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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
CHURCH OF FEE FEE CONGREGATION.
Said tt b the Oldest Baptist organization In the Louisiana Purchase Terrific

The Fee Fee Baptist Church. on the st.
Charles rock road in st. Louis County, Is
supposed to be the oldest existing Baptist
o,ganization in the Louisiana Purchase
Territory and is expected to be one of the
main points of interest for visiting mem
hers of that religion during the Worlds
Fair period next year.
According to local Baptist records, there
was but one other congregation organized
prior to the Fee Fee. This was the Bethel.
also in St. Louis County. which has long
aimee ceased to exist.
IN 1907 by the Reverend Thomas r. Musick.
II was located on the banks Of Fee Fee
Creek The early history of the church is
somewhat indefinite. as the records were
burned in the Reverend John NJ. Peck's Ii
brary. in 1880 The History of Baptists in
Missouri contains what is said to be the
only authentic history of the church, COM
piled In 1852 from statements Of Mrs. Kate
Marlin, then the oldest living member OF
the congregation.
According to the facts she furnished the
member Of the congregation were Adam
Martin and his wife. Mary Martin: Abram
Nusick and lis wife, Sarah Musfck: Terrill
Nuk5ck. John Sullens and his wife. Jane
eullens: Richard and Susan Suliens. Pru-
dence Nusick, Hfldebrand. Susan Link and
John Howdersheli and his wife. Joicy How
ae1nhsn
~ little pioneer band grew in number
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Judge Charles F. Amidon. who has pre-
sided in the local United States District
Court for the last month. by his studious
work upon the bench while here, has gained
a high place In the estimation OF local law
yers. He departed yesterday for his home
in Fargo. n. D.. where he presides over the
United States District Court.
When trying the naturalization fraud
cases he became a public. figure in the
city. In these. and in the civil causes which
have come before him, his clear under
standing OF the issues and the directness
Of his words when he expressed himself
upon a point impressed all attorneys.
Directness, say the legally learned. is his
chief virtue as a Judge. His meaning.
ion, or in explanation Of a ruling. cannot
be misunderstood.
This was e1emplifed in a casual remark
by Chester H. krum. who argued the Fout
case before him. The instructions given to
the jury were against Krum and the de-
PENDANT, but Krum felt constrained to say
that the instructions were the "clearest that
he had ever heard"
To administer justice, tempered With mer-
cy, always is defined as the mission Of a
Judge. An incident in the court the other
day seems to show that Judge Amidon dis
penses this brand of justice.
1t was in the case OF Arthur l.. North,
railway mail clerk, charged by Post-Office
inspectors. with riffng mail sacks. Judge
Amidon refused to receive the prisoners
plea Of guilty.
II plead guilty, your Honor" said North.
"But are you guilty?" asked the Judge.
This distinction brought from North .
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passionate declaration Of his innocence.
with the explanation that he believed his
plea would ameliorate a sentence, as he
feared that a conclusive circumstantial case
had been made against him.
The fear Of the United States Court often
criminal case. 1t Is known that United
States indictments generally mean BUSH
ness" and often are equivalent to a verdict
of guilt. Consequently. the courage to
make a fight is frequently lacking in the
man or woman charged with crime.
Hence a plea Of guilty Is carefully re-
ceived by the Judge. Judge Elmer B.
Adams. speaking Of this. said yesterday:
1T Is the desire Of a Judge to find .he
defendant not guilty. and 1t is the duty OF
a Judge to prevent a prisoner from sullying
his character with an admission of guilt.
when he believes himself innocent. It is
an injustice to himself and his family"
Judge Amidon Is a firm believer in the
great Northwest, whence he comes. He
thinks that the future Of this territory,
especially the farming lands of the Dakotas.
every enterprising man. His own career
has been built up entirely at Fargo.
He had seldom been In st. Louis prior to
his recent service here. Occasionally, be-
fore his elevation to the bench. he appeared
before the United States Court Of Appeals
when it was in session here. But his ac-
quaintance with the majority of the MEM
bers of the St Louis bar had been very
slight.
States Commissioner Byron F. Babbitt. Mr..
Babbitt comes from the game town. CORY.
Pa. where Judge Amidon spent his youth.
After being graduated from Hamilton Col
lege, New York, Judge Amidon decided to
go West. hitting upon Fargo, partially by
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William Hurley. j. c. Herndon. Adlel Sher-
wood. - Hawker. - James, J. w.
Thwing, w. H. Vardeman. ]. B. Fuqua.
Joshua Hickma Joseph Hay. 8. H. Ford.
]. 3. English. j. H. Luther and J.. 7. Green.
Doctor Musick had q personal history as
interesting as the church he founded. He
was of Welsh ancestry. According to a
family tradition the name was given to his
grandfather. who was found. when quite a
small boy, wandering on the banks of a
stream in Wales. unable TO give an account
of himself. He was called George MuSick
on account of his disposition.
The grandson was born in Spottsylvania
County. Virginia. October IL. l756. He was
converted to the Baptist religion when II
years old. in face Of violent opposition from
his father. Ephraim Musick. who was a
