The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-24
To BE OPEN SUNDAYS.
Liberal Majority in National
Worlds Fair Commission.
ANOTHER RAW DAY At CHICAGO.
ksposistea - BE Opss Three Kvenises
sWsek-PsesiAsns Kxsts. 81 SAL
vados, Coming.

CHICAGO, Ma, S.-Ssnday opening has
Won the day. Thirty members of the ma
tionai commission wen, on record to-
Cay in favor Of Sunday opening
on the rule submitted By the
worlds fair directors. Twenty-sevea
commissioners voted against the consid-
Grafton OF the rule. On the faai ties: the
commission voted 20 substitute minority
Tor Sunday opening report Of the jud;ci-
airy committee for majority report which
favored sunday closing. The question
then came up on the modifica-
ton by the directors of the rule
with the same vote. Acting Chairman
De Young then announced that the rule
had not been modified By the commission.
After the debate which preceded the vot-
ing. the chairman put the motion: shall
the rule submitted by the directors be
modifed?''
When the clerk handed the tally sheet
up after the voting. De Young said:
The act OF congress provides tnat the rules
shall b submitted TO the commission by the
directory and mod iecations, II any are male,
VIII require majority vote o! the whole CON-
mission of 6fty-ffye votes 20 b effective. The
vote shows that . majority has not voted to
modify aud the rule therefore stands q sub
mitsed By the directory.
The Sunday opening advocates claim
that there viii be no quorum il the COM
mission is in town tomorrow, and that re-
consideration therefore will be impossible
The council of administration has de-
cided TO open the fair to the public three
evenings Of each wcek-Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. On each Of these even
ings there will Be concerts and electric
displays.
The weather this morning was raw and
cold, but towards noon the sun came out
brightly, the temperature rose and people
began pouring into the grounds. until at
the close Of the day the attendance reached
almost the average figure.
Gcrmahy's building at the exposition
was formally opened today aud Herr Wer-
muth. imperial German commissioner.
gave reception to number of prominent
German citizens and others Of note. The
Duke Of Veragua vas among the guests.
WORLDS FAIR GRorSps. May 23.-fSpe-
cial. The following visitors from Wash
ington registered at the state building to-
day:
From seattis-wil,iam Rawlsy, Miss Kate
Willis and c. W. kichasdA
From Tack ma stra,ton warburton and wife,
J. r La,imer. jr. and Hugh c. Wallace.
From whatcom-A- Mansheid.
From Fairhaven-MrA N. ID. Hawkes. and Miss
Gertrude Hawkea
SAN DrEso, CAL, May 23-Senor Don
Calvador Escohar. ex-minisser of the in
terror of Guatemala. is passenger on the
Pacific Mail steamer City Of New York, en-
route to San Francisco accompa-
MED by his family. He is on
his way TO the Worlds fair.
President Carlos ESeta and party. of
Salvador. was to have come up on the
New York en- route 10 the Worlds fair.
bat was unavoidabIy detained, and will
take passage on the next north-bound Pa
ci.ic Mail steamer fer San Diego. The
government of Salvador has voted him
$i0o. go in gold for his expenses on the
trip. During his absence his brother. Gen.
Antonio Exeta, will take his place as
prcxident