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VOL. VIIL ONE WEEK ENDED. Six Days of the Winter Carnival Brilliantly Ended, And the Enthusiasm is Not Abated in the Least. Borealis Relents a Little, and His Breath is Wanner. His Subjects Gather in Throngs About His Palace, And Witness the Sports of the Frozen Northland, In Which the Visiting Clubs are Largely the Winners. Many Eaces and Games by the Skillful SnowsLoers. An Evening on the Snowshoes Witnessed by Thousands, Who Boundly Appland the Sturdy Sons of Winnipeg. Songs, Dancing and Bouncing and Wild Merriment. The Evening's Festivities Are Clotted With a Banquet. What the Next Week of the Carnival Will Bring. Some Important Changos Made In the l*ro{£rain. A H'nek off Carnival. The weather god is having a masquerade. The spirit ot ttM carnival lias caught him. and lie is as gay as any of the wearers of blanket Balls, and gives up business for pleasure about the same as ordinary mor tals. His masks are of many colors and devices and he changes them rapidly. A A week ago lie i>o.sed as a mild, moderate A "FI.y v SKATER. man, content with giving to the people weather that was not cold enough to freeze nor warm enough to dissolve the an ticipations of winter gaiety. Three days ago lie had left this mask and put on the semblance of the lee King "himself. lie sported as the most notable figure when the king arrived from his Arctic home and took possession of his St. Paul dwelling place. For two clays after the king ar rived he sported in this mask, while the people rubbed their ears and noses and thermometers registered far down below zero. Then as suddenly as the maskers in the ball room lift their false-faces the weather god changed his face, and yester day his features ware as mild as spring, ami the frost that had a few hours before glistened in his baard had gone leaving not the slightest trace, while the people laid off their winter garb and thermometers bounded up far above the inciting point In other words, there was a change in the weather suddenly early yesterday morning, and by noon the mercury had risen to 45 ° above zero. A CIIAN'OK OP EIGHTY DEGREES. within forty-eight hours. But' the warm weather that seemed somewhat out ofptaoa was appreciated by the crowd, that came out. in mil force upon the streets and thronged the palace grounds. The snow Beamed to melt rapidly, un usually so. and long before noon the streets were decidedly slushy and had lost the white, clean appearance that they had dur ing tho opening; of the carnival. Blanket suits that have been none too warm with about the usual supply of clothing beneath them were burdensome, and this in part ac counted for she fact that their number on the streets was much smaller than usual. The closing day of the iirst week of the carnival was marked by features as novel in this city as its predecessors, and the visitors to the Carnival city were many. The tributary cities sent streams of spectators at tracted by the beauties of the ice palace, and !f those who made their way •within the enclosure and wound around the ice structure and through its many corri dors, may be judged by the exclamations of admiration most who were there looked upon it for the tirst time. There was nothing but admiration lor the buildiug. The warm sunshine tlr.it fell upon th« tall walls with the wind— a rezulnr chinnook so the old settlers said— had a visible effect upon them. In the morning they were green and glistening. At night fall the •western side HAD TURNED WHITE and for an inch or two from the surface the ice had changed to a flaky, shell-like sub stance that looked like heavy frost-work. Within, the effect of the softening was no ticeable, for the water dripped down over the massive arches and steps and the stat ues within, catching the warmth from the air above, trickled down little rills that were lost in the coating of ice flakes that form the carpet of the palace hail. The warm weather that showed its effects in this way upon the palace and its imme diate surroundings did up, temporarily, the toboggan slides, though there was a crowd about them all day. and witii less speed than usual, and for shorter distances, the populace that has fallen in love with the sport enjoyed itself. There was fun on the grounds near the palace in the after noon, witnessed by thousands. For the first time the national game, between teams from two countries, was played on a snow covered diamond and with the players on snowshoes. The day might well have been called Winnipeg day, so largely did the vis iting clubs from that city enW into the various events, and. in fact, so largely were they the center of the many attractions. They were the winners all around, and their presence and contribu tion to the sports was such that not even the most enthusiastic St. Paul man could find it in his heart to change any of the re mits, to draw from them a single one of the well-earned victories. The eveuing's enter tainment was given by them, and in point of novelty and interest no event has sur passed it. It was new to a St Paul audi «Uence, and was given with an enthusiasm 'V-^l>-<-<Sk&<*J^ m . and spirit that could not not fail to arouse the home clubs to emulate their example. ONE