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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

had sefbeI removed to the City Hospital
a q pauper went to the dead man's room
to search for clews to the reported tees-
ure. He found . key to . safe dscosse
bcx, and. through his Captain. turned the
key ever to the Coroner. The latter NO
tined the Public Administrator. and thsf
oficlai took out letters to administer on
sefbers estate. Coroner Funkhouser there
upon surrendered the safe deposit box key
to the Public Administrator. and Mr..
Strobe found several hundred dollars. Which
the supposed pauper had put awsy. )
Much Of the property found upon dad
men and surrendered to tho Coroner By tAsl
police IS claimed by relatives. But the
Coroner takes care to avoid dlnieulty viehf
rival claimants by insisting that relatives.
settle all differences as to their rights BE-
fore he viii let them have the property. 4
Common sense and discretion has to be
used In giving up property. For Instance
an employs of an express company was re-
Gently killed by q train In the railrcs4
yards. His body was cut to pieces sn&
the contents OF his pockets were Uttered
about the track. A policeman gathered IN
money. notebooks and other articZes,-
wrapped them IN a newspaper IN foe-.
warded them through his Captain TO IL
Coroner. Shortly after the accident an ct
ncial of the express company hastsne9 81
The Corouer's office and declared that u
the time Of the accident tbs victim had &
his possession q Dial which wa Used u
open all the through safes In the eempanya
cars. cft
A Deputy Coroner went through the me-
Of property which the policeman had gssh<
cred I'D and found the dial. TIE exprsn1
Official then said that the dead man kzaw
the combinations TO all the through safes
and that he probably had them In vrlttar,
A glance through q notebook of the a.
ceased revealed the combinations The *
press Official then claimed the dial Al
the combinations, requesting that h -
given possession before RELATIVES wou11
claim the property. The dial snd nots1ook
were At once SURRENDERED and IN expesm
oficial departed. feeling that the throueh
safes were no longer In peril
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

with knives; money. that remained unspent
when Death ended a debauch: letters, which
tell Of hapless lives and violent endsLwouId
provide q Sue or q Poe with material for
a library Of tragic stories.
There IS no telling how many mysteries
Sherlock Holmes would have an opportu-
nifty Of solving were he to visit Doctor
F~unkhoussr's office.
The CHASTITY IL represented by scores of
r%evolvers. knives and biudgeons, zach one Of
which took q human life. Each is tagged
with a brief prosaic narrative of the trag-
edy in which 1t played . leading role.
Not the least tragic memento in the Cor
oners ONCE IL the rope which broke with
the unfortunate Fitzgerald. who was
hanged twice In the jail yard q few years
ago. The rope Il looped as a back ground
to the array Of deadly relics.
There IL enough poison In the Corsner's
office to XIII ~ army of men. and each
phial and bottle has proved its deadly quail
ity by quenching . life.
Carbolic acid il the most common resource
OF the Respondent who tire Of life and take
the poison route to the great unknown.
There are many phials OF It tn the coroner's
once. and there u a corresponding umbe
Of corpses in the various city cemeteries.
When . person meets q violent death
away from his home. or dies naturally and
has no friend to bury his body. his property
passes into the custody Of the city author
The policeman On the beat 70 the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
Stories of Hidden

