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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-11

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
PREVAILED IDENTIFIES
ALLEGED SALOON R0BBER.
Charles Hnvcns. a Waiter. Accused
OF Putting bartender in Ice Box
and Riding Cash Drawer.

Charles Ravens. a waiter. was identified
yesterday afternoon by Thomas Prevail
let. bartender in John Busenhart's saloon,
No. 1877 North Broadway, as the MN
who. with Dick" Kerley and Hugh
Landy. robbed the saloon and put him in
the ice box a week ago.
Havens was arrested at his room, No.
1913 Market street. Saturday night by Spe-
ciai Officers Cremins and Finan. When
''sweatcd'' by Assistant Chief Kee,y,
Ravens denied connection with the rob-
berry. PREVAILED was notified and came 10
the Four Courts yesterday afternoon. He
declared that he was sure of Ravens AMI
told Chief Keeiy that the suspect was the
first TO come into the saloon.
According to Prevailet's account, Ha-
vens spent nearly half an hour in the sa-
loon before he was joined by kerley and
Landy. When several patrons had depart
ed Kerley and Iandy came into the "a
loon. each through a different door. Ha-
vens, PREVAILED says. was standing at the
bar. As kerley and Iandy. he says.
reached the bar they both drew rerolvers
and. covering the bartender. forced him TO
crawl into the ice box. after permitting
him to don his overcoat.
HavenS went behind the bar. PREVAILED
says. and took from the till $50 and
some cigars. kerley and Landy We're ar
rested last Monday morning and were
robbery in the first degree will be applied
for The police say they will seek a war
rant charging the same offense in Havens'5
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
HAPPENINGS IN EAST SIDE CITIES AND TOWNS,
SAY FEES ARE
UNAcC0UNTED FOR.
ton of COmp.rOller's and Mag
istrntc'S Books.

The Alton City Council at a meeting
Saturday night appropriated $50 and en-
ployed the firm of Jones. Caesar & Co..
. expert accountants. to examine the
books of the city administration for eight
years preceding last April. The appro-
priation was made by vote OF s to 4.
The Finance Committee of the Council.
consisting of Aldermen Giberson. Dahl
strom. Fitzgerald and Noonan. made a
report to the Council that after examining
the books of former Comptroller Otto
Gossrau and former Police Magistrate B.
c. Few. they were unable to find some
of the fees which were supposed to have
flee OF Police Magistrate Few the commit
tee reported that Il sum in excess of 500
in fees was uraccounted for.
In the office of Comptroller Gessrau the
committee reported that the amount of
fees still belonging to the city WAS $3.50.
This amount was made up. according to
he commuters report. Of fees which
Comptroller Gossrau had collected and
failed 70 report. ard also Of fees which
he should have collected.
Alderman Dahistrom, who made the re-
port for the committee. reported that
Comptrole. Gossrau denied that there
vas any shortage in his Office and that
II any was found by the committee it was
the result of a mistake in the books made
ny NtilrfS- 'tilptIoiitI
Tie committee /; check for $50 to cover
any mistake that might he found. Alder
Ian Dahstrom reported that the commit
tee refused the tender
The Council accepted the report OF the
committee and ordered that suits be
brought against the two former officials
for the amounts alleged 10 be due. The
Council also ordered the matter brought
TO the attention CT the Grand Jury of the
January term of the Madison County Cir
cult Court at Edwardsville
The report Of the Board of Local I'M
provement was accepted and the Council
authorized the paving of Henry. Liberty,
Fifteenth, Grove and Third streets. The
estimated cost of the Improvement made
tu the Council is s55.973 IL. Work will be
started as soon as weather conditions per-
init
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
RAILS WE'RE NOT SEPARATED.
C., T.. a st. l.. Il. II. Changes Cou-x,
of Track Under DifficuIties.

