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rW3 r-t 1 tt--- THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC, f J WORLD'S FAIR CLOSES DECEMBER 1 ONLY SEVEN DAYS MORE. - L 20 PAGES PART I." 12 PAGES. TO-DAY T (III at. Loals Oar Ceat. X1V1UXJ I ob Train. Three Ceats. NINETY-SEVENTH YEAR. 'THURSDAY. HORNING, NOVEMBER 24. 1904, banfcegiving Sermon JS2 2552' jk a M r- hm IS?' S4 n k "Praise the Lord. 0 My Soul!" Painters give a dark background to the most luminouB pic tures. 2ferer is a shining figure brighter than against a shadowy background. So I would offer as a background to the clear face of a thankful mind the dark abys of ingratitude. All the good, fhe lovely and the helpful; all the work of sacrifice in the world, may be cast into this abyss without changing its aspect; without lessening its depth. As the ocean shows not the paths of crossing ships, so the mind of an ungrateful man bears no sign of gifts re ceived. i Ingratitude not only swallow.? upHhe goodness of a man's fel lows, but forgets the gooduess of Uod himself. Therefore, we rep resent that ugly vice dark as a hopeless night, dark as a covered grave.-, . In this darkness gratitude rises like a star. Gratitude is the pure reflection of love in this woild. Love is a beautiful mother, and one of her most delighted children is gratitude. It is a good and venerable custom that such a graceful virtue has a special day entirely devoted to is manifestation. And perhaps you may iind it proper to think about thankfulness and thanksgiving on the very day of Thanksgiving. 'There are 'different kinds of thank., and several kinds which may be criticised. . What do you think about selfish thanks? Such thanks exist, and may be very cordial. To fee grateful is ever good. Is it not well to bring warm thanks for beiughapp.vyriclL successful, health ful? Look at the man who ascribes his welfare or sturdy health to himself and becomes proud of it. Such a one is an unwise man. Instead, let us find the man who remembers that the good .we have does not come from ourselves; the man who urges himself to be grateful, saying "Praise the Lord, 0 my soul!" But is it'enough to praise the Lord? 2so, because it can. lie only a selfish thanksgiving. Your gratefulness to God should " direct you toward your brother man. To have received puts npon you an obligation to re member those who are in need and those who are unfortunate. To have received is to have a dgbtJto pay.. Rendering true thanksgiv ing is the very waj to pay tjie debt. Thanksgiving is therefore an active gratefulness, a very thirst to grow useful and' helpful to all who are suffering and in want. We desire to-utter another admonition against selfish and in complete thanks. Let us take some, practical illustration of the tuth we.wish.to emphasize. I suppose you desire to offer a-eor-dial thanksgiving for your -food, and all of that which we call "our ,3Ta5b:read.' Have, you thought whafcitis-to have-bread, to eat even a feast pf the coarsest broad? Have you thought of all the work and care of man, all the sunshine anddew of heaven, all the unseen love baked in a simple piece of bread?' - , If you' would see clearlyalLthat a morsel.lpf"ureaa",majfkteach yoo-. ererymeal "would bceJme-ior you n blessed communion with theTdlvine and the human life and would be to you a similitude of thesolemn Lord's Supper. lsvot only would you take with your daily meals strqngth and rest, but ttipy would inspire in you confidence in the Father and brotherly love toward your brother man no'f 'for the poor brethren alone,, but also for those who make the bread. ' Who ..thinks about the laborer, the man of the plow and the furrows, while he aste "Give us to day our daily bread"? Is it fair to praise the Heavenly Father for giving us plenty and to forge Jhe man who makes the blead in stonnv dav and heat of.summer tide? But it is exactly what we too often are accustomed to do. We forget the gardener when we eat fruit; the fanner when we cat bread. Sitting in our homes, we forget the carneuter and mn- son; while enjoying the warmth of the fireside, we forget the wood man or the miner. Even if we sign praises and give thanks to the Heavenly Father for all these precious things, it is not fair to forget our fellow-men, without whose labor, as human instruments, LAWSON ISSUES SARCASTIC APPEAL Asks Brokers to Help Him Get Good Prices for Securities Which He Will Dump Friday. HKPUBUC 8rECIAI