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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
IN TIE COUNTY.

Marriage licenses Were issued at Clayton
Yesterday to Alfred j. Fisher and Fannie
Todd Of St Louis. and to Thomas +. Nc
Allster of ST. Louis and Lou Sites OF Gray
summit. No. Tine first couple was married
by Justice Barron, and the second by JUS
tice Greensfelder.
The Republic ans of Baldwin held the
closing rally OF their campaign last night.
The principal speakers We're: Henry Diet
rich. William Oberbeck and J. Fl. Trembley.
John Bailey was held to the Grand Jury
yesterday in the sum of $500 by Justice
Barron ON charge of assault with intent to
Kill. William Smith of kirkwoOd was the
prosecuting witness.
Doctor Il. NJ. Crandall Of North Garri-
sou avenue invoked the aid of Sheriff kerth
yesterday To assist him In locating a Valua-
bic St. Bernard pup that was stolen from
his home several days ago. Doctor Crandall
thinks the dog is in possession OF a man
living near the Orphans Home on the st.
Charles rock road.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
HALLOWEEN GENERALLY
OBSERVED IN ST. LOUIS.

The weatl.r-Takcrs conspired with mu-
riciLal mismanag, ment 10 make the last
Halloween of the century as dark as the
pr3verbial stack of black hats in st.
Louis. and gave the small boy and the
witches every opportunity to practice the
rranlis which have come to be recognized
~ belonging 10 the last nigh, of October.
Crowds of young folks. in all kinds of
fantastic dress p&radcd the residence
streets ly the light OF jack o lanterns
There We're parties in all sections OF tnc
city; and the night was generally observed
according 10 time -nunured customs.
One hundred and nIty students of the st.
Louis Medical College celebrated Halloween
mt the Olympic Thc.:tsr, where they wit
reSs"d 4 performance of The Singing
Girl" They occupied fourteen rows In the
center of the parquet while members OF
the faculty occupied the lower boxes, which
were festUoreG with streamers of red and
green ribbons. the college volOrs.
Tge medical students We're quite AS noisy
as the children VIII, celebrated Halloween
"u the streets. but they dii not allow their
cAuborant spirits to interfere with the en-
ioEment or others in the audience. or 10
Hunuy the people oa the stage. Once. how
eyer. they lid aivr spontaneous cheer
II was at the beginning Of the second act.
when Miss Nielsen came ON the stage wear
ing Il bow uf the college coio"S.
The students dd rot catch sight Of the
ribbon until the singer had commenced TO
speak her lines. When they did they emit
ted n shout in acknowledgements Of the
compliment paid them. At the conclusion
OF her solo, Il Bid Nou Beware" Miss Mel
sen received large bouquet OF white
cilr%santhemums. tied with long red and
green ribbons.
The members Of the faculty present were:
Doctors j. Il. Johnson, T. Gcrvais Robin
son. +. X. Bauduy f.. II. Gregory. Il. Bum
gartem II. Tuholske. 7. f. Prewitt. W. +.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01

