The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-23
STATE. FAIR PROSPECTS.
Gen. Butler VIII Be Present-Other Candi-s
dates InFited-Jersey Cattle Admitted.

Arneeting of thesexecutiye committee Of the
State Board of Agriculture was held yesterday
and after carefully considering the possible dan.
ger Of the spreading of pleurospneumonia
among cattle if Jerseys are admitted to the
exhibition at the State fair, adopted thesfollow.
ing in relation to the matter:
Whereas, The Illinois and st. Louis Boards of A.
riculture have, account of the disease known as
peuro ppeumonapr prevailing among CATTLE and espec
ally among the Jerseys, prohibited this breed from
exhibition at their fairs and believing it our duty to
exercise all practicable precaution to prevent such
disease from spreading; therefore,
Resolved That all cattle will be allowed to compete
az the Indiana State fair usual but that before
terln the grounds they must be subjected to the in
speeNonot veterinary surgeon who shall judge that
be admitted among other cattle, and that veterinary
surgeon will be provided by the board and have his
ONCE at the cattle entrance gate
Asnumber of cattle exhibitors were in attend
ance at themeeting and manifested much con-
Germ: in the action of the committee One of
the membersof the committee expressed the
opininn;that the reported prevalence of pleuro-
pneumoniaiisTery much like the milk sickness
twill generally be found that it's in the.n
county, andiheofered to- give $l00 to anybody
who knew ola single well-deEeloped case of the
disease. 1t was decided that there was as much
reason to exclude other breeds of cattle from
the fair as he'Jerseys, because all are equally
susceptdbies and the conclusion that there is no
danger from the disease was unanimous.
Ben Butler, the Greenback candidate for
Presidenty will be- in attendance at the fair
eitheron Tuesday or Thursday 1t is the desire
OF the executive committee that he shall come
on Tuesday; and the rGreenbackers representing
MR. Butler have 'agFeedsto makel arrangements
accordingly.
Will he deliver an address, a. Journal re-
porter asked Secretary Heron
IF he does,p was tlerepIyy .it must be re-
stricted wholly to agriculture and matters APP
propriate to the occasion. We don't care
whether hesdeliyers.a speechiin. thecity or not.
but we will not allow anything political on the
fair grounds
win any Of theeother candidates be in at
tendance. at the fairln
I'VE have invited all. Mr.. Hendricks Of
course, will be here and we are trying to get
invited both Blaine and Cleveland, and, as Mr.
Blaine is coming West, we believe that weswili
be able to induce him to come here ST John
will be here, but we don't know on what day.s
A. committee representingg the Indfanap4s
oils Light Infantry submitted a. pro,
position, to the effect that the COM
pany would give an exhibition drill for $3.50.
1t was notaceeptedy butit wasldecidedt to offer a
premium Of $F5 the best infantry drill. tober
given. on Wednesday, open, to competition be-
tween any. of the companies.
TWAS deed edto give free gadTnittancestot the
grounds tot ALI uniformed bands and to all
pioneers over seventyFRYe years old.
The Changers applied for space on the grounds
f0rthe headquarters of'theif' order where all
will be held during the week. The superintend-
ent was directed to make arrangements with the
representatives of the order, giving them the
desired Space