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fVr-, -j i-.j.,,. "- ----. -tT-Sw THE . LOUIS REPUBLIC. s 4 1Sft "DCSI5ESS WASTED" AO J till were Panted in The Republic last month. 158 MORE than any other St. Louis newspaper. Pltce your announcements where they will bo read by tbe masses 9,154 "Help Wanted" Ails were printed In Tlie Republic last month. All druggists tako ads for The Republic. WCXEIjID'S- 1904 PAIB ( In t. I.onli PRICE tela!.?.: ST. LOUIS. MO.. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1903. i. One Cent. I,nnl.TTTo Ceats. Three Cents. NTJSETY-SIXTVB Yi3AR. J. A. LEE'S ESTIMATE OF HIMSELF AS A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE. ! LEE WALL STREET FIRMS COLLAPSE UNDER VERY HEAVY DECLINES; MAY AFFECT JAMES R. KEENE. (kcru, iZL.S-f" - TRIP TO THE ORIENT. TO JEFFERSON CITY. Daniel J. Kelley Declares Former Lieutenant Governor Tried to Hold Up Concern for ?100.UUO. Grand Jury Stenographer Will Be Witness at Trial of Frank Farris. W. L. Snow & Co., the First to Make Assignment, Have Dealt Largely in Mexican Central Securities Which Have Keen Forced to Uarely One-Third of the Price Prevailing Lust Year Talbot J. Taylor, Head of the Other Suspended Firm, is a Son-in-Law of Tamcb R. Keene, and Foxliall I. Keeiie Is His Partner. He Hnd Keen Concerned in Southern Pacific Pool. $( x XX A K a i SET PRICE FOR HIS EXILE. HAS TESTIMONY OF LEE. 2XV' - J V'itf-ierSr.V ST PLANNED SUMMON CHANSLOR 0JLS&&j 4 V f V v 1 'P"7 I Jxtend Kelteyi It loola like there was a chance to beat raytalf. T-Arr-,! POPE'S RING DISAPPEARED FROM HAND OF DEAD PONTIFF. Ring of tbe Fisherman Taken Sometime Between Dpath antl the Morn tag Following Disappearance Interferes With Ceremony of Cer tification of Death Papal Chamberlain Unable to Produce the King When Proper Time Arrived and Cardinal Oreg lia Became Greatly Disconcerted Effort to Sup press the News Proves Futile. INCIDENT CAUSES TREMENDOUS raCXAIj BT CABLE TO THE NEW TOTUC mmTJ) AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC. Sams July 24. .Copyright 1S0O.) Every effort la being made In the Vatican to pre- rent the news of a regrettable Incident never received the ring-, it "is of course out from leaking out. I of the question" that the Cardinals could The ring of the fisherman, which should , uave witnessed Its destruction, have been found on the hand of the Pope. The disappearance of the ring has caused has disappeared. It ia not so much a a tremendous sensaUon at the Vatican, question of Its material or of its Intrinsic where it is the sole subject .of conver ralue, for the.rlng of the fisherman is used ration. to seal the' papal bulls and Is the outward I In the meantime in the certificate of death sign of the authority of the Pope. When the Cardinal Camerllngo certifies the death .of a Pope he receives the ring of the fisherman from the Chamberlain of his. Holiness. , It Is then destroyed in the presence of aU the Cardinals at the first meeting of the Sacred College held after the Pope's death. I But when Cardinal Oreglia., the present Camerllngo. certified to the death of Leo XIH Mgr. Blslettl was a prey to the deep est despair and had to admit that the ring had disappeared. X Cardinal Oreglia, as is the custom, had brought his declaration of having received the ring from the Papal Chamberlain, all written out. hut he had to put'it back Into his pocket It la believed by many that tho ring was stolen. If so the theft must have taken place between the death of tb Pope and the morning of the following day, when Cardinal Oreglia officially certified to his death. During this time a large number of persons entered the death chamber. In order to prevent the scandal becoming1 know outside the Vatican, the Ospevatore Romano, the official organ of the Vatican, published a statement that Cardinal Oreg- POEM DICTATED BY POPE ON DEATH BED. Haw York, July M-Pope Leo's last poem was written in Latin after his Illness and translated by Professor Harry Thurston Peck for the Independent It follows: AT NIGHTFALL, teo, the destined hour! Now must thou hence, And, as thy merits, take the endles9 way. What lot awaits thee? Heavenly joy, thy gifts Which God had freely givenen, bade thee hope But the great Keys! A trust of mighty weight And borne so long thon groanest at the thought; For he who leads in honor all the rest, Must, if he fail, the keener suffering bear. Amid thy fears there comes a gentle face, A gentler voice speaks comfort to the heart: "Why does fear shake thee? Why, on gazing back, O'er thy long past, should sadness stir thy soul? The pitying Christ is here: He giveB his grace To those that seek. Have faith He heareth all." LEADING TOPICS IN THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT 4:S4 AND PETS THIS EVENING AT 7:17. THE MOON SETS THIS EVENING AT Ml. GRAIN CLOSED: ST. LOUIS SEPT. WHEAT 7777Sc ASKED; SEPT. CORN 44C ASKED. CHICAGO-SEPT. WHEAT 76Hc BID: SEPT. CORN COSSSO'ic ASKED. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Probably fair to-dnyi no decided change In temperature) east to south east winds. . For Missouri Fair and warmer Sat urday and probably Sunday. Page. 1. Says Lee Planned Trip to Orient 2. Protest Change of Lindell's Name. Juries to Pees on Art Exhibit' King Edward Sees Dublin Slum Life. 3. Ascended tho Scaffold With Smiles. Women Shot rrom Ambush. Governor Dockery Reviews Troops In Camp Dameron. 4. Fitzkanet Won Brilliant Race. The Republic Form Chart. Drivers Fined; Bets Called Oft. 5. Hard Hitting Beat Donovan's Trlbe Browns Whitewashed Cleveland. 6. Editorial. Valet C. F. Jones Said to Be Dead. School Fund Apportionment ' Excursion Plans Completed. Missing Cashier Buchanan Charged With Forgery. Talk for Peace; Prepare for War. Second Suit Against Daughter. Council Passes Belcher Water Pipe Line SU1. 'iJrjm.y'ftfr.-5iv5,?3,..'ij .t-fr - ' L Extract from a ions letter it w Btone for the Senate fcy putUng Dockery SENSATION IN THE VATICAN. lis, had duly received the ring of the fish erman In presence of the Cardinals and had Sacred Collate. But as Cardinal Oreglia of Leo XIII all allusion to receiving tho rlnc has been suppressed. Friends of Mgr. Blslettl hope that when the seals are removed from the cabinets of the late Pope the ring will be found in one of them, but very little confidence Is felt. The ring should never have left the Pope's hand, and every one denies having touched It. The "fisherman's ring," which is one of the most highly prized emblems of the Roman Church, has been lest two or three U11& in the course of lis long history, bur has always been recovered. It Is said to have belonged to St Peter, but It Is known to have been first used about tho year 1265. Tho stone Is of little value, but Is en graved with a representation of St Pater in an ancient fishing boat The ring is the official ring of the investiture of the Pope and is used by him for the signing of briefs. It Is broken and remade on the death of each Pontiff, and when presented to the new head of the church he declares the name under which he desires to rule, which name Is thereafter engraved on it TO - DAY'S REPTBLIG S. Books of the Week. Washington Bookbinders Will Not Go on Strike. Policemen Use Coats to Save Man's Life. 9. "Joo the Turk" to Appear at Salvation Army Meeting. Christian Endeavor Topic Republic "Want" Ads. Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New CorporaUons. Rooms for Rent Adi. 10. 11. 12. East Side News. Hertel's Nephew Kills HImstrlf. Weekly Bank Statement Wheat Steady In Chicago. 13. Announcement of Failures Excites Bro kers. Securities Low, With Tractions In Lead. H. Street Car Crashes Into Hose ReeL Dun's and Bradstreefs Weekly Trade Review. Opinions of Editors in Faulkner Case. Typhoid Fever In Kansas City Increas ing. Augrust Sneels Stabbed. While Quarreling at the corner of East Grand avenue and Second street last night, August Sheels, 17 years old, of No. US East Grand avenue, was stabbed. Charles Voll mer, IS years old, of No. 403 East John street Is' charged with committing the as sault Sheels was arrested by Officer Man nebach of the Sixth District and a warrant will be applied for this morning. Doctor J. B. Ross of No. 1S0S East Grand avenue at tended Vollmer and found a wound In his neck an Inch and a quarter deep and three quarters of an Inch long, which, the doctor thinks, may prove fatal. 