The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-09-28
CLIFTON FORGE VIRGINIA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER
CLIFTON FORGE, VA.
THE FAIR MAY BE PROLONGED.
Proposition to Keep the Exposition
Open Until New Years.

Open Until New Years.
Lady Managers Give a Reception to Dele
gates to the Worlds Parliament
Of Religions.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.
| After conference with a number of
foreign commissioners, the Worlds Fair
Directors have called special meeting
for next Monday night to discuss the
feasibility of extending the Exposition
until January l, 1894. 1t has been un>
| derstood for some time among the mana
gers Of the Fair that it would be kept
open later than October 30, the time fixed
by Congress, if the attendance in the
litter month seemed to ejustify such a
move
The heavy gate receipts and sudden
| i lcrease in the regular daily crowds gave
the directors encouragement to justify
| serious consideration of the project.
The Director General was consulted,
and while he thought it impossible to
make an extension for another year, he
said it might pay to postpone the end
until the 1st OF January. A number of
foreign commissioners took the same
view of the matter when it was presented
to them They say that, while a large
number of exhibits had been sold for de-
livery at the close of the Fair, October
80, it would be comparatively easy
matter to secure duplicates from the
home establishments and maintain their
sections intact for two months longer.
RECEPTION BY LADY MANAGER
table among all the events That
have taken place in the Woman's Build
ing at Jackson Park was reception in
honor of the Parliament of Religions
rendered last night by the Board OF Lady
Managers. Mrs. Potter Palmer welcomed
the reverend gentlemen. President
Palmer, of the National Commit sion,
| and President Higinbotham were also
present. as were rs a number of prom>
inent Chicago disines and many promi-
nent ecclesiastics from abroad.
The Tribune of this morning says :
Evidence of irregularity or perhaps fraud
has come to light among the minor EN-
ployes in the Transportation Depar'-
ment of the Worlds Fa;~. The entire
contents between the covers of one bill
register have been torn out, as also
number of leaves. from another The
amount EVOLVED may be large or small.
Estimates vary. Assistant Auditor Bar
rington cannot lis ire out how much
money may be missing, and does not
know what the developments may be.
Despite the assertion that the amount
taken IS small, the statement was made
last evening that investigation SO far
shows a shortage Of $1GS,0)sl
CARDINAL GIBBONS SEES TIE FAIR.
Cardinal Gibbons and a large party of
friends visited Jackson Park yesterday.
III front of the Women's Building they
took Director General Davis electric
launch and paid hu ried visits to the
Administration, Agricultural, Manufac-
turers, Electrica, and Min and Mining
Buildings, taking in La Rabida on their
way. They then went to the Ohio
Building, where the Cardinal paid his
respects to Governor Mckinley. From
the Ohio Building the pc .ty went to
Lady Aberdeens Irish village. where
lunch had been prepared for them in the
room over the office. The Cardinal
leaves today for Dubuque. To a repol ter
he said:
II saw little but the tout ensemble,
but hat YVES bewildering in its grandeur.
1t seemed to me like Fairyland. l had
read all about it and seen all the pic.
lures, but they convey no idea whatever
of the sight. The sight from the Grand
Basin in front of the Administration
Building was simply overpowering. The
entire party shared my Impressions.
THE cLEvELANDs TO VISIT THE FAIR.
| President Cleveland and family will
visit Chicago, October 8, to take part in
the celebration of Chicago Day at the
Worlds Fa:-, if a plan projected by
President Ferdinand w. Peel. of the
Union League Club, bears fruit.
Il intend to leave for Washington early
in the coming week to lay the matter
before him. You know the President
practics 'ly promised to return and see
the Exposition when he left after the
ceremonies of the inaugural day. This
was not exacted from him, but was a
reiterated assertion of bis own volition.
And Mrs: Cleveland, why she must come
by all means. Mrs. Cleveland has not
yet seen the Fair and that means treat
deal"