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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25

Eugene f. Schenck and H. J. Merriwell
two prisoners who escaped from Jefferson
Barracks last Friday, by overpowering and
binding the sentinel who had charge OF
them. were captured in st. Louis County
Saturday evening by Lieutenant Anton
Zurich, Jr., and a mounted squad, and re-
turned to the post.
The men were located in a roadside saloon
on the Gravois road, about three miles from
the city limits. Lieutenant Zurich. who
was officer of the day, learned where they
were and set out at once to capture them.
Arriving at the saloon, he had his soldiers
surround 1t, then entered with two troopers.
Schenck and Merriwell were standing at
the bar drinking. When they saw their
captors enter, they made motion us If to
resist arrest.
They were instantly covered by the car
bines Of the two cavalrymen. however. and
obeyed when Lieutenant ZURICH ordered
them to throw up their hands.
After the capture the prisoners were
marched back to the Barracks at double
quick. They were placed in the guard
house and an extra guard put over them.
They will remain prisoners at Jefferson
Barracks until their cases are disposed of
by court-martial.
The escape Of Schenck and Merriwell.
with Milton G. Jarvis. who has not yet
been captured, was one of the most daring
ever effected at Jefferson Barracks. 1t took
place at 4 in the afternoon, when officers
and men are moving about the post.
The three prisoners were at work in
cellar or roothouse, located a few rods
in the rear Of the quarters Of Colonel An
derson commandant of the post. The
structure is built half below the ground and
is surrounded by high, barbed-wire fence.
Jarvis, who is a tall, heavily built man.
considered a desperate character, asked the
sentinel for permission to get q drink A
guard IS not allowed to lose sight Of his
prisoners, so he ordered all three to march
in front Of him toward the door Of the
cellar.
ASSAULTED THE GUARD.
schenck and Merriwell passed out, but
Jarvis hesitated at the threshold. As the
sentinel came UP to him, he turned quickly
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN TEXAS.
Husband Shoots Wife, Her Para
mour and Himself.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Dallas. Tex, Aug. IA triple tragedy
was enacted near Orange last night. The
dead are Charles Stafford, his wife and
Charles Stokes, whom Stafford regarded
as having led his wife astray.
Mr. and Mrs. Stafford had been married
only a few months, the wife being only ID
years old. Stafford had been to Beaumont
in connection with an oil transaction. He
returned about midnight and found his
wife at Stokess home.
He shot Stokes and Mrs. Stafford to death
and then committed suicide by shooting a
bullet into his brain. He left a note stat
ing that what he had done was premed-
itated.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25

an enthusiastic farewell. He was the recip-
lent Of numerous congratulations and good
wishes.
Doctor Abekin received his appointment
through competitive examination which
took place last June. Seventy-five physi-
clans took the examination. but Of that
number only three were selected by the
Navy Department. OF the three Doctor
Abekin scored the highest marks In nearly
all branches.
The assignment to hospital service in New
York was given him because OF his expert
ence in hospital work here. For two years
he served in the City Hospital, one year as
inferno and one year in the capacity oL
Junior assistant. After leaving the CITY
Hospital Doctor Abekin had two years e4-
perience as assistant physician In the Poor
house.
After leaving the city's employ he entered
a general practice and served Tor time
on the staff of Doctor Brokaw, physician
for the Transit Company. He graduated IN
medicine from the medical department OF
Washington University.
Doctor Abekin appeared greatly pleased
with his appointment. He expects to serve
in the Naval Hospital for some time, after
which he will doubtless be assigned to some
ship of war. The field, he says, Is broad
and interesting and contains many oppor-
tunities for advancement
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
FOUR PERSONS ARE BURNED.
Fire Destroys Residence and Shell
Factory at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.. Aug. A.-In fire that de-
stroyed the residence Of Dan Merrill at
South Omaha early to-day, Merrill and his
daughter. Mrs. George Alderman. were SCI
riously burned and two other persons were
slightly burned.
The fire caused an explosion in a shot
and shell factory in the rear Of the Merrill
home that blew the factory to splinters
The financial loss is nominal.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
DOCTOR ABEKIN GETS
APPOINTMENT IN NAVY.
Young st. Louis Physician Successful
in Competitive Examination Held
by Government.

