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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17
holland Wins HIS
THIRD TOURNAMENT
Captures Amateur Three Cushion
Billiard Championship of
Missouri.
a Republic Photographer

BY decisively defeating Bob Stone last
night at the Grand, Charles 7. holland, win
ner of the class A three-cushion billiard
tournaments of 1900 and 1901. carried off the
championship for the third successive time
and with 1t the title of amateur champion
of Missouri. A costly engraved medal, en-
blematic of the championship. will be pre-
sented to him tonight. In the three tour
naments he has lost but one game out of
twenty-four.
Last nights game was the decisive one
in the tournament. Noland had seven
straight victories to his credit and Stone
and Doctor Campbell were tied for second
place with five games won and two lost. BY
defeating Stone, holland won his eighth
straight game. The last game of the tour
lament is Scheduled for tonight at the
Grand between holland and Doctor Camp
bell: In case Campbell is defeated he II
again be tied with Stone for second honors.
holland was in good form last night.
Stone was a poor second all the way
through. The winner averaged 81. while
Stone bagged but one more button than
half as many as his opponent Ed Struve
refereed the game.
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Pitcher Joss Indicted.

Toledo. o., April 1S.-"Addie' Joss. the base
ball pitcher, who repudiated a Toledo contract
and signed with tn. Cleveland team. has been
indicted for receiving money Under false pre-
tense. He received $50 advance money from
Manager Strobel Of the Toledo team
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JUNIOR LEAGUE.


Regents annexed four games from the Do
butantes last night the latter team doins yell
present. Grippe and Hotto wen nigh Cor their
respective teams. The score:
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Tamn Won jumping Race.

Memphis. Tenn. April 1s;-Taffn. WHO won the
and The he BE best jump ns rider seen here TIL. sea
spectaclee when riding. A party Of Frenchmen
who are here with him made quite . killing on
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TENPIN LEAGUE.
Grands D; Novfces o

In the game at the Grand alleys last night
between the Grands and Novices the former
team shut out its opponents. The score:
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Call on Ben Miller, the Halter, 63 Frank
lin avenue, and get an official baseball sched-
uls of the National and American Leagues
for 1902.
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MOUND CITY LEAGUE.


Blue 81 Rialt0s 2.
In the game between the Bite Rbbons and the
Rialtos on the Acme alleys last night the former
team won the odd game. The score:
RLl1E RIRBONS =.
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this evening Al louisiana Han, the
in charge Of the Anal consisting ct A. Grefen-
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The score:

Noland.l
2900999o9IS0
staieyIs os599eS9e9
Q
100000. Total. 26: high run. .: average, 80.
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Iyanhoe, 3, Securities 2

Ivanhoes won the odd game from the Secuntvz
on the Crescent aiievs last night. Allen and Iee
leading the winners, while Jones did best work
for the losers. The scors:
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Lakeside Selections.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago, April 1&.-Selections:
Fist Carl Kahler, Schwalbe.
Second Race-lAdy CALAMITY. Competition.
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The Weather.

The storm which passed over the Atlantic States
was disappearing yesterday BY way OF Nova Scotia.
The high pressure from the West moved into the
country between the Mississippi River and the
South Atlantic coast rapidly. bringing cold weather
with II and causing a steep pressure gradient over
the Middle Atlantic and New England States and
giving wind vcocltics ranging from 20 to 90 miles
an hour from the northwest.
The advancing cold caused light snow IN northern
Pennsylvania and the northern half OF New York
Elsewhere over the country the weather was yea
orally fair.
The high pressure centre having passed south
ard means warmer weather for this section after
che morning hours to day.
between the Mississippi River and the Rocky
Mountains the pressure was low. with storm
centre In the course OF formation over Kansas
and another to the north OF Minnesota.
Il was colder, with freezing temperatures pre-
vailing from Montana to northern New York and
Vermont and southwark to Missouri Mississippi
Georgia and Alabama. Killing frosts were re
ported In the Gulf and South Atlantic States except
Florida.
In this city the day was fair and four degrees
colder the high northwest wind which blew from
n 10 ~ mvCs an hour made II feel much colder:
average humidity. IS per cent; barometer cor
rccted to rcni to SEA level ats \, ~ 29si; p. NJ .
1921.
tn enpcr,ture yesterday. as recorded by the
snicial thermometer. and also By ruE SUNS thcr-
nomstSr Al the street level. Is shown in the au-
Hsied table
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JOHN L. FREED FROM DEBT
THROJGH RiNkRt prey. WITH
MS ASSETS ON MS BACH.
Celebrates with a Dinner and Makes
Little speech on Things In General
and Creditors In Pariicular-His
Vanished Liabilities About &2.StW.

