The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-18
CHICAGO MUCH ASTIR.
Preparing for Dedication of
Worlds Fair Buildings.
TROOPS TO PARADE IN SUBURBS.
Grover Cleveland Will Not Attend, for
He Says 1t Would Be Taking Ad-
vantage Of Mr. Harrison.

CHICAGO, Oct. IA ciamorous express
sion of disappointment was raised today
over the official announcement that the
great military parade at the Worlds fair
dedication would be confined to the out
skirts of the city, and consisting only
of short march from Washington
mark to the Worlds fair grounds.
While the managers of the parade declare
they never had any intention of parading
the downtown streets, doubts of such an
idea are generally entertained, and the
concensus of opinion this afternoon
vas that those responsible for the
arrangements had made a grave mis-
take which could hardly fail to lead
TO widespread criticism and ill-feeling.
United States infantry. cavalry, artillery
and marines, TO the number Of 2, 100, went
into camp at the Worlds fair grounds to-
d.y. A larger body of troops will arrive
tomorrow and Wednesday. The advance
guards of the militia of different states
we're on the ground also, making arrange
rnents for the reception of their regi ments,
many of which will arrive tomorrow.
The members of the national commits
sion and board of lady managers, as we'll
IS distinguished visitors and hordes of
sight-seers, are pouring into town as they
never have done before. Great activity
was displayed by the merchants today in
decorating buildings preparatory to the
dedication.
Grover Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and
baby Ruth will not come TO Chicago after
all. Secretary Cup, of the committee on
ceremonies, today received the following
letter from Mr.. Cleveland:
Ny response to your courteous invitation to
attend the dedication ceremonies of the Worlds
Columbian ey position has been long delayed. /
should be very glad to be present on the in
tcresting occasion, and thus show my appreci-
alton OF its Importance if / could do SO solely
n ex president OF the United States. ] am sure,
however. that this is impossible and / am I'M
willing TO undertake q trip which, from begin
ring to end, despite all efforts on my part,
would be regarded as Q political tour
made by a Candidate for the presidency.
Nv general aversion to such a trip is over
whs!mngly increased in this instance when
recall the affective dispensation which detains
at the bedside of a sick wife another candidate
for the presidency. I thus frankly
state the reasons which constrain me
10 forgo the satisfaction which the
acceptance of your invitation would otherwise
afford me- hope in the light of considerable
and sympathetic sentiment which ought to be
felt by all our people, that these considerations
will be deemed an abundant justification of my
action. Yours truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Dedication week opens here with great
rush of prominent visitors. All the Off
Gals. national, state and city, of the
Worlds fair, are here or on their way and
many Of the governors with their
STATS have already arrived. Gov.
Russell is among these, and Gov. Peck, of
Wisconsin, is expected tomorrow. Gov.
Merriam. of Minnesota, is looked for
at about the same time. kilograms
from Washington City state that some
representative of every embassy is now
on the way TO this city. The cabinet
members leave tomorrow and the judges
of the supreme court will probably adjourn
over tomorrow to attend the festivities. 1t
has been decided to admit to the Worlds
fair services by invitation, and on this ac-
count the crush for tickets today is so
great that it is found impossible to in any
way meet even one half the demand. Di-
rector General Davis now estimates
that Ia, 900 tickets of admission have been
gwen out There is great demand
for tickets TO the ball at the
Auditorium on the evening of
October ~. President Palmer today
sends ont invitations TO all the members
of the national commission to attend a
banquet given by him on October Il. The
decorations in the city are nearly COM
pleted. Most OF the appropriation
voted bv the city council has been
used in executing Millet's design on
the Citv hail. The twelve rustic bridges
between Van Buren, and Rush streets make
smagnificent showing, and the arches al
central points look resplendent in bunting
and flowers. Michigan avenue is decorated
from Congress to Thirty-tifth street by
n uniform set of shields neatly placed
in the center of lunches of flags of all
nations. Streamers hang across the street
from end to end. The postotlice. too. i.
srlendidlv decorated. Two vast stand:
ere erected on the Dearborn side. each
carable of holding 1000 school children
Who will be attired in the national colors
The new Schiller theater was formally
opencd this evening with German per
formance. IL is the finest structure of 1t:
kind IN the country. and modelled exactly
after the royal theaters of Berlin and
Vienna.
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