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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
Big Shows to Be Located Along
Boulevard in Front OF the
Exposition.
GROUND WILL COST 100000.
ConcessiOnaires Agree to Pay This
Amount for Privilege Of
Locations on the
Tract.

The Pike" at the Worlds Fair will be
ON the Catlin tract. which passes into the
control of the Exposition Company within
the next few days. This statement is made
on the best authority
The negotiations. which have about been
completed between Charles H. Huttig. one
Of the vice president of the Exposition
Company. and Thomas Wright. president of
the Park View Realty Company. close the
controversy over the famous tract.
The price to be paid the Park View Realty
company for the use of the ground will be
s.nWo, the sum asked of the Exposition
droppea amn %nem n.b the associations sss were
ranged SO that the contracts with the va
tious amusements will take care of the
rental price.
The renewal of the negotiations for the
Catlin tract was begun three months ago
by MIR. Huttig. when IL became known tnat
the most important and influential conces-
sionaires would not agree to pay the per-
centages demanded by the Concessions De-
partment unless their locations were more
favorable than those laid out on the wood
ed plateau.
1t has been known for a year past that
the amusement purveyors objected seriously
posed concessions street through the woods.
on the higher level above the main picture
of the Fair. They refused to pay per-
centages desired by the Concessions Depart
ment.
Director of Concessions Gregg communi-
Gated this fact to President Francis and
the matter came before the Executive Com
mittee n an unofficial way. Mr.. Huttig Of.
fered to solve the dilemma. with the result
that instead of having a pike" in the
| woods. it will now cover the entire front
of the principal picture of the Exposition.
The Exposition fence will be removed to
the north side of the Catlin tract, leaving
Lindell boulevard as the graded street along
which most of the concessions will be To-
Gated. The removal of the fence can be
accomplished with little expense or diff
| Guilty. as the entire fence can be broken
| into sections and moved without taking 1t
| to pieces.
This arrangement with respect to the Cat
! lin tract bears out the prediction made in
| The Republic year ago to the effect that
| 1t was only matter of time when the
| Catlin tract would come into the possession
| of the Exposition Company. 1t has always
| been regarded as absolutely necessary to
| finish the approach to the main picture
| from the north
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
Marine Intelligence.

New York. May 1s.-Arriyed: La Cham
pagne, Havre; Finland. Antwerp.
Antwerp. May 1S.-Arrived: Moyune Ia
coma, via Yokohama. etc.
New York. May 1S.-Arriyed: Armenian.
Liverpool.
Scilly. May 1S.-Passed: Kron Prinz VIII
helm. New York. for Plymouth. Cherbourg
and Bremen.
Plymouth. May 1S-Sailed: Patria from
Hamburg and Boulogne. New York,
Naples. May 16.-Sailed: Vancouver. from
Genoa, Boston.
London. May 1s.-Sailed: Mani,ou. New
York.
Lizard. May I7.-Passed: Rotterdam. New
York. for Amsterdam.
kinsale. May 17.-Passed: Devonian. Bos-
ton. for Liverpool.
Inistrahull. May 1S-Passed: Corinthian.
Montreal. for Liverpool
Liverpool. May 16-Arrived: Bayarian.
Montreal; Cymric. New York
Plymouth. May 1S.-Arrived: Kron Prtnz
Wilhelm. New York. for Cherbourg and
Bremen and proceeded.
Gibraltar May 1S.-Arrived: Kcenig. Al
bert. New York, for Naples and Genoa and
proceeded.
Cherbourg, May 1S.-Arrived: Kronprinz
Wilhelm, New York. via Plymouth. for Bre-
men, and proceeded.
Gibraltar. May 1S.-Sailed: HohenzoIlern,
from Genoa and Naples. New York.
Hamburg. May l5.-Arrived: Isis. San
Francisco, via Valparaiso. Montevideo.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
THURSDAY is ASCENSION DAY.
Commentaries the Ascent of the
Savior Into Heaven.

