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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-28
BILL FOR STATE EXHIBIT is
ALL READY FOR INTRODUCTION.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City Mo-. Feb. N.-The Worlds
Fair bill appropriating SlOO0.000 for a State
exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Expo-
sition at St. Louis in 1903 Is ready for In
production in the Assembly. Last Friday
Matt Hall. chairman. Of the House Worlds
Fair Committee. acting for the committee,
conferred with the Worlds Fair authorities
In st. Louis. and the outlines of the bill
were determined upon. Fred w. Lehman
drew the bill along these lines. The meas
ure was received in Jefferson City to-day
| by Chairman Hall.
l The bill. after declaring in several
"whereases" .he fact of the Exposition and
its benefits to the State. and the fact of the
adoption Of the Worlds Fair constitutional
amendments In November. appropriates 81
000.00o )r SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary to enable Missouri to participate in
the Exposition.
The bill provides for a commission of five
citizens Of Missouri. appointed by the Gov
ernor. to serve during the Exposition. and
as long afterwards as may be necessary. at
a salary to be fixed by the Assembly. The
Commissioners are to secure an allotment
Of ground and to have erected on 1t suitable
buildings on plans approved by the Gov
ernor. At least one Of these buildings Is
to be constructed. as far as possible, OF ma
terial produced in Missouri.
The bill makes It the duty OF the depart
ments, boards. bureaus ana commissions
in the government of Missouri to coop
crate with the Commissioners and grants
consent for the exhibition Of relics and
trophies In possession of the State. Under
the provisions OF the bill the State Board
Of Equalization is to direct the Commits
sIoners how to dispose Of the buildings and
equipments after the close of the Exposi-
ton.
The commission Is to appoint. with the
approval OF the Governor. an executive Of
ficer. whose duties are to be prescribed and
his compensation fixed by the commission.
He is to serve at the pleasure of the COM
mission. The commission Is to elect q pres
ident and secretary from its members,
uhn are To Serve af the nleasure Of The
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onice. where they. INDUCED in pleasant
conference for half an hour or more. a
friendly feeling was exhibited and they ex-
tended to each other happy congratula-
tions Mr.. Parker appeared gratifed at the
reception rendered him by the Mayor.
Freddie ziegenhein escorted him about the
apartments and inducted him into all the
details OF the rooms. Mr.. Parker seemed to
enjoy the welcome Immensely, and he evi-
IDENTIFY appreciated the good wishes ten
dered by the Mayor and Freddie ziesen-
heiN.
While Mr.. Parker was engaged with May
or Ziegenhein and Freddie Ziegenhein In
agreeable conversation the Mayors other
visitors deferentially fingered in Freddie
Zegenhein's office. 1t was the FIRST time
some OF them had been afforded an oppor-
tunity to form an acquaintance with silk
stocking candidate, and they evfnced some
surprise and showed disposition to be
somewhat retiring.
Mayor Ziegenhein was an active member
of the subcommittee which selected Mr.
Parker in the secret caucus in the st. Nich-
olas Hotel, and he has declared daily that
he Il anxious that Mr.. Parker receive the
nominat ation. The Mayor takes kindly IN
terest in his friend and gives emphatic as
eurance that he will take the stump for the
secret caucus nominee and do all he can to
get him votes.
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CATHOLIC KNIGHTS ORGANIZE.
Charter Members of Branch Society
Meet Tonight.

A meeting will be held tomorrow evening
at St Roses Hall. Etzel and Goodfellow
avenues, for the purpose OF electing officers
for a branch of the Catholic Knights of
America. which was established Monday
evening.
A number Of the perishioners have signed
the roll as charter members of the branch.
3. f. Brinker, State president OF the
Catholic knights of America. and Supreme
Secretary ]. c. Carroll were present and
p. Honrigan and ]. g. Hercules OF St Al
phonsus Branch, Edmund Bingle of
Branch No. 257, and Alexander Finney of
Branch No. 80 were also present
Addresses were made by Mr.. Brinker and
Mr.. Carroll In explanation of the workings
of the order. Father J. J. McGlynn. pastor
ciety and urged his parishioners to join.
Mr.. Brinker declared he had recently re-
ceived a communication from e. T. Orear,
state Superintendent Of Insurance in which
Mr. Orear paid a high tribute to the stand
ing of the Catholic Knights Of America.
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MR.. PARKER VISITS THE MAYOR.
Caucus Candidate Holds . Levee In
Zlegenhein's once.

