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THE REPUBLIC: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1002,
"W'!
15000,000 MORE
RG INCREASE IN ,
ASSESSMENT VALUES i
- t t
lly F'?ii'rs E-reed Last 'Year's 'Issue J s. Provided for by Measure
nines 1 Sl.OMUiO, Per- j Introduced in Council Re
oaal rnijterjy by $2,000,000. j pealing Old Une.
Y ADD $5,000,000 MORE. :
USv,
i:il. Railway. Itail-
fid, T.
.Mid Oilier Prop-
til. r -i,';it. Aggregate
.M i mi -liHMHMMJUU.
ii too year tMJ, coh-
fng'rc.il ' i" r-.mal 'property valua-
k. W j i "- made up to June-1,
bc:n '" t'v Assessor John J. !
rlen! T1 - i "' show an increase
really ""' - .f -SCCiS), and an
imsu in i t n'-iiiy valuations of mors)
is exiien ii Ui.il the local Board -of
allzation. wuieh .-unvenes March IT, to
pin "in ses i:. for thirty days,' will add
lit SVM.U.'J ti the valuations, thereby tri,-
Blnn the realty and personalty value?
mofo than $J2.nvO Geo orer hist- year's
es. .
he realty v.Vuntl.'iis for SXi arr &2S.1M.-
ns contrast f nlili $311,041,190 Mr ICO.
Increase f"r I! J.'.t SlS.S-w.330- The rate
sscNsmem i ! r, ii,e Moil valuation. 4
Increase of " m will add about 13H.-
o munlch i . . u. ,
hlucs eif tli. pi. i;i"s of steam ruil-
ps, street 1.1 . . - and telegraph and
lilione coinp.-i'.i. s v II be di termlncd In
state Jload f l'j i.iiization. which will
I H"xt cdnfs.ui-.- Iff Jt fforson City.
h board, u Is p. tally thought, will ad-
cc values over ! -t '.car. The railroad
railway aspmerits are made on a.
5 fjr cent Valuation, and the real and
fiomJ.properMcs .in a IJ) per cent has!?.
t year the sioini i.Wroad. brirtrre and
graph uioi-env v.as ii.spssp,i :tt Irt.tg-l-
1. and tho stre. i railroad property at
0,l.'O.fC In St I.i .... Values r.f all kinds
necregatu Hum j-ohi more than JW),-
K.
: 'hijse figures " paid Mr. f Cllrien, "do not
iiae me amount on steam ra'lroads.
;t railways telephon-- or teleffraph
panle as those "rporations 4re as
e1 by the State Ito.iM of Equalization,
rh meets at JclTerHon city on next
Inesday. The ,! mi-nt of tl.e teal cs
for this year iins Let-n more thoroushly
illzetl than p-.vr liefore. We liavi hteu
vork continually slme last .Tun rrvis
and Eo'ng over all the property in the
n the business otetlnn of the city the
trament 1uj liern tuatel tally increased.
portion between JMarket strtet. the
ll side of Wa.Miincton avenue. Broad-
and Orand avenue sbowms an ln
se alone over the IKuris of last year
noro than ?","" mn In the distriel be
:n the north Hide of WashinKtoti avenue
the south slue or 1-ranKUn avenue,
i Oro:idway to Grand avenue the in
r?e nvcr lst year amounts to ;2,151.('i9.
;' ttii iH.trlr't lpt tr.in Tllm.ir linlile-
p. West IMtio tioulpranl. Oraml aenue
the cltv I mits m wliih most or the
Jce rcsldeiwe' property of the ellv ll-s.
fe Is an Increase or n.Ki.S7n over UiMt
ff asiieStment. In this district are such
3cn6f section? ti Westmoreland place.
ft Bell place. West Pin" boulevard. I1n-
Bouievant and many ot our most sieci
loncc neichborhoofls.
on the other hand, in other sections of
city, wnere the.jiroperfy has ijeea de
il'atlus In valul'.. a. larce reduction 1m
i made ilsp'ciaHy Is this true in that
ion lyinc ea-i 01 anoevenier avenue
west of Jefferson avenue, whrre the a
merit on Hie ground ami buildings has
i BreRtly reduced.
n tlie assessment of personal nronertv
Iriereaso of over J2,C'J0.'i will ba found
ine total 01 last jeai. on uuuw uuu
t CompaniEF.
The franchises of all fiuasi-t.ubllc ror-
itlonn will be assessed by the local
1 rd of E"iuallr-.'ition. which will meet on
"en it anu remain in rvssiun lor ioui
Its from that date."
lfesessor O'lirlcn is ei-ofilcio president of
Bflard of Eoua ligation, the oiner four
tabers lieiiiK appointed by the .Midst s of
Circuit court, llr. o i:nen liar, jurt
Hied sendlnc out ov r SU.i'W pos-tal carrls
Ifvlne taxTKivcrs who had not yet made
r. returns, and upon whom the district
;esors had served notices, mat -u a re
i nhpuld not lie made in live days their
:ssmenls, would be doubled, aceonfins to
A sreat. many responnea, nut mere is
a large number who have ijjt done
JRLD'S FAIR WORK IN TEXAS.
pected That Stale Will lie Or-
kanizud Within Thirty Days.
