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PART I.
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DESMOND SAYS
HE FULL! EXPECTS
TO SECURE KRATZ,
St. Louis Chief Declares He
Has Every Reason to Be
lieve Mission Will Be
Successful
"MEXICO HEARTILY IN FAVOR."
Does Xot Consider It Necessary
to See Diaz as Case Is Being
Handled Satisfactorily in
Departments.
TALKS WITH POWELL CLAYTON
Missouri Officers Impress Mexi
cans With Earnestness and
Peeling Exists They Will
Carry Their Point.
SPECIAL TO THE REPUBLIC BY CA
BLE. VIA GALVESTON.
City of Mexico, No. 6. "I hope and fully
expect to get Kratz this tr'p." said Chief
of Detectives Desmond, -who arrived to
day, from Guadalajara. "Of course Kratz
la not anxious to return. In a little inter
view I had with him In his detention
quarters at Guadalajara, ho assured me
that ho would not go back. As to that,
ever j thing depends upon the Mexican au
thorities. "Prom what I have already seen and
hae been assured, I have every reason
to believe the Mexican authorities are
most heartily in favor of returning Kratz
to the United States.
Circuit Attorney Folk has made a case
against the fugltho and If the merits of
our complaint are sufficiently strong In
the opmlon. of the court now' deliberating
o cr the requisition papers, of course the
i prisoner will be turned over to the United
JL 'States."
n I -do not consider It necessary to see
1'rcsldc.nt Diaz In regard to this matter,
as everything is being handled satisfac
torily through the respective departments.
Hut )f I do see him it will be as a simple
citizen of St. Louis, who "will extend a
hearty Invitation -to -attend' theWorld's
l-alr."
United States Ambassador Povrell Clay
ton received Chief Desmond at'll o'clock
this morning at the Embassy, and the de
tails or the case were gone over very care
fully and'In detail.
Desmond was assured by the Ambassa
dor that as soon as the papers arrive
from Washington and are acted upon by
the Mexican court and diplomatic author
ities, he Is practically certain that Kratz
will be surrendered. The question of time
Is as indefinite as ever, and Desmond
does not know whether he will remain
in Mexico two days or two months, but he
(will not depart before Monday.
Sheriff Dlckmann is still at Guadala
jara. The officers have impressed the au
thorities here of their earnestness In the
matter, and the feeling exists in official
circles that they will surely carry their
point.
Desmond spent this afternoon the guest
of Colonel Vllleras, Chief of Police, and
with Chief of Detectives Marlines visited
Bclem prison and other public Institutions.
LEADING TOPICS
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TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT
f 52 AND SETS THIS EVENING AT 4:55.
THE MOON RISES TO-NIGHT AT 7:16.
GRAIN CLOSED: ST. LOUIS MAT
WHEAT SH46lKo ASKED; MAT CORN
41c .BID. CHICAGO MAT WHEAT T?4
78T.c; MAT CORN, Kc BID.
WEATHER. INDICATIONS.
For St. Lonia and Vicinity Fair
with rising temperature to-day
fresh cant to southeast winds.
PART I.
Page.
I Making Rapid Progress With French
Treaty.
Tells Mysterious Story of Abduction.
2. Dr. Georgo E. Ladd Bucceeds Gregg.
I, Horse Show Qlrl Supreme at Coliseum.
4. Football Games and Gossip.
Raca Results and Entries.
General Sporting News.
t. Happenings In East Side Cities.
River News and Personals.
. Editorial
Battleship Testimonial.
St. Louisans In New Tork and Chicago
Flan for Rest Room at Pair.
7. Railway News.
Forged Check May Mean Mall Rob
bery. Real Estate Transfers.
S. Bryan Loses His Fight for
Dun's and Bradstreet's Weekly Trade
Review.
PART II.
1. Book News and Comment
Nino Apply for Divorce.
2. Church News and Announcements.
. Farmers' Institute Meeting.
Hancock Files Information.
4. Republic "Want" Ads.
"Birth. Marriage and Death Records.
New Corporations.
t. Rooms for Rent Ads.
Weekly Bank Statement.
Nine Perish In Mine.
City Hall Work Again Delayed.
6. River News and Personals.
Live-Stock Markets.
7. Local Securities Dull.
'i Deluge of Steel Stocks In New Tork.
; Wheat irra m untcaco.
$. Mirror Velvet for Winter Gowns.
The Sunday-School Lesson.
