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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11

nfent engage in any crooked work "
A comparison of the telegram from
Los Angeles, which somebody pushed
under Mr.. Riddell's office door, di-
recting Mortimer to go to Denver.
with the other telegram received by
Mrs. Clark from Mortimer, saying
he wanted his mail sent to San Fran
cisco, reveals significant discrep-
ancy.
Was Il Only Rusc?
Why was the Denver tip given TO
Mr. Riddell Ii San Francisco was
Mortimers destination
The investigating committee ap-
pointed by the city council last night,
consisting of Councilmen Belling-
ham, Salmson and Lamborn, will
hold its first meeting this afternoon,
at which time subpoenaes will be is
sued for all of the councilmen and
others who have knowledge of the at
temped boodling. The editor and the
city editor Of The Times have also
been asked to appear and repeat to
the committee the original charges
made by Councilman Conrad who
named two other eouncilmen in the
Office of the Times. The statements
he made then We're denied by these
men
A red hot investigation promises
to result, and great stirring up of
alleged boodlers
Chairman Bellingham went to see
the prosecuting attorney early this
morning but does not see fit, as yet,
TO give out the substance of his in
terview.
This morning Councilman Salmson
stated that he had urged Bellingham,
as chairman of the committee, to
swear out at least one warrant maxi
ing grave charges.
Bellingham has the subject under
consideration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11
PORT ARTHUR FLEET
PURSUED BIZ JAPANESE

CHEFOO, Aug, 1.-THE Russian
feet emerged from Port Arthur early
yesterday morning and was tmmedi-
ately pursued by the japanese fleet.
A naval engagement has undoubt-
edly occurred.
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(BULLETrN.)

LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch
from Toxic announces definitely that
the Japanese frustrated the attempt
of the Port Arthur squadron to es-
cape.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11
ALASKA SHIPS ARRIVE
WITH CARGOES OF ORE

The steamers Al-Ki and Valencia
came ia from Alaska this moraing
with full cargoes of ore for the ga-
coma smclter. The Al-Ki will sl4ilt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11
TAILORS' STRIKE
is DECLARED OFF

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE tail
ors strike was officially declared off
today Thirty-two thousand employees
returned to work under unchanged
conditions.
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pnckers Arc Firm.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE packers
have taken firm stand against any
further negotiations with t3e strike
leaders
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peace Meeline Alreneed.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE strike
situation took on more peaceful
appearance this morning G. w.
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door, which was locked by a Yale
lock, of which she held the only pass
key.
The room was found in wild dis
order, though the bed was undis-
turbed. Mortimer's razor lay on the
dresser, with lather still upon it, as
though dropped in haste His valise,
letters and papers lay scattered over
a table.
After surveying the scene, Mrs.
Clark closed and locked the door,
trying it as she left, to. see that it was
secure.
His Papers Are Taken.
About Is minutes later she passed
down the hall near No. 16 and was
surprised to see the door open. She
stepped inside and Immediately dis
covered that someone had been in
the room and had removed the let
ters and papers which had been ly-
ing on the table while leaving every
thing else, including the valise and
the razor, undisturbed.
Mrs. Clark once more locked the
door and sat down to consider the
singular occurrence. When seen by
a Times representative few min
utes later she was greatly puzzled.
81 don't see how anyone got into
that ROOM she said, for there are
only two keys to the Yale lock on
the door, one of which Mr. Mortimer
had, the other being in my posses
sion Yet someone did enter that
room and and take those papers, and
IL bonnpnnH aftar n'c1nply tbic
morning"
Sent Another Telegram.
Mrs. Clark then displayed a tele-
gram which she had just received
from Mortimer, dated Portland, S:15
a. m, asking if she would forward
his mail to San Francisco. He also
wired that he would send letter,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11
CHECKS ATTEMPT Of CZAR'S
FLEET To ESCAPE PORT ARTHUR
ern position. Apparently the advance
ON Liao Yang has begun.
COST or THE WAR NOW
ESTIMATED At SfOO,OOn,00V

TOXIC, Aug. IL. The war ex-
penses up to August | are estimated
ag 100000, 900. OF which sum the
Japanese have spent 10 per cent
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JAP CRUISER REPORTED
SUNK IN BATTLE
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PARIS, Aug. ia report is cur
rent this afternoon that the Japanese
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11
FRANK MORTIMER HASTILY LEAVES TACOMA
AFTER COUNCIL BRIBERY INQUIRY IS ORDERED

