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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
George Starr, So Years Old, Cuts
Artery in His Leg, Expect
ing to Bleed to Death.
KNIFE WAS NOT A SHARP ONE.
Wound Is Ugly. but Not Dangerous
He Was Killing Squads When
the Self-DestructiOn Notion
Seized Him.

George ", Starr, So years old. living az
No I2d CaSs avenue was sent TO the City
Hospital yesterday for observation after
having tried to commit suicide by cutting
an artery in his left leg
The old man was killing some SQUADS in
the yard in the rear Of his house abou. &
o'clock yesterday morning. when he sud-
denly was seized with the idea Of self de-
structiop. and. turning attention from the
fowls to himself, made an unsuccessful ef-
fort 10 end his existence
The knife used by the old man was Jagged
and not very sharp. otherwise his attemn.
at suicide might have been successful. He,
succeeded. however. In INJECTING on himself
an ugly wound
n lew months ago Starr hurt himself Sc
vereiy b. falling from a Fourth street cabls
car Tie tried to recover damages from thu
ST. Louis Transit Company but only sue-
ceeded In getting them to pay his doctors
Dill 1t Is said that the injuries received
when he fell from the car affected Starr.
nlnd- His explanation OF his attempt to
commit suicide was SO strange that Doctor
'osei OF the City Dispensary had him sent
10 the City Hospital for observation.
starr said at the dispensary that he ,ook
SICK al The sight Of blood. while killing tina
sauaos' ana ior that Reason turned the knife
.poh hiihseh. Later on he said that hs
tried to XIII himself because he was su,-
ferlns from heart disease. which. ha trs,
was incurable. He then told Of hi. tro,,nI.
with the transit company, and said thai \.
was disappointed at his failure To ser.
damages.
he was told at the dispensary that be had
cut the wrong artery In bis leg. and tina,
he should have cut larger one If he ,,,.,,as
70 bleed to death. Starr said tina. he hsa
oeen veterinary surgeon for MANY wear.
and that he thought he knew enough shou,
the human body to be able to find a, ,n,-
portant artery. and that he was sorry ,b,,
ne mad beg SO careless. He has M "a ,,,v
living. and his nearest relative Is Henry
6uehie' member OF the Fire Department.
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REED AGAINST EXPANSION.
Republican Statesman Not in Har-
mony With Imperialism.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. July 2s.-Great interest is
felt in Washington In the course that cx-
Speaker Reed may follow in the coming
campaign. The belief Is widely rumored
that he will take no part whatever in the
campaign. but If he determines 10 say
nothing II is likely that. a. was the case
with Conkling during the Blaine campaign.
the newspapers and the politicians Will keep
prcdding at him in the hope Of getting
some sharp expression from him which
might serve for Political purposes.
His feelings toward President Mckinley
and Mark Hanna are not friendly. ana he
is extremely opposed to The policy or OK
pausiun. even to- the extent of having op-
posed the annexation Of Hawaii, AMI this
may provoke some expression from him hos
tile to imperialism. 1t IS not likely that.
feeling as he does about expansion, lac will
take the stump. and, III the absence II any
expression whatever from nm. the anti
imperalistS Will endc2yOr 10 make the most
of his silence. as Blaine enemies cld OF TIE
silence of Conkiing.
lanes Kerr secretary OF the Democratic
Congressional Committee. returned To- his
desk at the headquarters OF THAI coHmi.tee
to-day. He says the reports from all points
of the country Indicate that tie Democratic
wave Is growing in force.
Nothing has been heard at the courlit;ee
headquarters from Chairman RlchaI dson
since he was recalled to his monte in Ten
nessee by dispatch announcing tire illness
of his aged mother.
F. NJ Simmons, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee OF North
Carolina. has written letter 10 the Civil
Service Commission charging that Federal
off,ceholders in North Carolina have per
sistently and openly violated the civil serv-
ice laws by pernicious activity in politics
and their meddlesome conduct In the State
campaign. which is now in progress.
He states in his letter u the commission
that he Is now getting together afiidavi;s
to show the open and hasrant violation #
the civil service laws and regulations. He
will send in affidavits in a few days.
II is not probable that the department:
will take any action beyond the acknosl-
edgment of MIR. Sin,rnons's complaint.
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National Banks Reserv. a

