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The Sheridan house has been the
headquarters of every legislature since
1885 and if its walls could speak wha/t
interesting political reminiscences
would be disclosed. Under its roof
every United States senator from
North Dakota has been made—or un­
made—and its walls bound the tomb
of scores of blasted hopes and ambi­
tions. It was in room 1 that the most
important planks in the state consti­
tution were drafted and agreed upon,
and in 30 that the conspiracy of the
South Dakota capitol removers was
thwarted in the memorable session of
iss,j when Pettigrew and his South
Dakota warriors went down to defeat
before McKenzie and his army of
Northlanders.
The Sheridan house was constructed
in 1877 by Mr. E. H. Bly and the lum­
ber and material used in its construc­
tion came from Mr. Bly's mill in Brain
erd. Mr. Bly had met Gen. Sheridan
back in war times—took some recruits
down into Virginia from Wisconsin
and reported to the genera1—and when
Col. Lounsberry suggested "Sheridan"
as a good name for the house Col. Bly
acted on the suggestion favorably and
at once. The opening was marked by
a grand reception and ball to the citi­
zens of Bismarck by Mr. Bly, assisted
by Manager Willey and his wife. All
the leading citizens were present and
many old timers from Fargo, Brainerd
and Jamestown were present together
with the officers and ladies from Port
Lincoln.
Soon after the opening of the Sheri­
dan a grand reception and ball was
gotten up by the business men of Bis­
marck to show their appreciation of
Mr. Bly's enterprise in building such
a house here. The tickets cost $5
each, and nearly all bought two. Of
course Mr. and Mrs. Bly and assist­
ants .received the guests as host and
hostess, and no more stylish supper
was ever spread anywhere on such an
occasion.
Gen. Sheridan happened along soon
after the opening—came down the
river from a tour of inspection of the
military posts in the northwest—and
was met at the river landing with a
special car. He arrived in the morn­
ing and arrangements had been made
to proceed eastward by special train
without delay. On the way up from
the river landing Agent Davidson of
the Northern Pacific informed the
general that a new hotel had been
named in his honor. The general
laughed heartily but when he saw the
character of the building that had been
erected so far out on the frontier he
was interested and gave orders to
hold the train. He renewed old ac­
quaintances with Col. Bly—in room 1
—remained for an impromptu spread
and did not get away till late in the
evening. The general was the guest
of the house on many subsequent oc­
casions out none more pleasant than
the first
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The Sheridan has been the scene
of many gay functions. In its par­
lors many of the nation's—the world's
—greatest men have been entertained.
BANQUET TO GEN. NELSON A.
MILES.
In October, 1877, a banquet was
given to Gen. Miles and his staff upon
their return from the Nez Perces cam­
paign with captive Chief Joseph and
his chiefs, who occupied seats at the
banquet. After a ceremonious recep­
tion in the parlors the guests made the
grand march to the dining room, a
brilliant scene, the officers being in
uniform, and the ladles in full ball
costume. An elaborate banquet was
served in elegant styie, and the re
spouses
to the toasts were eloquent
and
witty. Col. Wm. Thompson re­
sponded to "The Army," and John A.
Stoy^ll to "Gen. Nelson A. Miles."
Gen., Miles himself responded to
"Chief Joseph," in which h£ compli­
mented his captive, and spoke enter
tainingly of his Yellowstone cam­
paign, Dr. B. x. Slaughter responded'
to "i(ikoba and Montana" and spoke
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PASSING OF THE SHERIDAN.
The Part this Famous Hostelry Has Played
.? in the Development of the
Northwest.
Something About the Functions Held
Within Its Walls in Honor of Cele-
brated People.
Scene of a Reception to the Greatest Gather­
ing of Distinguished Men the World
Has Ever Seen.
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enthusiastically of the future of these
"twin sisters of the west." Captain
Baldwin of General Miles' staff re­
sponded to Sitting Bull and Scout
"Yellowstone Kelly" responded to
"The Scout." John A. McLean re­
sponded to "Bismarck" and Col. G. W.
