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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
LOST A FORTUNE
BY VACILLATlON,
New York Spectator Narrowly
Missed a Million-Change of
Mind Brought Disaster.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, May H.-Had Theodore S.
Baron acted upon his resolve to buy North
ern Pacific stock he would to-day be classed
Win that small coterie of specula tors who
sarnered fortunes in day from the wreck
and ruin of last weeks storm on the Stock
E&change. No blue-coated policeman would
have arisen in his path bearing a summons
to court: no insistent creditor would now
confront him with an accusation of crime.
and business resting upon a firm founda-
tlon ana giving employment to hundreds
OF skilled operators would not have slipped
from his grasp over night
Mr. Baron wavered. however; his resolu-
tion weakened. and instead Of buying. he
sold Northern Pacific short" on n slender
margin. This reversal of Judgment de-
stroyed the last chance of the luckless
speculator to recoup losses aggregating
Slto.VOV. cost him his partnership and led
10 MS arrest on n charge that the trans
action. which meant so much to him. had
been financed with worthless check.
In the Center Street Police Court to-day
Mr. baron was araigned on complaint of
his broker. Alfred Leopold, of the Stock
Exchange firm Of j. NJ. Leopold & Co.. and
held In $4,000 bail.
Ihis Is the worst jar 7 have ever re-
ceived." said Alfred Leopold to-day in tell
Ing Of his experience with Mr. Baron
Baron came In here on Monday and decid-
ed to buy 1.00O Northern Pacific and 1000
Union Pacific. Before the order was sent
by phone to the exchange. however, he
changed his mind He seemed greatly ex-
cited. and said he wanted to win or lose.
He finally took the short side, and was
wiped out.
THE switch cost him fortune. for II he
had bought as he originally intended to do
he might have made cool million without
showing 4 cent"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
WILL ESTIMATE COST
OF WIDENING STREET
Board of Public Improvements
Has Information on Expense of
Market Street Work.

At the hearing at 10 o'clock Friday morn
irg. May "a. on the petition for the widening
of Market street, between Eighteenth and
Twentieth streets. the Board of Public I'M
provements will have for the information OF
petitioners n detailed statement showing
the probable cost OF converting the two
blocks into public park.
Draughtsman J. C. TraviIla has prepared
a list of all the property owners in the
two blocks and plat showing all the inn
provements on all the streets. The plat
contains information that will indicate con-
ditions existing
The following is a statement Of the
property holdings and improvements in the
two Slocks:
Market street. from Eighteenth street to
Nineteenth street-John S. Sullivan, 10 feet,
three-story and two-story brick buildings:
John G. Brandt. 50 feet, one-story brick;
Louis Sonbuceth. 29.SA feet, three-story
brick; Lester Real Estate Company. 20 feet,
two-story brick: Missouri Railway Com.
pany. s0.6A feet. two-story brick.
Chestnut street, from Eighteenth to Nine
teenth street: Angeline Schneider. 30 feet,
two-story brick: Greenleaf Real Estate
Company. 100 feet, no Improvement; Matte
p. Hughes, 59.6Is feet, no Improvement: F.
Il. Phipps. Jr. and FL. P. Phipps. 1so.eA
Market street. from Nineteenth street to
Twentieth streetTheodora H P. Wallace.
50 feet: one-story brick; Mary E. Holzhau-
Clark. 40 feet. two-story brick: Mary E.
Holzhausen. IS1s feet. two-story brick:
Richard Hennessey. Sly feet two-story
brick
Chestnut street. from Nineteenth street
to Twentieth street-Margaret B. Cordell.
q feet. two-story brick; jeremiah F'ruin III
feet no Improvement: Patrick F. Grace,
81 feet. two-story brick: Lggett estate, 10i
feet. six-story brick; Granite Investment
Company. 20 feet, no Improvement: CharIes
II. Turner and Lawrence B. Pierce, 20 feet,
one-story brick; Carlo e. Cappelli. q feet,
two-story brick
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
DOLLARS AND SENSE.
The Successful Combination Used
by the kieselhorst Company
In the Formation of Their Twcn-
teth Century Piano Club.
Prospective Plano Purchas scrs should
InvestiEate.

