The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
THOSE BEER AWARDS
First Prize Taken from st. Louis
and Given to Milwaukee.
SingularCOnduct of Worlds Fair Judges
That Will End i'm the COurts-Fer-
ris Wheel Still Turning.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-There is a question
about the beer awards. The matter was
taken as settled week ago. when it was
announced that the highest number of
points had been won by the Anheuser-
Busch brewers, of St. Louis. Now it ap-
pears three of the judges who constitute
a majority of the jury. have made a change
in the figures previously reported which
gives the greatest number of points to the
Pabst brewery, of Milwaukee. The report
which will come before John Boyd Thacher
chairman of the committee on awards, be-
fore finding is made, is written by Chris
tian Wah, of Milwaukee, and l.. 3. Lund
of Great Britain, and concurred in by Mr..
Rolfe, of West Virginia Colonel Weigel,
Of st. Louis, and Professor Litchenfeld, of
Germany, the other two judges, protest
that their associates have unwarrantedly
changed the figures OF analysis given by
Professor Wiley, the chemist employed for
the work. Their contention is that the Mil
waukee concern had ninety-seven points
and that Professor Wiley's figures were
raised from forty-three to forty-fve, which
gave it ninety-nine points, and put 1T one
point ahead of st. Louis. Professor Wiley s
book of analysis, on file at Mr.. Thacher's s
office, bears out this statement Mr. Thach-
er said this morning that he had only in
direct information of the subject matter
1t was his recollection that change was
and he had been told that Professor Wiley
ordered it done, the Professor explaining
that he had overlooked some chemical prop
erty. Mr.. Thacher said that If any irregu-
larity were shown his department would
investigate and might order a re-examina-
ton. Otherwise the decision Of the three
There will doubtless be a red-hot contest
over inc awards, the brewers concerned
are the two biggest in the country and are
uncompromising rivals One hundred points
were made the highest mark that could be
reached These were divided as follows:
Chemical Oh ANALYSIS, 45; brdidIlianSy Is; flavor;
analysis was made for the jury by Prof.
Wiley, as stated above. 1t was understood
that when he found trace Of foreign mat
ter in any of the component parts it would
count against the score Professor Wi
L: ley,s book gives Pabst 43 points on three
which were considered by the jury itself,
the jury was agreed. Yesterday Messrs.
Wahl, Lund and Rolfe filed report with
John Boyd Thacher, chairman of the COM
mittee on awards, which gives Pabst 40
points on one brand known as 'Hof-Brau."
That was 2 points ahead of Professor Wi
ley's finding, and 1T put the Milwaukee
brewery 1 point ahead of Anheuser-Busch
on the total score.
The Ferris wheel kept turning to-day
Davis to stop it. But it did not make
much money, as the Director-general closed
up both entrances to the Midway. The
with the exposition virtually amounted to
a lease until Jan. l. The fact is the park
and as the IN exp6son OF a oSe
TO vacate it as quickly as possible. There
is nothing to be seen here now except the
outside Of buildings and the waters of the
lagoons that have no signs Of life upon
them. The electric launches and gondolas
have practically ceased running. The in
terror of the big buildings are looking bare
after two days of hard moving, and nearly
all of the exhibits yet remaining are COW
cred up. A double track has been extended
from the terminal station to the east end
OF the Electricity Building, and number
of cars are upon it, A track across goes
to the west end of Transportation Building.
The erstwhile peace of the White City is
disturbed by the sound of workmens ham,
mers and the rumble of heavy wagons.
Very few visitors are coming in.
The Columbian Museum fund was given
another big lift to-day by a check for $780,
900 from Mrs. George d. SturgiS. She sub
scribeS the amount Internationally. Mrs
Sturgis is the widow of the late George d.
SturgiS, who president of the North
western National Bank.