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POSTMASTER
UP OFFICE BECAUSE
OE POLITICAL FEUD
' " E. S. Parnell of Junction, Ark.,
3 Notifies Post-Office De
partment He Would
Better Resign.
FOUR OF HIS FAMILY KILLED.
Fools It Is Clearly His Duty to
His Family and Friends That
. He Leave State as His
Brothers Have Done.
HISTORY OF BLOODY FEUD.
First Bloodshed in Quarrel Be
tween Parnclls and Tucker
Ovcr Sidewalk on October 1),
1902, "When Three -Were
Killed.
Washington. MaTch L Postmaster E. S.
u PameU of Junction, Union County, Ark.,
hsa resigned his office and In his letter
"L to the Postmaster General, says the ac-
tlon is, due to a political feud.
' His letter follows:
"I beg to tender to you my resignation
as Postmaster at Junction, Ark-, and re-
21 'turn h'erbwlth all papers sent since my rc-
4 cent conflrmatlon.
mu "My reasons for resigning are that my
family, havo become mixed up In what Is
Tit ' '
' " known In this county as the Parnell--rr
Tucker feud. ,
"This is a political feud, and as four
K- members of our family have been assas
sinated within the last fifteen months, I
feel that It is'clearly my duty to my fam
n, ? ily and friends that I leave the State.
"I hope Ihe department will relieve me
Si1 at the earliest possible moment."
HISTORY'OF THE FEXJD.
Zp BEPUBIJC 'SI'UCIAU
Little Rock. Ark., March L The Par-.-
nell-Tuckcr f cud Is of several years' stand
S1 lnr. Several tragedies In Union County,
, i-""Is "claimed,' have' been erroneously
charged to this feud. Taut it is known that
. feme lives have been lost-directly as a re
s'"? 6Ult of the trouble between Guy B. Tuck
k cr, former City Marshal 'of Eldorado, and
y bp Parnells.
The fatal" record Is: October 9, ISO, Tom
and Walttr Parnell and" Constable ,H. L.
opt, -Dcaring killed; Guy B. Tucker, wounded.
, July 6V 1803. W. P. Lee. friend of Tucker,
s assassinated near Lisbon. t
- August's, 190S, John F. Parnell shot and
killed by Guy B. Tucker,
tvt September 2, 1303, Dallas Hunter, friend'
of Tucker, assassinated.
er It Is not known positively that the
assassination of Lee and Hunter was due
to the Tucker and Parnell troubles.
TUCKER RESIGNED.
Following the tragedy on August S last
zap. -Tucker resigned as City Marshal-of El
dorado. nd announced his Intention of re
moving from the county. Since then he
has spent most of his time In Little Rock
cv and has worked on the new State Capitol.
Two of the Parnells, Matt and Jim, who
were under Indictment In Union County,
agreed to leave the State and remain
w'away, hence they were not prosecuted.
Five of the Parnell brothers, James, Dan.
,-j. -----.'-.award and Robert, are still Uving.
Postmaster Parnell of Junction has
never been a participant In any of the
sanguinary battles connected with the
Farnell-Tucker' feud, but as nil his 6ur-
- vlving brothers, it Is say, have moved
away, he desired to follow them, and thus
escape any unpleasantness by reason of
living near the'scene of the blood-letting.
err t EXTRADITION FAILED. ,
,A short time ago tho Pamell-Tucker
'-ttud was recalled by, an. incident, in which
j one of the surviving Parnells, who has
rj moved to Oklahoma, figured.-" Governor
.-"Davis issued a requisition-upon the Gov-
"J ernor of Oklahoma for Farnell on a
charge of embezzlement. The offense, it
- was alleged, was committed in Union
;JJ.-Omtety.
PameU resisted tho effort to bring him
"htcJc. to Arkansas for trial at Eldorado.
,.; A nearlng was held, before Governor, Fer-
''JfiUson at Guthrie,, and,- on the showing
tr made. Governor Ferguson refused to
-.jhonor tho' requisition on the ground that
. --it WDulflibB unsafe for Parnell to return
to. Eldorado.
" Thie supposed 'cause of tho feud -is a
(dispute between Marshall Tucker and
,j some of the Parnells over the building ot
i,t. sidewalk in front, of the ParneU prop-
erty ax jsiaoraao.
1. DEPARTMENT IS NOTIFIED.
hSt Louis Inspectors to Investi
gate Humphrey, Ark., Affair.
tv Washington, March L The Post-Offlce
Department has been offlcially'notlfled that
r-j -the Post Office at Humphrey, Ark., has
...j .been blown up, and the St. Louis division
of Post-OHlco Inspectors has been notified
to make an investigation immediately.
-rr Advices, to tho department give no de-
i tails of "tho affair, which press reports at-
tribute to the' dissatisfaction with the ne-
CJ sro Postmaster and his predecessor, also
r a negro.
cosFUCTixa nnponTs.
Little Rock, Ark., March 1. Conflicting
reports have reached here concerning the
dynamiting of .the Post Office at Humph
rey, Ark. One report mya that the act
"waa committed with robbery as the ten.
, live. Another is that it was prompted bj-
- prejudice against J. B. Greer, the negro
Postmaster.
At Humphrey it is stated that Post
master Greer- is in Little Rock, but in
quiries here have failed to locate him It
is also reported from Humphrey that
- Greer has expressed a desire to resign.
c xiie x-usrc uuico wm situated in tne
- store of A. B. Quetermos, and has recent
ir.t ily been in charge of a' negro girl and man
as deputies of- Greer.
wr Kuiirbi Petition President.
