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THE BEAUMONT ENTERPR1
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THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY OCTOBER 4, 1904.
jiREMORSE IS GNAWING AT HIS CONSCIENCE
POSTMASTER GENERAL PAYNE IS DYING
WAR BULLETIN.
THE HOURS, MINUTES OF THE HEAD OF THE
UNITED STATES MAIL DEPARTMENT
ARE NOW NUMBERED
PHYSICIANS HAVE GIVEN UP ALL HOPE
FLUID INJECTION NO LONGER PRODUCES RALLY
Sinking Spells, Owing to Feebleness of Heart Action,
Follow Each Other, Any One of Which May
Prove Fatal. Suspicious Rally at
2:35 This Morning
Washington, D. C, Oct. 3. Postm aster General Payne tonight is weak
er than at any previous stage of his illness, save during the worst of his
sinking spells, and his death, it Is said, may occur at any moment. The
most powerful stimulants, in greater doses than ever, are hcing adminis
tered at frequent intervals, and It will be due to them alone, it is stated, If
he survives the night. Without them, it was admited tonight, that he could
not live more than a few hours.
' T f1II'JI
BULLETI N 12 A. M.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 4. 12 a. m. The family of Mr. Payne have Just
been summoned to the bedside.
BULLTTIN 12:20 A .M.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 4. 12:20 a. m. The family of Postmaster Gen
eral Payne are now gathered at his bedside. He has had another sinking
spell, and the end is believed to be a matter of but a few minutes.
. BULLTTI N 2 A. M.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 4. 2 a. m. At 2 o'clock Mr. Payne was barely
alive, and all hope had been abandoned. No stimulants are being admin
istered, and the physicans are allowin g nature to take it? course.
REPORT 2:20 A. M.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 4.-2:20 a.m. Doctors Grayson and Magrudcr
said that the fluid which had been in jected at midnight, when the sinking
spell began, is now absorbed, and that the effect is shown by the improved
respiration and pulse. It was added that this is not an Indication of a
recovery, but that the patient might live until morning.
This fluid is a stimulant which was given to him, and to which he at
first failed to respond. It was after this afilure to respond that it was an
nounced that further administration of stimulants would not avail.
A STRAN GE RALLV.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 4. 2:35 a. m. It was announced that the post
master general has rallied Suddenly and exclaimed "Hello!" to those about
him. Milk was then given him to drink.
Dr. Magrudcr asked the postmaster general how he was feeling, and he
replied, "First rate."
MAY LAST A LITTLE LONGER.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 4.-2:50 a. m. Dr. Magrudcr said that Mr.
Payne's respiration was better and more regular than it has been in the
past twenty-foor hours, and that if tho improvement kept up he would prob
ably last through the night, and that a consultation probably would be held
In the morning. 1
FOUR IRE KILLED
BY FALLING ORE
TWO OTHERS EXPECTED TO DIE
FROM ACCIDENT IN GEORGIA
mON MINE.
DISASTER CAUSED BY SLICKIIEAD
Heavy Strata of Oil Lay Above the
Mass of Clay and Ore Causing
the Two Formations to Give
Way by Their Weight.
Carte tsvitlc, (Ja.. Oct. 3. Hy the
fulling of tar h and ore estimated al
1,000 tons weight, the lives (if four
men were snuffed out here today. Two
others arc seriously injured aud are
exivH-d lo 'lie. The dead:
H. P. MOIUiAN. president and man
ager of the Morgan Mining Company
of Cartersvill.
JAMHS HAKIMS. Jit.. Carl-rhvllle.
KOIIKKT IIOYNTON. negro. Cart
CI Mlllc.
I' X KNOWN XWMIO
Injured: Wright MilVr. Caricrs
ville; Al Buford, Cartcrsvillo.
Thp cause of the accident i what
is known to ni nifs a a "clir.h'-al."
A heavy ftrata of oil lay above Hie
tins of clay ar.1 the la'trr tv wav.
