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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
FIRM FOUNDATIONS FOR
WORLDS FAIR BUILDINGS

Features of the building construction
work OF the Exposition have been shaping
themselves since the arrival Of Chief Build
ing Engineer Markmann. No piling will be
needed in the foundation Of any of the
an enormous expense in the making Of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition at Chicago
and at the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo.
1t was thought at first that the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition would experience
the opposite extreme. too solid founda-
tion because of the proximity to the sur
face of the limestone rock on which st.
Louis is built. 1t was feared that this
obstacle would require the use of dynamite
in the grading of the foundations. Under
the direction Of Director OF Works Taylor
borings with ground augers have been in
progress on Art Hill fer some time to de-
terrine the depth of the clear clay on the
top OF the limestone ledge. 1t has been
proven In every direction that at least nine
teen feet of clay soil covers the rock.
We shall not have to use piling even
for wind anchors" says Chief Building
Engineer Markmann, who under Mr.. Tay
lor has studied the topography of the site
with an eye to the requisites for founda-
tions. I'VE shall resort to the less ex-
pensve method Of weighting or ballasting
the wind side Of the building. which will
stand the wind stresses. Few. II any. of
the structures at the Exposition will have
roof spans of extraordinary dimensions
like the Manufactures building in Chicago.
The roofs will be supported by interior
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

preparation is made will be necessary be-
fore any details OF the proposed display
are made known. Our meeting at the hotel
ascertain the individual views Of the COM
mittee with respect to what they had OBJ
served. The consensus of opinion was alto
gether favorable to q strong report asking
for at least $250.0Oo for the exhibit"
Mr.. Hayward explained that the commit
tee had been appointed by Governor Shaw to
promote interes- in the Exhibition. 1t con-
sists of those gentlemen who participated
In the Louisiana Purchase Convention in
st. Louis in January. 1900. together with
number Of influential citizens of Iowa, who
1t is believed, will strnsthen the committee.
The appointments were made with due re-
gard to the geographical. political and IN
dustrial divisions of the State, and its
composition is considered as unusually
representative. All of the members of the
committee say that Iowa will be second to
no State in Purchase territory, except Mis-
souri,.
The State has not yet made an appropria-
ton for the Fair. The Legislature, which
meets in January. 1902. is expected to make
such an appropriation The entire COM
mittee. which visited the city yesterday.
meets at the call of the president, Lieuten-
ant Governor Milliman. but not later than
thirty days before the convening of the
Legislature. At this meeting bill will Le
drafted, and the entire committee will or
ganize in its behalf.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

timber posts and the span of no roof truss
viii much exceed 125 feet.
These interior posts do not detract from
the appearance of the buildings. When
once the exhibits are in place. the posts are
obscured and unnoticed In the Manu-
factures building in Chicago the great
sweep Of the roof trusses attracted no at
tention from visitors unless their eyes were
directed to it,
THE reason We shall use timbers chiefly
In our big exhibit building" says Director
or Works Taylor. rs because there might
be trouble In getting steel work IL we built
the entire trussing Of steel. II we make the
lower chords of ,the trusses. which are open
to view. of steel. We shall lose nothing
whatever by the timber construction We
shall have the sightliness of steel. Those
chords of the trusses Immediately under
the roof are not seen. whether they are Of
timber or steel These buildings will be as
fireproof as IL the trusses and posts were
Of steel. Steel construction is not freproof
unless the surrounding materials are fire.
proof Where wood lath and wood studding
and wood joists and staff coverings are used
the steel would yield to fire more easily
than wood. Structural steel of small sec
tion, such as is used. heats rapidly. and
heated steel loses its resistance
THE floors of the Electricity and Ma
chinery buildings. which will house big ma
chimes in motion. will be made rigid, SO
that the exhibits can be installed without
compelling the exhibitors to brace the floor
under the big castings. OF course. the ma
chimes of tremendous size must rest directly
on the ground without touching the build
ing anywhere. The fact that the buildings
are not on piles will make the construction
Of their foundations much easier.'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