'UJ3UC sri.;ciAi.
iallas, Tex.( Feb. 21. Work r.t the Tex- ;
World's Fair Commission headquarters
elns energetically proseculeil. In order
have a good exhibit for Texas at St.
Is next year thus lar approxiniateiy
r counties have formed local auxiliar.es.
tie followllis counties have completed
Ir Organization tiy naming ine louon-inx
tlemen and lady chairmen:
lano Prortssor r. J. jtauu. -virs. sam
Spears. acKieiora juuge i. m. i-usn, Mrs. r.
!ook.
all 'Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Jlayfleid.
ncJio u. 11. utKason, .-iirs. 1-. j:.
wne;
'Ilbargcr Judge J. IS. Tolbert, Jlrs. T
vre'i. V
reestcne-AProfessor Charles 1C Jlotlelt,
:. uufus Watson.
asktll Doctor E. n. Gilbert. Jlrs. Una
iter.
'ishcr-Doetor F Kiefer, Mrs. Kcllio
acoKdoclies 15. S. Wcttermark. llrs. E.
Brancji.
ledlnn I.. J Iliueks. Mrs. T. B. Miller.
amnasas M-. II. M. Stringfellow. Mrs
F. Skinner
akilit-C C. Thomas.
fills John J. Cos.
endcrton J. F. Ash.
(Toward 5Ir and Mr-. S. II. Morrison,
flatiugcr FVirtbam says he expects to
sve ine entire cuie organizes witiiin trnr.
aays.
SSING RELATIVES SOUGHT.
ftlssonri Girl Has Valuable Es
tate Left Her at Spara.
IVjlMP special.
fhtCafio, HI.. Feb. 21.--The Police Depart-
nt to-day received Hire? requests troni
IssQUrl to trace, missing r latlves.
Poctor W. St. Smith of Sparta asks Infor-
uon oi ine uaugnr. r or c vv. smiin.
b. It Is thought, hi living in Hyde Park.
ie clrl's father died recently, ieavinc her
valuable estate.
tnflrew McGerrv of Lincoln asks for in-
fmatlon of his two half-brothers, whom I
has not sesn In years, and JL M. McGee
ist. jxjuis wjsnes to una uoorge liuna or
nry oiaicr,
. Building nnd Loan Art Vnlld.
JPUBLICSPKCJAL.
urlncfield. 111.. Feb. II. The Surreme
Wrt, In an opinion handed elown to-dav.
ids that the- uct of 1S95 in relation to
assessment oi personal pro,irty tit
ldlns and loan associations is valid. The
nlon was rendered In the case of the tit.
ras Loan and Investment Company
blnst the People, hi wh'.-h the Board of
luiAur hail 'nsspsyeil .linepo nf lorl- nnd
iUBages to tho extent of SW.Cflj to this
mpany. An appeal was lanen lo ms su
ae court, wnien noias tnat such rer
al prop-.rty is cot taxablu to the axsi-
tlori.
IlKllarslinlL Mo.. Ilpiiilcnee Burned.
rKPlfBi.1t srnn.vL.
IB n-......1. . I..!. ffl T-1... ,
fttisimu, .. .... a'vu. -i i jut jme re?i
po belonging to J J. Brice In this eliv
I j burned List night. Liss $1,000; insured
iiw.
no can secure, a rcom in almost anv
rt of town from among the 120 adver
ted. In to-day's Republic
FOR CITY
Big Increase in
Assessment.
WORLD'S FAIR BONDS
. UNDER NEW BILL
SINKING' FUND 13 CREATED.
l.onj.i Is to He in Denominations of
ijM.lft)!), Bearing :tl--i Per Out
liUenvl and Maturing ii:
'I went Vest lb.
A bill aiuhorizlns the i-mance and sale
of a.OSO 5l,(itM Iwrtd.i by the city, as the
city'!? contribution to the World's Fair, was
Introduced in tlio Ci;y Council yesterday by
.President Ilornsby. Tho measure was. ac
companied by a special message from
.Mayor Wells, explaining It? purpose and
asserting why a new ordinance would have
!" The' bunds are to be issued by April 1 by
111 V VJ ". 11" VUllU'liUII'-Jl "IIU 111.1
tfaorizeit to negotiate tho Mile, either, at
jilitllc or private sale, as may reem 'best.
'Die- lori:l.-'iw-itl bear interest at tho rate n
3Vi-per cent. - and will, mature In twenty
years. - . , C
"The 1'dll provides" fi.r the p.imrnl of
51C2.MO annual interest, en the bonds, ar.ii
proides for a nvking fund to pay of the
principal in twr,ty year" The section r"-
- . . . - H 1 I.. .-..An. I..,, ill'
laung to ine sihkius iu'"i k-' t-v. !-. ....
explldl. tiisisnating the . xuct amount that
rha" be m Ihe elty uva-urj. t' the credit
of the lllk'.ng fund, at the end "1 every
tical'yea:. until the principal shall become
Tle bonds shall be ii.su'd by the city. a
oth. r municipal bonds have been ivml.
aud will lo sisne-d by the Mayor. ( omp
oller and Ttrastirer, and attested by the
JleRWcr The bonds will be pajWe In
"ow in A-cw -Cork and in London. Kngland.
