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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25

distribution is said to have been March %.
1901. and was made in the form OF private
interviews between the paymaster and the
Senators purchased. In one or two in
stances, IL Is said. more than one Senator
was present Lieutenant Governor Lee told
all ne knew Of this feature of the transac-
ton.
PRIVATE INTERVIEWS BETWEEN
AGENT AND SENATORS.
The authorities think that he can give
more testimony on legislative boOdling, and
for that reason he has been asked to ap-
pear Monday. That some of his testimony
is in direct conflict with the statements
made by Senators who have testified preyi-
ously. may be judged from the fact that in
dictments for perjury VIII be returned next
week
Some OF the testimony offered by Lee
was on subjects other than alum 1t is
said that be went into details concerning
legislation about which little has been said
thus far. It was in consequence OF this tes-
timony that Frank Farris has been sub
poened TO appear again Those in a posi-
ton to know state that It Is hardly probable
that Farris viii be indicted for alum Iegis-
lation by the ST. Louis inquisitorial body.
as the Cole County indictment is thought to
be sufficient He can aid In furnishing tes-
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East Side Realty Transfers.

Real estate transfers filed for record In Belle
vile yesterday were follows:
". r. Carl 70 Robert A. Murphy. part lot IA
and % IN De Hams block i, East Louis: war
ranty deed: SSTs.
J. NJ. Wilson to Robert Bennett. lot Is. block
3. Alta Sita. East St. Louis: warranty deed; 800
Hy- Meinsen to Augusta Bauer lot TO s.
block Forest lawn; warranty deed: 800.
William Geiger to Joseph Walster. lot ~, New
Athens: quitciaim deed: S15 -
Margaretha Krauter 10 W. Groom, lot a.
block a. Ralphs addition. Bellevilie. warranty
deed; 81. 900.
d. r. McCasland TO william T Bates and
wife lot 6 and part "a. block E Security addl-
tion East St Louis: warranty deed: 500.
G. w. Detharding trustee, TO A. Jung, lot IS.
81 and Is. Commercial place; warranty deed:
O. T McCarty TO Nellie HoefeIe part lot go
IN Central place. No. ). East 81. Louis; warranty
School trustees T l. " r. 10 and II. TO Hy
2. Renshav. part lot .. block ?. Nat Gross sub
division: deed: s1.4o-
Mary Smith 70 c. E Chamberlain. lot ID. block
( Gertrude place. East St Louis: warranty deed:
J.. C Fleming 10 g, P. Chaplin, part lot q.
block . Calas Central place. East 81. Louis: war
ranty deed: $500
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
FORBES TO FIGHT REGAIN.
Men VIII Meet Before the West Eu
Club May In Twenty-Round Go.

Clarence Forbes and Johnny Regan have
been matched 10 go twenty rounds before
the West End Club on the evening OF May
Z. the weight having been agreed upon at
I'D pounds. Regan Is now at work In South
st. Louis and Is rounding into good shape,
Chicago yesterday. that he would be back
IN this city early next week
Although the programme for next weak
has not been definitely settled. II is likely
that Mike Shrek win be sent aeairst
Buck Montgomery or some other man OF
his weight This Montgomery Is not the
negro fighter. but Is q white man from the
Chicago Stock Yards. said to be q good
fighter in his class In case MONTGOMERY e
be sent against Schreck-
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SWEET SPRINGS CITIZENS
SEND MEMORIAL TO FOLK.

Circuit Attorney Folk yesterday received
= memorial signed by about 90 citizens of
Sweet Springs. Saline County. Missouri.
commanding him for his work in prosecue-
ing bOodlers. local and State. The me
mortal follows:
To Honorable Jossph W. Folk ST.. Louis. No.:
We. the undersigned citizens OF Sweet SprinEs
Saline County. Missouri. Gne vicinity. regart
less of party Affiliations. believing that the
safety and perpetnity Of civil governments de-
pend lzrEely upon an honest and faithful execu-
tion Of the laws. do therefore take this method
OF communicating with and expressing to you
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ers. periurers. bTibe-Eivers and bood!-- -takerS-
Rest assured that the good pcop.e OF this county
viii ever hold you IN grateful remembTance for
the work already done along this line and We
admonish YOU 20 continue in tho good work and
make no concessions where duty seems to lead
you.
r sam Hays. Henry Cnastsin. Z. I. Harris.
J. II. Forster. Fred Stork. J. +. Morrow H :.
FSnEnan. Lon Skinner. J. J. Smith. J. E Bar
metz. J. D. Smith and r II. Dillon.
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To-DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.


Yesterdays bank clearings were S,Sa. 4oS;
balances. 8, ,O5s. 49, Local discount rates
were firm between and per cent Do
mestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York. s0c premium bid. soc premium
asked: Chicago. Cincinnati. Louisville and
New Orleans. par discount bid, l0c premium
asked.
Wheat closed lower az 71=sc asked May.
12d7Slkc No. red. Corn closed higher at
zOc bid May. 405sd42c No. mixed. Oats
closed at 3sc May. 33ii=Gl$ic No mixed
The local market for spot cotton un-
changed
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only We want TO wash our hands OF this
legislation. and l will serve notice on Cook
County now that they can get no bill here
until they clear the atmosphere"
The Cook County members aeceded to
the demands Of the men from the rural DIS
/ tr.cts. Accordingly the traction legislation
has been over until the charges of boodltng
are prObed.
HOUSE PASSES
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
As the result OF the compromise the
House was able to transact routine busi-
ness this afternoon Minor Appropriation
bills were taken up and several were
passed. The vote on the child labor bill
was reconsidered and the bill passed
On motion Of Mr.. ChiperfieId- the
House concurred In the Senate amendments
to the House convict labor bill. On motion
OF Mr.. Bundy. the House concurred in the
Senate amendments to the House bill pro-
v.ding that local improvements may be had
in cities having a population of less than
5000 without petition.
Mr. Wheeler, by unanimous consent.
called ID his bill for the regulation OF en-
ployment officers and agencies. On his mo-
tlon the bill was recalled to the order of
second reading and he offered amendments
reducing the salaries OF the superintendent
and his assistants to the amounts recon-
mended by the committee The amendment
was adopted and the bill again was ad-
vanced to third reading. As amended. the
bill provides that the salaries shall be as
follows:
Superintendent. 81 800 per annum; assist
ant. a.eoo per annum: clerks, 1900 per an
num- The following appropriation bills
were called up and passed:
Burgett's, appropriating $4,000 for the
special expenses OF the Eastern State Nor
NAL at Charleston. Yeas. 70; nays. O.
Bundy's. appropriating 5000 per annum
to the Illinois State Horticultural Society
Yeas. IS: nays. 1. Mr.. Lurton voted in the
HASTINGS MacADAM-
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Marine Intelligence.

New York. April A-Arrived: Celtic.
Liverpool: weirar. Genoa.
Plymouth. April 24-Arrived: Rron Prinz
wilhelm. New York.
MovtIle. April z4.-Safled: Bavarian, from
Liverpool, Montreal
Naples. April z5.-Arrived: Calahria, New
York. via Marseilles and Leghorn.
London, April A-Sailed: Lancastrian,
Boston.
Genoa. April A-Arrived: Princess Irene.
New York. via Naples
Liverpool, April A--sailed: Devonian.
Boston.
Movnle. April 24-sailed: ETHIOPIA Urom
Glasgow, New York.
Bizard. April A-Passed: Potsdarn. New
York. for Rotterdam
Queenstown. April A--Arrfved: syivanis,
Boston. for Liverpool (and proceeded.
southampton. April 2.-Sailed: Deutsch-
land 0-om Hanburg). New York, via Cher
bourE.
New York. April A-Arrived: Campania.
Liverpool; Pomeranisn, Glasgo-z, via Hail.
fax. Sailed: Cedric, Liverpool.
-Ponta do Arnel. April 24-Passed: -Phoe-
nipia. Senes, and Naples for New York.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
POLICE FIND LOCK ON WEST.
Leads TO Theory That He May
Have Worked Old Game.

