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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
ACTRESS GOT RICH ON
A CHANGE MEMBERS TIP.

with Doctor Louis A: Walker. Miss walkers
brother, enscouced a. master OF ceremonies.
Miss Walkera own story; Of her rare good
fortune was - foiloWp: = .s}N
at Is true that made quite lot OF
money on Wall street. On the advice OF one
Of the authorities on the Stock Exchange l
bought United States Steel preferred when
II was low, and sold 1t about three weeks
ago at pretty near the top notch.
Probably shan't make as much money
on the stage In a great many years. New
ertheIess. a considerable portion OF my win
nlnss am going to spend studying to bet
ter my position in the profession. shall
60 to Paris to study French and singing.
Though I know very little about the
stock market. take some credit to myself
for accumulating this little fortune. II I
hadn't saved my money / couldn't have put
Up the necessary margins-isn't that what
they are called?
''lt was my good fortune not to have to
use the savings from my allowance, so
when the stock market opportunity came
was ready for 1t.
Il don't care to say who advised me. I
was introduced to the Stock Exchange
authority have mentioned and he gave
me Information which he assured mo was
reliable. don't remember the price at
which bought United States Steel-in fact.
my Stock Exchange adviser handled the
whole matter for me. He said could trust
him to sell at the right time. know, for
that matter. that could trust any one bet
ter than myself, as ! was, and am now,
utterly ignorant Of Wall street methods.
After had paid over my money for the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19

There ID semiofhcial authority for the
statement that the dividend on Minneapolis
AND 6t. Louis Railroad common stock win
June meeting Of the directors. Other In.
portant Developments arc expected at the
approaching meeting.
1t may be stated on good authority that
the controlling interests In the Union Pacino
advtsability Of issuing bonds to finance the
acquisition Of Northern Pacific stock. The
report was circulated to-day that It was in-
tended % ISSUE the $4,000. 900 OF convertible
out Of the $1oo0o.0oo. the issue Of which
was recently authorised.
The Baltimore and Ohio statement for
the ten months Of the company's fiscal year
hsxe BEEN <s.oHSss, beins eli , an increase is Of Of
0nAm over those for the corresponding
Rsrsed g ehs IpFscsdinf ys.r The net earn; 3;
|s-E p. Wilson Of the Cincinnati League
receaved g telegram from w. A. Fox. secre-
tery Of Cincinnati Division. No. 8, Order e
6a4woy Conductors. stating that II looked
E yssssSFdSSy ScS e e thcush Cincinnati would yish-
Ing the meeting Of the order in 11ea Nj.
Fox 10 now At St. Paul, Mimi, attending
the meeting OF the Order OF Railway Com
ductors Which has been In session there for
Under the pension plan inaugurated on
tno; Fcnnayivania lines. John Armstrong. =
CLERK IN the freight ONCE here. win soon
have 10 retire from the service Of the com-
rules 5 y.ais and ss NJ 1smstron9 n9isl & no. sSs
= yeArss cf age. He has hlled practically
the same posltion With the company for
MY yeass The pension plan went into e:
two cr sshree. Of he csd ssnpioyss Of the
Co0zpany on the Cincinnati divlSion have
4 been rstired On Dsnsicoss
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
RAILROAD NEWS
+ FROM ALL POINTS,
Eastbound Passenger Rate War
Proving Harvest for Ticket
Brokers':

The fight between the Wabash Railroad
and Its competitors over the difIerential
fares from Kansas City to points In the
East has reached q stage where wholesale
scalpinE Of local rates is made possible.
The through rate from Kansas City to New
York fs only $40 higher than the rate from
Chicago by the Chicago-New York lines.
This makes possible a big scalp in the rate
between Kansas City and Chicago and BE-
tween Chicago and New York.
The Eastern roads arc making every pos
sible effort to prevent the fight from spread.
ing any further. fearing that the rates from
Chicago to Eastern points will become IN
volved and general decentralization will fol-
low. The general passenger agents Of these
roads have arranged to be in Chicago on
May "a and attend n conference with the
general passenger agents Of the West, with
the view OF reaching some kind Of . settle
ment.
The competitors Of the Wabash say they
Will not make peace on any other terms
than abandonment by the Wabash of its
claim for q dinerential rate from Kansas
City to the East. Having the short line and
the best facilities from Kansas City to New
York. the Wabash, they say, has no risht
to a differential. As 1t II. the Wabash Is
getting the bulk OF the east6ound business
from Kansas City.
As vet the round-trip rates to Buffalo on
account Of the Pan=American Exposition
have not been affected by the night between
the wabash and its competitors. but wheth-
ef or n,1 mot they can hold up under the strain
the crisis comes it il likely that the roads
Wi, VIII eaIner enect eompromise or that they
no. , cs s.ch rasne e ana LET With the .yowed
senses. Then Psn-xmerican rstss Would
prooeoay tumble with the rest. -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19

