Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-04
CAPTURED BY EDITORS.
Iowa moulders OF Public Opinion Take
POsscssion OF the w orId,s Enir Grnunds

iowa moulders OF Public Opinion Take
Possession OF the Worlds Fair Grounds.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3-World's fair weather
continues perfect; not cloud is in the sky
and the temperature is just right for going
about out of doors. The management is
actively engaged in cutting down expenses
by Looping off unnecessary employees, and it
is believed bedrock will be reach ed by the
close of the week. In this way it is expected
that s250,000 will be saved in the next three
months. The payment of bonds begins
within the next ten days.
The Iowa editors and their families, to the
number of nearly FOO, were at the fair today.
They came in a BODY to the grounds and went
at once to the picturesque Iowa state build
ing. President J. w. Jarnaguin of the Monte
yuma Republican made an address of vel
come Lafayette Young of the Des Moines
Capital responded. Commissioner Eiboeck
also made an address. Then refreshments
were served, after which the party went
around the grounds on the intramural
railway; thence to the Administration build
ing, where the editors paid their respects to
the national commission. Later the Iowa
board of lady managers gave reception in
the Iowa building to the editors.
The Russians held celebration today in
honor of Empress Marie's "nameday"
Evidence of a startling nature concerning
the cold storage warehouse fire, was taken
by the grand jury today. The witness who
gave the startling testimony was John Joseph
Duggan, formerly Stoney Island avenue
saloon keeper and the man who first told of
the lootng of the cold storage warehouse
and its firing by gang of robbers. When
lie came out OF the jury room he said he had
made clean breast of 1t all. According to
Mr.. Duggan there were $50 men concerned
In the conspiracy. He said that from the
opening of the exposition. right up to the
Time OF the fire, goods were stolen, or at
least removed from the cold storage ware
house by the wagon load. The wagons used
were express generally, though he had
known of water carts going out Of the gates
with tanks filed
Who removed these goodsa" was asked.
"Employes of the cold storage warehouse
and gang that lives on Stoney Island ave-
nue. just outside the grounds"
Did you give evidence that would impli.
cate, criminally, the persons who removed
the sJ Jgoodsr ,, ...,,
whole thing comes out"
More witnesses to the affair will be called
tomorrow.
Inspector Thornby, who was dismissed
from the Administration building as result
OF his encounter with Commissioner ST.
Clair, was today reinstated. The order re-
storing him to his old position came from
the council of administration with the con-
sent of Commissioner ST. Clair.
Scotland's day will begin early tomorrow
morning and last until late ut night. There
will be parade of Highlanders and hun
dred or more pipers through the grounds
shortly aftcrward, and meeting in Festi-
val hall at 2 o'clock In the evening fine
program of Scotch music will be given in
Festival hall.
Colored people from all parts Of the coun-
try will visit the fair. The excursion com
mittee has secured concessions from several
railroads and trains Will be run from the
southeast and west.
The national committee met today Major
Jones of the New York World is q member
OF the commission from Missouri Commits
sloner Eiboeck made n short address, in
which he stated that the Iowa editors had
been no mean factor in bringing about the
meeting. Mr.. Lafayette Young of Des
Moines, Commissioner Crosby Of Iowa and
others made briet addresses