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MUST NOT SPEAK TO HER.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, March IS
Threats to kill his young wife result
ed in William Roy Of Belleville being
permanently restrained from speaking
or writing to her, and an absolute di-
vorce being given the young woman in
the city court by Judge Silas Cook yes
terday.
Mrs. Roy sued for divorce and asked
for a protecting injunction. The re-
lief granted, however, was more com.
plete than the lawyers for the wife ex-
pected. 1t means that Roy, even If
he meets his erstwhile wife on the
street, must not say a word to her,
and If he wen shows by a sign that
he knows her he will be in danger
of violating the spirit of the injunc'
ton.
Pretty Catherine Roy, the com,
plainant, is only 10 years old. The de-
PENDANT is not much older. One of the
things complained of was that the
young husband was wont to chase his
wife around the house and sometimes
through the yard brandishing an al
and threatening to behead her. Roy
was recently hauled into court by rel
atives of Mrs. Roy, who accused him
of trying to do her great bodily harm
The divorce suit was filed at the
time and Judge Cook then ordered Roy
to keep away from his wife until the
divorce case was decided.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
CALL SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS
GEN GRANT DENOUNcES
DRUNKENNESS IN THE ARMY.
Reviewing the Case of Private Jones,
He Scores Noncommissioned Of
ficers for Breach of Discipline.

Washington, March 1S.-While Con-
gress failed to take any action looking
to the restoration of the canteen at
army posts, officers of the army in
charge of posts and departments con
tinue to contribute testimony to the
growth of court-martials and disturb
ances near army posts since the abol-
ishment of the %canteen. Brig. Gen.
Fred d. Grant, commanding the de-
partment of Texas, has Just comment.
ed vigorously in regard to intoxication
in the army. Private Jones of the
10th cavalry was court-martialed for
drunkenness and attempted assault
upon a citizen and sentenced to dis
honorable discharge, loss of pay, and
a years Imprisonment. In comment
ing on the case, Gen. Grant says:
The evidence shows that the &C.
cused, prior to the commission Of the
offenses proved, was drinking with
certain noncommissioned officers of
another troop, and hat he became
drunk in company with n of these
noncommissioned officers. A noncom-
missioned officer who will go to a vile
saloon such as those adjoining Fort
Clark, and there drink with private
soldiers, can not be depended upon TO
enforce discipline. AS long as such
actions are countenanced among non
commissioned officers, it will be use
less to attempt to control the curse Of
drinking-that is the chief obstacle to
discipline and efficiency in the army.
The court in awarding the sentence
evidently took into consideration as
e%xtenuating circumstances the facts
above stated. The sentence is ap-
proved, and will be duly executed at
Fort Clark, Tex"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27

Washington, March 1.-THE March
report of the statistical department
OF agriculture shows the amount OF
wheat remaining in the farmers hands
March l to be about 1854, 900, 600 bush
els. or 24.5 per cent OF last years
crop, as compared with 1872 per cent
of the crop of 1901 on hand in 1902.
Corn in the farmers hands is esti-
mated at 1850, 500 900 bushels, 41.6 per
cent of last years crop, against 29.2
per cent on hand March, 1902. Oats are
estimated to be 365, 900 900 bushels, or
36.9 per cent of last years crop still
in the farmers hands, as compared
with 3O.6 per cent on hand March l,
1902.
The following shows the percentages
of last years crops in farmers hands
an March l for the states named:
Michigan-Wheat, 26 per cent; corn,
29 per cent; oats, SO per cent.
Illinois-Wheat, q per cent; corn,
46 per cent; oats, sc per cent.
Wisconsin-Wheat 81 per cent;
corn, 80 per cent; oats, AZ per cent.
Minnesota-Wheat, 29 per cent;
corn, 80 per cent; oats, SO per cent.
Iowa-Wheat. 20 per cent; corn, sc
per cent; oats, 35 per cent.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
THREW BACILLI INTO
THE DRAINAGE CANAL

