The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-04

be the active occupation Of the Worlds
Fair management. Each day the num-
ber Of employees arc becoming smaller
and 1t Ia believed that by the last Of the
week the great White City will be
working on bed rock basis financially.
1t has been decided to reduce the
secret service force, tho number Of
gatemen and ticket sellers, the Colum-
bian guard, and to materially lessen the
number OF passes, and II is believed
that before the close OF the week the
committee on ceremonies will have
been abolished.
There is talk that the foreign affairs
department may also be done away
with, and that the duties now performed
by that department will be placed in
the control Of the director general, In
this way the management hopes to save
from hall million TO three quarters OF
million dollars during the next three
months. It is said, on the authority Of
Lyman J. Gage, member Of the
finance committee, that the payment Of
bonds will begin very soon, probably
within ten days, and that OF itself shows
that the finances are down to an econo-
mical basis. Expenses, no said are
about $4,000 per day, which is Ns close
as could be expected in plant Of such
magnitude. OF course the attendance
will determine the final outcome Of the
fair financially, but with conservative
management the bonds ought to be
paid out with q possible surplus be-
sides.
IOWA DAY.
Iowa editors aud their families to the
number OF nearly 800 were at the fair
today celebrating Iowa pressday. They
Came to the grounds in a body and
went at once to the Iowa state building
where several speeches were made.
After the meeting refreshments were
served aud then the editors took an OK.
cursion around the grounds,
The subjects Of the car OF all, Russia
had q celebration at the White City to-
day in honor of Empress Marie. The
celebration began with religious cere-
monies in the Russian church on West
Madison street, at which Archbishop
Nicholas presided. These we're followed
by a concert in festival hall at Jackson
Park.
Five carrier pigeons were released on
the government plaza. They we're sent
here by parties residing at Buffalo, N.
Y. After circling about the big Worlds
Fair buildings few minutes the birds
took an easterly course and soon disap-
peared from sight This is the first OF
a series of experiments to be made by
the war department., in which It is in
tended to demonstrate the use to which
pigeons may be put in time OF war.
STARTLING TESTIMONY.
Evidence Of q startling nature con-
cerning the cold storage warehouse fire
was taken by the grand jury to-day.
The witness who gave the startling testi.
mony was John Joseph Duggan. former.
ly q Stony Island avenue saloon keeper,
and the man who first told Of the loot.
ing Of the cold storage warehouse and
its firing by gang OF robbers. He was
flushed and excited with the inquisition
he had undergone, but said he had
made clean breast Of 1t all.
According to Mr.. Duggan, there were
100 men concerned in tho conspiracy
and he declared that he had given the
names to tho grand jury. He said that
from the opening Of tho exposition
right up to tho time Of the fire, goods
were stolen or at least removed from
the cold storage warehouse by tho
wagon load. The wagons used were
express wagons generally though he
had known Of water carts going out the
gates with tanks filed with hams, bot.
ties OF wine and other stock.
"Who removed these goodSH" was
asked.
"Employes of the cold storage warc.
house and gang that lives on Stony
Island, Just outside the grounds"
"Did you give evidence that would
impllcate criminSlly the persons who
removed the goods"
"Yos, there will be sensation when
this whole thing comes out There are
about 100 implicated. 1have givon tho
names to tho jury"
TnoRNDY REtxsrATED.
More witnesses In regard to the affair
will be called tomorrow Inspector
Thornby, who was dismissed from tho
department OF admissions as o result OF
hia encounter with Commiasiouor st
Clair, was reinstated to-day and is
again in charge OF squad at ono OF tho
exposition gates. The order restoring
him to his old position came from tho
council OF administration with tho con.
sont Of Commissioner StClalr, aud, as
Superintendent Tucker constructs II, on.
titles tho inspector to draw full pay for
tho time he was OF duty In other
words, tho disposition Of this most un.
pleasant case is a practical recognition
Of Thornby's plea for fair play.
scoTLAND's DAY.
scotland's day at tho fair tomorrow
will begin early In tho morning aud
continue until late at night, and II is
expected that many thousands OF tho
sons and daughters Of "euId Scotland
will DO on tho grounds Tho Now York
building will DO tho general headquar'
tora and thoro various rGcoptlona Rro 10
DO held during tho day
Tnh coLoRED PEOPLE,
oOlOrCd peoplO from nil parts Of tho
country will visit tho fair on August 9j.
this day having boon got aside by the
management for tho African race,
Tho exercises planned for this ocCn.
sion will DO In festival hall beginning
At . O'Clock. III tho evening frOdGrCl;
Douglass will prosido mud deliver tho
Grafton. AddrOssos will also DO inadu
by John NJ. Lnngston, Of Virginia, u.