The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-26
CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

One Of the most striking features OF
the Chicago Fair is the absolute and
staring nudity Of the statuary.
The charge for a room in Chicago
hotel or boarding-house-ranges from 81
to 50 day. The average price for an
average room is now " q day.
The Countess di Braza, sent to Chi
cago by Queen Margherlta to watch over
Italy's collection OF laees, is an Ameri-
can, who before her marriage was Miss
Cora Slocum.
Washington State day at the Chicago
Fair, which was to have been May II,
has been postponed until some time in
June, owing to the unfinished condition
OF the State buildings
The Chicago City Council has unani-
mously passed a resolution declaring for
Sunday opening Of the Worlds Fair
grounds, and as representatives Of S6,-
100000 OF stock in the exposition criti-
cised the financial management which
closes the gates on one day out Of the
seven.
Commissioner Forsyth has presented
communication from wine growers OF
California. There have been charges
that restaurantkeepers at the fair placed
such high prices on California wines that
no one will call for them, as they can OBJ
tain foreign wines at almost the same
price. Californians assert that restau-
rants at the grounds will not place any
wines upon their lists unless bonus Of
~, 900 to 5000 is paid them. Califor-
mans say this would exclude their wines,
as they cannot afford to pay any such
sums. They propose therefore to estab-
lish cate at the California building, in
which all the wines Of the California ex-
hibitors will be listed New York, Ohio
and other domestic winemakers will be
given show on the same cards. The
council of administration is asked to re-
duce the usual 25 per cent. turned in to
them as their share OF sales to 10 per
cent. to enable wine to be sold at re-
duced prices.
The Worlds Fair gates will be open to
the public Sunday, and the vexed ques-
tion is settled. At the regular monthly
meeting OF the local Directors OF the
Worlds Fair, it was decided to open the
gates OF jackson Park to the public for
half the sum OF the admittanee to the
fair during the week, viz: 25 cents.
This action has nothing to do with the
opening of buildings. The latter will
remain closed as required under the laws
passed by Congress, and as agreed to
when the $2,500,000 was accepted from
the Fifty-second Congress, The vote by
which the resolution was adopted was
twenty-seven to seven. Under the
resolution Midway Plaisance is also
thrown open. Edwin Walker, attorney
for the board, submitted an opinion,
and on the strength OF the opinion the
board acted. Briefly, Walker decided
the exposition grounds altogether a
distinct and seperate thing. Unless the
National Commission acts vigorously
to prevent it, jackson Park will be open
Sundays, the exposition buildings re-
naming closed.
After much hard work the committee
investigating misunderstanding in the
bureau OF music has made a report to
the national commission. 1t is a most
severe arraignment OF Theodore Thomas
and his methods Of conducting the bu-
reau OF music. 1t gives fearful rasping
to Chief Harpist schencke, who proposed
to a local firm Of musical instrument
manufacturers that he would play their
harps for bonus OF $1,000 q year.
Schencke in his testimony, it appears,
admitted having made the proposition.
Before the committee Thomas denied
being in any way connected with any
house engaged in selling or manufactur-
ing instruments. Thomas declared that
the authority Of Director-General Davis
over him was mere merely nominal. The
committee concludes by the expression
Of the opinion that no piano exhibited
for awards should be used for perform
ances; that the usefulness Of Prof
Thomas as the head Of the bureau Of
music Of the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition is SO impaired in the judgment Of
the committee that his services should
be further dispensed with, and recon-
mends that the Director-General be in
structed to request his resignation.