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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
SAVES HUSBAND
FROM PROSECUTION.
Mrs. Weber Successfully Pleaded
for the Man Who Had Nearly
Caused Her Death

William Weber OF No. 1893 Manchester
avenue was saved from a criminal prosecu-
ton yesterday by the plea Of his wife. who
begged the court for mercy.
Weber was arraigned in Judge Ferriss's
division of the Criminal Court on a charge
OF assault to kill his wife. Anna. II was
alleged In the Indictment that he assaulted
her with a revolver and a butcher knife on
September 6. 1@o. dangerously wounding
her. In the midst Of the fight the police
rushed in and seized Weber, preventing him
doing any further injury to his wife.
Mrs. Weber was in a serious condition
for several weeks. The police procured q
warrant for assault to kill and the indict-
ment ollowed. Mrs. Weber was Obliged to
testify before the Grand Jury, but when the
case was called yesterday she walked up
before the bar and asked for clemency. She
said 1t was true that her husband had near
ly taken her life. but he had never done
such a thing before and she thought II was
due to temporary alteration OF the mind.
She said he had always been kind and
good and he was her only support.
Judge Ferriss was impressed with her
plea and agreed to let her husband go pro-
vided he would promise to care for her and
protect her as he had pledged to do at the
altar. He agreed. Judge Ferriss then con-
tinued the case until the February term OF
court. II Weber keeps his pledge in the
interim the case will be dropped.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
JONES pENOUYCEs JOHNSTON.
sharp Comment on the of n
yinftn. I. T.,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Jones OF
Arkansas to-day read to the Senate a let
ter received from a resident OF his State
questioning the methods employed by NJ.
NJ. Edmiston. a lawyer at Vinita. /. T., in
claiming to have an arrangement with
Senators by which he could secure the en-
rollment OF los families as Cherokees. and
thus entitle them to tribal benefits.
Mr.. Jones's correspondent asked II there
was an arrangement on the part OF Edmis-
ton and the Senate Committee on Indian
Affairs by which he had the Inside track
in legislation of this kind, and stating
that EdmistOn claimed to have such an
advantage. and was getting money from
claimants on the sertngth Of IL.
Senator Jones said other correspondent
in the Southwest had brought similar mat
tiers to his attention. and he read to the
Senate a letter sent out by Edmiston
soliciting payments from claimants. which
Mr.. Jones asked to have printed in the
Record. so as to be given publicity. COM
Jones said that Il was clearly an effort
20 extort money from ignorant claimants.
and he denounced as a tissue Of falsehOOds
Edmiston's claim that he had special
facilities with Senators TO get legislation
for his clients. Commenting on a state
ment in Edmiston's letter that he secured
the removal Of Mr.. McKennon. a member
OF the Dawes Commission. Senator Jones
said tina this was untrue: that Mr.. Nc
KennOn. who resided in his State. resigned
voluntarily in order to enter private busi-
ness. The Senator added that he hoped no
claimants hereafter would be deluded by
EdmistOn's false statements of favoritism
IN the Senate to pay assessments levied
upon them. as he intended to expose his
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
SUDDEN DEATH.

