The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-27
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Orders 60 Open Sunday Have Beer
Formally Issued.

Orders 60 Open Sunday Have Been
Formally Issued.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. May 81
Notwithstanding the shadow of an in
junction hanging over the Sunday OPEN
ing matter arrangements have been per-
fected for the opening of the gates ON
that day and the usual arrangements
for the accommodation Of the visitors
have been made. Not only win it be
..open Sunday If the Judgment is
prayed for and not sustained, but it ID
the Intention on the officials to make
Sunday night fete occasion, Dfrector
Of Works Burnham, after learning that
the national commission had defeated
an effort made to reconsider the action
in the Sunday opening matter, issued
the following order:
THE worlds fair will be open
to the public Sunday next, May IS,
until II p. m, the buildings closing at
10 p m"
At present it is the intention to shut
down all the machinery not absolutely
required for the operation of the expo.
sition plant. 1t has not been yet de
cided whether or not religious services
will be held in Festival and Music halls
as had been proposed at one time.
President Higinbotham does not be.
lieve in crossing bridges before they are
reached. neither does Mr.. Burnham,
but several of the exposition officials
are. in spite of Mr.. Bnrnhain's an
nouncement, not so sure that the gates
| will be open. 1t is expected in some
quarters THAI persons opposed to Sun.
| day opening will now resort to the
courts and seek to close the worlds
fair gates with an injunction if thai
government should be dissolved.
Superintendent Tucker Oh the depart
ment Of adm .ssions and collections, wnt
is an enthusiastic Sunday opener, ha.
made preparations to admit bis
crowd
| troublesome E,or Thatcher.
These are troublesome days for Johr
Boyd Thatcher of New York, chairman
of the exec tive committee Of awards
| of the commission. The protest agains
the one iuuge system of awarding tn,
bronze medals and diplomas continue Il
be received by the director general
The American exhibitors in Manufac
lures building have added their protes
to that Of the foreign commissioners q
preliminary step, it Is understood, b
withdrawing their displays from exam
nation for award While the presen
number of those who have formal,
protested is small in comparison will
the total number of $4,000 exhibitors
the sentiment in opposition to the non
competitive plan OF the commission i
growing. IL the rebellion keeps ol
spreading the expert judges win fin,
few exhibits to examine, and the jur,
of awards will have $4,000 medals ant
| . lot OF pretty diplomas on it
/ suffering For Extortion.
The concessionaires who have res
taurants on the Midway Plaisance ar
now suffering for the exorbitant price
demanded by the concerns which op
Grated the only eating places in the fai
grounds proper at the beginning Of th,
exposition. Every other concession o.
the Plaisance has restauran
attached and the visitors hav,
been in the habit of bring
ing their lunches into thu
places and partaking Of them in sight d
concessionaires, even to spreading thei,
| refreshments ON the restaurant tables
This was too aggravating to suit tn,
concessionairss, and the order has beer
given not to admit visitors who com,
with well filed lunch basksta IL thes,
1,A0nlA want tn Geo fha rn0trnnolitar