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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-17
COMMITTEE FAvORs JOHN T. HUNT.
For Democratic Candidate for Con-
gress From the Eleventh District.

At meeting OF the Eleventh District
Congressional Committee last night at No
l5Os North Eleventh street. 1t was decided
TO hold straight primary on October to
choose a candidate for Congress- This does
away with the convention
The committee announced Itself In favor
OF John T. Hunt and there seems TO be no
doubt that he will be the partys candidate
from the district. Tom Barrett and Harry
B. Halves were present at the meeting
Complete harmony prevailed.
The committee of which NJ. ]. Casey Is
chairman and John Griffin secretary. will
meet on Wednesday. September 20. at No.
l5OS North Eleventh street
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TROUBLE IN THE FIFTH WARD.
Judges and Clerks object to Presence
of Candidate aud Challenger.

After the polls closed at the voting pre-
cinct at Twelfth street and Clark avenue.
in the Fifth Ward. the judges and clerks
objected TO the presence OF Michael Church
ILL candidate for Constable. and Attorney
John A Gernez. who were in the polling
place Patrolmen were summoned and the
men were taken TO the Central District
Police Station. Churchill claimed he had
authority to enter the booth. he was
candidate. Gernez maintained his rights In
the booth on the ground that he was ap
pointed a challenger. They were released.
Patrick Mullen OF No. 1905 South Thir-
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TIPS ON KELLr's WHEREABOUTS.
Chief Desmond Receives Them From
Maay Sources-An worthless.

Chief OF Detectives William Desmond said
last night that II he followed every tip
received over the telephone about the loca-
ton OF Charles Kelly. one of the missing
principals fn the Doodle cases. he would be
worked to DEATH
Some one had just called him up and in
formed him that he could get Kelly by send
ing to a certain saloon. as he was there In
disguise.
such tips and many of them / ignore alto
gether II Kelly Is in st. Louis I will say
partment that he Is well hidden"
C. G.. Gillaspy. Night Chief OF Police,
often gets similar hints as to the where
abouts of the fugitive. all Of which have
50 far proved without cause
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T0-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS

Yesterdays bank clearings were ssA0s. lsi
balances S1.2S4. .S9s. Local discount rates
were firm between and per cent. Do-
mestic exchange was Qu0ed as loiipM Ss.s .
New York &c discount bid. par asked; CHI
cago. &c discount bid 15c discount asked'
Cincinnati. Louisville and New Orleans loc
discount bid. par asked
Wheat closed higher at csc asked: De,
sember s71zasSAc. No 2 red corn closed
STEADY at &c; December eec- No yehow
oats closed at 27ssc; December. ZJteeSN-
The local market for spot cotton was
uuiet and unchanged
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SOLDIER INHERITS FORTUNE.
Inmate of Quincy Home Goes TO
Mobile to Claim 81, 100000.

HEPUBIIC SPkCLAL
Quincy. Ill. Sept. 16-william Dudgeon,
an inmate of the Soldiers Home here, has
departed for Mobile. Ala, where he goes to
claim an estate valued at s. 500 600.
part of the estate is said to be occupied
by the Government and the balance includes
some Of the choicest property IN Mobile 1t
is said the matter has passed through the
Dudgeon has been living on the charity of
the State of Illinois for several years, and
the major portion Of that time has been in
the hospitals.
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RECEIVED NEWS OF PRIMARIES.
Gloom at Old Committee Headquar-
tiers When Returns Arrived.

Members OF the old Republican City Cen
tral Committee met last night at the
Temple building TO receive the returns.
Chairman Kalbfeld was busy at the teie-
phone receiving reports of the progress
from his henchmen IN the different wards
As the returns began to come in showing
the overwhelming defea; a gloom fell over
the members that did not disappear as the
hours passed.
At midnight many of the members de-
parted for their homes. realizing that there
was no chance for success. Others. how
ever. remained until the last returns came
in from the Second Ward. showing defeat
absolute.
At the headquarters Of the victorious
committee in the Missouri Trust building
the news was received with demonstrations
of joy. Long before u o'clock success was
practically assured and many of the mem
bers did not wait for further returns. but
went home. $50
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as did his brother-in-law. W. F. Parker.
woh was running for State Senator:
At the office of the Board of Election
Commissioners, many of the Republican
and Democratic leaders were on band.
James l. Minnis. TO whom most of :he
arrived with Bob Day. president Of the st.
Louis Republican Club.
Billy Hahn ordered cigars for everybody
on the strength of his leading the ticket.
Louis Aloe consoled himself with the re-
turns from the east end in the Twenty
eighth Ward. Charley Smith, Lieutenant of
Kerens. Joined Mr.. Aloe IN trying to look
pleasant as the tally sheets arrived Pat.
]. Regan. the only Republican clerk in the
Office. was not overjoyful because OF his
nomination as Justice Of the Peace.
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'ackers of Beef. Mutton, Pork @ Veal
DELEGATE BURKE STAR
WITNESS IN GRAND
r. JURY INQUISITI0N.
Continued From Page One.

