The morning call., 1893-07-19
CLEAR AND COOL.
California Weather at
Chicago.
FLOCKING TO THE FAIR.
Thousands Take Advantage of the
Fine Day to Visit the Great
Columbian Exposition.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

CHICAGO. July 1S.-ldeal weather greeted
the visitors to the Worlds Fair this morn
ing. The skies were clear. and the tenn
perature Just right for outdoor exercise,
and bracing breeze came off Lake Michi-
gan, The visitors were not slow to take
advantage of the conditions aud began to
flock into the grounds early. Not since
the 4ttsof July have the ticket-takers Deen
kept so busy.
The exhibit of the republic of Uruguay
was formally opened to the public to-day
and is exceedingly creditable.
President Higinbotham has issued an
order to close up Pugilist Jim Corbetts
vaudeville show on Midway Plaisance.
Corbett has ignored the order. and Direc-
tor of the Works Burnham is aitlng 1or
orders from Higinbotham AS to whether
the order is to be executed by law proceed
ings or by force.
The work of clearing away the DEBRIS
and ruins of the cold storage warehouse
was continue to-day. The workmen are
fast approaching the roint where the fatal
tower stood, and as the rubbish is re-
moved the stencil increases. 1t Is De-
lieved that several human bodies are
buried there. Burned pieces OF woman
apparel we're found in the ruins.
The Worlds Fair field trial of moving
machines took place at Wayne, ILL.,, to-
day, on the farm Of NJ. w. Dunham. Only
two manufacturers entered-the Meteor
mick Harvesting Company Of Chicago and
the William NJ. Whitley Company Of Mum
Gle, Ind. The Judges were: Professor r.
P. Thurston of Cornell College; Hon. H.
c. Wheeler of OdebOlt, Iowa. one OF the
largest farmers in the world. and Calvin
Young of Auburn, n. Y.
The field in which the test occurred was
covered with heavy timoth y of yield OF
about three tons to the acre. The ma
chimes were first used with five-fOot bars.
The Whitley machine cut one acre in ex-
actly 321@ minutes, with five stops to clear
the bar of cloggng grass. The McCor-
mick machine consumed exactly the same
time, with but one stop. The appreciable
difference between the two trials was that
the Mccormick mower made less noise
while in operation and cut much closer to
the ground.
The next trial was with the ''big four"
seven-foot bar and the Mccormick machine.
The Whitley Company did not compete.
The time consumed by this machine In
cutting one acre was 26R minutes.
The tes. with the dynamotOr showed
that the power required to haul the Nc
Cormick machine was about 10 per cent
less than the Whitley. The judges an
nounced no formal conclusion to-day, but
it is understood that the award will be in
favor of Mccormick.
The Worlds Congress OF Education
meeting to-day was great success. Every
lecture-roOm was crowded with all demon.
nations and there were many strange
garbs. Among the speakers to-day were
Rabbi Hirsch; Professor Walter Perry OF
Brooklyn, N. Y; Henry Wade Rogers,
Professor James Stuart, NJ. P. of Lon
don, England; Bishop Spalding and Pres.
ident Lewis Miller Of Chautauqua.
Almost every hour some new eviden ce
is given of the future value to the State OF
California's uprivaled exhibit. Hall
Risse. who has charge of the German ex-
hibit, called upon Secretary Judkins to-
day and stated that he had made an px-
haustive comparative study of California
wines and fruit, and as result he is anX-
ious to represent California as general
agent for those products at the exposition
to be held at Antwerp next year, between
May and o toner. He says he can and
will give California regular boom in
Europe.
Sarah B. Cooper to-day delivered a lee
turs in the Woman's building on char
acter building. This is the twenty
eighth lecture she has delivered since
leaving San Francisco on Nav 15. Ella
Sterling Cummings. who addressed an
Audience at the Woman's building some
time ago. has been invited to give another
lecture at an early date.
Seven more applications were made to-
day for space in the Midwinter Fair. The
trouble will be in keeping them out rather
than In inducing them to 60 to San Fran
cisco.
Commissioner Ferguson had an inter-
view to-day with John Boyd Thatcher of
the jury of awards, relative to securing an
adequate representation of Californians On
the horticultural committee. 1t had been
rumored that several Floridans had been
appointed. and as no CaIifornians had been
honored up to date Commissioner Fergu-
son Immediately asserted himself. The
interview was perfectly satisfactory.
The total admissions to-day aggregated
134, 348, of which 9S,071 paid.
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