of st. Louis. He set about proving
this by means of the bacillus prodi.
giosus. This latter is an absolutely
harmless bacillus, but greatly resem-
bles the typhoid bacillus in point Of
longevity and general conduct under
given conditions. A supply of the
bacillus prodigiosus was secured from
ar eminent scientist of Germany by
DR.. Ravold. With his supply he set
about forming tremendous colonies of
Lne baciIli.
Before commencing his experiments
DR.. Ravold said he ascertained that
the bacillus prodigiosus did not in
habit the waters Of the Mississippi riv-
er, the Illinois river, Lake Michigan
and the drainage canal. The process
of forming the colonies was explained
in detail in the testimony. The bacil-
Ii were placed in a broth of beef ex-
tract, in which they we're nourished
and increased in incredible numbers.
The broth was boiled to rid it of any
germs anu every utensil and instru-
ment was sterilized with the greatest
care.
The number of bacilli in the solu-
ton when ready is too great to calcu-
late. There were 1,000,0 00, 900 to ev-
cry cubic centimenter of the fluid.
When the solution was prepared one
barrel of it was taken to the st. Louis
harbor boat to a point in the Illinois
river just above Grafton, where it was
poured into the stream. Later speci-
mems of water were taken at the chain
of rocks and from hydrants in the city
and the bacillus prodigiosus was de.
tected in these specimens.
The next experiment was or q
much larger scale, and it was only "a
ried through by skill and secrecy. Two
hundred barrels Of the bacilli-bearing
broth were loaded on two freight cars
and shipped to Lemont, a town on the
Chicago drainage canal about $40 miles
from the mouth of the Illinois river.
The cars were side tracked to await
the coming Of night. Under cover of
darkness, sc that the vigilant drain
age canal police might be escaped, the
200 barrels were poured into the ca.
nal and the bacilli started on their
journey to the Mississippi river.
Then. as DR.. Ravold expressed it
his assistants departed with haste for
st. Louis. Samples Of water were
taken at points between Lemont and
st. Louis. The bacillus prodigiosus
was found in all these samples, as il
was in specimens taken at the intake
at the chain Of rocks, where water for
the city is pumped from the river.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
THE NEW FUEL.

Berlin, March 18.-William De La
barre, director of the Washburn-Pills-
bury mills, Minneapolis, is in Magde-
burg buying machinery for the briQuet
works that w. d. Washburn intends
to build at Bismarck, N. D. Briquets,
which are fuel made from Ignite, are
widely used in Germany.
1t is estimated that $4,000 square
miles Of Ignite underlie the Dakotas
and Montana, while another wide belt
extends through the gulf states from
Florida to Texas. German biologists
have long believed that the American
cities would solve the smokeless fuel
question by the use of briquets.
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Several Barrels Of Baci1li Dumped
Into Canal at Lemont and
Traced to St. Louis
TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE
The Bacteria Were a Harmless Variety
And the Experiment was Con-
Quoted Secretly

st. Louis, Mar. 1S.-Dr. Armand Ra-
void, the bacteriologist of Washington
university, in his evidence before the
commission appointed by the United
States supreme court to take testi-
mony in the case of Missouri against
Illinois and the sanitary district of
Chicago, sitting at the Southern hotel,
yesterday sprung a surprise on the
nonpulsed them, and, it is thought, will
have great weight in deciding the case.
His testimony brought to light
knowledge of a series of extensive bac.
THEOLOGICAL experiments which were
carried on in a most secret manner
to show that the typhoid bacilli could
live through a journey through the
Illinois river, the drainage canal and
Mississippi river and still be alive and
active when reaching the intake OF
the water supply for St. Louis.
The experiments performed to Sc.
cure this fact were the largest and
among the most important ever
known in the science of bacteriology.
They demonstrated by actual practice
conclusions reached by scientists all
over the world. Numerous interesting
and important facts were developed
while the experiments were being per.
formed.
Two hundred barrels containing
bacilli were dumped into the drainage
canal almost under the noses of pc.
lice stationed to prevent anything of
that kind. The results looked for
were obtained and witnessed by Dr.
Ravold and his assistants without an
intimation of what was going on reach.
ing the camp Of the enemy.
The theory was held by DR.. Ravold
and other local psychologists that
typhoid germs entering the waters OF
the Mississippi river from Chicago
reached here alive and capable of do
ing injury to the health of the people
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MIDWAY ISLANDS.
Turned Over to United States Navy
Department by President.

