0 REAL E L ESTATE ESTATElffiN ESTATElffiNFair MEN MENSELL
I row Fair light tonight westerly and tomor tomorrow winds ¬ J Ifte n tu lila t U U u1TTi i USING SELL SELL TIMES PROPERTY WANtB5 WANtB5NUMBER is B BUSING I INUMBER
NUMBER 3611 WASHINGTON SATURDAY 3S EVENING VESTING APRIL 30 1904 PRICE ONE CENT
1 GREW ABANDONED ABANDONEDSGHOONER ABANDONEDSCHOONER
SCHOONER WRECK WRECKALL WRECKALLHANDS
ALLHANDS ALL HANDS LOST LOSTShip LOSTShip
Ship Went Ashore onReef on onReef onReef
Reef When pose poseto lose losetoLand loseto
to toLand toLandBOATS Land LandBOATS LandBOATS
BOATS GO TO PIECES PIECESTwo PIECESTwo PIECESTwo
Two BodiesWashed Bodies Vashed Ashore AshoreMight Ashorelight AshoreMight
Might Have Ha Hake e Been Saved SavedHad SavedHad SavedHad
Had They Waited WaitedHALIFAX VlaitedHAL1FA WaitedhALIFAX
HALIFAX HAL1FA N S April 30Word 30 3 Word r rd was wsreceived wa wareceived wasreceived
received In this th1 city elt at an early earl heiir heiirthis he hetirthis r rthis
this morning that the British schooner schoonerOnorn schoonerOnora r rOnora
Onora Captain Atkinson A kln5on had baton batonwrecked beonrecited beenivrecked
wrecked oft Duncans Gove last ait nightmd nightand night nightand
and all hands lost Duncans Duncan s Cove Is laabout Isabout isabout
about sixteen miles from this city elt on the thewestern thewOBtern thewoetern
western shore entering the harbor harborLater harborJnter harborTater
Later the report was as fully full corrobor corroborated corroborated corroboratld ¬
ated by b Captain Landry of the tug A AC Ae AC
C Whitney ltne which was sent down to torender torender torender
render any assistance possible In saving savingthe savingthe savingthe
the vessel ves l
lDid
Did Not Want a a Pilot PilotThe PilotThe PilotThe
The Onora left Fajardo Porto Rico Ricoon Ricoon Ricoon
on April 9 for this port with a cargo cargoof cargoot cargoof
of molasses consigned to G P Mitch Mitchell MItcheli Mitchell ¬
ell Sons One or the pilot boats boatssighted boatsslghted boatssighted
sighted her five ve miles oft ot Sambro about
2 oclock Friday Frida afternoon As she did didnot didnot didnot
not signal for a pilot she was not notboarded notb
4 boarded boardedThe b boardeLThe ro roThe
The wind was light but there was a aheavy ahea aheavy
heavy hea sea rolling romn In The s se sea a carried carriedthe carriedthe carriedthe
the vessel v ssel farther toward the shore it itis ItI itIs
is I thought than the captain realized realizedThe realizedThe realizedThe
The reef she struck is quite clos close to toshore toshcrt toshcre
shore > and nd Juts out from the mainland mainlandwell mainlandWen mainlandwell
well inside the Duncans Cove Buoy BuoyIt Buo BuoIt BuoyIt
It was dark during the night Those Thoseon Thoseon Thoseon
on board may ma not have known how howclose howclose howclose
close to shore they were while It If they theyhad th thhnd theyhad
had stayed by b the vessel essel all hands handswould handswould handswould
would have been saved savedScene savedScene savedScene
Scene of the Wreck WreckWhen Wreckhen WreckWhen
When hen the Whitney arrived at the thescene thescene thescene
scene the vessel was standing standh on the theledge tbeledge theledge
ledge with her deck out of the th water A Alittle Alittle Alittle
little later she lurched lurc ed and bar hf r deck daaksunk dQksunk decksunk
sunk a ftttlojpvr ftttlojpvrS little lItt leJ Jaw WQr r rThe c cThe
The ranst m s wert vere vereand Stftnfling jUu li1g v l1t lftafSsaff lftafSsaffand ais rn I Iand
S and three Jibs Jlb set tile mainsail beingfurled being Mlngfurled bcirii bciriifurled
furled The Th vessel was pounding and andthe andthe andthe
the sea was lashing the foam half ha1 the theheight theheight
height of the mass masr It was Impossible Impossibletd I
t td < J board her herOne herOne herOne
One boat was seen among the ledges ledgesIt ledgesIt ledgesIt
It was stated two bodies were washed washedashore washedashore washedashore
ashore ashoreFinding ashoreFinding i iFinding
Finding the vessel essel filling with water waterthe waterthe waterthe
the crew cre launched the boat b t It is be belleved be1ived j jlievedand
lievedand lleved and heavy seas smashed It againstthe against againstthe againstthe
the rocks and all perished perishedThe perishedThe perishedThe
The crew consisted of Capt John At Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson ¬
kinson of New Brunswick H Laag Laagmate Laagmate Laagmate
mate Germany John F Bowen cook cookNova cookNova cookNova
Nova Scotia Archibald Baird New Newfoundland Newfoundland Newfoundland ¬
foundland John Lang Rlchibucto New NewThe NewBrunswick NewBrunswick
Brunswick and H Ha Halvista vista Finland FinlandThe FinlandThe
The mate left the vessel at Grenada GrenadaIt
It Is reported and another was shipped shippedIn
In his place placeLonglfty placeLonglw placeLongley
Longlfty Co Halifax are the own owners owners owners ¬
ers of the vessel which was of 137 tons tonsnet tonsn tonsnet
net n < > t register regl ter Both vessel essel and cargo were wareinsured wereInsured wereinsured
insured insuredWHALING InsuredWHALING insuredWHALING
WHALING SCHOONER
70 DAYS OVERDUE
PROVINCETOWN Mass taSt1 April AprilThe 38 38The 30The
The word missing must It is felt be berecorded berecorded berecorded
recorded against the name of still an another another another ¬
other of Provincotowns shrunken whal whaling whalIn whallng ¬
ing In fleet eot This time It is the schooner schoonerCarrie schoonerCarrie hoOler hoOlerCarrie
Carrie D Knowles which whlchhas has been nine ninety ninety ninety ¬
ty days on a passage that has been beenusually beenusually beenusually
usually made In twenty twentyShe twentyShe twentyShe
She sailed on January 27 for Dominicabut Dominica Dominicaout Dominicabut
but out letters dated March 30 have been re received received received ¬
ceived from the Islands asking for In Information InfcrmaUon infGrmatlon ¬
formation regarding the craft and stat stating stattng statIng ¬
ing that she had not reached her desti declination destination destination ¬
nation nationIt nationIt nationIt
It is now believed she has disappeared disappearedwith disappearedwith disappearedwith
with all on board She was manned by bya bya bya
a crew of fifteen fteen and was under com command commRnd cornniand ¬
mand of Capt CoHn Stevenson of this thisplace thisplace thisplace
