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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27

Measure Now I'm Hands Of Senate
Trouble Over Appointment.


Trouble Over Appointment.
By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Springfield. ILL.,. March &--The mangled
civil service bill now is the property of the
Senate. The House passed the bill this
morning with conspicuous lack of enthu-
siasm. Nobody seemed to care now that 1t
Is shackled with the referendum clause and
no voice was heard in protests or praise.
After calling the absentees and a vertical
ton of the roll. just 101 votes stood to its
credit, "a more than necessary. The mega
tives were only Q. the remaining members
not voting.
WORLD FAIR BILL
The bill reappropriating 1000, less what
has been spent by the Worlds Fair Com
mission. for the Illinois building and ILL
nois exhibits at the st. Louis Worlds Fair
will make its appearance in both houses
next week. The question of so framing the
bill that $4,000 additional will not be avail
able, plus the amount which shall have been
spent September 30, when the appropriation
made last session lapses, has been solved
in the opinion Of the friends Of the appro-
priation.
Opposition to the bill in certain quarters
particularly In the Senate. has not abated.
but the bills chances look brighter.
MORE TROUBLE.
Chairman AoElvain OF the House Com
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
MOTHER OF SIXTEEN CHILDREN.
Mrs. Phegley Is Only % Years Old
and Has Been Married Twice.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Hf-PU BLIC SPECTAL.
Chester, Ill. March 26.-President 'Roose-
yelts charge of race suicide" evidently
does not apply to Mrs. Mary Ellen Pheg-
ley OF this county, as there was recorded to-
day the birth of her sixteenth child. Mrs.
Phegley is in her twenty-sixth year.
She has been twice married, having had
twelve children by. her first husband and
four by her second. who is Mr.. Napoleon
b. Phegley, wealthy farmer 81 years old
Mrs Phegley is native Of Perry County.
Missouri, and was bride at IA. Only a
short time interviewed between The death of
her first husband and her marriage to Pheg-
la1, -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
THINKS DAY OF STRIKES OVER.
Bishop Spaulding Says Arbitration
Will Supplant.

Peoria, ILL.,. March 26.-Bishop Spaulding.
who has just returned from his labors on
the Anthracite Strike Commission. in an
interview in this city to-day. gave it as his
opinion that the period of strikes In the
United States has passed forever. and that
arbitration will be used to settle all labor
difficulties in the future.
The Bishop thinks that the precedent es-
tablished by the commission will do much
to bring about this state Of affairs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
ORDER A STRIKE FOR MONDAY.
Textile Workers Will Walk Out
Unless Increase Is Granted.

Lowell Mass, March 26.-The Textile
I Council. made up Of delegates from seven
labor unions. tonight formally ordered a
strike on Monday next in seven Of the big
cotton-mili corporations in this city II the
request for a 1O-per-cent increase in wages
Is not granted by that time.
This action was anticipated. as each of the
seven unions has instructed its delegates to
the council to vote in favor of forcing the
ISSUE"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
sT0NEWARE PLANT is BURNED.
Whitehall Institution Destroyed
With Nearly Total Loss.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Whitehall. ILL.,. March 2e.-The White
hall Sewer Pipe and Whitehall Stoneware
Company. which is one of the largest plants
of the kiEd in the United States. was
burned to the ground this morning. The
loss Is nearly total.
The capacity. Of the stoneware factory
had been doubled in the last year, and un-
DER the management of H. C. Morrow.
was doing a very extensive business.
The loss of this plant to Whitehall Is
great blow, as 1t has been the leading In
dustry OF this section for the last twenty
five years. The loss Is partially covered by
insurance. s
II is not known at this time whether it
will be rebuilt, but in all probability it will.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
NO DOUBT OF THE ABSORPTION.
Jones 4 Laughlin Company Taken
Over by Steel Trust.
REPUBLIC SPECIA

