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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
NEEDS 4 GUARDIAN
TO LET Her MARRY.
Fifteen -YearOld Vera Gibbs
Whose Parents Are Dead,
Is Denied Il License.

Unless guardian is appointed for Vera
Gibbs one who will consent to her mar
riage that young woman will have to re-
main in the ranks OF the unwed for several
years to come.
Vera. who lives with an elder sister at
No. 1914 North Fourteenth street. is now
l. Years Of age. She is the -waeJlieeft OF
William l.. Joyce Of No. i4u5 North Ninth
street. who last February became of age.
Yesterday morning the couple. accompanied
by N-ra's sister called 1T the marriage
license office and applied for license.
Upon learning Vera's age. Clerk Leonhardt
told the party that she must have the con-
sent OF her guardian before he could issue
d license.
Vera and are orphans" stated the sis
ter and since tn" death Of our pSrents
have reared and educated her. As | am in
reality her guardian, although never legally
appointed SO. I think / ought to have tho
right to consent to her marriage"
Clerk Leonhardt remind ID her that ac-
cording to the iaw a marriage license could
rot be issued to anyone Young without
the consent OF a legally appointed guardian.
Upon being informed that IL would neces-
sarily be some time before a guardian could
be legally appointed, the rarty departed
with many expressions OF dtsapproyd of
the marriage laws.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
WANTS TO KNOW If
he IS A CITIZEN.
Juan Quesada, a Porto Rican, Asks
Court to Determine His Stand
ing in st. Louis.

The question OF citizenship OF the resi-
dents of Americas annexed colonies ca''ie
I'M for the first time before Judge clark OF
tn, Court of Criminal Correction yester-
day afternoon.
J,,au Ouesada OF No. 1l03 Dolman street,
=, clerk for the Simmons Hardware COM
many. applied 20 Judge Clark to ascertain
bis standing In this country. He said that
ho ca,a to St Louis fourteen months ago
from Porto Rico, and has lived here ever
s,rca at the poman street address On
saturday he appeared at his precinct poll
,ne, n,ace q, the Sixth Ward to register,
hut the Judges refused to enter his name.
,,,.a,a,,, ,oip,ad them to a decision from 4
baltimore. Md. court of two weeks ago.
ruling that under the treaty OF "iiiieN
the porto Ricans became citizens or 'he
United States and can vote III any Vi 'No
c+a,.s nroyfded. CT course that they com
DER tho local residence laws OF the
ff,,tss Ouesada explained that he hao
lied I'm the State 4 year. and. being CIT
izen of the country. WAS entitled 10 Noie'
'rbe iudces refused to register him anu re-
f.rred him TO some OF the courts
Iudea clark yesterday took the matter
under advisement. i am aware or the ae-
cisIon of the Baltimore court. said me-
"but I want to read the treaty more close
Iv before | give an opinion. -
Ouesada speaks excellent Enshsh- ne
Heured in the late war with Spain.
acting as official interpreter Tor the Secohu
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, under toio-
n.! charles u. Born. After the close OF The
war Ouesada came to this country
Asked II he were Democrat or Re-
pubIIcan. he replied: II have not given the
question all the study 1 ought and 50 L nave
not decided yet which way l shall vote
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16

On. of the gest Wonderful Stories
Ever Told In a SexspsPer-sf Es-
gasing SsnsraI Interest Ssxt
Sundays g,pablie. SN COLOR
PAGES.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
Final Rush for Naturalization Pa
pers at Appellate and Grim
inal Correction Courts.
KEPT THE OFFICIALS BUSY.
More Than One Thousand Men
Tock Out Papers Emitting Them
TO Register To-Day and
Vote in November.