Two men: giving the names Of John West
and Jesse King. were arrested BY Detectives
Badger and Howard at Union station yes
terday afternoon, and are held for investi-
trying to work the lock game
A trick lock and a pea. the kind used in
the shell game. were found on West King
had counterfeit 800 bill. which, 1t IS sup
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
FIGHTS DEDICATION BILL.
Sherman Opposes Appropriation to
Send Troops to st. Louis.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPU BIC SPkNIAlA
Springfield. Ill. April 24-Judge Sherman
this morning led 4 hght TO defeat the appro-
priation OF $4,000 for the transportation Of
Illinois National Guard to the ST. Louis
Worlds Fair Dedication exercises. II is
proposed to send regiment OF infantry, a
battery and $50 men OF the naval militia. in
all about l.a0 men.
Judge Sherman said that appropriations
for the militia already called for 81, 900 900.
and that this was extreme liberality. Sher-
man moved to strike out the enacting clause
of the bill The motion was loSt-o9 to ~
The bill was ordered to a third reading
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MILLER DEFEATED
IN SELECTION OF
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Continued From Page One.

ceedings will be conducted as If It were q
Grand Jury. Secrecy Is the watchword.
The session began at SD o'clock tonigh,
IN Speaker MiIler's room at the Leland Ho-
tel.
so o'clock and evidently entered upon an
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
Mr. RAMSEY ARRIVES TO-DAY.
Members of His Family Have Gone to
Meet Him.

President Ramsey OF the Wabash Rail-
road. with his daughter, Miss Helen Ram
sey, Will arrive In New York to-day
The body of Miss Anna Ramsey, who
died in Cairo, Egypt. win arrive early in
May, having been sent By the Mediter-
ranean route
Members OF the personal and Official fam
fly Of President Ramsey are in New York
to meet him
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WILLIAM E. TRAUTMANN.

A member OF the Illinois House Investisat-
ing Committee.
extended examination OF him with regard
to his statement alleging an attempt to
bribe
Delay in getting to work was caused by
difficulty in procuring stenographer. The
services OF Felix Struckman. secretary OF
Attorney General Hamlin were finally pro-
cured
The committee found the quarters offered
by the Speakers room toe confining and ad-
1ourned to a large sample room on the
lower floor of the hotel, where tables were
procured ard the examination begun, with
all that formality attaching to a court OF
inquiry.
The Speakers statement was lengthy, a.
he was detained for several hours. Occa-
sionally one OF the members OF the commit
tee left the room hurriedly upon errands.
None would say what progress had been
made or whether any startling revelations
had come to light.
The organization OF the committee clear
" Indicates the predominance OF the anti
organization men In Il. Rinaker IS a strong
Sherman supporter. Mckinley Is a Demo
crat. Both were active among the insur-
gents who precipitated yesterdays uproar.
The freely vented charges of corruption
have resulted IN Wild confusion Yester-
days rioting was not repeated to-day, but
its results are yet operating. The Speaker
is beaten at his game with the gavel. Ap-
parently, he has surrendered and let mat
tiers take their course But he has reused a
storm, OF which there is no telling upon
whose head it will break. or how many it
Will involve.
Renresentafiye Traufu,.1 o.. tsrs .,ta
the committee had made good progress. He
could not say how much longer they would
remain at work.
II IS stated positively here that Sneaker
Miller has refused to diyulge names OF men
whom he says declared that money backed
the municipal ownership bill. The COM
mittee is pushing him for the information,
and this is said to be the reason for his
being detained so long before the inquisi-
tors.
ACTS OF "RUMP- SESSION
ARE NOT YET APPROVED.
The action OF this morning with reference
TO the Investigating Committee resolution
was decided upon at a meeting OF the Con-
ference Committee OF the anti-AfIIler organ
ization. the ''ninetv-Seyen' who elected Al
len temporary Speaker yesterday and undid
all Speaker MiIler's gavel had accomplished
The acts OF this ''rump" session are not
yet recognized as legal This point. how
ever. Is left open. and may yet be the cause
of fight. At the beginning OF the session
to-day 1t was moved and carried that ap-
provaI OF the Journal be postponed for one
legislative day At the meeting OF the con-
ference committees. the Cook County mem
bers wished to proceed with the considera-
tion OF municipal ownership bills before the
Investigating Committee made its report
To this the country members would not
consent They wanted TO go into the
Doodle phase OF the situation first and OBJ
tain light upon il.
when the Indy bill was rushed TO
third reading" said Schlagsnhauf. "a num-
Der Of country members were trying to get
recognition in order to offer amendments
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
Missing Husband Returns.

Thornton Franklin. a railroad man, who
had been missing returned to his wife and
home In East St Louis Thursday evening.
He had been missing for three weeks. and
during that time had been in the South
life with a. trip to some other part of the
country, and his wife objects to this He
was going away. He said that he did not
intend staying longer than a week. and
knew that II he got back within this time
that she would think that he had been sent
South on some fellow railroad mans run-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
SOCIALIST HOLDS DECIDING VOTE.
Republicans and Democrats Each
Have e superHisora In Madison.

E. Creilley was yesterday appointed su-
pervisor in Venice Township by the Town
caused by the death of Charles Thayer,
who died April 3. He is Socialist and
will be the balance of power in the Madi-
son County Board of Supervisors, there be-
ing thirty-two Democrats and thlrty-two
Republicans now on the board.
The board Will meet next Monday and
perfect an organization.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
FOREIGN.

General Maxine Gomez It IS expected,
will attend the st. Louis Worlds Fair.
The governments OF Prussia and the
Grand Duchy OF Mecklenburg have decided
to expel the Mormon missionaries. all of
whom are Americans, as a police measure.
Pleasure yacht Rene Victoria missing
since April :.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Mrs Sarah Osborne believes she has had
more than her share of trouble. She thinks
st. Louis Is an unlucky place for her
Roodler Decker was unmoyed when yer
dict fixing his sentence at four years was
read.
Graduating exercises OF Marion-Sims-
Beaumont College will take place tonight
Chief Desmond will ask Coroner to re-
open Harris case.
The New st. Louis City Mission will be
opened tonight at No. II North Seventh
street.
Missouri University students won annual
debate from Illinois.
Harry NJ Robinson and Miss Gertrude
Hill eloped to Clayton and were married at
o'clock yesterday morning.
Lieutenant Governor Lee was before the
ST. Louis Grand Jury one hour and quar-
ter. and his testimony, 1t is believed. will
result in more indictments.
The first statuary has been installed on
the Worlds Fair site.
Harbor Commissioner Whyte's annual re-
port shows that the city was saved more
than $4,000 in the last year.
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VIII Not Arcct Agreement with the

New Orleans. April 24-A story is cur
rent here to-day that beginning July the
Southern Railway will come into New Or
leans. operating the Mobile and Ohio pas
senger trains in and out OF the Illinois
Central Union Station
II Is SAID that only the PASSENGER traf-
hc In connection with the St Louis di-
vision Of the Southern-Mobile and Ohio
pre- perty will be affected and that at pres
ent no severance OF the agreement between
the LOUISVILLE and Nashville and the South
ern in the handling of Eastern business Is
contemplated
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
Chippers strILe Declared on.

The strike OF the clippers, employed at
the American Steel Foundries AT East 81
Louis. was declared of yesterday morning
and the men went back to work The strike
was over technical matters pertaining TO the
work in the plant, and an agreement was
reached at a conference between a comnit-
tee representing the men and the officials
OF the plant
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25

A party Of East St Louis men, headed
by John J. Wies, Daniel Sullivan, Stephen
d. Sexton and Robert Boethman departed
last evening for a hunting and fishing trip
at Bovman's Clubhouse in St. Clair County
The party will return to East st. Louis
carly next week
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
First Train TO Georgetown.

Georgetown. Tex. April sL-Ths Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad was completed
and the first train ran into Georgetown to-
day. The last spike was driven 10 the
presence OF several hundred people
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25

In a lecture in ST. james Methodist
Church Chicago. Rabbi Emil Hirsch de-
clared that all Jews would welcome Christ's
return.
Fourteen hundred members enrolled at Il
Iipois State Teachers Association at Syca-
more.
Regents OF the State University meet at
Columbia to prepare plans for summer
schools at St Joseph and Joplin.
President Roosevelt resumes his tour OF
the West. starting for st. Louis after lay
ing the cornerstone for a new gate at Yel-
lowstone Park.
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Pittsburg defeats Cariihsls by score Of
TO in eleven inning game.
Winners at Rinloch Park yesterday were:
Father wentker. Mary Moore, Aransss
Pass, Boaster, Blanco and Sir Christopher.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-25
Ec.ena, No Cure, No PAY.

Your druggist win refund your money IL
PAZo OINTMENT fails to cure Ringworm.
Tetfer, Old Ulcers, Sores, Ptmples Black
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I. C. AND SOUTHERN ALLIANCE.

posed. he used IN the game. King carried
a loaded revolver.
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LEES TESTIMONY MAY RESULT
IN MORE DOODLE INDICTMENTS

Continued From Page One.
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OVERWORK MADE HIM INSANE.
W. r. InEham WanderS Away Into BOE
on the Evening OF Ills Bachelors Dinner.