Sweet to "The Northern Pacific Rail­
road."
General Miles' speech was quoted at
some length in the account of the ban­
quet appearing in the Bismarck Trib­
une the following week. He said his
duties as a soldier had called him to
the city and it surprised as well as
pleased him to be received in so enter­
taining a .manner. He complimented
the energy and intelligence of frontier
THE OLD SHERIDAN.
people, expressed surprise at the pro­
gress made by Bismarck, and confi­
dence in its future. He referred to
Chief Joseph and the wrongs suffered
by his people in the most feeling man­
ner. He spoke of the Indian agent
who, by shrewd economy, had "laid
up" $200,000 in a few short months
spoke of the long march made by
Joseph from the Pacific coast to the
scene of his final surrender compli­
mented his strategy and alluded to his
humanity to the wounded who fell into
his hands, and to the eloquent speech
made by Joseph on the occasion of his
surrender, in which he spoke of his
people and the sad havoc made among
them during the campaign—concluding
by saying, "from where the sun now
stands I shall fight no more forever."
He was disposed to take Joseph at his
word and plead for kind treatment and
sympathy for the conquered chief.
The general also spoke of the Yel­
lowstone country, of the mineral
wealth known to exist in that region,
and insisted that Bismarck people did
not realize what a future there was in
store for them when that country, rich
in grass and minerals should be devel­
oped. He spoke of its nutritious
grasses, not equalled by any other por­
tion of the country ana of the immense
herds of buffalo that have fed and fat­
tened upon them, and urged that the
region north of Bismarck and the Mis­
souri river was far preferable to any
to any country, between Texas and
the British line. While he regarded
the Indian a doomed race, and pointed
to the fact that he is slowly but
surely passing away, he believed that
he could be governed successfully by
kind and just treatment, and the days
of Indian warfare could thus be
ended.
DINNER TO CHIEF JOSEPH.
On the day following the Gen. Nel­
son Miles banquet, a dinner party
was given to tne captive chief
Joseph and his party 'of surrendered
warriors.
The lady boarders were given an op­
portunity to be introduced to Joseph
in the parlors. It was on this oc­
casion that the celebrated "Injun"
kissing episode occurred. A Miss
Minnie Merrill, having expressed her­
self enthusiastically in regard to the
lofty mien and military bearing of
Chi^f Joseph, Lieut Josiah Chance in
a bantering -manner dared the young
lad^ to kiss him, and on the spur of
the moment and through pure mis­
chief Miss Merrill planted a kiss on
the old chief's cheek much to the sur­
prise of Joseph and tae edification of
the ladies present This event was
heralded by eastern newspapers in
the most sensational manner and for
this bit of .mischief BismaTck ladies
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were malinged and slandered in the
eastern press.
GOVERNORS ENTERTAINED.
In 1877 a private dinner was given
to Governor Pennington, participated
ih by a few citizens and the city and
county officials. Bismarck wanted
some favors from the governor and
the kindness shown him on this oc­
casion resulted in favorable action on
his part.
In this famous hostelry Governor
Howard who died in 1880, was also en­
tertained and coming down to later
territorial times Governors Ordway
and Pierce were the guests of honor on
many occasions.
BANQUET TO COL. MOORE.
One of the pleasantest events of the
early days was the banquet and ball
in honor of the post commandant at
Fort Lincoln in 1878, Col. Orlando H.
Moore. Cards of invitation were is­
sued, and a large and brilliant assembly
of the old settlers gathered in the
spacious parlors to greet this popu­
lar officer. The music was by the
regimental band at Fort Lincoln. The
officers were in uniform and all the
ladies of Bismarck and Fort Lincoln,
elegantly attired, a number in im­
ported costumes. The dining room was
decorated with flags and patriotic de­
vices, and no metropolitan function
was ever more regally conducted than
this social gathering of the early set­
tlers of the frontier town of Bismarck.
