The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-29
People Pour Into st. Louis by
Tens of Thousands.
Passenger Trains by the Score
Roll Into the Station.
FROM ALL QUARTERS
Distinguished Guests Gather for
the Dedication.
Gen. Gomez Is Among the Re-
cent Arrivals.

St Louis. April 29.-This morning the
residents of st. Louis in general and the
managers Of the Worlds fair in particu-
lar. were given their first experience OF
the conditions that will confront them
during the remainder of the week. Pas
senger trains by the score rolled into
the union passenger station all morning
and militiamen and regulars. governors.
and governors staffs, poured through
the gates IN what seemed a never end
ing stream The visitors who wore no
gold lace and came merely to see. ar
rived by the tens of thousands. It Is
the first coming rush and it came like
a tidal wave. St. Louis faced the situ-
alton nobly, however, and everybody
was cared for promptly All the dis
tinguished guests were met by escorts
and conducted to quarters previously ses
aside for their comfort and entertain
ment- Those of the multitude who had
made no previous arrangement for
rooms, were compelled to hunt for what
they wanted as the hotels were crowded
to their utmost capacity and the lats
arrivals had to take to the boarding
/ houses. Bureaus of information, how
ever, provided quarters as fast as pOssi-
BILE for all who applied to them
President Roosevelt will have a busy
time after his arrival. His train is due
at 4:10 this afternoon and between that
hour and 9 O'Clock at night he was
scheduled to eat one dinner and deliver
/ three addresses He IS on the pro-
gramme to speak first at the Good
Roads convention within 20 minutes
after his arrival At O'clock he will
be at St. Louis university for his Sec
/ Ond speech and at 6 o'clock he win be
driven to the home of President David
r. Francis for dinner. At o'clock he
| will address the Franz Sigel Monument
association at Music hail. The other dis
! tinguished guests We're coming all
! through the afternoon and evening.
Ex-President Cleveland is expected to
arrive over the Baltimore Ohio
Southwestern At 5:25 D. He will bs
met by a committee representing the
exposition committee and during his
visit in St Louis will be the guest Of
Governor Francis of the worlds fair. il
whose home President Roosevelt viii
also stay.
In addition. to the trooSs from New
York the following state troops arrived
during the day: One provisional regi-
and men; four regiments from Missouri
3, 900 officers and men; one regiment and
band from Iowa. $50 officers and men;
one regiment and band from illinois,
]. 600 officers and men; one battalion and
band from Oklahoma, 200 officers and
men; one battalion and band from
Louisiana, 200 officers and men.
Governor Van SAINT Of Minnesota.
Governor Cummins Of Iowa and Gov
ernor Mickey Of Nebraska arrived early
in the afternoon. and Governor Cum
Minis in particular was attended by q
STAFF sufficiently numerous to make uu
a squadron of cavalry in itself.
Cardinal Gibbons, who is to deliver
the invocation at the dedication cerea
monies tomorrow. arrived late last night
and was driven to the residence Of
Archbishop Kain. whose guest he will
be for the remainder of the week.
Governor Odell of New York came in
this morning attended by his staff. Fol
lowing him closely came special trains
bearing a squadron of cavalry, a pro-
visional division Of the naval militia,
and d provisional regiment of infantry.
all from New York Governor Durbin
of Indiana with staff of so people. is
expected this evening. General Gomez
of Cuba was to arrive at o'clock this
morning. but II was three hours lata
when his train came in. He was given
a hearty welcome at the depot by re-
ception committee and escorted to the
Planters hotel