Ascension Day. the commemoration of the
be observed Thursday
It Is holiday of obligation in the Cath
olic Church. The faithful are required to
attend service at church the same as on
Sunday The day is also observed by the
Episcopal Church and the Church of Eng
land. 1t is one of six days of each year
appointed by the latter church for having
special psalms sung. and the church rec.
ommends it as hitting day for receiving
The feast dates back to the earliest davs
OF Shristianity. Its observance Is supposed
TO nave originated with the apostles or the
primitive Bishops of the Catholic Church
yesterday. to-day and tomorrow are ro-
cation days. or days of special PRAYER. in
the. CATHOLIC Church. preceding Ascension
thursday. They are not holidays of obi
cation. but the faithful are invited to 20
TO church and offer prayers for special in
terventfons, as bcuntiful crops and protec-
The practice originated in the Fifth Gem
turv. IN CATHOLIC countries professions were
maIc through the streets and a litanv of
the saints recited: The custom spread. and
generally observed. oe
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
FOREIGN.
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Three-year-old hoy of Monroe City, No.,
has wire nail imbedded in his lungs.
International conference of the Switch
mems Union of America begins at Indian
spolis.
The sixty-fifth annual convention Of Mis-
souri, Odd Fellows begins at Moberiy.
Cal Price and Jerry Groves sentenced to
be hanged June II for murder at Ma
rion. Ill.
Walter Vrooman. promoter of cooperation
schemes at Trenton, Mo-, will fight his
wife's suit for divorce.
Cotton jumps 80 points on the New York
EAxchanse. where there was another wild
scramble.
Chief Of Police King of Colorado Springs
Is indicted by the Grand Jury on the
charge of secreting witnesses A city Alder
man is also indicted on the charge of So
liciting a bribe.
indianapolis woman. who refused to make
Booker washington's bed, receives 81. 600
from New Orleans.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
Bullish Reports From Liverpool
and New Orleans Send the
Market Soaring.
SHORTS SCRAMBLE TO COVER.
May Sells Up as High as 11.6s
Cents, Which Is Fifty-Two
Points Higher Than the
Close on Saturday.


New York. May lS-This was another ex-
ci'ins day on the Cotton Exchange-in fact.
me scenes surpassed those witnessed last
week 1t started at Liverpool, because
'radihs there began some five hours earlier
'han our time and the rise of equivalent TO
a. points In the price of spot cotton in that
market and of 36 TO 20 points in futures.
uiu not need anv extensively cabled re-
inai Ms 10 snow what was happening there.
II was stated, however. that the follow
ers OF the New Orleans bull clique had
nooaed the market earlier in the day with
ouslns orders and their appearance was
enough 10 excite the shorts and cause them
" scrannpie TO cover. All records for the
present movement were broken. May sold
as high as 11.ssc and July UP to 1l,26c.
AFTER closing at considerable decline on
saturday prices started this morning to
jump. and before noon July had crossed lie.
selling at 1l.05c. some points higher
than last week There was but one sale of
May cotton during the first half hour-a
sale at 1l.4oc, as compared with 11.15c. the
closing price on Saturday. Sept. showed
AT advance of &c, a greater rise than that
revealed in either July or August during
the first half hour. In the first hour nearly
10000 bales changed hands.
JULY SOARING.
July opened at 10 Soc an advance of %
noints haired for feu. n,ousnts .bot IN
10.ssc. halted again and then, on a scramble
to cover. jumped to 1116c.
While transactions in the New York mar
ket did not aggregate as large a total as
the record day of last week. the market
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
Professor Whipple Makes This AS
sertion in Rebuttal Testimony
at Drainage Hearing.
STANDS BY FORMER EVIDENCE.
Declares That Should Plague Oc.
cur in Chicago, 1t Could Be
Transmitted From Sewers
to st. Louis Water Intake.

