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ST. LOUI S REPUBLIC.
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Good Barbers
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WOIRyLZD'
1904
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public's "Help Wanted" columns.
' Take your ad to any dm? store.
NINETY-SIXTH YEAR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3,1904.
trice :;
III St. LouU. Onf Out.
tuld? M. LoiiiH. 'Iito ,eni.
TrninK. TIif-e Cents.
MIL
LIS LOST
COLLAPSE OF
WINTRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL
IF ANCIENT PROPHECY DDES NOT FAIL
Withdrawal of D. J. Sully, th
Bull Leader, Throws New
York Market Into
Frenzy of Selling:.
LOSSES S6 TO S8 PER BALE.
-Slav Option Drops a Cent and a
Quarter a Pound in Less
Than an Ilour.
I' EVERYBODY TRIES TO SELL
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PRICES.
VP&gT SX Y0" &0"' to
CHAMBERLAIN,
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PRIVATE
HOTEL RATES PLEASE NATIONAL COMMITTEE;
APPROVES CONVENTION HALL ARRANGEMENTS
rarliiunenl Opens With An
Chamberlain as Leader of
the House of Common.
Men
KING ON AMERICAN COTTON.
Expresses Hope of Relief From
Hiirli Prices Through In-
i-reaed Production Within
th Empire.
(Vfter Decline Sitends lis Force,
Shorts Begin to Cover and
Rally of 70 to 7o Points
Follows Quickly.
If QL'OTAT10"t inm i:vri:vr o
of m Mucin-; tii.it-s.
New York. Feb. 2 May and July
cotton showed the Udeft Iluctua-
tions to-day. '
May. which closed jestenlay nt
17.41 cents, was never higher than
17.32 cents to-day and at one time
sold down to 18 in cents. closing at
16 57 cent?.
; July, after closing jc.sierd.iy at fr
17.49 cents, was not higher thin 17 12
cents at anv time to-day, the low ?
' point being 16 15 cents and the close
16.63 cents.
a
Xw Tork, I'eb. ,2. Heavy selling and .1
violent break In prices marked to-dayV
business In th;' Cotton Exchange, th.
day's slump being even more sensational
than the lecent advances, which have
Meaddy sent cotton quotations upward
until testeiday they reached the highest
level since li75
L'nder the liiflrenct' of several causes.
chief of which was the contlrmed repoii
that Daniel J. Si'Hy. the supposed leader
of the upward movement, vns about to
tako a vacation, end enhanced by the be
lief of many operators that Its culmina
tion had been leached, quotations for all
month-! c611ap3ed to the extent of from
lo JS per bal", and litter demoralization
ulcd in the pit.
.No failures were leported. but the io-
le-nt fluctuations represent looses of mil-
llions. distributed throughout the market
Transactions er- enormous in' the ae-
giegnte, the day's sales being estimated
at 2,000.000 bales.
The break was checked flnillr by re-
Inewed bull suproit and n rally followed.
jThe close was about steadv.
The day opened with ;i share break in
rrlces under the intluence of a generally
circulated tumor of settlements .,- .,..
jinlcrests effected since jester.lay. This
-en, tjuonuc.ns conn n lnlf cent pn
Pound, but a efen'al of the rumor brought
about a substantial recovery. Barely had
the market steadied after this movement
when the report of Mr. Sum's Intention
to take a vacation became cenerallv
jdinown and prices again started down
ward.
It was Inferred that thegyacatlon meint
Vfhe successful disposal of Mr. Sully's In-
'erosts nnd the abandonment of his cam
gn, and when he was quoted to the
feet that he was about to take .n inn
ecks vacation the downward movement
Jecame a panic. Felling orders poured in
Ipon brokers nnd the market went to
feces, quotations melting a-uay 5 and 10
iinis at a time.
In fifteen minutes of this panic, with
very broker a seller and none a hover.
trices fell vertically almost a cent a
ound. nnd the May option, in less than
nour, legistercd a decline nf a it
nd a quarter a pound, a variation greater
han would have been effected in a weik
mder normal conditions.
AN UNOFFICIAL FORECAST.
