New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-26
Mr.. OLNEY FIRM FOR SUNDAY CLOSING.


DI -TRIcT ATTORNEY MILCHRIsT DIRECTED TO
APPLY TO THE FEDERAL COURTS
| Washington, May 25.-As the result of District
Attorney Milchrst's consultation with Attorney Gen
era Olney, he took away with him last night explicit
instruction II he found on hi, arrival In Chicago
that the Commission still adhered to Its decision to
open the Worlds Fair next Sunday, ito present the
matter to the Federal Court and ask for an Injunction
any other legal Process which the facts would
warrant and which would prevent violation OF the
laws OF the United states.' The Attorney Generals
instructions are understood to be In line with a
general policy adopted by the Administration after full
consideration. +-r-
Attorney General Olney unhestatDgly confirmed
the statement to the nature OF the Instructions ne
had given to the District Attorney and IA to the
determination OF his Department to take legal meas
urcs TO prevent violation OF the law OF Congress.
The Department OF Justice ruled some time ago, In
reply to questions propounded by the Postmaster
General, that the Worlds Fair pOstofice must be
closed on sunday. Mr.. Olney also, In an interview
with John Willis Eaer OF Boston, secretary OF the
.0cIety Of Christian EndcayOr, gave him distinctly
to understand that 1.-The Government would see that
the law was enforced in case me National Commission
should at any time decide TO open sunday
The interest which the official announcement OF
the Attorney Generals instructions has evoked has
rather dwarfed the significance Of the resolutions
adopted by the Presbyt terrain General Assembly to-
day to appoint committee to wait upon secretary
Carlisle ana ask him 10 treat the Exposition as
bonded warehouse and to order 1t to be closed on
Sunday as all other bonded warehouses are. Treas
ury officials intrustci with the enforcement OF Gus
toms laws see obvious difficulties in the way OF carry
Ing out this programme. There Is no way. they saw
In which the Exposition buildings containing bonded
exhibits could be closed Like bonded warehouses ex-
c.pt by placing locks upon them. Assistant Sec
Rotary spauling. who has charge of Customs mat
a. Ill -.tld Ia ,lti. 4
impraciicaLle rs the foreign exhibits and the ex-
hildt, Of American goods were many instances side
By side Moreover, the responsibility for the safe
Keeping Of the foreign bonded goods was imposei
upon the local directory. Consequently the point
made that the buildings in the same category As
bonded warehouses, secretary spauldinS said' does
The committee appointed by the Presbyterian Cen
era, Assembly WA, upon ATTORNEY General Oine s
srail.d 10 learn Of his decisive action
Chicago. May 2j.-The first shot IN me SIhr ss,
Attorney MIlchrist. following conference with AZ.
torney General Olney In Washington mas sen. .onE
Hand in Chicago That Official la, already begun the
work OF drawing mp bill Tor an Injunction restrain
Ing the Worlds Fair officials from opening ,hs fa raj,
gates sunday The application for an INJUNCTION VIII
,c filed In the United states District Court AS soon
II. completed hch will he Friday or saturday This
Congress prov ccd for sunday closing without gly .
ing the Commission any discretionary power N INC
matter. This is the stand We will take what IN:
district court viii decide Is question. We .Apeet
ia file the hill I'm time TO secure an Injunction which
win close the gates this sunday IL VIII be directed
IN both Directory and Coupilssion.'
Arrangements are being made meanwhile to open
the gates next SUNDAY and only the intervention OF
The courts In the form Of temporary restraining
order prevent the decision OF the Directory IRON,
being pat into effect for the first time. The toun,il
OF Administration has not been advised OF any Intention
on the part Of lstrictAttoIney Miichrlst 70 H.
woke the judicial power for the purpose OF keeping
the Fair closed when he returns TO chicago from
Washington. The opinion Of counsel FOR the Expo,.
sltion Directors Is that the law OF the government
cannot anticipate the opening OF the gates oy APPLYING
for injunction until they are officially INFORMED
that the condition imposed upon the souvenir act y
being ignored. Even then there will be aouo x. ~
the minds OF the Government lawyers rs 20 the exc'
legal status Of the far ~ the rsht 10 PR
vent The opening Of the gates Is concerned. lhe
directors do not believe that there Is time now y,
obtain even a temporary Injunction. and they VIII
20 ahead with their plans for opening on The as
sump,io-. that the Government has no standing IN
court after the National Commission has failed 70
change The sunday opening rule submitted 10 u.
The commissioners who have made study OF the
law cove ming the Exposition share In the ofnion OF
the Directory that legal PROCESS can Do success
fully and permanently invoked now TO prevent the
p.ope from viewing the Fair on sunday.
Colonel Rice. Commander Of the C1lumblan duarIs,
and Superint Tucker ~ the Ecfar IN, OF Ad
missions have been informally Instructed 10 prepare
for business next sunday