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, July S.-Reserva
national banks have been approved Az fo ri.
lows: 90 ioi-
Hiinois-The Metropolitan National RAM
Chicago, for the CommerciaI Na,,ona,
Bank, Chatsworth. -1'AoA1os
Indian Territory-The CHASE N.,,or.,
Bank. New York. for the First Nstionsi
York. and the Bankers National RanE chi.
cage; for the First National Bank, New
York. for the Cittzens' NationaI Mcfsrcs%
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iayed. so that she could embody the latest
news received at Hankow up to that time.
Il have no doubt" she writes, that much
OF what we consider news here will be stale
to you at home long before you receive this
letter 1t seems strange, doesn't IL. that
you. so many thousands Of miles away,
should know more OF what is actually occur
ring in China than We, who are right on the
ground? Yet this is easily explained when
you consider that We are seventeen days
march from Tien-Tsin. the seat of trouble,
and nearly all the wires are down between
there and here and between here and Shang-
nal The Tao-Ta! is now here and he has
assured the Consuis of the good will of the
Chinese Government and declared that ey-
erything VIII be done to insure the safety
OF the missionaries in this district. The doc
tor has 2J missionaries scattered through
tins district. but the most of them have
been recalled, In view of the alarming stu
ation, especially the women and children
WHO are hocking into Hankow daily
we feel that We are in immediate
danger here as the people seem to he peace
iui enough. and We are such distance from
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Upholstery Department.


Big Specials for Monday and Tuesday
on our Third Floor.
Read ereTy item.
Scrolls fine quality Japanese
Mating, cotton warp, in three
colors, red, blue and green;
were 4Oc and SOC per yard
choice now Csc per yd.
Room-Size Rugs.
Finest Wilton, S.3x1O.6 size,
were $3.50, now $500.
Finest Wilton, 9x12 size,
were $3.50, now $3.50.
Royal Smyrnas, 9x12 size,
were $3.50, now $500.
1000 yards of the newest
patterns of Imported Swiss, SO
in. wide, sold in the early part
of the season for 35c and 4Oc
per yd.; to close out, we have
marked the lot Csc per yd.
10 pieces Solid Color Swiss,
pinks and green, open-work
lace effect, reduced from Soc to
lie per I'd.
500 yds. Imported English
Monte Cloth, choice colorings,
30 in. wide, was S1.25 per yd.;
to close out, only 67c per I'D.
A word about Tambour Mus
lins-just this: That we have
cut the price of these goods in
two to make way for the in
coming fall novelties. 1t will
pay you to look through this
line of goods.
10 pairs Irish Point Lace
Curtains, in all the novel ef-
fects, were $500 per pair; to
close, per pair, S3.eS.
80 pairs Irish Point Lace
Curtains, all heavy borders,
were $50 per pair; to close,
now $4.75 per pair.
100 pairs Real Brussels
Point Lace Curtains, were
1915 per pair, now 100.
45 pairs Battenberg Lace
Curtains, were $1,000 per pair;
to close, $500 per pair.
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Wash Fabrics.