'K'rVlh Informed the Muulcip.U As-en-Wv
that the old otdinanc- rwiui ed that
thelionds b- i..:el by arcb 1. Wll. 1W
.ad no" 4n done. Tl.e nll""""-.,''"!
for payment of tlif principal In "'".
iV.ni w i.re-s the time should be tweiit
ye? nd it contain-.! no provision for
Siuh5S.nt of a rinklns f" or i -ment
of interest The f"S
th.se f.atures. It was drafted 1)1 e-omp
tr"o",.!er5alter- llrh.re Cnuneil.
Tl" Council transmitted its reports of the
extort en-lneern en the subject of cleat;
w r lo the Prd of Public Improve
ment' with a request Coal the reports be
tinted Mayor Wells notified the Assembly
hif be had5 employe.1 Charles Clatln , A en
, !-D-...ent th city before the "'";'
SuS"Cn Court in the Martha J.
Kwenlr.c.i! cae. Involving the Unlit "L
ile "tv f' a portion of the northern wharf
les than jr. nor more than SIC..
C-iiteln Bovce introduced a bill to re
ulate fractional items in the license as-
SCTnSWce. for the Wy-tb-Commltec
reported favorahlj- the bill an
tl c"l?i " emplovnient of live local VT"
terdents"of coristi union for the new cits
Hp'u.tal Captain U..Qges submitted a ml
i.oHtv renort --ovine three Inspectors would
e snme'ent The bill was recommitted on
motto- of Mr. Hoffmami. who -aid he . M
lo "tillv concur with Captain 1 ;?'; , "
' snid Pr-sident Horu.-hy "that the
majo",ity report has become a minority re
port." SALE OF RAILROAD PR0FERTY.
Another Lot Xear Union Station
Urines Good Price.
Another sale o' railroad property near
Vnion Station was effected yesterday, the
Schuchmann Itealty Company transferring
to Charles M. Hays, general Manager of
the Grand Trunk rystem. a lot i;3x2M feet
on the northeast enrner of Twenty-second
sticet mid Scott avenue, for Soi.lOJ. .
This lot. containing .i square feet, was
purchased three months ago by the Schuch
mann Jtealty Company for JOl.toJ. H't"1
the week three other lots just west of the
Fnloii Station train sheds have been sold,
two lots fronting respectively .! feet and
:r. feet, at Twenty-flrst and Poplar streets,
bringing JT Vfi and J11.0M: and a. third lot
Improved with two-story brick buildings, at
Twentieth street and Clark avenue, bring
ing JlS.oW.
Ilaiumrtt Ilnc It"lil'i"-C Sold..
t the Jteal Estate Exchange yesterd.iy
Paul Jones, as truste. sold a two-sto.ry
residence In Hammett place, lot .OxlSJ fe?t,
to, Thomas 15. Harvey, for S3.60O.
DENY TSILKA IS ARRESTED.
Turkish Authorities Say lie Is in
Sofia. Uuliiarisi.
Constantinople (.Thursday), Feb. M.-The
authorities here deny that the It"vermd
Mr. Tsllka. husband ot Miss Ellen M.
Stone's companion In captivity, has been
arretted for complicity in the kidnaping of
tho latter. They say that, according to last
reports. Mr. Ttllka Is ip Sotla, Bulgaria.
FINED FOR MEGLECfbF DUTY.
.'.'barges Against Officer Sustained
by Police Hoard.
At the session of til. Bosrd of Police
Commissioners yesterday afternoon a lino
of Jill was nssrssed against Patrolman Wil-
wIM"'WM"'M''''wMa1 "'" jii iii m iii in i,'i iiii.a a iiimwiii iBjuenim. qjHijjmmcgi
;- '-' '
8 ' .'.-: .'...... . . !
'HIE ACvJOMPAXVJNG ILLUSTRATION SHOWS MOXA CO AND
- v DARING AERONAUT'S
NEW ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
11am Weber of the Fourth District for ab
senting himself from duty without leave.
A Jul fine was nsses-ied again-l hpecial
Officer William Lnwler of headquarters for
being late In reporting for duty.
The following transfers were approved:
Patrolman Daniel D.mahtr, from the Sev
enth to I lie e'entrul District; Patrolman
Richard 1'urney from the Central to the
Seventh District.
eommlssl"ner Frye presided at the meet
ing In t!i .ih-tnre of President Havvcs, who
U in Hot Springs.
KAISER AND MUNICIPALITY
REOPEN THEIR OLD QUARREL
lli:c!lc:il Vii I'iiivIici
lllet DrittlllldH
explanation for Delay in Cm
fiioillis IturuoMia-trr.
