The St. Louis Republic. [volume], April 08, 1901, Image 1

About The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919

Image provided by: State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO

                
BSLVH
THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
la St. Lonla. One Cent.
Oatalde St. Loaln. Tmo Cei:tm.
On Train, Three Cents.
PRICE
BTINETYTHIRD YEAR
ST. LOUIS, MO.. MONDAY. APETL 8, 1901.
T
.- " -1
V
!
r
t.
V
'- .
fv
BIG GRAIN ELEVATOR
BURNED; LOSS $650,000
Structure of St. Louis Storage Company at Foot of diddle
Street and 800,000 Bushels of Grain Reduced to
Ruins All Property Insured.
W i T J Iff
View showing complete wreck of the big elevator building, which
stood on the brink of the river at Biddle street.
Spark fiom :i switch fnpinc shortly
after 1100:1 on Sunday srt Are to the
big elcvatoi at the foot of Biddle street,
owned by tlm St. Louis Klevator and Stor
age Companj, and within le.s than two
hour- the building was reduced to .ihes.
entailing a lo-. of nearly. J630.000. H. C.
llaarstlclc. president of the company, said
the ImiMini; and the contents which con
sisted of about tW.tXW bushels of wheat mid
com. were fully insured.
It was lilt, opinion that the loss of the
train would not affect the local market.
The building wa about ITS feet In height,
probablj 100 feet wide and about 4M feet
Jong. It had a capacity of l.wO.000 bushels
of grain, and m? built In 1S70. Wood was
used almost exclusively in Its construction,
and when the blaze once gained headway
the enormous building, with its heavily
loaded Mn. of grain, settled down and melt-
d away like kindling wood In a redhot I
furnace.
Fully 10.090 people witnessed the con
flagration and watched with interest the
vigorous light made by the majority of
the companies of the Kirc Department of
St. Louis. Had there been even the slight
rut breeze silrrlnc from the E.ist much
difficulty would have, been eXDerlenced In
avlne the bulldlncs of the Keck and Cor-
bltt Iron Company, the Laclede Power j Storage and Elevator Company areas fol
Company's six-story brick structure and 1 lows: II. C. Hnarstlck, president; E. O.
the John Rohan & Son toiler Works, which
are adjacent. The Intense neat caused oy
the roaring Are kept the crowds and even
the firemen back a considerable distance
from the burning elevator.
HRKMK WORKED
IXDEK nirnctXTiEs.
Adjoining the elevator on the north stood
the brick engine house and the one-story
brick building used for offices. Before the
arrival of the first engine company the
buildings were ablaze and when the heavy
smokestack fell It burst Into a hundred
pieces and narrowly missed several mem
bers of Engine Company No. 'JZ.
Bwingley and his Hremen fought the fire 1
for more than two hour.. Two water towers
ZZiri: -a"lreVJlLfl?. ct 'l; 1
In mud. water and torrid heat Chief
ftiCIKML IllUli; ft, R.I UUft.trtl i?w nulla .ibi.
playing on the bulldln; from all sides.
n,. )nmV.r -nrir nt thff IpvuIp.i wltrh
tracks caught fire early, and It was not un- ;
til after several freight cars had been d
etroyed that the firemen were able to lay
their hose along the river side of the ele
vator and protect the barge. which were
being hastily removed.
MOlkSTER PILE OF
CHAIN REMAINS.
Dan Weber, the day watchman for the St.
Louis Elevator and Storage Company, was
the first to discover the blaze Issuing from
the oil room.
The original alarm was Immediately fol
lowed oy a second alarm, then a "three
alarm," and ultimately a "general." With
in fifteen minutes after the first alarm had
been sounded engine companies were com
ing from every direction and the streets In
the neighborhcod of the elevator were bl-
YOUR POSTMEN
UNIFORM
Only the Official Approval
Needed in Order to Put
for the Hot Months
of New
If the Post Office authorities at Washing- f
ton Issue an order permitting letter carriers j
inrongnout the country to dispense wun
their hot coats and vests" through the
corchlng summer days, and it seems prob
We that the Postmaster General will pro
mulgate an order to this effect, St. Louis
man carriers will be seen this summer,mak
iiC their rounds In a neat shirt-waist uni
form, cool and uncumbersome, the general
enect being shown in the accompanying .
uuauon.
