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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
WILL RACE FOR A CUP.
Missouri and Iowa Yachts Are to
Try Conclusions.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
st. Joseph, Mo-. Oct. 3.-The Helen. =
sioop-rigged racing boat. owned by ". T..
and J. II. Van Brunt, of this city, was
shipped TO Council Bluffs to-day to race
with sioop owned by the Andovers of that
city on Lake Manawa on Saturday.
The Lake Manawa boat holds cup, and
this is the second challenge Of the Van
Brunts TO race her for 1t. The first race
several weeks ago resulted favorably for
the defender. the Van Brunts at that time
racing the Kid, a cat-rigged boat, which was
somewhat Ike the Shamrock-good in a
light wind. but too slow when the breeze
was strong. The Helen is more nearly in
the same class with the cup defender. and
lift the cup.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04

versal language of the sea to change direc-
Il II by the right flank. The patrol boats
swung around to line OF west and charged
down upon the excursion feet. The latter.
with bells changing In the engine-rooms for
more speed turned tail. and the whole feet
rushed madly to leeward OF the last leg Of
the course.
Leaving the first mark on the starboar'l
hand the racers gybrd over their big booms
and went careen ng for the s. cond marx, the
Columbia gaining slowly but surely. Ihe9
had covered the first ten miles In little
over fifty minutes. When they swung around
the second stake they took in their baby
lib topsails and hauled their wind Tor tine
heat home Both yachts heeled until their
underbodies we're lifted high over the
water and their lee rails dipped foot into
the swirling billows.
In five minutes after rounding the second
mark It was apparent that the Columbia
was footing faster and pointing higher: She
went through the Shamrock's lee like 4
quarter-hOrse-
As COLUMBIA CROSSES LINE
A TERRIBLE Din BEGINS.
The rush of the leviathans on the final
task was ma gnificent. The excursion boats.
black with people from gunwale to pilot
house. gathered about the finish I'm a great
horseshoe AS the white flyer came on with
a biz bone In her teeth. well in the lead,
the patriotic shippers. with their hands on
their whistle cords, could hardly restrain
themselves. As she swept across the finish
the din was soul-destrOying.
Whistles split the ear and steam sirens
walled. drowning the crash of the bands
and the cheers of the people. The concert
of sound was terrific. Until after the gall
liant Shamrock III, beaten but not dis
graced, crossed minute and eighteen sec
onds later. whistles and sirens were kept
going. When they died away. the bands
could be heard playing columbia. the Gem
OF the Ocean," Yankee Doodle and other
patriotic airs.
The steam yacht Corsair was the first OF
the fleet to signahze the American victory,
by setting the starry banner at her mast
head. BY this time all the shippers had
had ample time to ransack their lockers.
and within a minute afterwards every veg
sci in The feet was alive with American
flags.
LIPTON HAD SEEN HIS
HIGH HOPES BLASTED.
SIR Thomas. in the Erin. did not approach
within half a mile Of the finish line. He
had seen his high hopes blasted and pre-
sumably did not care to be in at the tub,Ia-
tfon over the defeat Of his champion. But.
like a good. game sportsman, after the
Columbia went over the line he ran the
American flag up to the fore and fired
a salute in its honor
The rival crews cheered each other a.
they were towed home behind their tenders
escorted by the whole excursion fleet.
Within half hour after the conclusion
of the race the committee boat, in Accord
ance with the agreement to race daily from
now on. set the signal for q race to-mor-
Tow.
Sir Thomas Upton, although plainly te-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
= = . . . . & = . = . . = . . ~
= FIVE FAMILIES OF 4
. JOHNS AND SALLIES. 4