Choice Wash Fabrics being
down now TO small lots, the
prices have sllrunken accord
ingly. This coming week will
be the banner bargain week OF
this year III summer goods.
800 pieces China, indigo and
white ground Dress Cambrlcs,
all 60 out at SC a yard.
60 pieces, all there is left OF
600 pieces of those 31-inch eX-
| ira fine Standard Madras, lOc
a yard.
125 pieces 32-inch Printed
Plaid Nainsook and Dimities
that would be cheap at 15c a
yard; we must sell them at 10C
a yard.
500 pieces Luzon, Stripe and
Printed Scotch and Irish Dimi-
ties, all reduced to l5c a yard.
10 pieces finest qualities in
Fancy English and French
Piques, reduced from soc, 60c
and zoe, all to 25c a yard.
125 pieces Finest Imported
Scotch Madras for mems shirts
and ladies' shirt waists, III ex-
elusive styles, reduced from
Soc; 4Oc and SOC to 25C a yard.
| A Special Sale Parasols.
To close out the balance of
our Parasols, they have been
reduced to prices that should
tempt every lady TO have 4
special parasol for every cos
tune.
S1.OO-One lot of All-Siik
Stripes and Solid Colors -
values up to $500 and $3.50.
S2.O0-Choice variety of
Stylish Parasols, Plain Coach
ings, also Pretty Trimmed
Effects, all colors - regular
values up to $500 and $3.50.
S3.OO-Special choice lot of
odd pieces that we have left
from our regular lines of $500,
$3.50 and $500 Parasols,
Coachings and Fancy. Every
one a bargain.
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Special Millinery Values.

l y
We have about so trimmed
hats left from this season that
we must sell to make room for
the new goods. Now, for Mon
day we propose to place them
all i'll one lot and sell them at
one price regardless OF the
cost; $500 will be the price.
Come early and get a choice.
You can get a choice line of
outing hats in both straw and
lightweight felt hats at popu-
lar prices.
Our popular working hats
at 20C and SOC each have had
a big sale; several new shapes
now In.
"The Poke shape" the pop
ular hat today, we have in
stock, ALL TRIMMED, at S3.oS.
White Goods.
AGO pieces of an especially
good quality of White Plaid
Dim:ties and Nainsooks, re-
duced to SC yard.
Here is very remarkable
Pique bargain; 1900 yards of
White Cord Pique, a splendid
skirting Pique and very cheap;
only 12I2c yard.
Imported Fancy White Pique
for skirts, reduced from Doc, is
a bargain worth looking after
at 121ac yard.
200 pieces OF fine English
Warp Pique, regular 4Oc value,
offered this week for Csc yard.
See our bargain in fine In
dia Linen, 40 inches wide, and
worth 20c, this week at 12hC.
200 pieces of Sheer White
Batiste, a lovely dress fabric
and more than cheap at 15C.
400 pieces of White Lace
Madras, a lovely cool fabric for
waists. at just half price, 1Oc.
Z cases of yard wide special
good quality of English Long
Cloth at Sl.lO a bolt of u
yards.
400 pieces fine Imported Per-
sian Lawn, only 25C.
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FOR Congress. IS one OF the best ever chosen.
II Is as follows.
". J. Hanley, Alexander: VI. Etherton.
jackson; Lucas Parker. Johnson: c. V.
Muikey, Massac; ". r. ROdmar. Pulaski:
II. y. Pierce. Pope: W. II. Pa nkey. Saline;
ID. ". Karraker. Union, and +. VI. Spillef.
Williamson. Senator Karraker was elect
ed chairman and Editor Parker OF Vienna
secretary.
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Teachers Institute Closed.

jefferson City. Mo. July S-The Cole
County Teachers Institute closed success
full session at Russellvilie to-day. The con-
ductor was County Commissioner John H.
Sullens and the instructors were Professors
J. w. Richardson and j. $. LUnpkin. Sixty
teachers attended. The next institute will
be held in this city for two weeks begin
ming July L. 1901
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To Conduct whitners Campaign.

REF'L BID 81 r'-IlfI4
Carbonate. ILL.,. July 29.-The Congres-
sional Committee of the Twenty second
Congressional District of illinois, who has
in charge the campaign of l. U, Whituel
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HEPI HIsIt 5FETALA
Waterloo, Ill, July 2s-Monroe County
Democrats met here this afternoon and de-
cided 10 hold county convention for the
nomination OF county officers at this place
en- Saturday, August l..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
POPE LEO XIII
NEARING The END.
forbidden by Physicians to. Hold
Audiences or Transact Even
Trivial Business.
AMERICAN CLERGY RESTLESS.

