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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12
Royal League.

Meetings this week: Monday. South Side:
THURSDAY. Missouri-wabash: FRIDAY ivaniioe and
4 union meeting OF all local councils viii be
held Monday at Anchor Hall. Jefferson and Park
Inc, last meeting OF Missouri-Wabash was well
attended. current business was transacted prompt
ly. and members took for Deiriar Garden.
Deputy supreme Archon Charles Mueth was
present TO communicate the seniannual pass
Despite the hot weather Tvanhoe had a good
RrSths1 Seho6n prssenfed
candidate was initiated.
:, Future Great held Its meeting on July g.. D.
WoeTtz and Jas. Davis one each. One candidate
ws5ds. Ioseph AhSans SPOKE a,
under the auspices Of the ROYAL League G. a.
Hunt made an address on growth and prosperity
Hamilton had an Interesting meeting DEPUTY
Supreme Archon. A. De Young was present to
Scribe Newman was a visitor. Council decided 10
second meeting in August. STAG euchre followed
o Leo sos sa. see,ed
vice arshen: and Installed hy Deputy Supreme
the curren, term password comsses was a.
pointed TO s-rnnse for a steamboa, excursion
meeting committse Vas appointed d to Ioeais
n more conmod,ous hail. where members and
prrme ATrhon Doctor jacobson was present. and
communicated the new password
Ancient Order of United workmen.
Anvil Lodge held Its regular meeting last Mon
aay evening large attendance wa. present
OF Edward keon. enc OF the faithful members OF
Anvil Lodge. was reported. Under The good of
the order Brothers Hancock. Weetover. Walters
and Supervising Solicitor A E. Holton made in
tsTesting remarks.
After July 10 Lindell Lodge. No III will meet
az Phoenix Hall. northwest corner Of Jefferson
and Cass avenues on the second and fourth Fri
day NJ each month
Germane I<dge held its regular meeting Las,
Monday evening with large attendance. Wis
itors Were present from Friendship. Schiller and
Xix lodges. The following officers Installed
by the grand officers: Past master workman,
teter Ehrhard: master workman. andrew Mayer
foreman. Louis Munter: overse.r Adam Graeb
recorder. Fred kraKe: fnanc!.r. Robert Guerke
recetver. Peter Banmuck: guide Albert Rahner
Inside watchmsn. II. Kaltsnhach: outside watch
thony and William hoffman. After the instaila-
tion general discussion On the good OF the or
Ger v.ss held which created enthusiasm.
walnut Park Lodge gave lawn party a. No
st0 Fiorisssnt avenue Saturday evening July g.
which was largely ATTENDED.
nited Lodge held a public installation lss.
Monday evening; The installation ceremonies
were conducted by Henry W. Never. grand r.
corder. as Erand master workman. assisted b.
nast grand master Workman l. f Ter as
Grand foreman. George Wa'lhaussr as grand over
seer. Louis 2. Kaltwa.ser grand receiver.
August Wet7el grand inside Waterman and
Otto Giese grand outside Waterman. The fol-
lowing o.fcn-s were installed: Past master WORK
man. AUGUST Rossnbaum: master workman. 10
seph Waiz: foreman. N Nuttle; orerseer. Charles
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knights of Honor.

Olive Branch Lodge had good attendance and
an interesting meeting last Monday. One can't
tat. vas initiated and two applications are pen,-
ing. Resolutions on the death Of Joseph w.
Branch were passed The report OF the Auditing
Committee was read Interesting remarks Tor the
good Of the order were made b. p. G. Jones' w
II. Wright. ". D. weber and Harold Branch.
Mount Olive Lodge had good attendance and
an interesting meeting. Reports CT the AnaittnE
Committee were read and approved. William
Mcconnell reporter Of the lodge. was compelled
TO resign OF account Of sickness and failing eys
sight. The election to I'LL the vacancy was post
p1ned and will take place next Tuesday
The lo3gs ball team defeated Bremen Lodge
team Las, Sun lay. The team, viii play the Scar
ritt-Comstock FurnituT. Companys team this
morning at News;ead and Lee avenues.
Schiller Lodge held Its first meeting In the rev
hall. Tweatysecond and Madison streets. with
fair attendance. Routine business was rams
acted. Brief remarks were made by A. Gerdei.
Klanke and H. Eieseman. for the good OF the
CIDER.
Lafayette Lodge had al interesting meeting:
II. Nickery was elected financial reporter. Grand
Dictator F. W. Brockman has appointed him dep
uty grand dictator for the lodge. Dictator MACK
ay. Treasurer Shaub and Reporter II. J. Ker-
win made Interesting remarks for the good Of the
order.
Benton Lodg: reports fair attendance at is
last meeting Routine business was transacted.
The Auditing Committee wac appointed
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knights of Pythias.

