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JOÜRNA r r ?v II 1-IriUa-' 31 PAGES J DAILY tSTAliLXS!IEl 1SC0.. VUL. JAPANESE REPORTED 10 HAVE CT ODS IN A BATTLEOM THE YALU Crossed the River and Fought the First Big Land Engagement of the War. BEGAN WITH 16,000 MEN But Were Reinforced and Played Havoc with a Force of 30,000 Russians. MANY OFFICERS SLAIN Uniforms Were Conspicuous, and They Became Targets for Jap anese Sharpshooters. I.OMIOV, JIny 1. The Observer snys Jt understand that the Japanese le ntion here linn received n, lone ills imtfli confirming the report! of fight ing on the Yalu river, lint the content of the dispatch are not now nail"hle. K A I"- IA ! G -T S I , Mnnchnrln, April P,t. The lirt liattle of the vrar I per tinently reported to lune occurred on the Vnlu river. Sixteen thousand Japanese crossed the stream Thurs day and attacked ttO,000 IttiMftlnns, M hd Mere stroiiRly fortified. It Is ru mored thi ninciiinic tliat the Japan ese uere reinforced and that the bat tle continue. The Japanese ahnrp l.ooler killed many ltiisalnn ollieerst, v-hoe uniforms were conspicuous. JAPANESE WON GREAT- VICTORY, IT IS SAID WASHINGTON, Apiil 33. Reports have reached the State Department, the sources of which the officials do not care to divulge, to the effect that a great battle has been fought on the Yalu river, resulting in a complete Japanese victory. The State Department advices place the scene of the Japanese crossing of the Yalu at Chintienchengv a toivn, on - the . Ian-, ehurlan tide of the river, which it is re ported was finally captured- by the Japa nese. The date of the battle is stated to have been last Tuesday and the delay in receiving the news. Is. ascribed .to the ab sence of telegraph facilities in this remote quarter of Manchuria. " ' ' ' The Japanese legation here has no news confirming these reports, but the matter haa aroused Intense interest In official cir cles. Reports which have from time to time reached the Washington government from its agent in the field indicate that the two great armies 'would not come in touch before May 1 and that whU has. hereto-. fore occurred was nothing more than mere outpost skirmishes" arrd collisions between scouting parties. .It is believed now, how ever, that the weather conditions in Man churia have improved sufficiently to facili tate the movements of troops and artillery and that the two vanguards have conse quently come together a few days in ad vance of the expected date. MISSIONARIES SAY BATTLE WAS FOUGHT SHAN-HAI-KWAN. April OO.-Reports of a big battle on the Yalu river have been given considerable substantiation by infor mation brought in by four Danish mission aries who have Just arrived from Nieu Chwang. When these missionaries left Antung ten days ago the Russians in that vicinity num bered 30,0 )0 men and occupied strongly for tified positions between Antung and the Ai river, which ; empties Into the Yalu river about twenty miles northeast of Antung. There also were small Russian forces at JL-ni-Yen and Feng-Huan-Cheng. where as-x had been established. These two places are, respectively, about sixty-flve and f rty-five miles to the northwest of An tung. The Russians along thA railroad line, ac C'nling to the missionaries, were burning bean cakes, endeavoring, with some success, to prevent the export of this product. LONDON, April 2). The Japanese lega tion up to the present has received no con firmation of the reported land engagement l'tvf n the Japanese and Russian forces on the Yalu river, but the officials think it iuite probable. The main body of the Jap-jik-C' array is believed to have traversed tho mountain p.isses and crossed the Yalu a hundred miles from the sea with the object of taking the Russian forces near the mouth of th river in the rear. The lega tion is of the opinion that the Japanese ci rations at the mouth of the Yalu were merely in the nature of a feint. TOKIO. April SC. Admiral Hosoya, com manding the third squadron, reports that a the mornin of April 2 gunboats fired on the enemy at the mouth of the Yalu -,-. Knt thrt Pncscins did not reolv. Iater a flotilla of small ships, arrned with can non, opened fire on 01 ine enemy hi ( th latter retreated to the mountains, leaving many wounded. Tho Japanese had no casualties. RUSSIANS SCOUT THE BIG BATTLE STORY ST. PETERSBURG. April 20. 