While taking no official cognizance of
the groundhog and his cusfm on Caml'e
mas Day. the local tan-caster predicts
moie winter. The cold-watt fiag was dis
played above the Weather lSureau yester
day, but up to a lite !iu.r last night theie
had been no decibd change In the tem
perature. Fair and colder is the prediction for to
d..y. High northwest winds will prevail
The mlniinuni itnjerature last night was
about tler.-es above zero.
If t!e til jroterb bout the grouud
heg seeing hi shadow on February - i-
rot a nivth. si w,-k-t more if dl-.ag-ee-ab.'e
wetther is coming to SI I-oui-t an 1
vicinity, fand'emas Day wa clear and
briiht. During the dat the gioimdli.ig
had iniiiiy up'.nrtunlt'e- to oe trightened
bv !ii relieetlon unou the snow.
Much warmer tveaiher pievailed yester
day morning in St. Iyjuls. At 3 o'clock
the theimometer recorded 10 degrees
about zero. During the day the meicury
fell mid at m.'dnight It v.a.-, about 13 de
grees rbeve rtt.
Co'der weather prevailed yeierdiy
along thn Atiantie Ctpa.-t and in tlie
Xorlhwest.
Hourly tliernioiueter leadings float C a.
m. to midnight were ftdlows:
6 a m 13 4 p. in 17
7 3 m 5p M !
Sh in S-". . t m T
Sa in .'.? 7p in M
llu in T. S p. m N
Its r.i .... 3 1 m 3
Vtnr l' If' p in 'I
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TAKING OF TESTIiONY
BEGINS IN BUTLER TRIAL
After a Jury Is ?ckcied Six Witnesses Talce the SMand at Fulton
to Verify City Uecords and Trace ihe lli'stoiy if (lie Lit;liUn
Hill Which Netted the Combine IT.r.fHI Vi'liole Hoodie Plot
to lk Laid Pare lv Witne.ssei To-Day.
NO HINT OF THE LINE OF DEFENSE IS YET INDICATED.
JOFFEE FORCED DOWNWARD.
Overextended Longs Sell Ilcav-
ih Day's Business Sets llecord.
New York. Feb. :.-P.ccord-bre.ikin
ctivlty. coupled with considerable ev-
Itement, developed In the coffee market
o-day.
After opening Irresular nt an advance
f 10 points to a decline of 10 points, the
market was hammered down bv the ner-
Istent selling of importers, until ston or-
Wers were reached. The selling nan auc-
ncntcd by the liquidation or a long intcr
'St that had annarentlv beenmo mmowi.it
ivercxtended in the ntlvance of JVs cents
i me ih.m lew monm.
Tho volume of business broke all records.
IRE IN HEART
OF KNOXVILLE,
lames Causfc Iisse1? Aggregat
inp Nearly $41)0.000 and Tvo
Men Are Purned to Death.
knoxvillc. Tenn.. Peh. 2. Fire in the
art of the wholesale district, which was
scovered at 8:30 o'clock to-night. caued
loss of nearly MOOaW. and cost the live
f two firemen. The dead:
WILLIAM A. MAXKY. captain of Hose
Wagon Company No. !.
JOHN J. DUNN", ac ex-aronian. who was as
sisting at the fl.e.
The fire started In the six-story Thoe-
Inlx building on Gay street, between Wall
land Union avenues, and the wholesale hat
Lnd millinery house of Murphy & Itobln-
ion. The fire spread botii north and
outh into the stores of Cullcn & Xewman.
holcsale notions; M. I Ilnss & Co.,
'ullen tib Shields, wholesale glassware and
lachlnery house. The walls of the Phoe
ir building crumbled and crashed
Kirough the roof of the Itoss building on
.a rtfmnn
The estimated losses and insurances
re: Murphy & Rohlnson. loss S73.(K. in-
harancts $60,000; Cullen & Newman, loss
,wn. insurance "Fiitwo: M. u. Hoss &
!o lois 175.000. Insurance J37.000: Cul'en
- Shields, loss O.OOO. insurance S30.000.
,oss on buildings t,000. Insurance J70.000.
otal estimated loss $370,000, Insurance
fl0
ET A STAFF rORRF.-I'ONDU.VT.
