St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 3, 1898

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a> ; ‘ Lea cg sone ae Perey Rs > P ° ie » : 5 ‘is * : a= moe R % 2 a ANGELS in to-morrow’s great work ular Edition { Of the camp have brought | comfort to our suffering | soldiers. See all about the | Gould and St. Louis women | of Helen | THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING PAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. SWORN AVERAGE CIRCULATION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1898—SUNDAY, 119,183; DAILY, 106.975. Regular E ditio 5 > ~~ OO ggg ggg gg gy al | . { ILLWUIN in to-morrow’s oo sf COMPLETE MARKET REPORTS. * Are the rage in St. Louis They have stormed the stage and broken into society. See their Venus and “The Ragger March” , h , ‘ a S d P -D : uit — e¢ im St. Louis, S d P -Dis ch, 2 oy unday Fost-Uispatch; yor, 50, NO. 17. SATURDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—SEPTEMBER 3, 1898, PRICE} outside st. Gouts, Pore Cente unday Fost-Dispatch, = ara , Be * ASword WITH wHeN - Z a ALL OF THe .% or S ee j | ATTEND - are a = A f 7. / i, w 8s : : a ' : . , Sa oa by fs 2 NNT a + Sree hes =. y A \ intel . j Soa : ani | oe LH ‘ _ = Thundersto 7 \ 3 Fe . t 0 Followed by e Newspaper Correspondents Say That All the Forts of ower Lemperature. : Nee z ee . 24 pO Omdurman, the Stronghold of the Der- 4 ° Shah 4} ' Wik og 1) epee ae re ORs . APID ‘ ve SWELTERING HUMANITY S 6 ; ALWAYS. RESOLUTE AND RaPiD | vishes, Have Been Destroyed. | 4 TO EE RELIEVED AT LAST SS | WHEN IN ACTION | 4 © p a oy et On + WI | NOT ONE CASUALTY OCCURRED 4] , \ . t ee . FRIDAY WAS THE HOTTEST DAY A Behe | : yn or Tun aan au, evan | 2 AMONG TROOPS OF THE QUEEN. | THE UNITED STATES. ! A | : = . a oa } : —_—_——_o 4 ¢—_____ iS x y Earlier Official Dispatch Tell s of Driving Back of the Arabs | BOOMING ALONG. S Cama ‘ | and Estimates the Number of the Opposing > 1. | | Army at at 000 ' . First Frost of the Seas8n Reported | Y TRUS \E | : | 7 Y Y Least 35, ; F #rom Lander, Wyo., and the | "“\ R\\ “3 geet ’ . ++ ey Mercury Is Dropping Fast Vf ) st . , i LONDON, Sept. 8-—The Evening Tele- ) the Dervish cavalry and small parties, afs : in the West To-Day. BE Pe gtd, | if . graph, in tts 3 o'clock editfon this afternoon, | ter slight resistance. From Jobel Reyan we ‘a i wit He ) | tf), ry publishes a brief dispatch, saying: marched to Wad EL Obeid, thence to Sayal, : wit p T Wo- | , ; ‘All the forts of Omdurman have been de- | and thence to Surarat, This morning we ; QE ¢ AN | ) stroyed. Great success. No casualties.” reached Egina, a mile and a half south of , 3 nu Nena | : 4 Kerrer!, six miles from Omdurman, COOLER. hi AL | | / LONDON, Sept. 3.—The British War Of- “The mounted camel corps, with a horse “For St. Louja and vicinity— If Wie in€ + | l/ t 1 | / aun : fice at noon to-day received a dispatch | pattery, pushed forward. to Khorshamba, } Thunderstorms ihis afternoon | ti ™m! Wy 1 - 4 // - : ee Reo Dag pe saying that a gun-/| whereupon the entire Dervish force issued cr to-night Sands nthe | \ hs \} AT | | oat had returned there, and had reported | rrom Omdurman, and were clearly visible, s fal rae d ” y Generany ‘ i} | | : that there were no casualties among the I estimated his force at.at least 35,000 men, en, nes alae oe a‘ | IAlse if Anglo-Egyptian forces, that the righi bank| ‘They advanced at 11 p’clock a. m. as if f , / / | ' of the river had been completely é!eared of | to attack us, to meet which I disposed of our Ly \ -_ all forts, that the forts on Tuti Island, op-/} force in a good, open position, with a clear | | f nA — ° posite Omdurman, had been demolished, andj field of fire. The Khalifas force had halted Savant Frankenfield looked into his lens Wy : Tit — that the guns had been captuued. three miles southwest of our position and — Saturday morning and saw there glorious | 3 Thi . f Rehan gg ae eaid the eagetone prac- | is now there, at 5 p. m. ey. things. Th b s hi F “4 LL + tice of the Siwadars