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THE REPUBLIC: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1902.
CENTRAL TRACTION
INVESTIGATION ENDS.
SANDS OF FAIR WOMEN
HERALD PRAISES FOR PERUNA
MORE REPLIES TO I FOSTER FATHER CHARGES
WHEELER'S SPEECH.! YOUNG BOY WITH THEFT.
Trxred ! J. V- Davi Obtains Warrant Aga inst His Adopted Son, Henry Sad
Called ' l0' Thirteen Years Old. Who Says He Collected Twenty-Five
Garbage Contract Scandal Will
Now Engross the Attention
of the Grand Jury.
Catarrhal Dyspspsia and Nervous Prostration Make Invalids of More Women
Than All Other Diseases Combined.
Representative Boutell
Historv of What lie
j Dollars From His Dairy (Just omers aim uiu -ot inrn jl hi
Boy Says He Took O ue Dollar and Bought
f " .Valentine for Girl.
"Truculent Sycophancy
WARRANTS COMING SATURDAY.
HAMILTON DEFENDS TRUSTS.
Edgar A. Mepbani Will T.e Used ;
Republicans Warmly Congratulate
Him on His Speech Little
Asks Territorial Govern
ment for Indian Territory'.
as State's Witness at the Trial
of the 3ien Now Under
Indictment.
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general debate on the Indian appropriation
bill was devoted almost rntirolj- to eittane
ous toj lea. As on , yesterday, the issue
ralstd by Mr. Wheeler of Kentucky a few
'Ijjs ago came In for considerable attca- ;
Hon. and was the feature of the session.
Mr. IJromwell. an Ohio Republican; Mr. '
Kern, an Illinois Democrat, and Mr. Flem- ',
Inf. a G nrgia Democrat, added tlieir views
o the literature on the question, but it
was Mr Boutell. an Illinois Republican.
tiho entertained the most. He was well
'rtli'.cl -with material, and, with exceed
ing pood temper and a trenchant displav of
wit. he traced the history of what Mr.
Wheeler had calhd "truculent sycophancy."
as lie -aid, trom the dn when the first
I'emocratlc President puiihjttd a bogus
coat of aims, to the entertainment of Queen
I.iliuokalanl, by the last Democratic l're-3-ldtnt
He finally dismissed the whole sub-J-st
by saying it should be accepted abroad
o one of the errrtic and sporadic phases of,.
American humor."
Mr. Hamilton, a Michigan Republican, en
livened the proceedings with an entertain
ing sreech on truL. The other speakers
v.. re Mr Little of Arkansas, who discussed
conditions in the Indian Territory; Mr. Cor
liss of Michigan, who spoke on the Pacific
cable; Mr. Stephens of Texas, on state
hood for Oklahoma; Mr. Sulzer of New
1 ork, on Increased pay fir letter carolers;
Mr. Fitzgerald of New Yolc. on the educa
tion of the Indians; Mr. Jae-kton of Texas,
on the election uf Senators by the peo
p'e, and Mr. New lands of Nevada, on the
bill to ndiom silver dollars in cold.
Condition in Indian Territory.
When the consideration of the Indian ap
propriation bill was resumed. Mr. Little of
Arka'isH-. tho ranking minority member of
th" i dian Committee, addressed himself
to the conditions In the Indian Territory.
The anomalous situation there, when? 397,
WD white men had no voice In the govern
ment, he said, demanded action by Con
irc.ss He contended that a Territorial form
of government should be set up there.
He reviewed the recent Kreat development
in other great branches of industry In the
Territory. With ISO towns and cities, and
wealth amounting to $y,OuO.O0O, he said,
tliere were S0.OO3 white children of school
ag but no schools. Such u condition of af
fairs, he declared, was. an outrage. He be
lieved the Territory was ready for etate
huod, but that Congress should grant at
least some liberal form of Territorial gov
ernment. Hnmllton Defend the Trimfs.
Mr. Hamilton of Michigan, in a general
speech, discussed the question of trusts.
He argued that combinations were Inevita
ble; that they esistcd everywhere ia Eu
rope, and that only combinations here
could meet them. Commerce had resulved
It Into a race of slants.
Mr. Hamilton's speech, which. consumed
about an hour In its delivery, was pic
turesque and attracted much attention. He
was very sarcastic and witty in his refer
tnces to tho Democratic party, and re
peatedly drew aprlauee and laughter from
both sides of the House. When he con
cluded, he received an ovation. The pro
ceedings wire Interrupted for several min
utes by members crowding up the aisle to
shake his hand.
