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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-17
MEN
IN CONFERENCE.
Report That a Combine Of Local
PlayhOuses Is Contemplated
Is Met With Denial.

Theatrical Managers Pat Short. John
Havlin and Frank Tate. and Edward But
Ter. acting for James J. Butler. were in
conference several hours yesterday after
noon in the private Office Of the Standard
Theater.
After the meeting. the report became cur
rent that an association OF the managerial
interests OF the various playhouses OF the
city had been effected with a view to COM
bining issues for the coming season.
Edward Butler. who was seen at his
residence last night. sought to remove this
impression by stating that nothing In the
nature of a combine had been considered.
1.-The managers met to discuss the order
Of the Building Commissioner to equip the
stages of the several theaters In the city
with automatic fire sprinklers." said Mr.
Butler. THE meeting was for the express
purpose OF considering ways and means and
methods OF resisting this order. which Is re-
garded as unjust by the managers The
matter got into the courts last season.
What will be done now 1t Is not possible to
say at this time.
The meeting did not contemplate any
thing beyond this fact. Any report that a
combine of any character was under way Is
wrong My son is absent from the city.
which explains my part in the discussion.
MANAGER Short represents the interests in
vested In the Century and Olympic thea
ters. Manager Havlin appeared in behalf of
Manager Tate for the Columbia. while Mr..
Butler represented the Standard.
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was received. They all crowded around the
bucket while 1t was being opened.
Authorities at Evansville were notified
and are at work On the case. A special
meeting of the County Board OF Supervis-
ors has been called and a reward will be Of
fered for the apprehension Of the guilty
party. II Is expected the reward will be
supplemented by one from the Governor
and the American Express Company will
take an interest Il the case.
Sherin's Theory on the Plot.
Sheriff Ackman Is a vigorous and efficient
officer. and has been quite active in pursu-
ing and prosecuting criminals. His untir-
ing energy and watchfulness has sent a
number Of scoundrels to the Penitentiary.
and 1t is his theory that the plot was
planned by some one whose enmity he had
inspired by bringing the law into effect
against him The officer is popular with
the people. For several years he was Con-
stable and jailer. He afterwards served
four years as Deputy Sheriff under John b.
Hutchens.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-17
HURRICANE At PENSACOLA.
Great Loss Reported to Steamers
Caught in Storm.

Pensacola. Fla, Aug 16.-The French
steamship Cyrano. which arrived this morn
ing. reports that the American steamship
Evelyn. ten days from New York. for this
port went aground yesterday morning
about eight miles from Pensacola bar. She
is listed and Is fast going to pieces. The
Cyrano Is twelve days from Savannah, and
experienced very rough weather. She beat
up and down the beach for three days
awaiting a cheEce to come In.
The Cyrano sighted the British steamship
Spennymoor yesterday, but she put back
to sea and was not sighted again.
In the storm last night the Portuguese
bark Propheta, laden with cargo of tim
ber valued at s5cco for St. Thomi. Africa.
was badly damaged. The bark Brayton
was also slightly injured.
The storm last night was one of the Wild
est ever known here. The storm increased
I'm violence and reached a wind velocity of
seventy miles an hour. with spurts of nine
ty miles There was great damage TO ship
ping in the bay and the water front. prob
ably.
Three of the fifteen schooners Of the E. f.
Saunders Company's fishing fleet were bad
ly damaged. Four of them sank, causing
loss aggregating $4,000.
The schooner Tortugas. from Mobile for
Appalachicola. with cargo OF cypress lum-
Der. which put in for anchorage. collided
with another vessel and sank.
The steamship Evelyn Is the initial steam
er of the Pensacola-New York Line. Tugs
have gone to her assistance IL Is reported
that her cargo Is valued at Sf00o00.
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SWINDLER FRUSTRATED.
Tried the c. o. ID. Package Scheme
on Southern Hotel.

