Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-27
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THE wORLD,S FAUR

THE WORLDS FAIR.
 The managers of the worlds fair which is to be held in Chicago have stopped talk ing and gone to work. By the act of con- gress the directors are required to have the buildings ready for the commence ment of installation the second week in October of next year. There is said to be no doubt that the requirement will be met Work is progressing rapidly in Jackson park. Contractors are under adequate bonds for the fulfllment of their respec- tive undertakings. Labor is abundant, and the outlook generally is good. The programme for the dedication ceremonies is already arranged. On Tuesday, October il, there will be grand military display. In the evening it is proposed to give a series of tableaux representing salient his torical facts in the life of Columbus. Wednesday will be the main day of the dedication ceremonies, and will be ushered in by national salute of forty eighty bat tery volleys, fired from all the bat te1ies in attendance. At ten o'clock the troops will form and escort the President of the United States, the diplo- matic corps, and distinguished foreigners to the main building, where they will be greeted by the consolidated bands playing America" After the forty eight States, represented by their governors and staffs, have followed, the programme of dedica- cation exercises will be given. In the evening there will be continuation of the tableaux, representing events in American history. On Thursday there will be a mammoth civic and industrial procession which will fully illustrate all departments of industry. There will also be a grand dedication ball in the evening. Friday, October IA, the last day of the celebra- tion, will be devoted to military exercises
 All this looks like business. At one time it seemed that the managers of the fair had undertaken more than they could carry out, but there has been a decided change. Order has been brought out of chaos and well directed work is going on. FREEsPEECH HUT NOTTOO FREE
 Lawyers in New York have been in the habit of saying about what they pleased to juries, but the court of appeals has just laid down the law concerning this matter in way that will somewhat check this freedom of speech. General Tracy, in ad- dressing the jury in a case in which an action for damages was brought against the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad company, spoke of 'the utter disregard of the rights of the private citizen by corporations" and read a newspaper article designed to give force to his appeal, but which had no special reference to the case. The jury rendered verdict for seven thousand dol lars damages against the company. The the privilege of counsel in addressing jury to comment upon every pertinent matter of fact bearing upon the questions the jury has to decide. But this privi- lege does not warrant the introduction into his summing up of matters wholly immaterial and irrelevant to the points to be decided. The court then states the rule in these words: Where counsel in summing up proceeds to dilate upon facts not in evidence, or to press upon the jury considerations which the jury would have no right to regard, it is, we conceive, the plain duty of the court upon objection made to interpose, and refusal to inter pose, where otherwise the right of the party would be prejudiced, would be legal error. The reading by counsel in sum- ming to the jury of the newspaper article,
 "Only Boy Peddler," was wholly irrele- want to the case. It could have been read
 for no purpose except to influence the
 jury against corporations and to lead them
 under the influence of just anger excited
 by the incidents narrated to give liberal
 damages to the plaintiff in the case now on
 trial. The refusal of the court to inter | fere under the circumstances was legal | error.
 This is evidently just. Now if some
 high court will say that lawyers can't say
 what they please to witnesses another step
 forward will have been taken.