Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-10-24
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Events of Next to the Last Week at
the Great American Exposition.

park board to grant an extension of a
year for the removal of the exposition
buildings and the restoration of the
park. The directors asked an extern
sion of a year over the time prescribed
by their contract with the south park
board. They said they would need a
longer time than that in order to
realize the value of material saved
from the buildings. Under the terms
of agreement with the park authori-
ties, the grounds of Jackson park, not
including the structures, pass into the
control of the park board Jan. l, 1894.
All the state buildings and govern
ment houses at the north end of the
park must be removed by May l, 1894.
Every vestige of construction in the
park, excepting the art gallery and
the Japanese temple on The wooded
island, must be cleared away by May
1, 1895. If the conditions are not full
filled the park board has the right to
ask the forfeiture of bond for $100,-
900 given by the directors as a guar
antee that the contract would be exc
cuted in the time prescribed. Nearly
all of the exhibitors desire to get
away as soon as possible after Oct. 80.
A few of the foreigners viii remove
their goods to California.
Mayor Gilroy, of New York, is in
the city. He directed IN person the
final arrangements for New York
city'S big day, Oct. 21. The mayor
and his party came in the private car
of Vice-President Lord, of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. Carriages
were taken and they were driven TO
the Auditorium annex, where rooms
had been reserved for them. Those
in the party were Mayor and Mrs.
Gilroy, Miss Gilroy, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Deer
ing. A crowd of enthusiastic New
Workers was waiting to see the mayor,
and he was kept busy shaking hands.
"There will be $4,000 New Workers
here for Manhattan day." he said.
"Many New York firms almost made
a holiday out of it, and any of their
employees who wished to come to Chi
cago to help swell the attendance
were cheerfully granted leave of alb
sence. What will the attendance be?
| wont guess on that subject never
guess, even if it's sure thing" and
the mayor smiled. "No, it wont be as
big asit was on Chicago day, but it
can't be too big to suit us. OF course
it wouldn't be proper for us to beat
Chicago on her own grounds. But
there will be $4,000 of us New York
ers here"
True to Mayor ,Gilroys statement
10000 New Workers left that city on
Thursdays excursion trains.
Mary Washington day, Oct. "a, will
close with brilliant reception, under
the auspices of the Mary Washington
Memorial association, in the New
York building. All the ladies receiy-
ing will wear colonial costumes, with
powdered hair and patches, and the
minuet will be danced by Miss Laura
j. Shepard, Miss Buda Peck, Miss
Ethel Page, Miss Oglesby, Miss Har-
rison, Mr.. Treat, Alva Bournique, G,
Guy Gibson and Percy S. Gibson. In
the main gallery Of the building tea
will be served and on the lower floor
tea, coffee and chocolate will be served
by Ceylonese, Japanese and East H.
dians. Dancing will follow the
minuet.
Students Of the college Of st. Fran
els Xavier of New York cracked Lat
in jokes on the music hall stage Thurs
| day afternoon. Before an audience
composed largely Of the catholic
clergy of Chicago, headed by Arch
bishop Feehan, the pupils of the noted
classical school gave an elaborate per-
formance of Platos' Latin comedy
"The Two Captives.' AS in all Latin
plays the solo parts were sung by the
@Cantores" behind the scenes, leaving
the comedians full liberty to carry
out their parts by gestures.
The Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta, the
three Columbus caravels, will leave
Chicago soon after Nov. | to spend
the winter in Presque Isle Bay near
Erie, Pa They will be under com
mand of Lieut.. Lonsdale and Ensign
Roger Wells, 'Ir A great public re-
ception is being arranged by the peo-
pie of Erie to be gwen on the arrival
Of the caraves Next spring the
boats will 60 to Washington to be
placed in the lagoons near the white
house.
Mayor Carter II. Harrison attended
BufIalo Bilps Wild West Thursday