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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
JERSEYvILLE.
BURIED WITH MASONIC HONORS.
Body of Joseph y. LurtOn Laid mt Rest
in Van Horne Cemetery.

in Van Horne Cemetery
The funeral of Joseph N. Lurton OF Delhi
took place at Jerseyville at 1 o'clock yester-
day afternoon from the home Of Mrs. l. C.
Lrrton. The Reverend Doctor Jay A. Ford.
pastor of the First Baptist Church. at
Jerseyville. was the oficiating clergyman.
The services were n charge of Jerseyvflle
Masons. and the Masonic burial emo
was said under the direction Of Past Master
Charles Miner. -:
Mr.. Lurton was also n member of Belve-
dere Comnandery. No. 2, of Knights Tenn
plars. at Alton. and a committee from that
commandery. consisting Ct Eminent Com
mander Hosea H. Sparks and Sir Knights
George ". Cutter. Charles w. Minor. Ohas.
Henderson and Joshua Dixon, Mayor OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
New Bank Open. To-Day.

L. L. Bacchus of the State Auditing De
partment came to J~erseyville from Spring
field. ILL.,. yesterday and counted the capital
stock and surplus. amounting to 10000. Of
the new Jersey State Bank. The funds
were ounted in accordance with the re-
Qulrements of the State banking law.. r.
w. Greene of the clearinghouse of S. F.
Greene & Co.. at Kane. ILL.,. who will be the
cashier of the new institution. arrived in
Jerseyville yesterday and completed the nee
essary arrangements for the opening of the
bank this morning.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
c.axht Win stolen B.Es,'

a negro. we're arrested at twelfth street
and Lucas avenue about 8 o'clock last night
in the buggy Of Doctor H. g. Hertei OF
East st. Louis. The local police had been
notified by telephone to watch for the bug
ey. Ward n Walker attempted to escape
when they saw the officers coming. Tney
are locked UP at the Four Courts. and tns
buggy was returned to its owner.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28

The trial of Thomas Young, the negro
charged with the murder OF Patrolman
Frank Holmes IF Granite City. will open to-
day at Edwardsville. Eolr1es was XII. ed at
rnicnight on August 30, while attempting to
capture a negro burGlar.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28

John Kraft was appointed Postmaster at
Madison. He succeeds Postmaster Hilker,
who, it Is understood, did not make an eff
fort to retain the Office. owing to poor
health. POSTMASTER Kraft will take charge
of the Office in a few DAYS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28

North Alton. came to Jerseyville yesterday
and served as an escort of honor to the
members Of the Jerseyville lodge. and the
funeral party. The burial was in the Van
Horne Cemetery. north of Delhi.
Among those at the funeral were Doctor
Langdon OF Springfield. ILL.,. and William
Scott of New York City. Both are relatives
of the dead man.
The death of Mr.. Lurton occurred on Sat-
urday from heart trouble. He was 66 years
old, unmarried and leaves a valuable es-
tate.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
Lecture On james G. Blaine.

william r. Gentry. an attorney, delivered
member Of the st. Louis Republican Club
at the headquarters in the. Louisiana build
ing, Vandeventer avenue near Morgan
posed animation with the Merchants League
Club was taken
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
Temporary Mayor for brooklyn:

b. f. Jones was appointed yesterday to
serve the uneXp!red term of Fred Wander
berg. who was mayor OF Brook yn. but v'ho
l. now in Jail convicted of malfeasince in
office. Jones will serve until the next cleo
ton in April.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
Director Heinen.n.'s Beneas.

