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Russian Woman to Fight.

st. Petersburg. April 1.-The war
ministry has granted the petition or
Nine. Pousep, daughter OF Colonel
Maxiowcondurow. who desired to
be enrolled in Cossack regiment. The
ministry has ordered her enrolment
in the First Regiment of riflemen.
Nine. Pousep is thirty-three years
old, was reared under the patronage
of the late Emperor Alexander ILL.,.
is n fine horsewoman, good shot and
handles the rifle, revolver and sword
equally as well, often taking part in
the cavalry maneuvers of the VyazenI
sky regiment. She also is qualiied
Red Cross nurse. but she says there
are enough women nurses and wants
to show that a woman can fight
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-15
PASSIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED
BY GENERAL kUROPATkIN

exy is based on the Idea OF victory and
rot defsat-sueeess would b@ ssuitiaAs-
We could not follow Il up without az
posing the army To too great risks,
-on account OF tho japanese control
Of the sea II We pursued tho enemy into
the peninsula Of Korea We would open
both TANKS to u possible attack from
the rear. No. the japanese mus, come
on to u point in the Interior which,.
with this end In view. has been select
ed. where we can follow up crushing
defeat to the bitter end with blow after
blow. and seal the fate OF mo cam
paikn.
..our plans will conyers. at umo
next summer when Vice Admiral Max
aroiI's feet will be- relieved by the ar
rival OF rrinforcementS. Then II sue
eassful on land. VIC can clear tho sea
OF tho enemy. cut his communications.
and the Japanese In Korea and Man
ehuria will then be nj our mercy.
''rhs world must not be impatient
Tho prelude to this war Is not yet M
Lahed."
I, Ia understood here that as tho re-
suit Of General Kuropatkln's visit to
New Chwans. rcinforccmen,s OF lop.-
900 men will be sent forward from Lao
Yang.
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"What's that you're doing p

handwriting. was gone! Gone! Stolen!
That hateful woman, with her sly.
cat-like step and hypocritical ways.
| had taken advantage of his one act OF
carelessness, in leaving the box ul-
| locked. to .pry into its contents and
carry of the most compromising
article of all.
Well, the damage was done. and
could not be repaired. The only thing
now, was to try and stave of the dis
covery of the double part he had
been playing little while longer.
After a time he rose from his grow
cling attitude with his mind fully
made up. There was only one course
to pursue. and he would pursue 1t.
He must appear totally ignorant of
tho theft, and receive every allusion or
insinvation with an affected utter lack
of comprehension. Let her suspect
what she might. let her act and talk
as she would. he must keep up the
delusion and try to battle her for at
least one more day. Or else, If she
seemed inclined to show her teeth-if
she appeared disposed to be danger
GUS, he must hurry on the matter.
A little later in the day, as he was
absently staring out Of window in
the hall, he heard faint, rustling
sound, and, looking up, saw Miss Fer
rers descending the staircase. He
allowed his eyes to rest upon her for
an instant, telling himself that his op-
portunities for doing so would soon
be at an end now.
She must have felt his glance, for
a certain air of embarrassment SEEM
ed to fall upon her, and the color rose
In her face.
Then she gave herself an impatient
twitch, as though she said to herself.
"Stand upon your dignity and do not
allow the impertinent gaze Of Tere
meulal to discompose you'll"
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The young man who had picked up
my catalogue al the Royal Academy!
One OF the effects Of the twitch was.
that il caused her to drop magazine
which she was carrying. Just as her
foot was upon the last step.
Before she could stoop to reclaim
IL. there was hurried dart across the
hall. on the part Of the meniai In
question. and the article Sas re,oscd
to her with. what Was not 50 much the
respectful Difference Of an Inferior. as
the ordinary anu natural courtesy Of
an equal.
The effect Of this simple act Of
poiiteness upon its recipient was ns
sipsular as unexpected. For a mo-
ment she stood motioniess. holding III.
magazine in one hand. while she look.
cd at the individual before her with .
puzzled. searching expression upon
her countenaneo. Then n sudden light
seemed to break In upon hcr-she
gave a saSp-her expression changed
from curiosity To amafcmcnt. and. Mt
terins a little cry. she turned sharply
round and ran rapidly up tho stair
case. leaving tho other prey 10 tho
iiyeiicRt ahtonishmcnt- What other
remarkable incidents was tho day To
bring FORTH
Meanwhile tho young lady had 70
gained tho stronghold Of her swn
apartment. locked tho door. aud.
throwing the now dcspiscd magazine
into n corner. sat down to conndc tho
stat. of her feelings to the kccping OF
her faithful diary:
"a most extraordinary thing has
happened" she wrote. My head Ia
In n whIri and I hardly know what !
am writing. or what TO do. or think.
To imagine that I have 10 often puH-
zlcd myself over that young mans
likeness to someone clss. likeness
which I could never quite fx. though
I have often seemed Just on the Joint
Of doing 80. Very likely ! should
never have hit upon II but for that.
apparently. utterly insignificant action
Of mine in dropping tho book ] was
carrying. Hc rushed forward To pick
Il up and returned II to mo and-ali
ut once IL struck mo like . fash
where I had seen him before. II was
tho same circumstnncc-thc same
action-and tho same young man!
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CHAPTER xx,.-con,inusd.


