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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
SWAMP LAND {
Illinois Counties to Demand Pay
ment From Government.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Litchfield. ILL.,. Sept. Sat a meeting Of
the MONTGOMERY County Board Of Super
visors. held at Hillsboro yesterday, Super
visor Dixon of Witt Township was a2-
pointed committee Of one to confer with
like committeeman from the other coun-
ties comprising this congressional district
at Springfield some time this month.
The claim is made that when the Cow
ernment sold the swamp lands In thisS
county several years ago IL sold e.2O0
acres more than properly belonged in that
class. and that Montgomery County has
a Just claim against the Government for
N;ff0; with interest from the date of sale,
which was back in the early seventies.
1t Is expected that every county in the
State viii appoint committeeman. and
Ihat state meeting will be held. The
State meeting will appoint Committeeman
to national meeting. which, in turn. will
appoint committee to visit Washington
during the coming session of Congress. TO
work for the settlement Of the swamp
land claims.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
Railway Notes and Changes.

The freight congestion is slowly but surely
Deins relieved The Terminal and other rail-
way officials took advantage of the general
large amount of freight
The B. & o., like other progressive roads,
Is issuing booklet entitled THE Book of the
Royal Blue" which contains many Interesting
articles well chosen and OF interest to those
travelling and those who want TO travel
1t is expected that the Freight Agents. As
OF 81 Louis on its visit to the Worlds Fair
lines, now in the city attending a meeting at
the southwestern Tariff Committees office
visited the Worlds Fair yesterday.
Track laying begins to-day at Coal Gate
l. T., on the Texas and Oklahoma Railroad
which Is an extension Of the Katy from Coal
Gate to Oklahoma City, 100 miles.
On account of the American Bankers, rn.et
ing in San Francisco, October 20 the Santa Fe
Will run special trains through from Chicago
to the Coast
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
BANKS WANT TO SELL BONDS.
Unusual Number of Applications
to Retire Circulation.

Washington. Sept. s.-AppIication from
national banks for the retirement of cir
cniation are reaching the Treasury De-
partment in unexpected numbers. For
Ine seven business days of the present
W. Under the law only 100000 in cir
culation can be retired in any one month
and tne applications are granted in the
FOR several months past the retire
ments OF circulation have been only
nominal. anc. during the refunding period
COO. 600
The present movement Is accounted for
at the Treasury Department by the high
price OF bonds. the banks evidently see
ing greater profit In selling their bonds
than In keeping them in circulation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
FOUGHT RoBBER With sABER.
Colonel Williams Was Shot and
Posse Hunts for Burglar.

Ashland. KY. Sept. s.-sherff Hene,
with posse. is hunting a burglar who
shot and seriously wounded Colonel Nor
decai Williams in his country home before
daylight yesterday.
Colonel Williams, discovering the bur
glar ransacking his house, fought him
with saber until Ithe burglar shot him
and escaped.
Mrs. Williams and their little grand
daughter were the only other occupants Of
Ashland and Cattlettsburg, and they
called the neighbors. who summoned ply
sicians Colonel Williams has regained
but the feeling fn the community is In.
tense. =
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
WITHOUT PLACE TO SLEEP.
Members of the "Chinese Honey.
moon" Co. Have Sorry Time.

Sixty members of the Chinese Honey
moon" company, which is to open at the
Olympic Theater Sunday. arrived in st.
Louis last night and found most of the
hotels playing to standing room.
The Planters, the Southern, the st.
Nicholas and the other frst-class hotels
were without accommodations and prin-
cipals in the cast of the comic opera were
on a par with chorus girls.
1t was raining, too, wnen the mimic Ce-
lestials arrived and journeying through
the storm in search of place to sleep was
no picnic.
1t was after midnight when the last of
the players had found temporary abodes.
The company begins its season in st.
Louis ano the final rehearsals of the piece
will be given in the Olympic for the re-
mainder of this week.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
Marine IntelIiEence,

