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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
WORLD'S-
1904
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NINETY-FIFTH
HEAVY RAINS STILL
FALLING IN TEXAS
Trinity Eiver Is Out of Its Banks
and Rising at
Dallas.
-TRAFFIC BEGINNING TO MOVE.
Washout Causes Wreck on the In
ternational and Great North
ern in Which the Fire
man Is Killed.
r.EFUBUC SPECIAL.
Dallas, Tex., July 27. No material change
Is reported In the Texas flood situation to
day, though heavy rains fell at Intervals
in Isolated places over the Hooded district.
Including Dallas.
Tho Trinity is out of Its banks here and
rising-. Warnings were given the people In
the lowlands, and no los3 of life is ex
pected. Reports to-night from Waco state that
the Brazos 19 falling at that point and there
is no immediate danger of -serious damage.
The reports of disasters at Navasota. Cal
vert and Hearne are not -well founded.
There is high -water, and the cotton crop
is damaged, but no loss to general property
or human life. Officials at the Texas and
Pacific headquarters In Dallas report an
improvement in the condition on the -west
part of their road.
Heavy rains fell in the Colorado, Pecos
and Brazos valleys and along the T. and P.
line to-day. mostly hard showers. The
tracks are still covered for a distance of
three miles to the -west and two miles to the
cast of Big Springs. Assistant General Man
ager Evennan stated to-night that he ex
pects trains from the east to reach Big
Springs by Tuesday. All the passengers
for the East -were gotten oat of Big Springs
to-night on a train that -was run within
two miles of the town, to which point they
had to be transferred overlaid.
KANSANS REJOICE
OVER HEAVY RAINS.
Corn Crop In Saved Estimated State
lleld Will lie About 250,000,000
Btuhels.
itEPunuc SPECIAL.
Topeka. Kas., July 27. Kansas has been
visited by heavy rains during the last
forty-eight hours and to-night a downpour
is reported throughout the entire corn belt.
Grainmen and others who have -watched
conditions in this State say the prospects
Jor a bumper corn crop -were never equaled
at this season.
Tho early corn Is saved and one or two
more good rains will insure a" full crop
iromthe late planted. The season, though
it has'beatooret whilo'-wbeat ZJ':-?iJns
was in rrogress, has been.flopforcorn It
is estimated that Kansas wni harvest more
than 2C0,X,CtjQ bushels. Some say the
total jleld will be -more than 200.000.000
bushels
The corn crops ha-ie been the chief reli
ance of the farmers of Kansas in the past,
because the money made on the farms has
been by feeding this cereal to stock. The
railroads regard a big corn crop In Kansas
as a great boon in freights. All crops have
been good and the people of Kansas are re
joicing over the prospects.
KING EDWARD MAY
EXHIBIT HIS HERDS
Special Commissioner Harris Goes
to London to Negotiate for
World's Fair Features.
EEPUBL.IC SPECIAL.
Washington July 27. Senator Harris of
Kansas was in Washington to-day on his
way to Europe, where he hopes, to obtain
for the St. Louis Exposition the greatest
exhibit of live stock ever seen In one col
lection. Tho special object of his mission is to
enter into negotiaUon, through the Amer
ican Ambassador at London, with the ob
ject of bringing to America for exhibition
at St Louis, the famous herds of catUe of
the late Queen Victoria, new owned by
King Edward VII.
These herd have been exhibited In Eng
land many times at live-stock shows, and
Senator Harris thinks there Is a good chance
of bringing them to America. He goes to
Europe as a special commIsIoner of the
ExposIUon to make the arrangements ir
possible.
He will also visit the Continent to obtain
exhibits from these countries which main
tain national breeding establishments.
In speaking of his mission to-day Senator
Harris said:
"King Edward's herds will be a great fea
ture. He has one of the most complete
herds of shorthorns in Europe at Sand
Tingham. and Queen Victoria's herd at
Windsor was also celebrated. Both have
exhibited at the royal agricultural shows
I believe they can be obtained for the St.