Mr. M"rem i well Mion be e anl
;u IVcton n1 New York.
C. M. M-ircan "f Ho-in i h
V-other. R a 1 1 h llarn of IWMon i
m nc.dxw n l Mr-.' I.. A. Kra it fc of
New Y"rk ! h -iMT.
Appeals to Interstate.
Wh;iit""n. I". '.. X r'.Mik
),,,..m e-T!'-re1 "T'' rt d -
In t-rteni Fed' r-i"ti f l'"r. ta
li -d . 'h 'ti'- if" ?' -rfi'H : ''I' a
r-n lla't I'-t'T-t iTiii,,iii
IV part 'f V- rfi-'-Ti' t't!'al !
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wilW 14.
CIVIL APPEAL.
Court at Galveston Opened and Octo.
ber Cases Put on Docket.
Galveston, Texas, Oc'. 3. The court
of civil appeals was formally opened
at noon and case.-i set as follows:
Oetobe. 13, Gulf, Colorado and San
ta Fe Uaiiway Company vs. Holers,
fioiii Harris; Kolifeldt vs. Jones el al
lrt'tii Galveston; l'rugla et al vs. Tex
as anil Fori Scott Railway Cotnnany.
from Jefferson; Eat well, administra
tor, vs. Koesler, from Harris: Hillings
s. Matlegc; Conrad el al vs.Her ng
el al from Fort llenil; Smith et al vs.
Lean, from Tyler; Hart vs. Tyrc'.l ct
id, from Jefferson.
For October 2: Priest vs. Priest,
from Tyler: Cummings vs. Yellow
Pine Oil Compaiy, from Jeffc son:
I!url;ett d Parties vs. Hrewcr, from
Nacogdoches; Parnett & Matagorda
Co. K II. & I. o. et al: .1. M. Andrews
s Matagmda county, from Malagor
la; C'ty of Houston vs Kinnogan, from
Harris: Central Asphalt and Kenning
Company vs. Manning, f on Jeffer
r.in: Peterson vs. Peterson,, from Or-t-ligC.
. f
GIRL WRECKED TRAIN.
Put a Bolt Nut on the Track to See
it Smashed.
lUmnoke, Va.. Oct 3. IrctocllvoK
today arrested Susie Loving. 1',-ycar
oh' white rtI. at h r home mar Hun
low. W. Va., charged with w f king a
Norfolk and Western paswtiL'er train
at that Hint yesterday. The train
vas wp-cMd by ctriking a lo"t tint
piari on the rail. The entitle and
lairciue and mail car wre derailed
ptid wtnt down nn emlntikmeni. T;ie
rEin--r. ftn man and mail H k w-re
all more or im ilijurwl. I,ut ti'itii- of
ih,. t,,"i, is' r a hurt. When r
r.i-n-d Hie Kirl adnii'ted h-r irnilt and
j id ld put "tie rut n ti- tra'k
j'tM for f in. to ! the Ira n fn.a'h
tt-
Fire Ceitroyed Russian Village.
Kt p4erl.urr. f1 3 Th- iPa-"
.,r ;vmi.li in "iTb'-m f(u-'in.
!. w I ' liv fir'. Five t,ipii 'r-l
f; m ate wrhont h ;"r or f'-d
jM,, tti fil bat--ti mrl-
j ii-r-'iurtr 1"T 'n:ir-'i'a' :i"
Tta Curlers.
i n f'ta d
" i. n "r. Ri-win i -iiipi
I. miinrtiV fUt'.'s: ,'. S'i)rt.
t f-ivMH . ;rnI '
f ! I, .Ml
FIERCE FIGHTING
AT PORT ARTHUR
STORY OF HOW THE JAPS TRIED
TO CORNER THE RUSSIAN
WATER SUPPLY.
ASSAULTS AFTER BOMBARDMENT
Valor of Japanese Amounted to Fa
naticism Battalion Annihilated
In the Trenches They Re
fused to Yield.
