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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-26
SICK AND SUFFERING
HAD UNHAPPY HOLIDAY
One Unfortunate Died at City Hos
pital at Christmas Dawn
Victims of Accidents.

While some were spending a joyous
Christmas in their homes yesterday. other
persons in st. Louis. many Of whom had
neither homes nor friends, fell victim to
misfortune, and were carried sick and suf-
fering to the city institutions, there to lie
afflicted with the thought that the chief
holiday of all the year brought them Moth
Ing but pain.
At the City Hospital the book for the
registration of patients told the ordinary
tale of a days NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
brawls. but the plight of the u~nfortunates
whom these commonplace occurrences
made miserable seemed doubly hard on
Christmas Day.
Hardly had the clock at the hospital
marked that midnight had passed and that
the Christian anniversary. had dawned
when 1t was announced in ward No. Is that
Lee Saum Of No. 1f6 Morrison avenue.
who had fallen from a house in Westmore-
land place, was dead. He. was a timer
and had been employed repairing the roof
of the house. He slipped and fell forty feet
to the ground Tuesday afternoon.
In the early morning Daniel Sullivan Of
No. 1867 Julia street was sent to the hos
pital. He had been found unconscious at
Jefferson and Chouteau avenues by Police
man Dickson. It Is supposed that he fell
from a car. But late yesterday he had not
revived suficiently to tell the name in
which he had been hurt. His condition is
serious. At 6 a. m. q man whose name Is
believed to be Frank Richardson was found
unconscious at Twenty-second and Chest
nut streets. He was taken to the City Hos
pital. where he is still unconscious.
Lizzie Polk Of No. Ill North Fifteenth
stree;, a negress, was taken to the hospi-
tai suffering from stab wounds in the chest
and hand. which she said had been inflicted
by another negro woman. Her condition Is
John Sullivan Of No. 400 North Levee. a
laborer. lies at the point Of death at the
hospital. suffering from q fractured skull
yesterday morning. He says a me-
gro hit him with a piece. Of lead pipe.
Mrs. Margaret Mcdaniel, IS years old, of
City Hospital for observation. She was re-
ported as acting strangely at her home n
her sanity was doubted.
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tary that he does not regard the position
Of Secretary of Agriculture as q position
that any one State can claim"
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED.
Meeting of Democratic Chairman
and Secretaries Promises Well.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
st. Joseph. Mo-. Dec. &.-Replies to the
call sent out two weeks ago by Homer Os-
born for a meeting Of the chairmen and
secretaries Of the Democratic county COM
mfttees Of the State, indicate that the meet
Ing. which Is to be held in st. Louis. De-
cember 30 and 81. will have an attendance
that will strongly attest the interest which
the men in charge Of the Democratic affairs
have in the party.
More h Is per cent Of the chairmen
and secretaries in the State nave already
replied. some Of them stating that no mat.
ter how great the sacrifice needed they will
be in attendance. Mr.. Osborn stated to-day
that It was desired that particular stress
be laid on the fact that the proposed organ
ization Is for the beneft Of the party in
the State after nominations ave been
made. and that It was not in the interest
Of any faction or set Of men.
It IL proposed to name committees in
each county in the State on finance, 1T
erature and campaign work, to act in con-
junction with the head oficers Of the or
RaniZatiOn.
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R0TERMuND RESISTED ARREST.
Fought Policeman Sanders, Who
Used His Fist.

