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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-14
CASH GRAIN. FLnI-R -Erc

NASA ShAI- tt<SSh. III
WHEAT-Receipts AGO SKIS. and 20 cars local
and = cars se through; By sampIs. del: No; 2 red
5ssc Z. side destination weights: no. , red at.75S
i aestln mat A.; Nc ;S.- ! af s E SIDE no iSes ; lana lana at fsg 5iss
&C; RI; : aeef q * ss,s sEs. AL 81, $50 I hare at 5ss:S Sc and
Sc cars through. Sales made, local weights, at
4aa sc for No. 2 and No. 5, ga c for No. a. A3c
best sS snstai faed@ No.. : : Selling IGn N at : 45 Sfta2S: wn ahd
Nc, 3 at Iq4sc. on the cob sold at 4lc:
sWiisfed to- eievaISr. and s7s goo destin sstssi
Sc; 10. 8 White at szsassssc: ' 60. 1 ! White at 1s {.
Csc to .ss,29s1.sc; No. : white nomlnalIy sIlz
RYE-scarce: sales: No. ? = cars at 4st4c. DEL
to f. side. local weights; No; 4 | car a. sc. del.
swifched; quote range Of values soa6lc:
per bu.. with that bid for more and si.i1 bid for
seed 70 arrive. prompt shipment
s 7fas 3. So PC .Sfa: 40; extra 80 fs s1%y g. 15Ss z; sls9rs
clear .s2.40a27a. Foregoing prices for lots from
first hands. trk: or at depot this side.- Order,
BRAN-sold E.'tri. at s4asec: mixed feed at
ehas:s' orders sdnar 1 1nixed II feed sGqs at SOL az but 5n l bis, a oni n, ss
open market macn lower. AT mill bran sells at
S' an 9ef W,ff;i 4! e wsOas.
BE s2se in tute SKIS. and SAP in
SoRNMEALGcity meal. 4. O. b.. $780,. pearl
sh MASTK ss ihns 80 9vt tons l f;mo, and 20 through:
Choice. So; No. j sla. 5oalI.50: No. : sii.5oais:
clover mixed 81. 5ea1s 80 and fhs heavy 81! sfIa iI%eF Pr aE9s
CIV Sn W., side at sl1 for choice. sn.50 for No.. / and
ENTHUSIASTICALLY ut sl.so.
LEAD sPELTER-Lead ss.rssg4 Spell
sTRAW.sales ranged: Stained wheat and
poor re on this side at sa15; choice wheat at Sc
on both sides of river.
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Killed In Coal Mine.

BeTer, Mo-. Feb. B.-George Dilley. a coal
miner employed at mine No. 81 of Central
Coal and Coke Company. was instantly
his working place. He was q years. old
and unmarried. The body will be shipped
10 his home at Pana, i'll. He had been en-
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BY Telegraph.

by Telegraph.
New York, FEB. 1$;;,Spot cotton closed quiet.
~ points higher niiddling nplands .sos; mid mid
steady: Feb. s.ilc; March 9.4sc; April 9.4sc; May
s-sic: June essSc; July s;sSe; Ans .;oSc: Sept Sept;
at an advance Of 7als points. under active GOV
p prlns c sE ss'f'f fm nT d lssGi' after Gn ahe the ssr0 sail there
was a momentary halt in the demand. which
instantly followed by renewed purchases. The
advance at Liverpool was said to be due to
HsaHg Spsins sif GIdG the ff ,m,er ests s Which pFf hase Pe-
Gently been converting their operations in MAY;
was considerabie selling on the theory that the
present high level had been obtained very large
Kets. however. were ali firmly maintained. and
while, at the high points the market met win
sistent to be ignored. Commission houses also
had some buying orders for the long aecount,
morrow. The market was finally steady at a
of Of the day. Sales SO Of future futures estlmsted at eo5.@0
bales.
diins fair .s.essf; good middiins SD: middlinr
s sisSai 10Y s5lt1 TRs sales Of the ssy %sfs i9;SSS
s.ao bales. including 900 american; Futures
opened firm and ao closed : "a feE Esb Mar, Ame r ei@s Md ND:
5.ola5.csd: April-May. 5;02a5;o3l;
5.o3a5. eid: June1July s.e!d: July-Aug;
a4.6ld; oc,.-Nov. 4.4Sd.
rs New t @s's si5: March EsS; s.4ssstss Ap1ii sssa sss:
Nay Tag ssS ga Is; June Sent s:S4s s.ss as s:sS July sp s,s'a Cotton
low middlinE s I$lGc: middl.mG es;e; sood
ml!ddlinE > Els; ,eD m,ddiins fa'F' lo'sc. heceip's
'A Hester. Visible.
New Orleans, La. Feb. l3Iseeretary Hesters
ssS a.s a total " Visible Of o5s.sss. OF Which s,as.-
ia American cotton.
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New York Curb Market.
cpEcJAI.

