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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13
Civil Service Examinations.

Washington. May 1.-THE Civil Service
Commission announces examinations as
follows:
June 23-For the position of assistant
United States Penitentiary, Fort Leaven-
worth. Kas., at salary of 500 per annum;
also a similar position at the Penitentiary
at Atlanta, Ga. July 3D. at Galveston, Tex
For first. second and third grade posi-
tions in the customs service in that city
Information relative to the subjects and
form III, Instructions to applicants for the
customs service
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13
WEDDING AT WATERLOO.
Miss Catherine Kohler Married to
Mr.. Louis Brodman of Pana.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Waterloo. Ill. May R-Miss Catherine
kohler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kohler of No. I'll South Market street. was
married to-day to Louis Brodmann of
Pana. ILL.,. at high mass in the IS. Peter
and Paurs Catholic Church. A brother of
the bridegroom. Father Brodmann of Mat
toon. ILL.,. officiated. A wedding dinner was
given at the brides home.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13
CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST.
Unfayornble Weather Retards the De
veIopment of Crops.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington May 12-The crop report for
the week Just past. issued to-day by the
Department of Agriculture. gives conditions
in the Southwest as follows:
Missouri-Favorable week for work, but gen
eraly too cool and dry for crops. Corn planting
pushed: much ground cloddy: termination slow !.
some complaints of poor stands of corn and cot
ton Wheat, cats and grasses need rain. Much
wheat in south greatly damaged by rust and In
sectious earliest heading. Recent freeze dam
aged apples one-hAlf more in SOUTH some
what less in north.
Alabama-Too cool. Beneficial rains, though
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13
ILLINOIS CROP REPORT.
UnseasonabIy Cool Weather Retards
Growth of Wheat.

Cnseas0nably Cool Weather Hefards
Growth of Wheat.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,. May 2.-In his weekly
climate and crop bulletin. issued to-day.
William G. Burns. director of the Illinois
section of the Weather Bureau. United
States Department OF a. Ag,acunure' t,n sum
May II as follows:
Wheat is showing further deterioration and but
few correspondents report promising condition.
er the first part of the week, growth was ss,i-
ously retarded.
mostly under adverse sircums,tsnSes =, nee with regard
To weather and condition OF soh. termination
instances is showing an uneven stand. '>
nsuyement durinE the week. They ara back
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13
Railway Mail Clerks.

REPU BLIC SPECIAL
Washington. May 12-LA NJ. Morrow and
Frank L. Gamany OF ST. Louis. and F. R
Burns OF Bosworth. Mo-: have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks.
E Robert Brown has been appointed
storekeeper and gauger in the Sixth Mis-
souri, Internal Revenue district
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13

Thomas c. Howard sued the .asrminal
Railroad Association in the Crrnr Court
that he was employed as porter by the
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company. ana
that on February last. while sleeping IN q
car he was assaulted and shot BY an agent
Of the Terminal Company.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13

ward 70. the season. but warm rains would
greatly improve existing conditions.
Gardens continue in a backward stage end
suffering for rain. Early potatoes in
the southern district were generally nipped by
frost the 1st.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13

tortionate cab rates on visitors. The Legis-
lative Committee of the league has taken
the matter under advsement and report
that the existing ordinances. If enfoSceds
will obviate Il repetition of such abuses.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13
RrrrER-RrSCHER.

REPUBLIC - .CIAL.
Ma.coutah. ILL., May 12-Mr: George Rutter
and Miss Carrie Buschcr Of ST. Liberty were
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13

Killed by Falling Rock.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Danville. ILL.,. May 12-Robert Elliott, n
coal miner. was killed to-day by a large
rock falling on him from the roof in the
room in which he was working
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13

Offer to Assist the Mayor.
In letter to Mayor Wells the Civic Inn
provement League offers to cooperate with
the city in preventing the imposing Of ex-
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-13

tween overabundance and inadeauacy. in accord
ance with the demand for 1t, which varies with
the seasons. The supply. being arbitrarily fixed
IN quantity. bears no relation 10 the varying de-
TTlands of commerce. and there is not even an at
tempt in cur monetary system to adjust the sup
ply 10 the demand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
EDWARDS FAREWELL
TO DON CARLOS
Before Departure From Portugal
EngIand's Monarch Says a
Few Things.