An effort on the part Of a stranger. whose
identity has not been established by the
police, to swindle the Southern Hotel out
Of SIS through n unique scheme. failed yes
terday afternoon.
About p. m. man entered the Mof-
fitt-West Drug Company's store. Fourth
street and Lucas avenue. and requested per-
mission to use the messenger call. Per-
mission was given and when the messen-
ger boy arrived a package addressed to
the occupant of room No. 222 Southern
Hotel, on which SIS was due. was given
him. The package bore Moffitt-West
Drug Company tag.
At the hotel. Clerk John Ryan refused to
pay the SlS as the man who had occupied
room No 2s2 had left the hotel after paying
his bill.
The occupant Of the room had requested
the hotel clerk before going away 10 pay
the charges on any Package that might
come for him and charge them to his ac-
count. As the guest a stranger at
the hotel and had no baggage there, Clerk
Ryan refused to do so.
The messenger boy returned the package
to the drug house. but the stranger had
departed. 1t was opened by Superinten-
dent Peter ]. Singer Of the Moffitt- West
Drug Company and found to contain saw
dust.
Chief Desmond detailed Special Oficer
Burke on the case. The detective reported
that the messenger boy had been told by
the man who sent the package TO return
to the drug house with the $lS for him.
Descriptions Of the man who sent the pack
age and the one who registered at the hotel
are entirely alike. according to Detective
Burkes report.
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Two Children in Robert Hyatt's
Family Dead and Son Is
Dangerously Ill.
DAUGHTER KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
Miss Frenchie Hyatt Fell Of
Horse and Brother and Sis
ter Were Overwhelmed
With Grief.