The shirt-waist Idea for letter carriers
no this must not be confounded with the
""it ' baggy blouse worn last summer and
Mlea a, shirt waist-had Its Inception In St.
Jula a year ago, and so apparent were Its
oweflta that the Post Office officials at
"a City. Detroit, Camden, N. J., and
wr large cities have adopted summer uni
:""? the style adopted by the St.
nlinen.
ttomk' W0' a committee was appointed
JT mal carriers to see what could
f Hm remedy the difficulty. John E.
: Lateke
. -. wamiM i'mimnv nnn inwnn
ibmi u " ""s committee. iney
SSL . they had beun o late in the
comprised this committee. They
ion t ..: t .." . . : .
1-,,-TT, -wampum! me desired enas, out
mi.Tr Began to plan for the following
ZT6 .Samples were submitted by local
? feveral patterns were considered.
whE.fc'tns ago a sample waist was made
" seemed to supply the long-needed
rIS the committee submitted this to
"ter BaAimhoff.
H 1 waist, which is patented, consists of
o woolen material ot a dark drab col-
bmJL?. -i1 down the ack with a
""Pleat The neckband Is made so that
coiiar can be attached. Down the front
.?" ot white buuons. The regulation
.!? worn- The bottom of the
2t to not tucked Inside the trousers, but
fw the waist, a mouse-colored belt an
wSL?"L a "JU'rter wide concealing the
J"1" or the trousera, and the waist.
! e provided for the belt.
o wouiaera of the waist are well nad-
Vnog a square military effect. The
sected and inteisected with hose lines. Chief
Swingley directed the work nf the different
companies, and Captain Uoyd of the Fourth
District detailed 1W patrolmen to handle the
crowd which sjrged about the burning
building from the Levee as far west as
Broadway Enthusiastic amateur photog
raphers with Kodaks and cameras perched
themselves upon the roofs of nearby build
ings and took srap shots at the burning
structure.
At 4 o'clock there was but little left of
the once towering structure. The frag
ments of the walls and an immense pile of
wheat and shelled corn, rqual in size to a
six-story office building, complete the ruins.
The building is a total wreck and the grain
can only be used for hog or chicken feed.
HISTOKY OF
Tim BMJVATOIt.
The burned elevator was the second larg
est In St. Louis. The Burlington exceeds
It In capacity only SQii.OGO bucl;els. It was
also the oldest elevator In the city, and
was ucd for storage purposes by others
than the members of the St. Louis Storage
and Elevator Company. The building con
tained corn and wheat of grades below No.
2. Only a small amount of high-class cere-
"Is was stored there.
I The officers, and directors of the St
Louis
Stanard. vice president; A. C. Bates, secre
tary: Frank Goodnow, general manager; J.
11. JI. Kehlor. George R. Lockwood, and
Sam D. Capon.
The building was constructed by the St.
Louis Elevator Company In 1ST0. After
wards Its management consolidated with
the United Elevator Compan. which in
cluded the Jlerchants. Central A. Central
15, Union Depot, Venice, Valley and several
others. Later another change occurred In
which the Consolidated Elevator Company
j was formed. The president of the United
I Elevator Company was Web JI. Samuel.
1 and the presidents of the succeeding cor-
?v " .'."m"' I,,"
PLNS Foil orIG",a,1-v cost -m-
hkhuildixg FORMED.
;uiuuuii3 ci. . a. iiiucj;wii, tuiint:i
1 George D. Capen & Co. placed the ln-
surance on the building and contents. The
building was insured for $90,000. and the
storage company's grain for 0,000. Other
Insurance on private storage will aggregate
jri'.OOi). Nearly every Insurance company
represented in St. Louis carried policies on
the grain.