force was excellent. “Early this morning, according to of- : gs | ce above-ls _ forecast for Sat f Later the War Office recelved another! ders, the gunboats advanced, towing a howe urday night and Sunday. r Soe | dispatch from Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener! jtzer battery and barges In support of the A hot wave of intensity swept over the Y Con "Con, Ya by way of Nazri. It was not dated and read| Arabs on the right bank. The howitzers country Friday, but In the evening a cool } i On ‘ as baraerion = Pa RE took up a position opposite Omdurman and a — “Owing to the wet weather the lines have! the gunboats bombarded the forts. They wave developed in the northwest and it Is. i) M, "Wreg y VCP ry a | Th, been broken and telegraphic communication _ have not returned, but their fire has par- ane we pany Mr. Frankenfield will im- a IY Sp oge® ; im has been neg aint am sending this 7 tially demolished the dome over the Mahfis port to St. Louls. : os ; Pa Tt Nazri to be forwarded. ‘ tomb \ “i J r ae - The cold weather {s moving southeast. It Ni Pye > oe Nw } ? —— ——— The march has been as eo Pen “All well.” z is a genuine “nor’wester.” Friday night !t + PA Sun?’? ye \ — Practically none sare fallen out of the The dispatch breaks off at an important f Sow ranks or been invalided. point. Further news is awaited here with ee Pens re mee Peterday mora- = £ Fe ‘During the two days we have driven inintense interest, ing a light frost rested upon the roofs at \ ————=—=—— ee See ; Lander. It is the first frost of the season. —- q Tat , tn The cool wave is preceded by thunderstorms =x : ee oe ee ee a thr at IN - GREAT CHES FA TO MAN p and refreshing showers. ao t . Al : ae ey. ° | . The prophecy which the Weather Bureau &. : SPEECHES y 2, posts Saturday could not be more opportune. NU ait } | ORORORCRORA Friday was the hottest day of the summer. ¥ (| \ AN The heat extended everywhere and a tem- ’ To ECO OF , perature below 90 is not recorded from any HAv RA THINGS NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—The 2,000,000 citi. part of the United States except a few ‘ J NOT, DONE . perature continue unbroken until ‘o-mor- | zens who are compelled to make the strug- Pe ce row morning all Chicago heat recoris for | gle for existence in New York during the favored mountain districts. The maximum temperature at St. Louls was 9. At St. Paul, Minn., and Omaha, Neb., both nerth of St. Louis, it was 96; at Huron, 8. D., 100; at Des Moines, Io., and Marquette, Mich., it was 9; at North Piatte, Neb., it was 98. It was a day of general suffering. But there will be an end to it all Satur- day night. inaugurate the pleasant autumn Mr. Franx- énfield has promised, and life will be cooler and sweeter, and good men and women - Shall. cease to suffer and ewelter. St. Louis is all ready. It will take the. first thunderstorm as a hot farm boy taxes 1? & cool creek pool, and the rain-givin,r cumulo-nimbus clouds cannot roll too heavy over the city nor the cold wave follow too close in their wake. THE WEATHER FORECAST. THUNDERSTORMS, FAIR, COOLER SUNDAY. eben For St. Louls “and vicinity—Thunderstorms The cool wave en route will Saturday afternoon or Saturday night; Sun- day generally fair: cooler. For Missouri—Thunderstorms north portion Saturday afternoon and extreme northeast por- tion Saturday night; Sunday, fair; not so warm, For IlMnots—Generally fair Saturday night and Sunday, except thunderstorms north por- tion Saturday night and early Sunday morn- ing; cooler noftheast portion Saturday night; cooler Sunday. ie We 4 Srk ceca oe, ee, Pe sg chee ed +) ag FES re ae A eee vs Me Mb te keeucsncs «(ee 3 eee re mp Gs Ge 60s ese eaces . Bek Te Seer 04 Se Marsha ee as O35 DAMS ARRESTED. Charge Was Throwing Paper Into the Street—A Lively Scene. Percival Adams, a lawyer with an office in the Commercial Bullding, was arrested at | 1:20 o'clock Saturday evening for throwing paper into the strect. Patrolman Jerry Crane saw a man throw geveral armfuls of old paper from the