IL IS getting to be pretty well known that
me kieselhorst Piano Company never do
things by halves
The enormous growth of this house is not
an accident-tis the result of years of
honest labor aud progressive ideas. The
iwchIlstn century Piano Club is the result
or careful study. and It's Immediate success
~ assured. as already more than half the
limited membership is secured
The liberal use of DOLLARS AND
SENSE by the Kieselhorst company has
paced within the reach of all club members
the means Of obtaining a hieh-grade. new
piano at figure way below wholesale price
and on terms to suit This is an opportunity
long sought fer by the masses. DO not
hesitate. Our guarantee is back of every
antee is worth something.
:, call and Investigate. then join the club.
remember. pianos are delivered at once.
kIEsELHORST PIANO co.
9li Olive st.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
DECIDE TO CALL A
STRIKE ON MAY 20,
Shops Throughout the Country
Given Until That Date to Grant
Demands of Machinists.

Washington, May 1.-THE representa-
tives of the Machinery and Allied Metal
Trades National and International Unions.
who have been in session here for two
days considering the enforcement Of a de-
mand that union machinists hereafter shall
be required to work only nine hours day.
with an increase of wages that would make
the daily pay the same as under the pres
ent ten-hour rate, decided that there
should be a strike on May 20 In shops re-
f,ising to grant the desired concessions
According to the reports by the leaders OF
the threatened strike of the International
Association of Machinsts there is dis
position to yield on the part Of the en-
ployers.
President OConnell Of the International
Machinists and Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor. assert
that they have received concessions within
twenty-four hours which may result in the
strike being averted.
I've have made our final declaration"
said President OConnell. land propose to
rest our case. Any overtures must come
from the other side. Many OF the en-
pIoyers are beginning to realize that we are
in earnest and that our demands are rea-
sonable.
I'VE are re-enforced by all Of the trade
organizations, and the order for the strike
to begin next Monday will be carried out
unless the opposition yields.
"It is possible that a strike may be
averted, In view of the large number OF
employers who suddenly consented to adopt
our time and pay schedule"
AGREEMENT REACHED AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, May 14.-After a three hours
conference to-day the Illinois Central Rail
road and its union machinists reached an
agreement 1t was compromise. the men
securing a nine-hour day. while MAKING
concessions In wages. pay for overtime and
apprentice regulations. Business Agent
Roderick said better terms We're expected
when the men secured uniform agreements
with the road entering Chicago.
wabash Machinists Go Out.
Springfield. ILL.,. May H-One hundred ma
chinists in the Wabash shops here struck
to-day to enforce their demand for an In
crease of wages from 25 to 29c per hour,
time and half for overtime and q nine
hour day.
A number of men employed in the black
smith shop have gone out in sympathy with
the machlnists. and probably, half OF the
force of 300 men employed at the shops have
ollit work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
CROWD WAS ENTHUSIASTIC.
Feats of Agility at Wild West
Show Evoked Applause.

The feats OF agility and strength dis
played by Arab acrobats seemed of most
interest to the spectators at Buffalo Bitl's 8
Wild West show last night. The grand
tower feature. where nine men pile up in
bridge three high. supported by one man.
was most remarkable. The strong man OF
the group later turned seventeen somer-
sauts, traversing in this manner the entire
width Of the field. Again. at the conclusion
of the company's performance. he held one
man on his head, muscled two more out at
arms length, and marched from the re-
served seats at one end Of the inciosure to
the other.
The battle Of Tfen-Tsin evoked great en-
thusiasm. and the maneuvering of the
horses in this scene, and in the finale of
the congress of the Worlds Rough Riders
was the occasion for considerable applause
from that part Of the grand stand which
usually holds its hands in dignified peace.
Last night the crowd was liberal. and
many stayed late to examine the abodes OF
the real Boers the men who fought under
Cronie- and to get a nearer view of the
Canadian horse and the British soldiery.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
LABOR UNIONS WILL ASSIST.
Celebration of Fourth of July in
st. Louis Is. Assured.

