New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21

OF the Columbian Exposition as sho"" Iei"'' "
closing Of the Exposition on Sunday
Tho Attorney General said further that hfccn uay
ago having been led TO think by press diSpa'cic N
ether reports that the Dis'nc'-H''o''rN d.
mioht lie waiting for word from him. Nr oih''
informed the Distrct-Attorn"y That ne eNpe'eu nun
~ .c, i, tbc matter of rsraning the Exposition
managers from opening on sunday by enforcing he
Law, ~ tboir attitude ut any time should require suc'
oction The Dsirict-Attorncy replied at once 'hh'
he had expected to act promptly In accoru"hce VIVA
Inst ruc IONS AID would advise the Attorney"
q any move on the part OF the Exposition hahas'''
ro, world make such a step necessary. No'.he
ho. hccn received from the D.stlct-Nt"rncy s''e
tb,t time. nor has any further word gone from inc
ncvGcne-a to Chicago in relation to this matter
Mr. Baer questioned Mr.. Olney Us TO whether the
Government exhibits would be opened or not on BUN
day ard learned that the Attorney Gcneral hai gwen
an op,.on that Tie Govern lent exhibit and the bran II
posoi.cc on grounds shca'd be closed on s"ho"S
!, ,,rw Of the fact that all money appropriated by
CONGRESS for ma Ing c1M it wasa.p' PIT WIN
p,y,,ion that the Government exhibits would not Do
omen OH sunday The Attorney. General said tiGt ne
considered the branch posioice part OF the Govern
m.nt exhibit consequently It would be closed Oh sun
day r,
In answer to the question as 10 whether the fr's'
dent bad any power in the matter, the N'o'"'s
General informed Mr. Baer that the President hal no
plainly stated and that the Government would see
that lhc law wa, enforced in case the National C"h
mis- sion should AT ans time decide 10 open Inc s"'"'
on sunday. TIE natural step to take would De 'h"' VI
fling an injunction b. the Government III Inc pi'"''
Court at Chicago. Mr.. Bacr said that TINS n'sh' ~
1uirc great delay in reaching decision. and 'ha' W.
Exposition would opened in the mcaawhlc ana tAa'
il had been sid that the Chicago iicc'ory anlciP,'n
lust .iich delay. and prepared 10 meet IL. Nv; Nv
urncy General Olny stated IN view oil thc l0, ,,'
the importance OF an early decision Oh Tue MAUI W."
necessary that he anticpated unusual delay.
kilograms, letter, and resolutions protesting aenH,
the opening Of the Worlds Fair on sunday columns
10 nnur Ia on secretary Carlisle ard ATTORNEY -,cn'I"
lln,y. The latter l. requested to get on, M ipnm
ton against the Fair From wore s,'I, ',> RI
,lrty-tWo separate protest, have l"n Ic,,Nsd im
publ, purpose 20 open the Fair on 'IhdS M sun
ulatod the scndine in OF protests 'oi" oi Whch h''
,Onchcd in language more stlong than potc.
Chicago May 20.--A big public demon, ,rnuon III ~
pac" to morrow. one Of the Natl nal ~olms' .h,rS
said to-day that he believed the public. dcira'l io'
the second time In IT. efforts to ENJOY me "'.n'n
Of the Fair on the only day possible Tor 10 a''cli
IT, would make a dcmnnstrntIon tomorrow that "ohd
leave no Doubt as to lis dcsrr in TIN matter.
expect that 10000 people VIII Try 10 E r, ~
the Fair morrow, and trey mtan NE d'nohs'T''"n
10 Influence the action Of the National COmnl,sh'iH'
said Of The Commis, onc's. 49, Nd. >,
Az impression prevails about the Fair grounds 10
day that It will require extra vigianc" on ti" part
If the guard, III the various gates 10 Keep Inc
people ont Arrar g,ments for doins % were mao"
today and ;hc regulations observed on sunday iisl
but officials and employees Of the Fair VIII Il" per
mi,t,d 10 enter the grounds. The Nnl"onk""lrrs ana
sidcshow purvryors outside 81 III" grounds aye hhih
extensive preparations for the great crowd "AP,ctc
~ the Fair ground, to morrow. Ih' police iorc"
about the Fair will be- increased bccaisr the olhrcr,
that thcr, wcr. NOR violation oi 'he Jaw "o,
the history Of the department. IN extra force OF
guards will also b. on duty al the ea;"s.