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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
By LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

| be laid to rest who has succumbed to the
winter"
Peasants are warming themselves by the
/ fires that have been made at the street
| corners. men and women. who have come
in with their carts from the country
| sun is set that which startles the stranger
Is the extraordinary silence which pre-
Sails.
None dare venture out. Now and then
| an electric tram passes. with its wbizzinS
| sounG. or the ~sleighbells break the ghast-
ly and oppressive stiffness for a moment,
for the hand OF an iron monarch Is p
| the world, and the Russian winter rules
the people.
sian Is sad, but centuries Of deprivation
nave cast his cOuntenance in a melancholy
mold. But little brightness comes into
his life save that which shines to him
from the Holy Holes, for the Russian is
essentially a religious man. and the Rus
sian woman possesses the rare gift of un-
questioning faith.
The lkon corner is the center of a Rus
sian hut. Here. with a little lamp burn
ing dimfy. is the picture Of some saint held
by the Russian in a reverence amounting
to love. for the attitude Of reverence is
one Of the marked characteristics Of the
SlaV race. The peasant believes in God,
and herein lies probably the strongest
weapon with which the Car preserves his
power.
For a belief in the Father in Heaven is
interviewer In his mind with a faith In the
father OF his peopse. Thu Russian peas
ant woman walks through life hand in
hand with poverty, fighting famine as she
goes.
Imperial commissions have exposed the
reasons for the poverty Of the Moujik a
hundred times, but the fact remains the
same.
A system Of protection has made It i'm
possible for the Russian to Obtain proper
implements for his farming. The dispose
ton Of the a n is another barrier to the
possibility Of his making a living. and
many are the tragic tales that could be
told by the strong. ~fair-haired wife of the
days when hunger has Invaded the cabin.
when there Is no credit except from the
usurer. no hay for the cattle. no food for
the baby.
In no country has the temperance cause
made such extraordinary strides as I'm
Russia. The Empire. with the relentless
hand OF despotism. monopolized the drink
trafnc.
In some ways that monopoly has lone
good. In other ways II has done harm.
The law. which is intended to prevent
drinking among the peasantry. too often
falls; but. on the otner hand, the siren
uous efforts made by the Government to
provide counter attractions to the drink
shops have done undoubted good.
All over the Empire scores OF peoples
theaters have been opened. the admission
to which often costs not more than half a
cent. and tearooms. lectures and concert
halls. to which men. and. women 20 to-
gether, have unQuestionably lishtened the
gloom Of the Russian peasants expert
ence.
We are told that the ice is hressi..ss, that
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
A Polite

Everybody's Magazine.
Always after the conclusion of the business. on
Judge Taft's first grand tour of the Philippine Province,
there was a banquet to celebrate the establishment of
the new Government. Judge Taft made it a point to
take in one Of the leading native women. After the
banquet came the inevitable bale. The dancing always
began with the rigodon. an old Spanish quadrile. At
the first Of these functions which he attended. Judge
Taft surprised the members of his own party. He had
got a young Filipino to make him a diagram of the
figures of the risodon. and had learned them. When the
time arrived to open the bail. he led out the wife of the
local presidente. His friends looked TO see him make
mistakes. but he went through the different figures
with only one slip: a performance more c~reditable than
that Of most Of the Fflipinos From the beginning the
ladies Of the Commissioners families attended the ma
tive celebration. and Mrs. Taft always took part in
tho dances.
THAT entailed, I may say said Judge Taft to the
House Committee. "a considerable effort when the
days"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
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; TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic. March /. 1878.
. The Lie6erkranz Society gave Il
. concert at the Mercantile Library
. Hall for the benefit Of the German
. Orphans Home, No. 9sS Chouteau
. avenue. Of which Eugene Haase
= was president. Among those who
took part were Miss E A. Cuno.
. j. krug. F. Diehm, c.. Schraub-
. stadter. Miss A. Taussig. Miss L.
. Walter. ". wetzier and ]. Saler.
. The South St. Louis Furnace
o. Company discovered that 100 tons
. Of iron had been buried near its
. plant. When and by whom the
. metal was concealed was not
q known.
q The Pittsburg cave. at State and
q Lynch streets. used by Clemens,
. Koehler & Co. for storing beer,
. burned.
= Henry vogt of No. 1914 North
q Ninth street was robbed and beaten
= by hfghwaymen near his home.
. A committee Of ladies appeared
. before the Municipal Assembly and
. opposed the installation of water
. meters. Mrs. V. L. Minor addressed
. the legislators in behalf of house
q keepers. (.
. Adolph Frederick OF No. 1873
. Franklin avenue was run over and
. seriously hurt by a horse car.
{. Masked men robbed the home OF
. Thomas b. Jones of Bclleville.
q W. B. Thompson and Nathaniel
. Meyers. attorneys. while arguing a
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

