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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
FOR ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
Public Meeting VIII he Held ut Mer-
camille Club on November
10 Discuss Plans.

Preliminary steps for the organization
OF a Civic improvement League for ST.
Louis County were taken yesterday after
noon At meeting OF the ST. Louis Civic
Improvement League. held in the Mercan-
tile Club.
A plan for a public meeting was dis
cussed and it was decided to hold the
meeting at tie Mercantile Club. Saturday.
November :. At . y. III \ general in
vitation to attend the meeting WAS .cN-
tended To all residents OF 81. Louis Coun-
ty interested in civic improvement. Il is
intended to make the organization simi-
lar to the Civic Improvement League ot
=. Louis.
Those invited 10 attend the preliminary
meeting from 81 Louis County We're
George ". Taussig Of Kirllwood: Joseph
Franklin. NoodiaNu: Frank : Parker.
Glendale. Judge EnUS clark. NuudltWu;
y. -. Thompson and Robert q. Hogan,
Webster Groves James z Hereford.
Ferguson and Clayton +. ". Crandall
Normandy. H. @. Ives. Lakeland road;
NIX r. OTthN eIn. Midland road district.
and L ". Wgriield. Clayton.
The general plan OF work outlined ioI
the county league that will b. discussed
al the meeting Niii inClGd" th" lyautity-
ing and improving ui the municipalities
in the county los aiding iu the formation
and Work 81 local associations OF e similar
nature. tie imp-uveUa 70 uT country homes
and roaIway= iu the suburbs ut 81 Louis
and tho establishments Of county b0ule-
wards hy PLANTING trees and ShrubberN
along the lines OF the county thorough
fares. The Improvement of railway sta
uHu surrounding hE converting them. as
Ear IS possible. into small parks and re-
moving from rights Cf way all objection
able debris. ana to urHyIs" for and insure
proper s.. uitarN ,auali''rN and SgW't.iG'
FOR the settlements just hyvuni the cor
perato limits of - Louis The civic I'm
pruyemyIt FguH co. -. Louis has dH-
Cited TO cooperate with lHn county iyagl.
when IL g. 5uTgu'g-
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
FOURTEEN PERSONS INJURED.
Passenger and Freight Trains
Collide at Troy. kaS.

Troy. Kas.. Oct. "a had wreck hap
pened here this morning. Passenger traja
No. 2s. eastbuund. collided on "A curve
with local freight No 81. The freight had
failed to take the siding in time to avoid
-he passenger.
7. d. Sullivan. Rock Island roadmaster
u Horton. was riding on the engine OF
No 26. and In jumping sprained his arm.
and sustained 4 severe cut on his head.
The other enginemen on both locomotives
jumped and escaped injury.
Fourteen passengers on No. 2s were
more or less injured. and were taken on
through to st. Joseph. The mall car ON
No. 25 vas overturned and the engine OF
No. II was turned over on its side The
wreck was cleared in Eve hours
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Negro Baby Born in Ambulance.

A picknaninny was born in an ambu-
lance yesterday at the door Of the recep-
tion-roOm Of the City Hospital and chris
tened John Floyd Jackson. His mother
is Mary Jackson. living on Market street.
An ambulance was summoned TO convey
the mother 10 the hospital. and. though
record-breakinE run was made. John
Floyd arrived before the hospital was
reached. He was wrapped in a blanket
by nurse and hurried 20 one Of the
wards, where he viii spend the first few
weeks Of his existence.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
BOY DISCOVERS SUN SPOTS
They Are Near Upper Edge Of
Disc and Very Large.

Denver. Colo. oct 27.-Herbert s. Howe.
the l5-ycar-old son OF Professor Herbert
A Howe. instructor in astronomy at Den
Yer University. has discovered at the up
Per edge OF the suns disc n new group Of
sun srots rs great in magnitude AMI i'm
Dortauce. ia Is stated. as the grouD diScov-
cred BY the scientists uf the Was hiugtun
Observatory two weeks ago. The boy
made his observations with SiN-iuch
telescope in the observatory at University
Park In this city.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
BODY FOUND BESIDE TRACK.
Alderman Bingman'S Son Killed
Near HagarstOwn.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Naudulia. H.. Oct. s5.-Section hands
Yesterday found the body OF Richard
BinEamau. son OF Alderman Bngaman
uf this citv. living beside the Vandalia
Railroad track near HaEuTstown. From
all appearances the body had lain there
over night and II * generally believed the
hov was killed by the Nandalia ACcomrno-
datiou Sunday evening.
a pile Of burning ties was on the north
side OF the track II Is thought he sat
down on the track beside the fire and fen
asleep. His body was found thirty feet
from the track The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
SPECULAToRS DENOUNCED.
Millers' Club DeplOres the Death
of J. Is. VI. Kehlor.

