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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-28

Chemistry at University College. London
and his experiments with radium and he,
ium have made him famous the world
over. His recent work with radiur1
showed that the emanations from it con-
tained traces of helium.
Professor c. f. Pellew, head of the De-
| partment of Chemistry in Columbia Uni
versity. said to-day that he did not con-
| slider the radum changes. as reported by
| Sir William Ramsay. as furnishing sufi-
cient basis for the assumption that one
| element could lie transmitted into an
| other
I'm the first place" said Professor Pei
| lew. rs radium element? We know
| little about helium and less about radium.
! There is serious question if any one has
| yet secured pure radiuIn. Rad;um may
| be mixed with Eelium, and that makes
! me story from London weak. h;mana-
lions of constituent part of radium do
| not look like the transmutation OF one
element into another.
The discoveries Of radium have only
said for 1t that 1t was chloride OF barium
with radioactive properties. 1t has not
been established as an element and neither
for that matter has heliun. II it had
been found that silver or gold could be
changed from one thing into another that
would have been different thing. For as
10 these metals. chemists have been work
ing On them tor hundreds of years and
their elements have been pretty we'll de-
fined.
But to change one unknown substance
into another unknown substance is AN
plIiti anu iiIt SUiiCluSlDilS drawn
from Professor Ramsay's experiments are
somewhat premature. RaGium mas not
been established thoroughly. It's a Uues-
ton If the eyes that looked upon lump
OF pure Tadium would not be blinded and
that hands that touched 1t burned off.
Yet no one car. tell what will be discov-
cred and radium and helium, offer FERTILE
field
There has as yet been no definite in
formation that would lend to the belief
that radium exists in this country, at
least in such quantities as to make expert
promoter visited n large New York iabo-
ratory and announced he was formins, 4
company for the mining of radiun The
Information he obtained at the laboratory
dashed his hopes. however. and it was
said later that the plan 10 interest veal
my men III the project had been aban-
doned
Nearly all of the radium comes from
Austria. and al last accounts Nine Curie
enjoys monopoly OF the precious metal.
Sire and her husband have been at work
on radium for many months. and it was
mat enahled her TO corner the market
before the discovery was generally |
known. She hit upon radium while at |
work In a laboratory as an employe and |
secured an option on the immensely |
that the secret was let out
"Helium is defined as a gas. which de- |
rives Its name from the sun. Its presence |
was discovered at an eclipse, when a |
spectroscope was applied to the tongues |
OF flame that dart out from behind the |
moon coming from behind the sun. Sir
nitrogen in the air exposed the existence
nf helium strongly and the presence of
heliun in radium was known six months
ago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-28
SENIOR MARISCAL
is IN ST. LOUIS.
Minister Evinces Interest in
kratz Case and Secures Pa
pers From Folk. :

Senior Iguace Mar1scal, Minister Of For
eisn Relations for the Republic of Mexico.
arrived In st. Louis last night over the
| Tandalia in a Mexican Government pr1-
vate car, and will depart this morning at
$50 over the Iron Mountain for the City
of Mexico.
| Senior Mariscal has been en- route from
New York for four days on account Of
| the serious illness Of Sonora Mariscal
They have Travelled only in the day time,
and will continue the daylight journeys
until the City Of Mexico Is reached. Ac-
| companying them are Senor Alonzo Mar
iscal, son OF the Minister, and Mrs Laura
NJ Mariscal, his daughter-in-law.
They were met at Union Station by R
p. Serano, Mexican Consul to St Louis.
who bore from Circuit Attorney Folk in
formation regarding the Kratz case in
which the Minister Of Foreign Relations Is
deeply interested.
Mr. Folk had intended having a personal
Interview with Senor Mariscal regardingS
the extradition of Kratz, but on account
of the illness OF Mrs. Mariscal he request
ed Mr.. Serano to convey to the Mexican
official the information which he desired
him to have in his possession when he ar
rived in the City OF Mexico.
Mr. Folk accordingly acquainted Consul
Serano with the details Of what had been
done by the United States Government to-
ward effec:ing the return Of Kratz. and ha
gave the information to Senior Mariscal
Senior Mariscal with his wife Is retur1s'
ing from an extended tour of Europe
where he visited the courts Of the prtn-
cipal countries as the representative OF
the Republic OF Mexico. He has been
gone some months, and has not been in
Mexico since the latest developments in
the Kratz case.
Consul Serano said last night that tho
Minister of Foreign Affairs had kept in
formed regarding the case. and with tho
exception OF the details which had been
furnished by Mr.. Folk was well informed
concerning It.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-28
McGRATH GIVES TESTIMONY.
Tells Police Board of Efforts to
Suppress Gambling.

