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Show Not a Ioa.11 but a Gift. Chicago, Dec. 7. The Tribune prints the following: The World's Fair directors have almost decided to ask an appropriation from Congress of rive millions rather than request a loan of that amount. That the preponderance of sentiment of the directors is in favor of tho appropriation, is due partly to the fact tha. the directors are careful readers of the newspapers, and have come to the conclusion that the general expression of opinion favors the appropriation. appro-priation. Then the recent interview with C'hanneey Depew, in which he st:oatly asserted the illness of an appropviaton by Congress, has had some weight. The genera! gene-ra! '"belief now is that an appropriation rather that a loan should be granted by Congress; and the board of directors will, it is""believed, when the matter is presented it for determination, vote for the appropriation appro-priation idea. |