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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
SENT BANKER
THREATENING LETTER
Demand for $1.09C Made on Joplin
Man Under Penalty OF Eclth
by Shooting.

Joplin. No. Jan. Thomas Cunningham.
president Of The Bank Of Joplin. yesterday
received "A letter through the mail demand
ing that he place SlOC in gold In a sack
and deposit II AZ a certain designated spot
south Of Joplin. II he should refuse To COM
ply the writer threatened 10 shoot Cunning
ham on sight.
President Cunningham consulted with he
Police Department. II was finally decided
20 hn a bag with some rocks and leave IL
at the place indicated. which was done.
Officers concealed near the place waited
all night. but no one put In an appearance.
The police are working on the case.
The letter received by President Cuning-
ham was undated and unsigned. II follows:
TO Tom Cunningham. Joplin. Mo-: i nave
been laying Tor a chance to get even with
you. We have decided now not to all you
IL you will put Si.9o in gold in n white.
soft sack and take the 7.3O O'Clock car at
Fifth street. go One-haif mile west OF
BIendville and drop IT of the rear end Of
TIE car az the car crosses the railroad. and
We will call It even with you then. II you
fail To do his 1 will blow your bTails cut
the first chance / have to do II in your own
hank. II you should tail. the next man we
call on Will certainly give up after ls sees
the fix We leave you In. IL you don't cor
slider your lie worth Sl.typ we Will surrey
have a.. and IL you should ever mention
this TO any one we will certainly XII yOd
afterwards. We are not trying TO hluf. We
mean Just what we cay. its revenge We
want and We will have II. Return tEis le.-
ter with the money"
The letter was reasonably well written.
IL covered two sheets OF laTge-sized .ablst
paper. II was inclosed in a c~Ommon-SiLe
white envelope. plainly addressed. anG had
been mailed at the joplin post office 1t SO
1 m. January I.
President Cunningham Processes not to
be worried over the AFFAIR. The Chief Of
Police says he believes the letter to be the
production Of cranks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
CRIES OUT AGAINST
TRUST FROM STAGE.
Henrietta CrOssman Refuses to Go
on With Her Role-Declares
She Is Syndicate's Victim.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Jan. The was a ~ n.ation
at the Savoy Theater tonight when. at
about the time the curtain should have
risen on Mistress Nell" Miss Henrietta
Crossman. the star. came before the foot
lights in a condition bordering on hysteria.
Il cannot 20 on with my part to-nicht,"
she said. with emotion. II have been perse-
cuted by the theatrical syndicate-so perse-
cuted that I am in no condition to play. /
will have to ask you to excuse me-"
Tn actress voice faltered. The audi
ence thought she was about 20 break down.
She walked bravely off. however. and. rs
she left, the house, which was rogtled.
gave her q round OF hearty applause Then
Manager A. A.. Appleton came on ard an
nounced on behalf Of A. F. Aarons that
ticket buyers could get their money back at
the box Office. There was a rush for the
window at once.
This scene was the elimination of a mar
rel between Mr.. Aarons. on the one hand.
and Miss Crossman and her husband and
Manager Maurice Campbell on the other.
Miss Crossman alleges petty persecution
and tyranny on the part of Mr.. Aarons.
Tonight he ordered all communication
stopped between the front of the house and
the stage" she said. II was not allowed
TO see or hear from my husband OF send
messages to hin. My maid tried to see Mr..
Campbell. but was not allowed to pass to
the front. The syndicate not only controls
our every movement, but now makes us
physical prisoners.
Il cannot stand il. It is unsupportable. /
was in such a frame OF mind that | could
not have acted my part and / did not try"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
NOT DUE TO
Catarrh Is Found Everywhere.