New York. Feb. 13.-There were no important
developments in the curb market to-day. Trad
though prices displayed more or less irrcgularity.
the changes for the most part were confined. TO
the fractions. Total transactions were estimated
at 30. 900 shares.
Northern Securities sold early at
and by noon 1t sagged TO 1874. Later in the day
It sold down to ll2i-. with trades OF 1000 shares.
Tennessee Copper sold at e9SsG9 for 1000 shares.
Tamarack at 100 for so shares, Osceola at IS for
100 shares. Green Copper at ,slhdelss for $500
shares and Can common sold at ?kG10 for
Loo shares. United States Steel bonds at a5hs
for ). 10 Eric new As. when issued. at 9s: Frisco
Railway Is at Sl&4SIiS for 200 bonds. %1nterna-
tional silver bonds sold at ISL for 2 United
States Street Railway OF ST. Louis bonds at
Srs for Is bonds. and Empire Steel preferred
sold at 81 for 200 shares.
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The Metal Markets.

New York. Feb. 1:.-As COMPARED with the
closing prices of last Wednesday. tin in London
was II IS Cd higher: at the close to-Iay. with
This showing was responsible e. for e firm market
closed at fas los for spot and f5s Sc for futures,
or LIS lower. In London. and the. local market
also was a shade easier: STANDARD is quoted at
l2.s5ale 75c and casting at L: s5ais 60. Lead
was steady but unchanged. here at 41ic, while
in London II was Is Sd higher at FL los. Spelter
also advanced in London. closing there at go los.
while hero it was quiet and -nominally un-
changed at s5Q5.O5. Iron closed at SIS I'd in
Glasgow and at AIS 7Iad in M.ddlesboro. Lo-
cally iron was quiet and noninally unchanged.
No. I foundry Northern is quoted at S24424. 90:
No. 2 foundry Northern at se2dc2. So: No. 1
foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern
soft at 81. 50924.50.
Dry Goods.
Manchester. Feb. i3.-Cloths frm. but not &C.
tive. Yarns strong.
New York. Feb. 12-The dry goods market has
again shown an appearance Of .etivity in all d..
strong In cotton goods. Print cloths are very
firm; Linens are firm. with a good demand.
Burlaps are advancing.
.Turpentine and Resin.
Savannah. Ca. Feb. 13-Turpentine firm. &c.
Iosin firm. All G d e T. $3.50; q 81; II 1855: 1
$50; x SD; N $40; n $3.50; ". G. $3s5; w.
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aANGE OF Futures.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
/

Provisions were strong. being helped
chiefly by the advance of 5Il0c IN the price
of hogs. There was some buying of pork
and ribs by packers. while shorts covered
quite freely. The volume of trading was
light. The close was strong. with May pork
10c higher at S17. May lard was up 2lac at
S9.47,s. while ribs were 12l.c higher at
S9.32ia.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat. =
cars; corn, sos: oats. go: hogs. 1900 head.
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The ful1ness at the back Is arranged IN an
underlying plat Mt each eide of the centef
closing.
Several rows of shirrine at the top Of thu
full portion correspond with. those on the
whist. Tho lower skirt is attached to the
edge OF the yoke and falls In soft graceful
folds TO the floor. where It has a fashions
BILE dip.
Bands Of lace and tucked chiffon alternate
In the yoke. Narrow lace is applied on
waist and skirt in fanciful design.
To make the waist In tbe med,ur s,za
viii require three and one-half Yards of
thirty-six inch material. with one-quarter
No. ss7S. is cut in sizes for a 81. al. az "a and
40 inch bust measure.
To make the skirt IN the medium s,zs
VIII require five and ~one-quarter yards Of
thirty-six inch material. The pattern. No,
S213. ~ cut in sizes for q q, a. 2s. "a and
30 inch waist measure. ~"
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F1n1.eed asotations.
rRIIc SPECIAL

SPEClAiA
NAV was $50 bid and none offered. No. I
Strthuestern was s,.1s bid spd No. I fila bid.
q at Duluth.
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ST. Louis Cotton Market.

