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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

April 5 bids will be opened for the largest
sewer contract In the last four years Il
sewers to be built are: The Blackstone pub
lie sewer. brick. 9 TO IS feet IN diameter.
th~ree-fourths OF a mile longs. to be paid
trict sewer. cost S.Oo1 paid BY properly
owners: Blackstone district sewers. cost
SlS2cn. paid by property Rock
0o. to be paid by property owners
The street Department figures are even
larger. In addition are the plans for eI-
TEN OF the city. The recommeudafions OF
Mayor Wells and the Civic Improvement
League Committee respecting Kings high
posed 20 clear the river front. and make It
a place OF beauty and interest
The list OF the streets. which II has been
improved. include a mart Of nearly every
tnoroughlare Of importance in the city.
Asphalt and brick are the principal ma
tssisIs used though rranite Is retained
The history OF local legislation. say those
who have kept closely IN touch with affairs
ia Sa1 ~ 1a2t NOR has , bin sscompli.sed
IN the previous twenty-five wears. The
Council issued al ultimatum. which made
u known that corporations can obtain priv
feees. but must nav the city a fair division
of the profits for the use OF them. II an
nounced that elevated railway franchises
VIII be entertained. but established the rule
that the downtown streets shall not 10
defaced by the elevated structure. but
that east % Seventeenth street the trarfc
must be by suh.ays; the street car regu-
ly under the control Of the civ. and the or
dinance was introduced establishing 8 sfnk-
,nS U With which TO purchase q city
The latter was the suggestion Of Hiram
philips. President Of the Board OF Public
M n snenfr The o,d ordnance a%Dpropriates
IL Is to run totals over N.0po COO.
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EAST SIDE NEWS.
SUPERVISORS ACCEPT PLANS
FOR ADDITION TO JAIL.
New structure VIII BE Three Stories
High and Is to Cost EIeven
Thousand Dollars.

The ST. Clair County Board OF Supervis-
ors held its last regular meeting yesterday
and accepted plans for the construction OF
an addition to the County Jail to cost S1.-
90. 1t viii be three stories high and viii
contain seven tiers OF steel cells.
1t Is intended that the addition shall be
built on the northeast end % the structure.
When completed it will be used for women
and juveniles The jail has been over
crowded for several years.
The on judiciary was instruct
ed to take up the matter Of refunding $500
which it was claimed was due the county by
the Belleville Water Company. According
TO several Members Of the Board Of Super
yisors. in 1888 the county paid the BellevilIe
Water Company 1850 TO lay its mains TO
the County Farm
Il Is claimed that a provision in the con-
tract stipulated that when the water COM
paly laid pipes to wansea and connected
the houses OF citizens 500 was to. be
refunded TO the county. Little was known
of the matter. and the affair was referred
to the COMMITTEES on Judiciary.
The meeting was the last Of the year. At
tbs next meeting officers will be elected.
Supervisors are TO be elected next week.
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The end OF the city's fiscal years next
tuesday. according 10 the advance state
ments Of city officers. will ind the city's
finances In good condition. Comparison
ringing up to date the existing conditions
with those which prevailed under the last
administration. tips the balance more de-
cisively In favor OF the incumbents.
A city official Is authority for the state
ment that there Is a large balance in the
Sty Treasury. Tits Is In face of the fact
mat large amounts nave been expended
ior improvements since Mayor Wells took
ms seat and. despite that when the pres
ent regime undertook the guidance OF The
PUBLIC Affairs. a deficit existed
When the Ziegenhein ring was depoSed
Sy5SS. But unpaid bills were ou;stsnSt
ING 70 the amount OF Ss.Sl IA. which left
racucaI a deficit OF $685. This, then.
.aS peen overcome. seventy-five miles OF
new sewers built. the elesmosynary tnstf-
tuuons oveThauied. construction Of new
oulloingS entered upon many other az
penses assumed ana a safe amount placed
upon the credit side of the ledger
while the expenses for public work have
.nCIt4seu. the revenue departments under
Dusine:slike management have been made
partrnents are not yet obtatnable. but Illus
tration can be made from the books OF the
License Collector. from the reports OF the
fee. showing the large increases in the as
sessment OF real and personal property.
BIG INCREASE SHOWN.
Comparison of the last two yeaH COL
~lections under Theodore Kalbfell in the Il
cenSe Department with the two years thlt
The ONCE has been administered by Joseph
r. Mhyte and 2 J CLIFFORD shows a TO-
The result Is secured from q table fur
nished by Mr.. Clifford. Comparative totals
toF some OF the principal items follow:
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Thso Jos P whyts-

