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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
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NIETY-POUETH YEAR.
ST. LOUIS, MO., MONDAY. APEIL 28, 1902.
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WOTS IN RUSSIA BORDER ON REVOLUTION;
CZAR ABANDONS HIS JOURNEY TO MOSCOW.
KRATZ ARRESTED AT GUADALAJARA, MEXICO;
APPLICATION MADE FOR EXTRADITION PAPERS.
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Eighteen Thousand Malcontents in
Two Provinces Sack Eighty Es
tates, Destroying Everything
They .CouId'Xot U.irrv OIT.
LANDOWNERS FLEE FOR SAFETY
Debate -Between Orthodox and
Protestant Fectt. Leads to Hal
tie in a Church, in Which
Several Are Killed or
Wounded.
KL Peterrburp. Saluriliy. April 26. The
peasanU in the Toltava and Kharkoff
Trovlnce. nherc 18,000 are reported to bp
participating In riots, hac already sacked
''ghtv estates, where they destroyed eerj
liins they could not carry off.
The whola region is terrorized and land-
ners and stewarji are fleeinc for safety.
The fear H JncreaIns that Kbarkoft and
rthor towns will be attacked.
Somo of the authorities are showrlntr
enkne.n and pusillanimity, -nhlle others
are cruelly Itorous and aro causing whole
sale floggings of persons arrested.
The agitation at Moscow is so serious
that the Czr has relinquished his Intention
ft N?et!dipc.lhe Jlusslan Easter thtt3.-f:ie
Jtlrilsfcrs. Including M. De Witte. the 5Iln
I'ter of Finance, continue to receive lcttef3
threatening them with di-ath.
Connplrncy Snupecteil.
Th judicial Inquiry Into tho assassination
April 15 of M. SIplaguine, the Minister of
the Interior, has led to the arrest of many
persons upectcd of connection with an
anti-governmental conspiracy.
These Include a Jewess, who Is the flincea
'of Balschaneff, the as-assln of the Minister,
and her father, who supplied Balschaneff
with monev.
Upon learning of the arrest of his fiancee,
BajKchaneft" attempted to commit suicide,
hut was presented from so doing by his
guards.
Senator Kokowtzow, the Assistant Minis
ter of rinancf, has been appointed Secre
tary of State for rinland. in succession to
Senator Plehnc, who was nppolntcd Min
ister of the Interior In succession to 31.
SIplaguine.
rtiuois rifiiiT i ciiuncn.
Moscow, April 17. Copyright, 1902.) Riot
ing continues In many parts of Russia oer
economic conditions and religious questions.
Following on the heels of the iolnt out
break of the striking cotton and silk work
ers here, in which several persons were
Ulled or injured on the side of the peonls
as well as the Gotenment, comes the news
of a riot in a church in the village of Bug
odbkh, Karkoff Province, which grew out
of a theological discussion. Scleral persons
wero killed and two score more wounded.
After tho usual sen lea the priest had
Invited tho leaders of a sort of semlcom-
munlstlc Protestant sert, called the Stund
ists, to discuss the difference between their
tenets and the orthodox Russian creed, Tho
entire congregation remained to hear the
discusficrl.
Getting warm In defense of the orthdoxy,
the priest applied epithets to the Stundists,
which they resented. Then, seeing tha
Stundists were wrathful, the orthodox
peasants alro became angry, and as the
priest continued to shout abuse of the "her
etics" the congregation attacked the Stund
ists and drove them out of the church, and
scenes of terrible disorder, trampllnj on
en and children In their frantic efforts
to get at each other. Outside the church tho
tierce fight was continued, and not until a
large body of troops reached the scene
could the infuriated combatants bo sep
arated and the row brought to an end.
WANT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
Demonstrations Held in Most of
the Towns of Sweden.
Stockholm, April 17. Demonstrations
were held to-day in most of the Swedish
towns, at which unhcral suffrage was de
manded. The meeting was attended by 30,
000 persons.
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. XAJIQEST RAFT OF LOGS 4.
IS COM1XG TO ST. LOt'IS, s
RErUDUC SPECIAL.
Waukesha, Wis , .April Z?. Captain
George WInans Is towing down the
Mississippi River the largest raft of
logs ever brought down the river. The
raft Is now near St. Louis, and con-
tains 11,000,000 feet of logs, or about
three times tha size of an ordinary
raft
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4 VYILUHIYI WHLUUnr Hdiun
; MAY BE CREATED BARON.