11:59 p. m. The reported big Japanese victory on the Y.ilu is rronounced here to be Impossible. t:r.l-ss the Japanese chosa to interpret their tir.lmpfded passage of the river as a great vi t..ry. As the Russians have little more th n observation outposts, with a few guns to huass the crossing of the Japanese. anything beyond skirmishing is declared by a m mber of the general staff lo he out of tlv question. Lino-Yang is connected by v ire with the headquarters of the general commanding the outposts and it is pre '.med that the commander would report Irr.ttvV.iatfclT any incident of importance. b it the latest information of skirmishing 1 covered in a statement issued by the general staff to-nlht. An official dispatch has been received at h'-.H Quarters concerning affairs on the Yalu r un to April 2S. It follows: "Official Tf rt? received during the last few days F.iv that on April 22 A movement was seen among the Japanese troors on the Yalu. fm.ill detachments moving on the left ba- v On April 22 larger bcdio3 concentrated ... posit WJJu and . the Japanese proceed -1 to cm. bv small detachments. About tr r corn ra nies', with a small body of cavalry. r.!sri at Slsopoussikhe. From the evei -In? at Ap.il 21 onward reports began t forr.e in to the effect that the enemy wa preparing to cros at Wiju. Turen-Chenj: and T ho-Chenling. On the following da; thv Japanese -ndeavord to throw bridget across "the eagtcrn arm of the Yalu. oppo- iCOSTlxUKD ONlPAGE 2, COI 4.). JJ V iS J liJ The HEARST CARRIES ALLEII Has 30 of the 54 Delegates, with . . Several Townships Yet to Be Reported. . DISORDER AT THE POLLS Special to th Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE. Ind.. April 30.-Hearst carried Allen county at the Democratic primary to-day. Henry Colerlck, Hearst candidate tot national delegate, has elected thirty of the fifty-four delegates in this county, with several townships yet to hear from. A. E. Melching was Taggart's choice, as Colerick has forty-seven votes outside oi this county and fifty-eight is requirea io elert. he nnd F. M. 1 lines, of De Kalb, will be tho delegates from this district 10 si. Louis. Mr. Colerick is known as the lit- - - ----- - - tie giant, being a human Duntam wim Vt-niinn rv-vworc n f nrytorv and the COUrage of a lion. He discovered that tne oanoi box in the Thmi wara coniainei uuur five votes s when the polls were opened ana i an explanation. William Nicher, HpmAndei who weighs 3U0 pounds, told him to gci out. He refused and Nleher seized him and threw him out. This brought a crowd of Colerlck's friends nnd they burst into the polling booth and compelled tne Dunims r,f nil the hal ots. They men carneu.mu ward by throwing in reinforcements from ovorvwhrre. ilener was arrcsiea. j ...... - .-vii . I Thd Pnrker crowd In Pleasant lownsiup i destroyea tne ncarsi uau ns. ." " I niritiea r reoorted. Colerick talc lo I night that the gag on him will be the price of a congressman in this ajstrlct. wnetner this be accompltsnea oy insirucnons on m. unit rule. Sid Moon is here to help cole- rick. . nTHJW COUNTIES ARE VTROXCLY FOR HEARST Knoctal to th Indianapolis Journal. tt vrtoin n. ma., a im u". inc tn.- j, ' l 1 "t T"Vi rti r." X ü X i - - cratic primaries held In JNiarsnuu county . ,4,. ,0uitod in a victory for Hearst, his supporters claiming every delegate from the county. CORYDON, Ind.. April 30.-AN bile tne or fictal results or to-aaj s - -ro not known. It Is likely tha mnurs . , , . m u.U.. V, Hearst has won a ueciaeu nidjuiiij u4 i j n th Hiaie coaveuuuu. jus o. k 9 m pvprvi iiuK in ffiftuii do not coucede these the Parker men claims. ruuiPiisn. Ind.. April 30. rorter wx.. 1,1 nrim,rv election to-day and Hearst, according to inimo r h?s local leaders, has a sub- ,witv of the delegation to the Mr, liuui -" - State convention. MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. April SO.-Morgan ,n,,ntv nmocrts held their primaries to day to select delegates to the State conven tion. The local leaders f ooth the Parker and Hearst factions ciaim a. aiajvwij of the delegation. OFFICIALS CENSURED BY A GRAND JURY ttA tlio T .vnrli- AllfTllL OclNC 1 h.v.hia.va nw v;uwu ing at Springfield, O., if They Had Seen Fit. SPRINGFIELD. O.. April 30.