The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-23
GREAT DAY FOR SIGHTSEERS.
cpoVDs WITH LUNCH BASKETS ENTER
TIE FAIR GROUNDS.

~o,.chpies In the Erenirr-Old Astec Gu
so.iu,s in the meteorological BaiIdinr
On. OF the Javarcse Women Dies-Tho
sunday Ope ming Question Comes Ur Again.
r,,c,co June 22.-Crowds began to pour
,,,o Jackson Park early to-day. Tho weather
as magnificent, and before noon It was almost
.a,,a,n that the total Of paid admissions would
so.rh the 100000 notch. The lunch basket
,,,ode turned out in strong force. A great
many who brought lunches carried q double
,,rre TO 10 partly consumed at noon hour
and tho r0st TO tide them over for the fireworks
sisrlny IN tho evening. Tho latter was quito an
a,,,nrnte affair. Brilliant pieces Of fire chased
socb other on the surface Of Lake Michigan
.nJ IN front of tho Manufactures building.
and other brilliant pieces hlssed aud spattered
i,,o the sky. exploded into vari .coloted balls
.nd Srorped into the lake. Tonight was to
h. tho first special" under the new order
tseping the fair open every evening. The
e,evork displays have heretofore been held in
ths Court OF Honor but as there were no set
rdaces tonight 1t was thought best to take
tb.m to the lake shore and get tho benefit OF
the water eject
Tho Council OF Administration has con-
t,actel with Pain 4 Sons to give pyrotech-
mia displays three times each week. In the
,,,icutufal department OF Horticultural Hall
This afternoon the wine exhibit OF Portugal
VA, formally opened by Gustavo Beermester.
the Commissioner for that country. The dis
nlay OF wines is most extcn sive. and embraces
All the vintagcs for which Portugal is famous.
Mexco's section in the ARCHAEOLOGICAL
buildng was opened to-day. 1t consists OF old
Aztec idols. trophies. and arms. model of
Mexico before the conquest by Cortcz and u
great deal OF other queer and interesting ma
..s;.l innrua NJ (irppne is in charge NJ tho
exhibit.
The representatives OF the foreign Govern
ments met in the Offices of the Department Of
Foreign Affairs and adopted resolutions regard
inc the death of Marcschal jose Simeao do
Olivcira. the brazilian Commissioner.
The third OF the grand choral concerts was
given by the Cincinnati Festival Association.
Milwaukee Arion Club. st. Paul Choral Society.
MINNEAPOLIS Choral Association. and st: IouS
day. "A stronghold. sure by Bach. and
selections from, "L3hcnsrin" were maGnit-
s ny sr ss E" nsh Sas tGsafI
Lloyd. tenor, George l. Holmes. baritone:
Emil Fischer. basso.
Free from the cares Of official life and bent
upon pleasure iaunt, Gov Mckinley. accom-
panied by Mrs. Mckinley. arrived in the
city to-day. The Governor is here to, see tho
Fair. and after a few hours rest he went
directly to Jackson Ssf, Park. where he called
lie thought the p"pul alton OF OHIO had pre-.
coded him. for at jackson Park he found 1000
orSO0n OF his constituents waiting to receive
son. Nice-president OF the State Board of Com
missivners. and replied briefly. thanking the
their cordial welcome. He said that he had
come to see the Fair as private citizen. not
as the Governor Of ohio. and would be graft.
any formal ceremonies. hen the Buckeye
statesman started in to do the show
vanis. A. B. Farauhar. and the Chairman manor Of
the Fine Arts Committee. Robert X. Brown
field. rendered a reception this evening to
artistic work in the decoration Of the Pennsyl-
rania state building,
made however. for religious services In Fes
improbable that the lev. DR.. burrows will
deliver the initial sermon on the Worlds Fair
baanr IN
Of his liberal declarations in favor of sunday
opening and tho good that would result fromit.
tnbotham to-day for the purpose Of arranging
possible Tor daiiy religious services !. on the
ave thSse Services condScsea by Mr
Moody. who. after an absence OF two weeks
will he In Chicago for the rest OF the summer
Before the rora-harred entranc e to the pic-
turesque Javanese village in Midway plais.
ence To-day more than 300 persons loitered
listening 10 the ans Oh SoIeHn lnaTcn
that came from rure-toned bells; The Java
nese were mourning for little old Nina. the
mother OF the village. who died last night.
Nina was IS wears old and came to Chicago
with her daughter. who is a graceful girl OF
twenty. She was the oldest member Of the
quaint little colony and acted as guardian OF
all the women and children IN the village She
caught cold on the voyage to this country.
This develoI ell into CONSUMPTION.
Judge Jenkins this morning. in the United
Etates Circuit Court granted tho solicitors for
Wsnamaker and Brown and others leave to
amend their bill. recently filed against the
Worlds Column bian Exposition the bill being |
designed to compel the closing OF the Fair on |
sundays. 7. ". Pratt. stockhclder to the |
extent Of $500. is made "A Joint complainant |
o. Exposition stock. The complanants set |
forth that II the directors keep the gates omen |
on sundays and return 10 the United States
the Sl.#n,GCu received in souvenir coins, loss |
Hthe proceeds for the sale OF tickets SUNDAYS |
Will not cover the amount to be returned. |
Judging from the average attendance on sun |
Gays since the Fair has been open: |
1t is further charged that the directors In |
tend to reduc. the price OF Sunday admission |
TO - cents which. the compliments say. will |
work them n further injury. and they declare |
mat the directors had no authority from the |
stockholders to agree to return the Sl.SOt.OOO |
to the Government. They also assert that |
Withdrawn from the FAIR II sunday opening |
continues. and ask an Injunction restra hing |
me directors from opening the gates and also |
from returning the amount OF the souvenir |
appropriation
Attorney Edward Walker appeared for the
Exposition Company. and suggested that the |
Hotion for an injunction be heard on next |
Monhay before Judge Grosscup. The time for |
mo hearing and the Judge were not definitely
decided UPON.