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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-17

1 MRS. WILLIAM l. MOUNTS
FCarlinville. She 10 one Of the hostesses
Il the Illinois building at the World .
improved Upon. When the inspection
n ended he expressed surprise that so
tch had been accomplished with the
lifted amount Of the appropriation
hcheon at the East Restaurant Pavil-
at l o'clock.
Upon the Invitation OF Mrs. W. NJ
tother, the hostess at the Virginia
ilding. Professor Halsey C. Ives. d.
ktor of the Department Of Fine Arts at
n tho Worlds Fair After the lecture
Sere was a reception to the Virginia
achers who are now visiting the Fair,
kecutive Commissioners and hostesses
ID others. tho guests numbering several
Nlndre..
Professor Ives spoke from under tho
mous Gait statue Of Thomas Jefferson,
hich has been placed m the grand sa-
b Of Monticello. Of which the Virginia
uilding ID a replica II was In this room
At Mr.. Jefferson. as the people OF the
piacea h,. sPt eaa eoiec.,on es ne
aich was the work Of nine years stay
road as Minister to France from the
nited States. Mr.. Jefferson was con-
aered far ahead Of his time in art mat
S. In the course Of his remarks Pro-
Bsor Ives referred to Jefferson's love
q all that was artistic.
Tho teachers who have been attending
e Virginia School Of Methods, a. sum-
Yer school at Charlottesville. are spend
= q week at the Fair. They have been
fequent visitors to the Virginia build
Ag where q hearty welcome has been
kfended by Mrs. Strother. herself a Vir-
mia teacher. being a member Of the
kculty of the Randolph-Macon Woman's
pollege.
$At the Texas building this afternoon
jGrs. William Christian OF Houston. the
3nstcss for this week. will give . rnusi-
3aie and reception to the members OF the
jress OF ST. Louis, and to the visiting
newspaper workers, to all Of whom an In
5hirley Of Chicago will give q song recital.
INSISTED by Theodore Sturkow and Wilbur
of Dallas, accompanists Miss
phirley IS the daughter Of former Texan:
Henrietta. She is a niece OF Tom Ffnty,
n, who is a special writer on the Calves
(on- Dallas News. Mics Shirley is quite a
rssy younfil ye.eeilent Soprano no Voice Il sA''
At the reception Mrs. Christian will be
assisted in receiving by many Texas and
ID Louis women who are former Texans.
5ouyenir programmes will be issued.
Those who participate In the recital at
khe Texas building Yesterday afternoon
we're Miss Seebe of San Antonio: pianist {;
Iari smith of ST. Louis. 'celist: Mrs:
Janet fitzgerald Of Denison. reader. and
Quinn of San Antonio. violin
II. Miss Quinn is but IA years old.
An audience of several hundred at
landed the regular weekly recital at the
Arkansas building yesterday morning.
khose who appeared on the programme
k.,a Miss Louise Lake of Fayetteville,
Snrano: Nvin n. Mcleod OF Fort Smith.
nor: Miss Mary Ford Hamilton. Fay
feyiile. reader; Miss Fannie Brewer Of
1sxarkana, pianist. Apples, the Arkansas s
.isck variety. were distributed as souve-
hlrs.
Nxecutive Commissioner F. c. Hubbard
q the Indian Territory intends to depart
n few days for MIskogee. and then for
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-17
ANIMAL INDUSTRY
CHIEF AT MANILA
Doctor G. E. Nesom, Recently Ap-
pointed to Important Foreign
Position, Calls Upon Colonel
C.. X. Edwards.

Doctor G. E. Neson. who has just re-
cetved the appointment Of Assistant Chief
cc the Bureau of Agriculture and Animal
Industry in the Philippine Islands. arrived
in ST. Louis Monday to confer with
Colonel Clarence r. Edwards. Chief of the
Bill eau OF Insular Affairs. before leaving
10 take up his new duties in the Island.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-17