Pittsburg. Pa, March 2s.-Charles NJ.
Schwab. president of the United States
Steel Corporation. arrived in Pittsburg this
morning. Soon after breakfast Mr. Schwab
went to the office of the Carnegie Com
pany, and 1t was given out semiofhc:ally
that there is no doubt that the deal for the
absorption of that big steel interest by the
trust will be closed.
1t is announced that the terms have finally
u,hicb fha r,apts and nranar,;a, S,e,tS a.
taken over is $50 600. the price originally
asked by the Jones & Laughlin Company
when negotiations were first opened several
months ago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
TO STIMULATE PRODUCTION.
Lead Advance of 55 Points All
Goes to the Producers.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. March fit is learned to-day
that the recent advance in the price Of lead
from 10 cents to 4.e5 was made to slim
ulate production from the mines.
The total advance OF 30 points will 60 en~
tirely to the lead producers. thereby slim
ulating a larger output of lead
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
Marine intelligence.

Southampton, March 26.-Arrived: St
Paul. New York.
New York. March 26-Arrived: Neckar
from Genoa and Naples.
Teneriffe. March 26.-Arrlved: Luxor, San
Francisco. etc, for Hamburg.
Lizard March 26.-Passed: La Lorraine.
New York for Havre.
Queenstown, March 26-Arrived: Gemnic.
New York for Liverpool and proceeded.
Sailed: Oceanic. from Liverpool for, New
York.
Glasgow. March 2s.-Arrived: Ethiopia,
New York.
Liverpool. March &-Arrived: Nomadic.
Portland.
Queenstown, March 26-Sailed: Friesland
from Liverpool for Philadelphia.
London, March 26.-Sailed: Minneapolis.
New York.
New York. March 26-Saiied: La Cham
payne, Havre; Grosser Kurfurst, Bremen
Via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
Brow Head. March 26-Passed: Sylyania,
boston for Queenstown and Liverpool.
Hamburg. March 2s.-Arrived: Lorraine
New York
Naples. March 2s.-Arrived: Kaiserfn
Maria Theresa, from JafYa and Alexandra
sfor Vfllefranche and New York (returning
from Mediterranean and Orient cruise):
I.ahr. New York for Genoa via Gibraltar
gnd proceeded.
Alexandra, March e6.-sailed: New Eng.
land from Genoa and Naples). Boston
Liverpool, March 2e.-Sighted: Numidian
Halifax md St John. New Brunswick, via
Aovilse.
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GERMANY PROPOSES
Permanent EXHIBITS.

q SPECIAL BY CABLE.
. Berlin. March S.-The German Gov
. eminent has invited support Of a
. scheme for permanent exhibition of
q German products and manufactures
q In the United States. The idea is to
. attach the exhibition to the German
q Consulate at New York.
q The Consul is to be made chief of
q bureau which will receive and
q transmit orders for firms whose sam
. Piles may be exhibited. The scheme
q proposes that branches shall be es-
q tablished in Chicago and "other
q cities"
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
Cb,ld struck BY Street Car.

senal street was struck and knocked sew
eral yards into the air yesterday by a west
bound Cass avenue car in front Of his home
Sustaining broken right leg and several
minor cuts and bruises.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The Missouri State Fair Association Is
preparing to erect five new buildings on the
grounds at Sedalia. Advertisements are to
be inserted imm, lately for bids. The i'm
provements are conditioned upon Governor
Dockery's approval of the appropriation bill
which was passed at the recent session OF
the Legislature.
Sir Cheng Tung Liang Cheng, ar
rives at San Francisco. accompanied by a
numerous suite and large party Of
students. ~. Fr
william L. Mounts Of CarlinvilIe. H.. sec
rotary Of the Democratic State Central
Committee. has been appointed member Of
the State Worlds Fair Commission to sue
coed Alschuler who recently resigned.
A Kansas City man sends messages to
several notable persons on both sides of the
Atlantic warning them Of the approach Of
earthquakes. DO
The House of Representatives of New
Hampshire passes a bill appropriating $35.-
l000c for the States exhibition at the st.
Louis Worlds Fair.
George w. Restine Director of Transpor-
tatior for the Worlds Fair. Is negotiating
with steam roads to provide adequate trans
portation to. the Exposition grounds for the
dedication crowds.
william Currie of Knightsville, Ind. has
identified the clothing worn by the headless
man found In Evansville as that Of his
age. -..
A E-year-old boy killed his stepfather at
Peoria. ILL.,. for abusing the lads mother.
A jury awards girl 5000 damages for
the loss Of her scalp in a laundry accident.
The Burdick inquest at Buffalo closes
without definite result. The Pencil inquest
will be begun next Monday.
The cotton exchanges of New York and
New Orleans probably will unite in with
holding quotations from telegraph lines un-
less agreement "a made to deliver them to
none but authorized persons the object be-
ling to hamper bucketshops.
The st. Louis conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. convenes at Mar
shall. Mo. Bishop Hamilton comments in
glowing terms upon the work which is being
accomplished In the Worlds Fair city.
Three subsidiary companies Of the United
States Steel Corporation are merged into
one. the capitalization being reduced from
$50. 00c, 600 to s63 .oO0.0OD.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
BRIDEGROOM DROPPED DEAD.
Expired While Receiving Congrat-
ulations Upon Wedding.