place placeA placeA placeA
A SCHOONER ASHORE ASHORENEAR ASHORENEAR ASHORENEARATLANTIC
NEARATLANTIC NEAR ATLANTIC CITYATLANTIC CITY CITYATLANTIC CITYA
ATLANTIC A TLA TIC CITY N J April 30A 30Areport 31tAreport 30Areport
report received from the Little Beach BeachLife Be BeachLire ch chLife
Life Saving Station states that an un unknown unknown unknown ¬
known fishing schooner ran ashore near nearthere nearthere nearthere
there this morning morningThe mornlnJThe morningThe
The crews of the Little Beach and the theNorth theNorth theNorth
North Brigantine Life Saving Station Stationhave StatlOIillhave Stationshave
have gone to th the assistance a l tance of the thestranded thestranded thestranded
stranded craft craftFAILS eraftFAILS craftiis
FAILS iis TO INSTRUCT INSTRUCTCONCORD INSTRUCTCONCORD1 EiSTRUCTCONCORD
CONCORD N H April 30 3OThe 3OTheDemocratic 30TheDemocratic The TheDemocratic
Democratic State convention at Ito itameeting i1llmeetIn Itomeeting
meeting meetIn here nominated six delegates delegatosatlarge delegatoatlallie delegatesat1are
atlarge to the national convention conventionDelegateii conventionDelegAtes conventionDelegates
DelegAtes were unln unlll8truct uninstructed tructed but i It is isFirst Issuppoef IsBUP
BUP suppoef that they favor Juoge Ju4e J Parker ParkerFirst ParkerFirst
First and Second Congressional Consre lonal district districtconventions elltrlctconventions districtconventions
conventions elected uninstructed dele delegates deleJate dolegates ¬
gates
WEATHER REPORT REPORTRain REPORTRaIIUt REPORTRaIns
Rain RaIns have fallen In the middle Atlantic Atlan Atlantic AtlanUc ¬
tic State New England and the lower lowerlake lowerlake lowerlake
lake region re on also al o in eastern Texas Texa and andthe andthe andthe
the middle Rocky mountain region regionTh regionThe regIonThe
Th The temperature has not changed ma materially materially materielly ¬
terially In any district districtShowers districtShowers districtShowers
Showers are probable tonight along
the lower lakes elsewhere fair weather weatherwith wOIltherwith weatherwith
with stationary temperature is I indicated indicatedThe IftlIeatedThe indicatedThe
The winds 1ncIB along alon the middle and south southAtlantic lIOuthAtlantic southAtlantic
Atlantic Coast will 11I be mostly Iteht to tofresh totrellh tofresh
fresh westerly wester on the east ea t Gulf coast coastlight eoa coastlight t tlIght
light and variable variableTHE variableTHE rlabe rlabeTHE
I
THE TEMPERATURE TElfPBRATCREi TEMPERATURE9am
9 9am a m H
i 12 noon noonlpm 01
j jTH1I
1 lpm lpm2pm p m 9L
2 2pm p m 81 81THR
THR SON SONSun s 1N 1NSun 7NSun
Sun sets today Crii pm pmSun pmSun pmF
F Sun rises tomorrow ijM = < < am amTIDE amTIDE amTIDE
TIDE TABLB TABLBLow TABLBLow TABLELow
Low tide today toda ft pmHigh pm pmHigh pmHigh
High tide today pm pmLow pmLow pmLow
Low tide tomorrow tomrrowi02 202 am ttt 2 2111gb pm pmHigh nmHigh
High tld tIde tomorrow 857 um 9 9H 8 pm
BATTLE A TTLE NOW ON ONIN ONIN ONIN
IN MANCHURIA
16000 Japanese CiosstheYalu Cross the Yalu I alu and Attack
30000 3 0 000 Russians Ru sians Who Are Strong Strongly Strongly StrongFortified
ly Fortified FortifiedAGGRESSORS FortifieAGGRESSORS FortifiedM3GRESSORS
AGGRESSORS AGGRESSORS REEN REENFORCED REENFORCEDCONTINUE REENFOaCEDCONTINUE FORCED FORCEDCONTINUE
CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENTRussian ENGAGEMENTR ENGAEMENTRussian
R Russian ssian Officers OJficersConspiclioUS Conspicuous in Brave BraveFinery BraveFirye5rPicked BraveFinery
Finery Firye5rPicked Picked Off ff by the EnemysO Enemys EnemysSharpshooters EnernysSharpshooters
O Sharpshooters SharpshootersST
ST PETERSBURG April April30A 30 30A A heavy engagement engagemepton on the th YalU YalUis Yalliis Yaluisreported
isreported isreportedSixteen is reported reportedSixteen reportedSixteen
Sixteen thousand Japanese crossed the he river on Thursday and at attacked attacked attacked ¬
tacked 30000 Russians Russiansvho who ho were veretrong1y strongly trongly fortified It is rumored mored this thismorning thisoming thismorning
morning oming that t at the Japanese Jap nese were reenforced rtenforced and that j the t11 battle attI att1e con continues continues continues ¬
tinues <
The Japanese sharpshooters sh rpshooters killed ki1Iedmany many Russian Russ ussi im n oM officers offic eth rsj whose whoseuniforms whoseuniforms hose hoseunifonns
uniforms were wer conspicuous conspicuousAn s sAn
An official dispatch received reports that Japanese apanese columns 9 mns are aremarching aremarching re remarching
marching from Yongampho toward Wiju WijuSmall WijuSmall VijuSmall
Small forces o otAnpanese Japanese adds the report have crossed the Yalu YaluRiver Y YaluRiver lu luRiver
River
Dispatches1received Dispatches received at the th State Department this afternoon indicate indicatethat indicaJ indica indicathat
that the h first important impd nt land I nd engagement in i the war betveen Japanad JapanadRussia Japan and andRussia 9d 9dRussIa
Russia is IS now takmgplace taking place near the Yalu River RiverJapanese lver f fJapanese
i
Japanese Version of ofSinking ISinkingofTrandort I ISinking
Sinking SinkingofTrandort of Transport
The Th Japanese legatlon today received recehedthe receivedtII j jthe
the tII following bftlolal message Stlg6 from the thefrjlgn thefo thefpoign
frjlgn fo lgn office llce at t Tokyo ToTcyostrength Tokohe Tokyojhe
jhe he Ninth I1th compnqttheE1ghW compnqttheE1ghWdUr mplnl qftheElg1itIY qftheElg1itIYs
s dt11 dUrstrength rntir tiYTrt grmont cre crestrength
strength about 169 man m n was returning returningto
to Gensan In transport Kinshu Maru Maruregistered Maruregistered Maruregistered
registered tonnage ton nage 23S9 after reconnoiterlng reconnoit reconnoitering reconnoiterIng
ering Tlwon and the neighborhood of ofHangyongdo ofHunbongdo ofHangyongdo
Hangyongdo It was stopped at 1116 p pm pm pin
m April 2 25 > oft Sinpho by three Rus Russian Russian Bussian ¬
sian cruisers and two torpedo boats boatsThe boatsThe boatsThe
The Russians then approached her herThe herTheshlps herTheships
The Theshlps ships captain accompanied by the thesuperintending thesuperintending thesuperlntending
superintending naval officer and two twoother twoother twoother
other officers went aboard the Rossiawhere Rossio Rossiowhere Rossinwhere
