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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
UnqusStionabEy the Best Range Of Selections
METHODlSTs CHOOSE HYMNS.
Two Branches of Church Working
in Harmony.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nashville, Tenn Jan. 1o.-The first meet
ing OF the joint commission of the NJ T..
Church and the NJ. l.. Church South, APP
pointed to consider the adoption of "A COM
mon hymnal. was held this afternoon. The
two hymnalS contain about 1850 ..ymnS
each and it will be the duty % subcommt-
tees to Gull the best from each and sub
nit their work TO the Joint convention
The session will continue for three or four
dave
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
Car strikes bakery worou

Page avenue car No. 1880 collided with a
Vienna Bakery Company wagon driven by
George Beatty of No. 2Dl6 Wash street, on
Hamilton avenue Friday night. Realty was
knocked from the wagon and sustained a
fractured rib. internal injuries and bruises
on the back. Beatty was conveyed to his
home In an ambulance.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
Government Report.

department OF Agriculture. Weather Bureau--
Mrt."rnlp-ical observations rcceiNeH at ~. Louis
January 10. 1909. at 6:59 =. m, local time and
D III seventy yffth meridian time phstFNatlo'lS
made al the moment Of time at all statiOiiS
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
Winter Underwear.
Ladies' and
Children's


OVER 500 GARMENTS AT II 1-2c
Childrens Vests and Pants. made Of soft
Egyptian cotton, fleece lined. Jersey ribhe,
in nearly all siZes-worth 2oc and ;s'G each
These all come in natural gray. children
white and ecru cotton Union Suits. button
down the front all sizes regular pfice ~
each. Boys heavy fieece-iined SHIRTS. reeA-
1: I-2c.
Think of being able to buy SOC and .5c n
ierwear for such "A price. Well, such will be
the case at The Meyer store Monday and
TUESDAY. providing they last. Ladies HEAVY
FIeece-Lned Vests and Pants. worth sc
Ladies Natural Wool Vests and Pants,
worth 75c Ladies' black silk trimmed 1t Vests
and blue Vests sold at =Oc. Ladies finest
grade cotton fleece-lined. Jersey rtSbsd l
@ yssts and ,i fant5 n,rs rfsua. 1s, price ' h'U'
10 dozen ladies' black .,ll-wool Union
Suits. regular price se-50-the weil-known
Oneita. Patent. open across the ehest-'i'
". r. CORsETs. 25c A PAIR:
small lot of the celebrated w 3 Corsets
are stamped seconds: hence the ridiculous
price Examine them and you will cer-
iYFASTS, ia;I9's ST? 80 SACKS. 4oc.
Flannel Aihatrcss and Cashmere Sacks.
beautifully finished in silk and trimmed trim with
lace These are more or less soiled.
INFANTS soc CAPS. &c.
The remainder of our stock OF Infants
Cans that sell from i't fl-N die
somewhat mussed and soiIed from exposure
None taken back or exchanged
CHILDREN CLOAKS HALF PRICE
We shall if possible. close out our sntire
stock of ,hildrens CloakS by selling them
all at Just Il the price you could buy them
for Saturday For instance, cloak tina
was marked 500 YOU can buy for s"n:
cloak that was marked $50 you car ruN
for So %: a cloak that was marked 800 y"u
can buy for $50. and cloak that Wa.
marked s.. 40 YOU can buy for S12' rms -
an opportunity never before presented TO the
nsonIa of st Louis "'Nuff sed.
Ks 80 SILK PETTICOATS. 81 .9S.
Five dozen OF Non-Breakable TaHcta SIN
pettjcoats made with accordion-pleatcd
corded and hemstitched ruffes, in variou.
cOiorS.
15c PAPER NOVELS. 1c.
,m of listed 25c Paper-Covered Novels p:
such authors az May Agnes Fleming, j. NJ
Barrie etc. Only to customer.
SHEET MUSIC. 3 FOR 1Oc.
coo copies of our standard loc Music. 80.
Iected from our catalogue and containing all
the popular songs.
soc WRITING PAPER. 121sc 4 Pound
The best quality College Bond Writing Pa
per worth SOC and running about 2Oo sheets
to a pound. Also boxes containing 10
velopes to match this paper at 1Si4c a box.
In other words. Paper and Envelopes for
3Jc.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
YOUTSEY BEFORE GRAND JURY.
May Become States Witness III
Conspiracy Trials.

