Show PEACE CONGRESS BEGINS lucerne sept 13 the universal peace congress began its sessions today in the theater of fae with delegates in attendance in the large american delegation are gribbl louis grossman of cincinnati and bev eral members of new york and boston civic organizations and boards ot trade ai contesse Com tesse a member of the swiss government was elected honorary chairman and delivered an opening abc dress he outlined the of the pacific movement pointing out holew amid applause the necessity for safeguarding the patriotic idea and providing tor the national def euseL frederick passy formerly a member of th french chamber of deputies also bloke in favor ot a world peace B P of boston read ah report ol 01 the american legates who presented a proposition analogous to that recently adopted by the Ha congress ai brussels i oring a at tha hague for the purpose ot drawing up an international arbitration treaty and also favoring periodical congresses tor the discussion of the relating to the limitation or reduction 0 armaments and the protection ot neu aral commerce against belligerents the chinese delegation etched api by protesting against european demonstrations against china where they said peaceful ideas prevail pre rail tha opening session was devoted mainly to organization elle ducom mum was unanimously elected dent of the congress DECLINE TO TALK new york sept 19 diego colombian minister to aba unit cd states who Is in this city was to night shown tho dispatch from pana ma reciting a rumor that president reyes has established a dictatorship 1 colombia the minister min lster would not say it he had received any information on the subject merely declining to mako a statement tonight lisbon sept 19 the oporto express today collided with a motor car which was crossing the railroad and killed its occupants a husband and wife and their two children san francisco sept 19 united states senator thomaa platt 0 neav york and party left for the east tonight over the union pacific |