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.sv-''igi,'C!?5 wflKy eJ - THE BEPtJBLICi WEDNESDAY, MAT. 1. 1901. IHWWfPP .--."-- . I -'3Ji i I Mr I 1 - I IN IrfSKJ rSS 'I,. k' lirO-OAY'SEWSIN BRIEF. ' " Xaoeal'dlaeoimt rates were-quoted 'at 5 to 8 er cent on" call and time loans. The clear--noes mn $6,911,411. .and the balances VMMO.' Domestic exchange was quoted as follows. Now Tork. 10c 'premium bid. 10c I premium asked: Chicago. 10c premium bid, .' lSo" premium asked; Cincinnati, par hid, c premium asked; Mew Orleans. 10c discount UbM; Jte premium asked; loulsvlUe, par-bid, 10c premium asked. The local wheat market, closed higher at TOtc Slay. 7H4c a. July. Corn closed higher at Hc a. May. 44c a. July. Oats closed at CKHc Slay. 2to July. ' The local spot cotton market closed steady, but' lower. LOCAL AND SUBURBAN. The Board of Public Improvements re ferred the petition lor a park opposite Union Station, .to the Street Commissioner, with a request for an immediate report. Alfred Lehr or-JopUn' submitted to an op vrationat the Deaconess Hospltol'in which I parts'of his spinal vertebrae were removed. I , Property owners. In the neighborhood of . Union Market favor retention and Improve- j tnnt of the market buildings. A woman giving the name of Mrs. Sarah Kirk was" arrested for masquerading In male attire. She "was looking for the Merchants' ' Exchange, where, she said, she wnnte'U to ( speculate In stocks. !St. Louis millionaires protected "Apple Mary."' a fruit vender, when she was dis lodged from her business place at Third, and Pine streets. The City Council by unanimous vote passed the "World's Fair park site bill, al lowing the Louisiana Purchase Exposition' J Company the selection of Carondelet. O'Fal Jon or Forest Park as a site ror the Fair. " Through' the Inadvertence of a waitress, .lT;mk Cross, steward of the Roller 'Hotel. alTwas imprisoned for .an hour in the'blg hotel wjcebox!'before his. predicament was dlscov- ered'and he was released. Probably the largest rale of vacant prop erty evar-made In-St. Louis was made in the sale' of the entire Catlln tract, 7.500 feet on the northern -border -of Forest Park, to Eastern parties f or" $1,003,000. . Prospective library sites are discussed by School Board directors. Chiefs of municipal departments, are carefully selecting assistants and clerks. Chief of Police Klely orders his men to begin" to-day ..crusade, against unsanitary, conditions In the city. & -Thomas C. Brannan, crazed by drink, killed himself in the presence of police officers In .his saloon at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets, after wrecking the place. Charles C Jones, a City Hospital patient. a- jchlle. delirious, leaped from a eecond-story 'Hwlndow. The Council passed the temporary appro priation bill and will hold a special session to pass the bill to regulate the rate and percentages of taxation.. Detectives are investigating Irregularities' ' in the Issuance of-vehicle licenses, and evi dence has been uncovered to show that. . -many licenses have been wrongfully issued. Mayor "Wells requests Municipal Assem bly' to add eight Bremen to the force, who boost ano liiane Asylum. GENERAL DOMESTIC. The Census Bureau has officially declared 'toe .'center of population "of the United States to be six miles southeast ot, Colum bus, Ind. The .Weekly- crop report shows promising conditions all over the South and Southwest. -Railroad men were.glven a hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission yes-' terday, with reference to the provisions of the law requiring monthly reports of all accidents, damage to property or other casualty,- occurring In the operation. of rall- roads, The new Tale Club, In New Tork City, was formally opened yesterday. Charges have been made -against Lieu tenant Townley of the navy In connection with the commissary frauds at Manila. The State Department will notify Vene zuela that Minister' Loomls's course Is' fully approved afc'Washington. Manhattan Sute'Hospltal attendants are; suspected or paving' Kiuea one oi utir pa tients. 1 The gerrymander bills passed tne Illinois Bouse yesterday. More wrangling-oyer, the measures Is In prospect, but-they will like ly reach the Governor. - Governor Tfates yesterday sent to the Illinois' Senate another batch of "appolnt- v fcjnents. ""V'The resolution in favor of, the popular .election of United States Senators .18 -torotrresslne .nicely In the Illinois Leglsla- '" ?s.?!ir" . . -. .. ....j Tne defense in me itamoun case oocreu evidence Indicating that Mr.- Rathbun had poisoned the coffee which caused his death. In the Eastman murder trial witnesses .mwi that Eastman and '-young Grogan ohanreled-freouently "and that Eastman had - hMtnMl tn hnnt-f3rn7lin. Ar ..