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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Miss Mamie Virginia Lepage
Cured OF a Ia:ady When
Prayers We're Offered.
WILL GIVE LIFE TO CHARITY.
Expects to Join Order Whose
Efforts, She Believes,
Brought Aboat Re-
CoVeTy.

Miss Mamie Virginia I.oPaC- will within
& few days depart from the home whore she
was born and reared 70 rer0unce the world
with its pleasures. temptations and trials.
and viii give her services md her life. If
n-ai be, 70 the cause Of religion 81 tn"
serving Of suffering and unfortunate hu-
manly. She will take her preliminary
VOWS as a Sister of Charity ~ the Order Of
IN lacarnata Y ~ at san Antonio Tex.
within the next fortnight. Her de;ermira-
iion to enter the si~;5ghooi was brought
about. she. her parents and friends Say.
by divine inJeyrosi,.sn. Through novena
made for har hy the sisters of the order
she is ah0u: 70 enter. a miracle vas pr
formed. a tumdT, which t:-iet the knit.
Of skilled surgeons. passed away under tho
Influence of the prayers Of the good sisters.
) Miss L-PaGe IS the lS-year-oiG daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. LeFa-e uf Rock road. near
East 81. Louis. Mr.. LePage has been ID
successful grocer AID fa'Elor % French Vii
lage fog number Of years. and IL We'll
known in East It. Louis Miss LeEaae is a
handsome brunette, Is higniy accomplished
and is memhs- Of the YoanS Ladies S.
dahty and the choir Of 81. Philips Church
at French Village
About two years ago Miss LePaEe was
afflicted with a tgn9or on tho neck. \ suyE-
icsl operation was deemed necessary for ils
cure, and Miss LePagc WAS sent to st
Eiizabeth's Hospital. at Venice, which is
presided over 10y the sisters Of the Precious
Blood OF Jesus. The operation was p.I-
formed, and tins young woman was dis
charged cured.
Before q year had elapsed. however tn.
tumOr made 1Js reappearancs in a more
malignant form than ever. Ais5 i.ePias
and her friends were almost in DESPAIR ;1rI.
another Operation waS resolved upon Owing
To the heated weather. this Hast operation
was posi- pon.d unt! the latte. part Of Sep
TENDER OF .his year
The Sisters Of the Precious Blood had
taken a great fancy - Miss LePage. .urln.- |
her stay at The hospital, and they proposed /
10 make a noVena aoT her, and tie entire !
sisterhood Throughout the world were Eoti-
fed 10 offer their prayers il behalf of the |
young lady
Within week after this was done the |
tumor, which had now become almost un- 1
bearabie. began to visibly decrease in size,
and by the END of June OF this year had |
entirely disappeared.
The Joy OF Miss LePase at her deliver |!
ance from her afiiiction knew 10 bounds /
and she began TO think OF some way by |
which she might MAKE recompense for the |
blessing she had received. Beirsg all her life |
a deYout Catholic and raised in q religious |
atmosphere, having been educated in a con- |
vent. the idea II sistcrhood struck her forci- |
bly,. When the subject was preached 10 her |
parents, they were well pleased with the |
idea that their daughter should spend the !
balance of her life IL miriStcriuc Ia the sick
and dying. \ letter from the Mother So
porlor o. ;Ae hospita! at Venice determined
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