Mr. Vaudlvcr of Missouri, who followed
Mr. Hamilton, remarked that It was
rtranso that the author of the first spcecn
on the floor In defense of the trusts and
combinations should be so heartily con
giatulatcd by his colleagues. He then pro-
ceded to answer some uf Mr. Hamilton's
statements.
I'aiorn Acltntlon AsuiiiHt Senate.
Mr Jackson of Kansas spoke In favor of
agitation ugiiint the Senate to compel it
to iass the joint resolution for a consti
tutional amendment lor thu election of Sen
ators by direct popular vote.
Mr Kern of Illinois, who announced that
he represented a largo German constitu
ency, and was himself a ton of German
parents, protested against the attempt to
make political capital out of the recent
spe-ch of Mr. Wheeler of Kentucky, which
he characterized as an "insignilicant inci
d'lt" He followed his ptotest with an as
sault on the majority for their failure to
show sympathy for the Doers, struggling
In South Africa, he said, "for tho liberties
for which our forefathers fought."
Mr. lioutell of Illinois congratulated Mr.
COULDN'T DO IT.
Milk- Diet Polled.
Pood that will actually lift one out of a
siik bed Is worth knowing of. A Chicago
lady writes: "I want to tell of a positive
cute Grape-Nuts Food has made in a case
that was considered almost hopeless.
"I know you do not look upon Grape
Nuts as a medicine, but, inasmuch as the
food certainly do s build up worn-out fj-s-r.ms.
It seems to me It Is closely illied to
a tonic Now about the cute:
"I.ast spring a dear girl friend fell ill
and was taken to one of the hospitals, but
weeks before .nt-rl.ig the hosp.tal she had
been able to take nothing but ml.k to nour
ish her. All other foods distressed the stom
ach so much that she tried to livo on the
lnllk alone.
"The doctor in the hospital endeavored
to keep her alive with broth and other
food, but her stomach refused to retain
anything but milk, and very little of that
at a time.
"I worked away at the resident physician
until he consented to my taking her home
to see what the change would do for her.
The poor child was so very weak and nerv
ous and so frail that I ttlt quite dubious
about the outcome. Nevertheless, I kntw
enough about Grape-Nuts Food, which 1
Intended to give her, to feel that It would
bring her out. After she had rested a little
wlille, I warmed somo milk and poured It
over a tablespoonful of Grape-Nuts and
persuaded her to take it. She did so with
tear and trembling, for she elid not expect
to keep the food down. After giving her
the food I started to read her a story, and,
although it was an Interesting one, she
feU asleep. When she finally awoke her
first words were: 'Did I really keep the
Grape-Nuts?"
"She had kept them, but could scarcely
believe It. After two or three hours I
gave her a little more, with the same good
result. Gradually and cautiously I Increased
the amount, until nfter a few days she was
able to eat a saucer full with no bad ef
fects. "fahe lived on Grape-Nuts entirely and
sained strength so rapidly that she soon
recovered, and now recommends Grape
Nuts to all her friends. She sajs she would
b glad to have any one who Is suffering
from stomach trouble write her, and she
will tell what Grape-Nuts Food has done
for her, and how grateful she Is to the man
who had the forethought to manufacture a
food already digested, so that weak stom
nchs can take It. Her nam: Is I.llllo M.
Gestabt, 4416 Wabash avenue, Chicago.
"A clergyman of our acquaintance eats
a dish of Grape-Nuts before preparing his
sermon. I asked him once If hegot Inspira
tion from the food. He said: 'Not only that,
but It seems to clear my mind and make
my "thlrdlys" and "fourthlys" come much
more quickly. Just think about one's rtom
ach not having to think about digesting
Grape-Nuts at all. They have done the di
gesting themselves, and all we have to do Is
to tickle the palate by swallowing them."
This same gentleman assured me that he
would rather dispense with anv article ol
food on the table than Grape-Nuts.
"Wo cat the food regularly, with some
times a little fresh or canned fruit added.
We call It our tonic' My husband Joins In
thanking you heartily or Its manufacture."
Name given by 1'osturn Co., Battle Creek,
JUch.
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Who was sent to the House of Refuge nfter
a d.Urman. and is now charged by his
trom patrons.