Che Foj, Oct. 3. 3:2U p. m. A pri
vate letter received here today from
l'tvt Arthur, dated September 23,
giveg further details of Hie light Iroin
fcki'tunber 3'J to 22.
Tie attack began with a heavv
bombardment directed nuaiust nearly
a:l the Russian outposts and many of
the. main roils. Toe shelling of tlio
tvt'eubts protecting the water sttj) ilv
of Port Arthur was reinentlous. Mid
the night of September 13 found
litem l educed to mere heaps of dourM.
Tlu- purlsons of the reuouois ni-jru-iip'jn
r treated -afely to the main
foriilicr.-'ons under cover of darkness.
At I o'clock the same afternoon ll.e
J.i.ianeie as-sault on High'lPll besm.
Tae p'nit of attack never varied.
First, u bombardment, then an assault,
and vlitn repulsed, a liombordmnat
again and another assault. The Ocs
per.ilo (leUrinination of the Japua-'Ke
to cap.ni'O this posilion amoun!.;.l to
;nr:i.ieiKii!. (heir efforts never c":s
lli;; dn-Ii-.B le.in days.
Gin b.i if'ion of Japanese, h.wlng
re'..-eale. into a valley, wore expu'd
to the Uussian shrapnel fire, and were
almost annihilated.
Eventually the Japanese succeeded
In nlacing one field nun and two ma
chine guns in position, but owing to
the flr0 from the inner forts they
were vrrv Insecure, and when Podor
rosky and the vo'.unteors charged, t'he
tide turned against them. One bat
talion, composed or two companies,
was annihilated in the trenches which
they refused to desert. Another de
tachment, was driven into the Uussian
enangloments where Captain Ry
chaff'H force was wailing and com
plete,l its rout. Two other al tempts
made by the Japanese to take the po
sitions failed.,
FiERlW
1)1 SENATOR HOAR
WORCESTER, MASS., DOES HONOR
TO ASHES OF THE DEAD
S fATESMAN.
EULOGY BY EDWARD EVERETT HALE
Four Companies of Infantry and a Bat
. tery of Light Artillery Stationed
in the S'reets A Concourse
of Bared Heads.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 3. This city
today bowed beside the body of her
foremost citizen, Senator Hoar, wlrlc
the state of Massachusetts in a large
rr.envnr. HvnniHtliiy.cd with the city in
lu r Brief. The services took place al
the Chu ch of the Unity. In harmony
with Gie unostentatious life of the
Senator, and In accordance with his
v.ishoK, (here was no laborate cere
mony or display, though the great
love of the -ople of Worcester and
of the commonwealth Induced th fr.m-ll-
to suhordinatc ihcir own li-clinm
.nid admit, in no far as thr- very hin
ted rapacity of the Inii din would al
1 w. a general attendance at the
fhiircii and to ticrnvt the lody later
t i lie In Mate in the city hall.
Kev. Hr. Kdwa-d Kver tt Hale, cl f;p
lain of ho C. S. senate, and lif long
friend of Senator Hour, cm In tel
prver at the home t t.( f.irp 2
o'cl-K k. Only tn mt: r of the immc
fiiitP hfechoM and a few fe -igiilK ti
tn Tided thin b'rt f rvlec. Tli- Ic lr
v th-n iuM in h" k'-nrn by .ie
pill b'-arer aid the r-'ea n "r
,.rTi'i 'i tb' Oi'irrh f 'be I'lrtv.
Fon- -o?niin;'- of !?ifji-rv
lihtfrr 'f licl.t i'ltv iifiT rre-r-
(.)""' 1 n ih- "r"'' "
th. K,lie. itl ! tlT'l-' lltl'K-e-rIV
IT-irt to fin'ro! t-'ae-t r'. -1
ver -v in W're--" r
A. b'r t,iii.i"-!
t.i.r- f.i h -d t'.'l fii:
l,'-d
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Small niitMiHi lights ronstltulo
tho Bum f Mt acilvltlen reMirt-
ed from tho vicinity of Mukden.
