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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
ElKS COMING HOME.
Next Grand Lodge Meeting Will BE
Held in Milwaukee.

Atlantic City. " j.. July 12.-The next
meeting OF the. Srlrd Lodge OF th- Benev-
olcnt and Protective Order of Els 5Il he
he Id i'll Milwaukee. The session today Wis
devoted to discussion OF changes in the by
laws.
The convention adjourned this afternoon
after installing the newly elected oIncei 5.
During the final session nothing Of i'm e.
portanCe was transacted. Some minor al
tcrations and amendments were made To
the bylaws.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
California Fruit Crop,

San Jose, Cal, July ls-The California
Cured Fruit Association has issued a bull
letin. in which it states that the June crop
CT prunes is unprecedented in recent years.
II was estimated that 30 per cent of the
crop would be lost. Peaches have ripened
preinaturely and the total output will be
considerably less than previously estimated.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
STREET CAR ACCIDENTS.
Four Collisions in Which Vehicles
Were Damaged.

Early yesterday morning car No. I7ss of
the Cass avenue division collded with an
Ice wagon on Cass avenue between Sew
enth and Eighth streets. The wagon was
owned and driven by G. Wilshusen of No.
lSS North Market street. Wilshusen was
thrown out of the wagon. receiving a few
slight bruises. The wagon was damaged to
the amount o: SIS. The car was in charge of
Conductor f. J. Smith and Motorman e.
W. Huges.
Westbount car No. 555 OF the Spalding
avenue division Of the transit company col
ifded early yesterday morning at High
stree, and Washington avenue with a tight
wagon driven by Edward Babe of No. 33i5
North Eleventh street. Babe jumped to the
street and escaped injury. The wagon was
damaged 10 the amount of SO. MJtorman
r. l.. Blake and Conductor NJ. NJ. Simpson
were in charge Of the car.
A two-horse wagon, driven by Earl Han
ley of Florissant, Mo-. was struck late
Wednesday night by nOrthbound Mound
City car, No. i29. at Ninth and O'Falcn
streets. Hanley attempted to cross the track
in front OF the ear, which was in charge
of Conductor Louis Ernst and Motorman
J. HargSave. He was thrown from the We
hicle. bu; was not injured. The damage to
the wagon amounted to So.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
we.tern Union Officers.

New York, July I2.-The stockholders of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
held their annual meeting at the companys
lowing directors were elected:
Thomas T. Eckert Charles a; Tinker. A.
e,Ibssc,Iently elected Thomas T. Eckert
nresident. Charles A. Tinker vice president
ard THOMAS F. Clark secretary. -.-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
WAR DANCE ON.
Outbreak of the Blanket Indians
Feared.

Solway. MIMI. July 12-Late reports from
Red Lake say that the Blanket Indians
consregating I'm large numbers and an out
break is feared They have secured large
quantities of liquor and the war dance Is
going on
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
Killed by Lightning.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
sycamore, Ill, July i2-Frederick Kreuger
was killed by lightning north of here to-day
Ehtio MOVING GraSS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
Mayor Iicsenhein Says Action Will
BE Brought to Recover $780,
0G0 on Its Bond.
FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.
City Probably Will Have Il Hard
Battle To Get the Money-Na-
tional Surety Company
the Security.

i;ayur e. Enforce Contracts; Officers to Pc
pfrt \i'!J'i Us r Contra TINE Nayrr shan SEE
tEa: al contracts am. agreements with the city
ar" faithfully KEEP and performed. and tn this
end b" -Fali cause lacal proceedings to be in
st.tutci AMI Prosecuted against all persons or
corporations failing t. fHlil their agreements
with tn" city. And il is the duty OF every city
officer. when II shall; come to his knowledge that
any contract with the city relating Il the bust
- any office has been violated by the con-
tracing party, forthwith 20 report the fact to
the Mayor.-.;ection 4s 81 Article ~ OF the City
Charter.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
Attorney General Brings Suit At
lacking the Law Consolidating
st. Louis Street Railways
CONVEYANCE IS THE BASIS.
Court Is Asked to Set Aside Trans
fer of Southern Electric Prop
erty to the United Railways
Company.

