The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22
Gates Closed Early Each Day to
Permit the Placing of
Exhibits.
MIDWAY ALWAYS CROWDED.
American Pavilion Will BE Opened
May 1n-Pretty Arrangement
for the Unwilling of the
Lafayette Statue.

Copyrighted. 1900. by the Associated rrcss.
Paris. April 21.-Though work goes ON in,
ccssantiy, night and day, the installation
of exhibits at Frances colossal exposition
is still greatly retarded. The gates are
closed TO visitors at i o'clock in the even
ing. when freight cars AMI wagons loaded
with exhibits are allowed to enter the
grounds, and from that time On the exhibit
ton resembles d vast workshop, with its
changing hammers and swIrms of French
worimen, busiiy engaged on the compile
ton nf the interior of the building. and in
arranging tn. exhibits. Even during visit
ing hours the work inside the palaces goes
steadily forward.
Crowds Not So Large.
The immense crowds present on the OPEN
ing two days-Easter Sunday and Monday
have now dropped to about half their num-
Der. but the exposition authorities declare
themselves thoroughly satisfied. as the Jig
ures still exceed those OF the opening days
az the exposition of iSS1. The attendance
now averages ah1li, i0G.Hr daily. about one
half OF whom pay for admission
Bnom on the Wild
The emptiness OF the real exhibition
buildings has been a source al increased
revenue to tn. uumbericSs midway shows.
tn. managers OF many of which were smart
enough to have their sp.ctatl-s ready last
sunday. and are already reaI'inE a S;ttis-
factory harvest. Many of the si.teshoW*
are extremely attractive and redlisticaiiE
mounted. such as the Swiss villaSs, winch
exhibition is an education in itself.
The colonial section is especially fruitful
in these lively places of amusement. III
which the figure and Orienta! dances are
even moro risque than the now famous
dance du ventre.
Whatever may he the name eventually
given to this side of the exposition. It VIII
undoubtedly r.rp[s as great an attraction
as the similar quarter known as the mid
way at Chicago. Judging from its popti-
larity up IL this time.
The rolling sidewalk, copied from the or
iginal OF the Chicago Worlds Fair. prom
ises TO be a srea; feature. taking the place
Of tn" Eiffel Tower Of lSsa. It is "raw,ie IL
as much a source of amusement as a means
of iocomOtion.
President Loubet next week will begin a
series OF visits to the exposition. section by
section. as they are completed, and he Will
accept all invitations to attend the inauGu-
ration of the various foreign exhibits.
American Pavilion.
Installation day. May Ia. has been formal
~ designated for the opening Of the Ameri-
can pavilion. which is nearing completion.
though work on the interior s';ll continues.
After the openins nj the American ma,
tional buildings the other structures erected
by the United states will he irarsuratei in
tho following order and AT brief intervals:
The publishers. agricultural. forestry. mef-
' ist'li' lil'i4 NV H'A' A'i'i' INV
Arrangements for the unwilling OF the
Lafayette statue on the Fourth of July Dire
progressing RAPIDLY. President i.nuhet, VI.
Delc-sSe, Minister Of Foreign Affairs. and
other French iigni;arirs are expected to he
present at the ceremonies. The idea t"
have young women representing each state
in the Union phi simultaneously Iipon cords
which will cause the unwilling is a popular
one. and there is some rivalry to secure
this honor.
among tho selections thus far made are:
Miss Porter. daughter of the United States
Ambassador. for New York: Miss rumdn
for california: Miss Peck. for Illinois. ami
Miss Jones, laughter of United states Sen
atnr Jones, for Nevada. The committee is
DESTROYS Of having names suggested for
this honor by the citizens Of each State
from those intending to visit Paris on the
date of the unveilinG. Frank j. THOMPSON.
mittee. eau he addressed upon the subject.
Automobile ScOrchcr..
Tho wrath of pedestrians in Paris and
the suburbs. backed by indignant protests
FROM various points in Il" country against
the furious and reckless driving Of autom"-
ton. The Project Of the Department Of the
Seine. in which Paris is situated. has de-
Cided to tolerate no further automobile
racing over the roads in his territory.
The Minister of the Interior. NJ. Walieck-
Rousseau. acquiesced in this action. and has
sent d request to Projects throughout
France 20 prohibit all such racing. This
will put Il stop to many newly created.
long-disiance contests. which have recently
become the craze. including international
run..
The measure is generally approved by tho
press in view of the alarming frequency
of avoidahle accidents. due to the Illegal
rate OF speed Of the automobiles who
forty miles an hour. without thought OF
Slackenirg their speed.