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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
ROOSEVELT's ITINERARY.
Begins His Speaking Tour on Scptem-
her I-Uil VIII AnsMcr Him.

New York. Aug. 16.-After attending the
Republican State Convention at Saratoga,
around the political circle. going as far,
west as Pocatello, Idaho. making his first
address on the trip at Baltimore, October
II. After short rest he Will re-enter the
campaign, devotinS the last fortnight be-
fore election to a tour of this State.
Between Saratoga and Baltimore. Gov
ernor Roosevelt will deliver thirty-eight
speeches in the larger cities through which
he will pass. His itinerary has been so ar
ranged as to make 1t possible for him to
speak from the rear platform of his train
as often his throat, which Is still III
poor condition, will permit.
As a side light on this feature of the
campaign. it is interesting to know that
the Democratic National Committee plans
to have former Senator Hill answer the
speeches made by Governor Roosevelt. lie
will speak in the doubtful States answering
Roosevelt in detail.
From Saratoga, Governor Roosevelt will
so directly to Detroit where he will speak
September G, after which speeches viii be
made in this order:
September S; Chicago, September 10; Mil
waukee. September Il: Sioux Falls. Sep
tember IL; iankton. September l3: Aberdeen,
marck September II: helena. September
IS; Butte, September 10; Pocatello. Septem-
ber 49,. Ogden. September q: Salt Lake,
Cheyenne. September %; Denver. S'eptem-
ber 26; Colorado Springs. September q;
Wichita. September Is; Topeka. September
%: Lincoln October /: Hastings, October g;
Omaha. October 8; Des Moines, October 4;
GGlena, October 5; Indiana, october 9; Indi-
ana. October s; Indiana. october .; Louis
Vile. October lO Frankfort, October IL:
Lexington. october IL; Ohio, October i2;
Ohio October l3; West Virginia. October 10:
West Virginia. october 10; Baltimore. oc-
tober II.
Governor Roosevelt. 1t will be noted. is
not to visit Missouri. Chairman Hanna.
when asked the reason for this. said:
"Oh, the Governor is needed in the doubt
full States" which means that Missouri is
conceded to the Democrats even at this
early day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
FlTZ AS AN ORATOR.
Philadelphia Talking About His
Debut in Verbal Swings.
EEprEIlC SPECIAL

PhilaGe lpha, Aug 16-To his various ac-
compiishments that have previously
brought him fortune and fame. Robert
FitZsimmors has added that of after-din-
ner oratOry. So great was his success in
his new field that his friends talk of put
ting him into training for a match with
Senator Depew.
His debut as a post-prandial dealer in
verbal swings, jahs and cross-cuts was
made at the Fashionable hotel Bellevue last
Monday night. but the real significance OF
the affair has just impressed itself on the
town, so to speak.
Millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle was
the host, master of ceremonies. announcer
and referee at Fitzsimmonss initial bout
with oratory. He sat at the head of the
table with FitZsmmonS on his right and
Walter Stratton Wheeler, clubman, on his
When the coffee and cigars had been
served, Mr. Bidde arose and proposed the
health of the guest of honor. 1t was
drunk standing. Then young Mr.. Biddle
made a brief speech. setting forth the vir-
tues of the freckled gladiator. OF course
this called for response from f1tZslm-
mons.
The conqueror of Rubin arose with evi-
dent embarrassment. His face was red
der than the crimson candle shades and
his Adams apple leaped UP and down In
his throat like the spring of an automatic
difficulty in putting his hands into his
pockets preparatory to speaking. HIS
three diamonds in his shirt front cast d
cool, white radiance over the table and
the attentive guests
Mr. Biddle gave the following account OF
how the dinner came to be gwen to your
correspondent to-day:
You know he said. Bob and I have
been friends for years. He is charming
fellow and l think the world of him. l
prize his friendship more than l can tell.
Our acquaintanceship started back in 1891,
when l met him in a friendly go for three
rounds at the Pen and Pencil Club in this
city.
Ever since then we have been warm
friends and / tell YOU it Is a source OF
great satisfaction to me to number him
among my friends. When he came to town
on Monday he invited me to see the ex-
hibition bout with Rubin before the
camera l accepted. and. after it was over.
l invited Bob. his trainer. manager and
sparring partners, with some of my friends,
to a little dinner in Bob's honor.
Just see what he sent me this morning.
exclaimed Mr.. Biddle as he held up Il pair
of blood-stained boxing gloves. "These are
the mitts that Fitzsimmons wore when he
whipped Corbett at Carson city and won
the championship of the world. l would
not take any price for them
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
PROTECTS CLIFF DWELLINGS.
New Mexico Land Commissioner
Close Public Lands.

