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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
The ESCAPE FROM SIBERIA.
THE STORY OF AN EXPIATION.
BY ELLIS MARSTON.

stances; and. being members OF the
same working gang, they were thrown
much together.
III we are ever set free from this in
fernal place you shall ind that my graft
tude will be bOundless," Strogof re-
marked one day.
PetnOff smiled somewhat drearily. Il
have heard men say the same things to
their comrades many times he said,
''and when they say it they mean it. But
in the comfort Of their w homes they
forget these dreary wastes, and the
comrade they have lett behind, pining
in captivity. You will remember me Tor
a Week., my trlend-posslDiy u month
then 1 shall be forgotten"
May heaven then forget me- said
the other, venementiy. Il nave been
Dusy making plans Tor our escape
fetnon y ms neau. 10 hot think
Of IT," he sul0. Il have known men to
escape, Il 1 have seen them brought
bacA"-and he paused, snudoering. -
not speak again vi it,
but u week afterwards Strogof
preached the subject once more. Il nave
friends IN NovgUrOd,' lie SAID. III we
eau but get luere Wa are safe. My
brother is an omcer OF the garrison. 1
am certain nat, with skill, patience and
secrecy, we can leave THIS place"
but to get away tronI mere and to
traverse all these ~yersts-thaI is the dit
ficuity."
AN! But the Cossack who brings US
food knows my brother; was, indeed, at
one time his servant. l have promised
him and all that help US great rewards.
My brother is rich, and will not, l know,
grudge to pay what I have promised"
A fortnight afterwards the Governor
Of the Province came to Karzan on q
tour of inspection Of the various forts
under his Jurisdiction, and it leaked u
among the prisoners that several wagons
Of ammunition, as well as provisions,
were to be sent to the fort in the course
Of the following week.
Now is our time" whispered Strogon
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
THE BULL

Exceptionally prosperous conditions al.
ready in existence, with a logical prom
Use Of their continuance, account most
largely for the confident spirit leading
to the unparalleled bull movement in
securities which has just been so strik-
ingly manifested by record-breaking
transactions on the New York Stock
Exchange.
=. While there Is no immediate reason
for serious apprehension of the ultimate
effect Of such a rush to buy stocks, it
will be wise for investors to intelligently
appreciate the conditions inseparable
from such conditions. It is at such
periods of confidence and money plenty
that the promoters of doubtful enter
prises take advantage of the public faith
in legitimate industries to divert capital
into their W schemes. This is the
surest and one Of the earliest develop
ments of q widespread bull sentiment.
There is also in such seasons the dan
ger Of undue imitation of prices, the run.
ming up Of certain favorite stocks be-
yond the figures actually justified, a per-
Torrance which vastly intensifies the
slump following continued and heavy
buying and which adds to the peril of
disaster on the part Of investors who
plunge more heavily than their means
justify and who are the severes suf-
ferers from reaction. 1t is well to keep
these facts in mind. eve while recog-
nizing that the existing bull movement
is a healthy movement. The thing to
guard against is its OVERRIDING. Be eau.
tious as to the nature of your invest
ments. Be careful not to trade beyond
the limits justified by your capital. And
remember that the shrewdest old heads
on Wall street make a point of selling
when the people are wild to buy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
MIR. REPLY.

Mayor Wells's frank offer has not FOL
from Mr.. Parker the reply it deserved.
The e%quivocal letter given out by MIR.
Parker excites chiefly Il feeling of COM
fort that a spirit so narrow was not
placed at the head of municipal govern
ment during 4 period of expansion II
advancement.
Mr.. Parker SIMULTANEOUSLY hints h a
he is not a politician. If he isn't he has
missed his calling. His letter, like ms
campaign speeches, has all the casuis-
teal twisting of words and all the artfui
Juggling in of foreign issues and all the
pharisaical phrase that characterize the
foxiest of hardened old politicians.
Stripped of its s~anctimonious pre-
lenses, the letter says that Mr.. Parker
will permit his party managers to make
a contest if they choose. He will not
himself take any chances or waste any
energy. He holds Mr.. Wells strictly to
the promise of waving technicalities;
and the way in which he puts this part
of his letter shows that he means to place
the name of technicality ON every objec-
ton raised against sweeping claims and
unfair practices. He proposes to tie MIR.
Wells in every possible fashion with
the latter's promises, while he Will hold
himself bound by nothing.
Mr.. Parker cannot rise above himself.
He is q hopeless a He cannot meet IN
a broad spirit a square and manly propo-
sition. II a contest is instituted by the
party managers and guided by him. 1t
will not be to determine fraud, but to
twist and maneuver Sc that the claptrap
about the Nesbit law may survive.
In spite Of this bad spirit on n side,
it is necessary for the satisfaction of the
voters of st. Louis that the contest be
inaugurated and that a searching inves-
tigation be made into the evidence OF
fraud. The Republican managers must
press the case. Under the tactics out
lined by Mr.. Parker it will take The as
pect of a bitter partisan conflict. This
is unfortunate, but such a contest is bet
ter than no test at all Of the facts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
Institute.

