The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-24
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WoRLD's FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, ILL.,,
August 2S.-This was West Virginia
day number two at the fair. Our for
mer day celebrated our anniversary on
June 20. This one celebrated nothing
in particular and everything in general,
as for instance, the discovery OF Amer
lea, the existence of the United States,
and the successful institution OF this
fair. Each OF tho states has had or
will have ono OF these Columbian days.
Delaware went into partnership with
West Virginia to-day. She Glorifed in
the fact that she was the first state to
adopt the federal constitution. Also in
theft stated by her chief justice that
it had been lately discovered that the
original Garden Of Eden was in Dela'
ware and that it was q Delaware peach
and not an Asiatic apple that tempted
Eve and caused all our trouble.
The exercises began at p. m, at tes'
tival Hall, Governor MacCorkle leading
of in written speech, followed by the
governor OF Delaware in an off hand
speech, and he in turn by ex.:secretary
Elkins and many others. There were
entirely too many speeches. Those oil
Governor MacCorkle and Secretary
Elkins were valuable as compilations OF
facts and figures that showed the re-
markable resources and remarkable
propress OF the state.
Commissioner st, Clair was in poor
health and made only q few remarks
He said that in no place in America
but in Chicago would this fair have
been possible.
The musical part of the programme
was OF Hamlet" with Hamlet left
out. In other words, the songsters
that everybody wanted to hear did not
sing. For some reason Madame Rolta
did not appear on the stage, much to
the regret Of the audience. The fair
lady from Charleston, Miss Jacobs,
sang very acceptably and was enthusl-
astically enCored.
The programme as prepared, with tho
exception mentioned, was CARRIED out,
and the whole constituted delightful
affair. Governor MacCorkle, of West
Virginia, and Governor R. G. Reynolds,
of Delaware, presided jointly, each do
liyering addresses, as noted above. The
remainder ofthe programme, MS 1t had
been originally prepared, was as fol-
lows:
Address by Hon. Stephen B. Elklns, of West
Address by Senator Anthony Higgins, Of Del.
Vocal solo, "plsa vIsettl," by Miss Francis St
Leger Jacobs, OF Charleston, West Virginia.
ADDRESS BY Hon. John ". Harris, OF West Vir'
sll Address by Chancellor James L. wOlCO!t OF
Dv Address by National Commissioner ]. W, St
Address BY Chief Justice c. B. Lore, Of Della
Vocal solo, air Sampson and Dellluh" Saint
saens), BY Nine. Kate Roiia, q Wheeling.
Address by JAmes PennGwcll, OF Delaware
Address by National Commissioner George v.
Massey, Of Delaware.
The night entertainment In the West
Virginia building went off to the satis-
faction Of all the numerous participants
in the festivities. There was an abund-
ance OF good cheer, and the two states
We'd with each other in hospitality.
There was great spread OF peaches,
watermelons and other dry and wet re-
freshmenta in the assembly room, and
everybody did full justice to the layout.
An unusual number Of West Virgin.
ians were In attendance oil day and
evening, and Wheeling was particularly
well represented.
Admissions to the fair to-day were
IFS, 800, OF which 147, ,939 paid.
After having devoted noarly three
full days to tho discussion OF theoretical
subjects OF the electrical science, the
members Of tho international electrical
congress- now being held in this city
visited the fair to-day with view OF
making personal inspection OF the ex.
hibits OF the electrical apparatus found
there.
over two million dollars worth Of
blooded horses, and cattle to the value
OF half that amount were paraded In tho
big stock pavilion this morning in tho
presence oil ton thousand people. Men
who have attended tho principal live
stock shows in Europe and America for
the last twenty-five years went into ec-
stacles over the sight. They declared II
to be the finest display Of blooded anil
mails ever brought together.