Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-02
GETTING AWAY.
Dismantling of the Exhibits at the
Worlds Fair.
FREAKS DISAPPEAR FROM MIDWAY.
Liberty Hell Starts for PhlladeIp ia-Curi.
Gus Ceremony woman's Work Ended
bin Cody to Rest-The vik-
ing Ship, Etc.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The men had their
official closing of the fair Monday and
the women Of the fair had their turn
yesterday. The exercises were held in
the woman's building, all the distin-
guished ladies identified with the expo
sition being present Mrs. Potter Pal.
mer made the closing address.
The old Liberty bell was started
back to Philadelphia last night in
charge of an escort Before leaving
the ground II was hauled up alongside
the new Liberty bell and the tongues
of both were united by cord of Amer
lean silk. Then they were both sound
ed in unison.
Hon. f. Moody Boynton, OF New
York, is working mp sentiment in ia
vor of establishing a national academy
of art science and industry at jackson
park, providing the exposition will do
nate the buildings. He took his pc.
tition to the national commission to-
day and got a column of signatures TO
it.
Things were not noticeably dis
turbed at the worlds fair to-day. The
exhibitors are not scrambling to get
away. Preparations were going on in
all buildings preparatory to moving,
but so quietly that visitors were not
annoyed For the most part exhibits
will stand in place until everything
is in readiness to move them out
The track was laid TO the trans
portation building, and the To-
comotives, cars and heavy exhibits of
that department will begin to roll out
the latter end of this week. The Plais-
ance people are hard to move. Nearly
all of them are going TO California, but
rs they are not Obliged to be on the
ground until the middle OF December
they would be glad TO linger here while
there is another dollar in sight Some
of them say they are going to stay two
weeks longer, but Director-General
Davis says they are not. There was
not a great crowd at the fair yesterday,
but IL was large enough to give the
place the color of life. In fact IL was a
much bigger day than any of those of
the early summer
Buffalo Bits warriors will go back
to their fires on the Pine Ridge agency.
His cowboys will ride bronchos and
throw their lassos in Texas and Mexico
without an audience this winter. His
Cossacks left for their homes in the
vicinity of the Black sea yesterday.
His troop of United States cavalry will
return to their post, their furlough
being ended, and the Germans, Rus
slams and French will sail to Antwerp
together November o. Col Cody is
going to take trip through the south
west as the guest of Gen. Miles, and
Maj Burke, the general manager of
the big show, will shortly leave for the
eastern countries to gather his wild
men for next year During the past
six months buffalo Bits show has
played to nearly 1000, 900 people.
The Viking ship was loosed from her
mornings east of the government build
ing soon after 1 o'clock yesterday and
sailed away. She began her voyage to
St Paul and thence to the Gulf of Mex
leo at noon to-day. She will follow the
Chicago canal until she meets the ILL
nois river, and course along to Peoria,
where she will enter the Mississippi.
Capt. Anderson is invited to St Paul
with his craft and crew by the cham
Der of commerce. and expects TO reach
tneIS NONemOer ~. lie Will lecture AT
different places en- route.
Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia, and
fifty other officials, forming the escort
to the Liberty bell, left last night with
the bell by the Pennsylvania road for
Cincinnati. To-day will be spent in
that city, where procession of 10000
school children will give an ovation to
the old bell
Midway's dream of new lease Of
life is shattered. Last night IL closed
absolutely. The executive committee
of the fair ordered IL closed and the
director-general promulgated the order.
jackson park, the worlds fair grounds
proper, win be open, but Midway never
again. All the gate entrances TO the
Plaisance will be closed, also the en-
frances TO IL from the grounds proper.
Concessionaries cannot continue busi-
ness. From this evening no one even
will be permitted TO walk through the
Midway Plaisance without n special
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