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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
SAYS BANKS WERE MEDIUMS.
Counsel Claims to Have Traced
the Savannah HarbOr Money.

New York, July Io-Proceeiings against
E. d. Greene. ]. r. Gaynor. Z. II. Gaynor
and w +. Gaynor, all OF Georgia. to have
them removed 10 the Jurisdiction OF the
Federal Courts in that State. were resumed
before United States Commissioners Shields
to-day.
The charge against the Gaynors and
Greene is completely In the frauds regard
ing the contracts for Improvements In Sa-
yannah Harbor for which former Captain
o NJ Carter was recently sentenced to Fort
Leayenworth prison.
merly chief clerk in the Engineers Depart
Inent, upon whose testimony Captain Car
ter was convicted, was continued:
After u lot OF detailed description OF the
relative locations CT rooms, desks. nies,
doors and halls. the witness was excused,
and Captain G. r. Gillat, who succeeded
Captain Carter, was called lie testined
that the entire contents OF the ile case that
viction of Carter were packed and sealed by
himself and shipped to New York.
Colonel George NJ. Gillespie. who was
chairman Of the Board OF Inquiry In Sa-
varnah which conducted the preliminary ex-
animation into the charges against Captain
Carter. was next called. He testified as TO
the disposition made of the papers In the
file case and TO their general character.
Colonel Gillespie said that the key of the
file case was handed to him by Captain
Carter who thus surrendered possession
United States Attorney Erwin says he VIII
show tina, certain banks were used as the
mediums through which the money was
actually paid for the work for the harbor.
The allegation is that Carter came to New
York each month and deposited in the
American National Bank or the Union Trust
Company of this city the money that was
divided among the alleged conspirators. The
officers of these institutions Will be called
to show their accounts and prove the ALE
CATION.
The hearing will be resumed tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
HERMANN ON MANTLE LAMPS.
Chairman of Lighting Committee
Is for Them.

Sewer Commissioner Hermann WIN 70
chairman of the Committee on Lighting of
the Board OF Public improvements made
the following statement yesterday to The
Republic IN regard TO incandesceut mantle
street lighting:
large number Of people are under IN.
impression that the lighting OF s.reetS and par,.
in tie residence districts Of the city nv mean,
OK incandescent mantle lamps ts a ste, hack
ward, THIS belief seems 10 be based upon The
recollection OF the dim light OF the oil omen
name street gas Lamp. and II this light 4, WIT
We were 10 return 10 IL would indeed he a sfsa
backward. But such is not the case Within ne
last ten yeats gas lighting has made ralativeiv
as much ~ more progress than electric lighting.
the ineanGescenl mantle light OF ta-,Iay 10 fsr
superior to the old opel Hamc caslieht: The Later
had light equal to twelve standard spsr1n csr.
four times much light ana .,yics "a ,'it,s
lrht as the !ncar descent electric alloy lgmp,
Nor is the lighting of streets ami yarIss with
incandescent mantle lamps an expnrIus1tf 4, ba
been tried for several years r the largest Cries
ia Europe and this country. ant. has been emf
nently successful wherever tried isrnd1n ;1eris
Perrin. Vienna, I.iyerpocI Hamburg, nave thou.
sands Of these lamps in Use: Boston has IL Sa,-
New York fully as many lcn its grand bS,,Ie.
ward. ira avenue and other streets: PhiIadeI-
St Louis has had 25o Of these amps Ia n use f
skirts Of the city Portland place nav Sesn S out
ed WITH them Tor over year. and DelT,iar bouIe-
last three months Even n tSs city +, is 1e
an experiment. But few OF our psrpie nav.
blocks to Hook at these lights ana judse i for
theu.sei.ss, as 70 their efficiency. There is
stitut. the incandescent mantle lamp Tor All
ether forms OF street and park lighting. In
proc. ssicn and not struggling to the rear
IL T. matter Q; common observation by all
means Of lighting the residence streets
iis intense Sriiiisnsy Is an ANNOYANCE to the
Living short distance away are In utter dark
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
SP0ILS A GOOD STORY.
Samuel Lane Says He Was Never
Engaged to Miss Watkins,

