The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17
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| CHICAGO. Sept 16.-Coats and wraps were
| necessary at the Fair to. day. 1t was railroad
| day, and exercises were held In Festival Hall
| and In the transportion building. Director
General Davis and Chief Willard A. Smith made
| addresses and talks on railroad matters were
made by NJ Il. Ingalls,. President OF the Big
Four; II Brockleband OF the London and
Northwestern. and H. s. Haines. Vice-Presi-
| dent OF the Plant system. 1.-THE intramural road
and movable sidewalk were free to visitors,
and tho famous old John Bull train made FREE
quent excursions on the north track back Of
the terminal station. Later in the afternoon
| there was tug of-war between n 600-horso
power electric locomotive and modern thirty
| ton steam engine.
All that Texas has at the Exposition is the
result OF the efforts OF it's women. and its
building was dedicated to-day. Mrs. Bene-
dette b. Tobin presided. and ex-Govs Ireland
| and Hobbard were among the speakers.
Tho new Liberty bell was rung thirteen
| times at noon In honor OF New Mexico day.
| Gov. william 7. Thornton and ex-Gov. l..
Bradford Prince were among the prominent
citizens who came all the way from their from
tier homes to participate In the exercises.
A novel pyrotechnical programme was ar
ranged for tonight. but Aeronaut Baldwin and
their psTilous attempts because OF the high
soushsd ' o siy things n in M she ersnd
basin. .,
Rev vi Dr. lyman Abbott. ash ersa in the closing
day the hrst week OF the Worlds rar, Ia
Bsss Of
Seminary. New York, and the Most Rev. Mgr.
Seton Of Newark n j. Dr. i Briggs made .
what seemed to. be the expectation. he made
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.
At this mornings Session Of the Theosoph-
address which in the main was q repetition OF
her paper of last evening.
pay ann the
Tie list Of awards for the department OF for
the public bic By john BOYD Thaeher The great.
est num- Der OF awards. thirty.two goes to Brazil,
known. Mexico follows with thirty premiums,
divided between different exhibitors end tho
s ment Hfee ns Repubc got @ Sse Of
the awards Germany twenty-eight. Paraguay
the
%Rs iIne,s %est yiEsi"%S, fisnsss!S $a:
Missouri. New Jersey. NeSraska, California.
Oregon. Kentucky. and yirginle follow in the
Mexico. Minnesota. Washington. Tennessee.
Indiana. and Louisiana were each given one
award.
There are many intricate problems in volved
In the proposition to keep tho Exposition open
sfsr 1s IN o length IN n OF ne bs
Board Of Directors at its meeting on Monday.
One obstacle to be overcome is the unwilling
ness OF many foreign Commissioners and ex-
hibitors to remain any longer away from their
homes than the contract between their Gov
eminent and the Exposition calls for.
They have openly declared among them |
selves that they have been greatly disappoint-
ed at the lack Of entertainme pt In their honor |
by the officials Of the Exposition and wealthy |
citizens OF Chicago WHO are identified with |
bragg over this alleged failure OF Chicago's |
Four Hundred to invite them to their homes. |
and the reasons the foreigners assign among |
themselves for the apparent neglect are not |
at all supplementary. |