Detective Tom McGrath. in charge Of
the Gambling Squad" was a witness Be-
fore the Board of Police Commissioners
at their meeting yesterday, to testify re-
sardinS the success Of the crusade against
gambling. Charges that gambling had
been fourishng were under investigation,
it is believed, and Detective McGrath's
testimony was heard in connection with
the allegations.
Patro,man Matthew ]. johnson of the
Ninth District was fined sz5 and repri-
manded for entering a saloon while on
duty.
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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.


The House met yesterday and adjourned un-
I'll Tuesday. The proceedings were marked hy
debate on the motion to adjourn over. during
which tho minority took the Republicans 70
task FOR not proceeding to the transaction Of
'-'usincss. Mr.. Williams GIssissiprD. the mi
u0ritv leader. protested against the inactivity
- Tho House asking Il the majority were
afraid to trust themselves. lie said That. while
'Fr Sos7ier had not been able. as he knew. 70
rarle all the committees. yet thcre were matters
vE-cE the Ways and Means Committee, already
organized could consider, citing. among other
fHiars. The resolution relative 70 CANADIAN reel
lsacity Mr. be ArFaoEd CMissourb also cr.'!-
o.s0d The Republican majority FOR its course
The Scnate's session was routine.
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BOY RENTS A QUARTER.
Says He Crnwled Through Fence
When He Hnd 20 Money.

That some small hey was evidently sore
ly smitten by his conscience and could not
enjoy peace of mind until he had made
full restitution IS shown by the following
letter addressed TO the Financial Depart
ment of the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
tton. which was received yesterday:
Nov. 25. 195S.-Dear Sirs: Inclosed please
ind p cents for gate admission. as / went
through the fence one day because / did
not have any money with me.
tSignetD ABOY.
Tie letter contained a little sealed EN-
velope. inside of which was a quarter
The local Treasurer. who received the
communication. has no idea of the ideuti-
~ OF "a boy" He says his department
would appreciate IL If all other persons
who had gone through the fence would
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Havre, Now. Z7.-Arrived: La savoie
from New York.
Gibraltar. Nov. .7.-Arrived: Fuerst Bis
niascls. from New York.
MovIlle. Nov. 2!.-Sai.ed: Ionia. from
Liverpool. for Halifax.
Queenstown. Nov. 21-Arrived: Com
rnonwealth. Boston, for Liverpool (and
proceeded. Sailed: Cretic, from Liver
pool. for Boston.
Chorborrg. Nov. 26-Sailed: Moitke,
from Hamburg and Southampton. for New
York.
Copenhagen. Nov. 2s.--Arrived: Island.
New York. via Christiansand.
Yokohama. Nov. 25.-Arrived: Indra-
samha. Portland. Ore, for Hong Kong
Liverpool. Nov. 21..Sailed: Cevic. New
York
Sucz. Nov. 21.-Arrived: Telemachus.
Taccma. via HioEo. HongKong. Manila
ead Batavia. for Marscil,es and Liverpool.
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REPUBLICANS FAIL TO AGREE.
Plans to Merge Rival Clubs Not Yet
MatUrcd.

The committees appointed by the pres
idcnta of the s.. Louis Republican Club
and the Hamilton Club for the purpose of
consolidating the rival organizations met
last night at the Missouri Athletic Club.
but were unable to come to Il satisfactory
agreement.
1t was hoped by many members of the
organizations that the leaders would settle
the matter at the meeting, as they believe
it would help to create harmony In the
disrupted ranks of the party.
one of the objections brought forward
to the immediate consolidation was the
fact that both clubs are incorporated and
own property. The matter was discussed
and it was decided to let the situation
rest in its present status until other
meetings of the committee can be held.
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THIRTEEN MEMBERS PRESENT.
Republican Committee Unable 1
Mect-QuOrum Was Lacking.