Catarrh is at home anywhere and every
where: While more common in Geld. change
able climates, ii Is by no means confined to
them. but Is prevalent in every State and
Territory In the Union.
The common definition OF catarrh Is a
chronic cold In the head. which IL long neg
lected often destroys the sense of smell
and hearing; but there are many other
forms of the disease. even more obstinate
Catarrh of the throat and bronchial tubes
as well as catarrh of the stomach and liver
are almost as common as catarrh and
generally more difficult TO cure.
Catarrh is undoubtedly a blood disease
and can only be successfully eradicated by
an internal treatment. Sprays, washes and
powders are useless as far as reaching the
real seat of the disease is concerned.
Doctor McIverney advises catarrh suffer-
ers to use a new preparation, sold by drug
g.sts, called Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, be-
cause actual analysis has shown these tab
lets TO contain certain antiseDtic qualities
OF the highest value. and being an Internal
remedy. pleasant to the taste. convenient
and harmless, can be used as freely as re-
Quired, as well for children as for adults.
An attorney and public speaker. who a
been a catarrh sufferer for years, says:
Every fall 1 would catch a cold which
would settle in my head and throat and
hang on all winter long and every winter il
seemed to get a little worse. 1 was con-
tinually clearing my throat. and my voice
became affected to such an extent as to
interfere with my public speaking.
II tried troches and cheap cough cures
and sometimes got relief. but only for a
short time, until this winter. when l learned
of the new catarrh cure. Stuarts Catarrh
Tablets. through a newspaper advertise
ment. Two 0-cent boxes which l bought
at my druggists cleared my head and
throat in fine shape, and to guard against
a return of my old trouble, l keep a box
of the tablets on hand, and whenever /
catch a little cold 1 taxi a tablet or two
and ward off any serious developments"
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets deserve TO head
the list as a household remedy, 10 check
and break up coughs and Gods, because,
unlike many other catarrh and cough cures,
these tablets contain no opiate. cocaine or
any injurious drug.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
THINKS SCIENCE MAY
TRIUMPH OVER DEATH
Prof. Jacques Loeb Discusses the
Possibility of Indefinitely
Prolonging Life,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. Jan. 5.-Professor Jacques Loeb.
experimental psychologist Of the University
OF Chicago, points out in an article in the
current number OF the American Journal OF
Physiology. the possibility OF reversing the
development of life. that is. of turning 1t
back toward youth
Professor Loeb says that some sub
stances may be discovered by future scien-
lists whereby dissolution may not follow
old age and the age OF life prolonged in
definitely. During the past summer ne has
made experiments with primitive forms of
life regarding the reversal OF development.
In these cases he found that the form OF
the subject depends upon its environments
and that certain stages of development can
be arrested. stimulated or prolonged at will
by changing the conditions under which it
lives.
I'VE generally consider development as a
process which can occur only in one
direction he continues, "or.in other words.
as irreyocable. But this is apparently not
generally the case. / showed that the NOR
phoehenitic process In hydrioids is revers-
ible. 1t will be the task to determine now
far in the animal kingdom the development
processes are found to be reversible. II is
obvious that In a form with a reversible
development death will not necessarily fol-
low a certain stage of development-corre-
spending to senillty in man."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
MERCHANTS EXCURSION NO. 4.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Towns To Be Visited.

St. Louis Manufacturers and Merchants
excursion. No. 4. will leave st. Louis on the
evening Of January y ard return on the
night Of February 2 More than 1850 miles
will be traversed and all the principal
to1rs in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
will be visited. Stops will also he made In
several towns in Arkansas and Missouri.
ri. :. futile. president of the exclusion,
saws that ne has already received applica-
ton for tickets from more than fifty of
the largest business houses In 81. Louis.
Many OF these were not represented on any
OF the previous excursions. The great bene-
III derived from the three former excursions
has created an interest in the enterprise.
The territory TO be visited Is one of the
most important tributary to st. Louis. and
for this reason all the large houses desire
TO be represented on the trip.
The following Executive Committee has
been appointed: II. :. futile. L. ". Burns,
l.. q. KregeI. Louis PiOesser. q. l.. Curly,
X. W. Shspleieh. George A. Roth. c. +.
Blanke. Join u. Manley. Nat wetzel.
Charles :. Mckinney. J. w. Estes, II. {.
Thompson. /. r. Sawyer, John A. Lewis.
]. ". Farris, II. V. Kent. Charles J.. Kos
tuba. T.. u. Rosenthal. g. II. Walbridge.
Theodore II. Comrades. Thomas Crouch. r.
\. Worcester. Thomas IL. West. Jr, and
". i. Selby.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
MRS. CARRIE NATION
MUST STAY IN JAIL.
Woman Who Demolished Saloon
Fixtures Has Ia Cdnfnrm With
Quarantine Regulations.
.REPrBTIC SPECIAL.

