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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
GREAT EXCITEMENT
IN COTTON MARKET.
Early Boom in Prices Followed by
Reaction Under Realizing
Toward the Close.
REPTRLrC SpECTAI

fsrf'I Bl-It SPECIAL
New York. June 2.-There was a furry
OF excitement this morning among cotton
brokers with contracts for July delivery on
the Cotton Exchange. Rumors were cur
rent OF an impending squeeze. II not an
actual corner. in the option by the large
local interests who have been acting In con-
junction with large Western and Chicago
operators and bulling the market for the
last two or three months. When trading be-
gan the price started points lower at S. S.
but an eager demand soon developed and
the price jumped up in leaps and bo- nds
OF to points at a time to SIS cents per
pound. a net advance Of q points or 81. IS.
per bale over last nights closing quota
tions.
shorts In the other options were made
nervous by this sharp advance In July con-
tracts, and also by a continuance Of the
hot wave In Texas. which has followed a
drought in that State of about three Weeks.
The crop in that section has not yet been
seriously injured. but there Is apprehension
that 1t will be unless good rains occur very
soon.
Efforts to realize profits caused a sharp
reaction Of IA points on July. on August
and to points decline on the rest of
the list from the early high prices. but
this selling soon subsided and the market
predicting continued hot and dry weather
In the cotton belt and especially in Texas
August contracts advanced points in
sympathy and the other options about
points.
The market reacted in the afternoon on
further liquidation, which was to great
the stock market Of some financial troubles.
All the options except July lost all the early
advance and sold under last nights prices
on hs Of sf Sa Psndns
ments. The close was steady.
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, EXACT SITE BOUNDARIES
, ARE NOT YET NAMED.

q As stated by President Francis to 4
q the Board Of Directors. the exact 4
q boundaries of the site have not yet Z
. been decided by the Executive Com Z
q mittee. The only matter certain. as Z
q yet. is that the part OF Forest Park Z
q whose free use has been granted by 4
q ordinance will be used. The or 4
Q dinance describes this part as fol- 4
q lows: Z
q That portion Of Forest Park ly- Z
q ing west Of the line described as Z
q follows: Beginning at the intersection
q Of the south line Of Forest Park with Z
q the north line OF Clayton road and
q running thence in q northeriy direc- Z
q tion along the west line Of Concourse Z
q drive ESQ feet: thence In a northerly Z
q direction to the east end of the Z
q large lake, a distance Of 1.200 feet: Z
q thence In a northwestwardly direc- Z
q tion about 1900 feet to the intersec-
q ton of the south line OF Lindell
q avenue with the west line of De-
q Baiiviere avenue. produced south
q warily"
q This shuts out from the site the
Q Cottage. the Moorish music pavilion
Q and the Lindell pavilion. This tract
Q includes 6es acres. one-third more
q space than was used for the Colum-
q bian Exposition in Chicago. The
Q eastern part Of the park. including Z
. 100 acres Of finished park land, Will Z
q stin be open to public use. Z
j - 100 90
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS
FOR WORLDS FAIR SITE