Lisbon, April S.-Just before the de-
parture of King Edward he gave Il
lunch on board the royal yacht to King
Carlos, who went aboard to see him
off. During the lunch the British king
proposed the health of the king of
Portugal. In his speech he spoke in
the warmeSt terms of the friendship
existing between the two nations
(which shall continue to walk together
in the paths of peace, progress and
civilization for many centuries. The
allied nations have both been great
cOloniZing powers. Ny coun-
try has but one wish-to uphold the
honor of the dag and maintain its col
onies, without encroaching the posses
SionS of others
King Carlos replied with like
warmth. saying that England could
count on Portugal being her true and
loyal friend forever. The British royal
yacht, accompanied by the British
cruisers Minerva and Venus, left Lis
bon for Gibraltar. amid the salutes of
the vessels in the harbOr, and was
escorted twenty miles out to sea by
two Portuguese cruisers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
SAID TO HkMz
BROKEN THE CONCERT
Uncle Sans Action in the Chinese
Loan Business Causes
pain"

Pekin, april S.-The United States
financial agent at Shanghai recently
submitted to the international finan-
cial commission a silver bond for the
United States indemnity, to be pre-
sented to the Chinese representatives
for signature. The commission declined
to present the silver. bond. whereupon
the United States financial agent for
warded it direct to the Chinese. In
formation received from other than
United Statesan sources is to the eff
feet that the United States has with
dra xn the silver kolsl and is prepar-
ing Il substitute on gold basis. which
is practically identical with the Jap
anese bond.
There is a strong feeling among the
other legations against the United
States breaking the concert. particular
ly as the Chinese admit ofIicially-as
they have always admitted private
ly-that the debt is on q gold basis.
The United States policy is intensely
unpopular with all classes of United
Statesans in China.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
WEARIED OF ILLNESS
SHE HANGS HERSELF
Slow StranguIation the SeIf-Inhicted
Torture of an Indiana
Woman.

Anderson, Ind, April S.-NIiss Hall,
81 years old, committed suicide by
hanging in Il bed room at the home
of Charles Bagot, lawyer. Miss Hall
had spent the night at the BagOt home
in company with her niece. Mrs.
Grouse, who is the housekeeper for
the Bagot family. Mrs. CroIse says
that when she got up Miss Hall was
apparently sleeping peacefully, and de
cided not to awake her.
Two hours later the body of Miss
Hall was found dangling from the
door of her bed room. She had been
dead for an hour. To end her life, she
had used small rope and between
the rope and her neck she had placed
u towel and then tied the rope over
the top hinge, and evidently sank on
the floor and awaited death, which
was due to stranguption. Miss Hall
had been in bad health for several
months.
Stratford. Ia, April S.-AIrs. y. 3.
Bathurst, wife of Il wealthy retired
farmer and Republican politician,
drowned herself in a pond here. She
was despondeht from ill-health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
Whole Families Perish.
MOLINE WOMAN SEEKS
DIVORCE FROM HUSBAND

Jessie Renstrom. of Moline. through
her attorneys. Searle d Marshall. has
filed suit for a divorce from her hus-
band. Albert Renstrom. on the
grounds of habItuaI drunkenness and
cruelty. She alleges that the man
who swore to cherish. honor and pro-
tect her not only struck and abused
her. but that he had wandered so far
from approved marital procedure as
to throw her bodily from their com
mon domicile so that she was COM
PEELED to seek shelter in the home of
a neighbor. On another occasion he
drew a gun and would have shot her
if he had not been interfered with.
They have six children. The plain
tiff asks attorneys fees. maintenance,
the custody of the children and de-
cree of absolute divorce.
Judge Hiram Bigelow. of Galva. ar
rived here today and will occupy the
bench in the circuit court during the
present sitting. The balance of the
criminal cases are TO be taken mp
first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
s1EBEcKER CARRIES WISCONSIN
Elected Justice of the Supreme Court
Municipal Vote Results.

