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eycjggf w-y THE ST. L TODAYS REPUBLIC PART II. 8 PAGES. I Ij Printed' in I TWO PARTS. J Viwn VWnHMMMWWN mmtmtmrntm In St. Louis One Cent. On Trallii, Three Centa Outside St. I.nuU. Tito ST. LOUIS, MO., SATURDAY, MAY IT, 1902. KIXETY-FOUETH YEAK. Cents. REPUBLIC! i IV MAVY COMFORTABLE Box. Cannon nnd Mr. Hepburn Open Up New Debate by Calling Atten tion to Number of Naval Establishments Centered at Newport and the Fact That One Officer Is Required at the Naval Academy for Every Four Cadets Echoes of Schley Controversy Civil War Reminiscences. ' ; REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS READS POEM ON f 1 ADMIRAL CROWr.lNSHIELD WHICH AMUSES HOUSE. "Ob. who is Crownlsslilcla. pa;. sV That be ihouli have tie best Of Terytil3K there It to ba.e. 4 .-"' ealne o'er &11 the re.tr "Oreat CrownlnsMeli ray son, has Soae 4 A lot of wonircus thlnrs. And now be reap tile proud rewards Zhat virtue always brines." "What were tbe Tlrtucus ceeis be did. Tfcat be should simply name The tracs" be want, f&r hu reward. s And straight aaaex the saraer" V "Oh. yon oaa never cnde-atani Tbe wonders he ha, done. V "Th Csbt be made on Schley be planned. sr.fl that was great, m son." s "What other flsata wire fousht by bliiK "W bote Car so pruudlr dies se- Hlsb on our greatest sh.p before Tie world's adaurlic ejesr" .. Washington, May 1C The House had an other lively da. of debate to-daj. Philip pine atrocities and the Schiej caso coming: In for considerable attention. The naval expropriation bill received little attention. after the more exciting themes of debate came up. Mr. Cannon of Illinois and Sir. Hepburn of Iowa brousht on the discussion by criti cising: the extent to v. inch naval officers secured comfortable berths ashore, where ! upon Mr. A illlams of Mississippi made a ory sarcastic speech at tbe expense of Ad miral Crounlnshleld, during which he read a poeni describing the late bead of the Bureau Of Navigation at "the greatest tar that ever stayed ashoro." Mr Williams denied the asertion of "Mr. Orow of Pennsylvania thai Pnl.lpplne war methods were similar to those of the Civil War. Mr. Cochran of M.ssuert. re-enforced Mr. Williams in this cuutention, while Mr. JjbdcIIh of Indiana discusee, the resolutions adopted by Union veteiam. of Indiana com paring "the copperheaus of the present oa," who criticized tl.t armv i:i th Phil ippines, nlth the copperheads of Cl-ii. TUIRU Or SAVl Ol'l'lCEIti MIT 0 AJ.,T WAIlilt. Mr. Cannon called attention to the numer ous naal establishments centered at New portthe war college, the training station and the torpedo station anl asued nlth ome Irony If the duty of the officers at these posts tn not chlcliy during the hot unimer wasou. Although he admired our navy and sup ported the building of new. ships.. Mr. Can non said one of tnu dai.ser. ol our navy n as In the fact that one-third of the 1.710 officers utre not on tait water, but on dry lend. Air. Hepburn of Iowa also commented on tlie large number of nav al ofUcero cO shore duty, man of them enjoying snug and eoni fortable berths after eomparatlvei brief eta service. He believed Uiere must be something wrong about the svstem at the I"uvul Academj. with about one officer for every four cadets. If this number of oltl oer, in addition to instructor:, was neces ear. he did not object, but if it came irum b desire to provide comioruible nouks for these gentlemen, then It shuuid be stopped. Mr. Williams of Mississippi asked who would deprive naval officers from securnir evqrlastlnc renown bj "stajlng ashore and deftl pulling the Btrii.gs " With mo.lc Kravlty he read the poem given above Th're was much laughter at the conclud ing lines of the poem "Great Cronnln shleld, the greatest tar that ever staed aiihor" 31.VCl.A1 CllOtVMi)HIi:i,lJ JlESiOl,L"TIO .MIT IlUrilKTUD. In more fcerious vein Mr Willlama ro Jrred to the Sampsun-Scluey controversy. Whatever the offl lal conclusion might be, tlie American people, he said, had come to the concluuion that Admlrai Schiey haj had something to d' with th battle of San tiago And vet it had happened that His torian Maclay had vntten a history and submitted It to the grtat naval authority, Crownlnshleld. declaring that Schley had noth ng to do with the vlfiorj l-it.Fite the lmterial ukase that the Schiey case mjst be diopped, Mr Wtll.ama bald the American CARNEGIE LACONICALLY ADMITS HE OFFERED 520.000,000 FOR FREEDOM OF PHILIPPINES. London. May 1G. W hen asked to-day whether there was any truth In the dud- Ushed statement that he had offered to provided he was authorized to announce would be acknowledged ultimately by the ally replied: "Yes, and I meant It' o- GAR TRACKS MAY CROSS SIDEWALKS City Counselor Bates Benders This Opinion to Board of Public Improvements. An entirely new feature of the special law known as the St. Louis Transit Company ordinance was brought out in an opinion rendered to the Board of Public Improve- ' ments ywlerday by City Counselor Bates, J who states that the company has the right-' to construct tracks across sidewalks where- ver necessary, provided the tracks will not Interfere with public Interests. The hoard, Ive says, must be the judge as to the pur pose