What the Forest Park site VIII do FOR tho
central and western sections. OF the city,
ard also for the park itself. was explained
yesterday by members of the Board of Pub
lie Improvements. who expressed themselves
es deeply gratified with the selection.
Before departing yesterday for MILWAUKEE,
Wis, to attend the convention OF PARK man
ayers. Park Commissioner Ridgely declared
himself well pleased that Forest Park nad
been selected. ''The Exposition In the PARK
will be a good thing for the park, he said.
while some detriment may result. the
detriment will not be comparable with the
great benefits that will follow Mayor
Wells invited the association TO hold ITS
next convention in st. Louis.
Referring to the condition Of thorough
fares. Street Commissioner Narrelmann
said: so far as proper approaches are
concerned the committee could not have
shcwn better judgment. BY the end
of next year all the avenues leading TO the
site will have been reconstructed and Gis-
itors to the city will be impressed with our
good roads. The selection of the site coin
cides almost in detail with my plans All
We need now Is Charter amendments
Many of the proposed demonstrations
sbould have been completed years ago.
This year we shall pave, with brick. Union
boulevard from Delmar boulevard TO Easton
avenue; next season We shall pave II from
Delmar boulevard to Forest Park King
Highway boulevard should De paved near
the park but that work cannot possibly be
done without Charter amendments.
I'VE have planned to pave Laclede ave-
nue.. Clayton road. Forest Park boulevasd.
West Pine boulevard. Lindell boulevard.
Chouteau avenue and other streets run
ming westward. By the end Of 1902 all the
streets and avenues going westward Will De
naved as far west as Forest Park. Much
of this work is already completed. much
will be completed this season. the re-
nainder will be completed next season..
b. c. Adkins. chief engineer OF the
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waterwofks distribution system. asserts
the water supply is now fully adequate avd
the pressure IN the park II 100 pounds One
3o-inch main extends through Forest Park
in the route of Union boulevard. Contracts
have been let for laying a 36-inch main
along De Bal!yitre avenue to the north line
Of the park. This line Will be connected
with q 2O-inch main In the northern exten-
sion of the park. A Finch main Will be
laid along the north boundary OF the park
from De Baliviere avenue westwardly. con-
Meeting with the s6-inch main on De Ball.
Were. A Finch main will extend along the
southern side TO Clayton road. thence along
Clayton road to Skinker road ard the
southwestern limits Of the park. The water
supply is furnished from the high service
pumping station at Baden.
This will enable to construct many
district sewers that should have been built
ten years ago." said Sewer Commissioner
Hermann. BESIDES. 1, will remedy the
River des Peres nuisance. The stream will
be converted into a fresh water course by
intercepting the county sewage north OF the
park.
THE sewage can be pumped into the Pine
street sewer. or else an intercepting sewer
can be constructed to lead the refuse
around the northern and eastern limits ard
empty 1t into the stream south OF the parx.
This would cost about 100000 The result
of the committees decision will be the ex-
pendture Of half a million dollars for sew
ers tina. are really needed. Fair OF no FAIR.
j suppose the Fair sewage will be disposed
of by the use OF septic tanks"
New engine companies have long been
necessary in that portion Of the city
stated Chief of the Fire Department Swing
lev "and / feel sure that We shall soon
have them. The nearest engine-house is No.
80, at Vernon and Belt avenues. twenty-one
blocks distant; the nearest truck Is on Old
Manchester avenue near Kentucky avenue.
Engine Company No. Is Is thirty-six 5locss
away and No. q forty-three blocks"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
EARL RUSSELL INDICTED.
Will Be Tried for Bigamy by the
House of Lords.

London, June 6.-In the Old Bailey Court
this morning the Grand Jury returned a
true bill against Earl Russell for bigamy.
and the Recorder announced that the trial
would take place in the House Of Lords.
The action of the court yesterday in max
fng absolute the decree nisi obtained in De-
cember. 1907 by George Somervile in his
divorce suit against his wife. in which Earl
Russell WAS made correspondent. was a
purely legal Formally.
In charging the Grand Jury. the Recorder
said that even il the Earfs divorce was
valid in the United States it would not be
binding in Great Britain.
In the course of the day the Recorder no.
tilted the Lord Chancellor Gord Halsbury)
of the finding of the Grand Jury. A COM
mittee Of the House of Lords will be ap-
pointed IN due time to arrange the proce-
dure in the case.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
STATE COMMISSION
PERFECT ORGANIZATION.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL


jefferson City. Mo. June H-A. .v,n,--
ICED by the Worlds Fair bill. Governor
Dockery to-day called a meeting of the
missouri Board OF Worlds Fair Commits
sioners
The meeting was held n. 10 O'Clock In thu
Hovernor office and organization was ef-
fected- All Of the members of the commits
sion We're present. The following officers
were chosen:
N. T. Davis. president: F. J. Moss. vice
president; B. III. Bonfoey, secretary; W. III.
Marshall. treasurer.
resolution was adopted authorizing the
president to appoint an Executive Board
Committee on Site and a Committee on
Finance. consisting of five members each
the president Of the board to be chairman
of the Executive Board
Pursuant to said resolution the president
announced the following committees:
Executive Board-M. T. Davis, L +. Par
ker N. II. Gentry. J. o. Allison and II. c.
McDougal.
Site Committee-L F. Parker. d. p.
Stroup. J. o. Allison. II. c. McDougal and
W. H. Marshall
Moss ID. p. Stroup. b. II. Bonfoey and J.
o. Allison.
The board met again in the afternoon and
the scheme of the Missouri exhibit at the
Worlds Fair was discussed at length in
formally. Nothing definite was done further
tndu oTSdniLdtiOn ana tne election of Of
ficers.
The board at its meeting this afternoon
authorized the following announcement:
That Il will be unnecessary and there
fore improper. for the board to incur ary
expense in the employment of superintend-
ents. assistants. clerks or other employes
until the plan and scope Of the Exposition
shall be more definitely marked uut and
decided upon. For this reason no applica-
tions for positions will be considered II this
time, nor will such applications be consid-
cred until the plans for the Missouri exhibit
shall have been decided upon and have SO
far progressed as to require the actual
services of such superintendents. assistants,
clerks or other employees"
This action was taken because cf the
number of applications for positions In hand
and in anticipation OF those that will be
filed.
All of the members OF the Board will
probably accompany the Worlds Fair Com
mission to Buffalo Sunday.
The news OF the selection OF the Forest
Park site was received by the board this
afternoon. The selection met with the ap-
proval of all the board.
Out-Of-TOwn Excursion,
Via Big -Four. SUNDAY June 20
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to the establishment Of a permanent build
ing to be used at the Worlds Fair as a
Missouri building. and afterwards to be
converted into a commercial museum man.
aged along the same lines as have made
the Philadelphia Commercial Museum a
factor in trade and commercial education.
James a. Rearion, chairman OF the
Worlds Fair Committee: F. c. Robbins
and Tom l.. Cannon comprise the commit
tee. which will prepare Fer the Missouri
Commission Information as regards the
commercial museum. II was announced
that the Latin-American and Export Trade
Association had appointed H. H. wernse.
G. c. Robbins. ]. f. Smith. II. n. Davis
and William Elliot Smith a committee to
cooperate with the Worlds Fair subcom-
mttee In efforts to bring the enterprise to
n successful issue.
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REASONS WHICH RESULTED IN
CHOICE OF FOREST PARK.


Of
The III o a
singia
branch
O
Pernane
buildings Had the and the buildings been
South would have in similar condition
covered
which locked SUPPLY coon and
addition will be used
the buildings
Park
southwest had free land
of
In
Waters
by
a
D sreetse andth thence he
io
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
BANK TROUBLE IN GERMANY.
Old Financial Institution Forced to
Suspend PAYMENT.

Leipzig. June 25.-The directors Of the
Leipziger Bank announce that. owing to the
stoprage of the Dresdener Credit Anhalt, in
consequence of difficulties In discounting
bills. the Leipziger Bank Is compelled in
the interest of its creditors. to temporarily
suspend payment The directors say that II
the commitments can be liquidated quietly
the creditors will suffer no loss and the
shareholders may hope for a favorab bic cut
come. The capital OF the bank is is.oOo.o0o
marks
Berlin. June 25.-The I.okai Anzeiger esti-
mates the liabilities Of the Leipziger Bank.
whose suspension was announced to-day al
5o0a COO to 9o.0oo000 marks, against assets
amounting to fS.00.oo0 marks
The failure Is said to be mainly owing To
the banks close connection with the CasseI
fredericksburg Company. which has also
failed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
INVENTED THE FISHING REEL.
BENJAMIN F. Meek Dead-Made a
Fortune Out of His Idea.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Frankfort. KY. June 25.-Bentamin +.
Meek. inventor of the fishing reel. died last
night of the inflrmities Of old age. He was
rich. He was IS years old. and until six
months ago operated a reel factory in
Louisville. Thirty years ago Meek invented
the reel. and since that time he had made
many improvements. Though he made
thousands of reels. Mr.. Meek never fished
a day in his life.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
HAD LIVED THROUGH CENTURY.
Mrs. Allie Hodges of Arkansas
Dies, Aged 107.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fayetteville. Ark. June 3.-Mrs. Alice
Hodges died at her home in this city this
morning. She was born in Tennessee 107
years ago. She came to this town fifty
four years ago and has lived in the same
house continuously until within the last
few months. She has been a widow since
1864.
daughter e6 years old. There are four
Grandchildren and seven great-grandchil-
dren.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
BROTHERS PERISH IN A WELL
One Attempts a Rescue and Both
Are Lost.

FEPCBI1C SPECIAIA
Greenville. ILL.,. June 25.-While digging
out an old well on Judge William Dawdy's
Balziy lost their lives through "well damp"
One brother went down and upon beng
overcome was followed by the other, who
had the unconscious body of his brother in
his arms and was being drawn ur when
he. too. became unconscious and both fell
back. No one was present but Judge Daw-
dy. who could do nothing 10 save the men
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
SITE CAN EXPAND TO
MORE THAN 1000 ACRES.