. REPUBLIC SrEC1AL
. Harris, Mo, Oct. 3.
. John and Sallie Johnson.
q John and Sallie Bracket. 4
q John and Salle Thomas. 4
q John and Sallie Melon.
q John and Sallic Roberts. I
. The above Johns and their wives
O (alll Sa.lies) lived within i've miles OF
q each other In Clay Township. Sullivan 4
o County. Missouri. and were among the
q very earliest settlers of this Sec
q tion. 4
o Mrs. Sallic Bracket. the last surviv-
q or of these five families. was buried 4
= yesterday in the old Bracket burying
. ground. aged &c years. Her ap-
o petite. which had always been good.
q failed her only few days before I
q death.
q Thomas Lane and Mr.. Witter Of Z
q Milan are both nearing the century
. mark. The latter's son, Martin Wit
Q ter. has been for many years con-
. nected with the Globc-Democrat OF
q st. Louis.
a u 4 a a a 4 a a 4 4 a 4
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
Committeeman INSPECT
MANY SAMPLES OF FENCES.
Merits of Various Designs Compared the Fair SeOrna
Fenci st o Be the Entrances
Pattern Elsewhere
COMPANY SOON WILL AUTHORIZE LETTING OF CONTRACTS.

dess of Liberty seated while with her tight
hand she indicates the archit ctIre Of the
Worlds Fair IN the distance. The left hand
clasps the unfurled roll of n warranty deed
to the Louisiana domain. The heads of JEFF
rson and Napoleon appear on the face of
the parchment. In the BACKGROUND float
the standa ds of the or ginal thirteen States.
the flag OF France and the coors OF Spain
In the border is the inscr ption: Louisiana
Purchase Centennial. st. Louis. Missouri,
innn
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
ROOSEVELT SATISFIED.
Puts a Quietus Oh Agitation for an
Enlarged White House.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. Oct. s.-President Roosevelt
to-day put quietus upon the agitation for
an enlarged and modernized White House.
He told the clerk of the Senate Distric,
Committee that neither her nor Mrs. Roose-
welt desired any changes or alterations IL,
the White House. The President, said the
building suited MIN. both as residence and
Of his opposition 10 ali the talk of additions
and alterations at the White House, The
President said nothing as TO- what he
faciii les Of the home of Presidents. The
Presidents statement was made In an en-
phatic way that admitted OF no misinterpre.
tatfOn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
IN COMPLIMENT
TO MISSOURI,
Buffalo Thoroughfare 10 Be Named
After This State Many
Streets Covet Honor.
RErI.RL.IC SPECIAL.

RET UBLIC SPECIAL.
Buffalo. y. Y. Oct. Missouri is % have
one of the beautiful boulcvards of Buffalo
Immediately named In her honor. and the
city is interested over which OF the streets
shall have the coveted honor.
The movement originated with the Mis-
souri, Commissioners to the Pan american
Exposition. who. at the instance OF Sec
retary r. ". Yost. addressed u letter to
the Board of Aldermen last Monday call
ing attention to the fact that several States
had been honorc.l by Buffalo In the naming
Of streets. but that Missouri had been over
looked. The communication was signed by
President T. s. Carver, Vice President John
+. Beal and Secretary Yost. II was received
with en,hutiasn by the Board Of Aldermen.
cne Of whom offered a resolution directing
that the next boulevard opened he named
for Missouri: another Alderman suggested
hat Cazenovia street be changed TO Mis-
souri, avenue and for that purpose the Tues-
ion was referred to tEc Committee on
Streets.
Many Seeking the Honor.
Yesterday the property owners of Indian
| Church road filed lengthy petition with
the Board of Aldermen. asking that their
| historic street be permitted TO change It's
| name 10 Missouri avenue
| NJ. L. Mackey. q prominent commission
merchant OF this place, and other proper. -
| owners to-day presented petition asking
! that the name OF Inwood place be changed
| % Missouri avenue. on the practical ground
! that the name too nearly resembied that of
| LinwOod nearby thoroughfare. and on
the sentimental ground that Inwood place
has been the headquarters for the Missouri
| Commissioners during their stay in Buffalo.
| lnwcod place IL a beautifully paved street
a very short distance from the home of
! John G. Milburn.
| This afternoon property owners on South
! Division street. d prominent downtown
| business thoroughfare. filed petition for
change Of name OF that street to Missouri
| avenue, and were followed Immediately by
property ow9s Hudson street. 1t is
said other pc ~ be filed tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
ARKANSAS COTTON CROP.
Census Department Issues Report
on the Product i'm 1899.