Louis ExposiUon. King Edward Is an en
thusiastic stock raiser. He got his love for
pure-blooded animals from his father, who
for years maintained a stock farm and de
veloped some of the finest strains of cattle
In Europe."
MAYOR IS WANTED
FOB "SCORCHING"
Chicago Police Captain Offers
Twenty-Five Dollars for Car
ter Harrison's Arrest
REPUBUC SPECIAL.
Chicago, 111., July 27. Captain Dennis, the
Glencoe "White Devil" chaser, has offered
his policemen 23 for tLe arrest of Mayor
Harrison of Chicago, who, he says, is the
most reckless chauffeur that ever searched
the Sheridan road.
It Is charged that the day before the
ilayor left for his summer home at Huron
Mountain, Mich k he burned the surface of
the Sheridan road to a crisp in an auto
mobile dash through Glencoe at the rate of
forty miles an hour. Citizens saw the Hy
ing phantom as it whizzed by like a streak
of lightning. They knew by Instinct that
the fleeting figure was an automobile and
that probably there was a man In it, but
not until the machine was brought to a
stop in front of the home of Heaton Owsley,
the Mayor's brother-in-law, was the driver
recognized as the Calcio aiUve.
I
YEAE.
SALOON SMASHER OF KANSAS
GOES SLUMM5NG IN ST. LOUIS.
Carrie Nation, With Party of Escorts, Visits Saloons and District
Between Nineteenth Street and .Jefferson Avenue on (.'hotiiut
Delivers a Temperance Lectu re at the Morgan Club Ke-
cites Temperance Rhyme in Front of Bar.
CROWD OF HUNDREDS FOLLOW
By a Republic Photographer.
MRS. NATION HOLDS GLASS OF BEER.
She appeared as If about to drink, and the crowd was wlldlj excited at the grocers pic
nic. In reality, she was demanding tho removal of a -waiter who was i-elllng beer and
she was unconscious that she held the glass.
Mrs. Carrie NaUon went "slumming" last
night in SL Louis. When she had finished
her trip through the red-light district she
declared that .t she were In authority in
this city conditions would be radically
changed. She said she would not have be
lieved such a state of things existed it she
had not seen and beard for herself.
Accompanied by an escort of reporters
and two friends, she left tho Lindell Hotel
et9.30 o'clock, intending to pass the two
hiurs before-the-tratn"B departure in vbJt
lng places at random along the route to
Union Station. She refused to eat dinner
in the hotel, because some guests drank
beer at the table, and was advled to go to
Nagles" restaurant on Seventh street. She
didn't stay ery long
Crossing the street she went Into the mu
toscope parlor In the Columbia Theater
foer. Dropping a penny in the slot, she
watched the antics of a dancing girl. The
changing expressions of her face, were a
study as she observed the pictures. Turn
ing about she addressed the crowd on the
evils of these exhibitions.
Then she went to the hotel and prepared
for the "slumming" trip. As she passed
Hotel Baraum a lad shouted "Good morn
ing, Carrie" and she smiled good-naturedly
and waved to him.
In a soloon on the northwest corner of
Sixth and Pine streets she shook hands
with the bartender and urged him to re
form. She crossed to the saloon on the
southeast corner and went Into the back
room, where a crowd was looking at stere
optlcon pictures.
Here she delivered an earnest speech
against intemperance and pictures on the
wall which attracted her attention. Some
one In the room made a rush toward her to
put her out. but was restrained by mem
bers of her escort.
In the saloon run by Edward Koeln of the
House of Delegates she recited a temper
ance rhyme, and expressed her opinion
about legislators being In the liquor busi- j
ness. uv inis rant we crowa loilowlng her '
had Increased to about 400 persons. It
blocked .e street car track on Sixth and
Market streets. Men and women asked for
her autograph, and with a lead pencil she
scrawled her name on slips of paper.
