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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
countart. seven papers having been submitted
In competiticn for the prize.
LIST OF GUESTS

soun,an,; seven paper. having been submitted
LIST OF GUESTS.
Following are the guests who will at
tend sessions of the congress:
Roiia Wells. Mayor Of the city Of 81 Louis
Jane. y. Player. Comptroller o. the city os
Association. T.i,.ie is sssR Ark. 4 .-e .
B.nkss.. H..Seis,.cn, Ss. Iots "
AI.;, H1sIey .;.Tay ssfrssasy & si the American Bar
3, Sns.,sr.d
N: s:: y Of ts: ss::rss s:ss.:
sSs.:s y "a :ssi;s;s s istss is 'a'
Z. a. van Dien. oFE.niIer Q. the Holl.se So
eiety Of Accountants. Amsterdam. Holland
N. society os Accountants in EdinSarsh. Nss
Msad.. Ph .. assistant srSs.sso, II
Doctor L L Rove. professor Of political
Wilton Eddis. ? G a; former sr..id.n; OF
N. In.si,ui. OF Chartered AsoOsnsAn's Of On
Gsorse Ea.srds. p G: A. president Of the
In.eituie u Chartered Accountants OF on'>rto.
John ". Ross. p. c. A. pr.,idsns Of the A.
a ,. Miteh.ii. p 9 4. ..ersssrs os The As
sceiaiion of Aecoan,sn,s in Montr..L csB.ds
John Hyde. r. c. A. president Of the Denim
tor Of r. g. A-'s Montreal. Carads-
p. n. Mscpherson- = 6. A Can.dsl. second
vice president of the Institute cs r. c. . -
Ontario. Canada.
Howard c. Beck. DEPUTY comrsrolier. Detroit.
Mich
" r Andre~s. Auditor o. the Treasury De-
paytr-erf Washington. D. -
Prank r. Henry. Auditor OF the ST. Louis
Transit Company
A. r =. Roes and Henry ". Earoer. p g
A.. additional eefex1fes of the Dominion ARso
c.asion Of Chartered Accountants. Montreal
Cenada-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
DEVELOP EXERCISE FAD
0ose1e Tens10n. They Assert, Re-
ueves Desk Fatigue and
StfeASthens Their sfaews.

1EPCBLlC SPECIAL
: Washington. Sept. A-Muscle-tension ex-
ercise ID the newest craze in Washington
Paul Morton. Secretary Of the Navy. has
II: General Chaffee. chief OF stan. United
States Army. has 1t: William B. Ridgely.
Comptroller OF the Currency. has IL.
An expert has taken rooms at the Colo
nial Hotel. and he shows these men and q
do1en others prominent in Government life
: how 10 mex their muscles until their bicers
develop with marvellous rapidity
Some of the officials take daiIy exercise
before the Instructor. Others carry the les
son home with Them and practice before "A
mirror just after they get up and just
before they GO to bed They all say II is
dne thing and admirable TO relieve one
o. the desk fatigue" That Is a COM
plant suffered ty many officers used TO
neld service. who now perform military
rapbefs.
& . A visitor to the chief Of one OF the War
Department: stan bureaus found the Cen
eraf standing before q window He was
Nratntngly bending his arms and making
fsce that would go we'll with a dose OF
He must be having an epiIcptic nt."
sxid the visitor. anxiously. TO the mos
senEer who ushered him in.
Oh NO; sar: he Is only taking his con-
y Lnergetic oficiaIs say that they like this
form OF exercise best because II is least
troublesome. They can keep in good condi-
The habit Grows until men may be seen
Walking along the street gripping hard
upon space in an effort to develop the
maDcies Of hands and wrists.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25

