announces the Second Manifesto in General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah Territory, prohibiting the practice of polygamy, which has continued to be sanctioned by some of its leaders in violation of the 1890 Manifesto officially banning the practice. April 8 The Entente Cordiale is signed between the UK and France. Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square, after The New York Times. April 8–10 – Aleister Crowley writes Liber Al vel Legis, better known as The Book of the Law, a text central to Thelema, in Cairo. April 19 – The Great Fire of Toronto destroys much of the city's downtown, but there are no fatalities. April 27 – The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson. April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1). May May 4 United States Army engineers begin work on the Panama Canal. Charles Rolls and Henry Royce meet for the first time, in Manchester (England), to agree production of Rolls-Royce motor cars; the first produced under their joint names in Manchester are launched in December. German Association football club FC Schalke 04 is established. May 5 British expedition to Tibet: Hundreds of Tibetans attack the British camp at Changlo, and hold the advantage for a while, before being defeated by superior weapons, and losing at least 200 men. Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball. May 9 – Great Western Railway of England 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro possibly becomes the first railway locomotive to exceed . May 15 – Russo-Japanese War: Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about off Port Arthur, and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons with 496 crew, and Yashima. On the same day, the Japanese protected cruiser Yoshino sinks after being accidentally rammed by the armored cruiser Kasuga, killing over 270 crew, including Captain Sayegi and his second-in-command, Commander Hirowateri. Japan will keep the loss of Yashima secret for over a year. May 21 – The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, is established. May 30 – Alpha Gamma Delta, which becomes an international sorority, is founded by 11 women at Syracuse University. June June 3 – The International Alliance of Women is founded. June 15 –