The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-10

CHICAGO, May 5.-Vlsitors to the worlds
fair marvel at the rapidity with which
the work OF completing the great enter
prise is being carried forward. Tasks that
one would imagine it would require
months to perform are finished in few
days Difficulties that under ordinary
circumstances would bring dismay to the
stoutest heart, are met and overcome in a
day. In fact the visitors appear to take
as much interest In watching the thou
sands Of toilers bring order out OF chaos as
they do in the exhibition itself Nothing
seems to impede their progress. They
work alike in wind and storm and cold.
dismal rain, night and day, with
IAN energy and vigor that seems
supernatural. If the 100000 visitors
who witnessed the opening exercises last
Monday were to return today end make
the rounds of the buildings. they would
scarcely recognize tho interiors, so great
hiss been the progress And while ali this
is true, there vet remains much to be
done, though the work will be finished in
far shorter time than the thousands who
visited the white city on its opening day
imagined.
Fragrance Fills the Air
The agricultural building and that de-
voted TO the display OF horticulture are so
nearly finished that one can scarcely see
what remains to be done. All the ex-
hihits are on hand and very few remain to
10 y,fo in thai fms To
into the b horticultural building is like being
dropped into a tropical fairy land. There
appears to be countless acres Of roses and
countless variety OF them. Their fra
GRANGE fills the air. which is mild and
balmv and makes one feel like seeking a
hammock for a comfortable rest. But
roses are not all that is to be seen. In
the center Of the great dome that rises
full 200 feet toward the sky is a miniature
mountain covered with ferns of thousand
varieties and palms and foliage plants from
all over the topical world. Then they
are seemingly miles Of flower beds planted
with orchids and pansies and begonias
and flowers rare and flowers common,
beautiful and odd, so great is the variety
that it would take botanist of rare ability
TO discover a plant that has been missed.
In the agricultural building the display
will cause the farmers alliance TO marvel.
Here may be found everything that is dear
to the farmers heart Il is a monster
county fair, made up OF the first fruits OF
every state in the union.
The Rablda Reproduced.
Away over beyond the agriculture build
ing on a rock-bound peninsula extending
into the blue waters of Lake Michigan, is
quaint. romantic looking structure that
will attract as much attention and inter
est as any structure on the ground. 1t is
a reproduction of the famous, histor-
ical abbey, La Rabida. IL was in the
original La Rsbida that Columbus got his
start, his idea that the world was round.
In this interesting reprod uction are
stored hundreds OF Columbian relics, and
what is claimed to no some OF the dust OF
Columbus body. Here too. are kept n
number of paintings, Mosaics and relics
loaned to the worlds fair by Pope
Leo. In the cloisters and in
the little chapel attached to the
abbey are hundreds of paintings the
works OF old masters. Then there is the
original cross placed by Columbus in the
chapel OF 40 original abbey. In one OF
the clois,ers is the bell which for 400
years hung in the old abbey in Spain and
which more than once called the discoy-
erer of the new world to mass. The
first bell ever Tung in America is
also here. Maps OF America, made by
Columbus and others of his time, letters
written by Columbus and a thousand in
terestlng historical letters. are exhibited
in show cases in various parts OF the build
ing. All that remains TO complete the
abbey is the hanging OF a few paintings
and mosaics.
After the Restaurants.
The council Of administration today
took action on the matter OF restaurant
charges. 1t has determined TO stop this
sort OF robbery at once. The council,
after discussing the matter. adopted
resolution in which it declared it was the
unanimous sense OF the council that
all those enjoying restaurant privi-
leges at Jackson park shall be required
to formulate full and complete sched-
ues Of prices Immediately, and submit
the same TO the executive committee of
the worlds exposition for approval. IL
being tue determination OF the council