Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15
m TEXARKANA ARKANSAS TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST l5 1893
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
Events of Another Week at the Great
Exposition.

Exposition.
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COLOMBIAN EXPOSITION Aug II, 1898. !
Members of the national commits
sion were considerably disturbed
Thursday over the report from Wash
ington that Secretary Carlisle was
dissatisfied with the extravaganza OF
continuous sessions of the commission
and of the board of lady managers.
Conservative members recognized the
justice of the criticism from Washing
ton, but said the commission had fall
en- into the hands of irresponsible al
ternates, aided by few regular men,
bers who enjoy spending the summer
in Chicago at Government expense.
One of the leading men in the COM
mission said it had done nothing dur
ing the last month that could not have
been accomplished in two days of ac-
tive work. He took the minutes for
the last ten days and pointed out the
fact that not one record Of Importance
had been made to show for the $400
daily cost of the commissions ses-
sions. ..f.f. qs.I
With the Thomas orchestra elimi-
mated from the financial problem, the
directory has turned its attention to
the abolition of other expensive feat
llres of the administration. A mem
ber of the council said Friday that the
departments of publicity and foreign
affairs are to be abolished and their
functions merged in those of the di-
rector-generals Office. 1t is known
that Maj. Handy has urged the direct
or-general to accept his resignation.
When Mai. Handy was asked as to the
accuracy of the news that his depart
ment was going to quit business, he
smiled comfortably and said: at is
not altogether unlikely. / rendered
my resignation to Col. Davis some
days ago and offered to step out i'm
mediately. He thought it an mop
perfume time then because the second
edition of the catalogue was in pre-
paration for the press and there was a
large amount of work to be done in
connection with its publication. If
the directors want to save the cost of
the department l certainly shall not
attempt to delay the move. ] volun-
tarily relinquished part of my salary
when the general reduction was pro-
posed and the remainder is not worth
fighting for
Everybody traced some relationship
to Louisiana Thursday. The citizens
of the Pelican state came in squads
and batalions to their home on the
fair grounds. The doors were closed
and the registers placed on the porch,
where man was stationed all day
giving out red badges with Louisiana
stamped in gold on them. The sol
dierly of the state, gay in their uni
forms and red plumes, were conspic-
nous by their numbers on the ground.
The ceremonies of the day began with
concert by Louisiana talent in the
assembly hall of the woman's build
ing at 1880 o'clock. At 1915 the
the doors were closed and the guards
on duty refused to admit the hun
dreds who begged admittance. The
hall was simply decorated with the
stars and stripes. A large blue silken
banner bearing the arms Of the state
stood out In the center of the eastern
wall Of the hall between the flag of
the nation and the Spanish flag.
ATT o'clock the Sd and 4th batalions
of the Louisiana field artillery left
their camp on the plaisance and start
ed for the Sixtieth street entrance
where they were to meet Gov. Foster
Returning, all along the line the walls
of people on either side of the road.
way cheered the governor. The steps
of the art gallery opposite the planta.
tion house were crowded. Ex-Gov
Jeffries, acting as master of ceremo-
nies, met the governor at the door Of
the Louisiana house. An informal
reception followed. Among the dis
tinguished guests were Gen. Fitzhugt
Lee and Senator Daniel Of Virginia
A host of prominent Louisianiani
were in attendance and the nationa
commission attended in body.
Grotesquc figures in the dim light
J of sizzling red fire moved about II
strange circles and stranger contor
tions on q fioat IN the middle Of south
pond ON Thursday night. 1t was th'
incarnat on of weirdness. Dull
sounding tom-toms, rafting tambou
rines and gutteral melodies formed
the music, and as its cadehces sound
ed slowly at first, then fast and faster
the figures kept up with itsnov
throwing themselves fiat on the foo
Of the float, now leaping high in th,