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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
SANKEY FAMILY
HOLDS REUNION
For First Time in Forty Years
All the Members Are in
One City.

The reunion of the Sankey family. which
Is now being held IN ST. Louis. probably
will not be duplicated during the Worlds
Fair period. Six brothers and three sis
ters are here and the youngest are more
than 52 years old.
They are the children of Major Ezekiel
and Sarah Sankey of Newcastle Pa. and
the children. grandchildren and great
grandchildren of this couple now number
more than fifty. They have come from
both the far East and the far west to
see the Fair and attend the reunion
Those present are Charles c. Sankey,
Wife and daughter. of Newcastle Pa,
Eben b. Sankey and wife of Seattle
wash, William Macdonald and wife of
Greene. Ia. Mrs. Rebecca E. Falls and
Miss Sallie Falls of Newcastle, Pa. Hem
ry c. Sankey OF ST. Louis. James F. Sank
ey and wife of Pittsburg Pa, William ].
Sankey of St. Louis Mrs H H. Pinto of
st. Louis and Lawrence l.. Sankey of
Salem, Mo. The youngest, Mrs. Pinto and
Lawrence l. Sankey. are twins
This is the first time that all the living
members of this family have been toseth-
er for more than forty years Ira D.
SaEkey. the evangelist. is a cousin of the
Sankey's who are here. Several of the
members of this family have attained dis
tinction. and all have been connected with
the railroad business. Eben 3. Sankey
formerly lived in Missouri and was on the
Republican ticket for presidential elector
several times. The lelatives have gathered
at the home of Henry c. Sankey, No. 1854
Russell avenue.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18

hoo,, sa;d and done at a conference which
80 pot said and done in the manner
...,.d and then to make that misrepre
zcpt,,ion the basis of Il ferocioUs editorial
,,,.cl- r,pon me- running through a weeks
i.e,. of two newspapers? Does he think
,b,. was all right, and that 1 should have
re,,.,psd silent, and borne this injustice
without protest.
And because I did not do that, but, on
the contrary, contradicted the statements
of the Star and related what actually did
occur and as it occurred. does Mr.. Folk
think on that account that L nave marched
forth with a stiiletto in my hand to make
war upon him and the Democratic party.
If this is the way lie views such things,
then he and could never agree as TO that.
And. while you are thinking about this. do
not forget just what 1t was i SAID, why
said it and just what my offense was.
Il leave tonight for Nebraska. and dur
ing my absence 1 hope this tempest in a
teapot will sutside. All 1 ask now is to
have the truth made known II the truth
is not made known before L return =:;;
see about it afterwards"
SECRETARY COOK
MAKES STATEMENT.
Secretary of State Sam B. Cook to-
night made the following statement for
publication:
I'm view OF recent publications in
which issue has been taken between Sena-
tor Stone and Mr.. Folk. in which my
name with other Democrats. has been
mentioned / desire to say through The
Republic that the only statement I have
to make. / have already made at a con-
ference AZ the Southern Hotel on Friday.
August j. l99i. at which Mr. Folk. Sena-
tor Stone Senator Cockrell, Judge Evans,
Mr. Mcleod. Mr.. Seibert and Mr.. Van
diver were present While the confer
ence was confidential. and while I feel
that the less notoriety these matters are
given. the better for the party, any gen
tiernan present is at liberty. SO far as I
am personally concerned, to make my
statement public.
(siened, SAM B. COOK"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
Secretary Taft Makes Order Oh
His Return From
81. Louis.
REASONS FOR LATE DATE.
Government Would Have White
Elephant on Hands Should
Structure BE Seized, and
Wants Advice.
The. Republic Bureau.

