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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
Receive. Token Of Esteem.

As a tcken Of the esteem in which he is
held by his subor1inates. the Inspectors
presented a diamond ring TO T.. b. Alex
arder. Superintendent of the block system
in the street Department. yesterday after
noon. George Hickman made the presea-
tation speech. to u hich MIR. Alexander re-
snonded briefly. Mr.. Alexander entertaineC.
his Inspectors at an informal dinner after
wards.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

1t was announced from Paris January 20
thai Mrs. Rand of New York and Mrs.
/, Devices Of Mississippi had contested the
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Failure ut Abilene.

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into voluntary bankruptcy to-day by San
Ger Bros. Of Dallas, Ely-Walker Dry
Goods Company of ST. Louis and Henry
James OF Abilere. Liabilities stated to be
S2.ON. assets nomioally Saa DO
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

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BRYAN WILL HELD INVALID.
! Mississippi Woman TO Receive
Share of Fortune.

Paris. Feb. 6.-The Civil Tribunal of the
Seine decided to-day that Francis r. Bry-
an, the wealthy American who died here
late in November. 1902. leaving s1O.0O9 TO
the Philadelphia Historical Society and TIE
; remainder of his large fortune to the
South kensinston Museum. London. was
mentally irresponsible at the time he
signed his will.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
Dancing
Taught Free.
anyone Can Learn to lie n Graceful
ANGER in n Very Short Time
In Their Own Home without
the Aid OF n Teacher,

any one. no matter how awkward they
na pc now. can quickly learn to he
Eracetui and beautiful dancer by follow
ING me Instructions given in rhe course of
usnSihs lessons which we will send free
OF charge IL any address. Dancing is the
version known to society.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
FIERCE STORM HITS CITY.
HARD RAIN PART OF IT.
Wind Reaches Thirty Miles-BelIe-
rue Hospital IN Darkness.

heavy storm. with all the fury of a nor
easter struck the city yesterday. reaching its
height about 10 p. Since Tuesday the same
storm. which has been raging about the Carolinas.
had been moving northward. increasing in its in
tensity as it came. General rains. due the hish
winds, had accompanied the storm. and espe-
cially excessive from the District Of Columbia
northeastwsrd into Southeastern PENNSYLVANIA. At
Washington Is inches Of rain fell in forty minutes.
Yesterday opened here with heavy fogs and fore
bodinss Of n storm. When at a. the barometer
began TO drop steadily the heart Of the weather
man, who had predicted n storm. was light
In the afternoon The oppressive humidity
relieved by a breeze which. backing around to the
northeast. developed into high wind which
attained a velocity Of from twenty-five to thirty
miles hour.
Previous TO this high wind. there had been slight
drizzling bits OF rain. which though doing no
actual harm. gave much discomfort About p
however. a cioud. darker in appearance. came up
the horizon. and the absent minded began
10 walk of with their friends umbrellas.
The electric lights in Bellevue Hospital were Put
out of commission in the storm, and the hospital
practically In darkness al! night The chan
mel in which the wires placed had become
filled with water and :lie power had been shu. off
Attendants quickly secured candles which were
placed in the wards. The gas turned on but
the light poor and was OF little or no aid 70
the physicians. In the psychopathi' ward there
was light a all for more than an hour. untii
candles placed in the ward The nurses and
in that time There was no need for operation
during the night Had there been one. the surgeons
would have had perform il by candle light
In Newark bolt Of lightning struck the tower
Of the Prudential Insurance Building las: night, in
the violent storm. The tower is two hundred and
forty feet high. The holt ripped off lot Of mas
onry. which fell scatteringly. Pieces rcbounded
from the street and smashed office windows Large
fragments smashed through the roof Of adjoining
buildings in Bank-st.
The bolt descended and bounded through
restaurant at No. 3 Bank-st.. pEpsrating the cook
in the kitchen Mrs Joseph G. Thompson. who
sat with her husband in the restaurant was rem
dered unconscious. and other customers were dazed
by the lightning. The top Of the tower is lighted
up with electricity at night, and is "a prominent
object in the city Landscape.
An hour later the barometer had fallen from
303 to about 297 and lignnE began 10 play. Al
O'Clock the rain began in earnest. anu the usual
rivuets in Park Row were soon little river.
The high wind beat the rain against window panes
with increasing fury. until a cloudburst seemed TO
strike the city
That the city and surrounding country were
sadly in need Of rain was the general declaration
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
COMES IN THE SAPPHIRE.
John B. MCDOnald'S Yacht Agdin
Appe0rS or ROSCmOunt.