Fulton, Mo.. Feb. 2. -All formal State's-1
evidence being now h-fure the Jury, Mr.
Folk will call John lv. Murreil to-monow
mornlng. The 'lighting deal" liuiler
trial will then have entered upon the vi
tally imvortant and interesting stage.
Murreil will !) followed by IIelm.
whose story lies the most Mgnllkant bear
ing upon this particular trial, being more
useful to the prosei ution than that of any
of the confessed members of the furnier
combine.
Helms it is who conmcts l'uller directly
with the briber', saying that he followed
Gutke away from the combine caucus
after the offer of $2),"0 was rejected und
saw him return the money to llutler. He
also asserts that Hutler declared to him
on the night of November 2S that it was
W7.0OJ or nothing.
The salient f.icts to the nationally famed
lighting deal were related to Callaway
County citizenship, which crowded tho
court, and to the jury to-day. when Circuit
Attorney Folk made his opening statement.
To-morrow afternoon, bv the repeated
confessions of six of the 'bos boodlers,"
Callawav County will have been enlight
ened in the details of how corruption may
rule in a large city.
CONDUCTS CASE
WITH EXPKDII5NCE.
Judge Graves conducts the case with ex
pedience, countenancing no delays. He
exhibits decision in his ruling and resents
unnecessary argumentation by counsel.
His rejoinders to the acerbity of Judge
Krura are bltlngly barbed, much to the
amusement of auditors.
Krum's habit of Indulging his caustic
faculty Is not popular In the courtroom.
A jury was chosen In remarkably quick
time, nvaminatlon of jurors brought out
utterances of a political characier and
bearing upon the leanings of jurors In
party affairs. The selected men vary as
between Folk and Reed, but this fact. It
Is thought, will not have any effect upon
the outcome. Each Is locally respected
and will be especially on guard against
allowing his political preferences to affect
his duty as a juror. They are all Demo
crats, simply because there are very few
republicans up here.
ATTonSHYS EXAMISn
Wl!L OK JlllOItS.
Examination of the panel began at once
this morning. Of the first twelve men of
tho twenty-four. one. Reese Scholl. a
farmer, wus disqualified for prejudice.
Fniformly the Jurors had heard of the
Butler case, had read of it In Tho Re
public, but were sure that they had not
been prejudiced, nven John Gilmnn, whoe
post office Is progressively called "Re
form," declared that his natural bias in
favor of high political st.-indirds would
not alTcct his judgment of Ruller.
David H. Harris, Prosecuting Attorney
of Callaway Comity, conducted the ex
amination for the defense. He- questioned
closely as to whether the members of the
panel had read an editorial which ap
peared two weeks ago In The Republic
and thlch dealt with the responsibilities
of Callaway County in this trial and with
JURY SELECTED
! TO TRY BUTLER
y--.
.!
Tjonuoi. Feb., .2. "Myj right honorable
friend, the member fr!!m WVit H'rnilns
ham." as Austen Clia-nbcrkiin ib scribed
Ms father, was the contrel figure in the
drama tils' marled tl-.eopeulng nf Par
liament to-day.
Xo playwright cedd have devie.l a moie
curious sere. For the lirt lime li ttoi
Joseph 'lur.ij-!ain icok h's sent i. a
private member c.f the House of Commons
aril was separated from hi" former col
leagues In the Cabinet bv the gangway.
From thN seat l.e taw hi- son act as th"
b'aeltr of the Ilemje of Commons, a posi
tion wh'ch Joseph Cliambeilaiti, with all
his tear- of pai Manic nUi-.t praetiie. net
sttujred. Premier Halfottr was laid up with la
flurnra and therefore was unable tn b.;
present. Wh-u Au-ten I'bainb-rlaln
tiruca to i.-plt lit behalf of (he party of
which his own father is b-IIeteJ to be
ilie mo-t powerf 1 nieuiber. the Hutise wa
spflibound.
I m behalf of PlHnler Balfour. Au-ten
Chamber! i!n d. clnrttl the House of Coni-m:i-
miLsi ilrt decide whether or not it
de-ired any eiiange at all in the fiscal sj s
teni. .mil until tnat point is settled the
"Ppo.-ltlon demand for details of the Gov-
-
CIUTr: HOLT, fanner. Outhrle.
HratNDO.V 11HAVBK farnn-r. l-"ulton
J c JIcCLAXAIIAN". farmer, fijrl
J M 1IAMILTOX. farmer. Harhelor.
WILIJIKU HKKISIXli. farmer. Shim-
loek.
i:i) HARDIN, faimer. Callwonl.
JOHN OII.1IAX. farner. IV-furni
J. V ULAfK. JR.. farmer. Hatton.
ROHERT IJKRItV. JR.. farmer, Wl!-
llamsoiirK.
IRA VtOHsHAM farmer. CanlnRton
II li LKONAHO, farmer. Ccte Sam
Dessell.
T. W ROSSER. lumVrman. Fulmn.
&'
the propriety of Mr. Harris accepting
Hutler's -etalner. Some had read it. some
had not. but nil save Scholl declared that
they could try the ens: falrlj.
Robert lierrv. Jr. of Wlllfamsburg said
that he himself did not take any papers,
but that his father subscribed to The Re
public and "all Folk papers." It was the
Prst mention in the courtroom of Folk's
candidacy.
T. AY. Rosser. lumberman, or Fulton
was called to take the place of Mr. Holt.
He qualified and the panel was com
pleted. RECESS DECLARED
to j'REWnn ciii.T.nGEs.
At li SO the attorneys and the court
agreed upon a recess In which to prepare
challenges. The members of the panel
were warned as to their conduct, and
court adjourned until 2 o'clock.
AA'hen the participants In tho trial re
paired to the hotel they found several
additions to their number, who had ar
tived from St. Louis. Of tl'.em were P.
IS. Fit?gibbon. George II. Martin. AVIIllam
if. T.imblyn. AA". II. Judy and Joseph L.
Schuier. Tamblyn. of course. Is a State's
witness, a confessed boodler; Judy and
ntzglbbon arc documentary witnesses,
while Schuier, being an ex-Delegate, is
summoned by Butler.
After the noon Intermission, the parties
to the case and the big crowd of onlook
ers reassembled. Nonappearance of Ed
Butler caused a moment's delay, hut he
soon appeared, breathing hard, as it after
unwonted exertion. The twelve jurors se
lected lo serve were then called by name
anel those challenged were excused. The
twelve men to try tho case were sworn
in.
The jurors, with one exception, Gil
man, are young men. seven being under 33
years old. They are all Democrats.
Several are known to be Folk supporters
nnd three are reported to hate declared
for other candidatis. In that they come
from different townships, they may be
said to represent the county satisfacto
rily. Kach Is considered by his neigh
bors of unimpeachable integrity. Only
oue of the younger men is a college man.
FOLK PRESENTS
THE STATE'S CASE
Circuit Attorney Folk rend the indict
ment and then entered upon Ills state
ment of the State s case. After detail
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Hv a Republic Photoxraphfr.
1 -i:iriilivi riiniiitl' of tlic Di'iuoefiitic Xntionnl fjoinnilltee In scsssnn yeslei'ilay at the Southern Hotel. Keail
ini! frum tin left In right tlu'.v :iru: Soatiil James 51. IIt.iiI. Tfiiutsio; Dniiicl J. Tampan, jlicliisan: J. (J.
.loliiison. Kansas; Charles A. Walsh. Iowa: J. JI. !iifri.v. IVntisjlvanla: Xnruiau K. Mack. Xetv York; JanKis
IC. .tunes. Arkansa-:.
it. I.eiiiis; Seiimnr W
After pa--i!g u rr-'iiitlon
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Stiiiiilliis Ioiukiiier .1. A. Cheney. .lerseyville. 111.: Serj,'eant-at-Arnis, John I. Martin,
.1. Stone. Missouri: John K. t).slnniie. Wyiiinliiir.
prat-lsc St.
inembe-s of
genielil- of
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AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
Who was leader or the House of Commons
yesterday, a post that his father, now
a private member, never attained.
ernment's fiscal reform plan cannot be
granted.
