St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-29
IRELAND Ar THE Big FAIR.
SATURDAY WILL BE THE GREATEST
RED-LETTE2 DAY.
100000 PEOPLE ExPECTED.s
Arranging a Programme That,
Will Attract Large Crowds
Editor Childs, ofPhilad elphia,5
Buys a Logging Camp-Row
Over the Plan for Judging
I.eer and Ale.

Over the Plan for Judging
Eeer and Ale.
CHICAGO, Sept. %. = George W.
G Iilds. editor of the Philadelphia
Ledger. accompanied by his wife, spent
today at the Michigan logging camp and
offered to purchase it. He was referred
to Commissioner Weston, and in half an
hour the purchase had been made. Mr..
CbildS will move the mill to his country
place near Philadelphia. 81
Saturday will be Ireland's day at the
worlds fair, and every possible feature
that can be evolved will be furnished by
the ceremonies committee to make the
occasion one of the greatest in the list
of red-letter days.
The officials expect to exceed every
previous record in the way of attend
ance, and unless the total number of
paid admissions is over 100000 the en-
thusiaStic workers will be much disap-
pointed. Among the elaborate features
OF the days programme will be the eX-
pertinent OF focusing the features of
Lord Mayor ShankS, of Dublin, upon a
cloud by means of gigantic search
IiShb. 1Odul VI
lrlShmen were i'll conference with the
committee on ceremonies to complete
details for the celebration. Every effort
Will be made to make the programme re-
plete with events that Will attract
crowds.
Special arrangements have been made
by those Ill charge of the fireworks dis
play to make that feature one seldom
equaled in this country. L. e. Ryan
Will be chief marshal, and his chief aids
will be John p. Hopkins and William
McCay.
John Boyd Thatcher has been having
considerable trouble in formulating
plan by which beer, ale and porter are
TO be judged. On account of the varied
interests III the manufacture of these
commodities he decided over week ago
10 appoint committee to formulate
rules governing the judges when they
make the tests. On this committee Mr..
Thacher placed Hale G. Parker, St.
Louis; John L. Coburn, Pittsburg. and
Joseph Eibeack. of Iowa, all members
OF the national commission. MI. Parker
and MIR. COburn come from beer-brew-
ing localities, and Mr.. Eibeack's state
is prohibition. The malt exhibits
are in the agricultural building,
and Chief w. L. Buchanan Insist
ed that he have some rights in the mat
ter. The committee met with Mr..
Buchanan, and he submitted plan
which was that the judges should test
the beers, aleS and porters without
Knowing what brands they we're; in
fact, to conduct secret examination of
the exhibits. Mr.. Coburn and Mr..
Eibeack approved Mr.. Buchanan's plan,
and the three made report to John
Boyd Thacher. Mr.. Parker protested
that it was not the right way. Gen. ST.
Clair, who had a West Virginia man
appointed as Judge, and who was as
signed to judge ale ana beer, appeared
before the committee and said that if
the system was accepted by Mr.. Thach-
er 1t would be equivalent to an imputa-
ton against the honesty of the Judges.
MIR. Parker comes from a beer-brew-
ing district, and he said the exhibitors
would not submit TO any such plan. He
thereupon made minority report to
Mr.. Thacher, IN which he says that in
concealing the identity of the beverage
from the Judges implies the existence of
| corrupt purposes on the part of exhibit
ors, and further implies the inability on
| the part of the judges to resist corrupt
| agencies and make an honest report.
| Such course would be equivalent to
| impugning the motives and aSsailing
the honor of judges who made the tests.
MIR. Parker also favors the assistance of
two chemists. The reports are in the
| hands of Mr.. Thacher, and IL is under
| stood that he favors the Parker plan.
COtswold sheep and Berkshire hogs
were judged today. There was large
number of entries. and competition was
| sharp.
Total paid admissions to the fair to-
day were It's, 734.