Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-10
When the Exposition is Complete
They Will Attend.
ROEHL. THE sing sing FUGITIVE, DEAD
Disastrous Flood in the Mississippi
Valley Feared.
CHEERING THE QUEEN
CHICAGO HAS A BREATH OF SUMNER.

kIe040ntef "eatneT DEdWS the IeOplo u
the Exposition.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO. May TO-
The generous warmth of this morning sun in
stalled the first breath of summer as one of
the exhibits at the fair and opened au-
splciously sne ninth day Of the exposition The
attendance is growing daily now that the weather
looks settled Yesterday 1922 admis-
sion tickets we're sold at the gates. On
the corresponding day at the centennial expo
sition IL ,054 tickets we're sold. On Monday
?6,746 people were admitted to the grounds
on raid admissions and passes, and today's
admissions will probably reach so, 800 mark.
The exposition managers believe that large
share Of the public is waiting for definite an
nouncement that the fair is comoie;e IN every
detail and when this is given out e-pec: about
a million people TO MAKE Chicago their tenn
porary abiding place.
Everything was budding and blooming to-
day under the effects of the suns warm
rays. and work in every part OF tne
exposition was pushed forward with
more rapidty than has been fashionable
OF late among worlds fair workmen. The
general impression formed by visitors on COM
ing into the grounds, seeing the men at WORK.
is that they were actuated by conn.,
the fsir closed because they had soft
snaps with good pay. The band stands ON the
east side OF the administration binding will be
finished next week and lovers OF music Will De
spared the agony Of having hammer and saw
accompaniment break in upon the melodlous
instruments.
THE CHEMICAL BANK FAILURE.
More unpleasant things have been said about
the exposition on account of the Chemical
National Banks failure than have been
provoked by anything else except the OBJ
mon
The banks exhibit in administration buliainS
continued to attract the people today, but they
cursed the bank officials and denounced the
bank authorities for not taking pre-
cautlonary measures in the interests
OF those who needed to do bust
grounds. One OF the earliest callers
at tie suspended bank was L. c. Curry, a
wealthy farmer of Usage county. Nan, who Is
brother OF President Curry OF the suspended
bank He Is a small. mild-looklng man. who
contenred himself with peerlns through the
class door 10 see If the Cashier were inside and
listening meekiy 10 the harsh words Of 6epos-
ito-s uttered against his brother and tie other
officers Of the bank.
Among those who contributed toward the
denunciations were two commissioners from
Mr. Curry's own state. President Coburn and
II. II Kern. who Is the executive Of the Kansas
building. The bank holds 100 OF Kansas
money in Commissioner herns Eanle, aud ne
was regrestlng the day that he did not resort to
the methods OF the late Dalton Gang AT Coffey-
willie when the bank was open. -,
IF those other fellows had any nerve. said
the fiery Kansas commissioner, meaning John
Boyd Thach.r Of New York, 1--WE
| would have got our money out OF
that vault yesterday. The paying teller
| said he did not know the combination. but
! would have found way to nave him remember
| il or else have opened the vault in nv own way.
| Now tine bank is closed by the government and
! We can't force the door.
! He said il he did got get the money belong
| ing to Kansas from the bank ne would write tc
/ Kansas officially advising people 10 stay away
| from tie fair because he considered the exposl
! ton authorities morally responsible for the
money deposited with the bank having in.
| dorsed it practically by allowing it TO do bust
| ness on the grounds.
! Commissioner Coburn said that Bank Presi
dent Curry had personally solicited the busi
/ ress OF all the commissioners and soiic1tnf
letters had been received By all the nationa
commissioners.
1 1.-The ONLY wav to examine this robbers
nest" exclaimed an irste depositor after h
had read the notice on the door, 'is 20 put dy
Mantle under the fellows who've got our none.
and blow open the SAFE.
The '1eposi,s OF the exhibitors ard all foreig,
commissioners involved in the failure OF tn
Chemical National Bank and the closing of III
branch in the ddniaistra ion building Will. how
ever be guaranteed by the directors and Drivat
citizens. Yesterday President Hisinbothau
held consultation with Secretary Edmonds an
soon after went out among the capitalists OF tn
CITY, He looked into the affairs OF the bans
and after spending the entire afternoon II III
work was able to make the announcement tina
the deposits mentioned would be guaranteed
The names signed 70 the guaranty include mos
Of the leading bankers Of the city.
vERMoNT's BUILDING DEDICATED.
vermont's building was dedicated at noon to
day in the presence of the governor and man
citizens and ex-citizens Of the gree
) mountain state. among them ex-Go,
W. T. Dillingham;, ex-Gov. Farnhan
ex-Gov. Pingree. Lieut.. Gov. S.ranahar
, ex-Iieut. Gov. Woodbury., Secretary OF Stat
, Brownell. ex-State Treasurer Dubuin, Stat
Senators Fish. Foster and Circuit, State Urea
urer Field, Secretary Of Military Affairs Goulc
ing and James l.. Martin
, There were also present the members OF II
! Vermont Press Association. the sons OF We
mont now residing in Chicago and many OF Il
, commissioners FROM other states. The pr
, ! gram OF exercises commenced with music i
la Vermont orchestra. Then there W
PRAYER b. Vermont preacher and sinS!-
, by three Vernon. ladies. James Martin
D the state commission formally presented II
: / the building TO Director General DAVIS, WI
accepted it in q brief speech. The VerTEoi
. ladies sang some more, Gov. Fuller made
} short speech and then ex-Govern
. Dillingham; delivered the Grafton Of the da
,, There was more singing. another tune from Il
, orchestra, and the party then proceeded
, rlake a sour Of inspection OF the Vermont e
hioifs il the various buildings.
The building dedicated today is Vermo,
prcducs throughout. designed by Jarvis Hun
foored with Rutland marble and tiled wi
material from Swanton. II is in the Pom oeii;