The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-14

INFORMATION FOR sIGHTsEERs.
and things pertaining thereto, may be
thrown open to public inspection A res
olution TO open the gates every Sunday OH
and after May 81 was carried by a vote of
- to z Thus upon the tcchnicality named
the Columbian fair will he to all intents
and purposes open, leaving the public to
visit throughout the grounds, to ride ON
the electric launches to enjoy the novelties
of the Venitian gondolas to patronize any
OF the booths and varied attractions of the
plaisance and to have good time general
1y. The price of admission on Sunday
will be reduced to y cents
An Increase In Attendance.
There was steady and monotonous
click az the exposition gates that was
gratifying to the Worlds fair officials and
made it interesting for ticket takers
Crowd began coming early, taking advan-
tage OF the promising weather. But the
attendance is not what was expected or by
any means What it ought to he. The
weather is too uncertain. Big crowds some
times start to see the sights and get
drenchcd to the skin before they obtain
a glimpse of the buildings.
The weather is better, but stiff breeze
is blowing and walking about the park is
not pleasant. Nevertheless many visitors
saw the exhibits, and under the circum-
stances the Attendance was good, showing
as IL does the desire nj he people to see the
fair If the weather will ally improve.
The carpenters, who lmv,. been all week
at work On the band stand in .Idministra-
tion plaza have provc.l too much for Di-
rector l.eisegang and his band and lie gave
up the contest, leaving the men to saw and
hammer at their will. When the open air
concert was half finished the land picked
up their instruments mud music racks and
marched over to the Agricultural build
ing, where the programme wa, finished in
the presence of a small ai,l.t,,ce. The
Iowa state band has lIcsuu ~ play in the
afternoons, alternating with n,urning con-
.certs, as the Chicago and Cincinnati bands
and Music hall extra are heard in the
morning
snis Applause For theodore Thomas.
When Theodore Thomas, baton in hand,
emerged from one of the doors leading to
the stage of Music hail at the exposition,
the 500 people in the parquette of the hall
surprised the conductor with IL prolonged
-outburst of applause. The demonstration
no doubt had some connection with the
adverse finding of the national commits
sion's special committe, which has been
investigating the charges against Mr..
Thomas by certain musical firms. The
handclapping was in the nature of an ex-
preston of confidence by his friends.
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big Cheval glass from the factory of Azure
lias. 1t is II mammoth affair and on ac-
count OF its extreme purity and size is val
ued at 500.
The Duke of Neragua shifted the vile
odors of the stOckyar,ls with truly ducal
nonchalance, and viewed with astonsh-
ment the workings Of the great Chicago
slaughter house and pork packing sys
TENS. p. d. Armour 81 Co. had extended
an, tict, ff,t ALL
Sher establishment. The duke accepted
the invitation with much pleasure, and j.
Evans of the Armour company went to the
auditorium and escorted the descendant of
tic admiral, his nephew, Carlos Aguilera
and Commander Dickinson to the stock
yards. The party was much pleased and
surprised at the complete methods for pre-
pairing hogs cattle and sheep for food
Foreign Exhibits Still Arriving.
Exhibits from foreign countries are still
neinS received in great numbers at the
TAR. The customs officers handled 500, 900
worth OF goods from England, France,
Italy and spain yesterday. Nearly all of
the stuff received now is in small packages
and OF great value, such as watches, Jew
elry and pictures. One of the consipn.
ments from France was the big bronze
statue vi Washington which is to stand in
the main rotunda of the Fine Arts build
: ing. Domestic exhibits are also being re.
ceived in large quantities and the installa.
ton in buildings is being pushed with the
utmost vigor.
The Louisiana state commission il great.
ly distressed over the unavoidable delay I'm
furnishing the interior of its building. The
ears containing furniture and displays
have not only hecn lost ON the railroad, but
seveiill have been broken open by thieves
and much property stolen and DESTROYED
Fewof the shipments from New Orleans
have arrived and are being put in place.
IL things do not change for the better
there Is every prospect that the Turkish
village will very soon take unto itself
wigs and fly away from the plaisanca to
some place where 'backshcesh" il more
u plentiful As u matter of fact, dcspite its
sedan chairs Its odeon with the dancing
houiisand its scenes of Oriental life, the
TURKISH Village - not fDancal 81 cccss.