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m TT&T TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC J PART 1. I S PAGES. I U J3iJ o o Is Printed in TWO PARTS. o 4e6f-rs6e J . fin M. t.mlls. Oni- (Vnt. Ilf',FI "Ht-lde lui.,Tini Cent llJV -- On Train. "Hirer Out. ST. LOULS, 310., SATURDAY, JUNE 1!. limn. XIXET Y-Si:i U)XD YEAH. nrnrTxp rN LOUIS "OITSTIT S-' 1U HjujJl KJ JL - iiss w r$ ! a pay IS ENTAIL! ILL Popular Little Actress lias Ueen Eemoved to a Sanitarium bv Her lirother. RELATIVES STILL HOPEFULL She Suffers From ITallncinatious ol n Weird Character and Thinks She Ih Pursued by Robbers. Xew Torit. June J. Delia T&z. the popu lar little comic opera star, hats readied ;ho end of her tether. Less than & year ago bhe ccJlspsed pnyslca.Iy. To-day she was committed to the Wave Crest Sanitarium at Astoria, I.. I . as a dipsomaniac. Her men tal cuna-ij-i Is deplo-itle. and for several v e-ks sh h !- .1 hailuelnatlons of a weird character, - 1.1 h racked her mind an I body nad alarmel the members of her famtlv. Finally her brother, William It Fox. called ia two specialists. Doctor Austlti J lint. J-. and Doctor Edward F. Fisher, to examine her They advised that she Ifconld bo immellatciv removed to a saui tarium. where she would have tbo qtuot es sential to restore h r to health. Mr. Fox west to his lawjer. Abraham II. Humm:I. and Finned a formal application to have hi sister committed to Wave Crest. Th physicians certified that Miss Fox s mind had been an eked by drugs, ilr. Hummell appeared before Judge MoAdam In the Supreme Court to-day and h fd :ho papers signed for the remove! of the nc trcs". Law M.ss tox was removed to tha sanltariam. "I was gMev d when I leirncd that the Etep had to He tak n " remarked Mr Hum rxell. "but of co irsc It was wholly la Ml! Fox s own Ij.l. re. I believe she t.. Ill soon hi ber-eif again. Fhe lias had hal lucinations 1 r th? last ten er twelve davs. lmaginlrg tvat rob'-ers were pursuing her. In Cumforinblo Circumstances. "1 am of the tsir."-iui fiat she Is In Tory comfortable circumtpiic-es. Sho ha-i a considerable pum of money in ravings thanks and her jewels deposit-! In a vault Aould be -worth from J31 OCft to 118.69a. These Caused her tne s"ritI worrj. Sho has been able to make plenty of money. While appearing In vaudeville recently fche rocfl-.ed J10i a T.eik.' lll Fos has lived at tho Farker Io is.i rlnco r return to the cltv from the vaa le ville circuit Her iat apptararoi in the f tajre was three weeks ago at Froo.or 3 Twenty-ThJrd Street Thaater. Her con tract, howeier, was quk-W) canceled, hi It was eident that chs was unablo to Co hr work satlsfauori!. Tea days ago It nai rnraor! that MI?t 1 Fox's relativas would taj.e Etes t sa.o )ier from hirsclf, but these same rlati es Irdlffnactly dsnld the story at the tlmo. i Miss Fox herijlf, looking .jy pale and "wan, but channinffly gowsd, r.U Oenle-1 tho report Of falUcc health ar.d tii-n droo ; B.way In a landaa for jrcGowa'a Piss Tav era in tho parlc. uhero on hour later eh a "Was ths EUfcfit tt an elaborate dlnne- Fow women of the stass ever auaiaad a treatsr or mcro dserved ropu'- nj tl-in i d .iiss Fox. and her prtient . '" -an will bo ttnuins'y rej?rottod. XIlss Fox has been very wek fcirort her Sllncss of rroro than a V6ar ago, -ahea her f.ttondics- physloian saiti she l.al prao tcally no chaace for recovery. Although khe rallied at that time and was able to re Irjiae her worit, the cou'd not stand the l!f to which sfc had formarlv hem a-cunt iiped "with lato suppers and heaj stimulant. tVVhllo tho n3 of her complrt break-down hocked he- fr.tnis. It was not cneioerlivl Vby thoss who had recently come In contact 'with her. .9 SincAA' HEit cin:nit iv st. mi.is. Delia Fox was born la ibis city twenty rlk'ht ears aso Her family tnen lHed on Ollvo rtrt rntr twins- arenu-, IW f.i thcr.A J V x. a phitoyrepher. had a studio n Jcffcr ' n mi-rur. li.cro w re ilt chil 3r"n in the fami'j. two jlrla and thro boi ? Delia .ut the oldtst of the jrirls Sho trao proml-e of rtayj talent at a 'Ve-ry early ao. Her actins In one or two Juve nllo dramas which w orransed in con nection with somo amateur theatricals at tracted a pjod deal of sttontlon Her tun ess in children's plays v as so pronounced trit Abcclcs Thomas, at that tlmo a no? -paprr n rorter, be"amq Inter ested in hrr IT a'nlcVird Eiscess as a playwright no-tly ut ex. and sUrfd Delia u;on tho profijonal ita:e. her flrst ap pearance liiif in the play "Sduha's Uur Elar," la which she touk lOso art of tho lit tle clrl. KUltlia. Iielld was at that