Frankfort. Ky. Jan. 10.-Henry T. Yout-
sey. serving a life sentence in the reniteD-
tiary ON conviction for completely in the
Goebei murder. was to-day before the Grand
Jury in the Franklin Circuit Court.
foutsey recently made the statement ,tat
ne would testify in the GoebeI case Il called
conspiracy.
RMS IS the first time Youtsey has been be-
iore the Grand Jury or testified in tho
Il States witness in the trials "
Search for Missing Boy.
NJ, police yere yesterday requested TO
ma arthur 5 Meyer. IA years old VINO h~s
been missing from his home at No 5sst
thouteau avenue. since December Al. Th,
boy was last seen at Sixth and OIiv. ,;root
where he was selling papers 's'
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
Mems Underwear Sensation.

Ne fffnti illGeT Ui our STOCK OF MEH : -II'I'1I
wear will he sold at the most ridiculous
prices ever heard Of in the history of under
wear selling in St Louis. Commencing
Monday and until sold YOU can buy the cole
hrated Norfolk. New Brunswick Inderwear.
worth >l.jr-M"n'S All-WOoi Derby Ribbed
Underwear. silk trimmed throughout. TcrtN
81 .!n-Nien'S fine pure Australian wool I'm
dorwear in pink and tan. worth Sl.J1--MenS
All-Wonl Natural Gray Jersey Ribbed
Shirts and Drawers. worth 81 D, and Mems
All-Wnol C3mel's Hair Shirts and Draw
eis. plush hack-wOr;h sl-25-choice of any
6Dc.
MEMS UNDERWEAR. WORTH 81, for
:s5r.
Mems Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers
ali sizes, worth 5oc-Mens fieece-lined shirts
only. worth I1"-Men's Heavy Derby ribbed
f,eece-liued Shirts only. in brown. pink and
light blu". worth 30c-Men's Scarlet ShtTt-
and Drawers. worth up To .9c. and the re
rnairtier OF our silk-feeced Shirts and Draw
-rs that are worth sl-your choice of any Of
vl ..I,T
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
Florida Hats for 1903

Are reldy for inspection. showing the NV
"s; effects of chiffon and maline creations.
copies of designs from the leading Eastern
models. Th, predominating styles shown
for early wear are Hats that come well Over
the fac. and trimmed with ribbon. giving a
chic and jauuty style. These are entlteiE
mo- Z. md SID.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
Local Report

Weather at s.59 a m .!caI: al $50 H. III
snow. AIaNinum temperature, y. minimum tenn
rcratuIc. y. River 81 feet
Il. J. HYATT.
Local Forecast OfuCia
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
A Ripe Time TO Try
The Meyer Stores Shoes.

WercrS $500 and of their grade
kind of heel of
Clarng in
's; s':'; win ";';: a;'sr bargain ' and SI98
The So and So. go Shoes for Si.lo.
Si.25 Felt Slippers for 79c.
Roue, e, G;rIe, &e 6nl Goc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

Maryland Senator Again Takes
Charge of Democratic Caucus.

Washington. March 6.-The Democrat
ic senatorial caucus which met at II
o'clock today organized by electing Sen
ator German to his old position as
chairman of the caucus. He made a
brief speech in assuming the chair and
the conference then proceeded to other
business. There were present % of the
33 Democratic senators
Senator Germans nomination as
chairman was suggested by Senator Ba-
con and there was no opposition to his
election. In taking the chair he thanked
the senators for the honor conferred but
did not make an extended speech The
remaining time of the session was de-
voted largely to the discussion of the
present situation in the senate and the
necessity for Democratic harmony and
unity of action. There was a general
feeling that the vacancies caused h the
retirement of Democratic SCI iStors
which have to deal with questions be-
fore the present called session should be
filed and it was directed that the desIg-
nation of the members of these commit
tees should be made by a steering com
mittee to be appointed by the chairman
of the caucus. but that their selection
should later be ratified by the caucus
The steering committee for the past
congress has numbered only seven mem-
bers but Senator German requested
that the number should be increased to
nine which was the number in the days
of his previous craftsmanship and this
increase was decided upon
Mr. German will make his selection OF
members of this committee in time to
have meeting tomorrow when the
question of supplying the vacancies in
the regular committees of the senate
will be taken up. The caucus placed in
the hands of the steering committee
authority to direct the Democrats
whether there should be a general re-
organization of the senate committees
or the mere filing of vacancies on those
committees, which will deal with press
ing question during the extra session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
ONE CALLED KANSAS.
Moody Assigns Names to the New
Battleships.

