The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-25
THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY.

The royal and colonial commissioners
OF England did honor to Queen Vic.
toria in the celebration OF her seventy.
fourth birthday this evening. The
guests OF the evening were tho fellow
commissioners OF other countries and
the exposition management.
The toasts and responses after drink.
ing the health OF the queen wore, "rhe
President" Governor Altgeld, Of Illi-
nois; Worlds Columbian Exposition" /"
President Palmer and President Hlgin.
botham; Foreign Commissioners"
Herr Wermuth, Germany, and NJ.
Camille Kranz, France; "Chicago," /"
Mayor Harrison; "The Press" Melville
E. Stone and Clement Scott.
Immediately after the national com.
mission assembled to-day Commits
sioner Massey arose and rendered his
resignation as q member Of the judi.
ciary committee, In giving his reason
for resigning Mr.. Massey said the com.
mission had not adopted q single ma
jority report OF any Importance sub
mitted to it by the committee slnce he
had been member. The only logical
conclusion was that the commission
lacked confidence in tho integrity and
ability OF the committee. AS chairman
Of the committee he felt bound to re.
sign. He had not acted hastily. He
had considered the matter carefully,
and no amount OF persuasion could in.
duce him to continue as member OF
the committee. Commissioner Massey
has taken leading part in tho fight to
keep the gates closed Sunday. A ma.
jority report from his committee last
night in favor Of Sunday closing failed
of adoption by the national commis'
sion.
CAN'T ESJoGN.
The Chicago Times tomorrow will
print a story claiming that the Worlds
Fair cannot be closed on Sunday by au
injunction. According to the Tines
tho United States as d party com.
plainant would have no grounds on
which to ask an injunction. Nor would
the Sabbatarians, for that matter, and
beaides the latter would be at the dis
advantage Of havingto file bond OF
such proportions aa to mako 1t prac-
tical impossibility.
Commissioner st. Clair Satisfied him.
self on this point by holding a confer
ence with number Of attorneys on the
question.
The effect OF last nights action OF
the national commission on tho Sunday
opening matter is in dispute. Tho
commission by a vote OF 20 to 2S re-
fused to modify the local directory's
rule for an open Sunday. The Sunday
openers claim that the local directory
has the power to promulgate rules and
the commission has power to modify
such rules; and that US the commission
refused to modify the directors Sunday
opening rule, the same stands and Ia
operative. Those opposed to Sunday
onening maintain that the directory's
rule Is not operative unless approved by
the commission.
AS n majority OF the local directory
favor Sunday opening, it Is the general
opinion that they will take the ccmmis'
sion's action for authority to open the
fair next Sunday, unless the commits
sion takes somo further action or an in
junction against opening tho gates OH
Sunday is procured.
Attorney General 0lney is known to
be in favor Of enforcing Congress Sun.
day closing law. aud 1t is said he will
instruct District Attorney Michey ia
apply for an injunction.