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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
LIABILITIES NEAR
SIXTEEN MILLIONS.
Report in Wall Street Concerning
the Price Mccormick
Failure.
FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
InlimatiOn of q Settlement on That
Basis-Rumors That One of
the Partners Speculated
Too Heavily.
FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR

Rf>PUFI.IC SPECIAL.
New York. May a6.-Actual developments
IN connection with the failed firm of Price
Mccormick e Co. to-day were rneaSer, al
though. a report was current in Wall street
that the liabilities We're nearer si6.ND0, 90
than si3,0C460. No one hazards a guess at
the extent of assets. though the feeling in
the street is that II the house pays 90 cents
the dollar IL will do better than is ex-
pected
The point raised by George Croker the
special partner. now abroad that the col
lapse was due 10 the unauthorized spccula-
ton of a member Of the firm, without the
knowledge Of the other partner and con-
trary to the articles of copartnership. at
tractei considerable attention among bank
ers and brokers. When questioned as to the
accuracy of Mr.. CrOCker's statement. Theo-
dore II. Price. the senior member of the
firm. said,
In the first place doubt very much the
veracity Of the report. | have cahled TO
Mr. Croker requesting that II he made i
To withdraw it
After saying this Mr.. Price went into a
conference with William J. Curtis. the as
sisrce. MIR. Curtis had no formal statement
t. max regarding the work Of eNamina-
lion into the firms affairs. He expressed
himself as much -ratiiied at the generous
treatment At'tTitI " tlle tItuIttlS-
of the large amount of loans standing
against the firm. only two. each OF SlO0.U00
have been sold out. All the other creditors,
he said. had expressed their Willingness TO
wait a reasonable time in order that fair
prices may be realized for the firms Sc
curitics
W. w. Prices Statement.
W. W. Price sail to-day that he dld not
know that any cable message had been
sent to George Cr0cker In Rome asking
him to retract his remarks about the spec
ulations of one of the members of the firm.
This has all been gone over in the news
papers" said he, land 1t is generally un-
Gerstood that the failure Of the firm is due
10 the speculation of one of the members 1
thought everybody knew that. What Is the
good Of wasting time over cable messages?
The settling with the creditors Is the i'm
portant thing on hand. 1t is the same old
Wall street game and We are up against
It"
r. II. Stuart-Wortley, a member OF the
firm and a son-!r-law of Admiral Schley.
returned from a European trip this even
Ing on the steamer Lucania Of the CInard
Line. When seen on the pier he positively
refused to discuss the affairs of his firm or
TO comment on the causes which had led to
the suspension.
You probably know more than do on
the subject" he remarked. THE rewspa-
pers seem to have given every possible fact,
and | have not yet been able to get any
other information. Of course. IL was a sur
prise 20 me-
When NJ. Stuart-Wortley left England he
was a wealthy man. He returns. ii Is said
broken in fortune.
Reports were circulated In Wall street
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Americans are crowding Londcn. and
many are waiting to go TO Paris later.
Hill and Murphy agreed that the New
York Convention should tndorse Bryan "a
''our national leader"
No bill has been introduced by Represen-
tative Curtis TO organize Indian Territory
into counties OF name county seats.
AT the Dallas. Tex, Democratic pri-
mares 500 gold standard men took the
pledge Of allegiance and participated.
A test case Of the Missouri beer inspso-
ton law was arranged AZ Clinton where
two saloonkeepers were made nominal de-
PENDANTS.
Richard Croker. In London. declared him.
self for Bryan, and commended his stand
for silver. He declared that Bryan was as
sured Of election.
The reorganization Of the Kansas RcpUb-
1ican committee was a victory for Cy I-e-
land. who was Overwhelmingly defeated at
the recent convention.
Owing 10 the recent ruling that Ranger
privates cannot make arrests. except by Of
fcers' orders the Texas Adtutant General
announced that he would reorganize the
force.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
T0-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.


