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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
WESTERN Union
RESISTING A TAX,
Contends That Franchise Value of
Company Is Not Assessable-
Before Supreme Court.
SPECIAL,

SPECIAL.
Jefferson City. NO.. April 26.-The only
cause argued before the Supreme Court in
Banc Friday was that of State ex rel. Gott-
Heb VS.. Western Union Telegraph Company.
Il suit by the County Collector of Jackson
County to recover the sum of s1.G27.2 % as
taxes due said county for the year 1899.
The company refused payment on the
ground that the assessment by the State
Board of Equalization was erroneous in
that the franchise value of the company in
this State. assessed at $3.50, 400 SO, was not a
proper subject OF assessment and taxation
in Missouri.
1t was commended for the company that
Its franchise emanates from the Federal
Government. that it is exercising a govern
mental agency, and that it should, there
fore, be freed from such tax. The case was
tried below before Judge John w. Henry,
who sustained the company's view upon
this proposition. This assessment was made
under section 93S7. +. S. 1889.
The case was presented to the court by
Hunter NJ. Meriwether of Kansas City, E.
C. Slevin of st. Louis and Assistant At
torney General Sam B. Jeffries on the part
of the Collector. while the Western Union
was represented by MeSSrs. Dickson &
Smith of st. Louis and Messrs. karnes,
New. Hall & Krauthoff of Kansas City. The
suit does not necessarily involve the gen.
eral powers of the State to tax the fran
chises of corporations licensed or chartered
by the State. but the question is as to the
taxation of Federal franchises under the
State law of 1899.
Other proceedings were as follows:
Barthold VS.. Neutrality-suspicious. Land and
Lumber Company: motion to transfer to
St. Louis Court of Appeals filed by respond
ent.
Chenoweth vs.. Pacific Express Company:
motion to transfer to Kansas City Court Of
Appeals filed by respondent.
Graft vs.. Ward: motion to affirm filed by
respondent. .
The case of State ex inf. Attorney Gen
eral VS.. Kinkade; the proceeding to Gust the
County Clerk of Harrison County under. the
await the report of the commission, which
is now engaged in taking the evidence.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
WARNINGS OF JOHN FARQUnARs0N.
A WEIRD LOVE STORY.
BY Andrew Haggard

I and unmanly the idea Of this terrible re-
| venge, which 1 was meditating upon Yer
trude's flance and Gertrude's father, the
author Of all my misery. the first OK a
| series Of shocks occurred which nave coh-
WINGED me tonight that I am indeed icy,
| meaning by the word fey able to see ana
| converse with the spirits Of the dead.
| Among the number of bicyclists. ooth
| male and female. fitting along swiftly upon
! the asphalt, I somehow found ny afternoon
suddenly risidly fixed upon one IN particu-
lar. a woman who was approaching me
very quickly. AS I stood Upon the edge Oh
| the curbstone at the corner OF Forty-thiru
! street and Fifth avenue I saw, even at a
| distance, that she was indeed remarkaDle'
| for she was dressed in a black SILK evening
| gown, cut low. I looked up and down the
wide avenue, but. to my surprise. none OF
the passers-by seemed to notice anything
unusual about the woman. In fact, none OF
them even turned a head to look at her.
As nv eyes sought hers I uttered an ex-
| clamation of fear, for I plainly recognized
in the beautiful woman before me mono
other than Ada Beauchamp. formerly the
maddest of all madcaps in London. at whose
tragic death in a ballroom l myself was
present. l had been her very dearest 1rieno'
for UPON one occasion ! had been the 1or-
tunate means Of saving her from the very
serious consequences of her own mad folly.
"Ada!" I said, ada! Are you then not
dead? Did I not actually see you die sud-
denly at Lady Delafosse's In Curzon
street?'
"Now. don't stare like that, Jack. There.
feel my hand: do I look like a spirit? l as
sure you, If / ever am a spirit I am a very
thoroughly materialized human being at
present, and what's more. I'M hungry and
thirsty into the bargain; no I want you to
take me to supper at shtrry's, which res
taurant 1 have never seen. for this is the
first time 1 have ever been in New York In
my life-at l~east-what arn ] saying?' she
corrected herself merrily. "s1eee I was born
would be a better a OF expressing myself.
Now, come, wake up. jack" and she shook
my arm playfully.
ADA I replied. solemnly, whether you
are dead or whether you are living, l can
not come with you to Sherry's tonight. for
I have an appointment. a very important ap-
pointment, indeed. at . o'clock in the other
direction"
'Oh, yes,- Of course, with the young lady
of the carnations; you are, as usual. an in
corrigible nirt!N Jack You had far better
leave other mems hancees alone tonight,
however, and come with me. Now, look
here, Jack" she added wheedlingly, you
once did me a very good turn. How do you
not know that I maj not. at Infinite trouble
to myself, have come straight from-well
from somewhere a long way Off. just on
purpose 70 pay you my debt?"
But 1 was resolute. II cannot come: I
cannot. indeed. dear Ada; l must leave you
with deep regret and HEARTFELT thanks to
you for coming to me thus from the dead.
but I must 90"
rs that your last word. Jack F~arquhar-
son"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
CRUELTY.

