The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-03
The Associated Pre.s DAILY W0rlaa Far Special

The AsSociated Press Daily Worlds Fair Special
CHICAuo, June 2.-It is now positive.
ly known that that tar famed oriental
monarch, the sultan OF Johore, is COM
ing to the Worlds Fair. His majesty
cabled the fact OF his intention to Dep
uty Commissioner V, Blake, and di-
rected Mr., Blake to meet him in Carls-
bad, Germany, to accompany him Ito
Chicago.
Mr.. Blake at once left for Now York,
whence he will sail for Europe on the
Campania, and expects to got back to
Chicago before tho end of the present
month. The sultan is famous for his
great wealth, and is said to possess the
finest collection OF diamonds, rubies
and pearls in the world. He will bring
n retinue OF ten servants aud two Eng.
lish physicians, whom he carries with
him to look after his health.
The white city ia now practically
completed. The railway tracks which
were laid inside tho grounds to facili-
tate the bringing in OF exhibits were
taken up to-day, and with very few OK
ceptions the exhibits are all in place,
and by tho first OF next week the fair
will undoubtedly be finished and ready
for the inspection of tho public from
ono end to the other.
The twenty German-American socie-
ties OF Chicago, which have united in
preparing for German Day ut the ex-
position, believe two hundred and fifty
thousand German.Americans will take
part in tho celebrations.
Secretary Culp, of the ceremonies
committee, has about completed the
arrangements for tho international
Welsh Eistddfod, which is to take
place September toS inclusive. Five
mixed choruses Of $50 voices will each
compete for $1,000 prize. Two male
choruses from Wales and eight from
America will compete for 81 600 prize.
Ono female chorus from Wales and six
from America will compete for 81 1000
prize.
There arrived at the Vienna village
to-day band that has no peer in
America. The band isfrom the Deut-
sche Meister, tho best regiment in
Austria, and was granted iurlough OF
three months on the order OF Emperor
Francis josef. G. NJ. Ziehrer, the
leader OF the organization, which
numbers sixty musicians, is con-
sidered the second best bandmsster,iu
Austria, rivalling the great Johann
Strauss. Tho emperor only consented
to tho band coming to the fair because
Archduke Ludwig Victor insisted on it.
It's not probable that any religious
services viii be held in feativalhall next
Sunday. Mr.. Moody has not yet been
asked to preach, nor has any one else,
and no one will bo until there is deci-
sion in the case now pending in the
courts to close the gates on Sunday,
Tho Worlds Fair officials do not in.
tend to mako any extensive Sunday ar
rangements until they are sure Of their
ground. The bureau OF admissions es.
timated the paid attendance for to-day
at $4,000.
The official figures show that during
May l, ,050,097 people paid to see the
Worlds Fair, Of which number 22,S25
were children and 346,39l persons en-
tered on passes. This represents $5l9,.
3l2. The total number OF tickets sold
during the month was 1921 ,460-23,32S
Of which were children's tickets, en-
riching the exposition to the sum Of
$854,4 ,40S. There are now outstanding
2Sl, ,42S tickets bought during May.