J Fischol. Robert Luedkiug, John p. Bryson.
Justin Steer, W. y. Hardaway, Fl. y.
SpeGeeE' a,, A,n6s- " C.; GaaE9w' Henry schwarz
Carson, J. Il. Shapieish, Sidney z. Budget
and W II. Warren.
ON their way to and from the theaterr, the
students made the streets ring with college
yes. tin horns and whistles.
one OF the most unique celebrations OF
! place q the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Ball. No. 4;43 Cook avenue.
BACKWARD. turn backward, time, In
thy flight; make me child again Just
, member of the party. ana it was fully an
swcred. Gathered together for the festive
dressed as little girls and boys before the
skirt touches the shoe tops or the kilt Is
discarded Tor the knee brceches. Supersti-
tion was thrown to the wind, along with
cUnVeCtiUnality. for there were just thiT-
teen little girls, with abbreviated skirts and
thirteen little boys with kits. who for all
the world looked like Scotch HighlandeTS.
And merry was the nigh: made by this
company OF Overgrowu children. The par
lur, uf the Ball residence were thrown wide
OPEN ana there. a. III the good old days be
INDUCED in the games OF "Chickeme. Chick
emr, crane or crG% n King william william was vas
roses md others associated with child
hoods harry days.
The pleasures OF the evening were, not
wholly cnn,iiled 10 Juvenile sports. how
ever. The song and the dance were both in
tiugpd in. ANA = buffet lunch was served at
just the time 10 restore the inner man with
energy to continue the unique celebration
, until the wee sma hours"
Those present. besides Mr.. and Mrs. Ball.
We're: Mir and Mrs Clarence Fisher. Mr..
and Mrs Stephen Connolly. the Misses
Florence Bush, Daisy Jordan, Jesse Woods,
ELLA Webster. Julia baughiin, Ada McDor-
old, Dcdi. De prcZ and Alice Ely; Messrs.
Bernard Hanneti. Il. B. Gardiner. Oscar
PIN. Harry Fall of New York. John Laugh
lin George Steber. Charles Presnell. Thomas
Il1rkins. A. \. Mead and Clarence Gapin.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
Master Jack Bratton's Little Boy
Perfect and Always in Time
Prize Winners.
PROTEST ON NIGHT DECISIONS
Award of Blue Ribbon 10 Prince
Charming in Horses Suitable
for Ladies to Drive
Not Popular.

The ponies and the children had the az
themselves yesterday. and they made a
high-class showing.
Little Boy Perfect and Always In Time,
both owned by Master Jack Brattoll. swept
the card In the pony class. Always in Time
is the finest Shetland pony exhibited in
America. He is a wonderful biue-roan Of
perfect conformation aud appearance. Little
BOY Perfect never vas In better form than
Yesterday, when he was driven by Master
Adolphus Busch, son of Mr.. A. \. Busch
ana grandson of Adolphus busch John L..
SHOWN by Charles Marshall IS also Il smart
pony and his trap Was very stylish.
MISS Anna Mclaughlin repeated her grea:
success o. t':e night previous when she won
the class of ladies' saddle horse by her
excellent riding. She defeated Mrs. Brat
ton' Miss May Bratton and Mrs Jones. all
finished equestriennes. Miss Mclaughlin is
4 natural horsewcman, whose gilt in that
direction has had little cultivation. MIR
AuiiS horse. Sir Charles, won good class
in horses to victoria
The class for horses suitable for ladies to
drive saw a drol decision Owing to the
lack OF precision In appointments and the
laxity of inSistenge thereon, Mr. F"ulke re-
;.
Mr.. Gentry and Mr.. Galbreath, We're SUBJ
stituted.
When Nj. Jones's Prince Charming was
given the blue ribbon there was a general
protest. In the first place the horse was
driven by Il professional. who had Just COM
peted in the coachmens class. This was i
direct violation OF the conditions Of the
class III che next place. no lady could
drive the horse. hard Is his mouth. But
ne got the ribbon.
Mr.. Crawford's excellent mare Il perfect
ladies' driving animal, Grace Stmnuns took
second, though the beautiful runabout she
was httched to scarce could score as gin
as Mrs. Bratton's perfected appointed park
phaeton. Mrs. Bratton drove the grea.
Sigsbee and secured third place. Sigsbee
should score pretty high on what he has
zone IN the last four years ana in this
show. and the phaeton was unbeatable
Another apparently out OF line decision
was that which placed E-s.rella above king
Salisbury III the class for single roadsteTs.
The night before King Salisbury defeated u
very warm ring in which was kStrelia. who
took third to him. How she placing vas re-
Versed in one day WAS not explained.
tanning Lacey {. threw his bay. Norton.
piechase rider, gave tine exhibition OF
Coughln won with Maybira. beating the
Charles OMalley looking gentleman who
rode High J.. u Very good jumper. John
Peel who leaps like Il srake. also threw his
boy, and there was 4 10. - fun during the
night
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
WEBSTER HERMIT IS SH0RN.
August Ackermann Finds Barber
After Much Trouble.