of the tracks. Proposals were received at noon by the board for tho reconstruction of sixteen ' treets with granite, brick and asphalt. These were the first prcposalb submitted for Improvements under the Charter amend ments and contractors showed especial in terest in the proceedings The chamber was crowded with contractors ano their agents. The asphalt proposals are lower than they ever were, wmie the granite ana onck are higher. About three bids were received tor each contract. F. N. Judaon has been requested by tho Mississippi Valley Trust Company to give an opinion on the "area section" of the treet Improvement amendment. L H. Ll onberger Is studying the same section. ileasTa. Judson and Llonbcrger conferred yesterday afternoon with City Counselor Bates and Chief Draftsman Trnv-llla of tho Utreet Department, on the legal ana practi cal phases of defining district boundaries. The. board directed A. J. 0Reilly, Super intendent of City Lighting, to stop the use at the trolley wires of the Fourth and Ars anal Railway for any other purposes than authorized by the "Green Lint" special Ordinance. The board rejected the bids for building new machine shop at Baden Waterworks station. The proposed structure is deemed too elaborate and costly. The Rlttcnhouse fender device was ap proved. June 3 was designated as the date Trhcn bids will be received for malring wharf repairs. Harbor and Wharf Com nlssloner Whyte was authorized to exercise Els judgment In renewing granite and lime i as issilm. aa the irbox-f. & --Kv,vr,te-?i fiFFIf'FHt. IN BERTHS ASHORE. "No other sailor ever sat Behind a desk and fought As clcrlou: a Osht aa that. Or planned as great a plot. s "Bat when and where did Cnnrnlnsaield 4V Stand upon the bridge and show s Ills buIlUa how to train their luna Aeamst the arlnc last" Oh. Be upon tost "flrinr foes" And bullies and such thlncal Great Crowalnscleld sat at his desk And acxtly pulled the string." "And was that all he did. papa. That he with bulging chest, Should bead the list of heroes now. Edl&slnc all the rest?" "Oo oat and chase the put, my son And botrer me no more; Great Crownuishle.d'e tbe creates? tar That ever stayed ashore." B people were not disposed vo he stopped In pursalng their own conclusions. He commented on the fact that the Ccm mlttce on Kuies had buried a resolution de signed to investigate the charge that Ad miral Crownlnshleld had passed on the Mao la history- slevci urn. to Mr. GroTr remarks yester daj, comparing the Civil War conditions with those in the Philippines, Mr. Williams declared thnt as an American he hurled back the comparison, and he asserted that never In tbe civil conflict had there been an order to make a "howling wilderness" on Justifying murder and rape by soldiers Had we reached the stage when the urmy was greater than the nation, asked Mr. Williams, when the criminals In the army cannot be held up to execration? Speaking for the Committee on Rules. Mr Groovenor of Ohio said the Maclay Crowmnshleld resolution had not been re ported, as 1: would have been "more sound and fur." after the Schley Court of In quiry proceedings. "M I'AUALLUL, WITH CIML WAIt COMHTIO.'vS." Mr. Foss read a dispatch just received from tho Xavj Department, saying that the third volume of the Maclay history, deal ing with the Santiago battle, wait never In use In the Naval Academy, and that there wa no purpose to use It. Mr. Grow of Pennsylvania affirmed the statement that Civil War conditions were similar to those in the Philippines. The duty of a commanding officer was to pro tect his soldiers and if necessary meet severity with severity Mr Cochran of Missouri asserted that there was absolutely no parallel between Civil War conditions and the barbarities In the Philippines Never was a charge made that a Union or a Confederate soldier made on assault on an unarmed noncombatant, nor that an order went forth to desolate u country It was a desperate extremity he asserted, that compelled the other slae to take refuge In Civil Wax conditions, which offered no parallel. Ivo Date Fixed for st Vote. Washington, May 16 An effort was rr.ado by Mr. L.od:o of Massachusetts in tho Sen ate to-day to Induce the minority to fix a time when a vote might be taken On the Philippine Government bill, but Mr Dubois of Idaho, speaking for the Democratic side, did not deaire to specify a date for the vote. Assurances were given that the minority was not seeking for delay, but wished sim ply that discussion should be exhausted be fore the vote was taken. CANAL BILL NOT TO BE DISPLACED. Friends of Cuban Reciprocity Aban don Ficut tu Have It Advunceel. Washington, Ma 1C The Friends of CuLan reciprocity for the time being havo practically abandoned their effort to have the measure made the unfinished business I on the Senate calender and now express a n i iujjsnei)5 inai ene iicaraguan canal measure shall continue to hold the place of advantage, with the understanding that th Cuban bill shall have Incidental attention when no one is prepared to speak on the canal bill, and it Is understood that there Till bo no effort to displace the latter. It Is now the intention of the opponents of the Cuban bill to see that tho canal blU Is thoroughly debated. pay S30.000 000 for the Philippine Islands. to the Filipinos that their Independence United States, Andrew Carnegie laconic- B EFFORT TO EXTEND GOAL MINERS' STRIKE Anthracite Workers Pronnse to Call Convention of All Men of Their Craft Hazleton. Pa., May 1E.