Thirteen members Of the Republican
Central Committee me: last night at No.
III Pine street and adjourned for lack of
quorum. Some of the committeeman
are out Of the city. others failed to receive
their notices and some had engagements.
One of the events which 1t was proposed
TO take place was the vacating of the seat
held by Powers Of the Twenty-sixth Ward
who has moved out Of the city. a petition
was received last night asking that Will
bur r. Parker be appointed in his stead.
According to committee gossip. this will
be satisfactory, and Parker probably will
be named on a harmony" programme. as
William Dutzi. who belongs to the other
Seventh. made vacant by the resignation
OF Hutzfeldt. An attempt to hold another
meeting will be made next week
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Great Statuc of XuIcan.

The contract has been made between
the birmingham, Ala. Exhibit Commit
tee and G. Moretti. the New York sculp-
tor. for the colossal statue OF Vulcan. It
great mineral resources of the Birfniug-
ham district. Fifty feet high. II will he
the largest statue in the world. except
Barthoidi's Statue of Liberty. in New
York Harbor. After the Exposition it is
to be removed to Birmingham and set up
in Capital Park. Mr.. Mcknight says the
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statue will be in place in the Mines and
Metallurgy building by April 10.
Will Send French Cruiser.

Horace Porter. United States Ambassa-
dor at Paris. has advised the State De
partment that at the request of the Gov
ernor of Louisiana. France would send
4 warship to New orleans during the cele-
bration of the centennial of the transfer
OF the Louisiana Purchase. The cruiser
Julien de Ia Graviere has been ordered to
New Orleans, where it will remain from
December Is to %
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Georgia Commission Here.

Colonel Dudley Hughes. Professor ".
S. Yeates and Glascock Barrett Of
Georgia's Worlds Fair Commission were
in st. Louis yesterday and spent several
hours at the Exposition grounds. They re-
port that a reproduction OF the Atlanta
Depot will be erected on the site chosen
for it. and that the State Pavilion, cost
ing about S!0.Gd0. will be erected on the
Plateau OF States.
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AMERICAN CHEMIST
QUITE CONSERVATIVE
ABOUT RADIUM

EEpCRLTC SPECIAL
New York. Nov 21-Chemists in this
city were surprised at the announcement
from London that Sir William Ramsays
demonstration that radium could be
changed into helium was interpreted as
meaning that the alchcmist's dream of
turning metal into gold might at last
be realized
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TO DEDICATE SWEDISH BUILDING.
Meeting to he Held To-Morrow for
Pnrpoae of CompIetInE PInnx.

A MACS meeting Of local swedish-Amer-
leans will be held tomorrow afternoon at
8 o'clock at Oriental Hall. Jefferson ave
rue and Adams street. for the purpose of
making final arrangements for the dcdica-
tion Of the Swedish building site at the
Worlds Fair.
Word has been received by the local
committee that many Swedisn-Americans
from adjoining States would attend the
dedication ceremonies. A chorus of 100
voices has been secured to take part in
the programme. The dedication viii take
place Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
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To Exhibit Burns Letters.

The Burns Cottage Association an
nounces that it will he able to exhibit in
the Burns Cottage at the Worlds Fair
several autograph; letters OF the great
Scotch poet. These letters are almost
priceless. and show many OF the charac-
teristics of their writer.
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Tourist. From st. Lou,,,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Nov. 27.-Mr B. F. McLain
and Mrs. McLain of st. Louis are among
the passengers booked to sail from tfis
port tomorrow on board the American
Liner st. Paul
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FOREIGS

W. y. Macmillan of St. Louis has pre-
pared for another attempt to explore the
Blue Nile and will start next week from
KhartouIn.
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SPORTING

Washington and ST Louis University
football elcvens will meet in post-seasoa
game next Wednesday,
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TO CURE 4 coLp IN ONE nav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money II It fails to cure.
e. W. Groves signature Is on each box. o5c.
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. ~%%%&@%~>~%~~%%<s
HOSPITAL SATURDAY. :.