A mass meeting. under the auspices of the
newly organized Fourth of July celebra-
tion Association, was held last night in the
Bowman building, Eleventh and Locust
streets. for the purpose of formulating some
plan for the commemoration Of the coming
anniversary Of American independence.
Mr.. Thomas A. Bell announced that near
ly every labor. benevolent and social or
ganization in st. Louis had pledged its sup
brating the Fourth of July this year. and
promises of cooperation in succeeding years
had also been made. Ex-Governor Stone
that the reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence be special feature OF the cere-
monies.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
Welded SUB ROSA.
Ex-Attorney General Harmon's
Daughter Seeks Forgiveness.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cincinnati. May .l.-Former Attorney
General Harmon, who was In New York
Yesterday in consultation with Colonel l.
G. Wier. president of the Adams Express
Company, received a telegram from his
daughter that must have been a heart-sur-
prise.
1t notified him that his daughter. Mar
torie. had Just been married to George n.
Heckel. civil engineer of Boston. by the
Reverend George n. Easton of the Church
OF Epiphany. The telegram. which was
from MarJorie's sister, advised papa to take
1t coolly and forgive the couple.
The mother is in Europe and papa's trip
to New York was taken as an opportunity
by the young couple to settle the question
Of parental opposition. They quietly slipped
down to the Episcopal parsonage and were
made one Papa was then wired and Is ex-
pected to gracefully surrender. 1t does not
appear that there was an insurmountable
reason why 1t was necessary to elope. Just
why Mr.. Heckel was not favored Is a fam
lily secret
Miss Marjorie IS a debutante of last sea-
con and beautiful girl. Her father is well
fixed financially. having a large law prac-
tice.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
ANOTHER SLUMP IN STOCKS.
Gates Reported Closing Out His
Speculative Line.
REPIRLIC SpECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, May IL. - The first decided
slump in the stock market since last Thurs
days panic occurred to-day. Prices opened
higher and held well for over half an hour.
Then they commenced to sag. and by IL
o'clock very evident liquidation was in
progress.
One of the reports in circulation was that
John W. Gates was closing out his specula-
tive line and intended to sail for Europe
tomorrow. All OF the Western spectators
who follow his lead were said to be selling
also. The market was not very active. All
day It had been tagging. as in the middle OF
summer. with the total sales for the day L.
10000
There was much suppressed anxiety. how
ever. as It is known that a number OF
houses that just pulled through the panic
have asked until next week in which to
settle their claims. Brokers stated freely
to customers that, to be on the safe side.
they would better buy their stocks outright
or else liQuidate.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
FUNERAL DIRECTORS MEETING.
Fourteenth Annual Convention of
Missouri Organization.

The fourteenth annual convention Of the
Missouri Funeral Directors Association
met yesterday at the Lndell Hotel About
oW members were present. An address OF
welcome was delivered by Joseph l.. Horns
by. President Of the City Council. and n re-
sponse by Ely Paxson of Springfield, Mo.
The Reverend F. H. james OF Highly. MO.
offered prayer, and the Reverend Doctor F.
o. Fannon OF ST. Louis delivered an ad-
dress The association then proceeded with
work of a routine nature and adjourned
early. -,
The work OF the association to-day will
consist Of q paper on "Disinfection." by
Doctor Max starkloff: a paper on SAM
retary OF the State Board of Health; a pa
per on '.The Bacteria OF Infectious and
Contagious Diseases" by W. Dwight Jen-
nings of st. Louis. and practical demon
demonstrator of the National School of
Embalming. The remainder of to-day's
session will be devoted to routine work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
|wlLL DEMAND NlNE-HoUR DAY.
Local Unions May Formulate Re-
quest Next Week.

William Rebbing. local business agent CT
the International Association of Machinists.
said yesterday afternoon that the local
unions here will demand the nine-hour DAY
within a short time and possibly In the
course Of the next fortnight. I'VE have not
yet asked the employers here" said Mr.:
Rebbing. for the nine-hour workday ana
do not know how they will receive the re-
quest when II is made. But this is nation-
nj movement, planned by the national OIL.
GERS last winter. Something definite may
be done within the next week. but probably
not before next Monday or Iuesday. II
probably will be adjusted without trouble.
Prices have gone up. and We think wages
should follow"
Almost every machinist In st. Louis end
vicinity is union man. all the outsiders
having been brought into the fold last VIII.
ter at the series of mass meetings held at
the West End Coliseum. where the mt1
were addressed by union labor leaders from
ali parts Of the United States, who said
that the metal workers would demand the
nine-hour day everywhere after May ] and
probably before July of this year.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
MEETING OF COAL DEALERS.
Local Handlers of Anthracite Dis
cuss Prices With Operators.

Local hard coal dealers met the repre-.
sentatives of the anthracite coal barons OF
the East at the Planters Hotel yesterday
afternoon.
Last night the visiting hard-coal repre-
sentatives were entertained by the local
ject of this meeting, as explained by Ed
ward Dewey, was for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether the Morgan coal syndicate
will keep its promise anent the price Of
hard coal.
Last year" said Mr.. Dewey. 'the coal
syndicate agreed to maintain a certain
price. and because 1t failed to keep that
agreement the local hard coal dealers were
compelled to rebate to their customers not
less than $4,000 We intend to see that this
does not happen again. II We can help It.
These people in the East say they can con-
troll the price and maintain it at a certain
level
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
ToDAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.