Ten-year-o.J jefferson Cleveland Hyatt.
gerously i'll. the result of a shock caused
by the fatal accident which his oldest sis
ter suffered five weeks ago Another sister.
Miss Grace Hyatt. who was L. years old.
died last Sunday. also from illness which
followed the death CT her sister.
Miss Frenchie Lee Hyatt was the girl
who was killed. She was IA years old. {.
On July 10. with the Misses Mamie Little
and Eliza Mcdonald of Wellston. whom she
was entertaining. she entered the pasture
near home. and rounding Up two horses
the girls prepared for a ride. Miss Nc
Donald and Miss Little rode one horse and
Miss Hyatt the other.
The animals. with little urging. dashed
on toward the barn at the far end OF the
Pasture. Passing under a shed. Miss Hyatt
either jumped or was thrown on. Her COM
panions quickly summoned Mrs. Hyatt ana
;he injured girl was carried home. Doctor
Jensen of Florissant was called. but ne
could do nothing for her. For "A few days
Miss Frenchie fingered and then died.
When the Hyatts returned from the fu-
neral The second daughter collapsed from the
nervous strain that she mad Undergone She
could not be comforted in her grief over
her sisters death and went into a decline.
languishing until last Sunday, when she
died
Jefferson Hyatt has been sick since last
December and had not been away from
home except for few Gays when he visited
an uncle IN Belleville. Nevertheless. when
he learned of the injury sustained by his
sister Frenchie, he jumped out Of his bed
and ran TO her assistance. Comprehendins
the situation at a glance he oridled horse
and rode bareback at breakneck speed for
more than two miles for Doctor Jensen.
The doctor was surprised to see him, as he
was then under his treatment. The terrific
ride, coupled with the shock of witnessing
his sisters condition, caused MIN TO relapse.
and since then he has been in a precarious
condition. His father has had a specialist
from ST. Louis attending him. in addition
to Doctor Jensen. but his chances are said
TO be exceedingly slim.
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EXPERTS GLOOMY
REPORT ON CROPS,
r. W. Snow Believes Corn Yield
Will Be Only LOO, 5000 Bush
els-OhiO Valley Prospects.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. Aug. l6.-B. W. Snow. statistician
of the Orange Judd Farmer and recognized
throughout the country as one of the fore
most crop experts in the United States.
confirms the canvass Of the corn crop pub
lished in The Republic August II. Mr.. Snow
places the total corn crop at 1.100.0co0O0. In
summing up the corn crop situation. Mr..
Snow says. referring to the Government re-
port:
The official report has been generally ac-
cepted as indicating possibility on August
1 OF a crop aggregating about 1900. 600 900
bushels. and II that forecast may be taken
as correct at that date. the crop promise
at the close of the present week is a
further material shrinkage. During the
two weeks that have elapsed since the Of
fetal report was compiled weather condi-
tions have continued unfavorable, and crop
prospects have grown worse.
West of the Mississippi River rains dur
ing the closing days of July We're SO dis
tributed as to bring showers to the greater
part Of the corn belt, but enough moisture
for permanent relief was secured only here
and there in districts locally favored with
thunder showers.
AT the present time in Iowa, Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska improvement since
August ! In directions which secured suf-
hcient moisture has been fully offset by a
further and continuous crop deterioration
IN districts where rainfall was only suf-
hcient to temporarily check drought de-
struction. so that in these States 1t is not
reasonable to look for any higher condition
now than that which actually ruled on Au-
gust l.
Ohio Valley in bad Condition.
East Of the Mississippi the drought is yet
practically unbroken. eXcep. in q narrow
belt bordering the lakes. and -he situation
in the greater part of the Oaio Valley IS
radically worse. The crop in this district
may be characterized as in about the same
position as that occupied by the Missouri
and Kansas crops a week prior 10 the
breaking Of their drought. In this district
crop destruction has gone on with cunula-
tive ratio since the Official report was is-
sued. and the present State averages for
Ohio. Indiana an6 illinois are prch,ply
quite as low as the group OF stricken trans
mississippi States. The deterioration I'm
the Ohio Valley since August ! may be
taken as sufncient 20 lower the Official indi-
cation to figure little II any better than
100000 bushels.
The winter wheat crop will exceed 49,
100000 bushels. Spring wheat thrashing so
far shows better than expected and the
present indication is for 200 0OO 900 In Mime
sofa and the Dakotas and 100 900 600 in other
territory. Nothing is in sight to change
the expectation that 75oO00.0O0 bushels will
be the minimum Of the wheat crop"
FIRST OF TERRITORY COTTON.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Durant. /. T., Aug. 16.-The first bale OF
cotton was sold here to-day at IL cents per
pound. nice premium was also made up
The cotton crop will be above an average.
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CALIFORNIA; PRUNE CROP.
Yield Is About One Third That Of
Last Year.

San Jose, Cal. Aug. ls.-special agents
of the California Cured Fruit Association
have just made returns from estimates OF
the crop about to be harvested. and the
yield of prunes for the entire State is given
at about 55.ooc.Oo pounds fer the season
The total State crop last year was sbout
170. ooo.09 pounds. Computations made to-
day give the total amount Of prunes now in
the hands of the association at SSo0O.19e. 50
that there IL in sight as available supply
ss.No.0oe pounds OF prunes. OF the coming
crop. the association will handle on the
basis of last year three-fourths, or about
Al .0O0.00 pounds. Prunes are selling rapidly,
end IL Is expected that the old stock will
be disposed Of inside of thirty days and
at the three-Quarter cent basis.
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New York. Aug. 1s.-Arrived: Columbia,
Hamburg.
Liverpool. Aug. 1s.-Arrived: Germanic,
New York.
Hamburg. Aug 1s.-Arrived: Deutschland,
New York.
sNew York. Aug 1s.-Arrived: Phoenicia,
Hamburg.
New York. Aug. 1s-Arrived: Aller,
Genoa and Naples. ~.
st. Vincent, c. ", Aug. 13.-Arrived: Dem
nerah, San Francisco. via Montevideo.
Moville. Aug. lS-Sailed: Ethiopia (from
Glasgow). New York; Tunisian (from Liver
UDoD. Montreal.
Queenstown. Aug. 1S-Sailed:, Common
wealth. from Liverpool. Boston.
Southampton, Aug. 10.-Sailed: Fuerst Bis
1bourg.
Lizard, Aug. 1s-Passed: La Normandie.
New York, for Havre.
Brow Head. Aug. 1s.-Passed: Campania.
New York, for Queenstown and Liverpool
Hamburg, Aug. 16.-Arrived: Bulgaria.
New York.
Cherbourg, Aug. 1s-Sailed: Fuerst Bis
foe New York.
Liverpool. Aug. 1s.-sailed: Steamer
Georgic. New York.
Brisbane. Aug. 16.-Sailed: Miowera, from
Sydney. New South Wales. for Honolulu
and Vancouvef.
New York, Aug M-Arrived: Steamer
Heckla, Copenhagen. Christiania and Chris-
tiansand.
0ussnstown, Aug. M-Arrived: Campania.
Ntt xora. for Liverpool. and proceeded
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-17
TOWN SITE BOARDS.
Will Dispose of Town Lots at Mus
cOgee and Wagner, /. T.

REPCPLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Aug. 16.-Commissions have
been issued to the members of the former
townsite boards Of Muscogee and Wagner.
Creek Nation. redppointing them to their
Old positions for the purpose of disposing
Of the town lots under the provisions Of the
recent treaty with the Creek people
The Muscogee commission is composed of
d. W. Tuttle. chairman. and Benjamin
Marshall and John Adams. associate mem-
bers: ii. c. Lynn is chairman of the wag-
ner Board ard T. Z. Proctor and James II.
Roark. associate members.
Under the instructions of the department
both Commissioners were to commence the
sale Of the property to-day. and 1t Is. ex-
pected that the work will be completed be-
fore September !.
Preparations are being made for the ap-
pointment OF townsite boards for the Chero-
kee Nation, and the towns will be laid out
and the property sold under the provisions
OF the Curtis act
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-17
FUNERAL OF R. 7. STREET.
He Was First of Local Order of
EAGLES tn Die

Richard T. STREET.. a well-known young
man of the South End. died Thursday. He
was the first member Of the Fraternai
order OF Eagles who has succumbed. and
his funeral will be attended by the order
in full regalia-
The young man. who was a son-in-law of
Mr. George HOeffner. has been i'll for some
time and his demise has been expected. He
realized 1t himself and requested that his
body be c-emated under the auspices OF
the Eagles. and 1t will be compiled with.
He will be buried from his home. No. 1875
Chouteau avenue Theodore Van Ashcroft.
chaplain of the organization. officiating. at
I:9O D. m tomorrow. The pallbearers will
be: Walter Ashbrook. David Caseeggf.
Edward brennan, Frank Fischer. C. +.
Travis. Joseph Deck. Henry Horschlin and
John MahOney.
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Westeruers in New York.

