The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-29

The Associated Prtss Daily Worlds Fur Special
CHICAGO, May 9s.-The World'a Col
utabiaR Exposition was open to the
people today and Jackson park was
filled. 1t is estimated that 100000
people visited tho lair to-day, II wasa
cold raw day, too, and for time II
looked as though it would rain. Iha
day dRwned bright aud clear, but
towards noon the clouds gathered and
the atmosphere became damp and
| chilly. AS consequence many per,
sons who had intended to go remained
at home, However this may be, thoua-
ands OF artisans and laborers OF all
kinds were there and great many Of
them took their families. The crowd
resembled that which collected in the
public parks on Sundays during the
hot weather, when the tenement die
tricts become oppressive,
The people began 10 come early in
the morning and until noon, when it
began to threaten rain. tho capacity Of
OF the railway and steamboat
lines was severely taxed. After
noon, however, the arrivals began to
fall oil, and tho rush ut tho ticket
booths was not greater than that OF or
dinary days.
In view OF tile fact that it was Sun
day, only part OF the stpte buildings
wcro open, Tho state buildings which
were open werc those Of Illinois. Cali
fornia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Michigan,
Maine, Iowa, Idako, Montana. Kansas,
Nebraska, Washington, Minnesota,
Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio
and Wyoming,
Those which wore closed were: Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey,
Maryland, Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, Virginia, North Dakota, South
Dakota, louisiana Missouri, Pennsyl-
yania, New York and Delaware.
The buildings closed because they are
yet unfinished were those Of Indiana,
Vermont, West Virginia, Utah, Ken
lucky, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The United States government build
ing was closed.
pEsERTED SALOONS,
The saloons aud hotel bars downtown
were practically deserted to-day. Since
the opening Of the fair the business
with them has boen SO rushing on Sun
days that extra barkeepers were em-
ployed in many Of them in order TO at
tend the extra Sunday business. Toe
day, however, they had little to do, and
the greater part Of the day they were
idle. Tho council OF administration
has Issued the following order in re-
gard to tho Observance Of "Wheelmen'a
Day." the 3lst oil May:
In accordance with o request made 70
the council that the 5lst day Of May
should be designed aud set apart as o
special "wheelman's day" it ia ordered
that said 3lst day. Of May be and the
! samo 10 designed and set apart as
"wheelman's day" within the exposi-,
ton grounds, aud that on said day o
procession Of Wheelmen with their
wheels shallNbe admitted into apdbej
entitled to parade in Jackson Pgrk, en-
tering at the Fifty-sevanth street gate
and passing 10 the eass aud in'troht oil
the several state buildings ofsSouth
Dakota, Colorado and California and
thence 10 and along the, lagoon, TO the !
east Of the womsn's building following
ta;,.l;sa MJ sa ass. Vd - the traSsnartatinn
b%n,iSins % o 20 and Into the rand
ooMrt oSs,rS hotwsan tie ~.
Sout" ssi,;", NV, hS;ld;n" oNJ rschirsr,,
I,on LII thomno OuS nortS ~" 10 tho wsy
lat. .,.tS e oInntrio;.n h,;IJ;,, "nS
thence easterly across the canal 10
music hall, thence to the north along
sno ia Z, "u t.aSt S,VS of tEa V,ctnr;a hn,;ss
anJ pY.L .honeo ~ ttO ~ .ho "a vaStv,rd aud sontb
W. "StLa Iii, ;,,'a % ~ Sonado Naw Sorih
" W. eh0 DTS oHJ WnS%,i - Iha eSst sida n Inc
Illinois state building, thence south OF
the said Illinois state building to the
plaza in front thereof, where the pro-
cession terminates; and 1t is further or
dered that In rOcognition OF the said
occasion the exposition shall be Kept
open for the admission OF visitors dur
ing tho aaid evening, and that the
buildings shall close at lo;3O p. IN, and
the grounds Nt II p. tu'. and that !copioa
Of this order DO traasDittod to the d.
rector general, tho director oil works
and the bureau Of admissions and coll
LOTIONS, who Will severally see TO IT
that tho necessary steps arc taken IN
their several departments for the
proper observance OF the order.
Tuesday DCiug Decoration day, the
exposition building and grounds will be