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POPE SCORES A POINT
XodnoH Emperor William Hot U Ifest
Fnnob President at laples.
PEASON Of KAISER'S SUDDEN HOMECOMING
Intended to Aroid Possibility of Meeting
Lcnbet in Italian Waters.
OCLCASSE TO MAKE TRIP TO VATICAN
Pop Proposes to Make Position Clear in
Letter to Friuch Clergy.
FINAL BREAK WITH FRANCE IS COKING
S.nelo to Lear Pari aad Frk
Aakuitlor to be NetlBed that
Ha la Persona Ram
Grata.
Copyr1gbt lr4, by Press Publishing Co.)
HOME, April . (New Tork World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Now that
President Loubet ha a left Italy, tt haa
transpired that the sudden termination of
Jtmperor William's yachting cruise In Itnl
Un water, which waa originally Intended
to laat until Mar 6. waa the reault of Vati
can diplomacy. Aa soon aa It waa defll
fcltely settled that the French president,
Jter leaving Home, thould go to Naplea
for the naval review. Abbot Krug of Monte
Csoslno, a special favorite of the German
ruler, waa aent poet haele to Naplea, where
h aubmltted to Emperor William how dis
pleased the pope would be If the German
emperor ahould meet the French president
while still actively enguged In an act of
hostility to the Vatican authorttlea by his
tail to Xome.
' Whatever arrangements bad been made
for a meeting of the two rulers on Med
iterranean waters were then broken off,
and the German emperor consented to Cut
short uls stay and to return as aoon aa
possible to Germany so aa to avoid even
the possibility of meeting M. Lou bet, and
thus embarrassing the Holy Bee. Hie re
turn through Venice Instead of Genoa, aa
previously arranged, waa also caused by
his dealro to comply with the wishes of
the pope.
Information obtained by the Gaulols and
persistant reports In Vatican circle assert
that Emperor William will coma to Borne
on a personal visit to the pope nest month.'
The visit will be attended by great eclat
and formality In order to overshadow aa
much as possible the effects of M. Loubet'e
Journey to Rom, , " - '
- Delao Cornea to Rosa.
Ths visit of M. Delcass. the French
foreign minister, to the cardinal secretary
of stut la to take place, now that the
French president has left Italy, Cardinal
TJal Val consented to receive the French
mlnlaler In Informal audience on condition
that M. Delcaaee come direct from Ni
pies to the Vatican, as In that case he
would -not be a guest of the Italian king
aott Ills Visit would be in perfect accord-
pin. oti.ii y.wwwuw.
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Ths pope will Issue a formal protest
4 gainst the action of ths French president
n visiting th king of Italy In the ones
.Capital seat of ths pope's temporal power.
It will be In the form of an anoatollo letter
to the French clergy, detailing at torn
length the reasons why ths Holy Be has
always discouraged the visit of rulers of
Catholic nations to Horns sine Its occupa
tion by ths Italian government's troops.
Mgr. Lorenaelll, ths nuncio at Farts, has
practically broken off relatione with the
French ministry and his recall Is expected
at any moment, while the French gov
ernment will be notified that M. Nlaard,
the French ambassador to the Vatican, la
no longer persona grata. '
It. la rumored that M. Combe will aoon
insert In the Journal, Official ths name
of the five new bishops whom the French
government Insisted should be appointed
to the vacant see against ths wishes of
the Vatican. Such a step on the part of
the French premier, which has so far been
strenuously resisted by M. Loubet. who
refused to sign ths necessary decree, will
be another casus belli.
fctUCH TROUBLED BY CLOTHES
Oa Pay It la Toe Few aad tk Mat
T My that Ar Mat .
Pal r.
(Copyright. 104, by Press Publishing Co.)
. PARIS, April .-(New Tork World Ca
blecraaa Special Telegram.) Mile, earlier,
a well known French actress who recently
won a suit with a Paris theatrical man- j
gr oa th ground that he compelled her to
go oa th stag without sufficient clothing, I
has mora litigation oo ber hands now In
ths form of sn action to prove that sh
really has to many clothe.
In th first suit. Mils. Carller contended
that th manager humiliated her by com
pelling her to appear la what eh said
was practically th nude. At ber trial.
Mile. Carller pranced out Into th tribunal
la clothing that sbs probably brought In
an envelop. Th Judge, after long de
liberation, decided that th coatum was
Indecent.
In the new litigation Mile. Carller la
being soed by a dressmaker, who wanta ber
par 'or some $4,000 worth of gowns. All
"art la wandering If th courts will compel
'tbe octrees to parsd In th gowns for
which th maker says sh has never been
paid.
PRINCESS NOW RIDES ASTRIDE
Maey Other f th lasrl Kagllsh
Waaa Art Adapting; th
Caatos.
