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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-03
LOCAL. AND SUBURBAN.

Women crItic:se the police for poor gar
bage inspection and agitate the appointment
of women in enforcement Of sanitary laws.
Governor Stone replies TO charge of Mr..
Balm relative to the Baking Powder Re
peal Bill.
The Reverend c. A. c. Achard. former
pastor OF German NJ. +. Church in ST.
Louis. died Monday in Chicago.
A schoolboy bridegroom sues for. a. di-
vorce from his young wife.
Burglars had feast on a midnight visit
to the home of K. B. Goddard, NO. iS4a Nor
gan street.
The Third National Bank will increase
its annual dividend from to 10 per cent
The trial of Henry Nicolaus, the million
aire brewer. on a charge OF bribery, began
in Judge Ryan's court
Committee of residents of Westminster
place appeal to House of, Delegates TOR. re-
consideration of paving bill.
Professor George Addichs has been ap-
pointed temporary Presiding Elder Of the
81. Louis German NJ. 4. District.
Photographic right for Worlds Fair are
awardeu TO John r. Byrnes OF Chicago.
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DAUGHTERS OF C0NFEDERACY.
Annual Convention of Texas Di
vision at Fort Worth.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
annual convention of the Texas division.
Daughters of the Confederacy. convened
in the Christian Tabernacle this morning.
The Reverend James s. Myers made a
special address. commanding the work Of
the daughters. and told of the sorrows and
struggles of the women during the Civil
War. and glorified the work they had done
for the cause and for their loved ones at
home and in the field. He had come from
st. Louis to make the address; Mrs. Gay
ton. president of the local chapter also
made an address
The afternoon session was devoted to the
reports of the treasurer and secretary. ATT
er adjournment the delegates enjoyed a
trolley ride. which was followed by a recep-
ton at Judge w. p McLean's residence.
The evening session was given up to the
more formal welcome on the part Of the
city by the Mayor and that CT various
clubs, the Board of Trade and the various
Confederate bodies. The annual address of
the State president was read by Miss Kate
Daffan.
An interesting contest for the presidency
IS on the present president not being can
didate fer reelection.
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EX-SPEAKER REEDS SUDDEN
ILLNESS CAUSES ALARM.
Physician States That Maine States
man Had Severe Attack of Cas-
tritis, but Is Better.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Ex-Speaker Thomas
3. Reed had a sudden and quite severe at
tack OF gatrtis this evening. He was pros
trated for a time. but Doctor Gardner, who
was called. soon relieved his patient.
The sudden Illness of the e1-Speaker
caused considerable alarm to his friends.
but at a late hour Mr.. Reed was getting on
better than had been feared earlier in the
evening.
At 1915 o'clock Doctor Gardner made the
following statement:
Mr.. Reed had an attack Of acute gas
tritis this evening about 6 o'clock. and is
resting very quietly now"
The doctor said that he would not call on
his patient again during the night unless
summoned. and he did not expect this TO
happen. as Mr.. Reed Is improving.
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Among. those who have received letters
from the writer. or whose families have
been attacked, are former Mayor Hemp.
stead WaShburn. Graene Stewart. Graham
Mrs. Fannie Mcintyre. Dudley Ruter. VIM
cent Walsh. Kinney Smith and Doceol
Groesbeck Walsh.
FUTILE INVESTIGATIONS
Doctor Ferdinand Henrety. who received
one of the letters over two years ago. made
complaint at the time to the postal authors
ties and asked Inspector James E. Stuart
to investigate and ferret out the identity
of the writer.
Evidence accumulated tends to show that
the letters Were written by a woman with
in a limited territory on the north side. Tho
postEarks gave this clew. Mail boxes
were scrutinized night and day and their
inmates shadowed closely. but. with all
their vigilance. the officers. especially OF
the postal department. said they could not
secure evidence strong enough to warrant
the arrest of anybody.
A recent revival of the letter-writing has
caused renewed vigilance with the most
vigorous complaints to the Post Office De-
partment.
THE LATEST THEORY
Mania on the part of a person mentally
sound on all other questions and friend
ship of long standing that il prevents one
stitutes the latest and, it is believed, tho
correct solution of the mystery of the let
ter writer. Each new link In the evidence
tends to fasten the responsibility upon a
morbid mental malady.
The investigators have made out the sub
iect Of their suspicious to be feminine
Doctor Jekyli and Mr. Hyde-one who de-
friends and acGuaintances or strangers, Sc
lected at random, and is pOwerleSS to ward
off the horrible spell that transforms her
from n useful member of society into .
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WASHINGTON.

