New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-26
TpOUBLE OVER THE AWARDS
FOREIGN EXHIBITS WITHDRAWN FROM COM
PETITION.
sr,,or-s QUESTION FOR THE NATIONAL COM
MISSION TO CONsIDEI-SUNDAY OPENING-A
CHOCOLATE PAVILION OPENED-FRED.
norGLAss AS UNCLE TOM
NEWS OF THE FAIR.

| NEWS OF THE FAIR.
,,coro May oJ.-It was 30 O'Clock this afternoon
| ,ofore the National Commission called to order
fortv.sevpn members, eight short OF quorum being
nrescnt communication was received from Director
General Davis inclosIng a letter signed by the com
m,sioncs Of seventeen Of the foreign countries Win
drawing their exhibits from any competition for
| ,vo,as The letters were then read 10 the Com
mission The foreign countries say that the answer
IN thcir communications referring TO jury OF awards
has not been satisfactory and In spite CT reiterated
demands made BY several OF The commissioners more
than a year ago. they yet In possession OF no In
formation about the final organization OF the jury Of
awards They now consider 1t too late for an inter-
| national jury to be constituted aid therefore with
draw exhibits from competition for awards. The
letter Il signed by the commissioners from Austria,
Belgium Brazil. Denmark, France. Germany, Great
Britain Italy, japan. Norway. Portugal Russia, Siam,
sweden and switzerland.
| The reception OF the communications caused n
prolonged discussion I'm regard to their proper dis
posaI Mr.. It. Clair, Of West Virginia, said tina
| matter wis Il serious and the Exposition was
threatened by II. II the matter we're not settled
quickly 1t would result, he thought. I'm lasting I'M
palrment OF the Fair. and bring disgrace upon the
| country lie wanted 1t referred to the Executive
| Committee.
After some Discussion It finally agreed to refer
the communications to the Committee on Awards
| n.
up the unfinished business 4, the conpllnt
Of the foreign exhibitors had been disposed OF. THIS
again brought the sunday opening question before inc
| COMMITS ion rs the unfinished business. NJ liundley
contendcd that II In order to consider The ma
| jority report OF the Judiciary Committee which pro-
vid.s for the sunday closing Of the gates Mr.
Iundley quoted from several authorities and argued
at length that the effect ol substituting the minority
for the majority report simply It's consideration
I'm the order Of the Business and that the vote was
| taken upon the minority report only. The minority
| report had displaced. llt had not disposed Of, the
majority report. lie wanted the Commission to move
the taking up Of the unfinished business.
| Nr. ST. Clair, the mover of the minority report
said that Mr. Hundcy was working a false basis.
The minority report had been substituted for the ma
joriiy; 1t considered and adopted by the Com
Mission ana the majority report no longer before
| the body. Ace riding to the law Of Congress the
Commission had cGccinally disposed OF the majority
report.
| Mr. IIundicy at the conclusion Of Mr.. st. Glars
speech moved taat the unfinished business be taken
up but Mr. Clair made the point Of order that there
| was no unfinished business. the natter to which
hc rel referred had already been spo' a Of The
clar sustained Mr. ~. Ch,r. snying further that the
matter could not DO taken up ~ no quorum WAS
present and sunday closing. far as IN" National
Commission Is concerned. went down and out
The German section Of the Agricultural buildings
was thrown open this morning for the first time
The feature Of the exhibition Is temple built OF
solid chocolate from the firm OF siolwcrk EroiherS
II Cologne. and deserves special mention In eon'e
qucnce Of H., PECULIARLY. The cmrle Is built In the
renaissance style. and covers ten squar" icct, ana
a height OF IN feet up 10 the crown. The entir'
quantt, Of chocolate rsed In the construction Of the
pavilion amounts 10 about 30 900 pounds. the imita
ton Of brown granite being striking that person
unacqhaned with the facts would not have sus
pi,on u, 10 IT. grnUincness. The statue ot " ''er-
mania eleven feet high. "A reproduction oil the Nieder
| vald monument Is another work Of sculpture for
| which chocolate has been used Instead OF mariie
| This monument chs-llel By II. ',hmi'z. The
| figure has "A weight OF 2,oGo pounds. The pedestal
Of the statue l. ornamen.d with relief portraits Of
1 Emperor wiluelm l. Emperor Frederick. Bismarck
and Won Moltke.
