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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
BOOTBLACKS MUST PAY
CITY FOR PARK STANDS.
House of Delegates Requires "shin-
ers" to Give Up n Percentage of
Receipts for Privileges.

The House OF Delegates last night strug-
gled with bills authorizing the construction
of bootblack stands.
The ordinance giving the contract for
stands at the I.indeil avenue entrance to
Forest Park to a. j. Norris and w. c. Nc
Chesney WIS passed after an amendment
had been added STIMULATING that the con-
tractors pay TO the city * per cent of their
earnings.
Tho amount looked big to several men,
bers who spoke against it. When the bill
was passed Birge remarked that This is
where the bootblacks get n black eye"
O'Neil introduced bill by request giving
Hampstead to erect bootblack stands at the
Lacledc avenue entrance to Forest Park,
The revenue provided for the city In this
ordinance is 10 per cent of the gross earn
ings.
The Committee on Public improvements
was informed by Speaker Hughes that rs
forty days had elapsed since certain stree,
Improvement bills had been referred 10 IL
the House must resolve itself into a com
mittee Of the whole and consider the meas.
ures.
This was done. and the committee of the
Committee on Public Improvements. his
move gives the committee another forty
days to work on the bills.
Chairman Hammerstein of the Committee
on Claims reported favorably on the bill
granting relief to John kinsella to the
| being run over by buggy of one OF 'lie
assistant fire chiefs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
The BEST REASON
For Belief in DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People.
Mrs. Gosney Tells Why She Has Such
Great Confidence in This
Famous Remedy.

For For the best reason in the world
sWered Mrs. j. .. Gosney of Pullman.
Wash. when asked why she praised DR..
Williams Pink Pills SO highly
They cured me after three doctors and
All sorts OF remedies had failed she con-
tinued II suffered horribly with what the
doctors called neuralgia of the stomach.
and l also vas troubled to an unusual ex-
tent with the ills which only. women ex
perience. Every month | had cramps
which nearly drove me wild, and they were
SO bad sometimes that my husband had to
run for DOCTOR to give me something to
relieve me. Often they would keep me in
bed for days at time. and just before
| began taking DR.; Williams Pink Pills for
when had these spells. l can't tell half
OF what went through The natural func-
tons OK my sex ceased and the spells of
cramps se2t Srowing more frequent DR..
Williams Pink Pills helped me the first
week | took them and after taking them
cured
Thousands of women have found relief
from their sufferings in the same way that
Mrs. Gosney did. No discovery of modern
times has ,, proved such a blessing to women
pie. Acting directly on the blood and
nerves, invisora;ing the body. regulating
the functions, they restore the strength and
health in the exhausted patient when every
They have been shown 10 be a positive and
unfaflinE specific for all diseases arising
from disorders of the blood or nerves, and
have cured locomotor ataxia, partial paral-
ysis. St Vitus' dance selatica. neuralgia.
rheumatism, nervous headache the after
effects of the grip. paiptation of the heart
pale and sallow complexion and all forms OF
weakness either In male or female. DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
sold by all dealers. or will be sent postpaid
on receipt Of price. fifty cents box, six
dressing DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Sche-
CectadS. NJ Z.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
MRS. NORMAN BRINGS SECOND
SUIT AGAINST DAUGHTER.
Woman Who Had Patterns Cartea
Away From II. s. Kronck's Home
Renews Court Proceedings.