Fred Rotermund Of No. 1914 North Nihth
street was ARRESTED at Twentieth and Pm.
rose streets early yesterday morning BY
Policeman Sanders Of the sixth District on
the charge Of disturbing the peace By bois-
patrol box. 1t IL said. Roterman restD6ed
and kicked the oficer in the stomach.
Sanders retaliated by striking RoteRmnn6
in the face, knocking him down. The baood
ran from his mouth. where the omcesso
INST landed. and It was necessary to take
him to III North End Dispensafy. Sanders
disturbing the peace and resisting ans.
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C 3. Parish of st. Joseph, Mo-, is 4
guest at the st. Nicholas.
George H. Altman of Galesburg. ILL.,. is
stopping at the Lndell.
&C. O. Como Of Kansas City Is regis
tered at the Planters.
II. z. Schenck Of Pueblo. Colo. was at
the Southern yesterday.
~. H. Spencer Of Joplin. Mo-, spent
Christmas at the Laciede.
Il. C. johnson Of Boston, Mass, Is reg
astered at the st. Nicholas.
w. p. Newell Of Little Rock, Ark, is q
guest at the Landell.
Zach Nulhall Of Mulhall. /. T., arrived
at the Planters yesterday.
II. r. Meyers Of Houston. Tex. is reg
istered at the Southern.
"A. Schneider Of Bellefontaine, o., is q
guest at the LAclede.
r.. e. Barteis Of Boston. Mass, wal At
the st. Nicholas yesterday.
u. Baker Of London. O. was at the Lin
dell. with Mrs. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gallemann Of Pitts
burg. Pa. are stopping at the Planters.
e. r. Baxter Of San Francisco, Cal, is
Q guest at the Southern.
II. e. Martin Ct Hot Springs. Ark, is
registered at the Laclede.
st. Nicholas With Mrs. Kaeppel.
william F. Arens Of Indianapolis, Ind,
Is a guest at the Lindell.
H. T. Phelps Of San Antonio, Tex, is
stopping ut the Planters.
~. r. Engelberg. Of Barlow, N. D., Is reg
istered at the Southern.
II. s. Hawkins Of Omaha, Neb., is q guest
at the Laclede.
MIR. and Mrs A. c. Bottel of Cleveland.
O., are at the st. Nicholas.
George Mc0onegle of San Antonio. Tex.
was At the Lndell yesterday.
Emil Ridel Of Paris. France. is stopping
at the Planters.
w. F, SULLIVAN Of Boston, Mass, is reg
istered at the Southern.
r. s. Mitchell Of Evansville. Ind. was
at the Laclede yesterday.
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BUSINESS TUTORS TO MEET.
Teachers National Federation Con-
venes in st. Louis To-Day.

The National Commercial Teachers Fed.
Grafton. composed of instructors in business
colleges In the United States. commences
lts sixth annual convention in st. Louis
to-day. The sessions will last until De-
cember n. All the general sessions will be
held In the bepcuet hall Of the st. Mich.
Olas Hotel. where the headquarters of the
organi1ation will be located. Meetings OF
GRAFTON are to be held in the rooms of the
southwestern Business College. in the Bur-
lngton building.
will attend the convention. The opening
seaaon WI be held in the st. Nicholas
Hotel this evening. Mayor Wells VIII de-
nlef an address of welcome. Charles NJ.
Miller OF New York will respond. New COM
D1tteeD will be announced, and a social ie-
cepktcp held. Tomorrow evening an enter
.talnment VIII be given at the Odeon. The
Charles q. Dawes. former Comptroller of
y Currency. Saturday night q banquet
gu b given At the st. Nicholas, at which
1sster, and G. c. Marshall. W. N. Fer
q. D. v. Springer. J. A. Hiner and L l.
W01ln@o viii speak.
me Eenerel oaices of the national asso-
ceat1uN are: President, George p. Lord, ga
lems NaaL: Vice president. Durand w.
GpEanger. Ann Arbor. Mich: secretary, G.
". Brown, Jacksonville. ILL.,: treasurer, J.
- Lyon. Chicago, m: The Executive Com
Oar RapSds. Ia: c. r. Wiers, Trenton. N.
G;T. y. iBookmyer. sandusky. o.. and
q he con.tituent associations composing
~ osDeral orglnisation are: National
Ce00Arclal Teachers' Association. J. A.
H1nee, Louisville KY; National Shorthand
eals3. Mass: National Penmanship Teach
eee ADociaton. C.P: Zaner. Columbus. o.:
Hs1ylts Commercial School Managers As
~ fo8f ormnfrnf10ng mentioned viii hold
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sLAsHED COAT INTO sHREDs.
William NJ. Brewer Attacked by
Unidentified Assailants.

william NJ. Brewer Of East St. Louis. Ill.
was assaulted by two unidentified men with
out provocation at Tenth and Walnut
streets early yesterday morning. Brewer
wa walking slowly down the street. when
suddenly he was confronted by the two
men and pounced upon without q word Of
warning. One struck him in the face.
breaking his nose. and the other slashed
his overcoat in q dozen places with q
knife. cutting It into ribbons.
Brewer called for help, and the men ded.
When they were gone he went to the City
Dispensary to have his wounds dressed:
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weAdihg Rings (ssliA 0sl1D.
Finest qualities. = to IN 0efmod =
Jaccard's. Broadway and Locust
SHOT AND KILLED MARSHAL
Officer Lost His Life While At.
tempting an Arrest.