Every day YOU read of people suddenly
falling dead without a moment warning.
perhaps as a result OF a little oVer-exeruon
Ia catching a train or hurrying home from
work. Is il not strange that in these days
Of medical skill that so many people ole
daily Of heart disease In me prime OF their
condition they would seek a cure In time,
or at least avoid the over-exertion that
MIGHT caues their death?
T5ba+ is the trouhie-they do not know II.
Hundreds Of people whose heart Is In n
dangerous condition have no idea they, are
In IN health. while thousands OF others
troat Themselves for diseases of the stom-
ach. lungs. kidneys or nerves. while ihe
trouble is wholly with the heart.
Perhaps you are living under a similar
danger and may fall dead from heart dis
case any day. The symptoms or heart dis
ease are not hard 20 discover when YOU look
FOR them. but as they are small in them
selves. are apt to be passed by unnotlced;
II wise. YOU will see II YOU nave any OF
those symptOms. FluttcriNg, palpititlon'
.bortness ~ breath. tenderness. ~nuTnbness
or pain in the left side or under the shoul-
der blade, fainting spells: DIZZINESS, hungry
- weak smells. spots before the eyes. sud
don starting In the sleep. dreaming. night
mare. choking sensation IN throat; op,
pressed feeling IN chest: cglf e. sddn dr amu
sv swelling Of the feet and ankles Zone or
the surest signs) or neuralgia around mo
Sbor,5 Won find even one symptom there
Is cause for immediate action ana you
should invest 500 NJ YOUR dIuSglst : IN
~ ~ Dr KfnSman's Heart Tablets. These
fablets are daily producing WONDERFUL cures.
Nttgg Relle Pratte OF East Lake. Fla.
who h~esitated to use the tablets because
her local physicians gave no encouragement
or hone now writes, Il was surprised and
deIighte5 with the result. for l began to
gain within a short time. The physicians
refused 10 believe that l was cured; Dut
were convinced on making a personal ex-
animation that Dr. Kinsman's Heart Tab
lets rad accomplished what they themselves
n YOU wish for a list OF over one thou
sand references and equally strong testi-
,nanials and n free trial box Of the Heart
Tablets. write 10 Or. F. @. Kinsman, "a
water street. Augusta. Maine. enclosing
STAMP for postage. and they Will be sent by
return mali. You may find some friend or
neigbbor among the list referred to. But
n your case IS severe don't risk death by
delay. Purchase a s1!O box OF your druggist
to-day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
new IRON AND STEEL
COMBINE PROJECTED.
Five Great American and Several
English Firms Will Amalga-
mate to Reduce Expenses.

