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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
COLLECTOR WEEKS RESIGNS.
Will be Succeeded by H, G. Gleason of
Burlington.

St. Adams, April 23.-Arthur l.. Weeks of
this city has resigned the office of deputy
collector of internal revenue which he has
held for seven years and will be succeeded
May l, by II. Clay Gleason OF Burlington.
lis resignation was rendered because OF
the pressure of business interests which
have divided his time with the govern
ment office for so many years.
That Mr.. Weeks falthfulness and bill
ity are appreciated by his superiors in OIL
fee the following letter a~bundantly testi-
fieS:-
Portsmouth. n. H, March ID, 1900,
Mr.. A. |" Weeks, Deputy Collector
Dear S~ir:-Iour letter of the 10th tender
ing your resignation has been received,
and | will say that ! am exceedingly sor-
~ tina he demands of your business and
your health compel you to sever your con-
nection with the internal revenue serNiccln
which our relations have been most pleas
ant. | can understand the circumstance
which force you TO the conclusion that you
must resign, but as | have before stated
to You, / ave been well pleased with the
quality of the work you have rendered.
desire, If it Is possible. that you give
me an opportunity TO make a more careful
investigation looking towar the selection
of your successor, than l would be allowed
should you insist upon your resignation
taking effect upon April l.. | fear that
date might find me somewhat unsettled
and / shall be very glad If you will attend
to the business for some days thereafter
in order that | may make a suitable Sc
lection.
Assuring you OF my most cordial regard
and trusting that our personal relations II
the future will continue as pleasant a:
they Ia been in the pasJ, | am,
Sincerely yours,
J. A. WOOD, Collector.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
TO-Night and Tomorrow NIGHT

And each day and night duringthls week
you can get at n druggists Kemp's
Balsam, for the Throat and Lungs, 40
k~nowledged to be the most successful
remedy ever sold for Coughs, Group. Bron-
chitis. Asthma and Consumption. Get q
bottle TO-DAY and keep II always in, the
once. Price 26c and SOC. Sample ovttlA
free
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
MEETING OF ARRUCKLE co.

At the annual meeting of the Arbuckle
company Thursday evening the following
officers were elected:
President-Thomas Arbuckle.
Vice-President-M. II, Landon.
Secretary and Treasurer-S. DeLorme,
Directors-Capt. Richard Arbuckle, Chas
". Scully, :. DeLorme, NJ, H.. Landon
Thos. ArbucklA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Louis 4. Beaudoin of St. Johnsbury; lia-
bilities s30a3. 30 of which s31S.5 80 is unsecur-
ed: assets s4\53. 30, exempt s2242.
William +. Dugan, blacksmith, Burling-
ton; liabilities s173, all unsecured. assets
so5, all exempt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26

beas corpus and the judge has taken the
case under consideration. An important
question Ii whether Wiley can he admit
ted to bail before Supreme Court c%onvenes
here May s.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
The
Pinkhan1
Record

Is q proud and poerless
record. II 10 q record Of
cure, of constant oon-
quest over obstinate Ills
of w0nseny Ills that deal
out dospaIrs suffering
that many women think
Is w0n,anrs natural h0rl-
fagos Msordors and dis
pIa0ensonfs that drive out
hope.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
Make
FLESH
and
$1,000

Hon. ]. H. Fletcher, formerly
Governor Of South Dakota, but
now a resident OF Salem, Ore.,says,
"For over two years my daugh-
ter had been declining from a
strong, healthy, rosy-ehesksd girl
to a pale, weak and helpless inva-
lid. She was afflicted with terrible
headaches, and gradually grew
weaker and more languid, appar-
emily without Cause. TRIED several
doctors, bot all without avail.
Finally, to please a friend, l bought
49, ~
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
SCHOOLS.

