The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-26
FIT TIL EDITION.,


The Auditorium was thrown opsn
THIS morning to exhibitors, und most
OF the local iirms as well as soysr,ll
foreign houses are busily engaged
preparing for their displays. A CORDS
OF Workmsn from the Floral Exchange
OF Philadelphia arrived early In the
morning aud under the superlnten-
dence OF Mr.. Gel2er are making rapid
progress in The erection of the booths
tor which they were given the con.
tiact. A large mum her of the booths
have been awarded to Wilmington
builders aud decorators and they were
also early on the scene.
Some OF tho carefully guarded
secrets regarding tho character of the
displays TO lie given begin TO come
out, but even now the local merchants
will not talk ano 1t the details OF lheir
exhibits, as they say they Wish to sur.
prise their friends At the opening,
And judging from little points picOeI
up hero and there surprises W Ill be tho
order OF the day. and soue very start.
ling ones at thut. AT present the Audi.
forum 10 little more than con.
glomeratlon oil building material,
(electric wires. bunting, bamboo,
palms AMI workmen; but out of chaos
shall come order, and on Monday
might the scene Will be u differ ent one
Indeed.
Several representatives OF the for.
eiEn houses that are to have displays
jim the Exposition are in town iooking
iaIter tho details OF their exhibits.
Among them:
/ h. w. Appleton, representing tho
Rumford Chem cal Works. OF 2 ov.
Iencs X. G. II. Eppa. representing
the Knox Gelatine Co.. OF juhmsJown.
IN L. W. Ssitz Philadelphia Agent
Iot the Bensdorp Cocoa Co.; A. Clark
fardsley, representing the Weikle u
smith spice Co. Of Philadelph n, aud
+. Ii. Happen. representing the Cleve.
land Baking Powder Co. Of New York
CITY.
number OF our prominent business
men have been up to Chester taking a
look at the Exposition which opened
lnt that place on Monday night last,
Ihnd every one express themselves us
highly delighted with everything, and
more than ever convinced Tint the
I wilmington Food Exposition will he
the biggest thing OF its KIND ever held
Ioutside Of the citiss OF New YORK aud
Boston. The Auditorium is very much
larger than the Industrial Hall where
The Philadelphia Exposition was nold,
Iand Ii unuucstionabIy much more de-
slrable aud handsome.
/ II 10 Alsu interesting to know that
there Will be several more exhibits in
the Wilmington Exposition than there
were IN any rood Lxp Jsttion ever hsld
III The Quaker City. This IL certainly
very encouraging and gratifying to
the originators OF the entrrprir . as ID
was not iesieved possible. In the first
year. TO get together as large IA num-
Ihef or as line clase Of exhibitors us
they have secured
The Office of the management was
removed thls morning from Fifth and
lShlpiey streets to tn auditorium.
A Mismudarstandi, ~, or whate
There Is misunderstanding between
Chief OF Police DUlan and George
springer, oil No. ll6 Scott street. in
al afternoon paper yesterday appe ired
IAN article puiported to have come
from hloi Doian and to the effect
that springer had come to nim md
complained Of the action OF Log
/ ut"her Hayden in taking II pug dog
Nh en- lie had only purchased from
MN rev daJs previous. The article
further stated that Hayden had taken
Tie dog Deoause 1t WAS not reg istsred.
and wien he sold II they bargained
That tho animal should he keIta few
days until he could leave his work
aud scrure Register. Springer is a
and could md little time
ito get the necessary tag.
AIi. iialuon huO"lHp Inb Story TO
DO false III every purtlcula called upun
Mr.. springer last evening ana was in
formed that he had made no such a
statement TO Chief Dolan. and when
Hayden called upon the Chief this
morning lie wac informed that tho
story ~ published was lust I'D IL had
been told him. There 10 fabrication
somewhere and Dog Catcher Hayden
is anAlOus to know where II Originate
cd.
lie ssys lie sold the dog to Springer
i've mouths ago Tor fl.50. He raiseu
II himself and 1t was always his
propsrty. A low dpys ago he found
The animal on the street anu picked it
up. 1t was unregistered and he took
~ to tue pound. Springer imputed
ol him concerning the animal and it
was returned to him. The dog had
grown 30 that the dog catcher did
not know It, Instead OF beng out
one dollar and the animal Mi. Spring.
or 10 not