London, Jan. 10.-The negotiations toward
Che formation of another iron and steel
combination, which have been carried on
recently in London reached a point this
evening where their culmination became
practically assured. The companies in
tending to amalgamate are the Canadian
Steel Company, the Lake Superior Power
Company, the American Steel Company. the
Otis Steel Company. the Pittsburg Steel
Company and the wellman-Seaver Com
pany of Cleveland. Combined with these,
~ the deal is completed. Will be several
English firms, who will take part in the
enterprise financially and commercially.
At this evenings conference there were
present Mr.. Seaver. president of the Well
~man-Seaver Company: Mr.. Pew. president
OF the Canadian Steel Company: Mr.. Doug
las of Philadelphia, president OF the Lake
Superior Company: Mr.. Wycks. president
of the American Steel Company; Mr.. Head.
managing director of the Otis Steel Com
pany, and Mr.. Huber of the P%ittsburg
Steel Company. The moving spirit Of the
projectors appears to be Mr.. Pew.
Ii is the intention Of the projectors 10
erect plants at various places with the
Welland Canal as IN outlet The object is
to minimize expenses. and, acting with the
English corporations. to secure markets
here and elsewhere
Tha project may be termed an English
American-Canadian combination. to take
advantage OF existing opportunities. 1t Is
freely discussed in the English press. The
reason for holding the meeting in London
was that English capital and trade are de-
sired. The capitalization has not yet been
decided upon
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
FoURTH-CLAss POsTMAsTERs.
Many Missouri, kansas and Texas APP
pOintments Made.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. Jan i0-Fourth-class Post
masters:
A-rkansaABland. Saline County. Nancy
J. Milligan, vice Myra u. Henderson, re-
signed
~ernathy. vice William IL. IL Seyooid. re-
Kansas-Bloomington. Osborne County.
Phoebe l.. Ruggles. vice c. W. Han, re-
signed; Cadmus, Linn County, Joseph W.
| Palmer, vice l.. Love, resigned; Fall, Leav-
enworth County. Mary NJ Leger. vice ".
w. Vale. resigned; Lindsey, ottawa Coun-
Haddock, resigned; Pawnee Station. Bour-
bon County, Ivan E Morrison. vice H. j.
Morrison, esigned.
Amos +. Sebraugh, vice II. +: Johnson, re
signed; Blackbird. Putnam county. JULIUS
E Gedney; vice E; 2 s;o1T ilpiett R Asl Blsn;
chard. vice H c. Barter. resigned; chit
wood, Jasper County. Victor Black. vice
as County, VIM 7. Thompson. vice Hugh
Rlgsby. resigned: Higbee. Randolph Coun-
y. John Rankin, vice J. +. JaTman. dead;
Charles. vice A. A Wood, resigned; Ko-
lano, Crawford County. wilhelm Hoffman,
vice Emil Bauer, resigned; Monegaw
vice Hugh johnson. .remoyed; Nauvo2'
Stone County, Harvey j. Cordil, wee J. j.
Lawrence. resigned: lathe. Douglas Coun-
D dlAAC " tAAAANA ~ (
signed. Proctorville. Caldwell County
Charles W. Potts. vice J. II. Potts, re-
signed; Redman. Macon County. Alfred
Jones, vice ]. +. Duncan, resigned; Shell
Knob Barry County. William J. Brock,
vice G. Z. BARLEY. removed; StarkenburS.
Montgomery County. John LandOlt, vice
Anton F1uchet, resigned; Muddy Lane.
livingston County. Catherine Lilly, vice A.
L. Wingo. resigned
Oklahoma-Brown, P~ottawatomie County,
Oliver w. Grimwooi, vice T. ID. Williamson,
resigned; Deer Creek, Grant County. Jacob
Michel. vice Harrison Hubbart, resigned:
limo, Garfield County. J. A. Lewis, vice
Corwin Johnston, resigned.
~Texas-CabeZa. Dewitt County, Walter
Box, vice Charles Moore. resigned. Garden
Valley. Smith County, Alice steele, vice
William +. Prater, removed; Hurst. Cor
Veil county. w. W. H~Ollingsworth vice
Terna b.. Sadler. resigned; Jarvis. Liberty
County. Charles II. Heath. vice Mrs. Jane
w. Scott. resigned. Lingieville. Erath
County. Thomas J. Sinner. vice j. Il.
Stokes. resigned: Lissie. Wharton County,
Miss bell Arnold, vice David e. Russell.
dead: New York, Henderson County. Miss
Leila Jones. vice Rena VI. Jones. resigned;
RaIsin. Victoria County, Otto Kohl. vice
Charles q. T. Friedrichs. dead: Tsucker,
Comanche County. X. l.. Mcdaniel. vice ID.
a Gregory, resigned: Sport. Arkansas Coun-
" a n. 4. Brice. vice Carl Il. Evans. re-
signed: Terrace. Grayson County, Joseph
ID Scrfyner, vice Robert Harvey, resigned;
Terryyflle. Dewitt County, Il. F. Edgar,
vice I " b.. Bridgeforth. dead: Ntnona,
Smith County, J. W. Haynes, vice r. A
Bird. removed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
WORDY CLASH IN
WRIGHT TRIAL.
Applicant for Divorce and Her Sis
ter Have a Tilt With Defend
ant and His Attorney.

