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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
PRO-JAPANESE FEELING
IN AMERICA PUZZLES
RUSSIAN COMMANDER,

New Yo:k, Feb. 1T-Commander Alex
andre. Boutakoff. naval attache of the
Russian legation, now at the Waldorf
expressed himself To-day as confident that
the japanese successes in the far East will
only serve to stir his countrymen to the
most determined action instead of dis
hearteniag or discouraging them, He
ADDED that he was unable to account for
the evident rro-Japanese sentiment among
Americans. Commander Boutakof said:
wherever Russia has pet Americans
she has always been friendly. Americas S
commerce with Russia is ten times its
commerce with Japan. This trade can
GroW aud grow with Russia.sbgt not so
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
SIM0N'S TEMPERATURE FALLS
Physician Believes That Health
Commissioner Is Improving.

Doctor Robert Funkhouse- of No. 1854
Olive street. who is attending Doctor John
IL. Simon. Health Commissioner. said last
night that his patient showed decided i'm
provement during the day, and that all
symptoms were for the better.
Doctor Sinon's temperature yesterday
was 1Gc and Doctor Funlshouser believes
that the grip-pneumonia will not invest
any part CO the lungs not now affected
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
KOREA OPENS WlJU TO FOREIGN TRADE:
LOMATlC VICTORY FOR AMERICANS.

Washington. Feb. 17.-Mr. Allen. the
American Minister at Seoul. cables the
State Department that Wiju has been de-
clared open to the commerce of the world
by the Korean Government.
The United States was the first Power,
SO far as known, to apply to the Korean
Government TO- the opening of Wiju to
the worlds trade.
This action was taken while Japan and
England We're urging the opening of Yon-
campo. lying at the mouth Of, the Ialu
River on the Korean side. The view taken
by the State Department was that If we
could secure tie opening of Wiju, $50
miles up the Yalu above Yongampo. the
effect would be to practically open the
whole of that stretch Of the river to
commerce, SC that the project really was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
CHARLES NOLAND QUITE Ill.
WeII-knowh Lawyer and Sportsman
Suffers From Pneumonia.

Charles T. Nahtnd. II lawyer, was taken
suddenly i'll at. the formulation of a bill
lard match with Doctor Raines last
TUESDAY night, and was confined to his
home No. 4o6e Page boulevard. yesterday
Physicians We're summoned and stated
that Mr.; Noland was suffering from
pneumonia.
Mr.. Noland Is well known in local sport
circles az billiard player and book
maker. During the trial of Doctor Dues
trow for the murder of his wife and
daughter. NolaEd was retained as as
sociate counsel with Charles p johnson.
Later he was retained as counsel for John
}. Ryan of 'set-rich-ouick fame. and
defended him successfully.
Noland is amateur champion three
cushion b;lliardist of Missouri. He was to
have played Doctor Campbell a match
game at the Grand last night.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
Annoying catarrt, of the Head Cured.

Miss Pauline Armstrong. 1913 Cutter
street, Cincinnati. o.. Financial Secretary
ROYAL. Templars of Temperance. writes:
My head had troubled me for some
months. and was much annoyed to find
that the many douches and medicines /
took did not break up the catarrh / noticed
your ads In the papers, and thought per-
haps Peruna would help me get rid of this
catarrh. A few doses certainly relieved me,
and / began to breathe through my nose.
and soon l did not have to spend a half
head. You cannot imagine how pleased
l was to find that at the end of three
weeks I was rid of my trouble. which l
had been vainly trying to cure You have
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much larger than the mere opening of a
port at the mouth of the river.
Wiju lies OIL the opposite side of the
river and very near 10 Antung in Man.
churia. which the Chinese Government al
ready has by treaty with the United States
declared to be an open port. although
this never has been admitted by Russia.
1t is understood that the opening Of
Wfju is directly attributable to the Japan
csc ascendency in Korea. for while the
country was un1er Russian influence. Mr.
Allen. the American Minister. was unable
to induce the King to open single port
in addition 20 Cherlupo.
1t is probable that the State Department
AT once will. take steps to have America
represented at Wiju by Consul or COM
mercial agent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
RUSSIAN VESSEL OBTAINS
PERMISSION TO REPAIR
DAMAGES AT ALEXANDRIA