President Haarstlck said that It was pre
mature to dlsruss the probability of the
erection of a new elevator. Directors Lock
wood, Capen and Bates said the matter
might be determined at a meeting to be
held Monday afternoon. It was stated,
however, that an elevator with u larger ca
pacity could be constructed on the same
ground, which Is owned bj the storage
company, at much less expense than the
original building, owing to the fact that
new slans have been devised for the erec
tion of grain elevators.
MAY WEAR
SHIRT WAISTS.
of the Postmaster General Is
the Innovation Into Effect
This Summer Plan
Garment
THE SHIRT-WAIST POSTJIAK.
This uniform may be worn by St. Louis let
ter carriers next summer.
real reason for this padding Is to prevent
the shoulders from being chafed by the
shoulder strap of the mall bag, which is
oftentimes very heavy. No suspenders are
visible. If the carrier wishes to wear sus
penders in addition to tho belt, he must
wear them under the waist.
The cuffs are attached to the waist, and
are laundered stiff, being turned back at
the wrist and cut in V shape. The tapering
point of the cuff extends up the sleeve like
a gauntlet for about three Inches. On each
cuff are sewed three large white buttons.
I TO EXPOSITION
Z
z
X
z
The Itonublic ajrain requests all
e interested in tho Public Library,
ar
Hoard. J
Solid to this ntlice yon names and the amounts of stork lield. In the
hanils of the Board this stock will help to secure the E.nnMtion site for the
now Public Library. The following stockholders have notilied The Republic
that they will place their stock at the disposal of the Hoard: .lolin I Lee,
" TI nnn.,.,. IX'I II I .. ... IT TlinMIIIL-AII
V ft. 01i:H:i-l, ftftftltllll ft ft. LllUlllliOill! ,, Hint, ft . -....,., "-r. -- --.-
(UTi shares). P. It. Franc's (40 shares), ,T. Howard Cavender, Jonathan Hiee,
Henrv T. Ilaarstiek. l'ieldins W. Oliver for the Tudor Iron Works (10 shares),
and E. V. Rowse.
Send names and amounts of stock
SAYS JONES'S STORY IS PART
OF PLOT TO KEEP HIM IN JAIL
Patrick Charges That a Con
spiracy Has Been Formed
Against Kim.
DECLARES OSBORNE IS IN IT.
Object, He Says, Is to Deny
Him His Liberty Pending
the Will Trial.
I
New York, April 7. Lawyer Albert T.
Patrick, charged with the murder of Mil
lionaire William Marsh Rice, made a state
ment Sunday night concerning the case.
He had I een asked to say something con
cerning a story printed in a morning paper
to the effect that Valet Jones had spent
several hours, accompanied by a police
man attached to tho District Attorney's
office, in touring the Tenderloin district.
According to this story hotels, concert
halls anj gardens and theaters had been
visited by the prisoner, and his attendant
and dozens of drinks taken. On this point
Lawyer Patrick snid:
"I have known that this- kind of thing
has been going on for several weeks. I
could not have sworn that such was the
case, but I have heard from various sources
that Jones was plentifully supplied with
money; was taken out buggy riding, and
was otherw!s3 treated with kindness and
consideration."
Patrick's Statement.
Patrick then went on to speak of the
Rice murder case. Tils is the first time
that he has made. any statement since his
arrest. '
He said:
"Jones never killed William H. Rice. Had
he done so he would have testified to it,
especially as the District Attorney' has
promised him immunity;nor would his coun
sel, even though provided by Captain Ba
ker, have permitted him to do so. His con
fidence is due to the fan that W. JI. Rice,
at the age of SI, died of heart failure, as) did
his brother, F. A. Rice, Saturday, at tho
age of 70. and there will never be any
proof otherwise.
"Tho only crime of which Jone.i Is guilty
Is that of conspiring against the 1900 will
and that of perjury In the present proceed
ings. His fairy story is the result of a
collaboration with Captain James A. Baker,
Jones's lawyer. Jlr. Battle, who Is hired
by Baker. Assistant District Attorney Os
borne and Professor Whltthaus, the pro
fessional exsert whose report Osborne for
the last six months ba been expecting In
a few days, and who swore that Rice died
of mercurial poisoning, if he did not die
of something else.
