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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
RECoRD-BREAKiNG INSURANCE
New York Life Writes $53, ,O0O,-
UOO New Policies in Six Weeks
REPCBLIC SPECIAL.

REPU BLtC SPECIAL.
New York, Feb. u.-Fifty-three million
dollars of new insurance policies in the
first six weeks of the year Is the astonish-
ing high-water record announced by one
of the foremost life insurance companies.
The announcement is made to-day on the
occasion Of the celebration of the tenth an
niversary of the election of John A. Nc
Call 10 the presidency Of the New York
Life Insurance Company.
Insurance men and fnanciers admit that
this is one of the strongest indications Of
the general prosperity of the country that
has been presented since the dawn OF the
new year.
President Mccall is being showered with
kilograms and letters of consratuIation
from officials and agents of the New York
Life all over the land. In his report. made
at the beginning Of the year. Mr. Mccall
ioreshadowed the era of insurance actiy-
lty prevalent. He Insisted that the old
style of management which was disposed
TO quibble over the settlement of claims
and which denied the right of the insured
must give way to- more liberal ideas; and
also that an open record of all transact
or the year should be furnished annually
to the insured.
1t was hardly anticipated, however. that
the response would be so spontaneous or
of such dimensions. Fifty-three million
uoiiafs is more new business than many Of
the larger companies have hitherto been
able TO write In the course OF twelve
months Should the present rate Of new
YnrI insurance e. Keep up for the year. the New
paid-ror policies: figure SO far in advance
OF anything hitherto achieved, that thers
Is no opportunity for comparison
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
STATUS IN 23D DISTRICT
Contest Between Aspiring Demo
Gratis for Congress.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Centralia, H.. Feb. 1.-THE Democratic
Convention in the Twenty-third Congress
sional District will be held at Newton May
Z. and will comprise 1ss deiegate-sixty-
eight necessary to nominate. The delega-
tions and the pledges are: Clinton County.
thirteen. for 7. f. Ford of Carlyle; C.aw-
ford. eleven. for J. B. Crowley of Robin
son: Fayette. seventeen. for State Attorney
Spourgeon: Lawrence. ten, for a. L. Max
well: Marion. twenty. for c. E. Jennings
Of Salem; Efineham. fifteen. no candidate
or Acknowledged favorite: jefferson. seven
teen. instructed to vote as a unit. but not
instructed as to whom 70 vote for; dele
cation controlled by Judge Green. a candi-
date for Circuit-COurt nomination; Jasper
thirteen; has strong leaning for Foster:
Wabash. eight. in the hands Of Frank
Havill who is asking for the nomino tion
for Clerk Of the Appellate Court
No candidate seems to have any particu-
lar lead. unless 1t be C. E Jennings OF this
county. who has the unanimous support OF
the, largest delegation in the convention
and delegation that he will appoint, and
will be open for deals as the county will
have little to ask in addition. The Forty
second Senatorial District-Ciinton. Efipg-
ham. Fayette and Marion counties-can al
most control the convention, being hut
three votes short.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
Death of Young Roosevelt and De
sire of President Alone Will
Change His Course.
PLANS FOR new YORK DINNER
Archbishop Corrigan and Bishop
Potter. to Be Among Guests
of Hermann Ridder at the
--. WaldOrf.1Astoria.