-A grand jury, which has investigated the lynching of the negro Richard Dixon, on the night of ALarch 7. to-day In its report severely SÄ th; city and county officials for their negligence In not suppressing the gathering of men in and about the Jail. Judge Mower is censured for not imposing heavier penalties on criminals. The re port says that it appears that proper dis nlar of firmness and determination at the rieht time by the officers of the law. e-eu with the force at hand, would have sup pressed the moh spirit and saved the city the disgrace that has been cast upon it. TREASURE SHIP SAILS : FOR THE PHILIPPINES AN FRANCISCO. April 30.-The United Si Utes transport Thomas to-day sailed for ni: via Honolulu. She carried 221 re Irlnl for the army in the Philippines be-l- the twenty-sixth and ninety-second biturie of artillery, which are to be sta t'.Mied at W. Her treasure vault contained 1" ;KAO tn silver cola for use In the Philip pines, and Bha had a XuU cargo of arm auppliea, , on BY GOOD MA INDIANAPOLIS, Nicholson Law Is Again Ah road. WIFE 10 OBEYS GETS 0NEJ0ÜR III JAIL Woman Given Short Sentence, While Edward Travis Must ' -Serve Four Months. PRISONER MAY NOT LIVE CHICAGO, April 30. Edward Travis, for merly of New York, and his wife Eliz abeth, convicted on their pleas of shop lifting, were sentenced to-day by Judge Kersten. Travis will serve four months in jail and Mrs. Travis was sent to jail for one hour. Three indictments still remain against the two. Travis is suffering from consumption and he may not leave the jai' alive. His wife, who said she stole be cause of her marriage pledge to obey her UCV J 1 ItV I illUI t I'lVMIhV. W VUV J 11. husband, will probably return to her par t m Baltimore. Jis. L.lSl Si 1 1 SlLllllö FUNDS OF SAN ANTONIO NEW YORK. April 3n. Mrs. Susan Clist has begun suit in the Supreme Cowrt to re cover H410 from the city of San Antonio. Tex., being money due on bonds and coupons that were issued by the city of om iiuuiuiF ii mv: Jini ii-. v uc-imij . of Commerce that had been placed to the n. t . v, nt coupons on otner bonds issuofl by the city ha about due. Mrs. Clist's attorney Mkl tnat the bonds wcre jssued to aid in the buildinq of tne Snn Antonio & Mexican Gulf Railroad in lin and that all the rest I of the- series have been raid. JUHi iukxuk zsulz NEW YORK. April 3o. John Turner, the English labor leader, whom the immigra tion authorities attempted to deport from the country, sailed to-day on the St. Louis for Southampton. Before sailing Turner said he was leaving with the consent of his bondsmen and that he will return when ever the United States Supreme Court de cision in his case shall be rendered. "the harp that dice Through tara's hails )) Doubt Expressed as to Whether Such an Instrument Is in Existence. WANTED AT ST LOUIS WASHINGTON, April 30. Senator Keene. I nf New Jersev. and several representative i v.. lrisnmen nave oeeu in luucfivuuvmc the President and the secretary of state iu regard to a proposal to exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition the "An cient Harp of Tara's Hall." The Jersey City branch adopted a resolution request ing President Roosevelt to use his good offices w ith' the custodians or proper au thorities or Ireland's ancient harp, used iu the days of King Brian Boru. now in the museum of Triulty College, Dublin, Ireland, for permission to have the harp exhibited at the St. Louis fair. The matter was referred to Colouel Michael, chief clerk of the State Department, who instituted an inquiry in regard to the famous .harp. A memorandum given him by John T. Coughliu. an authority ou Irish history, says: "As you know, one of Moore's Irish melo dies has the title of 'The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls.' but whether there is a harp in existence known as 'the harp of Tara.' I cannot say. Tara ceased to be the residence of the Kings of Ireland about the beginning of the sixth century, I think. Brian Boru. King of Ireland, who defeated the Danes at the battle of Clontarf In 1014. and there lost his own life, was a harper. His ham Is still in existence, and is pre served in Trinity College. Dublin. Whether that haro descended to him from his prede cessors of Tara, and is also known as 'the HUSBAND SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1904. I. n Id FIVE-VEAR-OLD NT OH WAYACROSSCOHTIHEHT Fred Coggsill Leaves Chicago En Route from Philadelphia to San Francisco. . . IS WELL CARED FOR CHICAGO, April 30. Fred Coggsill, a