Discount rates were to : per cent on
call and time loans. Clearances, S,;I31S;
balances. s415.04o New York exchange +oc
premium bid 55c premium asked; Louisville
par bid. lec premium asked; Chicago. DC
premium bid. 3,c premiam asked; Cincin-
natl par bid. Zoe premium asked: New Or
leans, par bid. loo premium asked
The local wheat market closed lower at
10s,c May. 6Ihc b. July. eSi.c a. Sept. 7,1i7
No red: corn closed lower at 3sasc n. May,
36isc a. July. aTa.c Sept. S71srS7s4C No. 2
white: oats closed at 23iac II. May, 2liac
July. 2si2c No. =
Al Chicago wheat closed lower at e5isc
May. sec July; corn closed lower at 3sii
May. sS7sc a. July; oats closed at 2ll.c May.
21'a d2l3sc July.
The local market for standard mess pork
closed steady at Sl2 for new. Prime steam
lard closed easier at 6.0c: choice NJ 6.72i7c.
The loca! spot cotton market closed
steady.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27

The Halves or jefferson Club, delegations
scored a victory over the opposition. led
by Ren Brady and the Lemp faction In
the Democratic primary held in St Louis
yesterday or the twenty-eiCht wards in
the city the jefferson Club carried twenty
and the Brady faction eight. The wards ,n
which the jefferson Club won were the
Third. Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. Eighth
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth Fifteenth
Sixteenth, Seventeenth. Iwenty-frst, Twpn-
ty-second Twenty-third. Twenty-fourth.
Twerty-.ifth, Twenty-sixth Twenty-seventh
and Twenty-eiEhth. The Brady faction
won In the First. Second. Fourth. Ninth,
Tenth, Eighteenth and Twentieth Wards.
In the Nineteenth Ward where there was
compromise delegation, the victory is
credited TO Brady. as. 1t Is said, the success
ful delegation IS favorable To his interests
This is Charley HiSgins's ward.
The primary passed off quietly. Con-
tests will ba filed by delegations from the
Fourth. Tenth and Twenty-third wards
where some trouble occurred during the
day. Barring this and an effort To keep
police out Of polling place in South ST.
Louis, no; an incident occurred that was nf
any Importance. The voting was heavy for
ii iihdIS III nearly AT tEI' NAtlS Is
pecially was this SO in South St Louis.
where the contest between the StuevCr and
Lemp factions was the principal fight.
The result of the primary means that
Ben Brady. Tom Barrett and Charles
Lemp will be defeated for membership In
the Democratic State Committee. II the
Brady delegations are all seated at the
Kansas City convention by the Committee
on Crede ntials they viii! number forty-three
Whit. the Jefferson Club Will control the
remainder. or l2l votes The first contest
will ccTe up at the Judicial Convention at
Cape Glrardear on May %. If the Brady
del, cations from the Fourth and Tenth
wards seated II may result in a pr-c-
edent for the other State conventions 10
follow.
The Importance of the control of the ST. !
Louis delegation to all the conventions is |
paramount Conditions are such in tn
state that whichever way the vote may
30 II Will be heavy enough to materially /
change the result. For thiS reason the |
contest has been warm from the start.
The Hawcs fCrCes declare that had not the |
opposition brought the street railway strike |
into the contest they would have made |
nearly clean sweep. The Brady managers |
declare that the police interfcred at the |
polls and this prevented them from cap'ur- |
irg more wards than those with which |
they credited
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
HOODS
Sas-Sapas>izxa

Possesses the valuable remedial virtues of such
important ingredients as Sarsaparla, Yellow Dock
Mandrake, Gentian, Wintergreen, Iva Ursi, Juniper
Berries Pipsissewa etc,-all especially gathered for
at the time Of their greatest medicinal strength
all carefully inspected and ground in our own Lab
oratoy- all skilfully combined by proportion and
process peculiar to itself. By results you may
judge its merit. Its cures speak for it. 1t will do
you wonderful lot of good if you take it now.
The ideal Spring Medicine. Best made anywhere
by anybody. Be sure to get only HOODS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
Welded IN ENGLAND.
Brilliant Ceremony at the Nuptials
of an American Girl.

London. May 36.-Therc was large and
fashionable gathering to witness the mar
rtdc" this afternoon at -. PaufS. Knights
Bridge. Of Mr.. Hubert Beaumont. son of
William ElaCkett Beaumont. furm"r r
NCmbcr Of Parliament, and nephew "f
the MarqUcSs nf rlanri"nrdS to E,liZs NrT-
Ced"S. daughter Of NJ +. Grace. formerly
of New York. Mr.. Grace gave the bride
away.
There We're eight bridesmaids. including
Miss Louis" Grace of New York and Miss
M"iggs- There vas reception after the
ceremony at the brides home. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs ". r. Grace and
Mrs Mckay of New York. Tn. presents
Were costly. W. X. Grace presented til"
bride with II check for Sa,,F" The couple
went to Paris for their honeymoon.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
RAILROADS.