where they were apparently detained detainedThe detainedThe detainedThe
The enemy gave an hours respite respitefor respitefor respitefor
for surrender but soldiers in strict die discipline dlaclpllne diecipilne ¬
cipline obeying officers orders refused refusedAt retusedAt refusedAt
At 130 a m April 26 2 the enemy die discharged dlscl1arged diecHarged ¬
charged a a torpedo whereupon our ourMl ourMldlers sol soldiers aoldiers ¬
diers forming themselves into line on ondeck ondeck ondeck
deck exchanged fire with the enemy
during durI lg which many man of our qur officers and andmen andman andmen
men > perished perishedAt > erl hed hedA
At A 14 about 2 2a am a f m another 1o ier torpedp tQrpedQwa tQrpedQwadsaflargd OfPegQ OfPegQdt wajj wajjdlsahargga
dlsahargga dt > oJ ar n w1ffi wHujh w rlH Bitting tng th the tl if rigine rigineSome iii iii7n1plthe
1Ib1ffft 7n1plthe lftfb frit irtW irtWSome
Some coolies an5 an merchants had pre prevjously preously provously
vjously ously taken to boats and were wcre sub subsequently su susequtntl nutsequently ¬
sequently Joined by b some soldiers afterthe after afterthe arteIthe
the explosion The boats then rode rodewestward rodewStward rodewstward
wStward and after indescribable indescribablefeting suf suffering mffering ¬
fering the men reached Sinpho on the theJfTth thelh the21L11
JfTth JfTthThere lh lhrhere rhere were In these boats forty fortyfour fort fortfOUl fortyfour
four petty officers and privates six sixcooliec SIXcooliee sixcoolies
coolies and merchants Most of the thecrew thecrew thecrew
crew and coolies appear to have been beentaken beenaken beentaken
taken by b the enemy en6m All military ex except except cxcept ¬
cept the above mentioned survivors are arebelieved arpiJeUeved areijelieved
believed to have died diedO diedOr diedof
O Or the company lost ther were two twocaptains tocaptains twocaptains
captains two first and one s id id d lieu lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant ¬
tenant one ensign seventythee seventih ce e pri privates prl1ttes prirates ¬
rates 1ttes two interpreters interpretersOf
Of the surviving soifilers s01 < 1I rg ten ai aislightly at211ShU axslightly
slightly and one seriously seriousl wounded woundedliaron woundtdIaron woundedLaron
liaron Hayashl Japanese minister InLondon in inLondon InLondon
London gave out a R similar report
JAPANESE READY TO STRIKE STRIKEWITHOUT STRIKEWITHOUT STRIKEWITHOUT
WITHOUT FEAR OF FAILURE
NAGASAKI April 30 3OTo To all Intents Intentsand Latentsand ntent ntentcnd
and purposes the Port Arthur action of ofApril ofApril ofApril
April IS destroyed all reasonable fear fearof tearot fearof
of interference with Japans plans in inthe inthe Inthe
the Yellow Sea by b the Russian Pacific Pacificsquadron PacI Pacificsquadron e esquadron
squadron and with the successful out outcome outcome outcome ¬
come of the operations ol eratlons now reported on onthe onthe onthe
the Yalu YaluAs YaluAs YaluAs
As pointed out in previous messages messagesKurokis mes98 messagesthe es esthe
the jassage assage ot the Ynlu by General GeneralKurokl GeneralICurokis
Kurokis Kurokl army arm Is not to be expected expecteduntil expecteduntil expecteduntil
until the Japanese arc prepared to strlkt strlktheavily strlktheaUy strlktheavily
heavily all along their selected front
The military ml1ltar authorities consider that tha4at thatat
at the present juncture It would be betactical a atacticRI atactical
tactical mistake to allow any an external externameans externalmellns externalmeans
means of communication to remain intouch ii iitouch
touch with their troops This Is thi thireason thereason
reason correspondents eorre pondents are ar detained a aNagasaki atNagasaki
Nagasaki NagasakiFrom Na NagasakiFrom asak1 asak1From
From the attitude of the inhabitanthere
here her it is almost Impossible to realizthat
that the country is engaged In a na natlonal national national
tional struggle The calm which pre prevails prevails pmsalls
vails Is most remarkable
Police Scour New York YorkFor YorkFor YorkFor
For a Missing Broker BrokerDr
Dr Woodend Whose Debts May <
500000 in HidingOperated in Wall WallStreet WallStreet WallStreet
Street With Branch Offices
1EW NEW YORK April 1011 30 All the ma machinery machinery machinery ¬
chinery of the police department is in inoperation Ino InOperation
operation o ratlon today In the endeavor to ap apprehend appr6h approhend ¬
prehend pr6h nd Dr William E Woodend brok broker broker brokor ¬
er clubman and hovseman who has hasfled hasI hasfled
fled the city ct 1 leaving behind debts debt that thatmay thatma thatmay
which had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen
I may ma aggregate 500000 money
been Intrusted Intru ted to his firm rm by clients clientsThe cUentsThe clientsThe
The whereabouts of Woodend ToOOend is as asmuch asmuch asmuch
much of a mystery myst ry today as yesterday yesterdaywhen yesterdaywhen e terday terdaywhen
when it was discovered by the police policethat pollcbthat poliebthat
that he had flown There are rumors rumornthat rumvrsthat rumorsthat
that he Is In New Jersey while other otherreports otherreports otherreports
reports say he Is hiding in Canada Mrs MrsTO MrsTO tr trTO
TO HAVE HAVENOSEAND NOSE AND EAR EARGRAFTED EARGRAFTED EARGRAFTED
GRAFTED ON HIS FACE FACEPITTSBURG FACEPITTSBGRG FACEPITTSBURG
PITTSBURG Pa April 30 3OCarl Carl Ed Eddins Eddins EddIne
dins H victim of the Sheridan naphtha naphthaexplosion naphthapl08lon naphthaxplosiofl
explosion pl08lon who has been In the Homeo Homeopathic Homeopathic Homeopathlc ¬
pathic Hospital for two years ears has 1ftfor left leftfor leCttor
for New York He intends having a anose Dnose anose
nose and an ear grafted on Burns are aretha ar arthe arethe
the cause of his deformity deformityVOLUNTARY deform deformityVOLUNTARY It ItVOLUNTARY
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCYWInfleld BANKRUPTCYWinfield I
WInfleld Vln eld Scott S ott a clerk In the Depart Department Doptlrtment Departmont ¬
ment of Commerce and Labor has filed fileda I IIi
a petition In voluntary bankruptcy HeIi He HeliBtfi HeUSts
liBtfi Ii ts his llnbllltles at 08746 and his as asset asotB assets ¬
sets set otB at 126 1 George Melgs Melg is named namedas nam namedas d das
as counsel for the petitioner
Woodend Woo end wife of the missing broker brokerwhen brokerwhen brokerwhen I
