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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
They Are Accused of Receiving
Goods Stolen From League
Island.
MAN ALSO UNDER ARREST.
Systematic Thieving. That Has
Cost Government Thousands,
Is Said 10 Have Been Go
ing On for Years.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Philadelphia. Oct. ei-Charged with re-
! cciving goods stolen from League Island.
/ Mrs. Mary Murray OF Arizona street. WAS
I defendant before United States Commis-
I sioner Craig yesterday With Mrs. Ella
| Hoffman OF Hope street. she was arrested
In connection with the case OF John Leon.
who was locked up by SeCret-Servicc men.
charged with stealing anu having in his
possession goods taken from the store
house at the navy yard.
The arrests grew out OF the inv"stiga-
tiou uf what the Secret-ServiCc operatives
say they discovered to be a systematic
robbery Of the storehouse. Colonel Henry
Cochran. commander Of the Marine bar
racks, first found that the Government
siorehOuse was being robbed.
He testified that since May he found
that things were disappearing from the
navy ward. Though a careful watch was
kept hc could not find the thief until his
attention was attracted TO an attache of
the s;orehouse. now suspected OF being
the principal in the theftS. who carried
a dress-suit case out OF the yard late at
night. Il was by following this clew that
Leon was arrested in connection with the
thefts
Colonel Cochran said his investigation
showed that the case was loaded with
paint brushes. rope. files and similar sup
plies. which had been packed in the grip
In one Of the engine-roomS
SeCret-Service Operative Matthew r.
Griffin testified that ne. with his assist
ants. arrested Leon at the home or Mira
Murray. where he boarded. and where
they found some OF the Government prop
cTty.
\ quantity Of silyeTware used on the
battleships when in service was found in
the home OF Mrs. Hoffman in whose be-
half Mr.. Griffin said.
she admitted that she knew the arti-
Cles came from the navy yard. hut says
she was told that they were condemned
and divided among employees"
Colonel Cochran and the SeCret-Service
men believe tho loss will reach several
Thousand dollars.
Leon was held in 1900 bail, and the
women In 500 hail each for a hearing on
November 2, TO give the SeCret-Service
men time 10 continue their investigation
and capture the man known as the prin-
cipal in the thefts. and possibly two other
persons
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
TOOK CHICKENS; LEFT WATCH.
Man Loses Seven Fowls, but
Gains Timepiece.



Rochester, y. Y. Oct. 2i.-when Charles
schlottman OF No. 80 AImira street retired
the other night he numbered among his
worldly goods seven fat chickens. When
he made his customary trip to the coop
in the morning TO feed the chickens he
found that thieves had been there before
him and the seven were missing. Nor
was he wholly mollihed to find that the
robber had left a fine gold watch and
chain in lieu Of the poultry.
He reported the loss to the police i'm
nnediately. and also sent In the watch to
aid the officers in their search. The time
piece Is a lady's hunting case. OF gold.
with chain and charm attached. On one
Of the covers Is a monogram.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
BRICKLAYER BURNED
IN BED OF HOT LIME.
dizzy Workman, Failing into Ma
terihI. Il Terribly ScnIded he
fore He Can lie Rescued.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Philadelphia. Pa, oct. 2L-Harry Dagger.
a bricklayer. of No. 504j Ridge avenue.
barely escaped death by burning. in the
afternoon. IN bed OF hot lime. int6
which he had fallen while at work. After
suffering eNcruciatinE agony he was pulled
out by Policeman Hillsey.
Dagger was shaking lime near Main and
Leyering streets. when he suddenly BE-
came dizzy and pitched forward. head
foremost into the lime
He was burned terribly from head to
foot. I'D mry lose his sight.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
WOMAN DISLoCETED HER Jaw
Michigan MatrOn Is the Victim Of
Il Peculiar Accident.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Port Huron. Mich. Oct 2i-Doctor F.
Iyohrstorfer was recently called TO render
professional services In n peculiar case.
While out riding with {. a. Hovey he was
intercepted near AIarysville by James
White OF that place. who beseeched him
to hurry TO his home. as Mrs. White was
In a critical condition from '.lockjaw."
After a hurried drive, on arriving at the
White home he found the patient seated
I'm the yard with half dozen women sur
rounding her. The doctors practical eye az
once told him that she was the victim OF
a dislocated law. The woman was in great
pain with her Jaws apart. unable TO move
Them either way until the doctor deftly
set the socket
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
CHILD is BURIED ALIVE.
Jumps Into Grave and Brother
Topples Slab Over Opening.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Beaver Falls. Pa. Oct. 22.-Clyde Gardi-
ner. aged S years. son of Mrs. Elizabeth
Gardiner. OF near this place. was buried
alive in an abandoned graveyard near here
for several hours, and. according to the
confession Of his brother William. aged L.
he was the cause Of his brothers tenn
porary entombment.
His brother confessed that while they
were in the old cemetery Clyde had
jumped into a sunken grave. and in the
spirit OF fun William had toppled a mar
be slab marking the grave over the open
ing. making his younger brother a pris-
Oner.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25