George W. Parker. the secret caucus cam
didate for the mayoralty nomination at the
open" Republican primaries. to be held
March 5. was the guest OF Mayor Ziegen-
helm and Freddie Ziegenhein. the Mayors
son and private secretary, yesterday morn
ing in Ziegenhein's office in the City Hall.
Mr. Parker made his debut on the stump
as a spellbinder Tuesday night. under the
auspices of the Mayor Ziegenhein. In Lob
mann's Hall, Seventh street and Ann ave-
nue.. and his visit yesterday to Ziegenhein in
the City Hall was interpreted as a return
Of Ziegenhein's. courtesy In espoustng his
cause. Mr.. Parker was enabled to meet
many of the principal ward officials Of the
Ziegenhein machine and to cement more in
innate relations with the men who are ex-
pected to promote his interests In the
'open" primary campaign.
Among those present while Mr.. Parker
Eas the guest OF ziegenhein were; Tub
Becker. Louis Alt. Ed Baumann. Pat
Clarke. w. HI. Blake. Jeptha Howe. Carl
Unger and Louis c. Bohle.
Mayor zieEenhein and Freddie ziegenhein
extended q cordial welcome to their guest,
who seemed equally pleased to meet them.
The three xepatred TO the Mayors private
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TO BEGIN MONDAY MEETINGS.
All Democratic Candidates to Make
Addrcasea Mt SessiOn ON March Q.

The MONDAY meetings of the Jefferson
Club at its downtown headquarters In the
Carleton building at the corner Of Sixth
and Olive streets will begin next Wednes-
day. March 6.
The committee in charge of the campaign
on behalf of the club have made all ar
rangements to push the work from that
day until after the election.
All the candidates are expected to be
present at the first meeting and will make
addresses. Rolla Wells. candidate for
Mayor. has been communicated with. and
he has announced that he will be present
and will make a speech The other can
didates have been seen and have announced
that they will be on hand. The purpose of
the Campaign Committee of the club is
to make this first MONDAY meeting a grand
opening celebration OF the campaign and
nothing will be left undone to make the oc-
casion q great success.
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ScHEIPER'S LAGER CAPTURED.
Main Body Of Beers Escaped-For-
ty Taken Prisoners.

Port Elizabeth. Cape Colony. Feb IA
private message received hero says scheip-
er's laager. near willowmore. has been
captured by the British. The main body Of
the Boers was absent. but forty burghRs
and the whole Of the supplies were taksA .
DISPATCH FROM KErCHENDB-
London. Feb H.-Gensral Kitchener. -
esraphing from Middlebrg Qn the Trans.
vaal. on the railroad between Pretoria and
Portuguese East Arica). under date Of
February n. says:
The following additional captures ere
reported by French up to February -
Three hundred Beers. surrendered: = nine,
teen-pounder Krupp. Howitxer. q Maxim.
D.000 rounds Of small arms ammunition. 80
rifles. 3SS horses. 834 trek oxen. 500 cattle
9so0 sheep and 81 wagons and carts. The
Beers casualties were four killed and fivf
wounded"
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commission.
The commission Is to make monthly re-
ports to the Secretary OF State, which are
to be public record. Disbursements from the
fund are to be made by the State Treas
urer on warrants drawn by the Commits
sioner. accompanied in each case by
vouchers and itemized bills signed by the
president and the secretary. and approved
by the Governor Under no circumstances
Is over one-half Of the fund appropriated
to be drawn from the State Treasurer be-
fore December 81, 1902
provisions are inserted in the bill that
the State shall be liable for no more than
the amount appropriated. and that none
OF the fund shall be paid as ground rent
erected.
Inc Dill Will be introduced in the House
as soon as 1t has reached the approval of
the Worlds Fair Committee.
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A Fortune for Charity,