why they were peculiarly adapted to serve
In the guard.
Secretary Prickett Of the Committee on
Police, who received most Of the appli-
cants. was kept busy all day filing away
letters and explaining that the committee
was not hiring any one at present and
would not do so for several months. Some
of the candidates for appointment were
persistent and ed their services to the
Exposition free Of charge between now and
the time the guard is organized. provided
they were promised a place on It.
1t was announced officially that no one
would be hired for the guard before the Isl;
of January. Until that tim: a few private
watchmen and the metropolitan police will
be the only guardians on the Fair site The
committee Is considering the names Of sew
eral candidates for commandant of the
guard. and will probably make a definite
recommendation to the Executive Commit
tee to employ only men no are physically
perfect. and an examination similar to that
In vogue for recruits of the regular army
will be taken by each applicant before he is
accepted. The guards will be required to
present assurances of their moral character
A member Of the committee said yesterday
that It was proposed to make the Jefferson
Guard the most efficient body of police ever
employed by any exposition.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

Northern Pacific common stock will go into
the new holding company around lis and
the Great Northern around 1So
INTERESTS GUARDED AND
AGREEMENT PERMANENT.
Regarding the scope of the agreement, the
Times tomorrow will quote a member of
the firm of ]. p. Morgan & Co., as follows:
The agreement now reached is perfect in
that there IL now an understanding that
will protect the Union Pacific. Burlington,
Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads.
1t will maintain the interests of each and
prevent any Of them from interfering with
the others. The understanding is absolute
that 1t Is. In the expectation Of the parties
to the agreement. bound to be permanent,
and security-holders need not be afraid of
any more months OF May because Of North
western Railway interests"
One of the heads Of the Hartman syn
dicate, the Times will also say. declared
that the agreement meant that hereafter no
important matter could be pushed to a con-
clusion without the knowledge and assent
of Union Pacific interests
HARMONY SECURED
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Another representative Of the Hartman
interests made the following statement:
THE Union Pacific interests are entirely
satisfied with the settlement reached to-
day. We believe that this settlement recog-
nizes to the fullest extent the claims on
which the Union Pacific originally sought
a voice In the management Of the Burling-
ton system.
This agreement stamps the situation in
the Northwest with the final seal of har-
mony. 1t means that actual community of
interests will prevail among the railroads
In the Northwest. and that there will be no
further disturbances of the financial world
from that source at least"
In answer to a question he stated that the
recently organized new Burlington company
would leave the old Burlington company for
the purpose of management only.
James J. Hill, when seen at his office, de-
clined to make any statement.
PLANS FOR MANAGING
THE BURLINGTON SYSTEM.
As the control of the Burlington road bv
the Great Northern-Northern Pacific inter-
ests. followed by the struggle for Northern
Pacific shares caused the affair which
reached settlement to-day the DISPOSE
tion of the Burlington naturally Is an in
teresting question. In that regard the Jour-
nal OF Commerce tomorrow will say that
the Burlington is to be restored by the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern, who
now own II. to practically independent
basis and will enjoy fuller free tariff reia-
tions with all its connections
This independence 10 to be secured through
a lease by the present owners to new
company formed for the purpose This Is
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Rail-
way" Company. Incorporated under the
laws of Iowa. with a capital of 1900 90.
The terms Of the lease may be announced
after the meeting of the old Burlington
company Thursday. but II is supposed that
and Northern Pacific in their guarantee Of
the bonds by which the Burlington was nur-
chased.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
IOWA COMMITTEE VISITED
SITE OF THE WORLDS FAIR,
Viewed Exposition Favorab
Impressed Will Present Strong Report Urging
Appropriation of $25OOOO for the States Exhibit


Iowa, through her preliminary Worlds 3
Fair Committee, visited the Exposition site
yesterday and examined the ground plans
Of the Fsir in the Office Of Director Of
Works Taylor.
The members of the party are: W. c.
Hayward. Davenport: William T. Haywood
Des Moines: c. ]. A. Erickson, Boone; Sam
uel NJ. Leech. Adel; ]. ]. Hartenbower, Des
Moines. and william Logan, Keokuk.
Thomas Stivers, editor of the Burlington
Gazette. accompanied the party.
F. W. Lehman, chairman of the Com
mittee on Ethnology and Anthropology, and
Charles NJ Reeves. secretary of the Com
mittee on State and Territorial Exhibits. es-
corted the Iowans to the site. At the Lin
dell pavilion the party was met by carriages
which carried them over the site and the
adjoining acquisition of 10 acres belonging
to Washington University.
After a brief business meeting at the
Planters Hotel following their day of in
spection. the visitors were entertained by
President Francis. c. H. Huttig and F. w.
Lehman at the st. Louis Club. The party
returned to their State later in the evening.
w. c. Hayward. chairman Of the commit
tee. said that there was nothing official for
himself and his colleagues to do but to re-
turn to Des Moines and make a verbal re-
port of what they had seen and learned in
st. Louis. I'VE have no powers delegated
to u.s." he added, but our Impressions.
which have been delightful will go a long
way toward promoting the participation of
our State at the Worlds Fair We ex-
pressed no preference for State building
site while looking at the Exposition
grounds. because we are too unfamiliar with
the relative locations of the various State
buildings to the main exhibit structures.
"A later visit by the Worlds Fair Com
mission to be named when the State an
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
MISS WACkERmAN
SENT TO An ASYLUM.
Queer Actions of the Beautiful
American Whom an English
Artist Humiliated.

