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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16

Fred Grant. NJ. L. oConnor. Mrs. Healey
and Miss Healey.
Mesdames Claude Vrooman, Fred DALI
meyer and Miss Johanna Schroeder are at
the New Murray
At the Grand: Mr.. and Mrs NJ. j. Enrich.
J: A. Hendershot. Mrs H. c. Lefiingwell.
MISS A. n. Edwards. Misses Estel a Vogdes
and Amy Chandler and C. l.. Lubke.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
Justice spauldins Take. Vacation.

Justice OF the Peace James J.. Spauding
adjourned his court yesterday until Septem-
Der 10 for a vacation. He will spend part
Of the time fishing in the Gasconade River,
His clerk. Paris Wolfe. will visit friends
in California. Mo.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
Charges Agent with Embe..lem.,,.

O. M. HILL chief inspector of the Tontine
Loan and Security Company, swore out a
warrant yesterday. charging Ernest
Schwartz, who was one of the company's
Kelly and Dwycr arrested Schwartz,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16

about full. The authorities announce that
ly every hour from sunrise till late at night.
For the erection of a new temple the
campers have started agitation. The tenn
accommodate the people who wished to at
tend the young peoples meeting conducted
by the Reverend Charles H. Waterman. The
present building seats 1000.
Prominent among the St. Louis people
who arrived this week are Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert NJ. Foster. Miss Foster and Robert
M. Foster. Jr
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
AsBURY PARK.

Asbury Park. ~; Aug; 15.IThe Wesley
Lake Carnival, which took place Tuesday
eyennS was the chief event Of the week
largest in the nineteen..year history Of the
fete. there being nearly 40 boats in the
line From the foot bridges and the banks
the line moved from the ocean end: On the
Ocean Grove. bank the festival chorus of
Ing crafts. crowded with summarizes, came
the strains of the banjo and the guitar. A
committee of cottagers and hotel guests
awarded several hundred dollars in prizes
for the most novel and the most beautiful
boat decorat tons.
Baby parade headquarters were opened
1a hs sSsd T walk Ike this no wssk and
Eight infantry" are coming in rapidly.
Next week the Baby Parade Commission
Of SonnF
A clubhouse on the fishing pier. for the
use of the anglers. is a probable addition
Bury pe Park Anglers Tae Cub is bsnnS
movement The club has also arranged to
stock Deal Lake with bass and perch:
uba bas Ma1t o1esa the u
rade.
A well-known st. Louis citizen. who is
soner ae IS A Al e cosman rs House "as
Doctor and Mrs. D. E Hewitt Of st.
Louis are guests Of the Bristol. They will
George A. Halves Of st. Louis arrived at
the Bristol early this week.
A Palestine. Tex. visitor at the Hotel
Lafayette is Miss Ida Ash.
Mrs. w. w. wentz of Little Rock, Ark,
Is Sampling seashore life at Asbury Park
She is at the Richards
Miss Lulu Hammond of st. Louis arrived
at the Chatsworth week ago.
Mrs. A. NJ. Ware of San Antonio Tex,
is spending August at this resort.
William c. johnson of st. Louis is recre-
ating on the Asbury Park beach.
Z. j. Burk of Texarkana. Tex. is recreat-
inS at tho West End
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
OCEAN GROVE.

Ocean Grove. n. J.. August 15-Tbe Sum-
mer School Of Theology opened its annual
session on Monday. to continue ten days.
Bishop J. y. Fitzgerald; 2. D.. Il. b.. Of
is being attended by several hundred cler-
gymen and by laymen in large numbers.
Among the lecturers are Professor r. NJ
Rogers Of Drew Theological Seminary and
Professor Gross Alexander Of Vanderbilt
University, Nashville.
To the leader Of Ocean Groves celebrated
Bible class for twenty-five years-the Rev
erend Thomas o'Hanion. ID. D., LII D.. Of
Pennington ssminary..the campers babe
farewell last Sunday afternoon. The doctor
goes to California. and the camp association
is seeking to find some one to hold together
the class of 2.0o0 and more The question
box at Doctor OHanlon's class has for
twenty years been the most interesting fea-
ture Of the Sunday services. His free-iance
criticism and his disposition Of the absurd
queries which earnest but ignorant souls
would send up gave Irish spice to the camp
programme. It Is announced that Doctor
" lannon's permanent successor Will not be
elected until next summer.
The annual camp meeting opens August
a. For this. the closing and eliminating
event Of the season. the resort 10 already
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
Price so Cents.

