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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
Wind Blows Seventy Miles an
Hour and Torrential Rains
and Snow Have Fallen.
SHIPWRECKS ARE REPORTED.
All but One of Crew of Norwe-
gian Vessel Lost at Falken-
berg-Two Ships Are
Lost Near Dover.

London. Sept. 1O.-A terrific gale has
sprung up all over the United Kingdom.
Within ten hours the barometer fell one
inch: the wind blew at a rate of seventy
miles an hour and torrential rain has
fallen.
All the telegraph system was disorgan-
lied for several hours and communication
with Ireland and the United States was
interrupted. Enormous damage has been
done to property in the interior and along
the sea front, especially at the seaside
resorts.
Hundreds of vessels are running to shell
ter. and 1t is feared that there will be
serious casualties. Heavy floods are re-
ported from Wales and snow is falling on
the Grampian hills in Scotland
A Lloyds dispatch from Gothenburg re-
ports that the Norwegian three-masted
schooner Theis Lundegaard. from Skonvik,
for London. is ashore at Falkenberg and
all the crew have perished. save one Sew
eral other vessels are ashore.
Excitement prevails at Dover in conse-
quence of the report that two wrecks have
occurred, one on the Goodwin sands and
the other at Dungeness. At a late hour a
lifeboat was seen approaching Dover with
a Shipwrecked crew, and an immense
crowd is waiting for its arrival.
AT Weston-Super-M Mare, on the Bristol
Channel. the sea has invaded the streets
and boats are floating into the town 800
yards from the promenade.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
GREECE TO HELP TURKEY
PUT DOWN REBELLION.

London. Sept. 10.-A special dispatch
from Athens quotes former Premier
zaimis as saying that the Greek Govern
ment is determined to cooperate with the
Porte in the suppression of the insurrec-
ton in Macedonia. though Greece is fully
in favor Of the institution of reforms aft
er order has been restored.
He denounced the attitude of the Bull
garians. saying that their aim is to de-
stroy all the Greek Christians and to pre-
vent Macedonia from becoming independ-
ent.
M. Zaimis added that he believed the
Powers would never permit Turko-Bul-
garian war. and said that measures would
be adopted by the Porte at a very early
date to suppress the revolution.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
MRS. ScHRADER STILL ABSENT
Relatives Continue Search for
Missing Woman.

No trace has yet been found of Mrs.
Johanna Schrader, who mysteriously dis'
appeared from her home. No. 4062 Cook
avenue, Monday afternoon. Relatives ana
friends fear that their first theory Of foul
play may prove correct.
Mrs. Schrader left her home Monday afts
ernoon. She wore her best clothes and
jewels valued at 800. She often goes away
on a trip lasting a week or two, but shS
always informs her children and relatives.
Inquiries have been made of her friends
and kilograms sent to places where II Is
thought possible. she may have gone.
Her five children seem the least worried
and say they know she will return. Doc
tor Englebert Voerster, Jr., a cousin OF
Mrs. Schrader's. who Is conducting the
search for her, said yesterday that he was
almost certain that she had met with foul
play or an accident.
When Mrs. Schrader left home she wore
black mohair skirt. a black chiffon hat
and q white shirt waist. She Is about
feet inches tall and weighs about 1b0
pounds.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
Indications Are That the Fund
Will Grow to Ten Times
That Amount.
GREAT PLAN OF DEVEL OPMENT
Territory as Valuable as Louis
lana Purchase Will Be Add
ed to Nations Resources by
Arid-Land Redemption.
The Republic Bureau,
18th ST and pennsyIyania Ava


