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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
South Side Citizens Urge Council
Committee to Have Plant Re-
moved From City Limits.
DECLARE PLACE A NUISANCE.
Short Contract, It Is Asserted,
Would Give Opportunity to Ar
range for a Site Remote
From Habitations.

The Committee on Sanitary Affairs of
the City Council conducted a public hear
ing yesterday afternoon on the bill to au-
thorize the Board of Health to enter into a
seven-year contract for the reduction of
garbage. Committeeman Sheehan, Gibson
and Schnell were present. Assistant Health
Commissioner Francis appeared instead Of
Health Commissioner starklofr. who. Mr.
Francis said. was sick.
Delegate Karhe and Messrs H. c..
koenig. J. H. Belz. J. F. Doeringer. Ed
Rosenthal and c. Brinkop of the Tenth
Ward Improvement Association, protested
against continuing the South Side works.
Mr.. Biakely was present for the company.
but he declined to enter into any discus
sion. further than to assert that no doors
emanate from the plant
Mr.. karbe reviewed the attempts Of
South Side residents to have the works re-
moved. He said that the people of the
neighborhood think the city would do we'll
to make a new contract for only a year or
SO; and In the meantime arrange to have
He said that the works of Washington, D.
e.. are located thirty miles out side the city
MI. koenig argued that short term con-
tract should be made now. and afterwards
another contract be made, for not less
than fifteen years, for works outside the
CITY or remote from populated districts
He criticized the new ordinance for re-
curing the works to be in the city.
Mr.. Belz offered to open subscription to
pay for removing the plant. He said thar
the works are nuisance. The odors travel
fully mile and half, whichever direction
the wind blows. he stated and cause sick
ness. as we'll as depreciating the value of
property.
Mr.. Francis admitted that odors are
emitted at times
If the works were located outside the
city, he said, the nuisance and objection
able features would be removed If YOU
make short contract, you might be able
within few years to have plants beyond
the city limits"
Chairman Sheehan said the committee
will grant another hearing. Francis said
the present contract will expire on Novem-
Der q. and not on September 49,
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HAD EMPLOYED ELLIS GLENN.
First Witness Says the Prisoner
Once Posed as a Man.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Parkersburg, W.. Va, July s-The first
witness called to-day in the Ellis Glenn
case was NJ. K. Byers. who swore that he
had employed E. B. Glenn at Williamstown
in the capacity Of a clerk, paper hanger and
general store hand.
Afterwards she left me and went to g.
Hoover's He dealt in loans and mortgages
Have heard defendant speak of his sister
ana some trouble over certain property"
Byers positively Identified the prisoner a.
Witness said:
1.-The defendant l positively recognize as
the same person who was at my place In
1896, and you can never convince me of any
thing else until you
= AT this point the witness was cut short
and the evidence after what occurred in
1896 was stricken out.
Beyers testified that Glenn occupied a
room and bed with Ermine, q son of the
witness. at the Byers' home, and that there
was no suspicion of her true sex while she
lived there.
The defendant appeared in court clad in
black. wearing heavy veil that concealed
her face.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10

In the ok day bicycle races the pace
tells terribly at the end. Man after
man falls out exhausted. The victor
wabbles wearilv over tn. line. In the
business race it's the same. Man after
man drops out exhausted. The success
full man i often dyspeptic, unable to
enjoy success When the stomach u
deceased there il not enough nutrition
assimilated to sustain the body and re.
pair the daily waste Of tissues. The
result is weakness, tending to collapse.
d.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs Of digestion and nutrition. II
enables the perfect assimilation of food
BY which the body Is built up with
6ound, healthy flesh.
Al have taken one bottle # Doctor Pierees
Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and
liver complaint-s writes Mr.. G. n. Wilson. OF
fodkn College. Davidson Co.. N. c. rHave
I'D no bad spells since commenced taking
Your medicne-in fact, have mot felt like the
earne man. Before took the Golden Medical
OaecUveIyeI could not eat anything without
awfM distress, but now can eat anything
wish without having unpleasant feelings. Last
Yummer osir baby was teething and was - poor
pc was almost q skeleton, We gave him yuur
Golden Medical Discovery and now he Is ~
healthy and well as any child I viii speak q
god word for your medicine whenever have
Rierce,s Pellets cures haAdaeha,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
STREET RECONSTRUCTION BIDS.
Many Offers Received by Public
improvements Board.