Mrs. Nancy r. Norman filed another suit
in the Circuit Court yesterday against her
daughter, Belle A. Norman Kronck. and
the latter's husband. Hubert s. Kronck,
State legislator. to secure control OF the
business Of a pattern company.
Amrya Gilbert and Louis c. Cleaver, who'
It is stated, are employed by the kroncks'
are also made defendants.
Mrs. Norman states that in 1872 she orig
mated a device for teaching methods Oh
cutting garments for men, women and ohil-
dren.
Prior to last April she conducted the bust
ness at No 1o1 North Claiming, she states.
She and her daughter lived there before her
daughter was married. and continued to live
there afterwards.
Last April Mrs. Norman went to live with
another daughter, and is now living at No.
1892 Hartford street.
She states that she possessed certain pat
terms contained in books, pamphlets and
charts. which were copyrighted, and has
been excluded from access TO them.
She states that the business is conducted
largely through the mails, and the defend,
ants have seized the books of accounts and
the patron and correspondent lists.
She tried to have the mail sent to her
present address, but the Post-Office authors
ties would not do SO, because II was repre-
scented to them that she ana her daughter
We're partners III tne ousliess, sue Say
The defendants have adopted another
business name
She asks that they be restrained from tn
terfering with her business or property and
that they be ordered to turn over TO her, or
some one designated by the court. the books
of accounts, lists Of patrons and correspond
enfs and ell copyrighted books. pamphlets
and charts and be ordered to abstain from
interfering with mall addressed to the pat
tern company.
She is represented by Attorneys c. H.
Crum and Sturdevant & Sturdevant.
She brought replevin suit some time ago
and secured possession Of certain property.
The Sheriff was unable. it is stated, to find
the property sued for yesterday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
MAJOR CASEY'S REPORT
REFERRED TO JUDGE DAVIS.
Will Investigate the Charges Made
Against the Merchants Bridge
Company.

The complaint to the Secretary of War
that the Merchants Bridge Company has
violated its charter by merging its interest
with those of the Eads bridge has been re-
ferred to Judge Advocate general Davis at
Washington, d. c.
The report made by Major Casey of the
United States Engineers. stationed in ST.
Louis, and who had been ordered to inves
tigate the matter. was referred to Judge
Davis. who will decide whether the Mer-
chants Bridge Company has violated its
charter and If so to what degree.
Mr. Davis will also advise as to what
further steps. II any. should be taken.
Under the terms of the original charter
granted the Merchants Bridge Company. II
its stockholders owned stock in competing
bridge. or IL 1t was managed by the same
officers or directors as of a competing
bridge its charter could be annulied and
without further legal steps the Secretary
of War could take possession of It In the
name OF the United States.
An amendment tn this charter was passed
by Congress several years ago by which the
stockholders of competing bridge could
own stock in the Merchants bridge
1t is charged in the complaint that the
Terminal Association controls both the
Merchants and the Eads bridges. and the
stock of both bridges is principally owned by
one and the same parties.
In his report Major Casey stated that he
could find nothing to suhstantiate these
charges. and further that he could find
nothing to show that n monopoly was be-
Ing. effected in the transmississ!ppi River
bridges.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25

-Condennation proceedings were insti-
tuted in the Clayton Circuit Court yester-
day by the ST. Louis. Memphis and South
eastern Railway Company against Grace
Rodman. Ellen Brady. George F. Heuner
Eerd s. Bach. Katherine Krayer Louis
k!auck. Anna Marie Louise Knost. Villa m
Nemec. J. II. scnneeberger and the Shrews-
bury Park Land and Improvement Company
to secure possession of land for right-of-
way purposes. The land sought is said 70
be extremely valuable.
Isaac Lipschitz and Harry oxhandier
were found guilty OF stealing scrap iron
from the st. Louis Transit Company in JUS
sse GdmpSss .s court Tss.terdsy and fined
and were discharged
The suit Of Charles Beckman, a s-year-
old boy. against ssa d the St: Louis Transit Com
toes of one foot resulted in a mstrial in
the Circuit Court yesterday. Eight of the
Jurors were for the plaintiff and four for
the defendant.
Henry Rasch, a farmer living near
Creve Occur, was arrested yesterday on a
charge of disturbing the peace of Mrs VIII
nam Butler. his neighbor. He gave bond
next Monday.
The suit Of Charles A. Koeng and wife
against the Union Depot Railway Company
was called for trial In the Circuit Court yes
terday. The plaintiffs seek to recover s. 600
for the death of their s-year-old daughter,
Amelia who was killed at the intersection
OF Compton avenue and Arsenal street May
); 1885. They recovered judgment against
the company once before. but the verdict
show that the plaintiffs had been the
parents of the dead child. Yesterday. in the
her husband was in an insane asylum. and
the defendant objected to proceeding fur
Their. The objection was overruled. but an
exception was saved, and the case will prob
ably go to the Supreme Court again on a
technicality.
Carrie Woods. alias Carrie Shelton, who
Is charged with stabbing Sallie Motley In
kirkwood last Sunday. was arrested in ST
Louis yesterday by the police and turned
over to Marshal Secrest. who took her to
Clayton. where she was locked UP. Both
women are negresseS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
Japan and Russia Perfectly Agreed
i'll Stating That Neither De
sireS Hostilities.
BUT IAFAN MEANS TO BE FIRM.
Cars Government Also Likely to
Insist on Preservation of Orr
entail Interests - Crisis
May Come III October.

