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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-11
CAUSES OF THE cITY'S PLIGHT.
The Reverend E. E. Barclay Sounds
Cry Against Saloons.

The Reverend z. E. Barclay, superintend-
ent Of the st. Louis district of the Anti
Saloon League, spoke last night ON Civic
Righteousness At the Memorial Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church. Fifteenth and Carr
streets. After touching briefly on the pre-
vafling religious. political and moral con-
ditions Of st. Louis Mr.. Barclay said:
The saloon Is q dominant factor In po-
litical life. Caucuses are held and states
fixed up in saloons. and the saloon element
is always considered In any political mat
ter. The conditions In St. Louis are as bad
and worse than those that exist in other
Cities yet no civic reform has been wrought.
Take. FOR instance. the cities of Cambridge,
Mass; Cleveland. Columbus. Denver and
other large cities Vice at one time ran
rampant In those cities. but now that their
citizens have eliminated rum and Doodle
from politics. great Improvement has
been noticed.
There are three methods which inva-
riably will remove from any city the bad
name accruing from these eviis-agita ton,
legislation and law enforcement The Anti
Saloon League proposes to agitate the ques-
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FAVOR THE SCHOOL OF MINES.
Legislators Impressed with the IN
P0rtance Of the ROlla Institutfon.

Legislators Impressed With the IN
portance Of the Rolla Institutfon.
Several members of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Senate who visited the
School Of Mines at Rolla Saturday were
in the city yesterday. The greater portion
departed Saturday night for Jefferson City
All the members OF the Legislature re-
ported having had good time In the pretty
Phelps County town.
The visit Is expected to bear fruit be-
for the session ends. Several legislators
had never before seen the School Of Mines
in fate. the majority had not and they were
surprised at the Institution they found there.
In the lobby Of the Laclede members Of the
larger appropriation for the school of
Mines. The visit awakened in their minds
the Importance Of the mineral industry in
in q long time. Professor George Ladd and
the citizens of Rolla made the stay pleas
ant. and altogether the visit was stroke
and Of Of The wno coma
tributed to the expense OF the trip.
In my opinion, the school should be en-
johnson County. New buildings are need
ed there badly. II the State proposes to
maintain a School of Mines 1t should re-
not desire such a school II should be abol-
ished. 1 am in favor Of no halfway course
in the matter. never before realized the
importance OF tne ecnooi ana tne Visit mas
been one Of profit as well as pleasure SO
far as the Information CLEANED Is concerned.
1.-The buildings there now are all right, but
they are In need of repair. They are inade-
quate to the needs Of the school. They
are practically shells, with no modern con-
veniences than other schools OF the State
now enjoy. A good liberal appropriation
should be made for the institution"
Representative Locker OF Pulaski County
expressed nearly the same sentiment. He
intimated that the School Of Mines had not
been given the attention in the past that Il
probably deserved.
.In my opinion. the best thing that ran
h done il 10 separate the School Of Mines
Sron, the state University. Let different
Hoard Of Managers be appointed to direct
its work. 1t would not then be hampered
md a. vould flourish more in the future
than tt has in the past. am satisfied the
connection with the State University at
Coiumbia has been q drawback"
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COLLINS WANTS A CAUCUS.
would Use Party whip to Pass school
Beard Bill.


Beard Bill.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City. Feb. 1o-wil the whip of
the party caucus be used to force the pas
sage of the Collins Holland school boar
bill?
One Of the Senators opposed to the meas
ure declares that Senator Collins has been
agftating this plan Of securing the passage
tors.
Those who are not familiar with Ieeis-
party caucus is a means whereby the man
ayers Of the party In majority In a legis-
lative body push through that body meas
which. without the support Of the caucus.
would have q clear majority against them.
A meeting or caucus OF the legislators
A vote Is had whether or not the measure
at issue shall receive the party support
All persons qualified to participate in the
the caucus and must vote In the legislative
body on that measure as the caucus dc.
tates or sacrifice their standing with their
party.
For instance. in the House Of Represen-
tatives are ninety Democrats and fifty Re-
publicans. suppose forty Democrats und
nifty Republicans oppose a. measure. This
would be clear majority against the
measure Suppose now a party caucus Is
called on the measure. In the caucus the
would otherwise vote with the Republicans
and compel them thus to vote for the
measure at issue.
The Collins Holland School Board bill is
still on the calendar Of the Senate IT'S
author, Senator Collins. has been afraid 10
call II up for engrossment because he saw
sure defeat staring him In the face.
Senator Collins has been feeling around
quietly In an attempt to remove this op-
position. but the fact that he has not yet
called up the bill Is the surest indica ton
that the opposition Is solid and unyieiding.
This has led to the reported effort to call
q caucus on the measure. Up to the pres
ent the persons favoring the bill have been
unable to show its party nature or the
party expediency of passing IT. The Sena-
tors opposing the bill declare that they will
be able to prevent the calling Of a caucus
on the bill
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Friends of All Three Candidates
for Mayor Say They Are
Sure of Success.
CAMPAIGN WORK IS COMPLETED
Wells Contingent Claims Twenty
Wards, Tinker Fourteen and
NOonan Five-Betting
Favors Wells.