7 iltten by John A. Leo to D. J. Kelley. Nov. Mat. 190. against him. or by going against him L GOTTI'S Rampolla Will Throw Him His Strength if He Sees He Cannot Be' Elected Himself. CONCLAVE OPENS NEXT FRIDAY. Body of Pope Leo Viewed by Thirty Thousand More Persons at St. Peter's Yesterday Status of Cardinal Gibbons. Rome. July 14. Interest Is now largely engrossed with the coming conclave and Its result. The gossip of the day may be summed up briefly by saying that Cardinal Gottl's chances of election seem to have im proved In comparison with those of other Cardinals who have been mentioned as likely to succeed the dead Pontiff, although there still exists a strong feeling that some one hitherto scarcely talked of may wear tho tiara. The nearer the conclave approaches the more two distinct tendencies are shown in the Sacred College, especially among thai Cardinals cf the Curia: that Is to say. those living, in Rome, but In which tho Cardinals om1.'"1,c P"'c as well as the foreign Cardinals, cannot help participating. These two tendencies spring from the per sonality of Cardinal Rampolla as the great struggle continues to be In his favor or against him. If Rampolla finds that on the first ballot ha has a considerable number of votes he will try again. If he has few votes and one of his opponents many, he will renounce his chanco, and he and aU his friends will support first. Cardinal Gottl, with whom he now has come to some agreement, and attempt to raise GotU to tbe supremo office, with Rampolla as an ally. This would mean the maintenance of Pope Leo's policy on exactly the same lines and entrusted to the same men. RAMPOLLA'S TWENTT-FIVB VOTES. But Gottl Inspires great distrust because, as he belongs to the religious orders, he would render the situation of the papacy extremely difficult at the present moment. considering the conditions prevailing In France, Spain and the Philippines. It seems, therefore, almost sure that. If at the first ballot It Is not probable that Gottl can be successful, this section of the Sacred Col lege will decide on Cardinal Dl Petro, one ef Rampolla's most faithful friends. Rampolla, being a Sicilian, can count on two Sicilian Cardinals. One of them, how ever. Cardinal Celesta, a Bishop of Paler mo, Is so old (almost 90), that his relations strongly oppose his going to Rome. For political reasons all Spanish Cardinals are favorable to Rampolla, besides a dozen Italians, thus making a total of twenty-five. But to be elected Pope It Is necessary to get, all together, over forty votes, as of the present sixty-four Cardinals not more than two or three will be absent from the conclave. The anU-Rampol!a tendency has more prominent candidates, such as Cardinals Oreglia, Vnnnutelll. SatollI and Agllardi which will cause difficulty In arriving at an agreement on any one of them. It Is al ready foreshadowed that, should the rtic cess of their opponents be probable, this group will center all their Totes on Cardinal Capccelatro, a Bishop of Capua. THIRTY THOUSAND AT ST. PETER'S. Again to-day the body of Leo XIII lay In state in the basilica at St Peter's, and about 30.C0O persons passed before the cata falque during the day. This is probably a slight Increase over the number who viewed the remains yesterday, and the augmenta tion was doubtless due to the widely circu lated reports that to-day would be the last upon which the public would have an op portunity of looking upon the body of the beloved Pontiff. With Impressive ceremonies the body will be Interred to-morrow evening In a sarcophagus at St Peter!, wh.inm ... I main until taken to Its final resting place ia me cnurcn or bt John Lateran. Italian soldiers main to-dav Dreserveri nrt in. I side St Peter's, where there was a repetl- nuii ui ma oceue ana crowd which occurred yesterday. At the meeting of the Congregation to day Cardinal SatollI aked when the Con clave would be opened. Cardinal Oreglli replied that he thought that on the evening of Friday, the Slat, all the Cardinals might mter their cells and be ready for the first meeting of tho Conclave August a week from to-morrow. To-night's Italia sees alleged confirmation of the story that Cardinal Gibbons had suc ceeded In transforming Cardinal Richard, the Archbishop of Paris, Into an opponent of Cardinal Rampolla, m the alleged fact that Cardinal Gibbons did not leave Cardinal Richard while In Paris; that they left to gether for Rome, traveled together, and will lodge together at the house of the order of St Sulplce. As a matter of fact only tho state ment that they will lodge together 'is true. It is known that they did not start 7 """I '& S SL: .vu...b ..a ...uua-.a uuu lUUiWU U1UWV4W via St Gothard Pass. The latter Is expect ed here Sunday evening or Monday morn ing. CHANCES MP cakjria?33fr.t1JfrtJ.wi. Legislative Agent Asserts Kribcry .Correspondence Will He Given to Grand Jury, Though .Miy. Kellev May Xot Come. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Nlagara-on-the-Lakc, July 21 To-day D. J. Kelley told The Republic correspondent tbat he was undecided about sending his wife to Jefferson City. Mr. Kelley Is averse to the notoriety that Blie would gain by going over to the Al.ssourl capital, but Mr. Kelley taid he would place nil the evidence in the, hands of the Grand Jury which would show to the people of Mis souri the man he claims ex-Lieutenant Gov ernor Lee to be. Mr. Kelley is looking decidedly better than ho appeared last week, and vroposes to remain here while the Queen's Royal re mains open, which will probably be till the middle of September. Sitting on tho wide veranda of tlio hotel, overlooking the plac id Lake Ontario, Mr. Kelley discoursed for cii hour on Missouri politics. Tho Rcpub.lc correspondent asked him why he presumed Leo had gone before tho Grand Junes of Cole County and St. Louis, knowing that Kelley was in possession of the compromising letters which The Re public has published. Mr. Kelley replied: "Lee did not dream that I had prewrved his correspondence, which, by the way, 1 had done in the ordinary course of busl r.iss, as business men, jou know, never de etioy communications they receive. BLIGHTED HOPES. "At the close of the last session of the Legislature Leo was convinced that ho had no chance to become Governor of the State, and he was chagrined, disappointed and revengeful. At ona tlmo ho would charge Senator Morton and Senator Farris with defeating him infills ambitions; at another, it would be tho -newspapers. Again. it would bo Colonel Phelps. He wrote me about his blighted hopes . and I replied that ho stood no show for Baia that If the Lec-Kelley letters are pro tho nomination for the-governflrship: that ( auced In tho Farris trial, they will be prc- ..o .uwixcu avj.uiiiij. iiuu jiiai iieopi uiu nui trust him. I told him W brace up and get Into some staple business. I pointed out to him that the strong' men of Missouri were men who have convictions, who stick to their convictions, and that these men would naturally overshadow him and put him out of business. "Ho then wrote that he did not know what to go Into to mako money, and much more In this strain, and desired my aid. About the next I heard was of the Indict ments, and on the Ufof May came the let t3r signed 'Sargent: in which Leo offers to go Into exile for a consideration. "Subsequently I had a visitor at Mont real, well known In Missouri, who Informed me that the representatives of certain large Interests of Missouri had been approached by Lee and that 1100,000 was demanded of them as the price of Lieutenant Governor Lee's silence and his absenting himself from the country. PLANNED ORIENTAL TRIP. "Lieutenant Governor Leo's Intention was to go to India or China and the plan was that Lee's representative was to receive a certain rum per mouth and at the end of three years ho was to receive a balance which would be sufficient to put him Into business. "As soon as I learned the plans and pur poses of Lieutenant Governor Lee, I com municated the facts and plans to certain friends in Missouri, and advised and urged that Lieutonant Governor Lee bo prevented from leaving the country, at the same tlmo furnishing to these friends copies of certain letters of Lee's which I had, and some of which have been published. "The men who were approached on this proposition should be forced, both by duty to their fellow-men and public opinion, to go upon the witness stand at the trials next week and submit the facts within their knowledge to the court, otherwise I may bo forced to give further data to tho pub lic. "I shall have these Lee lettera in court. In fact, they are already In the hands of Morton Jourdan, and I shall do my duty to tho full. I regret exceedingly that I can not personally be present In court on the 2Sth Instant" FLAGMAN WENT TO SLEEP. Train Ran Into a Pile Driver as the Result REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Ardmore, L T., July 2t. A serious wreck occurred on the Santa Fe this morning at 10 o'clock, fourteen miles Eouth of this city, northbound local freight train crash ing Into a pile driver working there. A flagman who had been sent down the track a halt hour previous went to sleep and failed to signal the local. As there Is a sharp curve at this point the engineer of the local did not seo the pile driver unUl he was within a few car lengths and It was toe late to stop his train. The