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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
HAIR SPLITTING.

1t is unfortunate that both General
Comes and Senior Palma refuse to &c.
cept the presidency of Cuba. Though
the position has not been offered formal
" to them, there is little doubt that
either Of them could be chosen by a sub
stantial majority.
Comes thinks that he has done the
full measure Of his duty by throwing
the Spanish yoke or the island. His has
been the name with which to conjure.
Through disbursements that would
have overwhelmed q less hopeful ma.
ture, he was spared to see his work
crowned in q fitting manner by the aid
Of the United States.
Palma, working In q different direc.
ton, ably seconded the efforts Of the
General. While In charge Of the Cuban
Junta in New York City he made friends
in this country. His executive ability,
his responsiveness and his diplomacy
made the operations of Gomez possible
His work was along civilian lines.
Palma would, perhaps, make the bet.
ter frst President Of the Cuban Repub.
lie. He has the administrative ability.
Gomez IL older and feebler. His life has
been spent in the field. He has hardly
known the day when he was not deep In
some rebellion or plot whereby his land
might be freed. Yet he has the conf
dence Of the people. With this n q lev
erage. he could probably accomplish Al
much n Palma.
There b evidently Q surplus of selfish
ness in Cuban politics. As Palma point.
ed out the other day. the 1irst President
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

The friends OF r. F. Walker in various
localities in the State are urging the
candidacy Of that gentleman for Judge Of
the Missouri Supreme Court Mr.. Walker
has not announced himself as a candidate.
but is naturally gratifed to know that his
friends hold him in such high esteem
Il am not at all putting myself forward
for the Office" said Mr.. Walker when asked
IL he was a candidate. but 1 do not heS-
tate to say that 1t would please me greatly
to be honored with the nomination The
Supreme bench is a position Of honor and
dignity worthy Of the ambition OF any man.
and 1 frankly admit that i am sufficiently
ambitious to have a high appreciation Il the
position"
Mr.. walke is one Of the most active and
successful civil lawyers in the State. and
he is a man Of sterling integrity. He was
born in Versailles, Morgan County, No.,
November q. 1850. He was graduated from
the University Of Missouri in 1872 and from
the Missouri Law School in 1874. That year
he engaged in the practice Of law at Yer
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

s~ailles. and very early in lffe Won Dis
unction as an able. earnest and succe0ful
lawyer. In lS7 he was elected Prescott.
ing Attorney for Morgan County. . posi-
ton he held until rS1. He W1s Aa1stant
Attorney General Of Missouri under Banton
German Boone from 1875 until 1851. ana vas
Attorney General OF the State iron III to
1885,. Retiring from the once Of ATTORNEY
General. he engaged in the civA practice In
St Louis. loon after locating In Il Louis
he attracted the attention Of leading bust-
ness men Of the city. and particularly
members Of the Merchantsf Exchange. By
his unerring Management, abGity and tire.
less industry. Tie following year he wa
elected attorney for The MuchAntS Ex-
change. the leading business and commer.
cial oganization Of the city. a. well a. Of
the Southwest. which position h. stil holds
In addition to his connection with the ex-
change. Mr.. Walker has, a. . member Of
the firm OF Carlisle q WaIker. built up .
large and lucrative practice in 81 Louia
where he II held in the highest esteem bY
his a-cQuaintances and fnendaL
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
WILL ADOPT OIL AS U E
Texas COtton-Seed Crushers Have
Been Investigating Its Merits.

hESf tbLiC ELLA
Dallas. Tex, Aug. A--The Texas Cotton
Seed Crushers' Association held an alI-dav
cession here to-day with nearly 100 MEM
bers present and $s.oooy00 capital repre-
scented. President W. ID. Kyser of Marlin
and Secretary Robert Gibson Of Dallas gave
the association much information on the
issue Of the day-the fuel-ofl
problem.
TIT association debated the fuel oues-
ton in all Its bearings and listened to a
report from a special committee appointed
several months 8 to make a general In
yestigation and also to bring the matter Of
freight rates on fuel oil before the state
Railway Commission.
The consideration Of the question devel-
oped the fact that oil will be generally
adopted as the principal fuel In the cotton
seed oil industry OF Texas. While freight
rates recently established by the State
Railway Commission are not all that the
crushefs desired. stil the relief - admitted
to have been very material The committee
was continued and instructed to exert its
efforts for further fuel and freight benefits.
The association adjourned tonight. An
other meeting viii probably be held before
the ed Of ths current yeer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
PHILLIP CLARK ENGAGED. !
Former st. Louisan VIII Wed Miss
Greta Pomeroy Of Newport R. /.

