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PARIS FAIR is NOT READY
INA UG URATION, HOWEYER, WIZ
TAKE PLACE TO-DAY.
Great Efforts Making to Have tho show
Ready but the Task IL Impossible
Thousands of Soldiers Put TO Work to
Clear the Grounds-scarceIy Any Ex-
hibits to be Seen.

| Paris, April 13.-The exposition
fort to prepare the show for the inaug-
uration tomorrow, but an examination
of the grounds and buildings to-day
shows the task Is impossbsle. The
buildings are filed with debris and the
exhibits are only partially installed.
The Sale Des Fetes, in which the in
augural ceremonies are planned to occur
tomorrow has an army Of men clear
ing the floor space and arranging the
seats. The work will continue all night
and close to the hour when the invited
guests arrive. The hall is magnificent
structure, beautifully decorated, and is
a great tribute to French architecture
and decorative art
In order to facilitate the labor Of
clearing the grounds thousands Of sol
diers have been utilized .
The ceremonies are timed to begin at
2-o.clock, when M. Millerand, the minis
ter of commerce, will make the inaug-
ural address, to which President Loubet
will reply. The president vial then walk
through portion Of the grounds and
afterwards, embarking on river craft,
he will go down the river Seine to the
new Alexander III. bridge, which he Will
formally declare open The exposition
grounds will be closed for the remainder
of the day, the formal opening to the
public taking place on Sunday.
The whole exposition space Ia covered
this evening with fiickering lights, and
hordes of workmen are busily engaged
in clearing away scaffolding, packing
cases and debris Of every kind, which
still litter all the place. This work ia
only to prepare series of tableaux for
the president, as he will not entertain
the exposition proper, but only inspect
the edificeS from the outside, for the
excellent reason that the buildings,
where finished, are thus far mere shells
with scarcely any exhibits to be seen
anywhere. After M. Loubets visit to-
morrow these scaffoldinga will be re-
built and the interrupted work of in
stallation will be resumed.
The success Of the inauguration cere-
mony will depend largely upon the
weather tomorrow, which, happily,
promises to be fine Otherwise the ex-
hibition grounds will become a vefNable
slough Of despond Despite the inconl-
plete condition Of the exposition Rrssi.
dent Lcnbet will be able to enjoy three
splendid views.
M. Loubet has decided to- celebrate
the inauguration by pardoning all army
and navy prisoners who are undergoing
sentences for minor offenses. Moreover, Il
all soldiers and sailors are to receive a
special ration of wine tomorrow Al
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JOHN ADDISON PORTER OUT
HE ERESIGNS As ASSGCRETARYTO TIL E
PRESIDENT.
Compelled to ReIinquish His Office Ow-
ing to Continued IlI-health-iis Re-
stgnatiOn Takes Effect May l-suc-
cceded by George ID. Cortelyon, Now
the Assistant Secretary.

| Washington, April 13.-Owing to con-
tinued ill-health John Addison Porter,
secretary to the president, has rendered
his resignation, and the president has
accepted it to take effect May l next.
George b. Cortelyou of New York, the
present assistant secretary to the pres
ident, has been appointed to the office.
Mr.. Porter's health was seriously i'm
paired about year ago by severe at
tack of illness, and since then he has
been at times relieved somewhat from
the onerous duties Of his office, but fail
ing to regain his health and believing
that complete separation from Official
cares is essential to his speedy and
permanent recovery, the secretary has
been constrained to tender his resigna-
tion, which the president has reluctant
1y accepted His physicians enjoin
complete rest and change, that he may
have every facility to rapid improve
ment.
Mr.. Cortelyou was born in New York
city July 2G, 1862. His grandfather,
Peter Crolus Cortelyou, forty years
lllelHDGl VI lIlC ~ pc lodhNtiiito Aiii'A -
George Bruce & Co., and his father,
Peter C. Cortelyou, jr., were prominent
figures in New York business and So
cial circles. In 1884 he was appointed
confidential stenographer in the United
States appraisers office at New YORK,
but resigned upon the change OF ad-
ministration in March. 1885. In Octo-
ber, 1889, he was appointed private sec
retary to the postoffice inspector in
charge at New York and two years
later became private secretary to
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Rathbone. He resigned in March, 1892,
but was re-appointed by Assistant Post
master General Maxwell. In Novem-
ber 1895, he was appointed stenographer
to the president, and a few months lat
er executive clerk to Mr.. Mckinley.
He was made assistant secretary to the
president in 1888.
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PoSTOEFICE CLERKS 0RGANIzE.
An Association Fdrmed at a Meeting In
NerideD.

