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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30
Aestheticism and Stamps.

Before this artistic. aesthetic present, af-
ter a letter was ready for its envelope
there was nothing left to do but lick the
stamp, and it was ready for mailing. But
now! Those who value their social position
or their immortal soul do not lick flaps
and stamps. Horrors. No! The ~vulgarity
of the process is evident. Tongues were
made to talk scandal with. perhaps. but
not to lick envelopes. Not even to mo stem
them. No, indeed!
The really correct. the really up-to-date.
perfectly groomed. assured. ard highly re-
fined person uses the wet stem OF a rose.
after the fashion of a leading actress in a
play of ultra aesthetic prOpensities.
But In this workaday world some are too
busy to keep roses on desks-too busy to
keep even chrysanthemums or any other
blooming plant. Some even scratch OF hur-
ried notes while at luncheon. Shall the
celery or radisheS answer as well?
To their aid came the jewelers.. with their
artistic designs in silver and gold, and the
novelty maker with his implements in Dres-
brass. Tiny spikes with tiny
sponges at the end to accompany quaint
water jars have beer shown for some time
Every correctly appointed hotel furnishes
these requisites for their patrons, both pri-
vate and public.
Now. however. the super-particular girl
mother of pearl shall aid her in that most
~disagreeable element of correspondence. 1t
is one Of the things her maid cannot do for
her-in fact, II is one of the things which
she must do for herself. for many reasons.
The various designs supplied by the Jewell
ers and department stores for 'lickers'' are
very pretty in many Instances and serve as
most acceptable gifts They are shown in
attractive models in all the metals and com
positions. They can be bought for q song
or a fortune. and will be sure to please the
knowi ones who Know they do not stand
one chance in fifty Of having roses 365 days
in the year.
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COTTON CROP AMOUNTS TO
NEARLY TEN MILLION BALES.
Department nj Agriculture Statistic
clan Explains Apparent Dis
crepnncies.

Washington, Nov. 2o-The final report of
the statistician of the Department of Agri-
culture shows the actual growth of cotton
In the United States in the year 190l-d2 to
have been 1856. 47S commercial bales, Of
which III, $50 bales were marketed before
September 1, 1901, and 1856, S36 bales between
September 1, 1901, and August 81, 1892. 154,-
5a2 bales being carried forward to the year
1902-0a.
The commercial crop of the year amounted
to 10.663,224 bales, thus exceeding. the
amount actually grown by 6,746 bales.
This excess was due in the main to the very
extensive marketing of cotton held over
The difference between the statistician's
preliminary estimate of the. amount grown:
issued December 3. 1901. and the amount OF
cotton that has come into commercial cham
nelY during the year having been used to
discredit the statistician's reports on the
crop of the present year. a most exhaustive
its composition has been made by. the &C.
partment, a large force of special agents
point In the South. The results of their in
vestigations are summarized in the follow
ing statement:
The amount of cotton brought forward on
September 1, 1901, was SIS $50 bales. and
1875. 1876 bales of the crop of 1912-B were
marketed prior to the 1st of September.
IL, 22G bales of linters and 1852 bales made
up of sample and waste cotton. known 10
the trade as the city crop. This latter. as
will readily be understood, Is counted twice,
beng taken from bales already counted In
the commercial movement.
With regard to linters. the report says
thai the enormous growth of the seed
crushing industry has resulted in an i'm
portant addition to the crop, the perfect
deiinting of the seed which results from
the use of improved machinery contributing
to the annual commercial crop an item that
can no longer be ignored.
An equally exhaustive Investigation shows
that the total purchase of cotton by South
ern mills during the year ending August
81, 1902, amounted to 1,S81 $50 bales.
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ARRESTED FOR DlvERTINe MAIL.
Frank Manson Will Be Prosecuted
by Grace johnson.

