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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-12
YOUTHFUL BURGLAR
REFUSES TO SQ1EAL.
Admits He. Has Robbed Many
Houses, but Refuses to Divulge
"Pals'" Names.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July n.-Jimmy Mcdonald.
though hardly II years old. thinks he holds
the amateur burglar record, and is proud
Of It. He has confessed to having robbed
sixty-five houses in the neighborhood of
Ozone Park, L. l., where he was captured
after fve-rnile chase across country. He
refused to tell the Richmond Hill police the
names OF his companions. who, he said,
are both younger than himself.
State Game Inspector John B. McC0ok
saw three boys breaking open a cellar door
in the house OF Emanuel Miller, Ozone
Pork. After waiting a few minutes Nc
Cook started to see what they were doing.
As he went down the steps he heard the
boys hammering at the gas meter. In Ozone
which Is or 5O-cent pieces are dropped in a
slot.
The boys heard him coming. and. led by
MsaoS tSs sds
dense wood. He followed and the young
sters dashed into Crosss Woods.
By this time a crowd Of 100 excited women
and children had Joined In the chase. They
were shouting, but the youthful burglars
wasted no wind. Through dense underbrush.
down ravines and over fences they ran In
ran back to within q block OF where they
had attempted the robbery. McCOok, puff
hng and blowing. continued the chase
Plank road. they hoped aboard passing
trolley car and Mccook, by an extra
squirt, also caught 1t.
The boys jumped of and ran in the direc-
ton of Richmond Hill. McCook was winded
and had about decided to abandon the
chase. In the woods back of Richmond Hill
two of the lads disappeared, while Jimmy
attempted to run past McCook and was
caught.
Along the road to the police station the
boy pointed out a score Of houses which he
said he and his companions had robbed.
He refused absolutely to sive any infor-
nation about his associates.
They're me pals" he declared, "an' !
never 90 back on pal"
He said he lived with his mother In
Brooklyn, to whom he had given all the
money he made robbing houses.
''she didn't know / stole It, though" said
the youngester. II told her earned It
working for farmers"
eyes, sir; I've robbed more'n sixty-five
houses, I guess" Dragged the boy to the
Sergeant. 1--WE. robbed so many can't re-
member. Some times We robbed q house
twice."
The lad Is toush-lookins little customer,
small for his age. He wore knickerbockers,
a ragged shirt, one suspender and an old
straw hat, Property worth between $1.000
and 5000 has been stolen in the neighbour
hood within three months The Jamaica
Gaslight Company asserts that Its meters
have been robbed of more than 500 By
thieves who broke the locks.
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HAD NEVER SEEN HIS FATHER.
But Jackson Brodbeck's Parent
Left Him $4,000.
REpuBIIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Trenton. N. j.. July 1L--Jackson Brod-
beck. poor matchmaker. OF this city. has
just learned of an Inheritance of $4,000 from
his father, whom he never saw.
Brodbeck's mother died thirty years ago.
when he was a few days old. His father,
Thomas w. Brodbeck. then poor man,
placed the baby. in the keeping of neigh
bors, and started West to Seek his fortune.
He was successful, and in time became
worth SIS OH.
When Mr.. Brodbeck returned to this city
to reclaim his son several years ago he
found that the persons who had been caring
Tor the young man had moved from Tren-
ton. He traced them to Philadelphia. but
never succeeded in finding them. He spent
thousands Of dollars in the effort to find his
son. When he failed he settled down in
Orinsburg. Pa, where he died without learn
Ing his sons whereabouts.
Jackson Brodbeck meantime returned to
this city. where he now lives. The executors
OF MS fathers will renewed the search for
the missing son and found him here.
Brodbeck. while feeling very grateful for
the handsome legacy left to him, declares
father than to get the $4,000.
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DESIGNERS MAY USE FLAG
ON WORLDS FAIR EMBLEMS

