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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-17
ADVOCATES OF NAVY
GENERAL STAFF ACTIVE.
Secretary Moody II Preparing to Make
Strong Recommendations In His
Forthcoming Annual Report.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Aug. 16-Inauguration Of the
general stan system in the army has
spurred to renewed activity the advocates
OF the Navy General Staff. AL doubts that
may have heretofore existed as to Secretary
Moody's views on the subject are now dis
PEELED by the confident assertion In authori-
tative quarters that the Secretary intends
to take it up in his forthcoming annual re-
port.
One runner has 1t that the general stan
project will be the feature OF the Secre-
tary's report, but those in Mr.. Moody's con-
fidence say that. while he fayors q re-
organization Of the Navy Department along
the lines proposed In the general stan
scheme approved by the General Board. he
does not consider that measure as pressing
in Importance as he does several other
matters which will come up for constdera-
ton at the next session of Congress.
Secretary Moody Is reported as having
told the advocates Of the general e,alos stan y
risk a hard light with Congress at It's com.
ing session to secure the establishment OF
q general staff but that IL such a project
found favor with the naval committees IN
both houses, he was prepared to deal with
1t in his annual report.
asked the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
for his views in writing on the whole Ques-
ton Of the advisability Of creating Navy
General Stan, and that other high officers
and Rear Admiral Taylor, also Will submit
to the Secretary their views on the matter
between now and the time he prepares his
annual report.
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ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BREWERS
PLEA AGAINST LYNCH|NG.
Tendency Summary Punishment by Mob Vic
Undermine Respect for Law-Unless Checked 1t
Application All of Ofenses and Lead
rious Consequences for the Innocent.

did not meet the favor of the association,
but still believe in, its wisdom.
no appeal from the Judgment Of conviction
Of criminal cases in our Federal Courts and
no review except IN a few cases in which,
swo af Of oRn lion
Supreme Court. In England the rule has
been that there was no appeal in criminal
be reserved by the presiding Judge for the
consideration of his brethren. Honorable
z. ]. Phelps, who was Minister to England
during Mr.. Cleveland's first administration
once told me that while he was there only
two cases were SO reserved Does any one
doubt that Justice was fully administered
by the English courts?
REPLY TO AN ARGUMENT.
ut is in extenuation of lynching in case
Of rape that 1t is an additional cruelty to the
unfortunate victim to compel her to go up
on the witness stand and in the presence
of a mixed audience tell the story OF her
wrongs, especially when she may be sub
ject to cross-examination by overzealous
counsel. / do not belittle this matter, but
It must be remembered that often the I'M
fortunate victim never lives to tell the
story Of her wrongs, and If she does sur
vive she must tell II to some. and the whole
community knows the fact.
Even in the courtroom any high
minded Judge will stay counsel from any
unnecessary cross-examination. and I'm
ally, II any lawyer SnOuiu attempt IL tne
community may. treat him as an outcast.
l cannot but think that If the community
felt that the criminal would certainly re-
ceive the punishment he deserves, and re-
ceive it soon. the eagerness for lynching
would disappear. AMI mobs whose gather
struction Of fails and other property. but
also the loss Of innocent lives, would great
~ diminish in number.
"One thing Is certain, the tendency OF
lynching is to undermine respect for the
law, and unless 1t be checked we need not
be astonished II II be resorted to for all
kinds of offenses and oftentimes innocent
men suffer for wrongs committed by
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population and 2 number Of new houses are
going up. It will be the only division point
on the Rock Island between Kansas City
and st. Louis.
FALC0hl0 LAID CORNER STONE.
Another Adjunct to the Catholic
University of America.

Warrington. Aug. 1s.-Mgr. Falconio.
Apostolic Delegate to the United States, to-
day laid the corner stone of the Dominican
House Of Studies at Brookland, D. c.. and
formally launched the construction of an
other adjunct to the Catholic University of
America
The services were marked by pomp and
beauty and were attended by high church
dignitaries and clergy from various parts
Of the country. The Holy Name societies.
who owe their origin to the order of st.
Dominic; the Knights OF Columbus and the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians assisted in
the ceremonies
The Right Reverend William H. OCon-
nell. Bishop Of Portland, Me-, delivered the
sermon: which was fervent exposition Of
the mission and value to the Catholic
Church Of the religious orders. The monas-
terry will be a beautiful building of pure
Gothic style. The higher studies for
Dominican students will be transferred
from st. yoseph's House Of Studies at
Somerset. o., to the new monastery when
completed. and the latter will be the post
graduate school Of the order.
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GAMBLING GAME is RAIDEl
Texas" Webb Charged With Own
ing Creve Occur Outfit.