BlrmlnEham. Ala. oct A.-Cable ad-
vices from Great Britain report several
purchases Of Alabama pig iron. made in
large sized lots. for shipment to Liver
pool and Glasgow via New Orleans and
Pensacola.
In addition TO this several Great Britain
tlt,9 ptT9kers are making perslstent enofts ~ 70
export trade which has been dormant
since the iron boom. appears to be pick
ing up again with the downward trend In
prices.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14

students in the sugar laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are sent to Cuba. Louisiana, Michigan and other centers of raw sugar produc- ton. both beet and cane to study their growth and learn at first hand the series of operations by which the sugar houses prepare their product for the rehneries.
 The samples used in the institute labor atory are taken from raw sugar that comes to Boston after a portion of the original sample has been graded In the big Boston refinery. And these tests are carried out as carefully as the actual tests upon which the refinery bases its price and usually agree with the work Of the professional chemists, Sometimes
 too, the students are engaged upon work that has a direct bearing upon the legal controversies of the sugar, glucose and starch interests, starch and glucose being among the allied industries that are part of the studies of the sugar laboratory
 Last year. for example every known commercial form of starch which Is oo- tained from sugar was analysed ny sur dents working under the head or the i"- boratory, who had himself been retained as an expert in a trial involving the rlsnt to manufacture a certain kind or starch' The purpose of the analysis was 10 ue- eide whether two kinds of etarch then on the market were so similar that one of them must have been produced oy the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
WHITECAPPERs IN JAIL
Thirteen Arrests Have Been Made in
 Arkansas.

AAlrt tocu ATTeSIS nave beeu mau6 III
 Arkansas.
 Memphis, Tenn. March 13.-A special to The Commercial Appeal from Wynne. Ark. says:
 Two additional arrests were made to- day of alleged whitecappers. bringing the total number of arrests to thirteen. Other arrests seem probable. The prisoners are confined in the city calaboose and are heavily guarded. The cOroner's jury which Is Investigating the killing of De- tective J. H. Brown of Memphis is still in session and a verdict Is not expected until tomorrow. It Is thought the verdict may He sensational and implicate num- Der of prominent persons in the alleged depredations of whitecappers that have recently occurred as well as make specific charges for the killing of Brown. Some of the prisoners have threatened to turn States evidence, but thus far ont one of them has spoken.
 Brown was here with several detectives from other cities in the employe of citi- zens, Investigating the depredations of a band of alleged whitecappers. Last Monday night 1t was expected that cer- tain negro would be visited by the white cappers and Brown and other detectives concealed themselves in the house. Dur ing the night a party of masked men surrounded the house and fired through the windows. Brown was killed by the volley and the others had narrow es- capes The thirteen arrests have result ed and considerable excitement prevails in the community.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
4,ooO MILES TO DENTIST.
Rev. MT. Waddell Goes Long Way to
 Have Tooth Pulled,

New York. March 13.-Rev. William Waddeli.. a missionary sent out by the Presbyterian Board, has just ended a 1000 mile trip from Bahia, Brazil, to New York in order to have a tooth drawn through much more serious consequences seemed to confront him.
 Two einent Brazilian physicians told the clergyman that what he supposed was . ulcerated gum was we'll defined epithe- Moma, or cancer. and advised him to take the next steamship for New York where he could be treated in hospital It hap pened that there was a steamship in port that day and another was not expected for two weeks.
 MT. Waddelrs wife urged him to start at once, and he went aboard. It took eighteen days to reach this port MT. Waddell arrived yesterday and went to Ghe Presbyterian hospital
 "I think you need a dentist" said pr. Eliot. the visiting physician after a micoscopical examination. You have an ulcerated tooth"
 pr. Eliot recommended a dentist who drew the tooth and MT. Waddell said yesterday that he was better.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
IS NOT YET SATISFIED
PRESIDENT WANTS ANOTHER
 EXTRA SESSION.
Greatly Interested in Cuba and is Determined That the Island Be
 Granted Reduced Tariff
 Rates on Products.

