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Chicago Mail May 22,

FORTY THOUSAND ARE KEPT OUT

Result of Closing the World's Exposition Gates on Sunday.

CLAMOR TO GET INSIDE

Queer Action of Heat in the Horticultural Building - Children Half Price.

Another big crowd beat up against the closeed gates at the world's fair yesterday and vainly clamored for admission. There were, at the least computation, 40,000 people outside the grounds, all anxious to get it and angry enough because they could not.

"If they keep this up very much longer we will break down the gates and go in in spite of them," was a remark that was often heard in the crowd, and other mutterings were equally significant of the temper of the people thus barred out of the fair on the only day it is possible for them to visit it.

But all talk was useless, so the crowds around the grounds amused themselves as best they could. They packed "Buffalo

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THE FOUR SEASONS AND GROUP ON ONE OF THE MAIN PIERS OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING.

Bill's" Wild West show until there was no more room there, drank up the contents of all the lemonade stands in the neighborhood, and feel victims to the fakirs who throng the vicinage. Those who always become hilariously inclined when there is nothing else to do tramped up to Fifty-third street and expended for beer and harder liquors the money they would otherwise have spent in viewing the sights of the fair, and altogether the day was spent in a manner satisfactory to the fakirs, saloon-keepers, and Sabbatarians, but not beneficial to the people or pleasing to those who believe in temperance and innocent enjoyments.

At the same time a protest against Sunday closing was made at the meeting of the Trade and Labor assembly. Speakers de-

News May 27

When Buffalo Bill's Wild West began its World's-Fair season here it did so with the unpleasant accompaniment of the most inclement weather. Day after day it rained and the nights were often uncomfortably cold. Despite these facts every promise as to the interesting programme was faithfully adhered to and no matter if the rain fell inhibition did his or her full duty and not a single feature was either omitted or slighted. The public soon learned this and have shown their appreciation of it and the merit of the exhibition by visiting it in crowds. On Sundays the capacity and the daily attendance have been steadily increasing. The Wild West is remarkably easy of access from the city. Beginning on Tuesday last, every World's Fair train on the Illinois Central runs direct to the camp, so also do the alley "L" the electric and the grip. The coaches of the Columbian Coach company also take passengers to the gates. The public would do well to remember that there are two entrances to the Wild West, one on 62d and one on 63d street. A cozy restaurant has been established in the grounds, where a very enjoyable meal can be had for the modest price of 50 cents, and, indeed, in every way the management has endeavored to contribute to the comfort and enjoyment of its patrons.

Newton. Chicago Mail May 24 / 93.

The public is now awakened to the fact that there is no more interesting or appropriate attraction offered in connection with the great Columbian exposition that Buffalo Bill's Wild West just opposit the world's fair. Day after day the attendance has been increasing and on Sunday the seating capacity of the great covered grand stand is always tested to its limit.

Ready for the Cowyboy Race.

CHADRON, Neb., May 24. - Joe Lisick and Bill Campbell, who are to represent the central part of Colorado in the cowboy race, arrived here to-day. They rode their horses back from Denver, and they,k as well as their horses, are in fine shape. Miss Emma Hutchinson, of Denver, who is to go in the race, is on her way here with her two fine horses. She will arrive day after to-morrow.

Chicago Herald.
May 25 / 93

Herald May 27,

IT WAS A JOLLY TIME.

PUBLISHERS MEET AT A BANQUET.

Men Who Induve Advertisers to Part With Hard Cash Enjoy a Feast-Major Handy Creates a Sensation by Being Serious on the Fair.

Publishers of most papers have differed about big and little things during the week - about the size of the Sunday paper and kindred subjects. They agreed last night to one thing - that the banquet closing the convention was the jolliest affair of the kind held under the auspices of the Publishers' association.

The banquet at Kinsley's was well attended. No one doubted that it would be otherwise. There is generally fun at a banquet, and publishers love fun almost as much as they dote on advertisers.

Last night's banquet was sensational in one respect - Moses P. Handy was serious. Of course, at time he was jocose, too, for " 'tis the nature of the baste," as he says himself. But for the most part of he was serious. This innovation had a startling effect on the assembly. The diners looked keenly at Major Handy. No, there was nothing wrong with him and he was in earnest. He was serious, and it was all because of his devotedness to the world's fair.

The time had come, declared the major, when adverse criticism of the attendance at the world's fair should be squelnched. Then he proceeded to do the squelching himself in sledge-hammer fashion. He knew, he said, that he was speaking, through the editors, to the hundreds of thousands whom they represented. On the principle that if you give a dog a bad name it is likely to stick to him, the story about the apathy of the people toward the fair would be hurtful beyond measure if not nailed in time.

Rap at Carping Critics.

He begged to remind carping critics that the Chicago fair differed from all others ever hold in this, that in the case of the Paris, London, Melbourne, Glasgow and Dublin expositions and all others the people were not allowed as much as a peep at the buildings until the formal opening day. In the case of the fair at Jackson park the experience was just the reverse. Long before the opening day he people began visiting the park.

"As a matter of fact,