Henry Sadlo, 13 years oTu, who Is a pris
oner at tho Fou- Courts, In charged with
stealing J3 from his foster-father. He de
nies it. When Henry was a small boy, his
mother died, leaving him and four other
children with his father, Tony Sadlo, wro
Is a cigarmaker, living at No. 1S11 Cass
avenue.
Sadlo tried for awhile to take care of all
the children, but the burden was too great
and he found it necessary to dispose of the
smaller children. Henry was placed in the
House of Refuge, where he remained until
two years ago. when he was adopted by
J. W. Davis of No. 3X2 Vine Grove ave
nue. Davis is a dalrjman. and the youth
ws put to work about the place. A por
tion of his work was to deliver milk and
collect for It Heniy sajs he has not been
sent to school since he left the Refuge.
Kern on his accession to the band of Amer
ican humorists In which Mr. Wheeler
ranked so high.
General debate on the Indian appropria
tion bill was closed, and at 5:03 p. m. the
House adjourned.
I'II1MP1IU nilX IV THU SIATR.
UiirrowH of Michigan ainil Money of
Mississippi Arsnrd for and Against.
Washington, Feb. 13. The Senate con
tinued the consldeiatlon of the Philippine
tariff bill to-day. the main speeches being
made by Mr. Hurrows of Michigan for the
bill and Mr. Money of Mississippi against
it; although Mr. Mitchell of Oregon. Mr.
Foraker of Ohio, Mr. Mallory of Florida
and Mr. Tillman of South Carolina all
took more or less part In the general de
bate on the subject.
Mr. IJurrows maintained that Congress
was dealing with the question as It was to
dav, and not with any reference to what
took place In the past or might take place
in the future. He maintained that the
United Slates' occupancy of the IslanJsvvas
with duo regard to International obliga
tions. Mr. Mallory of Florida Fpoke particuiarly
in favor of his amendment to that portion
of the bill relating to the navigation laws,
and said that It was necessary In the In
terest nf the American shipping.
Mr. Money milntalned that it was not eo
much a question of what could be done
with the Filipinos as It was to legislate
in the Interests of our own people There
were several rather lively exchanges be
tween Mr. Foraker and the opposition Sen
ators during the debate.
ICATtSAS COMMISSION IICXG UP.
Appointment of II. II. Socklor to lie
t'oiiil Iilrtift'nant Mny Il .llnile.
nrii;nLic fhciat.
Washington. Feb. 13. Representative Cur
tis made inquiry at the War Department
to-day concerning the appointmeut of II. II.
Heckler to be a Second Lieutenant in the
army.
Seckler. who was an officer In the Twen
tieth Kansas, upon the indorsement of Mr.
Curtis', was designated for a commission as
Lieutenant some lime at,o and, at he passed
an examination before a board of army o!P.
cers. it waii understood the commissioin
would be Issued without delay.
It has been withheld, however, pending
an lnves'ieation into certain charges in
volving his standing as an officer in the
Twentieth Kansas. Mr. Curtis says he Iq
confident this Investigation will vindicate
Seckler and that the commission will be
issued.
of ivrEnnsT io the solthwhst.
IIIII for Fifth Cnltiirc Station at Mam
moth Spring;, ArW.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, Feb. 19. Senator Uerry of
Arkansas to-day introduced a bill to estab
lish a fish culture station at or near Mam
moth Springs. Aik., and to annronriate Jil.-
000 for the purpose, to include cost of site. !
vuihuuluuij u. umiuiHta unu punas ana
equipment at a point to be selected by tho
United States Committee of Fish and Fish
eries. Kx-Congrcssman Hen Cable of Illinois Is
in Washington on his way to New York,
where he will attend the Democratic meet
ing. Representative Lloyd of Missouri to-day
called at the 1'cst Office Di-partmcnt and
succeeded in getting rural free delivery for
Canton. The route will cover .seventy-two
miles and have three carriers, to begin
April 1.
Professor J. J. Doyne. SuperintcniHnt of
Public Instruction in Arkansas, is in Wash
ington with the Knights of Pythias.
Mrs. Arthur Stephens of Moline. 111., with
Representative Williams and wife, were at
the White House to-day to pay their re
spects to the President.
A. J. Zilker, Ice and brick manufacturer
of Austin. Tex., stopped oft at Washington
to-day on his way to Trenton, N, J.