New York, April 2T. A dispatch to
tha World from London says: "The
latest official report has It that Wll-
Ham. Waldorf Alter win' h created
Baron Cliveden ' of Taplow next
month."
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RIVAL COMPANIES AFTER
- THE WIGGINS STOCK.
Eeported Sale of the Ferry Company Develops a Keen Struggle for
Control Mississippi Valley Trust Company Disputes Claims
of the Mercantile Tiust Company Offers ?M0 for
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BRECKINRIDG.H JOXES.
Vice president of the Mississippi Valley.
Trust Company.
The sals of the Wiggins Ferry Company
has resolved Itself Into a struggle for con-
trol between trust companies, and what
the limit of price on the stock will be rc
n ains to be seen in the next few dayo.
Both President Fcstus J. Wade of the Mer
cantile Trust Company and Vice President
urccKinriage jonej 01 tne Mississippi Valley
Trust Company claim for their companies
a controlling interest in tno itrry company.
Circulars were sent out yesterday by the
Mercantile Trust Company emphasizing
Mr. Wade's statement of tho day before.
These messages read thus:
The Mercantile Trust Companv pledges
Its honor to the statement that it has al
ready contracted for more than a majority
of the stock of the Wiggins Ferry Com
pany. If jou have not already done so,
send In j our certificate and receive pay
ment according to the terms.
MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY,
FESTUS J. WADE, President"
President Wade said further last night:
In my judgment the purchase of this
property will do more for the material
growth of the city of St Louis than any
single event In St Louis in the last ten
years. The purchaser has planned to be of
very great Interest to the city, .and, for
tunately, has ample financial ability to car
ry out such plans."
The rooms of the Mississippi Valley
Company were occupied all of yesterday
with' meetings 'of officials and stockholders.
Responses to Inquiries were that the com
pany was prepared to pay $300 a share for
the Wiggins stock, and was doing so.
"We cannot divulge all thai Is going on,
as It would be prejudicial to the deal, but
things are moving along satisfactorily" to
us." said Breckinridge Jones. 'Personally,
I do not know so much about the Wiggins
properties as I would like, but tbjs com
pany ii acting as agent merely for others."
Wiggins stockholders and business men
generally talked of the big deal yesterday
on all sides. The Identity of the real buyer
(s still a mystery, the latest' to be men
tioned being the Southern Railway, which
now uses the Interstate Car and Transfer
service. This company Is doing immense
development work In the South and is using
much capital In carrying out-the p'.ans.
The great stumbling block, financiers say.
In the present deal. Is that the Scanlan in
terests are disposed to' hold out for a higher
ngurs. J.fc u sua uwi uus inurest controls j
Wfourth Of th'vTggifl. ock. it I. prei.
figure. It Is said that this interest control
sumea mat tne Mississippi valley company I
has obtained an option on this stock. !
The Tennessee Central Line, which u on
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FESTUS J. WADE.
rresldent of the Mercantile Trust Company.
of the factors Jn the general terminal ne-
j gotlatlons, is largely owned In St. Loul3.
t Tho Tennessee Central succeeded in obtain-
ing permission to get a Jl.000,000 loan from
the city of Naslnllle, in which effort the
Louisville and Nashville people fought
President Jere Baxter hard. Tho company
has subsidies from most of the counties
' on its route, and has Immense beds of ora
and coal to draw from.
Santa Fe Sale.
The sale of the St Louis, Kansas City
and Colorado road to the Santa Fe Is not
confirmed by those In a position to do so:
neither will they deny It In all casea Pres
ident D. R. Francis returned from Charles
ton last night and merely shrugged his
shoulders when told that his line had been
sold tlncc his departure. He said he did
not care to talk of business matters, as he
had been absent for ten das.
A well-known trust company director said
concerning the deal:
"As I understand it Judge Madlll figured
i out a scheme for the transfer of the Wlg-
gins company, but how far he got I never
learned. Its valuable properties are growing
better every day as the congestion of our
terminal facilities Increases. Mr. Wade has
met with some difficulties, but that he has
carried the day I am convinced."
Eftorts to confirm the reported sale of the
Colorado Line to the Santa Fe In New York
were not successful. George G. Haven, one
of the Boad of Directors of the road, said
to a Republic correspondent that he knew
nothing of such a deal and did not believe
that the rumor was true. H. R. Duval and
Edwin Hawley, two other directors, are
out of the city.