Boards Midnight Train for Portland Leaving Room
Rent Unpaid and His Effects UnCIaimed-=MyS-|
teriOuS Seizure of His Papers Takes Place at
Bay View Hotel This Morning. eVeIOpmentSl
Follow Thick and Fast and the End is not YET
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cruiser Kasagi was sunk in the naval
battle following the sortie of the
Russian fleet from Port Arthur.
Three Japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyers are outside Chefoo harbor,
witching for the Russian destroyer
which arrived there today from Port
Arthur.
CHEFOO, Aug. 11.-The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer which reach
ed here yesterday is the Rechiletelni
The captain of the boat states that
the sortie was made by the Port Ar
thur squadron to enable the warship
to reach the vladiyostok fleet, which,
he says, is being recruited by the
purchase of vessels from Argentine
He also reports that the japanese
continue their assaults on Port Ar
thur, their line now extending from
Luisa bay, on the north shore, to a
point just east of Tachi bay, which
is seven miles east Of the main
fortress. According to his state
ments, the Japanese are wasting
lives by their reckless courage Po-
sitions are frequently taken and re
taken several times, each time with
tremendous loss of life.
The battleship Retyizan was hit
II times during the recent lombard
ment of Port Arthur, but was only
slightly damaged
The Japanese fire has been direct
ed toward the dockyards Hundreds
of shells have been dropped inside
the fortress one shot falling where
the magazine had been located.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
.0HI0S OLDEST
81. CONVICT
John Tahorn Has Been IN Columbus
Penisentiary Since 1870, and
Would Not Leave If He
Could.

John Taborn. the Oldest MAJ in the
penitentiary in point OF service, com
menced his thirty-fourth year behind
the grim walls Aug. 16. He was re
ceived on Aug. 16. 1870, from Della
ware county, to serve a life sentence,
says the Columbus Dispatch.
Taborn is ~ of the few men be-
hind the walls who fully realizes that
the world has passed him Inc that he
would not know how TO Make a living
even if granted his freedom.
Taborn has beer asked a number of
times If he 0 not desire his freedom
and always declines. In fact, he be-
comes somewhat excited If the matter
is discussed at length. He has been
behind the prison walls SO long that
he has vagaries OF the mind. to speak
mildly. One of his hallucinations is
that he makes trips outside of the
walls. and he sometimes tells remark.
able stories of the incidents that hap
G on these trips.
For a number of ears he has been
an inmate of the prison asylum for in
sane, where he is permitted to do
about as he pieases. Ordinarily he is,
sound of mind. but occasionally he has
visions OF trips taken about the
and on a few occasions he has
visited other countries, In his mind.
The prison officials believe that his
long service in the prison has made
him immune from work, and he puts
in the of his time making trim,
kets which are o to any person who
desires to purchase.
Taborn was convicted of the murder
Richard Grievous. a co1ored man, In
Delaware in June, 1869. Grievous was
TO have been married hat day, and
had a French harp that, he was playing
that day. Taborn wanted it. but
Grievous ook it away from him and
the toe of his boot on Taborn.
Went home. secured an old
musket, II returned and
killed his man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
a NEW COIN.
Dollar Gold Pieces With Licensees of
Lewis and Clark.

WASHINGTON, Z. c., Aug. 20
There has just bee turned out at the
Philadelphia mint $4,000 81 gold
pieces. They are the souvenirs of the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land, r
They will be turned owe TO the.
proper parties as soon as the $4,000
the first coins which have had a head
on both sides, that OF Lewis being on.
one side and Clarke on the other.
Advance sale#o seatssfo Faust's.
Ministries opens al Christie drug
store On Wednesday = ~
.oteIock sH2s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
You Want the Best.

Are you going to spend your vaca-
ton somewhere out Of town?
II so, of course o will want one
of your home papers to follow YOU.
Why not the West Virginian?
It's the best, and of course you want
the best, and it will only cost you ten
cents per week mailed to any address
In the United States.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
PILES! PILES! PILES!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles It absorbs b tu-
mors, allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. DE-.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared only for Piles and Itching OF
the private parts, and nothing else
Every box is guaranteed Sold by
druggists, sent by mail, for soc. and
$500 per box. WILLIAMS M,F0G
CO., Propr's, Cleveland. Ohio.
some nice lots on8Hamtlton Hi %
3sale.ata good bargain H IAN
ham sis s5 S 3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

SIXTY DAY Excursion Tickets,
final limit not later than December
Is, 1904, to be sold daily at rate of
$22.1O round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

SEASON TICKETS, good to return
unit December Is, 1904, to be sold
daily at the rate of $26.60 round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