timo B ears old. Pio took part la eeveral playi of a lik- ra i-, a'-d th .' rv-arael to rchool at "i. HtodCird, wh re he complet ed the cour She took ! th rr fesiio iil Mac w'wn ' about 15 -"a-s nil aal a r-ir nr two j -wards eh inn'ie hr ai pearnnco i.i tw Vork. fcho n j.u a trinitndous hi' in Le Wolf Hopper's play. "Cauld in the Air" and this wa3 the stpiat; siono to greater SihinKt tor r.cr. bbe was the raort tulked- actross ci the KtnKO at the time. She remained with Da Wolf Hoppjr for several eeasens, playimrln "Wan(r," "I'tniandrucj" and othtr omlc orcras. Her brothcr-ia-law, a theatrical man nimed Roth, then etartod her out o a ttar. tad -ho ap peared hero and all over the country In numerous Eucceaeful pieces, amonj which wero "Fleur-df-Lls" an J 'The Uttla Trooper." Her last appearance In this city was In "Tho Wedding Day" in connection v ith Jefferson d Aagcila and Lildan Itus tell Her health tw-un-a lmpelr-d about seven months ago and Bhe has been ailirg ever elnce. Itcports hjLS's been m.nt to the family hero from Uwo to tlmo by h-r brother. William It Fox. who resides In Mew Yorlt, that her mental condition was becoming affected and the announcement that ehe has been committed to an asIum la th9 stq.uel to theso accounts. Her Fntlirr Ilnpofnl. Her father viis wen laat night at his home. No 43 Iteber place, and Fj.ol.e with u uood deal of motion of tho acount ho had Just heard i,iat kuo bill beta com mitted to nn arjUm "Delia has bm hMi for the last seven month"!." ha raid, "and lus ajptared only in light vaudtWUc oik tl.ls season. She was under sreat nervous strain all of hr last yeir on tho stige, and her health was really tiilrns at tho time Sha became com pletely worn out and broken down by the closo of tho theatrical idson, and .'ust "tTOUt that tlmo her mother oied. which he heard of her mothers death shn had a ffrious relata. and tinea that t!m 1 o has been under the constant csra of her slstpr. Mr3. LilV Itoth. who resldns In N'dff Tork. Her brother William also lies la that city, and ho wrote us from timo to time, sayins that Delia s condition was not Improving, and that her long-continued nervous umes was nnectlng her brain. Bhe would have Email delusions at nrst. but they T,ero sliht, and would S'ts iita." lmmediately. and wo had hopes that she would entirely recover as sion as she be came stronger. Her doliiKiontf pem to have lncrcas--d. hooer, and I sie no that her brother has thiusnl 1. i v salle to havo hor removed to ..n r-jium. Her m util trouble doubtless 13 on tempor r- and as soon as she ut. stro..e. r phjkally I ex pect that sho will recover her mental bal ance " Two of Miss Fox's brothers aro row llv- at tna namuiuB m jiKT place .misj ix Uvea i1 "ct wm UUU4H in vbwj a-ufi JMVIM J.U U.7 IWIUUV " pMOECtr I'l VJJ'IWJ fiTO?'i''; "" m W5 'riJfnM ' -T . " if " -. '. v M3L - r . rSk Di:r.i.A FOREIGN V V.. T 1, ' PATROLS Russia Concentrates Nine Ships and 11,000 Men at Taku and Other Powers Suspect a Coup. Fhinliai. Mav 31 Tortv-ih-ce war th.ps ae now at Taku ri 'e ItuUn. thr-o UnOih. thrre German, thr -e rr-nih. two Amerisan, two Japmeso .ind one ita uin In addition to their urn a, the nus!t.is hava on beard their war-hips lklW troeps front l"irt Arthur, v. ith he.d viu'pmint Four teen thousand Itusaion tro.i;-3 aro heid In TtaJincss at Port Arthur. IVkm nor? contains 3j0 marines from vari ous warships at Tallu. Thev are protecting the legations. rtVoit cucokmatim; riL.ssi. I.-ndon, Jane 2 Thn Mtnaa corresponl ent of toe Daiiv Telesrraph .iy. 'An .itlvo LXChuni.o of dipa'hes is so Ini; fira.pi am t? thn gr- i" i'mpri rola t'va ta wi Ito colov-al superiority of Ha.'ji'a rcp-tscn" t:on a Taku ts rejrt'ded as sifc-nificart. Th Trlplj A!liinc advo ca'es uoitd a-t.on b Uuropo to protect c mmon iM' rets ' The Standaru publishes the following from Tien-Tslii. dated May i. "Ai a sample of fie thlnce Govnrnmer.t's treatment of tho 'Boxers.' I give thatext of a seoret or er ttnt to Governor Yuan, in Fiavi-Tunc. " 'In re ly to tho Governor of Shan-Turc, v.ho ri'pirts thct ho has found it nccessary to repres-t the patriotio "lloxer Sociity." with a ctrons and heavy hand, we remarlt that It cannot b ex;-Ktl that such-rtmple pneiplo can know tli.t they have done nn thlns nnuss If a etrots hand ii mar.I feat"d. thfra w.d be a p rmsnnt grtnlR; aiinst the Go"rnor V. a-ura tho Gov-eri'-r tl u if future tr-Jbl arises he h'm self mt't br the const iJer.cs. IM ths S rd jeoplo be delt with in a merciful anl Eener&ua war to the b"nr(lt of all." " t4Gi:ifi KCl'flKT. Washlnston. Jjne I. Mlsteter Concer at Pekin rfpo-ts to the Stato Department to &ry that the arrival of iO jrunrda for tho legation" of llussla. France. Great Britain. Ilal, Japan and the Uriteil Staten hts ha I the effect of improviiur the rltuation. Hi sava that I'ekin Is tnjch qmter. but that tho "noxers" aro .1111 aetivo in the n.r rbundins; country. Xothlns has be-in heard haro from Ad miral Kempff In command of the Newark it Tatu. since hl- short cailesram of W di "sla-. ann-uii-IrB th landing of the n in.e- t Tt n-T-!n. ! 