Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-29
news By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
Many State Buildings at the
Fair, Not Opened.
he was MURDERED BY An ITALIAN.
A Man Shot Three Times
on the Street.
NEW PLAN OF The READIae ROAD.
Submitted by the Managers
to the Stockholders.
ATTHE wORLD,s FAIR.

| Thousands of People Were-There
Yesterday-Many of the State Build
! ings Were ClOsed-An. Appeal for
Reduced Fares.
CHICAGO, May 28.-One hundred and
twenty-five thousand people after q week
| of toll came to the worlds fair grounds
/ to-day and drank in inspiring music and
| feasted their eyes upon the beauties of the
White city, while their minds were i'm
proved by studying works of genius and
industry. 1t was the FIRST open Sundry
and 1t was q success.
Sunday opening was frowned upon,
however, in the north end of the park,
where the American state buildings are
grouped. A few of the state commission
ers were left no alternative but to close the
doors of the buildings as the legislatures
had so ordered, but the great majority of
state boards acted on their authority in re-
fusing admission to visitors. The doors of
locked for this day only, and visitors
were generally informed to that effect by
cards. Missouri, Delaware, New York,
Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
North Dakota, New Hampshire, Rhode
leland, New Jersey, Connecticut and
Massachusetts were among the buildings of
which the people only obtained an outside
view. The Maine commissioners had
sign outside their building which read:
"Open to Maine visitors and their friends
only" Everybody who pleased, however,
entered.
The influence of the Anglican church
was seen by the visitors who desired to
desired to enter the buildings erected by
Great Britain and her msjesty's colonies.
All were closed tight and no person could
even be seen inside, which was not the case
with the "closed" state buildings. The
doors of Victor House were shut, although
the Union jack foated from the roof.
Canada's flag was flying also, but the doors
were closed aud not even a sign was put
out.
Machinery hall, under whose dome the
Sabbatarians think the acme of Sabbath
breaking is sheltered, was a remarkably
quiet place. Two or three high speed and
but one big engine-a Buckeye-were all
that ran during the day to furnish the
power necessary to run the fair, and their
hum could be scarcely heard 100 feet away.
The crowd in this building was not large,
but every other departmental structure
was jammed. Columbia avenue, in manu-
facturers' and the Maine aisle, in transpor-
tatien and fisheries, were crowded all day,
and 1t was with much difficulty q spectator
could force passage. The fine arts build
ing held the greatest multitude. Every
salon was packed, and the foyers were
jammsd by quiet and orderly picture
lovers.
The executive officers and commissioners
of the several states and territories have
issued an appeal to the railroad and steam
boat corporations asking that fares on the
different lines to and from Chicago be re-
duced Immediately in order to encourage q
large attendance at the exposition. The
appeal asks that fares for single passengers
be reduced so as not to exceed the regular
fare one way from any point in the United
States to Chicago; that special Inducements
be extended to pupils, societies, etc and
that arrangements be made so that visitors
can reach Chicago by one route and return
by another.