ticn." said Assistant United States District
Attorney Borsey yesterday. 1.-THE Federal
statutes do not contain any clause which
makes It misdemeanor to use the nag for
advertising purposes This misunderstanding
has arisen from the law which was passed
in Illinois some two years ago. forbidding
the use of the flag for advertising pur-
poses This law created much trouble. espe-
cially In Chicago. where the nag was used
conspicuously as part Of cer,aln advertise
tnents. do not know whether the law is
still in force. At any rate. the measure was
.ffect Missouri or the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition.
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Young was selected as the director general,
a. II. Hagen Of Canton, ILL.,. promoter. and
W. II. Bauer as treasurer.
Arrangements Will be made with the man
ayers Of excursion steamers for bringing
visitors from st. Louis. Similar arrange
ments will also be made with the railroads
for running special trains on Louisiana
Purchase Day; The club is planning to ac-
boom trains will be run out Of Alton the
first on August 5. One OF the trains will
vlsi: St. Louis =
The club appointed Committee on Sub
scripticn, consisting of NJ. H. Steck. W. II.
Joest!ng. j. II. Booth, Fred Immensa and
H. A. Betz: The following committees were
appointed: Privileges. Mayor A. ". Young.
W. NJ Sauvage and E. NJ Dorsey; Press,
B: L: Dorsey. P. 3: Cousley. John McAdams,
W NJ. Salvage, W.. H. Joesting ard W. F.
Hoppe: TRANSFORMATION. E. E. Gossrau, G.
H. Hamilton. r. p. Patton. ]. F. Porter,
II. H. Ferguson and Thomas II. Kaufman:
Music w. Fl. Neerman, o. J. Gossrau and
". II. Joestins; Light and Construction, w.
F.. Hoppe and ". NJ. S.ernberK; Decora-
tions John Budde, Joseph Schmerge and
". II. Neerman.
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COULDN'T SCREAM IN CHURCH.
But Mice Terrified Women Wor.
shippers at Greenwich, Conn.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Greenwich. Conn, July 11-"When the
cats away the mice will play" This il
true just now at the auditorium connected
with the public school which Il. o. Have.
was in session the mice found plenty Of
food left from the children's lunches. Now
the school IL closed and the mice In their
even attend church in search Of food The
Second Congregational Church being closed
for repairs. the congregation Is worshipine
in the auditorium. The mice were there II,
force at the last service.
One touched the dress Of Mrs George
Layton. but she did not scream, although
she has q horror Of mice Another mouse
slid over the patent leather shoes Of Mrs.
Webb. and still there wac no outcry. Some
thing will have to be done. however, or
there will be q falling OF In the attendance
at church. =
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FAILED TO FIND THE SLoTH.
Expedition to Patagonia Does Not
Accomplish Its Purpose.

London, July 1.-THE expedition to Pat
agonia in search OF the giant sioth has re-
turned without having discovered It," says
the Daily Express. "Hesketh Prftchard,
chief Of the expedition, during nearly a
year spent on the eastern side Of the Cor
dilleras, found some remains Of the giant
sioth. bearing an extraordinary appearance
of freshness. He discovered a species Of
puma new to science. and new lake. In
which were many tcehergA.
Large geological. ornitholcgical, geologic
cal and botanical collections were brought
back"
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hearse and conveyed. amid the tolling Of
bells. to the Hohenlohe family vault.
The Crown Prince walked Immediately be-
hind the hearse and beside Prince Philip
Ernest Won Hohenlohe. eldest son Of the
deceased.
Among the mourners were Count Won
Posadowski-Wehner. Imperial Secretary of
State for the Interior: Herr Thielen, the
Minister of Public Works: Baron Won Mir
BACH master OF the Entpress's household.
representing the Empress: Baron Won RIGHT
hofen. Minister of Foreign Affairs; deputa-
tions from numerous societies and num-
Der of school children
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TRIAL OF STUDENTS.
Accused Of Working for the Free.
dom of Poland.

Berlin. July 1.-THE trial of thirteen Pol
ish students. charged with belonging to Sc
cret political societies at various German
universities. organized for the purpose of
promoting the national aspirations of Po-
land, was begun at Posen to-day.
Those students charged with those Of
lenses. who were not Prussians have fied
to Switzerland, Austria and Russia The
trial Will probably continue fortnight
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Since the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company has expressed sire for suita-
bic emblem to become sort OF trademark
or label for the Worlds Fair. some discus
sion has arisen among designers concerning
the use of the United States nag on such an
emblem 1t has been held that the statutes
of the United States forbid the use OF the
nag for advertising purposes. and that.
therefore, it could not be used on Worlds
Fair emblem without conflicting with the
Law.
Designers Of emblems need have no fear
that Uncle Sam will forbid the use of the
flag to symbolic the spirit of the Exposi-
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AN AMERICAN WILL CLAIM
A BARONETCY IN ENGLAND.
Albert Kirby Fairfax Title
His Uncle Refused to Claim While They Lived
Under the Stars and Stripes

