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The colored American., 1904-02-27

Mr.. William Moten, the steward at
that popular hostelry, Gaskins &
Gaines, is a favorite among the patrons
OF that place. Mr.. Moten's bill Of
fare is always toothsome and inviting
and he is never SO happy as when he is
busy catering to the public.
The colored American., 1904-02-27
YOU MAY SEARCH Us.

To save cur dying days we can not
keep pace with the Washington Bee.
II was only a few weeks ago that it
was laying the Hon. Judson w. Ly-
ons and the Georgia delegation out
The colored American., 1904-02-27
KIN-kILLA e

wonderful preparation for straight
ening kinky hear. Absolutely harm
less. Will positively render the coars-
est hair soft and wavy. Once tried
always called for. Large size bottles
sent on receipt of 80 cents in stamps
or money order. Send 10 cents in
stamps for generous sample to
S. T. WORCESTER, 60 Thomas St.
Agent kin-Killa Co. Portland, Me.
Please mention paper when ordering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18
MISSING FOUND ALIVE.

Those reported i'm yesterdays Tribune "a
among the missing. and since then found alive,
include:
ADDICKs, Annie of No. 40 Avenue A.
AIMBOCI1T, Mamie IL. of No. 166 Tenth 81.
BASSMER -, Of No $S3 Fifth st. Co...
BEHRENDS Annie age - of No S. Third ST.
BENSCH. Lulu. of No. sol Fifth-st.
BENsCH. Louise age 10. Of No. 4OI Ffnh-st.
BORST. Lucy. Is. Of No. 10 Second ave.
CORDEs. Charles Of No AZ East Sixteenth-st
DE LTCtiA Rose, age II Of No. "a Seventies.
DESGLER. Harriet Of No 123 seventh-st
DEPPERT. Carl. or No 32S Sixth-st-
DoRAN. Mrs. Thomas. age IS OF No. 7s1 Thirf-svs
and child IA months old
S E H; M Malta Of Of No. No. q 4S 2 5f''en'h
GAsSMAN Hattie. found in Lebanon Hospital; slightly
HARMS otto of No sf2 East Fourth-st
HARTMAN, Clara. age II. Of No 500 East Tenth-st
HEUER, Adolph. age Is. OF No. ~ Dtvsion-st.
HONIAN Charles. Of No. 437 East Fffteenth-st.
IDEl. Annie. age II Of No 100 East Fourtr-st.
KAFFENBERGER, Katie age II. of No 436 stxth-st
KIEFER. Louise Of No. I, SOC Second-ave
LANGUTH. Louise age 8 OF No. $50 Bowery.
I4ANGITH. Martha, age 10, Of No. - Cooper Square
M1RboRF "a Annie ' Of 30 s. s Sc od1st
MCTH, Conrad. OF No. 1.2s4 Lexington ave.
NTH, John. Of Nc 7s5 East 14eth,ss
OslIER Otto OF No 400 Third-st.
RIGHTER Frances age 10 Of No 4o4 stxth-st
sCHuDTLING. Annie. age 10. Of No 128 Avenue A
SCHWARTZ, Charles, OF No 141 Third-st
STEIN. Louise. age 10 Of No SOS Fifth-st
STENGER. Rose age 10. OF No IS Third ST.
sTRECKROAT. Henry. aged 16 of No 51s Fifth-st
STRICKROD. Harry. aged IA OF No IA Essex
WALHEIM. Emily. Is. OF No So Seventh 81.
NESS. la, age 40 Of N: ! 2S3 Thir.-avs.
WENz George. age 10. Of No. 421 Frfth-st.
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Sie Members -4dded Booths
Offer assistance
OFFICIAL CALL FOR AID.


