St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 26, 1898

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a? A COMVLETE MARKET KEMrORTS egular Edition ADS P.-D were published WANTS. NEWSPAPERS TAINED. business. : As to Female Help. 1068 bona fide, paid for HELP AND SITUATIONS WANTED Exactly 60 than ALL the OTHER Jocal English COMBINED if you see it in P.-D. WANTS it means FEMALE last week in MORE OCON.- % 4 THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING PAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. TEN PAGES. ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH SWORN AVERAGE CIRCULATION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1898—SUNDAY, 119,183; DAILY, 106,975. z . > : bos a. = Ras ax hy Pe i Bien iy F Pca eae “e ss SST PNR SUS I Ben Oe tee: SF", é business. ————_— “VOL. 50, KO. 70, HAS COME DOWN. @:e--—--—— First Real Wintry Blast Felt All Over the West, and It Was Especially Biting in Mis- souri and Illinols. o--— ---- - ?> . ~o>— —_—_-_—_— >» DOWN IN TEXAS THE THERMOME- TER FELL 26 DEGREES IN A FEW HOURS. THE NORTHWEST WAS STORM-SWEPT. On — Lakes Lashed Into Fury by the High Wind, Many Vessels Reported in Distress and Crews Nar- rowly Escape Drowning. ———— -_-—— Telegrams to the that the quick change in the @t many points in the West last unprecedented. In some places the change was so rapid @s to be almost dangerous to health The Greatest drop reported in the South was at Abliene, Tex., where the mércury fe!l Gegrees in a few hours. At Springfield, Ill... and Springfield, — Post-Dispatch show terhperature night was “ Mo.., the temperature dropped 28 degrets during | And !, ‘hicago | at Davenport and afternoon; lo., 26 degrees yesterday Dubuque, 2 degrees. The force of South as the Gulf at felt Its far effects the storm was as of Mexico. at different points were varied and at night- | in Lowe! falling ntral and into snow that had been tne and Valleys fail the rain Ohio Valley M iseissipp! the Ce turned 200n a genuine winter blizzard was raging | When the wind in- of the the velocity country of the in those parts enow started creased, Dispatches from Chicago and other cities On the lakes say that a high gale from the northeast whipped the snow into a raging bilgzard at many points Telegraph wires were blown down at and the telephone service demoralized, lDbeep drifts which interrupted street traffic and threatened impede railroad trains paralyze business placed some some pla ‘cs to and of the smalier cities in the icy grip of Win-'! ter, Un the lakes the velocuy, and tn some og with shipping. la the roughest of thr season. wails are wp all around Lakés liuron and Superior At several points on the lakes vessels were reported in distress and the TOW esCapes from drowning. In Chicago Harbor alone 25 vessels putin great hav- gale registered instances plaved Danger sig- GK ana | cari § For vesselmen this storm | Michienhn, | crews had nar- | “ . “ : ’ . -_ ONO OOOO One aw Ore Oe Oe One ene 4? In the Cold Notches. figures show how t fell wintry blast ewept West T the = below he under the the thermometer ee, ¢ * mer ur Which over l¢e--e@ were adings last night: Dubuque.... Springfield, e field, Davenport ("his Abilene . Fire * pri ‘ARV be» @ , ce James, noted train ropo- bexun (‘criminal Court lawyers have been retained by SNE SS y MARY KAKINS. BIRE | | } | ‘David A. Byrne Surprised a Black Bur- . ; i ’ rolti - ee ii} BY A BURGLAR A Grand Avenue ! Fight With a Robber. Drurgist’s | TOOK THE MARAUDER'S PISTOL AWAY FROM HIM. ————— THE NEGRO HAD THREATENED TO SHOOT, BUT THE WEAPON WAS A TOY. = THRILLING ENCOUNTER IN A MEDICINE SHOP. glar, Who Escaped After a Desper- ate Struggle in Which the Apothecary Was Bitten. a drug fought a | with | yrne has the nerve and brav- | , Rider, for he disarmed the eht cheek, Louis, Vue Cent. fim St PRICE! Outside St Louis, Two Cents. Here’s a Piece of News! Last week there were published in P.-D. Wants more bona fide paid for Help and Situations Wanted, Houses, Rooms, Flats and Bosrders Ada, than were contained during same period in ANY TWO OTHER LOCAL EN- GLISH NEWSPAPERS. if you see it in P.-D. WANTS it means CLIMBED THE CONVENT WALL Escape of Three Girls From the Good Shepherd. DUG THEIR DAINTY TOES IN THE NICHES OF THE ROCK. NOW THEY ARE REPENTANT AND READY ENOUGH TO BE RETURNED. HAD NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE OUTSIDE. They Had Been Scolded for Infraction of the Rules and Imagined They Were Dreadfully Mis- treated. Better behaved, prettier or neater dressed never in Matron Gilbert’s deten- 1 room at the Four Courts than the cin twins, Mary and Annie, 17 years and Lena Schwartz, 16 years old. girls were tior La ol . These three ghris effected an escape from Convent of the Good Shepherd at Grav- and Bamberger avenue, Tuesday stone wall —- - ——_—— is road the ) ifternoon by scaling the 12-foot { ~ him as the burglar. grand | ° > ‘ rire | rist was amused, for the} a to' built « a more toy pistols negro be-'| the who! . about Byrne identified and Druggist RAIN SPOILS JUBILEE President McKinley and Gen Miles at Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, Kinley arrived here at noon to-day, but | ty in the midst of t ebration Oct. %.