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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
LOST n FOUND.

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LO6SNux terrier bitch; liberal reward II re-
turned to or notify Ills Clark ave.
~LO6TILocks6 watch charm. diamond setting;
monogram A. Reward L 36. Republic
-~LOST-IAdys diamond ring. Thursday. near
Michigan ave. and Kansas st. Generous reward.
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= T July a prayer book, key OF heaven
from st. Le0s Church to Twentieth st. ~
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Broadway line, deeds Of trust: liberal reward II
returned to ueoA Easton ave.
Nsr-yune u. on Page ave-. car. gold chain
and paan crescent pin: keep pin and return
wooden hand bag. Wednesday. .
2. n, On or near Suburban car at entrace Forest
Park- AddrsD N. J. Baldwin. 2s3S Gamble.
Los Or stolen-One red roam pony mare.
locked tail: also one spotted pony geldirg. REQ
and white. has been stolen OF strayed from 80
North Eighth 81. East St. Louis. Ill Property
Of 0eoeEe Watson. Liberal reward for return OF
0ms Or Information leading TO their recovery.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

Wedding Rings (So1fd Goid).'
Finest qualities. 500 to $1,000. Mermod
4 Jaccard's. Broadway and Locust.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
GENERAL SPORTING.

Fred w. Ladd Of Salem, N. Y, who
claims the title of champion amateur
rider OF northern New York, challeng-
es any short distance bicycle rider in
the world to meet him in q race n
any distance up to five miles.
Jack Moffat is again ready to get
into the ring with anyone who can
make the middle weight limit. Jacks
arm, which was broken in a fight
against George Gardner in New York
some time ago, and reinjured il bout
with AL Neill in San Francisco, is now
mended and as strong as ever.
When Terry meets Herrera. the Cali
fornia wonder, there will he some bet
ling. Herrera, 1t seems, is not altogeth-
er a novice. He has been fighting for
nearly seven years, but his fame has
been confined to Kane county. Califor-
MIA. In his career he has not met
any one of prominence. but has de-
feated every man he has met, and on
that account has achieved local repu-
tation second to none. Harris match
ed McGovern with Herrera just for the
money in 1t, because he is in California
for the coin. Herrera will find out
how good he is when he tackles Terry.
but one can hardly help feeling sorry
for the Bakersfield boy with the good
local reputation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
COMPARISON OF snAnrRocKs.

There are columns of detailed des-
cription in the London sporting jour-
nails Of the inconclusive tests Of the
two Shamrocks on the Solent, but the
conclusions of experts may be &C
cepted with reserve. Mr.. Flies boat
is not in the same trim as she was in
the American races, since her length
on the load water line is nearly three
feet greater and her weights have been
considerably altered continues Lon
don dispatch from l. N. Ford. How
much faster she is than she was in
New York no expert can estimate, and,
since the trial course is not the same,
all calculation respecting the superior
ity of Mr.. Watson's boat to the Column
bia are Elusive. Sporting men are
convinced the second Shamrock is a
better boat in every point of sailing,
but the general public takes languid
interest in the cup races. There is q
good deal of comment in the sporting
press on the probable selection Of an
athletic team for the contests in Sep
TENDER with Harvard and Yale. Both
Oxford and Cambridge are considered
weak in hurdling and sprinting, and
trials will be required in August before
the English University team can be
made up.-N. F.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
PRINCESS MARGARET OF CON-
NAUGHT.

OF great state interest. The royal
houses Of the two empires are now
closely united, Emperor William being
a nephew of King Edward VII, and
the friendliest relations exist between
them, but when the son of the former
becomes the husband Of the latter's
niece, then the bonds of amity will
be stronger than ever. When the
crown prince ascends the German
throne the grandchild of Victoria will
become empress of the German en-
pire, the same position held by Vic
toria's oldest daughter. 1t is also CO.
incident that the grandmother of the
princess married a German prince and
the grandfather of the crown prince
married an English princess.
Crown Prince Frederick William is
now 10 years old and Princess Mar
garet Victoria a few months younger.
Ordinarily German princes are not ex-
pected to marry until they are Is,
but 1t is said to be the wish of En-
peror William that his son should be-
come settled as soon as possible, and
1t is therefore probable that the mar
riage will not be delayed any longer
than the necessary arrangements and
preparations will require.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
A,aba mas Vanished city.