The Coon Song Of the Day. We are
sure that in this song We have some
thing that you rarely find in pieces Of
this description-that Is. clean, pure
negro dialect, with music that carries
you into the very soul Of darby mel
ody.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
BUILDING WAS AL

souri, District Telegraph, Burglar and Fire
Alarm system, SO that 1t would have been
impossible. even for myself. to have en-
tered 1t after the combination was set when
we closed tho building last night I can
only account for the fire. therefore. as aris-
ing from defective wiring, or something of
that kind. Whether the fire started on the
third or fourth floor, 1t Is also difficult to
ascertain, as both these floors were entirely
oSr stock sns IF ey The
and other instruments.
''The fourth floor was utilized Is our
pany. This fifth floor contained our valuable
optical Instruments and picture holdings.
Above this was our blue print plant. In
try. 0fscourse, they are all destroyed"
Phel Aloe Manufacturing Company was
es sSe @ afE Mr the s. sah aoe Of III the @ fsunSsr M
Aloe had been in business in St. Louis for
over forty years previous to that time. The
il In earlier aiHa days the firm h s'' Occupied tho
building at No. IA North Broadway. just
across the street, and on January q. 1886.
ord of he a ss ~ their aes rse en
tire plant. At that time falling walls
crushed to death four members Of the Sal
Curiously enough, the T. ]. Reid Shoe
Company. which yesterday suffered a $4,000
loss from water. was sufferer at the for
mer fire in the Aloe store and on another
occasion was seriously damaged by water
from a fire In an embroidery establishment
in tho sgnne building. Yet the Reid store
has never bad fire loss on its own account.
The Boston Dental Company. controlled
BY, Doctor II. Case. was damaged to the
amount Of 5000 by the toppling over Of a
water towers which emptied thousands Of
gallons OF water into the apartments.
The Breitling restaurant, in the same
building as the Boston Dental Company,
also suffered several hundred dollars loss
from the overturned tower.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
DAMAGE TO ALOE STOCK
ESTIMATED At 100000.
Blaze, which Started In Upper stories,
Is Extinguished Before Reach.
ing Second Floor.

Damage to the amount Of s1ooo was, done
to the stock and building owned and occu-
pied by the A. 8. Aloe-company, at No. 4l4
North Broadway. at an early hour yester-
day morning. Heroic work by the nremen
prevented a complete destruction Of the
building and saved much Of its contents.
Insurance to the amount of $4,000 was car
ried on the building. $12,5oo on the rents,
sl125oo on the stock and $4,000 on the ix-
lures.
Louis p. Aloe said that It would be in-
possible to estimate the amount Of the
company's stock which has been damaged
or destroyed because OF the now Of water.
from tho burning rooms above to the store
room on the frst moor. whore much Of the
valuable stock was stored
The building Was installed with the MIS-.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
CLAIMS He WAS ASSAULTED.
Captain Alex. Lamont Asks War
rant Against Fred Paulett.

Captain Alex Lamont, u years old. of
Alton. ILL.,. who says he is a cousin Of
former Secretary Of War Daniel Lamont.
applied yesterday to Assistant United
States Attorney Bert D. Nortoni for q war
rant for the arrest Of Fred Paulett Of No.
1872 Walnut street upon charge Of as
sault.
Captain Lamont Is the commanding Of
ficer Of the Bell Of Calhoun and rents the
bar privileges on the boat to Paulett- AT
Brooks Landing. twenty miles above Alton.
Captain Lamont and Paulett became In
volved In dinculty over some guests
whom Paulett was entertaining aboard:
According to the Capt ain story Paulett
assaulted him after ne bad demonstrated
with him over the condu:t OF himself and
guests. Paulett says Captain Lamont was
the offender and he only defended himself.
Both have marks to show that sons kind
Of a controversy took place between them.
Captain Lamont asked Paulett's arrest
under q statute that fixes a penalty for
assaultinG seaman OF the United States.
As the difficulty occurred on the Illinois
side Of the river Mr.. Nortoni declined to
issue tho warrant
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
PANIC AMONG PASSENGERS.
Kinloch Park Train Collides With
Switch Engine.

