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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-14
DEFEATED CANDIDATE
! !. WILL QUIT POLITICS.
Charles A. stein Loses Third Time I'm
Race for County trAssessor-Con-
plete County Returns.

Defeated, for the third successive time
in his effort to secure the Republican nom
'ination Of Assessor of st. Louis County.
q Charles A. Stein has decided to quit. pol
it1cs. He viii devote his time to his farm.
To make his withdrawal complete. Mr..
Stein resigned as a member Of the Re-
publican Central Committee. Charles Graf
Of Ferguson being elected to succeed him.
Mr.. Stein was candidate at the Repub-
lican primaries held in the county last
Saturday. His opponent, J. A. Jacobs
meyer, received 3,2SS to his 2,454. The po-
sition pays about 5000 year.
The Republican Central Committee met
yesterday to receive the official report OF
the primary vote. william Eabring for
County Surveyor led the ticket with 6.0l3
Circuit Judge. received 5.ss7 votes; Doctor
Otto w. Koch, for Coroner, $3.50, and
Rowland J.. i Johnston. for Prosecuting At
On the contested ofiices the vote was as
follows: shern-qeorge Herpel. 1851:
John W. Bellairs. 2,15s. Collector-Fred L
Kerth. 3796; Louis z. Strothkamp. 1,S7s.
A. Stein. 2,l54. Observation-Disclosures II.
Hackman. 3.s12: Henry G. Helmering, 2.4s6.
For County Judge in the First District.
John Wiethaupt received 24n votes, to
314 for John E. Roswag. In the Second
District Gus Kassebaum get lsls votes;
Henry Bopp l16s. Thomas r. Ackerman
40. and J. Henry Schultz A. For Repre-
sentative in the Legislature from the First
District William Hoeber. received 1269
votes, F. M. Anderson $50 and H B.
Hilgeman $40. John p. Ossenfort. in the
ceived 3.0s7 votes. For Constable In Gem
trail Township. Fred Lenz received L076
votes. William d. Olderworth 519 and
Theodore F. Hubbard ~. In Bonhomme'
Township. Mich Schumacher received 65s
votes to $50 for William Handel. In Ca
rondelet. John F. Schaper was renominat-
ed with 800 votes to 3SS cast for Peter
Meyer.
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Members Will Arrive To-Day to
Receive Building From Busi-
ness Mems League.
TICKET DISTRIBUTION PLAN.
Subscribers to the Democratic
Convention Fund Will Receive
Admission Card for Each
IS Contributed.

d. j. Campau or Detroit. J. G. John
son of Peabody, Kas.: Norman f. Mack
of Buffalo and C. A. Walsh of Iowa.
members of the subcommittee of the
Democratic National Committee on Gem
eral Convention Arrangements, will ar
rive in St Louis to-day and probably will
be Joined by the seven other members to-
morrow. when the formal transfer of the
Coliseum by the Business Mems League
to the National Committee will be made.
A force of carpenters and electricians is
at work on the interior Of the big build
ing. and this work will be hurried to
completion in time for the transfer. The
Hall Committee of the Business Mems
League. OF which John Schroers Is chair
man. has expended $500 in the rearrange-
ment of the Coliseum. and when the
wiring is completed the work will have
cost in the neighborhood of 800 or 5000
( The Finance Committee, OF which Charles
H Huttig is chairman. has about finished
its work and the $4,000 promised the Ma
uonal Committee will be Forthcoming
when the convention assemblies on July s.
The admission tickets to which sub
scribers to the fund are entitled will be
delivered to the league on the morning of
that day. and will be distributed from the
league rooms, A subscriber is entitled to
ticket to one session of the conven-
ton for each s. subscribed. The tickets
are not to be printed with coupon at.
tachments, but will be marked First
Session." Second Session or Third
Session. as the case may be. and will be
good for that particular session only. 1t
is expected that there will be eight ses-
sions Of the convention, but az there may
be more on one day than another the
tickets will not be dated.
Although some Of the downtown hotels
have been compelled to refuse further
reservations for rooms during convention
week, there is no apprehension that there
will not be ample accommodations for all.
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General Bell Charges C. G. Ken
nison With Participation in
Dynamite Outrage.
ATTORNEY HANGS IN BULLPEn.
Deported Miners Returning From
Kansas = Citizens Alliance
Protests Against With
drawal Of Troops.