REPrBIIC SPECIAL
Wichita. Kas-. Jan. Judge Kirk this
afternoon refused 10 Order the release Of
Irs. Carrie Nation from the county jail
and unless she escapes or Is rescued by
friends she will have to remain i'm her cell
until the quarantine Is removed. To-day
County Attorney Amidon received an IN
signed letter In a woman handwriting In
which threats against his life We're made
unless he quit his prosecution Of Mr.. Ma
ton. Anticipating her release and another
smash-up. every saloon man in Wichita has
insured HIS fixtures against accident. At
torney Ray. for Mrs. Nation. this afternoon
stated that they would appeal to the Su-
pIeme Court on a habeas corpus action, al
IeSing IN their suit that Mrs. Nation was
arrested by saloon men. who have no legal
rights IN Kansas. Mrs. Nation has already
announced. her intention TO sue the county
for St.00J for false imprisonment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
BUILDING ASSOCIATION REPORT.
Illinois State Auditor Submits
Facts and Figures.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. 5.-Stats Auditor Ne
Culiouch to-day. submitted u Governor
Tanner the ninth annual report on the
builCin-. loan and homestead associations Of
the State.
IT shows 5T2 associations had transacted
business In the state Ia 800. twenty-sesrn
less than N 1893. Seven associations nave
been incorporated since December l. 1888.
seven have surrendered their charters or
certified to dissolution and two nave
Changed their names. Five associations
have passed into the hands OF receivers and
twenty-six have either retired from business
or gone into iiquIdation.
Operating expenses for the year were fj6.-
a3l.2I less than last year. Interest. premI-
ums and fines. accrued and unpaid, Stow a
decrease approximately Of 3 per cent. New
leans aggregate SS.560.sl7.0. as against 81
go. 1874 I'm 1899. Irstaliments Oh stock with
drawn and matured show a decrease Of
about u Der cent. The average sum dis
bursed on each share eliminated was SIS
while the sum paid In equaled 1855.
Some serious defalcations Were found. oUt
with . single exception. the amount Juc
the association was recovered. In the case
where failure u. recover occurred the share
holders .uImitted TO a scaling OF the stock
to a point which rendered the concern
solvent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
JULIUS R0THSCHILD DEAD.
Senior Member of the Rothschild
Hat Company.

Julius Rothschild, senior member and
founder Of the ROthschild Hat Company.
died last night at $50 o'clock at his home,
No. 474 Washington boulevard. Mr.. Roths-
child's death was due to a complication Of
diseases. His health began to fail a year
ago. Eight weeks ago he became seriously
i'll and in the last few days sank rapidly
until finally death came.
Mr.. Rothschild was % years old. He was
born In this city. With his brother. Albert
Rothschild. he organized the Rothschild
Hat Company, one of the largest concerns
of the kind in the city, located at No. 100
Washington avenue. He leaves a widow
and four children. The funeral arrange
ments have not been perfected.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

Scores of busy workers were actively en-
gagged at the Grsnd-Leader until late Sltur-
day night making preparations for the five
sales which start Tomorrow morning. On
the second floor the Muslin Underwear De-
partment will be particularly attractive.
owing to the tasteful and charming display
Of snowy. dainty garments. In close prOx-
unity the sale of Jackets and Suits bought
from Albert /. Silk & Co. of This city IL also
certain to attract a crowd of buyers. Then
on the main floor are two more special
sales. one of Embroidery Remnants and
another Of Fancy and I'm -oidered Linens.
Last Is the great Annual Sale of Household
Linens, White Goods. Sheets. etc. which IS
to be held In the basement and which will
undoubtedly appeal to all busy housewives
I'm need Of reliable deSendable goods.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
WONDERFUL CURES
BY Swamp ROOT.
To Prove what the World-famous Discovery Swamp
Root, will do for YOU, all Our Readers may
have a Sample Bottle Free by Mail.

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are response
Die for more sickness and suffering than
any other disease, and II permitted to con-
tinue fatal results are sure to follow
The kidneys filter and purify the blood
that is their work.
So. when your kidneys are weak or out
Of order you can understand how quickly
your entire body is affected and how
every organ seems TO fail to do its duty.
Among the many Investigated cures Of
DIT. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot. the great kid
ney. liver and bladder remedy. the ones
which We publish this week for the benefit
If readers speak In the highest terms Of
the wonderful curative properties OF this
great remedy.
Des Moines. Ia. Oct %. 1870.
y had been out OF health for n long time.
and ] was taking medicine from a Doctors
prescription when I received your sample
bottle stopped taking the doctors medi-
cine and used the Eampls bottle Of swamp
o Root / afterwards took two OF your large
bottles. and 81 cured me entirely. and I hays
not felt 90 well for years. 1 thank you very
much for sending me the sample bottle"
u. w. SMITH. ISL Center St
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
WOMEN BRING ABOUT ARREST.
Struggle in Street Said TO BE a
Robbery.