Washington. March 1S.-The presi-
dent by executive order has turned
the Midway islands over to the navy
department. This was done at the in
stance of the Pacific Cable company,
which has asked for the protection of
its properties on the islands. Rowing
Japanese sailors are in the habit of
putting into the islands for the plum
age of sea fowl and for guano. 1t is
probable that the navy will establish a
small station on the islands and Amer
lean warships will make a practice of
touching there much more frequently
than they have done in the past. The
islands are two in number-Sand ISL
and, having 633 acres. and Eastern ISL
and. 245 acres. There is a harbor af-
fording about eighteen feet of water.
The islands r. deemed essential to
the operation Of the Pacific cable,
which will touch there on its western
route from Hawaii.
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HE OFFENDED DEWEY.
For This Reason or Some Other thu
Kaiser Drops Captain O%benheimer.

~ oSRe Sefsoft NpSttttSftttS's
Berlin, Especially Captain Oben-
heimer, who commanded the German
cruiser Irene when Admiral Dewey cap
tured Manila and whose conduct was
criticised by many Americans as be-
ing pro-Spanish, has been forced out
of the naval staff. Emperor William
accepted his resignation, with that OF
four other officers. 1t is said Oben.
heimer's resignation Is due to the en-.
peror's desire to cultivate friendship
with America, even at the cost of dis.
ciplining an able commander.
In this connection attention is
drawn to a semiofficial assertion to the
effect that O~benheimer's resignation
was not the result of the Philippine in
cident at this late day. Yet at the
same time the official text Of Prince
Henry's report Of July, 1898, of the
Irene affair is first made public on the
very day when Obenheimer resigns.
This report reads as follows:
The Irene brought off a number
of Spanish women and children who
had got into distress on Isla Grande
in Subig bay. She sighted there an
insurgent steamer, which disappeared
at once. Upon her return from Isla
Grande the Irene passed two United
States cruisers, which did not speak
to her"
Unottlcially it is declared that Ger.
many approved Captain Obenheimer's
conduct as being justified in the try
ing days at Manila following Dewey's
victory of May l, 1898. In spite of
this, however, it is we'll known that
Admiral Dewey was sorely %perplexed
by the Irene's actions, which seemed
to be uirected toward assisting the
Spaniards against the Americans. 1t
is also well known that Admiral Dewey
gave Captain Obenheimer a certain
period in which to declare whether
his attitude was n of peace or war.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27

Chicago, March 1.-THE arguments
in the coal case continue. The attor-
neys for the defense assert that the
state court, in which the cases are be-
ing heard, has nc jurisdiction, for the
reason that the charge against the de-
PENDANTS implies a violation of both
the state and federal statutes. 1t is as
serted that the case against the coal
operators is said should have been
brought in the federal instead of the
state court. The defense has moved
the case be taken from the jury and
the charge against the defendants dis
missed. While the motion is being ar
gued the jury has been excluded from
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
v BY A SIGN.

Dallas Texas, March 18.-Rev. d R
Stokes, the most prominent negro
preacher of Dallas, has made known
TO United States District Attorney w.
H. Atwell the details of an effort to
lynch him on the night of Feb. rs in
Gregg county by a band OF white pro-
hiDitionists, because he had made
speeches to the negroes urging them
to vote against prohibition. Just as
the party had prepared to hang him
he made the sign of distress of the
Masonic order as a last hope of saving
his life. A leader among the white
men. who had been as determined as
any in advocating hanging, stepped to
his side and begged for his life and
saved him on the promise that Stokes
would never again set his foot in
Gregg county.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
DAKOTA WANTS TEACHERS.
Young School Mistresses Married to
Settlers Faster Than Boards Can
Enuaue Them.

Young School Mistresses Married to
Settlers Faster Than Boards Can
Engage Them.
(St. Paul dispatch. )-There is a
teacher famine in many rural school
districts in South Dakota on account
of the large number of marriages in
the ranks of the school mistresses.
The teachers were sticking close to
their tasks until the new settlers com
menced to move in. Many of these
happened to be young bachelors. Then
the trouble commenced, as the mar
riage records show.
why" remarked a disguised direc-
tor, we've had three teachers in the
last three months, with the fourth one
now complaining Of small wages, a
sure sign of matrimony and trouble"
In some districts old men are being
sought as teachers, while married
women or old maids ire in great de-
mand. lhe following card was seen
tackled to a schoolhouse door in an
isolated Hyde county district, where 1t
had been impossible to get a teacher:
Teacher wanted; If single, must be
old and unattractive, as two wealthy
bachelors threaten to marry the next
teacher of this school," To avoid a
clash on account of the notice a com
promise was agreed to 30 that two
determined old maids now teach the
school week about.
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CASHIER JUMPS HIS BOND.
w. p. pickerson Of Eureka, Kan, Fails
to Appear in Court,