How any man may quickly cure himself
efter years OF suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality. night losses. varicocele
ETC., and enlarge small weak organs to full
eise and vigor. Simply send your name and
address to DR.. l. ". Knapp, 745 Hull Bldg.
Detroit. Mich. and he will gladly send the
tree receipt with full directions SO that any
man may easily cure himself at home as
the following extract shows: Dear Sir
Please accept my sincere thanks for yours
OF recent date. have given your treatment
. thorough test and the beneft has been
extraordinary. It has completely braced mo
up. am Just as vigorous as when a boy
ana you can not realize how happy am. ''
Write to-day.
J: An correspondence 10 strictly confidential.
mailed In plain. sealed envelope. The re-
Z ceipt IL free for the eslsing and he wants
: every man to have It
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19

whole country there Il Government land a.
yet. Evanston. which II the nearest large
town, twenty-seven- miles away. 10 filled
with strangers. and CAPITALISTS are on tho
spot. figuring on new wells. "a
-. So, much oil has been struck In building
Aspen ,a sua19ssatnst 9s.
only Is thefe oil but coai Of tSs xness ouaI. MT.
ity. the Union Pacific having already
opened several mines IN the vicinity of the
tunnel. Tho Burlington ID also figuring upon
getting into that territory by the extension
Of its Guernsey line to Salt Lake City. It
y reported that agents Of the Burlington
continue to dle on rich coal lands in Car
bon County. To this date the company has
secured 5000 acres of these lands Vast
beds Of hard and soft coal are said to have
been discovered,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
Margaret Walker will Now Go
Abroad to Study and Learn
More Of Stage Work.
HER STORY OF THE VENTURE.
Takes Credit for Having Saved
Money to "Get In" On, and
Then Leaving Matters
to Her Broker.

New York. May 1s.-Misa Margaret Walk
er. another of the Pretty Maiden Flo
dora chorus. has left the Casino as the re-
suit Of lucky Wall street venture.
How does 1t feel to be rich? Well It is a
delightful experience" she says. With S7s.-
600 in bank. her profits from ''steer' pre-
ferred stock fluctuations, and her baggage
checked for Paris. she reappeared at the
Casino stage door ''just for fun.'
After the curtain was down she visited
old friends and invited them to q dinner at
Sherry's. They accepted, = double sextet
OF them. 1iidnight found the party at table
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
SOUTHERN PACIFIC To USE OH.
DeaaAont Wells to supply Fuel for
the Great Railway system.


the Great Railway system.
Beaumont. Tex. May 80: W. Putnam.
the Southern Pacific Railroad agent here,
has been notified that the company intends
building 100 tank cars to handle Beaumont
oil for its own use. Immense storage tanks
to take the place Of coal chutes will be
built at Beaumont. Houston, Gan Antonio.
Lafayette. La, and probably other points
when the system is once under hesdway
and placed In successful operation. This
amount OF territory win furnish several
hundred engines to consume oil in addition
TO the Texas Genital out Of Houston which
belongs to the Southern Pacific. and win in
AZ PROBABILITY burn oil on their southern
divisions. Galveston also will be embraced
in the Houston district. The Southern Pa
cihc also owns the Sabine and East Texas
RAILROAD, which runs from Sabine to Rock
land, passing through Beaumont and going
directly through the field. This little line
does an immense amount OF business and
Will consume no small amount Of fuel oil.
IT 10 practically assured that when tho
Gulf and Inter.tate Railroad II built to
Beaumont which win be done when Mr..
Pierces Will has passed through the courts.
win use oil for fuel instead Of coal This
limo penetrates the oil fields, but has no
connection with coal Mines
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
Big FoUR's sUFrALo.