a trip through the Territory. Mr.. Hub
bard's trip has a twofold object. the re-
plenishing OF the exhibits at the Fair
and the arranging FOR the celebration OF
Territory Day. October /.
In refutation OF the statement that JEFF
ferson Davis, the President Of the Con-
federacy. wore a woman's dress when he
was captured by Federal officers in April,
1865. the suit of gray which Is stated
most positively as being the one he wora
at the time has been placed on exhibi-
tion in the Mississippi building, which IS
a replica of Beauvoir. Daviss last home
The suit is III a splendid state OF preser-
walton, and has been placed In glass
ease Attached to the suit is a clipping.
Parker. n Union soldier who was one of
the capturing party. denying that Davis
wore the clothes of woman. The cloth
ing came from the Confederate Museum
at Richmond. Va.
New Jersey visitors to the Fair were en-
tertained at the regular ss1niweekly in
formal reception at the State building
yesterday afternoon from to o'clock.
Mrs. G. l. Wall, the hostess, presided.
Ralph H. Daniels OF Sharon. Pa. and
Albert Norris OF Philadelphia. a cadet in
the United States Naval Academy. arc
the guests of Thomas II. Garvin. Jr. at
the Pennsylvania building at the Fair
George W. Clark of Adel. Speaker of the
Iowa House Of Representatives. accom-
panied by Mrs. Clark and son. Is a guest
at the Iowa building
Charles A. Ball. Executive Commits
sioner for New York. and chairman OF
the Executive Committee OF the Executive
Commissioners Association. returned yes
terday from a visit to New York City
on business. Mr.. Ball reports that the
first night he was in New York. the heat
was intense, and that as a whole the
weather was not as pleasant as In St
Louis.
An impromptu song recital was given
at the West Virginia building yesterday
afternoon. by Mrs. Francis Thomas Cor
don of Morgantown. Mrs. Gordon is a
member of the faculty of the University
Of West Virginia
That tho wisconsin idea Of advertis-
ing the attractions Of the Exposition is
bearing fruit 10 evidenced by the increase
in the attendance from that State. Each
day more and more visitors from the
Badger State arrive at the Exposition,
and the register shows that an average OF
800 q day has been attained.
The system which Secretary, Grant
hostess of the building, have been carry
ing out is by requesting many Of the
visitors TO write a personal letter to their
home paper or to friends. The commission
and postage. SO persistently has this plan
been followed that the increase in attend
ance Is possibly more marked than the
attendance from any other State.
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Of F Fear
o the Camera japanese - -

Phoenix, Ariz. and Senior vheente Cano
of Gallegas. South American VINO oroushe
the Patagonians to the Fair.
They were welcomed by senior Hianues
Zavaleta. Argentine Commissioner. ana
other members of the Argentine CommS-
sion and shown over the display.
Doctor MCGEE showed great interest N
the exhibit He says 1t is one OF the most
striking collections ever brought iro"
SOuth America.
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ENGINEERS TO VISIT EXPOSITION.
German Party Arrives mt New York
En- Route to st. Louis.

New York. Aug. ia party of Ger
man engineers. headed by Herr Schultz.
Under Secretary of State In the Ministry
pal and other engineering and building
problems in the large cities in this coun-
try. arrived here to-day on the steamer
Kronprinz Wilhelm.
The party will first visit the St. Louis
Worlds Fair and will then make a tour
covering many Of the principal American
citteA
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-17
CHANGE IN TIME OF CONCERT.
Exposition Orchestra to Play In Fes
tival Hall in the Evening.


Owing to the Swiss Day exercises IN
Festival Hall Friday. the regular sym
phony concert by the Exposition Orches-
ira will take place at o'clock In tne
evening instead of In the afternoon IL
will be wagnerian programme. consist
ing entirely OF the compositions Oh Kicn-
ard Wagner Arnold Inauen, tenor
singer from Berlin. Germany. has been
engaged as a soloist-
Mr.. Inauen has made a special study OF
Wagnerian music. being engaged by Hon
ry w Savage. the opera impresario, 70
sing the part Of Earsifal in the opera OF
that name. Friday night he will sing
tersinger' and Slegmund's Love Song
from .'Die Walkure." The orchestral pieces
will include overture to The Flying
Dutchrnan.' Ride of the Valkyries from
Die Walkure.' Song of the Rhine
Daughters from "Das RheinSold" and
vorspiel to Die MeistersinSer."
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Mexican band Will Play.

The Mexican Artillery Band will give a
concert this afternoon at o'clock at the
French Pavilion in honor of the French
Commissioners. Saturday the Mexican
Band will give a concert at the Pennsyl-
vania building from IL a. m. to ! D. m.
in honor Of Pennsylvania Day at the
Worlds Fair.
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Baby Mine
Every mother feels Q
great dread Of ths pain
and danger attendant upon

mother should be of joy ALL but the suffering
danger incident to the ordeal makes its anticipation Of misery
Mothers Friend the only remedy which relieves sat
and danger of materny this hour which dreaded
trial only made painless but al the danger avoided
by Those who this remedy longer
gloomy and other distressing conditions arc
the system made ready for the coming event. the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-17

ser1ous acc1dcnts 90 Common to the CRITICAL
hour are obviated by the use of Mothers n
Friend. ut is WORTH its weight in gold"
says many who have used it. $1.oo per III
bottle at drug stores. Book containing
valuable information of interest to all women. vii
be sent to any address free upon application t.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-17