The Weather Bureau predicts q colo "a'o o
for the district West of the Mississippi.
Encoura sing reports from Cuba concern
Ing the progress of negotiations to frame
reci2rocity treaty. have been received p]
the State Department.
A bill creating the general staff corps OK
the army was introduced in the House py
Representative Hull.
The Presidents message was read in ooth
houses of Congress. Senator AlSer was
sworn in and the resignation of the blind
Chaplain of the Senate was received.
An agreement has been reached by. Co
lornbia and the United States whereby the
latter will secure perpetual right to the
strip OF formers country, on whlch II IL
proposed to construct an interoceanlc ca
nal The annual rental TO be paid by the
United States Is the only important point
remaining to be agreed upon
Ex-Speaker Thomas 3. Reed has sud
den and severe attack Of Eastritis. which
causes his friends much alarm.
CONGRESSMAN Cannon Of Illinois now has
practically clear road TO the speakership
of the House All of the other candidates
have practically Withdrawn from the con-
test.
The report of the Senate Committee on
Territories on the statehood question. it Is
said will recommend that Oklahoma alone
should be permitted to come into the Union.
The President sends 4 big batch OF nonli-
nations for postmasterships TO the Senate
to the confirmed.
Representative Cannon's bill to amend the
Sherman antitrust act prohibits interstate
coulmerce in articles manufactured by
trusts and provides heavy penalties there
for,
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Offer Facts and Figures to Show
How Useful They Are to
the Public.
QUESTION AT ISSUE IGNORED.
to Show That Any Action
That Would Destroy Packers
Business Would Be Ruin
Gus to the Farmers.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 2-The beef-com-
bination inquiry by the Attorney General
Of Missouri was resumed at the Baltimore
Hotel this morning. The packing houses
are now having their inning and the At
torney General. E C. Crow. with his as
sistant. Sam Z. Jeffries. contend that all Of
the testimony offered by the packers is
irrelevant. For that reason. some testi-
mony is neglected that might throw light
on the case and some that is Of little con-
sequence seems to be drawn out pretty care
fully by the State.
The packers are devoting their attention
to proving the good points Of packing
houses without regard to the commissions
V. V. Foitik of East ST. Louis ILL.,, said
he was assistant to the office manager of
Nelson Morris & Co. in that city. He had
compiled from the books records showing
the number OF cattle, calves and hogs
killed. the sheep killed. the pay roll and
other information about the business. -
DEFENSEs PLAN THwARTED.
S. D. Mereness of Clay County,; stock
feeder and farmer. who has lived near
Liberty since 1880. said he had made all Of
his shipments in the last three years. except
shipped to Chicago. In 1900 he paid about
50 cents a bushel for corn. For the sea-
son of 1902 he paid an average OF 65 cents
a bushel for corn and had paid as high as
72 cents. The top price foI cattle for. the
season Of 1902 was $50 per hundred and
in 1900 $3.50 per hundred.
Alexander New asked why he had begun
to ship to Kansas City after having shipped
IN ChiragO long.
Mr.. Crow objected and the question was
at first excluded by Judge Kinley.
1--WE wish to show" Mr.. Hagerman said.
that these packing-houses have built up
market that is Of great value to Missouri
farmers and any action that would destroy
the packing business would be ruinous to
the farmers" ....>..-
That would not justify violation of
the State laws" Mr.. Crow said in support
Of his objection
The lawyers disputed. but Judge Kihley
refused to admit this testimony. E.
PACKERS UNIQUE DEFENSE.
John Mack, accountant for Swift & Co.
at East ST. Louis. Ill. produced state
ment showing the number Of animals
slaughtered in their packing house and their
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IGNATz FUCHS DIED SUDDENLY.
Succumbed Yesterday Afternoon
to an Attack of Pneumonia. -

Ignatz Fuchs. 6s years old, died suddenlv
yesterday afternoon at his residence, No.
1902 Arsenal street. He has been a sufferer
from pneumonia for some time and al
though he became seriously i'll Friday It
was not thought that the attack would ter.
inmate fatally.
The funeral will take place from his late
residence Friday morning. Interment will
be made at Mount Olive Cemetery. The
services Will be conducted according to the
rites of the Jewish Church.
Mr.. Fuchs has been engaged in business
in this city since coming here in 1881 He
was born at Breslau, Germany, March &
1894. He came to this country when q
young man and settled in New York He
later removed to Cleveland. where he re-
sided until coming to st. Louis.
He leaves a widow and four children Tho
latter are George Fuchs, A. NJ. Fuchs, both
Of this city; Mrs. Rosa Mcintosh Of Column
bus. o.. and Mrs. Sophia Cook Of San
Francisco.
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SPORTING.

