Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-13
TO Be OPEN ON SUNDAY.
Worlds Fair Visitors Nay Visit Jack.
son Park Any Day.
ADMITTANCE TO THE BUILDINGS
Denied on Sunday, But Midway
Will Be Open as Usual, and the
AdmissionWill Be OnlyTwenty-
Five Cents-The Theodore
Thomas Case Again.

Thomas Case Again.
CHICAGO, May l2.-The Worlds Fair
gates will be swung wide open TO the pub
lie. aud the question of Sunday openingis
settled. To-day at the regular monthly
meeting of the local directors OF tho
Worlds Fair IL was decided 10 open the
gates OF Jackson Park 10 the public for one
half the amount OF admittance 10 the Fair
during the week. viz: % cents.
This action has nothing TO do with the
opening OF the buildings. The latter will
remain closed as required under the laws
passed by Congress and agreed 10 when
the sum OF s., ,500.0 600 was accepted from
the hands OF the Fifty-second Congress.
The gate keepers will admit 10 the grounds
every one paying twenty-five cents. They
can examine the buildngs-on the outside |
see everything there is 10 be seem in fact
but they cannot enter the buildings
The acti) III Of the board will 40 intoNe<
feet week from next Sunday, or on u
twenty-frst Of this month. The vote byN
which the resolution was passed was "a 10
T. Under the resolution Midway Plais-
ance will also be thrown open. MIR. Ed
win Walker. attorney for the board sub
mitted an opinion on the question, and on
the strength OF his opinion the board acted.
No provision was made for the return OF
any part of the e., 100000 given 10 the Fair
under that act OF Congress but there were
vague tentative talks OF refunding the
money somehow, sometime-in the uncer-
tain future. The votes, as explanations
made by directors revealed, by no means
showed the real convictions OF each mem
ber Many voted in the affirmative for tho
purpose OF forcing test Of the matter, and
M unfp1 aO with and
visos.
Immediately after the roll call President
Higin ootham recognized Attorney Edwin
Walker, who submitted the report upon
which the Boards action was taken, and
which is in part as follows:
Under the act for the purpose OF aiding
in defraying the cost OF construction OF the
Worlds Columbian Exposition Congress
appropriated S2,500000 and directed the
Secretary ofthe Treasury 10 pay the same
10 this corporation upon certain condition.
This corporation accepted the act and has
fully complied, upon It's part with all the
conditions and obligations thereto attach
ed. Section 4, in substance, provides that
such appropriation was made upon 20 con-
dition that the exposition should ~ DO
open 10 the publiS1Ss
Alter the formal acce g, -
adopted by the Boar a Dired
yiding that tho Exposition shouN
for the admission OF visitors
months commencing on tho first
May and ending on the 30th day
ber, 1898, on each day OF the weel
Sunday
"The substantial question unde
GRAFTON Is whether section 4 OF u
August 5, 1892. and the rule add
conformity Herewith, required
clusion OF the public from Jackson
and Midway Plaisance on Sunday, as
as from the buildings la WI
the various exhibits are installS
III do not think that Congress intenda
TO prohibit the public from visiting tho
park or grounds on Sunday, or any other
day Of the week. The prohibition extends
10 the exposition proper, or rather 10 works
Of art manufacture etc, on exhibition.
My opinion, therefore, is that the act OF
Cangress only requires that all the build
inRs containing exhibits installed for ex-
hibiton shall be closed 10 the public on
Sunday, and that the admission OF the
public 10 grounds and buildings not de-
voted 10 exhibition purposes would not DO
ia violation OF the letter or spirit OF tho
law"
The entire session Of the Worlds Fair
Commission to-day was spent la wrang-
ling over the report OF the Theodore Thorn
OF the musician had been mapouvering all
morning 10 defeat the object OF the commit
tee, the adoption OF the report which prac-
tically ordered the director general OF the
exposition 10 discharge Thomas.
when the President called the Comuois-
sion 10 order the matter was taken up and
Chairman Lannon, OF the music commit
tee. arose aud moved the adoption OF bis
report. Commissioners 81. Clair. OF West
| Virginia, arose and objected 70 the vote
proceeding, stating that IL was wrong both
morally and legally for the Commission 70
take such action.
He spoke on the question OF Jurisdiction,
saving that Ia his opinion the Commission
| had not the slightest right 20 take the 40
tIon outlined In the committee'sreport. He
went on 70 describe that neither the Ma
tionsl Commission nor the local directory
had any Jurisdiction In the matter. that the
power Jay entirely In the hands OF Dircc-
tor-G eneral Davis.
He caused Chairman Lannou 20 change
| color when he said that IL he were In tho
place OF Harpist Schuecker. whom the re-
port charged with dishonesty 10 writing
the letter 10 local nrm Of musical instru-
ment dealers asking for $1,000 salary for
playing their harps, be would Immediately
have entered suit for SANDER against the
committee as well as the newspapers which
published 10. He went on at great length
arguing against the report
After be had concluded, Chairman Ian
non arose and practically demanded an
apology from Gen. ST. Clair, and the latter
gentleman withdrew tbs language, saying
that be did not intend 70 hurt Mr Lannon's
feelings but more 70 show how hs felt In
the matter.
Burton. OF Kansas, then proposed thai
when the Commission takes recess To-
morrow II be until May 3lst. owing 70 ths
fact that the Commission cannot do ousi-
ness In the absence Of quorum, and with
tue expectation that BY June lst enough
members can be corralled 10 transact tbs
business of the Fair. This latter resolu-
was adopted. so that unless recopsidcrar
ton is had tomorrow the Commission viii
stand adjourned until May 81
Bicycle Day st the Fair.
CHICAGO, May H.-All bicycle riders,
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