The record-union., 1891-09-04
WORLDS FAIR.
The Horticultural Department
Now Has a Chief.
J. NJ SAMUELS INDORSED BY THE
LOCAL DIRECTORY.
The Business Portion of AttaIa. Ala, i,
Destroyed by Fire-The Dalton
Boys, the Notorious Train Robbers,
Seen in the Lower Part of the Sac
and Fox Reservation, in Indian
Territory.
Special to the RECoRn-uNInN.

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CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-The National Co.
lumblan Commission reassembled at 10
o'clock this morning. A resolution was
passed inviting the Board of Lady Man
ayers to be present and sit with the Ma
tlonal Commission during the presenta-
ton of the memorial Of the American
Sabbath Union for the closing of the ex-
position on Sundays.
The nomination of I. W. Robinson,
Engineer i'll the United States Navy, to
be Chief OF the Department of Machinery,
was unanimously confirmed.
After some other unimportant business
a recess was taken pending the arrival of
the delegation from the American Sab
bath Union and the Lady Managers.
The members of the Sabbath Union
and Board of Lady Managers arrived
shortly before 1880. Colonel Shepard, as
President of the American Sabbath
| Union, presented a memorial of the
union praying for the close of the fair on
| Sunday. He also, as President of the
| Sabbath Observance Committee of the
| General ASsemb bly, of the Presbyterian
! Church, presented a petition from that
! body to the same end. Several members
OF the union made speeches in favor of
/ v.
| Sylvester Scoyille, President Of Wooster
| College, Wooster, o.; General o. O. How
ard, Rev. L. A. Fernley of Philadelphia,
and Colonel Alexander S. Maitland of
| Brooklyn. Hon. Thomas +. Coffin of
| Iowa, representing the Brotherhood of
hallway Trainmen, presented the sub
| Ject on behalf OF that organization and
wage-earners in general. Rev. Francis
| l.. Patton, President of Princeton Uni
yersity, then presented the question from
a Biblical point of view. Mrs. r. l..
Carse presented a petition from 10000
members Of the w. c. I. U. The meet
| ing then took a recess.
On reassembiing it was announced
that action on the Sunday closing ques-
| ton would be deferred until the local di-
Tectors have made their rules and sub
mitted them TO the commission for ap-
| prOval.
After a skirmish the report of the Com
! mIttee on Classification was adopted. 1t
establishes practically the plan OF classi-
| tication arranged by President De
| Young.
The report of the Auditing Committee
| also passed muster.
! Consideration Of the ffve-miIlion-d dollar
! loan by the Government was called up as
! a special order, and a resolution was
| finally carried leaving the committee to
report according to their own discretion.
| Adjournment was then taken until to-
morrow, and tonight the Judiciary
Committee met and promptly agreed
| upon the report indorsing the appeal of
! the Chicago Directors to Congress for
| loan of the sum named, the Government
| TO take as security lien upon the first
| receipts of the exposition.
| The Local Directory to-day formally
/ confirmed the nomination of J. NJ.
Samuels of Kentucky as Chief of the
| Horticultural Department; L. w. Robin
| son, of the United States Navy, Chief
of Machinery, and II. S. Peabody of Him
| ois, Chief Of the Department Of Liberal
Arts. They had already been confirmed
by the National Board of Control, and are
now duly appointed.