The Irish standard., 1893-07-22
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The World n Fair Will Not 30 Open
4 81. On the Lords Day.
7 The Directors, Convinced from Sad Exps-
vience That the People DO Not Want
# tho Gates Opened, Take Der
cisfve Action. S5
SIX DAYS ONLY.

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the local directory of the Worlds
Columbian exposition has ordered the
gates closed on Sundays.
Chairman Peck in a short speeeh in
troduced the Sunday-closing resolu.
tions. He said that the resolutions
had been drawn up and approved by
Attorney Edwin Walker. The intro
duction of the resolutions brought sew
eral directors to their fee1 and many
speeches were made on the various
phases of the question. Directors
Adolph Nathan and Wa, ,hington Porter
thought that full AID fair test OF
the question had not been made. and
they strongly favored reducing the ad.
mission for Sunday 20 twenty-five cents
They were overv helmed, however, by
speeches in favor of shutting the gates
tight. There seemed to be an almost
unanimous sen oiment in support of that
proposition.
The vote on the resolutions was "A
follows:
for, Dixon, Ellsworth Gage, Hutchinson, Hen.
70 in. Keith, Kerfoot, Ketcham, Lefens, Law
s, H. McNaliy, Peck, Revell, Rothschild, Scott:
15slker, Waller, Winston, Young. Total, "a.
Nays-Nathan, Oden, Porter, Schneider,
Total.
CHANGE OF OPINION.
The speeches indicated great change
in the opinion Of many of the directors
since the Sunday opening rule was
passed. Edward e. Butler, who was
formerly an enthusiast for Sunday
fair, took active part Friday in the dis
cusslon to close it Sunday. Mr. But
Ter took up the question as one
involving financial failure. He was
convinced that the people OF the
United States did not want a Sunday
fair. 'Gentlemen,' he said, 1--WE have
made mistake. We have gone con-
trary to the wishes Of rs per cent. of the
exhibitors. We have miscalculated the
desire of the Chicago workingmen. We
have ,nisjudged the sentiment of the
American people. Let us, then, reverse
our decision, close the gates Of the
worlds fair on Sunday and honor the
American day of rest.
SHOULD DO THEIR DUTY.
Arthur Dixon also took part in the
discussion in favor OF Sunday closing.
He formerly was Jealous advocate OF
opening. He recounted the things
which show the failure Of a. Sunday
fair and then made an appeal to aban.
don their old opinions. He said:
s'Whcn body OF men discover that they have
done wrong, that they have violated the will OF
the people, it Is their duty in so far they can
Y1n HON f,lv in he ri
convinced that the American people revere
their institutions, and that the Sabbath is one
Of them. Churches that have not been filled
for ten years are now overhowipg every Sun
day feeling that you will be inconsistent
should not influence you. We should do our
duty" s
Director-General Davis said Friday
night that he had advised Sunday clos
ing. cit has been shown that the peo-
pie for whom the move was made have
not visited the fair to any large ex-
tent" he said, land by reason of the
opening it has been demonstrated that
their is g. lack of energy among ex-
hibitors and employees which would be
removed by closing the fair for one day
in the week. ! believe. further, that
the fair will be benefited financially in
the end"
LAST SUNDAY FAIR.
CHICAGO, July 17.---Sunday, July 16,
was the last open Sunday at the
Worlds Columbian exposition. 1t was
also the day on which the entire gate
receipts of the worlds fair were to be
devoted to the relief fund Of the
heroes who lost their lives in the
cold-storage fire while obeying orders.
Even the cause to which all Wis
itors contributed their portion failed to
bring out large crowd. Forty-nine
thousand four hundred and one persons
paid to enter the exposition gates Sun
day. There were 2,4D3 children's tick
cts sold. This gives the frcmen's ben
eft fund $24,O99.75 The tickets re-
ported do not represent the total
amount sold, for there were thousands
of persons who took the opportunity
offered by purchasing admissions to
contribute to the relief fund but who
did not attend the fair. When all the
returns are in it is probable that $50,
600 will be added to the fund from this
source The fund, exclusive of the sale
reached S79. 287
ASKED TO COME.
CHICAGO, July 1s.-The national COM
mission Monday morning acquiesced in
the action of the local directory in clos
ing the gates Sunday and adopted reso-
lutions appealing to the people, now
that all discussion is ended, to visit the
fair.
Eldest of Alcott's "Little Women"
BosroN July 19.-Mrs. Anna Bronson
Alcott Pratt, widow of John 3. Pratt
and oldest daughter of A. Bronson
Alcott, died at Concord, Mass, Mon
day. She was the original of Meg,
the eldest one of the four Little
Women"
A Long Drive.
STEUBENvnLE, O., July I'D. G.
Johnston started from here yesterday
to drive overland to the Snake river in
Idaho His wife and son accompany