: Sa0 W0O EkG0G0te0
by Colonel W.. r. Cody.
y A. Garrigan. Southeastern passenger
agent OF the Big Four, was at headouarters
mere yesterday. For q long time Mr. Oarri-
gan. who had made short trims with tina
bunal0 Bill Wild West Show. had endesv.
ored 20 obtain buffalo head, IA the event
one OF the animals with the show died. His
persistent requests enlisted the interest ~
colonel Cody: to such an extent that one
buffalo suit your
Garrtsan sasped with astonishment. but
colonel Cody assured him he Was IA eSrneef
and to make good" at once sat down and
gave him an order for stuffed ht,fYalo.
which was then In New York ana Vhich
had died in the service of the wild West
SNOW en- while It was exhibiting in Scotland
On this order GaIrigan secured the prise he
had SO long sought. and had It shippod n
once to Cincinnati to General Pasoeneer
Agent Warren J.. Lynch Of the BIZ ECur.
Mr. Lynch thought It would be Z drawinr
caro- Tor the Pen-American Expuaition IND
so shipped II to st. Louis to Aialstant CSNn-
eral Passenger: Agent HilleAry; who Sas
placed 1t on exhibition In the o2aces of fhe
company at Broadway and Chestnut Streef.
~ II formidable looking beast, 5 FEET
nigh at the ehoulders and WUaghe6. when
alive. LOO pounds. The puHctusoa. strfDe1
and scars. still plainly Visible ON IT tanned
hide, are conclusive evidence that the aMi-
mai passed through many q hard. .fo,lehe
skirmish and battle. The mounting an6. 1fs.
sing are q handSome pleca of 1ho tsTi-
dermist's handfwork. .
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19

Excursion rates 1t q faro and one.third
Ior the round trip have been granted by the
Central Passenger Association roads for thu
National Electric Lght Association. Ma
sara Fnils N. T.. May a to q
C9tnoNc Total Abstinence Union Of iii.
nois: Dwtght. May = to a.
|, Illinois State Undertakere Association
Rockford. June II to IL
National Eclectic Medical Association
Cnattanooga, Tenn. June 1s to %.
EenenA Sharpshooters' Union festival,
Indiana and Illinois only.
American Library Association. waukesha,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19

Suspicion finally rested on the firm Of
Taylor G. Bredele. in Philadelphia. and from
that moment none who went to the place or
came from II ever escaped surveillance. VIII
kie's men got inside and obtained evidence
that the counterfeiting was being done
there. The arrest Of Arthur Taylor. Bald
win 8. Bredele. William NJ. Jacobs and Will
liam 8. Kendig followed.
The ramifcations of the plot involved for
mer United States District Attorney Ellery
P. Ingham and former Assistant United
States District Attorney Harvey X. hewitt.
Ingham and hewitt were convicted OF con-
spiracy to bribe a Secret Service agent to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
CURIOUS CONTRASTS m PARIS.

Nothing = more curious than to contrast
4he present state Of Paris with that Of
twelve months ago Then the country was
3nst be9tnning to wake up from the Drey-
f1s nightmare. the exhibition had just
fever: The Government had to support ono
attack after another. and only seemed to
uve from week to week Every trick known
Cabinet had to face attacks coming from a
01oen different directions. NJ. Naldeck-
8oueseau was In the breach night and day,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
lacob.,Kenais gang of counterfeiters

Jacobs -Kendig gang Of counterfeiters in
Pennsylvania.
Counterfeit 500 bills Of the Monroe issue
were circulated In the spring Of 1897. So ex-
cellent was the workmanship that even the
shrewdest bank experts were deceived by
these counterfeits. John E. Wilkie. q Chi
cago newspaper man. was appointed Chief
Of the United States Secret Service to run
down the band.
Wilkie placed every high-class engraver In
the country under surveillance. A complete
system Of shadowing was put in operation.
Wilkie travelling post haste all over the
country directing the work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
CLEVER, DETECTIVE WORK.
How Chief Wilkie Unearthed the
Jacobs-Kendig Gang.

Hsnsf CI1>1S SF ING1AH .,S-f- I
New York, May 1s-The discovery Of the
! ingenious counterfeitipg plant Of Moyensing
p.ece OF detective work that was performed
by Chief John E. Wilkie OF the United
States Secret Service In the arrest Of the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19

''tip" the counterfeiters that the latter were
under surveillance. They are now In Cherry
Hill Prison. Philadelphia Kendig and ia
cobS are seNving twelve-year sentences.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
Mr.. SPRAGUE SAYS
MIX receives proper caro- at the Delicatsssen
Lunch Rooms. Drink It

HIS 8etf0the6.
Enraeed Mamma: 'The very idea Of my
daughter marrying an actor"
Betrothed Daughter: Yes. but ma. he's
know he was one."-Baitimofo World.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
MARGARET A. WALKER.
The Flodora Girl Who Won $4,000.