New York. Sept. 9.-Arrived: Majestic,
from Liverpool; Graf waldersee, from
Hamburg.
Queenstown. Sept. s-Arrived: Teutonic,
from New York.
Southampton. Sept. 9-Arrived: Phila-
delphia. from New York.
New York. Sept. 9-Arrived: Aurania.
from Liverpool.
Moville. Sept. s.-Arrived: Ethiopia, New
York, for Glasgow. and proceeded.
Bremen. Sept. s.-Arrived: Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse, New York, via
Plymouth and Cherbourg.
Browhead, Sept. e.-Passed: Carpathia.
New York. for Liverpool.
Lizard, Sept 9.-Passed: La Lorraine.
New York, via Havre
Antwerp. Sept. a-Arrived: Switzerland,
Browhead. Sept. 9-Passed: English
man, Portland, for Liverpool
Tory Island. Sept s.-Passed: Ethiopia,
New York. for Glasgow.
Liverpool Sept. s.--Arrived: Friesland,
Philadelphia.
Glasgow. Sept s.-Arrived: Tritonia,
Montreal, via Liverpool
Queenstown, Sept. 9.-Saiied: Saxonia,
from Liverpool, Boston.
Southampton, Sept. g.-Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm II. from Bremen. New York, via
Cherbourg.
New York. Sept. s.-Arrlved: Lauren
tian. Glasgow. Sailed: St. Louis. South
atnpton; Potsdam. Rotterdam, via
Boulogne; Germanic. Liverpool.
Dover. Sept. s.-Passed: Memphis, San
Francisco. via ports, for Hamburg.
Hong-Kong. Sept. s.--Arrived previous
": Tacoma, Tacoma, via Yokohama
Queenstown. Sept a.-Arrived: Carpa-
thia, New York. for Liverpool, and pro-
ceedcd. =
Liverpool. Sept s.-sailed: Noordland,
Philadelphia; Oceanic. New York.
Cherbourg. Sept s.-sailed: Kaiser Will
helm II. from Bremen and Southampton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
T0-DAYs NEWS IN BRIEF.
RTISTNESS

Yesterdays bank clearings were $685.
90; balances. S1,0S7.766. Local discount
rates were between and 6 per cent. Do
mestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York 1Oc premium bid. 15c premium
asked; Chicago par bid. 1oc premium
asked: Cincinnati. Louisville and New Or
leans. 10c discount bid. par asked.
Wheat closed higher. al s51zdS5hc Dec. !;
si1zaS6c No. 2 red. Corn closed higher. at
47zsc Dec: 4sd501kc No. mixed. Oats
closed at 361ac nominal Dec: BIC No. 2
mixed.
The local market for spot cotton was &c
lower
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
SPORTING.

Beau Ormonde won the feature Of Har-
lem racing in long, hard drive with Co
lonial Girl.
His Eminence won the Omnium Handi-
cap at Sheepshead Bay from Proper and
Eugenia Burch in a drive.
Africander, the acknowledged star of
the Eastern 3-year-olds. injured himself
in his race in the September Stakes, and
viii not race again this year.
Hans Wagner, the great Pittsburg short
stop, probably will not be able to play
again this year. and must undergo an
operation for his injured leg.
Jockey Helgeson, formerly of St Douis,
is seriously injured at Kenilworth.
Cycle and automobile races have been
carded as part OF the Olympic games.
Barney Oldfield's automobile jumps the
track at Crosse Pointe while going at
sixty-mile gait. dashes through fence
and fatally Injuries a spectator, oldfeld
being severely injured. Two other acci-
dents occur at the track, but no one else
IS badly hurt.
Favorites are winners in all classes at
Charter Oak Park, Daphne Direct dis
tancing most of her field in the Hartford
Futurity pacing.
Major Delmar trots a mile at Syracuse
in 2011f. establishing a new worlds rec
ord for geldings and lowering by three
fourths of second the mark set by Cres-
ceus.
Winners at Delmar yesterday were
Dusty Miller. Ailyar, Potter. Little Scout,
Uranium and Gus Lanka
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
GENERAL DoMEsTTC.

Captain W. c. r. Colquhoun died at At
lantic City, n. ].
Members Of the Citizens Alliance Of
Denver are to be arrested on charges of
conspiracy to riot, as a result of the labor
troubles at the Sun and Moon mine at
Idaho Springs.
The Mexican War Veterans Of Illinois
held a meeting at Mattoon yesterday.
They decided to meet next in East st.
Louis.
Confessions obtained after the arrest of
two sailors and a tobacco merchant at
New York disclose the existence Of we'll
laid conspiracy to smuggle fine tobacco
into the United States
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
Feeder for Gould Lines.