One member Of the household Was
soon to discover this. Miss Perkins
came upon him Unexpectedly. as he
Was STOPPING. with his back toward
her. and apparently engaged in close
iy examining the keyhois of the door
belonging to his masters private
room.
What's that you're doIng!" she
cried. sharply.
The individual thus addressed start
ed violently. and something fell TO the
ground with chink-somsthins
which he Immediately covered with
her ~i,hou, making any reply.
You've changed your ways lately"
she said. seeing ho mad. no answer.
''and always hanging about this door.
What's your game. ! should like To
know. Anyhow. you aren't up TO no
good. People as gets Into respectable
houses under false names very seldom
la up TO any good"
With this Par,hian shaft she turned
away and loft him. iookin. back once
over her shoulder. with that sam.
EluttCibup rlutlrs IN hHc tuaih'8 Wv
effect II had produced. What did kh.
mean by that remark Of hers about a
false nam.y How could she have
found IL out! The shot was too near
tho bulls eye to have been Aired nj
random. Good heavens! Was Il pos.
sibic she could have any suspicion Of
the real truth?
There was no source whatever from
which she might have obtained this In
formation-kh-!
He flew upstairs Mt 4 tremendous
rate. flight after iii.hi. to the top Of
the house, to his own room. burs, tho
door open and entered.
There was modest looking box
In tho corner OF the room-a box
which contained his few belongings.
Had he remembered to rclock this
ON the iast time when 1ic had occasion
to rcsor, to Il?
No. the lid offered no resistance to
his hand.
He began to turn over the articles
which Il contained. but could not hit
upon the thing he was In search Of.
The little shabby prayer book. contain.
ing his real name In his fathers own
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THE FATAL REQUEST
O II F O u n % O u I

Dy L "Nane Friend"
yr1skf. iSss. sf'sst ~ttA
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sisting OF each four twelve.inch guns.
four ten-inch and five six.inch guns.
The armored belt ut the water limo
will be nine inches thick. with six.
inch nrmor continuing to the level OF
the deck. new feature will be n su.
perstructure of four-inch armor. in.
surfing that no part of the upper works
will be unprotected.
Formal orders for these battleships
were placed by Japan with Vickers.
Maxim & Armstrong on January 3Oth.
the orders being to expedite their con-
struction as speedily as possible. They
are to have a speed OF nineteen knots
and will be able to discharge eleven
tons of projectiles per minute from
their main batteries.
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1T is a most extraordinary thing
and takes my breath away even while
write: but there is no mistake about
1t. There could not possibly be two
people SO exactly alike and with pre-.
cisely the same manner-mless-th
is a twin brother Of the ether. But.
II so. how is 1t that one is {. gentleman
and the other only n servant?
WAS there ever such a combination
met with before. and what-oh, what
is the reason for his extraordinary
conduct. unless-unless he is the
Prince In Disguise. after all!
How the girls at school would envy
me! l am living in the same house
with real live Mystery!"
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Warships for Japan.