Bowling Green. KY. March 2.-Mr. Rob-
ert Winscott. who was married at noon
denly few moments later, while receiv-
ing CONGRATULATIONS.
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IMMIGRANTS THIS
MONTH NUMBER 1852.

} New York. March 26-Immigra-
} ton figures for March show that i'm
} migration is increasing in spite Of the
} unusual strictness of inspection on
} both sides Of the ocean.
} In the first twenty-five days of /,
} March 1912 immigrants arrived, or ,
} 1900 more than during the same pc ,
} Rod last year. About 10000 are due to 4
} land before the end Of the month.
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SPORTING

Harry Corbett Is unwilling to serve as
referee in the championship fight between
Young Corbett and McGovern.
Cardinals work through q mid storm at
Dallas.
Browns won their game from Natchez by
the score of 10 to 8.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
FOREIGN

TIE last Of the male religious orders left
in France, the Carthusians.. fails to obtain
the authorization necessary in order to re-
main in the country.
Consul General Gowdy at Paris says that
one of the persons who chiefly assisted in
the discovery of young Moses Fowler Chase
IN French sanitarium was woman.
Efforts are made by British authorities
tc shield the memory of Sir Hector Mac
Doiaid. the Major General who committed
suicide in. Paris Hotel.
Former Congressman w. Bourke Cock
ran is too III to attend the Dublin confer
ence on the Irish land bill and will remain
IN Egypt until May.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the money II Il Sails to cure.
e. W. Groves signature - on each box. ~.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
MISS REASONER D
DENIES.
Has Not Been Appointed Worlds
Fair Eastern Representative.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. March GA story was given
currency to-day that Miss Elsie Reasoner,
who was secretary to the late Julian
Ralph while the latter was in charge of
the St Louis Worlds Fair Eastern head
quarters. had been appointed as Mr.. Ralph's
successor in charge Of the work in the
East
At the headquarters Of the Exposition.
Nos. % and Is West Thirty-fourth street. it
was authoritatively denied to-day that Miss
Reasoner had received such appointment
She is still employed in a clerical capacity
In the Eastern headquarters, being familiar
with the work.
Miss reasoner, who is Leavenworth,
kas., girl, denied the story herself.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
his only Chance.

Hackneyed Hal: Kind lady. pray tell me
how to git to Huskville mum r.
Kind Lady: There's only one way fer you
an that's tew runt Don't We see pap com n
with tn dorg, tn tew byes Al the pitch
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27

Secretary Walter B. Stevens, of the
Worlds Fair Company. declared last night
that the report of Miss Reasoner's appoint
ment was inaccurate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
MAY SUCCEED ROOT.
New Assistant Secretary to
Take the Chiefs Place.