The St Louis Millers' Club. al q meet
inE held at the Southern Hotel Monday.
denounced grain Spectators who are
manipulating the market and. Il Is
charged. keeping local prices on fctI-
uous basis Il was decided to buy no
more No. red winter wheat here until
conditions become normal.
Resolutions were passed on the death Of
J. T. NJ. kehlor. who was a member ~
the club and held I'm high esteem Tnr
memorial was prepared by r. q. S;4uar.I
George II Plant, Frank +. Kaufman
Alex II. Smith and {. NJ Yagsr.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28

ants attorneys the Government replied
tItt the Congress gave tu thu Federal
Government exclusive Jurisdiction over
naturalization proceedings AMI that tG.-
gave implied jurisdiction over matters
pertaining 20 naturalization. including the
registering and casting uf the votes
Chester II krum made the argument
Tor the defendants and Bert H. NortpuI
Tor the Government
Judge Adams sustained every point made
bN the Government and goo his oral opinion
yNerrulinE the demurrer quoted from
CHIEF Justice Marshal and JuStiC. Brown
The trials uf Charles Weissmau and
Adoluh Fsiu FOR aiding and aUpttiug iu
Monday
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28

Thinking she heard some one trying to
effect an entrance to her apartments.
Mrs. Kitty Carney, who conducts a cigar
store at No. Il South Fourteenth street.
went to the door Monday night and fired
two shots. Patrolmen Waddell. UlriCh
and Mccarthy made an Investigation.
They were informed by persons in the
neighborhOOd that no one was near the
door. and that they heard no falling glass
until the shots were fired. Mrs Carney
declares that the glass was broken by
persons who tried to force an entrance
to the store.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Negro Charged win Robbery.

Two hours after attempting to hold up
William Ross who lives at the southwest
corner OF Clay and Lexington avenues.
Joe Conway a negro was arrested at his
home by patrolmen OF the Sixth District.
Ross was standing at the corner OF Mar
garetta and Sophia avenues late Monday
night. when negro. whom he claims was
conway. attempted to hold him up. Ross
made an outcry and the negro struck him
IN the face and then escaped. Ross noti-
fed the police and gave to them n descrip-
ton OF his assailant. A warrant will he
applied for. charging Conway with at
tempted highway robbery.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
DIG THROUGH THE JAIL WALL
Convicts Escape From Prison,
but Are Recaptured.

Wichita. Kas.. Oct. 27.-Ralph and Roy
Martin. Federal prisoners. who were con-
Nicted OF cutting open mail sack. es-
cared from the county jail here early this
morning by digging through the wall.
They were recaptured within a Few
hours. enc of them being too sick to get
away.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Won STERNBERG TO RETURN.
Report Concerning the German
Ambassador Is Denied.

Berlin. Oct ZI.-The Foreign Office de-
nies that there is any truth in the report
published in the United States Yesterday
that Baron Won Sternberg. the German
Ambassador at Washington. viii not &c
turn TO his post. The officials saw the
Ambassador viii return to the United
States at the end OF November
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
EhrndeI overcome by Gas.

John f. Ehrndel Of No. 7lS Market
street was found suffering from asphyxia-
tion in his room Yesterday morning. He
was removed to the City Hospital, where
his condition was pronounced serious.
American Worlds Fair Society with
headquarters at Jefferson avenue and
Adams street.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28

and William CInder. No. 2lT Plum street
The body was removed 20 the mOrgue-
In the clothing vas found an open-fsce
silver watch. marked Illinois Watch Com
panv. case No. 4S55sS and movement No
l4SS72 and I cent in money was found
The man is about 50 years old. feet
inches tall He wore black cheviOt suit.
white negiEee shirt. with collar attached
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
CITY ITEMS.

WE really think we never saw the
CRAWFORD STORE So Tesplendeut with
new goods as now. which means some
thing, as this store is par excellence the
most attractive store I'm the city. Now it
fairly Shimmera and shines. and Is re-
spIendent with the choicest fruits OF the
loOmii
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28

Cruelty to animals is the charge against
Paul Mugels Uf No. 70l Lami street and
George Franklin, a negro. residing at No.
lIei South Second street. They were ar
rested Yesterday morning by PatrOlman
Schunzel OF the Third district on a charge
OF tying a rupe attached to fOur-horse
coal wagon around the neck OF a horse
and dragging Il along the street on Shen-
andoah avenue.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
French Lecture Largely Attended.

