The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-16

suiar POSSESSION. Inc VISITING OelegatlOn
I will be made up of prominent merchants OF
San Juan and other principal cities Of the
| island.
They will land in New York on October
q and will be entertained there by the
Chamber of Commerce. The party will then
| proceed to Boston and remain there for two
days. Leaving that city October "a the del.
egates will visit Springfield. Utica and Al
bany. and. departing from the latter city
J on October Is. will take in Syracuse and
Rochester on October q. The following day
they will be in Buffalo. October 9 and 30
will be spent In Detroit. October 81 and No
vember will probably be spent in Chicago
From that city they come to st. Louis, and
then visit in order Cincinnati, Pittsburg,
Washington and Philadelphia, where the
tour will end.
COMMISSIONERS FROM KANSAS
COME AFTER IMPORTATION.
Members Of the Kansas Worlds Fair
Commission arrived in st. Louis yesterday
for the purpose of discussing with the local
management Of the Kansas exhibit. and II
space on the grounds which will be allotted
that State. The members of the commits
sion are John c. Carpenter, Neosho. presi-
dent: h L simons. Sumner County; J. e.
Morrow, Washington County; Charles H.
Luling, Sedgwick County, and William p.
Wageener Of Atchison.
Yesterday was spent by the commission
ers In becoming acquainted with Worlds
Fair officials and discussing their prelimi
nary plans with members Of the Commit
tee on States and Territorial Exhibits. In
in the private car Electra" This evening
the commission will be entertained at the
St Louis Club.
w. P. Waggener of Atchison is the young
est member Of the commission and the only
Democrat appointed by Governor Stanley.
He is enthusiastic in his support of the
Worlds Fair. and believes that his State
will appropriate $25OOOO for an exhibit at
the next meeting of the Legislature. In
gener said:
Louis as the metropolis Of the West. and
by little encouragement am sure that
the State will make a substantial appropria-
every product Of Kansas represented in the
exhibit. and from what l can learn Of the
feeling toward the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
Il am sure that by proper effort the ex-
hibit here in 1893 will eclipse any hereto
fore made. and will rival competition In In
intelligence and energy Of the city Of 81;
Louis In charge Of It. and especially to the
efforts of President David R. Francis.
and expect to see President Of the United
States"
SUBSCRIPTIONS POURING IN
UPON THE SECOND CALL.
Payments on the second call on Worlds
tional Bank of Commerce in a satisfactory
manner. A majority of the payments are
received through the malls. and checks are
pouring In from every part Of the country.
Secretary James Cox Of the Business Mems
League, who Is in charge of the subscr1p-
tions, states that he IL mailing on an aver.
age Of LOCO receipts daily.
The st. Louis Exposition Committee OF
the Executive Commissioners Association
of the Pan-American Exposition will reach
st Louis tomorrow morning over the wa
bash to look over the Exposition field IN
st. Louis and to gain Information that will
aid them in interesting their Governments
in the St. Louis Worlds Fair. The COM
mittee will stop at the Planters Hotel.
This committee Is made up OF representa-
tives at the Pan-American of States. Ter
rltories and foreign Goyerenements which
are taking part In the Pan-American.
They we're appointed to promote the inter
ests OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
among the Pan-American exhibitors. The
COMMITTEES IL made up as follows: Arthur
c. Jackson. Alaska, chairman: Robert ID.
Yost. missouri. secretary; Lieutenant Juan
8. .Attwell, naval attache; Argentine Re
public; Colonel Sergio Lusky. commander
Of Honduras Army, Honduras: James Mac
Mullan. Minnesota: ]. H. Durkee, New
York; Albino r. Nuncio, Mexico: !. A.
Fflcher. California: F. H. Speller. Mining
Commissioned for Ontario; II. Paul Oeker.
French colonies: Enrique Bulge, CommiS-
eloner General. Chill; George w. Ftshoack.
Porto RICO: Doctor jose Gomez Br1oeos
Porto RICO. The committee had arranged
to vtsit Dt- Louis about the middle Of Sep-
tember. but the death Of President AcAtn-
ley caused postponemsut .of -this pssn'