San Francisco. Sept. s.-George L. Dill
man, chief engineer of the Western Pa
eific Railroad. has inst returned from Salt
Lake. which has been the base of his
operations. while In the field. According to
road. fhcre are noa,, u tbirtaer ", engineer.
Ing corps engaged In lining out the pro-
posed route of the track and construction
has already commenced It is now. II is
said. foregone conclusion that the West
ern Pacific is TO be feeder of the Gould
system. the forerunner of a competing
transcontinentaI line
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
BIRD RETURNS TO CHICAGO.
Holds Several Conferences with Of
fciaIs of Gould Lines.

A. c. Bird. vice president and traffic di-
rector of the Gould systems, departed yes
:erday evening for Chicago after holding
series of conferences with officials of
the Gould lines represented in ST. Louis
Mr.. Bird stated that the meetings were
for the purpose of reviewing the general
traffic situation and were not of more sig
nincancc than az. ordinary family confer
ence which he often has with the officials
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10

Wabash Station Plans to BE Decided
Upon After His Arrival.

The annual report of the Wabash Rail-
road Company is now in the hands of
President Ramsey. who is spending his
vacation in the East and will not return
until the 10th of this month. 1t is stated
that the record made by all departments
of the system Is exceptionally good.
President Ramsey soon after his return
will decide upon the plans for the station
to be erected by the Wabash at the Fair
grounds and work will begin on it with
out delay.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
JOIN UNION IN A BODY.
Stonemasons and Bricklayers Eff
feet a Consolidation.
REP1JBuc SPECIAL.

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. 9.-At a meeting
held tonight of locals connected with the
National Stonemasons' Union they were
formally inducted into membership in the
Bricklayers' Union.
Secretary Jones will go to St. Louis on
September y and turn over all books and
funds in his possession to the National
Board of the Bricklayers and Masons' In
ternational Unicn, which will meet in spe-
cial session for this purpose.
The absorption of the National Stone
masonS Union was accomplished only aft
er stubborn fight.
About 7.Oo0 stonemasons in the district
will now be added to the Bricklayers
Union.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
Terminal Meeting Postponed.

The meeting OF the Executive Commit-
tee of the Terminal Association. which
was to have been held tomorrow. has
oeen postponed until next Wednesday. At
lhe last meeting the members of the COM
mittee were unable to take up the Ter
minal docket. the session having been de-
voted to hearing of the committee from
the Business Mems League.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
santa Fe NIaises Denial.


Topeka, Kas.. Sept s.-The Santa Fe
Railway Company fled denial with the
state Board OF Railroad Commissioners
that IL WAS going to raise the freight
rates on coal from the Kansas ccal fields
70 wichita or the commodity rates on
sugar. coffee. canned goods. etc, to Wichi-
tn, Hntchinson, Arkansas City and Salina-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
Quarrel Ends Fatally.

KEPIBIIC FPEcIAI.
Butler, Mo-. Sept s.-Matt Hoots and
Robert Feely, two prominent farmers OF
Bates County, became Involved in a quar-
rel to-day, and FeeIy shot Hoots through
the head, killing him Instantly. Feeiy sur
rendered TO the Sheriff. -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
Frisco Homeseekers.

Thirty-five coaches of homeseekers will
be sent 10 different points IN the South
west. but particularly In Texas by the
Frisco Tuesday night. A tract OF land
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10

comprising 1000 acres has been purchased
at vernon, Tex, by Frisco interests. and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
Don't Gef Lefa

1:l5 D. N. will be the time OF departure
OF Illinois Central fast New Orleans Spe-
cial on and after September L.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
WASHINGTON.

1t is hinted at the Post-Ofice Depart
ment that the climax to the investigation
will be the indictment of a man in pri-
vate life as well known as the Postmaster
General himself.
Leopold Stern. under Indictment for al
legged Irregularities concerning Govern
ment contracts. has surrendered to the po-
lice Of Toronto. Canada.
The Colombian Government has out
lined a proposed new canal treaty, in
which it is planned to give the United
States perpetual control of the canal zone
except in Colon and Panama, where the
lease must be renewed every 100 years.
Colombia demands $4,000 900 cash and an
nual rentals increasing 25 per cent every
century.
Five mammoth Government buildings
are far behind the dates set for their COM
pletion. and the utmost efforts of the Gov
ernment officials seem to be unavailing to
make the contractors push the work.
The battleship Missouri probably will
not be commissioned until October.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10
FOREIGN.

