Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-22
Exposition Evils That Need to Be
Remedied.
TRIAL OF THE CRUISER new YORK.
Great Gathering Of Baptists at
Denver.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


1t 10 Opened Auspiciously a. Regards
Weather and Attendance.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CHIC AGO, May o.
The fourth week of the exposition opened
auspiciously today in point Of weather and
attendance. The whole white city was aglow
with warm sunlight. giving q more dazzling
whiteness to the s:o-ehouses of the indus
tries and arts of the nations. The disagree
able experience of visitors on Saturday was
not repeated TO-DAY because there not
wind to raise clouds o. dust, and If there
had been the MANY watering cars woaid have
given the dust its quietus. Mr.. Burnham
is rapidly learning how to administer to the
comfort and wants of the visitors. but there Is
a lamea.able absence of Signs for the guidance
of visitors. and the few which are to be seen are
o1ly in the English language.
The publishers of the catalogues of exhibits
should Issue IA revised edition. AID this could be
done in ten days. fo- exhibitors and visitors are
complaining that the catalogues are very de-
fective. MANY of tine exhibits are not in the
catalogues and tbs books contain items OF arti-
Giles not on exhibition.
There are yiaring errors. too, in names and
clsssitcations. For instance. MANY fine art ex-
hibits which are in the foreign and
womeus buildings. given as in the
fine arts building. The catalogue peo-
pie saw they have seven men now work
ing on the corrections ard wnen the new edi-
ton comes out. it Will contain everything cor
rect. even to the spelling of the names Of the
many different na,loualtles-
The Javanese. who have built pretty houses
and tea gardens on the wooded islands and the
banks of the lagoon. seem to be in no hurry 20
OPEN them to the public, although tEey are
apparently completed. They are taking enjoy
men: on: of their paviiOns and seem to be an
exclusive and aristocraJic set OF foreigners.
Visitors TO the fair cannot understand why
thew are barred out of the fine arts building
until o'clock. while every other departmental
building is open an hour earlier. The
lights of steps leading to the many
entrances to the classic storehouses of art
waiting for the CLOCKS TO strike and the uni
formed sentinels to say: You may enter
new
The sliding railway of European invention.
which is on the Midway PiaisEnce. in
spected today by Prince Andre Poncasowski of
Paris AID tine railway officials from
the east who interested in the
new system. The prince owns all
the European rights and has also formed
company TO introduce the transportation sys-
tenn in America. The motor and slide on
runners in grooves. i-to which thin layer OF
water is forced continually. The motor is
cigar shared Oder the least resistance to air.
The Duke of New Castle. who is making
tour os the world on slow time. was Il visitor of
the fair soday. He proposes to stay in Chicago
several weeks
This is to be a nome ntous week for the fair.
A large amount of important business IS to be
transacted bv those in control, and by the time
another SUNDAY rolls around it is expected that
great strides viii have been made.
Several important questions are to be set
tied. and upon them will depend. in great
measure. the success of the fair in several de-
par:ments The first and most important Of
these questions to be disposed of is that re-
garding the opening Of tie exposition on Sum
dav. ihis question the national commission
took up today and will make two reports on
the subject.
Theodore Thomas trouble. which has occu-
pied the attention of the commission for over
two weeks. cagsing much heated debate and in
some instances ill-feeling. was also taken MP.
1t will be settled az once. and the understand
ing is general tha: Mr.. Thomas will remain. as
he is now beyond the reach of the commission,
Being sheltered BY the committee of six, which
has taken charge OF the music bureau.
The awards system will no doubt come up
tomorrow. There is tremendous opposition to
the one man plan of John Bod Thatcher. and
unless there Is some amicable settlement of the
disagree ment the Germans favor withdrawal Of
their exhibits from competition.