Brr'ln. Feb. 21 -Tlie old nght lietwecn
EmperT William' and the municipality of
Berlin over the conlliinatlon cf llerr Kauff
mami. the gtcond Buigotnanter, was le
opened In lb.- leuver house or th.- Pins-Ian
l'le; to-dy. '
'I he linn-.' was packed. Amid intentv ex
citement'. Ifnir Tr.ieger (itadical) demanded
to know why Heir Kauffmamt liad not been
conllrmed.
The Minister of the Interior. Baron vnn
llamnierstdli. icpllci! that giave objections'
existed to tlerr Kauffmann. But the Min
ister ''declined to fdrnlHh any further ex
planation. Ho aid, however, that the fact-j
Iti the ease had ben reported to the Em
peror. It was pafenl to every one. continued the
Minister, 'that the. lyift was trying to bring
party polities Jntb municipal affairs, and
was making the cafe a. test of strength lri
an attempt to wrest power from the King
and lodge It in the hands of the party.
TO RECONSTRUCT
DOWNTOWN SEWERS
Drainage Improvements lo 15c
.Made in Alleys in P.usiness
I lislrict Tender Tests.
Sewer Commissioner Ilermnnn is prepar
ing plans antl specilications for reconstruc
tion of certain sewers in the central section
of the city. Many old sewers were eon
fitrutled too near the surface of streets, he
raid, to be of service In draining the sewage
cf modern .-k scrapers.
Ilid for reconstruction of district sewers
in the district bounded by Ninth. Twelfth.
Pine and Clr-tnut streets, will be received
March H. All new sjweis In the downtown
dl-trict will be built through alleys In or
der to avoid the tearing up of streets.
Tho Board of Public Improvement yes
terday received from Mayor Wells drawings
that accompanied the reports of the Pure
Water Commissioners.
A communication was received from
Messrs. Jenkins and lu Pont stating that
the railway companies will be ready to test
the new fender device; sny day after Feb
ruary 2.".. Mr. Hermann suggested that Feb
ruary -' be designated. The communication
was referred to the Committee on Presi
dent's Department, so that arrangements
may be completed for tho tets next week.
The application of the Citizens' Electric
Eight, Heat aud Power Company for a per
mit to lmllii a plant at the foot of Ewls
street was transmitted to Mayor Wells.
Harbor and Wharf Commissioner Alt said
the plans contemplated a building thai
would extend I eyond the wharf line, thus
rpemm: a complie-atlon that must be taken
up with the Federal authorities.
YOUNG ROOSEVELT
STA1TS FOR HOME
Uundled to His Eyes in Wankets
for Sleiph Kidc to Special
Train at Groton.
Groton. Mass., Feb. 21. Theodora Roose
velt, Jr., who has been 111 with pneumonia
for two weeks in the Groton Scho-1 In
firmary, is bound for Washington to-night.
Bundled to his eyes In blankets, he
was taken In a covered sleigh from ine in
firmary to the special train, which had been
In readiness at the Groton station for sev
eral days. He (was accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and Doctor P. M. Itixey. while
In another conveyance was Ml-"a Roosevelt.
A light snow was falling at thn time.
The departure of the party was so un
expected that not a dezen persons were on
the station platform when the train pulled
out. The arrangements for the departure
. were Identical with those made for I'res
! ident Roosevelt's teturn trip to Washlng
' ton. The party occupied the private car
j Convoy, and the Intention was to have It
I taken through to Providence and there at
' tached to the Federal Express.
The decision to take young Roosevelt to
, Washington was made at lunch at 1 o'clock.
Doctor Warren, the school physician, all
the morning had been opp-sed to a change
of the patient at this lime and under the
threatening weather conditions. Doctor
Rlxey gave his opinion that the boy would
stand the journey all tight and that the
J weather at thrs time was probably no worse
than It would be tomorrow, or possibly
Sunday, judging from the weather forecast.
I At lunch Doctor Warren reluctantly con-
I seated to allow the patient's removal, after
it had been pointed out that If a big storm
should come, as predicted, his removal
I might be prevented for stveral days.
Three Promotions
in Department.
PLEA FOR OPENING
OF LOCUST STREET
Properly Owners Inter
Thoroughfare Thr.r
souri P.rrk Hxposil
estcd Want
ugh .Mis
i'.in Site.
OFFER TO MAKE DONATION.
Hearing Is Given the Public lie
fore Council ('(imuiiitee on .Mu
nicipal A Hairs on licmeval of
Old Imposition Huilding.
P.epit'.-t-uutiv..- of the three erganizuti"ns
diiPctly Interested in the bill now pending
In the City Council which provides for th
restoration of Missouri Park were Instruct
ed yesterday by the Council Committee on
Mt-nlclpal Affair", to file briefs not later
than Tuesday. An independent opinion on
tho legal phases cf the measure has been
rendered ljy City Counselor Bates. Thl
opinion will bo the committee's guide in
perusing the briefs.
