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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-27
SUBSCRIBERS DELAY
FAIR INCORPORATION.
All of Them Urged to Pay Their
Ten Per Cent Assessment
Banquet Plans.

The Executive Committee of the tempo
rary Worlds Fair organization is getting
ready to send out Individual notices to sub
scribers who have not as yet paid In the
first 10 per cent assessment on their stock.
While the collections up to date have been
satisfactory, the management is anxious to
obtain the entire $5OO.0o 0 necessary for in
corporation as soon as possible, and 1t Is
believed that the Individual notices will
hasten the payments.
All subscribers a'e urged to pay in their
assessment at once. The management Is
anxious to incorporate as soon as possible.
so that the actual work Of building the
Fair can commence. 1t will be impossible
to elect a directorate and choose a site
before 10 per cent of the capital stock has
been paid in. Worlds Fair workers wish.
IL possible, to lave the site chosen before
the middle of May.
MANY subscribers believe" said q MEM
Der of the Executive Committee. Tuesday.
that money is coming in SO swiftly that
their particular 10 per cent will not be
needed. ! would like you to impress upon
all those who have signed blanks that we
or small amount. II every one took that
view OF the case We would have a hard
time getting together the half million with
which TO incorporate. 1t is the duty OF all
loyal citizens to pay up their assessments
promptly. whether they receive individual
notices or not.
valuable time is passing while we are
waiting to incorporate. and a day of time
right now is worth n month in a year from
new. There are so many things which
should be attended to right away that 1t is
almost disastrous to lose one day. We
want to get out notices to send all over
the world announcing the Fair. These will
have to be officially signed by the officers
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
pany. The officers cannot be elected until
the 10 per cent IS raised and the papers OF
Incorporation filed at Jefferson City. The
subscribers should realize the conditions
and lose no time in paying up"
Banquet Preparations.
Secretary Cox said Thursday that prog
ress was being made in the preparations for
the banquet which the Business Mems
League will give to celebrate the passage
of the Worlds Fair bill. Several accept
ances have been received from the princi-
pal guests of honor. 1t is the intention of
the league to make the celebration one OF
the greatest in Its history.
o. The Missouri Fraternal Congress has
taken initial steps toward the erection Of a
fraternal building at the Worlds Fair. the
construction OF which Will be participated
in by each of the societies in the congress;
In addition. the Masons. Odd Fellows and
knights of Pythias have been invited to
join in the enterprise. A special committee.
consisting of a representative from each So
cietv. will meet Wednesday at 8 p. m. in
the Office of Past President w. H.. Miller.
room No. 4G7 Benoist building, for the pur-
pose of organizing. with the Idea OF pre-
senting the entire matter at a regular meet
ing of the congress on April l.
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DISCUSS THE RESIGNATION.
Elk Representative billiards. Action
Criticised in Texas House.
REPUBLIC

Eel
Austin, Tex, March o.-The lower house
70 the Texas Legislature had a spirited de-
bate Tuesday over the receipt Of a letter
from Representative billiard. stating that
ernor for the reason that he thought the
present Legislature was dominated ~ cor.
porate interests. Representative Hill of
Denton took exception to the letter and I'm
dictated the members of the Legislature
from any such charges, and then proceeded
to rip Representative Diilard up the back
by charging that he was entirely too world,
~ himself and lived in a glass house and
hence should not throw stones at other
members Of the Legislature.
TIL House Constitutional Amendment
Committee reported f%avOrabiy a bill max
ing all State officers. save members of the
Railroad Commission, judges of the high
courts and members OF the Legislature.
hold Office for a term of four years and pro-
hibiting them from seeking reelection.
The Senate devoted most Of its days ses-
sion to the discussion of its general appro-
Considered. notwithstanding which consider
the bill.
The House engrossed a bill establishing
an asylum for imbeciles at Abeline in con-
nection with the epileptic asylum.
Governor Sayers signed the bill granting
the newspaper. Of Texas a more liberal
libel law. and it is now a law. 1t does not
become operative, however, for ninety days.
owing to not having received a sufficient
number Of votes on its final passage to put
1t into immediate effect.
The following was issued Tuesday:
"It Is hereby ordered by the Railroad
Commission of Texas that the rates for
transportation of excess baggage by rail-
roads between points In Texas shall be Is
per cent of the regular first-class ticket
rates, provided:
'F1rst-That rate SO made shall not ex-
coed g per 100 pounds.
"Second-That the charges on any ship
ment shall not be less than the rate for 100
pounds. rovided further. that such mimi
mum charge shall not be less than Is cents"
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ON COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
Loss From Decline Of Cotton
Prices Falls on Middlemen.