1 " lit" I In dill m -tn rri nil re that t'iN .! 'i in r a" of i.tUiiv on lre r-i of th" "1 "ar" Is noth njj moio ilia", part f a vell-oon-clved plan b one of tho preat Huropean Iowr to iccuro a permaant lodsment in FIn and to seize a position Etvin;r It full control of tha great Pel-Ho Ititer, th? urr-ronch to the Chinese capital. It Is further IntlmaW th.'t tho plin lias I roved aoorttve. owing to tno alertn-J.s of the other Fropoin l'jwers rcprestntad In Chiaeio waters, but ixirtlcularl; to tho readini-as of tho United States Mialstcr. Mr. Corner, nad the Am-rican Kear Admiral on lvxrd the Newark, -.hieh st once iti-p thi movement an undtr.Ifd lutcmatlornl "unoct, and po tended to rr vent the particu'ar na tion co-eemd from aancrandlzlr,: ittlf tt tho expeno of th 1 teres" 3 of the o'br aa tlonr Thereforo. It is assumed, th rr,,le-inc-nt will ropillv nbat tr.d t'ti "Ko-verj' will dispense, at laai: tmpora-hv isr.Nt; i.ii wii: uKMJ-t ivm:i:. London. Juno S. T 10 Pekin corrsordcnt of the Times, tel Rrapl.lng Frldny, Fiys: "Tho Covernmcnt gave ever faolllty for the arrival of th- furelga guards. Tho streets were orderly. "Th ILus-dans. a well ns tv-e FT'-nch. were foi bidden to land Wtdne-sdiy but t..o Tsms Li lamtn has apolo.tzej, expUinlng tko mistake." MISSIONARY'S LETTER. aIKs linrnbam Tells of ibo "Uif; Knives" or "I'.oxcrs." KUsworth. lie. Jun I Doctor Mary I,. Kurnham. d-iui;htr of Orin It. Burnbam. who haa-charge of the hospital, or 'com pound.' connected with tho Freabv terinn mission at Chlnanfu. China. In a recent letter, tello of tho work of thft Ucxtra In that vicinity. The letter was written it fe-v das btforj tho massacre of several native Christians in town"? noar Chlnanfu, and tho killing from ambush of twenty-sir roldiers in a regiment set from Chlnanfu to the pceno of the massacres. MUs Burnham says- Tho rew Governor at Chlnanfu lias sus ceeded ia Quelling all outward sltrns of the Ta-ta-Hui (Big Knlfa Sect, or Bo-ters). la tho fitj. "We cannot go from tha city, however, without a gu.rd. and much of th ni --'on work Is at a standstill. TT p I nfH'h Con ul. Mr Campbell. Is eMU 1 c- Ho Iwh had two rren put to death for tho rr.jrdr of Mr Brcoks. It wfs a cold-blooded affair, and was only possible because of the artl-forel?n fecl'n; at PcKt. I fear wa have not heard the - Jag - l - .'"-. ICI.1JJI.MI LP'-Ull . t "V'itr-wr S T3 !--? -"f f''i! - T - 1 ..i-.ll ." I if rox. GUA TT TT y tt S JJ iLil is rrlpplcd by Ids MrtordlnMe ofacers. The "Head of the Boird of IMnlshmenta" Jud?-) lia' given Mr. CampbeU. the Ksglish Con fi;I, much troul'.e. Doth tho English and tha Americans have aked their repres-n-ta'Ivs to ln-l!t on Ms removal. "We arc rjul'e !fo here now, but it rw come to our enrs that we had a narrow es cape during the old Governor's term of ofllee. The 'B.s Knivr'i.' crabJl-ened by of fl ul favur h. d decided to loot our 'com rouniy' here. This tatne to his ears, nd he tenendHl two er threo men v.hoiri lie had In cus uU. "From pai -ri It would appear that the movement - ko. g Nu-th, and slowly but lii .'..Itdly gu iig ,.. mud. I f.'ir th e cm tr'y le peu'e In t blna If it is partition ', and If i .mill i"ei. there will be a l ns period of unret and ua'tuiet. ' HERBIIT VATCHmAN DEAD. Walter F. JSrindle Fonnorlj Lived in St. Loins. ri I'l I L.-r- M-,xi VI. l'itt-biir., J' , J mo 1. Tha partiahj da compossd bodj of V, alter T. Unndle. a her mit watchman, was lound in his little one room homo In Baiiuin Township, near the south' rn edgo of Pittsburg, tlilt evening. Itrindlo had evidently been dead for avina diijc He was, until tour vears ao, a ni-chanlcal tngmrer of bi IiuU. an'J was for nu.ny jrari mplojd at the city water v.orl.i th. s. Tlough tha dead m..n Is Si j cus of tge his futlier, Peter Ilrlnd'j. and his mother aro said to lj both living In St. Ixiuls. It was liis father's prcptrty hero that ne was guarding. Hrindlo llvd nlone with hit books. He ato his meal j with David niann, a npish bor. and was last :en allvo Tuesday morn ing v.hen ho v t to brenkfast. comp'aln lng of n