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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
SAYS PRICES ARE
NOT %EXHORBITANT
Washington Correspondent Cor
reefs Erroneous Impression
Concerning Charges for Ac-
commodotions for Worlds y
Fair Visitors. Z

Correspondents OF out-of-town newsra-
pers WHO came to st. Louis to report the
Den ooratic National Convention will do
much to correct the impression that seems
to have gone abroad generally that there
is an organized effort among the hotel.
restaurant and clearinghouse keepers to
charge Worlds Fair visitors extortionafe
prices for accommodations.
Relative to this. j.. Martin Miller. the
Washington correspondent of the Newark
On: j. News. had the following to say in
a letter TO his paper:
said that the hotel and ~boarding-horse
keepers have not advanced the rates so
that living expenses make it a hardship
for people of moderate means to visit the
Worlds Fair. Even during the week Of
the Democratic National Convention. the
hotel rates here. were much more reason
an convention. This WAS a surprise TO
those who came direct from the Republic
an convention. because 1t was expected
the hotels would be inclined to take I'M
due advantage of the situation. SOtwith-
Standing the overcrowded conditions of the
hotels during the convention. and the fact
that they were turning away guests by
the hundreds. the rates averaged consid-
erably less than at Chicago.
II is true that at a few T, OF the Leading
the rates and in some instances the class
of accommodations has been reduced BY
placing two or three &c 5 Snlhl IN a room I'm , anf
WIN 5000
way they get double the rates OF the
rooms.
thousands of residences in st. Louis
have been transformed into hotels and
clearinghouse of the second. third and
fourth class. as nearly as their rank can
be expressed. To most people these are
more satisfactory than the regular hotein
and are very much more economical.
The Worlds Fair officials have issued
n catalogue in which they register 5000 or
1900 OF these boarding-houses and hotels.
The prices for rooms range from Sl.50 to
SIS a week; for board and room from So
to $50 a week. There are hundreds of res
taurants throughout st. Louis where
meals can be mad as low as 10 cents. For
those who do not care to pay more. IS
cents will buy a good meal in most any
part of the city.
THE price of admission into the grounds
Is 50 cents. 1t is possible for a visitor to
live fairly well, without any luxurfes, of
course. for 81 to s1.& a day, or. adding 50
cents q day for admission, S1o.5O for six
days. The Worlds Fair Is not open on
SUNDAYS. OF course. If the visitor desires
to see the countless side shows connected
with the Fair he could spend money ev-
cry hour from the time he entered the
grounds. The great exhibits OF our own
Government. the several States and the
different countries of the world are FREQ
to all.
The Worlds Fair is the greatest and
most meritorious ever conceived. All ex-
position ehor. surely must eliminate
here"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

planning you my sad position and request
ing your protection for my only daughter,
your niece, Is years old, who 1 keep as a
pensioner in the College of st. Helena"
1t is a remarkable fact that the intro
ductory paragraphs of the letter received
by Mr.. Louders and Mr.. Treat are exactly
two immaterial verbal differences and
with the exception that in one instance
the name of the wife of the writer Is
given as Mary Louders and in the other
as Mary Treat.
The letter received by Mr.. Louders then
proceeds to relate exactly the same story
in almost the same language as that told
In the letter received by Mr.. Treat a few
months before.
The same precautions as to secrecy are
urged. the same directions as TO sending
or the chaplain of the prison. are given.
A different name for the servant OF the
chaplain Is given, however. and a different
naTnc for the prisoner.
When the letter TO Mr.. Louders arrived
at Sullivan. Mo. he was dead. and his son.
John Louders. replied.
PLAN IS UNFOLDED.
John Lcuders then received a letter dated
May 10. requesting that he advance nearly
$3.50 pesetas (about s7O) to redeem the
ba gsage.
A few days later another letter was re-
eeived from the, alleged prison chaplain.
tary TO General Campos. This letter was
dated May ~. and told of the writing of
the will of the prisoner and of its terms.
The letter also detailed the steps the al
legged chaplain would take to secure the
release of the baggage, and urged haste.
Another letter was soon received. dated
May y. A copy of the will was inclosed.
drawn up in legal form. Mr.. Louders's
share of the alleged fortune was to be
one-fourth.
Still another letter was received by Mr..
LplllprS. this time from tho ulIpya5
daughter of the dead prisoner. The letter
was inclosed in a small envelope with a
black border and began, Ny dear uncle"
be her photograph.
Mr.. Louders was inclined TO believe in
the Senutneness of the alleged fortune.
but placed the matter in the hands of
Father sullivan for investigation. The
Reverend Father Sullivan is convinced
that the whole thing is a swindle scheme,
He Is familiar with Spanish law and can-
Inc. such secrecy should be enjoined. or
why it would be necessary to pay 500 to
release the baggage of a deceased prisoner.
bile a; c r DyKs Of M the s1 a; Il d,,I Dyke A1'omo,
a fortune-telling letter. dated.
however. at Barcelona. May ~, 1904. This
letter states that The writer is n prisoner
at Barcelona: that his trunk containing
Sp.o0 francs. is In a railway station In
France. and that to secure the release of
the trunk Mr.. Dyke must go to BARGE
Iona, pay the Customs duty on a bag be-
longing to the prisoner. n from this
bag secure the check for the trunk.
A second letter to MIR. Dyke states that
a certificate for 5000 francs tabout $50
GO is in the bag, and that -. 500 francs
about $4,000 will be necessary to re-
lease It.
So far as known. no one has lost any
money in this supposed swindle scheme,
who have told of the letters, have re-
ceived similar epistles.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

