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FIKST PH0T0GKAPH TAKEN OF THE NIGHT ILLUMINATION AT WORLD'S FAIR
The Palace of Varied Industries by night, taken from n point on the north landing of the Grand Basin, and showing the east facade of the palace, with its twin towers, the entire sweep of the south front with the angle pa
vilions and domes, the stately peristyle or swinging colonnade, and the colossal statues""of the Torchbearers that crown the columns of the main entrance, facing oil the lagoona.
For the first time In the two years In
which the bis task of rearing the great
Ivory City .of the World's Fair has been
going on, the people of St. Louis Faturfny
night obtained an inkling of the gorgeous
night scenes that the Illumination of the
HARRIMAN'S CAR CRASHES
INTO FREIGHT TRAIN AT FAIR
iilway Officials." Escape In
jury, But. Fine Glassware is
Shattered See Igorrotcs
Dance in Cuartel.
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ON -TOUR- OF INSPECTION.
Edward H. Harrlman, president of the
Union Pacific and 'Southern 'Pacific rail
roads and president Of the New, York State
World's Fair Commission, now on his way
to California with" a party of Eastern
capitalists, inspecting the roads, arrived
In St Louis yesterday afternoon.
The visitors were ushered into the
World's Fair grounds with a. thump, their
train crashing into a couple of box earn
Branding on a. siding near Sklnker road.
Glassware of the handsome special train
was dashed to the floor and shattered and
the railroad men" were tossed from their
stats, but no one was Injured.
A small curve In the track was respon
sible for the slight accident The engineer
did not see the box cars until It waa too
"late to prevent- the crash.
The party arrived at Union Station about
4 o'clock. There they were met by Presi
dent David R. Francis, Festus J. Wade
and officials ofvthe World's Fair, who
boarded the train and rode out to the
rounds, the train pulling up in front of
the Administration building.
Carriages were there waiting for the
visitors, as well as another delegation of
Fair officials and business' men, and all
started to tour the Exposioln.
WUFINOS DANC3 FOR PARTY.
They drove over the Philippine Reserva
tion,' where they wer9 met by Commis
sioner General Wilson and Executive Of
ficer Feldor.
They were escorted to the second floor
of the Quartel, where the Igorrotes and
Negrito natives are "housed. Governor
Hunt, for the edification of the visitors,
put Jbta charges through the mazes of
-their Interesting gansa dance while tho
members of the .party looked on. ,
At 7 o'clock the party returned to the
train, where a. banquet was served.
Mr. Harrlman was host The trip is
on of Inspection. The party will In all
probability leave St Louis this afternoon
over the Illinois Central for New Orleans.
With Mr. Harrlman are, J. T. Harahan.
vice president of the, Illinois Central Rail
read: William G. Rockefeller, son of Will
lam Rockefeller, the oil magnate; James
Stllhnan. president of the National City
Bask of New Yoik City. J. N. BUI. sou of
James J. Hill of the Northern Securities
Company; W. Y. S. Thorn,' director of
purchases of the Harrlman roads; Whit
ney Warren, capitalist, and Robert W.
Ooelet, director of the Illinois Central
Railroad.
The- following were guests" on the train
last night with President KTancis: Festus
J. Wade, Charles H. Huttig, Breckinridge
Jons, C. L. Ellleary." Norrls B. Gregg,
J. JJ. Perry Francis and David R-
Francis, Jr.
KILLED HIMSELF
TO AVOID CAPTURE
Captain. Milliken Escaped From
Alabama Jail an3 Engaged
in Banning Fight With
Pursuers.
AMevOle, Ala., April 10. Captain W.
IHHkta, who was placed la1 Jail here
oath coarse of as mnlrlng Miss Snyder
of Dothan, broke Jail this afternoon. He
was closely pursued, and fired several
shots at "the parsons who were trying to
overtake him.
Finding he could not 'escape, he shot
himself through the heart, dying immedi
ately. Captain Mllllteri was prominent
" her, and stood high in Republican poll
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Exposition will present.
There had been tests before of the elec
tric lighting of a iir-gle building at a
time, but Saturday night for the first
time three of the largest and most beauti
ful of the great palaces were lighted up
EDWARD H. HARRIMAN.
President of the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific Railroads.
FIVE KILLED;
TWENTY INJURED
Car Runs Away at Santa Bar
bara, CaL kmthcrn Pacific
Traffic Directors Hurt.
Santa Barbara, Cal., April 10. Ono of
the Edison Company's street cars ran oft
the track" In this city to-day and wasi
turned over. Three persons werq killed
instantly, and two were so badly lnjiired
that they died soon after the accident
Twenty were more or less Injure!, sus
taining bruises and'broken bones.AlIare
believed to be Santa Barbara people.
