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THE JLjUUI PART I. J TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC I Is Printd in 3 SFVFN PARTS i . nArrro JLTt jr-rtLVjrxL.0. V7-0."Ee,LX)'S 1QO-4- FAIR '- ' -" w NINETY-SIXTH YEAE. SUNDAY MORNING. 1UAKCH 27. 1904. PEICE FIVE CENTS. RUSSIA MINES LIAO RIVER; KUROPATKIN IN MANCHURIA; CZAR'S TROOPS MOBILIZED. BURTON JURY CONSIDERS CASE ALL NIGHT; VERDICT EXPECTED IN COURT THIS MORNING. K REPUBLIC. ox. . y Invasion of Neutral Territory Closely Follows A'ehemently Ex pressed Suspicions of China's Intentions American and Brit ish Gunboats Have Not Had Time to Get Away Russians May Decide to Make Stand on the Yalu, Where Fortifications Are Under Construction Troops at Mukden to Be Reviewed To-Dav bv New Commander. RUSSIA MAY PUT WIRELESS TELEGRAPH ON FRENCH ISLAND. I,6ffs that Ru"Ja has mined the mouth of the Llao River, which has been hitherto regarded as neutral territory, cornea naturally after the vehement expressions of Russian suspicion of China's motives and Intentions In regard to maintaining neu trality. The fact that the American and Erittsh gunboats there hate not yet had lime to set away gives the new movement additional Interest. General Kuropatkin will arrive at Mukden to-day. where he will review troops and read a patriotic address. Later he will make visits to Liao-Yang and Port Ar thur. It Is expected that he will not permit the Russians on the Yalu River to fall back to their second line at rung-Wnns-Cheng. but will make a stand at An Tung. where. It Is reported, the Russians have already erected seven fortresses and have others under construction. Japanese spies report that Russians on the Yalu, lacking sufficient provisions are killing holies for food ' Russia may undertake to erect a wireless telegraph station on a French Is'and in the Ltao-Tung Gulf In order to prevent the. isolation of Port Arthur when land flehi lng begins. It is said that the French Government is wirimg. but Japan may hav something to eay. REED CARRIES RANDOLPH; FOLK WINS IN ATCHISON AND BENTON COUNTIES. Hawes Men Carry Meramec Township in Craw ford County Clinton to Be Contested Both Candidates Confident Grundy in Doubt, Both Sides Making Claims Crow Gets Support of a Township in Crawford County. LIVELY CONTEST REPORTED FROM CAMERON, CLINTON CO. RUSSIAN MOBILIZATION COMPLETE; KUROPATKIN ARRIVES IN MANCHURIA. Yesterdays Missouri primaries on the governorship show that Reed carried Ran dolph County and that Folk was the victor In Atchison and Benton. Clinton County Is claimed by both Folk and Reed. The convention Monday will decide a contest in one township that 'Rill give the delegation to the winner. Grundy County I reported In doubt. It will either faior Folk or the delegation will go uninstructed. Crawford County returns are incomplete, rive townships have not been heard from. Meramec Township, in which Steel wile is located, went for Hawes. nnd Lib erty Township has declared for Crow, the first lote jet given to the Attorney General, whose candidacy has never been announced, gery 'in prima"""" '" J,t'va'U Vtrnon County) declared for Ftlk and denounced thug s' ) ter-burg. March K. "I shs.il feel r:ie.d when General Kuropatkln a. si mn command," remarked the Czar yes-t.-i.iv at his winter palace. To-night the Emperor received tele g ams announcing the General's arrival at I'arbin and bringing word that the mo l.i' zation of the Manchurlan army is cora p eted It li said that to-morrow- General Ku ropatkln will review the Mukden troops end w-III reud to them a messase,erpres Ing th- Imperial confidence that the sol diers will display the valor and fortitude bunting the traditions or the Russian Army. General Kuropatkin will afterwards pro reed to Llao-Yang. Thence, with Generals Linevltch and Shilinskl. he will make a flying visit to Port Arthur to Inspect the fortress It is ruro.ored here that tho Russian fnrees may not withdraw to the strong line of defense rrepared at Fung-Wang-Cheng If General Kuropatkln decides he can get together a sufficient number of men to make a stand at the Yalu River advisable. malxy r.M'itoTncrnn AT TIME OF FIRST ATTACK. Important news Is drifting to St. Peters burg by mall. A letter from Dalny draws a picture of lbs defenceless condition when the Japanese attacked Port Arthur. The correspondent: yTrarthe smallest Jap- ceeded in placing a co'll!on mat in posi tion till the Boyarin was beached. The Boyarin has since been taken to Port Ar thur, where it has been repaired, the cor respondent says. A Port Arthur correspondent writes that repairs to the