King Edward In person opned Parlli
ment to-day with all the ceremonial that
has been in vogue .since his succession to
tho throne.
A point In the King's spe-eclr of inter
est to the Fnlted States wits this rerer
erce lo cotton:
Tilt"- insulllelriiey of I be Nllppl) or
rutv mnlerlnl. uimiii r.'hlcli Hit xrcnC
ccitton ImliiKtr? of tliln country tlr
Iietilis. bus llispirrt! lilt- ih tleep
foncern. I trut the t!Tort lielnic
mai'c In tarltius iinrls nt my Etniilre
lei inrreasi (lit area of cnltlt nttmi
mny lie ziltemleil rtitli a lure menfi
nre of nDceew,"
LEADING TOPICS
-IK
rO-DAY'S REPUBLia
THE SFN RISES THIS MORNING AT
7.0". AND SF.TS Till?. EVENING AT 5:23.
THE MOON RISES AT S:W.
GRAIN CLOSED: ST. LOUIS-MAY
AVHEAT. SlT-ic ASKED: MAY CORN.
IS'iC ASKED. CHICAGO-MAY WHEAT,
SlrifiSl-c RID: MAY CORN. 51Tsc.
WEATHER IDICTIOS.
For St. Loula anil A'lelnltj Fair
anil mil eh eoltler W-dilesdn IiIkIi
iiiirtliTvesI -itrlmls.
For .111iourl Fair nnd contlnnrtl
cold tVcilnesilny. Thurailny fnlr.
1. Millions Last In Cotton.
Hotel Rates Please National Commit
tee. Russian AA'nrshlps Clear for Action.
2. Ground Hog Club's Tenth Annual
Dinner.
S. Republicans Meet In First District.
Glover Insul'.s Colorado Militiamen.
Seeks to Recover Rig Boodle Fund.
4. Mut Curtail Curb Stnnds.
Rank Cashier Is Arrested.
Quits Teaching After Sixty Years.
3. Casino Structure for Kansas City.
AVIIllam C. Whitney Dies.
Ziegler Dares Not Leate Now York.
fi. Racing at New- Orleans.
Rowling Results.
Continued on lui;e Tno.
PANAMA HEARS THAT WAR
HAS BEGUN ON ISTHMUS.
Tanama, Feb. 2. A report has reached the Isthmus that Colombian trr-ops are
fighting with the Indians on the San Bias Coast, which is in Panama territory. It 13
Impossible, however, to obtain reliable confirmation 01" this.
The United States gunboat Bancroft was to have sailed to-day from Colon to
Bocas Del Toro, hut the orders were countermanded at the last moment, because of
the report of fighting on the coast. ' .
A letter was received here some time ago from Captain Torres, commanding the
Panamanian troops at Chcpo (on the south side of the isthmus and directly south of
tho San Bias country) saying he had decided to cross over to the Atlantic side.
There is n possibility that the Indians are fighting with Captain Torres's command,
lalstaklnz them for Colombians.
. East Side News.
AVhy Gas Bills Are SoHigh.
May Be AV'auted In Cincinnati.
S. Editorial.
Society Happenings.
0. Wed? Partner's Divorced AVife.
Claim Current Harms Plumbing.
10. Republic "AA'ant" Ads.
Birth, damage and Death Records.
New Corporations.
11. Rooms for Rent Ads.
II. Llve-Stock Market.
Heavy Buying of Corn In Chicago.
13. New York Stock Market Lapses.
Transit Stocks Make New Low Record.
Summary of St. Louis Market.
11, Senator Clarke for the Treaty.
New Real Estate Offices.
French Prelates .Anger Premier.
Iiuis for its i'niel lates. tie
(lie Siibe-iinn-.i'-iuj on Arm
the liemnc-altc National Committee went
lo the Cnllsriini and i!i.auImouh agreed
that the plars tor the contention were
correct, nnd tint the hall was e-peclally
well ndan.ed for the 11-es of the gleat
paitt gatiierm! w'.b-ij tv II name the llrxt
I moeratl.- pr-sde.it:al uoniii et.