York City. and Ernest Rockitt. C. p. A..
OF Chicago. respectively. A discussion og
the subject OF Municipal Accounting
will Immediately follow the reading Of the
be made by John Hyde. F. {. A.. Canada
president of the Dominion Association Of
Chartered Accountants
In the evening reception will be held at
the Hamilton Hotel
TUESDAYS SESSIONS.
Tuesday. the morning session. which
convenes at 10 O'Clock. will be devoted to
the reading and discussion OF a paper By
George Wilkinson. c. p. A. secretary OF
the Federation OF Societies Of Public Ac-
countants. entitled The c. p. A. Move
ment and the Future of the Profession Of
the Public Accountant in the United
States Of America
The afternoon session to be held in the
paper to b. read By Francis ". Pisiey.
r. c. A.. immediate past-presidert Of the
Institute Of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales. entitled The Duties
Of Professional Accountants in Connection
With Invested Capital. Both Prior TO and
Subsequent 10 the Investment: also a
paper by Arthur Loves Dickinson. u. A..
the subject Of The Profits OF a Corpora
ton" This will be followed by dis
cussion-
In the evening the accountants. their
guests and friends Will enjoy a banquet
at the Mercantile Club. TO which ladies
are invited
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
On the third day the morning session
will be At 10 O'Clock In the Lecture Hall.
when q paper viii be read by Robert II.
Montgomery. c. p. A.. Of Philadelphia.
on the following subject: The Impor-
tance Of Uniform Practice in Determining
the Profits Of Public Service Corporations
Where municipalities Have the Power to
Regulate Rates." Reading OF the paper
TO be followed by discussion on the
same subject
The exercises will close by the reading
OF q prize essay On The Mole OF Con-
c. p. A, OF Philadelphia
The Congress will be largely attended
by professional accountants from ali sec
tons OF the country. and In addition dele
eAte5 from all the principal societies OF
professional accountants in Great Britain
and Canada.
Among the visitors should be mentioned
Francis A. Pixley. F. e. A.. OF London;
A. A. 0iliies. p. c. A.. OF Manchester:
James Martin. F. g. A. A. F. s. 8, Lon
don: John Baliantine Niven. c. A.. c. p.
A.. OF Edinburgh: John Hyde. r. G. A.
tCan-D. OF Montreal: r. H Mcpherson, p
c. A. Of Toronto: John ". Ross. r. C.
A. tCan.l. Of Montreal
established at the Hamilton Hotel
Following II the programme Of the three
days session:
FIRST DAf
II q m--Xorning scssfcn In the Lecture Han
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IMMIGRATION DECREASES
IN SPITE OF RATE WAR.
aicate Marked increase In Pro-
portion Coming From Eaglaoa.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Sept :G-In spite OF the
ocean rate war during the last few weeks
Of the fiscal year ending June % last there
was a decrease IN immigration in 1ses OF
4.I.s over the previous year.
The Commissioner General OF Immisra-
ton. Mr.. Sargent. points out that while
there has been q decrease In emigrants
f,om other countries. those coming from
England rose in number from 3-11S In
1919 to 5s.s5 IN 1904. This Is regarded as
sho~inS a trend OF a better element Of
emiGrants coming to this country.
The total OF all immigrations for the
past year vas s1.ss0. against SE.0sS for
isc-
The country sending the greatest num-
Der Of immigrants was Italy for both
years that country. including Sicily and
Ssrsiinia contributing 90.s2 in leE and
1855 in IsN. decrease this year Of a.
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aos. Austria Hungary followed Italy Close
ly. with 3s.oll for 1896 and I7.l5s for 1904
The total immigration from Europe in
lSo wss siASs. against 7s.sD in Isos.
decrease Of ASA Asia In isle sent over
9.sss and es.1ss In 1904. q decrease Of 4ss,.
The countries showing increases In their
Contributions TO the population Of the
United States were Beieium Denmark.
France. the German Empire. the Neither
zeriand. Turkey. England Ireland. Scot
land. Wales, China. india and a few SEAT
tered Islands and colonies Of European
counrrteA
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
cHIvALRY COST HIM HIS LIFE
Minister Killed While Helping
Woman Board a Car.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Oakland. Cal. Sept. Awhile helping a
woman board . Grove street electric car.
the Reverend Aaron williams- who lived
At the corner Of Mccall and Grove streets.
was struck by a car running in another
direction and killed The Reverend Mr.
Williams was - years old and had lived
IN Oakland for the last twenty-five years
The car wheels badly injured the body be-
fore IL Was brought to a stop.
The car that struck the man was being
run by Motorman Joseph GiFardo who
claims that Williams stepped in front OF
the car while the gong vas being sounded.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
WOMAN DESCRIBES
+ HORRORS OF SIEGE
English Wife of Russian Officer
First of Her Sex TO Run Japs
Rigid Blockade.
BELIvEs FORTRESS IS SAFE.
Russians Courageous and Cheer
full. Though Old Town of Port
Arthur Is Wrecked
Flies Cause Death.