(Copyright. 104, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April . (New Tor. World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Th youth
ful Prince Victoria of Walea la being
taught to rid astride. This style of riding
haa made a bold bid for popularity la re
cent yeara
Prince Victoria's coatum Include ' a
kilted, skirt snd a doubl-braatd reefer.
Whea oo horseback, no oaa would know
that aha waa following th aew atyU but
tor th fact that her skirt appears on both
sides of th pony.
The advantage of th style are thus ex
plained by the editor of th Tailor and
Cutter:
It lersena th danger of accident and
Insure greater comfort for both rider and
here. Tbe latter fact la recognised at sev
eral hunting canter, aotably Exmoor,
wher a large proportion of the women
adopt the latest style. They (lad It en
able these ta rover much greater ulstaace
with lea fatlgu than that M) tailed under
Us aid eystoia-
AMERICANS FLOCK TO LONDON
Bee a t Monopolise Things at the
Fashionable West East
(Copyright. 104. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON,- April SO. (New Tork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Influx
of Americans wa marked during the last
week when London's West End restaurant
Seemed to be monopolised by them.
On Wednesday night. In the Palm Court
dining room, at the Carlton the duke and
the ducheaa of Manchester gave a big
party and contrary to her cuatom, her
grace donned some fine diamonds and an
exceptionally smart toilette.
At another table, quite near. Princess
HatxfeMt entertained a laughing. Joyous
party. It Included counteas FabbrtcotU.
who sat next to Count BadenL of the Rus
sian embassy; and Mrs Temperly, who goes
much with the princess now.
After dinner, all the women guests at
this table smoked cigarettes, as did most
of the American women sitting around.
Lord and lady Yarmouth, had a table
reserved for some American friends. Mr,
and Mrs, Thaw were the chief guests.
Another American group included A. F.
Basset and Mr. and Mra. Dugalle.
Count Ward had the largest psrty of the
week snd elaborate decorations dis
tinguished the long table which seated bis
twenty-four guests.
For the first time sine her marriage
with Ernest Cunard. Mrs. Cunard. baa
arranged to give on June 1 a big ball for
her daughter. Miss Florence Padelford.
Ths data ha been announced In order to
prevent other hostesses giving parties on
the same night. Mrs. Cunard haa taken
every precaution to Insure success, and
to be quite sure of the services of Wurms,
whose orchestra Is indispensable for a
smart ball, she offered him double his
ususl extravagant fee so that he -should
not leave the ball when half through to
go to another house.
The other fashionable hostesses srs
furious at thla action because it will cer
tainly spoil Wurms; who In future will not
be content unless he is engaged under ths
same conditions. Mrs. Cunsrd's houss on
Portman square, which haa been re
decorated and altered lately, will preaent
the effect of a floral bower, ao beautiful
are the designs for Unlng the walls with
greenery snd flowers. All social London
will be present. Mis Padelford is admired
everywhere and Is asked out much more
than any other girl in town.
Th newest American addition to London
society Is Mrs Henry Slegel of New Tork,
For the laat three months shs has been In
Europe, chiefly on the continent, where
sbs entertained a good deal for her
daughter, who la coming out In London
this season. Mra Slegel will not taks a
house here, but will make the Carlton her
headquarters. Bhe will rent a pretty house
up the river Themes. As few Americans
have river residences here. It will be
plessant for her many compatriots, who
have town houses to go there to spend
week end. Miss Biegel Is very good looking,
while her great wealth no doubt will act
as a sort of magnet for tk fashionable
youth of London.
ANARCH IN ' UNITED STATES
French sociologist Writes of HI laa
'.' prslons Qalaed la This
Cooatry.
(Copyright, 1804, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, April la (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Paul Ohio,
ths noted sociologist, has Just published
a . book entitled "A Journey Through the
Land of Anarchism" In which he gives
ths reeults of his studies in th United
State and his impressions of Nsw Tork.
Peterson. N. J., and Chicago as ths most
prominent seats of anarchism.
Ha says the principal complaint of as
aichists sgalnst state authority In America
Is ths result of th absorption of th Indl
vidua! . liberty of cltlsens by th monopoly
cf political power In the hands of a few In
dividual. The existence of trusts, with
the consequent Increasing cost of life. Is
given as on of the principal accusations
th anarchist make against social condl
tloruvln ths United States.
He says American anarchlets now. con
fin the work to passive resistance against
th governing power . without violence of
any kind. In hi opinion, th poetical pro.
ductlons of Walt Whitman havs greatly
contributed to make the anarchical Idea
a peaceful one In America. Of Peterson
he says that, although th center of violent
anarchism. It . has of - lat . become more
quiet, anarchy even there losing It tragical
characteristic and making of th New
Jersey town only a center of discussion for
dissatisfied workmen. In Chicago M. Ohio
found that most of the anarchists were
Blsvs and gav their doctrine the dignity
of retlgoua belief, moat adapted to their
mystic nature.