Following, Is the list of dead:
Francisco Domlnguez.
James Smith.
Ramon Reyes.,
Leon Calderon.
Earl Goland. All of Santa Barbara.
Among the Injured, none of whom It Is
believed, will die, was Mrs. Julia Krutt
schnltt. wife of tho traffic director and
vice president of the Southern Pacific
Railway, who was slightly hurt: Doctor
Rosa Enghert of Chicago; Mrs. Early, an
eastern woman, -address unknown, and
Edmond Qulnn of Kansas City.
The other Injured are all Santa Barbara
people.
ITALIAN WOUNDED IN FIGHT.
Marion Boteva Is Shot and Tolice
Hold Kapole.
In a general fight between Italians at
Seventh and Wash streets last night
Marlon Boteva. 31 years' old. of No. 916
Blddie street, was shot and seriously
wounded .by an unidentified man. Boteva
Is at the City Hospital." He was shot
twice, one bullet taking effect In the fore
head and the other In the Jaw.
When Patrolman Ferrlek. who was at
tracted by the shots, arrived at the scene
of the shooting he arrested Markello
N'apole, 3 years old. Napole had a re
volver In his. hand, and had fired (our
shots. . .
According to Napole. he fired the shots
at the man who shot Boteva. Napola
claims to be a friend ofBoUva's. Naiiole
la held by the police pending an lnvestlra
tion. .
Fell Downstairs. ,
While returning to her home after a ids
It to a. neighbor on .Saturday evening.
Brldaret (VNelU. 90 vears old. of No. 213
CbamilnK avenue, fell down the stairs,, sus-
uuuing a inaun uiimo uiu. ana was.
removed to su Jonns Hospital, wnere Iter
..condition was pronounced .serious. 'ty
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The center cascade was also Illuminated,
but because the work here has not yet
been completed the test was not as satis
factoryas those of the buildings-.
BIG FAIR CROWD ON
- LAST OPEN SUNDAY
More .Than Twenty-Five Thou
sand Persons Visit Site of
the Exposition.
THRONG .VIEWS ETHNIC SHOW.
Boers, Kaffirs, Swazis and Fili
pinos Delight Holiday Crush
at the Attractive
. ... Grounds.
The last open Sunday at the World's
Fairgrounds, with the fair weather and
the multiplicity of ethnic attractions on
the site, brought out one of the .largest
crowds of visitors of the season.
There Were 10,350 paid admissions to the.
grounds, with 14 918 admissions on passes.
as reported by Chief Inspector Grant
Womer.
As on previous Sundays, the crowd di
vided, part preferring to admire the huge
palaces with their vernal setting of tender
green lawns, others choosing to watch
the gathering of strange peoples now on
the. site.
'The camping ground of the Boer War
Exhibition Company, on the hill Just west
of the Temple of Fraternity, was a fa
vorite spot with many, and visitors were
disappointed to learn that the little white
tents were not yet peopled with the Brit
ish and Boer troops.
There was a martial and tropical flavor
to the scene, however. In the sight of
numerous natty officers in riding suits and
boots carrying their riding crops and hur
rying to and fro on the grounds, putting
things in shape for the encampment of
the troopers.
The Kaffir and Swazl "funy-wurzles,"
of whom Kipling wrote, who are the only
lnhabltants of the camp at present, were
there and In the bright sun and mild
weather they thawed out a little from tho
chilling weather of the day previous.
The "white men's" burden had been
transposed In their cases, a the black
men were the only ones at work, being
engaged In carrying the Iuggago of the
camp and setting It to rights.
As usual, the Philippine reservation,
with its inhabitants, proved a magnet of
attraction to many of the visitors, and
the Interesting highlands were crowded
all afternoon. The model camp that had
been prepared for the Filipino scouts, who
are expected to arrive In 'a few days, was
a much-admired sight. Orderly rows of
brown khaki dog tents were regarded with
Interest.
A great crowd congregated In the rear
of the cuartel, under the windows, listen
ing to the weird sound of the ganzas as
the Igorrotes sounded thexn while they
danced.
inside the cuartel a special vaudeville
performance was presented by the . na
tives, who had as an audience President
Francis and alarge part y of ladies and
gentlemen. """"
BARON MATSUDAIRO
WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY
Mikado's' Personal Representa
tive at 'the World's Fair Is
Met at Omaha by Imperial
Commissioner.