The trial OF the divorce suit Of Mary e.
Wright against Edward Wright, which has
been in progress in Judge Douglass Court
for the last two days. was marked ysster-
day by two lively tits. one between Mrs.
Wright and her husbands attorney. and
the other between the same attorney and
Mrs. wright's sister.
When court opened Anna Wolbrink. the
former servant OF the wrights. who testi-
fed on Wednesday. was again placed on
the stand. Her testimony was favorable
to Mrs. Wright. and Judge A. A Paxson.
vright's attorney. asked her IL she were
not a friend Of Mrs. Wright and was try
ing to help her out. The witness denied
that she was trying to help Mrs. Wright
but said that she was her friend.
Mrs. Wright. who was sitting beside her
attorney. said in a low tone. looking toward
her husband and his lawyer. You brutes.
Judge Paxson arose. and. addressing the
court. said that he was only trying to do
his duty. and asked the court to see that
he was not insulted. Attorney S. s. Bass.
one of Mrs. wright's attorneys. spologized
for Mrs. Wright, who also offered an apol-
ogy. Judge Paxson accepted the 1poloEies
and Judge Douglas admontshed MIS-.
Wright not to address her remarks TO her
husbands attorney.
Mrs. Emma C.. Keith. sister Of Mrs.
Wright, testified in confederation of her
sisters testimony of the day before. She
said that Mrs. Wright treated her husband
better than he deserved.
The first question that Judge Paxson
asked Mrs. Keith on cross-examination was
how old she was. The witness asked II II
were necessary to state her age. Judge
Douglas ruled that II was not. This caused
q ripple of laughter in the courtroom.
Judge Paxson ELECTED from the witness
the fact that she had separated from her
husband. She said she did not see why
she should be compelled to go through that.
AS she left the witness stand she made a
remark TO Judge PaXson In a low tone, TO
which he said Thank you" in a sarcastic
manner.
Several other witnesses were examined in
support OF AIRS. Wright. They were mostly
former boarders of the Wrights. They All
testified that they had seen nothing wrong
In Mrs. WrighI's conduct. The case viii
be on trial gain to-day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
NAVAL BILL COMPLETED.
Recommendations for Warships and
Increase of Enlisted Men Accepted.

Washington. Jan. lo.-The House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to-day practically
completed the naval appropriation bill. but
It will not be in shape to make public IN
til tomorrow or Saturday. The question
OF the increase OF the navy, which usually
entails the largest contest, was easily seiuSd
this year by the acceptance OF the RECON-
mendation of the Secretary OF the Navy
for two battIeships and two cruisers The
committee also hnally decided to give the
full increase of enlisted men asked Tor Dy
the Secretary-,0O men. instead OF s.VoO
men, as tentatively agreed upon yesterday.
The bill also will carry a provision 10
commission two classes from the Naval
Academy now on their cruises ana also 10
commission the present senior class I'M
mediately upon their graduation in June.
This action was taken to provide the ad-
dttional officers, of which the department.
is greatly in need. 1t will make about lo
new officers available for duty.
There is a possibility that in addition 10
the Increase of the navy a number OF
submarine boats of the Holland type Will
be provided for at the last moment. but
this In hardly probable. The representa-
tiyes Of the company are to be gwen a
hearing tomorrow, but the committee has
q confidential report of the Board OF
Bureau Chiefs Of the Navy Department
signed by Admirals O'Neill, Melville.
bradford and Naval Constructor Wood
ward. which strongly opposes the authori-
ration of further boats Of this type. Eight
OF these boats were authorized by the last
naval appropriation bill.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
WILSON SUPPORTS CIRCUIT BILL.
Says Half the stun Used in
ton for Butter IL OleomarEnrine.