father. John Contee Fairfax. who died in
Maryland. September q. 1906. Albert Kirby
Fairfax became entitled by Inheritance to
the title of Baron Fairfax Of Cameron.
John Contee Fairfax received his right to
the title upon the death Of his brother
Charles in 1863 in the United States. Neither
Charles nor John Fairfax ever assumed the
title which belonged to them.
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JAMAlcA's LOCOMOTIVES.
English Engines Not Equal to the
American. Makes.

Kingston, Jamaica, July 1.-Two ensin-
GERS. representing an English firm OF loco
motive builders. are due to arrive here to-
morrow for the purpose of inquiring into
the failure of English locomotives to per-
form the same work as American railroad
engines. s,t
The Jamaican Government railroad en-
gines are still unsatisfactory. and the visit
of the engineers is the result Of Govern
ment protest on tho subject.
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HIS HONESTY COST s853.7s.
Entitled to Pension, Roberts Re-
fused More Than His Due.
REPuRLIc sPEcrA1.

Washington. July l1.-By reason Of his
honesty George T. Roberts. who served in
captain David Beatty's company Of Ten
for M964 % shaved down to S2io. As, and was
3 sH to walt thirty years for that. In
as% ma sGnef 81 recognized the Beatty Scouts
90 that the otficers and men mirht n secs;vs
pay and De eligible for pensions.
.,t,aG Iecord 81 showed that Roberts was en-
amount was sent him. He returned Il say
ing ne did not want money frauduientiy OBJ
=, tain ss explaining that he was aceredited
ssrviee fSan with longer period, OF
Tor the amount actually due him has been
peaoing since and has Just been adjusted,
.sfs a. s,,o oEoer made directing that he be
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semble the early American frontiersmen.
but Great Britain cannot afford halfway
measures. Do not pitch into them un-
mercifully. but pitch into your own people,
who oppose the war, and make them keep
their mouths shut until the fight is over.
Then settle your differences amongst your
selves"
MIR. Yerkes was cheered to the echo. and
the toasts to King Edward and President
Mckinley provoked great applause from
the assembled guests.
Joseph H. Choate. the American Ambassa-
DOR sent his regrets.
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GOVERNOR WOODS CONDITION.
His Physicians Report That His
Recovery IL Assured.

Havana, Juiy li-ooverner Wood passed
good Night and b feeling wen this morn.
sng. he hae hardly any fever. His case Is
not critical and his physicians are confident
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London. July 11.-Charles T. Yerkes pre-
sided tonight at the anniversary festival
Of the Salters Company. Mr.. Yerkes is the
1irst American to occupy the chair on the
occasion Of these anniversaries.
Mr. Yerkes contributed 600 guineas to the
Royal Asylum of st. Anne. which is MAIN
tanned by the Salters Company, and the 800
assembled guests cheered the chairman as
he extolled the company's charity.
Referring to the South African war. Mr..
Yerkes said:
THE Beers are brave soldiers and re-
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INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY.

King Charles of Portugal Attended
the Opening Ceremonies.
Ponta del Gada. Island of Miguel Azores,
July liking Charles OF Portugal. in the
presence of the Portuguese Cabinet Min
listers. the insular authorities and the Of
ficers of British and Portuguese cruisers. An
augurated here to-day the International
Meteorological Observatory
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London. July 1.-THE Daily Mail says
that Albert Kirby Fairfax. through his so-
HECTOR. Mr.. Carey. IL about to present his
formal claim to the Fairfax baronetcy.
Mr.. Carey is now in London preparing
the requisite documents in the case
Albert Kirby Fairfax is an American re-
siding In New York. Upon the death Of his
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-12
CHICAGO WoMAN's SUCCESS.
Receives Degree Of Doctor of Let
tiers From University Of Paris.

