Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-19
CHICAGO FAIR NOTES.
Judges Looking Over Their Field
Of Operations.
REMOVING 4 DANGEROUS FRAMEWORK.
What Is Said Of the Coroner's
Jury's Verdict.
COMPLETE JUSTICE EXPECTED.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO, July 49,
Meetings OF judges Of awards in the depart
ments Of mining. electricity and fine arts are
being held today to perfect their organization
preparatory to getting to work on the exhibits.
The judges in manufactures and machinery are
already engaged on the exhibits.
The fine arts judges will elect president,
vice president and secretary today, and after
fsmiliarizing themselves with the system of
awards will follow the European jury plan.
which they think alone practicable and salts
factory to the exhibitors in such q department
The committee on awards is discouraged
over the refusal Of nearly all the agri-
cultural implement exhibitors to partici-
pate in the field test outside the city.
Only two harvester machine exhibitors
entered for the examination yesterday, and the
feeling among the bulk Of the implement ex-
hibitors as expressed in the recent protest sent
TO Chairman Thatcher is not favorable to sue
cess in that branch of exhibits at least.
Commissioner Cannon Of Oklahoma, who
has charge Of the awards in the manufactures
department., saws there is smooth sailing for
the judges now at work. In u few cases
only have exhibitors Withdrawn their dis
PLAYS from examination and others have been
passed because they are not ready. but ut the
judges work the Oklahoma commissioner
thinks the greatest department Of the fair will
be found contributing more than its share to
the success Of the awards system
Dangerous Framework to He Removed.
There is q general feeling OF relief and
pleasure among exhibitors, officials, COM
missioners and concessionaires at the
news that the specter Of spectatorium
which has been unsightly mon
ument to mans folly and misguided
energy will be RACED to the ground and removed
from the sight Of the thousands who daily visit
that part Of the fair from which it can be seen
Many people looked upon the stranded specula-
ton of Steele Mackaye and others, just outside
the north end Of the white city, on the lake
shore, as q Jonah to the fair, or in more COM
mon psrlsnce, ''hoodoo."
But officials Of the exposition. especially after
the cold storage catastrophe, have begun to
look upon the mass of framework. scaffolding,
inside Jackson Park. II Ii should ever catch
fire and gain headwxya light breeze from the
north would jeopardize every building in the
white city.
Its present condition aud close contact to the
fair grounds are . source Of more danger than
the cold storage warehouse ablaZe or before
the fire.
The CoroDer's Jury's Verdict.
There was desire to remain silent on the
subject Of the jury's verdict in the case Of the
cold storage victims among officials and fire
department men this morning. The holding
Of Mr.. Burnham and Marshal Murphy Is re-
gsrded by some with Satisfaction, not
because of general opinion that either
sire to have . full and fair trial of the
whole subject in the interests Of the exposition
and all persons involved by popular sentiment
That justice will be done, no one doubts, and it
is better to leave the question of the RESPONSE
bility Of those held to the grand jury.