The morning call., 1893-09-26
IN HONOR OF BALBOA.
The Day on Which He First
Saw the Western Ocean.
Three States Bordering Upon the
Pacific United in Its Proper
Celebration.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The weather was
clear and cold this morning. Most of the
visitors to the Worlds Fair wore over
coats. Toward noon the temperature mod
Grated.
The three States bordering on the Pacific
Ocean-California, Washin gton and Ore
gon-loired to-day at the fair in celebrat-
ing the anniversary of Balboa's discovery
of the Pacific Ocean.
The. new liberty bell was rung. speeches
were made and the memory of the great
explorer honored. At'noon a large crowd
gathered around the great bell. which was
trimmed with oak leaves and sheltered by
silken flag from the California building.
While the people stood about watching.
| three ladies approached the bell and were
handed the silken cord attached to the
hammer. They were Mrs. E. o. Smith,
president, and Mrs. a. NJ. Marcellus, vice
president of the California Board of Lady
Managers, and Mrs. Houghton of Oregon.
They rang the bell thrice in honor of the
anniversary. then thirteen times for the
thirteen original States. Speeches were
made and the bands played patriotic airs.
The Worlds Fair Commissioners and
the American exhibitors are protesting
vigorously against The adoption by Con-
gress of the joint resolution offered by
Congressman Durburrow W hieh gives au-
thority to the Board of Lady Managers to
confer upon expert workmeD, in addition
to the principal exhibitors, fac-simile
medals and diplomas. The Executive
Committee of the National Commission
has formulated resolution declaring that
the adoption of the joint resolution would
be unfair and unjust to all exhibitors, and
would greatly impair if not wholly destroy
the value of all original medals and diplo-
mas awarded. A protest attached to the
report and addressed to the Senate and
House of representatives. recites that the
resolution is dangerous to the interest of
exhibitors and inadequate for proper
recognition of artisans, and therefore re-
monstrates againstits passage. Action on
the report was deferred until tomorrow,
when the American exhibitors will also
mold a Getting.
The Odd Fellows will be present at their
| three days celebration in large nun bers
| Judging by the showing they made on the
| streets to-day.
President NJ. V. Cannon of the Irish
| National League to-day issued the fol-
lowing: 81 take occasion to withdraw the
call heretofore issued for convention to
be held in Chicago on the I'd prox. do 80
| for the reason that, upon consultation with
friends in Chicago. it is deemed inoppor.
| tune and untimely to hold such convention
as matters of future politics have not been
! developed in Great Britain's Parliament"
An order was entered in court to-day
authorizing the receiver Of the Columbian
| Celebration Company. which built Steel &
Mackayes' spectatorium, to sell the struc-
ture. The building was erected at a cost
Of S400.000 and it sold for $3.50.
Professor Philip Schaff of New York
was the principal speaker in the parlia-
ment of religions to-day. Among the
other speakers were Rev. Thomas Ric hey
of New York, Rev. Mr.. Cantlin of China.
President Whitman of Colby University
and Professor Townsend.
Fritz Mans. an animal-trainer at Hagen
beek's menagerie on Midway Plaisance,
was severely bitten by bear during the
performance this evening.
| Lord Mayor Shanks of Dublin arrived
here this evening as the city's guest. He
was met by the Municipal Reception CON-
mittee. and after being rendered the free
| dom of the city was escorted to his hotel.
! L he total Of admissions was 210,S23, oil
which 179. 7s6 paid.