Itnrnl Free Delivery In Illinois.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Feb. 13. Rural free delivers'
established, to commence -March 1, 1902 in
Illinois:
i:erm, Woodford Cteunty, cno carrier: length
of route. 21. miles, nrea covered, 30 square mli-s
population serve.!. 615; number of houses. iut:
carrier. II. S. llrubaker. '
El Paso. Woodford County, two carriers; length
of routes, ii miles; ares covered. 45 square
miles; population ecrved. 105; number of houses
2M: carriers. v. H. Klue and J. H. Barlow. '
Lureko. Woodford County, two carriers- length
of routu, 41 sulci; area corereC, CO square
his mother's death, adopted by J. W. Davis,
foster father with the theft of K3. collected
I The bov says he did not like the treatment
accorded him, and he decided to run away.
On Monday he left the place without in
forming Mr. Davis, and went to the homo
of his father. The next day Davis investi
gated and says he found where the boy had
collected about ;23 for milk and failed to
turn the money n. Ho reported the matter
to the police, and the boy was arrested at
his father's home.
Young Sadlo admits that he withheld SI
from the funds he collected, but lie denies
that he took anything like K3. He says he
took tlie money because Mr. Davis owed it
to him and, would not pay it. He spent tho
money for oranges anil e-nndy and for a
vrlcmine. which he sent to a girl. Davis
j swore out a warrant charging the boy with
pent larceny jesieruay, ana ne will navo
to go to trial.
Probation Ofliccr Herman Borchert has
been informed of the case, and he will make
an investigation. If he finds that the boy's
limitation Is good ha will recommend a
parole to the court.
44s.0,H
miles; population ferve3. 90; number of houses,
113: carrier-, II II. .Mustek anJ P. P. Ram.
l-v Point. Woodford County, one carrier:
length ft route, 21Tb miles; area covered, 30
Hqunie miles: population served, 475; number of
houses. 105; inrrier. J. T. Hants.
Hoanolie, Woodford County; two carriers:
length ct routes. 45'i mls; area covered. 4J
square miles; population rcved. 970; number of
houses on routes, 213; carriers, J. It. Brown
am II I). Upton.
Wayhburn, Woodford County, one carrier;
knplh of route. 25 miles: area covered. 2S square
miles; population 'erved. 4fi3; number of houes
ou route. 1W; carrier, Thomas McKee.
KOOT AXSWCUS TALK OF CIU'ELTY.
Says Chnrgen Against Troops In Phil
ippines Are Xot Dnsed on I'ncts.
Washington. Feb. 19. Responding to an
lneiulry from Senator Lodge, the Secretary
of War to-day sent to him a large number
of papers bearing upon the charge that
cruelty Is practiced by the American troops
on the natives of the Philippines. Senator
Lodge presented the documents in the Senate-
Among the documents forwarded are ths
records of thirteen investigations into such
charges, and the Secretary sajs that "every
nport or charge of this description which
b.is at any time been brought to the notice
of the War Department has been made the
subject of prompt Investigation."
He adds that in substantially every caset
Inquired into the report has proved to be
eith r unfounded or grossly exaggerated.
He also says that the denartment Is now
ingated In conducting an investigation into
the charge made In tho Senate last week
that tho "water cure" Is the favorite tor
ture of Americans, and especially of the
.Maccitliebc scouts, to force the natives to
give Information, and that a soldier who
was with General Funston had stated that
he helped to admln'ater tho "water cure"
to 160 natives. an but twcnty-slx of whom
died. He Incloses a copy of a letter re
ceived from General Funston. dattd Feb
ruary 2, l!i2, in wh'ch he declares the state
ment to be an "atrocious lie. without th
sl'ghtcst foundation of fact." and also a
Mter from Lieutenant Ration, the com
mander of the Maccabebe scouts, to the
same effect
Presenting the other side cf the picture,
Secretary Root siys
"The war on the part of the Filipinos has
ben conducted with the barbarous cruelty
common among uncivilized races and with
general disregard to the rules of civilized
warfare."
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FIIESII TItOOl'S FOR PIIILIPPIXES.
Will o Io Take (he Place of Short
Term Men on Way Home.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Feb. 13. An order will be
issued In a few days by the Secretary of
AVar providing for sending more troops to
tho Philippines to relieve short-term men
coming brck to the United States for dis
charge. The order provides for tho move
ment ol ir.e ,-jcconn liauaiinn or tho Elev
enth Infantry from Porto Rico to this
country. It will be sent immediately to
Sin Francisco and there embarked on a
transport for Manila.
Provision, is also made for the movement
of the hcaaquartcrs band and Second Rat
alion of the Tenth Infantry from the De
partment of Missouri to San Francisco.
