Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-07-27
HOLSTERS AT THE SHOW.
Indiana Editors Visit the Columbian EXPOSE
ton in Great Force.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, ILL.,,
July 24.-Ehe Indiana editors visited
the fair in body to-day. Special ar
rangements have been made to give
them week of enjoyment. From
their downtown headquarters the edi-
tors proceeded to the Van Buren,
Street pier at 10 O'Clock and
embarked on the huge whaleback
ste amer for Jackson Park. The lndi-
ana state building, beautifully deco
rated, was made their headquarters at the
fair and at 2 p. NJ. reunion was held and
Executive Commissioner B. L. Havens
delivered an address Of welcome.
Gentlemen of the association responded
and speech-making was INDUCED in for
an hour.
The commercial travellers are gather
ing in force. Last night three train
loads of drummers came UP from Gin
ship of Capt. w. A. Johnson; an hour
later 25O more from Cleveland reached
the city. This morning almost every
train that arrived in Chicago had a
quota of the pilgrims. Two train loads
are en- route from Duluth by way of st.
Paul and Minneapolis; the Iowa delega-
ton 400 strong will reach Chicago this
evening. Milwaukee's 700 will be in to-
morrow morning. Headquarters were
opened at the Great Northern Hotel
this morning. President A. S. Dowd
and Secretary Cooper were kept busy in
handling the crowds that thronged
in. Members Of the reception
committee were equally as busy
canes, for accompanying the badge is a
souvenir cane-a bamboo rod with a
metal bust of Columbus. Over 5000
men had received the badges and canes
by l P. II. and constantly-increasing
stream of new corners kept pouring into
the headquarters.
The big parade tomorrow morning
will form on the lake front, under the
escort of Chicago Hussars commanded
by Capt. Brand. Charles L. Young, of
Springfield, Mass, will be chief mar
shall with an assistant from each state.
At $50 this morning another flight of
homing pigeons took place from the
plaza of the government building.
Great interest attaches to these compe-
titive flights, and the record of the
back and noted with great minuteness.
At 10 o'clock large audience. includ-
ing a number Of foreign commissioners
assembled at the woman's building to
hear Mrs. Rohers' lecture on the
methods of preparing Indian corn for
food
Prof. D. G. Taft lectured on mining at
the agricultural assembly hall this
morning and later j. n. Galloway, of
Glasgow, Scotland lectured on "Educa-
ton ofGirls and Women in Glasgow"
An interesting drill by the United
States life-saving corps took place off
the government plaza, and was watched
intently by a large concourse of people.
The list of the exposition concerts for
the present week has many features of
nature. To-day the popular orchestral
concerts we're resumed and are to be
given on such days during the week as
the rehearsals and other concerts will
permit.
Prof. Albert, of Sweden, the great
swimmer, begins his public exhibitions
at the fair this week. He Will have a
tower erected thirty feet high on the
corner of the basin which will be
dredged to a depth of fifteen feet at
the foot Of the tower.
Wednesday, July rs, will be 'Turner-
bund Day." and will be fifty celebrated
by the members of that great associa-
ton. The North American Turnerbund
consists OF gu SOcleJleS, Win MEMBER
ship of $4,000 pupils. Three thousand
active Turner's from all parts of the
country have already accepted invita-
tons to be present and will take part in
the exercises of the day.
Next Thursday will be "Poor Chill
dren's Day" at the Fair. The waits will
be given free admission to the fair, and
the Illinois Central Railroad Com any
has entered into the spirit of the move
ment by agreeing to transport the little
ones to and from the fair free of charge.
On Wednesday Of this week, the little
African republic of Liberia will celebrate
at the Worlds Fair. A unique pro-
gramme is being arranged for the occa-
sion.
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