Advance sale 81 Observation-Disclosures
Ministries pens at GhrisdesSsassslgs
store on Wednesday, mernngasf
O'clock.
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Various forms OF excursion tickets
to St. Louis, via Baltimore G Ohio
Railroad nof on sale from Fairmont
as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
.opera House Rsstaurans

Opera HOUSE Restaaran
The Opera House Observation-Disclosures
opened againsand WIlllsery
customers as usual nSdrstscla
1t is for bothsladies rdgentsMe
sALYAHAWkIN
a@& EEsNRaS#aa%sSs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

For illustrated folder, time table
and full information, call ut Ticket
Office. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

FIFTEEN DAY Excursion tickets,
to be sold daily at rate of $3.50 round
trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

Some one@win get the hundred dol.
lars IN gold. It is worth guessing
s58 x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
Research at Babylon.

In all the researches into the mystic
rfesS Of Babylonia and kindred terri
tory, the modern enthusiast has borne
in mind the stories of Solomon's Land
of Ophir." Several times his land has
been discovered for a fortnight, only;
to melt away into the mythical.
It has proved that the Cushites, oc.
cupyinG all the scaboard Of the Indian
ocean, engaged in great trafic with
India. To-day the RATS that belonged
to the Cushites may be seen with small
variation from the originals, plying the
waters of the ancient port Of Magyar,
of a later Gerrha, and of a modern Al
khatif. This modern port, opposite
the Island of Bahrem. still controls
much Of the rad of the Arabians!
From Arabia came the frankincense'
and myrrh associated especially with.
the birth OF Christ, while from India
came the peacocks, the ivory and the
hump-back cattle. The trade now car
ried OF between the natives through
modern Al Khatif is foated on the
antediluvian RATS, sustained by means
of inflated skins. In the Persian Gulf
RATS SO large are in commission that
they require three thousand skins to
float a r
In the meantime the a~rchaeologist
is busy in the Babylonian mounds.
The literature which is already dug
up may require ear fully to %decipher
to- the satisfaction OF the students OF
the cuneiform system and its precur-
sors. But$the digging will go on. 1t.
is too inseparably a part Of an inquisi-
tive and acquisitive g to ever go by
default--Chicago Tribune.
A Delightful Trip to California.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O..
Q. F., will hold their annual meeting
at San Francisco, Cal, September
1926, and for this occasion the Balti-
more and Ohio r. r.. will sell excur-
sion tickets from August 2Sth to Sep
TENDER 9th, at Very Low Rates for
the round trip, valid for return to Oc-
tober 23d, 1904.
S~top-overs on going trip at St.
Chicago, Memphis and New Or
Will be allowed; also at any
point in California, Oregon, Washing
Idaho, Assiniboia, Alberta and
British Columbia, with going transit
limit of October 10th, 1904.
Baltimore and Ohio ticket agents
full details.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

H you once .get the habit youWm
always buy yonr furniture from the
Fairmont Furniture Go. Opposite
SpostofHce. @ Nh #s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

Magnificent coaches, sleeping cars,
observation cars and unexcelled dining
car service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

VARIABLE ROUTE EXCURSION
tickets. either S or sixty day.
VIII be sold going via one direct
route and returning via another direct
route, full hformatn esncerntng
which can be obtained from Ticket
Agent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

STOPOvERS not exceeding ten
days at each point VII be allowed at
Washington. Deer Park- Mountain
Lake ParI. Oakland. Mitchell Ind
(for French Lick and West Baden
Sprtngsl. Cincinnati ne Chicago
within return limit, lyon notice to
conductor and deposit OF ticket with
Depot Ticket Agent Immediately
upon arrival
STOP-OvERS not exceeding ten
days will be allowed at St Louis on
all one-way Except Co1onfsts' Tick
cts to the Pacific Coast. and round
trip tickets reading to points beyond
St Louis, upon deposit of Ticket with
Validating Agent and payment Of fee
Of $1-OO.
Three solid yestibuled trains are
run daily from New York. Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington via
Parkersburg and Cincinnati to St
Louis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-13
RUSSIA SENDS EXHIBITS.
Finally Concludes to Participate in the
ST. Louis Fair.

