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PRINCE PU LUN JKD WONG KAI KAH.
In their carriage as they were leaving Union Station.
P-ST, LOUIS
RECEPTION
PLEASES PU LI,
Heir lo Chinese Throne Atteiuls
'' Wedding of Jlis.s Therese Scan
Ian and George U. Tiffanr.
GREETED BY HIS. COUNTRYMEN
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l?i-ince-ReccivPB .Oration at. Union
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oiauou anu at tne vvasmngron
v' Hotel, Where Royal Party
Is Staying.
Prince Pn Lun Tsee. heir te tlie throne
ol China, who arrived In SL Louis yes
terday to represent his. uncle-Emperor as
Imperial Commissioner to the World's
Talr, went to his royal apartments In the
Wuhlngton Hotel last night weary but
delighted as a result of the first day or
his, month"s visit to the Exposition city.
The fast American pace set for H. R. H.
In Washington was not abated here. He
had been in the city but a few hours
when he was entertained at the Tiffany
Scanlan wedding, after having received an
ovation from large crowds at Union Sta
tion and all the way out to the Washing
ton Hotel.
. Inoldentally he was greeted by a dele
gation of St. Louis Chinamen, who ac
corded to the medium-sized man, serious
of mien and wearing eyeglasses, all the
honor due to his royal station. The pea
cock feathers and other insignia- of. rank,
were regarded with interest and respect.
After a fatiguing Journey the Prince was
permitted to enjoy a quiet evening, dining
with" members of his suite. '
A programme of entertainment in' his
honor w.111 be announced later.
TRAIN WAS LATE.
Prince Pu Lun's arrival at Union Sta
tion wan the occasion of an enthusiastic
demonstration of welcome from St. Louis
people, who took up every foot of space
where a. view of the royal arrival could
be obtained .
The B. & O. S-W. train hearing the
Commissioner General from his country
to the World's Fair, with his suite, did
not .arrive until 3:40 p. m., being two
hours late. The crowds began to gather
before 1 o'clock, and many did not leave
the station, .when they heard that the
Prince was late.
Lines composed of Chinese citizens and
the members of the Reception Committee
were formed on both rides of the plat
form wherehe Prince's train stopped-and
a platoon offifty police, under Drillmaster
Roemer, were posted near the gates to
keep back the crowd.
When the train arrived, however, the re
ception line was broken to some extent,
and spectators mingled with the officials.
Keo Awyang, secretary of Vice Commis
sioner Wong Kal Kah, who accompanied
the Prince, from Washington, jumped off
the train before it stopped and Indicated to
-the Reception Committee where the Prince
would alight.
PRINCE APPEARS.
When the train, stopped and the. Prince
Ippeared on the platform, he was sur-
aunded by many of his countrymen in
the picturesque native' garb, and after
H xreeung tnee and tne otner m?moers 01
Fi ft Reception Committee he was "escorted
"lilto; the reception-room of the station,
sSafiaTe he was erceted bv JIayor Wells,
lent Francis and party.
"the Prince came four attaches of
he Chinese imperial household and five
servants; lt)esldes Messrs. Wong Kal Kah
nd Kee Owyanir. The Prince wore' his
royai robes and decorations of honor, his
'peacock, feathers and a, red sash, present
ed to hlrn by the Mikado of Japan.
As he-walked. through the Midway of the
station., and "noted the crowds at all the
windows and on) the .tops of the cars Jn
the sheds,. his eyes expressed a mild sur
Drise." mingled with pleasure.
7Vi There was a wild rush for the Market
street 'entrance, where the cafrlages'.were'
.-.- -5n' .niilnp: and his royal Highness was
Continued on FigetTne,
GOVERIEHT FACES
ENORMOUS DEFICIT
Congress Adjourns, Having Ap
propriated $77,000,000 More
Than Revenues for Year.
GORMAN FLAYS
PRESIDENT.
DeclaresRoosevelt Is Driving Na
tion Into Debt to Build Up
"Great World Power"
Ovation to Cannon.
The Republic Eureau.
Hth St. and Penn."ylvan!a Ave.
Washington. April 28. Congress closed
at 2 o'clock this afternoon amid the usual
scenes of felicitation In the Senate and
most unusual scenes of good-feeling in
the House. But. more important than this,
it leaves the Government facing a deficit
of $77,000,000 at the end or the fiscal year
1S03.
According to the figures given out by.
Chairman Hemenway of the Appropria
tion Committee, the regular and perma
nent annual appropriations for the fiscal
year ending in June, 190;, made by the
present session of .Congress, is J781.574.629.