nrst man to take charge Of II, which he
does by searching the body at the morgua
The, morguekeeper then strips the body.
wraps the clothes UP in a bundle and put,
II away In the garnet. properly labeled. The
policeman turns the money, valuables and
papers over TO his Captain, In a property
envelope, with an inventory written on the
outside, The next day the Captain sends
the property to the Coroner's ONCE. and
takes an itemized receipt. The Coroner hold,
himself accountable for all property for
which he or his subordinates give receipts.
and he has a big tome called the property
book. In which 10 entered q list of ali
property received.
The Coroner inquest frequently DEVELOPS
stories OF little fortunes. hidden away bv
persons who In life were deemed objects of
charity. Up to December % last August
seioel. aged u years. lived in the Mclean
building. He was q ~recluse. without rela-
tfveA and all any one knew was his name
and that he had been a Confederate SOL
der. There was a tradition in the build
Ing that he had money In some safe de-
posft vault. but this was scarcely believed.
On December q. seibei fen downstairs
and fractured his arm. He became weak
and helpless n feflow-tsnsnts had him
removed TO the city Hospital The police
class fed him at the time as poor and
sickly.
seibel died at the City Hospital January
~. and an inquest was held at the Coroner's
ONCE the following day. In the course q
the testimony. the traditions about his
wealth developed. and the policeman whs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
Dead Mems Property to Be Sold
at Auction. ) )
Cofo"er Funkhouser AnanEs His Collection of Gh..ay R. Ec-Snr;
Wealth That Have Been Revealed BY Inquest.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The coroners once has just had q house
cleaning. Doctor Funkhouser decided some
days ago that he was not the lawful custo-
dian Of dead mems property, and he had HIS
clerk inventory the same with q view Of
turning # over to the City Treasurer.
A conference with the Comptroller and
Treasurer convinced Doctor Funkhouser
that the proper course. according to the
City Charter. was to surrender to the City
Treasurer all unclaimed money In his Dos
session and to transfer to the Supply Com
missioner all the unclaimed jeweiry. trink-
cts. clothes. ETC The Supply COMMISSIONS
will sell tina property at auction and give
the cash proceeds to the City Treasurer.
This saIs Of dead mems belongings will
doubtless be one Of the most curious auc-
'tions ever held in St Louis
Grewsome indeed is the collection of val
uabIes in the Coroner's once and the
morgue. 1t is a. motley an array ss mag
be found In the show window Of . pawn
shop, and has the added interest of q hum
dred tragedies. Each article Is q chapter
in the bloody annals Of q great city. Muir
der. suicide and accident are the general
titles Of the respective chapters. Death
turks about the trunks and the property
envelopes in the Coroner's ONCE. Cheap
,eweiry, lsoiied. perhaps. with stains OF
blood; clothes. pierced with bullets or rent
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
FISH FOR DIGESTION.
MODERN FABLE Of The YOUNG
BENEDICT AND ONE WHO HAD
BEEN through THE MILL.
FISH FOR DIGESTION.

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Married for Ten Days and was around telling the
Bachelors what Chumps they were to try and stick
it out Single. 4
One Morning be came to the Office with a
Satisfied Smile and said to the Credit Man, who
~ was all kinds of a Husband and Father: well.
we have settled down to Housekeeping, Dewey
and We decided that we might a 5 we'll begin Right, 50 I have
bought Everything that we possibly can need. 1t is a large Expen-
diture to make right on the Jump. but, thank goodness, we have it
over with and won't have to be spending our Money in Dibets
ali the time" -
Far be it from lie to turn the Ice-water Douche o, loves
Young Dream" said the Old Married Man, with a Grim Smile,
"but when you say that you have bought everything that you win
need in Keeping House, you Excite my Risibles and move me to
say Pish- Tush-"
1--WE sat down together and made out a List" said the Newly
Married One. 'Then I went out to a Department Store and Blew
myself"
And you have Everythingf"
Everything"
did you get a Mouse Trapr' arse
willy we need onef'
"Huhi 1 suppose you have your Beewax, Sticking Plaster,
Household Ammonia. Thermometer. Griddle-cake Tunes, your
Liner"
81 don't remember any of those"
did you get your Picture of q Fish," =
Great Scott, Mol What do I want of a Picture of q Fishr'
Every we'll regulated Establishment must have a Picture of Z
Fish in the Dining Room, to aid Digestion Did you buy any
Camphor Bansr'
mot yet"
"Any Furniture PoHshf' s;
mo" :
IAN Egg Beaten. a Toast Fork or Fancy Paper for the
Shelvesf'
I'm afraid not" s
Thought as much. My Young Friend. if ever the Day comes
when you, as a Married Man, can put your Hand on your Heart
and truly say that you don't need Anything Else around the ;
House. and can get your Wife TO agree with you, come to mi and
I will hang a Medal on you"
MORAL: 1t is almost Impossible to be Truthful and not be ;
Disagreeabbe.
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" he would land either IN the Poor House or the
Pen. Instead of which, he had made a Name in his Profession,
had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, had written a Piece
for The Forum, had been invited to deliver n Address in Boston
and had been carrying on a Filtration with a Lecture Bureau. 1t
is small Wonder that the Great Man anticipated considerable Selfish
Pleasure in going back to Patronize the Friends of his Youth and
permit them to crowd up and offer Congratulations.
When he alghted from the Train there was no Reception Com
miuee there to meet him because he had not heralded his Coming.
He wanted to give the Town a Big Surprise, for he believed that
the News of his Arrival would Spread like Wild Fire and probably
Business would be Suspended. He walked over to the Commercial
Hotel and there was the same old Proprietor tilted back by the
Stove, smoking a Connecticut Perfecto.
do you remember me?' asked the bearded Stranger, with a
condescending Smile.
"well. well" said Nine Host, arising to shake him by the
Hand. Flows Tricks in Duluthl'
II do not reside in Duluth, !" said the Famous Person, more DR.
less Stunned. philadelphia is my home"
81 don't Rickollect who it wuz telin' me that you had a nice
Place in a Bake Shop at Duluthi' said the Hotel Keeper. 81 guess
he got you mixed up with somebody else. know one of the Boys
that left here about the Time you did S in Duluth and another one
is Tendin' Bar in Keokuk." O.
As it was evident that the Proprietor of the Commercial had
not kept Step with the March of Events, the Celebrity went up
mate. q.
How are you, Hena" said the Grocer. 'What brings you
back here? Are you looking for a Jobf'
81 am here on a Visit" said the Great Man, attempting to
conceal his Humiliation.
"What are you driving at now1' asked the friendly Grocer.
"Was it you or Yves Kittleson that runs a Barber Shop in ToIedO''
"Itmust have been IVES" said the distinguished Person, family.
At that Moment the Grocers Wife came along and the Great
Man from Philadelphia identified her as one of the Girls whom he
had taken home from Singing School in the Days when he was
something of a Swain. She had not improved with Age. They
seldom Do.
As soon as she recognized Henry she told him that she had
seen Something in the Paper about him. AT this the Famous Char
acter picked up a little, thinking that possibly there was at least
One in his Old Town who had Kept Cases on his rising Career.
81 think it said you was Bit by a Dog" she said.
mo, Madam, I never had that Honor he said, with Biting
Sarcasm, and then he Walked over to the Railroad Track and Out
of Town, never to Return.
MORAL; When you begin to think you n the Works. go
back Home and Find Out.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
Gs MODERN FABLE Of H CHUCKLE- HEADED CE.
LEBRITY WHO WENT BACK TO HIS NATIVE TOWN.
BAKE SHOP AT DULUTH.

