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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25
CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL.
Flowage to Be Increased to 300, 900
Cubic Feet in Certain Hours.

Washington. July 24.-The Secretary of
War has approved an order authorizing the
f1owage in the Chicago drainage canal to
be increased from 10000 to 100000 cubic feet
an hour between the hours Of 4 o'clock in
the afternoon and IL o'clock midnight. The
flowage formerly was 100000 feet. but was
decreased upon complaint Of vessel owners
that such a fowage made the current of
the Chicago River too swift and interfered
with commerce.
1t is claimed there are not many boats
moving on the river between the hours
named.
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NO PROSPECT FOR DROP
IN LOCAL TEMPERATURE.
Weather Official Spencer
Can See No Immediate Chance for Rainbow
Barometer in the Western States.

portion of the country. especially over Col
orado. and this is moving slowly eastward.
The prospects for rain to-day are not
bright, although there will be slight
change in the temperature here.
The highest barometric pressure is over
the North Pacific Coast, and the lowest IS
over Arizona. Mobile reports 2.7s inches Of
rain and San Antonio Las inches.
1t Is not likely that there will be any
great drop IN the temperature, and the in
dcations are for continuation of the tor
ridity. although the change in the tempera-
ture may help matters slightly.
From present Indications it does not ap-
pear as though there will be a change Of
more than two or three degrees In the
temperature. and there is no sign of rain
in the clouds about this section Of the
country.
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LOCAL SHOWERS HELP
TO COOL ATMOSPHERE
People Fairly Shout as the Drops
Begin to Fall-Accompanied
by High Wind and Hail.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Louisiana. Mo-. July 24.-The first rain
here for three months fell this afternoon. 1t
was accompanied by high wind and hail.
People stood in the streets and shouted and
fireworks were exploded when the rain be-
gan to fall. The thermometer has been reg
istering from 1oS to liz every day for nearly
a month.
RAINED FOR FORTY MINUTES,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Centralia, Mo-, July "A splendid shower
Of rain fell here this evening, lasting forty
minutes. saturating the surface of the earth.
hard wind accompanied the shower
IN RAILS AND MARION COUNTIES.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hannibal. Mo. July 2,-Iisht rain fell
here this afternoon. Good rains are reported
west and south. in Rails and Marion coun-
ties Indications tonight are promising for
more. Seasonable weather will give this Sec
ton more than half crop of corn.
FIRST RAIN FOR THIRTY DAYS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Palmyra, Mo-. July A.-This section was
visited by an electrical storm this afternoon
accompanied by a fine shower OF rain.
fell here. since which time no rain mas
fallen. Nearly all of the telephones in the
city were burned out during the storm.
RAIN AND HEAVY WIND.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hermann. Mo, July 24.-A light shower
fell here at o'clock this evening. 1t was
accompanied by heavy wind. which blew
down the large smokestack of the Hermann
Star Mills.
RAIN AT MARBLE HILL.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Marble Hill. Mo-, July A-Good rains fell
here yesterday evening. breaking one Of the
most disastrous droughts this county has
ever experienced. The Thermometer regis
tered 116 short time before the rain began
to fall, which temperature is the highest
ever recorded here.
HEAVY RAINS IN IOWA.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Burlington. Ia. July N-Heavy rains are
reported all along the line of the Burlington
road In Iowa east Of Abba. A heavy thun-
derstorm, with light rain. prevailed here to-
night.
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LIGHTNING STRIKES A BARN.

Il A
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Richland. Mo-, July PA barn on the
farm OF Doctor ]. L. Titterlngton Of this
city. across the Laclede County line, was
struck by lightning to-day and wholly de-
stroyed, a large quantity of corn hay and
wheat being also consumed. A good horse.
belonging to William Travis, tenant, was
burned to death.
HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Nation. ILL.,. Ju,y 4.-Heavy showers, ac-
companied by severe electrical storm. fell
this evening at Neoga. Frilla. Strausberg.
Bradbury, Windsor and other villages south
and west of this city. saving the farmers
thousands of dollars and relieving the gen.
eral drought. Although the storm passed
all around this city. not drop of rain
fell here.
The barn of Fred Caldwen's stock farm.
four miles north of Neoga, was struck by
lightning and consumed. George Harper
and John Auburn. two employees, who were
in the barn. were killed. The same bolt
also killed two pedigreed stations valued
at 5000, Caldwelrs total loss is $4,000
CORN GREATLY BENEFITED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nokomis. Ill. July "A good rain fell
here to-day. which greatly benefited the
corn crop. The mercury dropped twenty
SHOWERS NEAR CARLYLE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carlyle, Ill. July N.-Good showers are
reported from several portions Of the coun-
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ILLINOIS.