London. Nov. l3.-Miss Vanderbilt Wack-
erman, the beautiful young woman Of New
York, who came into prominence last win
ter by threatening Hubert Herkomer. the
artist. with a suit for damages because he
refused to allow her to complete sittinss for
a painting OF her which he had begun. was
taken to st. Giles's Innrmary to-day as a
wandering lunatic. She will probably be
examined tomorrow.
Miss Wackerman has been staying at the
Hotel Cecil for fortnight. and until last
night she did not attract any unusual at
tention. She then insisted on wandering
into the courtyard Of the hotel, bareheaded.
and during the night she went out into the
streets without a hat, wearing a loose
black teagown. and wandered aimlessly
about. attracting crowds.
To-day CHE was brought back to the Hotel
Cecil In a hysterical condition. and the man
agement handed her over to the police.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

plains this by the marked similarity OF the
two men. Fitzpatrick is about two or three
inches taller than Longbaugh.
ONE LOOK CONVINCED
THE OLD FIREMAN.
Claiming Smith and Michael O'Neal
reached st. Louis yesterday afternoon in
company with f. s. Elliott. an official of
the Great Northern. When they reached the
city they proceeded to the Four Courts,
where they were taken to the holdover by
Chief Desmond to view the suspect. 1t re-
Quired only one look to convince the old
fireman. ONeal gave a start soon as he
saw the prisoner.
That's the man." ne said.
Take a good look at him." replied the
Chief. but ONeal was too positive to be
mistaken. Chief Desmond induced Arnold
as he is officially recorded at the Four
Courts. to say few words Smith was no
less positive even to the sound of the voice.
I'VE were running between Malta and
Wagner" said O'Neal. in describing tho
hold-up afterwards. when the conductor
rang the bell to stop. We looked back, but
seeing nothing. turned to the work of slow
this man here in the hcldover coming over
the tender with a drawn revolver.
HOW THE ROBBERY
WAS COMMITTED.
Drill. d-n you, drill- said he. and
knew he meant to heave In coal. So we
started up again at full speed. When he
got clear over he drew another revolver
and covered US all the time. F. H. Jones
was the engineer The robber told Jones to
stop at the bridge just east OF Wagner or
he would blow his head off. When we
reached the bridge we stopped. and this
Fitzpatrick fired four shots back over the
train,
Two men with rifles one on each side
of the train, came up and began shooting
down on each side Of the train to prevent
anybody from getting of. Two passengers
and a brakeman were shot in the arms. We
were compelled to stand out on the ground
and watch the robbery. When 1t was over
We were ordered back on the engine and
told to get out as fast could. and
We lost time in getting out"
MESSENGERS STORY
OF THE ROBBERY.
Claiming Smith. the messenger, has
vivid recollection OF the robbery. when l
opened the door and looked out to see what
was the matter a man pushed a rifle in my
face" he said Then this man In the
holdover climbed into the car. placed a stick
Of dynamite on top OF the safe, and touched
II off. When 1t began to sputter / said.
Say, Bill, 1 want to get out of here All
right, when 1 do he said. and We piled
out together. When we had gone out a
few yards there was a terrific explosion.
One Of the men climbed in, gathered up
the money and then ordered the train on.
We left them standing by the side Of the
track firing at the train.'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
CALLAHAN TAKEN TO KANSAS.
Sheriff Comes for the Self Con-
fessed Bank RObber.

