St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-05
MAY BE SUED.
Rev. Talmage Likely to Get Into
Trouble Over a Contract.

Rev. Talmage Likely to Get Into
Trouble Over a Contract.
Special to the Globe.
WAsECA, Mimi, July 1.-The Fourth
of July opened fine and fair at Maple
wood park, with well on to 200 tents
erected on the grounds and hotel and
all other accommodations of that kind
well filled. At o'clock a. m. the usual
morning devotional exercises were gone
through with in the large auditorium, in
charge of Rev. John Williamson, ID. D.,
of Chicago. after which the time was
spent until AIN. inOrganiZing a chorus
class, which will be under the guidance
and direction of Prof. c. G. Case. of
Cleveland, o. After the evening eXer-
cises last evening and during this morn
ing, the park Office was crowded, and
The officers were kept busy issuing sea-
son tickets. The demand therefor was
very great, notwithstanding the fact
that a great number had been sold
prior to the opening of the assembly.
During the interval between the early
morning exercises and the Grafton and
other exercises of the day, the large
crowd at the park enjoyed themselves
by becoming familiar Herewith and
celebrating amidst the trees with
Seats beneath the shade" fishing, boat
ing, etc. The management and direct
orS of the association were very busy
yesterday and during the early morn
ing erecting and placing throughout the
park suitable decorations. Large crowds
of people continued to arrive on all
trains throughout the entire day. AT 10
a. m. came a special train bringing sew
eral hundred citizens of Winona, Roch-
ester, Kasson, Dodge Center and inter
mediate points: also one from Mankato
and Albert Lea. The Grafton at p. IN.
and was masterpiece. teeming
with eloquence and rhetoric. The
speaker well sustained his repu-
tation as an able and eloquent
orator. The exercises throughout
were interspersed with national songs
and instrumental music. Several thou
sand people filled the auditorium and
surrounding grounds during the time
used in delivering the Grafton. Minis
tiers of nearly all denominations and
goodly portion OF their fiocks from all
surrounding towns were in attendance,
Notwithstanding the fact that in
many of them there were local celebra-
tons. The association managers are
greatly incensed over the action of the
Brooklyn.divine, Rev. De Witt Talmage,
and his failure to perform his contract
and speak for them at the park on July
4, 5 and 6, and local paper is authority
FOR the statement that an action
for $4,000 damages will at once
be begun by the Maplewood
Park association against Mr.. Talmage
In the city the decorations were pro-
fuse. The celebration here was under
the direction of the city fire department,
and, pursuant to invitation sent. the
fire departments of Albert Lea, Owa-
tonna, Mankato and other places were
in attendance. EX-Mayor 4. b. COLES
ter delivered an eloquent Grafton, and a
banquet was given the visiting firemen
thereafter. Large flags and streamers
were extended across every street in the
city, and the whole presented very
beautiful appearance. Here, as IN the
park, the festive lemonade and ice
cream vendor could be heard advertis-
ing his wares on all corners. On the
whole, the city never had in it as large
crowd as visited it to-day.