The foregoing call for aid issued last
night by the Mayors Relief Fund Committee
1t was agreed that the Mayor should sign IL.
BY mail. yesterday by special messengers and
by telegraph and other ways, money for the
Mayors relief fund for the victims of the Gen
eral Socum disa ster poured into the Mayors
office. Mayor Mcclellan instructed Assistant
Corporation Counsel Breckenridge to drop his
regular work and spend all his time organizing
the relief work. AS a starter the Mayor handed
Mr.. Breckenridge a 500 gold certificate, and
within five minutes checks for the same amount
came in from Corporation Counsel Delany and
Health Commissioner Darlington.
BY telephone and by letter the men appointed
as the relief committee accepted the work The
first meeting held at noon at the Mayors
Office. The Mayor added the following to the
committee: Isaac n Segman. Eugene A. Phil
bin. Julius hamburger. John Crane. Louis e.
Raegener and Hubert ellis
There present Jacob II. Schiff Herman
Ridder, Charles d. Dickey. Robert B. Van
Cortlandt, Joseph c. Hendrix. Thomas NJ. Mulry,
John Fox and John Weinacht Morris X. Jesup.
Erskine Hewitt, George Ehret and n. B. Schar
mann sent word that they would attend future
meetings. Mayor Mcclellan thanked the MEM
bers of the committee for accepting the trying
work. He said he had directed that the dead
who could not possibly be identified be buried
IN the Lutheran Cemetery. He had guaranteed
10 ind the money, either through the Board of
Estimate ana Apportionment or by private sub
Scription. Many Of the victims were of very
poor families which altogether without
means TO provide proper burial and he had
learned also that many families would be in
need of material aid for some time
Herman Ridder was chosen chairman John
G. Breckenridge was named as secretary and
Mr.. Schif treasurer. \ subcommittee Of
five was appointed to take immediate charge of
the work on this committee Chairman Ridder
named Mr.. Weinacht, Mr.. Scharmann. Mr..
Mulry, Mr.. Van Cortiandt and Mr.. Fox The
Mayors office decided upon a s headquarters
for the work. Mr.. Scharmann was made chair
man Of the subcommittee.
The larger contributions received yesterday
o,F -11
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18
GOPERNOR OFFERS AID.
Wishes to Help Relief Committee
Grand Opera House Benefit.

Governor Odell yesterday sent the following
letter to Mayor Mcclellan Offering aid for the
relief of the victims of the General Slocum disas-
ter:
The suggestion In yesterday afternoons papers
that YOU intend to take some official action I'm
reference to extending aid to those who have
been so deeply stricken by the terrible catas-
trophe at Hell Gate leads me to ask If there is
anything | do. either officially or personally
to assist YOU I'm the great calamity which has
come the citizens of New York / have SYM
pathy for and a desire to aid those who have
the control and disposition of such measures
as may be thought best under the circumstances.
Mayor +; Clay Timanus of Baltimore sent the
following telegram
Your bereaved citizens have the heartfelt SYM
patty and coincidence of the recently afflicted
citizens of Baltimore. Can we render assist
ance?
John H Springer. manager OF the Grand
Opera House announced that benefit would
be given at his theatre Friday June 81 for
the surviving children of the disaster. No
sooner had Mr. Springer's intentions become
known along upper Broadway than he was
overwhelmed with offers for the appearance of
nearly every prominent actor and actress in
town Arrangements viii he completed to-day
for the programme which will he headed by
Weber Fields Lillian Russell. Sam Bernard
Peter F. Daley and Charles y. BiGelow. Pro-
fessionals will act ushers. the leading show
girls in town will sell programmes ana flowers.
and Marshall T. Wilder has been asked to act
as ticket taker An orchestra of forty pieces
from various thea tres will furnish the music.
Mr.. Springer expects that more than $4,000 will
be realized The entire staff of the Grand Opera
House has volunteered its services
A benefit performance will be given at the
Peoples Theatre Saturday evening. June %.
i'm behalf of Mayor McCIellan's fund. All the
leading Jewish and German actors and actresses
have volunteered their services.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18

General Ralliugton Booth. commander OF the
Volunteers OF America. and Mrs. Booth sent TO
Mayor Mcclellan the following letter:
We embrace his. the hrst opportunity, to express
palling calamity which has cast dark shadow
upon our beloved city. Consider us and our officers
al your command to help IN any capacity within
Learning that IN some Instances surviving chill
gladly ofer TO provide for any such our beauti-
fqi chhtrgn.s home in the country,
that such horror may be impossible In the future
The subcommittee called on the Rev Mr.
Haas. pastor Of st. Marks Church yesterday
afternoon, at his home. No 81 Seventh-st
where It expressed It's sympathy 1t then went
TO the church. where e met the committee of
ministers. 1T the close OF the conference the
Mayors committee announced that it had at
that time $1,000 in cash for the immediate re-
lief Of the sufferers. This sam It wished to
place at the disposal of the widows orphans
and the poor OF the district
A a. HILL OF the Charity Organization So
clety, was appointed secretary OF the Joint COM
mittee OF the Mayors committee and the min
listers committee Headquarters will be opened
IN the churCh TINS morning, and Mr.. Hill will be
in charge. 1t is requested that all applications
for assistance shall be made to him there
According to those I'm charge of the collection
OF the relief fund at ST. Marks Church II had
reached $4,000 late last evening. Among the
callers there were Congressman SuIzer and
state Senator Fitzgerald. They assured Mr. Hin
and Mr.. RiddeT that large additions would N.
made to the relief fund through the action OF
various political organizations in the Xth AS
sembly District in opening their books TO CON
tributions.
The relief committee estimated at & o'clock
last night that $500 had been distributed.
The Tanmany Hall General COMMITTEES of the
Xth Assembly District at No 10 Second-ave
last night raised 5000. It is thought 800 more
will BE- raised by morning. All will be sent TO
Jacob II. Schff.
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A ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for rhs Tribune
"A received at their Uptown Ofnco,
NO. 1884 BROADWAY.
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BISHOP PoTTER's NOTICE TO CLERGY