New Jersey visitors to the Fair were en-
tertained at the regular ssIniweekly in
formal reception at the State building
yesterday afternoon from to 9 o'clock.
Mrs. G. l. Wall, the hostess, presided.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-17

Nxecutive Commissioner F. c. Hubbard
lof the Indian Territory intends to depart
"a q few days for Maskogee. and then for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-20
MRS. HANNAH ELIAS
IS AT LONG BRANCH
Finds a Cottage, After
Many Refusals.
NOT A DESIRABLE TENANT
Sent Her Japanese Servant and Tried
Herself Many Times Ua-
successfully.

LONG BRANCH, y. J., June 20.-After
several unsuccessful attempts in the last
few weeks TO rent cottage along the
north Jersey coast for the summer.
HaUnah Elias. Of New York, has finally
obtained a home at Long Branch.
Her first attempt to lease a cottage
was about three weeks ago. when she
sent Kato 70 Elberon. He said he repre-
sented a Spanish lady who wished A
cottage. Several were looked at. and
one decided upon. a lease was drawn
When the time came 10 have II signed
the real estate agent was informed 1t
was for Hannah Elias. Upon receiving
that Information the deal was declared
off
Kato went TO Asbury Park. but was
not successful. Last Monday Hannah
Elias went 70 Asbury Park herself in
search of a cottage and returned TO New
York on Tuesday without getting one.
The next effort she made was at Long
Branch, where she finally succeeded in
getting the Van Note cottage on Bath
Avenue. She took possession yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-20
FINAL PROTEST
ON CORTELYOU

CHICAGO. June 20.-According to a
report circulated today. Secretary Will
lam Loeb jr.. who has passed through
here on his way back from the Yellow
stone Park, is bearing 90 President
Roosevelt a final message Of protest on
the part Of the national committee
against the selection of George 3. Cor
telyou for national chairman
Mr. Loeb was requested by the ma Jor-
ity Of the members of the committee to
inform the President that they did not
think he ought 10 insist upon Cortel-
you's selection. He was asked TO say
TO s-chief that all the members of the
national committee We're his friends
and that the only reason for not wish
ing TO have Cortelyou at the head Of
the committee was their belief that the
campaign would be better conducted II
Il were IN charge of a man who had had
experience in national politics
According TO the statements Of some of
those who were parties TO the protest
made to the President, Loeb told tbs
committeeman that the man responsible
for thc Presidents decision 70 have
Cortelyou manage the campaign wal
Cornelius y. Bliss. II is said Bliss in
formed the President that CortelyOI
would be more acceptable 10 those wht
would be called upon 10 furnish IN.
sinews CT war than any other maj
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CASUALTIES APPALLING.
GUNS AND MEN CAPTURED.

The japanese legation today re-
ceived the following official dispatch
from Tokyo:
General Oku reports that the
Russian corpses buried by us near
Telissu up to the evening of the
18th amounted to 1916. Bodies
are still being discovered, and it is
believed that the number will be
considerably increased.
Natives say that during the en-
gagement the Russians carried back
by railway many of their killed and
wounded, while later, when about
taking flight, they burned or buried
many corpSeS near Hua Hung Kow.
"The number of rifles, guns, and
men captured, besides those already
reported, is increasing, but the total
is not yet known"
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CONVICTION FOLLOWED
ADDRESS OF RATS"

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. June 90
For expressive brcvity. Prosecutor Hoop
or 8 address 10 the jury I'm the Doil-Davls
larceny case. tried before Justice Mcr-
ritt yesterday. doubtless is the record
address IL consisted of one word.
Rats"
Davis WAS charged 10y "a farmer with
the larceny OF some whips and the
testimony showed that the man was
seen coming out Of the barn with a
whip IN his hand. His attorney had a
most ingenious explanation of the cir
Cumslauce. II was that the man had
been using the whip TO kill rats.
Hooper saw that the jury did not take
much stock in the explanation.
Rats was all he had 70 say when
II came his turn to talk.
Inc Jury WAS out five minutes. and
found the man guilty.
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CORTELYOU OFF TO
CHICAGO TONIGHT
Plans to Leave Washington
on Late Train.
RESIGNATION is ACCEPTED
Metcalf Summoned to Take His Place
at Head Of the De-
paTtment.
In This Vast Hall the Rep

There will be "A new Secretary Of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
within "A few days.
Secretary Cortclyou's resignation has
been accepted and Representative Victor
Mctcalf has been summoned TO Wash
ington. Pending his arrival Assistant
Secretary Murray Will direct the affairs
OF the department
Secretary Cortelyou arrived from New
York this morning. smiling and chip
per. Unworricd over the vast amount Of
work ahead of him as chairman Of the
national committee. He brought with
him mass Of data concerning the Slo-
cum disaster. and went 10 work at once
making same sort OF q reEort upon what
the Federal oisccrs have already dis
covered
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WEATHER REPORT.