lit tle fellow five years of age, left at S o'clock to-night for the Golden Gate. He has been the special charge of transcontinental line3 from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The Lehigh Valley and Grand Trunk Railways brought him to Chicago, where he was transferred and placed in the special care of the general passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee it St. Paul Railway, which road, in connection with the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific, will land him in Oak land, Cal., where his father will moot him next Wednesday morning. This Is supposi-d to be the longest trip ever made alone by so young a child and the railroads are tak ing a special interest in him In order to demonstrate the ease and simplicity of long distance travel in this country. SPANISH BATTLESHIP SALUTES M. LOUBET PARIS, April 30. The Spanish battleship Pclayo saluted President Loubet tan his ar rival at Marseilles to-day after his visit to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. This courtesy was considered significant of Spain's approval of the Franco-Italian agreement and of the gradual drawing to gether of the Latin races and is specially notable just now in showing Spain's good will, after the French acquisition of Mo rocco under the Anglo-French treaty. SLAYER OF A RANCHER GIVES UP TO SHERIFF MISSOULA, Mont., April 30. John Peters, who it is alleged shot and killed Allen Brown, a rancher, during a dispute over grazing lands, surrendered to Sheriff Thompson after having been In hiding twenty-four hours. He refused to make n statement, but a friend who accompanied him to Missoula, says the shooting was done in self-defense. IGHT LARK FATAL FOR A TRAVELING MAN Mystery Surrounds the Death of C. O. Webster at Grand Rapids, Mich. ROBBERY IS SUSPECTED GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. April 30. C. O. Webster, of Chicago, a traveling agent for Bassett & McNabb Company of Philadel phia, died in a hospital to-day ag a result of a fractured skull and shoulder blade, sustained under peculiar circumstances. Webster, in company with three prominent business men, was indulging in a lark, it is said. They entered two hacks with sev eral colored men to be driven to a colored ball. Webster got out of his carriage at the Brunswick Hotel about midnight and started to ascend the stairway to the sec ond floor, when he fell to the bottom. Eugene Tomlinson, Elmo Gray and John Brice, colored, jumped from the carriage and picked him up. It is charged that about this time $10) was taken from Web ster's pockets. Webster was first taken to the Hotel Pantlind. where he rapidly be came worse. He died later at the hospital. Tomlinson. Gray and Brice are under ar rest on a charge of robbery. One hundred dollars was found in Tomlinson's posses sion. An inquest will be held. Sliattack &. Son Fall. BOSTON, April 30. Horace B. Shattuck, of Lowell, doing business as Horace B. Shattuck & Son. dealers in hardware and automobile supplies, filed a voluntary peti tion in bankruptcy to-day. The liabilities are stated as $233.463 and ssets $270.878. The firm Is one of the largest hardware coc cerns la New England, ißüUt -4 MIDI) stow session of th I. Pi. FOLLOWED BY BOH AMD UTM HARMONY State Convention at Lafayette Al most Broken Up by'Action of tiie Majority. INDIANAPOLIS REVOLTED And Was Supported by Delega tions from Fort Wayne and Other Cities. UNIT RULE ' THE CAUSE Bolters Induced to Return W. H Wiley, of Marion, Elected President. Staff Correspondence of the Journal. LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 30. The closing session of the state convention of the In diana Traveling Men's Protective Associa tion to-day was marred by a bolt of the Indianapolis and other delegates, because the majority attempted to bind the na tional delegates to the unit rule, thereby, it was alleged, preventing opportunity for the reinstatement of former Secretary treasurer La Baume, who is declared to be innocent of the charges on which he was deposed. The bolters, however, were pacified by the backing down of the ma jority, and the convention ended harmoni ously, with the dove of peace hovering above the delegates. The proceedings might be likened to the proverbial April day. There was sunshine and storm, fair skies and clouds. The storm was so threatening for a