The nubile heating conducted yesterday
by tho commltt.p brought out tho aigu
menls of owner's of property in the vicinity
of tho Exposition and Music Hall bulMing.
Attorney Julius Esnense-hiecl, for the Lo
cust Street Improvement Association, in
sisted upon the opening or I-ocust street
from Thirteenth to Fourteenth street. Hi.
said tlie lmDrovem:it rssoelatlon will cor.
nibi.te SI'""'.'''") elthri to the Library Board
or to the Exposition assoeialion to accom
plish the opening.
Mr. E-pcnschied illustrated to the com
mittee the advantages that would r.-.iull to
adjoining picp'rty and interests by tho pro
posed opening. He al) emphasized the pub
lic lien.-Iit tnat would accrue troni estab
lishment of another downtown thorough
fare. He insisted that propetty oivnt'i-s
are mop' than justified in demanding that
th" stteet be opened, Mr. Espenschied rail
'the seventy-lwo-fout strip always was in
tended for a street.
The Rev. rend Doctor W. W. Boyd and
Librarian I". M e'ninden argued in behalf
cf the bill. Other gentlemen spoke. niJ
for retention of the Exposition building and
others for restoration of Mi-'ouii Park. At-torin-y
F. W. b'linunn concluded with an
argument lor the public library, and W. J.
Atkinson reviewed the cause of th Expi
ation Association. Many prominent men
were present.
The Locust Street Imirovcment Associa
tion conferred with Mr. L?hmann yesterday
morning upon tho proposed amendment to
the bill for the street opening. Xo detlnlte
eonclu-'on upon an amendment was reached.
The committee is composed of Fred Kspen
sceld. John H. Terrv. Martin Monti. C. H.
McMillan and C. II Evans.
When seen .vesterday Mr. Evans said that
the claims of the association are just and
that. If its proposition as it now stands Is
not accepted, the matter will be taken into
court.
"The south block of the Exposition site
Is larg" enough for anv building that can
be erected at th pro; osed cost of J-".0U.(Vi),"
he said. "A lire-proof building, such as is
desired, cannot be built for this figure of
a slz larger than lWxir. A building or
this size, in the center of the south block,
would l'uve room for large fi outages on all
shies. The north block could thn be turned
into a park, and the stieei eut through
without marring tho effect. y
"There i- a legal aspect to the cae,
which. lawyers have told us, would liable
us to demand that the str-et be opened.
James ji. Lucae sold the south block out
right to the city, but donated the north
block, with the understani.nig that It 1
turned into a park. Old plats' show that it
was Lucas's intention to have the street
separate the south block from that to the
north, bounded by St. Charles', Thirteenth,
Fourteenth and Locust streets."
MEXICAN RAILROAD WRECK.
Car Occupied by Pennsylvania Ex
cursionists Did Not Leave Track.
Mexico City, Feb. SI. The baggage and
(lining car of the Pennsylvania excursion
train were derailed seventy miles north of
thH city to-day. and the second cook, Cole
man, was killed. Two others ot the kitch
en crew were badlv scalded and several
slightly Injured The cause r.r the accident
was the burning of seven tics, which al
lowed the rails to spread.
The cars occupied by the excursionists
did not leave the track. One ot tho pas
sengers was slightly injured. The party ar
rived here at T o'clock to-night.
UNITED STATES ARE SATISFIED.
Russia's Pledges in Ifegard toMan
. churia Have 15eeu Henevred.
Washington, Feb. '21 The United States
Government is now perfectly satisfied as to
tho correctness of Russia's Intentions re
specting Manchuria. The pledges heretofore
obtained from Russia have been renewed
and unenforced so strongly that they must
he accepted as satisfactory unless our Gov
ernment Is prepared to deliberately ques
tion Russia's integrity, which it has not
the least disposition to do.
AN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Provisions Taken to Kergueleu
Island and Dogs Furnished.
Victoria, British Columbia, F-b. 21. The
steamer Miowera, which arrived here to
day, brought the report of the steamer
Tanglin, which had arrived at Sidney, after
,lrlr.o Arni'tclnnc t Ifnrininlot! tslnill frtr
the German expedition which is exploring
THE HAY WHICH HAS I5EEN
THRILLING 'EXPLOITS.
WORLD'S FAIR BOND
the antarctic on the steamer Gauss. r.p'M"
the provisions she landed eighty-eight dogs,
dog tenders and two German seint'sts. who
ate to Join the patty mi th Gauss ami n
tlnue the exploiattons toward th.. South
Pole.
There were some doubts a;- to whether the
Gauss had been at the is'himl befor- th"
Tanglin arrived, but tb"r- were no signs of
Mi-'h a, visit. The buildings orotrd by the
British expedition In 1S.T1 w.re found intact,
but badlv in no d of re" airs. Tile island
had an Immense poptiialinn of rabbits, the
descendants of a fiw It rt there by the L'rit
i'Sl exre-dition.
DIVORCEToFMnRGiNA EARLE.