RI PCE I-lC SPEC1<l~
New York. Aug. 16.-The following West
erners registered at the hotels here to-days
81. Louis-w. NJ Magill. L. v. Hetzel. C. b
Gerhart. F. III. Gerhart. T. S. Gerhart. J. LAM
bert. Imperial: T. HsnsIey. r. c. Rawiinss. W.
Horpold W. d. Hofold. Mrs. B. Carroll. Miss J.
Hooan. Miss n. Carroll. ]. Noiker. Grand
Union: Mrs. L. Sauer. H. Thobo. E. Richards and
Mrs Richards Mrs c. III. Turner, T. Pittman.
F. Lawrence. Waldorf: T. w. Mabrey. B. ".
Phelan. c. ID. Comfort. Astor: Mrs l. Haslins.
F. J. Rossn. Navarro: J: s; Harlan and MI
Harlan. +. II. Leach and MIS- Leach. Heralo
square: J. Walker and Mrs Walker. g: God-
Inns; Holland: c. Ullmap and Mrs ulman'
Jr. Union sausre: Miss II Geisei Bsoadw1y
II. Harris and Mrs Harris. Ksnsinatcn&; & W. r
4. y. blackwell, Fifth avenue: s %. D. LsMsoS: doS
w L. Sherer. Albert: W. W. Henderson and
Mrs. Henderson. Bartholdi: Miss l. Horton. Con-
tinental.
Holland: S. W. Moore. W. r Fairoart9n. Nari-
SaSarre: re A. zimner = Eyer. Gnsey; M. q
Judah Morton: Mrs. n. G. Downs, 81. penies
II q. Jackson and -frs. Jackson. Ashland: ".
h Clarke. Manhattan: s. Harzfeld. SavoY
:. Joe-C J. Alderman. Gilsey: v. T. Van
Brunt As,or: r. +. Curtin and Mrs. Curtin.
Murray Hi.
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NETTIE WALSH MISSING.
Formerly Wife of Actor James
O'Neill-Reward Offered.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. 16-A reward OF $500 is
offered for Information regarding the pres
ent whereabouts OF Nettie Walsh, former
wife of James O'Neill. the actor. She dis
appeared from the home of her cousin. Ed
win Walsh. wealthy farmer near South
Bend. three weeks ago. and he is now in
this city urging the pelice to search for
her.
According to Mr.. Walsh. his cousin was
married to James O'Neill in this city in 1883.
and separated from him three years later
and went back to her old home in the In
diana town. Three weeks ago she left
her cousins farm with a horse and carriage
which later were found near a creek. Her
hat and parasol were on the bank of the
stream.
Walsh. however. is confident that she has
not committed suicide, and thinks she is in
this city.
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I'm my opinion. st. Louis is likely to get
a share of the storm. although 1t may move
enthusiastically. The junction Of the Ohio
Valley with the Mississippi is the critical
point. The entire storm may pass UP the
Mississippi Valley or IT may divide and part
follow each valley.
In any case. more rain is probable for
the early hours of Saturday. and storms
may accompany the rain. High winds
should prevail through the early hours. and
a drop in temperature Is certain"
The clouds which brought rain to- st.
Louis last night are thought to have peen
fore runners of the Gulf storm.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-17
Attempt to Kill Illinois Sheriff
Frustrated by the OF
ficcr's Wife.
WOMAN WAS SUSPICIOUS.
Four Sticks of Dynamite. With
Cunningly Contrived Mechan-
ism Intended to Explode 1t
Sent From Indiana.

REPrBLlc SPECIAL
Carmi' Ill., Aug. ls--An a''enp' u 'A"i
an on1cer was discovered 'his '''''''"e'
which for infamy and daring surpasses any
thing OF the kind that ever occurred mere.
The attempt was directed against Snerin
Ackman. and but for an intuitioh OF inc
wife OF the omcer. q NUMBER OF peopie
would have been killed. ana the jail oio"h
to pieces. 1t is another case OF an infernai
machine. which was delivered by express
just as the Sheriff was about to depart fcr
Pontiac with a prisoner.
An innocent looking candy bucket was the
receptacle for conveying the deadly ma
chine. The first thought Of Mr.. Eckman
was that some friend in Evansville. Ind.
had sent him a present. and he decided TO
look at It before he left on his trip. He
was about to open the bucket with a
hatchet, when Mrs. Ackman suggested that
he be careful rs there might be something
inside easily broken. She procured
screw driver and the lid was carefully re-
moved. disclosing a second or false lid sew
eral inches from the top.
u,,.. ..~..,.,.
The false lid was not fastened to the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-17
SPORTING.