t feeling WflL Ho said he would 3i a a doctor. Xo: havh,g '-n tho old wafhiran Plrc. Mr. Ivvann tu-i.ight went to tlio lit'lo lioaw occupied b) Brindlo unl found liim fitting in hM chair, oetd. Ho v jb i.lmwt sur rounded by l.oihi en mechanical engineer ing having apparently died while in de. p study. A letttr in his pccJtet showed him to bo a coiibln of U'llKlnw l..nhart of Xo. 113 Fhi:ield 6.r.t. Al!gbun. Lir.bart tcnjl; chuii,A of th lio.lv lo-nlgnt. Ho pi' I: Brln Me tme hero from St I, ul f ur vein auo to ,U tho little propeitj u h-ng- ii i" in i .iner ii. ia worm aiMjut , t v h'i r diin"t wm to get on w 1' p. 1 r ii mid li I'oculel Ij buhl u litilu houe ami live on it ue a watuhmaa since tr.a city so eiming clos". Urindl bell many goo.1 pjpitt.ns an an unglntcr in bt touts. Tor jenm lie v.as In tho city wnterworK-v, I ji'iall wait until I hear from his peonla In Bi Louis berora dlspoIng of IiIb hoiy. I havo wired the authorities In ht. touts to locate his relatives." Peter lirlndlo's camo doei nit r.ppeir In tho city directory. L-v-Wntur Com-nln!nner liolrnan said last riKbt that b cool I re-nll no such mm as Walter F. IJrindle. Mr. Holman was in charge of the deportment tvtlve yeara being succeeded last year by Mr. Flad, WOULD COMPEL SHORT SKIRTS. Kansas Citv Jiidqe Advocates a IS'ovel Ordinance. nrpt'eue si'pciau Kan-t City. Mo . Juno 1 Polfa Judge McAuley during a ca-n beforo hlra tu-d iv. la which a Kansas City man was charg-1 with violating a city ordinance, prohibiting spitting in publlo tlaccs, reoommendtd that women be compelled to wear short skirts. A l"ng skirts are tha great distributers of disease gtrm ho suKKuetrd that a com bination ordinance bo passed first, prohibit ing rplttlng under tho penalty of n. verv heavy fine, and, second, conipcdling women to wear walking pklrts on the strcet3 tho bottoms of which aro at least two includ from tho gro"rk "I'leaso under jtand. however," paid hs. "that this last point le slmplv a suggestion. ns I realize that to even intimate a slrglo reform In vjoman's drcpi Is tl.e most dan gerous ground upon which a publlo olllclal can tread." REFUSE TO TELL THEIR AGE. Census-Takers at Hichmond, Ya., llavu Trouble With tlie Ladies. r.crciiivrc srr.ciAL. Itlchmund. a.. Junp L Hundred? of in dignant women an! scores ul tired, dijjpoadent census takers m uKd th- I of the llrst day spent la counting tho in habitants of this city. The women had i ol Jei thn to ilivul ng their colsr. occupation and place of habita tion, but when it earns uuwn to a iueiiun wf age, thcro wai, trouble. "Thc"-e women won't tell their ages. They call u Imo'ili't ar 1 t.en uri.,r u- f leave their houses. What shall wo do?" t hh f Sta . 1 was -ked "Lso diilomacy," he advised, with a chuckle. "If a woir in a- uwibij " rcfuso to g.ve her as Just tell her that jou are going to put her dojm as 4 on your list. I'll .guaruatto that will fix aU riahV- S- .V Jl , " - .i P SHOT HERSELF IN THE HEART, Suicide of liss Elizabeth Kcndrick in Veb.stcr Grovas. DUE TO OVERSTUDY She Had Been Subject to Attacks of Mel ancholia. SISTER FOUND HER. Deed Committed at the Home of Mrs. W. C. Rumsey. Ml' ri'zaleth ICendrlck urri ed snl ci ; bv b ,uot ng b.-re!f tbroue'i t' h a- vrltnlay moraine at the home of her M tor, Mrs. W. C. Ramsey, at tho cu-ner of Ilm ard Swan avenue. In U ebfr Groves Melancholia, induced by overstudy, is given ns tho cnue of the deed. Misi Kn1r:ek was St year o'd and ha I be, n visiting her sister t n din Her noma w.i In Wbst''r Groves i-ntil two years m. wh.T hrr fataiiy rmeivd to l Mta. JCj1- ivinr an '"seeptlor ,1'v bright an I at-ta-tno ,irl. sJ-e reck " 1 h r frkn s by tl.e h mdr il In the St Lnu'.s pnbmb. Mrt of 1ir time was ent In irteliectnal pup ulti. n .-I In her soela' !! she ought as- - t'n" e.ngetilal In th' respect. Two vears nso. when she w's In her flml ' e ir at R mrtl. ff College. I rp-r Altec. Ill , her 1 eai I broke eotnplet. ly from over-it-dy. s1' e n'ver recovered from the fhik nn I h'r m!rd nt timts. tt ii thought, wa ,-r. cted. Phe evinced slgiui of nvlanch-'iti. -liil fears that !ie would Co eomtth'-r desperate had been en trt aired by hir parents. So far at Is known, b Teir, r 1 never talked -f puicide. cor did she giv speken Indication that she desired to tile. Her father. Alhert S. Ke".1rt-k. was for a Ions; time connected v. ith the It & I Chase Ba-ging Cnpany cf this city, and during tho prri.d of this buplmsa cotino tion he llv.d in V.ehstr Grov s. Ii:i)Ie:iloif of lielanplmlie. For a I't.le more th-n two vears he hin I'ved !n Wichita. Aboot a