People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1893 — FULLER INTERFERES. [ARTICLE]

FULLER INTERFERES.

rhe Chief Justice Hrants a Supersedeas In the Sunday Closing Case Until an Appeal Can Be Heard. Chicago, June 12.—Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, of .the United States supreme court, has granted the supersedeas sued out by the world’s Columbian Exposition company, and thegates of the fair were open Sunday. The chief justice on Saturday indefinitely suspended the operation of the injunction granted by Judges Woods and Jenkins, of the United States circuit court. Unless there is a speedy hearing in the circuit court of appeals, something that cannot now be decided, the gates may be open for several Sundays to come. While hearing of the appeal is set for next Thursday the two judges who have been summoned by the chief justice to sit with him are both engaged in their own courts. These judges are Judge Allen, of Springfield, 111., and Judge Bunn, of Wisconsin. They may be unable to attend at the time fixed, and as they are the only available members of the court the hearing may go over for some time yet. Pending the hearing, however, much delajr may intervene before the order of supersedeas will be effective, leaving the directors at liberty to continue running wide open Sunday if they so desire. Chief J ustice Fuller granted the suspension of the order enjoining the directors from opening the gates Sundays on the representation of Edward Walker, chief counsel for the appellants, that to allow its operation would work a hardship upon the exposition company, while the government could not be injured by leaving the gates open pending the hearing of the appeal. There was little in the way of argument and the supersedeas was issued as a matter of course on the petition. Little attention appeared to be given by him to the actual arguments, he taking the ground that this case was just like any other and that the defendants were entitled to the supersedeas asked until the case could be heard in the court of appeals next Thursday and a final decision reached. AH parties in interest agree that the hearing in the court of appeals shall settle the entire controversy, The paid admisssions at the world’s fair grounds on Sunday numbered 71,644. All of the buildings were crowded with sightseers, the Fine Arts hall, however, proving to be the center of attraction. The promenade around the roof of Manufactures building was a favorite place. The electric launches, the gondolas and the yachts were kept busy. The same state buildings that refused to open a few Sundays ago adhered to the rule, and they were joined in the movement by the Japanese tea village, which closed its gates.