when asked by the police where her herhusband herhu herhusband
husband hu band was said saidJ
I do not know where Dr Woodend Voo end Is IsHe IsHe isHe
He Is 111 and left home by the advice adviceof advlc advlcof adviceof
of his h1 physicians physiciansA phy lclans lclansA
A conservative estimate places the theamount theamount theamount
amount which Woodend owes at 500
000 but until all the branch ofllces in inthe Inthe Inthe
the various cities are hoard from it is isimpossible 18Impossible Isimpossible
impossible to state the exact sum of ofWoodends otVoodends ofWoodends
Woodends obligations It is expected expectedthat expectethlit expectedthat
that an assignment or the Woodend Woodendflrm Woodendfirm oodend oodendrm
firm rm will be ified tiled with the Consolidated ConsolidatedStock ConsolidatedStock ConsolidatedStock
Stock Exchange today todayCONTRACTOR toda todaCONTRACTOR todayCONTRACTOR
CONTRACTOR FORFEITS FORFEITSCOLLATERAL FORFEITSCOLLATERAL FORFEITSCOLLATERAL
COLLATERAL IN COURT COURTFortyfive COURTFortyfive COURTS
S Fortyfive dollars collateral was for forfeited CorCeiled forelted ¬
feited in the Police Court by AVlllian AVlllianJamison VillianJamI80n VilliariJamison
Jamison contractor of the new filtration filtrationplant filtrationpbmt filtrationplant
plant for cruelly working and causing causingto
to be worked nine mules unfit for scr service scrice scrvice ¬
vice viceThe viceThe ice iceThe
The humane officers paid a visit to the theplant th thplant theplant
plant after receiving numerous com conipluints comphdnt cornplaints
plaints about the condition of some of ofthe otthe ofthe
the anlmale worked by the contractor contractorand contractorHId contractoiand
and nine charges of cruelty to animals animalswere animalswere animalswere
were preferred and 36 collateral was wasasked w wasasked s sasked
asked in each case caseair casoMr caseMr
Mr Jamison preferred to forfeit the thesum theJum thesum
sum of 4 15 in preference to run runIng runIng rimlog
Ing chanaes chan8 s fcf losing more by going goingto gOingto goingto
to trial
POWERS QUICK ijUlGKTO QUICKTO
TO REACH FOR FORREADY FORREADY
READY MONEY MONEYPanamas i iP
Panamas P nama s n Hurry H ury Call CallDue CallDue CallDue
Due to Outside OutsidePressurii OutsideJ OutsidePressui
Pressurii Pressuriisf Pressur PressurPRICE J
sf sfPRICE ff ffPRICE
PRICE OF RECOGNITION RECOGNITIONGreat REC < GNITION GNITIONr GNITIONGreat
r
Great Britain ritain a ancI i Holland HollandUrging HollandSO Ho1IandUrging 1
SO SOUrging
Urging PaynTgnf Payn fon on G Glombia Co Colombia Colombia ¬
lombia Debt DebtPanamas DebtPtnnmas Debte DebtPanamas
e
Panamas hurry hurr call aIL for 1000000 1000000and 1000000and 1000000and
and the rest of the the90 9000OJOO 9O000 < J OO Hut nt the theearliest thearUe theearliest
earliest arUe t practicable practtcable moment moment which whichcame whichame whichcame
came ame with unexpected unexpectedsu unexpectedsuddunness suddenness d ness nt the theTreasury theDepartment theTreasury
Treasury Department caused ci1ised a a stir not notalone notI notalone
I alone In financial circles but among amongrepresentatives llmongI amongrepresentatives
representatives of foreign torelgnnnUbn nations here hereThe hereThe hereThe
I The republics eagerness eagerno to lay la hold holdof holdot holaof
of the actual cash befoije bet betdxe re the th Ink had hadeven hadeven had6on
even dried on the documents docu rients In Paris Parislegally ParIs10g8113 Parislegally
legally ratifying the sale s 1 of the canal canalIs cn1 canalis aJ aJIs
Is regarded as significant slgnlfic significant l by the repre representatives represontatIveOJ represontatives ¬
sentatives of those governments that thathold thathold thathold
hold claims against Panama Pd amator for bond bondpayments bortd bortdpaments bondpayments
payments > YGreat v vGreat
Great BritainsfGlaims BritainsfGlaimsOne BritainiI BritainsClatmgOne laims laimsOne
One of the countries countrlcsfafgely countriesaigely fargely Interested 4nterestedirtnrnklng Interested1ft I Iin
in irtnrnklng making Panama pafcthese PI1 ith se claims Is IsGreat IsGre IsGroitt
Great Gre t Britain Brit ln The Netherlands r thedands also alsoheld alsohold
held a a large share otthe of the bonds of Co Calombia Colombia Colombia ¬
lombia and Panama 4 fi was generally generallyunderstood generaUyunderstood generallyunderstood
understood among diplomats tlIiiinats here that thatPanamas tbutnamfLs thatPtnamas
Panamas namfLs recognition tSi 1l a new state st te by byGreat byGreat byGreat
Great Britain was oiii only ori secured after afterthe att afterthe r rthe
the diplomatic represeifthtive represe represexttiye tIve of the re republic republic republic ¬
public here 31 I BunauJJgirllla Dunaurt BunauriIla rl11a had tacit tacitly tacItly tacitly ¬
ly given a promise thaa thtfiPanama thPanama > Panama would wouldassume woulllasume wouidassume
assume part of the deb de6lHn debthnthe plathe the payment paymentof
of Colombias bonds O7Jl aiU it that the Brit British BrItIsh British ¬
ish bondholders wouldfitnus woul wouldnus tnus be guaran guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed ¬
teed from loss The Tetherlonds therIands held heldoff heldort heldoff
off from recognizing Bahama lfnama nama for a long longtime longtime longtime
time until it is said saidhe Jthe e Dutch bond bondholders bondholders bondholders ¬
holders received a guarantee nrantee against againstloss agalntloss againtloss
loss lossLatch Jb
Lately pressure hasi h haeep > jeJ > een brought to tobear tobear
bear < 1 by At the these e two W71 0 inCi1es n Jes an i iothers the fhcothers theothers
others Interested to gBcg g gThjarna iftuima ama to to car carry car car13i
ry 13i 1 out O ut her prQmseafc p prQmIseb3mats r Qm Ise < aS2pT mpi mats ma s now nowable n nowtiiilc OW OWhl
tiiilc hl l that thatable hat nn fr f t tDldrloctbqJX4IIQ
DldrloctbqJX4IIQ s r u it itabIP
able to them themThe themThe themThe
The Claims Presented PresentedThe PresentedThe PresentedThe
The claims were w re recently presented to tothe tothe tothe
the State Department and Secretary SecretaryHay SecrotarjHay SecrotaryHay
Hay before the retirement of SI 0 Bunau BunauVarllla BunauVarlllalmpressed BunauVarilla
Varllla Varlllalmpressed Impressed upon the minister the theimportance theImportance theimportance
