The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-07-26
NOT IN The PROGRAMME
An Interesting Scrap al the EnlranC,
TO The Worlds Fair.
OUR STATES WATCHWORD
Montana Drummers Eearit Proudly
at ChIcago-Educator Editors
ana Other Notables at
the Fair.

CHICAGO, July aS.-This is editorial day
al the worlds fair. The weather is bright
aud warm. but with a good breeze.
Nearly all the leading newspaper writer's
Of Indiana, Alabama and Texas are in
attendance. After reception and adj
dresses this morning the editors and ,hcir
families visited Midway Plaisance and in
the afternoon attended Buffalo Bills wild
west show. The Mississippi editors arc
now on their way here.
Fifty public school teachers selected bv
the popular voto OF the readers OF tho
Pitisbarg papcrs. arrived this morning
and wcrc icndcred reception IN tho
Pennsylvania building this afternoon.
Angus; has been set apart as scot
land day. II is inicaded to make II q
notable occasion.
Entries for the horse show have been
SO numerous that il has become necessary
to erect some acres of new sheds for their
accommodation.
At the Geographical congress. this week.
translaiions OF documents founI in the
Vatican at Rome will be read. showing
that Catholic bishops rcsi,i.d IN Greenland
before Columbus discovered America, and
reported 10 the pope that there we're uncN-
plorcd regions south of Greenland,
peopled by savaGes.
An interesting event not on tho official
programmes occurred shortly after noon.
when Commissioner ST. Clair of West
Virginia, who had left his badge AT home.
tried to enter the grounds without IL. The
day was hot, the commissioner was short
on patience, aud when the gatcman finally
let him through, with some remark which
nobody else heard. the West Virginian be-
came very angry and told the ga,eman
he'd lose his job IL any more impulence
was displayed. Then n wordy war fol-
lowed, and e olumbian guard appeared
on the scene and took hand. The irate
commissioner soon informed him that the
affair was none of his Id busi-
ness. onc word led to another,
blows were struck, tho gatemau
and three guards pitched on the colonel
and the qIarteite clawed. pounded and
scratched each other in decidedly vicious
manner for several minutes. When tile
combatants were finally separated, all
were decidedly in an unpresentable state.
Colonel ST. Clair, after washing the gore
from his face and hands. expressed his
intention of securing several scalps before
| tomorrow.
In spite of the great heat of the day, tho
thermometer being up in the eos, the com.
mercial travellers had a grand parade
down Michigan avenue this afternoon
there being nearly 5000 men in line. They
were headed by a military band and the
Chicago hnssars. Bright hued umbrellas.
gorgeous coaches, gaily costumed bands
and other things combined TO make the
| procession q notable one. Each of the
states Of the country was represented,
many displaying characteristic watch
words. On the Montana banner was
"Free Silver" Illinois closed the line
with delegation Of 500.
| The 35-d ANIMAL meeting Of the National
Educational association opened this after
noon with n large attendance. Thousands
| of delegates are expected aud from II Ia
IL separate congresses will be held from
day to day during the week. Many prom
| inent educators are here.
The international congress had n ses.
sion this afternoon. James Is. Angel
president of the University of Michigan
delivered a stirring address. In the cours,
of his speech he said that the solution ol
the race and industrial problem of ia,
South depended upon the education ol
both races. He knew that II must be
| eternally right to educate and Ghrstianizs
the negro. lie was sure that the Amcri
can system Of free. generous education
would survive the changes Of parties and
of all human agencies, and Woo TO ia,
power that would pretend tn lay pro
fame hand Oh this sacred cause.
Prof Stephen Wae,zoldt, general com
missioner in charge of the German impe
rial educational exhibit. spoke interest.
ingly on school reform in Germany
Prince Serge Wolikowsky, delegate from
I Ill.
tho course OF which he said that tho Ia
ternational quality Of man can only b,
attained through International education
NJ. Bosson of France and DIR. Ross. min
ister of education Of Ontario. also spoke