George Heinemann, director Of the Ger.
mania Stock Company, will have .
benefit at the Fourteenth Street Theater
this evening. The company will present
'Flotte Weber" In four acts, by Leon
Treptow. This IL a musical comedy that 10
said to be unusually well done by the
players.
Mr.. Heinemann Is popular with the MEM
bers of the company and the patrons Of the
house and looks for q large audience to-
night.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28

IL NJ. johnson Circle. Ladies' OF the q. A. r
will give a euchre tonight.
The Ben Hurs will give an entertainment
February 6 at Odd Fellows Hall.
The Foresters Installed officers last night.
Doctor and Mrs. r. X. McCracken are en-
tertaininG Mrs. Droit of Cahokia.
Bishop Seymour has returned to his home In
Springfield.
Mrs c. C. Derleth entertained yesterday in
honor Of Mrs W. B.. Stickney.
Mrs. n. H. Hill will entertain the "Wednesday
Morning Reading Club this morning.
y. L. Pickert has returned to Waterloo.
The Ladies' Literary Circle will meet Thurs.
day, February 5. at the home of Mrs. W. May.
A marriage license was issued in East st
Louis yesterday to Frank H. Harder of Ray
mond. ILL.,. and Cora Roberts of East St. Louis.
The condition of City Clerk NJ A. CIeary,
who was shot in a pistol duel, was slightly worse
yesterday. His temperature rose to 102, and II
IL feared an abscess Is forming.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28

Why should prejudice against a pnt-up
medicine hinder you from trying what
has cured thousands of suffering men
and women?
uoniy for DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covefy I think I = would be in my grave today"
writes Mr.. Moses Miles, of billiard, Uinta Co.,
Wyoming. n had asthma 50 bad l could not
sleep at night and was compelled to give up
work. II affected my lungs SO that I couglied
all the time, both day and night. My friends
all thought I had consumption. NY wife had
had helped her &C much she insisted on my try.
ing his Golden Medical Discovery which 4
cid. I have taken four bottles and am now .
Pieree's Golden Medical Discovery"
The sole motive for substitution 10 70
permit the dealer to make the little more
profit paid by the sale Of less n%eritorious
lmedicinsa He gains; You !oss.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
WHEN LIES AT STAKE

The most timid man will take any
chance of escape. The slender rope
dropped down the precipice, the slip
perry log over the abyss, anything that
offers a chance of life, is eagerly snatch
ed at. The end the man seeks is safety.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
$. Cosart Dead In BED.

SPEGIAL.
Pana. ILL.,, Jan. Us. Cohart, aged IS
years, a prominent farmer Of Dry Point
Township, was found dead in his bed this
morning Heart failure was the cause of
his death He was a member OF the A. O.
u, w. and Aasons.
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He cares nothing
for the means to
that end.
There are thou
sands of men and
women whose
lives are at stake
who are hindered
from accepting
the one means of
safety by foolish
prejudice.
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery has
been the means of
restoring health
to many men and
women whose hol-
low cough, bleed
ing lungs, ema-
citation and weak
ness seemed to
warrant the state
ment of local ply
.sicians-uT is
no cure possible
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
Jams Tenders ResiGnatio,.

Jams Res1gnation.
Albert J. Jams. secretary Of the St. Louis
Retail Grocers' Association, tendered his
resignation at q meeting last night. In Civ
ing up the ONCE Mr.. Jams explained that
private business enterprises prevented him
from giving the necessary time.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
EAST SIDE NEWS.