SPECIAL.
Memphis. Tenn, March 26.-1nquiries
among the leading cotton factors here to-
day developed the fact that the largest
losers on the decline in cotton in progress
since the eliminating point of the season.
are the country and small town merchants
and the larger planters in the Delta
The small planters were forced. as q rule,
to part with their holdings as rapidly as
they were ready to be marketed. with the
result that they had disposed OF all their
stuff before the decline set In.
An interesting feature Of the situation
Is that those who have consigned their
cotton to factors here to be sold on com.
mission are still confident that there will
be a very large reaction In a short time.
and show little or no disposition to order
their c~onsignments sold.
The factors. however. take quite a diff
ferent view Of the situation. They believe
too. that there will be some offset to the
decline, though they are not nearly so
strongly rooted in this belief as the con-
sisners themselves are. This fact is clearly
enough brought out by the statement of a
factor, who still has on hand more than
10000 bales that he had refused to advance
$a5 per bale on any OF the cotton held by
him.
Commenting on the losses sustained by the
merchants, billiard and Coffin. who hold
more than 5000 bales. said there would be
few II any failures among the merchants.
even II they were forced to take the loss
they already have. as they are In a better
position financially as a result of their
larger profit last year to bear a loss than
thew have ever been,
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AMERICAN STOCKS
WEAK IN LONDON.
ALABAMA STORM AFFECTED
STOCKS.
Coal and Steel Securities Rallied
When Extent of Damage
Became Known.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

SPECIAL.
New York. March 2s.-American stocks in
the London market opened weak. rallied
up to 2 o'clock and then sold of in SYM
pathy with the lower prices here. The
general market was steady and coDsols I'M
changed at 96k. There was some moderate
demand for money, which showed signs OF
increasing up to the end Of the month.
In the local market the opening was dull,
with strong spots, but later there was a
resumption of the heavy proft-taking OF
the previous day; a marked setback In all
departments.
After a continuous rise Of four months. a
reaction seems natural enough and did not
require the ingenious explanations invented
to account for 1t. The absence OF any con-
firmation on the Southwestern consolida-
ton story caused some decline in the highly
speculative classes.
s Changers were heavy, but very fairly sup
ported on declines. and the high-grade
stocks generally seemed to have plenty OF
friends at a price. Steel stocks were hard
and rather neglected. Tennessee Coal and
damage from the cyclone was trihing and
the stocks of the United States Steel Corpo-
ration were well supported.
While the situation in the Far East con-
tains. as 1t always has done. infinite pos
sibilities Of trouble, it is perhaps not SO
serious as reported. That 1t is serious Is
obvious by the fact that consols are stand
ing at s5A, the lowest point since the con-
version Of 1889. The market had a sharp
rally in the later trading, particularly in
the Changers and fractions. The persistent
ly good buying Of Northern Pacific gave
color to the rumor of an early announce
ment Of the completion of the
consolidation deal.
The speculative pool which has been SELL
Ing fractions was believed to nave covered
stock and there was a sharp rally in that
department Morgan interests were said to
be supporting Fries and Southern Railway.
Money continued in fair demand at 2z to 3
per cent, and the borrowing demand indicat-
ed that the market had been rather over
sold. The volume OF trading, continued
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By Telegraph.