Upon the arrival In this country of the
Twenty-second Infantry, row- returning
from Manila, this battalion will be sent
to tho Philippines.
Nominations Sent o the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 19. The President to
day sent tha following nominations to tho
Senate:
Navy-Captain Philip It Cooper. Rear Ad
m ral; Captain GeorSe H. Waaie'igh, Ilar Ad
m ral: Lleut.rant Commander Charles W. Birt
'?U.U "a"""'?"': the Reverend Bovver Reynolds
Patrick, chaplain. Lieattnants (Junior irrade). to
be Ueutenants-FrtU L. Sandos. Frank Lyon?
John JlcCluby. Arthur K. Kavknagh. Carlton
i Snow. Henry T. Baker.
Members of the Board of Visitors to the United
(States Naval Observatorj-Charles A. You-'r
Ut.3'Ty: J.rm(S!d Stone. Virginia; Charles
F. Oiandler. Jew York 3ty. v..
Probate Judge Appointed.
IlFPl'UI.TC SPECIAL
Springfield. 111., Feb. 19.-Clty Attorney
Fred C. Mortimer of Springfield was to-day
appointed Public Administrator of San
gamon County, to succeed E. S. Robinson.
Don't forget to read the "Wants." 665 ol
them printed in to-day's Republic
The Central Traction and garbage con- '
tract deals were up for consideration by the
Grand Jury "Rain ye.terd.iy. iiiese- two
phases of municipal corruption dovetail. In
a. manner. In so far as concerns the con
nection of certain members of the Municipal
Assembly with them, and for that reason
witnesses whose testimony has little bear- .
!ng on one of the so transactions are nccrs- 1
Eary to esiaoiidii ni- un. .it..wi. -.
others with the other, and vice versa. This
accounts for the presence in the anteroom
at one time of so many men who are In no
wise Implicated In one of the matters under I
Investigation, but arc ncep in me otner.
It is unofficially stated that the Grand
Jury Is winding up the Central Traction in
vestigation and after lo-day will devote
no more attention to it. L. n. Tebbetts,
president of the Mansur-Tebbetts lrople- '
ment Company; City Collector L. F. Ham
mer, and Hiram Phillips. President of the
Board of Public Improvements, wero the
last witnesses examined yesterday in con
nection with thio deal. There only remain
to be examined Ldgar A. Mvpham, and he
is expected to come forward before tho end
of the week and testify.
IVars Friend Would buffer.
Mepham's unwlllingnes-j to appear as a
witness is ascribed by his friends and those
who have been following the proceedings of
the Grand Jury to his fear that his testi
mony will Injure some of his closu friends.
He has nothing to lose personally by testi
fying. He is aware that tho statute of lim
itations gives him immunity from prosecu
tion for any participation he mignt have
been guilty of In the Central Traction brib
ery, and by making a clean breast of Ids
Knowledge of or participation 111 tnat trans
action he would avoid ull danger of incur
ring any legal penalty for his conduct. He
knows that the Grand Jury Is in possession
of voluminous information about the Cen
tral Traction deal and hU alleged partici
pation in it, furnished by men who were
particeps crimmis, but who have turned
Stato's evidence. He also realizes that If
he makes a clean breast of it before the
Grand Jury he will be used as a star wit
ness In tho prosecution of two or three of
hi-, close friends, and his testimony may go
far toward sending them to the Peniten
tiary. It is for this reason, mainly, that ho
is said to be hard to find.
Circuit Attorney Folk and the Grand Jury,
It la said, aro not particularly exercised
over the failure of Mepnum to appear as a
witness. Although hi appearance at this
time would simplify matters for the State
and put Mepham in a position wheru his
testimony would be cither of great value to
tlie State or of great detriment to himself,
cither of which contingencies would be
equally acceptable, it is believed that his
business and family interests here are of
such a nature that he will eventually re
turn of his own volition. When he does,
even though It be afier tho adjournment of
the present Grand Jury, lis will bo sum
moned as a witness for the Slate In the
trial of the men against whom indictments
have' already been returned.
Would Welcome William Ritter.
William Rttter, ex-member of the House
of Delegates, who is now in Texas, Is an
other whom the Grand Jury would gladly
welcome as a witness If service could be
had upon him. Ritter is In possession of
some very interesting information on the
subject of the Central Traction bribery
case, the nature of which Is such that
many of his former colleagues would sub
scribe to a fund to keep him in Texas in
definitely. If he maiUfested any tendency to
return to testify. ,Ritter's business Interes-ts
hero are in such good shape that it is doubt
ful whether ha will return to St Louis un
til the cases against tho indicted men are
disposed of and the coast is clear.