utFUeI tHe WHetIS OF ITS WaSDn Anu WIS
crushed. His body was removed to Kur-
russ morgue. where Coroner McCracken
held the inquest yesterday afternoon. A
verdict of accidental death was returned.
Driver Injured and Wagon Wrecked.
A Missouri avenue street car coIlided with
a MODEL Dairy Company wagon at Thir-
teenth street and Rock road. East st. Louis,
yesterday morning. TIL wagon was wrecked
and Phillip Temple, the driver. was thrown
tended by Doctors Wiihelmj and Cannady,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Official Celebration Under the Shade
Trees of the Lawn.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July A.
Washington today f1ttingly celebrated
the Fourth of July the principal ex->
ercises being conducted under the great
shade trees of the northeast lawn of
the White house. The celebration was.
official in character and was partici-
pated in by representatives of the dis
trict and national governments and by
M. Jusserand. the French ambassador,
who was the specially invited guest.
Among those on the platform were the
commissioners of the District of Col
umbia, Secretary Moody, Secretary
Cortelyou. Admiral Dewey, the French
ambassador and the embassy staff,
Minister Quesada, Rear Admiral Lam
berton and Taylor, Acting Postmaster
General Wynne, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Tailor and Treasurer
Ellis III. Roberts. Speeches were made
by District Commissioner McFarald.
Ambassador Jusserand and Secretary
Moody. The Marine band rendered
patriotic music and there was singing
by the pupils of the Washington public
schools.
A military procession preceded the
exercises at the White house. Appren-
tees from the United States training
ship Prairie and men from the cruiser
Topeka, which vessels were brought
to Washington for the event, made a
conspicuous showing. Tonight there
was a display of fireworks. Patriotic
societies held meetings during the day
and thousands of people left the city
on excursions.
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but the pope refused to agree to this.
He said he had entire confidence In
DR.. Lapponi and added that the only
other person he would allow to be
called was DR.. Mashone, who operated
on the pontiff in 1899. When DR.. Lap
poni remarked that DR.. Mashone was
a surgeon and that therefore his pro-
fessional services were not needed. the
pope replied:
1T does not matter. 1t is not for
his professional services that I want
him, but because like him."
1t has, therefore, not been decided
that DR.. Mashone shall Witt the pope
tomorrow morning.
For some nights past the pope had
suffered somewhat from insomnia, so
last night DR.. Lapponi decided to spend
the night in a room adjoining the pom
tiff's bedroom to determine the char
acter and cause of his holiness sleep
lessness. He found the pope slept fairly
well during the early part of the night
and also, from s to II o'clock this
morning. DR.. Lapponi came to the con-
clusion that his patients restlessness
was due to what, considering his adj
vanced age, may be called overwork.
DR.. Lapponi insisted on the necessity
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
MINNEAPOLIS LIST OF
CASUALTIES SMALLER
Twenty Three Fourth of July Accidents
Reported to Police.

Accidents due to premature eXplo-
sions and carelessness in the use of
firearms were many yesterday in Min
neapolis. The list of tWenty-t three re-
ported to the police is only partial
one. Two of the accidents are of
very serious nature, and others may re-
suit in complications.
Alfred Melgord, who lives with his
parents at POI First street north, was
hand was badly lacerated by the
premature explosion of cannon
cracker. The thumb was nearly sew
cred from the hand, and the physicians
are now trying to save it,
Charles Zeisl,e, 1914 Second street
north, lost the little finger on the left
hand through the explosion of mud
can. The hand was badly lacerated.
Robert Marshall, waiter at the
Commercial club, was celebrating with
a toy cannon in front of his home,
when it exploded, Marshall receiving
nearly the entire charge in the face.
There is danger of his losing the sight
of one eye.
William Morrill,, thirteen years old,
was struck on the head by a can which
had been placed over a big cracker.
He was taken to the city hospital.
John Zimmerman, POLL Minnehaha
avenue, was, celebrating early IN the
morning, when he happened to pull the
trigger of his revolver while he had it
pointed at his hand.
Willie Morrell, the thirteen ear-old
son of II. H. Morrell, the diver, 925
Nineteenth avenue south. had his jaw
and nose broken by tin can which
had been placed over big firecracker.
He is at the city hospital
Harry Ducas was cut over the eye by
an explosion. He was taken to his
home, on Irving avenue north.
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torney of Chicago also spoke. Mr..
Bryan introduced Mr.. Johnson. who
took as his subject Local Self Gov
eminent" and devoted his speech almost
wholly to his work lin Ohio. This he
explained was notTbecause he had In
terest in national questions. On the
contrary, he regarded the principles OF
the Declaration of Independence as OF
universal application from the small
est local government to the widest
scope of national government.
The Jeffersonianl doctrine of equal
rights for all and special privileges for
none was the speakers keynote. APP
plying that principle to municipal af-
fairs. he referred to his own city OF
Cleveland as a concrete instance. In
that city he and his, friends, supported
striving to secure to all the people OF
the municipality equal rights. This
was the kind Of practical work. he
proceeded, which needs most to be
one at the present time.
For" said he, eff our municipalities,
our villages, our towns and our cities
are governed in accordance with the
principles of the Declaration of indie
pendence. all our government will be
beneficially affected. even UP to the
highest. In other words, the whole
problem of democratic government in
general is to be solved through local
self government This fact is coming
to be recognized. The true unit of gov
eminent is the municipality Let there
be no special privileges there and soon
there will bes1no special privileges at
ALL" RS
1t was with this feeling, Mr.. john
son said, that he had entered into the
politics of Cleveland two years ago. 1t
had been an uphill fight from the be-
ginning. 1t, is an uphill fight still. 1t
will be an uphill fghtain the future.
Whoever supposes that plutocracy
will yield easily is mistaken. And great
gains have been made. The plutocracy
Of Cleveland have been beaten at some
points and is on the, defensive at all
points" ~ fa6gc4 IL.
81 Mr. johnson said there could be no
local government of the people by the
people and for the people so long as
legislatures are controlled by political
bosses and corporations. He ex-
planned further that he and his friends
do not fight Republicans alone and
that they are clearing out of their
own party the bosses who do secret
business with the corporations.
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of the pope sparing himself all kinds
or fatigue, especially during the sum-
mer, and the doctor asked Monsigno1
Bisleti, the master of the chambers
to limit the audiences to those abso-
lutely indispensable.
Although the condition of the pope,
on the whole, is satisfactory, serious
apprehension is entertained, consider
ing his advanced age, on account of
his lack of physical strength. which
has continually decreased since the
operation for the removal of a cyst in
March, 1899. What is especially feared
is a sudden attack of heart failure. He
is carefully watched and is constantly
urged to abstain from any physical as
well as mental work.
But" the pontiff exclaimed. "how
can I command my brain not to
work?"
The condition of the pope showed
some improvement during the day, but
his holiness became worse this even
ing, making it necessary for DR.. Lap
poni to remain again at the Vatican
throughout the night in order tor watch
his patient, who, according to the la
test diagnosis, seems to have an af-
lection of the right lung.
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Inventors Are at Work
on New Flying Machines

