Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
ST CLAP las QUITE "scRA1.
The West Nirginian Gets on Hi. Muscle
Much Gore Shed.

The West Nirginian Gets on Hi. Muscle
Much Gore Shed.
There w 5 an incident not down or the
bills az TIL gate az The ;eruiEa. station.
General - Clair. member OF the council
Of administration and -ions- from
West Virg. MIA, had left his badge At hons
and the gat emaa was slow letting him n
This dida't suit the general and one woss.
led TO ano; her until the genera! vas al.
mixed up with few gatemeu and some
Colum ban guards, who tried 10 quel. Tie
row. The result was that the genera i.
was al buggy u lew minutes a.
well as some OF the gatemen. The actual
truth OF the row viii come along in about
q week-it takes about that long 20 get
the stories unraveled when these little
anPleasaEtlesses occur at the grounds
The com mercial travellers who visited
the fair today are the especial guests Of
the Exhibit Drs' association ana their head
quarters ar a. the offices Of that as>oc:a-
ton az the north end Of the Termina, sta
ton. The ceremonies Of welcome and ad-
dresses werr held az Festival hall. Major
>aIEborn. The grand marsha. 81 this great
company. ought then into line Il Fes-
tIvai hah about Il o'clock Addresses
we're made 5v Director Genera. Davis and
President HiciuhO-ham snG responses
from 0. !. i1Owd Of Chiraco. " + Mitch
ell, Of Des Aoine> and John Fenimore Il
Columbus
Director General Davis has under CON
s!ceraticE the PRONUNCIATION Of a >2acia.
order closing ell the departmental, build
!ngs Of tie exposition every night
Of the week st o'clock except
the E,ectr city building There are
severa. reasons for this but the
principal on i The danger Of theft %
goods. The Columbian guard has been cut
down 50 much that at night with crowds
IN the bull iiugs II l. immpossible %
properly protect the goods. Then there :
always the peril Of fire with attendant ex-
c!tement which gives :he thieves ;hc;-
chaslce
The majority OF the delegates o the
scottish fest vities have arrived, about go
IN number This morning the convention
OF the North American United Caledoniar
association was begun in the First Meth
odist church building. corner Of Clark aaG
Washington. Yesterday they visited thu
stock yards and last night there was 4 -
ception at the First Methodist church.
There was excitement OF Midway plais-
ance at the old Vienna cafe when a box
was opened and full grown ma rose
Gp from inside, shouted "Hurrah for old
Vienna and America" and then tainted
He had made the trip from New York n
the box, nobody knowing what i con
tanned until it was opened His uame :
Ignatz Lefkorich, native ct Vienna 4
few drinks OF beer put him 70 rights. but
his trip had been al uncomfortable one, A.
the directions on the box This side up"
had been ignored
Judge Steir began the hearing Of tie
sunday opening case, but with the consent
OF al! concerned it was postponed 70 to-
morrow. A representative of Ciingman
had rendered half a dollar at every gate
Of the fair on SUNDAY and been refused at-
mission and his was the base o: the ac-
ton for contempt of Judge STEMS open
Sunday order
Three thousand persons assembled in
Columbus hall Of the Art institute to par
ticipate in tie opening ceremonies of The
international Congress OF Education.
Fifteen sections are TO be in session daily.
The first session came under what is
termed the general congress. which con-
sisted Of making addresses and listening 70
reports Of prCgress from home and foreign
delegates Prominent educators from al.
parts Of he world are participants