Washington, July 15.-It seems to be
a general understanding among officials
of the war department who ought to
know that the name of Robert Shaw
Oliver who has just been appointed
assistant secretary of war. Will be ia
Vora bly, considered for secretary of war
when Secretary Root retires from the
cabinet It has been known for some
time that on the completion of certain
important ma tiers which Secretary
Root has in hand he intends to return
to New York to resume the practice Of
law. Just when this might happen has
been and is still very indefinite. Secre-
tary Root will sail for England the Ia 1t
Of August to take his place as chair
man of the American commission in
the Alaska boundary case. 1t is un-
derstood that he will continue as Sec
retary of war during the time he is
abroad. In case the affairs that have
been under his especial charge and in
still unsettled when he shall have re-
turned to this county, it is expected
that he will continue as secretary OF
war. There are other considerations
that may prolong his stay as a mem
Der of the cabinet until after the next
session of congress shall have ad-
journed The fact that he is familiar
with everything pertaining to Philip
pine affairs, with the administration in
Cuba, and with the management of all
military matters since the Spanish
war, all of which subjects may be con-
sidered by the next congress, may
cause him to continue until then in
his present position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
ONLY BIRCH RODS
Will BE Used for Whipping
Russian Prisoners in Future.

st. Petersburg, July 15.-The Birz-
hevia Vedomesti says:
The czar has abolished the harshest
remnants of the barbaric punishments
of former times, namely, castigation
with cudgels and cat-o'-nine- tails
claiming to the car, shaving the head,
which were still inflicted for certain Of
fenses on persons exiled to penal set
Elements or to the mines. Castigation
with cato nine tails, and even with
cudgels not infrequently ended in death
and was one of the harshest forms of
death penalty, being death by torture.
Only the most hardened prison admins
tration could stand the terrible sight
of the death of human beings under the
measured blows of the CATO -nine-tails.
The cudgel and the cat are replaced
in the new statute, says the newspaper
by prolongation of terms or by solitary
confinement up to one hundred days,
with bread and water, except every
third day, when hot food will be served
at one meal The abolition of the cudgel
and cat does not, however, mean the
prohibition of corporal punishment al
together The revised statute of June
IS prescribes chastisement with birch
rods up to one hundred blows for light
offenses and misdemeanorS according to
the same authority and the matter is
left entirely to the discretion of the
prison authorities or of the local COVER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
BORROWS $4,000, 900.
Union Pacific Obtaining Money
for Subsidiary Lines.

New York July 15.-It is officially
stated that the Union Pacific Railway
company for the purpose of financing
requirements of affiliated companies
have sold s1O,00O,OO0 one and one-half
year per cent notes. Union Pacific, it
is said, has an excess of funds from its
own earnings but has deemed it we'll
under prevailing conditions to avail of
its credit for the benefit of it's affiliated
lines the surplus earnings of which it is
expected will provide for the bulk of
these advances Notes were offered al
9S16. No commission was paid to the
banking interest which sold the notes.
about one-half of which were placed
abroad and the balance with large fin
anciaI institutions in this city. The Un-
ion Pacific road itself, it was said, has
no immediate need for money. but the
subsidiary lines more particularly
Southern Pacific. were pressed for funds
for Improvement. Ordinarily the COM
pany would have offered bonds but be-
cause of existing conditions in the stock
market this was deemed inexDedient-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15

VN0fsd's fair in 1904. the Kansas Worlds s
fafHse commission has offered big cash
prizes as an inducement. The magnifi-
cent exhibit which will no doubt be Sc
cured in this manner will be put on ex-
hibition at the coming fair before being
taken to St. Louis where it will be ex-
hibited at the Worlds fair. In this way
we hope to be able to show at the state
fair a finer collection of Kansas prod
ucts than has ever been put on exhibi-
ton before The second reason for
thinking that the state fair of 1908 will
go down in history as the best is the
fact that the different departments
will be under the supervision of the
state association for that particular de-
partment. The live stock exhibit will be
under the supervision of the Kansas
Stock Breeders association, the poultry
exhibit will be under the supervision of
the Kansas Poultry association, and so
on. In this way we hope to be able to
collect exhibits that will be long remem-
bered by those who attend the fair"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
COOL WEATHER TO REMAIN
Forecasters Know of No hot Wave at
Present.