HErrEiIc SPECIAL.
New York. July 2i.-The Journal to-m9r-
VOW will publish the following:
RY WILLIAM !. BRYAN.
Erice i'm his American Commonwealth.
gives to General James Il. Weaver Of Iowa
credit for iutrolucing rhc first resolution
proposing an amendment / the Federal
Constitution providing fer the election 81
United States Senators ry direct vote al
Tho people Tn resolution Wa Introduced
in the Forty-sixt;I Congress. ON January q.
ISst. and read rs follows:
Resolved 10y the Senate and House of
r. representatives. II the United Stat o.
America in Congress assembled uwr-fhir,:'
of each huus.. c"ncurring th"rrin' that The
following is hereby PROPOSED as an amrrd-
mont 20 the Constitution Of III" United
.States. and when ratified hy III" legislatures
of ,hr,e-f,'Irihs Of the several States. shan
bc valid To- all inteu's and purposes a. a
past e The Constitution. TO wit;
"Tha- So much of section Third. Article
J. Of the Constitution ~ the United States
- provides ,rat the senators of the United
States shall he chosen 10y the legislatures
thereof shall be amended 50 t:lat the same
shan read as follows:
The Senate f the United States shah
be composed of two Senators from each
state to he chosen by the vote of the quail
ted electors in said States respectively and
at such time az shall be determined 10y act
.f Congress -
Dircc, Election of Senators.
II the subject was brought before Con-
Ere-s al an earlier date am not aware Of
IL. No;hin. more clearly shows the growth
OF public opinion OF more fully demon
than the progress which this reform has
made duriuS the last eighteen ycafs.
The Democratic House oi Representative
In the Flfty-sscund Congress tliG again IN
the Fifty-third adopted resolutions pro-
losing such AN amendment. hut the rcsolu-
tons died IN the Senate committee. No one
VINO has watched the trend Of events can
doubt that public sentiment will finally pre-
vail. II the amendment - once submitted
to the States Tor Ratification they Will make
quick work OF rs adoption, Tor there -
scarcely "A State where there IS not now
an overwh h. Inning majority in favor of this
effort 10 bring the Government closer TO
the people. Inc Legislature OF Nebraska
at i:s recent session adopted reSciui ION
declaring IN favor Of the popular election
q Senators. In the State Senate the re>O-
luton was adopted without d roll cal. in
the House the vote stood 81 10 "a little
more than sixteen TO one IN favor Of the
proposition.
Reasons for the Change.
Several reasons may be suggested for the
change.
First. popular election would make the
Senator more truly tn. representative. of IN.
people for whom he speaks. The Demo-
cratic idea OF government is that the repre-
reflects the sentiments OF the SOW
ereign people. That he is elected not 10
think for the people upon important ques-
lions. but to act for them and to carry
out their thoughts, is evident from the fact
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EAST SIDE DEMOCRATS MEET.
discuss Platform and Candidates
With Enthusiasm.

Fifteen hundred enthusiastic Democrats
Of East 81 Louis net last night in the
auditorium OF the city Hall and ratified
ard .ndoracd th, nomination ~: William J.
BRYAN anu Adlai T. Stevenson, and In
duTsed the democratic platform. There
were several speakers. TIE most prominent
being Frederick J. Kern. candidate for
Congress. Mr.. Kern discussed the platform
al length. referring to IL u declaration
of principles that every true American
could approve. He discussed trusts. impe-
Tialism and the money question. and his
-loqucnce and logic moved the audience To
enthusiasm. The other speakers were r.
e Smith. {. r.. Pope u. g. Kramer. Alex
nnder Flanagan. J. Nick Perrin ami Frank
Farmer. They limited their talks to five
minutes each.
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b. Hugen Bro Dry Goods Co.. Broadway Washington St. Charles ST

C,Gh and California the senatorial dead
locks continued throughout the entire ses-
sion and left the States with only one Ben
atrr each
FIfth-If there was no other reason Ior
che change. 4 sufficient reason would DO
found I'm the scandals growing out or sena-
;criai elections The charge OF direct bri-
berry is made with Increasing frequency. and
Indirect forms uf bribery are even moro
common. There is no doubt that successful
candidates are some times untustly coh-
I-mned and that Legislators are often the
victims Of groundess accusation; but puri-
" in politics is so necessary and upright
ness IN public officials essential that We
cannot afford to Continu. a system which
offers such excellent opportunities for cor
rupiiOn and breeds such widespread sus-
piciOn. Probably the more common and
inSidiOUs form Of corruption Is that EN-
pluycd by candidates who are either them
selves wealthy or who have strong financial
backing and who secretly furnish the CAM
Iaigp fund FOR legislative candidates and
thus place them under pecuniary oblga-
tiuu.
occasionally a State Convention has
nominated a candidate for the Senate. but
this Is doubtful advantage where the
opposing party fails TO follow the example,
because the candidate who Is nominated
runs against the field and has TO contend
with the disappointment Of rivals in his
OWN party as well as 10 overcome the
combined local popularity OF the numerous
candidates ia the opposite party who may
aspire To- the office.
I'm Nebraska the electors have Hight 70
express their preference for United
States Senator at the general election next
preceding the end of a Senatorial term. but
that expression has no binding force upon
rb,. LEGISLATURE. An amendment to the
Constitution will enable the people 20 Sc
Iect their Senators as they select their
o.h.r officers. thus giving them their choice
and placing within their power the means
at puuishueut II official trust Is betrayed
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Miss I"Pago. \ portion of the letter reads
az follows:
Now. dear child. as We have done this
great ana wonderful act throucH our good
LORD above ia heaven, we have first claim
on you"
Il MAS decided that Miss IePage should
I,'hn''' Sister OF Charity Of the Incarntta
word tie head house Of which Is located
IT. san Artprio. Tex. Yesterday the young
woman received word that she would he
sent for H. feg- days. as soon as the
mc-h"T superior Of that institution returned
IRON q NIP Ia Ireland.
Mss i"I'aGo was seen by Republic re-
porter yesterday afternoon ami IN a low
VOICE. hut with uLkesitatinG manner. and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
TELEGRAM FROM GOMPERS.
He and O'Connell May Reach st
Louis To Morrow.

