The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
FAIR GATES TO Be OPEN.
Chief Justice Fuller SuSpendS The In
junction.

The suspension to Hold Good Only
Until the Case is Finally Disposed
of-The Judge Says the Action Can't
Hurt the Government While Closing
Would InAiot a Pecuniary Loss on
the Fair.
Chicago, June 1O,-Chief Justice Fuller
to-day entered a suspension OF the tenn
porary injunction which had been granted
by tho United States circuit court to re-
strain the worlds Columbian exposition
from opening the grounds and buildings
OF Sunday. He set the hearing of the
case in the United States circnit court Of
appeals for Thursday morning next, at 10
O'Clock, and ordered that notice be given
Judge Bum of Madison and Judge Allen
of Springfield to be in attendance
The case has proved as much Of mag
net as ever Crowded into the court
room were preachers, lawyers and me-
chanics. Worlds Fair Commissioners
St. Clair and Hundley were on hand, and
others arrived during the argument.
Ex-Solicitor General Aldrich, District
Attorney Milchrist and Attorneys Haigh
and Falserepresented the governments and
Erwin Walker and Gen. St. Clair vera
there to ask for stay of proceed
ings Attorney Cragin, representing the
Sunday closers, and @. w. Clingman,
who secured the injunction from Judge
Stein, were on hand. With Chief Justice
Fuller were Judges Jenkins and Grosscup.
Brief arguments were made by Attorneys
Walker and Haigh, representing respec-
lively the exposition and Sunday closers.
The matter was cut short by Chief Justice
Fuller coming back to the question of
granting a writ Of supersed0ds He said
it had been held by Justice jackson that
the circuit judges were COM
PEELED to grant such writ.
The chief justice added: 81 see no reason
why the ordinary course should not be-
taken, especially when an immediate
hearing of the appeal can be had What
injury would be done by granting suspen-
sion, not morally, but what legal injuryg'
Attorney Milchrist said the question Of
jurisdiction would be affected, but ths
| chief Justice ruled that the question OF
jurisdiction would be settled by
tho court of appeals itself
During the argument Chief Justice
Fuller said he had given away the few
shares of worlds fair stock that he for
| merly owned so that he could SIT on tho
case, as he deemed it his duty. He
| further said that there might have been
| good reasons why the circuit judges did
not grant a stay. "Indeed believe there
were,n continued the chief justice, s'but
this case has been properly brought where
| It belongs, and | have heard no reason
| given why ordinary practice should not
| be followed and stay granted until the
| case can be disposed of. l can't see what
| possible injury can be done the govern
ment, while l do see the pecuniary in
jury that can be done the fair"
All the leading state executive COM
missioners to the worlds fair have signed
a circular TO the people Of the United
States urging them to visit the fair, which
is described as complete. The stories OF
extortionate charges are declared un-
founded. The text of this circular was
revised during the last week until it met
with the approval of all the COM
missioners. Yesterday printed copies
were issued Each of tho executive COM
missioners win receive sufficient number
to be enabled to distribute them to all the
newspapers in their respective states and
territories. The press will be asked
to give the widest publicity
to this statement. Its Importance
in desired from the fact that it does not
emanate from either Of the bodies that
are managing the fair, the local directory
or the national commission. II is the tes-
timOny of commissioners, each Of whom
is responsible directly to a board in his
own state. The people are expected to
place confidence in this unbiased state
ment of the present status Of the worlds
fair, as the result Of personal investiga-
tions by the state commissioners.