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Show ) to return, a pitched battle may occur If they persist In their purpose. Governor Peabody declares he will MEN DRIVEN FROM TELLURIDE take steps to prevent the marching of WILL RETURN HOME. armed bodies of men into Tellurlde. MINERS WILL FIGHT An Exposition of Modern Wonders The World's Fair of 1904 Is the Greatest Educational Factor as Well as the Most Stupendous Entertainment that Was Ever Organized-No Words Can Describe Its Magnificence or Magnitude All are famous Mr. E. E. Stevens, editor of the Minneapolis Union, visited the World's Fair at St. Louis a few days ago, and the following letter in the Union describes in part what his impressions were: To Readers of "The Union": I have been through the World's for the Fair grounds again third time since coming to St. Louis last week, and every day the wonder within me grows. I bad Imagined from the descriptions that the management intended to eclipse anything ever before attempted, but I had no idea of the tremendous size, the magnificent designs, the splendid settings, and the artistic beauty of the buildings. I was somewhat prepared to see something of the ordinary, but ray mind had by no means grasped the splendors which will be open to the visitor to the World's Fair this summer. Of course the grounds and the buildings at this time are In a chactlc state, and the weather was unpropitlous for pleasant visiting, but even with these drawbacks, and with nothing but the bare and in many cases but partially finished buildings to be seen, the to-da- y Will Be Accompanied by an Armed Escort, and Pitched Battle May Occur as Result of Such Action. New York. to send his children thore, as they will never have an opportunity again to Bee anything approaching it, and IN PATH OF CYCLONE. One Man Mortally Wounded and Fifty Buildings Wrecked In Missouri. A special from Hlggtnsvllle, Mo., compos The news comes from Denver that ers and their compositions nave the says nrty buildings are partly the committee representing the min wrecked, one man Is orlelnality and high merit expected mortally wound Colo., ers the from evicted Tellurlde, event. The a several such for and lives signal all travel their others several ed and they might hurt; the towa not see as much of the world as they pieces will be played by the many district, by an organization of busi- is in darkness, and the streets strewn will see here within the confines of bands In their musical programs dur ness men has abandoned the attempt with debris as the result of a torthis great Exposition. Every nation ing the Exposition, under the direc to appeal to the governor for protec nado and hailstorm which struck this in the world will be represented, and tion of the Bureau of Music. tion, after trying In vain for three place late Monday afternoon. a trip here will be a liberal education days to obtain an audience with him. The hail on the streets was a foot OUT OF THE ORDINARY. In Itself. I certainly hope that every The members of the committee have deep within five minutes after the reader of "The Union" will take my de- storm came, and some of the advice and go to the Fair, even If Dozens of Unique Materials Used In departed for Ouray, where the the Creation of World's Fair Statu- jiorted men are making preparations were phenomenally large. Dozthey can spend but a few days there. to march to Tellurlde, accompanied ens of trees in the town were blown It will be the event of a lifetime, and ary. no one should deny themselves this Enduring marble and temporary by an armed escort provided by the down and several horses were killed much of the pleasures of the world, staff, which have marked the statu- miners' unions of Ouray, Sllverton, in the street. even If they have to deny themselves ary of past expositions, are not the Durango and Ophlr. As the citizens It ts estimated that 2,000 windows in some other direction. By all means only kinds at the Louisiana Purchase who drove the miners out of Tellurlde were broken by the storm. More than make up your minds right now that Exposition, although more works of declare that will not be permitted fifty houses have been unroofed. they are these materials from you are going to the St. Louis art carved World's Fair, and begin saving for there exhibited than were ever colCOMMANDERS OF RIVAL FLEETS. that purpose right now. If necessary. lected at one place In the history of And don't fall to g e the boys and the v.orld. Many odd materials have been girls an opportunity to go. They will learn more here in a week than made up Into artistic figures that elo quently proclaim the Idea of the dethey will In school In a year. I wish I could make this strong signer. Some of these unique statues enough so that every reader of this are colossal in size and large sums of paper would make up his mind to money were expended in their mak see the World's Fair, for I am sure lng. Birmingham, Ala., has built a every one who ccnies will agree with hall-ston- es k yv i i .