The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
HURRY ATTHE WORLDS FAIR
Every Effort Being Made to Have the
Grounds Ready for Opening Day.
Not All the Exhibits Will Be in Place by Next
Monday Owing TO the Hardness Of the Con-
Acknowledgements of Ceremonies.

CHICAGO. April 24.--To-day marked the
beginning of the last week before the OPEN
ing of the worlds fair. and notwithstand-
ing the serious delay ocessioned by the bad
weather of last week the managers are
promising to have things In presentable
shape By next Monday. Under no circum-
stances will the opening be postponed. 1t
was said this afternoon that with sun
shine. q little higher temperature and an
army of $4,000 or Is. 600 workmen. wonders
may be accomplished within q week.
What now seems to be hopeless chaos OF
mud and building debris can be trans
formed into q beautiful garden. The
roadways can be cleaned up and
made passable. the waste acres turned into
green lawns, and every unsightly yestige
of two years of tell removed. All this:
the weather holds good. As to the interior
work of the fair, the outlook is not quite
so hopeful No one will now pretend 10
say that the great show will be entirely
of exhibits may go ON day and night. and
yet much will remain to be done week
hence. Ii 10 q physical impossi bility to get
everything in readiness In che short time
remaining. For this the exhibitors them
many Instances delayed their part of the
work until she very last moment
and 90 find themselves behind the
procession. They cannot plead ignorance
a an excuse. as the director-general has
been urging them to hurry Tor the
last two or three months. Nevertheless.
the fair will be open next Monday. and
while probably not complete in ell the de-
tails 1t will beyond all doubt be great
exhibition, with more objects of interest
installed in the buildings and grounds. &c
is SAID on good authority. than can DO seen
in a month Of sightseeing.
The strike of carpenters. which was
ordered yesterday. turned out TO be pretty
much of o izzle. Not oDe-tenth of the men
who were expected to 60 out left work. At
the worlds fair whore it WAS claimed by
the walking delegates that at least two
Thousand men would 60 out, the strike W as
not felt In the slightest degree 1he men,
as rule. declare that they were making
too much money to quit on the order or the
walking delegates. The strike was
practically over by evening and there Will
be no trace oft tomorrow.
The committee on ceremonies for the
worlds fair held meeting this afternoon
and completed arrangements for the rece D.
ti0n of President Cleveland and the Duke
of Veragua on Saturday. The ducal party
will arrive at the Union Depot at 10 o'clock
Saturday forenoon, and the President Will
arrive at IL o'clock. Governor Altgeld.
Mayor Harrison, President Higginbotham.
Director-general Davis and Secretary Dick
inson will go TO the Indiana State line to
meet President Cleveland. Adjutant-g gen
eral Orendorf has placed both the First
and Second regiments of the Illinois Ma
tional Guard at the committees disposal.
instead of only one regiment. IS originally
arranged. tor escortlng the President to
the Lexington Hotel.
The committee made q selection yester-
day of the person who shall recite Croffuts
Prophecy" poem at the opening exercises
Monday. The honor falls upon Miss jessie
Couthout. of Chicago.
A resolution Was passed and q telegram
sent requesting Governor Altgeld 70 de-
Glare May a holiday. No reply he's been
received. but the request will probably be
granted.
The general ceremonies ut the opening of
the exposition will be as follows:
Music. Columbian march and hymn; prayer;
presentation of chiefs OF departments and for
eiGn comm issionere by the director-genera
music. "In Praise OF Cod tBeethoven); address
and opening of the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
tion by the President of the United states start
ing OF machinery. during which time will be per-
visit from the President of the United states and
officials OF the Worlds Columbian Exposition
and the Worlds Columbian Commission 10 the
various departments.
The gates will be open to every body at
the admission fee of so cents. and the exer-
cises will be in the open air. There will be
no military dem onstration on Monday, ex-
ceptiDR that the Chicago Hussars have
been selected as the escort of honor TO the
presidential and ducal parties.