1t is hard to see how the Kansas hus-
band improved matters in his household
by cleaning the six rooms of his domicile
in eight hours. He has probably only
shifted the dissatisfaction that has hith-
erto existed in his own mind to that of
his coed wife.
According to the reports from Atchi-
son, this husband was worried for six
days both in the spring and fall by the
unconyenial atmosphere incident 10
housekeeping. Every man knows what
the experience is-that is, If he pretends
to sleep and eat at home during these
semiannual festivities. They are times
that try mems souls. Desolation and
starvation prevail.
So this unhappy husband informed his
wife that he could and would do the
work in n day Of eight hours. She
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
BE WARNED IN TIME.

Russell Sage, one of the Oldest and
shrewdest of Wall streets financiers, de-
s~cril,eS the present condition of the stock
market as the widest he has seen since
1885," and points out certain Of its
phases which demand the attention Of
cautious investors.
One especial fact of the existing situa-
ton dwelt upon by Mr.. Sage is that he
bull sentiment has had the effect of adj
vancing some stocks which in them
selves do not furnish proof of their de-
serving the confidence thus manifested.
There are many stocks, Mr.. Sage says.
that never paid or earned a dividend
which yet to-day are selling above par.
This is exactly the danger which was
recently pointed out by The Republic
that the bull spirit in a great upward
movement invariably leads to foolish in
veStment in poor securities, for which
prices out of all proportion to their
worth are paid. 1t is this tendency. also.
which makes more certain the inevitable
slump following a pronounced and pro-
longed bull market. And it is in this
fact, more than all else, that the danger
Of panic is found in the event Of a
marked reaction.
An ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound of cure, and nowhere more so
than in the stock market. The way to
prevent panics is to prevent imitation and
Overtrading. Wise folk will not be car
ried away by the magnetism of the spec
ulative advance now being scored on
Wall street. The country is solid and
prosperous, but that is no reason for be-
lieving that the time has come to get
rich quick by buying whatever stocks
may he offered for sale. Go slow. The
stock of a concern that has never paid
or earned a dividend is no better now
than before the bull movement began.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
HAIL AND WATER
CAUSE GREAT HAVOC.
Homes, Seven Bridges and -Four
Miles of Railway Track Swept
Away in a Cloudburst.
REPUBLIC

REfJ BLiC SIFIlab.
seligman. Mo-. April ga terrific storm
of hail and water visited this locality
Thursday night. Seven bridges and four
miles of track on the st. L. & N. A r. X.
are out.
Telegraph and telephone lines are down
and rail and wagon roads east OF here are
impossible.
Eureka Springs, Harrison and intermedi-
ate points are entirely cut of from their
means of communication.
The storm opened with a c~loudburst OF
hail. and in an hour destroyed every vestige
of fruit within an area OF hve miles, e4-
tending northeast and southwest Win this
place as an axial point.
East of here in the Ozarks the storm was
in the nature Of a waterspout.
Butler Creek became a torrent whicn
swept away the six bridges spanning 1t.
Four miles of track, with numerous dumps
and dykes, went with them. Steel rails
were snapped like glass or twisted into
fantastic shapes and curves by the tremen-
dous force Of the flood.
The first bridges and sections OF track be
came battering rams against every succeed
ing bridge.
sections of track were carried a mile or
more only to be planted in some garden
match and there buried under tons OF stone
and debris.
Several steel rails. without ties or floating
material attached, were found hundreds OF
yards from their position.
Inhabitants of the valleys ,fed to hieher
ground for safety and some saw their
houses or effects swept from view. Many
were knocked down by the monster missiles
OF ice. Fragments Of some Of the ice picked
I'm at 9 o'clock Friday. twenty hours after
thev fell. measured ~ inches in diameter.
with the temperature at ".
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Members of State Board of Health
and Coal Oil Inspectors.