Thomas W. Lawson of Boston ha. pur.
ehassd the s-year-old flly Mary p. Leyburr
Winners at Delmar Park yesterday were
1Gro. Attelle. Kiss Quick. Menace. Tickful
: and Randaxxo
George 81. Ketcham. owner of Cresceus.
announced yesterday that he would not
race his stallion again after this year.
The crew Of the Western Rowing Club of
BG Louis was capsized in the regatta at
Grand Rapids Mich. yesterday.
The Constitution defeated the Columbia in
; NE Larchmont Yacht Club races yesterday.
3 John Dion died in a hospital at Lowell.
Aasa., yesterday from the effects of in
5uries received in q prize fight on Thursday
might.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-17
EDWARDSWllE.
FIREMEN RETURN IN TRIUMPH.
Team Won Seven Prizes
at State Tourna ment.

The running team of the ;;dwardsvilie
Fire Department returned in triumph last
night from the annual State tournament.
held at Dixon. The team journeyed SO
miles f,om home and although short of the
usual number of men succeeded in captur-
ing seven prizes, two firsts. three seconds
and two thirds. Their winnings amounted
to sl55. or so more than they had ever he
fore succeeded in taking. Althouyh they
lost the championship in the platform hook
and ladder event. Fred Stolze son OF ex-
Mayor John Stolze. defeated both ABBOTT,
the worlds champion. and Kelso, State
champion. for the climbing event, ard IL
more than Offset the defeat.
The team arrived at o'clock ever tie
Wabash and was met at the station BY the
Edwardsville City Band and Il large dele
cation Of citizens. A procession was formed
to the City Hall. where addresses we're
made by Fire Chief Dennis Hentz, Mayor
y. Z. Bosen and ex-Nayor Stolze
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NEWS IN BRIEF.


Local discount rates were quoted at 5 10 4
Der cent on call and time loans. The clear
: ances were S. s9l .N7: the balances $7slo6S.
Domestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York at 10c discount bid. par asked; !;
Chicago. par bid l5c premium asked; Gin
Scinnati. 25c discount bid. par asked: New
Orleans Csc discount bid. par asked: Louis
VILE. 2oc discount bid. par asked.
The local market for wheat closed higher
at 7lssc a. Sept. 74lsc b. Dec, .7isa7sc May.
72q72s4c No. 9 red Corn closed higher at
eo'a ad7sc b. Sept, 6l7sc a. Dec. slssc b. May.
6sa.G6lc No. white. Oats closed at S7l1c
Sept. 4cssc b. May. 31ixg3sc No. ..
s The local spot cotton market closed
steady.
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CROPS BADLY INJURED.
Estimated Damage of Fifty Per
Cent in Alabama and Mississippi.

Meridian, Miss. Aug. 1s-Reports from
points along the eastern portion of Miss:s
sippi and West Alabama support the belief
that the crops have been damaged fully 90
per cent by the Gulf Coast Storm
The storm struck here early yesterday
afternoon. reached its height by 8 o'clock
last night and showed no signs OF abatr-
ment until s o'clock this morning. The
wind blew with fearful velocity. shaking the
most substantial buildings.
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FOREIGN.

1t is announced that the Colombian Min-
aster VIII return to Caracas. War between
Coiompia and venezuela is now considered
improbable.
Prince Waldemar, the youngest SON of IN.
King Of Denmark. will visit the United
States in January.
1t 10 announced that the new steamship
line. to be established between the United
States and Berehaven. Ireland. will uss
Texas oil for fuel.
English and Irish farmers are complain
Ing that American packers have secured a
monopoly Of the meat business in London.
Fifty Of General French's scouts have
been captured by Beers near Bethesda.
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Weather indications at late hour last
night pointed to the approach toward St.
Louis of the storm which prevailed along
the Gulf Coast yesterday. and it is ex-
pected that some of its force will BE- felt
here early to-day. Observer Gerald j.
O'Connor of the, local Weather Bureau
stated last night that rains and high wind
at least would reach the city before noon
"The storm has proceeded up the Missis-
sippi Valley" he said. 'and at the time OF
our last report had reached Memphis. a
wind accompanying that attained the speed
Of forty miles an hour. Extremely low
barometric areas accompany the storm and