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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-06
DEPENDING ONLY
ON 1RuNOERSTORMS,
Weather Officials Cannot Promise
Relief From Intense Heat
Prostrations in Washington.

Washington. July 5.-The tenth day of the
present heated term was again a
"scorcher." except where severe thunder
storms. local rains or violent atmospheric
changes INDUCED cool weather. In Arkan-
sas the East Gulf States. Northern Ohio
and New York thunderstorms brought re-
lief. In Southwestern New England also
cooler weather prevailed. the temperature
falling from 6 to 10 degrees.
Tonight the Weather Bureau officials
again say the only prospect for relief from
the heat lies in the occurrence of storms
There is no promise. they say, OF general
thunderstorms sufficient to make consid-
cradle fall in the temperature. Local thun-
derstorms will give temporary local reiie1.
but Weather Bureau officials say permanent
relief will not come until heavy storms or
local rains prevail.
In Chicago a promise Of short respite
from the heat is given. New York to-day
had a two-inch downpour of rain which
sent the thermometer down to IS. East OF
the Allegheny Mountains the temperature
rose generally a few degrees over the nigh
est of yesterday. and IN portions OF the
Southwest 1t warmed up also. in Arkansas
and Oklahoma maximum temperatures OF
over 100 being recorded.
Washington. D. c., was the warmest place
east of the Allegheny Mountains to-day,
the maximum temperature recorded being
95. There was not much humidity. but the
air was lively and the day was very try
General Joseph W. Darr. who served on
the staff of General Garfield during the
tration. Doctor Edmund Weston, formerly
of Vermont but who has lived tn Washing
ton for many years. died from the eitects
of the heat Wednesday night.
Some OF the highest temperatures report
ed to the Weather Bureau include the fol-
lowing: New York 80. philadelphia 60. Chi
civ So North Platte Neb.. 81. Dodge City.
Kas, g. Oklahoma City l02.
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I ly at this time of year. Their effect. how
ever. is not far-reaching. and the sun and
hot winds soon dry up the earth and Danish
all traces of the rains. Later on we should
have regular July weather-hot days and
moderately cool nights-but still later on,
in September. We may have a repetition of
the hot nights and unpleasantly sultry
days.
The Weather Bureau thermometer yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock registered l01
degrees breaking all records for July in
st. Louis. The nearest approach to this
temperature for any July was in 1870.
when a previous record was broken by a
temperature that day of 9s.9 degrees.
A refreshing breeze that blew steadily
yesterday counteracted the humidity TO a
great extent. At o'clock yesterday after
noon the thermometer registered % de-
grees. and jumped to 10l shortly before 3
o'clock. At the same time however. a
breeze was blowing at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour
Clouds gathered shortly after 3 o'clock
and when a reading was taken at o'clock
the mercury had dropped nine degrees. An
hour later eight more degrees had been
subtracted from the temperature, and the
thermometer registered IS.
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QUILTING SCOPE AND
PLAN OF WORLDS FAIR.