time that the convention was on the verge of disrup tion. It seemed as if a tornado had sud denly swept up the valley of the 'abash and concentrated its forces about the opera house where the traveling men were hold ing their meeting. Comradeship and fra ternity, the motto of the association, were forgotten in a fight over the adoption of a resolution instructing the delegates to the j national convention to" vote as a unit. This was resented by the Indianapolis delega tion, which believed it was proposed merely for the purpose of preventing the reinstate ment of Secretary-treasurer Louis La Biume, who was deposed for alleged mis appropriation of funds, but who is believed to have been the victim or a conspiracy. It was also proposed to give Indianapolis only three delegates instead of four. BOLTED TIIE CONVENTION. When the unit resolution was proposed there was the wildest excitement. The minority members declared they would not be "gagged," and that rather than submit they would quit the state associa tion. There was a storm of words on both sides. Then the Indian apolis delegates bolted, and they were soon followed by Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Rich mond, Columbus and others. The bolt was taken so suddenly and amid such confusion that for a moment those in the hall hardly knew what had happened. As soon as the recalcitrants had . gone President Shuttle worth, of Terre Haute, declared that the convention was still in order, and that It would proceed with the remainder of the business. In a short time, however, the bolters re turned to the convention hall after a per suasive appeal from National President Donham. who followed them from the room. Mr. Donham's talk to the delegates on the outside had a telling effect. He pic tured to them the injury that such a rup ture would mean to. the state and national organization. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he talked and his frame shook with emotion. W. A. Ryan, one of the members of the majority, also followed the minority delegation to the outside and in sisted upon their return. He confessed to them that they were in the right and that he was in the wrong, and that ir tney wouia return he would make a confession before the convention and do all In his power to change the vote of the delegates of his post. Upon this promise they returned to the hall amid the cheers of those within. A few hisses were started, but were soon sup pressed by the -presiding officer. DONHAM'S SPEECH. After the convention had again con vened, amid the deepest silence, National President Donham was called for. and with quivering lips and almost uncontrollable emotion he said: "Gentlemen of the Convention and Broth ers of the T. P. A. The last few moments of this convention have been the saddest of mv life. I have seen differences arise that have threatened this, the greatest or ganization of its kind in the United States, and an organization that 1 love better than anything else in this world. These differ ences must be wiped out,' or the association will soon be a thing of the past. We are banded together to help one another as brothers and not to fight. I like to light as well as any of you. but not like the dog that fiehts a wounded tag In a snowdrift, and I sincerely hope that the scenes of this convention will not long linger in the minds of the men and brothers who are here as delegates. This was followed by a similar address from Mr. Ryan, who followed the bolting delegates to the outside. He confessed that he was in the wrong and said that every vote he cast in favor of the unit rule, over which the contest was raised, was against the dictates of his own conscience, and that (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4. COL. 2.) PLAUSIBLE YOUNG MAN MAKES WFII VICTIMS He Solicits Orders for Enlarge ment of Photographs and Gets Money in Advance! POLICE ARE NOTIFIED The police are now satisfied that spring is here, for the man who goes from house to house soliciting orders for the enlarge ment of photographs, and who melts away like a summer breeze after obtaining $2, has been heard from. Miss Mary Davis, 2501 North New Jersey street, reported yesterday to Captain Kin ney that a dapper young, man had called at her home stating that he represented a photographer at 32 West Washington street. He talked plausibly, and