Washington. Oct. 3.-The agricultural d.
vision Of the Census Bureau has completed
its preliminary tabu!a,ion OF the reports
secured from the farmers OF the acreage.
yield and value Of the cotton crop Of 1893
for the stat of Arkansls. The acres In cot
ton numbered 1.s3s.sj5: produced 1Oj.ssJ COM
mercial bal, or 705. ,25 equiva ent 5tJ-pound
bales. The reported farm value of this cot
ION was s4.67l.i45. or an average OF G93
cents per pound of the gross weight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
T0.DAy's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BTSISESS.

Local discount rates were easy, between
& and . Ter cent Domestic exchange was
,iiioted as follows: New York. 4Oc discount
hid 20 discount nsked; Chicago. zoe or
,0ur., bid. Cincinnati. Louisville and Ne"
Orieau. 10 discount bid. par asked
fyheat closed lower at 69hf6yItc asked
1,cr. .Slsc bid May. 7oiA1Ilmc No. REQ
corn closed lower at 5Iisc bid Dec, o''1n
l'd May. 5TJgc No. . mixed: oats c'ote''
81 ss'sc asked May and :si4c No. Nor'h-
.-ru.
'rl- iocai market for bpot cotton was
o let and Dnchnngcd.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
WILL DECIDE IN TEN DAYS.
Arbitration Board Hears Testi
mony in Car Builders Strike.

The state Board OF Mediation and Arbitra-
ton Of Missouri met at the I.aclede Hotel
last night to consider the cases Of he five
men whom the st. Louis Car Company re-
fused to reinstate at the time of the set
,iement of the strike between the company
and the 200 car painters ard finisfers.
When the strike was settled all the men
returned except five. the company anl nsn
both agreeing to abide by the decision Of
the State Board. Last night testimony
from both sides was heard, and decision
Will be given In ten days, the time allowed
by law.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
SPORTING

sixteen Of the late Pierre Lorillard ;
horses were sold at auction In London.
realizing s.N guineas.
Miss Nina Phelps drove "Danie" a mule
IN 2O9A at Albany. n. Y. beating the
worlds record for lady drivers.
Lord Beresford. of the English Jockey
Club. insists that Lester Rein deliberately
threw the race at Newmarket for which his
license was revoked.
Cresceus made an unsuccessful attemp,
to lower his record at Baltimore yesterday
Winners at the Fair Grounds yesterday
were Marcy. Has Gift. Survive. Jessie Jar.
hoe. Elsie Barnes and Marion Lynch.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
FOREIGN.

The asphalt dispute, over possession Of
the asphalt lakes OF Venezuela. Is to be
settled b. arbitration.
The funeral Of Senior Vicuna, late Chilean
Minister 20 the United States. was held at
Santiago Dc Chile yesterday.
Copenhagen has revived the report that
King Edward II suffering from cancer OF
tbs tengkA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
wASlIISGTDS.

rreHdent Roosevelt 10 satisfied with The
whit. House nna has announced li.s op-
r1-iuor TO the plan t0r a larger and mora
Iupaorn structure.
The immigration laws are being Tigidiy
enforced Steamship companies are de-
porting undesirable persons at their own
rl'Usr.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04

VICTIM OF SNEAK THIEF-while
Mrs. Catherine Knole Of No. 1924 North
Tenth street was absent from her home yes
terday morning sneak thief entered tho
house and stole pair Of gold earrings and
n pair Of gold spectacles. He entered the
house through an insecure front door
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04

pressed at the result Of the race. stood
bravely at the gangway Of the Erin and
bade cordial adieu 10 his guests. He also
entertained Il large party Of yachtsmen and
ladies'. who visited the Erin after the days
guests had departed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04

INVENTORY OF YOUNG EsTATE-A.
inventory Of the estate Of Charles A.
Young. iiled In probate YESTERDAY, describes
property at No. 6sel Cabanne place, prop
wood, St. Louis County. NO.. lot in But
1ef. Kae., and q personal estate OF sS.s7@
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04
Uhat are Hun,0rs?