London, April 1.-THE two battle
ships ordered in England by Japan
will be exceedingly powerful. their
length. 445 feet, exceeding that of the
most powerful British battleships by
twenty feet. In order to meet the ca
pacity of docking accommodations. the
beam and draught have been fixed at
seventy-eight feet and twenty-six feet
respectively. Each will have dis
placement of 16.400 tons.
Their main batteries, 1t is said, will
be the most powerful yet devised, con.
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vico Admiral Makaroff, whose con-
duct OF affairs Mt Port Arthur is win
ming him golden opinions in Russia.
Is famous as the inventor of ice-crush-
ers used in Russian naval ports. He
was born In 1Si9. and made his first
visit to this country in 1863, coming
with the Pacific fleet to San Francis.
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co. In the Turkish war he distin.
guished himself in some notable tor
pcdoing exploits. Five years ago Ad.
miral Makaroff was in Chicago. and At
that time made n trip to Mackinaw
City. wherc ho inspected tho leo
crushers used in the Straits.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
ARKANSAS METHODIST
CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
Bishop Joseph s. Key Il Presiding
and VIII Deliver the Thanks
giving Sermon.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Prairie Grove Ark. Nov. e3.-The Ar
kansas Annual Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South. met here
this morning in its sixty-ninth session.
Haneswurth was elected secretary and j.
u. Hughey assistant secretary. The re-
Igious service of the morning was con-
Quoted by Bishop Key. The Presiding Ell
ders brought in their report. appointing
committees for this session and il was
confirmed.
Reports were heard from the Board OF
Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Churches.
South: the General Board of Missions.
General Sunday-School Board smith &.
Lamar. agents OF publishing houses ard
Tom galloway Female College Board OF
The following ministers were introduced
to the conference: The Reverend c. s.
right. transfer from the North
Georgia Conference. who has served Gem
trail Church. Fort Smith. this year: the
reverend H W. Wallace. transfer from
tne tennessee conference: the Reverend
J. W. keithiy. transfer from ST Louis
conference. who has served at Bonneville
Ark. this year. the Reverend T o. Rorie
agent Arkansas Methodist Orphanage;
and the Reverend ]. ". Pull of the NJ e
Church: The transfers OF the Reverend
3: b. Thomas and the Reverend A ~
walker from the Memphis Conference OF
the Reverend W. T. Thompson from the
Denver Conference. and the Reverend r.
W. Lester from White River ConferenSs
were announced.
Bishop Key will preach the Thanksyiv-
ing sermon. The conference will sit till
next Monday. The reports of preachers
show prosperity.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
"TOMBS ANGEL"
HAS DESIGNED
st. Louis Girl to Prepare Proba-
ten Lectures Based ON OBJ
servation in Prison.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL .
New York. Nov gl-afiss Ada Eliot. the
'Tombs Anger OF the last two years, has
resigned. The daughter of a St. Louis
millionaire. who has been quietly doing
the work of probation officer in the most
delicate and difficult position of the kind
in New York. she having learned all she
wished TO learn from an actual experience
OF probation In n criminal court and now
quits TO carry or her work along strictly
academic lines.
Four years ago Miss Eliot came to New
York after a brief experience in the char
ity organization Of Boston and took up
probation work. Before she began the
study of scientific philanthropy, she was
student in Radcliffe. all her ancestors hav-
ing been more or less connected with the
educational affairs of Boston.
Although her father, Henry Ware Eliot
is one Of the milionaires of ST. Louis. she
abjured society and luxury and took upon
herself not only the task of earning her
own living. but of helping others to do
the same.
In her four years OF work in New York
she has gained the practical experience
she desired, and is now going back to
Cambridge to ccllate the results OF her
labors into a series OF lectures On proba-
tion. which she viii deliver before the
School of Philanthropy here in May. She
will also make deep academic study of
sociology and economics
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
East st. Louis Items.

Miss Mary Fcrman is visiting in Washing
tor, d. C.
The marriage OF Miss Marie HAYS Of Wash
inEton place ami Henry Mcr<er es ReiIeytlls
took place las; night at the home CT the brides
ter. Ill.
Miss vesta Grain is visiting in 81. Louis
= Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Forrnsn are spending
to-day in Nashville. IL.
Miss Lois Armstrong Of Chicago is the -ues.
Of Mrs ]. 8. Latham
Mis- Lena Morgan Is visiting in White
Hall. ILL.,
MIR. and Mrs. II. Clark Of Iiaire avenue are
visiting in Centralia. III.
Miss oiivette Wolf OF Underwood Coll.rs
Is spending today with her-Parents. AR. and
The High School fooibalf team will ro n
Alton to-day TO play the Alton High School
The East s.. Louis Juniors will ulav .ha
ur,lay. 80,
Miss Ethel Henry OF Brighton place Is ris-
iins In Jacksonville. H.
--Jo7sph Haslsn. aged - years. OF No ,sp,
Gaty avenue. died yesterday. The burial viii
be in Belleville this morning.
Charles Gates. IS years old. Of No .acs
Illlncis avenue. died yesterday The funeral
will take place tomorrow morning under the
auspices Of Economy Camp. No. I155 N w
CT \. W.
William Cary. aged - years and Maggie
ttarT. aged 10 years. were married Yesterday
by Justice Of the Peace James M. Beach
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
new PIKE FOR
NEXT SUMMER
Arrangements Completed for Re
tention of Old Amusement Re-
sorts and Many Additional
Attractions.