SPECIALS.
.,s MssPR H. On nsn n. a ssass. = fs1i Of RYE. Z in here :ss
evening from st. Louis with 5.12l packages mer-
chandise for this place. and returned at II
o'clock last night with a fair trip. The City
arrived this morning from vicksburg and re-
turns Tomorrow evening. The Delta arrived
this morning from Vicksburg and returns to-
morrow evening. The tow boat w. W.. O'Neal
was still In at dark this evening and will prob
ably have her repairs completed by tomorrow.
Receipts by river to-day were IS bales Of cotton
and 3s6 sacks Of cotton seed.
Grand Tower. Ill. March 8.-The Gray Eagle
down at 4:so a: M; j. Y: lockwood arrived
d deMn ed for crs.tal City ssst at $40 sao'S q. i m. w anS
twelve cars coal. Cleaner with three barges
down at lao ?. m. Peters Lee up at 3 p. m.
Margaret with two barges of lumber up at
p. m. II. g. Wright up at 6 p. m. Jack Rab-
gauge reads 49, feet. a rise Of 4 in last "a
hours. Weather clear ond pleasant.
Paducah. KY. March 2s.-The gauge reads p
feet and falling. Weather cold and cloudy. The
Dick Fowler to Cairo at 8 a. m. The John 8,
Hopkins to Evansville at 8 p. m. The Harry
Brown and tow down at 4 p. m. The Clyde, from
the Tennessee River. at ! a. M The Charleston
to savann ,ah-o a, 9 s r, m. The The N NsTY Sou South due
Red the daushter Of Captain A. J. Crouch Non
day night. Local packets in and out on time.
clear and cool. Rive. rising: gauge marks ao.s
feet. The H. q. Wright up at 8 q. m. The Pc
tiers Lee up. at 10 a. m: The Dolphin No. 5. with
down az noon. She is due up from
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TEXTBOOKS WRITTEN
BY AGNoS1|cs.
Woman's Sabbath Alliance Severe.
ly Censures American Col
.leges as IrreligiouA
REPUBLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. March 26.-At its meeting Mon
day in the Presbyterian building. the Wom-
ans Sabbath Alliance discussed what sew
eral speakers called compulsory Sabbath
Dissertation by the colleges and universe
ties OF the country. This dissertation. it
was pointed out. was brought about by the
college rules. which compelled students to
be in attendance on early Monday morning
classes. thus forcing them whenever they
visited home to return to college Sunday
afternoon.
II know that these colleges and univer-
stiles are not religious" said one member.
but I did not know until recently that
many Of their text books are written by
agnostics. and these haters of Christianity
introduce whatever they desire as facts"
Princeton and the College of the City Of
New York were cited as hotbeds OF agnos-
ticism.
almost all the younger professors of
Princeton are agnostics." 1t was asserted.
Several members then expressed the belief
that textbooks which. as they said, were
composed Of facts perverted by scepticism
should and could be driven from the college.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-27
DENOUNCED SOCIETY GAMING.
New York Clergyman Calls Them
"Voracious Harpies."
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL .
New York, March 2e.-Another prominent
clergyman has joined the crusade against
gam6ling in the home. The custom was
scathingiy denounced by the Reverend Da-
vid Burrell, pastor of the Marble Collegiate
Church.. at Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth
Doctor BurrelI's congregation includes
many families whose homes are in Fifth
avenue or the bordering streets.
1--WE have heard much lately of gambling
among the so-called fast set in society of
women, who carry on gambling at the ex-
pense Of their invited guests. They are not
to be compared with the professional gam
bier, who pleads the necessity of living on
the revenues of sin. They are not women.
They are harpies, with faces of women, but
bodies of voracious birds. Their wickedness
is more malignant than that Of the man
who lives on the games of chance"
Doctor Burrell said he meant his remarks
to apply to charity euchres and games of
every description played for prizes or favors
of any monetary. value.
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Corrected daily by Guy P. Billion. No. so7 Olive
SET ASIDE JuRY's VERDICT.
Crippled Negro Escaped Peniten.
tiary Sentence.