MAN who has attained Fame boarded an Accom-
mediation Train to go back to the Home of his
Childhood. He wanted to return and Rub it In on
the Townspeople who had predicted that he would
never amount to a Hill of Beans. Twenty Years
before, when he started away to try and get a
Half Nelson on the Great, Cruel World, the Viii
layers had been making Book at Even Money that
he would land either in the Poor House or the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
HUSTLER.
HUSTLER.
Ge MODERN FABLE Of The GREAT
AMERICAN HUSTLER.
By George AIDE.
By GeorSe AIDE.

| TE'ENAod Senueman whose Goa tails stood
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s out behind him like Pendants one day Butted his
Way along the crowded Street. His Hat va set
!: on the Back of His Head and his Eyes rolled in
s tAA Fine Frenzy. As he Loped along he took WE'LL
: ~~~ worn Letters and kilograms out of one Pocket
- and put them in another. 1t seemed to be his
Busy Day. He was o his Way to Organize a Mining Company
with Ten Million Shares of Ten Dollars each and he expected to
Bleed a few Capitalists before Twelve O'Clock.
While he was turning a corner he Invented a Window Catch
which was destined to Revolutionize the Home Life of Amenca.
Then he happened to think of all the Money that could be
made with a Cure for the Pip in Chickens and he stopped in at an
Agency to get an Estimate for a fullpage Display in every Agri-
cultural Paper in the Country.
After that he went out and did a Dog-Trot around the Block
three times and when he was all out of Breath he chased into a Pi.
vste Office and sprung a Scheme for the I1olo Trading Company.
which was to charter 10 Iron Freighters of 800 Tons Burthen
each, to carry Cracked Wheat. Steam Beer, Goldene Jewelry and
other Home Products to the far-distant Isles of the Pacific. The
Man said he would take the Deal under Amusement. so the Promo
ter dashed out to take a Car. .- r.
While he was riding on the Trolley 1t occurred to him that
he might Consolidate all the Surface Lines if he could get hold of
8 the Stock. He jumped of the Car and fell up three Flights of
Stairs to form an Alliance with a Street Railway King, but the Lat
ter was too Busy to see him, so he went acros, the hallway to ask an
Architect what it would cos" to erect a History Sky-scraper on q
Corner that he had In Mind The Architect gave him a Rough
Guess. Borrowing a Piece Of Paper, the Hustler figured that he
could Clean Up at least 9 per cent on the Investment, 50 he told the
Architect not to do anything until they could have another Talk.
He went out aud jumped across the Street a couple of times and
then he was ready to Lunch, so he went over to a Cousin, who wa, )
a Iicket-Scalper. and made a Quck-Touch for a Halt. {
MORAL: A Hustler can always find something to do. :
*
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
A Mammoth Industry.

