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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01

A queer old French hermit has been removed from the district of Manzat (Puy de Dome) by the death of ''Le Pere Georget,'' who was found dead in bis hermitage, He lived alone in a lit tie house built by his own hands at Sans Souci. One year the cold was so intense that the hermit's feet were al most completely frozen, His wants were few, and his only means of liveli- hood was precarious revenue derived from selling the water from a mineral spring near his resort, At one time the old man possessed donkey, but during a severe winter his resources gave out, and he killed and ate It. He was an erudite scholar, and consoled himself in his solitude with the works of Vir- gil, Horace, and Homer. Father Geor- get, who was ninety-two years old, was at one time a college professor at Cler- mont.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01

A professors club house will soon be built by the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. The living apart ments will be modeled after the de- sign of the university dormitories There will be living rooms for one hun- dred professors. There will also be an abundance of room for the entertain ment of friends, and it is planned to make social entertainments feature of the life in the new house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01

THE WEEKLY JO URHAL,
 Issued Thursdays, One Dollar a Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01

An ordinance has been prepared by Captain W. T. Norton, a prominent citizen of Louisville, providing that ministers of all denominations shall pay license of $50 year. and that their salaries shall be garnisheed in the event of payment. The ordinance was given to Councilman to intro duce, but he has so far declined to pre- sent it. Captain Norton's reason for gdesiring the passage of such an ordi- nance Is that the ministers of late "have been trying to butt into politics and attempting by advancing unwise of municipal affairs"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01

A report from Vienna says that there is hardly a country in Europe that as regards abundance of game can be compared with Bohemia. There are killed In Bohemia annually on the aver age 570,oO0 cartridges, 50O,00o hares, Ill., 900 roes, s,70o stags and deer, 5000 wild boars, 25,oOo wild rabbits, 800 woodcock, 4,20O heathcocks, 600 grouse, 41,0Oo phea- sants, 12,oOO quails 300 snipe, and 15,- 900 various water fowl The number of beasts and birds of prey killed annually is estimated at 50,000,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01

An English paper published in Bou- logne has obtained some copybooks which are being used in French schools. They contain pictures of English troops suffering defeat at the hands of the Boers, and the letterpress is written in this vein; 'The English army is not national army like that of France. Kid mapping is the sole method of recruit ing employed on the other side of the channel. It is chiefly in London, at Trafalgar place, that this abominable white slave trade is carried on."
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
HUSBAND DEAD, wife
MORTAlLY WOUNDED
Tragedy in Montana Home Be
lieved to Have Followed Dis
covery of WOman's Letters.

Helena Mont Feb. l6-Harold NJ. Cole.
assistant superintendent at the East He
lena smelter lies dead in undertaken s
establishment. and Olivia Mayne Cole. his
Wife is at ner home mortally wounded. as
the result of shots fired by the husband.
The tragedy occurred this evening short
ly after s o'clock at the residence of the
couple There were TO witnesses TO the
tragedy and the wife is seriously in
jured that she is not able to make any
statement.
The only story of the affair is given by
Mrs. Mayne. the mother of Mrs. Cole Mr..
Cole came In from East Helena about Z
o'clock Shortly after his arrival. Mrs.
Mayne went out and returned In a little
while. AS she went up the steps she
heard a shot, quickly followed by another.
She was accompanied by her husband
and on entering the house, saw Cole fall
ing to the floor, while his wife was lying
on the lounge with blood streaming from
two wounds. one in the head back of the
ear another in the left breast. Lying at
the feet of the woman were several letters
Examination showed that Cole was NOR
tally wounded and he died before a ply
sician could be summoned. He had shot
himself through the head.
Mrs. Cole Is a young and handsome Wom-
an The theory is that the husband found
some correspondence belonging to his wife.
that there was a quarrel and then the
tragedy.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
CONSIDER THE SAFETY
OF CHICAGO ENDANGERED
Insurance Companies Concerned Over
Deterioration of Fire Department
Becnuse of Lack of Funds.
REPTEI.IC SPECIAL.