Washington, Sept. 10-The question of
Western land irrigation. which for years
| has been a great issue with the arid
States and. at the same time, the shuttle
cock of Congress, at last has assumed
such dimensions that It will have a re-
spectacle hearing by all parties.
For the cause of irrigation no less than
s16,0O0.0O0 now is available for the States
where surveys have been approved by the
Government. Two years ago. when Con-
gress provided s2.00O,000 for an irrigation
dam in the river and harbor bill, that
slight concession was hailed by the ad-
vocates OF irrigation as an entering
wedge" a decided factor in the long
mooted question as to whether Congress
should appropriate money for irrigation
in the States and Territories.
In this short time note the result
From the sale of these lands under the
irrigation act there Is q fund of sl6,000,0o0
available for the purpose Of reclamation
of desert lands.
Those who know the general prac-
tice of Congress predict that the amount
will grow from s160O0.ooO to ten times that
amount.
No issue before the American people is
of greater interest The reclamation of
the arid lands means the addition to the
resources of the United States of d terri
tory as valuable as that of the great
Louisan Purchase, which is to be COM
memorated in st. Louis in 1904.
FUND IS GROWING RAPIDLY.
As the Government has reached the
point where it will donate S6,0OO.00O for
the purpose OF irrigation, then 1t is prob
ably only a question of time when the
amount expended for this purpose will
equal that of the river and harbor bill
W. A. Richards, Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, has prepared state
ment showing the amounts covered into
the Treasury to the credit Of the Recla-
nation Fund from the sales of public
lands in the several States and Territories
during the years 1901, 1902 and 1903, under
the provision of the act of Congress ap-
proved June II, 1902. At present there is
to the credit of the Reclamation Fund in
the United States Treasury slS.191,S36 Of
which S, 461. .493 resulted from sales of pub
lie lands during the present year.
To this date sixteen States and Terri
tories have contributed TO this sum, which
is set apart for the reclamation of arid
lands. The amounts received for the Gov
ernment holdings In the various States are
as follows:
Arizona, s125, sos; California, s1.2S7. 119;
Colorado. 81. .1S9.O67 Idaho. s1,149.e67; Kan
sas, $67.5s; Montana, s1,324,546; Nebraska,
S35aO63; Nevada, s35,S79; New Mexico, s2s7,-
S6s: Eorth Dakota, s.. 456. $40: Oklahoma, ST.
s24. .SS1; Oregon, s.. 2.7s56sO; South Dakota,
s546,sS2; Utah, $234,S44; Washington, 1884,
069; Wyoming, s65S, ,6s6
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
THREE BILLIONS
PAID IN PENSIONS,
Commissioner Ware Says Annual
Cost of System Is Rapidly
Decreasing, However.
ONLY 996,545 ON ROLL NOW.
High-Water Mark Was Passed a
Year Ago and, in Ten Years,
He Predicts, Burden Will
Cease to Be Noted.

Washington, Sept. 1O-The annual re-
port of Commissioner Of Pensions Ware
places the total number of pensioners
| now on the rolls at 996.545, of which
725.356 are soldiers and 267, ,1S9 are widows
and dependents.
Mr.. Ware announces that it is not
probable that the pension roll will again
cross the million line. the high-water
mark having been reached a year ago.
Five Of the pensioners are on the roll on
account of the War of the Revolution
1.116 on account of the War of 1872, 4374
on account of the Indian wars and
1884 on account of the Mexican War.
The average annual value of each pen
sion is now s133. The total annual value
of the Spanish War pension roll has
reached Sl.765,3l0.
commissioner Ware makes the follow
ing recommendations:
Laws forfeiting the pension or right to
pension of any man convicted in court of
an Infamous crime; prohibiting the Civ
ing of pensions to womsn who marry
soldiers after the soldiers become old pen
sioners; different method of examining
applicants for pension Mr.. Ware stamp
ing the present system as uncertain, ex-
ptiiSiNc, Unsatisfactory ana SenerdllVe OF
an enormous amount of political friction.
Mr.. Ware says the bureau has gained on
the current work 10000 cases during the
last two years.
The actual total of disbursements in
pensions on account of the Revolutionary
War. War of 1872 Indian wars. Mexican
War; Civil War and the war with Spain
has been 3,03S 023, $50
1t is estimated that sl6,O100oO was paid
in pensions for disabilities and deaths due
to military and naval service in the wars
of 1872 and with Mexico and during the
time of peace prior to the War of the Re-
bellion, making the payments of pensions
to soldiers and sailors of the War of the
Rebellion and of the regular military and
navy estimate since the close of said War
of the Rebellion. and their widows. chill
dren and dependent relatives, amount to
s., ,S62 240, 400
The cost of the pension system per cap
ita for 1905 is given as S1.73. to which
1893. In ten years, he says, the burden will
cease to be noted.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
WILL ADOPT CHILD GIVEN
TO HER on STREET CORNER.
Rcd-Headed Woman Requests Mrs.
Brauer to Care for Baby and
Then Abandons 1t.