the West Shore. was among the visitors
yesterday.
c. $ Crane. general passenger agent of
the Wabash. will return TO headquarters to-
day.
H V. =. Taylor. assistant general pas
scnger agent Of the Wabash. left last night
for Chicago to attend the meeting Of the
Mileage Bureau OF the Central Passenger
Association.
e. f. Pope. Western passenger agent OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio. has taken trip
West
President II. c. Rouse of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas. who arrived in St. Louis
Saturday night. left yesterday for the East.
&C. Halle. traffic manager of the Mis-
New York meeting of Western officials. re-
tdrned to headquarters yesterday
Vice President and General Manager
Kamsey Of the Wabash noo,fag returned yesterday
C. NJ. Pratt. chairman Of the South
western Passenger Bureau. has returned to
headquarters.
james Barker. general passenger agent
of the Missouri. kansas and Texas. has re-
turned from the New York meeting and
says lie hopes to live until January 5. 1901.
senger agent of the B. & o. S-W.. has ac-
ceptsd his invitation for that date.
H. e. Townsend. general passenger
TO arrive at headquarters to-day from a trip
South.
Vice President and General Manager
Russell Harding OF tnc Missouri IdCilic
SAYS that he knows nothing OF any labor
troubles. as reported for stock jobbinS pur-
poses from Wall street. New York.
R G. Cowardin. city ticket agent OF the
Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis at
Memphis, was here yesterday
f S. Jewett. passenger and ticket agent
of the Missouri Pacific at Kansas city, was
at headquarters yesterday.
The Executive Committee of the West
ern Passenger Association viii hold an adj
journed meeting in Chicago on December IL.
Frank Il. Parker has been appointed as
sistant superintendent Of the Union Pacific.
vice George T.. Baird. resigned.
The Central Passenger Association will
hold a meeting in Chicago tomorrow. The
Mileage Bureau will meet to-day.
Southwestern lines have granted o one
and-one-ffth fare for the merchants meet
ings in St. Louis i'm February, March and
April. 1891.
r. ii. Duesberry. purchasing agent of
the Mobile and Ohio. is at the Planters
Hotel.
Harry Mcclure. passenger agent of the
Big Four. left last night for Chicago.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11

n share OF the vast trade west Of the one
hundred and fifteenth meridian have been
prohibited from competing for this trade
since the adoption Of this unjust basis of
rates: others have continued in the trade
without n reasonable profit frequently 1T a
loss hoping for a reaIiUstment that Will be
fair alike to the wholesalers on the Pacific
Coast and elsewhere.
SeCond-That many of the rates in effect
prior to June %, 1S9s. were unjust to the
wholesale merchants Of st. Louis and the
Middle West and gave the wholesale deal
erS on the Pacific Coast an unreasonable
advantage. TO the detriment not only of ST.
Louis merchants, but of Chicago merchants
and others. similarly situated. well as TO
the detriment 0f every buyer in small guam
titles on the Pacific Coast. on June % 1s.S
this unjust discrimination was greatly in
creased. as shown by the tariff published.
The complainants ask the commission TO re-
adjust the rates equitaby.
They We're represented to-day by their
counsel. II. l.. Christie: Frank y. johnson
Of Simmons Hardware Company and Il. :.
Tomkins of the st. Louis Tariff Bureau.
Witnesses for both sides were examined
and the hearing will continue Tomorrow.
Ine decision of the commission Will not be
announced for some weeks To come. The
hearing Is attracting much interest among
railroad men and managers of ocean lines
connecting with the trunk routes.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
LEGAL NOTICE.

State of Missouri, City of ST. Louis, ss.-
In the Circuit Court. City of st. Louis.
October Term, 1890. Saturday, November
Il. 1900
ct al. tNo. 1145IA,-It appearing to the Court
from the affidavit this dav filed herein. and
the Marshal of the City of St Louis having
made return upon the summons issued in
Gilker, Alexander F. Hume. Maggie Will
ian:s and Israel Williams. cannot be found
In the City of st. Louis. and II appearing
to the satisfaction of the Court that the
residence Of said defendants ia unknown. or
that they do not reside within the State OF
Missouri:
II is ordered that said defendants be noti-
fed that civil action has been commenced
against them and others. the object and
general nature of which is to obtain the ap-
ed Commissioners. freeholders of property
In said City of ST. Louis TO assess the dam
ages which the owners of the property
sought to be appropriated and condemned.
said City of st. Louis. approved March %.
1890. entitled AN ordinance to widen ct.
Louis avenue from Spring avenue to Prai-
RE avenue" may severally sustain by rea-
OF such real estate by the city in widening
said ST. Louis avenue and for a Judgment
of condemnation of said property for the
purposes aforesaid. and that the 18th day
of December 1900 has been fixed for the
hearing of plaintiffs petition
And IL is further ordered that a COPY
hereof he published according to law in The
St. Louis Republic and the Westliche Post,
the newspapers publishing the journal OF
the Assembly of the said City OF st. Louis.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and seal OF the Circuit
Court. City Of st. Louis. this 18th day Of
November, 1900.
seaD HENRY TROLL
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
Husband Charges That His Wife
Threw Her Wedding Ring ut
Him and Attempted Suicide.
SCENES IN PUBLIC PLACES.
The Petition Recites an Encounter
at the Planters Hotel and Il
Filtration at Faust'S
Restaurant.

