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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-19
"Seven Millions Too Little by
Half" Is Opinion of Orders
Exiled From Philippines.
HARDLY CLEARS MORTGAGES.
Vatican Reprimands Dominicans
for Trying to Conceal Owner
ship and Deceive Heads
of the Church.

Rome, Dec. 1s.-Considerable excitement
| prevailed In the mother houses Of the
Domnicans. Augustinians and Franciscans
here over the announcement Of the set
Element of the Friars' land question in
the Philippines.
While the fact that a settlement had
been made was announced to the heads
Of the orders by the Vatican, the orders
learned from the Associated Press cor
respondent the price. s7,25O.oOo. to be paid.
The friars were glad the negotiations
had been concluded. but they think the
orders received too little for the lands
since the price they originally asked. ST.
10000 was, they declare. an underesti-
mate OF the value of the lands. which
has been much increased since the Amer
lean occupation of the Philippines and the
establishment Of the order in the archi-
pelago.
The friars claim the money they will re-
ceive is scarcely enough to pay what they
borrowed when they were deprived of
everything by the revolution. Besides,
they point out that only part of the
money will go to the friars. as the lands
were really transferred to private COM
panies. although the friars retained
large number OF shares in them.
The Augustinians had their lands trans
ferred to company formed in Madrid by
the Marquis Di Comillias: the head Of
Company The Dominicans succeeded in
Of lands that the Vatican itself threat
eIed to punish them Sc severely Tor having
thOrities
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ished by me as my most valued treasure.
Referring in humorous vein to the
value Of the gift in raising the wind"
Sir Thomas said that he never really had
any difficulty in SO doing except at Sandy
Hook. He had hoped, he said. to add an
interesting item to the fiscal controversy
by increasing British silver imports with
that interesting import. the Americas
Cup. Having failed to do SO be found In
this silver service splendid substitute.
Speaking with much feeling 6:r Thomas
said that If any action Of his had tended
to the development Of q better feeling be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
1t would be source Of sincere happiness
to him to the end Of his days: though
what he had done was merely . slight
return for the generosity and courtesy
showered upon him by the American
people.
Continuing. Sir Thomas said:
The love which always exists between q
true mother and a true daughter, how
ever. wealthy and aristocratic that daugh-
ter should become, including Duchesses
and other Americans, should keep the two
countries together. Americas progress
toward the Southern pole was only him
dered by the newly founded Republic Of
Panama, and We must work together for
the peace Of the world
Blessed are the peacemakers,' quoted
Sir Thomas. who. amid great laughter,
finished the quotation, &c for they shsll
inherit the EARTH %.
Sir Thomas said that he had sent let
ter to the New York Yacht Club dealing
with another possible challenge for the
cup. He added that he was quite willing
to have one last try. provided I have &
pecially az the next Shamrock viii be a
lucky four-leafed one"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-19