At a meeting Of the trustees of the Wor-
cester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute. held
Saturday, Edmun A. Engler was elected
president. He is at present dean Of the
School Of Engineering Of Washington Uni
versity in this city.
Edmund Arthur Engler was born in st.
Louis, December q, 1856. He was educated
at Washington University, st. Louis. from
which institution he received the degree
Of Bachelor Of Arts in 1876. and that Of
Bachelor Of Philosophy in 1877, after n
year spent in the Polytechnic School. The
degree of Master of Arts was conferred up
on him by his alma mater in 1879, and in
1892 that of Doctor of Philosophy. which
Was granted after satisfactory evidence Of
advanced work in higher mathematics.
After some years Of teaching in Smith
Academy, in 1881 he was elected profess
sor Of mathematics in the university,
which chair he has held ever since. In 1889
he was a member of the washington Uni
versity Eclipse Party which was sent to
Norman. Cal, to observe the total eclipse
Of the sun on the LIST Of January of that
year. From September. 1888, to August.
1894. Professor Engler pursued mathe-
NAUTICAL study in the University of Berlin,
Germany, having been granted leave of alb
sence for that purpose. He had made sew
eral visits to Europe prior to this period.
spending abroad three months each In 1880,
1881. 1882. 1884, six months in 1886. three
months each in 1887. 1888 and 1889. and part
of the summer Of 1885 he spent in travelling
in Mexico.
Professor Engler was secretary Of the fac
ulty of the university during the years 1887
to 1888. and in 1896 was appointed dean of the
School of Engineering, which position he
still holds. He has been for many years.
very active In the work Of the Academy OF
Science of st. Louis. having been its secre-
tary during the years 1856 to 1891, a member
of its Board of Directors in 1Ssa-lss5. its
vice president in 1S96-1ss7. and since 1888
president Of tho academy and as such ex-
oficio member Of the Board of Trustees OF
the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Since 1884. Professor Engler has been sec
rotary of the Round Table Club. with the
exception of tho year during which he was
absent in Berlin. He has been a contributor
to the Popular Science Monthly and the
American Journal of Mathematics and was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
BUY A SITE.

Perhaps the lobe-Democratc cannot be
expected t o understand that the move
ment to restore Missouri Park is ami
mated by an unselfish desire to enhance
the beauty and reputation Of st. Louis.
Most people, however, see that the old
exposition, even as a public trust, pro-
vides no beauty and not enough useful
ness to compensate for the loss of the
park. The building is an unsightly relic
of the last century. The strictly public
uses to which it is put are nothing.
When the Worlds Fair comes, visitors
will not think much of st. Louis's aspira-
lions when they look at the old building,
a monument to a backwardness which
could not summon activity enough to
get rid of a dead thing and substitute
something vital. And they will think
still less Of the acumen which could per-
NIT a private scheme to not only usurp
a public park, but crowd out a mag
niicent and eminently appropriate pub
lie edifice.
Library Board have no axe to grind.
If st. Louis can be satisfied with the
somewhat ridiculous position it will &C.
cupy when visitors observe the cheap
john private scheme in possession of
Missouri Park, while somewhere else
the new library building is crowded into
a small lot bought by voluntary contri.
buttons, The Republic can get along with
the qualification that it has pointed out
what a progressive city would do under
the circumstances. Mr.. Carnegie's gift
has been heralded the world Y in
connection with the name Of st. Louis.
When the visitors inquire for the great
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
NEW ARMOR PLATE.