Cahaba, the former capital Of Ala
bama, is not even town now, being
returned by the census as precinct
sixteen in Dallas county. Several
years ago the town site was sold for
taxes and was bought by a negro for a
few hundred dollars. At one time
Cahaba was one of the most important
places in Alabama, being the state
capital. Its population was made up Of
rich planters and Shareholders. It's
situation is at the confluence of the
Cahaba and Alabama rivers, and 1t
was not only wealthy place but also
one of the most beautiful in the state.
The owners OF plantations and the rich
traders lived in baronial style, their
houses being Of the architecture of the
south at that day with large halls and
rooms, and verandas occupying almost
as much space as the rooms them
selves. Extensive grounds surrounded
each and flowers bloomed in profusion.
while magnolias. oaks and cedars were
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

For several months past, ever since
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston decided
to build a cup defender. the public has
been puzzled as to the exact status OF
the Boston yacht and whether the New
FORK Yacht Club would or would not
select defender for the Americas
cup.
At first 1t was stated that the 1nde-
pendence would be barred from those
trial races because Mr.. Lawson was
not member of the New York Yacht
Club, but later it was announced that
she would be allowed to start If he
agreed to certain conditions. After
over a months negotiations Mr.. Law
son was unable to agree to these con-
ditions, and the Independence is abb
solutely barred from all participation
in the trial or cup races for the defense
of the Americas cup.
This will be sad news for Boston
yachtsmen, and it is regarded by all
fair-minded sportmen that some other
solution of the controversy was not
found possible. AS it now stands it
means that Mr.. Lawson has spent
more than 100000 to build boat for
the defense of the Americas cup, only
to find out at the last moment that the
blue ribbon OF the sea" is not an In
ternational yachting trophy at all. but
simply an ordinary club cup. open
only for members of the New York
Yacht Club to race for. The Independ-
ence Is still unfinished. AS B. B.
Crowninshield is practically the only
:one competent to finish the yacht. Mr..
Lawson is in a trying position. The
loss of Mr.. Crowninshield's services
through his absence on honeymoon
trip, combined with the refusal of the
New York Yacht Club to allow the In
dependence in the trial races, may
cause Mr.. Lawson to abandon all idea
of completing the building of his
yacht.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
A Good story Of Paddy Gleason.


A good story of Paddy Gleason. the
former chief of Long Island City. has
recently been unearthed. The incident
of which it is the chronicle happened
in 1896 when he was out in Indianapo-
lis as a delegate to the national con-
vention which nominated Palmer and
Buckner. The hotel accommodations
in the Indiana city were not the larg-
est or the best, and by the time tho
advance guard had got rooms the
town was flied to overlooking. When
the mayor arrived everybody asked
him what he was going to do to get .
place to sleep.
IDOL he said. What am l going
to do? Just watch me- And they
watched him with the result that he
had the laugh on the whole crowd OF
'em. He simply went to hospital.
hired a private room at $40 a week
and slept there in the greatest COM
fort for two nights, while the other
delegates tried to be comfortable in
bandboxes for which they had paid at
the rate of from $40 to 500 day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
AN AIR TORPEDO.