This cooler weather is likely to last
a day or two longer, judging by the
weather bureaus promise of probably
local thunder storms. Three Kansas
stations reported a slight rainfall Tues
d..
The mercury got up to 104 at Dodge
City, Macksville and Mcpherson. The
forecast today is Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday with probably local
thunder storms"
The corn and wheat region bulletin
issued today says: High tempera lures
obtained yesterday afternoon in the
central and southwestern counties.
with light showers in the northwestern
and southeastern. Lower tempfsra trlres
prevailed in western Missouri. The
temperature has fallen in the Columbus
and Chicago districts, but risen slight
ly IN the others. Light showers have
occurred in all but the Omaha. Des
Molnes and Indianapolis districts
The maximum and minimum ternner-
atures recorded for the "a hours ending
at o'clock this morning We're: Baker,
50. 6S; Concordia, Sss 72;+ Dodge CITY.
l04, GA; Dresden, 49, So; Fort Scott. 90
66; Hays City, 9S, Ga Macksville. 1O4.
6S; Mcpherson, 104, 70; Manhattan. "a
"a; Sedan. go 20; Topeka. 50 SIS; To,
ronto, 80, 66; Wichita, 49, 72.
Hourly temperatures today were as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
CHASED TWO MILES.
Driver of Freight Wagon Is
Pelted by Strikers.

repeated today when mob of nearly a
thousand men and boys chased for two
miles wagon loaded with freight from
the Kellogg Switch Board and Supply
company's plant to the Northwestern
railroad freight house. Many persons
were struck by missiles hurled at the
men in charge of the wagon. Five men
were arrested and at times the score
of police forming an escort for the
wagon charged the crowd and beat the
rioters back with their clubs. All along
the route blockades were formed by
sympathizing truck drivers and the
way was cleared by the police with
great difficulty. The freight was un-
loaded at the freight house by special
officers employed by the Kellogg COM
pany, the freight handlers refusing 10
touch it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
AFTER A PHONE LINE.
Kansas City, Has, May Annul
Bell Franchise.

Kansas City, Kas., July 15.-Mayor T.
B. Gilbert has instructed City Attorney
Marvin Reitz to prepare resolution
to be presented to the city council at
it's next meeting authorizing the legal
department of that city to institute
proceedings to annul the franchise OF
the Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company and take away all its rights
TO operate telephone system IN hah-
sas City, Kas.
The. people here who are users of the
present telephone system have been
complaining to the mayor for weeks
about the poor service ana the mayor
himself has some cause for complaint,
as he finds use for the telephone every
few minutes and is disgusted with the
extremely poor service.
In speaking of the matter Mayor Gill
bert said:
1T has now been more than month
since the Kaw river returned to it's
banks and without any excuse what
ever we are receiving telephone service
that is absolutely worthless. The indig-
nation of the people is justly aroused,
and l propose to see that the franchise
OF this telephone company is complied
with to the letter, or it will be deprived
of the privilege of destroying the pa
tience of the people, which il seems to
enjoy so much. 1t takes from thirty
minutes to two hours to get number
in Kansas City, No, and at times sew
eral minutes before we can get a num-
Der right here in our own city. l was
disposed to be lenient after the flood
and didn't want to be hard on any per-
son or corporation that suffered, but
there is a limit to all things 1t takes
only short time to string wires across
the river, and today we haven't half
enough wires between the two cities.
The people had just as soon have no
telephone service at all as to worry
along with the present condition of
things There is such a lack of enter
prise on the part of the telephone COM
pany as to place it in a light which de-
serves no consideration from this pro-
gressive people. The more the people
complain the worse the service gets.
shall resort to vigorous measures to i'm
prove the service or we will have no
service at all from this company.
shall take no further excuses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15

ability of a conflict between the United
States and Russian" was asked.
This was getting down to business and
every one in the car including the re-
porter himself shifted in their chairs
and looked uneasy
Il hope that there win be no trou-
ble," said the general. Heretofore these
two powers have been very friendly"
What is your opinion of the action
that the United States has taken in this
matter?" was the next question.
This was the question that ended the
interview The reporter had taken a
chance shot The man with the eye
glass let that article drop to the end of
its string. He looked at the reporter
as if he had committed a crime and
finally gave him to understand that he
should not have asked such a question
The reporter was ready to leave.
Good by said the general.