The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-19
NOTABLES Al CHICAGO.
Arrival Of Vics- President Morton, Many Gov.
ernors and Other Persons Well known.

CHICAGO. Oct. 1s.-A heavy drizzle. which
ct times ex banded int0a steady down-pour.
made C~hicago's holiday attire look some
thing worse of wear to-day. Notwith-
standing the dis-couragements of the rain
and q strong north wind. the work OF
decorating went satisfactorily and steadily
on. Visitors all day poured into the city
by tens of thousands and included all sorts
and conditions of people. Militia officers
are to be seen on almost every corner,
while the real thing in the shape of Uncle
Sans regulars are for the most part con-
fined to jackson Park.
Vice-president Morton, accompanied by
Miss Maud Morton and Mrs. Resmond. n
friend OK the Morton family, alighted from
this morning. On the same train were eX-
President II. B.. Hayes and daughter. Miss
Fanny Hayes, and Col. Elliot Shepherd, of
New York. Ex-Congressnan George h.
Adams, Congressman Abner Taylor and
members of the worlds board of directors
were at the depot to greet MIR. Morton. and
his reception was enthusiastic. The vice.
presidential party went to the carriages In
waiting and were driven to MI:
Higgin botham's home. at No. 26
South Twenty-sixth street and Michigan
boulevard. Ex-President Hayes was met
by an escort which attended him to the
doors of his rooms in the Grand Pacific,
Colonel and Mrs. Shepherd are occupying o
arrivals were Governors Burleigh of Maine,
Routt of Colorado. Reynolds of Della ware.
futile of New pshire. Flower of New
York. Brown of Maryland. Hull of North
Carolina, Brown of Kentucky. Bulkeley of
Connecticut, Peck of Wisconsin,, Russell of
Massachusetts,, Markham of California, and
Weir Of Washington. Nearly all the Gov
ernOrs are accompanied by their stats.
Secretary Rusk is here, and so Is Mayor
Stuart, of Philadelphia, and hundreds of
municipal officers from other cities.
Mayor Washburne to-day issued q proc
lamation declaring Friday a municipal
holiday in honor of the dedication. All
public offices are directed to be closed. and
o request is made that all private business
be suspended for the day. The first to re-
be received or delivered In Chicago after
the close of business tO-morro " till after
the celebration.
The State troops will arrive Wednesday.
They are: Ohio, 1000; Michigan, 500; Iowa,
LOO; Indiana, loco; Wisconsin, Loo; MIN
nesota, 1000; Missouri. 600. q total OF $500.
The Illinois. Michigan and Wisconsin mil
itia will be quartered In the Transports
ton Building and annex, and the Indiana.
Ohio, Iowa and Missouri troops in the Ag-
rlcultural Building.
Both the worlds fair national commits
sion and the board of lady managers held
meetings to-day, and both adopted resolu-
tons of sympathy for President HARRISON
On the llness of his wife. The Sunday
closing provision of the congressional ap-
preparation was vigorously discussed by
the national commission, and resulted in u
complete victory for the advocates OF a six.
days fair. The commission, after q tedious
debate. decided that the directors had
formally agreed to tho Sunday closing con.
dition by accepting the government appro-
priation. and would present rules Monday
containing o Sunday closing clause.