Doctor F. G. Abekin. Jr.. of No. sss1 South
Broadway has received notification Of his
appointment to the post of Lieutenant Sur
geon in the United States Navy. The Off,
cial notification was accompanied by an
order from the Secretary of the Navy to re-
port at once at the Naval Hospital at New
York for duty.
He departed for the East last night to re-
ceive his commission and enter upon the
duties of his position. AT Union Station he
was met by party Of young doctors, fell
ow-students and internes, who gave him
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
ST. LOUIS MAN IN THE LEAD.
Warm Contest for Presidency Of
North American Kriegerbund.

Terre Haute. Ind, Aug. M-The first busi-
ness session of the North American Krie-
gerbund was held here to-day. The reports
submitted show that the grand society
controls seventy-two branches. with a mem
bership Of 1890. This Is an increase Of 500
over last year. The life-benefit fund has
E6018 on hand.
The St. Louis delegation is making fight
for the encampment next year. So far no
opposition has developed. There are twelve
avowed candidates for president, and the
contest promises to be spirited. So far VIII
lam Vach Of st. Louis e in the lead.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25

Adolph schlesinger who is president Of the
A. Schlesinger Tailoring Company. nor his
niger who is the proprietor Of restau-
rant at No. 316 North Eighth street. There
are three Adolph Schlesingers in the City
Directory, and friends of each have been
confused by the news item.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
Illinois Militi. orders.

REPUBLIC SFEClAlA
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug A-orders affecting
the Illinois National Guard were issued to-
day by Adjutant General Scott as follows:
The following elections. held as required by
law are confirmed: Frank N. Bush TO be Cap
tain. Troop g. First Cavalry (vice Tripp) to
he First Lieutenant. Troop g. First Cavalry eyice
BUSH, to rank from August 10. 1903: Gilbert 81
cavalry (vics Hartmann. to rank from August Is,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
Saline County Institute.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Harrisburg. H.. Aug. A.-The annual Sa-
to-day. The attendance for the opening day
was large. numbering nearly 150 teachers,
with as many more visitors and members
districts in the county. County Superin-
tendent Lewis e. York has secured the as
sistance Of Professor Harry TAYLOR OF this
CITY, Professor c. E. Joiner Of White Hall
and Professor J. E. Ramsey Of Mount Car
mel. Ill, in the work of instruction. It Is
expected that the attendance OF teachers
viii reach 200 tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
SHOOTS HERSELF IN THE HEAD.
Unrequited Love Causes Orphan
to Commit Suicide.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
st. Joseph Mo-. Aug. A-Because Julius
Koehler, a milkman.. refused to allow her
to love him. Florence Truitt, an orphan.
lily in the eastern part Of the city, fred two
shots at him and then put bullet through
her own brain.
She was IS years old and Of good parents.
Tho milkrnan escaped injury.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
TWO ESCAPED PRISONERS
FROM BARRACKS CAPTURED.

Three Soldiers Military Post Overpower Guard by
Assaung Freedom at O'Clock in the After
noon-Fugtves Parade Ground Where Many
Officers Gathered-Eugene E. schenck and H. j. Merwel
to Be Court Martaled.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
Protest Against Street CLOSING.

A mass meeting to protest against the
closing of both sides Of Manchester avenue
will be held Wednesday evening at Muth's
Hall, corner of Sarah street and Chouteau
pices of the Manchester Avenue Improve
ment Association and the Tower Grove Inn
proyement Association.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
First BaIe Of Cotton.

REPUBLIC SPEC1AL
waxahachie, Tex, Aug. A-The first bale
of Ellis County cotton for this season was
brought in to-day and bought by local
buyer for $1e6-50. This was the highest
price ever paid in the county for 9 frst
bale s.---.--.s-..s-- -.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
Names Caune Confusion.