battleship Retvizan and the protected cruiser Pallada have now been completed, the battleship Czarevitch be ing the only remaining lame ship In the squadron. SIAKAUOFF WILL, TAKE GOOD CARE OF FLEET. The preservation of Admiral Makaroffs squadron Intact is regarded as of vital Im portance, as it Is now certain that the Admiralty's plans contemplate sending powerful re-enforcements from the Baltic during the summer. Six battleships, the Orel, Borodino, Knlar Souvaroff. Slava, Alexander III and Paul and Andrew, and the cruisers Oleg, Zhemnchus and l2umrud II will be ready to sail In July, Joining the squadron of Admiral Wlrenious In the Mediterranean and, with the torpedo-boats, reachlng,Port Arthur In September. The arrival of such a fleet would give the Russians an overwhelming preponder ance in numbers. The Russian plans all look forward to this time, when,- by the co-operation of the fleet, the Japanese communications can be cut off. Then Gen eral Kuropatkin will, according to Rus sian calculations, b In a position to take the offensive on land and settle the fate IlEEO VICTOR IV IMNnOU'll. Carrie ine Out of I'.lnrn Tun u- 'ilp. - itli One to Henr From. REPL'ULIC JH'SCTAU Moberly. Mo., March "C Mayor Reed has carried Randolph County. Out of elev en townihlps. he carried nine. Mr. Tolk one. and one has not been heard from. This missing township is a small one and cannot possibly change tl; result. Mr. folk's friends take their defeat i graceful!, and y they will stick to the ticket nominated like jood Democrats should. Reed carried Sugar Creek Township, which Includes Moberly. The meeting was held In the Courthouse, which was crowded to overflowing. A standing ote was taken, but no count made, owing to the crowded condition of the hall. Reed's friend In the meeting probably outnumbered Folk's by Ti or ICO. Prairie Township, with ele-en delegates, was carried by Reed by twelve votes. Union Township, with three delegates, was carried by Folk. Salt Springs Town ship, Including Huntsville. and Moniteau Township, including Higbee, went largely against Folk. Cairo. Jackson. Salt River and Silvtr Creek townships went for Reed by email majorities. aneso force conld easily have eaDtnred i of the campaicn and the war. Dalny and destroyed enormous stores of I A statement comes from Vladivostok, coal; &M.TO0 pounds of tea and six Russian apparently from a. reliable source, to the merchantmen llng in the harbor. I effect that Captain Bcltzensteln's squadron As the Japane-e failed to attack Dalny. ! returned to port, towing a second-class me nussians at once mined the ip proaches. the haste with which the work was performed being the cause of the blowing up of the Yenisei, many of the mines being badly laid, so that the prc 4 ted crul'er Boyarin struck one of them during a storm. The correspondent says the Boyarin was mt sunk immediately Her Captain suc- Japanese Cruiser. The Inhabitants and the garrison, it Is added, gave an enthusi astic reception to the victors. This cap ture, however, is not confirmed In official quarters. The departure 'of naval re-enforcements from the Baltic will leave a fairly strong squadron of coast defense and other ships to protect Russia's European coast line. ATCHISOX DECLARES FOR FOLIC. Circnlt Attorney Will Control Eicry Delegate la Contention. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. TarkJo, Mo., March n Joseph W. Folk carried every township In Atchison Coun ty to-day In the Democratic primaries by large majorities, and all delegations to the County Convention at Rockport next Monday are instructed for Folk. In Tarklo Township the regular dele gates will be contested, not on the Folk ticket, but on Congressman, one delegation favoring-Fnm-cis"TViTsonorPlane Coun ty, and the other favoring Congressman Cochran. In several other townships the vote was not taken on Congressman. Clay Township, including the county HEARD M'EEfll Ol Ell TELEPHONE. Cjmeron. Mo.. March K. The long dtance Telephone and the rural free deliverj system are being used In the present gubernatorial cam- palgn. Mr. Folk addressed a nvret- ing at Unit on the Cllnton-Ciay O county line, Thursday night. Six telephone receivers had been placed on the platform nnd more than ! fortj- farmers who had remained at home heard the si teen of the Cir- cult Attorn lowers, who selected the delegates and formulated the resolutions. All of the eighty-seven delegates were i-eated except the one from Osage. Pre cinct No. 1, which the Folk men refused to allow seateJ. The Reed men asked that the precinct be not disfranchised and It it could not te de