''The site must include not less 4
. than 100 acres and should he possible 4
q of extension TO 1000 acres" said 4
q President Francis. while the site 4
q hearings were in progress. The 4
Q Forest Park site can expand to l,0O0 4
q acres. as follows: 4
q Park area available ..... .6es acres 4
q Area available to the west 4
q between park limits and 4
city limits ........---........-1D acres
q Area between south line of
q the park and Clayton road. 100 acres 4
q Area to the north between 4
Q the park. Delmar avenue 4
q and the Wabash Railroad. .1So acres 4
Q Total area within the 4
q city limits ....................1.06S acres 4
q In addition to this. some 400 acres 4
q in the county are available. on 4
q which concessions could be main 4
q tained should need arise. All the land 4
q to the west and most Of the land 4
q to the south is offered free to the 4
q Exposition Company. That to the
q north Is now controlled by men who
Q are In harmony with the Worlds
q Fair authorities.
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ONE DAYS PROGRESS IN
WORLDS FAIR PREPARATIONS.

It
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D roved by ne Boari
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WANT A COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
Manufacturers to Cooperate With
Fair Committee.

The Worlds Fair Committee Of the st.
Louis Manufacturers' Association met last
night in the association rooms in the Cen
tury building. and appointed a subcommit-
tee to deal with the Missouri Commission of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition relative
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DID NOT SEND A WREATH.
Mr.. Kruger Offered No Floral
Tribute to Adelbert s. Hav.

Amsterdam. June 25.-The members Of Mr.
Kruger's entourage deny the report cabled
to the United States that Mr.. Kruger has
sent wreath In memory of former United
States Consul at Pretoria. Adelbert 8. Hay.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
ENTIRE FAMILY IN HOSPITAL.
One of Mrs. Wittig's Children Dies
in ReccptiOn- Room.

s05 North Sixteenth street. and her five
children. were taken to the City Hospital
yesterday suffering from measles.
Nora Wittig. the youngest Of the children,
died in the reception-rcom Of the hospital
The other children are: Freda. Is years old:
Emma. years old: Elizabeth. years old:
and Lydia. 10 years old
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
GRAU ENGAGES De MARCHl.
Italian Tenor Will Appear in
America in Opera.

London. June S.-In consequence Of his
success at Covent Garden Saturday night.
when he made his debut. the Italian tenor.
De March,. has been engaged by Maurice
Grau for the forthcomins opsra season in
The Unitsd etatsA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Forest Park is announced as the choice
OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company directors the site for the
Worlds Fair.
Many degrees OF honor were conferred at
the Christian Brothers College commence
ment
Local Weather Forecaster Hyatt again
predicts rain.
Abe Slupsky was arrested on a bench
warrant charging him with completely In
the lcense-tag frauds
Mayor Wells issues a proclamation on
the use of fireworks July e.
Mayor Wells vetoed the city lighting bills
and the House of Delegates passed them
over his veto.
Captain Boyce introduced in the Council
four bills at the request OF the Licence Col
iector which are designed to increase the
city's revenue.
James Nolan was convicted OF attempted
fraudulent voting and sentenced to serve
five years
Real estate men express general satis-
faction with the selection of Forest Park
as site for the Worlds Fair.
Councilman Sheehaa introduced bill
empowering the Board OF Health to enter
into a new contract with private parties
for the reduction of garbage for seven
years.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Thrives on good food and sunshine. with
plenty Of exercise in the open air. Her
with its beauty. II her system needs the
cleansing action of a laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup Of FigA
made by the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
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KEPCBLlC SPEIIAI.
LaSalle, ILL.,. June "a 10-year-old girl
named Cook. living with her parents n-ar
the outskirts of this city, is missing. and 1t
Is feared she has been killed or kidnapped.
A police character on whom she Informed
for lettering some time ago is suspected Of
knowing her whereabouts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
Abilene BaiIding Bids.