month as1 Ur. Kerlrhk had i.aion to bikeve thit h's laihUrp nervous (onala na growing werae. and that the pe of melancbolla were liecoroliiB more freejnent and iron- ap parent. Tlcn It was determined thit she rhould vh.it her sister. Mrs. namT. and also the f-ml'.y of J. S Ktndnrk. a bruth or of AlVr" P Kcndrick, who ali lives In Webster Grove It was thought tluit tha quiet m e:.' of that suburb, and tho meet ing of m rv eld friends anl acijun'ntancej, might relieve her obviously disturbed men tal state Ten darn ago JHss Kcndrick arrived at the Humsev house. At first she seemed cheerful, .and was evidently glad to le again Kurroanded by Iho familiar pcenes and face;. She accepted social Invitations ard renewed old acquaintances v ith evident pleasure. Ilut Mr and Mr. Itunuey no ticed that something ttas not ulte right She appeared nervous and Ul at ease, and at ir rvils would again bo overcome by th cii,)m of meaneln Ha Mr Ifitnv paid tl 1 the .dt v that ue mlcht attempt to tak h'r life nevir en'Tid n h a I "r 5 would havo hid Ver out unfcer a phvl nn''. r.-tratnt In a ranliuiiura stinlay about 11 a n. Mr Krravy w.nt to Miss Ke-.drlck' room with the !w of tuggestlrg that th-y go to tho city at 1 p. m. it was Mrs K'ime's plan to taku hr rlster to a physician, but rhe did not glvo n hint of her Intention. When .Mrs. Kumsey entered tlio room Mlsi Kerdrhk catn out from tho cl-jw:t with, a startled ei resclon on her face Mr ltnnis"y. however, dl I not apect nrythlng unusual, and thr two pat together nml talked uwhile. To tha proposal of a trip to town. MI-s Kendrlek return.! a fa vorable answer, ard It ai arranged that Mrs. I.untsev should go d lwn and pr'paro lui -h whll. Mis Kmidrlck drcspl llp lt.'in.' v wrt to tne k"chen and ! e ird her "nk In Me 1 ihtmse.ves In pre irlng the meal. A- ",t 11 iS tlio cok said th l fcho had heard si ,n- tl !-ig fall upxtairp. a.'d v lid red what it w - Jin. Itn y had not detoetod tho p urd. aud paid no attention to the cook'p rotr irk. Dead In Cloiet In Her Jtnnni. At noon Mrs. Itumsev went to her sUtf rs room to tell her lunch was rady. The door Into tho hall was Ciiscl. but not locked. 'Irs. Kuimw-'j" openel It. Miss Ivendrlek was not vlslbl" Mrs. Iturusev noticed n, peculiar mell. as If cf gunpowder. In the room. Sha turned to tha door of the closet, which was close J, and paw bluo smok drifting through the crnchs. Sho opened tha door. Tho atmosphere wis dimmed by the smoke cf tha dis charged revolver, but she could sea tlio flgjre of her tlster cruuehed on the closst tloor Intuit !flv rhe knew what had happen' 1. Sho took tlmo to lift the lifeless form from Its cramned position ind stretch It at full length upon tho floor Then she ent for tho fai'dlv phjslclan, Pcc'or Bristol. When tho phjubian at-lv-d he raid thnt MUs Kendrlck v 0aj. nrd ho thunglit that death ha I be.n Instantaneous. Miss Kendrlck apparently hsd contem plateel suicide for a time, at least, before sho committed tha dod. Tills Is vldenced by tho fact that rho must have searchcl tlio house high ard low for the pistol whl'h sho used Mr. Ruaisey sat! that he had hidden that revolvir as carefully an ho know how. and that ho hid even forgotten whre It wah. Ho had placed It under soma books and oth'-r odds and end on tho top Ehelf of tha clnset eT lit" room. "I cannot understand huw she- found It," he cald. Tho pistol is of Si-caliber, an old tuaka and -.er- rusty. It vai load-'d in lit thr- chrtaiber-. Tho trigger worked very liard and it reejulrod considcrible streugth to cock it. Second Trnr;cilj In tUr I ami). As a seholar .Miss Kendriek will Ik re membereil In bjth Klrkwood and Webster. fehu complete! her giammar school cuii-sa in tho Uebiitcr Public fachool and received a High School education at Professor Height's school In lUrkwood. During all her early rchool car-er sho was dis tinguished for her rapid jrogrcss and was kr.tiwn ns a itadest whoi.i application v-as unexamplc't Tho funeral will tako pltce Sunday from tho Rant!' home. Mr. and Mrs. Alirt S. k-frJr'ck. the tid etit. and Martha and Ida Kcndrick. her .sur will irrlvo fio.n ' xehl.a to-algt The bod win 1 int rr 1 ( in Oik ltiitf Cemetery Li a that t4 her t llttlo broti cr, A. s. Ktndriek. Jr., who was ki led in 1UT. Ho was hU father's only ton. On Ju'y IL 2iM bs) e rtalag uon a rplrtted posy I &'? jsi"- -? 1i'-w'"?J;-,ri atSri-Lr-tJJJPcl .'"'? PI -I'let'i Kcn-lrlek. : LEADING TOPICS n? TO-DAY'S REPUBUC. Fur ViHsonrl 5'iilr nml outer Jt urtlM) Snmtiiv fulr; i.urtlierl, vvimls. lr Illlniils l'.ilc VilnriLij.. wStli i-eiiltT, veijit iii".r I.:'l.