3a REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
" Washington, March L Senator Long ot
-Kansas to-day presented to the Senate a
petition from the citizens of Holton pray
j, Ing. for an increase In the salaries of rural
in free delivery carriers; also a memorial of
j -the WUes Hardware Company of Chero
- kec. Kas remonstrating against tho pos
n sage of the parcels post bill,
(no " mi
1711 MILWAUKEE Tho Janesvillc Sugar
an Company, with a capital of $900,000, has
Just been formed. Preliminary work wlU
begin "at once for tho erection of n. hir-
ufr uLciorr m janesvuie.
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO GRAIN
MARKETS TAKE HEAVY FALL
Heavy Selling by Commission
Houses Caused a Break of
Neatly 5 Cents in May
Wheat at St. Louis.
Heavy selling by commission houses
caused, a break of nearly S cents a bushel
In the price of May wheat in yesterday's
local Brain market.
Whil- considerable excitement attended
tho slump, the trading was not so wild as
it might have been had It been less one
sided. Professional interest did not attempt to
check Ihe decline, but rather encouraged it.
Thta was explained by the statement
th.it most of the big longs got out nearly
a week ago., when the market was well
above the dollar mark, and that since
then values have been well maintained
by eleventh-hour bulls of the amateur
class. Many of these outside operators
wore not strongly intrenched, and their
holdings were sold out when their margins
were exhausted or their stop-loss orders
executed..
One of the prime factors in the decline
Is Said to have been the lack of the kind
of "war news calculated to make a war
market. Most of the outsiders came in
on the chance that there would be quick
developments, which would cause one or
more of the European nations to take
part In the conflict between Russia and
Japan.
For several days legitimate market con
ditions, meet of which had a bearish
tinge, were Ignored. A strong sentimental
basis for bullish operations was afforded
by reports that France had violated her
neutrality. This statement was not of
ficially denied until after it had had con
siderable effect in stimulating outside buy
ing. Prospects of trouble In the Balkans
also had much weight with the same class
of traders.
After an advance to 5I.02i;, a reaction
pet in last Friday. There were occasional
rallies when new crops of outsiders en
tered the market, but the general tend
ency was downward. Yesterday May
wheat closed with offers at 94c, compared
with SSTic at the previous day's close. The
low point for the day was 92&c
July also declined, but this option
showed more inherent strength than May.
Tho range was from S9c to S75ic, with
more offerod at the latter figure.
May com also was under selling pres
suro down to 47c. which was ?ic below
Monday's cloee:
BOODLE CASES SET
FOR APRIL TERM.
Proceedings to Compel Payment
of Docket Fees Dismissed by
Supreme Court.
Jefferson City, Mo., March L The Su
preme Court to-day dismissed, at the cost
of the defendants, the proceedings brought
by tho Attorney General to have forfeit
ed the bonds of Julius Lehmann and four
other former members of the St. Louis
House of Delegates, convicted of boodllng,
for failure to pay docket fees and thus
complete their appeal to the Supreme
Court. Tho docket fees have been paid
and the cases havo been docketed for hear
ing 'at the April term of the Supreme
Court. "
The Supreme Court to-day affirmed a
Judgment In tho Circuit Court of Bates
County giving damages for $7,500 to Sue
L. Lomran against S. A- Weltmer and J.
"SI. Kelly, magnetic healers of Nevada, for
alleged criminal negligence In tieatment
of her case. The plaintiff alleged she was
treated for stomach trouble by the mag
netic healers and that her treatment con
sisted in being placed on a padded tabic
and twisted and pummeled until she
cried out in pain. She alleged that she
was injured permanently as a result of
the treatment, and brought suit for dam
ages in the Circuit Court and secured
Judgment for the above amount.
MRS. NANCY A. LEMMON DEAD.
Dallas County Attorney's Grand
mother Dies at Age of 86 Years.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dallas, Tex.. March 1. Mrs. Nancy A.
Lcmmon died to-day at the residence of
her granddaughter. Mrs. Louise Lemmon,
at No. 318 Cole avenue.
Mrs. Lemmon was born In Franklin.
Tenn., January L 1818. and spent "her early
life there, and In Missouri, removing to
Texas in 1S67.
She was the mother of J. C. and W. H.
Lemmon, now dead, and the grandmother
ot the present County Attorney, Walter
S. Lemmon.
WILLIAM R. TROST.
ChlccBo. 111., March 1. William H. Frost of
r.ew London, Mo., a former mmber of tho
bench of Missouri ana reputed owner of val
uable Texas real estate, died hem tn-dnv Tin
body -will be shipped to New London to-morrow.
MRS. E. B. DUFF.
Taylonrllle. IU., March L Mr. E. B. DufT. a
former Kchoot teacher of this city, died yester
day evening In Washington, la.
JAMES L. MILLER.
Marshall. Mo., March 1. Jame L. Miller, a
former citizen ot Marshall, died to-dar In
Kansas city. Tho funeral will occur here to
morrow. ED STRICKLAND.
Clinton. Mo.. March L Ed Strickland. K
years old, a prominent general contractor, died
hero last nicht of pneumonia.
MRS. J. P. ROBERTS.
Jacksonville, ni.. March i. Mrs. J. P. Rob
erta died hero to-day.
CHARLES O. KNOX.
Marshall, III, March 1. diaries G. Knoi. M
jears old. a pioneer resident of Clark County,
died to-day.
CHARLES SCHAPER.
Nokomls, RL. March 1. Charles Schaper, one
of tho oldest residents In this city, died to-day.
He formerly lived In St. Louis and was veil
known throuehout this section of the State.
JAMES WATSON.
Carbondale. III.. March 1. James Watson,
aped "o years, dropped dead yesterday after
noon at the home of James Stearns, hvo miles
south of this city. Mr. Watson was In unusaul
ly good spirits " yesterday. His funeral took
place to-day.
J. T. GOLDEN.
Arkadelphla, Ark., March L J. T. Golden. SO
years old. fell and expired at once In this city
to-day. -Ho .will bo buried by the Masonic
lodge of this place, of which he nas a member.