between 100000 and $5,OO0,OO0 had they per-
fected their plans more carefully before
they began work.
"At Buffalo they wasted about 100000 in
moving buildings when they found them TO
fused to take fire risk on them. except
at prohibitive rates.
Much work has been done on plan and
scope. A printed outline Of the scope of
the Exposition, compiled at the instance Of
Secretary Stevens by Jose de Olivares from
classificatons Of former expositions. has
been mailed to each director. With this
suggestive outline request is made for
suggestions as to amplification or concen-
tratiOn.
proceeding much the same as In the
selection of site will be necessary for the
adoption of the plan and scope of the Ex-
position. The Executive Committee will
have to agree on 1t. and the Board OF Dr.
rectors and the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition Commission will have to approve it.
WHAT BUILDINGS
WILL BE NEEDED.
On this plan and scope or classification of
exhibits will depend in large measure the
number of the buildings to be erected. 1t
is known with some defniteness. from
former expositions. that Manufacturers
building. Machinery building. an Art CAL
"
subdivision varies. AT Buffalo. for in
stance. there is an Ethnology building. This
is departure from former expeditions. On
the other hand. the Buffalo Exposition puts
manufactures and liberal arts together into
one building. and machinery and transpor-
tation together in another. while to electric
ity and acetylene. respectively. special
buildings are devoted.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Di-
rectors will visit the Bellevile Street Fair
this afternoon az the guests of the Belle
Vile Elks. The Directors will meet at 80
p. m. In the offices in the Laclede building.
Cyrus P. Walbridge. fourth vice president.
will, in the absence of President Francis.
First Vice President Corwin Fl. Spencer,
Second Vice President Samuel NJ. kennard
and Third Vice President d. NJ. Houser.
head the party and deliver the principal adj
dress. Other addresses will be by N. NJ.
Bell and Congressman s. NJ. Robertson of
Louisiana. who represented Governor Heard
of Louisiana at the dedicatory exercises in
Buffalo.
Three new stenocraphers have been added
to the Worlds Fair force: James johnson.
r. H. Sexton and Collins Thompson.
An informal meeting of the Press and
Publicity Committee, at which Chairman
Stockton, Secretary Stevens and Director
Schroers were present was held last night
at the home of Mr.. Schroers, No. 1880 Mis-
souri, avenue. The object of the meeting
was to learn the results of the investiga-
lions which Director Schroers pursued at
the Pan-American Exposition on the visit
of st. Louisans to dedicate the Louisiana
Purchase building. Director Schroers spent
considerable time with Mark Bennitt.
chief of the Department of Publicity. and
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Forecaster Hyatt is very brsv man
these hot days. showing frequent visitors
the mysteries of the Weather Bureau. dis
tributing information and forecasts through
the telephone, and squeezing out enough
time now and then TO attend ball game.
During the present heated period Doctor
Hyatt does the best he can with the official
predictions, but to inquiring persons he is
noncommittal, that he may not be brought
sQuarely about when rain comes where he
has predicted sunshine.
Seriously" said the weather man yester-
day. II expect cooler weather in few days
The principal cause for the present humid
ity is an area Of high barometric pressure
over the Southeastern States. This high
for the last two weeks has shifted little,
and the breezes from the Gulf Of Mex
leo send them up here MINIS their
original freshness. AT the present time we
have low barometer in the Southwest
and another north of U.S. They move lazily
about, and are apt at any time to take
sudden tack in any direction. This ten
dency accounts for the showers which come
up and blow over suddenly. 1t looks now
as if We would have some of these showers
before Sunday They should come frequent
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ONE FATALITY FROM HEAT.
Three Prostrations Reported
Fireman Overcome.

There were four cases Of heat prostration
Yesterday. One of them proved fatal.
800 Papin street. was found dead in lied at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning. having sue,
cumbed to the heat. His body was removed
to the morgue by Policeman Hunt. Boetnig
has no relatives in this country. but said
to have some rich relatives in Germany. ~
Michael Obinsky. 80 years old. OF NO. ~
South Seventh street: was overcome al ms
home and taken to the hospital. where his
condition is not thought serious.
Frank T. Nudge, doorkeeper at the Mer-
chants Exchange. was overcome by heat
while on duty yesterday. He revived after
a few minutes. and was taken to his home
He Is out of danger.
Joseph Karb. a fireman at Engine Com
many No. II. was overcome by heat yester-
Sav afternoon while working at a fire. at
No. lila Sidney street. He was removed 20
his home. No. 24ls South Thirteenth a.. stres eel
in a carpenter shop owned by William Voel-
der
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STEEL STRIKE SITUATION.
Mills and Men Each Waiting fol
the Other tn Act

4.pittsours. July 6.-There seems to BE- ut
tie or no change in the steel strike satua-
ton. At the headquarters of the AmalGa-
mated Association all u quiet. President
Shaffer, when asked II there was any truth
In the rumor that he was going to New
York for a eonference with the onacials Ct
mo; have not been invited. and do not
want to go. The only trip I may take is
several special scales for the Federal Steel
Company"
On being asked II there was anything new
in the situation. he said: ''No: there "
nothing" - :.
The signature to the amalgamA4sd scale
was received this morning from the C1Gve.
land Hardware Company Of Cleveland. q
Asked whether he had made the statement
attributed to him. that he had set Mn1te
to the time in which settlemenf could %
made without the strike being exte06od,
and that at the expiration Of that time No
agreement having been reached he Would
order out all the amalgamated mon oA1.
ployed In mills controlled by The Qh1fe0
States Steel Corporation. Preeident ena3se
replied that he had never Givs0 anyooo9!
occa sion to say anything Of the klnds
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RAILROADS.