SPECIAL
jefferson City. April 36.-The appoint
ments below were made by Governor Dock
cry Friday: -
Paris. Monroe County,: A. W. McAlester.
Columbia, Boone County: ". T: AGrroT.
Thatcher. Oregon. Holt County:
Doctor Dysart Of Monroe County i9e
physician and surgeon Of eminence. and was
surgeon of Cockrelrs Brigade during the
Civil War. ~
Doctors McAIester. Morrow and Thafchss
are physicians Of State reputation.
h members Of the State Boefo q
Health whose terms do not now EXPIRE ana
who continue in office. are: Doctor 2. =.
Elkins. Ozark. Christian County; Doctor y:
T. Powell. Thayer. Oregon County. ana
Doctor E. L. Standlee. 81. louis.
Coal on InspectortW.. p. Consef, In
Years. from April Is. 1901. G. W. Whitmore.
for city Of Unionville; term q tMS see Is:
city of Tarkio. term ending July I. zoe, vice
Lee z. Emmert, removed from the CITY:
two years, from April .. 1901.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
COOUELIN LECTURES
TO STUDENTSOF HARVARD.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Boston. Mass. April a6.-Constant Coque-
lin lectured in Sanders's Theater at Har.
yard Thursday afternoon on art and the
Comedian" The faculty Of the university
gave him a warm reception. Professor
Charles Eliot Norton, in introducing NJ
Coquelin. referred TO him as 1.-The inheritor
and transmitter of the best traditions LIE
Coincide Franchise"
The exact position Of the comedian has
not yet been settled in the public mind
said NJ. Coquelin. 1.-The comedian IS an
artist and has a place in the state just as
all other citizens. The question. then. is
What is art?'"
He termed it the Interpretation of nature.
and the comedian did this when he gave
the first Interpretation and realization of a
character-a role.
In a general way" he said. "the COM
edian has the same object In view as has
woman-his object is to please. Not only
Goes the actor who is filed with good-tem-
pered thought is happy within himself and
wishes to make the world smile. desire to
please. but he is filled as well with high and
noble instincts and wants to give the public
delicacy of thought mingled with merri-
ment.
He seeks to charm by depicting the
beautiful. He transports by grand specta-
cles while provoking a healthy laugh only
the representation of what YOU know to be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
MOTHER PARTS WITH HER SON,
Habeas Corpus Case Brought in
st. Louis Is Settled.

The habeas CORPUS suit filed in the st.
LOUIS Circuit Court some time ago to re-
cover the possession Of Earl Arnold. the
,,ySar-oid son Of John B.. Arnold of Carrier
Mills. III, by his divorced wife, was set
tied at Harrisburg. ILL.,. Friday. the child
heing turned over to his grandmother by
About four years ago John B. Arnold and
MS wife separated. the boy. Earl, being
their only child. Some time after their sep
aration the boy was turned over to Mrs.
Isabel Thompson. mother of John 3. Ar
mold.
Two years ago Mrs. Arnold obtained a d.
vorce and a decree for the care and custody
of the child. but as the boy was at that
time living in Illinois 1t was contended that
the court had no jurisdiction in disposing Of
HIM.
Last November the mother Of the boy in
duced Mrs. Thompson to bring him 10 st.
Louis: The mother met the grandmother
and Earl at Union Station. and, after seat
ing the old lady in the waiting-room for a
short rest. took the boy away and did not
return.
The mother and the grandmother were
finally brought together. and, after talking
the matter over. the mother agreed to sur
render the child to Mrs. Thompson, which
she did at Harrisburg Friday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