Meriden, Conn, April 19.-Twenty
delegates representing several of the
first and second class postoffices in the
state met at Foresters' hall this after
noon and formed a postotfice clerks as
sociation. Representative were in at
tendance from Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, waterbury, Middletown,
Norwich, Stamford, Willimantic, New
London, New Britain and Wallingford.
Organization was perfected with the
election of Benjamin F. Root of Bridge
port, president; Howard Crocker of
Hartford, Albert Clark of Middletown,
vice presidents; George Smith of New
Haven, secretary; George O'Malley Of
Meriden, treasurer. Several commit
tees We're also appointed and Messrs.
Crocker of Hartford Parent Of Will
mantle Roach of Wallingford, Leon
ard of Middetown, Smith Of New Ha-
ven were made finance committee;
Clark of Middletown chairman of or
ganization committee to select his as
soclates; William f. Leahy Of Meriden,
T. S. Callwell and M. G. Eagan of New
Britain, and W. J. Bray of Bridgeport,
legislative committee.
The main object of the association, it
is understood, will be for shorter hours
and higher wages, and set Of resolu-
tions were drawn UP to be presented to
the Connecticut United States senators
asking them to favorably consider the
bill which is now before congress along
those lines The next meeting Of the
association will be held in New Haven
Mnt io1
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FOR THE STATES MILITIA.
The Govern Mmcnt's Annual Allowance
Fixed at 81 100000.

Washington, April 13.--The, house
committee on militia decided to-day to
fix at $1,00O,0 900 the amount allowed an
nually to the militia Of the several
states in place of the 100000 now al
lowed. The bills as heretofore agreed
upon allowed $2,OOO,OOO annually in ac-
cordance with the request of the Ma
tional Association of Militia Organiza-
tions. But owing to the desire for re-
trenchment and the strong effort being
made to keep down the total appropria-
tions of this session the decision of to-
day was reluctantly reached to fix the
amount at $1,O00,000. Chairman Marsh
says this is two and one-half times the
present allowance, and while not all he
desires, it Is all he thinks expedient to
grant at this time.
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ME7HUEN,s OPERATIONS.
Now Twelve Miles East Of Boshof-
Horaes Due nj the Cnpe.

London, April 13.-Lord Methuen is at
Zwartkopfontein, twelve miles east of
Boshof, and is sending SMALL swift col
umns though the adjacent country
Lord Chesham, commanding one Of
these, encountered a small commando
about ten miles southeast of Zwartkop-
fontein. He found most of the farms
occupied by women and children only.
An editorial note in the Daily Mail
AYERS that Mafeking is in a very bad
way, and that the hope of relief is far
off, as no force is advancing from the
south.
The war office announces that 1000
horses will arrive at the Cape this week.
1t is well understood that the animals
are not fit for work until about ten days
after the voyage Two thousand more
are due at the Cape next week.
The war office has called out the re-
serve companies of several infantry bat
talions, which will be sent to South At
frica forthwith
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EYERY1H1NG GOING VEIL.
Opinion of the Times Correspondent ut
Bloc fontein.