GERMANY TO BE PROTECTOR
Cat belle Missions No Uaxer Cad
th W lag of th Fremeh
Repablle,
(Copyright, 104. by Press Publishing Co.)
ROME. April 0.-New Tork World Cablegram-Special
Telegram ) A papal brief
Is being prepared by order of Tluu X hand'
Ing over to Germany the protectorate of
the colonial Catholic missions hitherto ex-
en-teed by Franc. Palestine, which has
been for long the bone of contention. Is
now to be under the care of the German
representative and ths German ambassador
at ionsianunopie.
Another and even more Important Inno
vation la that of making the study of Oer-
msn obligatory . la the ecclesiastical scad
emy of noble, which Is ths school of sll
the church diplomats. All nuns and rep
reaeatativea of th Holy Be abroad will
hereafter speak German and not confine
themselves exclusively to French, a has
been the custom.
QUEEN MAKES CHURCH PRESENT
iwl" nepaye breetlasr
t Itallaa Parish la
' Detroit.
(Copyright. 1S04. by Press Publishing Co.)
PIACENZA. April .-New Tork World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.) Rev. Fran'
cla Baccherinl. who haa charge ef a parish
among th Italian of Detroit. Mich., and
who haa been visiting hla native country
for the laat three months, has received
from Dowager Queen Margaret the gift of
a magnificent chasuble, a sliver chalice and
a mlaaal for th u of hi church In
America.
Father Beccherinl called recently en the
dowager Queen and expressed the loyal sea
tlmeats of ths parishioners toward th
Itallaa royal family, with th reeull that
th queen promssed to send ta bsi parish
church ft porsooal aaemealav
AT AMERICA'S MERCY
resell Maanfaotarert Admit They Ifut
Bare ths Cotton of the United JJtatea,
NOTHING SO GOOD GROWN IN THE WORLD
He Matter Wait Ita Pr o The Ifott Have
it or Quit Bniinoss,
SOUDAN COTTON CANNOT DISPLACE IT
Useless to Join with British and Belgian!
to Grow It,
QUESTION OF DOLLARS ALSO INVOLVED
AaTala la This Field the Froaehmea
Coaelder the Contest a Hepele ..
Oa and Vt It
Dews,
(Copyright, 1H, by Frees Publishing Oo )
PARIS, April SO. (New Tork World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Representa
tives of a syndicate of cotton manufactur
er from Roubalx and Lille held a meeting
this week In the Paris Chamber d Com
merce to vote on the question of Joining
with English and Belgian manufacturers
In a scheme to suppress American specu
lation In cotton. The plan advanced was
to discover somewhere on the glob a hew
field for cultivating ootton.
Gaston SInette. a leading manufacturer
of cotton goods In France, waa ths chief
apeaker. He violently opposed the plan
for several excellent reason. He declared
that the Soudan cotton was unfit for man
ufacturing purposes and It could never
come Into competition with th American
product. He ssld that nowhere In the
world can the equal of th American prod
uct be found, and that no matter how far
American speculation might go, manufac
turer on the continent would be forced t
accept th situation.
He ssld a large amount of capital would
be required for the project and that In the
matter of hard dollar they could never
hop to compete with the Americans.
After a etormy session ths proposition to
Join with th British snd Belgians was
voted down by a larg majority.
JEALOUS WOMAN'S REVENGE
Almost , Kills Brother at Rival and
II I laaaa for a
Time.
(Copyright, 104. by Frees Publishing Co.)
LTON8. Franc. April 0. (New Tork
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) A
crime that distinctly reverts to the middle
ages, that could have been plotted only by
a Jealoua woman, baa Just been committed
st Eoully. a vlllag near her. Th vic
tim of th crime wa Jean Coindr. only
U yeara old, and Innocent, of any wrong
doing. Fortunately, hs capd with his
lifs. but for a long tras he) was hysterics!
aaA kept crying: . - -
fhwy ara JtlUlriat whm I am assassinated.
t see them: there they are they ask m
how I wish to die." The pollc bav no
doubt that a. woman whoss lover Jilted her
to marry Jean Colndre's sister, wreaked
her vengeance on th young man. Long
this woman nursed her jealous anger, await
ing ber opportunity a to wound her suc
cessful rival through her brother, whom
she dearly loves. The chance Came when
Jean, returning from hla term of military
duty, went to his sister's house at Ecully
at night. He did not knew that shs and
all her servants were at th city tempor
arily.
Several men and women met Coindr at
th gate of th park which surrounds his
sister's hour. They seised him, and,
shrieking, "How do you wish to die?"
quickly bound and gagged him. They car
ried him, struggling, to a small laks In
ths psrk and hurled him Into ths water
sgatn and again until he was nearly at
his last gasp, t But this was not enough
They : dragged him . to th house, broke
open a door, filled a bath tub with water
and Immersed him until, as they thought,
he was deed.