member Of the Church of England. He
started to preach in his native State. but
later went to North Carolina. wher. be was
married to Miss Mary Nevil.
His first visit to Missouri was in 1901. He
saw a large field for work and moved his
family here two years later from Ken
lucky, where they were then living In 1911
he conducted an extensive revival and cuff
fered an injury to his voice. from which he
never entirely recovered.
: In 1872 or 1924 his wife died. He then aid
his farm near Bndgeton and devoted his
time thereafter to preaching and teaching
school. His later life labors were confined
to St Louis. Franklin. Gasconade and
Usage counties. south of the Missouri River.
and Lincoln. Pike, Montgomery. Audrain
and Galloway counties, north, Of the rivc-.
He died December : lsl2. 4
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TWENTY THOUSAND WITNESS
FLOWER PARADE AT MACON.
"Horsemobile' Feature of Carniva-
small Fortune In w~ienerwurst
Sandwiches.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Macon. Mo-. May 3.-Fully 1000 people
witnessed the flower parade at the carnival.
Some beautiful designs were in the line.
The carnival queen, Miss Cecil Simmer,
reclined in a bower Of pink and white flow
ers on a float drawn by six white horses.
Doctor Ed Smiths ''horsemobile" was the
amusing feature of the parade. Thu shafts
of his buggy we're attached to the rear and
the horse pushed. The motorman sat in
front and guided the forward wheels with a
tiller.
The railroads had underestimated the.
number of those wishing to come to town,
and as many persons were left on the plat
forms of the various depotsI in the county
as COTTON the trains. An early train on the
Burlington picked up several fiat cars on
sidings and these were utilized as far as
their capacities went.
The restaurants had a hard time Of n
from noon on. A man and his wife run
ming a stand in a small tent near the Roll
Inns street viaduct cleared 800 by 6 D. m.
on w1enerwurst sandwiches. and their stock
was cleaned out They started in the day
with 1900 buns Their modest establish
ment yielded a greater revenue on the In
vestment than any Of the costly devices 50
plentifully scattered around town for the
purposes Of making money.
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and influence and in 1920 the church roster
contained about 100 names. A log cabin on
Fee Fee Creek about two miles south
first house of worship. What is now known
or 1882. 1t was a modest brick structure.
located on the road from st. Louis to st.
Charles.
A building more in keeping with the pros
perlty OF the people was erected in 1910 un-
oer the supervision of the Reverend Joshua
Hickman. then pastor of the church. 1t Is
4exeo In dimensions and is located on a five
acre plot of ground. donated by Erastus
Post II has a commodious auditorium and
contains three basement rooms, used for So
cal and Sunday-schoo purposes.
II was dedicated in July. 1870. by the Rev
ereud w. Pope ieaman, who started a coll
lection and raised what he thought was suf-
hcient funds TO pay the church debt. The
congregation. or at least the greater part
thereof. thought likewise. but 1t later trans
p.red that there was still a large obligation
On the place. and the church was not finally
freed from financial liabilities until twelve
years later.
MuSICK. THE FOUNDER.
A Thanksgiving service to commemorate
the event was held April .. 1852. Doctor
Yeaman preached the sermon, taking his
text from Matthew XIV. g: .rweli done,
thou good and faithful servant"
Doctor MuEick was pastor OF the church
for nearly thirty years. Those who sue
ceeded him were the Reverend Messrs.
John clark. J. n. Peck. Thomas r. Green.
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accident and partially because he picked Il
out as a new place in a promising territory.
The country then had all the characteristics
which have been painted in history and nc.
ton concerning the wild West" Never
theless. Judge Amfdon obtained his legal
knowledge there.
He was admitted to the bar In Fargo. and
began a long and successful career a. q
practitioner. The conditions. resulting
from the rush for government and grants
and the rapid population Of the Dakotas
caused much intricate land litigation. This
offered the lawyer q lucrative and tnstruc-
tive field, as perhaps the courses Of the
mining the rightful ownership of contested
land.
He was appointed to the United States
bench In 1886, by President Cleveland. and
has continued a Judge. He took part in
adjusting the litigation which ended In the
Union Pacific receivership. The Northern
Securities case would have been tried be-
fore him had 1t cot by special act of Con-
gress been transferred to the United States
Circuit Court. Judge Amidon Is regarded by
his colleagues as the most eminent legal
authority upon the bench in the Northwest.
Judge Amidon is very tall and thin. His
lower face and nose are long and his fore
head high. The result is a very unusual
countenance. His features are irregular.
He Is quiet in demeanor and possesses few
maunerisms. His friends say that he Is a
lawyer and Judge, through and through,
and gives attention to very few other ques-
tons. except that he has a marked taste
for studying and rejecting upon. religious
and ethical problems.
His term Of. service here was due to the
press Of business fr the District Court. 1t
amounted to more than Judge Adams could
properly attend to. and, accordingly, judge
Amidon was called.
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TROOPS HAVE NOT WITHDRAWN.
Russia Making Mysterious Move
ments in Manchuria.