Charges a Conspiracy.
"The objact of Jones's story Is to have me
held in prison, pending the will litigation.
I have already been in prison six months
on the forgery charge, without even being
Indicted, and I do .lot believe that there
Is any serious Intention to try me on a
criminal charge before a Jury. Jly arrest
on a murder charge, and the desperate at
tempt to hold me is due entirely to my abili
ty and attempt to give ball upon any less
terious charge. The stock in trade of the
opposition to the 1900 will Is their already
demonstrated ability to control the District
Attorney's office; that Is to say, that por
tion presided over by Osborne, over which
there seems to be no administrative super
vision. "So far. the tactics employed against
me have been the giving out by Jlr. Os
borne, continually, of statements known by
him to be false, in order to cause the pub
lic to prejudge me guilty, so as to Justify
falsa imprisonment and to prevent a fair
trial; the wrongful imprisonment of myself
and the hounding by detectives of those
who appear to favor me; the abuse of the
process of the courts by wrongfully sub
poenaing. In the name of the court, per-
"COMING TIMES WILL
TRY PUB METTLE."
Kaiser Makes Another Remarka
ble Speech Precautions to
Keep It From the Press.
Berlin, April 7. Careful Investigation at
Potsdam to-day regarding the circum
stances In which Emperor William deliv
eied his latest military address developed
the information that during a review last
Tuesday of a number of bodies belonging to
the Potsdnm garrison, including the First
Regiment of Foot Guards, extraordinary
precautions were taken to prevent any rep
resentative of the press or other civilian
obtaining knowledge of his JIaJesty's re
marks, which were uttered in the Lustgar
ten, adjoining the royal castle.
From persons who were present It was
learned that the Kaiser spoke substantially
as follows:
"A hand from out of the people was re
cently raised against me. to my Intense
sorrow. Evidently serious times are com
ing, which will try our mettle. I know
that the army Is true to its traditions and
to the solemn oath it has taken. I know It
will remain steadfast and faithful to me.
"Jly conviction is especially strong re
garding the Guards, and regarding this reg
iment now present, which is lied to the
Hohenzollerns by indissoluble bonds, as the
past has shown during the troublous times
abroad, and during revolutionary times at
borne.
"The authority of the Crown must 1,0
. maintained at all hazards. Woe to the sol-
flier who listens to tne voice of the
teoAe "seem to have been given by the '
Prussian Ministry of the Interior tn enrv
press all public mention of quotations from
the Emperor's speech.
At Styrum, near Essen, during a recent
meeting called to protest against an in
crease of the corn tolls, the police dis
solved the assembly when a speaker cited
a sentence from hlo Majesty's speech to the
Emperor Alexander Grenadier Regiment at
his first appearance on horseback after the
attack upon him -at Bremen. The papers
mention similar Instance elsawbwa.
STOCKHOLDERS. f
stockholders In tho old Exposition, who Z
to turn over their stock to the Library
Willi, 1 ! I.' ItfftVll liOni'Ifl I. AIIOll
X
to The Republic.
ta
a
SAira JUNta uiu.
NOT KILL RICE.
"Jones never killed William JI.
Rice. The only rrime of which he
is guilty is that of conspiring
against the VM will and that of per
jury in the present proceedings". His
story is the result of a collaboration
with Captain James A. Baker,
Jones's lawyer, Jlr. Battle, who Is
hired by Baker, Assistant District
Attorney Osborne and Professor
WItthaus.
"The object of Jones's story is to
have me held in prison pending the
will contest.
"I have already been In prison six
months on the forgery charge, with
out even being Indicted, and I do not
believe there is any serious Intention
to try me on a criminal charge be
fore a Jury. Jly arrest on a murder
charge, and the desperate attempt
to hold me Is due entirely to my
ability and attempt to give bail upon
any less serious charge." Extract
from a statement made by Albert
T. Patrick.
sons to personally appear before him and
submit to examination in his office.