Patrolman Tom Mccormick of the
Broadway SQUAD materially increased the
congestion of the Eads bridge yesterday
by going hunting in Illinois Mccormick is
the thoroughly known policeman who
walks the -Four Bank Beat on Olive.
Broadway and Fourth street. He holds
John D. Rockefeller.
"Shure the Wur-rlds Fair is poor beside
me. There's the Bank Nv Commerce,
the Commonwealth Trust. the Merchants
Laclede and the Fourth National at me
back" says Mccormick
Officer" cried an excited spectator
rushing up at this stage, "a typewriter has
just fallen out of the tenth story Of the
I.aclede building
Some one had placed a machine on the
window ledge and it toppled over. breaking
into a million pieces.
"Jakurs.' cried Mccormick. leaping in a
rum. did the poor darlin' Nv a gu-r-rl
hur-r-rt herself?'
Jack" said Mccormick to Jack Newell
of James Campbelrs broker office on
Thursday. "the Sara a sight yen see av
me to-morra. So me lad. look out for the
crooks and the con min. for l won't be
here to protect we. We poor omadhaun.'
Where are you going. Mac?" asked the
kindly Mr.. Newell.
It's me day on" says Mccormick. land
1 am going huntin. I'm Off to decimate
the game supply av our sisther State, the
grand commonwealth av Illinoy. Re me
sowkins. the fauna av the American Bot
toms will think Teddy Roosevelt TUX thin
by surprise when Mccormick turns his
ranting Irish setther. Rock av Cashel.
loose and stands up with his REPEATING
shotgun in his fihst''
Mac" said Newell, you have been a
stanch friend of the rich In. this block A
safe blower or bank sneak had no
chance to blow his nose on your beat.
For what you did for us am going to
do something for you. 1 have 100 brass
shell cartridges in my bag I'll have them
loaded this afternoon and make you a
present of them"
McCORMICK'S PROMISES.
"Divil hair av rabbit or feather av
quail I'll lave in st. Clair County IL
you do" said Mccormick. AN tell yer
ould woman to have the pot ready for a
Ness av quail. Shure, maybe it's a bear
III run acrass in a hand-to-hand combayt
II do. may the Lard have mercy an
poor bruin. the craythur. I'd like to meet
an wrastle bear I never fit wan in me
life. but 1 have fit wild a wild cat, which
was that little red divvle av a Connie
Reed, the futball player. and afther me
battles wild him shure an ovid hungry
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shlepy slob av bear. who has been ait
come aisy to me.
IF I kill a bear. Jack. I'll have the
skim med inta a rug wild big red eyes
and long white teeth in 1t an give 1t to
We. Jack. for the childher to play wild"
Mac. you are brick said Newell.
Come round before We close up and I'll
give you the ammunition.
Newell ran over to the gun store Load
NE 100 cartridges with tissue paper as
quick as you cam he said. Its a joke
on friend.''
By and by Mccormick came around
and got the cartridges
whisper. Jack" he said. "If yez hear
power av shootin' and blaz!n' and
thundherin' acrass the river to-morra, tell
the people not to be alar'rumed. it's only
Mccormick having his day. aft wild the
quail
GETTING INTO ACTION.
Next day Mccormick and Rock of
Cashel found themselves under the bluffs
near Belleville. Rock of Cashel is Il we'll
bred dog. but poorly trained. He was
raised liz fiat and most of his training
was done setting garbage piles and slop
barrels in the alleys surrounding his
home.
He can set a soup bone in a pile OF
garbage a mile off. and will stand to
cat on housetop as far as he can see
her. But high authorities on the field dog
do not agree that such training Is con-
ducive to helping dog find quail In
corn field. But Mccormick had unlimited
confidence in Rock of Cashel.
They get into the cornfiel1. After walk
to it's center br-br-rep-whu whish go the
quail. fifteen in the covey.
Up goes the gun. Crick, crick go the
hammers. pulled by main strength. But
there was nothing doing with the powder.
Sweet bad luck attind We, Jack New
ell" said Mccormick. You give me brass
cartridges and smokeless powder. True
for We. smokeess 1t is and noiseless, too.
We thief o. the universe. Yerh. yerh.
Cashel, We Internal divvle! Back. back.
We son NV a snelt! Keep up yer circlin'
ell, bowling through the cornstalks in a
hour
Wow. bow wow," replied Rock OF Cash
ell. bowling through the cornstalks. ina
delirium Of delight.
I'll pepper yer NANCY red quarthers
for ye. me bhoy." said his enraged mas
ter. He took careful aim after the man.
ner of men with unruly field dogs and
Crick went the hammer, and there was a
painful silence.
well. I'll be blessed' said Mccormick,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-19
GEORGE LARSEN.

GEOhGE LARSEN,
Manager Of the Peerless laundry. who re-
covered the mt pey from wash boiler.
Yesterday Damelos's brother came to
town to spend few days with him. The
occasion seemed suspicious to Damelos to
put on his good clothes and send his shirt
to the laundry. With a cotton shirt and
a pair of cuffs he sent the undershirt and
trousers to branch No. q Of the Peerless
Laundry.
That was about 9 o'clock in the morn
ing. The two brothers spent the day to-
sether without needing much money. Then
about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon Dameios
pressed his hand to his bosom for the &C.
customed roll.
It was gone! He remembered that he
had sent the shirt to the laundry.
Seeking Berne, the laundry agent, the
two Greeks hurried to the plant with their
ticket. Among hundreds of garments in
every stage of the laundry process q hur-
ried search was made for wooden shirt
marked &c. D." That was the only clew.
From the depths Of one Of the machines
the shirt was rescued, and there, in the
pc cket. sure enough was the missing roll,
soaked through. but still intact.
Ole Peterson. the proprietor Of the lsun-
dry. after taking every precaution to iden-
tify young DaE,elos. informed the brothers
last night that he would turn the money
over to them at the opening of business
this morning.
Both the brothers were in q high state
Of excitement last night. and II there are
any Olympian deities they did not men.
ton they are NOT known.
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TO RUN COTTON
MILLS AT LOSS.
Operators Will Refrain From
Wage Cutting or Curtailment
as Long as Possible.