PLATT DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS ARE ENDED
BY THE DEATH OF THE HUSBAND.
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MRS. ELROY S. PLATT,
Whose husband committed suicide while
despondent over divorce proceedings.
ELROY S, PUTT
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St. Louis Man Who Tried to End
Life Expired in Hospital
at Pittsburg.
CONSCIOUS TO THE LAST.
Shortly Before Death He Gave
Addresses of Wife and Rela
tives and Requested That
They Be Notified.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pittsburg, Pk., Nov. 6 Elroy S. Piatt of
St. Louis, who attempted to commit sui
cide at Duquesne Hotel Wednesday, died
at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Homeo
athlc 'Hospital.
His condition was very encouraging up
to noon, when he conk rapidly, but re
mained conscious to tho last.
Ho gavo the St. Louis addresses of his
wife and relatives and asked that they be
notified. His brother, Albert, who was
notified, telegraphed that he would arrive
here to-morrow morning, and asked that
tho body be hcM and prepared for removal
to St. Louis.
BODY WILL BE BROUGHT
TO ST. LOUIS FOR BURIAL
At the residence of Mrs. Elroy 8. Piatt,
No. 4133 West Pine boulevard. It was
atated last night that nothing definite had
been arranged in regard to Mrs. Piatt go
ing to Pittsburg, and not until the plans
of Piatt's family concerning the disposi
tion of the body were made known would
she make any plans.
A telegram announcing Piatt's death
was received at hiB father's home. No
4102 North Eleventh street, yesterday
afternoon, but. owing to the illness of Mr.
Piatt he will not bo told of the death of
his son until his physician arrives this
morning.
His condition was pronounced favorable,
but It was thought best to await the ar
rival of the doctor.
Albert B. Piatt, a brother of Elroy a
Piatt departed at noon yesterday for
Pittsburg, several hours in advance of the
arrival of the news of his brother's death.
He will reach Pittsburg at 1 o'clock this
morning. A telegram was sent to him
last night telling him to arrange to bring
tho body to St Louis.
A policeman was on guard at Mr. Piatt's
house last night and none but personal
friends were admitted.
OUTLINES EXAMINATION
IN THE PLATT DEPOSITIONS.
The taking of depositions in the appli
cation for the appointment of a receiver
for the George Piatt Contracting Com
pany was postponed yesterday until to
day, because of an objection to a question
asked of Louis A. Miller, who was former
ly bookkeeper for the company.
It Is claimed by Howard J.'Welnel and
Edward W. Goez, who are seeking to have
a receiver for the company appointed, that
George Piatt owes on his stock $15,819 81.
Miller was asked by Edward L. Gott
schalk, attorney for the plaintiffs, why
it was that, when the company was in
corporated for $25,000, he did not specify
on his books the amount of $23,000 as a
liability of the corporation.
The Question was objected to by At
torney A. C. Davis, for the defense, on
the ground that it assumed as a fact that
the corporation was for $25,000, and the
further fact that the paper upon which
the question was based had not been of
fered in evidence or submitted to counsel.
The objection was sustained by Special
Commissioner W. H. Saunders, before
whom the deposition was being taken.
The matter was certified to Circuit Judge
Wood, who sustained the ruling of the
commissioner.
Judge Wood also Indicated a line of ex
amination to be followed In the taking of
depositions, which will be resumed to-day
in Mr. Gottschalk's office at No. 411 Pine
street
Wclnel and Goex allege that George
Piatt assumed an indebtedness of $8,559.81
of his son. Elroy B. Piatt They ask that
George Piatt be ordered to pay this
amount together with the HMU.81
which, they allege, he owes on his stock,
to the receiver, it one is appointed.
Weinel and Goex. aver that they en
tered Into an agreement to do work for
the company for 55 cents an hour, and
one-sixth of the profits, and that in lieu
of profits thirty shares of stock in the
comoany were given to each of them.
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SAY THEY WERE NATURALIZED
WITHOUT GOING TO COURT.
Witnesses in Trial Against Barrett, Dolan and
Garrett Declare That Naturalization Papers
Were Issued to Them Without Taking
an Oath to Support Constitution.
JURY IN CASES AGAINST
a DAnnETT, DOLAN. GAIIRETT.
4 Charles Buchanan, Carter County.
Frank B. Adams, secretary Ad-
4 ams Electric Company, St Louis.
Simon Tappmeyer, farmer, Gas-
4 conado County.