when he left had the young woman's order and also her $2. He left a receipt for the money, but was smooth enough not to sign a name, On the line left for the signature he scrib bled. "32 West Washington Street." Miss Davis told the agent of a friend. Miss Gertrude Downs, who, she was sure, would like some of the work. The agent called on Miss Downs, but could not induce her to order his work- Not to be discour aged, he wrote out a receipt, and returning to the residence of Miss Davis, told her that her friend would like to have a picture enlarged and had given him an ordt-r, but did not have the correct change in the house. He stated that she had sent him back to Miss Davis with the request that she advance the $2. Miss Davis was oblig ing and paid $2 more for a receipt. Later her friend communicated with her and the fraud was exposed. The man Is not known at S3 West Washington street, - l. me- rrm ff tiffin .ä-SSj ,' vmik r.. v Jim Mkpcx Mm V: J Vsknt k M-SzC - ; . & t i lk : , -. , ..: ., ., : h ;, . I 1 .' V.-: v : :-v. -'v .. v f 1 t vV;:'.- v :Vvi i:,s -AVt-i v.;- $. v Z :. i... .., V , I i . .( v n. 5 ; v.- v 4 h .:: .a:,;,';:v:-,v'3 SECRETARY OP WAR TAFT. Who Represented the President at the Opening of the World's Fair. EIGHT KILLED III WRECK OF MM SPECIAL Iron Mountain Train Crashes Into Open Switch While Running at Excessive Speed. NONE HURT WILL DIE KIMMSWICK, Mo., April 30. Eight per sons were killed and a score were injured, none fatally, to-day at Wiekes Siding in the wreck of a fast north-bound train on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & South ern Railroad. Through a misunderstanding of orders the train ran full speed into a side track. The locomotive and several cars turned over, causing the deaths and Injuries. Last night a freight car broke at Wiekes Siding and was left on the main track. Orders were issued for ail trains to pass the broken car by taking the, side track. Sev eral trains passed in this manner. J. C. Austin, conductor or tne wrecKea rain, declares that he read the order of Engineer Bailey and handed a copy to him at De Soto a few miles south. But, for some reason, the train tried to take the siding at forty-sever, miles an hour. The locomotive turned a somersault, the bag gage car was hurled into a ditch a hundred feet away, the smoking car ana tne aay coach were tipped over, as was one of the four sleeping cars. The dead: JAMES BAILEY, engineer, buried under locomotive. AL. GUMPERT, fireman. Jumped, died later. A. E. TABER, master mechanic, riding in cab. EXPRESS MESSENGER GROAT. EDWARD BISIBARD. De Soto, Mo. J. N. KELLY. TWO UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGERS. Iniured: J. C. Austin, conductor; Joseph Dalhaff, John Casey, the Rev. W. F. North, Harry Hamel. A. J. Dick, all of Missouri; William Leavitt, Chicago; W. C. Matlock. St. Paul; A. P. Vick, Evansville, Ind.; Fred Ross and Ulrich Rpss, De Sto. Mo.; J. J. Howland, Little Rock. Ark.; enwicK De Ruth, Juneville, La.; W. J. Lynch. Pe oria, 111.; L. M. Dowan, Louisville; F. L. Miller. St. Louis. Several others were slightly hurt. A report of the wreck was telegraphed to De Soto and St. Louis, and relief trains carrying physicians soon arrived. Traffic was delayed for several hours. The passen gers killed were in the smoking car. No one was hurt severely. HERMIT SAYS HE DID NOT KILL WEEKS FAMILY Kept a Diary Which was Supposed to Throw Light on a Mis souri Crime. TACOMA, April 30. A "diary" kept by "Bob" Taylor, a hermit, who was cap tured after a fight with a sheriff and posse, was supposed to show that he had killed the Weeks family in Missouri, and a sensation followed its discovery. Taylor was arrested for assaulting and wounding two tramps. To-night he said he was not George Taylor, of Missouri, one of the brothers who killed the Weeks family. His story is corroborated by Jailer Lincoln, who was Jailer at St. Joseph, Mo., when George Taylor escaped, and says the pris oner bears no resemblance whatever to the Missouri desperado. The account in Taylor's diary, found in his hut. he says, refers to W. W. Barnes and his compan ion, whom he shot on Thursday. KEITH'S WIDOW WEDS COUSIN OF VICTJM Remarkable Marriage in Warrick County, Recalling a Tragedy of Two Years Ago. Special to th Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE. Ind., April 30. Mrs. Jen nie