Tho Japaneso uioukiuio oi I on
Arthur o effocllvo that Cen.
KtoesHil htm been unablo In In
form war oflico at St. IVIersburK
of i ho Ritual ion there. Tho ro-
port of the arrival of tho Uussian
armored cruiser Payan of the
l'ort Arthur sijuadroit, at Han-
chiiii bay near Shanghai, him uo
official conllrmalion.
RATHER DRY DAY
LOR WAR NEWS
ST. PETERSBURG PRESS COMMIS
SION ADJOURNS WITHOUT
REPORT.
QUIET 18 SUPREME AT MUKDEN
Littlo Late News Is Received From
Port Arthur but BHf Advices
That Leak Through Brings Tid
ings of Japanese Repulses
St. Petersburg, Oct. 4.-1:20 a. m.
The war commission adjourned to
night without Issuing further news
from tho front.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Mukden, filed thero at 10:30 o'clock
today (states that all is quiet
at tho front. There is intense inter
est here in developments at Mukden,
but tho public and apparently tho au
thorities also ate utterly in tho dark
as to what is transpiring.
Tho little news received from Port
Arthur comes from abroad, but that
little is satisfactory, in as much as
it records a further repulse of tho
Japanese attacks.
Japs Strengthen Advance.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 3. A dispatch
was received today from Gen. Salta
hoff announcing that tho Japanese
have strengthened their advance
posts at Fengtiapu, 1C nilles southeast
of Mukden. Elsewhere, bo added,
there are no developments.
Outpost Fighting.
Mukden Oct. 3. Thero have been a
few small outpost lights but other
wise the situation is unchanged. Tho
Japanese are activo west of Mukden.
The Russian cavalry forces are strong
in that direction, their horses""iiI
splenlid condition and the roads are
good. Tho Japanese have been re
inforced. A Shanghai Hoax.
Shanghai, Oct. 4. Investigation
shows that there is no Russian man
or war at Cut.Iaff island in Hong
chau Hay waters. Tho report that
tho cruiser llayun had anchored oft
Ouulaff island is a hoax,
wllack..! ,3n st i
of l'ort Arthur was
Russian Volunteers.
Che Foo, Oct. 3. The volunteers re
ferred to by General Stocs.-ol In the
proclamation he Issued after the des
peratu lighting which totk place be
twecu September I'J and Ti, were
made up of regulars called uixm to
take a high bill which had been cap
tured by t lie Japanese.
From semi-official nmrces It is
learned that the attack began on the
l!th aloii); the whole line, and lasted
four days, various positions changing
hands many timer.
Utd Hand Grenades.
The hib hill mcntitmcd was a very
important itosilion to the Ku-sians.
The Japa.icse attacked rceatodly day
and nitint, finally K-ciipymg the ix'fi
tioii on the night or Septenilier Ti. af
ter "lutTertug many evore lo-sef.. 'I ho
attempt to retake this bill being ex
tremely haairardoiiK, lielii ral Ktoessel
reuwl l give OTdem. but called for
volunteer. Kvcrylxdy called uHn
n-fonded, wh'nnKn a rciiiM'c
ti'tnilK-r of men M-lected. IJeti-
! tenant V' : ky and Cat8ln Sy liaff
I leliriK them. Soldier and offeT
alike rarried rietii'li - Ir xplosive
1 helti izhlns from two to t-ii
I trnindsi. hich thrown lir tiand.
anfl with thf they attacked the jat
anKe tT"imr fi-tifi'-a'ionn and
lrov- latter Irotn all their jr-i-i
tiifi-. S' veral minn were pl-r-led
flnriiir h' t'tw ral t.aiti". rnv ee :
X,Tt. (.r-- The !t'l-1-itis -aletlte
tin f al JMifi-ii- l'rw-. fo- the f 1 ;t
ia' fit "-.vis ' ;'''' m 11.