Local discount rates were quoted at 8 70
6 per cent on call and time loans. Inc
clearances were sS.S5i.S1 and the balances
s. .S51.0is. Domestic exchange was quote,'
as follows: New York. 6oc premium mo-
75c premium asked: Chicago. &c premium
bid. Sc premium asked: Cincinnati, ioc dis-
count bid. 1Nc premium asked: New or-
leans. 25c discount bid, par asked: Louis
Vile. 10c discount bid, 10c premium asked
The local wheat market closed lower a,
BIC May. 6eisc July. ssssc a. Sept. s4l=a
74Ssc No. red. Corn closed lower at 4Sc a.
May. 42ssc b. July, 4ea4c n. Sept, Hlsn45c
No. white. Oats closed at 29isc b. May,
2sasc a. July, cs%.c b. Sept. 3oaSei4c No. p
The local market for spot cotton closed
quiet
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
ORPHANS EN- ROUTE TO
MISSOURI HOMES,
Fifty-Two Children From New
York Founding Asylum Ar
rive at Union Station.

F1fty-two children. all less than years
old and all from the New York Founding
Asylum. arrived in Union Station last night
On the way to new and strange homes in
various parts of this State. They came in
Il special car and were attended by two
Sisters OF Mercy. They were met at the
station by G. w. Swayns of New York.
who represents the asylum. The little ones
were switched out in their car into the
yards and there spent the night. To-day
Mr.. Swaync will commence the work of
sending them to their new homes and to
their adopted parents.
Four hundred children are annually
placed in families in all parts of the United
States by the f3undling institution. Three
years ago the asylum sent fifty children to
Missouri. and most Of them are now said
to be well and happy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
ACTOR MARRIEs AN ACTRESS.
Miss Magdalene Mode and G. l..
WOrthington Wed at Clayton.

Miss Magdafene Mode. St Louis ac-
tress. was married at Clayton yesterday
afternoon to Charles L. Worthington of
Toledo. o. The ceremony was performed by
the Reverend j. NJ. Stultz, pastor of the
Clayton Methodist Church
For the last six years Miss Mode has been
member Of San Francisco stock COM
pany. with the exception Of brief en-
gagement at the Columbia Theater three
years ago. Worthington Joined the com
pany about a year ago. and the young
couple soon became engaged. Neither of
day morning that they were to be mar
ried. Miss Mode was visiting her mother
Mrs. Marie Mode. at No. Bliss School street.
day morning on his return from Toledo
where he had been visiting his parents
They then decided to get married imme-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15

at the landing on the third floor and fall
forty feet to the granite-pavcd street below
yesterday afternoon.
Rodgers is employed as press feeder py
the printing company. His work is upon the
third floor. but yesterday afternoon. Few
minutes after o'clock. he was sent to the
compcsng-room on the fourth floor to get
a proof. He procured this and started to
return. negro porter employed In the
building was the only person who saw him
start down the stairs. He says the boy was
running and went down the steps two at
time. At the third floor there is narrow
landing and directly opposite the root OF the
stairs is a window which faces upon Vine
step the boy stumbled. He made an effort
to recover his footing. hut was unable 10
stop or turn, and PLUNGED headforemost
through the window. shatterins the glass
ard sash. He made frantic but unavailins
efforts to grasp something to prevent MS
fall He landed on his head upon the gram
ite cobblestones and was rendered uncon-
sciouc.
John f. Nangle. manager of the Myerson
Printing Company, was notified of the acci-
dent. He sent for an ambulance and when
1t arrived accompanied the boy to the CITY
Hospital. Examination disclosed that the
wrist and of the right ank- and had con-
cussion Of the brain. 1t was the opinion OF
the hospital doctors that he had good
chances of recovery.
Walter Rodgers is the son OF Charles
Rodgers. a mechanic. The father was notf-
fled OF the accident and went Immediately
to the hospital
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
At New York Hotels:

