Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-28
ID EDITION.
OPENING THE FAIR.
Completing the Arrangements for
the Inaugural Ceremonies.
CHILDREN HONOR The LIBERTY BELL,
Another Story About GIadstone's
WouId-Be Assassin.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
OPENING THE EXPOSITION.

| Program Of Exercises-Plans Of the Chicago
Director.
CHICAGO. April 2s.-The executive commit
tee Of the local directory Of the worlds fai,
held an important and protracted session las,
evening, at which resolutions we're adopted
which mean practically fat remuneration OF
congressional control
The subject under consideration was the re.
cent act Of Congress instructing the Secretary
of the Treasury to withhold enough Of the Co
lumbar half dollars to secure the payment of
| ESQ, $50 for awards.
joint committee of the finance and legisla.
tive committees made a lengthy report,
which, after considerable discussion, was
adopted unanimously. 1t sets forth the &C.
tons Of the directors in pledsing to
the holders OF the debenture bonds
the property and revenues Of the corpora
ton, and says the committee would regard it
as direct and inexcusable violation Of the
pledges and covenants with the bondholders to
enter into the formal undertaking which the
late act of congress requires.
The requirement of this act," says the
committee. lis serious impairment of our
| resources and incomprehensibie, and in the
Judgment of our committee is a violation of
the conditions of the act of August s, 1892,
accepted by the directors
1t appears clear to the committee in view of
the pledges made to the holders of the $500 600
OoO ofbonds that no such security as required
by Congress should be furnished.
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
The report of the committee on ceremonies,
which is being prepared by Col. C. C. Pulp,
though not yet complete, is so far as fixed
events go already finished.
The first is the order Of exercises, which
follows:
No. !. Music-Columbian March Orchestral,
by j. X. Paine.
2. Prayer by Rev. W. H. Milburn, D. D.,
chaplain of the Senate, Washington, D. c.
8. Poem. The Prophecy" W. A. Croffut.
Washington. ID. c., to be read by Miss Josie
Gouthoi of Chicago.
4. Music, orchestra, overture from "Rienzi, -
Wagner.
5. Address by director general
6. Address by the President Of the United
States.
Z. Starting the machinery, during which ap-
propriate music will be rendered by the or
chestra.
8. Official reception by the President of the
United States and officers of the worlds Column
bian exposition of the foreign commissioners,
&C.. at the liberal arts building.
These exercises are expected to occupy one
hour. exclusive of the Presidents address, and
will be held at the east front of the administra-
ton building, or the Music Hall if the weather
be bad.
As yet no official order OF precedence has
been decided upon, that matter being left to
the development OF further information upon
the requirements of such situation.
The procession to the grounds it has been
decided to limit strictly to the presidential and
ducal parties, with their official worlds fair
and military escort. There will be massing Of
long lines of paraders.
RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
The President, it has been arranged, will
leave for Washington at midnight Monday :,
after an exclusive dinner party.
The matter of special days is also to be in
Guided i'll the committees report, and in addi-
ton to these already fixed applications are now
in for enough for 100. Upon these special
DAYS II has been considered advisable
If possible, to have evening Examinations, but
no determination has been reached, though it
is probable that the exposition management
and the holders of the special dates will agree
and cooperate in the matter later.
The committee is inclined to think that
suitable pyrotechnic displays during the season
would add $4,000, 900 to the receipts.
woMAN's DAILY
Yesterdays session Of the board of lady
managers was occupied by the reading of re-
ports.
Mrs. Lockwood, chairman of the press COM
mittee, informed the board that, notwithstand-
ing the adverse decision of the ways and means
committee. there would be a daily newspaper
published during the exposition which would
meet all the wishes of the lady managers
Mrs. Cora Bailey, q wealthy New York lady,
had agreed to undertake the expense of the
publication. having $3.50, O0o capital to further
the enterprise. The name of the paper is yet
to be announced. and it will have to be printed
outside of the grounds. The labor Of women
will be employed as far possible in getting
out the publication.
NEW YORK, April 2s.-The Duke De veragua
left this city for Chicago this morning. accom-
panied by Commander Dickins.