Paris. July 12.-Charlotte Cipriani, a
graduate Of the University Of Chicago. is
the first woman to receive the degree of
doctor of letters from the University of
Paris.
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cate Of showing to the best possible ad-
vantage the resources Of his State. and viii,
ne says, use every effort to procure proper
representation Of Indiana at the World s
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Cheap Out-of-TOwn Excursion
Sunday, July IA. via Big Four. Get par
ticulars, Ticket Office. Broadway and Chest
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Mr.. HUMMEL RECOVERING.
New York Attorney Has Been Re-
moved to Private Hospital.

London, July ia H. Hummel Of New
York, who was injured in carriage acci-
dent here Tuesday evening, and who was
taken to Kings College Hospital, was
Mr.. Humnel is making good progress
toward recovery.
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IS LOVED At BERLIN.
Germans Would Regret the Retire
ment of Ambassador White

Berlin, July 1.-THE Berliner Tageblatt
referring to the rulnors that Andrew D,
White. the American Ambassador, will re-
sign. says:
Mr.. White is the recipient of such con-
hdence and veneration from all circles in
Berlin that his departure would cause tho
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BLAmEs THE AMERICANS.
Jamaican Government Prevents
Laborers Going to Ecuador.

Kingston. Jamaica, July 1.-THE Govern
ment Of Jamaica has issued an order against
the further emigration OF jamaican laborers
to Ecuador to work on the Guayaquil-Q Quito
Railroad. which Is being constructed by the
Mcdonald syndicate.
This action Is taken In consequence Of the
reported ill-treatment Of jamaican laborers
at the hands Of the American contractors,
The Washington bee., 1901-07-20

It Is evident that he enjoys the re-
spect and confidence both ofthe bench
and the bar. Ii is also true that no
other attorney whose specially is
criminal practice has more friends
among the police officers. His native
shTewdness. tact and knowledge of
human nature enables him to handle
them IN such a way as to be as effect
i've as deep legal learning is before
judges in appellate courts.
Mr.. Kicks has never married. He
loves his freedom too much, and his
extreme caution born of his expert
ence with fIail humanity has caused
him 10 choose and refuse until now he
deems III midsummer madness to
place his neck in hymen's halter.
For several years he cared for his
aged neither as tenderly as man ever
did for a parent. His heart and his
pOCket-boOk are open to the appeals
Of the distressed and needy, though at
times he can be obdurate and deaf to
entreaty as stony-hear.ed judg..
He has frequently been appealed
10 by politicians 10 shy his castor in
the political ring, especially in the 9th
Congressional District of Virginia in
which he is widely known and highly
esteemed by both races. Thus far he
has said, ''get behind me. Satan;" but
The Washington bee., 1901-07-20

| ing what was | playing. why was
playing; what did | laugh about. what
did / cry about; Why was | cheerful,
why was sad, whom did like, whom
did ! dislike, why, who, what, where
fore J replIca until | thought my hair,
which IS very dark, would turn perfect
ly white or that my Uranium would
present a surface like that Of Bill Nye.
was actually expected to tell every
sent and circumstance which had or
probably would happen in my life;
even when and how l breathe the free
air. Had had the eloquence | would
have turned to my inveterate tOrmen-
tor and inquired as Ham ct, "Will you
play upon this pipe? Why, look you
now. how unworthy thing you make
me- you would play upon me; you
would seem 10 know my stops; you
would pluck out the heart of my mys-
terry; you would so md me fro my
lowest note 10 the top of my compass;
and there IS much music, excellent
voice, in this little organ; yet cannot
you make it speak blood? Do you
tllnk ! am easier TO be played upon
than a pipe? Call me what instrument
you will, though you can fret me, yet
you cannot play upon me.
Curiosity as wise and useful investi-
gaticn IS ccmmendable; but petty per-
The Washington bee., 1901-07-20
i'm with a club to induce him to come