4 Frank N. Johnson, St Louis.
8. H. Frazer, merchant. Dent
County.
4 Frank L. Wright, carriagemaker,
4 St. Louis.
4 Charles Hosklns, farmer, Carter
4 County.
B. H. Newman, merchant Craw-
ford -County.
4 W. D. Henderson, farmer. Cape
4 Girardeau County.
4 James Thompson, farmer, St.
Louis County. ""'
C. J3 Johnson, farmer, Wayne
County.
4 Joseph Weiler, former, Ste. Gene-
4 vieve County.
Thomas E. Barrett, former Marshal of
the St Louis Court of Appeals; John Dc
lan, chairman of the City Democratic
Committee, and Frank P. Garrett, a po
liceman of the city of St Louis, were ar
raigned before Judge Elmer B. Adams of
the United States District Court yesterday
to answer indictments brought by the
Federal Grand Jury, charging them with
forging naturalization papers, conspiracy
against the Government, and aiding and
abetting In securing fraudulent naturali
zation papers for aliens not entitled under
the Federal statutes to the possession of
them.
There are ten Indictments against each
defendant, and each indictment contains
ten counts. The defendants axe being'
tried Jointly. No severance was allowed
and all counts were consolidated.
Judge Chester H. Krum, Thomas J.
Rowe. Judge Henry W. Bond and James
L. Minnis appeared for tho defendants.
United States District Attorney D. P.
Dyer, and his assistants, Bert D. Norton!
and Horace L. Dyer, represent the Gov
ernment At 10 o'clock, when the case against
Barrett, Dolan and Garrett was called,
the United States District courtroom was
crowded. Some time before court con
vened every available seat In the court
room was taken, and all through the day
the same interest was maintained.
All three of the defendants were In the.
courtroom and remained attentive listen
ers to the proceedings until court was ad
journed at 4:30 o'clock. Barrett, Dolan
and Garrett sat behind their counsel.
Barrett was engaged in making notes as
the trial progressed, and occasionally made
suggestions to his attorneys.
Judge Krum, on behalf of tho de
fendants, objected to a Joint trial. The ob
jection was overruled by Judge Adams.
Judge Krum then objected to the defend
ants being allowed only the number of
peremptory challenges allowed ono de
fendant Judge Adams also overruled this
objection, holding that the three defend
ants were entitled to ten challenges.
The principal witnesses against the de
fendants are a number of Italians, whom.
It Is alleged, were induced to apply for
naturalization papers at the Instance of
Dolan, Gnrrett and John Barbaglla, and
whom it is further alleged were furnished
citizenship papers from the St. Lou la
Court of Appeals through forgeries of
Barrett and others without the formality
of appearing before that court and taking
the oaths required by the Federal statutes.
The witnesses for the defendants are
principally character witnesses, and in
clude many prominent citizens of St
Louis. Among those summoned to testify
in behalf of defendants are: Festus J.
Wade, Murrav Carleton, David R, Fran
cis, Judge John A. Talty, James Banner
man, John Schroers, William Bonn, Otto
Stlfel, Judge Valle Reyburn, Norman J.
Colman. John Greenough, Judge C. C
Bland, Judge R. L. Goode, Shepard Bar
clay, .Henry Albus, the Reverend E. A.
Casey and Archbishop Harty.
By It o'clock both the Government and
the defendants had made their challenges
and the Jury was impaneled.
The Government's cue and what was
expected to be proved against the defend
ants was outlined by Assistant District
Attorney Bert D. Nortonl, who has had
the alleged naturalization frauds in
charge.
NORTONI MAKES STATEMENT.
Mr. Nortonl's statement of the case
fave a history of the charges which the
'ederal Grand Jury has brought against
Barrett Dolan and Garrett and a number
of others who have been accused of being
parties to naturalization frauds in St.
Louis for a period ranging from 1801 up to
anri InMnrilns (VtnbM. Iflflt
Mr. Norton! explained at length the in-1
dlctments against the defendants and the I
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THOMAS II BARRETT.
manner In which alleged forged and fraud
ulent naturalization papers were Issued to
Italians who hod been in this country but
a short time.