Newport. R L. Aug. A-Yormal ~
nouncement has been made here q the sns
gagement Of Aiss 0reta Pcmeroy. q
daughter Of Ma. Charles c Pomaroy. 10
Mr.. Phillip Clark. formerly Of q. Louia
but now Of New York The announcement
was not altogsther . surprise here, a. the
engagement has been rumored from time
to time In New York
Miss Pomeroy = IN accompushe0 Aoruss
woman and rides to the hunt often A
M~eadowbrook and lakewood and hera A
well. Her nance IN also . hunter ana poIo
player. He vas educated In England, and
was . clasgmato Of thu late John ".
Mackay. Jr.
Miss Pomeroy acted IN the private the,
atricals given By Mr.. and Mrn CeorRe Jay
Gould at Georgian Court q year a9u las1
December No date has bean sst for The
wedding.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

ny to this effect covers the entire period
during which the Democrats have been
In control in Missouri. y
The Globe knows the bunko nature of
Its W bluff game" in thus clamOring
for "a reply" to its charges. The reply
comes from Republican lips. 1t came,
also, from the proper Democratic source
when Governor Dockery invited the
Globe to inspect the States books.
There is nothing more to be said in an
swer to the Globe. unless that astound-
ing organ shall prefer specific charges
and furnish evidence in support de
manaing the serious attention of sensi-
bic men.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
TO PROTECT POLICY HOLDERS.
Illinois Insurance Commissiou
Asks for More Stringent Laws. j,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield NJ. Ang. 1A-Tns aAv,ucu
text Of that part Of b insuann> rvpora
OF tho State dealins with lifa 0aeltv
and insurance companieA asssaemeue a~o.
ciations and fratefnal societjsR vas ipsue0
port q demand tor moro strtngamt laVn
Ieearufng tho fraferna1 insuzanoS oooofie0
o. the state. in which over 0Aoo cStfSn3
OF tho State are insured. In thao eonnso2
ton. the report says:
me state has by Statute required IT,, ~.s>.
ties 70 report annually their ecndft1on m sr,rS
~ 70 ne departnq4S aId has oaaSesd 60
- Ss.eons TOT ene ruvofu3ene of thair bnS3S
IT,. but tneeo laws arr inad<Qca.s - ~
measure OF superytstoa as looks 10 a. sSiiatv +
tne society to noln1l Its ohli1nHuaS n ~ -
setabiished. ~s sosvenoH
o. the NV pertaining to thu ~societies along tho
20 that their affairs shan s. p1t unon : 80
oou,snnsss nssss the prompt peymsnt q io1ses ri
quifed and the interest a their 0emAs1 presA
ent ana future. better protected
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEET.
Southwestern Illinois Associations
Holds Its Annual Reunion.
1PUBLE SPECIAL

RtPCBIC PEC1ALA
M~urphysboro. ILL.,. Aug. N-Ths IRE
days meeting Of The reunion OF tAs soldisr,
and Sailors Association Of southwsgtsru
Illinois began at IOsan's Park to-day. Nay.
or Phillip Eisenmeyer made the addrns Of
welcome and F. 8. Noble. commander a
T~hfstlswood. Governor Richard YetoaI
Speaker Sherman and others VIM addreso
the crowd during the session. Over q thou
sand visitors arrived this morning. and
indications are that the attendance vm b
very large.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
INSURANCE COMPANIES SUIT
Will Test a Law Requiring Them ia
Pay a Certain Tax.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Springfield. I'LL. Aug. M-A big suit vas
filed in the sangsmon Circuit Court thts
morning by nfty-two foreign life insurance
Of Insurance Van Cleave. to determine 1use
what The insurance tax law means. n
case has been on trial several times and has
been carried to the Supreme Court, where
at the last term. II was remanded for .
new trial The companies object to payfng
a 2 per cent gross tar ON Cancelled and re-
turned policies. which the insurance -
partment claims under the law.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Not the least effect of Roosevelt's
trip to tle West is the opportunity that
it has given imaginative space men to
pay their last months bills.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