OTHER CELEBRITIES.
General Logan, Secretary Sherman,
General Hancock, and other dis­
tinguished soldiers and statesmen
found the Sheridan house an oasis
on the frontier. Bismarck was the
end of, the Northern Pacific for many
years and the outfitting point for mili­
tary expeditions and the gateway to
the Black Hills. *.ie Sheridan house
was by all odds the best kept hostelry
in the northwest. It was the head­
quarters of army people and through
tne scores of eastern newspaper cor­
respondents, the best advertised hotel
in the country. In the early days
there was a fleet of twenty to thirty
steamboats—some of them like the
Helena, Dakota and Montana—floating
palaces 011 the Missouri river. The
Sheridan house was always filled with
army people and tourists "waiting for
the next boat." All old timers will
remember the gay times of those days.
Gen. Miles was a frequent guest of
the Sheridan during the campaigns
that finally ended in the capture of
Sitting Bull, Gaul, Rain-in-the-Face
and the other great Sioux warriors
in 1870, 'So and 'Si, and even these
noted Indians who planned and led
the charge resulting in the Custer
massacre, were given a "feed" in the
parlors of the Sheridan when en route
from the place of surrender on Milk
River to the Standing Rock agency.
It was at this function that that proud
and haughty Sioux chief, Gaul, re­
fused to take the gloved hand of a
lady. He had surrendered to the
whites in absolute sincerity and good
faith but he maintained his native
pride and entertained original land
unique ideas about hand shaking.
"Flesh to flesh," observed the Sioux
chief, through tne interpreter and the
lady graciously removed her glove
and extended her hand, which was
then cordially received.
Both Gen. Tecumseh bnerman and
his brother John Sherman, secretary
of state, found welcome shelter under
the roof of the Sheridan. Gen. Sher­
man was here on the Fourth of July.
1878 and made a speech that filled
the old timers with patriotism and
appreciation for their country.
Henry Ward Beecher was a guest of
the Sheridan on a tour in I880 and
gave to Mr. J.. M. Quinn, then city
editor of the Tribune, an interview
on public affairs that was widely
quoted.
Such famous stars in the theatrical
field as Clara Louis? Kellogg, Booth,
Barrett, Rhea, Sol Smith Russell, Nat
Goodwin, and Clara Morris, back in
the palmy days of Bismarck, when
a seat brought forth no complaints,
found the Sheridan a haven of rest.
Gen. Hazen, whose widow married
the great admiral, Dewey, was a fre­
quent guest of the Shteridan back in
the '70's, and Secretary Windom oc
cassionally visited the northwest—
and his nephew Harry Douglass, so
many years posttrader at Fort Yates.
Gen. Greeley of artic exploration
fame was at one time stationed in
Bismarck and Lieut. Kislingbury,
whose life was given up to science
in the search for the north pole with
Greeley, was a frequent visitor here
and given a reception the day he de­
parted for the frozen north.
Maj: Walsh, at the head of the Cana­
dian mounted police during the period
when Sitting Bull was playing hide
and seek on the boundary line in the
early '80's, was a guest of the Sheri­
dan on several occassions.
That great jurist, Cooley, was a
£uest of the Sheridan and gave the
members of the constitutional conven­
tion valuable advice. Senators Stew­
art and Regan were also in the city
about that time.
Chief Justice Waite, of the U. S.
supreme court was made as comfort­
able as possible at the Sheridan and
made a steamboat trip to Standing
Rock agency the guest of Judge Fran­
cis of this district
Sunset Cox, who made Duluth fa­
mous 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 18811, upon the occasion' of the
laying of the corner stone of the capi­
tol 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, issii. when
the Villard excursion of seven trains
filled with the greatest men of the new
world met the Rufiis Hatch excursion
of foreign statesmen and nabobs? Let
us consider the type of men who par­
ticipated in the placing in position
the corner stone of North Dakota's
capitol. Here are a few names only
of the thousands who were here. There
were several trains of Pullman
coaches, President Henry Villard of
the Northern Pacific being personally
in charge, assisted by other railroad
officials:
Hon. H. M. 'leller, 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 Bilio, Danish legation
Count de Bildt, charge d'affaires of
Norway and Sweden Baron von
Eisendecher, Imperial German min­
ister.