Santa Fe, N. NJ. Aug. 16.-An order has
been received from Binger Hermann Gen
eral Land Commissioner. to withdraw from
further entry and sale all the public land
in about nine townships west of the Rio
Grande River, around Espanola. for tie
purpose of establishing the proposed park
in which are situated hundreds Of cliff
dwellers and thousands of communal build
ings, which are being looted by vandals and
relic hunters.
Chief Justice Reed,in the Court Of Private
Conias Grant claim for 100000 acres along
the Rio Grande River in Southern Colorado
and upon which the towns of Alamosa,
Monte Vista and Del Norte are situated
The ruling is based upon the ground that
there is no competent or satisfactory evil
dence that a grant was made.
4 decision was also announced rejecting
the Juan Joseph Monreno grant in Bernalii-
10 County, n. Nth N; The J., Chief Justice also
Sluss dissenting. confirming the Mesataes
grant. a claim for Or one league on the Rio
This confirmation gives the claimants all
they ask except any fractional part of their
tract which may be in conflict with the
Espiritu Sancto grant
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
Advance Guard of Missouri Press
Association Entertained at Sub
urban Garden by Committee.
PROGRAMME FOR TWO DAYS.
Session Will Open at the Laclede
Hotel at 10 O'Clock This Morn
ing-Reception at Mer-
chants Exchange.

The advance guard Of the Missouri Press
Association reached st. Louis yesterday aft
ernoon. The main body is expected this
morning.
The business sessions of the meeting will
be held at the Laclede Hotel, where head
quarters have been opened.
The following members arrived yesterday:
j. NJ. Iosey, Palmyra Spectator: C. l.
Woods. Rolla Herald: H. T. Burkhardt.
Columbia Statesman: J. H. Edwards. JEFF
ferson City Press; o. y. Andreen, Lexing-
ton Intelligencer: W. L. Thomas. School
and Home; r. NJ. White. Mexico Ledger;
Walter Williams. Columbia Herald; Z. w.
Stephens, Columbia Herald: o. D. Gray,
Sturgeon Leader; w. p. Ruffel, Glasgow
Missourian; Howard Ellis, New Florence
Leader; W. r. Painter, Carrollton Demo-
crat; j. West Goodwin, Sedalia Bazoo; Wal
lace Williams, Fulton Telegram, and Will
liam +. Switzler. Columbia Statesman. West
L. Robertson. Gallatin Democrat.
Last evening the visiting editors and
their wives, under the escort of T. l. Can
non and w. l.. Thomas, were entertained at
the Suburban Garden. The following busi-
ness programme has been arranged for the
meeting to-day:
10 a. m.-Called to order; prayer by the
Reverend J. c. Armstrong; address of well
come by l.. d. kingsland; response; roll
CALL appointment of committees; recess.
y. m.-Short talks by L. T. Moulton,
King City Chronicle; c. ". Bolster, Platts-
burg Leader; John \. Lee, Interstate Gro
Ger; E. Caruthers, Dunklin Democrat; Jno.
+. Martin. Charleston Daily Enterprise;
Philip CAM, Macon Republican: Robert
Walker, Hermanner Volksblatt; H. c.
Chinn. Canton News.
Discussion. "Typesetting Machines" John
Knott, Hannibal Journal; K. w. Stephens,
Columbia Herald; Jas. Todd. Maryvile
Democrat: Sosey Bros. Palmyra Spectator
Wigginton x Conger. Linneus Bulletin; W.
D. thomas, Fulton SUE; +. l.. Wensel. Adj
vertiser-Courier, Hermann. 1:30 p. m.-En-
tertained by st. Louis committee.
TO-morrow's programme follows:
u a. m, address by z. W. Mitchell, Ne
vada Evening Post; Ewing Herbert, Atchi-
son Champion; H. S. sturgis. Neosho Times:
c. Roach. Carthage Democrat; r. w. Nc
Lyles, Houston Herald; J. r. Lowell, Mober-
ly Democrat.
At . p. m. addresses by Tom L. Cannon
Interstate Manufacturer; Walter Williams
Columbia Herald Report of committees.
Election of officers.
The Merchants Exchange will entertain
the members of the association at noon to-
day, and in the evening a trip will be made
to Delnar Garden. Tomorrow Shaw's
Garden will be taken in, and if the members
can be induced to remain over a trolley
party will be arranged.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
ROOsEVELT'S NAME KISSED.
Negroes Resent His Criticism of
COlored Soldiers.
REPrRLC SPECIAA