engineer, fireman and brakeman of the local jumped and were considerably bruised, some of the wreckage falling on them. Dan B. Hajs, engineer of the pile driver, whose home is in San Antonio, Tex., was injured internally, and his left hand ai.d arm crushed. His wounds are serious and he will not likely recover. George Champion of Honey Grove, Tex., fireman pf the pile driver, was Injured Internally nue was considerably damaged and the lat and his lower limbs were paralyzed. His ' ter's furniture suffered to the extent of condlUon Is critical. Tom Moore, a work man on the pile driver, received serious In juries. Two other members of the pile driver crew were badly hurt. All were brought to this city and were sent to the Santa Fe Hospital at Temple. FOLK CLUB AT KENNETT, M0. Movement Started to Organize Throughout the County. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Kennett, Mc, July 24. An enthuslastlo Folk Club was organized here to-day. A movement also has been started to or ganize others over Dunklin County. Folic to Be Orator of the Day. REPUBLIC SPECIAL, Browning, Mo., July 24. The date for the Atimlnt titjn4lnff f trlA AT PAttljts - ! ori7nn"y 'nas been fied for sX- day. Septe'mber 12, at Llnneus. Joseph W. Folk of- St Louis will be the principal speaker. The oldest settler In the county Is L. McMacham, 94 years old. .i-irhtCii avi?$.T.3,TKJ;i5,-rf' s-U."- i-ff-y.JS-.-t? a. U. V.'.iri?.'itvV' - Is Wanted Disprove Story Which Former Liouien ant Governor .Mnv Tell A..W. Chanslor. Grand Jury stenographer, was yesterday served with n subpoena to appear in Jefferson flt at the trial of Frank Farris next Tue-wlaj Mr. Chans lor has taken all the testimony of John A. Leo berore the St. Louis Gur.d Jury, and it ii eunnoscd that his evidence wanted to corroborate or disprove the story which the former Ueutenant Governor may tell. There is some question as to whether the evidence which was given before the St Louis Grand Jury can bo uted In the Jef fcron City trial This point of law will doubtless be nrgued nnd ma-y have some wclsht In the eaj-e. It is conshi.if.l prnbable th-it Mr. D. J. Kelley will appear In Jefferson City with the originals of tho letter: which her hus band Miyi were received from John A. Lee during the last two years. If these letters are Introduced In evidence they will bo used by the defence, though their introduction may be fought by the State. Trank Farris has been In St. Louis most of this week. Thomas R. Glbs-on of Spring field Is also registered at the Laclede Hotel. He was formerly cashier of the Steelvllle Bank, and hai appeared before the St. Louis Grand Jury. He probably will tell of rsirrls's deposit In the Steolvllle Bank. Gibson I now connected with a Springfield trust company. Representative Norvell of Steelvllle is also In the city, and registered at the Laclede with Harry Clynier. who made the race against Frank Tarrix durlnj last year's campaign. Both of them have been in the city frequently during tho last month. It Is said that they will attend the Jefferson City trials. John A. Lee denounces a letter given out ror nublleatlon hv Keiit- in ,!,., i. i. nounccd forgeries in nart. He savs that he Is not tho author of the epistle. No in dictment could be returned for forcery unless- another's name were signed to an In strument having a pecuniary value. 3IAY PROBE nOODLIXG IX KANSAS. IVlllinm Allen White" Confers Wltk Circuit Attorney Folk. William Allen White, who has been In the city for several davs, returned to his home In Emporia, Kas., yesterday after a con ference with Circuit Attorney Folk. Mr. Whlto Is the editor of the Emporia Gr zette, a well-known magazine writer and the author of several books. A few weeks ago John A. Leo declared that I. J. Kelley had said he had bought the Kansas Legislature and that It was "cheap." Since then Editor White has been keeping things warm In Kansas by de manding thnt a Grand Jury be called In Shawnee County, where Topeka Is located, and that tho Kansas boodlers be exposed and punished. Kansas has had experience with several of the legislative subjects that have aroused so much discussion In Missouri. A slot-machine bill, similar to that in Mis souri, made Its appearance there, and It Is charged that boodle was used on It School book legislation bas always been a subject of scandal In Kansas, one of the big pub lishing companies of that State being inter ested in he matter. Sir. White