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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
PORTE OFFERS HARD TERMS TO RUSSIA
IN RETURN FOR LETTING FLEET PASS

Russia's diplomatic weight at ConstantI-
nople has been somewhat reduced by the
occurrences i'll the far East. The Porte
will give nothing without a heavy price.
Germany expresses no opinion on the
subject. The most that Germany will DO
in the presence of a bargain between Rus
sia and Turkey for the release of the
Black Sea fleet would be to maintain si-
lence, neither advising nor assisting either
party.
The Government here is looking ahead.
1t can conceive of time when it will he
to Germany's advantage to have a por-
ton of the Russian Navy locked up. Aus
tria and Italy are not moving at Constan-
tinople, where all the Powers, therefore
except Russia and Great Britain. are qui-
escent. Russia would not use the Darda-
nelles now if she could. in the opinion of
experts here, because her Black Sea fleet
is not ready for a far Eastern campaign.
and if it were ready Russia would Tait
until her Baltic fleet is thoroughly
equipped.
1t is believed that Russia could not nope
for q decisive naval success without the
Baltic. Black Sea and Mediterranean
squadrons uniting and proceeding East to-
gether. as otherwise they would be de-
strOyed piecemeal.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
DOCTOR ARRESTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Warren Smith of Sikeston Ac-
cused of Giving Poison to Har-
ry Miller of That Town.


REPU BI,IC SPECIAL
Oran, Mo. March S-A new chap pter has
been added to the mystery surrounding
the death of Harry Miller. a prominent
merchant of Sikeston. which has caused
the arrest OF Doctor Warren smith.
well-known physician and druggist Of
that city.
On Wednesday morning of last week the
citizens Of Sikeston were thrown into
tumult by the announcement that Harry
Miller had been found dead in bed at his
home in that city Coroner r r. Frazisr
of Commerce was notified and immedIatc-
ly upon arriving at Sikeston impaneied
jury and began an inquest
Testimony revealed that on the night
previous to Miller's death he attended
meeting of the Odd Fellows On returning
to his place of business he and George
Wines. a nephew, were invited into Doc
tor Smiths drugstore to partake of some
wine. Miller and Wines imbibed freely,
Wines at once becoming so sick he was
removed TO Aliler's home by the party.
Immedia tciy upon arriving at the Miller
home Miller. too. became suddenly i'll.
Next morning he was found dead. Wednes-
Gay nlght Doctors Frazier. LennoE. Mt!em
and Tomlinson held an autopsy The stem
ach and heart were removed. The heart
was found to be normal but the stomach
was sent to st. Louis to be analysed by
a chemist
The Coroner's jury remained in session
until Friday night. when a recess was
taken. awaiting the result Of the analysis.
Upon the facts brought out at this in
quest warrant was sworn out for Doc
tor Smith. charging him with murder in
the first degree. He will have n pre-
liminary hearing before Squire a. A. Har-
March
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
DEMOCRATS ATTACK
TENDENCY TO IMPERIALISM.
senate Accepts Philippine and Porto
Ricap Amendments to Army
Bill.

Washington. March S.-The Senate
spent almost the entire day discussing the
committee amendments To the army bill
concerning provisional troops in the Phil
ippines and the consolidation OF the Ad-
jutant Generals Office with the record
and pension office.
The Porto Rican amendment was OBJ
jected TO by Democratic Senators as tend
ing To more pronounced military form Of
Government. Both amendments ultimately
were accepted.
The bill was amended so as to provide
for an increase In the Engineer Corps.
1t was still pending when the Senate ad-
journed.
When the provisional Porto Rican reg
iment was taken up Mr.. CGrmack took oc-
casion to attack the bill He said ne
took the proposition as an indication OF
a tendency towards military government
saying that the distinguished soldier
Mr.. Root. had been mustered out of tile
office of Secretary of War with flying
flags and blowing horns and that his sue
cessor had been inducted into Office un-
der similar conditions.
Now" he said, we are > have a
military display on the presentation of
diplomats. l am sorry the order for that
system was too late for BunaIVarI!Ia. I
should like to have had the system in
vogue on his arrival and would have been
glad to command it..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
JAPAN'S CENORSHlP THE MOST RIGID
EVER MET BY MODERN CORRESPONDENTS