Finally Concludes to Participate in the
St. Louis Fair.
ST. Louis, May 10-'There is now no
allotted space in a!iy of the worlds
fair buildings that is not occupied.
with the exception of the reservations
for exhibits from Russia and Argen-
tine Republic, according to the state
ment of Director of Exhibits Skiff. Ar
gentina's exhibits are en- route to St,
Louis and the exposition management
was notified by cable only last Satur-
day that Russia would finally partici-
pate with exhibits. Workmen were
put to work yesterday in the Varied
Industries building to prepare the
space allotted to Russia and have it in
readiness for quick installation of the
exhibits.
The first carload of exhibits to reach
the worlds fair for installation was
the Pennsylvania postoffice car, which
was delivered at the grounds on Oct
20, 1908. From that time until Z
o'clock yesterday morning 4,S33 cars
of exhibits had been delivered within
the worlds fair enclosure. Almost
1000 cars are yet expected
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-13
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock centers.
st. Paul, May TO- - Wheat - No.
Northern, 90@91 lie; No 2 Northern,
$4,000; No. 3, SG@S7 1-2c. Corn-No
3 yellow, So q SIC. Oats - No. 8
white, 4O@41c.
Minneapolis, May 10. = Wheat-No.
1 nard, 943-Sc; No. Northern,
SO 3-Sc; No. 2 Northern, 81 S-sc. Oats
NO. 8 white. 40 lie. Corn-No. 8
yellow, SIC.
Duluth, May 10. - Wheat - No. ]
hard, 93c; No. 1 Northern, 81 1-2c; No
2 Northern, soc; flax, $1.O71-2; oats,
Al SAC; rye, 66c.
Chicago, May 10. = Wheat = No. 9
red, $1.02@1.06; No. red, s1@1.O4;
No 2 hard, 90@93c; No. 8 hard, $50
90c; No. l Northern spring, $4,000;
No. spring, s6@92c. Corn-No. Q, 40
@503-4c. Oats-No. 2. 40 1-2@41c;
No. 3. 40@4O 1-4c.
Milwaukee, May 10. - Wheat - No.
1 Northern, 81 1-2c; No. 2 Northern,
IS q So lie. Rye = No. 1, 731-2c
Barley-No. 2. &c. Standard,
.43 1-2@44c. Corn-No. 3, 5O@53c.
Sioux City, Iowa, May 10. = Cattle
-Beeves, $S.5p@4.so; cows, bulls and
mixed, $3.50 @ a.; stockers and feed.
ers, 1904; calves and yearlings, 1915
@ 3.75. Hogs--Bulk, s4.45@465.
Chicago, May 10. - Cattle-Good to
prime steers. s5@5.7o; stockers and
feeders, SO @ 4.4O; cows, $1.50@4.75;
heifers, s2.25@4.75; calves, s2.50@5.
Hogs = Mixed and butchers, $4.7O@
4.S5; good to choice heavy, $4.75@4.9O
Sheep-Good to choice wethers, $4.75
@5.40; Western, s4@5.49; Western
lambs, $4.75@4.90.
South st. Paul, May TO- WI Cattle -
Good to choice steers, 81 a 5;
good to choice cows and heifers, 1926
@4.25; butcher bulls, $2.75 a $50;
veals, SO @ 4; good to choice stock
steers, s2.75@3; steer calves, $1.75
@2.50; good 70 choice stock cows and
heifers, $2@2.35; heifer calves, S1.25
o.; good to choice mich. COWS. $3.50
AZ. Hogs Range price, $500
1862 IL; bulk, $4.45 @4.5O. Sheep Good
to choice lambs, $5.lO@6.65; fair to
good, $4.75 a. s.; good to choice year.
ling wethers, .75@5.15; heavy, 34.7s
OSLO; good to choice ewes. medium
weight, $500 400.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-13
I'M IN 10 HoUskToPa.
Assiniholns River Rises Thrss ysst Ii
@ IA TVSeIve Hours. N n M

Assiniholns River Rises Thrss lysst Ii
Twelve Hours. n ss.8 3 SssS
Brandon, Man, May To- lot lin
twenty years has the Assinihoine been
as high as now It rose three feet in
twelve hours and Is still rising steadily
and rapidly. Already over forty build.
ings are under water. as well as all
slaughter houses and barns IN the
low-lying districts of the city. The
roadways on First and Eighteenth
streets, leading to the north. side OF
the river, are under water, and fears
ARE entertained that the. bridges on
both highways will be washed away
Men employed by the city are on both
bridges, keeping the river clear OF
driftwood. All residents, principally
Galicians, living in what was .consid.
ereu the danger zone, have moved out
of their houses. but the water rose
higher, and early yesterday others had
to make hasty retreats. The banks OF
the river are lined with household
goods. In some instances everything
had to be left and some citizens had tc
take the roofs of their dwellings and
there dress.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-13

