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Show ben is mmm. Th$ Secretary of the World's Columbian lair Thinks Things are Not Going Go-ing His Way. THAT TEN MILLION PROMISE. She Was Married Today-Mrs. Astor Gives a Ball A Family Reunion. Washington-, Aug. 21. Special. Hen Butterworth, secretary of the World's Columbian fair, is here in a mission which notwithstanding his energy en-ergy and his sanguine, temperament has discouraged him.Whcn the World's fair was voted to Chicago it was provided pro-vided that the p.-esideut should not issue is-sue his proclamation announcing the fair to the nations of the world until Chicago could show $10,000,000, with which to meet the expenses and to carry on the enterprise. Butterworth is endeavoring to convince the president presi-dent that the proclamation should bo issued without delay and that it is not necessary for him to wait until Chicago complies w ith her part of the agreement. agree-ment. He is positive in his assurance that Chicago will have the designated amount anil more too, if necessary, when wanted. Tho fact that the directors di-rectors in Chicago are in a muddle about the site for the fair has a depress- ing effect upon the secretary. It is remarked re-marked as strange that the local directors before they tendered the lake front fur a site did not ascertain if they could secure the land for that purpose, especially as they had been fully aware that the title to it is in dispute. A visitor from Chicago today said that the success of the fair is being jeopardized by real estate speculators and by politicians. He recalled tho fact that when Chicago was making a light for the fair the rank and file who appeared ap-peared here to battle for it were democrats demo-crats to a man almost, although fortunately fortun-ately for Chicago no politics was then mentioned. Since then the democrats have been forced to the rear and republicans repub-licans have organized tho directory. The officers who have been elected are republicans, anil now the man most prominently mentioned for director-general, director-general, Col. (ieorge K. Davis, is a republican. re-publican. Col. Pavis who is at present pres-ent county treasurer, served three terms in congress. If he should be appointed before the election in November il is quite possible that tho amendment to the constitution which will be voted upon to permit the city to increase its indebtedness $5,000,000 for the fair will be defeated, as the democrats demo-crats are not pleased at the prospect of having the fair managed entirely by republicans, several of whom are active party men, and the "iirorkingmen arc chagrined at the curt manner in which their suggestion to havo eight hours constitute a day's work was treated by tho legislature. Then the Chicago visitor said that there was some question as to whether if the taxpayers should vote the $5,000,000, it could be used for fair purposes if the lake front as a site is totally abaudoned, as the constitutional aineudtiient provides that a part of the money must be expended iu tilling up the lake. Altogether, he said, the situation situ-ation was very complicated, aud it w as his opinion that if a site is not selected without delay a postponement of the fair is inevitable. ''. |