The herald., 1893-05-17
A COLD DAY AT CHICAGO,
Decreased Attendance at the
Worlds Fair.
Visitors from Warm Countries
Hug the Stoves.
Legislative Bodies Laboring With
the Sunday Question.
The stste of Illinois Likely to Take
Hand = Lively Sessions of the
Women's Congress-Editors
i'm Convention.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 16.-The attendance at
the worlds fair today was not nearly as
large as yesterday. The weather was
anything but pleasant, raw, sharp
wind blowing from the northeast, and
for the greater part of the day the sky
being overcast. Foreigners from warm
countries suffered from cold, and sat
around stoves shivering and looking dis
consolate.
Among the early visitors were 200
members of the Minnesota Editorial
association, who, after visiting the Min
nesota building, proceeded to the hotel
where the National Editorial association
is in session. The Minnesota building
will be dedicated tomorrow, when they
will attend in body.
The board of lady managers has set
apart space in the woman's building
for an exhibit by Afro American women.
Both legislative bodies of the fair. the
national commission and the local di-
rectory, are laboring diligently with the
Sunday opening question. The directo-
ry has adopted resolution revokipg
the Sunday closing rule, and at the
meeting OF the commission tomorrow IL
is probable the resolution will bebrougrt
up for concurrence. What action will
be taken is problematical, as the COM
mission is divided on the subject. The
Sabbatarians in various parte OF the
country are telegraphing in alldirec-
tions vigorous protests against the pro-
posed opening, some of them wildly
demanding the aid of federal troops to
stop the desecration of the Sabbath.
The state of Illinois is likely to take a
hand in the legal battle which may be
waged. Senator Salomon, of Cook
county. has prepared a resolution to be
introduced in the atate senate at Spring
field tomorrow, setting forth the facts
in the case; the wishes of the great mass
OF working people who desire to see the
fair and be inetructed thereby and who
can only go on Sundays; the fact that
eheet0I esif5stt'05I t6fverting large mass OF people
to other resorts Of a less eievating and
frequently OF disreputable character !;
that 100000 people of the working
classes recently made futile attempt
on Sunday to gain entrance to the fair !;
that their exclusion amounts to virtual
denial OF the privilege of visiting the
worlds fair, and thus works a hardship
to the working classes, and instructinv
the attorY S-general to commence any
proceeding er intervene any suits com
menced, or to be commenced, having for
their purpose the closing of the fair on
Sunday, and uee every legal means at
his command to the end that the fair
may be opened to the people on Sunday.
Later-A resolution to open the fair
Sundays and return the loan advanced
by the government was adopted by the
board OF directors this evening by vote
of "a to 2.
First an informal vote was taken on
the resolution to open the fair, without
saying anything about refunding the
government loan. This was carried bv
a vote of 81 to 6. When the roll was
called on the resolution opening The fair
and refunding the loan, there were but
two dissenting votes.
The proposition to make the adnis-
sion fee on Sunday 25, instead of so
cents, was voted down
A resolution, providing for the OPEN
ing of the buildings, with the machinery
not running, with religious services on
the grounds and sacred music in the
choral halls, was adopted The matter
will be referred to the national commits
sion tomorrow, and the belief lie ex-
pressed among the directors that the
national commission will concur in the
action.