---"- r if FOREIGN. MM " M . .,!....... .u. ...... t wlttl Tt,xne ierman cxpnuuwuui iuji-v . ...... . ' drawing' to its former 'position, leaving a 'srarrison at .the pars at the' great wall. i?.'German -emissaries are, reported , to be lirisklnir an effort to secure control of the 'ijalaad of Margarita. ?rrTwo of Aguinaldo's relatives, .both Gen-.-vsrals in the Filipino army, have" surren wttred. as have also several of the most ,1m portant leaders of the Insurrection In Lu- .' A gigantic -Nihilist plot has been discov Slsjred la Russian Poland and 600 arrests have "''"teen made. Berlin nanera nubllsh a report that a re- :. 'teganlutlon of. the ministry Is possible, and -fitaat-a memoer oi roe civil caomei- is-m-StJMcsliis; against Chancellor von Buelow ijJ'im the. groanas mar, ne is pouunins u 'pnperors znina ikruibi-xu uujea. in SPORTINtX -"''Wax -Taper, the horse owned by Captain '-1CB. Rice of Arkansas, Is selected by'fol " invars of the" turf as the sure winner of the . tost day's racing at the Fair Grounds track. ffi :'T. v . RAILROADS. ats'Wsr.of.passenger rates on eastboundbusl- !.- our-' or Kansas v;uy jibs ursuu, mo -j'Wabash insisting upon preservation of Its jbltrariea. - :' circulars have 'been sent .out" to Burling-. too stockholders, explaining tne terms on -fSrhlch stock can" be exchanged for new rbnds. V-t-Hmlannual meetinr of Grand Trunk stock- Mtiolders was held at London, England. ; Texas rate cierxs are in session ac mu -southern Hotel. Vi-Calvert and Braxos. Valley line will be gpCr&iea. Dy ICC UM.C1UUUU1U1I UIIU w.nih JJorthern, and known as "the Fort "Worth r division. 2HBovenior Nash and party of Ohio will pass rtorougo. St. Louis on the way to aan X'Tan- :. Cisco, to witness the -launching ot-tbe oai- t.Ueshlp'Ohlo. VvSeTeral..new directors -win -be elected at. ;;Be: annual, meeting of .the Mexican "Central i-mx Boston. ' Katrine: Intelllcence. feJjTok6hama,. April. 30, Arrived: -Steamers Tacoma. for Jiang-Kong; Victoria.. Ta- sosaa. for Hong-Kong. -rnVnrtm; 'Anril S. Bailed; StMtncr L'Olenogle (from HongrKont efc.)V Victoria, vHmsHiA-orumniB, -. -'PtilUdelphla. April .-Arrived; Call-. AriitiB 'flan' Francisco. Honolulu? -Uiln. iCorbna and St. Lucia. 'vlaj'Newpbrt News. lyijiNew York. April 30.' Arrived: Christiana, Kaples: .Grosser Kurlurst; Bremen, etc: t?Cevlc (U verpooU :S:New Tork. AprU JO.-Salled: Kaiser WIN --M1BB der arosse.- Bremen, via Cherbourg hsad Southampton; Lautentian, Glasgow: Cymric XiMrpooL"; " "-,; f.Naoles. Aprtl a-Arrlvtd: Olea. San MJ!fa'iieleo.V. ,-1 .." ' -.- " -iOlasaow. April 30.-ArrIved: AsforiaTNew-. xotte- -. t. - ,..-.- ,5 - -- - - ':i t;Qeenstown. April 30. Arrived: CltoBlaK'. h Boston. forLiverpool. f v.-,i'";" fct-Llverpool. .April 30. Sailed: CuBc.cNesr k&5A'S, - ' v ' .i; 'PMuth. Arnll .-8aiIed: Pennsvl. r?ma.-.rroaj .Hamburg. Kew Tork. FXOuenstownAnrn;. Arrived: --Steamer. k-oeeanic.-.ww: Torx;for Liverpool. :and'pTOf I Wltkbutlandlnr marts or. Tnnunnn rXrtpMi;f'AprUArrtved: 'Taeht.Prini KVlctorisLBht New Yorki.vla Black JlcffterraBean'seas for Hamburg; -.,. smpion. Apru so. sailed: ,. Vader- ST. LOUS MILLIONAIRES PROTECTED "APPLE MARY." Dislodged From Her Curbstone Pine Streets, 'Change Directors Procure for Her More Suitable Quarters. (ill ! ??-ffaK5'i'T4 x ll MARY CELLA, Knowii as "Apple Mary," the fmit vender, who was defended by the members of the Merchants' Exchange when a policeman re quested her to move. Backed by the millionaires of St. Louis, "Apple Mary" will not discontinue her busi ness at the corner of Third and Pine streets, as a policeman ordered her to do yesterdaj-. The big blueccat. who was obeying or ders from his -Chief.- plil the dark-eyed Italian woman who has sold fruit near the Merchants' Exchange building since Its' erection that she would have to move on. An hour later, when the' officer returned to the corner of Third and Pine streets, he found "Apple Mary" safely ensconced In a recess of the Merchants Exchange build ing, selling her big red apples, oranges, bananas and other delicacies. She was "be yond his Jurisdiction, .and then he compre hended the powerful "pull" the apple wom - an had with .the millionaires of St. Louis. For. twenty-seven -years "Apple Mary.'