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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07

Maj. Gen. Henry c. Corbin and his
staff wheeled into line at the head of
4 great military and civic procession, and
escorted TO the exposition grounds the
President and the official guests invited
in honor of the opening of what the citi-
zens Of St. Louis hope will be the eli
max of worlds fairs.
Everything was in readiness for the
event and st. Louis was big with expec-,
tation. The entire population participat-
ed In the ceremonies which started the
most important period of their civic life.
Despite this fact, the exercises were Of
the simplest and most perfunctory char
acter. consisting only of the parade. the
speeches and the pyrotechnics.
Formation of the Parade.
Following the formal welcome of the
President by the Mayor the parade, un-
der the grand marshalship of Gen. Cor
bin, formed at the junction Of Lindell
boulevard and Grand avenue, and pro-
ceeded through Forest Park to the expo
sition grounds. There the presidential
salute was fired and the parade was re-
viewed by the President and his party.
With this introduction the exercises
proper began. At 2 o'clock, in the Lib
eral Arts building, David r. Francis.
president of the exposition, called the
assemblage to order and introduced Car
dinal Gibbons, who offered prayer. Then,
in the order in which they are named
came the introduction of Thomas II. Car
ter of the national commission, presi-
dent of the day; the singing of THE
Heavens Proclaiming" by colossal cho-
rus; the presentation of the buildings
BY President Francis, and the dedica-
ton address by the President of the
United States.
Address of Roosevelt.
With the address of the President, of
course, the celebration reached its eli
max. But thereafter there was an ad-
dress by Grover Cleveland, prayers by
Bishop E. II. Rendrix and Bishop Hen
ry G. Potter. choruses-"Unfold, Ye Por-
tails" and "America"-by the singers,
and a centennial salute of 100 guns. At
8 o'clock began the display of pyrotech-
MICS.
Friday was designated International
day. At 1890 a. m. the members of the
diplomatic corps, the representatives of
foreign governments TO the exposition
and other official guests assembled at
the st. Louis Club and were thence con-
Quoted by military escort to the Liberal
Arts building.
At noon the assembly was called to
order by Corwin E. Spencer, chairman
of the committee on ceremonies of the
exposition. The ceremonies were as fol-
lows:
Invocation by Rev. Carl Swensson.
Introduction of John NJ. Thurston of
the national commission, president of the
day.
Greetings to representatives of foreign
governments from the universal exposi-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
MAGNITUDE OF THE SHOW.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Planr
cd m a Ma1nificcnt Scale

Louisiana Purchase Exposition P1ann.
cd on a Magnificent Scale.
The st. Louis exposition, while still
far from complete, is sufficiently advanc-
ed to show its vast proportions and the
magnificent scale upon which it has been
planned. 1t is the confident claim of the
St. Louis people that their exposition
upon its formal opening year hence
will be found to be the greatest ever
held, and there is 10 apparent reason
WHY they should not realize their expec-
tatious.
In the decade that has passed since the
Chicago Worlds Fair science. invention
and industry have made wonderful pro-
gress and this will reveal itself in many
ways in the st. Louis exposition. Within
the same time the United States has so
increased its prominence among the na-
tons that all exposition in an inland city
can far more easily be made to attract
International interest and secure exhibits
from abroad than it could in 1893. Ex-
position building. itself a special branch
of human industry. has become almost an
exact science and ST. Louis has the ad-
vantage Of the specialists aud the expe-
that the people of St. Louis have devoted
themselves to this enterprise With mag
nitcent energy and libcra!ity and that
they have the full. ungrudSing support of
the national government. and i, may be
understood readily that their achievement
will bc worthy of the attention Of the
nations.
Aside from its material srlcndors the
ST. Louis fair has the not inconsidcrable
advantage that there is 4 genuine occa-
sion for IT, 1t will mean something
commemorate n definite and peculiar
pi;ase and time of American history. AS
the Chicago fair commem0rated the dis
corery of the continent. the St. Louis
fair commentaries the purchase. settle
,rent and civilization of the vast middle
West embodied in the Louisiana pur-
chase of 1903. Fer its historic signif-
canoe alone the fair should I've of deep
in,eres. to the people of all that terri
tory which has been reclaimed to civil
ization froih the unbroken prairie and
wilderness in less than century.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
RUIN BY JACK FROST.
FARM AND GARDEN CROPS IN.
JURED BY COLD.
Frigid Wave Causes Great Dn image
throughout the Wcst-Loss Is in the
Millions - Cotton and Corn in the
South Must Bc Repianted.