Many features and novelties are TO Be
included in the new and greater anuss-
ment park that will be reared on the ashes
of the Pike by next summer
A. r. Rogers announced yesterday that
1t was settled that d great amusement
park should be created on the Parkview
tract to include the present Pike and a
space about L0J0 feet north OF the Pike
An option has been obtained on this much
OF the tract from the Parkv;ew Realty
Company by those interested in the new
park, and work upon the project will be
commenced Immediately. Il will be ready.
he said. by the middle of next May.
As nucleus for the attractions On the
Pike the park will have the following
shows already there: The Criterion Con-
cesslon Conpanys attractions those Of !.
J. Dunnavant, the Tyrolean Alps, -
Irish Village. Hale's Fire Fighters, TIC
scenic railway and shoot-the-cnutes Fair
Japan and the Roltalr shows. Others to
be determined upon will be added.
The Pike for the new garden will be
completely metamorphosed. AL OF those
buildings to be retained will be repaired
repaintsd and generally furnished up, and
All tiir place OF tnOse pui!uings. which are
to be torn down after the Fair, will be
green beauty spots with lawns. trees and
FOUNTAINS. Bate AoDey Will be trans
formed into a theater with vaudeville
bill
The present hot and dusty brick pave
ment OF the Pike Will be replaced with A
rolled pavement Of fine white gravel Ar
night the street for its entire length will
ne ol2nketed with thousands of many
eolored electric lights, ropes OF lamps be-
Ing extended down the center of the street
from the poles now there. and at intervals
or every ten feet the street will be Criss-
crossed with strands OF light from the
center TO the sides. Half million lights
will oe used on the street alone.
Thousands of pounds of ising-glass will
be ground UP Into a ine Dust and spr.nkled
over the white gravel OF the Pike and in
the glare OF the many electric lights the
street VIII seem rs though strewn with
flashing diamond dust The Pike will re-
tolce in the new name of The Diamond
Walk
At one end OF the walk will be built a
lofty tower nearly 90 feet high. and re-
ssmb,irS that in Luna Park This great
observation tower will be Illuminated with
Stadium will he constructed with Z seat
ing capacity of iO.cc1. TO which aiuittance
Will 6e free. and here viii be given ChariO.
racing and the newest acts tEat can be
obtained
Three band stands. one i'm the center
and two at either end OF the walk. viii
be filed with first-clasS military bands
In the space north Of the Pike will bs
erected TIVE large exhibit buildings in
an interesting nature and all of the selling.
booths for concessiou7ires. There will be
no sales booths on the grounds outside
these buildings. Indian. Wild West and
Oriental shows will be barred from ths
precincts of the new park.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
ROOSEVELT'S PLURALITY
IN MISSOURI Is 25,620


TT ana
siss: Hughes
IProJ. rate tsoiaust
niSal Stevens
S
In
vas ma
showing sain
crease o
rter rPreidn by count
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
WIFE CHARGES DEsERTIoN.
Husband Is Said to Have Returned to
Germany,

Mrs. Katie Gtbharit. nee Burke. OF New
Athens, ILL.,. yesterday entered suit in the
Circuit Court at BelIeyille for divorce
from Ludwig Burke Desertion and gem
seral cruelty, are alleged.
', Mrs. Gebhardt met Gebhardt at a dance
at NeT Athens during the Christmas hoii-
day of 1899. He was o young German SOL
der, who had come to America on fur
Tough 70 study the Americans and to enjoy
himself
He was represented to be the son of we'll
to-do parents in Germany and was well
supplied with money.
The couple married January Is. 1890. and
departed few days later FOR Germany.
After a few months of married life, Mrs.
Gebhardt says that they discovered that
they could not agree They came back
to this country. and now Mrs Gehhartlt
alleges that her husband has departed for
Germany and has deserted her She al
leses that he departed March l tel2 and
has refused to provide for her since
Eva Vernon sues Ira Vernon for divorce
They We're married July {. 1880. and sep
arated November 1c, 1902. She alleges
cruelty and desertion
Icy Huskey stns William Huskey for d.
vorce. They were married in January.
1889. end separated a few months ago. She
alleges cruelty,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
OLD TIME THANKSGIVING
AT THE HERMITAGE.

