Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-15
AN OFF DAY At THE FAIR.
There was Plenty of Room on the Cars
and At the Turnstiles.
s....so,.5 p.,ss tV,orldis Faiy CDscidE.

and at the IuTnBSleb.
Associated Press Worlds Fair Sp'eiaI:
CHICAGO, October 14.-This was one
OF the Fairs off days. Instead OF crowd
ed gates and crowded cars there was
plenty of room at all the gates and the
cars were far from being crowded. Inc
cool morning knocked th~ enthusiasm
out Of a great many visitors, and for
the first time in many days there was
plenty of room at the turnstlles. Every
body at the Fair seemed to feel the ell
feet of bad weather.
Ten thousand tickets OF admission to
the Worlds Fair were distributed to
principals OF the various Chicago public
schools to-day. They ia turn will dis
tribute them among the children OF the
grammar grades and II any are left,
among the pupils Of other grades. The
tickets were purchased and contributed
to the pupils by various public spirited
citizens.
The Earl Of Aberdeen, Governor Gen
eral of Canaea, reached Chicago this af-
ternoon. He is accompanied by Lady
Aberdeen and two OF their children.
The Earl and Countess will be In Chi
cago for a week. This afternoon they
spent with Director General Davis at
the Fair.
The grand total Of attendance closing
with tonight will approximate very
nearly $4,000, 900. There are sixteen
more days Of the official life OF the ex-
position, and very conservative esti-
mates of the attendance for the remain
ing time puts the figures at 250,OOO
daily. This will amount to total OF
4, 1000, 900, bringing the grand total to
%, 100000.
The great event Of next week will be
Manhattan Day, Saturday, October 2l.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the celebration and m attempt will
be made by the Fasteners to rival the
attendance figures OF Chicago Day. 1t
Is thought that 100, 900 New Workers
will be present. Governor Flower and
staff and other State otfciSls and dig
nitarles will participate in the celebra-
ton. II is not impossible also that
President Cleveland may be present.
His presence, Mayor Gilroy thinks,
would make Manhattan Day attendance
enormous.
Adolph LiesenRen, leader of the Chi
csgo Band, and fifty members OF the
organization, are preparing to bring
suit against the Exposition to recover
the amount Of their salaries for the I'M
expired term of their contracts. The
band claims that its discharge by Chief
Wilson, OF the Music Department. was
q breach Of contract.
The Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta, the
three Columbus caravals, will leave
Chicago soon after November l, to
spend the winter in Presque Isle Bay,
near Erie, Pa. These will be under
command of Lieut.. Lonsdale and En-
sign Roger Eels, Jr. A great public
reception is being arranged by the
people Of Erie TO be given on the ar
rival of the caravals. Next spring the
boats will go to Washington to be
placed In the lagoons near the White
House.
Ex-Presidsnt Harrison made an ad-
dress before the National Commission
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. BE was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm. as it was
he who, while President, signed the
Commissioners appointments. AT 3
o'clock General Harrison left for his
home In Indianapolis.
CHICAGO, October 14.-The Worlds
Columbian Exposition will 20 out in a
blaze OF splendor. The Board OF Di-
rectors decided TO make the last day
Columbus Day, and asserted that the
festivities shall be commensurate with
the name chosen for the finale. Presi-
dent Cleveland has been again urged by
a resolution Of the Directors to give
the occasion a national significance by
attending, If possible, with the mem
bers of his Cabinet, and it is thought
that the Chief Magistrate will yield to
the solicitation. Whatever the conclu-
sion reached by the President, October
81 will be made an event in the history
of the Fair.
The total admissions to-day we're $685.
SIS, Of which 2O7, 1872 paid.