R. H. GRIFFITH.
RusbAille. 111.. March 1. It. if. Grlfflth died
at his home this morning. Ho had been In the
hardware buslneas In this city fifty years, ile
was veil known In the Sunday-school work of
the State, having been delegate to the National
Sunday-School Convention several times.
SOtS. C B. HOLCOMB.
Alto Pass. IU.. March L Mra. a B. Hol
comb died to-day. aged 48 years. She was a
niece of Samuel Ross of No. 2R01 Gamble street,
St. Louis, and resided in St. Louis In her girl
hood. E. V. Jnnod Promoted.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Bloomington, 111., March L A circular
was Issued to-day, announcing the ap
pointment of E. V. Junod. late trainmas
ter for the Chicago, and Alton at the St.
Louis terminals, as trainmaster for that
road between , Bloomington and East St.
Louis, with headquarters at Springfield,
succeeding J. J. Reardon, transferred to
the territory between Bloomington and
Chicago, with headquarters at Blooming
ton, succeedine.S. D. Reeve, made super
intendent of Chicago terminals.
Santa Fe Directors Elected.
Galveston. Tex., March L At the an
nual meeting- of the stockholders of the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe. held to-day,
the Board At Directors and officers were
re-elected as follows: Directors E. P.
Ripley, L. J. Polk, J. W. Terry. Leon
Blum. John Sealy, T. J. Grace, H. W.
Landers, Sealy Hutchlngs and A. C. Tor
bert. President, P. C. Ripley: vice presi
dent. L. J. Polk: secretary and treasurer,
A. C. Torbert. and J. W., Terry, solicitor.
Morton Homestead Ilnrned.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Dallas, Tex.. March 1. The famous old
Morton homestead, thirteen miles from
Dallas, owned-by Miss SalllerMorton. was
Tuirned -to-n!cht. Loss- .SIOjoUoic Tts&nna
one of the historic land marks of Dallas J
tiUUMIJ m ,. .. .
Enormous Liquidation Dragged
All Speculative Markets to
Lower Level in Chicago
Armour Unloaded.
nnrrni.ic sruciAU
Chicago, 111., March 1. The dead weight
of enormous liquidation dragged all spec
ulative markets to a lower level to-day.
The skyrockets were touched off last
week. The blackened sticks are falling
fast now. War news Is out of the ques
tion. It is Paid now that wheat receipts
were enlarged everywhere. Fancy cash
prices of last week worn like a dream.
Three days the country heard nothing
but public buying. This is a stampede to
aave profits or escape further losses.
Wheat broke 21- io 4 rents to-day; May
to M'.i. or 12H cents off from the J1.03
mark. July broke to 3'. cents. The top
was 995i cents.
Corn lost 2 cents to-day for all months.
Patten. It was thought, surrendered his
bull position, sold May oats by the mil
lions, and the price broke 3 cents or more.
Most of all in loss of fortunes was been
In a further break of about SO cents a
barrel In pork. 40 cents in lard and ribs.
The liquidation by all classes of holders
was heavy to the close. Great operators
had to bend to the selling storm. Step by
step, point by point, the country traders,
the "bears," fought the "bulls" and forced
don n the prlres.
Then, when the struggle waged fierce-t.
J. Ogden Armour, leader in the buving of
wheat during the bull movement, began
to pour forth his wheat. The market sank
steadily . under the tremendous offerings.
Tho other grain markets, affected by the
selling in wheat and by foreign advices
that told of low prices, fell in sympathy
and the downward movement was on to
stop only with the close of trading.
Unmistakable evidence was given at the
opening of the market that the sentiment
had compiettly changed from its recent
bullishness. Long wheat, bought under
the belief that the war would be sure to
spread and prevent shipments of wheat
from Russia, was for sale in large quan
tities owing to the change In general op
tion in the latter respect.
DEATH OF MRS. E. C. GOTT.
Mother of the Pastor of Union
Mission.
News was received yesterday from
Bowling Green, Ky., of the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth C. Gott mother of the Rever-
MRS. E. C. GOTT.
Mother of the Reverend M. B. Gott of St
Louts, who died at Bowling Green, Ky.,
Sunday afternoon.
end M. B. Gott, pastor of the Union Ml3
slonk Mrs. Gott was 73 years old and had lived
in Bowling Green for several years, mak
ing her home with her son. T. JJ. Gott. She
suffered a stroke of paralysis last Thurs
day and died Sunday afternoon.
Mr, Gott Is now In Bowling Green,
where he went to attend the funeral serv
ices, which took place yesterday after
noon. .
FAILS TO GET CHILDREN
FROM ORPHANS' HOME.
Mrs. Cox Xsken I.onc .Tourney
Vnln Attempt to Recover Her
Two Dnnclitcrs.
Mrs. Charles Cox of Ada, I. T., was
light-hearted when sho arrived at the
Union Station at noon yesterday, because
she thought that by evening she would
have secured tho custody of her two little
daughters, who for eight months havo,
been inmates of the St Louis Christian
Ornhans' Home. Last evening she re
turned to the station without her children
and In a distracted frame of mind.
When Mrs. Cox went to tho homo to
claim her children she found that they
had been placed there eight months ago
by a man who represented that they were
orphans and made an affidavit to that ef
fect Mrs. Cox said tluvt twelve years ago she
married Charles Senters at Flora, III.
Three years later they moved to Paris,
Tex. They lived there four years and
then went to Dallas. There, she said,
she secured a. divorce from her husband,
but tho court made no disposition of her
two girls. Lottie. 10 years old. and Lulu,
8 years old. Two months alter she se
cured a divorce from Senters, who, she
says, maltreated her, sho married Charles
Cox of Ada, I. T.