Kelly had become alarmed and left the
city. He says the man told him that he
was going to ST. Louis tonight TO surren-
der.
Connolly says his plan was to get expense
money and accompany Kelly to st. Louis
and there turn him over to the officers SO
there would be no trouble over requisition
papers
Chief Mcmahon thinks the story is all
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MORE TROOPS FOR ELD0RAD0.
Lieut.. Lytle Ordered to Assemble
Company E at Mattoon.

REPUBLIC SPEC1AL-
Mattoon. H.. Sept 1s-Lieutenant How4
ard Lytle received a telegram this after
noon from Springfield. ordering him to as-
semble Company e. Fourth Infantry. Illi-
nois National Guard. preparatory to goin
to Eldorado. H.. where a race war Is now
on The company will leave tomorrow aft
ernoon-
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KERENS FUSION DEAL DEFEATED
INCITY REPUBLIC AN PRIMARIES.

Trade Organization Overwhelmingly Repudated
NJ +bo pals Zepephen Faction the New
CITY Central Committee by More Than Two Votes to One
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Mrs Mary Watkins. residing near Paris,
ILL.,, was found dead at the door of her
home with a bullet in her head The Cor
oner returned verdict Of suicide. She
had recently sued for divorce on the ground
OF cruelty.
Three arrests follow the death of Banker
Nicholas Fish in New York. and the police
are still trying to learn the exact facts in
the case.
The Republican primary at Kansas City
was marked by several riots and fights At
one precinct the ''fxers' obtained posses
sion of the polIbooks and registered as
many repeaters as they desired
The fire at Spindletop was an expensive
lesson to the well owners. Counting all
the Losses on pumps, derricks. machinery
and contracts and the money spent for
labor. 1t is estimated the total loss will be
in the neighborhood OF quarter OF mil
lion dollars.
Five Senators. Postmaster General Payne
and President Roosevelt confer at Saga
more Hill regarding the party's policy In
the approaching session of Congress.
Speaker Henderson announces that he
win not make the race for Congress against
Horace Boies, asserting that he finds him
self out of harmony with his party in Iowa
on the subjects of trusts and tarin-
An Illinois woman, crazed from the ex-
cessive use of strong headache powders. left
the house at midnight and ended her life
by throwing herself down fhirty-foot cis-
tern.
After futile attempt to kill his sweet
heart, who took his revolver away from
him, a Springfield. ILL.,, man commits sui
eide by taking poison
Senator Cullom made a speech yesterday
in which he indorsed all the candidates on
tho Illinois Republican ticket. The Senator
has been all but discarded by the Yates
crowd. which is in control, and his action is
considered by some as an effort to make
peace.
A. farmer at Dahvilie. III. has a fight with
the suitor of his 1i-year-old niece and shoots
the youth in the head.
A Hot Springs, Ark, Judge grants an in
junction against the operators of slot ma
chimes. 1t is expected that a general cru
sade agains. gambling will follow.
A fakir who was preparing for the street
fair was arrested at Wagner, 1. T, on the
charge of false pretenses. He had made a
cement man, which he was going to display
as a "Detrified man"
A Macon Gfo.l woman after obtaining a
divorce from her husband calls in her car
riage at his hotel and takes him driving
in order to make his stay in town the more
pleasant.
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Marine InteIIfgence.