Lowell. Mass. Dec. 1S-The great cot
ton mills Of Lowell will operate and sus-
tain losses as long as possible without cut
ting wages or curtailing production. ac-
cording to statement made to-day by
Franklin Nourse. agent of the Lowell
Manufacturing Company. MIR. Nourse
said:
The cotton situation is the most seri-
Gus the mills have encountered for long
time. and do not think any one can pre-
dict the outcome with certainty. with
such an advance in cotton and 80 little
response in the prices of goods, the ind;-
cations point not only to no profits. hut
to heavy losses.
THE natural remedy would be a reduc-
ton In wages or a curtailment in produce
tion. OF both. and either would be ampIv
justified by present conditions. for Lowell
with her heavier goods. suffers more from
high cotton than do most places, but our
mill officials are averse to any action of
the sort until actually driven to 1t.
1.-THE mills will continue to run as ,on,
as possible. II no relief comes the burden
may become too great for the mill. 10
bear alone"
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Makes Announcement at Presen-
tation of Silver Service Sent
by American People.
WILL BUILD A NEW SHAMROCK.
Refers in Gentle Satire to United
States and Panama and
Quotes Scriptural Text
About Peacemakers.

London, Dec. 1s.-sir Thomas Upton an
nounced his readiness to again challenge
for the Americas Cup when the silver
service. subscribed for by the people Of
the United States. was presented to him
at dinner held at the Hyde Park Hotel
tonight.
The dinner was attended by several
members Of the House of Commons. the
members Of the London Presentation Com
mittee, including John R. Carter, second
Secretary Of the United States Embassy;
Captain Charles H. Stockton United
States naval ettache. and Major John r.
Beacon. United States military attache.
and by nearly hundred American resi-
dents in London. as well as several who
are now visiting here
Consul General Evans presided, and IN
presenting the service said that 1t was I'M
pfecedented for such an honor to be paid
a foreigner by the people of the United
States, but that Sir Thomas Upton had
won the golden opinions Of those from
whom he tried to wrest the Americas
Cup.
Sir Thomas. IN replying. said he was
proud man to be the recipient Of such
splendid gift. adding: TT will be cher
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Buys Every Bale of Cotton Of
fered in New York
Pit.
PRICE OF 1925 FOR JULY.
Every Mart in the World, From
New Orleans to Alexan-
dria, Egypt, Dupli-
Gates Excitement.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Dec. 1s.-Daniel ]. Sully, the
leader of the bull clique. stood in the cot
ton pit to-day and bid up the speculative
months to the highest prices reached In
more than twenty years. As the market
went higher and higher. he took prac-
tically all the cotton offered. and did not
stop when July sold at 1874. May at Il. 1G
and the other options from II to Is points
higher than yesterday. The session was
one of the most interesting In the excited
series of the last few months
Confident through their success Of yes
terday. when they advanced quotations
over 81 a bale. the bulls went into the Dit
to-day determined to fix prices on
higher scale than they had ever been.
The shorts were scared and timid and lost
TO opportunity in buying in their con-
tracts as well as they could with the dis
advantage of rapidly advancing market.
The excitement here was duplicated In
all the cotton markets Of the world, ex-
from New Orleans, where w. p.
Brown was working for 14-cent cotton, to
Egypt. Liverpool was again
upset by the turmoil in this city and sent
quotations here that represented consid-
cradle gain over yesterday. Prices opened
to points higher. May
soon sold at 1885. when it reacted slightly
and then rushed up to 1:.05. July started
unchanged. but crossed Ii cents in COM
pany with May. In the afternoon, half an
hour before the closing. the market stood
AS follows:
December 1910. gain Of II points; jan
iary 1888. gain of q points: March 1904,
gain OF Is points; May 1916. gain Of
s points. and July 1925. gain Of g
POINTS.
The market closed ls.to 81 points higher,
9TH total transactions estimated at l.sW.-
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TWENTY MILLION OUTLAY
FOR MISSISSIPPI CHANNEL,