MrS- COX !ntd Ihnf U'llAn .ha , nn. n
Dallas a few weeks ago to claim her chll
?re2.El!B heard that they had been taken
to St. Louis bv her former husband.
When Mrs. Cox applied at the St Louis
Christian Orphans' Home yesterday she
found that her elder daughter had been
adopted by the home and her other llttl
girl had been adopted by a prominent St
Louis family. Mrs. Cox said that the
matron refused to surrender the older
girl or to give her any Information con
cerning the younger.
THIEVES TRY TO OBTAIN
WILL OF WASHINGTON.
Shatter Door ot Vnnlt "With Explo
sive, bat , Historic Document Is
Afterwards Found Unharmed.
New Tork. March L An attempt has
been made, according to dispatches from
Alexandria, Va,. to steal the will of
George Washington from the clerk's office
of the Fairfax- County Courthouse.
The outer doors of tho vault were shat
tered by the explosive used, but the docu
ment, which reposes In a glas9 case with
other valuable papers, was unharmed.
It Is supposed the would-be thieves fled
without accomplishing their object be
cause of the unexpectedly loud explosion
which aroused many persons residing near
the Courthouse.
The will is in Washington's writing and
was made the year of his death. It covers
twenty-nine closely written pages, each of
which bears the signature of the first
President
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TRUCK DRIVERS
GOON STRIKE.
Over 400 Union Men Walk Out at
Kansas City Police Called
Upon to Preserve Order.
Kansas City. March 1. Union truck driv
ers to the number of oer -WO struck to
day. The principal lirms In the city are
affected and union officials assert that be
fore to-morrow the full -strength of the
union. SO. will be Involved.
The men a.-k an Increase in wages,
day of ten and one-half hours, t days to
constltuto a week, and that only union
men bp employed.
The State Board of Arbitration had
practically completed arrangement for
submission of tho differences to the board,
wiicn they were turned over at the last
minute
The trouble has been brewing for some
time and culminated when certain trans
fer men discharged their union men.
The transfer men, anticipating violence,
have provided for police protection and
permits for nonunion men to carry revolv
ers have been granted In numerous In
stances. The first show of violence was
the dragging of a strike-breaker from his
wagon to-day.
ST. PATRICK'S PARADE ROUTE.
Many Parishes to Be Represented
in Pageant March 20.
At a mecUng last night In St. Teresa's
School Hull, Grand avenue and North
Market street, of the Irish Catholic Parade
Union, the Reverend Father Clarke, as
grand marshal of tho St. Patrick's parade,
to be held Sunday, March 21, announced
the following line of march:
Form at Twelfth and Market streets,
move north to Washington avenue, west
to Fifteenth Mreet, to Locust, to Theresa,
to Lindell boulevard., to Vandeventer, to
north bido of Kcndrick square, counter
marching on Lindell boulevard to the res
idence of the Most Reverend Archbishop
Giennon. to Grand avenue, where the pa
rade will dibband.
It Is calculated that about 10.000 men will
be In line, representing the following par
ishes: St. Lawrence O'foole, St. Bridget's,
Our Lady of Good Council, St Malachy,
"visitation. St. Mark'.-, Holy Name, St.
Patrick. SL Leo. St. Edwarci. St. Alphon
sus. St. Matthew, St. Ann, St. James, All
Saints. St. Kevin's, and St. Thomas.
In addition to these there will be the St.
Louis University cadets. Knights of Fa
ther Mathew. and the Ancient Order nf
iiiDermans. invitations have been extend
ed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Chief of Staff, the Mayor, Harry
Hawes and the heads of the various city
departments.
KILLED BY BLOW WITH FIST.
Quartermaster Arowden Struck
Yeoman Matthews.
REPUBLIC SPBCTAL
Annapolis, Md., March 1. Quartermaster
Snowden of the United States torpedo
boat MacDonougb struck with his first
and almost Instantly killed third-class
yeoman R. P. Matthews, aged 19, during
a quarrel early this morning.
Only a few words had passed between
them when Snowden struck Matthews
a terrific blow In tho neck, between the
chin and ear, with his clinched hand. Mat
thews keeled over on the deck of the ves
sel and medical aid was Immediately sum
moned, but Matthews was found to be
dead. It Is said his death was almost in
stantaneous. Matthews had recently come to the
Naval Academy from Kansas City, Mo.,
wnere nis rather is an ewer in the Metho
dist Church,
A naval board has been appointed to in.
vestigate tho -affair.
CITY OF TISHOMINGO UPHELD.
Court Benders Decision on Col
lection of Revenue.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Ardmore, I T., March 1. An Important
decision, touching collection, of revenue In
the Territory towns, was rendered to-day
by Judge Townsend at Tishomingo.
The Purcell Water Company attempted
to enjoin that town from assessing taxes,
on the ground that assessments were
made on a date other than that provided
by the Arkansas law. Townsend held
that under section 14 of the Curtis bill
Territory towns have the right to set any
date they chooso for assessment of prop
erty. DELEGATION IS SPLIT )IX TWAI1Y.
Ounce Indians Cannot Agree On
Wlint They "Wont.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, March L The delegation of
Osage Indians, who have been In Wash
ington for some time In connection with
an effort to havo their lands divided in
severalty, aro still here, but seem to be
divided among themselves.
Tho occasion for the division seems to
be that four of the Indians and the chief
want to give the attorney who represents
them about twice as much In the way of
fees as the other division thinks ho rhould
have.
Tho Indians have already submitted to
the Secretary of the Interior a draft of
what they want but on account of tho
division among themselves It lsald a bill
will be drawn up without regard to them.
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LINCOLX CLUJI ELECTS DELEGATES.