Eureka, Kas., March 18.-W. p.
Dickerson, cashier of the defunct To
ronto State bank, which was taken
charge Of by the state bank examiner
on Jan. "a, with liabilities aggregating
$4,000, is missing. Dickerson, who
was arrested a month ago, charged
with classifying his statements as to
the banks condition, was to have had
a preliminary hearing here. He was
out on $1,000 bonds, which he raised
by mortgaging his home.
1t was charged that the books Of
the bank had been changed in a most
careful manner and that deposits were
always underestimated. The money
which Dickerson is alleged to have
realized was, it is said, spent in specu
lation on the boards of trade in Chi
cago and st. Louis.
The bank carried s45, 900 in deposits,
many of its depositors being wealthy
farmers, and it carried $4,000 of the
county's funds. The depositors will,
it is said, offer a reward for DECKER.
sons return to the state.
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ADVISOR TO KING OF SIAM.

Boston, March 18.-The Transcript
says that one and possibly two profess
sors of the Harvard Law school have
been selected for important positions
in the royal court of Siam. One selec-
ton is that of Prof. Strobel, professor
of international law, to be legal advis-
or to the king. The name of the other
appointee has not yet been announc-
ed. Srobel has been secretary to the
United States legation at Madrid and
third assistant secretary of state in
the second Cleveland administration,
as well as minister of Ecuador and
Chill.
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A
Of Early Christianity Made in Gaia.
combs of ST. Cecilia.

Rome, Mar. 1S.-The excavations
in the Catacombs of St. Cecilia have
revealed what is believed to be a
large underground basilica that was
used by the early Christians. A trace
of the altar and the Episcopal chair
we're found. There was also
found in a state of excel
lent preservation a number of
ancient paintings, including a Greek
portrait of Christ. Three tombs were
discovered. declared by local archaeol.
ogists to be those of st. Mark, st.
Marcelinus, who was martyred by
Diocietian, and the famous Pope De-
maSuS.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
Special Session is Contingent Up
on Action Of Senate Regard
ing Cuban Reciprocity
NO DATE IS MENTIONED
Decision is Result Of Senate's Proposal
to add Amendments to the
Reciprocity Treaty

Washington, (~speeiaD.--It can be
stated by authority that President
Roosevelt has not definitely made up
his mind to call an extraordinary ses-
sion of congress. He, however, is con-
siderins the practlcability Of doing so.
When he was informed that It was the
intention of the senate to amend the
Cuban reciprocity treaty SO as to rem
der action upon it by the house neees-
sary to make it effective, he Informed
some Of the members of the senate he
would hold himself free to call an ex-
traordinary session Of congress in or
der to secure action upon it,. No de-
finite time was mentioned by the pres
ident.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
CHARGED.
An Ontario Member Accuses a Minister
of the Crown.


Toronto, Ont, March ia sur
prise was sprung yesterday afternoon
at the first business meeting of the
Ontario legislature when R. R. Carney,
the member for M~anitoulin Island,
rose in his seat and accused a min
lister of the crown, ]. r. Stratton. of
having bribed him to desert his party
and support the liberal government.
He also implicated ]. M. Gibson, the
attorney general, and Premier Ross.
The charge caused an uproar, and
the premier, G. w. Ross, Immediately
announced that a committee of investi-
cation would be appointed and ad-
journed the house.
The present government has been
in power for "a years, and at the last
election had a majority Of only five.
Carney stated he was paid $4,000
In cash and promised $4,000 more for
a written promise to support the gov
eminent. He laid on the speakers
desk $500 OF the money he said he had
received. Opponents predict the down
fall of the Ross government.
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Washington March 49, Senior

Washington March 49, Senior
Guachilla, the Bolivian minister has
written the Bolivian syndicate. made
up Of capitalists of New York and LON
don and also known as the Anglo
American syndicate, stating that he
has been informed that the syndicate
has accepted an indemnity of $780, 900
from Brazil for its rights In the Acre
territory now in dispute between Bra
I'll and Bolivia, and protesting vigor-
ously against such action by the syn
dictate. The minister said tonight that
the taking of this indemnity by the
syndicate he regarded as a waiver Of
its right to exploit the territory of
Acre, now in dispute between Brazil
and Bolivia, and that Bolivia feared
Brazil would use the rights obtained
through the purchase of the conces-
sion to support her claim to the co.
900 square miles of territory compris.
ed In the Acre region. Bolivia claims
that the syndicate is absolutely with
out authority to take this action.
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LEFT HIS DEBTS BEHIND.
A Kentucky Man is Missing-He Owe.
S52,5 500,