—President Mc- n- he } eace many thousand lizgens disappointed at the inter! jubilee exercises by } he special rain bearing the President and party over the Pennsylvania Rallroad from Washington reached here at noon. Vice-President and Mrs. Hobart arrived from Washington a half hour earlier than the President. Gen. and Mrs. Miles also arrived shortly after noon and were t**°a to the Hotel Walton. usuaily, ; and running away. Their liberty was of short duration, for three hours afterward, as the shadows of night were beginning to enfold the celty, Policeman Shannon saw the three fair runaways at Jefferson avenue and Olive street and stopped them. They were frightened and admitted to the officer that they had escaped from the con- vent. They were sent to the Seventh Dis- trict Police Station, where bluff but hearted Capt. Peter Joyce talked to them and then ordered them placed under the eare of Matron Gilbert at the Four Courts. Then their fright left them and they re- pented their hasty flight and begged Mat- ron Gilbert to intercede for them with the sisters that they might return to the place that had so long been their home. Wednesday morning the girls had taken pains with thelr toilet, had their hats and their Wraps on and were anxious wagon that would take them back to the convent. Thoveh many of the inmates at the Good Shepherd's are there because they are in- corrigible, all the girls there are not in- mates for that_ cause, It was misfortune that made Mary and Annie Lakin and Lena Schwartz charges of the good sisters. For four years the Lakins girls have known no other home, and ever since Lena Schwartz was 1 years old she has lived inside the convent walls. There is nothing vir ious in} their al pre arance or conduct. Their language is well chosen, thelr de- eanor gentle and they are not the least bit proud of their adventure, After their mother died, a number of ago, and their father took unto him- nother wife, the home life of Mary Annie Lakin was not happy. They heir stepmother could not agree interceded and the convent doors d to them. They gladly availed the privilege and have never their choice. Their father, a carpenter, lives Louis, but they do not know told | quite | the | | ne on the mandolin and all can sing | > ~p leave the con- looked at her rous sam ie 7") nad she s ited wus ade up our minds n it. Annie?’ ed wut id ““ves’’ and study of the figures on \tron’s rpet Mary continued “We qwere not sent there because we were naugnty, for we were not We ‘ve been there four years and have been as happy as anybody could be. The sisters have always been good to us and I am awrfuliy ashamed that we ran away. I want to go. back and so do we all. he teacher did right to scold. We were i don't keaw whe Bul we ‘yy ahe then the rr ' i | worst * ies The NEW PERILS BESET THE FRENCH PEOPL . 7 —— Anarchy Threatens Paris and There Are Plenti- ful Signs of a Repetition of the Days of the Commune. cocicsiiidisiliiia tied an THE PROPOSED REOPENING OF THE DREYFUS CASE HAS MADE ANTI-SEMITES FURIOUS. FANATICAL VIRAGOS PARADE THE STREETS. Brisson Fears an Outbreak and Cannot Rely on the Army to Put Down the Rabble. Special Cahle to the Post-Dispatch, 1808, by the Press Publishing Company. %.—Anarchy threatens. An imminent. All night long the boulevards were alive with excitement, while the roadways were constantly pa- trolled by detachments of the Republican Guard and infantry. The city bears all the outward appear- ance of being, as it virtually is, in a state of siege. Crowds of people are moving rest- lessly about, ready to join in any dieturb- ance that arises. In the Rue Royale rioters tried to over- three Ameri- turn a carriage containing cans amd cries of “Down with the Jewe!’ The most significant feature is the ap- pearance of a large number of fanatical viragos, worthy successors to those who played such a terrible part during the commune—fierce, unkempt, repellant, uMn- sexed creatures, using all their arts to in- cite their male companions to overt acts of violence. The cleavage between the military and the civil authorities is so complete that M Brisson, the retiring Premier, who has been entreated by President Faure to con- sent himself and prevail upon hfs colleagues to continue their duties until a new Cabi- net is formed, does not feel certain that the troops could be relied upon to quell serious Lurpulence. Gen Chanoine’s resignation is the result of systematic terrorizing by military chiefs, who charged him with being a traitor to his order in assenting to the proposition to refer the Dreyfus case to the Court of Cas- ation. Another doubtful element of the situation is the attitude of President Faure, who is known to be unfriendly to Brisson, and 1s suspected of looking favorably on the schemes of the military party. The Fashoda dispute takes quite a sec- ondary importance, owing to the intense gravity of the domestic situation. English residents in France are, however, becoming alarmed, and many are meking arrange- ments to move their households if war is declared. Copyrirht PARIS, Oct. The scenes attending the overthrow of the ministry were intensely dramatic, as de- scribed by the Paris papers to-day. First of all the Soctal’sts arranged to hold a demonstration on the Placeo de la Concord.e Paul de Roulede, who has a mo- nopoly of patriotism in France, took this as a challenge. He accordingly gave his particular believers a rendezvous at the game place and hour. Knowing that a fight would result if the two parties met the Prefect of Police made his plans to dis- perse both groups. At every point were strong detachments of police and munici- ; “ pal guards, and before the Automobile Club the Minister of Marine and the big gate of the Tuileries were stat'oned companies of Foot Republican Guards. Large reserve forces were posted in several parties, in ad- dition to bodies of culrassiers and mounted municipal guards patrolled the square in every direction. As 2 o'c.oc drew near people began to gather. They were not tn- terfered with at first. There were no fights or disturbances for a time. The people seemed to have gathered more than anything else. manifestation wae provoked by the arrival of Paul de Roulede in a carriage When the vehicle reached the middle of the Place de la Concord !{t was surrounded by a shr'eking. gesticulating crowd and cries of “Vive l’arme!’ M. de Roulede made a sort of tr'umphal procession, standing up in the carriage and waving his long arms and screaming hysterically. “Vive l’arme.” The police were powerless to keep back crowd, When the entrance to the la Concorde was reacted, how’ ever, the cavalry succeeded. In turning the crowd and driving it back At this moment M Luecren Millevoye., editor of the Patrie and one of the loudess patriots in Frence, came up foot with ladies and another Deputy, a pronounced | Millevove Was weartng his Deputy’s scarf, not as a mark of ostenta- or to attract attention, but simply tin to pass unnotice was disap- pointed. No sooner was hs figure seen draped with red. white and blue sash, than a howl] ; ‘arme."' “Vive la France,”’ Vive ublique,’ volleved out alone his tre police were overpowered man euvered ori the went out and issurd a proclamation with instant arrest ne down any insti- No provision had been made for ~ -—— had tution. If we would been abused mind we neve! and thought we had had been in our right have d@ne it omen know they willl take us back and we won't do it again. How do I know they back? Oh, the ais are always forgive and forget wet We just walked. not #oO ? is twelve outside but high on the ensy « climb over ourselves put our feet ourgelves Up Then the outside and ran.” wartz left through sympathy for not scold me this “but they scolded Annie and woul rather take a scolding than to see any one scold them haven't any sister of my own relative and we three have much together that I love them uch as though they were my sisters ih ters eo out ‘ high mot #0 «* i* on the jouch to without in the niches and we dropped ryiy oe nee ee MANY VESSELS OVERDUE. Gale Blowing Sixty Miles an Hour Over the Lakes. HARBOR, Mich... © a ~The years is raging here to wrecking schooner Judd lies an- ehored at the mercy of the waves, At times the high seas shut out all view of fhe lighthouse. Hundreds are anxious for the safety of vessels that are now many hours overdue. There is « RENTON ons orm in« sassy to her. talked it over | north wind blowing. Sn oe — —o ~ 0-0 —-0—-0—0—-_0—0—0-—_0—0 0-0-9 A BIT OF FRENCH HISTORY. The Drefus case is at the bottom of the crisis in France. The quarrel with England over Fashoda has no part init. The Brisson Ministry decided to reopen the Dreyfus case. Yesterday was the first meeting of the French Congress since that decis- lon was promulgated. It immediate- ly attacked the Ministry, and by a decisive vote showed its opposition. According to custom the Ministry was compelled to resign, The outgoing cabinet was the thirty-fifth to be turned out of office in the past 2% years, Mr. Ribot, who may form a new cabinet, has been Premier of two cabinets, and a member of many ministries. He is 56 years old and has played a prominent