The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-10
PHILADELPHiA.
The Preparation for the Grand
Opening. .fdU

falling steadily since last night, with NJ
prospect Of speedy cessation. Som
fear Is felt Of serious interference viii
the opening ceremonies Of the great Ex
position tomorrow. The rain, however
does not interfere with the display o
bunting which is proiuso throughout th,
city. There Is great influx Of visitor
and thronga OF strangers are on thl
streets. The attendance at the CenIenniA
grounds tomorrow promises TO be yery
large and TO represent large proportion
Of the various nationalities o. the world
Among the distinguished arrivals to-day
are President Grant and wife, guests o
Mr.. G. W. Childs, the Emperor o
Brazil, who joins the Empress a
the Continental, Governor Rice, o
Massachusetts, with his iull military
staff, Secretaries Fish, Robson, Bristow
Taft and Chandler, Attorney-G Genera
Pierrepont, Postmaster-General Jewell
Chief Justice Waite and Governor Hart
ranft, all accompanied by their wives
and entertained as guests by various
prominent citizens. Eu.t4t .
The arrangements for to.morrow's ex.
ercises are in 4 favorable state Of advance.
ment, exhibition matters being much
nearer completion than there were
grounds 10 anticipate. Some Of the de-
partments are in complete readiness,
others nearly SO, and there are but few
that are not to considerable degree
ready for visitors. Still, much will re-
main to be done after tomorrow before
all the details are arranged. =
Special palace trains will be run into
the city this afternoon by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company from Washing
ton, bringing hi,her the members Of Cod-
gress to be present at to.morrow's cere-
monies. IN
The gates OF the grounds will be open
tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. The
inauguration ceremonies will commence
ut 1915 A. N. and be concluded abont one
10 the afternoon; after which the main
building, machinery hall and memorial
hall, reserved for invited guests during
the ceremonies, will be thrown open to
the public.
President Grants escort TO the grounds
will be Gov. Hartranft, with Division OF
Pennsylvania and New Jersey troops.
Various military and society pa.
rades will take place in the morn
ing, previous to the opening, but
there will be no general street parade as
part Of the Inauguration ceremonies.
Mayor S,okely issued a proclamation
calling Oh all the citizens TO observe to.
morrow in manner fitting It's import.
ance. No proclamation was necessary Us
everybody fully realizes the importance
OF the day. The Independence bell and
church bells Of the city 10 be rung half an
hour at sunrise, and again at sun ret.
The Brazilian steam corvette, Nither.
oily, arrived here last evening 10 remain
until Dom Pedro's departure. She ex.
changed Salutes Of twenty guns with the
frigate Congress. The. Nitherohy will
return on the 4th Of July for the express
purpose Of saluting the American flag.
Opening Ceremonies, To-day at
Philadelphia. 'l
PHuapELPHIA, May g. President
Grant will be escorted by military
force to the grounds, and will enter
Memorial Hall from the rear. Plat.
forms have been erected between Memo.
rial Hall and the main bnilding for 10.
vited guests, and there will be accomoda.
tion for 400 members Of the press. The
programme consists of a Centennial
Inauguration march, composed by
Wagner, prayer by Bishop Sinp-
sOn, Writers hymn, presentation
Of the building by General TIawley,
Lanier's cantata, presentation OF the ex-
hibiton by Director.General Goshorn,
address by the President Of the United
States. the eHaileujah chorus,p The
dignitaries will then form in procession
and march through the main building
and Machinery Hall, and the whole win
conclude with the Presidents reception
in the Judges Hall. It is not anticipated
that the speeches will be lengthy, and the
entire ceremonies will probably not last
more tharthree hours.
The sunday Question Mt the
ava Centennial. srr
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-The Sunday
question is agitating the Philadelphians
and all the foreigners in the city more
than is apparent on the surface. One Of
the leading lawyers at the bar has writ.
ten an open letter 10 the newspapers, in
which be argues with great force the
right Of the people to have the Centennial
Exhibition open on Sunday. Hs refers
with aptness 10 the opposition some years
ago TO the herunning OF passenger railway
cars here on Sunday, and TO the dismal
predictions which were then made that
such concession would demoraliLe the
community. He claims with confidence
that no one wonld return to the days 81
non.running Sunday cars. He con-
cludes with the following suggestion to
the Centennial Commission: Inconcln-
sion, those in whose hands the formal de.
cision OF the question Is put should
recollect that the body Of the people are
not children to be placed in leading
strings and to be governed by the mere
dictates Of authority, but rational men
and women to be led and Influenced by
appeals to their interests, their intelli.
Gence, their good sense and their cnllght-
ened feelings