Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-18
New Orleans EXPOSITION.

WASHINGTON, December S.-President
Arthur has notified the managers of the
New Orleans Exposition that it will be
impossible for him to leave Washington to
attend the opening of the Exposition, but
hopes to be able to visit the Exposition in
January. ti ra.#
WASHINGTON, December 1O.-A dele
cation of Congressman, headed by Com
missioner General Moorehead, of the New
Orleans Exposition, and Senators Lamar
and Hampton, called upon the President
to-day and requested him, in view of his
inability to be present at the opening of
the New Orleans Exposition, to consent to
open the Exposition by electricity. The
plan is to clear one of the Western Union
wires and attach one end to the motive
power of the machinery in the Exposition,
the other end will be connected with the
White House, and at fixed moment,
everything being i'll readiness in New
Orleans, the President, surrounded by his
cabinet, members of Congress, Judges,
government officials and foreign representa-
tives, will press a button in the executive
mansion and instantaneously set the vast
machinery of the Exposition in motion
The President agrees to take this PROPOSE
tion under consideration.
NEW ORLEANS, December 10. - The
management of the Worlds Exposition de-
sires to express to the press of the country
and of the world its profound appreciation
of the active interest it has taken in the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition and of the invaluable aid it has
so cheerfully and gratuitously rendered
this great enterprise, and the Director
General takes this occasion to return his
grateful thanks. Two suits of rooms and
six apartments have been set aside in the
main building for the express use of the
press. At the reception rooms, library and
headquarters space has been designated.
Adjoining music hall and on music hall
gallery, overlooking the main entrance to
the main building, will be accommodations
for such representatives of the press of the
world as may honor us with their pres
ence. (Signed) E. A. BURKE,
Director General.
President Arthur telegraphed to the
Board of Management of the Exposition
that he will not be able to be present at
the opening of the Worlds Exposition but
will visit it some time in January.
WASHINGTON, December 11.-President
Arthur has signifed to the commissioner,
General Moorehead, who is here i'll the in
terest of the New Orleans Exposition, that
he will comply with the request made yes
terry, to start the machinery on the 10th by
electricity. A wire will be run directly
from the Executive mansion to the Expo
sition building and so arranged that when
the President opens connection in Washing
ton the motive power will, by by this act, be
applied to the machinery in New Orleans.
The members of the Supreme Court and
delegations from both houses of Congress,
Cabinet officers and diplomatic representa-
tives from foreign countries will be in at
tendance at the Executive mansion to at
tend the opening
WASHINGTON. December II On motion
of Ellis concurrent resolution passed, re-
citing that the exigencies of the public
service prevent the attendance of Congress
at the opening of the Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Exposition at New Orleans;
that the President has decided to open the
Exposition by telegraph, and start the
machinery thereof by electricity from the
Executive Mansion in the presence of his
cabinet, foreign representatives, and mem
beTs of the Senate and House.