Chicago Feb. l6.-Chicago's Fire Depart
ment has deteriorated to such d degree be-
cauze Of the low state of the cityS
finances that the safety of the city is con-
sidered endangered and insurance companies
are considering the need of raising pre-
miuns.
Edward NJ. Teall. president of the thica-
90 Underwriters Association. and n special
committee from that body have been In
yastiga:ing the situation. with "A view to
urging the city Council to appropriate more
money for the deuartment than the Comp
trollers estimate allows.
They lind that the shortage of horses IN
the department is very heavy, that many of
the engines are worn out. tina: the fire boat
Geyser is in Il condition that daily In
neriIs the crew and that the iire-alarm
syatern is in bad order. Mr.. Teall says
with sorrow that Chicago can no longer
boast of having the best fire protection in
the world and that the situation is enough
to make citizen tfmiG.
In 1851 the city spent S125O,O0o on its Fire
Department. Last year it spent 81 .700,0o0
while the Comptrolier's estimate for the
present year Is only S1,300.1g0 less than
the annual pay roll. Insurance premiums
were heavily advanced at the beginning of
tn. year on account Of the great losses Of
recent years. and further advance will do
great injury TO business and manufactures
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
IN DIAMOND SPECIAL WRECK.
Edward Eaton. Sleeping Car Pors
ter, Describes the Accident.

Edward Eaton. a negro. Of Nc. l2ii chest-
mt street. was porter on the rear sleeper
of the Diamond Special and is now at the
Polyoeiinic Hospital. jefferson and Lucas
avenues. suffering from severe cuts on 'hs
face and body. =,
He said: AT Springfield the engine OF
our train gave ont and message WIS WIS
sent to Iitchfield to have another fnglne
ready for us The train proceeded AT aoouI
ten miles hour. Signals were thrown
ont bv tho fiagrnan every few minutes
.Beiween Waggoner and Iitchfsld. ahoun
five miles north of the latter town; A
freight train overlook US and smashed into
the sleeper. The rear compartments were
completely demolished and the trucks
.I was inst inside the door when ! saw
the freight train approaching | started
toward the front of the car. ana at tnat
instant the freight smashed into the sleeps
er and ] was buried under the wreckage
Several passengers were cut by nyin8
pieces OF glass hut one in my car was
injured as they were all in the front part
OF the coach when the collision occurred"
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
ZINC PRICES STILL UPWARD.
Active Competition Among Buyers
Affects Market-Lead Steady.

EEPt BLlC SPECIAL.
Joplin. Mo, Feb, l6.-The value Of the
ore sold during the seven weeks of 1902.
ending yesterday. aggregates s1.125.A2. eN-
ceeding the million-dollar mark one week
in advance of 1901. The sales of zine ore
We're 6.390, $50 pounds more than the corre-
spending period of last year. the lead sales
were 11S,529 pounds less, and the value was
SlI5,6I4 more
Active competition between buyers for
the Edgar Z!nC Company anil the Illinois
Zine Company forced the price of three
lots of zine ore up $50 per ton, and these
We're settled for at s33 per ton. One other
lot sold at $50 and two lots al S.l 80 per
ton. The assay basis cui no figure in these
sales. the ore selling on straight bid.
without deductions for moisture. Lead was
steady all week at $3.50 per ton.
-Four weeks of cold weather. during which
time fully 'one-fourth of the producing
mines have been forced to remain idle all
or part of the time. mas resulted in reduc-
ing the stock on hand at the mines until it
Ia secure the amounts ordered by the com
panes they represent. except by advancing
prices. Another week of cold. should the
Edgar Zinc Company conclude to take as
prices still upward. The Edgar C5mpany's s
agents loaded between forty-five and fifty
cars Of zinc the past week and over fifty
the preceding week.
Zinc Miners Association will hold Il
meeting for the purpose OF reorsaniza ion
along stronger lines, having found that the
present charter docS hot per init of accom-
p!ishing the principal feature of the or
EaniZation-the exportation uf zinc ore
Following are the sales in pounds from
the tracts of land owned or controlled by
the companies and individuals named, in
the several camps of the district for the
week ending February Il. 1902:
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
DISCOVERY MAY AID MARC0Nl.
Tennessee Professor Advances The
orv on Electric Strata i'll Earth.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Knoxville. Tenn. Feb. l6.-Professor {.
X Woodward of Knoxville has discovered
what he claims will solve the problem con-
fronting Narconi of interminglng messages
sent by wireless tslegraphy. He asserts
that he has discovered electric-appearlng
strata in earth with different qualities OF
force. He says:
Il believe the dav is not far distant when
messages will be conveyed through tne
mountains without use of wire. but ny US
ing the strata electricity existing In the
earth. 49,
He holds there are different qualities or
natures of electricity and that he set about
TO find the "virGinial'' electricity. which.
nv contact with minerals. vegetables or ami
NAL life machines. His claim is that this
electricity. existing in the strata Of the
earth with different resistance at different
depths can be successfully used in wire
less telegraphy.
In explanation he said that he put "a
wire in the surface OF the ground and de-
termined It's resistance to l0S-voltsEe
dynamo. He entered pit ten feet deep.
drove n brass rod in the earth and found
different resistance to the same voltage
and ampereage as in the first test. AT the
bottom OF n thirty-foot dry well he found
still another resistance 20 the same dy
name Sinking a sixteen-foot insulated pipe
Into the bottom Of this well and driving a
steel rod into the earth at the bottom of
the. pipe he found another electrical CON
dition.
These experiments showed entirely differ
ent resistances on the surface, ten. thirty
believes messages can be sent through the
earth simply by utilizing the eiectriciIi
strata already existing and attuninS in-
strLmentS to these Tesistances.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17