Axdmorc Republicans Indorse noose
iptt for RcnomJnntlon. '
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Ardmore, I. T., March 1. Tho Lincoln
Club met hero to-night and elected dele
gates to the District Republican Conven
tion, to be held March 12 at Paul's "Valley.
Resolutions Indorsing Roosevelt for
President, Soper for National Committee
man, C. G. Kean for chairman- of the Ex
ecutive Committee. E. E. Morris for dele
gate to the National Convention and J. L.
Hinkle for member of the Executive Com
mittee were adpoted.
Firemen io Give noasevrarxnlnc;.
Engine companies Nos. 40 and 41 and
truck No. 13', yesterday moved Into the
new engine-house at Eleventh street and
Lucas avenue. The building, which for
many years was a church, has been re
constructed with every view to conveni
ence for use as a central Are station.
Chief Swingiev will make his headquar
ters at the new station. The Chief said
that a housewarmlng would be given
shortly.
School Teacher AVon the Prise.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Houston. Mo., March L H. E. Levitt, a
local merchant, has been conducting a
contest for several months, giving a tick
et with each dollar's worth of goods sold,
entitling holders to one chance to go to
Che World's Fair free of expense. The
drawing took place to-day. Miss Dora
Crosthwafle, a young school teacher of
this city, won the prize.
Joseph II. Klelnc Deponed.
Joseph H. Klelne, a member of tho Folk
delegation for the Eighteenth Ward, was
deposed yesterday by the Board of Elec
tion Commissioners for trying to serve
two parties. When called to the office he
admitted that he was a Republican, hav
ing signed with a delegation to the Re
publican National Convention.
Fear for Fruit Crop.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
San Angelo, Tex., March L Great fear
Is entertained for the safety of the fruit
crop In this section. Unnaturally warm
weather has been prevailing, and nearly
all trees are budding, while a great many
are In full bloom, and there is yet time
for a killing freeze.
Galveston Hotel Sold.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Galveston, Tex.. March L Colonel W. E.
Hughes of Denver to-day sold the Tremont
Hotel with furniture and fixtures and what
Is left of the old Beach Hotel site to Doc
tor William Gammon and George S. Ewalt
for $100,000. The property sold is subject
to existing leases.
Visiting In Washington.
REPUBLIC SrECI AL.
Washington. March 1. Mr. F. 31. New
man of Brady. Tex., is in Washington
l--.f-.AM ... .Y. Cn.m. fA,. TT
Is the attorney for the Frisco Railroad.
SEVERAL SEVERE TESTS
OF OPERATIC EXCELLENCE.
Monsieur Charley ot Paris. France, and
New Orleans has now given three per
formances of grand opera at Music Hall.
Four or Ave years ago, to be pure, he
brought his company to the same place
for a number of weeks, hut it is of this
season that the present discussion runs.
On Sunday night ho presented the diffi
cult and not altogether lovely "Jewess,"
a dramatic rather than a lyric produc
tion, that appeals, in a ppotty way. to the
Instincts that yearn for outbursts of vocal
bigness. It was easily a success, that
opening performance a success In face
of the fact that "La Julve" has not been
of popular appeal In this community.
On Monday night M. Charley sot closer
to his audience. He fared forth with the
ever-delightful "Carmen." sung with a
completeness that Is seldom found on the
opera stage in this city. There was noth
ing omitted, and, for some of the audience,
"Carmen" In Its entirety was seen and
heard for tho first time. The famous old
numbers the grand-stand performance of
the bull fighting Senor Escamllla, the
cachuca of Carmen, the many love plead
ings of Don Jose and the single entreaty
of Micaela all were done with the spirit
of art the something that tells the audi
ence that here are men and women who
would sing and act their best If not a soul
sat In front to hear.
What If someone slipped the pitch or It
another's voice failed utterly on a given
note? the sincerity of the performance
brought one to overlook the lapse. There
is a phrase, for Instance, In the song of
the Toreador, a certain difficult passage
that the barytone of the occasion could
not master. In other places he was sure
of himself. His confidence of himself In
that passage in which Mr. Bull Fighter
describes his successful assault on tho un
fortunate Mr. Bull was surpassing. One
could almost see the scrap. His soft allu
sions to certain dark-brown eyes or some
thing equally fine were captlvatlngly done.
Then he struck the difficult passage.
He ran up to It, Jumped over, and In an
Instant was back again on sure ground,
as smiling as If nothing had happened.
The audience made the big chap sing the
song four times. Each time ho had the
same difficulty, but his sureness elsewhere
and his confidence that he was pretty good
and that ho was doing the best he knew
carried him straight into the welcome of
his audience.
And Carmen?- I've seen prettier, but
never one more earnest never one who
seemed to realize more fully what she
was about People run to crazes. Up to
the moment that Calve gave a new swing
to the dramatic side of the part all Car
mens were alike, and most of them, craze
apart were Just about as good as Calvo's.
Certainly, Minnie Hauk, of many years
agone, would have been another Calve
had she been fortunte enough to scare
up a craze In her behalf. But that's
neither hero nor there. The Carmen
pf Tuesday night Mme. Glanoli's was a
rattling good one good in voice, good In
conception, and great in earnestness. Art
Is the thins well done. Sometimes we
fall Into the mistake of calling the prod
uct of a great gift by the name of art.
These French people are nearly all
artists, though few ot them are gifted. I
have heard better voices a score of times
but I have rot often seen a better pre
sentment of the material at hand, the
Gallic resourcefulness, the saving of the
loose ends, the utter absence of waste.
Last night the tedious "Huguenots" was
the opera. A better selection might have
been mnde for Tuesday. The vast group
of principals is impressive to the manager,
but the absence of the greater lyric
tendency of more popular operas some
times sends the audience nodding.