iiIh ~. and PelnS-iVaria Ave
Washington. Aug. IA hearing on the
alleged consolidation OF the Merchants
and Eads' bridges will lie held at the W.
Department in this city September IS.
That Is the status of the case ae fixed to-
day by Secretary Taft. Immediat tely
upon arriving at the department Thu:
morning Secretary Taft called for the pa
pers in the case. They are neither NJ
merous nor lengthy. He later dictated an
order addressed TO the Merchants Bridge
Company and all others interested IN the
cause to the above effect.
From the celerity with which the Sec
rotary took up the case it may be con-
cluded that he combined business with
pleasure while in St. Louis. and took ad-
vantage OF the opportunity to look into
the case at close range.
The original order of Secretary Root gave
the Merchants Bridge Company until
September !. 1863, to show caus, why the
nIiGge should not be taken ch lrge OF by
the war department. This time was later
extended 10 include December l. and sub
Sequehtly the extension was made in
definite. pending the decision Of the Su-
prelne Court of Missouri in the State case
of law.
The order dictated to-day states. among
other things. that the point in this case
Is In no way similar TO that in the State
case.
Perhaps the most apparent reason for
setting the date so late IN the fell is
that secretary TAFT is TO leave Washing
Ton August .. 10 make a few campaign
speeches, and later to rejoin MS family at
Murray Bay. Canada, not returning to
the city until the middle of September.
Again, the interested persons are not pre-
suIned TO be prepared to argue their cases
on short notice, and it is only fair that
tEey be given rcaSona ble time.
Another reason may be that which WAS
advanced when the matter was first
called to the attention of the War De-
partment last year. namely. that, even
II the department should take charge of
the bridge, 1t would prove Il veri:abIe
white elephant. there being no precedent
On which to base the conduct of its al
fairs.
by. the time the hearing will have been
inished and a decision arrived at the next
session of Congress will not be a great
distance off. ard in this connection il Will
De remembered that Congress must pass
J, special act directing the Secretary of
War what disposition to make of the
'ridge. Therefore. it is not improbable
hat a cogent reason for setting a late
late is to relieve the War Department
rom possible embarrassment II Secretary
aft shall decide that the act authorizing
he construction of the bridge has been
The order. which briefly reci,es the his
t not having been ready for the signature
Il the Secretary when the time had ar
ived for him to depart for the golf links
o keep an engagement. Ii Will be signed
he first thing in the morning and then /!
7ill be forwarded at once to St. Louis
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18

