The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1901, Page 2

BEING CALLED UPON TO EXPLAIN, MILES MAY POSE AS ARMY MARTYR While Secretary Root Is Waiting to Hear From the Commanding General the Champions of Schley and Sampson File Protests and Reports Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.— General Miles has been requested by Secretary Root to explain his interview in which he accused the Navy Department of being in a con- spiracy to dessroy. Admiral Schley. Sec- retary Long brought this interview to thc | attention of the President when it Fasf published,” The President directed Sec- retary Root to call the attention of Miles to the published report of his utterance: and also to the impropriety of his criti- cism of a co-ordinate branch of the serv- ice regarding a matter still pending fore that department. Root sent his let~ ter to Miles last night, and is awaiting & reply. The General has not yet made a reply and the whole affair is kept secret in the War Department. If Miles acknowledges the correctness of the report of hus interview, the Presi- cen: will reprimand him for indiscreticn 5@ an example oI insuboraination. Tnere I some question as to Miles' pUrpo in Jumping into this COLroVersy Over tne Schiey case. Me has been in continual m- subordinauon ever since the Wi with and has Jost no opportunity to em- barrass ine administrauons of both Me- sinley and Ioosevelt. He has sought 1o be regarced as 2 martyr to the War De- partment, ana having iailed he has taken sides in the naval controversy. If he i3 reprimanded he may demand a court of uiry and embarrass the War Depart- ment 10 find omcers of ‘equal rank to try hum. Miles would, however, be a martyr | snd an egual with Schiey in his appeal 1o the Demeocratic party looking Ior 3 martyr candidate for President. Judge Advocate Reports. e Advocate Lemly and Solicitor Hanna this atternoon submitted to Secry 1ary Long their report of the bill of ob- Jeciions nled by Admiral Schley through his counsel to the finding of the Schie of inguiry. In supstance this argumen: made by the writers before tus 1 of inquiry. The principal points are tence upon their contention that Teport is the UNAnimous report of the court of inguiry; that the court | was justifiea in rejecting Admiral Schley's evidence by the number of wit- ness who took issue with hum, and that there is no sufficient reason for a reopen- ing of the case, as requested by Admiral The report begins: communication dated the 1Sth instant, | tear Admiral W. S. Schley and by signed by Istdor » and James Parker, his coun- Sel, objes o the rovai of the finding: the court inquiry in the ¢ of Rear and asking particularly. that ral Schiey, the signers are pleased to term the opin- the majority of the court be remuted court for further consideration, has by this department for refer- Teturned with the following state- | somewhat Qitficult to deal with this pa- g and sweepin, £ opinion e applica r judgment, the 15 mot justified by he paper might be dismissed t unexpected expression of dis- adverse judgment, but ins & number of mis. has woven naccurate ‘majority of i the opinion of the e of Admiral Schley and material points reached by a majority of 4 entire court. n which all the | appear to be in- | the evidence ther conclu bem, and th of the entir embers s not w tood X uid have been reached u tial featur pt, justify that in the face of i decl ot have found e court The oints it sined by reports and squadron © to remit thes re ora y means intended here to say & principal points covered by the only points upon which e court are in all respects or uge the truth i on all points, ex s indi- judge adve y tha the court f; the der and weig plicant and h ) right to say that they hav it. The court had a perfect | . to ignore any tes- vAs to Who Was in Command. ‘ to the contention as to { mmanded the naval forces in the battie ¢ Santiago, the report says: | If the applicant and his counsel seriousl believe y now state to be the case, ti and on July 3 was essen t's interests it was their to bring the question b . but to Insist upon a hearing other interests should have becn Tequest that the court now rul is to ask that another officer's inter passed upon, to his possible preju his absence, and without a hearing—a t rable, whomseever may be concerned. conclusion we are satisfied that mo gool d be served by remitting any of the features of this in- court. A more patient, exhaustiv aking -hearing -was never given; er consideration was never extended to officer before a military court of Inqui expense was spared, ho convenience or fa o courtesy refused. The apy k y in court and the jud ment is agai hf 1t is aecordingly reco mended that the proceedings be not returned, but that matter be concluded by the de- | part proval of the unanimous finding. | We the homor to be. MUEL C. LEMLY, Advocate Court of Inquiry. E. P. HANNA, Associate to Judge Advocate. The Secretary of the Navy. | The report, as appears from its text, is | solely that of Judge-Advocate General Lemly and Solicitor Hanna, and as such it was laid before Secretary Long. The Secretary said this afternoon that he would not act upon the report to-day. He adced that he would also withhold action to-day on the othe ters pending con- nected with this issue, namely, Admiral | Sampson’s appeal and Admirai Schley’s request to be allowed to be heard by argu- ment on this appeal, and the findings 0{! the court of inquiry itself. There was an | intimation, however, that all of these mat- | ters would receive attention to-morrow | and would be finally disposed of as far as | the department is cencerned. Sampson’s Objections Filed. | The objection of Admiral W. T. Sampson | tn that portion of Admiral Dewey's report | of the Schley court of inquiry, in which | he says Admiral Schley was in command | at the battle of Santiago and entitled to | the credit for the victory, was filed with | Secretary Long to-day. The document was brought to the Navy Department by §. Theall of counsel for Admijral Samp- | sor, who handed it to the Secretary. It is as follows: 30 BROAD STRPET, NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 1901. Sir: As counsel for Rear Admiral Sampson we have the honor to request that the de- Partment, for the reasons below stated, Strike out or officially disapprove that portion of Admiral Dewey's opinion filed in copnection | with the proceedings of the Schley court of inguiry in which he stated his view to be that Commodore Schley was in absolute com- mand at the navel battle of Santiago. Commodore Schiley was mot in command &t that battle. IL The President of the United States and the Navy Department bad decided that Ad- miral Sampson was in command at that bat- | the question_ as | ceed upon the theory that he i in the case.'” fuily to th | exactly tle and Commodore mand. IIL. The question as to the command at San- tiago was not referred to the court for con- sideration and evidence bearing on the point was excluded. L Commodore Schley was not in command at that battle. (a) The disposition beginning of the battle, according to Commo- dore Schley’s own statement, places Admiral Sampson in command. Schley second in com- of the forces at the The Brooklyn and the Vixen were the west- | ernmost ships of the fleef Gloucester were the east: York was nearer both of the latter than was the Brooklyn, and notably at the time when | the Indiana was heavily engaged at the be- | the Indiana and | most. The New | sinning of the action and when the Gloucester was engaged with the Cemmodore Schley says: 'he Indiana and Gloucester closer to your flagship,”” than to the Brook- lyn. We have then the case of a fleet in a regular formation with the commander in chief within eignal distance and closer to & large number of ships than 1s the second in command. It is true that the commander in chief could not have reached the most dis- stant vessel by signals, except by causing m to be repeated by an Intermediate vessel n entirely useless course—but it is also rue that the second in command could not Lave reached the remote vessels of the fleet— namely the Indiana and the Gloucester—with- out likewise repeating signals. Senior Officer Is Responsible. Iz this state of affairs, the regulations of the navy and the customs of the sea . place the absoiute c bility in the senior officer. (b) The Brooklyn's maneuver during tha action destroys any claim Schiey might have had to the command. The facts as to the loop are found by the court. The finding and opinion show that to avold danger to his own ship he maneuvered with- out warning to the rest of the squadron, and in disregard of the fieet formation. the Navy Department had decided that Ad- miral Sampson was in command at that bat- tle and Commodore Bchley second in command. This fact was before the court; for the Sec- retary’s letter to the Senate (dated February 6, 1899) states that the Spanfh squadron was destroyed ‘‘by our fleet under his (Sampsou’s) command,” and the advancement of Commo- dore Schiey was proposed in recognition of his services as mext in rank at the battle of San- tiazo. Il The question as to Who commanded at Santiago Wwas not referred to the court for consideration. Evidence bearing on tie point was_excluded, Furor and Piuton. * * o+ were (a) If Commodore Schley was in command Admirai Sampson was not. and if the questio: as to which was in command was to_be con. sidered by the court surely Admiral Sampson became an interested party and under the pre- cept was entitled to the hearing which Was repeatedly refused him, (b) The language of the precept excludes to who commanded at that battle. It directs the court inquire into the conduct of Admiral Schley—not into his status or as to whether or not he was in com- | mand—and to report its conclusions upon his | conduct in connection with the events of the San campaign. (c) Tre judicial officers tained that this matt of the court main- | was outside the scope of the inquiry. They