The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
THE CENTENNIAL
From Minnesota there is Noihing.
A Hitch About Police AppOintments---
Tur@ey ilaGel phia Co
ing Crazy. aud Already Establish
ins Ext0rtionate PTices...The West
fOar.y Represented.

CENTENNIAL! GROUNDS, PEiuADIL PFiIA.
May 1.-The latest Centennial topic is
the rumoTed dissension between the Board
Of Finance and the Centennial Commits.
sion. The trouble arose out Of dispute
concerning the management of the Expo,
sition police force. Gen. Hawley wanted
to make room on the force for number
Of tale students who were eager 20 see
the show and the world a. a small ex.
pense. The chairman Of the Board of
Finance politely told him that this was
none of his business. The chairman was
sustained by the board. and Gen. Hav lev
and the Centennial Commission became
indignant. The hitch caused some EN-.
barrassment and may lead to the resig
nation and breaking up Of one OF the
bodies.
The further discussion OF the liquor
question by the Centennial Committee
has been postponed until to -morrow.
The space in the main hall allotted to
Turkey IS still unoccupied. The Turkish
commissioners are here with about thirty
cases Of goods, blu. they are doing
nothing, on account OF lack of money
The nome government is TOO busy with
war ana too reduced IN resources to sup
ply the necessary funds.
Although the papers Of this city have
claimed that there would be little if any
increase in the price Of living here during
the exhibition, visitors must expect to
submit 10 every species Of petty extor-
ton and exorbltant charges. To begin
with, there are the hotels; those which
are rated tirst-cass formed q combination
some weeks ago and decldedto raise their
prices on the lst of MAY. The uniform
price i now s. a day, where it had pre-
slou>iy been 81. Eight dollars and $40
are ALSO asked FOR very ordi-
nary accommodations. To-day
the Globe and iraascon-
tiuental hotels opened They are the
principal Exposition aote!s that is,
houses located near the Centennial
ground fheir rates are s. and then
room> are small. \ further raise by Il e
down town hotels NAV be expected after
the opening day. There Is ii vast num-
Der Of lodging houses and room, adver
tised t. let. These, II IN any respectable
Locality, are placed at nearlC doub'e the
ordinary price by their speculative own
ers. s,any landlords refuse IL rentthelr
single rooms for longer thau ! week
thinking 10 ST.. mere increase Their III ICES
after the opening Of the Exhibition.
even tne ew~paper~ ate no. free from
the -ele}ai cuplaltv. A. the hofe. new,
,'and~ ceats are ASKED for o.cent Phil
adeIphia paper, and - cents i the price
Of 4 New York daily.
81
/ Get shaved ana hAidS the barber = quar-
! ter oil a dollar, the ariS.ocra;ic negro v III
/ pocket the currency with Indifference. IF
change i requested. he .cornfuliv hands
/ back q nickel piece. There are Only two
/ or three cigar shops IN town where an
ordinary Rosa Concha cigar can i, bought
/ 70, less than % cents
/ These are oniv : few Instances 10 illus.
,rate TIE general system Of overcharge
| already ractlced-near'y Two weeks be-
tore the beginning OF the exposition sea
| son.
Amid the chaos OF disorder now PR
vaiilng within the exposition grounds. i,
/ i relief to enter tire womens pavilion.
where the preparations are IN q com para
lively advanced stage. A. Mrs. Charles
Caldwell. the Secretary, assured your
correspondent. there is 10 doubt but that
the exhibit Of woaan's skill 20 be there
displayed will aston:sh the world. While
ali parts 81 the country are represented.
II 5 noticeable that the West has 8 very
small and di>propor,lorate EXHIBIT. From
Minnesota there is nothing Illinois
looks very feeble, though the quality #
It's exhibit is not surpassed. TIE Secre.
tary urgently requests through the 7ri-
buRe) the ladies of Chicago and the West
who desire to be represented 10 send on
Their articles immedi teiY, without wait
ing Tor their permits
The specie engagements for to-nor-
row steamer from New York amount to