London. July 24-Japan has decided to OBJ
serve the policy OF waiting and watching
Russia. advocated by Great Britain.
In the meantime she will urge China to
carry out the assurances given to the
United States respecting Manchuria. and
will endeavor TO obtain the opening OF ad-
ditional ports
AT the Japanese Legation here the follow
Ing statement was made by an official to
the Associated Press:
Il can assure you that talk OF war be
tween Russia and Japan is an invention.
Japan has not the least intention Of taking
that course. She proposes to wai:.
Japan and America are acting on the
same lines. and it would be difficult for any
other Power to withstand the pressure they
and Great Britain could apply
1t is said that Japan intends to do moth
ing till October when the final evacuation
OF Manchuria must occur. The failure Of
Russia to withdraw from Manchuria would
be followed by serious move on the part
of Japan.
The Russian Embassy here regrets the
confusion which has arisen in consequence
of the publication OF the report that Prince
Ching. head of the Chinese Foreign Offices,
had written TO Minister Conger. refusing to
open ports in Manchuria. The Russian
officials believe that the message to Wash
ington was sent before China gave her as
surances. and they asserted positively that
Russia intends to carry cut to the letter as
surances she has given. and that she will
not interpose obstacles in the way of China
observing her pledge to Secretary Hay.
RUSSIA WANTS PEACE.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company
from St. Petersburg. dated July 20. says:
The attitude Of Japan and the warike
tone OF the majority OF the japanese press
nave attracted much attention in official
circles here. 1t is declared by the best in
formed people that there is no likelihood
tive: 1t is stated that Russia has every
motive for desiring peace, chiefly for tinan-
cial reasons, with which are wound UP a
desire for extensive domestic reform. which
the Government considers TO be the most
efficacious manner of disarming internal
discomfort and nipping the revolutionary
propaganda in the bud.
1T Is believed 10 be impossible. from the
Russian viewpoint, for Japan to embark in
a contest with RUSSIA single-handed. and it
Is not thought she will secure the material
support of Greet Britain or the United
States. Nevertheless, Russia is taking
every precaution to strengthen her mill
tary and naval position in the Orient. be-
lieving this to be the srireSt means OF dis
couraging Japanese aggression.
M. Lessar's Port Arthur conference is
said to have dealt chiefly with these meas
ures, though they are declared TO be en-
tirely precautionary, war being the furthest
thing from the wishes of the Russian Gov
eminent"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
COUNCIL PASSES BELCHER
WATER PIPE LINE BILL
Ordinance Changing Name of I.indeIl
Avenue East of Grand for the
Mayors Signature.

On the motion of Mr.. Gibson in the Coun-
Gil yesterday. that body reconsi.ered the
vote by which II had passed the ordinance
vacating fifteen feet on Monroe street pc
tween Broadway ard Second street, and re-
turned 1t TO the Committee on Public I'm
provemcnts, because there was no compen-
sation clause in the bill
On the first roll call President Hornsby
voted no for this reason while Mr.. Gibson
voted aye. Upon reading the bill the latter
made the motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Gibson said that, while the value
might be small. there was a principle in
volved, and precedent would be estab-
lishcd should the bill be passed in its pres
ent form
This is the bill which vacates part of
Monroe street to allow the Deere Plow
Company to Law switch near It's works. In
speaking for the bill some time ago, in
answer to certain opposition which had
been raised. Mr.. Markham said that the
laying of this switch and thus giving the
Deere Company an outlet meant the cree
ton of additional buildings by them.
He stated further that should the bill fail
to pass the works would be moved to some
other city.
The Council passed the Becher water
bath bill. which was introduced by Mr.
Sheehan by request. There is clause in it
providing for an annual payment to the
city OF $3.50 for the first i've years and $500
annually for the remaining forty-fve years
Of the life of the franchise.
A similar bill failed to pass In the House
about month ago. II gives the bath
company permission to lay pipes in the
city's streets from It's present site to a
more central location downtown. There
Is q new clause in the present bill. which
compels the company to give water freq
of charge to public lighthouses or for
drinking fountains in the immediate vicin-
lily OF Its pipe lines.
Owing to mistakes in the hack and
wagon stand ordinance, the Committee on
Municipal Affairs reported unfavorably. and
the bill was defeated by unanimous vote.
The mistakes were caused by naming GER
tain street where public conveyances might
stand that did not exist. Chairman Nor
ton said that his committee reported as it
did because the bill had evidently been
q model
The bill changing the name of Llndell
avenue to Camp Jackson avenue. which was
introduced by Captain Boyce. by request,
and which had passed the House a week
ago. was returned to the Council and signed
by President Hornsby. The bill now goes
to Mayor Wells for his signature.
Both branches of the Municipal Assembly
adjourned for one week. The Council is
ready to adjourn for the summer. 1t was
stated yesterday. and Is only awaiting the
pleasure or the House in the matter
Speaker Hughes will ask the special COM
mittees to make reports as soon as possible
and then concurrent resolution will be in
troduced. adiourning both the Council and
the House.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25