John l.. sullivan went into bankruptcy
yesterday IN tho interest of the drama
and Boston. If he hadn't done i, he
couldn't have gone TO Boston next week
To fill a theatrical engagement without
riskirg the inGignity Of arrest for little
matter of $3.50 for clothes.
The ex-fghter celebrated his release
from debt by giving a It'll" dinner last
night in his old friend Bill BENEFITS
place in Seventh avenue. 1t was foodless
dinner.
John l.. wore TO the party the sec worth
of clothes which are all his Assets and
which, fortunately, are exempt. The most
prominent pant Of the assets was the pink
shirt with two yawning holes in the
bosom.
Il put me lamps away" said John last
night when friend playfuily stuck the
end Of an umbrella through one Il The hol, 4
in the shirt How could | be a bankrupt
with me jewels on me?"
Before John and his three guests wound
up the dinner the fighter made little
speech on creditors and other things.
Sure I'm bar krupt, he began. who
the hell says amt? Where is he? Amt
thousaI de- of prominent men larkrupt?
| amt got 10 time 20 bother with creditors.
No prominent man has. They chase yer
round the ring till their great country
puts a foul on EN- and throws EN- out with
a bankruptcy paper. That's what's hap
pcned TO me creditors. They're counted
out. Suppcse the whelIs hadn't feen
called of? II would have been a tors up
between me lelt or the drammor. Suppose
Id pawncd me $4,000 belt to pay for mo
pants. And if | hadn't paid for me pa -
how could | go to Boston? Bostoi, II a
bum town. if was TORI. in il, hut | amt
going to dsappoint the people there.
say | rctracts that statement about
me $500, 900 Lelt. / amt got II now. I'm
a ai.krupt. but I've got TO get II again, for
the sake of the whole American people
what gave il 20 me.
Il see in the papers about a parson in
Jersey what has started boxing in the
Sunday school If there is such a guy in
the Gospel business, I'm with him for fair
| amt stuck on being an actor because
have to work all the time. But III get into
that church all right, and have every
Other Sunday school skinned alive. I'll
see That parson in the morning
You can do 'em all, John, said an adj
miring friend. But the interruption an
noyed John. .,o u.,
to TALK" Then John massaged his adj
miring friends face and pushed him firmly
into the corner.
Il can lick 'em all yet" resumed the
fighter. There amt a man living but
me that can do this. Now watch me touch
The door with me fingers without bending
me knees.
John did better than that. He showed
his admirers how 10 get down fun length
without touching anything but the floor.
There was no more speechmakng.
Johns liabilities are about 81 800. Be-
sides one debt of $3.50 TO Boston clothing
firm he owes several bills in this city and ST.
Louis for beer and liquor.
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NEW hooks.
Continued from Eioh'h Page.

Ranges" J. Norman Collie. David Douglass
Charles Scnbner's Sons)
srhe Social Comedy" dife Publishing Com
psnyJ
-sAtor Resartus. Heroes. Past and Present"
Thomas Carlyle. Imported by Charles scribner's
SousJ
Poems. John Keats. George Newnes: Charles
Scnbner's S,nsJ
Modern Sprltualism." ,vols. Frank Podmore.
tAethuen q Co.: Charles Scribncr's SonS)
Royalty In All Ages" T. T. Thstleton Dyer.
John c. Nlmmo: Charles Scribner's SonsJ
George Romney. The Makers OF British Art"
Sir Herbert Maxwell. The Walter Scott Publish
ing Company. Charles Scribners SonsJ
"A Dog Day" Walter Emanuel and ceclkAldin.
Or. II. Russeu) y
"t1ctional Rsmblers u and About lQSton :
Frances Weston Carruth. Mcclure, Ups
4 Coz |"
Golden Numbers Kate Douglas VIC and
Nora Archibald Smith Mcclure Philips . CO..
Astronomy for Everybody" Simon Newcomb.
IL. d. Mcclure Philips Coz
The Death OF Ivan lyitch. and Other Stories.
Leo Tolstoy. translate Constance Garneit.
Mcclure. Phillips d Co
Mutual AID. 4 Fate OF Evolution" p.
kropotkn. Mcclure. Philips Coz
"Forstcr's Life OF Charles Dickens" Abridged
By George Gissing. Mcclure. Philips Coz
The Letters OF Daniel Webster" Edited by
CHI. Van Tyne. Pm. d. McClure. philips aCol
sun Dals and Roses OF Yesterday" Alice
Morse Earle. Macmlllansl.
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WRECK on the mo FOtR.
Seventeen Hurt. Including q Son OF walter
q. Gresham.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. IS. The ST,
Louis passenger train on the Big -Four
struck a broken rail seventeen miles west
OF here early this morning and four sleepers
were ditched and seventeen persons in
jured. The same train, with many of the
Injured on board, was derailed at Carbon,
four hours later, but no one Was hurt
The most seriously injured were George
{. Dean, Pullman conductor of st. Louis,
internal injuries and bruses: Otto Ores
ham of Chicago, right shoulder dislocated
Mrs. 5. A. Engelhart of Middlcpor;. Ohio,
severe scalp wound; Miss Anna Engclhart
Of Middloport. Ohio, flesh wound of left
eide; A. M. Ma guire of ST. Louis, left knee
injured severely; Isaac DER of Rochester,
n Y. left side of chest bruised. Ores
ham is son of former Secretary of State
Walter q. Gresham
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POSTERS on BELMONT'S FENCE.
n. u. P.'s Secretary In Court to Complain
OF the Bin Sticker.