Sam Ferguson. a negro, who was found
guilty of robbery in the first degree last
week and sentenced to serve five years in
the Penitentiary, was dismissed Tuesday.
Assistant Circuit Attorney Maroney entered
a nolle prosequi in the case because Judge
Wood set aside the verdict.
Ferguson is very old. At the last report
Of the Grand Jury an indictment was found
against him charging him with robbing
Sylvester johnson Of Pine Lawn, Mo. john
Street and Lucas avenue on January 5. A
jury found him guilty of robbery in the
first degree and sentenced him to serve five
years in the Penitentiary. Judge Wood de-
not physically abe to hold up a man like
the prosecuting witness. who is a particular
ly robust specimen of manhood. and set the
verdict aside.
Maroney then dismissed the case.
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vmGaptain ain, ": A. Bla.'s steamer: the ". J:
April on her initial trip Of 1901.
arrived at MuscatIne. Ia. from Rock Island.
the e' i1~sr R r,sea! fne Is | Rl!Gisi1 VIII fh Be ' sae % W i5en
day with a tow OF railroad ties.
Hiss Daisy Crouch. the daughter of Captain
Crouch OF the Charleston. were married at Pa
cucah.
sissippi and Missouri River contractor. died
SON and n daughter: The body is 70 be shipped
will later be buried at ST. Charles. Colonel Hun
ter Ben Jenkins and a number Of veteran s..
F F1edd' N tlsss" Captain ml,i s as5sns s sss snnsi Is now Ta at
.or ROCKS ea a ue 9Szer sse sap ]sGntrsss a. 8! i ,ss cha =
ssSF'i sss e sas''' q: Ed f 2sSs ! h5 u s; Shoot ;s
points aas' az. sas' ssii ct sis. WAY Y s ss., cs ssss . :aa "" as
renns::ee Rivsls With Il l isa.Se fe !s1. q iu naS% ies
being X loaded to return Wednesday At { ;. mo m. !,
The City Of st. Louis arrives from New Or
with with 40 TONS q f1esshs and . good list q pas,
s smaTs To- T h:r s. 5,,s aSs.' clears Saturday. out
tuesday mlhs H Win f IS head sa%e Of 70 STOCK sSs. s Jon sae hs'' u
fSan snS R sedrsst manifest enc 'a 10
The Grey Eagle clears Friday for Cape Cir
ardeau and
The India Owens arrived from Calhoun Coun-
ty with corn and miscellaneous shipments. and
is receiving to get away Wednesday on a return
passage.
steamer Columbia Is being loaded to depart
Wednesday for Chester and way points.
The Peters Lee arrives from Memphis
Wednesday morning and is receiving to clear
Wednesday evening on her return.
The City Of Sheffield came In from CAL
houn county, bringing a cargo Of corn and sun
dries. She returns Wednesday.
Commander U. R. Harris announced Tuesday
49, the FoIIowinO liRhtQ hot UAon CT I0Nfu and
Cairo have been stopped, temporarily: Arsenal
leland. Turkey Island. Hamburg Towhead.
Captain H. w. Leyhe. general agent for the
Eagle Packet Company. has improved the COM
pany's office by inciosing the counting-room with
ro,,nter wire.
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France.
Bar Silver,