itary and available land lines are not
adequate to the service they will be called
upon to perform.
Well-informed newspaper men express
the opinion that there will be no extensive
land opera tions until the naval operations
are conclusivelv decided. unless the Rus
slams should cross the Yalu and start
South. thus forcing the hand of the jap
anese. From the best information obtain
able. however. the Russians are not in
shape TO make such a move in force.
1t is generally held by the experts that,
should the Japanese sweep the sea. three
large forces will be put in. operation, one
against Port Arthur. one through Koi ca
and across the Yalu to cut the Russian
center to the railway. and the third
against Nladivostok.
The regulations for the government of
the foreign newspaper correspondents
have been promulgated and are ironclad.
One article provides that if a war corre-
spondent violates the criminal law,
military criminal law or law for
the preservation of military secrets,
he may be punished according to military
law by court-martial.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
CHILD DIES FROM WOUND.
Investigation of Death Leads to
Arrest of Playmate.

Not until a day after she had died did
the parents of Elizabeth MOeser. years
old, of No. 2416 DeKalb street, learn the
cause of her death. 1t was found that
she had been struck on the head with
stick by little playmate, resulting in
conclusion of the brain. They thought
she had died from brain fever.
As the result of the investigation made
by the police Frederick StutZer, IA years
old. of No 2434 South Second street. is
under arrest at the Second District
Station. Although the physician who at
tended the little girl issued a death certi-
ficate the police have referred the case
to the Coroner
The little girl with several other chill
dren was playing in the rear of No. 24S4
South Second street. During their play
she was struck on the head by a boy
said to be Frederick StutZer. On Sun
clan was called, but she died early Mon
day morning.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
SIX PERSONS KILLED;
THREE WILL DIE.
Result of Head-On Collision Between
Limited Express and Freight
in Mississippi.

Birmingham. Ala. March Six persons
killed, three fatally hurt, two others in
jured and limited express train and a
freight partially destroyed by fire. COM
prise the results of a head-on collision to-
day on the Alabama Great Southwestern
Railway, near Kewanee, seventeen miles
north OF Meridian. Miss.
The dead are: Engineer P. H. Larkin of
the express train. Birmingham; Robinson
Riggs, mail clerk, Chattanooga; d. D.
Nicholson. mail clerk. Chattanooga; Hen
ry Banks. negro, fireman on express. Bir-
mingham; Mail Weigher Davidson, Chat
tanooga; negro fireman on freight train,
name not given.
]. H. Hinds of Nashville. the Southern
Express messenger; H. K. Wakefield,
baggage master, and Engineer Case or
the freight train are fatally injured Nj.
Brown, brakeman on the freight. and
John Capehart conductor OF the passen-
ger train, are seriously hurt.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09

Berlin, March s-The Porte has thus far
met the requests of the Russian Ambassa-
dor to Turkey. NJ. Zinovieff. to permit the
Black Sea feet TO pass the Dardaneues
by naming conditions wholly unacceptable
TO Russia.
One of these conditions. naturally, is
that Russia shall break off or evade the
fulfillment of her agreements with Austria
respecting the Balkans, give the Sultan
leave to settle the controversy by his OWL
methods, and assist Turkey should Austria
or other Powers dispute the Sultan's de-
clsion.
Russia rejected these proposals as pre-
posterous but she renewed the request,
to which there seems little likelihood OF
the Sultan yielding. as British diplomacy
is active at Constantinople in urging on
the Porte a strict observance of the Berlin
treaty.
France. so far as can be perceived here.
has not seconded Russia in this matter.
Such a step as permitting the Black Sea
fleet to pass the Dardanelles would be re-
garded automatically as 5redcn of reu-
trality on the part of Turkey, though
Great Britains opposition to it. being
aimed at the maintenance of the status
quo. is not so considered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
Shanghai. Feb. 1.-THE rigid censorship
placed by the japanese authorities on all
telegraph dispatches, both press and pri-
vate. has caused many of the foreign cor
respondents to seek field of Le~s on the
mainland.
Correspondents who have arrived here
from Toxic report that the censorship is
the most perfect they have ever enCoun-
tered and Is exercised on intercommunica-
tiOn as well as on foreign matter
Traffic on the wires has treblei and
their original carrying capacity reduced
because the War Department and the For
eign Office have each taken one of The
main trunk lines that run south through
the Empire.
The eXactions of the censorship and the
difficulties of intercommunication have
served to largely obscure the view Of the
correspondents, and probably has resulted
in much conflicting news from various
points. 1t is anticipated that when the
corps Of newspaper representatives who
are now at Toxic are finally allowed to
go to the front a serious congestion Of
telegraphic service will result as the mil
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
POLES TAKE NEGROES
PLACES AS DECKHANDS.
Traditional River RoustabOuts Re-
placed by white Men on st.
Louis Packets.