GAVE LIFE TO SAVE CHILD.
Waterman Who Was Struck b.,
Train Died of Injuries.

Having sacrificed his life by saving that
of 4 little school hoy about tn he run over
bv q Missouri Pacific train at the lesson
street crossing last Friday, Theodore Wulf.
watchman IS years n!d. died At the Mis-
souri, Pacific Hospital yesterday afternoon.
shortly before Q o'clock last Friday morn
ing Wulf saw little Robert Roos caught
with his foot In u railway frog at lesson
street. and Missouri Pacific train bearing
down on him only II few yards away. The
watchmar rushed to the boys rescue.
succeeded in jerking him from the trap
and hurlirg him almost off the track before
the train struck them.
Wult was picked up by the train crew
unconscious, suffering from fracture at
the base of the brain. The boy was badly
bruised but without broken bones. Roos
was sen. to the home of his parents. where
he is recovering rapidly and will be able 10
return to school probably within few
days
Al the Missouri Pacific Hospital. to which
Wulf was taken. he sank rapidly. and
did not regain consciousness. The physi-
clans soon saw that his case was hopeless.
The end came at 2:3o o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The funeral will be at o'clock
in the morning. February 10. from Wulfs
late residence, No SOFT Water street.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
MRS. HELEN CHASE M0LEN DEAD
Widow of Captain james }. Molen
Funeral To Morrow.

Mrs. Helen Chase Mo!en. niece OF Salmon
p. Chase. Secretary of the Treasury dur
ing Lincoln's first term. daughter OF
Major William p. Chase. & veteran or the
Mexican War and widow Of Captain James
+ Molen who was prominent steampoat
owner in S.. Louis. died at her home. NO.
~ Carpenter place at o'clock yesterday
Mrs. Molen had been Ill since two years
ago. when she contracted a cold. she was
wsak ago She Nas prominently known in
st Louis. where she has resided for more
than Twenty-Five years. -Four dauen'sss ,
and three sons survive her. one OF ner
daughters is Mrs J. c. McCormick OF No.
.SI3 Fairfax avenue Miss Edith Moiel.
has been assistant cashier In the oince ol
The Republic for several years.
Funeral services will be CONDUCTED s., ae
tho family residence tomorrow afternoon
al o.clock by the Reverend j. X. Bren-
nan. pastor of ST. Marks Episcopal ChurSh: Sh:
of which Mrs. Molen was membeI. sne
viii he buried in St. Peters Protestahe
Cemetery.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
MATCHMAKER UNDER ARREST.
Otto W. Buerger Failed to Return
Miss Bauduy's Timepiece.