There is talk of bringing Kid Broad here
TO meet Dave Sullivan before the West
End Club.
William c. Whitney's, Ballantrae and
Spectrum were sold for s2i.s15 and SIS, 49,
respectively, at the blooded stock sale at
Newmarket, England.
P. ]. Carmody, promoter Of a race track
ir ST. Louis. says Western Jockey Club is
a most autocratic body.
Jur.. ]. Ryan, the bookmaker. who was
barred from booking privileges at New Or
leans, says that he has bought and will
open the Newport CincinnatD track as
winter meeting and foreign book.
A Western football league is to be formed.
The States which are taking an active part
are Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska, South Da-
kota, Minnesota and Colorado.
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Marine Intelligence.

New York. Dec. 2.-Arrived: Oscar II. Co.
penhagen; Furnessia, from Glasgow.
Moyille, Dec. ARRIVED: Partisan, st.
John, New Brunswick, and Halifax. for
Liverpool.
London, Dec. q Arrived: Minneapolis.
New York.
Scilly, Dec. Passed: Amsterdam, New
York for Rotterdam.
Antwerp. Dec ARRIVED: Pennland, Phil
adelphia: Vaderland, New York.
New York. Dec. 2. - Arrived: Victoria,
Genoa
New York, Dec. 2.-Sailed: Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse, Bremen, etc.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The beef investigation, being resumed at
Kansas City, the packers attempt to prove
that they are q big benefit to the State and
that whatever would destroy them would
also ruin the farmers. 80:
Canfelds, Burbridge's and Ludiam's al
legged gambling aens. long considered safe
from official interference, are ralded by
New York policemen, under the personal
direction of District Attorney Jerome.
The Passionist Fathers are among the
many church orders which the Freneh min
istry desires to place under the ban.
w. Godfrey Hunter. Jr.. heS.pnts been. de-
prived of his liberty. and arpears In -ruH-
lie places. None of the eyewinesses to the
shooting has been summoned 10 appear.
Major Glenn of the Fifth Infantry is to be
trieu for killing treacherouS guides while on
campaign in Samar.
The Iowa Agricultural College wins the
largest percentage of prizes for live stock
at the International Exposition at Chicago
A New York woman obtains a verdict for
$1,000 damages Tor the oeath OF her hus-
pand in tunnel accident >
The commission appointed by President
Roosevelt to investigate the anthracite coal
strike Will resume its bearing to-day.
Speakers at the annual meeting OF the
New England Anti-lmpertalistsc League de-
clare that the Republican party must be
destroyed. .----.
Barry Johnstone, who killed Kate Has
sett. an actress. ct PhiledaIphia. and then
shot himself. is in e. critical condition and
his recovery is doubtful. -
The Episoopalian Convention ut Spring
field, ILL.,, decides not to elect a -coadJutor
to Bishop Seymour because Of the intense
rivalry among candidates for the place.
Governor Yates has issued proclamation
prohibiting the importation or cattle into
illinois from the New England States for
fear of bringing in stock injected with hoof
and mouth diseases.
Winter is ushered in throughout the South
by heavy wind and rain storm, which
prevails in Southern Illinois and Indiana,
and parts of kentucky. 1ennessee, Alabama
and Ie1as.
The business men Of Clinton. Mo-, hold a
maSs-meetlng and issue address to cap
itailSts showing the advantages or Clinton
as an objective point for enterprises
Jacob v. Pearman, a prominent business
man Of Carthage, Mo-, dies while rocking
his baby to sleep.
Burglars rob .twenty-ons residences in St
Joseph, Mo-, in twenty-four hours
The crop reports show that the tall wheat
sowings are developing nicely throughout the
southwest, with the exception of some early
sown, which have been attacked by the
Hessian fly.
Two sisters OF triplets born at Holden,
Mo-. last July die the same night. Tho
third. a boy, is also dangerously i'll and
not expected to live.
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institution in the directory must not be
taken an official Endorsement Of its use
fulness or its management.
Copies of the directory will be issued free
by the various institutions named therein,
will be furnished by the Provfdent As
sociation for 10 cents copy. to cover the
cost of postage.
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FOREIGN.