WEEK OP CA.RSITAL. The first week of the carnival is past That it has been in magnificence of display and In the enthusiasm with which this was carried out beyond all precedent need not be said. It can not have been overlooked by any one that has been in the city. Never has the city witnessed such scenes of splen dor; never has a week been crowded so full of pompous and stately events; never has there been such an iutensc inter est manifested. The carnival has been the theme of all talk, the subject of about all thought, and the frame-work on which the populace has spun ita dreams in the short hours that have been given up to sleep. Business has given way to pleasure. The hard, plain facts of a busy city have been tossed aside for the more alluring picture of legend and fancy, and King Carnival has held sway over the entire populace of the capital city of the North. Theie has been almost nothing to mar the perfectness of any the events) which have been crowded past, and the managers of tbe enterprise must have closed their eyes hist night with a feeling of satisfaction over the results of their long and hard work such as rarely comes to those who have in band such larre eutel7lri.ses.and in which so many thousand people look directly to them for the success or failure of each miner detail. AT THE v.KOI > Ds. Tbe General Features of tbe Day as Observed at tbe Palace. There was a very large attendance at the grounds yesterday afternoon, the warm, pleasant weather, snowsboe sports, tobog ganing, etc., proving an attraction. But little skating was done on account of the softness of the ice, which, however, did not pi event a few from indulging i 1 heir fa vorite sport. The toboggan slides were thronged with people and considerable slid ing was done. The Indian dog teams and the band of Sioux, who had decorated them selves in war paint for the procession, par aded about inside the grounds to the delight of the spectators, and the proprietors of the dog trains were kept busy hauling children around. Nearly every child who sees these strange turnouts wants to ride, and many were accommodated, much to the amuse ment of the little folks and their parents and also of the spectators. There was a constant stream of visitors Inside the palace, wandering from room to room. inspecting the statuary and the more venturesome climbing the ladders to obtain a view from the parapets. The day's warm tun had a very visible effect on the struc ture. The heat extracted the life from the outside of the ice blocks, leaving them white and brittle, but this was only on the surface, the solid walls being capable of withstanding many days of such weather. On the southwest corner of the palace, as the afternoon advanced, could be seen a constant stream of water running down the walls, which would prove very destructive it' continued for many days. During tne afternoon the Knights of the Oii|> Carnival club assembled in front of • l palace to tin: number of forty and were i ■■'• »to<rraphed in several position*, with the l<*e castle in the background. The trans parencies of the club were included in the pictures. The huge ice entrance to the grounds is now completed and the ice chips cleared away. It forms a very appropriate and impressive entrance to the stronghold of the Ice King. HI >>I><; U.\ SM)WMUOES. The Bacei II un Vrt,tordny on the I'uluc o Croundt. The snowshoe races Unit were postponed from Monday. Feb. 1. came off in thf> palace grounds yesterday afternoon, open ing about 8:30 o'clock. A circular course had been laid out for the runners in the northwest comer of the grounds, near the main toboggan slide, 556 feet and 8 Inches iv circumference, which made it neee--.i-> for the runner to make vine laps to the mile. The track was too soft f»r easy run ning, but had the weather remained a* culd as it had been for a week previous, the course would have been in excellent con dition, barring an up grade of a few feet on the east side. A double wire fence was strung around the course to prevent the crowd from pre>sin_r in and interfering with the runners. About K.OOO i>eople had assembled around the course and on the roofs of the booths when the hour for starting ha>l arrived, and the contestants were watched throughout with a great dual of interest The half-mile Indian race for a cash prize of Slu to the tinjt and *.} to the second was tue. iirst one called. There were but two entries. Big Cattle and Blue Stone. The contest was very interesting as a coin- SNOWSHOE RACK. edy. but lacked the lire and energy of a prize struggle. Big Cuttle took the lead at the start and held it throughout On the last lap. when Big Cattie aaafei the ti»;i>h he mistook the point whore the the HM ended, and stopping short allowed Blue Stone to walk in by him and pocket the tir-t prize. The defeated Indian was a littl** chagrined at tirst. but soon caught mi to the joke and smiled good uaturedly M h-j walked away to his tepee. The time made m M I minutes nnd 44 seconds. The second race was a half-mile (open to members of St. Paul branch of St. Georges Snowshoe club) — first priie, goid medal; second prize, gold medal: third prize. St. George's scarf pin. There were seven en tries. Eugeue Giberton of the St. George