Execution was issued yesterday in the
divorce suit of Wallace {. Capen against
Florence Lucas Capen, and the papers III
the case were taken 10 St Louis County. 10
be served on tn. defendant who Is staying
at the residence of her father, robert j.
Lucas, near Normandy.
The petition in the case. which was with
drawn from the Circuit Clerks Office when
# was filed last Saturday, was returned
yesterday. MIR. Capen alleges that his wife
attempted to commit suicide last Wednes-
day. the day on which they separated. The
specific allegations OF the petition are as
follows:
That the defendant has upon divers occa-
sious publicly and in the presence of other
persons. reprirnanded, criticised and abused
the plaintiff without cause or provocation;
that during defendants visit TO relatives
and friends of the plaintiff at Block Island.
Il. l.. in the month of July last. he &C.
fendant called plaintiff a deg. and said that
she hoped the dirty dog would stay away
from her: that during the said visit plain
tiff wrote to her. admonishing her as 10
certain duties and discretions. and that she
tcleSraphed plaintiff that she would do as
she pleased. and for him to let her alone:
that she said that she did not care for him
and did not love him; that she refused 10
answer kilograms and letters sent by him
to her while she was East last July and
August: that she threatened to commit sui
eide When tie SPOKE 10 Her dbbuI htT t'li-
duct: that in the month of October she be-
came angry with him and took from her
hand her wedding ring which lie had given
her and threw it at him: that she struck
hin, October 70 1900. at the Planters Hotel
cafe with an oyster fork and upbraided and
abused him, so that the epithets were heard
by others: that on October n. 1906. at
F'aust's restaurant, while at dinner with
plaintiff and other persons who were guests
of plaintiff and defendant, the defendant
1irted with Julius 4. Boyer. who sat at
another table, and only dcsisted when the
plaintiff threatened to take the defendant
and leave the restaurant, that on December
). iSto, the defendant. at their home, abused
plaintiff and applied vile epithets 10 him
and struck him in the face with her hand;
that on December ;. 1900, the defendant
threatened to commit suicide. and at
tempted to carry said threat into execution
in the presence of persons other than the
plaintiff and defendant.
Robert j. Lucas. Mrs. Capen's father. ana
with whom she is now making her home.
said last night that neither he nor his
daughter had word to say about the ale
cations in the suit filed by Nv. capen. we
knew what charges would be made before
the suit was filed" said Mr.. Lucas But
he refused to say anything further
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
DEATHS.

ShUET-Wallac- Gruet oldest son OF John p.
Tnu tatherne w Gruet. Monday, 1:6J A. m.
days
tuheral from residence. Elm avenue. Webster
,Sto'es. TO Oak Ridge Cemetery. near kirkwood,
nv, tuesday. December II. at 2. m. Inter
ment private
newark. N J.. Daily Advertiser and Daily
'en'hg News please copy.
n hOHN.on Sunday. December g. 1900. at so
y m. Bernard Koin.
a, ruhsral Tuesday at 1:3o y. m. from family res
enee. No 1856 South Eighteenth street. In
'i"ent private. Flowers declined.
~ ,,sI,REETER-on Sunday December = 1900, at
.Us iaHiiy residence No. 394S Juniata street Ma
sraS - beloved wife of James +. Streeter,
Due notice Of funeral will be given.
copy. '
az 1,MMaLDAUER-On Sunday. December q 1890. at
% y. m, Mr.. August Waldauer aged 70 years.
c,r funeral will take place from residence. 9O5 La
80, street. on Tuesday. December IL. at
o'clock p. m.
G." AIs soN-On Monday December TO- lael. at
enty-eighth year " ~
Sue notice Of funeral will be given.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
MISSING ST. LOUIS BOY
ISLOCATED AT SEDALlA.
Willie Buchalter Disappeared
in September and Is
Roughing 1t.
HE'S NOT COMING HOME