Omaha," Neb", April 10. Baron Matsa
dalro of Japan, Imperial Vice President
of the Mikado to the St. Louis Exposi
tion, spent' half an hour between trains
In Omaha to-night- He was ' met In
Omaha by N. Kunxakl. Imperial Commis
sioner to the Exposition, and N. Otsuka,
another attache of the commission.
The Baron had little to say. and special
ly declined -to-discuss the Japanese-Russian
War. He. intimated that the Jap
anese, exhtbit'at St. Louis would be the
in nf th Fair. The, entire oartv left toJ
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When the switch lnthe power plant
was turned on and the Palaces of Trans
portation, Varied Industries and Ma
chinery burst Into a-dazsllng flare of pure
white light from thousands of Incandes
cent bulbs, the entire site about them was
DIFFER ON METHOD
OF REPRESENTATION
Catholic Knights and Ladies of
America Divided as to Re
ducing Delegates.
NATIONAL MEETING' N MAY.
Smaller Branches Believe a -Movement
Is on Foot to Deprive
Them of Voice in Biennial
Convention.
Questions which will doubtless be the Is
sue at the National Convention of the
Catholic Knights and Ladies of America,
in Louisville. Ky.. beginning May 21, were
taken up yesterday at a meeting of the
delegates of the order from St. Louis and
East St. Louts in St. Kevin's Hall. Park
and Cardinal avenues.
Innovations which certain members of
the order are attempting to have approved
are for a State organisation and a change
In the method' of electing delegates to the
national conventions, which are held ev
ery two years:
The meeting yesterday was called by the
Committee on Jaws, composed of M. J.
Cronln. F. F. L-onard, P. J. Regan and T.
F. Cannon. The first named was made
chairman and the second secretary of the
session.
Strong oppoaiUon.ls looked for because
of the fact that only about half of the
delegates were present and not all of them
were favorably Inclined to an attempt to
have the constitution of the national or
ganization phanged when the delegates
meet In Louisville.
FREEZE OUT SSIALL BRANCHES.
At presen. Ihe representation is based
upon membership, each branch having at
least one delegate, but under the proposed
plan there would be only one delegate for
every 250 members.
Membenrof branches having a small
roster say that they see In this a move to
deprive them of representation In the na
tional body, for while they could 'vote for
any candidate" for delegate, whom they
might choose, they assert that they would
be so hopelessly In the minority that vot
ing would be only a formality, to say the
most. I
The a K A. L. of A. at present has no
State organisation, but this Is favored by
the same clement which Is looking to re
duce the number of delegates.
It Is argued, that by cutting don the
number there wlU be a saving or about
H0OO In the expenses of the national body
every two years. The organisation has
branches In Missouri. Illinois. Michigan,
Kentucky. Colorado. Florida, Louisiana
and Mississippi.
-Those who oppose the new proposition
claim that as there Is practically no salary
connected with any of tlie offices of local
branches the only reward for work and
Interest In the society Is the opportunity
to hecomo a delegate to the national meet
ings once every two years and Incidental
ly whatever honor that may carry.
Should this be taken away or the proba
bility of being thus rewarded lessened by
a reduction In the number of delegates,
they argue that interest would lag and
might become a serious menace to the
welfare of the branches In tho different
parishes.
It is said that the question has been
taken up In all the other States where the
society has branches.
SHERIDAN TUPPER DEAD.
Played With Maggie Mitchell,
Roland Reed and W. H. Crane.
New York, April 10. Sheridan Tupper
died here to-day of pnumonla. Mr. Tup
per was horn fifty years ago in Dacatur,
I1L, and became an actor when a young
man. Bis' first engagement was In Mag
gie Mitchell's company, with which com
pany he played comedy parts. He was
with Rolland Reed for nine years and
was ftvo years with William M. Crane, In
whose company he was playing at the
time of his death. His widow Is 'a, sis
ter of Joseph 'Murphy of '"Kerry "flow"
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a mars of seeming flame.
The Illumination was visible for many
miles around, and seen from a great dis
tance the sight was'one of the most beau
tiful tliat the people ot-SL Louis have
ever been treated to.
GERMAN THEATER
Directors Hcineinann and Well)
Announce Plans for a
New Playhouse.
THREE SITES CONSIDERED.
Joseph A. Duffy Tells Odeon Au
dience About Scheme to Erect
Seven-Story Building
During Summer.
Directors Helnemann and Welb of the
Germanla Theater sprung a surprise on
their clientele last night at a'' performance
at the Odeon by announcing that a new
j German theater would beb ullt on Grand
avenue between Finney and Olive during
the summer.
The directors Introduced Joseph A. Duf
fy, a real estate, dealer, who addressed
the audler-ce.