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COSDl'CTOn RESTdRED LOST
f 10,000 I-EAUL NECKLACE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Philadelphia, April 27, A pearl
necklace, worth more than $10,000,
lost In a Sixth avenue car in New
York, was restored to Its owner to
day through the medium of an adver
tisement, ana a conductor has re-
celved $250 reward f or his honesty.
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Doable Killiac la Texas.
Nacogdoches. Tex., April 27. A double
killing has occurred at Palestine Church,
thlrtv-three mUes west of ihre. At th. in.
c alnkliir convention afiir h.V.VT.
gunUnWse Slttonho? Jte? aerM
u"ng nun lnsmnuy. acme one snot CUT-
ton dead. Joseph Clevenger, a brother of
jim wieveiurer, ioia anenn csprsaiey to-aay
that be would surrender Monday,
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TELEGRAMS RELATING
TO THE ARREST OF KRATZ.
The first Information of the arrest
of Kratz was received at 9 30 o'clock
Saturday night In the following mes
sage to Chief of Polico Kiely:
1 "Gaudalajara. Mexico, April 26 Mr.
Mathew Kiely. Chief of Police. St.
Louis, Mo : Charles Kratz, whom
iou asked to be arrested Iper sour let-
- ter requisltoriaVdated AVril-S, I will
hold eight dass from date for Infrac
tion of police regulations If you wish.
He will be held until the arrival of
officers to take him. Ask for his ar
rest through ForeI;n Oftlcc, Mexico.
As soon as present term of eight days
terminates he will be released, after
which it will bo difficult to reirrest.
"JOSE DE JA ANAYA.
"Chief of Police."
Chief Kiely, considering the Inform
ation In the foregoing message some
what Incomplete, sent the following
telegram jesterday morning:
"Have jou Charles Kratz arrested?
If so hold and wire me at once."
A second telegram was sent by
Chief Kiely as follows:
"Please answer former telegram. I
hae requested arrest of Charles
Kratz through Foreign Office at Mex
ico City and that he be held until of
ficers from this city can reach your
city. Hold Kratz by all means."
In answer to these telegrams the
following mes?ise was received at 2
o'clock jesterday afternoon:
"I hae him arrested, as I said In
my other w Ire. You mut act quick."
Chief Kiely sent another telegram
to the Mexican authorities at C 30
yesterday afternoon:
"Hold Kratz by all means. Foreign
Office notified. Will send officers at
once."
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LEADING TOPICS
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TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT
E OS AND SETS THIS EVENING AT 6'4D
THE MOON RISES THIS EVENING AT
1151.
WEATHER IMJICATIOJJS.
For Missouri Showers Mondays
Tuonan? fair nnil cooler.
For Illinois Showers Jlondny and
probably Tnesdny.
For Arkansas Showers Monday) fair
Tneidn.
For Eastern Texas Showers In north
Monday) Tnesday fair.
For Western Texas Fair Monday
and Tuesday) cooler Monday In nortb.
Page.
1. Rtrsian Riots Continue.
Rival Companies After the Wiggins
Stock.
Kratz Arrested at Guadalajara, Mexico.
2. Strong Evidence of a Combination
Cattle Barons and Trust In Harmony.
3. Fair at Germania Theater.
J. Sterling Morton Is. Dead.
President Francis Back From Charles
ten. 4. Detroit Nearly Shut Out Browns.
Cardinals Won From Cincinnati.
Race Entries.
General Sporting News.
E. Missouri and Nebraska Students to De
bate. fi. Edltorlsl.
Stag News and Notes.
Inquiries as to the Record of Farrla.
5. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
9. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
10. Sermons and Services at the Churches.
11. Buying for Expert Advances All Grains.
St Louis Produce Market
Livo Stock. j
Cotton. '
12. Cheap Restaurants Sell Less Meat
Minister DeMvtMd Address to Actors.
Report on St Lotl Post Office To-Dy.
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CIRCUIT ATTORNEY TELLS
KRATZ'S RETURN MAY BE EFFECTED.