Other items upon which the license Is i'm
posed are bicycles restaurants, photog-
raphers. hotels. pawnbrokers. junk wag-
ons. fortune tellers, mercantile agents. auc-
shops. city wsighers. taeaters and exhibit
tons. sale stables, intelligence offices, bond
and stock brokers. billiards. hotel runners,
shooting galleries. engravers. milk regis
trauon- garbage wagons, street cars. bill
posters. flying horses. lumber Measures IN
vault cleaners
Tn table totals as follows: Under the
ksIbfen administration, N.55l.6s.I5: under
Whyte and Clifford. oLeH 80; total In
must be subtracted the decrease which oc-
ours on three items This Is: BY bicycles.
1.f55; railroad ticket brokers, SG260 and
lumber measurers. So Total decrease. 81
lu-9. which leaves a net increase OF 1i1S,-
The figures include receipts UP to April L
An estimate Of the receipts for the few re-
naming days OF the year Is slightly more
than $500 which. added to the net in
crease, makes q round half million dollars
LARGE ASSESSMENTS
John J. OBrien. President of the Board
OF Assessors cannot give the assessment
OF the Board OF Equalization are not COM
pleted. This board adJourns April IL II Is
by authority. however. that the to-
tails OF the assessments this year will show
an increase OF from s15.ooooo to S0.Ooo.0p
over last year. This will be added TO the
increase in real and personal property val
ues IN I9oz over 1901. The latter increase
was Z15l3.ID which meant an increase In
revenue OF $50
Comparisons are equally one-sided when
police courts The following are the figures
as obtained from the records IN the Mayors
ONCE:
Fines assessed by the Police Justices and
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EDWARD LEWIS Is BuR1Ep.
Glass Works Closed to Enable En-.
pIoxea to Attend Funeral

The funeral OF Edward Lewis, vice presi-
dent Of the Illinois Glass Company, took
place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from
his home In state street. Alton The big
at noon in honor Of the memory of Mr.
Lewis, and a large number Of employees at
Tended the funeral services, the home n
yard being nlled with friends and relatives.
The Reverend N. II. Ewers, pastor OF the
Sixth Street n. z. Church, offered the open-
Ing prayer. a quartet, composed OF Mrs.
George Beck. Miss Beatrice Ferguson, Or
vile Hickman u Professor 3. c. Rich
ardson, sang.
The funeral discourse was delivered by
the Reverend Doctor ]. A. Scarritt, pastor
Of the First NJ. E. Church at Cairo, and
formerly pastor Of the Sixth Street NJ. e.
Church at Alton The palibearers were
James Duncan. John F. McGinnis, George
h. Smiley, Lucan P~feinenberger, j. II. Raj
bic. c. W. Minor. Richard Galbally and
: Burial was at the City Cemetery.
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stcker Prize. Awarded.

Some months ago the Natural Food Com
pany issued a series Of Shredded Wheat
Biscuit stickers. offering several prizes 70
those having the largest collection In book
form; aisco showing the largest assortment
Of stickers containing the greatest variety
GROUPED IN collection on first pages The
and s. for the second prize 70 boys under
Ii years. and similar prizes 10 girls OF The
same age Prizes have been allotted and
Erwin Walters. No. 1f16 South Broadway;
second prize. RAYMOND Hamms. No. ga
LaSaIle street Girls first prize, Mamie
Guenzberger. No. as Easton avenue: sec
ond prize. Mary Wunderlick. No 1903 Utah
street. all OF ST. Louis.
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Mrs. h c. Tuner OF Jerseyville was called
TO Chicago yesterday by the serious illness Of her
Daughter. Mrs- Otto Hacketf.
Tbs VIII OF Mrs. Frederfcka Oehmer Of Delhi
was hlec for probate IN the Jersey county Pro-
bate Court The will names Mrs William
Parish OF Delhi. a daughter. as the Beneficiary.
The monthly repo1 Of Miss Edna L. Curtis,
librarian Of the JerseyyiIle Public Library. shows
q total OF S6zI visitors and s.24 volumes In the
library. exclusive Of Government reports.
The Reverend J c. Klene. pastor Of the First
Presoyterian Church at JerEfyvfIle will return
e Virden. NJ. on Monday TO assist the Reverend
Nj. Snock N a series or evangeIistic meetings al
the First Presbyterian Church in thai city1
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be buried beside that Of his frs, rn =.
w Va. his native place.
He leaves a grown son and two nar-5os
daughters. none of whom has as ver bsen
located. though 1t is believed that the sou
ln-iaw Is a conductor on the Cheazpeake
and Ohio Railroad. The body is embsined
and held at Harrison awaiting instructions
of relatives
brown married a second wife a. Eanxaa
CITY nfteen years ago, but afterwards ~
came separated from her and went 10 tha
klondike.. He returned with $500 in dnSt-
uon, divided his money among his children
and took up his trade as a Carpenter Re
had property here and elsewhere. and a IL
believed more IL In conceslment
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
Tri-Cfty Notes.

