The herald., 1893-09-18
MATTERS AT THE WHITE CITY,
Major Freeman's Letter From
the Great Chicago Fair.
A Tremendous Attendance During
the Month of August.
Great Objections to the Methods of John
Boyd Thatcher-Exhibit of the Dio-
cese of San Francisco-Exhibfts
which Attract the Girls.

Which Attract the Girls.
JACKSON PARK, Aug. 29.-One thing
must be truly said OF those in author
ity. They have kept the grounds ac-
ceptably sprinkled and the buildings in
splendid repair. They also illuminate
the Court OF Honor, the greatest object
by all odds the world has ever seen,
and most of the buildings and foun-
tains brilliantly illuminated, and every
thing as clean as has been possible.
They have largely increased the number
of concessionairss, and been extremely
liberal with the press. There are a
great many bosses and others who issue
orders, but there has been less friction
during August than during the three
preceding months.
SPLENDID MONTH ALL ROUND.
August has proven a good month all
rouud, and last week was the banner
week. nearly l, AGO. 900 having attended,
which means, with commissions from
concessionaires, nearly 100000 that
week, while the force has been reduced
from $4,000 daily in July to 10000 in
August. The greatest day that Paris
had was 3S4, 900, but the tickets did not
average more than IL cents each, while
out OF 2S3, 1000 tickets on the Fourth of
July all but 10000 were 80 cents each,
and the latter were 25 cents. The ex-
position opened with about 400 conces-
sionaires, but it nov has nearly 800, and
the only reduction that has been made
has been in rolling chairs, that charged
| 70 cents per hour (or fraction of an
hour) from the 1st OF May up to the
10Th of August, but now have reduced
| to 80 cents per hour. the same charged
| in Philadelphia and about 10 cents more
than charged in Paris. All other con-
cessions demand about twice as much
as was charged in Philadelphia.
THE OUTCOME OF THE THACHER SYSTEM.
OF all the generally unsatisfactory
things of the exposition none has ap-
preached the one-man system of awards
of John Boyd Thacher, which I took
ground against last December and Janu-
airy. Since then the dirsctor-general,
all the foreign countries, all the piano
makers but two, and the entire press has
opposed Thacher's system, but he main
tanned his system until all the foreign
countries withdrew their entire exhibits
from competition which brought the
chief of awards system to his feet and he
caved in-that is he seemingly caved in.
But, while he is looked upon as strictly
an honorable man east, and is rich, he
was merely playing the fox, and meant
to obstinately stick to his plan so far as
he could do 80, and it Is now leaking out
that he is playing his one-man judge
method among manufacturers, fruit
erers, wine men, artists and all others
that feel that it is too late to kick or
withdraw. Particularly there is a tre-
mendous commotion among the arts
who entertain no respect for John Boyd
Thacher's tags and vellum, and l0S
American artists alone withdrew yester-
day and refused to be considered in
competition. Belgium and France went
with the los Americans and the rest OF
the foreign countries will probably fol-
low. So. unfortunately, American,
French, Belgium and English artists
unless something can be immediately
brought to head satisfactorily-and
many other eminant painters and sculp-
tors, and some of them OF distinction,
will not be heard of and their names
| Will uOb dppOdI 6b oil III blO llEbb Vi
awards, while few mediocre artists
will be able to decorate themselves with
meaningless bronzes. The outcome will
be pitiable as there will, in reality, be
no competition and no pronounced ex-
cellence and no historical contribution.
California wines will be sufferer. as
Thacher, while pretending to do away
with aone-man jury regarding our wines,
says they are poor lot OF so-called i'm
itatione at any rate, and no man who
loves good wines would drink our stuffs.
Furthermore, the California wines are
to be Judged, with corks and labels un-
touched-did any one ever hear of such
thing?
THE WORK OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN FRAN
CISCO.
l believe that once remarked away
back in April or May that while our own
(Protestant) churches were fighting
against and boycotting Sunday opening,
Brother Maurelian and lesser lights OF
the Catholic church were getting all the
space they could obtain in the liberal
arts portion OF the manufactures build
ing, and were making great preparations
for their Catholic educational system.
Well, when tell you we Protestants are
"not in it" at all, although it is not
quite the language that Carlyle or Addi-
con would have used, the most classic
reader OF the Bulletin will catch on to
nv remark instanter.
For some reason had not been in the
liberal arts portion of the gallery of the
manufactures building until today, and
l saw much that pleased and surprised
me OF an educational exhibit, principal
ly by the Catholics, from every state in
the union and from all over the world,
including Canada and Mexico.
There are seven rooms, about 1900
square feet in all, and every inch OF wall
and table space is taken. A long sign in
front of these rooms informs you that
they are under the immediate auspices
of the diocese of San Francisco. en-
tered the most southerly apartment first,
and here cav 264 books and 481 other
objects, chiefly embroideries, water col
ors. mating, tides, sewing, drawing
and penmanship, contributed by the
Santa Clara college, st. Mary's society
OF Jesus (Oakland), and ST. Joseph'e col
lege OF San Jose.
In the next room north there was a
beautiful selection Of books on rheroric
and caligraphy, tatting, embroidery,
drawing and water color pictures, and
some excellent relief maps. These were
under the auspices OF the academy of
the Sacred Heart, San Francisco; acad-
envy of Our Lady OF Angelus, Sisters
| of NOtre Dame Ladies of tha Sacred