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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
NEAT QUESTION SETTLED
Right Food to Take Its Place.

THE shortness of the meat supply and
tie high price OF steak is not an unmitb
gated evil. On the contrary. IL IS prop
abe blessing" says the Brooklyn Eagle. 4
IF meat could be raised to price THAI
would make 1t prohihitory, it might still be
who depend almost entirely upon it to
widen their dietary and learn to enjoy many
good tnings of which they are now ig-
norant 10 many. especially in the cities,
there are but three foods: meat. potatoes
and bread. The weary monotony of this
programme. the unsatsfied but indefinite
IongIngs for a widening of 1t, affect appe-
ute and surely affect sp.rits and temper.
Tine laborer goes to his work filled with
meat potatoes and bread. At noon he
finds cold meat and bread in his dinner pail,
and at night he is confronted by meat and
potatoes. sometimes separate. sometimes
combined into greasy stew, sometimes
chopped into hash
"Tnis kind of thing fills him, but In a
finer sense 1t can hardly be said to feed
him. Physicians have discovered that a
limited and unchanging diet lowers vitality
and health"
Such a time as this gives every one an
opportunity to- test the value of Grape
Nuts as food and prove to themselves
and really furnishes more nourisiment for
the body and greater strength and vitality
for the brain and nervous system; II Is
also an economical food that reduces the
cost of living to the minimum.
"Grape-Nuts are probably entitled 10 th4
claim to be the most perfectly ADAPTED foo4
for human needs now extant The meaf
eater and the vegetarian are alike charmed
with its crisp taste and the delicate flavor
of grape sugar, and the careful housewife
Is attracted by the fact that there are
fourteen portions in a bc package
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11

Department has mt yet been able to secure
a response 10 an inquiry on this point sent
by cable this morning to the Commandant
OF the naval station at San Juan.
As further precautionary measure Sec
retary Moody sent the following telegram
TO the commandant of the Brooklyn yard:
"Order Dixie to prepare for sea as soon
as practicable. Report when she can be
made ready
The Dixie is a ship of considerable carry
ing capacity and would be better fitted than
any of the regular naval ships to hasten 10
Martinique with relief supplies. which prob
ably can be obtained more readily at New
York than at any of the West Indian Is
lands.
As n still further measure of help the
State Department to-day cabled TO United
States Consul Ayme at Guadeloupe TO pro-
ceed at once TO Martinique to report upon
the conditions there and inform the United
States Government what help Is needed.
The Consul had previously reported that
a French ship, supposed to be the cruiser
Suchet. was about leaving Guadeloupe for
tie wrecked island, and 1t is assumed that
he was willing and even anxious to 20
sicng.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
PREFERRED DEATH
TO INSANE ASYLUM.
Theodore Schnitzer. Jr., of Belle.
vile, Carried Out Threat by
Drinking Carbolic Acid.

Il will never go to the insane asylum
alive declared Theodore Schnitzer. Jr, to
Assistant State Attorney Gus. Barthel in
the County Court at Belleville yesterday
morning after Judge Perrin had declared
Schnitzer insane and ordered him commit
ted to the asylum at Anna.
At ?. m. yesterday Jailer McWiliiams
was called by "trusty'' in the Jail TO at
tend Schnitzer, who had been taken sud-
denly Ill and was lying unconscious on the
floor of his cell. Jailer McWiliIams called
Doctor Wash West, Jr, the. County Physi-
clan, and the latter declared the man dead.
Upon making an examination ne found tnat
the suicide mad taken carDoIsc acid. How
he obtained the poison was al first rnys-
tery that Deputy Coroner George w. Brich-
Ter of last st. Louis was asked to solve. .
Schnitzer was brought to Beileville Fri
MIN adJuogeo insane vas mace by his sis
ter, Mrs. Rose Jense. Yesterday morning
Schnitzer was taken into the county Court
where a commission OF ply ysIc.anS declared
him insane. The case was handled by At
torney Gus Bartnel for the State. 1nasmuch
as insane patients make many apparently
foolish statements, no attention was paid
to Schnitzers declaration, and ne was re-
turned 10 the jail
AT the inquest last night Sheriff Kickham
stated that he had searched the ciothing
which was given the man Friday evening
and that there was no poison found. He
also stated that the man must have OBJ
tained the poison before, during or imme-
diately after his trial on the sanity charge.
On the bottle which contained the poison
was label of Gustav a. Ludwig's drug
store at Fifteenth street and ST. Louis ave-
nue.. The bottle had contained elixir of
bromide of potash. Mr.. Ludwig stated that
he did not remember any particular sale OF
this drug. which is in considerable demand
In his section of the city. The original con-
tents of the bottle had been removed and
the carbolic acid substituted Mr.. Ludwig
did not remember any recent sale Of car
boiic acid.
After the inquest a member of the sui
cide's family said that three weeks ago his
father. Theodore Schnitzer, Sr, filled the
vial with carbolic acid with which to eau
terize wound inflicted by a dog.
The insane man was PROSTATE In bed and
how he managed to secure the bottle in the
first place seemed to his family mystery
no less remarkable than his being able to
conceal it when the prison authorities
stripped and searched him and gave him a
complete change of clothing
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11

