New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-18
THE SELECTION OF JUDGES
AWARDS OF MERIT THE NEXT GREAl
WORK AT THE FAIR.
A LIST SELECTED BY THE WOMEN Noi ~
PROVED BY THE NATIONAL COMMIssIoN-A
PROBABLE CONCESSION TO FOREIGN
EXHBITORs-A PHOTOGRAPHER

PROVED BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION
PROBABLE CONCESSION TO FOREIGN
ExmBIToRs-A PHOTOGRAPHER
WITHOUT Pull
Chicago, July 1.-THE National Commission Wnlen
has been confirming nearly every appointment n'nue
by It's committees and other subordinate or5'i"""
tions without comment, refused this afterp OIL ~
approve the names OF batch Of women Judges ~
the Department OF Manufactures. The list WIS h"
through Miss Meredith, secretary OF the "on'"
Board John Boyd Thacher, and hy him slonii'''u
10 the Commission, and because the list OF s'''"'
teen contained three names from Illinois ana ''''
from other Northern States while but three Sou'lei
commemorative were named, the Commission 'h'"-".
there had not been Just distribution ana re'"Neu
TO act In the matter letting the LIST go o'er u.'''
tomorrow, after hour spent In discuSsloh' inc
names submitted follows: Mrs. Lew "''"
berger Maryland; Miss susan A. Hatch, CONNECTICUT
Miss Virginia Dodge, Ohio; Mrs. Ellen A. k'haiu-
son, Massachusetts, Mrs. +. X. Bowes. Illinois 'S'
shackelford Illinois Mrs. Henry Stockhrdse, Mary
land Mrs. Peter NJ Wilsoz. Illinois; Mrs. AARON
Perry, Ohio: Mrs. H. c. MinOt. Massachusetts MIS-
y. o. Oldberg, Minnesota; Mrs. Candace Nhec'c''
New-York: Miss Inlay Taylor. Washington, d. I. >
Mrs. F. r. stebblns, Michigan; Miss Myrtle }"
Goodwin Pennsylvania; Miss Ruth Wintcrootha'h'
Wisconsin; Miss Abbe Brown, West Virginia.
A conference between the Foreign Commissioners
and DirectorGeneral Davis was held this afternoon III
relation to the settlement OF the question whether
duplicates OF exhibits should be allowed t. be soid In
the pavillons of the different countries. This was the
first day OF the regime, under which the Director
General is the executive head Of the Fair de fac'o ana
Mr. Burnham Is his first assistant, the conference
held in the rooms Of the Council Of Admlh'uh-
tIon President IIiginbotham Is absent on short
holiday trip the country. No final agreement was
reached but the Commissioners and Dlrector-General
will meet next Wednesday TO enter into an arrange
ment. II is generally understood that the foreign
exhibitors will be allowed to sell duplicates Of their
exhibits under certain restrictions imposed by tile
Dir, ctor-G encral.
There was Il notable gathering AT the Womans
Building to day. 1t reunion OF the alumni ana
plpils of Troy Female seminary. who met 10 do
honor to the memory Of Mrs. Emma Willard Inc
originator of higher education Cor women The ex-
erciscs began at = o'clock, and were opened by Mrs
Russell sag, Of New-lo rk president Of the Emma
Willard Association who made brief address Of Wei
come she was followed 10y Mrs. Jane BaDcoch foDh-
SON. Of Detroit, who spoke on Emma WIZARD inc
p.,ults Of Her Life and Work. Miss F. f. Bennett.
o, Ogontz school, representing Miss Harriet ~ Dh-
lave first vice president OF the association deVrr'i
an address on the Means Of Advancing Higher Ed
ucation Among Women Mrs. Mary y. Adams. OF
Dubuoue. spoke on Emma Hart Willard. an In
portant Factor in American History, and Miss Emily
:. Wilcox principal OF Troy Female seminary told OF
the history Of the famous school, The exercises were
lntcrspcrsed with music.