Mr. Guenther. the United States con-
sui at Frankfort, reports that Major
Unge of the Swedish army has recent
ly received subsidy from his govern
ment for experimenting with new
form of torpedo, which is propelled
through the air by the pressure of a
gas generated within the torpedo by.
a slowly burning material. The pres
sure of the gas gradually increases,
and the speed of the torpedo gains in
proportion, the impulse being devel-
oped by the pushing Of the gas against
the air as it escapes from the bottom
of the torpedo. When the torpedo is
started it's velocity is slight. but at the
trials already made the projectiles
have traversed distance of $4,000
feet The charge carried by the tor
pedo may consist of any explosive
capable of being ignited by shock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

The French military authorities,
after protracted experiments, are said
to be 60 far satisfied with the value
of the motor car in war time. that
they are making arrangements
to acquire, II necessary, the whole of
the auto-cars for military service in
the event Of the army entering the
field. Notices are said to have been
sent to owners Of auto-cars. asking
them II they are disposed to sell their
vehicles to the government whenever
the country should find itself threat
ened with war, and also requiring
them to fix prices of the cars. The &C.
tual purchasing price will be decided
upon by the military authorities when
the vehicles are handed over after
taking into account the depreciation
they may have undergone in the mean.
lime.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
origin Of an Epidemic.

The fountainhead of the present epi-
demic Of typhoid fever in New Haven
has been traced to an insignificant hola
in the ground. a foot square and barely
twelve inches deep, on hillside farm
nine miles from the city. Here the
waste matter was thrown from the sick
room when the nearby farmers three
sons had typhoid fever last winter.
The health officer of New Haven has
traced the course Of the contagion
through the brook. river and lake res
ervoir that supplies the city with wa
ter. From this point the city's pipes
distributed the infected water to over
$4,000 people in the best residential
district, including Yale CollegV New
York Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
coUan DIAGNOSED BY ,rHoNE.

The telephone was put to novel use
in Paris last week. Nine. Jadvier's
baby had violent fit of coughing in
the night. 1t seemed like Group to
her and she promptly called up the
family doctor on the telephone and told
her fears.
1t was cold, bitterly cold night and
the doctor had his doubts about the
need for haste, but Nine. Jandvier was
valuable client whom he had no wish
to offend. In his dilemma the physi-
clan had brilliant idea.
Lift the baby to the telephone,
madame. and let him cough" he called.
1t was done. The baby coughed into
the telephone and the doctor listened
intently to the sound. Then he said
Don't worry, madame; the baby
hasn't the slightest trace of Group.
Give him a little soothing syrup an6
go back to bed"
He reflected gratefully as he re-
turned to his own slumbers on how
much science has done for man.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

Recent experiments by railway off,
dals In Berne with an automatic ticket
machine, invented by a Swiss. have
given entire satisfaction. says Berne
correspondent. The machine Is SINH
lar to the ordinary automatic ma
chimes, but the glass cases contain the
tickets on which are printed the names
Of the stations and the price Of the
ticket. BY dropping in the right
amount and pulling a handle the ticket
is set free. The machinery is 30 well
constructed that an insufficient sum or
any base coins will not work the
spring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Especial letter.


According to current reports the
British and German empires will in
the course of time be more closely
united than ever in the marriage of
the German Grown Prince Frederick
William and sPrincess Margaret Vic
toria of Connaught. The young couple
are cousins, the crown prince being
great-grandson of the late Queen
Victoria and the princess a grand
daughter, the child of Victoria's fourth
son, Prince Arthur of Connaught.
The rumored engagement Is the Gull
mination Of one Of the late Queens
cherished hopes. She was always very
fond of her dainty little grandchild,
Princess Margaret, and admired the
sterling qualities Of her great-grand
son. the German crown prince. In
their eventual union she saw happi-
ness for both and stronger ties of
friendship between the two empires.
1t is stated that before her final ill
ness she introduced the subject to the
princess, but that little lady fatty re-
fused to entertain any such ideas, de-
claring that she would marry for love
only and not for state reasons. The
gentle Queen did not press the matter,
but In her diplomatic way dropped the
subject and kept watchful eye on
the princess.
Now pathetic and slightly roman
tic feature entered into this royal en-
gagement. Queen Victoria was strick-
en- with fatal illness and Kaiser
William, her grandson, FASTENED to
her side. A few days later his son
came. In the chamber of death the
crown prince and Princess Margaret
met for the first time. Their mutual
grief over the loss of loved grand
parent established certain bond of
sympathy between the two. The prin-
cess soon learned that she could com
ply with the wishes of her late royal
grandmother and At the same time
marry the man she loved. Thus in
her death Victoria brought about the
engagement which she hoped to eff
feet during her life.
Although the marriage will be the
result of mutual love. it will also be
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
CROWN PRINCE FREDERICK
WILLIAM

