Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-25
TWENTY MILLIONS.
That Number Passed in Atten-
dance at the Fair.
TWO MILLIONS MORE HOPED FOR

Many Attractions Arranged for the Closing
Days-Columbus TO Discover the ENpus.-
tion Next Nonday->ome Features OF
Marine Trans rortation Day-Iowa Teach
es the Forei Sners How Good Cora
DodSer" Is-Ferris wheel to stay.
CHICAGO, oct. >5-Ye-,erday the 2)Coo,-
O0J marx in attendance at the fair was
reached. Up 10 Monday night the total of
pad aami>~ .ons was l99J9S23. Yesterday
the pad attendance was 243 rs, making
the grand rotal TO last night ~. lj3 o0l.
The 2lotoCoO,h visitor dropped h.s ticket
into the uox at 70 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Including today there are SIX more
day Of tae fair, counting Sunday, and
they are all special days. Superintendent
Of Admissions Tucker makes guess THAI
when the flags are fur.ed next Monday
evening and the Worlds Columbian e.
position las come TO an END, there p j
have been 22OO0OJJ paid admission,
recorded.
Marine Transportation Day.
Today i Marine Transportation Day.
II j. given over TO great celebration by
the marine transportation interests, ana
there VIII be parades on the lsgoons ana
along the lake front. At 1879 a. IN. the
boats OF all nations paraded around the
wooded island and at noon a parade IF
decorated launches took place IN the grand
basin and of the lake front. At > p. IA.
there VIII Jc a parade OF a!leC0rical floats
on the lagOous, aud free rides on the John
Bull train will be gwen all day. There
viii be special aquatic fireworks in the
grand basin at 7.3J p. N. b sides this
there are miscellaneous attractions IN the
way OF music, lectures and other enter
talnments 10 suit tire most varied tastes.
Cora Dodgers Given IL Inning.
a corn .uuch'' was givel in tie Iowa
building last night. The arrangements
made 10y the commission were unique The
dinner consisted OF five courses, each
course having from one 20 five side dishes,
with corn Is che chief mgr dent. Tables
were spread in the ladies parlOr aud
plates set for fifty guests. the members
OF the wOiI4u'- board ami The members OF
the lJwH SIT, confusion were the hosts
and the guests were tuc torr.gI commits
siouer> az The t3ir. No ordinary cook pre-
pared the dishes. Mrs. Emmt =. Ewing,
of New York, formerly Fro. e-sor Of Gomes-
tic economy IN the Iowa Agricultural col
lege, cooked the meal The oJJec, OF the
luncheon was 10 fdm!liarize tLeforei -ner>
with tie American methods Of cooking
corn and at the same time extend 90 them
a courtesy ON behalf OF the state OF Iowa.
The Ferris Wheel to Stay Awhile.
The Ferris wheel will continue TO turn
round and round IN the Midway long after
the Worlds fair viii have ceased 20 be-
New York, which appreciates good things,
wanted the company that owns the wheel
to move 10 10 Coney Island, but the com
pany thought best to keep it right here ID
Chicago, aud here it will remain for an
indefinite time. It's part OF the com Dauy 5
contract that it shall have the right of the
position until May next year, and it is
believed that by that time a more per
Ranent arrangement for the right will
have been closed with the park commits
sioners.
Close of the Fair on Monday.
Interest centers in the festivities incident
TO the close Of the fair Monday next. The
two committees on ceremonies will prob
ably have programme ready today. The
statement from Washington that Presi-
dent Cleveland and his cabinet could not
attend is regai ded by the COMMITTEES as
final. and the programme is being arranged
accordingly The exercises will consist
largely of speechmaking at Festival hall.
The only popular feature of entertainment
during the day will be the landing of Chris
topher Columbus. The noted mariner will
step aboard the Santa Maria and cruise
around Lake Michigan awhile. He will
then step ashore opposite Manufactures
building, and discover some OF Professor
Putnanl's New York Indians.