New York, March 2G.-Bar silver s0lLc.
London. March z6.-Bar silver unchanged at
21&d per ounce.
Treasury Statement.
Washington. March 2G.-Tuesday's statement
Of the Treasury balances in the general fund.
exclusive OF the si5oo 900 gold reserve in the
balances sl52. si7. os1: gold $685. S, 254. ~
The Banks.
New York. March 26.-Money on call steady at
2LsN2& per cent. Prime mercantile paper 31I4A
per cent Sterling exchange irm; with actual
and at :isaA for g. g. days Posted rates $3.50
tifcates 62ds3. Mexican dollars 4ec state
bonds irregular. Exchanges saii. O67, 5l7; balances
$40. 493. 1888. ~
Boston, March 2s.-Exchanges s21. PA: ball
Philadelphia. Pa: March 2s.-clearings ST.
Baltimore. Md. March 2s.-Clearings 5.51e, $50;
balances s571. 2si.
ances s.. es6. 092. Posted exchange 81. s5isai So.
New York exchange SOC discount
Cincinnati. O.. March e6.-Money 2ik to 8 per
cent. New York exchange l5125c discount.
Clear'ngs 81. sI1. 80.
HEAD T MKTS ...... ....... $500. 500. 10.
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PARD0NED BY M'KINLEY.
John Mcbride, Who Was in for In.
juring Letter-Box.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. March 2s.-The President has
pardoned John McBride. who was indicted
in the Western District of Texas for In
jurfng a letter pox. and on May 30. 1900.
was sentenced to imprisonment for two
years in the Fort Leavenworth Peniten-
tiary.
The Attorney General says that Mcbride
was on a spree and as a mere malicious
freak brok. open a United States letter.
box. not stealing nor intending to steal the
contents.
The President acted upon the application
for the pardon of John. alias Kid. Wilson.
who was convicted In the Western District
of Arkansas Of robbery, and on November
q, 1893, was sentenced to Imprisonment for
Kings County P~enitentiary at Brooklyn,
the aggregate sentences amounting to
twenty-four years. Wilson was a boy Of
longed to the celebrated Starr gang.
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NEWS OF THE CITY CHURCHES.
Socials and Other Entertainments
Are Planned.

Tyler Place Presbyterian Church will give
an entertainment for the benefit Of the la
dies society to be used for the furnishing
Of the new church. at Union Club, Friday
evening, March q. The programme will
include guitar and mandolin selections by
Messrs. Robert c. Miller. Leslie Thompson.
Oliver Richards. Herbert Morgan and r.
Walter Mills: vocal selections by Mrs. A.
G. Frohman; violin solos by Miss Martha
Kaminski; select reading by Miss Theresa
Weber Smith; vocal selections by Mrs. W.
A. Bonsack. There will also be tableaI:x
and word poses" Mrs. Rosalie B. Gale
is the accompanies and Mrs. E. F. Tipde-
mann musical director. assisted by Mrs. A.
G. Torrance.
Leonard Avenue Presbyterian Church. be
tween Laclede and Manchester avenues.
will give a poverty social Friday evening.
March %. The programme is as follows:
Vocal solos by Miss Annie NJ. Taylor, Miss
Maudell Brown. Mr.. j. p. Douglass, NJ.
L. W.. Harris and Professor Freeman; Sc
lect reading by Miss Clarissa Brown, Miss
Annie. E. Brockway and Miss Katie John
son; duet. plano and guitar. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shores. A poverty lunch will be served at
the close.
The ladies Of st. Marks English Lutheran
Church will hold n sale at 2 p. m. March
30. In the parlors of the church, corner OF
Cardinal and Bell avenues.
under the previous days closing price.
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MCLEAN County Teachers.

SPECIAL.
Bloomington, Ill, March 2s.-The annual
institute Of the MCLEAN County teachers
institute. will last all the week. The insti-
tute opened at s a. m. with reading and
nature study, conducted by Professor NJ.
]. Holmes. of this city. Superintendent E.
the work in arithmetic and ramma above
the third grade. Music in the public schools
Iowa, formerly Of Bloomington. Other
features were physical culture. Professor
Fred Lorenz. and 1.-THE Child's First Three
Years in School," Cora Hamilton. At 2 =.
sided over the principals section. Profess
scr Addison Moore of Chicago addressed
the teachers on THE Uniication Of the
roll Brown Of Bloomington delivered an adj
dress on Domestic Science and Its Rela-
ton to the Public Schools. and Its Position
in Women's Club" -.
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bonds.
FINANCE
England.