Chefoo. SEPT. I.-Mrs. Anna krsvtcnen-
ko. the English wife of a Russian army
offcer. who arrived here the night OF sep
tember Il with Lieutenant Prince Ra.zi-
vii from Port Arthur. is the first woman
TO run the blockade from the Russian
stronghold since the japanese Increased
their vigilance to prevent eSress from the
port.
Her trip was rendered extremely peril
els because she came out with the Prince
and his companion. Lieutenant Christo-
foron. who carried messages from Lieu-
tenant General Stoesse!. the commander
at Port Arthur. to General kuropatkin
Both these officers were disguised. and
had they been captured by the japanese
they certainly would have been executed.
Mrs. Eravtchcnko was so worn on. and
exhausted BY her adventure that she was
unable TO see the correspondent of the
Associated Press until to-day. In an in
tcrview she spoke to him as follows:
FIRST LINE AVOIDED.
I'VE left Port Arthur at 8 O'Clock fhe
night of September IS. There was a :yc1;
wind and the moon was bright We we're
.successful in avoiding the danger OF the
first Japanese blockadinS line We came
I'M 70 the second line when the moon was
,,ndsr a cIoud Searcb,iebts were flashing
nm al s;des but our Junk was not discov-
.,c6
eve suds.nIv discovered ourselves close
,o .,o,h,- i,,ns With n Japanese crew on
ho,rd rho, nre.unablv we're pira,es.
buf -. or,s.i,ed them and drew AWAY.
"a, g o'clock the next morning We saw
...-nr cor,inc In orr direction She
ia ,h, .,n.,rance of -. cruise, and I
.... ,.r-;h,,, f,;gt,epe8 When ne eaw
a.. ,,,,;.., p-ipce Raaziv;, and J.ie,,,cnan,
Ch-;s,o,o,or uent below stretched
,,r..,, r,,, an aect .,a covered myself
..;,h Ait, b,anrets C-hi,..e were living
:, o., cd =, ,,,. .;d.. .,a ,o- r.,r,v
-. .,,,o,,,h ,n..,,,, s,,o,n.ra5
r.,, ,r,, ,,ns,,ion n.vsr uttered , r,o,n
t,h.rtfn, nr,yer Than vhen was in
90 ,ha, th> .,a.n.r mo hoa ..r
-" D. go. ,..s., and ,ha, ns-
Cs.,.,, h., ~ ;r,.n,ton n, o,srn,,,,in.
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ing. ine ,aunorS "orA mas 10 oe Done
:" ,u, hea.
oD or FLIES
are no Contagious diseases HI
Aolt Artnur' put many deaths are re-
suiuns from .he pise OF a large red
ou ny "hich ieeos on the decompos-
ing corpses. scattered over the battle
uoc'of VINO was oitten on the
c o Dy ohe Vi 'hese mes instantly
u ua. mempef- he then had his
.mputa.eo' out net before the poison
hxo reeched MS heart The result of the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25

Muslin Underwear.
\ LOT l-Petticoats OF muslin. um-
\ brella rufhe, edged With lace or
i embroidery. Gowns OF fine quail
1 ity cambric. high or low neck.
Il embroidery trimmed - full length
II and width. Chemises made extra
II length. Skirt trimmed with cam
Il brio ruffie. neck and sleeves lace
H trimmed. Drawers muslin or cam
H brio. deep umbrella rufne. trim
\ med with lace or embroidery.
l Corset Covers OF nainsook, CAM
,S;cS briS;mvarie'y Of styles SOC
LOT SGowns. campric or muslin.
high neck. v shape or elipover
style. Petticoats. deep hounces
trimmed with lace or embroidery.
Chemise, Of nainsook, extra long
skirt. ruffie trimmed. neck and
sleeves with lace. Drawers cam
brio or nainsook. lace embroidery
or hemstitched trimmings. Corset
Covers. full blouse front. zkc
trimmed with laces-choice.
LOT 3-Petticoats with cambric top.
umbrella nounce trimmed. with
Gowns made full length and
width. in pretty styles. all neatly
terial. skirt length. lace trimmed
Drawers. Of fine nainsook. rufhes
made very full and beau 81 m
tifully trimmed-choice.:.
Dressing Sacuues These
sacaues are of fine eiderdown-
made with fitted backs and loose
fronts-collar and sleeves finished
with silk stitching 81 IN
special value at.-......---.
LOT +Petticoats. cambria top.
elaborately trimmed with lace or
embroidery. Gowns. cambria or
nainsook. high or low cut. full
width and length. Chemiees.
skirt length. lace and ribbon
trimmed. Drawers. F'renche1 40
tops. lace trimmed-choice ~ssO~
ID Floors Elevators and EsoaiAdsr.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25

Of the Palace OF Edocation. on the Worlds Fai,
| srounds. where the Reception Committee viii
lntroduc- visiting accountants 10 members Of
Reccp;ioa by III. Prssidea; Of the Expoeit,cn
son..n,.S to receive the members OF she con-
gres.-
s.ss Ssd Ss rs s,efre: p 'Se G g.
committee ecas.stinr q the following P9b,ic
issin isTs: ". wiisS, ss s .. ilaaIs :. }css
Y. spsIrow; c: r. 4; of New YORK; H..Sey ).
c. P. A., % Pennsylvania; Ernest Reeii,t. c
The .aAtect has been divided into four SEC
a Briss History 9, the ,,ovemen. Teu.ri
Unit: M. y R.sysy chs.e {, e s. sssTy
City, G wHiA''' A. = A. = A. On " '"~
Revenue and E.p.nses as DISTINGUISHED from
soua,;ns.'' By F. A Cleveland. Ph- D.. Of New
"kppf6pria,ion..- BY Erne., R.cki;,. c. p.
Disea,..oa On the subject Of Municipal Ac-
ss .r. g: +. ss ss issn Mys. A...s. 9; cs.
Vel. Il se r, sar,:s, 3: Il: e. msm
Public accountants intending to become men,
and ao q. ,h .Ss n.a n.y nTisf iosmsi Ss inmate, as
viii b supplied by the secretary upon RECEIPT
OF written request accompanied by the protes-
sional card Of the applicant
SECOND DAT.
ia m;-MOrnins session in the Lecture hzn
OF p. Palace Of Educa,ion on the WORLDS Fair
Payer TO Be read BY Georxe wiIkinson. c. p.
A. secreisry Of the Federation os Societies Of
Public Accountants Ia regard TO The q p
OF the Public Accountant In the Tinted States
Of America"
Following the morning session q sroup pho-
tograph will Be taken Of the members Ct the
congress and guests
-.3s p m-Afternooo aeeSioc. to BE- hAid IN
the same place
Paper 10 be read By Francis ". Pfxler. E.,..
bsrister- s-iaw. felcW and Immediate po,s
presileni Of the Institute Of Chartered Acsoun.-
ants IN Engiznd ard Wales. entitled The Or-
With Invested Capital. Bosh prior to and sub
seluent 10 the Investment
Payer By Arthur Lcwes Dsckinson. n A
C 4 p A.. Of Ne. York Caty. on The
20 .. m-Banauet at the Mercantile Club.
ST Louis. Harvey s. Chase OF Boston, toast.
master
THIRD DAY.
- - mI;Ne,nins n; session to be held in the
PAPER b. Robert H. Non,somery. G. p A.
and Aftosney-a,-law OF PhilsdeIpAia. On The
Imporsance OF Cnifosm Pr1ctfee In determining
the Prunts Of Public Service Corpcrasions
Mher. Municipalities Have the Power 10 Reg
Fay on .-Ths Mode Of Ce,ducfint On Audit.
b. Walter A. staub. G p. A. OF PhiladeIphia
10 rhom wae AWARDED the prize of 10 oderrd
by the committee for the b-st essay to b. writ
tea ~ clerk In the Office Of pubic ae-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
ESCAPED LUNATIC TOOK RIDE.
Stole Team and Smashed Wagon
Before Being Arrested.

Lancaster. Pa. Sept. A-Philip Harter.
an escaped inmate from the County In
sane Asylum. entered the county fair
grounds and stole Jacob Seiferts team.
leaving the grounds unobeerved. Becoming
excited on West King street. Hartef put
the horse on at dead run. and. when
hailed by Policeman Adams. ran the
team into a tree. smashing the wagon.
Harter attempted to assauit the omcer.
but mas overpoweYed
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25

- Over 10 Skirts. including many
OF our seasons best selling num-
bers. Odds and ends Of regular stock. made
OF all kinds of materials correctly made.
perfect fitting garments every one or them
on department bargain tables and will not
last long. Without any exception the great
est bargain this season for 1886.
SEE OUR GREAT SHOWING OF FURS.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
0rsef over wSfe's Death Kills aiw.
RkfCBrIc SPECIAL

PoetsviIie, Pa-. Sept. A-Benneville
Lens1s died here from grief over his wife's
death. which occurred two days ago. Mrs..
leagle vas operated upon at the Potts
vn3e Hceptfal, and died shortly after
wards. Her husband was SO deeply strick-
en over her death that he had q stroke
q paralysis. which brought death with Il,
- The ove Of his xife's funeral
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09
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WINTER "h'a' mas "'" un'"No'ao'y
aHe'''u,
inc Japanese ha'ins
me 'ap'ire o' M'''f h'li' o'eiIo"N-
'ns 'h' naroof III r"r' A,'hur' AT" IN
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09
CONDENSED TgLeoRAMs,

Or Leroy 8 Chadwick. the husband
Of Cassie l.. Chadwick. whose financial
troubles have been undergoing
thrcshing out process for some time
past, came out with q brief state.
meut from Europe. on the lth. in
which he defends the character OF Mrs.
Chadwick. and says recent published
statements rejecting GA her name are
entirely false.
The differences between the United
States and Panama. which made nee.
ossary the visit OF Secretary OF wal
Tar to the lsthmus. were settled. on
The TIA by The issuance OF an cNccu'
tive order signed by Secretary TAFT
for President Roosevelt. and asscntcd
b. IN a letter by President Amadot OF
Panama.
The infant crown prince Of Italy was
baptized at the q%uirinal In Rome on
the lth. The weather was shower,
but this did not prevent a great crowd
from gathering al the palace to wit.
ness the passage Of The carriage with
their distinguished occupants
President BcckNlth and Cashier
Spear ~ 'hc Cluzyus national bank
at Ohorlin. q. Ncro arrested by q
United States mar hal. ON the ith. on
q charge of violating federal banking
laws In the matter of loans to Mrs.
Castle l.. Chadwick.
The International c~ot'pnseed Go =
plant ~ Selma. Ala was partly de
sfroyed by nro on mo tn The seed
hull and meal warehouse are n total
los. ana 3otwr,. tir,o aud four thou.
sand bushels of seed were lost.
s. Petersburg. on the an. received
an unconnrmcd report from che Foo
that the lapancfc have beon unable 10
plant Siege gum on goa Metre bin. boz.
cause uf the concentrated IRE from the
Other forts
IA. body ~ she late president Of the
Transyaai republic. Paul kruger Was
laid In state In the Hugurnot Memorial
building. AZ CapoioNn. South Africa.
whore u vas visited by great crowds
In a nre. ON tho I'm. which vas re-.
markable for ~ repidity aud awful
havoc. Mrs. Rock Parry. Of Pitishurs
Pa. and swo OF her children. were
burned tc death.
\ larsr elevator. owned by the South
Texas Grain 60 NJ Houston. Tex.
burned. on the TN. eniailing o loss OF
$50 Ooo. partly covered by Insurance.
COY eject Douglas Of Massachusetts.
on the ID announced that Lieut. Gen
Miles. retired. would be adluiani gen
,Ial on his stan.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

President Francis n the louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co, during the
closing ceremonies on the last night.
placing his hand ON the arm Of Mrs.
Francis. who stood by his side said
there stands tho partner Of my life.
Mrs. Francis and | have been blessed
with siN SOM. II ! were called IN 10
los. n Of them tomorrow. the only
consolation I could find would he the
record he lett behind him. So. when
We are called upon to lose the great
exposition the only consolation left To
w IL the record II leaves behind IT,"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from varou, Sources.


The president announced. on the 1T.
that he would appoint a grandson OF
Zen. %SiuneNali Jackson ~ Nest Point
On the ist Thomas W. lnman. .
hunter. was Killed Ia a duel with far
mcr toys neat the city limits In ST.
Louis.
Gen. porfurio Diaz VAS i%naugura'el
president " the Republic OF Mexico
for the seventh time. on the III. under
tho most ausplclous circumstance
The last nlRht on the PIKE at tho
Worlds fair In -. Louis was a scene
Of revelry. Gayety roigncd supreme
from the time the lights were turned
un until midnight The presence ot a
lnrge force ni police. mounted and on
foot. jefferson guards and armed pa
trolls OF the sixteenth United States
Infantry kept any disposition towards
%rowdyism IN check
President David Il Francis and
Treasurer William ~ Thompsun "
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co.
were IN. recipients ~ costly souvenirs
at the hands " the directors on rho
closing Hay. consisting of inn. piece
solid silver thlir service cusiins si5.-
ooe anf 5ii.os, respectively. Tie pre-
scni.tiurs we're made af 90" public
ceremonies on ihc Plaza uf S. Louis.
Mr. Lillian " - Stevens. of Port.
land. Ne. Wa reelected pro ilont of
the National Wumaus Cht.tlau Tom.
p"rnuce union.
t. NHaHN- ALA MHNa. 90
minrs who committed one II the
most daring train rubberios In NJ"
history ~ Missouri. died of Strip in
l.eavenworth. kas
Tho chairman NJ the inaugural COM
miiicc. GeG. iohn ~ Wilson. has APP
pointed Llout-Gon Adua Il Chune".
chief Of star. T.. ; 4. To b. Strand
marshal u the inaugural parade.
on the 2d q little band ~ actors
gathered In the chapel Of an undertake
er's establif hment IN New York city
To take part In the funeral service
over the body Of Madame Francesca
RomAna Janusohek. once a noted act
ress.
Interest In the anairs ~ Mrs. Cassie
]. Chadwick. uf Cleveland. d, TOOK n
new turn. ON The "a. when a report
from Cleveland announced that bank
rupicy proceedings had been brought
against hcr by Thomas Krakau"r. =
New YORK merchant.
Gov Dock.ry Of Missouri has ~.
fcrcd n reward ~ $500 for the arrest
~ The murderer ut Nancy Goodwin
Gay The murder occurred at Agency.
In buchanan county. November % last.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

Postmaster General wynne. In the
Worlds Work. declares that In 1897.
whom the rural mail delivery service
was started on probation. $4,000 was
deemed sufficient for It's trial. During
the fiscal year that ended June 30
isuI nearly sia.-n.o 0o q expended
Tor rural free delivery. For the current
hs,al year seosiG.G0o has been APP
p%ropriaicd for the continuance and eS-
tension Of the same mail service. Sure
~ Ne are progressing
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

These words Of President Francis
',rardlng the Worlds fair are timely
and Ia the point. "Th. compensation
Will continue Ia How for At least a gen
,ration TO ONE, Its influence will he
felt and appreciated In widening cir
new epoch In the intellectual and in
dustrial Advancement Ut the world. and
IN. dawn of u new IRA In the intcrna.
iionnl relations Of governments and
people. There will be many important
things IN the course ~ civilization
hereafter to recall the holding Of the
~, Louis Worlds fair.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

In hts will the late Richard NJ.
S,ruggs. N. ST. Louis philanthroplst.
has vindicaied the policies pursued by
him during life. The document dis
loses ot an estate estimated AT 81 o0o.-
too In a manner that dcmonstrates
that Mr.. scrupgs' idea OF helping hui
manity in the broad,st sense possible
was no dream, During the several
years Immediately preceding his death
the deceased had given away TO worthy
people aud deserving institutions more
than $500 0O per nun and now, by
his VIII, while dealing literally with
his relatives, he royalty provides fo'
churches schools, charitable ins,itu-
LOIS ata foreign m!.sie9S,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

Charles y. Webster. a Kansas city
real estate man. was found %asphyNi-
a'ed In his home. Escaping from
n range In the Kitchen did the deadly
work. Mr.. Webster was attending III.
World's 'aiI In -. Louis at the time.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

admiral Dewey declines II act a. a
member Of the International commits.
sion VI inquiry into the North sea in
gldcnt. Perhaps the admiral Is righ',
lie H. still on the active list. aud any
thing h. might say would possibly in
tert'fr with his usefulness In handling
III. United states navy should n
emergency arise for It's services.