expressed willingness to go into it if their view should be.over- ruled, but were in every instance sustained by the court. | Court Proceedings Quoted. at page the assistant to the judge cate said: ‘‘One further word as to a tion just made as to the intention to that Admiral Sampson was not in th 1 wish to say that we do not under- and that the question whether Admiral Samp. was or was not in the battle of Santiago is before the court. If it is we shall be happy to investigate it. * * * Until the case takes that attitude it is improper to spread upon the | rds arguments and questions which pro- Counsel ant withdrew the | stion. | . At page 490 of the record the same matter | being under discussion, Mr. Hanna safd: *If | it is the desire of the court to go into these | things it would, of course, be proper, but it | would not be pecessary. * * * We are thor- | for the ap; | oughly prepared to go into any discussion of | them “prov, | and extes ed the court desires so to enlarge d the scope of this inquiry.” for the applicant again Counsel failed to | press the point and the court made no objec- | tion to Mr. E t pages 1 ngs by th na's view. 3 and 1050 there were simlilar judge advocate. In the case 1l those declarations there was acquiescence | the part of the court. he court uniformly rejected evidence o commanded. On all the pages herein rom the record the court rejected such ot before it. where the ques- | of the commander | k ard as to the | ral Dewey e have ruled ocate then asked if cd ard Adm Dewey re- We have kedt the New | took in the ve do not w The judge ourt had so rul g We have, out of it."” also page 481: How the Court Ruled. fs S court went so , that Admiral nd during the battle. s to ruie, at ey was not in The matter then before the court related to the periods during which Admiral Schley had been in abs: and the judge advocate said: | ¥ou are confining you to e you? n reply, acquiesced in this view, court ruled that “ail questions chall be confined to between the 15th the st of June, relating to the gement and control of thut was actually commander- referring toghis alleged com-#| ere excluded.’ 1433 the court confirms this deci- proposed questions on this subject resected by the court or withdrawn acquiesced in the ® up his ef- ‘I bow respect- and I know | | - ndrawal of such gues- ion by the court wiil | s 138 154, y cpinion expressed by Ad- | matter is at variance with of the court in this regard and dicts the letters wherein for the court defines Ad; Nevy rtments in its precept y provided that any person iiad “interested” t be given an opportunity of appearing re. the court in person or by counsel protect! ieh 1 for the ap- | plicant at times the court's rulings &nd spresd upen the record arguments refleci- & upon Admiral Sampson, we, as his coun times appealed to the cour tection or lor permission to ay iral Sampson's right: ve wer was not in- acknowl- letters in appealefl to him on the ground question es to who .commanded ald: ‘1 have to state while svening this court gives it au- permit_any person whom it may concerncd in’ the investigation to present ¢ * * the court considered that miral Sampson is Dot an interested party hich we this very Santiag the precept thority regard be. 2 ® and you are further informed that if | circumstances arise which, in the opinion of the court, render it necessary for Admiral | mpson to be represented due notice will be im. Upon that promise Admiral Sampson reifed. The notice came only in the form of a minor- ity opinion by Admiral Dewey discussing mat- ters beyond the sccpe of the precept and nowhere included in the facts found by the court. Very respectfully, STAYTON & CAMPBELL. I} E. S. THEALL, Counsel for Rear Admiral W. T, Sampson, To the Hon. Secretary of the Nav: May Seek New Solution. | Zarly in the day Admiral Schley be- | came aware of the fact that the protest | of Stavton & Campbeil on behalf of Ad- | miral Sampson had reached Secretary | Long, and he made a request of the Secre- tary to be furnished with an official copy of the protest, but was informed that as the protests of both admirals at that time were being considered by the judge advo- cate general the Secretary could not take immediate action on the request. Secre- tary Long went to the White House some time before the Cabinet meeting, and it Is understood he took with him the two doc- uments. In the event that Secretary Long ap- proves the recommendation "of Captain Lemly and Hanna it is said on reifable authority that the suggestion will be made to the President by Admiral Schley’s counsel that be appoint a board of three eminent lawyers, one to be se- lected by himself and one each to be se- lected by Admiral Schley and Admiral Sampson, this board to weigh the evi- mand and the full responsi- | that Commodore | | The President of the United States and | | 1gnation. | satistaction, | ternational treaties. vonn ! HAY. FRANCISCO OALL, "SECT'Y &Fave ASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—It