Gen. U. S. Grant.
Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, New" York.
Hon. Walker Blaine, Washington.
Hon. Carter Harrison, mayor of Chi­
cago.
Hon. A .A. Ames, mayor of Minne­
apolis.
Gen. A. Anderson, chief engineer N.
P. R. R.
Hon. Wm. A. Armstrong, commis­
sioner of railroads, Washington.
Rev. W. A. Bartlett, Washington.
Richard Bartholdt, New York Staats
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 von 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.
T. H. Canfield, Burlington, Vt.
Gen. G. W. Cass, New York and C.
W. Cass, same city.
Hon. L. B. Caswell, congressman
from Wisconsin.
Hon. G. K. Chase and H. D. Chase,
New Yorji.
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. M. Corson, M. 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. M. 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 Maga­
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.
E. M. Gibson, New York Tribune.
Hon. C. D. Gillfillan, St. Paul.
E. L. Godkin, New York Evening
Post.
Charles Granam, Harper's Weekly.
George Gray, general counsel, N. P.
R. R.
Nicolai Grevsted, Minneapolis.
Moses P. Handy, Philadelphia Press.
Robert Harris, N. P.
R. R.,
New
York.
W. W. Harding, Philadelphia In­
quirer.
Gen. T. J. Henderson, M. C., Prince­
ton, 111.
J. J. Hill, president Great Northern
Ry.
Hon. J. B. Hobbs, president Chicago
board of trade.
W. N. Holdeman, Louisville Courier
Journal.
Hon. James.F. Hood, chief appoint-
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ment division, interior department,
Washington.
Hon. Lucius F. Hubbard, governor
of Minnesota.
Hon. John A. Ivasson, M. C., Des
Moines.
P. J. Kelly. St. Paul.
C. W. Kiiapp, St. Louis Republican.
C. B. Lamborn, land commissioner
N. P. R. R.
Dr. Edward Laskar, Berlin, Ger­
many.
T. B. Lindsey, Boston Advertiser.
Thomas Lowery, Minneapolis.
Hon. Noah Macl'arlaud, commis­
sioner general land office, Washington.
Gen. Robert Macfeeley, commissary
general, Washington.
Hon. E. W. M. Mackey, M. C., Mount
Pleasant, S. C.
Hon. C. A. Maxwell, chief of land
division, general land office, Washing
Ion.
Hon. A. H. McClure, Philadelphia
Times.
Hon. Martin Maginnis, delegate to
congress from Montana.
Hon. Robert McLean, M. C., Balti­
more.
Col. Clayton McMichael, U. S. mar­
shal. Washington.
Hon. S. J. R. McMillan, U. S. senator
from Minnesota
Joseph Medill, Chicago Tribune.
E. P. Mitchell, New York Sun.
Ottmar von Mohl, Imperial German
consul, Cincinnati.
Hon. Justin S. Morrill, U. S. senator
form Vermont.
Capt.' John Mullen, Washington.
Hon. Knute Nelson, M. C.. Alexan­
dria, Minn.
A. B. Nettleton, Minneapolis Tri­
bune.
Hon. John C. New. assistant secre­
tary treasury, Washington.
Henry L. Nelson, Boston Herald.
Gen. John Newton, New York.
Wm. Penn Nixon, Chicago Inter
Ocean.
John C. Noyes, general manager
Merchants' Dispatch Transportation
company, New York.
Hon. C. D. O'Brien, mayor of St.
Paul.
J. S. Odell, assistant general mana­
ger N. P. R. R.