w Scott Hancock. Assistant Circuit At
,orney. Yesterday flied an information
against W. c. Buchanan. the missing cash-
Ter and hoo.:krerov Of the ST Louis Cumming
Company. charging him with forgery. The
warrant was sworn out by 7. }. McAliney,
secretary and manager of the 81. Louis
branch OF the Cunning system. and by the
paying teller of The National Bank Of Com
merce where the check for s5Os5 was
cashed.
Mr. McAliney refused last evening to ex-
plain NY charge OF forgery was fllr;i In
stead of one OF bozzlemcnt. although The
name Of the manage: OF the company was
nos forged 10 the check, hut was signed by
Mr. McAlney himself. He said. however,
that there Is another phase of The case.
which he preferred to keep secret.
Pirkerton detectives think they have
traced Buchanan as far as Wichita, }Iis.
The conductor and tho Pullman porter On
the ST. Louis and San Francisco train
which leaves 81 Louis for the Southwest at
2:3o p. think they have identified the
picture OF Buchanan as that OF man who
was passenger on the train on Monday.
They think he got OF al Wichita, kas. They
say that no one was with him
City Detectives Howard md Tracy have
investigated the report that n man answer
; ing the description of Buchanan and ac-
companied by a>woman left St Louis Mon
day afternoon on the st. Louis. Iron Noun
tain and Southern at 2:2l, and have found
that the man was rot Buchanan.
p ]. McAlIney. manager of the st. Louis
company. arrived from New York yester-
day morning.
He said that when he left St Louis on
July the accounts of Buchanan were
straight. Thus far the examining auditors
have found no trace Of any shortage other
than the S50I5 taken from the bank.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
CLOSE OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL
Founder Says Venture Was Com,
plete Success.

The Clayton Summer School, started six
weeks ego. will close to-day. This 10 the
first session of the school that has been held
in the st. Louis county seat, and J. VIII
Andrae. its founder. said yesterday that it
was more successful than he had sntici-
pated.
Forty-hve teachers enrolled at the school
at its opening and continued through all the
lectures. which were conducted by Andrae
and ]. T. Muir. president Of the La Grange
business College. A formal approval Of the
school by the State Board OF Education will
be asked before 1t opens next year.
Andrae will depart Monday for warrens-
S, s, ~, mHeas ne wiz .ane Coui sS IN
in photography ut the State Normal in
that town. He will return about the 1st OF
September to resume his duties as Superin-
tendent Of Public Schools in St Louis
County.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
new TRIAL IN HEALY CASE,
Heinz Also Loses Advantage in
Nipper Mine Suit.

Helena Mont. July A.-The decision Of
Justice Harvey OF Butte. refusing a new
trial in the Minnie Healey case. was re-
versed by the Montana Supreme Court to-
day and the case remanded.
The litigation involves mining property
worth $1,000 COO or more. The reversal was
based upon charges of misconduct made
against Judge Ealney and upon the merits
of the case.
The Supreme Court. also modified the or
der of survey granted to Heinz in the Nit
per case and denied q motion filed by Heinz
and attorneys to draw the certified check
for $125,O0O filed as bond in the Minnie
Healey case from the Daily Bank and Trust
CcmSany.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
Treachery Aided I'm CAPTURE.