drst time in my life felt an interest in
market reports. bought the evening pa
pers regularly and looked for United States
steei In the list. saw 1t creeping up and
up; knew enough to know that every
point OF advance made me 50 much richer.
felt almost like a fnancier. II had met
perhaps I might have slapped him on tho
back and given him. some good advice.
One day. to my horror. I saw by the pa-
pers that, United States Steel had fallen Oh
Of ruin.
II had one quite bad night over It. But
when awoke there was a very business
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Walker in account
with 30 and 6o-and tho rest Of it-and {
check that took my breath away
Accompanied by her French maid and her
trunks. she will sail for Paris on the St.
Louis. -
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03

President s. II. Graves, Viee-Pre- sident \. B. Newell and Gen. Train, Manager J. F. Lee returned last night from their trip Co Dawson and Mr. Graves denies that the W. p. K '. route has made any cut m freight rates or any slight concessions to .pa"s"" sucn changes n the present freight tar id are not and were never contemplated How the wild telegraphic delusiou printed in a Skagway paper Co the effect that slight concessions had beea granted Dawson shippers had origin atcd Mr. Graves was unable Co say.
 No we did not grant any conccs- sious Co Dawson shippers while there, or make any reduction m the present tariff and it would hardly have been ia,r to thc merchants who shipped with us in the early season Co have done SO.
 We met a committee of thc Dawson Board oi Trade and talked over thc question of reducing rates but have heard more on that subject since we left than while we were there"
 When asked ii it was probable tha, the w. ?. & r. route would reduce rates next season he said;
 That is a different chapter of the story and we will have Co reach it
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03
WILL NOT MAKE CUT IN THE
 RATES THIS YEAR
w. Y. Route Has Made No Concession to Dawson Mer-
 chants. Tariff Will Remain Unchanged

before we can tell what it will 'ou- tain. However, the company intends doing what will bring the best results to itself and Co the country in general.
 When asked as to whether the com pany was disappointed as to Che 'aidn' off in business hc said: iallen .,,Ny,, @rc suHpy handling Che goods faster
 "Ihc four new Stemers are capable oi handling 1000 ton week and as there is not enough business t0 war rant keeping on the older boats they were laid off as the new boaN are operated at much lesser cost ih he ian and ,pring or during a rush the old boai will be of great service ] can be put on at any moment
 The Dawson market is overstockcd only in few lines and there will be demand for goods this fall The 1rt 2 companies are unloading a loo 1ll stock preparatory toreceivingnm tiock from up the river and that causes the prices of certain lines Co remain down.
 With the cXcctpion of the freight for the large companies the only other that Is coming up the river is a fifteen hundred shipment bclonging Co Black $ a."
 Preside ayes and party will hc in town sew lays.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03
WELLS ARE ALL
 DRIED UP THERE
Serious Condition Confronts tho
 People At Kulisno

A water famine prevails at Killisnoo and thirst is only rclcivcd by going six miles for water.
 This information was brought north from Juneau by the City of Seattle ycs- tcrday
 From the report it appears that like the east a long dry spell has been cx. pcricnccd. An the wells at Killisnoo and springs near the settlement dried up.
 Thirst stared the people m the face and it was a question for a time where fresh water could be procured
 Finally a little steamer with a barge was sent Co a creek near Hoods Bay la distance of six miles or more. The barge was loaded with barrels of water and then lowed back to Killisnoo.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03

One of the most tragic deaths to occur ., ia Sk9gyaY jig5o, flor m9qt5i IS qat59iocf hao
 A man supposed to be Barney Grey while in an intoxicated condition either walked or fell off from the cast side of Sylycster's wharf and before help could reach him the incoming tide silenccd his cries forever.
 The news first reached the Alaskan office. being brought by Tom Brice. bookeepcr for Ross-Higgins & Ca. He stated that he was ont for a walk on the Pacific Coast wharf and when at a point half way down he turned and was starting Co rctracc his steps up town again. He had scarcely taken a dozen steps when he was startled by wild cries of Hclpl Helpl Listening again he found that the sound cminatcd from the water from near Sylvester's wharf He quickly turned and rushed down the wharf, shouting Helps comingl Helps comingw
 At the same time he heard the yell for help. Nightwatchman Owen, on the Pacific Coast wharf. also heard screams He rushed out of his office the same time Bricc ran up.
 Without any words Owens said there is a government boat at the slip, unhc the painter and I'll get the oars"
 Bricc scrambled down the slip into the boat at the same time calling to thc man. who was still iaintly pleading for assistance Co grab a pile and hang on.
 Before Owen got down Co the boat with thc oars, which was only a few moments, the cries grew fainter and fainter and finally ceased
 There was a lul m the wind and the two rescuers heard the dying gurglc of
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03
TRAGIC DEATH
Barney Grey Finds Watery
 Grave In Lynn Canal