what she termed 8 sslbre ach of an efnls
tionalf law nv the knsse nrst ats
tack on hsnnulpo !; kofes I, On Eeb. es
The car and his cu0unSe lors have q
very good reaso " for this deciaiOns
The reason, according III your I'M orrn.
ant IS this: Baron ;fIayashi informed
Lord Isansdowne, the British foreign
minister, that the JapaneSe. previous
to the attacks ona mnlpo and Port
Arthur, had intercepted cables be.
tween Port Arthur and Yladivostok.
showing that the IN 5ss ss.,
Russians Were Prepared 5s
to- attack Sasebo with the Fort Arthur
|, feet on Feb. Is, without a preliminary
declaration of,war. = n
/, 81 The cables also! disclosed the fact
that farewell dinner had been ar
ranged for the officers engaged in the
proposed attack for Feb. 8.
Accordingly, when Count Bencken,
dorff, the Russian ambassador to Eng.
land, called on Lord Lansdowne to
protest against the Japanese attacks
Lansdowne advised him not to press
his objections, as he had information
that Russia had intended to attack in
similar manner, but merely had been
forestalled by the japanese.
s y. Japs After, Them.
The Daily Telegraph's Seoul cores.
pondent says:
1T is believed here that portion Of
the Russian Vladivostok feet has been
successfully shut out and is now in the
sea Of Japan, trying to evade the Jap
anese."
The Daily Telegraph's Toxic cores.
pondent, telegraphing under date of
May 9, says:
THE Japanese have requested the
United States government to inquire
into the fate of forty men who were
missing after the blocking of Port Ar
thur. 1t is believed that several of
them were captured. 1t is reiterated
that the Japanese have occupied
Dalny."
"A dispatch to news agency from
LiaoYank dated May. 1o.fsays:
"An accident to train from Port
Arthur to Hardin occurred May s near
Telling. Thirty passengers were
killed and fifty injured, and the perma.
nent way was greatly damaged"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-13
ENDS LIFE BY sTRANeLiNe.
Man Makes Moose of Neckties and
Hangs Himself to Door Casing.

Man Makes Moose Of Neckties and
Hangs Himself to Door Casing.
st. Paul, May IL. - Bartholamaus
Pechmann, a cooper, strangled himself
yesterday afternoon with black silk
necktie. Pechmann had taken his
necktie and nailed the two ends of the
tie together upon the door casing in a
small bedroom upon the first floor.
thus forming moose. He then appar.
emily showed his head through and
lifting his feet from the floor, slowly
strangled. When the body was found
the feet were touching the floor and
the head was bent upon the chest
held fast by the moose. Coroner Miller
was summoned and the body was
taken to the morgue. Family troubles.
it is said, were the cause of Pech-
mann's act.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-13
7 Z :
MAY LOCK UP FAIR
ExPosiTioN OFFICIALS AND THE
CITY OF sT. LOUIS IN a
CLASH.
CANNOT FURNISH BOND ASKED
IN RETURN FOR FREE USE OF
PART OF FOREST PARK FOR
THE FAIR. ~ =
CITY MAY BRING LEGAL ACTION
MAYOR WELLS is MILD, BUT CITY
DADS MAY FEEL OTHERWISE
ABOUT 1T.

St. Louis, May 10.-The trouble be.
tween Mayor Wells and the manage.
ment of the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition over the park restoration bond
which the exposition promised to give
the city in return for free use of a
part of Forest Park as the exposition
site, threatens to grow serious and to
involve the PROSPECTS of the worlds
fair itself. Two bonds which have
been submitted to the city by Presl.
dent D. r. Francis AID the exposition
company have been accepted by the
city council and vetoed by Mayor
Wells. Yesterday Judge Franklin
Ferris, general counsel for the EXPOSE
ton, frankly said to Mayor Wells:
THE worlds fair management is un-
able to furnish bond such as the city
requires for the restoration of Forest
Park" This is expected to bring mat
ters
To a Speedy Crisis.
In speaking of the matter Mayor
Wells said:
ITO this fair we have invited the
nations of the earth as we'll as the gov
errors of the several states in our own
country. They stood without the gates
waiting anxiously for them to open. Is
there any one in St. Louis insane
enough or so dead to the city's welfare
as to wish me as it's chief executive to
close the gates through injunction pro-
ceedings in the courts? Some believe
that such course would have been
legal. But l do not believe that any
citizen with the best interests of st.
Louis at heart would want to see such
action taken. AS to what action. will
be taken in the future, 1 am unable to
say until hear from the committee
on ways and means of the council, to
which the matter has been referred"
1t is inferred from the mayors re-
marks and the present status of the
bond matter that the council is consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY of liking legal
action against the exposition and the
exhibits installed therein.