Boston, Mass., Nov. 23. In a circular, TJhldi he Isiuetl to-nlpht. Thomas W. Law ttm fcarcnstlcally appeals to Wall treet ror asletntieo to help him In setting good prices for some stocks he sajs ho "will be compelled to slaughter." T?ieolrcular Is headed, "A Thanksgiving Prayer to "Wall Street," and reads: "Dear Associates In a Conmon Cause In thlrtr-flvc years' actho touching elbovrs ith you I have never, as jou know, asked . favor, but there must be a beginning to all things, and my beginning Is here. "11 having come to my attention during the past few days that I am loaded to the Kv.r-fl;ales with Amalgamated Fugar and Pacillc mall, to-wlt, 200,000, SO.O00 and 40, WJ share, re-pectlvcly, and as tte market Is declining, and I am on the point of be ing compelled :o 'let go' in which event tbere will bo music to a slow and a low tunc, I earnestly asl: jour assistance. "If, after I 'have Investigated the Snfor matlon eh above. I And It to be correct, I will. In deference to the prajcrs of my friends end -wcll-wlshera of Uio Street, dump' over this line at 11 o'clock Friday next, the Uay roilowlng that set apart by ' our President lor general rejoicing; and thS favor I ask is that 'the Street' stand by and see that I gel good prices, there by! perhaps, preventing the financial ruin of one Who has been caught tremendously short of discretion and mightily long of enthusiasm. "'Please. Wall street, stand by on Frl- dat- nrr-and don't forget the hour, or the amqunta and names of the. stocks wlilcli 1 will be, compelled to slaughter. " " ' "THOMAS W. LAWSON." -Nov? 23, lMi--p. B't I would throw overanr llhe to-day In accordance with tbo programme advertised by the finan cial critic, but for the feet that I wish to enjoy Thanksgiving Day. which I could not do if 1 knew I had been ruined. "X. W. L." Exciiaae to Close Satnrdny. The Board or Directors of the Mer chants' Exchange met yettrrday nt 1:1S j. nuend oica unanimously to clod the xchatiso i on Saturday, In Jionor of the v.-ut uf raldftit JtoJeeeit totbc city r.U iti the WrW yalr. YATES SENDS RIFLES AND' AMMUNITION TO ZEiGLER Excitement lucreases at Leiter's Mining Town Since Monday Night's Attack Sheriff Appeals to Governor United States Marshal and Two Deputies Take Charge of Situation Report That Seveh Were Killed in Fight Is Discredited Saddle Horses Arc Shipped In fof Use of Mounted Office Further Trouble Is Expected. CARLOAD OF MINERS REPORTED ON WAY FROM PENNSYLVANIA nEPUBMC SPECIAL. Duquoln, ill., Nov. 23.-Nevr since th Inauguration of tho labor difficulties at Zeiglcr has the stale of excitement and restlcK-ness reached ro high a pitch as It has during the pait twenty-four hours. Tho last-fconfuston Is the result of Mon day night's attack on the town from the south, when the report was circulated that a Dcnuty Sheriff and six miners hid been killed, in the exchange ot shots. The last statement is discredited by members of the posse who hurried to the s;cne, and also by a party,of United States 5Iar slialsi who passed through this city to day en route to Zeiglcr. To-day fifteen well-trained saddle horses were shipped Into the place for the use of the mounted deputies. United States Marshal C. P. Hitch ahd Deputies n. E. Watts and K. E. Bacon of Springfield arrived In Zeiglcr to-day to assume charge of tho situation. , Sheriff Stein of Franklin County to-day wired Governor Yates .that In order to cope with the situation n. frcih supply of guns and ammunition would be necosrary. Accordingly the Governor at ohce dis patched Lieutenant Colonel Shand to Ze.'g ler with fifty rifles and 5,000 rounds of ammunition. ' ,A carload of men arc reported to have left Altoona, Pa-, Monday for Zelgler, aiid are expected to arrive (heri o-hlght or to-morrow. AH eonlmunleaUoni with Zeig lcr has "ceen cut off. MARSHAL DESCRIBES FIRE ON TRAIN FROM AMBUSH. nsnmLic steciaxX " Alto Pnrs. HI., Nov. X. In rigard to the train of miners tbet waa fire J upon near -.... . . .. .. . . .. - ..,.... . - . '" ' "' ' ' REVEREND GHARLES-WAGN E viio ou Tuesday afteiuoou iu Washington Was presented" to rin fltldiciiee by the raie if not an Unexampled distinction. , we should not have them. I would try to lead ev ery one to a thanksgiving which would inspire a hearty gratitude, both for the unseen Father and for the visible m an who does the Father's, work and is the messenger of his merciful spirit. The true feeling, when people sit down to take the meal, should be