The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-06-21
IIEIII[ENSE tROND
Besiege the Gates of the Column
bian Exposition.
The Department of Admissions Taken
by Surprise.
Several Hours Before the Jam
Is Relieved.
AT LAST THE CRUSH BEGINS AT
THE WORLDS FAIR.
TEMPERATURE.
Several Hours Before the Jam
Is Relieved.
At LAST THE CRUSH BEGINS AT
THE WORLDS FAIR.
INCREASES WITH THE
TE9IPERATURE.

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Nearly 10000 visitors Were in Attend
ance saturday--The Crowd Remarkably
Small Sunday Owing to the Extremely
Warm weather-Government Exhibits
Closed as Usual.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-Jmmense crowds
besieged the gates of the Columbian ex-
position as early as s o'clock Monday
morning and took the entrances by
storm. There was use for every one of
the eight pay gates at the different en-
frances. yet, as is usual at this early
hour, only two were working Only
two ticket windows were open, and with
the oncoming of the seemingly endless
crowd, Stoney Island avenue at the diff
ferent entrances was rendered almost
impossible.
The bureau of administration was ad-
vised of the crush, and after a delay of
an hour or two sent enough men to
equip the gates. 1t was the greatest
early rush the gates have had. and took
the department of admission totally by
surprise. 1t was noon before the jam
was completely relieved, and visitors
came in without inconvenience.
The eighth week with this splendid
impetus to the attendance, started off
auspiciOusly under cloudless skies and
hot sun. Umbrellas were necessity,
and straw hats and summer regalias
were seen in profusion.
Sunday Was Too Warm.
The crowd at the fair was smaller
Sunday than last Sunday. and the at
tendance will not exceed $4,000. This,
no doubt, was due to the weather, as
the day was extremely warm and sui
try.
The government exhibits were closed
as usual to the public Most of the
state buildings We're open.
The crowds that visited the city parks
Sunday, and their numbers were legion,
running up into the tens of thousands,
We're typical labOring men and their
families; but few of this class were at
the fair.
Big Crowd Saturday.
a fraction less than 100000 passed
through the turnstiles at jackson park
Saturday. Taken all around it was one
of the biggest days the white city has
yet seen. both as to attendance and en-
tertainment. 1t was regular Satur-
day holiday crowd.
Will Be Open ON Sundays.
The United States court of ap-
peals Saturday unanimously de-
cided in favor of an open Sunday at the
worlds fair. The court holds that the
local directory is in full control and
that government has no standing
The decision rendered is noteworthy
by the fact that it received the unani-
nous concurrence of all the sitting JUS
tees, while the decision reversed was
dissented from in the circuit court by
one of the judges then sitting on the
case.
The court repudiated the idea that
the United States had any exclusive
rights or authority in the premises, and
concluded viii, &c Ss:l:si;i LOU tiS'11|'1
excepting the case under hearing from
the ordinary rules governing court of
chancery.
The advocates of Sunday closing were
considerably cast down over the result.
but admitted inasmuch as the ruling
was "a unanimous one there was no al
tentative but to meekly bow to the SUI
prene authority of the United States
Rev L Mclean, secretary of the
American Sabbath union. while some
what disappointed by the decision of
the court was not at all discouraged as
to the ultimate success of the attempts
TO close the talr on sundays.
Russian Exhibit Opened.
Russia has not been heard from much
since the exposition opened, but Satur-
day the representatives, of the car act
ed as hosts to several hundred guests.
who had been invited to attend the
formal opening of the Russian section
in manufacturers building.
Reducing Expenses.
Tho fact Lon l-a1 l,,l Of
Wednesdays meeting of the executive
committee of the local directory of TIE
worlds fairit twas decided to discontinue.
after July 1, the appropriation for the
of publicity and promotion.
of which Major Moses P. Handy of
Philadelphia is chief. The committee
has made no announcement to this eff
feet. but one of the directors in an in
terview Friday afternoon said that the
report was correct.
Rates Too High.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was in Chicago.
and expressed himself plainly on the
subject of worlds fair rates. THE
present rates. he said. ARE unquestion-
ably too high. and they will come down.
Just when, l can not say. of course, but
the roads will do the fair thing
Can Kiss the Blarncy Stone.
The famous Barney stone, which for
centuries occupied n place in the walls
of historic old Blarney castle. in Ire
land, has arrived at the worlds fair. 1t
was shipped here by Lady Aberdeen.
and will form one of the attractions of
her Irish village. 1t was placed in the
walls of the reproduction of Barney
castle, which forms part of the Irish
village. where it may be kissed by all
who have the hardihood to be lowered
head down to where it is to temporarily
rest.
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