7 s,,nnose I must be fey tonight. but IN
nv old home in Scotland it is nothing unus-
ma, for those who are about to die 10 oe-
come. as 1 have been this evening" aoie "
converse with those who have preceueo
them to the dread world beyond the grave
Whether be fey or no. to relieve Sne a"-
FIJI, state of tension of my nerves l Will pu1
it all down just as it has occufre'' NV
T he alive at this time to-morro" l VIII tear
I'm these lines, for then 1 shall Kho" 'ha' :
have merely been the victim OF some extra
ora,rorv Authorizations, the outcome OF my
overweight feelings.
will begin by copying down my beloved
Gertrude's letter, received by me at .
o'clock this evening:
..Dear. Dear Jack-If Luigi Kills me LOT II
7 must see you once again before am mar
r,ed Tomorrow. / have contrived matters
81 that 1 shall be absolutely alone IN my
sisters house in West Thirty-tnird street
between Q and 10 tonight. Come to me
then. dear, and bring me some carhat''ha
1,.y are the first overs you ever gave TO
meas they probably will be the last. l
o,n chow vol, the old ones dried in my escrl-
to,re now. and many a time lave 1 wept
bitterly over them since that wicked woman
came between US, with her anonymous ,ee-
tors n nv father. And those that you Drlhs
me to-night 1 will wear upon my heart w.
morrow-that unhappy heart "hich wiz
never beat for any but you. come men,
dear. dearest love, at Q o'clock, to say 1are-
well for life to your owing and oespairihs
GERTRUDE"
T Thought for awhile after receiving her
loving lines-aye, thought bitterly. bitterly
,,non the terrible folly of my past. 1 re-
called with unavailing regrets the devilisn
madness to which 1 had been a victim when
for the mere qualification Of a momentarv
passion, 1 had done that which had wrecked
nv whole life. might have known all
along that a woman of tie cruel nature OF
Julie Descartes would never have been con-
tent with winning me for the sake or love
alone. but that she would surely make use
of the proofs of my weakness to triumph
,yer and crush that pure, true soul that
she knew was devoted to me. the beautiful
girl whom she had hated so unjustly for
wears past. Gertrude's wrecked life and my
own could not now be changed. Her coming
marriage tomorrow with Prince Luigi Luz
dovici IS the sole theme OF the evening
papers. All 1 could do, therefore,, was to go
and get the flowers she asked for. take
them to her and In giving them. say fare
well-ah! God! farewell to all l hold dear.
either in this world or any other.
AS, well before the time appointed for OUT
meeting. with the bunch Of carnations in
my hand. 1 desperately paced down Fifth
avenue, all kinds of wild thoughts came into
my head. Ideas sprung up Of committing
some fatal action a. my forthcoming inter-
view which should make It impossible for
Gertrude ever to become the bride Of an
other.
Even ~ I was Diminishing n unworthy
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the truth. He searches the authorities and
Tor materials which shall aid him to truly
interpret It. He sees 1t. grasps 1t. inhabits
it.. loves 1.-THE nc longer belongs to him
self. 1t is this which makes the true actor.
a to realism, the comedian must be
careful not to destroy the Illusions Of the
theater. The pleasure felt In q theater is
made up certainly of illusions; and il by
the force of so-called reality or a~rtifice we
make the spectators absolutely forget there
Is a Spectacle, then We entertain them no
longer"
In dealing with the relation of the come
Clan to society. NJ. COquelin sketched the
history of the stage from earliest times.
He referred Mt length to the present friend
ly attitude CT the church, then made Il plea
for the elevation of comedy. He said:
The comedian must certainly be re-
sponsible for what he says and does or he
must suffer. The actor is responsible for
the abdication OF the dignity of his art.
often because he is commanded by his poet.
But, II there be an abasement. it is not
against him that We must direct our shafts,
but against the form of art Which has
made this debasement necessary to the the
alter everywhere, and you should not eX-
cmpt from accommodation the dramatic
author nor the actor who interprets him,
ror the directors who lend us their houses
to let us come before you. But I deny that
there is an AMUSEMENT merely because there
are abdications. The comedian guards his
Lrincipal dignity, remains a man and Is an
artist
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

on trial before the world in its admin
istration of the affairs of its new posses
sions. 1t is also, and peculiarly, in ION
or bound to deal fairly with the Porto
Ricans, who welcomed American SOW
ereignty as a promised blessing. The
first Porto Rican experience Of this
blessing" should not consist of a de-
.struction of Porto Rican Industries and
the restitution Of the people of Porto
Rico
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