Snowsuoe club. St Paul: F. O. Clark of the St. George club. Winnipeg: l>r. Vosburgh, St. George's club, St Paul; J. H. McCall, St Georges. Winnipeg: W. P. FLsh. Winnipeg club. Winnipeg; A. G. Ross. St. George's. Winuipeg: James Ilaw lev, Winnipeg Snowshoe club. Winnipeg. The race was won easily by Koss. in 3 min utes and 25 seconds. J. 11. McCall came in second and Giberton third. The one hundred-yard race for profes sionals, for a gold medal worth 875 with $25 added by the association if the record of I minute and 5 seconds was broken, had but two entries, P. J. Concommons and Prof. J. S. Barnes both of St. Paul. Both men started well but Coucomons caught the toe of his shoe and falling, broke his foot fastenings and Barnes won th« race in 16 seconds. A special two-mile race for amateurs was run for gold medals valued at 330 and $10. The entries were A. G. Koss. St. Georges club, Winnipeg; W. H. Thompson, St George's, Winnipeg: C. B. Kent, North Stars, St. Paul; J. H. McCall, St. Georges, Winnipeg, and J. Hanby, Winnipeg Suow shoe club. Wiunii>eg. This was the most interesting of the races. At the start Hauby took the lead, the other starters trotting leisurely alung and holding their energies for the finish. In the eleventh lap Hanby fell, and the tug was between Ross and McCall, the former having a trifle the best of it. On the fourteenth lap Thompson went to the wall, and Ross was a few yards ahead, with McCall next and Kent last. On the seventeenth lap McCall made a spurt and polled up to Boss, both of them ST. PAUL, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1886.-SIXTEEN PAGES. going under the wire neck and neck. Mc- Call held his ground until the 100 yard point was reached, when he made a mag niucent spurt and left his followers in the rear, passiug the finishing point twenty yards ahead of McCall. who came second, with Kent almost distanced, third. The time made by Ross was 17 minutes 20 sec onds. He ran bis first mile in 9 minutes. The sport closed with a hurdle race of 200 yards with three hurdles for a medal, the cost ot which has not yet been decided upon. There were two entries, 11. T. Cam eron of Winnipeg and Prof. J. S. Barnes of this city. The men got away together but Barnes reached the hurdle first and leaped it, but in coming down on the opposite side, his shoe caught and the trail struck him la the abdomen. lie fainted from the Injury and was removed to one of the rink waiting rooms, where Dr. Murphy attended him. Cameron won the race in 42 seconds. The three hundred-yard race for boys under seventeen years of age. and the one mile professional race were postponed until Feb. 11. I o'clock p. m. U. T. Cameron and K. B. Horstone of Winnipeg, and J. S. Barnes of this city, have entered for the latter race which will uudoubtedly be Inter esting. William Harder of the Winnipeg St. George's and Mr. Satterlee of the St George's of this city, acted as judges of the races. BASE BALL 151 THE SHOW. The Winnipeg* Defeat 'the Home Team Three to Two. Eighteen uniformed members of the St. George's clubs of Winnipeg and St. Paul, wearing their snowshoea, immensely amused a big crowd at the carnival grounds yester day aftertioon. at a game of alleged base ball. It was the first, time auy- BASE BALL ON SXOWSHOKS. thing of the kind had ever been seen in St. Paul, in February, if indeed ' such a sight was ever seen before. The grounds were laid out to the west of the castle, and while they were apparently prettly level, it proved that there were hummocks enough to stand about all the players on their heads as they attempted to do fancy base running or slide n to home plate. It was a tegular burlesque on the national game. It was interesting, not so much as ball playing as the general gym nastic exhibition that went along with it. it was announced that the game would be governed by association rules. The dia mond was measured off and canvas bags, tilled with snow, put down as bases. The ball was an ordinary base ball that soon be came swollen out of shape by the wet. and the bats used were of about the usual form. Alter two - men had been at the bat, any such thing as keeping track of errors or as sists was out of the question. It was hard on the . ' umpire, too. For instance in •". ' the •; hist innings Bain ' of the Winnipeg team batted the ball down where the short stop usually plays.- Everybody said "go" and there was a sight of a couple of snow shoes skimming over the rough snow. They skimmed all right until about ten feet from the base, when one came loose. Then the baseman played oil for the ball as it was tit-hied his way and collided with Bain. Four snow shoes and two men was all that could be seen and they were in such rapid motion and so generally mixed that it was bard to tell who was on the base or if neither of them were. Fred 11. Nettleton umpired the game, and gave each satisfaction that neither the captains nor the crowd kicked. The visiting team was captained by Wall, who held down the pitcher's box, with Kay as catcher. Evans captained the home team and Howseu and Marti. 1 were th* battery. All the pitchers ana catchers and several of the tielders were very effective in their curves. The Winnipeg team won the toss and sent the St. Paul to the bat. In the tir.