New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-06

DANES GATHER AND CELEBRATE AT JACK
son PARK
THE EXHIBITS OF QUEENS VICTORIA AND MAR
GHERITA BROUGHT OUT FROM SAFE
DEPOSIT vAULTS-DIAMUNDS IN


GHERITA BROUGHT OUT FROM SAFE
DEPOSIT vAULrs-DIAMONDs IN
CLAY-HE.RE KRUPI"s GUNS.
Chicago, June BIT fell to the lot of the little
Kingdom Of Denmark to mauGirate the series Oh
foreign fcte days which than anything else I'm
presses upon the casual observer the cosmopolitan
character OF the Worlds Fair visitors and the uni
vefsal scope of the undertaking. This was the
Danish Fourth of July. and the sturdy people cele-
braed la a democratic, Independent way, on scale
far exceeding any nsrnton Of Danes when
ever took place IN America More sons ana daughters
Of Denmark brought together In Festival Hal
than that nationality would probably muster on any
other occasion in any other country outside Oh the
kingdom In which they lived. More than
1900 Of them came to the Fair and TO near the
patriotic addresses and music provided for the occa-
sion. The feature Of Denmarhs Day was the parade
Of 1900 and women, most Of whom were III
uniform. They marched to music on tho highways oi
the White City, with the flags OF Denmark and the
Lnited flying side by side. On the stage IN
Festival Hall where the ceremonies took place were
the Exposition Orchestra and Conductor Thomas the
Danish singing societies and Commissioners General
Emil Never, of Denmark; c. Nicholson, president OF
The Danish Commission, Thomas p. B'yai Nce-Pesi-
Cen, Of he Exposition otto A. Drcier, Danish consul
AT Chicago and others. The orchestra played Niels W.
Gade's overture, "Ossian" and the vikings, py
J. p. f.. Hartmann. President c. Nicholson delivered
an address OF welcome In tle Danish aHgUis' Nohi
missioner Bryan spoke for the Exposition and wei
coined the people. Speeches in Danish were also
made by CommissionerGeneral Meyer and the Kew.
O. l.. Gruntvig. and In English, by Colonel Jacobson
Professor Iycsted gave piano selections Mrs Dreier
sane, the Danish singing societies rendered There Is
Land" and the audience Joined In singing one verse
each OF Denmark's national song and the star
>pangsd Banner"
Dcnmark's exhibit in Manufactures Hall was opened
to-day. In the exhibit the two most interesting dis
| plays those commemorative OF Thorvaldsen and
Andersen. At the southeast corner Is reprodlc-
ton I'm miniature OF the museum In Copenhagen built
| by bertcl Thorvadsen and presented to the city,
cont aiming miniature casts OF all the works OF art
contained IN IT, which includes nearly all the original
work of the great sculptor. Hans Christian Ander-
sen writer Of fairy tales and equally popular In all
civilized countries Of the world. Is brought TO memory
| by large collection OF personal relies The full
manuscript OF his autobiography, along with several
OF his tales In the original, occupy case. Al the
! extreme west end OF the exhibit and at the west
entrance Is a ceramic display. The summer resi-
rrencc Of King Christian ~ known as Rosenberg
| Castle built In 1904, is shown in model made en-
| urcy OF gold and silver. There are 100 pieces
used in It's construction. several are filled with
gold and silver work from the largest tewery maniS
facturcrs OF Copenhagen. and there is an extensive
exhibit made Of wafes from the royal porcelain works
King Christian TX Is represented In an equestrian
|
| Of the Interesting features.
| The big Krnpp pavilion opened 70 tho public
today without the formay Of a dedicatory cerc
monv The guns were handled once or twice during
Tho morning for tho benefit Of the members OF the
press and In primo working order "nen the
! German Commissioner and his friends appeared AZ
o'clock Commission Wermuth made short speech
| In English. In which he reviewed the work OF the
| German Empire the Fair, and referred In highly
! ,.1t,, IN Ifprrk
| WAS prepared on very short notice. There was no
other spccch and without delay the exhibit WAS de
clared open and the public admitted The exhbt
consists 81 sixteen guns from krupPs Essen workS.
The chief interest in the display centres about the
big 1914 ton gun.
Japans quaint exhibit in the Fine Arts Building
formally opened thls afternoon. reception being
| held for invited guests between and o'clock
After the private ms pection the room was thrown
open TO the public aud the invited guests went over
10 the japanese tea house whore tea and lunch were
,ery~f The hooden7 or Phoenix Palace the
wooded island, the building which the Japanese Gov
eminent is to give the city OF Chicago after the
| Fair also opened to-day.
The diamond exhibit from South Africa opened
this morning Precisely at 10 o'clock Ludwig
| Wiener Commissioner for the Cape OF Good Hope
the signal and the machinery used In separating
the pebbles from the diamondferous soil set IN
| motion 4 great throng crowded around the glass
nou,o IN the mair aisle Of Mines and Mining Build
ing and watched the process Of diamond development
| AS followed in the Drbeers diamond mines at KIM
| berry, south Africa. Many hard Jumps Of blue
clay OF which fv. tons had been transported here
from Africa. dumped into the great crusher
| In a short time the earth had been washed away
| and the bearing clay and pebbles were thrown
| upon a long zinc topped tnble Then Chief Skin
| u Mines and Mining. took the sorting knife In hand
| and went through the earth eagerly. soon I'VE
ful. ont
frs, one, fOur-carat stone was presented to 'hief
| sdn by Mr.. Wiener In n neat speech. Mr.. skin
| responded. thanking the Commissioner for the gem
ana praised the Dcbecrs exhibit as being on" OF the
| most complete and Instructive In his department.
The gem was then handed To til" hniShcr. who will
! have # mounted In II few days. The exhibit Will
show Its working powers four hours daily equally
divided bet wecn morning and afternoon but VIII b.
| closed at night and sunday.
II IS estimated that the stones contained in the
five tons Of clay Will be worth 100000.
The Dnke Of vcragua. his family and his followers
will leave Chicago Wednesday afternoon They VIII
go by way 1f the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad TO ,oinDm,
where they will BE- the guesiN of the cry 1r seVera,
| DAYS, After two days at Niagara Fails ana shor'
stay I'm New York the Ducal party will sail for -paln
Tomorr,w night farewell banquet viii be rendered
viat"ns have been issued The Duke viii be- u.hored
| out Of Chicago h. was ushered In. with 'aNairN
| esccrt and some military display. on Tuesday the
Duke and the duchess will meet the Princess Eulaie
and her suite Al the depot Later IN IN. airr,non
the Duke Will make lorillni can upon ''' i"'"'" III
the Palmer House.
Yesterdays attendance has not YET been en,i I
| Gg,rcd mn but a partial count by superintendent
| Trckor to-day show, IL .344 adults and 2,06o chii-
| drcn.. tickets The crowds M the gates Yesterday
! wrrr handled I'm an admirable way. and though the
| work Of the ticket takers almost doubled by the
| ncces~itv Of Watching for passes on the BLACKLIST
| t.e visitor, suffered no nconv cnlence. To-day In
snnct,r DE p.mrr received several book passes which
| we're used dishonesty and were taken up by the
| gatcmcn. , ,. -, .,,
sonS maid attendance to day VIII NUMBER between
| Il, 600 and 20 900. II unco mfOrthblv warm ana
| par,sols were used quite much rs umbrellas were
| yesterday.
WEST POINT CADETS TO co TO TIE FAIR.
| Washington June THE War Department has de-
c,ded 10 send the entire corps Of cadets from west
Point 10 Chicago that the regular army VIII have
] . credi,oh,e thouch small representation ut the