more than two ounces, yet 1t caused
a great loss of life and property. One
Of the fast freight trains that went
over the old Bee Line ran into drove
Of horses at Chesterfield and killed and
wounded twelve o. them, besides
wrecking the train and piling the cars
up in the air. The accident happened
In the afternoon, and on track that
was almost straight for half mile.
A little coltran on the track. Its moth
er followed and the whole drove of
horses that had broken out of a field
came after: The strangest part of it
all was that the colt escaped injury
indianapolis News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Mrs. Mckinley Knits Slippers.

A recent visitor at the White House
found the wife Of the President busy
as usual knitting the wooden tops to
slipper soles. A pleasant protest
that the first lady Of the land should
SO steadily employ herself was well
answered. Why shouldn't she knit
the slippers? It was about all she
could do in her state of health. Per-
haps the good accomplished was more
than the caller appreciated. And then
the gentle lady told with undisguised
satisfaction Of the sale of a pair Of
her slippers at a New England fair for
good purpose. The slippers had
brought $3.50, which had gone for the
benefit of the cause.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
TBE ECLIPsE CYCLONE.

The remarkable discovery that a
total eclipse of the sun develops a
cold-air cyclone as the shadow sweeps
across the earth has been made by Mr..
H. c. Clayton through study of the
meteorological phenomena observed
during the eclipse of May, 1900. Dur
ing the eclipse the winds were pract-
ically reversed in direction, as the
umbra moved from one side of the
continent to the other, and there was
an outflow of air from the shadow to
a distance of 1900 miles. AS the shad-
ow progressed about 1000 miles an
hour. ''the eclipse cyclone. to keep
pace With it, must have continuously
'ormed within the shadow and must
ave diaaaDated TO the rear almost In
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
INFLATED LIFEBOAT WITH TEL
ESCQPING MAST

rangement for the storage OF these
life-savers in pockets along the sides
of the ship they will not take up as
much room as would seem likely at
first glance. In storing the apparatus
the mast is telescoped into it's socket
and the hollow platforms at the sides
shut up within each other, making the
whole outfit of size to be readily con-
tanned in the pockets formed around
the ship for the purpose. AS soon as
the ship is wrecked or becomes unsea-
worthy the opening of valve forces a
powerful gas into the body of the craft,
initiating it rapidly and at the same
time, extending it outward from the
side of the ship, where the life lines
may be grasped by the passengers.
Provision is made for carrying food
and drink to sustain life for some
time, and for the reinfiation of the
gas chamber if the gas deteriorates in
expansive power.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
roADs IN BERMUDA.

Bermuda is remarkable for the
scarcity of land vertebrate animals. 1t
possesses only one species of reptile, a
lizard, and until Is or 20 years ago
there were no amphibians. At that
time some of the huge Guiana toads
were imported from Demarara by the
owner of a Bermudan garden, who
thought these animals would clear his
plants of insects. The toads thrive on
the insects and spread over the island
and now they are regarded with dis
favor because they get into the els
terms which hold the rain water that is
universally used for drinking purposes
in Bermuda.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
o,RouRKE AFTER sHARKEY.

Now that Tom Sharkey has put
away big Fred Russell Tom O'Rourke
is anxious that the ex-sailor tackle
his colored wonder, Joe Walcott. This
would be battle worth going miles
to see. Although Walcott is but little
over five feet in height he has anenor-
nous chest and pair of arms that
can deliver a jolt that will lay the best
of them away for repairs. Sharkey,
however, does not appear to want any
Of Walcott's game and draws the color
line. The BLACK demon" is only too
anxious to get on match with some
one Che doesn't care who) but they all
fight shy of him and he is consequent
ly leading life that is far from
strenuous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
TOM CoUHIG.