She was recognized everywhere. Now and
then she stopped to admonish some one to
stop smoking cigarettes, or dashed Into a
saloon and railed against Intemperance.
Delegate Cronin wis not In his saloon when
she arrived there, and she hastened away,
bent on Inspecting the red-light district.
At Nineteenth street the party got off the
car and proceeded up Chestnut street, as
far as Jefferson avenue. She stopped In
several houses on the way and the women
received her cordially, listening to her
pleadings with attention. Her most ener
getic speech was made in the Morgan
Club.
In the garden people were seated at the
tables. She hurried In ahead of her escort
and began a flery speech to the persons
who were drinking. One woman angered
her with retorts and she lingered longer
man in otner places ana spoke more
vehemently.
Over Jefferson avenue and east on Market
street to Union Station a crowd of "event
hundred people hurried after her. shouting
her name and clamoring for a speech. 'I : e
crowd went along through the Terminal
saloon, where she addressed the bartenu'-rs
and patrons, and followed her through the
Midway In Union Station
m tne station were thousands of excur
sionists. But she made her way thr jgh
the crowd without difficulty, aud obliged
the agents to sell her tickets at once. She
boarded her train at 11 o'clock. After get
ting inside the gates she said a few parting
words to the crowd on the outside of the
railing.
Mrs. NaUon went to Aurora. I1L. via Joll
et. Her manager. James E. Furlorjr will
meet her at Rockford. 111.
The sight of the waiter daring to atlempt
the sale of "Devil's Brew" In her presence
WRITE A POEM ON JUL SKIN.CER ROAD.
Yesterday's malls brought fresh dozens of Sklnker road poems.
Poets of Missouri. Kansas. Arkansas, Indiana. Kentucky and as far away
as Colorado on the one hand and New York on the. other are havlnp their
flta. Some of the results are very good-a few show signs of the divine lire.
Many others are not so good.
The prize Is $S0-$23 of which is offered by The St Louis Republic and S23
by Mr. Thomas K. Skinker. The subject Is the Skinker road, already fa
mous, but sure to become much more so through this contest. The poem
ought to be short, after the manner of most poems that are really good Sep
tember a. at noon, the contest closes. Then three judces. selects -ith i
to their knowledge of poetry aad the making of It, will select the prize winner.
ST. LOUIS.
"THE LADY OF THE HATCHET."
awakened her to a state of furious action.
She had been sitting placidly enough talk
ing with friends. But the exasperating
spectacle brought her to her feet as If she
had received an electric shock
"Take that stuff awa. he cried. "That
shall not be sold in this bland as long as
I am here."
The waiter was holding several glares
by their bandies above his head. Entbued
by lirj. Nation the crcwd thickened around
hfm and took the glasses, which were
pased. still full, around the crowd. Every
body was laughing heartily, when Mrs.
Nation spied another waiter, also laden
with full beer glae. Her wrath was
again roused, and never was man ho de
nounced as this second waiter.
But In the height of her diatribe, some
body placed one of the beer glasses In hr
hand. Without fully noticing what she was
doing, she grasped the handle and wave!
the glass to and fro, with all the appear
unce of an Intention to tdke the cooling
draft, and yet decrying the waiters, tho
manager for allowing the waiters to sell
liquor, liquor drinkers, and liquor brewers
with all the vehemence her vehement na
ture could command.
finally wncn the show was over, she
sallied forth and delivered a public lecture
on "National Prohibition." She said that
she was an apostle of prohibition, that she
nau worn the convict's garb our of. martjr
dom, In the cause merely because she de
stroy ed saloon property in Kansas. In con
clusion she landed on national Issues and
national political figure?, who. she said,
where largely sustained by "beer and the
breweries."
"Now you've got a Dutch President,"
said she. "and he's supporting the brew
eries, tco"
SUBSTITUTED 11EEH ;i,ASS
FOll HU.NOW.NKO IIATCIIUT.