In his testimony In rebuttal Yesterday in
the Chicago Drainage Canal hearing before
Commissioner Bright of the United States
Supreme Court sitting at the Southern Ho-
tel, Professor Whipple. consulting engineer
Of the Greater New York Water Depart
ment gave 1t as his opinion that in tho
event Of plague of Asiatic cholera in Chi
cago, germs Of the disease could be trans
mitted through the water to St. Louis.
The decision is based upon a close scien-
tfic examination OF. the conditions existing
In the waters Of the drainage canal. the
Illinois River and the Mississippi River, and
bacteriologic examinations presented by
earlier expert witnesses In the case.
The cholera germs live through the trim
from the Chicago sewers to the intake of
the st. Louis water supply and work evil
on users Of the water here declared Mr.
Whipple.
Professor Whipple stated that under ex-
isting conditions there is little or no proba-
bility Of plague of Asiatic cholera occur
ring In Chicago. The sanitary restrictions
at ports of the United States would bring
such a possibility to a minimum Even
should the disease reach Chicago. there
would be little chance Of it's gaining much
footEold there. Still. If 1t did. he said, st.
Louis would be in danger Of contamination
from its water supply.
Cross-examination by the attorneys for
the defense after the rebuttsl examination
failed to shake Professor whipole's testi-
nony on this point. The testimony given by
him has been Of great value to the case of
Missouri. the attorneys say. and his knowl-
edge of his subject has baffied all efforts of
the cross-examiners to weaken It at any
point. His testimony was completed short
y after noon and the hearing adjourned un-
di to-day.
Missouri will finish its case this week,
probably Thursday or Friday. 1t has three
more expert witnesses. whose testimony is
not expected to require much time. They
are Professor Williams of Cornell, who will
take the stand to-day: Professor sedeewick
OF Boston. an expert biologist and presi-
dent Of the Massachusetts, Health Board,
and Professor Fuller of New York. an ex-
pert biologist and consulting engineer.
At the close of the Missouri testimony. the
Commissioner. with the attorneys for both
sides. will go on board the Illinois Fish
Commission boat at Grafton and proceed
With the case on that craft. The steamer
Will move about in the Illinois and Missouri
rivers. so that the lawyers and witnesses
can see the various places coming up in
the testimony. This method of taking te.-
timony in a legal proceeding is an innova-
tion
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
PENNSYL LVANIA REQUIRES
LARGER SITE AT FAIR.
Keystone State Commission Enter
tanned nt Exposition Grounds
and Mercantile Club.

The Executive Committee Of the Penn
sylvania Worlds Fair Commission. after
inspecting the site allotted for the Pennsyl-
vania building yesterday. decided that 1t
would not be sufficiently large to accommo
date the structure planned for, and has
asked the Fair management for additional
space or new site.
1t is the intention of the Pennsylvania
Commission to erect the finest building
which the State has ever had at an expo
stion. The plans drawn are for a building
say they would be unwilling to assume the
responsibility of accepting the present site
without comforting with the entire MEM
bership.
The Commissioners. accompanied by mem
bers of the ST. Louis Pennsylvania Society,
visited the Worlds Fair grounds yesterday
guests of President Francis. Later they
Elade tour OF inspection of the grounds.
Director OF Works Isaac s; Taylor, who
later met the party; suggested several other
decided on. State Senator Grady of Phil
adelphia, chairman of the committee, says
that the Commission is anxious to have Its
building surrounded by sufficient ground to
enable it to be insured.
At smoker given In honor of the visit
Ing Pennsylyanians by the st. Louis Penn
syIvania Society at the Mercantile Club last
night Mr.. Francis stated that the World 8
Fair management would leave nothing un-
done 10 see tnat the commissioners were
atisfied with their allotment
He said Pennsylvania might have its
choice of any location on the grounds not
already allotted or designed for some other
specific purpose. The Commissioners are
we'll pleased at the treatment accorded them
by the Fair officials, and, to a man. believe
the matter of their site will be satisfac-
torily adjusted.
Among the other speakers at the enter
tainment were Smith P. Gait, Frank B.
Mclean. William s. Harvey, Alexander G.
Cochran and G. F. Oliver. Major George
D. Reynolds. president of the Pennsylvania
Society. presided. The Commissioners will
return East to-day at p m. Before their
departure consultation with Mr.. Francis
and Director of Works Taylor will be held
at which it is thought the site question will
be settled.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
MISSISSIPPI RISING FAST
IN VICINITY OF ST. PAUL.
River Out of Bank and Has Car
ried Away Many Small
HOuaes.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
St. Paul. Mimi. May 1S.-The Mississippi
River is eleven feet above low-water mark
and is still rising
Already the water has broken over the
banks in numerous p1aces.
The upper flats are threatened and many
houseboats on the west side, usually high
and dry. are afloat.
The Minnesota River is also on a ram
page This stream has broken over its
banks almost its entire length. flooding
fields and carrying away bridges.
Usually as placid as lake. the Mime
sofa is tearing through the valley with a
current Of seven miles an hour.
Numerous small buildings along the banks
hove been carried away.
Much alarm is felt at all downriver points
At West Newton. MINI, where the
Weyerhauser Lumber Syndicate has an i'm
mense rafting plant. handling 100000 feet
of logs daily, the high water has seriously
interfered with the work. A further rise
will necessitate cessation Of operations.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
MAY ARBITRATE THE STRIKE.
Porters at Cupples Station Are
Still Out.

