidess—all this is a contrast to the austere simplicity, the unpurchasable integrity of the first days and first men of our republic, which makes it impossible to reproduce to day either the temper or the conduct of our fathers. Eloquent America's Fur. in out Hen. Washington himself was the best type of a citizen soldier this world has yet produced. As a boy a surveyor of land; as an aide to Gen. BruBdock, and an explorer as far west as was then prudent, he was educated in the best possible school of a soldier. He read much, he thought more, always shared the labors and dangers of his command, sympathised w.th them in their distresses and wrongs, and during the war of independence and after was always their advocate with congress and the people. Celebration. REV. MR. POTTER'S ADDRESS THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. The Present Situation Compared with That of lOO Years Ago—Dr. Storrs' Invocation and Chaunecy M. Dopew's Masterly Oration, Governor Hill Delivers the Address of Welcome. THE PUREST AND BEST On the 24th of September, 1776, he wrote a the president of congress his judgment of the comparative value, in an econominal sense, of the regulars and militia. Again, tn the 21st of April, 1778, from Valley Forge, be wrote to John Bannister, then a delegate in congress, a letter full of wisdom and foresight.. I would like to quote , largely from this letter, but time and occasion do not warrant it, and I will limit myself to a short quotation. Writing of the jealousy on1 the part of congress to the army, he says: "It is unjust, because no oi dar of men in the thirteen states has paid a more sacred regard to the proceedings of congress than the army, for, without arrogance or the smallest deviat on from truth, it may be said that no history now extant can furnish an instance of an army's suffering such uncommon hardships as ours has done, and beariag them with the same patience and fortitude. One hundred years ago there knelt within these walls a man to whom, above all others in its history, this nation is indebted. An Englishman by race and lineage, Ije incarnated in his own person and character every best trait and attribute that have made the Anglo-Saxon name a glory to its children and a terror to its enemies throughout the world. But he was not so much an Englishman that, when the time came for him to be ao, he was not even more an American; and in all that he was and did, a patriot so exalted and a leader great and wise, that what men called him, when he came here to be inaugurated as the first president of the United States, the civilized world' has not since then ceased to call him—the Father of his Country. Is made only of strictly pure gTape cream of tartar, strictly pure bicarbonate of soda, and a small portion of flour as a preservative, nothing1 else whatever,, and Is warranted entirely free from alum, ammonia, phosphates, lime, and all the adulterants frequently found in baking powders. The character of materials used, their purity, and the nicety of their combination, render Cleveland's superior baking powder the most healthful and most economical in use, and it always affords wholesome, nutritious, and delicious food. It is recommended for purity, healthfulne8s and efficiency by Government and State chemists, chemists of Boards of Health, and professors in institutions of learning throughout the country. Sold only in cans, full weight. Cleveland Bbothrks, Albany. N. 7 Bx-Prmld*nt ClevcUnd, Gen. Tec»mieh Sherman, Chief JuatlM Fuller, Governor Twice invested with the supreme magistracy by the unanimous voice of a free people, he surpassed in the cabinet the glories of the field, and voluntarily resigning sceptre and sword, retired to the shades of Mount Vernon. Fits Hogh Lw, Senator Evarta, Senator Let me add a thought due to our country's future. Pti-haps never have we been so well equipped for war upon land as now, and we have never seen the time when our people were more smitten with the iove of peace. To elevate he morals of our peopla, to hold up the law as that sacred thing which, like the ark of God of old, may not be touched by irreverent ha ids, but frowns upon any attempt to dethrone its supremacy; to unite our people in all tnat makes home comfortable as well as to give cur energies in the direct on of material a Ivancement; this sorvice may we reudar. And out of this great djmon stration iet no draw lessons inspire us to consecrate ourselves anew to this love and service of our country. [Great applause.] Daniels, and Hon. James Bassell Lowell the Orator*—The Great Opera House a And so we come and luieel at this ancient and hallowed shrine where once he knelt, and ask that God would graciously vouchsafe them. Here in this holy house we find the witness of that one invisible force which, because it alone can rule the conscience, is destined, one day, to rule the world. And, as we think of him for whom we here thank God, we say, "Such an one, in native majesty he was a ruler, wise and strong and fearless, in the sight of God and men, because by the enobUng grace of God he had learned, first of all, to conquer every mean and selfish and' self seeking aim, and so to rule himself I" For Scene of Unprecedented Brilliancy and Wit—A Most Extraordinary Gathering, Magnanimous in youth, glorious through life, great in death—his highest ambition was the happiness of mankind, his noblest victory the conquest of himself. but All was Peace and Harmony—Beauty aad Diamonds Glowing In the Boxes* New York, May L—The last of the ball guests bad hardly left the Metropolitan Opera house when a army of workmen began transforming the ball room into a monster banquet hall All the relics of the great ball were cleared away, and the tables were put in place and the many details arranged for the great feast The tables were arranged in the shape of two immense horseshoes, with the open sides together, almost forming the figure "8." Two additional rows of tables formed smaller horseshoes within the large ones, and in the center of each horseshoe and between the two were two oral tables seating twenty guests each. We gaze with patriotic pride upon the rivers which flow from state to state, as they bear upon their bright broad bosoms the white winged messengers of commerce, but how seldom do our thoughts dwell upon the sources from which these h'eesings flow. We are here this morning to thank God for (o great a gift to his people, to commemorate the incidents of which this day is the one hundredth anniversary, and to recognize the responsibilities which a century so eventful has laid upon ua Great problems of human government have been worked out by the brain of man, constitutional liberty has been discovered, freedom has come to dwell in our midst, and it seems now as if the science of popular government would be proved upon a scale to which the Roman republic was but a mere province, for already the national banner floats over more square leagues of land than did that of Rome after seven centuries of growth; but who thinks of tan enough of Washington, Adams, Hamilton, Franklin, Madison and their distinguished colleagues, through whose patient intellectual labors this great republic was founded? "To see men without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lie on, without shoes (for the want of which their marches might be traced by the blood from their feet), and almost as often without provisions as with them, marching through the frost and snow, and, at Christmas, taking up their winter quarters within a, day's march of the enemy, without a house or hut to cover them till they oould be built, and submitting without a murmur, is a proof of patience and obedience which, in my opinion, can scarce be paralleled. 10 Mills Make One Cent, 10 Cent a Make One Dime, 10 Dimes Make One Dollar, 10 Dollar8 Make One Eagle. What Chief Justice Fuller Said. Chief Justice Fuller, after a brief but comprehensive analysis of the constitution, concluded by saying; "This mttchiess instrument vindicates its title to immortality. The conservative evolution thit characterized it has enaibled it to pass the ceatury since its birth with its machin3ry, no cog or wheel displaced, still noiselessly and eas.ly wo. king; to receive direct amendment, to absorb the results of frequent constniction, and to emerge from the civil war, drawing new vigor from the strain to which it had been subjected," What are numbers knit I know not how it may be with those to whom all sacred things and places are matters of equal indifference, but surely to those of us with whom it is otherwise it cannot be without profound and pathetto import that when the first president of the republic had taken upon him, by virtue of his solemn oath, pronounced in the sight of the people, the heavy burden of its 'chief magistracy, be turned straightway to those walls, and kneeling in yonder pew, asked God for strength to keep his promise to the nation and his oath to him. By force or custom 1 Man who man would be Must rule the empire of himself—In It Must be supreme, establishing his throne Of vanquished will, quelling tka anarchy Of hopes and fears, being himself alone. Such was the hero, leader, ruler, patriot, whom we gratefully remember on this day. We may not rt produoe hb age, his young environment, nor him. But none the less may rejoice that once he lived and led this people, "led them and ruled them prudently," like him, that kingly Ruler and Shepherd of whom the psalmist sang, "with all his power." God gave us the grace to prize hU grand example, and, as we may in our more modest measure, to reproduce his virtues. But people say the E-igles are fcarre; Never mind, come with a quarter Eagle, or a tenth Eagle, at the Eight Hundred Guests Provided For. Eight hundred gnests were provided for. The tables occupied the entire auditorium and extended to the rear of the stage. Bach table was dressed with utmost care and skill under the supervision of Chef Bugene LAperruque aud Steward Rudolph Busse, of the Hoffman house. Star Shoe Store "There may have been, he continues, some remonstrances or app'ications to congress in the style of complaint from the army (and slaves would we be if this privilege were denied) on account of their proceedings in particular instances; but these will not authorize nor even excuse a jealousy that they are aiming at unreasonable powers, or making strides dangerous to or subversive of civil authority. To-night it is our duty to look back over the century's growth, and to redact upon the path the republio has been following for an hundred yearn—from the period of President Washington, to the times of President Harrison—from the inauguration of the ruler of thirteen states, whoso president was installed in office here so many years ago, by a parade of 500 sol tiers, to this magnificent centennial celebration of the eveut by forty-two states, and a procession of 50,000 troops. Senator Daniels' Remarks. What Is Celebrated. Senator Daniels' remarks were an analysis of the senate's position in the framework of government, and he held that, as the representative of the equal powers of the states it formed the keystone of the governmental arch. And so, with inexpressible tenderness and reverences, we find ourselves thinking of him here, kneeling to ask such gifts, and then rising to go forth to his great tasks with mien so august and majestic that Fisher Ames, who sat beside him in this chapel, wrote, "I was present in the pew with the president, and must asture you that, after making all deductions for the delusions of our fancy in regard to characters, I still think of him with more veneration than for any other person." 