Mrs. Mary Brauer of Bissell and Walker
roads in st. Louis County last night in,
formed the police that she desires to keeI
given to her and then abandoned by a
red-headed woman at Broadway and Olive
street yesterday at noon.
While waiting for northbound Broad
way car to take her home, Mrs Brauer
told the police. she wass approached by a
young woman who said:
Il feel i'll and am very tired. Will you
please hold my baby for minute?''
Mrs. Brauer folded the little one in her
arms. The young mother said she was
going north on Broadway car and fol-
lowed Mrs. Brauer, who still held the
child when the car arrived.
When the car reached Morgan street
Mrs. Brauer, who had been trying to quiet
the child. which was crying. noticed that
the woman who gave the baby to her had
left the car
Mrs. Brauer consulted the conductor, and
asked his advice as to what she should do.
Keep it," answered the conductor.
"I will If the police will let me-" an
swered Mrs. Brauer.
Arriving at her home Mrs. Brauer fell in
love with the little one. Neighbors were
summoned to the Brauer home. and the
women discovered that the little one has
blue eyes and is very pretty. Its hair is
golden and curls in ringlets all over the
head.
She says she will adopt the little one II
no one claims it,
The police informed Mrs. Brauer last
night that so far as they are concerned
she may keep the baby unless the mother
appears and claims 1t. Patrolman Connor
suggested to Mrs. Brauer last night that
on this street that she got the child. Mrs
Brauer accepted the suggestion, and
"Olive" will be the baby's name.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
Do NOT REPRESENT
ST. LOUIS NEWSPAPERS
Promoters and Solicitors of Several
Publications Use Names
without Authority.

Within the last few weeks solicitors for
publications that propose to caricature'
sketch and otherwise pictorially give po-
sition to weil-known business men, law
yers. financiers, politicians and mer-
chants generally have solicited subscrip-
tions. donations and other forms of as
sistance on the ground that they were
working in the interests of the newspa-
pers and newspaper men of st. Louis
Complaint has been made to this office
that the name of The Republic has been
frequently used in this connection, the
solicitor announcing in some cases that
the purpose of the publication was to
raise funds to entertain visiting editors
and newspaper workers during the Worlds
Fair period.
AS a warning to the public and those
who have been or may be approached In
this direction The Republic states that
1t is no way interested in or responsible
for any such publication: that it has not
authorized any one to solicit or collect
funds for such a purpose. and that 1t
would not sanction any such action on
the part of any one connected with the
paper
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
WENT TO BOTTOM OF SEA.
Miss Alice Roosevelt Tries Sub,
marine-Boat Trip.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Newport, r. l., Sept. 10.-AIiss Alfcs3
Roosevelt. daughter CT the Presidentt
went down in the submarine boat Moe.
casin here to-day.
The boat did not leave her dock at the
torpedo station. Miss Roosevelt entering
the boat with Captain Fletcher of the sta
ton.
The crew then closed the matches and
water ballast was taken in until the vess
sci settled to the bottom.
After being submerged for a few min,
utes. so that the novelty of the situatiop
might be appreciated. the boat rose to the
surface and the voyagers disembarked.
The water was quite shallow where the
boat went down.
Miss Roosevelt has been interested In
submarine boats some time, and as sha
expressed desire to make a dive in one,
arrangements were made to accommodate
her.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
SHEIKH SAYS MAHOMET
AROSE FROM HIS TOMB.

Vienna, Sept. 10-A curious story ap-
pears in the Neue Freie Presse that the
Sheikh of Medina is spreading the report
that the prophet. Mahomet. rose from his
tomb and exclaimed in solemn tones:
Allah, save thy people." whereupon
the six guardians Of the. tomb expired
from terror. The legend has excited Con-
stantinople. and is regarded as an intrigue
to compel the Ottoman Government to un-
dertake an ant-Christian campaign.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

A Folk club is organized at Bennots
Mill, Mo.
Great Britain has formally protested to
Washington against the seizure by the
United States of several Islands near
Borneo which are claimed by England.
A philanthropic Brooklyn woman was
found dead in her home. at her feet the
body of her faithful dog. which had
starved rather than leave her.
The home of Fred Roher, an editor, at
Berne Ind, was blown up by dynamite.
The family had a narrow escape from
death. Roher had been conducting cru
sade against licensed opposition.
Senator Beveridge outlines the admins
tration's plans concerning financial legis-
lation in an address before the Indiana
Bankers Association. He said no sweep
ing changes were proposed. but few
moderate changes.
Mont Sartin a joint-keeper at Dexter,
Kas.. is shot and killed in a fight with
William Greenwel, who recently testified
against him.
George Bollinger and c. c. Adams, who
recently testified for the defense in the
Jett-White trial at Cynthiana, KY, have
been indicted on the charge of perjury.
Twelve hundred packers walk out on a
general strike in packing plant at ST.
Joseph, Mo.
Doctor w. H. Smith was killed. eight
persons were injured and property valued
at s125,OO0 was destroyed by a fire at
Nashville, Tenn.
The Missouri coal operators and the coal
miners. with National President John
Mitchell, are in session at Kansas City
irving to settle the trouble in the Novin-
ger district
Four members of a train crew were
killed near Soper, 1. T.. where a trestle
gave way, precipitating the train into
creek.
William Hoffman, killed his father-in-
law. William Brandt, near Marystown,
ILL.,. and then fed to the woods, defying
the officers to capture him.
Professor Barnett of Stanford Univer
sity has found that the remarkable de-
Election of the magnetic needle along some
parts Of the Alaskan coast is due to the
presence of large masses of magnetic rock,
which form almost a perfect pole at one
place near Skagway.
Common stock of the United States Steel
Corporation sells at the lowest figure on
record in the New York market, ostensbly
on account of the continued decline in the
price Of pig iron.
An application has been filed for an in
junction against the Harlem Jockey Club
to restrain them from permitting betting
or pool selling at the race track.
Tammany men are jubilant over the dis
ruption of the fusion forces and the GER
tain denomination OF Mayor Seth Low,
whom they declare they can defeat easily.
Senator Hoar says in speech that the
suggestion to send the negroes out of the
country is wholly impracticable and that
the race problem will have to be met
squarely at home.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN
FOUND NEAR JERSEYVILLE,
Coroner's Jury Unable to Decide AZ
to the Cause of
His Death.