The primary campaign for the Demo
cratic nomination for Mayor is closed.
To-day the claims of the various candi-
dates will be arbitrated by the voters at
the polls.
All OF the candidates professed confidence
yesterday. Wells's friends claimed posi-
| lively that he would win by a handsome
majority. Tinker's supporters confessed
that the situation was not as promising as
they would like. but they claimed that
they had good reasons to believe they
would carry enough wards to control the
convention. Noonan and his friends rested
on their oars. They frankly admitted that
they did not hope to have a controlling
majority of the convention on the first bal
lot. but they hoped that the fight between
the supporters of Wells and Tinker would
be SO close that neither could win and as
compromise Noonan would be selected
The Wells's adherents were claiming
positively yesterday twenty wards, and
said that they had better than an even
break In at least four more. Betting on
the general result was about two to one in
favor of Wells. In some of the wards the
odds were considerably larger, one bet of
five to one being made that Wells would
carry the Twelfth Ward. which Is Tinker's
home ward.
The Tinkerites are claiming at least four
teen wards and possibly four more. The
wards they figure as certain to 70 TO
Tinker are: Third. Fourth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth. Ninth, Tenth. Eleventh, Twelfth.
twentieth. Twenty-first Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh. Noonans friends make
no claims TO any ward except his own, the
Seventeenth. This they say they are GER
tain OF. They expect to carry at least five
others. but are making no positive pre-
dictions
A report was current yesterday that re-
peaters would be imported from Chicago
and used In the Third, Twentieth and
Iwenty-nrst Wards. The police and detec-
tive departments were advised Of this re-
port and instructed to keep a close watch
kind
Harry B. Halves made the following
statement last night on the result of the
primary election to-day:
am as every one knows for Wells for
twenty-three wards tomorrow. The only
thing we fear is that Republicans will at
tempt to step in and control Democratic
primaries. This Is Democratic contest
ana Republicans have no right to attempt
to control it, have Information that
George J. Kobusch, the Republican mem
ber Of the Board Of Election Commission
and, working in the interest of the Re-
publican party. Is trying to secure his NOM
mation on the Democratic ticket The
idea Of having Democratic primary con-
trolled by Republican votes Is preposter-
ous- The Democrats Of st. Louis win
understand the kind Of men they are.
say then that unless Republican votes con-
troll the Democratic primaries, Wells will
have twenty wards sure and probably
twenty-three out Of the twenty-eight In
the CITY,"
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ton in st. Louis through the two most pow
erful agents-the pulpit and the press.
Fowler said. Turn on the light In the rat
holes and II will spoil them for rat pur-
poses We propose to turn on the light In
the rat holes Of vice existing In st. Louis.
We propose to show them to the honest
people OF the city In their true light. Some
have proposed legislation 1t II useless to
ask for more law until we make effective
the laws we already possess"
Referring to law enforcement the speaker
said:
''Winerooms. gambling dens and other
violators Of the law are well known to the
police. One word from those in authority
that carried with It q sincere ring would
close every one The Anti-Saloon League
heartily indorses the wineroom crusade and
the Committee on Public Safety. We ask
and urge you to support both. as the two
movements are similar In their nature and
are under the leadership Of conscientious
men and women. II possible, every citisen
who has the welfare of the city at heart
should attend the trial. as 1t might BE-
called. Of the eighty-eisht keepers Of. sa-
will take place in q few days before the
Excise Commissioner. II he does his duty
It Is your duty to support him II he does
not. fnd out why he does not"
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Silks.