&ijt'A& -- ---- '- v'- Copjrrtght. ! -! r-'f-""r ',V:.r. ; ... ' -- m L " ' Palace of Mines and Metallurgy. by Loulntana PurchaM Exposition. grounds are well worth traveling hundreds of miles to see, even as they are. This being the case, what will It be when ev;r.vthlng Is completed and when nature has combined with art to make this the fairest vision ver won by mortal eyes. It wou'd be presumptuous on my part to atttmpt to give a description of tke grounds or f the building, and when I attempt a description I am at a loss for words, and can only rcpea. "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful." The grounds are a natural beauty spot, and with the addition of the buildings, the rtatues. the . fountains, the lagoon, the and all the cunning contrivance of art, the visit will be one which will never be forgotten, even If one should not go Inside the building at all. And ihen the inside of the buildings buildings covering acres and acres of ground, and stretching out for what aecms to be interminable distances when these are filled with the works of nature, of art, of science and of jkill from every portion of the known world, who would be so foollwh as to miss It? I would make It compulsory upon very parent who can afford to do so, caM-adex- AMUSED :rri:.-7-- - ? V. I MEN OF MONEY. me that there was never anything to equal it and that the one who misses seeing it will never have another opportunity to see its equal. Sincerely yours. THE EDITOR. HYMN OF THE WEST. The Poet Stedman Has Written the World's Fair Hymn and It Has Been Set to Music. Western folk will be charmed by the beautiful hymn written by Edmund Clarence Stedman upon the invitation of the World's Fair management. He calls it the "Hymn of the West." a title befitting so splendid a production. It has five stanzas, and Prof. John K. Paine of Harvard has written the music, which Is no less grand. The first public rendering of this hymn mill be on the opening day of the great exposition. Caturday. April 30, when a drilled chorus of 600 voices will sing It, Other musical compositions specially written the ujon invitation of World's Fair manngement are a march by Frank Vanderstukcn, director of the Cincinnati orchestra, and a wait by Henry K. Hadley of Unl-vetslt- near neighbors, y, managed to read a In my newspaper. paragraphs One of them told of a. remarkable find by a Nippur expedition of the It was University of Pennsylvania. nothing lesM than a well preserved and thoroughly authenticated tailor's bill nearly ft.noo years old. Since Bimmelstein himself is engaged In the clothing business, I thought he would be interested In this ancient relic, so 1 told him about It, but the story seemed to make no Impression on him. "Hang it. man." said I. "don't you understand? It's a tailor's bill almost R.000 years old." "Veil." he answered, "vot is U can't gollect It, -good for? Brooklyn Kagle. 1 statue of Vulcan. It Is CO feet high, the base constructed of coal and coke and the statue cast in Iron. It portrays Birmingham's Importance as a manufacturing center. King Cotton is Mississippi's offering. Cotton Is the material used, and the giant is as tall as Alabama's Vulcan. The Spirit of Utah Is manifested In an artistic figure modeled from beeswax. Idaho the figure of a Coeur present d'Alene miner cast from copper. Golden butter was used by a Minnesota artist as the appropriate material for a statue of John Stewart, the builder of the first creamery. Ixmlfiana presents two curiosities s In sculpture a figure of In sulphur and loot's wife carved from a block of rock salt California shows the figure of an elephant built of almonds. Mephis-tophele- World's Fair Notes. The exhibits will amount to twenty thousand carloads. A machine will stamp the likeness of a World's Fair building on a penny for souvenir colleetors. The Inside Inn, a hotel on the World's Fair grounds tinder Exposition control, has 2.3. 