St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-14

ant air. The Minnesota building was
crowded all day long, The little statue
| of the fair Hiawatila with its chiseled,
t1cllnging draperies and its halo of ro-
|, mantle memories, was the center of a
constantly changing crowd of thou
sands, from the time the gates were
opened until the lights went out. The
state house was beautifully decorated.
and thlther drove the carriages of Gov.
Nelson and staff when they arrived at
10 O'Clock. They were greeted with
ringing cheers and the waving of dainty
iiandkerchiefs, and then we're led to the
festival hall, in which the committee in
charge, with prophetic foresight, had
arranged for the days exercises to be
held
ID. A. Monfort, president of the Min
neSota worlds fair board, was made
president of the meeting, and after
graceful address OF welcome he INTRO
duced Gov. Nelson. The governors
topic was, as matter of course, The
State of Minnesota" and he piled up
| flattering metaphors and mplimentary
statistics with So lavish a hand that
even the most enthusiastic Gopher pres
ent was fully satisfied.
). Nj. Owen won applause from the
farmers with his speech on Minnesota,
her Agricultural resources" and DR..
Cyrus NOrthrop, president of the state
university, told OF the educational ad-
yantages of the state.
National Commissioner O. V. Tousley
was given the sentiment: The Column
blan Exposition" and no one could have
responded more gracefully than did the
elOqu ent Mr.. Ousley.
Minnesota, Her Municipalities, was
the subject of an address by H. F.
Stevens, of Minneapolis, and c. a
Towne talked of the states wealth of
forest and mines. These speeches, with
pleasing music, concluded The festival
hall exercises.
Early in the afternoon began the re-
eeption given by the worlds fair board
and women's auxiliary in honor of Gov.
Nelson and his staff Mrs. Francis
b. Clarke presented the ladies' auxil-
larry flag. One of the picturesque char
acterS of the assembly was the venera-
ole old eX-GOv. Ramsey. He was the
first territorial governor of Minnesota,
was secretary Of war under Grant, and
has served in the United States senate
and the Utah commission. Among the
others were eX-Govs. Marshall and
Austin.
Among the prominent people of Min
neSota present were Lieut.. Gov. Clough,
Secretary of State Brown and State
Treasurer Bobleter. The Third regi-
Inent, Minnesota National guard, which
has been here the past few days, gave a
dress parade. The regiment is com
manded by Col. Shandrew.
THE MINNESOTA DAY GLOBE.
All over the fair grounds and through
the state building was being circulated
all day long a Minnesota day edition of
the st. Paul DAILY GLOBE, issued sim
ultaneou5iy in Chicago and ST. Paul.
1t was greeted by the Gophers as an
old-time friend.
The railroad men also made their
presence felt. Some of those present.
estimated that between 10000 and 1900
of the hardy railroad men were within
| the gates of the White City. Delegates
from the West and Northwest, who are
soon TO be at convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers in Boston
left home ahead of time. so as to be here
today. They were the guests OF honor
jointly with the Minnesotans, the bull
letins announcing that this was also the
trainmen'S day. The programme ar
ranged for the railroaderS by their COM
mlttee was an instructive one, DrOyid-
ing for visits to those sections of the
transportation department that might
afford them valuable information in their
line Of work.
Total paid admissions at the fair to-
day 22I ,607.