Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
BUILDINGS OPENED TOO
Worlds Fair Directors Go
Still Further. 80
THREATEN TO BOYCOTT THE SHOW

still Another Rule Comes from the Local
Managers The Exposition Getting
Hard Up for Funds-The Weather stili
Horrible Laborers Strike.
CHICAGO, May 17.-The directors of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition have de-
cided to abrogate their contract with Con-
gress by which they bound themselves to
close the Fair on Sunday in consideration
of an appropriation OF 81, 100000. The
money will be returned to Government
and hereafter the Fair will be opened Sun
days
This course was decided upon at a
special meeting of the directory. Most of
the directors were dissatisfied with the
plan adopted at their last meeting by
which it was proposed to open the grounds
Sundays while closing all buildings con-
tanning exhibits. This final action was
practically unanimous but two directors
out of 36 voting against the proposition
By the terms of the resolution adopted the
machinery will be stopped on Sund ay
but in every other respect the Fair will be
open, in all departments the same as on
secular days.
ton made by Congress has been turned
over to the Exposition company and this
amount is to be returned to the National
| Treasury after the debts of the exposition
have been paid. A rule embodying these
| points will be submitted to the National
commission for approval What action
this body will take is problematical as a
mere working quorum Of the members
is at present in the city. In any event
| it is the evident purpose Of the local direc-
tors to open the Fair on Sundays even
| at the expense of rupture with the
National body.
A dispatch from Washington states that
Attorney General Olney has rendered an
opinion in which he holds that the laws of
| Congress providing for the Worlds Fair
| prohibit the opening Of the branch post
| office coated in the Postoffice Department
exhibition Sundays. In accordance with
this opinion the postoffice and other gov
ernment exhibits will probably be closed
ON Sundays.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived from General Secretary Baer of the
Y. P. S. c. E. of Boston.
"Mr H. N. HIGINBoTHAM President
Worlds Columbian Exposition. Chicago,
ILL beg leave to inform you that adj
| vices are coming to me from local societies
all over the United States and Canada
stating their determination to remain
| away from the Fair altogether if gates are
opened Sundays. Already thousands are
at work securing same decision from
others. The Christian Endeavor societies
now marshal one million and half young
men and women, and we mean to d.
everything in our power to prevent the
disgrace of the nation and prevent the
financial failure of the Exposition.
The Weather and the Fair.
ko
nous subject to read and talk about, it is
nevertheless, becoming a serious matter t
thousands of people who are financial
and otherwise Interested in the Exposition
Yesterday was the sixteenth day and NOR
bleak, disagreeable weather it would b
hard to find anywhere at this season of tn
year. The effect is seen on all sides.
The attendance was lighter than it ha
been for many days and the Exposition
people are discouraged accordingly. Tn
average paid attendance so far has nc
been much over II, 900 daily, which is ia
| below the number necessary to meet eve
the operating expenses of the Exposition
to say nothing of the millions of half do
lars needed to pay the bondholders an
stockholders of the great enterprise.
Thousands of strangers are i'll the cit
D waiting for fine weather before they go t
jackson Park, but they refuge to shiver o
the lake shore even for the sake of seen
the Fair Outdoor work in the Midwa
Plaisance and other parts Of the Expositio
| ia also being retarded by the cold.
More Labor Troubles.
81 Considerable discomfort is apparen
: among the laborers on the grounds an
= janitors of the different buildings becaus
= their salaries are not forthcoming. TIL
n carpenters and staff workers erecting tll
9 band pavilions in Administration Plaza
Q who struck Monday for back pay, ar
y still out. The men have not been paid fc
three or four weeks, and another month
Q pay will be due ON the Goth.
Q A National commissioner said: II hay
C no doubt that the Exposition authorize
are hard up for money. 1t would not
surprising if several of the Chicago capita
lists would be asked to help out before tn
month is over. The running expenses {
the Fair are about $45, 900 daily. TIL,
means &c, 900 paid admissions every day !
pay the bare operating expenses"
The Counter Attraction.
The Woman's Congress in Memorial AL
palace on the lake front down town
a great counter attraction to the Fair tn
week. The Womans building does IL,
seem to have as animated an uppearan'
inside this week as last week, becau
nearly all the women are interested in tt
Congress.
Hawlev on Trial for Murder.