For probably the first time in the his
tory of St Louis river traffic. packets
departed yesterday with crews COM
posed of Poles. Hungarians and Italians,
instead of the traditional negro rousta-
bouts. who have always been regarded as
an Indispensable adjunct of Mississippi
River steamboating.
Instead of the crowd of singing and
shouting negroes pulling at the ropes as
the boats backed out into the river. groups
of Swarthy foreigners stood holding to
boxes and casks. fearful of falling over
board from the unprotected bow.
The innovation was The result of
strike OF the roustabOuts, who demanded
s. day and board They refused to work
for less and forced two steamers which
were scheduled to depart Monday to re-
main al the wharf until yesterday.
Captain Henry Leyhe, agent of one of
the steamers, yesterday visited the labor
agencies and secured forty foreigners and
sent them out on his steamer to handle
the freight.
A steamer is scheduled to depart for the
lower river to-day, and its agent has Sc
cured forty Italians to take the place of
the negroes.
Other steamboatmen are preparing to
follow the lead of Captain Leyhe. and de-
clare they will employ only white men on
their steamers in the future if the negroes
continue to demand, what they term un-
reasonable pay.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
LOCAL AND sURuRBAN.

Many will pray for success of move
ment to close saloons on Sunday
In her suit for divorce, Mrs. J. G..
Brinkmeyer gives as one of the grounds
that her husband was connected with the
Suburban Doodle deal.
The Humane Society appointed a COM
mittee to secure the enforcement of the
State Freak law
The. Mississippi River Commission en-
hibit at the Worlds Fair will show
work accomplished
Patrolman Mcdonald of the Central Dis
trict captured an opossum on Third
street
Milton C. Seropyan was appointed st.
LOUIS Vice Consul of Persia, the first to
hold the office.
The trial of John Wilson on a charge OF
establishing a policy game. was begun in
the Criminal Court. -.
Attorney S. S Bass's dream saves a
client from bond forfeiture and per
haps Imprisonment.
The Reverend Doctor Broomfeld of
Pittsburg. changes his pulpit and delomi-
nation to accept a call to St Louis.
The stockholders of the st. Louis Tran
sit Company elect Robert McCuIloch and
Louis Celia members of the Board OF
Directors. President Carleton's report
shows a marked increase in the deficit.
Friends of Bartholdt fear there is oppo-
sition to his denomination which they can
not locate.
The Interior Department Of the Russian
Government orders contractor to dismantle
Russian pavilion at the Worlds Fair.
George Wilson. a drug victim. died at the
City Hospital from tetanus resulting from
the use of hypodermic needle.
The funeral of Joseph L. Curby will
be under the direction of George Wash
ington Lodge No 8. A. F. & a NJ
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
WILL NOT CHANGE ITS SCHEDULE.
President Declares National League
Will Adhere to Original Dates.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. March S.-President II. C.
Pulliam of the National League came out
tiat-footed to-day, declaring that the Ma
tional League schedule would not be
varied one jot or title from its present
form. He called on President Ban john
son of the American League to go as far
sired, upon his much-talked-of interlengue
war. Ihe declaration of President Pull
liam was brought about by the announce
ment Of Mr.. johnson in Philadelphia last
night that he intended first to confer with
james Hart OF Chicago, then with Garry
Hermann, chairman of the National
Commission. C,SIa.ri and: failing to secure a
chanSe of the National League schedule
tcr April H.; the disputed date. he would
fight to a finiSh.'
On the date in question the New York
pions in this city and the New York Ma
uonals are scheduled to play Brooklyn in
Brooklyn Bad faith. and n change OF
schedule are charged by Johnson
President Puiliam salu TINS afternoon:
The schedule of the National League
viii, viii not lot be changed in any particular
Will be made and you may quote me as
positively as you like on this point.
Il don't care whether Ban johnson has
one or seventeen conferences with Hart
or as many more with Garry Hermann,
Neither has jurisdiction in this matter
J.. This schedule was. made and regular
ly submitted to the joint Schedule Com
mittee. 1t was drawn and discussed in a
spirit of fairness. There was no nisIIn
derstanding regarding ii in the commit
tee. The date of April Il was not brought
forward by Mr.. johnson or anyone else
Neither was this date tampered with or
changed after the meeting
We have met with Mr.. johnson in the
spirit of fairness, and we are sick and
tired of his unprovoked outbursts He
talks like boy rather than grown-up
man. We have come to feel that we have
been dealing with an irresponsible party,
TOR no sooner are agreements made than
he begins to cry aloud. He has been 'hol-
,ering' ever since We have been with him.
We are getting thoroughly sick of him.
He does more than any man in either
league to cry down the game and hurt it.
Now, finally. let me say. and say posi-
lively, that If Ban johnson in his ut
terances represents the sentiment of the
the better. War costs money. but war is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09