rieh mans statement that he intends to
devote almost his entire immense fortune to
charitable works has aroused much discussion
This IS because it will relieve much distress and
accomplish much good. II 10 q praisevorthy
endeayor Of course. out there are many other
agencies which accomplish Just an much good
Take Hostetters Stomach Bitters for instance
The great American remedy for all stomach ills.
For nfty years It has cured constipation. dyzpep-
-. btllousnsss. nervousness. and all the numer-
G11 t1s rh1ch arise from weak digestion. This
gssdle1ns vfu kse9 the most delicate stomach In
~ e4aDs. an1 fhs howels regular II q q
~Zederfaf 9sseHaz1ve tbnic and health builder:
- erept eased puzinsr shd nerve strensthener.
49, u<senttxs f6r malaria. fever and
s 81. 8: = es..D eevsss - Seek
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.


McKenzie's resolution. providing that the
question of limiting the representation OF
Cook County be submitted to the people o.
Illinois, was passed by bare two-tnirdi
majority in the Senate.
Mrs. Lulu Prince Kennedy's father ano
brother, accused of completely in murder OF
Mrs. Kennedy's husband. are adrpitted 10
bail.
Scale committees of Illinois coal miners
and operators are unable to agree on
schedule for the year.
In Texas Legislature the fight against
the Waters Pierce Oil Company has been
reopened.
Texas Court of Appeals holds that IN
tangible property. of corporations doing
business in that State, but with headquar-
ters In another State. is subject to taxation
Governor Davis Of Arkansas sends back
without approval bill passed by the
legislature He would guard, he says. the
health of the States convicts.
A girl marries her lover in Texas Jail
TO prove her faith in his innocence. He Is
about to commence a three-year sentence
In Penitentiary.
Widow OF Napoleon Ives, the Wall
street plunger, died in Cincinnati. NOR
phine fiend. Shame and suffering had pre-
ceded her death in destitution.
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WILL MEET AT LITCHFIELD.
Democratic Committee to Fix Date
for judicial Convention.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Edwardsville, ILL.,. Feb. N.-The Democrat
ic committee Of the Second Judicial Dis
trict of Illinois will meet at the Litch1eld
Hotel, at Litchield, next Monday. March
at IL o'clock. for the purpose of fixing time
place and representation for a judicial con-
vention to nominate q candidate for Su-
preme Court Judge to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of Justice Jesse J. Phil
lips
Nine candidates are in the field for the
nomination. They are: Judge Benjamin
r.. Burroughs of Edwardsville. now on the
Appellate bench; Judge William Farmer OF
Vandalia. r. b. Shirley OF Carlinville, Judge
James B. Kicks. who has been indorsed by
the Christian County bar; II. T. Railey OF
ex-Congressman Edward Lane of Hillsboro,
Attorney w. A. Howett Of Hillsboro and
d. l. Wright of Eflngham.
To Cure Headache in 10 Minutes
Take Parker's Headache Powders. They
are safe and sure. All druggists. Price loc.
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MARY INSTITUTE FUND FULL.
Plans Under Way for the New
Building.

The Advisory Board. OF which Isaac H.
Lionberger is the chairman, together with
members of the alumnae OF the institute,
met yesterday and discussed the question
of raising the 10000 necessary to secure
the 100000 pledged by William Mcmillan
ing. The meeting was executive. but Mr..
Lionberger fs authority for the statement
that the alumnae and their friends have
I raised the requisite $4,000.
Being a part of Washington University,
that Institution has paid for the lot on
Lake avenue, and the ground for the new
building will be broken in the near future.
The plans for the new building are being
drawn by Cope & Stewardson Of Philadel-
phia. Pa, architects for Washington Uni
Versity.
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To.DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Local discount rates were quoted at TO !
per cent on call and time loans. The clear
fngs were ss5ss.5S and the balances, 1886.
3iS Domestic exchange was quoted as fol-
lows: New York. par bid. SC premium
asked; Chicago, par bid. 10c premium asked;
Cincinnati. 10c discount bid. par asked;
Louisville, 1oc discount bid, par asked; New
Orleans. 1Oc discount bid. par asked.
The local wheat market closed lower at
74lsc g. May. 72Sd72xc July. 74Qi0c No. :
red: corn closed lower at sS3sc b. May. SS'sc
b. July. 3sasskc No. white: oats closed at
261sc May, 251xc a. July. HqZ'ixc NO. z
The local market for standard mess pork
closed steady at $145o for new. Prime
steam lard closed quiet at 73oc East Side.
The local spot cotton market closed quiet.
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NEWS OF THE CITY CHURCHES.
Special Services at Clifton Heights
Central w. c. T.. L.