Frankfort, KY, March Isl. B.
Weisenburg of the milling firm of L. B.
Weisenburg & Co. has left the city
and it is said he owes the four local
banks S52,500. Cashier Nichol of the
Deposit bank, reported to have been
hit the heaviest, says the notes given
by Weisenburg to the banks were Sc
cured by warehouse receipts on wheat
stored or supposed to be stored in
the mill and granary of the Weisen.
burg company and some of them in.
dorsed by A. Dudley Blanton, a coal
merchant, interested with Weisenburg
in the purchase of wheat.
1t is said Weisenburg lost his mon.
ey in wheat and stock s~peculations.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27

Cincinnati, Mar. 1S-Deal has beeen
Orleans experienced the most terrific
rainfall in many years today, the river
tonight is 1872, three tenths under the
record of six years ago. The rainfall
in the past twelve hours amounted to
1872, of which five and one half inches
fell between noon and 8 O'Clock. The
drainage machinery was overwhelmed
and many streets flooded, the lower
floors of stores in many instances be-
ing under water. 1t is raining to-
night.
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New York, March 1S.-The steamer
Alliance from Colon arrived today.
Among the passengers was George Saw
ter, who was recently appointed Unit
ed States Consul at Guayaquil but
Immediately returned to the United
States upon arriving at his post having
been alarmed by an epidemic of yell
low fever. Sawter succeeded Thomas
Mast, the cartoonist, who died at Quay
aquil of yellow fever.
President Roosevelt yesterday sent
to the senate the nomination of Sawter
to be assistant appraiser of merchan-
disc at the port Of New York.
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REBELS CLAIM UPPER HAND.
Venezuelan Revolutionists Say They
Hold All Western Points From
Orinoco River to Bio hico

Willemstad, March 13.-The Vene.
zuelan revolutionists claim that they
now hold all eastern ports of Venezue-
la from the Orinoco to Rio Chico.
Heavy fighting has taken place at Coro
but the result is not yet known. The
revolution seems to be at Guarenas.
near Caracas. The recent retreat of
the revolutionists it is asserted here
was only a feint. The government
troops are reported to have been de-
feated in the battle at Tacarigua. 1t
is reported in revolutionary circles
that the revolutionists have captured
Cumana.
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BISHOP HAMILTON DENIES 1T.
Report Untrue That He Believes in
Race lntermarriage.

ndSC IntCET1dTTld9Cs
Des Moines, March 18.-Bishop
Hamilton of the M. e. church, was a
Des Moines visitor yesterday on his
way to Missouri where he is to pre-
side over a conference. The bishop
comes from Los Angeles, California,
and denies the sentiment attributed
to him by Jews paper correspondents.
1t was published that he had said that
the race question should be solved by
intermarriage. He denies saying any.
thing of the kind, but says he has
taken no trouble to make his denial
public for the reason hat he is mis-
represented too often. He said the
bleaching out process under present
circumstances would practically mean
that illegitimacy which of course he
did not advocate. The bishop was
met at the train by l.. NJ. Mann, Rev.
A. B. Storms, L. H. Bush and other
leading Methodists all of whom had
dinner at the Grant club together.
Bishop Hamilton left the city last eve
ming for Missouri.
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GOT BIG CHECK.

New Orleans Firm Returns Whopper
Sent Them by Mistake.
New Orleans, La, March lS-
Somewhere between here and New
York on a mail car is a check that
created intense excitement in the of,
fee of Woodward, Wight & Co. yes
terday. The check for 1896, 5OO.5O
and was signed by ]. Pierpont Nor.
gan. 1t was drawn to the order OF
Mccormack & Co., the big bankers
and brokers of New York. Just how
it came to be sent here is a mystery.
Woodward, Wight & Co. took mark.
eddy good care Of the little piece OF
paper and it was sent back to the
New York bank. 1t is believed a
bank clerk put the check in the wrong
envelope.