-The anthracite mine workers In convention to-day, in order to win their strike, unanimously decided that a special national convention of the United Mine Workers of America be called as soon as practicable for the purpose of endeavoring to have all the bituminous mine workers, both organized and unorganized. Involved in the anthracine miners' struggle. This announcement was officially made at noon to-day by President John Mitchell In a. statement giving the result of the delib erations of the delegates in convention If a Bpecial national convention Is called and the miners succeed In their object It would directly affect 449,000 men who are employed in and about the coal mines of the country Coal would soon become scarce nnd this would ultimately result in the ty ing up of railroads and all sorts of Indus tries that use large quantities of the fuel It Is doubted by some Interested persons here who are closely watching develop ments that such a stupendous movement could be brought about, for the reason that the business Interests of the country would not permit such a plan to be put Into ef fect. The striking miners are enthusiastic over the convention's action, and most of them can see only success in the proposition. A point has been raised that the United Mine Workers cannot call out the men em ployed by companies with whom the min ers have yearly contracts or wage agree ments, but Secretary Wilson said that such Is not the case. He said that the mine workers' organisation respects all such agreements or contracts, but added that a general convention has power to abrogate them If It deems such action necessary. The coal companies continue their prep arations for a long struggle. Mine mules are being hrought to the surface and placed at pasture; clerks and otber employes are being laid off. Coal-carrying rahroad com panies are laying off cool train crews evory -' to-. J&i- -.-.y-'i -y"ij.'-,u?yn NO EXPOSITION WILL BE HELD NEXT FALL Building to Be Rented for Other Purposes Until After the "VVorld'b Fair. W. J. ATKINSON FILES SUIT. Library Board Entertains Hope of Leasing Part of the Prop erty to the Government for a Post Office. Owing to the absence of a quorum th business of the Public Library Boart of Directors, at Its regular monthly meeting, held In the librarian's olllco yesterday after noon, was confined to a formal discussion of library aftalrs. Those present vvero President F. W. Lehmaun, I. W Morton. Morris Glaser, Edward L Pretonn and Librarian F. M Crt-nden. A plan to make the exposition building as profitable as possible until after the World's Fair, since It has been decided by the board not to hold an L.voos.tlon. was the chief topic of discus on president Lehmann suggested that tt t liii'ldin might be rented lor concert:, al lime a id ot.ier meetings of proper charaeui v.h ill v i ul'' bring Into the Ubrari fui.d ,i tii i v.uuc The matter was referred n i'i cimi! 'ra tion Committee The proljjb 'it . Jie United States Government puTili- 'K block bounded by Seventeen in tbht i n. Olive and Locust streets, for the purr i"0 of erecting a Post Office building theieon. was also discussed. The property mentioned Is owned bv the Library Board and as it heems to be the most avallablo site for a Post Office the members of the board are of the opinion that they will find in the Government o ready purchaser for the popertv The advisability of refusing to renew the leases held bv the tenants of that block was therefore discussed nnd the Administration Committee will take the matter up with Postmaster Baurahoff for the pu-pose of ob taining from him information regarding the Government's intention. It was suggested by Librarian Crundn that the Exposition Collreum be turned over to the School Teachers Pla ground" Committee for use as a summer i!a ground, but the other members of the board objected on the grounds that such a venture might Interfere with tho other objects which the boarD has in view Next Saturday afternoon the board will visit Carondelet for the purpose of inspect ing several site" which have been offered for library branches To Set Aside Sale. General Manager lll.am J. Atkinson of the St. Louis Exposition filed suit In the Circuit Court esterday against the city, the St. Louis Exposition and Muslo Hall Association. Bt. Louii Union Trust Com pany and tbe directors of the St. Louis Public Library, to set aside tho sale of the Exposition propert, which he alleges is worth Jl.000.00u and was sold for t.u. and to restrain the directors of tho Music Hall Association from disposing of the money received from the sale. EIIUPTIOX OF MOST COLI1IA SEEMS TO GATHER FORCE. V REr-ITBLIC SPECIAL. & Guadalajara, Mexico, May 16. Loud rumblings which come from Mont Collma and tho great clouds of smoke which are constantly being O emitted Indicate that the Interior agl- tatlon Is gathering force and that an w- active eruption Is certain to occur. i There has been an exodus of the better class of people from