Elected Justice of the Supreme Court
Municipal Vote Results.
Milwaukee, April S.-The judicial
election in Wisconsin passed off very
quietly. Judge Robert G. Siebecker.
of Madison, judge of the Ninth circuit,
was elected TO the place on the Wis
conSin supreme bench made vacant by
the recent death of c. V. Bardeen. The
indications are that Judge Siebecker
is elected by about four-fifthS of the
total vote cast.
There were no changes in the four
circuits which elected judges. Judge
SilverthOrn, of Wausau, is reelected
Judge of the Sixteenth circuit, John
Goodland, of Appleton, of the Tenth;
James O'NeilI. of the Seventeenth. and
O. T. Williams, of Milwaukee, of the
Second circuit. There were hot con-
tests for the position in every circuit
except the Second, where Judge o. T..
Williams was unOpposed, and the Sew
enteenth.
The proposed amendment to the con-
stitution increasing the number of JUS
tees of the supreme court from five to
seven undoubtedly carried.
Comparatively few mayors were
elected in the state, and there were
few political changes in the cities that
chose executives. Oshkosh re-elect-
ed Mayor MuIva Oem.), and Lacrosse
has defeated, it appears. the Republic
an candidate. Fox Lake, Waukesha
and Marinette went for the Republic
ans. The Democrats carried Neenah,
Amherst, Berlin, Portage and Beaver
Dam. License carried in Lake Mills,
GIenwood, StOughtOn, Sparta, Deer
field, Richland Center, Sturgeon Bay
and Broadhead. ViroQua voted against
license
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08

He paid special compliment to the
veterans of the civil and of the Philip
pine wars, VINO were present to greet
him.
Il know the people of the west"
he said. There are two ways to
know a man-by working with him,
or by fighting with him-and on the
ranges there are men with whom 1
have worked and with whom 1 have
fought" Concluding, the president
laid stress upon personal responsibility
and personal effort as the essentials
in all well DING and public life. Upon
the conclusion of his address the presi-
dent was again called upon to meet
number of old friends and after a five
minute interview the members of the
party re-entered their carriages, and
were driven back tosthe station, pass
ing en- route the scene of a barbecue.
President Roosevelt stopped long
enough at the barbecue to receive 4
huge sandwich of roast beef and rye
bread. which he ate with genuine rel
ish Gentlemen" he said to members
of the committee, as his teeth clicked
through the sandwich You have put
cap-sheaf Of enjoyment on my trip
so far. 1 know so many of you here,
and it seems good to breath this free
western air again. l cannot thank
you too much for the l asure you
have given me-" There was an enthu-
siastic send-off at the station as the
president bowed his farewell and
waved his slouch hat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
HORRIBLE DEATH
In A FEED MILL
Picked Up BY a Belt and Thrown
Against n Fly
wheel.

Lisbon. April S.-Arthur Anderson
met Il horrible death in feed mill at
Kidville, near Fort Ransom. The door
the engine room had become locked,
and in order to gain access to the en-
gine the young man was compelled to
crawl through a small hole in the wall
through which the drive belt was run
ming.
He was caught by the belt and car
ried and thrown against the fiywheel.
The body was badly torn and death
was instantaneous. The unfortunate
young man was only 10 years of age,
and a nephew of the Hon. L. 2. Ander>
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
MORE OF THE SAME
His Friend Thayer Tells What
He Knows of the Dead
Mans Finances.
TOLD HIM BY PENNELL's BROTHER
Who Said the Debts Would Absorb
All the Insurance-Hint of
RascaIity.

Buffalo, n. Y, April S. Wallace
friend and legal adviser in his life
time, was seen relative to a published
statement quoting him as saying there
was no doubt that the story of mis-
appropriations was true and that Pen
nelrs brother, J. Frederick Penneu,
had pleaded with him to destroy the
trust papers, repudiated much that was
attributed TO him and made u brief
statement which embodied, he said, all
that he cared to state at the present
time. Thayer said: j. Frederick
Pennell brother to ~ X. Pennell, came
to me last Friday and told me Arthur
had left large debts to friends in the
east. These debts, he said, were large
enough TO practically consume all the
insurance, and he advanced that as
reason why 1 should turn over to him
the $4,000 insurance which A r. Pen
nell left in trust with me. He said:
Unless you do this. there will be prac-
tically nothing left for me-
Thought 1t Was Merry.
u. L. Pennell demanded that 1
should pay these policies over, not to
the estate" said Thayer. but TO him
personally. l suppose his counsel told
him to do it. 1t was one of the great
est pieces of legal impertinence that l
eyer heard of. 1t was an invitation to
me TO violate the trust which had been
repoSed in me-"
'Will you turn the policies over to
the Pennell estater" was asked.
Not until the court of appeals or
ders me to do So" replied Thayer.
Just What Thayer Inferred.
Then Thayer made this statement:
Il drew the inference from j. T. Pen
nells statements that his brother must
have made misappropriations of mon
ey. There is a vast amount of debts
against the estate, some 100000, and
l can't see how he could have got
into debt to that amount unless he
spent money belonging to others"
Thomas Penney, who has been act
ing as attorney for Pennell'S estate,
anything regarding Pennell's money
transactions. When asked whether the
statement regarding his relations with
Burdick, which Pennell is said to have
written out just prior to his death,
would be made public at the inquest,
Penney said lie knew nothing of any
such statement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
BISMARCK LAvIsHLY DECORATED
RooseveIt Portrayed as Ranchman, Soldier
and President.