Washington, Jan. f0--Secretary Wilson
made an argument before the Senate Com
mittee on Agriculture to-day in support OF
the Grout oleomargarine bill. He said the
measure was intended to protect the farm
er and the public at large and should be-
come a law. Speaking of the consumption
OF butter and OF oleomargartne MI. VIII
son said that the. amount OF butter as
posed OF annually Is about eighteen pounds
per capita. ard OF oleomargarine something
over one pound; and ne SAID In response 10
Judge Springer that he considered this dan
gerous competition. He was Of the opii-
ion that there was danger in the imitation
OF butter by the use Of coloring matter. and
thought that In time the use Of improved
methods would result in driving renovated
butter out OF existence.
The Secretary said he did not accept the
opinion that the regulation Of the oleomar-
garine business would injure the beef cat
lie business: and said that farmers would
find II profitable TO keep and fatten their
own beeyes. Incidentally. he expressed the
opinion that farmers Of the South would
get far more In the way Of returns by rails
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
army Orucrs.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Blu SEEtlAD
Washington. Jan. O.-Army orders:
Second Lieutenant Francis Pope. Sixth
Artillery, now at Topeka. will proceed to
Fort L~eavenworth for treatment by the post
surgeon
Second Lieutenant Albert Mcclure Is re-
Iieyed from duty at Fort Myer. and Will
proceed to Jefferson Barracks to join his
troo3.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Vessels, Jr..
Third Cavalry. now at San Francisco. VIII
proceed 20 Fort Peter. and report by letter
To- the Commanding General. Department OF
the East. for assignment TO light duty at
that post.
The sick leave granted Major Frederick
Reynolds. Surgeon Volunteers. is extended
two months.
The sick leave granted William Beach,
Inspector General Volunteers. Is extended
two months.
Leave for twenty days Is granted First
Lieutenant Arthur Edwards. Fourteenth In
fantry.
Second Lieutenant Carlos Pierce. Forty
sixth Infantry. volunteers. IL honorably dis
charged. 20 take effect January ~
Captain Elias Chandler. First Infantry. is
relieved from further duty as Collector Of
Customs at the Port Of Sagua La Grande.
Cuba. and. upon the expiration OF his pres
ent leave. VIII join his company.
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Ellis. Eighth In
fantry. now at ElktOn. Md, awaiting orders.
will proceed to San Francisco for assign
ment to duty pertaining to the organization
Of new companies.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
CAUSED BY LAMP EXPLOSION.
Fire Begins in Central Office of Tel
ephone Company.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

SILCIAL
Bloomington. ILL.,, Jan. D-Four thousand
dollars damages resulted from a fire in the
Peoples Bank block. corner Center and
Washington, this morning. A kerosene lamp
exploded in the Central Union Telephone
C~ompany's Office on the third floor of the
Peoples Bank. The oil ignited the parafine
insulation OF the telephone wires In the
floor.
The telephone operators narrowly escaped.
The damage, principally from water. Is as
follows:
Telephone office, 1900: Peoples Bank, $50;
9. J. Northrup. dry goods. $500: Witty e.
Sterling. law books, $500; Dan Oswald, bar
G.750.
The toll lines Of the Central Union Tele-
Phone Company were cut off ali day but
city service was unimpeded.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
TO STRENGTHEN GOLD STANDARD.
Secretary Gage and Horace White Ap-
near before Coinage Committed.

washington, Jan. lo.-secretary Of the
Treasury Gage, Horace White of New YORK
and several other prominent financiers. to-
day appeared before the House Commute
on Coinage. Weights and Measures. at the
reouest OF the committee AID gave their
views on the overstreet; Levy and hi,i
hills TO maintain the parity OF the money
~ The United States. The three bills. az
though containing different provisions; eac9
nroyide for the exchange at the option OF
the holder of the gold and silver coins o.
The United States. To accomplish this the
0verstreet bill authorizes him TO issue :
nor cent bonds. Before the hearing CHAIR
man Southland read a letter from John H.
Rhoades. the chairman OF the Finance Com
mi,tee Of the New York Chamber OF Com
merce. heartily indorsing the bills and uTs-
ing the enactment OF the proposed legisla-
lion an this session Of Congress
Mr.. Levy Of New York, who was present
a ser sation by stating that Mr.. Bryan. the
recent Democratic ca9didate for Prssitelt,
had told him that II elected President ne
would find a way to pay the obligations Of
the Government in silver.
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II have smoked and chewed tobacco near
Iy all my life. and nave also drunk beer and
whisky"
This statement was made yesterday by
Ellen Savry. 81 years old, Of Galveston.
Tex, while she was IN the emigrants' wait
ing-room at Union Station. At the time
she was theoretically smoking a well-used
cob pipe.
Mrs. Savry went through the Galveston
hurricane unhurt. But in the time that
the wreckage was being cleared away she
had travelled north TO Greenville, O., to
spend the time with relatives. Yesterday
she was on her way to Galveston. She
was born and reared In Texas. Her mother.
she stated. had smoked and drank in her
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
10 Saved
N.Y. Life.
Extreme cases of dis

