The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-01

Jupiter Pluvius and the old soldiers
fought 1t out on the Minnesota STATE
fair grounds yesterday afternoon, and
after warm tussle, the latter won out.
But it was hard fighting. All morn
Ing rain fell with monotonous persist
ency, and even at noon it looked much
as though the reunion of the Grand
Army men, scheduled for 2:3O o'clock,
would not materialize.
1t is difficult, however, to intimidate
the rner no have fought for the flag.
Yesterday about noon they charged J.
Pluvius in large and ever-increasing
numbers and vanquished him COM
pletely shortly after 1 o'clock.
The attendance during the day was
$4,000, and on the corresponding day
last year $4,000. The showing yester-
day, however, is considered remarkably
good in view of weather conditions.
Up to 1 o'clock it was very, very
damp on the fair grounds Fortunately
the big buildings afforded adequate
protection to the visitors and doubtless
more of the exhibits were seen yester-
day than on either of the two preced-
ing days. The territorial pioneers log
cabin was an especially comfortable
place, for there was great fire Of
logs in the large, old-fashioned fire
place, and old settlers gathered about
this and exchanged "reminiscences while
they waited for the weather to clear.
A surprisingly large number of peo-
pie were apparently not in the least in
t1mfdated by the rain and conscien-
tiously did" all the outdoor attractions
under cover of umbrellas. Indeed, up till
noon, it looked more like umbrella
day than old soldiers day at the fair.
But the majority Of the crowd-and it
was a large crowd, considering the
Weather-preferred to stay in the
buildings all morning, and as a corlse-
quence there were crowded.
1t is really not so much the fair itself
that suffers from rainy weather as It
Is the various out Of door attractions.
whose owners and originators hope to
turn penny through the patronage of
the crowd. Most of the ''barkers'' took
a rest yesterday morning, but as soon
as the weather cleared in the after
business at the old stand
Friendly Greetings Exchanged
The veterans of the Civil war who
attended the G. A. r. meetings in ST
Paul and Minneapolis in the morning
went undaunted to the fair as soon as
these were over. They made the log
cabin of the territorial pioneers their
headquarters and spent pleasant
couple of hours greeting old comrades.
Yes. stree! Not man in the whole
company over twenty-five, but tell
ye we showed the rebs that boys can
fight
Second Minnesota, my regiment,
sir. Fought with Black Eagle, did ye?
Well. now, you remember"
Il tell you I. wouldn't mind seeing
the Russians get in few licks once in
while 'Twasn't so one sided when
we fought, eh. comrade?"
Similar greetings were heard on
every side yesterday at the log cabin
as the comrades shook each other cor
daily by the hand.
The reception was at it's height when
Senator Clapp joined the soldiers at the
log cabin and held short reception on
his own account. Shortly after 2
O'Clock the inevitable man with the
mega phone announced that the old SOL
diers would meet in the big tent across
the street from the log cabin and thith-
er the veterans repaired. BY that time
the rain had stopped and the fair
grounds had begun to present most
animated appearance. The veterans
completely filed the big tent, but
number of people who were not old
soldiers gathered about the sides and
the entrance to listen to the addresses
that were made by Senator Clapp and
Gov. Van SAINT.
Resembles Black Eagle
Does beat. all how he resembles
Black Eagle" exclaimed an old soldier
who sat well up in 'front.' as Senator
Clapp rose to deliver his address.