HINGES and stains hdAsc on White:
,ialveston-Spot market firm: middlinGs 9isc;
sales, 6.3lO bales.
New prieans-Spot market firm; middlinss Csc;
sales. 800 bales.
Memphis-spot market firm: mlddlinss CSC
lsrceipts at principal points:
Galveston, 1926 bales.
New Orleans. $50 bales
Mobile. l55 bales.
savannah. :, "a d Ies.
Charleston, .5i bales.
Norfolk, 1850 bales.
Houston. 5.911 bales.
Memphis, 2.11T bales.
Net receipts at all United States Ports for six
days were 49, ZIG bales, against 1887 bales a
week ago and 49,, S3T bales a year ago: exports.
l.S.s5s bales. against 1s5.c5S bales a year ago;
STOCKS gag. slI bales. against 7s9.!ls in 190..
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Harbor gauges yesterday marked II feet. ;ndi-
eating n rise OF q OF a foot in "a hours.
Business along the Levee yesterday was good.
Three packets departed, each taking out large
car.ocs.
Weather. unsettled.
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GRAINS WORK LOWER.
WITH MODERATE TRADING.
FOREIGN NEWS Is GENERAL
~LYBEARISH.
Cold Wave Fails to Materialize
and Local Receipts Are
Again. Heavy.