Chicago. July N-The backbone OF the
terrific heat which has hung over Chicago
finuation OF which has caused many deaths
md untold suffering was broken tonight
nv n storm OF wind and rain.
WINE the maximum temperature to-day
ms hut "a degrees, as officially recorded:
thSrs were many prostrations because O.
~ hiGh percentage Of humidity. AZ mio-
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FREsHExEp BURNING FIELDS.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lincoln. Neb, July 24-Iight and scat
tered showers which fell over considerable
section OF the State last night without doing
much good caused slight temporary drop
in temperature and freshened up the burn
ing cornfields
No rain fell in Lancaster and Gage coun-
ties. which are now in the worst shape Of
any in the heart of the corn belt.
Last night in Lincoln was the most op-
pressive of the month. The thermometer
climbed to 1O5. The corn crop in Southwest
ern Nebraska along the Kansas line is given
up as a total failure.
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SEVERAL VICTIMS OF HEAT.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Medora, ILL.,. July 2-There is no asate-
ment in the extreme heat. To-day the
mercury climbed up to liz. breaking all
records
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cuisine was overcome by the heat
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bradshaw Of Mako
mis-. ILL.,, drove seventy miles to visit rela-
tives east OF this city. arriving last even
ing. Their 3-months-old babe. succumbed
to the journey, dying a few hours after
their arrival.
Mrs. Martha Osborne. aged IS. Of Jersey
vile, Frustrated by the heat while visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John Powell. near
Fidelity. died yesterday.
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CHILD HURT IN A COLLISION.
Son of j. P. Prosser Seriously In
jured by Reckless Driver.

An unidentified man driving q runabou1.
while racing with the driver Of another
vehicle. on Lindefl boulevard. near Sarah :
street. last night, collided with the vehicle
driven by James p. Prosser Of No. ~ 81.
Louis avenue.
The 3-year-old son Of Mr.. Prosser wa6
thrown out and sustained injuries that moY
pavement, inficting . deep cut. NrA pfo0s
ser and smother child were In the 49,
but were uuinturo6
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IOWA..

Davenport. Ia. July 24-Weather OBJ
server Sherrer reports 1O6 degrees of heat
here to-day. one degree higher than ever re-
ported here before. There were four deaths
and twenty prostrations to-day.
NO RELIEF IN SIOUX CITY.
Sioux City. Ia. July 24.-Sioux City Sc
cured no relief from heat to-day. the max
imum being 101.
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ty, especially the northeastern part. The
dust was not laid in this city.
CENTRALIA REFRESHED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Centralia, Ill, July M-Late in the after
noon four-tenths Of an inch OF rain fell
and the temperature came down thirty de-
grees. making the lowest mark since Satur-
day night. The shower was local.
RAIN AND HAIL FELL.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Ltchfield. H., July A-There was light
shower here this afternoon that cooled the
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BY f. E. SPENCER,
Observer In Charge of Local Weather
nurAan

Bureau.
st. Louis was the hottest point in the
country yesterday, 107.1 degrees being re-
corded as the maximum temperature, fig
ure never reached before in this city. No
immediate prospect of relief is in sight.
and the indications are for continued hot
and dry weather for the next twenty-four
hours. at least.
Heat still prevails in Iowa. Minnesota. IL
l.nois. Kansas and Missouri. and the tenn
perature in this locality Is quite high gen.
orally. A cool wave prevails over the up
per lake region, storms and showers occur
ring there and in the Upper Missouri VAL
ley. as well as in the Southern States and
portions Of the Rocky Mountain district.
There is low barometer over the contra!
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ter venture proved financial loss to MIR.
Hagan and involved him in several law
suits.
Mr.. Hagan served two terms in the City
Council at Cincinnati and one term in the
City Council of this city. In 1885 he was mar
ried to Miss Cora Durham of Cincinnati One
child. Nellie, 10 years old, was born to
them. The body will be taken to Cincin-
natl for burial.
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MAY BE UTILIZED FOR FODDER.
GLOOMY CROP CONDITIONS.