.' whose real name is Mary Cello, has been selling fruit near the Merchants' Exchange. It is said that there are. certain members of the exchange 'who do not .think of going on 'change In the morning without first, purchasing- apples from Mao. Testerdoy, when they heard that the woman who has supplied them with apples for so many years was ordered to "move GERRYMANDERS PASS THE ILLINOIS HOUSE, More Wrangling in Prospect, bnt They, Will Likely Beach - the Governor. YATES MAKES APPOINTMENTS. Besolution in Favor of the Popu lar Election of United States Senators Is Progressing Nicely Sherniau Banquet. . RHPUHLIC SPECIAL Springfield; 111., April SO. The House passed the gerrymanders this afternoon. The senatorial freak was Indorsed by every Republican Representative. The congres sional monstrosity lacked two of the Re publican 'total. Hunter of Winnebago, and Jones, the negro member from Cook, . re fused to 'vole for It Sixty-live Democrats, ail who were present,, voted in the negative on both measures. These are the House" bills.. No attention was paid to the' Senate bills .on "the House calendar because they never have been submitted to a caucus. Wednesday the Senate wlllrea'd both bills the first time. Thursday they will be amended as Indi cated In to-day's Republic,. and Friday they will pass the Senate with the amendments. The House will probably refuse 'to concur In tho Senate amendments, and a Confer ence Committee will wrangle and quarrel for some time, but In the. end both bills will. go to the Governor In some shape. The Senators announce Shelby will not be permitted to remain In a Henubllcan dis trict-That will be one bone to Dick and' the trouble over the St. Clalr-Monroo "and" ' tr.e Aladlson-Bond-Montgomory districts will be hard to settle. Mr. Mllnor has his back up over the Senate programme to lop Montgomery- off Madison and Bond. But In the end he will give In. The country fel lcws are all dead "easy on matters of this kind, and the. party bosses merely grin at Ithelr awkward antics. - Yates's Appointments. Governor Tates sent the following ap pointments to the Senate: David B. Muner. Princeton. Trusty -of the SgS&tSSSt"- " '"" v,ct JohnI- Jmes A. r.jRon. RuhvllIf..Tnute ot the Air Uim for Feeble-Minded, vlce.c. Bmller. CTFal.. .JaSb Ff Snk. -Oregon. Trustee of the Asylum iur rwaie-Minaeo. vice John D. Corwine. JJn- r2Hi 9!?ne,t.P1Jc!50v mniber'of the Board of .rajdons. "vice Richard A. 'Lemon, Clinton. " ine ,aenate;this morning by. a vote of St' the Juul 5"percent tax lhnlt MIL The Sen- tu loiururrpn in t nn Hnnsi atMBiuiiHAHti . " voiinB Bgainsi me motion to concur were Burnett. Coleman, Davidson, Farrelly. Hussfnan. Rtrlnm onriiur.tuin ' ice compromise garnishment bill came up. as.a special order in the Senate and was. put on Its passage without debate. It passed without opposition., "" -. . Senator Fowlcfs bill, to provide tliat.the" annual library, .tax In cities of over 2.000 , population RbalUcot be Included In the, ag gregate amount, of taxes under the limita tion law passed yeas'JS. . . - The. 'Senate -concurred' In. the House amendments to -ScnatorlPemberton's bill which provides ;thati the.-minority tnehibers :of- the BoaM-"nffntiv.rviwmi' ahaii iMt ,,thi.mlnorityyudM--arid.elerks. of election. i" noDK.ouno, increase roe iinnois na tional Guard. Htd-, .twenty-fcur-slwttallons Thi OMe:.b'w":to.'sUBeBatiB prhhary .elecUoaaw.isWfcedi;;,. ;-J;'r.iV- - .n-A'V.lTTnl:S'll-SHl'SIBSISn. .Bna.;-Balloyiecurea-. xrcognltlon and. amoved ' thmt;ith.-s8enm'tet.'recalt;,?fBin -the Committee on'IJeense rI Miscellany the ocrogin anii-cigareue mu. chairman Evans of ; the -committee protested. Bailey's' mo- non was Most,. n noes-to 15 ayes; '..,': .-J7eoenaie-.. Concurred, m. thiVHOSSetJ?anti.nMw in nnm -vm.' 4m . Ttntlat-ir Business Piece at Third and away from the exchange, they called up the Chief or Police and asked why it hail been done. The orders were, they were In formed, to clear the streets of all such venders. "Well, we'll see about that," 'they declared, and President Haarstlck and Sec retary Morgan "were consulted. The confer ence resulted ln-"Apple Mary" moving Into a little bay of the Exchange building, where she Is not on the sidewalk and where she will have better protection from the hot suns .of summer and the chilling blasts of winter. Mary Cella came to St. Louis when 10 years old. When the Merchants' Exchange was located on Main street near Walnut street she sold fruit to the members. She Is probably the most widely known vender In St. Louis. There Is a story on 'change that when Mary was young she was very handsome, and that she had. proposals of marriage from men who made fortunes dealing in stocks. Mary will neither con firm nor deny the report. She married one .of her own nationality,' but secured a di vorce. Mri. Cella was born In" Genoa, Italy, In 1862. She came to America with her narents -when 4 years -old. When 10 years old she" came to St. thorns alone and has been sell ing fruit' ever since. Some say ','Ap-ple Mary" Is rich. ' She alone knows and she won't tell. the cancellation ot warehouse receipts. The following bills passed: . Senate bill to approprlato $340,000 for. or dinary expenses of the educational Institu tions: Senate bill to appropriate $272,615 for contingent expenses of- the educational In stitutions; Dunlap's' bill to provide for the annual tax levy; Begole's. bill to amend the game law. . Butler's bill to provide that Satur day, afternoon shall be a legal half holi day, failed to pass; Townsend's bill to per mit the division of precincts having less than 300 voters, passed; Senator Chapman's, bill to legalize Incorporation ot cities 'which have failed to record such Incorpo ration passed. Senator Humphrey's bill to provide that townships may build macadam or gravel roads passed-30 to 12. Alden. Davidson, .Dunlap. Farrelly, Fowler, Harris, Hues man, Me:han, Odell, Pemberton, Stubble field and Watson voted nay. In the House Mr. Crafts called .up on third reading his bill to establish a uniform system of public accounting, auditing and reporting under the administration of the inHitn. nf Tii)iiin Acpmintn. Mr. Crafts ex plained that the bill simply carries put the Intent of the -Constitution by making the Auditor of Puhllc accounts in , iuti ui auditor of all public accounts. The bill re quires the Auditor to examine into an nnanciai anairs oi every i""'"' ."in . .i officer at least once a year. The bill passed erberef'site bill for the selection of minority judges of election hy minority members or the .County Board passed. . ..i.i t,tn tn nrovide that a delay in the opening of-u public hUrhway-dueto negligence on w (i' " "T.r..it. missloners or Town Auditors shall not be considered In determining the two y ears required toelapse between the filing of pe- "senateablll to provide for the cancellation of warehouse receipts passed. The bill was amended by the House by substituting the 'word "receipt" for "certificate. - Senate bill to place title guarantee com panies under the supervision of the State lAudltor, as In the case of trust companies, ,PHerman's bill, to provide that county rolna inspectors shall inspect all oils used In coal mines within their respective Jurisdictions, passed. . Committee on Elections' bill, to change l. iM n nf t-Acr!fttr.itlon in Cnlcaeo and East St. Louis from Tuesday to Saturday, passed. This bill was prepared at the l , stance ot the commercial travelers of tho State. Bills Passed At the afternoon session the following bills- passedr , Trautmann's, to provide that jurors Tor city courts shall be selected from the entire--county: Ncese's. designed to protect persons frpm danger because .of engines on public hivhwnn! .numoR'fl tn change tho time of holding County Court In Lawrence County:' Sennte bill (Busse) to except bequests xo MutrftaiitA nnri rpltptnuA Institutions from the Inheritance tax'law; the Revenue Com mittee bill' providing that, time warrants is eitori hi thp tmiiRtirpr nf nnv munlclDal'cor poratlon shall bear 5 per cent Interest from date of Issuance until payment, or until notice shall be given by publication that th mnnpv for navment Is available; .Bowles's, to appropriate J2.000 for the re- lier ot Jennie J. aeay, wno was injurcu n 'thA Innn Tinfmttnl. The Senate (Brenholt's) designed to per mit notaries nubile to aclmowledce chattel mortgages was defeated In the House by a' vote of 3 yeas to in nays. a. oner maie ' ment' nf (ho nravlslons of the bill by Mr. Warder, who Apposed It, started the ava- lancne or negative votes. McKenzIe's Senate bill designed to pre vent sales of merchandise in fraud of cred itors, was read, and Mr. Wilson moved to. strike outthe'enacting clause. He' charged that the bill was wholly in the interest of the -wholesalers and would work a great hardship to' the retnll merchants. His motion-carried, S3 to 29- Sahar- the Dololonrr. The apportionment bills passed between S ahd S o'clock and. as soon as they, were out of the tall timber the Republicans sent' up a tremendous hallelujah and sang the long meter' Doxology. "Praise God, From. Whom All Blessings Flow." .The House Committee on Federal Rela tions -ordered a favorable report upon the joint resolution of Mr. Donoghue (Dem.), declaring- It the sense of the General As sembly that 'the Constitution ot the -United btaves snouia be so amended as to provide for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of .the people. ;". .' ' j. L. PICKERIKO.. "Blg.-:Four"- to Buffalo and t Cincinnati. .Finest service, .track and equipment '-0 Trial tor Deadly Assault. RSPUBtJC.PPECIAL.- " -Fort 8mlth Ark., April 30. Dick McDon-" aid ,. was placed' on trial to-day for corq pllclty In'an amault upon Mrs. ' Matt le Bow man.; In wh!ch she' received fractures s'of Dotn Donea oi nerarm by a Diow-irom a lne-vv shoveL Geor Riln was reentlv Ribbons. Jri-this1 Department we have on sale several hun dred pieces of" High-Class All-Silk Ribbons Marked at considerably less than present market value. , i e ' L ' 4j-inch Warp Prints in extensive assortments of new colorings. 