Sheriff W. e. Long Of Reno County. Kas..
returned last night to Turon. having in Gus
tody John Callahan. who was arrested last
Saturday In st. Louis and who confessed
to being one Of three men who. on the
night Of October II, 1889. dynamited . bank
in Turon and stole $500
Sheriff Long said the robbers wrecked the
safe and took all the silver. but overlooked
q box containing over 5000 In billaL OF
the silver stolen. the greater part belonged
to the Government. having been placed In
the bank by the Postmaster of Turon.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
BIG PRICE PAID FOR STEERS.
fifteen Fat ShOrthorns Brought
$40 a Hundred.

Chicago. Nov. 13.-In the sale of fifteen
the highest price Of the year was realized.
The sale was made at $40 hundred, the
average weight being 1.572 pounds Two
at $3.50. both sales being on their merits.
The cattle were shipped by Geo. G. Now
ry Of Geneseo. Ill. and are said to have
fat stock show.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

Claiming II. Smith. express messenger
and Michael F. O'Neal. fireman of the
Great Northern train which was held up
at Wagner. Mont. last July, called at the
Four Courts yesterday afternoon and posi-
lively identified John Arnold also known
as Longbaugh. as one of the men who
robbed the train.
Chief of Detectives Desmond now says
he has information which proves that the
Four Courts suspect is not Long baugh but
Daniel Fitzpatrick, known the Lone
Texan a daring bank robber and high
wayman of San Angelo, Tex. The Chief
refused to reveal his source of information
but he said he was confident that he had
the mystery right this time.
ARE LIKELY TO
BE TRIED HERE.
The Federal Grand Jury yesterday found
seventeen indictments against Arnold
and Laura Bullion. his companion, char
ging them jointly with forging and passing
forged currency. They can be convicted
and sentenced to serve fifteen years in the
Penitentiary on each count. Sheriff Craw-
ford Of Choteau County. Montana, is on his
way to St. Louis with extradition papers
for Arnold or Longbaugh, they have
the name. He will reach here probably
to-IuorToW nignt. put IL mas not Deen de-
cided to turn the prisoner over to him.
1t Is feared that he might escape the
way back to Montana or his gang might
rescue him from jail while the trial was
pending. The st. Louis authorities believe
they can send him to the Penitentiary for
life from here and this course has prac-
ticallY been decided upon.
RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN
THE ROBBERS.
There are two fitzpatrick brothers, Danny
and Ben, who are feared in Southern Texas.
Chief Desmond g positive Arnold is one
OF the two brothers-in all probability Dan
but he would not be absolutely sure last
night. One thing that is puxzling the local
authorities is the striking similarity between
this man fitzpatrick and Longbaugh. The
detectives arrested Fitzpatrick on the de-
scription and photograph Of Longbaugh. In
the fear of his identification the prisoner
still refuses to talk or give out anything
about himself. He is as noncommunica-
tive ever.
In all of the Pinkerton Detective Agency
circulars, 1t was stated that the robbery
was committed by Harry Longbaugh. Har-
vey Logan and ''Bilr' Cassidy. No infor-
nation was ever received that fitzpatrick
vas in the robbery. Chief Desmond ex-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
WOULD RESTRAIN STRIKERS.
Elbridge w. Chase Claims His Ell.
plOyes Were inundated.

Elbridge W. Chase applied to the Circuit
Court yesterday to have the members Of
Journeymen Steam Filters local unions.
No. % and No. ss restrained from interfer-
ing with men in his employ doing steam
fitting work on q building on Washington
avenue. between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
The steam-fitters in his employ. he states.
went on a strike November 1, last, because
he would not grant an increase Of Is per
cent in salary. Men employed to take their
places have been intinidated. he AYERS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
Federal COURT CONVICTIONS.
William DOran and Kit G. DOdson
Sentenced to Penitentiary.

William Doran. charged with passing
counterfeit money. was found guilty yester-
day by a Jury in the United States Dis
trict Court and sentenced to pay q fine o.
q and costs and to serve two years in til
Penitentiary.
Kit c. Dodson. a former Postmaster in
Arkansas. charged with embezzlement. was
found guilty on two counts On the first
he was fined $200.57, the amount Of his al
legged shortage, and given two years. and
on the second he was fined II and costs ana
given two years The Penitentfary SEN
tences are concurrent
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
TO CORRECT DEFECTIVE LAWS.
Massachusetts, Legislature Con-
venes in Extra Session.