Keith and Ulysses G. Klfer were mar ried to-day at the home of Mrs. Keith, near Stanley, Warrick county. . Mrs. .Keith's first husband. Joseph D. Keith, was executed at the Michigan City Prison two years ago for the murder of Nora Klfer, who was a cousin of Ulysses G. Klfer. SOCIALISTS WILL NOMINATE TO -DAY Debs or Wilshire May Be Placed at Head of the Presidential Ticket. CHICAGO. April 30. Socialists will meet in national convention at Brand's Hall here to-morrow and nominate a candidate for President of the United States. The pur pose is to change the platform of the party, but only in minor details. The demand for "common ownership of land and the tools of production and the Instruments of transportation" will be retained. H. Gaylord Wilshire and Eugene V. Debs are among those who may be nomi nated. Delegates from even' State In the Union are expected to attend the conven tion. PARKS IS DYING IN SING SING PRISON Former Labor Leader, Suffering with Tuberculosis, Can Live but a Few Days. OSSINING, N. Y... April 30. Samuel Parks, the former walking delegate of the Struct'tral Iron Workers Unien- in New York, is dying in the hospital at Sing Sing prison. Ever alnce he was received .-H the prison the last time he has been suffering from tuberculosis and has been able to do little work. In the opinion of the prison physician Parka caunot live nore than two days at the most and may. die at any ccraeat, . . . - . . PIUCE 5, CENTS. IS WITH ORATORY. IUSIC MOW GUUS President Touches a Key in White Houc, but the Wheels Do Not Turn for an I lour Later. CEREMONY IS PROLONGED All the Speakers Are Given an Op portunity to Deliver Their Addresses. GREAT CROWD PRESENT Cheers Greet Ln furling of Flags and Starting of the Cascades "The Pike" Popular. Special tr t-, Itvhar.apolls Journal. ST. LOUIS. April TA The Louisiana Pur chase Exposition was formally opened to day. There was oratory and prayer, mu-ic and cheers, unfurling of flags and homing of cannon, tin- noise of falling waters and the indescribable sounds of the Pike, ani over and around all this thtre was sunshine and balmy air. The inaugural exercises could harTly have been improved upon. They were sim ple and were carried through without d lay. The weather, notwithstanding the pessim istic predictions of the weather bureau, which promised a gloomy mo-ning. a threatening noon and a rainy evening, was without Maw. No fairer day from dawn to sunset could have boon hop-d for. Tho sun was warm but tempered by a pleasant breeze whose tempera Aire w as sufficient to cool, and too mild to chill. Tho handling of the crowds, the guarding of inc'osures sacred to the participants in the exercises and the police work gener- ally could not have been bettered. This work was in the band.- of officers of tho regular army, who directed the expoMtiJii guards in all their duties. Extreme care had been taken in the ar rangement of the day's Programme. 1U length had been calculated to a nicety, that all things might be finished at noon ox actlj but. as is usual in such cases, tho programme dragged out beyond its expect ed time. It was arranged that President Roosevelt should press the button at ex actly 12 o'clock, but when that hour ar rived several of the addresses had not been completed. NEARLY AN HOUR'S DELAY. At approximately 12:13 o'clock, Ct. Iuls time, in order that his time might not bo encroached on, the signal was given to President Roosevelt that all things were ready. His response was quick, and in & few seconds came the answering touch over the wire from the White House. This of ficially opened the exposition, but it was determined to conclude the programme, and the signal for the actual opening, for the unfurling of the flags, the ringing of bells and the operation of the great cas cades was not given by Director of Works Taylor until 1:01. It was several minutes later than that when President Francis, of the exposition, formally announced that the fair was open to the world. He mad the declaration with a laugh, for the band were playing, the crowds were cheering, and the people were scrambling from their seats to watch the rise of the curtain on the. drama with whose prologue of five years they were all familiar. From the time that Director of Work Taylor waved his baton with the fluttering ribbon of white as a signal for the actual opening the exposition, as