St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-25
The Doors Of Sioux City'S
Corn Palace Formally
Opened.
Foreman Hubbapd'S Murder
ers Firmly Clutched by
Laws Strong Hand.
A Prominent Business Man in
CastleWood Short in His
Accounts.
Mysterious Shooting Of
Railroad Brakeman in the
Zenith City.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX CITY, To-. Sept. 24.-The eighth
wonder of the world, Sioux City's corn
palace, was opened at noon to-day.
Great crowds have already visited the
marvellous wonder erected in honor OF
King Corn. There were no speeches and
no formalities of any kind. The doors
were simply opened, and throngs al
lowed to gaze on the marvellous results
of labor past weeks. The display is
much larger in all respects than last
year, and it is not possible to adequately
describe the beauty of the interior dec
Grafton. The county exhibits are large,
and show much care in their collection
and arrangement. The weather is fine,
and promises well for the festival,
which is to continue two weeks. All
roads leading to the city are running
excursion trains, and by 10 o'clock this
morning had landed hundreds of visit
ors. A big rush is expected the last
three days of this week a d all of next.
A promenade concert by the Elgin. H.,
band, horse race and base ball game
made up the outdoor attractions to-
day. A more extensive programme has,
however, been arranged for tomorrow.
Probably no exhibition or public feSti-
val ever given in the Northwest
attracted such widespread attention, or
called forth so many words OF praise
from those who viewed it as did the
Sioux City corn palace of 1887. This
was because it was entirely new, and IN
a line of novelty the like OF which had
never before been seen. Before the
closing of the palace last year, just
after the memorable visit by President
Cleveland and wife. it was decided to
repeat the exhibition this year on
very much enlarged plan. The carry
ing out of this idea was begun
EARLY LAST SPRING
by the incorporation of the Sioux City
Corn Palace Exposition company, with
an authorized capital of S250,000. A
competent architect was secured and
elaborate plans were drawn, and the
contract for the erection of the building
let. Work on the structure has now
been going on for about two
months, and Saturday night every
thing was complete. with the exception
of cleaning away the rubbish and put
ting things in order. The corn palace
this year is much more substantial
structure than that of 1887. 1t occupies
an entire quarter block, and is $50 feet
square. Norman towers on the two
street sides support Moorish pavilion,
the supports in the rear being a
framework of heavy timbers. The main
entrance is on the southwest corner,
through the main tower, which is no
feet high and twenty-fOur feet in dame
-. in oh II1t 10
tower is winding stairway leading to
the top, from which point magnificent
view can be obtained. The remaining
towers are forty feet in height. and
between them are flowing fountains in
the midst of miniature landscapes made
of green Sods and messy rocks. From
the apex of the main pavilion t1oa the
stars and stripes, while each corner is
surmounted by flagstaff from which
iSa
BRIGHT-COLORED STREAMER
each bearing the name OF one of the
states that has furnished products for
the eXhibition-lowa,D Dakota, Nebraska
and Minnesota. The roof of the pavil-
lion or dome is Shingled, and the whole
structure is so built as to afford COM
plete protection from the most inclem-
ent weather known at this season of the
year. The interior of the palace is en-
tirely covered with corn, and the
grasses and products of the fields. BY
far the greater part of the surface is
covered with corn i'll the ear, the many
colOrs and varieties being blended in
panels and artistic shapes, so as to give
a most pleasing effect. Most of the ears
tackled with the fiat or cob side next to
the boards of the outside structure.
Cornstalks, stripped of ears and leaves,
are also used in making wainscOting
around the bottom and frames for the
doors and windows. The long, rank
growth of grass is also utilized, as
| we'll as the golden straw of
| the wheat, in making fanciful
designs that relieve in pleasing man
ner what would be otherwise the mo-
nOtOny of the vast eXpanse of corn ears.
| The outlines of the roof and towers are
| made as broken as possible and still give
a good effect to the structure, so as to
| make a maximum surface for decOrat-
| ing. The openings in the towers and
| sides of the building is filled with corn
ears strung on wire, in imitation of dia-
mond-shaped paneS of glass. The mill
aretS of the towers are capped with full
| SheaveS of yellow grain and SOmber-cOl-
y
| ing effect.
VIEWED AT A DISTANCE
of a block or so. the irregularities in the
covering are softened and Obliterated to
| the vision, and the scene is such as was
never before gaZed upon by mortal man.
1t is surprising in loneliness, and shows
! the possibilities of decoration that may
| be wrought from the corn plant.
| If the exterior of the palace is beautiful
to look upon, the interior is a perfect
! bower of l0vlineSs. Extending from the
main entrance, entirely around the
building, il a gallery thirty feet wide
! reached by broad stairways at each cor
! ner. Under the gallery is space four
| teen feet in the clear, which is divided
| into booths twelve by fourteen in size
for exhibitions. Between the gallery
floor and the main roof is also space
| fourteen feet in the clear. All the vast
surface of ceilings, walls, posts, truSSes.
| etc., which are of rough lumber, have
been covered up by the decorations and
made into a verltable palace of Ceres.
The work of decorating has been mostly
| done bv the ladies of the city. who
formed an association fer that purpose.
| Groups of half dozen were formed,
under a chosen leader, aSd to each
| group was assigned a certain space to
beautify. One group took booth, an
other section of ceiling or side wall.
Each worker took also portion of the
space assigned to her group, and
worked out such designs as her fancy
directed. The rough parts were thus
| transformed into beautiful columns of
COrnithian. DOric or Ionic style; the
ceilings were covered with designs
deity worked with corn, grasses,
grains and husks into designs that
charm the eye and call forth exclama-