| sturdy constitution and magnificent
! manhood. and yet temperate in his ac-
| uons and dig!I!tied in his demeanor.
II IS not the orator or man OF letters
nui the man of reserve force. of sound
Judgment. of conservative method and
steadiness of purpose whom the people
nave call d TO the office Of the presidency;
nol%b biy IN the contests between jefferson
| hd BrrF. Jackron and Clay. Lincoln and
douglas, Grant and Greeley Cleveland and
Blaine.
Dire predictions were made f,y our po-
itica- opponents Of what would happen
it the -. Louis convention. but they mis-
Judg@d the temper Of the party and the
people While there had been differences
III preceding campicIs. yet at 81. Louis
they were all harrlonizSd and Il common
ground was f9uEd upon which all could
stand AMI do battla for Democratic pri!I-
c'ples- \ platform was adopted by
unanimous vot. embracing the issues o.
the day. and presenting TO the people
dee -aralion Of principles which. in the Ian
3uAge OF tn" times, iS sane, safe and
sound
With candidate whose personality
appeals TO the good sense and sound judG-
iu"nt Of the american people, platform
whose principles are for the greatest good
- tine greatest uUnbe-. ant Il reunited
party earnest for tn" restoration of good
and economical government. should
succeed. and the principles of Democracy
again triumph
Il beg my countryTnen. as they value
their Iihcrti- to gUarG with great care
the sacred risht OF locl! seif-Govcrnment
and to Uatri! with a jealous eye tha
tendency Of the times to centralize power
in the hands of the few.
MI Chairman. ii is an added pleasure
to receive This notification at your hands
You have been conservativ" and courage
Gus as leader of our part: in The House
OF Representatives position which few
men have filed with tn. signal ability
that YOU have displayed.
1T viii be my pleasure and duty, at a
time not lar hence, 70 accept more form
ally in writing the nomination which YOU
have rendered in such graceful anG COM
plimentary terms. and To give nv views
upon some of the important questions
now commanding the attention Of the
country g
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
Member of Harrison's .iGminis-
tration Deserts Repub.
lican Party.
DOESN'T LIKE ROOSEVELT.
Says President Has Overridden
Constitution. Acted R,dicn-
lousy in Panama Canal
Matter, Usurped Rights.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC spECIAL
New York, Aug. 17-Denouncinc the
imperialistic policy of the President. VIII
liam Morton Grinneil. q prominent Repub-
llcan. an appolutee of benjamin Harrison
and nephew of Levi +. Morton to-day
declared that he would vote for Judge
Parker. His announcement is another sign
of the drift OF Republican thought toward
constitutionaiism as opposed to imperial
ism
Mr.. Grirnell comes of family which
for three generations has upheld the tra-
dtilons of the party which he has lef:.
His grandfather was one Of the members
of the electoral college who voted for the
first Harrison. Mr.. Grinnell served un-
der Benjamin Harrison as Third Assistant
Secretary of State. He is practicinc
lawyer in this city and director of the
Illinois Central Railroad and of several
other corporations.
My decision" said Mir. Grinneli this
evening, has been reached after much
thought on this subject. The President
may be all very well in his place. but l
think that he would do better as a Viking
IN the Ninth Century than as the ruler OF
this country. His acts have gone beyond
the bounds Of law. and in many cases he
has fcmented class and race hatred by his
policies.
perhaps there Is no objection to 4
President being little autocrat!c. but he
has overridden the Constitution and dsre-
garded the law. His making of appoint
ments during a constructive recess that
is. in reality no recess. Is a case in point.
His signing of the rule which made every
veteran of the Civil, War an invalid per Sc
and entitled to pension is another ex
ample.
The motive of it was to gain votes, but
1t amounted to nothing less than an alb
sol,lte decree. These men became invalids
and entitled to pension because he so
anna Canal is ridiculous. 1t Is more absurd
than illegal, for IL amounted to an enun-
citation OF doctrine Of eminent domain ap-
piled to a foreign state
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
HOSE USED TO
STOP AUTOIST
Chauffeur Made Claim He Could
Not Prove and Gardener
Was Obdurate.

An employe in the Landscape Depart
ment of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton yesterday made An effective weapon
of a garden hose to prevent a chauffeur
from plotting an automobile where rules
forbid their going.
The claim was made that the automo-
bile. which was occupied by man and a
woman, was the property of President
Francis
B. J. Kent was watering the plaza in
front of the New York building when the
driver of the automobile made an attempt
to pilot his machine over the hose
You can't pass over this hose said
Kent
This is President Francis's automobile
and here's my permit to go anywhere on
the ground" was the reply of the autoist
as he pulled pi -ce of paper out of his
pocket
Still sprinkling and with the hose in
one hand, Kent walked up to the machine
and with the other member reached out
for the alleged permit. 1T proved TO be
nothing but one Of the official maps of
the grounds
This atte-Ipt at deception upon the part
os the man in the automobile made the
man with the hose all the more angry. He
leveled the stream at the machine and its
occupants and the automobile was turned
around in quick order.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Davis II. Mayor. former member OF
Missouri Legislature died in Washington
The Society of American florists norni.
mated officers and selected Washington
j. c.. as the next convention place. al
yesterdays session.
8. p. Hill. a iaborer. WAS knocked
twenty-five feet after being struck by a
street car on a trestle.
komzak concerts begin next Tuesday at
the Worlds Fair
A hose was used TO stop an automobile
from going over forbidden ground at the
Worlds Fair.
Sankey family are holding their re-
union. 1t is the first time in forty years
that all the members OF the family have
been in the same city at the same time.
Governor Terrell of Georgia was shocked
when he heard the news of the Statesboro
lynching
st. Louis County contractor plays detec-
tive role to arrest alleged gambler
Police Sergeant John Berry was acquit-
ted of the charge Of neglect of duty at
the Democratic primaries. The jury dis
agreed in the case against Patrolman Sui
livan.
Nothing but airs from light opera will
he played by the Exposition bands to-day.
Clinton a. Welch denounces the Wal
bridge scheme
The revalidation of Worlds Fair passes
s. 10 begin at once.
Chinese at a Pike concession will be reg
istered. They must leave America as
soon as the Fair is over
The National Commission yesterday ap-
proved 200 names submitted to it as pro-
spective members of the Jury Of Awards
Wholesale merchants are greatly
pleased with the Fair as a medium for
increasing business
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
Marine Intelligence.

