The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-21
DAILY AVERAGE OF 128,695.
Last Weeks Attendance at the Fair Broke
the kecord-Small Crowd Yesterday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

bpecl0i 10 inc Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, Aug. 20-The effort at dissolu-
tion of tho Clingman injunction forbid
ding the closing of thu worlds fair gates
on Sunday having dragged along In the
courts for another week, the fair was open
to-day. The attendance was very small.
and the grounds. alter having been
thronged by splendid crowds all week,
appeared strangely deserted. The
buildings were open. but the
their vast areas did not find
much to delight the eve. as nearly all the
exhibits were covered. As on previous Sun
days the directors have opened the gates
under protest. there were no services in
Festival Hall. no music was given In any OF
the pevIlons and no attraction of any
character that would tend to draw people
was offered. The West Point cadets gave a
dress parade at o'clock this evening and
the plaza in front of the government build
ing, where the drill took place, divided the
days crowd with the attractions of Md
way.
The week just closed was record break
er In point of attendance. The number of
visitors during the seven days was 79O. 476
an increase over last week of 1l0.37S. The
average for the week, omitting last Sun
day. on which day but 1s.340 paid admis-
sions were recorded. is 12S. .696. Yesterdays
attendance was 165. 9S1, being the best day
of the fair. with the exception of July 4,
when 2S3. 273 paid admissions were regis
tered. Director-Reneral. Davis thinks the
during the week. and predicts that many
OF tnat class Will visit the fair later, as
thoir work is now about finished.
The great live stock show at the worlds
fair will open tomorrow and 1t promises
TO be the largest ever held in America.
Nearly every breed of horses and cattle In
the world will be represented. There will
be horses from the imperia al stables of Ger.
many and from the stables of the Czar of
Russia. The finest horses of England.
France and Arabia will be there as will be
the thorough breds from the blue grass
regions of Kentucky. Each day there will
be grand parade of fine horses and cattle
in the big stock pavilion, which has
seating capacity Of $4,000. Already there
are twelve hundred horses in the stables
at the White City and one thou
sand head of cattle. Hundreds of
people visited tine stables to-day
and took look at the stock in the sta ables
One of the features of the coming week
of the horses sent here by Emperor Will
liam of Germany and the Gear of Russia.
These horses will be led by grooms attired
in the royal hverles of their respective
monarchs.
There will be another free intern att on al
concert. Tuesday afternoon. in Festiva al
Hall. Natives of Guatemala will perform
on the quaint instruments of their native
land. Japanese girls Will dance after the
manner of the women of that country. and
the savages of the Samoan islands will
sing and give q war dance. The cannIbals
from Dahomey will also take part
Tom .De Gulic. Q ten-y -year-old Eskimo
living in the Eskimo village. at jackson
Park, was drowned to-day, while bathing
near the village. He could not swim, and
got into deep water.