SARATOGA, May Nv. Fink Ingham,
whose marriage has been announced to
take place on June 20. lies in a comatose
condition at the Comstock Hospital He
was stricken suddenly at his Saratoga Lake
cottage yesterday afternoon, and the at
tending physicians pronounce it tempo.
rary mental alteration, the result of too
close application to business and over
work. He is 30 years old, and member Of
the firm OF Inghap. White & Co.. insurance
agents. He resides with his mother, Mrs.
Fannie Ingham. widow, at 1856 Union ave-
nue.. He is a member Of the Jolly Club,
the principal object of which is to give
bachelor dinners on the eve of marriages.
lngham gathered about him, at his cosey
cottage, over twenty congenial bachelors
and friends, and the dinner was about ready
to be served, when it became apparent
that the host was absent. A general search
was made, and the guests were both horri-
fed and startled to find Ingham covered
with beg muck from head to foot, that the
hair of his head was badly singed, and that
he was insane. as shown by his irrational
utterances and peculiar conduct
Ingham had wandered away and walked
or foundered over half mile through
bog, treacherous with quicksands, and had
set fire to and burned up small unoccupied
cottage, said to be owaed by Norman Fish
Of Buffalo 1t is mystery how he man.
aged to traverse the bog, place always
avoided by expert hunters on account OF
the Tuicksands. He speedily lapsed into q
sem-comatose condition, and was brought
here There was no Improvement this
afternoon. The Ingham cottage is about
six miles from this village.
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RELIEVE IN HER FORTUNEr NO.
Mrs. Jordan Takes No Stock In the Story
That Hermit Todd Left Her S4O.OOO.

BRocKroN, Mass. May II Mrs. Peter
Jordan Of 427 Centre street, this city, is in
clined to place little credence in the report
that George W. Todd, the hermit of Hamil-
ton, Ont, has left her $40 900 because he stole
her pocketbook. She was found at the home
of her daughter In Lyman street, just at
the rear Of her own hons. last evening. She
had heard nothing regarding the Request
until notified of it by reporters.
Il really do not think there Is very much
In it," she said, with smile. Il have not
heard anything about it and l shall not
worry myself about it, shall not be dis
appointed If l never hear anything more
about it.
ut was not at the Brockton fair grounds
that | lost that pocketbook," said Mrs.
Jordan, -but somewhere uptown on Satur-
day night, the last day OF the fair, in 1883.
went out to do my shopping. 1t war rain
lug and were a long circular and had
my pocketbook In the pocket Of this circu-
lar, which opened outside.
when got up to the market the pocket
book was gone. l advertised the loss in
the papers and signed my name to it. but
I never heard a word about it from that
time to this day. Ihave had good deal Of
trouble in my life. and never believed in
allowing myself TO be disappointed. so il
/ do not get the $4,000 you tell about
shall be lust as happy
Mrs. Jordan savs that there was a little
less than $50 in the lost pocketbook
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CITY APPOINTMENTS COMING
Mayor Low Has q Lot or Folks to Dlsap-
point on His Return.

When Mayor Low returns from his va
cation to-day or tomorrow he has not
only the Comptrollers complaints against
Fire Commissioner Sturgis and Super
visor Cowen of the City Record to dispose Of,
but he has many appointments to make.
Since he has been away his desk has been
piled with applications for Office. He will
have to appoint two additional Police
Magistrates at $1,000 a year for ten years.
as well as two nav Municipal Court Justices
at 5000 a year. 1t is expected that Will
liam S. Bennett of the Twenty-first Assem-
bly, district will be appointed to the new
Municipal Court, which is to be established
on the upper West Side, between Seventy
second and 10th streets. The other court
will lie on the lower Fast Side to relieve
the congestion OF the Fifth district court
in Clinton street Pressure will be brought
on the Mayor to select Alderman Meyers,
the Republic an leader in the board. as one
of the new Magistrates
Other appointments the Mayor will have
to make are the five Commissioners to
choose tire site for and to supervise the
construction Of the new County Court
House The compensation Of these COM
missioners is to be fixed by the Appellate
Division. Commissioners to abolish grade
crossings In Brooklyn and Long Island City.
who will get $40 day each, will also be
appointed.