Miss Bessie Bauduy. daughter of Doctor.
Jerome Bauduy. of No 2SoS Olive street.
Saturday night caused the arrest OF Otto
W. Buerger :, matchmaker at No. 1913 Olive
street on u charge Of petit larceny.
Miss Bauduy alleges that she gave
Buerger IL watch 10 repair on August 10 and
she has not been able to regain possession
of il since. Whenever she asked him for
it, she says he would tell her that sho
could have 1t In a few days as soon as it
was thoroughly repaired. The watch was q
small Swiss movement with gilt case,
valued ut about $l5.
Buerger claims that the watch iy not in
his possession. He says he does not know
what has become of il. but that il has
been either stolen or lost.
A warrant charging petit larceny will be
applied for to-day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
Found in Il Fold in Ncck1ie Which
Was in Mrs. NOclpefs Hand
When She Was Murdered.
KNIFE IS ALSO DISCOVERED.
Police Believe Crime Was Commit
ted With This Weapon-Son
Saws He Never Struck His
dmitS Quarrel.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York Feb. lG.-Searching for cl"wS
10 the slayer of Mrs. Kate Noclpc'. whp
was stabbed To death in her rooms at No
10 Christopher street Friday. the pclice to-
day found two things which they believe
will aid materially in clearing the mys-
terry.
One of these ana the which the police
say may prove the more valuable is Il
single human hair. II was discovered by
Captain Martens Of the Charles Street
Police Station. In Il fold in the necktie that
WAS found in the dead wonan'S hand. Cap
tain Martens will have this hair placed un-
der "a microscope. alongside Il hair taken
from the head OF one of the persons the
police have under scrutiny tpou tn. re-
suit of this comparison much depends.
In addition to the hair the police found
knife for which search has been made
since the tragedy and which one of the de-
tect'Ves told Captain Martens he believed
was owned hv Mrs Noelpel
Son Helped 10 Find Knife.
Detective Sergeant Knierim. in company
with young Noelpel. son Of the murdered
woman. went to the room this afternoon tn
search for the knife. which the hoy said
he was sure was in the rooms After look
ing about for some time. Noelpel said sud-
"eniy: There il is pointing to a row of
shelves on one sid" "f the Kitchen on which
dishes We're kept. The detective found the
knife on one of the Shelves behind some
cups.
Just as the detective picked up the knife.
Mrs. Peters, a cousin Of Mrs. Voerpel en-
tered the room. Young Noelpol told her lie
had found the knife for which the police
had been looking. and she excia imed: /:
Why. | was using it only yesterday"
detective knierim questioned her as TO
where she had found il. and she told him Oh
it Just where she had picked it up Young
Noelpel maintains that he had not had the
knife in his hands since before his mother
was killed.
Admits He Qunrreied With Mother.
Il think the case looks much clearer
now. said Captain Martens this evening.
compared with another hair one of my
men brought to me and the two resemble
each other so closely that shall have "A
microscopic examination | shall also have
the knife put under a microscope, and if
the results of these eXamina tions satisfy
me. an arrest will he made. ! feel sure
Mrs. Noelpei was killed with this knife
Young Noelpel denied to-day that he ever
struck his mother. Il may have had quar-
rels with her from time 10 time" ne said
but / never struck her
Among the papers found in Mrs Noelpers
rooms were several life insurance policies.
one of these was for 500 on her life her
son being the beneficiary. The others We're
for various amounts and were on the life
of the SON with the mother as the bsne-
ficiary.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
CONFEDERATION IN
TENNESSEE town.
Woodbury. Has No Waterworks
and Bucket Brigade Is Formed
Fire Not Quenched.
REprBLIc SPECIAL.

REPt- BLIC SPECIAL.
Nashville Tenn. Feb. 1.-THE town OF
Woodbury.. county seat of Cannon county,
a village of 1000 people. is burning.
Late tonight when the telephone once
was destroyed. cutting off communication.
all buildings on the south side Of the pub
lie square had been destroyed. and the easo
side was in grave danger.
The loss at that time was estimated 'o
he more than 100000.
The fire originated in the grocery OF X.
W Shocklett. The flames. tanned py
brooze, spread rapidly to buildings on both
sides. despite the efforts of citizens. VINO
rallied to the assistance of the merchants;
Nurfreesboro and other towns were asked
for help. but as Woodbury. is without
waterworks. the apparatus could do no
good In the absence of apparatus bucke.
brigadeof 900 citizens was formed ana
fought tbs fire.
These buildings. among others. have oeen
DESTROYED: Lee McCraigiss furniture store.
two stories; Tatum & Potter. general mer-
chandise A n. Brown. grocery and post
office, brick building.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
Fast Freight Crashed Into Rear
Pullman Of Bclated st. Louis
Chicago Train.
TWO KILLED: SEVERAL HURT.
Sleeper Was Telescoped and Pas
sen"crS Narrowly Escaped
Fireman and Ba@@ageman {
Crushed Under Tender.

EEPIEI.IC SPECIAL"
I.ftchtielJ Ill, Feb. lG--Ahout sos o'clock
this mornjna q rear-eud collision occurred
on rh" Illinois Central ii shop Creek. q
statio,: seven miles north Of this city. tires
rIan Barns of Wasgoner. III. and Brakes
man Mcintyre of Springfield. both on Il
fast freight train. We're killed and Conduc-
tor t. W. Costello. Porter L. Eaton and .
number of passengers We're hurt
The regular night passenger train between
ST Louis and Chicago was about Two hours
late and making only ten miles an hour on
account of & break in the engine. II was
trying to reach Springfield, where another
engine was i'll readiness \ fast freighe
train came up behind and telescoped tha
rear Pullman the pilot Of the freight en-
rine running about half way through the
sleeper.
Many cars of the freight train were
thrown into the ditch. among them eight
cars Of baled hay.
Crushed Under the Tender.
The fireman and brakeman We're crushed
under the tender Of the freight. which was
thrown from the track 10y the force of the
collision and became detached from the
locomotive.
Conductor Costello Of the passenger tram
sustained several fractured ribs.
+. Eaton. the negro porter. living at NO.
12l1 Chestnut street. st. Louis. received se-
we're cuts about his face and chest from
broken glass.
Jack Dean. n boy II years old. of chi
cago. was a passenger in the Pullman and
had a morrow escape. He received some
scratches on one Of his legs
Michael Donneily Of No. 35l1 Prairie ave"
nue.. Chicago was cut on the face.
A. NJ Dearborn OF No. l233 Wabash ave.
uus Chicago suffered a mashed foot.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
WRECK At TEXAS JUNCTION,
Three Hurt in Head-On Collision
-Trainmen Jumped.
RErI BIC SPECTAL

