The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-05-27
CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

The exposition postofice handles
l0.Uo letters day, and sells abou,
$3.50 OF stamps.
The fair expenses during the first few
days after opening were $45, 600 a day,
ami the daily deficit Was nearly 81, 0OO.
Hereafter the Worlds Fair will be
open every day in the week. The Chi
caso directors have boldly met the issue.
Three carloads of exhibits for the Cal
ifornia building have just reached the
fair, making thus Jar total OF seventy
one cars which have arrived from Cali
fornla for the State exhibit, not includ-
ing the shipments by private exhibitors.
Theodore Thomas has been asked bv
Dlrector-General Davis TO turn over the
keys, documents and everything els.
pertaining To the musical bureau TO the
chief OF the department OF liberal arts
and to tender his resignation 10 the
same official.
Attorney-General Olney rendered an
opinion IN which he holds that the laws
Of Congress providing for the World
Fair prohibit the opening OF the branch
postotfice located in the PoStoffice De-
partment exhibit sundays. In accord
ance with this opinion the po-totfice and
other government exhibits will probably
De closed sundays.
Considerable discomfort and uneasi-
ness l. apparent among some OF the
laborers on the grounds and janitors OF
different buildings because their salaries
are not forthcoming. The contractors
have been putting them off from time TO
time with the information that thew
Will te paid when the exposition gives
them the money due on their contract.
Il i expected that the contractor will
not De paid until he has finished the
Job.
The livestock department Of the ex-
position has made the following import
ant changes in the rules ,oyeyniu,
entries and the ownership Of animals
for the kennel exhibit, which teyin-
June II, holding six days. the entries
will close June !, instead OF Nav ~: for
the exhibit Of cattle and horses. BEGIN
ming August 81. holding thirty dav=.
the entries will close July Is. instead OF
June ID: for the exhibit OF sheep and
swine. beginning September p. holding
twenty days. the entries will clos.
$50 ~ '4i1tFa'2 vi Jul . !Dr llle tX-
hibit OF farm stock and poultry, begin
ming October Is. holding twelve davz.
the entries will close August Is. instead
Of August /. The rule governing owner
ship has been modified to require ex-
hlbltOrs TO have been owners OF animals
for sixty DAYS preceding the date fixed
for the close Of the entries instead Of
sixty days from the date Of applications.
The ladie- OF the congress came near
having 4 serious row on account Of the
slight put upon Helen VI. Gou-
gar. l. seems the LADY, name was omit
ted from the Official programme. Her
Trends resented this a. an insult. but
when II va> reported that Mr.. Nav
Wright >ewal., President OF the National
Council Of Women, had issued a verbal
order to the Presidents OF the various
department. meetings TO exclude Mrs.
Iouyar from participation in the speech
things became decidedly warm.
Mr.. Cougar started on a still hunt, and
President {. {. Bonney had to step in a.
I-acemaker. The upshot OF the whole
affAir i that Mrs. Sewall, while d.cIin-
ing 10 talk to reporters on the subject,
ntlmaist that she had issued no such
3rf~r. Mr.. Henrutin. the Vice Pre~i-
lent, wrote 4 letter TO Mrs. Cougar. say.
M she knew nothing OF such order. and
President Bonney poured oil on the
troubled waters 50 tina, all was serene
again.