The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-28

the audience TO hear passively, and they
joined in on the second verse. which. at it's
conclusion. oheeTed voclferously. 1t
was red-letter day for music. At noon
the EXPOSITION orchestra. directed by Mr..
PeHdlx-gsve concert The attendance
Was large and the auditors enthusiastic.
Continuous concerts were given In tho
open air by Sousa's the Cincinnati and
the Chicago bands during the day and
evening.
PROVIDED the railroads will do the fair
thing, one OF the biggest days at the fair
will come between JuIy "A and 29." said a
representative OF the Commercial Travel
era Association to-day, when taking OF
"drummers' day" There are 20o. 600 of u.s."
be continued, and we are all worlds fair
enthusiasts. We recognize the fact that
this fair Is the finest that W as ever held
from travelling mans stand point 1t
Will give US all an opportunity TO see what
the other fellows are doing anc thereby
give rs the points IN argument which can
be best used on the prospective customers"
he arrangements being made ior the
are ample and far reaching. and are the re-
suit OF the work of the few who conceived
the scheme in the interest of tue many who
will come, but who did not acquire the
necessary motion to make 'drummefs' day"
possibility.
ROW OVER PICTURE.
HaIsey c. Ives. the head of the art de-
gentleman in charge of the French
BrJ exhibit at the fair, and of A.
A. Anderson, an artist of New York.
in particular. So much Indignation has
Bir. Ives aroused that there is every prob
ability that the courts will be asked to en-
join him from interfering with the manage
ment of the French exhibit. On the wall
of one OF the rooms containing
by Mr.. Anderson. It's title is
s"Women Taken in Adultery" The pic
Paris salon of 1889 and in Berlin two years
later. When Mr. Anderson offered it in ex.
hibItion In the United States Art De-
psrtment il was refused. the reason
being given that IL was immoral.
Austrian and French exhibits at once Of
fered Mr.. Anderson space for his picture
and he accepted the offer of France. To-
day Mr.. Ives caused crimson piece
Of cloth cloth. to be ssas before
too immoral for exhibition. The French
strongly objected. claiming that Mr.. Ives
has more TO do with she pictures in the
French exhibit at the worlds fair than be
has with those now on exhibition IN the gal
leries of Paris. They say that he is going
too far when be attempts to cay what other
nations shall or shall not exhibit. and they
threaten TO take the matter into the courts
and have Mr.. Ives and his crimson cloth
enjoined.
The one-man plan of making awards has
received what appears TO be aDothersevere
set back. John Boyd Thatcher. chairman
of the committee on awards. has nominated
three men to act as judges 10 q dairy con-
test. thus. it is claimed. breaking the rules
Mr.. Thatcher explains. however. that the
nomination of three dairy judges only
demonstrates the elasticity of the reguls-
than one judge is permitted when found
necessary or desirable. lie is said that the
commissioners from European countries
contemplate esta blishing q board of awards
of their own. ignoring the exposition Juries.
Alfred de Clarapede. the Swiss minister
to the United States. arrived in the city
from Washington to-day. He had been
wired for by Consul Hollinger on account
OF the recent arrest of n Swiss exhibitor by
the United States authorities for disposing
Of exhibits at the fair. Mr.. Clarspede
called on District Attorney Milchrist to-
day about the affair. and after an explana-
ton OF the action OF the government ex-
pressed his entire satisfaction with the
course pursued.
1t is highly probable that considerable
more thievery Is going on In the different
buildings than IS made public. The detect
ives insist that robberies be kept quiet
that they may quicker spprehend the GRIM
insls, and for this reason the report of the
thefts do not get beyond the department.
chiefs. Last night two valuable specimens
of gold were stolen from case in the ex-
hibit of George l.. English * Co., of New
York. which il located In the west gallery
Of the Mines Building. There Is no clew
To the robbers.
Pedro Almida worlds fair commissioners
in charge of the Portuguese exhibit, W as
found wandering about Lake avenue this
morning. with bis mind completely un-
hinged. The unfortunate stranger had 81.
300 in his pockets and over $1,000 worth of
diamonds. He was stopping at the Lake
Front Hotel. The police took charge of
him and notified his friends