The result of the governments census bureau investigations of the lumber interests of Arkansas shows that the 1,199 establishments re- ported for the manufacture of lum- Der and timber in 1900, with a capi- tai of $21,721,710, gave employ ment to 15,895 wage-earners, or 60 per cent of the wage earncrs of the entire state. The value of the prod uct was $23,959,9 or 53.4 per cent of the value of all the products of the state, compared with $8,943,052 in 1890, an increase of $15, ,931, or 1879 per cent.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Democtatic State Executive Committee.

At a meeting of the democratic state executive committee, held in Little Rock, the basis of representa- ton for the next state convention was fixed at one delegate for each 175 votes cast for the democratic candidate for governor in 1900 and one delegate for each fraction there of over ST votes. This makes the total number of delegates 502. A resolution was adopted that railroad commissioners be nominated from the districts designated by the law creating said commission, regard less of the redistricting of the state for congressional purposes. June 10, 1902, was named as the date of holding the state convention, and Little Rock the place.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Daring Robbery.

A dispatch from Sprlngdale of the 18th says: Probably one of the most daring robberies ever perpe- trated in this section occurred here when one man robbed vault of the bank of Springdale of S7.00O and made his escape. Shortly before noon, when no one was in the bank but Assistant Cashier w. A. Graves, man with the lower part of his face concealed by handkerchief en- tered the front door, and, after fore ing the assistant cashier, at the point of revolver, to hold up his hands, told him he wanted what money there was, and proceeded to help himself. After rihing the money drawer he forced Graves to show him the money in the vault. He took all the currency in sight, and told Graves to remain inside. The money was in packages, which he carried in his arm, while the oth- CT hand kept the assistant cashier covered with the pistol, and backed to the door. Reaching the street, he ran a short distance and made his escape. He was quickly followed and so closely pressed that he left the horse and took to the bushes afoot.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Big Fire at Clarksville.

Fire at Clarksville destroyed Me- Councils drug store and business office, Miss Ada Blackburn's milli- nery store, McAnaly's shoe shop, vacant room, Williams barber shop, the Commercial Hotel, Miss Eva Swagerly's millinery store, the op- era house, the K. of F., I. o. o. F., K. and l.. of H. lodge rooms, the vacant building of c. Hardgrove, J. V. Hughes, two rooms occupied by a furniture store, a ware-room be- longing to Mcconnell, F. Oberle, bakery and restaurant; May Bros., general merchandise; w. H. Malloy, jewelry store; H. Koschwitz, board ing house; J. o. Basham, grocery store; B. Werner, restaurant; M. Leiebe, boarding house; Montgom- ery's brick business house, in which was the harness and saddle store of James Feltnor. There was no in- surance, except May Bros, partial ly, The Floyd residence and the Johnson County Bank were slight ly damaged. The loss is placed at $1O0,0OO.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Roper Again Located.


 A dispatch from Guthrie, Ok says Indian Territory officials through the aid of Sheriff Dobbins of Casper, Wyo., have identified Sap Roper, who escaped from Arkans} after murdering Sheriff Byles, Baxter county, as a member of ' Bill Cook gang of outlaws that | rorized the border in the early nj ties. This is the first heard of / per in ten years. He is wanteq9 various places in Oklahoma, Ind Territory and Kansas.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Committee Assignments.

In the committee assignments of democrats in the senate, the Arkan- sas delegation were given the fol- lowing places:
 Berry-Appropriations, coast and insular survey, commerce, Indian depredations, public lands, woman suffrage.
 Jones-University of the United States, finance, Indian affairs, printing, relations with Canada, in dustrial expositions.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
NEWS OFARKANSAS.
New Rule as to Pardons.