lantic and Pacific oceans? To solve thi.
problem the arehaeologist and the geoiogis,
The laynan must. as he follows in their
work. discriminate between their theories
and the actual results of their investigations
and discoveries How long man has inhab-
ftad this globe we do not know.
Because OF the historic threads-sacred
and Drofane-that link us to the past. we
In America are apt to ignore the archaeo-
logical wonders at our own doors In con-
temptation of the valley OF the Nile and
along the Tgris and Euphrates. Not SO many
years ago portions Of Colorado, New Mexico.
Arizona, Southern Utah and Nevada were
marked in the school Biographies as unex-
piored territory, 1t was supposed to be a
wilderness. inhabited by Indians and wild
animals. and such was the case. Yet, sci
entific exploration has demonstrated that
the once :.unexplored' land was rich in the
remains of forgotten races. and that America
rivals in human interest those parts of the
Old World which are supposed to be hoary
with antiquity. Although known since the
days of the Spanish invasion. 1t is only IN
late years that the attention of Americans
of average ability has been directed to the
chain of mighty ruins that extends from the
Isthmus of Panama. and down the Pacific
Coast of South America. We are Just awak-
ening. to the fact that we have ruins in
America that rival those Of the Old World.
with the added mystery that we have no
tangible clews to the builders of the great
dwellings and pueblos Of the Southwest, and
can only speculate as to the names and
fates of the race or races that built the
pyramids palaces and temples that excite
the wonder and curiosity of the travellers in
Mexico and the Central American States and
the wanderer along the Cordileras.
Remains of the work of prehistoric man
have been found in nearly all of the States
and Territories of the Union, except Alaska.
Ohio is the only State. as far as We know.
that has taken any action for the preserva-
ton of its antiquities. 1t is almost unan-
imously conceded that Congress should en-
act laws for the preservation Of and pro-
lection of these antiquities'
Doctor Baum expects in the coming win
ter to devote some months to work in Cen
tral America, and in the meantime he is
doing all in his power to aritate tho subject
on an international congress OF antiquarians.
archaeologists and anthropologists who
Fair and undertake scientific expeGid Jns
from here TO the mounds, pueblos. temples,
tered over the Western Hemisphere.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
WILL OF ARCHBISHOP C0RRIGAN
-
Small Estate Reverts to His Sue,
cessor for Use of Church.

New York. May l0.-Archbishop Corrigan s
will. which he executed eighteen years ago.
has been read. but II will not be filed In
the Surrogates Office for ten days at least.
IT Is now In the keeping OF Mrs. Mocny.
who Will administer the diocese nntil sue
-cessor has been selected.
1t can be said that Archbishop Corrigan
has left everything to Bishops McQua!d OF
Rochester. Mcdonnell Of Brooklyn and Lud-
den Of Syracuse, to hold In trust until his
successor has been appointed, when the
trustees will turn their trust over to the
succeeding Archbishop as trustee for the
church. s.-- 4
1t was said to-day by a person of au-
thority that Archbishop Corr.gan had left
little or no estate. The money he received
at various times from his family. Ii was
said. had been given away by the Arch
bishop during his lifetime; SO that no. pro-
vision for the distribution of money was
mentioned in the will.
+ : THE Archbishop died comparatively
poor man." The Republics informant said.
aside fro hmoln k-Ljoino--ebjeCo
fAside from what he held In trust for the
Uhurch he had little"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
SToRMED CITY BY SURPRISE.
Noncombatants Had No Warning
at Carupano.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC
Port of Spain, Trinidad, May 10-(Copy-
right 1902.)-The Venezuelan troops :on May
s attacked the town of Carupano. which is
held by the revolutionists, and were not
only repulsed. but were put to rout after
heavy loss of life.
The foreign colonies of Carupano, con-
sisting of about 800 persons, protested
against the shelling by Castro's troops of
the town without having given twenty-four
hours notice for the non-combatants to
leave the place.
The Government forces poured a deadly
fire into the town. Five houses were re-
duced to ruins. and fifteen more were badly
damaged. Many residents were killed, and
the scene was shocking.
Revo!utionists in Venezuela have made
headway recently. The operations are be-
ing conducted with Caracas as the objec-
tive, and the hope of the insurgents is to be
able to capture the capital soon.
Carupano is a seaport town in the State
of Bermudez, and is about $50 miles east of
Caracas
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11