Actress' Gels Absolute Decree
Wife of Whist l:r Frank Lawtou.
lMU'IJBUC FI'Bt IVL.
New Yolk, Feb 21. Judge JMar.rhatd in
th" Supreme Court ba signed a decren of
absolute divorce in favor of Virginia I-iw-tnn,
better known to the public as Virginia
Earlf. an actress, against her husband.
Frank Lawton. Ii'.ton is the well-known
w bistl.r.
The decree I signed upon tho report and
recommendations of roriner .lude Charles
Donohue. who sat as referee in tho matter.
The papers in the case were ordeicd sealed
by Judge Blanthard. A. 11. Iliuniiiell ap
peared as counsel for Miss Earle.
MORE THAN FIFTY LIVES LOST.
Tidal Waves on Salvadorian Coast
Partially Destroyed Villages.
Panama. Colombia, Feb. 21. Salvador re
ports that the recent tidal waves on the
Salvadorian coast caused a lo-s of more
than fifty lives and the paitial d-struetion
of seven villages.
LIGHTING PLMff
IN THE WEST END
F.ngineer Adkius Has Plan for II
luniiiiatiiig Insane Asylum
antl Adjacent JSuildings.
Ben C. AdKins. chief engineer of Water
works extension, jesterdav brought to the
j attention of Water Commissioner I'lad a
'plan whereby an electric generating plant
I may be installed In Waterworks property
to supply power lor lighting the Insane
Asylum. Female Hospital. Foorhouse and
several police stations and engine-houses.
As a generating plant will have to bo in
stalled in the workshop that will be erected
In the pipe-storage yard on Eager road. Mr.
Adkins thinks it would be economical to
put in a plant of, sufficient cap.icitv to light
public buildings in the vicinity. Ho esti
mates that a large saving will he effected
In ten years from the investment. By own
ing a storage yard, in preference t leasing
It, and building necessary shops in it. he
says, the saving will lie sufficient in several
years to pay for the property.
Mr. Adklns's idea, as yot not fully ma
tured. s to construct a three-unit e.lectric
generating plant, of somewhat greater ca
pacity than may be l. quired for tho esti
mated amount of light and power. Th'
plant would give light to portions of Forest
Park, the Mounted District Police Station
several engine-houses, the Insano Asylum'
Female) Ho-pltal and Pooihouse.
The pipe yard is located between Eager
road, Manchester avenue, Mcltco a'venuo
and the Oak I III! track". Several houses
oro on It. and for the first time in the city's
history the city lias tenants, piying month
ly lental for the houses. The structu-es
will be razed.
DIVORCE F0RGERYDISC0VERED
Pension Agent's Investigation Led
to Double Results.
La Porte. Intl.. Feb. 21. An investigation
instituted hero by a Fniled States special
agent has developed that a decree of court
supposed to have been granted in 1S79. di
vorcing W. J. Ashley of Colorado, from
Mary Ashley of California, was a forgery.
. Ashley, a veteran, disappeared, and his
wife-, later on. obtained a widow's p?nslon
on supposed proofs ot her hushand's death
Subsequently the Pension Department lo
cated Ashley living with another woman,
to whom he claimed to be married, produc
ing si de;re.' of divorce from the Laporb
County Ciicuit Couit as proof. The pension
of the widow was stopped, and she pro-i
tested, claiming to have no knowledge or
the divorct.
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Worrying about a position? What's the
use.' There are IX advertised In to-day's
Republic. Read the "Help Wanted" ads
every d-iy.
Till: REV. .TAJIKS T. IlEMlEltSO V.
Springfield, III.. Feb. 21. The Reverend
James T. Henderson died here to-day in his
fifty-eighth jear. He was a member of Com
pany l. Twelfth Indiana Volunteer Infant
ry, duilng the Civil War, enlisting at the
ago of IS. and was with SliTman on his
march to the sea. In ISTii he took up the
ministry in the Seventh Dav Adventlit
Church.
BISHOP .TAMES LATAXE.
Baltimore, Md.. Feb. 21. Bishop James A
T.atane of the Reformed Episcopal Church
died to-night. The cause of death was pneu
monia. I.WVVint. SOLDIER, .IOI !!X M.IST.
Xcrfolk, Va.. Feb. 21.-C done! U D.
Sparks, an eminent lawyer, died here to
night at the uge of 76 years. He was Colonel
In tho Confederate Army at Cape Hatteras,
was a prominent journalist just after tho
war. and at the time of his death was pres
ident of the Norfolk Landmark Publishing
Company.
THE SCENE OF SOME OF THE
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Sewer Improvements
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Succeeds Augustus -Thierry. Who
Lost-II is.' Life in the .Chestnut' .
Street Fire.
CHRISTIE. AND SHAY ADVANCED.
Old .Men in the Service Five New
.Members Are Added to the
Fin- Depart
ment. Thontai W. Ruvker, Assistant Chief, was
yesterday prom ted by Chief s-winglfcy to
the posit on or First Assistant Chief, suc
ceeding Augustus Thierry, who 1o;t his life
in the Ameiican tent and awning fire.
