The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-01

ed into one @sectlOn OF inc ItIStI
,p ban from Eirnira, N. W. while running
itripped over n wire and cut his seal p. Tho
woind was dressed ut tho hosp tai on the ne
grounds and after few hours rest A. ne y
soldier rcjoined5 his company me ma ma
jorty OF the soldiers, ana reg
ulars alike spent ne n,s sie,ds Nh
wth}the exceptioti8o OF seven cases O. to a..
5siiitis, which developed only ordinary
treatment was required. The tonslll ~.
Htier,ts were sent TO one OF tho lcity
/ tals.B FL n NJ III /. 4. Y. u, 4, Al, !
v ere opened at o'clock, ana 2, 4; S ~
when President Roosevelt en- tet =, =. w
building. no was greeted by8th che or, 3
siY ~ tho,snnd people. AT 2:25 Be- the as as
sen,b,v was called to order by Preslue g, !
,Irrnncis. SThe noise WIS 80 great that ms rs
voice could not be heard twenty feet from III
- S BEAUTIFUL INV CATION
HID introduced Cardinal Gibbons, VINO VINO
delivered the following invoca ca Ton Y y
m Cardinal Gibbons, In his Inv 'e'1
s1 W. pray Thee. GOD of mig WI wItSo1n e
irinhty administered. laws are ohhcrlu,
and Judgment decreed . assist VIZ w M
Il
p p Of these United sta tes. that hs
"a characterization may be N conducted y! -
rirhtna,sness and be eminent us !, i y!
,to'IThy people over whom ne presI,utI,s s
ensGnragnpg auf1 fap1ee
The the laws in justice and mercy VI ana sDy
rastrnining vice and immortality, 7, ! =, \,
Thy a g congr sa and
sSne tfe Their ad
i y 1vs framed for ourtrulet and goyernmaimt.
"a TINT they may tend TO the prestgrTnni
tion Of peaess the snnof industry 90
th,fnt IA useful krlo Wedge ana may
nnrnct,iate to us the blessing IS OF eq e uut
liberty u 4 4 " e,,cncy, tho GOV.
5crntr Of this State. for the me mbers !, q 9,
trateg and other officers who are i up y
pointed to guard o'lr po3 c, W :
~ ~, nrot ection to discharge the duties
3ofitheir respective sta ions wit honesty
We pray for the President: ana dlresett or
that"thcir ardlous labora may be .cr9 9 y.
cd with success. and may redoundl 70
4 hc3 rrea ter growth and development 1, OF
this flourishing city on the banks pal Ky O. #ta'e
a 4 NAV NV this I vast territory which was
nea fully d acquired d hundred years ago;
be forai time to come the tranah,i a ad
Cod. fearing and industrious people = en- en- /
ga gcd insthe various pursuits and tYo l.ei
lions of lie. AS this. now domain was a
added toour a.. sati ' =, vcr te
Stained BY bioodshed In any foreign or
domestic war fare. Z. Z, I. 1. q. S3 :,
this Exposlt ren r.
Which the fayf}fh e hainas nFs
and Industry, bind ogether the govern
smcnts1of The cart IN closer ties, Of 1ei,.
lowship and good viii, and OF socihl n.n
asW psgn hss r,nee
Peace, when national conflicts Will Il be
ad justed, not bys hostile nrmles-7.bult py
4 y.this international exhibition inau;
gure.ted in the interests OF peace and
Commerce, help Ito break down the wal
OF dissension. OF Jealousy and p I. 5Lo
that divides race from race. ntion from
K ma tlon, and people from people, ny PRO- PRO,
claiming aloud The sublime gospel truth
that We are all children@of the same
d Lord Jesus enlist and that we are al
aspiring to glorious inheritance IN the
everlasting king dom Of our common ga at tn
Following the invocation OF the Cardi-
nal. United States Senator Thomas II.
Garter $of the National Commission, who
acted as president OF tho day. was intro
duced. III @ e
BUILDINGS PREsENTED.j58stss
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After the rendition OF The Heavens
blythe chorus of.2.0OO voices,
David II, Francis. president OF the Fair
sAssociatlon. delivered the following adj
are IS. presenting the buildings OF the
fair: 49, I, !, !. y, -
In these words I, n. Y. i. I, :, Z, .
Ing privilege and high honor to present
to YOU for dedication5t the buildings OF tne
Louisiana Purchase Exposition; May4In
high standard Of cittzenship ana IA o co',n
try. whose worthy representative. you
are. be sustained and fostered and pro-
noted hy the uses to which these struc-
TIRES are devoted. May tho happiness
of mankind be advances s, aana p irad This
tundertakirg, and moved our own ana our on
sister I countries to unite In is accom-
}pishment. Y -, e,,,,, =, ~ W III
At the conclusion Of President Francs,
,ddreas terrific cheers broke forth to
erect President Roosevelt. Mr., R '':eo'
Mr.. President. Ladies and Gentlemen I ,ls, On
7Attthe@ outset OF my address let me re-.
ea the minds ly%ieb q my ytam shrf betore
W y, ours, was successfully the possession
OF two mighty empires, Spain ana aa frahc 81
whose sons made q thless recorH &, !, a u
AherOlSU III ll1c
World. No history Of the western c t'aa5
try can be written WITHOUT paying heea
to the wonderful part played therein 10
the early days by the soldiers, MISSION q,
aries. v explorers and traders. who di9
their work for the honor q the P rG,MIa
banners Of France and CASTLE. Whiie
tha settlers OF English-spealsing stock.
and those Of Dutch. German and Scan,
dinavian origin who ID were; ass ociated
with With them. we're still! clinglng close e
tie Eastern seaboard. the pioneers OF
Spain and Of France had penetrated deep
into the hitherto unknown wilderness OF
the West and had wandered far and wide
within the boundaries of what Is now our
mighty country. The very cities then-
seiyes.St, Louis New orleans. Santa Fe,
New e Mexico-bear witness by their titles
stopthe nnionalitles Of their founders 1t
was not until the Revolution had begun
that the Englsh-speaklng settlers pushed
west across the Allegheniea, and not un-
iii century ago that they entered In
to possess the land upon which we now
stand. ~ ~, a, !, t,,,,,,
m Purchase that our career OF expnn-
sion began In the middle OF the Revo-
lutionary War the Illinois region tnclud-
Ing tho present States OF Illinois and .ln-
diana, was added to our domain BY force
of arms, as a sequel to the adventurous
SxpeditIon Of George Rogers Clarke and
lis frontier rlflemen, Later the treal,ees