Henry Mason Baum. editor Of Records of
the Past, the archaeological monthly which
has been established at Washington TO dis
seminate knowledge about the explorations
going on the world over in the name OF SCI
ence, Is in st. Louis for the purpose of
studying the mounds in Illinois al Cahokia.
and as a result Of his visit an elaborate ex-
ploration Of that historic relic of early civ
ilizatjon may be undertaken Doctor Baum
will report his results at Washington. the
headquarters of the society. known as The
Records Of the Past Exploration Fund, and
he will also report as to the advisabiiity OF
calling a congress during the worries Fair
in 1904 ST Louis is the geographical center
Of United States antiquities, and naturally
a center of interest.
Explorations of the last quarter OF CEN
fury have added at least 5000 years to our
knowledge of the history OF man. said MT.
Baum. THE century dawns upon an un-
paralleled era of activity in the search for
truth. The desire to trace back the history
of the human race and follow the develop
ment OF civilization is no longer confined to
the student Of history. Many men of cul-
ture engaged in commercia! pursuits are not
only rendering substantial aid II. financial
way to the research, put are as deeply inter-
ested in the tidings as they are in market
or other news.
culture, among races that long since disap-
peared from the earth-thousands OF years
before the Christian erals interesting alike
to old and young. In ascending the River
of Time our pardonable concelt over our
rapid advancement in the arts and sciences
is lessened by the evidences We find on its
banks OF former dwellers, who conducted
their business affairs much as we do to-day,
conceived and executed great enterprises
and were builders not unworthy Of COMPARE
SON with the most renowned of our times
Far back In the past we find the steeam OF
deep. How many thousands of years still
We must go back to find the source only the
excavator, the scholar and time Will deter
mine.
But the most perplexing problem con-
fronting the historian of the human race
is the presence of PREHISTORIC man In the
great temples, palaces. mounds and pyra-
mids. Did he find his way over Behring
Strait or now buried Continents in the At
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
CARDINAL MARTlNELu SAILS.
Goes to Rome to Receive the Red
Hat at the Vatican.
RDPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, May 10.-CardinaI Martinelli
and. several well-known Catholic dgni-
taries sailed on the steamship Lain tf,s
morning for Genoa en- route to Rome In
the Cardinals party were the Bishop Of
Mexico. J. Moltes de Oca, Mgrs. F. Dris-
coil and Aloysius Alright. A large party
OF Catholic clergymen was at the pier to
see the Cardinal and his associates OF.
Among them were Mgr. Sbaretu.
J The preiate declined to discuss any of
+! the affairs Of the church. When asked II
he would give any idea as to the probable
successor 10 Archbishop Corrigan, his EN-
inence said:
IT would not tell you II / could. Meet
ings will be held here In a month and then
you will know for yourself.
II cannot say too much in honor of Arch
bishop Corrigan. He was the essence OF
nobility and Of kindness. I go to Rome.
which have always considered my home.
to have the Cardinals hat conferred on
ne. 1 have been in this country six years
and I have learned to love it,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
Shrewd Suspicion Among Eastern
Democrats That Senator Han
ma Is Planning Coup.
MAKING AN OPPORTUNITY
Pointed Out That Potent Influences
of Wall Street Are Not Dis
turbed Over Situation,
Though the Country Is.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, May 10-There Is we'll
founded suspicion that politics is playing
an important part in the strike of the an