comparative novice at the game. He
has defeated Eddie Connolly Of st.
Johns, N. B., and not long ago gave
Matty Mathews, the present holder Of
the welter-weight championship title.
a hard battle. Mathews is the tough
est kind of proposition and although
he received the decision it was the.
opinion OF many good Judges that the
worst Couhig should have got was q
draw. Mathews himself remarked after
the battle that the Dunkirk boy was
the hardest piece of furniture he ever
ran up against.
Couhig was formerly wrestler and
at one time could throw anybody OF
his weight in the section of New York,
state in which he lived. He made his
debut in the prize ring in March. 1899.
He is gentlemanly young fellow and
is popular wherever known.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
WAS A SURPRISE.

The capturing of the Metropolitan
handicap by Clarence H. Mackey's IA
nous horse, Banastar, was surprise
to the talent. 1t was Banastar who
two years ago won the Brooklyn han
dicap and who was left at the post In
the Suburban of the same year. AT
that time he was owned by the late
William H. Clark, and because Of his
failure to get away in that valuable
stake race 1t will be remembered his
jockey. Danny Maher, was punished
by suspension. Banastar did not APP
pear in a race again until last fall.
The public at large did not fancy the
chances Of Mackeys horse. He was
considered a possible back number.
and then again the fact that he was
an acknowledged bad actor at the post
caused a feeling of timidity among
those who for sentiments sake might
have backed him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
The general design for the nav

The general design for the naval
arch, which is to be erected at the
Battery. New York. has been approved
by the trustees Of the Naval Arch AS
sociation and the organization of the
finance committee for the collection OF
the funds, with which to construct it
will be effected at once. The design
was prepared by Ernest Flagg. 1t is
estimated that the arch. including the
statuary. will cost $s50.00o, while the
sea-wall, beacons and monuments will
cost $500. 900 moro. In organizing the
committee for the collection Of the
fund. every care is to be taken to
make It as representative as possible,
in order to give perfect confidence in
the project.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
SADDLE AIDS RACE HORSES.

The advent of the American Jockey
into England appears to have been far
reaching in its effect. It has complete
ly revolutionized the style of riding
in the saddle, the method of running
race, substituting an "away-and-g
there" style for the old-time crawl and
grand-stand finish, and has stirred the
brains Of inventors and set them
thinking.
The first outcome has been a new
method Of saddle and stirrup arrange
ment, invented and patented in Lon
don, and its object lie automatically to
move the weight of the rider to suit
the motion of the horse SO that it can
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
Caused by Worry Little ThinEs-Dsatb
and Losses Follow.

Caused by Worry Little Things-Dsatb
and Losses Follow.
THE passengers on fast train sell
dom realize what stands between them
and death or injury" said an old pas
senger conductor the other day. eft
was only a few days ago that portion
of the fiange on one of the front truck
wheels of Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton engine broke. The break was
not more than two inches long, but
it threw the train from the track near
Dayton and three or four persons were
killed. The accident at Wanns, on the
Big Four, is still fresh in the public
mind. A fast train ran into an open
switch. Standing on a side track were
some cars loaded with oil, and the
train struck these cars, causing ter
rifle explosion. Sixteen people were
killed and injured. For long time
the officers Of the road were not able
to account for the open switch. Finally
1t was discovered that little screw,
a bolt not more than an inch and a
half long, had worked out Of the
switch, and when the train struck 1t,
the switch was thrown open and the
train went in on the siding and struck
the oil cars. A few years ago the
whole country was Mortified at an ac-
cident that happened near the little
town Of Carmel, few miles north of
Indianapolis. A fast train from Chi
cago, at an early hour in the morning,
left the rails and plunged into gully,
killing and manning number of peo-
pie. some of them being burned to
death. After the wreck was cleared
away an examination of the track
found it to be unbroken, and it was
more than week before the real
cause OF the accident became known.
A little wedge Of wood, known to track
men as "shim," only a quarter of an
inch thick in its largest part, had
worked out from under the rail. This
let the rail down at sharp curve and
the wheel went off the rail, wrecking
the train. The shin" did not weigh