As she held aloft a glass filled with beer.
Mrs. Carrie Nation jesterday afternoon at
the grocers' picnic excitedly ordered, by
eries and gestures, the removal from the
arena at the Fair Grounds at a waiter who
was serving brew.
KILLED FORMER SWEETHEART.
Charles Weyley Then Committed
Suicide at Springfield.
Springfield. Mo, July rCharles Weyley,
pgfd S years, of Norwood. Mo., late last
night shot and Instantly killed Miss Jo
sephine Sheridan, his former sweetheart, at
her home near here, and then shot and
killed himself.
Mhs Sheridan and her sister were en
tertaining friends In the back yard when
teyley rang the door belL Miss Sheridan
went through the hou.e to the front door
and almost Immediately four shots were
lifard.
When members of the family arrived at
the spot a minute later both t!.e girl and
Wevley were dead, stretched skle by side
on the por-h Miss Sheridan had been fhot
throtgh the heart, while the top of Wey
ley s head had been torn off.
Jealousy probably prompted Weyley to
shoot Miss Sheridan and then himself They
had Known each other for four ears and.
up to a month ago, had been engaged to be
married.
no-A o sy ai
OIUHF.t.I.A ACTED
s AS LIGUT.M.-vG nOD.
Birmingham. Ala., July 17. Mls
Herndon. aged It and Willie Blair, a
little boy were struck by lightning
to-day. The lattera death Is expect-
ed momentarily. Miss Herndon was
carrying and umbrella, and the llght-
nlng struck the Up of the rod. passed
down the handle and severely burned
her left side and ley. The shoe on
her right foot was torn to shreds.
s She win recover.
Msssi.4,4a
MO.. MONDAY, JULY 2S, 1902.
BOTH SIDES WILL
APPLY FOR WARRANTS
Prosecutions by Railway Company
and 1'assungcis to Follow a
Fight on St. Charles Car.
FOUR PERSONS WERE INJURED.
Refusal of Conductor to Allow
Violation of Rules Assigned
as CaiiM? of the
Trouble.
Prosecutions osfboth ide3 will follow as a
result of the fight which occurred at mid
night Saturday on an InboiuU car of the
SL Louis. St, Cha'rles and Western Rallwav
Companv, In which four persons were In
jured, j;
Charles Good fellow, superintendent of the
railway compan. stated vestexday that ho
would ask that warrants be Issued to-day
against George C Fox. George II Fox and
Robert McConnell Ho further averted that
he would endeavor to get the names of oth
ers Implicated In the affair, and would ask
for warrants against them.
George C Fox-, president of the For
Brothers Manufacturing Company, living at
No 2C52 South Grand avenue, declared that
ho would consult his attorney to-day In re
gard to the matter, and would proceed
against the conductor.
Brewster was confined to his home at No.
6110 Ridge avenue, Wellston, jesterday suf-
SCOTT BREWSTER
Conductor on the St. Iculs. St Charles and
Western Rallrccu. who as nssaulted
Saturday night.
ferlng from two deep scalp wwmds. Inflict
ed, he say, with a beer bottle. I a lac
erated wrist caused by being struck with
a broken bottle.
George C. Fox's Injuries consist of a slight
scalp wound, which he declares -as Innlet-
ed by Conductor Brewster. His son. George
H. Fox. 19 years old. sustnlned a deep cut
over the left eve. He nv tti rnnriiiMn.
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struck him with his cash box. Robert II 3IV"' ""' OCCCKHKU
McConnell. superintendent of the Huttlir POI.Il'B IIAIKSHD CROWDS
Sash and Door Company, was assaulted on
the head.
The refusal of Conductor Brewster to al
low pasengers to violate a rule of the
company which forbids the drinking of In
toxicants on cars precipitated the trouble.
Kmpty beer bottles and a conductor's cish
register were the weapons used In the tight.
One of the passengers flourished a revolver,
but it was not discharged.