importance of taking steps to relieve relievethe re relievethe leve levethe
the situation Nothing othlng was done at the thetime thetime thetime
time and meanwhile the Panama gOY government gOYernment goyernment ¬
ernment has no diplomatic representa representative representative representaUve ¬
tive with the rank of minister here to tobear tobear tobear
bear the brunt of the complaints complaintsA
A report is current to the effect that thatPanama thatPanama thatPanama
Panama will promptly invest the thegreater th thsroater thgreater
greater portion of the 10000000 owed owedher owedI Owedher
I her by this Government Gov rnment In United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates
States bonds This would be welcome welcometo welcometothe
to tothe the financial Interests of the country countryas
as It would prevent a large portion pqrtionor pqrtionorthe of ofthe ofthe
the gold being shipped out at this time timePay timePay timePay
Pay for Work Done DoneUnder DoneUnder DoneUnder
Under the agreement existing betweenthe between betweenthe betweenthp
the United States Government and the thecanal theanal thecanal
canal anal company there will be an addi additional addltlonalp additional ¬
tional tlonalp payment yment Qf from 1000000 to tolfOO000 to1fooOOO tolfOO000
lfOO000 to be made The price at atwhich atwhich atwhich
which the company agreed to toproperty sell Its Itsproperty 118JrPpert
property JrPpert 40000000 was contingent up upon upon upon
on the acceptance of the bargain by b the theUnited theUnited theUnited
United States OR on before March 1 I
1903 Congress agreed figreed to the purchase purchasebut purchasebut purchasebut
but the negotiations with Colombia for foru forL or orL
u L treaty lreat were so prolonged that it be became became became ¬
came evident that It would be impossiole impossi impossible Impossi01t ¬
ole 01t to complete the transfer by the thedate thedute thedate
date named It was accordingly agreed agreedthat agreEdthat agreedthat
that the French company should con continue continue continue ¬
tinue to work on the canal and that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the United States should reimburse it itfor Itfor Itbr
for all expenditures subsequent to toMarch tolarch toMarch
March larch 1 1903 1903There 1908There 190iThere
There have been between 1500 and 2000men 2000 2000men 2000men
men constantly constant employed during the thepast theIJast thepast
past year principally on onexcavaUon excavation ir iithe irr irthe
r the Culebra Cut Their work has been beendone bee beedone beendone
done in accordance with the plans of ofthe nfthe r rthe
the United States Canal Commission Commissionwhere Commissionwhere Commisiiionwhere
where they differed from those of the theFrench theFrench theFrench
French engineers and It Is permanent permanentwork permanentwork permanentwork
work which would have had to be done doneanywty don donanw doneanywLy
anywty anw and the payrolls have been beenunder beenunder beenunder
under the constant supervision of rep representatives representatives reprosentittives ¬
resentatives of the United States What Whatthey Whatthey ht htthc
they thc have accomplished was done for forthe rorthe forthe
the United States and after the ac accounts accounts accounts ¬
counts have been audited this Govern Government Government Governmerit ¬
ment will make reimbursement there therefoi theretOl therefat
fat
PRINCE HOHEtiLOHE HOHEtiLOHEBavarian HOHENLOHEGUEST IIOIIELUFIEE8T
GUEST E8T OF OFPE8fflET OFPE8fflETBavarian PRE SlOE NT NTBavarian
Bavarian Noble and Party Escorted Escortedto EscortedtoWhite to toWhite toWhite
White House Today by the Ger German German German ¬
man Ambassador AmbassadorThe
The German ambassador this morning morningpresented morningpresented morningpresented
presented to the President Pr sldent the party of ofPrince ofPrince ofPrince
Prince Hohcnlohe consisting of the theprince theprince theprince
prince the Princess Elizabeth Prince PrinceKarl PrinceKarl PrinceKarl
Karl Ratlbor the Erbprince Ratlbor RatlborPrincess RaUborPrincess RatiborPrincess
Princess Ratlbor Count Rumerschlrsch RumerschlrschMadame RumerschlrschMadnme RumerschlrschMadame i
Madame Borgnls Mademoiselle Borgnis Borgnisand Borgniand Borgnisand
and F B Wlborg all of Germany ex except exept cxcept ¬ I
cept ept Mr Wlborg whose home Is in New NewYork NewYork NewYork
York YorkPrince YorkPrince YorkPrince
Prince Hohonlohe whose full title Is IsFuerst IsFuerst isFuerat
Fuerst Hohenlohe von Schllllngsfuerst SchllllngsfuerstIs
Is the son of the former German pre premier premier proinier ¬
mier of that th t name and title The party partyarrived part partI partyarrived
arrived In Washington a8h1ngton last night en enroute enroute enroute
route from New York to St Louis to toattend toattend I Iattend
I attend the Worlds orlds Fair and will re return return return ¬
festival turn to Cincinnati in time UJre for the May
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELrrOPENS
OPENS WORLDS FAIR
DA DAVID DAVIDRFRANcIS VIDR R FRANC FRANCIS 1
President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition which was opened openedshortly openedshortiy
I
shortly after the noon hour today todayOn t9dayili1iiifJd todayMZ
I
ili1iiifJd MZ Q OpJii7 irt ilf k JVeedec JVeedecOn eded ededOn
On Per Diem Qllesfi Question QuestionSuggested Q ith ithSuggted fi fiSuggested
Suggested That Matter Be Referred to Corporation Cor Corporation Corporation ¬
poration Counsel When Commissioners CommissionersAction Commissi CommissIonersAction ners nersAction
Action in inPastlYlay Past May Be Found Illegal I
Let the Corporation Counsel decide decidetha deci decidethe e ethe
the question questionThis questionThis S SThis
This This Is the suggestion that has has been beenmade beenJade beenmade
made Jade at the District Building relative relativeto
to the alleged abuse by the jistrlet jistrletauthorities Istrtrt Istrtrtauthorities istrItauthorities
authorities of the 900 days of leav Isaveal Isaveallowed eav al allowed allowed ¬
lowed by Congress annually annuall for thtlcwlar the theregular theieguhar
regular per diem District employes employesabove emplo employesabove g gabove
above the grade of skilled laborers laborersThe laborerslhe laborersThe
The opinon has been widely Idoh express expressed expressed expressed ¬