the drowned man. They saw the black form and then nothing and stiffness |,
 me urst crew 10 who the drowned person was. was obtained from Martin Olson, tender of the large railroad scows near Sylycster's wharf He said that at about ro:3o he saw a man stumbling around on the beach He left his cabin and went down on the beach to the man. He saw that he was intoxicated and said: "You are on the wrong road to your home. wher- ever that Is, and as the tide is coming m you had better get up on the wharf He asked me to assist him and ] took him Co the ladder near the pile driver He was not SO drunk but that he could climb it and did. He reached the top alright and said l should go no further and l returned to my cabin
 Grey must have then started down to the south end of the wharf for soon after Mr. Littlcjohn's dog began bark ing In a moment Mr. Littleiohn heard some one walking along the wharf dragging their feet The next thing the whariinger heard was cries for help. He quickly pulled on hi, trousers but before reaching the side of thc wharf all was over
 Nr Grey has been a ircquentce of the ..a.9c saloon on Sixth avenue, inI fact he had a room at the rear. HcI was last seen there about 10 o'clock when he went ont of doors and up thc street
 Mir. Grey is well known among the railroad men and the longshorcmen For the last six or seven months he has been section boss on the raidroad lt Caribou About two weeks ago he came oyer to Skagway and had been puite freely He was about 70 years old and single.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03
SEATTLE 10 HAVE
 A NEW PAPER
VIII Entor the Morning Field Pub
 Iished By Geo. Piper

Seattle is really going to have an- other morning paper.
 This announcement IS given m the latest Times which says:
 lt is informally announced that Geo U. Piper will start a new morning paper m Seattle on or before October |. using the Chicago American Morn ing news service as a basis for foreign information.
 Mr. Piper was for over year man agcr oi the P-l. and IS one of the en- tcrlriSing newspaper men of the Sound
 Several days ago an announcement came from ths east that Hearst had perfected a big combine with the iol- lowing papers in it: Boston Herald, New York Journal, Minneapolis Times. Los Angeles Times and Frisco EX- amincr
 Al this time it was rumored that this combination might enter against the Associated Press in the morning field and it appears to bear fruit in as much as Mr. Piper intends to take the ser vice
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03
FLY[RINPORT
City of Seattle Makes Good
 Run From Seattle
Brought Few Passengers But Had n Good Showing of Freight-Sheep and Cattle Brought For tho In- terior-Sailod Last Night

The shrill and familiar whistle of the City oi Seattle was heard m SkagWay yesterday morning just as the shops whistle announced / o'clock. Capt. Conncll made a good run up notwith- standing he encountered several batch cs of thick fog.
 The Seattle did not bring her usual large number of passengers there he- ing only 20 for Skagway Kctchikan got twelve and Juneau seventeen.
 The freight manifest made better showing. there being I6l sheep and seven calves. consigned to C. Bartsch. and thirty tons of perishablcs for local and interior places. Levin Bros of Dawson. also had II2 barrels of beer and whisky
 The Seattle left last night at & o'clock with 57 passengers all of whom were on Thursday or last nights tram.
 Last Sunday the Seattle took an cN- cursion under the auspices of the Seat tle Argus. from Seattle to Hord, Canal Capt Cornell said there were oyer 500 on board and a big time was had.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03
COPPER MINE s SOLD
RumOr That Robert Lowe Has Sold White Horse
 PrODOrUFOr SIOOOOO

east he says have been in close con- Sultation for days. and have made Acy- cral trips Co the mines together.
 Lowe does not deny that hc has sold his property and the supposed pr- chaScrs will say nothing.
 The report oi thc money that changed hands leaked out from ne White Horse branch of the Cana l Bank of Commerce.
 Most everyone over from WI e Horse last night had heard thc report and although it is as yet only a runur were inclined to believe it SO.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03

Shortly after the arrival of the train yesterday a rumor was current on the street, Co the effect that Robt Lowe. owner oi one of the principal copper mines. at White Horse. had disposed 3i his property Go an eastern syndicate for Siooooo one half oi which had been already paid.
 J. N Biglow. of the Bennett News company. of White Horse. who IS we'll known as a reliable man says that thc report Is no doubt true
 Lowe and two capitalists from the