President Gompers and Vice President
O'Coanell OF the American Federation Of
Labor are expected to arrive In ST Louis
Monday.
H. r Blackmore. chairman Of the Bus
Line Committee OF the Central Trades
Union. received a telegram from Gompers
at Denver. Colo. yesterday stating that the
Executive Board of the Federation prob
ably would adjourn Saturday evening. and
ne would start at once for ST. Louis with
O'couneii.
They come by direction of the Executive
Board II the American Federation Of La
Dor. which adopted a resolution directing
them to go TO St. Louis ard take steps to
obtain adrlstmen Of the street railway
employees difficulty.
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with an air Of determination which i'm
told her story.
Il have thought over the course ! am
ab"u; To take ana have come To the con-
Ciusion that The cause of religion Is greater
than any OF the claims my friends or
relatives may have upon me-. and / have.
therefore. voluntarily offered myself to he
come Of assistance to my f-ilpw-Iitau." She
said. This 1 can only do by entering one.
Of the religious orders. and have made my
choice the one. the prayers Of who's, mem
beTS caused the divine interposition I'm he
case of the tuInOr. l intend leaving home
E,Xt ThuTsd8y or Friday Tor san An
tonic
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AMERICAN OFFICER CHARGED.
Secretary of the Hamburg Con-
Sulate Arrested.

Berlin. July IA report from Hamburg
says that the detectives have arrested Sec
Rotary Kettenburg of the United States
consulate at that place for the erabezzle-
ment of s9ot9 marks
Two American women IN 1898 commits
stoned the consulate TO collect a legacy of
AJ.0t" marks. of which 10000 have already
been collected.
The women. being unable TO obtain their
money. called In the local police, with the
result above sta ted
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STATE FAIR GROUNDS.

And ioyousIy such worship give the Lord
As shows itself in dee! and not alone ia word
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
INSPIRED TO POETRY.
Norkman's Higher Talents Awak.
ened by Acting.
REPUBIfC SPECIAL.

ferlin, jay 2l.-Coryright. 1874 by W. r.
HearSt ANTON LanEatt. Christ of The Pas
sion Play AT .Dnar-tmrnerpal, ma ,rri,t.,,
q SNORT poem showing that this poor village
workman Is inspired to higher talents by his
to the sun"
The poem has been rendered into English
ny Doctor Dickie, the pastor of the Ameri-
can Church At Berlin. a. follows:
oh. faithful sun. thy great creator greet.
heat '
on. thg1 viii I'll :. my soul with raptUrouS tiiss.
A hundred thousand welcomes take for this
Make good men glad thou dcst gladden. me-
That TREY in love may dwell and brethren be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Missouri Pacific Spur VIII Connect
Ii With Sedalia.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Sedalia. Mo. July 2i-On Monday the
Missouri Pacific viii put force of sixty
men ard twenty teams 10 work to build a
spur track from the main line 10 the State
Fair Grounds. The track will run south
along the western city limits and with side
tracks Will he about two miles in length.
The estimated cost of construction Is ss6-
Ce- ON the same day the State Board Of
excaviting and building the Trile race track
at the fair grounds.
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any purchaser or lessee who would under
take to erect an eight-story or ten-story
structure on the premises something after
the design of the Auditorium In Chicago.
He says he has $1,000 In hts offics now
which is pledged 10 such a bonus The erec-
ton OF such building he said would
greatly enhance the value Of adjacent prop
erf ~
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Evils of DeadIocls.

