The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-06
Preparing a Welcome at
Chicago.
PALMER IS BELLIGERENT.
He Is Determined to Force an Issue
on the Sunday Opening
of the Fair.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

CHICAGO, July 5.-The indications are
that when the counts are all completed
they will show over 100000 people visited
the Worlds Fair yesterday.
To-day opened fair and cool. with a
bracing breeze. and crowds began to flock
through the gates early.
Elaborate preparations are being made
to receive the Columbus caravels. which
are expected to arrive August Z. having
entered Lake Michigan. The man.of-war
Michigan, accompanied by a feet of YES
sells. including the Coast Survey steamer
Blake and revenue cutter Andrew john
son. will 20 up the lake to meet them.
When they arrive at the grounds there
will be parade of United States troops.
sailors and marines, with attachments of
French. Italian. Russian and Spanish
sailors and muster of the queer people
from Midway Plaisance. 1t is also in
tended to include soldiers from all the
countries of the earth as far as possible.
The address of welcome will be delivered
by Hon. John Sherman. A number OF
other Senators and prominent men, includ-
ing Allison of Iowa. ex-Speaker Reed and
the Secretary and eX-Secretary nf the
Navy, have been asked to participate in
the exercises.
The dedication Of the Venezuela aud
Costa Rica buildings to-day practically
finishes that work. aud a few days now
will find the fair complete in its entirety.
The finances of the exposition are fast
assuming more satisfactory condition.
An evening paper estimates that, in the
period embraced within the last 100 days of
the fair, sum running from $4,000, 900 to
S150.0O0.0O0 will be left in Chicago by visi-
tors. Certain it is, that every day shows
gradual increase.
A receiver was to-day appointed for the
Worlds Fair Captive Balloon Company.
on application of one of the stockholders.
who claims mismanagement.
President T. W. Palmer stirred up the
Worlds Fair National Commission this
afternoon on the Sunday opening question
He argued for tie adoption of the Humid.
ley-Tousley resolution. which has for its
purpose the closing of the gates on Sun
day. After an expression of views by
several commissioners President Palmer
spoke. saying: ''Pm sick and tired OF this
petty evasion that pretends that the OPEN
ing of the gates on Sunday is iD accordance
with law. II he motion to adopt the reso-
luton is lost shall move a reconsdera-
ton and keep it up as long as the COM
mission sustains me-" Commissioner Mar
tindale asked for a postponement until
the written opinion Of Chief Justice Full
Ter. which it was claimed would settle
the contentious, could be obtained. Pres-
dent Palmer assented and the commission
adjourned.
The management of the San Francisco
exhibit are still perpleXed over the prob
lem OF taking proper care of the art and
literature room and cyclorama. No pro-
vision has ever been made for cleaning and
keeping in order either Of these exhibits
Mrs. Cummins. who has charge of both,
has practically done the necessary janitor
work out Of pride in the exhibits. Some
days ago the committee in San Francisco
hired man for the purpose, but upon
learning that he could not be paid until
the Commissioners can collect $4,000 from
the city he resigned the position Mrs
Cummins now asks the California Commits
sioners to hire and pay suitable person.
San Francisco to later reimburse the State
Commissioners. Artist Newsletter, who
painted the cyclorama, will probably do
the necessary retouchng. Mrs. Cummins'
plan seems the only way out of the diff
Guilty. No final step will be taken until
the return of Commissioner Phelan.
The reception to Madge Morris Wagner,
for which preparations are now complete,
will take place at tomorrow afternoon
PriE ted invitations were issued some days
ago. There is no doubt expressed as to
Mrs. Wagner's ability 10 attend. Many
exposition officials promise also to be
present.
Ivan Levitte and Legare Rabinouita, in
charge of the exhibit of Russian silver
smith company in Moscow at the fair,
were arrested to-day for selling goods in
bond. They were held to await the action
of the Federal Grand Jury and all will be
prosecuted.
The total admissions to-day were ITO, 513.
of which 1925 were paid.
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