Toxic. May so.-The Russian troops have
not been withdrawn from Manchuria, and
the japanese press shows deep indignation
at the delay. Russia. It IL said. will no&
take any decided action until after the ar
rival at Pekin OF former Minister Lesser.
Meantime Russia is making various mys-
FERROUS movements Of troops and warships
which are considered demonstrations to IN
timidate China into granting her demands
The majority Of the Russian ships which
have been staying in the various waters Of
the far East are now assembled In he
Gulf Of Pe-Chi-L. At Port Arthur alone
there are more than thirty ships of vari-
ous classes.
The latest rumor Of Russian movements
is that 5000 Chinese are engaged in timber
cutting for Russian concessionaires on the
Yalu end that Russian troops have been
sent to protect them
Russia Is reported to be shipping enor-
NOUS quantities Of coal from Port Arthur
q Ia XAaA
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STERN OPPOSITION EXPECTED EVEN FROM Mlus1Ealuus7s.

goods by Canada. Therefore Great Britain
must do something ~disagreeable to Ger
many or the fiscal union Of the Empire Is
destroyed.
The answer Is very simple. No such
thing as a fiscal union OF the Empire ex-
lists, or has ever existed. since the estab-
m of disagreement in the colonies.
For the benefit Of the colonies and for
their benefit alone they have been allowed
to treat British manufacturers as II they
were foreign and to tax them as they
pleased. or that privilege. sfngularly in
the history of the world. they have made
ample use.
DICTATIoN BY COLONIES.
II they want fiscal union they can have 1t
by adopting free trade. That they should
dictate a financial policy to the British
House of Commons is a pretension so over
bearing In its arrogance that it canno
be seriously intended.
Mr.. Chamberlain followed up Mr.. Bal
tours speech by the crafty suggestion that
the new duties on foreign corn might be
employed to provide pensions for the aged
poor. In other words, that the poor are to-
pension themselves out of their own pock-
cts.
And this is the government which has
just taken OF the duty on foreign corn i'm
posed last year.
Such. however. is the policy which the
Government will submit to the constituent
c.es at the next general election.
The House was thunderstruck. - well IL
might be. but opposition was not left to
the Liberal party. Ominous warning of
trouble to come proceeded from Lord Hugh
Cecil, the abiest Of the younger Tories.
from Mr.. Winston Churchill. who repre-
sents the great manufacturing industry OF
Oldham, and from AR. Pemberton. who
represents tie great shipping industry Of
Sunderland. All these three gentlemen are
-rlaIsts. and they do pot stand
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BY PAUL.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
London. May 3o.-(Copyright. ls8.)-rhe
debate in the House Of Commons on the
motion for adjournment over the Whttsun-
tide holidays was by far the most important
which has been held at the present session.
The Chancellor Of the Excheauer was
significantly silent. The leader of the OPP
position and his principal colleagues were
unfortunately absent, but the Prime Min
i,ter and the Colonial Secretary. speaking
In comnlete agreement. laid down a new
financial policy which strikes at the root
of the system that has prevailed in this
country. IL not since 1S46, at least since 1851.
Mr.. Chamberlain has completely sue
ceeded In, capturing Mr.. Balfour. That Is
not surprising. The stronger viii has con-
Quered the keener ana ihoFe Suiesaseu IA
tellect.
To the deputaton which protested against
the repeal Of the corn tax the Premier
spoke like a man arguing against MS own
opinions.
On Thursday afternoon he told the House
OF Commons what those opinions were. ne
thinks that the food of the people OF the
United Kingdom should be taxed In order
that the produce of colonials may be speci-
ally exempted from the tax
oNE-SIDED FREE TRADE.
Mr.. Balfour's economic arguments about
