St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-17
AT The EXPOSE TON,
The Great Show Still an At
traction to Thousands
Splendid Fireworks.
Two More Indictments Found
Against Census Enumer-
ators Yesterday.
The w. C. 7. u. and Edison
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Court
Arrangements.
The Democrats Are to Open
Their Campaign in Mime
apolis Sept. 27.

sition did rushing business as usual. Every
body wanted 10 see the talking dolls and the
space set apart for them was filled with a
large crowd, especially in the evening, when
the floor space was again mass OF humanity
until the doors of the Pompeii spectacle were
thrown open, when there soon became
enough floor space to render locomotion not
quite SO difficult. The art gallery drew large
crowdswithinit its doors, seeming to vie with the
fireworks in its drawing powers. Doc. the
trotting dog, gave his exhibitions of speed as
usual to large and delighted audiences, some
of them hardly believing that it can be pos
sible for dog TO. beat q pony, especially
when the latter is on the run. One of the di-
rectors seemed to have the same opinion the
other day, and insisted upon driving himself.
The result was that Doc beat him badly in
the race, and, to make ii worse, the ineXperi-
enced driver ran into the railing and was up
set, to the no small delight of the assembled
crowds. He will not repeat his experiment.
but rests easy in the belief that Doc can best
all corners.
An exhibit which has peculiar attraction
for the ladies is that of the cocoa and the
chocolate exhibit OF Walter Baker L. Co., of
Dorchester, Mass, which is located on the
third floor. Hot breakfast cocoa is served
free to the ladies during the day. Thomson
electric welding apparatus continues to be
the center of attraction for mechanics and
Others interested in manufacturing. 1t is in
operation during the day and evening, and
the mysterious process of welding together
metals by means of an electric current
is watched with great deal of interest. The
process is very simple The ends of the
pieces to be welded are brought in cou-
junction, a current of electricity is passed
through them, and by this means the point
OF union is raised to an intense heat and the
rest OF the process consists merely in mould
ing the parts together. Metals of all sizes
q fnd fro no ct.y
OF a needle to bolts and bars and even hollow
tubes several inches in diameter. Another
interesting thing is the welding together of
d1ssimilar metals. such as steel and copper,
iron and brass tin and zinc which heretofore
has been considered impossible.
BIerstad's great painting, THE Last of the
Buffalos, in the Exposition art gallery, is
one of the great features of the art collec
this picture alone. Ii is indeed wonderful
work OF art. A space of two or three inches
on the canvass contains hundreds of figures
and represents distance of several miles.
OF any in the art gallery It is
listed at $4,000 Among the models
in the Edison exhibit is that of the first
patent which the great inventor ever made
1t is an interesting study from the fact that
it represents the first step of the great in
ventor. 1t is called an automatic vote regis
ter, and was designed to facilitate the regis
tering of yeas and nays in the national houses
of congress. There is a little card attached
to it which explains in an interesting way
what Mr.. Edison himself said of this inven-
ton. By it he hoped to save an aggre-
gate of large number of hours of the
senators and representatives. as SO much
time is consumed ID vote taking He OBJ
tanned patent, went to Washington, where
he proposed its adoption to certain influ-
entail members. Instead of being treated
as benefactor, and his invention being re-
celved with great appreciation, it was looked
q nf hn-
cause. they said, lit robs the minority of
the only weapon they have-delay." Mr..
Edison went away firmly convinced that he
was not politician.
large number of representatives of cleo
trical magazines, who are in attendance at
the meetings of the Illuminating company,
visited the Exposition yesterday. They were
particularly delighted with the display of
electrical apparatus, which they pronounced
the best ever made anywhere. The largest
manufacturing plant in the Exposition and
one that attracts q great deal of attention is
that OF James Edwin, the veteran cigarmaker.
He has corps of not less than sixty work
men, both men and women, engaged in roll
Ing up fragrant Havanas, and it is on the
whole one of the most interest
ing exhibits. The proceedings of the
Edison Illuminating ,company',s convention
were taken by photograph under the
charge. of Mr.. Wungeman. The rolls con-
taing the records will be preserved. If there
should arise disagreement in regard to the
actual proceedings, these reports, which can
be placed on photograph and produced at
any time, cannot be disputed. Would not
the use of the photograph in political con-
ventions save an endless amount%of contro-
veIsy? Let politicians answer.
The talking dolls will be on exhibition in
the special theatorium provided for their use
beginning to- day. They will doubtless prove
one of the most interesting attractions in the
Edison exhibit.
The Prettiest Fireworks Yet.
Last evening. despite the fact that old
Boreas gave undoubted signs that winter Was
approaching, and the mercury lowered dan
gerously close to the uncomfortable point,
| over 1000 people saw Pompeii fall again
| with grander pyrotechnic display than has
yet been gwen. The rockets and bombs
| were sent up almost by the thousands, and
| the set pieces were unusually large and
| brilliant. The forest of fire was especially
| worthy of mention. and was one of
| the grandest pieces yet exhibited
Representation of the battle between the
| Monitor and the Merrimac was advertised to
| occur last evening. when, in fact, it was not
| completed. There is a vast amount of work
| on this mechanical piece, and it would have
| been impossible to have had it done in time
| Thursday evening was the time set for that
| piece, and it will be given then. The piece
| is marveiously like naval battle, and has al
| ways been the most enthusiastically received
! of any piece that has ever been placed be-
| fore the public. The management will posi-
| lively set off all its remaining stock through
| the week which means that there will be
some great displays tomorrow and Saturday
| evenings.