Evening star., 1901-07-15


This includes a sleeping car berth each
way. Two trains daily leave both Washing
ton and Buffalo in the morning, arriving in
| the evening, and two leave in the evening,
arriving in the morning, so the Pullman fare
! might be omitted entirely. by taking the
day trip, or reduced one-half by going at
| night and returning by day, or vice versa
| The meals at the exposition naturally are
more expensive than outside of the grounds,
| but the above amounts would obtain what
should be satisfactory for those with mod
! est appetites, both as to quality and guam
| tity. The lodging for the rate calculated
| upon would be in private or boarding
| house.
| To return to the aforementioned obstacle
to the exposition's success, as to Its being
| complete. What work is now being done
Is almost limited to the live stock buildings,
the exhibits for which are not to be re-
ceived until later in the season. The man
agement has also apparently adopted
policy Of making repairs and improvements
Wherever and whenever they suggest them
selves.
The Sunday Opening.
There has been much dissatisfaction
on the part Of visitors who come to the
fair on Sundays, only to find the govern
| ment buildings and the midway losed,
that the announcement has just been made
by the management of a reduction of the
admission charge from fifty to twenty-five
cents. The restaurants. with music and
beverage features, far all that Is
open in the midway on Sundays. The
crowds on these days have heretofore been
duh -humored notwithstanding that there
has been plenty for them to see and hear,
including the fine arts exhibit and the band
concerts; ard 1t is hard to say whether
the mere reduction of the price of admis-
sion will brighten them any. What is
lacking is something to do they are not
content with seeing inanimate things and
hearing music, but seek elevation in the
giant see-saw, hair-raising travel in the
scenic railway, or the exciting gymnastics
of camel riding.
The daily attendance keeps in the neigh
borhood of 10000, varying from $1,000 to
$4,000. Although very gradual, there is
steady gain. The Saengerbund, which was
criticised for a lack of true musical char
acter, increased the attendance for three
days to something over 5000.
The management has appointed commit
tees to urge the railroad passenger asSoca-
tions to grant better rates on account of
the exposition; out the railroads show no
inclination to make reductions at this
time.
Postage Stamps Stolen.
On the night of July 3 several sets of
rare United States postage stamps were
stolen out of wing frames on the space of
the Post Office Department in the govern
ment building Some of the stamps had
been loaned by a private concern, and the
specimens taken were of great value, owing
to their antiquity and scarcity The robber
|. was doubtless either well acquainted with
stamp collections or had overheard one of
the exhibit attendants during the day men,
tion the value of the stamps, estimated at
$1,000 or $1,000 The best expert in this
line of the postal service is now engaged
on the case, and every effort will be made
to recover the property. At Paris last year
a similar loss was sustained. but the cui-
prit was caught IN London before he had
disposed of his plunder. In that case the
guilty party was one who had been tenn
NOV nv-f1y n IN, o1r
ing the postal exhibits; but 1t is not likely
that the party here was any one connected
with the exhibit.
Ohio day on the 18th instant promises to
be something more than the usual state
days. Gov. Nash VIII leave Put in Bay
on the lighthouse tender Haze, arriving in
Buffalo on the 18th. He will be accom-
panied by his staff and escorted by the
famous sth Ohio Regiment commanded by
Colonel Charles Dick. Senator Foraker
and his daughters the Misses Foraker
have been at the exposition during the
last three or four days.
One of the latest sensations on the mid
way which may or may not be an adver-
tising dodge of the concessionaire is the
reported mysterious disappearance Of a
seven-year-old Filipino boy from the Fill
pino village. The serious side of the Incl
dent is that the concessionaire is under
$4,000 bond to return these natives to the
islands: and the humorous phase appeared
when a strange woman presented genuine
southern Sammy the missing Filipino
claiming the reward Of $50. which had
been offered. AS yet nothing authentic can
be ascertained beyond the assignment of
two detectives to the case.
Militia Expected.
The permanent model military camp near
Park Lake will be occupied by the follow
ing named organizations during this month:
Armor Cadets Chicago, 18th instant; Com
pany NJ, 10th Regiment. Danville, Va, 14th
to 10th; Company e, 10th Regiment Lynch
burg, Va, 14th to 10Th; 21st Separate Com
pany, N. G. N. Y. Tibbett's Cadets, Troy,
N. Y, 22d to 9th: Swift's Mission Brigade.
dismounted cavalry, Allegheny, Pa, oath
to Goth; Minneapolis Journals Newsboys'
Band, 2jth to 2sth: Company A, 9th Mas
sachusetts Volunteer Militia, Charlestown
Mass, 2sth to August s; Signal Corps I'd
Brigade Massachusetts, Volunteer militia.
Boston, 28th to 31st. 1t is also expected
that some timo this month the northwest
ern mounted police Of Canada, famed for
their horsemanship and fighting qualities
will visit the exposition.