Post Office Inspector NJ. G. Price arrested
Frank Mauson of No. 1924 Pine street last
night at the instance of Grace johnson Of
No. 1910 Pine street, who. charged him with
having diverted her mail.
Miss johnson charges hat Mauson OBJ
tanned the names of several of her corre-
~spondents who had been in the habit Of
sending her money and with a forged trans
fer order had her mail transferred to his
own address.
Last night while Inspector Price was in
vesttgating the matter Manson sent a note
TO her by a messenger boy. He stated in
the note that he would meet her on the
corner of Thirteenth and Pin streets.
Price FASTENED to the corner and found
Manson waiting for a reply by the messen-
ger. He Immediately placed him under ar
rest and took him to the Central District
Police Station.
Later Manson confessed to having forged
the transfer order for the purpose of divert
ing Miss Johnson's mail and thus obtaining
the money sent to her.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30
HEAVY SLAUGHTER OF DEER
In THE ADIRONDACK REGION.
Conservative Estimate of the Number Killed This Season Is Eight
Thousand, an Increase of Two Thousand Over Last Season.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Saranac Lake, n. Y. Nov. pa careful
estimate of the number of deer killed in the
Adirondack region during the open season
that closed last week places the inquire at
5000.
This is 1000 more than the estimated num-
Der killed during the upen season last year.
The official estimate then was 6,C00.
This was reached by statements OF the
shippines of carcasses and heads made by
the various express agents In the Adircn-
dack region to the Secretary of the Forest.
shipped is multiplied by four, and that
gives what is officially believed to be a fair
estimate of the number killed. 1t IS Prob
ably too conservative.
In the opinion of guides and others we'll
informed regarding the Adirondacks, much
less than one-Quarter of the total number
killed are expressed.
State Forests. made arrangements to ascer-
tain the number killed during that open
season, irrespective OF the reports OF the
express. agents.
He appointed a competent person in each
settlement to ascertain the lumber killed
in his Immediate vicinity.
Each district was carefully specified by
of duplication in the reports was reduced
to a minimum. Reports were received
from 27 correspondents, covering the en-
tire North Woods, and they showed that
4.9B deer had been killed.
1t is. of course. very probable that these
correspondents did not become aware of
every deer that had been killed. The esti-
mate that had been made from the express
Office returns that year placed the figures
at 5000. which. goes to show that that meth
cd of calculation is reasonably accurate.
The reports from the express offices Of
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shipments are now being sent in to the
Forest, Fish and Game office at Albany.
but it will be some time before they are
compiled. Incomplete reports of shippingS
received here and also reports from guides
who are coming into this village to remain
number killed this fall was fully 5000.
As a rule the greater number of deer are
killed during the last couple of weeks OF
the season, when there Is snow on the
ground.
This year. however, there was an unusual
ly large number killed during September
owing to the late summer season. The
greater Part of September owing to the hot
weather in the cities then, and nearly ev-
cry one of the guests went hunting.
1t is an interesting fact that more deer
have been killed since bounding and jack
ing were prohibited by law than formerly.
Some attribute this to the increase in the
number of huntsmen coming to the North
Woods every fall.
The guides say it is due to the fact that
deer have become tame since the hounds
have been driven from the woods. The
guides to a man are opposed to the act
Of prohibiting bounding. This is due to the
fact that their services are not sought for
so much as when the hounds were used.
There have been no reports received here
moose which was donated to the State by
William c. Whitney and liberated near the
Fulton chain of lakes early last summer.
1t was feared that some of the elk might
be killed In mistake for deer.
They do not resemble deer very much.
but hunters as a rule are unfamiliar with
them. Elk have never lived in the Adiron-
dacks. and therefore there is much specu-
lation as to these animals in their new hab-
itat.
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LIVE STOCK EXHIBITION
OPENS DOORS TO PUBLIC.
Immense Crowds Are Expected to At
tend Chicago Affair. Which For
mally Begins Tomorrow.

Chicago, Nov. 2s.-The third annual live
stock exhibition opened its doors to the pub
lie to-day. though the formal opening will
not take place until Monday morning.
The exhibits have all arrived and are rap
idly being placed in the pens allotted for
them. Several delegations from the agricul-
tural colleges arrived this morning and are
looking over the grounds preparatory to the
judging contest which will begin Monday.
Among those to arrive this morning was
James H. bigger. Of Glasgow. Scotland. one
of the judges of grades and crosses; An
drew W. Montgomery, one of the largest
raisers of England. and Governor Van SAINT
of Minnesota. The railroads are expected to
handle in the neighborhood of half a million
passengers during the coming week. having
made cheap rates from all parts of the
country.
A conservative estimate Of the cash prizes
and trophies offered at the exposition brings
the value of awards close to &0.oo0. which
is said to be the largest aggregate OF pre-
miums and substantial Inducements ever
made by a live stock exhibition in this
country or abroad. Some of the trophies
are magnificent works of art.
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FRIENDS OF EX-SECRETARY
TAMAY0 DEN0UNCE PALMA
Political Difficulties Ahead for Cuban
Administration on Account
of Cabinet Change.