thinks that the Kansas boodlers are a great deal cheaper than the Missouri article, and In his paper calls them "pick pockets" and "petit-larceny thieves," Who would take anything from a cigar to a S0O bill. He does not think that any of them ever got any more than $500 a sum which would seem beneath the notice of one or two Missouri "potent legislators." STREET RAILWAYS SHOW LARGE TRAFFItflNCREASE. St. Louis and Suburban and Transit Comnnnlea Carry Severn! Million 3!ore Passengers. Big Increases over last year's business have been made by the St. Louis and Sub urban and the St. Louis Transit companies, according to figures filed with City Regis ter FltzGibbon yesterday. For the quarter ending June 30 the Sub urban made 71,565 trips and carried 4.C1.1M passengers. wMle fox the corresponding quarter last year 65,07414 trlpa were mode and 4,022,900 passengers carried. The report of the Transit Company shows that It made 1.3S7.454 trips. In which 23,421. 172 passengers were carried during the period which ended June 30, while for the bamo period last year 1.2A.SU trips wero made nnd 33.2C,S42 passengers were trans ported over Its lines. COSTLY BLAZE FROM RUBBISH. Rettig's and Adams's Property on Chouteau Avenue Damaged. Property valued at tlSOO was damaged In n firo that originated from burning rubbish in tho rear of No. 73 Chouteau avenue yes terday nfternoon. Tho house occupied by L. M. O. Rettlg and Frank Adams of No. 721 Chouteau ave- ' .1rtat Xlnttttr'a f ,l"ltlt!A tt.fi a AnvnrfrmA 'VIA The stock and building of A. Spiegel & Co. was damaged JtOOO. Damage to other build ings will reach J1.5Q0. insurance covers Bple ?cl & Cu.'s damage. Rettig's and Adams's urnlturo was not Insured. VIRGIE PARSONS LAID TO REST. Woman Killed, by Husband Buried at Paducah, Ky. REPUBLIC SPECIAL ' Padurah. Ky.. July 24. The body of Mrs. Virgfe Parsons, formerly of this city, who was shot and killed by her husband, Samuel A. Parsons. In East St Louis Tuesday, was Interred this afternoon. In his remarks tho officiating minister, the neverend G. W. Perryman, made a touch ing reference to the tragic death of the young wife, and paid a tribute to her splendid traits of character. Ml Phelps So Better. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Ashevllle, N. C, July 24. Miss Helene Phelps is no better and no worse, according to a statement made by her physician late to-night Colonel Phelps remains at tbe J saidtarium, where she Is a paUent Believed His Evidence to Corroborate or WHITNEY AND HARRIMAN HAVE I IfT - ii Jgffif5-'S- jsf2Sfi5eii?b . sssWisBKi - 5 BBBBsStS 4 .flHBK&lfiBrciOiSBIr&slHF I HHpMHBHKBBaaxBaBBBaBanje , 4""SfsflBH 1 1 PJSTsTBTByBBBBBBBBBBBBBflKBaiBttk$3lBBBBBBBBBBB ill JAME3 R. KEENE, Famous Wall street manipulator of stocks, whese brokers, Talbot J. Taylor & Co made an assignment yesterday. Just how far Mr. Keene may be affected by the failure Is not clear, but it Is known that he Is the, largest unsecured creditor of the firs. Talbot J. Taylor Is James R. Keene's son-in-law. whllo one of Taylor's partners tg ToxhaU P. Keene, son of the veteran financier. REPUBLIC SPECIAL New York. July 24. Incessant and heavy liquidation in the security market which has worked ruin to stock and stockholders throughout the countrty, finally carried un der two Important Stock Exchange firms to day. In the midst of trnmendous excitement on the floor of the Exchange the failures were announced of W. L. Stow & Co., and Tal bot J. Taylor & Co., the latter probably tho most Important commission firm In Wall street In this firm's office James R. Keene, long one of the central figures In Wall street, and known as one of the greatest stock market manipulators of the day, had his neidquarters. ' Mr. Keene Is the father-in-law of Talbot J. Taylor, ihe head of the unfortunate firm, and. In addltio-t, is the father of FoxhaU Keene, a special partr.er In the same con cern. The collapse of the Stow firm was precipi tated by tho decline In the shares of the Mexican Central Railroad, of which W. L. Stow is a director. To-day local banks refused to loan on tne stcck of the railroad, and this was the Im mediate cause of his Inability to pay for stock purchase on Thursday. In the case of T. J. Taylor & Co., the col lapse of Southern Pacific, United States Steel and various other stocks in which the firm was Interested, left It Insolvent BANKERS TURN DEAF EAR TO APPEALS. On Thursday night the condition of the