part in the affairs of France. i oO-0—-0-—-0-—--0—-0—- 0-00-00 0--- 0-0-6 them who might shout “long live’ «@ particular thing they fancied, so the agents were nonplusse¢d. Then a diversion was effected by the approach of Eduoard Drumont, editor of La Libre Parole and probably the worat sufferer from Semitophobia in the whole —, Ay my ss neartr swept the roar } a bas les Juifs,”’ sweilin % roles along. ne Ve it is a proud moment for M. Drumont. He could not contain his emotion while seated. In his passion for law and order he forgot that tne cry, ‘A bas” anything Wasa forbidden. Standing up in his carriage he yelled himself hoarse with “A bas les! Ju ifs, Viva l'Arme.” Finally all the Deputies were tnside the Pauiais Bourbon, while the crowd on the other side of the Place de la Concorde was Setting bigger and bigger as time went on All — the Rue Royal the sidewalks and the middle of the street were crowded wi nervous energy massed together an break was possible, if not even proba Again and again the Place de la Co was swept clear by mounted troopa, and naturally enough more and more peopié were driven in the Rue Royale. The steps in front of the Madeleine was black with people and sightseers co every inch of the ‘terrace surrounding the church. Every window along both si of the streets was filled with heads; ev chair and table in the cafes was occu . Thicker and more compact grew the crowd, and certain symptoms of irritetion began to show themselves. Its good humor was evidently evaporating. A cabman who drove siowly by had the idea to cry “Vive Brisson.” Immediately his vehicle was sturmed and himself —— ly handled. Jules Guerin, of the Li Parole, and M. Marrat, another anti-Semite got up a sort of side manifestation around one of the fountains in the place de la Concorde. Cries of “Vive L’Arme” “A bas les Julfs” rang out. M. Leproust, police commissary, Strode forward to arrest one of the crowd who yelled: “Mort Aux Juifs."". The Antl- Semites at once fell upon the poss commis- sary und rained a shower of blows upon him with their sticks. Le Temps says: “They even threw him down and kicked him in the face. A gen- tleman in an open carriage threading its way across the square jumped down and got the bleeding man into his conveyance, The crowd then tried to upset it, when, luckily, M. Blancre, Prefect of Police, are rived on the scene. Several of the ag- gressors seemed to think they had quite explained and justified the matter when they told M. Blance that M. le Proust was the same Juif who had cried “a bas la France."’ The wounded man was asaisted to an improvised hospital tn the Tullertes Gardens, where the blood was washed off his face. It was found that his injurtes are not serious, Hie insisted upon return- ing to his post... Shortly afterward he rec- ognized some of his assailants in a group of shouting manifestors and had them ar- rested at once. Jules Guertin and twelve or so others were also arrested as they inatsted upon doing their utmost to excite the crowd with their tnflammatory cries.” Orders have been given to keep the Place de ln (Concorde pe rmanently clear and all avenues and streets leading to lt barred by lines of police. Some humorist in the Rue Royale began to make a funeral pyre of @ bundle of obnoxious papers, that is to gay, of Les Drolts de l' Homme. The idea took immensely. Ata dozen points papers were bundled from the windows of the Kiosks and set ablaze, while youths and excited patriots danced around them, whooping “a bas les tatitres,”’ “Vive lArme.” Others thrust single copies of the pavers Into the flames. ‘hen it was alight they ran alon with it until the impromptu torch burpe itself out A company of culrrassiers was sent along liue Royale to drive back the ople footpath and so Into the boule- The horses ahied at the bonfires, around and could only be got to by dint of soothing and coaxing. the human flood was driven sulle Into wicer channel of the boulevards, eee See THE WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR—COLDER. ralr Wednesday ‘older Thutadey morning, wwe? night and portvane For &t night and Thureday Wild | louis and vieclait ne frost. followed by or MMissowr) Pater VV iednesday ‘9; Warmer porth «and Wednesday night; warmer Thoreday balr Wedneeday sight aed There doy, Warmer extreme northwest portion Weduce day aight, warner Thureday The river in this section will fall for @ fe@ Gays. followed by «a silaht rise later. weet for lillnels Post-Dispatch Thermometer. 4 UW hl - “ 1 6. M@... av 2 a m.. ere eeeee Sun and Moon. 6 21 Sun sete at 6°06. Moca setg Son reese at at 3.6 «. mm **#-e. lodiabajqila 36. W sablngtcs Married at the Bride's 2 y MURPH YSBORO, LL, Oc at th ‘Ge mas of the br i ap t oe iit Sig. Daniel Ww. 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