fSh1fI Bile SfEC1AlA
New York, July 10-Samuel Valentine
Lane, weu-to-do and prominent resident
OF Sing Sing. is busy denying a report from
ST. Louis which has made him the central
hgure In romance. The story begins by
telling how Miss Annie Watkins went to ST
Louis from New York more than sixteen
years ago, Respondent, because OF a broken
marriage engagement between herself and
Lane The story then tells that she has
returned 70 New York to marry Mr. Lana.
night. - A@S'
Mr.. Lane formerly lived in the old fso..
ton road, in East Chester, a suburb OF
Mount Vernon, which is now q part of New
York City. Miss Watkins also i;ved thsr~
Miss Watkins Is now in New York Civ
having come from her home in st. Iouis 4
few days ago.
Il think know who caused this fals. re-
port to be sent from st. Louis" Mr. lane
said. when he was seen to-day at his home
In sing Sing. 1T has apparently been done
70 annoy MISS Watkins. who is now In New
York. She has not come on with any
thought of becoming my wife, as she herself
would tell you II you saw her. 1t is en-
firely untrue that We were ever engaged to
be married, or that we went to school to-
gether. Miss Watkins lived In East Ches-
ter for about three years, and her family
and ours were on most friendly terms Be-
yond that the report is fiction have seen
Miss Watkins since she arrived from St.
Louis but my friends all know I am mot .
marrying man. / am very sorry for Miss
Wa h,idn sake. that the story has been
NJ. Lans - . widewer NitA the ShnaEsus
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
Sam Atkins Wanted the Mayor to
Give Him $4,000 to Build
q Tabernacle.
HE SAYS HE HAS A MISSION.
Fined for Disturbing the Chief Ell.
ecutive's Peace and Sent to
the Rock Pile in Default
of Payment.

sam Atkins. negro exhorter, was fined
$50 IN the First District Police Cour, yester-
day morning on a charge Of disturbing thu
peace or Mayor Zfegenhein- In default of
payment he was sent to the workhousa.
Atkins Is not attached to any church or
congregation. He has become irnbued with
the Idea that the Lord sent him to ACCOM-
pish a great missionary work. and that
sS'So was awaiting him in the Mayors
once with which he was to erect a taber-
hacic to further the work. Ever since h.
mas been haunting the Mayors Office. and
harassing the occupants IN an endeavor "a
collect the mythical $4,000. He has be.n
warned 10 stay away time and again. and
threatened with arrest, but without avail
mo police believe him to be mentally ira
sponsible
"hen Sergeant McGrew. who Is stationed
IN the Mayors office. noticed Atkins COM
Ing into the City Hall Monday he varn.d
the negro to keep away and not raise any
disturbance.
God sent me here" replied Atkins. a.
ne passed IN A few minutes later Sergeant
AcGrew walked into the Mayors office
Where ne found Atkins talking loudly and
gesticuiatins wildly over Secretary Fred
Ziesenhein's desk. Atkins became 40
wrought up IN his argument for the fm-
mediate payment Of the money to him that
the Sergeant arrested him and had him
locked up. --A
Judge Sidener. when hs heard the evs
cence yesterday. said he would stye AtIfns
a new field where he could accompiish rood
results. and imposed a fine
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
Police and Relatives of the Girl
Baffled by the Mystery of
Her Disappearance.
KIDNAPPING is HINTED AT.
She Appeared Reluctant TO Leave
the City, and 1t Is Believed
She Is Being Concealed
by Friends.