Mr.. Treat received was dated at the
Castle Fort of Valencia, September %.
1903. and began with the words MY Dear
Relative"
After explaining that he learned Of Mr..
Treat through Mary Treat, a relative of
Nh. Treat. and the wife of the writer OF
the epistle. the author goes on to ask Mr..
Treat to become the protector of his
daughter. Is years old. who is a pensioner
In the College of st. Helena. This daugh-
ter is called the niece of Mr.. Treat.
was secretary and treasurer to General
Campos. who preceded General Weyler as
Spanish Governor General of Cuba.
When General Campos returned to
Spain, 1t IL said. the writer Of the letter
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years ago for a Chicago man, who had
received a letter from an alleged prisoner
in Barcelona. who claimed to have peer
arrested for duelins. In these letters the
alleged prisoner placed his daughter I'M
der the guardianship ~ the Chicago man.
. whom he claimed to Re a relative, and
promised the guardian a portion OF a for
tune IL he should assist in recovering 1t.
The existence of the money, it was
claimed. was known only to the prisoner
n the prison chaplain. Father Sullivan
investigated this case. and became con-
WINGED that 1t was fraudulent. An inves-
tigation of n similar case for a st. Louis
man two years age yielded a similar re-
suit
The third person to receive one Of the
fortune-telling letters was A. w. Treat, O
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

refused to accompany him. and as he did
not favor the policy of General Weyler he
Joined the insurcent army.
AS the result of a treason, so the writer
gees on to relate. he was oblige to emil
equivalent to fSs. 600. which Is about $780,
900.
WANTED GUARDIAN FOR CHILD.
fer rece,veH the news II the death of hts
wife. he claims. leaving 'the daughter In
despair and without help In this sad situa-
ton" He then decided to go to Spain
for his daughter and to bring her to the
United States.
The letter then proceeds in the following
poor English,
Before starting considering as impru-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
GIRL CRUSHED UNDER TRUCK.
Goes After Baseball and Is AL
most Instantly Killed.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. July 16.-Sophia Halpin, 5
years old, OF No. IS East One Hundred ard
Tenth street. was run over by a heavy
delivery wagon while playing in front of
her home. and almost instantly killed.
Unknown to the driver. Peter Weber. of
No. 1896 Wallabout street. Brooklyn. she
crawied under the wagon to recover a
baseball Just as he was about to Start.
Two of the wheels passed over her chest.
Weber willingly gave himself ~.
The little girls mother is dead. Her
aunt Mrs. Bloomfest. was killed by fall
Ing from a window some time ago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
PIN SCRATCH KILLS DOCTOR.
Meets With Fatal Accident
While Attending a Patient.