Patrick Shay, driver for Chief Swingley.
was appointed Assistant Chief, sjeceedir.g
Rucker, end Alexander P. Christie, foreman
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PATRICK M. SHAY',
ICew Assistant Fire Chief.
of No. S engine-hous-e. was app Intcd As
sistant Chief, in placo of Benjamin Fath.
resigned.
Chief Swlngley also appointed the follow
ing firemen: John Gordon. Joseph Frimel,
Thomas Flynn, Dennis L. Almon and John
P. Morney.
Mayor Wells approved all tho promotions
and appointments submitted by Chief
Swingley.
lincker Served Tvi-oiit -Three Year.
Thomas W. Rucker becomes First Assist
ant Fire Chief after eighteen years' service
as an Assistant ChW. He entered the Fire
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ALEXANDER P. CHRISTIE.
Who was yealerday appointed Assistant
Fire Chief, to succeed Benjamin Fatti, re
signed. Department twenty-threp years ago. having
formerly been in the tobacco business.
Throughout his service he has been in
the First, or downtown district, except for
three years. That was recently, he having
been moved back to his old district imme
dlatelv after the Lindell Hotel lire.
In all his experience Assistant Chief Ruck,
ei- n.'ver lias met with a sarious accident,
though lo has hod a number of narrow es
capes. P." has held the confidence and re-
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THOMAS W Itl'CKKR.
Who was. yesterday appointed Fiist Assist
ant Fire Chpf. to succeed Ausuei Thierry,
killed in the Chestnut street lire.
spect of his subordinates by goin frrward
boldly, sharing the dangers, and has been
successful in many a. hard fight against the
rlnmes.
Assistant Chief Rucker Is a native of St.
I Louis. M years old. has a son. George, in the
I Ire licpurimeni. ne resiues w:tn n;s iour
children i t No. .'UC9 Bell avenue.
Clirlsil.- nHe Rn;!i!!y.
Al'-xaneer P. Christie'. Who was appointed
Assistant Fire Chief yesterday, has rien
raridlv in the service, havinj entered it
uiitv thirteen veais ago. He Is a native
of New York City, but came to St. Loots
In h'-s childhood and learned the carpen
ter's true. ...
It wa' almcst an accident that Assistant
Chief Christie entered tho Fire Depart
ment. In the dull season ot 1SS3 he was of
fered a iKsltion and accepted It. telling hi.
family that he shculd keep to the now
employment for a veur or two. Until times
Blew better. .
Arsistant Chief Christie resides with his
aged mcther. his wife and .six small chil
dren at No. 1115 North l.con.ird avenue.
As-Ilunt Chief Shay's Record.
Patrick M. Shav, who was appointed to
take the place of Assistant Chief Thomas
W. Rucker. has been a. member of the de
partment since 1SS-T ' He. served with a
number or fire companies, but of late year--has
been acting as driver for Chtef Swing
ley. The new Assistant, Chief i II yeats
old. The appointment was a happy fur
prise to bis wife, and came on the fifteenth
annlverss.ry of their wedding- day. which
vas celebrated yesterday at their home, No.
3311 Coleman street.
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EKATOR RATE ON
THE PHILIPPINE BILL
Declares Treaty of Paris Was ;a
Conii'iiercialIvather Than a Sen
timental Transaction.
ATTACKS' REPUBLICAN POLICY.
'Antagonistic to the. American
Form of Government'' Says
Islands May Get Liberty When
Nothing More Can Be Made.
Washington. Feb. 21. For more than six
hours t.-.l.iy the Senate had the Philippine
tariff Mil under discussion. Mr. Bate
iDem.) or Tennessee dellvorod a carefully
prepared speech In opposition to tha pend
ing meosuie.
He was followed hy Mr. Sponner CRep.)
of Wisconsin In a brilliant defense of the
Republican attitude toward the Philippine
Islands. He became involved frequently In
Fit. ted colloquy "with members of the ml
i.ority. He concluded with an appeal to
Congress to ciand by tho policies or Mc
Khitey and Roosevelt.
Mr. Tilman Dem.) of SouthCarollna ba
gan a chtiracwrlstlc airaignment o the ad
ministration In tho Philippines, but had cot
concluded when the Senate adjonrned until
to-morrow.
Mr. IlntpVn Speech.
Mr. Bates's speech covered pretty fully
the general Philippine? question. Few,
things have occurred ill the Senate cham
ber. h said, more fateful or involving more
delicate issues and greater results than tho
ratification or Hi" treaty of Paris. Ho as
serted the payment of $2..l for tho
Philippine Islands was a commercial rather
than a sentimental transaction, and was
the first step toward a colonial policy, an
t,agotiitlc to the American form of gov
ernment, Wh'Ho ho regarded the acquisition ot tho
P'hUlpplh'o Islands as hurtful to the Ameri
can svsteni. as destitute or benefit to th
American" people and as wrongful to tho
Filipinos, the present 'was not tho time t
conttnup that discussion or to propose a,
remedy for the evils that had sprung: from,
tho ratification of tho Paris treaty. Jle de
clared that It was 0nly after the ratification
ot that treaty that the apprehension rose
that the Republican party had "bit more off
than it could chew."