all near- by towns and villages, most of them going to Mansanilla and other coast points. A party of scientists repre- sentlng the Meteorological Depart- ment of tbe Mexican Government & passed through Guadalajara to-day S on its way to take obsei vatlons of O the threatened eruption. ) SN0DGRAS NOT YET CONFIRMED Committee on Sanitary Affairs Will Consider His Appointment. The appointment of Doctor C. A. Snod gras as City Bacteriologist and Pathologist, i which was approved by the Board of ' Health, was not confirmed yesterday by tho i City Council. Chairman Sheehan of tho Committee on Sanitary Affairs announced that his committee will consider tho ap pointment Tuesda afternoon at 2 clock. Friends of Doctor It B II. GraawohL who was a candidate, are seeking to prevent the confirmation of Doctor Snodgras. The bill to authorize the Merchants' Bridgo Terminal Rill w a Compan to build a spur track on Second stree from Hemp stead street to Tlcr street as sent to en grossment. Two building-law bills were cent to engrossment and the Brady & 31c Groarty scale bill The Gibson unoke abatement bill was laid over for a wpek In the House Mr. Koeln introduced a bill to appropriate J19-' for payment of damages for an nlley opening In city block "XG3 Mr Oberbeck Introduced a bill to lease a portion of the wharf near Ferrv street to the Mis souri Rowing Club for ten jears at an an nual rental of ISO Mr Denny submitted the draft of amerdmer.ts to the House rules. The rules were ordered printed They will be discussed later. MRS. L V. CLARK GETS DIVORCE. Husband Was Once a Besid"nt of St. Louis. nnrunuc special. New London. Conn.. May 1C It was an nounced here to-day that Mrs. Louis Vaughn Clark had obtained a divorce from her husband The decree was granted In a New York State court on statutor grounds Mr. Clark formerly lived in SL Louis T!.e Clarks made their home in the Pequod col ony until two seasons ago. Since then it has been understood that the were living In New York City. There were rcpo-ts while the family was here that the hus band and wife were not happy together, and a separation by mutual consent fol lowed. Mr. Clark Is wealthy and was well known In vachtlng circles Mrs Clark was Miss Edith L. Draper. Her father, John Draper, was for many ye-ar.s a well-known auctioneer In New York City. CARNEGIE HF-LPSRELIEF FUND. His Gift of ?5,000 the Largest in All London. London, May IS. Andrew Carnegie sent 1,000 to-day to the Mansion House West Indian Relief Fund, which now amounts to 10,OCO 050,000). With the exception of Lord Rothschild's donation of KSO, the other sub scriptions were not large. Popular interest here In the disaster has largely subsided. Newa from the West In dies has been relegated to the inside pages of the newspapers, no specials are printed and editorial comment on the events ha been dropped. Outside of the Asosciated Press dispatches, on the tubject. received here from New York, there Is little news, with the exception of brief official telegrams to the Colonial Office, expressing thank) for King Edward's message of symputby and announcing that no prominent residents or officials bavt been Injured at SL Vln- ,-. .rJ:ir-j. -w-yra. --a-j-. a -i YALE PROFESSOR SAYS A NEW BEING FORMED IN THE CARIBBEAN ARCHIPELAGO. rtcprrsLC SPECIAL New Haven, Conn . May 16 Doctor Herbert E. Gregory, assistant professor of geology in Vale University, believes that an earthquake preceded the -volcanic eruption in Martinique, and that the archipelago will in time become a continent, "Earthquakes almost invariably precede eruptions of this kind." said Doctor Gregory "I surmise that there was a series of earthquakes, ending in a number of explosions In the volcano, and then a final bursting out of tho main mass which was so destructive. "It is not likely that sea water had anytldng to do w ith the original explosion. The saturated rocks In the mountain Itself must have burst Into steam when the pressure was relieved The whole top of the volcano was first blown off, then the mass exploded In midair, falling In fire dust on the city, while mud and lava poured out of tho orillce. It Is quite likely that earthquakes will follow now In tho neighboring and sjmpathetlc regions. s "As to the lava reported to have Mowed In three minutes from the crater to the sea, I take It to have been much more likely mud and hot water, while the lava J (low, being of thicker constituency, came later. I shall also expect to hear that there w re heavy rains at tho time of the explosion. s "The vv'ie-li' chain of i lands in the Caribbean Sea Is undergoing a change from lslana to continental structure. j Is Japan. Earthquakes and vuleanu. eruptions will continue until this is completed In time the whole chain will be a new con- tlnent. connected by land surface throughout " EO,44.o.v ACTIVE AND HEARTY THOUGH 94 YEARS OLD Mrs. Elizabeth Zeiler, Former Resi dent of St. Louis, Travels ilere Alone From Denver. MRS. ELIZABETH ZEILEP Ninetv-four jeers old. who Is visiting In St. Louis from Denver She was a resident of SL Louis in 1SI1. Mrs. Elizabeth Zeiler, active and hoarty at SU. arrived in St. Louis from Denver Monday, having traveled all the way alone. She got on n car at Union Station and went