Deputy Sheriff John Ossenfort Of st. Louis
County raided an alleged gambling game
at Creve Occur Lake yesterday afternoon
and arrested William. alias Texas" Webb.
who was said to DO in charge of the game
His outfit was confiscated and taken to
Clayton, where It win be held as evidence.
Webb had about 500 in money on his per-
son when arrested.
4 warrant was issued against Webb by
Justice OF the Peace !. W. Campbell. after
which he was admitted to bail. Captain
Troll Of st. Louis qualified as his surety.
Several complaints have reached the Clay
ton authorities about gambling at Creve
Occur Lake, and they have decided to put
q stop to it The statute makes the offense
a felony, the maximum penalty for which IS
five years IN the Penftentiary.
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cLouDBuRsT IN NEBRASKA.
Big Damage Caused by Downpour
Near Kansas Line.

Fairbury. Neb. Aug. 1e-Details have been
received here Of cloudburst along the Ne
braska- Kansas line for about eight miles
Two clouds apparently met, and for an
hour the water fell In sheets. Estimates Of
the downpour are all the way from foot
to two feet.
Tho water swept down Dry Branch and
Silver Creek. that are usually dry at this
season Of the year, taking everything be-
fore II. More than 1000 trees were taken
out by the roots, and barns. corncribs, grain
and hay stacks, several droyes of hogs, and
many horses and cattle were swept away
with the flood.
Not q bridge remains on Silver Creek and
but one on Dry Branch. The residences
were all built ON high ground, which ac-
counts for the fact that no lives were lost,
although there were several narrow es.
capes Dead stock and farm implements
were found lodged In trees twenty feet from
the ground. q
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ANXIOUS ABOUT TAlL0Rs' TRUST
New York Men Besieged Office Of
Chas. n. Schwab.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Aug. B.-Tailors. with concern
the predominant expression on their faces,
besieged the offices yesterday Of Charles NJ.
Schwab, late head OF the Steel Trust There
was q question Of deep import to them
which they were determined Mr. 6chwab
or his representative should anSwef.
rs Mr.. Schwab about to ruin the poor
tailors by forming t2ilorI frustf'
They learned that Mr.. schwab IL sim At
Atlantic City In an effort to recover HIS
health. They were assured that Mr.. 6chwab
had not q dollar invested in any tailoring
project. This relieved their anxiety. 1t mat
tered little. apparently, whether tailoring
trust was to Be formed 90 long a. the for
ested h Il.
me tallors were informed that p. W.
Schwab, an uncle OF the former Steel Trust
president Is attempting to form tailoring
trust. 70 be known a. the United TaflorsS
with headquarters at No. Union Square,
which viii have ffve branch stores in other
parts OF the city. Associated with him Is
david J. WEIGH. Both have been Connected
with Toolen manufacturing enterprises for
Mr. Schwab said to-day that II the stores
opened here succeed . chain VIII be extend
ed to other cities,
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New York. Aug. 16-Associate Justice
David J. Brewer Of the Supreme Court Of
the United States has contributed to Les
lee Weekly an article on the crime OF
lynchfag. in the course Of which he says:
'Our Government recently forwarded to
Russia a petition in respect to alleged
atrocities committed on the Jews That
Government, as might have been expected.
unwilling to have its internal affairs mat
ter Of consideration by other Governments,
declined to receive the petition. If. instead
OF SO doing. 1t had replied that 1t would
put stop to all such atrocities when this
Government put stop to lynchings. what
could We have said?
ut is well to look the matter fairly in
the face. Many good men Join in these up
risings, Mortified at the atrocity of the
crime and eager for swift and summary
punishment. OF course. they violate the
law themselves. but rely on the public rem
timent behind them for escape from pun
ishment. Many Of these lynchings are ac-
companied by the horrible barbarities Of
savage torture, and all that can be said in
palliation Is the atrocity Of the offenses
which led up to them. For O time they were
confined largely to the South. but that sec
ton OF the country no longer has q monop-
oily.
CAUSE OF LYNCHINGS.
THE chief offense which causes those
lynchings has been the rape of white wom-
en- by colored men. No words can be found
too strong to describe the atrocity Of such
q crime. It is no wonder that the commu-
nifty Is excited. Men would disgrace their
manhood II they were not. And II few
lynchings had put stop to the offense So
ctety might have condoned such breaches
OF Its law; but the fact Is. II we may credit
the reports, the crime. instead Of diminish
ing, IL on the increase. The black beast
Qor only beast would be guilty Of such
an onense) seems to be not deferred there
by. More than that, as might be expected.
lynching for such atrocious crimes Is no
longer confined to them, but is being re-
sorted to for other offenses
WHAT Is THE REMEDY?
What can be done to stay this epidemic
OF lynchinsa One thing is the establish
ment Of greater confidence in the sum-
mary and certain punishment of the GRIM
inal. Men are afraid Of the laws delays
and the uncertainty Of its results. Not that
they doubt the integrity Of the Judges, but
that they know the law abounds with tech
meal rules and that appellate courts will
often reverse a judgment Of conviction for
disregard Of such rules. notwithstanding
full belief in the guilt of the accused.
" All were certain that the guilty ones
, MSuio be promptly tried and punished the
away. In an address which I delivered he
fere the American Bar Association al De-
ero1t some years since, / advocated doing
away with appeals In criminal cases It
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ROCK IsI4AHD-sANTA FEE LINK
Rams TAroesh Heart Of the ch,ck..,
Naaion.

