Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29

Chicago, July 2J.-COl. J. w St Clair
commissioner to the worlds fair from
West Virginia ana a member of the
council of administration, had a free
fight at 1890 this afternoon w;jh Il
cate keeper and three Columbian
guards
1t is a matter of doubt as 10 who came
out best in the row MS both Commits
sioncr st. Clair and his antagonists were
badly battered and bruised and covered
with blood when they were separated.
The colonel left his badge at home
and tried to enter the gates without
it.
This is editorial day at the fair near
liz all the prominent newspaper writer's
of Indiana, Alabama and Texas being
I'M attendance. The Republican Ed
toIial Association of Indiana is attend
ing the fair in a body and at 9 o'clock
this morning was called to order in
lhc Indiana state building by President
r. A. Brown who delivered a brief
opening address.
Smith d. Adkins the picturesque ed
itor Of the Freeport, H., Republican,
also made an address, and was follow
ed by II. II. Kohlsaat Of the Chicago
Iuter-Ocean. The Press and the
Worlds Fair was the subject Of a
brief talk by Chief Handy, of the de
parment of promotion and publicity,
and addresses were also made by ).
Nalor, Of the LII Iayctte Call, c., W..
Stivers of the Liberty Herald, and
Charles b. Lands Of the Delphi Jour
nal
At il o'clock the editors and their
families visited Midway plaisance and
in the afternoon attended Buffalo
Bits VIII West al the invitation Of
Col Cody.
An excursion OF Alabama editors ar
rived at the fair grounds today and
made their headquarters in the Arllan
sas state building Later they were
given reception i'm the Arkansas build
ing which has also boon placed at the
disposal of Mississippi editors who arc
on their way TO the fair, neither Ala
bama nor Mississippi having p state
building Of its own on the ground
Fifty-wo public school teachers, Sc
lcctcd 10y popular vote Of the readers
Of Piusburg morning papers, arrived
this morning At O'Clock the party
was rendered a reception at the Penn
sylyania building Mai. NJ p. Handy
made the address Of welcome DR.. y.
c. Schafer, superintendent of public
instruction of Pennsylvania responding
on behalf of the visiting party.
Judge Stein, in the state circuit court
today issued a rule against the officials
and directors Of the fair to show cause
why they should not be attached for
contempt in disCbeyng his injunction
to keep the exposition open Sunday.
The hearing was set for Thursday.
AT the Geographical congress, which
win meet in the memorial art palace
Thursday and Friday, "A number Of
important historical papers will be read
concerning the discovery of America.
Some Of the facts to be disclosed will
be a surprise OF modern historians as
they have been busted in the archives
of the vatican at Rome for centuries.
Among the papers to be read is one
by w f. Curtis For many years it
mas been contended that the vatican
contained evidence 10 prove that the
NOrsemeu discovered America before
Columbus, and many attempts have
been made to examine the papers.
They were not examined however, until
last fall when Mr. Curtis Ia the inter
ests of the exposition requested the
pope the privilege Of seeing the docu-
mentS