Oaliorne'd Jlethodx Denounced.
"The use under the guise of witnesses of
professional handwriting. experts to swear
that the signatures of the 1,900 wills, checks,
assignments, etc., arc forgeries, and the
procuring of false testimony are in all the
same line. Jones swore on the witness stand
and Osborne admitted It in open court, that
Jones had informed Osborne about January
that Jones had killed Mr. Rice with chloro
form, and that subsequently. In collobora
tlon with WItthaus, on January 27, the
present-'complaint charging me with killing
Rice with mercurial poison was made at
the instance of Osborne, In an attempt to
deprive me of all knowledge of the nature
of the accusation against mo until he had
used as witnesses those whom he supposed
to be for me.
"I have been informed that Jones has been
for several weeks past permitted to roam
the streets. So far as 1 am concerned, I
have no objection, provided that Jones be
kept within the jurisdiction of the court.
"It would take but little corroboration to
convict Jones upon his own confession, but
It would take a great deal to convict me
upon Jones's accusation. If 1 am held or
Indicted for murder, Jones will certainly be
also, anu j W01.1U aureiy ue acquitted, but
in his effort to have himself corroborated
he might be convicted. Innocent though he
Is, and then he would surely be electro
cuted, for no hand could save him.
Warning? to Jones.
"Jones is staking his life upon the abil
ity of the handwriting experts to discredit
Hire's signature, which Jones saw him
write, and which he shows by his numerous
statements and iincertaln testimony that he
knows Rice signed.
"Jones may rest assured that those for
whom he ha9 outlawed himself from man
kind will abandon him when they can no
longer use him.
"As to my own position, I can only say
that I will be vindicated, and will be able
to discharge all duties devolving upon and
maintain all rights belonging to me, all of
which, however. Is In the hands of my able
and conservative attorneys.
"Of personal revenge I have no thought,
but if I am ever convinced that W. 41. Rice
was murdered, I shall do my utmost to
convict all Implicated, in which event I am
sure I can prove the motive to the alleged
will of 1896 and the Instigators to be per
sons striving to uphold it, and prove that
Jones did the deed, believing that he could
thus prevent the consummation of Jlr.
Rice's plans through me."
District Attorney Philben was asked to
day what he knew of Jones's alleged tour
of the Tenderloin. He replied that he knew
nothing whatever except what he had read.
"Have you at any time given nermlssloti
for him to absent himself from the House
of Detention except when he was in at
tendance at court?"
"I have not," he replied.
JAPAN LOOKING OUT
FOR TRANSPORTS.
Shipping Companies Ordered to
Hold Their Vessels in Readi
ness for Service.
London, April 8. The Yokohama corre
spondent of the Dally JIall, wiring yester
day, and dealing with the attitude of Japan
toward Russia's Chinese policy, says:
"Shipping companies have been ordered
to hold their vessels in readiness for trans-
fiort service. Cruisers on the reserve list
lave been commissioned for active service
All leave has been recalled and officers of
the first reserve have been warned for
service. There Is much popular excite
ment." PERPLEXING PEKIJi CARLE.
Washington. April 7. The administration
is perplexed over a cable dispatch receiv 1
yesterday from Jlr. Squlers, now In charge
of the legation In Pekln. This dispatch, ic
cordlng to a publication to-day, said thit
the "Russian Minister refuses to receive
official communication from Chinese Min
isters." which carried the inference that
diplomatic relations between the two coun
tries interested would be broken off.
The officials are very reticent about the'
matter and decline to affirm or deny
whether it is correctly stated. They will
go only so far as to admit the receipt of a
dispatch, whose purport was not clearly
understood, for which reason it was not
given to the press for publication.
MILITARYVALui OF CYCLISTS.
British Maneuvers Prove That It
Depends on the Weather.