-t innings there was some doubt as to the whether or not 01:0 of the men was out at iirst. The Winnipeg man claimed that the St. Paul man did not touch the base. The St Paul nan said the Wlnni pegner had hi* foot over it and he could not see it This the Winnipeg man said was not so; 4tie rules allowed him some six or eight feet in which to stand, and if the base had been hidden behind his moccasin that was not his fault and he should insist on having the man declared out. The umpire coincided and the man caino in. On the snow the ball did not bouud read aud swift play was out question. But three in nings were played, as it was too hard on the ball and the snowshoes. though the players were in good shape for nine innings. The result was a victory for the Winnipeg team 'by a score of 3 to I. All the * runs were earned, and more too. The out-tielders had little to do. the principal part of the work being done by the batteries and the lirst and second base men. Following is the score: • • * Winnipeg— HP. St. Pauls— ' B X Wai!..........:.... OOFalrchlld.. I.* Christie..::. 0;0 Martin.... ........ 0 0 8ain.".....; 1 1 Hewsoa ..: 00 Kay.......... jl liSyms 10 Armstrongs ill Quinn.... ......... 0:0 Lemon ........ [Of Whitcomb :... 110 Macdonald 0 c 3nea .'. 0 0 Patten ...... 0 i Farrar ;.. 0 0 CaJvell.... 110 Grans...... 0 0 • Total ... I £ Total 3 2 ' . The score by innings was: 1 S 3 Winnipeg .....8 0 • fit. Paul* ......;.l 0 1 At the close of the game three cheers weie given by each nine for the other, there was, a general presentation of bases and bats and the clubs and spectators scattered. FIX OS BSOW»HOES. i our ThaDMnd People Wltneti the M George Club* Kntertainatnnt. 'Thia ball eeaU 4,000 people ai.d the seats are all full," said Mr. Tallmadge at carnival hal: last night as tbe crowd was trying to push its way through the wide en trance and through the d«jor> iiiMUe, and Mr. Tallioadge was right. All tbe seat} were full and not a few spectators were balancing themselves on their legs or leen iug up agaiust tbe seats and railings to get M much enjoyment as possible out of the space that they occupied. It had b>vn widely advertised that theSt George snow shoe club of Winnipeg would girean enter taiumeDt in the ball, aud it aeetued every man. wuinuu and child In St Paul bad suddenly become imbued with a cu n< »!ty to see just how tbe representa tives of tbe northern realms could en tertain them. Fifteen hundred chairs had been placed in the hall, aud these were tilled before a quarter past 8 ©"clock, and at half part the parquet circle mm crowded aud hundreds of people looked down from the baJcohie-* towards the great red curtains that bid tbe mys tery of the stage from view. Sei bcrt's full orohes- I tra occupied a po sitiou just iv front of the stagu and while the crowd • poured into the j ball and were ' stowed away, teoi- ' % T>er»d the impa tience of the wait ing audience with catahy and soothing music. It was y o'clock when tfae curtains swung I apart and revealed a beautiful winter scene especially prepared for the occasion, • with a maguincent painting of the ice pal ace In the background. A bugle call from the captain of the clubs brought sixty-five men in full St. Ueorge't unJonn on the stage in a belter skelter mass and the fun commenced. Many of the men wore snow shoes, and in the crowd was a forlorn look ing feilow just from England, taking his his tii>t trip on Know shoes. He was a . mine of amusement for the boys. THKY TOSSED HIM AUUUXD and chaffed him hi a gnod-natured man ner until they were satisned. when they be- I gan to sing the St. George's Snowsboe club chorus to the air of "Sherman's March.*' , They were led In the song by G. 11. Kel- ! lond. and the voices of the sixty-five men swelled out aud awakened the echoes of the hall with such harmony as never stirred them before. The chorus was followed by a club drill, led by Capt Ts*v The squad consisted of twenty-six u*n>. and a* they went through the various evolutions under U»e order of their captain, which was simply a cough, they showed a precision ■ that rivaled an\ thing seen In military drill , in the city. and the audience went wild. In the third scene Die club was found In '■ Beauregard's club house, supposed to be { the rendezvous of the club at St. Boniface, j just across the lied river from Winnipeg, j Here -they invited several prominent citi- i zeub upon the stage, among whom wen : General Mauager Van Siyke. President Finch. Vioe President Tailmadge. O. R. Thompson. Lew Maxtiold. Capt. Geo. H. Moffett. Dennis Ryan. Dr. Macdonaid and Premier Norquay. of Winnipeg. These • gentlemen were seated upon the stage I among the boys, who arranged themselves | in natural postures and proceeded in their I warm, natural way to entertain their ifuots. The tirst order of exercises was the singing of the song •'Northwest Tramp" by Arnold and KellonJ. with a club cho rus. This was followed by a quartet composed of Arnold, Tees, Pullinger and Kellond, who sang "WHAT BEAMS PO BRIGHT?'' The effect on the audleuce was almost startliug and they would not bo satUnYd until the quartet had responded to three thunderous encores. The fun now began in earnest Every man