Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
 From All Quarters. THE COLUMBIAN FAIR. MT. Depew's Address on the
 Great Exposition. JAIL BIRDS SHOT BY MASKED MEN. ToIstoi's Visit Among the
 Famine-Stricken. MR. PLUMB'S PROBABLE SUCCESSOR. 
JAIL BIRDS SHOT BY MASKED MEN.
MR. PLUMB'S PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
Piratical Cruise of the
 Hattie Gage.
NEW YORK AT THE FAIR.

Assurance Given by Prominent Men
 That the Metropolis Will be We'll
 Represented-Local Jealousfes Laid
 Aside-Mr. Depev's Address-To be 9
 Unique Exposition.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The dinner given at Delmonico's tonight by the New York commissioners of the National Columbian exposition had Chauncey M. Depew, John Boyd Thacher and Gordon w. Allen, as- sisted by J. Eaves Page, secretary of the Union League club, who gave evidence of New York's intention to do what it can to make the exposition success. Every name that stands in our city and many through out the state were represented either per sonally or by letter. The gathering was an assurance of the friendliest feeling to- ward Chicago on the part of the citizens of this metropolis and 8 recognition of the national character of the exposition. The genial Chauncey was as happy as host as he always is as guest. The speakers were all enthusiastic. The tables were loaded with flowers and the fruit urns on the speakers table were decorated with red, white and blue ribbons, with the stars and stripes on top. The balcony was given up to the musicians at first and afterwards was occupied by ladies.
 The menu cards were elegant. Every guest was given a handsome portfolio of the exposition with portrait of Columbus in the left hand top corner and some off cial perspective views of the buildings be- ing constructed. Every detail was attend ed with the utmost magni6cence. Letters of regret were received from e1-President Cleveland, Vice President Morton, ex- Mayor Hewitt, Senator Daniels of Virginia and others.
 After dinner when cigars had been lighted, Chairman Depew rapped for order and arose to welcome his guests. He was warmly received, and spoke in his usual happy mood. An abstract of his address follows
 Gentlemen-Mr. Thatcher, Mir. Allen and myself have invited you to meet us to consult as the proper provision which should be made for such a representation of our state at the exhibition as would be worthy of it's position among our sister commonwealths. The success of the Co., lumbian exhibition must not be impaired or retarded by local ambitions or jealousies anywhere. So far as New York is con- cerned she has none. She has not acted before in this matter because the time had not yet arrived. She is prepared now to do her part in her own impartial way.
 The great west beyond the Alleghanies which had made such marvellous growth in the last half century in population, in agriculture and industrial wealth demand ed and received the worlds fair for the city of chicago which is in itself the most phenomenal exhibit of American enter prise, knowledge and civilzatioin. Whether the exhibition had been at New York, Chicago, St. Louis or San Francisco it would have been as it is new the plain duty of each state to do it's best to pro- mote an enterprise which means so much for the industrial, agricultural and educa- tional interests of our country. The ex- hibition of 1876 placed our business upon it's feet and infused life and health into our credit.
 The cost of the preparations for the cen- tennial was about $5,000, ,000, of the French exhibition about $10,000,0O0, of the exhibition at Chicago $17,000, ,000. The buildings themselves will be an indus trial exhibition of the highest character. The exhibition will be unique and dis tinct from it's predecessors at London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin in it's superb rec ognition of woman and her work. A structure equal in size to any except the machinery hall at Paris will demonstrate in architectural beauty the design of an American girl, and in the department of industry and art where woman's work will be displayed will be shown what the United States has done to ennoble and dignity woman and give her opportunity to make her way in the arts and industries.
 At the centennial exhibition at Phila- delphia Morses telegraph comprised all most the sum of our knowledge of cleo tricity, but at Chicago building twice as large as Cooper Institute devoted entirely to electrical appliances will demonstrate by the advances in one department the enormous progress of the country in every department since then. At the time of | the centennial we had 45, ,000, ,O00 people. Now our numbers reach the grand total of 64, ,O0O, 900. Then we had thirty seven | states in the union. Since then seven more stars have been added to the flag. Then the produce of our farms in cereals was 2,200, 1000, ,000; now it is over four billion. Then the output of our 1 factories was over five billions | now it is over seven. Such progress, such development, such advance, such accumulation of wealth and oppor- tunity for wealth-wealth in the broad sense-which opens new avenues for em ployment and fresh chances for indepen. dence and for homes has characterized nc other similar period of recorded time. Ii l is an insult to the intelligence of our state to ask what should be the place of New York in this grand exhibition, first in pop ulation, in manufactures and almost 1T agriculture; first in all the clements whicf constitute a great and growing common wealth. can say to the country Nev York will be at the Columbian exposition and she will be there in the full grandeu
 of her strength and development.