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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-13
PRINCE CHEN STARTS HOME.
Promises to Visit Worlds Fair at
st. Louis.
REpURLIC SPECIAL.

REPU BLIC SPECIAL
New York, Aug. 12.-After a brief visit
to Chinatown and a trip to the City Hall
and the Post Office. Prince Chen departed
for Montreal tonight. Sir Liang. speaking
for the Prince, said to the gentlemen who
had escorted the party to the train:
His Highness desires me to tell you
that it is with deep gratitude in his heart
that he now bids farewell to the hospitality
CT this nation.
He is sorry that his stop here has been
so brief and says that If 1t is possible he
will visit this country during the st. Louis
Worlds Fair.
''He desires me to thank you, gentlemen
personally, and the people of the United
States and its noble Chief Executive, Pres
ident Roosevelt, in general for their hos
pitaHty.''
Before the train started each of the Chi
nese merchants made an offering to the
Prince. The offerings consisted of flowers,
fruits. sweet meats and American SOU
venirs.
Prince Chen will not visit Niagara Falls
as was planned. He will go direct to Van
couver from Montreal, and viii sail fo.
China on August Is.
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RUSSIAN RENTEs IN NEW YORK.
Application to List Certificates for
2,310,e00,00O Roubles.

New York. Aug. 12.-Appiication has been
made to the Stock Exchange to list 2,S10 t0o,-
0c0 roubles per cent certificates of rentes OF
the imperial Russian Government. The ap-
plication. 1t is known. has the support of J.
p. Morgan & Co.. who are interested in the
issue. There Is little doubt that the appli-
cation will be granted.
Other foreign bonds are regularly listed on
the Stock Exchange. including recent ex-
ternal loan of the Mexican Government and
bonds Issues by the municipalities OF Frank
fort-on-Main. Germany, and Quebec, Can
ada
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that he had performed the duties for sew
eral years, and in the second place, it was
believed that politics should not enter into
affairs of the Fire Department, and that
appointments and promotions should be
based merit
Nineteen new men were admitted to the
department and the appointments were
confirmed by the Mayor. Thirteen more
appointments will be made, but not until
after Mayor Wells returns from the East.
The new firemen win be assigned to the
downtown engine-houses.
The following appointments were con-
firmed yesterday: James J. O'Connor.
August Hoffman. Martin T. Lynch. James
Cummings, William H. Mcclure, L. b.
Steele, Lloyd Randolph. Charles Skinner,
Henry wiese. Edward It. Burke, Clarence
]. Coff, Micnael Broderick, William Frei-
muth, Joseph V. Cissell, Dennis ]. Casey,
Maurice. A. O'Connor. Michael Donohue,
James J. McDermott and John Gallagher.
Assistant Chief Marquis is 65 years old.
He belonged to the old volunteer corps and
In 1851 when the salaried department was
organized he Joined one of the four COM
panies then established After a short
service he resigned. but again Joined the
department in 1863, since which time he has
been continuously in the service. For two
years he has been master mechanic, with
the rank of engineer.
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of the Transvaal Republic left Schevenin-
gen after a cordial farewell to former Pres
ident Steyn of the Orange Free State. Mr..
Steyn is improving in health.
NEW YORk-The Crescent Iron Works
at Elizabeth, n. J.. controlled by the Sam
the hands of the new shipbuilding combina-
tfon organized by Lewis Nixon The price
paid Is said to be about S4JO,oO0.
TOLEDO. O.-Wong Yen, a Chinaman re-
Gently arrested for entering the United
States in violation of the immigration laws,
committed suicide in the County Jail by
hanging himself with strips torn from
sheet
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j. r. Hefernan Nominated.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Sleouington. H.. Aug. ia-Ths Dems-
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POLICEMAN QUICK TO RESCUE.
Arouses Sleeping Man in Burning
House and Extinguishes Flames.