the dinsculty Of a one-sided free trade and
the necessity of retaliatins against hostile
tariffs are a repetition Of the stale ~fallacies
which in the course of the last half CEN
fury have been refuted again and again.
His one new argument Is political. and
shows that he must for once have read the
newspapers, for it is taken bodily from Sir
Robert Grifith's letter In the Times of the
previous day.
Germany, it seems. has put q counter
waiting duty upon Canadian goods to make
IN for the prefsrepcs accorded to British
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To a maidstone. which had been handed
down through the generations of an indian
tribe. is attributed by his parents the Ic-
covery of Willie Millerman, L. years cd.
of No. 69S7 Manchester avenue, from The
bite of a mad dog.
The animal frothed at the mouth md had
AL the external signs of ~hydrophobia. The
hoy was bitten upon the forehead. The
stone vas applied. and. so the parents &C.
clare. the poison was extracted. Young
Miiierman now appears in his usual health.
The mysterious some is owned by w. +.
cczzens of No. BIS 81. Louis avenue, pho
vouches for the fact that it was originally
the property of an aged Indian chief. The
latter regarded it as his most val Iabla
possession. and parted with it only = hen
he wished to express mis- sense of deep OBJ
legation by giving away his most cherished
heirloom. 1t is said to be the most power
full stone Of its kind. since it was found
ir the entrails Of a white. deer.
According to Indian tradition. anything
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associated with a white deer has excep-
tional quality, and. therefore, a msdSt me
found in a white deer is a maidstone among
madstones.
APPLICATION OF STONE.
The bite was almost midway between
the boys eyes. A jagged cut was inflicted
through which the poison easily could be
communicated The stone is said TO rave
been applied thirty hours after the bite
was suffered. 1t adhered as if 1t were
plaster. and remained in place for some
time.
During this process. the father end
mother aver. the boy said he could feel
the magnetic power drawing the poison
ard that it gave him much pain. Finally
the stone dropped Off.
1t was then placed in a bowl of hot milk.
The parents relate that the milk gradually
turned from pure white to q greenish yell
low. and point TO this fact as evidence Of
poison.
The potent stone was then washed in
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RELIANCE AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
Defeats Constitution in a Light
Fluky Breeze.

SPECIAL
Glencove. N. Y, May W-Rellance finished
first again to-day In ner race with Consti-
tuition and Columbia of Glencove. Consti-
tuition was second. a mile and a half away
from the new beat. and she in turn led CO.
lumbia by two miles. The race was I'm.
ished in light air, In which the Reliance
again made a wonderful showing.
For the first the yachts had an eleven
mile stretch to windward in a good breeze
on the first leg of the course. which was an
obtuse triangle.
The new yacht showed her weatherly
speed by beating Constitution two minutes
and Columbia -four minutes to the mark OF
Green Ledge Light. Thence to the second
mark, three miles across the Sound, was a
broad reach. The wind was from nine to
ten knots and Reliance ran away from her
competitors.
Coming home. the wind had shifted and
was light and duky. Reliance came alon9
fast in the light air and opened a gap still
wider.
When she finished Constitution was a mile
and a half behind her and Columbia more
than three miles.
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ATTRIBUTE CURE OF RABIES
TO USE OF INDIAN MAIDSTONE.

1farens OF Willie Miletman Believe Their Sons Recovery From
' trenzled Dogs Bite Is Due to the Use of a Mysterious Porous
Stone Which fer Generations Was the Cherished Property
of an Indian Ghief-Found in Entrails of White Deer.
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FINANCIAL POLICY HAS
AMAZED BRITISH STATESMEN.

