The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-19
An EyEnYpAY OCCURRENCE.


ises were coequal with those OF the govern
ment. aud should be considered and con-
served by court of equity. Finally the
decision held that 1t had not been shown
that the government could suffer any loss
or damage by the opening of the fair on
Sunday, and for this reason the govern
ment could have no right or claim in
equity to the relief prayed for.
When the chief justice had finished the
court room rang with applause.
With the mercury in the thermometer
sticking near the 90 degree mark in tho
shade 1t was hardly reasonable to expect
great crowd at the exposition yesterday.
Those who did turn ont were enthusiastic
in praise of Justice Fuller and his associates
for the Sunday opening decision. Besides
the hot weather, the uncertainty as to
whether the gates would be open kept the
crowd down, as 1t gave the people no time
to prepare for visit. Towards evening
the Thermometer dropped few pegs, and
the people came out to swell the days Mt
tendance as well as see the Sunday tllum-
ination Of tho buildings aud grounds Many
people patronized the lake boats, but did
not enter the grounds, preferring to wait
for a cooler day.
Excepting on the wooded island the
White City was hot. and in some of the
glass rooted buildings, especially Machin-
cry hall, tho heat was felt more than in
the open air. The Midway Plaisance is
absolutely. barren of shade threes, but that
part of the park was favorite resort for
thousands of people all day because of the
inviting liquid and iced refreshments
which could be obtained in the villages
and cafes. 1t was an amusement loving
crowd which blocked the Plaisance, and
one which usually Is bent on worldly en-
ioyment on Sunday, fair or no fair.
Even the Fine Arts building was not
crowded as much as usual, and there was
plenty of room in the asles of every build
ing which was open to the public.
There was no time to arrange for re-
ligious services as proposed by the expo
sition directors, but the usual musical pro-
gram was carried out on the band stands.
A woman and her little son had q close
shave from being seriously if not fatally
injured by falling glass in the Illinois
building The mother wns wheeling a
chair in which the boy sat along the main
aisle on the east end, when whole pane
of roof glass came crashing to the floor,
part of it striking tho boy and woman.
Both were badly frightened, and the boy 8
hand was slightly cut. Several other Wis.,
itors were touched by the falling glass, but
not hurt.
The great Ferris wheel, the Eiffel tower
of the Worlds fair, is to be formally
opened to the public on Wednesday after
noon Extensive preparations are being
made for the event Over 10000 invita-
tions have been issued, and included in
the list are about all the prominent en-
gineers. Excursion trains are to be run
from Pittsburg, Cleveland Cincinnati,
/ Milwaukee and other large cities Speeches
will be made by prominent engineers and
by Mr.. Ferris, the inventor of the great
wheel Mayor Harrison will make the
| address of welcome and Director General
Davis will speak in behalf of the World s
| fair.
| Instead of moral and social reforms the
broad and practical facts of finance and
4 trade will be discussed at the Art Institute
| this week. Today the worlds congress of
| bankers and financiers began, and will
continue until Saturday next It will be
one of the most important of all the con.
crosses outlined for the summer, and will
bring together large number of men
famous In the financial world. Notwith
standing the disasters which have occurred
recently among banks, acceptances of the
invitations have been re = from over q
thousand prominent fnanciers through
| the United States, Canada and the Euro
pean countries. The congress will cover
every department of finance and trade
The California building is a fayoritt
place for those who bring their lunches
and as the attaches offer no objections tn,
scene shown In the cut Is an everyday oc
currence in that building.
Admissions to the fair yesterday: Adults
b4,5S2; children, 3,094; employees, exhibi
tors and other free admissions, 1t, 636
total, 4,512.