EEI CBIIC SPECIAL
New York, Feb. ia cablesram from
Berlin to-day announced positively thal
Prince Henry will sail for the United States
TO arrive February %, as arranged, even
though Young Theodore Roosevelt con-
tinues critically Ill.
Should the illness result fatally before
the date OF sailing the Prince may even yet
continue his Journey, unless the President
desires that his visit be deferred or aban-
doned altogether
Hermann H,idder, who is arranging the
dinner to b. given to the American press
in honor of Prince Henry at the Waldorf
Astoria OH the evening of February %,
said to-day that both Archbishop Corri-
gan and Bishop Potter had been invited to
attend and that while no reply had been
received from Bishop Potter, he was eN-
pected to attend and that he would b. asked
to say grace. AS to Archbishop Corrigan.
Mr. Ridder said his Grace had accepted
the Invitation and would sit at the guests
table Mr.. Ridder added that, as the din
ner would fall in the lenten season, and
on a day of fasting, the Archbishop had
done very graceful, although unusual.
thing in granting a dispensation to those
Catholics who will be present at the din
ner, to partake of meat, but not fish and
meat combined.
The general Catholic public Is not In
cluded in this dispensation. Without this
dispensation the Catholic guests present
at the dinner would have to violate one Of
the strict lenten rules OF the church or
dispense with many palatable courses
which will be served.
Regarding the number of persons who
have accepted invitations to the dinner.
Mr.. Ridder says that about 100 have al
ready replied. expressing the hope of at
tending
At the meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
this afternoon a resolution was offered to
tender the freedom of the city to Prince
Henry on. the day of his expected arrival.
February 2. The resolution WAS passed
unanimously.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
COLLIDE NEAR HOT SPRINGS.
Engineer Badly Hurt and st. Louis
ans Had Narrow Escape.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL


Hot Springs. Ark. Feb. 1l.-Carelessness
on the part of the train crew of the st.
Louis. Hot Springs special train. due 10 ar
rive here at II. m. was the cause of a
serious wreck on the Hot Springs Western
Railroad this morning. 1. few miles east II
this city. The regular Hot Springs train
of the Choctaw Railroad. running into and
almost completely telescopng the fo-.rer
The engine of the st. Loriis-Ho Springs
train was disabled and would not hold
steam enough to pull the heavily laden
IN of passengers up a steep grsI4s. and
the train had stopped for the second or
third time after leaving Bonton to allow the
engineer to get up sufficient steam to make
The HILL Already nearly two hours late,
the train left Benton twenty-n minutes
ahead Of the Chociaw, and this short time
was soon consumed in stops.
The Choctaw came runlbling along and
almost before Engineer John Ryan knew
IT he was on top of the Iron Mountain
train at the foot of the hill. He reversed
his lever, applied the brakes and signaled
danger. then his engine almost completely
teIsscoped the rear of the Pullman
fortunately that part of the car was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
Benefit BASKETBALL GAME.
Contest to Aid Firemen's Fund
Will Be Played February 20.

At meeting OF the new Basket Ball
League last night, it was decided to vol
unteer a special game February % for the
benefit OF the firemen's fund. and arrange
ments will be made in the next two days
concerning the matter. The First Regi-
ment Band has offered its services for the
occasion.
At the meeting last night the company
D team resigned and was re-accepted for
membership under the name of the Triple
A team. Blair. Erker, Anslyn. Ehrhardt.
Methudy, Mcdonald and FRANKIE will be
the members OF the regular team; and the
reserves. For tomorrow night the games
will be between the Monarchs and the
South Sides. and between the High School
alumni and the Drummond Guards five.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
HERMANN WANTS TO SEE HENRY
Invitation for Visit Extended by
the City Council.
REPERLC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hermann. Mo-. Feb. 1.-THE City Council
Of Hermann has resolved to extend an invi-
tation to Prince Henry of Prussia to visit
that city. and has for that purpose submit
ted to Ambassador Won Holleben a petition
in which 1t is set forth that Hermann. in
proportion TO its size. has the largest Ger
man population tover 80 per cent? of any
city in the United States.
1t is Furthermore claimed that the inhabi-
tants of the city. founded in 1896 by the
German Settlement Society Of Philadelphia,
strictly adhered to the original destination
OF the city to become and to BE- forever a
strict German settlement. The petition also
calls the attention to the fact that for the
maintenance of German tuition in the pub
lie schools a. fund of $1,000 has been raised
by the citizens.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
WOULD BORROW S150,000,00O.
Directors of Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Co. Propose Improvements.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Executive Com
mittee of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany to-day announced that the Board Of
Directors at a meeting yesterday unani-
mo,isly decided TO submit for the approval
of the stockholders at special meeting, to
be called for March 20. u mortgage to se-
cure bonds TO the amount Of not exceeding
Sl50. 10000. TO make extensive improvements.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE.
New York Author Sought to Pho
tograph the Reptile.

