Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-11

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Convention = Unavoidable Delay
In starting-Grand May Music
Monkey shows to Advertise Dry
Gocds-A Readable Letter.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
CHICAGO, May 3.-The, Republican Ma
tional Convention which meets in this city
. month hence, will have an increase of GA
delegates over the meeting Of four years
ago, and the new system Of district repre-
sentation will cause a long additional delay
in deciding the contests and seating the
delegates. The report Of the Committee
on Credentials was not finally adopted in
full, until the fourth day Of the session Of
1880, and it is altogether probable that q
week will be required this year to decide
the contests if each district must be
treated separately. The committee on
credentials will have a mass OF document
airy claims before it next June, which will
require q great amount of labor to dispose
Of. and well posted parliamentarians can
not see how the entire proceedings of the
meeting can occupy less than eight or
nine days. All of the leading railroads
have provided reduced fares for the gen.
eral public, TO hold good until June 13,
which allow 10 days for the work OF the
convention. The contractors are very
busy, with Q large number Of carpenters,
painters, gssfitters and laborers, trans
forming the north portion of the Exposi-
ton Building, which will be utilized first
for the May Festival, from May q to May
81; then for the Republican National Con-
vention commencing Tuesday, June 8. and
by the Democratic National Convention
beginning June s. Two days will be oc-
cupied after the close of the festival con-
certs, in changing the auditory for the re-
ception Of the convention. Many altera-
tons will be necessary, but it is believed
that the time will be amply sufficient to
render the hall comfortable for the 10000
delegates, alternates and visitors to the
great political assembly. The local COM
mittee here, which was appointed by the
subcommittee Of the Republican National
Committee, nave raised about &c. 900 and
seem satisfied that twice that amount will
be gathered in within the next two weeks.
cArcH-PENSY TRICKS.
The sharp rivalry in trade circulars is
assuming new and peculiar phases at pres
emit. One retail clothing store commenced
giving away cheap nickel watches to its
customers, and of its rivals one house en-
gagged q ~well-known giant from the circus,
to stand at the door and encourage bust
ness, while another made arrangements
with Sergeant Mason to act as salesman,
with the object Of inducing curious people
to flock to the store. That person, how
ever, found more remunerstive employ
ment in the museums. A certain large,
cheap dry goods store has 3 variety OF
amusements for the customers, including
8 midget who plays on the banjo and sings
the popular songs of the day, q fortune
teller and other attractions, the whole con-
stituting o free show. Another extensive
retail establishment employs Grace Court
land, known as the witch Of Wall street"
who was advertised as being skilled in pre-
| dieting The future course Of the speculative
| grain market, and the probabilities OF
the stock market. This woman is
| now travelling about the country, stop
| ping at the principal cities where
| other retail establishments engage
her as an attraction. She Is enjoying
| such . large income that q manager has
| been secured for her in the person of Dan
l C1ltISQQ6Q, y 1OTucE Nttl-huOHu lOQA-
| nalist. Tea houses, variety stores and
| other establishments have been giving
away chromos, plaques, and the like for
| years, and there is no doubt but that this
| mistaken system of aiding trade was
| originated and fostered by publishers
| who offered premiums of various kinds to
| new subscribers. 1t is becoming the gen.
| ersl belief, however, in legitimate bust
-... 1.~,faa that tha tva1n oaQrlrad by
these schemes is not worth the candle.
FACILITIES FOR AMUSEMENT.
The amusement business in this city
| bids fair 70 be oyerdone at an early day.
Recently 3 new museum was thrown open
| to the public, which makes four places
| of resort of this character now running
| in full blast. A new thester is about TO
| be built on State street; . new panorama
| building is nearly completed on Wabash
Avenue, and ground is being broken for
| the hal f-million-dollar Opera House on
| CLARK street. With nine theaters of the
| respectable class, i've Of the cheap variety
| order, four museums, two panorsmss,
| five concert and lecture halls, three
| roller skating Kinks, two baseball parks.
| two riding schools, two nstatoria and
| two extensive driving parks in active
| operation, the avenues of amusement and
recreation are wide enough for 8 city of
twice the population. The great Exposi-
| ton building is being mesamorphosed into
q concert hall, where, during the last five
| DAYS of May, the second biennial musical
| festival will be given. The hall will seat
| about 10000 people. and in musical cir
| Giles the event is being looked forward TO
| with pleasure. The concerts will be given
| on two afternoons and i've evenings, and
| will be under the direction of
THOMAS,
| With an enormous orchestra and q chorus
| OF 500 voices. The principal soloists will
| be Frau Materna, Nine. Christine Nilsson.
| Misses Emma Juch and Emily Winsnt
and Herr Winkelmann. Messrs. Franz
Pemmertz, Max Heinrich, Thee. Fadt
and Herr Emil Scsria- The programme
will include liberal selections from Wag-
ner, whose weird and wonderful music
is strangely popular here. Portions OF
his Psrsifal, Wslkure, Taunhaeuser,
Siegfried and Tonengrim will be presented
| during the festival. The enterprise Is
backed by 60 OF the leading merchants Of
Chicago. who have subscribed to 9 guar
antee fund. The railroads will make ex-
cursion rates during the entertainment.