Washington. June 25-Bids were opened
at the Treasury Department to-day for tho
construction Of the public building at Abb
Iene. Tex There were only two bidders
l. NJ Brown & Co. OF Houston. ss5.196. and
John Bardon Of Fort Worth. E1S16
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Loss Of appetite
more common as the weather

Becomes more common as the weather
becomes warmer.
1t IL q symptom Of functional weak
ness which win manifest itself more
seriously II neglected-in a generally
rundown or debilitated condition Of
the system.
The stomach and other digestive or
gans need attention-they must he
strengthened and toned.
Il had no appetite and was fast falling
away and getting weak. / began taking
Hoods Safsaparilla- II gave me a good ap-
petite. 30 can eat almost anything placed
before me. and I am gaining strength and
flesh. ] heartily recommend Hoods Sarsa-
parilla to the weak and suffering"
NOEL WHIPKEY. Higbee Pa.
Hoods Jdrsapariu0
Restores appetite-sives permanent a.
gestive strength and vigoe. a
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On tourist tickets to Michigan resorts. Cali
at vandalia Line ticket once. 100 N. Fourth
street, corner Chestnut. for particulars.
Telephones, Ben, Park 20s Kinloch. 1905
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26

Cheaper Than Staying At Home.
Special reductions have been made In rate
for Tourists tickets to Northern Michigan
Resorts by the Illinois Central. Through
Sleeping Car on and after July LIT.
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Leghorn. June 3.-Arrived: California
fnom New York
Glasgow. June 25.-Arrived: Furnessia,
from New York.
Gibraltar. June S.-Passed: Steamer Mo-
yune. Tacoma and Seattle via Nagasaki.
Hong-Kong, Manila and Naples, for Liver
pool
Scilly. June 25.-Passed: Steamer Graf
Waldersee. New York for Plymouth Cher
bourg and Hamburg: Lain. New York for
Southampton and Bremen.
Vladivostok. June 25.-Arrived: Steamer
C.enogle. Tacoma
Kobe, June 2.-Sailed: Steamer Glenesk
Qrom Tacoma and Victoria, B. c.. London,
via Suez.
New York. June 25-Arrived: State Of
Nebraska, Glasgow. Sailed: Bowie. Liver
pool. Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, Bremen,
via Cherbourg and Southampton
Sydney. New South Wales. June 25.-Ar-
rived. previously: Mariposa, San Francis
co. vie Honolulu and Auckland; Moana
Vancouver. via Honolulu and Brisbane
Boulogne. June 25.-Arrived: Maasdam
New York. for Rotterdam. Sailed. June "a:
Phoenicia Qrom Hamburg). New York
Bremen. June 25.-Sailed: Koenigen
Luise. New York. via Southampton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26

The Best Prescription for Malaria,
Chills and Fever Ia . bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. II Is simply Iron and Quinine IN
ectasteiess FORM No cure-no pay. Price Soc
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PARKKEEPER SAYS
THERE Is PLENTY OF ROOM.

Forest Park without the part to oe used
for the Exposition. Is large enough LOT ans
use to which ST. Louis can put IL, saiu
Parkkeeper Lamar of Forest Park iast sun
day as he stood in the center OF the prih-
cipal picnic grounds. where Is located the
Zoo, the lunch stand. the Idndeii pavilion
and the Moorish music stand.
To-day is as big day as this PARK ever
sees In ordinary times. 1t is hot and sun
day. Now, you go into the western paIt
of this park. where the roads are not
made. and into the wilderness and see now
many persons you find there You can De
lonesome there on a day when the park Is
crowded. Persons, want TO be in CROWDS.
They have this place uncomfortably filled
and the rest Of the park is empty. There
will be plenty OF space. even after the FAR
starts"
The Worlds Fair offices have already
let out n reef. Seven rooms on the sixtn
f,oor of the Laclede building are now being
nlaced In readiness for occupancy by the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
These rooms will be used as the Secretarys 8
office. The four rooms now occupied on the
seventh floor of the Laclede building VIII
he retained as committee rooms.
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T0-DAY'S NEWS IN BRlEFa


focal discount rates were quoted at to
2 per cent on call and time loans. The
clearances were $3.50, 50i. the balances. ST.
s2s.sos. Domestic exchange was quoted as
follows: New York, 15c discount bid. loc
discount asked: Chicago. l5c discount bid,
par asked: Cincinnati, &c discount bid. par
asked: New orleans. &c discount bid, par
asked; Louisville. &c discount bid, par
asked.
The local wheat market closed lower at
S'sc July: sss.c a. Sept: 6sGssisc No. red.
Corn closed steady at exc July: 43s.c Sept;
&c No. white. Oats closed at 2.asc b.
July 26s.c a Sept. 2eizc No. ..
The local spot cotton market closed
steady and higher.