The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-26
EDITORIAL DAY.
PROMINENT NEWSPAPER MEN AT
TEND THE FAIR.
West VirginIa's Commissioner Has q
Lively Fight With Gateman
and Three Guards.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1ox.

Special to the RECORD-UNION.
CHICAGO, July 25.-This was Editorial
day at the Worlds Fair. The weather
was bright and warm, but with good
breeze.
Nearly all the prominent newspaper
writers in Indiana, Alabama and Texas
were in attendance. After the reception
and addresses this morning the editors
and their families visited Midway Plais-
ance and i'll the afternoon attended
Buffalo BilPs Wild West Show. The
Mississippi editors are now on their way
here. Fifty public school teachers, Sc
lected by the popular vote of the readers
OF Pittsburg papers, arrived this morn
ing, and were rendered a reception in the
Pennsylvania building this afternoon.
An interesting event not on the official
programme occurred shortly after 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
of patience, and, when the gateman
finally let him through, with some re-
mark nobody else heard, the West Vir-
gilman became very angry and told the
gateman he would lose his job if any
more impudence was displayed. Then
wordy war followed, and a Columbian
Guard appeared on the scene and took
hand. The irate Commissioner soon in
formed him that the affair was none Of
his business. One word led to another.
blows were struck, the gateman and
three guards pitched on the Colonel, and
the quintet clawed, pounded and scratched
each other in decidedly vicious manner
for several minutes. When the combat
ants were finally separated all were de-
cidedly in an unpresentable state. Colonel
st. Clair, after washing the gore from his
face and hands. expressed his intention
of securing several scalps before to-mor-
row.
In spite of the great heat of the day, the
thermometer being up in the nineties, the
commercial travellers had grand parade
down Michigan avenue in the afternoon,
there being nearly eight thousand men
in line. They were headed by military
band and the Chicago Hussars. Bright
hued umbrellas, gorgeous coaches, gaily
costumed bands and other things COM
bined to make the procession notable
one. Each of the States of the country
was represented, many displaying char
acteristic watch words. On the Montana
banner was Free Silver" Illinois
closed the line with delegation of five
hundred.
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 con-
crosses will be held from day to day dur
ing the week. Many prominent educat-
ors are here.
The entries for the horse show have
been SO numerous that it has become
necessary to erect some acres of new
sheds for their accommodation.
At the Geographical Congress this week
TRANSACTIONS of documents found in the
Vatican at Rome will be read, showing
that Catholic bishops resided in Green
land before Columbus discovered Ameri-
ca and reported to the Pope that there
were UNEMPLOYED regions south of Green
land peopled by savages.
The tournament OF the National Lawn
Tennis Association opened with a good
attendance, under the most favorable
auspices to-day. The only match Of pre-
liminaries in doubles finished was be-
tween Joseph S. Tobin and William III.
Taylor, Jr., of the California Lawn Ten
mis- Club, and n. w. Mundy and Charles
Knickerbocker of the Riverside Club.
Tobin and Taylor won by the following
scores: 6-1, 30; S-3, 81.