him with club to induce him to come
along with me.
"One day | had an aching tooth, and
! decided TO 60 to a dentist and have
the miserable mClar yanked out.
eelt so bad that | took that pointer
pup along with me for company on
myway 10 the dentists office, and when
be got TO the door he slipped into the
office with me- Next thing / knew
taht pointer pup Of mine was sitting
back on his quarters, appointing at a
picture of some ruffied grouse that the
dentist had on the wall of his recep-
tiOn-room.
In the course Of time pointing got
10 be a regular mania Of that dogs.
and / couldn't take Linn out for eEers
else very often Oh account of his habit
of tagging behind and pointing at
feathered things. Took him ont one
afternoon when he was about year
old. and "A furniture van with lot of
pillows piled on top Of some beds
came along. One of the pillows was
broken al the side and a lot Of frath-
ers escaped That dog Of mine Jaw
the flying feathers and blame me if
he didn't sit down and point at that
furniture van. Fact.
But that wasn't the cutest thing
he ever did The cutest thing he ever
did was one afternoon when / took
him down TO the Santa Barbara beach
for a walk on the sand. | hadn't any
sooner got him down TO the beach than
ne sat down and began to point uuf 20
sea. / couldn' for the life Of me make
out what he was pointing at. There
wasn't airy a bird, not even a sea-guu,
n sight. But he kept right on squat
ting there at the verge of the sea and
pointing out over the water. and if
ever a man was puzzled then ! was.
Al firstI / calculated that he might be
mistaking the crests Of the waves for.
feathers, but no, a little reflection
convinced me that he wasn't auy such
2 fool dog as to do a thing Eke that.
Then / noticed that he was. pointing
directly al a white ship that lay out in
tae harbOr. pulled out my field glass
es. and took look at :he ship, and
then the mystery was made clear The
ship he was pointing at was the Unit
ed States maH-o- war Petrel,2 and
then the man with the shifty eye ex-
ecuted a sudden leap and escaped from
the car before his wratlIful listeners
could hop on him and ms ceTate him
The Washington bee., 1901-07-20
CURIOS TY

Have you ever nO'iCed men and WO-
nen with their heads pushed forward
IS if trying 10 form an interrogation
point? | have frequently observed
this ludiCrous pose The neck is
stretched like a wire at swapping ten
sion. the head pushed forward appar-
emily 10 form the curve of the punCtu-
ttiOn point and the facial expression
Is what 1 call the expansion Curiositv
catch. The eyes are expanded as if
diIated with beIlIdonus, the nOstriIs
ike a race horse nearing the goal, even
he mouth is sometimes sire, Ched as a
greedy hound viewing steak,
Curiosity is like many other faults
rhat flesh is heir TO; beneficial in
S Jme cases, but ca luminous IN others. ~
If the innately curious could observe
the Greek maxim, Moderation in
all things" they would be less ridiCu-
Ious and in many instances less meTi-
tOriOuS of contempt.
The Greeks held that diseases and
evils came into the world through
Pandora's curiosity and in modern
times there are as many PandOraS as
the Greeks had plaques. These ,aTe
turning Ckllo llllO lliN y NY NaJ ~
day.
A great deal of amusement may be
derived from curious people. heard
of A man who availed himself Of an op-
portunity which curiosity afforded.
Taking out his watch he stood before
the statue OF a lion, and, fixing his eyes
intentiy upon it waited, a crowd gath
cred about him with inquiries; he said
he was waiting TO see the lion wag his
tail at a certain hour
had a strange experience with a
curious person, who sought and made
inquiries into my present, past and iu-
ture. No convict under senteIce OF
death ever passed a more rlgli eXami-
nation Every artic in my possess
ion went through the same straight,
crosswise. and otherwise examination.
In the presence Of my perSonifle Gu
riosity was forced to reply 10 quest
ions fired like hot shot from an enc
mv's gun. There was no rest Fl
spoke to another person ! was asked
what had said; if ! remained IN one
nlace, why did / remain; il Invent out,
where did l go, why did | 90, whom
aid l see, what did they say, what did
| say; why did sing, what vas | sing
The Washington bee., 1901-07-20

making it penalty for the life in
surance companies in this state 10 dis
criminate against persons on account
Of color or race. He assisted Bishop
Arnett in repeating the BLACK laws"
of the state He has held prominent
positions under President Harrison
and Mckinley which positions he fill
ed With / Ugh credit to himself andrac,s
Hehas been recently appointed on IT, c
State Republican Executive Com
mlttee. He is eninently qualified for
the position and will give general
satisfaction. His appointment came
TO him unsolicited and at the sugges-
ton of General Chas. Dick, and Gen.
eral Geo. K. Nash. Mr.. Brown will
take up his new duties at o nee with
the best wishes Of the Standard.