4-inch Fancy Hair Line and Satin Cross Stripes in the colors now most used for millinery purposes. 4-inch Ombre and Satin Stripes together with Dou ble Face Satin Ribbons in Plain Black and Assorted Colors, All at 25c per yard. , These Ribbons were manufactured to retail from 60c to 75c and at the price quoted above should interest Mil liners and Dress Makers, as well as those who make their own millinery at home. onr goods co. 'live Street, Broadway and Locust Streets, ANNOUNCEMENT. I AMAAAArV H Mr. Harrison H. Merrick, I of the Merricfc, Walsh & Phelps Jewelry Co., I Desires to Announce that he H will hereafter be with the I 11 1 Ilfi JURY 60. 1 Where he will be pleased to have hts H friends call upon him. H FIRE DESTROYS PLANT OF COFFEE COMPANY, Koth-Homeyer Establishment at NoJ 200 South Eighth Street a Total Loss. ORIGIN of: blaze unknown. Damage toYStbck Is Estimated at $100,000 and to Building $25,- 000 Machinery Crashes Through Floors. lira last evening In tha five-story brick bullillnc occupied by the Roth-IIorheyor Coffee Company, at No. 200 South Eighth street, destroyed the stock, with a loss of about !125.000. Heavy machinery on the fourth floor of the building fell through the lower floors Into the basement, bringing" down with It all the Interior structure, from the rear wall to within forty feet of the front en Eighth street.. At 9:30 o'clock Henry Ledde, second mill er of the Kggers Milling Company, a few doohT south of tho coffee house, noticed smoke coming from the second-story front windows. He called Officer' LawtOn of ihe Central District, who turned in the alarm. The whole building- was In flames when, the engines arrived. The firemen confined the fire to the coffee building, and saved the property of the G. H. Oliver Wall Paper Company to the south, and that of William Koenig & Co., manufacturers of harvesting machinery, to the north. Half an hour-after the. third alarm had been turned In a crash In the building and a burst of smoke announced the fall of the heavy grinding machinery on the' fourth' floor.' Owing to' the Intense heat the fire men had been unable to enter the lower part of the building, and were thus saved from probable destruction In the fall of the four floors. .The loss was roughly estimated by Chief Swlngley at $100,000 on the stock and $25,00) on the building, the walls of which are' 'still standing. The amount of the insur ance, it Is believed, will cover the damage. The origin, of the Are, which started In the rear of the second floor. Is not known. HEW TRAIX SERVICE! OJT THEKAT1 The 3tl.ourl, Kansas and Texas Ratlwar Company baa pnt on a ntw train for HIsaonrl. Kansas, the Indian -Territory And Texas: This .Train -leaves Union Station dally at Ill-IB p. rn. Sleeping car open for reception of passengers at D:00 p. m. DON'T GO TO THE TRAIJT TOO SOOX, for the time has been changed. The Katy Flyer now leaves Union Station at 8iH2'p. mV This Is the fast train far the Southwest. Through sleepers and free chair . cars to alt Important, cities -In' tile Southwest. THE ONLY LINE THAT DOES IT. The' Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company rnns a through "Palace Bnftet and Drawlng-Room Sleeper St. Lonls to City of Mexico, on the "KATY FLYER" dally nd Sun days, too, in charge of a Pullman con doctor the' entire, trip. Berths re served at No. 1U3 North Broadway. Governor. Attends Street Fair. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Texarkana;-Tex., April 30. Governor Jell Davls'ot Arkansas and his entire staff were hero to-day, attending the street fair. The party was met at the depot by a delegation of citizens headed, by a brass band,- and an address, -of welcome was made by Mayor Wlnham of the Arkansas side of the town and "Mayor Estes of Texarkana. Tex. Governor Davis teade' felicitous replies to both-addresses.1. "" White SIcGlashon . REPUBLIC 8FECIAL. ' De Soto, Mo.. April CO. Albert White of Grandln. Mo., late of Barton, and Miss -Mamie McGIashon. one of the society young 'ladles or this city, were quietly married ai the Presbyterian Church here"' this after ' noon "by the partor, the Reverend R.- W. Mason. : Sadden' Death' of E. B. Morris. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Mexico;-Mo.; April S0.-E. B. ("Life'-') Nor - rls. 6 years .of age, died at his home .In South Mexico this morning ot paralysis. . He was found" in his bedroom. In s dying- condi tion .by .his daughter. Miss -Esther, at t o'clock, and' died a half hour after. '- .