The following notice was issued last night by
Bishop Potter:
AS the best means Of communicating with them.
the announcement is hereby made 10 the clergy of
the Diocese of New-York that they are authorized
10 use the prayer for persons IN aftiction. and
to give expression the prayerful sympathy which
overfows all hearts III view OF the awful
calamity which has sorely stricken this
mUnity H. &. POTTER. Bishop of New-York.
Diocesan House juno II. 1904.
Bishop Potter yesterday sent the following
letter the Rev. Mr.. Haas:
days. / hasten to address you IN my own be-
half and in that of the clergy and laity OF the
Diocese of New-York In the presence of your
overwhelming sorrow. all realize anew and most
deeply that sympathy means 70 suffer with We
suffer with you and yohr stricken parish and with
all the hereaved whose dear have so tragicaly
become tho victims of a calamity which startles
and grieves not alone this community, but all COM
munitiss If
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18
THE GOVERNMENT INQUIRY.

The government investigation into the burn
ing Of the General Slocum viii not be pursued
under the immediate direction of Secretary Cor
teiyou, but VIII be supervised by his assistant.
Lawrence o. Murray.
Mr. Corteiyou ordered General George Uhler,
supervising inspector general OF the Steam
boat Inspection Service. to investigate the
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wEINGATE. Ethel. age 7. OF No. 40e East gfcth-A
wENZ, George, II. OF No. AL F1fth-st.
WILL. Cfussie No. lis Seventh-st; body a,
Brother Island
WEISSNER. Carrie of No. 524 Sxth-st.
WEISE, Willie, OF No. 1875 East Elsventh-st.
NVARNSTICK. Albert. OF No. 4t3 Fffth-ave.
WURTENBERGER. Mamie OF No. SIS First
WoBBEN. Henry. Of No. !, 702 Davis-st.. Brooklyn
WOBBEN, Marvin. OF No. L. 1O2 Davis-st-. Brooklyn.
WICKER. Daisy. of No 504 East Sixteenth-st.
WILNAN Hannah. OF No. 127 Frst-ave.
VIEWER, Mamie, OF 800 East TWelfth-st.
WEISE. Carolina. of No 216 East Elsventh-st.
WEIDLER, Mrs. Of No. All East Ninth-st.
WEIDMAN. . OF No. 20 East HOustOn-st.
WORAISTITCH. Albert. IS, of No ALB Fitth-st
WUNTERNERGER, Mary. Of No. 5j First-a
WORKMAN. y. Of No. 116 Lake-st. Jersey Clsx
WEISS. Samuel. Of No. $50 Fffth-st.
WEBSTER, Mary. OF No. SIS East Twelfth-st
WOLF. Magdalane % No 113 Fortieth-st Brooklyn
WARENITOLTz Henry. Of No. 434 East Nnth-st
WEAVER. Ellen, 81 Ninth-st.
VIEWER. Esther. No. 3O4 Twelfth-sr
WIERETER Mary. 81 OF No. S26 East Tvelfth-A
WICKER. Charles. o. S33 Third-st.
WURNER Lillian age 1S Of No 524 Sixth-st.
WEIS. Jacob. age H. of No. 532 F1fth-st.
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NEWLY IDENTIFIED DEAD