-. The Santa Fe has given notice of heavy
reduction in freight rates which will Sc
"a rioasly affect the revenue of all Western
4-ssl line.
oaa. Western Passenger Association will meet
In Chicago on July 8.
Central Passenger Association will meet
at Cambridge Springs, Pa on July 10.
ne nj, Western Passenger Association lines have
so granted reduced rates for several meetings
re Several executive officials of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake are in
-, San Francisco.
Epes Randolph, superintendent of the
Southern. Pacific. has resigned. to take a
position with the Huntington electric lines
Engineers Offices of the Burlington at
tasSt. Joseph. Mo-. win be moved 10 St Louis
on July Is
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observed his methods and the publicity ms
chinery he had built Up.
CREDIT DUE WHITTLEsEY.
Wrote the Famous Capture Of
Destroy" Dispatch to Dewey.

i REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. July S.-Leutenant Humes
Fl. Whittlesey. when an assistant to Rear
Admiral Crowninshield. wrote the dispatch
sent to Admiral Dewey. directing him to
capture or destroy the Spanish feet.
Secretary Longs speech at NataSkee
Beach in which he declined to accept the
credit for the dispatch. and stated that he
did not know what subordinate in the de-
comment In naval circles to-day.
The dispatch was written on Sunday by
Lieutenant Whittlesey. in accordance with
instructions given him by Rear Admiral
Crowninshield. The draft was handed to
Secretary Long by Rear Admiral Crownin-
shield, and the Secretary read 1t to the
The original of the dispatch. with one cor
rection. was unfortunately torn up by
Lieutenant Whittlesey after he. with the
assistance of Mr.. E. D. Callahan. . clerk
in the Bureau Of Navigation. and subss-
quently Secretary OF the War Board. had
put 1t in cipher.
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Marine Intelligence.

liz New York. July 5.-Arriyed: Phoet;ca,
from Hamburg.
sge New York. July 5.-Arrived: Cymric; from
e Liverpool.
9' New York. July s.-Arrived: Koenigen
Luise. Bremen.
Liverpool. July 4.-sailed: Georgia New
York
Yokohama. July l--sailed: Belgian King.
from Hong Kong. for San Diego and San
Francisco.
Rotterdam. July 4.-safled: Maasdam, New
York
. London. July 5.-Sailed: Manitou, New
York: Brazilian Montreal.
Neville. July 5.--Sailed: Corinthian from
Liverpool, Montreal: Furnesia. from -Glas-
gov. for New York.
Queenstown. July 5.-Sailed: New Eng
land, from Liverpool, for Boston. i.
Hasre, july s. ~ Arrived: La Bretagne;
New York. ,,.s.g,- l.
Auckland. New Zealand July s, z a. M
Sailed: Mariposa 0rom Sydney. Apia,; Hon:
olulu and San Francisco.
Queenstown. July 6. = Arrived: Lucania,
New York for Liverpool land proceeded).
<estew York; duly 6-Sailed;. Georgia, Ge-
-, y1A NaTsnnlok
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-06
MRS. NATION IN TERRE HAUTE.
Hunts Up City Official in Saloon
and Creates a Scene.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Terre Haute. Ind. July 5.-Carr1e Nation
stopped off here for three hours to-day and
visited many saloons. but did ND damage.
She hired hack and drove to the Mayors
office. but found him absent.
Later. she was told that one OF the city
officials was in a saloon. and she said: II
want to see a city officer who will stay in
a saloon"
She drove to the place and found him
there. A crowd gathered and the official
took hold of Mrs. Nation and tried to eject
her. but she refused to go.
One saloonkeeper furnished her with a
bottle of whisky and she broke 1t on the
sidewalk with her Ratchet. She left this
afternoon.
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WILL PROSPECT FOR OH.

KEPUFLIC
San Angelo. Tex. July 6.-Spoufwood par
ties who have organized an oil company
and leased lands in Coke County for de-
veloping purposes, will begin boring In q
few days The company's agents who exam
ined the territory report prospects good.
j. s. Rascoe Of Carlsbad. New Mexico. is
reported to have leased several Thousand
acres of land in Runnels County for oil
and mineral prospecting purposes.
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KILLED HIS FATHER.
Crime Followed Refusal to Grant
Small Favor.