To meet the Indebtedness incurred by
the improvements and to provide for
future improvements under the lease the
Board of Directors thought 1t wise to ask
$20,0OOC0O > per cent twenty-year gold
bonds, secured by a mortgage upon the
leasehold of the Transit Company under
the lease of the United Railways
This loan was authorized May %, 1903.
The Transit Company secured the guar
antee of the United Railways as to pay
ment of botr principal and interest.
The mortgage provided that s6.O5S,0Oj be
reserved TO refund the outstanding per
cent collateral trust notes. dated Novem-
ber l. 1901, and due November ]. 1904,
amounting to S5.16.OO0; and sS,OOO,OO0 to be
certified and delivered by the trustee i'm
mediately for refunding the floating debt.
equipment expenditures for the three
succeeding years, and the balance to be
reserved for future construction and eX-
Penditures.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
MILLER'S WIDOW LEAVES
ST. LOUIS FOR SIKESTON.

When Mrs. Miller's mother. Mrs. Spiel
doch, No. 2l02 North Thirteenth street,
was asked last night concerning the
death of her son-in-law. she stated that
her daughter had said very little about his
death and that she had not asked her
daughter much. as she was greatly wor-
ried and grieved
Mrs. Miller departed yesterday morn
ing for Sikeston, where she will live
with her parents-in-law. The funeral
Of Miller took place Sunday. the inter
ment being in the Hebrew Cemetery. in
this city.
A brother of Mrs. Miller said that about
eight weeks ago. before Miller and Miss
Spieldoch We're married, he and Miller
stayed at the Southern Hotel one night
and in the middle of the night Miller be-
came suddenly i'll and went to the window
and gasped for breath. doctor was
summoned and he recovered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
SON CONTESTS
FATHERS WILL.
Suit Filed Alleging That Judge
Cheney Inherited His Estate
From First Wife.

Another suit in the famous Cheney es-
tate litigation was filed on the docket of
the March term of the Jersey County Cir
cult Court at Jerseyville yesterday The
suit was filed by Thomas F. Ferns as con-
servator of Doctor A. NJ Cheney against
Senator 7. S. Chapman. executor and
trustee under the will of the late Judge
Prentiss d. Cheney, Mrs Annette r.
Cheney. the widow of Judge Cheney, and
Mrs Mary Landon. at present the tenant
of the Cheney homestead in Jerseyville
The suit was for partition and relief and
to quiet title.
Judge Cheney left a will directing the
disposition of an estate now valued at
s550,000 leaving an income to his son. Doc
that he was to abstain from the use OF
tobacco. alcoholic stimulants and marco
tics OF any kind.
Doctor Cheney refused to accept the
provisions of the WILL and has made num-
erous attempts to break it and obtain
possession Of the property. The suits
we're entered both in the Jersey County
Circuit Court and that of Christian Coun-
ty, Illinois. where over 5000 acres of land,
belonging to the estate, is located.
Among the allegations in the bill filed
was that the property disposed of by
Judge Cheney in his will. was not his in
entirety, that four-ninths belonged to Doc
tor Cheney in fee simple. Both the father
and son. according to the bill received the
property by inheritance from the mother
of Doctor Cheney, who was the first wife
of Judge Cheney. and that the mother N
turn received the property from her father.
Doctor Darcy. The bill alleges that Judge
Cheney was the executor of the estates of
both Doctor and Mrs. Darcy, as well as
his first wife and their infant daughter,
who died thirty-three days after the
mother. and that he never made a report
to the Probate Court of Jersey County of
his acts as executor OF any OF the estates.
The bill further alleges that Judge
Cheney fraudulently secured the signature
of his son, Doctor A. NJ. Cheney, to his
part of his mothers estate. The bill also
asks the court to award a judgment
against the executor and trustees of Judge
Cheney's will for all rents. profits and in
come from the part of the estate alleged
to belong to the son, as well as the prin-
cipal sum.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
WIFE SUES FOR MAINTENANCE.
Mrs. Barrioz Says Husband Is
Worth $4,000.