The disappearance of Gladys thinner. the
lO-year-olG girl who was last seen at Union
Station Friday evening. is stiu unexplained.
No one. SO far as known. has seen the girl
since she left her foster mother, Mrs. I.ud-
wig thinner. in the waiting-room OF the
station. ostensibly TO get a drink of water.
Owing to the child's tender age and her lack
OK friends here, her complete disappearance
is remarkable.
The child is the adopted daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Ludwig thinner. who, when they
first took charge OF her, were living at No.
le-o south Grand avenue. the husband being
gardener at that place. He moved to Pc
tersourg' H.. recently. and his wife and
Gladys we're about to follow him Friday
evening. when the girl disappeared from
the Union Station. Mrs. thinner spent a
couple OF days in the city looking for the
child and then went to Petersburg. where
she Is at present.
1t is believed that either the girl has coma
friends who are assisting her and keeping
Her concealed. or that she was kItnaued
III, as was at first supposed. she ran away
shortly before the departure of the train. II,
oruer 10 escape going to Petersburg it IS
thought she may have fallen into the hands
OF inscriptions persons who are keeping
her. IN the hope of getting q reward
a special dispatch to The Republic from
petersburg says that Mrs. thinner has re-
ceived no Information of Gladys's where
abouts, and seems still ct q loss to account
for her disappearance
Inc last friend of the family on whom
Mrs. thinner and the girl called is Mrs
smith or No. l4lS North Thirteenth street
Just day before that set fer the departure
OF the two from ST. Louis. they called on
her TO say sood-oy. Mrs. Smith SAYS that
the Girl seemed in good spirits at that time
and that when asked as 10 whether she
was sorry TO leave the city. she replied that
SIZE was not From a statenen; made 10
me cfhcials at the Union Station by Mrs
Almmer however, II seems that the girl
was or rather stubborn disposition and
was extremely hard to persuade TO do any
thing she disliked. and had once EXPRESSED
objections to leaving the city
GiadyS Is well developed, appearing to be
ruby IL years old Her name was original
~ GLADYS Rush. She was taken by Mrs
Zimmer from the Home of the Childrer's
society on Chestnut street. She is dark
haired and dark eyed. and at the time OF
her disappearance was dressed in a black
SKIRT. bound with velvet at the bottom. a
brown linen shirt waist, trimmed with
white braid. black stockings, black shoes
and black leghoTn hat trimmed with pink
null and pink roses. She wore a plain
gold ring. on her left hand. and wore her
hair In one braid down her back
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
TEXAS SHERIFFS MEET.
Annual Convention Of State Organ
ization at FL Paso.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
FL Paso. Tex, July 1o.-The Texas State
sherins' Association met in annual conven-
ton here to-day.
Invitations previously extended to off,
GERS in New Mexico Arizona and Old Mex
tco were accepted, and their presence here
practically converts the convention into an
Interstate and International meeting.
Mayor Ben L. Cabell of Dallas, presi-
dent of the association, introduced County
Judge Harper of Ell Paso. who called the
w. w. Turney. who delivered the address
OF welcome.
President Caben responded for the asso-
citation. and the convention adjourned until
9 o'clock this afternoon. President CabeIfs
annual address opened the afternoon ses-
sion.
ing present: Ben T.. Cabell, president, Dali
las: John w. Vann. Kerr, vice president;
john p. Kirk. Austin. secretary; T. !.
Avery. ward: J. a. Baggett, Howard; b.
G. Buruutt. Lavaca: ], H. Boone II Paso;
Z. A. Briannt, Sutton; W. = Burford; Colo,
p. Clark. Tarrant; J. J. Corners, FL Paso;
z. L. Craddock, Baylor; ]. V. Cunningham,
ing. Mitchell; William Duke, Guadalupe; II.
NJ Glover Gonzales; Sam Hawkins. Dem
ton: T. II. Hughes, Dallas; R. T. Hume.
scurry; John Y. Ieveile. Ruyes: W J. Me:
Donald. Travis; Ernest Morrow. Dallas; J.
l. Noble. Eas stand. + y Pa.,sn. Hunt:
Kent: ]. j. Sanders. Caldwell; F. B. Sim.
mons FL Paso; Sam Sparks. Bell; W. A.
3. Tayior 'I Bee: ". W. Taylor. kimb!e: &
ii Paso; J. T. Williams. weibarger; George
The afternoon trains brought in about fif-
~ members.
After the appointment of the usual COM
m;ttees. the convention adjourned untii 10
o'clock to-WoEfoW.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
ST. CLAIR COUNTY BOMBS.
Attorney Bradley Working to On.
ravei the Tangle.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kansas City. Mo, July 40. q. Brad.
ley Of Appleton City. the lawyer who ia
trying to win fee OF 10000 by Kidding
ST. Clair County Of its obnoxious bonds.
was looking over the papers IN the case
u; ~ ,ne United states Circuit Clerks ONCE
We think we'll win." said Mr.. Bradley.
.s M hat has become of the Judgesr'
Still in the bushes"
The County Judges OF St. Clair Counfv
nave been In hiding or in jail ever since
the time Judge Philips Of the United a,ates
Circuit Court ordered them sent 10 isii
Tor refusing to make tax levy TO nav for
certain bonds that had been issued Years
ago to build railroad
since that time the platform on which
been elected has been that they will bo
Wiling to go to jail II necessary The pres-
ent Judges are Thomas c. hewitt Samuel
Peden and David Walker
ihey were arrested. but were released
would go back to St Elair County ' aSS
make the tax levy to pay the bonds They
went BACK and took to the woods instead
Sinoe then the United States Marshals
nave been unable to find them
the Courtr'
Sea rchsd the woods for q month befors
I could ind It. When I mentioned bonds
you ought to have seen the people scat
s sss aysrysSsy thought was the United
Mr.: Bradley says his case win probably
Clair County this fall He win try. In the
meantime. to obtain q pardon for tho
tention will be that. since the railroad
for which the bonds were issued was never
Dulit. the bonds ara therefore. valuelesa
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
VISITORS AT THE HOTELS.