Antwerp, Sept 16-Arrived: Friesland,
New York
Bremen, Sept. 16-Arrived: Kaiser WI
helm der Crosse, New York.
New York. Sept 16.-Arrived: Steamer
Kronprfnz Wilhelm, Bremen: Laurentian,
Glasgow. Sailed: Steamers Kaiserin Maria
Theresa. Bremen, etc; Ceyic, Liverpool;
Penna, Hamburg.
Liverpool. Sept. 16.-Arrived: Steamers
Bohemian. New York; Pretorian, Montreal,
via Moville-
Queenstown. Sept. 16-Arrived: Steamer
Westernland, Philadelphia. for Liverpool
London. Sept. 16-Arrived: Steamer Me-
saba, New York.
Liverpool. Sept 16.-Sailed: Saxonia, Bos-
ton, via Queenstown
Bremerhaven. Sept. 1s.-Arrived: Steamer
Koenigen Luise, New York. via Southamp-
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Summer Safeguards

III, the d.sy Of tie LssS Of srs,, koass-
hold 10 proriss against tho hss,fh- ts,iIs Pc
euiisr 10 sErsn.0. Prorgp;s<ss sn the frSs:-
ss<nt Of fbsss nziJiiss rozLS Offer byrrsrt
suiozs IiHssJ, tsrhst, ,issth.-MLJNYON.
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Kansas. Oklahoma Central and South
western will build a line Of GAO miles. Has
capital of 81 500 ,0o0
Morgan, Hill, Hartman and other rail-
road officials must testify In action of the
United States against the Northern Securf-
ties Company.
Eleven railroad systems unite to colonize
the Southwest through the st. Louis gate
way.
George Gould says his system will alb
sorb the st. Louis Valley Railway.
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SPORTING.

The annual tournament of the Missouri
Game and Fish Protective Association will
be held in Kansas City commencing to-day.
Washington University opens its foot
ball season to-day.
Jockey Sayers had his left leg broken in
a fall at Delmar Park yesterday. The win
ners were Harold Parker, Satchel, Corey,
Ethylene, Lunar and Orris.
Dan Patch failed to break the worlds
pacing record. going the mile In 2yoz1s, and
being all out at the finish, though every
condition was in his favor.
Attorney General Pratt Of Kentucky
makes motion for an injunction to pro-
hibit the McGovern-Corbett fight, which Is
scheduled to take place at Louisville Mon
day night
The Browns won from Detroit In a SEN
eational finish by score of to z
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-17
NIEDRINGHAUs BEATEN
IN TWENTY-FIRST WARD.

Otto Stifel and Louis Schaeperkoetter held
their own IN the Nineteenth. T. K Med
rfnghaus was unable to hold the Twenty
nrst after serving fourteen years in the
committee In the Twenty-second the old
Erank-Lloyd-Comfort crowd was rolled BY
Charley Day and his friends.
In one precinct OF the Twenty-ffth ward
George p. Weinbrenner without an op-
ponent for City Committeeman and having
his own judges and clerks. failed TO receive
vote. though II s supposed that there was
publican Club crowd is sore" on him for
sticking with the old committee. Charley
Carroll received s'his,u'' In the Twenty
sixth at the hands Of Charles A. Powers
Evening star., 1902-03-15
FLAGS AT THE CAPITOL.
When and How They Are Put at Half
Mast

The flying of flags over the Capitol at
half mast is regulated by the strictest
rules. Whenever these flags are seen float
ing half way down the staff it is a sure
indication that a Vice President. senator
or representative is lying dead or that the
action is taken in response to presidential
proclamation ordering flags on public
buildings at half mast in respect to the
memory Of some prominent official Of the
government who has passed away. When
the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate or
House Of Representatives learns OF the
death Of a member of either of those
bodies they at once order that the flags
over the Senate chamber and hall of repre-
sentatives be half masted. This is often
done before the houses of Congress them
selves are officially notified of the death.
good deal Of discretion is exercised I'm
the manner of placing the news Of a death
OF this kind officially before the Senate or
the House Upon such an announcement it
Is customary for the houses to adjourn in
respect to the deceased senator or repre-
sentative, and in order that current busi-
ness may not be stopped early in the day
the announcement Is generally made just
before the houses are ready to conclude
their days work. Officers of the Senate
and House, when they fly the flags at half
mast in response to proclamation by the
President, regard their action as one OF
courtesy, as they do not recognize the
power OF the ffeStdent to order Congress
to do anything except to assemble in eX-
traordinary session. They have always re-
Sponded to the requests of such proclama-
tions. 1t would be nice question IL one
could imagine that it could ever be raised
to know to what extent the Presidents au-
thority would allow him to order flags at
half mast on the Capitol. While his au-
thority would not extend over the ems
ployes of the Senate and House, yet the
Capitol itself for many years was in fact
controlled exclusively by him so far as the
care of the building is concerned and the
superintendent of the building is today
appointed by him without confirmatory
action on the part Of the Senate. AS a
matter of fact. the Capitol has for years
been under the direct control of the COM
mittees on appropriations Of the two
houses Of Congress. but that control has
been accorded them by the failure of the
President to give any orders to the archi-
tect or more lately to the superintendent
of the Capitol. If he should order that of
fetal to fly flags over the Capitol at half
mast and the order should be disobeyed he
would have power to dismiss him and app
point some one else i'm his place without
the concurrence Of either branch Of Con-
greSs. except far the appropra ton
for the officials salary would be involved.
These are practically moot questions, but
they occasionally form interesting subjects
for fireside talks when flags are half mast
ed in response to presidential proclama-
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1902-03-15
lt)o
- CS