to the residence of her son, Wil liam Zeiler, at No 1C3T South Jefferson ave nue, without assistance or difficulty Mr. Ze-iler expected his mother and was at tho station to meet her, but she came on a dif ferent train from what had been planned, nnd the two did not meet until Mr Zeiler reached home and found his mother wait ing for him. Mrs Zeiler lived In St. Louis twenty ears She was born In Cologne, Germany, In 1S0S. und came to St. Louis iu 1K0 with her husband, who was a contractor and superintended the construction of a great part of the lovee and the Madison Bank above Venice. After her husband's death in BSD. Mrs. Zeiler went to live with hor diughter, Mrs. Henrv Maul, at Eudora, ICas For several years she has been mak ing her home with another daughter, Mrs Caroline Roeder of Denver She comes to St Louis cverv rive or six years to visit her son and occasionally makes long visits to her daughter in Kansas. She Is remark ably hale for n woman of !M. and aside from the fact that she was very sleep on her arrival from Donver, she did not seem to suffer from the trip GOLD MEDALS FOR ST. LOUIS. City and State Share in Education al Awards at Charleston. nnprnLic special Charleston, S C, May 1C The jury on educational awards at the Charleston Ex position submitted Its final report to-day, nnd Missouri has fared splendidly In every department. The city of St Louis carries off three gold medals, one going to the St Louis Board of Education, one to the SL ' Louis Domestic School of Science, and the ' other to the St. Louis Kindcgarten ex ' hlblt I The State University at Columbia and . Lincoln Institute at J.fferson City each carried off n gold mdal. Silver medals wore awarded to the Boonvillc. Chillicothe, KIrkwood Montgomery City. Nevada nnd Webjti City public schools and alo to the Douglas County Normal. Warrcnsburc. and KIrksvlllc Stnte Normal schools. Colonel R M. YosL who has charge of the educational exhibit feels complimented at the success in this department. Missouri hns ben awarded a grand total of fort-lght gold, twenty-six sliver and twenty-spven bronze medals, and thlrty fonr honorable mentions, besides two diplo mas of merlL J. M. HARRINGTON IS DEAD. Detective's Father Expires Fiom Heart Failure Funeral Sunday. J M. Harrington, father of Detective Henr Harrington, was found dead ester day In a rooming-house at No. 608 North Eighteenth streeL The body was taken to the rooms of Don nelly Bros. Undertaking Company at Twenty-first and ash streets. Deput Coroier Boogher held an Inquest find announced that death had been due to heart failure. Mr Tl.irrlni-tiin left his home. No KS- Cozens nvenue. Thursdav evening, presum I abl to visit friends Al out e-00 o'clock the same evening he rented . loom Irom Mrs I Jennie Buil at the address on Eighteenth street That was the last seen of him until his dead body was found estcrday He i was sitting on the floor his head resting on a bed He was completely dressed. i Mr Harrington was t years old and was n member of Robert Emmett Lodge, A O. U W. Besides his widow and son he leaves, n i.uwhtM Mrs Thomas Cofferv. The funeral will take place Sunday after noon from St Teresa's Church. Grand Ave nue and North Market street. MARTINIQUeTTrENCH BURDEN. lll-Fated Colony Has Been Expen sive and Difficult to Govern. rxrunuc special. Washington, May 16 The French colo nial experiments in the Island of Marti nique, the scene of the recent awful dis aster, nave noL according to the publica tion of the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, "colonial administration." been altogether satisfactory. , . While manv of the French colonies have been successful and prosperous, those of the West Indies, by reason of their Bmall area and distance from the mother coun try, have proved -not only a burden finan cially, but somewhat unsatisfactory In the demands which their representatives have made and continue to make upon tbe mother country. , France has tried the experiment, as did Spain, of giving to certain of her colonies representation in the legislative body of the home government and, according to a quotation made in the Bureau of Statis tic nuhllcatlon from M. LeRoy Beaulleu, I that experiment has been unsatisfactory.. i".i?j -St s& v S Sf -' .frvVR?'? Q ' f '. . . .i igt e'efroB CONTINENT IS t.S DAMAGE CLAIMANT PROVES IMPOSTEB Frank Prade, Who Says He Lives in St. Louis, Under Arrest at Jerfeeyville, 111. A youth who sles his name as Frank Prade of No 36SS Laclede aenue, St. Louia, Is under arrest at Jerseyville, Ul charged with obtaining money under false pre tenses Prude was first seen in Jerteyville on the morning of Ma 3, when he was found llng alongside the tracks of the Chicago and Alton F-ailroad. apparently fatally Injured. He was taken to the Jer seyvillo Hospital, where Doctor M. B. Tli terington examined him and said that he was suffering from a dislocation of the left hip. In addition to a few minor bruises Prade claimed that while riding in the cab of a freight engino on his way to Rood house. Ill, he fell end received the m junea He made a claim against the Chicago and Alton road for $Z. which was allowed. An investigation. In which It was claimed that he had practiced fraud, resulted in his ar rest just as he was boarding a train for Chicago. He was lodged in the Jersej Coun t Jail, and there he apparently was se.zed L with an epileptic flL Phslclans were sum moned. Prade then attempted suicdo bj trying to sever his jugular vein with a sharp piece of brass At the address on Laclede avenue given by Prade at JerseVlIle Miss Teresa Prade. a musio teacher, stated that she has a brother named Frank, though she was un able to state whether or not the person un der arrest at Jerseyvllle is he. She fur ther stated that her brother Is 17 jears old and of a roving disposition, and that he has not been home for a month. Prude Ih Identified. i'esterda morning, while the authorities were still in a quandar as to the man's condition and motives. E D Haldeman of Kansas Clt . claim adjuster of the Kansas City and Southern Railroad-Port Arthur Route, arrived in Jerseyvllle and identified the stranger as Frank Prado of Xo 3CS9 Laclede avenue, St. Louis. Haldeman al leged that Prade has attempted to collect a claim from the Port Arthur Route for in juries alleged to have been received in a similar manner, and tbat he also had at tempted to collect claims asalnst the Met ropolitan Street Raiiwa nnd other Western railroads, including the Missouri Pacific After being confronted with the charges of Haldeman, the man made a nworn state ment to the court stenographer. In the presence of the officials. In which he stated his name was Prade and that he was a contortionist, and by throwing his limbs out of Joint had been able to deceive the sur geons of several railroads Prade also stat ed he was the son of Louis Prade who at the present time Is the chef at the Great Northern Hotel In Chicago. Ho tald he had a brother, August L Prade, who was a traveling salesman for tho Simmons Hardware Company, and nn other brother, Louis Prade, Jr., who was connected with Nelson Morris & Co. at East SL Loals Prade claimed to have a sister. Miss Theresa Prade. who was a teacher in one of the universities of St Louis. On Prase's nerson was found a let ter from the Continental Casualty Com panv of Chicago The letter wa written by C F Seaton. th St Loals agent, from which It nppears the man had put In a claim for the accident. Accordlnr to th , letter the nccldent policv had been Issued on May 2. the day before the accident at Jerseyvllle. nnd had been made out to "rrank Rosy brakeman." The conpany asked an explanation a the man clalmd to have been Injured while nctlng as a fire man. Prado Is being held on the charge of obtalnlnir manev umlpr fnlsp nrotpnsp hut I State Attorney George M Seago was busy yesterday preparing r-arrants on charges I brought by tlie railroad and Insurance o:nciai9 LUMBER DEALERS ENTERTAIN Banquet to Delegates of Haid wood Lumber Association. Delegates to the fifth annual convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Asso ciation, which was in session yesterday and Thursday, were guests at a banquet given at tho Southern Hotel last night by local members of the association. C r. Liebke acted as toastmaster. The principal speaker was Doctor Tarleton H. Bean, chief of the Tish, Forestry and Game Dpartmcnt of the World's Fair. Other speakers were W H. Russe of Mem phis, Tenn.. John M Woods, Boston, Mass.; L r McMillan, Wisconsin, Max Londlmor, Chicago. I' H Smith, SL Louis, and C. D. Strode, Chicago. Indianapolis, Ind., was selected for the annual convention, to be held on or about May 13. next year. At the morning session jesterday a resolution was unanimously adopted re-electing the old officers of the association. The are President, r H. Smith, St. Louis, nrst vice president, vv n Russe, Memphis, Tenn , second vice presi dent. William H. White. Bovne City, Mich.: third vice presioent. Max Sondhcim cr. Chicaco, III., treasurer. George E. 0"Hara. Cairo. Ill ; secretary. A. R. Vin nedge, Chicago. ORGANIZE ANOTHER BRANCH. United Irish League Forms New Society in St. Loui!. A second branch of the United Irish League of America was organized by Irish Americans of the Twentieth Ward at SL Theresa's Sodality Hall last night. The officers of tho new organization, to be known as Wolf Tone Branch are: Cap tain Thomas F Lev den. president: David O'Keefe. first vice president; John Sufferln, second vice president: Frank Mooney, treas urer. M J Case secretary- A communication was read from the Na tional League appointing Richard C. Kerens and John P Leahey members of the Na tional Executive Board to represent SL Louis. A national convention Is to be held In the fall, at which John Dillon, John Redmond and Joseph Devlin, famous Irish leaders, will be prescnL SEVEN GRADUATES IN"oRAT0RY. Perry School's Commencement Ex ercises Held Last Xight. Seven young women were graduated last night at the commencement of the Perry School of Oratory and Dramatic Art. The exercises were held at Central Branch of the Y. M. C. A. A music and literary pro gramme was rendered. Diplomas were presented to Misses Cor nelia M. Culberson. Miss Martha A. Bar ren:, Anne Shannon Evans. Laura A. C. Kenning, Edith Winifred Moses, Madelin Cushraan Selby and Lillian Williams, aU of SL Louis. tf .. vi-airS .ijrSf-. - AND Annie Kickel Mixes Death Potion, Swallows Half and Hands Glass to Antoiue