Milford. Del. July 5-upon the refusal Of
his father to allow him the use of a team
for a drive yesterday afternoon, Edward
Hotel. of which his father. Thomas B.
Windsor, is proprietor. procured his shot
gun. and. returning to the barroom. fired a
charge full into his fathers breast. To-
day the attending physicians say Mr.. Wind
sor will die.
The son disappeared after the shooting.
and the officers have thus far been unable
to find him. 1t is supposed that he has COM
nitted suicide
The elder windsor was formerly Sheriff
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SPORTING.

sais The Pennsyyanians were defeated by the
frLeanders in the Henley regatta yesterday
Shamrock III was defeated in two trial
tests yesterday by the old challenger Sham
rock 1.
Another director of the Leipziger Bank
recently failed, committed suicide at Leip-
. -sg yesterday.
Earl Russells trial on a charge of bisamy
win take place on July is before the House
S;lpf Lords
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JOHN s. HANNAH.
REPUBLIC sPECIAL.
N. e. A. EXCURSION.
$1S-DetrOtt and Return-$15.
e. a~-t,S~,

UncIuding Membershfp FeeJ
Call at Wabash Office. Eighth and Olive
and secure tickets and berths for special N.
E. A. train. leaving st. Louis at ITO p. m.
Monday July s. - 49,
Committee, one of whom will be at above
office daily from 10 to II 80 a. m.
INCORPORATEDLThe Mohawk Mining
and Milling Company, capitalized at $4,000
filed articles Of Incorporation yesterday with
Recorder of Deeds Hahn. The 100 shares OF
stock, valued at 500 each, are distributed
as follows: George B. Crane. q; John A. J.
Schultz, q; John A. Harrison. 5; Edward A.
Keller; s; Bruce A. Alvord, 4; Fred vor-
s.: Henry Dierkes, 8, and Henry Baird. 9
The GNdehaus Grocer Company has capt.
tai Of IS 400. divided into 81 shares. valued at
800 each. Frederick ]. Gndehaus holds %
4 Netbouse 50.
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oil. IN DuvALL COUNTY, TEXAS.

REPCBI.IC SPECI2sIA.
Corpus Christi, Tex, July 5.-Reliable dis
Ia large quantities has been struck at Pie
tdras Pfntas, DuvalI County. Dispatch states
that oil Is flowing over casing. When plus
y removed . large Gusher Is expected
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To.DAY,s NEWS IN BRIEF.
ETTSTNESS

BUSINESS.
LEGAL discount rates were quoted at to I
&pEr cent on cali and time loans. The clear
ESSs,ces were ss.s75.D5t; the balances sl.lg3.6la
3 iporiessic exchange was quoted follows;
= New York, 20c discount bid. 10c discount
s. asked; Chicago. 1ac discount bid, l0c dis
Soint asked: Cincinnati. 25c discount bid,
n gar asked: New Orleans, 25c discount bid.
u par asked; Louisville. &c discount bid. par
ETasked.
The local wheat market closed higher at
: 62ssc July; SsSsc a. Sept; 6sssc b. Dec: 6pss1
\ G5c No. red. Corn closed higher at 45lec n.
4 July: 463sc Sent; 45T45,ac No. white. Oats
4 closed at S0Ac b. July; 29ssc Sept; SIC Dec:
= SIC No. 2
y The local spot cotton market closed quiet.
4 WASHINGTON.
I The War Department has been advised of
4 the departure of General Macarthur for the
United States He will spend two weeks at
& Na-asak.. en- route.
a Senior Saldivar the Salvadoran Minister
b TO the United States goes home TO recu-
u perate his health.
e The chief of the Treasury Bureau of Sta
tistics has returned to Washington from a
Il visit to the capitals of European nations to
e secure data useful TO colony-holding ma
q tor
Pension Commissioner H. Clay Evans has
pleasant interview with the President,
lind in reply TO his question is told there are
no special instructions for him.
General Chaffee reports the death on-July
of Lieutenant Charles Mcclure of Iowa, at
Catbalogar Samar
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GENERAL DOMESTIC

