St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-04
WILL BE A HUMMER.
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MINNEAPOLIS
EXPOSITION
WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY.

Many New Features to Be Dis
piayed-The New Auditorium
Bands Observation-Disclosures
EXhibit-Free Admission to the
Art Gallery - Trained Lions
Fruit, Poultry and Dog Shows.
The Minneapolis Exposition of 1893
will be opened next Wednesday. In
the face of many difficulties the officers
and directors have carried the prepare
lions to a successful completion, and in
a few days will admit the public to per-
haps the best exposition ever given in
Minneapolis.
One of the most important new
features is the construction Of COM
modious auditorium III the building.
Heretofore the concerts have been given
amiG tine hum of machinery. the buzz of
many voices and the shuttle of thou
sands of feet along the numerous aisles
of the building. This will all be changed.
The band and orchestra concerts will
be given in an enclosed hall capable OF
holding 10000 people and of acknowl-
edged acoustic properties.
The managers have engaged the
American band, of Providence, X. L.,
and Brooks New York Military band
and orchestra. The first band is to play
from the beginning of the exposition
until Sept. %, the second during the re-
mainder of the season. With Brooks
band Miss Alice Raymond, the great
est lady cornetist In the wOrld.will play
at each concert. There will be four
concerts daily, two in the afternoon and
two in the evening. 1t has also been
arranged to have a chorus of 600 chill
dren from the public schools appear on
three or four different occasions.
A large part of the lower floor of the
building is devoted to the exhibition Of
grains, vegetables, fruits and dairy
products from Minnesota farms. The
premiums offered average about double
the value of those given at the fair,
| and consequently the collection of
products will be much finer than
has ever been shown at the fair.
The management is in possession of
such Information from the rural dis
tricts as to lead to the confident eXpec-
tation of an unusually large attendan
from the farming community.
make the art gallery entirely free
to persons who had paid one
admission to the building. But
while eliminating the extra expense
| of seeing the art gallery, the managers
| have by no means lowered the quality
| of the exhibit.
The fish grotto has been considerably
| improved. and the specimens exhibited
will include several novel varieties.
The Japanese department will
| contain a large number of articles which
have been prepared in Japan for the
worlds fair, but which were delayed in
| shipment. and did not reach Chicago in
| time for exhibition.
Those who have taste for wonders
will enjoy the exhibition of the troop of
performing lions, trained under the
control of Col. E. Daniel Boone and
Nine. Carlotta. These animals are Afri-
can lions, the most OF them captured by
| Col. Boone himself and trained under
his personal direction. They are said
| TO be the most remarkable trick lions i'll
| the world.
There will be number of special at
| fractions occurring at intervals through
out the time of the exposition. One of
these will be the fruit display, which is
| held the two weeks commencing Sept.
IL and ending Sept. %. During the
| same period there will be display of
flowers and plants, which will be eX-
| ceptionaliy interesting.
From Sept. % to 30, inclusive, there
will be poultry show in specially
constructed wing at one side of the
building. The prizes offered for fancy
stock will draw a display of the finest
fowls of the state.
In the following week, that of Oct.
to Z, the first bench show ever held in
Minneapolis will be given. This prom
| iseS to be one of the greatest attractions
of the exposition. 1t will be held in an
annex fully equipped for the comfort
and convenience of the dogs.