The morning call., 1893-07-20
Queer Discovery at the
Fair.
SEVERAL THOUSAND TAKEN.
Jim Corbett and His Show Will
Have to Depart From Mid
way Plaisance.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL

CHICAGO. July 19.-The weather con-
tinues all that could be desired by the
Worlds Fair visitors-clear and cool, with
a comforting breeze from the lake.
The Brazilian building. one of the hand
soonest Of the foreign structures on the
grounds, was dedicated to-day.
Tomorrow Sweden will hold a cele-
bration. There Is TO be a grand choral
festival on the grounds in which Swedish
singing societies from all parts of the
country will take part. accompanied in the
parade by some fifty Swedish civil and
military organizations of Chicago and
other cities.
Owing to the discovery that several thou
sand single admission newspaper passes
to the Worlds Fair had been stolen, the
management this morning Cancelled all
these rasses and will get out new lot to
be exchanged for the old ones, properly
Issued. as fast as possible.
1t is not believed many persons secured
admission on them before the fraud was
discovered. A number of those presenting
the stolen passes have been arrested, and
an effort will be made to make them tell
the names of the persons from whom they
secured them.
At a meeting of the National Worlds
Fair Commission this morning Commis-
sioner Turnbull of Florida said he had dis
covered in the Agricultural building
smokestack, which passed through the
roof. in contact with the woodwork. which
was so hot that it almost burned his hand.
The building, he believed. was in imm
nent danger of destruction. The clerk was
Instructed to notify the director-general at
once. A committee was subsequently ap-
pointed to present the case to the di-
rectOr-general
w. A. Brady. manager for James j. Cor
bett. filed a bill in the Circuit Court asking
an injunction restraining the Worlds
Fair management from prohibiting his
show on Midway Plaisance.
Judge Mcconnell refused to grant the
Injunction. The contract between Cor
bett and the exposition gives the latter
power to remove any show from the Plais-
ance deemed Objectionable. This left the
Judge no discretion and he promptly re-
fused the restraining order. This settles
the matter and Corbett will have to go.
The total admissions to-day were 127, $50,
of which SS. .401 paid
College fraternities held the front place
to-day in the Worlds Fair educational
congresses. A number Of papers were
read. Other gatherings in session were
the kindergarten. manual training and
instructors, university extension section,
educators OF the blind and teachers of the
deaf.
1t has been unoficially decided by the
local directory not to return to the National
Government the Si.929 i20 derived from
the sale OF souvenir coins. The majority
OF the directors consider their action In
voting to Fascind the rule fog Sunday
opening ane the return Of the appropria-
ton all that is necessary in the matter.
The large statue Of Columbus, that stood
before the main portal of the cold storage
building. has been donated by its owner.
w. H. Mullins of Salem. Ohio. to be
erected upon suitable pedestal to mark
the graves of the dead fremen.
Applications for space in the buildings
Of the Midwinter Fair and inquiries not
only on the part of exhibitors, but also
from intending visitors and people of all
sorts. are becoming almost burdensome
The news that the fair will surely be held
had travelled slowly up to WashingtO a
week ago, but has since. and is now,
spreading with the greatest rapidity
1t would take the entire time Of one man
TO answer all the personal and written in
quiries. Fully thirty persons called to-
day upon Secretary Judkins. His answer
is that as soon as the rules and regulations
are formulated and received here informa-
tion will be promptly given out.
To-day a shipment of fifty-two boxes of
assorted fruit arrived from Shasta County
The shipment included the first prunes and
fresh figs received here. 1t also contained
the best apples yet on exhibition. Shasta's
exhibit enjoys the advantage of being
near the ''cold drink" stands. the vicinity
of which is always crowded since the hot
weather set in.
Alter much talk and preparations regis
ter, exclusively for Californians, has been
opened in the reading-room and postof1ice
Hitherto there has been kept only gen.
eral register. in which people from all over
the United States signed their names. The
result was that visiting Californans found
it impossible to find friends. The new
register comes tardiy, but with enthusi-
astic welcome. Almost all other States
have kept two registers from the very be-
ginning Of the fair.
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