Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-28
THE CHICAGO SHOW.
The National Commission to Meet
This Afternoon.
THE SCANDAL ABOUT THE AWARDS,
The Bonded Indebtedness Being
Rapidly Paid OF.
THE DISPLAY OF CATTLE.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, Aug. 2s.-
Inc session OF the national commission this
AFTERNOON will be enlivened by a sull airnfe
OF saturdays attempted award buying az
fair, In which Commissioners Beeson and
Mercer are interested. 1t is expected thar
u Is. Thatcher, chairman of the executive
committee on awards. will put before the
commission the facts in the case as i'm
parted to him by John Bonfeld. chief OF
the secret service at the fair. The connec-
tion OF the two commissioners with the
Cmcago woman, Grace Harmon, who has
oeen arrested for Offering to sell an award
ror soooo. will be subject to a searching in
Quiry.
C4mmissioner Beeson is the only member
ADDRESS at the Office of Secretary Dfcktn-
son; His name appears three or four times
numher % 1ser: snsier BUT In no case does a house
io urnoer ioilow: Commissioner Mercer IL
registered as living at the CITY Hotel .n
oia1u ume holstelry. at 18th and State streets
,taro uo not pelieve that either Beesoa or
an inves stigation OF the charges. "said Cen
=; W. Sc Clair, member of the council OF
hi,',,liiseratlon. hin y, sur 1t is. Of course imposs-
tske In the premises. I believe. however
tne department Of awards owes one dutv
tbat f'SeLr Ndr ana to the exhibitors. believe
lists OF judges and strike out the na,na has rs
onrry o,, ,,,;.n man VINO was selected on the rec
yyIn.uIsnuaoion OF either Beeson or Mercer
IN tnis way even the slightest susnic,on -,
ment." ~ eAe uePart-
judging Fine Cattle.
Inc arena OF the live stock payilfon was
niieo this morning with a maSnificen, ar
ray or horses and cattle. The usual parade
was given and to the regular display was
added large number Of Shetland ponies
driven In pairs and fours. The Judging be-
a 1sA
ior the day calling for Jersey cattle 10 he
inspected by Judge Henry r. Alyord os
Wnashington. D. G. and Arab and Amer,co-
OF Sufrouk, Eng. Tomorrow there win he
grand horse parade through the exnos,.
ton grounds and Chief Buchanan says he
s',n ,nr IA nne the best 800 horses that the
Clearing On the Indebtedness.
september l5 third payment will be
maoe on the exposition debenture bonds
The hrst payment made two weeks ago.
was 10 per cent. The second payment OF
10 per cent will be made this week. The
payment to be made September Is win be
~ per cent. thus clearing OF nearly one
Wednesday evening a Conference was
neld between Treasurer SeeberEer and
auditor Alderman. after which il was
down to $3.50 There was In the hands
OF the treasurer at that time $50 COO The
eignt Gays from August "a to August 81
a net daily income of s75. 600 After paving
the 10 per cent on the bonds August 20
treasurer Seeberger wiz start out with
cash to the amount Of nearly $3.50 900 ana A
noaung debt OF x6S0oo. The Javanese viii
lage In Midway Plaisance VIII close to-
morrow. The Javanese say that they are
receipts demanded by the worlds fair al
rectors and must QUIT Their village has
peen one OF the most attractive shows on
the Plaisance.
As You Like IT.
Preparations for the pnoduction of
Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It'
al the fair tomorrow are well advanced
briiliant calcium electric lights will be used
on the stage and the ground constituting
the auditorium will be Illuminated and doc.
GRATED with Chinese lanterns and colored
incandescent lights. The chorus will con-
sist OF nifty voices trained by Prof. Tom
Inns. The Columbian Exposition orcbestra
OF sixty pieces will be used.