I e nnieiem , v.n:i me ioeai eominit-.ees
tin arniiii.cneiils iesili-d 111 a peifect un
derstanding betv c1!! the two orgati'S1!
I'Ciit. AVith itpurts that -l'iwcd In de
ti'ii Ihe arr trireme!. t which had been
trsde by Fee loi- tounnittee Me.r.--.
John Se: ru?iv. ('. W. Ki.api). ('ha-l-s H.
IlJtt'g and AV. F. Saunder of the liul-n..-.s
Mer's l.eajjre li.d no diflicnlty In
conil-cing tl'e Cjrr-rni'tcimen that the
pied;es wlil'-h liad In-i made to tl.e Na
tionVI Cmiimittee lu Wiihinsii-n would be
kept to the It Iter. ,
Two b.ste.i- uf tl.e sulcoiA'ilttee were
held je-.teiuay. one In the morning and
the other in the afternoon. A JJauniineiit
was taken at SCO p. m. until 9:2'l n. ni. to
day, when it 1 expected thai etc-r;thing
will be completed and adjournment taken
until some time in April.
Mi-anwhll-. a subccnirnltret; of the sub
committee on Arrangements, compos?! of
iJAessrs. CampHii of Mlch'gan. Mack of
New- York, .liihr.'on of Kansas and A"a!-ii
of Iowa, will work v Ith the local com
mittees of ihe RuJniss Men's League le
gardlng the plans for decorating the Cil-i-t
urn und otlier details pre'iminnry to the
m ctlng of the convent un.
There were preyent at the meeting
Chairman Jaires K. Jones of Arkansas,
A'ice Ciiairiiiun W. J. Stone of M'ssouri.
Secretary Cluiries A. Walh of Iowa, J.
G. Johnson of Kanas. I). .1. Campau of
Michigan. Narman 1. Muck of New i'ork,
James M. Iliad of 'ieiir.e sstt. John E.
f--borne of Wyoming and J. M. GuftVy of
Pennsylvania. Ser.utur Stone held the
piuxy for John R. Mellon of Ohio.
1AJCAL CO.M.MITTKE REPORTS.
The morning sesMm was occupied
chiefly with hearing the leports fiom the
ciialrman of the local committees m Hu
lels, Contention Hall and Finances. .Mr.
Knapp presented a table, showing the ho
tel ratts and lr.tc- for the conve.ilicii.
Computed with these offered by Chicago.
St. Louis hotels, for equal service, are
cli'nrtr. The committeemen expresd
their satisfaction with the lates yubmitte-.l
10 them by promptly passing a resolution,
introduced by Senator Stone, that coald
leave no room for criticism of the St.
Louis arrangetrents.
Mr. Knapp stated that when the Ameri
can plan is taken, the meals are to begin
with dinner, Monday evening. July 4.
whether the person is on hand or not. Ail
reservations are to begin with Monday
evening for European plan guest" Wh -:i
the minimum rate li mentioned, the rate
means what the hotel expects to get o-it
of the loom, whether there ure one er
more guests therein. The number of
guests will opend, of course', on the num
bt r of beds In the rooms.
A recess was taken at noon until 2 p.
m., v.he-n the subcommittee went in a
body to the Coliseum with Mcsrs.
Schtoers and Knapp, A. C. Thomas of
Chicago, fiuperintendent of the AA'estern
dltlslon of the Associated Press, and G.
C. Hench local manager of the Asso
ciated Press: E. J. Nally of Chicago, gen'
cral superintendent of the AA'estern di
vision; S. II. Mudge of St. IaiuK super
intendent, and T. AV. Carroll, electrician,
all or the Postal Telegraph Company,
were present In regard to arrnngeoient"
for telegraph Instruments and service.
The plans, ns presented by the !o?al
committee, which were drawn by Archi
tect Ij. B. Pend'etnn. were satisfactory to
the National Committeemen, excepting that
the stage was put bick a few feet over
the hoxe. The tier nf seats back of the
singe, which will be In the middle of the
north shi? of the arena, will be used for
distinguished guesf f the committee. The
rtage v. Ill be about three feet from the
level of the arena floor.