I C-A''r Day t F '.
j S' le 1-. 2 A Itit-re tinrnVt
1 tA S' V"rl"-r fin ,r.eV 'lav
th - '' rtvi 'if N V'ir'- '
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lytifi anil f-r'- il'fit F'lrT'-
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HOKE SMITH ON
GOLD STANDARD
GIVES CREDIT TO CLEVELAND
FOR MAINTAINING IT WHEN
IN JEOPARDY.
THROWS LACiNE INTO KO0SLVLL1
Says it Was the Silver Bought Under
the Sherman . Perchase .Act
That Precipitated the
Panic of 1893.
Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 3. Hon. Hoke
Smith, secretary of tiie Interior hi
President Cleveland's second c-ahlnet,
sK)l(c on the Issihm of the campaign
tonight, ills audience entirely tilling
the Academy of Music. Mr. Sniitii,
who !s a native of this stute, was en
thusiastically received. Ho was In
troduced by United States Senator
Overman, who made his first appear
ance berore a Charlotte audlenco
since his election. Mr. Smith said:
Tho Democratic party, during tho
first sixty years of the last century,
was almost continuously In power.
Its record was not one of oppo'ltlon,
but of construction. In lHUti Thomas
Jefferson nrcserved tho cold standard :
when it was first in Jeopardy. Under
Democrat ic rule our territory Hprcnd
Iroin ocean to ocean. Our manufac'
turesgrew. Our commerce prospered.
Hut our system of taxation did not
roster great monopolies, nor take
money from the masses to cnrloa tro
few. Our tariff taxation was for
revenue, with only Incidental protec
tion. Wo adhered to constitutional
government. Wo conducted no wars
of conquest. We regarded inter
national lav
Eulogizes Cleveland.
The masterful and patriotic service
or President Cleveland makes the
only break in Republican administra
tions for the past forty years.
We may well compare the record of
the Democratic party uncicr
ho Democratic pan y um.u. i...t tho jnpnUon of tll0 politician,
:ieveland with the recout or ine 1 1 j-, Kl,(,y H(i(1 (() ,mvo ,, roIIIIl!ll UWay
publican party miner Mr. Harrison.
i..uiy ' . V u ...V t.. I until after the statue iiiniuition uau 1h tlIUI,(,,i) to B nlu control both
land left the treasiuy ; '"!,. ollt ,i,0 Khtlng deal. Hy a )M,ilLioHl p-irtloH and put hia men In
ft siirp ua on hand or -1mH(.fl(.llution, Ktdley mild, he came ,,. tll0 imlllc will bo Just as gull
He had pa d on tno lmo'"-.! too soon and was arrested. lv u 1 ,n torlnv. Such la tho hold
Mr. Oievel,
IVk'l Willi
....... ...... ,v .-
:(;l,!)1i;. He had pain on mo I"""";.!.,.,.!, too soon and was arrested.
debt $3S4 34M!9. ''ViTe
to office in March. 1811.1. ho round 1 10
surplus squandered and appropria-
lions already made for tho enduing
year exceeding the revenue provpi'
to the amount of $tl0.000.00. , Ti1
1. i.is......u h.,, 1 ulrendv nretiared tho,
n l" .:... "V.,1,,.1, ttielr
plales tor a ih,... ''--" "
Hdministrallon .mid . " ,)fts
a,y. 1 Km ev dn I nlnlralloii as
eveeei I'u Liu: "
the
Cleveland administration 10
amount, of $sx:t.ooo,oon.
The Sherman Act.
.... . .......Iclrn.
During -ir. nam.,..
lion the Sherman purchasing act wan
passed,, rnder this act four and on.
half million ounces or s-iver 1, n.'"
were monthly ..laced n tho na. otial
. ,n. eire..l..tlo... either
in the shape of nver i r ... m....
cerlillcates. t.o.ore ' ,
of financial Judgment had roal .c i
even . he stiver ..ois n en .