SPEC1AL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST Louis REpUBLiC.
Alexandria. Monday. Feb. 15.-(Copy-
right. 1Ssi)-The Russian torpedo boat No.
z: has arrived here with her starboard
bow damaged and wanting repairs. The
khedival Mail Company refused to dry
dock the vessel without the Government s
Instructions.
Later the port administration Authorized
the cOrnrany to dock the vessel and exc
cute such repairs as We're sanctioned by
the administration experts advice.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
FUNERAL OF JAPANESE
DEAD HELD AT SASEBO;
ADMIRAL GIVES GRAFTON

Sasebo, Japan. Feb. 1T.-Impressive fun
eral services We're held here to-day over
the bodies of three officers and two men
of the Japanese battleship Full who
were killed by the Russian fire in the
first attack on Port Arthur
The religious ceremonies were con-
Quoted by a Shinto priest and the funeral
oration was delivered by Admiral Samewi.
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wife and Sister Disappear,

Henry Fritz of No. 25l7 South Second
street reported TO the police yesterday
that his wife. Cora Fritz. and his sister.
Matte Fritz, IA years old. had disappeared
that he believed they were with James
WyIie. Mrs. Fritz is about % years old
5 feet tall and has red hair. Miss Fritz is
large for her age and has black hair.
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w. Y.
81 credit where is sufferer from
of the although tried remedies the Only
relief Psrsna was
miserable nosfr obsrucfed Of sssH
affected offensive and the dropping from the back
often took Pruns months
and tho disease eaced My physician tells
that
with him matter, since grit taklag
Peruaa Of
the disease 'Mrs. Andrew 1horborn
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
Central Committee Meeting.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL. t...,-
Sturgeon. No.. Feb. i7.-Judge John \.
Stewart chairman of the Boone County
Democratic Central Committee. called a
meeting of the committee to meet in Co
1umbia Tuesday February 80 to decide
upon the manner of electing. delegates to
the State Convention AID the method of se-
z
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Dcc1ar,. He WA. RobbrI.

Harry Covert. a laborcr. who says that
he is stranger in st. Louis. reported to
the police last night that he had been
robbed OF SIS In Il saloon at No. 25 South
Seventh street. Covert said that he was
assaulted by three men.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
No. 46, Il:30 P. N. TRAIN
New York, Boston,
Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Indianapolis,
BlCFoUR
Ticket Office, Broadway and Chestnut St.

with Japan. Russia needs the products Of
the great factories of the United States.
and its needs will grow greater each year.
Not so with Japan. Americas sympathies.
to my mind. should naturally be with Rus
Sia.''
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a grand medicine In Peruna. and It Is well
worthy of praise. e."-Miss Pauline Arm"
strong.
Whatever form the catarrh may have as.
sumed: whatever symptoms 1t may have
produced: whatever damage 1t has accom-.
cure. :
q. Peruna cures all cases of chronic ca1
tarrh promptly and permanently. There
heed be no failures. -="
If you do not derive prompt and satfsfac.
tory results from the use OF Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a full
statement of your case, and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President of Tha
Hartman Santarium. Columbus, Ohio.
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"Piker.. to Give R.nanet.

The Pike County Colony in st. Louis will
at the ST. Nicholas Hotel. The guest Of
honor will be Private" John Allen OF
Mississippi. Colonel d. p Dyer will act
rs toastmaStec.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
To-DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSfNESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were $3.50.
701: balances. sl.6s3.9s1. Local discount
rates were between 3, and 6 per- cent. Do
mestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York, l5c premium bid, 25c premium
asked: Chicago. par bid. 10c premium
asked: Cincinnati. Louisville and New
Orleans. 25c discount bid. par asked.
Wheat closed higher at 9ia4c bid May;
si.06 No. . red. Corn closed higher at
5olsc bid May: A6a4si2c No. . mixed. Oats
closed at 42ssc bid May; 425aai3c No. .
mixed.
Spot cotton was unchanged in the local
market.
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London. Feb. 17.-Arrived: nfinneha ha,
New York.
Liverpool, Feb. 17.-Arrfved: Oceanic,
New York. via Queenstown. Sailed: Ma
Jsstic. New York, Via Queenstown.
: Hong-Kong. Feb. ;17.-Arrived: Empress
OF Japan, Vancouver. via Yokohama,
Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.
New York. Feb. .17.-Cevic. Liverpool
FOR New York. passed Nantucket Light
ship at LAO p. m.
New York Feb. 17.-Arrived. Furnes.
sia. Glasgow" Sailed: Celtic, Liverpool,
Naples. Feb 17.-Arrived: Perugia, New
York -;
Ponta del Gada, Feb. 164saiied: Ro.
manic. from Naples, etc, for Boston
Amsterdam, Feb 16-Arrived: Amtel-
dyk. Newport News
Lizard. Feb. E.-Passed: Columbian,
Boston, for Lendon.
Antwerp. FEB. 17.-Arrived: Finland
New York
Prawle Point, Feb. 17-Passed: Mime
haha, New York, for London
Queenstown. Feb. 1S-sailed: Saxonia,
from Liverpool. for Boston,.
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DON'T NEGLECT

