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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

massive man. resembling the famed on
ltwo-continents Buffalo Bill. established
! headquarters at the Market stree: entrance
| 10 the City Hall yesterday morning, bring
I ing along n collection of lumber and can
vas, ladders and hammers, and held un-
| disputed command of the pass until dusk
spread its mantle across tAe sward and
| main promenade. The newcomer attracted
, the attention OF visitors ana the army of
| city employees who intetestedly watched his
every movement he directed proceedings
| at the front door
Unlike Buffalo Bill this massive man. with
the Samson locks. is possessed Of the artis-
tic temperament and through artistic puT-
suits obtains his livelihood. His name is
August Schuermann. BY profession he is
a decorator, florist, papier mache manufac-
turer: and, though not a denizen of the
picturesque West End, the habitat of the
elite. his ideas and work are in great de-
mand among milionaires and the families
Of millionaires.
Mr.. Schuermann has been engaged by
Mayor Wells to decorate the City Hall and
Union Station in honor of Prince Henry of
Prussia. Happy was the big artist to ac-
quire this contract, because he was born
in Nellie Hanover. which is in Prince
Henry's land. before Prussia became part
of the German Empire: or, if you will. be-
fore other German States came under
'Prussian dominion. Il was horn in Prince
Henry's country fifty years ago" he, said.
I've been in ST Louis twenty years and
I'm a pretty good American
Among the paraphernalia which Mr..
Schuermann brought to the City Hall yes
terday were two large easles-American
eagles-that will hover on either side of the
portal. with a large portrait of Prince
Henry between them. II make my own
eagles" he said. The American eagles that
will soar in Union Station will be con-
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New Illinois Corporations.

RE.PC BLtc SPECIAL.
Springfield. III. Feb. 2s.-The Secretary OF
S;are to-day licensed the incorporation OF the
following companies:
l.. Stein & Fisher Co. Chicago: capital stock
:zl.roo; ch.ect. dry goods. hats and caps and
futnlshings goods business. lncorporators-Joh,
g, Pattison, sydney Cppenhem and Menz l.
Rocenbaum
Farmers Grain Company. Metropolis: capital
stock. $1,000: obJecr. cealing in hav. grain and
seeds. IncorpOrators-L.aban NJ. Munie, Frederick
". Borman and John +. Mccartney.
Maru Company, Chicago. capital stock. s.. 50l
object, painting. decorating and kalsomining. In
.urporatprs-Charles H Soelke Seymour Sted-
ham and Jacob Rothschild.
Nomoyer Manufacturing Company. Aurora: cap
!tal stock SIS COB: Object general merchl ndise
and manufacturing business. lncorpor. tors--Theo.
NernOye-. A. c. Miller and Ella Downey.
The State Pawners Society OF Chicago certified
to change of name TO First State Pawners' So
cisty.
The Martin White Detective Agency Of Chi
cago. certified change Of name to Mcclure
X White Detective Agency.
The St Jacob Dairy and Creamery Company Of
St Joseph certified TO q dissolution.
The Chicago Live EtOck Commission Company
certified To decrease Of capital stock from Sl0o
Go Sl.ooo.
Tire Weaver Coal Company Of Chicago certified
TO an increase III the number Of directors from
three to five.
The Carbonate Water Works Company certi-
fled to increase in capital stock from $so,:9
$4,000
The Temple Store Of Danvie certified to a
change Of name TO the Emery Dry Goods Com
pany.
The Anna Lumber and Manufacturing Company
of Anna certified increase Of capital stock
from 10000 to $4,000
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To secure the high temperature in the fur
naces. which causes the steel to boil like
water. the oil is mixed with steam in d pipe
several feet before it enters the furnace.
The pressure of the steam agains. the oil
divides its smallest atoms into an imper-
cep.ibly fire spray, which, when it touches
the highly heated walls of the furnace
bursts into mass of flame. The OIL which
Is of low-flashinG quality. will not ignite
on being touched with the flame of lighted
match. For this reason. and also to pre-
vent damage to the furnace. the heat is
slowly gained by first firing the furnace
with wood and coal. After a heat sufficient
to ignite the oil is secured. the oil spray
is turned in and sooi, the furnace arrives
at the point at which the steel for srnelt
ing can he showed into lis mouths.
Besides the advantages enumerated
above several chambers. known as check
cr'' chambers. located Immediately beneath
the furnace. are necessary. When gas was
used il was necessary to pass the gas
through these chambers. through which
short while previously The exhaust air of
the furnace had been passed. tn heat the
gas and secure higher efficiency i'll the
furnace. Now all the checker chambers
are used for is to cool the highly heated
exhaust gases from the furnaces before
these gases are allowed to pass under
ground into the great smokcstacks.
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AS a result Of these tests. 1t was found
that oil gave on efficiency of 1886 per cent.
While gas gave an efficiency of hut - per
cent.
Officials of the company had been anxious
fer some time TO substitute oil or some
other fuel for the gas. and arrangements
were at once made to make the necessary
changes in the furnaces and i'll building an
oilhouse. tanks. pumps and pipes to the
furnaces. AS soon as the supply. of oil was
guaranteed and the six tanks of 1709o gal
Ions capacity each We're filled. the change
from gas to oil was made.
The first heat" was perfect. and since
then there has not been failure. There
is but a trifing difference in the cost OF
gas coal at s2.25 per ton and crude oil at
cents per gallon. but the economy comes
in handling the fuels. With the oil only
two men are necessary. and these men at
tend to the pumps, which keep steady
pressure of oil in the pipes leading to the
furnaces. When gas was used II was nsces-
sary to operate a large gas works. which
required the services of twenty men to
keep it in operation. The smoke. SCOT dust
and ashes and general bad odors from the
gas works are now wholly avoided.
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Crude oil from the fields of Beaumont.
Tex. has replaced coal gas in the manu-
facture of high-grade steel at the Leighton
& Howard Steel Company Works. in East
ST. Louis. Here in a bench of four massive
furnaces, three of which are kept con-
stautly Ia operation. 5000 gallons of the oil
are consumed daily. and with this fuel the
furnaces turn out 10 tons of steel each day
A heat of c-om 2101 to 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit must he constantly maintained
in the furnaces, else the steel will be
worthless. Oil. it is said. gives better aver
age results than gas, because it is more
dependabl and then too. the officials of
the company say that it is more economical
than the gas. is cleaner. easier to handle
and always does what is expected of 1t.
while. on the other hand, gas was always
the source OF more or less trouble and an
noyance. This firm Is the first in this sec
tion to use Beaumont OIL
Tine installation of oil in the place OF coal
gas was the result of series of expert
ments in the chemical laboratory of the
company, in which many tests were made.
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ST. LOUlSAN WEEDS AT HANNIBAL
W. II. Radford Takes His Bride
on Trip to Cuba.