A feat in railroad engineering un:er df-
ficulties was performed at Edwardsvile
yesterday. The c., p. & ST. L. has been
shortening its line through the city. cut
ting out reterse curves and reducing the
grade The work would have been COM
pleted last week but for an injunction
secured by the Clover Leaf. which
stopped the work for three days
Yesterday was decided upon as the time
for changing the location of the main line.
as but few trains We're run. The blizzard
Saturday night, following a hard rain
storm. froze the track in solid mass II
was decided TO proceed in the face of the
situation. and Roadmaster j. W. Swee-
ney and Engineer Welch marshaled
force of 100 men at daylight Sunday MORN
ing and started to work
Hydraulic jacks were placed under the
track and rails. ties and ballast, cemented
by the frost in a mass hare as rock, were
raised few inches. With crowbars
picks and axes the men then picked the
ballast loose. So hard was the mass that
frequently pieces of the ties came away
with the frozen Jumps of dirt and rock.
When freed of this weight the track
was then, by bars. forced across twenty
feet to. the new location. A quarter mile
was laboriously changed in this manner
without breaking the rail connections. and
at O'Clock last night the first train
passed over 1t.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
FROZEN MAINS
DELAY F|REMEN.
Swift & Co.'S Fertilizer Plant in
East st. Louis Burns; Loss,
S3G,00G.

Swift; &. Co.'S fertilizer plant. north of
the packing houses at the National Stock
Yards. burned last night The loss was
complete and is estimated to be $4,000.
The greater part of the loss was on the
building and the machinery.
According to officials. there was COM
parativeiy little stock in the building. No
insurance has been written on the place.
The cause of the fire was spontaneous
combustion. and the entire northwest cor
ner was ablazc before it was discovered.
The Stock Yards Fire Department and
the East st. Louis Fire Department We're
called out. There was very little pressure
in the water mains, several of whica were
frozen. and the tiremen suffered a handi-
cap which they could not overcome when
later the pipes thawed out from The heat
of the fire.
The fertilizer plant was a wooden struc-
ture. about 200 feet square. 1t was two
stories In height and contained. besides
the machinery. an Office and storcrooms.
The greater part of the fertilizer. which
had been made during the summer, was
shipped out in the early fall. The loss on
stock Is. therefore. not considered very
great.
The flame., from the fire illumirr ted the
sky for several miles and persons rom
ST. Louis. East St Louis and the Til
Cities taxed the CAPACITIES % the e. rect
cars to get to the fire.
The destruction of the Swift fertilizer
plant makes the second within ,he last
burned month ago. Ii has since been
rebuilt of brick
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
Louis XIV, King of France, Casu'
ally Coded Vast Territory to
Cousin as Friendly Act.
BRITAIN REFUSED THE GIFT.
Interesting Documents Bearing
on History of Domain to Be
Celebrated by Worlds
Fair Are Found.

Paris. Dec. 13.-Under the authority OF
NJ. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
E. Spencer Pratt former United States
Minister to Persia, who is now residing
here. is making extensive researches in
the archives of the Foreign Office relative
to the transfer of the Province of Louisi-
ana by France to the United States. the
investigation has brought to light all the
circumstantial details of the transaction,
including the confidential letters of the
French Minister at Washington advising
his Government as to the various stages
of the negotiations, and the letters and
documents signed by President Jefferson
and Secretary of State Madison.
Many of these hitherto have been I'M
available owing to the rules of the For
eicn Office. which have prevented the
copying of documents in the archives.
In speaking of his investigations to the
Associated Press Mr.. Pratt said:
"One of the most curious documents
found is an autograph letter of Louis
Nv. giving away the vast Louisiana Ter
ritory to his cousin. then King of Spain.
as a present The fact of this gift has
heretofore been known only In general
way but the text of the letter discloSeS
fact that Louis XIV previously offered
Louisiana to Great Britain. which refused
to accept 1t.
DEPRECATED THE GIFT.
The text of the letter relating to the
gift is as follows:
II have caused the Marquis de Grimaldi.
subject to your Majesty's pleasure. to sign
a cession of New Orleans and Louisiana
to Spain. / had offered it to the Eng
Nit w H. I~,,s& t,,y s-ll
it. would have coded them other pos
sessions to have spared Spain having to
cede this latter one. but fear that any
cession in the Gulf of Mexico might lead
to serious consequences. feel that Louisi-
ana but poorly compensates your Maj
esty for the losses you have sustained.
but, in ceding you this colony. consider
less its value than the good accomplished
in uniting the Spanish and the French ma
lions. Union is alike necessary for our
subjects and our house"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
DAY OF FUNERALS AT ALTON.
Five Burials Take place. Grand Ar
my of Republic Officiating Mt One.