Mr. Duffy said that a stock company
would be formed and "hares sold at $100
each. In order to build an exclusive Ger
man fireproof theater en one of three lots
on Grand avenue.
If one of three three lot5 should be
chosen, the owner of .that particular lot
will himself take J30.0CO north of stock In
the enterprise. The plan are already
drawn The building will b soen stories
high, contain a modem theater, with a
seating capacity of between 1.803 and 2.000T
a banquet hall, four stores and 133 offices.
The entire building will be strictly fire
proof. Mr. Duffy wUl be the builder of the the
ater. The announcement wa received with
enthusiasm by the large audience which
attended the performance, and a mass
meMing was called, to take place at the
Odeon next Saturday night, when sub
scriptions will be made to tho new enter
prise, The theater will be self-supporting, and
all stockholders will receive their pro rata
dividends. It Is said.
ORGANIZING NEW
INSURANCE 00
St. Louis Business Men Preparing
to Incorporate Independent
Concern With $500,000
Capital.
Plans for organizing a new local fire in
surance company have been whipped Into
shape by several prominent business and
professional men of St. Louis. They win
begin to-day to advertise, according to
the law of the State, In order to solicit
additional stockholders In 'the new com
pany. ' ,
The law requires that new 'insurance
concerns advertise thirty' 'days prior to
filing their declaration with the Superin
tendent of the Insurance Department of
Missouri.
The first stockholders meeting will be
held shortly after the company's charter
Is granted. The projectors of the new
company are: R. N; L Cron, James D.
Morris, Thomas C. Hennlngs.i Dwight' D.
Currle. Paul P. Prosser. Glendy-B. Ar
nold. B. C. Anderson, F. A. Chopin, Wil
liam R. J. Scullln, Edward P. Fltxwll
Ilam, VT. C. Connett and Mark A.' Staed.
According to plans of those who have
signified their willingness to enter the
company.. It Is said, the capttalfataUon will
be 0O.0CO. .
The new company wui not represent any
other companies In St. Louis, the Idea be-,
tng to carry on a strictly local business. "'
Officers tor the company 111, In all prob
ability, be elected at the first stockhold
ers' meeting.
Printers' Union' Indorses Hearst.
Evansvlll. Ind.. April 10. At a. mass
meeting of the union printers of the city;
im ffrniin a resolution lndonane: Xhe
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The graceful lines and noble proportions
of tho palaces were silhouetted against
(be dark shadows of the night.
The great palaces, picked out in living
flame, looked like the creation wrought by
a wave of a fairy wand, and as the com
JAPANESE OPEN WAY FOR'
ADVANCE TOWARD THE YALU
Three Thousand Troops. With Eight Field Guns. Depart From
Ping-Yang for Auju Expected Attack on Port Arthur Dots
Not Take Tlace, Though Togo's Ship3 Apepar in Sight.
RIVER CLEARS OF ICE AND PONTOON BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED.
BT WILMOT LEWIS.
SPECIAL BT CABLE TO THE ST. MgW RE
PUBLIC AND THE NEW XORK .HERALD
Ping-Tang. March 18. via Chefoo. April
10. 11 a. m. (Copyright. I904.)-Evcrythlrg
points to the Japanese advance northward
now assuming more serious proportions.
To-day 3.000 men and eight guns left here
for Anju, where General Sasaka has taken
command. General Enouje remaining at
Ping-Tang.
The place of the departing troops has
been taken by others arriving.
The Ice has practically disappeared from
the river at Ping-Tang, allowing the cora
pleUon of a pontoon bridge, and also per
mitting a light-draft Korean steamer from
Chlnnampo to come within five miles of
this city, thus establishing an eary means
of communication between Chlnnampo.
the great landing place, and Ping-Yang,
the grf-.it base.
EXPECTED ATTACK
ON PORT ARTHUR DOES
NOT TAKE PLACE.
St. Petersburg. April 10. The generally
anticipated attack on Port Arthur did not
take place last night, although a telegram
received from Grand Duke Cyril reports
that the- enemy's ships were sighted on
the horUon. It Is presumed that the Jap
nnese were warned of the extra prcaii
Uons which bad been taken to guard
agaln-tt a surprise.
There was no Easter merr making at
the front By special dispensation the sol
diers and sailors there were relieved of
all religious observances on account of
the necessities of the military situation.
Vice Admiral MakarofTs torpedo flotilla
patrolled the ooen sea. while the war
ships with full steam up remained out
side Port Arthur.
Elsewhere throughout the theater of
war all is reported quiet.
COMMANDER HIR0SE
IS FOUND BURIED
AT PORT ARTHUR.
