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Show Tho Centennial Tho Best WetjU Vet Fire. Philadelphia, 26. Tho week that closed last evening has boon the most prosperous one of the exhibition. The whole number of paying visitors, le-ginning le-ginning August 39, which was a 2o cent day, and ending with Friday, August 2oth, was about 243, 24'I, and the cash receipts were about $108,000. Eirly this morning a fire broke out in the sheds usocl for storing exhibit l-nxes, back of the Atlas hotel, near the Centennial grounds. The fire r.vged several hours, destroying four hirge sheds and most of their con-ti-iiL-i, comprising boxes which bad contained the British, German, Austrian, Aus-trian, French and American exhibits. The toes will reach several thousand dollars. |