Denver. Colo, June &C.. g. Kennison,
president Of Miners Union. No.. 70, iof
Cripple Greek. was arrested this afternoon
by City Marshal Moore Of Goldneld. while
he was going to. the headquarters of the
deported miners in: this city.
The charge against him is murder for al
legged participation in tho blowing up Of
dynamite. Mr.. Kennison did not resist
arrest. but after his arrest he got into
an alteration with Moore. and the Mar
shal struck his prisoner on the head with
gun. making a scalp wound.
MINERS RETURN FROM KANSAS.
Fifteen of the deported miners have re-
turned to Denver.
A special from Granada. Colo. = town
about twenty miles west Of Holly, says
that a large portion Of the deported min
ers have arrived there.
ARRESTS AT CRIPPLE CREEK
Cripple Creek. Colo, June 1s.-Several'
arrests were made here to-day. The
most important was that Of Frank J.
Hangs. attorney for the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners. The arrest was or
dered by General Bell.
General Bell sent out q party OF soldiers
and deputies on horseback this afternoon
to capture a party OF twenty-five to forty
armed men. vino, the military authorities
declare, are hiding in the mountains north.
of Cripple Greek and are prepared to re-
sfst arrest to the death.
II Is said nifty to seventy-nve more
miners will be deported in the next day
or two.
The contemplated withdrawal Of troops
has called out a protest by the Citizens
Alliance and the ownefs' association, and
It is likely Governor Peabody win be
asked to continue the soldiers in the field
for an indefinite period. The citizens say
that martial law has had salutary ef-
feet. and they fear. II declared on at pres
ent. many Of the deported men win re-
turn.
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SENATOR'S COLLAR
BONE NOT BROKEN.
General Cockrell Suffers No Pain
From Fracture Of Neck or
Right Humerus and Feels
Much Better.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. June 12-After a refresh-
ing sleep last night. Senator Cockrell
awakened this morning feeling greatly
improved He was shortly up and dressed
and spent the day quietly at home. The
General was comparatively free from
pain all day. and this evening is feeling
very well. W
The statement found Its way into print
that General Cochrelrs right color bone
was broken and his left shoulder bruised.
This is a mistake. as no injury to the
collar bone occurred and the left shoul-
der was not affected. The fracture OF the
neck and the right humerus az the ply
sicians stated after their first examina-
fion. is not severe and there fs every rea-
son for believing that 1t will heal readily
and nicely u
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FOLK SAYS He WANTS
ALI, B0oDLERS TO BOLT.
Only the Democratic Party, bat
the state OF Missouri.
REpuBIlc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Bolivar. Mo-. June 1S.-The Delegate
Convention here to-day elected w. A.
Roberts. L. L. Wilcox. J. H. Payne and
]. W. Graves delegates to the Jefferson
City Convention. instructed for Ruby. Al
len. Musgrave, Cowgirl, Major Bronaugh
and Woodson. and w. U. viles, delegate
to the National Convention.
The vote in convention was "A for Mus
grave and % for Cook. No opposition to
other Candidates. Folk arrived on the 4:45
train and spoke to an immense crowd at
the opera-house and drove to Fair Play.
where he spoke tonight.
In his speech at Bolivar Mr.. Folk said in
part:
One Of the arguments used by some Of the
IN sns sa
opd S bolt ,byy,s Ny ssPy yss =, that wan,eS them
only bolt the DEE &C s' psas M but 1s9! se
the State Of Missouri. as Krata and Kelley. die.
Tsat fs'y M s1s sas either e openly ee Or
pected Republican politicians make no secret
may have the TACT that this Is viii viii
De against US In the coming campaign.
elected BY honest votes DO no. % want ate to Se &c
elected at all: would rather be defeated With
ssn 9s ssetss x
without their aid than victory with their sup-
l.
panderinG to these Influences under the mis-
taken impression that II waafnecessary, to have
their aid In order to win elections. Honesty 10
the best politics, after all. and IL we openly
and boldly hurI defiance at the. forces Of cor
the hearts Of the people the response will give
u ten votes whers one will be lost
In order that this battle may be waged ef-
fectively. no mao should be put on the ticket
the corruptionists and their allies. No man
ment. q Who trackies to undesirsbie indn-
ences. ought to be nominated for any office.
Mould ds0s: 70 sFy Dssss Disss Gp p: to
lovers Of good government. q ticket that means
sues to divert the publici mind. The nkht
:s :ssn' rs sa sas " Hsay esn on n uns
the Democratic banner. The Democratic party
Missouri the most unhealthy. place in all the
no fsvors to ask Of corruptionists and no quar-
ter to give. Every man nominated should be
In accord with this idea; else the plain issue
We desire e submit to the PEOPLE win be Oh.
harmony % Of the effort TO- have the Missouri
idea reign supreme in this great Common
believe in the absolute right Of the people
pose TO dictate who shall BE-. put on the ticket
With me- The samn convention that non,inates
me for Governor, X 1t does. has the uxht to
say who shall mn the other places on the
Will: i Would ,,s ,S Be ,pr 70, me
n vicw Of the issue that We will have in the
coming campaign. take II that It Is not Inn
proper for me TO give my views not Of men,
nt.lif.hce Sa. r. aa p.tr.otism q the rsnR and
Me o{ the party and believe they can settle
these problems and settle them right.
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AND FRANCIS
FIGURE in ARKANSAS.
ParEer He's 80 Instructions. hut May
He Strong I'm the Con-
ventfOn.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Hot Springs. Ark, June 1.-THE State
Democratic Convention will assemble to-
morrow at noon. Nearly all Of the dele
gates arrived to-day. Governor Jeff Davis
came Saturday.
Owing to the absence Of contests for
nomination OF candidates for State ofiices
interest in the event centers upon the ac-
ton Of the convention In sending instruc-
ed delegates to the Natioal Convention.
sts Louis. The indications are that there
will be straigh. fight between the fol-
lowers of Parker and Hearst.
Five out Of the seventy-dve counties OF
the State have Instructed for Hearst.
while Parker Is Without an Instructed
ever that he will enter the contest the
stronger Delegates from ona county are
instructed for David r. Francis OF Mis-
souri. 81
Governor. Davis win be nominated for
Governor for the third time. which breaks
the record In the history Of the State
Elaborate preparations have been made
by the citizens OF Hot Springs for the en-
tertainnent of delegates to the conven--
ti0Q.
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Additional Work Assigned to
Men Stationed at Home Of
the Lady Managers.
MRS. MANNING WINS POINT.
Must Watch Door, Take in Visit
ers' Cards and Answer Tel
ephOne in First Floor
Office.