The frcmen's benefit concert in the assembly
hall Of the Woman's Building this afternoon was
fairly we'll attended. About $500 Will DC realized
from the benefit.
The Uruguayan exhibit IS to be opened at )
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in The Agricultural
Building. Al The conclusion Of the exercises IN the
Uruguay section Dr. ID. !. stafford. Of Baltimore
will give a lecture Uruguay and IT. Resources
Tomorrow will De- Chautauqua bay and the various
department, Of that educational system will bee w'I
scntcd at Jackson Park. There VIII be three
sessions" morning. afternoon and evening.
When tho National Commission met to-day long
letter was read from the Chicago representative Of
m illustrated scientific Journal complaining that
he had made three formal applications TO Tie
Direct or General for "A permit to u," camera larger
than ! by } To tahc pictures for publication In hl'
Journal but had been told that such permit would
not De issued. Tie statement was also mad" that
representatives of other Illustrated paper had de-
cncd TO Join him IN protest against the restrictions
placed on the illustrated pres, because. o, they
said 1t was not necessary to dc 50; they could lal"
all the pictures they wanted 10 without a permit
AZ without paving The fee Of -. cAact"d hy III" .
Department Of Photography. Tlcir explanation "aS I
lint they had n pull The complaint referred
o the special Committee Photography Of which
Commissioner stcarn,. Of Idaho. Is chairman.
Tho Committee on Awards presented the following
James for confirmation juds~s in n" FISHERIES /
Department: d. W. CaIThart. Avota, y. G., ). - .
ram. Portland. Ne ". II. Dalln Washington. u. G.;
=. Clarke Davis. Philadelphia Henry &. Ford, Fhila
elphia Dana W. Hall. skowhcean. Me. DR.. James 7.
l. IIcnshall Ohio: Fred y. Lucas Washington. D. G..
T. L. May Nebraska Philip snyder, Charlie, ton. W Va
III were confirmed except Mr. May. ~ Nebraska. who
ras rejected because he an alternate commissioner
rom that state. The commission has gone on record !
: opposed - Directors or Cummlss oncrs acting ~ /
judges The following were also confirmed n, judges /
george Martin, Hudson, Wis. and Andrew Jensen, /
,dgertOwn. Wis, Department OF Agriculture.
All but one Of the exhibitors Of harvesting machinery
{ the Worlds Fair. have decided not 10 take part In
he field trials this week. for which John Boyd Thatcher
AS made arrangements at WAYNE, ILL.,. on the stock
arm OF Mark Dnnham. They say that Tmchcr's I
ward system has been discrcditcd all over the world. /
nd that his medals would BE- OF no value to them,
-he the expense ~ competing would b" very great;
hat the trials to he In oats and barley,
lille the great crop Of the world IS wheat; that they
rougbt their machines to the Fair for exhibition only,
rails: and that Thaclcr mas only given them weeks .
Office which is not time enough for all 81 them to
ct their machines ready and bring them 10 Chicago.
furthermore. they say that the place fDr the trial, /,
OF neutral ground. having been used for Years by
hlcaGo houSc in this line testing farm.
The Department Of Awards Is now the busiest
ranch In the great Exposition and Mr. Thichcr has
released his force from five to hundred clerks.
Tho occupy the entire third floor Of Pavilion T., In
Building. Each Of thirteen great de-
artments Of the Fair + represented In this office.
wcnty four German experts representing as many
ranches OF industry in that Empire. ana who were
mt to the Worlds Fair through the efforts Of Henry
Hard. called upon Mr.. Thachcr this evening.
Chief buchanan, Of the Agricultural Department,
nn0unced to-day that the time for registering entries
" the stock show which opens next month has
assed. Up 10 date there $500 entries. The
ock comes from every part Of the country. All the
reeds Of cattle well represented particularly the
erseys and Hcrcforis.
Captain J. j. Thompson and Sergeant Creighton Of
United States ~lcnal earns liberated f,rtv .fr