The funeral of Joseph Dickey of Alton
took pace yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
from the home of John Huebner in Mar
kes street. The services were under the
auspices of Alton Post, No. AL, of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The Reverend Doctor ID. E. Bushnell,
pastor OF the Twelfth Street Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. officiated. being as
sisted by the post chaplain, James Pack.
The burial was in the Godfrey Cemetery
The death Of MIR. Dickey occurred at
the National soldiers Home at Quincy,
H.. on Thursday. He was 65 years old.
Death was due to drinking a quantity OF
poisonous lininent. he mistaking 1t for
coffee
Alexander Rack of Alton. So years old,
was buried yesterday afternoon from the
home of his daughter Mrs. Annie Pom
dexter at No. 1G6 West Seventh street.
The Reverend J.; II. Earton, pastor Of the
Union Baptist Church, officiated. and the
burial was in the City Cemetery. The
death Of Mr.. Black occurred suddenly on
Friday from heart disease.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Hol-
ton of Upper Alton took place in the
afternoon from the home Of her brother.
Albert H. Hastings. In College avenue
The Reverend Doctor w. H. Bradley, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church in
in lakewood Cemetery: The death of Mrs
Holton occurred on Thursday evening at
her home in Main street. from pneumonia
The funeral of Deidrfch Balster of Beth
alto took place yesterday afternoon from
the BaIsrcr home to the Bethalto Gene
terry.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
BULLET WOUNDS
SLEEPING BABY.
Child of Louis Tendick Shot as
Result of Scuffie Over
Pistol at Party.

A scuffie for the possession of q revolver
resulted in the shooting of 7-months-old
Ellsworth Tendick. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis A. Tendick. of No. 2114 Blair avenue
last night. Edward Wiese of No. 152s
North Seventeenth street and Harry Ten
dick. brother of the child's father, were
arrested pending an investigation.
At the time of the shooting the revolver,
which belonged to the child's father. and
which was 32-caliber weapon. was in
the hands of Wiese. who had called to bor-
row the pistol.
The shooting occurred about s:15 o'clock.
Wiese called. 1t is said. and asked for the
revolver. He was refused at first. it is
claimed by Tendick, but was invited to
join little party of several guests. who
were enjoying a pitcher of beer in the
parlor. The child was lying on a bed in
the same room. sleeping.
Several minutes later. according to the
father. Wiese spied the pistol under a
bureau and extracted 1t, placing the
weapon in his pocket.
Wiese then went downstairs, but came
back in a few minutes. Upon his return.
according to Information obtained by the
police. some one in the party made 4 re-
mark which Louis Tendick did not ap-
prove OF. and he asked Wiese for the pig
toi. Wiese reached in his pocket and drew
the weapon. whsreupon Harry Tendick
reached for It in order to keep, It from his
brother, and a shot was discharged, it is
alleged.
The ball struck the sleeping child on the
left side of the head and came on; of the
back of the skull.
Wiese ran for Doctor John Kern imme-
diately. and the parents of the child sent
for Doctor Charles Lewis OF No. 1i02 Mon
roe street.
They stated that the bail had passed
through the child's brain.
Wiese went to the Fifth District Police
Station. where he gave himself up. He is
married and works for the Kregel Casket
Company.
The father of the child denies that there
was any scuffle. and declares that Wiese
is not guilty of any malice in the affair.
The child was still alive at an early hour
this morning.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
Thermometer Reaches Thirteen
Degrees Below Zero-Four-
teen Is the Record.
WARMER WEATHER PREDICTED
Switchman Is Found Frozen to
Death - Streets So Slippery
Fire Engines Are Unable
to Save Big Store.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-This was the coolest
day in Chicago for this season of the year
since 1876. Early this morning the temper
allure began to so down until at S a. m.
it had reached 10 below. The only time
that this mark has been passed In the
history of the Weather Bureau was De
cennher 2. 1875. when IA below was reg
istcred.
During the day 1t began to moderate.
and tonight the mercury is lowering
around the zero mark. and the indica-
tions for tomorrow are for warmer
weather with snowstorms.
On account of the cold and the heavy
condition of the streets owing to the heavy
fall Of snow yesterday, the three-story
department store Of Bodzinski & Co. in
West T'wenty-second street. was destroyed
by fire.
A special call for engines was sent in.
but before they could reach the scene of
the fire through the drifts of snow the
building had been completely destroyed.
causing loss of $500
So far but one death, that of William
Duffy. a switchman, who was found
frozen to death in the Chicago and North
western Railroad yards. has been reported.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
POLICE EXCHANGE SHOTS
WITH NEGRO HIGHWAYMEM
Three Thieves. After Breaking Shop
Window, Arc FOfled In At
tempt to Rob Store.