Policeman Tim Dee's quick action yester-
day afternoon at 3:45 saved a building at
No. 2Si8 st. Louis avenue from destruction
by fire, and probably the life of Otto
Scl1nacht. a sleeping inmate.
Dee was walking past the place when he
discovered fire in the rear of the second
floor. and. fastening up the stairs. found
the man asleep in a room adjoining the one
ablaze. The officer awoke the sleeper and
the two put out the fire, which started in
the kitchen from a gasoline stove left burn
ing. The house was occupied by the family
of Jacob ]. Witt; who were away at the
time
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DEATH OF JUDGE LEE DoBsoN.
Jurist Dies at Kansas City After
FOrtnight's Illness.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

EEPOBLlC SPECIAL.
Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 12-Judge Samuel
Lee Dobson expired at 1880 tonight He
had been ailing for a fortnight. This
morning he had gone unattended to his
bathroom. Alarmed at his delay In re-
turning. the nurse went to ascertain the
trouble. He found Judge Dobson uncon-
scious on the tiled floor. He had fallen.
sustaining blow on the head. from
which he did not recover.
After being unconscious twelve. hours.
death enSued. Judge Dobson is well known
in st Louis. where he had much busl-
ness before the Court Of Appeals. A
Democrat all his life, he always worked
for his party He was twise on the Circuit
bench here, Governor Stone appointing him
once to be elected afterwards by the peo-
pie. A second nomination was declined
The estate left is considered a large one.
MRS. GEORGE CAMPBELL.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kinnundy. ILL.,. Aug. h-Mrs. George
Campbell of this place. died last night, aged
% years
DOCTOR T. Fl. JEFrFRIES.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Monett Mo-. Aug. 12-Doctor r. II. JEFF
fries. one of the Oldest practicing pflysi-
clans of Southwestern Missouri, died here
to-day of apoplexy. aged 6s years. He was
one OF the members of the first City Coun-
ell organized in Monett. was elected two
terms as Coroner and was candidate for
reelection on the Republican ticket.
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Marine InteIlireno..

New York. Aug. 12-Arrtyed: Aohsnssl.
s1rn, Naples.
Liverpool. Aug. H.-Arrived: Cevic from
eTsw York.
Antwerp, Aug. 12-Arrived: iceland from
New York.
Auckland. Aug. 12.-Arrived: Previously:
Steamer Ventura, San Francisco.
Liverpool, Aug. 12s-ArTived: Numidian,
Montreal
Moville. Aug. 12.-Arrfved: Steamer As
toria, New York.
New York, Aug. R-Sailed: Steamers
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, Bremen, etc. !;
Pennsylvania, Hamburg, etc; Colorado
Hull; sardegna, Naples and Genoa.
New York, Aug. 12.-Arrived: Laurentian.
Glasgow and Moville. -
Yokohama, Aug. 9.-Arrived: Hiades, San
Francisco. Seattle and Tacoma for Hong
Kong and Manila; 18th. Empress of India,
Vancouver and Victoria, B. c.. for Hiogo,
Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Hong-Kong Aug. s.-Ssiled: Victoria, Ia
coma via Shanghai, Hiogo and Yokohama.
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MARQUIS is MADE
MASTER MECHANIC,
Mayor Wells Approves Appoint
ment Recommended by Fire
Chief Swingley.

William H Marquis. superintendent of
machinery for the Fire Department, was
yesterday appointed to the new position of
master mechanic. He will rank as assistant
Chief. and will fulfill such duties as the
title of the ONCE suggests.
Though the new appointee Is a Republic
an, like Chief Swingley, Mayor Wells ap-
proved the appointment. In the first place
Mr.. Swingiey contended that Mr.. Marquis
was entitled to promotion, for the reason
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LindelI Hotel Turkish Baths.
New and modern. Now open to patronage
JUDGE TURNER NOMINATED
Chosen Republican Senatorial Can
didate on 4GSth Ballot.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pana. ILL.,, Aug. 12-Judge George T. Tur-
ner of Fayette County was nominated at IL
o'clock tonight on the four hundred and
eighth ballot at the Fortieth Senatorial Dis
trict Republican Convention here.
The convention was called to order at 2
o'clock this afternoon, and John Bingham
Of Fayette and Lyman G. Grumpy of Chris
tiau were chosen chairmen. A motion to
dispense with all committees and resolu-
tions carried. No nomination speeches were
made and balloting commenced.
After the balloting a vote was taken on
the Yates faction, which resulted in the vot-
ing down of Hopkins. Turner is a Hopkins
or anti-Yates man, and this is a defeat for
that faction.
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LOOKING FOR ESCAPED
CONVICT WITH BRIDE
". S. Seton, Wanted by Peniten-
tiary Officials, Thought to Be
ON Honeymoon in st. Louis.

W. S. Seton. who escaped from the
Southern Illinois Penitentiary at Chester
on June 30, is believed to be hiding in the
vicinity of ST. Louis. The officials of the
Penitentiary also believe that he is mar
ried and is enjoying his honeymoon IN his
retreat
A letter to this effect was received IN
Clayton yesterday by Sheriff Hencken from
W. c. DoweIl, Deputy Penitentiary War
den, who says that on June Z, eight days
after his escape, a woman who lives some
where on Blair avenue received a letter
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DEATH OF VETERAN ENGINEER.
John Halvey Ran First Train Over
Merchants Bridge.