accomplished without mishaps. The
speed achieved was about twenty-five
miles an hour, with a forty horse pow
er engine, the. propeller making a thou
sand revolutions a minute.
Santos Dumont is busy with his No
9 and No. 10 machines. In the former
he takes q trip daily, with as little
ceremony as if the airship were an au-
tomobile. He is about to try his No 7,
with which he expects to make forty
miles an hour. He fatty denies the
truth that such a speed will shatter
any machine without balloon attach
ment.
Relative to his efforts in the promo
ton of aerial flight, Santos Dumont
said:
THE reason I think flying machines
possible is because we have motor
which can generate one horse power
for every six pounds in weight, which
is even more than the wonderful
American eagle can do, not to mention
the turkey, which can't fly at all-and
both weigh much more than six
pounds. Yet I believe the conquest of
the air will be achieved by Siderable
balloons capable of carrying many
persons"
Emmanuel Anne, formerly chief
secretary to Dumont. claims that his
old chief and Lebaudy are on the
wrong track.
He thinks balloons will never con-
troll the air, even with motors capable
of making Roadway against strong
currents, for much resistance would
shatter balloons. Such attempts he
deems interesting as experiments, but
practically useless. He is working
himself necessarily at Nanterre on
flying machine without balloon. He
believes it will raise his nine-year- old
son and maintain it's equilibrium at a
height of several yards, and that when
this is accomplished all will be posi-
BILE.
A new competitor to-be for the st.
Louis airship prize is a Mr.. r. H. Bas-
tin, of London. His machine is on the
mechanical bird principle The wings
can be controlled separately, and one
man working one lever, it is asserted.
can regulate every requisite movement
of soaring. steering, flying, lowering
and descending. The motive power is
supplied by petroleum engine, and
propulsion is achieved by air resis-
lance to the beating of the wings
This bird" is cylindrical and has a
pointed nose and tail All the weight
is below the wings. thus maintaining
its equilibrium. When the wings are
set beating the model needs two men
to hold is back.
The speed expected with this ma
chine is $50 miles an hour.
These are but few of the types
that we may expect to see at ST. Louis
next year. and the chances should be
good of finding some of them fill the
long-felt want of aerial Navigation.
BARLEY Davis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
ADVANCED BY ToWNE.
Tammany Orator. Says High Ideals
Have Been Lost Siqht Of.