Rapid progress is being made on several
new lines in Arkansas.
The contract has been let for the Mis-
sourf Pacific station at Wichita, Kaz.
The Pennsylvania has secured control of
the Western New York and Pennsylvania
line.
The Kansas City, Osceola and Southern
branch of the Frisco Will be extensively
improved.
Friends Of L. f. Saupe OF the Cotton
Belt rendered him a farewell! dinner at the
Mercantile Club.
Stree the decision Of the Indiana Supreme
Court. the Eel River Railroad will be
profftless evernlore
T. r. Blackstone. formerly president Of
the Chicago and Alton and one OF the old
est railway executive officials in the United
States. died suddenly at his residence In
Chicago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
FOREIGN.

Lord Roberts's vanguard has crossed the
Naal River. A Pretoria dispatch indicates
that battle is imminent.
Sir Thomas Upton probably will not chal-
lenge for the Americas Cup this year. He
frankly admits that delay Is TO his adyan-
tage.
Sir Phillip Sidney. Queen Dixon. E. Der
I'm. Yellow Tail. Miss Mae Day Sam Phil
lips and la Josephine were the winners at
the Fair Grounds.
4 British statesman says thas Kruger,
even by promising unconditional surrender
could not end the war IN South Africa. The
Beers must first turn in their guns. he says
Colonel Mahon. who relieved Mafeking
was IN the Soudan when Kitchener induced
Roberts to send for him II IL said that he
rode five carnels to death getting to the rail-
way from the interior.
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Residence
Telephone,
8A ADAY.
BELL TELEPHONE co. OF MO

during the day that the firm. II II resumed.
would do 50 without the presence in II
again of one of it's members The person
referred to was understood 10 be Mr.. Price
who is also understood to be the partner
TO whom reference was made by Mr.. Crock
er. who had engaged in private specula-
tions. The matter attracted but little at
tentioE. as Wall street concerns Itself less
with the composition Of firm than the
settlement Of obligations. and the FIRMS
settlement in the mind Of conservative
commission houses Is regarded as still
long way off.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
TRANSIT EMPLOYEES ARRESTED.
Charged With Firing at Crowds in
Lafayette Park.

As several employees of the transit CON
pany Were passing Lafayette PARK On the
south side yesterday afternoon Il crowd Of
men. women nd children. whL were in the
park. excited their anger lv Ieering al
tn III and several shots were fired.
The police of the Third District arrested
Harry Gong, John :. Swiefink Ernes; Far
IRISH. Harry Rude and Joseph II. Hodges,
all OF whom are transit company employees.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
AN AGENT OF THE STRIKERS.
James MahOn Said to BE in New
York on Business.

New York. May "a representative Of
the striking street car men of ST Louis
said 10 be James Nahor. is reported to be
In New York. One story Is to the effect
that he Is here 10 solicit subscriptions from
the trolley men of New York and Brook-
Iyn; another. that he will try to induce the
New York ana BROOKLYN employees to 20 ont
In sympathy with thei0 brethren in 81.
Mahon could not be found tonight. and
the trolley men knew nothing of him or
his alleged mission. A man who had a
hand in the last Brooklyn strike is author
lty FOR the story that Mahon is here and
that he Is representative of the St. Louis
strikers '' AN'Ni'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
SPECIAL OFFICER SHOT,
Was Dispensing Crowd When the
Bullet Was Fired.

Special Officer William Tierney was shot
in the right ankle by an unknown man at
Fourteenth and Muilanphy streets last
night while assisting several regular police
officers In dispensing a crowd. He was ut
once removed to the City Dispensary
where his injury was pronounced slight by
Doctor Eoerster. who made a superficial ex-
animation of the wound.
Several arrests were made In connection
with the Slnnfina
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
INDIANS ARE AGAIN QUIET.
General Wade Could Find No In.
dicatiOns of an Outbreak

Washington, May ac.-General Wada yho
was directed to proceed to the Northern
Sheyenne Indian agency at Tongue River.
Mont. ana lnveetiEate the reports tha; the
Indians had the 'aIessiah'' craze an5 81;
tended to rise against the whites. has tele
graphed the Adjutant General that he could
ma no reason TO anticipate trouble
lie says the Indians are in bad conditio,
but peaceable and well disposed. Ths set
tiers on and near the reservation rIai,n 70
have no fear of trouble ~ !"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
C0MMANDANT ELOFF ANGRY.
Captured Beers Letter to Officer
Who Failed Him.