John Halvey, 81 years old. an engineer
and veteran of the Civil War. who ran the
first train over the Merchants bridge. died
at st. Mary's Inirmary Monday night. His
family live at No 1922 North Vandeventer
avenue.
Mr.. Halvey was born in Ireland. and came
TO this country when quite young. He en-
listed in the Union Army and served during
the Civil War. For many years he was
chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern road.
The funeral will. take place at Vincennes,
Ind. Thursday afternoon. He is survived
by seven children. Old war comrades of Mr..
Halyeys are expected to act as pallbearers.
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; WORLDS LARGEST SHIP
!, Is KAISER WILHELM II.

. Stettin, Aug. l2.-The new German 4
. Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II I
. was successfully launched at the I
. Vulcan shipyard to-day. in the pres
. ence of Emperor William.
D The Kaiser Wilhelm II viii be the
D largest and is designed to be the 4
fastest ship In the world. Her dimen-
= sions are: Length, 707 feet; beams
. ny feet; depth, 80 feet. and draft.
. g feet. Her displacement is $500 4
. tons She is to be OF 5000 horse pow
D er and will have accommodations fer
. Loo cabin passengers.
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PROF. STIGALL is ARRESTED.
Chillicothe Instructor Charged
With Bribing States Witness.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chillicothe, Mo. Aug. R.-Professor ST.
gall, superintendent of the Chillicothe Pub
lie Schools for five successive terms, and
widely known over the State as an edu-
Gator. was arrested last night on a State
warrant charging him with having brtbed
a States witness to leave town.
Stigall, who stands well in the best 30
ciety in Chillicothe and among his asso-
ciates everywhere, win not talk about the
case. but is confident of being able to dis
prove the States charges. He gave bond
in the sum of $500 for his appearance at the
September term of Circuit Court.
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CIGARETTES CAUSED DOWNFALL
Twelve Old Boy Stole to Buy
Them.

Desire for cigarettes has placed Walter
Neumeister, Il years old. in the City Jail.
Walter lived with his parents at No. 219
Russell avenue until a few days ago. wheh
he ran away
Monday he was arrested on the charge of
stealing shoes from Schaper Brothers. He
to buy cigarettes The lad told Deputy
Jailer Wagner yesterday that he had
smoked longer than he could remember
and had no idea how many cigarettes ne
would smoke IL he had enough TO stand
the test
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Depart on wedding Journey.

Doctor William o. Winter of No. s2s1
South Broadway a professor In Marion
Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine, and
Miss Dora M. Hovelman of No. 1887 Indiana
avenue, niece of Judge Leo Rassieur,
we're married at the home Of the brides
parents yesterday afternoon by Judge John
A. Tally.
The couple departed from Union Station
last night for a three months trip to Colo
rRdo resorts.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

American cook holds at bay company
OF Armenians at Delmar Garden stabbing
Ba Ba Delgarian.
W. S. Seton. who escaped from the Ches-
ter Ull9 Penitentiary. is thought to be en-
1oying his honeymoon In st. Lois, where he
came to join his sweetheart.
Thirty novitiate sisters receive tho black
veil at the Convent of Santa Maria, in
Ripa
The old clock in the tower of the Chou
teau Avenue Pavilion has disappeared and
in its place is a sign reading Rubber"
The Democratic Executive Committee
held two important meetings yesterday for
the purpose of arranging plans for the
campaign.
st. Louis Fruit and Produce Echange Pc
titions Mayor Wells for appropriation TO
defray expense OF cleaning the streets of
the commission district.
Last week in September set apart as time
for dedicating Of States buildings at
Worlds Fair.
William H. Marquis is appointed master
mechanic of the Fire Department with rank
of Assistant Chief.
Annual institute of ST. Clair County
teachers will be held at Belleville August
8-22
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SPORTING.