New York. Aug. T.-Arrived: Barbaros-
"a. from Bremen; Hekla. from Copen-
hagen: Oceanic. from Liverpool; Lombar-
dia.- from Genoa and Naples Sailed:
Nord Amerika. Naples and Genoa; Ma
testic, Liverpool: U. s.. Christansand and
Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Aug. 1+.-Arrived: Hellig
Olav, New York, via Christiansand.
Antwerp, Aug. 16.-Arrived: Switzerland,
Philadelphia.
Liverpool, Aug 16.-Arrived: Michigan,
Boston; Westernland. Philadelphia. via
Queenstown.
Naples. Aug. 1G-sailed: Prinz Oskar.
New York.
Queenstown. Aug. 17-Sailed: 1vernia
Hrom LiverpooD. Boston.
Dover. Aug. 17.-Arrived: Pennsylvania.
from New York
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
WOMEN ARE ATTACKED
BY CHICAGO STRIKERS.
A series Of Disorders Marks the Day
fin the SfOck-Snrds District. Keep
ing Police Busy.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago, Aug. i1.-Mrs. Mamie Dolnigan
and Mrs Mary Keilv were attacked and
beaten BY a mob as they were leaving the
bsfns of Nelson Morris & Co. to-day. They
had gone there to report the illness of
strfke-breaker.
The police rescued the two women. scat
f,red the crowd with their clubs. and ar
rested Charles AIbertschulk. who. last
Monday, was fined SO for similar Of
fense.
poIire rescued two women and seven men.
who had served as strike breakers. in a
rjot shat eliminated in an attack on the
I,ot,ee at No 1855 Justin street. the wreck
inf the windows and the smashing
down of the rear door.
The house OF Frank Scl.imick- No. DID
WOOD street was attacked by another
crowTi. and windows shattered and the
G.,,esnerate riot broke ont at Forty
otrff, street and Ashland avenue shortly
after noon when Charles Scheors ard
AITander Detz'e were dragged Nom a
esr~et ear and badly beaten.
fnsnector Hunt and Captain CrancA .ei
,r.:SoJice IN person and 2 hard foi,. Nth
sisc s.roVd resulted. The injuretI ,-,en -
s~sr,d Il, an alley. Among the otbs- W..
t,-S~Sx Of violence was ~. attack ~, Gu.
rsF fsosInscl Arthur r. Evan. of S.,;1s en-
s,o.. as he was riding On Ceptcr avenns; e.
80. NJ
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
TELEPHONED FOR A LICENSE.
Miss Bess Hurd Hawkins and
Ford Dix Married at st. Charles.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
ST. Charles. Mo. Aug. 17.-Miss Bess
Hurd Hawkins of st. Louis and Ford
Dix of San Antonio. Tex. were married
here last night by the Reverend Paul
Allrich at the parsonage of ST. Johns
Evangelical Church.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Hawkins
teIephoned to I friend here telling him
she would arrive late in the afternoon.
and asking him to arrange with the
County Clerk to have the license ready.
The friend met the bridal party at the
depot with 4 carriage and they were
driven to the home of County Clerk
Dierker. where the licenses were waiting
for them. From there they called on the
ceremony. after which they departed for
a bridal tour.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
DEADLOCK MAY CONTINUE.
No Hope to Choose Congressional
Candidate at st. Joseph.
REPEBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
St. Joseph. Mo-, Aug. I7.-There Is not
tie slightest reason for believing that the
deadlock in the Fourth District Congress
sional Convention VIII be broken when
the Democrats gather here again to-nor-
row. and resume the arduous duty Of cali
ing the roll.
Judge A. D. Burncs. Campbell Wells
and Henry l.. Dillingham; of Platte City
arrived early to-day and began taking
notes on the situa tion In behalf OF Fran
els Wilson of Platte County. l. r. VII
lianls of Savannah. Booher's law partner.
came tonight. and Congressman Cochran
has several active lieutenarts at work.
ent is for one of the three candidates to
withdraw. None of them is willing TO do
:his. for each considers his chances for
winning toe gooc.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
10.DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clear!E,s were s9643.-
2S5. balances, slN9.23o. Local discount
rates were between Az and 6 per cent.
Domestic exclanH. was quoted as fol
lows: New York 2Oc discount bid. lGc
discount asked: Chicsgo &c discount bid.
l5c discount asked: Cincinnati. Louisville
and New Orleans. 1Oc discount bid. par
Lsked
Wheat closed higher at sl.0ji4 asked
Sept. s1OIa1.09 No. red. Corn closed
higher at 54c Sept; 5n, soc No. 2 mixed.
oats closed at SIC asked Sept; 3ii.n3il@c
80. mixed.
E*ot cotton was unchanged in the local
f..-act
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
SENATOR HOAR'S END
THOUGHT TO BE NEAR.
Physician Holds Out No Hope for
Longer Than Twenty.
Four Hours. Il