They are vitiated or morbid fluids oours.
ing the veins and affecting the tissues.
They are commonly due to detective diees-
ton but are sometimes inherited. 4
How do they manifest themselvesf .
In many forms Of cutaneous eruption,
salt rheum or eczems, pimples snd boils.
and in weakness. lansuor, general dehility.
How are they expelled? By
Hoods Jdrsaparilla
which also builds up the system that hss
suffered from them.
Il 10 the best med5cipo fpP m 1arS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the
North East. South ana West.

John NJ Chandler. cashier of the Amos
k.ag National Bank Of Manchester. y.
H.. died suddenly. Thursday evening. MI.
Chandler was h, years old.
Mavor Samuel NJ. Jones of Toledo, ~.
has resigned from the board OF lircct tors
of the Toledo Humane Society beCauS,. it
president. lion. James NJ. Brown, who lS
also president OF the American Humane
Society. declared that Il iuan who lb.'n-
lons his children should be put 10 death.
4 .lispatch "a The London Daily Exprc /.
from Bombay says that curing til. cejc-
bratinu Of the feast day OF st Francis
Xavier Dee s; at the Portuguese city -!
Co., tou the west coast OF Indial, III
sinking of Il launch resulted in the urnw n +
ing ot 10 devote, :, only ~ yards Irorn
the shore.
The Halifax Board OF Trade at = lar2"-
iy attended meeting, Thursday. unaul-
mousIv passed Il resolution favoring ttlt'
transfer ut the management of the IL
ciiic Railway. The members of tn, boar:
contend that by such Il change. TIN. 4. f..
r. viii hav., Il through line IRON the Al
lantlc 10 The Pacific ana that il will
tend greatly to stimulate traffic in Hall
lax.
Seven of the 1J games Of billiards sched-
uled for th., international cnampionsEip
AZ Eaw York have been COMPLETED and
tn. standing OF the players is rs follows:
each and lost none: Schacfer won The
only game he played: Sutton won one
and Iost two and Morninestar has won
,n.. and lost two while UoWison has lost
thre,. games. The gam" Thursday night.
b.,w.an student Slosson and Uowison
was rather one-sided. Tor th.. New York
player won by inh I" the Canadians -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07
A GOOD SHOT.
Ernest Marx Kills Two and
Wounds Two Others.
Alleged That He lnsuIted a Lady, but
She Eyonerates Him,
Brother Declares That Family Will See Him
Through the Trouble,

| New York. Dee. 6.-Ernest Marx
brother of Herbert Marx, who killed
two men and wounded two others In
West Morcland county, Va, Wednes.
day night. has started for Virginia with
Abel y. Rlackman, an attorney of this
,ity. VIM. b.. Marx, another bro,hey
| said. Thursday. that he did not believe
Els brother had insultcd Miss Tavlor
and that the family would see min,
through any trouble in which he might
| he involved
We were surprised" said William
Il. Marx, when we read the story of
the shooting published in the morning
papers. although we knew that Herbert
had been in q shooting scrape. He
wired us. Thu sday, that he had shot
a friend. but assured us that every
thing was all right and begged us not
to worry
Herbert WAS recently graduated
from :he New York Law School and
vent down into Virginia to recuperate
ms strength. My father bought the
, Westmoreland county estate some IS
Years ago and the family lived on it
from time 10 time. The Taylnrs have
ways esteemed them highly"
The story of the tragedy is that Marx
offended Miss Rose Taylor the daughter
of Il prominent citizen of Westmoreland
county. whom hc accompanied t.
church. last sunday night. When the
gi,l returned home she told her mother
that CLARK had attempted tu assault
hcr. Tho mother went to W. T. Taylor.
= nephew of her husband. ana related
til" girls story.
Thyior, with several friends, went Ia
.'tdar Hill. Tuesday night. and at
tempted I" break into MARKS home
1r the tight which followed. Marx.
who was alone in the house, shot and
instantly killed Taylor and wounded j
.. Stiff and VIM. Schefflin, two of Tay-
lor'S friends. Schefiiiu died subse-
puently at the Emergency hospital.
Washington. whittier he and Stiff had
been taken. Stiff is paralyZed from tn"
neck down but there is a remote posi-
hility Of his recovery.
Marx surrendered to the sheriff ana
was locked up.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

