Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-07-25
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Apt and Interesting Account OF
Events at the Fair.

h0luerb OF Tree passes VO tHo NOIlu
Fair are sitting on the anxious seat
these days. The whole system is to
be overhauled and sweeping cancella-
tions viii unquestionsbly be made.
This action was rendered unavoidable
by the extraordinary number of free
admissions recorded by the turnstiles
from day to day. Out OF an average
total attendance daily of l25,000 per-
sons there were fully $4,000 dead
heads, nearly one-third the admissions.
1t was discovered that many persons
were coming into Jackson park on
passes that were not, in the least, ell
titled to them. These persons were
watched and discoveries were made
that startled the exposition manage
ment. For instance, it was learned
that a scalper at one of the down
town hotels was selling regular press
passes at the rate of 40 cents each, and
that he had an apparently unlimited
supply. Further Investigations show
ed that 5000 such passes had been
stolen from Maj. Handy's department..
Thousands of workmen passes, too,
were out to individuals who were in
no way entitled to them, and the con-
cessionaires themselves were, in addi-
tion to all this, distributing free sd-
mission tickets in all directions. The
council Of administration decided to
remedy this state Of affairs. In conse-
quence an order was issued notifying
all holders of season or monthly pass
es to submit the same for examine
tion before August 1, Those persons
who fail to do so by that time will
find their admission book confiscated.
This has been week of celebration.
Brazil and Colombia had theirs dur
ing the early part of the week, while
Sweden required the last three days
to properly do honor to King Oscar
and the Columbian Exposition. The
white and green of Brazil was COM
pletely eclipsed by the blue and yellow
of Sweden Thursday, as well as by the
immense crowds that thronged the
fair grounds on that day. An i'm
mense procession of Scandinavian so.
cieties was the feature of the morning
festivities; speeches in the afternoon
and fireworks at night. The jubila-
tion was prolonged Friday and Satur-
day, winding up with grand Swedish
concerts in festival hall. Monday the
town and the fair will be given over
to the commercial travellers of the
world. They will pour in, and Tues
day, parade day, $4,000 of them are
expected to be in line when 1t starts
in the morning. Thirty-three assoCia-
tions of travelling men In the United
States will be represented besides the
German association of Leipzig; the
Victoria association of Melbourne,
Victoria; the Holland association of
Rotterdam; the French association of
Lille, the New Zealand association, of
Auckland, the Northwest association
of Winnipeg and the association Of
the United Kingdom, London. May
or Harrison, President Higinbotham
and Director-General Davis will re-
view the parade Tuesday from stand
erected in front of the Travellers club,
1927 Michigan avenue. At II o'clock
Wednesday morning the travelling
men will meet in festival hall at the
fair grounds. Here they will be well
coined by Mayor Harrison. Speeches
will be made by A. j. Dowd OF Chica.
GOV +. Mitchell of Des Moines, TO-,
and John G. Feinmore, of Columbus,
Ohio, At 5 o'clock they will 60 to
the military tournament, and at 6
o'clock tho Associated American ex-
hibitors at the fair will escort the Wis
itors through the various buildings.
In the evening display of firew orks
will be given. They will make week
Of it, Thursday being given 10 Buffalo
Bill, Friday general amusement day,
and Saturday business day at the art
palace on the lake front.
In the government building Unclo
Sam is gradually arranging the gov
ernment exhibits so that tho people
may see them and appreciate tho
working Of the machinery by actual
tests. Formerly idle wheels, still
boats and dry oars, tents and war I'M
Iplements had no attraction for visit
orS. Now Capt. Mcclellan had decid-
cd to give tri-weekly experiments in
actual life saving For the first time
since the fair opened the lake shore
near the government and manufsc-
lures buildings was literally jammed
with people. The next thing done
was to tie the Blake to the pier and
invite inspection by all. The same
plan was followed with the war imple-
ments. Tests are being made on ey.