Hon. N. G. Ordway, governor of Da­
kota Territory.
Hon. E. M. Paxon, judge of the su­
preme court of Pennsylvania.
Maj. W. S. Peabody, Washington.
J. D. Perry, Laclede bank, St. Louis.
Hon. J. S. Pillsbury, Minneapolis..
Maj. O. L. Pruden, assistant secre­
tary to the president, Washington.
Joseph Pulitzer, New York World.
George M. Pullman, Chicago.
Hon. Alex. Ramsey, St. Paul.
Hon. J. B. Raymond, delegate to
congress from Dakota.
Lewis Roberts, Wall street, New
York.
Gen. A. P. Rockwell, Boston.
Hon, Jeremiah M. Rusk, governor
of Wisconsin.
Hon. D. M. Sabin, U. S. senator from
Minnesota.
Hon. Edward Salomon, ex-governor
of Wisconsin, New York.
Gen. Rufus Sax ton, U, S. A., Louis­
ville.
Hon. Carl Schurz, New York.
George Schneider, president Na­
tional Bank of Illinois, Chicago.
Gen. H. H. Sibley, St. Paul.
Hon. H. W. Slocum, Brooklyn.
Hon. W. H. Smith, associated press,
Chicago.
H. T. Sperry, nartford Post.
Hon. John M. Stowell, mayor of Mil­
waukee.
George Clark, New York.
Han. Horace H. Strait, M. C.,
Shakopee, Minn.
George Tangye, National Metropoli­
tan Bank, Washington.
J. W. Thompson, National Metropol­
itan Bank, Washington.
Gen. B. F. Tracey, New York.
Hon. W. W. Upton, second comp­
troller treasury, Washington.
W. L. Warren, Springfield Repub­
lican.
Hon. W. D. Washburn, M. C., Minn
apolis.
Hon. David A. Wells, Norwich,
Conn.
Hon. Milo White, M. C., Chatfield,
Minn.
Chas. B. WrlgM Philadelphia.
Hon. C. D. Wise, M. C., Richmond,
Va.
Hon. Thos. H. Brents, delegate to
congress from Washington territory.
Hon. Jaraet. H. Bndd, M. C., Stock­
ton, Cal.
Hon. J. A. Chapman, mayor of Port­
land, Oregon.
Hon. H. W. Corbett, San Francisco.
Hon, Horace Davis, president cham­
ber of commerce, San Francisco.
M. F. DeYoung, San Francisco
Chronicle.
*ion. J. 5f. Dolph, U. S. senator,
Portland, Oregon.
Hon.- R. Earhart, secretary of state,
Salem, Oregon.
Hon. J. T. Farley, U. S. senator,
Jackson, Cal.
Hon. Melvin C. George, M. C., Port­
land, Oregon..
Hon. John R. Glasscock, M. C., Oak­
land, Cul..
Hon. Barclay Henley, M. C.. Santa
Rosa, Cal..
Hon'.. John' N.. Irwin, governor "of
Idaho.
J. Laidlaw British vice consnl,
Portland, Oregon.
General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A.
Gen. John F. Miller, U. S. senator,
San Francisco Gftl.
Gen. Zenus F. Moody, governor of
Oregon.
Gen. H.. A'.. Marrow, Vancouver,
Wash
Hon. Wm. A. Newell, governor of
Washington* territory.
Hon. Horace F. Page,. M. C., Placer
ville, Cal.
Governor Perkins, San Francisco.
Adolph Rosenthal, imperial German
consul, San Francisco.
Hon. W. S. Rosencrans, M. C.. San
Francisco.
Paul Schultze. Portland, Oregon.
H. W. Scott. Portland,. Oregon.
Hon. Noah Shakespeare, mayor of
iotoria, British Columbia.
Hon. T. F. Singiser, delegate in con­
gress from Idaho.
Hon. James H. Slater, U. S. senator
from Oregon..
Jacob S. Tabor, president Sii.n Fran
•isco board of -trade.
