The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-07
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Correspondence OF THE RECORD.

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last month. See the figures fol
some Of the biggest days Aug -, 1872.
600; II, 124,0o0;I7, 141.0OO; 10, 1873.
900; 10. I69 900; 21. 100 900; 90, 1884,
900; 2s. $4,000. "a illinois day., 24I,.
600.
Under orders from Director General
Davis, dancins the Persian theater
has received it's quietus. There was q
mighty kick, out the orders were en-.
forced. Officials are after the othe,
indecent dances with sharpened stick
That's great band, is Gilmore's.
The concerts are ext emely popular and
the uproarous applause evoked by
their sclec'iens shows that they have
caught the crowd. That's what it's
there for and that's what it's doing.
the fair has white elephant.
Thomas orchestra refuses to be dis.
rh,rged aud the members report for
duty every day, with their iron-clad
contracts in their pockets. Ths direc.
tors last week asked Mr.. Thomas to
return and renew the work, but he told
them nay. Virtually bounced, he
concludes he'll shoulder his pride and
make his farewell long, long one.
Rolling chair concessioners b we re-.
duced their rates. One can now hire q
chair with guide for SO cents an hour;
without guide. rs cents. The writer
still walks.
Delaware and West Virginia cele-
brated on Wednesday. The occasion
was graced by the presence of Cover
nor Reynolds of the former State. A
carload of Delaware peaches was
distributed among visitors.
The live stock show has been Great
ing great interest People accustomed
to viewing the prize stock OF country
fairs look with wonder on the speci-
mems shown.
The elevators running to the Top Of
manufactures hall have again been
started. They were stopped just after
the cold storage warehouse fire of July
10. Four stairways, leading from the
roof to the gallery floor OF the building,
were ordered put in to furnish means
OF escape IN case of panic. The
stairways were finished several days
ago. Director General Davis refused
to allow the elevators to start again
until the stairwsys were finished. The
concessionaries were making money at
the rate of $1,000 day by carrying
visitors to the roof, aud naturally they
complained bitterly of Director Gene
raj Davis order.
The Treasury department at Wash
ington is engaged in the preparation OF
special expectation regulations to gov
cru the shipment Of foreign exhibits al
the Worlds Fair at its close. IL Is the
intention TO make these special regul.-
tons as simple as is consistent wit n
proper record. The general regula-
ton concerning expectations are con.
sidered too incomplete TO apply to such
Q variety OF exhibits owned 10y foreign
ers OF so may nationalities, who do
not readily learn our laws. It is esti-
m sted that about two.thirds of the
foreign exhibits will be carried back
home, the remaining third being dis
posed OF in this country. A compiled.
ton has arls"nin the preparation of the
regulation in he shape Of joint reso-
luton OF congress permitting foreign
exhibitors after the Worlds Fair CLOSES
to remove her exhibits to S,n Fran
cisco, Cal, there to b. placed on exhi.
bition ut st ito fair. This resolution
did not attract much attention when
pending In congress, but now various
Obi ctIons are 81 -gasted To the plsn..
ats all right for them fsller- to
spread their feathers and blow out Their
cheeks" remarked a red faced corpo,
raj u The flying battalion from Lesven-
worth, NJ he stood on QUE leg and
watch d the mpsneuvers OF the Yves,
Point cadets. -"Thay arc having q
heap Of fun now--dancing with pretty
women, stuffing themselves with good
things, and swelling round where moi
one man in a thousand can 90 and be
any sort Of q fellow. But wait awhile
Wait til, these young fellows leave the
academy and get hot ball commissions
as second lieutenants in such garden
spots as Shaw, Missouri. Yuma Oh
Assinaboine. There won't be so much
strutting then. There will be no fancy
ball in Worlds Fair building. 1t viii
be case of chewing plug tobacco an6
tossing the guilds on cactus studded
parade ground while UNFOLDING tn.
dignity Of the army as officer of thu
day. I suppose all this fol.de-rol II
all right, but we don t have much Of il
at the barracks where these youngsterl
are going"
Sept. 10, 20 and 81 have been sol
apart as "fishermen's days" by the
authorities of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, with the object OF affordlnf
to all the fishing interests of the world 4
special opportunity to Assem- BILE in Q
grand congress at the Worlds Fair. 1
hiss never before been possible to brlnf