The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-07
100000 AT THE BIG FAIR
The First Bright Day Since Opening
Brings Out a Very Large
Crowd.
Gates to Be Closed To-day, but
Next Sunday Is Another
Matter.
A Tribe Of Indians Move and Make Merry
Tho Naval Visitors SEQ the
Sights

CHICAGO, May 6.-ThinQs in general had
bright, cheerful look at the Worlds fair
this morning. When the gates were opened
the sun was warm and bright upon the
! beautiful white palaces and the work of
putting on the finishing touches WAS pur-
sued with redoubled energy. The bright
sunshine had the etfeot of bringing out
visitors and by 10 O'Clock this morning tho
gatekeepers said they had admitted more
people than all day yesterday. About 40, 600
attended during the day Another
thing which induced visitors to come oat to
the grounds to-day was tho fact that naval
and military officers were to be received to-
day shortly after tho lunch hour.
Col. Culp, secretary OF the committee on
ceremonies. had had arranged an elaborate
programme for the occasion and IL was car.
ried out with pleasing display. The guests
were conducted to the admin nistration
building and from there escorted through
the numerous buildings.
The gates Of the fair will be closed to-
morrow. The announcement was made by
President Higinbotham this morning As
to what would be done in the future he de-
clined to say. ut is enough for the pres-
ent." he added. ito say the fair will be
closed tomorrow. This is positive"
The committee on agriculture of the ma
tional commission visited the agricultural
building this morning. Commissioner
Eiboeok, of lows. said all were greatly sur
prised at the quality and extent of the ex-
hibt. All agreed they never had seen an
agricultural display to compare with ii.
Other department. committees will visit
their depal tments.
May moving as an occasion of merry
making was something novel. but there was
an illustration of ii at the exposition
grounds this afternoon, when the Quackuhl
Indians. from Vancouver. took possession
of their new homo on the east side of the
south pond. They also dedicated totem
pole, erected in front of their new
shack. They had been quartered in the
stock pavilion. Attired In their best tribal
clothes they left their temporary quarters
and danced to their new home. The dance
was led by Toquaysa, a princess who is. on
account of descent. recognized as chief of
the colony. The dance was concluded by a
grand diversion around the totem pole. then
Toquaysa spread feast of fish oil and
other delioaoies for her followers. Toquaysa
also made speech by proxy. Hamisila. N
young man. acted as official mouth piece.
and Hawmissilatl responded ON behalf of
the guests. In the ceremonies sixteen
members of the tribe wore blankets and
Mosques and box drums furnished the
music. In the course of the speech the new
houee was formally baptized as Ma
Gagith," or the "House of Waves"
The Chicago Press club rendered large
reception tonight to the foreign news-
paper men in the city. and festivities
in honor of the duke and duchess of Yer
aqua are numerous. Dispatches from
Winnipeg Tonight say Prince Bonaparte
is in that city on his way to Chicago to see
the fair, he having been on q trip around
the world.