termined which delegates had carried the precinct to allow both delegations to sit In the convention and cast a one-half vote each. The Folk men claimed they could not act on the delegation, as the Judges and clerks of the election In the precinct had reported a tie vote and no election. Aside from this the convention proceed ings passed off without any contest. Doctor J. n. Buchanan was elected per manent chairman, and the Reverend II. Virgin permanent secretary. Committees on Resolutions, Delegations) to the State and Subnational Convention and delegations to the Judicial conven tions were appointed. While the committees were out Con gressman nndlver and Lieutenant Gov ernor Rubey were called, and both made short speeches', congratulating the Folk s'.rporters and appealing to all Democrats to line up for the November election. The Committee on Delegations, reported the following delegates to the various con ventions: Court cf Appeal" Convention. FirUe Springs A. J. f'mlth. J. B. Journey, S. A. Wlrtlt. M Judge Adams Orders Recess in Order to Receive Re port To-day Kan sas Senator Ap pears Calm. Syvvvv4VTvya O rill.NCIPAL I'Ul.NTS IN J I DISK'S CHVItCE. The court instructed the jury. conciming countr No 1 and No 2. that if the jury found from the ev- idence that the defendant was. a United States Senator on Marrh 2. IXC and that -an inquiry wu". pend- Ins in the I'oit-offlce Detriment concerning the Kialto tirain and S.-curities Company, and that the V defendant rendered that company servicer before the department, ind $ that he received compcntition from O that company, the Jury should find O the defendant guilty 0- The couit instrjrteo the jwY t it f tha rt-c-ipt of romprnstion was the' gi-t of tl.e i rime, ami Hint it was nece.s.:iry ilia' the mnr.- be received in St L..i:s to g"e the court Jurisdiction in tne iaw. If the Jury round t! at tbe Rlgps Na O tion.il Bank had acted as the agent O of the defindant in coile ting the O dick. It .-hould cons;,i..r that the receipt of compensation had been Q in St. Louis. seat, voted on the Governor ticket as at I T. January. J. P. Davis, a.' R." Godfrey, a regular election, popular choice. and Mr. Folk was the J DAN DALY DIES riS7 k OF HEMORRHAGE, H Jw sgHMRH!MPfl 'HMB IHmh BBHHmkH Vi yB i Bm H -1W .iHl I I .. , ,. , i i i .4 t in t Vpturan Actor Overcome n Few Hours After He Left Friends in Good Spirits. JOKED ABOUT HIS COUGH. Death Tomes Two Weeks After That or His "Wife, Who Was she Fiancee of His Brother Will Lay Beside Her. Rnpunuc spnaAu New York. March K. Dan Daly, the comedian, whose nimble feet and drawl ing tongue have made hundreds of thou sand" of theater-goers merry In the last twenty years, died suddenly in hi wont at the Hotel Vendome to-day. There was with him at the time only his phylsiclan. Doctor W. C. Giiday. who had been sum moned hastily. Daly for vears had known that his lungs were affected. He Joked about his little dry cough and his hemorrhages, which recurred at frequent Intervals. He related to a group of friends In the ho tel a few weeks ago the details of a trip to Boston on wh'ch he said his weight decreased eleven pounds, so severe were the hemorrhages. He was stricken about noon to-dayi when lie had half finished dressing, and had only strength to summon a hall boy nnd tn dispatch him for some salt and with a message to the physician. His death occurred at t-3 o'clock, the cause being glen as a pulmonary hemor rhage. Tall as he was, the actor's dis ease had wRtcd his physique until he weighed less than 1CJ pounds. He was nbo-Jt 4J years old. t)nly last Thursday he returned from Revere, Mass., where his wife, Mary, died tm weeks ago of heart disease. He was amontr His friends on Broadway and in Ids usual spirits as late as 1 o'clock, this morning, when the news at the Brltt Corbett fight was received. His body will be taken to Bcston and laid beside tiiat of hi wife nnd brother. Robert, who died nine ycitrs ago. also a victim of consume lion Daly's wife was the fiancee of his broth. er. and ,the latter on his deathbed begged her - marry Daniel. Their only child, now i'-years old. 1 named Robert. Dan Daly came of a theatrical family, tji.I tha three brothers hd three ilsters BE.NTO.sf COUNTY FPU FOLK. Circnlt Attorney Wins Over Oppo nents by nisr Majority. RKPUBfJC SPECIAL. Warsaw, Mo., March IS. Folk carried Benton County to-day In the race for Governor by a large majority. In Warsaw the vote was: Folk, 76; Reed, 5; Crow, 1, Returns from West IJndsay, Lincoln, East White, Alexander,. William and East Tom townships show majorities for Folk of about ten to