St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 19, 1900

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. Hae : ¥ © RegularE dition | 3 COMPLETE MARKET REPORTS. THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING PAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. T.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH SWORN AVERAGE SUNDAY CIRCULATION FOR FEBRUARY, 162,565. 7 AURORE Sane randy ad er z COMPLETE MARKET KKEPORTS. ——— — BBB I RegularEdition --CIRCULATION.. . 161,636 sun J _ . WANT ADS. . vear...210,150 SUNDAY One Year Ago, 103,48! BIGGEST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY OVER 50,000 Ome ef the 8 LARGEST in the Werld, YEAR... Cain Over (898, 41,809 LARGEST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY OVER 14,000 “All the Wants—aAll the News.”’ GRANDJURORS AT AN INQUIRY, City Jail Prisoners Questioned Sunday. PE mI AL tle SOLEUS 1g a a i i yY PRICE} In St. Louis: One Cent. ) Outside St. Louts, Two Cents. ee ee ee eee ee a 52, NO, 230. MONDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—MARCH 39, 3900 ee es re PICTURES 0 BALL LIGHTNING, Prof. Nipher Has Accomplish- ed an Electrical Wonder. MOVING ON PRETORIA BY WAY OF MAFEKING, Gen. Methuen May Be Given a Chance to Re= deem Himself, as He Is Leading a Column Now at the Vaal River. Supreme Court Decision in Waters-Pierece Case. See ee “GRAFTING” WAS INVESTIGATED PLATES WERE OVER-EXPOSED. CHIEF OF POLICE DIRECTED THE INQUISITION. BLOW AT STANDARD OIL. ee ILLEGAL COMBINATION BECAUSE IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE. Col. Plumer’s Force Moving South by Rail With an Armored Train. METHODS DISREGARD ALL PHO- TOGRAPHIC PROCEDURE. ek i od vioaidlbanas Text of the Opinion Rendered by Jus- tice McKenna Fully Reviewing the Points in ths Case. Plates Developed in a ‘“‘Dark Room” Under Rays of an Incandescent Lamp—An Interesting Lec- ture to Be Given. Surprising Results Obtained, Which the Police Say Will Be Interest- ing to First District Police Court. BOERS ARE CONCENTRATING. i Radin hts a S eal Joubert, Botha, Kruger and Steyn at Kroonstad, Planning to Meet the Strategy of the British Com- mander in the New Phase of the War. oe ee - Se owe WASHINGTON, March 19.—In the Untl- ted Supreme Court an opinion was to-day in the case of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co., involving its right to do business in the State of Texas, con- trary to the provisions of the State anti- trust laws of 1889 and 1895. -It was charged among other things that the Waters-Pierce Company was a member of the Standard Oil Trust. as organized in 1882 and various other allegations were made, but the court d.d not enter upon a general discussion of trusts, contenting itself with a discussion of the Texas law as applicable to this case. The opinion sustained the dec-sions of tne State courts to the extent of affirm. ng them and was thus opposed to the contentions of the oil company, bul it did th's upon tne giound that the State laws imposed a con- dition which the oil company had accepted and hence was without ground of com- plaints, The opinion was ‘handed down by Justice McKenna, wWiovreviewing the case, said that the Waters-Pierce Company was a private cCrpolation incurporated in Missouri, whien haa business in the State of Texas The pletures developed in the dark jin 1889 The suit grew out_of the charge by the ileht of an incandescent lamp. | tnat the voi, company vio-ated the statutes tine negative be zins to fog it s of ine State of 1889 and L895 aguinst illegal taken nearer (o the lamp, and it at once] combinations in restraint of tirade, theredy ciecars up. All of toese methods are in ineuring a forfeiture of its permit to do total disregard of ail ordinary photographic | business in the State. The trial was first procedure, The plates used are extra rapid | had in the District Court of Travis County, Prof. F. E. will dei'ver a est to photographers and electricians before 164) Locust N'pher of Washington Univer- lecture of unusual inter- oa ~» ae ae ee rare in its and its regularly calaboose Sundays. mecnanism ~~” a Apts* | Set : he ae 4 ~ > 4a> e An inquisition. remarkable for conducted in the The scum of "twixt midnigit Saturday and Cawn of Sun- day by police Zive up its iniquits community which produces it nish ammunition for the the department's eontinual warfare Pirst Distriet Police Court. and nefartous practices allege oO on the outskirts of that t: ~~ > Stutes handed down Siiv — 2 purpose. is Ts Rr. ff Eres VA 3 ; the Academy of Sclence at ~treet Monday night. He wll exhibit from a large number of photographic nega- LIVES have been taken by the elec- Holtz machine. The complete picture of the ark, and also show the electrical radiations in the field around the object phot The plates were greatly over-exposed to light They were aliowed exposed ina n.ne the slums. skimmed «o stereopticon siides made , eS dragnet, ‘s brought for clews to the Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch. LONDON, Mareh 19.—Netther the ad- vance by way of Fourteen Streams nor Col. which spark from a show a upon by ond or i; iC , Fer ee ewe ree ies 5 pail a x ta negatives } ; + ' the against object acted the s; the fiourisia 4 graphed. The inquisition is public BO go into fee and hear all that icity Is one of the police department in pa.gn. Official publicity was given the ings Sunday. grandjury and invited, ‘‘as quiry and hear the disclosures mide. [D: Davis of Christ Church inent in the anti-wineroom crus:: also an invited speciator. Chie’ ‘Campbell conducted ibe proceed of Detectives Desmond, than whom eltizen who, were used, fully lighted from of the best neg thus exposed they to lhe roum, for wishes may the it aho > + ° , ? COL. PLUMER AND ARMORED TRAIN. Commander of the British relief column moving by rail from the north on Mafeking.