,y the niand-Alllson act were Jwi'
l,it.g tho gold standard The It .MalH ,
of our currency with depreciated si -
even the silver ilolia-s provi......
vei uoiiais cHine " :
from a
administration. This disorzanlzo.l the
finances of the country ami pre:.;,
Hated the panic of IWCI.
The Cleveland admlnlsl rat Ion
. . .. ..1 .. .... ,,1, L I rr ... t
lie til ,ne nniTinn" I"111 "
n ., nut an end to the coinage .,f de-
,,,-ectaicd s'lver ""n'- ....lldale l.lm by threes of assassination
thorourh stitdv or our count .... 11.
...ctorv need -iirlttB no fear to th -and when tins had no effect, we laid
rt, The Kooceh of Mr. TtiH,He 'i-lt
pit 1 iitltr: the
nomination for iif-l-
leli' xa
ron--ervtivo. It mi t. rl-
i.o r-ime from Judse I'atl. '
...in.- of ce")tance wa mule
lil r the n.rinh Plder. In t li H:;IIIm I prosecin to.is. or if tie dl'l not n is
he followed ti'a poll-itr 01
FtoseveH Sett th- Pac!
I,. h, litter of accept, 1-c,
HiKeeve'l M-t . the tiace for Repu ll-
. , 1. t.a.. .f rf. If.
ri tli:i.l'l'nc. in nil- rnni- !
r.ta and r.-lf afw-rtloti. .-taiM Ti5
I , ... r '.ini? for lilrnwlf and ?inrf.
. 1-t.,- anvtTiine ealnt M- ' TI
tbh bi fancr .iggevii.
!t 'ta,t-i the !crrfwra'ic
f, li i-T.ee to the rill .t.T,:.,e
; ttnr,. ttit 'he nmrw cti.r
,.-. l'i e s'mI i-turda-d !
,f iK-d" H' y. and he ref-- t.t
. lie, of our ti'atforrn ot, I V
.:-.;. H f ir?-ffnl In t l . -f
j , -, .. .iK ln-s'inn. tn 1'". In".
-.. tny ri- of 'e peil.Vi in ; ;.t-
f.,,- al out 'o 'K- V:i'ed, --1
- r f it.! o t tr I"- ''-
r"ti t.- imrtt I- reuo''i" 1"
. . o n-1 tj,- t.wv r- M r -
,.,,., i -, t - -
fn'rrr ! r?iii'rt' .r .
, ,-,r l-iin ill fl'ii!!' 'T. T '
a !. 'tl?e ti' t.''r" f
it. -f.'wet ti- t'-t dh' .t.'v a t ' r
-ifci. ) !! t-- Pr'''r fi "h-r pari-
GRAFTER KELLY, OF THE ST. LOUIS BOODLE
COMBINE, MAKES A CLEAN BREAST AND
SQUEALS ON
STORY OF JULIUS LEIiMANN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
PROSECUTOR FOLK, WHO COULDN'T BE BLUFFLD
Votes in the House of Delegates Were Gold Certificate!
and Were Worth From $5 Up. Boodlers Had High
Code of That Honor Whicb Pvails Among
Thieves and Reli&locsly Whacked Up
St louls Oct 3. In a written con-j high code of mornls, and It was con
,' . ', .. r-i.nrino w Kcilev slilcrcd extremely dlbhoneHt for mem-
ression toiiay. v.m...
speaker of tho house of delegates dm
lug a period In the lire or mo ooouiu
combine relates his story of that com
bine. Ho declared that a prominent'
local politician promised himself that 'for various' bills, according to tho val
tho next circuit, attorney would be ue of a franchise or prlvllego given,
"all right" and promised If they would Vo hardly ever received loss than
remain firm, ho would secure for them $1,000 for tho combined vote. We
contlnuanco until the new circuit at-.considered it beneath our dignity to
torncy took office, or pardons arter-.tako esg than that. On one or two
lenity unjn. , , occasions, though, wo got as iow aa
ward. ' $50 each for our vote ami aomo oof
He declared that tho politician salt! 'tno )oyH (no $5 cat.h nlt w0 wore
tho new circuit attorney for which of-'ashamed of It, becauso the price waa
,1 ,otinn. orn tn tm nuiiln bv 1 so small.
m;u imiiuiinuuu. - -
jthe Democrats today, "would bo hiH
man
The Accusing Conscience.