REPUBLIC SPECIAIA
Indianapolis. Ind, July N.-crop condi-
tons are assuming gloomier prospect un-
d Der the continued neat and drought and
The outlook for the farmers is decidedly
bad. and few days may cause complete
failure of corn. Last year the corn yield
aggregated 16O92S,9H busheds
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LOSS TO WESTERN FARMERS PlLlNe UP BY THOUSANDS
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Chicago ronking skwad again to-day
caused the downfall of
corn op.a IL a
n
iouso hcia source sent the market m tho
o.
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ONE DEATH EyAysyuIE.

Evansville. Ind, July 24-The hot wave
continues throughout this end Of the State.
John G. Paine, eX-County Commissioner and
a leading Republican politician. was over
come by the heat to-day and died one hour
later. Two other deaths from heat were re-
ported.
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CORN, OATS AND WHEAT RALLIED
UNDER PROTRACTED DROUGHT

Slump Tuesday Account Of Scattered Rains Overcome Bulls
Who Urged That the Slight Downpour Had Detrment
Instead of Benefit to Corn-Wheat and Oats Followed
the Upward Trend and Provisions Reflected the
Strength of the Grain Markets.
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Of tho grain markets.

forecast did not visit this parched re-
gion. The local Weather Bureau gives no
encouragement. Farmers are much discour-
aged and they report that corn will be an
entire failure In many localities. Those who
have few head of stock, whether 1t be
fronted with the difficulty how. they can
keep them through the winter with no
corn to feed them, and the grass in the
pastures withered and dying.
The outlook is discouragtng, and even
should copious rains set in soon, 1t would
be too late to replant corn or sow grasses
with any probability Of Its maturing before
frost
G. A. II. Encampment Postponed.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Eldon. Mo-. July A.-On account OF con-
tinued drought. the Board of Administra-
ton of the Usage and Gasconade Battalion,
g. A. r., have postponed the annual en-
campment, which was to have been held
in Eldon the last Of August. this year. to
the last Of August, 1909.
MAY BE UTILIZED FOR FODDER.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Wenona, ILL.,. July A.-To-days tempera-
ture was ITO. No rain in sight and the
cornfelds Of Marshall County. two weeks
ago unusually promising, are hardly ex-
pected to yield q good crop of fodder. Dat
thrashing is on, and the yield runs from
eighteen to sixty bushels per acre.
RAIN WOULD BE OF VAST BENEFIT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lawrenceville. ILL.,. July 24.-Early corn in
this county is already damaged go per cent:
late corn is in much better condition. and
with rain soon will make fair crop. Vege-
tables OF all kinds, including water and
musk melons, which are extensively grown
here. are seriously damaged. Pastures are
also drying up and the loss to the Live.
stock interest will be great If not soon re-
lieved by rains.
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The Cool Northern Route.

The Wabash runs through sleeping cars
daily to st. Paul and Minneapolis. MINI.
Direct connection Is made for Minnesota re-
sorts and very low rates are in effect
Ticket Office, Eighth and Olive.
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The cool Northern Route.

Or Wabash, Is doing tremendous passen-
ger business at the present time to the Col
orado Mountain resorts, to which the rates
are lower than ever before. Full informa-
ton to be obtained at Ticket Once. Eighth
and Olive,
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bumps or Bruises,

Sprains or sores. burns or scalds wounds or
cuts, letter or eczema, all quickly cured by
Banner Salve. the most healing medicine In
the world. Nothing else lust as good"
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NOT MUCH COMPLAINT HERE.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Maryville, NO., July M.-No rain has fallen
in Northwest Missouri now in five weeks,
still nothing is suffering very badly. Farm
ers say rain within week would make q
half or two-thirds crop Of corn.
DECREASE IN MISSOURI CROPS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City, NO.. July N-Last year,
according to the Government report. Mis-
souri, produced 100. ZIG. 4N bushels of corn, a.
695.373 bushels of oats. 10.106,961 bushels Of
potatoes. 2,76S.0l5 tons Of hay. 1884 BUSH
els of flax.
Chief Clerk NJ. v. Carroll of the Labor
Bureau estimates that owing to the drought
and present indications, this year the yield
of these crops will be about as follows:
Corn. 9,037. $50 bushels: oats 10000 bush
els; potatoes, 5.5O3,0O0 bushels; hay. 692.OO0
tons, and no fax.
The loss of pastures Is complete and de-
probation of live stock values in conse-
Quence Is very heavy.
DISCOURAGING FOR FARMERS.
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lions from heat, one of which proved fatal,
were reported here to-day. The official ther-
mometer reached IS at o. m.
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FARMERS GROWING DESPONDENT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pana, ILL.,, July 24-Farmers are despond-
ent and crops that two weeks ago promised
much are literally burning up. Even should
a rain fall at this time 1t would not ma
terially aid the corn, and a great majority
OF the acreage is ruined.
RAINS FAVOR TWO FIELDS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Centralia, ILL.,. July A.-Farmers west Of
town say there will be two good fields Of
corn in this neighborhood. at any rate.
George White and John Tharp have corn
fields together. This corn looks fine and
healthy. Every rain that has touched tho
township has managed to sprinkle these
fields. Several times it has not rained 100
yards beyond them. but It rained on the
f1elde.
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ARE OF NO BENEFIT TO CORN.
THUNDER SHOWERS MAY PRESAGE
BREAKING UP OF INTENSE HEAT.