Washington, March 13,-President Roose- welt has definitely made up his mind to call an extraordinary session of 5he Fifty eighth Congress- H has been consider ing tho pra:ticability of doing so. When he was informed that 1t was the intention reciprocity treaty as to render action upon 1t by the House of Representatives neces- sary to make it effective. he informed some members of the Senate that he would hold himself free to call an extraordinary SC ssion in order to secure action upon 1t. No definite time was mentioned by the President for the meeting of the extra ordinary session.
 The President is much In earnest in his desire to have the Cuban treaty ratified. It car be said that so strong Is this de- sire he even has considered the advisa- bility of calling the Congress into extra ordir ary session this spring If the Senate should permit the Cuban treaty to fall through lack of quorum. That, however. is a contingency which he has considered improbable.
 The belief of the President and bis ad- visors Is that the Senate will take definite action upon both the Panama and Cuban reciprocity treaties at the present extra ordinary session Assurances to that ef- feet have been received from the leaders of the Senate. The President believes also 1t can be said that this work of the Senate will have been accomplished by the last of next week.
 Further than that tha President holds himself free" to call an extraordinary ses- sion of the Fffty-eighth Congress Noth- ing has been determined.
 Senators who talked with the President today believe 1t unlikely that an extra ordinary session will be called next au- tumn. They say many reasons might be cited why such a session should not be held, the principle one being that some important State elections are to be held in November and members of Congress will be busy with political affairs within their own State. Thay point out on the eve of Presidential election 1t is highly important that every effort made in doubt | full States to maintain the strength of party organization. In such circum- | stances, 1t is said, would be possible only
 with difficulty to maintain a quorum in either branch of Congress at an extra | session. If a session were not called un- | til November. they say, 1t would be sc close to the regular session as to prac- | ticallY render if unnecessary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
NOT PETER MASSILLIE
BODY OF MAN KILLED NOT
 IDENTIFIED.
Coroner Preparing to Ship Re- mains of Victim of Explosion When the Supposedly Dead
 Man Turns Up.

Just as Coroner W. H. Tfce of Mont gomery County was preparing to ship the supposed body of Peter Massillie to Kal- amazoo. Mich., for isterment, 1t developed that the body now lying at his office Is not that of Peter Massillie
 The body at the Coroner's office is that of the man who was Tuesday afternoon, killed in an explosion in a refrigerator car in the Louisville and Nashville Rail- road yards. It will be remembered that tho unknown man had a card in his cloth ing testifying that Peter Massillie was a member of the Electrical Workers Union of Grand Rapids, Mich, in good standing.
 Peter Massillie, according to Birming- ham special, is in the emergency hospital in Birmingham suffering from smallpox
 Coroner Tice yesterday communicated with Birmingham officials and they after conversation with Massillie. are confident that the dead man Is a brother of the vic tim of Tuesdays explosion.
 The two men are supposed to have been on a tramping trip South. Both are be- leved to have been electrical workers and tho theory of the Coroner Is that they exchanged their union cards.
 The body of the man killed in Montgom- cry is still at the Coroner's office await ing further investigation. Yesterday 1t was to have been shipped to Kalamazoo. Mich, by direction of the Grand Rapids union. Since 1t has developed that the body is not that of Peter Massillie. the remains will remain in Montgomery un- til identity Is established.
 Railroad men declare their belief that the man killed was a crook and that the explosive, dynamite or nitro-glycerine. which caused his death, was part of his working apparatus. From the condition of the mans body after the explosion, 1t seemed that the shock came from his hip pocket and it Is thought that he may have been carrying the explosive in his clothing.
 Fortunately. for purposes of identiflca- ton, the face of the unknown was un- changed by the explosion. Practically the whole body was more or less affected but the face was not even scorched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
THE RUSSIAN WAY.
Ambassador McCormick's Guests
 Invited by Some One Else.

AANAtCo Oy oO4lC SAC GlSS.
 St. Petersburg. March 13-United States Ambassador Mccormick tonight gave a forma reception to the diplomatic corps and Russian official society The officer of imperial ceremonies, according to cus- tom, drew up tn ellsts of guests. Ambas- sadors are never allowed to suggest changes in this list or invite any one ex- cept members of their families and the staffs of their embassies. The list tonight consisted of 1890 men and 700 women and upon all those able to attend the re- ception, Ambassador and Mrs. Mccormick must make personal call
 Such receptions are never attended by the members of the imperial family.
 To comply with the requirements of this formal invitation, the embassies must always be large enough to accommodate 1000 guests without counting 200 footmen for whom refreshments and places to sit down must be provided. This scale of magni1cence only apples to Ambassadors, as no entertaining Is required from Min isterS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
POPULATION AND FOOD.
Interesting Statistics Issued by
 Agricultural Department.