Webster Groves is rejoicing with one OF
its Oldest citizens because he has been sue
cessiul In getting his hair cut after many
trials and fluctuations with the BARRIERS OF
the town.
August AckerI1ann. the old hermit. who.
1t Will be remembered, could not convince
the BARRIERS that ii was their duty to oper-
ate upon his picturesquely tangled locks,
was shorn Yesterday by negro named
James Whttless. 1t is currently rumored
in Webster that Whittless was imported
from st. Louis by some charitably inclined
persons to do this job especially. as the
local BARRIERS seemed TO have an unaccount-
able imidity The shears with which the
job was done Were obtained particularly
for the occasion and will not be profaned
by further use.
1t will be remembered that when Acker-
mann came into Webster recently and tod
some one that he intended to have his hair
cut. all the BARRIERS closed their shops and
fled to the woods Ackermann was once u
cultured German and is the hero OF nurner-
Gus romances woven by the young hopefuls
of Webster. He has lived there for thirty
years and yesterday was the first time IN
the memory Of any man in the town that
the old hermit had his locks Shorn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
CHARGED WITH BLACKMAIL.
New York Banker Has Publisher
of Wall Street Press Arrested.

New York. oct. 31.-Leonard Watson,
counsel for and assistant manager of the
Wall Street Press: John Evans, president of
the paper, and Ferdinand q. Gardiner, an
employe. were defendants In Police Court
to-day on the charge OF hlackmail. The
complainant is c. W. Morgan, a banker and
broker.
Morgan says that Gardiner came to him
several days ago with proof Of an article
which he threatened to publish in the Wall
Street Press If he (AIorgaD did not pay
1850. Mr.. Morgan says he denounced the
article as libeious and finally ordered Car
diner out of his office.
On the following day. Mr. Morgan asserts.
Watson and Evans called and repeated the
demand. He then agreed to pay them Sl,oO
and he asserts that the defendants accepted
a marked $500 bill on account. The ac-
cused were held in $1,000 bail each for ex-
animation November 9.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
TAnhhhAnT COMPANY
May nE PROSECUTED,
Too Many Explosives in Their
liuiFding-Cann0t Collect
Any Insurance.

New York. oct. 2l.-A revision made to-
night ur those persons missing and though ht
10 have persisted In the explosion and fire
at TaIraut " cos drug house shows twen-
ty-six unaccounted for. OF this number
four are not known at the addresses given
by the persons reporting them as missing
out of the whole number eight are put
down by the police as employees OF Tarrant
< Co.
Not IL single body had. up to 10 o'clock
Tonight been found IN the ruins, though
what looked like parts of bodies have been
dug out 1t begins TO look as If what re-
mains are in the mass of debris which still
cumbers the place will be totally unrecog
rilzab!e as q: human composition. even
should the workmeu lind them.
This Is because of t!e tremendous heat
caused BY the explosion and the fire and
TIE fusing of materials which. running to-
gether. form Il mass of all sorts of stuff.
For instance. what was supposed TO be
parts Of bodies taken from the ruins last
Night turned ont, on examination at the
nGr2Ie. to be blackened pieces OF melted
gumarIbic. Then to-day another mass was
IL und which wurkmen first thought to lie
human flesh. but is NOW thought to be
melted rubber.
tEt ScaICDtTS nave lSiii'i III bl!e IililS ci
the Homemade Hotel IL number OF articles,
such books. handkerchiefs. cigarholders.
etc, but whether their owners escaped or
not. is unknown.
Th- authorities In the meantime are push
ing The Investigation into the amount OF
explosives stored III the building. with Il
view to prosecutions. Along tais line Sec
retary DOcheT.y OF the Ere Department
sald to-day:
'Ine combuStpies carried by Tarrant &
Co. were largely M excess vi what We're
allowed them under the permit granted
them Dy the Fire Department. and III con
sequence OF this tact they have violated the
law.
In violating the terms OF the permit
they have. committed a mlsdemeanor, which
not only NltiuteG their ilL-nraice rolcles.
pur renters them crinnaIy liable ana re-
spOmsIuic TOR The damage 10 HE and prop
, erty as the result Of the eAplos,un. Ine
t!re insurance COMPANIES cannot ne held
ior the uamaSe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
T0-DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
EISTNESS.

