St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-16
FARMERS AT THE FAIR.
LIVE STOCK EXHIBIT WILL ATTRACT
LARGE NUMBERS.
EXHIBIT WILL BE VERY FINE
Russia, Germany and France
Will Have Fine Lot of Repre-
sentative Stock-Horse Show
Postponed - Midway Ball a
Great Feature = Thirty-Five
Nations in the Dance.

Nations in the Dance.
CHICAGO. Aug. 15.-The farmers will
begin coming to the fair in large num-
bers next week. The inquiries received
by Chief Buchanan, of the agricultural
department. indicate that they are
ANXIOUS to know something of the live
stock exhibit, which begins next Mon
day and lasts until Friday, Sept.
8. The exhibit will be very fine.
Seventeen states will send horses,
and nearly as many more will
show cattle. The PROVINCES of
Ontario and Quebec, Canada, nave fifty
five dead of Cleveland Bay, Clyddsdale.
Shires and other breeds of horses. and
250 head of cattle. Russia, Germany
and France will have fine lot of repre-
sentative stock, and the band of sacred
cattle from Trinidad will be regarded
as feature. Twenty-SiX stables, ca
able of accommodating the 1000 head of
stock, are now III readiness. This eX-
hibit is to be confined to rOadSterS and
thoroughbred cattle.
The show OF thoroughbred horses and
trotterS has been postponed until Oct.2S.
/ he saddle hOrSemen also asked for a
postpOnenent from Sept. until some
time in October, but it is understood
their request will not be granted. The
appointment of J. B. Bowman, of Wa
verify. To-, as superintendent of the
horse department has been confirmed.
Fireworks and the
Midway Ball
are the special features at the fair to-
morrow. 1t will also be Druggists day,
Hayti day, and there is to be reunion
of the alumni OF Dartmouth college at
the New Hampshire building. Thirty
five different nations will be represented
in the Midway dance. This event will
take place in the natatOrIum building
on the plaisance. Hundreds of people
are expected to be present, among them
Director General Davis, President Hig-
inbotham and ali the other prominen Mt
fair officials, to whom the dances are
dedicated. After each dance on the
card the national dance of some pecul-
lar people will be given.
A banquet will be served during the
intermiSsion. The Midway ball will be
an event never to be forgotten by those
who attend.
Members of the Ancient Order of
ForesterS marched into the Mid way this
afternoon and paraded down the street
to Festival hail. They made a great
showing. with three or four bands and
about 1000 men in line. The exercises
in Festival hall began at 2 O'clock, and
consisted of programme otmusic and
speeches.
The college students who were en-
ployed as chair pushers by the Colum-
bian Chair company, went on strike
this morning. Sixty out of 400 remained
at work during the day. The others
held orderly meetings and discussed
measures for forcing their employers to
| deal, as they said, fairly with them.
Tue trouble arose over a bulletin
| which was issued last night by the
chair company announcing a reduction
in wages to 70 cents day from 81. The
commission allowed each 10 per cent of
| his earnings, which was not cut. The
boys reported for duty this morning,
and declIned to begin work unless the
old rate of wages was allowed to stand.
The strikers calico in the services of
K. Q. Macauley, a fair visitor from the
East, who prOfeSseS to be labor man,
and under his guidance they formed a
temporary organization and appointed
committees. One committee called on
General Manager Adams, of the chair
company, and reported that gentleman
as saying that those who had written
contracts at 81 day would probably be
retained at that figure. Another COM
mittee called on President Hlginbotham,
who promised to investigate the matter.
A hundred and twenty-five of the Strik-
erS claim to have written contracts at
81 a day. These say that they will not
work unless all are employed at the
same figure, as they say the verbal con-
ptodA yxIth tlaah 70 a binding n 9
those in writing. President Higin-
botham is reported as having said that
if the company discharges the strikers
il must buy back the uniforms sold to
them.
1t was reported that seventy-ive men
discharged yesterday from the depart
ment of admissions on account of reduc-
ton of force had offered their services
as chair pushers at 80 cents day.