Angelo Costello and John Rowie. who are
locked up at the -Four Courts on a war
rant charging highway robbery. owe their
arrest to two plucky women. Mamie
keefe and Emma Ferguson. who live at
arrest.
John Higgins of Batavia. y. V. was
walking in Walnut street about $50 O'Clock
Friday evening when he was confronted
suddenly by two men who attempted 10
give him the strong arm" While he was
struggling with the men. Mamie Keefe ana
Emma Ferguson. who heard his cries. ran
TO his assistance. While the men tugged
the women Joined in the screams until the
arrival of the police. who placed the men
under arrest.
Higgins lost $50. Two hundred dollars
in his pocket was overlooked. He called
at the -Four Courts yesterday and swore
TO the warrants.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
HIS WISH TO DIE GRATIFIED.
Riverman Who Stabbed Himself
Passes Away at Hospital.

Henry lawson. - years old. OF No. $40
Lucas avenue. who stabbed himself in the
ambulance 10 the city Hospital New
Years Day. SSed at $50 O'Clock last even
ing at the City HOSPITAL.
physicians. TO kidney troubles rather than
to the stab wounds
Lawson was a night Waterman upon ore
of the Diamond 10 Line steamers. \ year
ago he went TO 81. Johns Hospital. christ
mas week he was seized with melancholia
and was removed TO the City Hospital
from the steamboat
In is said that Lawson had relatives In
Indiana. He was formerly in the employ
OF the Eagle Boat Store Company. and
while al work on a steamboat about a
Wear ago "A heavy wooden beam fell OH
him and injured him internally.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
CLAIMS HALF OF THE ESTATE.
Purlina Durham to Contest VIII
liam Waddingham's Will.

Purlina Durham. the divorced wife OF
William Waddirgham OF Des Peres. who
died in East St. Louis about a month ago,
appeared in the 81. Louis County Probate
Court at Clayton yesterday and flied a
claim for one-half OF Wadiingham's estate.
In the petition she stated that the granting
Of a divorce was his fault and not hers.
Sine signed her name Purlina Waddingham.
After his first wife got a divorce in the
Audrain County Circuit Court. Mr.. Wad-
dingham married again. and his second wife
is still living. In Mr.. W~addingham's will,
outside Of requests to charitable Institutions
amounting to about $1,000. she is made the
sole legatee. Probate Judge Wurdeman
said yesterday that the filing of a claim by
Mrs. WaddiEgham. No. 1. would probably
procipftsfa a bitter legal contaz1
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
KILLED IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Robert Bridger of st. Louis Fell OF
a Standpipe.

ceiyed a Telegram from W. S. Saylor. Chief
of Police OF Chester, s. c.. announcing the
death OF Robert Bridger OF st. Louis, h
Telegram states that Bridger was painting
"A standpipe when he lost his balance, fell
10 the ground and was instantly killed.
The police were unable to ind any rela-
tiyes Of Bridger In 81. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT.
Secret Service Men Say They Have
Floated Large Sums.

RFpI BLI' SPECIAL
New York. Jan. 5.-Secret-Seryice detec-
isyss have run down a band OF Italian coun-
terfeiters in this city. and arrested eight
.. the ~TingIeaders.
The raid was made last night. u.dsr the
direction Of Chief Wilkie. Pho Paris. the
chief Of the band. was caught while turn
ing out counterfeit half-dollars.
Evidence was also found against the other
Italians taken into custody. Chief Wilkie
SAYS Paris and his Confcderates have is
ared S9.Cg in bogus silver annually in New
York. The Information upon which the ar
rests were made was given by a dealer in
shot silver. from whom Paris purchased his
N%nurle'.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
Stop

There's nothing so bad for
a cough as coughing.
Every cough makes your
throat more raw and irritable.
Every cough congests the lin
ing membrane of your lungs.
Cease tearing your throat and
lungs in this way. Take
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
Arrivals ut New York Hotels.

ILFI bII' STL-IAI-
New York. Jan. 5.-Hote arrivals to-day
include the following visitors from the
West:
ST. Louis. II. KILLER. Aston: Il. A..
Campbell. Holland; +. X. Thomas. St. Dem
is; II. Nensonhaler. Herald Square: G. TN
man. Cadillac; Z. u. Noel. Imperial.
Kansas City-Mrs. l.. Thomas. Grand;
Miss L. Lester. Rossmore.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
CoIored sisters May He in Charge.

