Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
THE GREAT FAIR.
The Worlds Columbian Exhibition
Now In Progress at Chicago.
The Finishing Touchcs--Paradcs on the
Grounds Forbidden 100, 900 People Do
mandea Abundance Last sunday--The
Judges of Awards.

The Finishing Touchcs--Paradcs on the
Grounds Forbidden 100, 900 People Do
mAndeG Abundance Last Sunday--rhe
Judges of Awards.
CHICAGO. May S.--The finishing touches
are being pnl TO the exhibits in several of
the state buildings at the Worlds Fair
grounds, but none are So far behind in
installation as Russia, whose show was
delayed by the ice blockade in the Baltic
sea, 1t seems 10 ne fashionable to be late
ut the fair, US well as at church, and in
great measure this appears to be due to the
general adoption OF q tardy policy among
employees OF the state boards and Contrac.
tors. Lake everybody else who has any
thing to sell or is benefited by the fair,
these men have evidently made III their
minds to mako their jobs last Us long as
possible and get all the money they can
out OF the fair.
Actual costly experience withthe restau.
rant monupolists III tae park mas induced
the visiting thousands TO devise ways and
means % aelea; the schemes of the caterers.
Lunch baskets and handbags are carried
bf hundreds of people, and in that wav
they are able to spend the whole dly ii
the iair without being famshed or parting
with goldly amount for frail lunch.
The price-lists of the restaurants are Eifel
tower ~ their proportions, but not station
AIRY like thar structure. The prices vary aG.
Gnrdlng TO the Willingness of the patron to
pay. Walters collect for everything served
ana collect what they please
II Is reported that the council Of ID.
ministratiUh will take the thrifty rcstuti-
rateurs in hand and compel them 10 adopt
fixed price list which will bring food
within the reach Of persons OF moderate
means,
There was no more trouble among the
walters u day. The strikers have been dis.
charged anu new men are filling their
places.
Unless the National Commission OF the
United States shah make new law or
choose 10 amend the existing statute, the
gates OF the Worlds Fair will not br
opened on sunday Just before the adj.
Juurnment OF tu-day's session of the Ma.
llonal Commission. Commissioner st. Clair,
OF West virginia, submitted the report ut
Tue Judiciary committee on the subject
ana II was placed on the clerks desk.
10 be read IN the :norntmg. The report,
winch was given to the United Press, is rs
follows:
HE judiciary committee having care.
nslly considered tile preamble and resUlti-
ton introduced BY Nlr. Elhock, Of Iowa.
uttAler the order OF reference made to il b.
lhe commission at its session ct Anil
last, Dess 10 submit the following report
thereon
AT the seventh session ol the commits
SION set OF rules had been prepared and
ddulded ~ y, tor the government at the
2NpusIupll. one OF winch Is the following
The gates shall bo opcn. 81 Uyyrt 10 tho lir,t-
tatinhs hereinafter provided Tor, rnch day 81
Ihn wees. except the hist day THEREOF. cnn.-
m5Aly called sunday, llnln inr LIST day OF Muy
10 ani ucHding the j1th day OF October. 1893,
unless oihvswi7s authorized aud prnY,ded by
competent authority.
This rule, having been duly considered
by Tie commission, Was modified 50 as 10
read
Tho exp jsiton shalt be opcn Tor the admts.
sion OF Visitors turing tho I'm month. ror,-
menrinc thu lst day OF May ana ending lie
bDth day ul October, lslj. On each day ~ tny
Week subject 10 the limitations hereinafter
provided except the first day thereof. CON.
monty called sunday, ana on -uid last mem
Toned day the suid exposition and III, t.utr-
thereof snail ne closed,
II wlll be srcn therefore, that the stand.
lng tule, 80 adopted as aforesaid, provides
that the Said exposition and the gates
thereof shall bc closed on SUNDAY during
the time the said exposition Is to rQu. N,
that the question may be considered as
settled unless the sand commission may
hereafter lawfully make an order notify.
ing the same.
Your committee therefore unanimously
reports against the adoption of SAID resolu-
ton.
-, "a - ~ Wv -Natl" COMMISSION Is
concerned II Is probable that the repnrt OF
The Judiciary Committee This afternoon dc.
Ginning to take any action lopki.S to the
opening Of the exposition gates Oh sunday
tlHlly GisppScs of the matter
nut y Is npw st,td that there is a strOu.
IetHLS among me members Of the local
uiftGt1ry thht The body may legally use
Tvs ,hsCfetlph Ill!htefpFntns me agreement
m . ny 5oFeEltlclii, whereby, Y clnSId-
g.E
S-,TvvOu, they were to close the faIr on
S4Muay,
IN, ihey ASSUME tha' Congress, by entering
ivy tlils agreement recognized their right
70 zeal with the question, and claim that
o 't',I tne agreement has been violated
" Wy withholding 81 part Of the appfu-
l ,'',t't' .ney are lhdet no obligation 10
NeGP thuiT part OF me contract.
NOW seems ilkely That no farther
ipr'l'aL acton VIII De TAKEN but that N
~. .ol'lSe - lew weeks the local
dl!eGtory VIII qulesly authorize the nd
inl,s'oh on HulnnS OF hcket-holtlcrs who
may WANDER around the grounds aud
XVIII W the educatlNhal advantages of
~ Sh'W WITHOUT the NOISE ana
Wt,E!ty thal VIII chaTacterzc the exercises
VI y, NC olher DAYS ol inc week.
lHe majority report ut the judiciary
committee on burton 5 resolution regard
inH the settlement Of the piano matter by
the council OF administration, was sub.
United by Mr., Massey of Delaware.
IL ePoFti ~ substance states that the
council OF administration had full iuris-
alcuon IN the matter, and its action is
aITElotltatiNe
Inc minority report of the same com.
iHiltSe on inns SUBJECT was submitted by
AF. burton OF Kansas. Tie report dssents
IRON the majority and ask, that the
"t H. 'a''eE " referred TO me Joint com