The members OF Red Cross Lodge with their
cursion last Wednesday nigh, TO celebrate the
twenty-hfth Anniversary OF the ledge About 1.eo9
Since this lodge wa. orsanized. in 1858. 1T has
grown from less than twenty to more than 40
members. 1, has paid over siooclo in berefts 70
its members and theiT dependent children and
VIZ occupy the attention Of the lodge.
robert e Cowan Lodge. No. Isl, met last
Monday night. TIE attendance Sss rather light,
owing to the hot weather: No work being on
hand. the lodge adjourned at an early hour.
Rank OF Esquire will be conferred next Mon
The outing TO Meramec Springs. enjoyed by
June %. was success. They LETT St Louis at
s a. N. over the Frisco In special coach ar,
II. Schenker Of 81. James. No. had charge
Of the arrangements.
At Its last convention Wabash Lodg. elected
Grand representatives TO the Grand Lodge as
follows: l.. {. Diekmann. John y. Chadeayne.
NJ C. Schultz. Ed Wentz and ". Feldman One
q ndtiate receiyed the Page rank
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-14

every trait. There is none Of the east
erner's easy undec ded manner to him
He is alert firm and confident of his
abilities. His stride shows decision
and determination. Great is the con-
trast between DJss and f. Romayne
Simmons. the pianist.
Duss raised his baton and the or
chestra responded. The confusion in
the building ceased. Duss is graceful
1t may be studied grace for does a
man who has swung a mattox day af-
ter day grubbing the underbrush of an
untamed country count grace among
his natural accomplishments If it is
studied. SO much the more credit is due
to Duss for he has been an apt pupil
He handles the baton. with the little
finger extended. with all the grace that
woman displays when she holds q
tiny china tea cup poised in air After
all Duss' grace seems natural even if
his mighty hands were lent to labor be-
fore the baton was given them. Duss
looks defiant and then enraptured.
Waving his baton he looks like the ar
tist describing the curves of beauty.
He leads. the players follow His mo-
tions are rythmic and full of meaning
The playing of William Tell" was up
to the standard. Duss had been judged
and the abilities of his orchestra dis
played. The applause was tremen~
dous and bespoke the verdict of the
audience. A large bunch Of flowers was
handed uS7 to Duss. He bowed. He is
the first conductor to make a graceful
bow.
Duss had triumDhed as the director oi
a symphony orchestra. He has returned
to the scenes of his earlier days, when
twenty years and more ago he grUbbed
hazel brush from along the creek bot
toms, tended swine and herded cattle fol
a mere pittance. He was unknown thel
and the world owed him a living. E'ats
has made him a millionaire severa
times over. He has not been content
with idleness. His wealth has been the
means of satisfying his ambition. H
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Sixteen Men and Four Women
Passengers Routed Out.
Compelled to Flee For Safety
Without Their Clothing
ONE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
One Woman Was Knocked Down
in the Stampede.
Flames Started With an Ex-
plOsiOn of Gas in Car.

New Haven. Conn, May 14.-Twenty
passengers, including sixteen men ana
four women. had to flee in their night
sleeping car at the Union station. The
car was near the rear end OF the New.
York. New Haven & Hartford train
which left New York at IL o'clock last
night for Boston. When the train
reached here at 1 o'clock the sleeping
car was connected with a pipe which
supplies the cars with gas and the gas
supply was turned on. Immediately
afterward slight explosion was heard.
with smoke. The passengers. dazed with
sleep and half blinded by the smoke.
made a. rush for the doors. A woman
was knocked down and suffered slight
injury to her back and right arm, but
said she was not seriously hurt. The
blaze was finally extinguished and a
hunt was made for the passengers val
uables. Among those who said they had
lost money was A. f. Reschel, of Chi.
cago. B. D. Kaplan, of New York. said
he left about $4,000 in money and Sc
curties in the car. After a search wal
let containing the missing securities was
found. and Mr.. Kaplan then said he had
recovered everything except some
money which was burned up in his
clothing. The handbags and clothing
of most of the passengers were water
soaked. The women passengers were
taken to a hotel. and the men were pro-
vided with overalls and shoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-14
RANGE BLEW UP
Causing Panic aud Great Damage at
Hartford Club.

