The morning call., 1893-07-28
Fair Officials Would Not
Admit Them.
CODY HAD MORE CHARITY.
Buffalo Bill Took Fifteen Thousand
of Them Into His Wild
West Show.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

CHICAGO. July 27-The Worlds Fair
weather continues perfect. 1t was cool,
bright and beautiful.
This was the day set apart by Mayor
Harrison for the outing for the poor chill
dren in the city. and as Mayor he asked
that they be allowed to see the Worlds
Fair. in which the corporation of the city
Of Chicago has S5.00O.OO invested. Ad-
mission. however. was declined. Buffalo
| BilPs Wild West show is a private con-
cern and under no obligation to the city of
| Chicago. Colone! Cody, however, as soon
as he heard that the Worlds Fair knew
| no "open sesame" for poor children, made
up his mind that he would have them, and
to-day $1,000 girls and boys from the
slums and alleys marched in procession
through the streets, were given free ride
by the Illinois Central road to Sixty-rhird
| street, and royalty entertained by Buffalo
Bill, who gave them the most glorious day
in all the history of Chicago waifdom.
The biennial festival of the United
Scandinavian Singers of America opened
to-day. Two concerts were given in Fes-
tival Hall, and tomorrow afternoon there
will be another with 1000 trained voices
and group of distinguished soloists from
abroad. The territory represented by
these societies stretches from Boston to
San Francisco.
The Caledonian societies, low in session
here. visited the fair in body and wit
messed the programme of the Scotch
games. followed by concert
The encampment of the militia from all
parts Of the country will be held at the
fair in August.
Chief Justice Fuller Of the United States
Supreme Court. sitting as a member OF
the United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
to-day delivered formal opinion in the
case of the appeal Of the Worlds Fair from
tho decision of the United States Circuit
Court restraining the fair management
from opening the gates on Sunday. It
reverses the decision of the lower court
and remands it for further proceedings.
This is the informal decision rendered
some time ago.
AD announcement was made to-day by
the committee On awards which will
,9sssss the heart of many a California
zrtisfe IL will be sDembered that early
IN tbs t,s5org OF sac ex1 sition a number
,,f r,ssatiaos Iecs sant ONO the Gallery OF
Flas arts. The gelortfs ef whieh were re- r9s,.
lecsed. Almost all these pictures were
subsequeafly hung in the various State
buildings. Through the intercession of
two persons. one of whom was a Califor-
nian, the committee to- day decided to pass
upon all the paintings. as we'll those in
the State buildings as in the Fine Arts
Department, provided personal applica-
tion is made by each artist, such paintings
if deemed of sufficient merit to be given
10 10 hop hlo raonfinp fha
jury of awards.
Norton Bush. manager of the California
Art Gallery. will obtain full particulars
and communicate at once with the leading
California artists. The great praise which
has been so universally bestowed upon our
art exhibit leads people here to hope that
California will still carry off the honors in
this department.
This afternoon an informal reception
was rendered John ". Hutchinson, the
now so years Of age. sang his song, "Ho
for California" before an enthusiastic
audience in the reception parlors.
Five cases of sbeaves of grain shipped
some time ago by the Board of Trade, and
which were reported missing, have turned
up in good shape. and were immedia ately
uupoChCu duO uIStIIUutcu duNdutd&cOueIy
throughout the building to-day.
The in terest in the various branches of
the Educational Congress increases daily.
A great crowd attended all the session
to-day, and many were the subjects talked
upon. In the session of the National Edu-
cational Association the venerable ex-
president Of Princeton, DR.. McCosh. full
Of fire and enthusiasm, eloQuently advo-
Gated the cause of common education from
the same platform with the young edu-
Gator of France, Andre Chevrillin. In
the geographical section General Greely,
Major Powell. director of the United
States geological survey. and Professor
John Abercrombie Of the Royal Scottish
Geographical Society. were among tho
speakers. To- o-night General Greedy de-
livered an address on polar expeditions.
The total admissions were 1904. Of