St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 3, 1899

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A 12 If you want to do good in your neighbors about the virtues of P.-D. -1899 tell Wants. T. LOUIS . SAS ee 4 ¥ bie , * . git SR THE ONLY ST. LOUIS ' ee ad - 4 as x : Loaf 3 Sh ; meh: ¥ ney af ° 3 a ¥ ae * 4 By ee eum of « Pi ae a BY : es ‘ ; : : i 5 ts c | LBs ; ¥. ey p, 0 Fe » bs & F ®y A 2 F 7 ” Rew * yy te teen ee = Pies Ek Se sa ae ge 4 i er * At the end of 1899, in or- der to stand higher on the ladder of sutcess, com- mence to-morrow using P.- D. Wants. ee ee ee ee ee ee ee a ~ VOL. 50, NO. 140. PRI \ in St. Louis, One Cent. / Outside St. Loais, Two Cents. £ a TUESDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—JANUARY 3, 1899

_~ OTIS ORDER 10 GO SLOW Instructed to Avoid Hostili- ties at Iloilo. EVERY MEANS OF PEACE | MUST BE EXHAUSTED. TUE ADMINISTRATION HOPEFUL THAT NO FIGHTING WILL OCCUR. SECRETARY ALGER SENDS INSTRUCTIONS TO OTIS. oe Meanwhile All Available Troops in This Country Are Being Hur- ried Forward to Join the Forces at Manila. 3.—A cablegram from Gen. Otis at Muinila was read at to- day’s Cabinet meeting. It is said to have Stated that the news from Iloilo was reas- SUring, but the detalles were not made pub- lic. No other matters of importance were brought forward ant the meeting ad- iJourned at an unusually early hour, + WASHINGTON, Jan. > Special to the Post-Dispateh. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Although Gen. Ot's’ reports do not represent that the sit- CHARGES AGAINST AN EVE DOCTOR —_———— - wR Warrant Asked for -the Ar- rest of F. C. Brooks. ADVERTISED HIMSELF A GRADUATE OPTICIAN. 0. A. SCHENK COMPLAINS HIS EYE WAS ALMOST DE- STROYED. — CHARGED THAT BROOKS HAD NO LICENSE TO PRACTICE. ‘Secretary Paquin of the State Board of Health Joined in the Applica- tion for the Issuance of a Warrant. On complaint of O. A. Schenk, an em- ploye of the Little & Becker Printing Com- |} pany, backed up by Dr. Paquin, secretary of the State Board of Health, and Dr. Hen- derson, the oculist of Garrison and Wash- ington avenues, Assistant Prosecuting At- torney Johnson has ordered an investiga- tion of F. C.- Brooks, who advertises as a graduate optician and has an office with a tet Fulton, in room 200, Burlington build- ne. One of Mr. Schenk’s eyes is in a serious uation at lLlotio is as grave as the press Gispaitches indicate, Washington officials a general uprising of | are worried. It is given out that leoked for, yet steps reinforce Gen. OLis the Fi p.nos is not have been taken to without delay. The Twentieth Infantry, at Leavenworth, is to sail from San Fran- cisco by January 7. The Third and Twenty- , second are to go by way of the Paciltic | @8 800M aS transportation can be secured, and the Fourth, Twelfth and Seventeenth @re*to leave New York January 17, by way of the Suez Canal. Major General Lawton will accompany the expedition from New Ora. “Confidence is expressed at the War De- riment that there wiil be no battle at lolio until after every resource of peace- ul negotiations to induce the rebels to evacuate the city had been exhausted. Secretary Alger has sent the following in- @tructions to Gen. Otis: ‘The President considers it of the first importance that a conflict brought on by us should be avoided at this. time if possible. Cannot Miller get into com- munication with insurgents? . ' epeeructs giving them the’: assurance ahd informing them of the purpose of the Government, assuring them that, while it will assert its sover- eignty, its purpose is to give them a -g00d government and security in their personal rights. “It is most desirable that Miller should _ hold his ground, and as the®health of the soldiers cannot admit of their re- maining in the transports, cannot a landing at some healthful place be ef- . .fected without conflict? “Your report of the excited condition in Manila makes it incumbent on you not to weaken your forces at that point. “Twentieth Infantry will leave San Francisco immediately. Fourth, Twelfth and Seventeenth Intantry will sail for New York by way of Suez Canal. Other regiments will be sent you as soon as Water transportation can be arranged.” FILIPINOS WILL MAKE TROUBLE. The Opinion of a German Military Ex- pert Now in This Country. CHICAGO, Jan, 3.