New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
TO WELCOME THE CARAVELS.
PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE THE COLUM'
BIAN FLEET.
ATTENDANCE AT THE WORLDS FAIR 1NCREAS
ING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE wATCH'
woEp-CoLORED PEOPLES DAY-sCENE'


AND INCIDENTS At JACKSON PARK
cn,..ro limo oa.-rnder instructions from inc
director. General william F. Curtis vi ' $50,
psrtment, Is making arrangements 10, VI. ia,oa
- ,ho Oct ~ Columbus caraves, when Is expected
" Wv .s lac, ~ next week II Is proposed to
-. ,ho,, a. evanston or Waukcgan. on the north
sho.o NV n fleet OF vessels composed OF 'he ohi'e'
.,otcs Revcnue cutter Michigan the COAST survey
steamer Blake, the revenue cutter A"ore" 'o"""o''
all ~ the private yachts that oeiong 10 UT are
,,urr chicago and as many excursion steamers and
,hor boots ms may desire to participate Inc
,>,.o,or Cenerel has requested Commander II. NJ
nv ~ the Michigan. to take command OF the hect
,a assign places for the boats. 1t Is probable mat
Jaw tho caravels reach Evanston the Tugs winch
,.,o ,owei them from Quebec will be released ana
,h. santa Maria will he taken In tow by the Michi-
..n the Pnta by the Flake. and the Nina by the
rrv.uuc cutter Johnson, after the salute has been
er.d The canvcls will be entitled to n salnte OF
nine guns. In honor Of Captain Concas' their com
r,snder After the little fleet has anchored or the
Convent Of La Rabida. an aid OF the Drcc'or"e"era
will visit them in his launch ana escort 'aP'aih
Conchas and his officers to the Administration bnid
ne where they will be received by the officers OF the
prposItlon and an address OF welcome will he de-
uvercd by President Palmer. Ex-Prcsident Harrison
was asked to deliver tho address OF welcome ou' he
wns compelled 10 decline owing 20 arrangements maze
10 60 70 Cape May. Senators sherman. Gormah' ALI
son Frye. exSpcaker Reed and other Congrcssincn
who have taken acve interest In the caravels VIII
he Invited TO be present, well as General tracy
OK secretary OF the Navy. under whose direction the
shlps were built. Secretary Herbert will also be
present. After the address a luncheon VIII be Ten
der~d TO Captain Conchas In the chapel OF the con-
vent where there will be few invited guests IL
Guiding Goveror Atecld OF Illinois: Mayor Harrison
Chief Justice Fuller and other dignltarie5 In 'he
evening there will be special programme OF fire
WORKS Including got pieces. representing the Queen
Regent King Alfonso OF Spain. and the three caraves
The anita Maria wis bult by the Spanish Government
the Nine and The Pina were built by IN" 'nit"i
States Government the thee being under the con-
n.and OF Captain Conchas. Al the close OF the ES
n,sitlon they will be given TO the United states with
appropriate ceremonies and anchored in the lasoons
~ the Potomac south Of the White HOus,.
Tho feature Of the Worlds Fair to-day was the
weather and the crowd 1t delightfully."- cool and
mr. cht and the visitors marched through the gates OF
the White City, Ike an invading army. In through
every gate Of the Fair they KEEP, coming IN solld
columns. iii II almost seemed as II there must Ne an
exodus from all over the country to Jackson Park
And as soon rs the scores OF thousands OF visitors
cot inside the gates they began to invade the great
wb,fe paaces and take in the endless number OF
interesting sights The steady Increase In the az
tendance Of visitors at the Fair is so RAPID ana
marked that the Bureau OF Admissions Is confident the
daily average will reach the 100000 mark.
