New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-17
RAWWEATHER FOR THE FAIR
THE ATTENDANCE MATERIALLY DECREASED


POSITION EMPLOYEES SEEKING LoNG'DUE
wAGEs-oDJECT LESSONS IN DRESS RE
FORM AT THE wOMAN'S CONGRESS.
Chicago May 16-The attendance at the WORLDS
Fair today was not nearly great as that OF yester
1sy The weather anything but pleasant.
raw. sharp wind blew from the northeast, ana most
Of tie day the sky concealed from view by heavy
clouds. The air was damp and things In general
seemed TO conspre to make the Fair an unattractve
cace The sayaccs from the interior OF Africa. from
Ecypt and the wilds OF Asia. who are temporarily
lodged In the Midway Plaisancc, sat about the
stoves In their quarters, shivered and shook with
cold and looked desolate and honesick. The Turks
and Arabs and Moors moped about. and at noon
bowed themselves toward the East and prayed to
Allah for warm weather The most active people
NJ the Fair today the official representatives
OF Norway and about 100 members OF local societies
of natives OF that country. They preparing
for the opening of the Norwegian exhibit tomorrow.
II is estimated that from $4,000 90 900 Norwegian
citizens Of Chicago will attend the opening exercises
owing TO the cold weather, Theodore Thomas trans
ferred his men from Festival Hall TO the Music Hall
to-day so that the first number did not begin until
after O'Clock. The programme included the over
to "Tannhauser,' the Beethoven Allegrctte:
symphony No. :. Norwegian Rhapsody. LISTS second
IolOnaisc and the Invitation Dance The usual
land concerts were given in Agricultural Hall. The
crowd small. Among the numbers rendered
q selection from GOunod'S "Cinq Mars" Sulivans
"Sorcerer,' Meyerbcer's Dinorah' the overture TO
the /" Merry Wives OF Windsor and the incrmezzo
from "Cavaeria Rusticana.'
considerable discomfort and uneasncss were ap
parent Today among of the laborers the
grounds and jaDtors of the different buildings be
their salaries not orthcoming. The car
pentcrs ard staff woIkes erecting the band paviliOns
In Administration Plaza, who struck yesterday for
back pay, are still out The men haye not been paid
for three four weeks and another months pay will
be due on May &c. The contractors have been
putting them OFF from day day with the Information
that they will be paid when the Exposition hands over
to the employers the money due on the contract
giving the men, however. 1rcm rs cents 10 III at diff
ferent times for carare. The red tape necessary in
the proper auditing and forwarding OF accounts
through the departments Is doubt responsible for
part of the delay. There about 1000 janitors
and helpers on the grounds who have not yet re-
ceived their pay for the last month.
when the attention of \. f. Scebcrger Treasurer
of the Exposition, called to the complaints
gardng the nonIaymen; of long overdue wages. he
said
don't know why these men are complaining
They have no Just for complaint. They
being lad Just the plyrols can be made ou
OF coarse there has been delay In The prplsa
ton of the Wyrls. Tat cannot be helped "her'
there thousands Of me. TO pay every week. hu'
as for the report that Exposition Company is short
tractor. there is 10 foundation for even -lspdon IN
that direction AMPLE provision has been made for
lust such II contingency OF course our iuhdN are
not as large as they would have been II the weather
had been favorable 10 larger attendance; but we VIII
meet all emergencies
In spite OF Treasurer Sccbcrccrs assertion the TACT Is
that nearly all day long lines OF shivering wlrNh'h
were o outside the Office OF PHynn M"''iah
When ask.d why they were there, the men said they
had been waiting for their pay for seVei'u d!N' an"
that 1t not the first time they had >toou III NM
there. only to be put of with the announcement 10
come around tomorrow at such time ON 'he
windows of the paynas,cr'> Office were posted notices
10 the effect that cmp.cyc in certain n'p II h'"''
would DE paid OFT today. and the once f'iI> VIII
not be paid for several days. the once rolls re-
ferring TO the various department clerks. Nauon"
Commissioner said this morning
al lave 10 doubt that the Exposition au'horiue'
Arc hard I'D &c. money. Everything has worked 10
the detriment &C the Fair for some time now paruu
LARRY tine weather. 1t would not be surprising IL
several Of Chicago capitalists would be asked ior
help before this month Is over. The running eA
penses q the Fair are about $4,000 daily That
means 10000 paid admissions every DAY 10 pay
the bare operating expenses, 10 say nothing OF what
stockholders should have On their money invested
in the enterprise. Since May ], the average at
tendance has rot been over 1900 and as the TURN
stiles have been in working order all tho Time IL
h hard matter 10 tell Just now many Piiu au
missions there We're"
Hail a dozen rival meetings were on the card q the
Worlds Congress to-day. Under the wide ROOF u the
Art Palace they all found quarters. THOUSANDS u
women attended the different sections Of the Con
eress and the devotecs OF almost every special line OF
work found programmes prepared to their TASTE
Most OF the women preferred to chat In the warm
corridors and reception the main floor. The
disciples OF reform We're out in force, headeo
by Nav Wright Sewall, Of Indianapolis. Susan b.
Anthony was figure constantly followed by hundreds
OF eyes,
1rns arrival Of the Countess OF Aberdeen made
the occasion OF an Informal reception The two large
meetings in Columbus and Washington halls were
centres OF general interest Here discussions EN-
bracsng the whole range of wOman's interests were In
progress most OF The day. Among the departments
the most Interesting that at which dress reform
WAS discussed and cXempliied The other halls
scattered around the building contained audiences
small In number and devoted to narrower fields OF
work. Many OF the delegates tried to divide their
attention equally and make round OF the a'trac
tons.
4 little after noon the business OF the session was
completed and the separate audiences merged ihlo
great reception In the corridors on the main hoor
In the afternoon only OF the departments was III
s,sson but In the evening the conventions resumed
business with programmes like those OF the morning.
Women In Politics was the theme discussed IN
Washington Hall ut the morning meeting. ihe se''s
were well filed when May Wright sewall. dressed In
her costume, called the session 10
order. She introduced Mrs. Charlotte Emerson
Brown as presiding officer Among those on .ie
Platform ut the time were Susan Il. Anthony, MIS-.
Margaret f. Porter Mrs. Julia Holmes Smith ana MIS-
May Rogers. After short Introductory address rS'
brown Introduced Miss Anthony, who read Mrs. stan
tons paper prepared for the OCCASION Mrs.. Stanton
effort was a review OF mans tyranny over woman III
the past, and closed with a call to turn from y"
narrowness OF the past TO the civilization Oh 'ne
future Mrs. Margaret Parker. OF Dundee oco'fio'
was next introduced Dr. Augusta Cullen READ
paper prepared by her mother, DIR. Emily iio"hru
stowe. on The WOmans Movement In Canada "''.
H. Louise Thomas discussed the growing liberty %
women Dr. Jennie De La Lozier spoke on " Cream"
ness In the Home"