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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-10

not leave to be massacred In any case a
Chinese escort should not be considered.
"I hope that my cipher No l, dated Au-
gust g. has been transmitted
The dispatch referred to by NJ. Pichon has
not yet reached the French Foreign ol!ce.
AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES.
Vienna, Aug. 9.-The Foreign Office has
received the following from Doctor A. on
Rosthorn. secretary of the Austro-Huh-
garlan Legation at Pekin, dated August 4:
1.-The Austro-Hungarian Legation, with
the archives. was burned June q. Since
June 20 we. with the French detachment,
have been defending the French Legation.
which has been bombardad by cannon and
rifle fire. Part of their building was de-
stroyed by mines. We deplore the losses
of Captain Thomann and three sailors Killed.
and Boyneburg and two sailors severely
wounded.
Since July IS the Chinese attacks have
not been severe. The Chinese Govern
ment wishes to induce us to leave for TEN
Tsin under safe conduct. but until now We
have not fallen IN with this Offer
ANOTHER CHINESE RuSE.
Berlin Aug. a.-The Chinese Minister IN
Berlin. Lu Hal Houan. has received a dis
patch substantially Identical with the al
legged Chinese imperial edict, ordering the
safe conduct of the members of the for
eign legations to Tien-Tsin This he has for
Warded to the Foreign Office where 1t is re-
garded, however, as another Chinese Tuse.
FRENCH LEGATION HALF GONE.
Berlin, Aug. 9.-The Government has re-
ceived another telegram from Herr Below.
First Secretary Of the German Legation In
Pekin, which is not dated, but says:
THE French Legation building, although
half destroyed by the Boxers, not only az
fords shelter to the members OF the French
Legation. who all IN good health. but
also to the members of the Austrian Lcga-
tion. who sought refuge there after the
complete destruction of their own build
ing The French Legation building is sur
rounded by Boxers"
Herr Below dos not mention the Belgi-
ans, but 1t IS supposed that, as they took
refuge in the Austrian Legation, they are
now in the French.
FOOD FOR THE BESIEGED.
London, Aug. 9.--A news agency dispatch
from Che-Foo. dated Sunday. August s.
says that q messenger from Pekin reports
that the Dowager Empress sent four cart
loads of food to the Legations on July q.
The British Foreign Office is understood
to have suppressed portions of the last dis
patch Of the British Minister at Pekin. Sir
Claude Macdonald, on the ground that his
explicit statements regarding the quantity
OF food and ammunition available might be-
useful to the enemy.
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FROM CHICAGO IN BEER CAR.
Two Men and Two Women Claim
They Were Seeking Work.

Two couples. giving names as Merideth
and Castor. arrived in Venice, Ill. yester-
day In beer car on Chicago and Alton
freight train.
When the train came to a standstill In
the yards back OF Main street the two
women were assisted out OF a side door.
followed by the men. who carried between
them q yalise.- Pedestrians who witnessed
the exodus said the episode was a mystery.
The strangers themselves said no.
A crowd Of the curious gathered about
the newcomers and piled them with Ques-
tions. Before answering the spokesman Of
the party. who said his name was Thomas
CASTOR. asked the name of the town. AZ
ter being told where he was, he explained
that they had slowed themselves In the
beer car while It was sidetracked at Chi
cago with the intention of deadheadinS
their way to Springfield ILL.,, in hope Of
securing work on a potato farm near there.
CASTOR said the car had been sidetracked
at one stop and that the four Of them
mad been prisoners since Tuesday morn
ing. when they fastened the car doors In
Both couples crossed to ST. Louis on the
Venice ferry. The men said they would
seek work In the city, and II unsuccessf sful
would return to the East Side
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Liverpool, Aug 9.-Arrived: Ma jestic,
New York: Rhynland. from Philadelphia
Glasgow, Aug. 9.-Arrived: Norwegian,
from Boston.
London, Aug. a.-Arrived: Menominee,
from New York.
Hamburg Aug. 9.-Arrived: Palatia, New
York, via Cherbourg.
Plymouth. Aug e-Arrived: Kaiser
Friedrich, from New York. for Hamburg.
via Cherbourg.
New York, Aug. a-Arrived: Lain, from
Bremen.
Queenstown, Aug s.-Sailed: Germanic.
from Liverpool. New York: Pennland, from
Liverpool. Philadelphia
New York, Aug. 9.-Saiied: Columbia,
Hamburg. via Plymouth and Cherbourg; La
Touraine Havre.
Hong-Kong. Aug. s.-Arrived previously:
Nippon Maru, San Francisco. via Homo
lulu and Yokohama
Cherbourg. Aug. e.-Arrived: Kaiser
Friedrich, New York, via Plymouth, for
Hamburg.
Genoa, Aug 4-Sailed: Isis, San Fran
cisco not previously.
Muroon. Aug. s.-Sailed: Oak Branch.
Tacoma.
New York. Aug. e.-Arrived: Anchoria,
Glasgow.
Boston. AUG. e.-Arrived: sasonia, Lv-
erpool.
fSOtterQhIfl, aug. s-Sdiito. 5pdaTuuall,
BouIogne and New York.
Liverpool, Aug. 9.-Sailed: Dominion, Mon
treal.
San Francisco, Cal. Aug. e.-Ar-ived:
Ship King George, Antwerp; ship Alster-
MACE. Hamburg, ship Melverton. Antwerp;
bark Malampo, Panama Sailed: Ship
Largo Law, Queenstown.
Port Townsend, Aug. 9-Arrived: German
bark Admiral Tegelsehoff, from Mollondos;
Norwegian bark Passe Partout, from Hong
Kong.
New York. Aug. 9.--Arrived: Steamer
Leon NH from Genoa, Barcelona and
rad
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106 Help Wanted Ads
Printed in to-day's Republic.
LEE MANTLE GOES BACK.
Says Silver Is Dead-Returns tt
the Republicans.