Washington. March 6.-Secretary
Moody has reached a decision as to the
states after which the five battleships
provided for in the new naval law shah
be named. The three 10000 ton battle
ships are to be named Vermont Kansas
and Minnesota. and the two 1900 ton
vessels Mississippi and Idaho
The secretary in his next annual re-
port expects to discuss the subject Of
the names to be given new battleships.
He is anxious that the names of such
historic vessels as the Cumberland, the
Merrimac and the Constitution shall be
perpetuated in the new navy, and he
will recommend that congress provide
for this in the next naval law. Under
the present law. it is stipulated that all
battleships shall be named after the
states OF the Union.
That no time is to be lost in the con
struction in the new ships is evident in
the action of the secretary today direct
ing the general board to prepare circu-
lars for the 5000 ton ships, which are
to be of the Connecticut and Tennessee
class. AS there are no 10000 ton ships
on the naval lists, it will take longer to
prepare the plans and specifications for
the Mississippi and Idaho.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
Guatemala's Fighting Force Is
on the Frontier.
Every Able Bodied Man Is Be-
ing Drafted for Service.
ZELAYA'S SYMPATHY.
Is Manifested on the Side Of
Salvador.
He Is Arranging His Forces for
Trouble. ~

San Francisco, March "a number Of
coffee planters who have just arrived
here from Guatemala on the steamer
Colon state that the war preparations
in that country are still going on The
entire army of Guatemala is massed on
the frontier of Salvador. Every able
bodied man is being pressed into service
as soldiers. Alexander Cousin. the fath-
er-in-law of President Zelaya of Nicar-
aqua was passenger on the Colon. In
speaking of the situation in Nicaragua
he said:
President zeIaya is in sympathy with
Sierra of Honduras and before I left two
bodies of men numbering 200 in all were
sent to join the forces of Sierra. In the
trouble existing between Guatemala ana
Salvador President Zelaya is in sympa-
thy with the latter republic. He has
massed his troops along the frontier IN
anticipation of trouble"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
WHO OWNS THE SWITCH
Erection of Big Storage Plant
Causes a Clash.

The erection of a $50 900 ice and cold
storage plant at the northeast corner
OF First and Jackson streets win force
the Santa >F'e railroad to stand the ex-
pense of rebuilding its switching tracks
to the Topeka Coal company yards, the
Parkhurst-Davis wholesale grocery
warehouse. the Ralston Yeast factory
and the Mccormick Harvester company
warehouse, which expense may be con-
tested by the Santa Fe.
Vincent Kaczynski, Dick Hodgins and
w Lyle Dickey are building the new
ice and cold storage plant. Workmen
are now busy with the excavations. The
stone and brick and other materials for
the building are being unloaded and
work must begin within a very short
time. Meanwhile the switching tracks
in question Cross a corner of the lot on
which the excavation is being made for
the building. To give room Tor the
building the tracks will have to be
moved east more than ten feet Tt is
claimed the railroad has no right of way
but freight cars have been chained to
the switch to prevent it being moved
The matter has been taken up with
the local officials of the railroad, who
refuse to take a hand in the matter
General Manager H. U. Nudge and Su-
perintendent Hurley are both out Of the
city. so that action by the higher off-
Gals is deferred. It is hoped to make
the switch serViceable for the new cold
storage plant after it is moved farther
east.
The new plant will be constructed and
ready for operation by the first OF June.
The building will be 50x150 feet and will
be four stories high. The ice machine
which will be installed will have a ca
pacity of cooling the entire building and
for making so tons of ice per day
This firm has secured the Topeka coal
yards and viii combine it with the new
business. The storage yards at First
and jackson streets will be combined
with the Kaczynski yards at First and
TOpelza. avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
NOTHING OFFICIAL
Has Been Received Regarding
the Chinese Situation.

