Huntsville gazette., 1893-05-06

decorated in scarlet and yellow colors
of Spain; faSs and banners of that hue
were arranged along the walls and over
the doors. On the tables were magnifi-
cent nosegays of fowers-scarlet and
yellow-and each guest showed respect
to Spain's representative by wearing a
boutonniere of the same colors. The
whole affair was Castilian as far as pos
sible.
All the dishes in the long dinner were
such as the duke is accustomed to hay
ing in his native country, and the menu
card was printed in Spanish from end
to end. The usual number of toasts
We're made, and the discoverer of Amer
lea and his descendant We're especially
honored. The duke responded in a
neat speech, which evoked much ap-
plause, and then the assembly drank to
''Spain and America" the "World's
Fair" and sundry other things. AmorG
the speakers were George R. Davis,
President Higinbotham, President
Palmer and Governor Altgeld.
A Blow to High Board Rates.
The Worlds Fair management was
somewhat dumfounded when they dis
covered that the attendance had drop
ped from 100000 paid admissions th
first day to something less than 10000
on the second. 1t was an awful tumble,
but it has already resulted in great good
to the public. for the hotel and board
inghouse air-caStIeS came down with
crash. In other words, ti~ere was a
great reduction in rates, and 1t Is now
apparent that the contention for busl
ness among those who expect to make
fortune during the next six months will
be so warm and bitter that no one need
apprehend al Y further danger of bein~
financially sand-bagged. The tumble IS
now on in hard earnest, and a few more
raw, cold days will finish the air castle
business, and the people will have an
opportunity to see and enjoy the great
fair at reasonable rates.
what Fifty Cents Entities One To.
1t is not generally known that the
one fee of so cents admits the visitor to
the entire display of the Worlds Fair
proper. including the Is departmental
buildings the state buildings and th
Midway Plaisance. The only extra
fees are for admission, for instance. t.
the Turkish theater, to the street Ill
Cairo, the Egyptian temple, the Japa.
nese village, the Congress of Beauty and
Hagenbeck's wonderful exhibition of
trained animals. Everything else is
free to be looked at for the one entrance
fee.
And as for purchaseable things very
few are unreasonably valued from the
Casino restaurant to the fiGgree anG
lace work of the Turkish Bazaar. Even
the official guide book has dropped to
% cents and red lemonade to ordinary
circus prices.
Fire in the Grounds.
An alarm Of fire was turned in from
the Casino building, just east of the ag-
ricultural building, on the Worlds Fair
| grounds. Five engine and two ladder
| trucks responded, and in few minutes
| the flames were extinguished. The loss
| will not exceed $500.
About Sunday Opening.
There is talk of surprise being
sprung upon the public at the fair
| grounds, by the local management.
who is said to have taken the matter in
| hand and, without any previous an
nouncement will throw the gates omen
next Sunday morning and admit visit
| ors. The tickets are said to be ready
for use and the whole thing will be ac-
| complished before the opposition has
time to take any legal proceedings
against it.
Great Ma BILE Temple.
| A great marble permanent memorial
temple to Columbus, it is said, is to be
/ preser ted to Chicago, ana placed in one
| of the parks after the fair The donor.
| if gossip is oorrect, is no less a perso,
than King Humbert of Italy. Eleven
| heroic groups of statuarv by the me.
famous Italian artists illustrating ii
| most striking scenes IN the career
| Columbus are, according to the plans
| outlined, to grace the interior of the
temple.
No More Professions.
Chief of Construction Barnham has
| decided that no more professions VIII
be allowed through the Worlds Fair
grounds
| This action will probably play havoc
with the assignments made by the for
eign governments, as we'll as the differ
/ ent states Of this country, to have the
celebrations In their respective build
| ings.
Chief Burnham takes the ground that
professions block up the roadways and
other visitors having equal rights viii
be compelled to keep out of the line Of
march.