The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-04
THE FAIR INDORSED.
President Cleveland Praises the
Columbian Exposition.
THE vExEo PIANO QUESTION.
4 Long WranSls BY Cemmissaoners
Without Result-Tho Fair Will
Probably BE Opened Sundays.

WAsHINeroH CrrY, May 3.-When asked
tonight for IN expression Of opinion 70.
garding the visit to the Worlds fair Presi-
dent Cleveland replied:
We received . cordial welcome, and every.
thing that could b done was done for our com.
fort and pleasure It was an occasion / shall
always remember with . sense of genuine pleas.
ura Was much grati6sd at the enterprise,
skill and taste displayed in the arrangement
and appearance of the buildings. and the results
thus far attained bespeak to my mind great sue
cess for the Worlds fair.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Director of Works
Burnham today issued general order that
all installation and construction work
must be finished by May II. and anything
necessary to be done after that date must
BE- done during hours when the exposition
u not open.
The piano muddle 10 at standstill. The
council + administration still maintains
that it has jurisdiction and that the ma
tional commission has not withdrawn its
order commanding Director General Davis
to exclude pianos made by non-exhibiting
firms. The judiciary committee Of the
commission wrestied with the problem
until late this afternoon ana brought in q
majority and minority report. The former
and Allen, recommending the rejection Of
Burton's resolution that the council has
no jurisdiction. The minority report was
signed by Burton and Hundiey and held
that the council had no legal jurisdiction,
as the matter was not properly referred to
it, and recommending that the whole SUBJ
ject be referred to joint committee of
the commission and directory. The re-
ports were made the special order for to-
morrow.
Then the Sunday closing question came
up in the shape of a report from the judi
ciary committee on the resolution offered
by Eiboeck of Iowa, asking that the Sun
day closing question be referred to the To-
cal directory. The judiciary committee
reviewed ali previous action on the subject
and found that the question is settled, I'M
less the commission hereafter lawfully
proceeds to modify the former rules. The
committee therefore was against the adop-
ton of the Iowa mans resolution. The
report will he discussed tomorrow. A
large number Of national commissioners
favor the opening of the gates on Sunday,
and it is probable that an effort will be
made to amend the former rule by strik-
ing out the Sunday closing clause. There
is some talk to the effect that the local
directory may take the matter out of the
hands OF the national commission and
open the gates. It is said that tickets are
ready for use on Sunday next. and all
preparations are being made to open the
gates without countenancing until it is too
late for legal interference.
Considerable alarm was caused today by
two fire calls at the Worlds fair. One
proved to be Machinery hail and the other
in the Casino. Both were extingu:shed
without any loss to speak Of
NEW York, May 3-The admirals' and
senior Off GERS visiting squadrons will
start for Chicago at 9:10 o'clock tomorrow.
The party will number about eighty and
there will be but few United States naval
officers. as the trip Is intended for the
foreigners. The party will be guests Of
the New York Central Railroad Company
and the Wagner Palace Car Com pany
from here to the Worlds fair city. They
will be entertained by the city of Chicago
for two days and will return to this CITY
on special train furnished by the Penn
sylvania railroad.
-Four of the American ships have sailed
away according to programme. They were
the Charleston, Concord, San Francisco
and Yorktown. Afterward the Reina
Regenta went to the Brooklyn navy yard
to have her hull cleaned. The carave,s are
still anchored off Ninety-fourth street and
the business OF boatmen in that vicinity
Is quite lucrative. There will be a general
disbanding Of the international feet next
week