Stuff was brought yesterday IN the Circuit
Court by Attorney General Edward 9.
Crow to test the constitutionality Of the
law under which the street railways Of ST.
Louis operated by ,he ST. Louis Transit
Company were consolidated.
The action is based upon the transfer Of
the property Of the Southern Electric Rail
road Company. which is made n defendant
together with the United Railways Com
pany and the St. Louis Transit Company.
The court Il asked to set aside the deed
conveying the property of the Southern
Electric Railroad Company TO the United
Railways Company and to restrain the
United Railways Company and the St
Louis Transit Company from the execution
OF the terms. agreements powers and
rights contained in the lease by the United
Railways Company OF the Southern Flee
trio property to the ST. Louis Transit Com
pany; and. further, that the Southern
Electric Company be not interfered with in
carrying out it's contract with the State
OF Missouri. contained IN its articles of
Incorporation
Regarding the conveyance OF the proper
" of the Southern Electric Company to
the United Railways Company the petition
rays:
Plaintiff states that said deed Of CONVEYANCE
set forth Is Illegal and void for the reason that
II attempts to convey ana dispose OF all the
properties. franchises and franchise rights and
sapsts Of whatsoever kind and character be-
fo0gfng 10 said (So1thern Elsciric) company and
ihsreby absolutely deprivinr It OF the means
Therewifh Il may be enabled to carry out the
contract Of corporation between said company
and the State OF Missouri the corporate exist
sncs OF SAID company not expiring until Janu-
ary -. 1913
II IS further alleged that the convey nce
was unauthorized by law and that the
property was sold. transferred and assigned
without the unanimous consent Of all OF the
stockholders of the Southern Electric Com
pany. and without any authority whatever
upon the part Of the Board Of Directors of
the Southern Electric Company. and with
out the consent OF the State of Missouri.
Further ayerr!ng the petition says:
The contract existing between aaId corpora ton
iScutferu Electric Company and the State D.
| Missouri has become and is now impaired, that
The contract existing between the cOrpoIators or
&he stockholders OF said corporation become
IMPAIRED by said act Of conveyance and assign
raent the injury and damage OF the minority
holders thereof. and in both instances in open
violation Of section 10. article / Of and the
fifth and fourteenth amendment TO the Constitu
'iGn OF the United States AMI Of sections Is Il
snd 80 OF article % the Constitution Of Mis-
souri,.
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SENA TOR DA VlS.

The death of United States Sena- Dor Cushman K Davis is distilct loss to the nation. Sauator Davis vas a strong man and his career h the upper house of congress was honorable and useful. He was a man of ability, Q student of interna= aional politics, and when tue United States at the outbreak of the Spap- ish=Ameriean war became an active world powe', Senator Davis was one of the few men in public fife whose habits of study had resulted in bis being equipped to grasp tbe prob lems that confronted the nation and solve them, and in this work he had passed beyond the uncouth stage shat has been the path of some Americans when sent abroad as ministers and special envoys.
 At Paris as a member of the peace commission Senator Davis acquitted Himself in a manner worthy of 3 representative of this nation, aud h the diplomatic fenc- ing with the trained men of pain showed himself foemao worthy Of their steel
 h the bludering and vacElatin z policy of the United States toward Porto Rico Senator Davis had DC part. He opposed the action of the president when he reversed himself in the Porto Rican tariff legislation. The death of MT. Davis leaves few senators who had so profound a knowledge of in ternational law aud asages. Prominent among these is Senator Morgan of Alabama. Since Davis is dead it is a matter of grati- Eication that Alabama saw fl to re turn Morgan to the senate ' Com. mercial-AppeaI.
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THE WORLD GROWING BETTER.
The People as Whole Infinitely Better
 or Than Century Ago.

