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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-27
COMBINES PLOT TO LOOT CITY.


ton bill. Six outsiders got wind Of the
deal ana clamored for admission. threaten
ing exposure.
There was nothing to do but admit them.
and the original nineteen increased to twen-
ty-five. The new six maintained their in
dividuality as distinct clique.
At each meeting the chairman. being us
ually the speaker. or. in his absence. a
member chosen upon motion, would call the
combine to order with as much forrnality
gates or Council. The opening question was
always. What business is there before the
meeting?'
+ Thereupon business was taken UP In reg
ular routine order, reports were made. reso-
lutions offered. debates and discussions had.
votes taken, and in every respect the strict
parliamentary order observed.
As yet no minutes of combine proceedings
have been brought to light nor have a
written constitution and bylaws been found.
but 1t Is not altogether improbable that
such existed at one time.
Certain It is that hard and fast governing
rules and principles were observed by tho
body, and the ironclad oath. pledging death
as the penalty for divulgence, is known to
have existed.
Respecting the fact that freemasonry
existed between boodlers in the large cities
and that fellowship and friendship were
freely extended to visitors, it is known that
certain st. Louis boodlers visited other
cities for the purpose Of familiarfzing them
selves with the methods Of other boodlers,
and received cordial treatment and the de-
sired information wherever they went 1t is
considered extremely doubtful. however.
whether foreign boodlers were able to teach
them any new tricks Except for the
suggestion received by the Philadelphian,
their own plans and inventions were all
sufficient s.Aas;s s.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-27
ADMITS BROTHER RETURNED
HOME WITH BULKY PAcKAGEJ.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Union, Mo-, Jan. 2s.-Miss Rudolph was
subjected to a severe cross-examination Tor
several hours tonight, and finally made a
statement of what she said Is all that she
knows of the case.
In answer to a multitude Of questions, she
told her story. in substance, as follows:
my brother and Lewis left home about
4 D. M on the day before the robbery at
Union and returned the next morning about
Z o'clock.
My brother had a pair Of blue overalis
slung over his shoulder. They were tied at
the ends and were filed with something.
do not know what.
After that they had plenty OF money,
but do not know where they got 1t.
INV father and Lewis went to De Soto
and rented a house and had planned to 60
there to live
It is believed here that the bank-robber
suspects have gone in the direction OF
Champion. twenty-five miles southwest of
here.
Two men, one of whom was wounded.
we're seen going in that direction on horse
back.
The posses have been notified and will
investigate the report.
August W. Hoffman to-day denied the re-
port which was current that $4,000 in notes.
which had been stolen from the bank in the
robbery on December "a had been recov-
cred at the Rudolph home. None Of the
notes had been found. A sack containing
gro 4. ~ II that has been found.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-27
ITCHING ECZEMA
And Other Itching, Burning and
Scdy 9llpd0ls.
Instant Relief and Speedy
Cure Afforded BY
Cldclla Soap, Ointment and Pills
When All Else Tails.
COMPLETE TREATMENT, sl.oo.
COMPLETE TREATMENT, sl.oo.

The agonizing itchiug and burning Of
the skin, as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as ip psoriasis; the loss Of hair
and crusting of the scalp, as in SCALED
head; the facial Disagreement, as in
pimples and ringworm; the awful suf-
fering Of infants and the anxiety Of
worn-out parents, as in milk crust, tet-
ter and salt rheum, all demand REM
edy Of almost superhuman virtues to
successfully cope with them. That
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills arc
such stands proven beyond all doubt.
No statement is made regarding them
that is not justified by the strongest
evidence. The purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief,
the certainty Of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy, have made them the standard
skin cures and humour remedies of the
civilized world.
Bathe tho affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the
surface Of crusts and scales and soften
the thickened cuticle. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Oint-
mcnt freely, to .allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and. lastly, In the seyercr forms, take
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool and
cleanse the blood. A single ret is often
sufficient to cnre the most torturing,
disfguring and humihating skin, scalp
and blood humours, with 1oss Of hair,
when Ill else tails. S:
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Kodaks, Race Classes, !
6'|nN@i9|
Thermometers. Daromst0rs.

