The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-26
Newspaper Writers and Com
mercial Travellers Day.
An IRATE COMMISSIONER.
st. Clair, Of Virginia, Has a Pitched
Battle With the Gate Keepers.
Eight Thousand Travelling Men Give a
Grand Parade Down Michigan Avenue
Every State was Represented
Characteristic Watchwords.

CHICAGO, July 25.-This is editorial
day at the World S fair. The weather is
bright ana warm, but with good breeze.
Nearly all the prominent newspaper
writers of Indiana, Alabama and Texas
are in attendance. After reception and
addresses this morning, the editors and
their families visited the Midway Plais-
ance, and in the afternoon attended
Bnffalo Bill's wild west show. The Mis-
sissippi editors are now on the way here.
Fifty public school teachers selected by
popular vote of readers of the Pittsburg
papers arrived this morning and were
rendered q reception in the Pennsylva MA
building this afternoon.
August A has been set apart as Scotland
day; it is intended to make it a notable
occasion.
Entries for the horse show have been so
numerous that it has become necessary to
erect some acres of new sheds ior their
accommodation.
At the Geographical congress this week
TRANSACTIONS of documents found IN the
vatican at Rome will be read, showing
that the Catholic bishops resided in
Greenland before Columbus discovered
America, and reported TO the pope that
there We're unexplored regions south of
An interesting event not on the official
programme occurred shortly alter noon
when Commissioner St. Clair, of West
Virginia, who had left his badge at home
tried to enter the grounds without it.
The day was hot, the commissioner was
short on patience, and when the gate
men finally let him through with some
remark nobody else heard the West Vir-
ginian become very angry and told the
gateman he would lose his job if any
more impudence was displayed. Their a
wordy war followed and a columbian
guard appeared on the scene and took a
hand.
The irate commissioner soon informed
him that the affair was none of his id
business. One word led to another and
blows were struck. The gateman and
three guards pitched on the colonel and
the quartette clawed, pounded and
scratched each other in a decidedly vicious
manner for several minutes. When the
combatants were finally separated they
were in a decidedly unpresentable state.
Colonel st. Clair alter washing the gore
from his face and hands expressed his in
tention of securing several scalps before
tomorrow.
In spite of the great heat of the day,
the thermometer being up in the nineties,
the commercial travellers had grand pa
rade down Michigan avenue this after
noon, there being nearly 5000 men in
line. They were headed by a military
band and the Chicago Hussars. Their
bright hued UNI brellas, gorgeous coaches,
gaily costumed bands and other things
combined to make the procession nota-
Bile one. Each of the states of the coun-
try was represented, many displaying a
characteristic watchword. On Montana's
banner was s.Free silver" Illinois
closed the line with delegation OF 50O
The thirty third annual meeting OF the
National Educational association opened
this afternoon with large attendance.
Thousands of delegates are expected and
from twelve to fifteen separate congresses
will be held from day to day during the
week. Many prominent educators are
here.
This evening, Mr.. James B. Angel
president of the University of Michigan,
delivered stirring address, in the course
of which he said that the solution of the
race and industrial problem in the south
depended upon the education of both
races. He knew it must be eternally right
to educate and Christianize the negro.
He was sure the American system
of free and generous education would
survive the changes OF parties and all
human energies and woe to the power
that would pretend to lay profane hand
on this sacred cause.
Professor Stephen Waltzoldt, general
commissioner in charge of the German
imperial educational exhibit, spoke in-
terestingly on school reform in Germany.
Prince Serge Wolikowsky, delegate
from Russia, delivered spirited address,
in the course OF which he said the inter
national quality of man can only be at
tanned through international education
M. Boisson of France, and De Ross,
minister OF education, Ontario, also
smoke