The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-12
NEEDED NO MORE.
Though Thomas Can Make
Music
HARMONY IS NOT IN HIM
Therefore 1t Is Decided That His
Presence at the Worlds Fair
Is Unnecessary.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

CHICAGO. May I.-Lowerng skies and
a dowDpouring rain this morning had the
effect of Keeping many persons away from
the Worlds Fair grounds, but as the day
wore on the clouds thinnsd and there was
good attendance.
After much hard work the committee
investigating the MISUNDERSTANDING in the
burea u of music late this evening made
report to the National Commission. The
report in effect said that Mr.. Thomas use
fulness as musical director of the fair had
ended and that harmony in that DEPART
ment required that his services be dis
pensed with. The report of the committee
reviewed the whole situation from the in
ception Of the disagreement. The ques-
tion as to whether the Council of Admin
stration or the National Commission has
jurisdiction is unsettled. The former
claims the commission has no power in the
premises, while many members of the
commission say that body not only has
Jurisdiction but will exercise it.
The first action taken by the commission
to-day was the adoption of resolutions Of
coincidence with Chauncey NJ. Depew on
the loss OF his wife.
The recommendations Of the committee
on livestock were then adopted to the
effect that the director general shall APP
point chief for that department. relieving
Chief Burnham OF the agricultural de-
paItment from duties in the lives took
department.
Hon. L. A. GoshOrn, director general of
the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition,
addressed the commission by request on
the subject of awards. He said that it was
demon trated at the Centennial that the
single judge or examiner system was the
most successful that could have been
brought forward. and he urged the
management to appoint judges at the
earliest possible date.
John Thacher of New York read long
paper on the operation of the award sys-
tenn as recently adopted by the commits
sion, and in this connection the foreign
exhibitors addressed q letter to the chief
of the foreign department, in which they
protested against the individual or single
judge system. They propose the jury sys-
TEN for each exhibit, the decision of the
jury being subject to revision by the jury
in each department. The award matter
promises to create considerable trouble.
Commissioner Forsyth presented COM
munication from the wine-grOwers OF Cali
fOTnia. 1t has been charged that the
restaurant-keepers at the fair placed such
high prices on California wines that no
one would call for them. as they could
OBJ tain foreign wines at almost the same
price. The CaIifornians assert that the
restaurants at the grounds will not place
any wine upon their lists unless a bonus
Of $1,000 to $1,000 is paid them. They say
this would exclude their wines, as they
cannot afford to pay any such sums. They
propose, therefore, to establish cafe at
the California building, in which all the
wines of the California exhibitors will be
listed. New York, OHIO and other domes-
tic winemakers will also be given show
on the same cards. The Council of Admin
istration is asked to reduce the usual 70
per cent turned into it as their share of the
sales 10 10 per cent TO enable wine to be
sold at reduced prices.
Under sharp orders from the chiefs of
the various departments the exhibitors
are at work furiously putting their exhib-
its into shape, and decided progress is
being made.