St. Paul. MINI. Aug. "a Butte, Mont.
special to the Pioneer Press says:
'EX-United States Senator Lee Mantle,
chairman OF the State Committee OF the Sill
Yer Republicans. has written a letter for
mally renouncing his allegiance to that
party and going back to the Republican
party. Mr.. Mantle says in effect that the
silver, question is dead and that it has been
abandoned practically by the Democratic
party, and even by the Democratic delegates
from Montana to the National Convention.
where the delegates from that State and
the Committee on Resolutions refused to
vote on the Is TO l question.
Issue to-day is the issue OF maintaining
the honor and dignity Of the nation and
the supremacy of its flag wherever 1t is
rightfully floating. 1t is the issue whether
we shall preserve the fruits of all the blood
and treasure expended and all the splen-
did courage and patriotism exhibited in
the cause OF humanity and in the defense
of undeniable rights: Of whether. We shall
resolutely discharge the great obligations
which have devolved upon us, or whether
We will abandon our advanced position,
throw down our arms. crayenly hoist the
white flag ard admit to the world that We
are incapable of solving the problems
which confront US"
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Says He Knows Anti
Foreign Element Con-
trolls Pekin.
FEARS FOR HIMSELF.
France Hears From Her
Minister-New Siege
Details.

Washington. Aug. a.-An important dis
patch has been received In diplomatic quar-
ters in Washington, forwarded from the
Foreign Office of one of the Powers taking
part in the international movement, and
giving, with much detail, a conversation by
Ii Hung Chang, In which he expresses his
despair over the condition OF the Chinese
Government and his fears that the anti
foreign element has gained complete as
tendency at Pckin. The conversation was
with the Consul Of the Power receiving the
dispatch, and. as he is an intimate friend OF
long standing with Earl Ii. the latter spoke
unreservedly OF the deplorable condition of
affairs among his own people.
The dispatch as received in Washington
IS quite lengthy and quotes Ii Hung Chang
saying that he IS satisfied that the pro-
gressive element, to which he belongs. no
longer has any influence at Pekin. The
ascendency of Ii Ping HenS, the intense
ant-foreign leader, is referred to, and it is
stated that 1t was due TO his proposition
that the two conservative members of the
Tsung Ii Yamen We're beheaded The names
of the beheaded Ministers are given In the
dispatch as Yuen Chang and Hsie Chin
Chang.
This last event appeared particularly to
iepress Ii Hung Chang, who regarded 1t as
establishing that the progressive element
favorable to the foreigners could expect no
mercy. He even expressed the belief that
he would be among those to suffer. He
stated that, although summoned TO Pekin.
he had asked for twenty days delay on the
ground that he was not able to travel.
The substance Of the foregoing dispatch
has been communicated to the State Depart
ment. 1t is not strictly official, as the con-
versation was to certain extent conflden-
tal, but none the less is considered as
throwing light on the situation from the
standpoint Of the noted Chinese statesman.
REFUSED CHINESE ESCORT.
Paris. Aug. 9.-The Foreign Office has re-
ceiyed the following dispatch, which reached
here in cipher. from NJ. Pichon, the French
Minister at Pekin. via Shanghai, to-day.
August 9, the Pekin date not being given:
THE diplomatic corps has just been H.
formed by the Chinese Government that
the Powers have repeatedly demanded our
departure from Pekin under escort and beg
us to arrange our departure and fix date.
We have responded TO the Tsung Ii Yamen
that we could not leave our posts without
instructions from our Governments, to
whom we leave the question.
81 should inform you that should we not
depart trem Pekin the foreign forces COM
ing to our rescue should be of sufficient
number to insure the safety and convoy
of 500 foreigners, OF whom 200 are women
and children and fifty wounded, and moro
than 5000 native Christians whom We can
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