Adolph schlesinger, who was sued for
divorce in the St Louis Circuit Court last
week by Johanna schlesinger. e not ~
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-25
WILL MOVE TO CALIFORNIA.
Charles Suffer Married to Mrs.
Rensherg Mt Los Angeles.

Information was received in St Louis
yesterday Of the marriage at Los Angeles.
Cal. last Saturday OF Charles Suffer of
No. 5575 Maple avenue, and Mrs Ann Block
s-asbeEx the divorced wife Of ". J. Bens-.
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ASSAULTED THE GUARD.
schenck and Merriwell passed out, but
Jarvis hesitated at the threshold. As the
sentinel came UP to him, he turned quickly
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-07
4 MUSIGAL NOTE.

Occasionally the wrath of man lets out some interesting information. For instance, a committee representing the Musicians Union called on Mayor Fa- gan of Jersey City Tuesday and asked him to appoint an inspector to inspect the musicians who play at the free con- certs in the public parks this summer for the purpose of detecting 'dum- mics" The committee explained that sometimes band leaders employ dun- mics. who go though the form of blow ing comets and horns, although they produce no sound and don't understand note of music. These men get about one dollar night. The leader charges regular rates for them, it was said, and pockets the difference.
 Well. well, and also ha, ha! This seems to explain some things that have needed explanation. There are bands which don't contain dummies" enough, but of course it is fraud to charge full price for them.
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GO ON.

Lively times in New Haven. Last week the Fourteenth Annual Congress of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution. This week the May Festival of the Connecticut Music Teachers Association and the Sixth Annual Conference of the Eastern Edu- cational Association. Also several strikes. New Haven is not falling be- hind in the procession, and she is justi- flying some of the speeches that have been made about her at the Chamber of Commerce banquets. Once upon time an old man who had at least one foot in the grave visited" country district school After he had seen the children go through the performances he was in vited by the teacher to say 8 word to them. He slowly rose, surveyed the wondrous and satisfying scene, and said as impressively and solemnly as he could, Go on! Go On! Go on!" This was all, but it indicated the old sage's S approval of the present and his advice for the future. This seems to be about all that it is necessary to say to New Haven just now.
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ELTA RB 4.

''So you think justice should be rep resented with a rod and reel?"
 "Yes, of course! The big fish most always gets away."-Puck.
 q wonder why none of those McGab- bleton girls has married?"
 T suppose it's for the same reason that you didn't attend the Vanderbilt ng."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 He (dejectedly)--Is this final? Is there no hope for me?
 She-O! there must be some hope. There are lots of other girls who are not so particular.-Philadelphia Press.
 "One thing can be said about our opera houses," remarked the Observer of Events and things; "too much att tention seems to have been given to the acoustic properties of the boxes. "- Yonkers Statesman.
 Recently a little Chicago girl, just beginning her classics, was asked if she knew who Homer was. She re- piled: Homer was a fine old poet, whose chief works were the Oddity and the Idiot. Life.
 Mother-Why, my child, that little hurt couldn't possibly have made your knee so stiff as that!
 Little Lizzie-Yes, it did, too. Just you try to bend it and see if don't scream.-Baltimore American.
 Miss MaIaprop-I walked twenty-five miles yesterday.
 MT. Parlormop-Did you wear ped ometer?
 Miss Malaprop-o. no indeed,-just a short skirt.-Harvard Lampoon.
 Little Mae--Is a man who hunts rats called ratter, ma?
 q suppose so, my dear. Little Mae-Then a woman who hunts moths must be 8 mother, aint she, ma?-Chicago Daily News.
 Wealthy citizen-But I said distinct ly in my advertisement that wanted "a reliable colored coachman," and you are red-faced Irishman. Applicant-But sure, sor, isn't red as reliable a color as black?-Baltimore American.
 Miss Citygirl-What are you plant- ing, Uncle Hiram? Uncle Hiram-Salad, miss.
 Miss Citygirl-Oh, how interesting. Now do tell me which is the chicken salad and which the lobster?--Phila- delphia Record.
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ships employed, wherefore the postal table does not do justice to the service which is actually carried out. In the last twenty years the average term of transportation of the Indian mails has been shortened by a week, and is likely to be shortened by as much more be- fore the Baghdad road is finished. If fast daily express were furnished the
 mail probably would be sent by rail, but there is no likelihood, says Sir Thomas, that there will be more than one train a week over the proposed Baghdad line for very many years to come. Sir Thomas adds: Whatever we may be told, this railroad will be a foreign concern, opposing rather than assisting the interests of this country. Not a package of English goods will be sent to India by it, and very few Eng fish passengers will care to undertake a twelve-days' journey by rail, partly, at all events, through one of the hottest regions on the face of the earth. The Peninsular and Oriental Company find it almost impossible nowadays to per- suade passengers to use the Brindisi route, because it involves a longer land journey than that via Marseilles, al- though the expense is identical. The fact is that since steamers of the size now running have been in existence a sea voyage is no longer dreaded, and the Bay of Biscay has ceased to be a. name of terror, even to the most timid travellers
 Sir Thomas ought to know, and If it isn't a case of sour grapes Great Brit ain can feel better.
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THE HAL.
Spring and Summer Scenes in Mo-
 hammedan Countries.