Three negroes were fooled in an attempt
to rob Mrs. l. Markman's store. No. 2l2
North Fourteenth street at 10 o'clock last
night. and escaped after exchanging shots
with Patrolman Mccarthy and Private
watchmen Mcintyre and McDaniels who
pursued the robbers for several blocks.
The negroes while pretending to examine
goods displayed in the window broke the
glass.
Patrolman Mccarthy. who was standing
in hallway watching the men, started
toward them, but they ran.
In the chase along Fourteenth street
in the direction of the railroad yards. Nc
Carthy fired several shots. The negroes
also drew their weapons and returned the
fire.
An inventory of the stock in Mrs. Mark
mans window showed that nothing had
been taken.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14

place this afternoon at O'Clock to Mount
Hope Cemetery.
Mrs Howard of I.acon. ILL., Is the guest OF
her daughter. Mrs Spencer Ellsworth
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Fegan and daughter.
Miss HALLE OF West Morgan street. St. Louis
visited friends on Haire avenue yesterday.
Mrs Jesse NJ Freeis Of No I'll PennsyI-
vania avenue will entertain the members OF the
Excelsior Club Tuesday, December g.
Under the auspices OF the Loyal American
Assembly,. No 16s. the Eas; St Louis Sketch
Club will present the three-act comedy drama,
"A Commercial Drummer" "Wednesday even
ing.
George s. Caughlin has been appointed dis
trict deputy grand master Of the Masonic Grand
Lodge. His district embraces st. Clair. Mon
roe and Randolph counties.
Miss Harriet Gray is visiting in Mexico. Ill.
Miss Nellie Wallace Is visiting friends in
Murphysboro. ILL.,
Hannibal. No.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
QUICKER THAN HIGHWAYMEN.
Dan Gleason Shoots at Thieves
Before They Gould Rob Him.

Dan Gleason of No 29s2 Scott avenue.
about 1870 o'clock last night. fired at ant,
frightened away two highwaymen who at
tempted to rob him
Gleason was passing the corner If
Compton and Chouteau avenues when the
two men stopped him and demanded his
money.
Though the robbers displayed pistols
and flashed them in Gleason's face, the
latter brought his own weapon into play
SO quickly that the hold-up men ran
north on Compton avenue. They were not
captured by the policemen. attracted by
[;leason's shots.
Gleason hai a considerable sum of
money in hts possession and was con-
graduated upon not losing a cent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
COLDEsT OF THE SEASON.
Thermometer Varies From to -
Degrees Below I'm NOrthwest.