Much interest attaches to the expert.
ments with a new armor plate that are
now being conducted at Indian Head
Proving Ground. On the outcome Of
these experiments will depend in n large
measure the size of the appropriations
in the future for the construction of
warships by the United States Govern
ment.
1t is claimed by the inventors of the
new armOr plate that the cost will not
exceed $50 a ton. When it is consid-
cred that the cost of the present armor
plate Is $3.50 a o the Importance of the
experiments will be readily perceived.
A few months ago Secretary Long or
dered $4,000 tons ut the prevailing price,
making the cost to the taxpayers $751;
100000. AT $50 a ton the cost would
have been but $5,4O0,O00, a saving of
$1O,9SO,OO
Inventor Cosgrove explains his new
invention thus: by this process, when
the steel ingot from which an armor
plate is to be made is cast, half Of the
mold in which the ingot is cast is filed
with a plumbago core. Soft steel is then
poured in, filling the other half Of the
mold. When this has cooled to a point
where it will not run, the core is taken
out and its place is filled with very hard
steel. The plate is then finished by be-
ing rolled instead of forged"
BY the krupp system Of making armor
plate, the entire sheet was hardened. 1t
has been known that a soft back with d:
very hard face is capable Of resisting
the heaviest of prOjectiles. The trouble
hitherto has been to make such a plate
so that the hard and soft portions would
cohere. The hard surface is supposed to
resist the %projectile, while the soft back
keeps the face from cracking. CosgrOve
claims that he has accomplished all Of
these reforms.
But speculation as to the result proves
nothing. Of course, the company which
is back Of Inventor Cosgrove claims
every good quality for its plate. But
until the Government has announced
it's decision regarding the invention no
forecasts can be made.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

In the fortress of KaZan the revelle
had sounded, and in the courtyard a band
of men were standing with pickaxes,
mattocks and spades on their shoulders.
An officer in uniform read over their
names rapidly, to which they responded
and then they marched out to the out
works, and set to work digging Il cart
ing the soil to make room for the cree
ton of Notifications.
One of the men, a thick-set figure, with
grizzled hair and beard, had been al
ready an inmate Of the fortress for three
years, and was looking forward to an
other three before being allowed to re-
turn home. HIS reputed crime was sell
ing plans OF Russian IoftresSeS To an
alien power. He had been an OFFICER, IN
The army, n had consequently excep-
tlonaI means Of information Oh the SUD-
ject. He passed by the name OF Ivan
Petnoff.
On the previous day a fresh batch Of
prisoners mad arrived and PetnOh found
himself working side by side with u
tall, military looking man with black
hair and beard, who's face had been
trightfully injured as ii by an explosion.
When the otticer on guard passed beyond
earshot, the two men began TO
in low tones. who are you and whence
do vol come?' asked PetnOff.
My name is Michael StrOgo6 and 1
com from Moscow" said the other af-
ter a seconds hesitation. May l ask
you the same question:"
Here l am called Petnofr, but in Oren-
burg my name was Varanzon," said the
other laconically and sadly.
The newcomer started. And you are
here for
enlarged with selling plans Of BUS
sian fortresses to the Turks; a crime Of
which l am innocent"
we are all innocent" rejoined the
other, struggling his shoulders.
From that day these two men became
sworn friends and allies. So much 50, at
least as was possible under the cixcum-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