A party of sixteen, members of the Plan
ing Mill Association, were returning from
the residence of Charles A. Olcott. presi
dent of the C A. Olcott Planing Mill Com
pany, at Kden Station, where they had
spent tne evening.
Soon after getting on the car one of the
party began drinking a bottle of beer.
Conductor Brewster remonstrated with him.
telling him It was against the rules of the
company and would not be tolerated.
"Well, I don't know how jou are going
to stop us." said one of the party.
"I'll keep the car here nil night or until
I get assistance." answered the conductor.
He then signaled the motorman to stop.
Meanwhile two of the party came up to
the conductor and told him they would see
that there was no more beer drinking If
It was against the rules. Brewster then
started the car and began collecting fares.
One of the crowd who had acted as peace
maker volunteered to pay all the fares.
Brewster declares that while he was de
positing the money In the cash box. which
he carried In his hand, he was struck on
the head with a beer bottle. He admits
that he defended himself with his cash
box. and Fays he remembers striking two
men. When the conductor bejan the use
of his cash box s a weapon all the passen
gers Jumpr from their seats.
George C Fox was one of the first as
saulted, and when his father came to his
aid he was struck on the head. Br this
time Motorman Sacks had stopped the car.
and ns he went lnlde he declares he saw
i one of the men flourish a revolver. Sarks
advied Brewster to get off the car. fearing
that he would be seriously Injured.
The crowd then compelled the motorman
to run the car lo Wellston without the
conductor Sacks consented to this. The
trouble was reported at the end of the line
and a c?r was sent back to convey Brew
ster to Wellston. Thc men's Injuries were
dressed at n drug store In Wellston. They
were then taken to the Deer Street Station,
but subsequently released, as the trouble
occurred outside the city.
Rrewster declared yesterday that the first
blow was strurk by one of the passengers
Mr. Fox would not dscus the matter ex
cept to say that the conductor was the In
stigator of the affair.
PROTEST AGAINST THE GREEN.
Women Want the Restoration of
Blue Army Uniform.
REPUnUC SPECIAL.
Washington. July 57. Secretary Root has
made himself unpopular with the families
of army officers by his recent order chan
ging the color of the army uniform from
blup tovpllve green. There !s a sentiment
about ai"blue uniform" which Is cherlahed
as fondly by army women as by the men
who wear them.
The wife of a distinguished army officer.
In condemning the chinge, expressed the
sentiments of many officers wires thus:
"We have learred to think and speak of
the army as the 'boys In blue.' Now we are
to behold those whom we love and honor
nlttrcd In a bilious green uniform, which
has no sentiment, no durability and no
beauty. Wc have seen what the proposed
new uniform looks like, because some of the
Washington Park policemen, under Colo
nel Bingham, wear the so-called regulation
green uniform. They are horrid as com
pared with the much-loved army blue. I
hope the entire army will send a round
robin to Congress next winter protesUng
against the retirement of the true blue
uniform of the army, famous in history,
song and story."
PRESIDENT MAKING FAMOUS SPEECH.
m t i .giitiiia
Mr RooeveIt delivering his
WILD DISORDER IN PARIS;
POLICE OUELL RIOTOUS CROWDS
Clerical and Anticlerical Forcis Were About Equally Dividfd
Jlany Fights Occurred, but Xo One Was Seriouly Hurt In
flamed Popular" Charged iJuard. Only to I5e I tea ten Hack
With Ciinift Women Participated in the Trouble
With Great Fun.
PRESIDENT LOUBET FLEES TO
Paris, July 27. The demonstration made
to-day in -on.-.tcilon with the decree cr
Premier Combe.--, ordering the clolng cf
the congregational school, proved to be
quite as much of a manifestation In support
of the Government as of opopritlon to sts
antl-clerlcal measure.