Hartford. Conn. May 14.-By an ex-
plosion at the Hartford club last night
a part of the building was wrecked and
a panic followed. One or two dinner
parties We're being held and their re-
ception and reading rooms We're we'll
filled Suddenly there was a roar in the
kitchen and the whole building seemed
to lift The water boiler attached to the
huge range had exploded
The heavy brick wall was blown
across the lawn a hundred feet barring
the main entrance to the club. This
was filled with men who were thrown
in heaps with tables, chairs. pictures
and glasses The supports to the floors
were blown out. but fortunately they
did not go down Not q whole piece of
glass or crockery was left IN this part
of the building and in the main part
doors We're blown off and elegant fur
nishings damaged. The main. and pri-
vate dining rooms and the pantries and
basement were mass of wreckage.
So far as known no one was seriously
hurt.
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A CHURCH WAR.
Troops Called Out to Settle the
Disturbance.

New York. May 1.-THE conflict
caused by the refusal of the abbot Of
San Benitos convent to allow the en>
trance Of foreign friars who came to
assist at a meeting of the order has re-
suited in a serious dispute, cables the
Herald's representative at Rio Janeiro,
Brazil
At a meeting Of frairs held in the cap
ital it was resolved, with the arcn-
bishops support. to excommunicate the
abbot of San Renitos.s The friars elect
ed as his successor Father Domingo
Trasf1guracao. The federal judge or
dered the abbot to leave San Benitos.
Believing that force might be needed
to Oust the abbot, Father Trasfiguracao
went to the convent with the chief Of
police and a squadron of cavalry.
Father Juan Mercedes, the excommuni-
Gated abbot, promptly admitted the new
abbot and acknowledged his title to
succeed him.
1t was thought this had ended the
trouble, but a meeting was held later at
which the followers Of Father Mercedes
protested against the presence of the
foreign friars in the convent. Becoming
to the convent, cheering the deposed
abbot and forced the foreign friars to
leave and seek refuge in the arch-
bishops palace Troops were 1alled out.
They entered San Benitos with fixed
bayonets and drove out Father Ader-
cedes' friends. The foreign frairs re-
turned later, accompanied by the chief
Of police, and again took possession.
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KANSAS LUTHERANS MEET.
The Eastern Conference of the Synod
at Sedalia, No.

Sedalia. Mo, May 1.-THE eastern
conference of the Lutheran synod of
Kansas is in session here The opening
sermon last night was by T. P. Ludden.
of Lincoln. Neb.. in the absence of the
President. O. H. OFT, of Topeka, who
was detained by washout until today
conducted by the Rev. NJ F Troxell
Of St Joseph The most important
topics discussed were: THE Sunday
School; Can it be ImDrOved2'' the Rev.
r. 3. Wolf Kansas City. Kas.; THE
Sunday School. its superintendent and
Teachers the Rev J. NJ Herbst,
Ef1ngham. Kas-; The Laityr as Re
lated to Church Work and Growth in
Grace" the Rev. J. NJ. Cromer, Kansas
City Mo: "The Pastor and His Men. -
the Rev Z. F. Stouffer, Lawrence. Kas.. +.
Church Loyalty. Not Bigotry." the
Rev. NJ. T. Troxell. d. D., St. Josenh.
Mo. The days programme concluded
with a speech by Miss Anna Sanford,
a missionary from India
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BLEW UP TWO HOUSES.
Strikers Use Dynamite on
Houses of Their WOfkmen.

Williamsport, Pa. May italian
railroad graders at Marshall Hill, who
had gone on strike because one of their
number was discharged, dynamited two
houses. both homes of men who had re-
fused 10 stop work. The dwellings were
shattered but none of the occupants
was killed The sheriff with a force of
deputies had arrived earlier, only just
in time to prevent the Italians burning
the construction company's building be
cause they were not paid off as soon as
they quit work.
It is reported two men were killed
during the rioting. but this cannot be
confirmed. Thirteen of the strikers are
under arrest
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MUST STAY IN PRISON.
Governor Bailey Refuses the
DObbs-New Pardon.