Washington March 6-While no ad-
vices have been received at the Chinese
legation here regarding the serious con-
dition Of affairs which is approaching
crisis in the interior of China as a re-
suit Of the renewed activity of the box
ers and of other rebels in various parts
of the country. it is the understanding
that the minister, Sir Laing Chen Iuns-
who sailed from Hong Kong on Feb,
ruary ,. on the steamship Korea, for san
Francisco, will bring TO Washington i'm
portant instructions bearing on the sub
ject. In addition to the uprising Of the
rebels and the Importance Of arms the
extortion practiced by the viceroys II
the collection of indemnity is said to
have caused the most distressing cOndi-
tions in many provinces European ad-
vices that have reached Washington IL
the last few days show no evidence Of
weakness on the part of the powers IN
their demands for the payment of the
indemnity in gold. This problem Will be
the first which the new minister will
gTapple with upon his arrival in Wash
ington. He is expected here early in
April. Besides Sir Liang there are sixty
members in his party, including new
charges d'affaires and secretaries for the.
Chinese legations in Spain, Peru and
Cuba. consuls general for San Francisco
and New York. and a consul and vice
consul for Honolulu: also. First Secre-
tary Mr. Cheng, to succeed Mr.. Shen.
who will return to China
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

its friends turned against it, and its
author voted with the rest TO lay it upon
the table The bill is q brief one com
pared with the child labor laws of Mas
sachusetts, and everybody conceded that
it was stringent. It said:
Section I. No child under Il years Of
age shall be employed at any time in
any factory or workshop or about any
mine No such child shall be employed
in any mercantile establishment. nor in
the service of any telegraph, telephone
or public messenger company, except
during the vacation Of the public schools
in the school district where such child
is employed. No persons under 16 years
of age shall be employed at any Occu-
patton or at any place dangerous or in.
furious to life limb, health or morals,
nor at any la Dor Of any kind outside OF
before o'clock in the morning nor after
z o'clock in the evening, nor more than
ten EOurs IN any one day. nor more than
80 hours in any one week. except in ac-
cOrdance with the following express
permission or condition to wit: Chill
dren not less than IA years of age may
be employed IN mercantile establish
ments on Saturdays and for ten days
each year before Christmas until 10
o'clock in the evening, provided, how
ever, that this permission shall not BE-
so construed as to permit such children
to toll more than ten hours in any one
day, nor over so hours in any one week.
Sec. ,. Any person, firm or corpora
ton employing any person or child III
violation Of any provision of tF14s act or
permitting or conniYing at such viola
ton, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
shall be fined in a sum not less than S25
nor more than $3.50 and by imprisonment
in the county jail not less than 80 days
nor more than 90 days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
GREAT FIRE.
COnflagratiOn Raging on the
Fair Haven Water Front.
Started in a Saw Mill and
Spread Rapidly.
HIGH WIND BLOWING.
Big Warehouse and Railroad
Trestle Consumed.
Fish Canneries in the Track Of
the Flames.

Seattle, Wash, March 6-Fire broke
out in Murehison's sawmill at Fair
Haven at 10 this morning and threat
ems the destruction of a large part of
the water front and business buildings
of the city. A strong southeast gale is
urging the flames forward and several
canneries are in imminent danger.
The Great Northern freight cars were
burned near the depot and the depot is
in flames. The loss. unless the wind
changes and permits the fire department
to gain control, will aggregate nearly
S5o0-00O and several hundred men will
be thrown out of employment.
a pig warehouse partly filed with
goods is totally consumed and the
flames are now at work on the trestle
on which the railroad runs.
The fire department from Whatcom
has Joined in the fight and volunteers
from that city are coming in droves 10
try and save Fair Haven from being
wiped of the map.
Murchishons s mill is a total loss and
the entire northwest water front will be
a mass of ruins in a few hours The
plants of the American Can company
and the Steel Fish cannery are in the
track Of the flames and viii be con-
sumed.
All of the other plants along the
northwest water front at a. m. seemed
to be certain of destruction.
A LATER ACCOUNT.
Fair Haven, Wash, March ga de-
structive fire occurred on the water front
at L o'clock this morning completely de-
stroying the Murchison sawmiu and the
Hill-WebOn wharf. Total loss $130, 900;
insurance about half
The fire started in the planning depart
ment of the Murchison mill, probably
being caused by a spark from a smoke
stack. The Northern Pacific Railroad d
company had two passenger coaches
and baggage car destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Dead Body of Young Woman
Found in ROOming House.