Spring and Summer Scenes in Mo-
 hammedan Countries.
 As soon as winter is fairly over the fever of travel seizes upon thousands of Moslem souls. All through the sum- mer one caravan after another will, from every part of the near east, be starting for one of the seven holy places of Islam. These adored shrines, mentioning them in the order of their sanctity, are Mecca, where Mohammed was born; Medina, the burial place of the prophet; Nejef, in the Euphrates, where Ali was martyred; Kerbela, on the banks of the same great river, where the earth is so sacred that bod ies are brought by caravans for burial there in Hundreds every year; Kaze- mein, the village close to Bagdad, where stands one of the loveliest of all mosques: Meshed, the holiest of all the cities of Persia. with its glorious gold en-domed mosque: Samara. in south ern Russia, reckoned sacred not by the Russian Greek church, but by the Moslem Tartars, numerous in the re-
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NOT 70 VERY IMPORT4 NT.

There has been much talk about the importance to Great Britain of the Baghdad railroad, but, according to Sir Thomas Sutherland, president of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, Great Britain needn't trouble herself about it. Sir Thomas asserts that even when the railroad is an accomplished fact the mail route to the East will still
 be by sea. The presumption of the saving to be effected by the land line rests apparently, he says. on the cal- culation that ten years hence the mail transit by sea will be exactly what it is to-day, according to the present postal time table, viz, fourteen days and four teen hours. But he points out that all mail contracts with which the Penin- sular and Oriental Company are con- cerned are based on the performance of the slowest and not of the fastest
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zion; and Kun. village in Persia, near Teheran, little known to the out side world, but revered by all Persians.
 When T first saw lot of pilgrims crossing the Black Sea was, like most other travellers, fascinated by their odd ways. They did not fail to arrange lit tie sanctuaries by spreading their prayer rugs" in any little vacant spot on the deck, just before sunset. But, of course, not one of their yelled wo- men took any part in the abject pros trations performed in the direction of Mecca.
 The scene at SueZ when pilgrim craft is about starting is indescribable, but it can never be forgotten. The stolid Orientals are eXcitable enough when their experience appeals to their fanaticism. Those 'hamals," or DOT ters, of giant strength, who fight for the luggage and infuriate the passen- gers by extortionate claims, do much to start the confusion. Women shriek and children cry, and men seold and swear in fine Oriental style. People who cannot become ''hajis" are sullen and scowling; friends are weeping and shrieking their farewells, as. well they may, for many who depart will never return.
 What is the great aim of these en- thusiasts who day after day in all parts of the near east throng the car avan routes, or take sea passages where these are available? Their ideas are perfectly definite. They are chasing immortality. For the most part they are little enough concerned about the prospect of a safe return
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and his joy knew no bounds. No stran- ger dares to touch his newly adopted children, and all day he follows them from place to place all over the yard. If one of them happens to wander off short distance from the rest he is un- easy until it is back again. At night the little chicks find roasting place in Sunbeams shaggy coat, and if they are not all to bed by a certain time sun- beam goes after the tardy ones. The chicks seem to realize that Sunbeam is their protector and will peep long and loud if they lose sight of him. They are thriving under Sunbeam's care just as well as if their mother were alive.
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4 NATAL TOY?

