Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-08
Progress of the Work on the Expo
sition Grounds.
DELEGATE RAWLINS OF UTAH RESIGNS
John Ruskin Offered the Post of
Poet Laureate.
NEW MARYLAND OFFICIAL.
SUNSHINE AND CROWDS.
The Second Week of the Exposition Opens
PropitiOusly.

The Second Week of the Exposition Ope ms
Propitiously.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO. May s.
The second week of the worlds fair
starts off with plenty of sunshine, work going
ahead under high pressure, and large crowds
arriving on the grounds. by rail and steam
boat. The gates were closed yesterday. barring
out &C, 600 people. some Of whom returned this
morning to resume their sightseeing,
which was interrupted Saturday night.
| The roadways under the combined &C
ton of the warm sun OF yesterday and the
, steam rollers were worked to a degree OF hard
ress which now insures good walking. In spite
of any rain which may come later. Boxes,
barrels and other debris which have for long
time disfgured the grounds surrounding many
of tine buildings, are being carted away rapidly.
and the grounds smoothed over and put III
preSentabie condition.
By the end of the week the grounds. except
ing around the smaller buildings still in process
OF erection, will present EnsEed appearance
Exhibits continue TO arrive daily IN consider
able quantity. Nos, of tnese are for display In
Manufacturer Hall. The sidewalks leading to
that building hold many cars. whose contents
are swallowed up in tine cayernoUs dimensions
OF the great structure.
Columbia avenue. except for the Russian
section, presents finished appearance. and. as
thu Ia.e arrivals Of EXHIBITS are taken in at the
y
and rush which are attendant upon their un-
packing ard placing in position.
IN MIDWAY PLAIsASCE.
The side shows over in Midway Plaisance,
after a res. of twenty-iour hours. this morning
put on finishing touches. Nearly all of them
are finished and several o. them have been for
some time open to the public. The Irish VII
lage. winch it was hoped by it, projectors would
be oCen this morning. IL still incomplete. and
lis de lica ion has been postponed until We'd
nasdsr. The Countess OF Aberdeen gives the
ron-ielive-y OF some Of the furnishings as tine
Cause.
The officials of the fair and department
chiefs were on hand early. and Il NUMBER OF ma
:.oE:l commissioner. who are 10 investigate
the music controversy, also put III an appear
ance at the administration building at an early
hour.
IN TIE NORTHERN END OF THE PARK.
The northern end of the Yark. where the
buildings for social ana exhibition purposes
have been erected BY the dl.feceu. states. pre-
sent finished appearance today. A large
amount O.. work was done while me gates OF lie
exposition we're closed. and nearly all the
buildings are now orEamenteG with Grass n.otS
and h gravel or stone wa!as. North
Dakosas pulling is being hlled today with
exhibits from tue aGarr.es o. tina. STATE.
Iudiaras busiGing ID an eye sore to the
Coalition. but when the finishing touches nave
been put to Ii there will not be many finer or
larger STATE buildings on the grounds.
line building Is behind. and fortune has
been spent or Il. but IL Is LOt greatly Il inbred
bv visitors from the prairie state. while the ex-
hibiss are not particularly attractive. great
deal work has ye1 to be done TO I'LL up the building
The pictorial dscora hons of the walls ard pa
yiEons with the cereal products of the state is
the most unique and attractive feature of The
exhibit. exce!liHg any similar display in other
state buildings, o. even agricultural hal.
ABUSING THE GATEAEN.
The gatemen suffered much abuse rom the
Thousands VINO promenaded the avenues bound
ing the fair grounds Yesterday, hoping to
catch an occasional glimpse OF the brill
liant scene inside. and IN some instances the
FURNISHES were almost wreuclel from tEc.r
mcOrirgs b. crowds attempting TO force
thcir wav through the gates. The men
were given rIgIi inst-uc ions AID tEey
obeyed them to the last letter. Ii
made no difference VINO applied. nor
what his business was. When a national COM
missioner. a member of the uoa ii OF directors
and responsible for the locked DArs. came up
the guards became rea..r ard su O-eme.v happy.
They would turn him back with MS :amiiy or
friends. and one guard saws be maze at least
three converts III the conn.s--or.
The French commissioners were especially
indignant along with their exhibitor they
have worked night and day to get their show
into shape and desired 10 on,inue Yesterday.
Their passes were not honored. They SAW
carpenters and painters go in or special per
mits, but they were stopped outside.
BAND CONCERTS.
The usual band concerts were given today by
the Chicago. Cincinnati and Iowa bands. The
stands in the grand plaza surrounding the adj
rlinistration building still unfinished and
the concerts by the Chicago AID
Cincinnati bands will be given from
the agricultural building gallery until
the opeu-air pavilions are completed. The con-
cer,s, owing to a lack of information as TO the
place of holding. were poorly attended. Among
the NUMBER given at the Agricultural Hall
concerts were selection. from .Csrnen.
fantastic on the Gear and Zimmerman and
the march from the ''Trompe,er Won Sack
ingen."