The address Tuesday night in French
by Pierre Valmigere OF the University Of
Paris at the Odeon was largely attended
The professor has the reputation for elO-
Quence. and the discussion OF the subject.
What VIII French Literature Be During
the Twentieth Century" was given ap-
preciative attention. The lecture was un-
der the auspices OF the Berlitz School OF
Languages.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Sustained Concus.Ion of BraIn.

While William II. Stumpf, a laborer.
was dropping bales OF hay from the third
TO the second floor OF the American tx
press company's stable, Sixteenth and
Belmont streets. yesterday morning. one
Of the bales accidentally fell on the top or
his head. An ambulance was called and
he was taken to the city Hospital where
IL was found he was suffering from con-
cussion OF the brain His condition Is
sorioua
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Missouri sunreme Court.


Jefferson City. No. Oct. 27.-Fouowing
were the proceedings to-day in Suprem,
Court in banc:
Tandy " ST Luis Transit Cornpsny. a.
e7ued and submitted
Theodore EaIbfeld vs.. St Louis Election
Committee: eN-iuforruatIOn.
Attorney General ys. Asbury BurkheRd: dis
missed for failure. etc.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Observation PnrIor Cnfe cnr.

Service a Ia carte, ON Cotton Belt trains
leaving 81. Louis Union Station daily SIS
q. m Might tram leaves s.f5 =. m.
Through without change. Ticket office. 80
Olive street and Union Station
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Union County Farmer.' Institute.

Alto Pass. H.. Oct. 27.-The Union
County Farmers Institute will begin
two days session at Anna tomorrow. The
programme includes a lecture on increas-
ing the production capacity OF soil hy
Professor c. G. Hopkins Of the University
OF Illinois
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
PROPERLY EIttcd GIns.c,

AEe assured the wearer by consulting Dr.
Bond or Dr. Montgomery. our expert op-
ticiaus. Steel frames. 81 and up; gold. S
and up. Eyes tested free
MERMOD & JACCARD'S.
Broadway and Locust.
SRJsrIrars oGt5log.4 600 Illustrations gGilrI ire,
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
Army Commission Examines balloon,

Paris. Oct. "A French military com
mission to-day inspected Santos-Dumont's
No. TO- dirigible balloon. This and other
balloons are To be placed at the disposal
OF France i'm case of war. The Commis-
siouers expressed satisfaction with the re-
suits of their inspection.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
rnIhrntinrh NAM Fnnnd in RI,rr.

The body OF an unidentified man was
found floating in the river at the foot OF
Poplar street yesterday morning by Will
lam Evans OF No. 1855 South Second street
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28
BIrthmontb RInn, Tor oc,oh.r

Set with opal. signifying Hope s. TO $50.
Mermod & Jaccard's. Broadway & Locust.
Diamond edfGlog, 1000 ssgrariHJs mailed JTss
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28

Fine ChnfinS Dishes, s2.15 to $50.
AIermod & Jaccards. Broadway & Locust.
SitUsrlrars oatGiog T. 600 iilgsiraijoHs mailed ss
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-28

100 Calling Cards and Plate. SI.5O.
Mermod & Jaccard's, Broadway & Locust.
Write for sanpies Nailed 5,es.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
THREE BOYS KILLED BY TRAIN
On Way Home From Fishing Trlp-Struck
Near BAY Chester station.