Worcester. Mass, Aug. T.-Senator
George Frisbie Hoar Is thought to be dy.
ing
No hope is held beyond twenty-four
hours. lockwood Hoar. son Of Senator
Hoar. said to-day that the Senator's ens
tire system seemed TO be worn out.
The Senator was resting quietly at 1850
under the influence OF opiates. Doctor
Warren r. Gilman left the house at 1880
o'clock.
Senator Hoar's mind was perfectly clear
up to the time the opiates were admins
tered.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
s,;AR IN THE FAR EAST.

The garrison at PORT Arthur refuses 20
surrender and is disincltled TO permit the
departure OF noncoinba;i.nts
The japanese are pressing the siege OF
Port Arthur with great v Sor, and. ac-
cording to Chinese reports. the city Is in
a deplorablc condition.
The cruisers Rossia and Gromoboi are
reported at Vladivostok
Japan threatens 10 seize the Russian
"Srsh'ps at Shanghai. claiming that their
:.-csence. while conducting extensive re-
pairs, IL n violation OF Chirese nelarality
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Four persons are killed and twenty-four
injured. one fatally. in a collision between
a trolley car and train at Chicago.
Clarence De Ryder bicyclist. is killed
trying TO loop the loop at Salt Lake.
December wheat advances cents to
S1.10 on the Chicago exchange. Fear of
famine in the Northwest is the exciting
cause.
Senator Henry G. Davis accepts the
Democratic vice-presidential nomination
at White Sulphur Springs, w Va.
Philip Weingimer. head, Of the building
trades strike In New York, is arrested on
tho charge of extortion
Doctor A. W. McAlistee. president of the
St;ite Board of Health. is investigating
the peculiar malady prevalent at Vein. a
German settlement in Charlton County.
Missouri.
n. J. Pennington of ChilIcothe. Mo-, ss
years old. is robbed of $3.50 by man who
pretended to have house to sell him.
The Fourth District Congressional Coa-
veIition will reassemble to-day at St Jo-
seph. There is no prospect Of the dead
LOCK- in which Cochran. Eooher and VIII
soIi-are the main factors. being broken
Jodge Parker will probably come to st
Louis either during the first part OF octo-
be-. or on New York Day at the Worlds
Falr.
Governor Dockery issues proclamation
setting forth that Labor Day should be
observed as a holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Euford of Ian
caster. Mo-. celebrate the sixtieth ami
verHary OF their marriage.
Rfcts and disorders mark the day in the
Chicago stock yards
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
STONE SAYS THAT FOLK
EVADES HIS QUESTIONS.
Continued From page One.