win- dow of Adama’ office, Crane went to the office with Officer and arrested Adams. The lawyer resisted and made a scene on Sixth street while waiting for the patrol another eased his arms and in one of them. ma. * “And if you do you'll go to the Dispen- .' said Patrolman Crane. ed him to atrike The prisoner said he had too much sense | for that, but “continued to curse the police- man and apply opprobrious epithets to them in a loud voice. He denied that he had thrown any paper out of any window and discussed the per- sonal habits and appearance and the gen- ealogy of his captors with great freedom and truculence, while a crowd gathered that ulred four petonmen to keep from block- © a sidewalks at Sixth and Pine _ OSCAR IS FOR PEACE. | King of Sweden Will Send " 7, Bai »s = Ps Ay Ee “as ees : Fae ta na ie asd pai j ge ee 7; “St nS F oe fl " x - v PT “ee. ' @ cureed the policemen and used the poet violent language \till they finally re- = i ALGER---“1 shall stand upon my record!” SIX MILE CHAS AFTER ROBBERS, -_ ly Night Hunt. GANG THAT HAS BEEN BUSY IN THE SUBURBS. FARMERS HAVE LOST HUN- CREDS OF DOLLARS WORTH GF PRODUCE AND PROPERTY. NEGROES ARRESTED CONFESS THAT THEY ARE GUILTY. Wagons Were |Robbed While Being Driven to Market and Houses Looted While the Occupants Were Away From Home. Farmers living on Hall's Ferry, Bellefon- taine and other roads leading into the north and northwestern part of the city | have been robbed ‘of hundreds of ' dollars’ Worth of property by an organized gang of _ negroes during the last few months. 3 Two of the negroes, James Allen and | Robert Brown, were arrested Friday night by Mounted Officers McCafferty and Dow- ney after a chase of six miles across flelds: and a large quantity of produce and other valuables was found hidden in a field. The negroes have cohfessed t plicated in many of the robberies, and Henry Priesmeyer, who lives on Hall's Ferry road has identified part of the stuff as his. The Oo being Im- ang worked in two sneaked up behind wagon driven into town | S aie robbed them with ways. They at were bein wigs onesy morning an | Ul the Knowledge of arivers. Then While the fareaage’ were te own the thieves Visited their homes and tole | : ——_ QUGRtitles of property of various Numerous complints were : rts . made Police Department by the victims, m... os several months special) oMcers have been working on the case without avail, The | thieves were shrewd and guarded well ‘their | hiding places in the bushes and fields of | the county near the city limits. ; PR yn hight Mounted Omfecers McCafferty owney saW tWo negroe ’ - A aga Hi Hegroes sneak up be They started for them and ec stretched =a gave the negroes out over sik miles the negroes cor- ‘ ve Mounted Officers Have a Live- | — PS Harbor. of the storage places of the gang and un- covered a large quantity of stelen property, | mostly produce. Henry Priesmeyer, a farmer, has identified part of this stuff as his and the rest will doubtless be identified as the property of other farmers of the neighborhood. It is known that there are other members of the gang, but these arrests will doubtless make them careful in the future. BIG TREAT FOR SOLDIERS. Commissary Committee Has Freparei a Splendid Eill of Fare. 30 pint bottles of beer. 1500 pounds of meat. 10 bushels of onions. 20 ‘bushels of tomatoes. 5) bushels of peaches. 50 baskets of grapes. 300 loaves of rye bread. 500 loaves of white bread. 10 pounds of coffee. 2.barrels of sugar. 4 tubs of butter. 300 gallons of cream. 10 barrels of lemonade. 