is Secretary Gage's intention to relinquish the treasury port- folio as soon as President Roosevelt can find a suitable | successor, and he has so informed the President. Gage would like to be re- lieved before spring. The President has done all he could to dissuade Secretary Gage from retiring and will probably con- tinue to use his efforts in that direction. Secretary Gage's determination to. retire was made known to the President some little time ago, just how long s nmot known. The long conference between the President and the Secretary before the Cabinet meeting which followed the Sec- retary’s return from New York, where he attended the banquet of the Bankers' As- soclation last night, had nothing to do with the question of the Secretary’s res- It related to the matter of the removal of Appraiser Wakeman, After the Cabinet meeting Secretary Gage declined to say anything about the rumors of bis resignation beyond the sim- ple sta(demenl that he had not “‘formally” resigned. “\What I may or may not do eventually I am not prepared to say now,’ said the Secretary. “But I can say that the rela- tions between the President and myself are perfectly cordial, He would do almost anything I almost anything he might ask.” In view of the repeated publications of late to the general effect that Secretary Hay is about to retire from the Cabinet, a statement is given with full authority touching this subject substantially to the effect that Secrefary Hay does not now contemplate retirement from the Cabinet. This statement applies not only to the present moment, but to that indefinite period fixed by the conclusion of the. ne- TALY WANTS MORE PROTECTION Question of Liynching in This Country Is Discussed. . — ROME, Dec. 20.—In the Senate to-day Baron Fava, formerly Itallan Embassador at Washington, raised the question of Iynchings in the .United States in which there had been a repetition of grave events, he said, and where the guilty per- sons had not been discovered. Baron Fava referrod to the suggestion of the late President McKinley, after the lynching at Erwin, Miss., respeeting legislation for the | protection of foreigners and alluded feel- | ingiy to the higk esteem in which the late | President McKinley and the late King Humbert, both victims of-assassins, were held by their respective countrymen, Replying to Baron Fava, Signor Prin- ettl, sinister of Foreign Affairs, declared that neither Italian diplomats were guilty of any nes- ligence in thewr efforts to secure the tri- umph of justice, but, owing to the reti- cence of witnesses,.it had been impossibie to identify the culprits and the Grand Jury had declared, according to the usual forinula, that the lynching in question haa occurred by *“‘the will of God.” This statcment from Signor Prinetti caused a sensation, Continuing, the Foreign Minister said that thewltallan Government would con- tinue to protest, in the hope of obtaining against a state of affairs which constituced an offense against in~ The Government had | represented what a serious thing it was, | said Signor Prinetti, that the Government of the United States should declare itself unable to fulflll its engagements in con- formity with the international treatles. To this representation the American Government nad not replied in writing, but it had admitted that the Itallan claims were well founded, and had prom- Minister Prinett! said that he agreed with Baron Fava in his expressed opinion that @ siviileilmiiviiieirininieieiieirleieil @ dence and report to the President. Tt fs said there are a number of precedents for such action. Dr. W. H. Dickson, the physician in at- tendance upon Rear Admiral Sampson, to-day made the following statement re- garding his patient’s condition: ‘The admiral is not in any immediate dan- wger. He moes out for oxercise every day, wedather permitting. He smokes his cigar after dinner. He is not feeble, but just in impaired health. His heart action is quite vigorous. His lite may be prolonged for many years of it may be very brief, so far as any one knows. the Italian Government nor | ould ask and I would do o | —_——— {8y ATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 GAGE TO RETIRE FROM CABINET, BUT HAY WILL RETAIN PORTFOLIO Secretary of the Treasury Says He Has Not “Formally” Resigned, but His Intention Is to Relinquish Place in Cabinet Before Spring or as Soon as President Roosevelt Can Select a Suitable Successor : b b et v ahteas 1901 no foundation for the report that Secre- tary Hay is to leave his post. CRANE MAY GET PORTFOLIO. Governor of Massachusetts Likely to Succeed Gage. | WASHINGTON, '~ Dec. 20.