Then his assailants stripped Coindr and
wrapped him In a dosen fins dresses and
lingerie 'belonging to his sister. - Th
garments were out, torn, mutilated, and
It waa thl fact that first aroused ths
suspicion of th pollc that a Jealous
woman had been venting ber fury. The
band whom she employed then discovered
a larg coffer of carved wood. They
emptied this, plaoed In It ths still senseless
young man, piled on top of him a mat
tress, pillows, bed clothing, closed the
coffer's lid and departed.
But., to mske doubly sure of Colndre's
death they crammed the box a full of
materials that they defeated their very
purpose. They started soma of the boards
In ths old coffer, a little air was ad
mltted to Coindr. and hla delirious but
muffled cries brought to his aid early In
the morning a gardener, who cams from
his home nearby tq perform Ms usual du
tie In th psrk, snd who quickly discov
ered th door had been broken opera.
MEASURE THE LIFE OF RADIUM
Scientists Estisaat Atsa Will
Cssnael la Elevew Bis.
dred Ts
(Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April .-Nw Tork World
Cablegram SpeclaJ Telegram.) Aa th re
tilt of long and minute experiments. Sir
William Ramsay and Mr. Boddy hare sue
ceeded In measuring th life of radium.
Mr. Boddy read a paper before th Royal
society yesterday describing th Joint in
vestigation of tb change of th radium
emanation Into helium. Their conclusion
I that th average life of an atom of
radium I about LIM years.
In addition they measured the extraordi
nary amount of energy which lie dormant
In a radium atom, and is gradually given
out aa beat when It begin to break up.
The radium emanation containa MI.00A
time a much energy ss an equal weight
of mixed hydrogen and oxygen, on of the
moat powerful explosive.
PAIR IN DEMAND AT WEDDINGS
Girl at Wis as Boy . ot Sis
Boaght Attar a A I.
' taadaata.
Mach
(Copyright. 104. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. April Ift. tNew Tork World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Two of tbe
most popular wedding attendants In Lon
don are Mia Daphn Bourk. aged t, and
ths Hon- Maynaxd OrevUle. Just turned g
Tb beauty of thl youthful pair Is famous
and she aa a flower girl and It a a page
they are In demand for moet of tha smart
waddings f th season.
WAITING ON CHAMBERLAIN
Preteetlealrt raaapalsra Laagralshes
feeeaaee H I T 111 ta
rweh It.
(Copyright. 1901 by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. April .-New Tork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Joseph
Chaaberlaln's political plana remain
wrapped In mystery. His return. Instead
of seeing a revival of the protectionist cam
paign, has marked Its complete cessation.
His only public engagement for th near
future Is the meeting In Birmingham, May
22. He haa cancelled all his other speaking
appointments.
Mrs. Chamberlain said last week to a
woman friend that sh was entirely op
posed to her husband's returning boms, aa
bs had benefited little by Ms holiday and
needed a much longer rest, but he In
sisted on being present In the House of
Common to hear his son's budget speech.
He has been St his home In Birmingham
all the week, but It Is considered prob
able that he will go away again, ss all
possibility of a general election now seems
to be deferred until next year.
Th collapse of the protectionist cam
paign Is dus In part to Mr. Chamberlain's
Inactivity, but also the difficulties that
have arisen In the attempt of his expert
advisors to drsw up a model tariff.
The astuteness of Prims Minister Bal
four's gam In confining himself to advo
cating retaliation, while Mr. Chamberlain
burned hla boats behind him by going ths
whole protectionist scheme, is now gen
erally recognised, and It Is regarded as art
the least evidence of Mr. Chamberlain's
relaxed mental grasp that he, a past master
In electioneering finesse, should allow him
self to b outwitted by Mr. Balfour, who
oppose as a plain, straightforward, British
gentleman.
HARMLESS AS FRENCH DUEL
V
Haagarisa laveata Shell which Will
Stu iply Fat aa Arsay ta
Bleep.
(Copyright, 1804, by Press Publishing Co.)
BUDAPEST. April SO. (New Tork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) At last It
has been discovered how to make a mili
tary omelette without breaking th eggs.
Hereafter war may be bloodless; ships.
companies, battalions, whole armies may
be placed hors ds. combat, but only tem
porarily. In the middle of the w'ldest
charges squadrons of cavalry may be re
duced from a ststs of heroic ' fury Into
peaceful slumber.
In a word, a Hungarian scientist-philan
thropist has Invented a shell, which on
bursting, liberate a gas warranted to
stupefy all who breaths It without caus
ing any permanent or serious effect.
When such a soporific shell bursts be
tween decks on a battleship, ths crew will
promptly lie down to sleep and awaken.
perhaps, to find themselves prisoners In a
hostile fleet.