The collision Of a switch engine with .
Wabash passenger train bearing hundreds
Of persons to Kinloch Park. at Mound
street and the Levee yesterday afternoon.
caused mild panic among the passengers.
Several men and women in one coach
were thrown from their seats, but all es-
capped even painful injury.
The accident was the result Of q mis-
placed switch, which permitted q switch
engine to back diagonally into the main
track. The engine with its train was not
moving rapidly and the cars were not badly
damaged. The passenger train went its
way after short delay.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT
GROWS LESS CONFIDENT.

London. Aug. N.-An the press comment
here on Shamrock HIS performance
evidences the growing conviction that she
IL incapable Of recapturing the Americas
Cup under any weather conditions.
The afternoon newspapers claim that yes
terday's abortive race showed nothing Of
the respective merits Of the two boats. but
they admit that the performance Of the
challenger did not fulfin the expectations Of
her behavior in light wind. and say that
Captain Barr seems to have shown smarter
seamanship.
The suggestion is made that. In view Of
the repeated wind disappointments OF
Sandy Hook, the New York Yacht Club
might try to find q more satisfactory
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
WILL HAVE GENERAL
OFFICES IN CINCINNATI.
Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville
Short Line VIII Move Headquar-
ters From Richmond, Ind.

The new. Chicago. Cincinnati and Louis
Vile Short Line Railroad will have general
onices in Cincinnati, occupying the entire
fourth door Of the Carew building in that
city.
The Offices Of the company are now at
Richmond, Ind. but It is expected that with
large office force the road will soon be
installed In its new headquarters.
II - not expected that the road will be in
Iuli running order between Cincinnati and
Chicago for three or four months. but the
work Is being rapidly pushed. When conn
pIeted Its distance between Cincinnati and
than the present route hetWeen The citfes
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
YACHTS ARE READY
TO RENEW RACE.
Continuea From Page One.

count that accidents may figure in the re-
suit
Since tho showing made yesterday by the
Reliance in the drifting match on Sandy
Hook, Shamrock supporters have dwindled
away perceptibly. When brokers on the
curb first offered Reliance money to-day
they were asked to give 4 to l. and for
time this was refused. but later 1t was
no wagers could be placed.
1t Is estimated by those in touch with
the situation that less than 100000 has been
races. Betting is much light
er than in any former cup contest. F. O.
Brooks. who says he has large amount Of
money up on the races, reports that he
placed two more bets to-day. one Of $500 to
300 on the Reliance and 800 to $50 that the
Shamrock wins one race.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
OFFICIALS ARE REFLECTED.
Work Proceeding Rapidly ON the Mof-
r, fatt Road.

Denver. Aug. 21-At the annual meeting
OF the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific
Railroad this afternoon all directors and
officers were reelected as follows:
Directors-D. II. Moffatt, w. G. Evans. c.
J. Hughes, Jr.. Frank B. Gibson, H. NJ.
Perry, W. 8. Cheeseman and Thomas
Keeley.
-off1cers-D. H. Moffatt, president; w. G.
Evans, vice president; Frank B. Gibson,
secretary; Thomas Keeley. treasurer. and
G: j. Hughes. Jr.. general counsei.
1t was reported by the Colorado-Utah
Construction Company. which has the con-
tract for building and equipping the Moffatt
road, that work was proceeding rapidly and
that the work Of building line over the
rengc would soon begin.
Reports showed that surveying parties
west OF the range were seeking the most
advantageous route. and that there was
every reason to believe that the route would
be very EASY
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
Pennsylvania Line. Enjoined.

Wilmington. Del, Aug. N.-United States
Circuit Judge Bradford to-day issued an
order temporarily restraining the Philadel-
phia, Baltimore end Washington Railroad
Company. the Delaware Railroad Company
and the Delaware, Maryland and Virginin
Raiiroad Company from interfering with
graph Company. on the right of way of
these railroad companies. The order OF
Judge Bradford will remain in force until
the question has been finally decided by the
United States Supreme Court.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
NEW BILLBOARD ORDINANCE.
Civic Improvement League VIII
Continue q Crusade.

The Civic Improvement League win eona
tfnue crusade against the present bil1.
board ordinance IN effect In the city, and
will take steps to frame a new ordinance.
The grounds urged egainst the extfsya-s
giant use Of vacant lots as places for hill.
board advertising Is that the practices u
unsightly and in many instances latsly has
afforded protection and hiding places for
thieves and robbers
]. H. Roth. George W. Lnbks. Jr., and
J. L. Mauran. committee from the Cfyb
Improvement League, are drafting 4 uev o<ai
dinance to supersede the old one
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
Marine IntelIiren..