Our assortment of Silks for the
spring season was never so large
or so select. 1t comprises the
most approved styles of France,
Switzerland, England and America
in Foulards, Satin Liberty, Satin
Faconne, Lousines and Taffetas,
Csc, 7Sc, 8Sc, SL00. SIPS, $1.35
per yard.
Novelty 0auzes.
White Damas ground, lace effect,
with Colored Satin Faconne stripes.
suitable for evening or brides
maids dresses,
Sl.0O per yard.
Crepe de Chenes and Crepe
Nubienne.
Black and colors.
SSc to $500 per yard.
Panne Velvets.
Plain colors, Persian and I'm
prime effects.
Plain colors, $l.50 to $3.50.
Persians, Sl.7S.
Black Silk Section.
0auzeS and Grenadines.
45-inch Pure Silk Plain Gauzes,
Pineapple Tissues, Canvas Mesh
and Iron Frame Grenadines;
$1.25 and up.
Damas, Novelty and Hemstitched
Stripes, Escurial and Brode effects;
$L5O and up.
Black Silks.
In complete assortment of best
quality
Crepe de Chene, Fleur de Satin,
Crepe Meteor, Satin Lumineux,
Crepe Faconne, Satin Duchesse,
Peau de Sole, Pallet de Sole,
Taffetas Metallique, Tafetas Faconne,
Taffetas Brilliant, Tafetas Meteor.
Note-By special appointment of the
world-renowned manufacturers of Silks,
Messieurs c. ]. Bonnet & Co., Lyons,
France. we have the exclusive sale of
their celebrated silks for St. Louis.
Their indestructible Tafetas and wear
resisting Peau de Sole and Fleur de
Satin are especially recommended.
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ADDRESS TO VOTERS.
Democrats I'm Nineteenth Ward UrEea
to Support Wells Delegati0n.

met last night and issued the following ad-
dress to the voters Of the ward:
ITO the Democratic Voters Of the Nine
teen Ward-The precinct Organization OF the
ward has carefully selected the Wells dele
cation from this ward to the City Conven-
ton. to be voted for to-day. between the
portant that every Democrat should vote
for this delegation. as it 10 pledged to the
nomination OF honest men to manage the
cfty's AFFAIRS for the next four years. It is
our desire that the wishes Of the people of
our ward may be expressed by an emphatic
majority. We therefore urge you to come
to the polls and vote for the gentlemen
representing the Wells delegation of our
ward. who are unit for the Worlds Fair
In North st. Louis"
H Green. Frank Keller, George Mcdaniel,
James II: Cunningham, Charles p Higgins,
Edward Reiman. Chris Won der Abe, An
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-11
FOREIGN.

Boers draw . column OF 100 British under
Major Crewe into ambush and they mar
rowiy escape being captured. General Spruit
- killed and General Randemoyr is wound
ed In battle between the armies of Botha
and mifh-Dorrien.
King Edward pardons Mrs Florence May
brick and the doors Of Aylesbury prison
will be opened at 10 o'clock to-day.
The celebrated establishments OF Worth
and Redfern at Paris are involved In the
dressmakers' strike. which Is assuming for
midable proportions
The Cuban Constitution has been conn
pieted with the exception Of the part relat-
ing to the eligibility Of Gomez to the presi-
>dency.
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PORTUGAL MAY SEND TROOPS.
Said to Be Preparing to Aid Eng
land Against the Beers.

Lisbon. Feb. lo.-Portugal. It is alleged,
u preparing to send troops to aid the Brit
ssh In South Africa. King Charles viii re-
main in London until tomorrow.
Great efforts are being made to secure
. new treaty Of alliance with England.
superseding the antiQuated treaties.
The Monde. in the course Of q violent at
tack upon the policy OF the Portuguese Gov
ernment for violating neutrality by allow
ing the British to land troops on Portu-
guese territory in South Africa. says:
Such course invites certain disaster.
II - easy to perceive symptoms Of grave
events In the near future. The press Of the
entire world has condemned the action of
Portugal. which. in addition, viii incur ex-
pense. Notwithstanding the lamentable. con-
dition Of the country's finances. The Anglo
Portuguese alliance means the ruin OF Por-
tuGal :" -
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

