The Washington times., 1903-04-28
WASRINGTONIANS GET
AWAY FOR ST.LOUIS FAIR
Exodus of Sclibes. Officials.
and DipIOmatists.
MARINE BAND IN THE VAN
Easons Take Precious Gavel of the
First President-Three Spec
ials Heading West.

The exodus 10 St Louis began al Il
o'clock this morning when the Marine
Band special left on the Baltimore and
Chic for the Exposition City This
special also carried a committee from
Potomac Lodge. F. A. a NJ which mas
in charge the famous Washington gavel
that will be used in defeating the Mis-
souri, building on the exposition grounds.
number OF press women were also
on the first train
few minutes after the musicians
special. the correspondents special,
carrying more than one hundred news
paper men. left the Baltimore ana Ohio
station bound for the metropolis OF the
Louisiana Purchase This train CON
sisted of four Pullmans and was in
charge of J. H Maddy assistant 10 the
general manager OF the Baltimore and
Ohio p. Y, DeGraw, Eastern reDresen-
tatiye of the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position, is the host OF this special
DipIOmatist's Special.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the diplo-
matists special will leave over the
Pennsylvania for St Louis. bearing rep
resentatives of nearly all of the for
eign countries which have legations in
this city Sir Michael Herbert and
Baron Speck Won Sternburg and Count
Cassini will be unable to leave Wash
ington at this time, but otherwise the
party viii be made up as was originally
announced Admiral Dewey. General
Miles. and General Young will also go
on this special
Others in the party viii be:
Argentine Republic. Senior Don Mar
tin Garcia Merou, minister; Belgium,
Baron Moncheur, minister. Bolivia. Sc
nor Don Fernando Z. GuachalIa. minis
Ter: Brazil J. F de Assist Brasil, min
ister: Chile. Senior Don Joaquin Wal
ker- Martinez, minister; China, Sir
Chentung Liang-Cheng. minister: Co
lombia DR. Thomas Herran. charge
daffafres. Costa Rica. Senior Don Jca-
quin Bernardo CaIvo. Minister Cuba.
Seaor Don Gonzalo dc Quesada. minis
ter: Dominican Republic, Senior Don
Fec Leonto Vasquez charge d'afaires;
France. J ! Jusserand. ambassador:
Guatemala. Senior Don Antonio Lazo Ar
riaga. minister; Haiti, J. y. Leger. min
lister; Italy. Signor EdmondO May
or des Planches. ambassador; IA
pan. Kogoro TakahiTa minister;
Korea. Minhui Che. minister: Mex
leo, Senior Don Manuel de Approx.
ambassador: Netherlands, Baron ". A.
F. Gevers. minister: Nicaragua. senior
Don Luis F Co-ea. minister; Peru,
Manuel Alvarez Calderon, minister;
Portugal. Visconde de Alte, minister:
Salvador. Rafael s. Lopez. minister;
Siam Phya Akharaj Varadhara. minis
ter: Spain. Senior Den Emilio de Ojeda
minister; Sweden and Norway. a Grip,
minister; Switzerland, FeTnard du Mar,
theray. minister. Turkey. Chekib Beg,
minister: Uruguay, Senior Doctor Luis
Alberto de Herrera first secretary Of
legation and charge d'anaires ad in
term: Venezuela. Senior Don Augusta E
JuIido, charge d-aHaires ad interim.
Ladies IN the Party.
The following named diplomats VIII
he accompanied by their wives; Ambas-
sador Jusserand. France; Minister CaIvo,
Costa Rica. Minister Leger. Guare-
mala. Minister Calderoni Peru; Minis
Ter Merou, Argentina Baron Monsieur.
minister from Belgium; Or. HerraE,
CoIomBia's charge d'aHaires. and Signor
Edmondo Mayor tes PIanches. ambas-
sador from ITALY
The Washington specials VIII arrive
in ST. Louis tomorrow afternoon and viii
return to this city Monday.
The officers ana members of the Gov
eminent board OF the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition left for St Louis last
night on the Chesapeake and Ohio. A
meeting Of the Government board viii
be held in St. Louis Eomo-.ow. and the
officers left this city before the other
parties that they might attend the
meeting
Those IN The psrty were Col J II.
Brigham. Assistant Secretary Of Agri-
culture. chairman Of the board; John c.
Sc0deld. chief clerk OF the War De
partment. Col J. 3. Brownlow. Post
Office Department, B. r. Peters. chief
clerk of the Navy Department. Edward
Nj Dawson. chief clerk Of the Depart
ment OF the Interior; DR. +. ". True
Smithsonian Institution and National
Museum. W de c. RaveneI, Commission
Of Fish and Fisheries, g. ". W. Han
ger. chief clerk OF the Department Of
Labor: William @. Fox, chief clerk Of
the Bureau of American Republics. W
Y. Cox, secretary Of the board. and
William II. Geddes, disbursiHg officer of
the board
Gen. Charles Haywood. comUandant Of
the Marine Corps. and his aide Capt,
Henry Leonard. accompanied the board
and while in st. Louis viii select q
site for the camp OF marines 10 be es-
tsblished al the exposition as part of
the Navy Department exhibit
Major Frank Strong. general agent oil
the Department OF Justice. a member
Of the board. vyill leave for 81. Louis
today accompanied by his assistant. P.
y LaDow.
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