SPECIAL
Carbonate. Pa. July 16.-Doctor David
Leland Bailey. the oldest practitioner in
C~arbopdale. died as the result Of blood
poisoning. Il martyr to his profession.
About two weeks ago he was fixing a
curtain, when a concealed needle acct
dentally pricked his thumb. Later In the
day, as he was attending a patient suffer
ing from blood poisoning. the opening in
his thumb became infected.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

FLAXINE TOwELING-Just coming
In, 5000 yards: our banner Ea
crash: ~
TOWELING-l6-inch checked linen
Glass Toweling: red and blue. e
blue checks: s 1-3c value, for. UG
:1-inch very heavy PURE LINEN
unbleached Toweling; n
worth Ut
Barnsley heaviest nll-linen round
thread Crash. lS-inch: worth to-day
just 11iec: % pieces i9I>
Monday at......................uS2 C
bleached linen Russia crash l0
silver Toweling. washed flnishl Z 2e
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
Several Letters Telling Of For
tunes Hidden in Europe Turned
Over to the Reverend Father
Sullivan for Investiga-
ton.

What appears to be one OF the most
carefully planned swindle games ever at
tempted Is that which the Reverend Fa-
Their James Sullivan of the st. Louis Uni
versity has been investigating. and which.
Lad It been successful, doubtless would
have brought into the pockets Of its pro-
motors thousands of dollars.
The people in tine vicinity Of st. Louis
with whom the supposed swindlers a
been in correspondence a not parted
with any OF their money in the expecta-
ton OF obtaining a portion Of a great for
tune Of which the supposed swindiers told.
Fgr four years schemes similar to the
R-Spw being investigated have been in
operation, but so far as known the pro-
Ing. What Is considered strong evidence
that the stories told are merely PARTS of a
Gig swindle scheme is the fact that OF the
the last -four years telling of hidden for
tunes, all bear the earmarks OF having
emanated from the same source; all tell a
similar story of how the fortune an to
Pc 2 secret; all relate how the owner Of the
fortune IL In prison in Spain, and the ma .
toritv contain an account of a daughter or
niece of the prisoner in a convent, who
shall receive the bulk of the hidden for
tune.
So far has the promoter of the scheme
legged daughter to the American whom he
desires to redeem TIE alleged hidden for
tune by the payment. of a large sum.
BEGAN FOUR YEARS AGO.
The drst investigation made by the Rev.
Nrend Father Sullivan was conducted four
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
Towels.

TOWELS-e3 dozen 17x3i hemmed
buck b!eached Towels; good, wide
borders; worth 1Oc -.
anywhere, at.....................I 2C
TOWELS-15o dozen very good quail
ity bleached hemmed buck linen
Towels. with handsome Dor i6.
oers; regular value 17tsc......Ik2G
TOWELS-lsx3S fine imported buck
towels, with wide. snowy az.
borders: sl.I5 per dozen; each. .tJC
ToWELs-Very fine pure linen
bleached damask Towels, extra
size. with openwork borders and
hemstitched ends: 0eN
worth 50c. Z9G
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

London. Bank against an special contract
and only as q deposit as 1t appears in the
security document payable to the bearer
that the bank gave me as a guarantee,
SE ne, document ! hidden In a conceal
WHICH the most keenest eyes cannot find
out"
The letter then goes on to state that the
writer went on to Spain for his daughter,
but there he was arrested, brought before
the military Government of Carthagcna
and condemned to eighteen years penal
servttuds at the Castle of Valencia, where
DO is deprived Of all communication with
the outside world. even with his daughter.
When he was sentenced. the letter con-
tinues. his equipage and the portmanteau
were confiscated and held as n guarantee
for the payment of the costs Of the arrest
and trial.
In prison. the writer Of the letter says.
he is visited only by the chaplain, whom
he has taken into his confidence.
The letter, closes with a request that
Mr.. Treat become the protector of the
daughter. and with a covert request that
Mr.. Treat advance the money to pay the
costs of the legal process and thus secure
cate. He is promised a suitable reward.
The letter also states hat the writer is
prohibited from receiving any correspond
carried on through the servant of the
chaplain.
Needless to say. Mr.. Treat did not con-
sent to become the protector OF his alleged
niece. nor did he advance any money to
redeem the baggage said to contain the
check for f3J 600.
SULLIVAN MAN GETS LETTER.
The next person to receive a letter tell
ing Of hidden fortune was B. Louders of
Sullivan, Mo.
The first paragraph of this letter read
as follows:
MY Dear Relative-Having not the
honor to know you. but for the reference
which my dear wife. Mary Louders, you
relative. gave me, who, mentioning the
individuals Of our family, praised the hon
esty and good qualities that distinguish
you, / address myself to you for the first
time land perhaps the last one. consider
Ing the grave state Of my healthy, ex-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
OLD DIVORCE CASE.
COURT NOTES.