thracite coal miners ordered for next
Monday This belief Is given color by the
fact that men in the financial district of
VAN street are Of the opinion that the
strike order will be countermanded before
the time arrives for the miners to lay
down their tools.
The order for Monday is qualified. The
strike Will not be made permanent until
wednesday. by which time several meet
ings of miners and conferences between the
operators and individual members of the
National Civic Federation will have been
held. Senator Hanna is foremost in the
latter body. end as a harmony promoter be-
tween capital and labor he has dlstin-
sulshed himself during the past year
Ihe 1900 employees Of the mines who
are seeking betterment Of their condition
are anxious to avoid idleness II there be a
possible way out Of It. The order to strike
VIII be obeyed II the operators do not grant
hope OF the miners. II settlement were
reached at the present stage. it would be
credited to John Mitchell and the repre-
sentatfves of the miners.
With the calling in Of the National Civic
center Of the stage. and IL. as confidently
to grant the demands of their employees,
Mr.. Hannas stock will move up several
notches.
Only a day or two ago George W. Perkins
OF j. Pterpont Morgan & Co. stated that
there would be no strike OF coal miners
John W. Gates was equally optimistic and
went so far as to offer bets OF 100 to that
there would be none. Here are the two ex-
tremes in Wall street.-the house Of Nor
gan. famous for conservatism and Gates
noted for reckless speculation.
senator Hanna expressed regret last
night when told in Washington that the
order to strike had been promulgated His
manner indicated. however. that he had
one or two trump cards In reserve that
would be played at the proper time All of
which Is calculated to show that Mr.
Hanna Is perfectly willing that the clouds
should gather and everything look ominous
when his services are brought into reoui-
sition.
Mr. Hanna. will then busy himself in de-
vising means by which a settlement will be
brought about and he will be hailed as the
blessed peacemaker by 10000 thousand
miners and their families. besides winning
the applause of the countless other thou
sands who look only upon the surface and
are willing to believe that Senator Hanna
is philanthropist and not a politician
Boarding-houses in every locality In the
city are advertised among the five hundred
and seventv-three Room for Rent" ads In
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
M'LAURIN IN ANOTHER ROW.
Attacked by A. A. Gates of Green
vile, s. c., in Raleigh Hotel.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, May 10.-Senator John L. Nc
Laurin Of South Carolina figured in another
personal encounter last night In the Raleigh
Hotel
Senator McLaurin, A. A. Gates proprietor
Of the Mansion House In Greenville, 8. c..
who is more than six feet tall and weight
nearly 800 pounds. and Loomis Blaylock
former Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the District OF South Carolina, were en-
gagged in conversation and appeared to be
on the best Of terms. when Gates suddenly
tore of his coat and throwing it on the
floor rushed at McLaurin.
The latter appeared dazed at the sudden
attack and had no time to defend himself
He managed to clinch and the two men
struggled. broke away and clnched again.
Bystanders interfered and separated the
combatants. after which Gates took a train
for home.
None of the parties to the row would give
the reason for Gatess attack, but it is be-
heved from the fury with which the attack
was made, that South Carolina politics was
under discussion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
JOHN p. DUNN CAPTURED.
Slayer of Sheriff Powers of Clarks-
vile, Ark, Reported Taken.