tntil nearly midnight last night the Court
| Of Criminal Correction n the Four Courts
! and the Court Of Appeals at the Courthous',
were busy with the work of converting
aliens into citizens of the United States.
In the course Of the DAY more Than i.oeo
men renounced allegiance to foreign mon
! arches. Empires and Republics. Judges
Bland and Bond presided at the Court or
Appeals and judge Clark at the Court OF
Criminal Correction.
Yesterday was the last opportunity for
the naturalized residents of the city who
had not taken out their final papers 10 do
- in time TO qualify for the approaching
election. II seemed from the appearance of
the crowd as If the entire population of the
district lying around Seventh and Carr
streets had waited until the last moment 10
qualify themselves. and the Judges and
Clerks present were worked harder than
they had been for some time.
So many presented themselves for their
papers that they had 70 be admitted in
patches The police and Deputy Sheriffs
had their hands full keeping the crowd
moving.
Some of those naturalizeG We're unable TO
III dc rstand English when spoken rapidly,
and il Was found the shortest method TO
SIMPLY push them 10 the various places
Wnere thtl were expected 10 Slaiu II Was
amusing on this account TO notice the ac-
tions OF many. they evidently believing that
when they were pushed they Were expected
TO shove back. and they followed their be-
lief.
The majority of those who presented
themselves seemed TO be Poles. Bohenians
and Swedes. Large divisions would arrive
ul'oer the care OF politicians who had ac-
cOEpanied them 10 show how easy II all
was, but these were ruthlessiy separated
from their charges at the entrance 10 the
courtroom.
Judge Clark declared when he adjourned
court at IL o'clock that he had naturaiized
more than 400 aliens in the course Of the
day. About $50 of this number We're sworn
i'll as citizens of the United States at the
evening session.
Clerk Al Wagenman said there had been
a decided decrease in the number Of ap-
plcations for final naturalization papers
this year as compared with the applications
just prior to the presidential election in
1885 He said the total in Judge Clark s
court would not be more than 2,0uJ this
year. as against 9,uD in 1896
The newly naturaliZed voters Will be reg
istered in the precincts to-day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16

fted the room; hut in the afternoon I was
compelled To be away for three or four
hours. When returned / found that tho
door had been broken in and La Violctte
taken away
After much trouble. I learned how she
had been taken, hut not where. | could get
little satisfaction from the Humane Society
officers. but finally got promise that IL |
would secure a suitable woman 10 care for
the child she would be given back to me-
I paid such n woman for the work. but for
some reason she did not keep the engage
ment.
ut was May IS before found Ii Vio-
lette. This was after | had advertised and
offered n reward of So She was with the
Sisters of st. Joseph. and they would not
let me take her away.
.'She Is a bright little one, but cannot
talk. She understands 4 few words OF
French, but her hearing is defective They
say l was cruel to Ia Niolette. But ] was
not l love her as dearly rs though she
were my own, and she loves me-. That is
why | do not go 10 see her any moTe-the
little thing wants to come with me, and she
cannot.
Saturday I made affidavit. before wit
nesses and a notary. to the genUineness of
the deed OF adoption: and then, Monday. l
had both deed and affidavit recorded. I
want La Violette TO have due evidence Of
her legal standing as my child"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
JONES RIDICULES
PAYNE'S FORECAST,
Says Many Of the States Claimed
for Mckinley Are Doubtful
or Democratic.

Chicago. Oct. E.-Senator James X Jones'
chairman Of the Democratic National Com
nittee, commented to-day on the election
forecast made by vice chairman OF the Re
publican National Committee, Henry C.
Payne. He said:
His claim that California. Connecticut,
Indiana, Illinois. Kansas. Minnesota, New
York. New Jersey, North Dakota. Ohio,
South Dakota, West Virginia Wisconsin
and Wyoming and several other States
would 50 for Mckinley in the comins, elec-
tion is absurd. and any intelligent man
who knows anything about the situation Is
bound to know that.
He claims even chances for Delaware.
Kentucky. Maryland. Nebraska. Nevada
and Utah. l only wonder he did not include
Texas. Arkansas. Georgia and Mississippi
also in his list.
Montana is as certainly n Republican
State as some OF the others on his list
and Montana will go for Bryan by 2O.C00 to
So.oo majority. ! cannot believe that Mr.
Payne Is sincere"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
REVEALS HISTORY OF
BERTHA LA VIOLETTE.
AttorneyPo ollookCIaims
He Adopted the Child
Six Years Ago.
DEED IS RECORDED