"Wednesday evening, Mrs. James Nc
kinney OF New Portland. took lamp
and went down cellar for some apples.
\ little later her husband heard a noise
and going down, found ner lying by the
stairs. Her lamp was broken and the
oil burning. She died about o'clock
THURSDAY morninS.
Tho steamer Nahanada had a strug-
..le 10 make - passage through the ice
lam on the east side of Airowslc bridge,
Friday morning on the trip from Booth-
hoy. After landing the passengers ana
freight at Bath. she returned ana
broke up the mass Of drifting Ice :"
that on the return passage III the al
ternoou the channel would not he hlied.
A plea of guilty was entered az the
Saco police court. Thursday, when Mrs
t,v.line Pike Of kennebunkport was
arraisred on the charge OF steaiins s-od
from Captain William r. Walker OF
that place. The woman was ordered 10
,ecognizc in the sum of $500 Tor her ap-
,,oarancc before the grand jury at the
Iapuarv term Of the supreme court.
,rhe money was stolen tw" weeks ag"
e,on, Mr.. Walkers office"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Trade and Labor Council AZ Hal
ifaN. y. s. has adopted resolution call
ing upon the Dominion government to ap-
point Il labor representative to the cabi-
net.
Fred Libby was seriously burned by an
explosion OF naphtha WINE ma king shoe
stain. Thursday. NJ Lynn. Mass. He is
AT the Emergency hospital on the dan
gerous list
Capt. Jos. +. sanford, H. = n. retired
aged ~, died at his home i'm Stamford.
Conn. Thursday. capt. Sanford was
connected with the MIiktS exploring ex-
petition around the world i'll 1S3S-i2 and
served with mstinction in the civil waT
under FarraSut. a widow ana dauGhtc.-
survive him.
4 report to the Philadelphia Maritime
Exchange from Lcwcs, Del. SANS the
fnur-masted schooner F.stellc Phnuey
from ROstou for Newport News Is ashore
AT Indian river. thr"" miles south of
Rhctohou. The schooner is well Up on
the beach and leaking badly. She is IN
ballast. Efforts will De made to Heat
her
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07
"HUNGER DUT|ES.'
Socialist Herr Bebe| Stirs Up
the German Reichstag.
0enounces Tariff Bill and Its Authors
and Threatens Revolution.
Uproarous Disorder During Thursday Session.
With Sociais. in the Lead.