Willie Buchaltcr. who ran away from his
parents home. at No. 1l05 Biddie street,
September IS, was located in Sedalia by
Detective w. c. Weber of this city last
Friday The boys mother. Mrs. Mary
Euchalter has been under the care OF
physician. having been Frustrated BY worry
over her lost child She says now that she
him brought home against his will, though
he will be welcome at any time that he
comes Of his own yolition.
Willie told the detective that he wo:-d
leave Sedalia for Kansas City in the near
future. He expects to get employment there
III the packing houses of the Swift COM
pany. He said. further, that he had IS
with him. and that as soon as he could
save enough he would pay back TO his
mother Sic which he owes her.
When Willie ran away from home he took
from the family cupboard $50 which he had
earned in sweatshops. This he had intrust-
ed to his mother for safekeepins. Two days
after his disa ppea rance Mrs. Buchalter re
ceived from her son letter containing so
and the promise to pay back the remainder
on the instaliment plan. This ne has failed
to do. though he reiterated the promise to
the detective last week.
Young Buchalter's disappearance was his
second escapade of the kind. When he was
u years old he ran away to Nipen. ind.
There he was sheltered by a. 3 Morgan, "A
merchant, who on better acquaintance pro-
posed adoption. Finally the boys riSnt
name became known and his mother was
notified. Yet he remained in his Indiana
home. and. according TO !. story now told
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
MAY INDICT WITNESSES.
Minneapolis Grand Jury. Investi-
eating Day Killing, Is Indignant
REPUBLIC SPECIAL


Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. 10-Indignant
because Of the hesitation of witnesses TO
tell all Of the story regarding the recent
killing OF Millionaire Leonard Day in n
fight over Il woman 1T the West Hotel two
weeks ago. the Grand Jury, now making
an investigation of the affair. has inti-
mated plainly that II the men who are
holding back part of the story do not reveal
all they know several indictments will be
returned against the persons who were
present at tn. time Of the killing.
From the first the claim has been made
that Frank Hamilton, the newspaper man
accused by the Coruner's jury Of having
inflicted the stab wound that resulted in
Days death. is being made a scapegOat fO:
other men, and that the members of the
Grand Jury take stock in this theory is now
shown by their action in Issuing the warn
ing referred to.
Up to the present time many witnesses
have been heard. but il seems 20 have been
Impossible To get a straight story of the
. killing. Several Of the young women want
ell as witnesses have fed from the city and
their wherea bouts is unknown. This IS also
hothering the Grand Jurymen. who are said
10 be talking of holding the case open long
enough to get these witnesses, no matter
where they may be.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hearing on ST. Louis Busi-
ness Mems Complaint.
TWENTY LINES ARE INVOLVED.
Discrimination in Rates Alleged
Against This Gateway-B. & o.
S-W. Annual Meeting-Ten-
nessee Central - Notes.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Dec. 10.-The Interstate COM
merce Commission to-day began an extend
ed hearing OF the st. Louis Business Mems
League. i'm the matter of their compliant
against the Santa Fe and twenty other rail-
roads. against alleged Determinations in
carload and part carload shipments Of
freight. The league comprises 200o or more
business men and firms doing business in
ST. Louis. Their complaint sets forth:
First. that the rates as published on
classes and commodities. which ordinarily
move in both carloads and less than car
loads. are unjust relatively and bear un-
duly upon the shipper. In less than carloads
So much so that many St. Louis merchants
and manufacturers. in various lines CT
trade such as drugs. paints, groceries. gro
GERS sindries. hardware. plumbers supplies
and wagon material who formerly enjoyed
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
UPRISING OF STUDENTS.
Military Duty Disregarded at Uni
versity of Alabama.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Dec. 10.-An uprising OF
students is being investigated at the Uni
versity of Alabama. Friday morning about
l:30 o'clock disorder was begun in the bar
racks and Commandant West called for
President Bowers. The starwayS to the
dormitory had been obStructed with barbel
wire ana II was impossible for anyone to
ascend. President Bowers quieted the dis
order. There WAS shooting of firearms, fire.
works and cannon crackers. \ Court of In
Quiry being unable to secure any testimony
from the students, referred the whole mat
ter TO the faculty.
vt the faculty meeting the students asked
for relief from tour walking, which they
claim to be torture. and other strict mil
itsry features of discipline.
Yesterday and to-day the students refused
to assemble at the military calls. All mil
itary duty is disreearded.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
II. & q. s-W. ANNUAL.
Line to BE Operated Under a Lease to
the baltimore and Ohio.