ed with crowing insistence that If the theDistricts lh lhDistricts theDistricts
Districts lawyers are allowed to pass passon PW PWon passor
on or the Interpretation of the law thirtyiays thirty thirtydays thlrtyo5
days o5 annual leave will have to be beyranted loeiranted begranted
granted to thirty men Instead of the thetotal thltotal thetotal
total number of days being divided dividedpiecemeal divIdedpiecemeal dividedpiecemeal
piecemeal among among nearly nearl 150 per diememplores diem diememployes diemmplocs
employes
Need for Investigation InvestigationThe
The necessity for Investigation Into Intothe Intothe intothe
the matter mnt er has been accentuated by re recent recent recent ¬
cent developments in the case The Therecords Therecords Therecords
records of last year show that the Dis District District District ¬
trict Commissioners allotted 967 days daysof dnsor daysof
of leave to the per diem men 57 more morethan morethan morethan
than Is allowed by law under any Inter Interpretation Interpretation interpretation ¬
pretation of the act of Congress CongressThe Congrc5sThe CongressThe
The Commissioners when asked today todaywhether tOOa tOOawhether todaywhether
whether they have a a right to divide the theleave theleave theleave
leave among 150 instead of 30 men said saidthey snldthey saidthey
they had tried to do the most just thing thingThey thingThey
They also explained that Congress knew knewof knewor knewof
of their action a = tlon In the matter The 57extra 57 57extra 51extra
extra days however were not men mentioned mentloned mentioned ¬
tioned tionedThe tlonedlhe tionedThe
The committee whose duty It Is to torecommend tol torecommend
recommend l CQmmend whether a man shall re receive receive receive ¬
ceive nine days or one day da of leave
REGISTER TANNER
fURLOUGHS CLERKSRegister CLERKS CLERKSRegister
Register of Wills Tanner made his hisfirst hisfirst hisfirst
first wield of f the official ax this morning morningand momlngand morningand
and the result res lt is that the heads of five fiveclerks fiveclerke fiveclerkc
clerks in his office fell In the official officialbasket officialbasket officialbasket
basket marked furloughed The no notice notice notice ¬
tice of the layoff was a startling sur surprise surprise surprise ¬
prise to those affected This is particu particularly particularly particularly ¬
larly true of one whose Congressman Congressmancalled Congressmancalled Congressmancalled
called to see her yesterday afternoon afternoonand afternoonand afternoonand
and assured her that she had no cause causeto caU34to causetoworry
to toworry worry worr It is probable that the others othersfurloughed othersfulou othersfurloughed
furloughed fulou hfd were as greatly surprised surprisedThree surprisedThree surprisedThree
Three young women and two men clerks clerkswore clerkswere clerkswere
were affected affectedRegister affectedRegister fYectedRegister
Register of Wills 111s Tanner was not at athis athis athis
his private office when an effort was wasmade wasmade wasmade
made to see him concerning the matterDeputy matter matterDeputy matterDeput
Deputy Register Taylor said that It Itwas Itwas itwas
was with great reluctance that Mr tr Tan Tanner Tannor ¬
ner furloughed the five clerks but the thebusiness theI thebusiness
business of the office he said would not notwarrant notwarrant notwarrant
warrant him in retaining retalnln such a largeforca large largeforce largetorce
force Speaking further Mr Taylor said saidthat saidthat
that in his experience in In the service of ofthe nrthe ofthe I
the Government he has not found any anywhere an anywhere
where such a competent force as that thatIn t11l1tIn thatin 1
In the office of the Register of Wills Willswhen Wiltswhen Vi111 Vi111when
when he entered It There was no fault faulthe taulthe faulthe
he said found with any ot the clerks who whohave whohave whohave
have been furloughed It was simply slmpl a amatter n nmutter amatter
matter of reducing the working force of ofthe ofI ofthe
I the office officeIt officeIt
I It is e 9 easy to take lIao0 1 liso > IsQJI Cur Ctre for a cough coughand cougbalII coughand
alII and be relieved and cured 25eAdv dv
holds that It was as perfectly per ct1y right to tojvwnrd toaard toaward
award the extra days day on the assump assumption a5sumpHon assuruption ¬
tion that there would be some men menwho menwho incawho
who would not lot take any leave at all allthus aUthus allthus
thus bringing the actual leave taken takendown takenion takenIOVfl
down ion to SJ0 9Q days Such action how however howeyer however ¬
ever Is forbidden by the wording of ofthe ofth t tthe
the th statue which says that thirty thtrtymen thtrtymenha11 men menshall menrhahl
shall ha11 receive thirty days of leave leaveThere leav leavlhere leaveriere
There can be no dout t that the1 the time timehas timEhtlS timehas
has come for forn a a reform in the maUcrof maUcr rnahcrat matcrof
of per diem leave The old per diem diemmen dIemmen diemmen
men are dissatisfied because as the thepel thep thePCI
pel p r diem employes become more morenumer morenumerous numer numerous numeroils ¬
ous every ever year ear the old ones secure FEOJre eacn eacnyear eaenyear eacayear
year a fewer number of leave da days > s than thanthe thanthe titanthe
the year cnr before beforeYoung betoreYoung beforeYoung
Young Men Indignant IndignantThe IndigtantThe IndignantThe
The more recent employes think that thatone thatone thatone
one day or two days off in a a whole your yourIs yourIs Ur UrIs
Is a sorry business when it Is thought thoughtthat thoughtthat thoughtthat
that the Commissioners could secure secureleave secureleave secureleave
leave for all of them If they the would but butpush butpush butpush
push the matter strongly strong before Con Congress C Cdngross n ngress ¬
gress gressIt gressIt grossIt
It has also been argued that If the theCommissioners theCommIssioners theCommissioners
Commissioners have ihe he right to award
957 days da s of leave they the can award 957000 957000days 90 957000days > 000 000days
days equally as well It Is stoutly main nlaintalned maintained ntaintamed
tamed that two things are wrong First Firstthe FIrstthe Firstthe
the Commissioners have no right to al allot allot a alot ¬
lot leave on the plan they now follow followSecond tollowSecond followSecond