—Maj. A. Von Sonnen- burg, German military attache to the Em- ne 2 t * eee, — = _peror of Japan, the man who earried the|, message between Admiral and Admiral Dewey, by permission Was g.ven for the transportation of Cap- tain-General August! from Manila to Hong Kong on a German war vessel, is in Chi- | Von Diedrichs' which aj. Von Sonnenburg is the typical Ger- : h army officer. is a broad-shoul- | ty young man, with an erect carriage. ; BG Was seen bya reporter at the Audi- Aorium and related hitherto unwritten bits the history of the American operations " the Ph lippines. am a student of military affairs,” said Major. “Perhaps I might be called a eoretical warrior.” Inasmuch as he has the tron every at Sedan and was in ' Franco-Prussia war, he is certainly a Practical fighter as well. . “After the Greco-Turko into the Orient,’ he continued. With Prince Henry and at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war I accompa- Ried Admiral Von Diedrichs to Manila. “I did not witness the destruction § of ntejo’s fleet by. your Admiral Dewey, ut I saw much of the subsequent events. use of what I saw I want to correct | at st one false impression—that there | Was crose for zi battles of war I went on sad | was i any ill-feeling between the command- of the American and German fleete. ere Was a disagreement, I admit, over ‘The right of the Americans to search Ger- - Man ships, but that was soon settled, Then : to the Augusti incident. There was noth- Becret about that transaction. I my- Was the messenger betWeen the two, lrals in the discussion over the dispo- | f August). Admiral Von Diedrichs | ea ey Adn ca ition o s : ite ier ee F «@ we + fet whether or not Admiral Dewev object to Captain-General August | passage on one of the German dis- boats running to Hiong Kong. Dewey sald that he would former Captain-General would ‘S0me kind of a parole by which he would eS lotiger bear arms against the United Bimte Thie was given, and the incident closed, as the diplomats would savy. t tne Americans, both ashore and ship, | may say that I never met er body of men, I admire your vyoi- | To my mind they furnish magni- . material for soldiers, but I am afraid f they have a hard task before them in hi ippines. I should not Want the of contreliing those islands unless | wily 1,000 men behind me. Those na- are g0ing to be hard problema to mee the finishing of the Philippine lon have been connected With the rial army of Japan as a student of Methods of military discipline. T. m= Very conservatively, | believe that *6 the German army there ts not a body of fighting men In the world than Same iittie Japanese Collection of Their discipline te perfect and any that picks a quarrel with the Jap- ® £Oing to have no easy time of it der them one of the most important mn future Oriental complications.” m Major Von Sonnenburg waa In regard to these saine (rj. Dien he waa silent. He said that Still connected with the Japanese mt and with that of Germany as could aay nothing. ‘} to more onal mattera he | Was on his way to Washing- : : lea. [ x rouk Pend. 34 ino ad gene mee ¥; > : SN eap REDS i Z . a a ; eet * f ae “ae = Sine: ta ’ ied a7 on olor = ppheae “ we the " 4 Bins nm threatened. | and | care condition and the lose of its sight is All of the lashes are gone the lids are badly burned. Schenk charges that this condition is due to im- proper treatment by Brooks, under whose he placed himself when the trouble was only a trivial matter, under the impres- sion that he was a regular physician, li- censed to practice in St. Louis. Dr. Paquin, who issues physicians’ l- GAVE ROBBERS A TESTAMENT. Mr. H. J. Evans Tried to Re- form Two Highwaymen. THEY TOOK HIS CASH AND SPURNED HIS BOOK. HE TALKED WITH THEM OF THEIR SIN AND WARNED THEM TO REPENT. THEY WERE HARD-HEARTED AND SAID UGLY WORDS. But Mr. Evans Is Thankful He Did His Duty as a Churchman and That They Only Got 11 Cents From Him. H. T. Evans of 2618 Locust etreet, a clerk in the employ of the Kansas & Texas Coal Company, made an unsuccessful at- tempt to convert two