Discount rates were : to I per cent on call
and time loans. Clearancas. S5.iG2,Isi; bal
ances, 1881. .2la. New York exchange, 55c dis
count bid. 45c discount asked; Louisville, Pc
discount bid. par asked: Chicago. +or dis
count hid. 3oc discount asked; New Orleans
c5c discount bid. par asked; Cincinnati, Zoe
discount bid, par asked.
The local wheat market closed higher al
.llsc n. Oct. .Sisc q. Dec. i1"s4t4c b. May,
73l.gE74I,c No. red. Corn closed higher al
Soc Oct. 34iso a. Dec, 35i.c May, 35i4c No
white. Oats closed AZ 22s:c n. Oct. s22s.c
b. Dec, 24ssq2.c May, 2SQlsc No. 2.
The local market for standard mess pork
closed quiet ct sl3 for new. Prime steam
lard closed steady at 6.S0c East Side.
The local spot cotton market closed steady
anG l-Jsc higher.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
CHARLES NJ. NEWC0MB DEAD.
Funeral Will Take Place To Nor
row Afternoon.

Charles Melvin Newcomb. for many years
one OF the Dest-knuwu insurance men OF ST.
Louis. died Tuesday light 1T st. Marys In
tirmary after lingering illness He had
been steadily declining tor a year, and his
condition became sucn that 1t was deemed
advisable by his physician to remove him
to the institution, where he could have con-
stant medical care. His end was not FASTENED
by any specific disease, but rather by gen.
eral breaking down of the vital forces. The
funeral Will take place tomorrow afternoon
from No. 262I Russell avenue, where serv-
ices will lie held. to Rellefoutaine Cemetery.
Mr.. Newcomb WIS born i'll New York
State siNty-nva years ago. AT the outbreak
OF the war he enlisted in the Union army.
but i'll health compelled him to leave the
service. In 1861 he came TO St Louis. where.
he had lived continuously since. He IN
gagged in the life insurance business as IL
member OF the firm of a. r. x &. NJ. New
comb. Seven years ago he contracted the
grippe, which developed into n chronic
trouble. and he had to abandon the active
pursuit OF business. He aged rapidly and
last winter became acutely Ill. From this
time on his decline was gradual but sure.
eliminating in a peaceful death Tuesday ut
S:l5 p. m. He leaves widow and two sons,
Francis G.. and Burton L. Newcomb.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
L|PToN'S CORNER
WAS A REAL One.
Pork Advanced 50 Barrel Iester-
day, Closing at S20-Shorts
Not Squeezed.

Chicago. Oct. 3l-The culmnation OF the
October pork corner. controlled by Sir
Thomas Upton. came to-day, when pork for
delivery this month advanced s., rising on
less than dozen trades from SIT, yester-
days closing price. to so at the close to-
DAY.
The buying WAS by shorts. who had held
off till the last moment.
1t was said that Sir Thomas could have
made the price Si0O as well as so. but he de-
clared he had no intention Of Squeezing"
anybody.
That the October deal did not furnish
greater excitement to-day was due. 1t Is
said, 10 the fact that many shorts. threat
ened with being swept off the board. We're
previously allowed to fix up their deals with
Lipton privately.
As a result OF his deal here, Upton IS
believed to have made s35o.010 There were
only 5000 barrels of pork that could be de-
livered and the EnglishTran owned them all.
as we'll as twice that number bought from
people who did not have a barrel they could
deliver when the time came
When the price reached SIS some time
ago the majority of shorts thought il time
10 buy some oi the pork they had COLI
tracted to deliver at approximately sl1 per
barrel during October.
Numerous private settlements are said to
have been made 50 that while bearish
spectators In pork have received some
painful financial injuries. the wounds have
not been mortal.
A private settlement OF 1000 barrels was
made near the end Of the session, Lipions
representative allowing a belated short to
take that amount at SIS per barrel. assur-
ing the buyer that at the close the price
would be $40. That he knew whereof he
spoke was made plain to everybody later.
for as the closing bell sounded Samuel Wolf
was shouting bids of So
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
0'D0NNELL EXOMERATED.
Acquitted of Charge of Obstruct
ing Street Car Tracks.

