The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-03
SECOND DAY OF THE FAIR.
The ROadWayS in the Grounds a Sea
Of Mud.

The Attendance on the First Day
Now Estimated at 100000 - The
Roads to be Asphalted Within
Week-A Row Among the Women.
The First Concert.
Chicago, May 2.-Bright sunshine and
a clear sky made the big white worlds
fair buildings attractive to look upon this
morning. When the gates opened thin
stream of visitors passed through which
swelled to a steady current of humanity
as the forenoon wore on Early COmerS
were considerably iostlcd and pushed
around by men removing debris and other
evidence of Yesterdays opening. The
roads were a sea of mud stirred up by the
feet of the thousands who gathered
Yesterday Director Durham says the
roadway will be asphalted within week.
Then instead of clinging mud there will
be a smooth, even surface which will
turn the water into the sewers and with
it whatever mud may accumulate. The
estimated attendance yesterday, paid and
free was about 100000
A ROW AMONG THE WOMEN.
When the board of lady managers as
sembed in the Woman's building for their
regular meeting to-day, there was Jolly
ton ceremonies. Many of the ladies are
intensely angry with the ceremonies com
mittce on account of what they are
pleased to call an objectionable slight,
and unless wise heads prevail, the whole
matter will be officially brought before the
board in the form of a vigorous protest,
which viii probably make trouble. The
dissatisfied ladies accuse the ceremonies
committee and Mrs. Mary Logan,
of
board, in particular, with assuming
to run the woman's department entirely,
to the exclusion of the other ladies inter
ested. The ladies base their complaint
on the fact that none but a favored few
met the Duchess of Veragua, while no one
of the other commissioners was presented.
1t is alleged, and it is said Mrs. Logan
took it upon herself to entertain the dis
tinguished guests. The real trouble in
the board of lady managers, however,
dates back to the days of Phoebe Cozens.
The faction that supported her has been
growing largely, and is not slow in de-
claring that certain members of the board
are doing all the work while the others
are taking all the honor
THE FIRST CONCERT.
The first concert by the exposition or
Chestra of IA pieces was given this after
noon in Music hall Paderewski was
present and performed upon his favorite
piano in spite of the objections of the piano
exhibitors. The concert was delayed
about fifteen minutes owing to the action
of the council of administration in closing
the doors until the piano controversy had
been settled. The crowd in attendance
was small but enthusiastic. At the opening
a number by Theodore Thomas orchestra,
an overture, Conservation Of the House"
by Beethoven, being loudly applauded.
Paderewski was given an enthusiastic re-
CeptiOn. He PLAYED two pieces con-
certo in A minor, by himself, and a noe
turne by Chopin. Both were well re-
ceived. The concerts viii be continued
from day to day. it may be stated in con-
nectlon with the decision of the council
OF administration in the piano imbrOglio
that none Of the pianos received in Manu-
tactures hall to be placed on exhibition
nave been unpacked The Paderewski
piano is Of a make that is not represented
IN Manufactures hall and the piano eX-
hlbitors raised q great row with the
music committee because of the fact.
The ticket sellers and takers had an
easy time of it to-day. The paid admis-
slons to the grounds were 1900.
IhOmas Palmer, president of the worlds
columbian commission, and eX-Unitcd
States senator from Michigan, gave an
elaborate banquet tonight TO Don CristO-
val Colon dc La Cerda, Duke de Veragua,
at the Auditorium hotel, where the dc
Sscendant of Columbus is staying Two
hundred and fifty guests were present
LONDON COMMENTS.
London, May 2.-English newspapers
devote an unwontcd amount of space TO
the opening of the worlds fair at Chi
caRo, and their leading articles on the
subject express hearty good win toward
the enterprise aud hope for its success.
Inc Daily News publishes a special dis
PIatch three columns in length describing
the opening of the fair.