cried "up!" "up!" "up!" and the bouncin & blanket was produced and placed in the hands of twelve stalwart men. The citizens who had taken seats on the stage began to grow pale and' look for some knot-hole through, which they might esuape, but it was in vain: they weru hemmed , in by a body of muscular athletes, and - realized that oue or more of thwiu must spread himself oat in the air for the amusement of the 4,090 people in front who were anxiously waiting for him to make his debut. Presldeqt Finch pulled down his vest and locked the toes of bis . boots determinedly around the legs of his chair. Vice president Talimage •■ asked: .if he could go out and {ret a driuk of water, but it didn't work, General Manager Van Slyke was seriously thinking of the pro priety of yelling fire, and Dennis Ryan was J just about to jump off tlte front of the stage into the bass viol, when he was caught by three two hundred- I pound men and in a twinkling lay a strug gling genus homo in the blanket A j second later he was up ou a tour of laspec- ■ tiou among the ties. He came down aud made his report, but it wasn't satisfactory and he was sent back to investigate more thoroughly. He returned in a few minutes and held a hurried conversation in a under tone with the boss bouncer, who allowed him to step out of the blanket and go behind the scenes to PULL IHS BOOTS ON", and get his pant legs down. The audience screamed and bowled and stamped and called for more. Vice President Van Slyke proved to be the "more" and up be went to the tune of one. two, three. He spread Around in the air until it seemed as though he would come down in sections, but his suspenders proved true to their duty aud held him together. It was a funny sight. Club members were then bounced and turned serial summersaults as easily as if they were born to that diversion. The blanket was laid aside and Bob Hallow ay rtclted "Barbara Freitcbie" In German dia lect and be did it so admirably that the au dience called for him again, but he refused to be a Dutchman any longer and replied with a dotting of bis toque. William Harder, president of the club, performed the sword dance, which was a work of wonderful grace, and as he tripped lightly around the tilts and point.-, of the weapons be was loudly and repe&t<»lly ap plauded. 11. M. Arnold then sang a tenor solo. He pos sesses a remarkably rich and cultivated voice and he was twice recalled. Fer on and liolloway then did a very clever piece of char acter acting. Prein-. ier Norquay was in vited to address the audience in behalf of the club, ami he spoke briefly, expressing his pleasure at being with the citizens of St. Paul on so auspicious an occasion, whan they were celebrating the first Ice carnival ever inaugurated In the United States, and lauded them fur the success which they had brought to the enterprise. At the close ot the program the entire club gave three cheers fur the citizens of St. Paul, and the audience arose as one man and cheer after cheer went up from their throats for the St. George's club of Winnipeg, and the ladies cheered as lustily a* the men. Thus euded one of the most novel and pleasing eutertainments that have been given in St. Paul for many years. UI.V.VII'ECCr.US DIM D. A Banquet Tendered Them at the Bran. The members of the Winnipeg branch of the St. George's Snow-shoe club and of the Winnipeg Snowshoe club were tendered a banquet at the Ryan hotel last evening at the close of the entertainment in carnival hall. It was given by the St. Paul branch of the St. George's Snowshoe club. At 11:30 o'clock a largo number of the St. Paul snowshoers and all of their guests, the Wlnnip«ggers,who had assembled at the Ryan in response to the invitation, were ushered into the large dining-room of that hotel, in which an orchestra was playing and where a light banquet had been sot out for them. Four long tables had been ar ranged the full length of the hall, with a cross-table at the head of the room, pro viding ample accommodation for the 200 snowshoers who sat down. Most of those present appeared in their club costumes. Before the food was served. George R. Thompson extended an .invitation to the Winnipeg visitors to change their plan of returning home to-day aud remain in St. Paul until Tuesday morning, adding "the ladies of St. Paul want to see you.'' This announcement was greeted with hearty applause by the guests of the evening. ' After half an hour bad been spent in par taking of. the banquet;- Dr. : ' W. A. Mac donald called the company to order and ad dressing his club members, said: "We have met here to-day to do honor to our cousins from Winnipeg- After the entertainment we have witnessed this evening aud aftei the help they have rendered us at this time I ask you all to »'rink a bumper to their health." The response was hearty and the bumper was drank standing. At this point Mr. Thompson mounted a chair and announced that he wished to supplement his invitation to the Winnipeggers by stating that "the ladies of St. Paul arc preparing an entertainment for you on Monday evening." The rest of the announcement, whatever It might be. was drowned in the deafening cheers which went up from the throats of the stalwart Winnipeggera. These gentlemen