Let a number of such shells sxplods over
a fortress and not only th fortress but
ths garrison will fall Into coma. Scientific
ally speaking. It Is entirely possible that
this gas-charged ahall will do all that Its
Invenor olslms. Hs Is now In. communica
tion with ths Jspaness government, so It
Is not Jne robabl that Port Arthur and
Vladivostok may be as quiet soon 'a ths
palso' of the- sleeping beauty. Th In
ventor's Hungarian hatred toward Russia.
dating back to IMS, prevented Mm from ap
proaching the rsar, to whoa pacific ideas
a human shell should strongly appeal.
Of course, such a shell would revolution'
Ixa warfare. The hospital corps would be
come the moet Important branch of th
service snd would need to be enormously
increased In order that prostrated combat
ants could be removed from the field and
restored to consciousness.
DON CARLOS FILES PROTEST
ObJeete ta Renewal of Religiose Em.
, blems from French Coarts
of Jaetlee.
(Copyright. IfSH, by Press Publishing Co.)
ROM 23, April 10.(New yor World Ca
Diegram Special Telegram.) Don Carloa.
the Bourbon pretender, haa written a letter
to Count Vrbaun de Main, hi tepresenta
tive In Fisnc. protesting In th nam of
Catholiey sgalnst tha suppression of relig
ious emblems in ths French courts of Jus
tlce.
He calls the act of the French govern
ment "sn Impious, sacrilege and an outrage
to a Catholic nation." He protests aa a
descendant of St. Louis snd of Louis XIV
and as the oldest son of ths church against
the 'diabolic spite" which prompted th
action o( the French ministry.
it is oeneveo ty those who know of
in intimacy existing between the pope
and th Spanish pitender that this protest
was inspired at the Vatican.
WEALTH OF ITALY IS SMALL
Only
VeOO Per Capita If Valae
All Property I Cea.
' alderedL.
of
(Copyright, 1104. by Press PubUsMng Co.)
NAPLES. April f0.-New Jork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Prof. Nattl.
th great statistician, has Just published a
study on ths financial conditions of Italy.
Tha total possessions of tha country he
calculates at 1,900.000, which give an avar-
sgs of 1400 for each Inhabitant; while In
Franc th proportion la fl.OM. and In th
United State fi.SOO. Only 1, 00,000 acres
are to be found In Italy. Th largest Ital
Ian fortun Is no more than 131,000,000.
CLOSES CITY HEADQUARTERS
Hearst Ha Ahasdesed Haffmaa Haasa
O Bices asd Looks to Other
State.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., U04.)
NEW YORK. April .-New Tork Her
ald Service Special to The Bee.) Seeing
no hop of hi presidential boom so far as
th state of New York Is concerned, Wll
I lam R Hearst has closed his headquar-
tera In th Hoffman house. HI campaign
mamager and clerical force have moved
out and have been sent to state where Mr.
Hearst believes bs has a chance of getting
delegates. Three larg room on th first
floor of th hotel had been rented. From
the headquarters literature was sent out
to all points eaet of Chicago, so that they
war actually Mr. Hearst eastera head
quarters.
Bine tha stats convention adopted the
unit rule and Instructed the delegates for
Judge Parker. Mr. Hearst has decided that
to continue to maintain headquarters In
New Tork would be a wast of money. He
has llttls expectation of getting any mors
delegate In sny of th eastern states.
There 'are several Hearst clubs la the
city of New Tork and throughout the
tat, and It Is understood that thsae will
now bo allowed to so out of ltne
quietly.
FIRST BIG BATHE ON V ALU
OPElilKC OF TUB FAIR
8t Lonls Wtlcornet the World to the Pro.-
reat of nineteenth Century Ow liiation.
THOUSANDS CROWD THE FAIR GROUNDS
Tolling of Bel's and Crash of Bandi An-
nsnnce Beginning of Exposition.
PROMPTNESS AND SIMPLICITY FEATURES
Aetna! Opening of the Great Event Begins
Slightly Ahead of Time.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS SIGNALLED
First Appearaaco of the Foamlasj
Cascades Greeted hy Cheers as
Water Dashes Over th
Whit larllaes.
ST. LOUIS. April .-Representing a
larger expenditure than any similar enter
prise heretofore attempted on this conti
nent, greater in It ambition and wider In
Ita scop than any previous effort of its
kind, ths Louisiana Purchase exposition
waa formally opened thla afternoon. The
Inaugural exercise could hardly have been
Improved upon. They were simple, were
carried through without delay and without
a halt or delay of any description.
Th weather waa without flaw. No fairer
day from dawn to sunset could have been
hoped for. The handling of the crowds.
the guarding of enclosures, sacred to the
participants In th exercises, and th po Ice
work generally could not have been bet
tered. Thla work was In the hands of offi
cers of the regular army. It was arranged
that President Roosevelt should press the
button at exactly 11 o'clock, but when that
hour arrived, several of ths addresses had
not been completed.