one of the most important organizations
In Calvary Baptist Church, and in fact. a
most prominent factor in the religious work
of the city is the Vaughn class. which was
organized Sunday, February ;. 1889, by Mr..
+. w Vaughn. who still holds the position
of teacher.
Mr.. Vaughn was born in Niagara county.
N Y i'm 1850 As a soldier in the civil war
he served gaIlantly until wounded at the
battle of Cold Harhor. An active ana earn
est member of the Baptist church, he
sought a larger sphere of usefulness In the
adult DEPARTMENT of the Sunday school, and
was granted permission to form a class of
young men.
The orga ganization started with a member
ship of five young men, who at the begin
ming determined TO make the class power
for Christ Their efforts have been blessed
in seeking out The other Fellow" which
has become the motto of the class.
When the new Sunday school house was
built the class had increased so greatly IN
numbers that a special apartment was pro-
yided for its use. The present membership
is about 2.T, with an average attendance of
no In all parts If the world, on the con-
tinent ana on the islands of the sea, there
are nearly i.ntu men who have been active
members and are still honorary members
of this class Their positions in life range
from that Of the l;horer to the college presi-
dent and eminent lawyer.
While the principal work of the Vaughn
class is in the Sunday school, Yet there are
two minor branches in the club and the
prayer meeting. An interesting feature is
Evening star., 1902-03-15

and Mr.. Edward Kaiser. who, gave several
Photographic selections. Each number was
generously applauded. THE meeting was
presided over by Mr.. Charles F. Kreh.
The Christian Fndeavhr Society of the
First Congregational Church held a COM
biEed business and social meeting at the
church last night. Progressive conyersa-
ton was feature of the social meeting Of
which Miss Anna S. Hughes had charge.
DR.. B. A. Abbott of tie Harlem Avenue
Christian Church, Baltimore and DR.. F. d.
POWER OF the Vermont Aventle Christian
Church of this city exchanged pulpits last
Sunday morning and evening
The executive committee of the District
Epworth League, which Is in charge of the
arrangements for the fourth general con-
ference District league convention, sched-
uled to meet here June 10 to % held a
meeting Tuesday evening at the La Fetra
Hotel and discussed further plans for the
convention.
Elaborate arrangements will be made to
make the visit of the delegates one Of great
pleasure.
The Mission Band of Gunton-Temple Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church held a rally
Thursday afternoon in the lecture room
This band is composed of children in the
primary department of the Sunday school,
and the little folks brought their contribu-
tions to missions. which they have been
saving for several months in little barrels,
and turned the money over to the mission
ary society for distribution. Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. b. Birrell. who have recently returned
from China. where they have been as mis-
sonares. gave illustrated talks on their
work in that country. great many older
people were present at the meeting.
Evening star., 1902-03-15
~ q
The Message of March.

Who blows his bugle DER the leas?
Who roves across the snow-elhd hills,
With wanton locks upon the breeze,
Yellow nodding daffodils!
Athwart the welkin loud and long.
Sounds blare of bugie. snatch Of song,
Awake. World! $50 March doth say);
Awake! for soon she'll wend this way,
With rose.wreught face and fair. =
And April In her hafr, =!
The Maid O. Spring!
Clasping the cruel window crate,
With fearful face, In her gray tower,
Wan with her weary captive fate.
Spring sighs away the 1aggard hour.
And STRIPPING March fares singing past.
Oh! thro' the bars, as she doth stand.
She waves to him her little hand.
How long the drear delay!
She signs. ah. weii-a-day!
The Maid O. Spring!
The sluggard world from slumher wakes,
In answer to the herald eau,
And as from face lady takes
Her mask. Mt height Of carnival,
The streamlet melts its Icy guise
And trips along in olden wise.
While all its liquid notes II sets
To pulse OF pebble castanefs.
With palm against her ear.
She lightly laughs to hear,
The Maid o. Spring!
The SHOWS that lie ON upland height
Are clipped by scissors O the sun.
Like sheep that lnse their heeces white,
And into heaping clouds are spun, .-.+sg
That hang DER fallow field and hill
And sudden showers OF silver spill, - sssL
While one by one the sylvan. shy
Blue violets break like riffs Of SKY.
And 10! along the lea
She wapdcrs. wayward, free,
The Maid o. Spring!
EDWARD UFFINGTON VALENTINE
Evening star., 1902-03-15
SUCCESS IN BEGGING.
Street Mendicants Who Sometimes
Make Fifty Dollars in Day.
w Orleans Times-Dcniocrat