Commercialism the Keynote.
Then It was that the new idea had blos
somed out that only Congress could extend
the operation of the Constitution beyond
the States; and It was held. In addition, that
Congress' would not extend the provision
ot the Constitution to the people of th
Philippines except with the string to It
which denied equality of administration,
taxation and citizenship.
How many millions ot dollars had been
expended in the sentimental programme of
exploitation was un!iown to the American
people, but thus far there had been no
money relumed ot this war for trado spoli
ation. The present tariff bill, the Tennessee Sen
ator said, would become a law. but It
would not bridge the chasm that separated
a people struggling for independence and
the Republican party, "bent upon conquest,
exploitation and commercialism."
It was not given to finite wisdom to dis
tinguish the form which retribution for that
trado at Paris would take; but. when th
tariff bill had been passed, the Republican
party again might be heard to exclaim:
"Erring sister, depart in peace." for ther
would be no more money to be made out of
the Filipinos and they might then tak
their place again among the nations of tha
world.
CUBAN CONCESSIONS ASSURED!
Stated That Thirty Per Cent Rebate
Will He Granted the nepnbllc.
Washington, Feb. a. The Cuban reci
procity problem was again before th? Re
publican members of the Ways and Meats
Committee to-day, who were in private
conference for two hours, then adjourning
until to-morrow without reachins an agree
ment. , . ,
It develop'ed to-day that an Informal
vote had been taken early In the confer
ence?, not on anv- specific proposition, but
on the general question as to whether any
thing should be done, resulting in an ex
pression favorable to action so long as
existing American industries were not en
dangered by the extent of the concess.ons.
After to-dav's conference It was stated,
with much deflnltene3s by those In a posi
tion to know, that there would be an agree
ment later, and the belief was expressed
that the concessions to Cuba would be
about 30 ier cent, probably as a rebate.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION PASSED.
In-vesllRatloa AVI II Be Mnile Into Jir
lln'd Relations t.i Shoihone ScJiool.
Washington. Feb. 21. The llousa to-day
passed the Indian appropriation bill. No
amendments or importance were anacneu
to It to-day. The latter part of the session
...,. .Lfniii t.i the. consideration of nrivata
claim hills, a number of which were passed.
The House passec a resoiuucn piuwuiu
for an Investigation of Mr. Nardtn's rela
tions to the Shoshone Indian schoal.
During the consideration of one of the
hills Mr. Kleberg (Pern.) of Texas, who Is
a German, made a brief speech, deprecating
any attempt ro make political capital out
of the coming visit of Prince Henry. He
said the Fulled States should extend to
him and the great nation he represents a
heart v welcome and a true American hos
pitality. The Ilouse .hen adjourned.
NEVER RETURNED THE TOOLS.
Now Stephen Ganler Is Charged
With Theft.
Stephen Gantcr Is locked up at the Third
Di'trict Police Station on the charge at
stealing a set of carpenters' tool? from Mrs
Elizabeth Winsberg. a member of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society. She lives at Np.
1432 Menard, and has charge or a division ot
the society's work.
A few davs ago. it is said, Ganter went to
her ami told her that he had lost every
thing he possessed, including his children,
in a fir" .vhlch destrovrd his house a short
time previous. He said he had no money
to get a new start, and he wanted some
carpenters' te.o!s to begin anew. She Rav
them I" him. and it is said h disappeared,
falling to return the implements. She
complained lo the police, ar.'i -Thursday
r.lght he was arrested.
He denies that he had any intention of
theft. A warrant charging petit larceny
Biii Issued against him yesterday after
noon. i
CLEVELAND WILL TRY BATHS.
Ex-President Suffering From
Rffeuniatism.
ItnPt'BLlC SPECIAL.
' Mount Clemens, Mich., Feb. IL Ex-Pre3l-dent
Cleveland has engaged rooms at the
Colon'al Hotel and will come here March
1 for a course ot baths for rheumatism.
A rumor that Cleveland had already ar
rived rc'-uited In creating excitement among
the townspeople, and an effort to locate him
revealed the lact that arrangements for his
reception had been .perfected by ex-Postmaster
Gcner.iJ Dickinson of Detroit.
Ilunincnii Men' Banquet.
P.CPUBUC SF-ECIAL
Pana, 111., Feb- 21. The business men of
the cltv held a banquet at the St. James
Hotel this evening. One hundred and fifty
were In attendance. The meeting was held
for the purpose o advancing the business
of Pana nnd vicinity.- Ever stnee the strike
there has been some dissension and thn
meeting was held In order to make every
thing harmonious. Senator J. N. C. Shum
way was the principal speaker.
Form the ?ood habit of readins
th
i"Want" paces every day. There are 661
."Want" ads printed In to-day.'s Republic,
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