Not so last night
The evening throughout abounded In ep
isodes of tonal beauty, but for sheer vocal
and histrionic excellence the second act.
and especially the duet ot Raoul and
Marguerite de Valols must have most
praise. Not that the voices of the princi
pals blended as well as might have been
the case had we had a Melba and a. De
Reszke before us, but M. Charley's prin
cipals wero, as always, Imbued with tho
spirit that Improves a flne occasion with
an exhibition of self-sacrltlce and self-effacement.
Mme. Duperrct-Mlkaelly has a high,
blrdllko tone and excellent coloratura
equipment, and Herr Meyer von Beer
knew how to write a score for "Margue
rite" that would put a clear flrst flute on
Its mettle. Madame understood thor
oughly what the Herr had aimed at'ln
that second act: Italian florid colora
tura passed through the medium of Ger
man musicianship and German tonal
poetry music rather than vocal gym
nastics. Tho lady has queenly presence,
much style for which the French stago
Is always ready in exploitation and her
singing revealed the added merit of case.
Her familiarity with the music was a
delight and after the duet, when the ex
cellent prima donna, Mme. Gulnclian, came
on as Valentine, another element of
peculiar strength was added to the act
Nor must one forget the amiable, grace
ful and volceful Monsieur Labrlct as St.
Bria.
Last night Benjamin Adklns, Water
Commissioner, was a delighted auditor.
"I havo always devoted mxfelf to grand
opera when occasion offered,' said Mr.
Adklns, "and I feel that I may qualify as
an expert on this occasion and deliver an
opinion to the effect that this season
the Charley organization Is one of the
most Impressive I have ever known. I
have heard many Marcels, but I feel sure
that I havo never heard one who. for rich
ness of vocal equipment and art of por
trayal, surpassed to-night's performance
by M. Lusslez. Perhaps the caviling few
with long memories will say that the elder
De Reszke made this Parisian gentleman
look like 30 cents, but Tm willing to have
someone disprove the statement I have
Just made. And as for Madame Gulnchan,
Elio est absolument magnlflquc. Elle
chante comme un ange."
This evening we arc to have that de
lightful old baxrel organ opera (positive
ly 'no reflection Intended), "II Trovatorc."
And we aro to have, also. Monsieur Gau-
CONGRESSMAN ADAMS WANTS
IMMIGRATION RESTRICTED.
Proposes to Limit the Number to
, Country in Any One Year to
Menaced by Greater Danger
Teril to the Pacific.
Washington, March 1. In the House to
day Congressman Adams called attention
to his bill proposing to limit the number
of immigrants to be admitted from any
one country in any one year to SO.000.
This would affect he explained, but
three countries in Southern Europe, from
which the most undesirable classes &me.42ffLi;. ?? .Sff-ft"
The danger to the East from this source.
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MADAME GIANOLIS
As "Carmen."
thier as Manrico a treat, we may all be
sure. There is one famous high note in
the middle of the opera that will be
worth the price of admission. When
Monsieur Gauthier approaches the "Quel
la PIra" there will something worth the
waiUnff.
Richard Mansfield In "Ivan."
New York. March 1. Richard Mansfield
made his re-entrance to New York at the
New Amsterdam Theater to-night In a no
table performance of Tolstoi's tragedy,
"Ivan the Terrible."
Aside from the fact that It was the first
New York oerformance of this portion of
Tolstoi's trilogy, and was in Itself one of
the most Important events of the dramatic
season, the peculiar Interest that is now
attached to things Russian attracted a
noteworthy first-night attendance.
The play is laid in 1SS4. tho last year of
Ivan's life, when the Iron will, the superb
arrogance, the masterfulness and splendid
physical attributes which earned for him
the title of "The Terrible" were begin
ning to break under the menace of open
and secret foes, of plots, the cares of em
pire, the loss of possessions and his own
furious excesses.
In Ivan Mr. Mansfield has a character
which calls Into play all his versatility.
The transitions from the groveling, super
stitious, stricken old man to the superb
anger and towering passion of the mon
arch will stand out as one of Mr. Mans
field's most remarkable accomplishments.
Mr. Mansfield was supported by a more
than adequate cast Miss Ida Conquest
was Czaritza Marie and the part of Boris
Godunoff waj in the sage hands of Arthur
Forrest.
FASHIONABLE AUDIENCE
OF MUSIC LOVERS.
The Huguenots attracted many musle
lovers to Music Hall last night The audi
ence was highly enthusiastic.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Medart Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Medart. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hart
formed one box party, the ladles all attractive
ly dressed. Mrs. Medart. Sr wore white
satin, covered with flne black lace, touched
with jet spangles and black velvet with dia
mond butterflies in the corsage Mrs. Medart.
Jr.. was In nalo yellow crepe, sun-pleated
and trimmed with white lace. Mrs. Hart wore
a white net gown, 'embroidered In silver and
crvstal spangles.
Mr. and Mrs. Zach Tinker and Miss Tinker
had a stage box. Harry Turner and several
other guests were with them.
Mrs. Tinker wore ecru lace and Miss Tinker
a black and white costume.
Doctor Wlllard Bartlett. Doctor De Courcey
Llndstey and Doctor Philip fekranka. eat to
gether. Miss Gertrude Phillips and Miss Margery
rerrls. with, their escorts, were In front seats.
George Dean, Jr., brought Mrs. Brownlee.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Romer were in the par
quet. Mrs. Romer in brown velvet and white
chiffon.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cook arrived after the
overture. They sat In the front parquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Tarlton H. Bean had front
seats.
Mies Clemence Samlsh and her escort were in
the ' parquet. Miss Samtah wore pearl voile
and lace.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kunkel brought a party
of ladles.
Doctor Malvern Cloptcn escorted Miss Frances
Allison and Mrs. .vi'lson.
Ernst U. Fllslnger brought his sister. Miss
nwnstor.
