The sun., 1893-05-12
CHICAGO AGAIN MOISTENED.
No FEAR OF A DROUGHT IN TIE
WORLD's FAIR CI7E

Te,at-The Six Months Rnco of Mich
Cow. BeEins - Coiuu,bus's Descendant
win SEQ Pcter Jackson riny "U Uncie
Tom"-Thcodore Thomas VIII be Invited
to Re-ien, hut Probably He Won't Accept
the luyitation-The National Commi-sion.
CurcAGo May 11.-Showery weather all day
initiated against n largo attendance Mt the
worlds Fair. The skies woro lowering
ospect from dawn. and about o'clock copous
showers fell having tho effect OF keeping reo-
pIe Mt home ard driving '!sltors of the broad
valks and drives. Architectural beauties
seemed to have suddenly lost their attractions
,or admirinc eyes. and tho exhibits. saie and
5rv bcnolth the roofs. received tho undivided
attention Of the visitors.
Work on tho exhibits is heirg pushed and
yet many more men might be put to work to
advantage Some Of the spaces set aside for
exhibits have nothing in them and others are
full OF unopened cnses. According to the Of
6cials the exhibits will be completed before
Junel. The order that none can enter after
tomorrow had the effect OF hurryinR the ex-
hibitors to commendable energy
Midway rlaisnnce suffered principally from
to.days storms The roads arc muddy and
the unhappy Oriontals sulkei in their tents.
huts. cottages. or other form Of habitation
and bemoane thcr fate.
The Fair will probably again bo closed on
Sunday. President lliginbotham says SO. and
he is In excellent position to know. lie is not
positive about it. hut ho has worry few doubts.
The directory. which will meet tomorrow.
will wrestle with the subject and 1t Ia not at
ali improbable many think. that 1t will repeal
the sunday closing rule which is at present
operative and pass rule prnvictng Tor sun
day opening. Int Unless tho E"m,nission
"A Ia, ,s,ty. tl.,, rH,lf ~ hN tsQ
II the Commission remains in session oyer
Friday. The action OF the directory, should 1t
ii is understood that Lyman ]. tngc will at
the meeting TO morrow present l,is ,, schem. l.
i lent about it thus lar. and only a few
hive an ink ling of its character. One Of these
sn! this afternoon that the scheme In outline
$1,000. the amount held back from me
I, ,Es hX Wn.r ,nG.sss ,Gas nn
in ii lhs ros ton II having received tn. $4,000
900 and the gates could be closed.
At 3h N. reception Was held in the Bcl-
gnn exhibit section in Manufacturers' huild.
toll t." Tie public. inv,tefl guest. we're welcomed
hy a, verryssc. President OF tho Belgian Com
p,sHT ~ SmoGs
snat. s "nu Anare ans % sim"ns' and Rsvm"n Vaxse
botnan. Director iieneral Davis. tho fot eien
Conimlssloners' anu PIoth'hehI citiLehs VI
The six months competition between IA
the Dairy building TO-DAY. The chief object
nss cSnss5s is the SsTs for hn m,k
rules ever formulated TO govern u dairy test
are In operation and only three breeding AS
have seventy 1--WE COWS. rep representing the pick
times day. each cow milk being weighed
and the specific gravity and so!ids IN the iiuid
BY ss q hi he
test made known after the Fair
s 0sng nsb made Gs 70 the he
hS .' ct yst Snoon ss
* and e. vi! iii turn ssSs
'nss ssturd.y,. as programme yIll contain special
features; Extra music VIII be furnished By
grosrsmm. was a subject oi discussion BY tho
The Duke Of Verasua attended mass at st.
Marys Church this morning. assisted at the
sDsnps s FFssHb Fssns H'
Hesy Theatre hs a1Ss HEas
will see Peter Jackson p NV Uncle Tom. and
watch the colored champion spar with Joe
Princs Roland Bonaparte arrived to-day. and
crowded hotels. The Auditorium was first
NIT militia that A their race wers taxed By
flood OF visiting hote men. Then the promi.
nent Europsan, called upon MI M BemiS AZ
- am simply on u pleasure trip" said he.
f',y hotel keepers from New York ., and the
HSie Mens 'sesn stun ncne. "a"
!incihEati swooped down on tho Auditorium
t0dG Later IN the the Boston
noon they visited the Fair In, their special
trnn \" form.l had been aT
they will leave for New York over the Michi-
will 20 to hs Gre pny and n saeure
samples Of Chicago water. which they will |
The special Ii' commitiec mn Of the National Com
mission reported to-day tho result nf it's In |
yy:s,st,gation ", into the charges against Theodore
Thomas. The report recommended that tho
Commission rrluest the famous director Of
9,n music to resisn The report said that the evi-
Ing ont OF tho Lion & Hessy harp and sub
stitnted an instrument mnnufnctured by q
Thomas Disseminated against certain manu-
tartnrrrs OF musical instruments. and that
sI sHms measure, arS necessary to put stop to
III The comnI't-e ,honght it necessary to con-
ton. which has been very friendly to Thmmas
thr9ughout tho controversy over the Music
ital. promptly sat down upon the efforts OF
me mmittre to aprly n remedy. The CouD:
cl OF Administration asserts that the National
Commission ym has no jurisdiction over Music
Hall Affairs. and plainly told the committee
thn' " WAS wasting tire |
Ths result OF the committees finding will
probably :" niau" known 10 Mr. Thomas at |
once Vt the chances are that he will remain
as mnsiGai Hireet9r. The local directory has
nrhrticaiiy declded 10 stick to him through |
thick and thin. and while the local and Ma
tional boardS are fussing with each other the
concerts VIII 30 on as before "
M meeting o! the Commission to.dayT
e; noIhorn; formerly Director General OF the
rhiladelphla Exposition. made a speech anout
fne h hnd hmdpnnTismsnt nisE Of World's Fairs. After
Mr. Goshorn would be pleased to sN,m 'mas
Questions the Cnnmias louers decided to ask
Commissioner kichard Mansfield Whita ~ ~
Nrw Mexico asked who had charge Of tho
Director Goshorn replied that the Dlroctor.
General bad he was Chi"i al pulicr. So 10
speak. Whenever any Assistance WAS IrsiraT
H,sSs was ps1Ea,y g!tahntra thars Em" sqd With
all CONCERNED with the manacemnrt nt -.