The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18
SUNDAY OPENING LEGAL.
The Circuit Court Decision in Favor
Of the Fair.

All the Judges Concur in the Rulings
The Fair Under the Exclusive Com
troll of the Local Directory and the
Government Has No Power Over It.
The Advocates of Closing to Push
the Wanamaker Suit.
Chicago, June 1.-THE court of appeals
has unanimously decided in favor of open
Sundays at the worlds fair The court
holds that the local directory is In full
control and that the government has no
standing
The court took the ground that the ap-
preparation of S25OO,0OO in souvenir coins
by the United States government could
not possibly be construed as a charity, or
a charitable bequest. 1t was simply an
appropriation for the assistance and
benefit of the local corporation for the
purpose of completing a work that
affected the honor of tho United States
As to the right of the United States TO
possession and control of the grounds the
court held that the local corporation was
in lawful and actual possession and
that this fact had been recognized
by the acts of the national legislature.
The court repudiated the idea that the
United States had any exclusive rights or
authority in the promises and concluded
with the declaration that no tenable
grounds had been shown for excepting
the case under hearing from the ordinary
rules governing a court Of chancery.
Therefore" concluded the chief
justice, "the order of the circu IL court is
reversed and the case remanded for any
other proceeding not inconsistent with
the ruling"
The deliverance of the chief 1usticehad
NNsa.a ls..Aa a
painful in its intensity, but after its con-
clusion there went up great cheer from
the crowd in attendance, which caused
the chief justice to smile.
The advocates of Sunday closing were
considerably cast down over the result,
but admitted that, inasmuch as the ruiz
ing was unanimous one, there was no
alternative but to bow to the supreme
authority of the United States judiciary.
Rev. l.. Mclean, secretary of the
American Sabbath Union, while some-
what disappointed by the decision of the
court, is not at all discouraged as to tho
ultimate success Of the attempts TO close
the fair Sundays "This decision clears
the way for prosecution of the
suit begun in the United States
court here by John Wanamaker and other
stockholders in the exposition TO prevent
Sunday opening The point has been
made in the case Just concluded that tho
worlds fair directors are willing TO re-
fund to the government the money re-
eeived under tho souvenir coin act, in
return for the privilege Of keeping open
Sunday. Mr.. Wanamager and the worlds
fair stockholders associated with him
assert in their bill that such a return of
this money would cause them loss and
impair their property interests as part
owners Of the exposition. This suit win
now be pushed vigorously.
The worlds fair officials hardly had
time TO congratulate themselves on their
victory in the United States court of APP
peals before notice of a motion for another
motion will be made In the circuit court
Monday. This action is brought by
Wanamaker & Brown and p. w. Pratt, q
citizen of Massachusetts, to restrain the
worlds fair officials from opening the ex-
position on Sunday