NJ. +. l.. Pollock. a 1a-yelr-oi1 attorney.
Yesterday formally recorded the deed or
adoption given him six years ago by the
mother of Bertha SaA Ia Violcttc. now !
years old.
The child is with the Sisters Of s.. Joseph
al the Convent of our Lady of Good Coun-
sci, at Eighteenth street and Cass aYHruc.
whore she was placed after her removal
from AIR. PolloCk'S apartments. al No. Sl'
Pine street. by officers of the Humane So
cioty las. April
Mr. Pollock SAYS he has not determined
upon any lmn. datc effort 40 regain posses
sion Of hc:. aud declares shat the recording
If the deed of adoption is merely to formal
iy establish the legal status Of the chill as
his adopted daughter.
Tho manner i'll which the name Of Ia
Violette." as her foster father calls her, Was
first brought tn the notice of the public was
sensational. She was. according to the pa
pers filed by Mr.. Pollock, given into his
keeping by her mother. now the wife OF
Archibald Mcfarland of No. 26ii Walnut
street. on October 80. lSe3. At that time
Mr. Pollock. who H. a widOwer. was living
NJ No 6.35 Delmar avenue Just beyond the
city limits. He declares he did not know
the childs mother until she answered his
advertisement for n child to adopt. La
NiOiette' was but IL days old Mt the time.
In February. 1890 Mr.. Pollock removed TO
apartments at No. 81 Pine street. taking
tne cnlh With hifn- number OF married
women lived in the same house.
On Monday. April g. last. il was reported
TO the officers Of the Humane Society that
n little girl had been locked in room by
an old man at No. 3l1 Pine street. and Of
ficers were sent TO investigate. They found
the child in the room and broke in the door.
First they took her 10 an asylum on West
Chestnut street: two or three weeks later
she was placed in the care of the Sisters
of St. Joseph.
The child was Ia Niolette, Mr.. Pol
lock yesterday told his story Of the affair.
when La Violette became I'll on the Fri
day before she was taken from my apart
ments. l detected the odor of liquor on her
breath. and was convinced that the liquor
had been given her 10y one OF the women
in the house. l watched over her carefully
Saturday. Sunday. | was absent for awhile.
and when | returned | found the child in
bed. drunk. When I left next morning I
locked tho door. Nearly every hour vis-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
COUNTY DEMOCRATS ACTIVE.
FIaG-Baising at Clayton and an Adj
dress BY L. L. Andcr~On.

dress by Il. L.. Anderson
4 big Democratic rally was held at Clay
ton last night, the occasion being haS-
raising, under the auspices OF the Clayton
Bryan and Dockery Club. The principal ad-
dress was delivered by T. l.. Anderson. \
brilliant young orator from louisiana, No
The meeting was well attended. DcleS.t-
tions were on hand from Democratic CLUBS
of De HOdi.muDi, WellstOn and Webster
was suspended across FOTsythe boulevard
Ia front of tho Clayton Argus Office Iho
Mckinley and Roosevelt mag Oh the NOfth
and South road. In Clayton, which was
raised by the Hl.zei Republican CluD sever
al weeks ago, paleS into iilsiSniiicince De-
side It.
The Democratic campaign in st. Louis
County is now on ia fuii blast. In adlltiol
to Clayton, rallies were held last Night at
Mehlvilie and at Webster Groves The
meeting at Webster was addressed by JOhn
A. lee, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Last Saturday evening there was q raily
at Luxembourg. preceded by a monstsr {
tOrchlight procession. Addresses We're Inaie
by Joe Hitler. candidate for Sheriff: Judge
William +. Phster, candidate for County
Judge; James ID. Clarkson. candidate Tor
Representative in the Second DiStrict; DOC
tor q. c. Eggers. candidate Tor coroner J.
T. Appiar and Mr.. Rodgers. Another biz;
rally Will be held at kirhwooI next Satur-
day.
The Democrats OF St. Louis County were
never So sanguine Of success as they are i'll
the present campaign. There Is wide
spread revolt against McSsrs. Essen, Hent k
en- ct al leaders of the dominant fGSnor
in county kepublicanism. and the Demo
Gratis think the detection augnrS Well fcI
the success of their ticket. The opening
meeting of the Republican campaign al
Manchester last Saturday afternoon was !
frost. II Is said that there were not more
than fifty people III the audience.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
Must Have Cork Helmets.

Army officers connected with the Quartermas-
ter's Department were considerably surprised a.
reading dispatches in the papers Of the suffer
ings OF the American troops in China. from the
heat, on account Of their hats. 1t was the belief
that the regiments sent TO China had been
equipped with cork helmets. and that their cam
paiyn hats had been discarded. The heat Of the
sun is dangerous but oveTheating OF the di-
gestive organs is even more SO. To overcome
irritation and other stomach troubles there Is
nothing to equal Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. No
matter how long you may have suffered from
constipation, indigestion. dyspepsia. liver ard
kidney troubles. the Bitters will cure you. For
fifty years the Bit;ers has held Its own in spite
Of many irIitators Il also purifies the system
and creates a hearty appetite 1t Is excellent
tonic for the nerves. Try it
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
local AND SUBURBAN.