REPUBLIC Eel
Franklin. No.. Dec. 25.-Walter Lee snos
and killed City Marshal E. F. Middleton on
the streets Of this city last night about
10 o'clock. The shooting grew out Of an
attempt on the part of Middleton to arrest
Lee.
Middleton wa a fearless oflcer in the dis
charge of his duty. Coroner Smith held an
inquest over the body to-day and the jury
rendered q verdict charging Lee with the
killing. Middleton's body win be taken to
Paris, Mo-, his former home, for burial.
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soyATTERs WARNED AWAY.
indian Agent Issues Notice to Pre-
vent Allotments to Natives.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 2.-United States In
dan Agent Randlett Of the Kiowa and
Comanche tribes is sending out notices to
ell persons who have staked mining claims
in Indian allotments that they must vacate
at once or they must be elected from Fort
Sill. The action is based on the ruling OF
secretary Hitchcock and sent to the agent
under recent date prohibiting settlers from
hling on Indian allotments.
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FATALLY HURT BY EXPLOSION.
Cannon, Made Out of a Musket
Barrel. Scatters Destruction.

REPUBLIC SPECiAL
sedalia. NO., Dec. Edward Boehmer,
the 1s-year-old son of F. Boehmer, a prom
inent merchant Of Lincoln. Benton County.
was fatally injured to-day at Lincoln by
the explosion Of q annon made out Of the
barrel Of IN old army musket.
A piece of the gun barrel was driven
through BEGINNERS head. destroying one
eye, fracturing the skull. and carrying AVA
. Dortion Of his brains.
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The Business Mep's Gynnasi1n,
$40 Olive street. has enlarged its quarters
and Is now prepared to accommodate more
members. N. J. MOONEY. Manager,
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st. Louis. st. Charles and Western Rail-
road ferryboat viii make hourly trips up
to 2 p. n. until the ice breaks In the river.
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AZ new York nsteIs.

No torture compares to that OF . Rheu.
matte. Prescription No. ISL. BY Emer 4
Amend. quickest RELIEF of N.
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.sWhen passing behind q street car. look
out for the car approaching from opposite
direction"
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CsevesaaA,s Ceaaition Improved.
Hsslcston. N. J.. Dec. @-Ex-President
CeSeeand's condition was. II anything,
noso favorable to-day. He showed q greater
44gpoG1t3on to move about. and, while he
~ not Attempt to come downstairs and
take part ia his children's Christmas. he
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business, both downtown and in all othe
parts Of st. LOUIS" declared Herman W
Friedewald, president of the West Emf Bust
ness Mems Association. yesterday.
THE reason is this" continued Mr.. Fried
ewald. People who have money to spent
are compelled. If they SO away from home
at all. to waste more time waiting for car.
than they care to lose. The consequence i:
that they stay at home. and save both theil
time and their money. and do without wha'
they would like to buy. That means money
lost to the tradesmen.
Conditions on some Of the lines are sc
unpleasant. not to say abominable, thai
women are actually afraid to go abroad and
will not do SO unless they must. II they
could go abroad freely they would spend
more money than they do.
IF business men are willing to stand this
sort of thing it serves them right IL they
lose trade. But staying at home and kick
ing will not accomplish anything. Business
men must get together and unite on a
course that will bring about better service
on all the lines or trade will go to the
dogs.
.The trouble with the Transit Company
is that It is managed in the interest of men
who care absolutely nothing for the people
Of st. Louis. The men Immediately in
charge Of its affairs are not st. Louisans
and have no interests here further than to
hold their jobs. What they want to do is
to make a showing for the outsiders who
hold the stock. not to serve the people of
St. Louis or bring about better relations
between the people and the company.
81 am not in favor Of attempting any
SAgc~ ,rbgtrar,, nr ,,nfofr In Ordor IN hiring
about Improvement in the service. But I
do think that the Municipal Assembly
should exercise the right to regulate the
n Of running the cars. the number OF
passengers they may carry and things of
that kind. The people would help enforce
such ordinances. l am SURE. ...,,,o.,o,
has already decided to make the matter OF
street car service a special order OF bust
ness at the next meeting. January 8. at
Judge Hanley's courtroom, No. 3l02 EaSton
avenue. It is thought that definite recon-
mendations relating to changes desired In
the running Of cars will be made at that
time.
Members Of the Municipal Assembly have
been invited to attend another Indignation
meeting at National Hall, Dolman street
and Allen avenue. tomorrow might. This IS
in pursuance of the plan adopted al the
meeting in Harmonic Hall last Monday
night, when the revocation of all street
railway franchises was
Complaints of the poor service received
North and South st. Louis, have been grow
ing in frequency in the last few months.
Most of these have been brought to the at
tention Of Transit Company oficiais IN 1 one
Republic called on President Murray. Garlic
tom and Vice President and General Nam
ager du Point yesterday to ask whether the
serve the people better. both natly refused
to discuss the subject In any form.
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The Little Man with the Bie vssee a
Union Station
~~Ar~rDo -wr- a-~ -~----