George Dobbs and Mrs. Amelia New
will not be pardoned from the peniten-
tiary by Governor Bailey. He rendered
this decision today in the matter of the
application of pardon for them from
the life sentences they are serving for
the murder of Joseph New.
IF I had the power I should certainly
give them new trial." said Governor
Bailey today. but that I cannot do.
do not think their attorney gave them
proper treatment in allowing their
rights to go by default in not filing a
motion for a new trial But in the face
of the protests of the jurors who con-
victed them, and of the Judge and
county attorney who tried the case,
do not feel justified in granting them a
pardon The Jurors and Judge know Of
lard, and they have no motive in per-
sisting in their guilt if they did not
honestly believe that they are guilty
I must therefore refuse the pardon
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BREAKS OUT ANEW.
Much Property Destroyed by Forest
Fires.

ing out anew Of the forest fires on
Chestnut Ridge has caused the greatest
CONSERVATION among the people. Last
night a mountain home owned by
Booth & Flynn. near Blairsville inter
section, was destroyed. Telegraph and
telephone poles crossing the ridge at
BIairsville intersection we're burned ana
the wires rendered useless. At Lake
Hollow, near New Florence, the big mill
for the manufacture of pins for poles
was burned. The Evans Lumber COM
pany lost several thousand dollars
worth of pit posts today. Booth &
Flynn lost several thousand of cross
ties The fire is raging in the vicinity
of Ridge View Park. People of Mill
wood and Derry are now engaged in
fighting the flames.
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gathered around him the best musicians
of the country A year or more ago he
invaded New York Who is this man
Duss from Economy, Pa. ," asked the
New XOrkers. They found him to be "A
director of the first magnitude Duss
captured New York. The caDitulatiOrI
was complete Now he is touring the
country, unwilling to cease his cam
paign for recognition until the country
from New York to the Pacific knows
MIN and his orchestra No one who
knew Duss on his Burr oak ranch or
When ne worked in the brush of Soldier
creek, ever ina agined him in the position
OF director of so famous an orchestra
lhere may be musicians. unknown to
lalne, in Kansas today who may even
pass the record made by the intrepid
Duss.
The encore to the first number was
Le Secret" by Gautier. It was a
catchy number. Duss has popularized
it. He played it first in Washington and
sinee then the music stores have been
'esleged Tor the music and the demand
mas exhausted the supply.
me Inc second number was two move
Iaents IN from IschaikOwski's Symphonic
Fathetque The audience liked the
Irst movement and when it was finished
pesan TO applaud. Some had the idea
tlldl u was the end of the number and
tnat an extra piece might be given.
Nahan Frankie the concert master
looked at Duss and smiled. Then he
laughed behind his big mustache
F1anko was one of the interesting per
sohages ana he laughed and smiled and
haQ the best time of anyone. While in
the midst of number one of the
strings on his violin snapped. Franlo
toOk another from his pocket. nut il on
the instrument and went on plaving
Ihe orchestra did not have to stop to
let MN tune up, Ia Arkansas fiddler.
NJ. Edouard De Reszke was the first
soloist His number was an aria
HalVey's La Juive." In this he took
some wonderfully low notes and sang
with repression The audience was
waiting for his encore which was TO be
Faure's The Palms There was no
mistaking the desire of the audience
TOT ms encore number. the better known
or the two. When DeReSzke started
the first notes of The Palms he was
applauded. In the second number he
displayed the resonancy and volume of
ms voice While he sings in impas-
stoned passages with brilliancy and
volume he does not, like many bassOs
force the full power of his voice on the
audience. He sings with a great deal
OF reserve strength and he left the au-
dience with the impression that he had
not by any means displayed the limit
OF his vocal capabilities. In grand op-
era where he has the spur of dramatic
situation he displays greater fire and
his voice rolls with thunderous rever-
berations.
The audience was anxious for Nine.
Nordica When her number was reach
ed on the programme the audience Y as
intently watching the door at the south
side of the stage door. When Nordita
appeared the applause proved that She
Continued on Page six-)
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SMALLPOX BREAKS OUT.
Two Cases Make Appearance on East
Hill.