Toklo, April 10. The body of the Japa
nese officer found buried at Port Arthur
Is unquestionably that of Commander Ta
kaso Hlrose. who lost his life, in the en
gagement on March 27, when Vice Admiral
Togo ma.de his second attempt to bottle
up the port.
The description of the uniform tallies
with that worn by officers of Hlroso's
rank. The fact that the body had been
missing Is further confirmatory of this.
The Government deeply appreciates the
action of the Russians in giving the body
a military funeral, and officers of the
naval staff have requested the Associated
Press to express their appreciation of the
Russian courtesy.
The fragment of Hlrosc's body which
has been brought here will be given a
public funeral April 13. according to the
Shinto ceremonial.
Commander Hlrose Is the greatest Jap
anese hero of the war. and. after the con
clusion of hostilities. It Is planned that an
effort will he made to secure the remains
now interred at Port Arthur and bring
them to Japan.
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St Petersburg. April 10.-The War Ministry has granted the petition of Mme.
Pousep. daughter "of Colonel Maxlowcondurow, who desired to be enrolled In a cos
sack regiment. The Ministry has ordered her enrollment In tho First Regiment, or
Riflemen.
Mme. Pousep is 22 years old. was reared under the patronage of ths late Em
peror Alexander lit Is a fine horsewoman, a good shot, and handles the rtfie. re
volver and sword equally welt often taking part in the cavalry maneuvers of th
Vyaienky "Regiment. She also Is a quaUfied Red Cross nursv but she says tfecr
are enough women nurses and wants to shoi that u woman can fight. , .
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mittee gazed on the sight they felt thit
the promises of the builders of the Expo
sition, that the night effects of the Bt.
Louis World's Fair would be such as had
never before been shown, had already been
fully realized.
.PARIS RESIDENCES BURN.
Fire in South Tart of Texas
Town Does ?3o,000 Damage.,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Paris. Tex.. April 10. Fire destroyed sir
to-story residences on SquUi Main street
to-night. A high wjnd was blowing, and
sent great sheets of flames across the
streets, carrying burning shingles for sev
eral blocks. For a time it looked as If
the entire southern portion of the city
would burn, but the fire was put under
control at 11 o'clock. It Is Impossible to
full lists of losses and insurance at this
hour.
The fire originated in the upper story
of S. D. Hall's residence. wMIe the family
was nt church. His loss is J7.000. insured.
R. J. Murray's lors Is 17.50). Insurance,
U.M: Sterllrg Price, loss (4.GC0, insured
amount not learned; R. E. Dolman, SS.O30
Jl.TOO; On en P. Hale. $7,000: Insured. A
vacant cottage, valued at $5. belonging
to P. J. Trice, also was destroyed.
CHURCH FIGHT RENEWED.
Ministers and Congregation in
Alabama Town at War.
HimtsUlIe, Ala.. April 10. The famous
factional right in the Christian Church of
this city came out afresh again to-day.
and asa result two elders and three
members of the church were placed under
arrest this afternoon for ulllfully defacing
the church building.
Only one faction has worshiped In the
church for several months, and to-day the
other faction posted a notice on the doors
warning everone away, charging that
the present trustees were Illegally elected.
Th trustees swore out warrants for the
arrest of the Ite crenel E. L. Cambron and
the Reverend Daniel Sommenr of Indiana,
Roblrs Jonev C. V. Moseley and W.. R.
Manning. Sheriff Rogers served the pa
pers this afternoon and all were placed
under bond.
SAYS HE LEFT WITH $2,200.
Anna Spidel Intrusted Money to
ltoouier on Marriage Promise:,
Anna Spidel. keeper of a rooming-house
at No. 9 North Sixteenth struet, reported
to the Central District police laft night
that Fred Schroeder. one of her roomers,
to whom she said she had Intrusted $2,209
for safekeeping, disappeared on April 7.
She stated to the police thit Scliroeder
came to St. Louis from Germany several
months ago. and that he obtained -the
money from her through a promise of
marrisge ThL marriage. Schroedor toM
her. would take place after ha procucetf a
dlvorco.
Schroeder Is -40 years old. feet 2 Inches
tall, and wore a blue, suit of clothes,
which were made in Germany, and a black.
Derby hat. He is a hollermaker by trado
and speaks broken English. She recenUy
came to St. Louis from Germany.
FIRE AT GALESBURG, ILL
High School Burns and Fireman
Is Killed by Falling Walls'.
Galesburg. HI.. April ID. Fire. wh'h
broke out early this evening in the base
ment of the Galesburg High School, re
sulted In the total destruction of the
building. John Slater, a fireman, was In
stantly killed by falling wgalls. The loss
lo estimated at $100,000, fully covered by
Insurance.
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