The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-12
THE WHITE CITY.
Forty Thousand Visitors We're Adj.
mitted to the Exposition
Grounds Yesterday.
The Visiting Naval and Army OH
GERS Marvel at the Sights
20 Behold.

CHICAGO, May b.-NOt since lis found
alton has the White city at jackson park
looked moro beautiful than it did today,
and never save on the day it was dedi-
Gated and on last Monday, when it was
formally opened, has there been as many
visitors present. From estimates made
by the gatekeepere there were at least
10000 visitors admitted to the grounds.
Chair wheelers did "a thriving business
and gondoliers from Venice in their
bright. colored costumes were kept on
the go from early in the morning until
late in the afternoon. The roadways
are practically finished, though much re-
mains to be done in the way of placing
the exhibits. 1t will be near the first
of the coming month before all exhibits
will be installed and a great fair com
pleted in all its parts. However this
may be, it would require Il visitor fro IN
now to the first of June to sec all that is
now ~presentable and complete. Even in
its unfinished form the fair today caused
the representatives of the six great
nations of Europe to marvel at its
magnitude and wonder at its beauty.
The Queen of Sheba was not more as
tonished ut Solomon's glittering court
than were they at the artistic splendor
and greatness of the "white city at
jackson park. There wore officers from
the navy and armies of Germany, Great
Britain, France, italy, Russia and Spain
in the party which visited the fair. hey
were men who had travelled all over the
world; men vino had seen many wonder
full sights and yet they marvcled when
th0y entered the gates Of Worlds
Columbian Exposition. They had
been entertained by Mayor liar
rison and representatives Of the city
council from the time of their arrival in
the morning until = O'Clock in the after
noon when they were taken in tally-ho
coaches to the Illinois Central railway
station and put on board a special train
bound for jackson park. Quite a mum
Der of them hesitated about going. They
said they had seen the sights of Chicago
and that was enough for n day. All
boarded the train, however, and when
they landed at the white city not one
regretted that he had gone. Through
the laundering of some one, Just who no
one appears to be able to tell, their re.
ception at the worlds fair was not up to
the standard. The committee appointed
to meet them was not on hand. There
were a dozen buses conveniently near,
and the representatives Of the great
European nations, with the eXcep-
ton Of Germany and Great Britain.
were crowded into them and driven
around the ground. The German and
English guests were escorted to the Ad-
minist.ation building. They were cor
daily received by President Palmer of
the national commission. who provided
them with conveyances to go through the
grounds. The foreigners were inclined
I" resent the seeming slight, but when
they got started through the buildings
they forgot all about it in their admira-
ton of what they saw. 1t was after 6
o'clock when they left the grounds.
They will visit the fair Monday and
spend the day.
The piano and harp difficulty and the
charges against Theodore Thomas con-
tinue to be the topic in official circles.
Should Thomas resign his position
as musical director of the eXposi-
ton under the fire of criticism
now being directed against him, or
should he be forced out by the action of |
iuii II Al bul't Tia |
his position will be offered to Walter j.
Dam osch of New York. No definite &C
ton has been taken either by Thomas OF
by the directors, but Damrosch has been
prominently mentioned as the successor
if one should become necessary. The
special committee appointed to investi-
gate the matter will meet Monday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. 1t is the intention of
the committee to lind out how Thomas
came to be appointed and by whose au
thority he is kept in his position as
musical director. I'VE intend to go to
the bottom of the matter said Chair
man Lannon Of the committee, "and
should the charles prove true We will at
once call for his resignation"
The gates of the worlds fair will be
closed tomorrow. President IIiginbOtham
made the announcement today, and that
nc one might mistake his meaning it was
made particularly explicit. As to what
would be done IN the future he would
say nothing. 1t is enough for the present
he added, to say that the fair will he
closed tomorrow. This is positive.
The HilI Celebration.
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