been selected, but 1t is said that several Of
the Pinkerton detectives will be among
thm
Joseph Schumacher brother of the dead
man and superintendent of the Pinkerton
Chicago Office. stated that the men response
BILE for the killing of his brother would be
pursued relentlessly until they are captured.
dead or alive.
Charles Schumacher was born at Burling-
ton. Wis, in 1867. He was at one time
manager of the st. Mary's Club and Grants
Hotel. popular summer resort. For sew
eral years he was employed by the Union
Traction Company of Chicago.
He had been with the Pinkerton Detective
Agency for four years, and in that time had
established reputation for coelness and
daring.
He came to the St. Louis office a little
more than a year ago. and had charge Of
many noted criminal cases.
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REPCBLlC SPECIAL
Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. 26.-The Rev.
erend Crayton S. Brooks. pastor of the
First Christian Church of this city, has
started an uproar in political circles by be-
ginning a crusade against gambling.
At the service last evening he thoroughly
interested a congregation which filed the
church by talking pointedly on the open
gambling which is permitted in the capital
At the close of his sermon he asked those
who would support him in his efforts to
suppress gambling to stand up. The whole
congregation arose.
County Prosecuting Attorney r. P. Stone
this afternoon refused to discuss the ser
mon or anything in connection with the
charges which the Reverend Brooks had
made in public. Il have not word to
say" he said. ''Will you lay the matter
before the Grand Jury?" he was asked.
IT cannot be interviewed" was the reply.
To all other queries relative to the mat
ter he refused to be quoted.
OPEN GAMBLING.
Legislators have expressed much surprise
over the open gambling which is permitted
in jefferson City. Though the laws are
made here, the strong antigambling stat
utes Of Missouri are violated openly. The
for the chaplaincy Of the House at this
session, has evidently been in conference
with some Of the disaffected legislators
who think that the present condition of
affairs is a reflection upon their habits.
In his sermon last night the Reverend
Mr. Brooks said in part:
1.-The apostle John said Of the Savior that
IL all the things Jesus said and did were
written, the world would scarcely contain
the books. and likewise ! would say that If
all the facts concerning the immortality of
Jefferson City were written. the town would
scarcely contain the books.
LET us confess that our reputation over
the State for lawlessness and immortality Is
exceedingly bad. Let us also confess that
our municipal reputation is no worse than
our municipal character. The facts fully
sustain the unsayory reputation.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

bOE0EA0
Republicans in the Colorado Legislature
acknowledge the validity of the reelection
OF Senator Teller by the Democratic joint
session last Saturday.
More than thirty persons are arrested at
Stratford, Ia, for making q raid on a coal
train.
Mrs e. J. North-Dowie. wife of John
Murray Dowie, who Is the father Of Evan
gelist Dowie, has brought suit for divorce,
charging cruelty and inhuman treatment
Miss Mary Yelton attempted TO blow out
the light of a lamp. when II exploded. She
was so severely burned that she died from
her injuries.
Foreign Ministers at Pekin express the
belief that China would have no trouble In
paying the indemnity were the present ex-
travagant expenditures reduced.
The lower branch Of the Uts.h Legislature
formally protests against comparison OF
members OF that body to jackrabbits.
Independent operators begin presentation
of their evidence against the miners before
the Strike Commission at Philadelphia.
Cole Younger's application for full par
don will come before the Minnesota Board
Of Pardons Saturday. and his friends expect
that he will be permitted to return to Mis-
souri,.
A farmer and his wife were lodged in Jail
at Smith Center, kas., on the charge OF
whipping a 4-year-old child to death.
A bill is introduced in the Texas Legtsla-
ture to create State Department of As-
riculture.
Frederick Walker. 20 years old, shot and
killed his father at Jefferson. Ok, because
his father chastised him and younger
sister.
The Texas Elks will convene in conven-
ton to-day.
Two Jaded horses, almost positively identi-
fed as the animals ridden by the Union
: 'bank-robber suspects, were found in a coun-
try road yesterday morning a mile and a
half south of Potosi, Mo-. where they evi-
IDENTIFY had been abandoned by their riders
Sheriff Higginbotham Of Washington Coun-
ty at once organized a posse to pursue the
fugitives who are thought to be in that
section. Mrs. Frank Rudolph. mother Of one
Of the suspects. made q confession yester-
day to Prosecuting Attorney Meyersieck.
stating that her sop went away the day be-
fore the robbery OF the Union bank and re-
turned the day following with a suck full
Of something.
2 Miss Dora Meek, the sleeping girl, Of Cen
tralia, ILL.,, yesterday revived sufficiently
while all the other members Of the family.
were out Of the room to write a note to her
parents. asking to be sent to the country
for visit. She IL still unable to talk.
George H. Price, formerly Of St. Louis.
shot and killed his wife and then committed
suicide ut Enid, OK.
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DETECTIVES BODY REMOVED.
Sci1umacher's Funeral Will Be
Held To. Morrow at Chicago.