The Board Of Public improvements re-
ceived the following bids yesterday for
Page boulevard to Easton avenue, s6.s49 80:
Rutger street. from Spring avenue to Tiff
fanny street. $S.4H. So; Pleasant street, from
Kossuth avenue to Florissant avenue, I1.-
5000; Union boulevard, from Paramount
avenue to Page boulevard. $17,s45 81; Union
boulevard. from Page boulevard to Easton
street to Barton street. e 80; Hebe 1T
street, from Glasgow avenue tolGrand ave-
nue., S. OBS. For sewer work: Construction
of Cora avenue sewer district No. ]. S1t0.-
342; and Elliott avenue sewer district No. Al.
$2,52S.
All of the above bids were the lowest for
each piece of work. The lowest bid for the
Laclede avenue to Olive street, was 81, $50 So
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, H., July S.-Lke wind adding
force to flames. the terrible drought con-
ditions in the Southwest and the later
weather forecast giving no hope of imme-
date relief, added to the fierce buying OF
corn futures to-day.
The result was further remarkable adj
vance in prices. From 463sGi6ia cents last
night, the July pfice was forced to 47is
cents September. the big trading month.
opened with q range from 4Si. cents to 40
cents After little reaction the buying
force landed this month at 49, cents At
the same time there were trades made for
next May at 80 cents. This started the pre-
dictions among brokers that the September
price would reach the half-dollar mark
That the price was not carried into the
fifties was due to realizing sales by leading
local longs. The signal service forecast
shows no relief in sight. On this the top.
fuenee, but the weather. No one knows
tho actual damage to the crop to date or
where it will end.
Any continuation Of present conditions
through the week may create greater alarm
and greater buying than yet experienced. d
RAvAGEs IN WESTERN MISSOURI.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
tinues it's ravages in Johnson County and
Western Missouri The heat is intense,
keeping the mercury around 100 in the
shade. Union prayer meetings are being
held throughout the dry belt for rain. From
present prospects not a bushel Of corn will
he raised in the entire county. One large
farmer near here says he will take $l.45 for
his 140 acres of corn.
If the drought continues corn will not even
make fodder for the stock. Small trees are
beginning to shed their foliage. pasturage
has dried up and the gardens are dead. 1t
is impossible to get vegetables. and the
farmer is living upon canned goods.
A continuous watch is kept up by the
farmers and section men to keep fires down
on the railroad. One party east of here lost
forty acres of wheat in the stack last Sum
day. and q house had to be protected by
fifty men to keep 1t from burning.
Stock cattle is being shipped to the mar
ket by train loads, which means great
loss to the farmers. Some OF the stock
not bringing more than half what was paid
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SHARP RALLY FOLLOWS DROP
IN NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Unavoabe Predictions Failed Maeraze Prices Strength
Response Heavy Tradng-Condion Crop
of Interest in Wall Stree-General Recov-
cry Noted in Leading Lines.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, July 9-There was suhstan-
tial and very general recovery in the stock
market to-day Oh the failure OF some OF
the more unfavorable reports of yesterday
to assume definite form. Interest was cen-
tered chiefly in reports of the condition of
the corn cror. which continued, however.
to be disturbing. No rain or Indications OF
moisture were visible to-day IN the corn
States, and the price of that staple expert
enced a sharp advance owing to the poor
outlook The same unfavorable weather
conditions were reported in the Southwest,
and the outlook for the growing cotton crop
was also said to he somewhat impaired.
More Cheerful Money View.
more cheerful view was taken of the
monetary situation. and the call rates ruled
easier than yesterday. Considering how
large part the element of unreasoning
fright played in the wholesale liquidation
yesterday the recovery witnessed in to-
days market was entirely logical. There
was undoubtedly some very heavy selling
of real holdings yesterday, and these sales
very plainly had their basis in the rather
unusually numerous factors OF unsettle-
ment, which had developed over the four
Gay holiday.
The truth probably is that some of these
larger interests had planned a week or two
ago TO shalss the bag when the July re-
investment demand developed. and tighten
their LEAD withou; disturbing prices. This
programme was upset first by the unexpect-
ed caution of the investing public and next
by the equally unexpected extra holidays.
But the liquidation. when it came, was so
thorough that it effected IN a day the re-
adjustment to which a week would ordi-
narily have been devoted. Professional OPP
orators for the decline did not neglect so
promising an opportunity, and It was their
work which broke this mornings market
further. only to recover shortly after the
first hour. when the upward movement be-
came general.
OF the stocks which declined most yester-
day. st. Paul recovered S7s of its los loss
Missouri Pacific recovered 2h Of its 8 points:
. Louisville gained "a. this being its loss dur
. ing yesterdays depression, and so on over
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for 1t. Merchants are feeling the effects
and are sending to the wholesaler fewer
orders. Much of the young fruit Is shriveled
up and Is falling off. Nearly every COM
ewing to the excessive heat and dryness.
DAY FOR GENERAL PRAYER.
! REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Macon. Mo-. July 9.-Several Macon min
listers had d a /, meeting this morning. and:
the Presbyterian Church. a letter was sent
to Governor Dockery asking that he fix.
by proclamation, a day for fasting and
State he GVerted.
Mr.. Sharp says Governor Hardin did this
dusng the in 5 sna
admit that the various prayers for ram
that have been made for several weeks
back have been unanswered. but think that
n trial by the Chief Executive will result
better.
DAMAGE IN KANSAS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Wichita, kas... July s.-As a result Of
eighteen days of torrid weather. with an
average of 100 degrees. Southern Kansas
has experienced. the hottest and dryest
sas IN
half. while melons. grapes. berries and ap-
, pies are said by farmers to be completely
ruined.
Farmers who came to Wichita to-day:
however, said that corn was not damaged
nearly so bad as was. reported. It is Ger
( tdul, however tNaI uDleSs rain IailS Wlluin
one week corn is damaged 50 per cent.
BOONVILLE'S HOTTEST DAY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Boonville. Mo-, July 9-The hottest day In
the history of Boonville was when the Their
mometer reached the ITO mark here to-day.
Little or no rain has fallen In this locality
for the past three weeks, and the corn crop
will be total failure. Two fires are re-
ported east of here in harvest fields, which
have been set on fire by sparks from thrash
er engines.
112 At BUTLER.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Butler. Mo-, July 9.-This was the hottest
day of the season. the thermometer register
ing liz in the shade. Work Of all kinds was
suspended.
TORRID IN IOWA.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Burlington, Ia, July 9.-Advice from rural
points in Southeastern Iowa report the
mercury up to 10l, LOG and 10s to-day. In
Burlington 1t was 1O2. A hot wind swept
over the city all day. but no prostrations
are reported.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10