Already Obtained
Steadily Increasing-Portions of Missouri Illinois
freshed and Cooled by Local Rains-Hgh Tempera
With Great Humidity Are Responsible for
Many Deaths and Prostraons Throughout
Missouri - Respite if 1t Does
Come May Be Very Brief
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GUsr-KEIL.
REPUBLIC spEcII

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
O'Fallon ILL.,. July A-Mr. Robert J.. Gust
and Miss Lizzie Keil were married here to-
day.
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The Cool Northern Route

Makes rapid time to Michigan resorts.
where the average temperature is "A degrees
less than In st. Louis. Call at Wabash
ONCE. Eighth and Olive, for information.
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Local Report.
st. Louia "wednesday; July - t1oa.
$50 am 60 pm
GOvOFnmeMt ReDOrt.

Meteorological observatious received In 81. Louio
July 2. 1901 at $3.50 .. m. local time and .. N
AZ al 1910
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FEED FOR CATTLE VERY SCARCE.

HF PUBIC SPECIAL-
Boonville. Mo-, July M-Reports from va
rious parts OF the county show that the corn
crop will be total failure. Thirty cars of
stock have been shipped out from this point
this week, owing to the scarcity of feed.
Straw sold here to-day on the street for
SEQ ton. and small lots Of potatoes at 81
per bushel
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HEART FAILURE CAUSED BY HEAT.

REPUBLIC SPECIALA
Moweaqua, ILL.,, July A.-The Reverend ].
Foxworthy, pastor Of the Methodist
Church. fell dead at noon Of heart failure
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HEAVY RAIN IN ARKANSAS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Warren Ark, July PA heavy rain fell
here this evening. which seems to have been
general over this section.
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SEVEN REGISTRATIONS IN CINCINNATI

Cincinnati. O., July 24.-The gathering
neved the oppressive heat this evening. but
only slightly. The Government Thermometer
registered 100 again to-day. and street in
struments ranged from that IN to 107
Seven prostrations and one death were re-
ported.
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Round-trip tickets to points East now On
sale via Biz Four Route.
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air and frightened vegetation West Of
this city a great deal of hail fell and a
hard wind blew. East of this city there
was good rain in a small compass
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INDIANAPOLIS swELrERs.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
indianapolis. Ind, July 2-The people of
this city sweltered again to-day in q torrid
atmosphere. the mercury at the Signal
Service Office registering 101 degrees.
HOTTEST DAY FOR LOUISVILLE.
Louisville. KY. July A--To-day was the
hottest day Of which there Is any record in
Louisville, the temperature at $40 o. m he a.
ing 107. There were ten prostrationsL
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DISCOURAGING FOR FARMERS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cairo. Ill. July A.-Rains. which were
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tThunderstorms.
d T. SPENCER. -
Observer in ChargA .
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Hourly temperatures yesterday. =
from a. m. to o'clock last night,
were az follows.

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The sun., 1901-11-18
CHARLEsTON's BIG FAIR.
social Activity liz to lie n Prominen
Feature.

