Connecticut western news., 1893-06-01
THAT OPEN SUNDAY. THERE WAS A BIG FAIR FOLLOWED BY A BIG PROTEST. asss

Methodist and CongrcgationalistM Ministers
 Vote to Practically Boycott the Worlds
 Fair-The Duke of yeragua Stopped at
 the Gates and Made to Wait.
 CHICAGO, May 29.-They are talking to- day over the results of the first open Sun day of the fair. One thing is certain-it was a most successful day financially.
 It is estimated that over 200,0O0 people visited the exposition. It was a cold, raw day, too, and for a time it looked as though it would rain. As n consequence many per sons who had intended to go remained at home. However this may be, thousands of artisans and laborers of all kinds were there, and great many of them took their families The crowd resembled that which collects in the public parks on Sundays during the hot weather when the tenement districts become oppressive The capacity of the railways and steamboat lines was severely tested.
 Sunday opening was drowned upon. how ever, in the north end of the park, where the American state buildings are grouped to suggest happy and united family. The multitude of visitors did not throng the state circles. and the few thousand who passed that way were not disappointed, ap- parently, to find many of the buildings closed.
 The doors of 15 state and territorial build ings were locked for this day only, and wis itors were generally informed to'that effect
 by cards. Missouri, Delaware, New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Da- | Il. i. Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and Massa- chusetts were among the buildings which the people obtained only an outside view of. Utah had the closed sign on its door, and North Dakota added to its announcement the invitation, Come on Monday" On the doors of the Bay State house was the following typewritten legend, By order of the great and general court of Massachu- setts this building is closed on the Lords day"
 BOSTON, May 30.-The Congregational ministers of Boston and vicinity at their
 regular meeting adopted the following: voted-That consistency requires that all those who have conscientiously opposed the opening of the Worlds fair on the Lords day
 should refuse to patronize the exhibition so long as Sunday opening continues The Methodist clergy representing this | city and the suburbs unanimously adopted the following:
 Whereas. The directors of the Worlds fair at Chicago have opened the gates of the exposition on the Lords day. thereby repudiating their agreement with the national government, dis | obeying the laws of congress and desecratine | the Lords day; therefore,
 Resolved, First. that we respectfully request all our societies and agents io promptly with | draw their exhibits from the fair; second, that we request all our people to keep away from the fair hp pb Of .f | tion with dishonesty. anarchy and Godlessness. I NEW YORK, May BOA special commit | tee reported at the Methodist ministers | meeting at 150 Fifth avenue in favor of reso- | lutions requesting all members of the | Methodist church to stay away from Chi cago during the fair. It had been expected | that such resolutions would be adopted, | but three ministers Tn turn spoke in oppo- | sition until the time for the meeting to end. | The matter will come up again next Mon | day.
 | PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-The Methodist | preachers of Philadelphia at their regular
 meeting repeated their protest against the
 opening of the Worlds fair on Sundays,
 condemned the action of the local directory | in ordering the gates open. characterizing | it as dishonest and dishonorable and incl | dentally criticised the secular press because | generally it favors Sunday opening. An incident at the session of the Evan | gelical Lutheran ministerium was a forci- | ble protest by Rev. F. Wischan against the | passage on Saturday of resolutions con
 demning the opening of the Worlds fair on Sunday.
 | CHICAGO, May 30-His excellency, Don | Christoval Colon de Ia Cerdo, duke of Yer | agua, was subjected to an indignity at the | Worlds fair grounds. the like of which
 could only happen in Chicago.
 The duke had never before entered the | grounds through the Fifty-ninth street | gate. and he presented his pass. He was
 dressed in plain black and wore tall hat. | His daughter walked by his side, and they
 were followed by the Russian Commission
 CT General His Excellency P. Gloukhovsky,
 imperial chamberlain and actual councillor
 of state.
 With his pass the duke was supposed to | present card bearing his name to the
 guard, who dropped it in the box and thus
 insured him against deficit.
 It so happened that the dukes daughter
 had left her pass behind. but as the dukes | pass included whoever accompanied him. it
 was thought there would be no questions
 as to the right to enter. The guard was a
 sturdy hard headed Chicagoan named Gil
 bert. The duke gave him card, showed
 his pass and started to walk through the
 tunstile with his daughter.
 The guard stopped him and said that he
 must have another card for the dukes
 daughter. His excellency had no more
 cards, and the guard had run out of the
 blank cards he was supposed to have on | hand
 There was nothing for the duke to do but
 wait until Guard Gilbert ran to the next
 gate for some blank cards. After a delay
 of perhaps five minutes the guard got a
 card and the duke and his daughter passed