-- - Kew .Dominican Cabinet. -. Ban-Domingo. 'April 30 (via Haytlen cable). President . Jimlnes has appointed the. fol lowing Ministers, in succession to tnose re- mtm 8enor Gomez; Minister of Posts, Benor Grul lon; Minister of War, Senor Rodriguez; Un dersecretary of Finance, Senor Guerra. The country Is quiet. Several Generals aro to.be prosecutedby tho Government on vat rlous charges. BURNED TO DEATH. Night Gown of Mrs. Louise Chap man Ignited. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. New Haven, Conn., April 30. Death In a most agonizing form came to-day to Mrs. Marie Louise Chapman, wife of a prominent physician, in her beautiful and luxurious home. Shrieks from, her bedroom alarmed her maid, who summoned the doctor. Mrs. Chapman had been standing before an open grate Are. when her ntghtrobe Ignited, and sho was enveloped In flames. Her husband's efforts .to restore 'her to consciousness -were' futile, and, after suffering untold torture for three hours, she passed away. Mrs. Chapman was 57 years old. a leader of society and for many years' lived with her husband as- the- guests of Emperor Franz Josef, who placed a large house near his palace In Vienna at their disposal. Dr. Chanman was for six years medical add- visor to the royal family. WEALTH FOR OLD SWEETHEART. John W. Schultz Did Not Forget the Girl He Once Loved. Champaign. III., April 30. John W. Schultz, aged K years, was found dead here yesterday, and to-day It was learned that his will, disposing of property valued at $5,000, together with J5.C00 cash, which was found In hts house, leaves everything to a sweetheart he' once had in Germany. It is said Schultz came to this country when a young man because of parental ob jection to his marriage. Shipbuilding Syndicate. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. New York, April 30. At a meeting held In this city to-night an agreement was reached, which will bring under- one man agement four of the greatest shipbuilding concerns In the country. Capital stock amounting to $70,000,000 will be Issued. H. E. Huntington, it' Is said. Is to be president. Irving M. Scott, president of the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, will be vice president. In the deal are the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company, the Crescent Ship Yards of Ellza hethport, N. J-; the Union Iron Works of San Franclscol Ihe Bath Iron Works and the Bath Windlass Company of Maine. To Convict Him of Forgery. Omaha, Neb., April 30. An attempt -will be made to prove that James Callahan, alleged kidnaper of Edward Cudahy, lied on tho witness stand during his recent trial. A complaint charging htm with, perjury will oe tiled by County Attorney Shields. Tho grounds for the prosecution for per jury are Callahan's statements that he-was never present at the Melrose Hill prison house previous to the kidnaping; that he was not in company with Crowe when the bay pony was purchased and that he did not see Pat Crowe after December 1. To Care a Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets, 25c IIlKb School Teachers Chosen. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Mountain Grove. Mo.. April 30. At the regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Mountain Grove High School the following were' elected teachers for tbe ensuing year: Principal. Professor W. H. Lynch; 'first, assistant, Professor W. T. Dot son; second assistant. Professor C. A. Stephens; Intermediate department. Miss Myrtle Quick and Miss Eleva Robertson; primary" department, Miss Mary Steger. When Nature Needs assistance It may be best to render It promptly, but ono rhould remember to use even the most perfect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple .and gentle remedy Is the Syrup of Pigs, manu factured by tbe California Klg Syrup Co. Death of an Illinois Pioneer. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Padua, III., April 30. Jonas Spencer,- aged ou, yicu lu-uay, un nis iarm; near mis place. He was one of the oldest residents ot this (McLean) county, having lived here Ofty years. " . Ohio and Indiana Oils Decline. Columbus', O., April 30. Another reduction of l'CCnt--wasi announced tn-dav Inntifn and r Indiana oils. North Lima la now Quoted at foe; South Lima Is SOo; Indiana 80c, and Somerset 80c Illinois Maa Dies la Callforala. RPPUBUC SPECIAL. " filoomlhgton, lit, April. 