The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-16
TO EXTEND The WORLDS FAIR
Directors Will Discuss the Cues
tiOn Next Monday Night.
Closing Date to Jan. 1-Yester-
days Celebrations.

CHICAGO. Sept. 15.-The attendance at
the worlds fair is crawling mp. Yesterday
the paid admissions were $4,000; to-day,
156.6l9.
There has been q feeling all along among
worlds fair officials favoring the extern
sion of the far, and as the time draws
nearer when the gates will be closed by
law action has taken the place of words.
After conference with number of for.
eign commissioners the directors have
called meeting for next Monday night for
the purpose of discussing the feasibility
of asking Congress to extend the
day to Jan. l. 1894 The day set. for the
closing of the fair by Congress is Oct 80.
The increased attendance has warranted
the move in the direction of an extension.
Ferd w. Peck. of the finance committee.
favors this idea, and Will do all in his
power to consUmmate IL. 1t is prOba bic
that a delegation will be sent to Washing
ton to ask that the gates bs kept op-n for
two months longer. This WAS Vermont
day. but the number OF people from the
Green Mountain State was limited. When
the day vas set aside for Vermonters to cell
ebrate il " as expected that the Governor
and his staff and other prominent citizens
would De present to help celebrate. But
affairs of State Importance made their at
tendance i'm mpossible, 80 the celebration to.
day was modest but patriotic. Those who
made addresses were Gen. w. w. Henry. j.
w. Goodell. Judge Allen. Warren Gibbs.
Colonel Walker and y. Il. Smalley and Col.
Elihu Taft. The building was filled with
Eastern people, and u general reunion took
place after the speechmakiDg.
Costa Rlca celebrated the anniversary of
the Independence of Central America. 1t
was a simple jolicasion meeting. there
being no speeches. The beautiful little
pavilion was decorated prOfnsely with
plan ts from the Horticulture BuilIing. and
n general invitation TO the public resulted
in the building being filled With people os
most every Datl0Dalltv.
Kansas day was again to the fore with q
varied bill of attractions. Her bands. Qlee
club be and choruses that have been furnish
ing entertainment for nearly a week were
as lively and musical as ever and the
throDgs at the State building continued.
Keeley graduates Joined with others IN
making merry at the fair to-day, which
also named for them. They bad a
PROCESSION through the grounds. with Mai.
Harry T.. Insley. of Colorado, as grand mar
shal. They were preceded by a detaoh-
ment of Columbian guards and the band
from the National SoldIere' Home at Leav-
enworth. In the line were Keeley men In
uniform from several national soldiers
homes. State delegations and delegations
from foreign countries Director-geueral
D6Nls ucllscTcu tuo VI WtlCOHnt, 10
w hioh Judge c. 5. Hamilton. for the ma
tional president of the Kelley League re-
spoDded. Then there was welcoming
address by the president of the state
board of Illinois commissioners, TO which
Lionel Adams. of New Orleans. responded;
and at the conclusion he introduced Dr..
Leslie L. Kelley. who made q speech.
Tho Cieveiands Cannot Visit the Fair.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-While IL Is with.
in the possibilities. 1t Is not at all probable
that President Cleveland. with his wife.
daughter Ruth and baby Esther. will visit
the worlds fair. Nor is It probable that
the President will so alone. 1t is true that
President Cleveland has received numer-
ous In vitations both from personal friends
and from worlds fair officials, TO come and
see the exposition, com Dleted In all it's
parts, for it Was far from being finished
when he was there last. AS vet towever.
the President has not accepted any of the
invitations. and it has been semi
officially announced that be would not.
niue b as be would like TO do so. A close
friend and adviser of tie President said
that it " ould be out of tn question Tor Sir.
| Cleveland TO make the trip until Congress
settled the repeal bill and the federal elec-
tion bill. Even If thsy shOuld be settled in
| time for him TO attend the celebration OF
| Chicago day, to attend which tie has been
| especially invited. he would be too much
worn by the strain of official duties 10
make the trip. As to Mrs. Cleveland ana
the children" he said, II am confident Mr..
| Cleveland would not allow them to 20 un-
| der any circumstances"