8#we think of him, I say; and indeed It is impossible to think otherwise. you will find the finest stock of Boots and Shoes in Pittston and reccive for your Eagles full value, ten mills for every cent. All goods are marked in phin figures. My motto is a perfect fit, good style and justice to alL No trouble to show goods at any time. The president's table was nearly In the center of the room, where it oould be plainly seen from every part of the floor, as well as the boxes and gallei lea. Beats for twenty people were provided at this table. A large oval plate glass mirror was placed in the center of the table. The mirror was framed in smilax and trailing arbutus, from which rose scarlet and white tulips, azaleas and blue hyacinths. A magnificent pyramid of roses rose from its center. Two enormous candelabra, used by Louis rhilippe of France, were placed on the table. Four fancy pieces—triumphs of the oonfectioner's art—graced the table, and the finest china, silver and cut glass were used. The other tables were handsomely decorated with flowers, fruits and fancy pieces. The flowers were in hundreds of baskets, and each contained only a single variety, so that each line greeted the eye of the guest distinctly. There were wild scarlet geranhras, pink geraniums, white geraniums, mignonette, heliotrope, daisies and roees in great profusion. The drapery of the sides of the room remained the same as at the ball, but the floral ornaments have been replaced by fresh flowers. Large numbers of ferns, evergreens, shrubs and vines, brightened here and there by huge hydrangeas, azaleas and other brilliant plants adorned the walls. Klunder, the flerist, has used upward of 90,000 roses for the two evenings. Besides these the decorations have required 6,000 antleas, 5,000 pansies, 10,000 tulips and hyacinths, 6,000 ferns, 2,000 palms and 5,000 miscellaneous plants. The President's Table. AT THE SUB-TREASURY. Governor Hill's Address of Welcome. Felujw Cotjwtrtmbk—As the governor of the state within whose borders were heard the acclaims which greeted the first president's oath of allegiance to the constitution I extend a welcome to all here assembled. Welcome to you, President Harrison, latest of the line of those distinguished men who have given the same guarantee of obedience to the charter of our liberties and faithfulness to the rights of the people. Welcome to your honored cabinet, and to those chosen representatives of all the sister states, whose presence here speaks anew the grandeur and greatness of our UnitodStat s. Welcome to all in authority—legislative, executive or judicial, civil and military—who, in their station with, honor and justice, are daily serving our common country. Welcome to all the ambassadors of other nations who participate with us In these festivities, Welcome, strong and brave men, sons of fathers who yielded life, who sacrificed fortune, who endured severest privation ttat we might rejoice In liberty. Welcome, fair and true women, daughters of mothers who gave patriotic encouragement in days of darkest distress; who willingly devoted themselves to suffering that the infant republic might be sustained. Welcome those from whatever clime who have become part of our people, and who have contributed their share in maintaining the purposes and Increasing the glory of o|ir commonwealth. Welcome to all—citizens, strangers, friends. Our display upon the ample waters of this harbor; our parades in the broad streets of this city; our rejoicings in this banquettins hall commemorate not only the fame of a great prlnoe among men, but the nativity of a heaven born republic among the nations of the earth. These religious ceremonies, these arches of triumph, these banners unfurled, these treasures of ai t, these songs of pralss, these pagean 8 of industry, these scenes of rejoicing, in which we of this generation have now a part, all celebrate the giving and the taking of that solemn pledge. Literary Exercises on the Spot Where Finally, on the 7 th of December, 1796, but a few months before he voluntarily relinquished office, in addressing both houses of congress, as was his custom, he urged the establishment of a national university expressly "to bring together the youth from every quarter to assimilate the principles, opinions apd manners of our countrymen, and thereby increase the prospect of a permanent Union," an object ever dear to his heart, which he aimed to acco.nplish by wise forethought, but failed by reason of local jealousies and moan economy. Who will now say that if his wise counsel had been heeded we might not have escaped the horrors aud great expense of our civil war? Mr. Evarts responded to the toast, "The Judiciary." In the course of his address he said that the form of judiciary formulated by the framers of the government challenged the admiration of philosophers and statesmen in every nation that understood its mechanism.Elbridge T. Gerry, chairman of the committee on literary exercises, addressed the assemblage as follows: Washington Took the Oath. Upon you star spangled baaner each state is a star, so similar in appearance and right of presence there, that no man in this splendid audience can go to their beds of blue and point out the star that represents Inliana, from that representing the great empire state of New York. Fellow citizens—One hundred years ago, on this spot, George Washington, as first president of the United States, took his oath of office upou the holy Bible. The sacred volume is here today, silently attesting the basis upon which our nation was constructed and the dependence of our people upon Almighty God. In the words, then, of one of the founders of the government, "with hearts overflowing with gratitude to our Sovereign Benefactor for granting to us existence, for continuing it to the present period, and for accumulating on us hleasinga spiritual and temporal through life, may we with fervor beseech him so to continue them as beet to promote his glory and our welfare."A. L. TOWNEH, Hannibal Hamlin, sole surviving ex-vice presideut of the United States, spoke on "The Presidency." It