Esopus. y. Y. sept It Judge Parker STARTED
for New York at $50 o'clock tonight on board
the yacht Sapphire, which is owned by John r
Mcdonald. Of New-York. With him were Mr.,
Mcdonald and Arthur McCausland. the judges
private secretary. The party planned To rcacn
New-York az bout II o'clock tonight and to
anchor the yacht of the station of the New
York Yacht Club, at West Eigh;y-sxth-st. and
the North River. Judge Parker has engaged
apartments for himself and his secretary at the
new Hotel Astor. but the entire party decided to
remain on the Sapphire until after breakfast
tomorrow. In order not to he disturbed until
tomorrow Judge Parker did not make known
the detailed plans for the trip until the Sapphire
arrived Al Rosemount at 80 p. IN. to-day.
AT his apartments at the Hotel Astor Judge
Parker expects 10 meet large number OF poit-
teal friends tomorrow and Friday There
are no plaps for him to visit Democratic head
quarters. nor have arrangements been made for
II reception Of any character whatever While
the candidate packing for his trip Smith
NJ. Weed, of Plattsburg. arrived at Rosemount
to confer with the candidate He taken on
hoard the Sapphire and put ashore at PouEh-
keepsie. His visit here is thought TO mean the
cementing of factions in Clinton County.
Charles NJ. Preston chairman of the Ulster
County Committee, spent the forenoon with
Judge Parker. Mr.. Preston was on his way To
NewYork. where he will meet William s. Rode
chairman OF the bureau of organization and
Cord Meyer, chairman of the NewYork State
Committee. Paul Fuller. New-York lawyer
was another morning visitor at ROsemount.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
BATTLE LOST By 0RL0FF.
KTROP4TKTN'S REPORT.
Russians Unable to Hold VitaI Po-
sition North of the Tai-Tse.

4 long report from General Kuropatkin
on the battle Of Lao Yang shows that Gen
eral Orlof's inability 10 hold his position at
the Yentai mines caused the failure of the
movement intended to drive Kuroki's troops
back to the Tai-Tse River, and forced the
retreat 10 Moukden.
The retirement of the Russians was skill
fully carried out under japanese pressure
from the east and the great obstacles pre-
sented by the condition Of the roads. The
Russian commander in chief highly praises
both the endurance and bravery of his men
The losses arc not given in the report. but
are said to have been under Il 900 men. of
whom 400 were killed.
The notifications in Russian rules for
contraband Of war are expected TO he made
known 10 the Ambassadors of America and
Great Britain to-day. The contentious re,
garding foodstutfs viii, if Is believed. be
granted. but the regulations in regard to rail
road material viii probably be unchanged.
Operations in the Manchurian interior
have not Vet been renewed. The bulk Of the
Japanese force Is reported south Of Yentai.
while the greater part of the Russian troops
i IN the neighborhood Of Moukden. both
north and south Of the Hun. II is expected
that the Russians viii winter at Harbin.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
GOOD ORDER IN RETREAT.
Troops Highly Praised - Losses
Under 17,O0O-Future Plans