expressed in a short prayer like this: '0 Heavenly Father, we praise thee for the great gift of bread. JUay we remember that the bread is made of thy sunshine and of the labor of man. So it shnl 1 feed in our hearts confidence and love for thee and gratitude and cheerfulness fkir our brethren." Zlegler Monday. Dtputy United States Marshal Link Povrcll sals: "Another deputy and myself boarded tho train at Effingham and had no trouble un til within three miles of Zieglcr. when, ns fl Were congratulating ourrelvcs on our good fortune, we were flrefi upon from ambush. Steel balls were useci and gooj marks men -were shooting, for not a window was hit, but tho balls came crasK'ng through the car en a line with the seats. One' miner was shot through the body and killed. Thcro wero no other a'sualtHs frofa the shots, although, the panlo I.-J the car was such that several ot the occu panta were more or less brutesfl In their' frenzied cfforls t get out of tho way of the bullets. Tho assailants used smoekless ponder, anci their position could not be located from the cat." STREET CAR JUMPS TRACK. Two Passengers Hurt When Coach Crashes Into House. Two passengers -nerc slightly Injured last night when a southbound Bellefon talne c.T- Jumped the track near tho cor nel of" Thirteenth and Palm streets and crashed Into the front of the house at No. 3108 North Thlrttertth. Mrs. L. volmcr. 9 years old, who Is stepping at tho Wellington Hotel, and .Henry Sprmgmeyer of No-, ltos Dcstrehan street were thrown from their seats and sH'laiftcd bruises about tho body. Thtlr injuries wore pronounced notberi ous and they were able to continue on their ways. fc tftrErjlrfth'?aJBB fJjLr'?TPZrj?Li? J JssssssewcwwBffTft JtjHJTEwftSw LEADING TOPICS -IX- TO-DAY'S 'REPUBLIC. For Missouri nnil Tlinrsday nml rrltfny. Illinois ralr P-lIiT t. 1. Thflnkivlng Sermon by the Reverend Charles 'Vv'ngner, Author of "The Slfnplo Life." Japanese Prince Victim of Robbery at Club. Tales Selds Rifles and Ammunition to ZIgler.v I. Prlnco Distributes Gifts. Wife of Now Mexico's Governor Cor rects Impressions. J. Folk's Policy Will Bo Followed. May Add aillcage to tho Vttndalla. 4. Thanksgiving Day at 'World's Fair. . Filipinos Prepare to Greet Presldent To Take Dinner With Children (. Japs Begin WIdo Turning Movement - Below 'Mukden. Marriage License Record Broken. 8. Blrlli end Dentil Record--. Republic "Want" Advertisements. New Corporations. 9, Rooms for Jlent Ads. i 10. Cotton and IJve-Stock Markts. River News. Real instate Transfers. II. Financial News. Summary of St. Louis Markets. 12. Funeral of R. M. Scruggs. Roosevelt's Plurality In Miisourl. PART II. 1. President's" Plah for St T.ouls Trip. Police Arrest Valentine for Dynamite Plot. I. trtgril Fight Over Cronje Is Likely. Langdon Care Goes lo Jury. Union Services nt Festival Hall. 3. Patrolman Recues Three Girls From Fire. -Newc of the Theaters. 4. Editorial'. Society News. 5. Visitors at St Louis Hotels. Experts Testify jn Pattcnron Case. 6. Gcocra Sporting News. 7. Fable qn Pugilism. Pool Games, S. Ladies' A-silifneil ' fbr Collcctim. JSxposlUon Company Sued for ii.a. Death ResultaFrora Dream. . Presideut of (lie United Slates, a The true feeling on a Thanksgiving Day should be an overflowing heart and also a very thirsty one; overflowing with grateful iemem brnilce of all the national blessings; thirsty with a buriiiDg desire to pay our debts. Debts wa have to pay not only for our social welfare, but for the spiritual. Ifthe mnn who has little thanks God for a good home and food, only forgetting his brethren, what may we think about those who have not only home and food, but an abundance of blessings of all kinds, and -yet sing hymns of thanksgiving which do not end in a feel ing of brotherly love and spirit of helpfulness to others. Such a thanksgiving is but a ringing bell whose empty so and announces an empty soul. JAPANESE FRINGE VICTIM OF ROBBER AT CLUB- Koyal Apartments at the Buckingham Entered "While He Is At tending the World's Fair and Two Diamond Rings and a Pearl ' Ring, Belonging to the Mikado's Cousin, and an Embossed Etn 'blem, the Gift and Decoration of a European Monarch to A. Sota, Are Stolen Intrinsic Value About $r,000 Xo Clew to the Culprit. MISSING- GEMS REGARDED Two handsome diamond rings and one pearl ring belonging to Prince Sinanaru Fushiml, and beautifully embossed em blem belonging to A. Sato, grand master of ths household of the Prince, tho gift and decoration of a European monarch to Mr. Sato, wcro stolen from the apart ments of the royal visitors at tho Buck ingham Club some tlmo Tuesday afternoon while the Prlnco and his suite were visit ing the World'i Fair grounds. 