one. These precincts comprise a large ma jority of the county. Other precincts not heard from probably will send delegations for Folk. The County Convention will be held here Monday, when delegations to the various State conventions will be chosen. E. T. DAN DALY. COMEDIAN. Who died yesterday. This picture shows him as he appeared In the burlesque, "The Burlesquers." all were eterans of the stage. The broth ers, William K. Daly and Robert, were ac robats originally. Dan Daly's greatest New York hit was made in "The Belle of New York" Several years ago, when, as the leader of the Young Men's Christian League, he sang "In Cohoes." with its refrain: Of course you can never be like us; But be as like us as you're able to be. gvvvvvvvvvE 6 LEAVES FOUTli.NE TO ' HIS OLD SWETIlEAllTS. $ & RETrBLlC SPECIAL. Monroe, Mich., March ZG. Eccen- trie Alderman Waters, Monroe's richest bachelor, maintains his fahie for peculiarity, even after 4 death, by the disposition of his property. Three old sweethearts of his are remembered, each In the sum of JIO.OOO In gilt-edged securl- ties. The former flames are Miss A Alice Kendall, City Librarian of Monroe, Mich.; Miss ICate 0'Rellly. ta saleswoman, and Mrs. Nellie Cat- lahan or Saginaw. The remainder of his SSO.000 estate is left tarda- tives. " GRUXDY -RESULT Is i- DOUBT. Deleeatlnn Will ne for Folk or Will Go UnlnMtrncteil. REPUBLIC EPrJCIAL. Trenton. Mo., March IS The result of the Grundy County Democratic 3Iai Con ventions to-day cannot be certninlr fore told until after the convention of Monday. It is evident, however, that Grundy's delegatlcn will be for Folk or go unln structrd The Folk men c'alm C3 of the H dele gates! to the County Convention. The fac tion that is contending for an "uninstruct- cd delegation" claims about 40. In Trenton Township 25 delegates were Chosen after a hard fight. Fourteen nf these wore Folk buttons, but all were allied In the convention against the active champions of the prosecutor who tried to Instruct the delegates, for him. No other candidate was mentioned In the convention, but Folk supporters re- Sard the opposition to Instructions as an anti-Folk attitude. The county Is, for N. J. Winters for Railroad Commissioner: J. M. Salleo for Attorney General and Docker' and Stone for Delegates at Large to the National Convention. The result bv townshirs U nni mmniii. for the reason that the exact standing of many of the men selected as delegates is not Known ana may change before Mon day. The Harber following, which opposd instructions, controlled delegates :is fol lows: Trenton, II; Franklin, 4; Jackson, 3, and Harsou.X Total, 31. The Folk men carried Liberty. -I; Lin coln, 4; Jefferson 5; Madison, 5; Taylor, i total, S. The doubtful list contains WllfOn, 6; Marlon, 3; Myres, 2, and Washington, 2 The Folk men say the doubt about Wilson was caused by the failure of the conven Hon to instruct and claim that every man In the delegation is solidly In favor of ln otructlng for Folk. It Is declared that there was but one man in the township who had any other Intention. They are equally certain that Marlon and Myers will be for Folk. The only delegation they admit to be doubtful Is Washington. In Washington's two delegates lie the bal ance of power. The convention may as semble with A majority of one on either side. LettcFn. c. E. Utsoa. W. J- un Circuit Judge Convention. Nerada-J. O. Mor rilon. Doctor L. H. CUIiaway. PTJrar Eor roushs. B. P. Mayes. Doctor E. K. Atkinren. J. II. Dcnman, John Kins. Slum Hull and v T. Gcs. Supreme Court D-lEat Convention. St. Jo ph M. A. Pinkerton. J. J. Lockhart. A. Cummins. C IL Jenalngf. Frank Wealand. S If. Easly. R. R. Kerster. D. J. FleUs. J. 11 Caton. State Convention. Jefferson aty F. A. Dal ton. V.'. Shumate. J. c Nunn. C B. Davis A B. Ifalcomb. W. B. Martin. Paul Todd, w' Morns. F. McDaniel. D. J. Field, J. A. Hahn, r. B. Cailawar. A B. Coekeriil. A. Daly, s A. Johnaon, E. A. Dulin. It. W. Mitchell. Doc tor Buchanan. Subnational Convention. Joplin J. E. HuC. J B. Journey. S H Ealy. Ceorfte Km. S. A. Wight. C. J Loekfcnrt. the p.everend Mr. Vir gin. A. J. Smith. CbVmel Hudroa. M. T Jan uary, A. P. Smith. Ed O'Cornor. I- s run.. j. K-wm mcaraxn, u. c Plumb A I Wilson. Frank Wealand. W. A. Wheeler. Vernon County has nine delegates in Hie State Nominating Convention, but eight een were elected to-day, each to have a half vote. A motion was adopted which prohibits any delegate to any convention to ghe his proxy. If any delegates are unable to attend those present are em powered to cast the entire vote of the delegation. The committee on resolutions reported both a majority and a minority report. The vote in the committee room was thirteen to eight in favor of the ma jority report. CO.VTEST LIKELY IV CLI.NTO.V. to SELECTS DELEGATES FOR FOLIC Vernon Convention Completely Dom inated by Circnlt Attorney. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Nevada. Mo., March K. The Vernbn County convention to select delegates to the various State and Judicial conventions convened at Moore's Opera-house this ar ternoon. The convention was in charge of and entirely dominated by the Folk fol- I Two Delesntlons M.ty Be Sent State Conentlon. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Plattsburg. Mo., Marcli IG. Complete returns from the Democratic Township mass meetings to-day show that Red car ried Platte. Lathrop, Atchison and Hardin townships', with" twenty-one votes, while Folk carried Lafayette, Concord. Clinton and Jackson townships without contest a total of twenty-four votes. In Shoal Township, which wilt he the de ciding factor in the convention, there Is a. contest. Two delegations Were selected to the County Convention here Monday, add contesting delegations from Clinton County are considered probable. Cameron is the chief town of Shoal Township arid sends eight delegates to the County Convention. The Heed men claim that their delegates are regular, and that Folk's convention was a "rump" affair. They assert that they will have no trouble In seating their delegation and ghlng the coui.ty to Reed. A new committee was also elected, of which Folk will have one majority. At -the County Cohventibn Monday dele gates to all conventions are to be select ed, and on the determination of the con test will hang the Tats of the several State, congressional and senatorial candi dates. This city Is In Concord Township and was carried by Folk by a majority of seventeen. osb towxsiiip fan enow. Liberty, In Crawford County, Favors Attorney General for Governor. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Cuba, Mo.. March 26. Incomplete returns from this (Crawford) codnty Indicate that Monday's convention will send an unln- structed delegation to the State Conven-. tion. Meramec Township Is. claimed by the Hawes men, and Liberty Township has declared for Crow for Governor. Benton and Boone townships are supposed to be favorable to Reed, and there is no re port here from- the other five townships In the county. At the meeting la Sieelvllle Senator Frank: Farris was completely In central ahd a delegation agaitun Fblk was selected. The iurv in the case of Fnited States Senator Jo'-uh Ralph Burton of Kansa. had not returned a verdict at J Si o'clock this morning. Judge Elmer B. Adams had retired and It Is rr.-ib.lnle that If any ver dict Is reached. It will be handed In at 9 o'clock this morning At 8 o'clock th" jurors were taken to th Hotel Holier, by I'nited State Marshal Mopy. After supper they re tired to a parlor, to examine the instruc tions of the court and begin deliberating on the caw. The recess taken by the court jesterday etenlng provided for the contingency of the jurv reselling no rdlct last night. The defendant did not display the slightest emotion In the closing hourt of his trial, eien in the face of the scathing del ur.clations which he recched from the Government's attorneys. When his attorneys were exerting every effort and uing every ingenuity to pre vent the Introduction of some portion of evidence. Senator Burton wouicl move only when he desired to'offer some advice to one of his lawyort. The fact that he was being tried on a charge which. If he were convicted would remove him from his hhrh noslrfnn n forever debar him from holdlnir n nubile position again, and the fact that he Is the fltst member of the United States Senate tmTt'has eier been charged with a viola tion of this statute since it was enacted, forty years ago. did not move him in the least or cause the leat change of expres sion on his pallid face. Attorners for the prosecution were Ju bilant at the close of the case yesterday and freely prophesied a conviction, whi'.e the attorneys for the defense took excep tion to each charge to the Jury as though preparing tor an appeal. The trial was opened by the Introduction of the Government's evidence in rebuttal. Post-Offlce Inspector W. J. VIckery of Cincinnati was put on the stand. He tes tified that during the Interview between Senator Burton and Chief Post-Offlce In spector Cochran, at which Vickery was present, Cochran did not say: "Senator. I will say this much for you. you have nev er appeared before the department as an attorney " This was the statement attributed to Mr. Cochran by W. W. Smith. Senator Burton's secretary. The first speaker for the Government was Assistant District Attorney Horace Dyer. He Spoke of the duty of the Gov ernment in protecting its people against swindlers and the duty of the Post-Offlce Inspectors to see that no fraud was per petrated through the medium of the moils. He placed much stress on Senator Bur ten's having gone to the Post-Offlce De partment in behalf of. and having allowed his name to be used on the literature of the Rlalto Grain and Securities Comnanv Frederick W. Lehmann was the first speaker for tha defense. His address was aimed to show the position of Senator Burton as being on trial here In a city of strangers en a charge which would ut terly ruin him if proven true. He said that the charge that Senator Burton had acted as attorney for -the company had not been proven, but that he had done the things which any Senator or Representative had a right to do. Mr. Lehmann received close attention. At the conclusion of Mr. Lehmann's speech, the court took the noon recess. At ISM Bert Norton!. Assistant District Attorney, who vas to discuss the law points for the Government, began. He spoke for two hours and covered every point brought out in the testimony. He declared that every letter and action of the defendant went to show that he was performing a service and appearing as an attorney before the Department for me itiaito Grain and Securities Company. He said that the distinction of a man who was employed as an attorney, call ing on an official In behalf of his client and doing a service, but not doing It In the capacity of an attorney, was too fine for the average comprehension. He compared Senator Burton to a dia mond thief, who would fall against bis victim, and profusely apologize, and at the same time steal a diamond from his shirt. ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL. Chester H. Krum. senior counsel for the defense, who followed Mr. Nortonl. said that this was the first time since tbe en actment of this section. In 1S34. that s United States Senator had been brought to the bar of a court, charged with vio lating IL He ridiculed the statement that his cli ent had violated It, and expressed a very slight opinion of the evidence which had been adduced to prove such violation. District Attorney Dyer closed the argu ment. He began- bis speech by explaining that It was his painful duty to thus prose cute the man who held a high position lb the gift of the people, who was a mem ber of his own party, and against whom he had no grievance. Mr. Dyer said that the youthful bandit who a few- minutes before had given m his life on the scaffold at Union was, rn the eyes of the law, entitled to as much consideration as the distinguished prison er at the bar. When Mr. Dyer closed his speecbTat 7 p. m. the Court gave Us instructions to the jury. Judge Adams prefaced his 'In- JOSEPH RALPH BURTON structlons by saying that this was an im portant case, because of the exalted posi tion of the defendant. He spoke of the mission of the Post-Offlce Department and the duty of its officers. The Judge said that the five first counts In the Indictment referred to one trans action, the payment of WOO cah In St. Ixmls. Counts Nos. 4 and 2 had teen dis posed of. He Instructed that the law wa that In the business at hand the United States Government was both directly and indirectly Interested. JUDGE'S INSTRUCTIONS. Concerning Indictments No. I and No. 2 the court instructed that If the Jury found from the evidence that the defendant was a United States Senator and that an In quiry was pending In the Post-Offlce De partment concerning the Rlalto Grain and Securities Company and that tht -'T.....l .frtir :ourfi.J.nT- nnt Ki.n'cln.-ir this morn ant received money from that company, and that he rendered the defendant serv ices before the Department, they should find him guilty. The receipt of money was the gist of the crime, the instructions set forth, and it was necessary that the money be re ceived In St. Louis to give this court Juris diction. If the Jury found that the Rlggs National Bank of Washington acted as Senator Burton's agent in collecting the check that would establish a payment In St. Louis. The court Instructed that Senator Bur ton had a legal right to practice as the attorney for the Rlalto Grain and Securi ties Company, but cot before the depart ment. Whether the company was doing a. f.audulent business- or not did not matter. The fact that the Senator had waived process In coming to St. Louis, to answer to the