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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
WOES Of LOWRY
AIRED IN COURT
Wife Of a Commission
Merchant Secures
a Divorce.
Says Her Husband Treated
Her Cruelty for Five
Years.

Gertrude H. Lowry, wife of William q.
Lowry, cubman, merchant prince, head
of the house of W. G. Lowry a. Co., grain
and commission brokers, was the central
figure in divorce proceedings before Judge
Hebbard yesterday that were particularly
sensational because of the prominence OF
the people concerned and the character
or the charges preferred against ner hus-
band by Mrs. Lowry. The case was heard
at an unusually early hour and the ties
uniting the LOwrys were severed at
time when there would be little danger
OF the tale of their infelicities becoming
public, but the news leaked out, greatly
10 the surprise Of those interested in the
case. The suit was brought by Mrs. Low
~ who asked for her freedom on the
ground that for the last five years her
husband had treated her in cruel and
inhuman manner. There was no question
OF alimony. neither was there any men
tion of property rights
BEGGED HER FORGIVENESS.
Mrs Lowry testified that she had be-
come a sufferer from heart trouble as the
result Of her husbands treatment of her
during the last five years. or period
covering half their married life. they hay
inE been married IN this city in April,
1892 She said that five years ago her
husband began drinking 10 excess, and
that from that time up to September u
of last year, when she left him, she SUI.
fered continually.
Their troubles began. said Mrs. Lowry,
at a house party at the ranch of her
father near San Leandro, where she and
her husband and some friends had as
sembled. At that time, she said, her hus-
band drank too mulch and grew surly and
mOrOse and Inundated her by accusing
her of being too friendly with several
gentleman members of the party. He
continued the abuse after they had re-
tired TO their rooms and only ceased when
she fell in a swoOn as the result of his
tagging. she declared. The sound of her
fall. said Mrs. Lowry, aroused the other
guests, and they rushed up TO her apart
ment but were refused admission by
Lowry The following morning. continued
the fair plaintiff, her husband threw him
self on his knees before her begged her
forgiveness and promised to refrain from
drinking. which promise he kept for six
months.
At the end Of that time, according to
his wifes testimony. he resumed his
former treatment of her and continued il
during a trip they took to Honolulu in
February, 1899. During the trip to the
islands. said Mrs. Lowry, he nagged and
harassed her and caused her great worry
by telling her she was the talk of the
ship and accusing her of acting in an i'm
proper manner with the doctor and the
steward.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
THE CALLS RACING FORM CHART
)wner WtSt. Il. y. a. Str Fin / Jockey Op.

RAcK-Tuesday. JAN s.-weather fine Track good
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
SAD SAM AND KENIL WORTH
CLASH AGAIN IN A HANDIC
ey Dare Wins the Opening Race OakandVohice Finshe
Front of Ada NHermencia Is Disappointment Diomed
by Nose to BarkyiteLeader Breezes In Before The

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~ head for the six-furlong handi-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07

at t:34 Leader. place. no; show. Is
Id. winner, b. c. by Maxio-Pas Seul.
Won in gallop. Second and third driving
some beating from now on Alice Carey
Mexicanna did well as far he went,
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
THE ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.

Second Raoe-Three and half furlongs.
nurse two -vear-olds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

T BOUGHT THIS HOUSE ON
MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN FRon
SMITH & TAYLOR
LIS. E. 4.H5I.
HATE TO LEAVE IT EVEN FOX "A.
FEW DAYS. THEY HAVE ONE
FOR YOU AND nv ADVICE IS TO
oeC y : J.M. B.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
JAY COOKIES BIBLE GLASS
THE FINANCIER HAS TAUGHT 1T FOR
HALF A CENTURY.

law Cooke of PHILADELPHIA has taught for
fftv wears a Bill. class This is the oldest
Bible class in America Its teacher takes IN
it the same profound and joyous interest that
he took in the fnanciering of the civil war
and in the building of the Northern Pacific
Railroad 1t is not wonderful therefore, that
it is a success
Mr. Cooke is now eighty years old He is ABOUT
six feet in height and he weighs 1I5 pounds
tis egure is erect his gait is elastic his cheeks
are full, the healthy, unwrinkled skin covering
tho firm flesh smoothly His blue eyes are
alert and gay and clear. His voice IS young
and his ready laugh is young
Ct Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church,
where he conducts his Bible class. is at osohtz'
one of Philadelphia's beautiful suburbs where
P A B. Widener and William L. Elklhs nave
their great white houses-houses as huge anu DIS
n,aenifcent as cathedras. 1t was established
by Mr. Cooke more than fifty years ago. "neh lie
bought the land it comprises for S5OO an acre.
and this land is now worth Slo'ooo an acre
He named the place after an Indian chief
Ogontz who had carried him on his shoulder
and taught him the lore of hunting in his boy
hood in Ohio
Mr. Cooke narrated the history of his Sun
day school class the other afternoon. He said:
II lived in 1852 at The Cedars, house that
stood where Mr.. Elkins's house now stands
Next to me lived John w. Thomas, a merchant.
Mr.. Thomas and his family, and L with my
family, used to get UP on Sunday before it
was light and would drive in to Philadel-
phia to st. Paups Church, Third-st., below
Wanut-st., for there church here in
those days We would arrive in time for the
Sunday school service at 9 o'clock, and after
Sunday school we would attend the church
service. Then would get our luncheon in the
school ROOM and at 23O O'Clock we would at
tend the afternoon service. After this we
would drive home, getting back at $50
I'll tell you parenthetically, who one of Mr..
Thomas's sons was He lad called George
and he worked in his fathers mercantile house
l claimed him from that house; 1 said | wanted
him to come with me in the banking firm of
Jay Cooke & Co. He Industrious moral
brilliant boy; to train him in banking was a
pleasure; and it not long before he be-
came one of my partners Then. after my re-
tirement, he went with the house of DrexeI &
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

! Co, and he is the head of Drexel & Co. to-day.
To-day George c. Thomas is. after ]. Pierpont
Morgan, the greatest banker In America IT
pleases me to be able to say this truthfully OF
him. 1t is fine thing to have seen this boy
grow up into good and successful a man
Now, to return to my Bible class. L started
it because perceived that there was great
need of it 1t had forty-five members in the
beginning, and the services were held in the
parlor of my home They were evening SER
vices-they lasted from 7:30 until 9 O'Clock
and they made my Sunday full day, for 1 still
continued to get up before daybreak and to at
tend at st. Paurs the services there
But 1 gave great deal of attention to the
Bible class, for all that and it prospered we'll
It grew to be too big for my parlOr. There
fore 1 put a second story of my out
buildings, and arranged there admirable
Sunday school room. Still the class continued
to grow.
I'm 1860 we established st. PauFs Church at
Ogontz We erected beside the church a Sun
day school building. and the upper floor of this
building was reserved for me- But my class
kept increasing It mounted to a
bership Of one hundred and fifty. Its quarters
became again uncomfortably crowded.
And therefore built Parvin Hall This hall
named after the Rev Robert j. Parvin.
who was then our rector 1t seats three hun
dred persons and use it for entertain
ments and for my Bible class The Bible class
services are at 2:3O o'clock each Sunday after
noon. Do you know that some of the members
Herbert r. Hammond. Samuel Fisher and
others-have been with the class from the be-
ginning, nearly fifty years ago? 1 give two
afternoons two evenings each week to the
preparation of the lesson, and this work is very
pleasant to me- l always learn much from it"
Mr.. Cooke lives with his daughter the wife
of the banker Charles ID. Barney, in a huge
house at Ogontz that he gave to her. His own
fine house by he ceased to live in some time
ago because he did not wish to be alone. This
mansion is a seminary for young girls
Mr.. Cookies Conservatories it's grounds
and in here there stand always
broached a barrel of cider, a barrel of apples
and half dozen barrels of walnuts, shellbarks
and hickory nuts. These are for the entertain
ment of the young girls of the seminary On
the grounds, too, is an orchard that Mr.. Cooke
planted that his young friends should have
no lack of fruit. He has planted indeed and
seen grow to d stately size, more than 5000
trees in OgontZ SOIL
Mr.. Cooke is no longer in business When he
was in business he had on his books an account
called 20. P. j." and to this account twice
one-tenth of the firms profits were
Jacob the Biblical character who originated
the giving of tithes to God. MIR Cooke has
given all his life long tenth of his possess
Christian religion.
he devotes himself to making people happy
He gives away at Christmas hundreds Of pres
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

ents and a few days before THANKSGIVING he
entertains his Bible class and his tenants, many
of whom have lived with him and worked for
him, fathers sons and grandsOns, for more than
fifty years. with a concert and a supper In Par
vim Tall. At the end of the supper. as the
guests are departing, to each is handed turkey
for Thanksgiving, and each sets off homeward
with the bird.
Mr.. Cooke never smoked till he was Fifty
years old. So far as drinking goes, it may be
said that, practically, he never drank He got
a distaste for tobacco and alcohol in his boy
hood when he was clerk in Sandusky, Ohio
1T was on a Christmas Eve he says OF
this. "and and some other young clerks agreed.
since the older folks were having jollifcatiOn.
that We too would celebrate. So we got some
cigars and some Teneriffe wine, and we smoked
and made candy and drank-had, guess,
pretty rowdy time. The upshot that We all
got very sick
He tells with great good humor how his father
came to give him the short name of jay:
My father, who was judge and a Congress-
man. was named Eleutheros and solely because
many of the simple backwoodsmen couldn't spell
that long name on their written ballots my
father was badly beaten once in a political con-
test by man much less popular than himself
Therefore he swore that his children should
not be handicapped in life by long and unspel-
able names, and he called my older brother
Pitt and me Jay"
He sometimes tells the following anecdcte OF
Horace Greeley:
When I was interested in the Sterling Iron
Company. on the Erie Railroad. we took
day a party there to christen a fine new loco
motive that we had bought. Among our guests
were Mr.. Greeley and Peter Townsend. the old
ironmaster. Both wore big. white, woOlly over
coats. but GreeIey's coat old and shabby.
while Townsend's was quite new. We had a
banquet after the christening. and when the
wine was brought on Mr.. Greeley. being a
teetotaler said he would leave us now for a
of our furnaces He was. you know. expert
Peter Townsends coat was not to be found
thought that Greleey had taken it and. looking
for him, found him down beside a furnace
other, tapping away in scientific absorption
He had TOwnsend's coat on, and out of one OF
the pockets the neck of TOwnsend's whiskey
bottle prOtruded. Then and there organized
a court and jury; Chief Justice Chase took the
bench; and with elaborate ceremony a mock
trial was held over Greeley for the stealing of
Townsend's coat and whiskey. and for the sin Of
secret. unCOnViVial drinking
Mr. Cooke has never been abroad but he
has travelled all over America. He has one
beautiful country place called Gibraltar. on
Lake Erie; another, OsOntz Lodge. in the wild
LycominS region of PennSy Sylvania and third
IN New Jersey. at Beach Haven. He visits these
places for their excellent fishing. He is eX-
pert fisherman and an expert hunter, though or
late he has hunted little. But he fishes with all
his old-time zeal. He caught this year more
than three thousand trOEt.
MIR. Cooke regarded in the past a.
Americas greatest hnancier.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

Your mother will be waiting for you." he re-
marked as they left RObina.
Robna knew that. Still, she stood a little
while when they had gone. The sun had set
and 1t was getting cold. The tide began to rise
with means, and the wind blew Robina's long,
straight tawny hair across her face. She looked
about her, and her eyes glowed with a nameless
feeling wave up and slipped around
her feet With a start, she clapped her hat on
and sped along the sand toward home
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
The dead:
ACTIVITY IN COAL FIELDS,
Many New Shafts Are to Be Sunk
Around Nashville, Ill.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nashville, ILL.,, March e0.-There is an I'M
precedented activity in the sinking OF coal
mines in this county. and the prospects for
establishing Of several in various parts Of
Washington County are decidedly roseate.
At Heriton coal has been struck, while at
Irvington, and in this city. work will soon
he under way of drilling for coal.
At Heriton coal was struck at depth of
800 feet The vein Is feet thick and of ex-
cellsnt quality. Some time age, at a mass
meeting in that city, the money necessary
for the drilling was subscribed. and as the
work of erecting 4 shaft will, no doubt, be
commenced soon.
The drillers have gone to 1rvington in
this county. where they will search for the
mineral in that vicinity. Should the drillers
be successful in reaching a good vein a
shaft Will be sunk as the citizens there are
extremely anxious for coal mine
Colonel Louis krughoH of this city, CASH
Ter of the First National Bank. will COM
mence drilling for coal soon on his land
Just at the outskirts of Nashville. Some
years ago the citizens IF Nashville prospect
ed for natural gas at the same place. but
were not able TO get practical supply. Al
this time II was discovered that there was
coal underlying the land. but the thick
ness of the vein and other particulars were
not obtained. and the matter was dropped.
owing to the failure Of the previous venture.
If the vein should prove to be one worthy
Of working, the place will be an ideal spot
for a mine as it is directly at the intersec-
ton of the Illinois Southern and Louisville
and Nashville railroads
ST. Clair and Washington County capi-
taltsts are now prospecting IN the eastern
part OF the former county and western part
| OF this county for coal
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
Defines Governments Position on
Proposed Combination to Pre-
vent Collection Of Debt.
ARBITRATION COURT FAVORED.
Monroe Doctrine Not to Be Con
strued as Protection to Ma
tons Against Punishment
for Misconduct.

Washington, March oO.-The text of the
response OF Secretary Hay to the Argentine
note proposing combin ell action Of American
states to resist collection of debts by naval
force was made public to-day. 1t Is as fol-
lows:
without expressing assent to or dissent
from the propositions ably set forth in the
note of the Argentine Minister of Foreign
Relations, dated December g, 1892, the gem
eral position OF the United States in the
matter is indicated in recent messages OF
the President.
The President declared in his message to
Congress December 3. 1901. that by the Mon
roe Doctrine we do not guarantee any
State against punishment IL 1t risconduc:s
itself, provided that punishment does not
take the form of acquisition of territory by
any non-American power
In harmony with the foregoing Ian
guage. the President announced in his
message OF December ,. 1892:
." No independent nation in America need
have the slightest fear Of aggression from
the United States. 1t behooves each one 10
maintain order within its own borders and
TO discharge its just obligations to foreign
ers When this is done they can rest assured
that be they strong or weak. they have
nothing to dread from outside Interference.
Advocating and adhering in practices in
internatio arbitration in settlement OF
controversies not adjustable by the orderly
treatment Of diplomatic negotiation, the
Government Of the United States would al.
Justice Of claims by one State against an
other growing out of individual wrongs or
Ven ss the
might be made. left to the decision or an
impartial arbitra tribunal hetore which the
litiEant nations, weak and strong alike may
stand as equals In the eye or international
law and mutual duty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
.,,,, Votes and personals.

Homer Stanford Of Mount Vernon, Ill. ia the
guest Of Alton relatives.
F. $. Dodge OF Alton went TO Chicago yes
terday.
August SchIahy. president Of the Missouri
Trust Company of St Louis. was VISITOR IN
Alton yesterday.
The Alton city Court will be in session TO.
day after vacation OF several days
Collector Schreber of Alton Township and
Collector Malsen of Wood River Township. who
has his principal office at Upper Alton: announced
collecting taxes as the books have TO De re-
turned TO County Treasurer Mccormick On Tues
day
The parishioners OF ST Mary.s Church IN
Henry street are planning extensive improve
rr.ents to their church buildings. The basement
will be converted into an assembly, room for
dence will be converted into a school building
The copgre gation will then build a handsome res
idence for the pastor. the Reverend Father Io-
seph Meckle.
Benjamin Schafer OF Alton has returned from
BLOOMINGTON III
j H. Youngblood Of Alton has returned from,
Fieldon, Ill.
Of John e Hayner.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore of Alton have gone 20
bloomington. Iii.
The Women's Council Of Alton met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. A H. Wuerker in Prospect
street. The themes under discussion were. The
Reign of James H. and John Dryden
The pupils of Lincoln School at Alton will
week. beginning March 3D. The exhibition will
be held IN the schooirooTas.
&C r. johnson Of Upper Alton won. to
Springfield. Ill. yesterday.
Mrs Elizabeth Mason of Fos;erburg died
THURSDAY at the home OF her SON William Mason.
at the age of e years Three sons. William
Mason; Harvey Mason Of Jerseyvils and Al,
will take place this morning al II o'clock from
the Mount Olive BAPTIST Church
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
EAST SIDE NEWS.
WORK CAR ON ELECTRIC LINE
RUNS INTO FREIGHT WAGON.
Employees Who Were Being Conveyed
to Their Work Shaken Up and
Aotorman Seriously Hurt.

Phillip H Paule a motorman On a work
car of the East St Louis and Suburban
line, was seriously injured in a ca..-.on
Belleville city limits shortly before O'Clock
yesterday morning. A score of street car
employees were in tne car.
The street railroad men take turns in
running the work car from Beileville to
the power-house, and yesterday ii was
Paule's turn. Just as he left the city lin
its OF Belleville he noticed a black spot in
the road ahead. He put on the brakes, but
the car slid along with such force as 10
collide with the rear Of a heavy freight
wagon Paul was damned against the
door of the car ard the vestibule was
wrecked.
The windows of the car were broken and
the employees were given a shaking I'D.
Paule was unconscious and he was hurried
ly taken TO his home in Belleville. wbsre
Doctor c. H. Starkel, the company physi-
clan, was called on to attend him. Doctor
starkel pronounced his injuries very Sc
riCus.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
CATHOLIC LEAGUE.
Fanchons 8, Ringers o

Scores On tie Compton alleys were:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
FRIENDS ATTEND A BANQUET
IN M. w. BORDfRS'S HONOR.
Former General Counsel of the st.
Louis and SUBURBAN Electric Rail-
way Company Goes TO Chicago.

NJ w. Borders of Belleville and many of
his friends were guests at a banquet last
evening at Kuni's Cafe BsllevlEe, given n
their honor by the East ST. Louis and Sub
urban Electric Railway Company, on the
occasion of his retirement from the office of
general counsel of that road Mr.. Borders
departs to-day for Chicago, where he Will
make his home
The East ST. Louis guests were taken to
Bellevtlle in the private car The Bluffs
Circuit Judge B. K. Burroughs Of EDWARDS
vile was POSTMASTER, and toasts were re-
sponded to by c. NJ. Clark of Philadelphia,
president Of the East Side electric car sys-
gresham Fred ]. Kern, r. ID. w. Holder.
william Bender, Jr. of Belleville: Judge w.
p. Early of EdwardsvilIe, Judge William
Hartzell of Chester. Charles Boechenstein
of Edwardsv1ile. Mr.. Borders responded TO
the last toast and babe his friends good
by The guests were:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21

Scores on the Grand alleys:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
HORSES ESCAPE BREWERY FIRE
Stables of the klausman Plant in
Carondelet Are Burned.

Several horses had narrow escape from
incineration in a fire which destroyed the
stables of the klausman Brewery shortly
after midnight.
Employees noticed tongues of flame shoot
ing from the windows of one of the upper
lofts and hastily released the imprisoned
animals. which were about TO stampede.
A few minutes later the entire building
was in flames The damage Is estimated at
several thousand dollars. klausman Brew
cry is at Broadway and Catalan street in
Carondelet.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
ALTON BUTCHERS ON STRIKE
Packing Company May Come to Agree
mcnt With Employees To-day.

Packing Company went on strike Thurs
d9v evening at the call OF President Henry
Eckhard of the Alton Butchers Union.
ment of a uonunion butcher by the packing
company.
The officials of the company claim that
the employment of the outside outcher was
a necessity on account OF the increased
volume of business and the union claim
that the man was taken in over their pro-
tests. -, -, .
The trouble between the company and the
men was placed in the hands of commit
tee from the Alton Trades and Labor AS,
sernbly yesterday afternoon. ana X Is salu
thsr the strike will be ended within a short
time. possibly to-day. The business of the
plant went on as usual yesterday, except IN
The killing department. the ORDERS oelhs
filled from surplus stock.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21

Totals .....4o IL as 81 2ls 2l - llas q 10
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
ANTIsCALPlNG BILL PASSED.
Texas Senate Sends the Measure to
the Governor.
REPURLIC SPECIAL.

Austin. Tex, March 2o-The Senate
passed finally to-day the antiscalping bill.
which prohibits ticket brokers from dealing
in tickets of ali kinds.
The Senate also passed finally a bill max
ing it unlawful for any insurance company
TO do business in Texas except through
licensed agent. Boiler insurance companies
were exempted in the operation.
A bin also passed finally in the Senate
prohibiting the selling OF liquor to habitual
drLnkards.
A resolution was adopted in the House
providing for the appointment OF commit
tee Of FIVE representatives TO visit the next
State encampment of Texas Volunteer
Guards and report how 1t is conducted and
make report TO the next Legislature
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-21
TODAY,

Upon John Ruskin's writing desk
a slab of chalcedony lay.
And on II, cut in careful script, d
The word. To-day"
Honored of all, wondrous man,
And held a prophet in his way.
He let ''To-mSrr5w" pide its time,
And used To-day"
Upon the tablet OF the will
How good to write. the self-same way,
Putting to-morrows uses by,
The word Today
Harriet Prescott spofford. in St. Nicho-
las