has been suggested that we may wisely sue in the event which we celebrate today an illustration of those great principles upon which all governments rest, of the continuity of the chief magistracy, of the corporate life of the nation as embodied in its executive, of the transmission, by due succession, of authority, and the like; of all of which, doubtless, in the history of the last 100 years we have an Interesting and on the whole inspiring example.The Federal head in our system of government is the sun, the states, the planets; the is regulated by delegated powers; the secon 1 exercises all rights not given to the first, except those sp eciflcally prohibited. If the states break lrom their orbits and encroach up"n the national government, disaster and ruin follow; if the national government invades the reserved rights of the states, calamity oomes; so that observance on the part of both of this Article 10 of the constitution assures the liberties of the people. 58 N. Main St. Received by tile President. THE WORLD RENOWNED At the conclusion of the banquet the president received a committee from St Francis Xavier's college, who presented him with a tribute written in the various languages of the world. It was an engrossed document, addressed to ''Washington and America." In a few words the president expressed his sincere thanks to the faculty of the college and requested to be remembered to his formor classmate, the Rev. J. Denny, S. J. KNABE Steel, steam, electricity and uitro-glycerine have revolutionized the navies of the world, have banished from the high seas the majestic line-of-battl * ship, the handsome frigate and speedy sloop, and in their stead have substituted monitors and steel clads, real monsters of the most uncouth patterns, so that were Nelson and Collingwood, John Paul Jones and Stewart recalled to earth they would find themselves strangers on their own decks. The world will go ahead, and I have abundant faith that the heroic youth of our navy will keep well abreast in these modern invention,, and shou'd the occasion arise they, too, will prove equal to it, as they have ever done in the past It has been felt with an unerring Intuition which has once and again and again In human history been the attribute of the people as distinguished from the doctrinaires, the theorists, the system makers, that that which makes it worth while to commemorate the inauguration of Qeorge Washington is not merely that it is the consummation of the nation's struggle towards organio life, not merely that by the initiation of Its chief executive it set in operation that constitution which Mr. Gladstone has declared is "the most perfect instrument whioh the wit of man has devised;" but that it celebrates the beginning of an administration which, by its lofty and stainless integrity, by its absolute superiority to selfish or secondary motivse, by the rectitude of its daily conduct in the face of whatsoever threats, blandishments, or combinations, rather than by the ostentatious pharlseeism of its professions, has taught this nation and the world forever what the Christian ruler of a Christian people ought to b& Piano used by I)r. Hans Von Bulow Tho republic of today should be the republic of the fathers. The United States of 1889, under our present distinguished chief magistrate, will then be th3 United States of 1841 and 1789, when the scspter of power was in the hands of a William Henry Harrison and a George Washington. The Rev. Richard 8. Storre uttered the invocation. In his concerts in this country. BRIGGS PIANOS, SCHUBERT PIANOS, CARPENTER ORGANS. PERRY & SONS, Solo Agenu, 84 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Where the Fireworks Were. Fine displays of fireworks were made last night at the Battery, Union square, Mount Morris park, Tompkins square, East River park, Washington square, Central park plaza, Fifty-ninth street and Eighth avenue; Canal Street square, junction of Canal and West streets; Washington Heights, Boston road and Th rd avenue, and Webster avenue and Burnside road. The set piece used as the grand finale at each place represented the colossal figure at Washington as he appeared taking the oath of office as the first president of the United States. The piece was an exact copy of the statue now on the steps of the Bub-treasury in Wall street. It is 60 feet high and between 30 and 40 feet wide. The figure was a 1 of colore 1 fire, surrounded by brilliant sun fires and colored stars of the Union. The to'al cost of the fireworks was #11,000. THE VOW OF WASHINGTON. UY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIKR. President Harrison*!! Speech. [Read in New York, April 80, 1889, at the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of Qeorge Washington as the first President of the United States.] Presideut Harrison was to have responded at the point where Mr. Blaine's toast was scheduled, but this part of the programme was rearranged, and the president remained on the list as the last speaker. He did not rise to respond to the toast 'The United States" until a very late hour. Follow fx . „.«D Blocf./,?