W. II. Radford Takes His Bride
on Trip to Cuba.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hannibal Mo, Feb. 26.-Nrs. Emma Bais-
er of this city and w. H. Radford of St.
Louis were married this afternoon at 2
O'Clock at the home of the brides parents.
Mr. and Mrs. +. L. Grisward.
The bridal couple departed at once on
trip through the Sou'l and Cuba.
TWO WEDDINGS AT BLOOMINGTON.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Bloomington, ILL.,. Feb. 26-samue1 Ste
phens. business man of Potomac. ILL.,. and
Mss Elizabeth Porter. prominent young
lady OF Cooksville. this county. were mar
ried to-day
brilliant social event in this city was
the marriage tonight of Mr.. Charles Dietz
and Miss Clara kadel.
sIXTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Holden. Mo-. Feb. 26.-Mr. and Mrs. w.
w Gaunt of this citv celebrated tEeir six
tieth wedding anniversary on February %.
He Is So years old and she is I6.
RAYHILL-PATTENG
REPUBLIC SP:CIAI.
Pana. ILL.,. Feb 26-Miss Mary Pattengale
and Mr.. Edward Rayhill. popular residents
of Pana. were married to-day.
MURPHY-VORIS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
6utleT. 40. req. ONT. L. -. Murphy
and Miss Nellie Voris were married here to-
day.
WALTERS-WRIGHT
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Kinmundy. ILL.,. Feb. 26.-John W. Walters
of Farina and Miss Eliza Wright Of Alma
We're married this evening at the NJ. f.
parsonage in Alma by the Reverend Mr..
Tritt.
MILLER-WEAKLEY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Cpntralia Mo-. Feb. 2S.-Mr. G. W. Miller
of Galloway County was married this even-
ing to Miss Esther Weakley of this city
DUN-GINGER.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
of E:ldorado and Miss Laura r. Ginger of
Golconda. ILL.,. were married last night.
GINRICH-NICHOLSO
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Auxvasse. Mo-. Feb. 26-Mr E. NJ. Gin
rich and Miss Mamie s. Nicholson were
married near here to-day.
COURTNEY-JACKsON
REPUBI,IC SPECIAL.
Holden. Mo-, Feb. 26.-The wedding of a
very popular couple Of this city occurred
this morning at 10 o'clock when Mr.. Hugh
Courtney and Miss Pearle Jackson were
united in marriage by the Reverend Frank
Russell: Miss Frances Tatlow played the
wedding March"
WOODMAN-WALTON
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carlinville. ILL.,. Feb. 26-Commodore
Woodman and Miss Nettie Mae Walton of
Conner. I'LL, were married at the residence
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REED INFORMALLY NOMINATED.
No Other Democratic Candidate
for Mayor of Kansas City Filed.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Kansas city, Mo-, Feb. 2S.-James A.
Reed was informally nominated by the
Democrats for Mayor to-day. The time
for filing names of candidates with the
commissioners expired at 2 o'clock tonight.
No tne filed against the Mayor.
the shannon me N.r" urged Icy the Re-
Tt.Dllcans' TO name man. and funds We're
promised to 1urth II his campaign, but as
an evidence that the Governors course in
naming neutral Police Commissioners had
actually welded the uarty Sha unon refused.
Tomorrow the Republicans hole their
nominating convention. The assurance to-
night Il; that John Green will be named by
that party. Webster Davis is to stump
for Mayor Reed, as will also State Commits
teemnn Frank +. Walsh. who made mis-
prOffer tonight.
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BAD LUCK WITH HIS WIVES.
Guy F. Harrison Bereavad by Di-
vorce Court Three Times.