Boston, Mass, Aug. 1d.-Governor Theo-
dore Roosevelts name was Kissed at the
meeting of the nonpar tisan negrol confer
ence held in Zion American Methodist Epis-
copal Church in this city to-day. Reco;iec-
tions of Roosevelt's statement in his San
tiago reports rejecting upon the negro
troops provoked the outburst:
In an impassioncd speech the Reverend
". NJ. Scott brought on the demonstrI-
ton.
Our liberty is at stake" he said in ex-
'.and / Will be careful. They have in this
country rewarded treason and lauded cow
ardce. They have abused negro officers in
the Philippine Islands. on the transports
the negro officers. whose rank and privi-
leCes are fixed by the army regulations,
have to eat in kitchens. while the white
for those transports. Roosevelt, says the
negro soldiers were towards and that he
RCosevelD drove them at the point of a
rev9xer Noicss d,yerfe,;r Hs ned; +, tho reyro
is a coward. Ask the Fifty-fourth Massa-
chusetts Regiment. Ask Crspus Attacks.
Ask the Ninth and T. Tenth CaTairy y. y and the
1t was evident that Governor Roosevelt's s
denunciation of his negro associates in the
battles around Santiago had taken deep
root for references to the Ninth Cavalry
ELECTED Il tremendous outburst of enthusi-
aSm
Continuing the speaker said
Delaware 23.3S6. Illinois 5702S. Indiana 49,
2l5. Kentucky 26S.0Il. New Jersey 4,6iS. New
York 70.O92 Maryland 2i5,651. West Virginia
voters in those States form party that
will guarantee me and my children liberty.
If was to form ticket for this party 1t
would be headed by Bishop Walters Of
Washington and Edwin 5. Walker of Bos-
ton"
The speaker made it plain that, in his
Judgment. the negroes and the party of
Roosevelt have come to the parting of the
WnyS.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
ALMOST KILLED HIS SON.
Father Irate Because Horse Was
Ridden to Death.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

ttt-l>I SIglt SPECIAL.
Mount Holly, y. J.. Aug 16.-Because his
l4-year-old son, George. had gone out drv-
ing without his consent and caused tie
death of one OF his horses, John nempie,
a farmer, living near the Fair Grounds
here became SO enraged that he announced
his determination to end the boys life by
hanging He sent another boy for rope,
but the latter ran away after hiding TIE
rope in the barn. Kemple was not 10 be
!. baked in his efforts. however. and declared
he would choke George to death. The lad
attempted to escape. but was thrown down
and choked into insensibility.
Mrs. Theodore Phillips of Mount Holly
was driving past at the time, and she
seized kemple by the arms and succeeded
in dragging the frenzied man away. The
boy APPEARED to be dead, but medical aid
was quickly secured, and in about half an
hour he was. restored to consciousness.
Since then he has not been able 10 sneak
above whisper.
The father seemed to have no regrets
over his action. and declared that if he had
killed the boy he would have buried the
body on the farm and no one would have
been the wiser. The authorities will begin
criminal proceedings against him at once
and have the boy placed in "A home
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17