Hon. Patrick B. Ttilley, M. C.. Gil
y, Cal.
Gen. Frank S. NVheaton, U. S. A.
GUESTS WITH THE RUFUS HATCH
PARTY.
Baron George von Bunsen, LL. D.,
member Reishtag.
Senator Chas. de Chaperarouge,
Heidleberg.
Otto Braunfels.
L. Delbruck, German consul.
'1 heo. Fritsch, delegate'from mer­
chants of Stettin.
Adolph Froelick,. Esq.
Prof. Gneist, member Reichstag.
Senator Dr. Libert Groening, repre­
sentative City of Bremen.
Prof. Dr. von Hoist, privv coun­
sellor.
Prof. Dr. W. Hoffman, privy coun­
sellor.
Herman Kreisman, consul general.
Dr. Paul Lindau, National Zeitung.
Hon. Alfred von der Leyen, LL. D.,
privy counsel.
Hon. Ernst Magnus, LL. D., assessor
in the royal Prussian government.
Nicholas Mohr. NVeser Zeitung.
Dr. Wm. Mohr, Cologne Gazette.
Dr. Richard Oberlonder, Frankfort
Gazette.
Lieut. Pertz, royal Prussian railway.
Otto Puis, chamber of commerce.
Frankfort.
Herman Rose, general director Ger­
man Insurance company.
Herr von Schauss, South German
Real Estate Bank.
Hon. Rud Schleiden, LL. B., resi­
dent minister.
Hon. G. Siemens,, LL.. D„ Deutsche
Bank.
Hon. Weber, LL.. D., Frankfort com­
mon counsel.
Col. Enule von Xylander. 1st Cav
alary Royal. Bar.varian army.
Prof. Zittlel, geologist.
Among the guests from England
were:
Earl and Countess of Onslow.
Earle of Dalhousie.
Lord Carringtoii.
Lord Sudeley.,
Hon. Sir John Broderick and Lady
Hilda Broderick..
Right Hon. Sir Arthur Mobhouse,
privy counsel.
Lord Justice Sir Charles Bowen,
lord justice of appeals.
Right Hon.. Sir James Hannen.
Sir W. Brampton. H. M. treasurv.
Hon. Albert 1-1. G. Gray. M. P.
Horace Davey_ Esp., Q. C. M. P.
Prof. Edwards, M. 1J.
Albert Pell. M. P.
Samuel G. Rath bone, M. P.
Henry B. Samuelson, M. P.
Francis Buxton, M. P.
Rev. S. A. Steinthal, Manchester.
Vicary Gibbs of the firm of Anthony
Gibbs & Sons, London and Liverpool.
The above are only a few of the
many persons present on this occasion.
Distinguished citizens from all over
North Dakota were present. Sitting
Bull and three score ot more of the
most noted chiefs of the Sioux na­
tion, were also present, under the di­
rection of Major McLaughlin, then
agent at Standing Rock, which
rounded out the most unique gathering
of celebraties in many respects that
the world has ever seen. Several
bands were present, among them the
military band from Fort Yates.
This matter has been gone into thus
extendedly to illustrate and impress
upon the minds of those who may
read this article the important part
the Sheridan house—and Bismarck—
have played in the history of the state
and the northwest.
The driving of the golden spike, the
day following, which signalized the
completion of the Northern Pacific
road, was not attended by such a dis­
tinguished gathering as the Rufus
Hatch party had gone on east. The
meeing at Bismarck, was of such a
nature, therefore, that it will go down
to history as one of the great events
of the time.
It is a good thing that the demo­
cratic party hias no reputation to lose
for accuracy of statement. Facts are
stubbornly against them. They are*
wrong on silver They are wrong in
predicting distress in Porto Rico. They
are wrong in predicting the doom of
•the republic in the event of McKinley's
re-election, and- they are wrong by
about a million and a half votes in
their forecasts as to the election of
their candidate in November.
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