showed A Dog Train. their appreciation of the kindness of the ladies of St. Paul by ■OPITUW THEIR CIIAIR3 waving their handkerchiefs and cheering enthusiastically. As soon as quiet wu re stored. Dr. McDonald called on President George R. Finch "tomak« the speech he had intended to deliver iv carnival hall during the evening." which caused a general laugh. Mr. Finch said that Dr. McDouald wa* not muee of a speech- maker, as everybody kuew [laughter], that be was president of the St. George's Snowshoe club because at sonic time he bad come from Canada, but that he had stood around for six weeks and did nothing for the earuivnJ [laughter]. Seriously, apart from oue geotlumnn Qmh in the room who lust spoke of au ice palace in the United States— >t. Ftaql he mmai when he said United states — [efaeen] none had done more for the carnival thaa t!i« president of the St. George's Snoesboe club. Mr. Finch than related the origin of the plan for a winter carnival and ice palace, and told of U>.e meeting at the Ryan beiug interrupted by frequent applau.se. * President Harder of the 81 George's of Winnipeg responded. He said there were times in a man's life wbeu it was impos sible for him to express his feelings. They had brought out oue hundred men more than 400 uiileg to assist in inaugurating oue of the grandest events in the world — and be did not >ay this because he wu In St. Paul- It was Dot in his thoughts to flatter— and to night we feel sure we have done weiL Bear Dance. [Cheer*.) The people of St. Paul had ex pressed how they appreciated the efforts of the meu of the North, and as the English orator said "The nat !< >ns of the North reg ulate the wo Id.'' "You have here to-day," 1 said Mr. Harder, the finest ice palace of ; the world. The whole scheme Is marvel ous. Last September there was not a sign or a uniform In the city; now the ladies, children and even the dogs wear them. The plan has been carried out in such a way that It has ASTONISHED THE; WORLD. We can* her* to assist you, • and if we have succeeded, it is all the reward we ask- Next year the St. George's cross will be everywhere. I ask you to drink to the success of the St. George's club of St. Paul." The bumper was not only drunk, but the Winnipeg visitors sang For he is a jolly good fellow," and finished with three cheers. * J. J. Parker was called on and spoke of the agreeable and berly manner In which the Winnipeg and St. Paul men fraternized, and of the fact that steps had been takoa toward the organization of a Minnesota rowing association to bring them together annually. Dr. Macdonald then proposed the health of Premier Norquay, which was also greeted with "He is a jolly good fellow," and cheers. Mr. Norquay thanked those present for the hearty manner in which he was received and made a very interesting speech on the ! enterprise of the American people and of St. Paul, of the pleasure he had in attending the carnival, and remarked that many of the Winnipeg boys would leave their hearts behind them. Sp«eohea were wade by Chief of Police Murray of Winnipeg. Mr. Hallowell of the ' visiting club also sang a couple of darkey ; songs, the whole assemblage joining in the chores and in the cheers that followed. Very interesting and entertaining speeches were made by George K. Thompson, '; George R. Finch, Dr. Murphy and others, ! and the St. George Snowshoe club of Win nipeg voted to remain in St. Paul until Tuesday. •. : . ■.-.-; ■• :_■ -.'/-•. ;. ■ , Ot'Liril VISITORS. Among the journalists who are witness- j ing the splendor of St Paul is Walter M. O'Dwyer of tao Duluth Evening Herald. j Mr. O'Dwyer was formerly on the editorial stall of the New York Tribune, and later I was editor of the American, daily news paper published in the city of Mexico. He says that Duluth is gratified at the success of the carnival and will be represented sere next weak by a well-organized toboggan clnb, which has tunny leading citizens in its ' ranks. He also says that Duluth is march lug on and will be the scene of great busi ness activity during the coming spring, owing in part to the extensive railroad im provements that have been initiated. Mr. O'Dwyer was Horace Greeley's private sec retary. ••* Tom McGowan has come all the way from Duluth to join in the fun. Tom is a stalwart Democrat who goes In for a liberal division of tho spoils. He hails from Buf falo and is a member of the celebrated Du luth Glee club. V O. G. Traphagen or Dulutb, who never misses a season of gayety In St. Paul, is in town. Being an architect he speaks of building an Ice palace in Duluth in the gothic style. v A. J. Sawyer of Duluth Is prominent among the visitors to the carnival. Mr. Sawyer was one of the pioneers of the Northwestern grain trade and has a large number of elevators in the grain region. He is a leading member of the Duluth BWORD DAXCE. board of tnula and Ls noted for his genial manner aud public spirit. 