Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29

One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand
Persons Attended.

The people of Chicago passed through the
gates OF Jackson Park yesterday in large num-
bers, but it is doubtful if tie large figures and
| sangulne expectations of some of the opening
enthusiasts were fulfilled The attendance was
over $4,000 and two proclamations had been
issued with the view OF stirring up the people
and securing great outpouring One was by
the president of the Trades and Labor Assembly,
calling on the members to show their strength
on the first Sunday, and requesting all whose
sympathies are with the working people to show
their appreciation of the opening.
The other call was issued by Fair Director
Clingman to the stockholders and others in
| terested in Sunday opening. He proclaimed
| that it positively necessary to have the
largest and best behaved lot of people on the
| first day of Sunday opening. as 1t was neces-
sary to show by the attendance just how many
of the people wanted the park open. The at
tendance was chiefly Of the local population,
and the majority Of the working people paid
their first visit to the fair. They took a gen.
eral view rather than a careful examination Of
special features.
NOT PROFITABLE VISITORS.
Yesterday visitors were not profitable from
the standpoint of the concessionaires, and,
while they thronged the Plaisance, they fiocked
for the most part only where the word .'free'
was displayed. They brought no lunches. as
many OF the weekday visitors have done, but
they at the same time kept away from the res
taurants evidently having partaken Of square
meals before leaving their homes.
The buildings of the fair proper were open
and bat few exhibits were covered. No ma
chinery was running, except the engines used
In connection with electric dynamos for illumi-
mating purposes.
FOREIGN BUILDINGS CLOSED.
yall 81 he bp;1J
ings were closed, that of France being an ex-
ception.
The western state buildings were open, while
those OF the eastern states were closed. The
doors of West Virginia, Vermont and Florida
were open, but Utah, Indiana. the Dakotas and
Missouri admitted no visitors. Kentucky's
building is Yet in an unfinished state, but the
statue of Daniel Boone. in front Of the house,
was covered with cloth.
On the doors Of the bay state house was the
following typewriter legend: "By order of the
great and general court Of Massachusetts this
building is closed on Lords day."
THE MUSIC.
The music during the day was Of an elevating
character, and the band stands were surrounded
By large crowds, which grew enthusiastic over
Schubert's Serenaae and selection from Lo-
hengrin. Gounod's sacred song. There is n
Green Hill Far Away" meditation on Bachs
Chorus" Wagner's Hail, Bright Abode" the
good old hymn, Nearer. My God, to Thee"
and the Coronation March from Meyerbeer's
'Le Prophetic" The music. which was contin-
uous from half-past l in the afternoon until /
at night. was furnished by Sousas. the Chicago
and Cincinnati bands.
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS CLOSED.
The officials in charge of the government
buildings and the battle ship Illinois did all in
their power to show the thousands Of visitors
who passed by that Uncle Sam. officially. did
not approve of Sunday openings. The big
painted signs ''CloseG," which were used origi-
nal!y when the government building was not
finished. were placed in front Of the doors
and guards were stationed there. "Oid Glory"
was hauled down from every hagpole on the
bis-domed buildings. The other structures
which form part of the United States govern
ment exhibit were also closed, and visitors were
stopped at the entrance to the north pier by
the announcement that the model battle ship
was closed Marines patrolled the decks and a
few tars were seen cleaning and Furnishing,
but no civilians were seen on this ship.
PICTURE THAT Is COVERED.
Halsey C. Ives, head of the art department,
has reused the wrath of the gentlemen in
charge of the French art exhibit a. the fair and
Of Mr.. Anderson, ar artist of New York. in par
tieular. and there is probability that the courts
ing with the management of the French ex-
hibit. On the wall of one of the rooms con-
tanning the French pictures is one painted by
Mr.. Anderson. Its title is "A Woman Taken in
Adultery" The picture is said to have taken
medals at the Paris Salon of 1889 and in Berlin
two Years later.
When Mr.. Anderson offered it for exhibition
in the United States art department, ii was re-
fused. the reason being gwen that it was i'm
moral The gentlemen in charge Of the Ger
man. Austrian and French exhibits at once
offered Ir. Anderson space for his picture. and
he accepted the offer of France. Saturday Mr..
Ives caused crimson piece Of cloth to be
stretched before the picture, claiming that it
was too immoral for exhibition. The French
strongly objected. claiming that Mr.. Ives has no
more to do with the pictures of the French ex-
hibis at the worlds fair than he has with those
now on exhibition in the galleries of Paris.
They say he is going too far when he attempts
TO say what other nations shall shall not ex-
hibit, and theT threaten 70 take the matter into
the courts and have Mr.. Ives enjoined.