A banquet in honor of Commander Leo
Rassieur was held in Washington Saturday
night.
Apportionment work will consume the time
of the Illinois Legislature for about two
more weeks. Madison County is dissatis-
fed with the plan which would wed it to
St. Clair. The gerrymander is still far from
solution
The Reverend Father NJ. Weldon. pastor
OF the Holy Trinity Catholic Church at
Bloomington. ILL.,, has been appointed Vicar
General by Bishop Spalding.
Wall street is wild with speculation. Won
ederful and gigantic deals tread upon each
Others heels with astonishing rapidity.
There is a frenzy for combination and i'm
portant interests everywhere are reaching
out to buy something. Buliish sentiment is
rampant. Bonds are being issued in enor-
nous sums, and the problem of how the
colossal deals are to be financed is meeting
with serious reflection on the part Of some
traders.
Former Senator David T. Littler Is In
very precarious condition at bis home In
Springfield. Ill.
Chicago Judge has aroused the ire of
the women in that city by granting a new
trial on the ground that women are not re-
liable witnesses. He says they are more i'm
aginatfve than men. and what they first
imagine they at length believe to be the
truth. He does not believe that they are In
y,
he says that women are on a higher moral
plane than men. Several Chicago women
have criticised him for his opinion.
Senator Collins IL making an effort to
utilize the party caucus to pass his School
Board bill The measure Is still on the
Senate calender. Opposition to 1t seems to
remain solid and unyielding. despite all ef
forts to remove II.
The Commercial Club of Mena, Ark, has
passed resolution fnstructing its legis-
lators to favor an appropriation for State
building and exhibit at the ST. Louis
Worlds Fair.
enforce an ultimatum formulated at q mass
meeting yesterday giving the 5ointists at
Topeka, Kas-. until Friday noon to close
their places and quit business.
Three men arrested on suspicion Of hav-
Ing committed the express robbery at Man
fla. La. They were betrayed by tracks in
the snow.
The Missouri House b preparing q fran
chise tax bill of its own The Representa-
tives are dissatisfied with the provisions of
the Senate message, which would give the
State Board OF Equalization the power to
determine which corporations come under |
the exempted list.
The trial Of Frank Hamilton on the charge
OF having murdered Leonard Day will be re- |
sumed at Minneapolis this morning. Grace
Townsend. instead of Carrie Slagle, Il now
said to be the girl over whom the two men
Quarreied.
Mrs. Sarah Krugman Of Brooklyn fell
dead yesterday across the grave of her hus-
band.
new machine for extracting whole ker- |
nels from cotton will be put In operation at |
Austin. Tex, to-day.
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WEAK CARD AGAINST WELLS.
Ground1ess Charge That He In Transit
C0mRany.s Candidate Revived.

A card was distributed on the streets
early this morning appealing to the laboring
men of the city to vote against Rolla Wells
for Mayor because he was the candidate Of
the st. Louis Transit Company. These cards
bore no names. According to information
received from q member OF the Democratic
City Central Committee they are believed
to have been inspired by George J. Ko-
busch. who is president of the St. Louis Car
Company Republican Election Commission
er and the builder of a large number of
the cars Of the st. Louis Transit Company.
The men employed by Mr. Wells have tes-
President Whitaker of the Transit Com
pany has openly stated that he was not In
favor Of Rolla Wells for Mayor, beside this
Mr.. Wells does not now and never did own
q dollars worth of stock in the Transit
Company. A further fact in refutation of
the charge Is that Mr.. Wells Is stock
holder and director in the Suburban
Street Railway Company.
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SPORT

A meeting OF race-track of'icials not recox-
nised by the Western Jockey Club. Will be
held In Cincinnati tomorrow.
The Burns Handicap. California Derby
and other big stakes are to be run at San
Francisco shortly.
Inc turf war at San Francisco VIII open
to-day. Both Oakland and Tanforan an
nounced cards, and opposition racing win
occur 1t 10 estimated that the fight win
cost each track very heavily.
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HOW POLLS WILL BE poLICED.

President Hawes Of Police Hoard Is-
sues Instructions to Chief Campbell.
President Harry B. Hawes Of the Police
Board has issued written instructions to
Chief of Police Campbell regarding the dis
position of policemen at the various polling
places at to-day's primary. He directs the
Chief to instruct the various Captains to af-
ford the usual protection at the polls. leav-
ing the selection of the men to the Cap
tains The Captains are to be instructed
to detail as few men as possible at each
boiling place. excepting those places where
trouble Is anticipated. Where there may be
disturbances or riotous conduct the police
are to enforce the hundred-foot rule; the
poiice are Informed that they have the same
right as other citixens to vote. but cannot
use their ONCE or position for or against
any delegation.
These written instructions by President
Hawes have met with general approval and
no candidate or his friends have been found
who could say that they are not absolutely
impartial.
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Marine lnteni<enee.

New York. Feb. s1o.-Arrived: Steamers La
champagne. Havre: Potsdam, ROTTERDAM m
and Doulogne: Umbria, Liverpool and
Queenstown. Sailed: Steamers Staatendan
Boulogne and Rotterdam: Minneapolis. Lon.
don.
Suez. Feb. 1o.-Arrived:% Steamer Glen
lochy. Tacoma. via Singapore, for LIVERPOOL
Queenstown, Feb. 10.-Sailed: Servia from
Liverpool. New York.
Portland. Me, Feb. 1o-Arrived: Domin-
ion. Liverpool. Arrived: Etruria New
York, via Queenstown
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q. 7. Crenshaw, private secretary to Gov
ernor Dockery. arrived in the city last
night. Mr.. Crenshaw declared he came to
He will return to Jefferson City this even
ing. In speaking of his duties as private sec
retsry Mr.. Crenshaw said last night that
was at the beginning of the administration.
although It kept them all busy enough.
Mr: Crenshaw and Excise Commissioner
City yesterday, were together in the lobby
at the Laclede Hotel conversing for awhile
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are guarantees that they will apply the
fund to the best possible uses, and that
the Worlds Fair people of men related to
or recommended by them. favor q COM
mission appointed by the Governor, with a
proper geographical division Of representa-
tfon"
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TURN FOR WORSE IN
MIlAN'S CONDITION.
Both Lungs Are Congested and His
Malady HasEntered a Very
Critical Stage.

Vienna. Feb. 1o.-rhe condition Of former
King Milan Of servia.. who has been ser
iously Ill for some time. has taken a turn
for the worse. Both his lungs are congest-
cd. the heart Is very weak and his maiady
has entered an extremely critical stage.
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wELsFoRD IN CHICAGO.
Arranging . shipping Deal with Rail-
road Companies.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
England chairman of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the Gulf Transport Lines. reached
Chicago from the east to-day In company
consultation tomorrow with several Of the
larger railroad companies regarding rail-
road connections for his steamship lines.
The Gulf Transport Line operates ships
from Liverpool to Galveston and also from
Galveston to Havre. France. The English
company has decided to increase its bust
make the necessary arrangements.
Most of our business IL to be done with
the ST. Louis roads," be said tonight, 'and
fully during the year."
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.


Mrs Bertha De Mars Is found unconscious
from a fracture of the skull and her hus-
band is arrested.
The annual report OF the Young Mems
Christian Association, read in twenty-three
city churches, shows great progress In the
work of that organization.
On the eve of the primary. to be held to-
day. friends of all three candidates for the
nomination fo- Mayor declare themselves
hopeful.
Members of the Bohemian Benevolent As
sociation hold a new century celebration.
Myrtle Davis assaulted her sweetheart.
Thomas Ward, with a hatchet. because she
thought he was about to strike her mother.
Edward Diller. who killed Edward Toom-
ey, on January II, 1895. was arrested near
Harvel, Christian County. Ill.
At the services at Emmanuel Baptist
Church the congregation subscribed 5000
for additions to the church.
Madison County. Illinois, Supervisors will
take UP the "Invincible Thieves case and
discuss the question of reward to-day.
Opening services were held at new Levee
Mission. No. sN North Levee.
James Glynn. private watchman, Is ar
rested on the charge of assaulting Frank
Rapp, with a club.
In a fight over a bucket. Henry Bauer
was seriously stabbed by Henry Hotter
mann.