/* • . Ike- H'WiAV /.o V 4. Iff! IT.JL Pi • O MMMMMMNNMM A C ij* 3 Z° *W* Therefore, let me conclude with what I might have begun and finished with: The sword was sheathed: in April's sun Lay green the fields by Freedom won; And severed sections, weary of debates, Joined hands at last and were United States. History la Confectionery. "The army and navy forever, On each of the twenty-eight tables were placed fanoy pieces illustrating historical events, hunting scenes and floral devices done in confectionery. Busts of Washington were numerous, and small American flags fluttered from the top of the pyramids. There were no tall pieces, as these were ruled out for the reason that they would obstruct the view. The fish were presented on great oval socles tour feet long and elaborately decorated with carved wreaths and flowers in imitation of old Faenza earthenware. Throe cheers for the red, white and blue." President Harrison was vociferously applauded when he Anally rose. He said s O City sitting by the Sea I How proud the day that dawned on thee. When the new era, long desired, began, And, in its need, the hour had found the man! The following is Mr. Cleveland's response to the toast, "Our People:" Wr Cleveland'' Response. Mr. President and Fellow Citizens—I should be unjust to myself, and what is more serious, I should be unjust to you, if I did not at this first and last opportunity express to you the deep sense of obligation and thankfulness which I feel for those many personal and official courtesies which have been extended to me since I oame to take part in this oelebration. (Applause.) The official representatives of the state of New To rk and of this great oity have attended me with the most courteous kindness, omitting no attention that could make my stay among you pleasant and gratifying. From you and at the hands of those who have thronged the streets of the city today I have received the most cordial expressions of good will, j would not, however, have you understand that these loud acclaims have been in any way appropriated as a personal tribute to myself. I hav«. realized that there was that in this occasion and in all these interesting incidents, which have made it so profoundly impressive to my mind, which was above and greater than any living man. [Applause. ] I have realized that that tribute of cordial interest which you have mani tested was rendered to that great office which, oy the favor of a greater people, I now exerci e, rather than to me. [Applause. ] The occasion and all of its incidents will be memorable, not only in the history of your own city, but in the history of our country. New Yprk di 1 not su cee4 in retaining the seat of national government here, though she made liberal provision far the assembling off the First congress, in the expectation that the congress might find its permanent home here, But though you lost that which you coveted, I think the representatives here of all the states will agree that it was fortunate that the first inauguration of Washington took place in the state and In the city of New York. "The mention of a people may well suggest sober and impressive reflections. The subject was not beneath the divine thought when the promise was given to the children of Israel! 'X will take you to me for a people and I will be to you a God.' This idea of divine relationship to a people is also l-eoognized in the fervent utterance, 'Yea, happy is that people whose God is the Lord,' One thought the cannon salvos spoke; The resonant bell tower's vibrant stroke. The volceful streets, the plaudit-echoing halls. And prayer and hymn borne heavenward from St. Paul's! Not the Machine, but the Man. GRAND TRUNK LINE HORROR, I yield to no man in my veneration for the men who framed the compact under which these states are bound together. No one can easily exaggerate their services or the valfe of that which they wrought out But, after all, we may not forget today that the thing which they made was a dead and not a living thing. "The ship of state," we say. Yes; but It ii the cool and competent mastery at the helm of that, as of every other ship, which shall, under God, determine the glory or the Ignominy of the voyage. How felt the land in every part The strong throb of a nation's heart, As its great leader gave, with reverent awe, His pledge to Union, Liberty and Law t Two hundred waiters, drilled like so many seldiers, and under the direction of sixteen assistant stewards, wilfc Chief Steward Busse in command, served the banquet In the kitchen, which was established in the Thirtyninth street annex, Chef Laperruque superintended fifteen cooks, thirty-two "omnibus" waiters, whose duty waa to carry the 12,000 warm plates and dishes to be used, and thirty kltofaen girls, who did nothing but wash the chinaware used at the banquet At the carving tables thirty-six cooks, each with an assistant, carved the meat My best greeting at this hour shall be a tribute to the character of him whose memory we honor. What visions of future greatness and prosperity for this broad land of ours open up before us as we contemplate the growth of our free institutions since they were founded by the patriots of a century ago. Generations yet unborn will share the glories and blessings of the beneficient and imperishable government transmitted to us and them by our revolutionary series. It is a prosperous, happy, indivisible union. Its contented people are reaping the advantages of laws made by themselves, well and honestly administered. The sentiments of every true American are oppressed in the hope that faction may not destroy, that pride may not injure, that corruption may not undermine, and tljat sectionalism may not divide this fair republic; but that its borders may still further be extended, its commerce may float upon every sea, the stars upon its flag may be trebled, its free institutions may live on and flourish, and its liberty loving people may continue to work out the problem of self government so long as freedom itself exists, and until time shall be no more. "Keep, God, the fairest, the noblest land that lies beneath the sun —our country, our whole country, and our country ever one." [Applause.] Vrltiull V -entit'ylng Trinkets Belonging to the Victims* "The influence of these reflections is upon me as I speak of those who, after darkness and doubt and struggle, burst forth in the bright light of independence and liberty and became 'Our People'—free, determined and confident—challenging the wonder of the universe, proclaiming the difnicy of man and invoking the aid and favoi of Almighty God. HU iji." •D, Ont., May 1.