For sill lime the much-mooted question
"a IN whether tho two pnards stationed
at the home Of the Board of LADY Man
ayers shall be called guards or orderlies
has been settled
This question which has been perplexine
the minds OF the members of the board.
was answered Yesterday by. the issuance
of new orders by the officers OF the Jefrer-
son Gnards giving To each of the two
guards the title of orderly to the Board of
Lady Managers
Mrs. Manning nresldent of the BOARD
thought that the guards should be order
lies and should nerform the duties Of or
derl.es.
The question was brought I'D by the
resignation OF one OF the guards from
this post last week on his compIaint that
work was siyen 10 him to execute out
side of his regularly defined duties as a
Jefferson Guard
His case was investigated. with the re-
suit that the guards ON duty at the home
were instructed 10 perform no work OUT
side of guard dutv
Mrs Manning insisted that the guards
should at least he nermitted tn present
visitors cards to the members or the
board In the lower hall offices Of the
home.
Mrs. Manning made 3. few other little
suggestions as to minor details of work
which she thonpht the guards or or,1erlies
should he exnecte6 70 nertorm. A. usual.
Mrs Manning won
notwithstanding the new ,;,,e thew vii,
stand vuard ov.r the aa.t SCREEN door on.
trance to the magnificent home.
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To-DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUsINEss.