'f The missing jewels wcro the favorite or naments of the Mikado's cousin, and, be sides aggregating In value, It Is Eald. be tween W.P00 and J3.000, were regarded' as priceless heirlooms by the Prtncs and bis family. It was his special fondness to wear them on all rtate functions, as their history wis Interwoven with his public life. The'slolen decoration belonging to A. Sato Is valued for Its associations and the high station ot the donor- - ' ' PInkcrton detectives are now working oh the case and up to an early hour this morning, 11 Is reported, had learned noth ing of the whereabouts of tho precious gems. The theft Is one of the most' mysterious which has evir occurred In the local hotel and clubs. Absolutely no trace of tha gems can ba found according to members of tho Prince's suite, from the time they were taken from a. center table In the private apartmcnt3 of tha Prlnco In his .beautiful suite of rooms In the Sucklng hm..between th! hours of 10:3) a. nf. and 520 p. m. Tuesday. One of the rings Is said to be a great solltalr" the gift to the Prince1 frorti one of the Emperoi'o Imperial tBff at .'foklo and. highly prized by the royal -visitor. Tha pearl ring, also a gift, was comment- May we be .warned and avoid the sin of sterile gratitude and selfish contentment, from which God and all the Angels of the blessed Martyrs turn their fnces. Similar caution should be given concerning public welfare, just laws, efficient schools, every worthy national institution or characteristic. To give warm thanks for public liberty and firmly established commonwealth is not enough; to remember and honor those who have fought and died for their immortal country is not enough. A nation can be overwhelmed by a selfish pride in her own institutions, and, like a man full of self-laudation, pray the Pharisee's prayer that hateful thanksgiving soiled by disdain of others. We ought never to forget the severe judgment which fell from Ohristfs lips over- even- self-righteous state of mind. It fa surely for any land an awful sign, symbolic of corruption and de cay. Are we sincerely grateful for our national blessings, beloved liberty and generous opportunities? And what is the proof of our sincerity? It is a double one; at first a deep impression of re sponsibility, because every new source of national wealth and ev ery increase of national riches is a new series of duties; and who has been weighed in the balance and found true? Second, a broth erly and helpful feeling for foreign nations who lack our inexhaus tible resources. A good Thanksgiving Day should be a day for the opening of our arms, the cleaning of our hearts and the enlarging of our minds. We close with a message to those who may think they have no reason for giving thanks and even the best reasons for complain ing. Perhaps these reflections will be read by brothers who have had a bad year, a year of grief or a year of fruitless effort To ren der thanksgiving for well-remunerated labor, successful nndertak ingshejilth and happiness is a delight. But if the year has Brought you exactly the contrary of all that, the thankBgivltig feast be come for you a day of bitter retrospection. While others sing their joy, you feel deep sadness. Is it not so? How may the wor ried business man "thank away'' his care; the sick his sickbed; the prisoner his cell; the orphan and widow the fresh-covered grave? These questions are worthy to be put in a day of universal joy and thanksgiving. I w6uld call ail of you brothers in grief and sorrow; all yon. who have behind you a shadowy year. Come and let us think about what we should do; let us think about our place amidst thanksgiv-' ing people. . At first I say "Let us be glad through the joy of others' This is ever a. goodly help for a suffering but large-hearted man. Do not sepatate your daily life from that of others, or you will lock a, door leading toward true and blessed enjoyment If the good fortune- and prosperity of others make you glad, you will also give ' thanks for every good which has come to pass in'the world around you. "bpKtbse you will be unselfish enough'to feel that any blessing is a blessing for all; ami so your grateful heart takes, its part of all the