The presidents train reached the
capital city of the state on schedule
time and the president and party were
Immediately taken through lavishly
decorated streets to the state capitol
Three large portraits Of the presi-
dent were ranged on three sides of
the station. representing the president
at the ranch, at San Juan and at the
White House. At the capitol brief
reception was held in the private Of
fee of Governor White, where the
presidnet met and shook hands with
many of the friends of his western
days.
Following the reception he delivered
a brief address from the balcony of
the capitol building to crowd of sew
eral thousand people assembled from
all parts of Missouri slope. Il am
an old settler of this state" said the
president. Il lived here. twenty years
ago. and feel that -am an old-timer." :"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08

lican township ticket was elected by
1900 majority, as follows: Assessor,
j. G, JANSEN; collector, John II. Hail;
clerk, John BrodbecL; supervisor at
large, William II. Allen; commissions
er of highways, William Conrad.
Quincy, Ills, April S.-The entire
Democratic ticket here is reelected by
majorities ranging from 1000 down.
Joliet Ills, April S.-The township
election went Republican, there being
no opposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
River Bulletin.

River forecast for IS hours ending
a. m. Friday, April 10, 1908: The
Mississippi will continue to fall at
nearly the present rate between Du-
buque and Davenport.
The steamer \. J. Whitney left for
the north with six barges of Capt
Whitney's fleet in tow. The boat IS
bound for Yellow River. Wis. just
above McGregor. where fleet load
of ties will be secured for the track
LAYING operations on the Milwaukee
cutoff between Muscatine and ConeX.
The load will be towed down stream
during the latter end of the week.
The Diamond 10 liner Sidney went
through at 2:3O o'clock this after
noon on her way from Dubuque to
St. Louis preparatory to being put
into commission in the St. Louis-keo-
kuk trade. She will leave st. Louis on
her first up trip Saturday, the 11th.
Boats down: Winona. Boats up:
Winona. Stage of water at a. m.
9.65; at u m, 9.55. Temperature at
noon, 6s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
PARTY LINES WERE NOT DRAWN
In City Elections the Liquor Question WaI
the Issue-Specimen Results.

In City Elections the Liquor Question Was
the Issue-Specimen Results.
Omaha. April S.-Municipal elections
were held in all the cities and towns
of Nebraska with the exception of
Omaha and South Omaha, both of
which work under special charters.
Party lines were drawn in but few
instances, the matter of permitting the
sale of liquor being the issue in near
ly every town. Republicans were sue
cessful in most of the towns heard
from up to this writing, where party
lines were followed, although Demo
cratic maiorities were given in a num-
Der of towns that have heretofore elect
ed Republican officers.
At Fremont the Republicans elect
ed their ticket with the exception of
two officials, and Blair elected ma
jority of the Democratic candidates
David City, West Point, Elmwood. Ne
ligh, Tekamah, Springfield, Fullerton,
Ainsworth Oakland, Friend, Orleans,
Norfolk, Elk Creek and n number of
other small towns will have high IL
eense for two years The Prohibitions
lists carried stanton, Lawrence, York,
Osceola, Stromsburg, Alma, Nelson,
Ainsley. Cozad and Craig voted for no
license. Norfolk elected it's entire Re
publican ticket
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08