o 3 ~ Il made BY the .Wsshinston
4 aeays5sisy Of E se1enee Pa Of q. fo1is %nae by ti shs
Of The Total Eclipse of the Sun. January
l. 1885," He has also contributed. several
papers which have been published In the
The. Worcester Polytechnic Institute. to the
presidency Of which Professor EAngler has
opened to students in 1858. Its founder was
John Boynton OF Templeton. Mass. VINO set
apart 1901 0 for the mel Ia. and SUP
ly increased by generous friends until the
finances have been put beyond any occasion
of anxiety. Its faculty numbers fifteen. ex-
fered in mechanical. civil and electrical en-
cheering and chemistry. Its work has al.
ways been recognized as OF the most
the great progress that has taken place
during recent years in all matters pertain
ing to higher professional and technicai eou-
cation.
This institution was the pioneer in this
country In the use Of a workshop. as 1ur-
nishing an important part OF the training
facilities in that direction are not surpassed
by any technical school.
Large numbers are not sought for and
best sS @assri rs ' among ao'f its 20 Students. It has
already graduated nearly 800 young men:
who have, by their success In engineering
work. fully 1uSllEeu tIe din VI thS sSAS0A
as an institution Of the FIRST class.
The position Of president is one OF hisn
honor and offers to the new q
sume his duties in September. 1901, remain
ing here until the end Of the present aca-
'demic year. NJ.
The retiring president. Doctor IT, Men
denhall. who resigns on account OF Ill health,
and who has held that Office since 1894. Is
one Of the ~est-known scientific men IN the
one. not only on account of the prominent
places which he has filled in the educational
world. but because of his solid attainments
and his large contributions to scientii1c
sor and later Of president in the Rose Poly
technic Institute in Indiana, Of professor n
SUPERINTENDENT Of United States Coast Sur
yey, which office he resigned to accept the
presidency Of the Worcester Polytechnic IN
stitute. He Is q member OF many scientinc
and Is held in the highest esteem
!, the scientific and educational world.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

/ to his friend. "vassilis assures us that
we can be slowed away in n Of the
returning wagons, in company with
broken urns and damaged gunpowder."
There was unusual hustle In the for
tress, as a long train of wagons entered
the gates, and all the prisoners were
set to work to store away the ammuni-
ton and provisions which had arrived.
"To>night, tonight" muttered Stro-
gof to Petnod. "Feign to sleep, but keep
yourself awake"
In the gray, cold morning, when the
earth had not yet awOke from its slum-
Der, the empty wagons numbered out OF
the courtyard, accompanied by an es-
cort of twenty men, on their way to
Novgorod.
In the last wagon, concealed under q
covering of loose hay, and in the near
vicinity Of old, disabled guns and dam
aged gunpowder, crouched StrOgoh and
Petnon.
When they were within a verst of
NOygorod they heard the crack Of rifles
in the distance, and, looking cautiously
from the wagon, were aware Of a body
Of cavalry on the verge of the horizon.
Our flight is discovered" said the Cos
sack in dismay, and they looked into
each others faces, which were blanched
with terror.
But they are yet far off," said Stro-
gOf, land if we are once inside the
gates of Novgorod we are safe"
Rut tho troOn nf hOrSomon woro oou,.
ing on at a rapid gallop, and would
soon be within rifle shot, and, although
the wagons kept on at their utmost
speed. their pursuers gained upon them.
Only halt u v~erst-Only half a verst,"
groaned Strogoff. Holy Saints! To be
captured in sight Of safety
At a few hundred yards from the
gates q bugle call rang out from the
nearest wagon, and instantly the gates
were thrown open and they could see
the sentries inside, standing, awaiting
their entrance.
A shot whistled yer the heads Of the
fugitives, another burst through the tar
paulin covering the wagon. PetnOn was
thrown to the floor Of the wagon and
covered by some heavy body, al . vol
ley Of rifles rang out. He was half
stunned by the fall and did not know
what had happened. but supposed that
he must be wounded. Then he heard
the great gates clash to behind the wag-
on which stopped instantly. and he was
lifted out.
.Ah." he said. seeing that he was COW
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
SING A MERRY MADRIGAL.

With the opening of the League base
ball season, Doctor Hyatt kindly fur
nishing good weather for the st. Louis
games, the vernal poets have been vim
dicAted in the matter Of their recent
strenuous assertions midst snow and ice.
They said that spring had come, and SO
it has.
It's a fine sight to see how joyously
people turn out into the open on such
an occasion as the first ball game Of
the season. 1t isn't only because of their
delight at witnessing a spirited contest
between paid professionals, but that it
means q healthy longing to be out Of
doors and to enjoy the sunlight and to
get away from the tyranny Of four walls.
1t signifies the possession Of 4 whole
some and natural zest for the best Of
life. that which has a tang Of the primi-
tive In fits relish.
The annual beginning Of the national
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

The readers of The Republic will learn
with regret that once more n Of
educators has been tempted to! an
other field Of labor. 1t is Massachu-
sets again that manifests an appre-
citation altogether too keen to be
gratifying. While congratulating Wor-
cester on the selection Of Professor
f. A. Engler as president of it's famous
Polytechnic Institute, it is impossible to
overlook the serious loss st. Louis will
suffer. No one connected with educa-
tional work in this city is more highly
esteemed for personal and professional
merit
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
NO APPARENT DIscoRD.
Duke and Duchess of Marlb0r'
ough Travel Together.

