The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-21

least q part 0i It, What he has seen
has been observed between the whites
when no has been telling what he
knows about Bunker Hill and other
matters Of a strictly American nature.
Tho doctor has imbibod a considerable
degree of enthusiasm in the last few
days in spite OF the fact that no has had
to make q speech every time he has
shown his face in public. Whatthe has
said in these speeches, to quote himself,
is but a faint echo OF the impression Of
the magnificent spectacle he has wit
messed since his arrival, He is inclined
to censure that portion Of tho public
who have been inclined to belittle the
fair In his judgment there has never
been O world's fair equal in all its APP
pointmenti to the one now in progress
at Jackson park. Ia speaking oil this
Yesterday DR.. Depew said;
'Elhe country Is not yot in touch with
the magnitude and volume OF the
Worlds Fair. II is the only exhibition
Of the kind which SURPRISES the eXpee-
tations Of all those who see it. 1t is
difficult to grasp its grandeur, beauty,
and Vastness, even after several visits
to the White City by the lake"
''You think it does not suffer when
compared with previous expeditions"
None OF the great expeditions OF tho
world which have preceded it can COM
pare with il, The extent OF the grounds,
the number OF the buildings aud the
beauty OF their architectural designs,
the wonderful effectiveness OF the en-
trance from the lake, and the charm Of
the lagoons, running by nil the great
structures and bearing upon thelr. glls.
tening waters a perpetual procession OF
gondolas from Venice and American
electric launches, make 1t impossible TO
indigo OF the fair by comparison with
the panorama OF any other the earth
has known"
"Do you find anything to commend
or condemn in the various state build
ings2"
1.-THE state buildings are mostly cred
liable, and they are in the main larger
and moro effective than those which
which were erected by foreign govern
ments at the last Paris exposition"
(which do you think the finest OF the
c~luster2"
''The New York building, both in its
architecture andin its interior appoint.
ments, strikes me as the most beautiful
and complete"
do the fareign exhibits seem as com.
mendable as those at the various fairs
you have visited in the Old World?"
ITO one who has seen the expositions
at London, Paris and Vienna there Ia q
disappointment in the foreign exhibits,
but would have been impossible for tho
manufacturers and merchants Of Eu-
rope and Asiatic countries to bring to
American stocks Of goods as full and
complete as they carried over the conlV
paratively short distance required to
reach the other fairs"
rs the United States doing itself JUS
tice in jackson ParkP"
''Ihe exhibits of the United States
are satisfactory to a degree. | do not
think l can add anything to that stale
ment, and ii Ia true"
WONDER OF ELECTRICITY.
~ spent yesterday there, and while ]
gave them no particular examination in
detail l obtained a pretty good general
conception of the whole. / may say
that from my point Of view no snch
electrical exhibit has aver been seen. A
day in that building is in itself an edu-
cation In the rise and progress in elec.
tricity and its possibilities"
"MaChinery hall 7"
"MaChinery hall has concentrated
within 1t all that could be desired MS Q
representation OF the useful inventions
OF the time"
"How as to the array in the transpor'
tation b|uilding2"
II suppose | may speak of that with
some slight degree of knowledge, and
must say that tho exhibit there is tnI
more complete and satisfactory thar
has evor been gathered anywhere. II
is specially significant in showing the
immense advance in our country owe
other nations in furnishing upon cars
c~onveniences and comforts for trav'
elers."
being the typical farmer of the
Peekskill variety, Of cours you visited
the agricultural buildingT'
II did, most omphatically, and | will
toll YOU In confidence that the products
OF the country Us shown in the agricul
tural building-as might be expected
easily display the superior position
which the United States holds us the
granary OF the world"
Speaking Of agricultural matters. DIR
Depuw manifested a desire to clint
over the traces, and it was not without
difficulty that The Tribune representa-
tive restrained min from a rehearsal o
the bucolic Joys experienced in his Put
nam county home, He dwelt Will
JUNCTION upon the beautiful sweep Of the
Hudson in front Of Peekskill, whore the
gradual emerald slope Of the Dunder
burg rlsus high above the less aSsertivl
elevation OF Iona Island. With Il sigt
for tho Sunday afternoon calm Of hi
home In the lower Highlands, DR., De
pow came back to tho worlds fair
"Tho manufactures and liberal art
building has for Its exhibit R%oondonsoC
and at the same tune q generous pre-
sontation Of the progress Of the United
Stgtes In this department and It's abil
Ivy TO compete with the Older nations
as vol as its advance toward the sun
ply Of its own noceSsariOs aud Injuries.
WORDS UNEQUAL TO RELATE II.
o you In the grounds at night2'
u was, aud l can hardly find word
to express my admiration for tho pic
tuto that dwolls in my mind alto
viewing the beautiful spectacle, III
illumination oil the grounds aud build
ings, with tho electric lights runninI
like elm lamps along tho laRoons an
undor tho arches Of tho bridges, th0
electric fountains dinplacing their fanI
astic and beautiful figures in all tn