New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-16
TO PROLONG THE FAIR.
TIE EXPOSITION MANAGERS DISCUSSING
THE QUESTION.
A PROPOSITION TO KEEP THE GRAND SHOW
OPEN UNTIL JANUARY-KEELEY GRAD.
YATES OUT IN FoRCE-NOTEs

FROM JACKSON PARK.
Chicago. Sept l5-After conference win
number Of foreign Commissioners. the WORLDS rair
Directors have called special meeting Tor next
Monday night to discuss the feasibility OF eN-
tending the Exposition until January l. 1871 IL mas
been understood for some time among the managers
OF the Fair that 1t would be kept open later IMAM
October 30 the time fixed by Congress. II the at
tendance in the later months seemed to JUSTIFY
such move. The heavy gate receipts and sudden
increase In the regular daily crowds gave the
directors encouragement enough TO justify serious
consideration of the project The Drector-Generai
was consulted, and while he thought II impossible
10 make an extension for another year. he said II
might pay 10 postpone the end until January -
number OF the foreign Commissioners took the
same view OF the matter when it was presented 10
them. They said that while a large number OF ex-
hibts had been sold for delivery at the close OF the
Fair, october So II would be a comparatively easy
matter to secure duplicates from the home estab-
lishments and maintain their sections intact for
two months longer.
Five hundred members OF Kelley leagues, rep
resenting every State in the Union except FLORIDA
and South Carolina. marched behind Dr. ana Mrs
Kelley this morning with their wives, sisters and
daughters. all of whom wore league badges the
band OF the Old Soldiers Home at Leavenworth
Kan, led the way, and Andrew ]. Smith. the Gov
ernor. walked in line with the reformed veterans
from that home we'll as the Soldiers ana sailors
Home at Milwaukee. The procession marcheu 10
the Administration Building, where words of well
and encouragement were spoken by the
Drector-General Then the procession moved to
the Illinois Building where the exercises were held
Twelve hundred delegates, representing 600 clubs of
the league were present
President Grover Cleveland and family-the new
baby included of course IL possible-will visit Chi
cago October to take part in the celebration Of
Chicago Day at the Fair. II plan projected by
President Ferdinand W. Peck. OF the Union League
Club bears fruit. II intend to leave here for Wash
ngton early in the coming week to lay the matter
before him. said Mr.. Peck last evening. You
know the President practically promised return
and see the Exposition when he left after the cere
monies Of the inaugural day. And Mrs. Cleveland
why, she must come by all means. Mrs. Cleveland
has not yet seen the Fair and that means great
DEAL
Cardinal Gibbons and large party of friends
visited Jackson Park yesterday. In front OF the
woman's Building they took Director-General
Davis's electric launch and paid hurried visits to
the Administration. Agricultural. Manufactures.
Electrical and Mines and Mining buildings taking in
Ohio buildings where the Cardinal paid his respects
10 Governor Mckinley. The Cardinal left here to-
seemed to like fairyland. ] had read all about
II. and seen all the pictures, but they convey no
@ Bssn G n the sight Of The The
Building was simply overpowering
The Tribune this morning says that evidence
of irregularity or perhaps fraud has come to
portaton Department of the Worlds Fair. the
entire contents between the covers of one bill
OF leaves from another. The amount involved may
be large small Despite the assertion that the
amount taken is small. the statement was made last
evening that investigation so far shows shortage