The newest New York explanation of the bache.
lor is that by some chance he never met the woman
who 'kindled in his heart the inexplicable spark.
Well, the fact is that few women know how to light
a fire properly.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
An Ideal Marriage.
LNslie's Weekly

When Nine. Curie came from Warsaw, her native
town. to study in Paris. her means did not admit of
matrculation at the schools Of the faculty, and she
went to learn at a municipal working-class institute,
where M. Curie directed the laboratory. Seeing
her deep interest In his experiments. and her mar.
velous capacity to assimIlate. NJ. Curie asked her to
become his assistant. But he could offer her no salary.
Two papers he had sent to the Academy of Science had
won much-coveted prizes. and savants there regarded
his as a patient, yet enthusiastic. scientific worker.
He and Mile. Sklodowska had been some time
fellow-Workers. when he was raised to a professors
chair at the Mechanics Institute. where she assisted
He soon proposed marriage and was accepted.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

Butler seems to be a multiplied Janus. His glance
is in all directions. This characteristic, perhaps,
might qualify him to become a candidate for Circuit
Attorney. if it were the only essential quality.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

Several members of the House of Delegates are
said to have INDUCED in horse play at the last meet
ing. About that there is nothing Objectionable, as
such antics seldom develop stubbornness.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

Rudolph is said to be afraid Of black cats. He
will not escape again If a band Of black felines is
put around his cell. Too bad the jailers didn't know
his weakness before.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
The Man Killers.

Everybody's Magazine.
1t must make every American proud TO know that
the great American industry of man-kilIing Is still
booming" Take home these figures and gioat over
them:
1901. 1907. 1905.
Murders and homicides. ......7sSe SSsf 1876
SuCHuh6S "...... VI 1N
Nine thousand and eighty persons done to death in a
year! These are inspiring numbers. Will 1901 reach the
Ten Thousand Homicide Markf
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

Russia is learning that the serf is more easily
mastered than the surf.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

With May wheat at over a dollar a bushel. the
birds and bugs will have to live on worms, wood
and straw.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
THE ST. LOUIS

TERMS o f SUBSCRIPTION:
DAILY AM S~UNDAY-SEVEN ISSUES A WEEK.
BY Mail-In Acknowledging Prepaid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
GREAT BATTLE REPORTED.
Engagement Between Kuroki and
Kuropatkin Near Lao Yang.

A cablegram from London last night
says: The Lao Yang correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph wires at / am, eastern
time. Thursday, July IA battle is pro-
ceeding twenty-five miles from here. Num-
bers of wounded are being brought in from
the mountains sung between mules or lying
on mattresses in carts. Evidently the en-
gagement is a severe one. Fighting has
been going on two days.
'It is believed that the japanese are con-
tinuing their advance with the object Of
cutting off Mukden."
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF the
Standard telegraphing under date OF yes
terday wednesday, says:
1.-The armies of Gen Kuropatkin and Gen.
Kuroki are now, 1t is reported. absolutely
face to face. Gems. Kuroki and Oku are
said to be astonished at the excellence OF
the position occupied by Gen. Kuropatkin."
The Tokyo correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle wires under Wednesdays date:
Heavy fighting has been in progress for
the last two days near Port Arthur, Hal
cheng and kaiping. The result at present
Is unknown. Plans are being matured
through which Japan can put a million men
In the field In the event Of the war lasting
until next June
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
DEATH OF JOHN J. HILL.
Resolution Of Sympathy Adopted by
His Former Classmates.