Fourth. sometimes the Legislature adj
iourns without election aud then the Stale
has only half Of its senatorial representa-
zion for two years. While deadlock= have
sometimes terminated in this way hereto
fore, the present year has ou,stripped att
predecessors in furnishing four instances Of
this kind. In Delaware. Pennsylvania.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-31
TERRIBLE STORMS,
England Devastated by Rain, Snow
and Flood.

London, Dec. 31.-Severe snow storms
deluging rains and furious gales have
created havoc in the United King
dom. In many parts of the country there
have been disastrous floods, landslides
and washouts. On all sides much stock
has been drowned. The railroads and
highways are blocked, dams and
bridges have been carried off and the
overfloWing streams have inunda ted
miles of country while they have sub
merged the streets in some towns three
to four feet.
At Coventry the devastation is greater
than at any time for the past thirty
years. Hundreds of the inhabitants are
imprisoned in their homes.
Many trains on the Midland railroad
have been stopped ara their fires ex
tinguished by the floods The town of
Bath is endangered by the rise of the
Avon which is now ten feet above the
normal
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-31
ARE WELCOME
THE CANADIAN REGIMENT HOME
FROM TRANSVAAL-EL
ATE RECEPTION.

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 31.-Ths city
is en- fete today because of the return
OF the members of the Canadian regi-
ment from the Transvaal. The British
Columbia members Of the contingent
reached this city today. The streets
are red with flags and bunting. The re
turning soldiers We're met at the depot
by the Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles,
the drill corps of the public school and
the Military Veterans association. All
the streets contiguous to the depot We're
50 blocked with citizens as to be almost
impassable. After the soldiers de-
trained they We're served with luncheon
by the ladies of Vancouver, under the
direction of Lady Tupper In the even
ing there will be an illuminated parade,
followed by welcome reception in the
opera house. Every member Of the
Transvaal contingent from this city
will be presented with gold watch, the
gift of the citizens.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-31
PAID NEARLY A MILLION.
Ex-Congressman's Struggle to Clear
His Name.

Akron, Ohio, Dec. 31.-David II. Paige,
el congressman from this district, has
just paid off the last note bearing his
signature, wiping out an indebtedness
of $4,000
He has restored his good name in the
business world and is prepared to begin
life's battle anew For several years
Mr. Paige was practically an exile in
South America. 1t was charged that he
had forged the name of his father-in
law, John Huntington. in order to nego-
tiate the paper. MIR. Paige always de-
MED that he was guilty. With what
funds he could collect he went to South
America and started in to accumulate
enough to wipe out his obligations
Fortune favored him. His business in
terests, which We're many, prospered as
If by magic. One year ago he made
several payments, leaving the balance
until this year.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-31
SHE MARRIED MONEY.
Chambermaid Marries Heir to Many
Millions.

Detroit, Dec. S1.-A marriage license
was issued in the county clerks office
on Tuesday to James d. Coghlin of To-
ledo and Ella Spencer, who also gave
her home as Toledo. The two We're
quietly married by the Rev. Edward
Smith.
James D. Coghlin is the son of Dennis
Coghlin, who, at his death about three
months ago, was generally regarded as
the richest man in Toledo. He left an
estate valued at something over $5,00O,-
600, and there are seven children who
are contesting the will in the Toledo
courts. The Coghlin property includes
twenty-five of the largest largest busi-
ness blocks in Toledo. To the license
clerk Coghlin gave his age as 80 and
his residence at Toledo. In appearance
he is short and of stout build. He was
t1ashily dressed and wore conspicuous
diamonds.
The girl that Coghlin married gave
her age as 81 and said that she had no
occupation. The city directory says she
is a chambermaid. She declared that
her father was D. Spencer. 1t is said
that she was formerly a chorus girl.
She is slim and small of fair complex
ion, well dressed and of prepossessing
appearance.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-31
Spanish Grandee x-ose Their Bonanza Down
In Havana yESecretary Roots Anti
Royal Order.
HELD ON FOR TWO CENTURIES
COUNTESS BUENA VSTAs REVENUE CUT DOWN BY RUTHL Ess
AMERICANS MONOPOLY ON HAVANA BUTCH
ERING BUSINESS y

