The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-02

~. lSOutEt AUt3l oV.-~tlJiiS tilN ploeAN
avenues anad spacious terraces of the
g eat ivory city representatives of al.
nations elbowed one another today.
Tall and gaunt PatagouIans from the
southernmost rsg'on of America
walked side b. side with the Eskimo
children OF TIE frozen north. Subjects
of the mikado sanltered alons tha
roadway casting fuftive glances at
fierce Cossacks Of the don. sooty Nu
bians jostled yellow Mongols, and pic
turesque Turks, Moo. and Soudanese
added rich color to the picture. II was
a We liable congress OF nations OF
course all Europe was reps esented.
Foreigners of dignifed appearance
and Respondent in uniforms covered
with gold lace were eneounte. ed al
every tun There We're Germans.
Austrians. Engishmen, Swiss, Italians
and spania ds. France, the original
possessor Of the great Louisiana ter
ritory, was much in evidence.
Above the heads OF the throng float
ed the flags of all nations. The Bit
ish union tack fiuttered In the breeze
side by side with the sun standard OF
Japan. the tri-color of France was
everywhere; ard the Austrian eagles
few in air. along with those of Ger
many. The white and blue Of the FIJI
islands, the c. escent ana sun of Ara
bia. the lions OF Persia. China's yellow
fra nj cfa
of Mexico. all these were there: ana
floating above them all the standard
OF the great republic. the stars and
stripes. snapped in the breeze. sym
bol of liberty ard asylum to the op
pressed of the whole earth.
81. Louis put forth her best and
bravesi effort today In honof OF the
opening Of the great exposition. The
official hour for the commencement OF
the exercises was 8 O'Clock Although
no special effort was made to secure q
large attendance for the opening day
the crowd was fully as large as tha
which filled the grounds one year ago,
when the exposition buildings Were
dedicated with such pomp and cere
mony.
Promptly at the hour set the off
GERS and directors Of the exposition
the membe OF the national commits
sion and the board OF lady manager
were gathered at the administration
building, where, as rapidly as possible
they we formed into a procession
and marched TO the plaza OF St Lous
in the center of the grounds. wher,
the formal exc cises of the openin
were conducted. At the head of th'
column was a detachment OF the JEFF
ferson gaurds, who are to do police
duty within the exposition while i
continues. Then came the Philippine
Scouts bard. followed by the scouts
an imposing body OF men, VIII
marched we'll Behind them and lead
ing the officers and directors of tn
exposition came sousa's band. Follow
Ing the officers and directors we tn
members of the national commission
ard last of all. the board of lady man
ayers. some of whom were on foot,
while othe rode In carriages. AS III,
column from the administration build
ing entered the plaza. long lin,
formed of representatives Of foreigi
COVE nments came pouring into the
plaza from another avenue. This col
umn was also headed by a detachment
of the jefferson guards. followed by
band AT the head Of the line imme-
diately behind the music were the
members OF the exposition committee
on foreign relations.
Then came commissioners ard repre-
sentatives of foreign govve nments
which have ambassadors accredited to
the United States. marching In the or
der of esentation OF credentials to
the exposition. Following these came
representatives of governments having
ministers accredited 10 the United
states. and then great number of
other representatives of foreign gov
etnments and colonies, also In the or
der OF the presentation OF their Gre
dentials to the exposition. This coll
umn presented by far the gayest APP
pearance Of the day. for the foreigne- 5
made prod gal display of gold lace
and bright colors in glittering contrast
To the black silk hats and dark frock
coats which were Sc prominent among