Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-12
III EXPOSITION
THE we uscGiSHUL ONE IN ITS
HISTORY DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Victor iserhe,ts Twenty-second Regi-
mant Band of New York One OF
the Featnres-Mapy New
Attractions.

The tenth annual season of the great indus
trial Exposition at Pittsburg is drawing to
close, after the most successful run in the his.
tory of that popular institution. Only two
weeks more remain, and those who have not
seen the big show should lose no opportunity
to visit Pittsburg during the remaining days
Both soassl and Damroseh closed emnent1y
successful engagements at the Exposition and
Victor Herbert the eminent conductor and
composer of comic opera, is now at the Expo
stion with his celebrated Twenty second
Regiment band OF New York. This organ
zation is the growth of years of experience.
and every member Of it is artist on his par
ticular instrument. The band was organized
by Mr. Herbert and has been brought up
der his personal direction. 1t is acknowledged
today to be the finest concert band in Ameri.
ca, if not In the world
Besides being conductor of renown, Victor
Herbert is a musician of artistic ability, hay
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 d seat
famous band during it's engagement at the
Exposition two years ago remember the Her
bert solo as among the most delightful fea
lures of the concerts.
AS a composer Mr.. Herberts name has been
carried all around the world. Among his
popular operas that nearly everybody has
heard are Prince Ananias F" THE Idols Eye"
1.-The Wizard of the Nile" and 1.-The Seren
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
20 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.. Herberts 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 season. 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 % No one can afford
W liliSS all opportunity W utdT Jne greatest
military band in America
There is a 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 in the heavens during a terrific
electrical storm in midsummer. The West
transformer to be used with sign. the like
of which has never been seen before anywhere
on earth. When the safety switch is closed n
series of beautiful flashes OF descriptive dis
charges of electricity go swapping and snarl-
ing across the surface of the panels. giving an
effect that one can 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 arena of trained lions and the
deep-sea diving exhibitions, which are given
daily by Captain Louis Sorcho. famous gov
ernment diver. There will be numerous ex-
cursions to Pitts' ',-- during tho closing days