Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-08
FAIR GATES WERE CLOSED,
No Tickets Were Sold to the Exposition
Grounds Yesterday.

No Tickets Were Sold to the Exposition
Grounds Yesterday.
The rule to close the gates of the worlds fair
Sunday was rigidly enforced yesterday, at least
so far as the ticket-purehasing public was con-
cerned Tho fortunate hundreds who held
passes were admitted however, and allowed to
wander about the grounds at their will.
1t was beautiful day and thousands Of work.
ingmep. some of them with families, went to
the fair grounds under the impression that the
gates were to be opened. and when these toilers
were turned away they left in anything but
good humor. 1t wac highly aggravating to
them to see the favored hundreds, even thou
sands. enter the grounds on passes, while they,
who worked all the week, were excluded.
TEST CASE.
The validity of Congress closing thu gates is
to be tested in the courts this week. Charles
W. Klingman, who is a stakeholder in the fair,
has served notice on Secretary Edmonds that
he will appeal to the courts to open the fair on
Sunday. In his letter he. in the interest of the
working people and representative of other
stockholders, demands that the people be ad-
mitted Sunday the same as other days in the
week.
Il demand this" continued he, mot only for
my interest financially as a stakeholder, but
more especially for the people who could not
see the exposition any other day except Sun
day. Having made this demand on you in
writing, have placed the matter in the hands
of my attorney. who will commence legal pro-
ceedlngs against the exposition il my demands
are not complied with"
President HIggn botham had not learned of
klingman's letter when reporter asked HIM
what he intended to do about it. He read the
letter carefullv.
''We shall be compelled to defend the suit if
one is brought" he finally said.
RESIST SUNDAY 'peHIng. in other words" the
reporter remarked. "les. thatis the position
IN which We would be placed, although nearly
all the members are in favor of a seven-day-
fair
However. do no. think anything will
can be convinced that his plan is NOT the proper
one aud that ii is a better plan to let matters
rest rs they are at present"
TIE REGArTA.
At a meeting of the executive committee Of
the Chicago navy Saturday night important
steps were taken in preparation tor the regatta
TO be he'd at Lake Geneva, Wis. August IA to
"a. 1t was decided to send Frank F. Pratt
abroad to confer with the crews at Oxford.
Cambridge, Berlin. Dublin and other points
relative to their participation. Another dele
gate will be sent to Australia within the next
two weeks. Yale and Harvard have accepted
the invitation on the condition that foreign
crews attend, and. in unofficial correspondence,
Oxford and Cambridge have agreed to go if
American crews participate. A supreme col
lege trophy. in the shape of gold cup. will be
awarded, to be vowed for by college crews only.
ARRESTED FOR SELLING EXHIBIT ARTICLES.
Herman and Hugo Bohm, exhibitors of art
goods in the Vienna section of the manurac-
turers building. were arrested Saturday on the
charge of selling articles forming part of their
exhibits, which had been admitted free of duty
Customs officers were placed in charge of their
exhibits valued at $50 900. until the case is dis
posed OF before Commissioner Hoyne today.