30l Frederick W,. Loewertraut, tor forty years a leading busi ness man ot this city, died at Riverside. Cal.,. yesterday, aged TO. He. was among-the first German settlers of Bloomlngton, and acquired a large fortune here. Heir tA Jamm'i TnAa, l-Toklo. -April 30. The Crown; Princess was yesteroay saieiy aenverea or a" son. .. Wao,Is Baek at Havana. Havana.' Anril . Governor General 'WnnA arrived In -Havana eatly this evening from shirtwaists; SHIRT WAIST HATS, SHIRT WAIST SHIRT WAIST GLpVES. We have now on view all the! latest styles in . Women's Garments and accessaries for snmnier. The greater part of our stock; is made for"ti3 and possesses all the characterise features of exclusive effects. Shirt Waists? White Batirte, Canvas, Lawn, Lind, Madras. Pique, plain, tucked, hemstitched, trimmed with embroidery and laces, $1.00 to $7.50. I Plain and Fancy Batiste, Canvas, Madras, Lawn, I,iasn, Grass Linen, etc., in entirely new colorings, $2.50 to $5.50. Plain Black or White Japanese Silk, also Mull, in a . variety of effective styles, $4.50 to $12.50. Shirt Waist Hats. if , These Hats are very fashionable this season and are worn almost entirely with Shirt Waist Costumes. Our Ea assortment includes Paris and London models, in a va H riety. of exclusive styles, also new and effective designs H from our own workroom, $3.50 and up. ii . Neckwear. - iffcOur assortment of Women's Neckwear is unique in 5fihat it contains none but this season's very Jatest and Sy- ... . ... .- SJiusi aesiraDie styles. Plain and Fancy Pique, Madras, Gingham and Xinen . Stocks, "Tantivy Croat" Cravats, Plain and Fancy Silk Fonr-in-Hands, Grass Linen Ties with.. Colored Mull Ends, Twice-Around Mull Ties, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and up to $2.50. '.fpue advantage in Washable Neckwear is its moderate -8ce. iE have lines as low as 50c and. nothing higher than H50 in the goods that will launder welL '! Jjlrt Waist Neckwear means a large number of pieces Iphout too great expense. f! Lisle Gloves. iMnen's Suede-Finish Lisle Gloves, kid-fitting, all '-.mks, including black and &: 50c, 85c i $& ITiH CRT GOODS CO. Olive Street, Broadway aad Locust Street. PASSED1MP0RARY APPRMTION BILL. City'Counsewpchnurmacher In forms Coiii That Anti Smoke LiE Are Invalid. m Tho City Coi ill meet In special session at S o'cl afternoon .to pass :e and percentages tbe bill to regulati of taxation for .tlj al year. The police appropriation oui lie-debt opproprla be passed. e interest and pub 1 probably will also The temporary a atlon bill, provld- tag for the current :es of tbe various municipal uecortmi or April. May and June, was passed y ly afternoon, and is House of Dele- was read last night gatea. Chairman Hodges oncced a public hearing- for 3 o cloc av afternoon uy the Committee on lads on the Mul- lanphy street switch' Several bonds were approved. Replying to Mr. i' resolution for information in referei municipal anu- smoke laws, City Coi sent a communlcaUo: or Schnurmacher atlne that these laws are Invalid. Mr. knurmacher lnU- mated that the bills last week by the House of Delegate read yesterday In the City Council woi tot be valid. MARTINELLIllTIFIED. He Receives Con8 Advising-Him of! rial Letter llevation. Washington, April 3KS Cardinal-elect MarUnelll to-night recelvaifcom tbe hands of a member of the Pa; lard of Pope ilaclcchlwho Leo XIII. Count Stanlslai has. -lust arrived from Re the .conslsto- rial letter formally advli nim or nis and the red hieh office. elevation to the Cardlm zuchetto. emblematic of The ceremony, which was let and sun- pie, occurred at tne pap: o'clock this evening, tn tl number of church dlgnlt: ration ai o esence of a- Count colaclccm naa ' VAfnrp Ipnvinir the train his uniform entereo wo papal residence wearing his end with n sweeping whlti ilve-neimei iv heavily braided with sold falling to feet. There -orna nn dMnv for ereetln tne papai fulfill ths officer Immediately proceedi riutlefl nf htB mission. Th. rarrilnnl Klect'was attl the rich silken robes of an Archbli putting iialdn his eloak. Count Col: 1 stepped. intn thn n.irlor in the brillla: 'uniform, belongs, clanking of the famous guard to whl with sword at his siae ana from his heavy military boo: In his hands he carried twi and a leathern case Inclosing letters inchetto. Saluting the Cardinal-elect, nt Cola- ciceni nanaea mm one oi me was read aloud and proved I wmen the ere-' dentlals of the official messeng second letter was handed to elprt. who run thrnuffh It and Then tne Cardinal led it to Bishop Kelley of Savannah, to It read. It was as ioiiows: Vmm ,Tta Q ..,. .. a, Stat. Tt11 1901 To Mirr. Sebastian Martintlllr crev ronsistory of tnis morninx i delmnl to el.vst. tn the sublime d rnrdlnalflte Mr. fh&Htlan Martlnell clous and sovereign faor b broushi uce or. your ianinence xor your jun suiaance. tSlgned) M. CARDINAL Count Colaelechl onened the' "morocco case And tonic therefl silken zuchetto. or Cardinal's sk Doctor Conatv removed the D' from tne head of Mar. Martlnelll. latter placed the red cap of high lis sicaa. Removinr his helmet. Count addressed the Cardinal, savlnir he highly honored in being chosen as tl or tnts message to tne delegate. Martlnelll spoke briefly. The. Cardinal then Invited his its to join him at dinner. It was understl that the. formality of taking the oatn :ol- tow tne ceremony, duc inis wi until later in tne week. Fair Estate to. Be1 Dlvl fl.in Irflnclscoj' Cat.. AnrU nv-amA rnnrt haM rAVemed a. fOT and rieclarmt that the trust da will of the late James G. Fair Tn M ll! Vatr left an estate I Jl5.0!i In trust, the proceeds! hls-helrs, but the principal to of their nanas. Reception . to Roosevel TtnAinn Anrll Z0.