At the auction of Clarence Mackay,s
stable yesterday. Mexican. the 2-year-old
winner Of the Double Event. was sold for
$4,000
Terry McGovern is training vigorously for
his hght with Young Corbett. and declares
he is confident he will regain his lost
laurels.
The match race between Lord Derby and
The Abbot has been declared OF.
The Cardinals won from Philadelphia aft
er q ten-tnning game by score ot Il to o.
Winners at Delmar Park yesterday were:
Doctor Kier, Guide Rock, st. Vitus. Mabel
Winn. Hucena and Founding.
Feltz and Goodman will probably furnish
tha next bout in this city.
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JUDGE JOSEPH MOSS DIES.
He Was a Pioneer Citizen of Mer.
Ger County. a
REPrHIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL 80 v
Princeton, Mo-, Aug. 12.-Jrdgs Jusepn
Moss one OF the oldest residents Of Mercee
County died at his home three miles west
of here tonight he was born In North
Carolina in .S12. and was among the first
men to come to Mercer County, settling
here in 1S40.
His death occurred upon the land he en-
tered at that time. He was a lifelong Dem
ocrat, and as such served for four years as
Justice of the Peace, and was four times
elected County Judge, and was appointed
Sheriff in 1861. He is the father of seventeen
children, fourteen of whom are living.
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legislature John Alexander. of Blooming,
Colonel ] F. Heffernan of Bloomington,
there being practically no opposition: This
district is allowed three members, Of Which
one Is conceded to the Democrats. thus IN
surfing the reelection of Colonel Heffernan.
Resolutions were adopted .denouncing the
Republican policy in the Philippines and
the subservience Of that party to trusts and
monopoly.
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An escaped convict from the Southern Ilii-
nois Penitentiary, who is supposed TO have
come to st. Louis to be married
from him dated at OFa.llon, No, and that
she Immediately left the city and has only
been back at rare intervals Dowell thinks
that Seton and the woman have been mar
ried. He asked that the marriage license
records at Clayton be searched, although
he doubted whether this would be Of any
benefit, as he thinks Seton is an assumed
name.
Neither the name OF Seton or the woman
could be found in the Clayton records yes
terday. OFallon. Mo-. is in st. Charles
County and it is thought that the license
may have been secured at st. Charles.
Seton is Is years old. feet inches
high and weighs 40 pounds. He has light
hair, blue eyes and a mole in his right
cheek He was committed February e,
1900 from Macon County.
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SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Doctor and Mrs. Edward Francis
Brady Celebrate Event.

Doctor and Mrs. Edward Francis Brady
Of No. S612 North Market street celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary on the
lawn of their home last night. Stationed
under an arch of vines band furnished
music for the evening, and songs and poems
written specially for the. occasion contrib
uted to a delightful entertainment.
The original poems were read by Miss
Gibson Hunt, and Doctor d. NJ. Gibson. A
large number of valuable silver pieces were
presented to the doctor and his wife hy
various friends.
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MISSOURI COUPLES AT BELLEv1LLE.

Three Marriage CEREMONIES Per-
formed by Justices of the Peace.
Three couples from Missouri were mar
ried at Belleville yesterday afternoon. the
first being Thomas Crosson, Il. and Miss
Margaret Murphy. 80. both Of ST. Louis.
They were married by Justice Of the Peace
Wangeiin.
Charles J. Winters, 80, and Miss Margaret
Schweitzer, 21, both of st. Louis. secured
marriage license and were married by
Justice of the Peace Guentz.
Joseph s. Wantner, 30, of Fenton and
Miss Katie Wenon 80, of Kimmswick, Mo-.
were married by Justice Of the Peace
GuentZ.
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OF Omaha, who has been elected Grand Ex-
alted Ruler Of the Grand Lodge of Elks.
". B. Brock Of Lexington, Ky. was elect
ed grand leading knight and Judge ]. c.
Pickens of Denver was elected grand loyal
knight, all by acclamation.
Other officers elected were: Grand lectur-
ing knight. Joseph E. Henning. Anderson.
Ind; grand secretary, George E. Reynolds,
Saginaw, Mich; grand treasurer, E s. Or
ris, Meadville, Pa: grand tyler. Charles
Kaufman. Hoboken. n. J.. grand trustee,
]. D. O'Shea, Boston.
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FRENcH's INJURY SERIOUS.
Father Departs for Pittsburg-
Manr Visit Scnna of A ccidant

Many Visit Scene Of Accident.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 12.-John L. French
Of St Louis, who was SO badly injured in a
collision between his automobile and
Highland avenue street car last evening, is
confined to his room in the Dorst Hotel.
At midnight, Doctor B. B. Wood, who is
attending him, said he was not yet salts
fed that serious internal injuries had not
been sustained. Mr.. French cannot rest.
The longest sleep he has had since the ac-
cident was three hours, this morning. The
use of hot-water bags has been resorted to
to alleviate the pain Of his wound.
The place where the St. Louis automobile
was struck was visited to-day by thousands
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TRIED TO JUMP INTO TUNNEL.
Kansas City Passenger Imagined
He Was in Union Station.