Havana, Nov. "a large meeting of
members of the Nationalist party was held
here to-day for the purpose Of protesting
against President Palma and the methods
used in deposing Former Secretary of Gov
eminent Tamayo from the Cabinet.
Senior Portuondo. President of the House
of Representatives. and Senators Bravo,
Tamayo and Zayas spoke bitterly against
President Palma and Secretary Of State
Zaldo. whom Senator Zayas declared to be
a n annexationist.
The sentiment Of the meeting was that
the party should declare open opposition to
the Palma Government. and make an at
tempt to control the Senate. as 1t does the
House.
The Nationalist undoubtedly will adopt
obstructionist tactics. but the Republicans
expect that with a strong man In Secretary
Tamayo's place. the party will be strength
ened will regain a majority in the
House.
The meeting adopted a resolution express
ing sympathy with the workmen now on
strike and approving the action of the
Mayor and Civil Governor during the labor
troubles.
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Marine Intelligence.

Rev York. Nov. 29.-The army trausport
Mcclellan arrived to-day from Manila.
New York. Nov. s3.-Arrived: Main. from
3rcmen: Norge. Copenhagen. Sailed: Graf
Naldersee. Hamburg: Arooniand, Antwerp
Etruria, Liverpool, Amer. uenoa ana
Naples; Calabria, Aaarseiies and Naples:
astoria. Glasgow.
Lizard. Nov. 2s.-Passed: Rotterdam. Rot
terdam. for New York.
Genoa. Nov. 2a.-Arrived: Liguria. New
York.
Liverpool. Nov. 2a.-Arrived: Lucania
flew York. Sailed: Umbria, New York.
Antwerp. Nov. 2.-Sailed: Finland. New
York.
Southampton. Nov. D.-sailed: Phfladel-
phia, New York.
Havre. Nov. 3.-Sailed: La Lorraine. New
York.
Hong Kong. Nov. 4-Arrived: previously,
America Maru. San Francisco. via Homo
luiu AID Yokohama.
Barry. Nov. 29.@Sailed: Steamer Como.
from Antwerp. for San Francisco.
Hong-Kong. Nov. @.-Arrived previous
iy9: Korea. San Francisco. via Yokohama,
cite.
New York. Nov. s.-sailed: M.nnehaha.
London
Glasgow. Nov. x.-saiIed: Ethiopia. New
ys<k
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FOREIGN,


Much shooting takes place In the streets
OF Port-au-Prince. which has already be-
come much alarmed over the approach of
General Nord's army.
Doctor Thomas J. Bernardo, a noted
worker in the London slums, buys two in
lants for the sum OF $l7S. He considered
their mother unworthy to raise them and
desired to place them In better surround
ings.
1t is denied that the leaders Of the vene-
zuelan revolution have disagreed. and it
Is asserted that Castro is really in worse
condition than ever. in spite OF his recent
successes.
Generals Soto and vergas-Santos, two Of
the foremost revolutionary Generals, have
surrendered to General Gonzales of the
Colombian Government.
High German officials. including the
Kaiser, are eeriously considering the pro-
the West midas. Venezuela 10 the objective
point.
Considerable discussion has been provoked
In England over the fact that Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain went to South
Africa on an srmored cruiser. He Is sup
POSED to be On a peace mission.
N. Santos-Dumont and the Hero Club of
Paris are friends again and he accepts an
Invitation to the club dinner on Decem-
Der 4.
Professor Asser. the Dutch jurist who
was appointed to arbitrate the claims of
American sealers for the seizure Of their
vessels by the Russian Government about
ten years ago, has delivered his award in
favor of the United States.
A delegation of German farmers under
the auspices of their national Agricultural
Society. is coming to America in April to
make an extended tour to study American
methods OF agriculture.
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COMMITTEE TO BACK CONTESTS
Defeated Republican Candidates
Are Pledged Its Support.

The Rcpublican City Central Committee
has pledged Its support to the defeated Re
publican candidates who have announced
that they will contest the election of the
Democrats.
Resolutions ~pledging aid of the committee
to the defeated candidates and to the Citi-
Gems Committee and denouncing the gross
frauds perpetrated in the last election, have
been adopted.
The cofnmittee will meet Friday at the
headquarters in the Temple building and
probably devise means to raise a .und to
aid in the contest.
George G. R. Wagner. who was defeated
for the short term In CONGRESS from the
Twelfth District, stated Friday that the
work of arranging details for the contest
is progressing. but he 3as not prepared to
make q statement for the public. for the
reason that plans ave not yet been COM
M. wagner said that attorneys were
working on the matter. but had not yet
succeeded in getting things in proper shape
"a begin proceedings
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