Second they the have no authority authorlt to give givefiftyseven givefittsevcn ive ivefiftyseven
fiftyseven more days than is allowed by bylaw bylaw byTan
law lawWill Will Vl11 the Commissioners let the Ques Question question question ¬
tion go to the Corporation Counsel for fordecision fQrdecision fordecision
decision If they are right such action actionwould actionwould actionwould
would only strengthen their position If Ifthay
thy are wrong justice would be done donethe
the per diem employes
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOLDEFEATS SCIIUOL1IEFEATSBTIMORE SCHOOLDEfEATS
DEFEATS 1IEFEATSBTIMORE 1IEFEATSBTIMORETh BALTIMORE BALTIMOREThe BALTI 10RE 10REThL
The Th debating team of the Central CentralHigh CentralBight CentralHIgh
High School of this city cft yesterday sig signally SlgnaIl signaliy ¬
naIl nally defeated the team representing the theBaltimore theBaltimore
Baltimore City CIt College in a joint de debate debate dobate ¬
bate held at the latter school The sub subject subject subject ¬
ject for discussion was wasResolved wasResolved wasResolved
Resolved That it is inexpedient Inexpe 1ent for forCongress torCongress forCongress
Congress to subsidize the merchant merchantmarine merchnntmarine merchantmarine
marine of the United StatesThe States StatesThe Stat05The
The Central team upholded u > holded the nega negative negative negative ¬
tive The local team was composed of ofA orA ofA
A C Agnew gnew H W V Edgerton and E EP EP Ep
P Gates with W V C Van Vleck as alternate alter alternate alternnte ¬
nate The Baltimore school was repre represented repreented reproseated ¬
seated by Charles O Smith W J Cur Curran Curran Curran
ran and J M Holmes Three professors professorsfrom professorsfrom professorsfrom
from Hopkins University Unlverslt officiated olI ciated as asJudges asjud asjudges
Judges jud e and D B Easton also of Hopkins Hop Hopkins Hopkins ¬
kins University acted as chairman chairmanDuring chnlrmanDuring chairmanDuring
During the course of the debgte debtesev debtesevoral sev several severnl ¬
oral enjoyable selections were rendered renderedby ren renderedby ered eredby
by the musical talent of the Baltimore Baltimoreschool Baltimoreschool Baltimoreschool
school A contingent contln nt of o Central students stu students students ¬
dents attended the debate debateThis debateThis debateThis
This debate is signicant in that it Is Isthe Isthe isthe
the first ever held h < lct between schools of ofWashington ofVu8hlngton ofWashington
Washington and Baltimore BaltimoreThe Baltimorerhe BaltimoreThe
The judges in rendering their unani unanimous unanimous unanimous ¬
mous decision for Central stated that thatthe thntthe thatthe
the Washington boys had far surpassed surpassedtheir surpass6dtheir surpassedtheir
their opponents In both argument and anddeliver anddell anddelivery
deliver deliverBest dell delivery deliveryBest e T1 T1I
Best Lumber 150 Per zoo Feet FeetFrank FeetFrank FeetFrank
I Frank Adv Libbey Co 6th N NY Y Av Ave AvaAdv AveAdv t tAdv
Pre PressesGo1den Cresses S s < cG Golden olden Key KeyWhit inWhite in inWhite
White House at atl14 ati
l14 11430 i 1430 30 oClock oClockitarts oClockStarts oClockStarts
Starts Flood Fi bd of fWaters fWatersai Waters WatersaiifilrMdchinery Watersa
aiifilrMdchinery ai a M chlnery in inV jhS liftst
V St S t Louis LouisFair L Loii LoiiFair OUIS OUISFair >
Fair Fair Weather Draws JrawsThousands DrawsThousands DrawsThousands
Thousands to the theGrounds theGrounds theGrounds
Grounds GroundsProniptly GroundsPi GroundsPrmptly
Proniptly Pi r 1p y at 11430 1 14 30 oclock c1ock the theresijDnt thePr thePresitknt
Pr Presitknt resijDnt s ent standing in the East E Room Roomf Roomof RoomDf
of > f the theVhite Wlrite 9Jite House touchedthe gol gollen golden go1len
den len key which vl h started the rndchin rndchinry n th chin chinery chinry
ery ry of the Worlds Worlds Vor f1s Fair FairThe FairThe FairThe
The same sam impulse openej open the theates thegates theites
gates ates and allowed aII ve < l the theaters waters beneath beneathhe beneaththe beneaththe
the he exposition e > positi n tower f ower to to flow over overhe over1he overUie
1he he cascades cascadesOn cascadesOrithe cascadesOn
On Orithe the instant thefirst the firstof of a saluteDf salute salutef lute luteor
or Df f twentyone guns thundered from fromhe fromtheste fromthe
theste he steelthroated ste lfhroated field piece on the theMonument theMonument thetonnment
Monument Lot LotThe LotThe LotThe
The first to congratulate co g t11ate theZPres theZPresdent th tbPresdent Pres President
dent after he het touched ± hed the key was wasSecretary wasSecr was3ecretiry
Secr Secretary tary Sfiat Sfiil followed fqIIOyedb by Repre Representative Representative Representative ¬
sentative Bartholdtqt BartholQt q Missouri and andount andCount andountCassini
Count ount ountCassini Cassini the Russian RtJssianambassa RtJssianambassado ambassabr ambassa ambassaThe
do br
brThe
The guests assembled In the Blue Blueoom BtueRoom BlueRoom
Room oom whence hence they the filed Into the East EastRoom EastRoom EastRoom
Room preceding the President and andklrs andMrs antiSIrs
Mrs Roosevelt who entered to tha thaitralns thaftr thefixalns
ftr itralns lns of Hall to the Chelf CheIfplayedby CheIfplayedbythe played playedthe bir birbe
the be Marine Band In the vestibule vestibalePresidents ve vestibulePresidents t1bu1c t1bu1cPIesident7s
Presidents Address AddressBefore AddresJDefore AddressBefore
Before pressing Jjsslngthe the key ke thjs the Prcs Prcslent PcsfdeJ1t Present
lent ent addressed addr athlresea sea the th assemblage aS mb1 G In the thot thoSrdunds thnt theasttoOnTjaaoIrdws
t asttoOnTjaaoIrdws stR s1o I vs vsI
I 1 TThv i v x helt Hrevfr itrom n tb the t r Expt1tiou Expt1tiouGrcundiltd t1011 t
Gr Grcundiltd Srdunds und il h6 statement stnt state ufnt 1enttruii tfidt ttiat the theman themanrigunent man Tnanigtmont manngfmont
ngfmont igtmont of the Louisiana Purchase Pn icbase thase Ex Exposition ExvosltIon Expositionawaits ¬
position positionawaits awaits the pressing of the but button button button ¬
ton which which Is to transmit the electric electricenergy electrictnergy eleetrcenergy
energy which Is to unfurl the flag ag and andstart andstart andstart
start the machinery of the exposition expositionI
I wish now to greet all present and andespecially andespeclall andespecially
