The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-09

CDLUMBlAN GUARDS DIRECTING VISITORS.
ayers had adjourned sine die without hel
miss CozzensD vote, and she Therefore
asked to be enrolled as n member of tn,
national committee. President Palmer
said in the absence of any instruction
from the committee he was compelled tt
decline the request. Miss Cozzens said sht
would take the ruling to the attorney gen
crai for his decision. Subsequently mo
tion was carried requiring her to submi,
her complaint to the committee in writ
ing and it would then be submitted to thu
Judiciary committee.
A dispatch from Washington announce.
that Miss Cozzans' claims to scat in Ia,
national commission are not borne ont by
Messrs. Carlisle and Oney. Secretary
Carlisle when asked about it said he hat
referred Miss Cozzens brief in which she
asserted this claim to Assistant Secretary
Curtis for an opinion. He had received
none from him and had expressed none
himself. Attorney General Olney said the
matter had not, as far as he could remem
ber. been brought to his attention.
A Badly Managed banquet.
President Higinbothanls breakfast to
tho representatives of American and for.
eign nayies in the Music hall of the ex.
hibition was marked by lack of arrange.
snents for some Of the guests and by the
eutocratic behavior of the blue coated
dunkeys who wear toy swords and who
are known as Columbian guards.
The fault did not lie with those whose
hospitality was most generous, but they
unfortunately entrusted arrangements to
others General! complaint was heard
: among the naval officers and other distin,
gulshcd guests because when they entered
THE dining hall they were unable to find
their names on the cards placed in front OF
the seats The Spanish naval officers wer1
stopped ut the Illinois Central railroad
gates, although a New York newspaper
man who was escorting them explained
who they were, They ran the railroad
gauntlet only to meet another barrier at
fhe fair gates. The flunkeys said their
Orders were to let only those in uniform
pass, and had not mn officer arrived on the
scene the Spaniards ard escort would have
been barred out. At the Music hall the
Spanish naval officers discovered that no
seats had been provided for them or for
She New York newspaper men who came
In the Admiral train. The Gotham
newspaper party left the hall in disgust.
The members of the Chicago papers were
forbidden even to pass upstairs through
the lines of imitation soldiers, by order
Of Mr. Burnham,' until orders to the con
trary were issued by Mr., Higinbotham.
The breakfast room was beautifully
decorated with the colors of the nations
represented, and flowers and palms in great
profusion. Over 200 guests sat down. On
the right and left of President Higin.
botham sat Rear Admirnls Magnaghi and
Howard. The Duke Of Veragua and his
brother were absent and no invitations
had been sent to the army officers stationed
In Chicago except to General Miles
brilliant Electric Display.
The climax in electricity . upward march
through the Eighteenth century was
reached last night, when the World's fair
buildings and grounds We're illuminated
In honor of the first opening of the exposi-
tion. The whiteness of the buildings gave
added lustre to the rays from the million
and more lights in the grand plaza, while
the golden statues of the Republic and
Dianah, upon which the light from the
west end of Administration plaza poured
IN binding showers, sent back a happy re.
hponse which blended harmoniously with
the whole. The different buildings were
Illuminated to a certain extent, but the
Administration building on the west and
the Peristyle in the east enclosing the
drand Court of Honor, held the multitude
spelibound, and easily carried off the
honors Of the night.
Administration building was the first to
be electrified and its beautiful exterior
from base to top of dome was gilded with
rows of incandescent lights. The Peristyle
soon added its row of lights, and this was
the signal for the triple row OF arc lamps
along either side of the lagoon to lend
their aid The main lagoon was dotted
here and there with the electric launches
and the bright gondolas, while powerful
search lights on top of the Manufactures
and Agricultural buildings and Music hall
brought out new beauties in the scene.
When shortly before 10 o'clock the cur
rents were turned off sigh went up from
the thousands of hearts, and darkness put
An end to scene of splendor such as was
probably newer presented before to human
eyes.