The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-26
MONSTER ENGINE TESTED
The Machinery Driver OF the Worlds
Fair Found TO Be Almost Faultless.
What Will Happen When President Cleveland
Touches the Electric Button Next Monday
The Columbus Statue Given to Chicago.

grounds that is TO furnish the Niagara-llke
power which Mr.. Cleveland will next Mon
day press into activity at the touch OF Q
button. The wheels of the giant machine
revolved to-day In o style that was de-
clared faultless. Except for q few details
the plans for the opening Of the exposition
are now settled, promising q simple bat
majestic spectacle. The multitude of spec-
tators massed on the square in front OF
the administration Building. or lodged
on bridges of the lagOons. Will
see the President of the United States
lay his thumb on o button. Instantly
will arise u great roar in Machinery Hall,
and the turrets of the great building Will
nod as the countless wheels begin to turn.
Then from every flagstaff the banners OF
the nations will swing loose and stream
out under the sky In scarlet. yellow and
blue. The display of flags on the Manu-
facturers' Building. magnificent as Ii was
during the dedication last November. will
he paltry compared with the thousands
thai will be flung To the breeze In response
to the touch of the Presidents hand. All
winter the tlagmskers have been working
on the bunting. and they have turned out
millions of feet of cOlors. which will! be
hung upon the stats 10 await the signal
Down at the end of the basin tue French
figure of the ""Repu blic' Is standing now
sheathed in q wooden case. Before Mon
day the sheath will have been removed
and drapery su INSTITUTED for IT. When the
button Is touched this drapery will part
and then Republic" will stand forth
serene and majestic. All this Is to be done
with one touch of the button. The work
of making it possl BILE 10 about the highest
development of electrical science that has
been shown on the grounds. A perfect lace
of wire was laid up to the stand
this afternoon and thence TO the
buildings, the fountains and the inquire or
the Republic. A salute OF gums will be fred
when the PRECEDENT reaches the grounds
and probably another salute will be tired
when the machinery starts. Then Mr..
cleveland wHl go straight TO the Manu-
features Building and take his stand In
the American section. Here he will receive
the commissioners Of the foreign nations.
The programme of ceremonies TO be given
at the opening of the Woman's Building at
the worlds fair has been com pleted. The
exercises Will take place in Central Music
Hall next Monday afternoon, at 2:3O. Thc
opening prayer will be offered by Miss Ida
Huilln. after which Miss Frances Elliott.
of London. England. will give q dramatic
made BY Mrs. Potter Palmer. presi-
dent of the board Of lady man.
ayers. Addresses will also be made
by Mrs. Beach, of Boston; Duchess
D6 teTAGua, OIL CpAlu, OOuuteb9 D0 DIdZLas
of Italy; Mrs. Bedford Fen wick. of England;
Duchess of Aberdeen, OF Scotland, and
Princess Scaioh. Of Russia. AT the conciu-
sion the hymn America" will be sung.
Governor Altgeld to-day issued o prOcla-
nation, setting forth that In confederation
of the national and internatiOna character
of the exposition and the great event of
which 1t 10 commemorative. and the further
fact that 1t is located within the state of
Illinois. the opening day shall be q legal
hnltdau within fha lmtta NJ the amman.
wealth. Mayor Harrison will emphasize
the occasion with a similar Official declera.
ton, applicable particularly to the city OF
Chicago.
This afternoon the worlds fair national
commission assembled for the initial ses-
sion of It's final meeting. The S~undaY-open-
lng question was the burning question be-
lore them. but no discussion or action was
merely formal, and adjournment being
taken till Tomorrow. 1t is not the inten-
ton of che commissioners to originate o
discussion of Sunday opening, but II Is eX.
pected that the matter will come up in the
form of a fresh resolution from the local
directory and will be the subject or q
heated debate. The matter of opening the
far evenings will also be called up.
Howard kretehmar's big bronze monu-
ment of Christopher Columbus became the
property of the city of Chicago to-day
when Ferd w. Peck. for the Colum ban ex.
position, presented 1t to Gayor harrison
on the lax front at 8 p. NJ. The unwilling
ceremonies. which were as simple as possi-
bic, were witnessed by q large gathering.
conspicuous in which were the oihcers and
directors of the worlds fair. The monu-
Dent cost $40. 000, and is paid for by tho
Columbian exposition.
There arrived In the Cairo street. Mid
way PlaisaDce. to-day o group of forty-sIx
Soudanese, direct from Egypt. They were
In charge of A. S. Smith, of Columbus. o..
and R. Benyskar. of Cairo. included IN
the group are q number OF how
procession at the Sixtieth- street station,
where they left the train and marched to
the Cairo street," headed by q band OF
strangely attired muslcians. playing on in
strumepts no less TRANCE The bowling
dervishee came noxt after the band. shout
ing In @ discordsnt manner and beating
their chests. A dozen or moro scantily at
tired. swarthy skinned women, whose legs
were loaded with silver anklets half way
les. They carried odd-looking vases
and executed q rather graceful dance as
they proceeded. keeping time to the music
OF the fantastic band. Once In the Cairo
from the ranks. and began to leap about
end shrek as if In q perfect frenzy. Pres
emily two of them drew their swOrds. and
INDUCED in q sham but decidedly realistic
duel. While the duel was In progress the
women formed q ci.cle. aud danced about
viz "
tongue. The contest lasted for an hour,
and attracted q crowd of several thousand
people. a number of Arabs and Sioux In
dians were among the highly interested
spectators.
A train load of Zulus bound for the
worlds fair gave o railway crew and O
squad of Chicago police a lively experience
this morning. The first heard of the affair
was when Police Lieutenant Creighton re-
ceived a telegram saying that two hundred
savsgee had captured an In abound train
near Grand crossing. ana had imprisoned
the trainmen. Il waGonload of blue coats
met the train at SiXty-first street. They
found conductor Brown and hts brakemen
imprisoned ia the baggage car. while Two
two hundred Znlus had possession of the
train. The savages claimed that one of their
lumber had lost some property and they
were holding the conductor responsible.
Lieutenant Creighton. after much excited
p~alaver. quoted the Zulus and rescued the
imprisoned railway employees. The Zulus
were then quickly transferred to the fair
grounds.
The Russian Exhibit.
BALTIMORE, April 25.-The Danish steam
er CORN. containing the Russian exhibit
for the worlds fair. in 2.S3S cases. arrived
here yesterday from Libau. The captain
stated that the value of his cargo was fl.-
000.C COG. and that among the articles are