manhood, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Lakes to the Gulf.  Pure of life, lofty of purpose, and patriotic in every endeavor, he was the highest type of our American citizenship.

    The prayers of an united people were wafted on high to spare our
    President, but “God’s will, not ours” was done, and the pain of
    personal grief was felt in every American home.

    Resolved by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission,

    First.  That in the death of President McKinley, the United
    States have lost a President who fulfilled the best ideals of
    the Republic.

    Second.  That in every walk of life, in peace and in war, in
    private and in public station, he was faithful to every trust
    and did his duty as God gave him light to see it.

    Third.  That these resolutions be spread upon our record and a
    copy thereof sent, with an expression of our tenderest sympathy,
    to Mrs. McKinley.

Certain rules and regulations governing foreign exhibitors, which had been formulated by President Carter of the Commission and President Francis of the Exposition Company at a meeting held in Chicago, Ill., on August 14, 1901, were approved by the National Commission on October 15, 1901.  The rules are as follows: 

    Adopted under, and in pursuance of an act of the Congress of the
    United States, entitled,

“An act to provide for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory by the United States, by holding an international exhibition of arts, industries, manufactures, and the products of the soil, mine, forest, and sea in the city of Saint Louis, in the State of Missouri,”

approved March 3, 1901, a copy of which said act is hereunto attached.  As provided by law the Louisiana Purchase Exposition will be held in the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, U.S.A., and will be opened on the 30th day of April, A.D. 1903, and will be closed on the 1st day of December of that year.  The exposition will be closed on Sundays.

This exposition will embrace an exhibition of arts, industries, manufactures, and the products of the soil, mine, forest, and sea.  It will be held to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory by the United States from France.

    The exposition will be international in character, as
    contemplated by section 9 of the act of Congress, which reads as
    follows: