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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC. WORLD'S 1Q03 FAIR. f in St. Louis P"RTf5 F,-! On Train.. in at. I.nula. Oils Cent. ST. LOUIS. MO., THURSDAY. OCTOBER NINETY-FOURTH YEAE. 1001. Three Cent. I.nnln, Two Cenlc CUP RACES WILL HEREAFTER BE SAILED EVERY DAY. POWELL CLAYTON'S DAUGHTER TO MARRY BELGIUM'S MINISTER. ra II Fs TIioiikIiI This Arnuint'iiioiil Will Ailtl to the Jnti'icst in die 'ontt'.st:- tluui; in Pioninniit; Was i:ronlit About bv n Su "est ion Fioin Lijilon, Who I HsiH'S He F.s Anxious for :i Final Jiesnlt. Weather Forecasts Indicate a fSooil IJrcezc for To-Day Will He T'n tler the Same .Conditions a.s Tuck la.v'. Kvent, in Which the Sham rock .Made Her Hest Showing Columbia Alonev Still OfTering Odds. f-'fT 4 J if V r THE RE-ENFORCEMENTS WSLL BE SENT TO S.AMAR ISLAND. Troops From Oilier Portions of the Philippines Will lie Sent Against l he Insurgents Tim Attack n Company C Was tlic !. suit of a Delilicratf Plan. Manila. Uc! 2 -The l'iilfi States hos pital tblp ltcil-f will leave here t'.-inniiow with one battalion of the Seventh Regiment, and nt l'pa'pl v.!U "mli'irk ;i bat'ielion of tlm Twenty-sixth Regiment to le-enforce the troop ti the island of S-tmar. Tin- iUncrl'ien publishes n tcli-gmtn to-day Clvlng nn account of thr light In which a majority of the men of I'ommenv C. Ninth Regiment, were kille-d. mar Bal risiga. Sep trobcr?R. The fight was long premeditated, and tho Filipinos nerr- rail"!, to commit the slaugh tei by the rinsing of church hells at iliy Ilgbt. They got between the -soldiers, who were breakfasting, ami ::. -,j,. (en. TV Insurgents vi ere mostly nrmccl with buIo, hut they hail .i few rifles with them DOES GAGE FORECAST HAY'S RETIREMENT? Cabinet Member Says Secretary of State Is Tired of Office Name Hoot as Probable Successor. itnrou.ic spkciai,. Boulder. Colo., Oct. 2. Secretary of the Treasury Gnue practically forecasted tho re tirement of Secretary of State Hay In nil Interview here to-day. Srwaklnc of the rumored Intention of Sec. retury Uny to retire from the Cabinet. Mr. Gacc said: "Secretary Hay Is irettlnc tired of the business. He is a man of the strictest hon or. He Is ory sensitive, however, and it hurts him. after he lias worked hard, to be misrepresented, cartooned and lamiond He Is Independently rich He ran do as he Trlshes, po wherever he drslre. He hin a few very Intimate friends and he would rather enjoy life surrounded by .urrcedble ormpnnions and his baolt" than attend to tho tiresome and chanqelrss routine of tho office of Secretary of State. I should not h surprised if he would soon withdraw. If s-o, Iloot will probably be his peccosr" REUNI0N0FVETERANS. Survivors of Thirty-Ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Meet. rtEPunuc sitciai. Bloomlnston. Ill, Oct. 2. SurvUors of that famous command known as the "Yates phalanx." but officially the Thirty-ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, met to-day nt J-roy In nmiuul reunion. One hundred Werans assembled, and they were aceomianled by Grand Army men of other reKiments from all over Central Illi nois. The formal programme was slen this afternoon, whin Jlnjor Ilonw'tt delivered the address of welcome, and Richard mon of Do Witt Coutity made the response. Other talks wtra by We'.ey Owen of !.. roy and ndmuid O'Connell of nioomlnctnn. To-night the reunion closed Willi ppeeclics by S. K. McDowell, the Itevcierd I. I Gould and Hirl Ulddle. Ueforc adjournment the veterans voted this gatherim; the mot successful In the history of the associa tion. RUNS AMUCK IN JAIL Prisoner With a Kazor Fniaily Wounds Fellow Inmate. iicrum.ic srnci.M.. SprlnKficid, 111.. Oct. 2. William Harris, nn insane man, ran amuck In the west cor ridor of the county Jail thin morning. While being shaved he suddenly became violent and, snatching the r.izor fom the barber, commenced laying about him with the blade. The prisoners In the corridor, with the exception of Harry Hopkins, ran from the lunatic, Hepltlns, however, un dertook to take the razor from the pris oner and In doing so ho (.uffered a wound that -will probably result In his death. .Hopkins endeavored to pinion the arms of the wild man. but he succeeded only In catching one or them. With the free arm Harris slashed his neck. Indicting a cut that parted the Jugular vein. By the time medi cal assistance arrived the wounded man was unconscious from the los of Mood. Harris was picked up a few days ago as a. demented person, but ho was supposed to bo harmless. Hopkins was in Jail on a charge of larceny. Uri '' Ai'( ' "Sk"..'. 'x--,.'5'iyvvnTiTV',:. m&m INDIAN: " Once Acted Like The latest advices from the Wand of Sa mar give harrowing details of the slaugh ter or the numbers of Company C. Ninth United States Infnnlry, hint Saturday, at lialanglg. It seems that the President of the town, claiming to tie friendly led ,the assault in person. On hearing of the shughter Colonel lna i I). UcISusjy of the Eleventh Infantry stiirtcu Tor tne 'cen immeiiintciy wim a battalion. The hodv of Captain Connell had been tied at the heel", F.-iturated with Kcroene iiurt p.irtly burned. Fort -five bodies had been burned In trench, leaving even ui accounted for. The charred re mnlnx of many were recovered In num erous lntance the bodies had been badly mutilnted. .Il 4 tilts. ItOOM-.VP.l.T-S s social sr.citr.TAitv. 4 Washington. Oct. 2. Mrs. Hooe- 4 elt lias appointed Miss IJellc Ilugiur. V daughter of Justice Ilagner, of the 4 Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, he.r social secretary. Miss s 4 Hagner acted lit the rame capacity s O for Mrs. McKlnley. s B O 0-s0 MARQUIS ITO ARRIVES. Helievcs Japan Should Study the Affairs 'if America and Kurope. itni'tmi.ic si'ixjau Victoria, llritNh Ceilumhli, Jct. 2. Mar. eiuls lto anlvcd this in rnlm; on the steam- er Knga Mnru, after a most delightful trip. lie Is traveling for the benefit .if his health, which has been falling for Mime months. ,. , . , , .. ,., , I rom here he proceeds to Seattle by steam- er. nnd there w'lll be accordcl an eillielal welcome. He will travel through the United Slates, and will possibly vNIt l.ond m. 7ng lnnd. before his return, three or four miuths hence. When a'kd what he thought of the Rus sian aggrcs!on In the Far Knst, the Mar quis stated that h did not conlder any steps In the direction now being taken by the Czar were hostile to Japan Ills coun try was n.t opposed to uny of the. present movements of ltuda: In fact, he Mated tint the tel'itlonshlp between the two coun tries was now of the friendliest. Just before leaving Japan the Maieiul.s said In a spe-ech: "The affairs of the Far Fast have b"come subjects of the cloet attention en the part of European and American I'awcrs during the last few jears. and there are Indle-u-tlons thnt the Far FaU v 111 le brought Into eloso touch with foreign countries in fu ture. "For these reasons I deem it most neces sary that Japan chould make exhaustive Inquiries Into the affairs of Furcpe and America by means of pergonal inspection. I hope tint my trip abroad will help me in furtheiing the welfare of our country. I.oilc- irg Into the present state of Japan, polltl eal circles seem o be enjojlng temporary j tranquillity, as thcie Is no important politi cal eiuet!on ahead requiring1 the Immediate attention of the politicians. The policy of the Government, It may be presume'', will not undergo any radical change." NEGROES SEIZE A TOWN. Kaee War in Centralist, I. T.. He-f-ulis iu Shooting of a Woman. IIKPCOI.IC SPECIAL Vlnlta, I. T., Oct. 2.-Centralla, I. T.. was In the bands of a negro mob to-day. The trouble was caused by the whites trying to compel the negroes to leave Centralis. A number of while men mad- an attack on the homo of a negro named Whltmore last Sunday and fired a volley Into the roof of his house and compelled his family to My for safety. A mob of negroes took charge of the town to-day and fired up and down the streets. They shot a Mrs. Coblantz and demanded that the blacks who reside In Ce:tralla be protected. The white people barricaded their homes. A conference was held between the author ities ard the mob. and it is thought that the officers will have the situation well In hand by to-morrow. Oscar Johnson, charged with shooting Mrs. Boblantz. is In the hands of the Fed eral authorities. Coldman 'Will ot Lecture. Chicago. Oct. 2. Mayor Harrison to-day ordered the police to prevent the lecture which Emma Goldman proposes to deliver here to-morrow night. ?r '..YiiLW &. f,.fr-wmv That." SISTER PREVENTS BROTHER'S MARRIAGE. Sliccl Scene in Which .Mrs. Louis .Menke and Miss Lizzie Tittel Figure. PROSPECTIVE BRIDE ATTACKED. Officers Place Trio Cnder Arrest, and Miss Tittel I'romiitl.r Faints All Are Final ly Keleascd. Arthur I.. Kntmann and -Mi I.'zzle Tit tel, both of Nej. 1 Marg.irt.tta avenue. In nn unsuccessful attempt to get married In Clnton j'estcrdjy, furnished more than one day'n ahnrc of excitement. The young couple were accompanied by Untcmnnn'fi "-islcr. Mrs. I.ouU Monke, who , lives across the street from her brother. I and lo her alligud interference they nt- . trliiutc the; mlc.iirlage of their plans. The two weituen eu.irrelcl until olIlccrH of the ' law were compelled to Interfere an.l take both ef ih"m Into custody. Deputy Sheriff llcllalr.s .started with the bride elect to Jill. but she fainted as she was crossing the Bridge "f Sighs, the npj reiach leading to the second story of the prUoi. and It wan r deled lo reltase her. Kutemaiin .it tak en In charge by the Sheriff, but was not lucked up. i:ntcmann and Miss Tittel, with Mrs. Mcnlie, appeared In Clayton in the nnrn ing ai.d sccurid a mirri.ig.; license. Thry went to the e;fce of County Judge Kcrth and Inqulrcil the price of a marriage teie iiK.ny. Tho Judge replied that It would he $J Just 11 iinr than Kutemnnn po scs?td. Then they sought rtthir Jrseph ( i;u3ph of the Clayton Catholic Church, as I both of tlim are- p-ufescors of tnat faith. I'Hiey "iilel they had cine from the Holy I Ho-ary l'ail.sh. and Father Huseh told them I the consent of the Itcverend D. J. I.avery. ,,,. l)( u, H,)ly ,,0Mry churcht ufj i tj necessary. They ilcp.irtnl. promising to j sicuie a dispensation. ;h.aiiiu:i MAttitiMii: i,ic:;i: rmiM hkotiif.r. While they were waiting for a car back to St. Lou!?, Mr. Menke suddenly conclud ed that her brjthcr should not marry Mls Tittel. Declaring herself lo th.it effect, she grabbed the mart lags llcen.se out of his ; pocket and started to run, the intended j brluo folowing in c!o pursuit. Mrs. Men- He; turiiesi anu struck her pursuer In the e)e. Tho womn clinched, then separated and Walked epiiclly for about half a block, wnen they renewed hostilities. Attorney William K. Biondhead started to Depurate them, and they ehcland they wjiild as rault him. Instead, they walked a few feet further, when they again tamo togeth er. Constable. John Schaper ar.Ucd and placed both women under arrest. He- placed Miss Tilt'-l In the charge of Mr. Bellalra and led Mrs. M-nko away. i:ntcmaun. who had been a silent witness to the affray, resented the Interference of the olllccrs and bystandcis, but Sherilt II'Ticken placed him under arrest also. Tho sight of tho Jail door and the hang man's rcaffole, that she- had to cross, seemed to unnerve the lutcndid bride mid she swooned away. IlcytoratUe.j were ap piled and when she recovered she thtew her arms around nntemann'n neck and begged him not to leave her. All this time Mrs. Menke had clung to the marriage license. She had made an at tempt to destroy It. but Miss Tittel prc icntcd her. although not until she had torn a part of It. After the fracas Mr. Bellalrs took It from her, all crumpled up, and gave it to Mlsi Tittel. I'ro;rutIng Attorney Hcldorn agreed not to Issue a warrant if the women would leave Clayton peaceably. Mrs. .Menke left for her home on a Transit car, and the young couple departed on a Suburban car, going In another direction. I.aM night Mr. Menke said his wife was HI from the shock of the day's occurrences arid was under a, physlclin'r. care. It Is not known whether the oung couple were married after leaving Clayton. Fatfcey U-ivery Ftil'l they had not applied to him for :e dlpensatlon. Fnlemann refused to discuss tl-e nrr.ilr. The members of his family also were reticent abojt it. s44ss.44o,4,H TWO 1'ETlTIO.s.S 11)11 4 I'AHDOV OF CZOMJOSZ. Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 2. Governor 4 Odell arrived In this city to-d-iy from 4V Kcwburg and when he reached the executive chamber he was surprised to llnd on his desk two letters rcquest- ing him to commute to life Imprlson 4 ment the sentence of Czolgojz. the murderer of President McKlnley. One litter was nt by a man In II1I 4 m!s and the other by. a man In Maine. B BRITISH ARE STILL CONFIDENT. n 4 Km i fmm THE REPUBLIC WILL POST BULLETINS ' NOTING PROGRESS OF THE YACHT RACES. If Columbia and .Shamrock start to-day The Uepublic v. II post bulletins fis iiuut. TIip( reports will be rent to shore from prcs boats by wireless t"lt(;rjphv, thence lo The KcpuMic by special wire. 4 The positions of the yachts will ! at all tlmt made known, and the final result will be noted by The Kepabllc's bull-tins within a few seconds after It Is i!t elded. Thu hour for J-tartinK will be about Kft. SI. Iju1s tlnn-. J ui:i'i;i!Mc spKCf au New York, Oct. 2. Instead of xjIIIiix cup races on alternate days, it ban been decid ed to sail them ecry day until tho f:iture custodianship of the cup has been definitely decided. This Important change in the pro gramme was brought about through a sug gestion on the part of Sir Thomas Llston, who cxpreFseel himself as being heartily In favor of having the matter decided without delay. Anxious to favor the gallant srortmi.iM as far as pondble. the Cup Committee held a meeting this evening, at which memb:rs of the Koyal Ulster Yacht Club were pres ent. It was then mutually agreed that races would be sailed eviry diy with the exc-p-tion of Sunday until a conclusion hud been reached. The only stipulation was that If either party wished a day'n pojlponement for any purpose the postponement would be granted. In order that the public might know In sulllclcnt time what the next day Is to bring forth In the yachting line, it was fur ther plnnned that a meeting would be h'ld nt the close of each day and dtfinlto an nouncement gl.cn to the press as to wheth er or not there would be a race on the fol lowlrg elay. Mceta With Urnprnl Approval. This new arrangement seems to have met Tilth general approval. Consecutive races will add rather than detract from the Inter est of the game, and keeps It at a high pitch instead of killing, us It did during the many weary day of Inconclusive drift ing two years ago. The race set for to-morrow will be under the samo conditions as those of Tuesday's event over a thlrty-mlle trlangrirr course, ten miles to each leg. Both Sir Thomas and Mr. 1.. D. Morgan are greatly pleased over the new arrange ment. lMth chafed with lmpatler.ee to-day over tho fact that there wan a good, strong breeze that would. In all likelihood, have astured a race to-day. "H'h too had." said Sir Thomas, as the Brln's lings pointed out stiff as a board. This is Just the sort of day that I wanted." Itefcrrlng to the Columbia, he said: Muji Columbia la (ionil Ilnat. "She Is certalnlv a wonderful boat. I have watched her closely, and have the gicatesl admlratlein for her. But give us the- wind and Shamrock. I am sure, will not illhinuiilnt me. The statement tliat new sails were ii'fd on Shamrock yesterday Is Incorrect, and no new sails will be UttJ lo- tnnrrnw" meirrejw. Sir Thomas leoe-lvetl many telegrams ai.a letters to-day corgratulutlnc him on Sham- rock's performance yesterdaj. He re id ,, it i. ,i,.ilcl,i. "II means mueii lo me." ald. "to know the Shamrock nnd I have so many fricn-Jf." Sir Thomas will l'lt Chicago before Ic'iv Ing for England, and may go to Ibjston. In which event he will meet Mr. Lawson and look over what Is left of the acht Indc liendence'. Expect a Most nxe-lllnit llni-c. Yachting enthuslnste and the general pub- j more. At Bandy Hook to-ni?ht everything li ready for to-morrow's race, nnd If the weather predictions prove true- the yachts will have plenty of wind perhaps more than they went. At 9:70 to-mgnt me wir.u riuiieei sudden!? In a seijall frtm "oath to north- j v.e.st, and began to blow hard from tint quarter. At K o'clock the velocity was thlrly-slx mllco an hour. While It wa 1 eiulet day with the yachts lying at theli moorings lnlde Sandy Hook Bay, the officials of tho New York Yacht and Itnyal FIster Yacht Club had a busy tlm? 0f it In compiling with tRc request of Sir Thomas Upton, barked by the assent of F. D. .Morgan of the Columbia, that In fu ture th races rhcultl be held on consecu tive days, not counting Sunday. MminrecU Mny Clianne Ilallast. In addition there came a request from George It. Watson, the designer of the Shumreick II for a remeasurement because of his intention to take out ballast before to-morrow's rate. On the first proposition an agreement was finally reached bttwesn the Challenge Committee of" thu twei clubs for a taee every day, but on the second Mr. Watson, after further considerlm; the matter, decide d to let It drop and the yacht will sail to-morrow with exactly the ramo amount of ballast which she carried In previeius races. Tills will not prevent Mr. Watson taking out ballast ut any time he may wish, which, ol course, the club I? willing to have done at any time. If. however, after to morrow's race Mr. Watson decide? to take out ballast It Is probable that there will be no race on Friday. a under the new ar rangement either yacht In at liberty to de cline to race erf", the next day. May Want t Sine Alloiinnce. Whether this plan of removing ballast from the challenger was made with a view of decreasing the stiffness of the boat or euttlng the water line a matter of a. few Inches so as gain In time allowance, could -not be ascertained. Mr. Walcon came up to the club about 3 o'clock, but found none of the. officials In the building, to he left Immediately. He admitted, however, very frankly that he proposed to take out ballast from the Shamrock, but refused to make any other statement regarding It. Under her present measurement the Shamrock allows tho Columbia 4" teionds !u :i thlrty-mlle race. Much of this allow ance was due to her great sail plan, as her water-line measurement U already some Inches shorter than the Columbia's. It will be necessary for Mr- Watson lo decree's" the Shamrock'fc water-line length by a foot In order to gain b seconds In time a'-low- ance. and. although the overhang ol the challenger, both fore and aft. is very long. It h' thought that considerable ballast will have lo be taken out In order to make a gain of either five or six seconds. Still, with race in which neither boat seem to havo the advantage of more than a minute or two,, lie are to-night expecung a mot. exciting - , t J" ," ,", ,, ., ,,, " "Z race to-morrow. They base their high hop ;s yTr".loui '" "' """ ,0 " on tho on the strong wind blowing to-night and -'u'nbl.i Inning to-day's race, but had whlc "the "ccal weathe, prophets assert is JJJ " $, l'Z7 MSo likely to keep up for twentj-four hours or ll 0n lhe"cr1es " ' ,WW PROPOSED CHANGE IN BALLAST. the matter of me second mieht become ery iirportnnt. Drcleleel . Ji 3Iu!.p u CIiiiiiki. Measurer Hyslop was Kent for late in tho afternoon and at C o'clock was at the cltib houd" lendy for any notification on the part of the Shamrock people fer a retneasuro ment. After a little telephoning, Mr. Wat son finally de-elded not to make any altera tions In the ttim of the new boat, at, least not iin.il nfter te-rnorrow's race. Asked to-day what he Intended to tlo with the Shamrock I. Sir Thoma thought a moment, and cald: "I do not know now. The yacht Is In O.trloch, hut I have about made up my mini! to keep one boat, so that It I fail to lift the cup It can Ixj used by the next ihallenirer an a trill craft. It will be something at least to start with." May Xeit Challcnicr Attain. Tills statement le-el uomc of tho.e present to believe that Sir Thoma3 has made up his mind not to chnllenKc or, rather, 1 responsible for another challenge for the cup If he falls at this time. Sir Thomas, while hopeful of the out come, admits that the race scored by the Columbia Is a heavy handicap against ths challenger. He referred to the Columbia as being a wonderful boat, adding: "I must win a rare somehow or other, as I can hardly go home without having ac complished something. To do so would be a terrible setback." Will lie urt of Uptons'. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, who are here on the yacht Alllta, dined on the Erin to-night. Among those who have' been Invited to watch to-morrow's race from the Erin are: B. J. Qrernhiit, Mrs. Henry Slegel, Mls Vnughan. Mrs. Jeff Davis Haye- 8'r Henry Burdctte, Thomas Barton, John D. Crlmmlny, Martin Moloney, Colgate Hoyt, E-. V. Benjamin, Mr. and Mrs. Orover Cleve land, Miss Halllc Ermlnle BUcn, Miss ICthcI Barrymore. Major J. C. Calhoun. Julge O'Brien, Mis O'Brien and Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Flagler. A pretty fight was witnessed on the bay Just about sundown this evening. The clouds that had long huns over se-fjed suddenly to part, nnd a brilliant rainbow stretched across the water over the racers. Shamrock men and Columbia men alike declared It was a goce omen, but for whom remained a matter of dispute that will not be .settled until to-morraw. Very I.ltllc IlrKlne on Itticr. There was little betting to-day on the yacht races. The failure of Tuesday ap pears to havo gltcn the Shamrock peopl" n" Increased confidence, so far as putting ! "P their money Is concerned, and nt the I same lime the supporters of the Columbi i "f6 n little wary, In general the. ode remain about 2 to 1 "" ' ' p '"fender winning the crle and i !lho" to - on her winning to-morrow'H ffoorgn Weaver of Weaver, Harris &. Co., bt $500 ecn to-day that the Columbli would win thp next two races, n'ml W. II. Coster of Coster A Knapp, put up Soft on the same proposition. H. M. I'earaall bet $1.W) that the Columbia holds the cup. 3. S. Schuyler has offered Jl.OOO even that the Shamrock wins two races, and Fred H. lirnoKs took the Shamrock end of a K.OCO There was some discusion In Wall street tei-day over the disjiosal of bet8 that were made on the result of Tuesday's race, one banker who had bet on the Shamrock de claring be had won. as the challenger wai hheuel when the race was declared eiff. It i,.ni, i,c,.n decMpil. hr.r.ever n.n i- i.i.i (good only for the day they are made for. and If the race I? n fluke they arc off. - s s sV IMJJOATIOVS tJOOl) 4 Ton. K.VOIIAIII,K HIMIS, s ItKl'I'lJIJC Sl'IXIAU Washington, Oct. 2. "Indications $ for favorable wlnda for the acht ,4 race Thursday are gooil," said I'ro- s lessor A. J. Henry, forecast official 4V of the Weather Bureau, to-night. 4 "Tho wind will be fresh, north- s westerly, and the weather promises 4 to lie fair." s 4 s s s ss444 ARKANSAS MAKING PROGRESS. Hapid Growth in Manufacturing In dustries During Last Ten Years. Washington. Oct. 2. A preliminary report on the manufacturing Industries of Arkan sas. Issued by tho Census Bureau to-day, thows the State has 17M manufacturing es tablishments, with a total capital of J33. M0.WO and a total of JH3S3,TS3 worth of products. Including custom work and re pairing. The number of establishments' is 131 per cent more than In 1KW. The capital engaged in the industry shows an Increase of more than HO per cent and the- valuation of producta ?S per cent. The average number of wage earners is a,.'i01. total wages SSCfC,231 and miscellane ous expenses 1,4S2.773. The 171 manufacturing establishments' in the city of Little Itock have a total capital of J3.I1I.393. employ 2.751 wage earners, drawing tt.2M.722 in wages, aivl the valua tion of the product" is M.466,232. MISS STONE'S PLIGHT. I'rigauds Threaten Her Death Fn less Hansom Is Paid. Constantinople, Oct. 2. The brigands who carried off Miss Helen H. Stone, the Ameri can missionary, and her companion. Mine. Tsill-ii n Ritlc.-irljin lafv tiav. fw,,l fw.frthr s . n.n ilrrli nf iim, fnr n, ....,i ,.f n. ransom. 1110,000. demanded for Miss Stone's release. Tne hiding place of the brigand:! has not yet been discovered, anil the delay accorded by the abductors Is taken to Indicate that they consider their retreat quite secure. j MIHSCHAKr.O'rJ'KfT,AY'rON ANUJIKK YOU.Gi:i: SISTlii:. .MISS KATH- l.EK.V CLAY'IOX. Daughters of 1'owell CIaton. United States Minister to Mexico. Mi"s Charlotte Clay ton, who l the taller young lady on the left In the picture. Ii to marry the Count dj LIchtervelde. Minister from Belgium to the I'nite-d States. Their engagement was formally announced this M-ammer, and the- marriage will take plate; In January, at the Clayton resHence, In the City of Mexico. Miss Clapton has just paid St. I.auis and her friends, the Mises Morrill of Del mar boulevard, a Hying visit, en route to her home in Mexico. Both the Mlscs Clay ton are handsome girls. Mits Charlotte Is tin- daiker. and a striking beauty, who has always created a sensation whenever she lias appeared in Washington society. She la a line horsewoman, and Ib seen at her bet on a hore. her proportions being ail mirably suited for riding and all athletic pursuits. KITCHENER REPORTS DEFEAT OF BOERS. Hritish Forces Lost Heavily, but Finally Repulsed Assailants Under Delarey. London, Oct. 2. I.ord Kitchener to-day re ports that two officers and thIrt-onc men have been killed In an attack made on Colonel Kckewlch's Camp at Moedwill. The Boers, vho were under Commandants Deterey and Kemp, had fouiteen offlCTS ar.d lit men wounded, nfter two hours' night fi jilting-, when the Boers were driven off. Colonel Kekewich was among the wounded. The I'oer reverse at Mocdwill occurr?'! Sept. 2. The Boers are reported to have been 1,000 strong. Lord Kitchener, In his dispatch, says the British repelled the attack with great vigor. Colonel Ke-kawlch was slightly wounded in two places. He says that all ranks have be haved extremely well. The- wounded were taken to Itutenburg, half-way between Pre toria and Mufeking. Lord Kitchener confirms the heavy Iosa of the Boers, about 2 killed and 2W wound- . -., .!..., -....-I. .1.. T 1 T-l.. .! ! i'u, jo ineir aiiueiv oil nut z'uie aiujml c&iiu Fcrt Pro'pect. He says the guns recently captured at Vlakfonteln Jiave been recov ered from the Boen. DISCUSSED THE AMENDMENTS. Meeting of West End Business: Men's Association. Discussion of the proposed Charter amend ments nnd a lively lilt between I T. Mad den and Delegate Brennan of the Twenty sixth Ward over recent doings In the House of Delegates entertained members of the West End Business Men's Association at their meeting last nl?ht. Attorney Charles F. Xle-bold stwke In ex planation of the pioposeil amendment anJ pointed emt tbsir advantages. An Informil. discission followed, .-ind the interest In the amendment" was such that It was deter mined to call a special meeting at which they will be examined more fully. President i H. W. Ftledewald announced the date for Wednesday. October 16. the place to be se lected later. No word of criticism for the i nme'idments was offered, but a general de tlrp for fuller Information was expressed. The following new members were en rolled: George W. Baltlzar. George Loeb leln At Co., Itl.Iore Keller. P. J. Kelly, John J. Foley. Hengstler & savilie. ei. u. Den nis Peter Murray. William G. Johnson. F. Ernst Hecks, Adolphun B'teckeler. Jcyeph Kohn. Acme Moling Company, Reliable Moving and Storage Company. J. C. Schoi tler. Doctor Duncan S. Werth. John P. Klug. ELECTRIC LIGHTING TRUST. E. C. Hruckman May He Selected as Local Representative. E. C. Bruckman of the Imperial Electric Liyht Company returned to St. Louis yes terday from New York, where. It I uneler stcod, he was carrying on negotiations with the North American Tni't Company, which recently purchased the Imperial company, tho object of which Is the conro!Idatlon of the principal lighting companies of this city by the New York company. It Is reported that If the crfnol!dat!on In effected. Mr. Bruckman mav le selected by tho Eastern syndicate as It." local repre sentative. On this Mr. Bruckman Is non committal. It Is said that the negptlatlons Include the Imperial. Laclede and Mlsaourl EdNon companies. James, Campbell, one of the prime movers in the negotiation!! for consolidation, said last night: "AH I can "ay of the affair Is that the Laclede company has not gone Into any con solidation up to the present time. I wll neither affirm nor ileny that negotiations for it general consolidation nre on foot. If the Laclede company had gone Into the con solidation spoken of I would willingly tell you of It. I have no Information of what the other companies are doing." JACKSON CLUB BANQUET. Dockerr, Stone and Wallace Are Scheduled to Speak. REPUJLJC SPECIAL. . Kansas Ci'y. Mo.. Oct. 2. Final pr-mri-tlors were made to-night by the Commit tee on Arrangements for th banquet to be qlven to-morrow night by the Jackson Club. Thero la a long Hat of speakers adver tised. Including Governor Dockery, ex-Governor Stone ami W. H. Wallace. Others "rfct'd are Congressmen Cow- wSD?nPd&erV!?' f5.00""- Francis M. Wilson and John M. Atwocti of Kansas. Governor Stone speaks to-morrow afternoon at Nevada and .cannot arrrve In Kansas City until .the banquet Is "nTarini" tsdISe! SAYS HE WAS NOT TREATED SEVERELY. A Student Who Was Blindfolded, Strapped and Left Naked Is Not Complaining. r.EPunuc SPECMAL. Columbia. Mo., Oct. 2. Reports from thlf) city In regard to the hazing of L k Thompson, a freshman university student, "were greatly exaggerated. In an Jnterilew with thejroung man this evenlrg n aajd: "The Jijjrta about my belna- ferertlr treated are not true. I am from S-litn County, am IS years of age and. was ap pointed to a cadet.shlp here by R. L. Halne. I board at the A. B. Club. "Last Saturday night I stepped ,outid the club building and was caught by a crowd of boys who Immediately threw a snek over my head and ordered- rne to go with them. "Th'.y took mi out to the athletic jrrounda and exchanged the sack for a blindfold. They strapped me some and then we pro ceeded about two miles Into 'the country to a strip of woods on the State farm. Hero they cut a horsesho and a skull and cross bones In my hair. They then took oil my clothes and left me. I redressed and re turned to my rosm. 'mat Is all there -was to it. "I was not Injured and entertain no III feeling tpward any one concerned." NEGROES SEEKING REVENGE. 3Iutterings of Lynching Against One of Their Own ISace. r.nrtmuc stecial. Columbia. Mo.. Oct. 2. Zeke Crosswiilt the negro who was shot here on the lat elay of Elks' Fair by John Smart, a negro. il!cd this evening. Smart Is In the county Jail. Cro?r.hlte bore a good reputation and a rumor was current this afternoon tnat the negroea were planning to mob the slayer. MWWSAAMMMMIMAAiMMWfVWAII LEADING TOPICS TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC llin SUN BI8E3 ThiS J-ICTtNINO A"B S.S7 AND SETS TIH3 EVENING AT S:W. W HATH ER INDICATIONS. For At. Loula and Vicinity General 1- fair Thursday. Fnr Missouri Fnlr Thursday anet Frlclayi llclit northerly svlncla. For Illinois Fnlr Tlinrmlar 'ranct Friday; lleht northerly nlada. Page. L Ite-Enforcemcnts for the Island of Samar. Kitchener 7!eport3 Defeat of Boerr. Arkansas Girl to Marry Belgian Min is I e-r. 2. Tan-American Delegates to Spend a Day In St. Louis. Negro Jefferson Club's Headquarter!. Illinois Politics. 3. Santiago Campaign Inquiry. 4. Episcopalians In Convention. Costly Blaze at Alton. r The Kallroads. C. White Blbbcners are In Session. Read Paper on Smoke Prevention. 6. Entries and Results at the Tracks. 7. Baseball Game-j. 8. Editorial. Society Events. Favor Charter Amendments. 9. Claim Must Be Proved Before Paid. 10. Republic "Want" Advertisements. Record of Births. Marriages, Deaths. 11. Republic "Want" and Real Estate A verlisement!". 12. Grain and Produce Markets. Sales of Live Stock. 13. Financial News. River Telegrams. II. Justice Found Him In His Coffla. Sel M i M "- I i J -r-fM s .,& s,. .-iiMiaJ iia-..- j . .s . ft ',Z- 'A. (,,-y.,ljf-'Ki- - - &ti "iAj:,',, - j &? f- : Jfi. , .vf j--t J-" ,-V rf Lti txJgjjj liES'tSSEiiiffl