There was to have been a meeting to
arbitrate the questions at issue between the
tenants of the Cupples Station building and
the striking porters YESTERDAY. but the
There are at least 400 men affected direct.
iy by the strike and the employees Of the
Cupples Station proper have been laid OF
pending its outcome.
The men demand sliding scale of wages.
u is alleged that some porters receive about
go week. while others earn as high as
Sl5. They ask that a scale be adopted by
The only tenants of the Cupples Station
building not affected by the strike are the
Samuel Cupples Woodenware Company. the
Teasdale Grocery Company and the Cen
eral Electric Company.
The station is filled with trucks loaded
with inbound freight, and until these have
been disposed of. there is no work for the
station laborers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
NO ATTENTION PAID TO THREAT
Deputy Sheriff Placed Unruly Man
Under Arrest.

Charles Stewart. who was arrested on a
Creve Coeur car Sunday night. told Deputy
Sheriff Bellairs he had pull with Chief Of
Detectives Desmond. and threatened to re-
port the county officer for laying hands on
him.
friends and 1t is said. he had beer bottle,
which he was flourishing in an indiscrim-
mate manner. Bellairs warned him to de-
not. 1t was then that he delivered his
delft.
The blum failed to work. and the deputy
placed him under arrest. His comrades on
the car. who threatened to make trouble.
desisted when they saw that the officer was
In earnest. Stewart was taken before JUS
tice Campbell, where warrant was sworn
out against him. after which he was locked
in Jail in Clayton. He failed to give bond.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
Theory of Wave Emanations Bril-
liantly Demonstrated by Pro.
fessor Goodspeed.
MAY EXPLAIN HYPNoTIsM.
Discovery Considered Remarkable
by Scientists and May Prove
of Great Value in Com.
batting Disease.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Philadelphia, May 1s.-1mpetus has been
given to an absolutely new line of scien-
t.fic research by the wonderful radiograph
experiments of Professor Arthur w. Good
speed of the Randall Morgan Laboratory
of Physics of the University of Pennsyl-
vania
Professor Goodspeed as a climax 20 a
series Of brilliant demonstrations Of the
truth Of the theory that wave or ray en-
anatons come from all matter, actually
made excellent photographs in dark room
with the rays that came from his own hand.
The discovery of Professor Goodspeed was
made public by him in paper read before
the American Philosophical Society last FRI
day night.
Extraordinary interest was manifested in
the discovery by those in authority in
Franklin Institute. This is regarded as one
of the representative scientific institutions
of this country.
The discovery and its accompanying an
! nouncement were made so recently" said
Herbert L. Heyl actuary of the institute,
that We cannot tell what Professor Good
speeds work will lead to.
What has been accomplished is of won
uciiui ihtciSot, pIONe 10 Ue OIL
great value The thought comes to me that
| the discovery may be worked out so that
1t will explain the phenomena of hyp-
notism."
William H. Wall. the secretary Of the in
stitute. Is the man best qualified to discuss
the discovery in its scientific aspects. He
said:
Il can readily see how the discovery may
, be applied to the diagnosis Of disease by
a differentiation Of the rays coming from in
dividuals in varying conditions of health.
The Crookes tube. that used by Profess
or Goodspeed in his experiment. acted.
believe. as relay apparatus acts IL the
| transmission Of telegraphic messages.
"It simply intensified and rendered photo
graphic the rays that emanate from the
human body.
1T will give us great pleasure If Profess.
or Goodspeed will accept an invitation to
address the institute upon the subject OF
his remarkable discovery
Physicians who were seen yesterday
while expressing the utmost interest in the
| discovery, prefer to await further expert
ments before venturing opinions upon Its
usefulness to medical science.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
RAPID RISE OF THE RIVER.
Increase of Four Feet Since Sat
urday May Release Arkansas.

The river has risen four feet since Sat-
urday. and the indications are that the rise
will continue. Rivermen believe that by the
time the crest Of the rise reaches Ste.
Genevieve 1t will release the monitor Ar
kansas. which has been detained there by
low water.
According to the weather officials. the
river has already risen nearly two feet at
Ste. Genevieve. Several days ago Captain
Henry Partee, pilot Of the warship, stated
that with two feet more water in the chan
mel the monitor could resume her journey
to New Orleans.
If the ship can reach Cairo. 1t is believed
that no further trouble will be experienced.
At that point there is twenty-one feet OF
water in the channel and at Vicksburg
thirty-eight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
VICTIM OF AN OLD GAME.
Miss Wenger Loses Twenty Dol
lars by envelope Graft