The body of an unknown man was found
in the weeds near the road at McClusky,
south of Jerseyville. yesterday afternoon
by L. P. Bell. a farmer. who was on his
way to the village.
Bell notified w. H. Coulthard Of McC!us-
ky and Doctor ]. S. Williams, the Coro-
ner, who impaneled jury consisting Of
Doctor E. l. H. Barry, Mark Conry. Wiz
liam Kurtz. Kirk Miner. S. Wellington
and Lee Edwards, which were unable to-
arrive at the cause of death.
When the body was found the weeds
surrounding 1t had been carefully broken
down as though the man had prepared
the place for his death couch and all evil
dences OF his identity had been destroyed,
as he had even cut the name out of tbs
band of his hat. The only articles of I'M
portance found upon the body were a
match case, pen knife and pocket map
of the city of st. Louis.
The man was apparently 40 years old,
wore black suit of good material, light
underwear, black stockings and heavy
lace shoes. Seven of his front teeth were
filled with gold.
Coroner Williams turned the body over
to Undertaken Jacoby, who removed 1t to
Jerseyville, where it will be held for iden-
tification.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
Marine Intelligence.

Hamburg, Sept. 1o.-Arrived: Patricia,
from New York
New York, Sept. 1o.-Arrived: PRINCES
sin Irene, from Genoa.
Liverpool. Sept. 10.-Arrived: Teutonic
and Carpathia. from New York.
Glasgow. Sept. 10.-Ethiopia. New York.
Havre. Sept. 1o.-Arrived: La Lorraine,
from New York
New York. Sept. 1o-Sailed: Fuerst Bis
marck. Hamburg. via Plymouth and
Cherbourg; La Touraine, Havre.
Queenstown, Sept. 1o-Sailed: Noord-
land. from Liverpool. Philadelphia
Browhead. Sept 1a-Passed: New Eng
land, Boston, for Liverpool
Kinsale. Sept. 10.-Passed: Cevic, New
York. for Liverpool
Naples. Sept. 1o.-Arrived: Perugia. New
York. via MarseiIles and Leghorn.
Queenstown, Sept 1c.-Sailed: Oceanic,
from Liverpool. for New York
Liverpool, Sept. 1o.-Sailed: Bavarian
Montreal; Commonwealth. Boston.
London. Sept. '1o.-Saiied: Hibernian.
Montreal.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
PRESIDENT REFUSES FLAG?
Girl Disappointed Because Beau,
tiful Gift Was Returned.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Boston, Mass. Sept. 10-Indignant that
the silk American flag In which she put
something like 10000 stitches was refused
as gift by President Roosevelt, Miss
Marie Costeau of No. 1906 Washington
street Is wondering whether patriotism
pays.
For months the 22-year-old French girl
has been working over the flag. and from
the finest materials she could obtain
created beautiful banner. Every thread
with which the silken stripes were sewed
was chosen with care, and the forty-five
stars embroidered on their blue field each
cost 81.
My regard for the President Is very
much changed" she said to-day. 81 won't
do any more for such an ungrateful Pres
ident. He says it's a rule that he can't
accept presents. But 1 read that he takes
other things. A paper last night said he
took railroad passes and champagne. Why
not, then, my flag?
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
MINING CONGRESS GIVES
DAY TO SIGMHTSEEING.
Sessions Will BE Resumed To-day
and To-MOrrOw the Election of
Officers Will Take Place.

