Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-17
EXPOSITION NOTES.

Outside of the Exposition grounds is
growing up magic mushroom show
town, Little Europe" so styled. For
the price of entrance, nearly every
variety of life can be seen, and every
thing to eat.
This week will see the departure of
the remaining warships, possibly with
an exception or two. Many of the
American ships will return for the Vir-
ginia Homecoming Week in June,
when the President makes his second
visit to the Exposition. The Austrians
will also return to Hampton Roads at
that time.
Signal honor is was paid Vice-Ad-
miral Sir Zero Ijuin, commander of the
japanese squadron in Hampton Roads.
He is the ranking naval officer in the
waters off the jamestown Exposition
Grounds, and every commander of the
American and foreign fleets had to
call upon him. The first to call was
Admiral Davis, of the American feet,
representing Admiral Evans, who is
sick with govt.
The next great day at the Exposition
will be Tidewater Virginia Day, on June
z, when all of the cities. towns and
counties in this part of Virginia, from
the Eastern Shore to Williamsburg and
from Norfolk county to Southampton,
will join in great celebration. Nor
folk will that day likely see the greatest
parade in her history. Every lodge and
labor organization, military and semi
military organization will be in line.
Tuesday night at the Chamberlin Gen.
Grant gave a handsome reception to
Gen. Kuroki, the Japanese hero, which
was brilliant affair. Mrs. Swanson.
wife of Virginia's Executive, was lady
of honor and was escorted to the recep-
ton by General Grant Kuroki, is bald.
dark and short, though not particularly
stout. He is emblazoned with medals.
Not speaking English, he carries with
him an interpreter.
Ambassador Bryce, Mrs. Bryce and
Lady Evelyn Gray, daughter of the
Governor-General of Canada, were the
guests of Governor and Mrs. Swanson
Sunday, going to jamestown Island the
following day. The English notables
were charmed with their entertainment.
saying that the Virginia reception and
hospitality surpassed any rendered them
in this country. The dinner given them
at the Executive Mansion in Richmond
Mr. Bryce pronounced the finest he had
been rendered in America.
Somewhere east of Chicago today. a
full-blooded Indian, White Cloud, chief
OF the Poncas, mounted upon one of the
finest speciments of horse flesh ever pro-
duced by Oklahoma, is riding at full
speed toward the nations capital. The
Indian is the messenger chosen by the
officers of the famous "1O1 Ranch" to
carry the solid gold miniature tablet.
upon which is written an invitation to
President Roosevelt to attend the OPEN
ing of the "101 Ranch and Wild West"
at the jamestown Exposition, May 20.
The sheet of precious metal and the
engraving thereon are said to be won
derful examples of the goldsmith's art.
The ''10l" is being moved from Bliss.
Okla, to the Exposition grounds on two
trains of forty-eight cars each.
The most striking feature of James
town day. Monday, was the night water
carnival on Hampton Roads. 1t was of
unprecedented brilliancy, and the cleo
trical illumination of April Goth is only
amemory as compared with the grandeur
of the great spectacle May 18th.
Aside from the illumination of the war
ships of the home and foreign fleets.
there were floats of rare beauty and
brilliancy. The day had passed off
without jar or accident. Gems. Kuroki
and Grant had reviewed the troops and
marines, and but for carnival accident
at night everything would have been
well. j. T. Beard was drowned and
eleven other sailors and Lieut.. r. C..
Bulmer, all of the battleship Kearsarge,
had swim for life when a sightseeing
steamer rammed an historic float throw
ing the thirteen men upon it into the
water, leaving the float to sink and the
men to save themselves as best they
might.
Bostock, the animal King" has
erected new palatial SIS, 900 structure.
wherein he has established one more of
the diamond belt of Bostock arenas.
After unceasing effort, allied to an unus-
ual equipment of inherited and acquired
skill amounting to absolute genius.
Bostock has brought the professional
training of wild animals to higher
and more enthralGng level. The aggre-
CATION of wild animals to be presented
In the Bostock arena at Pine Beach will
admittedly be the very finest, the most
interesting ever brought together in
this or any other country, marking a
record down-to-date of Geological Ex-
hlbltion. Bears, elephants, hyenas,
leopards, tigers, polars, pumas, ETC..
etc., will be found therein, grouped in
scenic cages reproducing in startling
reality the features of their natural
habitat; but the gem, perhaps, of this
admiration-cOmpelling collection will be
found in the magnificent forestb-red
hons, the monarchs of the Jungle, of
whom Bostock is so justly proud. The
arena is thrown open to the nnhl;c