The herald., 1893-05-31
WORLDS FAIR VISITORS.
A Very Large Attendance on
Memorial Day.
MOntana's Famous Solid Silver
Statue Unveiled.
The Swiftest Locomotive in the World
on Exhibition,
The Awards Difficulty Not Yet Settled.
Some Interesting Papers Read
Fhe Awards Difficulty Not Yet Settled.
Some Interesting Papers Read
in the Worlds Medi-
cal Congress-
Bv ,he Associated Press.

CmcAao, May 30.-Dscoration day
opened bright and beautiful over the
worlds fair grounds, and people began
coming through the gates earlier than
usual, promising to swell into great
numbers as the day progressed.
AS the day wore on school children
began to pour into the grounds, and
thisevening's illumination attracted the
throngs who remained down town in the
afternoon to watch the great parade, 80
that tonight it is believed last Sunday
and the opening day were the only times
that the crowds surpassed today's.
Among the arrivals of transportation
exhibits this morning was the New York
Central locomotive No. 999, which rec
ord OF the phenomenal speed OF ll21a
miles per hour.
The formal opening of the model bat
tleship Illinois will take place Saturday
evening.
MoNTANA's SILVER STATUE.
,Montana's famous solid silver statue
OF Justice was unveiled in the mines and
mining building today. It is the statue
for which the actress Ada Rehan stood
as q model, and by so doing created
much CONSERVATION among her sisters OF
the profession. The unveiling OF the
statue was the event of the day at the
white city, and the great building was
thronged with people eager to see the
magnificent work of art. While the
crowd was assembling the Cincinnati
band played national airs.
The opening address was by Major
Martin Maginnis of Montana, who spoke
in glowing terms OF the brilliant future
before that state of her untold wealth,
the enterprise OF her citizens, and her
wonderful natural resources.
| When he fanislea, Mrs. Richards OF
Montana stepped forward, and taking
up a small silken cord gave it gentle
| pull, and the stars and stripes which en-.
! folded tlie siIvor image of Justice fell
away and exposed the statue for the first
time to the public gaze. The crowd
gave vent to wild cheers while the band
played America.
When the applause had died away,
Hon. J. NJ. Quinn, editor OF the Butte
Miner, made the closing address. He
spoke of the statue as work of art, OF
how it came to be made, and how it
represented the wealth, enterprise and
artistic taste of the citizens of that
state. At the close of the exercises the
Montana commissioners entertained
their friends and large number OF ex-
position officials and representatives OF
foreign countries at luncheon.
THE AWARDS DIFFICULTY.
Superintendent of Census Porter is in
the city in compliance with telegram
from John Boyd Thatcher, chairman Of
the bureau of awards. Porter said this
evening In my opinion Mr.. Thatcher's
views have been misunderstood and
misrepresented, and if the contending
parties will only get together, face to
face, within the next day or two, plan
entirely satisfactory to all classes OF ex-
hibitors will be agreed upon and har-
mony restored.
Thatcher today had conference with
some of the foreign commissioners who
told him they would not consider any
proposition involving the examination
of exhibits by single judges. Their
declaration on that point was uncon-
ditionsl to the French commissioner,
practically receding from the single
plan and Offering to substitute three
judges in such groups as the commits
sioners might think important enough
for jury examination.
WORLDS MEDICAL CONGRESS-.
At today's session of the worlds
medical congress many delegates from
India were seen in the quaint costume
of that country, side by side with ex-
perts from Russia. Then there were
Chinese experts in the art of healing,
wearing flowing robes. Swarthy dele
gates from the tropics and representa-
tives from ell the European coun-
tries. The feature of the proceedings
was the address by Prof. Scudder on
Dirt as the Principal Cause OF Disease.
In the homeopathic section the chief
speaker was Dr.. William Tod Helmuth
of New York, whose topic was Surgery
in the Homeopathic School. Many other
delegates were heard. In the medioc
chmatology section the trend of the dis
cussion favored the theory that frequent
bathing is more necessary in high alti-
tudes than elsewhere.