The sudden and tragic death of John J.
Hill. well-known young lawyer Of this
city. while en- route to Manila, as recently
noted In The Star, caused deep grief to his
friends. The body was shipped by express
from San Francisco the 9Th instant, and
upon Its arrival in this city the funeral will
be held at the residence Of his parents, S15
11th street northeast. The interment will be
at Mount Olivet Resolutions of sympathy
were recently adopted by his former class
mates. how members Of the bar. who are
residents in this city. The resolutions recite
that news has come from San Francisco,
Cal. Of the sudden death July OF John J.
Hill, LIN. Of this city. while on his way to
Manila to fill a responsible government po-
sition, and members Of the classes Of 1898
and 1879 of which John ]. Hill was a mem
Der. of the Law School of the National
University members OF which are now resi-
dent in Washington, have learned of his
untimely death with profound sorrow, and
extend to his deeply bereaved parents and
his brother and his numerous friends every
where deepest sympathy. They further re-
cite that John J. Hill was a man of "abso-
lutte integrity was brilliant as a law stu
dent, he having graduated with the highest
honors, and possessed all Of those qualities
which adorn and glorify manhood"
The resolutions were signed by Alfred D.
Smith. Walter C. Balderson, Charles w.
Boyle, John e. Taylor. Columbian building:
&. 8. bailey, Oregon building; r. NJ. Web
ster, law department OF the post Office;
Charles l. Simms and Edward r. Magic.
Department Of Justice: ]. B. Fuller-Walker.
Bond building; Charles G.. Allen. Washing
ton Title Company; J. ]. Kemp, civil serv-
Of the Secretary OF War; Sherman B. Fow-
Ter. War Department: C. w. Rider, Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
FOR FIGHTING FIRE.
Pipes Ordered Attached to Cistern at
18th and F Streets

Commissioner Mcfarland today approved
a recommendation of Chief Engineer Will
lam T. Belt of the fire department that
six-inch water main be connected with the
cistern located on the east side Of 1lth
street. about fifty feet north of F street.
and that two six-inch pipes be extended
down through the top of the cistern In or
der that the department may be able to
use it in case of fire in the vicinity of the
cistern.
The cistern, 1t Is learned. belongs to
Messrs. Woodward & Lothrop, who have
granted the District permission to use IL
for fire protection in the vicinity OF their
establishment. The cistern has capacity
of % 900 gallons of water. and in case of
large confagration in its vicinity the cistern
will be able to supply three of the depart
ment's largest engines, which have ca
pacity of IL 100 gallons per minute.
These three engines. 1t is stated. could do
better service than six of the departments
other engines working from MIGRANTS
Chief Belt has previously tested this cistern
and his recommendations were made as the
result of the test
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
of this city. had been sold to parties In the
north Is denied. She will continue in service

Of this city. had been sold to parties In the
north Is denied. She will continue in service
on the Potomac.
It Is stated that parties in Boston have
been trying to buy the tug. but her owners
have refused to sell. and from this 1t is
supposed the report that she had been sold
originated. The Yerkes left here yesterday
with two light schooners in tow.
The longboat Earl BiscOe Is at a local
boat yard to receive a general overhauling.
The steam barge Dennis Simmons. which
was launched from a Baltimore railway
last week, after receiving new boiler and
being generally overhauled, has arrived In
port with a big cargo Of lumber from
North Carolina aboard.
In consequence of the changing around Of
the steamers of the Randall line. In order
to put the Harry Randall on the excursion
route to Colonial Beach. that steamer Is
now running on the Maddox creek route,
with terminus at Wirts wharf. while the
steamer Wakefield is on the Nomini route
The steamers will be unable to get back
on their regular routes until the early
part of next week, as they will not all be
in port together until that time.
The schooner Silver Star, laden with cord
wood, came into port yesterday morning
consigned to the local dealers.
The three-masted schooner Thomas Wins
more has been taken to Georgetown to
complete the unloading OF her cargo Of
Florida pine lumber. 1.-The schooner Thomas
has completedothe dischargtng of big
cargo Of lumbersfor the new highway bridge
at the Georgetown wAarveS.
The new steamer Anne Arundel OF the
Weems line will.iit Is stated. pay her maid
en- visit to this c1ty Saturday next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
United States Court Again In Session
This Morning.