Chamberlain's Stronger Will Has Conquered the keener Intellect
of Premier Balfeur, Who Now Supports the Schemes of the
Colonial secretary-England to Take Up Tariff
Cudgel in Behalf of Canada.
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MAY PROHIBIT SPEED AUTOS.
French Government May Restrict
Gear to % Miles an Hour.

Gear to % Miles an Hour.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Paris. May 3o.-It Is reported that Few
regulations In regard to automobiles are un-
der consideration. which will forbid the
manufacturers OF motor cars from deliver
ing cars that can attain a speed Of more
than twenty-five miles an hour.
The manufacturers and dealers are very
anxious about this report. az they believe
such g regulation would kill the French ex.
port trade In these cars.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-30
THE DIAMOND.
Yale Took Fordham Team Into
 4 Camp Saturday.

New York's Trip in the South Is Prov
 ing Successful-Story About Willie
 Keeler's Popularity-Princeton Won
 a Game from New York University
 Other Games.
 New York, March 3O.-Yale defeated Fordham, to 2, Saturday. on the lat ter's grounds, in the presence of 5000 persons. The game was replete with brilliant plays. Robertson made q brilliant enchanted catch in the third inning back of first base which brought loud applause from the crowd. Doscher's wildness cost Fordham the game, striking out eight men and all three successive bases on balls and Barnes followed with a two-bagger, which gave Yale three runs and the game. Bowman pitched masterly game, striking out eight men nda al lowing three hits in six innings. Ford hams runs were made on hits by Hart man and Robertson. In the first h. ming Robertson drove two-bagger to left, bringing in McLane from first. Hartman's three-bagger in the second brought in Plunkett. The score:
 Yale ....... o 1 o 0 3 o 1 o O-5 4 l Fordham =. 1 O o o 0 o o 0-2
 Batteries-Bowman, Westcott and Winslow; Doscher, Essenti and Punk cit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-30
NAUGArucK DIVISION.

Trains leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport, New Haven and other places at 6:35, 7:55, 11:1a a. m.; TAO, 3:O5, 4.4O, 6:15 and 500 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from New, York Bridgeport, New Ha- ven and way stations at 7:14, S28. 9:O5, 1O:55 a. m; 1:24, $40, 6:30, GAS D. m,; 12:39 a. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for Winsted and way stations at 8:28. 1O:55 a. m.; $40, 5:20. GAS and S:46 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Winsted and way stations at 6:35. 7:55, 11:13 a. m.; 3:05, 5:46, 6:15 D. m,
 Trains leave Bank street station for watertown and way stations at 6:4B. S:28, 11:17 a. Sn.; 1:30, 3:45, 5:OO, 8:12. 6:53, S:53 and 11:20 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations at GAO, 7:45, 10:42 a. m,; loo. 2:58. ( :2O. 5:51, 6:45, 7:45, 11:16 D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS. N
 Leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport and New Haven at 7:O5 a. m.; 5:1O and 8.OO D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from New York, Bridgeport and New Haven at 9:4S a. m.; 7:52 D. m.
 Leave Bank street station for Water town and way stations at o:53 a. m. and S:03 p. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations at 6:59 a. m. and 4:5S p. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-30
New York 5. Memphis. o.

Memphis, Tenn, March 30.-Daring, dashing base running won yesterday $ game for the Giants, whose batting was weak for the first time this season. The score was New York 5, Memphis O. Mcintyre, who started in to pitch for Memphis, was very wild, and the visitors simply waited and walked. A passed ball and a wild pitch, together with two bases on balls and good base running, gave McGraw's men three runs in the third inning. Gilbert gave a splendid exhibition of fielding and fast work on the bases. He stole three bases In succession in the second inning, his steal home scoring New York's first tally. Cronin was in the box for the Giants for five innings and MoGsnnity four Both were effective, especially with men on the bases. Me- Ginnity showed fine control and great speed, and his raise ball had the Mem phis boys standing on their heads. Bresnahan played first base instead of McGann, whose lip still is badly swol- len. Harrison, who was recommended to the Memphis club by Mathewson and Hughey Jennings, pitched the two last innings for the home teams and did we'll "Dusty" Miller batted well and fielded his position superbly. Not withstanding the weather was very cold, the attendance figures were slight 1y over 5000.