The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-21
REIUaNEQFROM CHICAGO
Gov. Richards Saw the Great Fair
and Took Part In the
Opening.
He Met Many Montanians Who
Said They Had Gone There
Too Soon.
Mrs. Richards Remained In Chicago, and
Will Unvei, tho silver Statue
OF Justice.

Gov. Richards was At ths executive ONCE
yesterday after his return from Chicago,
whore he took part in the opening exercises
of the Worlds fair. 1t 10 a wonderful sx-
hibition. he said. of what the human Fam
lily can do. Like all visitors from Montana
TO the fair grounds. hs found the great at
traction In nm incomplete condition. Great
quantities of goods are yot in the packing
boxes. The only place whore he saw every
thing in a finished state was in the aovsrn-
ment building. In speaking Of the exhibits
ma % In this building he referred to ono
which has not yet been noticed much BY the
Montana preas. II ia tho mineral display
made by tho United States governments and
is considered to DO the best one Of its kind
and contains nearly everything known to
the biologists. The specimens of minerals
nre from all sections Of the United States.
None Of them are la GO. but ars quito .small.i
Most OF the mineral collection came from
the Smithsonian institute. While Montana,
Colo, ado and the other mining states will
have fne mineral exhibits, which will at
tract the eye. they will not possess
the variety of the government collection.
The great Krupp gun presented to Chicago
by the German gunmaker WAS received
with n great flourish when it arrived. prob
ably because 1t ia 10 big and came across
the ocean. yet the governor saw . gun In
the government building which IL just as
destructive as the monster from Essen.
There are three Of them in the United
States. One is at San Francisco. The one
at Chicago can throw 10000 pounds of
metal q distance Of fifteen miles and no
S.1-nIoJ aonA 1ou, ~,h.u one ~ HhAaa
engines of destruction is trained upon IL.
Such are a few of the things which i'm
pressed the governor at the government
building. and he said there were thousands
of other equally as interesting sights In
that structure alone.
The governor did not see the silver statue.
1t is being put in shape for the unwilling
which is to take place the latter part Of this
month. Before it can be exhibited it has
to be Furnished. Several men were en-
gagged in this operation whom the governor
left Chicago. Mrs. Richards will unveil
lily represented on this OCCASION. The gov
ernor's family are 10Y at Evanston, a few
miles out OF the CITY, and will remain there
all summer.
The governor says he was favorably i'm
pressed with the Montana building. He
oVhAoNOo phoe ~ . = kS" tCoV jag
building would present a much better APP
pearanoe. Considering the conditions at
the time of its erection, which were not
normal. the governor says he belicve1 the
state has received it's money's worth. He
met a great many Mountainous at Chicago
M NIL we're of the same opinion. that they
had gone to the fair too early IN the season.
They all thought that September would be
time enough for any one to go and the
most pleasant of the season.
While at Chicago the governor went one
day to a meeting in the woman's building.
He thinks tho Chicago newspapers in Ie-
porting some of the scenes there have done
the women an injustice. Vat the meeting
l attended with Mrs. Richards" said the
governor. "of course l could not hear
everything, but I could see worry we'll. Mrs.
Palmer spoke somewhat sharply about
Homo pickering that had been going on but
there we're no tenrs as some of the papers
there put it." He thought the women were
entitled to great praise FOR the part they are
taking in tho fair. It is the first time In
taken an equal part with the men in such
an undertaking, and the governor believes
the criticisms made upon the management
are too harsh and will give way to a differ
ent treatment when their work Is better
understood.
executive office. some of which has &C
cumulated during the governors absence
which demands his attention. He expects
TO make another short visit TO Chicago
some time in July and meet some of his
relatives who live on tho Atlantic seaboarl.
The governor says they would not come to
Montana SO a compromise was made on
Chicago.
One of his first official acts yesterday was
to increase the reward for the apprehension
of the two desperadoes who killed Deputy
Sheriff RAIDER. of Meagher county. Lieut.
Gov. Botkin offered q reward of 500. Tho
governor has increased it to $3.50 for each