George Dugan of Kansas City. Mo-. while
coming into st. Louis on an Illinois Cen
trail Railroad train last night. imagined he
was in Union Station when the train was
near the end of the tunnel and tried to
jump off. His head hit the side of the
form of the car.
Dugan only sustained a scalp wound
and Conductor Dowel took him to the
Terminal Hotel, where his injury was
treated.
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LindelI Hotel Turkish Baths.
New and modern. Now open to patronage.
WANT lNTERURBAN RAILROAD.
Citizens of Paxton, ILL.,, Appoint a
Committee.
REpuRLIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Paxton. ILL.,, Aug. IA committee has
been appointed by our citizens to take
steps to organize and equip an electric rail-
road from Danville through Potomac to
this city and to Melvin, Robert, Piper
City, Kempton and Cabery. thence prob
ably connecting with the Wabash Rail-
road further to the west. Besides other
advantages the road will furnish an outlet
to the Danville coal fields.
The committee consists of J. p Middle
cor. George Grove, T. NJ. King. C. H.
Langford, J.. F. g. Helmer. w. t. Patton
and L. Corbly of this city, John W. Dale
eff Danvilie. J. Z. Butz and ]. D. Payne Of
Potomac. John Led OF Melvin. John P
Smith of Roberts, ]. A. Monteiius of Piper
City and Pat Whalen OF Cabery.
J. r. Hefernan Nominated.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Elaoulinytcn III Aue f2<-Tf,e Dang
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.ELKs' GRAND LODGE BEGINS.
G. P. Cronk of Omaha Elected
Head of the Order.

Salt Lake. Aug. 1.-THE Grand Lodge OF
Elks began here to-day, preceded by pa
rade. At the first business session of the
Grand Lodge this afternoon G. P. Cronk OF
Omaha was elected grand exalted ruler:
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cratic Senatorial Convention Of the Twenty
sixth District which includes the counties
of Mclean and Ford, met to-day at Glib
son City to nominate a candidate for Repre-
sentative to the lower house of the Illinois
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JAMES RANSOM.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
jacksonville. ILL.,. Aug. R.-James Ransom
aged 81 years. died here to-day. He had
been a resident seventy years. and was
wealthy. In England as young man he
helped build the first railroad
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Scotland County Institute.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Memphis. Mo-. Aug. 12-The Scotland
County annual teachers institute is in ses-
sion here. The instructors are Miss John
stOn. c. E. Smith, Professor ]. z. Hfxson
and School Commissioner. Miss Arminta B.
Lerry. There are about 100 teachers In at
tendance.
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OIL TEST VERY SUCCESSFUL
Steamship Arrives Ahead of Time
Clean as a Yacht.
REPUBLIC sPEC1AL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
San Francisco. Aug. 12-The Oceanfs
Steamship Company's oil-burning liner.
JMariposa, arrived yesterday from Tfhiti a
day before she was expected and the record
of her voyage is a tribute to the wisdom OF
the step taken in deposing king coal and
substituting oil as fuel for her furnaces.
She reached port with her paint work fresh
and bright and her decks as clean as those
of any yachts.
officers and crew were jubilant over the
success of the new fuel. Lieutenant W. P.
Wenchell, L. s. Navy, VINO is chief engi-
neer of the cruiser Boston and was de-
tailed by the Navy Department to accompa-
ny the Mariposa or her first voyage as an
oil burner. expresses himself as delighted
with the liners behavior.
Excursionists' up-river to st. Paul favorite
stopping place. Hotel Metropolitan Best
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Marion county Republ,caa.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Salem. Ill. Aug. 1.-THE Marion County
Republican Convention will be held in
this city one week from to-day for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for the
various county officers.
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OF people. as the escape Of the two occu-
pants was considered little short of wonder
full. Pieces of the automobile. which was
a new affair. ust from st. Louis, were car
ried off by relic hunters.
So great was the force of the collision
last evening that a portion Of the vehicle
was thrown across the trolley wire, where
II remained until this morning.
Jesse French, president of the Jesse
French Piano and Organ Company, left
for Pittsburg early yesterday morning.
Mrs. Jesse French and Mrs. John L.
French had intended to depart at noon
yesterday, but a telegram received from
the son and husband stated that his con-
dition was not as serious as at first
imagined They will wait until Mr..
French, Sr.. reaches Pittsburg before de-
Gliding whether to DIN him.