Boston. Nov. 1a-The Legislature recon-
vened in extraordinary session to-day to
legalize the revision by a special commit
tee of rs public statutes that have been
passed by the different Legislatures Of the
past twenty years. and in which II has been
found necessary to make important cor
rections.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
J. W. Robinson q Suicide.

REPUBLIC SPECIAIA
Waco. Tex. Nov. l3.-J. W. Robinson.
member Of the nrm of Nash. Robinson &
Co, lumber dealers. committed suicide at
his home in Marlin, Falls County. this
morning. The firm has a lumber yard in
Marlin and Mr.. Robinson lived there and
directed the business. He had been In bad
health for some weeks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
T0-DAY'S NEWS IN Brief.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays hank clearings were IS. .1o5:
balances, sl.10s 246. Local discount rates
were from between s and per cent. Do
nestle exchange was quoted as follows:
New York. 10c premium bid. &c premium
asked; Chicago, 10c discount bid. par asked;
Cincinnati. Louisville and New Orleans. &c
discount bid, par asked.
Wheat closed higher at 73c a. Dec, 167sc
b. May, 7iIza74lzc No. 2 red. Corn closed
higher at 607sc a. Dec. 63l.c a. May. 62q62i2c
No. mixed. Oats closed at 42isc a. May.
s3c No. Northern.
The local market for spot cotton was
quiet and unchanged. -------.------.
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A Special Sale of
Silks,
AT LESS THAN REGULAR PRICES.

AT LESS THAN REGULAR PRICES
gathered choice collection
Silks and have marked them from
lower than the usual retail prices
CoIors.
LOusne Faconne, designs, and color
regular price $0O yard together with
pieces Warp Print Broche Stripe Denee Ombre and
Stripes Black and White and
Stripe Tafeas, worth $1.00-all at
75c per yard.
Cygne 6 desirable coors suitable for
Waists, Skirts entire costumes, value $135,
Csc per yard
20 pieces Stripe Taeas Silks choice variety
of styles and colorngs, regularly worth 75c
SOC per yard.
Velvet.
200 Silk Changeable Panne Velvet value $ will be
included in this sale, marked at
SOC per yard.
Black Silks
pieces de soe More Lousne Faconne Fig
ured and Satin Stripes that regularly worth $1O $lO
s1.l5 and $1.25 per yard, all at
75c per yard.
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
TRAIN-ROBBER SUSPECT Is
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.

Express Messenger Smith and Fireman ONea of Faed Train
Sure "John Arnold" Was in Montana Hold-Up-Graphc
Account of the Robbery-"Arnod" Now Declared
to Be Daniel Fitzpatrick, the "Lone Texan"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

There is through Buffet Sleeping Car to
Mexico City every day via the NJ, X. q
T. R'y.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
WASHINGTON

President Roosevelt has Informed Missouri
visitors that he Will consult Joy and Bar
tholdt in regard 10 st. Louis appointments,
and Vest and Cockrell in reference to the
State.
The trial of the Bonine case will begin
Tuesday. There is a rush for tickets of ad-
mission. a majority of the applicants being
women.
J. A. Craft. appointed Internal Revenue
Collector of the Fifth Kentucky District.
pledges himself to observe strictly the ctvii
service law.
General Chaffee reports the death of Ma
jor Hugh r. Belknap OF the Pay Depart
ment LuZon. He was a Congressman from
Chicago several terms.
Senator Bailey of Texas called on the
President yesterday. He afterwards de-
clared his willingness TO support the canal
treaty if II is as strongly American as II Is
reported to be.
A new naval station Is to be established
at Olongapo, LuZon, Philippine Islands. 1t
VIII relieve the Mare Island Naval Yard
of the work of repairing vessels of the
Asiatfc feet.
Senator Morgan of Alabama declares the
reciprocity measures proposed by the Re
publican parry in lieu of tariff revision at
the coming session of Congress are mere
subterfuges. and that the proposition to re-
duce the internal revenue taxes Is intended
merely to draw attention away from the
main question of the tariff.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take laxative Brcmo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the money II II fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature II on each box. &c.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-14

ST. LOUIs-JACksONvILLE THROUGH
SLEEPERS
Via n. 4 o. R. r. on and after Ncvem-