The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-27
PREPARED F0ROpnN1NG
The Worlds Fair viii Welcome
ALI Visitors Tomorrow.
THE NIGHT TO BE A FETE OCCASION.

Commissioners Hundiey, Who Vigorously
Opposed the Sunday Opening Move
mont, Admits That tho Local Director,
VIII Win for One Day at Least.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Notwithstand.
ing the shadow OF an injunction hanging
over the Sunday opening matter, arrange
ments have been perfected for the opening
oil the gates on that day, and the usual ar
rangements for the accommodation of
visitors have been made. Not only will 1t
De an open Sunday" but it is the inten-
tion OF the officials to make Sunday night
fete occasion.
Superintendent Tucker, of the depart
ment of admissions and collections who
is an enthusiastic Sunday opener, has
already ordered the tickets for Sunday,
and is making preparations to admit q big
crowd
At present 1t Is the intention to shut
oown all the machinery not absolutely re-
CURED for the operation of the exposition
plant 1t has not been yet decided whether
or not religious services will be held in
Festival and Music halls, as has been pro-
posed at one time.
The fair will be open tomorrow, said
Commissioner Hundley, of the judicial
committee, and as he is one of the three
members OF the commission who violently
opposed Sunday opening his admission
mas double force. Commissioner Hundley
made the statement after confering with
United States Attorney Milchrist CONCERN
Ing the injunction which the government
Will pray for to restain the directors from
opening the exposition gates on Sunday.
After considering the matter, we have de.
cided that the bill for an injunction can
not be filed in time to close the fair TO.
morrow" said Mr.. Hundley
These are troublesome days for John
Boyd Thacher, of New York, chairman or
the executive committee on awards of the
commission. Protests against the one
Judge system of awarding the bronze
medals and diplomas continue to be re-
ceived by the director general. The Amer
ican exhibitors in the Manufactures build
ing have added their protest to that Of the
foreign commissioners as a preliminary
step, it is understood, to withdrawing
their displays for examination for award,
While the present number Of those who
nave formally protested is small in COM
parison with the total number of 81. 900
exhibitors, the sentiment In opposition to
the enon-competitive plan of the commission
grows II the rebellion keeps on spreading
the expert judges will find few exhibits to
examine, and the jury of awards will have
Sf,ooo medals and "A lot of pretty diplomas
on its hands when the summer days are
gone.
The national commissioners are in arms
against the department of admissions and
gatemen employed by Superintendent
Tucker Before the commission met yes-
terday there was pretty exciting scene
In the chamber Members of that anguish
body were relating their grievances and
telilng their individual experience with
the gatemen, guards aud the officials of
the department of admissions.
The commissioner from Missouri, I. C.
Kuntz, was denied admission after he had
shown the regulation bronze badge, and
presented his personal card to be dropped
IN the box. He was compelled to pay fifty
cents to reach building. He was accom-
panied by G.. +. Cumming, commissioner
from Washington, who was also refused
admission, at first but afterward, thinking
the matter over, the gatekeeper decided to
let the commissioner pass in free.
Another victim who paid was General
Edward alternate commissioner at large
from Maine. Tho same objection was
raised to his badge, the gateman saying
that their latest orders were to require a
pass with spread eagle" bronze badge.
The commissioners badges include an
eagle, but not of tho spread eagle'' order,
and the gatemen were too ignorant to dis
tinguish between the two Mr. DE Young.
OF San Francisco, who is vice president Of
the commission, boiled With aindignation
when the gateman told him that the badge
he had on s'did not GO" The commits
sioner pulled ont all the badges he had
and said, Pick out the badge you want
to pass me in, and be quick about IL. - The
gateman passed him, but the Californian
was worked up to the fighting pitch.
A petition filed by Attorney Gault pray
ing for an injunction restraining the open
ing of the fair gates was presented to
Judge Stein, who reserved his decision
until Monday.
The Irish village was formally open ed
and dedicated yesterday.