The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-14

CHICAGO, March AFTER all that has
been said and written concerning the loca-
ton of al important section of the Worlds
fair On the lake front, and the elaborate
plans which have been designed to that
end, the idea has been finally abandoned,
and every structure connected with the en-
| terprlse, including the permanent art
palace, will be located in the South parks.
This radical change in the programme is
due to many causes, chief among them the
opposition of the property owners on Michi-
gan avenue in the neighborhood of the
lake front, and the apparent impossibility
of concluding negotiations with the Hi
nos Central road for the removal of its
tracks to the eastward. Still the lake
| front will cut something of a figure in '93,
as 1t is intended to turn it into beautiful
| garden, with flower beds, shrubbery and
profusion OF statuary, and to make it the
northern gateway to the grounds proper.
The executive committee is to be con-
graduated upon the promptness with
which it approved of the suggestion made
by Maj. Alexander Anderson that a grand
naval parade and review should be organ
lied to take place in New York harbor and
Hampton Roads few weeks prior to the
opening or the exposition There is no
reason why Gotham should not share to
the greatest possible extent in the prestige
which the exposition will give to the coun-
try, and it is to be hoped that the commit
tee of final resort will regard the matter in
the same light. There is little doubt
that every foreign nation that participates
In the fair would be willing to send two or
more of their war vessels to such a review,
and the aggregate demonstration could not
Tall to be imposing. Part of Mai. Ander-
sons suggestion is that the war ships shall
traverse the exact route followed by Co
lumbus upon his arrival, the American
navy to meet them and serve as escort into
New York harbor
Every week brings new encoura cement
to the responsible authorities of the fair
The West Virginians, who had only con-
templated appropriating s50.O for their
exhibit, have decided to double that figure
Advices from Mexico are to the effect that
President Diaz will interest himself to-
ward securing appropriations and sub
scriptions to a total of 81, GEO 600, in order
that his republic may be properly repre-
sented. The lake captains are moving to-
ward an exhibition of marine interests.
upon which at least 500, 900 must be ex-
pended. Out in California, even at this
early stage of the arrangements, plans
have been matured for an exhi bit that will
show the rise and development of the great
silk industry of that state.
Two Mexican villages, one showing the
Aztecs plying their vocstions of five cent
uries ago, is another proposition which is
favorably regarded, while from Nicaragua
will come big model of the still bigger
ditch that is now in course Of construction.
The mail Of the commission is now simply
enormous, every day bringing sacks of it,
and foreign lands being especially well
represented, the translators being kept
busy from morning till night. The pros
pect of the work that viii be put upon the
department OF publicity before another
year WILL, judging from the present, be
simply appalling. HESRY II. HUNT.