Miss Lesser and Mr. Lesser were infthe par
quet. Mrs. Stella Kellogg-Halnea came with a par
ty of ladies.
Doctor and Mrs. J. Ellis Jennings had circle
seats with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McLure Clark had seats In the front,
circle. Mrs. Clark wore black Jetted lace.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Studnlszxa were In the
circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Healy. Albert Wegman
and Tudor Wilkinson. In the front row. Miss
Alice Peltlngill. were all In the parquet
Franklin L. Rldgcley came alone.
CLAUDE DUVAT, WITHDRAWS.
Will Kot Be a Candidate for Tfational
Committeeman.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hutchinson. Kas., March 1. Claude Du
val announced his withdrawal to-day from
the race for Democratic National Com
mitteeman. It Is truo that Mr. Duval is
contemplating some business changes
that will call for every minute of his
time Just at tho height of the campaign,
but that these alone are the causes of
his withdrawal, even his friends aro dis
inclined to believe.
Thero are political reasons that arc. be
lieved to bo even more potent and tho
chief of thejo Is the candidacy of W. R.
Hearst, which has been taken up sud
denly by many Kansas Democrats.
TO SYSTEMATIZE ACCOUNTS.
Treasnry Officials Wlft Adopt Xevr
Jlethod' for Clearing Exhibits.
W. E. Andrews, Auditor of the Treas
ury Department, of Washington, D. C
arrived at the World's Fair yesterday
with his assistant, J. D. Kevins. They
..... (UIIUU..LC 0JZIIC111 IUI ilUUlUllii au-
counts In the Exposition's branch of th
United States Customs Department in St.
Annuls.
This branch offico Is in the chapel of
the Administration building and has
charge of the clearing of World's Fair
exhibits and goods entering In bond.
Be AdmiUe'd From Any One
80,000 Believes the East Is
Than Was That of the Yellow
he added, was greater than was that of
tho yellow peril to the Pacific Coast
Mr. Adams said that two-thirds of the
1,000.000 immigrants admitted last year
came from Southern Europe. Statistics at
the port of New York, ho added, show
that, despite the Immigration laws and the
most careful inspection, it won n-..iki
last year to keep out only four-fifths ot
became paupers. '
TRAIN CUTS OFF HEAD
OF ELECTRICIAN UNDER CAR.
WHIInirt II. Hnelsmnn Mee Inslnnt
Death While nt Work In ML.
aonrl Pnolllc Yards. .
William II. Huclsman of No. ;. Ar-
i . . -. ....... Wt.ntlif Irflltft kf.nr.tu
hefore 13 o'clock last night while work-
Ing under a car in the Missouri Pacific -yards
near Compton avenue.
He was an electrician and was repairing
a bre-jk In the electric lighting arrange- s
inent of a coach. IV work required that
he crawl under the car, and while In that
position the train started and the wheels
severed his head from his body.
THE WEATHER. '
Official Forecast for To-Day and
To-Morrow.
Washinston. March 1. Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
Arkansas. Oklahoma Indian Territory nd
Wttern Txas Fair Wednesday and Thurlay-
Eastrrn Texas Fair "Wednesday and Thur
lav. Ilffht .south winds.
Illinois-Fair Wednesday; colder In north por
tion Thursday, rain in wiuth, no-vr In nortn
portion; fresh to brisk northwest wind.-.
Mispouri Katr Wednesday. Thursday, rain
Iowa- Fair dnday. except snow in north
west portion; colder In north portion. Thurs
day, rain or now.
Nehraskar-Ttaln In south portion; snorr in
north. Vcdnendav. Thursday, fair: colder.
Kansas Fair Wednesday, except rain In
nonhean portion. Thursday, fair; colder.
Local Report.
St. Louis. Tues'Jav. March 1.
a. m.
i p. m.
31.0S
19
SK
0
Barometer, inches 80.22
Temperature, decrees 3S
Kelatlve humidity JI
Direction ot wind SB
Velocity of wind 8
Weather at 7 a. in., cloudy; at 7 p. m ,
Hear. Maximum temperature. 52; minimum
temperature. 37. Stare of river at 7 a. m.,
7. feet EDWARD H. BOWIE.
Local Forccasier.
Government Report.
Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Meteorological observations received at St.
LouN. March 1. 1MI. at 6:59 p. m. local tlm
and 8 p. m. wventy-fuih meridian time. Ob
servations made ut the same moment of tlm
at all stations.
Stations. Dlr.To Mx.Raln.Weather.
Ahllene 8 ,8 82 Pt.cloudy
.uoarijio .......pw to
Atlanta N 68 72
Bismaric w 6 28
HulTalo W 32 1
Charlotte SC 6 76
Chattanooga S 62 69
Cincinnati BK u 3
Cleveland N 34 34
Chicago SW 34 34
Columbus S 40 44
Cairo S 12 CS
Coeienno w 4? C2
Concordia S S6 68
Duluth W 30 38
Dubuque NH 40 44
Davenport SK 40 46
Des Moines S 46 SO
Denver HE 64 65
Dodge City SW 60 72
.... Cloudy
Cloudy
.04 Snow
Cloudy
Clouds
.... Pt.cloudy
.... Cloudy
... pt.cloudy
..... Cloudy
.... Cloudy
.... Clear
.... Clear
Clntidv
... Pt.clojdy
... Cloudy
.... Clear
.... Cloudy
.... Cloud v
... Ptcloudy
.... Clear
.... Clear
Cloudy
... Ptcloudy
... Cloudy
.08 Snow
.04 Cloudy
... Cloudy
Pt.cloudy
... Clear
... Cloudy
... Cloudy
Rain
... Clear
... Cloudy
... Clear
.J-Ptcloudy
Clear
.01 Clear
Cloudy
... Ptcloudy
;7 Ptcloudy
Kl Past .-W 76 SO
Fort Pmith n ea tx
Ctalveston .....S 66 74
Grand Haven SW 34 34
i.iand Junction NW 58 60
Ruron w 24 36
Havr- NE o 4
Helena SW S8 34
Indianapolis SE 42 44
Jacksonville SW 72 SO
Kansas City SE C6 62
LlttleiRock a en a.