charge against him might be con sidered by the Jury. Attorneys for the defense took excep tions to nearly ajl of the instructions. It was nearly S p. in. when Judge Adams completed his instructions. He then announced that the court wou'd remain In continuous session for twenty- Ing. and that he would respond at any time to hear a verdict. This action was taken In order that a verdict might be rendered to-day, as the court cannot be convened on Sunday, but Its session may continue into Sunday, which Is the case In the trial. The court did not adjourn, but took an indefinite recess. S 25-FOOT RIVER STAGE FOR ST. LOUIS Washington, March 2S. The Weather Bureau to-night issued the following special river bulletin: . "The heavy rains of the last two days over the eastern and southern Mis- slsslppl River watershed have caused the usual seasonal spring rise to set In over that district. Owing to the prolonged period of low temperatures during the winter, the spring rise has been somewhat delayed, but rising waters may now be expected for some time to come, "While considerable damage has-already been caused by the smaller streams In the northern tier of States, there are. of course no Immediate prospects of $ serious floods In the larger rivers, except the Illinois River, where flood warn- Ings have been Issued for dangerous high stages to occur within the next four to six days. The Mississippi River is open from Dubuque southward and Is rising rapidly below the mouth of the Illinois River. - "A stage of 25 feet is indicated for St. Louis by March CO. and at Memphis the danger-line stage of 33 feet probably will be reached by April 1, with some prospects of still higher stages later.' 4 "The Ohio River at Evansville will reach the danger-line stage of 33 feet during the next thirty-sir hours, and there is sufficient water now In sight to causo a stage of 44 feet at Cairo w ithin a few days." c MRS. E. C. GOPELIN DIES IN BALTIMORE Owner of Roe Building and Other Local Property to Be Bur ied in St. Louis. Mrs. Emma a Copelln of No. 3 West moreland place, widow of John G. Cope llrVand one of the wealthiest property hoK&rs In St. Louis, died yesterday. Mrs. Copelln was with her two daugh ters. Mrs. Emma Roe Tlttmann, wife of Harold Tlttmann. a partner In the St. Louis Cooperage Company, and Mrsi. Mary Copelin Day. wife of Nathaniel B. Day of New York City, who Is a member of the firmer Faulkner, Page Co., agents for cotton and woolen mills Mrs. Copelin was the daughter of the late John J. Roe. a prominent figure lrTBt. Louis's financial circles during and after the Civil War. At the time of her fa ther's death 'he Inherited great wealth. most of which was in improved and un improved real estate. Among the im proved properties Is the Roe building, at Broadway and Pine street. She also owned the buildings In which the Swope by the Oakes Candy Company, all of which are north of Olive street on Broadway. Mrs". Copelin" lived fcr many years In Compton Heights. A ten-acre plat upon which stood the old Copelin mansion has been subdivided, and is now known as Roe place. Mrsi Copelln was a devout member of the Second Presbyterian Church, having been one of the most enthusiastic workers for the old church when It was at Seven teenth and Locust streets, as weU as for the new church in Westminster place. She was El yean old. Her Illness was of snort duration. The funeral will take place in St. Louis. Arrangements have not beea completed. WOULD FORSAKE CLOISTER TO MARRY HER PUPIL, Sister Annette of Rnrllngton, la., Aka Archblsliop to Free Her From Vows of Catholic Order. Dubuque, la., March IS. After spending seven years In a cloister. Sister Annotte of Burlington. la., has applied to Arch bishop Kean for a dispensation, freeing her from her vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. In order that she may wed one of her music pupils. Harold Btcven eon. Sister Annette Is a member of the Board of Sisters of Charity. B. V. M.. and at the Mother Hone In Duhunujf th Shoe Company and Jones Commercial Col- story that she desires to forsake her re lege are located, and the building occupied ! liglous life was confirmed. LIPTON TO BUILD ANOTHER SHAMROCK TO TRY FOR GUP. lTTTVVVTVTVTTVrTTTVVVTTTTT4TTTVTl SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW TORK HERALD AND THE ST. 4 LOUIS REPUBLIC. , London, March 2a (Copyright; l(-,.) Sir Thomas Llpton ha do- elded to make another attempt to "lift" the America's Cup. lie told stv- cral friends this week he would send out the fourth Shamrock, which C Watson will design. IvVvTVVVVVVVVVVTiVVVVvS ) U L