That the world is constantly grow ing better is evident to any observer who will take the trouble to look about him and compare present conditions with thase existing century ago. h a contribution to a New York paper this fact is strongly brought out by Prof John Bach McMaster, the we'll known historian. A century ago, says the professor, labor was performed in the south almost exclusively by slaves, and in the north largely by ''redemp- tioners," who were in effect temporary slaves. When the redemptioner finally got his freedom he had to work for wages tkat would barely sustain life; or he had the alternative of pressing stern nature and bloodthirsty savages for the right to live. And woe be to the poor wretch who fell sick and got into debt. In New York as late as 1916 there were 1884 persons jailed for debt, and 729 of these owed less than S25 each, and had been imprisoned "for spite" Today the workingman no longer tolls from sunrise to sunset, as he did then. He is no longer subject to imprisonment for honest debt. Wages a century ago were paid when the employer pleased. Now they are paid daily or weekly, and the laborer is protected by lien laws. Railroads and machinery have enabled him to eat better food and wear better clothes than ever before. Increased blessings of the same kind are enjoyed by wo- men. Nor is the increase of happiness confined to any class. The steady march of civilization has made every body broader minded and more hu- mane. Diseases once the seeurge of the world are feared no more. A face pitted with smallpox is as rare now as it was common a century ago. Yel- low fever and cholera have lost their terrors with the increase of cleanliness. Anestheties have almost annihilated pain. Cheap books, magazines and newspapers have made ignorance and rroW-mindedness the badges of dis grace. Cruel punishments are aban- doned and spirit of humanity and charity pervades the thought and the activities of the civilized world. Prof. MeMaster may well remark that the man who can contemplate these changes and still be pessimist is men, tally disease1
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Commissioners Sale

Notice s hereby given that under and by virtue of q certain degree rendered in the Jefferson Ghancery Court. in a Canse therein pending wherein JOS. 4. Paulette was plain tiff and r. T. Lee ct al doing business as h. dependent PacketConpanys were defendants, on the 17th day of November. 1900 now of record in Chancery Record l.. at page IFS. the undersigned will, as commissioner Of said court offer for sale the steamboat "Old Rip," together with her ropes, tackle and all appurtenances. said sale to be made on
 Decem Der 10. 1900. between the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, at public auction, sale to be opened at the front door of the court house in Piue Bluff, and adjourned to and conclud- ed on the said steamer aOld Rip,' now lying at the foot of Alabama Street in said city of Pine Bluff.
 Terms of Sale-On credit of three mon hs purchaser will be required to give note or bond with approved personal security for the purchase money, and lien will be re- taned upon the boat for the payment of the same,
 J7A. LANGFoRD,
 d65 Commissioner.
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WHERE GOLD GROWS.
F1esh. Deposits of the Precious Mesa,
 Every Year.

c1c8u, OepOSitB or the ffecIouS neH&1
 Every Year.
 There are localities where gola may be said to grow every year. or, in other words, where fresh deposits of the precious metal are to be found annu- ally, says eAnswers" One such dis trict is in the Edmontca country, in the Canadian northwest, where, after the spring floods from the same banks and benches of the Saskatchewan river, there are taken every year com siderable quantities of gold by d few diggers, who make their living out of the business. But the most conspicu- ous and interesting case of this sort Is to be seen near Ichang, in the pro- vince of Hupeh, in China. For many centuries past each year gold has been washed from the banks of coarse gray el on both sides of the River Han, and in the midst of the auriferous district there is an ancient town called Uiku- tien, which means Gold Diggers' Inn. !" It's inhabitants subaiyide the gold bearing ground among themselves an- nually, stalking out their claims with partitions. They pay no royalty and appear to earn no more than bare subsistence, but this may be doubted, as John Chinaman is an adept at lay in low and sayin' noffin'." The an- nnal river floods bring down millions of tons of mud and sand, which is charged with gold, both fine" and in flakes, is deposited to depth of six inches or more on the banks of gravel. It is in the winter that the gold is washed, and it is said that seven men work about twenty tons of the .'paf l dirt. tn 8 day.
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whx Anercana Win.