John Carroll, employed by the Lyceum
Theatre, was arrested Yesterday while
sticking up posters OF the fence around
a vacant lot at Madison avenue and Fifty
first street, owned by q. H. p Belmont.
When he was arraigned before Magis-
,rate Crane in the Yorkville police court
MIR. Belmonts secretary appeared a. com
plainant and informed the Magistrate
that the fence was erected at considerable
expense to have il in keeping with the
neighborhood and that a sign had been
pu, up prohibiting the posting of bills.
The business manager of the theatre
said he would have the posters removed
and promised that no more should be put
there by his men, 20 the complaint was
Withdrawn and Carroll discharged.
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GEN. LEW WALLACE SIGN.
lie Has a severe Cold and Neuralgia In
Tooth.

CRAwFoRpsvILIE, Ind, Nov. ,s.-Gen,
Lew Wallace is seriously i'll at his home
here. The trouble began week ago with
neuralgia in tooth and the pain has been
so intense that the General. who has failed
greatly within the past year, is in very
weakened condition.
Complicated with the neuralgia il
severe cold which he contracted while OF
hunting noar here in the rain and which,
II is feared has affect ed his lungs.
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CROFT AND BEL MONT CLASH.
Tart Correspondence Over a Charge Made
b, the Comptroller.

The remark made by Comptroller Grout
at the last meeting Of the Rapid Transit
Commission, that he pers onally knew Of
real estate deals which had been carried
out bv interests allied with the pid Tran
sit subway Construction Company. has
led To an exchange Of letters between Au-
gust Belmont. the president of the COM
pany and the Comptroller.
The CORES pondence began with friendly
and mild refutation 10y Mr. Belmont of
the inference which might have been taken
from Mr.. Grout'S statement The Comp
trOller's reply was not atogct her sati,fic-
tory 20 Mr. Belmont. who th"rcupou wrote
To Mr.. Crou, that his letter did not ~pccifi-
caly relieve the members Of the subway
company from the dispersion which had
been cast upon them. Mr.. Belmont added
sion 90 say things in the board which Rather
reNe, ted upon W. and held u, up to the public
BILE from the city. | confess that this last
Remark of yours was extremely offensive
TO ~, although somewhat mItigated now
Tho subway Eealty Comyany was not
31tsanilrd Tor circulation "a real S.tate
subway Realty Company wa made for
ea>cm"nt-. aud for tn" purpose OF assisting
the Rapid Transit Commission IN doing tn"
promised a'probabhity Of rctti0g out OF the
properties later without los and, IN som"
ease, with Ju~tllgbic profit These pur-
chaos, however, were all mad. after the
location of stations hal been o-tabli she'd
and were thorouehly known to the public.
Replying to this letter Mr.. Grout pointed
out that he did not state az the meeting
of the commission that the Subway COM
pany had made speculative purchases
of land near the stations, but he added,
while | have not said so, | am not so clear
that the statement could not be truthfully
made" Proceeding Mir, Grout wrote:
must decline to debate the matter with
YOU, but | cannot refrain from ADDING that
! shall not measur" my of'ictnl action by any
regard for its ofen-ivenc~- or inonen >ivcncSs
10 the subway Construction Company. or
10 it. various subsidiary companies. and
that am not AZ all concerned to mitigate"
nv any explanation what | may have said or
inquiry which | eudea vorcd to reply to In
like spirit Your last letter seems to me to
depart from that irit. and | might we'll
say that it, tone l. extremely offensive to
me
| take it that Won do not seriously dispute
easement at Forty-second street and Park
avenue. the price of the vault privileges NJ
Fortv-tir~t street and Park avenue and the
attempt to charge the city sl.l2j.COO for the
electrical Conduit~, are iran-AC tion- in which
clearly YOU were endeavoring TO get adj
Nantages from the city.
When Mr. Belmont received this COM
munication yesterday afternoon he at
once dictated a caustic response which
MIR. Grout will find waiting for him this
morning.
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TAX RATE FALLS 20 POINTS.
Jersey lity's Board OF Finance Confirm'
High Valuations.

