Evening star., 1893-11-06
A GREAT WHITE sEPULCHRE.
Desolatfon and Solitude mt the Ex-
position Grounds.

One week ago yesterday nearly 1i7OOO
persons paid to view the White City and its
treasures intact; yesterday the visitors
could have been put on the floor of the ad-
minist-ation rotunda without removing the
half-dOllar model of the treasury few
strangers who happened to be in the city
came to see the dismantled fair, probably
for the first time. and some Chicagoans were
to be found in the fine arts palace takins,
last quiet look at the paintings and
sculptures. Not single state or foreign
building was open, and the doors of some
departmental palaces were closed. Jackson
Park was great white sepuIchre, the soli-
tude of which was not even disturbed by
the hammering sounds and the wagon
rumblings of last week The Ferris wheel
revolved slowly without passengers, and the
deserted midway was harder to break into
than a bank. Cars were run on the intra-
mural railroad, without enough passengers
to pay expenses.
Dispute Over Beer Awards.
Agents of the st. Louis brewing firm
which claims to have received the highest
award, according to the chemists report
and accuses majority of the jurors on beer
of tampering with the report in the interest
of a Milwaukee brewery. are determined to
DONSCAAA
of the figures in accordance with their
chemical report.
Government Chemist Wylie. who had
charge of the analysis, will reach Chicago
today, having been summoned by the bureau
of awards for the purpose of answering GER
tain questions calculated to refute or sub
stantiate the charges. His report is in the
hands of National Commissioner Coburn
one of the three supervisors appointed by
Chairman Thacher. The st. Louis people
claim that the percentages of the Mil
waukeesbrewers' exhibits We're changed only
by reason of a clerical error, and that the
Apvernment chemists examination will re-
Suire the figures to be lowered. If they
fail to get satisfaction from the bureau of
awards an appeal will be taken to the COM
mission and TO the courts II necessary The
preliminary investigation will be held next
Tuesday
Donations From Costa Rica.
The government of Costa Rica has
through its commissioner donated the main
portion of it's worlds fair exhibits to the
trustees of Fairmount Park museum, in
Philadelphia The Costa Rica exhibit is al
most entirely composed of the natural
products of that country, and includes
most valuable collection of native woods
There IS also an interesting school exhibit.
The government spent nearly 10000 on its
display at the worlds fair. and the Philadel-
phia museum gets the richest part of IL.
IIOl- NlSOI, VINO represents lne trustees
of the museum and the city Of Philadelphia,
has been in Chicago for couple of weeks,
and has secured several valuable contribu-
tiOns from the worlds fair exhibitors. The
donation of the Costa Rica exhibit is one of
the largest that has been made TO any mu-
scum.
4 Mammoth Junk shop
The exposition is about to establish
mammoth junk shop in the annex Of the
transportation building. where will be Of
fered for sale such material used in making
the show as can be carted into the building
Chairs and steam pipes, road makers and
trucks. horses and electric light wires fire
engines and office furniture. speaking tubes
and benches. patrol wagons and cots, chains
and iron posts. tin cans and horse whips