Phoenix. Ariz., Feb. n--Professor George
Wharton James. an author and lecturer of
New York City. was bitten on the left
thumb by a rattlesnake to-day. He received
medical attention within four minutes and
Is pronounced out of danger. The snake
was big one. and James grabbed it by
the neck in Il cage for the purpose of laying
II on the ground to photograph it. The
snake was too strong for him and loosened
him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

at the time unoccupied. else there would
certainly have been many fatalities while.
as IL was. none save Conductor John h.
Cox OF the Choctaw road was seriously
hurt. Cox sustained internal injuries which
may cause his death There were a num-
ber of ST. TouisanS on the telescoped train.
hut all escaped with a severe shaking UP.
After a short delay the front part Of the
train took all the passengers and came on
into this city.
Blame for the accident is laid on Henry
Smith. the train porter. and he Immediately
resigned his position when the train reached
this city.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
FRANK JAMES DISAPPOINTED.
"The James Boys in Missouri
Play Not Enjoined.
REPCBLIC SPECIAL.

Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. 11.-Frank James
and young Jesse James were disturbed this
morning when they learned that Circuit
Judge Teasdale had not decided their ap-
pIication for petition to stop the perform
ance Of a blood-curdling melo-drama. THE
James Boys" Judge Teasdale did not rem
der a decision. though he admitted from
the bench his immediate apprehension was
init the James family lawyer to submit
more authorities.
"If 1 do not stop the play here" said
Frank while in court this morning, Il will
take other steps. I have worked hard for
twenty years to live down exactly what this
thing Is starting up again. 1t is a crime
against a community and ten times crime
against a family"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
sTEAMFITTERs' STRIKE IS OFF.
Helpers Get Increase in Daily
Wages of 35 Cents.

The strike of the steamftters and their
neIpers' which has been in progress since
me, .he nrst week In September. 1901, was set
bara , eseefuay AFTERNOON. and the men who
morning. W win 'i''
,a Inc strike on the part Of the steamfit-
ers. who started the strike bv demanding
~ tt,"Y per day, an increase Of 50 cents over
ps the present agreement the helpers are
~ ~ receive s235 per day. while the scale ot
she steamfitters is to remain the same Two
shops sui hold out against the scale
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
CheckIey Crowd Won,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Nation. ILL.,. Feb. lin the Republican
factional fight of Coles County between
the Shorthairs." headed by State Senator
Stanton c. Pemberton, and the "Snolli-
gosters." led by ex-Sherif W H. Checkley,
the latter crowd has obtained ffty-one del
egates, four move than are needed to or
ganize the County Convention, March l.
and enforce Pemherton's retirement The
'RbacthaiEx" arc Offering the county ticke4
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
WASHINGTON.

Former Senator Pasco tells the Senate
Commit'cc on Interoceanic Canals that
France can give a clear title to the Panama
route. and that Colombia Will he Willing
To make the niurty-niae-year concession
permanent
, Miss Alice Roosevelt was IS years old yes
terday. The celebration in the honor OF
the day was abandoned because Of the
dangerous sickness of her brother.
\ stirring debate occurred yesterday in
the SeIa,a over the Philippines. Senators
Hoar and PIatt measured swords in 4
spirited manner.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
ELoPED FROM ST. LOUIS.
Thomas Dalton of Dallas Weds
Miss Hazel h. Bower.
REPURLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
De Soto. Mo, Feb 1l.-Mr. Thomas Dali
ton of Dallas. Tex, and Miss Hazel *.
Boyer Of st. Louis were married here this
afternoon.
They eloped from st. Louis to-day and got
on the train here under the impression that
this was the county seat. They drove to
license. returning here TO be married by
q Justice.
They were attired in the height of FASH
ion and departed for st. Louis at $50 D. m.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.


