The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-13
The Ex.President Views Some of the
Wonders of the Great "White City,"
And Tells Reporter the American People
Should Show Their Approval OF the Enter
prise BY Giving 1t Liberal Patronage.
He Will Deliver the Grafton at the Dpdi.
cation of the Indiana Building,
And Will Spend Week in Sight -Seeing-Eu-
lslia Puts in Another Day at the Grounds
to the Worry of the officials.

CHICAGO. June 12-Ex-Presiden Benja-
min Harrison. like thousands of other
private citizens availed himself of an OPP
portunity TO see the worlds fair to-day.
With "Baby" Mckee. now quito boy in
knickerbockers, as q companion. he walked
and rode through the wide driyeways be-
tween tho buildings and looked with in.
terest on the many wonderful sights TO be
seen. He was jostied in the crowd like
common humanity. and enjoyed the day.
Ex-President Harrison arrived in Chica-
go from Indianapolis this morning. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Mckee. Master
Mckee. Miss Swan and Mrs. Dimmick and
was joined here by Senator and Mrs.
Morrill,. The party was driven to the
Lakota Hotel. where the party will be the
guests of President Palmer during the re-
msinder of the week. The ex-President
will deliver the oration at the dedication OF
the Indiana State building on Thursday.
aud he decided that, inssmuch as he would
be required here on that day, he would
spend the week here sightseeing.
The distinguished party arrived at the
exposition at 11:30 o'clock, in carriages,
President Palmer acting as escort. En-
trance was made at the west end of Md
way Plaisance without any demonstration.
and from there the party was driven di-
rectly TO the Administration Building. The
rOtunda of the building W as filled with peo-
ple at the time. Some one shouted, There
goes ex-President Harrison" Instantly
the crowd cheered and Mr.. Harrison ac-
knowledged the ovation by raising his hat
and bowIng TO the crowd. The party
was escorted to President Palmer's recep-
| tiOn room, where they remained for an
hour resting and viewing the scene from
| the east window overlooking the peristiie
and the grand basin. The ex-President
| lagoon, and President Palmers electric
| launch was at once ordered to the front of
| the Administration Building. and for an
| hour the White City" was viewed as the
| risges conveyed the party to the principal
| buildings during the day. At o'clock
| President Palmer entertained the party at
| lunch in the Administration Building. The
ex-President and party will spend the re-
| mainder of the week visiting points of in
terest.
To reporter the ex- President stated that
the exposition was far in advance of any
| thing which be had anticipated, and that
| he had viewed the many sights with great
| interest. When questioned regarding the
| Sunday-openIng controversy. he stated
| that he did not wish to be quoted. but that
it seemed that the fair would have pros
| pered better If no controversy. had oc-
| CURED. The American people," he said.
should pnt it's stamp of approval on the
| fair by literally attending and seeing the
| wonders OF the world grouped together Tor
their inspection"
EULALIA CAN'T KEEP AWAY.
| Princess Enlalia came out to the fair
| nj in ha uonr nd
remaining until late in the afternoon. The
| Infanta, in following the bent of her own
| whimsical will. has given the officials of
! the fair pretty chase, and they don't
relish the task imposed on them. They
object to paying all the attention to the
Infanta to which she is entitled. but Com
| mander DAVIS and Others. who are playing
| escort to her Highness, expect Columbian
| guards to be at every point where she
| passes and at every place she enters al
| though no notice Is given OF the party's
| movements. BY some mysterious intuition
| several thousend visitors learned the
| places which the Infanta would visit dur
| ing the day, and at. every entrance there
was o crowd. coInely women who were de-
| termined not TO leave until they had seen
| the Princess. When she with her escort
| left the Palmer House in the morning they
were driven to the pier on the lake front.
! where q private steam yacht was called.
| joyod the trip to the White City. At the
| pier. near the battleship Illinois. the yacht
| stopped. The Princess was taken TO the
| lagoon at the foot of Agricultural Hail.
| landing was made there and the royal party
| took seats in chairs. The Princess was
| pushed to the White Horse Inn. where
| luncheon was served in the private dining
| room. Seats were provided for twenty.
| but only twelve sat at the table. Two oIty
| detectives from the central station were
| in attendance to keep watch over the
Princess.
After remaining an hour and half in the
| inn made famous III the 'Pickwick Papers
| of Dickens, the chair pushers pushed their
| way through the lines of people to the
model of the clitf dwellers' habitation i'll
the chronological section of the park. Pres
| ident Putnam, of Cambridge, chief of the
department., received the party and es-
corted the Princess TO an elevated Reat.
which rested on Indian blankets of gaudy
| cOlors and skins of wild animals. The
| nearly extinct tribe of Quackuhl Indian
braves. sQuaws and pappooscs from Van
couver Island. b. c.. danced out of their
cave. respiendent in trappings. head oress
| and blanket robes For half an boDr these
tions and contortiops for the edification
and amusement of the Infanta. who smiled
and cbatfed and received information from
| Professor Putnam.
The dwelling was filled with people who
| had paid their way in to sec the Princess.
| and they followed the party In the chairs
to the convent of La Ribida. The paths
| and entrance TO the convent were packed
with people, but the lnfanta only smiled
| and spent another half hour within the
walls seeing the Columbian relics and
| other kindred EXHIBITS. The next move
was to take a ride on a special train on the
| inteImurial electric road and the visit W
ended. The return journey to the city was
made in Hobart &. Tay lor's tally no. In
the evening the Princess and her party
were the guests of honor at a reception
gwen by Nix. and Mrs Hobart &. Chatfield-
| Taylor at their residence.
| Tomorrow is to be Spanish day" and
the Princess will come TO the grounds
sbout noon and remain until late In the
evening. The Spanish section in tho Man
ufactures Building will be opened about 2
O'Clock by the lnfanta and the Spanish
exhibit IN Agricultural Hall shortly after.
The party will 90 over the foreign quarter
when the Spanish building Will be opened.
There will be no ceremonies the Princess
having given il ont that anything OF an
official nature would he disagreea bic to her.
| juno IL having been designated as Brook
lyn day, the Brooklyn committee on ar-
rangements has prepared great attractions
for all those who desire TO participate In
the celebration. whether as individuals or
as societies. Tickets for three months.
round trip from Brooklyn TO Chicago, Will
be sold for S2S. beginning june It. A tick
ct good for TRANSPORTATION and seven
days stay in Chicago has been ar