London, April 14.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Times telegraphine
Friday says:
Everything is going satisfactorily.
Owing to the enemy's enterprise ne
cessity mas arisen for movement in
the southeastern division, and for stra-
tegic reasons, troop trains have monop-
olized the railway for a short period but
the Boer raids are only what was anti
cipated as result of the halt in our
main advance.
I'VE in Bloemfontein are full of great
admiration of the calm front with
which headquarters has received these
incidents. Half of the object of the
enemy has failed since Lord Roberts re-
fused to be drawn into complications,
but has fostered the enemy's enterprise,
making dispositions to checkmate it,
almost without Bloemfontein being
aware that movements of the troops
have occurred"
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Baltimore April 13.-The Yale team
defeated the University of Maryland
baseball team to-day owing to errors by
the latter. The Brooklyn teams
We're to have played an exhibition game
at Union Park, but the collegians We're
late in beginning their contest and had
played only five innings wheu Manager
Hanlon demanded the grounds. After
considerable discussion the spectators
voted unanimously in favor of continu-
ing the college game and the Brooklyn
ties withdrew. Score:
e. of NJ. ........0 4 0 0 o l.
Yale ..... -. 3 2 L . o 0 2 so
Batteries-Brooks and Lecrow; Nickel.
yey and Cunha.
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Bridgeport, April 13.-Patrick Phelan,
aged twenty-six, single, who had been
employed as clerk in one of the lead
ing drygooda stores, attempted suicide
to-day by drinking carbolic acid AL
though medical assistance was almost
Immediately summoned it is thought at
the General hospital where the young
man was taken. that the chances for re-
ccvery are decidedly against him.
Phelan had been indulging in excessive
drinking of late, which caused him to
lose his position and he became de-
spondent.
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Queer story of Thief.

New York, April 13.-A queer story is
printed to-day concerning a theft of
jewelry from Nine. Adelina Murio- Cell,
a well known vocal teacher, who died
last Tuesday. 1t is claimed that when
announcement was made on Monday
that she was very i'll throng of pre-
tended friends came to the house and
filled the rooms and even the death
chamber. The story is that some one
not only took from chiffonier gold
watch and a diamond brooch, but that
her wedding ring and several diamond
rings were stripped from the dying wo-
MANS irCnrS
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BOER ADVANCE is CHECKED
ROBERTS SENDS SREASSURING NEWS
TOTHE VAR OFFICE.
Says Wepener Is stilI Surrounded but
Holding Out Weli-Troops Moving to
Relieve the Garrison-Health OF the
Army Good and the Climate Perfect
BOers Said to Have Suffered Heavily at


London, April 13.-9:10 p. m.-The
war office has received the following
dispatch from General Roberts:
''Bloemfontein, April 13.-1:30 p. M
been checked. Wepener is still sur
rounded, but the little garrison is hold
ing out well. Troops are being moved
to their assistance. The health of the
troops is good and the climate perfec-
tion.''
The Times has the following from
Jammersberg, dated April 49, Colonel
Dalgety's force has been surrounded by
some thousands of Beers, with eight
guns and two pom-poms' and two
Maxims, since Monday morning. They
have gallantly withstood heavy attack
on Monday and again night attack
on Tuesday and Thursday there was
continuous shell and rifle fire. We
are confident of being able to repplse
any attack. Food is plentiful. Our
casualties, in the circumstances, are
small, The brunt of the fighting, as al
SO of the loss, has been borne by Cape
Mounted rifiemen.'
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the Morning Post telegraphing Thurs
day, says: "The enemy have evidently
determined to adopt entirely new tao
tics. Two columns are known to be
most ready to move to the south of
Bloemfontein. They are relying on
Cape carts for transportation and are
carrying scarcely any forage and only
sufficient food to meet the requirements
of the convoy with OK transport follow
ing at a secure distance The Boer
columns are thus enabled to move al
most as quickly as cavalry. 1t is re-
ported that there are 5000 Beers to the
south of De Vets Dorp, the force ex-
tending from that point to Odendahl
The burghers who had returned to their
farms are undoubtedly rejoining the
enemy. Lord Roberts has appointed
the Duke of Marlborough to be assist
ant military secretary at headquar-
ters."
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
ing dispatch dated Friday, April 13,
from Lourenzo Marquee: "The Beers
are manufacturing shells, especially
Vickers- Maxims in large quantities at
the Begbie foundry, Johannesburg. The
actual Boer losses to the end of March,
including prisoners, are estimated at
1000 At present there are 1000 Beers
in Natal and $4,000 in the Free State"
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the Daily Telegra phi in a dispatch dated
Friday, describing Lord Roberts and
the troops attending Good Friday ser
vices, says: But the troops are march
ing forward as well as to services.
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PREsBYTERIAN CONTROVERSY.
Church Organ Fnvois Setting Aside the
Confession of Faith.