Third Largest Hierarchy in the
World Is Disposed TO Demand
Commensurate Recognition
Evidence Of Dissatisfaction.
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Mr.. SPRAGUE SAYS
Monroe County Democrats.

Ice cream, like everything else ut
Delicatessen. IS very fine.
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TdilOr-Made Wash Suits.

Swell tailor-made Suits of piques, ducks
and linens, in new Elton, blazer, blouse and
double-breasted jacket effects-all strictly tai,
lor nade-beautiful hanging skirt-the skirt
alone worth the sale price of suit
$500 Tailor made Wash Suits or....S2.oS
$3.50 Tailor made Wash Suits for. $500
SIS 90 Taior-nade Wash Suits for. $3.50
S22. so Tailor made Wash Suits for. $1,000
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One Of the Wise Men

MN who make dictionaries has defined "Bargain "some-
NV thing very good sold at much less than its value. If he'd
N meant to describe the goods Bars offer this weeks pur-
Cfasers he couldn't have hit the mark more exactly
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26
STOLE SHOES.
Thief shipped Them From Gambler
land Mills.

! Salon, Mass, January 25.-1n the
superior oouit, this noon, the esse o.
Frank b. Rose, alias Georgs u. Frank
lin, was put on trial.
The charge 10 for breaking and enter
ing car Of the Boston and Maine rail-
road at Lawrence, september u last ara
she larceny Of shoes, and on octobsr s4'
the isrcsny Of two Gases OF Shoes.
These offenses were covered ty four
counts on which he II being tri,d. some
of the goods were recovered hidden un-
der oulveet at Lewrencs, others were
also found in pawnsbop In Lawrence
and the government will try 10 show
that the defendant aftsr the first break,
vent 20 Cumserland Miib, Maine. where
he shipped some Of these goods TO aeorgs
n. FRANKLIN, Andover, and suhseouently
defendants called NJ the express Office In
Andover and got ths goods and took
them away. The government introduced
about % Witnesses
Ths defendant was on the stand when
court adjourned tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26

all tho honor Of Kentucky committed
10 their keeping.
(Siened) Charles Finley, DIR. Thomas
". Berry. A. W. Kszsr, Ciaud
Chinn.
Ex-Gov. Br,diey, attorney for the CON-
tettees In the gubernstorisl contest al the
beginning Of this afternoon's session OF
tho boards asked for vsrrant for the
arrest Of Judge q. b. Toney Of Louis
willie. The Ex-Governor said that Judge
Toney had refused to come to Frankfort
to testify.
Tbs armei men contrary to expscta-
tions, on the advice Of the Republican su.
thorities, left Frankfort at 8 o'eloek TO-
right. The eoncensus Of opinion here
Is that the visitors mistcok this for the
day on which the contest boards were to
mako their report The-men were an
hour getting aboard their train and
amused themselves during tie delay By
disoharging their guns. The people of
the city gave them o wide berth.
They are expected to return when the
contest ends.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26
tta- -ue eou f-
Had Is Pounds Of Electric Light
Wire
Supposed to Belong to
Portland Co.
Prisoners Say They Bought 1t
Of EmplOye of Company.