London. March ss.Gonso!s for money 95.:
dian Pacific :oA ST. Paul Los; Illinois Central
10: l9nisyii!e lo2ti SSfiw 19Ek Central raj 11e,s;
ferred a5s: Erie 81: Union Pacific preferred 81:
Anaconda slk: Rand Mines lis, Money "a per
cent. The rate of discount in the open market
for short bills 3 ls-16a3a per cent: do three
months bills 3Sq3A per cent. The amount Of
bullion taken into the Bank Of England on bal
10Ed; Linseed oil 25s 3D.. Turpentine spirits
France.
Paris. March 2s-Prices on the Bourse to-day
garding the restarting Of the mines. Parquet
stocks were easier on realizations. but recovered
slightly toward the end. At the close prices were
generally fairly firm. Three per cent rentes lOlf
Soc for the account. Exchange on London 25f l9c
Tor checks. Spanish Is 73. =.
Germany.
Berlin. March 2s.-Americans were dull on the
Boerse to-day. Canadian Paciffcs were steady and
fnternational5 were quiet. PIT ssian 2I1 per cents
were easier. Mines relarsed slightly on reaiiza-
ttiis. The weekly statement Of the Imperial
Bank OF Germany shows the following changes:
cash in hard increased $3.50. ooOm: Treasury
notes decreased 100, Doom; other securities in
CEASED 81. 4io. 01gn, I otes In circulation increared
II, 2Sc. COON.
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WORKING GIRLS HOME
ON A DIFFERENT PLAN.
for Private Tbeatricals and a Dance Hall Will
Replace the Ordinary Strict Rules of Conduct.

board and room in the Franklin Square
House, or board without room or room
without board. 1t will undoubtedly he from
$3.50 to s. a week for board and room. ac-
cording to the location of the room. IT Is
planned to nave accommodations for 400 at
that rate. I am confident the house will
be self-supporting.
1.-The young women themselves will vote
on all questions pertaining to the govern
ment Of the house. We will have an audi
forum for private theatricals. and there
will be a dancing hall. 1 believe In these
forms of amusement"
Many prominent persons have come to
the support Of Doctor Perrin. and the $780,
600 needed for his plan Is assured.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Boston. Mass. March 26.-Transformed
into a hotel for working girls. the big New
England Conservatory Of Music building In
Franklin Square, will be a unique institu-
ton in Boston. after the conservatory Ia
moved to the building in the back bay Fens.
The structure has 400 rooms.
The Reverend Doctor George f. Perrin OF
the Every Day Church conceived the Idea.
Restrictions usual In such places conduct
ed by women's organizations are not part
of his plan. Conduct of the girls will be
left to their own good common sense, as 1t
would be at their home.
Said Doctor Perrin:
"All patrons will have their choice to
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BADLY INJURED IN A FALL.
William S. McAdOo Probably Will
Die From His Wounds.

William 8. McAdoo. a negro. 60 years old.
living at No. 1912 North Eighth street. fell
from a two-story brick house at No. 1917
North Seventh street Tuesday afternoon on
fatal injuries. He was sent in an ambu-
lance to the City Hospital where he was
found to be suffering from a fractured skull
and internal injuries.
McAdoo had been employed by John Nc
Carly. owner of the house. to repair the
guttering and brickwork at the edge Of tn:
too short. To get to the top of the wall
McAdoo borrowed a step ladder. which he
spiiced to the end Of the other. After rest
and began work. He had nearly finished
when the lashings gave way and the step
ladder fell from under him.