HANS TARo1gh Heart Of the Chick..-
Nasien.
RRUHrIc SPECIAL
Guthrie. Ok. Aug. 1a-Ths new extension
OF the Santa Fs and Rock Island Jointly
between Chickasha, I +, and Pauls Val.
ley. l. T.. has been opsnsd for trsa,c
This extension was coustrnctaa q, -.
= connecting link between the two syst.ms
IN order to facilitate tranic, :
Last autumn the 6entx Fe built fts half
OF the extension between Pauls valley And
kIiInasay. \. and at that time the Rock
not put down until recently, the entire a.
tension being just completed. -
@verytning was tn readiness for the Oman.
ths Sood dn's .s sSss1sis3 On June = last but
tIo@ one end to the other. The hrid1e1
ttaskA embankmeat-in fact. syervfhin1
H;ca.s waliowed UP by the flooded Washits
d HWer. ana thousands Of dollars worth Of
Island system. Tho recoostlnctio s"e - H9 9S.
me was Immediately reSumed
Inc line runs through the very heart of
sne Cnick1saw Indian Nation. tho finest
adjacent to the road. Some Of The ~
L Ms % the Nation are located on that
1ne The Rock Island win opcfste Il from
Gthn .G ASIA , to Lindsay, where the trains
for operation into Fauis vaiisM VIM WhiIs ~
present this extension r. but 4 cornsct,sS
uni, It u said that the Pauls VALLEY 81.
rshnon K play a. inRortsnt part In the
The RocE island 4 sas santa rs nov b.v,
snen connecting nnes built IN Oklahoma s..
T Ponea City and Enid and between
chicIssh ane nsinta,hsr. The third 8 the
I G g now being built Between Waur,ka'
Ok, ana Ardmore. l. T.
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MISSION CORNER STONE LAID.
Services Conducted by the Reyer.
end James B. Winchester

Tne corner stone Of the new Advent Mis-
sion OF the Episcopal Church, on Pare ave.
nue. near the wellston School, was laid
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock,
The Reverend Doctor James r. VIM
chester. rector OF the Church OF the Ascen-
sion. who organised the mission, and who
has been in charge Of 1t from the first.
made an address. a. did other rectora Of
Episcopal churches
The vested choir Of the Church of the
Ascension sang several selections Among
tnem, were '-rhe Church's One FouudS-
tion." Bleat Be the Tie That Binds" AZ
Love Thy Kingdom. Lord" ana Onward.
Christian Soldiersr'
The new building will Be q frame one ana
viii be completed within sixty davis IInon
Its completion. regular Sunday services viii
pc held In II By Dotaor Winchester and his
assistantS VINO sre lay readers. Il n
the only church OF the denominatfon IN
mat part Of the cs.y, and viii serve scores
OF persons.
-Four. years ago Doctor WINCHESTER or.
eanised the mission in addition to his reRu-
lar pastoral work. Services were held In
store building. and from the first the
work prpspered. To-day there arc m0re
than NIFTY commandments, and now that n
permanent building 10 soon to b had it
Is expected that the membership win be
greatly Increased The whole expense of
the erection OF the new building viii be
porne the members Of the MISSIONS
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MISSOURI STATE FAIR
OPENS At SEDALIA TO-DAY.
Five New Buildings Are Completed
and Everything in Readiness for
Record-Breaking Exhibition.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REpUBIIc SPECIAL.
Sedalia, Mo-. Aug. 1.-THE third annual
exhibition Of the Missouri State Fair will
open here tomorrow morning. The five new
buildings constructed this year have been
fully completed and are now nearly filed
with exhibits.
|. There is complete readiness this year
for the opening and the fair promises to be
the best one held since it became a State
institution.
The stock show was excellent last year.
but 1t will be larger and better this year,
while the poultry show In the new brick
the kind ever seen in the West.
The gates were thrown open to visitors
to-day and 1t is estimated that 10000 per-
sons were on the grounds.
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Repafring Of Fine watches
And Jewelry speciality. F. W. Drosten.
Arssaath and Pine.
THOUGHT HE WAS A BURGLAR.
Paducah Woman Shot and Proba
bly, Morally Wounded Brother.