The Clifton Heights PRESBYTERIAN Church
Is holding special preparatory communion
services. The Reverend D. X. Leland, pas
tor OF the Tyler Place Presbyterian Church,
VIII preach there tomorrow night.
The Central w. c. T. u. will hold de-
sTotional services at No. 14l4 Locust street
to-day. The services will begin at 10 a.
m. and will be led by Mrs. II. Magili
The Sunday School Convention of the St.
Louis Baptist Association has arranged for
a series Of monthly meetings, to be held
the second Monday in each month, and the
nrst will be held at the Third Baptist
Church Tuesday evening. March ii. The
subjects to be discussed are: THE Relation
of the Sunday School to the Church." and
''The Duty of the Church to the Sunday
School," The speakers Of the evening are
the Reverend Doctor w. w. Boyd and Pro-
fessor George z. Knox.
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rwo NEPHEws FOR CoMrTRoLLER.
James e. Yeatman Related to J.
Player and Isaac II. sturgeon.

Janes r. Heofman Related 10 J. Z.
Player and Isaac H. sturgeon.
In the race for Comptroller, James 4.
Teatman, the well-known capitalist. has
cratic candidate. is nephew Of Mr. Yeat-
man. his mother being Mr.. Yeatman's sis
ter. The wife of Isaac H. Sturgeon. Re-
publican candidate for Comptroller Is a
niece Of Mr.. Yeatman, her mother being
Mrs. Beverly Allen, whose sister was mar
ried to Mr.. Yeatman.
n Mr.. Sturgeon Is renominated IL will be
. friendly contest. and the relatives and
frlends OF Mr.. Yeatman will vote for his
nephew, whether they cast . Democratic or
Republican ballot.
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SPORTING.

Lena A.. won the Lexington Selling Stalk,
at New Orleans, in drive with Blue Ridge.
Advance Guard made one of his splendid
waiting races at Tanforan yesterday
Anna B., at 100 to 1. ran second at Tan
foran In the baby race.
Jockeys Weber and Walsh narrowly es-
capped death beneath the hoofs OF big
field at New Orleans. Both fell with their
mounts and were slightly injured.
A temporary injunction was granted yes
terday against the Madison poolroom on in
formation filed by the Attorney General. at
the instance Of several citizens Of Madison.
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CAPTAIN AND PILOT
HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Coroner's Jury Also Censures Rio
Janeiro's Owners for Employ.
ing Incompetent Crew.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
San Francisco. Cal, Feb. N.-The Cor
cner's jury tonight found that It was GRIM
inal negligence on the part Of both Captain
Ward and Pilot Jordan that caused the
wreck Of the steamer Rio de Janeiro
In addition. the Pacific Mail Steamship
for employing incompetent Chinese crews
for saving human lives.
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Internal Revenue Collections.
Washington. Feb. H.-The monthly state
ment Of the collections Of internal revenue
Issued to-day shows that during January.
1901. the total collections from ali sources
were 23,sl7.779. an increase a. compared
with January. 1900, Of $SA se1
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To secure or hold a good, responsible DO
sition you must have a fund of knowledge
The St. Louis Republic gives you the op-
porfunity. Read announcement of Home
School in to-day's issue.
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again sank into unconsciousneU, Finally
ne was taken home. He win be coufned 70
paraiytic stroke Judge tubke has SufereA
IN the last two years. :. :
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e27.50 e San Franeisco. Los Angeles
and other California points every Tuesday
in February, March and April
s, Via NJ. X. & T. Ry.
Through Tourist Sleeping Cars on Katy
Flyer. SIS p. M. every Tuesday to San
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weddinx OF wilsen-Pott.se.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
; Flora. ILL.,. Feb. N.-Mr. Len O. Wilson
and Miss Flora d. Pottage OF Henderson,
Ind. were married here to-day by Justice
F. NJ. McVeigh.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Qufnine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money n Il fails TO cure. n
w. Groves signature IL on each DOE. 30.
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EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON, d, c,
via na-Pennsyivania lines. March q
z ! return limit March q 1D0l
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Take .Osteopathic treatment for con-
stipation. Doctors Eekert 4 Writ,
seventh 1ooF, Commercial b11ldAng.
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THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo- -Quinine removes the cause.
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It's a mistake to go ON losing appetite ana
strength; Hoods Sarsaparilla corTects It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
TRIAL OF CHARLES PRATT.
The Prosecutor States the Case of
 the State.

