St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 26, 1906

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VOL. 58. NO, 278.

ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1906—TEN PAGES, PRICE ( In St. Louis, One Cent. Outside St. Louis, Twé Cents.

“FIRST IN EVERYTHING.”

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DEATHBLOW 10. “DUMA'S HOPES Stolid Silence Greets Premier as He Pleads Ruler’s Dec- laration, UPRISING IN PROVINCES

Extermists on Both Sides Arm- ing in Preparation for Civil War. WORKMEN’S ULTIMATUM Threatened Armed Rebellion Unless Amnesty Is Grant- ed Tomorrow. ST. PETERSBURG, May 26.—Before a house more crowded than on the opening day, with every member in his seat, Premier Goremykin this aft- ernoon read to the Lower House of Parliament the expected declaration of the Government's policy pronounc- ing the imperial negative on the most cherished hopes and plans of the peo- ple’s representatives, All present were aware that the re- sponse would utterly fail to meet the wishes of the Lower House, and a hum of eager discussion as to the ef- fect of the resolutions expressing lack of confidence in the Government, which the Constitutional Democrats and the labor party had drafted in ad- yance, filled the hall and corridors, President Mouromtseff called the session to order and without waiting for further preliminaries, Premier Goremykin mounted to the _ tribune and begun reading the Goverfnmental declarations. The members sat stolid- ly silent, and when the Premier had finished and bowed to the assebly,not amurmur of approval was heard throughout the House, where the pages immediately began to distribute printed copies of the speech. A remarkable scene followed, when M. Roditcheff, the leader of the Constitu- tional Democrats, mounted the rostrum to reject in behalf of his party the Gov- ‘@fminent'areply. With burning words’ he flung down the gauntlet to the Gov- ernment. When M. Roditcheff turned toward the benches occupied by the Ministry, and, with apm outsretched, menacingly de- clared that “It is not the oGvernment, but the representatives of the people here, who must decide what it best for the welfare of the country,’’ the mem- bers were wild with enthusiasm. M. Roditcheff concluded with a_ de- mand for the retirement of the bureau- cratic Cabinet and the creation of a re- sponsible Ministry from the people's chosen representatives. When M. Doditcheff ended the mem- bers sprang to their feet and for three minutes wildly cheered him and his speech. Grave news comes from the prov- inces. Instead of acting as a sedative, the assembling of Parliament has been marked by an alarming increase in rev- @lutionary agitation and terroristic ac- tivity on the one hand and of Black Hundred activity on the other. The ex- tremists of both sides are thus uivided into two hostile cainps, and both are arming as if preparing for an inevita- ble civil war. Sanguinary conflicts continue to be re- ported. A sequel to the clash on Arch- angel Square here, on May 24, when the Black Hundreds fired 50 revolver shots, killing one man an4 seriously wounding three, came last night, when a Black Tiundred man who participated in the affair was waylaid and murdered,by so- cial revolutionists. ' The Social Democrats are working might and main to cast discredit on Par- HMament and produce an uprising of the elemental forces. They have already precipitated an incipient strike in the industrial quarters of Moscow, and at Odessa the longshoremen have struck. Not a single vessel left that harbor yes- terday. The Government's refusal to grant amnesty to the political prisoners fur- nishes the proletariat organizations a powerful weapon and they threaten that unless tomorrow, the anniversary of the Emperor's coronation, sees amnesty pro- claimed, to call a general strike as a preliminary to an armed uprising. The. constant rumors of a reactionary coup d'etat, the dispersal of Parliament and the establishment of a dictatorship un- der Gen. Trepoff add to the general ex- citement and the Rech today appeals to the Government to put an end to these Broguieting reports by an official de- n The fear of an explosion in the coun- try and its attendant crisis is beginning to overshadow the ht between the crown and the lower House of Parlia-

t. Governor-General Scallon of War- w has telegraphed to Intertor Min- ister Stolypin that he has proof that the Polish members of the Lower House have regular connection with the Polish separatist organization, and advises their prosecution for treason. : - The Emperor today decorated Gov- nor-General Orloff of Livonia and officers who on ete in the e Baltic provinces, disorders are re- rted from Orel, Kazan and Sim- irek provinces. . The Figner estate mn Kazan province, where Vera Fig- ner has been agin s | under the sur- yelllance of the ice since her re- ase from Schlusselburg fortress, where she was confined for 24 years s the result of participation in the Jot against the life of Alexander IT., ead s beer sins genre d destroyed and ke with difficulty saved the Fresh = agrarian