Kelley declnrcs he refused this of-
-j u M.iu .irtiiiiiin
ier ana uiui nu m" -
t tMO l'"yn'0I "f " wciiHlnfc
conscience 10 um-j um iv.;.n...io " 1
his wife and to do what ho can to!
make atonement to tho public and
u
prevent other men from following ho
path which ho declares has led him
t0 ruin. ,
Kelley declared that tho politician
. ,, .ir(,n f r,w, .....i hn 1
payed him $15,000 of $u0,000 and ho
promised him 10 keep away from tho
grand Jury before which ho had been j
subpoeried to appear after .lonn v.
Marroll returned from
Mexico
and
turned slates evidenco
in the
city
lighting deal.
He went, to Europe by way of Can
ada, taking the name of Jamoa Hog'iii
, nmi;iiii;i
Uehmann's Birthday Party.
eonfesslon Kel-
In the course of h s f.onfcHB I . K
loy d(,.tnii.s a story of the city lighting
!(oll of n ,o0dler fund f $47,r.OO
!fllvlloiI between the nineteen mem -
ber.. or the
combine at Jellun Hon-
' ,, -. i,lril,day Party. Ho declares
hat the politician mentioned gave
h(j
... u ,i,, i,n
, it to I-ehman's house and that ho
ine.e .i.niMu,.L.-a
In the course o Ms confession r or -
mer Sneaker Kelley said: "I know
; 1....... -...I r-... l...
irom my own mhii"is.i
statements made to me by both sides
! -' ;v ,,,
, be - V 7-
.DnsHed tnat oouy
of a centurv unless 'A was palj for.
, f(lir exposure and punlah
1 mPnt for tno reaso that we d'd not
,,,, ,
1 , . ,, ,
kf(,w m(ut
'of tho .minana and manv of the
. nil'an(,,,.rH ,)f St. li,u!H would as-
Hl(;t ))R a f((rn)(.p ,,,,.,.,,.
' ahowetl some slwis il startlnu arter
us, but he was bluffed of.
Could not Bluff Folk.
When the present prosecutor (Cir
cuit Attorney Folk is meant) com-
j m,.nr,., wr ,1Hj WP tried to Inllm
, all Boris i.r trapK
fur him without
'success.
Then so-e decided that the
best plan mould be to Ma:' a lo-wspa-per
a.nl libel hm so fiercely aH to
drw bis fire l.y taking in, his lime In
, inliuenee woun m- ''' "-
stroved. Althoimn we couiu nnn
nothing af'T a thorough search 10
make an attack on l.llx-ls were ilellh-
..,,. nn ,r ,,. roe of
'aff.rtinB preM-nt ment. The plan was
I. .1. 1 ... , ,,n .v tTl.nil.l-rM
,ii , i,--fi 11 ..... . ....
;f fhe hoiiM- o' di legmen
'dictmcnt tor lMFIIinc. tail
.inder tn
tijr prom
, lm-nt financiers if S'
.o'i', who
hy th're
feared -t,n'irc and
ml... rai.. th,. mr.rif-v
'. L
VO.es vrre n.