The total .estimated revenues. for the fiscal
vear 1905 is J7O4,472,O60.
Mr. Hemenway says that, on the whole,
the present aession has practiced laudable
economy. Representative Livingston, the
leading minority member of the Appropri
ations Committee, calls it "wasteful ex
travagance," while by omission of neces
sary legislation he says the welfure of the
masses has been neglected.
DEBATE IN SENATE.
The appropriations of the ses.ion were
the subject of a spirited debate in the
S-iate, v.-here Senator Gorman, the lead-
of the minority, said the figures were
amazing, and that It would be Impossible
to continue such extravagance without in
creasing taxes. Mr. Gorman attributed a
large part of the increasing expenditures
to the ambition of the Pr'erident tojmake
the United States "a great world Power.'"
Both Senators. Allison and Aldrich took
Issue with Mr. Gorman and said that the
Gotrnment was economically adminis
tered, and that while there was a rapid
Increase of Government business, the
grand total of expenditures this year was
atcut the same aa last.
The grand "total of 'the appropriations"
for the session of the last Congress wert
M,62M96, but this Included a $26,000,000
river and harbor bill. The total appro
priations for the last Congress was over
aJMlllon and a half, and according to the
1-resent estimates the amount of the pres
cnt Cpr-grtss wilt.be about the same.
DEMONSTRATION IN HOUSE.
There was a genuine and cordial demon
stration of good feeling toward Speaker
Cannon In the closing scenes of the House.
Just before the hour' of 2 arrived, he
called Representative Richardson, the for
mer minority leader, to the chair, and
went to his room to sign bills. No sooner
had he disappeared than John Sharp Wil
liams, the present minority leader, pre
sented a resolution of thanks to the Speak
er, and supported It with a most grace
ful speech.. When the Speaker entered the
chamber on the arm of Mr. Williams, both
sides of the chamber rose as one man and
gave him an ovation such as is seldom seen
In Congress. If anything, the demonstra
tions of cordial, good-will were more em
phatic on the Democratic side, and there
was not one member of tho minority who
did not cheer him. .t
The members, after the Speaker an
nounced 9naladjournment; joined In sing
ing partlotlc airs, and slowly filed out of
the hall, after shaking hands with the
Speaker and biddfng'hlm good-by.
Deleicates Instrncted for Hearst.
REP.DBUC'BPEOIAU
Keokuk. Ia. April 28. The Lee County.
Demoeratie Convention; 'held at Donnelson
tn-day. defeated a- resolution Instructing
delegates to the State Convention for
Hearst by a vote of 67 to 44.
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PRINCE LU LUN'9 EQUIPAGE. BHOWING THE' POSTILLIONS AND FOOTMAN. THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN, AS THE PROCESSION WAS MOVING WEST ON LOCUST STREET.
rUKEOASiEK rnuiviED vv-cAincrv
FOR OPENING
"From the best information I ran-gather at 11 o'clock to-night, I
have every reason to believe that the opening flay of the World's Fair
will be sreeted with fine and fair weather.
"The report from Washington for the State of Missouri to-night
indicate possibly cooler weather and showers for Saturday. This
does not necessarily mean 'St. Loulsand vicinity,' however, for which
immediate section I make the following official forecast,, which seems
to me most probable:
"For St. Louis and Vicinity Fair Friday; no decided change In
temperature; fresh northerly winds. v .
"The conditions favor fair and pleasant weather for 'Saturday,
the opening day of the World's Fair.
"This prediction is based on the fact that the pressure over the
central districts remains high and is falling only In the Western
States and the northeast quarter of the country."
CONGRESSMAN BARTHOLDT PROPOSES
INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE.
Introduces Resolution in Ilouse Asking President to Invite. All
Governments to Send Representatives to Convention to De
vise Plans for Arbitration. '
Washington. April 28. Itepresenta live Bartholdt of Missouri introduced
a concurrent resolution to-day requesting the President to invite the Govern
ments of civilized nations to send representatives to an international con
ference to devise plans looking to the negotiation of arbitration treaties be
tween them, and also to discuss the advisability of and, if possible to agree
ou, a gradual reduction of armaments.
LEADING TOPICS
IN
TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
GRAIN CLOSED: ST. LOUIS-JULY
WHEAT Sl-,S82c; JULY CORN 473sS'47Hc
ASKED.
CHICAGO-JULT'WHEAT 8;Hc; JULY
CORN 4SHc
WRATHEIl I.tDICATIOXS.
For St. I.nnln and Vicinity Falrt no
decided change In temperature;
fresh, northly tilniln. Will continue
Saturday.