The recent wintry weather has cost
farmers and gardeners millions of dol
lars and given setback to early veSe-
tation from which the people Of the en-
tire country will suffer- Killing frosts
from the lake region as far south rs Ten
nessec and Arkansas aId light to heavy
frosts in northern Texas have ruined
many crops and retarded nearly all 9TH
ers
Michigan peach trees. ever the subject
of sOiicitude in unscasonably cold wealth
er, are believed to be considerably dam
aged, but the exact conditions have not
yet been ascertained. Ice an inch thick
formed OH ponds in the vicinity of Benton
Harbor and st. Joseph, near the south
ern edge of the famous fruit territory
in the western part of the State. The
blossoms on the trees were just coming
into bloom.
But the injury to the smaller fruits and
vegetables throughout the wide area COW
cred by the cold wave can be told im-
mediately. With temperature that
went below the freezing point in Illinois
and Indiana after the vegetation had
obtained good start the growers find
that from % to 75 per cent of their crops
have been badly damaged or killed.
Strawberries. asparagus, potatoes and
other products of the soil suffered Sc
verely from the Rocky Mountains to the
Atlantic coast.
Cotton and corn in Oklahoma and In
dian Territory will have to be replanted.
The cold was fatal to young live stock
in number of localities, and not few
farmers face almost total ruin. AL along
the Arkansas valley the injury to crops
has been great. but not less than in
northern New York. where snow fell as
heavily in the Adirondacks as it did at
Duluth NIinn
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
IN GENERAL

The recent cold wave is said to have
caused damage figured in the millions to
farmers, fruit men and truck growers. In
southern districts cotton and corn will
have to be replanted.
United States soldiers in Philippines
are accused by Gen. Miles of torturing
natives and laying waste their country;
COO persons are said to have died of suf-
location during confinement in towns.
Minister of Finance J. Y. Limantour
IF Mexico. passing through Texas on his
way to Washington and New York, said
his mission was official and had to do
with Mexico's probable adoption of a
gold basis.
Tracts of land in the far Southwest
where placer gold is found will be forced
to give up their valuable metals BY an
air blast machine invented by Thomas
A. Edison. which makes the use of wat
er unnecessary.
Queen Wilhelmina has notified the
United States government that size has
appointed DIR. Charles Augustinius Henri
Barge TO act as umpire in the arbi;rs-
tion between the United States an,
Venezuela at Caracas of American
claims.
The Baptist Ministerial Association of
Toronto, Ont. has requested that an in
yitation which McMaster College gave
President Harper Of the University of
Chicago to speak there be Withdrawn be-
cause of the Chicago mans favorable at
titude toward higher criticism.
A tract of $1,000 acres of ranch land
near Santa Rosalia. chihuahua. Mexico.
is now open to settlement by the Boer
colony. Gen. W. d. Snyman left imme-
diately for New York. where he will meet
Gen. Villjoean and return with fifty fam
lilies to establish the first settlement
The federal government has undertake
en- the cruising and mapping of the tim
ber belt of southern Alaska. w. A. Ian
rille. nm expert timber cruiser. has start
ed north. accompanied by Collector of
Customs Jarvis of Sitka. Langille will
probably work as far north Us Skagway
this year.
The State Department has received a
dispatch from Ambassador Mccormick.
at st. Petersburg, to the effect that the
Russian minister of foreign affairs has
assured him that there is no foundation
for the report that Russia demands that
China shall refuse the requests of other
powers for treaty ports and consulates In
Manchuria.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
POMPANDPAGEANTRY
DEDICATION OF WORLDS FAIR
AT ST. LOUIS.
Close of Century of Inland Empire
Marked by Gorgeous Three Days
Fete-Parades, Speeches, Fireworks,
Etc.-Ceremonies in Detail.

