The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-04

TX II IlNh Il the grand jury yester-
E@%lz15A| day. The witness who
gave the evidence was Joseph Duggan, for
merly Stony Island avenue saloon keeper
and the man who first told of the looting of
the Cold Storage Warehouse and its firing by
a gang of robbers. He was flushed and ex-
cited with the inquisition he had undergone,
but said he had made clean breast of it all.
According TO Mr.. Duggan Unere were
$50 men concerned in the conspiracy, and
he declared that he had given the names
to the grand jury He said that from the
opening of the exposition right up to the
time of the fire goods were stolen, or at
least removed from the Cold Storage ware
house by the wagon load. The wagons
used were express wagons generally,
though he had known Of water carts GO
ing out the gates with tanks filed with
hams, bottles of wine and other stock.
who removed the goods?' he was asked
by reporter
"Employes of the warehouse and gang
that lives on Stony Island avenue, just
outside the grounds"
'Did you give evidence that would i'm
the goodsf"
Eyes; there will be sensation when
this thing comes out. There are about 100
implicated. i have given the names to the
jury"
More witnesses are testifying in regard
to the affair today.
The bonds of the Worlds fair officials,
found guilty by Judge Stein of contempt
of court in the violation of the Cling
man injunction by closing the fair to
the public Sunday July %, were filed yes
terday, thereby suspending proceedings
pending the action of the appellate court.
The case cannot take precedence on the
appellate court calendar, and at the ear
lest possible time will not be called before
the end of next October.
Colored people from all parts of the
country will visit the fair on Aug %, this
day having been set aside by the fair man
agement for the African race. The excur-
sion committee has secured concessions
from several railroads, and excursions will
be run from Louisville and other southern
cities and intermediate points. There will
also be excursions from the east and west.
The exercises will take place in Festival
hall, beginning at o'clock. Sessieretta
Jones, the black Patti Harry Burleigh,
teacher in the National Conservatory of
Music New York; Sidney Woodward, of
Boston, and Nine. Selika will be the solo
lists. A specially trained chorus of 100
voices, the original Fisk jubilee singers
and the exposition orchestra will partici-
pate. There will be scenes from the opera
of "Uncle Toms Cabin" composed by a
young negro, Will NJ. Cook. All the music
will be by colored authors. In the evening
Fred Douglass will preside and deliver the
oration. Addresses will also be made by
joan M. LanRston, of Virginia; B. K
Bruce, of Mississippi, Charles NJ. Morris,
of New York, and other prominent colored
orators.
One of Indias potentates, the Maharaiah
of Kapurthalia, reached Chicago yester-
day. Accompanied by one of his half
dozen wives and his retinue he registered
at The Hotel Windermere, where sump-
tuous apartments had been reserved for
them. The maharajah has come to see
the fair and will stay until he has done
the exposition thoroughly.
The paid admissions at the fair yester-
day were 90,9O7.