- ll'clilgnii; buniiM fHlr: tiri.l. mrtliTt 1.I.11U. lr ArkHs I'Klr ami cmler -i t urtlay; Mmtlny fulr: tmrtlitrl) winds. P'.UT I. Page 1. Vung Iaidj C mnutj Siuld D Il.i Fox 1" -mi s Innna. ton Ion Keilrves Siexe Has It'gur. 2. Pun h of Contests f.vr Kansas City. Itoval Princewi I m Xew York. V ti rans in Gray Greet Old Kacmles. 3. Anll-Trmt Shr.ra Rebuked. Mr. PVck's Statement. Fenators Indulge Irs Personalities-. f. Sporting Htntt. i:e ilts a Jtoca Traeka. I "aitan Beores. 5. Death of 8. II. H Clark. . Kdltorlt! Filr Amendment In H nse To-Pay. Bran Outlines the Great Issues. 7. Notable .Books etf the Month Watched' Rubbers Take Their Meney. Fold Hl Son for Fifteen DoHsr. 8. St. Terca's Corner iitot2 t Ba Laid Ta-ilorrow. Trade Keviewa. ilbsoarl Crop Hepec:. CettsUH Takeri Uegln Werk. I'MIT II. 1. Strikers Reject Partial iteln'tatement In-oposat Flaw Fuui.d In Kelly BUt rosse Will r o Oa Duty To-Day. Ask Dissolution of Injunction. 2. Church A nnouncera'-flt. Young people's Sodette. S. Shot Himself oa Wife's Grav;. Mm. Buehong AVa FIna. Kp-vorth I.taguo Meeting. 3. XeivCorporatloss. Transfers ttf Kealty. Sunday-School lessen. "tt gather Beport City Sews In Brief. C G-.iin and Other Market?. t n-ancisl Xew-r. r. v i r Ti legrsms. . Designs for foulard Gowns and I.ace J irkrts. When Going Away for tlu Summer. Common Sens In Dress. Story of Robin Adair. The Girl Gmdtnt which he had pcsesd hut a short tinv. Hit father a watching from bis door Ptrp. lhu animal ltcamo frightened at omethlng and lecanu unnnwtiW. Ho threw- his rider from hin seat. The boVs foot caught in tha 'tlrrup. nnd ho fas dragsed to death, beforo his father's n-, In t e mad snima! The Iteverenl Iieicto-r A. A Kendrlck. dean of SmirtleiT Divlnltv Co'Icge. Is nn a el of the de-id p'rl. nrd it Is probaMa that ho will plst m con lui ting tho funeral serkes. Miss Krdrlck was a member of the Sigma Pi.l Society of Shun left WELL TREATED BY INSURGENTS Ciptain UoberLs Experts to Ue Ex changed. Manila, Jana 1 Captain Roberts of th-j Thirty-fifth Reslmer.t and h's two missing contractor.. capture-J at iian Mlgtifl da Msurro. Irovinci of Itillacan, Islanl cf Luzon. Slay 2?. are still In tha hands of the insurgents, who havo communicated to tiui Americans their intention to treat tho prisoners well and It. accordance with the 1-vws of war. During last nlslit Ciptain Roberts's wlfa. who wan at San Miguel, received n note announcing tho capture of her huiband. The good treatment of tho prisoners con tinued Captain Uiberts believes tho ln purgenis v III exchango him and his com panions. Tho first report of tho capturo of Captain ItoDerts and his companions was crroneoui The Captain, with Ix scouts, v-as "urprted wh'Ia lunihlng. Three of tho party wcrs killed and four were captured, of whom ono vi as wounded. Tha wounded mun was liberated Captain Abbott of tha Forty-second Reg iment recently met 2U Ladrones rear SI nalnn. (me Amrlcan was killed and thi Filipinos had eight aia killed nnd four wounded. FAVORS CAPTAIN KIRKMAN. irouso Goniniittee Urges That lie Eo Eestoied to Duty. Washington. Juno 1 Tho House Commu tes on Military Affairs reported la favor of nu'horlzlng tho President to re3tore George W KirUman to bin rank ns Captain In tho a. i I u ovoru' nlrg tho effect of a c ,. t m ri il ac 1 Jlsmr-al at Manila. The i , . - 1 gr w cut of a disturbance while C ."' . n Ivirkman was ro. en duty. The c '.i"tej t ircfora reports that in view of hi3 r.at gallant !rvko Uia oiQcvr bliou'.d ba restored. 8 Hi 1011 PiCI i 6lthc Another Report That British Have Been Repulsed hy Boers at Pretoria. Roberts Not Heard From Lorenzo Marqucz Fit HTlitmrT 'bul"'6 Lontloa .Jijiii 1. i;.n ,i. ip Tlio Time i,as iho followniK from Lorenzo Mar-qui-. il.tt) tl Jtiiu- 1- "Ki'imrls nf iho inovt rfitifllelitis ohiraclcr nro current hero, ilue to the ac itv itv or tli i; ht :isi"iiti. While one i-eetiwi iloclaros Uiat President Kruser has totiiniisl in I'ri-toria fur tln imriioso of arratisin;: terms of surrender, anothc? n-trt', tlutt iho l'.nthh have- lnn rviiulseil ctitbtdo of Pretoria. Nothing au thentic is known here rejanHn Mr. Mr user's whereabouts or the situation la the Tt-uiM :ul." BOERS CUT IN I.wii7i. vinniir7. June 1 Oilii'ial cev.-s fro:,i the II rs receivetl here .Mates tiuit tin- i-iiuiuuiuie-auoiiN i'f the mam llritNh army have been cut near tho Vaal Kuer ami that luavy nhtii:; N reiorted at niaiidsfocteiu. LORD ROSERTS MAINTAINS SILENCE I.rndon Juno .'. ; 1" n rr Lird Rtert3 continues silent reanrllrg P.