Fgfteen-year-old Vera Gibbs, an orpnsh'
wants 20 marry, bat cannot DO so nn'h Il
guardian is appointed for her
Emil Eauter who was killed hy street
car. viii be buried 10y members OF the Th'-
atrical Brotherhood.
Edward Garner knocks out footpad wEo
tries to rob him.
There are Se2 overhead wires in the con-
cJit district
Juan Qucseda. a native Of Porto Rico,
asks court whether he Is citizen OF tie
United States.
Henry Weinern sues former emnlovc- for
wages due for work on tuGb3at and barge
Doctor Otto Sutter has withdrawn his
suit for divorce ana he and his wife have
effected n reconciliation.
Work OF washing the mud ont Of north
basin OF Compton Hill Reservoir has be-
gun
The National Warehouse Mems Associa-
tion Will open a two days convention to-
morrow at the Southern hotel.
Attorney Pollock filed 4 deed OF adoption.
setting forth that he is the foster father
of Bertha Sax La Niolette. who WITS taken
from his custody by the police and Humane
Society.
Two tugs collided in the river IN dense
fog.
A loving cup was presented 10 Doctor l.
y. Love at a farewell banquet
Jonas Washington. a negro. was captured
after chase, after he had attempted 10
cart of q ton OF steel castings.
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u.wEs on THAT PINKERroN STORY
Afteruoan Papers Statement Not Com
kidered MOEthy of SerIOus Notice.

An afternoon paper. thirsting for Il polit-
icsI sensation, yesterday manufactured a
story 20 the effect that the Pinkerton De
tective Agency had been given ii contract
by which the PinlSertons would in the fu-
ture have full and exclusive control of the
private watchInen Of ST. Louis. This priEt-
lege, which was said to hIV" been .,ivrH
the detective agency by the Board OF fO-
agency the right 10 hire. dlscEarse and
transfer private watchm'n at will and reg
ulate their salaries. According 10 the story
in the afternoon paper, a private Waterman
who now holds i position w0Jti,.. under the
new condition of things, have more 10
say about his position ;hsn baseball
PLAYER has now under the reserve rule. II
he didn't like his job all he would have 10
do would be To "holler" and he would DO
transferred from snap in Westmoreland
place To- a rough house on the Levee. the
Police Board having no supervision over
him at all.
whose attention was called to the article.
said:
paper has published lately for political ef-
feet only. especially those stories rejecting
ON the Police Department. There are
few inaccuracies i'm the statement, however,
which / would like to point out.
For instance il says that the Police De-
partment, through me, as President, turned
over 20 this detective agency month ago
a contract whereby 1t will have the eS-
elusive right to hire and discharge every
private watchman in the city, and that this
contract WAS not made public. / plead
guilty 20 the fact that this contract was
not made public month aeo-first. because
there was no such contract, and secondly.
because, there being such contract. IL
could not have been made public month
ago.
Then the paper asks, WHO Is In ~ the
deal? Here again / must admit my IN
ability to answer to the public. because.
there being primarily no deal at all, how
could anybody be in on It?
summed UP briefly. the paper has drawn
conclusions from false premises and the
Intermediate argument is valueless. The
entire article Is scarcely worth serious cor
slders.tinn. were II not Tor the fact that IL Is
designed as a campaign article for the pur-
pose Of bringing the Police Department
and. incidentally, the Democratic party, in
to diSrepute. SO far from having any
business dealings with Mr. Pinkerton, /
will say that have only met him once, and
that in a social way up North. while was
on my vacation.
THE article is really too absurd and
ridiculous TO merit serious notice"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
Henry Weinem Objects to Feeding
Tugs and Pumping Out Barges
on an Empty Stomach.
FILES SUIT AGAINST COMPANY.
Claims He Was Abandoned to
Task by the Crew-Filled Up
on Apples ard Walked
To st. Louis.

