Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-15
GERMANS CROWDING IN
This is Their Great Day in the
White City.
ARGUING ON SUNDAY OPENING


capped a Sure Defeat BY Judge Cross
cups DecIsion-Another Blaze in the
Grounds-PrOspects Growing Brighter.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, June
15.-The month of June has brought many
people to the Exposition and with the pros
poets of several excursions beginning to-
day, German Day, the already good at
tendance will be greatly increased.
A tremendous crowd of Germans Is
gathering in tho grounds to-day, and by
the way the people have been pouring in
at all the gates during the morning the at
tendance will no doubt eclipse that of last
Thursday, princess Day., when the paid
admissions were about 1875, 900.
Besides the German celebration, the In
diana and Arkansas buildings will be ded-
icated to-day, and the Orchard Lake, Mich,
Military Academy, which has been in
camp for a week on the Plaisance held
their graduation exercises this morning.
The daily average of paid admissions is
rapidly nearing the 100, 900 mark, and If
the increase keeps up that figure will be
established in less than ten days. The Of
ficials are elated at the bright prospects
and see a chance to liquidate some of their
debts and probably mako the Fair pay its
expenses beginning July l.
The pay roll for May amounted to nearly
$00O, 900, but this, it is claimed, will be
reduced one half for the month of June.
Director of Works Burnham will cut his
pay roll in two this week, and a number
of young men who have been identified
with the Exposition will be relieved from
duty.
The construction department will be all
but abolished in a short time, and this
will further reduce the expenses. This
step will be taken, 1t is quite likly. when
the counsel of administration concludes to
mako Col. Davis director general de facto,
with Mr.. Burnham as his assistant.
The Midway Plaisance people are figur
ing on keeping their places open from in
the morning until midnight if necessary,
regardless OF the Fair or decision of the
court in the Sunday opening matter, and
in this the exposition directors see a
further increase in their income.
The attorneys for the Worlds Column
bian Exposition company gained an i'm
portant point yesterday. Before Judge
Crosscup, in the United States District
Court, they asked permission to amend
their answer, which is being argued be-
fore the United States Court of Appeals
this morning by striking out the words
land repugnant to the constitution of the
United States"
Counsel for the government opposed the
motion on the ground that the case in
point had been appealed several days ago
and any modification of the plea set up
affecting the constitutionality of the issue
involved could hardly obtain at this time.
The &C urt, however, granted the motion
and authorized the amendment.
On this identical point, it was the in
tention of District Attorney Milchrist and
10 70 q nj Of ha
case when it came up for n hearing. The
clause, it would have been contended,
made the case one for the United States
Supreme Court and not the United States
Court of Appeals to decide. On this con-
struction the Exposition management, af
ter the latter court had passed on the
case, would still have recourse to the
former tribunal.
Argument was begun on the Use at 10
a. M this morning before Chief Justice
Fuller and Judges Bum and Allen.
VI hat might have been a disastrous fire
was extingushed 10y prompt work of the
firemen in transportation building last
evening A guard in the Transportation
| building annex saw the fire climbing up a
draped post in the exhibit of the Trans
atlantic French mail line steamers in the
gallery and turned in an alarm, at the same
| time trying to eXtinguish the blaze When
| the firemen arrived the blaze had reached
the overhanging streamerS and was rapid
| ly approaching the adjoining the sections,
which are separated only by wooden par
I tionA
The fire was extinguished however in a
few minutes, but it necessitated the throw
ing Of water which did consid cradle dam
age. The exhibit contained many hand
some paintings OF steamship scenes worth
| $75 600 and some books. The display was
/ opened but q few days ago and the fire il
is thought has ruined two of the big pic
lures 1t is impossible to estimate the
damage yet, as the paintings will have to
dry to show the extent to which they were
harmed. The firemen threw tarpaulins
over the display OH the main floor under
the French display or the damage would
have been quite serious.