The crowd vvhlih KSthcred" in the Place
de la Concorde numbered 1I.C0J persons
while as many thronged the Champs j President Loubet has fled to Ramboulllet
Elvsees. The Clerical and anti-Clerical with Mme. Loubet to escape the demon
forces about equally divided the gatherings, titration of disapproval of French mothers
The former were dltlngulha!le by the
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Though many fights occurred, they never
became gttieral. nor was any person serious
ly injured
An Imposing force of police and mounted
municipal guards had much trouble In keep
ing the manlfestants constantly moving,
and at times thty were forced to charge
to prevent the crowd becoming too dense.
On the whole, the crowds were good-nu-
futed, and mainly confined themselves, to
thoutlng "labertv. liberty." "Long live the
sisters." and "We want the sisters." to
whli.li the anti-Clerical replied:
I l B LU HEI'L'Ul.im.H:-
"UOW WITH TUB PRIBSTSt"
"Vive la Republlque," and "Down with
the priests."
The occasional arpearance of a priest was
a signal for much ho.Ulng. and :-eVeral lights
were due to their presence.
A striking feature of the manifestations
was a large number of women, many of
them well dressed, who actively participat
ed. Nor were- these ail clerical lu their
hympathles. for the Anti-Clerical women
were al out In strong force, and they oc
casionally made things llvelv for their Cler
ical sisters whom the police had some diffi
culty In protecting.
SOCIALIST WU3IE VTIUKI1
TO MOll TIUtr.B LDIBS.
In one Instance a detachment of mounted
guards had to rescue three well-dressed la
dles from the hands of a group of Socialist
women, who were bent on mobbing them.
The Clericals made several attempts to
reach the Place Ueauveau, In which tne l-.i-
we and the mlnUtrv are situated, but were
prevented from doing so by strong cordons
of police and municipal guards, which were
stationed at all the approaches in order to
prevent demonstrations in front of these
buildings.
The demonstrations culminate.! when n i
group of thirty ladles, some In carriages j lat'1. "L. July 27. RepubllcansNif Shelby
und some on fool, headed by Mmes. Rellle. County met In convention at the cuurthouse
De Mun. Clblel ami De Pommerol. attempt- ! Jesterday afternoon and every township
ed to reach the Ministry of the Interior In ( was represented. The work or nominating
order to present to Premier Combes a pe-I " ticket was completed In half an hour,
tltlim on behalf of the "l-ters. The Dollce I Chairman Chew called the convention to
rcweve.- refuse,! to allow them to nasi. ' "Vrr;U'' sfcrr,ar" " " ana "
P.T ,.,.. .....- : anlP l-iegdt.oiis responded.
ur.,vi i kuvv II II t iv J Tne fo luwlng nominations were made by
WITH I11TT.S OK (it AS. j acclamation, ror County Judge. Attorney
Subsenifntlv theCUrlrals m.t .. Is. s- Clipper of Mojveaipia. for County
rTr ,in ii .M .M!ff Treasure.. George W. Vorls of Stewardson;
rush on the cordon, guarding the Avenu,. ' for sheni.. Chris M Courtrlght of Ridge;
Gabrlelle. and the soldiers had to us the for Couu. Clerk. C. A. Lowery of Tower
butts of their guns to keep back the cowd iixn' f"r v ountv Superintendent of Schools,
Another violent Incident occurred on the tl" A' -"S8"- of Holland.
1&1'&?2 ,"" -' "h. ome.
the sidewalks among the feet of the hor-es ' , ,m1"."- .-' '" W.-The body of the late
of the mount-d guards. One horse fell In- ' J."n5 w- A stkey. who died in London last
lurinr- hi. ,ii., i Ji: norse icii. in- un(jay Hl. not u? taken to the United
v,.,?f,n , . . nut?r ot Prominent s,atcs unit. September. Mrs. Macka-s
Nationalists. Including Deputies Mlllevoje 1 health forhmllng her earlier departure.
and Auffray. and several municipal Coun- I .
cllors were conspicuous1 In the crowd, and i W M.TEH KILER.