- Petersburg, Sept. 15--General Kuropatkin's
ofHclal report which was given out last night.
comes a. considerable relief, setting at rest
stories Of -he loss Of guns the cutting off ~
divisions and The death or capture of prominent
commanders which have been freely circulating
here The report enters at considerable detail,
int" the various phases Of the battle Of Lao
rang. and confirms the belief that General Or
!2H's failure 20 hold the vital position at the
1Hntai mi1cs vss responsible for the breaking
Gown OF the whole Of General Kuropatkin's plan
cf battle. and turned possible victory into de-
fsa;- The manner in which the retreat was car
red OUT. in the face Of the terrible condition Of
the country and the determined pressure Of the
japanese armies, docs much to restore General
Kuropatkin's prestige in military circles
The report dwells upon The difficulties encoun-
tered in the retreat to Llao-Yang from, posftio,s
o. The southern front when twenty-four horses
ana whole company Of infantry harnessed to
a single gun we're not able To remove II from
quagpire II IS shown that the retirement
from Ilao-yang g the north ban. OF the Tai
Tse River vas carried out in good order and
with ceierity under cover Of night on August 81.
when It had become evident that General Ku-
soAi was making A determined drive at the Rus
san communications north Of the town.
General kuropatkin pays tribute to the cour-
aee "ha devotion Of every arm Of the service
MS command and especially TO the
bravery Of the troops 10 whom was set tbe
faS" Of reeapturing the Six Wan-Tun Hills. on
''@ norm bank Of the Tai-Tse. The engage
''s'i' ol the night Of September , was productive
u some Of the most severe fghtIng of the whole
battle i vas p.acticaIy company command
efs hght. commands becoming separated in the
aSfAness and units acting on their own initiative
"'ln the one object of carrying out the orders
70 Fe'ake the heights. This account differs from
'ne seHeroily accepted belief that the Russian
soldier is mere military automatoo cansb,e
on'y Of acting in mass under SPECIFIC lnstruc-
tions
INC necessity Of rctaking the SIX wan-Tun
he'shts formed the first break IN General Kuro
palHins plan II cost whole day. gepteuber .
ana thus delayed the blow against t1uroll
hen t'e Russians had Just regained a foothoIi
on the coveted position. oriofrs failure to hold
lie japanese advance against the yen,ai mines
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
JUDGE PARKER COMES.
SPENDS NIGHT ON RIVER.
Ex-senator Hill Confcrs 7cith Lead
ers Orer State Ticket.

Judge Parker left Esopus at 6 so p. m.
yesterday in John b. McDonalds yacht
Sapphire for Ncw-York, He was accom-
pagied by Mr.. Mcdonald and his private Sec
retary. 1t was said that the party would
spend the night at the Ncw-York Yacht
Club anchorage at West Eighty-siXth-st.
Ex-senator Hill conferred Yesterday with
State and national Democratic leaders over
the State Democratic ticket
W. Bourke Cochran was the principal
speaker at a ratification meeting at Tam
many Hall last night
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
WANTS .SEEEHAN TO LEAD
Parker May Ask Belmont to Gire,
Not Lead.