The following Is a list of the identifcations
made since the compilation of the list OF the
identified dead printed in yesterdays Tribune:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18

made since the compilation of the list OF the
identified dead printed in yesterdays Tribune:
ADDICSS Margaret, age r. o No A.
ALTER, sofia, age 16. Of No. 62S East Tenth-st
ARMBRCST. age As. Of No. 1856 East Fourth-s
BEHRENs Alice. 16. of No. 1T Garden-st.. Ho-
bOken
ROOSEVELT. Meta. age No. Monroe-st.
BORGER. Pauline age 5. OF No-1o4 F1rst-ave
BAKER Catherine. OF No. 137 Avenue 3.
BEHRENS -. o 334 Forty-eighth-S-
BRETT. Elsie. No. 3o4 Twenty eishth-st
BROOKS. Margaret. of No. 81 Avenue n
RRAUCKE. Graded. of No. 81 Avenue A .
BURFEIND. Dora, age %. Of No. 247 West twenty
seventh-st.
C.
CICUsT. Minnie. age No. IA seventh-st
COILOS Freda OF No. los Avenue a.
d.
DE LUCCI. Frank. age IL. No 81 Seventh-ave.
DITTRICH. Adelaide age ~. of No. 90 GTeenwicr-st
DITTRICH. Alfred age 2, OF No. % GreenWicn-sC
DECK. Frank. address.
BREWERS Catherine, OF No. "a East Fourth-st.
BREWERS Freda No. "a East Fourth-st
DREHER. John 1. of No $40 East Twenty-ffth-st
DREHER. Annie. o $40 East Twenty-hfth-st,
DREHER. Katherine. IL. Of No. $40 East Twenty
DUK Pauline. Of No. 1o3 Avenue A
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zANsCHE Albert age l. Of No 335 East Twen,y-ars.ss
ZINGti. Eugene. 10 Of East Fourth-st-
ZEIGLEI, Emily OF No $40 East feminist.
ZEIGLER. Mrs. Anna. -. of No. 123 10Sth-s
Zol-k. Bertha. Of No. 314 East Nnth-st
ZIMMERMAN. Augusta. 10. of No 1876 Secondary
ZIMMERMAN. Hugo. IL. of No. 1876 Second-ave
zIPSE; Louise 10 OF 335 Tvventy-hrst-ss
ZIPSE Mary. age IA OF 1856 Twenty frst-st
zANSCHE. Mrs. Doris. of No. 1913 Webster-ave Ths
Rrnuy
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RICHTER Catherine aged 3 Of No lO4 Fir,t-srs.
RhMEIKAMP s s,t fsa OF &o 100 East Fourh,
RtG4T2R E 4aa1e p S S SS 49, stxhs
BIGHTER, Lizzie: sr.. 81 No 4S4 sixth-st
RiEss catherine Of 40. 30 Shepherd ave Brooklyn
ROSE Addie. q No a22 McpSnoush- st. Broo<lyn.
RoTERMAN h Hanna OF Of No 81 IS Mars Ps.
RoTHENBERGER. Annie sherman Park westchsster
RoTHENRERG Annie. aged Is Of No, 9ss Bowery.
RCTLiNGER Meta Of No. - Sf Mara Place
sCHoTT. Christian age 10 Of No 9s Seventies
scHXITINGE d FTsda e. Il of 90 - Eas.
fae @F 5 NO l SO. m Sc st
sGTz 5e.sps :! Nc L: East Esgrh
sGBMlIT Ra 20 Of 30 as Fast Nia.hss
sFS 5 s & (: ',''s st
SCHULTZ. Emma woman Of No 1870 East Fourth-s,.
sShSrz Hss Of E II Il. fss' s%H9:
sGHtT1 W sT 9f No n NJ IA 4 East 5,9
s3EGM9SB sq baby e Boy No. 81 70 5
SMITH, Ss's e.f' -
s 6sIi. Emily IN " Of IS No ~ East ssventa
sC E5AE5SE annie o. No = East Houston-ss
sCH0ENINGiER, Mrs. Of No. ms East Third-st.
SHTER lU csar Gt N Of No Is
GK ME nn % o NO Of 3 80 E ss Sffssats
s4GKMAN Margaret Of No zoo p RiyREtSn st
Schneider I1uise Of No as f EAST
SCHMITT Sophia of No. 341 East Twenty-hfth-st.
SCHMITT Josephine. of No. 9s East Seventh-st
SIERRICH. Mrs. William, of No. 423 East Twelfth-st
STAHI. Emanuel. OF No. 81 Ftrst-aVe
STOI.Z. Bessie. of No. 606 East Fifteenth-st.
STRICKRoDT. Anne. No. LA st.
SUDDEN. Margaret. of No. 81 Jackson ST.
SUDDEN. Herman. a child. OF No. 81 Jacksou-st.
T.
TOLI.AIER Joseph. of No. 123 First-av
THURMABLOU. o No. 20 First-ave.
THURMABLOU. Matilda ot No 101 East Second-st
TTMM. HedwiS. of 21i Fifth-st.
TIMM. Henrietta, of No. 21t Fifth-st.
THOMA. Henry, OF No. 30 Avenue A
TYSON John. of No. 800 SIC West Sxteenth-sr
TORNIPORTi Francis. OF No 1875 Guernsey-st.
point
TINfSi, George. o 10 21t Fifth
TORNIPORT. Charlotte Of No l9s Ciuernseyst, Green
point.
u.
tHI4EiN. Mrs. Minnie. al. OF No 4l6 Fifth-st.
CHI4ENpORFF. Louisa. Of No. 90 Second ave.
CLLMAN. Lena OF No i0a Fffh-st.
w.
yETTER, Fredrrika Of No $50 sixth-st.
VETTER. Margaret, OF No. $50 SIXTH t
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TAKE THE WRONG BODIES.