the funeral Of Supervisor Charles Pha~r- q,
venice Township took place yesterday norninS
After services at the church the holy was taken
to Alton for burial
-The Peoples ticket for the municipal election
A. Venice has been nled with City Ger. IL.
byrnes- Inc candidates are: John Fetche- Eayo-.
w. w ktmoro1gh, City Clerk: Frank Rfaft'
treasurer John Fetche. JT. CITY ATTORNEY.
John Paul, Marshal. The eldernanic csnssss,s:
are: William LAmpe. James Fields ana James
The Reverend Is. V. Eooney Of Madison g,
confined 20 his home suffering from Pneumonia
The Citizens. ticket Of Granite CITY. beaded
y Mayor Rosenberg. las not yet been fIed ui.h
ne city Clerk Several Aldermen have yet 70 Be
c-Harry Kane employed at the Granite CITY
under a heavy casting. He was renayei - -
Louis for Treatment -
William Latch resigned as -uperiute,sa,, n,
night for Detroit. Mich AR
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sToCK YARDS MAN ARRESTED.
Queen Victoria and PresIdent McKin-
ley signed W%ntson's ExtrndItIon.

Richard Watson, charged with embez-
King H.S9 from a stock yards firm about
two years ago. was returned TO Belleyflle
yesterday morning by Louis Marsh Of East
St Louis. who was made n special Deputy
Sheriff, because international extradition
papers Issued two years ago.. and which
bore the signature Of Queen Victoria and
cry OF Watson from Canadian authorities
into Marsh's hands.
AT the time the papers were issued IL
was thought that Watson had been located.
Out he slipped away and was not arrested
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
BeIIeriIIe New. Note..

The members Of the Metal Polishers Unioa,
NO. ls gave q dance last night at HuTs Hail
John Niemes. Collector OF Taxes Of East 81
LOUIS. has made his nnal settlement with Coun-
y treasurer Noof. as follows: Amount Of
taxes levied. S3s5. AZ 81; collected. y1S "a "a. A.
Enqpent. 7.0o.s3.
John Spring has returned from ChicaEo
New Athens.
The members Of ST. Paul's Young Peopls's
Society held q meeting last night.
--Degree team o. Mama Trfbe Nh 1s
o. X NJ initiated candidates last night.
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steaner which the Cramps Of Philadelphia
are building.
II Is Intended that the ship shall rest In
wate- at a wharf. Visitors viii board the
huge vessel. when the illusion Of ocean life
and Arctic scenery will be given
The Battle Abbey" Is a Cycloramic effect
showing the Battle Of Manassas or Bull
Run. and the Battle OF GettysburE. con-
nected by smaller reproductions Of famous
battles Soldiers IN Confederate uniform
viii guard the Manassas building and Union
troops the Gettysburg structure.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
FuneraI of CharIes r. ph,Dr

The body Of Supervisor Charles T Phava-
OF venice was brought to Alton yesterdsv
morning on the Chicago and Alton train for
burial From the station the body was con-
rourth street. where the services Of the
Snnrch were Conducted by the Reverend
b Byrnes. d. Jones. P. Sweenev. i E4@I5s
M Brady and c Redmore. ali OF Venice'
Inc burial was In Greenwood Cemetery AT
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
DUFFY'S Pure MALT WhISKEY