| fPT BIC SFFt1NL.
Carlinville. Ill, Feb. 26.-Mrs. Guy F.
Harrison granted divorce to-day.
This Is the third time a divorce has been
granted the wife of Harrison in the past
eighteen months.
den, where he married Elsie Mcclure
Learning that he had a wife in Pennsyl.
vania. Miss Mcclure rad him prosecuted
for higamy and the wife in Pennsylvania
secured a divorce while he was lodged in
County Jail. After serving Il short term
il, the Penitentiary. he went TO Staunton
and worked az electrician.
Last October he married Miss Mamie
Smith a petite brunette of nineteen. Matrf-
monial matters moved smoothly until jan
uary when Harrison appeared at Carin-
vile as "A complaining witness to have
the Mayor of Stauuton indicted for bribery.
known, and his third wife sued for di-
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would be candidate for the Senate to sue
ceed Senator Vest he has received scores
of letters from prominent business men IN
different parts of the State, commencing
his candidacy and rendering support.
The fact that Judge De Almonds name il
not on the ticket to he voted next Saturday
ut the Mississippi County primary is due
TO his entering the senatorial contest too
late for his friends In that county to make
the insertion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
TEXAS BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS.
Books of w. II. Westfall & Go. OF
Rurnett Rpinp investigated.

Austin, Tex. Feb. 2S.-The private bank
of w. II. Westfall & Co.. of Burnett failed
to open yesterday
The first news of this was received at
Austin to-day. causing surprise in business;
circles as the firm is well known here The
firms correspondents here are the Ameri-
can National and State National barks.
The closing of the bank caused much ex-
citcment in business. as there are hetween
$4,000 and sl0o.OGo deposited. Nearly every
merchant in the town and many laborers
are depositors.
The bank has been run by Westfall & Go.
about six years. being originally the First
National Bank of Burnett. The president Is
w H. Westfall. now of Tacoma. Wash,
who has not been here for two years.
An investigation of the books of the bank
is now being made.
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At New York Hotels.

REPTBLIC SPECIAL.
at the hotels here to-day were the follow
ing Westerners:
St Louisa A. Hilton. r. G. Kerens. A. Niet:-
rinGhaus ard Mrs N.edringhaus. Waldorf: J..
q. McGee. Holidpd; J. a Ackerson, Cadillac
]. NJ Hausou and Mrs. Hansen. Plaza: {. II.
Tucker. Astor: W. Bascome, Albernarle: J. y.
Graham, Herald Square: J. a. Ockerson. Pabst.
Kansas City-R. Deatilerose and aIrs. Deather-
oge Hoffman: !. \. Watson Hoffman. II. Gar
land Criterion.
st joe II. Edgar, Holland: G. W. Collins.
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10-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.