At approximately 13:15, St. Louis time, in
order that hi tlmo might not be en
croached upon, the signal waa given to
President Roosevelt that all things were
ready. His response was quick and In a
few seconds, came the answering touch
over the wire from the Whits House. This
officially opened the exposition, but It was
detormlned to conclude ths program, and
the signal for th actual opening, for the
unfurling of the flags, the r nglng of bells
and th operation 'of th great eaeads
was not given by Director of Works Tay
lor until 1:04.
Starts Ahead of Tim.
It waa several' minutes later than that
when President Francis of the exposition
formally announced that th fair was open
to tha world. He made the declaration
with a laugh, for th bands war playing,
the crowds were cheering and th people
wer scrambling from Jhelr seats to watch
th rise of the curtain upon th drama 1
with whoa prologue of five long yeara tnay
war all familiar.
From th time that Director of Works
Taylor waved Us baton with the fluttering
ribbon of whit aa a signal for tbe actual
opening, th exposition aa the epitome of
human achievement waa the thing with th
people and speeches of men were In the
background. President Francis was tha
first to realise this, and hla hearty 1-uh
ss he shouted to his fleeing audience
showed his unqualified Joy in th fact.
Thoasands Throsgh Grsaads.
Tha official hour for opening the fair was
o'clock, at which hour officials of the
exposition, members of the national com
mission and Board of Lady Managers were
scheduled to meet at the' administration
building. Long before that time th grounds
were filled with nearly half the population
of the city of St Louis and the remainder
apparently was thronging into the exposi
tion grounds. To th many thousands of
local population wer added many more
who came in on excursion trains last night
and this morning. Although no special
effort was mads by th management of th
exposition to secure a large attendance
for the opening day, the crowd waa fully
as largs as that which filled the grounds
on year ago, when the exposition build
ings wer dedicated with so much pomp
and ceremony.
Promptly at th hour set th officers and
director of ths exposition. th members
of th national commission and of th
Board of Lady Managers' were gathered at
the administration building, where, aa rap
Idly as possible, they wer formed Into a
procession and marched to the plasa of
St. Louis, in th center of the grounds,
whers the formal exercises of the opening
wer conducted. At the head of the column
waa a detachment of the Jefferson Exposi
tion guards, who are to do pollc duty
within th exposition while It continue
Then came th Philippine scouts' band,
followed by th Philippine scouts, an Im
posing body of men, who marched well.
Behind them, and leading the officers and
directors of th exposition, came Sousa's
band. Following the exposition officers
were the members of ths national commis
sion, and last of all, ths Board of Lady
Managers, some of whom went on foot,
while others preferred the more luxurious
method of riding In carriages.
Fsrclgs Repreaestatlvee la Lis.
After the column from the administra
tion building entered the plasa, a long
Una, formed of representatives of foreign
governments, which had assembled In the
hall of congresses, cams pouring Into the
plasa from another avenue. This column
was also beaded by a detachment of the
Jefferson guards, followed by a band. At
the head of the line. Immediately behind
tbe music, wtre the members of the ex
position committee on foreign relations;
then came commissioners and representa
tives of foreign governments which ar
accredited to the United States, marching
In th order of presentation of credential
to tb exposition. Following thee came
representatives of government having mln
isters accredited to the United Btates gov
ernment, and then a great number of other
repreaentatlvea of foreign governments and
colonies, also In tha order of the presanta
tlon of their credentials to ths exposition.
This column presented by fsr the gsyest
appearance of th day,' for th foreigners
mad a prodigal display of gold lac and
blight colors, in glittering contrast to ths
blsck silk hats and dark frock eoata which
were so prominent smong ths officials and
dlgntvrtes of ths exposition.
A third column cams shortly sfterwsrd,
formed of representatives of the states and
territorial governments In the union.
The participants In ths exercise quickly
took their place at th foot of th Loui
siana monument, where a small stsnd bad
been e reeled for the speakers and aeats
Continued oa Becood Pag.
riRST LAND BATTLE
Indication srp that the ftrat ronl
land battle- of the war baa been
fouKbt, and a report I that Jnpun
haa added another vlrtory to Ita
credit.
While there U no eonflnnatlon of
the reMrt It ts not surprising-, aa It
baa been lelleved tlmt the first en
frageiiient wohM take place some
where near the scene of the preaent
flghtlnK.
e thp BEE RULLFTIN
Forecast for Nebraska Fair la Bast,
Showers la Weat Portlos Ssaday
and Moadsy.
Pa a.
1 Pop Scores Polat oa FYs see.
Cotton Cosssmers st Merer of V. 8.
St. Loals BxposKloa Kow Opea.
Report of Jopsaese Land Victory.
