Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-25
THE WORLDS FAIR.
GATES TO BE THROWN WIDE OPEN
SUNDAY NEXT.
More wraugIing Among tho Managers
Strained Relations with Foreign Com
missioners-Thomsst to he Retained.
[By telegraph 70 tho plspatcn. ]


woRLDs-FAm GROUNDS. CHICAGO, May "a
The action OF the National Commission yester-
day in abiding by the new law submitted by the
local directory opening the gates Of tho fair on
Sunday has caused considerable dissension in
that body and resulted this morning In the re-
signation OF Mr.. Massey from the chairmanship
Of the Judiciary Committee.
There Is a division OF opinion as TO the status
Of the question. The friends OF Sunday opening
hold that tho National Commission by failing 10
modify the order Of the local directory has rati-
hed Il. The opponents OF Sunday opening hold
that the question Is still In suspense ana can DO
acted upon NJ to-morrow's meeting.
Director-G eneral Davis IL quoted as saying:
Tho gates will De opened on sunday. unles.
there are orders 10 the contrary. The National
Commission has failed 70 modify the order OF the
local directory, and es the matter stands the
directory has ordered the fair opened and tho
commission has failed TO change that order: 80.
unless am prohibited from doing 80, the !air
Will be opened. | do not anticipate any move 10
keep the gates closed. but OF course there may
be-"
THOMAS RETAINED, But -.
CHICAGO, May 24.-The Board of Reference
ana Control decided that Theodore Thomas
should remain NJ the head Of the Worlds-fair
Bureau u Music, but shorn OF his power OF die.
tator and msdc responsible to Director-Henerai
Davis for the conduct OF his department. This
Is subject 20 revision. however.
CROWDS, DUST, WIND. ETC.
| CHICAGO May 24.-The exposition to-day was
marked by big crowd. some dust, lots OK wind,
the opening OF the Maine state building, The city
OF Paris municipal exhibit In the French pavil-
| ion a celebration OF Queen Nictorias birthday
! anniversary IN the Canadian building, the hrst
concert Of the Chicago Apollo Climb, aud the ten
der by Commissioner Massey OF his resignation
IA chairman OF tne Judiciary Committee on ac-
connt OF the adverse vote on his majority report
regarding sunday opening. Mr.. Massey, now
ever, has taken twenty-tour hours to think II
| over.
GATES WIDE OPEN.
AT It's meeting to-day the World s-Fair Council
| OF Administration issued an order to Horace
! Tucker, superintendent Of the Bureau OF Ad-
missions, TO throw the gates OF Jackson PARK
wide open next sunday.
| STRAINED INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
| CHICAGO, May 24.-The relations between the
! the foreign commissioners and the National
| Commission on Awards are becoming more
strained every day on account on the objections
raised to the system Of Judging exhibits decided
| on by the commissioners and explained 10 the
! foreign officials by Chairman Thatcher, Of New
! York.
Tho commissioners who are here from Austria,
! Belgium Brazil, British Guiana, Denmark,
| France, Germany, England, Italy, Japan, Nor
| way, tho Orange Free state, Portugal, spain,
! sweden. Switzerland. and Russia insist upon
awards and falling TO obtain snch sys-
tom they will withdraw the exhibits Of
/ their countries from examination for awards.
They have signed a compact - that effect.
| and only await the approval OF their respective
! governments and the full commission before
giving ofisial effect to their desires. Tie South
American countries arc inclined to compromise,
and II ia possible that n satisfactory settlement
| Of the trouble Will DO arrived at before tho work
OF the judges begins.