Ex-Judge Parker came to town last night in a
driving rain. and up to late hour had not come
ashore from the yacht Sapphire. on which he made
the Journey from Esopus. a busy day has been
mapped out for Mr.. Parker by the local national
and State campaign managers.
David p. Hill got things IN shape for him bv
working hard all day yesterday among the breth-
Mr. H has not yet convinced the local lead
ers that John y. Stanchncd is the right man to
oppose Lieutenant Governor Higgins but he made
considerable progress in that direction and expects
Mr. Parkers cooperation in the conferences that
will be held to-day.
Yesterday a day OF conferences No matter
how large the Republican plurality is in November
the friends Of Messrs Hill and Parker will be able
10 that It was not due 10 lack Of confer
ences. one of the most closely guarded confer
ences Of the year took place yesterday afternoon
between and O'Clock in the room of Henry q
Davis the Vice-Presidential candidate Mt the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The planning for the cam
paign was usual extended, vehement and brill
iant The eonferrees included william F. Shec-
han August Belmont. David r. Hill Cord Meyer
Daniel s Lamont Senator A. p German and
George Foster Pea body National Chairman Thorn-
as Taggart not present. The conference
called Immediately after he took train out of
town for indianapolis
So far as could he learned. ways aud means OF
running the campaign, of spending money OF get
,ip,, out the voters and OF concentrating energy
I'm the Empire State were talked over.
Mr. Hill said that Judge Parker would be
hand to-day and would give his views with refer
ence TO indorsing Judge Cullen and naming can
didate for associate judge
Mr. Davis's letter of acceptance was read and
discussed informally, Mr.. Davis receiving many
commitments on his effort.
There were rurnors afoat that Mr.. Parker would
s,erest that the sole direction OF the campaign he
intrnsted TO William +. Sheehan. The interpreta-
tor ~ this suggestion by the Sheehan men is that
tho old fight between the Subway and Metropolitan
Interests has again broken out and that the
Metropolitan people are determined dlscredit
Continued second mage
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
CELEBRATE PARTY'S BIRTH
FAIRBANKS At SARATOGA.
Senator Depe1c, f. ". Se1eard and
Murat Halstead Also Speak. .
IBr rELEGnArH TO THE rR1suNE.I

Saratoga. N Y. Sept. Fifty years ago
the Republican party in this State was born
in this summer village. Little did the neagre
band of pioneers who formed the party dream
Of what great deeds would be achieved under It's
standard in the half century to come. Little
did they realize the heroic figures who would
march under its banner and uphold its policies.
Tonight nearly hundred of that hand are mere
to eel4brate the semi-centennial Of the party
Gray headed bent by years. and with eyes
dimmed by age, these valiant veterans look
back at the partys natal day, and. marching
step by step, they seem 10 enjoy more in retro
spect than the actual achievement of the party's
great deeds.
rain peIting pitilessIy down. the convention hall
was crowded early in the evening by those who
gathered - attend the celebra tion OF the partys
ffiie;h birthday. Fully three thousand people
assembled at the hall 20 listen to the speeches.
Senator Charles ". Fairbanks. the candidate
for viee-sresident. the chief speaker Of the
., ening senator Chauncey NJ Depew. vct-
eran Of twenty-five campaigns. was the other
orator Murat Hastead al , made short ad-
dress Frederick w, Seward. of Mcntrose, PIE
sided. and Jesse Benton Fremont. son of the
famous Pathfinder" and first candidate Of the
party for President. sat by his side.
WILLIAM BARNES. SR-. ISSUED CALLS.
The celebration was brought about by COM
mittee composed of surviving delegates TO the
first regular Republican State convention. held
fere on August 16 1854. The call for that con-
vention issued from Albany. and arrangements
for to-night's celebration originated with Will
lam Barnes sr.. of that city
The celebration was opened by Mr.. Barnes,
who in his remarks went back forty years. 70
the time when Lincoln was assassinated and
attempts were made on the lives of other prom
inent statesmen and generals. After recountins
the efforts TO kill William II. Seward. he named
as the presiding officer Of the meeting Frederick
". Seward. the son OF President Lincolns Sec
retary Of state. Senator Depew and Francis
b Fremont son OF John c. Fremont. conducted
Mr.. Seward his chair
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
PLOTTED TO KILL ROOSEVELT.
Conspiracy Hatched in Spain Said to Have
Been Thwarted in MEXICO.
tBY TELEGRAPH To THE. TRrBJ NE. }