The Grand Jury adjourned at 1:30 p. m.
yesterday after a morning session. It is
probable that morning sessions only will be
held the balance of this week, and that the
all-day sessions will be resumed next Mon
day, at which time routine jail cases will
be again taken up. There wasi some talk
up to yesterday of the Grand Jury making
a partial report Saturday, but it is now be
lieved that the report will be withheld for
another week. The indictments returned
againsit Nlcolaus. Kobusch and Snyder will
not bo made public until that time.
Georgo W. Parker, defeated Republican
candidato for Mayor; Charles Thuner, cx
Councllman, and Delegates Thomas D.
Kinney. Henry Pfeffie. Charles Denny, L.
M. Stanzo and Charles Troll were the other
witnesses examined yesterday, Tha ses
sion will be resumed at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Unrhnfce Contract lneiulry.
The garbage contract will occupy much
of the Grand Jury's attention from this
time until the return of Indictments In that
case attests the thoroughness of the In
quiry Into this scandal. The Grand Jury,
through the testimony of Doctors Stark
loff. Chapman and Merrell. of thu Health
Hoard; Assistant Health Commissioner
Francis, Councilman Hodge3and other wit
nesses already examined, has already ob
tained information on this matter, which
Is sufficient, it li claimed, to form th
basis for an indictment against at least
one individual prominent in municipal af
fairs. Supplementary testimony Is now be
in; elicited from members of the present
Municipal Assembly, which will establish,
in the minds of the Grand Jury, the of
fense) of bribery, and which. It Is expected,
will result almost certainly in the Issuance
of warrants for the arrest of the principal
In the transaction and several of his lieu
tenants. Municipal Corruption.
The Pilgrim Current Topics Club will hold
a meeting this evening at Pilgrim Congre
gational Church, at which the topic of dis
cussion will be ".Municipal Corruitlon." C.
H. Battle will speak of the work of the
December and February Grand Juries In
investigating corruption In St. Louis. A.
R. Russell will speak of the corruption
which has cursed other municipalities.
Judge Daniel D. Fisher will speak of the
causes of municipal corruption and the
remedies at hand. Following these
ppeakers there will be a general discussion
of the subject.
TO REMEBER ALL THE BRAVE.
Families of Fireniun Fitzgerald
and Kelley Will Have Benefit.
As the families of Firemen Fitzgerald and
Kelly, who were killed In accidents a short
time prior to the Chestnut street disaster.
will not share in the relief funds raised by
St. Louis citizens, it has been decided to
give a benefit entertainment for them,
j It will be under the auspices of the Union
uramnuc uiud at ixicners nan, A'ewstead
avenue and North Market street, to-morrow
evening, and will Include an elaborate pro
gramme, followed by a dance. The hall has
been donated and the affair Is expected to
r.et a good sum.
Fireman Kelley was the only support of
a widowed mother and a sister and brother.
The sister and brotner are both 111 and Mrs.
Kelley Is said to be In need of assistance.
She lives at No. 1S19 Elliot avenue.
Both men were killed in the line of duty
and were recognized as among the most
efficient members of the department. They
met detth In collisions between fire appa
ratus and street cars wnlle responding to
alarms.
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Peruna is the woman's frlerd every
where. It Ls safe to say that no woman
ever used Peruna for any catarrhal de
rangement but wh-it it became Indispen
sable In her household.
Letter From Women.
livery day we receive letters from women
like the following. Women who have tried
doctors and failed, women who have tried
Peruna rnrt were cured
M!"s Katie- Klein. 0'd Bartmer avenue,
St. Tvnls Mil TV-rltrw
"Peruna has done me more good for ca- t
tarrn tnan tne nest doctors could. I nna
catarrh so bad. but after taking Peruna It
Is entirely gone, and I feel like a different
person."
Minn Anns Preftcntt'. Letter.
Miss Anna Precott, In a letter from 21?
South Seventh street, Minneapolis. Minn
writes. 'Ism sincerely grateful for iha re
lief 1 have found from the use of Pi
rn na. I was completely uses! up last
fall, my appetite had failed and I felt
weak and tired all the time. My druz
glst advised me to try Peruna, and the
relief I experienced atfer taking one
bottle was truly wonderful.