Haig. an eminent English physician. has
proven that coffee 10 cause of rheumatisms
sick headache. gravel" nervous exhaus-
tiou and numerous other maladies. Coffee
drinkers are unconsciously cultfvating
these maladies with each cup Of their IA
yorite beverage. Caffein. the active poison
contained in coffee. behaves in the body
like uric acid.
The coffee habit Is often hard to shake
or but is made easy by the use Of the
Battle Creek Sanitarium substitute CARA
MEL CEREAL, pure cereal product.
made by an improved process and abs0-
lntely free from molasses and other cheap
refuse.
There are many. imitators, but only. one
genuine Be sure to ask your grocer 6ox
Battle Creek Sanitartum cereal coffee. and
look for the picture Of this world-famous
institution on the package. Ask yous
grocer for It.
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ACTION OF PARDON BOARD.
Number Of Applications Taken Un
der Amusement.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,, July 9.-The following
cases were continued by the Board Of Par
dons to-day:
William Brown. Adams County, assault;
John Schroll, Vermillion County, murder;
Asa Hodsman, Cook County, larceny; James
Gaherty, Cook County embezzlement; John
Hickman. Jackson County, murder; Thomas
Hickman. Jackson County. murder; Fred
Truman, Adams County, embezzlement;
larceny: John Kyout. Cook County, robbery.
The following cases were taken under ad-
visement: William Dehm, Carroll County,
attempted robbery: Percy Walters. Peoria
County. petit larceny: George E. Rees. Ma
con County. petit larceny; George w. Sours,
Macon County. bigamy: Lon Zeh, Pulaski
County. assault.
The case of John Hinkle was stricken from
the docket. The board adjourned until to-
morrow morning
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
THERE IS NO RAIN IN SIGHT.
Doctor Hyatt Can Promise No I'm
mediate Relief From Drought.