The police seized silverware ana ot'lei
articles belonging TO Mr.. and Mrs. re! Iosl.
who are at the City Hospital suffering iro'''
cocaine poison.
John n Knott. president OF the Missouri
Association OF Democratic Siups' IL 1900
Democrats 10 organize more clubs.
Minority stockholders Of the Broadway
line have agreed to sell their holdings ~
the transit company.
Doctor Hyatt sees no prospects OF fe.'ei
from the excessive heat.
]. Il. Kendall was shot by ThTasher han
at No. 4l29 Lindell boulevard.
Otto Schmidt fell from building ak NJ
1915 oFallon street and was Killed
Mont G. Dawson, arrested here, Is i, wa,,leu
at Kansas City on charge of horse-s'ea'ii'S'
A verdict of death from heart failure vas
rendered at the Coroner's inquest on tI'e
tody of r. G. Alexander Of Texas, lounu
dead In his room at the Planters Hotel
Morris Rosenstein was arrested on ,lte @
charge of obtaining money under iaise
pretenses.
Nathaniel H. Knapp left his estate 10
Lima Graf and Doctor Furney. VINO pe-
friended him through long Illness.
The North ST. Louis Early Closing Asso-
citation will revise its constitution
Doctor John Lowe of ST Louis. mis-
sionarv in China. writes OF the Boxer upris-
ing
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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Discount rates were 5 TO I per cen. on
call and time loans. Clearances. st9sS'.-'
balances. s65l. .703. New York exchange. I'c
discount bid. l0c discount asked; Louis'i M ,i
&c discount bid. par asked; Chicago, lac aus
count bid. 1Oc discount asked: Sincl,ltla.' SinliH'
a,r d,scount bid. par asked; New Orleans,
25c discount bid. par asked
The local wheat market closed higher at
s2lsc n. Aug, 72a.c b. Sept, 1850 Oct. 'o'sc
a. Dec, 49,. G75c No. red. Corn cioseh
higher at 3724c n. Aug. S77sc h. sept. - @'c :
u. Oct. 3iasc Dec. Siasc b. year, SS's4 4"ef4e
No . white. Oats closed at 2oFsc II. AuS-r
2lssc Sept, 2lG2li%c No. 2
The local market for standard mess poIh
closed steady at S2.75. Prime steam lar
closed easy at S5.6I!2.
The local spot cotton market closed
SrHnrE-
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$1,000 to New York via Glover Leaf
Route.
Cafe service on all trains. Ticket office,
COS Olive street.
.KANSAs'S BIG WHEAT YIELD.
Largest of Any American State
Half a Crop of Corn.