Begnier, Who Drains It They Commit Suicide Be cause ilarriage Was Forbidden, and He Had Been Ordered to Leave Her Home. Sweethearts who drank catumiv. acid and to Despairing because of obstacles in the course of their It.ve, Antome Regnler. "3 jears old, and Miss Annie Kickel. IB jears old. both of whum lived at No. 731S Penn elvania avenue, ended their lives last nlghL dlng arm In arm, lip to Up, in a close, fond, farewell embrace. The girl kept a vow that if her lover was forced to go from under her father's roof, where he was boarding, she would go with him. She mixed carbolic acid with water in a tea-cup She drained one-half of the draught, and passed the cup to her lover. He also lifted It to his lips and emptied IL Fifteen minutes later they were found by the girl's mother, who all the while had been in an adjoining room. Mrs. Kickel seized the coat of Regnler. who was already dead, and, pulling him away, she parted the cojple from their embrace and kiss, which had been the seal of death. The man fell from a couch upon which both had thrown themselves after drinking the poison. The mother hter lcally hugged and snook her daughter, cry ing out and asking why the deed had been committed. "Mamma, mamma, dear mamma!" whis pered the girl. The words were uttered with the last gasp. When, ten minutes later. Doctor Hardy of No "CM South Broadway reached the scene, she, too. was dead. The girl and young man met two years ago at a dance In Collinsville, 111., where both lived at the time. Though she was then but 16. her charms captivated Regnler, and he paid her persistent attentions. Their suit was not opposed, except that they were counseled to wait because of their age. In last August the Regnier family moved to Granite City. Ilk, and the Kickels to this city. The dead man's parents still live on the East Side, and the girl's father August Kickel, Is employed at the Edison Zinc Works. Their parting only Increased their affection, and finally, seven weeks ago. Reg nler obtained employment at the zinc works and went to board at the Kickel home. Ilctrnlcr Ordered Avwiy. Despite that he professed undying devo tion for the girl. Regnler drank to exceis and was frequently Intoxicated. The elder Kickel, while he did not wish to prohibit their marriage, several times reproved Reg nler for drinking. Finally, on Thursday, STOLEN RIDE FATAL TO WILLIE DAVISON Jumped at the Conductor's Ap proach and Ban in Front if Another Car. A stolen ride resulted fatally to Willie Davison. S yeasr old, who was crushed to death under a Cass avenue car last nlghL The boy was riding on the coupling rod on the rear of a westbound car, and. Jump ing off as tho conductor approached, ran In front of one coming In an opposite direc tion. He was truclc. and his head crushed under the front wheels In such a manner that the car had to bo raised from the tracks before the body could be removed. The Identity of tho boy was unknown for several hours, until his father, George -Davison, of No. 153) North Eighteenth street, hearing of the accldenL called at the morgue at midnight and claimed the body. He said the child had left the house In the evening to play, and that he had no Idea of his ,on's whereabouts until he visited the police station and was Informed of th accldenL The Motorman, J. H. Meyers of No. 1713 Garrison avenue and Albert Meyers of No. No. 3813 Kosciusko streeL the conductor, were arrested and taken to the station. Lieutenant McKenna. however, ordred their release after being satisfied that the aeclaent was unavoidable. PAUNCEF0TE A LITTLE BETTER. Physician Says With Each Attack There Is a iXew Complication. Washington, May 16 Doctor Franz A. R. Young, Lord Paunccfote's physician, when asked to-day regarding his patient's condl Uon, said: "With each attack he has some new complication The outlook is not so brighL but he Is In no immediate danger." danger." Lord Paunccfote's condition to-night showed a slight ImprovemenL PAMPHLETS OF FAIR MAILED. Department Chiefs Send Out In formation Circulars. Director of Exhibits Skiff has started the vast machinery of his departments. All of the chiefs have begun to mall their formal announcements to the exhibitors of the world. These documents convey much of the hitherto unwritten plans of the World's Fair; SCHOOL COOCIL l!f SESSIOX. Sontbern Illinois Edncatora Discuss tbe Problems nt Teachlne- REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Carbondale, 111., May 16. The School Council, composed of the city and county superintendents of Southern Illinois, con vened In this city to-night In the tenth semiannual se'ston with a large attend arce of educators. The programme! to-night consisted of, .MS DIE TOGETHER. died together Decauso tncy naa De-en forbidden wed. Mrs Kckel told the oung man that ha would have to reform m his habits or leava her home. Tnis was said in her daughter's hearing, and the girl Immediately replied: "If he goes, I go, too " Yesterday morning Regnier did not go to his work as usual. He left his room at 5 in the morning, but did not appear at lha zinc works. He was seen around the saloon of Charles Bacha. Ne. TtX South Broad way, during the morning and seemed ex cited. T.ie afternoon he spent at the Kickel home, talking occasionally to his sweet hearl. ,, At supper both were unusually silent, speaking altogether in monus llables. When the meal was finished the oung coup.e went into a front room on the lower floor of the house Mrs. Kickel remained In th rear room, sewing He Ilonght the Poison. 