1 1«< speaks in glowing terms of the carnival festivities. V Mr. and Mrs. Forbes of Duluth have come te join in the festivities. Mr. Forbes is president of the Duluth board of trade and »ue of the wealthiest rraiu merchants of that city, wberu lib tinn tias erected a large business block. Mr. Forbes is a man ot culture aud enjoys greatly tho winter bportd *W Lieut Porter represents one of the best French-Canadian families of Duluth at the carnival. He is at home on snow i hoes and toboggans and joins heartily in all the win ter sports. FOB Till. SECOND WEEK. Some Important Change*—Winni peg men will Stay. The program for the second week's car nival fetes, which Is given below, has been altered in a few particulars, owing to cir cumstances, and the carrying out of it will depend somewhat on the state of the weather. On MQNDAT, FEB. BTH, the seventh day of the fetes, there will be to i<ogganlag at 11 a. m. at all the slides. The following are the prices to be -awarded: For gentlemen making the most slides In twenty minutes; prize, gold medal. For club making best average slides; prize, gold medal. For lady making most runs i a twenty minutes: prize, gold badge. At 2 p. m., weather poatber permitting, there will be a match game of polo at the rink. In the palace ground*, tor prize badge and cham pionship of the Northwest. Mr. .-. S. Caton, Jr.. is the superintendent. The match open to all clubs, best three in five 10 a finish . Tbe dog train at 3 will parade, accompanied by the Indian ponies harnessed with two sticks. They will start from Seven corners and take the usual line of march to tbe palace grounds. On arrival these w ill be an exhibition of dancing In front of the pal ace. At 8 in tbe evealng the St. George's dub of Winnipeg, which has been pre vailed upon Ht special request ot too ladies of at. Paul to defer Its intended departure this evening until Tuesday will repeat the enter tainment of last nigbt at carnival hall with an entire ohange ef program. tcuday. veb. 9. Eighth — At 11 in the morning there will be dances, foot races ■ and other exhibi tions of Indian bports by the band of Sioux Indians at their encampment -in , the palace ground*. At Bp. m. there will be a grotesque masquerade parade through the priaoipui streets. The parade is under charge of P. J. Ulesen, superintendent, and an appropriate prize will be given for the most grotesque turnout. The public Is requested to turn out on foot, horseback. in wagons or in a balloon with the most grotesque get-up that can bo conceived. Tke parade, which Is a go-as-you please one, will form at Ip.m. at the Arue nceum near Inrlng park. All the carnival olube are invite* to participate and . are re quested to brio? floats. At 2 p. m. there will be an exhibition of fancy skating, and polo between 8 and 5. At night the palace and grounds will be illuminated with colored tow and dissolving lights. And there will alia be tobogganing for prizes by all viaHlng and lo cal clubs. ■ '.••->■■ fV.-v** Wr* WEDNK9DAT, JTtB. 10. - Ninth Day— At 11 o'clock ? there - win be a prize exhibition at the Daiaoe grounds by the Scandinavian Ski club. The contests are : under Col. C Brandt, superintendent.- ' The ' ! prizes for nakiag the best jumps I at club run I on Mississippi street are gold, medals tor first and second prize*. It is erpocte4 there will be a very large gathering frem Bad Wing and elsewhere, and over I,MO are expected. The Bonsplel er oarliag matob for a cup will commence on Wednesuar. ■ The ratlowiusr are to* rinks of four plajers each, watch will be represented. . Mr. "Archibald : McCtaren being the presiding officer; St, Paul. 8 rinka; MinnebpaUs, 8; Portage La Prairie. Mas.. 1; Winnipeg 3: Portage. Columbia county, Wia., 10; Milwaukee. 4; Hamilton. Oat., 1; Colum bia, Wls., 1. The fame ■ will ,be continued on NO. 3 8 Tknrtday. It e<mmeßce« with forty play«r» and narrows down to Somr. The wlaaiar ria« got» the «up. and each of tie players gmts m bodje with icoA lett»r9 and a fair of broosu and a stone. If th« track be go* raeugt «a Snmzai aTeauo then will be trottimg mad Mtdaff riu)«.s for fMitscaoa'3 driving hors«s . i« Vo« erenln? the . pala«« ta J grounds will b« Il luminated in a a«va) aaaaer and • few bal loous will be s«at ay. TmnusAT. FIB. 11. Tenth Day— Will bo «r«w«ed with interest- In? events. In the momiug there win bo a prize snow shoo coar«vst between white men a*4 IcdU&xj at the palace giwuiMia. Dr. Win. W. Day, superintendent. The prize* are: One mile (free for ell). First prize, gold BOdal; second prize, gold Dedal; thiixi prize, silver a«dAl. Half tnilo amateur racu (»poa to number* of St. Paul Winter clubs). First prize, gold mudai: second prize, silver medal. Two hundred yards (boya under 16 years. First prize, gold medal; second prize, silver ST. GEORGE' 3 "UP! UP!" medal. Half mile Indian race. First prize. $10 cash; second prize, $5 cash. Consolatlou stoke. First prize, silver medal; second prize, leather medal. One hundred yard! (fat meo's race). First prize, silver cup; hovond prize, silver medal. Three hundred yards (boys under 17 years). First prize, gold noaul: .second prize, silver medal. One mile (professional). First prizo, $25 cash; seuoad prise, $15. It was announced that there would be a re ception of Shattuck School cadets by luvonlle uniform olubs. drawing decorated toboggans, ana 4 train procession through the palace grounds, but the committeo received intallt gonoa from Faribault that the wenthor wua too cold; but tho chango of weather may cause a change of mind. At ? there will fee a saturnalia at the pal ao« grounds. Tobom«oing.