SNYDER TO AGAIN FOR BRIBERY BE TRIED

Millionaire Promo Assistant Circuit Attorney lionaire promoter, with bribery Councilmen, Mareh 22 osar9 mation is to take the place of the The case could not then go to -trial with any hope of conviction, and the | nolle prosequi was entered in order that the case might be reopened at any time. Circuit Attorney Sager is now in Den- ver, as also is former Councilman Ut- hoff, and his assistant received word from Sager Saturday that Uthoff had promised to be on hand at the next trial of the case, without fail. The new in- formation was therefore drawn up. The first trial of the case was set in Judge Reynolds’ court. A dispatch from Denver to the Post- Dispatch states that Mr. Sager has been there in consultation with District At- torney Stidler regarding aid required to get Uthoff as a witness. Uthoff, who is a saloon keeper at 102 Seventeenth street, Denver, said to a Post-Dispatch correspondent, after talking with Mr. Sager, that he might go back to St. Louls. Uthoff said the St. Louis authorities have used bulldozing tactics in their ef- forts to procure his testimony, and that | of the Central Traction bill through the Council. a 2. 4 ie ed New Information Filed Against Kansas City ter, the Case Having Been Merely Deferred by the Recent Nolle Prosequi Entry. Fickeissen Saturday drew up a new information charging Robert M. Snyder, Kansas City mil- in having paid to certain City 1898, the sum of $50,000 for the passage This new infor- old one in the ease, in which Cir- cult Attorney Sager, about two weeks ago, entered a nolle prose- qui because of the absence from the city of Former Councilman Fred G. Uthoff, the most important witness for the State. as long as that continued, they could gain nothing from him. Case a Famous One. Snyder's first trial in 1902, before Judge Ryan, lasted an entire week, and was the greatest legal contest in Circuit At- torney Folk’s campaign against brib- ery. Snyder made no defense to the charge that he had bribed Uthoff, but based his defense on the contention that he had been a resident of Missouri and there- fore was entitled to the benefit of the statute of limitations. Mr. Folk convinced the jury that Sny- der had legally been a resident of New York for a large part of the time since the offense, and the capitalist was given a five-year sentence. The Supreme Court remanded the case. It was in pleading with the jury in behalf of Snyder that Judge Henry S. Priest made the declaration, which has become famous, that “bribery is only a | conventional offense.’”’

CONTEMPT CHARGE AGAINST WHITE Federal Warrant Issued for American De Forest Wire- less President. ’ A warrant ‘was issued Saturday for the arrest of Abraham White, president of the De Barest.. Wireless . Telegraph Co., on a charge of contempt of court. Assistant United States District Attor- ney Dyer issued the warrant, ; The contempt charge grows out of proceedings in the United States Dis- trict Court of New York, Noy. =, 196, when Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler issued an injunction against Mr. White and the De Forest company, restraining them froin the use of a patent receiver for electro-magnetic currents. The injunction was issued. at the in- stance of the National Electric Signal Co., which charged that the use of the receiver by the De Forest company was in violation of patents held by the Na- tional company. | Since the injunction was issued, it is alleged, the De Forest company has continued the use of the receiver. On this ground the contempt proceedings were instituted. Judge Jacob Klein, attorney for Mr. White, went Saturday to the United States District Attorney's office and pledged his word that Mr. White would appear there Monday morning for the preliminary hearing before a United States Commissioner. Mr. White's home is at 5164 Washington boulevard. , Judge: Kiein gave out this statement for Mr. White: “Mr. White and the De Forrest com- pand did continue the use of the re- ceiver, which the court found that they ought not to use, on advice of their attorneys in New York. The whole mat- ter will be taken to the Supreme Court for settlement. ‘When the Federal Court in New York decided that Mr. White was in contempt of the court, he ene in St. Louis, the only' way to reach him was by an at- tachment. That attachment was issued here this maior} Mr. White will ap- pear Monday and give bond to appear before the New York court. “I telegraphed the New York counsel, and asked them to make arrangements to have the case set for some time in the latter part of June. On the date set, Mr. White will go before the New York court and give $10,000 bond, accord- ing to its order, to obey the further orders of the court. But the New York court cannot issue any further orders in the case until the question of the De Forest Co.’s right to use the receiver has been tested in the Supreme Court.”’ ALFONSO TAKES EMA ON AUTO TAI Spanish King Drives Princess Fiancee and Her Mother to Madrid. MADRID, May 26.—King Alfonso rode in an automobile today from the royal to the Pardo Palace, where he joined Princess Ena. Later the King brought the Princess and her mother, Princess Henry, to Madrid, driving the car him- self. Much