especially the representatives of the for foreign forI foreign ¬
I eign nations here represented In the thename theJUlme thename
name of the American people and to tothank tothank tothank
thank these representatives for the parts partstheir partstheir partstheir
their several countries have taken In being be being i > e eIn ¬
ing In represented in this centennial anni anniversary anniversary anniversary ¬
versary of the greatest step In the move movement movement movement ¬
ment which transformed the American Americanrepublic Americanrepublic Americanrepublic
republic from a small confederacy of ofStates otStates ofStates
States lying along the Atlantic sea seaboard seaboard seaboard ¬
board to a continental nation nationProgress nationProgress nationProgress
Progress in Industry IndustryThis IndustryThis IndustryThis
This exposition Is one primarily In Intended Intended Intended ¬
tended to show the progress In the in industry Industr ini1ustry ¬
dustr dustry sciences an anl arts not only onlyof onlyof onlyof
of the American nation but of all other othernations othernations othernations
nations in the great and wonderful cenLucy cen century centUr ¬
Lucy tUr which has just closed Every de department department department ¬
partment of Human activity will be rep represented represtmted represented ¬
resented there and perhaps I may be beallowed bealloved beallowed
allowed as honorary president of the theathletic theathleUc theathletic
athletic association which under Euro European European Europenn ¬
pean management started to revive re ive the thememory themamor thememory
memory mamor of the olmyplc games to say saythat Slythat saythat
that I am glad that In addltlra to pay payIng pa paIng paytag
Ing proper heed to the progress progr progrdss ss of In Industry Industr industry ¬
dustry dustr of science of art we have also alsopaid alsopuld alsopaid
paid proper heed to the development of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the athletic a hletlc pastimes which are useful usefulIn usefulIn usefulin
In themselves which are useful asshowing as asshowing asshowing
showing that It is wise for nations to tobe tobe tobe
be able to relax as well as work workI
I greet you OU alL all I appreciate our ourhaving ourhalng ourhaving
having come here on this occasion and andIn andIn andin
In the presence of you representing the theAmerican theAmerican theAmerican
American Government and the govern governments governments governmeats ¬
ments of the foreign nations I here hereopen hereopen hereopen
open the Louisiana Exposition ExpositionAt
At the conclusion of his remarks the thePresident thePresident thePresident
President stepped to the tatwt tab whereonrested whereon whereonrested whereonrested
rested the golden key on It2 H pedestal pedestaland pedestaand pedestaland
and made a strong downward downwar push with withhis withhis withhis
his right thumb thumbCongratulations thumbCongratulations thumbCongratulations
Congratulations Pour In InWhile Inhne InWhile
While hne the President was as receiving receivingcongratulations receh1ngcongratulations receivingcongratulations
congratulations from all those pres present present present ¬
ent Telegrapher Smithers of the Bureauof Bureau Bureauof Bureauof
of Telegraphy was sending and receiv receiving receivIng receivlog ¬
ing the following messages me sages
Letters Exchanged ExchangedThe
The following messages were inter interchanged Interchnnged interchanged ¬
changed between President Francis rancls of ofthe otthe ofthe
the exposition and President Roosevelt RooseveltExposition RooseveltExposition RooseveltExposition
Exposition Grounds GroundsSt
St Louis rfo o April SO SOPresident SOPresident 30President
< President David DaldR R Francis president presidentof
of the Louisiana Loui lana Purchase Exposition Expositionpresents Expositionlresents Expositionlresents
lresents his compliments to the Presi President Prdldent President ¬
dent of the United States and begs to tosay tosay tosay
say that the management of the Louis Louisiana LouisIana Loutslana ¬
iana Purchase Exposition awaits the thepleasure thepleasure thepleasure
pleasure of President Pr ldent Roosevelt who is isto Isto isto
to transmit the electrical energy which whichis
is to unfurl the lags and start the ma machinery macl m mchinery ¬
chinery cl lner of the greet rEftt expositionWashington exposition expositionWashington expositionTashington
Washington April 30 30I
1 congratulate congratul < < te you and your associ associates associates associates ¬
ates on this memorable occasion I wish wishwell wishwell wishwell
well to all who have joined in working workingfor worklnlffor workingfor
for the success successof of this great enterprise enterpriseand enterpriseand enterpriseand
and on behalf of the American people I Igreet 1greet Igreet
greet the representatives of foreign foreigncountries forelgncountries foreigncountries
countries who have come CO 1 here b ie to co cooperate cooperate cooperate ¬
operate with us in celebrating In appropriate appro appropriate appropriate ¬
priate fashion the 100th anniversary of ofthat otthat ofthat
that event which turned us into a conti continental conUnental continontal ¬
nental nation nationTHEODORE MtlonTHEODORE nationTHEODORE
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELTA
A Simple Movement MovementEven MovementEon MovementEven
Even Theodore Roosevelt President Presidentof esldent esldentof
of the United States must havo felt a athrill attrlll athrill
thrill when he pressed the Ivory fingertip finger fingertip fingertip ¬
tip to the golffen gol en key ke which sent over overthe oerthe overthe
the thousand thou and Intervening miles the cur cturent current current >
rent which started water rushing from frombeneath from frombeneath fronbeneath
beneath the Administration Building of ofthe ofthe otthe
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition down downover downover downover
over the various levels of the cascade cascadeand cascadeand cascadeand
and set In motion the ponderous and anddelicate anddellcote anddelicate
delicate machinery of every department departmentof
of the vast enterprise It was a sim simple simple situplo ¬
ple movement moomenta moveme ta a child could have made madeit madeIt
it for before the President touched th th1 the