Houston. Tex, Sept l4-E. LSe Hawcs, Editor OF
'The Pan-Amerlcan World" at Mexico city,
who has just arrived here. says that plo; hatched
in Barcelona Spain. to assass nate President Roosc-
Welt has been frustrated in Vera cruz Mexico
The Mexican police tipped on according
to Hawes and when the would nssassns reached
Vera Cruz they were apprehcrded. Wher" they
are at present is known. Hawes says that the
Mexican government has riGidly suppressed all the
facts regarding the plot. The Spanish government,
he says is trying uncover the conspiracy.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
WIRELESS FOR GULF OF MEXICO.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE long-distance wireless teIe-
graph demonstrations which were begun Monday
by the Amerlcan-De Forest Wireless Telegraph
Company between Chicago and St Louis We're con-
tinued to-day for the benefit of the foreign electrical
experts who arc AT the ST Louis Worlds Fair The
demonstrations to-day to prove the PRACTICABLE
ity OF the wireless system, which Is TO be cstah-
Iished under government contract between stations
in Panama, Cuba. Porto Rico and Pensacola Fla
Representatives OF the International Congress
watched the work IN Chicago while other members
Of The congress made ohser tions in st. Louis
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
HIGGINS WILL HEADTHETICKET|
u. LINN BRUCE TO BE THE CANDIDATE FOR LIEU
TENANT GOVERNOR
Woodufs Name May Not Be Presented the
Reached by Leaders a Sarato ga.

Governor-FRANk WAYLAND of
Fo nant M. of Ne~-Yo York.
statc-JoHN r. o'6RIEN, VI Clinton.
For ControIe of Kinssto
Genea-JULIUS M. NAVE o e~-Yor
Fors State Treasur WALLENMEER, of Erie.
O he o AppeaIs-EDGAR M.
For Assoca WERNER
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
AUTO BOAT VOYAGE FOR AMERICAN.
Edge in England Building One to Try for
Charley Prize.

London. Sept. l5.-S f. Edge is building FOR
wealthy American a cruising motor boat to
the Atlantic. He SAYS the boat will be ready in
March next and that II ought to stand good
chance OF winning the prize of $1,000 offered by {.
l. Charley. the automobsts of Paris. for the first
autoboat to cross the Atlantic
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
GALE SWEEPS COAST.
Terrific Wind Backs Up Water IN
Norfolk Streets.

Norfolk. Va Sept. IA southeast storm is rag
ing here. and the wind in Norfolk Is blowing forty
eight miles an hour backing the river into the low
streets. Communication with the coast has been in
terrupted by the gale. AT last reports the wind
was thirty-six miles an hour at Cape Henry and
twenty-five miles at IIatteras The force Of the
blow is cteadily increasing.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15

Eighteen trains q day between New York ard
s,iif,al0 via the gx-track New-York Central or the
Vast Shore Railrosd.-AdW
New-York tribune., 1904-09-15
Continued on second page.

DEwEY's PURE WINES AND GRAPE JUICE
Jrpaoualled for the weak and er-worked
H. r Dewey s Sons Co, l3s Fulton ST.. y. T.
Adyt
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-06-10
n. q. Peery. Jr., Appointed.

Mr.. Fl. q. Peery, Jr., son OF our
townsman and chief magistrate, III. g.
Peery, has recently been appointed full
and Independent agent for the great
M Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
New York, with headquarters at Taze-
well. This, as is well known, is one
OF the largest and strongest Life In
surance Companies in this country.
and Mr.. Peery is to be congratulated
upon his good fortune. At the same
time the company is to be congratulate
ed upon securing the service OF Mr..
Peery, He is young man OF fine
character and ability, has wide ac-
quaintance among the influential peo-
pie of the country. and will necessarily
do Hne work as agent and solicitor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-06-10
Judge henson's Court.

In Judge Henson's court this week
damage suits against the N. & W
were tried. The first was that of E. +.
Helmandollar, who was knocked off n
Hat car at Graham by passing engine.
last fall. Helmandollar was LOADING
lumber at the time. The jury gave
$500. 90 damages. Messrs. Hicks and
Werth represented the plaintiff. and
and the N. 81. w. was represented by
Messrs. Henry & Graham and s ID
May.
The other case, Il. M. Hawkins. Jr..
Tor SlCO damages for failure OF road 20
take up his baggage at Raven, Jan. "a
last. The plaintiff was represented by
Messrs. Greever and Gillespie, and
counsel for defendant same as in other
case. Verdict of Jury was $50 damages