Henry Weigem. % years old living at No.
S0l5 North Eleventh street rebels at orinr;
treated rs human orchid. Weinem has
stomach. And for an oversight i'm this
particular his former employers have a
lawsuit on the docket and three bargcs OF
lumber unguar,,.d "u The dpsk
On September 6 W,iuem shipped on a
barge or lumber in tow Of the Charlotte
Boeckler. southward bound. MI the way to
Cape GirardCIu. Wclucm truudled coal to
the all-consInins interior Of the Charlotte
II. He thought Il a pleasant diversion
when. ON :he fleets tying up At the Cape
landing. he wls ordered to pump biiSe
water from one o. three bargcs
Presently two bells announced the de-
parture Of the tug. V--IHcm was told he
asserts. that the Charlotte would return'in
half an hour. in which period he might con-
TIME pumping He pumpeI.
All day Wainem continued to pump. All
day the Charlotte Il. steamed on coal If
Weinem's feeding. Eut Weincn had
nothing To feed on. He had been left with
out provisions. and Mississippi water is not
good to eat. When Weinera found th.t
pumping WAS not al-sui!ic!snt for his
health. he left til" barge 10 It's own devices
while he stole apples from the nearest
farm.
After two days on pumping and apples
Wcin,m thought Of home sweet home.
which he eventually reached 10y foot power.
Yesterday. having fortified his stomach.
he called upon Attorney II. j. Fable, at No.
3lJ Chestnut street for advice as to the
speediest means of procuring payment for
feeding the tug and pumping out the barge.
The amount due. b. asserts. is S.. Wei
mems employers claim that h. was left on
the barge TO watch, while Wcinem stiil
SAYS that ho was left on that barge 10
starye. Justice Robertson will have 10 de-
eide what ha was there for. The COM
pany: refusal TO pay is based on the tact
-,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
ARE RIGHT IN LINE.
Tennessee Democrats Are Hard at
Work.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Nashville. Tenn. oct. 15.-The Tennessee
Democrats will be right in the procession
when tte alI-union rally OF the Democratic
clubs takes place on October q. The rally
VIII be held in Nashville. and among the
speakers who have been invited are:
Governor Chandler OF Georgia, Senator
Bacon OF Georgia, Senator Ben TillInan Of
South Carolina, Senator Money and Con-
gresham John Sharp Williams Of Missis-
sippi, and Senators Pettus and Morgan OF
Mississippi The work Of organizing Demo-
cratic clubs IS progressing rapidly.
Colonel Denton. who has charge Of this
work said to-day:
''At the present there are about 40 clubs
reported at headquarters and enrolled with
q membership of about $3.50 or i.Oeo. The
work is being very vigorously pushed in the
majority of the counties of the State, and
ii is expected that the enrolment this eek
Will be very much larger than in many OF
the preceding weeks of the campaign. There
Is no doubt that many clubs are already or
ganiZed and In working order from " which
We have failed to receive a report. quite.
Il large number of clubs have been or
ganiZed In the past few days"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
Marine Intelligence.

New York. Oct I5.-ArriVei: Anchoria
from Glasgow.
Liverpool, Oct. 15--Arriyed: Campania
from New York; Cevic from New York
Bremen. Oct 15.-Arrived: E'riede;ich der
Crosse from New York
Manila, Oct u.-Arrived: Westminster
from San Francisco, via Honolulu
Brisbane, Oct. 13.-Arriyed: Warrimoo
from Vancouver via Honolulu for Sydney
n. S. w.
Bremen, Oct .5.-Arrived: Friederich der
Crosse from New York via Southampton.
Yokohama, Oct. l2.-Saiied: Queen Ade-
ia!de Grom Hong-Kong. ete.) for Tacoma
Hamburg, Oct I2-Sailed: Graf Walder-
see for New York
New York. oct. 15.-Arriyed: N;nnehaha
fr0n London; Tauric from Liverpool
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Discount rates were TO Z per cent on
call and time loans ClearinGs, b,os,"zs
balances, $3.50, .19. New York exchange tec
discount bid, SOC discount asked; lohls-
vile, 25c discount bid. par asked; Chlcago'
s.c discount bid. aoc discount asked; New
Orleans, 25c discount bid. par asked; Cii-
cinnati. &c discount bid, par asked.
The local wheat market closed lower ~
.ia,c n. Oct. 72A.Q3s Dec, Is'sc a. May. 'S
G74c No. red Corn closed lower at SS'4c
T.. oct. 3raG9sc Dec. Sac n. year, S9l=c May,
3qzia4Oc No. white. Oats closed lower at
&c n. Oct, cea.c g. Dec. 2iizc j. May. --'s
q 2St4c No. ..
The local market fer standard mess PORK
closed steady at Sl4.t9 for new; prime
steam lard closed lower at sGS for F. side.
Local spot cotton market closed 3-loc
lower.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16
RAILROADS.

The Kansas City. Fort Scott and Memphis
has submitted its annual report. together
with one of the Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham.
Large delegations of general passenger
agents left St. Louis and Chicago for the
convention at Buffalo, which begins To-
day.
There was a decided decrease Ia earnings
Of roads for the month OF September.
A committee of trunk line passenger
agents Is considering the problem of uni
form interchangeable mileage.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas will put
on q new service to California
Special trains bearing delegates to the
Street Railway Associat;on's Convention al
Kansas City passed through St. Louis yes.
terday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-16

EEPt' EIIC SPECIAL.
jefferson City Mo. Oct. 1.-THE United
States District Court met at o'clock to-
day. Judge Philips presiding. and ad-
tcurned after appointing the minor officers.
W. n. Ward was made foreman of the
Grand Jury.
a number of cases Of violation Of the
Federal laws are docketed for trial. The
Sedalia X; .ilway receivership case is the
only one OF importance on the docket.