Show THE WHITE CITY Attendance on Yesterday Was Unusually Large CHICAGO May SDay dawned brighton bright-on the White city and prospects for a decidedly increased attendance during the current week compared with that of last seems very good indeed People began to come on the grounds early and before noon it was evident that the days attendance 1 attend-ance would be quite large President Higginbotham enterained the visiting naval officers in an elaborate lunch at 11 oclock jThe feature of the day in official circles of the Worlds fair was an effort of Phcefae Cousins to abrogate the action of the board of lady managers in adjourning sine die She appeared before the national na-tional commission but a point of order was made against her and she was ordered to present the matter in writing The report of the committees directed to inspect in-spect several departments were received Most of the commissioners asked for fur 1ost ther time othersmade verbal statements Most of the exhibits of the agricultural building will be in position by the end of this week The executive committee on I awards submitted a report favoring a judge in place of a jury 31 The Sunday closing matter brought up when Commissioner Heindiey of Alabama Ala-bama offered a resolution that the commission com-mission regards the rule which required the gates to be closed Sunday 3 binding and final determinotfon of the subject both in law and fact At the close an animated and prolonged debate of matters became so involved that the resolution was withdrawn but quiet reigned for a moment only as Commissioner Commis-sioner Way of Georgia offered a resolution resolu-tion that the commission having passed upon the matter it could not be brought up again After debate this resolution was also withdrawn Commissioner Forsvthe of California |