highwaymen Sunday night; the highwaymen made a successful attempt to rob Mr. Evans of all his posses- sions, on a public thoroughfare. The robbery was reported to the police, but as yet it has not filtered through the constabulary lockjaw which obtans at the Four Courts. Evans is one of the vic- tims advised to keep quiet about his loss, on the theory that publicity might frighten the thieves into fleeing the city. Evans’ encoynter with the highwaymen took place on the north side of Locust street, a few vards west of Jefferson ave- mee, and immediately in the rear of Uhrig’s wave. censes, says Brooks ‘s not a licensed physi- clan, and that he never has had tne right to practice here. Dr. Henderson, who is now treating Schenk, says that the serious condition ot the man's eye wae brought . about by the improper use of caustics. Schenk made formal application for A | warrant Tuesday morning. under the ad-' vice of his attorney, Walter McIntyre. He says he w‘ll sue Brooks in the civil courts. “I have found out that Brooks is onty a student in the second year at the Col- “lege of Physicians and Surgeons,” said | Schenk. “J became acquainted. with Brooks in a business way. He advertises exten- sively and has all his printing done by the firm for which I work. bout a year ago my eyes pained me, and upom.the recom- mendation of others.in the-store I- went to Brooks for glasses. I had n suspicion-he was not an efficient oculist. He tested my eyes and prescribed spectacles which proved satisfactory. “In: November a boil formed on my eyelid and I again went to Brooks for treatment. That: was Saturday night. He guve me unother prescription which did no good. By Tuesday the eye was swollen alarm- ingly and | could not work. I went back to Brooks. He burned the eyelid with caustic mand pulled all the lashes. out. I[ was caused eat suffering. The eye grew no better and he operated on it three times Then I grew alarmed. for my sight and my wife told Dr. Blackmer of Benton about my condition. He saw me and advised me to go at once to Dr. Henderson an oculist on Washington and Garrison avenues. “Dr. Henderson was shocked at the state of my eye. je said he didn’t know what had caused it unless some one who knew pases about his business had been burn- ng it. “Discovering that I had been imposed on I went to Dr. Paquin, the Secretary of the State Board of Health, and he gave me a certificate showing that Dr. Brooks was not and mee had een a licensed prac- That made him =; : , the laws of Missouri. te sent my lawyer to Brooks and he begged for mercy. He admitted ne was only a medical student and had no right to play the part of a doctor. We claimed he Pig sage under the preceptorship of Dr y ton, in the same building, but Dr Ful- on is net an oculist. b reneral pr: 2 , DUt a general prac- | | | } ' ' _—_—_ KILLED WIFE AND CHILDREN. Self-Inflicted Wounds of a Jealous I1- linoisan Will Also Prove Fatal. e |} my 'sai@® ‘but ‘I was on my way home from church, at about W o’clock,”’ said Evans, “when two men stepped in front of me from the shadow of a tree box and leveled pistols at my head, command':ng me to throw up hands. I did as I was bidden, thankful for the fact that I had but 11 cents in my pocketea. The men were rough-looking fellows, and I felt sure they had never known the hap- piness of a religious belief. I determined to try and turn them from their evil ways. wi am sorry I have so little money,’ I here is something that will dv you far more good than gold or precious stones.’ I took out the littl New Testa- ment I always carry in my vest pocket and offered it to the man who had searched.nic. ‘What's that?’ he asked. ‘It's a testament,’ I replied. ‘Take it and read it, both of you. | You will find comforting thoughts between its covers. You are not so steeped in criniec but you can be saved.’ Seeing that neither of them offered to take hold of the book I thrust it into the upper vest pocket of one of them. He took it out and threw it on the ground with an oath. The pair then de- parted and I picked up my testament and resumed my journey hoineward.” = DINGLE JA SHADE BETTER There Is More Hope of Recovery, but His Condition Is Critical. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The hope for the recovery of Representative Dingley re- sulting from a slight improvement in his condition and the tenacious hold on life he exhibited ganied a little added strength this morning though his condition remains de- cidedly critical. He passed a fair night and was possibly a shade better this morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. Deale, the attending physi- Cian, said that he was certainly no worse than. yesterday and that this was a good sign considering his years. The lungs were in as good shape as yesterday and breath- ing perhaps was slightly easier, but it is expected that it will be at least several days before there is any breaking down of HUNG AP HOW ONE CHRISTMAS DISPLAY WAS WRECKED BY TWO EN- TERPRISING BOYS. UP ON ATREE — PAPA WAS COMPLIMENTED. But the Dog Wouldn’t Stand Being Suspended by the Tail Amid the Brilliant Lights and Gifts. ’ A small foxterrier, with an orthodox tail and a black spot over his left eye, was the instrument in the hands of two enterprising young Americans that spoiled the plane of one family to have a Christmas tree, and furnished excitement for others in the neighborhood. Phil Haquette, who lives at 2811 Morgan street, being a man of resouree, and know- ing the value of a dog in @very household as a justification for a chamge of the sub- ject of discourse, persuaded a friend to give him a foxterrier pup. The pup was wel- comed by the Haquette boys, John Henry Charles Louis, aged 7, and Ernest Patrick Conrad, aged 5, time with the boys, and sometimes the boys had a good time with him. The Christmas tree incident was a® even break —nobody had a good time. : ; The tree was arranged in the dining room. It was loaded with candy and fruits and resents, and wax candles ready to ighted, and stood on a square table. John Henry Charles Louis Haauette nad de Haquette: We'll pu for him.’ “We'll give papa a_ surprise. t Marengo on the Christmas tree Mr. Haquette’s veneration for Napoleon. John caught Marengo and tied a string tightly about Marengo’s abbreviated though orthodox tail. Marengo mildly, but decided to se the through, so he didn’t snap !when John clambered with,him on a chair by the side to come and help. Ernest held Marengo, tail up, while John tied the other end of the string to a branch of the tree. ‘‘Leggo,.”’ said John. after he had mado the sling fast. Ernest “‘leggoed’’ and Marengo howled and struggled. The pup’s weight was too much for the tree’s equilibrium. There was a crash and a velp and two screams. The tree, the presents, the foxterrier and the two boys were all tangled up on the floor together and the neighbors turned out to see what it was all about. Meanwhile the g'rl got her second sober thought and found out what it was. and was meting out open-handed justice to John when Mrs. Haquette came in. Being a woman of a fine iudicial mind, Mrs. auette left the girl to finish with John: then she thought it all that everybody was to blame but the dor. Therefore there was no Ch'stmae tree 2811 Morgan street. MISSED HIS HUMAN TARGET, and Baron Banffy. *» BUDA PEST, Jan. 3.—The duel between M. Horanszky, a member of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet, and Baron Banffy, the Premier, took place this morn- ing. Pistols were the weapons used. The duel was bloodless. M. Horanszky, in a recent debate in the acterized Baron Banffy as a cheat and a traitor. him but the time expected, their seconds to agree upon conditions. The seconds thereupon quarreled and a series of dueks between them followed. THE KAISER GROWS BETTER. His Health Improves, but Further Rest Is Needed. BERLIN. Jan. 3.—The health of Emperor William of Germany continues to improve, come off at the the inability duel did not owing to but he will still require a few dayé rest. the consolidation of lung tissues, : : . P - . . . . «>. - ‘ Q\)??22SSSSS38888: > Special to the Post-Dispatch. BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Jan. 3.