REPURLlC SPECIAL.
New York. May H-Among the arrivals at
the hotels to-day are the following West
einers:
St. Louis-M, Asher. G. W. Fueth. NJ G.
weiner. b. Schumacher. Herald Square: +.
Wallastein. NJ. Schoenberg and Mrs. Schcen-
berg, s. Schoenberg, Savoy; H. A.. Blossom
and Mrs. Blossom, Mrs. NJ. E. Bradford.
H. D. Williams Waldorf; A. w. Benedict.
Mrs. A. w. Benedict, H. A. GrlNn1. Astor;
Union; F. NJ. Passon. Holland: Miss N.
jones, r. A. Mills. darlington: II. 3.
Grubbs. ID. A; Jamison. Hoffman; z. c.
B. Case. Albemarle; A. ]. Ivey. st. Denis;
F. Johnson and Mrs. johnson, Union
sHl M,tcheil MURRAY a1dhi Hiii Fos1Ior III Heck,nan
Broadway Central; G. 8. Tyler, Criterion.
Kansas City-C. A. Keger. Herald Square;
r.nd upion sS ssU9y arias,en G
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
Or. RAssIEUR's PROMOTION.
Succeeds Assistant Superintendent
Amyx at City Hospital.

Doctor Louis Rassieur. who has been
Junior assistant physician at the City Hos
pital for the last year. yesterday was ap-
pointed assistant superintendent of the hos
pitals by Health Commissioner Starkloff. to
succeed Doctor Robert F. Amyx, who re-
signed Monday.
Doctor Rassieur is graduate of Marion
Sims Medical College, and entered the hos
pital as an inferno two years ago. He Is
the son OF Mrs. Pauline Rassieur. who lives
at No. 24l4 South Eighteenth street. in this
city. and nephew of Judge Leo Rassieur.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
Hum0rS
Spsing'sInheritanceErons
Uinter.

Waste matters which the skin, kid.
neys and other organs were too torpid
lin the cold days. to take care of, and
cannot take care of now without help,
there is such an accumulation Of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimrles, boils, and other eruptions,
loss Of appetite. that tired feeling, bill
ious turns, fits Of indigestion, dull head
aches and many other troubles common
in the spring are due to them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
STEAMER BURNED.
Captain, Pilot and Engineer Miss
ing-Incendiary's Work.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Calhoun. KY. May 1.-THE steamer City
of owensboro. plying in the Green River
trade from Evansville. Ind. was burned to
the waters edge between 1l:3O Tonight and
midnight.
The steamer was lying to when the fire
was eNtinguished. Captain Isaac Eastin Of
Evansville. Ind. the pilot and engineer are
missing. but it is not certain they were lost,
as they may have escaped and not reported
The loss is not known.
The watchman Of the boat was discharged
here to-day. 1t is believed the fire was CT
incendiary origin.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
CONDEMN ~RAGTIME" TUNES.
Federation of Musicians Says They
!, Ara "Irnmus;cal Rotn

Denver. Colo, May IA. - The American
Federation of Musicians, now in conven-
ttdn here. has adopted resolutions. intro
duced by H. o. Wheeler of Kansas City,
chAfacterixing ''ragtime" tunes as '-unmu-
steal rot" and pledging members of the
federation TO make every effort to sup
press and to discourage the playing and
pubiishing Of such musical trash"
II was decided to hold the next annual
meeting at Buffalo. NY The date will be
1ee6 BY the Executive Board.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
ROB THE MAN WITH THE Ak.

AnEOrn Goats Employed to Clean Up
. Thickct.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Pana. ILL.,. May 12-Louis A. Mills has
secured 1870 Anecra goats and will put them
to cleaning off forty acres of thicket.
The goats like the leaves. buds and small
are the lungs of the plants. and If they
are kept off a season the plants die.
When goat comes to sapling that he
others join him. and throw their weight
on the trunk and bend 1t over. while others
climb on the branches
Other farmers will try the goats for clear
ing ground. II being claimed they are a
perfect success.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
MONTANA GAMBLING
HOUSES ALL CLOSED,
For the First Time Since the Dis
Covery of Gold No Faro Is
Dealt in the State.

Helena. Mont. May 14.-Every gambling
house in Montana closed to-day. Attorney
General Donovan having instructed every
County Attorney to see that they were
closed. 1t is the most radical step at
reformation ever taken in Montana, and the
first time since the discovery of gold that
faro las not been dealt in the State.
The Attorney General threatened to pro-
ceed against County Attorneys who failed to
enforce the law for neglect OF duty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-15
New Road to Hou.,on Pl.nu.d.

Houston. Tex. May 14-!t is announced
Northern. the chief Gould road in Texas,
will build a branch frDm Spring to Orange
| via Sour Lake and Beaumont The distance
is about lbs miles, The projected line will
be part of the new road which is now
| being built from Houston to Fort Worth.
Houston will be the terminus.