Yesterdays local grain market was mar
row and without feature. Both wheat and
corn.closed lower after 4 fairly good open
Ing, There WAS not enough drop in tenn
perature to cause n life-s!zed scare among
the wheat shorts. and all OF the foreign adj
vices were bearish. Receipts were again
heavy. and there was little outside buying
demand.
The Modern Miller says:
There is abundant moisture. throughout
me wlnter-wheat belt. and conditions are
favorable for the wheat plant. So far this
winter the crop has been We'll favored by
The weather, but the dangerous period is at
land, as much depends upon the weather OF
Inc next six weeks. There is no snow pro-
lection, except in the northern section of
the winter-wheat country. Transportation
hanpered by lack of car service.
May wheat opened unchanged and sold at:
SIS .3asai4c. &c. 7c. a!sc. 7ia7iisc. 1889,
boush local stocks of corn in store
SNoMed a heavy decrease. receipts were
heavy and there was practically no export
INQUIRY. Cash prices were sharply lower
and the market followed wheat on the de-
Cline May. corn opened &c up and sold at:
42l.c 4elsaiea.G 42ac. 42isc. 42c. 4lTSc. Also,
Receipts of wheat at st. Louis G4.sS5 bu.,
OF 40 SKIS. and 30 cars through.
cars local and 3 cars through in 1902.
Argentine shipments of wheat TO Europe
the past week 1,6S0,00 bu.. against 12I4,6 90
pu. a week ago and 416,g0 bu. in 1902.
Receipts of wheat at primary points $50
tl2 bu., against 800 coo bu. in 1902, and snip
ments 1s7,lSs. bu.. against 17l,c0O bu. North
west received LIZA cars, against 44 cars in
lNl.- Chicago received 1,e2j blu. and Kansas
City $500 bu.; clearances 46i, 600 blu.
Receipts of com ut st. Louis 21S, 615 bu.,
OF which $50 SKIS. and $50 cars local and g.
cars through. against 65.9S5 bu.. of which
1;lo4 SKIS; and 81 cars local and 20 cars
through in 1902.
Argentine shipments of corn TO Europe
the past week 1900 bu, against III, 900 blu.
a week ago and 5000 bu. in 1902. !
Receipts of corn at primary points SIS, 7S5
bu., against 249, eeO bu. in 1902 and shipments
t23,Sie bu., against $50 Blu. Chicago re-
ceived s4S,io tbu, and Kansas City 69,6O Blu.
49,, O0. bu.
Receipts of oats at st. Louis 10. 100 bu.,
of which 1o3 cars local and % cars through.
against $500 bu.. of which As cars local and :
y cars through in 1892. Shipments 61,vI5
blu.
. Receirtss:of oats at primary points sss. s14 |
bur, against 1s9. 600 blu. in 1907, and snip |
ments 4bl.245 bu., against l72.oN blu. Clear |
anceS l6, 900 BIZ F.!
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Butter-Firm-Quotations: Crearnerv-EA,-, &C..
nrsts s2a2sc: seconds 19120c. Datry-Eyx.a aoc.
I Tls.s ISalge; grease in.c- Observation-Disclosures
Isc. Mrsts 1fIlSEc. ~Cuuntry-Packinr stool ISss
l2c. Renova:edEGood oGa2sc. ''oeA Hy
~hsEs,SurTe receipts l2isc. Receipts 7.ls4 To-
cal and-S;Sfs through: shipped 2.79l.
Cheese-Nortficrn on orders: Twins. 1,i.c. sim
Ties ls.sc: daisies lie: y. A. 14ilc; loncho,ns iie.
LimourSer l1s91Sc: Swiss 15aI6c: brick 14c.
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BY Telegraph.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. B.-Catt1e-Recelpts
loo natives. 700 Teams: calves %: corn cattle
stockers and feeders slow and week: choice cx-
port and dressed beef steers si.4t.rs.s5: fair to
ern fed steers s2.1j95; Texas and Indian steers
sal; Texas cows 52. 6oa3.o5: native cows $50
Sc.25d3. ~: calves s2.50qe. 4.7eo:
market steady to &C higher; top 1924: bulk Of
ers $500 80: light -; Workers ss.Tes
Go; pigs ~s6.05as.35. Shee1-ReceIpts 800: mar
50. S586.0 5; fed ewes s3a5.1o; native wethers $3.50
n4S5; Western wethers 30: stocllers and
feeders 81. 5Jd2. 81.
South st. Joseph. Mo. Feb. 1:.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 963; natives o9G5. %; Texas and Vest
ems r lsaS g 2Sat -; cows and heife g, ss594 -2s: yeaIs
- Hoss-Reeeipts 6;ci9: light and light mixed
Colorado lambs SIS; eve. s4:s5c
easier: bulls and cows steady: about all sold:
40: cows 81. ,sas.Se Cables quote live live eattiiYSs
slow at 1l1sa15c. dressed weight. Sheep firm at
tie and I.sis quarters OF beef. Calves-Reeeipt,
No. :'s NO Westerns: city dressed Veal e ST steady edy' a.
and good lambs liTm; common lambs quiet: No
Receipts 2.oeO; market almost nominal, but feel
Chicago. Feb. 1s.-Cattle-Receipts LOO: good
as; stockers and feeders .2.2s94.5o: cows 81. i0$
GI.35; caivets ss.50as: Texas fed steers s3.N@
4.25. Hogs-Receipts to-day 5000: tomorrow IS
!9 :rsSa: rough heasy; sss,5Sss.ss; iishs .s:toas.ss:
strong: lambs do; good o choice wether s.75@
o. 40: native lambs s4.loG6.s0: Western lambs
g zsas s6 so: sS ot1cia sheen yss' SnTss: ss MsSslPtSGstsIs
4,691: hogs 1882: sheep 5le.
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River Forecast.
The river at St. Louis Will show slight changes
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good grades. with the bulk fair kinds OF killers
Ganners were not 50 plentiful as usual and held
up about steady all week Medium cows. selling
al s2.IbnJ25, declined 10q15c, while cows valued
ABOVE $50, and the general run of heiferS are
l9H2oc lower than Il week ago. Bull trade was
slow and values are a shade lower. Calves broke
considerably and are now around 81 per cwt-
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Furs.
Fruits and Vegetables.

Extreme Southern skins 10 per cent less an6
Strictly Northern 1880 per cent more.
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stocks of Grain I'm Store.
st. Louis Future PrIcc,.
St. Louis Curb Market.
Produce.

May wheat ,f5ssG13zc; puts -slsc to -srGf 7ac.e.
May corn if;Sc; puts zl's14isic; calls si7sc.
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Wool.
Missouri and Illinois,

Wet hides should always be thoroughly cure
before being shipped.
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,o IScrk.Nsw standard sI7.2s per 100 lbs. fir. a