—This noon Minier, city, John Lytton, in D moment of jealousy shot his wife, two children and then All dead ut west of this himself, are with the exception of the husband, who | cannot live. — ee ee = en - @>- Widow Gets the Homestead and $200, 000 Immediately. The will of the late Charles F. Orthwein, the Weaithy grain merchant, was filed in‘ the Probate Court Tuesday. It was mado Dec, eix days before the testator's death, and was witnessed by Charles Nagel | and QGuetave Decker. Mr. Orthwein’s widow, Caroline, ts given the homestead at Park avenue end Renton place, w th, all ite contents, including the art gallerv. It is also directed that she be paid $200,000 immediate.y, as her share of the estite. — 4 The remainder of the testator’s propert¥ is to be divided equally between his six | children. Charles C. Orthwein, William G. | Orthweitn and Tillie Everts must be charged | with $13,000 each, which represents the ad- vances made to them. Max R. Orthwein must be char@ed with $3008 as an ativance. The two minor children Annie and Ruth, will not receive their chares until they at- tain the awe of @ years. The executors will hold their portions in trust and pay them monthly their respective incomes. Charies CC, and William G. Orthwein are made executors of the will with full power to sell or dispose of any of the property of the estate without an order from the court. They are directed to close the partnership business of Charlies F. Orthwein & Sona ag 800n a8 pessible. Full d@iseretion§ is oo QEWARL_OF MERyp € S ES It Cannot Mean Anything Else! Read the following—REASON it out »* Bad Bad YOURSELF . 200. see Cofumns of Local MERCHANTS and \ Monday, Jan. 2, in POST-DISPATC in the TWO Other Evening Pagers COMBINED.... “WANT” ADVERTISING, Yesterday, the H A5 : Cols. 30+ Cols, POST-DISPATCH EXCESS ..0-..---ID “ols given them in carrying owt this provision. WAYNE MACVEAGH’S ILLNESS. Continues to Hold the Improvement Shown Last Night. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—-Mr, Wayne Mac- WA a “Vedigh's condition was about the same am] x te NING . _ WHAT A BEGIN The POST-DISPATCH EXCE So Over the Two Other EVENING PAPERS COMBINED IS “ 50 PER CENT. } Sometimes he had a good | an idea. He said to Ernest Patrick Conrad | Marengo is the dog, so named because of | protested | thing | of the Christmas tree, then called Ernest. The servant girl yelled murder, then fire, | Then she untaneled the mess on the floor | Ha.- , our and decided | at j Bloodless Due] Between M. Horanszky | Lower House of the Hungarian Diet, char- | Thereupon the Premier challenged | SSS v| ANOTHER COLD WAVE COMING, Hyatt Predicts a Big Drop by Wednesday. Dr. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A LIGHT SNOW. SKATING ON POST-DISPATCH LAKE WILL BE RESUMED IN TWENTY-FOUR HOUBS. THER ON COLD WEA , THE PACIFIC SLOPE. It Threatens to Kill the Fruit in Cali- fornia, but St. Louis Is Hardy and Will Receive It "With Pleasure. One of the ponderous elevators in the Federal Building halted at the fourth floor | the second trip Tuesday morning and dis- |charged a happy passenger. He was a young man of medium build, light com- plexion, sandy mustache, blonde hair and | big blue eyes. He strode from the elevator with an elastic step and as he disappeared from view the elevator boy yawned and | Said wearily: “Only the weather man. / trousers he got for Chri a society woman's skirt.’ Dr. Hyatt was at his post early Tues- 'day, because he anticipated a rush of questions on the New Year weather. He | Was meditating about a conundrum, some- But them new stmas rustle like thing like, “‘When will the next snow storm | a reporter , The doctor | occur in the Ladrones?” when entered and asked for news. drew a sl.p of paper from his read: “I shall try to give the kind of weather cher ask for. resolve, and I’m going to keep it. He declared he would begin right on the first day by predicting much colder weather for St. Louis by Wednesday night, with snow flurries Wednesday morning. “The conditions,’’ he added, “are cloudy and unsettled, but I am eonfident the mercury will begin to fall to-night. It may get to zero, but that is not certain.” The thousands who frequent Post-Dis- ' patch lake will rejoice over this news. The lice Was cracked and meited in several places Monday but the stiff breezes which nth Hyatt has ordered will remedy