—Another body wo* takusi i.at of thi) wreck on the Grand Tr«DC* mi road burned buyond recognition. Relatives and friotlds of missing persons, supposed to have been burned in the wreck, have arrived here and are endeavoring to identify watches and other trinkets found in the river. A search was mudo among these recovere 1 valuables with the following result: A silver allie d with name R. A. 1'e. erlay, 8'JO Broadway, New York; a gold watch with name Morgan Russell Scullen, Chicago; another shield with name James G. Curuick, Evansv.lle, Ind.; lady's gold watch with mon igram "C. I. 8."; silver watch with munogram "M. O. M." inside; a sword with name C. B. Winslow on blade. A watch chain was identified as belonging to C. J. Fraser, of Omaha, who was on his way to Toronto to meet his wife and who is uudoubtedly one of the victims. The watch marked "C. I. S." was identified by Gaorge Grummitf, of Chicago, as belonging to his wife, who was on the train and is mi, sing. O.ie of the bodies was partially repogni«e(\ as t hat of Pavid Booth, of Toronto) another was identified as that of J. S. Hall, of Kankakee. Thomas Curnick, of Cnicago, ideu tilled the shied above mentioned and several other articles as belonging to his father, J. G. Curnick, of Chicago. George McKenzie, of Chicago, recognized a watch and pin as belonging to his sister and aunt, both of Chicago. Inquiries have been received for M. R. Sevleen and John Kolly, of Chicago; J. B. Stearns, of Camdea, Me., and F. Randall Orr, of Peeksk 11, N. Y., who are said to have have betn on the wrecked train. Mr. Peterlay, whose shield was found, has not been inquired for, but as he was not among the list of passengers who went east after the wreck, it is thought he is among the victims. Five city doctors examined the burned bodies yesterday and came to the conclusion that seven were men, four women, two children and the others so badly charred it was impossible to tell the sex. Election Notice. That pledge the heavens above htm heard, Notice U hereby given tbat the stockholders of the Pittston Water Company will meet at the office of the Treasurer, No. • South Main street, on Monday, Ma? 6, 1889, between two and three o'clock p m., for the purpose of electing seven Directors to serve for the ensuing j ear. ALEX 1NDER CRA 10, Pres't. A. A. BRYDEN, Sec'y. Pittston, Pa, April 11, 1889. That vow the sleep of centuries stirred; In world wide wonder listening peoples bent Their on Freedom's great experiment. Could It succeed? Of honor sold And hopes deoeived all history told. Above the wrecks that strewed the mournful past, Was the long dream of ages true at last? Never was there a truth which more surely needed to be spoken 1 A generation which vaunts its descent from the founders of the republic seems largely to be in danger of forgetting their pre-eminent distinction. They were few in numbers, they were poor in worldly possessions—the sum of the fortune of thefrichest among them would afford a fine theme for the scorn of the plutocrat of today; but they had an invincible confidence in the truth of those principles in which the foundations of the republic had been laid, and they had an unselfish purpose to maintain then). One hundred years have passed. We have announced and apjj. oved to the world our mission and made our destiny secure. We point to the scattered graves of many thousands of our people who have bravely died in defense of our national safety and perpetuity, mutely bearing testimony to their love of conn try and to an invincible living host standing ready to enforce our national rights and protect our land. Qur churches, our schools and uuiyersities and our benevolent institutions, which beautify every town and hamlet and look out from every hillside, testify tq the value our people place upon religious teaching, upon advanced education and upon deeds of charity. Let us then have an abiding faith in "our people." Let petulance and discontent with popula action disappear before the truth that iu any and all circumstanoes the will of the pei pie, however it may be, is the law of our national existence. Thank God! the people's ohoioe was just, The one man equal to his trust, Wise beyond lore, and without weakness good, Calm in the strength of flawless rectitude? Carving bj Electric Signals. In Full Blast Every detail of the great feast had been arranged so perfectly that confusion or delay did not exist The chief steward had bis post in the middle of the hall, and by means of electric signals he directed the carving of every meat simultaneously, and the serving of every course at the same time. This avoided the awkward predicament of some of the guests reaching the roasts while others were Bt.il! enjoying their fish. His rule of justice, order, peace. Made possible the world's release; Taught prince and serf that power Is but a trust, And rule, alone, which serves the ruled, Is just. The West Pittston stove tin and house furnishing goods store ih again in full blast with better faciltles then ever to do good work cheap and prompt. Stoves, rarges and furnaces at bottom prices, and all the goods we handle shall be sold a- low as the 'oweet. Will not be undersold in the future, whether we make anything or uot. T. 8. BABRITT. That Freedom generous Is, but Htrong In hate of fraud and selfish wrong, Pretense that turns her holy truths to lies. And lawless license masking in her guise. It would be interesting to imagine the first president of the United States confronted with tome one who had ventured to approach him upon the basis of what are now ooramonly known as "practical politica" But tbs Conception Is Impossible The loathing, the outraged majesty with which he would have bidden such a creature to be gone is foreshadowed by the gentle dignity with which, just before his inauguration, replying to one who had the strongest cl aims upon his friendship, and who had applied to him during the progress of the "presidential campaign," as we should say, for the promise of an appointment to office, he wrote: Bach