The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-05

Other Fairs In the History of the
state-B1cycIe Races a Prominent
| Feature of Yesterdays Attrac.
ttons.
Rain lessened the magnifcence of the
first day and evening Of the Minnesota
state fair Of 1899, but 1t could not entirely
hide the fact that the innovation Of night
| attractions at the grounds between the
cities is to be one of the most popular
that the management of the state agri-
cultural society has yet thought Of
A sharp shower, coming in the early
evening. not only spoiled large amount
| OF the fireworks, including all of the
| type. commonly known as "set pieces"
while the premonitory clouds had a con-
| siderable effect in preventing such an at
tendance for the evening display as might
have been looked for
Nevertheless an audience that crowded
the hrst floor Of the grand stand, part of
the upper balcony and a large section of
the high ground adjoining machinery
hall, witnessed some military maneuvsrs
suggestive Of the recent war in Luzon.
and some fireworks worth seeing in spite
OF the destruction Of large part of them
by water instead of matches
| Inc cutting short of the fireworks pro-
gramme, however, gave the visitors an
additional opportunity to witness the dis
| plays IN the exhibit buildings. all Of
Which, save the cattle and horse sheds.
were illuminated and open and on the
midway 1t was even gayer than by day,
viewed from the standpoint of many
| that the most interesting exhibit at A
| 1alr Is the people who see 1t rather than
| the apples, pumpkins, etc, which conposa
H. H. the evening fair is more motley in
| IT'S composition, and more interesting in
| Its entirety than the day assemblage
| But IN spite of the rain the manage
| ment or the fair was well pleased last
h'eht: The receipts during the day at the
outside gates alone ran UP to 81 400 or
SJOO more than for the same day of last
year, ana the evening crowd increased
| 12,0Q0. "oNe
MANAGEMENT IS PLEASED,
Secretary Randall said at the close Of
ete sho" last night that while the effect
oI-the nights display had been very rr,IJcT
weakened by the rain, owners of horses
IN some cases refusing to trot them in th,
nud, and the fireworks necessary for the
proper completion of the battle lombard
ment and burning of Manila being ruine5
~ the same cause, the MANAGEMENT of
the fair had reason to believe that +boca
who visited the fair and spent oil a.,
were satisfied that it was one of the hest
IeIrs IN the history of the society. Mr.
Randall continued: III
1t is true that some of the oo,,nt,, ev
hlnlts are not in place yet, but in the
8 seneral exhloits, the variety this year
vastly more thorough, and especially
so IN its representation of the varior1e In,
terests Of the state
III mas been one of our best openfne
odys: with better weather conditions the
eVerlng attractions will not again ha az
tne olsadvansage that they were tonight.
ana Whlte those who came merely to see
lhe races and the spectacle this evening
We %%ete necessarily disappointed, It could not
De helped under the conditions"
| Col. w. NJ Liggett, who has hea, idar
tl4led with the state fair management for
ntdhy years, was even more oDtimis+ic
Ihan secretary Randall. ut is by far the
Enest t hrst day in our history" he said
Ihere Is less difficulty in regard 10 the
delay Of exhibits, and thew are eaneroII.
more finished and we'll [lisnIayed +ba1
mas peen the rule in the past. I look for
week better than we have had If
weather conditions favor US.
THE AFFAIR AT MANILA
wet as it was, and therefore with +bA
spectators deprived of seeing the faa-
lures OF Mayor kiefer and the glorious
uesIgn or the national flag in red white
ana plue fire, the rain did not entirely,
detract from the excellence of +he Dro-
gramme for last night, for in the damp
atmosphere OF the evening, there was a
ha%y reaIlsm added to the twinkling bea-
cons on the bluff northeast of the race
track where 1t might be imagined. nv +hs
slightest stretch of fancy, that an army
OF thousands was resting while the van
guard under the brighter rays of the
search light was leading In the attack on
the thatched huts and rocky ramparts
of Manila.
The Burning of Manila" was incom-
plete last night because the rainfall was
too heavy Yet the battle was just as
realistic to the thousands of spectators.
or the vast majority of them, and cer-
tainly so to Private Kelly, of Company
NJ. of Minneapolis, who was shot in the
face, as though the rain had never come.
1t merely made the display q little less
spectacular, and the maneuvers of the
military, and the artillery especially. a
little more muddy, and. therefore more
unpleasant. although not necessarily less
realistic than the real attack on Mania.
The stories of that August fight told how
the Minnesota boys lay in muddy water
in the trenches for hours, and one or two
of them, at least. had much the same
experience last night. On account of the
mud therefore, being more realistic than
1T was spectacular, much of the military
finish of the sham battle was cut out,
such, for instance, as the hurrying to
and fro of ambulances to pick up the
wounded, and the rapid advance of the
artillery on the beleagured city. Indeed,
the conditions of Waterloo were repeat
ed. The Napoleonic conception of an ar
tillery charge, with its resultant noise
and distraction, could not but find defeat
In a soil where the cannon sank noses
down. The infantry had to do most of
the fighting last night, although the ar
tillery did stand still and fire huge deto-
mating bombs at the peace of mind OF
the fruit vendors and street car opera
tives in Manila.
But there was just as much applause
when the attacking party swung into the
streets of Manila with the stars and
| stripes gallantly floating in the breeze
as though the dash of artillery through
the ranks of the fleeing citizens was add
ed for effect.
The spectacle opens with a busy scene
IN the fonda district in Manila, in which