Yesterdays bank clearinGs were S. $50:
balances. sll4f2i0. Local discount rates
were steady between Az and 81. per cent.
Domestic exchange was quoted follows:
New York. &C discount bid. par asked; Chi
cago, Cincinnati and Louisville. par bid. 4ec
premium asked: New Orleans. 1oc discount
bid, par asked
Wheat closed higher at S22sGSe7sc bid
May: SSi4dS5 No. red. Corn closed higher
6oSsI632.c bid May: 5si2c No. mixed.
Oats closed at 44c bid May: 4dii4c No. 2
mixed.
The local market for spot cotton quiet
and unchanged.
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LONELY BOY KILLS HIMSELF.
Grief for Death of His Mother
PROMPTS the Suicide.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-For love of his dear
mother 1i-year-oid boy. Charles Ander-
son, committed suicide here to-day by TAX
ing poison.
Since mamma died he said in a childish
scrawl left for his father. Il don't seem to
care TO live. | miss her so that / must
die. too. Good-hy, father. The money
she left me you can have
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HAS s80,00O,OOO CAPITAL.
Corn Products Company Increases
It's Capitalization.

Trenton n. j.. Feb. 26.-The Corn Prod
ucts Company. which was recently incor-
porated here with $1,000 capital. to-day filed
an amended certificate increasing its au-
thorized capital to $50, 900. of which $30.
900 900 is to be preferred stock with per
cent cumulative dividends and the remain
der common stock.
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WIND AND SAND STORM
SWEEPS THE SOUTHWEST.
Parts of Texns, ArisOna and New Mex
leo AHected-COmmunica With
Old Mexico Severed.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 25.-A terrific wind
and sand storm from the west has ragged
all day and there is no abatement to-
night.
The Postal Telegraph Company reports
all communication cut off with Mexico.
The wind seems to have done greatest
damage south of this city, but reports from
the west in the desert country Of Arizona
and New Mexico late this afternoon ind-
cate that ii is one of the worst storms in
years.
All trains from the west are delayed and
much damage is done ana loss of life and
live stock is feared. The wind reached a
velocity of severity miles an hour, and a
great deal of damage has been done in this
pi.
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ON CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
George p. Foster of Chicago Selected
10 EepreScnt IllinOiN.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The Illinois Demo-
cratic Gc!cgatic- in the House to-day select
ed Representative George p. Foster of Chi
caso as the Illinois member of the National
Congressional Committee.
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Dcrocr,t. VIII Yonconcur

Washncton, Feb. 2i.-The Ways and
Means Committee divided on party lines to-
dav on a motion to noncorcur In the Senate
anne rcinents to the Philippine tariff BILL
the Democrats voting against the motion
which prevailed
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DOCKERY GRANTS RESPITES.
Henry Fletcher Convicted in st.
Louis One of the Prisoners.

Jefferson City. Mo. Feb. Ex-Governor
pockery to-day granted the usual thirty
day respite to the following. who have been
sentenced to be hanged march II:
Henry Fletcher. for murder in st. Louis:
General Armstrong. for rare in Platte
County. and James Jackson. for murder in
Jackson County.
Governor DcckeTy set their day of exc
cution at April II. 1872.
Fletcher killed Louis Roth of No. 2S23 ST.
Louis avenue IN an alley near Elliot avenue
and Montgomery street on August q.
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NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD.

Deadwood s. D.. Feb. 26.-Albert w. Mer.
rick, who published the first Newspaper
printed In the Black Hills and Southern
South Dakota. died to-day OF pneumonia.
He was 81 years old and a veteran of tho
Civil War. He started the Deadwood Pho
reer in 1876. when there was no other paper
published within 100 miles. He also had
been prominent in the politics of the Hills
country.
MRS. FRANCES TUT McCUTCHEoN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pilot Grove, Mo-, Feb 2s.-lIrs. Frances
McCurcheon, aged IS years, died to-day.
She was a member of a prominent pioneer
family of Cooper County and was a sister
Of the Reverend c. b. Tut of Bunceton.
MRS. j. NJ. ERWIN.
Kinmundy, ILL.,, Feb. 26.-Mrs. J. NJ. Err
win, residing north of this city. died yes.
terday after lingering illness.
CHRIS CARROLL.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 25.-Chris Carroll
ded this afternoon after an illness Of less
than a week. Mr.. Carroll was member OF
the Democratic City Central Committee,
recently Il candidate for the Governors ap-
portment as Police Commissioner and the
leader of the young Democrats. He was
valued in the counsels of the party and ono
of the most popular Democrats in the
county. Septic fever caused DEATH
MRS. CAROLINE CISSEL.
Perryville. Mo-, Feb. 26-Mrs Caroline
Cissell. wife of Vincent Cissell, aged Is
years. died to-day.
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sENATE's BRIEF SESSION.