special Correspondance bf The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA Va. July 7. 1904.
The United States court for the eastern
district of Virginia, fudge Edmund wad-
dill presiding was again in session this
morning. The case pf the United States
against Anthony Simmons indicted for
assaulting Joseph e. Johnson with intent
to kill on the government reservation at
Rosslyn, had been set for this morning.
but was continued. owing to the illness
of the accused.
The following cases were continued yes
terday until the next term Of court:
United States agt. T. B. Berry. indicted
for retailing liquor without license;
United States agt.' Charles T. Dawson. in
dicted for the same offense. and the Unit
ed states agt. Joseph F. Bartini. indicted
for making a false pension claim. Dis
trict Attorney Lewis and Assistant Dis
trfct Attorney Hugh Gordon Miller were
admitted to practice in the United States
courts. The session OF the court Will be
concluded this afternoon.
Miss Aggie NJ Scott and Mr. Sidney P.
Goodrich wers quietly married last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07

Thursday evening by Rev. John A. Wray
of the First Baptist Church.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. Mary Lawler, whose death occurred
tuesday. will take place tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock from ST. Marys Catholic
Church.
In the police court this morning Ernest
Sullivan, an old offender. was in the dock
to face the charge of vagrancy. For the
Ing to the punishment of Migrants had
been suspended but, unhappily for Ern-
est they were in full force and vigor at
the time of his arrest. He was, therefore,
sent to Jail for thirty days George Ford
colored. and Ann Russell. charged with
disorderly conduct, were assessed SO
each.
A decree was entered in the corporation
court yesterday confirming the sale of
certain property to B. F. Murray in the
case of Julia T. Nevett ct al. against
Manley T. Rust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
THREE BATTALIONS.
Recommendation Of Chief Belt Of Fire
Department.

Department.
Chief Engineer VIM T. Belt today rec
commended the division Of the local hre de-
partment into three battalions, as provided
for under the reorganization Of the depart
ment under the last District appropriation
act. The chiefs recommendations as to
the division of the department has been APP
proved by Commissioner mcfarland. in
charge of the fire department.
Battalion Chief A. J. Sullivan will be in
command of the first battalion. including
engine companies Nos. 1. 2. 8, and IL:
truck companies B, c and e, and chemical
engine company No. 8.
Battalion Chief James Keliher will have
charge of the second battalion. consisting
OF engine companies Nos. 3. A. 8. 10. Is and
10: truck companies A and G and chemical
engine company No. 5.
Battalion Chief Samuel r. Henry, who
assumes the duties of that position tomor-
row, will be In command of the third bat
TALON embracing engine companies Nos. Q.
Z, II and IA; truck companies d and =. and
chemical engine companies Nos. and 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
Trip Around the World.

which was located on the present Si'o W
Pittsburg. Pa.
Trip Around the World.
number of the cases in which are shown
the Grant collection contain beautiful ana
costly gifts presented to the great soldier
while on his trip around the world In 1919.
Ii Hung Chang, then viceroy or emma d.
most idolized Gen. Grant when the latter
visited the fiowery kingdom. He presented
Grant with a set of costly Chinese vases
deliberately made and decorated, In june
1870, at Pekin. Ii Hung Changs rank, as
donor is thus designated on the vases.
Commander of the province which guaros
the road to Pekin-the most honorable VICE.
royalty in the Chinese empire.
Then there are bronze vases from tne
officials and citizens of Yokohama. Japan:
two immense ivory elephant tusks, pre-
sented by the King of Siam, one OF wnicn
is 6Jh and the other u inches IN iensth'
and weigh A and 40 pounds, respectively.
The King of Siam, observing that zen.
Grant was a constant cigar smoker, hao
made for him by the royal 1eweler goio
cigar case. prettily ornamented Win oiani
csc designs Gen. Grant, 1t Is said consiu-
cred this one of the most appropriate giItS
he received on his journey around the globe.
While on that long trip he received va
riety Of handsomely engrossed ana orna-
mental certificates OF membership 10 nu-
merous clubs and other organizations, put
the most priced Of all the various certin-
Gates is that from the United States Sem
ate dated February IS. 1863, of his eiec-
ton as President of the United States for
the four years commencing March 4. 1869.
Scotland's Welcome.
Scotland's greeting to Grant when he
reached her shores is headed Scotland
Welcome to Grant" 1t Is accompanied by
poem, written by some Scottish bard for
the occasion, which commences:
| Come son Of freedom, ye're welcome Come come
hither!
| Come to the land Of lake. mountain and stream.
In adjoining cases are copies of newspa-
pers printed in this country with red and
| blue ink on white silk and satin. detailing
| General Grants long journey and his great
| reception on his return home. golden
| card, inclosed in a silver envelope and en-
graved with Grants name, is a costly and
novel relic. On the reverse Is an engraved
| invitation to attend grand bal masque
! given in his honor at San Francisco, Sep
| TENDER -, 1879, just after his return from
abroad
There are very many more tokens OF ad-
| miration and affection exhibited In the
| Grant collection. and the visiting members
| of the Illinois Grant Historical Society have
| been busy for several days taking copious
notes and making sketches of the relics for
| their archives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
Haitians Censure Finance Minister.