Berlin, Dec. 6-Thc most inSignjli-
cant looking man in the Eeirhstag. Herr
i;chel. broke its didactic monotont.
Thursday. ana lifted the tariff debate Il
emotional levels. Herr Rebel spoke to
he breathlaSS galleries. He often pro-
N"ked his opponents. but sometimes he
even cnthrallti them.
Tho wagon maker is diminutivr in
body and has z large head. Pulling At
his pointed chin Whisker h.. took thc
tribune after The peasant farmer. Hel1
Niss"n. and. rs the representative of
:. 2.1cc,ooo voters, he lodged the Socialist
protest against The hunger duties" w
h" called the tariff On goods The man
seemed 90 grow bodily a~ he W1rmrH
III 10 his work.
Herr Bebel said thai there were tNu
nations in the German state. tho plum
drrrrs and the plundered
The imperil! chancellor. Count Nu,r
yellow. Spuk" for the former. | am
speaking for the latter. Fifteen per
cent. of th" German people are engag ged
~ agriculture. Th" chancellor said the
fenainins s.. per cent. were engaged III
other occupations. ana that - per cent
"t these latter We're induSlria lists Th-
pi"pC s:tion If the government was tn
low = h,,,,o,, cnn ono onn ,,1
-1o ncn an ,,,,l. III, rI.;, a,,A iii
n,,l.. ,,,o6,.lI.. ...,.,,,,,,t..,
IL ,o,. .,. ',i,. ., n.,t,'.,,+
ri,,h -, i-
,Ngricu'uf' "' ''rrlhan[ might bt
an" ''I"<h ''r7' mus u" - intend
~ i"' 'of 'h. "t,'r'lnont y 'h' IAN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07
Ngc limit. % years Or over.

Age limit. 20 years or over.
From the cligibleS resulting from this
examination it is expected that certiti-
cation will be made tn the position Of
assistant in the division OF entomology
department of agriculture. at a salary
Of 5000 per annum, ana to other simi-
lar vacancies rs they may occur.
This examination is open to all citi-
zrnS of the United States who comply
with the requirements. Competitors
will he rated without regard to any
other than the uualitic;l
cations shown in their examination
papers. and cligiblcs will b" certified
strictly in accordance with the civil
service law and rules.
pcrsorS who desire to compete should
AZ once, apply to the United states civil
service commission, Washington, ID. e.,
or "a the secretary of the local board %
examiners At the places mentioned on
The accompanying sheet. for applira-
tjnu forms 304 and 313. which should
Drcrcrlv executed and filed With the
prior to the hour of closing
business, Jan. II.
Applicatio may be had and apnli-
cants may be examined at the govern
mcnt building in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07

called Herr Bebel and the other MEM
h"rs Of all political groups to order.
li"rr Eebel. inspired by the tempeStu-
Gus temper 81 the House. exclaimed:
This bill folncnts insurrectiou. The
chancellor aims to overturn social or
der; We shah 10 our utmost 10 send this
bill To llades, and we only regret We
cannot send its authors and abettors
there also
Baron Won Rhein Baben. the Prus-
sian minister of finance. advised Herr
Rebel that if The Social Democrats de-
sired i rebellion the government as
surcd them they would reap a harvest
of broken heads. This was greeted with
cheers on thc Right and laughter Oh
the Left
Herr Moclcr. tn" minister of COM
mcrcc. said hc regarded the new tariff
as an effective weapon in the hands of
The government to force to conclusion
favorable commercial treaties.
The Eeichstag then adjourned.
Both Herr Moeller and Baron Won
Rheinbaben referred to the necessity
cf protection from American competi-
ton. The latter described the misery
caused NY the Dingley tariff among the
working classes ot Germany.
Paul J.. S"hillng the American vice
consul ~ Sittau. Germany. Nhu was
arrested last month. by the German au-
thoritiee in mistake for another man
ani detained for one day. has address
"a a letter to tho press i'll which he sots
forth the indignities he suffered at the
hands Of the Zittau authorities. He
says his purse was taken from him bv
force. that hc was confined in a cell
and when h" was released The attthori-
ties il ~" way expressed regret ~
apologIzed for their action.
The Polish anti-German agitation is
beginning To attract serious attention
III the German press. The Reactionary
papers are calling for repressive meas
urrS. The Lokal Anzeger reports that
both The Austrian and Russian govern
mcntS have promised to adopt meas
urns to suppress the agitation.
II is announced here that the divorce
Of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
of HeSSe will be decreed by a special
tribunal Of the Darmstadt provincial
law court.