II Wicked Fairy Hanna has his way.
Rough Rider Roosevelt's presidential
high-horse will change into q busted
broncho with the blind staggers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Train robbers who attempt operations
along the line Of the NJ, X. & T. Rail
road are caught too quickly to get much
Of q run for their money.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

That "yaller dog majority" is distaste-
full to the Globe Democrat because it
refuses to lend its comfort to the fee
dog party.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

1t all depends on which way the
words are placed. King Corn is a great
deal more reliable ruler than q Chicago
Corn King.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

1t is reported that Corn King" Phil
lips will dun his delinquent customers.
They probably claim that they are done
with him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

There must be another hard diplomatic
nut to crack in China. Ii Hung Chang
has called in the services Of the physi-
clans. That usually means that q little
delay is needed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Let's hope that the Sampson-Schley
naval court verdict will be that there
was glory enough for all in the Santiago
victory.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Competent Republican testimony con-
yicts the Globe Democrat of malicious
Islander in the matter Of the School Fund
and the State finances.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

1t is presumed that the Workingmenis
Protective Association will take another
turn at 'innocuous desuetude." now that
its Injunction suit has been defeated.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Governor Shaw Of Iowa will have
some trouble with his presidential boom.
His few speeches in Missouri last fall
put him on too intimate terms with the
hoOdoo brand Of Republicans.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Ohio's Attorney General win nle suit
against the Steel Trust. OF course, the
approaching election has nothing to do
with the proceeding.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

There are now S. AL members Of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union Of
America. This is one Of the signs Of the
times that makes for q better morality.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Every permanent building left BY the
Worlds Fair e additional beauty
and a~ttractiveness in Forest Park.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Missourians have a natural antipathy
for q man who does not make his blum
good. The Globe Democrat thus helps
to defeat Its own party.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
JULY CIRCULATION.

". B. Car. Business Manager OF The 81.
Louis Republic. being duly sworn. Gays that
the actual number OF fun md complete
copies Of the daily and Sunday Republic
printed during the month Of July. 1901.
below:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

And said v. b. Carr further says that
the numbe Of copies returned or reported
unsold during the month Of July was Aes
pr cent
". B. CARR
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
thirty-drst day Of July. 11u.
J. =. PARISH.
Ssoafy Public, City Of 81. Louis. No. NJ
term expires April q rDK
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
FUNK-CLARKSON ENGAGEMENT
SURPRISES ST. LOUISANS