Liverpool. Aug. A--Arriyed: Germanic,
from New York.
Hayrs. Aug. n-Arrived: La Champagne,
from New York
Montreal. for Liverpool --''-''
queenstown. Aug. A.-Arrived: Mayfow-
er. Boston. for Liverpool.
Moviiie. Aug H-sailed: Anchoria (from
Glasgow). New York.
queenstown. Aug. M.-sailed: New Eng
aand 0om Glasgow. New York.
vusenstown. Aug. I-sailed: New Eng
land (from LIVERPOOL. Boston.
ator,ssoT. tSl,ssoT. Aug. M-Arrived: sicilian,
.Movilles Aug n.-Sailed: Tunisian from
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
AGED ACTOR DIES IN new YORK.
John Ellsler Succumbs to Heart
Disease at A oe of 50


New York. Aug. n-John Ealsler, father
Of Enie F7lsler, the actress. and himself q
veteran actor and theatrical manager, died
Of heart disease at his home here to-day,
aged 50 years.
Mr.. Ellsler began his theatrical career in
1S4s In Philadelphia In the early fifties he
left the stage to become theatrical man
ager. His first venture was in partnership
with Joseph Jefferson, taking q company
through the Southern circuit for two or
three years and meeting with great sue
cess Maggie Mitchell and other celebrtties
were members Of that company.
In the Academy Of Music, in Cleve-
land, OF which he was the man
Ellsler, the original Hazel Kirke. In the
play Of that name. about the same time
also bringing into prominence Joseph Ha-
worth and Clara Morris. In the company
with his daughter at that time were Mrs.
George Gilbert and James Lewis.
DENNIS covINGToN
Litchneld. H.. Aug. n.-Dennis CovinSton. \
prominent citizen. died at his home In this
days. He was formerly member Of tho Board
Of Education and served several terms IS Al
derman. The funeral will be held at St Mary's
Cathedral Saturday at a. m.
MRS. PHOEBE HLLHoUsE.
Warrensburs. Mo-. Aug. M,-Mrs. Phoebe Hin
home in this city tonight She was the wifs Of
Captain J. II. Hillhouse.
W. II. ROLLINS.
Paducah KY. Aug. :.-w. II. Rollins. one
Of the best-known steamboatmen in this SEQ
tion. died At this morning at o'clock
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
FOUR MORE TEXAS BANKS FAIL.
Sequel to Closing Of Citizens Ma.
tional at Beaumont. j.

REPUBLIC sPDCIALA =
Dallas. Tex. Aug. 1.-THE reports eufs
rent to-day of tho failure Of four otnee
banks In Texas, as sequels to the collapso
Of the Citizens National at Beaumont, sro
confirmed tonight.
They are located at Frost. Hubbard dfb
Thornton and Groesbeck The lestmaDs
toned was a national bank
The combined liabilities Of the 6ve fafI0
ures will exceed half q million dollars and
NAV reach O million.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
To-DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were s.s6s, ,ess
balances s757,7sS. Local discount rates were
nrm between and per cent. Domestic
exchange was quoted as follows: New York
loc discount bid, par asked; Chicago. par
bid. 10c premium asked; Cincinnati. Louis
Vile and New Orleans, 1Oc discount bid, par
asked.
Wheat closed higher at 7sNc bid Sept.
S1h@HHc No. red. Corn closed higher at
<7Ac Sept. <s,s@4sc No. mixed. Oats closed
At 3sc Sept. 34q3lkc No. mixed.
The local market for spot cotton was un-
changed.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
FOREIGN

Counsel for the Humberts at Paris bitter
" arraisns the prosecution in his closing
speech. -.e
Jamaica seeks loan from the Home
government to enablo the banana planters
10 recover from the effects Of the recent
hurricane.
Former Premier Salisbury is near death
:. Ms home In England. and the last sacra-
ment has been administered.
Az tne capture of Krushevo, Turkey. tbe
troops assault many women and kill several
hundred citizens . q.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
b. q. O. steel Contract,

pa Haitimors Aug sL.Ths BaltiToss and
Of efght-five-pound steel rails for 1904 de-
livery. The Carnegie Company will furnish
5000 TONS Cambria 1900 and the Maryland
Steel Company 10000 tons.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
PLANS FOR JOINT STATION.
One Fare for Round Trip During Com.
ing Events.