Page.
2. Darige-'ot Flood Considered Past.
3. New York Contest Friendly. to Parker.
Railway News.
Archbishop Ryan Is to Be a Guest.
4. The Republic's Daily Racing Form
Charts.
Race Results and Entries.
5 Baseball Scores. x
6. Editorial. .,.
Society News. ,
7. Minister Returns From the Orient.
8. Distinguished Men Filling Hotels.
Big Crowd Expected" at FairTo-Mor-
row.
9. Summary, of Local Grain Market
Financial News.
10. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
Birth, Marriage and Death Records.
11. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
12. Republic "Want"-Advertisements';
13. Republic "Want" Advertisements. "
U. Will Not Call Extra Session.
New Cruiser- California Leaves Build
ers' Hands.
Unidentified Man .Ends Life.
Jefferson Club'3 Social.
KANSAS CITY BRIDGES DAMAGED.
Mass of Dclftvrood Threatens to De
.itroy tne Piers.
.REPUBUC SPECIAL, '
Kansas City, M April 28. Driftwood
In large quantities' Is causing damage to
the Kaw River pile bridges to-day. Last
night theriver rose fbout three feet, end
is etill rising. The crest of' the rise will
reach this city some time to-night, and,
beginning in the morning, the fall will be
rapid.
Logs thirty and thirty-five feet long are
In .the driftwood, and they are piling
against the' supports of tne pile bridges.
One struck the false work, under, the mid-,
die span uf the new-steel bridge at Kan
sas avenue, carrying out a bent. At 10
o'clock this morning. Kansas City, Kas.;
firemen were detailed to keep the drift
away from' the Kansas avenue and James
street bridges.'. -
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OF WORLD'S FAIR
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CAN BUY TICKETS
DOWNTOWN TO-DAY
Department of Admissions Will
Open Temporary Office in La
clede Building to Accommo-
date Large Purchasers.
Temporary quarters have been opened
on the sixth floor of the Laclede building
by -the Department of Admissions of the
World's Fair; to accommodate persons
and, firms who wish to buy tickets to the
Fair In large' quantities.
The plan Is the result of the action of
St. Louis firms, many of which have sig
nified a willingness to give tickets to em
ployes in' order to increase the attendance
to-morrow.
Checks will be received at the new tick
et office to-morrow, providing they are
made payable to the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Company. The admission Is
50 cents for adults and 2 cents for chil
dren between 5 and 12 years old. Tickets
put chased at the temporary office, how
ever, will not be good on any but the open
ing day. The office will be open from 9
o'clock this morning to S o'clock this even
ing. " "
JUDGE WALLER MARRIED.
Prominent Jurist Takes Miss An
nie James as His Bride.
'REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Moberly.Mo., April 28. Judge Alexander
Waller and Miss Annie, Hickman James
were married .hero last night. Judge Wal
ler, a resident of this city, was recently
appointed to "preside ever the Ninth Ju
dicial Circuit, succeeding Judge John A.
Hockaday. Miss James's family Is. one of
.the oldest j and best known of Randolph
County.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS FOR PRESIDENT.
Indiana PopulUts Hold Convention
at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis? Ind April 28. The Popu
lists of, Indiana held then- State Conven
tion here; to-day,, and- nominated, dele
gates at large and district delegates' to the
National Convention, which will be held
July 4 at Springfield, HI.
Resolutions were' adopted Indorsing Sam
uel w;. Williams of Vmcennes for. the
nomination for President,, and the' dele
gates were instructed, to exert every ef
fort to; secure, hla nomination.
CZAR MAY RECALL
ADMIRAL YESZEN
EOR SB JAPS
Highly Indignant, It Is Report
ed, at Summary Treat
ment of- Soldiers on
Board Transport.
NAVAL MEN OFFER EXCUSES.
Commander of Vladivostok
Squadron Says Mikado's Fight
ing Men Refused to Sur
render. SQUADRON AVOIDING BATTLE.
Japanese Official Reports Show
Successful Operation of Gun
boat in the Yalu River
Operations.
St. Iet.-...burg. April 2S. St. Petersburg
Is loaded with rumors regarding the sink
ing of the Japanese military transport,
the Kinshiu JIaru, by the Vladivostok
squadron. One, report has It that 3.G00
men were aboard the transport when she
went down, but the Admiralty Insists"
that there were only 200.
It is stated that the Emperor Is highly
Indignant over the affair and that he will
relieve Rear Admiral Yeszen and order
him to be cuurt-martialed.