=. GENERAL DOMESTIC.
Farmer near Chilicothe, Mo-. dies as he
lights a fire that had started on one of his
"a fields.
Miss Elizabeth Dickinson of Jersey City,
1ormer officer of the Christian Endeayor
Society. has become a convert to the Nor
mon faith.
Alien y. Myers, former high official of
fne Eiks. has brought suit for $4,000 dam
:, ages against the order. He was expelled
: i've years ago
81 A movement has been inausurated for the
/. establishment of national home for aged
ana disabled engineers. 1t is proposed 70
= locate it at Mattoon, H.
!, Former Rabbi Doctor j. Mensez de Sofia
aSuccimbs to asthma at Denver
~, Two gigantic corporations launched in
tsr1 exas, one with a capital of $3o,005,OOO to
u EGeNeiop oil properties; the other capitalized
ls Al $s,U,e.U0. 10 carry on lumber business.
w A new era of industrial development for
- the south is indicated in special correspond
ence to Manufacturers Record from scenes
uiof greatest activity in Southern States.
Tsf Andrew Carnegie has soffeped to donate
G5o.oOo for public library buildings in San
2 Francisco.
sire Russell Sage. discussing the recent diyi-
q dend and the future plans of the United
estates steel corporation. says he thinks
steel common a very good investment
20 Farmer e. McConkey. living near
INST Joseph. Mo-. while temporarily insane
3 as result of intense heat. beats two neigh
= bors to death, then attempts suicide
.a At an important conference with his lieu
ri tenants. j. Pierpont Morgan approves of
nsfhe truce arranged by the parties seeking
n TO secure control of the Northern Pacific
.ai Comptroller of the Currency Charles G..
4 Dawes has rendered his resignation to Pres
tiiddent Mckinley, to take effect October l.
u He gives as a reason hts desire To devote
g his entire time to his candidacy for the
Senate
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WILL BORE FOR OIL.

REPUBlLC'SpECIAL
Texarkana, Tex, July s-The Texarkana
stock Of $4,000 was organized here to-day
for, the purpose of boring for oil. The com.
pany's first step was to order 1000 feet OF
pipe and a full outlay for boring.
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WELCOME THUNDERSTORM.
Lower Temperature Brings Fur
Their Relief to New York.

New York. July, 5.-A severe thunder,
storm swept over this city this afternoon
and brought with 1t comfort to millions OF
heat-stricken New Workers. The ternpera-
ture fell fifteen degrees in less than t Two
aon,e of the sewers, unable to carry OF
the tremendous volume of water. burst.
iiocding the streets in various iocalitiess
and in many cases stores and Residences.
lightning struck several buildings pue
no serious damage was done.
Two DEATHS At DAVENPORT.
Davenport. Ia, July b.-There were .w Nv
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ECZEMA; so CURE

tCZEMA, so CURE, NO PAN.
Your druggist win refund your money Y
Pa1o Ointment fails TO cure Ringworm. Tet-
Ter. old Ulcers and Sores, Pimples and Black
h9ads On the lace and III skin diseaSeL1ecs
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coLONEL JULIAN SCOTT.

New York, July 5.-Colonel Julian Scott,
the well-known artist, is dead at his home
in Plainfield, N ]. Colonel Scott was born
at Johnson. VT. February Is. 1886. When
the Civil War broke out he enlisted In the
Third Vermont Regiment as q musician:
Later he was appointed on the staff of
General Badly" Smith He was the first
man to receive medal Of honor for official
bravery on the battlefield.
JOHN 8. HANNAH.
Chicago, July 5.-John S. Hannah of Car
rington e Co.. and one OF the Oldest and
died here to-day. While a recent operation
greatly weakened him. he had been in fail
Ing health for some time. Mr.. Hannah was
horn in Virginia fifty-ive years ago and
had been in Chicago thirty years.
ALFRED WILSON.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
o'Fallon. ILL.,. July 5-Alfred Wilson. son
of Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Wilson. former resi-
dents of st. Louis. died here to-day of ty-
phoid fever.
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BY THE CROWN PRINCE.
American Naval Commander En-.
tertained by Danish RoYalty.

Copenhagen. July Sin the absence 81
King Christian. the Crown Prince, Tfeders
ick, to-day received Commando John y.
Hawley Of the United States training ship
Hartford. They had long and cordial
conversation.
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SODALITY LAWN PARrYIThs Young
Ladies' Sodality will give q lawn party and
entertainment next Wednesday evening On
lege for the benefit Of the Old Cathedral
Professor De Lisle's string band has been
engaged to furnish music Tor the dancers.