St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-14

boat, accompanied by large number
of friends. He arrived at the state
-5ailding at 10 O'Clock today, accom-
panied by several of the state commits
sioners. ]. NJ. Weston, of Grand Rap
ids, executive commissioner, called the
assembly 10 order soon after. Gov. Rich
made happy address. greeting the
people of his state.
Frederick Douglass was not in the
programme for an address, but he
CHANGED around and was called upon.
lie made good speech, concluding by
saying: "Great a monument as this
fair is to the progress of the United
States, mag gnifcent and glorious as it is
in architectural beauty and wonders OF
human accomplishments, the apex of
American grandeur will be reached
when it can be truthfully said that there
is one citizenship, one equality before
the law of every man IN this country.
white or black, rich or poor" President
L. w. Palmer. of the national commits
sion, made the principal address. He
briefly cited the
CONTINUAL PROGRESS
of Michigan by recounting its features
of history. and pointed out its achieve
ments at the fair.
Gen. Russell A. Alger made one of his
characteristic speeches, in which he
praised the beauties of the exposition
and the people of his state for doing
their share in building it.
AT 2 O'Clock in the afternoon there
was vocal concert in which a number
of young men from the University OF
Michigan assisted. Later in the after
noon Gov. Rich was rendered a recep-
ton in the building. Bands from st.
Joseph and the "Newsboys' " band, of
Detroit, furnished music for the even
ing.
The French engineers continued their
trip about Chicago and the worlds fair
today, and at an early hour started for
the stockyards. j. F. Wallace had
charge of the excursion and showed the
visitors all the things of interest in the
large packing houses and yards. Mr..
Armour had a breakfast in readiness
for them when they reached his estab-
lishment. They spent the afternoon at
the fair.
The Kansans were again out in num-
bers. This was readily apparent by the
way they thronged their state building
all dav. They had one continual round
of entertainment there. The Modoc
Glee and Mandolin club filed in every
gap in the days programme without
showing signs of abatement, and when
they hai little spare time in the after
noon they went down and serenaded
the officials at the administration build
ing. Mrs. CASTOR B0yd's Columbian
chorus of 500 voices also added to the
pleasure of the spectators. Tomorrow
Will be
OHIO DAY,
and 1t will be one of pageantry. great
muSic and elOouence The OhiO militla
has come to the fair in vast numbers
and plenty of them are now here. They
will help celebrate with thousands of
Ohio citizens tomorrow. The formal
exercises at the state building will also
be in the nature of dedication of a
new bronze monument on the lawn, on
which is grouped life-SiZed statues of
Sheridan. Chase, Sherman, Grant, STAN
ton and Garfield. The Ohio commits
sioners will escort Gov. Mckinley from
his hotel to the fair grounds and the
governor will ride at the head of the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Ohio regi-
ments, and Battery ID, which will head
a parade DOWN the Midway PlaIsance.
Walters in the Big Tree inn and
company of Columbian guards engaged
in pitched battle today in the inn, re-
sulting in black eyes and broken noses.
The trouble was precipitated by wait
er of the inn, who addressed jeering re-
marks to a guard who was hauling down
an Objectionable sign put up by the inn
people, Several of the walters were az
rested.
4Ihe initial events on the weeks pro-
gramme of the Amateur Athletic league
Syere decided at the fair this afternoon.
The swimming contests brought out