-i-t.iria, prob nblj because !: can- o wire of events from his own personal know -uge I.rerxo ilar qaec. whrro all th- r.-w.i from the Boer shle Ls rehacdld. r lVes t' t "immunt'-a-tion vth Pretoria Is now ...srerdi-d Some meages by rou'Ier h-ve reachel Lorenzo Mariuez. but m ne o" later data than Wednesday. These as-rt that the burghers are in a stalei of panic and that IT. tori Is being controlled by a ilgilanca committee. Lorenzo Marque-: again seadi the report that President ICrviger has been captur'-I. The rews blank gives risi to a suspicion that th ""itfcen-" (Vmmltte- 3t I'retoria ir.iy not h-ve been able to carr out their plans fer securing the penceful entry of Ird Tb'bert" and sparing the city th hor rors cf a slezc A peace party atpearel to be In tilt? as cendant: a Cltlaen-" Commltfee. It va paid, persuade-il the commandants of the fort", t withdraw ome of the troops front tha de fences, perliap-. with tho view of keeping order la the town. If mi.nsrs were sent to the. Briti'h, or if the British. b.Mng two hours' march from I'retoria on Wednesday, entered It thn. or at any time rr'or to Friday noon. Lord Roberts would certainly have telegraphed this fact. Hence it looks as though there was a Boer forco ltwen F-etnrla aud Johannesburg Th-so soldle-s trekking back tor.ard I're toria. porno cf them frch from tha flsht with General Hamilton, wojll havo brouKht a new element Into the sltuat'on and prob ably would overrule tho peace commit tee, taking tho direction of affairs out ef their hards. If this has happened, tha British rcav. as the Dally Chronlcl" says, "pee "lonio hard fighting" before the Brit ish tlag flies over Prctorin. for even if tho Boers held only three f rts standing close tcgether on the hills south of tha town, they would bo In a position to stand a stee. Tho Boers, according to a special dis patch from I.orenxo Marrjuez havi re-entered t'"f nort'ioastern territo-y of the Free State, and aro engaged with the British near Ventersburg and Harrimil!i. It is reported from Amsterdam that tha beet rooirs at Het Ilaa""jo. one of tha prln clpal hotels there, havo been engiged for Piejldent Kruser's occurancy from June 23 General Buller 11 moving slowly ngalcat Jio Itoer flank'. A dispitch from Vrybt.rg, dated May 13, 3S "During tlw co-cupatlon of thLs plac by the Boers the flogged the mitlves for ilight Offmise-s. A whip and several cords knotted (.ml salteil wero found at tho jiollcs ptacl n. A boy who Irotight a letter to a onian received twcnty-f.vo lasl.e, and r sl-'r who svmpatii.z 1 with him, te-eiv-d fifteen " GENERAL AMNESTY DEMANDED. Jeriiians Take Exception to Itob eits's Expected I'roclaiii.uion. Berlin, Juna I -Various Germ in r.v paiers ta'te evieptlou tu the terms of tha proclamation which, it K said, Ird Rob erts will lisue on tha oeCupation of Pretoria bv tho British troops, epp'-claily regardirg t' o tn-atmtnt of nonccmbatnnts as ojposed te combatant bjrgheis. Tho VosiI.Lha 7 Rung sajs: ''Aero thi Boers, who hava hororably fiught for their countrj. to bo punished Eiter tha cnclu-don of pei-o. tl.e civilized Pjwrs would have c-iuse to protest. Any VtenMon or trial of PreMd.nit Knitter would be contrary to the traditions of In ternational law. a general amnesty lelng the logical result of peace " ROSEBERY'S PRINCIPLES. Ei'glish Statesman Outlines a Toliey for Great Itritain. London, Juno 1 -In connection with th rumors current of Ird lto-ebfrv-3 wllllng nesa to resume tho leadership of tho Lib eral party If tbe majority of the party do plrcs It, ho Is regarded as having embodl;l his princ.ptes In tho following letter, p-nt to-nlRbt to the PIvmoutit Mercury, a. Lib eral organ, en tho occasion of Its fortieth annheriarj. After formally congratulating the paper. Lord Rosebery proceeds: 'This annlverrnrv comts at a remark able moment. It finds factions annihilated by tho war. in whieh tho great nia.sa of tho n itlon de-Ins to stand shoulder to shoul der for tha war. With all its curses It .nay ultimately bring a blessing. It may oraco up the t.atlon. It mav mold a nation. It may unit" a nation. It must make a nation take stock In iuelf and examine Us dc tlc'encies. "Under thsa clrcumstarccs. tho 'unitlon of tho priss. alwavs Important, has ru rrciaa valua at such a juncture. It must be sincere. It mun divest itself of tha nier9 catchwords and impulses of tha p.'r.y ard eilucato tha people without fear ni . with nit rartlailtj. it must be- j.re I . v 1 to di-eard the obsolete shibboleths, ta tea. c.h eut abues, to disregard persons, to be Insistent in pressing for necessary le fornia. social, educational nnd admlnlstra et. ,n! If need be. constitutional. "Moreover, with retard to saaa appreci- ' iEMirc ino L fteTi ifAd Conflicting Rumors at Britain Fears Hard It? in L t n h f " ll oiijiii. BEHIND ROBERTS. at n cf tha dv.tinles and responsibilities: ot the Lmplre, we stand at tha parting of the w ivs. Hi Britain flinch or falter In her T.crld-wfd task? Hov.