New-York tribune., 1903-05-02

territories larger than the Empire of Alexander. 1t
Of human no b1ad be was n9 sot hun
dred times more than they even thought OF de-
good faIth and mutual friendship so obvious that
prot@cn on naa or IN takes how
adays more time. Each party found its interest,"
terest Ied fS aff1tr "a sneedv conclusion and
that was the deep rooted synpa thy of the French French
continuing What they had begun-they had wished
tbat s6e 10 %o3d 6g be great Money was paid it
true. Had this been the main consideration Louls- @
not by far the equivalent of the buildings and
lands be9nging to tHe mercan 3t me Claims
Those" says the French negouator. Mar6ols.
between ne these two countries attached more i'm
fa; p9ance td to the 4o th 81 600 offered to France
The main motive power without when when a.snd an ane
@ntnsl 11nfas WSqrq sgmpa9hy thy. When the signed
the three negouators Baroe-laTpols MoilIos pm @ 1ru
ica at fbe time of the War for Independence, rose
vas she to express In single sentence the nt-
mate feelings of the three me ueaneS sI, "nlct n
no Tears; LneS eers lions of human beings: from
nm hnunera6e & f1itad siafes u take their place among
the powers of the first rank"
forever louisiana to the United States allowing
them to spread without meeting any foreign neigh
s45f s5eF fro tn 4he the original thirteen was signed
hpPfFed h fb ISsT e9E 81 of the French Repubc The
suits have passed the most sanguine hopes out
friendly wishes for the sister republic Of America;
The representative of France comes TO this spot
that was French in former times with feeiinS
Of admiration for what you have done and no
feeling Of regret He sees splendid deveIopnleIlr
arts. sciences, trade and agriculture equaIIy @ pro
porous; he applauds your success, anu 2S eApiS =
from his heart his good wishes for your grand ex-
hibition OF next year
Following the ''aaneiujah' chorus from the MES
siah" which was given by the band, the Spanish
Master Sefor Don Emilio de Ojedo, spoke for
Spain He said:
Spain halls with pleasure an opportunity IKE
peaceful conCuests in the domains of labor; and -
Especially bent upon attracting toward her tne
of her Deople TO an ever-increasing commercial
agricultural and industrial interchange Sne t Lioa
to The utmost her friendly relations with the
world could not but welcome with sympathy lhe
announcement Of this vast eRterprlsg 4sria, a and
moral interests with those of other nations 70 sif
better understanding among 4gi them WHICH she VIII
You can therefore, rest assured, MI fresdesIt,
that my country will contribute 10 tne Woi,n t,nt
Fair and enhance with its varied eXhlDts les ui, m
veTsaI and historical features. am, IN fact au-
thorzed inform you that his maJesiy 5 sopeIn srn
has decided TO ask Ior lhe IeQuiiSIiIe spafr
priation as Parliament asSenpleS. SPAN
viii appear before you If not IN an me splo NO.
gTarnme now forbid, at least in the manly edrD o.
a ma ation meaning to show you ana 10 Sho" llS
world that her gorOUsly checkered career, InSIeau
jas+ia steel of our national fibre and concentrated
1oern a% co56ests Of progress labor and civiza-
ton to which the city OF st LOUIS IS now
+er7n1a worthy Of the city itself and OF the au-
enicio5s event we are now commemorative
The exercises were closed by a benedictior, pro
roI,ncA5 bv the Rev Samuel J. Nicolls. and as the
distinguished guests left the hall salute or one
hundred guns was fired
The only feature of the evening was the display
Of fireworks.