vinita. I. T, May 1o.-John P. Dunn, the
alleged murderer Of Sheriff Powers OF
Clarksville. Ark, Is reported located IN
Oklahoma and force of deputy marshsls,
accompanied by Sheriff King OF Clarksville,
has left here to attempt his capture. Dunn
Il reported closely guarded by friends, and
q fight is anticipated before he is taken.
Powers was killed by one of gang Of
bank robbers whom he surprised at work
Dunn was arrested in Kansas and taken to
Wichita, where, during a controversy be-
tween the city and county officials over the
reward offered for him. he escaped. .
1t was intimated that Dunn was aided by
some Of the officials, and Governor Stanley
instigated an investigation, finally Offering
a reward for his capture.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
HUNDREDS FELL IN
VENEZUELAN BATTLE
Government Forces Bombard Car.
- upano, but Are Driven Away
-" With Heavy Losses.

Port of Spain. Island of Trinidad. May
1-Venezuelan Government troops. under
General Vicente Gomez. attacked Carupano.
State Of Bermudez. Venezuela, by land and
by sea. with the gunboats Restaurador.
Agosto asd Zumbador. but the port is still
in the hands Of the revolutionists.
After seven hours' battle. the Govern
ment forces were defeated and obliged to
abandon the field. leaving 115 men dead and
30 wounded.
The city suffered terribly from the she'll
ing of the Government war vessels The
remainder Of General Gomez's troops es-
capped on board the Runboats and reached
Cumana, on the Gulf OF Cariaco, May Z.
Gomez was wounded. Carupano now pre-
sents a spectacle Of desolation. The cable Is
cut
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
SONG OF. MARTINIQUE.

Rest rest on the mid sea breast.
That heaves to the and blows to the west.
Sleep sleep the tranquil deep . Il.
That many secret has to keep;
Here where the noise of the world is still
And the waves and the strong winds have their will;
Here where the lisp of the sunny
Leaves the mind and the heart at ease.
And the distance blue engulfs the peak
Of seabom sky-crowned Martinique.
Dream, dream the blending stream
OF the sea and sky where the white clouds gleam
Wake. wake where the biows break
On shining sands their foaming fake
Here where the toll and the doubt and stain
OF the world are lost in the again;
Here where the tired worlds anguish dies
In balmy billows and golden skies
And the Southern Cross shines DER the peak
Of sea-born sky-crowned Martinique
Shine, shine o Light Divine,
Into this couded heart of mine.
Rise rise in darkened skies
The star of faith unto my eyes.
Be to my feet that have gone astray
A beacon clear with guiding ray;
Be to nv soul that is all unrest
A peace like the peace of the evening blest
That falls on the face of the golden peak
Of sea born skycrowned Martinique.
W. NJ. CHAJVENET.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
MISSOURI VALLEY TRACK MEET.
Eleven Schools Contested and ST. Jo-
seph Carried on First Honors.

St. Joseph, Mo, biay 1o-Out of 4 field OF
eleven, contestins schools the St Joseph
captured first place in the Missouri Valley
Track mseiH held at Lakos Contrary in This
city, this afternoons: with a total Of 70
points, Iincoln got second place. with -
points. and Kansas City Central third. with
II points. . .
The race between the local school and
Lincoln was the prettiest ever seen in this
part OF the country, the two schools sand
ing neck and neci: up to the very last event.
AT one time l-ircoln went ahead one point.
but for the most part the two schoc.< were
tied or St Joseph in the lead by very
small margin.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
PEACE IN AFRICA
NOW SEEMS AT HAND
Proclamation That the War Is
Ended May Be Issued by May
20, After Boer Meeting.

Lisbon, May 1o.-A dispatch received here
from Delagoa Bay, Portuguese Africa
says that peace in South Africa is certain
to result from the conference of the Boer
leaders to be held at Vereniging. Trans
vaal, May Is.
1t is said. the dispatch continues. that
peace will be officially proclaimed May 20.
Preparations are on foot for general re-
joicing.
After having met the burghers in the field
and explained to them the British terms.
the Boer leaders were TO meet at Verenis-
Ing and reach a final decision on the sub
ject of peace
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
MRS, SOFFEL GOES TO
PRISON FOR TW0YEARS
Warden's Wife Assisted the Bid
die Brothers to Escape From
Jail at Pittsburg.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Pittrburg. May 10.-Mrs. Soffel, the war
denis wife. who made It possible for th'
Biddles to escape from the Allegheny Couh
ty Jail In this city. was taken into cour
this morning and sentenced to term OF TWO
years in the Western Penitentiary.
Shortly afterwards. Walter Dorman,
member of the Biddle gang, who was con-
victed on the charge Of numbering Grocery
man Kahney. was sentenced to be hanged
1t is understood. however, that by CONFESS
ing to the crime and giving evidence against
the Biddles. Dorman has saved his neck
and that the District Attorney will not pro-
test when his attorneys apply to the Pardon
Board for a life sentence.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-11
VERY FROSTY At CLEVELAND.
A SnowstOrm and the Sheriff knoct
Browns Out of Two Games.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cleveland. o.. May 1o.-A snowstorm and
Sheriff Barry prevented two Of the four
games between the st. Louis Browns ana
half hour and changed into rain about
noon.
The grounds outside the city limits We're
all in readiness for the game Sunday, but
Sheriff Ed Barry notified President kflfoyi
this afternoon that he would not allow any
Sunday. ball playing inside the county.
A suit brought TO recover an injunction
against the Sunday games in Cleveland was
begun before Judge Babcock to-day, but he
refused to grant temporary restraining
order until both sides had been heard. The