PSrk-New standard SIS per 10, lbs. in a
Lard-Chsice steam on F. side closed nonipaIIv
s-tec: kettle-rendered at 97tmi0c: compound 80
Green Hams--Car lots held {. o, b. % Side
thus: Hams-l9-ay. at 10lc: les at lcss a lGa.c iis
at 1oisc; l6s at "10hI10Ac; ISIS at Ios.c: ms nj
59Ss; skinned hams-16s and lS9eos at iIS:aIi,Ec:
shouldeTs mogl2-ayl at Sc; From the. block del:
average. Califorhias at Sc: New York shoulders
at SC 10 &c as in average.
u. S. Meats-No offerings. nor any demand: a
iair quotation impossible. Boxed lots in a fab
bling way ranged: Extra .shoris al. sa.c: c'ribsSat
SIC: short clear at 9Isc: bellies at IOc. mates at
SIC. fat backs SIC. standard backs at 9Isc- Deal
ers charge higher on orders.
Bacon-Bxd- S. c. meats IN a fobbiny way
ranged: Heavy TO choice light breakfast bacon
at from 12lzc to 13c. hams at I2xc to isXc. cali
fornias at SIC TO SEc- New York shoulders
at, 9zc. Plain smoked -bxd. lots in aIiobbfng
way ranged: Extra shorts at I0tc; cribs at
1ohc:s shorteclear' at 10l1c: bellies at lie. plates
at Sixc:s fat, backs at 9Lc: STANDARD backs at
Tallow-Firmer .scarce:. country run At ,6ID
SIC for prime and sc for -No.-E: cake at csc.
Packers choice quotable & sac.
oleo-Stearine--Steady at ,1oSIl0Zc.
Brown -S7sc:-yeilow 40 and
white .4%c-+ Packers ,~stock-Brown, at I5k65c:
yelfow at 5G5sc: white at Tld1ssc.
Frog Legs-Large 81 50: medium 81: small boc.
&. so per head.
Neals-Chosac, small attic per lh.: choice heavy
At S06isc :heretics at 3G4c- Sheep :a3Ifc per H.:
thin yves at 2d2tSc: iambs fd5c.
Besf-Qp orders: Bbil.-Platc and Fulton Mar
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SPECIAL


New York, Feb. 13.-Eggs-Receipts to-day. 1s.-
e6S eases. The market broke sharply under the
combined effects of a broken weeks trading,
heavy receipts and continued springiike weather.
with sales under the rule as hrsts in order CIV
en- 30 Western at 15c, 100 Western and Southern
at l5,sc. 80 Western at nc. 100 Western seller
md kentucky, at 15c delivered: 200 Western at
15c and 100 Kentucky at l5c. Business on the
street was quiet, as buyers expected increa sed
receipts. In the state OF the market on fresh.
tho situation was desperate on refrigerators. and
the docks were full Of goods, with heavy offer
inss from ell points. Including local stsoIass;;
mark. Western frsts 15c: Western seconds 14c:
Kentucky and Tennessee frsts iSc: do; good to
fine 14c: Western and southwestern. choice 1ic;
do. fair 1Sc: fresh gathered, dirties he: do.
checks 10d1lc: refrigerators. sprinG-packed. best
l2c: do. l1te-packed. prime nglac; do. fair TO
good loo: do. poor 54sc.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-Eggs steady; at mark. cases
Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 1saEgss lower; fresh
Missouri and Kansas stock 12isc. loss off; new
No. 2 wfiitewood cases included. 13c;
Philadelphia. Feb. 1a..EgEs lc lower: fresh
nearby Western Ice, at the mark; DO. Southern
l5Gl6c, at the mark: do. 1oc.
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Poultry.
REPUBLIC

New York. Feb. 13.-Live Poultry-Only a few
were Z cars OF Western handed yesterday. which
cleared at 15c on fowls, with other descriptions
OF poultry also bringing full current rates. Ono
car more due. but may not be handled this
week. Market cleaned I'd reasonably close and
with less than n car OF fowls unsold. feeling
steady. Quotations unchanged
Dressed Poultry-Re.e ipts to-day $500 pks=.:
receipts were light. but q fair proportion Of the
stock intended for first OF last week has been
kets were stronger. and as receivers generally
had orders on hand, they placed their finest fowls
at l4c for selected dry-picked. but as the receipts
showed a good proportion OF sweaty and some n
little OF IN condition. a great deal OF the stock
and firm. Capons dragged. There We're no soft
Ineated roasting chickens here to speak of. Fresh
turkeys in limited supply. but very few wanted.
and anything rough and unattractive dragged
heavily. Prime ducks not plenty and wanted.
Geese slow.
Very little done in frozen poultry. Ona car
of selected half hens and half toms packed sep
nrate reported at 2oIsr. Roasting chickens rarely
exceeded ISc
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STEAMBOATS,,
FOR new ORLEANS
Down the MississippfhMardt Gras,"

