New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23
TOPTCS or THE EXPOSITION.
THE OPENING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EDu-
| CArr0N-uow AWARDS WILL RE MADE.

THE OPENING EXERCIsES-EEC LSEERGNG EDu-
CATcON-HOw AWARDS WILL BE MADE.
Chicago. Doc. 90 (spccialrhc officers OF TIE
Worlds Columbian Exposition have finally decided
upon a programme Of exercises for the formal open
Ing on May /. Grover Clevcant will be the main
attraction II he accepts the invitation extended to
him. lie Is expected make tle formal opening
address. and 10 stars the machinery OF the Expos
ton. The programme. adopted. Includes only
five aumbcrs besides the muslc-n prayer, prcseA
tati0n of chiefs -: departments, poem tproirbiy ~
Oliver Wendell Holiness, the Presidents address ana
n bencdction. Tho exercises Will be held In the
Festival Hail. which Will seat 0n. 5000 people
one thousand 70 b. reserved for officers Of
the Government and the Fair and foreign rep9cscn
tatlvcs and the other 1000 will be sold AT - each
to dcray the expenses 81 the opening exercises the
directors having refused TO appropriate any money
for the purpose.
Tho president of the Worlds Congress AIM
Hilary has appointed committee to maize
arrangements for a conference on engineering ,dnra-
tloa. rs II part Of the general engine li.g concre
to b. held from July 81 to August ,. The scope o.
the conference will Include all matters relating to
the course OF IN truci1n and equipment Of IN ttGto
giving instruction IN civil. clcctiI al, me hanca min
ing. municipal. military and naval engineering AMI Il
architecture. steps have alr'ady been ia,en to So
cure pnpc.s from leading engineering educators, ard
number both home and foreign. have signin 4 their
intention to attend and participate In the meeting.
Albany. Dec. 22.-Thc executive committee 81 the
National Committee on Exhibits ana Awards Of tAc
Worlds Columbian Exposition. q which John BOYD
TEACHER OF this city. /, Chairman, today issued
address. IN part as follows
Exhibitors are permitted enter their exhibits f1r
animation or not. they nay olect In the mlrer 4
awards sIy that Browns cNhb!t +, better than
TINT OF smith, We viii not siy TINT Hto"n's cNhIbl;
shows general excellence; but that Browns cNhliit T.
worthy a medal because IL represents certain speciH
points excellence. and require the Judge fonnu
late point, written words over his own gnasurr
comparisons drawn btwecn Smith aud Brown
or their respective exhibit We have al-o de-
ciNd upon the single judge system. We substitute for
the Indefinite impersonal character o. Jury the inie
responsible Judge VIZ throw upon him the rtspoAS bty
OF signing his name. not % inienlte, general sa"
ent but a report OF tho specific points o; eNc.lcn.o
an exhibit possesses. Tho system has been successfully
this country for years. II VIII hereafter lie
known as THE American System OF Awards"
Detroit Mich. Dec. 22.-The Detroit Bridge and
Iron Works secured the contract n 100000 T. build
nj the Worlds FAIR what Win be- known Us the Ferris
Wheel II Is 10 be go feet In diameter and Will re
voye q shaft resting two towers. each over I'D
feet high. The circumference 81 the wheel Is 70 be
scrc. 81 cages. arranged for the accommodation az
4 30 passengers. When the wheel rcNolycs the
s.ngr gradually raised ftOm the ground to Il height
Of $50 In the air. The wheel Will be turned by
electricity,