Chicago, April .13.-The Interior, the
Presbyterian organ, will contain a
strong editorial Monday, advocating
the setting aside of the confession Of
faith and the adoption Of a short evan
gelical creed. DR.. Gray, the, editor
who has defended DIR. Hills, repeats
what he said when DR.. Hills was first
attacked-that three-fourths Of the
members and nine-tenths of the mem
bers of the Presbyterian church reject
the clause in the confession which DR..
Hills attacked and for which he was
denounced by certain theologians and
religious newspapers. DR.. Gray has no
doubt that the church will take an
early opportunity to vote on new
creed and that it will be carried by
large majority.
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1852 BALLOIS TAKEN,


wellington, Ohio, April 13.-The at
tempt to nominate a candidate for con-
gress to succeed Representative Kerr
was abandoned by the republican con-
vention of the Fourteenth district this
afternoon after 1852 ballots had been
taken. The convention met on Tuesday
morning and it was in session day and
night, with short intermissions, for
nearly four days. At noon to-day a
conference committee Of representatives
from each county in the district was
appointed and the report of the commit
tee that the convention adjourn to meet
in Norwalk on May II was adopted.
There was no change in the vote from
the seventy fifth to the 1,352d ballot.
This deadlock is a record-breaker SO
far
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MANY CHINESE POURING IN.
Fraudulent EvasiOms of the Restriction
Act I'm California;.

San Francisco, April 13-Thousands
Of Chinese are passing the barriers of
the custom house and not only are be-
ing landed, but are being made native
born citizens of California, each with
a vote and qualifications to participate
in the political affairs of this city and
state. 1t is asserted that during the
past thirty-four months over 10000 Chi
nese have been landed and of these at
least one hundred month have been
admitted on the ground that they were
born in this state, which fact being ad-
mitted entities them to the rights of
citizenship. Charges are made that this
influx of Orientals is only made pos
sible by fraudulent evasions of the re-
strictiOu act
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MONEY EOR HIS THOUGHT.


Onleeh accompanied
New York, April 13.-Oscar Hammers
stein, the theatrical manager, was a,
witness yesterday before United States
Commissioner Shields in a suit over a
cigar machine which he invented, and
astonished court and spectators by de-
clining to testify unless he were recon-
pensed for the labor of thinking.
Thereupon the hearing Of the case was
postponed. Mr.. Hammersteins after
wards said: 1T may seem to be PEE
culiar view to some, but it is no more
than right. Fifteen years have elapsed
since invented that machine. In or
der to testify as I should it would re-
quire weeks Of study, for l must re-
fresh my memory ON the smallest de-
tails. l cannot afford to give up my
business for such an affair unless I re-
ceive some compensation. Ii costs la
Dor to recollect Therefore said i'm
open court that / should be paid, just
as an expert"
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IELEGRAPKERS' STRIKE.


Atlanta, Ga, April 13.--Little change
has occurred throughout the day in the
situation of the telegraphers' strike on
the Southern Railway. Officials of the
railroad say they have been given little
inconvenience by the strike and that
the trains are moving on schedule time
with no congestion of travel or freight
at any point.
President Powell of the Order of Rail-
road TeleGraphers, expresses the strict
est confidence in the outcome of the
strike. He says his information shows
that the traffic on the Southern Rail-
way is totally demoralized and that the
Alabama Great Southern is unable to
run freight trains.
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Dublin, April 14-The queen took her
favorite morning drive yesterday in the
private grounds of the vice-regal lodge,
after which she attended service in the
royal chapel, where large congregation
assembled. The primate of ireland was
the preacher. In the course of the SER
mon he referred to the Irish soldiers and
the queen. During the afternoon her
majesty took a drive in the country.
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A NEW BRITISH DIVISION.
Formed Under Gen. Ian Hamtlton-Im-
prrinl Mounted In fantry Attached.

Bloemfontein, April ia new divi-
sion, consisting of two brigades, has
been formed under General Ian Ham
ilton. General Hamilton's brigade
Is composed of Canadians, New Zeal
anders and all the Australians except
the cavalry. His staff follows: Colonel
Marty, chief Lord Rosemead, aide-de-
camp; Colonels Hood of Victoria, and
Brigades of New South Wales. and Ma
jor Cartwright of Canada, assistant ad-
jutant generals.
The brigade consists of four corps of
mounted infantry, under Colonels An
derson, de Lisle, Pitcher and Henry.
The First corps consists of the first
battalion, Canadians under Colonel
Lissard and the second battalion, Ca
nadians, under Colonel Herchmer.
Strathcona's Horse under Lieutenant
Colonel Steele, and the Victorians un-
der Colonel Price are in the Fourth
corps The Second and Third corps are
composed of Australasians Each corps
ias battalion of Imperial Mounted in
:antry attached
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For New Church i'm Danielson.