Edward oDonnell. formerly conductor
III the employ Of the Transit Company and
IL member or the street railway men y
union in the recent strike. was tried and
acquitted on the charge Of obstructing the
tracks of the Transit Company, In Judge
FRANKLIN ferriss's division Of the Criminal
Court.
Assistant Chief of Police Pickel was the
principal witness against the defendant. lie
testified that on May IL he had seen O'Don-
nell rolling large stones on the tracks OF
the Chuuteau avenue division at the Pen
dleton avenue intersection. and arrested
him.
Circuit Attorney Eggers. previous to the
final report of the Jury I'm the O'Donneil
case. expressed his intention OF dismlssing
all of the other obstruction cases If a CON
viction was not obtained from the special
jury In the O'Donnen case.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
ALMOST CAUSED A PANIC.
Smokestack at Ashland School
Blown Down.

There was almost a panic at the Ashland
School, Newstead and Sacramento avenues.
just as the pupils were returning from the
noon recess yesterday, when the wind blew
down large iron smokestack onto the tin
roof of the building. The noise made by the
brick and iron a. ii crashed on the roof and
fell into the yard was deafening. Many of
the children and teachers believed that the
rain.
1t was only after Mrs. Halcyon Childs,
principal of the school. repeatedly assured
that they could be induced to re-enter the
building. When the youngsters finally did
troop in many of them were drenched to the
skin and had to be sent home to get dry
clothes. The damage done to the building is
estimated at 500.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
CHICAGO HORSE SHOW.
Three Thousand People Were III
the Society Gathering.

Chicago. Ill. oct. 3l.-Despite the rain to-
night. more tha.' =" 100 people attended the
Horse Show. The winners of first prizes
Were follows:
Heavy harness stations lieutenant, Lafiyet
StV-k Farm, LI.ay rtte. Ind.
Pairs Of park horses in harn.ss.lTh National
TIN, American N II. !fchrnur Chicago.
Horses In harness .or tls. Hearst Championship
Pat.--The Only WAY. James Hobart Moore.
r.otting stallion*-DoctOr Ptze'. II. VI. Nor
ton. Chicago
Polo tandcms Brown Dick. Tommy Atkins, W.
park horses in harness wellington. James Ho-
bart Moore. Chicago.
Pairs Of ru-tdst"rs in harness s-Jiin King, Mug
gi.:s NJ H. Tich.npr. Chicago.
Pairs OF horses to neavy truclss-p!ck. Tom
Henry HvuCi!. Chicago.
FGrtes oth,r than Shetland CUnce,t. Mrs. jar
Wis Hunt. Chicago.
cohs under s.,idie-Fa!fy, James hoonFt Moore.
Chicago.
Heavy weight green hunt-rs-Eage Plume.
GcOre" Pepper. Toronto. CGuada
JUInpn. CLASSIFY y.p.a George Topper Toron-
l,.I.--
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
largest ArmOr PInte.