Pasiagewajs will lead under the stage
to the telegraph Instruments. The dele
gates will sit Immediately in front of the
stage, the alternates at the sUes. the
newspiper correspondents on cither side
of the stage and the general public in
the boxes and seats. It ts expected that
about 3,000 persons will be In the aren-i.
TO SELECT HEADQUARTERS.
"This hall Is splendid for the conven
tion," said Committeeman Campau of
Michigan.
"It is all right," said Mr. Johnson of
K.ira
After returning to the Southern Hotel,
the committeemen heard propos!0n.s of
hotel men for the slecllon of headquart
ers. Only the Jefferson Hotel presented
Its figure?. The Planters and Southern will
do so In the morning.
M. A. Kramer of New York, decorator,
came to secure the work of putting the
Coliseum in shape for the convention. He
had the contract for decorating the Kan
sas City Convention Hall in IfOO and makes
a specialty of convention work. He will
prerent his plans this, morning.
John E. Mason, secretary of the New
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RATES OFFERED BY ST. LOUIS HOTELS
ACCEPTED BY NATIONAL COMMITTEE
On motion of Srnator Stone the committee imnnlmoifly adopted a resolu
tion e pi-e-.sing lis satisfaction with the schedule of rates to be charged bythe
varioi', hotels during convention week, as leported by Mr. Knapp. chairman of
the; local Committee 011 Hotel Arrangements. The resolution follows:
"Resolved, That the report of the local e-ommlttee as to rates and dates is
considered reasonable. Is entirely satisfactory to this comrr.itte-e. and, in Its opin
ion, will be satlsfncieiry to the public."
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HOTEL RATES FOR THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
These rates are given to the Business Men's League in St. Louis by the hotel m n
agers and to the Republican National Committee In Chicago by the hotel managers:
ltATtt-' IN 1ST. 1-Ol'IS FOR DEMOTRATIO
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
EiS
Ej5
' lint! .l.ffoi Mrtn. .
Kurei-an ulsn.
7. 5
H.W
Kcomt t'.at
will act onimatlate ftvmfort-
ablv three ptr?ns ltl be $ut
a ilsy.- Hocnis that wl'l a'-i-tnnicdste
conft-Ttably four
rTfOPF Will te $13
Soulheril Hotel ..
American tlan.
10.00 9.10 4 il
ItATtif IN CHICAGO FOR RSln'DLICAN
NATIOXAL CONVKNTION.
t?5 ..
Ei-5
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-S
lV
ESS
"x 2 i'i-
IUspt?rs Hotel 6M 4.00 S.rt)
Huri-ieun plan.
Liidell Hotel 4.W 3.W l..Vt
The Ht XlchoU C.W 5. ft) 2.)
Eutcpfin vlun.
UcIMp HotI 5.00 4.i Z CM)
Kurcpan fUn
New M. Jrtm"t 2.Z-) l.W 1.1V)
Hurupean ilin.
Thf JTucIiliihitm
1 iiili with Imtfl uccum
inculatfo,, The WaslifnKton 8.00 Non 3.rt)
tlurupan pltn.
Th Himllton 5.W 1M l.ft)
Eurct3n Prkn.
IIwt-l M'ntlcfl! I.00 None l.t
Kurrjer-an plan.
Ma.lK-n HotH 6. 4 00 1 &1
Kiircpan ii'im.
Tnn-nal Hut el COD S.' 1 2)
Atidltorlum 10M9
Th Jlv rooms nl'I accom-ynodat-
iw per?nti; iai fo
"ach. J3 a dar. Ijrve rrw.m-i
that accommodate four Dr
wins vein Im- Jiti a diy.
AUvJItorium Annex , W.C0
H3iii arrani:mnt with
rfferenc to larjre rocns as
t AuIltorIum.
Grrat .Vf-rth-rn
Th JS rooms acccmmo-lfittf
two iron: r.ite fcr ach.
$4 a ctav. Therr arc a nun.
I"" cf $10 room that a
cnjrrrMHlate twj pron Pt
$". inl lJTKer room wi'i br
charpej for at proportionate
price-".