"1 will ask for the extradition of Kratz under the precedent
established during the term of President Grant, In 1ST9, when
William M. Tweed, known as 'Boss Tweed, was Indicted In
New York. Tweed fled to Spain, and the treaty with Spain
contained no proUslon for the extradition of persons charged
with the offense for which he was Indicted. President Grant
appealed to the authorities at Madrid for tho delivery of
Tweed, and in view of the friendly relations existing between
the two countries the fugitive was delivered up. I expect to
'have the same course followed in the present case, as there is
no provision in our treaty with Mexico for the extradition of a
person charged with bribery. I anticipate no trouble In secur
ing Kratz's return to the United States." Circuit Attorney
Joseph W. Folk.
Circuit Attorney Folk Hopeful
That President Roosevelt
Will Ask for the Re- '
turn of the
Prisoner.
CASE NOT COVERED BY TREATY
Charles Kratz, ex-Councilman, Indicted for
bribery In connection with tho Suburban
Railway franchise scandal, who fled the city
to avoid trial April 8, forfeiting a $30,000
bond, is under arrest in Guadalajara, Mex
ico Ha was arrested Saturday a few hours
after he had arrived in tbe Mexican city,
and is being held for the St Louis author
ities. Chief of Police Kiely and Circuit Attorney i
Folk wero apprUed of his arrest about
midnight Saturday and a. telegram was
sent to the Mexican authorities asking his
detention until an officer arrived with ex
tradition papers.
Mr. Folk has forwarded a request to tha
State Department at Washington for the
necessary papers to secure the extradition
of the prisoner. This request will reach
Washington to-day and immediate action is
expected.
Tha arrest or Kratz has been expected
daily by Mr. Folk for the last two weeks.
The Circuit Attorney has been In posses
ion of accurate Information concerning the
.ugitive's movements, almost from the day
ae failed to appear In court for trial, Tues
Jav, April S. He learned that Kratz went
direct to El Paso, Tex., by rail, and crossed
jver into Mexican territory. Since he set
foot on ''Mexican soil the fugitive has kept
constantly on the move, never spending
more than a day or two in any of the cit
es he visited. He was in the City of Mex
'co for a couple of days, but evidently
learea ne woum oe recosnuea mere, ana
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moved runner west, uwing to tne frequen
cy of his Jumps the authorities were unablo
to apprehend him until Saturday.
CASE FOR STATE DEPARTMENT.
Immediately upon receipt of the telegram
innouncing the arrest, Mr. Folk took steps
to have the prisoner brought back to stand
rial. Ho had been in communication with
the State Department at Washington rela-
tive to the extradition of Kratz and Murrell
rrom Mexican or Canadian territory. In the
tvent of their arresPin either of those
ountrles. and determined upon a plan of
procedure.
Tha treaties with Mexico contain no pro--lalon
for the extrad'tlon of a person
harged with bribery, but Mr. Folk Is pro
ceeding on the theory that Kratz can be
irought back under the precedent estab-
llshed In the case of Boss Tweed, who was
'ndlcted In New York City In 1879. and who
ought refuge In Spain. There was no
treaty between Spain and the United States
it that time under the provisions of which
Tweed could be extradited, but President
Grant appealed to the authorities at Mad--Id,
and. In viow of the friendly relations
listing between the two countries at that
time, Tweed was delivered up to the United
states authorities and brought back to
.rial.
TI1IXK9 PRESIDENT WILL ACT.
Mr. Folk will ask the State Department
'o follow this course In the present case,
ind he says ho has reason to believe that
"resident Roosevelt will ask the President
of the Mexican Republic to deliver up
'Cratx to the United States authorities, and
hat the request will be honored.
Governor Dockery has also been In com
jnun'catlon with the Secretary of State In
relation to this matter of extradition, and
Mr. Folk says he has no fear that any
friction will develop between the authorities
to prevent Kratz from being broughtback.
The icturn of Kratz will not affect the
forfeiture of his bond. Mr. Folk says he
will push the proceedings to collect Judg
ment on the bond, just tha same as If
Kratz never appeared.
The return of a person who has forfeited
a bond, whether the return be voluntary or
Involuntary, does not affect the status of
his bondsman In the eyes of the law. al
though a voluntary return may be pleaded
as a mitigating circumstance In a motion
to have the forfeiture set aside.
If the State Department consents to ask
the return of Kratz, an officer wilt be sent
to Guadalajara to bring him back. The
officer who will make this trip has not been
definitely selected as yet, but Chief Kiely
says it Is probable Detective Thomas Mc
Grath will bo chosen. It Is probable that
Kratz will make a fight to resist extradition,
but Mr. Folk says he does not anticipate
any resistance, and says that resistance
would be unavailing, in his opinion, if
President Roosevelt requests the delivery
of tho prisoner.