Yesterdays bank clearings were &1o.-
sl25s7: balances ssss.sss. Local discount
rates were between ~ and per cent.
Domestic exchange was quoted as fol-
lows: New York. SOC premium bid. Soc
premium asked: Chicago. l5c premium bid,
eoc premium asked; Cincinnati. Louisville
and New Orleans. loc discount bid. par
asked. 49,
Wheat closed higher at Aas@s41tc July;
N.o7Ms9l.0s No. 2 red. Corn closed higher
at SX1ls;sc asked July; 4SG4s&c No. :
mixed Oats closed at 37hc bid July: Ac
No. mixed.
Spot cotton was unchanged In the local
market. fat
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wanted to sen spurious Passes.

wanted to Sell Spurious Passes.
4 man who persistentiy refuses to give
his name was arrested last night at the
Fair grounds by Special oficers Butler
cn0 as nasses ss 10 fse v e trs S
oflIcers were HfttinK on q bench when the
man approached and began talking to
them After he had gone far enough to
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INDoRsE. DocKERY AND COOK.
Rails County Delegates to Conven
= ton Are Selected.

L. dOA Are selected.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New London. Mo-. June 1.-THE Demo-
cratic County. Convention here to-day
chose the following delegates to the sew
eral conventions:
State, Jefferson City-Joseph B. Brash-
ears. Thomas Harper. William Emison and
Harry Tate.
Joplin-James o. Allison. E. L. Afford.
T. Waters and Elijah Jamison.
st. Joseph-David Wallace. T. E. White
cotton. E. p. Hannay and Edwin Mellon.
et. Louis-Walter Mcfarland, Mac Stout,
w. R Netherland and Joe Burnett.
The State delegates are instructed for
Foil. Rubey. Cook. Allen, Orchard. Win
ters and Majors. Those to Joplin are in-
structed for Dockery, Clark. Vandiyer and
Stone for delegates at large.
st. Joseph delegates are for Woodson
and St. Louis delegates for Peers.
Strong resolutions were unanimously
adopted indorsing the administration OF
State affairs by Dockery and Cook, the
course Of Cockrell. Clark and Represents
tive Wallace. and pledging hearty support
to Folk.
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Girl Lost at the Fair.

Ethel Wood. aged "A years, of Newberg,
No. was reported lost at the Worlds Fair
last night With her mother and Mrs. H.
N Chapman OF No. 1888 Mississippi ave-
nue.. whom she was visiting. she went to
the Fair yesterday and embarked on a
gondola alone with directions to the gon-
dolier to return her to the place where
she got on the boat. At a late hour she
had not been found. and the police were
notified.
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Kansas Delegate. start sunday.

kansas DeIeERfes Start sunday.
/ Topeka. Kas.. June 13.-Kansas Repub-
1icans WIN begin to make toward Chicago
have engaged rooms and probably that
many more in addition viii attend. d.
W. Mulvane, the National, Committeeman,
left for Chicago to-day. Kansas will
have twenty delegates and; alternates in
the convention.
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W. r. STACY NAY CONTEST.