Lansing, Mich, Oct 29-A jury was se- cured in the Ingham County Circuit Court today for the trial of Charles H. Pratt, indicted with eX-Speaker Adams and Land Commissioner French. for bribery in connection with the attempted pas sage of a joint resolution by the Legisla- ture of 1899 to purchase s2O0,0O0 worth of law reports from a St. Paul publishing house.
 In opening the case, the prosecutor said he would show that the company had de- posted 10000 in a St. Paul bank subject to Pratts order. when the purchase was actually made. He alleged that Pratt made seven drafts payable to bearer and delivered 5000 to Adams and $14O00 to Land Commissioner William French for use in securing the passage of the meas ure The resolution failed of passage by a narrow margin.
 This afternoon former State Represen- tatives Cheever and Burfoot testified that Speaker Adams requested them to vote for the law report bill. but that Pratt ne"er mentioned the subject to them Letters from Pratt's files were introduc- cd, showing that the company had de- posted S2,000 subject to Pratt's orders to be used for no improper purposes.
 Pratts office boy testified that he help cd Pratt remove certain letters from the files which Pratt said he did not want to get to the grand jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
PLUNGED INTO RIVER
DR ARTHUR E. TEw COMMITS
 SUICIDE.
Jumped Overheard from the Steamer Nettie Quill and Was Drowned. Had Been Employed on
 City of Mobile.

Mobile, Oct. 2s.-(Special.)-Dr. Arthur E. Few, a well-known young physician, jumped overheard from the river steamer Nettie Quill shortly after midnight last night near Gainestown. while en route to this city. and was drowned. The body was not recovered.
 Tew graduated from the medical col- lege here several years ago and for some time thereafter practiced medicine at points on the Mobile, Jackson and Kan sas City Railroad. For some reason, he came to this city again and soon began dissipating. Some time ago, however, he sobered up. Being unable to succeed in working up a practice. he secured a po- sition on the river packet City of Mobile. He made several trips on the boat.
 Saturday night he went up on the City of Mobile. He was taken i'll on the trip and when the Nettie Quill was met he was transferred to her and sent back to this city. On the way he became violent and was locked in his state room. He succeeded in getting out, however, and plunged into the river.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
TO PREVENT FRAUD.
McCullagh to Make War on Illegally Registered Persons.

New York, Oct 29.-According to in- formation which The Herald will print tomorrow Superintendent of Elections John McCullagh has prepared a letter to be forwarded to Police Commissioner Murphy demanding the cooperation of the police in preventing illegal voting next Tuesday and in bringing about the punishment of those guilty of an attack upon the integrity of elections. A copy of the letter will be sent to Mayor Van WyCk and another copy may be sent to District Attorney PhilbiC Affidavits will accompany the letters. Superintendent MCCullagh will call Commissioner Mur- phys attention to the fact that illegal registration has been resOrted to in all of tie down town districts.
 Mir McCullagh is quoted as saying: "G shall ask for no more warrants. My az nts will make arrests without war rants The law gives us the right to do SD and it will he dCne.
 Thl. will enrage certain police off, cials, but I do not think any attempt to interfere with US will be made If any attempt is made, there will be trouble anu it will be for the courts to settle"
 After a conference with President Nor ris of the Republican County Committee t"nieLt Superintendent McCullagh de- cided to subpoena in the morning the Go0 men who are alleged to be illegally registered from houses in the Second Asrsse rnblV District alone.