The Portland daily press., 1893-07-03
At THE GREAT FAIR.
Wild Indians and Bumptious Guards
Prominent.
FOREIGN OFFICIALS OBJECT TO
BEING ARRESTED.

An Indian Village Among the Old World
Cafes and Theatres of the Midway
plaisance-The Crowds Which Attend
the Great Show Are Large But So Far
They Have Not Made 1t a Marked
Financial Success.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The AmericaniEIn-
dian village opened yesterday. The In
dians are from the tribes of Pottowatto-
mics, Chippewas and Winnebagos, in
Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota
Still another Indian village was opened
in Midway today. The features Of the
colony are the bullet-pierced cottonwood
cabin in which Sitting Bull and his sons
were killed, broken rifles from the Custer
battlefield, and old Rain-in-the- Face, who
is said to have killed Captain Tom Custer
| in the massacre of the Seventh Cavalry
on Little Big Horn. During the coming
fortnight the managers expect to install
| in their village score or more of famous
| Sioux warriors from the Standing Rock
| Agency.
Costa Rica is the next country to join
| the procession of nations and tribes at
the fair. and Wednesday noon Don Man
| uel Peralta, Minister Plenipotentiary at
Washington, will throw open the portals
| Of the republics building and welcome
1 to it invited guests This viii complete
| the dedications by the Central American
! states, and that most charming end of
the grounds will be entirely ready for
/ visitors.
The committee on awards answered
| Consul General Bruw@rt's communica-
| ton of Thursday stating that France
would re-enter its exhibits in competi-
/ ton if certain requests were granted. 1t
| was asked, among other things, that first,
second and third diplomas be awarded
its exhibitors. All requests but this one
were readily granted, and M. Bruw@rt
was so notified.
Foreign commissioners to the World s
Fair have sent letter to Director-Gen-
eral Davis that win probably put an end
to the insolence of the Columbian
Guards. The commissioners. in language
| quite as forcible as diplomatic, demand
ed suitable apology within seven days
for the arrest of DIR. Emil Hassler, the
Paraguay commissioner who was arrest
ed for the offence of carrying onesof his
flags from building. The foreigners do
not make any threats, but unless proper
/ amends are made for the arrest Of DR..
Hassler within the time named it is like
/ ly that most of the foreign exhibits will
be yelled. Coupled with the demand for
an apology was statement that the COM
missioners did not consider themselves
proper subjects for arrest.
About 2,400,000 adults and children
paid their way in the exposition grounds
in the month which closed today, the
average daily attendance being $4,000.
The receipts of the second months op-
GRAFTON of the fair, while admittedly
good, are not satisfactory. The manage
ment hoped to pay all the expenses and
liquidate some of their outstanding debts
by this time. The running expenses of
the fair have been met but not much
has been left over to apply against the
| debts incurred during May and the
standing debt Of 30, SOC, 900 still hanging
over the gigantic enterprise. The pres
ent daily running expenses are, in round
figures, $4,000. 1t is hoped by the man
agement to lower them soon to about
$13, 900 daily.