At the meeting of the Jersey City Board
of Finance yesterday the tax assessment
books for the fiscal year beginning Monday
we're confirmed. The valuations on real
estate and personal property were placed
by the Tax Board ut 500, $50 ,020, an in
crease Of $1,000 900 over tho figures of last
year.
The total amount Of tax to be raised
Is So, 79s, 62572 The rate is 81 so per 81 900,
a decrease Of twenty points from the pres
cnt rate.
The increased assessment was mainly
due to tho rise in valuations on the hold
irks of corporations. The latter threatens
to appeal TO the local Board of Appeals and
the State Tax Board.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29
III HPED FROM 4 FERRY BOAT.
Saved BY a Man With a BoathoOk-Black.
burn Was Dependent.

Arthur W Blackburn. 50 years old,
ship broker of 81? Fifty-frst street. Brook
lyn. attempted suicide yesterday morning
by jumping from the Thirty-ninth street
ferryboat West Brooklyn while on his
way to his office, a. South street, this
borough After sinking twice Blackburn
was pulled out with boathook by John
Purcell a deckhand on the tug Seven
Brothers.
Blackburn is said to be despondent be-
cause Of poor business caused by the re-
cent coal strike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29
Tries Suicide and Profits h, II.

When Harry Raskin was ARA gned in the
Essex Market police court yesterday sew
eral policemen recognized him as victim
Of the suicide habit His examination was
post poned until to-day in order that Agent
King of the Charity Organization Society
might appear and show that RaskIn had
profited by his attempts 70 kill himself. He
Jumped from a ferryboat two months ago.
but was rescued Soon after he drank car
bolic acid AZ the home of Mrs. Annie Ra vas
So Hester street Last Tuesday he again
days in Gouverneur Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29
BOY DIES FROM FATHERS SHOT.
shell Accidentally Discharged Tore big
Hole In Ills Leg.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. ?3,-Claude Seals
of Linvale, formerly Of Hopewell 10 years
old, was fatally shot yesterday by his
father who was hunting about five miles
above Pennington. The father was placing
a shell in his gun when it was accidentally
discharged The shot tore big hole in
the boys leg. At the Mercer Hospital.
Trenton, his left leg was amputated a,
the thigh.
The boy died the same evening
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29
Only rs at Mass for Filipinos.

MoSTCLAIR, y. j, Nov. '2s.-OEly eigh-
teen persons attended thaFrcquiem mass
in the Church of the Immaculate Conccp-
ton in this town this morr ing for Father
Augustine, the Fiji iUo priest ard all the
Fiipinos who were killed in the Phiippine
war. similar mass year ago was
largely after ded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29
Dinner OF the chi phi Fraternity.

A hundred delegates of the Chi Phi frater-
nifty from all over the country had dinner
last night at the St. Denis. Speeches were
made by Benjamin s. Sanderson, VIVID
ham Stokes, Henry Stockbridge and James
i Vance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29
Building Owners and subway Men Censure,i

A Coroner's jury yesterday found that
the deaths in the Nev York Times fire on
Nov. were caused by "confagration which
originated in the subway excavation for
the Rapid Transit system in course Of con-
struction. and We censure the contractor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29

REV. STEPHEN MERRITT.
the world vide known undertaken: only one place
OF bpslncss. Nh av. and 18Th ST.. largest In The
world Tel. H-lsth "A
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-19
Maryland Affairs.