this evil. > It. is estimated that Monday fully 10,000 persons visited the lake. The small boy, his little girl companion, the blooming maiden, the gay young man, the old folks and the fancy skaters, who rip big seams in the ice to display their cleverness, were all there. Skating parties composed of prominent young society men and women of St. Louis were in evidence. It was a gay scene, and Dr, Hyatt promises opportunity for another just like it by Wednesday. He went out Monday He used to skate in Canada, kno We how to appreciate it. After dilating on the glories of Post-Dis- pocket and veople the hat's my for a glide. and he patch Lake the weather -maf returned to | the original subject. “We can’t koast much to-day,” he said, “for nearly all the cities of the country are having pleasant weather. “Up in the Northwest where Queen Vic's subjects hold forth it is 10 below zero. In North Dakota and Montana jt is within a few degrees of the zero point, and there are snow ftlurries.. In the Ohio Valley it iclear and fair. » is a low barometer in the middle Mountain section and a high over Atlantic States “In Southern California there is a heavy frost, and the fruit crop is threatened Along the Pacific Coast it ig snowing.”’ ; ——_e—__. THE WEATHER FORECAST. PROBABLE SNOW—MUCH COLDER. For and vicinity—Threatening and probab’y snow flurries Tuesday night or Wednes- day; much St. Louis “older Wednesday For Missour|—Generally fair Tur sday night and Wednesday, but with immcusing cloudiness Wednestay; colder Wednesdays afternoon Post-Dispatch ? art . — = Thermometer. New York (hicago (‘incinnati Cleveland Denver Galveston Indianapolis littsburg st Viekshburg ..., . Washingtou .. Sun and Moon. Sun rises at 7:19 | Mvon tises 3 FINED FOR SKATING son Didn’t Get Off the Ice When Ordered. Daniel Glea Daniel Gleason was fined $3 and costs in | Judge Peabody's court Tuesday morning. The charge on the docket was “skating.” Gleason is 18 years old and lives with his , parents at 2757 Chouteau avenue. He was , skating at Lafayette Park, and when the gong sounded warning the skaters off the ice Grounds Keeper Leonard Hunt did not think that Gleason was going to stop skat- ing, #0 he caused the boy's arrest. Tudec Peabody fined Gleason the fine good many hoodlums go to Forest Park to sKate, and that they should all be ar- rested. MURDERED HIS BENEFACTOR, | Execution of Schneider, Who Threw a | Baker Into a Lighted Oven. . PMO, OF, LONDON. Jan. 3—Schneider, the Pole November li last, murdered a Ger- , man baker's assistant by throwing him in- side an oven, was executed at Newgate tite i morning Schneider was «a homeless Pole who hed been ,a hbake-house, by clubbing bbing him | to. the and is | but stayed | Then the Judge remarked that a | the | HYPNOTIZED bY BIG BROWN tYts, Burglar Dropped His Steal- s and Ran. ing MISS EDITH MALCOLM WAS LOOKING AT HIM. THIEF WAS ENGAGED IN RAN- SACKING THE HOME OF oO. Pp. FULLER. YOUNG WOMAN GUEST AWOKE AND STARED. Her Stare So Enlarged and Illumined Her Eyes That When the Bur- glar Saw Them He Was Frightened. i. -_ A pair of saucer-like brown eyes that shone brilliantly in a dimly HNghted room frightened a bold burglar out of the house of O. P, Fuller, at Frazier park, on the Suburban road, at 2 o'clock Tuesday morn- ing. The eyes belonged to Miss Edith Malcolm, a charming young woman, who was 4a guest at the Fuller home. Miss Maleolm occupied a second-story room in the house, which is a large, Queen Anne frame, with a lawn and trees about. An oil lamp turned low cast a vague sort of Nght about the room'and in this ‘vagueness Miss Malcolm discovered a man. after being awakened by the nolse of moving furniture. The young woman was not frightened, but she was perturbed over the probable loas of her hostess’ jewels. She lay quiet- (ly watching the man, whose back was turned to her. while he looked through the ‘bureau and washstand. | She kept her eyes fastened on the back lof the burglar’s head for a minute or more. | Suddenly the burglar crouched, his hands 'eeased their search, hie head turned slow! ‘and his eyes sought the bed over his shoul- lider. The thief’s optics met the beautiful, _brilllant eyes of the girl, wide awake. He ‘was hypnotized! Not a second did he pause, but jumped for the door, dashed down the staira and out the front door, through which he had entered, leaving the pile of iclothing which he had collected in the niiddle of the fidot of Miss Malcolm's room, STRONGEST OF FAMILY TIES, Four Brothers Lead Four Sisters to the Marriage Altar. | | CANAL DOVER, O, Jan. 32.