Washington. March 13.-The Department of Agriculture has issued a bulletin on the relations of population and food pro ducts in the United States exclusive of Alaska and the insular possessions. It says that the tendency now is to get the most possible from the unit of land. the climax of this policy being reached in the glass-roofed gardens whose product bring high prices in city markets. The food resources per capita in the census year of 1900 follows:
 Wheat, S.66 bushels; oats. 12.40 bushels: Indian corn, 34.94 bushels; barley, 1.57 bushels: buckwheat. 0.15 bushels: rye. O.34 bushels: Iice. 3.29 pounds; potatoes, 3.60 bushels; sweet potatoes, 0.56 bushels. sugar. 6.54 pounds; syrup and molasses. OBS gallons; pulse. 0.19 bushels; cattle. O69 head; swine. 0.s3 head; sheep. 0.52 head; orchard products. 2.79 bushels: on- ions, 0.15 bushels; market gardening, in cludlng small fruits. 1.3O; semi-tropical fruits. Il cents; poultry. 3.29 head; eggs r dozen: honey, 0SO pound; fishery pro ducts, 16.25 pounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
PREMIER ON LOSING SIDE.
English Church Discipline Bill Pass
 ed Second Reading.


 London, March 1S.-The entire sitting of the House of Commons today was oc- cupied with the discussion of the church discipline bill which passed its second reading by 139 to 51 votes.
 The debate was strictly on party lines and brought out strong sentiments on both sides of the House. The bill pro- poses giving the civil courts the rights to take cognizance of proceedings brought by laymen to prevent the practice of extreme ritualism, abolishes the bishops veto and provides that offending clcrgymen may be deprived of their lvings.
 Premier Balfour opposed the measure. He admitted that illegal practices must be put down but he preferred to extend the authority of the church rather than to adopt a policy which would render the episcopate almost superfluity.'
 Sir William Vernon -Harcourt. Liberal, in supporting the bill. said conditions had reached a stage where. if the right of veto were left to the bishops and laymen were not given rights in ecclesiastical as well as in civil matters. 1t would be bet ter to dis-establish the church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
Plans for Hattleshins-

Washington. March 13.-The Board of Construction of the Navy Department today finally decided that three 16OOO-ton battleships should be identical with the Connecticut and Louisiana type as to ar mament and armOr. the only difference being that the upper belt armor which Is eleven inches on those two ships. shall be ten inches on the new vessels and that the superstructure armOr shall be increased from six to seven inches. Pre- liminary to the determination of the type of the new 1900 ton battleships 1t has been decided to prepare sketch plans for fast 22-knot ships and slow 17-knot ships. When these plans have been pre- pared the contest over the question of high power and speed or armament will be determined
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
THE L. 6 N. CONVERSION.
Details for the Exchange of Old
 Bonds for New.

Louisville. Ky, Marcn 1a-The Courier- Journal tomorrow will say:
 The new Louisville and Nashville col lateral mortgage per rent bonds of the recently authorized issue of $300 900 Will be exchanged at 96 1-2 for bonds of the S750O,000 old collateral trust per cent twenty-year issue. which has been called for April l. The Columbia Finance and Trust Company announces that 1t had been authorizdd by J. P. Morgan & Go. Of New York to take the gold bonds and give negotiable receipts off them until the new bonds arrive. Due bills will be given for the interest and the difference in price of the bonds. The new bonds are not offered for sale at this time and no orders will be taken for them until fur ther advices are received from Morgan & Go. It was at first announced that the bonds would be placed on sale at 96 1-2, but this was countermanded by wire from New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
SYMPTOMS ARE FAVORABLE.
Justice Days Physician Encouraged
 by Day's Deyelopments.

Washington, March 13.-The reports to- night from the bedside of Justice Day of the Supreme Court. who has an attack of pneumonia. are encouraging and the family are hopeful that. despite his frail health. he will recover
 His physician Is endeavoring to con, fine the limit of infection to the locality where it now exists, and the fact that no unfavorable symptoms have developed Is considered encoura ging.
 pr. Hardin the attending physician, made several visits to the Justice during the day and this evening at Il D. m is- sUed the following: Justice Day has had a very comfortable day and all symptoms continue favorabl