A. B. Garretson, chief of the Order OF Pa,r
way Conductors. is at the Laclede.
&C. o. Ewing and Mra Ewing OF I.ouisriII.
at the Southern
Mrs y: H Morrow Of Louisiana, Mo-, is at
the Ilndell-
Jerome Boarman and Mrs. Boarman q.
Epringneld. Mo-, are at the Planters. en- route 10
Put-iu-Bay.
u. J. Stein of Memphis. Tenn. Is at the ST.
Eichoiaa 49,
B. 7. Andrews and Mrs. Andrews of Y,>nto,
III, arc at the Laclede.
Il. NJ Carter OF st. Joseph is at the Southern
y. 2. Swsnger of Milan is at the ILndell
H G. Coyne and Mrs. Coyns Of Kansas CITY
are at the Planters. '
Miss J. snead of Memphis Is at the St. Mich
olss
&C. /. sheay Of Galveston. Tex, is a. the
Laclcde.
j. A. Stewart Of Cincinnati Is at the South
ern.
w, II. Sutherland OF Cairo Ill. il a, the
Lindeil. >"'
C. Treatonone. . Washington. d. c.. artist,
is at the Planters.
j. D. MaTmaduks Of Chicago is at the 81.
Nicholas
Oscar Turner Of Kentucky is at the Planters.
Colonel W. II. Phelps Of Carthage is ut the
Southern.
Mrs r. c. Bell o: Denver Is at the Laclede
&C. r. Erwin and Mrs Erwin Of Chicago are
at the Planters.
j. J. Shannon OF Harrison, Ark, q mine
pperatoE II at the IAndell
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
WATER-7ES FUND ALLOWED
lily Council Recommends Appro-
prlf ton to Complete the Work.