4, .oa n..i.i. t ,1a.. -a. ntir ani vis JIL ..l U L1ULA iiefeUl n.u- uh.. u..u lted Wohrlln's drug stole in Carondelet. and purchased a four-ounoe bottle of caroouo acid, saying he wanted it to kill bed-bugs. He Immediately rejoined the girL About a, quarter of S he opened the door of the front room and called young Robert Kickel. a 1 lad of vears. cave him a nickel asking him to go for beer, and saying "Th.s is the last nickel vou'll ceL The door was again closed, but the mother heard tho voung people talking to each other A moment later the girl opened tho door between the rooms and procured th tea-cup and water, bhe said nothing to her mother After securing the cup, she re-entered the front room, closing the door as before The mother heard no further si.und, and grew curious. Finally she sent the boy. Robert, to look and report If all were righL The lad opened the door part way, und seeing the unnatural expressions uron the faces of the girl and man, ha cried: Mothr. mother, come! They are dead.' Thpn the Tarent ran to the couch, to ar- ' rive Just before the fatal poison had cut ' short her daughter's life. When the news of the tragedy spread a crowa, cunous eo see .he dmd lovers, collected around tho modest home. With morbid eagerness they pushed into the room where the bodies lay. The girl, who was a striking blond, of mid dle height, and of womanly form despite her outh. was still upon the couch. The man was outstretched In an awkward po nitlon upon the floor just as he had fallen from his sweetheart's side. The police were notified, and the man's body was taken to the morgue after It had remained several hours in the room. The girl will be buried from her home, and steps have been taken to notify Regnler's rela tives In Granite City. thtee addresses basd upon the general theme of discussion for this meeting "Science in the public Schools for Pupils Under Fifteen Years of Age." Doctor J. T. McAnally. president of the Illinois State Medical Association, spoke on the medical opinion; George Barrmcer of Jonesb-ro, County Superintendpnt of Union Countv. on the agricultural opinion, and Miss Saran J. Whitenberg of Vienna. County Superin tendent of Johnson County, on the domes tic opini-n To-morrow's session v. Hi be ilevotpd to discussions on the addresses delivered to night. The officers of the council are Su perintendent John RIcheson of East SL Louis: Emma Roane of Mount Vernon, sec retary, and Professor J. W. Ashbury of Marion, treasurer. THOESAMJ AXD OXE ENROLLED. Fayette Completer Enumeration of School Children Field Day Contests. r.EPUBLIC SPECIAL Fayette, Mo.. May 16. H. A. Norrls. secre tary of the Fayette School Board, has com pleted the enumeration of school children In Favette, showing a total of 1.001. an In crease of sixty-seven over last year's enu meration. Not to be outdone by the boys, the girls of the Fayette Public School had field-day exercises A large crowd witnessed tile meet nnd enjoyed it Immensely. The fifty yard dash was won by Bertha Andrews; the running hop, step and jump, Carrie Wright: the hopping race. Sudie Powers; the hop, step and jump. Francis Forbes; the hammer throw. Bertha Andrews: the tus of war. Bertha Andrews; the running race. Beulah Woods. Edna Andrews and Fran cis Hughes; the sack race. Beulah Woods: the backward run. Bertha Andrews; the hand pull. Bertha Andrews. Principals fnr Aaxvsiae Schools. REPUBLIC SPECIAL Auxvasse. Mo.. May 16. The School Beard has elected Professor N. C. Wright of Ful ton and Miss Etha Femberton of this city principals of the Auxvasse High School. Professor TIuiiLc Cuoxen Auralst. REPUBLIC SPECIAL Vlncennes, Ind., May 16. Professor Albert E. Hunk was to-day re-elected by the School Board sunerintendent of Vincennea public schools. This Is the twelfth time that I'rorcssor Hunk has been chosen to this re sponsible and Important position. W00DENWARE DEALERS' PLANS Cupples Company Buys Out Felix & ilarsden of Chicago. REPUBLIC SPECIAL Chicago, III., May 1G, It was reported to day that a combination of the woodenware dealers was ImmlnenL The rumor had Its foundation In the fact that Felix & Mars den announced that they had disposed of their business to tlie Samuel Cupples Wood enware Company of SL Louis. It was reported several weeks ago that the local concern had been taken over by the-St. Louis company, but Mr. Marsden at the time denied It absolutely. The princi pals to-night denied that the transaction had any significance In it. saying that th sale was a clean one, and that the transfar was absolute. Representatives of other woodenware dealer-, also professed Igno rance of the existence of an embryonic combination between tbe various firms. Promoting New Electric Line. REPUBLIC SPECIAL Evansvllle. Ind., May 16. H. Ranaall. who represents a party of Dayton. O., capital ists, to-day applied for a franchise to build an electrto line from Evansvllle to Boos vlUe. Tu Una U1 . 100,000. - 1 tf, wfes,-f -"