Al absolutely pure gentle AM invsoratng 1hnulants nd toni. builds up the nerve
tissues. tones up ue Iber. gives lower 10 me brain strength and elasticity to the
muscles and Richness 10 the blood. II brings tnto.a action an the vital forces. It makes
rana 1t Is Invaluable for overworked mn. delicate and sckh children
and susthns the system is a promoter Of good health and longevity. makes
90 doctors pr~crbe. and zoo hospitals useI unys Pure Malt Whisky exclusively.
CAUTIoN-when you ask forD unys Pure Malt whkkey be sure you get the genu-
you heap Mutations and socanedM Mali Whisky substitutes which are put on tbs mar
for profit only and which. far from relieving the SICK are positively harmfu De
"Dunys" and be sure you get It 1t is III ony absolutely pure malt whskey
contains medicinal heth-g giving qualities LOok for the trademark The Old
on the label
n senrtneD uny Pure Malt whhkey Is sold By all druggists snd sooe-s ~, st~,
at 90 a bottle Write for free medical booklet containing synptons and t1tnsnt a.
disease nd convincing stmontas to the Duny Malt hikeyc %. Rochesse- !. 4
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FOUND $500 ON THE BODY.
Embalmers Revealed Hidden Mon
ey on Dead Carpenter.
RrpuBLfc SPECIAL

Eureka Springs. ARK, April "A. ].
brown fell dead from a scanold. stricken
with heart failure. while working on n
building on the right OF way of the st.
Z. q n. A Rys near Lees. Ark. to-day.
While preparing the body for burial the
smoainers found a secret band in his IN
Brown had once expressed a desire that
n event Of sudden death his body Ehouli
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
MANY Iare rr.ae.u., :, c,,

Building tradesmen are docking to 81 Louis a
q result Of the reports o. the demand for skilled
labor IN Worlds Fair city.
The secretary Of the Building T1des En-
change says that there are idle men Of every
branch OF the building trades IN 81 Louis and
that Unless much new work Is opened many OF
these men will ee leaving the city.
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Red River Brethren Conference.

Abilene. Kas. April The annual conferences
of the Red River Brethren Church closed here TO-
day With appropriate ceremonies. Delegates ver,
present from Kansas. Oklahoma. Arizona. Cali
fornia and the missions Of Chicago and onahs.
The principal business was the hearing OF ~
ports and the encouragement Of the mIssicpnV
enterprises OK the church Elder Samuel Zook
presided
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
INCREASE In CITY REVENUES
IREPLETES TREASURY DEFICIT,

Reports Of Officials Show That in Two. Years the Shortage Left by
the Zegenhein Administration Has Been Net and There Is a
Balance on Hand-License Tax Receipts Half a Million
Dollars Greater.
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REALTY DEALERS PARADE
IN OPPOSITION TO STEPHENS.
lively Denomination Made fn East
ST. Louis H~ayoralty Contest,
Which Grows H0tter.