The German claims against Venezuela. It
is stated, aggregate S2.vvo0e0 instead OF s15,-
OOo,O00 President Castro ID willing TO pay
but asks for time.
The Chamber OF Deputies OF France
makes an appropriation for an art exhibit
at the ST. Louis Worlds Fair.
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ROBNETT-HART.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPCBLIC SPECIAL
Peoria. ILL.,. Dec. 2.-Mr. II. N. Robnett. St.
Louis business man. and Miss Matte Hart were
married to-day at the home Of the brides sister.
Mrs. A. ". Bartlett. After the wedding break
fast and congratulations the couple departed for
ST. Louis to reside.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE LAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the moneyif 1t fails to cure.
- ~. Groves signature Is on eSch box. &c.
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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
RITSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were 80 4l6'-
III; balances. s9i9 S3i. Local discount rates
were firm, between and per cent. Doines-
tic exchange was quoted as follows; New
York. Zoe premium bid. 15c premium asked:
Chicago. l5c premium bid. saoc premium
asked: Cincinnati, Louisville and New Or
leans. 25c discount bid par asked.
Wheat closed higher at 6Siac bid Dec; os,9
30r4c No. 2 red. Corn closed higher at soc
Dec: 46TiGtc No mixed. oats cIoseo d.
s!ssc bid Dec; SIC No. mixed.
The local market for spot cotton was 1-l6c
lower. -..-.-. ..-HE
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-09-04
1.-THE FALLEN CAMPANILE.
Best Vantage Poipt For Gaining
Bird'e-Eye View Of Venice.


There was NO better way Of getting
Just idea OF Venice in q birds-eye
view than by making the ascent OF the
eampanile. How many will recall the
ground and water plan Of the city as
1t lay beneath one 300 feet below, and
regret the fall Of that aerial perch. The
campanile had no steps, but q winding,
inclined plane of thlrty-elght bends led
easily to the top.
The lagooons, the hundred islands, us
many canals crossed by nearly four
hundred bridges, the details Of st.
Marks exterior, all stood out with
peculiar dlstinctness beneath the spec
tator. To the east the open sea, with
the mainland and the Alps and the
mountains of Yincenza on the horizon.
The campanile, a massive square
tower Of brick, rose to a height Of 1926
feet, and was forty-two feet square.
1t was founded about 900 by Doge
PietrO Tribune. but not finished until
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the prlcking points until they strike
upon them. We found many barri-
cades made entirely with the thorny
underground of the Jungle This sub
stance possesses wirelilSe points, which
tear the clothes and the skin. 1t is
very difficult to force a passage
through these distractions, and the
columns are delayed.
We had the artillery with us, and
barlcades built OF ordinary stone could
be shattered freely with these pieces.
But the ingenious Moro finds a kind Of
sandstone In the hills with which he
builds his barricade. This stone is
just spongy enough to let shell pene-
trate without breaking the material.
The natives secure sort Of limeIike
product from the mountains with
which they make a cementing material
to erect the masonry.
The Moros are as ingenious as the
Filipinos In the construction Of trenches
and barricades Of the abundant bam-
boo Of the country. Bamboo posts
are placed In the earth at intervals.
Then the necessary cross pieces Of the
same stock Of smaller diameter are
put through the uprights and these
cross pieces are interviewer with the
divided or split bamboo. Then another
partition is put up about three feet
back and the space between packed
with earth, sod brush ETC., resulting in
a substantial barricade through which
shot. as a rule, cannot pass.
All along the line Of march to the
lakes one would see a man, every now
and then, fall straight forward, full
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1881. or soon after. The upper part
was an open lantern, with pyramidal
roof added In the sixteenth century.
On the apex stood a fine colossal figure
Of an angS formed Of plates of gilt
bronze ON a wooden cone, this being
fifteenth century work The tower
rested on a-stone base, and was simply
decorated with slight pilasters-
The Bridge of Signs and the Library
of st. Marks were said to be similarly
threatened with collapse.
Venice rests for the most part on a
bed of clay, alternating with sand,
with a depth of several hundred feet
The builders of the campaniic dug
down some ten to Sixteen feet ~ this
stiff clay, and over tiie Whole AREA 81
the footings of The grove r. piles
Of white popiar. IRON 'tei to eleven
int IA In dfbfetef neaf1y touching
CEe anbl,s On The top of these a
DgaYQi platfo1 Was formed by the lay
Ing ms, siof oak trees, each rough
Iy squared and on the wooden plat
form massive footings were laid, con-
sisting Of five courses Of large blocks
Of trachyte and other granite or por-
phyritic rocks from the Euganean hills.
Above these there are six courses Of
similar stone arranged in step-like ef-
fects, forming the base or plinth Of
the brick superstructure. In 1885 these
foundations were roughly examined,
and both the oak and poplar beams,
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sound.