Deadwood, S. D., Sept. 1G.-The Amerl-
can Mining Congress held no session to-
day and the cities of Lead and Deadwood
resembled deserted villages, to-day being
set apart to afford the visitors an op-
portunity to make excursions to different
places of interest in the vicinity, to in
spect the many important mines and
mine plants, stamp mill and cyanide
plants.
Practically all members and delegates
TO the congress. in charge of or ac-
companied by many citizens of the twin
cities, who are nearly all interested to
some extent in the Black Hills mines,
ing.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
FOREIGN.

The British Foreign Office has made rep
reservations. at Washington regarding the
alleged seizure by the gunboat Quiros of
some islands off the coast of Borneo
which have for twenty-five years been un-
der British administration.
Professor Cardarelli, a member of the
Italian Senate, publishes a long article
In which he endeavors to show that Pope
Leo XIII did not die Of pieurisy. He
intimates that the malady might have
been cancer of the pleura or tuberculous
hydrothorax.
Diplomats believe that war between
Bulgaria and Turkey may be precipitated
at any moment. in spite of all efforts to
stave or the conflict
The vail Of Beirut has been removed
and Nazim Pasha, vail of Damascus, has
been appointed in his stead. in pursuance
of requests made by United States Min
lister Leishman and the French Ambas-
sador 10 Turkey.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
NAZIM PASHA PUSHING
INQUIRY INTO DISORDER

Paris, Sept. 10.-Advices received here
from Beirut say that Nazim Pasha is
making a thorough investigation of the
causes of the recent disorder at Beirut,
and that he has given assurances to the
foreign Consuls that he will severely pun
ish the guilty.
Under the circumstances. 1t is added, the
French, British and Italian Consuls have
decided not to ask for the landing of
American marines, as CONTRARY to the
Constantinople advices) the excitement has
subsided and the Christian refugees who
fled are returning to their homes.
The investigation thus far made into the
outbreak has shown that the police par
tcipated in looting the shops and houses,
the former Vail. Reshid Pasha, being un-
able to control the police
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
DEATH FROM FENDER BLOW,
Otto Honm Was Struck by Olive
Street Car.

Otto Honn, 4S years old a fresco painter
of 2O49 Olive street, died at the City Hos
pital last night three hours after being
struck by an Olive street car at Eight
eenth and Olive streets.
Honm was on his way home from work
and stepped from in front of an east
bound car on the rails in front of west
bound car No. 800 about $50 o'clock.
The motorman of the car saw Honm,
but too late to stop, and the man was
dragged several feet by the fender. He
was picked up and removed to the City
Hospital block away:
Honm was unconscious, but from the
first examination the physicians at the
hospital did not believe he was seriously
hurt His back was severely bruised and
he sustained several scalp wounds and
contusions. He did not regain conscious
nesR and died at $50 o'clock.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
ILLINOIS M. E. CONFERENCE.
Bishop Hendricks Calls Meeting
to Order at Odin.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Odin, Ill, Sept. 10.-The Illinois annual
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. opened its session at $50
o'clock this morning, Bishop Hendricks of
Kansas City, Mo-. calling the session to
order.
Doctor Chas. Matthias, secretary of the
conference, called the roll, to which a
majority of the delegates responded. The
address of welcome was delivered by Doc
tor Watkins. secretary of the Superannu-
ated Preachers Fund, after which $50
was raised for the superanuary fund.
The following were admitted: Chas.
Kunz. Joshua Thomas, ]. T. Newsom and
L. S. New.
Committees were appointed on Public
Worship. Temperance and Sabbath OBJ
servarce
During this afternoon Doctor Evans ad-
dressed the conference. To-night's ses-
sion was occupied with song service. Doc
tor Whistner of Nashville Tenn. deliy-
cred sermon that was received with
great enthusiasm. Bishop Hendricks will
speak Tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-11
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Two Vehicles Overturned in Mid
stream by Current.
REPuRLIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Armstrong. No., Sept. 1O.-w. L. Mark
land. assistant cashier of the Bank of
Armstrong; D. c. Walker, cattle buyer,
ana l. j. Rust and brother of Blooming
ton, Ill, had narrow escape from being
drowned last night while attempting to
ford creek east of this city. The creek
was very high, caused by the late heavy
rains. and the current was very fast
The carriage which carried the four
men was overturned by the swift cur
rent and the occupants thrown into the
water, the carriage being carried down
the stream a short distance.
A similar accident occurred six miles
north OF here at about the same time.
While 7. P. Davis, manager aS the