ST. Louis correspondence:
Thursday the city of st. Louis ccle-
brated with imposing ceremonials the in
auguration of what is intended to be
the greatest exposition in all history.
The dedicatory program arranged for the
three days. opening with addresses by
President Roosevelt and exPresident
Cleveland, was the most elaborate ever
prepared for any similar event. In ad-
ditiOn to the President and ex-President
other dignitaries and officials, the cabinet,
the Supreme Court and members of the
diplomatic corps were present. while
many thousands attended from all parts
of the Union. While the exposition will
not be formally opened until next year.
the dedicatory exercises marked the GEN.
tennial anniversary of the Louisiana Pur-
chase. which the exposition is intended
to commemorate.
At 10 o'clock Thursday the Mayor
of st. Louis extended to the President
of the United States the freedom of the
city. and by that token the first of the
formalities attendant upon the dedica-
tion of the exposition in celebration of
the Louisiana Purchase centennial was
consunmated. Immediately thereafter
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We are told that never
before was the question of
1nol crons more imnortand
Chicago.


to the West than this year, that never
before have the eastern financial centerA
in this connection watched the West
more closely. This is true. There has
been a widespread speculation in farui
lands over the West and Northwest. This
enters into the situation in an important
manner. While the Northwest went
through the drought of 1898 which cut
the wheat yield almost one-half without
hardship, it is probable such disastei
occurring under existing conditions wouli
be felt more severely.
1 In the Southwest we now find the win.
ter wheat very fne. OF course. there u
a long time to pass before harvest, anc
anything may happen. But the promlsf
now is so fine that all the land is jubi,
liant. The railroad men, ere looking at u
in pleasant anticipation. Should the cror
come out anywhere near what is now In.
dicated the yield will be heavy beyone
all precedent.
Then what of price maintenance
against a phenomenal yield and a larg!
surplus? Only this, that on Wednesday
of this week the official German crop re
port was given out and showed tht
wheat and rye crops of Prussia to b,
about 80 per cent under last year in CON
dition. France has had some bad wealth
er and Paris grain men say the yield
will in all probability be under the aver
age. Other parts of Europe are not NJ
in condition. No one is going to venture
any estimate of the European whea,
yield at this time. but there seems little
doubt that Europe will need much more
wheat than she imported last year. and
since it is promises for the future that
we are here dealing with. We cannot be
blind to the fact that this makes q bril-
liant promise.
Some fall business Is already being
worked up. the northwestern -four mills
have resumed operations. collections are
easy, railroad earnings large and failures
less numerous. And the outlook now is
that Europe will need to buy more than
a normal quantity of our wheat: We will
have the wheat to sell her. and il this
shall materialize there will be further
period of prosperity in our country equal
to anything We have ever known.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
the latter SUCCESSFULLY carries thNcugb
the merger of the Chicago packing COM
panies and allied interests"

the latter SUCCESSFULLY carries thrcugh
the merger of the Chicago packing COM
panies and allied interests"
The Supreme Court of Minnesota sus-
tanned decision of the Ramsey County
Court whereby Uri Lamprey, of st. Paul,
is declared to be entitled TO $4,000 acres
of land valued at 100000. claimed by
Russell Sage. of New York. In 1887 the
st. Paul and Chicago Railway Company
entered into n contract with Lamprey to
convey to him about 100000 acres of
land, and later, claiming failure to COM
plete the purchase. the corporation deed
ed the land to Russell Sage. This decis-
ion confirms the title in Lamprey on pay
ment of S62.262
Kimball. a small town near Hurley,
Wis, was destroyed by fire Monday af
ternoon. Most of the citizens escaped
only with the clothes they wore, and
many of them are homeless and desti
tute. Forest fires are raging in the Vi
cinity of Ashland, and. famed by forty
mile gale. threaten TO destroy several
towns. and will burn millions Of feet of
timber. Citizens of Bayfield, have been
fighting the fire within short distance
of the town. Many homesteadcrs are
believed to have been burned out. Dense
smoke overhangs Hancock and Hough-
ton, Mich, and the county to the south.
Everything in the woods is as dry as
finder. as there has been no rain thus
far this season. and if heavy rain does
not fall soon the fires may spread to an
alarming extent.
Intense excitement prevails in Lorain,
Ohio, as a result of the brutal murder
of Miss Agatha Reichlen, by m unknown
man. Miss Reichlen lived with her
brother, Rev. Father Reichlen of st.
Joseph's Catholic Church, who was ab-
sent from the city when the crime was
committed. A younger brother Of the
victim and Rev. Wallace were, however,
guests at the priests home. Late in the
night they heard Miss Reichlen scream.
They rushed to her room and in the hall
way they met man, who ordered them
away. He then rushed to the window
and jumped out. Miss Reichlen was
dead. Her head was battered to a pulp.
The intruder had put ladder to the roof
of the house and crawled from the roof
into the attic window. Hounds were put
on the trail and frantic efforts made to
catch the murderer.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
Brief News Items.