-An ImDOsInK sneakeni. - hended bv Vice Preside! dore Rooseveltv held the'attenUoj members of tne Home Market mnf vfdAl-v-' known RenubllcSJl tlon of New. England, at lis twelftjj dinner In Mechanics'-HaU to-nlgbt.1 Alter tbe especial , guest- or tne,. Vice jTeaiaeni Kooseveit, too Kneskerx of tha'evenlnc were Se and Lodge and General Curtis Go fit. . if .e 1 .A11 ,' lh Uw k- .- Holiness ISab. r th lnve.ia wr. 9b the no- Tltdgo ana "VUl.ua. SStAll red rOS& a rerl UlTpsn. SbMa rain 3En- thA nice iu -ticlcchl JM been "bearer Vrdtnal - -r . ;-l rm NECKWEAR, ri'-X 1 S-'-l yal 4 lp.1 i. vv 1 !r.n i-a to- white. $1-00. TJegetau. tb resident commissioner from Porto Blco in the United States. Thsr prac tlce ot the court Is to permit only dflsens of the United States to pracUce before. K. " "-.I TO HIS SON'S BIBLE CLASS. John D.. Bockefeller Gives Borne , Good Advice. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. New York, April . Members' of tfcfe'Blbte i class of the'FIfth Avenue Baptist Church. " who gathered In the parlors of the church -: to-night expecting- to hear addresses bjrA. Lieutenant Governor Timothy I. "Woodruff. . "and their class leader, John Di- Bockefeller, Jr., were pleasantly surprised, by tha; ap pearance 'of John D.'Bockefelleri Sr . Mr. Bockefeller spoke of the pleasure It gave him to meet young men and. exchange views with them. Among the interesting things he said to his son's Bible class were: "Many a man' with little knowledge, hot.' with the faculty of aiasemuuumg .inai knowledge, la a. better teacher than he.who Is constanUy- adding to his store but gives nothing. "Church building to a glorious occtrpm-. Uon. No man. should -be too busy' to assist -in this work. "The gift of honest labor is better thaa. - money." BATTLE IS IMMINENT. ,v Kuklux and Posses Expected Clash at Any Moment to" KEPUBUC BPXCIAU Whltesburg, Ky.. AprU . Midnight. vt Itonega, Va., April 30.-Oreed Martin and. Solomon Potter have been arrested ln.Tnce County. Detective Wright Is on. his) .way" to Whltesburg with them. May Reynolds, leader of the Kuklux men. has gone with his followers to tha Bless; farm, thirty miles distant, to Intercept': and liberate the prisoners. A posse- of nine men, beaded by Hop "Gib-; son, is leaving here to aid DetecuVa Wrlght. as an encounter seems, certain. The above Is the last word from a cone- spondent who went forward with,-tha posse.'' The artist who remains at Whltesburg 'had heard of no developments up to 1 o'clock this morning. .. ''- COTTON-GROW.'NG !M AFRICA. Satisfactory Experiments .Hade bj Tuskegee institute Irarry. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. v. Birmingham, Ate., April SJ. Word' has been reoeived hero' from the party which went from the Tuskegee Normal and Indus trial. Institute to undertake the" work of cotton-growing In Africa. They reached their destination, the Ger man colony of Togo, early in January.'They- 1 i at once began clearing up' the ground for farming purposes, and employed lie na- - tlves. They write' that they have-, thirty acres cleared, ana will nave twice as -much readv for cultivation bv the time tK rains set in. -" ' - fjfc'ia-w The experiment, is watched with much in--.---33?flI iriuiiui.H .MUKU KIIU WUQ1 ill -- Hj-J.- -A all cotton-producing countries, for -;Sfi-: i-.?. : of an African product may be -very ; X!:T'?&r& terest in aii the effect c important.. There Are 2400 Disorders incident to the btnnan frame. of which a majority- are cauaed or pro-; l dowu ujr-iuipun: U1UUU. The -remedy Is simple. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla. ' t. rjM xnai. mis .meaicine raaicaiDf ana ef- ;iy fectlvely purines the blood la knnwn-"t J'-Si every tirueirlst known to hnndkla of SM thousands of people who themselvesor": Dy tneir inenas nave ezperlenced.VitS' i curative powers. ' ' .-- rjm The worst cases of scrofnla. thiwo' . agonizing alifferlnes from "salt: 7hnra I. and other virulent .blood diseases. 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