Yesterdays bank cleariTgs were ss,ooS'
2,7 balance 81. .09a. .o45. Local discount rates
were steady. between 4i2d5is per cent: Lo-
mestic exchange was quoted as follows;
New York. par hid. lac premium ASKED :
Chicago. Cincinnati. Louisville and Ne" oF-
leans. 10c discount bid. par ASKED
Wheat closed higher at sac asked May
Gl.TSSc No. red. Corn closed lower NJ
62l.G62asc May; 6li2Hf2iec 30. mixed. Oats
closed at 4f.e May: i6c No. Northern
The local market for spot cotton was l-ioc
higher
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

Genoa. Feb. 1L-Arrived Columbia from
Naples. Alexandria. etc
New York. Feb. 1L-AIrived: Maasdam
from Rotterdam
New York. Feb 11-Arriyed: Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse from Bremen.
New York. Feb. n.-Arrived: Nomadic
from Liverpool.
New York, Feb. n.-Sailed: Fuerst Bis
marck from Naples. etc.
Sydney. New South Wales. Feb. u-Ar-
rived previously: Ventura from San Fran
cisco via Honolulu and Auckland.
Liverpool. Feb. u.-Arrived: Bowie fror,
New York.
London. Feb. n.-Arived: Minnehaha,
New York.
Liverpool. Feb. n.-Sailed: Cl.onia, Bos.
ton
Philadelphia. Feb. 11.-Arrived: waesland.
Liverpool.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
FRANCISCAN FATHER TO CONDUCT

Services-The MONDAY lenten services at
the Old Cathedral. on Walnut street, near
Third street. commencing to-day. will be
conducted by one of the Franciscan fathers
will last half an hour They will consist OF
a short prayer followed by a ffteen-min-
ute address, and end with benediction
with the blessed sacrament.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
Doctor q. l.. Keurney Resigns.

Doctor George l.. kearney. assistant chief
Dispensary physician. rendered his resgna-
tion yesterday to Health Commissioner
Starklofr, and it became effective at 3
o'clock.
His resignation was requested by Doctor
Starklof because he had refused to treat
smallpox patients.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
INCoRPoRATED-The Chippeu. and

20, t, t1iii Realty Company having a capi-
t;c,ss 'h oe OF sls.0oo. half paid in filed ar
cn cic,es or incorporation yesterday. The stock
SS'nNis.S or 1;sD shares. valued at sl0 each.
~ S eaark ~, Dodd holds 60 shares Charles A.
Optimlst Publishing Company has capital
,,aI neSh oi S!No. divided into COO shares val
sba sba d. p each: James L. Ennis holds =
Ton .. J. NJ. Durdy IS and j. c. Hainer 80.
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and every piece of patronage i'll their pow
er 20 retain the organization. hut the ''SG"i-
ltgostcr*' are after Pernbertan's political
life. and Will not he content with less.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

Quality Is what makes price If Burnett's
extracts its price would be the same
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
FOREIGN.

An Austrian committee appointed by the
Minister OF Commerce urges high tariffs
and the abrogation of the most favored
nation" clause of the treaty with the United
States in order to protect the industries of
that country from American competition
Prince Henry decides that he will sail for
america on the date planned unless young
Theodore Roosevelt should die and the
President should express a desire that his
visit be postponed.
England and Japan form an alliance for
-tEe protection of the integrity of China
camille Flammarion's desertion Of Spirit
uaiism has caused CONSERVATION among the
faithful in France
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

Want a new boarding place? Look in the
Rooms for Rent columns of to-day's Re-
public. One hundred and fifty places adyer-
tised.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

Five hundred and eighty Want ads. are
printed in to-day's Republic. Isn't there
one of all these that will interest you?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
SPORTING.
Marine IntelIigence.

