Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-10-05
THE BIG FAIR.
WoRID's FAIR GRoUND,
CHICAGO, OoToBER 2, 1898.
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Chicago day at the worlds fair, Oct. 8.
will be celebrated BY wiping out the entire
debt of the Worlds Fair Company--bonded,
floating and interest. It will just take a
little short of 81, 800, 900 to do this. Calcu-
lations by members of the finance commit
tee have showed that the income of the ex-
position up TO Oct. 8, added TO the funds al
ready in the treasury, will quite reach the
required amount. After Chicago day the
net income of the remaining twsnty -one
days of the exposition will be devoted to the
interests of the stockholders. This net in
come should average not less than 100000
day. The finance committee unanimous
ly recommended that the remaining 30 per
cent. on the bonded debt of the corporation
be paid on Oct. 9.N 1t is anticipated that the
floating debt will be practically wiped out
at the same time, thus enabling the corporl
alton to then stand free from debt. The
payments to be made include: Interest ON
the bonds, $23o,0o0; 80 per cent. payment
on bonds, S1.230,36o; floating debt, in ,lud-
ing running expenses, 1896, 900.
In ring behind the stock barns, sur
rounded by crowds of admiring farmers,
judging of sheep and swine was begun
Wednesday. The work proceeded slowly
owing to the fact that it was difficult to get
! the apopletic animals out of their pens and
back again. One solitary third prize fell to
a United States breeder of sheep. All the
other prizes were awarded to Canadians.
An international boat parade was given
on the lagoon one evening this week. The
boats were handsomely lighted and the eff
feet was pretty, as the water reflected the
dancing oolored lights. Capt. Hunt led the
way in yawl, representing a full rugged
ship. Following were three chaloupas, an
Alaskan canoe with Alaskans singing. their
| native songs, and Klink1t canoe on which
the natives were dancing, birch bark ca
noe padded by Indians, dipgy with the
marines, yawl with band, Ceylonese cat
ure- boat, yawl with singing Turks, Turk
ish caique, Turkish yawl with the Turkish
fire department, the water bicycle, some can
| vas folding boats, st. Lawrence skiff, dory,
| and Japanese electric boat.
| DRhomey village was opened again
Wednesday and large sign on the outer
wall indicated that it would remain open for
few days. Manager Pene, however, said
that he and his villagers would remain here
until the close of the fair. The village was
opened at 8 p. M, and the natives were on
exhibition, but they were blue-lipped,
shiverinR lot, and the interpreter said that
one and all of the Dahomeyans were anx-
ious to get back home.
| reception of somewhat private nature
was given to the Mayor of Dublin and his
party at Lady Aberdeen's Irish village
Thursday afternoon. A more public recep-
tion will be given in the village square Sat-
urday after the entertainment at Festival
hall in the afternoon, The Lord Mayor was
quite i'll Tuesday evening, being obliged to
leave the theater before the performance was
over.
Gen. Dan SickIes was SO well pleased with
what he saw of Midway, that he went over il
again the next day, for the express purpose
of seeing the ANIMALS in Hagenbeck's. When
he left he said he was not satisfied yet, but
was coming over again.
! Some of the Bedouins in the wild east
show got si:k ard we're sent home, as they
could not stand the cold weather.
/ Old Vienna is elaborately decorated in
1 honor of Archduke Ferdinand.
| The Montana silver statue of Justice will
probably be removed to San Francisco af-
ter the Worlds Fair is over. A naval camp
| is also planned for the midwinter fair. At
jackson park, the United States army has
been represented continually. At San Fran
CISCO it is proposed to have camp of ma
| rines on the grounds. Arrangements are
being made for an international rifle tourn-
ament at the midwinter fair, in which rep
resentatives from the armies of different ma
tions would take part.
DIR. Carl Peters, the famous African ex-
plorer and imperial commissioner from
Germany, lectured on "The Masseais of the
High Plateaus of Central Africa" to lar &c
and greatly interested audience at the wom-
ans building. He was of the opinion thai
the Masseai country could never be opened
up to commerce, and this peculiar. people
would probably continue to live as they had
always done. They we're nomadic, cattle
raisers and stealers, of great stature, six tc
seven feet high, of fierce disposition anc
savage feature, but fine men physically.
The Masseai girls on the contrary, he de
sribed as sweet and pretty, the prettiest h'
had seen in Africa.
| Total paid attendance up to Sept. %, IA,
402,209