1880
OF a medicine. Many rtcnicn and
"stinulsnt" preparations, which have
no real medicinal value, seem to brace
mp the users when they are feeling
"playcd out" Any s~tirnulsnt will do
this whether bought at the liquor store
or drug store. The true test Of a med
icine Is when life itself is staked on It's
remedial power. In hundreds Of such
cases Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
eovery has been the means Of saving life
when ever the cfanily doctorp had
pronounced sentence of death.
rIhad been q great sui erer for several years,
ana my fsraiiy Doctor said I would not be a iiv.
ing uan-tn two year& bat, thank God, ] am still
living writes hr. George W. Trustow, Of lips
comb. Augusta Co, Va "Dr. Pcrce's Golden
Medical Discovery b what saved my life. had
beaTt trouble so bad that I could net lie on NV
len side without q great deal Of pain. / was
nearly paSt work when I commenced your med
,e1ne. bun I can do about as much work now as
any man Icanuot say too much for the benefit
Ihave received"
Many diseases, named for the organs
affected, as rheart disease" ulung dis
ease, "Gver complaint etc, are per-
teetly cured by Dr.. Pierce's Golden Med
zeal Discovery, which cures through the
stomach diseases which originate in the
stomach.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
IN GRAY's POINTS FAVOR.
Fight between Rival bridge Projects
Is Settled.
SPECIAL

fEF cTLNIH%
Washington. Jan. 1o-The fight between
the rival bridge projects at Gray's Point
and Cape Girardeau was settled to-day in
favor OF the former. The Senate Commit
tee on Commerce to-day reported favorab.y
Representative Smiths bill authorizing the
construction OF a bridge across the Missis-
sippi at Gray's Point by the Southern iii
nois and Missouri Bridge Company. This
bill has been held in the House committee,
but will be reported favorably and passed
at this session. The Cape Glrardeau
bridge proposition may possibly get
through the House. but IL will not be re-
ported favOrably by the Senate Commit
tee. and there is no prospect Of its be-
coming a law. In fact, the contest was
settled to-day to all practical intents and
purposes by the decision of the committee
10 report the Gray's Point bill and 10
niRenn-hOle the other.
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presence. and in no way restrained her from
doing the same.
1T may seem strange as far north as this
that women should smoke a pipe like I do"
said she. but. though not general. it's
quite common down our way TO see a lady
sitting on her porch enjoying the frag-
rance OF tobacco. It's Just the same in the
matter of liquor. We have IT in our house
always. 1 drink whisky mostly. though 1
do like beer once in a while. I don't think
that either drinking or smoking has hurt
me at all. My age is sufficient proof OF that
But, of course. 1 never went to excess with
either habit
Mrs. Savry uses in her pipe plain tobacco
leaves rolled up and pressed-a twist" 1t
Is very black and strong.
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Miss CockreIPs Reception.

u CbLNI SI LNLAA
Washington. Jan. 1O.-Miss Cockrell, the
daughter Of the Senator from Missouri, to-
day gave the second of her Thursday at
homes from 4 to Z, at the family home, on
X street The reception was very largely
attended in spite of the rain, the Cabinet,
the Diplomatic Corps, the judiciary and
both houses OF Congress being amply
represented among the guests.
Miss Cockrels receptions are among
the most numerously attended given by the
young ladies in official social life.
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ing cattle and the crops necessary to that
end. than they would out of the sale OF a
few thousand barrels Of cottonseed oil to
the oleomargarine makers.
stance used In Washington for butter is
oleomargarine. and that TO make certain OF
getting the real article he had butter Tor
his own table shipped direct from a cream
cry In Iowa