Ialmer Ifoui"
Kich rcom will accorrnto
iate two peTon. niak'nc
itt for -ach l..V anl 5t;
No more than two p-r-n-
will t- pldcrrl In anv renin.
StiHtfoM ,
SpeelM rat nhTf more
than 'n oit'Up- rocm.
Victoria
s-pftrlal late whri irore
tl.nn urn (n'mpf rccrr
Welllitton
Sr-ciJ! rale w!ire inr
theltl 4 n (HYIlt,l ro.tTm
Gran.I lu"lc
Special rat where more
thnn one ocrnr.!e ronm
Slirrnian Itr,u .... . ...
Kncli n50n ulit uct'ommo
ilate two. mtlclRe rat- fcr
aeh IT.M anil Ji..
S.OO None 1.CO
5.W 3.0T 1.Z9
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;.m
is
..Zfl 2.0-
4.0) 3.00
. 4.C0 2.TA ;.0J
. CO) S.(h) 1.50
WARSHIPS
CLEAR FOR ACTION,
Harbor
Open
at Vladivostok Kopf
While Czar Considers
Note to Japan.
AMERICA KEEPS HANDS OFF.
L
ADY MANAGERS GET
$100,000 OF LOAN.
Senate Coiiiinitlee Approve.?
Woild's Fair Amendment to
Urgent Defieienev ISill.
SMOOTH SAILING EXPECTED.
Story of Co-operation With Otlier
Countries to Preserve Peace
Is Denied Japanese
CoiirsuNDiflienlt.
Continued ua Puite Two.
ft'
St. I'eter.-burr. Feb. i A dLspatch from
Vladivostok, dntrd to-day and Issued here
by a semiofll.lal agency, says the Russian
fleet at Vladivostok has been fully
eqiirped for Immediate service and pre
pare el for sea.
All 'he wood fittings of the ships were
removed yesterday. The harbor fs being
kej't open by Ice-breakers.
The Czar now has befor him the report
of the Special" Council on the Russian re
sponse. It Is authoritatively said It may
possibly be several days before the re
spense Is forwarded to Toklo.
AMERICA KEEPS OUT.
Wahingoti. Feb. 2. The attention of the
State Department being called to a Paris
cablegram quoting on alleged Washing
ton dispatch to the effect that the United
States was co-operating with England and
France to bring pressure to bear upon
Japan In tho Interest of peace, it was
stated to-ilay by the acting Secretary that
there had been no such concerted action:
that the United States had not and would
not act with any other Power In this mat
ter. Japan's last note was at the time de
clared to set forth an Irreducible minimum
of her demands, and It Is-difficult for those
here conversant with the Japanese position-to
believe that any Important depart
ure from the general lines of that note
would be acceptable at Toklo.
In Keturn for ?l,flll0.)00 Cash,
Exposition Is to Give First
Lien on Receipts From Ad
missions and Concessions.
..... c.TI,, nenil'Iic Tturean.
Hth St. oral l'(nnsiiama ,e.
Washington. Feb. 2. At h meeting of
the Senate Appropriations Committee this
morning the report of the subcommittee
on the urgent eleflciency bill was adopted
without opposition and the bill as adopted
was reported to the Senate. The bill will
be taken up Wednesday by the Senata
and the World's Fair amemiment will ba
reached and considered. No serious oppo
sition Is expected, and the bill will In all
probability pass the upper house thl.s
week.
The original amendment providing for
the big World's Fair loan was drawn by
Representative Tawney after consulta
tion with Secretary Shaw and Senator
Cockreil. and was by the latter submitted
to the Senate committee.
Some important changes were made in
the amendment as reported to the Senato
to-day. The Government is further se
cured by a lien on all money received
from concessions ,as well as from the gato
receipts. Instead of rrpa!ng the loan In
sums of not Ifs.s than C0O.0CO. tho first
installment to he paid July 1, the Exposi
tion. Company will on June 13 submit a de
tailed report to the Secretary of the
Treasury, showing the total amount of all
gross receipts from June 1 to June 13,
both Inclusive, and 40 per cent of such re
ceipts shall then be paid Into the Treasury.
After the first payment, a like report and,
a similar payment will be made on then
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