Of the -.,n,t.-ne. K'l.y had thi- ti " " '
.... , .... certi l.ieriKimted M-veral rears an.
v: "We ne-r ibo'tght t im-n-. ' , , . .
ine a bill i' f whi't. anv miti y
e..nld t- ,.ed .n,'eH e were U e..O., m h, y -old d.f t-rrr-11
for .ir X' n. We m'. al.u. it twiirf ,,nie--hn: In the ,(Tier rn
in t,t.in f I ke war and VaH con I -,,a,ine r ;. F'ark-r, r-i-r f'ir Jb
Line me.tit.1.'. at ftat.-t .im- anl ,,,,.,,,.' , Th,. r,rei,ers
"" "ri" m,"h . iv-.U
"i
r-ive f.,r our te, I.r a niart-
ty t'i'e
t, mi..ifie. Th'ti e
v.ei'i -wt
h'W- h'fie
ro ut "! e
the eomMle in
t tutd eifTifid'tie
to
' -he tri'i f
lliiw irfi' rr-!r twrave
n
th
I nioti' y.
AniM t i:r lv. e bad
HIS PALS
.
1)pr of )0 roni,,ll0 to BC.Cpt bribe
nimlfiy witliotit dividing; It among hlu
.fellows.
A Sliding 8cale.
Vo had a fixed scliedulo of prices
.... .....!. l .,( nnrltf
lilies, both Democrats and Republi
cans belonging to it. My experience
has been that boodlers line up ac-
(cordlng to their own Interests and not
under narty alandards.
1 .... , ,,, U
Rt (m() ,)()h t,)0 Donlocr(lUc nml
111 mu iiuijt'iiij' ..t
KepiiDllcan parties usually uoiiiinaio
men to go to tho house of delegates
Tor the money they can make out of It.
"Kach party may vote for his own
f,l)ow Jhvr ))1H) tlmt gct(J u orve8
lnoso wi1() roij tri0 city franchise. I
bellvo that, th! has been tolerated In
b'U l-ouls becauso ho many of tho large
corporal Ions of tho city aro mixed up
(n )()()(1lMK ()I1(J way or anothor The
wmH of thcBo corporatlotm used to
, httiU It less tronblo to buy what they
1 waiitcfL than to elect honest men to
the hotiso of delegates.
"Thero arc many other things lean
anil will toll later on. but tills will do
now. This, in brief, is my story and
the confession of infamv. I believe.
;t.h,IKii that 1r tho people of St. Louis
aw ttl,H man (a romIl0t politician
on the community though, it seems
helpless. If 1 knew anything I could
1 (
)u())Io ()f lh,H cJy nn), U)o I)0()l(o of
tm Htlll()i t tn0 noreHsily of putting a
'stop to this corruption. I would gladly
do It.
Is Willing to Do Time.
"I am now mifTorlnK tho penalty for
, disgrace. I don't want
(() i)mt).h )(t , (,f wunt t)j Boml(1 tf)a
alarm of the public an 0110 would do to
. 1
, , " ... ..
" " " H.. l"M nut" UTO m wo
could elthr get 1 cont iniiaucn until a
, npw (;n.t Born,.y was elected-that
jmt in. audour
1.11 NO .HNIIIISMeU ...I WOI.III IIM'UII
guilty and stay In jail until next Jan
uary and he would se that we ara
pardoned., I have determined not to
l,o under Tils dominion a:iv longer.
I sbll 'tideavor for the rent : my
life to 11 tone for tho wrongs I lave
done,
on."
shill have more to say later
HAVE MET IT
FRIGHTFUL COLLAPSE OF THE
GREATER NEW YORK HOME '
OIL COMPANY.
m CHARTERED fOR (2,000,000
Sold Under Foreclosure by the Re
ceiver for 200 Sale nclude4
Everything In Sight, from
Lease to Monkey Wrench.
Ni-mrk. N. J, tn-t : -The Crri'fr
.
X . u. -.-.. II. r . ,1.1 ... ....-.. rn
" ieini m- - .
na'.m. t i.rr.- n.
All ,. I,: d
f-r'iiin fro. it.t a"l l ntnw t n
fornla "d T'-i e-- !i-rM-d "f.
The l.nri-Ti r id re'Te-eti'
j ,ItiM 'ff "f bold tn tb
j -n pa' r.