The stables of AnsOn Phelps Stoke.
at I.enoH, Mass, were burned. Loss
$4,000
Latest statistics in Berlin show that
fifty two persons lost their lives as a re
suit Of the recent storm in the eastern
provinces.
Josiah j.. Lynn. who twenty years age
was one nf the wealthicst men in War.
rem Comfy. " J.. died in tho almshouse
When q yu,r.ig man Lynn and Jay Gould
ran Il tanurry in Pike County. Pa. Mint
years ago h. became blind and his for
time WIS swept away.
Il would willingly give $500 to any
one who smashes any camera that hold.
4 snanshot of me-" exclaimed ]. Pier
ront Morgan after he had gone ABOARD
the White Star line Cedric by way o:
the second cabin gang plank in an effor,
10 evadc Il sccrc of photographers.
The Berlin Post says foreign resident,
of Argentina. who are of German origin
Including Austrians. Swiss. Hollander,
and Scand;ravians. are forming n protec
tive association with the object of OBJ
tanning more effective guarantees of thei,
rlTntS ana interests. n Slnl!liV prSinlza
ton iS being created in Brazil. The Pos
attaches considerable Importance to thes'
organizations las tending to perpetuat'
German nationality
Bertha Seu:. an American student q
the musical conservatory at Leipsic. WHIT
arrived there fortnight ago. was strick
ell with apopleSy while in a swimming
harh and WAS drowned
Charles ii. I.amson. Chicago. followed
his eloping wife to Los Angeles and hac
her arrested and then forgave her. bu
!. +. Mills. who eloped with her. wa'
kept in prison.
1t is reported that ex-Sheriff Thoma,
Dunn. a prominent Tammany man IL
New York. and Il friend of Richard
Croker. is to marry Mrs. Plant. widow Of
II. E. Plant. the late multimillionairt
railroad and hotel man. She has $S
D00,O0) of her own.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
EASTERN.

Five men were burned, two fatally, By
an explosion of molten metal at the Vesta
furnace, Marietta, Pa.
Stuart Robson, the veteran comedian,
succumbed to an attack of heart disease
at New York AFTER only a few days ill
ness.
Little Hunchy," program seller at
the Jamaica race track. New York, won
$3.50 on a tip given him by William {.
Whitney.
Baroness Hengelmuller. wife of the
Austro- Hungarian minister. fell in her
own drawing room at Washington and
broke her ankle.
William H. Wismer, 2S years old, conf
haling gas. The act is attributed to de-
spondency due to continued i'll health.
Miss Josephine Dodge Daskam. 2I-
year old writer on love, will wed Selden
Bacon. aged 40, New York widower with
.wo children, and successful lawyer.
The big prohibition auditorium at Port
Richmond, Staten Island, was destroyed
by fire, together with two small resi-
dences near by, causing a loss of $2l,Ooo.
Miss Loretta Magee died at Williams
burg, n. T., of paralysis of the heart
caused by fright received two months
ago when she discovered burglars in the
house.
Because smallpox is epidemic at Hol-
yoke, Mass, the Home National Bank
Of that city will call in its issue of 81
and So bills, to lessen the danger of con-
tagion.
Anson Phelps Stokes has abandoned
his splendid country place at LenoA,
Mass, because it was too costly to main
tain, and the property may be cut up
into farms.
Freedrick Kernochsn. the New York
society lc;der, polo player AMI steeple-
chase rider, was appointed a deputy as
sistant district attorney BY District IT
torncy Jerome.
Archibald, the Presidents young son,
who is III with measles, expressed de-
sire to see his spotted pony, and the crea-
ture was taken mp the White House ele-
vator and iuto the lads room.
The seven-story building at Philadel-
phia occupied by the Forrest laundry,
was destroyed. G. ]. Miller. proprie-
tor of the lnuudry, estimates his loss at
100000, on which there is 100000 in
surance.
Miss katherine Cassatt, daughter of
the president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, was dragged in an over
turned cab at Philadelphia, but escaped
unhurt, as she remained in the vehicle
until the horse was stopped.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07