NEW YORK, aJply 4-The usual
Fourth of July celebration was held in
Tammany hall today, under the au-
spices of the Tamrnany society. Grand
Sachem James A. O4Gorman, justice of
the supreme COURT delivered the adj
dress of Welcomes There were two
long talks" the first by former Sena-
tor Charles A. Towne, of Minnesota,
the other by Senator Joseph w. Bailey,
of Texas. Mr. T0Wne made a plea for
1.-THE Old Americanism." He held that
the government had departed from the
high ideal of it's 0founders and COM
mitted a crime against the Declaration
Of Independence and the constitution
by it's treatment Of the F'ilipinos. The
constitution, he e6ntended, nowhere
provided for a colonial system. He
said:
This new policy Of colonization is
trying to masquerade in the borrowed
garments of democracy. 1t has labeled
itself expansion but the disguise is
transparent. The new policy is not
expansion. Expansion Is the natural
and healthful growth of an organism.
The imperialistic process of enlarge
ment is by the extraneous grating of
alien and unsympathetic tissue be-
tween which and the parent life there
can never be any organic relation.
L
in power, have led to reputation Of
the Declaration of Independence and to
a partial imperialiZation of the consti-
tuition Of the United States have ma
turally produced a corresponding reyo-
luton in the tradition and maxims of
the government. The corruption dis
covered in our colonial administration,
bad as 1t was, has been completely
overshadowed by the recent revelations
of systematized and confederated fraud
in the postoffice department which has
astounded the country and arraigned
the administration at the bar of public
opinion. 1t is the natural result of
long continued irresponsible power.
I'VE are at the parting of the ways.
The American people must choose and
choose soon, whether to abandon the
traditions of a century and quarter to
enter unon the road trodden to their
doom by so many nations that have
gone before us, or to make a rededica-
principles of it's founders
Senator Bailey criticised the govern
ment for ruling the Philippines "by the
sword instead or. by constitutional
government HeppTedicted that with
a Democratic administration there
would be stop tethe postoffice scan
dals and closed by"a praise of Tam
many.
Replies to the -=society's invitations
from Grover cleveland, Judge Alton b.
Parker, D., R. Francis, David B. Hill,
Senator John w. Daniel, William J.
Bryan and others sWere read Ex-
Senator Hill predicted a political revo-
luton in the near future. He said the
election Of Democratic mayor in this
city next fall would be the opening gun
for a Democratic victory in the state
and nation in 1904. The programme
ended with short talks by Champ
Clark, of Missouri, and Congressman
William SulZer, among others
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
EAGLE lNDIGESTIBLE.
Mr.. Choate Says British Lion Will Find
the Bird So.

LONDON, July 4-The American
society in London celebrated Independ-
ence day in a dinner at which about
500 PERSONS were present. Among
them were Ambassador Choate, Chaun-
cey M. Depew, the Greek and Servian
ministers and the Duke and Duchess
of Marlborough. The Duke of Devon
shire, in proposing the health Of the
American ambassador. said Mr.. Choate
was regarded here as an EngliShman.
In replying to the toast, Mr.. Choate
denied the impeachment, saying:
Il cannot claim that I have become
an Englishman. If so I am an Eng
lishman Of the seventeenth century,
with all the modern improvements
which go to make an American Of to-
day."
Referring to the American eagle, he
said the British lion had tried him
twice and had found him indigestible.
Mr.. Choate struck a serious note by
declaring that the Anglo American
unity ought to be more than talk.
ut is hard to say" continued the
ambassador, "for which country Wash
ington did most. I want to see a
statue of the great Queen Victoria in
Washington. At a critical moment she
saved us a conflict with you. He hoped
that an Anglo American compact would
be sealed.
He called the attention of American
visitors to the association connected
with London churches and certain in
situations and offered to show them the
sights.
Senator Depew followed in a humor-
Gus vein.
ROME, July MANY American flags
were displayed today from various
private houses and at the United States
embassy and consulate, the American
college and the American archaelogi-
cal school In the absence of Ambas-
sador Meyer Consul General de- Castro
received the American colony. ban
quet was given at the American COL
lege at which patriotic toasts were
drank. including the health of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and American national
hymns were played by the band.