Big Time At Atlanta

Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 24.- No brighter or jalmier suii ever shone oyer tlii.-i particuar portion of tlio southland than thaí whlch dawned on Presidential Day at the Cotton States and International exposition. The thousands of visitors landed in the city swelled the throngs on the stroets ;o immense proportions and locomotion soon became a difficult matter. In aocordance with the caref ully laid plaus of ;he exposition management the exercises of the day were all conocntrated within the exposition grounds, into which the coliorts of visitors and large proportion of the population of tho city empticd themselves during the morning. ïhc presidential party spent the morning qnietly at the Aragón, where they remalned until 11 o'clock, wiion they were driven rapidly to the expo.-sition grounds, without any parade whatèver, Inside the gat.es the military was already gathered. Parade of the Troops. Captain J. F. Burke of tho Gate City guaids acted as niarslial. He had in line the Fifth regiment of United States regulars, commiiiided by Colonel W. L. Kollogg; the Fourth Virginia regiment, commanded by Colonel C. A. Nash; the Virginia Military institute cadets, oommanded by Colonel D. Price; the First oompany of the tiovernor's Foot guard of Connecticut, coinnianded by Major E. Henry Hyde; the Seoond company of the Governor's Fout guard of Connecticut, manded by Major E. E. Browii; Grimes battery of Richmond and the Ashevillo Light infantry. The troops paraded around the board walk within the fair enclosure and were reviewed by the president f rom a stand in front of the government building. After the review the president daliveied an address. He was introduced by President Collier of tho Exposition company, who referred to hira as the man who had been entrusted with the duty of wiping out sectional issues and linos.