St Paul Mimi. Dec. 13.-The Northwest
to-day experienced the coolest weather of
the season. the thermometer ranging
from to a degrees below zero at the
various stations of the Weather Bureau.
There is apparently no prospect for imme-
diate relief.
Trains on all railroads are delayed be-
cause of the intense cold. In this city the
minimum was g below, reached early in
Tho morning. The maximum for the day
was minus S degrees. Toward night the
mercury again began to settle in the tube
and at 9 o'clock stood at l: below.
COLD AT DETROIT.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 13.-Detroit il TO-
At $50 o'clock tonight the thermometer
in the United States Weather Bureau reg
fstered 5 degrees above zero. The ther-
mometer has lowered between 10 and 5.
TRAINS ARE DELAYED.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 13.-A ter
rife wind and snow storm has been
sweeping over the upper peninsular to-
day. and all trains are delayed. Some
trains have managed to pull through and
uthers are completely stalled. The car
Of the storm. and roads through the
country are impossible. 1t is one OF the
worst storms in years.
Lite I-pb hrdl fword fOrt1fw0rd1f WV
DROP OF FORTY DEGREES
burlington. Ia. Dec. 13.-There has been
a fall of forty degrees in temperature here
within eighteen hours Tonight the mer-
curry stood at 10 below zero.
WARMER AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 13-The tempera-
ture ut IL O'Clock tonight was II degrees
above zero and rising. The lowest tenn
pereture reached during the present cold
spell was above zero. at o'clock this
morning There is no snow on the ground
SIXTEEN BELOW AT MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee. Wis. Dec. l3-The minimum
temperature reported in Wisconsin to-day
was IS degrees below zero. at Unity. in
the northern portion. The cold wave is
general throughout the State Street Their
mometers in Milwaukee registered 1S he
low Eighteen families applied to the As
ISOLATED Charities to-day for assistance.
but no fatalities are reported.
TRAFFIC IMPEDED.
Houshton, Mich, Dec. ia terrific
snowstorm. with temperatures below zero,
steam and electric railroads have been
unable to maintain schedules. Rock trains
were moved with difficulty yesterday and
1t iS feared that all stamp mills cannot
secure supply Of rock tomorrow.
ICE EXPECTED ON OHIO.
Evansville. Ind. Dec. 1s.-The coolest
weather Of tho season is being experienced
tonight and ice is expected in the Ohio
River before morning. The pleasure boat
Cruiser. while trying TO make Green River
this afternoon. struck a log and a large
hole was made In her hull. Many boats
have gone into winter quarters in Green
River
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
KAISER At THE THEATER.
His Temperance in Public Was
UneXpectpd but Gratifying.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
Berlin. Dec. 13.-Copyright. 19O3)-One
topic of conversation everywhere to-day
vas the Kaiser's sudden return and unex-
pected appearance at the Royal Theate.
last night.
All opinions agree that though he looked
pale and WORE his Majesty's appearance
is. on the whole. highly satisfactory.
Satisfaction is also felt that his natural
voice has returned This he showed in
conversation with several people.
The opinion here is that the dissolution
of the Japanese Parliament points toward
peace. 1t Is interpreted as refusal on
the part of the MikadO to allow himself
to be forced into war without due con-
sideration by the lingo Parliamentary
Oarty
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
F00TPADS MAKE VICTIM RUN.
Charles Orr Robbed by Three
Highwaymen CARRYING Pistols.

After robbing Charles Orr of $3.50 at
Rutger street and California avenue about
s o'clock last evening. three highwaymen
leveled their revolvers at Orrs head and
forced him to run from the scene of the
hold-up.
Orr was walking west on Rutger street.
when the men. who were standing at the
corner of California avenue, stepped in
front of him and demanded that he raise
his hands. With their weapons pressed
against his forehead, the footpads
searched orr's pockets. taking his pocket
book and contents.
Orr went to the Lafayette Park SUBJ
station of the Third District and reported
the robbery. He lives at No. s422 ST. Ferdi-
nand avenue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
STEEL SCREENS on JAIL.
Sheriff Thompson Determined to stop
Smuggling of Guns to Prisoners.

Sheriff Thompson OF BellevilIe will ask
the st. Clair County Board of Supervisors
at its next meeting to install series OF
steel screens about six inches apart so as
to effectually prevent the passage or
smuggling of any article into the County
jail
The request is the result of the discovery
Of the revolver which Ben Page. an East
St Louis negro prisoner. had smuggled
into the Jail. Page was released from
the SOLITARY" Yesterday. but he refused
to tell Sheriff Thompson where Or how he
came into possession of the revolver.
Sheriff Thompson believes that the re-
volver was handed to him before he was
placed in the Jail. Visitors have been dis
covered in the act OF smuggling whisky
into the Jail.
Sheriff Thompson also will urge the
necessity for an increase in the accom-
modations for prisoners at the Jail. That
Institution now contains IA prisoners.
seventy-four more than there are accom-
modatioEs for. An entire new wing. 1t
Is said. is needed. especially in view of
the fact that the number of prisoners in
the jail is increas sing