The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05

Furness. chairman Of the ladies' reception
committee, who mai in company with tho
executive committee and corps of able
hides. planned the details Of this reception.
Music was furnished by the Modoc Glce
club OF Kansas City, Douglas Male quar-
tet OF Minneapolis, and a mixed chorus o!
twenty-five colorcd singers. these three at.
fractions being stationed ut different points
ON Summit avenue.
For Walkers Place.
Rear Admiral Richard W. Meade is o
leading candidate for cOmmNnder-in-clief,
and his friends urge him as the first naval
officer ever pushed for commanler-in-chef.
John q. Iinehan. state insurance com.
missioner Of New Hampshire, and Charles
l.. Rallou Of Providence. Il. l.. are alsl
leading candidates. Others are T. =. Clark
son of Omaha and ex-Congrcssman Givcns
of Iowa. In case the encampment goes to
Buffalo or Baltimore. either of the two
Western men will stand improved chances.
According to custom. Minnesota will this
year have the vice commander-in-chief and
]. H. Mullen Of Wabasha will be her choice
for the place.
Buffalo Is certainly in the lead for the
next encampmcnt. and among the delegates
on the ground yesterday but little differ
ence Of opinion as to the claims of the New
York city could be discovered. The CON-
mittee which will have direct charge Of her
last evening, but the large number of New
Workers. who were on the ground were all
doing effective work, and the citizens COM
mittee will take hold In earnest to-day.
New England Is practically solid for Ruf-
falo. and the Illinois delegation is llntler-
stood to be equally unanimous oh that
point. 1t was rumored Yesterday that Chi.
last night revealed tile fact that the rumor
was groundless 1t wars said that peti-
tion or request from the board Of trade,
or one of the com nnfercial organizations of
the Windy city, askln for the encamp'
ment of 1897. would be presented to the
convention. hut the Chicago veterans In the
city were emphatic in their disclaimer OF
any desire for the encampment. Denver
is understood to ne Il candidate, as she
was last year at Louisville.
In Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Sept l-Camp Yale has
been formerly dedicated and the Knights OF
Pythias are now In possession Drilling
will begin tomorrow. Last night was bi
cycle night. En- fete. Oh masque. en- cos
tune and en- fun till eli fin. That was the
order of the day by order Of King John
the First
Every bike was decorated and every rider
in masquerade costume. Bunting. paper,
flowers and lights We're all called into requi
sttiOn to make the parade the gayest In the
history of the city. Four thousand mas
qucrs were III line and what they did not
think Of In the way of novelties for the
enjoyment of themselves their friends and
the public generally, would not be worth
thinking about.
The line of march was formed on Tenth
street and First avenue south, and the
parade proceeded down First avenue tG
Washington. thence to Nicollct and up tC
Tenth street, where 1t iisbanled. No rider
not In costume was allowed in line.
Gallant Jim WirtensOhn had charge OF
the parade and named MS aides In cilnrgt
of the different divisions T.. b. Smith, w
a. Whitclaw, Harry Taylor, Collie Bell
IL. II. Fawkes l.. Is. HOrth, George Hahn
U. q. Merrick, D. B. HOlcomb and A. NJ
Wclles.
The Fair.
st. Paul, Sept. 3.-Thc directors of tho
state fair wore broad smiles OF satisfaction
this morning. and they had good reason tc
DO so. The gate receipts yesterday were
$40 in excess of those for the CORE
spending day last year, and this in spite OF
the fact that children were admitted free
Had the regular admission been charged
the receipts would have been anywhere
from Sl,:OO to 5000 In excess of those of
the opening day In 1895. But the receipts
yesterday are not all there was for the
managers to feel good over Supt. Cos.
grove reported befOre IL O'Clock this morn.
Ing that the number of tickets sold was
larger and there were actually more people
of the grounds at that time than there had
been yesterday. On the way to the fair
grounds to-day every street corner, from
Robert to Rice street, seemed to contain
crowd of visitors on their way to the
fair. Hundreds Of veterans from every
state In the Union were on the grounds,
and many OF them had u number of young
Will f1,n,,, &c.
ducers of the Northwest generally are In
terested In immigration, they could not
have selected better year for making
fine exhibits.