On the same table and in a reproduction
Of the same room where seven Presidents
of the United States have at different
times been entertained at dinner. an old
time Thanksgiving dinner will be given in
the Tennessee building at the Worlds
Fair. which is reproduction of the Her
mitage, the home of the late President
Andrew Jackson.
The Hermitaee was located about twelve
miles from Nashville, and besides the
Presidents who have been the guests of
its master, other prominent men have
been entertained by General Jackson The
great Lafayette was once Jackson's guest
At the dinner to-day the guests of honor
will be Major e 3. Stahlman and +. C.
Lewis of Nashville. members of the Ten
nessee Commission.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
KEPT ENGAGEMENT SECRET.
Charles N. Wageley and Miss
Julia McGinnis Married.

Charles NJ. Wageley. chief craftsman
for the American Erakc Company. and
Miss Julia McGinnis were married at
o'clock last night al the home of the bride,
No. 5S5S Cote Brilliante avenue.
The marriage was 4 surprise 10 many Of
the friends OF the young couple. as they
have kept their engagement secret for
many months. Only the relatives and in
innate friends We're present The Reverend
Josephus Stephan. pastor of the Marvin
Memorial Methodist Church. performed the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wageley departed last
night for Asheyille. y. c. They will go
Chattanooga. Tenn. and nome. The trip
will take two weeks. after which they
will be AT home 20 their friencs.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
JUDGMENT FOR
Is CENTS GIVEN
Carrie Denzer Gets Full Amount
Sued For. but Defendants
Have $50 Costs Addi-
tiOnal to Pay.


Miss Carrie Denzer of Bellevilie was
yesterday given judgment for 10 cents
against the proprietors of the St. Clair
Steam Laundry of Bellevilie by jury in
the Circuit Court at BeileviIle on the trial
OF an appeal case from the court of JUS
tice of the Peace Wangelin.
The Judgment was the amount sued for
anu represents one days salary at the
rate of $40 n week. 1t is the smallest
sum ever sued for in the ST Clair County
Circuit Court. and up to last evening. in
clud.ng the costs TO the principals and the
county, involve over $50
A legal question of much Importance is
involved in the decision of the case which
may be carried to the Appellate Court. and
is whether an employe contracting to work
by the week or any other stated period
of time. has the right to quit work with
out good and justifiable reason before the
end of such time and collect salary for
the time at work. The majority of the
prominent attorneys interviewed yester-
day afternoon gave it as their opinion
that the employe cannot collect.
Several months ago Miss Denzer entered
the employ of Wiscamp Bros. proprietors
OF the St tldir launtrE. shs was 10 re-
ceive $40 Il week. She worked one day
and quit, demanding her salary for the
day. 1t was refused. and. after giving the
usual legal notice, she entered suit. The
case was tried before Justice Of the Peace
Wangelin and a verdict in favor of the
young woman was returned
Wiscamp Bros. appealed the case to the
Circuit Court. and it was tried before
Jury yesterday. The attorneys for the
laundry held that she entered into a con-
tract to work b.: the week. and that sle
should have worked the week before she
was entitled to any salary
The case was given TO the jury late In
the afternoon. and after few minutes
a,liberaticn, I verdict in favor of the
young woman was returned.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
WAS MINISTER SIXTY YEARS.
The Reverend Doctor John Is
Dead at Trenton.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

bi-iI SEbOl4LA
Trenton. H.. Nov. e3.-The Reverend
Doctor Rudolph John. Sc years old. died
at his home in this city last night after
q brief illness. The funeral Will take
place Friday afternoon from the German
Evangelical Church and the body viii be
inferred in tine Trenton Cemetery
Doctor John came TO this country IN
1854 and has been continually engaged in
the ministry for more than sixty years.
For three years he was president Of Eden
Theological Seminary at Eden. Mo. and
for nineteen years was editor of the Erie
densbote. the official paper OF the German
Evangelical Church
During the time OF his church work
Doctor John was pastor OF churches at
Washington. Mo-: Lppstadt. Mo-. ST.
Louis Centraiia. Ill; EdwaTisville and
Trenton. Ill. In 1891 he retired from act
i've work in the church and has since re-
sided here.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
GIRLS BURNS WE'RE FATAL,
Nera Ford Died rs Result of PLAYING
Near Fire,

Nora Ford. the 9-year-old daughter of
Edward Ford. painter. residing at
Landsdowne- a suburb of East 81. Louis,
died at st. Mary's Hospital in Eas; ST.
Louis at $50 o'clock yesterday evening of
burns sustained while at play Tuesday
night.
In company with several other children
she was playing around a bonfire near
her home. when she ventured too near
the blaze. Her dress caught fire and be-
fore assistance arrived she was so badly
burned that there was slight chance for
recovery. She was sent to st. Mary's
Hospital, where she fingered in agony un-
til she died.