9 rooms. SERVED AS MESSENGER Admiral Uriu is, according to the best obtainable information. In command of the Japanese squadron which bombarded Vladivostok and Is searching for the Russian squadron commanded by Capt. Reltzensteln, If It has not already met and destroyed it, as reported. Admiral Uriu Is a! graduate of the United States naval academy and his wife was graduated' from Vassar. of ten or twenty condemned men bound together refilled the cells Just Korean Prisoners Confined at Seoul vacated. Being Executed. It Is probable the representatives of Numerous executions at the Seoul the foreign powers will Investigate, prison are reported to be due to the and, if justified, take action. movement of the supreme court In the direction of clearing out the place. Kuropatkin Preparing for an Active Campaign. The total in three nights past has been n The first headquarters of the six prisoners decapitated and thirty-eigh- t s army after General Kuropat-kln'hanged. Many of these victims arrival will be at Llao Yang, the had been In Jail for years without trial. general having selected that point inwere former students in stead of Mukden whence to direct the Som Iiao Yang Is ten miles Japan, others were thieves, high- operations. west of the railroad, being connected of embezzlers waymen, public with the main road by a special line tors. As the lodies which will be complete. by the time funds, jiolitical offenders and traitors. General Kuropatkin arrives, and na As the bodies were carried out strings ruany advantages over Mukden. WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS. Man-churia- LIEUT. MIURA. COMMANDER NA KAYA MA. ifr m H BOY. J lU Tew Conductor Forgot Hit Audience in His Earnestness. What Is known as "the millionaire's train." running from Mortistown. N. J., to Iloboken, carries a number of men known to the world of finance. The conductor is David Sanderson, to whom his passengers, grateful for his uniform good nature and efficiency, have Just presented a handsome watch und a purse of gold. They insisted on his making a speech and Sanderson did so, winding up in this way: ".Horn people wonder why it is I have had iioh great success in life; why I have had no trouble with nobody. Even the other conductors don't understand it and they often ask me how I get along with the drunks on my train, an' t jut " Such a shout of laughtell 'em Many Royal Visitors Coming. If all promises are fulfilled, th ter went tip from the millionafres that Sanderson's fpeech ended then and United States will have royal visitors thr re. galore next summer. So far the9 have announced their Intention to Bimmelstein Not Interested. visit the land of the free: King LeoOn the car the other morning 1 hap- pold of Belgium, King Menelek of pened to hang liv the Ftrap next to Abyssinia, the crown prlneo of GerBimmelstein'. Btween begging pa- many, the crown prince of Sveden trons of and erpnting pardons to my and the crown prince of China. Iy Congressman Hardwick Mistaken for One of the House Pages. Congressman Hardwick, the boyish-lookinman from Georgia, has had the experience that has befallen other youthful statesmen. He was standing close to the speaker's desk one day wren one of the reading clerks, mistaking him for a pace, said: "Run and bring me that paper that Is lying on Gen. Grosvenor's desk." Smiling at the clerk's error, the Georgian did as Half an hour later the requested. chair recognized "the grntleman from Georgia," and to the surprise and mortification of the reading clerk, Mr Hardwick. the beardless boy. who had performed messenger duty a short time previous, arose and delivered a long speech on the race problem In tfc south. WHS vS g The Crinoline Is Coming. The new skirts with their extreme fullness, especially toward the front, will be the mother cf our old curse rrlnoline. Nothirg but the stiffened petticoat will throw ir.to shape the wide fklrt of th Immediate future. He was kilted In the engagement at the officers of the Port Arthur Feb. 9. Hs was memJapanese battleship Fuji, under Com- ber of Rear Admiral Togo's staff, and He was one of mander Nakayama. Ho was standing was second in command of the battleon the brldgt with his commanding ship Fuji, on which ho met his death officer when a Russian shell struck by a Russian shell. The ship was near them, killing both. From the damaged, but not disabled. From" tho Leading Japanese newspaper, leading Japanese newspaper, |