—Winthrop | Murray Crane, Governor of Massachu- | setfs, was the first caller at the White | House this morning, arriving at 7:45 and | taking breakfast with the President. Gov- ernor Crane by a singular coincidence came from New York on the same train with Secretary Gage, leaving there at midnight.. The Governor went to the Arlington Hotel, where he registered in an infinitesimaliy small hand, “W. H. Crane, Dalton, Mass.” Then he called a | cab and disappeared. The early bird catches the worm, it is sald, and the sig- | nificance of Crane's early breakfast at the White House is that he may have | caught there the Secretaryship of the Treasury, If not for himself, then for | some other good New England Republi- can. President Roosevelt has determined to | 5 g0 to that part of the country for a suc- | Cessor to Secretary Gage, and for several days he has been asking New England | Congressmen about Governor Crane and | about -other New Englanders who have special qualifications as business men and | financlers. In the caurse of his search | i | s TWO MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S CABINET, ONE OF WHOM WILL RESIGN HIS PORTFOLIO JUST AS SOON AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE CAN SELECT A SUITABLE SUCCESSOR. gotiations to the construction of an isth- mian canal, Also it is stated with equal positiveness and authority that President Roosevelt has in the strongest terms ex- pressed to Secretary Hay his earnest de- sire that he shall remain in the Cabinat, of which he forms one of the principal props. Thus, according to the statement, the Secretary’s inclinations and the Presi- dent's desires run together and there is an indemnity for the lives of Italians who had been lynched should not be refused, but that he considered that indemnities ought not to be regarded as a set off to thé crimes committed. At the same time, continued the speak- er, it was impossible to compel the fam- ilies of the victims to renounce the in- demnities spontaneously offered them. The Italian Government, continued the Foreign Minister, would ask for no indem- nities as the price of the blood of its citi- zens, but it would not object if indemni- tles ‘were given to the relatives of the de- ceased. The Itallan Government acted upon the principle, concluded Signor Prinetti, that Italy should insure her subjects abroad | with an effective but not arrogant protec- tion, which was Inspired by the senti- ments of civilization, legality and modera- tion which she had hitherto exhibited in her relations with foreign states in which her sons had met with open and fruitful hospitality. CONGER GIVES NEWS TO CHINA TRAVELERS | American Minister Supplies Informa- tion About the Dangers That Beset the Tourist. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Minister Con- ger has reported to the State Department certain correspondence between himself and the Chinese Government regarding the precautions to be taken by foreigners traveling in the inland districts of China to insure their personal safety. The Board of Foreign Affairs has re- quested that in accordance with treaty provisions travelers in the interior of the country and away from. the vicinity of the treaty ports should always be provid- ed with passports. It is further desired that ‘travelers give the local authorities notice in advance of their intention to &0 farther, in order that the authoritles of the province toward which they are trav- eling may be notlfied and suitable guard be dispatched with them to protect them from harm. _———— Piles Cured Without the Knife. Itching, Biind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. No Cure, No Pay. All druggists are authorized by manufacturers of Pazo Ointment to_refund money where it falls to cure any caseSt piles, no matter of how long standing. Cures ordinary cases in six days; worst cases in fourteen days One application gives ease and rest. Relieves itching instantly, This {s-a new discovery, and is the only yille Temedy sold on positive guar- antee, 1o cure no pay. A free sample will be | ised carefully to consider the question. | 5ont,PY Tl g any, one sending name and ad- dress. Trice, 50c. " If your druggist don't keep iz in stock send 50c in’stamps and we will for- ward full size box by mall. Manufactured by PARIS MEDICINE CO,, §t. Louis, Mo.. who also manuldeture the celebrated cold cure, Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. BAKERSFIELD, Dee. 20.—D. A. Urquhart, Wwho was recently convicted of forgéry and Wwho pleaded guiity to another charge, was to-day sentenced to ten years' imprisonment | by Superior Judge Mahon. The prisoner was glven one vear on the charge on which he was found guilty and nine years on that to which ke pleaded gullty. Stops the Cough And works off the cold, Laxative Bromo uinine_Tablets cure a. cold N e o Pay. eita s eants, 008 A% e — the name of Governor Crane was sug- gested or came to him, and he was at once invited to Washington. The result of the early conference was that Gover- nor Crane now has under consideration the question of whether he could so ar- range his political and business affairs as to accept the Secretaryship of the Treas- ‘f:‘r’n it ‘it should be formally offered to TORTURE SQUA DVER FLAMES Idaho Indians Guilty of Practicing Horrible Cruelty. Sveclal Dispatch to The Call. iL‘Ew;s’rom, ldaho, Dec. n