, 1881-03-18
Tho Subscriptions Of $250,000 10 the
So-Called "Ex.Presidents' Fund"
Now Complete.
Unanimous Desire of tho Subscribers
to Make Provision for Gen.
Grant Alone.
lihtcll Declares tho Award to tho Com
tral Construction Company
Tolegrapll1c Trick.
Blaine Promises tho Victims Of the Eu-
ropaau Pork Conspiracy Unolo
sam'a Protection.


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aEs. GRANT VIII. wrr11,1.Aw FROM TIL:
PRESIDENCY.
Spsttal Dtfpatelt 10 1"e Chicago Tribune.
NEW fOE,k, Marcl, l7.-1n nil probability
thu Worlds Fair enterprise llas fuller
through, mid 1t will bc abandoned, nj teast M
fur M holding 1t III this city Is concerned.
ten. GrntIt ll;ls come 10 tho conclusion that
ln cnllDt f.lrtllur letp to l,Oat tho a!fnfr, md
will withdraw fro,n the Presidency as soon
us tic Commission can lind n man To takg his
pacr. II wish the fnir every SUCCESS, but
find cannot glyG 1t my personal nltelltlotl,
ulld therefore inten.l making way for some
budy wil0 ca,, give It the attention which 1t
requires III order to make It successful" Az
to the Important question Of site, tho General
said: "My impression Is lhat, iilnsmuct Us
80 ,,ucll opposition llas been manifested by
the citizens Ut lnwoo.l,
THE QUESTION Or SITE
woul be left open ltnllt tho necessary
nmt,int OF funtls Is subscribed. and then to
have It decided by t1ie yoics Of subscribers,-
tile liilnbGr Ut their votes to bu III proportion
To the amount Of money subscribed by cacll.
have &lo doubt that the fnlr would be Il sue
cess ff held III Cantral Park, but tie people
arc preju,liced NEalMst tic use OF their plens-
t1rc grounds, and their prejn.liccs Should be
respected"
Mr. Sullivan, ono Of tho chief promoters Of
tho fair, conccttGs 'thns Grants withdrawal
will discourage tho public. ts1fu2 llatell,
says tint, even with Grnnt Unt, the Commits
sion
wlr.l4 90 or WITH THE woI.is.
"Thcrc nre other men rs capable as Grant,"
lie sArs, "wi!o cnl lend ti!o enterprise" Air.
Jill Ints sa sayS or fts It oa 's ts fr It 1Woe EH'sf
pay all tho exnenaes al!t still nuke u pro1fta.
BID to tile New York Ccntr1ll Rnllr0atl a,ul
hIllsetf: Jny GOULD OWLS anu controls moro
qes Of rnro reGly n1' in,rect,y ta !
Ing l.s high us Varlterbllt's. It Is nip ahtt
t,lck with tltom as to which Is the best fel-
low Mt tho present t!nle."
riEsH Af,sslp.
N fht Western Assottlte1t f'r-ts.
NEW Yo1ns, March 1.-THE World says:
that llu Ind resigned tho Presidency Of tho
Worl.t's FAtr Commission, sntl: Il llavo not
sent In my resignation MS yet.' :
s t. Gr" s {a f tGm tcrs Mas sos %sc b.
n gentleman ut the head Ut thu. Commission
who Gun glve 1t ample tinlC, nll4 attention. 1
slal! stOll Leave the country to " absent FOR
a ses1n fs sa ps,!f III Saors s e AZ cosso St n Ig g
sss sotnFy E hs hsf i III II i; ea sy s@y S ss y
Tile Commercial snys: ut Is stnted by
PERSONS very close tn tho confidence 0f
l;Gn..x Grant TINT, In consequence, Of
fothIng moro to do with tin Worlds
FnLr Of lsSl It IL not positively known
whether he l,us s0nt 1T lils resignation, but,
rs he leaves Nloltlny next for NlexEe1, 1t il
niHi I .locM,nent to tho Commissioners before
leaving Nav York. It Is understood t;en.
Grant wishes tho enterprise every SUCCESS
but, f0r rensons hest known to himself, hi
does mot feel inclined to be connected per
s0MAl1y with IT,
rha 1I,nUs makes the positive announce
munt thnt Gen. Grant will formally resign
the Presidency of thu Worlds Falr C0mlnt4,
sion before loarIng for MUxico.