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 9.-The condition OF
the Kansas corn crop is given officially as
81 per cent. This estimate is based on re-
City, dated August 4. Since then the corn
has suffered some from the continued dry
and hot weather, SO that half CROP is
BY the same official report, issued by the
State Board of Agriculture tonight. the
total wheat yield is reported officially as
7S.0s1. 900 bushels. This is the largest crop
American State The wheat harvest is over
and the figures may be accepted as correct.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-10
114 Boarding Places
Advertised In to-day's Republic.
PRIESTS PLAYED BALL.
Holy Fathers of New York and
Newark Kept Names Secret.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Aug. Sin the sweltering sun.
with the thermometer at 49, eighteen
priests. representing the dioceses of New
York and Newark. did valiant work on the
baseball field of Seton Hall College, Orange.
n. J., to-day.
The utmost secrecy was maintained In re-
gard to the names of the players and the
entries on the score card were Kept in
shorthand. 1t was good game The
learned and reverend players had all evi-
dertly played good ball in their college days.
and their dread of publicity did not inter-
fere with their enthusiasm. The umpire
was appealed to and demonstrated with in
such courteous terms that he became almost
unnerved The New Workers won by a
score of IL to Z.
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MARRIED A ST. LOUIS WOMAN.
Matthias Schaeffer, Bridegroom,
Recently Out of Prison.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Waterloo. Aug. "a quiet wedding cere-
mony was performed here last night by
Judge Charles Metzger. The bride was
Louisa Miller. who lives in the neighborhood
of No. 5000 North Broadway, st. Louis, and
the bridegroom William Matthias Schaefer,
a wealthy wine grower In this locality.
Mr.. Schaeffer recently returned from the
Jefferson City Penitentiary, where he
served a term for assaulting his former
wife with a fatiron 1t seems that he and
Miss Miller have been acquainted some
time and corresponded with each other.
Their friendship ripened into love. and the
wedding engagement resulted She came
here from st. Louis to have the ceremony
performed.
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FRESH-AlR BUNKO,
Farmers Learn That Their Little
Guests Are Not From Slums.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL,
Carlisle. Pa. Aug. 9.-Some of the people
Of this vicinity who are entertaining fresh-
air children from New York City are be-
ginning to think they have been gold
brickej.
They expected to entertain a lot OF chill
dren from the slum districts. but some OF
them have found that their little guests
reside in the vicinity Of Central Park. a
fashionable district
One little girl said her papa and mamma
were at Long Branch while she was in
the country. Another little fellow is quite
trick bicycle rider. and says his father
owns big bicycle store on Grand street.
Another boy asked permission to run bare
foot, and said his papa wouldn't permit him
to take off his shoes at home.
Sunday dresses" said she did not bring
her best dresses as her mamma said they
would be spoiled in the country. The
people who thus think they are bunkoed
are very indignant over the imposition and
have taken steps toward an investigation.
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THEIR FIRST TRAIN RIDE.
When Whistle Blew, Man, Wife
and Baby Jumped Off.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPlB1.lC SPECIAL
Chattanooga. Tenn, Aug. 9.-This MORN
ing. near Admission. Ala, W. T. Turner,
wife and 3-months-old baby jumped off a
Southern Railway passenger train while it
was running at the rate of forty miles per
hour. Turner was killed and the wife and
baby are thought to be fatally injured. At
last accounts the woman was dying.
They had never been on train before,
and when the engine blew for the station
where they were going they deliberately
walked to the platform and jumped OF.
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Ii HUNG CHANG
is IN DESPAIR.
STORY ABOUT
USURPER TUAN.

; Vancouver. B. c.. Aug. 9.-Accord-
ing to advices brought by the
steamer Empress of Japan many
, Cinnamon now aver that Prince
Tuan, the rebel leader. is not
member of the imperial clan at all.
) He is supposed to be the son of the
fifth Prince Tuan, but it is alleged
that he is suppostious son, his
) mother being nurse in Prince
Tuan's family. BY collusion with
Prince Tuan's wife, the child, who
) is now Prince 1uan, was introduced
as the princess's son.
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Will Pay More Than O Per Cent.
good sign viii! pay good interest VIII
Dallas-Fort worth Electric Lin