THREE CHARGES-Three warrants were
SON. who was arrested at Sixth and Olive
streets Wednesday charged with passing
bogus checks. one Ct the warrants charges
him with embezZling $40 from the Cast
Bank Note Company on August 81. 1890: one
with obtaining SlO from Fred Sprick of No:
2SS1 Dickson street by false pretenses; and
the third with obtaining $1 from Henry Os-
deck hy false pretenscS.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
new ELECTRICAL INVENTION.
An Ohio Man Builds a Battery
That Is q Marvel.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

EEPU BIIC SPECIAL
Eaton. o.. Aug. 16.-A young student Of
electricity who lives near here has succeed
ed in perfecting battery that may revolu-
tionize industry. The battery, which he has
just completed. Will give a steady current
of twelve volts per square cell at about fifty
amperes.
Unlike any other primary cell. 1t keeps up
a constant current until exhausted. Eight
quart cells will run a two-horse power motor
ten hours at an expense of 10 cents. Ten cells
will burn twelve thirty-two-candle power
lamps ten hours. The cell differs from any
other form in that the exciting fluid is
dropped into the cell at the rate of one drop
minute while the battery remains in use
Its cheapness of maintaince and great
power will cause its universal adoption on
power lines. Almost every house and
business place will have its own lighting
plant and power for running sewing ma
chimes, fans, etc.
The highest voltage now obtained from
the best form of primary battery Is nearly
two volts to a gallon cell. and then only
tor a few minutes, as the current rapidly
runs down.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
ELECTED OFFICERS.
Interstate Old Settlers Reunion at
Nevada Is Well Attended.
RFPCBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL,
Nevada, Mo-, Aug. ls.-The interstate old
soldiers reunion at Lake Park Springs ha =
SO far proved to be the most successful ono
IN the history OF the association. Three hun
dred tents are filled with old soldiers and
their families. who are enjoying unalIoved
pleasure. Every day prominent speakers
have addressed the crowds, and every night
has been enlivened with camp fires To-day
Doctor Bronson of Sedaia was the pr:nci-
pal speaker. and tonight Major Warner OF
Kansas City delivered an address,
At a business meeting to-day the follow
ing officers of the association were elected I:
vice commander, Harry Mitchell, Nevada:
ouartermaster, +. NJ. Wyatt, Butter; officer
OF the day, Ben +. Parker, Nevada officer
OF the guard. c. ID. Carpenter. Rockville:
chaplain. Rufus Smith, Eldorado; Adjutant'
A. l.. Dickerson, Nevada; trustees c. G.
Burton. H. l.. Tiilottson and John Z. Birds
eye; The camp will continue till Saturday
night.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
WILL FITZ AND JEFFRIEs MEETs
Bob Issues Statement and Jim's
Manager Replies to 1t.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug. 16.-Bob Fftzsfmmons is
6isgusted with the off-and-on and hot-and-
cold way in which Jim Jeffries will and will
not fight him for the championship. Here
Is what Bob says:
II see in this mornings papers that Jeff
ries has crawled out of the possibility of
meeting me in the ring again On Tues
day Mr.. Brady waiting, until Mr.. Sharkey
and myself were matched for August "a
challenged the winner to meet Jefiries on
August 81. /! promptly accepted the oppor-
to defeat Mr.. Sharkey.
THE matter was settled then and there
Now this great champion of the. world
prospect Of establishing beyond question
his right to the title and earning about
1.-THE truth OF the matter is that Jeffries
is afraid to meet me again. have accept
ed every offer he ever made for return
match. and each time he has made some
silly excuse to get out of the match
Il hereby give Jefferies notice that hav-
ing accepted his challenge in the event
OF winning from Sharkcy. / shall claim the
championship of the world, and ! believe
the public will sustain my claim and recos-
nize me as the real champion"
Mhen William A Brady. the champions
manager, read Fitzsimmonss statement he
made an announcement that may yet re-
suit in a mach between ''Lanky Bob and
\pefries. This is what Brady said:
believe he is really anxious to fight JEFF
fries; does he? Well. just let him post a
a challenge n
meet Jehries. ID show that he is sincere. |
will then cover his money and arrange
final details for match at once
1t is customary for an aspirant to post
q forfeit and issue challenge as an act of
good faith. OF course, Fitzsimm0ns Will
have to defeat Sharkey, or We will not CON
slider any match with him Jeffries knocked
him out once, and there is no reason why
he should fight him again. Jeffries how
ever. to show that he is the real cham
pion, will fight FftZsimmons If he wins
from the Saiior, but there is one condition
that l will insist upon. and that is the
winner take the entire purse. He will not
split the purse, as Fitzsimmons suggested
TO me the other day.
Now. if Fitzsimmons thinks he has such
good chance of defeating Jetfries, let him
accept these conditions. He will then have
an opportunity to battle for his lost lau-
rels and incidentally small-sized fortune ''
Mr.. Brady denied the report that he was
trying to organize a boxing club in Ches-
ter County, Pennsylvania, to hold boxing
matches after Sent emhpr /
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED.
Trouble in the Middletown Baptist
Church.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