This report lacks confirmation In re
sponsible naval circles, where it is re
iterated that no other course could be
pursued and that the Admiral only fired
when the Japanese categorically refused
to surrender and adopted a. hostile atti
tude. YESZBN'S REPORT.
The official' report of Rear Admiral Yes
zen to the Emperor is as follows:
VDUrlng the night of April 26 two Rus
sian torpedo boats met at sea the Japa
nese military transport Kinshiu Maru. of
4,000 tons, laden with rice and other mili
tary stores and about 1.500 tons of coal.
The transport was armed with four
.Hotchkiss guns of 47 millimeters.
"The Russians captured on board seven
teen officers, twenty soldiers, eighty-five
military carriers, or coolies, and sixty
.flve of the crew, who surrendered. The
remainder of the men, who were to form
a landing party and who were left with
out officers, obstinately refused to sur
render or go on board a Russian cruiser.
"Furthermore, they offered armed re
sistance to the Russians. In the end they
were sent to the bottom with the trans
port." '
WANTS NO FIGHT.
It is generally recognized that Rear Ad-J
mlral Yeszen cannot do more than
frighten the Japanes and compel them to
exercise greater care In their military
movements, as the sinking" of a few
transports, or even cruisers, can' have no
permanent effect' on the result of the
war. ,
Moreover, he is bound by his instruc
tions not to risk his ships, unduly,' the
Intention being to keep them safe for an
attack 'with the Baltic fleet when it ar
rives in the Pacific..
The possibility of a Japanese attempt
to mine the entrances to Vladivostok, as
was done at Port Arthur, Is considered,
but the conditions are different, and, be
sides. Rear Admiral Yeszen, with-the les
son of the Pctropavlovsk disaster .fresh In
his mind, will observe the utmost cau
tion. JAPS CLAIM SUCCESS.
Tokio'.- April 23. Tho Japanese, gunboat
Maya, accompanied by Several torpedo
boats, entered, and ascended the Yalu
River on Monday, .April 25, and fought a
Series of .small engagements with the Bus-
Coatinned on Parce Two.
ARMY OF WORKMEN AT FAIR
BRINGING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
Unsightly Spots and .Obstruction s Disappear as by MagicDirect
or of Works Taylor Promises That Every Detail of the Expo
sition Will Be Ready To-Morrow.
TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND EMPLOYED, MORE TO BE ADDED.
Scenes are being witnetscd these days In
the shaping up of the grounds at the
World's Fair that are little short of mag
ic. With the opening of the great Expo
sition hut one day-off ,the enormous force
of workmen, representing every craft, is
working like beavers, but. with steady and
well-directed purpose, to the end of making
it present. a completed appearance to-morrow.
A conservative estimate places the num
ber of workmen engaged on the grounds
at 28.000, approximately: Last night 10,000
of this number were, at work on the site,
and to-night the same number will be en
gaged. By Saturday morning there will be
net even a lingering evidence of unfinished
conditions.
A week ago the unknowing visitor would
have viewed the teeming chaos with dubi
ous thoui- s as to the ability of the Ex
position management to finish the phys
ical part of the Exposition on time. Yes
terday the same visitor would have en
tertained no reasonable doubts that the
mammoth task could be done In ample
time for the opening.
From day to day the transformation of
the grounds is marvelous. Tons of debris,
scores of unsightly shacks, temporary
bridges and murky pools that disfigured
the beautiful main picture disappear in a
night, and In their place there is green
sward, flowering beds or a bright-colored
booth. 'Interminable strings of unsightly
box cars that but twelve hours before
stood oh the tracks in the center of the
picture, perhaps loaded down with tons of
exhibit material from the four quarters of
the globe, by daylight have disappeared,
their burdens In the buildings.
LIKENED TO A CANVAS.
The physical aspect of the grounds at
the beginning oi the week might best be
likened to a piece of canvas stretched on
the easel of the artist beforf! he lias mixed
ills colors and prepared to spread the
paint. There arc Innumerable soiled places,
disfiguring the dead white of the canvas,
that cannot he allowed to remain. One by
one the spots are removed and gradually
the whole beautiful picture Is unfolded on
the canvas, a perfect whole, through the
medium of the artist's skillful application
.of harmonious colors.
In the making of the Exposition pic
tyre the workers of the Landscape Depart
ment are the artists, and their colors are
those of nature. Superintendent Perry,
with a force of 700 men. working in day
'and night shifts, has followed ever close
on the heels of the wreckers, who tear
down relentlessly all of the temporary
coi structlon and bridges to make way for
the beautlncatlon of the grounds.
