Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28
THE MID-WINTER FAIR.
san Francisco's Great Expontion For
mally Opened Yesterday

mAliy opened Yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO. January 27.-The
california international Mldwinter Ex-
position opened at noon to-day and
san francisco celebrated the greatest
| holiday In her existence. Her streets
were gaily decorated. Public and pri-
vate business was at standstill, and
every road leading to the Golden Gate
and fair grounds was crowded with Wis
TORS. The official programme, which
Included great street parade, followed
by dedlcatory exercises at the fair
grounds, was carried out in detail. At
| daybreak a heavy fog hung over the
city. At o'clock IL was hardly posi-
bic to distinguish objects across the
street. The fog gradually lifted, how
ever, and at Q o'clock the sun broke
through the mists and the day soon be-
came perfect The bright, warm sun
shine greeted the thousands of visitors
on the streets and at the fair grounds
aud when the exposition was formally
oped at noon cloudless sky and spring
Ike weather added to the success OF the
| occasion.
Shortly after 10 a. m. the parade, I'M
der command of General Dickinson,
started for the Fair grounds. In the
procession were four regiments OF the
National Guard, Regular Army troops
from Preside, Gov. Markham and staff,
Fair officials, civic societies aud many
OF the confessional features to be seen
at the Fair. Golden Gate Avenue, the
main drive to the Park, was thronged
with spectators who listened TO the
stirring music OF numerous bands aud
! cheered as the long line OF men march
| ed by.
Shortly after IL o'clock the process
al 81 Mt
sembled on the recreation grounds,
where a huge band stand had been
erected near Festival Hall, The order
OF the exercises was as follows:
Medley of airs Of all nations by the Mid.
winter Fair band.
Introductory address by the President Of
| the DAY. James ID. Phean.
Prayer by Bishop Nichols.
Grand chorus, America, sung by Mid
/ winter Fair chorus OF 300 voices.
Address by Governor Markham.
Music by the Iowa State band
! Address by Director General NJ. II. De
! Young, declaring the exposition open.
Grafton on the general benefits and per-
| manent results Of tho Mdwinter Exposi-
| ton by Gen. W. II. L. Barns.
Music by the Austrian band, and chorus
/ Of national airs.
! Governor Markham, in his speech,
| welcomed the people to the Fair and
extended TO the strangers from other
sections OF the country the freedom OF
| the State. The Governor said although
/ California was the first State in the
! Union 20 appropriate money for an ex-
! hibit at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
| and although her exhibit there was
! wonderful and complete, yet many Cal
! ifOrniaDs, who visited the Columbian
| Exposition, we're forcibly impressed
] vii a "a
siblo TO transplant California to Chi
cagO, and while our building and It's
contents and our various exhibits in
many departments excited admiration
and congratuiation, CalifornIans knew
I that the real California was not there.
The Midwinter Fair is a direct result
o. the Chicago Columbian Fair. NJ. III.
| De Young, National Commissioner 70
/ the Worlds Fair last June conceived
the idea OF Midwinter Fair for
! san Francisco. The suggestion
/ was received mere with enthusiasm
/ and Immediately committees Of citizens
| were appointed 90 make necessary ar
| ranRements. On July 10th. 1898, Col
den Gate Park was selected a. a site for
tho Fair and on August - ground was
broken for the enterprise iu the pres
ence OF nearly a hundred thousand PEG.
| pie, the largest ever gathered together
on the Pacific coast, The citizens OF
san Francisco and California a. large
subscribed literally tho necessary
| funds, and over FIVE hundred thousand
dollars was raised in this manner. At
first only go acres OF land was SET asid q
By tho commissioners for the fair, but
the magnitude Of tho enterprise began
20 dawn on the people here and the
space was soon increased 90 over hun.
dred acres. The half dozen buildings
az FIRST conte mplated have increased I'm
number 20 nearly ono hundred, all
| argo, substantial structures.
WksHrNGToV, ID. G., January o. The
! Secretary Of tho Navy has approved Tho
| finding or tho court Of INJURY in the case
| Of Lieutenant X. c. Davenport The find.
ing is adverse % the applicant with many
reservations in mitigation.
CmcAeo January 27.-Three patients In
/ the county hospital we're found 20 have
! smallpox to-day, and we're removed % The
pest house There are now about ninety
patients in the smallpox hospital
! CALCUrTA, January 27.--The Marquis oil
Lansdowne, ex-ViceroY Of India, has left
for England. aud the Earl Of Eigin, OF the
new Viceroy, has boon installed Ina The
onice.