The sun., 1893-05-20
SUNDAY OPENING DELAYED.
WORLDS FAIR GATES WILL BE sHUT
TIGHT 7O-MORROW

The Local Directors VIII Wait Another
Week for the National Comu,i-s,oner. 70
Come Rount-Mr. Thomas IL TO stny.
CHICAGO. May lathe Worlds Fair will not
be open this coming Sunday. Although the
resolution OF the local directory was to the
effect that the gates he opened on May 2l. that
resolution was submitted to the National Com
mission for it's approval. and the latter body
to-day decided 10 postpone action until Mon
day. Later in the day the full directory m et.
and. hearing OF the Commissioners action.
decided not to omen the gates on next Sunday,
1t was resolved to give tho National Board
another week iI which to accept or reject the
directors propositions. and II was further
decided. no matter what the Commission did
in the mean time. to oren the gates and build.
ings on sunday. May ZS and every day there
after.
Tho Rev Drs Lawrence. Henson. md
Parker. the Committee OF the Baptist Auxil.
iary OF the Religious Congress OF the Worlds
Fair. have withdrawn the acceptance Of the
invitation to the Baptist denomlna alton to par-
ticipate in the coDEress The Committees
action is taken In view OF the determination OF
the directors to throw open the gates on Sun
day The committee believes that the Bap-
tist annual meeting. to be held next week in
Denver. will approve the Withdrawal
Theodore Thomas is Ill., and has not yet sent
q reply to Director-General Davis's letter ask
ing for the resignation OF the musical direc.
tor. The fact 10 that a compromise has been
reached. and by its terms Thomas will remain
in charge OF the music: but In the nature OF
an apology he will sever his alleged connec-
tion with Steinway and agree to use in Music
Hall only such instruments as are displayed
at the Fair By exhibitors. The Department Of
Music will then be reorGanized and Director
Thomas's duties and privileges will be clearly
There were no special attractions at the
Worlds Fair In the way OF dedcations to-day,
but but this fact did not tend to Keen the Visitors
away. The weather was bright and warm and
70 rnd soe aT hs sons from
Dahomey's camp on the plaisance. the most
erecy deer and AZ, pro'opnHa md had heen maintained
nn With lit tile more slcthinr than Venus stss had on
laees in Midway. viii! be formally opened to-
iDgs that reproduce a part Of Vienna Of 300
years ago are shown various Austrian indus
tries and the goods manufactured are exposed
The board of LADY. Managers gave a recep-
tion this afternoon In the woman,s building
was the first distinctly social event that has
taken place at the Exposition. ami the entire
building was thrown open and Was handsume-
IL decorated with flowers. Theodore Thomas
prepared special musical programme and
The New York SYMPHONY Orchestra under
the leadership OF Walter Damrosch. give its
first concert in the Fair grounds to-day. Tho
orchestra reached jackson Park just in time.
having come on special train from Omaha.
Concession naires onMidway plaisance.to the
number Of forty. this afternoon marched in
body to President Higinbotham's office and
presented a letter OF complaint. signed hy
every concsssionnaire on the plaisance. The
concessionnairss say they hre losing money
every day ny reason Of the non ulfilment OF
Exposition Company. and they demand OF
President HiCinbotham an early answer to
their complaint.
A grand illumination OF the grounds is pro-
posed for tomorrow night. new feature
will be n big orchestra on an immense float in
the basin and band concerts will be given in
different sections Of tho grounds.