Parties seeking freedom of state prisoners will in the future have to pursue different course from that followed heretofore, as the follow Ing proclamation from the governor will show:
 To the People of the State of Ar
 kansas:
 Whereas, On the 16th day of Mo- vember, 1901, petition was pre- sented to me from Hampstead coun- ty, in this state, asking for the par don of one Walter Lee, indicted and convicted for the illegal selling of whisky; and,
 Whereas, Upon said petition ap- pears the names of the sheriff of the county, the clerk of the county, the prosecuting attorney and the names of many good citizens asking for said pardon; and,
 Whereas, It has since developed that the majority, if not all, of the said signatures are forgeries, sign ed without the consent or knowledge of the parties, and to prevent future impositions of this character being perpetrated upon this office, I make and publish this as a rule, which shall govern the granting of par dons hereafter:
 The applicant or his attorney shall deposit petition for pardon with the circuit clerk of his county fifteen days, subject to the inspec- tion of the general public, and shall post notice of this fact upon the courthouse door, conspicuously, for that length of time, calling atten- tion that the application of the par ties named is then in the hands of the circuit clerk, subject to the in- spection of the citizens of that coun- ty. after which 1t will be presented for consideration to the governor.
 No application for pardon will be considered by this office unless this rule has been strictly compiled with and the certificate of the circuit clerk showing that the requirements of this rule have been complied with. Jeff Davis, Governor.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Money Recovered.

Twencty-three hundred dollars in bills of the $7,000 taken from the SpringdaIe bank were found in the mountains near the place where the bandits coat and pistol were found Only $650 of the amount is now missing, $6,350 having been recoy- cred. A man named N. B. Carlisle was arrested on suspicion of being the robber.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Must Furnish Cars

The Arkansas ~%efoad commits sion has made an important ruling regardi1%the furnishing of cars to ship1 The decision is in the cas- - l.. Rogers, of Hartford, vs. the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Company, and it is in fa- vor of the shipper, in effect that railroad company must furnish cars for shipment of freight when de- manded, irrespective of the destina- tion of the intended shipment.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Senator Berry Meets With Accident.

A special from Newburg, Mo-, of the 18th says United States Sona- tor James H. Berry met with se- rious accident at that place while en route to his home at Bcntonville for the holidays. He slipped on the ice on the car platform, dislocating the stump of his missing leg at the hip joint. Senator Berry lost one of his legs by being wounded at the battle of Corinth, Miss, October 4, 1862.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
BRIEF MENTION.

The Goster hotel at Mont pt was totally destroyed by frelS lS' week.
 The town council of Black R0Cf has placed the municipal salo6n N cenae at $1,000 per year. ~
 David Barr, aged l5, son of Jef- ferSon county planter, was found near his home in dying condition. It is believed his death was due to a fall from his horse.
 A negro named Ed Milton was shot and killed by an unknown highwayman at Fulton. Milton made no resistance and was killed apparently without any motive or provocation.
 Fire at England destroyed tne e sawmllL, gin and 150,00o 1eet o- owned by N. B. Beakiey, i7;, and 40 bales of cotton, beiohsine to J. E. England, together with Se'- eral buildings.
 Late reports give it that :.t1' anotHes %i1es contract has been let for slA'y yna;fo on the Missouri ;l,' FaclII mi7i extension up White riyer' Wr,'tl, n the vi bring the road somewhere Ill ''i' unity of Buffalo City,
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Petition Refused.

A petition of Hot Springs dairy men to increase the rate on milk and milk products from Carlisle to Hot Springs was refused by the state railroad commission. It was over ruled on the ground that it would tend to suppress fair and reasonable competition, to the detriment of con. sumers.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-27
Two Men Frozen;

John Gray and Brugna
 colored, cotton pieker5~ oil Ill lips county farm, were frozen to s death one night recently. The meRR~ quit work about dark and started home through the rain. Coming to a stream they had to cross to reach their place of abode, they found it( greatly swollen and began hunting a place to reach the other side. Night overlook them and they lost the way. They walked all nigh1 and, wet to the skin, the blizzal came upon them. Gray gave and Jarrett packed him on his for an hour. Finally he had
 leave his companion to his
 Early in the morning, his cr) were heard and rescuers came to his aid. They found the stiff body /. of Gray in hollow log, into which he had crawled head foremost, while Jarrett was scarcely any bet ter off and died soon afterwards.