ne City Council met yesterday afternoon
anu N committee of the whole. further con-
SO red the general appropriation bill, rec
oiAn'endins the following items for final
Passage:
Costs and legal expenses. Water Depart-
ment, Sc, s0O
o. Board Of Health and Commissioners, sI1o-
CITY Dispensary, s4I.l9e
Health Commissioner Starkioff and CITY
Chemist Ieichinann appeared before the
oonnGM TO explain the requests for APP
and more particularly for the bacterioiori
cal and chemical tests of tho city's water
supply pr o Both said that the appropriation
rendered Necessary on account of The in
}udiclous proceedings of the city OF 81
Louis against the Sanitary District of Chi
the work, and that unless the work Is
prosecuted during the months of July
august and September all the money that
has been expended up to this time will have
less. ~
City Chemist Teichmann also stated to
tne council that the work carried on by the
Health Department has already proved to
the satisfaction of the chemists and
bacteriotogists who have been testing the
water that II Is impure and unfit for use
but that II is necessary to show by com
parative daily analytical records whether
the water is more impure since the opening
or the Chicago Drainage Canal than 1t was
before.
The appropriation in question was rec
ommended under the head OF costs and le-
gal expenses OF the Water Department
Councilman Thinner Introduced a COM
municaion from the Franchise Repeal
League protesting against the passage OF
tho bill to authorize the Illinois and St
Louis Electric Railway Company to con-
struct and operate an electric street rail-
way In certain streets in st. Louis.
Councilman Virgins introduced, by re-
quest. resolution calling upon the City
Counselor TO give an opinion as to the
status of the contract of the Woodward &
Herman Printing Company for printing
LEGO copies of the Municipal Code of St
Louis, an injunction having been granted
against the city by Judge Klein restraining
the city from paying for the printing.
The bill authorizing the Board of Public
improvements to cause to be erected at
the Bisselrs Point Waterworks Station a
new machine shop was taken from the
table, where II has laid for two weeks.
Councilman Carroll moved to lay II on the
table again for two weeks, and offered an
other motion that the members of the
Council should go in a body to the water
works station next Saturday at 10 O'Clock
a. m. In carriages, taking with them A
lunch so be provided by the Clerk OF the
Council. TO inspect the machine shop at
Bisselfs Point In order TO satisfy them
selves that a new one is needed. Both mo-
tons prevailed.
Councilmen CAST and Richards were alb
sent from the meeting. The Council ad-
Journed to meet again Friday afternoon at
o'clock.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
MILLS & AVERILL,
BROADWAY AND PINE.
INQUEST ON JOHN SCHULTZ.
Testimony Shows Henry Meier
Pushed Him Into the Water.

Deputy Coroner Drechsler began an In
quest yesterday on the body Of John
Schultz of No. 17O7 South Seventh street.
who was drowned in the river at the foo.
of Carroll street on Saturday. The evidence
disclosed that Henry Meier. one of his COM
panions. pushed him into the water. Meier
is held by the police pending further In
CURRY which will be made to-day.
Schultz was employed in q candy factory.
On Saturday afternoon he went In bathing
with q number eff boys at the foot of Car
roll street. When he had tired of padding
about the water. Schultz got out on the
bank and pitched his dog IN the river. 1t
swan out and ne was about TO throw 1t
back in the water, when. it is said. Henry
Meier asked him how he would like a little
OF It himself and pushed him In. Before
companions could get to him he was
drowned. Meier denies pushing Schultz in,
but Frank Herman and several others Of
the party testified that they saw him do SO.
Deputy Coroner Drechsler continued the
hearing until to-day that he may summon
other Witnesses,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
FUTILE EFFORT AT SUICIDE.
Friese's Relatives Criticised His
Second Marriage.