ZFZffVl ,bi', foIIowers and ! Mattoon. II... July I7.-A week ago while
hooted b the anticlerical. mowing his uwn Walter Kllner. a wealthy
By 7 o clock this evening the crowd be- ' retired bmlmwt man of this city, cut his
gan to thin out. ar.d an hour later the Place nng-r wiih a blade of grass. Blood polson
de la Concorde anr the Champs Klyse-s set In and he died to-day In great agony.
APPALLING RECORD OF RAILWAY FATALITIES-
212 KILLED AND 2,111 HURT IN THREE MONTHS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. July 27. The Interstate Commercs Commission has Issued acci
dent bulletin No. 3. showing collisions and derallrrcnfc of trains and casualties to
persons for the three months ending March 31. 1 d
The number of persons Wiled In train accidents was 31i and of injured. 2.11L
Accidents of other kinds. Including those sustained by employes while at work,
and by passengers In getting on or off cars, brings the total number up to 813
killed and 98 Injured.
During this period there were ISO collisions and S33 derailments, of which 221
collisions and SI derailments affected passenger trains, resulting In U fatal accl-
dents to passengers and S26 Injured. From other accidents there were KS passen-
gers killed and 433 injured, making a total of 63 passengers killed and 1,259 in- s
Jured-
The damage to cars, engines and roadway by taese accidents amounted to
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defense of the army at Sea Girt.
ESCAPE-ANNOYANCE OF THE RIOT
had resumed their customary appearance.
j A slight shower hastened the dispersal of
j thc manlfestants. About 100 arrests were
:hroURhout the day vehlc-
j ular Jrafflc WJ8 not ln,ernjptej shows how
weII ,ne wc. handled the great, unruly
crowd ylth which ther-had to deal.
j l'JtKOiuii.T I.OLHKT
I I'I,KE FROM 1MI11S.
" ii mai nis signing to uecree proscno-
! ,nK ana closing the free religious schools
I1? an ""'rage. Loubet's popularity Is on
the decline. This one act has done more
i to destroy the good feeling which has ex
isted between the people und the Govern
ment than four jears of arduous work on
the part of the President has done In up
building It.
j The Iresident left secretly for the water
ing place, fearful of the wrath of delega
tions that were to call and lodge protests.
Althougn President Loubet has been hith
erto locknl upon as a man of great moral
courage, even his friends say this is the
first time in the history of the Republic
j " a l-resiuent nas teareu to lace tne con
seuuencex cf his own acts.
Much sympathy Is expressed for Mme.
Luuliet. who left Paris In tears and la
known to be at heart In svmpathy with the
Wbnien who demand that the sisters shall
be retulned to teach rrench little ones. It
Is the general belief that this Is the great
est blow that has been struck at the Re
public jlnri; Its establishment.
More tar-reaiulng tban liou'angerlsm,
more demoralizing than Drevfuslsm Is this
revolt of the women of France. Woman
declares she Is attacked In her own house
hold and will not stand it.
Sanguluao thrifts ty the aristocratic
Countess d,. Jlun are renewed and were
repeats! throughout Par's, presaging evil.
The mct curious development of the situ
ation is U Rue St. Maur. where the ulsters
are In d prisoners by their defenders, not
wlthst Hiding the protests of the superior
mother general and the cure.
The peaceful home of the sisters Is sur
rounddl by barricades, as was Fort Cha
brol In the davs of the Dreyfus excitement.
Fifty men. under the leadership of Lieuten
ant J limes Guerln. hold the fort, proudly
declarlng that their protest Is not for poli
tics, but for liberty.
SHELBY COUNTY CONVr-MTIflM
oncLD " UUUDIH UUKVCIM UN.
Republicans Xoiniiwte Ticket at
Tana, III.
ltEPUUUe SPECIAL.
a
In Sf.LonUOooCeat.
nn Tralm. Three Cents. I
Outside St. LonU. Trro Centa.