The Prussian Cabinet proposes a great
canal to connect the Rhine. Weser and
Elhe rivers. thus completing Emperor VIII
Ham's great scheme of an interior canal
system.
Minister Leishman says that Turkish Of
hcials connected with the Foreign Office
are reluctant to be seen regarding the
situation at Beirut. but he adds that
conditions there are less grave than for
merly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
A WARRIOR BOLD.
By ST. GEORGE RATHBO2NE,

Author of "Lffde Miss Millions" .The Spiders Web"
Caprice" "Dr Jacks Widow"
Copyright 1901 by Street
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
|HSJraGl)
OF THE ElY'
Nothing NeN.

A gentleman telegraphist called" a
young lady operator in another office
repeatedly without response. AT last
the click, click" came, and he tele-
graphed vehemently:
Il have been trying TO catch you
for the last half hour"
The maiden wired back:
That's nothing. There is a young
man here who's been trying to do the
same thing for two years and be has
not caught me yet"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
Not a Question of Faith.

Patient-Although. doctor, have
sent for you at the earnest solicitation
of my friends, and to please them, let
me tell you that have not the least
faith in modern medical science.
Physician-Oh, that doesn't matter
at all, | assure you. The mule has no
faith in the veterinarian, yet the latter
cures him just the same.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
That Settles II.

Il see that some one is advocating
the project of a newspaper printed in
compact tabloid form like a book, "
said Mr.. Torque.
The very ideal" cried Mrs. Torque:
tits simply ridiculous"
In what way?"
Why such paper would be simply
useless to put under carpet"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20

Towne-I see there's a western
scientist who declares that the insect
which says Katie did" is the male,
and the one that says Katie didn't,
is the female
Henpeck-Thats all nonsense, be-
cause If you'll notice the one that says
Katie did" frequently had the last
word. III bet they're both females.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
Exception to the Rule.

Them two dudes" the girl at the
music counter remarked, rs trying to
get me to look al EN-"
Where's your grammar" said the
girl at the book counter Two dudes
is plural"
Il guess mott" CONTEMPORARY re-
joined the other 1T takes more than
two OF them fellows TO make plural"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20

Towne-You don't mean 10 say you
didn't notice that earthquake shock?
Browne guess l was home in
Aiguhurst at the time
Tovne-But the shake must have
been perceptible there
Browne guess all of us just took
il for our malaria.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20

Il nebber met such a socialist a
Dusty"
I'm what way"
why. he was happy when he foun'
out he'd been run over by de old hog
train At nrst he thought Il w. .
Gould special"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20

mo, gentle reader. Mr.. Jones is no
under the influence Of liquor. Mr.
Jones is merely trying 10 come dowI
moving staircase that is moving up
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
Extremely Rare.

Tommy-Pop, what is meant by the
sense of humor?
Father-The sense of humor. my
son, consists largely Of knowing when
not to be funny.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
Natural inference.

Natural Inference.
hadge-What in the world induced
her to elope!
Martorie-As she's every day Of
thirty. fancy her parents put her Up
70 It
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-20
Those Sales.

Reginald. we're all through shop
ping. except-my slippers. some
dishes. n hat, a gas stove. a piano
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09

4. c. Smith, sr, are mentioned among
the Republicans.
Third ward, Gideon stolz retiring,
Chas. A. Gray is mentioned among Re
publicans. Mr.. Gray is going East in
a few days, and II he is put up his con.
sent will have to be obtained before he
goes.
Fourth ward, Peter Larsen retiring
Geo. P. Hughes is spoken of.
Fifth ward, two to be chosen, pre-
sents the names of j. r. Fairbanks
and r. L. Fraser among Democrats
and Geo c. VIII, VIM. schantz, ]. F,
Goode. Geo. Jacobs, ]. w. Young and
T. J. Cronise among Republicans.
In the sixth ward two are to be
chosen, and among the Democrats
Geo. Wait and Geo. s. Downing ard
mentioned. while the Republicans are
considering L. d. Henry, c. Marsh, AL
Burton. John Knight and Frank Smith
In the seventh ward II. S. Jory, A.
Huckestein. S. G. Kightlinger, Fred
Hurst, A. vass and Mr.. Ferguson are
mentioned.
The four retiring aldermen were all
elected as Citizens candidates, and II
is probable they will be renominated
as such II they want the places.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09