Real estate men of East St Louis who
are opposed to the reelection OF Mayor NJ
NJ. Stephens paraded the streets Of the city
yesterday and distributed literature embra-
cling campaign arguments IN favor of the
election OF Judge Slss Cook and the In
dependent Municipal ticket
The real estate men had forty rigs in
line. and were headed b. a brass band and
buglers. A hve-in-hand tally-ho brought
up the rear. The horses and rigs were dec
GRATED with the names of the real estate
men. and banner were carried bearing cam
paign arguments. The procession started
at the corner Of Tenth street and Illinois
avenue. and moved over almost every street
in the city.
Leaders OF both the Independent Munich
fpal and Citizens party tickets are conf
dent Of the success OF their sides. Mayor
Stephens last evening stated that his ma
5orfty need not be placed ct less than loo
votes.
q John J. Mclean. Jr, one Of the leaders
Pf the Cook campaign. declared that from
the most careful estimates which could be
made. Judge Cooks majority would run
between l,3p and LOO.
Leaders Of tie Cook campaign declare
that the indications point to a veritable
landslide in favor OF Judge Cook and the
entire independent municipal ticket.
1t IS generally conceded by well-posted
citizens of East St Louis that the cam
pAign Is the hardest Mayor Stephens has
ever faced. although Mayor Stephens's
intimate friends assert that he Will be re-
elected.
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The woman's Guild of the Episcopal Church
will meet at the home q Mrs. Cronin tomorrow
afternoon
The funeral OF Cornelius OBrien. 6 years
old. viii take place to-day from the residence to
Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Miss Nellie Adams Of No. 5i Howe avenue
81 entertaining friends from Nashville. Ill
Charles Goedderhas returned from Spring
6sId. H.
James Hood has returned from the East
Mrs. W. Wallace has ret3rnsd from Terre
Haute. Ind.
-Professor Herbert Elliott Of CeatraIiA Is Wis
fling In East 81. Louie
Mis- Genevisve Harnlin has -stlrned from .
visit In EdwardsyIIle-
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SSstE-SlssssS..%5' aJ iss. f go
- Ls!s@ tas7SS 1873
Total, ----.-E.s.a n6E7-s I1Es.a
Total amount OF fines RENTED BY the
to the WOrkhouse and amount OF tines col
k S=Ssss 6 sRsgs;
HH: :SsE T%.iff.s.I5iSSs2laS@c.:":.i M:gs Err
Amount o: nnes collected In TIE First District
PoiiSs Court gnesr O. re b SsesaeT fos mont
when under scrutiny { Mayors ofhce. So
Tracy. r0n
INCOME FRoM WHARF.
Since Mr.. whyte left the License Depart
ment and became Harbor Commissioner the
largely increased and rentals placed upon a
6-peT-cent basis. The income by this change
which went into enect the LIST OF last June.
wharyes In South ST. Louis have been built
and the same Will be done on the northern
shore line.
The expense Of operating the various Of
fees also has been reduced In the ONCE
Of L F. Hammer: City Collector Of the
Revenue, this reduction. IL Is officially
stated. amount TO s0lOoo a year.
President Phillips OF the Board of Public
improvements calls attention to the follow
The workhouse has been entirely over
hauled and the plumbing and heating ep-
paratus put In frst-class order.
New boilers have been put into the House
OF Refuge. and the entire heating plant re-
built.
A new kitchen ard laundry and isolation
pitaL.
A new hospital has been erected at III.
Penthouse az a cost of $4,000.
The heating plant at the -Four Courts has
been oveThGuled.
Smoke-abatement plants have been In
stalled In all the Institutions.
Eiectric-lightins plants have been con-
tracted for at the City Hail and the Insane
Asylum. and one IL In operation at the Wa
terworks- The City Hall plant will supply
Hight for the -Four Courts and Courthouse;
the Insane Asylum for the Poorhouse and
Female Hospital This action resulted from
the fact that private companies raised their
bids When this became Known. the Board
OF Public improvements Immediately draft
ed a bill providing appropriations for city
plants. and the latter are now assured
The above items begin TO account for the
disposal Of the largely increased receipts OF
the city. But similar improvements have
been carried On IN other departments Sew
er Commissioning Hermann has work now
IN progress which amounts to $4,000. Ia
hfad q e q q fofTOuz-
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Q A FEW INCREASES

~
. A FEW INCREASES
. IN CITY's REVENUES
= Largo balance in the treasury.
= seventy-hve miles OF streets i'm .
q proved
. Increase Of collections in License .
. Department in two years. s7s.z7sa O
Fines RENTED under Z~iegenheIn, .
. 1900; remitted in 1S02-s. E.5z750 Q
. Increased revenue from wharf rent .
. ais. 5000. q
. 4 hundred and nifty thousand DOL o
= lars spent for sewers; Soo.ccO con-
. tracts soon TO b let q
= More public -sures passed than o
. in previous twenty-five years.
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collected from the police courts before tn
defendants were sent 10 the
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MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE UNDER MAYOR wELLss REGIME
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LILY VASES.

These are always acceptable
gifts. most pleasing 10 every
housekeeper. The illustration
shows one Of cur fine Cut Glass
Vases, which We have in all
sizes.
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p11ins q IS eIeeted N - siFst DIsssIS
OF March, Dl. S3: y month OF March, lo2
when under scrutiny Z Mayors Office. $50
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-06
NEW STRIKE
W. P. & Y. R. Men the
 Lucky Ones.

One of the latest finds in the Arkell country is that on Lyddite creek, dis coyery on which was located by Thos. Fox, who is representing N. w. Wat son and w. B. King, of this city, in the new mining district. The strike is believed to be good.
 Mir. Watson has a sample of gold from the new strike on Lyddite creek which promises well. In bottle he has more than 100 colors, some of them quite large, taken frem black sand on the surface. The black sand Is literal ly full of gold and there is great quan- titles of sand on the surface of the claim.
 Lydditte creek is four and a half miles from the mouth of Ruby creek.
 Mir. Fox, the locator, has been sent back into the country with good sup ply of provisions, and he will not re- turn before about November 1 In the meantime he will prospect the country, devoting a considerable portion of his time to the new creek.
 Mir. Watson feels much elated over the prospects.