WOMAN JUMPS FROM
THIRD-STORY WINDOW
Mis Claudia Libbey, in a Fit of
Insanity, Attempts
Suicide.
ONCE TAUGHT IN CITY SCHOOLS.
Gets Out of Bed in Absence of
Xurs-e and Throws Herself
to Street, Forty Feet
Below. i
In a fit of insanity Miss Claudia Libbey.
2S years old. of No. 2S29 Locust street, for
rrerly a kindergarten teacher in St. Louis
schools threw herself from a third-story
wlrdow earlv jesterday morning and was
plrked up unconscious by her father, Georga
Libbey At the City Hospital Doctor Nletert
stat d that her condition was serious. No
brnes were broken, but she was suffering;
from internal Injuries, and is not expected,
to recover.
Five earago the young woman's moth
er died of consumption. In her sickness her
daughter was almost constantly at her bed
side and it Is thought that the nervous
strain Pttendant upon nursing her mother
unsettled the daughter's mind. Soon after
her mother's death she began to exhibit
signs qf In-anlty. which occurred periodical
ly Saturday her father noticed that sha
was acting strangely, and hired a trained
nurse to stay with her until she became
me:e rational
In the absence of the nurse, who left tho
room for a shirt time on some errand, tho
girl roe frcm her Ded and, dressed only in
he night clothes, rushed toward the front
window and leaped head first from the sill
to the pav en.ent. a distance of forty feet.
Mr. IJbbey heard the nurse scream, and
running to the street found his daughter
ljlng near the front steps unconscious.
He summoned a physician and ran for a
CLAUDIA T.1BBBT.
Who Jumped from a third-story window la
an attempt to commit suicide. ,
policeman. Miss Libbey was taken to tho
City Hospital. whre an examination was
made. Iate last night she had not regained
consciousness.
Miss Libbey graduated from the normal
course about eight years ago. and for two
years taught In St." Iouls kindergartens.
Her mother then became sick, and for near
ly a ear she was obliged to take care of
her.
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PREDICTS THAT KIXG W ILL
S BE CnOWXED IX IIVTII CHAIR.
s London. July 28. The Standard this
s morn.ng-. referring to the health of
King Edward, expresses the opinion
that his Majesty will only be able to
s attend the coronation In a buth chair
as an Invalid.
LEADING TOPICS
IN
TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC
THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT
4C7 AND SETS THIS EVENING AT 7:1.
THE MOON RISES THIS EVENING AT
11.51.
WE1TBER IXDICATIOXS.
For 3IlnaoarI Fair and irarraer Xos
ilay. Tufidor fair.
For Illinois Occasional Saowera
Monday. Taesdar fair.
For Arkansas Fair Monday sad
Tuesday.
For Eastern Texas Fair Monday and
Tuesday: warmer In north.
For Western Texan Fair Moadax
and Tuesday.
1. Woman Jumps From Third-Story win
dow.
Both Sides Will Apply for WarrantX
Heavy Rains Still Falling in Texaa. 1
2. Root Has Stirred Up Hornets' Nest. 1
Devery Aspires to Lead Tammany.
3. Assert the Army Is Badly Demoralized.
Anthracite Strike Causes Great Loss.
Denton's Body Will Arrive Here To-
Day.
Reviews Five Tears' Work as Pastor.
i. EdltorlaL
From tho Great Poets.
Stage News and Notes.
5. Union StaUon Employes Become Young;
Benedicts.
English Interested la Texas on Wells.
6. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
7. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
East Side News.
5. Cardinals Again win Front "Pirates.'
Race Entries.
Turf News.
Pugilistic Gossip.
9. Grain Sharply Lower. With Little Trad
ing. Produce!.
Cotton.
River New .
10. Leeds Saya West Is Perfectly Safe.
Republicans WIU Produce an Effect.
FaeUonal Fight in Pint Regiment.
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