section of the six horseshoes and each central table were provided with a huge silver coffee urn, from whioh delicious coffee was drawn and placed nearly at the same moment before each diner. Choice wines were served with the courses, and fine champagne, khnmel and a special brand of Havana cigars imported for the occasion, went hand in hand with the speech making. Lander's 01 chestra furnished the music. Land of hi* lovel with one glad voice Let thy great sisterhood rejoice; A century's suns o'er thee have risen and set. And, God be praised, we are one nation yet. ;Rot!ce The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizens' Electric Iluminatiog Co. for the election of nine directors to serve for the ensuing jear will be held on Monday, May 8th, between the hours of two and four o'clock p. m. at the offloe of the company. K. J. ROSS, Pres't. And still, we trust, the years to be Shall prove his hope was destiny. Leaving our flag with all its added stars Unrent by faction and unstained by wars! "The Army and the Navy," Responded to Mr. President and Kind Friends—When notified by your committee that I was detailed to respond to this double toast. I begged them to dlvicfe it, promising to limit myself to my own special branch of service in less than half the time al otted; but no I I must do double duty. I therefore bespeak your indulgence.One hundred years ago, in this goodly city of New York, our first president, (Jen. George Washington, took his solemn oath "to the best of his ability to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," and thereby became commander-in-chief of the army and navy, and of the militia, when called into service. by Gen. Bhervnan. But there is danger, I fear, that the scope of the words "Our People" and all they import are not always fully apprehended. The rich merchant or capitalist, in the center of wealth and euterpr se, hardly has a glimpse of the country blacksmith at his forge or the farmer in his field; and these in turn know but little of the laborers who crowd our manufactories and inhabit their own world of toil, or of the thousands who labor in our mines. If representatives of ey»;ry element of our population and industries should be gathered together they would find but little of purely selfish and personal interest in common ; and upon a superficial glance but little would be seen to denote that only one people was represented. Lo! where with patient toil he nursed Attest: J. H. ANDREWP, Sec'y. And trained the new set plant at flrst, The widening branches of a stately tree Stretch from the sunrisfe to the sunset sea. Election Notice. The effect of the handsomely decorated and brilliantly lighted banquet hall, with its atmosphere perfumed with flowers, its rows of tables arranged in fine linen, dazsling silverware, sparkling crystal glasses and elegant specimens of culinary architecture, will be long remembered by the people who wens present The boxes were filled with the handsomest and most distinguished ladles of the nation; the balcony and galleries were packed with interested spectators in the proceedings on the floor. The seats had been placed on sale at $2 and $8 each, and the opportunity to sea the most distinguished men of America, and to hear the most celebrated orators, was improved by as many as the opera house could accommodate. For where In our oountry could the centennial of tlie event have been so worthily celebrated as herjf What seaboard offered so in '.g.iiflceMt a bay on which to display our merchant and naval marine? What city offered thoroughfares so magn.ficent, or a people so great or so geuorous as New York has poired out today to nulobraU, that event? X have received at the hands of the committee whD have been charged with the details onerous, exacting and too often unthankful, of this demonstration, evidence of their confidence in my physical endurance. (Laughte ). Notice is hereby given that the stockholders of the Water Street Bridge Company will meet at their toll house in Pittston on Monday, Jay 6, 1889, between two and three o'clock p. m. for the purpose of electing a President and six Director* to serve for the ensuing year. "In touching upon the more delicate part of your letter, the communication of which fills me with real concern, 1 will deal with you with all that frankness which is due to friendship, and nhich I wish should be a Characteristic feature of my conduct through life. * * * Should it be my fate to administer tho government I will go to the chair under no pro-engagjmant of any kin4 or nature whatever. And when {n it, X will, to the best of my judgment, discharge the duties of office with iha,t impartiality and ceal for the public good which ought neyey to suffer connections of blood or friendship t« have the least sway on decisions of a public nature." And In its broad and sheltering shade, Sitting with none to make afraid, Were we now silent, through each mighty limb. The winds of heaven would sing the praise of him. Our flrst and best!—hi? ashes lie Beneath his own Virginian sky. Forgive, forget, O true and just and brave, The storm that swept above thv sacred grave! A. A. BRYDEN, Sec'y. Pittston* Pa., April 11, 1889 R. D. LACOE, Pres't. For. ever in the awful strife And dark hours of the nation's life. Through the fierce tumult pierced his warning , word. Their father's voice hia erring children heard l Election Wotlcc. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the T Ittston Gas Light 'ornpany for the election of a President, Treasurer ai d five manager.