memhers of Tho Eirat eaoitist Cburrh nf
this city have voted not to accept the resis-
nation of their pastor, the Reverend Frank
with the church on September 10.
There has been trouble tesween Mr.. Heath
and certain members of his church for
some time and on August he presented
his resignation.
Mr. Heath has been pastor of the church
for seven years. Although he has been Il
tireless worker and added largely to the
church membership two factions have ie-
veloped. Prominent members Of the churcn
declare 1t was necessary to sacrifice The
pastor III ORDER to save the people: Heath
of the rich. He Is a crohibitlonist and
preached and worked strongly against the
rum traffic. He also opposed the holding of
entertainments to raise fund.- for the
oh,
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
HANNA'S BAD HEALTH.
Heart Trouble Not Serious-Has
Stomach Ailment Also.
REPrRLIC SPECIAL.

New York, Aug. Ex-senator Hanna, when
asked about his health to-day. said:
The fact is that L don't feel well. Not
only my. rheumatism. but some stomach
troubles have annoyed me a good deal late
~. / don't feel like working but my work
has to be done and | do it,
expect by a system of diet and by ex-
erciSlnS great care to keep myself in con-
diilon TO do all that may be required of me- -
The chairman also has what he calls a
spell every three weeks or so, in which
the heart for few minutes acts wrong
This has been going for more than a
year The Specialists, of whom he has de-
manded an absolutely frank verdict. have
told him the spells are not dangerous.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
Crcs.one Canon a Furnace.

Crestone. Colo, Aug. ia great forest fire
is raging in Crestone Canon, just off Baca
Grant No. 4. High winds have caused it to
spread with great rapidity. Unless a heavy
rain should fall within day or two mil
lions of feet of valuable timber will be de-
stroyed.
The whole San Luis Valley has been
filed with dense smoke all week from fires
on both the east and west ranges and almost
incalculable damage has already been dsa..
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
SIGNALS FOR A DOCTOR.
Messages From German Steamship
to American Liner.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug l6.--The officers Of the
Wilson Liner Colorado, which has just ar
rived from Hull. reported that on August
they passed a small German tank steam
ship bound east. The German signaled:
.'Wll you send doctor on board?'
The tank steamer at the same time
changed her course and for twenty min
utes steamed toward the Colorado. The
signal was then changed for one meaning
Dead" The German vessel then resumed
its course.
The officers of the Colorado said the
steamship was too far away to discover
the name, and did not signal it. The tank
steamer had Il single funnel with a red
ring.
1t is supposed that there was an accident
aboard the tank steamer. and that the in
jured person or persons died while the call
for help was being made.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
INCINERATED HERSELF.
Mexican Girl Committed Suicide in
a Horrible Manner.
FEPuBLIC SPECIAL.

FEPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Corpus Christi, Tex. August ia tele-
phone message from Realities to the Sun
says:
"Juanita Guerra, a young lady 10 years of
age, poured q quantity of kerosene on a
pile of shucks. After this she saturated her
clothing with Kerosene. laid down in the
shucks and applied match. Soon she was
a mass of flames and when she was rescued
was burned in a horrible manner. Every
thing possible was done to alleviate her suf-
ferngs. but in vain. She fingered in the
most horrible agony for nine or ten hours,
when her agony ended in death. Before she
died she would at times gain consciousness
and converse with those about her. but she
cuuSe of her rash act
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
FORESTS BURN IN COLORADO.
Vast Tracts of Timber Land Being
Destroyed at Three Points.

Glenwood Springs. Colo, Aug. 16.-Glen-
wood springs is enveloped in cloud of
round the town on three sides. These fires
are raging at Grizzly Creek, at the back of
Mount Lookout, and at Sunset Peak, and all
are supposed to have originated through
the neglect of campers.
Last night a gale blew the fires over the
summit of Sunset Peak in full view of the
town. The magnificent spectacle was
watched for hours by the entire community
For a time it was feared that the sparks
would be carried across the river. but the
wind changed and the fire spread toward
Four-Mile Creek.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
Elected n New Chairman.

EEPI BLIC
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 16-The Pulaski
County Democratic Central Committee met
to-day in the Pulaski Circuit Courtroom
with twenty-five out OF thirty-five members
present
Horace G. Dale, member from the First
Ward was unanimously elected chairman
to succeed George NJ. Street. who has mys-
teriously disappeared. Mr.. w. c. Faucette
was elected to fill the vacancy on the COM
1uittee from the Eighth Ward.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17


PerryviIe No, Aug 16.-The Democratic
primaries held in Perry County resulted as
follows: Congressman Thirteenth District,
Edward Robb; Representative, Jos. G.
Wcrnhold: Sheriff, J. w. Martin; Collector.
Emanuel Estel; Prosecuting Attorney,
James r. Greenwell; Treasurer Doctor ID.
+. Morton; Assessor VIM. 4. Difam. Sur
veyor, Jesse T. De Ldssus; Coroner Doctor
]. z. Noerning; Judge of the Eastern Dis
trct, L. w. Cox Judge Western District,
Thomas J. MOranville.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
CAUGHT between TWO CARS.
Conductor Was Adjusting the Trol
ley-Seriously Hurt.

James Mack. 20 years Old conductor on
car No. 1873 of the Cass avenue line. was
attempting to adjust the trolley. which had
slipped from the wire. at Eighth street and
Cass avenue. at 10 O'Clock last night when
car No. l of the same division came up at
q rapid rate and ran into his car, pinning
him between the bumpers and severely in
jurlnS him. He was carried to the drug
store at Tenth street and Cass avenue and
an ambulance was called, in which he was
removed to his home, at No. 1910 Olive
street, where Doctor Campbell examined
him. AIack's injuries are serious. but not
necessarily fatal. 1t is feared that he is
injured internally.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17

the l2-year-old boy who was picked '!p
Wednesday night at Eleventh and w Walnut
streets and who claimed not to know
where his home was. will go to the HoIse
of Refuge. Henry and his brother. VII
Emma Pesch, with whom the boys lived,
are of such rowing disposition that It is
impossible to keep them at home for any
length of time, and they have caused Mrs.
Ptsch a great deal of trouble The boys
parents are dead, and Mrs. Pesch. who
lives at No. 1903 South Seventh street, had
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
YOUTHS COURAGE FAILED,
German Prisoner Says He Was to
Kill SaXOnY's King.

London, Aug. IA youth. about 20 years
old, was arrested at Leipsic yesterday. ac-
cording to a special dispatch from Berlin
Albert of Saxony. He says he was ap-
pointed by lot to perform the deed. but
that his courage failed him.
lished. A dagger and a loaded revolver
We're found on his person.