If Kratz Is brought back he will be lodged
In jail until his case is disposed of, as bond
will nbt be accepted for blm In any amount
His case will be called tor trial May 6.
HUtory of Krata's Case.
Charles Kratz was indicted January 21,
with ex-Coundlman Emll A. Meysenburg
and ex-Delegate John K. Murrell, on a
charge of bribery, by the December Grand
Jury. The charge against him Is that he
agreed to vote for and use his Influence
with other Councilmen to pass a bin grant
ing the Suburban Railway Company a val
uable franchise. In consideration of $60,000
deposited In a box In the safe deposit vaults
of the Mississippi Valley Trust Company.
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This money Is now Impounded, pending dis
position of the cases against the Indicted
men.
Kratz's attorney, Thomas B. Harvey,
mnde a motion fnr ft rhanffi nt vpnup when
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In the community, but the motion was over-
ruled. He was out on $5,000 bond when John
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Murrell'a flight the bonds ..of all the In
dieted men were increased, Kratz being
compelled to give bond for $20,000. He cre
ated a scene In court when called upon for
j the increased band, declarlnr that It was
j an insult to him to Insinuate that he would
' attempt to run av y. His case was set
! for trial April 8, and Mr. Folk, learning a '
few dajs prior that he was contemplating
flight, asked Chief Desmond to keep a close
watch on him. Detectives were assigned
to shadow him. but Kratz succeeded in es
caping from the city.
Gottlieb Eyermann, Jr., a contractor, Is
surety on his bond. After Kratz'9 flight' It
developed that he had taken steps to In
demnify his bondsman against loss by the
forfeiture of the bond by making over to
j nlm real estate notes to the amount of
$,000. Circuit Attorney Folk'made this the
subject of Investigation by the court and
the Grand Jury, but thus far no Indict
ments have resulted. Steps have been taken
to recover the amount of the bond from tho
bondsman.
Immediately after the flight of Kratz,
Circuit Attorney Folk and Chief of Police
Kiely prepared circulars containing photo
graphs of Murrell and Kratz and accurate
descriptions of each, offering $S00 reward
for the arrest of each. These circulars
were mailed to the authorities of the prin
cipal cities In the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
Where Defendant Is Detained.
Guadalajara, where Kratz Is under arrest.
Is a town of 83.331 Inhabitants. , It Is In the
southwestern part of the Republic, on the
Guadalajara branch of the Mexican Central
Railroad. 1,065 miles from EI Paso. The
main line of the railroad 1; tapped by the
Guadalajara branch at Irapuato. 1(1 miles
north of the City of. Mexico, and Guadala
jara is 161 miles west'of Irapuato. It Is 2,750
miles from St Louis.
WHAT MEXICAN TREATY STATES.
A special dispatch to The Republic from
Washington last night says:
"The State Department officials have not
yet received the request for the extradi
tion of Kratz, nor has the Mexican Ambas
sador been notified that papers have been
asked for. If the specula charge against
Kratz Is bribery there will be difficulty In
securing his extradition.
"While not expressing any opinion In this
case, the Mexican Ambassador this evening
called The Republic correspondent's atten
tion to the provisions of the last extra
dition treaty between the United States and
Mexico. Tie extraditable offenses are
clearly specified. Bribery Is not Included.
"The treaty stipulation Is that 'Persons
shall be delivered up, according to the pro
visions of this convention, who shall have
been charged with, or convicted of, any of
the following crimes or offenses: Murder,
rape, bigamy, arson, crimes committed at
sea, such as piracy, mutiny, etc.; burglary,
robbery, forgery, falsification of official rec
ords; counterfeiting, embezzlement kidnap
ing, mayhem, train wrecking, larceny, of
personal property; and extradition shall be
granted for the attempt to commit these
crimes.
"Extradition Is not obligatory for these
offenses, but at the discretion of each Gov
ernment The treaty provides for securing
extradition as follows:
"Requisitions for the surrender of fugi
tives from Justice under this present con
vention shall be made by the respective dip
lomatic agents, or, In the event of their
absence, they may be made by superior
consular officers.
