New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-23

TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE ON THE
GROUNDS YESTERDAY.
,,cr.pprsIoryr STEVENSON AND OTHER NOTED
VISITORS FESTIVAL HALL DEDICAIED-
pAvIII0Ns 0pENED-A PRESS CONGRESS.


VISITORS FESTIVAL HALL DEDICATED
PAvIuoNs opENED-A PRESS CONGRESS.
Chicago. Nav 22-Not more that $1,000 people
saw the Exposition today and they were not par.
ticularly glad that they went The early hours gave
promise of a serene summer day. but the Illusion WAS
dsueIled in a short time. The Windy CITY, became
viuder than usual and in spite OF score OF water.
ing carts covering the roadways with refreshing spray
clouds OF dust filed the air and drove visitors to the
interior of the buildings. The coolest and oe'thept
lnlldIng In the whole Windy city today was tne
TRANSFORMATIONS II was free from dust. having been
we'll watered. and barring the French Railway Sec
lion every part Of the building was In presentabs
condition Visitors were not slow To mtron1e the
building that account.
Mr. Burnhnm /, rapidly learning 10 administer TO
the comfort and wants OF the VISITORS but there Is
laentabe absence of signs for the guidance OF us'
tors and the few which to BE- seen are onv In ths
English lancunce The publishers OF the catalogues
Of exhibits should issue revised edition and this
could he done in ten days. for eNitors and vsitors
are complaining that the catalogues are o'i'o"'e'
Many Of the exhibits are not In the catalogues ana
the books contain items OF articles not on exmpi'o"'
There are glarng too, In names and clas'ih-
c,tIons For instance many fine arts exhibits which
are in the foreign and women's buildings are gwen
as I'm the Fine Arts Building. The catalogue people
say they have seven men now working on the cor
r,ctions and when the edition comes ont II viii
contain everything correct, even 10 the sp"lnng OK
th. names of many different nationalitles.
Tn. SECOND OF the series of the Worlds Congresses
OPENED this morning in the Art Palace, on inc
lake front. II is that OF the press. and for the
next six days representative moulders OF pubic
opnon from all parts OF the earth will meet together
to exchange views and enlighcn each other regarding
I'M, peculr characteristics Of newspaperdom In their
| respectiye countries. There will BE- four separate
oonr.sses during the weckAonc OF the daily press,
another OF the newspaper women, third OF the re-
,cious press and Il fourth OF the trade press. The
women have prepared to take up more time than
,be rest combined. and they have secured nearly
two thirds OF the week. Newspaper men from .
dozen or more countries have been assigned to pre-
side over or read papers in the mems branch Of the
but through unfortunate act OF neglect
or OMISSION not single representative OF the editorial
and reportorial fraternity OF Chicago, numbering
over 500 writer's. figures on the programme, while,
on the other hand. in the womens congress not
less than dozen local editors and reporters OF thss
sex are assigned TO prominent functions.
The congress opened mt = O'Clock to-day with =
pubc reception in the large hall Of the palace, Presi
dent Bonney and officers OF the Auxiliary, the pres
dent OF the Women's Pranch OF the Committee on
Arrangements acting as the hosts OF the occasion
Among the participants Colonel Mcclure. Of
Philadelphia; Governor Peck. OF Wisconsin; a. F.
pare president of the Canadian Press Association:
Walter Williams president Of the National Editorial
Association Frederick Nilliers, OF London, the war
CORE spondcnt: "Joc' Howard. OF NewYOrk: Henry
Iiaynie and Theodore stanton, OF Paris; IIar ingtOn
Fitzgerald, OF Philadelphia: Albert Shaw and Murat
lIastead, OF New-York: Joseph Dredge. Of London:
Marquis Chasseloup Laubat OF France the Imperial
Chamberlain. p. Drt;loukhovsky, or Russia: DIR.
Adofo Ernest OF Venezuela: DIR. Carlos II. Gallardo,
Of Argentine Republic Captain Ad. p. Penhem. Of