its detalls was a story of cruelty re- lated to the local officials to-day )l;y a squaw who was found on a trail near tae Indian camp at Lapwal and brought tu this city yesterday. Apparently she was suffering from frozen feet, and the In- dians who brought her to the County Jail and left her there declared she was in- sane; All night long the poor creature shricked in agony. To-day an interpreter was engaged and through him the | squaw’s story was obtained. | Because they believed she was possessed of an evil spirit the Indians of the Lap- wal village, she said, demanded that she leave, When she refused they tied her hand and foot and held her feet over o fire. The terrible pain unseated her rea- son temporarily and she knows nothung of what occurred afterward until she found herself cared for in the County Jall. Apparently she was carried out of camp and left on the trail, where other Indians afterward picked her up and brought her to this city. It is bellevod the party that conveyed her hither was | acting under orders from the head men | of the village. | Physicians who examined the squaw day say that the condition of her feet i.c dicates burning. An investigation 1s b irg conducted by the county officials. 20.—Horrible } i | i i BRITISH CAPITALISTS i ARE _Nil‘ YET READY | Story About the Prospective Oil Fiald Magnates Is Now Termod | Premature. ! LONDON, Dec. 21.—The cable dispatches | received here from New ¥ork announcing that British capitalists have acquired a | substantial interest in the Texas oil fields and large quantities of Texas oil will be shipped to Rouen, Havre, Middlesborough | and London are premature. Efforts are | being made to organize a company to ef- fect this, but it is not expected that it will | be formed before the middle of January, The report that ex-Governor Hogg of Texas is coming over here is incorrect, as are also the statements regarding the in- tention to purchase British steamers. Transportation will not figure in the ope- rations of the company. i ——— e | Beautiful Children—See: California types in Wasp's Christmas number. Cosmopolitan Cali- fornla 1Mustratad. v | socme of the most "Tho | exposition will be devoted to agriculture an ing the parade, and substitute others. “&' i< allied industries. It will stand west of t tending the ETOUNCG- | .0 group and cover an area of more th: General John C. the shovel in this order: idents of the exposition company, mem- bers of the executive committee sentatives of the World’s Fair Commission and the board of lady man- | agers and the chairma | and mutascope company for exhibition | purposes. | Mr. Tawney with_an address, ‘Have for Dessert? GROUND IS BROKEN FOR GREAT 1 WORLD'S FAIR AT ST. LOUSS In Zero Weather the Governors of -Four Louisiana tates and Many Other Men of Note o in the Most Interesting Ceremonies o——— Puichass Poricipa T. LOUIS, Dec. 2.—The unver: g fouis. This invitation was delivered throug plomatic channels to the heads of the var is.ana Pur:aad Nernments, and favorable replies have b Hoceived from a large mumber of them, i Gebraska. AT- | i . ‘\_32', Sveral | cating & world-wide interest In the ¢xpos n s and M cansas e | tion. | Pm::e s ‘of Congress and the MCR. ... 15 ;n the western part of tae ci , Tmembers aal Commissioners and | the authorities having set aside more thas 6 World's Fair National Com® S0 "Gen- | acres of Forest Park and an adjacent arca other invited guests, ing the De- | having been secured makes a total of = eral John C. Bates, commanding | 1200 scres. Included in the fair ¢ the Missouri, were Present lihe puildings and grounds of W PO e O monies at- | versity, valued at $3.000,000. j and participated in the cereliiii o, | he principal buildings for the exposition are tending the breaking of ground to s be arranked accordina to a sy plan, somewhat in the form of a f northeast part of the Forest Pa | tion. The principal vista will be tha the main entrance, looking southw three-quarters of a mlile to t which will erown an emine: the general level of the main buil avenue will be 600 feet wide, and be a transverse avenue 300 Fronting upon these beautiful the manufactures and lberal the educational and social econ the mines. machinery, electric portation buildings. These stru in size from seven to fifteen acres | broad laxoon will encircle two central buildings. The palace of hill at the southwest will be Db with' its by-buildings will cost ab | 000. The = eral style of the builc that of the remalssance, with a I colonnade effects upon all exteriors. from the palace of art to the lagoons w | an opportunity for cascade eftects of the site of the World's Fair »m bwne“ Park. The exereises at the ahe,d n the thermometer registered around Zeroy consisted of an mvocation, addresses S0 the breaking of ground on the site 0F T/ education buildirg by the umc‘ ~lshgr"uea exposl!hm company, unicipal author: and mvited guests. Speaking by GO ernor Francis, Com gressman James A. ‘Tawney of ,\:m}x‘l:‘:::f and -Governor Jefterson Davis of SFICIC Sas and music by Seymour's banc FUC the programme at the Colise o'y several thousand persons were PrESClo A banquet at tne Soutnern Hotel ‘B oo evening completed the day’s Programurt This day was setected for the IMDOTILC event because it 1s e anniversary gf o formal transter of the Louisiand T s. ‘The day was tory to the Lnited States. na throughout a. A e most the holiday in St. Louis & Pur- | beautiful character. The Governmen 4 : e Pur: au . Missourt, as well as in S“f.