Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-10
J.. !. :. :: &c EXPOSITION
THE Nts,.5' uCcE>sFUL ONE IN ITS
HIsroH. DRAwANG TO a CLOSE.
Victor Herberts Twenty Second Regi-
Enent Hand of New York One OF
the Features-Many New
Attractions.

The tenth annual season of the great indus
trial Exposition at Pittsburg is drawing to a
close, after the most successful run in the his.
tory of that popular institution. Only two
weeks more remain aud those who have not
seen the big show should lose no opportunity
to visit Pittsburg during the remaining days
Both ~ousa and Damroseh closed eminently
successful engagements at the Exposition and
Victor Herbert the eminent conductor and
composer of comic opera, Is now at the Expo
sition with his celebrated Twenty second
Regiment band of New York. This organi-
zation is the growth OF years of experience,
and every member of it is an artist on his par
ticular instrument. The band was organized
by Mr.. Herbert and has been brought up un-
der his personal direction. 1t is acknowledged
today to be the finest concert band in Ameri
ca, if not In the world
Besides being a conductor of renown, Victor
Herbert is musician of artistic ability, hav
ing played the violon cello for years in lead
ing organization in Europe and America. He
is said to have few equals on that instrument.
and his cello solos are delightful features Of
his concerts, as he frequently yields the baton
to his assistant conductor and takes seat
among the players Those who heard the
famous band during it's engagement at the
Exposition two years ago remember the Her.
bert solo among the most delightful fea-
lures of the concerts
AS n composer Mr.. Herbert's name has been
carried all around the world. Among his
popular operas that nearly everybody has
heard are prince Ananias, 1.-THE Idols Eye
1.-The Wizard of the Nile and THE Seren-
ade-" The last named opera made a small for
tune for the Bostonians last season on their
western tour. The people of the Pacific coast
went fairly wild over the opera and the HON
age to Herbert was something most remark
able. The Wizard of the Nile" has proved
to be the only American comic opera that has
met with success on the European continent.
1t has been performed with phenomenal sue
cess in every large European city from Flor
ence and Naples Italy, to Berlin, St Peters
burg and Paris Mr.. Herbert's latest hit is
his new opera The Fortune Teller" which is
now all the rage at Wallack's theater, New
York. and which will be heard in Pittsburg
later in the Mr.. Herbert and his band
are giving two concerts every afternoon and
evening at the Exposition and will remain
there until the close of the institution on Sat,
urday evening, October 20. No one can afford
to miss an opportunity to hear the greatest
military band in America.
There is new exhibit in Mechanical hall, at
the exposition. that is attracting no small
amount of attention. During the evening Wis.
itors have been startled by hearing a crack
ling noise, like small claps of thunder. Turn
ing toward the Westinghouse exhibit they
may have noticed large disk of glass, over
which real lightning was playing in all its
eccentricity, streaks Of fire bursting forth at
random and shooting out in all directions
just as it does III the heavens during terrific
electrical storm in midsummer. The West
inghouse company recently built 60,000-volt
transformer to be used with sign. the like
of which has never been seen before anywhere
on earth When the safety switch is closed u
series of beautiful flashes or descriptive dis
charges of electricity go swapping and snarl.
ing across the surface of the panels, giving AN
effect that scarcely describe. These
wonderful flashes cannot be compared to any.
thing else than the grandest display of light
ming of the heavens. 1t is one of the most in
teresting exhibits that has ever been placed
before the scientific men, and one of ceaseless
wonder to the general public.
Other features of the Exposition are the
Hagenbeck of trained lions and the
deepsea diving exhibitions. which are given
daily by Captain Louis Sorcho. a famous gov.
eminent diver There will be numerous ex-
cursions to Pittsburg during the closing days