Those who have suspected that sub marine boats might not be as useful as they are costly will have their suspi- cion confirmed by the Marine Review, which calls them "a naval toy" It says the submarine cannot maneuver; cannot see clearly what it is about; cannot attack effectively; cannot de- fend itself; is almost uninhabitable; dernoralizes it's crew, and is ''no good" generally It can stay in one place at the bottom for some hours, but this is no great feat. The submarines building in the United States, says the Review, are propelled on the surface by four-cylinder gasoline engine of 160 horsepower. They are propelled under the water by storage batteries, indicating 70 horsepower. In the re- cent trials of the Adder and Moccasin in Peconic bay the storage batteries ran down in three hours and the total radius of action did not exceed 21 knots. Of what earthly use could any such instrument be against a ship in motion? Moreover, when the suhmar- inc is being steered with her coming tower out of water she must have a perfectly smooth sea to have any sense of direction. In the trough of the sea she cannot see anything at all except the waves rolling over her, and on the crest the spray blinds the vision of the lens. It is admitted that crews cannot live in them except for periods of 8 few hours without breaking down both physically and mentally. Living in them is intolerable, for they cannot be heated, nor can any cooking be done in them.
 If this is the right view much good money is going to be wasted, just as much has apparently been wasted in the building of torpedo boats, torpedo boat destroyers, destroyers of torpedo boat destroyers. etc.. etc.
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1HE WEEKLY JOURNAL.
 issusd Thursdays, One Dollar . Ysar
ADVERTISING RATES

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each ID. sertion. Five Cents Word for full week (seven times)
 Display advertisements, per Inch, one in. cepts; one week, $3.2O; one month, S10; one year. $40.
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse. 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marri- ages. Deaths. and Funeral. 50 cents each Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thaiE own Immediate business la,l matter to be nnoDjetcIonable). and their contracts do nor incIa1e Wants. To Let, For Sale. etc.
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The Leaf

Know you of aught more lovely than the
 leaf
 When it escapes the bud-the virginal green Catching the sunlight. taking to itself delicate simmer from the suns warm
 gold?
 Its Softest touch reserves for it the wind: Its warmest raindrop sends the kindly cloud; Thus is it gently nnrtured by the spring. As on the first exultant bourgeoningtide, Mysterious, full of sweetness, and all The old earths elemental loveliness. As beauteously let thou some leaf have birth Within the soul-some vernal shoot of love, Of faith, of pity, or fair charity!
 Country Life in America.
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The mechanical force of the sound emitted from 5,OoO,OOO to 10000, 900 cor nets would equal but one-horse power. There are those who will think the cal- culation ought to be made in jackass power.
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That is an interesting scheme which an Anglo-American company is going to carry out in Lisbon. Its purpose is none other than probing and unearth- ing the ruins caused by the destruction of the palace at Lisbon in the great earthquake of 1755. Treasure is the company's object, not archaeological re- search; for buried in the great Assures are fully s20,000, 1000 worth of diamonds, royal diamonds, whose value to-day would be five times as great.
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home. If they do they will have grad uated in the great college of sanctity, and will, as ''hajis," be regarded by all their acquaintances with unbound ed admiration.-St. James Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-07

There are some interesting things in Oklahoma. For instance. a citizen of South McAlester is the owner of a re- markedly smart dog called Sunbeam. Sunbeam is water spaniel about two years old and has always been a great pet in the household. A few weeks ago brood of chickens was matched, their mother dying soon after. Sunbeam at once began to manifest great interest in the little orphans and took them in charge. At first its owner was afraid he would injure them, but he would bark and carry on so that he was at last given the whole charge of them
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It is predicted that the Socialist vote of Germany will reach nearly three mil lions at the next election.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-07

DELIVERED bK CARRIERS IN THE CITY 1bCEETs A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, sSToR SIX MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.