The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-02

COdy-Other News.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. July IS
An interesting event, not on the official
program of worlds fair attractions. took
place today. when Commissioner st.
Clair, OF West Virginia. attempted to
enter the grounds without displaying
his commissioners badge The colonel
had left his badge at home and wanted
to pass through the gates on his personal
card alone. The gateman demurred
somewhat and finally told the commits
sioner to step aside until the crowd Of
passengers who had just come in on the
train had entered After waiting min
ute or two, the southern commissioner
stepped to another gate and was again
told to wait. He did so, and becoming
tired. tried third gate By this time he
was a little out OF humor. and told the
gateman he was tired Of waiting and If
he did not intend to let him in TO say
so. and he would go and buy a ticket.
L have business in the grounds and
I'm going in remarked the colonel in
a rather angry tone. The gateman then
let him through, with a remark which
no one but the West Virginian seems TO
have heard. Whatever il was, it in
creased his ire and he informed the gate
man that he did not propose to take any
impudence, and If he heard any more of
II, the gateman would lose his job. More
angry words followed on both sides,
when a Columbian guard came up and
demanded TO know what the row was
about.
The wrathful commissioner abruptly
informed the guard it was none Of his
damned business. A crowd had gathered
by this time and two more Columbian
guards came up. One of the new arriv-
ais seeing there was a prospect of a
fight, took hold of Col. St. Glars arm
and was instantly knocked down by the
latter. With this the gateman and the
two remaining guards went at the colo
mel hammer and tongs, and for the next
five minutes they were so badly mixed
up that it was impossible to distinguish
one from the other. The crowd cheered
and the distinguished member from West
Virginia and the gateman and guards
clawed and pulled and pounded and
scratched each other in a decidedly vigor-
Gus manner. At length some more
guards arrived and with good deal of
colonel with his face and shirt front
covered with blood. went to the office
of President HiginbOtham and washed,
while his antagonists. equally CORY were
conducted to the service building for a
similar purpose.
After ne had washed Col. st Clair said
the guards and gateman all know him.
Il left my badge at home last week and
1t has not been sent to me yet" he said.
Those gatemen have been letting me in
every day since on my card and 1 could
see no reason why they should stop me
today. If the gateman had told me
frankly that he could not let me in with
out the badge 1 would have bought a
ticket But he became impudent, and
told him If he did not behave himself
would have him discharged. With that
he struck me and then the fight became
general"
Horses and Chickens.
The entries in the horse show are
closed. The list is a big one, though
including only a few famous racers.
Most of the exhibitors will show
draught, coach, saddle and driving
horses. Already the first room provided
has been entirely spoken for. Acres of
new sheds are going up. and when the
display opens Aug. 10, there will be a
confusing wilderness Of barns for the
amazement of the hosts of farmers.
Incubation in all its varied phases and
possibilities is receiving increasing atten-
ton. With it's prominence in the cleo
trical building, with lightning as the in
cubating power, there is also an entire
building devoted to this department
Around the sides are the artificial hens
and down the center are sacks of patent
food for chickens. A competitive race of
the hatchers is being planned as a draw
ing card for the crowds Eggs will be
placed in the hatchers at exactly the
same moment, the heat applied and the
contest will be on. Pools will be sold.
the states now showing the never-fail
favorites against the field with invin-
chile and triple expansion as good sec
onds
Aug. has been set apart as Scot
lands day at the fair. The Scottish
assembly looks for an attendance of
fully $4,000 sons and daughters of "Auld
Scotia" at this celebration in the world 5
fair.
Another conference between the foreign
commissioners, the council of admins
tration and Collector Clark was held at
the fair grounds today to prepare plans
for the sale Of duplicates of the foreign
exhibits in the worlds fair buildings.
There is a movement on foot among
some of the foreign exhibitors to estab-
lsh warehouse outside the grounds for
the sale of the duplicates they have
brought along. Here individual pieces
can be sold and removed which could
not be done in the special bonded ware
house on the grounds. Some of the ex-
hibitors have already started stores ON
Cottage GroVe-aVe., where they sell du-
p1icates OF the goods they exhibit inside
the grounds. As the duty has been paid
on all such duplicates. neither the gov
eminent nor the exposition authorities
can interfere If so disposed.
Editorial Day mt the Fair.
This 10 editorial day at the worlds
fair. nearly all the prominent newspaper
writers In Indiana. Alabama and Texas
being in attendance. The Republican
editorial association Of Indiana is attend
ing the fair in a body. and at O'Clock
this morning was called to order in the
Indiana state building by President II.
A. Brown, who delivered brief opening
address. Smith ID. Atkins, the pictur-
esque editor Of the Freeport Qll) Re
publican. also made an address, and was
followed by II. II. Kohlsatt Of the Chi
cago Inter Ocean. The Press and the
Worlds Fair was the subject Of a brief
talk BY Chief Handy Of the department
OF promotion and publicity. and addresses
were also made by s. Water of the Lafay-
cite Call, c. w Stivers of the Liberty
Herald. and Charles Il Lands of the
Delphi Journal. At II O'Clock the editors
and their families visited Midway Plais-