—A most re- markable wedding has just taken place at ‘the small village called Trail, 10 miles north of here, four brothers being married to four sisters. The four Knots were tied at the home of the four sister brides, who are the daughters of a prorperous farmer named James Hochstetler. Their ages range from 18 to 28, and the ages of their ‘husbands vary only sligtfly. The grooms are the four sons of John Sumerse, and are young men of good habits and The ceremony of marrying energetic some means. ‘the four couples occupied almost an hour, } ¢ the safe clergyman performing all. The four brothers and theic wives will live with- in a stone’e throw of each other. BOYS WHIPPED IN COURT. -_——— OF ---- Five Little Fellows in Indiana. EVANSVILLE, rett. Kdgar Gardner, Curl and William Morris, age from 10 to 12 years, were given 'a public whipping in police court for steal- ing some old washboliers. Their pareuts Ind., Jan. 3.—Minor Gar- Flijah Scott, Frauk boys ranging in whipping the boys or having them sent to the reformatory. The boys were led the hall by turnkey and given twenty-five lashes each. /Their yells could be heard for | away. the flogging that from the police station. ON THE TRAIL OF BEELER, ‘Detectives Watching for the Express Robber at San Francisco. to the could hardiy wuik he | SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.~—By direction 'of Chief Lees, detectives are watching ai! outgoing vessels and trains in the hope of leapturing Charles A. Beeler. the Weilis- | Fargo delivery clerk who absconded with $3,000 cash belonging to the Bouthern I's. cific Raijroad Co., from San Antonio, Tex Dec. @ It is now believed that Beeler finding his flight overland towards Mexieo cut off, is headed in this direction, in the hope of more easily getting out of the i United States. } HER FROZEN BODY FOUND. Mrs. Priscilla Emerson Was the Last of Her Family. WERSTER CITY. Io... Jan. 2.—The frozen \body of Mrs. Priscilla Emerson, who my<te- riously disappeared few days before | Christmas, nas been found in her home. iThere is nothing to indicate a4 vivient death. A etrange fatality seems to have fol. |Jowed the fortunes of the Emersons. Levi i Emerson, the husband and father, ia said ‘te have committed suicide by polsonihie himeelf. He cied suddenly and no exam- ination wee made of his bedy. 3 Licewds Emeraeon, the only son, doing a hanthing ganie@s at Rising City, Neh. went + Teterede Springs for his health, and wh taking a bath buret a bieod venaj, death ensued. May Emerson, the onty daughter, while razor, a E jee aa ’ “- lie at.a ut ber entire family respective | Twenty-Five Lashes Each Given to) were given the option by Judge Winfrey of | two blocks One of the boys Was so weak after ; THE EVILS 0 Ss MORMONISM, s ad _ = .* g Apostle Taylor’s Grave Charge — . at the Recent Conference, —_ THE MORMON FAITH < IS SPREADING RAPIDLY, © 2 Mey + ORGANIZED CHURCHES EXIST m EVERY LARGE CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. af - . ‘og a ~~) “ POLYGAMY ON THE INCREASE IN UT The Issue in the Roberts Case Is, Shall Polygamy Be Regarded as a Bar to Public Office Under Federal Law? Special to the Post-Dispstch, SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 3.