'In the faU of 1892." said Mr. Nortonl,
"one of the defendants, Mr. John Dolan,
was a candidate for Constable in tho
Twenty-fourth Ward The Government
will show that In order to procure votes a
large number of Italians, who had not
been In this country long enough to legal
ly become citizens of the United States,
were Induced to apply for citizenship pa
pers, and received such papers through the
fraudulent acts of the defendants In this
case, Barrett, Garrett and Dolan
"It will be shown, that, at the time the
fraudulent and forged naturalization pa
pers were Issued, Mr. Barrett was Mar
shal of the St. Louis Court of Appeals,
out of which court the certificates of citi
zenship were ltsued, and that he had full
and free access to the records of the court
and to the blank certificates of citizenship.
"The Government will show that Bar
rett Garrett and Dolan conspired togeth
er to procure false naturalization papers
for the ten Italians named In the Indict
ment and aided and abetted them In se
curing such papers, well knowing that
the said Italians had not been In the coun
try long enough to entitle them to the
rights of citizenship.
"John Barbaglla, who was appointed a
precinct committeeman by Dolan, Is now
serving a term of imprisonment for natu
ralization frauds assisted in the conspira
cy hatched by Barrett, Garrett and Dolan.
"It will be shown that Barbaglla had a
number of Italians whom ho wanted to
naturalize, and that at the request of Do
lan he gavo the names to Dolan. It will
also be shown that tho three defendants
procured blank naturalization certificates
from the St. Louis Court of Appeals, and
a few (lays after havlpg secured the names
of the Italians from Barbaglla, took the
blank certificates to the home of Barbag
lla and filled them out with the names ol
the men that had been furnished by Bar
baglla. "Barbaglla then delivered the fraudulent
naturalization papers to the Italians, and
they In turn registered and voted at the
next election, It will also- be shown that
these Italians were made citizens of the
United States without ever appearing be
fore any court or going through any of
the formalities required by the Federal
statutes, although their certificates of
citizenship purported to be Issued from the
St Louis Court of Appeals.''
DEMANDED ORIGINAL PAPERS.
Mr. Nortonl also said that the Govern
ment would prove that a demand was
made upon Barbaglla for the original pa
pers because they were written In purple
and easily detected as fraudulent and
that Barbagla secured possession of the.
original forged papers only upon promise
of securing the Italians named on other
naturalization papers written in black ink.
That Barrett and Dolan afterward secured
other papers written in black ink, and
that these were substituted for the ones
written in purple ink.
"fre have these papers here in court in
the handwriting of Thomas E. Barrett"
said Mr. Nortonl, r;and it will be shown
that they are forgeries."
Mr. Nortpnj said that the naturalization
papers that were furnished to the Italians
were all stolen from the St Louis Court
of Appeals, and that Dolan was frequently
seen at t the Court of Appeals in consulta
tion with Barrett. ,
He further said that it would be shown
that Dolan had been seen with blank
naturalization certificates in his pockets
Contlaaed on Page Two.
WOULD USE FIRE INSURANCE
TO CORNER DECEMBER WHEAT
Plan Said to Be Formulated by Local Capitalists
to Keep Buyers From Storing Grain in St.
Louis Elevators Dealers on East
Side Say Companies Will Not
Assume Further Risks.
AGENTS CABLE TO
A plan to corner the St Louis Decem
ber wheat market by the buying of all
the possible Insurance on the wheat in
elevators, both on the East Side and in
this city, is outlined in information given
to The Republic by Insurance men.
Corn In H. Spencer, John T. Milllkep,
Thomas Akin and Herman Kuahn are
mentioned as the leaders in a movement
which waa begun last September, wlen
September wheat was sold, and which
has led gradually to a condition which
makes It seen? probable that It will be
absolutely Impossible for outsiders to
store their December wheat in St Louis
elevutors.
The supply of wheat. It is said, is
greater than the bulls anticipated, and to
prevent delivery on the December deal
tliey hau cornered the Insurance market
on wheut
Of the 120 Insurance companies taking
business In St Louis, it Is said that every
one of them has written policies on St.
Louis and East St. Louis elevators, ag
gregating about $3,500,000, at an average
of .0235 per cent, or a. total In premiums
of $728,000.
The Insurance far exceeds the visible
supply in the elevators, but, by taking out
insurance for the full capacities of the
warehouses at the marginal price of
wheat, the bulls hope to make It impossi
ble for outsiders to store their groin,
which would preclude the Insuring of it
and necessarily prevent the borrowing of
money on the part of the shorts, who
would practically bo frozen out of the
market
SPENCER DENIES
RUMORS OF CORNER.
