Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-19
WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 3l So Say the Directors of the Ex-.
 position. INMAN'S FAVORABLE REPORT Four Midway Shows Have Been Closed by the
 Police.
AN EXPOSITION EMpLoYE KILLED.
Thirty Greek Letter Fraternities Hold Congresses Yesterday
 at the Exposition.

Atlanta, Nov. 1S.-Mr. s. M. Inman, chairman of the finance committee of the exposition, today gave out to the trustee of the bondholders that the exposition company was ready to pay the second 20 per cent installment Twelve days no- tice is required before interest stops. which would make the date November 30, but it is expected that payment Of this installment will begin on the 18th. MT. Inman expects to make the third payment on the bonds by December 10, and close up the whole issue and pay the last fourth by the 20th of December.
 The attendance has increased largely at the exposition within the last week. and all talk of continuing it beyond the 31st of December has been put to an end by resolution by the directors declar- ing the fair would close finally and for ever on December 31 sF
 The police today closed four shows<on the midway because they were giving the cocheecochee dance, or immodest eX- hibition by women. The shows closed are Trocade, living pictures, the beauty show and the gypsy village.
 G w. Carter, an employe of the ex- position, was killed at Jackson street and Highland avenue by a Consolidated trolley car. Carter was formerly from Greensboro, N. c. He was standing on one track waiting for car approaching on another. It took the wrong switch and struck Carter and dragged him fifty feet. The tracks were wet and the mo- torman could not stop the car even by reversing the motor until he struck an upgrade.
 The congress of colored doctors of the United States met in the First Congre- gational church of Alta nta today and were welcomed to the city and exposl- tion by Commissioner I. G. Garland of Pennsylvania. Seven states were repre- sented and national association of col- ored physicians was effected with the following officers: R. B. Boyd of Nash vile, Tenn, president; Dr. H. Williams of Washington, D. O., vice-president-at- large.
 A Pan Hellenic Congress.
 The Pan-He1lenic congress met in the auditorium of the exposition grounds this morning at 10:30 o'clock w. w. Da- vies presiding. About thirty different Greek letter fraternities were represent ed, the object being to form a federation Of all such orders. Besides the southern states many of the colleges from the east and northwest were represented Addresses of welcome were delivered by H. H. Cabaniss. manager of the Atlanta Journal and Henderson Hallman of At lanta. Isaac S. Hopkins. president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, was then introduced and delivered the ora tion of the day.
 The Baptist Woman's congress met in the assembly room of the woman's build ing at the exposition grounds this morn ing and held exercises through the day on the evangelism of the home. Mrs. w J. Northen presided. Addresses were delivered by Miss Mary Burdette of Chi cago, sister of MT. Robert J. Burdette: by Miss Armstong of Baltimore, a leader in the Woman's Missionary union. and by Mrs. J. D. Gambrill, wife of the pres- ident of Mercer university.