Three boys were run over and killed
by a train while walking on tie tracks
Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad quarter of a mile west OF the
Bay Chester station, shortly after O'Clock
last night The train that struck the boys
is a local passenger that left Bay Chester at
al o'clock
John Carlyss, the tiagman at the Bay
Chester crossing, says the three boys passed
him, walking westward. They were carry
ing fishing poles and three baskets filed
with fish. They told the tlagnan they had
been fishing all the afternoon at the Pelham
Bay bridge
Carlyss says that at the time the passenger
train ran on the boys the Boston special
freight train was travelling east at the rate
of forty miles an hour. 1t is his opinion
that the noise made by this train caused the
boys not to heed the approaching passenger
train.
The passenger train did not stop after
striking the boys. The three badly mangled
bodies We're found by freight hands who
were walking along the track some time
later. The police Of the West Chester sta
ton were notified and a patrol wagon
took the bodies to the station.
Late last night George Walz Of 1910
Home street, The Bronx, identified one
of the bodies as that of his brother Freder-
lex, 20 years old. He was unable to tell
who the other two We're, but said he was told
that his brother had gone fishing with two
boys named Stader. who lived on Wesches-
ter avenue.
Coroner OGorman went to Bay Chester
last night and after an investigation ordered
the arrest of the engineer and fireman Of the
passenge train that ran over the boys.
Detectives Howe and Apple Of the West
Chester station were detailed to fUd the
men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
BLACkMAL THREAT TO HANNA.
Woman. Alleged to Have Sent II, 10 he
Arrested on Another Complaint.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct. ~ United States
Post Office Inspector George V. Craghead
is awaiting the receipt of warrant from
Cincinnati to arrest Mrs Samuel Boswell
residing with her husband at $50 Franklin
avenue. on charges Of using the mails to
defraud The Post Office authorities assert
that material admissions amounting to a
confession have been made, which have
cleared up the mystery surrounding the
authorship Of IA Matchmaking letter mailed
to Senator NJ. A. Hanna from this city,
The letter demanded $500 and threatened
was signed Anna Linn" The case which
is 10 be prosecuted, however, does not
concern Senator Hanna The basis of it is
Matchmaking letter sent to z. l., White.
of the 4, l.. White Company, dry goods
merchants. The White letter demanded
$500 and also was signed Anna Linn
Senator Hanna paid no attention to the
letter sent hum except to have inquiry
made az to who the writer was. He re-
ceives daily numerous queer letters, rang
ing from harmless requests for loans to
N'Hco'S ny AiSaiic pt'opic, anu H' "ouiu w
in court most OF the time II he took the
trouble to run down every letter Of the
Anna Linn" sort.
MIR Boswell is a commercial traveller
who made his headquarters in Detroit,
but of late has resided here with his family.
Mrs. Boswell and two daughters and two
sons have moved in excellent social circles
and attend the Broad Street Methodist
Church
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
mo TRE ~ KINGSBRIDGE.
Public Library, Hotel and Many stores
burned Old Part Wiped Out.

The biggest fire in he history OF Kings
bridge wiped out the old part of that
see ton of the city last night and made
blaze OF such size that its reflection on the
low lying clouds was plainly seen by people
down near the Battery.
The fire started in L, 4 W. Thorn
Co. s blg coal and feed ward in Riverdale
avenue. near Alderman street, at 1915
clock. II was discovered by members of
the Hiawatha Canoe Club, who got the
members Of the kingsbrdge Military Com
pany from church nearby to help, They
saved twenty horses III the yard.
The fire spread rapidly famed by brisk
northwest wind, among the % 900 bales of
hay in the yard, and soon caught in the
coal, Of which there We're 10000 tons. 1t
had soon got beyond control in the yard
and by the time the fremen gov there in
answer to the three alarms sent in the
buildings near the yard We're on fire.
Among the buildings that had been de-
stroyed or were burning at 1 O'Clock this
morning We're George l. Liebler's Kings
bridge Square Hotel, two grocery stores, a
meat store, a paint store Il drug store
and "A dozen two story dwellings The
hngsbr dgr Public Library was destroyed
and the Church Of the Mediator was afre
twice before midnight tip TO 100 in the
morning it had not caught fire again.
tn" upper part Of Dir GlI-tavus c. OAR
ington's house in Riverdale avenue was
burned, number of curios and paint
lngs, II was said, were destroyed
Everybody in the dwelling houses had
plenty of time to reach places of safety
The orlvinlurv repOr'e ed up Ia in the morn
ing was that Of Fireman Leiubruch Of
Engine Is, who cut his hand and was
i.t 10 the Fordham Hospital.
At $50 this morning the fire wa-' under
control
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
SENATOR'S IN LAND FRA rs?
Suspension Of Government Agent In
Oregon and Others TO he Prosecuted.