"I contlnzivd Its us: for fire weeks,
and am glad to sty that my complete
restoration to health was a happy
surprise to myself as well as to my
friends." ' Anna Prescott.
A constant drain of norvousi vitality de
pleting the whole nervous system caue.s
A. 0. U, W. ELEGTS.
MEW OFFICERS.
Grand Lodge Approves ilie Plan
for Fraternal Building at the
World's Fair.
Nearly the entire time of the second daj's
session of tho A. O. U. V.". Grand Lodge of
Missouri was spent in balloting for the
election of Grand Lodge officers. The toll
was called for the first ballot at 11 o'clock
jrsterday morning, and the offices wvio
only partially filled at the close of the
daj's Fcssion at 0 o'clock. A grand guide
and two representatives to the" Supreme
Lodge will be selected to-day.
The principal contests were between Wil
liam II. Miller and R. F. Stevenson tor
grand master workman, and E. O. Greer
and II. S. Wright for grand medical ex
aminer. The manner of voting was very
tedious, being taken by lodges for the entire
State, and each lodge casting its vote ac
cording to membership. Henry W. Meier
cf St. Louis the nresent grird r"-"der,
was re-elected to the olllce without dissent.
Howard P. Smith or Palmyra, former gran 1
guide, was elected grand overseer without
opposition. Olilcers- elected yesterday W'-r':
Grand master workman, William Ii. Mil
ler. St. Louis; grand overseer. Howard I.
Smith. Palmyra: grand recorder, Henry W.
Mever St I.ouis: grand receiver, muls I-.,
kaitw'asser. St. Louis; grand medical ex
aminer. E. O. Greer. St. Louis; grand trus
tees, ions term. II. C. Carter. St. Joseph;
short term. W, H. Drescher, Hannibai;
Committee on Finance. Henry A. Grimm.
TnlViV A Peck. Walter F. McEntlre: repre
sent . live to the -Supremo Lodge, William
II. Miller.
Atiroc Frnterniil llnilillnR Plnn.
The proposition for' a Fraternal building
nl the World's Fair was approved by the
committee appointed to prepare a report
on the matter and by the e-ntlrc Grind
Lodge. It was voted that the Grand 1id'io
of Missouri should extend a hearty pap
port to the Supreme LoeTce nt th- order in
the matter of asyistlne other fraternal or
ders in erecting a Fraternal building :t
the St. Louis Fair that will bo a credit to
tlie gre-at bodies it should represent.
A resolution lrcommeudlng a :."-C0 bene
ficiary was presented, but after fomc dis
cussion it was voted down. The policy of
the order now Is fl.000. and the action of
other fraternal organizations In providing
S.VH) b-ni!ciarv piyments led to nomo de
mand of the Workmen for such an amend
ment t its regulations.
IVunl n Workmen's Home.
The establishment of an A. O. U. W.
home for Missouri, which has been advo
cated by Grandmaster Workman Miller and
other officers and members of the Grand
Lodge, was recommended by the Committee
on Good of the Order The report was made
by W. C. Stieetrr and received favorably
by the lcdgi- representatives.
lines Mn( He Paid Monthly.
An Important change In the matter of
assessment, providing that dues shall bo
be paid monthly instead of quarterly, was
made after a spirited discussion. It was
argtied that the monthly pa ment would
work a hardship on members In rural com
munities wheie the matter of paying dues
depended largely on the disposition of some
crop or among Federal employes, many of
whom were paid only once in three months.
The recommendation was adopted by a
heavy majority.
An effort to create the olllce of grand at
tornev was defeated after a short but live
ly debate. The proposition had Very little
support. The general opinlcn seemed to be
that the Grand Lodge has enough officers.
Balloting for Grand Officers was suspend
ed for half an hour In the afternoon and
visiting Degree of Honor officers were re
ceived. Addresses were made by Mrs. Al
maretta Morgen. Alice Mtilkey, Rose Robin
son and MoIUe Keano of the Grand Lodge
Degree of Honor, Grand Master Workman
Miller responded.
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the mucous membrane surfaces to Buffer
accordingly. This is the condition railed
systemic catarrh. It very nearly repcmbles
and there is really no practical difference
between this condition and the condition
known as neurasthenia, or nervous pros
tration. Peruna will be found to effect an Im
mediate and lasting cure in all cases of
svstemlc catarrh. It nets quickly and bene
ficially on the diseased mucou3 membranes,
and with healthv mucous membranes the
catarrh can no longer- exist.