DaI1as-FOrt Worth EIectric Line.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fort Worth, Tex. Aug. 9.-The prelimi-
nary survey for the Interurban line Of
electric railroad, Fort Worth and Dallas.
has been completed. Captain Hand. the en-
gineer who has had the proflles in hand,
Corsicana the last day or two, and reported
them to Colonel Voss. president Of the COM
pany, to-day. He says all the financial ar
profiles are accented the line will be built.
# comes into the city over the Polytechnic
line j.
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106 Help Wanted Ads
Printed in to-day's Republic.
WOMEN TIRED OF TAN SHOES.
Manufacturers Say the Fad Has
About Run It's Course.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL,
Lynn. Mass, Aug. 9.-The popularity of the
tan shoe for women's wear Is thing of
the past, according to the statements Of
Lynn manufacturers who have made
speciality of their production in late years.
Without exception, the makers report a
marked falling Off in the demand for them
and some concerns have not sent out any
samples Of them this season.
One of the chief causes for the loss of
popularity which the tan shoe has sustained
IS the fact that tan shoe, size for size
looks larger than the black shoe and that
alone was enough TO bring it into disfavor
Shrewd men in the shoe business always
have regarded tan shoes for women as more
or less of fad.
This does not apply to the more elaborate
articles got up in fancy colors.
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Il. Hoe. Aphasia is a rare disease, but so
far as Is known it was never before trace
able 10 excessive heat.
Mr. Hoe was at Broadway and Ann street
last evening, when suddenly he was de-
pri"ed Of the power of speech. He was
Cverheated and excited at the time and tbs.
shock came like a thunderbolt. \ police
man. attracted by Mr.. Hoes gestures,
thought that the man had become suddenly
insane. When the situation was understood
an ambulance was called and Mr.. Hoe Wa.
taken 10 the hospital His brain was nor
nal and he readily wrote out his symptoms
and condition. The physicians understood
at once that it was a case of aphasia, and
decided that the heat was the probable
cause.
At the hospital this evening it was said
that MIR. Hoe was improving.
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RAILROADS

II the e1cess-fare rule were enforced It
would affect many eastbound trains out OF
st. Louis.
The Southern Railway was awarded q
movement OF troops al full-tarif rates.
The Southwestern Freight Committee
ended its sessions here yesterday.
The Arkansas and Missouri was incorpo-
rated at Little Rock, Ark.
The rate-cu.ting on packing-house prod
ducts at Kansas City is having a serious
ucts on the presidents agreement.
The Great Northern has completed ar
rangements for its terminals at Seattle,
Wash.
The Peoria. Decatur and Mattoon was for
mally Incorporated.
The Tennessee Central will be running
trains between Nashville and Knoxville by
october l.
The Alton expects TO have its own line to
Denver.
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RABY;S
BIRTH

can be entirely avoided by the use of {
1iniment of priceless value to all women.
Sold by all druggists at one dollar per
bottle
A booklet, giving all Details, will be
sent free by Bradfeld Regulator Company
Atlanta, Go.
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PRESENT HEAT WAVE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Northwest, Central West and East
Frustrated by Jnprece-
dented Humidity.
DEATH RATE Is APPALLING.
Chicago's Mortality List for the
Week May Reach Six Hundred
and Ninetv-No Relief
in Sight.
DEATH RATE is APPALLING.
EEPCBLlC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. e.-Never before in
Chicago's history nave consecutive days
been so hot as the six that ended tonight.
Starting off last Saturday with u maximum
temperature of So degrees. the mercury has
on each succeeding day marked 81 or above.
AT o'clock this afternoon the top-notch
figure of the year was passed when the
mercury reached SO degrees.
Following is the record of six DAYS
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POPULAR EXCURSION.

Columbia, s1.5O; Boonvil!e, SIS; Sedalfa,
s. 30: round trip. Low rates to way stations.
Special train leaves Union Station 9:io p. m.
On return arrives ST. Louis $50 a. m. Au-
18th.
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TWO DEAD AT MILWAUKEE,.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 9. - Two moro
deaths resulted to-day from the intense
heat The names are: Albert Koveeki. aged
81 years. and boy named Stephen Ciesik.
The thermometer continues to register In
he
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Walter Russell Johnson. organist lor
FORTY years at st. Paurs Methodist kpisco
nal Church. New York, s. noted composer
and performer. IS dead.
REPORTS from Cape Nome state tnat s'nail-
pox has been stamped out and mat ileat'i
conditions have much improved.
Charles Dadar. aged IS years. OF chicago
shot his wife and himself. the result OF
domestic quarrel
The Harper Brothers building and prop
erty sold at auction for SLloo,vV beihs
bought in by the reorganization committee
Father T. C. ]. A Stenmans of New or
leans. direct from Manila, says the END ol
the war in the Philippines is not near.
Recent revenue department ruling makes
it imperative that packing-houses shoulo
afTix war stamp to separate parcels.
Reverend c. NJ. Sheldon OF Topeka has.'
arrives In New York from London
The Democratic State Convention OF Tex
as. in session at Waco, adopted strong
platform yesterday. The State ticket Will
be named to-day.
A Cleveland girl secures an injunction
against a business man of that city 10 re-
strain him from making love TO heF.