Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-25
RUNNING AT A PROFIT
The Chicago Exposition Said to Be
Making Money.
PREPARING TOBE OPENED on SUNDAY.
Meeting of the Woman Writers for
the Press.



In Spite of Bad Weather and Small Attend
ance Over $4,000 q Day 10 Being Cleared.
CHICAGO. May 25.-Financiers of the worlds
fair are congratulating themselves on the fact
that the exposition is already making money.
The daily reports received by Auditor Acker-
man show that in spite of unusual weather and
generous treatment Of concessionaires the ex-
position company is now receiving more than
$1,000 day above the running expenses
As the working force in all departments is
being rapidly reduced the surplus will begin to
accumulate rapidly within a few days. The
receipts are now about sic 900 day. of which
from $4,000 to $1,000 comes from coaces-
sionaires. III the percentage due from con-
cessionaires we're collected daily the income
would now be about s20.000.
In many cases il has been found necessary to
exercise considerable leniency with concession
aires who have been conducting restaurants
and similar places at a great loss. Nearly
5000 men have been dropped from the roll
within the past two weeks
Treasurer Seberger contemplates his bank
account. now swelling at the rate of $1,000 a
day. with the greatest satisfaction. For more
than SIX months the bottom of his cash box has
been almost visible every day. Every resource
OF the exposition company was ex-
hausted In the effort to complete
the buildings in time for the opening exercises.
and even the fair opened with almost q. 900 900
OF unpaid bills in the hands Of contractors.
With pay rolls reduced and the income of the
fair increasing day by day the unsettled ac-
counts viii soon be taken up.
Women of the Press Meet.
CHICAGO. May 25.-The combination of bril-
liant toilets and bewitching hats and bonnets
gave the ball of Columbus, at the art palace,
something of appearance Of garden Of para
disc at the opening Of the third days session Of
the womans branch of the worlds press con-
gress this morning Mrs. Liu. V. Chaplin, one
of the leaders of the local colony of women
writers, was the presiding officer.
The opening paper, submitted by Miss Lillian
Whiting OF Massachusetts. dealt with the ethics
of journalism, while papers written by Miss
Mary p. Nimmo of Washington. and Belle
Grant Armstrong Of Massachusetts. considered
the reflex influence Of the social column of So
ciety.
Perhaps the most interesting feature Of the
morning session was the story of modern prog
ress among oriental women. and which was
quantity told Dy Mime Hanna Karany Of Bey-
rout, Arabia, little lady, handsome OF face and
demure of manner.
After this Mrs. Ida J. Harper of Indiana
talked about newspaper women Miss Hester
NJ Poole OF New Jersey gave her ideas of the
ideal journalist and the session concluded with
a general debate upon Journalism n every form
led by Mrs Ella Peattie
There was no morning session Of the male
branch Of the congress, but this afternoon the
American Newspaper Publishers Association
held its first open meeting OF the week and in
dulged in an informal discussion of matters in
teresting to the business department of news
papers.
Theodore Stanton of Paris and Joe Howard
jr., Of New York are among the speakers an
nounced for the evening session Of the con-
gress.
Opening q Unique Exhibit.
CHICAGO. May 25.-The German section in
agricultural building was thrown open this
morning for the first time The feature of the ex-
hibition is a temple built Of solid chocolate from
Cologne and deserves special mention in con-
sequence Of its popularity.
The temple is built in the renaissance styls
and covers ten square feet and height of 50
feet up to the crown. The chocolate weighs
so 600 pounds, the imitation Of brown granite
| being 80 striking that person unacqusinted with
the facts would have presentiment a. 10 its
genuineness The statue of Germania. eleven
feet high. a reproduction of the NiederwAld
monument, is another work Of sculpture for
which chocolate has been used.
The figure has weight Of 2. $50 pounds. The
pedestal Of the statue is ornamented with relief
portraits OF Emperor Wilhelm /, Emperor
Frederick, Bismarck and Moltke.
Commissioner Wermuth unveiled the statue Q
.
Cavalry Band of the German village Furnished
the music.
Arranging for Sunday Opening.
CHICAGO. May 25.-Arrangements are being
made to open the fair gates next Sunday and
only the intervention Of the coure in the form
of q temporary restraining order can prevent
the decision of the directory from being put into
effect for the first time. The council Of admin
istration has not been advised Of any intention
on the part of District Attorney Mitcherist to
invoke the Judicial power for the purpose Of
keeping the fair closed when he returns to
Chicago from Washington.
The commissioners, who have made q study
Of the law governing the exposition. share in
the opinion Of the directory that no legal pro-
cess can be successfully and permanently in
voked now to prevent the people from viewing
the fair on Sunday.
March Weather Deters Visitors.
CHICAGO, May 25-March weather put a dampee
on the exposition today, but the crowds poured
through the gates just thesame. The strangers
are in the city and they have come TO see
the fair they do not intend TO be kept away bv
any freaks Of the weather. As the white city
will be opened and illuminated tonight the at
tendance viii no doubt satisfy the governing