enthusiasm was manifested wate | the route, the people joyfully testifying their admiration for Princess Ena. There were no notable features on the program today. Merchants’ Exchange Appeals, The Directors of the Merchants’ Ex- change have appealed the case of C. H. Albers vs. the Merchants’ Exchange and others on which an injunction wus granted preventing the Exehange from suspending Albers for failure to comply fully with a business cofitract in that he refused to surrender the contracts claimed to have been closed. ease

400 LAUNDRY GIRLS IN PERIL RUM tLAMES Many Jump From Windows of Blazing Building in ~~ New York. NEW YORK, May 26.—The lives of about 400 laundry girls were imperi'ed today by a fire which started in the chemical laboratory of the Ducker Leavitt Co., at 530 West Twenty-fifth strect and swept through the back of this building into the Schlesinger laun- dry building which fronted on Twenty- fifth street. Many girls jumped from first-story windows. Fificen minutes after the fire started it was reported that three persons were taken to the hospial. The fire spread with great rapidity alarms were turned in. COOLER BUT NO SNOW COMING and five

Don't Laugh—It Is Snowing in the Northwest. The weather oracle extends consolation to St. Louisans Sat- urday, that though the tem- perature will fall and cooler weather will prevail, S8t. Louis will be as the equatorial region as com- pared to the regions of the Canadian bor- der, Northwest Canada, where the * thermome- ter hangs about the freezing point. The tion: and storms and

DISH! TUSH! VACATION WILL SOON

predic- “Showers thunder- tonight Sunday;

ing northerly, Sunday morning.” It is a wonderful medley that the weather map of the country presents Saturday. Except in the middle Atlan- tic sf¥tes, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona, showers occurred in every part of the United States with the last 24 hours. In North Da- kota and Montana, snow fell Saturday, while heavy local rains fell in portions of Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan, Wis- consin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Washington and California. IMPEACHERS LACK VOTE. Terre Haute Council Will Try Mayor Tuesday. Special to t Poat-Dispatch. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 2.—The City Gouncil will begin the trial of Mayor Bidaman on impeachment charg- es next -Tuesday ae. following the action of five councilmen last night In signing charges that he failed to enforce the law. As it takes six. votes to impeach, a second failure to remove the Mayor is

} will go to the Court of Appeals. expected. cooler Sunday; southerly winds becom- | SCHOOLGIRL I SUSPENDED BUT FEPS A SECRET Miss Margery Adriance Refuses to Tell for Whom She

Made Class Flag.

Three Boys Who Painted Suspended.

Other Names.

