The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-23
INDIANA TOOK FIRST PRIZE
Chief Shorthorn Honor in the Big Cattle
Show Awarded TO HoOsier Breeders.
Awards in the Department of Fine Arts
Lawn Fete in Honor Of West Pointers
The Worlds Fairs Success Assured.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-To-day Indiana won
q coveted first prize at the Colum bian Ok.
position. The cattle show now being held
is of unparalleled excellence. 1t is q great
triumph for the State that j.. 6. Robbins 81
Son. of Decatur county. should have won
with the shOrthorn COW Gay Mary the
distinguished honor OF q first prize in q
class of twenty-four, which were pro-
nounced by those who have seen the best
sho W on both sides of the Atlantic %
never before approached IN quality. The
other prizes awarded to-day were:
shorthorn Bulls. Three Years Old and Over
Z. 5. MOberly's Abbotsburn, first; j. q. Robbins
sons NOnpareil Chief. third; Ii. +. Browns Earl
Fawn. fourth: j. III. Potts ~ Sons Thistlewood,
fifth; II. +. Browns Gold Rule. sixth.
Shorthorn Cow, Three Years Old or Over-First
premium. L. q. Robbins a Sons, Horace, Ind,
Gay Mary; second. Ii. T.. Brown, Minneapolis,
Elmira of BrOwndale Ill; third. H.. +. Brown,
Vii. ""
suffolk Punch Mares, Five Years Old and Over
&lCo's Datf0dil. second; MossOm. Boyd Il Co.'s
Maud. third; Bert Ramsey's saxtead. third
Chairman Thatcher, of the executive COM
mittee on swards. announced to-day the
following awards to Americans In tho de-
partment of tine arts:
-Etching-Gustav Mercier. Mrs. M. Nimmo Mo-
ran, Stephan Parrish. c. A. Plat. j. Alden Weir,
J.. Mcneil Whistler.
Wood Engraving-walte NJ. Altman, Victor
BernstrOn. w. b. Closson. Timothy Cole. Edith
Cooper, w. j. Dana, e. L. Davis, 4. Il. DerOrme,
L. Johnson. Frank French. Francis s. King. Ell
bridge Kingsley, Gustav Kruell, Albert NJ. Lind
]. Iinkey. Henry Wolf, Peter Aitken.
The national commission to-day con-
firmed the appointment OF Julius A. Schui-
Ter. OF Indiana, az q judge in the depart
ment of vIticulture.
In all probability the largest lawn party
the world has ever seen was that given at
the White City. tonight. in honor of the
visiting West Point cadets. No less than
twenty-five thousand people attended. and
tis estimated Dy some that the number
who enjoyed the grand lawn fete was
double that. The party was held on the
beautiful lawns that surround the State
buildings on the north side of the fair
grounds. The trees were hung with many
colored electric lights and the buildings
we're lit mp and decorated in a most charm.
ing manner. There was an abundance of
music, and sin ginR, and dancing. and the
officers IN charge of the State buildings
seemed to vie with each other in making
Vic ntO6t n O6Ou vi tu0
State buildings there were large numbers
of beautiful young ladies. chsrmingly at
tired. and they added greatly to the enter
tainmeht of tho young soldiers. Crowds
OF outside rs camc and the affair was among
the most pleasant get held at the White
City.
The nations of the earth held high carni.
val on the water. Small craft of the en- tire
world were afoat and manned by expert
$500 hoffman nd f>-A. ~ -.-
companied them. This was called an inter.
national regatta. There was dancing at
some of the State buildings and upon the
lawns. The night had been dedicated to
tho West Point cadets. Early In the after
noon ths curious nations. and in fact all
nations, took part In q national and inter-
national boat race. IL was an Instructive
spectacle. All kinds of queer hand boats
were there. Great crowds took In this part
of the days programme.
Governor Altgeld has issued q proolama-
tlon calling on all patriotic citizens " no are
proud of their State and its history TO, so
lar as it is possible, leave their usual voca-
tons and give Thursday to the worlds
fair. md by their presence make Illinois
day memorable. -
. Everybody interested pecuniarily in the
fair is feeling better. IL seems now as if
all a~nticipations of success will be realized
before the exposition closes. The railroads
from oil directions are bringing trsinload
after trainload Of people to the city. The
hotels In the vicinity Of jackson Park are
filling mp rapidly. and the restaurateurs
are reapIng the Iong-waited-for harvest.
From 10. 600 to 15O.O 900 visitors can be count.
ed on now on ordinary days Just as
10000 or 80. 900 could be counted on in the
discOuraging times of q mOntb ago. Con-
sequently things are loosening up ell
around. The concessioners are Offering ex-
traordinary attractions. and the manage
men. Is spending literally on ep-cIal
amusements. Day by day the peculiar
features of the programme are getting
moro Interesting. and the greatest show on
earth ~ deemed by old visitors to
begreator than ever. The rush is on.
The paid admissions to-day were 1880.
The Pennsylvania road has secured the
consent of all. or nearly all. competing
lines to the making Of half.fare rates on
all trains from Pennsylvania on Sept. z, the
State day of Pennsylvanis at the worlds
fair. The Chicago and Ohio River lines
will make half-faro rates for Ohio and In
diana days. and will join the Southern lines
in making half-fare rates for the State DAYS
of all Southern States.