Carlos A. Long filed his bond in $780,
600 as administrator de bonis non with
the will annexed of the estate of Rob-
ert William Holt, deceased. with John
F. Colburn. Jas. F. Morgan and Anto~
nino a. Long as sureties. Judge Rob-
inson approved the amount of the PEN
atty and the suficiency of the sure
ties.
Identical demurrers to the pleas in
abatement of defendants have been
filed for plaintiff by its attorneys, Kin
ney, Mechanism & Cooper and G. A.
Gaibraith in the suit of VIM. w. Bierce,
Ltd, vs.. Clinton J. Hutchins. trustee.
and Arthur B. Wood. William Water
house and Albert Waterhouse. execu-
tors of the estate Of Henry Waterhouse.
Judge Robinson continued the trial
of Emmett May. indicted at the May
term for embezzlement, until Monday
morning.
The ejectment case of Ching Man
Sing VS.. Mary a. Richards ct al. goes
to the jury before Judge De Bolt this
morning the matter of instructions
having been arranged yesterday after
noon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
JAMES F. MORGAN,
S57 Kaahumanu Street.
FOR RENT.

Anapuni Street-Unfurnishe j. SIS. 90
Street-Furnished 800. 5000
Reretania Street-Unfurnished -. 2200
Aloha Lane-Unfurnishe ...... 1900
Lunalilo Street-Unfurnished -. 5000
Waikiki Road-Unfurnished $500. 1900
Off Waikiki Road-Unfurnished 1000
JAS. F. MORGAN,
S57 Kaahumanu street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
FIGHT OVER
KONA SALE
Confirmation Is
For the Time
Held Up.
EmbezzIement Law In
Richardson's Case
Ventilated.
Waikiki Beach Cass-RaPid Tran
sit CO. Sued-General
Court Items.

There was warm contest before
Judge Robinson late yesterday after
noon over the question of the confirm
alton of the sale of South Kona prop
erty under foreclosure in the suit OF
H. HackfeId & Co.. Ltd, VS.. w. Z.
Achi. Kapiolani Estate, Ltd, W. X.
Castle and j. NJ. Monsarrat.
Mr.. wilmington, representing Mr..
LGastle, attacked the report of the re-
ceiver. Franz Buchholtz, saying the
building of the fence to make a corral
for rounding up the stock on the
premises was unnecessary. He went
on to say that it was an unheard-o
proceeding to sell stock without CIV
ing information at the sale regarding
the number of animals, whether it was
one or a hundred head.
Mr.. Ashford, on behalf of Kapiolani
Estate, took up the same objection or
blind selling of stock and went on to
question if the best advantage had
been obtained by all concerned from
the sale as a whole. He was informed,
when in Kona some time ago, that it
was next to impossible to buy land in
that section. The land was held in
large tracts, most of it by that old
man of the sea, the Bishop Estate,
resting on the country's neck and like
ly to continue so doing for generations
to come
Mr.. Cooper. representing the plain
tiff and petitioner, replied, maintains
ing that all the proceedings had been
conducted with utmost publicity and
the contestants were themselves to
blame for any lack of information un-
der which they might labor. 1t was
contended that the court, in proceed
ings before the sale, passed upon all
of the objections now raised. Finally,
with the consent of the court, he pro-
ceeded to read the report of sale with
accompanying aff1davits as to notice,
sufficiency of value realized etc.
Messrs. Ashford and Wilmington
joined in objections to the documents
and when they We're overruled noted
exceptions. Next they strongly opposed
the formal motion for confirmation Of
the sale.
Mr.. Cooper argued that the case was
different from that of Silva VS.. Lopez,
as the mortgage here did not enumer-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
THE WORRIED WOMEN