REPUBLIc SPECIAL.
Paducah. KY, Aug. 16.-Fred Iverlett was
shot and probably fatally wounded at an
early hour this morning by Mrs Mary
Crockett his sister, who believed him to be
a burglar.
Iveriett went home early this morning
and was walking in his sleep, when he went
in his sisters room. She mistook him for
q thief and fred three shots. all taking
effect.
One ball passed through his right leg. one
through the hand and one through his right
Iverlett was married only few days ago.
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WORLDS FAM Eourmrr.

B. Z o. Orders eeo0,ooo Worth Of RAIL-
fng Stoek.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Warrington. Aug 1&-The Baltimore and
ONO has begun to make purchases Of euuip-
ment In proportion to the other improve
ments Contemplated BY the system.
It u announced from Baltimore that con-
tracts have bcen awarded to car builders
and others for >eoaooe worth Of rolling
stock. which b 10 be used to handle the
business Of the Worlds Fair next year.
Tne contract covers the constructors of
ana thirty mai cars. Deliveries must com
The Baltimore and Ohio has also placed
IKE those recently purchased By the Chesa-
peake ana Ohio. which are to weiKf 80 900
pounds and which are to do away Vifh
communicating the heavier trains n mo,in-
famous countries. = $500
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WARDEN RELEASED ON BOND.
VIII Tell Court Why He Stopped
Street Car With Revolver

Beverly 8 Warden Of No. <7l6 st. Louis
'r9Ssnue, q buyer for the E,y-walker Dry
Gdtcs, Company. who was arrested Satur-
day night on the complaint Of George Il.
Knowles. q motorman on the Cass avenue
line Of the St Louis Transit Company, be-
cause he ordered him to stop his car ct the
point Of Q revolver was released on bond
about O'Clock yesterday morning. The
case win come up IN the Poles Court this
morning.
Mr.. Warden said yesterday that he was
very sorry that he had gotten into trouble
passed by cars many times before at this
same point and that he could not think OF
my other way to make the motorman stop
the car.
He believes that his time IL more valuable
than that OF any motorman or conductor. as
Is also the case, he says. with many other
business men Of St. Louis. He thinks that
when he tells his story in court he will be
come OF the chargesY which have been
placed against him.
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SALE OF SEABOARD
WILL HELP SOUTH,
Fitting Climax to Efforts Of Exec
utives to Weld DISCOUNTED Roads
Into Compact System.
BRINGS IN NEW INTEREST.
Frisco Was in Advance Of the
Times and Halted for Some
Years at Birming-
ham.
BRINGS IN NEW INTEREST.