Your Stomach and Bowels. So much
depend upon them. Your health, hap
piness, and even your life is controlled
largely by these organs. 1t is therefore
very important at the first symptom Of
the stomach becoming weak or the
bowels constipated that you take q few
doses OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
1t is the best Stomach and Bowel medi-
cine in existence, and positively cures
Heartburn, Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
Constipatiou and rlalar1a, Try II
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refurd money If 1t fails to cure.
e. W. Groves signature Is on each tox.ae5c
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-18
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

boh T..
The Lily White Republicans of Louis
ana. which organization excludes negroes
will put UP a State ticket.
Secretary of State Rose has been forced
to temporarily abandon his campaign be-
cause of sickness.
The funeral of Doctor Carl A. Swenn-
sen, founder of Bethany College, will take
place Tuesday at Lindsborg
Yates's lieutenants bunsled at Peoria
and but eighteen out of a possible twen-
ty-seven delegates were secured
Lieutenant Wash Jenkins and Green
Hall fight duel growing out of dispute
as to who shall dance with a Kentucky
belle of Letcher County.
G. d. Thompson announces that he is
not candidate for United States Senator
from Nebraska. thereby simplifying the
situation.
THIEVES secured possession at Houston,
Tex. of trunk containing S5OO.0Oe worth
Of diamonds. The trunk was afterward re-
covered.
Reuben Wheeles. the first white child
born in Illinois. died yesterday at Nash
vile. III.
San Francisco and Arizona persons are
indicted for wholesale land frauds in
Western States
Prosecuting Attorney Stone, who is be-
ing tried at jefferson City, is expecting
another acquittal to-day.
Louis Lola while digging in field near
Holdenville. I. T., found an earthen vessel
containing 5000 in gold
The President has disapproved a bill in
,ereasing the salaries of members of the
Creek Council. So.
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WASHINGTON.

so'iltldIE ldlt SCH. 10 tpUgTCSS al eS'
timate amounting to slo0o9.eo to cover
kaw River improI ements al Kansas City,
National banks have begun to return the
10 per cent of their Government deposits
requested by Secretary Shaw The Secre.
tary out of the money sent in will pay
the Panama Canal ana Worlds Fair loan
appropriations.
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN
Women will pray for enforcement Of
Sunday-ciosing law.
St. Louis lawyers will confer tomorrow
on arrangements for the Universal League
Congress to be held in This city mex; Sep
tember.
Congressman Nardiver replied TO letter
of John r. Mccarthy relative to early.
Democratic primary.
Director of Exhibits Skin Informed of
shipment of many Worlds Fair displays.
Charles Howard GriSGs speaks to
Wednesday Club members in succession of
epigrams
The Worlds Fair management has no
official advices that Russia will not par
ticirate at the Exposition.
Prices are awarded 10 producers of white
ard yellow corn at the Missouri State
Corn Show.
Festus ]. Wade may be elected president
of the Transit Company to succeed Muir
ray Carleton.
Annie Bertsch and Michael Walsh brave
the dangers of river ice to be married al
st. Charles.
Paul krowi. arrested on charge of steal
ing from employers. admits his guilt
St Louis wholesale merchants will pro-
tect visiting buyers from exorbitant
boarding-house rates
New-York tribune., 1904-08-11