-se:nfifrsm lssued | ings and pavilions devoted to special ; chase States, whose Go 1 0b- | will_occupy a position upon the asking for a genera southeast, but conveniently situate prociamations, servance of it as “Louisiana Purchase | 320100 (he main group of exposi thward from the main flag day.” ings. S 3 5 0 nt had | peyond the palace of art is a Great preparations for the event peyon nce of art is & consi bearea il by oficials of the World's | space. which will be devoted to State and eign buildings. Missourd, which about $300,000. is to be permanent, The ost. Fair, but owing to the unusual severl of of the weather it was decided to abandon striking features, includ- largest building “ rises at 3 a | e Cwere transterred to the Coli- | firty fwo acres. The new buildings of Wa ington University, which are nearly ready ‘oceupancy will be the administrative head. quarters as well as serve other purpcses. The world's fair will embrace in its scope everv department of human activity. It is the purpose of the management to have it portr: civilization in its mest advanced state. breaking were seum. Distinguished Men Wield Shovel. At the appointed time directors and offi- Louisiana Purchase Company, e Bates, commander of the Major Hen- 2 Missouri: e to v il o the followi Cavalry, and other army officers, GOVET~| ¢conomy; art, liheral arts: manufactures, m nors_of States and guests embled at | chinery, = eleétricity: transportation; agricul- | B Sse Louls Club. Carriages were taken | ture and food products: horticulturs, vitieul 1 y driven to Forest Park, | ture and arborfcuiture: fish and game: minix andthe garty. Jgs and metallurs; forestry: anthropology; ath- Where the ceremony of breaking ground was carried out. A huge fire had been built on the structural site of the educa- tional building to soften the ground vi site the party wielded Arriving at the si lgresidenl il letics. Throughout all departments, so far as it may be done, the exhibits will show proceses of manufacture and the development of the articles displayed. There will be numerous complete installations of manufacturing plants, and life and activity will characterize the e: : 3 easurer W. H. Thomp- | position and give it a unique individualit Hd R Eranels T lter | B. Stevens, | Sources of. raw materials will in most fn- | B ral. Counsel Blair, Director of | stances be shown, and step by step the work General Ckift. Director of Works | of proadcin articles of utility and value will - . 1 be rortiay Tavlon | ChMef | of e Ree"Tarchi- | , AR effort will be made to have svery country o ue e as well as every departmen - tect of the educational building, vice pres- |4y ~jgequately represented. Commissiqners have been appointed and have gone upon their missions to the various countries of the world which have accepted the invitation to partici- pate, h the view of assisting so far as pos- sible in the collection of exhibits. They carry with them,a full knowledge of the plan and repre- National n of each of the standing committees of the company. AS |00 TFTE Sosition and are empowered fo this part of the ceremony was belng % | oo.operate with the representatives of the ried out Battery A, Missouri Na various governments in bringing together dis- Guard, fired a salute of sixty guns, di- vided into nine groups with three-minute intervals, as follows: Twenty-five for the thirteen original States and those created from them, fourteen for Louisiana pur- chase States, one for Florida, ome for Texas, three for the Territories discov- ered and settled subsequent to 1846, five for the States ceded by Mexico in 1848, nine for the insular possessions, one for Alaska and one for the District of Colum- bia. During these proceedings moving plet- ures of the scenes enacted and the bat- tery in action were taken by a biograph plays that will show in a comprehensive way the natnral resources of the different coun- tries, their various lines of manufacture, their systems of education and other public institu- tions by which they are making an advance- ment in civilization. The management of the exposition is in the hands of a board of ninety-three directors, rep- resenting the financiul, professional, manufac- turing, mercantile and railway interests of St. Lows. The president of the company is the Hon. David R. Franels, formerly Mayor of the city, Gevernor of Missouri and Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of ex-President Cleve- land. The plans for the construction