siinbeams falling down over this" gloomy earth, even if they do not directly touch your own path. r.ut-we have still another and important reason for mingling our voice with the songs of gratitude which are heard to-day. Nothing can be compared to the fact that we are the children of God, standing by our Fathers side, happen what will. To know that God is near is to know that-he is over all. It is the morning light of bright and delightful days. It is the stnr of the darkest nights. Let us be grateful for this treasure and enjoy a pure spir itual liberty in the peaceful feeling that neither high things, nor low. can separate us from the love of the Lord. Cyyik Copyright. 1MM. br J. W. Lang. AS PRICELESS HEIRLOOMS. otatlvs of some svent In the Prlnce life. It Is said, and Is prized no less highly by the Prince. The third ring, a handsome gold band ring, set with diamonds, carried with It associations of the Prince's army life. There wm nothing about the rings to identify, them as those of the Prince, ex cept their great value. OEMS J50T ADORNED WITH JAPANESE EjmtEMS. No Japanese emblems or engraving adorned the gems to make them charac teristic ot their owner Or his country. This fact may contribute greatly to the difficulty of their recovery by the de teotlves now working on the case. According to on of the members of the Prince's suite, who was seen last hight at the Buckingham Club before the Prince left his apartments to attend the reception In his honor at Mayor Wells' residence, the Jewslry was deposited by tho Prince In his room before departing for the Fair grounds Tuesday morning. When th Emperor's cousin arrived ot tha elub Tuesday, shortly after 2 o'clock, all his valuables) and money and that of his entire party were placed in the safe of the hotel. The rings which he wore, 'however, were taken to his room. It was his custom td wear tha rings. It Is said. On his retirement Monday night It is thought, the rtngs were laid on the table in ths Prince's private room. While preparing to attend the trip about the Fair grounds as the guest of President Francis, General John C Bates and Judge Wilbur F. Boy 16 and later as the guest of honor at a reception given at the homo of the Board of Lady Managers, a member ot his suite believes, that the Prince Coatlaneel em Facet Ttr. r 0m afluc? "LORD" BARRINGTON GETS A TURKEY Jennie Matthews a Young Wom an of Lansing, Mich., Supplies Prisoner's Thanksgiving Dinner. Frederick Seymour Barrington, conrlcted for the murder of James P. McCann, a St. Louis turfman, -will not spend a cheerles Thanksgiving In the Clayton Jail to-day. He was v!9ited yesterday by Miss Jen nie Matthews, a pretty young woman, who has Interested herself In his behalf She gave him a turkey and its concomi tant edibles that go to make up the na tional feast. Jtlsa Matthews shipped th articles to the Rock Island depot In Clay ton, and had them delivered from that place. In addition, sho had a secret con ference with him. lasting for more than a half hour, over the prospects of his case. Miss Matthews Uvea In Lansing. Mich., and became Interested In Barlrngton through rendlna; the newspaper account of his troubles. She Is a substantial friend, having supplied him with money necessary for fads Incidental expenses, by which he Is enabled to continuously retain the spick-and-span appearance he presented when first incarcerated seventeen months ago. She has also sent flowers to his cell, there by making it tho most Inviting section of the Clayton jail. After her visit to Barrlngtdn yesterday Miss Matthews went direct to the offlc ot Shelley Grover, his attorney, There ah had a long conference with him over the celebrated murder case. Miss Matthews is a tall blond, about years old. SAYS STORY IS UNFOUNDED. Half-Brother Declares Touna Putney Is 2fot Held for Ransom A telegram from Richmond, Va last night stated that Stephen Putney ot tha city had received ah anonymous- cotnmnnt cation to the effect that Stephen Putney. Jr.. U years old, who disappeared more than a week ago from the Fine Art building at the World's Fair, was all right and would be delivered if Data tot their trouble In locating him. Langhom Putney, who is i& Bt Louts, declared that the report was ridiculous. "I talked with my father over the long distance telephone to-night.' said be, "and he Informed me he bad beard &otb In of the boy' whereabout," Y 'SSA.. ' -It ft' .. 7 rNpwrr i-.'??- ,-. S. . i&e .SJ'S i