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
ut requires something more than nerve
to be a successful beggar." said the old
crippled man. ".rhe asking for aims is the
least part of the profession. People think
because we ask every passerby for somc-
thing that we expect each to contribute.
This is the reverse of the story. We know
pretty well as soon as man or woman
heaves in sight whether We can look FOR
lift or not. We study humanity. We set
SO we can tell from the face what the in
clination Of the person Is. AS not every
cynic looks sour. SO every beneficent per
son does not wear his or her heart on the
sleeve. In fact, we get more from the
scur-looking people than from those who
are gay. Those who are gay are usually
broke. and II they are not they are too
busy figuring on having a good time with
their money to help q beggar out.
Business men are generally easy marks.
because they would rather give up than be
detained with the narrowing details OF how
the arm or leg or eye was lost In q ter
rible wreck. Grab one when he is in a
times out of ten rather than miss the en-
gagemant. even If 1t be lunch appoint
ment. Children. contrary to general be-
lief are poor givers. In the first place
their nickels are few and far between as
a rule. and In the next place they are usu-
ally in rush to get to the nearest candy
store and spend 1t. Women. too. pass us
by. Whether they expect the men to do
all the giving. or whether they dread con-
tact with suffering. know not. but do
know that few women contribute.
But by far the bulk Of the money which
is given to beggars comes from the middle
classes. and this. perhaps. is due to their
knowledge of and acquaintance with suf-
fering themselves. Most OF them have had
more Of the ups and downs than come to
the very rich. and they have a fellow feel
iv,ox frr ..lro Ho y1-h Cfnyy
and listen to the story we have fixed up.
We reach them at once. and very rarely
fail to land them.
by the way. II the man is good artist
at his story and knows the game. begging
is not such an Improbable business after
all. Aa = means OF earning a living 1t
Evening star., 1902-03-15

beats several of the trades all hollow The
proceeds do not seem large to the casual
observer. but when you figure up at the
end of day a beggar who cannot average
from 81 to $40 day is not a good hand
at the business l have made as much as
$40 a day for months at time. My fam
lily lived well. and l managed to do so at
the same time. During gala days and car
nival times we sometimes clean up as
much $50 day. 1t has run higher than
that. The big crowds now in the city have
helped things considerably All of the Wis
itors have money, they have come here to
will another. and so they turn 1T loose
without a struggle. A man cannot be
proud and be beggar but he some
times afford to put his pride in his pocket
for a while if he is making money. When
he has the money he will find that his
pride is all right.
Evening star., 1902-03-15
"Hiawatha." I"
From the Ladies' Home Journal.

Such confusing variance in the ,,ronun-
citation of "Hiawatha" exists both i'm die.
t'onaries and in the speech of educated men
and women that 1 have asked Miss Long
fellow how the word is pronounced by the
poets family. She says the pronunciation
which she always heard from the poet him.
self Is Hi-a-wa-tha. the "r' pronounced as
1t is in machine or "pique." the second
"a pronounced as it is in far 0r Ia
father"
Evening star., 1902-03-15
The idea.


Father-"Marie, I wish you would ask
that young Perkins why he doesn't go home
earlier" i =
Daughter-"What an idea, papa!-just as
If he doesn't known y, = :.
Evening star., 1902-03-15

Workmen have commenced tearing down
the old parochial school building of ST.
Mary's Catholic Church, preparatory to re-
building on more extensive scale.
Evening star., 1902-03-15

The attendance at the Sunday school of
the Ninth Street Christian Church last Sun
day was 491. The average attendance for
the past three months was 4i0, compared
with 313 for the same period last year.
Evening star., 1902-03-15

Rev. D. w. Skelinger gave an illustrated
lecture last night at Ryland NJ. f. Church,
under the auspices of the Epworth League,
on Rips in the Rockies" The lecture was
interspersed with solos by Mrs. d. H.
Smart. The church was filled with a large
audience. which expressed its approval of
the entertainment by frequent applause.