3 Homesteaders la Harry for Land.
8 News from All Parts ot Nebraska.
4 Democrat Ar Fighting la Secret.
I. P. Will Stay Is Assoclstloa.
B Msa'a Life tioes Oat with Hose,
Promise of New ssrtera Sometime
Omsba to Have Home for Travelers
A Past Week la Omaha Society.
T Chlaese Are Veesslsc Restless.
S) Cosneil BIsST sad Iowa New.
Visitor to Fair Killed Is Wreck.
Call for Cash to Pay for the rssaL
10 Sporting Invents of th Day.
11 Fiaanrlal a ad Commervlal.
IS Cosdltloa of Omaha Trade.
Id Amnaemoat.
15 sporting Review of tho Week.
16 Jhpaa Diet Sspports Onversmest.
IT Maklsg of the City Besstlfal.
Law Goverslagr Child Labor.
S4 to 40 Tho Illsstrated Be.
Temperatar at Omaha Yesterday.
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IB m TO
STORY OF FIGHT IS DENIED
Rssstss Insist No Saeh Japaaes
Force Ha Crossed th Vala
as Yet.
(Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
NEW YORK, April 30.-New York Her
ald Cablegram Special Telegram to Th
Ba) On Information, the sourc of which
wa not mad public, th State department
at Washington Issued the statement yes
terday that a great battle on the Yalu had
resulted In a complete victory for tb Jap
anese.
Tb data on Which th engagement Is ssld
to have taken place waa given as last Tues
day, April S6, but from Bt. Petersburg lat
last night cam dispatches which declared
that tb Washington report was not con
firmed, it being added that such a battle
and result were Impossible.
Report from the Yalu up to Thursday,
April it. were In hand In St. Petersburg.
and whll It waa admitted that skirmishing
waa frequent, no battle had been fought.
The movements across the river of the
Japanese wer reported, but no fore largo
enough to engage the Russian army has
yet reached the Manchurian bank. It hav
ing been stated that 16,000 Japanese had
attacked 10,000 Russians.
Expert military opinion in th European
capital wa that the. first wsek In May
would sea an Important battl fought.
JAPAN HAS
BLOODLESS
VICTORY
Rnsslaas
Aver that Yala AsTalr
la.
volves No Defeat.
ST. PBTER8BURO, April K.-U.6 p. m.
Tb reported big Japanese victory on tb
Yalu I pronounced her to be impossible
unless the Japaness chose to Interpret
their practically unimpeded passage of th
river a a great victory. A tb Ruaslans
have little mor than observation outposts,
Wlta a few guns, to harrasa th crossing
of th Japanese beyond skirmishing, Is de
clared by a member of the general staff
to have been out of the question.
Llao Yang Is connected by wire with th
headquarters of th general commanding
tbe out poii t and It is presumed that th
commander would report Immediately any
incident ot Importance, but tb latest In
formation of skirmishing la covered in a
atatement Issued by th general staff to
night. All nsws f.om th front Indicate that
tb armies of General Kurokl and General
Oki, comprising about lOO.OuO men, are being
rapidly pushed forward and will bo thrown
across th Yalu as speedily as possible.
Japanese transports have also appeared at
tbe mouth of the river, and supported by
a few warships, will assist In the opera
tion. The Japanese seem to be following
closely the tactics pursued by them during
the Chlno-Japunese war, having already
occuped Kulltn Cheng, above An Tung,
wher they crossed In 186.
Th beginning of serious land fighting la
considered to be not (ar distant, although
a heavy movement of troops may not begin
for several days, notwtthstsndlng tbs
Japanese are crossing at several points
above WIJu.
peaultory picket firing Is occurring con
stantly, but no Importance Is attached to
It. Some surprU Is manifested even her
that practically no attempt waa mad to
Imped th enemy's forcea, In explanation
of this, it is significantly Intimated by mem
bers of . th general staff that General
Kouropatkln haa sum secret plana and
that th Japanese may soon find themselves
In a trsp. General Kouropatkin'e skill as
a strategist Is a thing In which th Russian
army reposes a blind faith.
Within the last few days General Kouro
patkln has advised tha emperor that he Is
well satisfied with ths disposition msds
of th Russian troops to meet the Japane
advanc upon th Feng lluan Cheng Una
He has also mad a favorable report upon
th strength of ths Hal Cheng Una above
New Chwang snd th condition n ths
Llao Tung peninsula.
IS REPORTED
Japanese An Alleged to Have Wen Victory
in Tint Important Engagement
DETAILS OF EIGHT ARE. AS YET KEAGEI
Hot Expected Eo 80011, bnt Weather Helps
the Movement of Troops
JAPANESE ATTACK SUPERIOR NUMBER
Thirty Tbonund Butr.ans Engage hy Six
teen ThotmnJ of Enemy.