"A-l-I aboard Tho Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railway. Katy Flyer
Sedalia, Nevada. Fort Scott, Parsons. Dali
las. Fort Worth, Houston. Galveston, 1an
Antonio, Indian Territory. Oklahoma Old
Mexico and California;! Track No. q.
Train leaves in twenty minutes!i The Katy
Is now ready!!g'
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bad CAR SERVICE
INJURIES BUSINESS"
Statement Of President of West
End Business Mems Association
and His Reasons Therefor.
~REMEDY is WITH THE PEOPLE"
Subject to Be Discussed To- Morrow
Night at National Hall Before
Members of the Munich
pal Assembly.
AREMEDY is WITH THE PEOPLE"


. TRANSIT OFFICIALS REFUSE
TO DISCUSS PUBLIC WANTS.
Vice President and General Mama
Q ger du Pont of the Transit Company 4
was asked yesterday whether the 4
. company intends to take any steps
. to provide a street-car service more I
satisfactory to the people of st. I
. Louis han that now furnished: and
. whether such changes could not be I
. made without impairing the net In
. come of the $9o.OoO.OOO corporation.
. II really cannot discuss that mat 4
. ter" said Mr.. d. Pont. You will
Q have to see Mr.. Carleton"
. When the subject was presented to
. President Murray Carleton he an
. swered:
. Il won't discuss that. I won't say 4
Q a word about it."
. 1T is a matter of vital interest to
Q the citizens of St. Louis. Mr.. Carle- 4
ton. as you know. Why can you not 4
& talk"
Q Because 1 won't" 4
And not another word would Mr.. 4
Q Carleton vouchsafe. 4
n
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no idea why the men assaulted him, a.
they made no attempt to rob him. HI win
prosecute them II they are arrested. The
police were notified.
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CRAwFoRD's will now until New Years
offer their leftover Christmas goods at
great reduction. giving all a chance to buy
New Years gifts at away-down prices!
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DEMOCRAT TIMES.

A much needed rain visited this
section last Saturday night.
Corn planting is in order here
now.
The prospect for a large corn
crop is very good in this section.
The stand of cotton is very poor
here, on account of the recent dry
weather.
The water is falling very fast
here and the prospect for au over.
flow is gone.
Tom Cochran and wife, of Proc
tor, were visiting in this section
Saturday and Sunday, the guests
of p. Lamb and wife.
S. G. Kinemon and wife were
pleasant visitors at Democrat Sat.
urday and Sunday.
J. NJ. Gunter and Frank Woods,
of Sand Ridge, was hustling visit
ors in this community Monday.
Our sanctum was frightened on
Wednesday by an appreciated call
from Mrs. Sanford, Of Sand Ridge,
accompanied by Mr.. Hatten.
Our farmers here are planting
the fence corners in corn instead
of cotton, as we expected.
II. T. Mitchell, one of our hust.
ling colored farmers, has q fine
crop of bunble bee corn. He will
lay it by very soon.
Health is very good in this neck.
o'.the.woods.
Mrs. Tennic Riggs called on
Mrs. Thomas q short while Tues
day.
Mrs. Lille Wallace, OF Sand
Ridge has been quite sick this
week, but we are very glad to note
that she is much improved.
SILVER BILL.
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Beware OF q Cough.

A cough is not disease but q symptom.
Consumption and bronchitis. which are
the most dangerous and fatal diseases.
have TOR their first indication a persistent
cough, and II properly treated rs soon as
this cough appears are easily cured.
Chambeflain's Cough Remedy has proven
wonderfully successful, and gained its
wide reputation and extensive sale by its
success Ia curing the diseases which
cause coughing. Ii it is not beneficial it
will not cost you cent. For sale by
Webb & Sanders.
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More River News.