—“I have Beep told by keepers of rooming houses that ~ members of the choir of both sexes have gone together from choir practices to these” houses, I have been told that nine ow$ OF ~~ ten of the young women and giris who | . passed on the street were impure.” DOs- tle John W. Taylor to the Mormon ence. Apostle Taylor electrified Salt Lake and the Mormon Church when he conference recently and made ing charge against the = tabernac The chvoir is composed of nearly bers of both sexes, representing families in the church. He said that these evils should posed and eradicated. They could overcome by the young people be ployed with diligence in the labors to them under the law of God. os President George Cannon oc ae Apostie Taylor for being so epeciie in Rig charges. The pressure was so strong (ge §——— next day Apostle Taylor made a : ing of the growth of the church, he “ ie : § a « Witt. ~ eee a ~ Se ra Som ast ae ie a ce Ree ‘ow i” apology. WO 2 i A. T. Schroeder, a leading attorney, 3% the best qualified man in Balt Lake to ialk on Mormonism. He has for years made & study of the church, and hae the best He brary of Mormon literature outside the — Temple. nae said: “In my opinion Mormonism ts faster in proportion to Hs numbers any other chureh. They have = | ehurches in every Furopean coun ; Palestine, in the Pacific Islands rractically every large city in the tates. They have now about 2000 aries out, all of whom labor without ¢ vense to the church. Most of eee n the Southern States. Politically tf ye ‘rractically hold the balance of po 1 thtah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, ew Mexico and Arizona, with Colorado and Montana close behind. “In Colorado they bought a few years ago 10,000 acres of State lands for coloniza- tion purposes. Their natural increase ts larger ihan in any other churches, because every Mormon woman js taught that mar- rage ie essential to the highest exaltation in the hereafter and that the divine ™.s- sion of woman ts to beget the agp pos — sible progeny. I believe there ia practically as much unlawful cohabitation as In the eighties, and that it has materially ine creased since Statehood, “These cases are not prosecuted from @ ‘variety of causes. The sentiment of Mormon people is united againat ft. | jury before whom the trial myuat be will in part or wholly consist of Mormons, The prosecuting attorney and judges are ‘either Mormons or dependent on ormon votes for re-election. “Brigham A, Roberts.” Congress lect, personally a fairly good fellow, 'but he is not an iasue in this matter. He is only an incident. The Mormon leagerm want an authoritative declaration Congress that to be an open and avo polygam st is no bar ta, the noldiag of highest office. The opp®nents of Mr. certs want Congrees, so far as it has power, to enforce obedience to the promises made is a condition of Statehood. That is the issue," OPPOSED TO POLYGAMY. ‘Reorganized Mormons Say Roberts Should Not Be Seated. Special to the Post-Dispateb. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 3.—The Reote 'gan'ized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of Independence, Mo., & COle gremation of who Mormone the largest oute | «ide tah, paseed resolutions unantl mous. y oOppesting the seating of Congress i'man-clect Roberts | The church is of the Josephite branch of lithe Mormons, which ts opposed to Ts United amy, and has 40,000 members in the States, a ® OPPOSED TO DR. ROBERTS. . Iadiana Ministers Send a Petition te Their Representatives, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 1.—At a meet- 4 ing of the Indlanapo!!« Minteterial Assoetae tion yesterday the committee appotnted at ~ i. 4 the last meeting presented a reselution @de- dressed to the Indiana Representativa if , Congress. petitioning them to_use their ie | Nuence againet recogniz *. Tr. righeam | Roberte, the much-married Mormon, 66 @ | member of Congress | | AGAIN CRITICALLY ILL, | —_——— Major Laurence Harrigan Has Suffered ’ Another Relapse. f o ix-Chief of Police Laurence Harrigan, whose health pase been silpping away for months. lapsed into uncenesctousness Tugte day morning and weakened rapidly. The old Chief has been on the ¥ death several times aince he reiingu control of elice Department, and is boped he may be carried through ¢ attack. Hie condition * etch that the @ tending pheelcians ‘“annbet state whet eceur during the day. INDIANA'S TINY BABY. Weighs Less Than Two Pounds and Is Ten Inches Tall. MARION, Ind, Jan. 3-—The emaliont baby in Indiana belongs to Mr. and Mea. MOA. Stotler of Grant Comune, _ e The infant wetathe ieee than tWe ¢£ ‘an! from t'p to tip of Ite outstretched it meseeres «ix inches while to atle It ia only 19 Itehes fourth ch id bern to Mer. and nme, Uadys. << 1 years al 6