Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-03
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III THE FAIR CITY.
The Discussion About Pianos Oh tAo
Exposition GROUNDS.
DUKE AND DUCHESS yERAGuA
Figuring on Rates TO CALIFORNIA =
Washington wirings.-Blaine.-
A Train Held Up.

CHICAGO. May 2.-Dlrcctor General
Davis was summoned before tue M
t,onal commission today to explain
whv no mould not carry out the in'
attractions OF the commission iegaiu'ns
,he use Of pianos made by nom
exhibitors. This vexing piano question
so.ms 10 have caused decided clash
OF authority between the nauona'
commission and the council OF admin.
istration. Each appears determinou
tbat Che other shall withdraw. Today
an a concert given In Music Hall at the
fair qrounus such piano was usei In
onet, violation Of the orders cmannting
ffum the commission and with content
of the council OF administration.
When Director General Davis ap.
ponrcd before the commission thIs
afterpoon, he stated that upon the re-
c,ipt OF Instructions he had ordered
The director OF works 10 remove the
Objectionable plano. He Ind taken II
for granted that the order was oboyed.
Prssideut Palmer OF the national
commission then read communlca-
ton from Acting President Peck Of the
local directory In reference TO the dis.
question had by that body over the
matter, and stating that IL was on
April GOTH referred TO tho council oil
administration.
Meantime the council had completed
tho Investigation aud reported to the
national commission that the order OK.
oluding non.exhibltors' pianos should
not 10 law In any case.
This report was not kindly received
by n large number OF tho commission
era and heated discussion ensuod, as
Q result OF which Commissioner Bur-
ton Of Kansas offered resolution de-
ciAring that the council Of adminiatra.
ton had no jurisdiction 10 the plano
question. The resolution was referred
10 tho judiciary committoo and tho
commission adjourned.
Plano exhibitions are greatly exasper-
ated over the matter, aud while none
OF them will withdraw they expresaed
themselves In anything but pleasant
terms regarding the turn matters had
taken. They are awaiting the outcome
OF tomorrow's meeting.
vEsAauA VISITS MAYOR HARRISON.
The Duke Of Veragua this morning
paid an official visit to Mayor Harrison
and this evening was the guest OF Pres.
ident Palmer OF the Worlds Fair
Commission Mt n dinner. The Duchess
Of Vefagua was this afternoon rendered
reception at the Hotel Aietropole by
Madame Dupuy de LONE. wife OF tho
Spanish Commissioner General.
NAVAL OFFICERS To VISIT THE FAIR.
NEW York, May 2.-Tho program
for the trip OF the ndmirals aud senior
officers VI the fleets lying In
North river to the Worlds Fair Is
about complete. A SPECIAL train will
leave via the New York Central road
ON Thursday, May ith. A stop will
DO made ut niagara Falls, and tho
party will remain In Chicago two days,
returning by the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
FAIR RATES.
NEw YORK. May 2.-The Trunk line
rate commission mot today for the pur.
pose Of figuring rates to California
points, IA well nm rates TO Chicago. Toe
Missouri lines having named $3.50 as
thn rate from all POINTS on the Missouri
river, rate OF $1,000 from Chicago to
kansas CITY, mt class, was named and
will te useg In figuring through rates
70 Chicago. II the ideas OF the Trunk
Line rate commlision are carried out
twill cost $50 to see the big Fair, 20
through to California and return 10
Now York.