ST. Louis Girl Will Be Married September 4 to Lawrence Harper
Funk of Bloomington, Ill, at Louisville, Ky-Mss Bessie A.
Culp Is Married to Harry BE nnett-Noes and Personals.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Miss Louise Stacy Of Richmond. Va. and
Miss Marie Bassett of Paris, Mo. Miss Bas-
sett arrived last night. and will go with the
bride to Louisville. Ky. on Sunday. where
the wedding Is to take place at the house
of Miss Clarkson's sister. Mrs. Augustine
Ewing McBee.
The groomsmen are julius Funk and VIII
Evans of Bloomington: Carl Palmer Of
Danville. ILL.,: Louis Eddy OF Chicago; Wall
ter McRee of Louisville. Ky: James Nor
ris OF Pennington. Mo. and the brides
brother. Russell GARRISON of ST. Louis and
Denver.
Cards for the wedding will be sent out
this week. There will be a large number Of
guests present at the. many go
ing over from st. Louis: with a reception TO
follow. The couple will live in Blooming
ton.
Mr.. Funk is expected to-day to visit his
hancee; and 1t was their intention not to dis
close the fact of the engagement until his
arrival.
Miss Bessie A. Culp. younger daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. CUP, and Mr.. Harry
Bennett. Of ST. Louis. son of the late Il.
NJ Bennett. were married last evening at
the home of the brides parents. No. 446s
Page boulevard, the Reverend Doctor Sharp
officiating.
flowers; and the brides sister. Mss ADA
Cup. played the wedding march. There
were no bridesmaids nor groomsmen.
The bride wore white Paris muslin. Valen-
ciennes lace. and white satin ribbons, with
a bouquet Of white roses fringed with maid
enhair fern. and dispensed with a veil.
After the ceremony and subsequent con-
gratulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett went d.
rectiy to their own home at No. las Euclid
avenue. They will take an Eastern uip
early in the fall.
Joseph A. Aai departed last Saturday for
the Northern lakes. not TO return until late
in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. H~eckelmann Of the
South Side. celebrated their golden wedding
on Monday evening by a reception to
friends.
Mr.. J. A. Long. Jr.. Of No. 42es Morgan
street. is summering at Grand Haven. Mich.
Miss Helen b. Goldsmith and her father,
Mr.. ID. Gensburger OF Memphis, Tenn, who
have been touring the West. are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Mandel. No. Ilo Cook av-
enue.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Augustine and family
and Miss Bertha wegener have gone to
Petoskey and Mackinac.
Doctor e Chancellor returned yesterday
from a fortnight's visit In the East.
Mrs. P. ]. OBrein and children. will not
return until the middle of September from
their visit to Alpine Heights.
Miss Bessie Davis and Miss Margaret
Johns have returned after a visit in the
East.
Miss Lillian Malone and VIII p. Knapp
were married on Tuesday I'm Mayfield, KY,
where the bride has been visiting at the
~-- an1 NJ. I" -
several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp departed
Immediately after the ceremony for q
lengthy Eastern trip.
Misses Maria Desmond, No. 4290 Page
boulevard. and Kate Mullen. No. 1919 Evans
avenue. departed last night on the steamer
City OF Quincy for st. Paul and the North
ern lakes. to be absent one month.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Miss Lillian Malone and VIII p. Klapp
were married on Tuesday I'm Mayfield, KY,
where the bride has been visiting at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Griffith for
several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp departed
Immediately after the ceremony for q
lengthy Eastern trip.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

MrA- Allen has not improved her
reputation BY consenting to taIk about
T.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Miss Bessie Davis and Miss Margare,
Johns have returned after a visit in the
East.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Misses Maria Desmond, No. 42s0 Page
boulevard. and Kate Mullen. No. 1919 Evans
avenue. departed last night on the steamer
City OF Quincy for st. Paul and the North
ern lakes, to be absent one month.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Mrs. p. ]. OBrein and children, will not
return until the middle of September from
their visit to Alpine Heights.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Augustine and family
and Miss Bertha Wegener have gone to
Petoskey and Mackinac.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Doctor E Chancellor returned yesterday
from a fortnightis visit In the East.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

Miss Helen b. Goldsmith and her father,
ID. Gensburger of Memphis. Tenn. who
have been touring the West. are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Mandel. No. 1910 Cook av-
enue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-10
cANDLeLloHr IN VOGUE.
Ecclesiasilc sticks Are Modernizsd By
Fashion to salt the Home.

EcclesiastIc sticks Are Modernizsd By
Fashion TO Suit the Home.
The Jack who can jump over the
new art candlestick must be a light
footed and sinewy person, for brass.
bronze, and silver candlesticks, meas
uring from three to seven feet in
height, are no longer counted among
the rare aud expensive furnishings for
the handsome drawing and dining
rooms. The great ecclesiastical can
delabrum gave the ambitious house
decorator his first inspiration for this,
and so potent Is the law Of fashion now
governing the house beautiful that
candle light is esteemed far above the
clearer and more powerful gas, oil.
or electric light illumination. This
is, Of course, where the candle and
eandlestick makers score heavily and
proftably, and TO meet the demand
for wax. paraffin. and tallow tapers,
and for brass. crystal. bronze, silver,
and copper sticks, their skin and in
genuity is taxed with the richest re-
suits. In the shops where antiques are
sold there is hardly pretense any
longer maintained of keeping in stock
genuine metal sticks that have been
reft from eathedrals, synagogues. or
medieval houses. That supply is eX-
hausted, but the modern imltator OF
classic forms lives nohly up to his task
Of supplying the active need for these
wares. A beautiful pair OF ndbeat-
en- brass or copper sticks from the
studio Of a reputable modern metal
worker fetch as high a price as a genu-
inc antique. and just now there is no
small amount OF enthusiasm demon
strated over single. massive square
sticks. for the adornment Of newell
posts. wrought by one American artist.
A fine specimen he has recently COM
pleted for a seaside villa shows the
rising sun and an ancient caravel In
high relief on one OF its sides; and this
handsome column, fitted to black oak
newell post. holds a tallow taper as
big as a mans wrist and three feet tall.
For the same house he wrought in sill
yer pair Of mantel shelf sticks In the
Aubrey Beardsley style. Two tall and
slender girls, in close, clinging drap-
cries OF silver. let fall about their mar
row ivory faces straight. mermaid
locks. also Of silver. The streaming
tresses float outward turn up at the
ends, and in those ends sockets for
candles are set.-Chicago Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-10