They say men must work and
women must weep, but alas, in
this too busy world women often
have to work and weep at the
same time. Their holidays are
too few and their work heavy
and monotonous. 1t makes them
nervous and irritable. The de-
pressed and worried woman loses
her appetite and grows thin and
feeble. Once in a while she has
spells of palpitation and has to
lie up for day or two. II some
disease like influenza or malarial
fever happens to prevail she is
almost certain to have an attack
of it, and that often paves the
way for chronic troubles of the
throat, lungs and other organs;
and there is no saying what the
end may be. Let the tired and
overladen woman rest as much
as possible; and, above all, place
at her command a bottle of
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
a true and sure remedy for the
ills and maladies of women. It
is palatable as honey and con-
tains all the nutritive and cura-
tive properties of Pure Cod Liver
Oil, combined with the Com
pound Syrup of Hypophosphites
and the Extracts of Malt and
Wild Cherry. Search the world
over and you will find nothing
to equal it. Taken before meals
it improves the nutritive value
of ordinary foods by making
them easier to assimilate, and
has carried hope and good cheer
into thousands of homes. 1t is
absolutely reliable and effective
in Nervous Dyspepsia, Impaired
Nutrition, Low Vitality, Wasting
Conditions, Melancholy, Chloro-
sis, Scrofula, and all troubles of
the Throat and Lungs. DR.. E.
j. Boyes says: 81 have found it a
preparation of great merit. In
a recent case patient gained
nearly twenty pounds in two
months treatment, in which it
was the principal remedial a
gent" 1t carries the guarantee
OF reliability and cannot fail or
dlsappoint you. At chemists.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
Green
Christmas
Trees

They help to make the Christmas
merrier. AZ
order yours now. A telephone
message viii do, and makes sure
that you viii not be disappointed.
Although we viii have a large
number in time for Christmas,
present indications point to an un-
usually large demand.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
MANILA CIGARS IN TEA.

Or without Just the thing for a
Christmas present. Call at the HA-
wAIIAN TOBACCO Co, corner King
and Bethel streets, and place your or
der for box. Only a few left. New
stocks of smokers requisites just ar
rived.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
FOR LEASE.


have for lease one of the finest and
most complete properties in the city
for the purpose of private hotel.
The property is in the heart Of the
city, within few minutes walk of the
Postoffice and business district, is well
kept and buildings are new and in
good repair. There is a large main
building with four roomy bedrooms,
large dining room, wide halls, and
verandas.
Two cottages containing bedrooms,
sitting rooms, etc. All rooms are con-
nected with baths fitted with the lat
est sanitary improvements.
Bonafide applicants can view the
property by obtaining an order at my
office.
Tenant must be a responsible party
who will take good care of the place.
Apply to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09

Fact and Law at Issue.
Contest for Money
of Bankrupt.

A return by the president of the
Board of Health. presented by the At
torney General, and continuance till
10 o'clock this morning marked the
progress of the segregation habeas
corpus case in the United States Dis
trict Court yesterday.
Lorrin Andrews. Attorney General of
Hawaii, appeared for the respondent,
President L. E. Pinkham of the Board
of Health, who was also present The
petitioner, Emma L. Kaipu, daughter
of the subject of the writ, was in
court with her attorney. C. W. Ash
ford.
In the return, which Mr.. Andrews
read, it was. stated that Mrs. Mikala
Kaipu had been duly examined by the
proper medical authorities and pro-
nounced a fit subject for removal to
the Settlement, and. further, that she
had expressed her willingness to go
there.
The Attorney General mentioned, a
side, that by agreement with counsel
for the petitioner and His Honor the
body of the subject was not presented
in court. Judge Dole nodded corrob-
grafton.
This return raises an issue of fact, .
| Judge Dole observed. "And an issue
of law Mr.. Ashford responded add
ing that he would like time to enter
a demurrer. After some discussion the
hearing was continued as already
stated.
MIR. Andrews, viii the respondent
hold this person named in the writ as
in the custody Of the United States? %
the court inquired.
yes, SIR the Attorney General re-
piled and the matter was passed for
the day.
LAWYER VS.. ESTATE.
Judge Dole made a statement re-
garding a dispute in the matter of the
bankruptcy of H. C. Austin. The
bankrupt's attorney claims a lien on
the amount of his clients salary which
accrued during his suspension from
the Office of Auditor of the Territory.
This sum is held by the trustee in
bankruptcy, who claims it as part of
of the creditors. The attorneys claim
is based on services in the recovery
of the amount in dispute when the
payment of his clients salary was re-
fused. Judge Dole quoted the New
York practice making the question de-
pend on any agreement that might
have been made between attorney and
client, and continued the case until
this morning for examination of the
bankrupt as to any such agreement.
BANKRUPTCY.
Honolulu Clay Co, Ltd, was adj
Indicated bankrupt by Judge Dole
yesterday.
Several bankruptcy matters were
continued