| Commissioner wcrmuth unveiled the statue few
minute, after II o',lock. While the Garde Dn Corps
cavalry band. Of the German village furnished the
music
Another great display In the Agricultural Depart
met The exhibit OF the Kali works from s,assfuer
| Ia which forty firms participating. The apol
lnarls exhibit was also turned 10 Commissioner
Wermu'h during the morning. The ceremonies over,
al the invited guests formed In processi"n, and, led
| y, the band. marched down TO the German village
ON Midway Iiai,-ncc, where lunch served. Next
| Monday the wheel, In the German section Of Ma
|
! Fred Douglas posing ~ Uncle Tom Will be one
Of the features OF marlablg scene at tie Woman's
| Building nj the Worlds Fair tomorrow. Isabella
| Bee her Ii,o,cr will unv.ll bust Of her famous
sister Harriet Tccchrr stowe. IN tn library room
Mrs Hooker has been waiting for time for the
completion of the and the arrangements. FOR the
Unwilling Mr.. Douglass heard OF the proposed
mony and asked 10 BE- permitted to stand rs Uncle
| Tom Mrs. Hooker gladly consented. The bust OF
| Mrs. Stowe made by Anne whitney. Of Boston
| the sculptor who made the statue of samuel adams
| AT Washington and Harriet Mulinran at Wellesley
College The representation Of Mrs. Stove /, said TO
| he an excellent likeness. Alter the Exposition thu
bust will be- Placed in the public library At Hartford
| II ha, been loaned the Boari OF Lady, Managers by
| the committee Of women HAVING In charge the exc
culion Of the work. Tue work Is sort of free Will
The wh'cr Of IT, contrSSono msre maSs
| the public will own II.
The combination Of brilliant toilets and bevitchns
| hats and bonnets gave the Hall Of Columbus nj the
ar, race , 10. 'e & 'nr Ssv session. 81
me women's branch Of ,he Worlds Press Congress
Of Off the ' local colony Of women writer's was the pre-
siding officer. The opening pavrr submitted by Miss
Of 'Su joar mi While papers Written BY Miss Mary
T.. MINNIE, of Washington. and Belle Grant Arm
.mc Of Of the soci column Of society Perhaps the
most Interesting feature OF the morning session was
| which was quantity told by Nine. Hanna karany OF
Beyrout. Arabia. lilr woman. handsome o. lace
Harper OF Indiana. talked about newspaper women +;
Miss Esther VI. Poole. OF Ncw-Jcrsey gave her IDEAS
Of the ideal journalist and the session ended with a
general debate upon Journalism In every form leo
| by Mrs. Ella Pcaltie.
| There morning session OF the male branch
| Of the Congress- but this afternoon the American
Newspaper Publishers Association held Its first open
| meeting Of the week and INDUCED In AN Informal
discussion of matters Interesting to the business de-
partmcnt OF newspapers. Theodore stanton, OF Paris,
| and Joe Howard. IT.. II New York, werc among
the speakers the evening session Of the Congress
Perry Shnman. lawyer. has been instructed by
| Robert Levy manager Of the Turkish Village In the
| Midway Inai,ancc. to bring an action for damages
| against the Worlds Fair Directory for brcnch OF con
tract I'm failing furnish the village with Hight and
lnyatOres. The case Will be watched With Interest
by coccssionarics along the street inusmuch they
| have the same gre, ance against the Exposition.
| The Austrian section In the Fine Arts Building was
| formally opened by Commits Sioner Hans Tempe to
day. The section includes three large rooms. IN which
nre hung paintings the royal gallec, Of Austria
and from private collections ly famous Austrian mas
i..r. ll.Q uiILsr1uS gInliS Ani sing.