1300 Rocky Ford eantaloupes. ‘ - ~ 7 w < ¢ The Commissary Committee of the general committee having In charge the arrange- ments. for welcoming returning soldiers, consisting of Mayor Ziegenhein, John Il. Martin, Charles Schweickardt and John B. Owens, after ordering the provisions sent to the Barracks, went down Friday regina, an © ‘ ri nt. and saw Maj. Brinkenhoff, the comman a It was decided to make the messroom the center of the celebration. x . Under the direction of Park Superinten: dent William E, Pape an arch 12 feet ty 7 will be erected in front of the sen og hetener t will be decorated with flowers and = he dy and bear the words, Welcome e, Boys.” ; By. direction of the Mayor, telegram was eent to Gov. urday: Gov. Lon V. Stephens, "Yow have been made * member of the com mittee of citizens a pointed by the Mayor, and selected as a. member of the Executive Com- mittee to receive the Missouri Volunteers Mon- day. the 6th tnst., at Jefferson Barracks, and 4 ordial invitation is extended you by the Mayor a to be present on that: occa- WM. JEFF POLLARD, Séeretary of Committee. The Mayor also sent this telegram: Gen. Edward V. Sumner, care of Adjutant- General Department of Missouri, Omaba, Neb. —On behalf of the people of St. Louls you are cordially invited to be present Monday, the Sth {inet., upon the occasion of the reception of the Missouri: volunteers at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. : HENRY ZIRGRNHEIN, Magor. A FORTUNE LEFT TO THEM. Good News Received by the Two Glan- the following Stephens Sat- JeTerson City, Mo. : and the committee sion. non Boys. Good luck has come to Robert Wilson siannon of 3903 Washington boulevard. The foung men have received notice from Vheeling, W. Va., that @iey ere each to get one-fourth of their grandfather's $200,- 000 estate. They are living with Misees Anna and P. Bee Glannon. rt Glannon served two years on the Sores | ALL QUIEN AT PAN No Immediate Disturbance Is Now Expected. MANY OF THE VISITING UNION MEN RETURN HOME. THEY HAVE PROMISED, HOW- EVER, THEY WILL AGAIN BE ON DECK NEXT WEEK. IMPORTED NEGROES SAID TO BE INTIMIDATED. Secretary Ross Was Given No Op- portunity to Converse With the Ala- bamians Except Within Hear- ing of the Armed Guards. * —o |} Special to the Post-Dispatch. PANA, IIL, Sept. 3.—Pana {s a quiet city to-day. The strike ts still on with no pros- pect of immediate settlement yet. The best of order is so far prevailing. Nearly all of the visiting minere have gone to their home to spend Sunday. They may return early in the week. In fact they have so promised and this means the proba- bility of a fresh outbreak. It is reported in Pana that the miners who have so far supplante 4 negro d the strikers are held prisoners by the mine Op | erators, and that they would gladly go back to their Southern homes if they could. This report cannot be verified for the reason that the 150 armed sheriffs will permit the negroes to be interviewed. The Post-Dispatch correspondent drove out to the Springside mine early this morn- ing. As the trocha was. crossed half a dozen or more Winchester rifles came into uncom- fortable proximity to his nose, and there Was an unmistakable sugg*stion to “turn round and go back.’ David Ross, secretary of the State Labor Bureau, went to the mine and_in the name of the State of Iljinois demanded a private interview with the negroes Who are said to be supplanting the strikers through in- timidation. The negroes were brought for- ward, but. the operatora were careful to have their every word listened to by deputy sheriffs, lf the negroes had a story of in- timidar! no r heard it, for th tion to tell ing ae pon 4 stood had Be ity ft ’ tue to ; ‘ | the State of Illinois, through a representa- tive, is denied proper communication with the negroes, I will return to Springfield and report it to Gov. Tanner.”’ Mayor Penwell te.ls the Post-Dispatch correspondent that the negroes were weil pleased, and they wanted to fight’ the strikers. Mayor Penwell is a coal oper- ator. From another source comes a report that the negroes are trembling, and that they are begging to be returned to their homes in Alabama. Three mysterious cars bearing the name of a Southern railroad, were sidetracked at 5 o'clock this morning in the Pana yards. | This led tO a rumor that more negroes had been smuggled in, but the rumor was un- ! true, However, a fresh importation of laborers is expected at any time, but owing to the fact that all visiting miners have gone home to stay