A cablegram from Port au Prince, Haitl,
last night says: The chamber OF the COM
munes today voted unanimously to censure
Minister of Finance Bijou for mismanage-
ment of public finances. The minister was
ordered to appear before commission of
inquiry After the session of the chamber.
Minister Bijou offered his resignation. but
President Nord refused to accept 1t, declar-
ing the minister still had his confidence.
The president expressed his dissatisfaction
with the action of the chamber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY TOW OF SEVEN COAL La
DEN BARGEs IN PORT.
Last Of an Old Schooner-Tug Yerkes
Not Sold-General River
Matters.

The Baltimore tug Sandow came into port
yesterday afternoon with a tow Of seven
coal-laden barges from Philadelphia, con-
signed to the dealers here and at George
town and Alexandria. In the fleet were
the barges Chesapeake, Pamlico. Ann
Thompson. w. A. Smoot. VIM. 8. Nc
Cracken. Clara J. Pugh and Marjorie. The
last-named barge is paying her first visit
to the Potomac and will unload her cargo
at Alexandria. The aggregate cargoes OF the
barges are between $500 and 1900 tons.
This Is the heaviest tow brought up the
Potomac by one tug for long time-as
five of the barges were large modern ves-
sells and two of the smaller old-fashioned
type.
Inspector McCrea, in charge OF the light
houses in this district. Is making tour OF
inspection among the light stations on
lower Chesapeake bay in the tender Holly.
About two years ago an old schooner
named the Stevenson sprang a leak in a
dock here and was taken by the harb0r
police boat Vigilant to the shOal water near
the wall Of the Potomac Park. In the up
per part Of the harbOr, and there she sank.
At ordinary tides her decks are awash and
she could have been easily raised, but her
owner. who resides In lower Maryland.
practically abandoned her and left her ly-
ing on the bottom of the river. The maSta
intact until a day or two ago, when they
rOtted of close to the waters edge and fell.
and are lying across the hull OF the vessel.
It is stated that the old hulk will now be
wrecked to get 1t out of the way.
1t Is stated that the hull of the new tug
boat building at Solomon's Island. Md. for
the Potomac Dredging Company OF this
city will be ready to be launched in a few
days The hull will be taken to Baltimore
to receive its machinery.
GenaraI por< Nauu
The tug James X. jackson, which Is in
the marine railway at Benefits boat yard
Is to receive new rudder shoe and repairs
to her stern about the rudder post. The
tug D. M. Key Is also at Benefits having
her decks caulked and for other minor re-
pair work. She will return to commission
in the next day or two.
The report that the tug William H
Yerkes. r.. owned by A. J. Taylor & Bro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
Two Boys Drowned at Bradford, Pa.

dispatch from Bradford. Pa. last night
says: Charles Rasor and George White.
aged respectively ten and nine years, were
drowned this evening while playing on a
raft In an old reservoir near South avenue.
In some manner the raft was upset and
the children were thrown from 1t, sinking
at once In ten feet of water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
forfeited Collateral.

William L. Warren contributed . to the
District today by failing to appear In the
District branch of the Police Court to an
swer to a charge OF wording a lame horse.
Scott Baynes, q motorman In the employ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07

The Episcopalians at Richmond. Va,
elected Rev. John p. Tyler, archbishop OF
the diocese Of Virginia. Rev. Mr.. Tyler is
now rector Of the Church of the Advent.
Philadelphia He Is a great-nephew Of
President John Tyler