The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-25
when the President Reaches
Hampton Roads Tomorrow.
OFF FOR JAMESTOWN.
Three Official Parties Leave
Washington During the Day.
The Exposition Will Be Form
ally Opened Tomorrow.

Washington. April 25.-Three ofh-
cfaI PARTIES bound for the jamestown
exposition Will sail down the Potomac
today. embracing representatives OF
the executive and legislative branches
of the United States government ana
the diplomatic representatives OF FOR
efgn governments, who will be present
tomorrow al the opening ceremonies
Of the jamestown Tercentenn1al expo
sitiou-
President and Mrs Roosevelt, Miss
Ethel. Archie and Quentin will sail on
the Mayfiower late this afternoon.
The congressional party. comprising
a Joint committee of senators anu
members of the house of representa-
tives their families and q InoeF OL
employees of each house. sailed on Ine
steamer jamestown al : O'CLOCK TINS
morning The diplomatic corps, ths
cmembers CT which are the guests OF
the jamestown TercentenniaI coInrnls-
sion viii sail at 5-45 c1ock lhls
afternoon on the steamer Newport
News.
The presidents party and the d1plo-
matic PARTY will make the run down
during the night and will return FIJI
dav night The congressional party Is
10 be quartered at Old Point ConIorC /
and will start for Washington SUNDAY
morning. -,
The fleet of steamers bearing these !
parties has been prOvisioned ana
fort Congress appropriated SF,OoO 10
defray the expenses OF its JOINT COM
rr1fttea on this occasion; the govern \
neut commission has an ample 1unq
for the entertainment of its guests ana
the supplies of the Mayf1ower are al /
ways adequate
The arrival of the president at
Hampton Roads tomorrow morning
will be the occasion OF a salute from
the aggregation OF warships ancnored
in spectacular review and representing
the principal navies OF the world 1u1
president is TO play the leaQlng roIS
informally opening the exposition and
the exercises are TO begin as soon as
he arrives on the ground
The features of the day are 10 be a I
speech by the president, pdTaoe u
concluding in the evening with grand
reception TO the president
President Roosevelt Will be absent
from Washington two days on his
jamestown trip The first day viii be
devoted 10 the exposition and incidental
functions and the second to trip up the
James river TO Jamestown. a run OF
about 35 miles This will be made IN
the yacht Sylph On Saturday. the presl-
dent returning to the MayhoWer Satur-
day afternoon or evening when the re-
turn TO Washington will begin He will
reach home Sunday morning
Not Yet Completed.
Norfolk. Va. April 25.-C. Brooks
Johnston. chairman of the governing
board Of the jamestown exposition mas
issued the following statement explain
ing the exposition situation today;
while il is of course a source OF
some ppOintment TO the manage
ment that il is not possible TO present
on April 26 a completed exposition. yet
We shall. view with great degree of
the results which Will then
be in evidence. We wish to be fair
with the public as We shall hope IL Will
10 Tr-r~a 20
authorize the unqualified statement
that we expect within two weeks of
the opening and certainly by the 18th
Of May with favorable weather. the
exposition Will be all that was expect
ed or has been promised.
I'VE do not consider that we are
as expositiOns go and we
only ask protection against misrep-
resentatIon.'
Foreign Squadrons Arrive
Norfolk. April 25--The British and
Austrian squadrons which are TO par
ticipate in the naval features incident
TO the exposition opening arrived in
Hampton Roads today. exchanged sa-
lutes with the American German and
Argentine warships which already had
arrived and anchored in the position
assigned them
The British squadron is composed of
the cruisers GoOdhOpe. Argyll, Hamp-
shire and ROxburg
The Austrian ships are the Saint
George and Aspern-
The foreign naval vessels which will
be in line tomorrow when il is reviewed
by the president are the German cruis-
ers Room and Bremen; Argentine train
Ing cruiser PreSidente Sarmienta the
British and Austrian ships which ar
rived today. and possibly the Brazilian
6attleship Riachuelo. cruiser Barrose
And gunboat Tamaye- which are ex-
pected today