The body of Charles ]. Schumacher. the
Pinkerton detective who was shot to death
by men supposed to be the Union Bank rob-
bers near Stanton. Mo-, Saturday, was
shipped to Chicago for burial shortly before
midnight last night.
1t was accompanied by Mrs. c. ]. Schu-
macher. widow of the dead detective; James
s. Prindiville his father-in-law: Miss Mar
garet Prindiville, his sister-in-law. and his
brother. Joseph Schumacher. superintendent
Of the Chicago branch of the Pinkerton De-
tective Agency.
The funeral will be held tomorrow from
the Holy Family Church, Chicago. to Cali
vary cemetery, The pallbearers have noe
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-27
STATE OFFICERS BOOKS CORRECT.
Auditing Committee Has Checked
Over All Accounts for Two Years.

Auditing Committee Has Checked
Over All Accounts for Two Years.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Jefferson City. Mo-. JAN c6.-The Auditing
Committee appointed by Governor Dock
cry to examine the accounts Of the various
State officers and the Penitentiary will sub
NIT its report tomorrow --,-
The report will show that the accounts
Of all the State onicials and the Penften-
ttary have been correctly kept and their
appropriations properly expended.
No recommendations for improvement in
the methods In vogue in the. various Of
fees Will be: suggested to the Legislature.
The committee has checked over all the
business transacted between the Auditor
and Treasurer's office. from January /. 1901,
to January l. 1903, and finds that they bal
ance to a cent.
The report will contain brief synopsis
of the transactions of each department,
and. accordingly, will be quite lengthy. :
These summaries Of the department were
referred to in the Governors message; and
do not differ in the conclusions reached by,
the chief executive.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-27
PROBING AFFAIRS
IN STATE PRISON
Committeeman Says Convicts Are
Reticent About Giving
Information.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
jefferson City, No. Jan. 2s.-Part of one
day spent at the State Penitentiary has con-
WINGED members OF the General Assembly, 8
Investigation Committee that it will be able
to make an interesting report regarding the
labor problem at the institution. The in
vestigation will be resumed tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
The committees which were appointed by
the Senate and House last week met in the
parlors of the Madison this morning and
formed Joint organization by electing
Representative Colin selph of st. Louis
secretary. The other members are Sena-
tors Costello. Buchanan, Jewell and Zeveley
and Representatives Chapman, Riley, Hens
ley ana Spangler.
Immediately after organizing the mem
bers went to the Penitentiary and through
the factories of the Vaughan-Monnig Shoe
Company. the l. S. Parker Shoe Company
and the Hoskins-Ross Manufacturing Com
panX: p!1.,. .s
ing the investigation. The convicts from
whom we are compelled to get most OF our
testimony feel that they are not doing
themselves any good by. telling tales. ana
for that reason are backward about talk
ing.
had been used until about two months ago.
We are going to look into this farther.
l cannot tell which convict told US OF this
I2ct. Tor the fellow saw MS mistake !Hl-
mediately after letting the statement slip.
One feature. that OF shoe brands, has
aroused much speculation among the COM
mitteer,en.
Among others which the committee se-
cured was Manner, Dunbar & Co., Nash
Vile. Tenn. Homemade Solid Shoes" There
were two brands of these labels-"Mayor
and President"
In another part Of the building they
found large quantities Of shoes with tags
attached, reading as follows:
Shark skin shoes are not made from the
skins of sharks, but from the choicest Sc
lections of calf skins. These skins are
tanned by process which fills up the fiber
and makes it as nearly waterproof as
leather can be made. 1t also adds strength
and wearing qualities not secured by any
other process. The soles. insoies and coun-
ters are made from heavy slaughter sole
leather, and the best modern machinery
and skilled workmen are employed.
The shoes are designed to meet the
wants of those who like an attractive shoe
of substantial weight and great service, and
as such We heartily recommend them.
Noyes. Norman Shoe Company. st. Joseph.
Mo-"
The labor unions, which are taking a
great interest In the investigation. claim
that the substitution of shoe brands on con-
vict-made goods works great injury to the
craft throughout the LAND
The Investigation Committee was courte-
O,ISlxy reroive<i x1,io yv1OrnfTlE,
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EXPECT FUGITIvEs THIS WAY.
Abandoned Horses Found Near City
Limits Puts Police ON Lookout.