4 n
:2oGoo,0oo and an ANNA. appropriation Of
$4,000 for maintenance.
Quoting the War College Boards conclu-
s!cns, General Gillespie nSs:
This cost can be materially reduced by
more extensive derdging than at present,
with an adequate additional plant costing
about $4,000 and 10000 annually fer
operation. maintenance and renewal In
the opinion of the board 311200.0o0 should
be appropriated in one sum for the
dredging plant to insure the works com.
pletion and operation for term of three
years. and until the practical results are
$4,000 should be expended
annually for permanent work and tenn
porary expedients. except for purposes Of
dredging"
While. concurrins in the boards rseouls
for. the. Mississippi River. Gen.
eral Gillespie holds that further Improve
ments to the Guadalupe. sabine an
Sulphur rvsrs Of Texas afs unnssesnax2
1t this ttnA
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and he pulled the other trigger. Nothing
doing.
DISCOVERS THE IMPOSTURE.
What would Sherlock Holmes do in
this case?" asked Mccormick Of himself,
as he had often done when on the trail OF
a law-breaker. "T have It, He would
open shell and find what the matter
was wild the powder"
Mccormick opened one shell. Tissue
paper. Another. The same. And SO on
until 100 empty shells and enough tissue
paper to start him in the business lay on
the ground.
May the everlastin' blessin' of the
good st. Pathrick rest on you. backwards
and forever. you eternal blaggard av the
world. Jack Newell!' he cried. "Whin 1
get back to st. Louis I'll bate we into a
pulp. Police Board or no Police Board! Be
me sowkins. I'll fix we go they can feed
We yer Scotch oats widout putin 1t in yer
mouth. me foine bucko!'
is SUBJECTED TO ARREST.
'Pliss, hav you a game iicense?" said a
French voice at his elbow. He looked the
game warden Of the French Village dis
trict in the eye.
'Game loicense!' said Mccormick rs
this opprissed Ireland left for the land av
the free an the home av the brave?
Shure this is free country. No. divvle
a loicense. Is 1t landlord We are?"
Then hav you arrest" said the war
den
Mccormick reflected bit.
Say. he said, would you like a nice
gun for yerself7'
''Ah. sure, Messeur." said the warden.
AN divvle av foine dog"
"Oh. QUIZ
"An' a darlin' lock av brass shells?"
"Ah. Messeur. is too Eoot."
"An' as foine bunch av paper as liver
was SEEM
"Zank you SO much, Messieur: you vas SO
very kind"
We'll. then. take them all an me
blessin'." said Mccormick. IAN. do not de-
lay me. man alive. 1 have an engage
ment to kill a man before dark. and If
you pinch me you'll poshtpone a funeral
and the mourners will net thank you"
''Ze kind monsieur Is at liber-tee to 20
as he piss II he have no gun or zee am
munition." said the officer of the law.
'Good-by. avick,' said Mccormick. TITS
cryin' pity We war born in Paris, not
In Cork. It's foine polisman you'd make
Now. tell yer friends. In your poor be-
Mccormick on his way to kill wan Jack
Newell. who loaded his cartridges wild
paper instead av powdher."
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Dec. ls.-General Gillespie.
Chief Of Engineers, in his annual recon-
mendations for river and harbor improve
ynents throughout the country. has out
lined Q tentative plan for the improvement
Of the mississippi River between the
mouths Of the Missouri and Ohio rivers. II
favorably received his Recommendation
will mean grand revival of commerce
on Americas greatest waterway.
It proposes a channel between st. Louis
and Cairo feet deep and 90 feet wide,
with greater width in the bends and where
the alignments are unfavorable. It fur
Their provides for d depth o. 6 feet from
st. Louis to the mouth of the Missouri at
low STAGES. Y
To sscure si,ch q channel by means OF
CONTRACTION Morks; and shoys psotectiops
the report says. would mean IN odtiay of
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BENEFITS LOCAL employees.
Will Share in $3.50, 900 Christmas
Gift Of Crane Company.

The manager of the local branch n,
Crane q Co. Of Chicago received word
yesterday that the $50 employees Of Tim
concern in this city would participate IN
the bonus Of S25o.0oo which the co,nuanv
will distribute in Chicago. s.s4
It is understood that each. eniploye this
year win receivesa bonus Of about 10 per
cent ot. his annual salary. This bonus
gwen by z company 90 closely allied with
the Iron inquiry. sad the local man
ager. ceftetniy shows that some one has
confidence IN the future, despite the re-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-19
GREEK LABORERS' 1892
FOUND IN A LAUNDRY TUB.