Investigates Election.
REPUBI1c SPECIAL
Macon. No. June 1a-W. +. Stacy OF
Capao, who. on the face of the returns at
Saturdays Democratic primary. was de-
feated for the nomination for. Sheriff by
H. N. Graves of woodviile, by ios votes;
went to sWoodvilie to-day with his at
torney. with view to contrasting the re-
turns from Middle Fork Township
The vote Of Gravess home precinct, It is
said,. was held back until It was ascer-
!tAined how many votes Graves needed to
soyercorne etacy's maj jority. and then the
Middle Forksrs delivered the good.
Graves snys he II perfectly willing to
haif. There were four candidates In the
fleld for Sheriff.
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wAsHINGTON.

Suggestion OF Secretary OF the Navy
Moody for Attorney General. succeeding
Knox. who is to become Senator from
Pennsylvania. meets with encouragement
at White House.
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C. c. Dickinson Of Clinton. Mr.. De Ar
rnond addressed the convention.
The new COMMITTEES; Bates, g War
neck; Cass, o. W. Byrum: CedAf. v. =.
Craix; Dade, Mason Talbut; aenfyr r: A.
Committee organized by elecffnX r. A.
Parks chairman. and Mason Taibut Sec
retary.
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Audrein Repabliean cenvsrtien-
RDPUBLIc SPECIAL.
MEXICO, No., June U.lThe Audrnin
County Republican Central COMMITTEE to-
day, called q mass CONVENTION to b hold
full county ticket ana select Delegates 10
the different State and District conven-
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The ceremony dedlcatins the Burns Cot
faee viii be held This morning with rrssi-
dent Francis and etr Hugh Gnzean=Ret63
4 the principel hpea1ets The replica jf
N cot ID which zysntnt l3okby nusnzl.
n = s ~ . rse seSIs 3 y 1s'E 'ss| q
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Prince Pu Lun. Chinese Imperial Conn
departs at noon to-day with his entire
suite for New York, where he will en-
bark for Queenstown on his return "trip
to Pekin. 80.
The sumptious manner In which he en-
tertained during his stay in ST. Louis
won for his Royal Highness the name OF
lie vors vivant." and that this term has
not been misapplied may readily be seen
from the fact that the head bookkeeper
at the Washington Hotel was engaged
from o'clock yesterday morning until 3
o'clock last night In estimating his bill.
On the occasion Of the Princes first visit
to this city he remained two weeks and
occupied suite of twenty-five rooms. for
which he paid so day each. This same
suite. at the same figure. has now been
occupied for eight days. making total
Of s as an item mo Of regular liar expense; 1p s
cigars and other incidentals will add
away up into the Thousands.
1t was stated last night that the cost OF
the Princes first reception at the hotel
alone was sufficient to keep up good
hostelry for about one month. When the
account was finished last night 1t covered
sixteen pages Of foolscap. closely written
During the day his secretary was kept
busy sending cipher messages to Queens
town. London Paris, Berlin and Pekin.
The cost Of these exceeded 1000. '.|s
As soon as the Prince departs the fancy
drapingS OF the suite will be removed and
the rooms will then again be assigned to
ordinary smorta1s. $50"
{ 1t was learned that before returning to
his own country his Royal Highness will
visit several capitals OF Europe. and it -
thought that the. cablegrams which were
located insthese cities OF his coming.
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JeAersol City and RetsFn,
sIso via: N; :. k & { r BY; June :. spe-
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Csils Ss11eial Cenventiea.
REPuBrIC SPECIAL.