WILLIAM HENRY SPENCER.
Who will he buried this afternoon. He was
for twelve years day chief operator in the
st. Louis office of the Western Union Tel
egIaph Company.
place from the family residence, at the in
tersection of Lakeland avenue and Woodson
road this afternoon at 2 o'clock. IntermeIt
will be in Fee Fee Cemetery. near Patton
vile.
The honorary pallhearers will be: r. H.
Bohle. G. ]. Frankel. E. A Chenery, c. w.
George Gudgeon. S. b. Fairchild. L. X.
Whitcomb. chief operator of the Chicago
Western Union office: F. Richardson. traffic
chief. Chicago; NJ. D.. Grain, A. E. Van
Tyne. 7. p. Wheeler. J. NJ. Allyn. superin-
tendent of teiegraphers; j.. /. Linehan. man.
ager East st. Louis Western Union office:
Thomas Dunn. b. ]. Frauenthal, Charles
Mcneil, George McGann. l. p. Custer. c..
II. Shell. s. w. Atkinson of Kansas City. T.
F; Cook. general superintendent. Chicago,
The active pailoeare,S will be: j. VI. Mad
dox. G. A. Putnam. ]. r. Magill, G. A.
Ribe-. z J.. Parmlee. NJ. Tulley.
Mr.. Spencer was born in Towanda Coun-
ty, New York. in 1874. He began his career
at the age OF Il as a messenger boy. with
the New York Central Railroad. After
learning telesraphy he was made chief dis
patcher at Chattanooga. Tenn, for the
Government. and was later promoted to
chief clerk and manager.
Mr.. Spencer came to st. Louis twenty
five years ago night chief operator for the
Union. and for twelve years. up to
the time of his death. was day chief. He
well liked and held in high esteem by
all his subordinates.
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BURIAL PERMITS.

Ernst Klages. IL years. 5lo4 North Bulwer; con-
gestive fever.
Catherine Tracy. 81 years. 1913 Graham: gas
trio carcinoma. "
Matte N. Baimble. 81 years. 27ca North Spring
heart disease.
William wiiloushby. 81 years. ssls s IllIvsn: liv-
er disease.
latina.
William Meyer. 90 years. Lutheran Hospital;
tetanus.
NJ; d, Leonard. 6, years. Centenary Hospital:
%nephritis.
Eunice E. Phillips. 81 years. 1923 North Leon
ard: heart disease.
Henry Rensselaer,. IS years. 1894 Grayo.s: ac-
teno-Carcinoma bowel.
Havier Tracy. IS year,. SIS South Sixth: drop
sy.
Fannie NJ. Gibson. s5 years. a2s Biddle: peri
carditis.
Gilbert c, Fiebig. l year. 1927 Sullivan: corges-
ton of brain.
Mary Douglas. q, years. PSI North Broadway;
malaria.
Rosa Heinz. 4 days. 2s.s North Eleventh: icte-
rus neonatorum.
A, H. Brandschwade. / year. SIS soulard: ne
phritis.
emile schoensweia. Il years. 1873 South
John Nicholas Picchi. / year. 1919 Blddle: ma
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CARRIED HER IN THEIR ARMS.
Strong Men Show Their Devotion
to Invalid School Ma'am.
REPrRLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Walton, KY. Nov. 3-carried over hill
and dale on what was supposed to be her
death couch by the brawny arms Of men
to whom she had endeared herself by her
genialitv and sweet disposition. pretty Liz
gle Roberts SEEMS now in a fair way to re-
cover.
Miss Roberts is the school teacher at Bea-
ver's Lick and since her coming has grown
into the hearts of all in the community.
She was taken sick q few days ago, and It
was thought her illness would terminate IA
tally. Yesterday she expressed a desire to
be taken to her home. at Verona, that she
might leave this world amid the scenes Of
her childhood.
Tn re was no railroad, and the Earring and
tiresomeness of an ordinary wheeled vehicle
would rave FASTENED the end. Such a thing
was not to be countenanced by those to
whom the pretty school mistress had been
a good angel. So the men got together and
arranged a scheme.
Tenderly the invalid was placed on an
army field ambulance and strong arms gen.
t1y lifted 1t and began the journey over the
hills. When one set Of carriers became tired
volunteers were ready to take their places.
and thus the journey to her home was
made. The bracing bluegrass air. the care
full attention Of those who accompanied her.
the k nd solicitude of her friends and the
Joy of being once more at home. had a
most beneficial effect. and reports from
Verona this afternoon are to the Ell ct that
Miss Roberts Is rapidly recovering.
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CAR PLUNGED INTO BUILDING.
Mrs. Fannie Adler Injured On Sew
enth Street Line.