Samuel Krist and Maurice Taylor, two
street, were arrested by the police at n
late hour Last night and taken to the
police station. They are charged with
being implicated In having bought some
rs or so ounds Of electric light wire
which they knew vas stolen property.
Deputy Marshal Chsnery has for SONS
time Leen investigating stories that wire
had been stolen from various sources.
and last night he set out to learn al ous
tbs condition OF q fairs. with Inspector
Fickett end Officers Henderson AM
Moulton he visited the shops OF Taylor
and Krist and at these places found two
bags well hiled with wire. One of the
bags contained coils of wire from which
the gutta percha had been burned, while
the other bag contained unburned wire.
Both the prisoners deny that they have
been mixed up In any shady transactions.
Talyor says that he 10 the man who
bought the wire and Kirst says that he
is the man who burned -. The burned
wire is worth about ten cents pound.
while the wire In its real form is worth
about twice as much as that price. The
police believe that the men did not dare
to sell the wire unless 1t had been burned.
The burned wire could be easily sold for
junk.
Although no complaint Of lost wire has
bean made 1t Is thought that this wire
has been stolen from the plant Of the
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26
WESTBROOK.

Prof and Mrs. Dupalet with the assist
ance Of several local French citizens gave
a French drama Wednesday evening at
the Odd Fellows hall. West End, which
was we'll attended.
The friends of Miss Mary Dane Of AL
fred, we'll kEown in this city. will be
interested to know that she left Wednes-
day for New York en- route for Crescent
beach, Fla, where she will spend the
next three months. Miss Dans Is u fire.
quent visitor to this city, and last sum
mer the bers OF the Anmonoongin
club visited her at her homs in Alfred
whers they enjoyed a days outing.
The degree team of Presumpscot VAL
lev lodge, *. of p, Of Cumberland
Mills. accompanied by delsg alton Of
the lodge memb bers vent by special train
ut 7.i5 o'clock last evening to Gorham
where they sxsmplifled the third rank
In long form for the bensht Of Dirigo
odgs of that village. -
At tbs regular meeting Of Star Of
Liberty council, ID. of L., held last even
ing, poverty party was held.
Ihe attendance at the social Of the Y.
p, S, q, Il. societies held Wednesday
evening at the Warren Congregational
church WAS large. Five churches were
represented. Mr.. S. Z. Cordwsll dsliv-
cred the address OF welcome after which
the following programme was carried
out: Instrumental music by the Hook
family, singing of "Littls Boy Blue. |"
by Miss Vyra Witham; re aiding BY Mrs.
j. W. Nswoomb; piano duet. Misses
Dana and Poole; violin solo by Master
George Gresn; reading by Miss Carrie
Mccain; violin dust. Misses Jessie and
Alice Quinpy: vocal solo by Mr.. Smith.
Refreshments were served during the
evening and an enjoyable time had by
all.
business Is evidently booming at tie
Robinson mills at South Windham. The
wesvsrs for some days past have been
working until late In the evening and the
prospects are that long days will be the
order for some time to come.
Ths Amsrican band association at q
meeting held Wednesday svsning siectsd
the following officers: President, Mr..
Fred Babb; secretary, Mr.. Edward
Mcclellan; treasurer. Mr.. Howard Bsbb
After the cleo tion the msmb bers sat down
to q elapn supper.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26

"No," said the manager OF the great es
tablishment, I'VE had no trouble in get
ting the girls in our employ to gowr
themselves in dark colors III accordance
with our desires"
but didn't they make row when yor
issued the order?' askel the man who
thought he knew something about wo
men.
ave didn't issue any order.
"rhen how did you do itF'
I'VE circulated a report that we
thought the place would look more cheer
full if we required all the girls to get more
color effect in their costumes. Thereupon
vhey held an Indignation meeting and de-
clared that they would like to see any
man dictate TO them how to dress Since
then black and dark gray has prevailed
20 such ar extent that it seems almost
like uniform. Chicago Post.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26
AS TO SOUND MONEY.
| Solomon sloan Tells How He Would
| Have IL Properly Coined.