and Grocers Association. because of the diff
Guilty and Inconvenience which would be caused
the members of the association should the strike
be spread 20 the ice wagon drivers and meat
wagon drivers W IONS. 1t was primarily a
meeting OF business men whose interests are
not directly affected by the strike. and Of rep
resentatives OF the union, which would be drawn
into the issue between the packers and the
strikers. should the order declaring a boycott
against the meat markets that are buying d.
rectly from the packers be fndorsed Ly the
teamsters' joint council.
When the packers were told OF the intended
visit OF the intermediary committee to-rnor-
row. all Of them declined TO mako any comment
or what success might be expected from the
meeting.
We cannot very well discuss this matter.
said one of the packers representatives to-
night. until We have had some official notihca-
ton as 10 what is expected Of US at to-morrow's
meeting. We now have our affairs in better
condition than at any time since the strike was
declared. and as for myself 1 am unable TO see
at the present time just on what grounds we
could meet the strikers. as the struggle has
reached the stage where we can get along very
well should the strikers never decide 10 surren-
der"
Under the direction of Mayor Harrison. who
was urged to take the step by committee COM
posed Of Dor leaders and several aldermen an
investigation into the sanitary conditions Of the
various packing plants where strike breakers
are being housed was begun to-day. Several OF
the plants were visited. but no fragrant viola
uons Of the law were found. In two Of the
plants the ventilation was found to he bad and
the sleeping quarters rather crowded. but the
employers promised TO have these defects speed
lily remedied when they were pointed out by the
buildings and health inspectors The nvestiga-
tiOu viii probably last two or three DAYS and
when it IS fnishred a report will he made TO the
New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
SUPERINTENDENT SNYDER HOPEFUL
School Contractors Are Not All Members of
Employers Association.

'If there is n chance that the new school build
ings will not be ready FOR occupancy this fall,
VIII not admit II until the day before the school
term opens" said G. B. J Snyder. superintendent
OF school buildings. when asked yesterday regard
ing the effect that the lockout ordered by the Build
ing Trades Alliances Will have the work in
progress on the public school houses. our
work is seriously crippled, he continued. but only
seven of the trades at present out. and all
contractors are not members OF the employers as
sociation, that the work stin goes forward. The
delay Is annoying. but we hope soon 10 obtain
cessions which Will exempt the educational depart
meut from further Intervention the part OF the
Building Trades Alliance We have already OBJ
tained two such concessions in The Bronx both
on repair work"
Acting Mayor Fornes has arranged a meeting
with the chairman Of the building committee for
Il clock this morning 10 consider the situation and
what can be done TO save the educational de-
partment from further embarrassment and prevent
the lockout from stopping the erection of school
buildings. The building committee Of the educa-
tonal department intends 70 give out 8 600 OOO
IN contracts next Monday, and the danger that the
strike will interfere with this future work IS
greater than that OF its putting stop 10 present
construction II is hoped, however. that Acting
Mayor Fornes VIII to-day ind the means 10 remove
this danger.
The new work which is now endange by the
lockout was intended 70 provide accommodation for
al the applicants and make part time attendance
ulueNessary
New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
CHILDREN READY TO SING
Preparing for Ocean Grore FestiuaI
Baby Shoe Queen Chosen.

Ocean Grove. n j., Aug. 10 tSpeciaL-Prepa-
rations thus far made for the Chidren.s Musical
Festival. TO be given tomorrow evening in the
Auditorium. give promise of making that event
the feature of the seasons many varied enter
tatnments Nearly leo children. including the
brigade of youthful Rough Riders have been
enrolled in the chorus So large A volume Of
voices, under the training of Tall Eseu Morgan
and his assistant, Charles Frederick Freeman
tel, needs no advertisement
All the girls of the chorus win he costun,Ad in
japanese kimonos. for the Auditorium is to be
transformed into japanese garden for the fes-
tivaL An army Of decorators has been at work
on the decorations since Monday morning. The
platform has been heightened and widened and
will represent typical Japanese garden. Back
Of the foliage the chorus Will be seated on raised
seats over three thousand japanese lanterns
have been used for the electrical effects to be
introduced
The principal features Of the varied pro-
granne will be the playing Of the Mikado Man
dolin Club. composed Of seventy-ive young
women. who have been coached by Miss George
Parks; the singing OF the Gypsy Chorus of one
hundred voices. and the chorus singing by
one thousand children. Other features will be
Jack Macdonald. the boy soprano. of Brook
lyn Miss Edna White the child cornetist. Of
NeW-Iork. and Alfred Farland. the banjoist
Morgan's Orchestra Of sixty-fve musicians will
play for the children
MISS Edith Leaning Reeves. Of Philadelphia
has been selected by the carnival commission
TO tmpersonaJe Queen Titania at the Children's
Carnival 10 be held at Asbury Park the last
week In August and eliminating in the baby
parade on the afternoon Of Wednesday. August
oI- Miss Reeves is the daughter of the late
Clement &. Reeves, of Cape May. n J. She
uEes with her mother. Mrs. Ida Reeves, at No.
III" Spruce-st-. Philadelphia She is AT pres
ent making her home with her grandmother.
Mrs Il. VI. Reeves in this city. The members
OF Queen Tjtania's court will be selected by the
commission later.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
TUNNEL DAMAGE so. 800.
Azc0rd Less than Lackazranna Claim
Flight Erpected.