; The fine side-wheel steamer Hill City Jas. N.
Gfa.ty. master. Will leave st. Louis February
i at : I: M; making a special tripefor rassen-
gers she Will arrive at New Orleans Sunday
fnorninE, the I'd. and remain until Wednesday,
&c sth.PasseEgers will have, the privilege of. re-
Snslnilg on beard while in port. Take New sor-
I For tickets and all information cali on or write
81. w. BIkOLAShI. Ronn! e2 Fullerton Enildin..
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Dried Fruits.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE market for evaporated
apples is firm. there being a fair demand. Though
prices, show no material change. Common are
sic: and fancy at 1G7Nc- Spot prunes arc stil
a little easy as to tone. particularly on the small
sizes, and in some instances Offers are reported a
shade below quotations. Prices range from 3Nfn
re for all grades. Apricots are attracting a
firmly held at 7tIloHo for boxes and IlsfIes
$50 for peeled and sagsc for unpeeleG
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
A SYNDICATE OF PARTISAN BURGLARS.
THEY Make or CRIME 4 FINE -fRT-POLICE DIS
CO1'ER SYSTEM OF OPERATING.

the service Of demi-nonI dame and shortly az
terward started life my own account ar.
took the name Of Nine. do Gordone. ! made til
chaoca acquaintance one night OF a burgia~
who had just made successful operation re7T
the Arc dc Tromrna. W. entered into partn~--
ship. Ny relations With prominent stoCkbrGk"rs
and men Of pleasure proved useful in bus
ness. We found it necessary TO take other aCt.,N
working members into our firm. and we we're 30
ing a rattlins trade wh-n YOU arrested us T.
members Of our little syndicate mostly all mo-
in good circles. and Tresentahla in Vol br..l
soriety.''
VI. Rrunct. the Police C'1n1miSsary. verified ;5N
woman's statements. which proved TO he su'.-
stantialy correct. 1t was found that A yas.r-
surgeon had become member Of this band -
burglars, and dressed the wounds Of his T.Ir....=
in of emergency. Tho chiHs OF trc be-.
was only twenty-five years Of age He r..E
name is yet unknown. but he Is good rol-,:-
is Of 1.-THE, athletlc frame and goes by tho
Of tho Marquis" The inmates II "!-t r. .,
"a nt-Eloi' numbered savcn-two young W..
and five youths OF prepossessiug lprat-I:...
who Will hav" 10 answer charges "f rc!he,>.
murder and houSebreakinc. and. tho rI~s -
the surgeon. to the charg" ot illicit r-a t.~~ e.
his profession
Another incident has just Occurred - q
Champs Elysees quarter uf Paris " hi.h shr.
how careful one should he in the choir, 81
wants. y few weeks ago Nine y - 70 =
ona of the most prominent specialists - -'-
French Faculty of Medicine. engaged IL che
bernaid, who produced excellent r,'e-.',.--=.
Tho chamhermaid gave uumitiGutcd s5t-~f...-
ton. She was always attentive aI.I c--a''..
and never asked permission to 81 cIl;. o.
evening detective called upon Dr. y al
showed him confidential INrt"r from ~
Prefecture of Police. The detective, asked t. g.,
confronted with the model c1aInI. r,r.4i.I t..s
presence of In" master and mistress ~ -
household As soon the ChamhernsLit 7T-
pcared the detective reached forward and s";z'f
her by the heir- of came Wig ThC cham
bermaid turned out 10 he a man disguised as
woman. The man n member of band ~
burglars that makes speciality 81 cT"r.tir & ="
the houses of wealthy families in the -N...eriNa'
quarter Of Paris The task of tn" false cham
bprmaid to learn the habits IF tho family.
take wax Impressions of all The lor.s. tha:
keys could be nIad. t0 fit them. NOT" vnFl
valu;tblcS ur jewels were put tn, ,tr "r other
plaC" of fanCird security. and reveal 10 tn" r"S-
Of the band thu most propiti"us tim. ~ ':G'f-
ate. and finally I" insure their eUJIdrr" ~
night To carry off the 'SwaG." Robbery NIS. ~
deed. become almost Il fine art. with aI -
modern appliances of science at its disposal. AZ
the atliation Of the more Intelligent criminals
OF Paris has already attained the proportions o
n syndicate. and seems to be the high road
toward q lucrative trust {. l. b