on Thursday A. T. Hill. OF No. 103 Meserole-
st. Brooklyn. identified the bodies Of his broth
er-in-law, William Richter, and Mrs. Richter.
They were removed to the office of an under
taker. In the afternoon the bodies of Catherine
and Lillian Richter. three and four years old
respectively. were also identified by him. When
he called at the morgue yesterday with an UNI
dertaker 10 get the children's bodies. they could
not be found. The bodies were numbered 173
and 115. The authorities at the morgue have no
record of any such bodies having been given to
any one. though they had record OF the identi-
fcaton made by Mr.. Eli Thursday. This
new sorrow seemed TO be more than Mr.. Hill
could endure. for he sat down on an empty cof-
fin and wept like child. The people al the
pier say some undertaken in hurry has taken
these bodies instead OF two others which he
should have taken
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-25
DESPERATE PRISONERS
ALMOST KILL WARDEN
Brave Woman With Empty Gun Blocks
Jail Delivery at Norristown, Pa.

NORRISTOWN, Pa, Jan. 24.-War-
den Abraham Gotwals and Night
Watchman Samuel Beckwith, of the
Montgomery county jail, were murder
ously assaulted tonight by two pris-
oners who made a desperate attempt
to escape, but failed. Beckwith was
SO severely injured that he had to be
taken to the Charity hospital. The
warden has half dozen wounde on
the head, none of them being serious.
The prisoners who made the assault
are Fred Rond and George Cornwallis.
both awaiting trial on the charge of
larceny. Tonight CORVALLIS called
Beckwith to the cell, saying he believed
that Rond, who occupied the same
cell, was seriously Ill. Beckwith
summoned Warden Gotwals, who, not
suspecting anything Immediately en-
tered the cell. The instant he stepped
inside CORVALLIS closed the door and
both prisoners seized iron bars and
pounded the warden until he became
unconscious. Then the prisoners left
the cell and assaulted Beckwith, who
had made q desperate attempt to help
his chief. Beckwith, who Is 20 years
of age, was able to make but weak
defense and under a rain of blows from
the iron bars sank insensible to the
floor CORVALLIS then took Beckwith's
keys and revolver and the two men
started for the main entrance.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-25
POLICE ALLOW ARCH
-RUFFIAN TO ESCAPE
Man Charged With Assault Breaks
From Guard While After Bonds.

PETERSBURG, Ind, Jan. 24.-Wil-
lard Gait, alleged to have been the
leader of the crowd of ruffians who as
saulted Mrs. Lafe Dedman, in the pres
ence of her husband, who was COM
PEELED to witness the outrage at the
point of a revolver, was apprehended
at the home of Pete Gladish, near this
city. The authorities were informed
and they went to the fugitive's hiding
place with warrants for his arrest.
Gait was taken by surprise and submit
ted to arrest without demonstration.
Marshal Watson returned. with his
prisoner and preliminary hearing was
held. hCatt was placed under. $500
bond. In company with the marshal
Gait visited the home of relative. whom
he requested to secure his bond, but
was refused.
AS they left the house Gait sprang
away from the officer, who emptied his
revolver in the direction of the fugitive.
Gait succeeded in eluding his pursuer
and is still at liberty.
It has developed that Mrs. Dedman
was assaulted sixteen times and her
condition is serious.
1t is thought there will be no demon
stration Of violence by the citizens as
was at first supposed.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-25
MURDER MYSTERY
REMAINS UNSOLVED
Bedford Police Unable to Find Trace of
Slayer of Miss Sarah Schafer.