have been well prepared and work will be ecarrfed on without cessation until the opening day. At the conclusion of this part of the ceremony the party was driven down town. _Stopping at the armory of the First Infantry, Missouri National Guard, Colonel Sinclair commanding, the party was received with military honors and es- corted to the Coliseum, where the re- mainder of the programme was carried out. The immense hall of the Coliseum was crowded with thousands of persons, among whom were many children, the | public schools having been closed for the day. Exercises at the Coliseum. On the platform at one side of the Coll- seum, decorated with United States flags and banners and bunting of red,white and blue and yeilow, the official colors of the New Raymond Hotel Opened. PASADENA, Dec. 20.—The new Ray- mond Hotel, valued at $300,000, was opened last night with a reception to 2000 guests. The hotel was buflt during the last eight months _on the site of the old Raymon which burned nearly seven years ago. Nearly all of its 275 rooms have been en- gaged ADVERTISEMENTS. Dragged-Down Feeling Louisiana” Purchase Exposition, were seated the officers of the world's fair, mu- nicipal officials, (‘ungressn;\anl.'lar::eé A. | In the loins. Tawney and World's Fair National Com- | sk etk - D N M. Atlew, tha oxwion | . Hervenssd, Seiuubia s, Slpen of the day. Governors of States, national dency. commissioners, members of the board of lady managers, General Bates and staff, Governor Van Sant of Minnesota, Gov- ernor Savage of Nebraska, Governor Da- vis of Arkansas, Governor Dockery of Missourl, Colonel Jobn Oglesby, repre- senting Governor Yates of Illinois, who sent regrets, and members of the Illinois World's Fair Commission and other in- vited guests. President D. R. Francis of the Louisi- ana Purchase Exposition Company called the Coliseum mettingJ to _order, and the Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Nicolls of Westmin- ster Presbyterian Church pronounced the invocation. Hon. James A. Tawney of Minnesota, chairman of the House Com- mittee on Expositions, made the first ad- dress. He said in part The importance of this exposition as a means of educating ourselves and other nations in the knowledge of those things that make us the foremost nation of the globe cannot be overestimated. It will be fmportant and bene- | fietal, too, In that it will give to our social and industrial fabric a moral and an intellec- tual significance that is the pride of America and the envy of the world. One of its chiet valueg: however, will be in the opportunity for strengthening and cultivating more intimate soctal and Industrial relations between the States and between the United States and for- eign countries. Another great object to be accomplished, one that transcends all others, is in the fact that this exposition is intended and will commemo- rate the first centennial of the greatest inter- national event in our history, the one that marks the beginning of that national policy that kas made us a world power, without which our present Industrial and political supremacy could never have been achleved. World's Fair Commissioner John Allen of Missi=sippl, who was to have followed was de- tained in Kansas City, and Governor Jef- ferson Davis of Arkansas was substi- tuted. Governor Davis made a few re- marks, confining himself almost wholly to a prediction of the world’s fair success. ‘Wide Scope of the Exposition. ‘The exposition will be held in celebration of the scentennial of what is known in history as the Louisiana Purchaser By this transaction the United States Government in 1503 secured from France all the land lying between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, an area of more than a million square miles and exceeding the territory of the United States at that time. Fourteen States and Ter- ritories have been created cut of the Louisiana Territory, having a total present population of 000.C00" and an estimated wealth of $30,000,600,000. Tke citizens and corporations of St. Louis raised by private subs-ription $5,000,000, the municipality of St. Louis added $5,000,00, the State of Missouri appropriated $1,000,000 and the United States has glven fis ndorsement and help to the extent of $3,000, 000, besides appropriating £250,000 for the groment bulldings. Approvriations have been made by several States ran; f L For $950,500. ging from $15,000 On_the 20th of August last the President of the United States lssued & oroclamation ag. dreseed to all the nations of the world i them to participate in the World's What Shall We It is time you were doing something. The kidneys were anciently called the reins—in your case they are holding the reins and driving you into serious trouble. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Acts with the most direct. beneficial effect on the kidneys. It contains the best and safest substancesfor correcting and toning these organs. 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