The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-29
WHEELSSTAR TO-DAY
Senator Squire to Press the
Interstate Fair Button.
GREAT PARADE BEFORE OPENING
Newspaper Men See she Cyeiorsms,
Ride on the scenic Car, and Throw
Honey at kxvptisn D.neers-

eAA4 - 4 atlG4 states Senator AA@0A v.
Squire viii touch the button taniorro~
and open the Interstate far. He will Re
drawn from the Seventeenth street depot
10 the fair grounds BY four white horses,
al galiy dsckea in interstate fair colors-
blue, white and yellow. Senator squire
will act for Cor. Mct5raw. who cannot be
present he wili arrive here by train
from Seattle about i0.30 .. IA. An electric
button has been arranged in the main
building. Ii is on the grand stand music
rosirun- Every piece OF machinery IN the
building and throughout the grounds
which Is supplied with power from tue big
engines in the main building Is connected
with the electric wires leading up 10 the
button on the grand stand, and when SEN
stor Squire presses this button the ma
chinery will start and all the wheels. big
and little, will turn.
There will be . parade, and it Is pro-
pressed to have the four white horses
drawing the guest Of honor . part Of II.
Chief of Police Smith sail be grand mar
ehai. and a large number Of carriages will
De ia line In fact. carriages will be sup
piled al day for the representatives OF all
Puget sound and interstate cities. On
making themselves known they will be
taken 10 the fair grounds and shown
about Chairman Holmes. of the execu-
tive committee, has telegraphed the
chambers Of commerce Of the sound
cities and of Spokane and Walia Walia TO
be present and participate in the formal
opening. Port Townsend Is the only CITY
replying by telegraph TO the effect that its
Chamber of Commerce would be unable 10
be represented tn a body, but individual
members will be here. Invitations were
also sent 10 Portland. Ocosta, South Bend
and other Coast cities.
Today the main avenues OF the city. and
especially the forest of aagstaffs on the
Interstate fair grounds, bear the eolors OF
the fair, blue. white and yellow. every
where. The great plate glass IN the Postal
Telegraph office, in front Of the Posr-IS-
TELLIeEscER bureau down town, IS fes-
tooned with fifty yards of Interstate col
ors, and everywhere around the PosT-lS-
TELLIsEScER headquarters at the fair the
blue. white and yellow effects predominate.
Stated modestly, the Posr-IsTELLIsEscKR
headquarters at the fair are elegant and
comfortable. There are easy Longing
chairs there, together with trim Office
chairs for tile two polished desks. one of
which is OF the latest roll-top pattern. The
railing about the headquarters is a marvel
OF what can be done by skilled workmen
with the common ir of this state. The
porters are OF the richest Nile green pat
terms. embossed with light flowers. The
door space of the headquarters is covered
with the best quality of Iinoleum. and the
pattern thereof is of plain tile effect.
Everybody will he welcomed at the PosT-
vuh
register OF the visitors at the fair will be
Kept. Among those who took part in the
lively press day exercises today at the fair
were:
John Collins, editor-in-chief Seattle Tel.
egraph; l.. +. Nichels. business manager.
and James r. Hayden. Z. l.. Reber. Will
A. Steele. r. c. Cobb and Mrs. A. II.
whitcher. Of the same paper; James ID.
Hoge. ir., business manager, and J. Il.
Nelson, Of the Posr-INTELIIGENcER; Will
lam ID. Richardson and A. III. Whitcher,
Seattle Press. Times: Lovett NJ. Wood. Seat
tie Trade Register; DIR. IL. +. Merkie, Mr..
and Mrs W V. Rinehart, jr.; Charles
Towne and Victor III. Beckman, Puget
Sound Lumbsrmdn: Arthur r. Grafton;
Thomas Summons. Tacoma manager PosT-
INrELLlGEScEg; Mark Drum, James Boyd
Nesbit r. r. Adams, Tacoma Uaion: J.
NJ. Bell. United Press: Frank b. Cole. X.
IA. Rice. Hest Coast LsmbeTman; Franklin
X. Lane. phil u. Hal. Tacoma Nssrs:
Orno Strong. West Coast Trade Charles
HAi.es. night editor. City Editor Miller
and A. y. Brown, OF the Tacoma Ledger:
John Miller Murphy. Olympia Standard;
John Blaaaw. Tacoma Tidende, W. J. File,
I. NJ. Howe.l. Capt. Thompson. Abe Gross.
r. A. Pressell. NJ. l. Sherry. Of Auburn.
r. l. White.
f. vas corker. this press day ''blow
out" The Seattle editors SIMPLY fell on
the necks Of the scenic railway managers.
and some Of them wili come again and
ride al DAY long on the withdrawing
runaway cars that always bring up ali
right after an exciting run. What pleased
John Collins. leader Of the Seattle Democ-
raev and editor Of the telegraph. VAS
Roltalr's illusions Mr.. Col.ins stood for
a long sine gazing ~ the curious Illusion
of pretty maiden cut in two g. the waist.
swinxlng about on a big peater tray.
which hung hy brass chains. koltasr has
A number Of Illusions. among them
PharoAh's daughter, who actually turns
from a craven statue 10 fsesh and blood
rixht before the eyes Of the spectators.
she then comes forward and can be IN
specteA al short range. Then. horrors
she trips back. and turns 10 cold, cold
marble. IL Is all done by jusFlery with
shadow or light effects. 80 Mr.. Eoltair
expiaincd, but no one understood. Some
of the editors Euyei the daughter Of the
Nile. bat she did not reseat II, mere =
singing a little g0od-by song While being
turned into that cold, white marble.
There we're plenty OF refreshments on the
grounds.
ItwAs not a case Of the good thlnxs CON-
lnrl last. The good things came al along.
concluding with the muscle dance Of the
Fsxptian girls. after the banquet this
evening. The arst event was great one,
and - worth an afternoon all alone. The
press gangs excursion began wita the
exelorasna 'sThs Battle Of Missionary
Ridge" It's a wonaerfaily picturesque
var story tod in seven tons of paint
THIS paint was pat ou il two years by
thirteen artists. They shos Ihe battle.
the blood, the killng Of soldiers and
horses. tie ambulance eorps. the exple-
SONS that tear man and beast 70 shreds.
Everything that makes up the battle j. de-
u3ctsd. soldiers who participated In the
late civil war are said 10 ee abe 70 point
oat lust where they stood during
.his battle. It Is al very real
lst{c. and tzo live black pigs IN
pen on portion ct the
elsoa-ssAinra Geld toueaes OF tie real
ts,sc uars 10 = nicety. Waen tie neNspa-
per rnea vvnt out Of tae cyelavsmA they
gave three cheers ard 5 tiger f3s Manager
Mcdonnell. This they did wht.e eating s
.st
h<r~fs chefs Thea thers esus the Scenfr