Roll Contains Bank Deposit Check for ss2 and Four $50 Bills
Stuffed in the Pocket OF Wooden Shirt Represents -Four
Years Savings of Twenty YearOd Christ Damelos and His
Brother Whose Earnings Have Been 81 % Day. TOng With
Railway Section Misses Money Late in the
Day and Has 1t Fished Out Wet but IntacTO Recover 1t
From Laundryman To-Day.
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, TEN Beers ARE UNMOvED
, BY QELAREY'S SPEECH

} Bombay. Dec. 1S.-0eneral De.
} 'arey made speech to the Boer
} prisoners at Admadnagar to-day
and succeeded in pessuadins all but
ten Of them to sign the oath of al
} legfance to Great Britain. Gen.
} eral Delarey spoke tor flve hours.
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-19
CIED AT THE HOUR SET
FOR DAUGHTERS FUNERAL.
Mrs. James Naher Of Bloonineton
Follows Her DAUGHTER, MRs.
Henry Gill, to the Grave.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Bloomington. ILL.,, Dec. 1&-Mrs. Henry
GILL; % years old. who died in st. Louis
Wednesday, was to have been buried here
this morning. This was her former home.
The death of the daughter SO affected
the mother, Mrs. James Maher, that she
died just at the hour set for the funeral
Sunday afternoon, when both will be bur-
led together.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-19
PATR0LMAN TOM MCCORMICK ON A HUNTING TRIP FINDS
THAT JOKER HAD LOADED HIS SHELLS WITH TISSUE PAPER


McCormi
Bat" IsS dby
Wrden-T %
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-13
Evergreen Dots.

Capt. J. J. Wilcox paid Ever
green business visit last week.
Mrs. Jack Mobley visited her
sister, Mrs. Mary Russell, last
Sunday.
Misses Carrie Russell, Ella
McLane, Susie Russell, Claude
Hill, Critic Brue, Bessie Russell,
Matte Wooten and Messrs. L.
G. Cox, Jonathan Hill, Will Die
key and Joe Bird attended the
picnic at Rocky Greek, and re-
port delightful time.
Mr.. w. M. Russell is very i'll
with fever.
Mr.. Tom Moore, of Triton, is
visiting friends and relatives
here this week.
Charlie Jones returned from
Savannah and Tybee last Sun
day.
The school is progressing
nicely. There are about thirty
on the roll.
Miss Bell Norwood visited Mrs.
Mccall last Saturday.
Mrs. ]. c. Jones is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Tillman, at Am
brose, this week.
Mr.. A. c. Russell made a bust
ness trip to Fitzgerald one day
this week,
Messrs. L. L. Lapoe and Earn
est Walker, of Lumber City,
visited Mr.. Robert Russell last
Tuesday.
BROWN EYES.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-13
PROTECTION OF GAME.

In almost all sections of the
country where Gun Clubs do
not exist, the game law is disre-
garded, and young quail are shot
before they are able to fly, thus
violating state law. The Fitz-
gerald Gun Club intends to see
TO it that the law is not violated
and that the game inIrwin County
IS protected. A reward of
twenty-five dollars ($25) will be
paid by the Club for the name of
any and all persons who violates
the game law, in 1908, with evil
dence to convict.
Below the law is printed in full
for the benefit of those who are
ignorant of the game law.
FITZGERALD GUN CLUB.
Section 1857. Game, birds and ami
mails, protection of: 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person to shoot, trap,
LII. ensnare, net or destroy in any
manner any wild turkey, pheasant,
artridge, quail or any insectivorous
~ singing bird, except English spar
lows, crows, larks, rice birds, night
Rwks, wheat-birds and doves, be,
weon the fifteenth day of March
Md the first day of November. 1t
ball also be unlawful to shoot, trap,
I'D, ensnare, net or in any manner
sstroy any dove between the fifteen
d day OF March and the fifteenth day
August. 1t shall also be unlawful
pr ANY person to remove from the
ests, or in any manner destroy the
8gs of any birds protected by this
30, during the periods they are 80
rotected.
(a) Deer protected. 1t shall also
zulawful for any person to hunt,
hi, shoot, wound, ensnsre or In any
Manner destroy or capture any wild
eer or fawn between the first of
knuary and the flrst day of Septem-
Dr.
ID Selling game or having pro-
bited. 1T shall be further unlawful
any person to sell or offer for sale
Rame, bird, animal, or any part
har, whether dead or alive, that
kected by this Act during the
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-13

periods SO protected, and it shall be
taken and deemed as prima facie
evidence of violation of the provi-
sion of this section for any person
or persons to be found in possession
of any of the animals or birds Cor
the eggs of birds) during the periods
in which they are protected by this
Act, and any person or persons who
shall violate any of the provisions OF
this Act as enumerated in this Sec
ton shall be guilty of misdemean.
or.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-13

The Enterprise Thrice-a-week
is for the city that huns six days
in the week.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-13
NOTICE..

The Ordinance governing dog
tax will be rigidly enforced after
August Is, 1908. All parties
owning dogs must see that they
are tagged before this date. AS
all dogs in the city without tags
will be killed.
J. H. Rountree,
City Clerk.
Herman Smith,
Chief of Police