New York heads the list Of strike af-
fected cities. There the work on the
great tunnel is seriously interfered with
by the walkOut of rock wOrkmen and ex-
cavators TO enforce their demands for
an eight-hour day and an increase in pay
There were some distressing and un-
usual features of the strikes. Thousands
OF persons who eat at restaurants in
Omaha and Duluth were caued much
discomfort by the refusal of walters to
serve them. HOusehOlders- are being i'm
portuned to make room ut their tables for
tke transients and help in relieving the
famine. Wilkesbarre. Pa. is unshaven
and unshorn. BARRIERS refuse, to work
and those without home outfits and the
skill to use them must face warm spring
weather with full boards. In the case
of all the workers shorter hours il the
principal object sought.
The most numerous class of strikers is
that of the building trades. In Boston
about 10000 men. representing nine
trades. made demands for higher wages
and shorter hours and about 6.5OO of
them secured what they asked without
striking. In Philadelphia the carpenters
are demanding 81 for an eight-hour day
and the hOisting engineers $21.5O for a
week of forty-eight hours. At present
5000 men are idle. but il the strike con-
tinues week over 10000 will be thrown
out of employment. Baltimore. Toronto,
Newark. Pittsburg. Akron. Wilkesbarre,
Cincinnati. Omaha. Bloomington and
Springfield workmei demand an eight
hour day and higher wages.
The quarry and mill men at Bedford.
Ind. quit work to secure au equalization
of the wage scale. Plumbers at Madi.
son. Wis. Scranton. Pa. South Bend ano
Elkhart. Inl.. demand an eight-hour day
and increased wages. \ dispute over
wages is responsible for the idleness of
the miners in the Pana. ILL.,. district.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-05-07
FEATURES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND DOINGS OF THE WORLD.
Fires, Labor and Capital, Grain,
Stock and Money Markets.
Beautiful Girl Brutally Slain.

0cautIhul SAdhhs
Intense excitement prevails at Lorain,
Ohio, as result Of the brutal murder OF
Miss Agatha Reichlen, a handsome and
popular young woman, by an unknown
man. Miss Reichlen lived With her
brother, Rev. Father Reichlen, Of st.
Joseph's Catholic church, who was absent
from the city when the crime was com.
mitted. A younger brother of the victim
and Rev. Wallace were her guests at the
priests house. Late at night they heard
Miss Reichlen scream. They believed she
was sick and rushed to her room. In the
hallway they met man. He ordered the
two men away and then rushed to the
window and jumped out. Miss ReichleD
was dead. Her head was battered to q
pulp, and a heavy stone, stained with
blood and with hair clinging to 1t, was
found, showing how the crime had been
committed. No motive for the crime is
known. Some hint at burglary, but this
is secuted by the police, who think there
is deeper mystery.
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and buildings. The ceremonies were as
follows:
Invocation by Rev. William r. Har
per.
Introduction of William Lindsay Of
the national commission, president of the
day.
Music.
Address of welcome by A. NJ. Dock
cry. Governor of Missouri.
Response by Benjamin &. Odell, Jr.,
Governor of New York.
Grand chorus.
Benediction by Rabbi Leon Harrison.
Centennial salute of 100 guns.
A grand display of daylight fireworks
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AIa.ka,. Golden Wealth.

William Fitzhugh. a British mining
expert, declares that there are $780,.
100000 in sight in Alaska. and that the
gold output of the frozen FL Dorado
after 1906 will exceed that Of the
Rand in the following ten years.
Fitzhugh recently returned to Lon
don from an inspection tour of proper
ties on Seventy-Alile river for a Lon
don syndicate. He examined the bed
and banks Of the river. In many places
he found that the valley on both sides
contained immense banks of gravel.
The expert made thousand tests of
these vast deposits and found that
they were auriferous throughout. the
low grade averaging fully 81 per cubic
yard