The record-union., 1893-04-26
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE
OPENING OF THE FAIR.
Steam Turned Into the Cylinders of
the Mammoth Engine Which is
to Furnish the Motive Power.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, April 25.-Steam was to-day
turned into the cylinders of the man.
moth engine at the Worlds Fair grounds
that is to furnish the power, which Presi-
dent Cleveland will next Monday press
Into activity at the touch of a button.
The performance of the engine was de-
clared to be perfect.
! Except for few details the plans for
the opening of the exposition are now
settled, promising simple but majestic
spectacle. All the machinery will start
into motion when the button is pressed
by the President. Thousand of yards of
bunting will be released to float in the
air, and grand salute of artillery will
be fired. Then President Cleveland will
go to the manufacturers building, where
he will receive the Commissioners of for
eign nations.
Governor Adtgeld to-day issued a
proclamation setting forth that in consid-
Grafton of the national and international
character of the exposition, and the great
event of which it is commemorative. the
opening day shall be a legal holiday
within the limits OF this commonwealth.
This afternoon the Worlds Fair Ma
tional Commission assembled for the
initial session of its final meeting. Sun
day opening was the burning question
before them, but no discussion or action
was INDUCED in, to-day's gathering be-
ing merely formal. 1t is not the inten-
ton of the Commissioners to originate
discussion on the Sunday question them
selves, but it is expected the matter will
come up in the form of fresh resolution
from the local directory.
LIBERTY BELL,
PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-Promptly
at 10 o'clock this morning train of Pull
man vestibule sleeping and dining cars.
with the gondola on which rested the old
liberty bell, pulled out of the Broad
street station of the Pennsylvania Rail
road on the way to the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. There were nearly ], 900 ladies'
and gentlemen on the platform when the
bell car,' as it is now known, came into
the station. The old relic was heartily
cheered, and then hundreds crowded the
car to shake hands with and wish good
luck to the four policemen who will
guard the bell until it once more occupies
it's accustomed place in Independence
Hall. When the train pulled out of the
station the crowd present gave a great
cheer. and at the Pennsylvania round
house the lomotives all saluted with
whistles. Dispatches along the route saw
the bell was received everywhere with
the most patriotic enthusiasm.
THE uTTITTS ARRIVE an crr,o
CHICAGO, April 25.-Two hundred Zu-
lus for the Worlds Fair arrived this
morning and created sensation. The
first advices of their approach was call
for the police. A load OF blue-coats was
sent out to meet the train. At Sixty-first
street they found the train crew besieped
in the baggage-car and the Zulus in pos
session of the train. 1t seems one of
their number lost something and held
the conductor responsible. They were
only pacified after long palaver and
taken to their destination within the
grounds.
RATES TO BE REDUCED.
DENVER (Col.), April Recommending
tomorrow, the 10Th, the Rio Grande will
make the round-trip rate to Chicago S45.
The Rio Grande trip to st. Louis is put
at S27 on way rate; Denver TO Chicago.
SIS IS, and to st. Louis S24 s.. On April
2Sth the Rio Grande will make sweep
ing reduction. San Francisco will be cut
from S55 to S4S As; Santa Fe. N. NJ, from
sl7 so to S.; Deming, N. M, from s2s 90
to S17 TO- and Ell Paso, Tex, from S2e 20
to SIS As. The Santa Fe will undoubtedly
meet the Rio Grande reduced rates to-
morrow.