Marie c. Barrioz sued her husband. Phil
ibert Barrioz, in the Circuit Court yes
terday for maintenance and for possession
OF property fronting twenty-five feet on
Manchester avenue.
She states that her husband is worth
$4,000 and has an income of $500 month
They were married in St. Louis June 49,
1864. and have seven children, all grown.
She alleges that he abused her and
threatened her life if she persisted in her
refusal to transfer her real estate to him.
He deserted her Septembr % last and
took possession of the Manchester avenue
property, she AYERS. She names William
Moseley. who rents the property. as CO.
defendant. and asks for an accounting of
the rent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
SENATE
WAR IN THE EAR BAsT.

Toxic hears that the Japanese naval
forces have either captured or destroyed
the cruisers of the Russian Vladivostok
squadron.
Japan contemplates floating a foreign
war loan. in anticipation of hostilities eX-
tending beyond two years, lest the ma
tionai resources become completely ex-
hausted.
Japan issues through the Minister at
Washington an. extended defense against
the Russian charges that Japan violated
the laws of nations in the beginning of
the present war.
War correspondents arriving at Shang
hal from Japan assert that the Mikado's
system of censorship IS the most rigid
they have ever encountered.
Turkey continues TO demand of Russia
impossible concessions in return for the
favor of permitting the Black Sea feet
10 pass the DaTdanelles.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
LABOR MEN PUT Up A TICKET.
Unions Represented Mt
Kansas City Convention.

Kansas City. Mo. March S.-Delegates
representing fifty-fve labor unions OF this
city met in convention at labor headquar-
ters tonight, adopted platform and
nominated a ticket for the coming city
election. A full ticket, with the excep-
ton of the offices Of Police Judge, was
nominated.
The union men are supporters of Hugh
Brady. the present Democratic Police
Judge, but they did not place him on their
ticket as such action, they believe, would
iujUre his chances of election on the DEM
ocratic ticket
Joseph f. Smith, who was nominated
for Mayor, is cigarmaker and the pres
ent organizer and business agent Of the
Industrial Council.
The Labor Party expects to secure offi-
cial recognition of its ticket by petition.
The leaders instructed their followers to
take no part in the Republican or Demo-
cratic primaries. 1t is thought that the
5000 union men.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
WILL RACE WHITNEY STABLE.
Lease is Filed With New York Jock
~ Climb

New York. March Sherman Duryea
will race the horses owned by the estate
of the late William c. Whitney. 4 lease
TO that effect has been fled at the office
cf the Jockey Club, Harry Payne Whitney
as executor. signing tho lease
Mr.. Duryea is 4 partner of Harry Payne
Whitney in the ownership of Irish Lad
and Whorler. He is known as one Of the
most prominent yachtsmen of America.
A meeting of the stewards of the Jockey
club will be held on Thursday and at
that meeting the application of William
Shaw. the jockey, for a license will be
passed upon. 1t is considered likely that
he will receive it, and he will then be at
liberty to sign a contract to ride for H.
b. Duryea or for any other person
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-09
NEGRO STOLE TWO OVERC0ATs
Patrolman Fired Four Shots and
Thief Dropped Booty.

About 10 o'clock last night a negro en-
tered the house of Ezra II. Dyer. secretary
of the Mound City Paint and Color Com
pany. No. 4127 Iaclede avenue. and stole
two overcoats from n hall rack. front
window was forced open.
When near Vandeventer avenue on La
clede the negro was seen by Patrolman
Sullivan of the Eighth District, who gave
chase for about seven blocks, when the
negro turned into an alley. Sullivan then
fired four shots without effect. The negro
dropped the coats and escaped.
Thunder Johnson was later arrested
on suspicion.