The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
10 AT THE FAIR.
A Band of Aborigines Attracts
Great Attention
BY Parading About the Grounds
and Buildings.

of Congresses.
CHICAGO, May is. = Administration
building was invaded Monday by a
band of aboriginal Americans whose
ancestors first saw Christopher Colum.
bus and his caravels on the shores OF
the New World. The visitors form a
sort of Buffalo Bills wild west aggrega.
ton, and their appearance at once at
tracted everybody in sight. Every
brave and squaw was gorgeously deco
rated with embroidered blankets, bead.
ed moccasins, headdress of feathers,
stuffed skins of animals and snakes, and
their faces Were painted to a hideous
degree. In their hands were toma-
hawks. pipes of peace, stone weapons
and other articles which sney use on
their native heath
They wero XII full blooded Sioux.
Ogalls,As and Brules Sightseers tried
tS ask them their names, but Poor Lo''
knew NO English and could only grunt
ugh and occasionally their stolid fea-
lures would relax in imitation of a
smile. They wanted TO be introduced
to President Palmer or Higinbotham,
but the former official is at home in De-
troit and the head of the local directory
had not arrived. So after ride in the
elevators and view of the fair from the
dome of the administration building, the
Indians marched in single file to Major
Handy's department.
The chief of publicity and promotion
was not in, but his assistant, Major
Barber. who is an admirer of good In
dams, received them, showed them a
gave each message of welcome from
the machine, and when it was inter
preted, each Sioux said ugh" and
grinned his satisfaction. The clerical
force was taken by surprise at the sud-
den entrance of such a warlike band of
Indians. and a feeling stole over them
that their scalps might be in danger
The women kept as far away from the
warriors scalping knives as they could,
and few of them made rather hasty
exit, returning a moment later, how
ever, to take a peep at the redmen
from half open door.
Hands Play IncognIto.
All the bands that play about the fair
grounds wear uniforms designed By the
fair directory, but they do not bear
names. They operate strictly incognito.
Ask one of them what organization he
belongs to and he scrowls, but deigns
not to reply. Sousa's aggregation and
the musical Sandwich Islanders have
not yet cast their spell about the visi-
tors. They belong among the superb
attractions that are not yet INSTALLED.
At present the melody is supplied prin-
c1pally by union musicians of Chicago,
hired by the day. Only Thomas and
Sousa are said to possess contracts. The
former Is busy about one-fourth of the
time welding his baton in music hall
and the rest of the time fighting his APP
parently losing battle with the federal
commission OF course, he has nothing
to do with the engagements of ''popu-
lar music" organizations. But it is not
intended to imply that the popular mu-
sic now supplied is of inferior quality.
On the contrary. it is listened to with
manifest delight by thousands of cul-
tured people, both in the administration
building and about the pavilions ON the
grounds
AS to Future Exhibits.
Saturday, at midnight, President Hig-
inbothan's recent order to exhibitors
and concessionaries went into effect 1t
provided that after May 10, neither
goods for exhibition nor supplies for
daily consumption would be permitted
to be brought into the grounds in the
day time, and that if exhibits were
brought in at night after that date their
introduction would be attended by
greatly increased expense" This means
that the directory is taking measures to
have the fair declared finished in the
near future, and that they propose to
shut off the laggards and get along
without their exhibits rather than to
rest longer under the allegation that
the fair is not done, and that it will not
be before closing time comes.
Lots of Dust and Dirt.
The foreigners, especially in the liberal
arts building. are waiting for the dust
and dirt to be removed from the incom-
plete section before they will expose
their costly works of art and some ex-
hibitors have removed their goods from
the cases and berths temporarily be-
cause of the dust and dirt which accu-
mulates.
Worlds Women's Congress.
Over II months of infinite labor,
involving correspondence with ev-
cry portion of the civilized globe,
eliminated Monday in one of the most
truly representative and brilliant gath
erings of women that has ever assem-
bled. The scene was the hall of Column
bus in the new art institute on the lake
front, now occupied for the first time
and the event. the opening of tine worlds
women's congress, the first of the series
of worlds fair congresses that will con-
stantly succeed each other week after
week until the end of October.
Why They Worked Slow.
The reason for the snail-like passage
made by the carpenters and staff-work-
ers on the big bandstand at the north
end of the administration plaza has
been made apparent. The men have
been working for several weeks on
promises of getting their pay from the
contractors.
The Weather Responsible.
It is the unsettled backward state of
the weather which is keeping thousands
of people from seeing the fair rather than
the impression that the visitors will find
it in an incomplete state.
Closed Sunday.
No visitors were admitted to the
grounds Sunday; even the press repre-
sentatives We're excluded. The side
shows and the attractions on the Mid
way Plaisance reaped rich harvest
Inside the grounds 1000 men were at
work upon the roadways and buildings
It'u lie a Success Now.
NEW York, May 15.-Ward Meal
lister has at last good word for the
worlds fair. He says: There is no
question but the exhibition is in perfect
taste"