sas City Star. which is Mr.. Folks spe-
ciai organ in Western Missouri. had not
forced me. by its misrepresentation and
attacks upon me. to do so in self-de<ense.
Does Mr.. Folk think it was all right and
proper for me to be put in q false position
by having it said that certain things had
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
SPORTING.

Bas dor scores speedy victory at
Fair Grounds over Jack Young Other
wipners were Hersain. Triple Silver, A.
Mubcodey. Ed Ball and Blissful
Commodore looks best In to-day's feat
ure. race at the Fair Grounds
Browns defeat the New York Americans
in hnal game Of the series by a score of
3 ta1
Mddle weights meet at the West End
Club this evening in fifteen-round bout
Cardinals defeat Philadelphia by last
inning batting rally, by score of . to T.
Chicago athletes win peltathlon and
basketball championships at Stadium.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
To Open Jewi.h-Chri.,s.n Mission.

The formal opening OF the JEWISH
Christian Mission. at No. 143c Franklin
avenue. which was postponed last Sunday.
will be held at O'Clock this evening
Several Jewish Christians will speak. as
will also ministers interested in the cause
The Sunday school IN connection with the
mission will be opened next Sunday after
noon
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
Resented Alleged Interference.

John II. Be1an was arrested on the Pike
last night by Detective McGratll as he was
drawing a revolver on Frank Reed en-
poyed at Cumnins's Wild West Show.
Behan claims that he brought several In
dians TO -. Louis to take part in the
show. but that several weeks ago the In
dians were taken from his charge He
claimed that Reed was responsible for the
change.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
UNIDENTIFIED MAN KILLED
Thought to Be the Son of s.;
Louis Woman.

A telegram from Indianapolis last night
stated that the mutilated body of man
mad been found on the railroad traces
forty miles from that city.
From letter found in his pocket it is
thought that his name was Harry Uppen-
house, and that his mother lives in St
Louis. A letter from her wGs found in
which she said that she was glad that he
had found wcrN and was doing well.
Evidence tEat he had been riding on the
rods under the cars was found In a broken
beard which was lying near him
The name does not appear in the di'ec-
tory.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
America Against I,nIy

Giant Jack Gienistcr champion of the
world. will compete with Guiseppi Zern-
mel.o. champion OF Italy. in an exciting
race on the Grand Basin tomorrow after
noon. starting from the Louisiana Pur-
chase Monument. and finishing at the Cas-
cadeS
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18

Mrs Lizzie Null of No. 1890 Spruce
street discovered burglars at work IN
the rear of the store OF J. J. Morris, un-
der the fiat she occupies. and. securing
a revolver she fired several shots at the
mon. The burglars. thoroughly frightened.
fled down Spruce street. Nothing was s:o-
len.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18
Doctor VI. w. wooten

Wanted at once at DossviiIe Miss His
father is very low. Report to Ebb. Block
er. at S. S. c. NJ. $50 Kinssbury boulevard
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18

$500 to New OrIeans and Return
VIA MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
August %. September - and q. Office SIS
Olive street
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18

South Bend. Ind, sleeper
Via Vandalia Line leaves S:04 y. m. daily.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18

Three through trains to all points East
via Erie Z. r. Tickets, IO2 y. Fourth St
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-18

raGnd Rapids Sleeper
ia vandalia Line. s.04 2. M