Corwln H. Spencer last night emphatic
ally denied that any attempt was being
made to corner the market. He said:
"It Is my desire to encourage and pro
mote the grain trade of St Louis to the
fullest extent And as far as it lies with
in my power parties having grain in store
or grain to arrive on which no insurance
can be obtained, I will do my utmost to
furnish all such parties with any insur
ance that I may control to protect their
grain to December L at which time I ex
pect tho grain to be delivered to my rep
resentatives. I shall expect as much from
the elevator proprietors who now control
the cash grain. I shall expect the present
owners of cash grain to surrender such
Insurance as they may not need after they
part with the ownership of the grain."
According to Charles Albera, president
of tho Albera Commission Company and
owner of two elevators, the present at
tempt at a corner was begun last Septem
ber. Tho bulls, he says, sold their Sep
tember wheat and purchased December at
4 points over the September price. Then
they sold May wheat against September
purchases. Last year the same persons
sold out long December and bought their
May wheat at about 6 cents over. To-day
their May is 6M lower than December
wheat
"About threo weeks remain in Novem
ber," said Mr. Albers. "With the insur
ance cornered it will be impossible for
the shorts to place their grain In local ele
vators for the reason that It will be im
possible to place any insurance upon it
With no Insurance the banks will refuse
to lend money on the grain and the result
will be a cornering of tho market."
According to the story circulated yes
terday, J. H. Teasdale & Company, com
mission men, were Instructed to buy up
all the Insurance that was available on
elevators, both in St. Louis and on the
East Side.
AGENTS ARE GLAD
TO GET BUSINESS.
While admitting that the insurance writ
ten far exceeded the grain in the eleva
tors, the insurance agents say that their
companies are more than glad to take the
business. -
The insurance covering the East Side
elevators Is said to be" $1,500,000, while the
supply of wheat In these elevators Is not
worth much more thann one half of this
amount, in the event of a fire tho in
surance companies would have to pay
only for the actual amount lost.
When Mr. Teasdale was asked yester
day if he had cornered the insurance on
the East Side elevators, he said that he
had not. He said that insurance com
panies could not be held to this business.
"They would pay only for the actual
losses," he said. "Therefore, it an ele
vator has a capacity of 1,000,000 bushels
and It was found that there were only
200,000 bushels of wheat In the elevator, a
man wanting to store his grain in that
elevator could do so and could get in
surance upon It"
The Insurance companies, however, are
limited In their business, and if policies
were written on new business the old poli
cies would have to be canceled. In dis
cussing this feature of tho case last night
an Insurance agent said:
"It ought to be apparent if an insur
ance company had written its limit on an
elevator, which contains only air, it would
hardly cancel those policies upon which it
could not lose money in the event of a
fire and take business, which if a de
structive fire occurred, would mean a big
loss. Insurance companies would much
rather Insure air than grain that may be
worth a dollar a bushel."
The shorts claimed yesterday that the
bulls have made every effort to corner
the Insurance market Not alone satis
fled with cornering the 8t Louis business,
they have, by telegraph, secured the busi
ness of Chicago, New Tork and San Fran
cisco agents. What the extent of their
business with London firms has beep, will
not be known until answers have been
received to cablegrams which were sent
out yesterday.
Charles Albers stated; last night that
In order to take out insurance to the
a-mousi of $50,000, pn wheat which he has
In store In his St Louis elevators, it
was pecessary for him to go 'to London
to get companies to write the policies.
The .marginal price of wheat in St Louis
is Sim cents, which was fixed recently by
the Board 'of Directors of the Merchants'
Exchange. This price, it ls'clalmed, is 10
points higher than that of any othax
LONDON COMPANIES.
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GRA IV ELEVATORS.
Grain conditions In four of the
leading elevators In St. Louis and
East St. Louis The first column of
figures represents grain on hand
(bushels), the second the capacity of
elevators:
Burlington elevator.. 600000 1.250,000
Union elevator 320.000 1,000,000
Advance elevator. 400,000 600.0CO
Venice plevator 450,000 500.000
Totils 1,770,000 3,250,000
These elevators, although not
filled to more than one-third their
capacity, are insured for the full
amount.
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ket In this country or Europe.
It is argued that the men who are try
ing to corner the market do not want the
December wheat, couldn't use It if it
were available, and that the real purport
of the building Is to force a settlement
from those who have already contracted
to deliver December wheat at a figure
which the men who are cornering tho
market will dictate.