"If a person whose extradition ls asked
for' shall have been convicted of a crime
or offense, a copy of the sentence f the
court In which he was convicted, authenti
cated under its seal, with attestations of the
DISCUSSES THE TREATY. J
The Mexican Ambassador 'at Washington last night called
The Republic correspondent's attention to the last trpaty be-
tween the United States and Mexico, In which the extraditable
offenses are clearly specified, rlbery is not Included. The
stipulation Is that persons shall' be delivered up who have
been charged with or convicted of murder, rape, bigamy,
arson; crimes committed at tea. such as piracy, mutiny, etc;
burglary, robbery, ' forgery, falsification of official records,
counterfeiting, embezzlement kidnaping, mayhem, train
wrecking, larcen j of personal propertj . , Extradition Is not
obligatory for these offenses, but at the discretion of each
Government" The treaty provides that to secure extradition
requisitions for the surrender of fugitives from. Justice shall
be made by the respective diplomatic agents, or In the event
of absence they may be made by superior consular officers.
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official character of the Judge by the proper,.
the Minister or consul -f tha respective
contracting parties, shall accompany the
requisition. When, however, the fugitive
shall have been merely charged with jl
crime or offense, a similar authenticated
and attested copy of the warrant for &
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offense is charged to have been committed.
and of the depositions upon which such,
warrant may have been Issued, must ac
company the requisition as aforesaid.' ,
"On being Informed by telegraph or other
wise, through the diplomatic channel, that,
a warrant has been Issued by competent
authority for the arrest of a fugitive crimi
nal charred with anv nf the crimes enii-
j merated In the foregoing articles of this
treaty, and on being assured from the same
source that a requisition for the surrender
of such criminal is about to be made, ac
companied by such warrant and duly au
thenticated depositions, or copies thereof, -In
support of the charge, each Government
shall endeavor to procure the provisional
arrest of such criminal and to keep htmf.in,
safe custody for such time as may be
practicable, not exceeding forty days, to
await tho production of the documents op
en which the claim for extradition Is,
founded."
WHAT KRATZ'S LAWYERS SAT.'
Former Judge Thomas B. Harvey, attor
ney for Kratz, said last night that he had
not heard from Kratz, either directly or In
directly, since the tatter's departure, and
had not been Informed of Kratz's capture.
Thomas J. Rowe, another of Kratz's coun
sel, said he knew absolutely nothing about
his client's whereabouts.
"Nothing will be done by Kratz's local
counsel to prevent the officers bringing hlra
back, unless circumstances should demand
action from here' Judge Harvey said. UTC
am not familiar with details of his present
predicament, but I suppose he win engage
counsel In Mexico, If It Is true that he has
been arrested.
"So far as I know, bribery Is not an ex
traditable offense under the treaty with,
Mexico. However, I have not Investigated)
that subject and am not fully compettnt,to
discuss It There are Instances where per
sons charged with nonextradltable offenses
were arrested In friendly countries 'and
brought back, through the connivance , of
the friendly foreign Government But, under
most treaties, this charge Is not extradita
ble. However, I am not familiar with exr
lstlng circumstances and cannot discuss de
velopments." Kratz's home at No. 3233 Ohio avenue was
dark last night. The lights were extin
guished at an early hour and the shutters
closed. Neighbors said the Kratz children
are still at home and that Mrs. Kratz to
sick. . c
It was stated last night that the local
authorities had already appealed to Presi
dent Roosevelt to use his offices with Presi
dent Diaz of Mexico to have Kratz brought
back. A Four Courts official Intimated that
arrangements could be made whereby the
Mexican police officials would not Interfere
with, or attempt to frustrate, any effort to
get Kratz on United States territory. By
such an understanding the fugitive could
be brought back to St Louis without extras
dltlon papers.
INJURED IN SAVING HIS CHILD.
Father Clang to Daughter in Fall
ing Off Trestle.
Sam E. Prather, 52 years old, of No. 32W
Olive street. In trying to prevent hls"-
year-old daughter Laura from falling from
a bridge at Valley Park yesterday after
noon, lost his balance and, with the child
clasped In his arms, feU about thirty feet
He was picked up unconscious and brought
to th- City Hospital. v
Prather saw his daughter playing on th
bridge and called to her to come back. She
did not understand him and he ran on the
trestle and seized her In his arms. Hs lest
his balance and fell. Prather and his wits.
and child had been snendlnc tha dur at
Valley Park on a jrtcnlo excursion. .
At the City Hospital prather'a mnaiea
were said" to be serious. The child -was net
injured. Her father struck the ground trst-
and broke the force ot the girl's ".
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