until the first of next week, no trouble is immediately likely. The strike leaders, level-headed fellows, have — moderation and moderation pre- rails. The attitude of Sheriff Coburn in the strike has made that official unpopuiar in Pana. The miners claim that his en- thusiasm in favor of the magnates is great- er than it ought to be, and the conclusion of the strikers is strengthened by the caustic ‘messages Sheriff Coburn has received from Gov. T.anner. John R. Tanner could be king of Pana were he here to-tlay. The operators to-day set their force at work building fortifications at the Spring- side mine. his is supposed to be a pre- cautionary measure to meet the violent emengencies expected early next week. The Overholts and other mine operators py their rooms last night. They slept at the Springside mine on the rough bed of the man who toils with pick and shovel It is reported officially that the operators were afraid of mob violence. The miners jeer at such a theory. They say there ia no intention to harm any operator. a senger carried breakfast to the isolated magnates this morning. BATTERY HANDY TO PANA Galesburg Troops Arrive in Rendez- | yous at Camp Lincoln, Springfield. | Spectal to the Post-Dispatch. | SPRINGFIELD, UL, Sept. 3.—The Gales- , burg Battery, under command of Capt. | Charles C. Craig, arrived in this city early | this morning and {s now encamped at Camp The battery consists of men land five Gatling guns, and came with full | equipment. Gov Tanner issued the order for their rendezvous late Friday afternoon. He holds that they need the practice drilis torbe had during the annual! eight daye en- | campment at Camp L'‘ncoln and also that should the strike at Pana assume greater | proportions than at present exists they wiii | be in readiness to be dispatched there at | once Otherwise the battery wiil spend eight days at Camp Lincoln and be returned home. This is the only part of the Lilinols | National Guard which has not been called l into service In the War with Spain. | OFFICERS OF SPIRITUALISTS. ‘Next Annual Convention Will Be Again Held a* Liberty, Mo. NEVADA, Mo., Sept. 2—The annual In- teretate Spiritual'’stic Convention In sensation at Liberal hae elected the following officers for the ensuing year Preaident, G. Hu Walser. Liberal: Vice-President, J. S. Hat- ton, Sheldon; Corresponding Secretary, Mra. Cc, M. Folsom, Y oaievitie. Ky.; Treasurer, re. J. 8. Hatton, Sheldon: General segs - tendent, C. it. Falsom, Lou.sville, Ky. t waa decided to the next annual meet- ~ ee bs ne Yept. Zi, continu- ~~ (ro) i Lincoln. Tne rec- duration will have been broken. ord to date haa been five consecutive days, with a maximum temperacure In the 0s. In many places work has been suspended in shops and where men are obliged to labor in places exposed to the stn. The suffering of the people in the tenement districts haa been intense. For extent and Intensity of heat, Prof. Cox of the Weather Bureau says that the present hot wave !3 about as se- vere as anything be has ever observed. ‘It covers,” said he, “practiculiv the’ entire country east of the many Mountalns and has run ae high as 102 down in Kan. 23, while at Huron, S. D., ihere have been three consecutive days of 10 weather.” — The report of fatalities and prostrat.ons from heat the last 24 houra in Chicago showed one dead, Mrs. H. P. Lindley —nine prostrated. whose recovery was doubifuil, and 81 seriously overcome. torrid season experienced a heat yesterday that closely approached that which the sol- dier boys faced at Santiago. After 11 o'clock the thermometer ranged above 8 degrees, In many parts of town prostrations and deaths occurred from the terrible heat. Before twilight came on thousands of reate! dents on the East and West Sides sought the plers and bulkheads along the river front. The newly completed recreation pliers wer crowded all day. All day the excursion boats to the shore were overcrowded, There were 2% deaths from heat and, prostrations reported by the police, average temperature for the day was 8&8 grees, The thermometer recorded % officially more than 100 in the sun-baked streets, la humid mark of 87. ee 2) EXPRESS COMPA tax fight. At a conference between officials This decision practically ends the powerful companies, it is thought, follow their lead. who board at the Pana Hotel did not occu- | ' A me@- | ; ; , ' ’ ~—— eee _— by this decision, as in every State companies to pay the tax. C—0—0—0—-0—_-0— 0000-0. 