The men who. It is claimed, have cor
nered the insurance and shut off delivery
are said to have bought 5,003,000 bushels of
December wheat
LOTS OF WHAET
ON THE TRACKS.
There Is now said to bo over 250,000
bushels of wheat on track between St
Loul? and Chicago on which It Is said
there is not one cent of insurance. .This
wheat Is supposed to be consigned to tho
shorts. Armour & Co., It is reported, are
bringing wheat from Dulutb to Chicago
ready at a moment's notice to be placed
on the St Louis market at profitable
figures.
The proposition advanced in some quar
ters that the grain could be stored on
track In the event that the elevators are
unable to take It Is declared to be wholly
Impracticable by Insurance and grain
men. In addition to being impracticable,
the grain could not be transferred legally
to the longs.
Seven hundred thousand dollars' worth
of grain insurance was placed with East
St Louis agents Thursday and Friday.
Friday afternoon not a dollar's worth of
grain insurance was obtainable In East
St Louis. St Louis agents were said to
have systematically token up all the grain
insurance which the East St Louis agents
could write. Stephen D. Sexton and
Thomas L. Fekete. the two big Insurance
men, placed $300,000 and $175,000 worth of
Insurance each. When the requests for
,moro insurance came, they were met by
the statement that the agents had all that
they could handle.
Stephen D. Sexton, vice president of the
East St. Louis Trust and Savings Bank
and head of the Insurance department of
that Institution, departed last nlnght for
Chicago in a personal effort to secure
grain Insurance for his St Louis clients.
Mr. Sexton telegraphed to San Francisco,
Chicago and New York yesterday In vain
efforts to secure insurance on grain in
East St Louis elevators. In each in
stance he received replies that all of the
Insurance agents in each city had placed
all of the Insurance on the East Side ele
vators that tue companies permitted. Mr.
Sexton believed that a personanl visit to
Chicago might bring results.
"How much Insurance has been placed
on 'wind' in the Burlington elevator, 1
am not In a position to say," said W. L.
Green of the Burlington elevator last
night "I am satisfied that efforts have
been made to corner all of the American
Insurance, but as I have not yet had oc
casion to cable to the European com
panies, I do not know to what extent
their insurance has been cornered. -
"I have on hand and In sight 6,000,000
bushels of grain for the Buillngton ele
vator, all of which has been covered by
Insurance. My personal holdings of grain
are all protected.
"I believe that It will be more difficult
to get insurance on grain In elevators
within' the next week or ten days than It
Is now."
"A large amount of Insurance on 'wind'
has been placed on the Union Elevator,"
said A. Hamilton of Alton, superintendent
of terminals and the Union Elevator. "We
have 320,000 bushels of grain in the Union
Elevator, which has a capacity 'of 1,000,000
bushels, and all of this is Insured. I feel
better to-night than I did this morning of
our ability to get Insurance on the grain
that Is delivered to our elevator. It is
probable that when the insurance com
panies learn that they have been insuring
'wind' that a sufficient number will cancel
policies so that 'we will not be embar
rassed In doing business. I anticipate
some action that will clear the trouble, so
far as Insurance on grain Is concerned."
POPE FORMALLY ACCEPTS
INVITATION FROM FAIR.
Cannot Send Member of Sacred Col
lege, but Will Try to Me Repre
sented In Some Way.
Rome, Nov. 6. An official note has been
written by Mgr. Merry Del Val, Papal
Secretary of State, under instructions from
the Pope, accepting the invitation to be
represented at the St. Louis Universal
Exposition. The letter says:
"His Holiness highly appreciates this
act of deference on the part of the dis
tinguished President and 'the importance
of the enterprise which Is arousing such
interest in the United States. The pontiff
wishes me to say how anxious he is to do
anything in his power to promote the
welfare of the great American people and
to show his sincere sympathy In the de
velopment of every enterprise which may
bel conducive, under the blessing of God,
to tbe-true progress and honor of so noble
a nation.
"While the rule of precedent does not
allow of the possibility of sending a repre
ivntntfvn from Rome In the neraon of a.
member of the Sacred College, bis Holiness
la willing to consider tne proposal of be
inc reoresented in some way at the oomlnsr
Exposition. Any way, as far as conditions
win .Dermic, nis ouness is aisposea to
send an exhibit which will serve as a
token of bis lively interest In the success
of the enterprise now under consldera-
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FATE HOW RESTS
WITH THE J
After Three and One-Half
Hours, Deliberation Body
Retires Without Re
porting Verdict.