-* will be held on Monday, May «th, between the hours of four and five o'clouir p. m., at'lie office of the company. ANDREW liRYDEN, Pres't. Attej : W. L WATSON, Sec'y. Seventy-two years after, bis most Wtty successor, Abraham Lincoln, topk the spme identical oath, and, addressing his dissatisfied countrymen from the portico of the Capitol in Washington, reminded them that be had no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while he had the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it In like manner the army and navy have their oath registered in heaven to support and defend the constitution, to obey the president and all appointed over tl)em, far they are the yery instruments provided by the constitution to snable him to protect and defend it whenever force is necessary; and no government on #artt) has jet heen deyise*) when at times force has lot been qeoess^ry, This centennial time, which stirs our pride by leading us to the contemplation of our tremendous strides in wpalth and greatness, also recalls to oqr mjnfls the virtues and t)ie unselfish devotion to principle of tfoose who saw the first days of the republic, l,jt thorn now be a revival of our love for the principles which our country represents; let there be at this time a new consecration to the cause of man's freedom and equality and a quickened sense of the solemn responsibility assumed before the world by every man who wears the badge "Our people." As I have noticed tho progress of this banquet i*. seemed to me that each of these speakers had been ma le ac ;U tinted with his theme before be took his seat at the banquet, and that I lionj *a, left to make acquaintance vyith my tlienu: when I sat down at the table. ( preferre4 to substitute {or the official title which is upon the programme that  and fin-side expres ion, "Our Country." 1 congrn tulate you today its one of the instructive and interesting features of this occasion, that these great thoroughfares dedicated to trade, have closed their doors and covered up the insignias of commerce; that your great exchanges have cU*se4 and yogr citizens giyei) up to the observance of the celebration }ti w|jicu »jre participating. I be)ieve that patriotism has beau intensi, fie4 in jfloiiy Uearlji by what »ED have witnessed today. I beleve that patriotism ha? been placed into a higher a. d holitr fame C Murdered for His Ileal til. The change tor which he prayed and sought In that sharp agony was wrought ; No partial interest draws Its alien line Twtat North and South, the cypress and the pine! Somekskt, Pa., May i.—Jacob J. Sliouies, the wea thi.-st farmer in this county, recently married a young woman much to the dis- his two sous, as they did not relish the prospect of any more heirs to participate in the division of their father's estfttg, Yesterdiij moru(ng neighbors disooverad the body of the oil gentleman hanging from the limb of a tree in the woods near the baitL His young wife, who wohld shortly become a mother, was returning to the house from milking the cows wheq she hain) the craclc qf a rifle and fell to the ground, 4 rifle l(ujl paving hor Wt s(4e, A pUy8i(iiftn detectiye were An investigation losyJUni in the arrest of the two sons, who were given a hearing and committed on the charge of murdering their father and attempting to kill their stepmother. Mrs. Shoules' condition is critical Programme of the Feast. On this high level moved the first president of the republic. To it must we who are the heirs of her tarred interests be not unwilling to Ascend, if we are to guard rur glorious heritage! J. Harvey Moore, M. D. The banquet was begun at 7 o'clock. The president arrived a few minutes before 7 and was escorted into the building by Manager Edmand C. Stanton and received by Mayor Grant in the same manner as at the ball. The party then took seats at the central oval table. Mayor Grant presided. Vice President Morton, Governor Hill, Speaker Carlisle, Chief Justice Fuller, Admiral Porter, Maj. Geo. Schofleld, Gen. Sherman, Hamilton Fish and Kibridge T. Garry also sat at this table. Eye, Eat, Ttpat and dose, One people now, all doubt beyond. His naiue shall be our Union-bond; We lift our hands to Heaven, and here and now, C«ke on our lips the old Centennial vow. The Situation of Today. 11 & 13 Main St. Office Hours: 9 to 12 a. m. *r:ry day except Tuesday and Friday 7 to 8:30 p. m. 17a-tf And this a'l the more because the perils which confront us are so much graver and more portentous than those whioh then impended. There is (if wo are not afraid of the wholesome medicine that there is in consenting to fee it) an element of infinite saduess in the effort whioh we are making today. Ransacking the annals of our fathers as we have been doing for the last few months, a busy and well meaning assiduity would fain reproduce the scene, the scenery, the situation of an hundred years ago. We Way disinter For rule and trust must needs be ours; Chooser and chosen both are powers Equal in service as in rights; the claim Of Duty rests on each and all the same. The future betokens us oij. Let us follow with an exalt id and eanobjing Iqye of country and wiih undaunted course. '('IiojkjI) clouds may sometimes darken t|ie heayeijs, tli#y shall by dispell**?; and wa shall soe tlip bow of God's promise set p'.eapy i» tl«i sfcy and shall read beneath it, blaz ug in radiant characters, the words, "Our Pe,{Dle." For Sale. Then let the sovereign millions, where Our banner float* in gun and air, From the warm palm lands to AlMka'n cold, Bepeat with ua the pledge « century old! OA* KOOU, Panybw, MAM. BUILDING LOTS IN THE BOROUQI1 OF EXETER. At 0 o'clock the speeches began. Shortly before this the ladies took their places in the boxes at a given signal, which was the appearance of Mrs. Harriaen In her box. Mayor On such an occasion »» this you, the p'tjr zens of America, have a perfect right to ih» quire of your knightly servants, have you l«eu true and faithful to your oaths duriug Near fever al collieries and the Thorp SUk Hill. Prion of lota range from tlOU to 400, and a good title warranted. Also lots to lease to workingmen erecting their own home on five years leade, F. 0. MO-tfER. Attorney-at-Tyiw, Pittston, Pa. [The able and eloquent oration or Chauncejr 11. Oepevr will be given in (all io to-morrow's OtWTTS]