The morning call., 1891-09-04
SAMUELS CONFIRMED.
Final Action on Appointments for Chiefs
Of Worlds Fair Departments.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-The Local Directory
of the Worlds Fair to-day formally con-
firmed the nomination of j. NJ. Samuels OF
Kentucky, Chief of the Horticultural De-
partment; L. w. Robinson of the United
States Navy, Chief of Machinery, and 81. S.
Peabody of Illinois, Chief of the Depart
ment of Liberal Arts. They have already
been confirmed by the National Board OF
Control and they are now duly appointed.
The National Columbian Commission re-
assembled at 10 o'clock this morning. A
resolution was passed inviting the Board OF
Lady Managers to be present and sit with
the National Commission during the pre-
sentatlon of the memorial of the American
Sabbath Union for the closing of the expo
sition on Sund lay.
The nomination of L. w. Robinson, en-
gineer in the United States Navy, to be
Chief of the Department of Machinery, was
unanimously confirmed.
After some unimportant business recess
was taken, pending the arrival of the dele
CATION from the American Sabbath Union
and the Lady Managers.
The members of the Sabbath Union and
Board of Lady Managers arrived shortly
before II 80 o'clock. Colonel Shepard, as
President of the American Sabbath Union,
presented memorial of the union praying
for the close Of the fair on Sunday. He
also, as President of the Sabbath Obsery-
ance Committee of the General Assembly Of
the Presbyterian Church, presented petl-
tion from that body TO the same end. Several
members of the union made speeches in
favor of Sunday closing, among them being
Rev. Sylvester Seoyille, President of
Wooster College, Wooster. Ohio; General 0.
O., Howard. Rev T, A. Fernley Of Phila-
delphia, and Colonel Alexander S. Maitland
of Brooklyn. Hon. Thomas f. COffi of
Iowa, representing the brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, presented the subject on
behalf Of that organization and wage-earn-
erns in general. R-v. Francis L.. Patton,
President Of the Princeton University, then
presented the question from a Biblical point
of view. Mrs. X. l.. Carse presented petit
ton from 10000 members of the W. c. L. U.
The meeting then took recess.
On reaSsembiing it was announced that
action on the Sunday-closing question will
be deferred until the local Directors have
made their rules and submitted them to the
commission for approval.
After skirmish the report OF the Conn.,
mittee on Classification was adopted. 1t
establishes practically, without a single
change, the plan of classification arranged
by Vce-President NJ. II. de Young. The
report of the Auditing Committee also passel
muster.
The consideration of the So, ,OO0. 900 loan by
the Government was called up as a special
order and Vice-President de Young offered
Il resolution referring the whole subject to
the Judiciary Committee, with instructions
to report in favor of the loan. Commis-
sioner Mckenzie of Kentucky argued
against the sudden proposal 10 the country
to lend the fair such large sum and want
ed it postponed until the April meeting.
De Young then amended his motion by leav-
ing the committee 10 report according to
its own discretion.
An adjournment was then taken until to
morrow, and tonight the judiciary Com
mittee met and promptly agreed upon re-
port indorsing the appeal OF the Chicago Di-
rectors to Congress for loan of the sum
named. the Government to take as security
a lien upon the first receipts of the exp0si-
tiOn.
NEW YORK, Sept 3.-The Earl and
Countess of Aberdeen arrived here yester =
day. While here Lady Aberdeen will make
arrangements for an exhibition of Irish
home industries, in the form of lace man u
factarng and home-spun clothing, together
with the famous Irish linen, in the won ms
section Of the coming Worlds Fair at Chi
cdGO.