One of the many reasons why Amer Sean manufacturers are so successful competing in foreign markets is to be Found in the following episode, which occurred recently: An American man. ufacturer of steam specialties was vis~ 5ting an English firm which made sim Aar goods. A certain article which both firms made was under discussion. What is your price on this thing?" asked the American. Well, in your money, about s19." replied the Eng sshman. What does 1t cost your" ~I'll deliver at your door all you want mt s7 apiece" said the American. How In the world do you do it?" Well, I'll illustrate," answered the American. Look out of that window and across the street See that man 9ainting a sign?" Yes" He's or ladder. isn't her" Yes" See ehat other man sitting on the sidewalk Holding the foot of the ladderr "Yes. |" sNow. in America we have ladders sbat stand up by themselves don't aeed a man to hold 'em. So. you see, in this instance, we divide your cost of labor exactly by two" T see," re- marked ths Englishman.--Electr Reyisw.
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One hog at one root can destroy the fairest flower that ever bloomed, and one habitual knocker and chron- ic grunbler can destroy the we'll di. rected efforts of a half-dozen men 1abaring for the success of some en- serprise that will be of inestimabe benefit 10 the community -Siloam Springs Democrat.
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y.anner rlllno,s Corn countie=.

Very few people, pernaps. are aware of the fact that in the counties of Coles. Douglas and Moultrie, in Illi- nois. three-fourths of all the broom corn used in the world is produced. The amount used in the whole world Is s5, DOG tons, of which 27,Oa tons are grown in these counties.
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Mr. H. $. Powell, of Camden, came here today to let nr. Scales look at his eye. He is the gentleman that had his eye shot out near Camden q few weeks ago. We are pleased to atate that his sight is gradually re turning.
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Tauric Acid ou Metals.

Gold. silver. steel. aluminium and lead, when immersed iu tauric acid a new chemical discovery. becomes af pliable and ductile as putty.
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eernaay.s Bicycle Factories.

Germany has thirty-six fewer bicycle factories than it had last year. and only few of the largest establish ments are making money.
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XAYANTED-A white woman cook who has
 w a girl 15.or 16 years old to assist in ho- tel work. Address Hotel. care of Graphic.
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FOR sALE-A 6-horse power engine, good as new, at 8 bargain. Apply to or write the Adams-Wilson Printing Co, Pine Bluff, Ark. If
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EOR sALE-small roll top desk, heating \ stove. stand and student lamp. Apply to SIDNEY SMITH. s5S
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.waIssa fsr One Cent chaage.

q never felt so cheap in all ny life, said Short, s'as I did one day in de- partment store. I bought a book for 99 cents and while [ was waiting for it. a young woman, whose good opinion l valued, came up and we began to talk. The beck was wrapped up and handed to me by the girl at the counter and after g short while the young woman asked. Are you waiting for your changer I replied that I was, but, in fact, I hadnst been thinking of 1t. ] wanted co talk to her and made that an excuse for staying. Altar the usua. delay. when it had passed entirely out ef ny mind. The. girl at the book coun- ter stepped ID and said: Here's your change. sir. And she held bright new cent in her open hand so that the other girl saw it. I felt chill at once and just because il appeared to the young woman 5hat had been waiting all that time for q cent. got a reputation for closefstedness that is stitI sticking to me- r-Pittsburg News.
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Helen Keller

Helen Keller, the deaf mute. whose attafnments rival those of Laura Bridgeman, in whom Charles Dick ems took so much interest. has re- gently passed with honors the en- trance examination Of the Women's Annex of Harvard University, under conditions precisely the same as those governing other candidates. Her con- quest of physical disabilities is little short of marvellous, as she taught her self 10 speak in fashion understood by her friends. She fs also a skilled typist, and the questions in her exam nation were answered by her on typewriter. Athletic. too. form a large part of her daily life. as she is a skilled cyclist-a tandem, of course-horse- woman, #seuller and swimmer. Amongst the subjects of her studies are Latin. Greek. algebra and geometry. Alto- gether, her case is one of remarkable interest. as, even supposing her to be exceptionally gifted, it would seem possible to develop the faculties of deaf mutes to q greater degree than has hitherto been supposed.
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Vstng the Life Rocket.