Social Activity liz to lie N Prominent
Feature.
Charleston, S., g., Nov. 1.-THE So
cial side of the exposition at Charles
ton will be consistent with the reputa-
ton of this community for a refined
ana gracious hospitality. The wo-
mans department of the exposition is
under the management of Mrs. Sarah
Calhoun Simonds, a grandniece of the
great statesman, and she has as her
aids all the society people of the city.
At meeting Of the woman's com
mittce on reception and entertainment,
Of which Mrs. Andrew Simonds is
chairman, it was agreed that an "at
home" would be given once week at
the woman's building at the exposi-
ton grounds, at which all the exposi-
| ton commissioners and their wives
and visitors will be invited and all WIS.,
itors to the exposition to whom special
tourtcsies should be extended. AT the
weekly entertainments tea grown on
| American soil will be served, flanked
by such dishes as are peculiar to this
latitude.
Besides the proposed entertainments
the ladies' are arranging for number
If more elaborate functions, and
among the events of this order Is a
hall to be given to the admiral and Off
GERS of the north Atlantic squadron,
which has been ordered to Charleston
10 take part in the exposition early In
December Then, when the president
comes to the exposition on Feb. II. il
is expected that all the beauty and
chivalry Of the state and the soutl
| Will be here to do him honor.
The sun., 1901-11-18
Christian to Leave Denmark.

Copenhagen, Nov. II. = King Chris
Lian intends to leave Denmark for the
coming winter, as he is. unable to en-
lure the severe climate prevailing in
the kingdom during that season. He
will leave here in a few days with the
Dowager Empress Maria Feodoroyna
IF Russia to visit the Duke and Ouch
ass of Cumberland at Gmunden, Aus.
tria. From there King Christian will
probably go to Livadie, Greece.
The sun., 1901-11-18
Train wrecked For Robberyy

York, Pa, Nov. 17.-Superintcndent
Kapp of the Baltimore division OF the
Northern Central railway has been to
York and made thorough investiga-
ton of the wreck of the Southwestern
express. On concluding his investiga-
tlon Superintendent Kapp snid that un-
doubtedly an attempt had been made
to wreck the train for the purpose Of
robbery, 1t has been announced that
clew has been discovered which may
result in an arrest.
The sun., 1901-11-18
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
earricrs to lie Subjected to Civil
Service Rcquircments.

Service Requircments.
Washington, Nov. 17.--Superintend-
nnt A. W. Machen of the free delivery
system of the postoffice department
has been in conference with the mem
bers OF the civil service commission rel
ative to the proposition to transfer the
rural free delivery branch Of the post
office department work to the classified
service. This system gradually has
grown from small beginning to large
proportions within the past few years,
and as 1t was not included In the clas-
sitied service mt the beginning of it's ex-
istence appointments in that service
have been made without reference to
the requirements of the civil service
law. Between G,000 and 1000 persons
are now employed in the work, extend
ing all over the United States. Not
only the members of the commission,
but the pcstoilice department officials
themselves have been coming to the
conclusion that this system should be
embraced within the classified service.
Mr.. Machen went over the ground
thoroughly with the commission, and,
while no positive conclusion was reach
cd. it was stated by both parties to the
conference that the prospect for the
extension Of the civil service require
ments TO the rural free delivery Is
good. Many details are still to be
worked out but it was clearly the
opinion OF all concerned that an exten.
sion order will soon be formulated
Some difficulty has been experienced In
determining what test the rural car.
siers should be subjected to, and an
arrangement has been reached where
by very simple examination will! be
arranged for them.
The sun., 1901-11-18
Frank Chanfrau,s Son Dead.

New York, Nov. 17.-Hcnry Trench
ard Chanfrau, son of Frank Chanfrau,
nh actor, and himself on the stage, is
dead of consumption at the home of
his father-in-law, Philip DAILY. He had
been failing for three years. He was
forty-three years old. After the death
OF his father in 1885 he assumed the
leading role in "rhe Arkansas Tray
eler" and "The Octoroon." For two
seasons he supported Mrs. james
Brown Potter.
The sun., 1901-11-18
A.cd Connie Die the Same Day,

New York, Nov. 17.-Mrs. Selma
Haebe of Brooklyn, aged tifty-eight,
died Mt her home very suddenly Of
heart disease, surrounded by the fami-
~, with the exception Of her husband,
Ferdinand, aged seventy, who happen
I'd to be away. On his return he was
Informed of his wife's death and start
I'd to neighboring undertaken to ar
range for the care of the body. A
block away from his home he dropped
lead The body was taken to the
morgue, those who saw him tan not
knowing him. When he did not re-
turn, the family made search and
found the body in charge of the
',ppppr