The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-01
ON A FAIR DAY.
Crowds Flock to the White
City.
THAT OLD SUNDAY FIGHT.
John Wanaraker Tried to Take a
Hand, but Was Ruled Out
lncontinently.
THAT OLD SUNDAY FIGHT.
Special to The MORNING CALL

CHICAGO. May 31.-Ths day opened
beautifully with bright sunshine and mild
temperature. we'll suited to viewing the
Worlds Fair.
The feature Of the day, outside of the
regular show, was in a performance in
calisthenlcs and athletics by a thousand
trained children. mostly German, taught
under the auspices of the Turner Bnnds.
Steele Mackaye's spectatorium, the huge
theatrical enterprise. now partly inis shed
and adjoining the Worlds Fair. went into
the hands of a receiver this morning on
application of Mackaye. The concern
owes $4,000 and has visible assets of
S50,000.
The report of the bureau of admissions
this evening shows that there were 176, 474
admissions at the fair gates yesterday,
Decoration day, and of these 139974 were
paid. To-day attendance was probably
about $4,000.
Herr Wermuth, imperial German Com
missioner. said to-day, referring to the re-
port in The morning dispatches that En-
peror William had finally decided to come
to the fair. that he had no official advice to
that effect, but would not be surprised if
it came to pass. as the Emperor was great
traveller and had taken deep interest in
the fair.
The Kentucky Editorial Association
took possession of the Kentucky State
building to-day, held Its annual meeting
and spent the remainder of the day view
ing parts of the fair.
Governor Flower of New York and a
party of friends will be here tomorrow.
a great crowd gathered in the United
States Court of Appeals to-day to hear the
arguments on the application by the
United States for an injunction restrain
ing the management of the Worlds Fair
from opening the gates on Sunday. Judges
Woods, Jenkins and Grosscup sat on the
bench. Chief Justice Fuller was not pres
ent, owing to the illness Of his daughter.
/ The firm of Wanamaker s. Brown, through
an 9ttorney, sought to intervene in the
suit. but were ruled out. District Attor-
ney Michrist then opened his case In favor
of compelling the closing of the gates on
Sunday.
The arguments continued until late In
the afternoon. District Attorney MIL
christ, for the Government, read the bill,
which was lengthy one, and the provis-
ions were discussed pro and con. Attor-
ney Hand opened the Argument after this.
He maintained that the exposition, in
accepting the approximations with the
Sunday-closing clause, had entered into a
contract of which Sunday opening was a
direct violation.
Circuit Judge Jenkins asked il the Gov
ernment had no remedy at law. to which
the attorney replied that 1t might sue for
the money. but stood small chance of re-
covering the souvenir coins, as they had
been distributed.
Judge Jenkins again asked IL the law
was not adequate to protect the Govern
ment, and insisted that the money was in
the nature of a gift. and authorities agree
where donations are made the remedy is
in equity.
Attorney st. Clair made long speech
on behalf of the exposition, bristling with
technicalities. He claimed that the Gov
ernment could not bring suit for specific
performance. because it has remedy at
law The argument will be resumed to-
morrow.
The homeopathic and eclectic doctors
continued their sessions to-day, discussing
a number of interesting papers. The
med dco-climatology congress also con-
tinued its labors, considering many tech
nicGl treatiSes.