DEFENSE IS QUITE HOPEFUL
Believes That the Delay Means
an Acquittal or a Hung-Jurj;
at the .Worst.
HARD-F0UGHT LEGAL BATTLE.
Attorney General Crow Accuses
Defense Witnesses of Perjury
and Declares a Whole Let
ter Was Forged to Im
peach Lee.
The Fnrrla case was given to the
Jury last night at T o'clock.
After three and one-half hours de
liberation tbe Jury retired -rrithoat
reporting a- -verdict.
It vras rumored last night that the
Jnrora stood ten for conviction and
two for acquittal, bnt this could not
be -verified.
Attorney General Crow delivered a
masterly addreaa to the Jnry.
Mr. Crow charged some evidence
was coined for the casei that the
letter attributed to John A. Lee of
the date of March 2 was a forgery
tramped np to Impeach Lee's testi
mony. BT A STAIT CORRESPONDENT.
Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 6Senator
Farris's fate now rests with the Jury. No
verdict can be rendered until to-morrow.
All of the evidence was completed this
morning. Judge Graves presented his in
structions and the attorneys argued the
case until 1 o'clock to-night, when the
case was given to the Jury. It was then
late supper and the Jury was taken over
to the hotel Immediately. When th6
meil-'.Wfuo.Yer-the... Jurors -retired to tho
Jury chamber to consider the case.
After three hours and a half of de
liberation without arriving at a virdict
the Jury was escorted to Its hotel shortly
after 10 o'clock; to-night ,
Judge Graves had instructed the Dep
uty Sheriff to allow them to retire to bed
at that hour and! instructed Sheriff Smith
to return them to their room at half after
8 to-morrow morning, when they will con
tinue their deliberations.
LONG DELIBERATION
E COURAGES KARRIS.
The failure of the Jury to return a ver
dict after their period of de.iberatlon Is
generally taken here to be an indication
favorable to Farrls. It was thought that
the verdict would be returned promptly
one way or the other.
The Jury waa much fatigued after its
continuous session of three days and
nights under the Sheriffs care, and a
prompt decision was expected.
While little authority can be found for
the statement it Is rumored that the vote
stands two for acquittal and ten for con
viction. This last day of procedure was marked
by brief testimony, lengthy addressea
from defense and State, tbe final presen
tation of the matter to the Jurors and
Statements from Mr. Crow that he be
lieved part of the defense's testimony
"was for the occasion."
He declared this in connection with the
unidentified letter and the book of ac
counts offered In testimony by Doctor Wil
son, asserting that the manner In which
entries concerning Senator Smith's case
were made led him to believe that the
matter was worthless as evidence.
'The final speech by General Crow, clos
ing tbe case, furnished statement after
statement of a striking nature. From 5
o'clock until 7 he steadily addressed the
Jury, going over the case in detail.
IDENTITY OR 7,000
LKTTEtt TO KELLEY.
Beside the statements of the Attorney
General, his contradiction of the sten
ographer's court records was notable.
This was in reference to the Kelley letter
before mentioned. John A. Lee had tes
tified, when first upon the stand, that he
did not write this letter. He positively as
serted this fact and was so understood by
Attorney General Crow, by Attorney Sam
Jeffries and ny every representative of the
press present
Attorney Jourdan had Introduced these
letters In testimony for the defense. Up
on first Introducing them Mr. Jourdan
handed each to the court stenographer,
who made a number on the back. The let
ter in question was marked "exhibit 20."
While John A. Lee was upon the stand
this morning, in Attorney General Crow's
examination, Mr. Jourdan again asked
him if he had written the letter. Lee
again denied it
Mr. Jourdan then rose triumphantly and
stated that Lee had testified otherwise
two days ago. Lee and Mr. Crow denied
the fact Mr. Jourdan then asked the ste
nographer to look over his notes' of the
day before, and It was found that the an
swer "yes" followed Jourdan's question of
Lee as to whether he had written the
letter.
Mr. Crow instantly arose. "If the rec
ords show that," he cried vehemently,
"the stenographer has not reported this
case correctly."
He made the same statement in his
peech.
"My memory Is as good as that of the
counsel for the defense, and I knqw that
Lee failed to identify that letter." he said.
Lee corroborated this on the. stand.
Attorneys for the defense claimed to
day. In all their charges to the Jury, that
(featlaae om Fas Twa.
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