Mafekng. May H.-The Beers to the
South retired from Humans, ten miles east
OF Martha, and are falling back further on
Barpilspan. The Beers routed here rallied
a few miles east OF Poifontein.
cornet who failed to support Command
ant Eloff in the latter's attack on Mafe-
king. in which Elof was captured, wrote
a letter sympathizing with him. Eloff re-
piled that he hoped "the devil and all his
angels would torment him eternaIly and
kbat be and his would rot"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
MAY LOCATE IN THE SOUTH.
Railroads Endeavoring to Per
suade Boers to Come.

New York. May 2s.-The Evening Post
says to-day:
"A movement : row on foot under the
supervision Of several Of the large rail-
roads OF the South to induce the Beers 70
settled in ce--aiu sections of the South.
The general prevalence of the belief that
the war In the TranSvaai can last but little
longer has given an impetus to the project
TO encourage the settlement: in some of the
southern states OF those of the Beers
who viii not submit tn recons1ructicn un-
der English dominion.
'1t is reported in railroad circles that
definite plans are being shaped to further
the possible exodus cf Beers TO this coun-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
GOLD IN KENTUCKY.
Denver Assayists Have Pronounced
1t Genuine.

Frankfort. KY. May c6-CiOI3 has been
discovered in sulphur Lick Creek, a branch
of Elkhorn. near ElmvIlle. this county.
Assayists Of Denver and other cities have
examined and pronounced Il genuine.
The first f!nd of the metal. according to-
the assayists. was in quantities ot $40 10
the ton. but later Investigations show them
10 be much more valuable. 4 company has
leased the lands on which the ore WIS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
FRIGHTENING At NORFOLK.


Norfolk. Va. May 26.-The astronomers
already here to observe the suns eclipse
on Monday have been greatly discouraged
on account of the three days rain, which
has prevailed. Tonight. however. the sky
appears to clear. Local Weather Observer
Gray says the conditions are favorable for
clear day Monday. Hundreds OF sri"u
lists VIII arrive tomorrow and early Mon
day morning. and at once begin erecting
their instruments
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
SPORTING.

Joe Quinns pinch single won Yesterdays
game for ST. Louis in the ninth inning
from Philadelphia. to 8.
kinney Mack won the Brooklyn Handicap
from Raffaello and Herbert. :he race being
run over d heavy track.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
Sacred BanyRu Trees

among the numerous things considered
sacred In India is the banyan tree onn Of
the hg genus. remarkable for it's vast root
ing branches The horizontal branches
send down shoots which take root wben
they reach the ground and enlarge into
bTauches.-Runalo Courier. ''
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
PLANS AT NEW ORLEANS.

7.
New Orleans. May o6-Aftar several days
of uncertainty, Professor -Iyrvs % Tulane
University received word to-day from the
Naval Academy that its New orleans eXpe-
dition had been abandoned, as the astron-
omers could not secure leave Of absence
from the institute. This morning, how ever.
a party of twelve. representing the Scien-
lists of the University OF Mississippi.
reached this city. The members now ct
work establishing their instruments in the
Tulane campus. The party consists of
Chancellor X. b. Fulton and his secretary;
Professor J. W. Johnson. professor OF phys
les: Doctor ALI Hume. professor Of mathr-
ma:ics, and eight members of the senior
class
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
COOper,the Sculptrcss,

Mrs. VI G. Cooper,the Sculptures,
In a letter from Washington. says: ~ take
pleasure in recommending Pe-ru-na Tor
ca atarrh and la grippe. | have suffered for
pe-ru-Ha l am entirely well."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
ALREADY TO SOLVE The SUMS SECRETS
Continued from Page One.