come by his love, maddened with the
thought that the woman he loves is in
danger OF contamination with the
world, imbued with the revelation that
he must kill her body TO save her soul
John Storm bids her prepare for the
end. With the fervor of the Glory he
had known in youth she brings him
back to the love Of their younger days,
their parting when the world came be
tween them appeals to his love, con
quers and saves herself.
IN New York the public crowded 10
see the play for 175 nights in success
sion. while Boston gave 1t an uninteE
rupted run OF 10 nights. The produc-
ton coming to Salem is absolutely
complete in every detail
Seats on sale at box Office Wednes
day at a. IN. Curtain at Sis p. m.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09
is
in Session

Washington, Nov. 9.-nI anticipation
Of the receipt of the message OF Pres.
ident Roosevelt, members OF the sen.
ate assembled early today in the sen.
ate chamber and in the cloak room
adjoining. Many OF the senators. par
ticularly the close personal and pO-
litlcal friends OF the President, we're
already familiar with the principal
features OF the message, but the read
ing Of the paper was marked with
unusual interest
In the house, which Is not so Sc
date as the upper branch Of congress.
the scene for an hour or two before
the chamber convened resembaled
somewhat an exciting day on the
stock exchange in New York, Pages
We're scurrying about trying to find
members for constituents The
laughing crowd OF representatives
were admiring their new desks and
the other improvements that have
been completed since the adjournment
OF the iifty-seventh Congress.
Pushing about on the floor were
crowds Of visitors. many OF them
women, all anxious to obtain tickets
which would entitle them to seats TO
witness the opening proceedings.
The old habitues Of the chamber were
kept busy pointing out the new mem
bers who made their appearance on
the floor for the first time The older
members had most patronizing man.
ner in speaking Of the infants" as
they named the members serving
their hrst ;erm.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09
AL News-stands

Price, Is Cents. Buy of your
nearest news-dealer or give him $I.so
fora atwelve-months' subscription, post
paid, and he will forward it for you.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09
HAS TWO WIVES
AND WANTS MORE

Apostle Heber j. Grant, of the Nor.
mon church, in public address at
the University OF Utah last Thursday
made an open admission that he was
living In polygamy and that he would
gladly take more wives. but was pre-
vented by the government. The
Apostle who is known as the smooth.
est one in the church. made the state
ment just after he was applauded fos
an utterance and when carried away
for the moment by the demonstra.
tion. His statement has caused a
sensation here.
The occasion was the presentation
by the Apostle 10 the university OF
$1,000 20 be used In the establishment
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09

OF scholarship fund formerly started
by the Alumni Association, and was in
memory Of one of the deceased wives
Lucy Stringer Grant. He had de
olared to the student body that he had
previously given a check, part for him
self and part for each OF his wives
This was loudly applauded, and when
the applause had subsidized he made
the startling declaration.
"Yes, have two wives. and the
only reason haven't another one IL
because the Government won't LET
me" This Is the first open declar
alton made In years by an officer OF
the Mormon hierarchy that he was
living In polygamy. and II has caused
a tremendous sensation.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09
SuiCided
Through Fear

Rome, Nov. 9.-Sig Rosana, the new
minister OF finance, committed suicide
in the railway station. near Naples to-
day. The Socialists reported they had
arranged to give the minister a warm
reception on his first appearance in
the chamber of deputies. They
charged that he belonged to the motor
lous Camorra society Of Naples. It 10
believed his fear of the Socialists
drove the minister to end his life. The
Camorra is a secret society, organized
In the early part of the 18th century
by politicians.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09
Will Be the Attrac~
tiOn at the Opera
House
POrtland'S FaVOrlte Cath
crime COuntiSS as Glory
0uayIe, Lee Willard
as John Storm

The reigning success. "The Chris
tian, b" comes to the Grand Opera House
Wednesday night. There are few who
have not read and admired Hall
Gaines great novel; who have no
wept at John Storms trials and Glory
Quayle's sacrifices and applauded their
triumphs. In the dramitization of the
story it has lost none Of. its power
rather is the play an Improvement, es.
pecially in the final act, when John
Storm and Glory Quayle are trium-
phant and happy, instead Of being de.
voured by a mob.
It is in the third act that the author
has drawn his strongest climax. Over