firm was made known to several bankers, among whom were J. P. Morgan & Co., and it was expected that assistance would be extended to the brokerage firm, which had acted so closely for the Morgan Inter ests, first In the distribution of the tiieel Trust shares and then in the purchase of the Northern Pacific stock, but to the ap peaJd of tbe distressed brokers a deaf ear was apparently turned. It was learned to-night that the condlUon of the Tailor firm was thoroughly can vassed by leading bankers on Thursday night, and It was then determined to leave the firm to Its own resources. The largest unsecured creditor of the Tay lor firm is James R. Keene. It Is not be lieved that the Tavlor failure will be as large as Is generally believed. Inasmuch as the firm has been steadily selling stocks for weeks past During the morning liquidation It was pat ent to every one who saw the prices being made on the Stock Exchange that fa. lure and business disaster must develop. Stocks were bundled out without regard to prices on intrinsic value. Prices rusned headlong downward in tbe most demoralized manner that has been witnessed s.nce tbe present liquidation became urgent SINISTER RUMORS TAKE DLFlNl'i't) FORM. As the declines Continued sinister reports were circulated and finally these crystal lized Into the statement that the banking and brokerage nouse of W. L. Stow & Co. was refusing to accept deliveries in Mexi can Central stocks which had been bought oa the floor of tbe exchange on Thursday. These reports were used to hammer the shales further, and heavy losses were sus tained. Finally there came a perpendicular drop a wide-open break, as It Is known on the exchange In Mexlcun Central from 17 to 11. At the latter price some sales were exe cuted and there was a slight rally. L&ter the news became general that there was an announcement of a failure to be made. Soon the chairman of the Stock Ex change rose and announced the first failure Continued oa Page Two. iatSS&t.SitfeScAj ifAifSxia.iir ,i-- BITTERLY FOUGHT KEENES, ST, LOUIS GIRL Miss Stella White Caught by Un dertow in Lake Michigan at South Haven. RESCUER IS JUST IN TIME. r J. H. Beach of Springfield, Mo., Who Knows Little of Swim ming, Hauls Her to Shore bv Trempndons Effort, REPUBLIC SPECIAL South Haven. Mich.. July 24. Miss Stell White of St Louis, who Is speeding the summer here, had a narrow escape from drowning while bathing In Lake Michigan to-day. , J. H. Beach of Springfield. Mo., stopping at the Shamrock, saved her In the nick of time. Miss White ventured beyond the Canftr line, when a high wave took her off her feet and the undertow waa carrying hsr out Mr. Beach heard her cry for help and went to her rescue. She had gone down a second time before he reached her. but by a gTeat effort he succeeded In getting hold of her arm as she was disappearing below the waves and dragged her to the beach In an almost ln scrslble condition. Mr. Beach Is a young man, acUve and powerful, but has lived the greater part of his life away from water and knows little of Its force and cannot swim well. The water In which he plunged to rescue Miss White wag twenty to thirty feat deep with an undertow that a good swimmer might hesitate to brave. Miss White is In usual health to-night. LEADER IN BUSINESS. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Springfield. Mo.. July 24.-J. H. Beach Is one of the leading business men of Spring field. He Is 38 years old and was bom near Jackson. Mich. Ten years ago he came to Springfield and has made his home here since that time. In 1SS0 he was married to Miss Jessie Moberly. He has no children. Mr. Beach left Springfield a few days ago to visit his old home In Michigan. PINIONED UNDER ENGINE CAB. Engineer A. B, Layman of St. Louis Injured in Wreck. REPUBLIC SPECIAL Murphysboro, IU.. July 24. A. R, Lay man of St Louis, engineer on Illinois Cen tral engine 49. was seriously injured this afternoon by his engine being overturned at Harrison switch, one mile north of this city. Tho engine and caboose were run ning light when a broken flange derailed the engine. Luyman was caught under the en gine cab. He was cut about the head and sustained severe bruises on the right hip. He was unconscious' when taken from be neath the cab. He was brought to this city and taken to St Andrew's HospltaL -i; jit: ut ft; .u, v-u .1U1U1 QlXLu SXrcvI, OC Litis. . S- yc& - A'.v.'lffi6ruuy.fcci.ftr JSL DROWNED ff ,2.? -t i