London, April 8. In the Volunteer Cy
clists maneuvers, ordered by the British
War Office, the attack on London this
morning oroved that the military value of
wheelmen is largely dependent on the
weather. The attacking force outgeneraled
the defenders, but lost so many men In the
rain and owing to the bad roads that it
was'unable to attack In force at the proper
Ji
!.- . Ill I TI- i - - - 1
"STEALING THE LIVERY OF
HEAVEN TO SERVE THE DEVIL"
The Reverend Doctor Cannon's Estimate of Christian Science
Expressed in Baccalaureate Sermon to the Senior
Class of the Barnes Medical College.
The annual baccalaureate sermon of the
Barnes Jledlcal College was delivered bv
the Reverend Doctor John F. Cannon Sun
day night at the Grand Avenue I'resfoy
terlsn Church. The members of the senior
class of the Barnes Jledlcal College, who
will graduate In a few days, attended In
a body. The Reverend Jlr. Cannon ad
dressed himself principally to the students,
discussing the relations of the physician to
the church. In the course of the sermon
he expressed his views on Christian
Science.
Tho Reverend Jlr. Cannon took for his
text the following excerpts: "Let every
man abide In the same calling wherein he
was called. Brethren, let every man
wherein he is called, therein abide with
God," I Corinthians vli, 10 and 21. In part
he &aid:
"The time came In the church when all
secular callings were looked upon as pro
fane and Incompatible with a high degree
of spirituality. The scripture doctrine on
the contrary, holds that all life Is sacred;
that every honest avocation may be con
secrated, and Is compatible with the highest
degree of Christian fidelity. There is no
earthly calling which Is more clearly sanc
tioned by the scripture than that of the
physician. Our dear Lord Jesus Christ
likened himself to a physician, and as he
went about among the people healing all
manner of diseases his ministry resembled
not a. ltttlo the daily work of a faithful
physician.
"I know there are those in these latter
days who would rule out the medical pro
fession from among the legitimate avoca
tions of men and in the name of religion.
Some tell us that the physician is a super
fluous member of society, for disease is
not a reality to be overcome by material
remedies, but an Imaginary thing, to be dis
pelled by the mastery of the mind. Sucli
teach'ng Is not more opposed to the medi
cal profession than It is to the Christian re
ligion. It finds no countenance In this Holy
Book. It flatly contradicts its plainest and
most fundamental truths. For the advo
cates of this theory consistently teach us
that, as sickness is not a reality, sin is not.
"CAST OUT FASHIONABLE LUNACY,"
SAYS MRS. EDDY TO BELIEVERS.
Chicago, April 7. Probably lO.OuO persons
participated to-day In the dedication of the
Second Church of Christ, Scientist, at
Wrlghtwood and Pine Grove avenues. So
great was the assemblage that a quadruple
service was held. After the first service the
side doers were opened and the audience
passd out, while another group of wor
shippers entered through the front doors
und participated in a repetition of the serv
ice. Twice more the ceremonial was repeat
ed to audiences similarly admitted, and still
BEAT THE RAILROAD
BY STAYING ALIVE,
John R. Jeffeiys Enjo.ved 1,001)
Annuity Twenty-Two Years
After a Wreck.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. 111., April 7 John R. Jefferys,
whose local fame rented in the assertion
that he was the "only man who eer beat
the railroad," died to-day and the rail
road, aPer twenty-two years of waiting,
won.
Jefferys, who was 73 years old, was given
an annuity of $t,0CO for injuries received In
a wreck. Though his death was considered
Imminent twenty ytars ago, he lived to
4000C 444
rASTFII AMFS ANNnilWrF THFY
CYNICAL PARIS THINKS TREY
SPECIAL CABLE.
Paris April 7. Le Gaulois to-day contains the following:
"Consequent upon the enormous development of American affairs, particularly
rallft-oads. the income of the Countess de Castellane has considerably increased,
hence she will shortly liquidate all her debts and jet be richer than ever."
The article Is reported to have been inspired by Count Boni for the purpose of
enabling him Jto raise money to pay tbeexpenses of anather American .trip.