BEDFORD, Ind. Jan. 24.-The mysteri-
GUS murder of Miss Sarah Schafer re-
mains unsolved, and few developments
have aided in establishing any clue. A
well known young man OF this city, who
Is a member of the senior class at the
state university at Bloomington, was
closeted today with Detective Halpin and
other officers. He explained his where
abouts on the night of the murder The
reason for the Investigation 1t Is al
legged, was a story told by Miss Schafer's
roommate. and corroborated by Mrs.
Smith, that the young man was requested
on one occasion TO leave Miss Schafer's
room because of Objectionable conduct
The letter written to Chicago by Miss
Schafer was to Mrs Frank Cross, her
sister. In this letter, according to Mrs
Smith and Miss Love, who roomed with
Miss Schafer, the dead girl complained Of
the conduct of this young man in attempt
ing to kiss her, and ii was in reply to this
letter that Mrs. Cross wrote:
IT wish you had strength to hurl him
down"
Miss Love said today Miss Schafer told
her the next day Of the incident.
A telephone message was received to-
day by the officials from n woman in
Louisville, the import of which was that
IL they would see her she would give
them information concerning the murder
of Sarah Catherine Schafer''
Marshal Russell and Sheriff Smith left
for Louisville. An effort was made to
conceal their movements.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-25
EXHIBITS MUST BE
HURRIED TO ST. LOUIS
Worlds Fair Managers Ask Exhibitors
to Ship Their Freight at Once.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Jan. 24.-The Loui-
siana Purchase Exposition now stands
ready and is waiting for, the full and
general installation of exhibits. The
point has been reached where the man.
agement of the exposition Is no longer
occupied with the rapid advancement
toward completion of the buildings, but
instead it now lays particular stress
upon the Importance of the speedy
shipment of exhibits, especially those
assembled by domestic exhibitors.
officials of the exposition make the
statement that the one thing of para
mount Importance to insure the antici-
pated successful and auspicious OPEN
ing Of the worlds fair is the imme-
date commencement by, domestic eX-
hibitors to ship their cars forward just
as rapidly as can be done.t
Owing to the unprecedented partici-
patton by both foreign and domestic ex-
hibitors, vast amounts of exhibits have
been and are now in the course of ar
rangement and collection. The time for
the opening of the exposition is rapidly
approaching, but apparently the knowl-
edge of the fact is not causing the ship
ment of exhibits to be rushed forward
with the promptness and dispatch that
Is absolutely essential to insure rapid
delivery Of the cars to the worlds fair
site, and to avoid possible congestion In
the handling of the cars after they
have reached st. Louis
The worlds fair management has de-
voted more than ordinary attention to
preparation for the handling of cars,
and the arrangements are now COM
pleted. Adequate railroad facilities are
ready, the warehouses have all been
erected and al the buildings are In such
state of completion that installation
Of exhibits can be commenced imme-
diately. r u i.45S M
What the management now most ar
IDENTIFY desires Is the prompt shipment
of exhibits from the different parts of
the country, to begin Immediately.
Otherwise, If there be delay, congestion
in traffic handling after st. Louis is
reached is almost an assured condition.
1t is estimated that from $4,000 to
10000 cars of domestic exhibits alone
will reach st. Louis during the last of
March and the fore part of April. AS
the worlds fair opens on April Goth, it
is stated, it will be difficult to handle
this enormous influx of freight traffic at
the last moment. Already foreign ex-
hibits are en- route upon the water and
foreign countries are concentrating
their endeavors to have their exhibit
shipments arrive early, to. secure
pioilpl HduullH6 dHu dcHNSIy dl luC
worlds fair grounds; enabling more
deliberation and thoroughness in the
installation in the buildings.
1t is most ardently urged by the
management of the fair that domestic
exhibitors take heed of the Importance
of immediate shipment aud commence
forwarding cars without further delay,
thereby enabling. prompt and efficient
service in delivery to the exposition site
and avoiding the congestion. that is
said to be certain to occur if shipments
are delayed until the last; month prior
to the opening of the exposition.