Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-04
AND AN ACUTE ANGLE At THAT.
Worlds Fair Restauranteurs
Want to Get their Money Back
The First Week - The Piano
Problem in Statu Quo-The Sun
day Opening Question.

pianos made By non eXhlOltOrS
from the public buildings. The judiciary
Committee Of the committee wrestled
with the problem from early this morn
ing until late this afternoon and finally
brought in a majority and a minority
report. The Judiciary Committee con-
sidered the resolution OF Commissioner
Burton, Of Kansas, which was in effect
that the Council Of Administration had
no Jurisdiction in the plano question.
IL could not agree and late this after
noon Commissioners Massey, ST. Clair,
Garvin and Allen representing the ma
jority, reported that after carefully In
vestigating the matter, it believed the
Council Of Administration had full Jur-
isdiction OF the subject and that its ac-
tion was authoritative. Commissioners
J. K. Burton and o. r. Hundley signed
the minority report which says that the
matter should properly be referred TO
the Joint committee Of conference OF
the National Commission and Worlds
Columbian Exposition Committee for
their final decision and that the Council
of Administration had no jurisdiction
Of the subject matter.
When both reports had been received
they were made a special order for 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Chairman Massey, Of the committee,
then made the following report upon
the resolution which asked that the Sun
day closing question be referred to the
local directory.
The judiciary committee, having
carefully considered the preamble and
resolution offered by Commissioner Ell
Dor, of Iowa, begs TO submit the follow
ing report thereon:
''At the seventh session OF the Com
mission, the Worlds Columbian Com
mission submitted a set OF rules which
had been prepared and adopted
By it for the government OF the EXpoSl-
tion. one OF which is the following:
- The gates shall be open subject TO
45e limitations hereinafter provided Tor
esch day OF the week, except the first
DAY thereof. commonly called Sunday,
from the first day OF May 70 and In
Guiding the Both day OF October, 1898,
unless otherwise authorized and pro-
vided by competent authority
This rule having been duly cOnsid-
cred by the Commission wus modified
so as TO read:
"sThe Exposition shall be open for
the admission OF visitors during the six
months commencing May and ending
October 30, 1898, each day OF the week,
subiect to the limitation hereinafter
proyided, except the first day thereof,
commonly called Sunday, aud on the
last mentioned day the Exposition and
the gates thereof shall be closed
at will be seen, therefore, that the
standing rule adopted as aforesaid pro-
vides that the said exposition and the
gates thereof shall be closed on Sunday
during the time the said exposition is TO
run, so that the question may be con-
sidered as settled, unless the said COM
mission may hereafter lawfully make al
order modifying the same.
"Your committee is therefore against
the adoption OF the said resolution"
The report was received and ordered
printed, and will be discussed by the
commission tomorrow.
A large number of the national CON-
missioneFs favor opening the gates of
the Fair to he public on Sundays, and,
from the general expressions OF opin-
ion, II is highly probable that an effort
will DO made 70 amend the rule by
striking out the sunday closing clause.
There Is some talk 70 the effect that
the local directory may take the matter
out OF the hands OF the National Com
mission aud open the gates regardless Of
the rule forbidding it.
The directors are saying very little as
10 their intentions. II is said, however,
that tickets are ready for use on Sun
day next aud all preparations have been
made 70 open the gates without an
nouncing the fact until IL Is too late for
legal interference.
There appears TO be a disposition on
the part OF some Of 1he restaurant
keepers at the Fair TO grow suddenly
rich If one may be permitted TO judge
by the prices they charged at one eat
ing house the price Of roast beef is one
dollar, and ten cents extrs is charged
for the privilege OF eating 1t. At an
other resort pie is sold at twenty-five
cents a slice.
The local papers have taAen up the
cry against this sort Of imposition, and
Il is probable that the manage( (nent will
regulate the matter. The same evil
prevailed at the Centennial in tS76 the
first week it was open. To-day large
numbers OF visitors carried lunch with
with them TO the fair, having learned
from experince that 1t was not safe to
visit the restaurants inside the grounds.
The Art building Is closed 70 thA hApub-
lie and prObly will be until Fri at
least. This is the only buildi to
which admission is now denied.
The reason is that although a 1vrge
number Of statues and pictures ve
been installed, the work is still he IVY
and the presence Of spectators would
virtually suspend the work.
The nutritive properties OF maize afe
to be demonstrated 81 the Fair. II is
announced that Illinois will soon ha1e
an exhibit In the Woman's building
tending to popularize the use OF cornf as
q staple article of fOOd-a model q rn
kitchen. in which Mrs. SarahM 7.
ROhrer, principal Of the Philade hia
Cooking School will daily lecturt on
corn and the different ways 1t G. be
prepared for food. Less than. s ben
thousand people paid cash. his-
sion the second day OF tha
"A great marble per- lal
temple Of Columbga be
rssanted 20 chica "