Louisville KB 43 M
Lander sw 44 46
Montenmerv
SW 74 78
NE 60 62
Memphis .....
Marquette ...
Modcna ......
New- York ...
Norfolk
New Orleans
Nashville ....
North Platte
Omaha
Oklahoma ...
Philadelphia .
Palestine ....
Pittsburg- ....
Parkersburg .
Pueblo .......
-SW 42 46
..SW 64 68 ,
....X 39 '3$
....N 40 44
..SW 74 80
....E 62 64 ,
..SW 56 68 .
8 62 60
....S 70 78 Cloudy
.,'jiouay
w 39 zs .01 pt.cloudy
....s
6 82
Clear
..sw
40 42
Cloudy
,. Clear
.. Clear
. Ptcloudy
,. Cloudy
. Clear
Cloudy
Clear
.. Clear
....W 42 48
....W 68 70
Q'Appelle ...
Rapid City ..
-20 -S
NFJ 28 32
St Paul sw
34 38
nreveporc .....SE
76 SO
Snringfleld. Ill SE 43
St. Louis SB 43
Springfield. Mo. SB 64 60
"". -S.k8 8 64 68 '.'.'.I Cloudy
Santa F tctvt ,kj - 1Z" Ji:221
SB Antonio".. ....'.:sb 7S is "icuSr
i,TT 2J'ne NE - Clear
Vlcksbcrg- . 8 70 78 . Cloudy
Washington NB 40T 48 Clew
EDWARD H. BOWIE.
Local Forecaster.
WED IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Lady Grizel Is Married to the
Master of Belhayen.
London. England. March L Lady Grizel.
eldest daughter of the Earl of Dundonald,
commander of the Canadian militia, was
married to the master ot Belhaven, son
andhelr of Baron Belhaven and Btenton,
In Westminster Abbey to-day.
Never before had a wedding been sol
emnized in the abbey during Lent and
there had been no wedding there since
" "uiumBauur v-noaie ana Mrs. Cboate
and the other Ambassadors and Ministers
wci uiuuiii; uift aisunguisneo.
present
persons
LANFRIED DEEN.
.nM7i?eiJiii' M4S? Int"- HoIlla Lsntrled
and Miss Dollie Deen. both of Pinckneyvllle.
pa??nlastenlhth9 hmB ' the bridegroom'.
BROWN SULLIVAN.
Charleston. III.. March 1. Mr. Charles L.
Brown and Miss Bright Sullivan, both of Hat
cock. Mich., came here yesterday afternoon
and were married.
FAUST KENT.
Faust and Miss Rebecca Kent of this city
were married here to-day.
BRINKMAN HUSMAN.
man of Locust Township and Miss Anna Hus-
u. w ,.diivuu wrw uMMTiea mis evening.
CROOKS-STANDRING.
.jSfWIlett111" ? I-J"Mr- Burntc Crook.
andMIss Mary V. standrlng of this city were
raarrled in Mount Carmel yesterday.
CATLIN-MULKET.
i,7""- ?x,r March 1--Walter S. Catlln an4
Miss Bevle Mulkey were married at Kaufman
last night.
LAFEBER MeGKfNNESS.
Paducah. Ky.. March 1 Edward A. La
feber and Miss Maud McGInnesa ot Flora.
I1L. were married here to-night
WILLOW HALL.
Paducah. Ky.. March 1. Mr. George B. Wil
low and Miss Effle Hall of Council Bluff. Is.,
were married here to-dav.
CHOCTAW'S MEMORIALIZE HOUSE.
Protest Aprnlnst Passage of Hitch
cock BUI to Wind Up Affairs.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, March 1 Representative
Stevens of Texas to-day presented to the
House a memorial from the Choctaw Na
tion protesting against the passage ot
Secretary Hitchcock's bill, which seeks to
wind up tribal affairs In Indian Territory.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs
reported favorably a bill to authorize th
Secretary of the Interior to use J5.000 of
the Indian appropriation for clerical work
and labor connected with the sale and leas
ing of the Creek lands.
IX FAVOR OF DOUBLE STATEHOOD.
Snys Plan to Make One Stnte of T-trln
Territories Is Unconstitutional.
REPUBLIC SPECTAL.
Washlngton. March Colonel Robert
I. Owen of the Cherokee Nation appeared
before the House Territories Committee
to-day and' spoke for over an hour In
favor of double statehood. Mr. Owen said
that he did not favor any of the bills so
far Introduced on the subject. He also
was of the opinion that It was unconsti
tutional to make one Stato of the sister
Territories.
Delegate Rodey of New Mexico to-day
gave notice of his Intention to file, a mo
tion asking for the selection of a subcom
mittee to consider the. Arizona-New -Mexico
single statehood proposition, as pro
mulgated by the Republican majority.
Amendment to Indian Bill.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, March ..Senator Piatt ot
Connecticut offered ln'the Senate to-day
an amendment to the Indian appropria
tion bill by which he seeks to eliminate
tho present practice of selling Choctaw
and Chickasaw lands at public auction as
provlded by the agreement of July 1, 1302.
The Piatt amendment provides that all
.these lands be sold under sealed proposals
and after proper advertisement
Territory Bills Pass Senate.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
. Washington, March 1. The Senate to
dav tsA(l thA Wit fA ratlff an rvf the
Oklahoma-Legislature, legalizing the Getry
wa.erworKs Dona election; also mc
Stephens bill for the establishment of
United States court at Marietta, L T.
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