This is Hospital Saturday. Give 4
what you can for the care of the
sick poor. The amount realized by 4
the Saturday and Sunday Hospital 4
Association will he distributed 4
equitably among all the hospitals in 4
ST. Louis that have charity patients. 4
Committees will he stationed in ho- 4
te!S. Office buildings. theaters and 4
other public places to-day. To-mor- 4
row COLLECTIONS for the same pur-
pose VIII hc taken up in the I
churches.
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follow the lead Of the boy and send in
quarter
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have surrepttious issue and thereby conceal the
fractional bitterness existing in local Republican
ranks. 1.-The Nesbit law it dead. Long live the Nesbt
law shouts the Globe. 1t means to persist in its
falsehoods so as to give the Impression after Repub
lican defeat, that the election was stolen
Reasons? The Globe AYERS that the law Is made
quate because the Board of Election Commissioners
will consider objections to Judges and clerks; be
will require majority of the judges to give
orders to the police. What sort of order would eX
list at the polls if judges gave one order to the
patrolnan and two other judges a different order:
Why should the Circuit Court be empowered to in
terfere with the board in the course registration
and election? Moreover the board can he trusted TO
do all of its duties; otherwise it could trusted to
do none of them. Furthermore, the court should he
kept as far removed Gs possible from political con-
tamination.
The Globe is acting under false pretenses. 1t is
practieing deceit and endeavOring keep auira tie
issue that is dead. 1t is buffeng q good law,
framed with the best Of intentions. and sanderng
men Of irreproachable character for having fOrmu-
lated the BILL for the mean purpose of making cam
paign capital for disintegrated warning company of
practical politicians The Globe alone is sorry that
the Jefferson Club bill passed by the Legisa-
ture. This new law is an improvement over any and
every such law that st. Louis has had. and this
statement the Globe and its partisans have been un-
able, though invited and challenged, to dsprOve
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
ALASKA'S SALMON OUTPUT
WILL BE MUCH CURTAILED.
Many of the Canneries Mt Bristol hay
Disabled or Destroyed by Last
Falls Tidal Wave.

Seattle, Wash, March 25.-Further par
ticulars of the havoc and devastation
wrought by the tidal wave which swept
over Bristol Bay in october last and dashed
Its fury on the Nushgaj. Keggiung and
Naknek rivers salmon canning properties
have been received here having been sent
down by special dog train TO Chignik,
thence by mail steamer to Vaides.
The indications are that the damage is
much greater than at first reported and
will probably have serious effect on the
prospective pack of Alaska salmon in the
above districts for the season of 1903.
The advices are to the effect that out of
q total OF twenty-five cannerieS which op-
Grated last season on Bristol Bay thirteen
have been damaged to such an extent that
It will be impossible to make repairs in
time to put UP more than half the pack at
the very utmost. and It is further stated
that five large and important plants have
been literally swept out of existence.
As the district covered by the rivers on
Bristol Bay are those from which :. de-
rived great portion of the red salmon put
up in Aiaska-last seasons pack amount
ing to over a million cases-and as the to-
tai pack Of 1902 or red salmon, while phe-
nomenal. was insufficient - meet the re-
Quirements of the trade. the prices OF red
Alaska sa .mon in the immediate future will.
In all probability, be much higher than at
present.
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RECENT COMMENT.