Figures made late last night SHOW admissions AeStci
day 10 the Fair were 159.36f
There IS TO be preaching In Festival Hall. at the
Worlds Fair. sunday afternoon. nj 3 o'clock by the
Rev. DR.. II. W. Thomas. Of Chicago. As soon as IL
was definitely decided by the United States Court OF
hppcals that the Exposition 10 be open sundays
President Tiginbo,ham had consultation with 'he
Council Of Administration as 10 what steps Should pe
taken for holding religious service on that day ea'h
week. u was decided 10 invite such ministers as hao
favored an open sunday. and President liisnpo'hnm
a, once sent formal request 10 Dr.. Thomas OF the
P~oplc Church. asking him to preach the FRS sermon
The reply TO the request this afternoon ana
Dr. Thomas said that he would take great pleasure
m accepting the invitation. An elaborate muSo'"
programmc will he arranged for the OCCASION ana IL
Is believed that every of the 5000 seat In the
Festival Hall will be occupied
Great Britain will celebrate fits day August 20. ana
those In charge Of the ceremonies have the promise
OF the attendance OF Sir Richard Webster, one OF the
most celebrated lawyers In England. Sir Richard
Webster, was Attorney General under Lord sails
bury's Government, IL president OF me brl'ish No
mission. ana has figured In most OF tho noabie la"
cases In England. lie was counsel for 1.-The LONDON
Times in tho Parnell George Gooch ana Alfred
Boeth both expresid"nts OF 1t. Georges society mad
n meeting with Sir Henry Wood yesterday afternoon.
in which n rough draft OF the programme for Great
Bri,ain's day was made ont 1t is INTENDED 10 MAKE
IN. mother counrys celebration fully equal TO that
OF auy other nation that has held a celebration al
the Worlds Columbian Exposition
That great army employed by Director OF WorKS
Durnhau, O. the Worlds Fair. Is TO be reduced TO a
minimum. Yet ,ir. Hurnham figures that the EXPENSES
OF his department cannot be reduced below Flo'ooo
a day or sSOOOOO a month. The Council OF Admin
stration has turned its attention seriously toward the
reduction OF expenses. The members OF The COM
mittee have looked over the ground ana DECIDED mat
ieyond the Columbian Guards, the tanltors, few
trif MOI
/, no occasion for carrying The present number OF
employees.
August % is colorcd peoples day IN the Worlds
Fair calendar, and 100000 Afro Americans are cx
pected to pass through the gates during the fonr day
Of the convocauon. Public spirited Chicago men ana
women OF the which was cnslavcd little more
than quarter Of century ago are already preparing
tho way for the mighty army. The plans have pen
kept very quiet but for over two months The commit
tes has been working the scheme 10 let the cvi
T Tn pGpIs 3a TIT wns DECIDED The time had
to give the plan publicity In the North Air.aoy ne
c3Orcd people OF the South are all aeog over the plan
AT a meeting held in Manufactures Building today
BY American exhibitors. al which Chief Allison and
Chief Peabody. OF Liberal Arts. were present ehoonr
aeement was extended to the exhibitors In promolni
lion. II decided that In view OF the anniN
Of Americas independence having been SET apart a.
exhibitors 20 carry out tcr desire II was d"cids s
American exhibitors to make a demonstration thai
will be fully in keeping with 50 important an occ c,
Son Tho greatest international display OF the arr
ever presented 10 the World will then be seen at III
best.
The formal opening OF IIaytis pavilion will take
place tomorrow afternoon. Invitations have been
issued to zoo guests. Music by Inamdoiin or
Charles A. Preston. Commissioners from Ilny,i, VIII
constitute the programme The Haytian Minister al
Washington and his staff expected TO be present
selections from nandels Judas Maceaboens' wc ere
sung at Festival Hall this afternoon by paris OF nc
singing societies from ST. Paul Milwaukee,, 81 LomlI
Minneapolis and Cincinnati, assisted by the ENposl
ton Orchestra. The solo singers were Miss Emma
inch. soprano; Miss Lena Little con'ralto EDWARD
Lloyd, tenor aud Emil Fischer. basso. Wilham L.
TomlIns conducted.
Governor Mckinley OF Ohio Mrs. Mckinley, and
Major and Mrs Mcknight arrived ut the Fair early
this morning. They came In q carriage ms ia w..
having been granted 10 Governor Mckinley by INC
Exposition authorities Mrs. Mckinley Is an Invalid
and not able to be wheeled abont the ExPosl''1 ~
grounds In the hot sun. Tho party was driven ,r, u