^liow!ihoeu)K. curl ing skating and skyißg.lUainln»tlon of palace oad grounds with ccioi**l flit-*, and simulta neous aouoDt of 110 fire balloon* or varied col ors, and ranging to diamotor from fifteen to twenty feet: the whole to conclude with a grand . pyrotechnic display. The b&lloona wSI he sent up as fust ma possible, and there will he lie In the air at one time-. Tbo fuse is so arranged that they will not oommonooto letfuir mars until they get to a certain height. The balloons are entirely novel. FRIDAY, IXB. 12. Eleventh Day— ln the forenoon there will be a reception of visiting Dusts of the Grand Army of the Republic by local posts. At 3 the par&da of tho Grand Army of the. Repub lic takes place. The Grand Army, which numbers 4,004 men, will be Joined by the vis iting and local military companies ami by all the uniformed clubs, and It la expected that there will bo 10.004 muu la line. At 8 o'clock: the storming of tho ice palace by the Grand Army of the Hopublio takes place. It will bo defended by tho cwnblued clubs. The as sault will be euocessful. King' Uorealls will capitulate and the garrison will surrender and march out as prisoners of war. A tele gram was sent to Now York to-«!uv fey addi tional bombs. These bonbs are attached to a wire leading from the bttgcJgers' camp to theiamparUof the castio and explode on reaching the walls, having all the appearance of a real shell fired from a cannon Tea thousand ten-ball Roman caudles will be la sued, making a total of 100,000 balls. The display, the messages state, will be mar* elaborate than that of last Thursday evening. BATCHDAT, FEB. 13. This, the twelfth day of the carnival, IS children's day. At 11 a. in., exhibition of Es quimau do? trains with dances, races and frames by Sioux Indians, at their viUlage la the palace ground; p. hi., all toboggan slides, saowsboe courses, skating 1 and curling rinks In the palace grounds reserved to tht» exclusive use of children; 3 p. in., grand dis play of daylight fireworks, animal balloon*, etc.. of which there will be fifty, containing each a Noah's ark; 8 p. in., errand rally and torchlight procession; novel illumination la Interior of ice palace and on the palaoo grounds. The committee is now at work arranging a projrram for the third week, which will b« announced hereafter. Reduced Kate* From Chicago. A large number of visitors are expected In the city this week from Chicago, Mil waukee and points East. The Milwaukee & St. Paul yesterday made a cut in rates and is now selling Chicago to .St. Paul at 37. which will make a rate of about SlO from Chicago to St. Paul and return. The Northwestern has followed the cut and both roads expect to bring a great many people into the city. The Dog Train Parade. The grand parade of Esquimaux dog trains with their drivers, which was an nounced to take place at 11 o'clock rjrester day forenoon, was postponed until Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock, when there will be a procession of the dog trains and drivers now in the city, followed by a band of fifty Sioux Indians in fall war paint, with their ponies, etc. There are live dog trains on the grounds, having been brought here by G. 11. Baauliuu. The drivers belong to the Chlppewa tribe and are: Joseph Beaupre, White Earth reservation, sled* * and three dogs. Andrew Vanass, White Earth reservation, cledve and four dogs. Johnny Fairbanks, White Earth reserva tion, sledge ami three doge. Rndorlc McKenzle, Red Lake reservation, sledge and three 4 eg*. John Roy, Red Lake reservation, sledge end three doss. The band of Sioux Indians living in their tepees on the grounds numbers about seventy-five men, women and children. They were secured by D. F. Faribanlt of Mendota and obtained from Meudota.Shak opee, West St. Paul and Hastings. They are all civilized Indians and are under com mand of Chief Tukahnamani, or Wallc- Around-Stone. Indian Parade. To-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock the Indians, seventy-five in number, will par ade the streets of the city from the Seven corners, with their ponies and all parapher naila of the plains. In the procession will be the dog trains. The line of march will be down Third street to Slbley. up Sfbley to Sixth, up Sixth to Minnesota, and out Minnesota to the palace grounds. On ar riving at the grounds the Indians will give their war dances and other specialties of Indian life in the camp. CAHMVAL COSSIP. Those who have seen the Wtnnipeggen In tbeir uniforms have noticed and com mented upon two things, that they are particularly fond of smoking straight stemmed briar pipes, and that as a body they are particularly sturdy looking. At the grounds yesterday afternoon some on* in the crowd connected these two facts, and A RELIC. remarked that the reason for their size and muscular appearance was that they had not impaired their «r«wth, or weakened their constitution by inhaling the deadly cigareta as he said the young men down here are doing. "When they want a smoke said' he they take a straight healthy smoke and don't fool with boy's sizes." *** The ladies of the Oueota club who looked 80 pretty with their Mikado fans and para- Continued on Fifth Page.