The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-26

WoRLp's FAIR GROUNDS, July 25,-
An interesting event not on the official
program of Worlds Fair attractions
took place to-day when Commissioner
81. Clair. OF West Virginia, and men,
Der Of tho council of administration,
attempted to enter,the grounds with
out displaying his commissioners
badge. The commissioner had lett his
badge at homo and wanted to pass
through the gates on his personal card
alone. The gateman demurred some
what and finally told the commissioner
to step aside until the crowd Of pas
sengers who had just come In on the
train had entered. Alter waiting q
minute or two the southern commits
sloner stepped to another gate and was
again told to wait. He did SO, and be-
coming tired tried third gate, By
this time ho was little out Of humor,
aud told the gateman he was becoming
tired of waiting and II he did
not intend to lot him in say
10 and he would 40 and buy q ticket.
II have business In the grounds and /
am going In" remarked the colonel in
rather an angry tone. The gateman
then lot him through, with q remark
which no one but the West Virginian
seems to have heard. Whatever it was
II increased his Ire, and he informed
the gateman that he did not propose to
take any impudence. and i he heard
any more the gateman would lose his
job. More angry words followed OH
both sides, when a Columbian guard
came up and demanded to know what
tho row was about. The wrathful CON-
missioner abruptly informed the guard
II was "none OF his damned business. !"
Actowd had gathered by this time and
twO moro Columbian guards came up,
One Of the now arrivals seeing there was
prospect for a fight took hold OF Col.
st. Clair's arm and was instantly knocked
down by the latter With this tho
gaIemen and two remaining guards
went at the colonel hammer and tonga
and for the next five minutes they
were 30 badly mixed up that 1t was
impossible to distinguish one from the
other, The crowd Cheered ana the dis.
tinguished member from West Virginia
and the gateman and guards clawed
and pulled and pounded and scratched
each other in decidedly vigorous and
vicious manner. At length some more
Columbian guards arrived and with q
good deal Of effort they untangled the
beligerent quartotte and stopped the
fight, The colonel, with his face and
SHIRT front covered with blood, went to
the office Of President Higinbotham
and washed, while his antagonists,
equally CORY, were conducted 10 the SER
vice building for similar purpose.
After he had washed Col, ST. Clair
said the guards and gatemen all knew
him. III left my badge at homo last
week and it had not been sent to me
yet. Those gatemen have been lotttng
me In every day since on my card and |
could see no reason why they should
stop me to-day. II the gatenan had
told me frankly that he could not lot me
III without tho bndge / would have
bought ticket But no became I'm
pndent aud insolent and told him II
hn did not behave himself ! would
have him discharged, With that he
struck me, and then tho fight became
general"
THE HORSE SHOW.
The entries in the horse show arc
closed. The list is big one. though
including only few famous as racers.
Most OF tho exhibitors will show
daught, coach, saddle and driving
horses. Already tho Grst room pro.
vIdcd has been entirely spoken for,
Acres Of now sheds are going up and
when tho display opens, August is,
there will be a confusing wilderness oi
barns for tho accommodation OF OK.
libltors,
Incubation in all Ito varied phaSct
aud Possibilities Ia receiving increasing
attention, While Its zenith Of prom.
inencc is In the electrical building, with
lightning as the inCubating power,
There Is also another entlrO building de-
voted to this department. Around the
s,aos arc tho artificial hons and down
Tue gonltO aro stacks oil patent food tor
eNlckons A competitive race Of the
na'yhcfs is being planned as drawing
cara IoT tho Growds,
August I has boon cot apart rs "SCnt
i,allos lav' Mt tho fair. Tho World'l
falr Scottish assembly, representing
iou 'ocIotDu' Of the United statOa Nht
l0ORia has In charge tho make UP o
tne ptogFaInme, which will bs ali oiabo
rate Inu,
Another conference between tho for
elSA commissioners, tho council Of nd
,Nhlslmllon and Collector Clark wal
,l0'l II! tho fair grounds to-day 10 pro
n"0 pEaho for tho sale Of duplicates o
,04 foreign exhibits In tho World'I
palt buildings, There Ia n inoVOmOn
wy ''H' among somO Of tho, foreign OK
,uy'Iors to establish n warehouse out
m0 lNo grounds for tho snlo Of thI
9aphcotos they havO brought along
,lg0 individual pieces can DO sold aht
,yyUoNed, which could not DO done 1t
,m special bonded warehouse, whOr,
nll'N ol tho goods aru now storOd
, ,ollo oi the exhibitors have already
,WI'lel stores nn Uottugo Grove avenue
MO,Io they soil aud deliver dupllCalc
VI t'lp Goods tlpV nxlIbit inRidp thi