Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-09-05
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
The Past Week Continuous Round
Of Pleasure ut the Fair.

w. d. BoYCE CORRESPONDENCE BUREAU |
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, Sept 3, 1898. J
Ten million people!
Such, in round numbers, is the vast
army of sightseers who have paid to
enter the fair during the first four
months Of its existence, and the
crowds are still coming at the rate of
100000 a day,
These figures are particularly graft
flying to the exposition officials.
When the exposition opened many
were the estimates as to the number
of people who would pay their way
into the fair during the six months,
Some of the enthusiasts put the num-
Der at $4,000, 900; others less sanguine
prophesied 100000. The more
conservative put it at from 100000
to 100000, and it begins to look as
if this latter figure will be reached.
The attendance during the month
of Auguest warrants the assertion. 1t
began with something over half a
million for the first week, and in
creased rapidly until it reached more
than million for the fourth week.
Such figures satisfy everybody.
The week ending Saturday, Aug.
&c, was the first week to reach the
100000 mark. All the signs point
to largely increased attendance du-
ring September and October. In the
first place, these are the last two
months of the fair, and everybody
who has not been to Chicago will
want 10 come now. Then these two
months are known to be the best
months of the year in this city so far
as the weather is concerned, although
it is difficult to conceive of finer
weather than Chicago has been hay
ing. Besides, the exposition officials,
believing that visitors appreciate
light amusement after sightseeing,
have arranged a series of unprece-
dented entertainments for every one
of the sixty-one days that remain.
Oct. 9, the 22nd anniversary of the
Chicago fire, has been set apart for
Chicago day, which, it is fully expect
ed, will be by far and away the big
gest day of the fair. Predictions of
attendance run all the way from 400,-
600 to 100000. The programme will
be announced in due time. Within a
few days huge posters, gotten up in
the highest style of the photographers
art, will be scattered all over the
country. The railroads, it is said,
will not only bring people from Hi
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Indiana at half rate or less, but will
also paint the entire northwest deep
red with the illuminated posters afore-
said.
Montans's silver statue of justice
was draped III mourning the other
day, The togs that enVelops the
white metal likeness of Ada Rehan
was enveloptd in q sombre garment
and the side of the balance where the
silver is placed was wrapped in black.
In this way the silver men Of the
Montana sections of the mines and
mining made known their grief
caused by recent legislative action
The crowds of sightseers did not un-
derstand tho meaning of the mourn
ing drapery, and the attendants were
kept busy answering such questions
as "Why, is Ada Rehan dead? or "Is
the governor of Montana dcad?" At
night the crepe was taken off the
statue.
Judge GOggin was kinder to the
manager of the Persian village on the
Midway plaisance than to the exposi-
tion company, for he has granted an
Injunction in favor of the theatre
against the Worlds fair management.
BY the terms Of tie temporary in
junction the managers of the Persian
theatre are permitted to conduct a
moral theatre. 1t is the Persian dance
house, about tho indeoency of which
so much has been said, and the Impe-
rial Persian commissioners, Mira
Coroyantz and Arcague Coroyantz,
have united In second protesting
letter to the director-general and the
council of administration against the
continuance of the theatre, in which
i they said that the performance was
now given downstairs instead of above
as formerly, and that the same vulgar
dances were being INDUCED in. They
asked in the name of their govern.
ment, which was awaiting result by
cable, to close the place.
There WAS more glory on the Ia.
goons Friday night, in the shape of 9
pageant more gorneous than any be-
fore prepared. This pageant was 4
spectacular one resurrected from the