Peruna a Trne Friend to Women.
Mrs. W. B, Krause. wife of the pub
lisher of the Port Washington Herald,
writes from Port Washington, Wis.:
"Perunu has cured my catarrh and the
suffering which I had In my back and
bnring-down pains. I am very thankful
for Peruna. as it has cured me where other
medicines? have failed. I always will speak
a good word for Peruna." Mrs. W. B.
Krause.
Peruna is equally efficacious In curing
catarrh of the throat as In curing systemic
catarrh or catarrh of the stomach. Catarrh
Is essentially the same wherever located.
Peruna cures catarrh.
Peruna Makes You Feel Like m. Xevr
Pemon.
Miss Marie Coats; a. popular youns woman
of Appleton, Wis., and president of the
jvppleton Young Ladies' Club, also speaks
In glowing terms of Peruna. A letter re
MODERN CHURCH AT VINCENNES
Finns Approved for First Chris
tian Edifice to Cost 30,000.
Vlncennes. Ind., Feb. 22. The plans of J.
W. Gaddis, a local architect, for a new
house of worship have been accepted by the
congregation of the First Christian Church
of this city. Erection of the building will
begin in April. For some time the church
has felt the necessity for a new house of
worship. Urged by the aggressiveness of
the pastor, the Reverend William Oeschger.
and stimulated by the munlflcient gift of C.
II. Kessinger, the church decided to take
up the work at once. The edifice will be of
Romanesque style, stately and artistic In
structure and costing 20.0u0. Two-thirds of
the co-it has already been supplied, and It Is
eNpected that not a cent will be due when
the edifice is completed in May. 1S03. The
church will be constructed of Eedford stone,
W by 100 feet, twenty-eight rooms, with
central tower 73 feet high. The Interior will
be finished In oak, frescoed, modem fur
nishings and will s-at 1.2)0 persons.
The Christian Church was organized here
the third Sunday In June, 1833. No record
has been kept of the organizers or charter
members. In 1SCC tho church for the first
time in Its history employed a man for all
I of his time and nad preaching every Sun
day. He was J. r. Holton. and was fol
lowed by W. H. Tiller, who was succeeded
by T J. Clark, now of New Albany, Ind.,
who served for twenty-one years, when the
Reverend J. N. Jessup, at present at Little
Rock, Ark., succeeded him. The Reverend
' 1. K. Weimer came next, but resigned to
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Daniel B. Lipps, Alta, W. Va.
2Jc,50c.S!.W. J. C. AVER CO.. Lowell. MaM.
cently received from her by The Peruna
Medicine Company of Columbus, Ohio,
reads as follows:
"I am glad to call the attention of my
friends to Peruna. When that languid,
tired feeling comes over you, and your
food no longer tastes good, and email an
noynnces Irritate you, Peruna will make
you feci like another person lnsido of a
week.
"I have now used It- for three reasons,
and find It very valuable and efficacious."
Miss Marie Coats.
Diseased nerves are traceable directly
to poor digestion, and poor digestion Is
directly traceable to catarrh. With tho
slightest catarrh of the stomach no one
can have good digestion.
Vary few of tho many women wha
have catarrh of the stomach suspect what
their real trouble is. They know they belch
after meals, havo sour stomach, a sensa
tion of weight or heaviness, n fullness. Ir
regular appetite, elrowsiness, gnawing,
empty sensations, occasional pain they all
know this; but they do not know that their
trouble Is catarrh of the stomach. If they
did they would take Peruna.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever located.
As soon as Peruna removes catarrh from
the stomach the digestion becomes good,
appetite regular, nerves strong, and trouble
vanishes. Peruna strengthens weak nerves,
not by temporarily stimulating them, but
by removing: the cause of weak nerves
poor digestion. This is ths only care that
lasts. Remove the cause. Nature will (o
the rest. Peruna removes the cause.
"Health and Beauty" Bent free by The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus. Ohio.
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THE REV. -WILLIAM OESCHGER.
tnkn x ehanra In Dubuaue. Ia. The present
pastor, the Reverend William Oeschger, took
cnargo Aiarcn ii. ttuu vvun njs wiic. aisi
an ordained minister. Is adding much to tho
progress of the church. In 1S51 tha congre
irntfnn hnd the distinguished honor of a
visit from Alexander Campbell, then travel
ing in the interest or uetnanr uoiiege. tiw
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