Abandoned Horses Found Near City
Limits Puts Police ON Lookout.
Local police received a telephone message
about o'clock yesterday afternoon an
nounced that two fatigues horses answer
ing the description Of those on which Ru-
dolph and Lewis escaped were found about
fifteen miles south of the city limits.
A detail of police with shotguns was put
on guard in Carondelet to watch for the
men. as it was thought they would enter
the city.
About O. cloc two strange characters, ono
were seen by pedestrians at Eighth and
Market streets. They were looking for a
drug store. Their leggings were despatched
with mud and their boards were Of several
dsys' growth.
They were followed into the drug store.
where a bullet wound several days old was
treated
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-27
WORLDS FAIR INSURANCE Law.

Foreign Companies May BE Permit-
3 ted to Write Expositfon Business.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. Ex-senator
Bradley of johnson. chairman of the
Worlds Fair Committee, introduced in the
Senate to-day a bill permitting fairs and
expositions to be insured by foreign fire in
surance companies and exempting the COM
panies from paying the license fee exacted
Of companies now doing a general bust
ness in the State.
Under the present law the Worlds Fair
Company is unable to guarantee that e1-
hibitors can get good insurance at reason
able rates.
Senator Clarke Of Kansas City introduced
a bill repeating the laws relating to assess
ment of fire insurance companies. Under
the present law about twenty-eight COM
panies were organized. but they failed.
Senator Martin Of Saline introduced two
bills carrying out the recommendations OF
the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
in their annual report. One OF them pro-
vides for proper safeguards at railroad
functions and the other gives the Commits
sioners the power to fix timetables
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ST. LOUIS POLICE ON LOOKOUT.
Captain Pickel Watches Caronde-
let Railroad Yards,

The st. Louis Police Department is on the
lookout for the Union Bank robbers.
Acting Chief Gillaspy received word yes
terday that the horses ridden by the fugi-
tives had been found where they were aban-
doned near Potosi.
With view to heading OF the suspects
If they try to come into st. Louis on the
Frisco. Captain John N. Pickel Of the First
District yesterday notified all of his men
of the probability and then detailed two men
with riot guns to watch the railroad yards
in Carondelet for suspicious persons.
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Democratic lawmakers Accept JET.
fefsOn Club Inv1tati0n.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. z6.-Indications
are that there will be a full attendance Of
the Democratic members of the General
Assembly at the Jefferson Club banquet
Saturday night. So far sixty-eight Repre-
sentatives and practically all of the Dem.
ocratic Senators have announced their in>
tention of attending.
nounced to-day that the Intellectual pro-
gramme probably would be confined to
roasts on the gridiron order.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.


Ralph Langere, a waiter at Christian
Brothers College. who was reported to have
inherited fortune, stated that the stories
published about 1t are pure fiction.
The appeal OF her two little children
caused Judge Sidener TO stay the sentence
passed on Mrs. Emma Quinn.
Old Adams Express office at Eighteenth
and Clark avenue is being demolished in the
construction of the Union Station subway.
The divorce suit OF Leland NJ. Mothers
head at Clayton attracted a large crowd of
neighbors.
Miss Martha Rose captures an 11-year-old
pickpocket, whose hand she felt in her
pocket.
Emil Turk confesses to police that he was
implicated in murder of John Moog. and
duplicates others.
House Of Delegates causes a surprise by
adopting Karbes resolution indorsins Mayor
Wellss efforts for pure service.
Macarthur Johnston. former Inspector Of
Weights and Measures. awaiting trial be-
fore the City Council on charges preferred
by Mayor Wells, has not been found by the
sergeant-at-arms.
Emma Stark, II years Did. was nearly
scalped by a machine In the Peters Stce
Factory. in which her hair became en-
tangled.
Interest has grown in the Campbell Nor
gan revival meetings at .he Odeon.
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4 New York. Jan. s.-Arrived: Phoenicia.
from Genoa
southampton. Jan. N.-Arrived: Finland.
New York.
Montevideo. Jan. 56-Sailed: Como. from
Antwerp for 9an Francisco.
Hamburg. Jan. .M.-sailed: Bulgaria, Bull
garia, New York.
Liverpool. Jan. zs.-Arrived: Ivernia, New
York. !.
Glasgow. Jan. A.-sailed: Mongolian. st.
John, New Brunswfck: Oreadian, Portland
I. Liverpool, Jan. 25-Sailed: Armenian,
Boston. -l..ss.
Liverpool Jan. 1.-Arrived: Tritonia, St
John. New Brunswick. and Halifax.
New York. Jan. 26.-Arrived: Frutera,
Kingston; City OF Augusta, Savannah.
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To.DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were 1854. $50;
balances, $l.175H8. Local discount rates
were firm, between and per cent. Do
mestic exchange was quoted rs follows:
New York. 3oc premium bid. 40c premium
asked: Chicago. SC discount bid. par asked;
Cincinnati. Louisville and New Orleans, par
bid 1oc premium asked.
Wheat closed lower at 7eNc May. 76Gf7ltc
No. red. Corn closed steady at A&GEhc
May. 49441sc No. . mixed. Oats closed at
S6ssdo6zc May; 3s9s7c No. mixed.
The local market for spot cotton was
quiet and unchanged.
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FOREIGN.