Yanger's victory over Joe Bernstein
seems to have been conclusive.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

Prescription No 2s51 by Elmer & Amend.
will not cure all complaints. but it will cure
rheumatism.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

TO CURE GRIP IN TWO DAYS
Laxative Bromo- Ouinine removes the causs,
L W. Groves signature en- every boz.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
Salt Rheum

You may call It eczema. tetter or milk
crust.
But no matter what you call 1t, this skin
disease which comes in patches that burn,
itch, discharge watery matter. dry and
scale, owes its existence to the presence OF
humors In the system.
It will continue to exist, annoy, and per.
haps agonize, as long as these humors
ramAin.
It Is always radically and permanently
cured By
Hoods Jdrsdpdrill0
which expels all humors. and is positively
aDeaualled for all cutaneous eruptions.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

SINGLE-TAX LEAGUE-The st. Louis
Single-Tax League will meet this evening
at the Aschenbroedel CLUB, No. S04 Market
street
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS f. Dawson.
chairman of the Civil-Service Board of the
Rural Free Delivery Service, has resigned.
TO enter private business. He was for years
secretary to the Postmaster General
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
THERE ARE OTHERS

That Episcopal congregation in Apple
of industry that has paid It's rector only
S2SO IN year must be blushing pretty
hard by this time. They needed such a
reminder as dunning letter from the
pastor to wake them up. There is not a
more pitiful spectacle in the world than
that of a good and faithful minister who
has to beg for each little driblet of money
he gets during the year. Yet there are
thousands of ministers in the country that
are continually kept in such an embar-
RAISING condition by thoughtless and lazy
church officials. A man of means who
joins church and doesn't promptly bear
his share Of the burdens really has no
place in the church organization. He
should leave it.. The man who accepts a
responsible Office in church organiza-
ton and then for failure to do what he
promised to do, in effect, when he ac-
cepted the office, and let's the minister
salary become over due is committing a
worse offense against the church than he
commits against society when he beats his
bills. IT. is pretty safe rule that the
man who belongs to a church and does
not do what he should do to maintain the
effectiveness of the church organization
in business way is probably fully as in
effectual religiously.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
PLAYING THEIR CARDS

Much has been heard recently about re-
vived hopes of the democrats as to secur-
Ing good majority in the house which
will be elected this autumn, and which
Will proceed to business in December,
1903. Boasts have also been made that
party reorganization is very near accom-
plishment ON winning basis, but what
do we behold?
Watterson springing into the arena with
bundle of issues in his hands and gyrat
Ing like dervish while shrieking "Phfl-
ppines" Roosevelt. Ceasarian con-
spirator against the American union and
the greatest republic the sun ever shone
upon" On these tissues" Watterson and
a segment of his party are cocksure that
they will capture the next house and win
the presidency in 1904! The house demo-
Gratis, In accordance with this idea. have
formulated policy of scuttle as to the
philippines as a minority report on the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
MR.. STEVENS PRETTY FANCY

Hiram F. Stevens Of St. Paul treated
the state bar association to some pretty
Interpretations of present economic ten
denotes, at the banquet in st. Paul last
night. It appears, that Mr.. Stevens has
discovered a modern feudalism in the
trust system. 1t Is an economic feudal-
ism as compared with the politico- econo-
mic feudalism of old. Mr.. Stevens has
also discovered that the feudal system
gained supremacy for England on land
and sea and made it world power" 1t
would be interesting to have Mr.. Stevens
prove that proposition. Our own impress
sion is that England began to be power
of some consequence about the time that
feudalism began to disappear, and the
flaws in her armor to-day as a world
power are chiefly the effects Of the rem
nants of the feudal system that still re-
main in her social structure.
Having proved to his own satisfaction
that feudalism made England Mr. Stew
ems, being convinced that the trust sys-
tenn is modern feudalism, reasons that it
will make the United States a world
power. There are a few flaws in this
syllogism, but it is convincing to Mr..
Stevens With the ground thus put firmly
under his feet he points the way for the
lawyers. They must promote this feudal-
ism because 1t makes for national
supremacy, grandeur and glory, but, at the
same time, they must guard the interests
Of the individual. Now If the trust sys-
TEN is feudalism, 1t is opposed to the in
terests of the common man. How, there
fore, can the lawyers promote this feudal-
Ism and at the same time protect the In
dividual? After the Industrial victory has
been won for the nation by the trusts Mr..
Stevens brushes them away and pushes
the individual into the lime light again.
All this is very fanciful, but there is
something in the analogy Mr.. Stevens
finds between the economic organization
Of society on the trust basis and its an