Harry Friese. a laborer. a years old. at
tempted suicide yesterday morning at his
home, No. Isl Victor street. by shooting
himself in the head with revolver. lie is
at the City Hospital with severe wound
In the forehead, the bullet having glanced
from his temple and inflicted a tong flesh
wound
Friese talked voubly yesterday concern
he intended TO commit suicide and giving
trouble with some OF his relatives as the
cause. His first wife. whom he had mar
r!ed when he was p years of age. died
ehout five years ago. and the early part Of
this year he married again. Some of his
relatives objected to the match and talked
SO much about 1t, according to Frieses
story, that he determined finally to end his
life He is held at the hospital for observs-
tim
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
TO ESTABLISH HIS IDENTITY.
Henry j. King Appeals to the Su.
preme Court.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July io.-Henry ]. King. 2,
years old. who is endeavoriny to ascertain
the name OF his parents and believes that
he Is living under an assumed name. made
en- application to Judge OGcrman. in tbs
supreme Court to-day, for a writ of man
Gamus directing the New York Foundl.nr
Hospital to permit him 10 make an in
speouon of the records of the institution
%here ne was left on October Is. 1871, VIXEN
but q day old.
Mr.. King says that he was left in the
institution when baby and remained there
until 1873. when he was bound out to Them,
as - Gardner of Charles County, Mary
land. with whom he lived until 1894 when
he went to Baltimore.
Two years ago he came to this CITY, De-
slrouS OF learning something about his mar
entage, he went to the institution, but was
not permitted to see any of the records
Charles Z. Miller, who represented the
institution, stated that King had received
all the Information in the possession of the
hospital. he presented an affidavit of Jane
Z. McCrystal. treasurer of the hospital
who has been connected with II since 1865
She said the only Information on the books
as to King IS: Henry J. King, 1 day old !:
no name left with child: October Is, 1871
40 y. M
He contended that Mr.. King had no rig :,
to inspect the books of the Institution a /
that application should be denied. JUG "a
O'GorInan reserved his decision.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
NEW TELEPHONE SYNDICATE
Widener, Elkins and Whitr " Be.
hind $50, 100000 Corpor alton.

Trenton. n. J.. July 1o.-Tf a National
Telephone and Telegraph Co many. with
an authorized capital of $50 5000. TO-DAY
FLED articles Of incorporated with tho Sec
rotary Of State.
The company is empow red to construc,
in New Jersey and 9th. stats as p veil I'm =
IN foreign countries. re company is also
graph and telephone materials The ,n-
Gorporatofs are: ) Joseph b. Mccall, A.
Sou9en Snowden,. Harry J. Werner and j.
T;,r 1I,Isah OF philadelphia, and Heulings
Inc erticiSs We're filed by tho lawyer who
mas nien all ST the interpretations Of the
SSSo ,,ip aileS =, organized by tho widener-
Elkins-Whittlney syndicate.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
City Counselor Asked to Determine
Status of Transit Franchises.

The House Of Delegates met last night
and adopted resolution calling upon the
City Counselor to render an opinion whether
the Rapid Transit Company has violated
the ordinances under which fits franchises
were granted and thereby forfeited the
same
a lengthy communication was read to the
Council from Eugene McQuiilIn. compiler
of the Municipal Code OF ST. Louis. relative
to the compiling and printing of the code.
Mr.. McGuilfn made the statement, IN
ply TO request from the House of Dele
gates. that the code had been complied but
that owing to the Injunction issued by
Judge Klein II Is impossible to state when
IT will be printed and delivered.
The House adjourned until next Friday
evening.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
STEPSON CAUSED TROUBLE.
Wife Says She Got More Beatings
Than Soup Bones.

Henry Brandt, a hcd-carrier. living at No.
2s2i Ohio avenue. was fined SIS in the First
District Police Court yesterday on a charge
of disturbing the peace Of his wife. Mary.
William Weiss. stepson. IS years old, is
the cause of the trouble, which has been
brewing for the last six months. Brandt
wanted the boy to go to school or to work.
His wife declared that II the boy did not
want to go to school she would not force
him. He was too young to work she
argued. There were numerous family quar-
rels In which the son always took his
mothers part on Monday evening mat
tiers came To a climax. when there was a
regular knock down and drag-out fight
when Mrs Brandt was asked IN court II
her husband supported her she replied that
he gave her "a beating every day and
soup bone once a week"