0 0 —0 0-0-0000 0-0-0 0-00 F PAY THE WAR REVENUE TAX. | Three express companies have surrendered to the public In the war States Express companies at Chicago Friday, it was decided that hence- forth these companies will bear the burden of the war revemiue tax. The companies will save the expense of an immense amount of litigation NIES WILL of the American, Adams and United fight, as the surrender of these three will compel the other companies to suits were being filed to compel the HONORS FOR THE FIRST. Warm Praise for Missouri Boys by Gen. Breckenridge. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK. Ga., Sept. 3.—Following: ia copy of order to First Missouri Volunteers Infantry, issued to-day: “Headquarters, Camp George H. Thomas. | Sept. 2, 1898. Special order No. 94. “The First Missouri Volunteers Infantry, being about to leave for Its State rendezvous to be mustered out of the service of the United States, the battalion of the regi- ment under Maj. Kennett ts relieved from duty as provost guard at there headquar- ters) which has thrown it Into intimate association with th'a whole army of 4,00 men. ‘In sending this fine regiment where it will soon sever its connection with the United States and service the major-general com- manding desires to express hie apprecia- tion of the earnest and esoldierly manner in which all its duties were rfornied. It is hoped the men bave profited by their ex- —— and will stand ready at their »omes for any future calls of the Uev- ernment for their services “Ry command of Major-General Breck- R. CECIL, enridge. nt-Generai.” LOVE SHOULD BE SECONDARY, ~-—- 5) —— n Arkansas Man With an “Idea Writes the Postmaster. "G “Assistant Adjuta L. P. Dawson of Fort Smith, Ark., to Postmaster Beumhoff a cireular whicl he wants posted in the corr’* of Un ~enlar golieitg » be TA ae oa =. ‘ ————— Ee fund which Mr. Dawson ts ralsing to of ganize an association for the subservience of love to all else in matrimony. He seta forth at length his reasons for inatituting such a movement and his suggestions ter the association's work. He would make it compulsory that every young man have at least $4) above a , debtedness before he be given a license | He would deny licensee to wed to any one in ill mental or physical health, to gamh- people of dissolute | habits, He would keep all married folks u surveillance, and when the health hecomes impaired, he would sep- hem by process of law and keep until thetr health was ft- ne Tn. Uieeaee "2 $$ ah gy — ; ji Wie ag y COWL? ZV wend ‘i « aon es a rs WE bef wd ‘ . ; / - 5 Sad tae f ot Ra Te ie omeathy Net? 4 rgd th ty Sain iad =) Va! say 2, top tpie ys é a Brig ay & t < A Oe 3h Pe Sy aRe, a a Meee mana: Recr Ve eee ae aean pS be oe Sui” & ow «AE ere "2 Pet PR eRe ae HOR” Cerne RAP Ce ae =. ee wer mes ig r Woh . Di tn7 . 7 : i i de at ina t “eis jlers. drunkards and ; either , arate t ithem apart | stored. | “Love,” he says, “should not be 6ole ‘sidered. It ts secondray to all else." HE HAD MURDERED FIVE Shocking Revelations Follow the Ea» ecution of a Texas Negro. °° fpecial to the Post-Dtapetch. DALLAS. Tex.. Sept. 1—TMorrible devel opments are coming out in connection Wit the fiendish career of “Doble” Joe Malena, the negro executed bere yesterday. His writtend and orla confessions to officers and others make |t certain that he, in ale dition to what has heretofore been pal ehed. participated in five other murders and four assauite on white women. Two years ago he criminally aasaulted killed Mea. Dudbam, wife of 7 farmer near Oak Chiff, a suburb of and he and now oe ° Bs