The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-17

number necessary to meet even the oper-
ating expenses of the exposition, to saw
nothing of the millions of half dollars
peeded to pay the bondholdsrs and stock
holders of the great enterprise
thousands OF strangers are in the CITY
waiting for fine weather to come to jack
son Park, but they refuse to shiver on the
lake shore even for the sake of seeing the
pair. Outdoor work in the Midway Plais-
ance and other parts Of the exposition is
also being retarded by the cold
The Womans congress in Memorial Art
palace, on tho lake front down town, is
proving a counter attraction to the fair
week. The woman's building does not
seem to have as animated an appearance
inside today as last week, because nearly
ALI the women are interested in the CON
gress.
Tho judiciary committee of the national
commission has vetoed the resolution OF
tho national body which was referred to
IT providing for the establishment of a
bureau OF complaints. In report to the
poinmission the judiciary committee said
the director general was the proper person
10 adjust all claims and hear complaints,
and that in their Judgment the establish
ment of this bureau is unnecessary, The
report was adopted.
Considerable discomfort and uneasiness
ls apparent today among some of the la
different buildings because their salaries
are not forthcoming. The carpenters and
stair workers erecting the band pavilons
In Administration plaza, who struck on
Monday for back pay are still out. The
men have not been paid for three or four
We k', and another months pay will be
due on the 26th. The contractors have
been putting them Off from day to day
with the information that they will be
paid when the exposition gives them the
money due on the contract.
Nearly all day long lines of shivering
Workmen are to be seen outside the office
of Paymaster Meehan. When asked why
they were there the men said they had be en
waiting for their pay for several days and
IL was not the first time they had stood in
line there only to be put off with the an
nooncement to come around tomorrow at
such time. ("
A national commissioner said, in speak
ing on the subject:
81 have no doubt that the exposition au-
'thoriiies are hard up for money Every
thing has worked to the detriment of the
tair for some time now, particularly tho
weather 1t would not be surprising il
several of the Chicago capitalists would be
asked to help out before this month ia
over The running expenses of the fair
are about GOO daily. That means 10000
tpaid admissions every day to pay the bare
operating expenses"
Columbian guards laid violent hands on
Chief Allison, of manufactures and liberal
arts, late Monday night, and there il
music in the air in consequence The
chief is not only bent upon having tie
scalp of every guard who took a hand in
his arrest, but he is determined to obtain
an apology from his higher officers. The
department chief presented himself at he
exposition gates with several assistants at
nearly the midnight hour He showed his
credentials and passports, gave his name
aud stated that his business at that hour
was to superintend some important work
of installation. The guards on duty not
only refused to admit the chief of the big
gest department in the White City, but
they discredited his story and doubted If
De was Chief Allison. This did not i'm.
prove the situation and the end of it was
the chief and his party We're arrested as
suspicious characters, taken in the patrol
wagon to the guard house and confined
there nearly three hours before being
identified and released.
The directors of the Worlds Columbian
exposition have decided to abrogate their
contract with congress by which they
bound themselves to close the fair on Sun.
day in consideration of an appropriation
of Sc, 100000 The money will be returned
to the government and hereafter the fair
will be opened Sundays. This course was
decided upon at n special meeting of tho
directory yesterday afternoon. The action
was practically unanimous, but two direc
tors out of thirty-six voting against the
proposition. BY the terms of the resou.
tion the machinery will be closed down on
Sunday, but in every other respect the fair
will be open In all departments the same
as on secular days What action the ma.
tional commission will take Is problemati.
hal. In any event it is the evident purpose
of the local directors to open the fair Sun.
days, even at the expense of rupture with
tke natio nal body.
The first session of the National Editorial
association was held last night at the Hotel
Mecca. President L. w. Palmer, of the
Worlds Columbian exposition, delivered
an address of welcome and was followed
by Moses Il. Handy, who also welcomed
tho editors to Chicago. On behalf of the
convention Governor George w Peck, OF
Wisconsion, who is also "A delegate to the
convention, responded to the addresses OF
welcome and Byron j. Price, president oi
ithe association, also expressed his thanks
CHICAGO, May l7-Thomas Williams
killed his room mate, Andrew IL. Craig.
early in the morning by dealing him three
savage blows over the head with an ak
Both men were colored walters Tho muir
der WAS the result of quarrel. Williams
elaims that he acted in self defense