What is probably the largest single arnior plate
is to be used in the construction Of the battle
ship Wisconsin. The plate will become the port
plate OF turret on the vessel. and is made on a
new principle. bing cut at an angie instead OF
being the OF circle. the idea being to better
defect shot. The plate weighs about thirty tons.
and cost over sl2.eo0. What the arnor plate is 10
battieship. Hos;etter's Stomach Bitters is to
the stomach. 1t resists the attacks az constipa-
ton. indigestion. dyspepsia. biliousness, and ore
vents malaria. fever and ague. II will restore a
weak stomach TO normal condition. Any one
troubled with any of the above ailments will 10
well to try the Bi.ters at once If they would be
cured. For fifty years 1t has stood alone while
its many imitators have fallen.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
TWENTY THOUSAND BUTTONS.
Missouri Pacific Distributes Fair
Amendments Reminders.

The passenger department of the Mis-
souri, Paciiic-Iron Mountain system has dis
tributed 10000 pin-buttons, to be used at
the coming election on November to re-
mind voters in Missouri of the World y
Fair amendments 10 the Constitution
To each Of the twenty-eieht precincts in
st. Louis 800 buttons have been allotted
while to each district chairman of the thir-
ty-three county precincts a package has
been mailed containing from 150 to 200 but
tons and pins. The object is to have these
buttons presented to voters as they ap-
pioach the polls. so that they will he re-
minded of the st. Louis Worlds Fair and
the constitutional amendments which must
tie passed In order TO assure it's success
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
FOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

,r.rnus Cooner died suddenly at the home
Of his daughter. Mrs. ". II. Parhsf' III
kirkwood.
The Suburban has cut down t's car
schedule TO Kirlzwood 50 that there Is now
only one ear every thirty minutes.
Andrew Adams vino was reported mics
Ing. returned ard explained his absence by
saying he had been attending political
meeting.
The ST. Louis County Sunday School As
sociat!un will meet in annual convention
tomorrow ut Clayton.
Doctor Frank Il. Fry had his only son.
Edward. committed 10 the Reform School
for two years.
Charles NJ Newcomb. for many years q
prominent insurance man. died after a lin
gerfnG Illness
Tomorrow will he observed in Missouri
schools as Eugene Field Day.
The body of General D. NJ Frost was
buried in Calvary Cemetery
Harry RlackYnore was removed from the
presidency OF the Building Trades Coun-
ell. and W. w. Morrison was elected III
his stead
Mrs. Mary LaIler and her children. sur
vivors Of the Galveston storm, arrived at
Union Station, sick and destitute
Chairman Atkins Of the Republican State
Committee declines to make any claims az
10 the result of the election in Missouri
The power OF the Building Commissioner
to discharge employees is admitted by Clsy
Counselor Schumacher.
The collapse of srnokestack at Ashland
School In the windstorm almost caused Il
panic among the pupils.
The report for the fiscal year on the bank
ciearings shows q large increase over last
year.
Arthur G. Marshall. whose wife is suing
him for divorce. seeks to recover theaF
piano. which Mrs. Marshall has stored.
Frank B. Bowman of East St Louis was
stabbed In the shoulder in battle with
negro burglar.
Hebrews OF st. Louis who heretofore voted
the Republican ticket will organize Demo
cratic club Sunday.
George Noite. who was injured in COLI
sion was arrested for failing to reveal the
ownership OF the wagon and contents.
Edward O'Donne,i was acquitted Of the
charge OF obs;ruCting street car tracks IN
the progress OF the street railway mems
strike.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-01
COULD NOT FIND HER SISTER.
Young Girl From Jacksonville, ILL.,,
in Awkward Plight.

Temple Sebastian, IA years old was in an
awkward plight last night at Union Sta
tion. She came to this city from Jackson-
vile, Ill. TO visit her sister, Ella Sebas-
tian. who. she thought, lived at No. "a
North Ewing avende. But on going 20 this
known there. nor anywhere in the vicinity.
She retraced her steps to Union Station
and was taken In charge by Matron Hunter.
She passed the night in the station but will
return to Jacksonville this morning. where
she lives with her aunt. Mrs William Stott.