The local weather bureau can promise
nothing in the way of relief from the long
continued dry spell, which Is working havoc
in crops all over the West. There were
two areas Of low barometer on the weather
map yesterday. but neither will bring pre-
cipitation to St Louis.
A low over the Northern lake region Is
moving farther away and the other Is sta
tionary down in Southern California-too
far away to help st. Louis. Doctor Hyatt
predicts rising temperature to-day, which
will bring the mercury up to point
which It has not attained. since Saturday
Yesterday there was Q repetition Of the Dc.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
REINcoRPoRATIoN ARTICLES.
Simmons Hardware Company Cap
italized for $4,5OO,OOO.

Articles of reincorporation were filed
yesterday by the Simmons Hardware Com
pany. giving the capital stock of the re-
incorporated firm at $45OO.0OO
The stock is valued at sos per share and
has been divided into three different
classes. as follows: First, preferred; Sec
ond, preferred and common. There are 49,
GO shares OF first preferred stock at per
stock at 8 per cent. The common stock
amounts to 1900 shares.
The following are the stockholders men,
toned in the articles: John E. Pitcher,
Wallace D. Simmons. James E. Smith, Ed
ward H. Simmons. Albert E. Damn. George
r. Barclay. Frank n. johnson. Edward c.
Simmons and Isaac W. Morton
officers and directors for the new board
soon will be elected.
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he National Council of Education. as is the

Those in charge of the railroad tickets
estimated that at o'clock this afternoon
there were between 12,cC0 and 5000 members
of the association in the city. Thus far
comparatively little has been heard about
the hotel corridors in regard to successor
to President Green or the next place OF
meeting. A strong effort will be made by
the delegates from the Far Northwest to
secure the next conference for their section
of the country. Asbury Park, n. j., St..
Louis and Indianapolis are also applicants.
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1ightful weather Of Monday. The thermom-
eter remained in the SOs all morning, and
not until g o'clock yesterday afternoon did
1t reach the 80 column. The highest tenn
perature Of the day was %, recorded at .
O'clock
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Dor,roR LAME. MARy1y.

Lawrence. Kas.. July 9.-Doctor James
Marvin. at one time chancellor Of the Uni-
versity of Kansas. and later superintendent
of the Haskell Industrial Indian School. died
here to-day. He had been an invalid for
years.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
territorial OIL In.pector.

REPUBLIC SPEClAL.
Guthrie, Ok, July s.-E. E. Brown, who
was appointed by the Governor as Terri
torial Oil Inspector. began his duties to-
day. E. F.. Korns of Newkirk and d. T.
Smith Cashion were made deputy inspec-
tors: The office pays $4,000 q year.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Maryville, Mo-. July s-The special cleo
ton held in Maryvifle to-day resulted in
$4,000 in municipal bonds being voted for,
the proceeds to be devoted to streets
paving.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT
FOR WORLDS FAIR.
Nations Teachers Appoint a Com
mittee to Consider a Plan
and Scope.
GREAT MEETING AT DETROIT.
Acrimonious Debate Over the Com
mittee's Report on the Prop
osition to Establish a
National University.
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q tee Of twenty-one was appointed to
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q tional exhibit for the Louisiana Pur- 4
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stean,boat Pilot DICE.

Paducah. KY. July s.-win aupton. the
.weil-known steamboat pilot. died Yesterday
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Adjutant General Of Oklahom.

Guthrie. Ok. July 9-Goyernor Jenkins
to-day announced the appointment Of E. p
Burlingame OF Guthrie to be Adjutant Gem
eral Of Ok1ahomA, to succeed ALBERT Orner.
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DROUGHT'S RAVAGES CONTINUE:
CORN PRICES ON THE BOOM.