'
oiviLiziisra- himj
Xo need of a divine Saviour no need for
the atonement of the cross, nor the remedial
agencies of the Gospel.
"That Is the teaching which has the
unblushing efforntery to call Itself Christian
Science. It is a great misnomer. I know
of xi o more palpable Instance In all history
of stealing the livery of heaven with which
to serve the devil. What is called Christian
Science is both, unscientific and unchristian.
It denies the fundamental fact which un
derlies all true science, to wit: That the
testimony of our bodily senses Is untrust
worthy. It denies the fact of sia, which Is
fundamental to all true religion and every
true conception of life. The Bible teaches
what all observation confirms that man as
we see him is not perfect. He Is not as
good as he was when he left the hands of
hi:i creator and was pronounced very good.
His soul has been poisoned by moral evil
and the seeds of disease and death have
been planted in his body. He has come
under the law of sin, sickness, suffering and
death. To Ignore that fact Is to part com
pany at oncu with trui religion and true
science.
"There are those Who tell us that the
physician and his ministrations are super
seded by the prayer of faith. These are
widely different from the class that we
have Just considered, and are entitled to
much more resrertful treatment. Disease,
they admit, is a real evil, but It Is to be
overcome by the direct agency of God, in
response to believing prayer, and it Is un
belief to resort to human skill or material
remedies. This Is also a clear perversion
of scripture. We are taught that the
prayer of faith does avail for healing the
sick, and no conscientious physician will
ignore the teaching. But the very passaged
which counsel such prayer, counsel also
the anointing with oil. which was an ap
proved remedy and one extensively used in
those days. The good King He2eklah
prayed that he might be restored to health
and his prayer was answered, but he was
directed to make a certain kind of poultice
to apply to his body. Here, as everywhere,
the teaching of the scripture Is In harmony
with common sense. God never doeH for
us In any department of life what we can
do for ourselves."
, crowds lingered about the church, eager to
get In.
The salutatory address was delivered by
Reader Bicknell Young, after which a greet
ing from Jirs. Jlnry Baker Eddy was read,
which said:
"Ye sit not in the idol's temple; ye build
not to an unknown God; ye worshlo him
whom ye serve. Boast not thyself thou
ransomed of divine love, but press on unto
the possession of unburdened bliss. Heal
the sick, make spotless the blemished, raise
the living dead, cast out fashionable luna
cy." enjoy his Income and chuckle over the way
in which he bested the railroad company
for nearly a quarter of a century.
The company which supported Jefferys
wa the Michigan Central. The wreck oc
curred ut Jackson, Jllch.. in 1879, and he
received, all together, J2AC00 from the com
pany. CANNIBALISM AT SEA.
Shipwrecked Sailors Murder Their
Fellows and Devour Them.
London, April 8. The Singapore corre
spondent of the Dally Express wires a
ghastly story of cannibalism at sea, brought
t-j Singapore by two survivors of the Xova
Scotlan bark Angola, wrecked six days' sail
from Manila, October 23 last. The corre
spondent says:
"The survivors, Johnson, a Swede, and
J'artieornu, a Spaniard, assert that the
Angola struck on a reef. Two rafts were
WMI DAY 41 1 rtPRTC.
WANT TO BORROW MORE.
LEADING TOPICS
IX
TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
For 3IIsonrI Partly clonil.v Mon
day; probably shower. in -tern
portion. Tuesday colder, tritli fair la
western and showers in eastern por
tion; east to son tli winds.
For Illinois Fair Monday. Tnetday
cloudy, probably rain; fresh north to
northeast wind.
For Arkansas Partly cloudy Mon
day, probably shower in western
portion. TncsCay colder, with fair in
'western and probably rain in cnitern
portion; east to south winds.
Page.
1. Bis Grain Elevator Fire, '
Coming Times Will Try Our Jlettle.
Say9 Jones's Story Is Part of Plot to
Keep Him In Jail.
Stealing the Livery of Heaven to Serve
the Devil.