The peach growers of Washington county
are greatly discouraged over the crop outlook,
not only for this season, but for the future OF
the industry ITSELF Daniel w. Reichard own
II Of an extensive fruit farm near Samples
Manor. saws that there are only half as many
reach trees in the county as there were five
wears ago. Frequent crop failures have caused
MANY growers to 90 out of the business.
Raleigh Sherman, near Sharpsburg, who has
10. 600 peach trees has turned his cattle into
the orchards and will give up peach growing.
fredericksburg, Caroline county, had mar
row escape from destruction by fire Tuesday
afternoon. A gale was blowing at the time
and there were several dwellings and stables
burning at the same time. Assisted by Cam
bridge FIRE company and a steamer from Sea-
ford, Del, soon had the fire under control.
George Mathews and Richard Mathews,
father and son, colored, are in Jail at Ellicott
City on the charge of assaulting and seriously
cutting with knife two white men-David
Reeley and Edward Chaney-Tuesday night
at North Laurel, Howard county. 1t is stated
that an encounter occurred between number
of white and colored men, resulting in the
cutting of Reeley and Clancy. The injuries
of both the men are of q serious nature.
The colored men claim that they were set up
on by the crowd and acted in self-defense.
Frantz's furniture factory near Clearspring,
Washington county, was burned Tuesday
night Loss about $4,000. insurance $1,000
Wheat is yielding from Is to 80 bushels in
Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties.
Georeeanna. colored, wife of David Hill. q
laborer ON the farm of Mrs. Charles E. Lynch,
Patapsco Neck, Baltimore county, was shot
and killed late Tuesday night on meadow
adjoining Weis avenue, near Forrest Grove,
by Charles Ward, negro employed on the
farm Of j. Wesley Jacobs, near the Shell road.
Portions Of Dorchester county were visited
by destructive wind, rain and hailstorm
Tuesday. Great damage to corn and fruit
resulted.
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Bnsiness Locals.

Finest Stationery and Type Writing Sup
plies at James 81. Cassell's, A. II. VENTS
old stand.
For SALE-A Grandfather's Clock. Apply
to Charles Bowers Paint Shop on Green ST..
Particular attention given to Repairing and
Regulating Watches and Clocks at James h.
Cassell's Jewelry and Optician Store.
OUR WEEKLY TALK.
Lemonade Sets, we have 8 to 10 styles, at
35c up in price for Pitcher and 6 Glasses; also
Shell Glasses for iced tea and other summer
drinks, at prices that are right. Wash Tubs
we have in great quantities, wood and galvan-
lied, all sizes, at prices that will please you.
How about q nice Dinner Set OF 100 pieces at
an unheard of low figures? Please remember
a good set of Dishes is property just as much
so as house and land, to be handed down from
mother to daughter. We have just received
a large stock Of these goods, including Havi-
lands fine line, of our own importation, new
patterns and beautiful decorations. We wish
TO remind the fathers who have promised their
boys an express wagon that now is the time
to make their promise good; our wagons are
the best and strongest on the market, but
should you have break down, we have the
repairs at small cost to make them stand up
again. Please keep in mind the fact that we
carry the largest stock of Household Goods
that can be found in the State outside of Bal
more. We are always pleased to see you, il
yol buy or not. Wash Bowls without the
pitchers, if you want them. Knives without
Forks; Cups without Saucers; Silver Tea
spoons, 10c; Tablespoons, 15c set of 6; Win,
dow Screens and Ice Cream Freezers going
fast and the place is the Household Depart
ment in the Basement of the Miller Bros
Compauy. Westminster. nd.
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FESTIVALS AND REUNIONS.

The Sunday School of the Church of God
at Carroltou will hold their Annual Celebra-
ton July 26th, at a. m. There will be a
number of visiting schools in attendance.
Mount Pleasant Band; special speakers; sing
ing and speeches by the different schools.
Come and enjoy the day with us.
Winters Church Sunday School will hold
its annual picnic in the grove adjoining the
church, Saturday afternoon, August S0th,
1902, com nencing at o'clock. Taneytown
Band will furnish music. Refreshments sold
for benefit of school.
Mt Olive will hold its annual picnic on
Saturday afternoon. 1t will not be continued
after night.
The West Falls Sunday school picnic, which
was to have been held July 10, has been post
poned until the 10th of August. An extensive
program will be given; several prominent
speakers will be present; the Monocacy VAL
ley Cornet Band will furnish the best of music.
Refreshments sold on the ground. The picnic
will be held in the grove adjoining the church,
Pleasant Grove NJ. E. Church Sunday
School, Sandyville, will hold picnic August
10th, beginning at s p. m. If unfayorable
that evening will be held the following Tues
day evening. All cordially invited.
Providence M P Sunday School will hold
its annual picnic on Saturday, August Both.