Washington, Dec. 31.-Tha war depart
ment has announced the decision of Sec-
re'tary Root in the applica tipn of Count
ess Buena Vista for a revocation Of GEN
eral BroOke's order annullng the hered-
ttary privilege and office Of sheriff of Ha-
vana granted the countess and her heirs
by Spain. This office carried with it all
fees for inspection of meats slaughtered
in Havana. 1T was easily the most re-
munerateve office held BY any noble of
Spain within the gift Of the crown. It
has been the mainstay of the Buena Wis
tas for more than two centuries and has
yielded them hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually, with no responsibility
on their part except to protest their col
lections.
In the year 1928 Don Sebastian Calyo
de la Puerta bought at public auction
from the Spanish crown the office of al
guacil, mayor or high sheriff of the city
of Havana. The office was declared to
be perpetual and capable of passing by
inheritance in the direct line Of male
descent or being alienated by purchase
and sale. On the death Of the purchaser
the office and it's emoluments passed by
descent to his grandson, Don San Fran.
cisco Calvo de la Puerta, whose ltMle re-
ceived confirmation by letters patent
dated May %, 1883. Eventually. the
male issue of the incumbent having be.
come extinct the office passed. by per-
mission of the Spanish crown, to Count
Orielly. who was the husband of the
daughter of the recently deceased high
sheriff.
Fnom Count Orielly the office descend
ed to his heirs and successors, with the
approval in each case of the Spanish
crown, to the present Countess OrelN
and Buena Vista, on whose behalf the
present proceedings We're instituted. She
is Joined in this issue by d. Don Gus
tavo Gailet Duplesses of Havana, who
purchased a one-haf interest in the
ernoluments of the Office al public auc-
tion in the city of Havana in 1895.
The principal emolument of what was
known as the Slaughter house office was
the right to receive ''reales fuertes" or
about 81 in gold, for each head of large
cattle killed in the slaughter house of
Havana. 1t is stated that one object OF
the grant was to insure a supply of
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sound meat for the city. The high sher.
iff was required to inspect and weigh
the meat and thansport 1t from the
Slaughter-house to the public market and
tHe various meat shops in the city nulf13
berlng about 400. On May 20, 1S99 the
military governor of Havana issued an
order declaring this grant null and void
ana requiring the city of Havana to
make provisions for the performance OF
tle service Through other means.
secretary Root has denied the appi-
cation of both Countess Orielly and
Buena Vista and DR.. Duplesses for the
revocation of the order of the military
governor of Cuba, and has filed the fol-
lowing memorandum in the matter.
III cannot assent to the proposition
that the right to perform any part of the
duties or receive any part of the COM
pensation attached to the office of sher.
iii of Havana under Spanish sovereignty
constituted perpetual franchise which
could survive that sovereignty. The
fact that the Spanish crown permitted
such an office to be inherited or purchas-
ed does not make it any less an Office
the continuance of which is dependent
upon the sovereignty which created it,
The services which the petitioner
claims the right to render and exact
compensation for are in substance an ex-
ercise of the police power of the state.
The right to exercise that power under
Spanish appointment or authority neces-
sarily terminated when the Spanish SOW
ereignty in Cuba ceased. 1t thereupon
became the duty of the military governor
to make new provision under which
this part of the power of the new soy
ereignty which took the place of the
sovereignty of Spain should be exercised
and the necessary service rendered to
the public. The petitioner has been de-
prlved of no property whatever. The Of
flee, right or privilege which she had ac-
quired by Inheritance was in its nature
terminable with the termination of the
sovereignty on which it depended.
The question whether by reason Of
anything done before that time the right
to compensation from the municipality Of
Havana has arisen is a question to be
determined by the courts Of cuba.
The application for the revocation Of
the order heretofore made herein by the
military governor of Cuba is denied