The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-11
Again the Infsnts Ignored Ceremony, Drove
to the Ground During Rainstorm and
Inspected Some Of the Exhibits.
Commercial Travellers Welcomed to the
"White City" by Mayor Harrison,
Who Made Use of the Occasion to Slap the Fed
eral Ceurt-the Temporary Injunction
Suspended BY Chief Justice Fuller.
RAINY Dan AT THE FAIR.
Eulalia Was There, However, and So Were
the Commercial Travellers.
No es1a 1pHt Iour

CHICAGO. June 10.-Rain fell In torrents
for three hours, to-day. q heavy fog hung
over the White City, and the weather was
cold and extremely disagreeable. Many
people stayed away from the fair and post
poned their sight seeing until tomorrow or
Monday, but not 80 the Infanta Eulalia.
Il did not rain too hard for her; nor was
the weather too inclement for the little
Spanish woman. and about half past 10.
while the rain was pouring down and the
grounds practically deserted. her car
riage dashed mp to the Womans
Building and its royal occupant was
soon on the inside. Her appearance was q
complete surprise. as telegram had been
received at the Administration Building
during the morning canceling her engage
ment for the semi-official breakfast in Pa.
vilion &C." This. il was thought. meant
that the Infanta would remain indo ors dur
ing the day. and report to that effect
was aiven out. The royal party. after
the ladies had partially recovered their
surprise, was taken upstairs and made
comfortable. The weather was so diss-
greeable that the party made only short
calls at the different attractions. and they
soon returned to the main grounds.
While at the Woman's Building Com.
Inander Davis received an invitation from
Mr.. Bruce Bonney. in charge of the Gorham
Manufacturing Company's exhibit in
Manufactures Hall. for Eulalia and her
party to view the silver statue of Columbus
which was unveiled last Wednesday. The
Princess accepted the invitation and after
the party left the Plaisanoe they returned
to the main grounds. reaching Manufac-
lures Hall shortly after 3 O'Clock.
Commander Davis here called some
visitors, who had not yet been
recognized by the crowds. entered the Cor
ham pavilion about half-past 3. The
guards then closed the doors and the visit
Ors in the pavilion retired. while EulalIa
and her suite were received and welcomed
by Mr.. Bonney. The Princess was charmed
with the statue. pronounced il master
piece and marveled that the silver could be
so successfully nodded at the first attempt.
The party was then shown through the ex-
hibIt. and. as the Spanish people are en-
thusisasts upon silver and Its products,
the party was delighted.
The Russian exhibit was next visited,
and then the party was driven to Festival
Hall, where it arrived shortly after
o'clock. President Higinbotham was in
waiting upon the steps of the hall and well
cOmed the party. Boxes 10 and II. directly
In front OF the stage, had been thrown
Princess and those accompanying her
were escorted. AS they entered
the box the audience and chorus arose
and welcomed the roval party with pro-
ing the greeting by bowing. smiling and
waving her kerchief. The concert COM
menced at once, the exposition orchestra
OF $50 pieces the Apollo Club of FIVE
children's chorus OF seven hundred voices.
furnishing splendid melody. Edward
Lloyd was the soloIst. After the conc er5
the party returned to the Palmer House,
their Chicago resting place.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS DAY.
Commercial travellers day was hardly
marred by the rsinstorm. The mem bers of
the Travellers Protective Association came
early In the day to the fair. and attended q
reception in the building erected by Mis-.
souri,. Five hundred commercial travellers
and their friends walked through the rain
storm to festival hall. where the entertain
ment had been announced to take place.
Many refused to brave the rain second
time. On the platform were the Vice Presl-
dent of the United States, Mayor Harrison.
Ex-Governor Richard b. Hubbard. of Texas:
Hon. James NJ. Greer. of Memphis; Joseph
MoGraw, president of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association; John A. Lee. of st.
LOUIS, L. ; presid snt elect; Henry I. Kent of
Judge Edgar Il. Bryant. of Arkansas. In
the gallery was Sousa's band which
played favorite airs. Dir. McGraw ,pre-
sided.
Mayor Harrison said he was generally
called upon to say something when the
other fellow was absent. He was asked to
fill the place of Governor AltQeld He
had been preparing. to be looked
81 Ss as,.ns fss silk d'Ys Ss, gTbs pail,
admired his hat. and as he admired the
girls. he enjoyed being looked at. For sew
ersl days. the Mayor said, he had been
paying homage to q princess. The glsmor
of royalty might have dimmed his sppre-
citation of simple American womanhood.
but he did not hesitate to declare that there
were In America countless thousands and
millions OF queens who were the equal of
any European woman who ever wore a
crown. and whose royalty shone as bright
as the royalty of an Infanta. He concluded
by saying:
1 am sorry that the Supreme Court has de-
cided that 1t is not right for people TO see this
Court has decided that it is better for the people
to worship in beer gardens and saloons outside
the gates OF the exposition on Sunday than in
pealing TO the heart and eevatng the soul. We,
in Chicago. will not fight the United States, Mr.
Vice President but if we can heat the United
States. Chicago will do it, by Jove.
Vice President Stevenson was called on
to speak. and discarded the subject
United States" allotted to him, and pre-
ferred to speak about the commercial trav-
eleIs He praised the CONNER cial man for
the benefits be had conferred on the coun-
try I'm the good old days" Men who at
tempted TO live by unconscionable bar
gains. deception and fraud should have
no place in the great com-
mercial organizations or in this country.
He believed that the travellers fostered the
true American spirit. and he urged them
to continue in their good work. contribu-
ting in the dissemination of artstic goods
and prosperity. and extended TO the COM
mercial travellers a welcome to the State
and TO the White City.
Henry i. Kent took the place of Gov.
Stone, of Missouri. He thought Missouri
was most creditably represented at the
worlds fair. and only good will tow ards
Chicago existed among the citizens of st.
Louis.
Judge Edgar f. Bryant, of Arkansas, ad-
dressed the audience eloQuently. His SUBJ
ject was "A Message from the South" He
said the commercial traye eler was the great
paeificator between the South and the
North. blending sections. and factions and
uniting former enemies. Hs was bidden 10
say TO them that the South had no MISSION
now 10 foster the OLD and lost cause.
Judge Bryants address was n patriotic
and oratorical one. which was rewarded
with liberal applause aud bouquets from