The police are searching for a man who
neeced Miss Sophia Wenger Of No. 900
afternoon. The stranger entered the store
kept by Miss Wenser and asked that she
give him two ten-dollar bills or one twenty
for some change.
Miss Wenger handed him a twenty-dollar
bill. He placed 1t In an envelope and sealed
It, handing her the silver money. She
counted the change and found 1t 81 short
She called his attention to It and he stated
that the man who had sent him after the
money had made mistake. He then asked
velope until he got another dollar for her.
Later Miss WAnSer discovered that tfe co.
xploQA eoetetleA eQH hleQk Qieees R QAR0i
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
ACCUSED OF BLAcKMAILING.
Attempt to Extort $1,000 From
Railroad Is Alleged.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
81. Joseph, Mo-. May 1s.-John H. Frank
lin is under arrest charged with trying to
extort 5000 from the Burlington Railroad
Company by the Pat Grove process.
A letter was received by the local off,
cials Of the company few days ago, in
which the money was demanded and threats
made that II the money was not left by a
designated stake near Watson by 9 O'Clock
Sunday night the road would be blown up.
A package was left as indicated, but four
-olice detectives were watching and the
man. after picking II UP. dropped 1t and
ned. Bloodhounds. owned by Policeman
Charles Scott, were put on the trail, and
Ffankltn's arrest followed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
INDIAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
While Negotiating Oil Lease Chas.
Goodman Shoots Himself.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Muscogee. 1. T., May 1s-Yesterday after
noon Charles Goodman, an Indian, killed
himself near here while negotiating for
the lease OF an oil allotment.
He had sent. to Nuscogee for parties to
como ont and close the lease. While talk
ing to them through an interpreter he
turned and went into his cabin to get some
paper1 but instead took down his Win
chester and killed himself
One theory Is that he had made overlap
ping leases and was afraid he would get In
jan, end the other is that he was afraid
The snake Indians would XIII him II he
- IT, land ct ~.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19

James Mcclure was perhaps fatally
stabbed in an ARRAY about o'clock last
night In Muhr's saloon. at No. 1l9 South
Seventh street.
Mcclure was unconscious when taken to
the City Hospital He was suffering from
deep cash in the abdomen and one in the
right side. BENJAMIN McMullen, Patrick
Charles Waters. George Clark. and Philip
McGee are the men held pending the result
of the injuries.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
ST. LOUIS MAN IS ELECTED.
Theodore Bloch Now Secretary of
B'Nai Birth Endowment Fund.

Cleveland, O.. May BAT to-day's confer
ence Of the Independent Order B'Nai
kishineff massacres stated that there was
not sufficient definiteness about the hap
penings there to place the responsibility
best thing to be done, the committee says,
is to continue to gather funds for the re-
lief OF the exiles who may wish to come to
the United States An expression of grati-
tude was sent to Secretary Hay for his
interest in behalf Of Roumanian Jews.
Omcers elected for the Endowment Fund
Board were Jacob Furth, Cleveland, chair
man: Jacob Eichei, Evansville. Ind, vice
chairman: Martin A. Marks. Cleveland,
treasurer. and Theodore Bloch, st. Louis,
secretary
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
To.DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were. a1 1.Oo1.-
2se: balances. sl,3s7.6l7. Local discount
rates were firm between and per cent.
Domestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York. 25c premium bid. SOC premium
asked: Chicago. Cincinnati. Louisville and
New Orleans. 1oc discount bid. par asked
Wheat closed higher at 7ossG7olfc July,
75is976c No. red. Corn closed higher at
i2.sc asked July, 4si5T47c No. mixed.
Oats closed at s2,sc July. si,sc No. mixed.
The local market for spot cotton was Mc
higher.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19

la-Pennsylvania Line leaves st. Louis at
1880 noon daily on and after May "a, 1903,
and Is equipped with all modern appliances.
A strictly first-class independent train, St
Louis to New York, arriving there at p.
N day following. A delightful ride over
The Standard Railroad OF America" |" the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19
Rhode Island Site Considered.

Edwin g. Penniman and George NJ. Kings
bury of Providence. Executive Commission
ers for Rhode Island to the Worlds Fair,
visited the Exposition site yesterday to
arrange for the loca ton of the State build
Ing and space in the various exhibit build
inss for the Rhode Island display at the
Fair. No definite location was accepted
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-19

BY the explosion of short-circuit con-
dutt, near which he was working in a man
hole.f In front of No. Hi0 Clark avenue.
James Murray. q years old, of No.. 2s25
Caroline street. was seriously burned about
the face, hands and arms at o'clock yes
terdaYs afternoon -