ing Events.
At meeting of the ST. Louis PASSENGER
Agents Association yesterday the commit
tee recently appointed to decide upon plans
for joint station for all of the st. Louis
lines ut the Worlds Fair reported that
plans for the station would be presented at
the next meeting.
It was decided that the general passen-
ger agents of all the st. Louis lines would
be invited to attend the next meeting, to
pass upon the plans for the joint station
and other important matters to come be-
fore the body.
A one-fare rate from all points within
$50 miles of ST. Louis was decided upon, to
be put into effect during the Yelled Proph-
cts Festival and the ST. Louis Fair.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22

IN Mrs Maria s Pa1zett s. years. old. serv-
Laclede avenue, fell downstairs ana smsv
!0ined concussion OF the brain and Internal
INJURIES t1s last night She was taken TO the
SSisy dospata1 where Superintendent John
founx Brown said that there Vas smaii
hope oe her EecovH1.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
Paris Green Cause. Death.

Il J. RI sRaney OF No. 1919 Elliot avenue
died yesterday at the City Hospital from
the effects OF paris green, taken Thursday
AFTERNOON. Domestic trouble, coupled with
the death Of a daughter. Ada, which oc-
CURED Thursday morning, was responsible
Tor thesect, Raney was q yoafs old.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
Charlie Curlin sold.

HEPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Evansville. Ind. Aug. 1f-captain Walter
Houshland to-day sold the steamer Charlie Cur
lin to Captain John Rice of New Orleans. The
terms were private. The Curlin has been plying
In the Green River trada
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
sANTos-DUMoNTS HEALTH BAD
Gives Up Airship Experiments and
Returns to Brazil. ,

Paris, Aug. n-The Temps says N. sa1s
tos-Dumont is going to Brazil to restore hiD
broken health, and that, accordingly, th1
experiments with military automobile bali
looms have been postponed.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
WASHINGTON

Secretary Hitchcock has just put in
force new set of regulations covering
the selling and leasing of Indian lands. In
the future no Indian can negotiate for his
property until a Government inspector has
appraised 1t. and then only for an amount
equal to or in excess Of the appraisement.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.


The Board OF Police Commissioners made
no appointments to fill vacancies on the
force
Circuit Attorney Folk may cancel coun-
try dates because of briefs he has to pre-.
pare for Supreme Court in Doodle cases.
Republicans are trying to form new al
hances in effort to advance personal ambi-
lions.
Affairs Of the Monarch Brokerage Com
pany are involved in litigation.
Delegate Witthoefft introduces bill Gre
ating . street railway supervisor.
Associated express companies will build
exhibit building at the Fair.
The Russian Commissioner to the Worlds
Fair asks for large amount of exhibit
space.
The A. s. Aloe-Company's store at No.
"a North Broadway was damaged s10c. 900
by fire.
The plant OF the Evans Smith Bedding
and Upholstering Company was damaged
100000 by fire.
MrA Jennie Seidel bathed her hands in
the blood Of her son, who committed suicide
because his wife had eloped with barber.
Mrs.. Ada Gerchs. in a quarrel over chill
dren. shot at Mrs Mathilda Labrot
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
SPORTING.

I CARDINALS lose double-header to Phillies. J
wthorne. rank outsider. wins tba
1er Memorial Stake Of $4,000 for 2:12
at Brighton Beach. Billy Buck.
me favorife. Is first in only one heat
Browns take final game from Invaders.
BY score Of to 8.
cnariey Haughton reached the city from
een francisco yesterday morning.
81 Patrick's games set for this after
noon.
Ienpin bowlers win meet tom .ht to dis
cu9 arrangements for the year.
winners at Kinloch Park yesterday were
AAse could. Allegrette. Doctor Hart Mag
Nolin. Doeskin and Lynch.
senf1es offers to give Jack Munro, the
6u1te miner, $4,000 If he viii stand up four
rounds in q championship bout.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-22
Eesena, Ne cure. Ne ~.

Your druggist viii refund your money n
PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure RingWorm,
letter, Old Ulcers, eoreo, PimpleA Black.
heads on the facs. and al akin diseases. ~