Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-05-25
CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

One Of the most striking features Of
the Chicago Fair il the absolute and
staring nudity Of the statuary.
The charge for a room in Chicago
hotel or boarding-house-ranges from IL
to 50 day. The average price for an
average room is now $2 day.
The Countess di Brazza, sent 10 Chi
cago by Queen Marghe1ta 10 watch over
Italy's collection Of laces, is an Ameri-
can, who before her marriage was Miss
Cora Slocum.
Washington State day at the Chicago
Fair, which was 10 have been May II,
has been postponed until some time in
June, owing TO the unfinished condition
Of the State building.
The Chicago City Council has unani-
mOnsly passed a resolution declaring for
Sunday opening OF the Worlds Fair
grounds, and az representatives Of $5,-
000, 900 Of stock in the exposition criti-
cised the financial manageukFt which
closes the gates on one day out Of the
seven.
Commissioner Forsyth has presented
a communication from wine growers Of
California. There have been charges
that restaurantkeepsrs at the fair placed
such high prices on California wines tina,
no one will call for them, AZ they can OBJ
tain foreign wines at almost the game
price. Californians assert that restau-
rants at the grounds will not place any
wines upon their lists unless a bonus oi
$4,000 TO $1,000 is paid them. CaliiOr-
mans say this would exclude their wines
as they cannot afford 10 pay any such
sums. They propose therefore to estab-
lish a cafe at the California building in
which all the wines OF the California ex.
hibitOrs will be listed. New York, Ohio
and other domestic wincmakers will bg
given show on the same cards. I'll,
council OF administration is asked TO re-
duce the usual % per cent. turned in I,
them as their share Of sales TO 10 pc
cent. TO enable wine TO be gold at re
duced prices.
The Worlds Fair gates will be open t,
! the public Sunday, and the vexed ques
I tion is settled. At the regular MONTH,
meeting Of the local Directors Of thu
Worlds Fair, it was decided 10 open TIN
gates OF Jackson Park 10 the public 70
, half the sum OF the admittance 10 TIN
1 fair during the week, viz: 25 cents
. This action has nothing to do with tn
} opening Of buildings. The latter vii
B remain closed as required under the law
passed by Congress, and as agreed +
, when the S2,5O0,0O was accepted fror
a the Fiity-sccOnd Congress. The vote b
b which the resolution was adopted wa
q twenty-sevcn TO seven. Under tin
I resolution Midway Plaisance is ais
= thrown open. Edwin Walker, attorne
= for the board, submitted an opinion
and on the strength OF the opinion tn
! board acted. Briefly, Walker decide
. the exposition grounds altogether
distinct and sepcrate thing. Unless tn
: National Commission acts yigorousl
: to prevent il, jackson Park will be ope
Sundays, the exposition buildings re
b, naming closed.
: After much hard work the committc
u investigating Misunderstanding in Tn
y bureau OF music has made report [
~ the national commission. IL IL mos
u severe arraignmcnt OF Theodore Thoma
I and his methods OF conducting the br
reau OF music. 1t gives fearful raspin
II 10 Chief llarpist SChenCke, who propose
u TO u local firm of musical instrumeT
h manufacturers that he would play the
y harps for II bonus Of 81 600 u yea
i Schcnckc in his testimony, it appear
h admitted having made the proposition
Before the committee Thomas denic
;, being in any way connected with an
: house engaged in selling or manufactu
: ing instruments. Thomas declared thl
Il the authority OF Director-GenorIl Dav
J. over him was mere merely nominal. TIL
n committee concludes by the cxprcssio
of the opinion that no piano cNhibte
4 for awards should be used for perform
a anccs; that the usefulness OF Pro
~ Thomas as the head OF the bureau {
I, music OF the Worlds Columbian Expo
n ston is so impaired in the judgment {
i the committee that his services shoul
4. bo further dispensed with, and recon
a. mends that the Dircctor-tioneral be in
n structed to request his resignation.