for the eyes He does not expect 20 see
any OF the beauty of the totality. as he
Will be Closeted with his spectroscope dur
ing its duration
Need of a PhotOgrnph.
Doctor Crews said to-day that II was me
intention of the scientists and astronomers
here 10 get a perfect photograph "t the sur.
in eclipse. by 81, doing he said, they could
find cut the raiau1n and amount ot neat
sent out by the corona
He says there is some hing surrounding
the sun which no one has ever been able Z"
diagnose and IL is firmly believed that with
the modern facilities a rirtUra can be taken
Of the sun while IN total eclips" " hi"h VIII
enable them to tell what this sonnet hlrC Is
CurioUsiy enough the eclipse Of Monday
morning crosses what IS known as TN"
black belt of the United StatcS-thc region
In which the negroes Outnunp"r the whites.
Among the negroes an eclipse Is considered
the shadow Of Woe. and doubtless there VIII
he strip OF lamcntntion fitty-fOur miles
wide ana extending from the town Of Cor
pus Christi. in Texas. to Hampton Roads,
Monday morning.
Although the causes ~ ec,ipses wore fully
understood by the ancients. there is. curl
ously enough. little In their records To show
that they paid any particular attention to
them. II is said that the first record Of AZ,
eclipse was made In the year 5l6 Il. L Ia
the Middle Ages. and even later. people
considered civilized were terrified BY
eclipses. They were supposed to be for
runners OF wars. disasters. piaEUos ana 9th
er unpleasant things. Even to this time. in
to h" the advance notice Of the end OF the
world
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY PARTY.

t'7.T- LII II II M
Atlanta. Ga, Nay - Stations Tor oh
serving the eclipse have been established 10y
4 number of colleges and universities at
Washington, Ga. The 81. Louis University
station is in charge Of Father ChHyrOppcH
ind Professor Van Trumyciler. who have
as neghhors Professor Pickering Of IIar-
ward. a dele CATION from the Massachusetts
institute of Technology and dozen others
representing Creighton University of Oma-
ha. ST. Navier college Of Cincinnati and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
DEATHS.

McI.ACGHLIE-On Saturday Nav IS i15
Mrs j. T. Mclaughlin. AT her residence. 10.
4.5i Cote Bri,liante avenue
Due notice Of funeral Will be given.
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For other death notices see page
seven of Part Two
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-27
JEFFERSON CLUB
DELEGATIONS WIN.
Victorious AT the Democratic Pri-
marips in All but Eight
Wards.
CONTESTS IN THREE WARDS.
Stuevcr Forces Garry Four of the
Six South ST. Louis Wards
Little Trouble at the
Polls.
THE VOTE SUMMARIZED.
CONTESTS IN THREE WARDS.

THE VOTE SUMMARIZED.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-11
DIR. HALL TO GRADUAL TIES.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON AT COLUM-
BIA-THE UNIVERSITY AND
RELIGION.

The Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hail. president OF
Union Theological Seminary, delivered the bacca-
laureate sermon Columbia University yesterday
afternoon. The faculty, headed by President Low,
all hooded and gowned led the procession of gradu-
ates. in caps and gowns. from the library to the
gymnasium. where the services were held Dr..
Hall took his text from the Epistle to the Coos-
SLAMS. ii. 10: And ye complete in Him" He
said in part:
These words lend themselves to this hour. They
its academic service, proclaims in deed: The place
declaration OF the intellectual opulence of relig-
ion, especially OF that type of religion WHICH is
ures of wisdom and knowledge" By this service
the dignity of religion is affirmed being system
with the most exalted discpnes of the university.
as supplying that divine inspiration before whose
note of compand the knee of the scholar bends and
the necessity of religion is affirmed as that out
come and resultant from the contact of the life of
is to have lived in ignorance of vast realm of
human experience: not to have used which is to
nave LEFT unappropriated one tremendous element
Moral restraint through contact with infinite
self-expression through contact with infinite per
fecton is the sublimest form OF liberty; moral d.
velopment through contact with infinite perfection
is the sublimest form of growth.
religion and because of lis effects upon character
The complets development of literally educated
life requires the religious element. To refuse per
sonal religion is to sin against ones self by reject
uan gains through contact with God in Christ.
Let religion then, in its noblest type be fostered
exalt Christ Let the university which itself is a
product of Christianity, promugaie the divine
And let her sons and daughters be men and women
hat fear Coo and dwell in His presence Let them
Christianity. Then shall the ancient university
proceed redeening forces that shall purify public
life. that shall regenerate citizenship that shall
with good. e''i