Miss Margery Adriance, dau her suspension from school morning. They are Thomas Compton avenue. In the absence of her father a frieng of the family, learn Principal W. J. 8. Bryan that fusal to give the names of the whom she made the flag. of giving the information. She is an only daughter from a family of educators. ers are Yale men, reecived his Ph. D. degree and tructor in his alma mater. has lived in St. Louis since 1901 before entering High School. classmates, and she made the The school authorities in t vestigation in regard to the of the school steps in laven a teacher's door, went back to ing of the class flag and its maker. Knowing that Miss popular in her class and poss Class enthusiasm, she was c the ined by Frincipal Bryan and sistant. The first question put was, ‘ make the class flag?’”’ Miss Adriance replied, ‘‘Yes,”’ instigator of this whole thing Adriance replied that she was of those for whom she flag. She refused to do that. amination continued for three } ties to perform room. They returned when t other questions to propound. She told them no more thi they wished to know, and at of three hours she was sent ho at home pending the investigat notice of suspension followed. the steps of the school and colors. ee CONTINUED ON PAGE IS BARRED FROM SCHOOL and Admit It Are Also THEY SHIELD COMRADES Admit Their Own Guilt, but Ab- solutely Refuse to Reveal N. R: Adriance, 771A Aubert avenue, the Central High School senior who made the class flag, received official notice of Saturday Three boys have also been suspended. Lawler, 4296 Page avenue, James Wood, 3216 Washington avenue, and Gilbert W. Fox, 2102 South in California, Thomas H. Cobbs of the law firm of Bishop & Cobbs, acting as charge against Miss Adriance is her re- Miss Adriance had not changed her mind in regard to the matter Saturday morning, and said she had no intention and comes Her broth- one of whom has Her family finished the course at the Eugene Field Her class spirit is strong and she felt compliment- ed some time ago when she was asked to make the flag of the class of 1906. The material, yards of lavender ‘and green, wads taken to her home by her square flag on her sewing machine. Would Not Tell Names. green, with the word “Boozer’ Adriance investigation session and exam- The next question was, ‘‘Were you the She was then asked to give the nameg had made the times the examiners who had other du- left. her alone next day she was requested to remain Boys Make Admissions. The three youths were suspended for what they term a class prank—painting the American flag with the High School Each of them concerned has TL het LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS CRIPPLED Stairs ghter of | / . ,’ ’ € J s — 3 # ed from BY AUTU GETS VERDICT FOR $3000

the one

boys for CIAL STRUCK BY |HADLEY AFTER AUTO GETS $3000

is an in- and she Owner of Machine That Injured Child. Ameline Nelson, 10 years old, will get $3000 from Judge H. S. Priest for her sufferiigs from the injuries she re- ésiveq When she was run over and dragged by his automobile July 4, 190, at Locust street and Compton avenue. A jyry in Judge "McDonald's court gave her. a verdict for that amount Friday afternoon. The child, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson of 4023 Finney avenue, brought suit, through the Mis- souri-Lincoln Trust Co., for $10,000. When the little girl started across I.0- cust street the day she was hurt, an automobile was approaching from the east and one from the west. Tne one coming from the east was that of Judge Priest, in charge of Chauffeur D. VU. Caldwell. Judge Priest’s son, W. D. Priest, and V. M. Robinson were in it. The auto coming from the west was driven by Teddy O’Connor. The child heard the horn of the ma- chine O’Connor was driving, when she was in the middie of the street, and turned back toward the curb, when ste was struck by the other machine. O’Connor testified that he told Cald- well that if the child had been his he would have killed Caldwell. The child uses one crutch in walking as a result of the accident. She sat in court with her crutch resting against her chair. Her mother sat beside her. Judge Priest was not at the trial ex- cept for a few minutes on Thursday. H did not sit near his counsel then, but took a chair against the wall. He was not in court when the verdict was ren- dered. MORE than ONE MILLION people in the city of St. Louis and contiguous territory READ the SUNDAY POST- DISPATCH EVERY Sunday. ‘ “First in everything. Investigation.