the "epitome of human achievement, "was the thing, with the peo ple, and speeches of men were In the back ground. President Francis was the first to realize this, and his hearty laugh as he shouted to his fleeing audience showed his unqualified Joy in the fact. 4 The official hour lor the commencement of the exerciser was 3 o'clock, at which time the officials of the exposition, members of the national commission nnd of the board of lady managers were scheduled to nie-t at the administration building. Long be fore this time the grounds were tilled with nearly half the imputation of the city of St. Louis, and the remainder apparently was thronging to the exposition. To the many thousands of the local population were added many more who came in on ex cursion trains last night and this morning. Although no special effort was made by the management of the exposition to eccuro a large attendance for the opening day. the crowd was fully as large as that whh-h Alle! the grounds one year ago, when the exposition buildings were dedicated with so much pomp and ceremony. TIIE PARADE. Promptly at the hour set the officers and . directors of the exposition, the members of the national commission and the board oj lady managers were gathered at the ad ministration building, where as rapidly as possible they were formed into a proces sion and marched to the plaza f St. Loui?, in the center of the grounds, where the for mal exercises of the openifig were conduct ed. At the head of the column was a de tachment of Jefferson Guards, who are to do police duty within the exposition whle it continues. Then came the Philippine scouts, an imposing body of men. who marched well. Rehlnd them and leading the otficrrs and directors of the exposition came Sousa's Rand. Following the officers and directors were the members of the national cummin frion and last of all the board of lady man agers, some of whom went on foot, while others preferred the more luxurious method of riding in carriages. As the column from the administration building entered the plaza, a long line formed of representatives of foreign gov ernments, which had assembled in the hall of commerce, came pouring Into the plara from another avenue. This rolumn was also headed by a detachment of th Jef ferson Guards, followed by a band. Imme diately behind the music were th members of the exposition committee on foreign re lations; then came commissioners and rep resentatives of foreign governments which have ambassadors credited to the I nlteJ. States, marching in the order of presenta tion of credentials to the exposition. Fol lowing these came rerresentatlves of ix trnments having ministers accredited t the United States government and then a srreat number of other representatives of fnro ?n fTOVernmenU ail'i Ofi'mi'-.i .t. the order of presentation of their creden tials to the exposition. This column pre sented by far the gayet apprance of the day. for the foreigners made a prod l"al display of gold lace and bright colors in glittering contract to the black silk hati and dark frock coats which were so prom inent among the officials and. dignitaries of the exposition, a m;ru cmuum .ur f.tvu. lv afterward, formed of representatives cf the state and territorial governments la the Union. OPENING OF EXERCISES. The participants In the exercises took their places at the Ki?e cf the Louisiana monument, where a small stand had tven erected for the speakers and seats provided for the listeners. -The afsembla2;-e was called to order without delay by President p r. Francis, of the exposition, who re quested the audience to rise while the Rev. Frank M. Gunsaulus. of Chicago, delivered an invocation: Dr. Gunsaulus concluded an eloquent invocation with the lord's prayer. In which the audience joined. President Francis, as ihe chief executive of the exposition, then delivered an ad ires. At H conclusion Irrsldent Francis recog nized William H. Thompson, of the com mittee on grounds and buildings, who pre sented to President Francis Isaae S. Tay lor, the director of works. Mr. Taylor de livered to President Francis the keys of thA exiosttioii and presented diplomas of merit to the chiefs cf ht staff. After the march. "UiulsUna, had been played by Souja'a Rand. President FranctJ transferred the exposition duiiouct i Frederick J. V. Skiff, the director ot r- 1 OPENED Hi!