- is sho b-3st to pur sue It? Wl at rew forces and Inspiration will it r.e.ti' What changes does tt in olve? There are qaestlonj requiring clear sight, coe.1 courara and freedom from formula. It Is because I b'lleve the Mer curv l facing this c"-Iis in our fortunes in a bold, liberal spirit thit I .end it a mes-sag- of hearty gooI will" NOT TO COLONIZE HERE. Ktm.y S.ns Boers Will Fight It Out in Africa. iiFriFLic rpnciAL. Boston. June 1. Jliairm i Fischer of ths Boer Peaco Commission Was pleased to hear that Governor Thomas of Colorado had In dorsed the proposition of tha Union Pacifla Lnd Company to induce tha defeated Boers to settle in tha Valley cf the Platte, but k s he mut dcllr.o tho kind offor. "I have rcelvsl nctl-e that an agent of the company will meet us en route West," said Mr. Fischer "but I regret to say that I I shall have to drcilna the offer with thanks l cnl in the snrne kindly splrl; that ths gn ereus ofTer Is maje. "I think our r-eopla would prefer to re main anl wcrfc cut th-!r own mlvatloa. ven though tl.ey were forced to do so un der tho English flag. If we should be crushed this time. It will be only for a brief time, for liberty must and shall pre vail fn South Africa. "You remember that in ISSt tha British flag went up in Preterit and General Welse lcy beastel that so long as the sun shone to long wou! 1 tha Ezgllsh eclors wave over PrJtoria, but it came down soon after, and I predict that It will come down again. "I make this assertion as no Idlo boast. I mean just what I say. Every burgher in tho two Republics means tho same, and they stand ready to back it up with their blood. "We may visit Lincoln aaJ meet Mr. Bry ar. but If wo do. it will be a friendly visit. We shall meet Mr. Bryan Just as we have met hunl-ed. of other prominent publlo men in America during our v Isit. I'm sure rono of our delegtf'on woull so far forget himself a3 to d!cusj party politics in Amerlce " COOMASSIFS RELIEF. Keport Tliat the Ashanti Rebels Have Retired. London. Jane 1 - The Colonial OfTlca has received a dl-pa:rh from Care Coast Castle, datid Ma j 31. saying that It is belleve.i there thnt Captnln Hall, with a ri!ef party, entered Coemsssle on Mav ft The Gove'njr. Mr Frederick Mitchell Hodg'on, with the sick, wounded nnd refh gtes. was expected to arrive at rumsu. on Mav CO Troops, ff is adje I. 1 are been concen trated at rumu to overcirne any possible re-dtanee vj tho rebel". vho are reported to be to the north If the report of the relief of Coomassle Is corr-et It greatly tmp'ovts the military slt UHthn. It Is understood that Captain Halt has with him a f r-e of :) men. and that nil together 3 0O men hava been marching to the relief nf tho beleaguered town. Tiio Srec'atur commenting upon tho sit uation there, saj-: 'Wo hopa authority will soon be re-es-tabli'hed. Xlgrria has been rartlally stripped of troops to provide a relieving free. nnd If tho latter were defeated, or even checked, we mlzht havo the whole cf V. eti m Af rii a to TccocT'er." BATTLE EAST OF SENEKAL. liOci-s .Making a Pluck v Stand- Lindler in Piritiih LTands. Wlnburg, May 21. After consldorable fifchtlPf-. the Bocr3. with two guns and feveral Maxlm-Xordenfeldt guns, are mak ing a plucky stand Ight miles east of Smekal. General Bundle has succeeded In driving off the Federals, thU3 permitting, unop posed, tho reoccupation of Lindloy. "" " " -A SURPRISED BY BOERS. Colonel Spence and Fifteen British" Soldiers Killed. London. June L The only development re ported from tho seat of war to-day is the statement from Cape Town that a num ber of colonial rebels recently surprised a small body of British nt Douglas, killtea; sixteen of them, incladirg their commsnder. Colonel Spence. ANOTUKIl JLCC'OCXT. Capo, Town, May ZL General Warren with. C0 men occupied a strong defensive posi tion at Fabcrsput, on May 2). At dawn ha found that ho was surrounded and he was fiercely attacked by 1.0GO rebels. Tho horacs wero stampeded, but tha fores eoncentratcil and tha Boers were repulsed. A small party In a garden continued to fight vigorously, but evacuated at a charge, leaving a num'aer of wounded. The British loft fifteen killed, including Colonel Spence and thirty -nouaded. BEGUN. 1 t