The Manufacturer RECORD Of this week.
in referring to the Rock Island-seaboerd
Air Line deal. editofially says that the
courage and ability Of John SHELTON VIII
liams and ]. W. Middendorf, which have
enabled them in the last few years to weld
several disjointed roads into the compact
system known as tho Seaboard Air Line.
md, 30 far an the South II concerned. .
fitting climax IN the deal which makes the
Seaboafd a part OF the Rock Island and
Frisco system.
The work Of Williams and 11lddendorf has
been 4 great power for the good OF tho
South. and 1t viii be gratifying to know.
Gays the Record. that their connection with
the Seaboard, and thus With the railroad
interest OF the South. Il not changed. In
fact. It b declared. the combination brings
to the Seaboard financial and trafiic con-
nections which must have an important
bearing on the upbuilding Of the South.
With the ramincAtions in railroad and
financial circles of the Rock Island group
Of capitalists new influence p brought
Into Southern development.
With this combination added to the move
ment Of the Goulds tn the Southwest and
tending to the Central South and the ILL.,
noas centrals plans for getting into the
Alabama coal and iron regions the South
becomes the theater Of the greatest rail-
road activities OF the day, observes tho
Record
This combination, moreover, It II pointed
out. Is the logical outcome Of plans which
were formed when the Kansas City, Mem
prb and Birmingham line, now part of
the Rock Leland and Frisco system. was
projected many years ago. When that road
hNyflt frOSYn Ranaa~ 20 ~Acv
its owners looked to Savannah a. its east
ern terminus. never intending to stop at
birmingham But they were In advance of
the times. and the system halted for some
years at Birmingham.
It has been regarded - almost Inevitable
that. either through a connection with thu
Seaboard. thu two meeting At Birmingham,
or else through an Independent line. this
road would have to md an outlet At South
Atlantic and Gulf ports in order to handle
It's share Of tho rapidly expanding Western
fanic seeking foreign outlet through
Southern ports.
Inc Seaboard now becomes. through tn
interest In the Washington-s Southern Rail-
way, and through It's connections At South
efn ports. tho southern and eastern outlet
1or the tramc Of many thousands of miles
OF road operating through the most popu.
ious and well-developed agricultural and IN.
dustrdal sections Of the great West and
Southwest N
In developing the seaboard to the point
where It has become this essential factor
In 80 great combination, Neasrv. williams
ana Middendorf. declares the Record. have
rendered to the South an invaluable serv.
ICE and now, in ef.ectins such ! combine.
uon' they have given to Southern devotion.
ment the greatest stimulation which It ha.
had In the last decade.
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SEVENTEEN NEGROES
WHIPPED BY CITIZENS.
Blacks Refuse to Leave Whitesboro,
Tex, When Ordered, and Sum-
mary Action Follows.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Denison Tex. Aug. 1s.-In the town OF
whitesboro. this county. state Of terror
prevails. owing to attempted assaults on
white women by negroes and the poisoning
of drinking water. The citizens are wrought
up to q state Of frenzy.
Every negro has been ordered to leave the
city under the seyerest penalty. Last night
warning were publicly whipped.
The streets tonight are patrolled by
armed white men. A great many negroes
have fed. A force OF United States Mar
shals and county officers has gone to the
scene.
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washinston Aug M.-stephen Z. Hall Of Au-
rors. m. 4 Wotege o. eenstor Albert J: Hop
Han. sScrtiy before ensdinx his iiie. had suffered
Trezt pain, due % some stomach trouble: and
tain MEDICINE. which the druEEist was unable
70 Sap0iy. He was . clerk IN the Department
Ssr,ed recestiy from the Census Bureau. where
he hsd bssn smpioysd a9rinw the ls,t two years
DoTner. manassr q the Union Publishing COM
, pasy oS Chicago
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Hot-weather eomforts a. veil A. the ns-
cess,ties appeal to ALL Full supplies Tor
every want, whether at home or abroad,
are displayed 1t that comprehensiye retA1
cry goods house. Bars. Special values anc
exceedingiy low prices prevail.
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Rheumatism, more painful In this climate
than any other afniction. cured by prescrip-
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Lieutenant swearinsen Of the United
States Army. landed with a company OF
troops on the lake front ana began the
construction Of Fort Dearborn Chicago
will celebrate the anniversary in a small
way Tomorrow, but the real jubilee will
take place September Is to October L The
Citizens Committee has progressed we'll in
perfecting plans for a celebration extending
over week.
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wedAi.s Rins. {solia Gold,.
Finest qualities = to So Mermod q JAG
card's. Broadway and Locust
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Chfcago,s Hundreath nirthday.

Diarrhea = very quickly cured By Wake
fields Blackberry Ralsam.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
!. Chicago. Aug. la-ro-morrow b the one
hundredth anniversary ef the permaDent
settlement Of Chicago August II. ms
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Doctor J. \. brown Ret.rn.,

Doctor John Young Brown. superintendent
of the City Hospital. has returned from q
short vacation While absent he visited
Paris. KY, and spent a few days ct French
Lick Springs.
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