Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-06

celebration. Governor Benjamin
Odell of New York and Governor
NJ. Dockery of Missouri make ao
dresses.
Tonight and on the evening of Ma
1, the Pains will monopolize th
heavens. Their display of pyrotech
mics, under their contract with the ex
position, calls for the explosion @
$50, 900 in burning powder. Lee Stew
ems, the Stanleys of London, tn
Baldwin Brothers will manipulat
seven mammoth gas balloons at
great altitude, where the most start
ling fireworks exhibition is to b
given. The monitor Arkansas, heralt
of the coming dedication, is snchore'
on the river front of st. Louis an,
will lie there until after the last da,
of dedication. The largest war vesse
that ever assembled to the Worlds Fai
City is being visited by Thousands o
persons who have not seen one of tn,
fighting navy.
st. Louis, April 3O.-The rite
which present the Louisianian pur
chase exposition to the world wer,
performed in the Liberal Arts build
ing with all the dignity and splendol
haAfffnrx c.rah
A parade of 1000 soldiers, made
up of 300 regulars and 1900 stat,
troops passed down Lindell boule
ward to the Worlds Fair grounds
forming brilliant prelude to the Ger,
emory of dedication.
This over, sixty thousand people
crowded into the big auditorium,
where in the presence Of official rep
resentatives of all the civilized ma.
tions of the world, the words of dedi.
cation were spoken by the president
of the United States of America. Be-
sides President Roosevelt, other par.
Elephants in the ceremony were Car
dinal Gibbons, Bishops Kendrick and
Potter, former President Grover Gleve.
land, Thos. Fl. Carter, president Of
the day and President Francis, of the
exposition. At the conclusion of the
speeches, today being the one hun
dredth anniversary of the signing OF
the treaty, which transferred the
Louisiana purchase from France to
the United States, a Centennial salute
of hundred aerial guns we're fired.
The demonstrations will conclude
tonight with fireworks on a magni-
ficent scale.
The weather was the only disap-
pointing feature of the day. The
troops mobilizediearly in sprinkling
rain and marched in a temperature
close to the freezing point.
For few moments snow fell, but
only enough of it to give visible evil
dence of the temperature. Elaborate
precautions to guard the president
we're made. The grand stand was sur
rounded by soldiers of Company G,
of the First Missouri, who kept clear
space of two hundred feet from the
stand.
Rome, April 30.-King Edward left
Rome for Paris today amid tremen-
dous farewell demonstration.
King Edward and King Victor
Emanuel embraced and kissed each
other at parting.
Hollidaysburg, Pa, April 30.-The
plant of the Cresson Powder works,
owned by Pittsburg capitalists, ten
miles south of this town, was wrecked
by an explosion today. Eight work.
men we're killed.
st. Louis, April 30.-The great mil
itary parade and show spectacle of the
ceremonies proved all that
could be desired. The sight of march
ing thousands from the point occupi-
ed by President Roosevelt's reviewing
stand, was one long to be remembered.
For half mile on either side of the
stand the winding column was in COM
plete view. The president watched
the troops with eager attention, and
every accurate formation and every
we'll set rank, ELECTED his hearty COM
Adjutant Genearl Corbin
was grand marshal, assisted by Briga-
der Gen. j. A. Johnston, U. S. A,
and Lieut.. Col. E. A. Goodwin of
the ninth cavalry was Gen. Corbin's
chief of staff. Among sixty four aides
to the grand marshal, were fifteen
generals, thirty colonies, and nine
teen officers of lesser ranks. The
parade started promptly at the hour
set, at 1920 o'clock, when one hun
dred aerial bombs gave the signal to
set the column in motion At the
head OF the parade rode a detachment
of local police. This was followed by
one hundred and twenty eight car
riages, containing the distinguished
guests. In the first carriage was Presi-
dent Roosevelt, former President
and President Francis of
the exposition. Next to them came
members of the cabinet, the diplo-
matte corps, etc. At the entrance to
the fair grounds President Roosevelt
and the guests alighted and took their
places in the reviewing stands.
Omaha, New, May Eighteen
hundred men, including teamsters,
hotel and restaurant employees and
of the building trades went
on strike here today,
Sympathetic strikes are anticipated
which will bring the number to three
thousand. Hardly a wagon can be
seen on the streets today and all res
taurants are closed.
New York, May with his skull
crushed in and marks of a cleaver on
his neck and shoulders, James E. Nc
Mahon, aged 81, brother of Former
Police Justice Daniel F. Mcmahon,
was found murdered early today in
the vestibule of fat house on West
Fifty Third street where he lived
with his brother in law and unmar-
ried sister.
In pools of blood around the body
were foot prints of one or two men.
The dodgers on the ground floor said
they had heards sounds of a struggle
in the hall way early in the morning.
All clue to the perpetrators are lack
ing, and the motive for the crime is