The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03

reported that pressure was brought to
Dear on the national commissioners in
order to defeat the intentions of the di-
rectory. How true this is cannot be
stated, but this much is certain, the
commissioners have done nothing up to
the present writing to thwart the
wishes Of the directory. The latest
move on the part of the board was to
amend the rules, which precluded Sun
day opening. to read as follows:
The exposition shall be open for
the admission of visitors until Oc-
tober so, 1898, on each day of the
week, subject, however, to the fol-
lowing regulations for the manage
ment and conduct of the exposition
Sundays: On each and every Sunday
the operation of the machinery in Ma
chinery hall and elsewhere shall be
suspended as far as practicable. Exhib-
itors and employees shall be relieved
from duty except SO far as their pres
ence is essential and necessary for the
protection Of property and the public
| peace, but all employees whose services
| are required Sunday shall be given one
day of rest during the week. Religious
| services may be held each Sunday in
| Choral and Music halls at such hours as
shall be designated and named by the
council Of administration, and said
council shall have authority to arrange
for such services. The fee of admis-
sion on Sunday is fixed at fifty cents"
The board also voted to return the
! ,o,tJ,- rn+a;-oI rr,ft ~ co En0 0nn ~ +Io
! government, and the decision was
placed in the form of a rule to be forth
with submitted to the national com
mission. It is said hat many of the
commissioners are pleased with the
boards action and the chances for a
seven days fair are increasing.
In the meantime the people flock out
to the fair grounds on Sunday and poke
about as if they entertained hopes of
being by ONE special dispensation of
the fair officials permitted to enter.
Finding the turnstiles immovable they
wander off to the sideshows and scatter
their small change among the one horse
vendors of creature comforts who ply
their callings on Sunday as well as any
other day. There are shows of various
kinds in the neighborhood of the fair.
merry-go-rounds, r~oller-coasters and the
like. and these do. a thriving business
when the crowds rebound from the
barred entrances of the fair.
The work in the grounds still goes
on on Sunday, and the workmen are
doubtless glad that the people are kept
out one day in the week, so hat they
can work undisturbed for a few hours
at a stretch. The exhibits are all rapidly
nearing completion and in the course
of afew days the noise of the carpenters
will have entirely ceased in most of the
buildings.
The restaurant question is not fully
settled as yet, and the lunch basket is
still a popular institution with the
people. They are bound to stick it out,
and if things keep on as they are some
of the restaurant keepers are going to
be bankrupted. There has been a great
reduction in prices in some of the eat
ing houses, however, and with those
who have made the reduction trade is
getting better, and by the time the
summer crowd commences tQpour in
this trouble will be practically settled.
In consequence of the unheard-o1
weather we nave been having there has
been much discomfort among the for.
eigners in Midway Plaisance. 1t does
seem as if the elements had c%onspired
to show the people Of other lands wha,
a perfectly in~supportable climate we
have in this part of the world. For q