RET( BIC SFEtIAII.
CarbondaIe H.. Feb I6.-A head-end col
lision occurred at noon to-day on the MI
nois Central road near Texas Junction. six
miles from this city. Engineer Robert AL
len. Raggageman Charles II. Ashley and
Mrs. j. s. Lewis, a passenger. were Sc
riously injured.
Conductor Donahue was in charge of an
extra freight west bound. and Conductor
Bryan had charge OF the regular daily pas
senger train east bound. The freight was
standing on the main track with no flag
man out when the passenger dashed into II.
The fireman and baggageman ON the pas
senger train saved their lives by jumping.
Both engines were badly demolished and
the baggage car was telescoped by the
engine tender.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
Edward VI. Shepard 10 Lead Il
Powerful New York Delega-
ton in Congress.
DREIBUND IN THE STATE.
T,mmanv. Willoughby Street and
David Is. Hill 10 Be Members
of Triple Alliance - Nixon
Makes Good Impression.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York Feb. l6.-Eiward NJ. Shepard,
as leader # a powerful New York del"ga-
ton in Congress; Bird :. CoIcr as Il .ar'di-
dat, for Governor a triple alliance "t
Tammany. Willnughby street. David l.. H,!l
in this State and a united aggressive action
on the part Of the National Democracy;
such was the programme outlined by city
Democrats today as u result Of the dinn' ?
in the Ge:mInia Club. Brooklyn. the night
before
Kings County Democrats expressed keen
delight ut the success of the 'filtirn dinner.
which had been planned by Edward NJ
Shepard and James Shevlin. and which was
intended tn sound the keynote Of the State
campaign of this year and hlaze path
which the Democracy of the nation mish,
follow To victory in 1885,.
Agreed Upon issues.
The practical ulanimty of all tn speak
ers upon tariff reform. opposition 10 .letfiii
privileges opposition to ship subsidies. con-
cessions To cuba and constitutional liberty
to Porto Ricans and F!lipiros. as issues up
on which Democrats might wage an assFeS-
siyt. and Il victorious campaign. WAS noia-
bic.
There was one topic Of greater interest 10
Kings County Democrats. as affecting the
Immediate future. IMAM tue tiS' "Es'iu'' -
national questions and that was Lewis
Nixon; proposition for Democratic drti-
buni IN the STATE. Former Senator fiiii
graceful word of praise for Nixon anu
Shepard struck the city leaders as an ~
yitaticn to such a proposition and Mr. Mn
on mad. il in entire good faith.
Brooklyn leaders said to-day that theS
believed the pact wogld be- made and there
was a suggestion by one Of the most power
full OF Hugh McI.auGhlin's lieutensnts that
negntia tons TO that end We're already uh-
der way
Nixon Makes Good Impression.
One friend of Mr.. Shepard said that the
suppOsitiOn that Mr.. Shepard was a can
didate for the guhernatorial nomination. or
so considered himself. was miles from the
truth Mr. Shepard's personal ambition he
desires to fight the battle of his party i'll
Washington and to stand this year for cleo
ton to Congress.
He lives in the Seventh Congressional Dis
trct which IS overwhelmingly Democratic.
Whatever MIR. Shepard may do himself it
can be stated positively THAI he has urged
upon the city leaders and they have aI-
proved of a plan to strengthen The New
York City delegation in the House by the
election of men particularly fitted for con-
sressional work. This. it is said, will mean
an extensive change in the congressional
slate for this year.
James Shevln said tonight concerning the
Tiiden Ginner:
Mr. Nixon is making sXceliect I'M
preston He has come forward with the
simplicity and the thoroughness Of an hon
est, energetic business man, and the Demo-
Gratis Cf the city like him and his methods