American Medicine.
According the Imperial Health Office in Berlin the
deaths from tuberculosis about
al diseases In 1899 the number patients
hospitals in the Empire 22s000 According the
latest statistics there at ftyseven public
for the tuberculous Germany which
ty-four located in Prussia, six In Bavaria
Saxony in Wurtemberg, in Hessen, in Sach
SEN Weimar, one in Thurnga, in the Reichsland
three in Baden two In Brunswick five In the
cities Besides these there four institutions
namely Nordency, Wyk Gross-Muritz Zoppot
are also twentythree public sanatoriums comple
ed. among these being Buch, Berlin The city of
Berlin has at the time three public sanatorums
namely Machow. Blankenfelde. Gutergotz. There are
also twenty private German sanatoums and
(SwitLerland In the seventyeigt sanaoriums
culous there 1000 beds. II calculate that
Is used by four in the of year, find
that about SCOOP tuberculous annually enjoy the benefit
treatment in the sanatoriums. The efforts made in the
German Empire to combat tuberculosis, both by direct
regulations and by general preventive measures
ing actively carried In particular the Imperial Gov
ernment the of the different States the
ecuve authorities the national insurance institutions and
the municipal seriously and actively par
hcipatng in this work. The result of these efforts which
have been carried for years. is already
tceable in decrease in the number of deaths from
berculoss which in the future will be still marked
Success in combating tuberculosis depends in the
place. the disposal sphtum. 1t would
be interesting to know IL the show rise in
pneumonia mortality almost in proportion to the fall
Tuberculosis fact which pretty well estab
shed in this country The Significance of this fact
to be insufncenty appreciated By
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WORLD'S-1so4-FAlR
PASS THE BILL.


Mr. Gszzoo should get the members OF the Com
mittee ON Public improvements together as soon as
possible and either report tie pneumatictube bill
fsvorably, submit ii to the House. without Hecom-
mendation, for action. The interests OF the city OF
the local business world and Of the general public
quire that the bill be speedily passed.
The Federal Government has appropriated sufh:
cient funds for installing the system and has awarded
n contract to private concern for the work. But a
franchise from the city is necessary and the improve
ment cannot be made therefore, until the House Of
Delegates pass the bill granting this privilege.
Some Delegates, /. is stated, fear that the tube
service will also be used for commercial purposes
That argument is rather excuse than reasonable
answer And, no doubt, whatever defects objec-
tonable features exist can be easily overcome. The
Honse will anagonize public interests if it does not
enact this ordinance Mr. Gazzolo should call his
mittee together, report the bil either favoraby
without recommendation, and allow the House to act.
The bill should be passed promptly.
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was large saving that was made through pursuance

was large saving that was made through pursuance
of an economic policy. The Democratic License Col
lector doubled the income Of his department. The
Assessment Department augmented property values
and equazed assessments and insured larger
through a fair system Of applying the law.
The Democratic Harbor and Wharf Commissioner
raised the values Of river land owned by the city and
derived larger revenue therefrom by establishing a
just rate of rental, based the new values. The
Democratic City Comptroller increased the citys i'll
several hundred thousand dollars by compelling
payment by pubc-service corporation of past-due
annuties The Mayors Private Secretary put the
minor courts on higher level and abolished the re-
mission of fines.
More evidence of progression and honest work by
the Democratic chiefs of departments. who are in SYM
patty with Mayor Wells can be produced if the Re
publicans desire it, Comparative tables, taken from
the official records will be offered to illustrate the
cess of the Wells administration. Would the Repub-
lican issue-hunters like to have these comparative
tables published? II So this will be done.
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A pleasant evening was spent at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs F. Z. voel,zer. M. 4sl2
Lucky street, on Tuesday. Games were
played. prizes being won by Nj. and Mrs.
George Jennings. Mr.. ard Mis-. William
Dye, Mrs. A. Ehrman, Mr.. j. Croften AID
Mr. w. Poser. Miss Lydia Wehmeyer and
Miss Lizzie Croften.
PERSONAL MENTION
fined to her home. No. 1913 West Morgan
street.
Miss Elsie Berkson is in Des Moines. Ia,
the guest of relatives.
Miss Frances Inez Stickney has post
poned her musicale until Friday evening,
April ,, when her pupils will play at her
home, No. 1928 Maryland avenue
Mrs Howard Black will give the last of
her at homes Friday afternoon
Mrs. c. B. Dietmeyer announces the en-
sagement of her daughter Carrie to Mr.. II.
J. Won Doeren, the wedding to take place
the latter part of June
Mrs. Charles P. Basye, after a six weeks
visit to her sister. Mrs. g. 8. Small at Min
neapolis and friends in New York. mas re-
turned home.
Mrs. Henry P. Folsom of Circleville, O.,
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Lyndon A.
Smith, of No. GIG Kensington avenue.
The Misses Pearl and May Geitz went to
Warrenton, Mo-, last Sunday to spend the
day at Central Wesley College with their
sister and intimate friends.