Terrible Conditions Caused Buying Chi
cago Market-Crops Reported Ruined in Many Sections
Preachers Will Ask Governor Dockery to Appoint
Day for Prayer and Fastng-Half Crop
n Kansas
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Santa Fe

A. Andrews. Gen. ACT. A., T. & s. r. Ry
108 North Fourth St., ST Louis, Ma
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the entire list. gains running from one-half
to three-quarters of Yesterdays fall, and, in
some cases. showing increases over yester-
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, more debate of an
participated in by Doc
committee and others.
indian University moved
question the resolution
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-16
~GOLDSBORO GOSSIP.
A Pleasant Observation-Disclosures
Court Tomorrow-Good Prospects for
Pea Crop-Negro Shot by a sheriff.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., April 13.
Armory hall was the scene of festiv-
ity last evening complimentary to
Misses Carrie MCGEE and Georgia Lee.
There was given a social party at which
refreshments of cake and cream, and
bananas and other fruits were in album
dance. A delightful feature of the
evening was the music furnished joint
orchestra and a number of old time in
nOcent players.
A cold rain is falling, but there has
been no frost here to speak Of.
Services at all the city church tomor-
row. At st. Stephens church there will
be a specially interesting service at 4:3O
o'clock p. m Miss Helen Privett will
render violin obligato to sacred selec-
ions. Beyond the Gates of Paradise
solo by Robert Shaw.
Superior court, Judge H. r. Starbuck
presiding, conveneS next Monday.
There are about sixty cases on the
criminal docket and eighty-three cases
on the civil docket.
G. H. James, of Greenville, is in the
city today. Mr.. James says that HI has
opened at Smithfield a branch factory
of the Southern School Desk Company,
of which he is the proprietor.
The pea crop prospect is quite encour-
aging. The fields around the city are
white with blooms, and pods are form
ing. By the latter part of the month
it is thought shipments will begin.
Clerk of the Court Ormand is besieg-
ed with pension applicants. The blanks
under the new pension act have not
yet been supplied n the matter is at
a s~tandstill. There are now in force
pensions in the county as follows:
Twenty-six widows and twenty-six sol
dierS. Under the new provision the
number will be increased right much.
James A. Bryan, of New Bern, has
accepted the invitation of the Thomas
Ruffin Chapter, Daughters of the Con-
federacy, and will deliver the address
here on Memorial day.
Judge Henry r. Bryan, of New Bern,
passed through en- route to Surry coun-
ty where court cOnveneS Monday.
Mrs. Fields, of Dudley, is dead.
The negro shot at Snow Hill Thurs
day night by the sheriff of Green coun-
ty is reported yet alive, but in a very
serious condition. Facts obtainable are
meagre, but it is learned that the ne
gro is somewhat if a desperado, had
shot his man and when the Shelf
the fire being returned by the plucky
officer, the negro being shot through
the body about the hips, and captured.
George E. Crawford is at home from
Palm Beach, Fla. He will spend the
month Of May at Walton house, Phila-
deIphia and the remainder of the heat
ed term at Bryn Mawr.
T. B.. Parker, of Hillsboro, is in the
city to spend Sunday with friends.
Dewey Bros ave just completed q
tram oad locomotive for the Syfan
Machine Works OF Waycros, Ga
Goldsboro manufacturers are booking
business from the gulf to Maine and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-16
WILM|NCTON'S BIG RACKET STORE
208 and 21O North Front St, Near Postoffce and Depot
GEORGE o. GAYLORD, Proprietor

ham,, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. and they will for the present
make their home with Mr.. b. G.. Hol-
lingsworth. Mr.. knight is s~uperinten-
dent of the Fayetteville Knitting Mills
An unusual pleasure is in store for
those who attend st. Johns Episcopal
church tomorrow, as Rev. DIR. Robert
Strange, now rector of Grace Epis-
copal hurc in Richmond. Va.
will preach. Fayetteville is as fond
and as proud of DIR Strange as Will
mington could be: in fact. he is OF our
olks.
Captain j. c. Huske has shown the
writer ar interesting specimen of old
time North Carolina journalism-copy
of the North Carolinian." bearing date
of December 81, 1899. and published at
Fayetteville by II. l.. Holmes. The ed
itor kept IN the first mage. under the
name of the paper, a dignified admoni-
ton to the commonwealth to walk in
the way it should 60. by the following
motto: Character is as important 20
states as it is to individuals; and the
glory Of the state is the common pro-
perty of the citizens" The news col
umn is meagre but the advertising pa
tronage is good.