The old Wells mansion. which was de-
stroyed by fire Monday night. was one OF
the landmarks Of st. Louis city and county.
1t was erected 100 years ago by a man
named Kienlen. In 1868 1t was purchased by
Erastus Wells. father Of Mayor Wells. and
occupied by him until his death in 1888.
Mayor Wells passed his boyhood days there.
The building contained thirty-two rooms
and was extensively remodeled after 1t was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Congressman Tawney is a man of
parts. Besides being the guest Of honor
at the Worlds Fair banquet, the millers
dined him and the railroad men gave
him a gold-headed cane, all for services
rendered IN Congress.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

That New York attorney who expects
to find an heir to the throne Of Servia
on a Kansas farm has a hard job before
him. Considering the fact that there has
not been a drought in the Sunflower
State for -four years, the sacrifice would
be too great.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

There is reason to believe that the sew
enteen Lieutenants who have been ap-
pointed in the regular army from Mis-
souri, will get a bit more pay than the
eighteen Lieutenant Colonies whom Gov
ernor Dockery has recently named.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

For the information of the women who
met Lieutenant Hobson two years ago,
the statement that his ruby lips are not
now incumbered with a mustache should
be of unusual interest.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
FALLS and BREAKS HER NECK.
Mary Smith Instantly Killed BY
Plunge Downstairs.

SPECIAL
New Haven, No.. April zs.-Mary smith.
a young lady residing at Beemont, sou,n-
west OF here, fell down a hight OF otairo
at the home Of her parents Friday mornans
and broke her neck. Death resulted IN
stanfIv-
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serve without pay because of the finan-
cial condition of the town. are not ex-
pected to give up the Hon." before their
names.
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pleasant.

Corn King Phillips seems determined
that his antagonists in the big Chicago
deal shall yet be reduced to living on
hnskS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Chicago members of the Illinois Legfs-
lature who voted for the Worlds Fair
appropriation are gentlemen-from the
crowns Of their heads to the soles of
their feet,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Twenty-Five per cent more cotton has
been planted in the Indian Territory
than ever before. 1t may be taken as
decided that the planters will wear silk
after the harvest.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

If you have not paid your Worlds Fair
assessment you are SHY" to just that
extent in your duty. Ante up and look
pleasant.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Another effort to pass a river and har-
Dor bill will be made Mt the next ses-
sion Of Congress. Carter of Montana will
not be present.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

It is telegraphed out that Thomas b.
Reed had to introduce himself to a Fed
eral official in New York City. Who is
this Thomas b. Reed?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

st. Louis now enters the most pros
porous era of it's history, thanks to the
Worlds Fair movement and those who
have supported it.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Citizens who are asking for a park in
front of Union Station will need do some
missionary work on the confines of the
proposed site.
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day morning.
-pho,osraphed by George Psresvai.

purchased by Mr.. Wells. For the last five
years it had been occupied by a man named
Hogan. who conducted a clearinghouse.
Some of the best families Of st. Louis lived
there during the summer. It was also q ia
vorite resort for actors who appeared dur
ing the summer season at suburban
Garden theaters. 1t was valued at 30.000
At the time Of the fire there was about ~.
QUO insurance on the house.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

While protesting against o%verdining
the Cuban delegates President McKin-
ley should remember also that taffy is
very indigestible,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Coast-country farmers Of Texas have
received oyer $4,000 for their cabbage
crop. Some Texans have no oil on the
brain.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Mayor Weiss proposed reform of the
city institutions cannot be begun too
promptly or made too thorough. They
are a disgrace to st. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

Heyworth. III. April zs.-Edsar W: =
and Miss Anna B. McComb wore married
Eridav nv he Reverend F. e johnson.
Adelbert Liscom of Rock Island. M. 2
Miss Della Potts Of Heyworth were married
by the Reverend A. ]. Ives.
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a. selkirk Z Co:G

REGULAR Saturday sale plaes evsSy
ssissrooms. 1SOs-16L1z Choutean I'M
mense quantities Of furniture. CARPETS.
stoves and other MISCELLANEOUS afuciee ~
sold NJ very nominal 0guree.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27

1t would make old Knocker Ananias
supremacy happy if the vaudeville syn
dictate should defeat the Exposition IL
brary-site movement.