Paris. April 21.-The Duke Of MARI
borough, after travelling for a month In the
South of Spain. came to Paris a week g
and stopped at the Hotel Bristol, on the
Place vendome. While the Duke was in
Spain the Duchess OF Marlborough has
been in Paris, and for the past three weeks
she has been staying at her fathers man
sion in the Avenue des Champs Elysees.
After the Duke returned from Spain he
visited his father-in-law. where he saw the
Duchess. This morning the Duchess drove
to the Hotel Bristol, where she was joined
by the Duke. and together the Mari-
boroughs proceeded to London.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

One Of the Lucas heirs, says the
Globe Democrat, has clinched the Mis-
souri, Park matter by announcing that
he will make no further concessions. No
body we asked the Lucas heirs to make
any concessions. Whatever rights they
have are untouched. The sole issue is
whether squatter sovereignty prevails
over the public right of using public
marks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

cred with blood, II am wounded" Then
he saw that men were carrying away
on q litter something covered over. from
which the blood dripped as they went
along. That night, after Petno6 had
been refreshed by . bath and q supper.
he was summoned to an upper room in
the garrison. It was a poor, little room,
meanly furnished, and on q small camp
bed lay something covered over with u
sheet An officer in rich uniform stood
beside 1t. As Petnof approached he
turned back the sheet and revealed the
dead face Of Strogon.
He gave his life for yours" said the
officer, huskily. He received the death
wound in shielding you, and he only
lived an hour after he was brought in
here"
"Ah! my friend! My friendw cried Pet
nof.
Before he died." resumed the oficer,
"he was able to converse q little, and I
her learned for the first time who was
the companion Of his fight, Of which he
had managed to send word to me before
hand. He told me to tell you that this
was his expiation."
"Expiation," repeated Petnoff, bewI
dered.
Garry your thoughts back nearly four
years, to a journey you made by sledge
from Orenburg to Sanator, when you
were attacked by wolves"
Petnof nodded.
"You were passed en- route by another
sledge, containing two men, who took
advantage Of your arrangements, and,
using your name, got possession of the
team you had ordered"
Again PetnOff nodded, wondering I
what this might tend.
Those men," continued the officer,
were my brother and myself. We had,
by the hands Of y Cossack servant, in
troduced into your house, obtained
copies of the plans Of towns and fortifi-
cations which you had been commits
stoned by the Russian Government to
make. These copies we cold to the Turk.
ish Government for a large sum-, leaving,
you to suffer the consequences. We were
well recompensed and thought little Of
you. What would you! Then my brother
went to st. Petersburg, where I was to
have joined him, but he was singulariy
incautious-my poor Paul. He was sus-
.pected and MISUNDERSTANDING, ~ in
your case, full proof was wanting. I
have labored for his liberation. But
mightier hand than mine has ct him
free"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

The Globe Democrat says that The Re-
public is alone in demanding the restora-
ton Of Missouri Park. Until about a
week ago The Republic enjoyed the ele-
waiting society Of the Globe-Democrat.
Now its feeling is like that of the Amer
lean cOmmander-in-chief when he heard
the news of Benedict Arnold.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

Readers of Mr.. Parker's letter to
Mayor Wells will note that the late can
didate again shields himself behind the
plea that he is u poor man. Poverty Is
relative. and Mr.. Parker is thinking of
the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds
when he calls himself poor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

Mr.. Parker. with a "vicarious" gen
particularly delightful to his
morning organ, writes that his party
managers may spend the money and
give the time necessary to making a
contest. He will do nothing except boss
the job when he has no other business
hand. His party managers must be
fascinated with his bounty and delicate
consideration.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

Those subscribers who have not yet
paid the Worlds Fair assessment can
do a mighty popular stunt" in the
cough.up line about now.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

There's something comical in the
Globe Democrat's wild-eyed hunt for a
useful purpose to which the old EXPOSE
ton building may be applied.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22

Republican papers admit that Mayor
Wells has made a good start. There is
also every prospect that he will make a
good finish.