Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-22
HALF RATE PROPOSED
Chicago Fair Managers Want to In
crease the Attendance.
ONE DAY TO Be A PEOPLES DAY.
Another Movement for Sunday
Closing.
FOREIGN EXHIBITORS GIVE IN.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO. June "a
Members Of the council of administration are
discussing the advisability OF having 25-cent
admission day at the fair, and the chances are
that half rates will be tried q week from next
Sunday.
The suggestion OF the city council for .
peoples day resolved itself into one of ex-
pediency with the council and inasmuch as the
fair had been opened Sunday for the benefit Of
the people the opinion prevailed that Sunday
was the proper day for q reduced admission
fee.
Another resolution is that the exposition ID
not complete show Sunday. None but neces-
sary machinery is in operation and many ex-
hibits are covered Thus far the management
has shown no disposition to require exhibitors
to keep their displays uncovered until they
choose TO do 90.
Before the 25-cent admission could be
fixed it would have to be approved by the
executive committee of the local directory and
probably by the board OF control Of the
national commission. II involves change in
the rules and must be passed upon by other
authority than the council OF administration
REDUCING RAILWAY RATES.
The eastern trunk lines are now setting an ex-
ample for the western roads TO follow in the
matter of bringing their excursion rates down
to a single fare for the round trip. but the
western lines stubbornly refuse 70 make any
concessions to the public.
1t is expected they will fall in line, however,
later in the summer, but they dislike TO reduce
rates for the benefit Of class Of passengers
who can afford and willing to paw the rates
now in force. The action Of the eastern roads
in sha ASST in oyfQ inc
the time limit to one week for points s25
miles distant from Chicago and 20 ten
days for points farther than S25 miles. win be
| Immediately followed by q large influx Of ex-
spend, but who are determined to see the great
| fair.
Most OF these excursion trains viii be run
directly into the terminal station inside the
grounds. making q lively scene there ct su
hours of the day.
Today. in addition TO the short-distance ex-
cursions running into the terminal depot from
points on the Baltimore and Ohio. wisconsin
Central, Michigan Central and Chicago and
| Northern Pacific roads, there were excursion
1 trains loaded with passenger from Cincinnati,
| Fort Wayne. Ind, and other intermediate
points on the Pennsylvania road and from Gin
cinnati via the Pan Handle.
ANOTHER SUNDAY CLOSING MOVEMENT.
To close the fair Sunday. Chief Justice Fuller
and his final decision Notwithstanding, is what
r. NJ Downie Of the Downie Pump Company.
Valencia, Pa, with the backing of the Keystoss
Driller and Elastic Tip CO mpanies. has nov
undertaken A meeting of exhibitors" was
hsld at the Office of the Orcutt Com
pany yesterday. and it decided 20 institute
suit enjoining the Columbian Exposition
Company from opening the gates OF Jackson
Park on the Sabbath. Mr.. Downie claims that
the exposition company has broken its con-
tract with the exhibitors by opening Sunday,
and the exhibitors will not submit to the i'm
position. Ex-Gov. Long Of Massachusetts, and
Mr.. Benton McMillin Of Tennessee are said TO
have been retained by the exhibitors to prose-
cute the case.
The attorneys for the wanamaker a Brown
corporation, who. il was expected, would renew
their motion Of the previous day asking that .
time be set for the argument OF the injunction
! suit to restrain the worlds fair management
! from opening the gates on Sundays. did not APP
!. pear before Judge Jenkins in the United ssnsee
circuit court yesterday. As the matter stande
the court has ruled that the defendant cor.
poration must be served with notice before even
preliminary order can lie.
FOREIGN EXHIBITORS YIELD.
Imperial German Commissioner wermuth has
addressed q communication to John BOYD
, Thatcher, commissioner Of awards, announcing
. that the foreign countries that withdrew their
exhibits on account of dissatisfaction with Mr..
Thatcher's plan Of awards had come back to the
fold, all OF them except France and Denmark
: These countries are Germany. Brazil, Austria.
: japan, Norway, Portugal Russia, Spain. Sweden.
Switzerland and Turkey.
One of the foreigners said today that 'rsthei
than impair the history Of the exposition which
lives in the reports of juries OF awards We sub
init to conditions that are unsatisfactory and
: untried."
Commissioner Thatcher was pleased viii
, their action and remarked that the whole mates
Is Just where it started, the foreigners gaining
practically nothing by their withdrawal
! INCEPTION TO GOV. x'KISLEr.
8 The citizens of the buckeye state have MOI
0 been saving or doing much at the fair in = pub
lie manner although the state is splendidly
!, represented in every department building
The OHIO house is a model home in every re-
. spect, spacious cory and artistic in all in rich
= luxurious interior decorations
Today the people of Ohio and other visitor
,, assembled by hundreds in their building te
: meet Gov. Mckinley. who was rendered an in.
formal reception The governor was escorted
by Commissioners W. E Seton. A. c. Cummini
and Executive Commissioner Daniel J. Ryan o'
the state board. who also compose the enter
tainment committee.
' The party was met at the hall door by Com.
missioners Albertson, Anderson, Paul, Holden
s Jones and Richie.
/. The governor WAS welcomed by T. E. scharz-
!. kopf, editor Of the Ohio Propaganda, in {
short address.
n The governor replied in . happy manner and
o the reception was at once begun Mrs. W: n
Hartheny Of Ohio. representing the board oi
. lady managers, and other Ohio women assisted
in receiving Nearly 1000 0hioans arrived tr
the city this week and more came today from
q Cincinnati to attend the choral festival
, Leech Lake Indian Troubles Ended.