Danielson, April 13.-Ground was
broken here to-day for the erection of a
new Roman Catholic church. The
church is to be of brick and will cost
between $4,000 and 100000 when com
pleted 1t is expected that the corner
stone will be laid about the last Of May.
To-day a large number Of parishioners
donated their services for the beginning
of the work.
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MOVING TOWARD WEPENER.
Third Division of the British Army Ar
riyes a Rrddersburg.

Reddersburg, April 13.-The Third di-
vision, now commanded by MajorGen-
eral Chermside successor of General
Gatacre, sent back to England), has ar
rived here from Bethanie without any
incident worth recording. The Beers
have been located south of the Wepener
and Smithfield districts. Colonel Dali
getty, who is in command of the colo
nial force surrounded at Wepener, is
holding out gamely. Exciting develop
ments are probable in the near future.
The censorship is particularly strict.
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Germany Encouraged the Beers.

London, April 14-The Boer peace
envoys have documents, the Rome cor
respondent of the Daily News says,
showing the urgent advances to the
Transvaal to wage war We're originally
made by Germany. This correspon-
dent also asserts that Count Won Bue-
low, the German foreign minister who
was said to have gone on visit to
sick brother, really went to Milan for
the express purpose of comforting with
the delegates.
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Washington, April 13.-Tt is under
stood that no selection of a successor
to Mr.. Allen, who has been appointed
civil governor of Puerto Rico as assist
ant secretary of the navy, will be made
until Secretary Long returns to Wash
ington from Colorado and has had am
opportunity to express his preference
in the matter. The secretary is expect
ed to arrive here almost any moment
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Kimb erlry's Alarm.

Kimberley, April 13.-The town
guard has been remobilized and guns
have been remounted at the forts ow-
ing to the fears of the populace that
the Beers will again attempt siege.
A. battalion of the Scottish Rifles has
arrived and the redoubts around the
town are manned with regular troops.
The military authorities, however, re-
gard these fears as groundless.
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WAS Il CASE or SUICIDE.
Death of DR.. Cooke, the Blind Physician
Of Boston.

Boston, April 13.--An autopsy was
held this afternoon ON the body of DR..
James r. Cooke, the blind physician,
who was found dead in his room last
night under circumstances that were
considered suspicious. The examination
resulted in the disclosure that the ball
passed through the spinal cenal and
lodged on top of the brain, and confirm
ed the belief that 1t was case of sui
eide. After the autopsy DR.. Harris said:
Had DIR. Cooke not suffered from a
complication of troubles the attempt
undoubtedly would have resulted in a
failure"
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British Horse Transport Arrives,

Cape Town, April 13.-The British
horse transport Mount Lebanon, pre-
viously reported disabled at sea by the
British transport Bavarian, has arrived
here in tow of the British steamer En-
press, which sailed from The Tyne
March for Table Bay.
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pRoE. ANDREWS VIII DECLINE.


Lincoln, Neb., April 13-Dr. e. BEN
jamin Andrews will to-day or Saturday.
notify the regents that he cannot ac-
cept the position of chancellor Of tho
university of Nebraska, to which he
was elected Wednesday,, DR.. Andrews,
who Is in Chicago, has received assur-
ances that his tenure of Office as super
intendent of the public schools Of Chi
cago will not be disturbed and while he
is grateful to the Nebraska regents he
prefers to remain where he is.
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MAsH0NA HELD UP 1GAIN.
British Admiral WIN Net Let Her G
RsYOMN Dnrbnn.

Cape Town, April 13.-The admiral in
charge of the British fleet in these wa
ters has refused to permit the British
steamer Mashona, Captain Johnstone to
proceed beyond Durham. The agents Of
the vessel announce that the cargo des-
tined for Delagoa Bay will be landed at
Durham.