New York. March "a good deal of
mystery surrounds the death of a wo-
man who had registered as Nellie
Blanchard, Chicago" and who was
found dead in a T0oming house in West
Thirty-seventh street last night 1t
was partly cleared today by the state
ment that a physician had examined
the body and told the police the wo-
man probably had died of natural
causes. In connection with the state
ment of the man with whom the Wo-
man came to the house Sunday, when
the room was engaged for her. that
they came from Chicago, the police
reported today that a check for a sleep
ing car berth on the Michigan Central
was found among her effects. The man
paid for the room and after handing
the woman some bottles of dark liquid
the landlady's sister says she heard
him say.
Don't forget to take this medicine.
You know I am a physician
One of the bottles was found empty
The police are looking for the man.
The police found an alligator skin
reticufe among the Woman's effects.
Several bottles of medicine had been
filled at Morton's pharmacy in Chicago
on q DR.. Hyde's Dfescriatfon. Several
of them were labeled Miss Fletcher. "
A class pin with the letters IS. NJ.
97'' was found in the reticule. a key
was tagged "MetropOle hotel. Room B.
Chicago March 6.-When interviewed
today in regard to the case DR.. James
NeVins Hyde, upon whose order the
prescrip ptions were filed stated that Miss
Fletcher called at his office February
27, and was treated for a slight fever.
DR.. Hyde was of the opinion that the
young woman was employed as a hous
servant, but was unable to state the
name of her employer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
WHO is TO BLAME?
Rock Island Wreck Investiga-
tiOn Begins in Topeka.

There has been a great deal of curl
Osity among railroad men here as to who
would have to bear the responsibility
of the Rock Island wreck which occur
red at the Rock Island junction near
Kansas City at about 10 o'clock Wednes-
day night. Some think that it was the
fault of the engineer on the east bound
train. Others think that the engineer
of the west bound train was more re-
sponsibIe than any one else and still
others think that the round house fore
man at that point will have to bear the
blame
The matter viii probably be settled
by tomorrow. Those who had any thing
to do with the matter in any way or are
at all likely to be responsible for the
wreck are in the city today for the pur-
pose of attending an investigation that
was held by the officials at the Rock Isl
and division offices this afternoon. The
outcome of the investigation has not
yet been given out
The general opinion leans toward En-
gineer O'COnner who was in charge of
the west bound train, as the man to
whom the blame viii be laid. 1t seems
that he had received orders to the ef-
feet that he would meet the east bound
train at Rock Island junction If this
was true it is the general opinion that
Engineer O'Conner should have ap-
prOa ched the junction in a cautious and
slow manner. seeing that the east bound
train had taken the siding before he
tried to pass. instead of coming down
at the rate it is said he did and con-
sequently striking the east bound train
just as it was going into the siding. It
is thought by those who are versed in
such matters that Engineer O'Conner
should have taken this precautiOn in
spite of the fact that he was on time
and the other train was late All rail-
road engineers are always expected to
act according to conditions and he is
consequently expected to keep in close
touch with those same conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
CHICAGO PRIMARIES.
Republicans Are Selecting a
Candidate for Mayor.

Chico 60 March 6-Republican pri-
mary elections for delegates to the city.
judicial and ward conventions are being
held in Chicago today. The chief in
terest centers in the selection of dele
gates supposed to favor the nomination
of either Graeme Stewart or John NJ
Harlan. the rival candidates for mayor.
Mr.. Stewart, who represents the reg
ular" element of the party. is promi-
nent merchant and a member Of the ma
tiOnal Republican central committee.
Mr.. Harlan is a well known lawyer ana
a son of Justice John NJ. Harlan, of the
United States supreme court He is an
..inde2endent.