JAPS AIM FOR UNIFORMS OF THE FOE
Whll Not O ear lolly CoaBrmed, Bat 11 ,
I Ssbstaaf lated hy Romero
Apparently Reliable
Be areas.
(Copyright, by New Terk Herald Co., 104.)
ST. PETERSBURG, April P0.-(Nw TorJt
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Be.) Th knowledge that on Japan
division Is over th Yalu and another 1
ready to land near Tort Arthar gtre
military msn th Impression that Im
portant fighting, or what th Russian call
th "commencement of tbe war," Is Im
minent Peopl are asking how th Ruswtaa fleet
oam to Sink a Japan transport carry
ing auch a Valuable cargo aa coal
A communication from Teener! Kce.r
patkln wa published thla afternoon. It
mentioned th fact thac th Japan bad
crossed th Yalu, . alee xpreain'rig th
opinion that aa Immediate action waa a
likely. WASHINGTON.. Aprl) .-Reports have
reached th Seat department, the swortig
of which th fRcsais do not car to di
vulge, to th effect that a great battle hag
been fought on the Yalu fiver, resulting;
In a complete Japanese victory. Itail
ar unobtainable. ' ' '
Th Japanese legation her ha no newt
confirming there reports, but th nuatier asa
aroused Intense inirt In official circles.
Reports from- time to Urns her reached
th Washington government from agents
Ir th field Indicates that th tw groat
armies would not com In touch be tor
May 1. and that what has heretafor oc
curred wa nothing mor than sners ut-
poet skirmishes and collisions betweeo
scouting parties, it la believed now, how
ever, tbat th weather oendlUana ' In
Manchuria Improved sufficiently ta facil
itate the movement ' of Jtroopa , and
artillery and that the two van guard have
onsequently com together a few day, la
advanc ot tbe expected date.-'
Th Stat department's advice plso the
acer.'e of th Japane oroeslng of th Yal
at Chin Urn Cheng, a town on tha Man
churian sloj of tk river, which It is re
garded was flually captured by tb Japan
ese. The date oi 1 the battl la stated ta
bav been last Tuesday and th delay In
receiving th news Is ascribed to the ab
sence of telegraph fsclUUe In thla. retael
quarter of Manchuria.
Bay Fighting tostlase. .
KAUPANG TZB, Manchuria, April SO.-.
At 10 a. m. th first battl at . tit war la
persistently reported to bav occurred en
th Yalu river. Sixteen thousands Japan
crossed ths stream 7fcuisdaj aa4 attacked
SO.OOO Russians, who wer straaly fortified,
It la rumored this morning that, th Japan
ese wer reinforced and that tb battl
eontlnusa The Japanese ' sriarpeJieetet
killed many Russian efAoara, who a
form wer conspicuous,
Bhaa Hal Kwaa Hoar Report.
SHAN HA I KWAN. April 18.-4 p. m.-Th
report of a big battl an tha Yalu river bav
been given considerable subs lac Uatieu by
Information brought In by four Daal-a
missionaries who bav just arrived her
from New Chwang.
When the missionaries left Antung tea
daye ago the Russian In that vicinity
numbered to.uuo men and occupied strongly
fortified positions between Antung and th
AJ river, which l about twenty mile north-
east of Antung. Ther also wer small
Husslan force at Hsu Yen and Fuafl
Cheng, wher baae had been established.
The two place ar respectively about
slxty-flv and forty-flv mile to the north
west of Antung. ;
Tb Russian along tb railroad line, ac
cording to tb missionaries, war burning
bean cake, endeavoring with sera success,
to prevent th export ef thla product.
Admiral Reports mm stsgtaajemeal.
TOKIO, April tO-4 p. dintral
Hosoya, commanding ths Third squadron,
reports that on-the morning "of April tt
gunboat fired on th enemy at tho mouth
of the Yalu river, but the Ruaelan did
not reply.
Later a fleet of email ships, armed with
cannon, opened fir on VA ef the enemy at
Sandoroto and the latter retreated te the
mountains, leaving many wounded. Tb
Japanese had no casualties.
Uslss Ha No Report.
LONDON. April M.-Th Japan lega
tion up to 5:1 p. six. has received mo con
firmation of th reported Important en
gagement between th Japane and Rus
sian forces on the Yslu river, but th effl
clals take It a quit probable. Tb main
body of tho Japanese army la believed t
have traversed the mountain passes 'and
crossed th Yalu l0 mile from the sa
with ths object of taking ths Russian
forcea near th mouth f th river la th
rear.
Th legation 1 of th opinion that the
Japsnes operations at the mouth of th
Yalu were merely In the nature of a feint
Hear Nothing from Tfeasaa. .
BT. PETERSBURG. April SeTh .ab
sence of telegrams from Admiral Yeaseei
J thl morning Is rgard4 at tb admiraUF