The weather has been unsettled east
Of the Rocky Mountains. with showers
IN the central valleys. the middle and
south Atlantic States and tho middle
nd northern slope West Of the Rocky
Mountains the weather has been gener-
ally fair.
ly, but are about normal. except in the
lake region, where they are comparative
ly high
The weather Will continue unsettled
tonight ard Tuesday in the East and
South with occasional showers and
thunder stroms. There Will be no tenn
perature changes Of consequence, except
along the lower lakes. where IL will be
somewhat cooler.
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DISTRICT WILL GET
OLD WEBSTER SITE
Land to Be Used on Which to Erect
New Police Court.

The District will obtain possession Of
the site Of the old Webster Building for
S35,5OO, and no contest against the ar
rangement Will be made by johnson II.
FAINT. who up 70 this time has desired
$4,000 for the property.
This land is to be used together with
the present site Of the Police Court
building as a site for the new Police
Court that the District is to erect
II has developed that condemnation
proceedings viii be required to give
the District a clear title 10 the land
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PENNSYLVANIA MINERS
Do NOT CALL STRIKE

SCRANTON. Pa. June 2O.-Contrary
to expectations. the miners Of the On
tariO and Western Company, whose rep
resentatives, two from each Of the thir-
teen mines held a convention in this
city. did not declare strike.
They referred their grievance against
the company 10 the district convention
which will be held in Pittston on July II.
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Russian Fleet Believed
to Be Safe Again at
VladivOStOk.
ELUDE JAP PURSUERS
Siege Guns Tried on Port Ar
thur-Superior ty of Range
Demonstrated.

TOKYO, June 2O.-Vice Admiral
Kamimura, who has been pursuing
the Russian Vladivostok squadron,
has failed to overtake it.
The vice admiral yesterday re-
turned without anything to show for
his pursuit. This morning he sends
an official message expressing his re-
gretS that he failed to encounter the
Russian fleet.
1t is understood that the Russian
vessels have again reached Vladi-
voStok.
SIEGE GUNS ON PORT ARTHUR.
ROME, June 2O.-A telegram
from Chefoo states that on Saturday
the japanese began land bombard-
ment of Port Arthur for the purpose
of testing their siege guns. The
Russians replied to their fire.
The result of the duel indicated
that the japanese guns have the
greater range.
BATTLE ON AT KAI CHOW.
LIAO-YANG, June 2O.-ReportS
reached here today of further fight
ing to the southwark on a consider
able scale. The report says that a
battle is raging neat Kai Chow.
The first train, bearing wounded
men, has passed through here, 60
ing northward.
Kai Chow is about twenty-five
miles south of Niuchwang and about
thirty-five miles north northwest of
Siu Yen.
RUSSIANS ACTIVE IN NORTH.
YIN KOW, June 2O.-Between
five and six thousand Russians have
occupied TSai Maxi, north of Stu
Yen.
There is also a considerable force
of the Cars troops at Hiai Hota,
near TachiChO.
CASUALTIES APPALLING.
TOKYO, June 2O.-General Oku
reports that after the battle at Telissu
last week the japanese buried 1916
Russians who were found dead on
the battlefield. The burialS, he SAYS.
are not yet finished.
Natives, according to the report,
state the Russians buried, burned, Or
carried off many other dead.
The Russian casualties were ap-
palling.
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Webster for Vice President. and invaria-
bly, the delegates ask Why. who the
- is John l.
The word used In blank space rhymes
with John L. This makes Burkett as
mad as 1t does for him 10 know that
Washington is TO have new municipal
building Webster won't be in It.
Senator Hansbrough. Of North Dakota.
has readjuster tariff plank, and al
though favored by a handful of West
erners, won't stand a show II is merely
a new name Tor tariff reform or tariff
revision.
And the ''stand-pat'' leaders won I
have it. As one prominent delegate said
TO-DAY: If there is any change made
IN the platform as Lodge has written it
already. it viii only be Instances where
his typewriter has made mistake in
spelling"
A Polygamy Plank
Senator Burrows. chairman of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. is working for a plank con-
demning pOlygamy, which is taken 10
mean that he will be against seating
Senator SmOot when the latter's case Is
decided.
The Utah delegation is working hard
to prevent the insertion Of such a plank.
asserting that il is not necessary as
there is no polygamy and it would be
needless and hurtful affront 10 Nor
mons. The plank will be included in
some form however.
There will be one woman delegate in
the convention. She is Mrs J. b. West
OF Idaho. which is the only State which
has the courage Of its suffrage con-
&c Of
Tennessee
Pay Little Attention.
Chicago is not taking any particular
interest in the convention. the people
hustle along just as if there was no
such thing as this great national gather
ing in their midst
The thousands Of delegates are swaI-
lowed up in the multitude OF tens and
hundreds Of thousands citizens of the
city. a block away from the lake front
hotels there is nothing 10 indicate that
the most prominent statesmen Of the
nation are here by scores and hundreds
Now and then struggling country
delegate wanders over on TO State Street
and looks at the towering height Of Ma
sonic Temple, but ne is lost in the
jostling crowds
Autonomy for Filipinos.
Secretary Shaw says there will be a
Philippines plank promising some sort
OF autonomy 10 the Filipinos, but that
conditions will be attached which will
demand high standards of civilization
from the little brown men before this
step is taken He also declares that the
financial planks OF past platforms VIII
be approved
Governor Albert B. Cummins, Of Iowa.
who was sent to this convention as a
deIegate-at-large by a stand-pat con-
vention. says there has been a change
in sentiment since the adoption Of that
conventions platform.
For Tariff Readjustment.
we believe" ne said that the tariff
wall should not be so high as 20 permit
home producers to sell goods at a profit
that may be called extraordinary and
unreasonably large
He believes that the party should go
on record as favoring tariff revision IT
the next session OF Congress.
The chief mission of the Porto Rican
delegates is to secure a plank in favor
Of extending 20 the islanders recognition
as citizens OF the United States and
looking 10 ultimate statehood
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-20
FORMER EPISCOPALIAN
A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST

TRENTON. y. j.. June 20.-Edward A.
Stokes. 81 wealthy real estate owner.
who. q few months ago, treated much
comment by leaving Trinity Episcopal
Church. and Identifying himself with
Christian Scientists. has had iucorporat-
'd the First Church of Christian Scien-
uststs Of Trenton. 10 give the Scientists
OF The city a legal status. and with a
view Of erecting a church in the future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-20
JOHN SIEGER READY
TO MOVE ON PANAMA

John Sieger. formerly Of the adjutant
generals office, has been appointed pri-
vate secretary to Chief Engineer Wal
lace of the Panama Canal. and left
Washington this morning for New
York. where ne will join Mr.. Wallace and
other Government officials who will sail
for Panama tomorrow
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Won't Talk of Plans.

The Secretary, OF course, declined 70
discuss his plans and intentions for the
coming campaign. but he laughed when
asked point blank if he thought fl pos
sible for the Democrats to nominate
man who can -sfeat President RoOse-
welt. Mr.. CortelyOU. however. appre-
ciates the vast amount Of work ne must
do. and he is not one who is likely to
undervalue the fighting powers Of an
opOncnt.
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LINER BREAKS RECORD.

LONDON, June 2O.-Capt d. HQge-
man, commander Of the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II Cfrom
New York for Plymouth, Cherbourg and
Bremen). in message by wireless
telegraphy off the Lizard says. "A!l
records broken"
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RUSSIAN SEA
RAIDERS WORK

TOKYO, June 2.-The transport Id
zumi was sunk of Oshima, near Tsus-
hirna Strait. on June -.
One hundred and eight Of the passen-
gers and crow took TO small boats when
the Russian warships were sighted.
The Gromoyoi signaled for them 20
approach and the boats complied. All
were taken on board the cruisers Many
OF them were sick soldiers
The prisoners were Hned up and com
PEELED 20 witness the sinking Of the
Continued on Third PaXe)
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OF for Chicago.

Asked when ne intended TO go West,
MI COrtelyou said:
Il have just pumped into the Slocum
matter. and have to do some terrifcalIy
last work. / hope TO got through with
this by tonight. If ! do. 1 shall leave
iol Chicago on late train. II / am
delayed. I will go tomorrow"
All reports 10 The contrary notwith-
standing. Mr.. Cortelyou is we'll pleased
with his new position. and he IS both
enthusiastic and confident of success at
the polls I'm November Mrs. Cortelyou
Will accompany the Secretary 70 the
Windy city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-20
MAYFLOWER SAILS.

The Mayfiower sailed yesterday from
Newport for Gibraltar. 1t will Join the
European squadron on It's cruise through
the Mediterranean