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heir in- painting der and * before the rais- probable Prosecutions. was essed of allead to Missouri, operating in his as- ‘Did you nmey-General Rush Lake for Kan at once. prosecutions of several of th industries. Gen. Hadley declines, at this make known the name of the. he proposes to prosecute under trust law. a not, Miss Her ex- 10urs. At in the publicity at this time might ha hey had investigations. ngs that . ; the end business in Kansas City have me. ia and have been tion. turn from Kansas City, make known the concerns he w cute. ion. The

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Paid Advertising ~~ = In Yesterday (Friday’s) Post-Dispatch, 110 Columns Democrat, Republic and Star-Chronicle combined carried . Post - Dispatch EXCESS over all other English dailies Advertising That Pays GROWS “FIRST IN EVERYTHING.” d: jon to prosecute other corp eral Hadley will also of Springfield regarding the field mob. matters connected with freight rate hearing before Jud Gen. Hadley will confer with secuting Attorney of Jackson conducting races at the track, near Kansas City, in the matter of wagers, and,

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Globe- of Perjury.® year-old girl who was arrest 87 Columns of her irate mother, remarked “it is mighty unlucky to get on were on Friday, May 18. of the series of charges brou mother against the girl { Mrs. Teresa Kaster of avenue, mother of the girl, to the in “ as she was eating her bridal d a restaurant. Acting Chief refused to hold her, and Mrs. then charged her with bein ble She was presented fore Judge Bishop in the Juveni Th 23 Columns P_-_d-/7-7 ) ee tinued. As Kraus and his young bri leaving the courtroom the rested by Deputy Sheriff O} St. Louis County on-a wa ing perjury. The warrant the girl's affidavit at Clayto was 19 years old. Olderworth took the couple Justice Stoble, where they w leased under $200 bonds 5. Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

2929 Missouri avenue. tion of indicted members of the field of Hannibal in Kansas ( 11 about the prosecution of those Elm Ridge with a view to determining if the law is being violated MISSOURI TRUSTS Jury Renders Verdict Against hitiaaiae Cichobal and Assistant Go to Kansas City for BIG FIRMS OFFENDERS He Also Will Take Up Advisa- bility of Racetrack Attorney-General Hadley, now recoyv- ered from his serious illness, is prepar- ing action against several trusts now and will leave Saturday evening with Assistant Attor- sas City, where the two will make an investiga- tion which, it is expected, will lead to e larger time, to concerns the anti- He told a Post-Dispatch re- } porter at Jefferson City Saturday that mper his Complaints of violations of the ant!- trust statute by several concerns doing been re- ceived at the Attorney-General’s office, given some considera- Gen. Hadley expects, upon his re- to be able to ill prose- Probe Long Contemplated. He has been considering this investi- but the great work involved in his prosecution of the Standard Oil Co. and his recent him nvestigations. The Standard Oil case is now Stactioal. ly complete and leaves Attorney-Gen- cral Hadley and his assistants in con- from orations. While in Kansas City, Attorney-Gen- confer Prosecuting Attorney Roscoe Patterson with prosecu- Spring- He will also arrange some preliminary the maximum ge Scho- ity June the Pro- County persons if so, to arrange the plan of prosecution. CKY. Child-Bride Arrested on Charge Mrs. Christina Kraus, the pretty 15- ed two hours after her wedding on complaint to Jus- tice Stoble at Wellston Saturday that married Friday.’ » The wedding and arrest e@ latest ght ‘by the “coho ury. Arthur objected arriage and caused her arrost inner in Gillaspy Kaster & incorrigi- Saturday be- le Court on that charge, and the case was con- de were were ar- erworth of rrant charg- was sw out by Mrs. Kaster, and was based on n whe obtained the marriage license that = before ere re- to appear June are living at

| BIG BOND CONCERN. © ¥ 7” a ee é OF HALF A MILLIO i, », i i

. Fraud Order Issued Against National Com= :

od THREE OTHER FIRMS — SUFFERED IN TRANSFE

2 4 “ R - : > o~% “ ee not a dollar of the $110,000 intrusted to the concern by investors — 4 has been properly invested ; that but ‘‘a pittance of $5000’’ remains : and misappro- ‘i ¥ as eT vhs ae Py uv “obtaining about $500,000 belonging to the various bondholders ita these nit “a = r § Boe. at, , a TREASURIES LOOTED 5 8 «ae a) * vice-presidents, Robert H. *© — declared that, which they have no 7 * $ i * end of eight’ of the company, a2 deposited to the credit of the bondholders, so that the choice of oe is # K <r a uy Yager ee he affairs of the. ce re rt See aed week, accord- . _