The amount of damage that the Lackawanna
railroad company viii sustain by the cOnstruc-
tion OF the branch tunnel OF the trolley company
from Jersey City 10 Hoboken is assessed by the
commission at $4,000. The report was fled
yesterday afternoon With the County Clerk OF
Hudson County The Lacka wanna company
claimed SJ.T00tNn, and the tunnel company de-
clared that $3.50 would be a liberal allowance.
The appraisement does not allow the tunnel
company 10 pay the amount into court and pro-
ceed with the construction of the branch tunnel.
The commission was appointed under the con-
de1EnatiCn act, but the Lackawanna attacked
the legality Of the appointment of the commits
sion. and writ Of certiorlri was granted by
Justice Dixon. who named the co,uuissiou-ex-
Governor George T. WerJs. Colonel John J. Tof-
fey and john g. Payne-but instructed il 20
merely assess the damages. The tunnel COM
pany Was esJOpped from entering on the lands
OF the Lackawanna company.
The LackaWanna will undoubtedly appeal from
the award Of damages fixed by the commission.
and Will conduct its legal fight on three lines
the certiorari of the appointment of the COM
mission. the appeal from the damages assessed
and the injunction under the agreement made by
the original tunnel company with the Morris and
Essex Railroad Company in 1891
New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
PRIEST SUED FOR LIBEL ARRESTED.
Interpreter Attached to immigration Bu-
reau Demands $4,000 Damages.

The Rev T. Paul Raszaszek. a Roman CathoIio
priest who represents the Polish Society or No.
III Broad-st taking Of Polish immigrants.
vas arrested yesterday IN action brought ey
Julius Stierheiu. an interpreter attached to the
Bureau OF immigration Ellis Island. to recover
81. .O00 damag ges for the publication OF alleged
HteL Father Raszaszeks bail fixed at 500.
and he vas detained in the SheriT's Office pending
his giving security in that amount
Stierheim alleges that the priest. on July Is
last sent a letter in the Polish language % Com
missioner Williams, in which he said:
Sunday evening I came TO the barge Once with
q view OF meeting passengers intended for the
Polish Society There met Mr. Stterhein1. inter
prefer. whom gladly invited 20 with for
glass of wine. For the sake OF fun. took him oy
the arm. and We went along for about hfry steps.
when. turning loose he excused himself that he
could go with ne. While We were walking
felt his hand rubbing against my pocket. con-
tanning a pocket6ook with St5 IN paper money.
After being left by him. I reached 70 my pocket
and found my pocket tbo0k missing. Taking every
thing whole [ am sure that nobody but
him has taken that money. and am making such
assertion oath, although have witness in
the case
The letter was signed "Christ's most loving
servant. l. Paul Taczaszek representative Polish
Society" Stierheiu4 further alleges that Father
RaCzaszek told several persons that he had stolen
the pOCkstbOOk-
New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
TAKE PROFESSOR TO BELLEVUE.
Says Johns Hopkins Men Were Jealous and
Tried to Kill Him.

A man who said he was Johannis Korselt, pro-
lessor OF chemistry in Germany was taken to
Bellevue Hospital yesterday. and placed in the
psychopsthic ward for observation. He was a
guest At the Marlho-ough Hotel having come TO
this city two days ago from Baltimore.
Korselt had rushed into the West Thrtleth-st
station yesterday and said that TWO men had at
tempted 10 kin him. trying 20 get through the
transom OF his room. They had been hired. he
declared. by professors at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, who were jealous ~ his discoveries. De
tectives learned the hotel that the man he'd
caused trouble fcr the clerks there
korselt told the police that he held chair In
German university. and that several dlscoy cries
had made him famous About a year ago, he said
he 10 this country and had been in conference
with professors Johns Hopkins. lie said he lived
at No 10 Madson-aye. Baltimore
he said he going 70 obtain n powerful ex-
plosive from the air. the most powerful dis
covered The professors. he said. had attempted
10 XIII him and also steal the papers which
were written the formulas Of his discoveries.