1t is now known positively that small
poX has broken out again in Topeka
City Physician Storrs has tried strenu-
ously to suppress the facts from the
public. but in two cases he has failed.
The cases are in the family of z. A.
Reeser, on East Hill. where DR. Judd
fought the smallpox epidemic and had
it virtually stamped out when StOrrs
went into office.
1t is not known how many cases Of
the disease Storrs has succeeded in
suppressing. but there have been ru-
mors for a week or more that new
cases were developing in that neighbor-
hood. Until today, however, Storrs was
able to stifie the facts in the case and
allow people to needlessly expose them
selves in that neighborhood. A person
familiar with the conditions on East
Hill says that new cases have broken
out in families which have already had
the disease.
There will no doubt be ground for an
indignation meeting on East Hill when
the people out there find out that StOrrs
is trying to suppress the truth about
the spread of smallpox in that locality.
People who live in the vicinity of con-
ia gious disease are generally determin-
ed to know the truth about such things,
for their own protection. but it is i'm
possible to know the whole truth under
the czar of the health department.
The measles epidemic shows no sign
of abating. Every day the health Off
GERS are going out with armsful of
baneful red cards, to be tackled upon
houses where new cases have been re-
ported.
Storrs appears to give little or no at
tention to the alarming conditions
which prevail. He rarely visits his Of
flee in the city hall, which is provided
for the use of the city physician. DOz-
ems of people come there to see him on
city business every day. but he is never
to be found. He seems to feel that his
duty is discharged to the public since
he has shut off all informa ton about
the public work of his department
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expectation. The programme of ten
numbers was. by whirlwinds of ap-
plause, increased to twenty numbers.
Trains were due to leave 1t was close
to IL o'clock. The audience stayed to
hear the grand finale of the last num-
ber. by the Metropolitan opera house
orchestra. and then the ( 900 people were
loath to leave.
The audience after weeks of hearing
this and that by the enterprising press
agent. expected much from the soloists
and musicians. The audience hoped for
more than was on the programme. Nor
dica was most gracious and She oblig-
1ngly responded with three encore num-
bers. De Reszke sang The Palms" as
an extra number Duss led his or
chestra through four additional selec-
tions. The soloists gave a duet not on
the programme and Nahan F'ranko
surprised the audience with a violin
solo
Nine. Lillian Nordica was the favor
tie She seemed like a personal friend
Of every Topekan who heard her a year
ago. Duss and De Reszke were un-
known so far as appearing before a To-
peka audience was concerned. The un-
known won their share Of favor before
the concert was ended. but Nordica
began with the advantage
OuSs announced before the concert in
conversation. that the orchestra would
captNate the audience before half of
the programme was ComDleted Duss
was both mistaken and correct. The
audience was entirely satisfied with the
orchestra, and so announced bv an
plause. at the end of the opening auun-
Der without waiting for half the nu4a-
bers TO be played Duss and his nlan
had no trouble in pleasing The director
had but TO wave his baton in the signal
applause started
The concert opened with Rossinl's
We'll known overture William Tell"
Inat is the standard by which 0anls
ana orchestras are compared lin the
west. Hardly a concert organ-zalion
mas been heard in the Auditorium that
dlq not play it, Duss was ready for
comparison with other orchestsas wi h
the opening number
III was nearly quarter of nine when
the audience was seated and sufficient
order had been secured fer the concert
20 open. Duss stepped from an aa+s-
room and walked to the directors
stand. At the first sight of him the
auulence applauded. There is some
thing irresistible about Duss. He had
not taken three steps until the auIisns q
saw IN MS manner that he was fun #
confidence He had come to conqua ar
and conquer he would. There is no such
wora as tail with him, and therefore 20
iaiiures- Horses are much like pco-
pie said Duss i'm conversation. .lf
you are confident they are inspired. ana
so with people" He was right.
Duss is magnificent Straight. broad
shouldered deep chested. firm of tread.
unruftled by applause or attention He
Lived ia the west and he is western in
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Preacher Changes His Faith.

New York, May 14.-News has been
received from Rome that the Rev.
Henry Ormond Riddell, an Episcopal
clergyman, had changed his faith and
had become a Roman Catholic MF.
RiddelI was ordained a. deacon in 1888,
and was advanced to the priesthood the
following year. For a time after being
ordained he was in charge of St
James mission. Cumberland Furnace.
Tenn. he then became an assistant ir
St Peters church. ROxbourg, Philadel-
phia In 1896 he went abroad. After his
return Mr.. Riddeli became chaplain t.
Bishop Charles Grafton of the diocese
of Fond Du Lac, Wis, and held that
office until he again went abroad last
wear.
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JUMPED THE TRACK.
Entire Train Wrecked ON the
ChOctaw at Hot Springs.

Hot Springs. Ark. May 14-While run
ming at ordinary speed an east bound
passenger train on the Choctaw, Okla
homa & Gulf railroad jumped the track
in the suburbs shortly after noon to-
day, Wrec<ing the entire train and de-
molishing iron bridge. One man was
killed and twenty persons We're injured
three of whom may die. The dead:
FIREMAN RILEY, Hot Springs.
FATALLY INJURED.
Conductor Weir, Hot Springs.
Newton. Hot Springs.
Engineer Ryan, Hot Springs.
Seventeen passengers were more or
less injured.