The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-31
THE WORLDS FAIR.
" n. Boyce's Corresnoneenre hurean,
Adm mslGauou BhiidiDg, .. 10
Pair Grounds, aug. 81 1920

" n. Boyce's Corresnoneence hurean,
Ada ntstfauou Building, "o.ds
Pair Grounds, Aug ~ 1873.
For ne tir-t time siuce tie far
was open. d the south side If the
grounds Thursday night had its
-n4r. ~ Illumination. Ihhnaan'.s
Of gay.colored Chinese l"n'e~HS
swnt q fram trees and poSta around
the s1thrap"logica building. The
csravcls kept open house. From
every part OF their rigging hung
many colored lights. The yard
arms AMI short masts werh resplen-
dent with brightness sEd a band
stationed near at hand discoursed
music during the evening. Hunt
mated launches hoated IN The south
pond and on every side we're life
and color. Every Thursday eye
ming hereafter it is the purpose OF
Mr.. Millett aud his associates to
ma Ike the "back Yard OF he grounds
as attractive as any other portion
Of Jackson park.
An interesting feature of last
! Thursday evenings entertainment
was a Soudsnese sword dance. FIVE
Bedouins from the desert Of Ssh1ra
took part in it. They were led by
an old sheik, Prince NJ eerOall Haa-
| foosh. who III bis own country IS
the ruler of a large tribe. The
weapons were Arabian cimeters.
With lightning raplditv the Bednu'
ms whirle1 their swords about their
heads and around their bodies dn-
ill the turuished steel appeared as
circle OF light. In one part OF the
pertormaf cp, the sheik defended
himself against the combined at
tacks of his fcur companions. Be
set on all sides and with only his
rawhide shield as guard, he easily
Eept bis assaianis ~ bay and I'M
allv beat them back, defeated. An
other new feature introduced was
a series of plantation melodies sung
bv the J. Augustus Caroline JutI
/ lee socie,y, consisting Of ten color
ed performers. Their music was
appreciated by the crowd and hey
were frequently etcured.
/ Friday was the birthdlv Of his
Iapostol majesty Emperor Francis
Joseph I. OF Austria. The Wof''l s
Fair filed IN another page Of lis
| biI thdeY book with q celebration
for the aged monarch has many
loyal suhjects in Jackson park and
i the Ausir'aDs Of Chicago al%ay> re
member this festival day Of their
fatherland. The day began BY the
ceIebrat on of high mass at SAINT
James chulch. corner of Wabash
avenue and Twenty-niDth street, at
| 8 a. m. His grace Archbishop +.
Katzer of MllSaukee otfic,afed. AT
1890 O'CLOCK the celebration was
iransferrfd to the Austrian section
in the manufacturers building, and
at 2 O'clock 70, nal exercises were
held in music hall. Court Director
G. A. Ziehrer conducted the music
and Anton Won Paitschek Pa m
fort presided. The celebration
CONCLUDED with an a fresco festival
ana concert in old Vienna. The
Austrian fete was lnaugurated
Thursday evening with banquet
at the Lexington hotel.
| Dahomey carried off the hoDors
/ "Wednesday afternoon at The inter-
national boat raco, and Kaugi, the
big muscular negro, received from
Capt. Concas So gold piece. Not
satisfied with this be dove for coin
aud gave exhibitions Of his skill in
tie water. The series consisted Of
"heap races. each country trying
its best men for the final. The Pen
obscOt Indians rowed, OF rather
! padded, the first race. With far
start Me Sachbeson shot his Dire h
bark canoe ahead and was an easy
wlnner. Then came the E>kimoS,
with their canoes made of ski and
their easy. graceful motion. Til cir
boats they call kyacks, and are very
shallow. Caugi Geghatrhook won
easily, and was the "sure thug
among the sporty boys on shore for
the final. The Dahomeyans came
next aud those who were pre- cent
at the swimming match last Friday
covered all the bets they could get
on the Dahomeyans. Ipak won III
a close contest,
And then came the final. Daho-
mey and + kmo wee even for
nearly half the course. Then the
grit of the Eskimo gave out, aud
the black Dahomevan forged ahead
and won easily. Eskimo second,
Penobscot Indian third. at the
end of each heat race the vim r
was presented with $3.50, and the
first and second man with 50 and
50, respectively. The Dabomeyan
not only won the race, but he put