Beat the Railroad by Staying Alive.
2. Secret of Edison's Storage Battery.
Record-Breaking Week in Stocks.
3. Jleans That Army Will Stay In Cujja.
Jlother Plays Joke on Son and Shoots
Him in the Head.
Noted Prisoners Try Clever Trick.
. Lively Chat From Tanforan Paddocks'.
Only Two Cities Open to Big JIHIs.
Frisco Expects Several Big Fights.
Race Entries.
6. Frisco Expects Several Big Fights.
Great Wrestlers Ready for JIatch.
Child's Stomach to Be Analyzed.
J. C. Greer's Death was Unexpected.
6. Editorial.
President Eagerly Awaits His Holiday.
Doctor Pearsons Practicing Philosophy
of His Own.
7. Workmen
dam.
Find Wall of Fort Amster
Predicts That Ireland Will Rise.
Exports to Colonies Continue to Grow.
8. Republic Want Ads.
9. Republic Want Ads.
10. Sermons and Services at the Churches.
He Has Tendered HI Resignation.
Will Donate Site for Xew- Church.
H. JIarket Reports.
Rl.-er Jfew-s.
12. Supposed Corpse Rubbed His Eyesi
Few West Pointers at Top of Army.
Nut Raising to Be Encouraged.
Pullman Broke Into Station Jlldway.
Say They Are Xot Bucket-Shoppers.
built. The smaller, bearing five men, dis
appeared. The other, with twelve men.
crlfted for forty days. The sailors ate bar
nacles, seaweed and finally their boots.
"On the twenty-fifth day two became in
sane and killed themselves. On the twenty-sixth
a Frenchman killed the. mate with
an ax, drar.V his blood and tried to eat
his brains, but was prevented by the oth
ers. Xext day the Frenchman was killed
while attempting to murder the captain
The survivors, all of whom were now in
sane, ate the Frenchman's body.
"Cannibalism continued until only Johnson
and JIarticornu remained. On the fortv
second day the raft stranded on Subl, or
Flat, Island, in the Natuna group (north
west of Borneo). Johnson and JIarticornu
were awfully emaciated. Friendly Malays
sent them by Junk to Singapore."
AMERICAN COLONY DIVIDED.
Two Ladies Snub One Another and
Factions Are Formed. ,
SPECIAL CABLE.
fans, April ,.-A bitter social war in
the American colony has begun between
Jliss Fanny Reed, sister of Jirs. Paran
Stevens, arid JIme. W. II. Waddington.
formerly Jliss King of New York. The
colony is dividing Into factions. '
Jr..m.e- .WaM'ngton is strong with the
smartest French set because of her rela
tionship to the noted Waddington ramily.
Jliss Rend long has been the leader of the
Americans. Each snubs the other. Jliss
Keed says as soon as she wins her victory
she is going to visit America.
DYING NEGRO CONFESSES.
Says He Caused New Orleans Riot
Murdered Seven Persons.
Memphis. Tenn.. April 7.-The Commercial-Appeal
Jlonday will publish the follow
ing: A negro giving the name of Levi
t-narles ana claiming to be the desoerado
Who killed Captain John T. Day and Patrol
man Peter J. Lamb and caused the d-ath
of ten other persons and the wounding of
thirty men, women and children at New Or
leans from July 24 to July 27. 1300, lies at .
the point of death in a pesthouse at Clarks- Va
dale. Jliss. '
"The negro, realizing that he. was about
to die called Doctor Jlartln to him and
made the confession. .
J2?Jf.neS?3X h.aL . Wiled seven
-...ww. ,. utuoia mat wane going un
der the name of George Peters he killed
three .men whose names .were George Pa'nr-
whose names h does not give,"
-5JI
H&rA' "ib-!'-!'- J., ,.,
. ...wl-i -,.giKvvJ."-,t-!'v-f-'g J;.
3s-?Sft-J is,.
..i- - JwAFuia.fftigafc?.yf:A..y-ftvffejifs, ..
, MKVw'fe )SteHg? 4nii