—From 6 photograph taken by correspondent of Black and White. Plumer’s movement has yet resulted in| point on the vaal where Methuen’s divis- bringing news of Mafeking’s relief; from | ion now is to Pretoria. Bloemfontein and Natal there are appa- It is entirely probable all the military rently no serious developments and public | men have agreed, that the first march on interest is just mow centered in Col. Ba-! Pretoria will be from the west, This would den-Powell's besieged force. be a flank movement such as would com- It is probable that the converging of | pel the Boers to evacuate all of Natal and troops toward Mafeking indicates a much|retire from Free State across the Vaal more se-ious purpose than mereiy its re-| River. lief. Judging from Lord Methuen’s pres- One military writer says: ence at Warrentown and the capture of the “Probably Mafeking will be relieved by nearby passages of the Vaal at Fourteen the approach of Col. Plumer before Lord Pircgme, & te belees tate ae Methuen, who seems engaged in the work diates an advance in farce on Pretoria by of clearing the country north of Kimberley, way of Mamuss and ak meee cami needs ht #tart elther from Fourteen ' Pi es tage. Klerksdorp, and would proba- “It must not be too readily assumed that bly coincide with an advance via Bloem- | Lord Roberts will continue his advance by 'a direct line _to Johannesburg and Pretoria, the , There are other routes with advantages chance to redeem his: reputation, | that may be worthy of consideration. been done with Gen. Gatacre. “According to Winston Churchill, there It is not probable that Lord Roberts will | are 14,000 Boers with 20 guns in the Big- throw his army against the strongly in- | garsberg Range. They will have to be trenched positions of the Boers at Kroons- | caught sooner or later. The British troops tad in the Free State or Biggarsberg !n‘ are anxious to try, and the feeling is gen- Natal, when he can approach Pretoria by | eral that before long they will be permitted a line of much less resistance | oa Gn ae" as There are good roads leading fram, the | (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.) ¢ fontein and Natal. Thus Lord Methuen may be given as has & -2—0—0—_0—_0-—_ 0 0 0 OO O00 +O © .o—@—@—@—o—-@—-—- o_o &- BOER LOSSES SINCE WAR BEGAN. that the Boer the military official re- s: ->— LONDON, March 19.—From various sources it ts ascertained now in the fleld number about #.000 men From the first, forces What seeme to be an sirength of the Boers has been overestimated. port from Pretoria figures their losses since the war began as follow Killed in battle Wounded In battlé....cccceeeeceeeee ; Killed bv accident Wounded by accident Deaths from disease Sick in hospitals Captured Total 0-0-0 00 — 0 —0-— 00 — 0 0 — 0-90 OO Oe SLIGHT HOPE OF INTERVENTION, 19.—4jreat Britain's declaration that she will not tol- intervention of any power effectually prevents Europe from attempt- hostilities In South Africa This statement is made by a well-informed transpiring in the world. horizon,’ he continued,” “is remarkably clear for England, mtemplated, action would taken when Hrit- such a severe blow by the of Gen. Buller Gatacre at Stormberg and Gen. Methuen at the Mod.- der River. The fact that Russta did not at that moment interfere shows conclu- sively, I believe, the truthfulnéss of the peace sentiments entertained by the Czar which he endeavored to have incorporated into international law by the conference held at The Hague “I think it may be set down as absolutely correct that Russia does not pur- pose to take advantage of Great Britain's present preocevpation in South Africa. It ts true that the loan just made to Persia will increase her Influence with that country. That loan, however, is not due to the South African war. Negotiations for its subscription were begun before the war commenesd. Great Britain knew of it. but did not try to prevent Persia from obtaining the money from Russia. It {fs untrue that Rusela has been massing troops on the fron- tier of Afghanistan. Those reports were possibly put in circulation by persons desirous of distracting attention in England from events occurring in South —--@—@— @— © —_—_e—__—__0__0-— WASHINGTON, March erate the ing to end diplomat, who has followed events old “*T he Had intervention ish before Ladysmith, European heen ¢ have been suffered of Gen prestige had reveraee > + +--+ o-oo o-oo - +. will endeavor to secure peace through diplomatic means. They possibly fully understand by now that there is no prospect of a second Majuba Hill and ihat if peace comes before their governments are wiped out, it must be achieved by diplomatic negotiations. Just how this is possible, however, In view of Brit- ain’s positive deciaration, I cannot say. ‘The note from the United States ¢nabled Lord Salisbury to play a strong . card at the right time. His declaration has done much te clear the atmer- phere for Great Britain and has shown the world the intention of the British Government to destroy the two republics, er Ss ‘i “Undoubtedly the Governments of Europe have discussed the prospect ot |} compensation, but there fs no talk of concerted action at present. It seems — 7 . ¢ ? Africa. | “It is to be expected that the President's of the Seuth African republics ? ? : would have been tnaugu- that had the discussion been at all serious, action rated by the other powers when the English troops were in such a desperate — er The Boers now seem demoralized; the English have an es plight in South Africa immense force with which to conquer them and itt is hardly poasibiec rebuffs sustained some weeks ago by the British troops will be re 2 et a S that ; 7 Pinas ’ 3 ce % ie > - Kees a ® oe ae oh oe * a ie = — > ~