returns showing the following state Of
the case: Harrison, 146,323; Stewart,
139,3TJ; Harrison's plurality, 6,94S
When the counting of the votes had
proceeded for only an hour Representa-
tive Lorimer greatly revised the
prediction figures. He said: Mr..
Stewart will be elected by 5000 votes
Party estimates were away out of line
before the election. The Republican
chairman claimed a plurality of 47,000
for Stewart, while the Democratic
chairman figured 10000 for Harrison.
Other Candidates Had Few Votes.
The other candidates for mayor had
few votes: Cruise Labor, got 1912;
Breckson, Socialist. iii; Haines, Pro
hibitionist, 1856; Sale, 7SS. 1t was re-
ported in the morning papers that
Cruice. the laEor candidate, was claim
ing plurality of 10000 or so the night
before the voting.
Other Illinois Returns.
Springfield, April S.-The voters of
Springfield administered a rebuke to
Gov. Yates and the state administra-
tion in the municipal election yester-
day when William j. Butler, the Yates
candidate for mayor, was overwhelm-
ingly defeated by Harry III. DevereuX,
the democratic nominee. Springfield
is normally 500 republican. Devereux
won by over 1000 plurality, carrying
every precinct except one in the city.
c. F. Mortimer, republican candidate
for city attorney, has also been an
aggressive Yates adherent and he
that administered to Butler.
Galesburg. April S.-The citizens
ticket, with possibly one exception,
was elected here yesterday over the
liberal. \ heavy vote was polled.
The citizens party made interurban
lines its chief issue. George Shum-
way, citizens, was elected mayor by
100 votes. Roy Hopcraft, liberal, was
probably elected clerk. The indica-
tions are that Nels Nelson, citizens ,
was elected treasurer, VIII Brown,
liberal, attorney, and w. y. Hart
grove, citizens, assessor.
Kankakee, H., April S.-The entire
republican ticket was defeated in the
township election yesterday by an
independent republican ticket, ma
iorities ranging fro 900 to 200. The
independents are waging a bitter war
against Len Small. leader of the re-
publican party.
East st. Louis, H., April s. The
citizens party, which has been in
power Tor ii years. was beaten yes
terday by majorities ranging from
200 to 461. Silas Cook, Judge of the
city court. headed the Independent
municipal ticket, beat the present in
cumbent. NJ. NJ. Stephens. for mayor
by a majority of 1900 Never has
such a landslide occurred in local po-
litical affairs. Mayor Stephens de-
feat was due to his opposition from
local trust companies and real estate
men.
Kewanee, April s.-'The republicans
elected their ticket, with the eXcep-
ton of collector, Lewis Moore (dem.)
n. w. Tibbets, supervisor; Elijah
Storey. assistant supervisor; Hugh
Hill, clerk; Michael Fischer, assessor;
Lewis Moore, collector; Benjamin
Price. highway commissioner.
Peoria, April s.-The entire repub-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
NEW YACHT SHAMROCK
AGAIN SHOWS SUPERIORITY

Weymouth, April Sin steady IL
knot breeze Shamrock III. again
demonstrated her superiority over
Shamrock ]. today in a leeward and
windward trial. Over course of II
miles the challenger defeated the old
boat by minutes and 8 seconds. On
~ in sailing with the wind did the old
boat keep pace with the challenger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
STEAMER SINKS IN HARBOR:
NEWS OF A VOLCANO

New York, April S.-The steamer
Allegheny, from Central American
ports, sunk in a collision with an un-
known steamer during fog in the
harbor today. The crew and 81 pas
sengers were taken off in a tugboat.
The Allegheny brings tioings of an
eruption of the volcano El Tierna
Firma, in Colombia, March %. The
village of Teiojo was destroyed and 60
to 100 persons killed and wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
ooArswoRrH SAYS BE KNEW
Believes 1t True That PenneII Was En-
gagged in Shady transactions.

SdSeO lh SnAOy AEAn8aCIAOhss
District Attorney Coatsworth said
yesterday that he had known of the
alleged swindling operations of Arthur
Il. PenneH for u week.
Il was informed" he said. that
PenneI had been inducing his wife's
family and friends in Wayne to allow
him to invest their money for them.
L was also informed that he gave them
fake mortgages on property and kept
up the interest payments in order to
cover up his dishonest transactions.
have not investigated the report in de-
tail. but it came to me on such good
authority that l am satisfied of its gen
eral truth
''Will you so into the matter of Pen
nelIs operations at the inquest" he
was asked.
In one sense" replied the district
attorney. but as "a general PROPOSE
ton his swindling operations have no
particular connection with the Burdick
and Pennell inquests. In another sense
l shall go into the private affairs of
Pennell. My policy in the Pennell in
quest will be to bring to light every
scintilla of evidence which will or may
throw light on the murder of Edwin L.
Burdick. The inquest will not be in
reality to determine how Arthur II.
Pennell came to his death. 1t is not of
any great Importance to know wheth-
er he committed suicide or not. but
it is of the utmost Importance to dis
cover the murderer of E. L. Burdick."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-08
Charged with poisoning Her Husband.

Stevens Point. Wis, April s.
Charged with numbering her husband
by poisoning, Mrs. Walter Harroun. of
PIover, has been arrested. Mrs. Har-
roun admits having several quarrels
with her husband. but denies the MUIR
der. She says she bought strychnine
to put on the carcass of a sheep to
poison dogs