Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
THE OPENING NIGHT.
Pittsburg's Exposition Will Begin
Quietly and Grow in Glory.
MANAGERS HOLD A FINAL MEETING
Chief Brown and Mr.. Marvin Have Dis
cusSion About Policemen.
TBE CHIEF WILL REVISE The LISTS

ables, drinkables, odds and ends of every
description, who propose to make money on
the outside, have kept up with, or rather
gotten ahead of the procession. and the
grounds about the buildings for a considera-
BILE. distance have very exaggerated side
show appearance.
The art gallery of seven rooms, fitted up
under Clarence Johns direction, will be
lighted with 30 lights of 25 candle power
with reaectors, and they can be. raised and
lowered at will, and are arranged so that
there will be no shadows. The first room
will be filled with the originals of the
Century Magazine. They are very pretty.
The second room is devoted to foreign art.
The third is assigned to the work of home
artists. The fourth room contains the work
of American artists in oil. Another will
display American water color art. The
gallery of professional and amateur protog-
raphy is pronounced the finest west of the
Alleghenies.
AS far as controlled by the management
there will be an absence of the lauedry dis
| play that disfgured former expositions, no
canvas or muslin signs being allowed, and
peanut and other fakirs will not be per-
mitted to monopolize to the extent they
formerly did.
LABOR DAY INTERPRETED.
While Labor Day interfered sadly with
the work, and much will be left incomplete.
there will be enough display to-day 10 give
we'll defined idea of what the exhibits
will be when all is put into good working
order. President Marvin states that
Power Hall will be open this evening,
though owing to Monday being lost. ar
rangements will necessarily be somewhat
incomplete. The skaters are hard at work,
but as they cannot finish the roof by this
evening, part of it will be temporarily
covered with felt.
The gatekeepers of the old Exposition
will go on duty at the turnstiles, among
them Captain Hendricks, under the man.
agement of Walter Brown, who is superin-
tendent of porters. Rubbish was fast
disappearing last evening, and though there
is disappointment that the exhibits will
not be displayed to the advantage that
could be desired on the first day the build
ing will, nevertheless be clean and attrac-
tive this evening and in the foyer under the
art gallery the floral display will be very
fine.
Some of the exhibitors will be in credit
able shape for the opening, though most of
their show will necessarily be somewhat in
complete. Among those who will struggle
to the fore to-day are Heinz & Co., Boggs &
Buhl, Elliott & Co., the Murdochs, florists,
Geo. A: Kelly & Co., s. s. Marvin & Co.,
Roenigk Bros. Collins Cigar Company,
Kaufmanns, Bindley Hardware Company,
Hugus & Hacke, Graft Hugus & Co.,
Hays & Co., Rosenbaum & Co., w. W.
Wattles, Echols, McMurray & Co., Taylor
& Dean, Hopper Bros. and Jos. Horne.
The dedicatory ceremony for the evening
will be short. Rev w. j. Holland will |
deliver the opening address at o'clock, and
will be followed by Rev. Father Morgan M.
Sheedy, of st. Mary's of Mercy Church, in
prayer. The exercises will be followed by |
the Great Western Band concert.
Enough is assured to make the opening |
enjoyable should the weather bureau be pro-
pitious.
BROWN AND MARVIN CONFER.
A force of 40 special police is to be sworn |
in by the Department OF Public Safety for |
duty. There was some little dispute be- |
tween President Marvin and Chief Brown |
about whom the new men should be, but the |
matter has now been amicably arranged,
Chief Brown having his way. The trouble
was that Mr.. Marvin desired to select his
own men, and have them sworn in by Sher-
iff McCandless, but Chief Brown objected,
sayinglhe would not recognize the men un-
less sworn i'll by him, as he said, he was re-
Mr.. Marvin being imposed upon by
Int mo ruh hn Inhf
apply to him, and by reason of his lack of
knowledge in such affairs secure appoint
ments. The Chief said it would be good
opportunity for crooked men, as special po-
lice, to rob people in various ways, and
there was certain class of men who would
jump at the opportunity. In order to avoid
such a contingency the Chief insisted that
Mr.. Marvin should furnish him with list
of the men he desired appointed, with the
understanding that they must all be resi-
dents of Pittsburg. Mr.. Brown will then
revise the list, and ii any of the men pro-
posed are Objectionable he will strike them
off, and allow Mr.. Marvin to suggest others
to take their places until the required num-
ber is secured. Mr.. Marvin's list is ex-
pected to be handed in this morning.
THE DIRECTORS ARE JUB1LANT.
At late hour last evening the full Board
and after an informal talk on the subject
decided that every effort should be made to-
day to have the affair as complete as possi-
BILE for the opening night, and to finish
every item and detail, so the whole thing
could be flashed upon the public in all its
completeness in atew DAYS.
A committee was appointed on outside
lights and approaches, in order that all
lumber, mud, ETC., should be cleared away,
and lights will be so arranged that every
approach to the Exposition buildings
should be illuminated by blaze of cleo
tricity. Vice President John Bindley was
seen after the meeting, and in speaking of
the prospects this evening said:
1t all depends the exhibitors now The
directors have worked long and hard and now
we rely upon them. 1t is our sincere wish that
every exhibitor should see to 1t personally that
his space is in good condition on the eve of
opening There is no reason why they should
not all be ready and in perfect order, as they
us and to themselves that they push their ex-
hibits tomorrow, as IL hours is amply sufficient
to put them all in shape.
Mr.. .Rosenbaum, in speaking of the build
ings, said the main structure was in better
shape than the old building when it opened
years ago. He said also due allowance
must be made for the hurry of the affair,
and few days would amply make up for
anything that now lacked.
President Marvin was jubilant over the
fact that but "a hours lay between them and
success. Messrs. Heinz, Ripley, Burchfeld,
Lupton and Unger felt pleased at the tre- >,
mendous strides made, and were even more
confident of the morrow
The requirements for the Exposition police
-orce will be the same as that of the city
rorce, except the physical examination.
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