Some interesting facts of the
workings Of the U. s. Snag Boat,
A. B. Johnson, now lying at Madi-
son., while in commission on the
st. Francis river and other waters
which,s shows the Importance of On
all-the-y ear-round boating stage Of
water in that stream, which could
be had by a system Of locks and
dams.
The A. B. Johnson was rebuilt
at Madison in 1897, after having
done limited amount of work.
Prior TO that date other boats had
done similar work. Barring the
number oflsnags removed in pre-.
vious years, the johnson, during
the year 1900 destroyed, between
Madison and the Bald Knob bridge,
I.a distance of Al miles, All snags,
cut 1910 trees, and removed one
Ndrift pile, the working time being
during tho months of fully, August,
anu OCtoUCIs
A few figures will show the mag
nitudo of the business in river
traffic, and afford an idea of the
| possibilities in the event a system
of loclls'and dams were construct
cd in the river.
s,The following is q brief but
accurate summary OF river
traffic in timber alone, which, owing
10 the low stage of water, only be-
gan about the first of January, the
present year.
The steamers Alder, owned by
the McCay Lumber Co., of Helena,
and the James Sivley, owned by
the Reeves Lumber Co., of the
same place, the Rock City, owned
by Capt. ] A. Spencer. towing for
Helena and Mariana Mills, the
Elk and Ashland City and u Tug,
towing for the Jefferson Sawmill
Co., and the Oracle, towing for the
Darnelle, GLADDEN. and the Hard
wood and Novelty companies OF
Memphis, making a total of ten
towing crafts, varying from 20 to
$50 tonnage, which have been act
lvely engaged in getting out the
thousands of saw logs from the
river and tributaries during the
time above mentioned.
The Helena and Victor, gasoline
packets, have been doing the plan
tation business along the river,
making q total of II boats plying
the waters of the ST. Francis.
At conservative estimate, the
amount of saw-iaws, barged and
f'oatcd ont of the river between its
mouth and Little River. II distance
of $50 miles, is 25,000,000 feet,
against $4,000, 900 last season, this
being exclusive of the output of O
| half dozen sawmills along tho
river which ship their manutaet
ured product out by rail.
The depth of water in shoa
places has been increased som,
eight or ten inches, by the system
| attic removal of snags and Other
distractions in the river, so tina
now at zero guage, depth of Il
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to 90 inches is shown on shoal
places.
In case locks and dams were pu,
in, this, and even greater activity
in timber and other commercial in
terests along the river would be
the result, as by that method the
stream would be navigable all the
year round.
The levee has pretty well dem.
onstra.ed ITS effectiveness, now
let's turn our energies to procur.
ing the locks and dams.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER.
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Mary ParmeIia Terry.

4
1t was early Sabbath morning, April
al, 1901. just about the hour OF the Saw
| iors resurrection, that the fair spirit oil
Mary Parmelia Terry left its earthly
house " for the " Fathers House. Quit
ting this world on the Sabbath day and
at the rising OF the sun, she went forth
to make her dwelling where the sun will
never set and the Sabbath shall have no
end. To the Christian, death is not a
leap into the darkness, but leap out OF
darkness into light unmixed and abiding.
The subject OF this sketch was born in
the state or Tennessee, March 81, 1865.
While she was yet In her infancy her
father moved TO this state and located
about eight miles north of Forrest City,
in the vicinity OF Coed Hope churct
Here she lived until she was married,
in 1891, to j. b. Terry, after which she
resided with her husband near Caldwell
and Forrest City, Ark. She was con-
verted early in life and joined the South.
erh Methodist church, she MAS as active
as her numerous family duties and very
feeble health wosld permit.
AS Christian, she was devout and
blameless. Her face VA. an Index to her
christian goodness as we'll Is to her con.
slant suffering. She belonged to that
rare number Of Christian disciples who
possess their souls in patience, for it
was said of her that she was never known
to be angry or cross. Such WAS her life
that she had the complete confidence Of
her neighbors and acquaintance who
showed her very great respect, and the
procession which followed her to the
grave was Of unusual length.
She leaves behind her husband, two
little girls, and one brother, whose hearts
are filled with grief over their irreparable
loss.
On the night before she passed away
she requested US to engage IN prayer.
Supposing she wanted prayer offered in
her own behalf, the writer asked IL she
wished US 10 make some special request in
our prayer, and her reply was : - want
you to pray for my husband. " Though
kind and provident husband, he was not
Christian; and anticipating her speedy
and final departure from him she WAS
anxious that he also should be ready,
when his summons should come, TO follow
her dust to the grave.
This dying request Of q faithful. chris.
tian wife, should be like Q voice calling
him from the eternal shore, whose linger.
ing echo in the solitude OF that husbands
desolste heart should never die away.
And now as | close this tribute OF re.
spect, hear the sad hsart.rending cries
OF the two little girls as they poured out
their full and breaking hearts around the
casket of their departed mother. Their
convulsve grief stirred my deepest sym.
pathies. But, dear children, your sorrow
will be turned into JOY when you meet
mother in the heavens and behold her
sweet, christian face with no trace OF her
suffering here. w. e. DAVIDSON,
Forrest City, May 10, 1901.
L. 81 am requested to extend the
family's thanks to the people generally
for all kindness and sympathy shown
them IN their trouble, bereavement and