L.
Washington. Feb. 25.-When the Senate
convened to-day the galleries We're crowded
in anticipation of reopening of the dis
cussion of the controversy respecting the
rights cf Senators McLaurin and Tillman
Of South Carolina to participate in the
proceedings of that body. The spectators
we're disappointed on this score, as the
Senate almost Immediately adjourned on
motion of Mr.. burrows tMichD. chairman
cf the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tiors, who reported that the committee had
| been unable to reach a decision yet on the
"ery important question it IS considering.
On motion of Mr.. Foraker of Ohio. the
Senate agreed TO convene tomorrow at II As
a. m. on account OF the Mckinley me-
mortal exercises which are to be held at
noon in the Hall of Representatives.
TARIFF BILL GOES TO CONFERENCE.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The House to-day
sent the Philippine tariff bill to conference.
nonconcurring in all the Senate amend
ments.
The Democrats sought to amend the
amendments by reducing the rate of duty
and declaring that the nited States should
relinquish all claim to tn archipelago. but
all PROPOSITIONS were defeated.
Mr. Tawney of Minnesota made per-
sonal explanation regarding Governor Too!e
| of Montana, saying that in formerly class
| ing the Governor an opponent of Gov
! ernor Van SAINT in the railroad merger case,
he had been under a misapprehension.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

terrible sand and wind storm swept
over parts of Texas. Arizona and New Mex
leo. yesterday.
The Worlds Fair delegates appeared be-
fore the Virginia Legislature yesterday.
Governor Montague is taking friendly liz
terest in the Exposition.
The proved oil district at Beaumont has
been extended 26D feet.
General B. w. Green of the First Brig
ade, Arkansas Division, United Confedera te
Veterans. of Arkansas, has announced mis-
staff for the Conferedate reunion at Dallas.
He appointed Miss Clara Hotze of Little
Rock sponsor for the briSaGe.
State Treasurer Williams has issued a
financial statement showing that the condi-
tion of the Missouri Treasury is most graf
flying. The States income is ample to
meet all liabilities and fully pay OF bonded
Indebtedness in 1895. The States TAX rate
is the lowest In the Union.
+. Louis Soldan advocates the reproduc-
ton OF the United States in miniature
an educational exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The National Educational Association will
make an effort to secure a Government APP
preparation for an educational exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.
The Illinois Commission to the Buffalo
Exposition spent only s56S67.33 of the s15.1vy
appropriation and will return SIS, 49, g. to the
State Treasury.
The Corn Products Company of New Jer-
.sey increases its capital stock from 5000
TO Ss0,0D0,voJ OF which SSu. u.01v,veJ is preferred
Miss Stone and Nine. Tsilka will proceed
without delay to Constantinople from Sal
onica. near which place they We're released
by brigands.
Two negroes are legally hanged for bur-
glary in North Carolina.
The Tariif Committee of the Reichstag
votes for an increase CT the corn duties. in
opposition 10 the Governments desire.
Chitto Hargo. Crazy Snake and nine
of his followers have been sentenced to
serve Two years in the Federal Feniteu,Iary
at Fort Leavenworth and to pay fine Of
5000 each for conspiring against the Gov
ernment.
The town of Sidell. near Danville. H., is
without town officials, laws ordinances,
the former having died or resigned and the
latter having been destroyed in fire.
George Carter of Vienna. ILL.,. one of Cen
eral Funston's soldiers, who returned from
the Philippines a physical wreck. died yes
terday just after he had heen notified that
a pension had been granted TO him.
Woodford Hughes was shot TO death in
bed at Nortonville. ILL.,. by u mob. made up
presumably. of friends Of man he had
been accused of numbering.
Valet Jones' rnder severe cross-exc,niua-
tion. admits that he has told four different
stories about how Millionaire Rice. his BEN
efactor. murdered.
A H-year-oId Chicago boy kills himself
on account of grief over his mothers death.
Beers attack a British convey and make
a strong fight. but Lord Kitchener does not
report details
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Mayor Approve. omcer., Bopd,.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 26.-After being
locked up for a week. business was re-
Of getting city Counselor. the Mayor
himself approved the bonds OF the newly
appointed Comptroller. clerk and Assessor
and opened those departments for business.
The rebelious upper house refused to an.
swer the Mayors call for a special meeting
so nothing further was done toward secur-
ing City Counselor.