SPECIAL by caBEE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND TIE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC
Port of Stain. Trinidad, July 24-(Copy-
right, 1sos)-The French warship Jouffroy
has arrived here with complete report of
the capture of Ciudad Bolivar. According
to her officers, the Venezuelan city was can
tured through the treachery of the second
rebel officer in command OF the fort He
guns on the rebels and surrendered to the
Government forces. General Rolando. in
trying to recapture the fort, lost GO men
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
PATR0LMAN THOMAS DALTON
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT.
Board of Police Commissioner Con-
fers Rank Because OF Meritorious
Service in Department..

Patrolman Thomas Dalton of the Second
District was promoted to the rank of sAr-
geant at the meeting Of the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners yesterday afternoon.
Dalton will fill one OF two vacancies now
existing in the department. Chief Kelly
has not signifed in whose place the new
Sergeant will be detailed.
Thomas Dalton was appointed to the force
April g. 1896. and was first assigned to duty
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
WILL ASK JEROME TO
lNDICT LABOR GRAFTERS,
Admissions of Extortion Made mt THAI
of Lawrence Murphy May He
Taken Up by Grand Jury.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

PTBIIC SPECIAL.
New York, July 2.-As a result OF testi-
mony given in the trial of Lawrence Muir
phy. formerly treasurer Of the Stonecutters
Union, who is charged with having stolen
So 600 of the funds Of the union. application
will be made to District Attorney Jerome
next week to ask the Grand Jury to indict
the men who have admitted demanding and
receiving money from employers as the
price of being permitted to continue bust
ness unmolested
While the officials OF the Stonecutters'
Union freely admit that the Secret Com
| mittee" Of the union collected $4,000 from
| the Brooklyn employers. after having de-
manded 10 se Of the psrct
torney and he is powerless to take cog
| nizance OF 1t. ~
| mitted that similar levies were made In this
F., country, although for smaller amounts. and
II is Understood that the request for in
In addition. as told in The Republic to-
/ dav. affidavits have been handed TO Mr..
| jerome by the Building, Trades Employers
Association showing that not less than
500 900 has been collected az the price Of
peace.
| T. Mcintyre. In defense of Murphy. has
| raised the point that the money Murphy has
| been accused of taking was extorted from
tho Brooklyn employers by the secret
/ Committee of tho union, and therefore
! could not have been stolen from the union.
which never mad any right to 1t.
| One of the most significant things brought
out at the trial to-day was the method OF
| collecting fines upon members of the
| union by making the employers pay. them
| One of the charges against Murphy is that
| he failed to account for $500 divided into
| six checks which bad been on deposit in the
! Lawyers Surety Company.
! 1t was brought out that this money was
! made Up OF fines of $40 each, which had
been imposed on members of the union and
! collected from the employers. This informa-
| Der Of the Secret Committee by Mr.. Nc
, Intyre.
| was deposited in the surety company, was
! part of $4,000. collected from employers in
| Zines on the members of the union and
might be regarded as graft"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
THOMAS DALTON.

in the Central District. After his promotion
to the rank of patrolman. April 1. 1897. he
was transferred to the Second District,
where he has since been.
Dalton is considered an exceptionally eff
ficient policeman, and his promotion Is gen.
orally regarded as tribute to his merito-
rious service Dalton is married and lives
at No. 223l Sidney street.
Patrolmen Joseph d. Dckerson and Geo.
F. Eichner and Probationary Patrolman
William Weld of the Third District,
charged with entering place where intox-
lea ting liquors are sold. and falling prop
erly to patrol their beats, were found guilty.
reprimanded and fined $40.
Patrolman Thomas j. Coleman OF the
Third District, charged with entering a
place where Intoxicating drinks are sold.
was found guilty and reprmanded.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
Judge sherwood.' Condition.

Springfield, Mo-. July 2i-Thc report Civ
en- out by n relative Of Judge Sherwood last
night in regard to his condition was exag-
gerated
It was learned to-day that though the
Judge suffers great pain from his swollen
foot. there is no sign of blood poison and
he is not in serious condition.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
Negro Children poi.onea.

The Coroner will investigate the death Of
Laura ard James Anderson negro children. who
died yesterday at their home. No 1858 Morgan
they Were seized with spasms shortly after eat
ing sardines bought at grocery in the neigh
borhood Doctor David A. Dyer who attended
the children; issued burial permit in the cere
the boys death. The symptoms in both cases
indicated ptomaine poisoning