so young that even his friends seemed
to think there was something uncanny
about him. Perhaps il was because
Thomas Cbatterton never played quite
fair with those who read his work that
they refused to give him his due. Chat
terton was born in poverty and spent
/ his short life in poverty, but amid It
al his genius could not be smothered.
When years old he was placed In
charity school When II he was a con-
tributor TO the papers and began 70
deceive the public with his productions.
Learned men were amazed to read
poems written in unmistakable ANTIQUE
style. alleged to have been discovered
among old records and manuscripts az
Bristol. No one doubted that these
We're works Of 200 years before. and
they were treasured as such. Later
when it was discovered that a boy Of
l6 had written them, there was general
amazement When he was IS Chat
terton went to London. and aside from
many avowed writings. he wrote nu-
merous poems in the fifteenth century
style that deceived an who read them.
Many papers accepted these. but refus-
ed to pay the young poet more than a
few cents for them Thomas Chatter
ton was IN the lowest depths of pow
erty. He refused to ask for aid, and
in 1870. three months after he had
gone to London. he locked himself in
his attic room, drank poison and died.
He was buried as a pauper and now
the encyclopedias devote many col
umns TO this boy. who is recognized as
one Of the most remarkable poets En-
gland has ever had.-ChicagO Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-10
scALLoPEp HIs own oIMP.
A Hotel Keepers soa who Made Bie
aoneN ON Horses.

Hotel Keepers soa Who Made Bie
4oney on Horses.
When the father kept a little hotel
not far from the Michigan Central de-
pot in Detroit, he told his troubles to
several Of his intimate friends. THAT
boy Of mine is a perfect lunkhead he
candidly admitted. He don't know
enough TO carry in wood. and when it
comes 20 'rithmetic he don't know the
difference between multiplication and
subtraction. I don't believe he'll ever
cut much Of a figure, less It's on the
hay scales. but I'm going TO do my
duty by him and take him out on a
farm and see If can't put some gimp
into him" A few years later one Of
these confidential friends found the
father running an old fashioned tavern
not far from Kalamazoo. "Hellol was
the greeting. last time / saw you
you we're going TO take your boy into
the country to put some gimp into
him. That's right Well farmin'
didn't put any gimp into the boy, and
II took all the gimp out Of me and ma.
One day when ii was bout 30 in the
shade. and was drenehed from chas-
In the hogs out Of the oats. long cams
a fellow that wanted to trade this
hotel for farm. and the dicker didn't
take fve minutes" And the boy?"
That's the curiousest thing about H.
He coaxed his ma TO give him the
money to buy a colt lie didn't do
nutin' but work on that colt At the
fair he cleaned out everything and the
boy sold It for $500 more than he paid
He went to a sale IN Kentucky and
brought home the scrawniest. measli-
est lookin' young critter you ever see.
and II nav hadn't coaxed. wouldn't
have given the thing barn room. But
he worked on that colt just like t'other
one. and he sold Il to a Cleveland
horseman for a profit OF $500 Now
he's in the business. can't disklver
that he has a bit more gimp than he
uster have. but I'm burned n he haint
making fifty to my one. just the same"