Two hundred excursionists at st. Pierre
are badly frightened by sudden eruption
of Mont Pelee. but all are carried safely to
their ship.
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LewaId Pn.hinr German Exhibit.

Berlin, Jan. 26-Herr LeWaId.. the Fair
Commissioner Of Germany, has sent invita-
Eai- to a0is0 seiected Arms, among them be-
ing those who were represented at the Chi
caSo and Paris expeditions: The replies
]. Herr Lewaid and IDS stan have opened
= special bureau. where great actiyity pre-
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Governor D0ckefy Makes q Report
ON Pardons He Has Granted.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. Ex-Governor
.Dockery sent as a communication to both
houses OF the Legislature a statement of
the % number Sf pardonss; communications Of
made by the chief magistrate from the date
Of his inauguration to the 1st of January.
1905. summarized, the report shows the fol-
lowing:
Insane convicts pardoned and sent to the
Asylum for Criminal Insane. q; restored to
citizenship. 81: worixhouse and jail pardons,
IL: sick convtcts pardoned. 80; holiday par
dons to convicts. 70: commutations of sem
tence Is: pardons granted for various rea-
sons, 80.
But one OF these pardons was granted by
the Lieutenant Governor.
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,HERUNE1C efE5ExA1A -, - =.
Tyler. Tex., Jan, 4.-.Dave Saunders, aged
E4eyeaka Aad mArried. kfAled himself by cut-
tinx his t3ltn6tf With = razor near Tyler. No
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Juvesile Court Bill waiting.
REpYyRY .rC SpHr.JAI.

Je11erxon City, Jan. B.-The JUdiciafy
Committee OF the House decided tonight to
delay action ops the Juvenile court bill and
the bill creAfipo An hdd1ttonAt Circuit sJudoe
I've Ss39 t5s sity.. -
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SPORTING.
Marine Intelligencs.

Austin Rice received the decision over
Eddie Toy at the Olympic Club last night.
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WASHINGTON.

The Senate goes into executive session to
consider a point raised by Senator Morgan
as to the validity of the isthmian canal
treaty negotiated by Secretary Hay with
the Colombian Charge d'Affaires.
Secretary Hay and the Cuban Minister ex
tend the time limit of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty for a considerable period. in order
that the convention will not lapse II It is not
ratified by the Senate this week.
Philip Doblin, who corroborated Represent
a:ive Lessler's bribery charges before the
House Naval Committee on Saturday, yes
terday retracted his former statement and
admitted he had sworn falsely. He alleged
that Lessler had asked him to do SO and
that certain members of the House subcorn-
mittee had encouraged him in so doing.
The Afro-American Council has issued an
address to the nation protesting against
what it styles the unjust treatment OF the
negro in the South and commencing the de-
liverances and actions Of President Roose-
Welt
The entire Southern question threatens to
be opened in the Senate as a result of the
1ndianola and Charleston affairs. A citizen
Of Indianola has announced his intention to
80 to Washington to prove that certain let
ters read in the Senate and purporting to
have been written by him were forgeries-