As fast as the constructions are razed a
frce of landscape workers Is directed
upon the spot, and in a trice they' have
the grounds cleared and. smoothed ready
for the drcsslns of sod or flowers as the
case may be. All of the energy cf the
wcrhers has been concentrated In that
considerable; area of the Exposition best
knewn as the "picture."
The task of making "one million blades
of gran grow where none grew before"
docs not seem to be one which baffles
Chief Kessler of the Landscape Depart'
ment. That of making hundreds of trees
spring up In groves, where there was be
fore absolutely no vegetation, but simply
nctes of bilious-looking yellow cliy. Is one
which he hardly considers a task, if only
nature will be propitious and cease to open
her floodgates or rain upon the grounds.
In the gardens between the Transporta
tion and Varied Industries palaces, where'
a few days ago a two-story house stood,
the ground has been cleared and smoothed
and dozens of trim-looking trees, already
shooting forth tender green branches, are
standing. The same beauteous transforma
tion has been worked In the space between
the Palaces of Manufactures and Liberal
Arts.
CARLOADS OF CINDERS.
Carloads' of cinders for walks and paths
stand on the tracks one moment, and
when one looks for them an hour hence
the cars are gone and the walks and
paths have appeared.- Buildings that at
one time were surrounded by scaffoldings
and a maze otrude plank scantlings, giv
ing them r a most unfinished' appearance.
In a trice are stripped of these reminders
of a period 'When they were In' their con
structive stage, and shine forth hi ail
their glory, of fresh .paint ard.flyinc'flaire.
Whereadayagolbere'were many?scores
of statues of"beautiful'women and muscu
lar men. w-th-a-iiromTs galore, jnost of them
lacking a head or aha brj'ameother very
necessary part' ortHrfrttaff'"5naiomj", and
with gaping seams disfiguring their pro
portions, yesterday they stood forth with
every member In Its place, the seams all
smoothly joined together and In every 'way
looking like the marble figures they are
In imitation of.
And while the visitor watches the busy
scene, with men and. women of every na
tion under the sun walking hither and
yon. with teams blocking the great wide
avenues and men working feverishly, he
wonder." how the order which he sees at
every turn manifesting itself Is eve
evolved out of such a huge force of men.
and how it iH possible to so quickly trans
form th great site from its raw state to
one of perfect finish and "harmony.
WORKMEN WILL BE GONE.
By to-morrow morning not a workman
will be In slsht engaged in the task of
clearing and shaping up. The work will
have been done. The picture will be on ex
hibition for the admiring gaze of the
world's vI?itorsand, with walks clean and
flowers blooming, the green of the lawns
a perfect harmony, with the Ivory of the
palaces, the world will see the finished
Fair without ever knowing what remained
to be done but a day before It was accom
plished. Director of Works Taylor promises ev
erything ready down to the least detail.
Nora box or bale of exhibit goods will be
allowed to stand in theopen. Not a rail
road track will be uncovered and all of
the tons of debris will have found a har
.bor in the dump pile miles away from tho
site. More than that, the visitor will not
ee- even a single evidence of how the
great quantity of exhibit material was
brousht to the site, as the freight cars
which to-day stand on the tracks by the
hundred will have been shunted oft the
grounds and tent to the yards of the rail
ways miles distant from the scene.
Hven to the very detail of dressing the
flag staff-! of the buildings with the gay
colored bunting of many nations, the Fair
will be ready. -There are 1,500 of these
flags and they will be run up the hal
yards and furled ready for the signal
from Washington to unfurl them to the
breezes-at the Exposition grounds.
VANDIVER FOR'cOCKRELL '
FOR ANYTHING HE WANTS.
Folk Campaign Manager Replies to
need's Accusations Concernlng-
Senatorshl;.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, April 28. With reference to
James A. .Reed's Jefferson City interview
In which he charged that the Folk move
ment Involves an effort to elect a Folk
dominated Legislature which will send
Vandlver to the Senate to succeed Cock
rell. Representative Vandlver said to
night: "I was one of the first men to declare
for.Cockreil, and I am for Cockrell at all.
times for anything he may want, be It the
Senate or .the presidency. A game like
that is not my kind of politics. It may b
Reed's, but it Is not mine."
Mr. Vandlver will remain in Washington
until the middle of next, week, when he
will start for 'Missouri.
MANY BURIED BY CAVE-IN.
Fifty Bodies Have Been Recov
ered From Spanish Mine.
Madrid. April 28. The caving In of a coal
mine it Toclna, Seville, to-day buried
many miners, r
Fifty bodies have, been recovered. -.Ten,
of the miners were rescued, bat fjl C
thm are badly Injured.
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