Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-09

Selections by Llesegang's band from
platform on the west side of Administra-
ton building. Some of these will be re-
peated in Festival hall at p. m. with
part songs" and additional choruses.
The Hussars also gave a drill in the
stock pavilion. This afternoon the pro-
gramme begins at 2 o'clock with reun-
ion of states in the Court of Honor. Tie re-
view of states represented by youths and
maidens will be as follows: First section
Chorus of 10 boys from the Diocesan
choir; Chicago as a Guard OF Honor, com.
prised of youths representing thirty-four
wards, bearing shields with coats of arms
and the word "Welcome;' Ninth Presby-
teri',n Cadets; the thirteen original states
represented by young misses bearing state
shields, olive branchee and wearing
crown with star; company of twenty
four boys in continental uniform, selected
from the First regiment Illinois Cadets.
Then follow all the states of the Union, the
counties and principal cities, represented
by youths and maidens with state en-
blems.
Children from the schools representing
the different states will form the second to
fifth Gnciusive) sections, the states having
position in the order of their admission
into the Union, South Dakota closing the
column. The scene will be inspiring in
the highest degree, but how the multitude
will see it is a problem, as there is not room
in the Court of Honor for fourth of those
present, allowing space for the pfgeant.
Tonight the great procession of floats takes
place, and twenty-four floats will be in the
line. The display of fireworks will be most
beautiful exhibition, the finest given so far,
and that is saying a good deal, for the
semi-weekly exhibitions of this kind have
all been surprisingly beautiful.
An interesting feature of the morning
programme-the leading one in fact-was
given to the Indians. Chief John Young,
son of the Pottawatomie who gave Chi
cago its name, and Simon Pokagon, who
made the treaty with the government six
ty years ago which ceded Chicago to the
whites, rang the Liberty bell at o'clock
this morning. Emma c. Sickels unfurled
the official Columbian flag and introduced
Pokagon, who made an address. Simon
Pokagon is an old man and the poet of his
tribe. He is known as the Longfellow of
his race. 1t Is exactly sixty years since
his father sold Chicago to the whites for
cents an acre, and the government has
just allowed his claim for $3.50, ,0O0 He
will be paiG this winter.
The ladies ia charge of the golden liberty
fair anu tnat of liberty around the world,
assisted the two chiefs in ringing the bell.
\ rope was tied to the centre of the clap
per, and SiL-on Pokagon headed the line
on the right and Chief John Young the
line on the left. GLORY Hallelujah' was
sung for the first time in connection with
the bell on the fair grounds, three Indian
maidens leading the chorus.
Last week the weather organized con-
splracy against the fair and made de-
termined effort to prevent the attendance
going up to the expected million a week.
But the plot was failure. Beginning
with Monday the attendance was cut to
1855, but it never went lower for the
rest OF the week than las, 600, and Satur-
day it was 222, lie. The total for the week
was 1,0i3, 24S, which beats the first week
of September 57,2f3. The total admissions
-paid-to Saturday night were Is, 7J4, ,025.