Cincinnati. O.. Dec. 10.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern Railway Com
pany to-day the following directors were
elected: Edward Il. Bacon. New York: VIII
liam VI. Greene, Cincinnati: William Solo
mon. New York: John n. Cowen, Balti-
more; otto VI. Kahn. New York; James
McCrea. PittSburg: Frank W. Tracey.
Springfield. Ill: ]. Il. Schmidlapp, Cincin-
The directors elected the following Of
fcers: Edward r. Bacon. president: VII
liam NJ Greene vice president and general
manager: George +. May. secretary: Will
liam E. Jones' treasurer and assistant Sec
retary.
The lease relating TO the operation of the
railroad between the Baltimore and Ohio
and the Baltimore and Ohio Sout hwestcrn
Railway was approved. Under this lease Mr..
Greene becomes third vice president of the
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
DROWNED IN A BATHTUB.
Thomas j. Kent Was a Well
Known Texas Railroad Nan.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
san Antonio. Tex. Dec. l0.-Thomas J.
Kent. local baggage agent of the Southern
Pacific and known to railroad men from
Mexico TO Canada, was drowned in a bath
tub in the Elite Hotel Barber shop at l
O'Clock this afternoon.
Kent took Il bath Immediately after eat
Ing hearty meal. 1t is thought that he
was seized with stroke of apopleXy and
fell into the water and drowned.
Kent was a native of Louisiana, a steam
boat captain after the war and Confed-
crate soldier. He was general baggage
agent of the Old Texas and New orleans
Railroad. with headquarters ct Houston.
and later of the Morgan Steamship Line al
Galveston. He had been local baggage
gent sixteen years. Thomas Kent was
single. He was 81 years of age.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
r., ID. & r.. Complications.


New York. Dec. 1o.-The action OF the
Stock Exchange In dropping the 100000
stock issue of the Peoria, Decatur and Ev-
ansyille Railway Company continues to be
discussed in Wall street. William ". Bald
win, who represents number of stock
holders who are contesting their claims in
the United States courts says:
This action of the exchange does not
come to us as a surprise. We have been
aware for some time that such a move was
meqitated by the parties interested in the
transfer of the property of the railroad TO
the Illinois Central The Illinois Central is
said to have purchased the road under a de-
cree of foreclosure of the first mortgage.
The validity of the decree and Of the pur-
chase was at once vigorously assailed by a
strong organization of stock holders.
Appeals were taken to the Circuit Court
of Appeals at Chicago and the case will he
carried, if. necessary. to the Supreme Court
of the United States. and will. ii successful
result in the complete overthrow Of the
sale and purchase and the restoration of
the company's property to the stockholders.
We regard the striking of the stock from
the list az shrewd move in this direction
but wholly immaterial as far the rights
OF the stockholders or the continual ton of
the litigation is concerned"
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
CITY OF ST. LOUIS.
Law Department.

Law Department.
December T. 1900
To Whom II May Concern. Take Notice:
The Commissioners. in the matter Of
opening Keokuk street, under ordinances
on December IA. 1900 at 10 a. m. for tho
purpose of assessing benefits occasoned by
said opening. and all parties interested are
invited To be present: when and where they
have the right to be heard. and may except
to the Commissioners report before the
Circuit Court when it is filed
The taxing district for said opening in
cludes the property in the district bounded
north and south by lines parallel to Dis
frict 400. from north and south lines of Keo-
kuk street. east by Marine avenue and
west by Bamberger avenue and its direct
southern continuation.
b. SCHNURMACHER, o..
City Counselor.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
TENNESSEE CENTRAL.
Important Amendment to the Charter
Has Been Granted.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Nashville, Tenn. Dec l0-Secretary of
State Morgan to-day granted an amend
ment 10 the charter of the Tennessee Cen
trail Railway. increasing its capital stock
to SoaV,o and from $1,000 per miie to S25.-
on per mile. the increase to be effective on
and relate only TO the sixty miles of road
now completed and in operation. The re-
mainng increased stock is to be issued as
said road shall be built and as the char
ter of the company may he hereafter duly
amended TO provide for said increase. The
amendment was applied for by Jere Baxter
y. {. chapman. Edward L. Golten, Breclt
inridGe Jones. Estill McHsnry. Il. l.. Nor
ris and T. G.. Dremus. This line is backed
by st. Louis capitalists.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
AIR LINE PURCHASE.
Southern Railway Files Articles in
Illinois to Cover IL.

Springfield. ILL.,. Dee. lo.-Articles of In
corporation were filed to-day by the South
ern Railway Company of Illinois. with
principal offices in East st. Louis and capi-
tai OF sS.o0Seo The road Is to be constructed
from East ST. Louis through the counties
Of St Clair. Clinton. Marion, Jefferson.
Wayne. Edwards ana Wabash, In Illinois,
to the Indiana state line; and to maintain
all railroad property of the Louisville.
Evansville and ST. Louis Consolidated Rail-
road Company, sold heretofore under decree
Of the United States Circuit Court. District
of Illinois. and southern District of Ill-
noiS.
The incorporators and first Board of Di-
rectors are: Alex L. Humphrey. Louisville.
Ky; Edward &. Kramer, East st. Louis.
Ill: Thomas W. Scott. Fairfield. Ill; Blu
ford Wilson. Philip Barton Warren. Spring
field III.