s0om4nfi Cfove. No., June N-The
Bem0e16fic Judlcial Committee for the
El4hSeentR yu1lctal Circuit hls issued 9
& sS' z 'sss 81 6 g: = 4, s ,sI|I sas
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Says Kansas VIII Support Hit.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Topeka. Kas.. June ls.--The Kansas
delegation to the National Republican
Convention will support Congressman
Hit for Vice President. Senator F. d.
Smith, a delegate at large, who polfed
the delegation, says II will be for HIT
and that he will be nominated.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Members Of the subcommittee Of the
Democratic National Committee on Con-
vention Arrangements, win arrive in st
Louis to-day, to formally receive the
Coliseum from the Business Mems League
The Eclestic Medical Society Of Mis-
soun opened its thirty-hfth annual ses.
sion.
One man is dead and another seriously
injured by falling girder.
Health Commissioner Simon plans to
keep record Of all consumptives.
An attempt was made to destroy the
Monks Church. but an unsuspecting lay
brother. who was lighting the candles
which would have caused an explosion
could not cause the deadly wicks to burn.
John J. Mccarthy and Anna M. Goudy.
who eioped from New York, were arrest
ed and are held for the Chief.
Five thousand dollars has been given
worthy students at Columbia University
to enable them to visit Fair.
Worlds Fair passes issued to Expos!-
tion employees must be renewed every
week.
After travelling 1900 miles ON bicycle
in many foreign countries. the Reverend
Henry Sprinkler of Upper Alton. H., land
ed in San Francisco yesterday, finishing
world tour.
The Commonwealth Trust Company sold
its holdings. 100000 of Toledo Belt Line
bonds. yesterday.
Prosecuting Attorney Johnston Of st.
Louis County wants Deputy sherifs un-
known to gamblers at Creve Coeur Lake.
Circulation managers OF newspapers be-
gan three days session at the Worlds
Fair.
Mrs. Sarah Schasfer will testify against
her son charged with larceny and muir
der
Prince Pu Lun departs to-day. His hotel
bill is enormous. fgt
Three negro stokers were injured in an
explosion that disabled one of the Transit
Company's plants yesterday.
Mrs. o. 7. Holt OF Houston arrived to
preside as hostess at Texas building.
In a letter. written at Florence. Italy.
while his wife was seriously Ill. Mark
Twain humorousiy regretted that he
would be unable to visit the Worlds Fair
at President Franeis's invitation.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Doctor Eugenia Metzger Of Kansas City
has been appointed to go abroad and
study at the women's Table for Research
at the Geological Station in Naples.
James N. Tyner. former Postmaster
General. asks President Roosevelt that
tho charges OF gross corruption made
against him in White House review. of
the Bristow report be withdrawn.
The Government may name ansarmy or
navy official as president Of the Red Cross
Society. to succeed Miss Clara Barton.
Arthur W. Robertson is murdered at
Nsttoon. Ill. =
= The Arkansas Democratic State Con-
vsntion meets to-day at Hot Springs
Two men who attempted to rob the Post
Once At High Prairie. Mo-. were wounded
by shots from the guns Of posse who
had lain In wait for them.
Nan Patterson Is indicted for murder in
the nrst degree In connection with the
death Of Caesar" Young.
Republican leaders go to Chicago to pre-
pare for National Convention.
Negro stops runaway team at Louisville
and saves General Simon Bolivar. .Buckner
and Mrs. Buckner from probable death.
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PODulaR ConGRe01ln1n E1ee1ve9 sM6n.
Or ~ Aeeeasaatfea.
REpusLic efDC1Af s;;;ss
: eouth GresHne,t ~ - Il .z3s 4.
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His Hotel Bill Covers Sixteen
Pages ofiFoolscap and Runs
Up Into the Thousands.
PAYS s2,s4o FOR ROOMS,
Head Bookkeeper at Washington
Hotel Works Thirteen Hours
Preparing Imperial Com
missiOners' Accounts.
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. Prince Pu Lun's hotel bill COW 4
q cred sixteen pages of foOlscap.
. 1t took one bookkeeper thirteen
. hours to make 1t out.
. HA occupied twenty-five rooms 4
. and paid 80 q day for each.
. In addition to this his account for
. cigars. wines and incidentals
. amounte0- to thousands of dollars.
. The Princes recent reception at 4
. the washington cost enough to
. keep up an ordinary hotel for one
. month.
. Toll on his cable messages yester-
. day amounted to more than 1000.
, . 80 q . q q - 80 81