On 3 coast where shoals and feef3 make me use of life 9aa5 fmBraetie- able. CT where ehe breakers and saff put an InsarmoHntaBle barrier bet8een the distressed crew on a wreck and tae braFe men oa shore. 5he Iife rocket 4s rssarted 70; ana. 1l tlle snip is within q certain distance, the swift tEaveiing line propelled through the air comes like messenger Of hope and Iila U those poor souls who. Bat a moment before. seemed beyond the reach Of hu- man aid. But. see. Suddenly 2 snow white serpent shoots Hp In the air | comes nearer and nearer the anxious lQ strained eyes can now see the line which travels with 1t. E has reached the wreck and has been seized by eager hands. Quickly it Is pulled through 3 tail-block, and. as they haul on. 3 stout rope soon follows n It's wake. Next comes a hawser. oy means of which food and restoradves can be passed to the sufferers. Lastly comes the Hfs- buoy. and 8ne Bg one the crew IS safe Ig landed Sometimes a kind of car fs sent. in which several people can be rescued at the same time.
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ALI WE'RE ssLr-coNvfcTED.
Georgia Lawyer. Handed Over Thelf
 Guns With Singular Unanlmi5y.

s5egfgIa las 2 str1nga1L lay z0r9Id= dag zts citizens to carry pista.s on pain of fartezERg sae weapons and paying dHe of s58 or being fmpris= 9Red for thirty days Shortly after the passage of this enactment Judge Lester was holding court in little town. when suddenly ne suspended the trial Of case bg ordering tHe sheriff 70 lock the doors Of the courthouse. Gentlemen. said t2e 3adge when fhe foors ware closed. .I have just seen pistol on man in tbzs= room, and I cannot reconcile E t6 my sense Of duty 70 let such 2 violation Of this law pass unao6ced. ought perhaps 60 go be- fore the grand jury and indict him. but # that man will walk up to this stand and lay his pistol and a fine of $l down here will let him of this time. The judge paused. and q law yer sitting just before him got Up. slipped his hand into q nip pocket. drew out a neat Iyory-haTesIled six shooter, and laid 1t with a dollar down upon the stand This is all right.
 said the judge. but you are not the man I saw with the pistol. Upon this another lawyer arose and laid down Colts revolver and a dollar bill be- fore the judge, who repeated his for mer observation. The process went on until nineteen pistols of all kinds and sizes and shapes lay upon the stand. together with nineteen dollars by their side. The judge laughed as he con- DIimented the nineteen deIinquents upon being men of business, but ada ed that the man whom he had seen with the pistol had not come up. and. glancing at the far side of the court, he continued: T will give him one minute to accept my proposition, and if he fails I will hand him over to the sheriff. " Immediately two men from the back of the court rose and began to move toward the judges stand
 Once they stopped to look at each other, and then, coming slowly for ward, laid down their pistols and their dollars. As they turned their backz the judge said: This man with the
 black whiskers is the one that originally saw New York Press.
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 When They Rise.

The kaiser rises al , o'clock. swal lows cup Of coffee and then begins work. The Emperor Francis Joseph is about at : o'clock. and breakfasts on coffee and buttered toast. The king of Italy, the king of Sweden. the king of the Kelgianst the king Of Denmark. the sultan and the prince Of Bulgaria rise at the same hour as ordinary mertals. The record for indolenee is held by ex- King Milan. lie retfres to rest at peep Of day, rises at midday and takes a long time over his breakfast.