WASHINGTON, oct 27.-The first public
development in the gigantic land frauds
on the Pacific Coast, which have been
secretly under investigation since last
January and involve prominent citizens
and Department officers, appeared to-day,
when the Secretary of the Interior sus-
pended from Office Asa b. Thomson. re-
ceiver Of the United States Land Office
at La Grande, Ore.
Thomson was indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury in Oregon yesterday for solicit
ing brides. Secretary Hitchcock announced
to-day that Thomson had been suspended
and that by this act ion the office OF LA
Grande had been practically closed. all
business entering it being merely filed for
future consideration. 1t is understood
here that the indictment of Thomson il
only the beginning of "A series OF prosecu-
tons that the Interior Department, through
the information obtained by its investga-
tors, is now ready to push forward.
Although official confirmation cannot be
obtained here. it Ia practically certain that
the Departments investigation will in
yolve, to some extent al least United States
Senators Mitchell and Fulton and Repre-
sentative Williamson Of Oregon, who com
posed the delegation that recommended
1homson's appointment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
NEW -ARMOR Plate PROCESS.
MiGiYale Company Will Use II In Its New
COntract-TO spend " .ttDtb, 900.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. PHO handle the
contract for armor plate awarded them by
the Government the Midvale Steel Com
pany will be forced to build an annex to
its plant which will cost about 81 900 600
A meeting OF the board of directors will
he held Tomorrow at which it will he de-
cided to start construction at once. 1t
was said at the Midvale works to-day that
an entirely new process will he used in
making the plate, a process that will in no
way be an infringement Oh either the krupp
or Harvey system.
Vice-President Sullivan said to-day;
Il cannot describe the process by which
we will manufacture a steel which shall
equal Harveyized or krupp steel. These
are secret processes. Our process ia secret
too"
Ffty-four acres of land at Nicetown.
owned by the company, will be the site OF
the new plant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
PAY Unions 500, OOO 4 YEARp
Bradley l. Son say Bosses do so TO
Make strikes.

Work on all cont racts held by William
Bradley 4 Sons, stone contractors, was
stopped yesterday by strike inspired,
it is said, not by any grievance OF the ELL
ployees. bu, because the firm refused to
join secret organization of master stone-
cutters which aims, with the cooperation
Of the labor unions, 10 obtain control Of
the cut stone business of New York and
vicinity. Several prominent contractors
are mentioned as members Of this organiza-
ton, but rather than submit to their de-
mands Bradley 4 Sons will lay the matter
before the District Attorney and fight the
issue TO a finish
The organization referred to is said to
be composed Of number OF the hundred
odd stone contractors i'll this district.
Under their bylaws all bids for work, it
Is said, are submitted first to committee.
The successful bidder gives 10 per cent
OF the contract price to- be divided among
his competitors who give 10 per cent
Of their share to the labor unions for order
ing strikes on the contracts OF outside
firms and seeing that work undertaken by
members Of the organization goes on with
out nterruptIon. The "rakeoff" of the
unions, through their walking delegates,
II is said, amounts TO upward OF 100000
a year
When this association was organized,
last spring, Bradley Il Son refused to Join
it, On Saturday last two men had con-
ference with Edward Giberson, general
mana ger Of the firm, at his Office in Nevina
and Butler streets Brooklyn. They wanted
him, he says, to join the secret organization,
and when he informed them that his counsel
had advised him that the objects and
methods Of the organization were illegal
they left with the suggestion that he think
j, over.
About o'clock yesterday morning one
OF the men returned and asked Giberson
If he had called at the offices of the or
ganization in the ST james building. When
he replied in the negative the man went out
At room the stone cutters. tifty-two in all
struck, and it was necessary to lay off
about fifty other man whose work was
The strike in the yard was followed by
the refusal on the part of members of the
Derricknen 81 MON employed at the Rogers
building, at Fourteenth street and Sixth
avenue, upon which Bradley d Son have
the cut stone contract, to handle the firm $
stone. The stone settlers alone refused to
strike, because their union has signed the
arbitration agreement, but they were
unable 10 work after the other en- had
quit
There will be meeting Of the Stone Cut
ters' Union tonight. | the strike is not
called off Mr.. Giberson will put the ma tier
in the hands of the District Attorney.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
MARIA SEGTIN'S ESTATE.
Nephew IN indianapolis VINO Expected
NJ, OOO, 900 Hears That a Servant Gets II.

lNDIANAPOLIs Oct. 27.-Edwin Seglirs
a real estate dealer and capitalist received
"A telegram from Orison b. Smith Of New
York to-day announcing the death at Svend-
borg, sweden, OF Maria Seguin, an aunt,
who was supposed to be worth 81 900 900,
the property being in New York city. Mr..
Segun Inherited fortune from his grand
mother and as he Is the only relative hf
Maria Seguin now living. bee supposed he
would be named az her heir
Reports have reached him from several
sources tp-day however, thHt his aunt
made viii some tim" before she left New
York for sweden and that the bulk Of the
property was lett 10 Maria MattLison, a
Swedish Rir who entered Miss SeRun y
employ 40 u servant, bat who became her
travelling companion and between whom
and Miss Seq in , strong friendship existed.