IsEPIBIIC bPICIAb
Pine Bluff. Ark, Jan. 6-The Reverend
Mother NJ. Austin, general superioress. and
her associate. Sister M. Elizabeth. colosed
sisters of the Order of the Holy Family.
with headquarters at New Orleans, arrived
here. to-day to assume charge Of the Col
ored Industrial Institute.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

II you are sick or feel badly" begin
taking the famous new discovery, DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root. because as soon as your
organs 10 health. A trial Will convince
you-and You may have a sample bottle
free for the asking.
When your kidneys are not doing their
work, some of the symptoms which prove
II to you are pain or dull ache In the back.
excess Of uric acid. gravel, pains.
sediment I'm the urine, scanty supply.
scalding irritation In passing IL. obliged to
go often during the day and to get UP
many times during the night to empty the
bladder: eleeplessness. nervous irritabillty.
dizziness. irregular heart. brea thlessness.
sallow. unhealthy complexion. puffy or dark
circles under the eyes. loss of ambition. gen.
eral weakness and debility.
Swamp-Root Is used In the leading hos
pitfalls. recommended by physicians IN their
private practice. and Is taken by doctors
themselves who have kidney ailments, be
cause they recognize in 1t the greatest and
most successful remedy that science has
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
STUDENT LOSES HIS FOOT.
Charles Wylie Meets With a Dis.
tressing Accident.

REPUBLlC
C~arbondale. ILL.,. Jan. 5-Charles Wylie, a
of the university. while getting on
an Illinois Central train had his foot so
badly crushed that he was taken to st.
Mary's Hospital At Murphysboro, where II
had to be amDutated.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

Cherry
PeCtOral

From the first dose the quiet
and rest begin; the tickling in
the throat ceases; the cough
disappears.
There's nothing so good for
a cough as Ayers Cherry Pee
toral.
Three sizes: &c, Sc, S1yee.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY.
Faculty of Institute Looking Into
Fraternal Societies.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Peoria, Ill. Jan THE faculty Of Brad
ley Polytechnic Institute has begun an in
vestigation of the several fraternities and
secret societies among the students
Director SissOn refuses to divulge the mo-
tive of the investigation. further than 10
say that the faculty desires to know more
fully the nature of the societies. 1t ia ru-
mored that some reforms will be demanded.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

To secure or hold a good. responsible po-
sition you must have a fund of knowledge.
THE st. Louis Republic gives you the op-
portunity. Read announcement Of Home
School in to-day's issce.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

II your druggist cannot supply you. send rs ono
dollar and We viii exprcss q large bottle to you,
All charges prepaid Be sure you give Us your
Lowell, Mass.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

ever been able TO compound.
To prove its wonderful
Sample curative properties. send
Bottle iD Dur Rhine Inine aH e coi Bing 70
Free. hamton: y: Y. when you
charge. a sample bottle OF Swamp-ROOt and
q valuable book by mail. prepaid. This
book contains many of the thousands upon
thousands OF testimonial letters received
from men and women who owe their good
health-in fact. their very lives-to the won
derful curative properties OF this world-fa-
nous kidney remedy. Swamp-ROOt r.
pleasant to take. and Is so remarkably sue
cessful that those Of our readers who have
not already tried IL are advised TO write for
n sample bottle, and TO he sure and mention
reading this generous offer in The 81. Louis
Sunday Republic.
Swamp-RoOt Is pleasant TO take. and II
you are already convinced that this great
remedy Is what you need. you can purchase
the regular ffty-cent ard one-dO'lar size
bottles at the drug stores everywhere.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
What a Woman
says of
Swamp-Root.

a Woman rrh us on n 20 ov "h M ea@ OF III, High w Rock ST. Lynn, Mas;
says Of severe attack of grip l was extremely sick for tee weeks
sxcrucining pafs in my back S&rH water ~ al % titm n~ ooEei vWeTgg
coffee L could pass but little at a time. and hen only after. suffering gat paln
My physical condition was such that 1 lad ne strength and was al run down. The
dohrs said my kidneys weren not Affected but felt certain that. the were the cause
Of my trouble My sister Mrs g Il iAtueheld of IN. adysed' me to give Dr.
Knmers Swamp-R a trial procured a bottle from my druggist and found It n
completely cured. Nj strength returned. Ind to-day I am az well as ever NJ bust
mHch energy in getting around My cure is heraore III the more reemarfabhaa and is cx
ceedngy grathyns to me- MRS. II y. WHEELER