While running at a high speed on South
Seventh street last nisht car No. 96 of the
Seventh street division jumped the track
near Soulard street. and, blowing twenty
feet across the street, crashed into Wing
bermuehle's livery stable. tearing a hole
five feet wide in the wall.
Although there were many people IN the
car. only one was injured. Mrs. Fannie
Adler of No. 3743 Pennsylvania avenue, was
thrown from her seat and rendered uncon-
scious. She was taken to her home in a
carriage. The car was in charge Of Motor
man Michael Reisch of No. 6Sl5 Minnesota
avenue. and Conductor A. Owen of No. 1905
South Broadway.
Except for a broken front platform, the
car was not damaged.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
and DEATHS.
RECORD OF BIRTHS.

frank and Fannie Pitts. st. Louis. Mo: boy.
a. ana Mary Johnson. 40lS Finney: girl.
!, and Mary Francis. 700 West Davis: girl.
r M. and Lizzie Dister. G46 Red Bud: girl.
I. ana Bertha Knitted, 3727 Wisconsin,: girl.
girl.
II; H. and Rose Marshall. ALI Cozzens; boy.
tenth. boy.
]. A. and Kate Schallert, g7ls Blair; boy.
girl.
Frank and Louise Krus. 44cl South Broadway;
Thomas and Bridget Mogan, 1921 O'Fallon; girl.
gorl.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H.. Pie,er, St. Louis. Mo-:
girl.
boy.
J. s; and Mandy Pettibone. 27o6 Lucas: boy.
girl.
S: aad Mamie Taylor. csi7 North Broadway;
girl.
H. E. and Emilia Bonheit. ZOOS North Twenty
first: girl.
George and Anna Knox. 1894 North Twenty
second. girl.
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CARD OF THANKS.

desire to express my sincere thanks and an
H iSaa,r 20 tne kn;snts OF the Maccabees Of
a aisb the the Ma;ons and detectives who sssocisted
who took part In the burial Of my late HUSBAND
and those who 20 generously donated foverx
many kindnesses shown me In my late bcresvs-
ment. NY earnest prayer II that . Ike sorrosv
may never enter their homes. Very regpectfufiv5
r ED GETMEH vyidov-
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DEATH OF WEALTHY cHINAMAN.
Wah Chung Came to st. Louis for
Treatment of Chronic Malady.

Wah Chung. who is said to be a wealthy
Chinaman. died yesterday Of dropsy at the
Baptist Sanitarium. His funeral will be
held at l o'clock this afternoon from M. H.
North Taylor avenue. with the usual queer
ceremony of scattering paper slips along
the streets.
Chung came here several months ago from
Springfield. Mo-, to be treated for his all
-ment. which was of long standing. He once
conducted a laundry at Springfield.
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Bill: II see. he's q very close friend.~
a close friend" 80
"oh; yes. he Is. II he wasn't close, yc.sd
nave poIrowed money on him, and II yogsd
friend. statesman.
II wonder Il Lucy il engaged to tkax
young man who calls on her % oftenfS
asked the goBsipy neighbor.
i DON'T now gaid the othsr goza1nvs
nesEhbor. hut I doubt II. / understand ~
writes for q comic paper and heads hle SOL
umn Nothing Serious buffalo ExpreGx
Are you q man Of family, sirr.
Yea. SIR; my third sOn-in.laV moyoa =
to-day."-Detroit Free Press.
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SPORTING.

Averages Of st. Louis Cricket Club.
The Field Club go.f team defeated the
Country Club team by one hole at Glen
Echo links yesterday and has won the
championship OF st. Louis at golf.
West Point defeats The Annapolis navy
coys by the score OF q To 8.
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WASHINGTON

.The board having the Government ex-
h.b.t at the Worlds Fair In charge, have
announced the plans for the diierens ex-
hibits. Products and native chleftains from
our new possessions are to be shown to
cxemplify the life in the islands.
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Wedding Rings (solid Go(d).
Finest qualities, s. to $50. Mermod & JAG
cards. Broadway and Locust.
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Mrs. Rubba: ."How's Mrs. Chatter this
morning, doctor?"
Doctor: Suffering terribly"
Mrs Rutha. What. with only a slight
throat affection?"
Doctor; "Yes. but she can't speak."-Phii-
adelphia Inquirer.
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WILLIAM HENRY SPENCER
WILL BE BURIED TO-DAY.
Chief Operator In che Local Western
Union Office for Many
Years.

The funeral of William Henry Spencer.
chief day operator at the Western Union
telegraph office, who died Friday. will take