Mr.. Editor:
Ii I were boss
We would have sound money, and it
would not be free silver. nor gold stand
ard. nor bimetallic basis. nor greenbacks.
1t would be souuder than any of them.
1t would be the kind OF money that
neither moths nor rust could corrupt nor
Wall street corner.
I'll were boss would make certificates
for work done the money Of the country.
The books tell us money is measure
Of value-to put it colloquially, tally on
swaps. You have something you don't
want Lots of other people have things
you want You dispose of what you
don't want for money. With the money
You get what you want. The money is
simply the tally sheet.
Once in awhile the tally sheet gets
crumpIed nowadays. Wall street locks it
up and won't let us at it. Somebody
tears off corner and sends it over to
England. Money rates go up. Banks
tremble. firms fail The present kind of
money is not an altogether satisfactory
tally sheet.
Most people think the money question
an involved one, but it is not.
Money is simply measure of value.
Value is crystallized work.
Say a bushcl of wheat is valued Mt 81.
The value of that wheat is the work Of
planting it, the work of harvesting it, the
work Of shipping il, the work Of selling
Ii.
A watch is valued at 500. The value
of the watch is the work of mining the
gold, the work of shaping the case, the
work of putting in the movement and
on. all united into one.
Now, IL 1t be true that money is the
measure of value and value is simply the
combined results of work, let us have GER
tificates of work for money.
Take the simplest kind of work for a
start-ditch digging, for instance.
Instead of the government issuing a
dollar representing so and SO much let it
issue 4 sertiicate for eight hours work
done.
Let il accept the money for taxes. let il
pay all its employees in the work money.
There should be universal confidence in
the money right from the start. Every
body could understand just what the
money represented-eigh hours work.
The currency would be much simpler.
There could be no such thing as a corner
in money.
Every man with his health and strength
would have the equivalent of n dollar in
his pocket every day.
Prices of all kinds would quickly ad-
lust themselves. Salaries and wages
would hardly need adjustment.
Skilled labor, instead of getting one
work dollar for eight hours work, would
get two, three, four. just In proportion as
his work was more important than ditch
digging.
Times would be better il we had cur
rency based on work, and that's how it
would be if l were boss.
SOLOMON SLOAN. 1
New York Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26
MORRILLS.

Mr.. and Mrs.. Trus Il. Gilman OF Col-
brook, N. H., are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs ID. W. Hoegg. Stevens Plsins ave-
nue.. Dssrins Centre. Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
man ara on their bridal trip. having been
married on Tuesday. After . brief Wis
II here they are to 90 to Providence and
other points In New England.
Lebanon Comnandsry. X nights Of NAL
Ia, have received permission In coDjuno-
tion with Beacon Commandsry OF Port
land to organize louge of the Princes
OF Bsgdsd, connected with the Under
ground Council, knights of MALTA Of the
World. The degree will be organized In
Portland at an early date.
There has been considerable fa!d Of
late with regard to the retirement OF
the popular pastor Of All Souls church.
MorriIls, Rev. S. q. Davis, from bis
pastoral work. This is all q mistake as
Rev. Mr.. Davis has not resigned his pas
tornte. neither Ia he likely TO do 90. and
on ths other hand his parishioDsrs wonid
be loath to have him 20, as during the
past eight months since he assumed tbs
pastorate the church has bean enjoy g
n remarkable degree Of prosperity. The
attendance ut the various services Is con-
staItiy on the increase and Mr.. Davis
has lone much valuable work for the
parish and community. thereby greatly
endearing himself to all. The report Of
his withdrawal from the psstorats doui T.
less sprang from the fact that esrly In
december, Rev. 7. NJ. DsvieL pastor OF
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26
The Change Result Of Dow gers
lntrigues.
French and Russians
Support It.
United States and England
Kept in Ignorance.

Pekin, January 95.--An imperial edics
issued yesterday. says that owing to the
Enreror's poor health he is unable 8,
oonuuct the business Of state and appoints
Chun. son of Prince Tuano, his heir.
fhe Enperor, apparently has been oom
pelled by the dowagsr empress, to alb
dictate about the Chinese New Year.
though It IS understood this will n est
with considerable opposition In certain
court circles. The dowager. however,
intends TO carry out the programme
which she has been planning for years.