St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-20
FISHERNhE.>'s DAY.
Great Crush at the Worlds Fair
Programme for Oday.


CHICAGO. Sept. 19.-It seemed today
as if there were never SO many people OH
the fair grounds. The crush at all the
gates was astonishing, visitors being
lined up Two and three rows deep half
way across the street. The fishermen
who began their celebration to-day were
enthusiastic over the attendance. Their
jollihcaton was q departure from the
ordinary course. 1t furnished enter
tainment not only for themselves, but
for everybody else. The procession OH
the lagOons was the largest yet given.
There were many boats in the line, and
ali of them gally decked. The Spanish
caravels, ful-rigged whaler, the boats
of all the nations that are here and the
smacks of the fishermen among the eX-
hlDIts were in the parade. The cele-
bratiOn Will continue three days, in
Guiding trials of skill in spear and har-
puon throwing, and regattaS for fishing
boats, all the nations represented at the
lair participating.
The fshermen'S meeting began at 10
a. III. at the Music hail. A great many
interesting papers were read.
The worlds Columbian exposition
scientific angling tournament open to
all will commence next Thursday morn
ing, Sept. q, and continue until the
three expert and tour amateur events
are finished. There are seven cham
pionSnlp gold medals. seven meichan-
disc prizes in eacn amateur event and
three prizes in each expert event.
Tue programme as arranged for to-
| morrow will serve to attract large crowds
10 jackson Park. Iowa will have her
governor and staff and several civic and
military organizations together with
large numbers of citiZenS, to participate
i'll a grand parade. This is TO be fol-
lowed by general reception to Gov.
Boies.
The Patriotic Sons of America will be
out in .Orce. They will enter Midway
Plaisance at 10 O'clock, and will march
TO Festival hall, where exercises con-
sistlng of speech making by the officers
OF the order and music will be held. In
honor of the day the Santa Maria will
be open TO the public.
The fishermen will continue to cele-
Drate, and programme OF interesting
events will be carried out.
The United TypOthetse will hold their
annual convention III Festival hall. The
day will be concluded by special illumi-
nations of the electric fountains and
pyrotechnlc displays.
Sir Richard Everard Webster. at
torney general i'll the Marquis of Sails
bury'S government, is at the Lexington
hotel. lie is accompanied by Miss
Webster, Miss Dora Webster, and f.
w. Webster. They are here to visit
the worlds fair.
There is project on foot to create a
series of island parks in Lake Michigan
between Thirty-ninth street and Jack
son park. There are five shoals OF reefs
between those points, and 1t is set forth
by the projectors that the refuse at the
close of the fair could be utilized to
build up on the natural foundations.
The idea is to make the lake parks
part of the city's system.
The Liberty bell will be rung tomor-
| row in honor of the birthday OF Charles
Carroll, OF Carrollton, one of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence;
| also in honor of the admission of Mon
tana TO the Union. At o'clock the
| participants i'll the congress of religions
| will gather and ring the bell and invoke
| divine blessings on humanity in general.