April 20, 1900, and spent his early
years in Wright Settlement, near the
present city of Rome. Hiram enlisted
in the army when but fifteen years Of
age, and served about hundred days
at Sacketts Harbor. He was not in
any conflict, however, His father and
two brothers. Jeptha and John, also
saw service in the second war with
Great Britain. After the war Hiram
took up the trade Of itinerant shoe
maker, travelling about the country
That and farming have made up his
life work. He is a Democrat and
Methodist.
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presented. These trenches are made
alongside the roads or trails, and, in
addition, there are stone barricades
piled at proper angles. The enemy is
stationed at ID, for example. and main
tains Its fire upon the oncoming troops
from this point until the proper time
comes for making a retreat Then the
occupants retreat back to (c), and open
Ore; then back to %, and SO on as long
as the trenches continue.
In this sketch thereader may observe
a plan OF barricade which is built
with the intention Of giving a recep-
ton Of bamboo points to any one jump.
ing the same. 1t is frequently neces-
sary to rush the trenches Of the enemy.
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TRAPS FOR AMERICAN
SOLDIERS. ~ ~ -

Ingenious Devices Of the Cunning For the Destruction Of
Troops IN the Philippines ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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nv ERVING as an enlisted man
~ through the Philippine War, /
= came across many odd
trenchesA barricades and block
AIDES erected by the ingenious Fllipinos,
who always calculate these fcrtlfica-
lions with a view OF retreating from
them In the event Of being pushed by
the American troops. But never saw
trenches and barricades Of the order Of
those utilized by the cunning Moros.
The writer accompanied the first
large expedition against the Moros, in
April. and had an opportunity to OBJ
serve the entrenching customs Of the
Moro soldier. There is on the Island
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-09-04
rhrsleIans In Roman Times.

Every person n voting age owns a
physician, II we are to Judge by the
common use Of the Apersonal objective
pronoun, "My doctorR This remarlSa.
BILE claiming of POSSESSION was handed
down to us from the Ronlans, who had
no physicians for 900 years, When
people got sick they died. The small
number Of great physiclans introduced
into Rome were only slaves and a ply
sician among the patricians WIS spe-
cies of luxury, like a cook. Every rich
man had bis perfumers, bis bathers,
his harpers and his physician. Musa,
the celebrated physician Of Augustus,
was a slave. He was freed and made
a Roman knight, after which physi-
clans became persons of consideration.
New York Press. a
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-09-04

which at the time when they Were
laid were taken from the adjacent
shores, where these trees still grow IA
abundance, were found to be perfectly
sound.
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extends across the trail to peg. as a
man passes over the tran his toe
catches the cord. the bow is let loose
and the arrow dies. From the Field.
Isle de Mindanao, Philippine Islands.
New York Times.
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length, throwing his rife ahead of him.
An examination Of the path would
show the trap %. consisting Of a.single
piece Of thin bamboo, adjusted on little
pegs. and set just high enough from
the surface to trip anyone who was
passing.
| never was in country where the
enemy displayed so much ingenuity
in the setting Of traps. / served as
soldier in Cuba, and have been at It
three or four years In these islands, but
not until | took the Moro trail TO the
lakes with the American expedition
Of April did see arrofg&sset to shoot
out across the path neifr one when he
tripped the raw hide OF hempen cord.
The Filipino had devices Of this KIND,
but they did not always work, and the
soldiers would play with the contriv-
ances. But no one plays with the Moro
path-shooting arrow gun, arranged as
represented In the sketch. Here the
arrow lays in the followed section or
tube Of bamboo, close to the surface,
and this tube is fixed with a bow, as
shown. The bowstring is hauled back,
and connected to a trip clutch. This
clutch is connected with cord, which