St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-21
What Promised to Be 2 Big
Day Spoiled by Jupiter
PluViuS.
Canada Outstrips All Compel
itors in the June Cheese
Exhibit.
One More Attempt to Enforce
Sunday Closing Receives
q Setback.
Big Blue and Gray Reunion
to Be Held in Oc-
tOber.

CHICAGO, June 2O.-For time today
it looked as If the attendance at the
worlds fair would equal that of Ger
man day. People poured in at the turn
stiles by the thousands, and they kept
pouring in until after the noon hour,
when 1t was estimated there were about
$4,000 people on the grounds. About
this time big black cloud appeared
and the rain came down in perfect
deluge. so that the prospects for 2OO,-
600 crowd were ruined. According to
the thermometer. the. weather was de-
cidedly hot, but stiff breeze was blow
ing from the lake. so that the thousands
of visitors did not suffer to any great
extent.
The complaint that benches were
lacking in the fair grounds, especially
in the vicinity of the music pavillons on
the Administration plaza and around
the grand basin, where the fireworks
are usually set off, induced the man
agement to the action, and today COM
Portable settees with total seating ca
pacity of about 10000 have been placed
conveniently about. This will enable
visitors to sit and take in the daily con-
certs. and to watch the pyrotechnic and
electrical displays in the evening.
Canada Captures Cheese Prizes.
Canada has outst ripped its competi-
tors in the June exhibit Of cheese. The
big eleven-ton cheese manufactured at
the Dominion experimental station at
Perth, Ont, under the supervision OF
Prof. Robert son, has been tested by the
Judges. In their report they say that
the flavor is remarkably good and the
BODY extra fine, and the six 1.000-pound
cheeses they brand as excellent" In
the June competition there were 667
cheese exhi bits, mostly in Glass which
includes all factory cheese. Out of this
number 1876 exhibits scored sufficiently
high to entitle them to medals and di-
plOmas, 126 of these being Canadian
exhibits. Thirty-one lots from Canada
scored higher than the United States,
and ranged in excellence from 90 per
cent down.
The United States signal service bu-
reau has made arrangements with the
officials in charge of the captive balloon,
to make four ascensiOns each week for
the pur pose of making scientific obser-
vatiOns. By means OF this the weather
officials can attain helght OF
over a quarter of mile, and they hope
to make observations and discoveries
that will be of great advantage to the
service.
The party Of tWenty-one children
sent here from California as reward
for fine scholarship in the public schools
were give reception in the children's
building today by the board OF lady
managers. They were greeted by Mrs.
Potter Palmer, the president OF the
| board, who
Made Pleasant Talk
| to them and congratulated them upon
| earning prize that must be OF so much
| advantage to them as the trip to the
| great Columbian exposition will un.
| doubtediy be. There Was music by
| the exposition orchestra. The various
| departments of the building were shown
the children. Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge
| was present and made short but inter
! esting talk to the little ones. After the
reception, each of the little Californlans
was presented with a silver spoon as {
souvenir of the trip. They were takel
to luncheon.
The Baker-Brown effort to renew the
worlds fair Sunday closing obligation
received a setback today before Judge
Jenkins. 1t was found that the world;
fair attorneys had been notified OF th'
suit. but not the worlds fair officials
Proceedings were therefore postponed
for the present.
The thirtieth anniversary of Yves
Virginia's elevation to the dignity o
statehood was celebrated today by th'
dedication of the building erected b.
that state in the American family circle
Gov. McCorkle was unable to be pres
ent to receive the colorS of the building
from President Chancellor, of the com
mission, but his place was ably filled b.
Gen. j. W. st. Clair, of the nationa
commission, who made brilliant ad
dress.
All the arrangements have been com
pleted for the dedication tomorrow aft
ernoon of the big Ferris wheel in Mid
way Plaisance.
Over 5000 Invitations
have been Issued. and in addition
prominent residents of this city an
vicinity and visitors from outsid
points, there will be delegations froI
engineering societies East and Wes
The exercises will open at 3 o'cloc
with the "Star-Spangled Banner b
the band. At the conclusion of the las
speech the band will play "1anke
DOODLE" MIR. Ferris will blow sigma
on gold whistle and the big wheel, ii
thirty-siX cars having in the meantm
been filled with 1900 invited guests, wi
start on it's first regular trip.
There will be big reunion of wa
veterans. both Confederate and Uniol
at the fair, Oct. 20 to "a inclusive. Thos
days have been designated by the g.
position authorities. The Grand Arm
' posts throughout the land will ente
5 heartily into the plan to bring all tt
l old soldiers they can to Chicago.
Another big celebration will soon
f given at the fair over the arrival in th
!, port of the Spanish caravels from the
long and circuitous voyage via Halifa
and the chain of lakes. The hiStor
ships weighed anchor at Montreal t
night for a direct run to Chicago. II
caravels will be the star attraction (
the exposition on water.
-Mexico's Exhibit opened.
> Mexico's exhibit in the forestry bull
= ing was opened to the public tods
= = without ceremonies. The display occ
.. pies prominent position i'll the woode
> pegged building, situated in the soutt
= ern portion of the grounds.
: The German wine exhibit will
pened in the horticultural building t.
. morrow by Imperial German Commi:
siener Wermuth, who will deliver
I festive speech. The ceremony will als
consist of songs by the German
maenerchoir. The exhibit is installe
Y in pavilion in the southeast court (
9 the horticulture building, and consis
9 of fine products of the Rhins al
Moselle, being valued at $4,000.
Richard Hunt, the New York arch
tect who was honored by having col
v ferred upon him the queens medal {
: the meeting of the Royal Institute
i British Architects in London yesterda
: on account of his designing the world