St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 20, 1897

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LAST EDITI f (COMPLETE MARKET REPORTS.) SIX YEARS IN HELL. Strange story of a girl, whose hair is gray at 24 years, told in her own language. See To-morrow’s Sunday ST. LOU ISN POST-DISPATCH. THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING PAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES, CIRCULATION SUNDAY, NOVEMBER (4, (897, 99,591. * x n od uf ‘ ne : Pag. “" ’ - ‘. ae . =, ‘ - - ~~" he withheld d to have his name “rom the Stanton avenue police ice station spout, Creighton is continuing his Investiga- He still believes that the} u much more than he has told. — The man -ontrs late : times,” he said, racipted himeelf many These contradictio ai ons are numerous. Kel- “4 has &tated that Ketcham, the widow and o Stopped at the Pfiete, House, the Plank- ngoe and the Manhattan in Milwaukee, ene hotel, however, was patronized. P} vie the widow says they stopped at the hey ona pe oat servant has gone into a eseription of the Pfister ase t motel are they stopped. % e to the officers that many visitors called at the Indiana avenue home during +e ams last days, but when pinned down . Acts he named. but few and said ‘the opts Were agente and peddlers. Lie anything out of the way has been done aout. Creighton Is confident the butler is i. accomplice. According to the police : pory there is a third person in the con- piracy, but the name {s withheld owing to the prominence of the person. — oteoer went -to the inquest but was pointed, as were others who gathered “— 1@ morgue, 22 Adams street. lated SE Mandelbaum was forced to at e inquiry to complete his investt- ee woman's name has been brought with Mre iets cease, and her connection Aol hey ame am is puzzling those who Mra. Senah Torre ; 4 y, whose home is 2 ae ms Fifteenth street, is the Gciaed netee «A ama, and neighbors now recall! a at he teen woman who frequently called er. house and who answers to the de- scription of Mrs. Ketcham oy re. s0rrey ‘s a nurse and h as not that she for several days. Her story wan a s e has been caring for a sick aunt on _ “sm avenue. Instead she has been an — Why she oh wallace-Ketcham residence, te Matt A Ould conceal this fact is not knife | | THOUGHT HE fAD Mr. Baker Laughed When the Footpads Stopped Him. THEN WHEN THEY GRABBED FOR HIS DIAMOND HE REALIZED HIS PLIGHT ——— —— ee HE YELLED AND THE MEN RAN. — — Blow Over the Head With a Pistol and He Now Wears a Huge Bump. | ee Architect Was Dealt a Heavy | t Alfred M. Baker, a well-known architect, who has an office in room 802 Columbia carrying a bump on his fore- head as the result of a daring attempt to rob him Thursday night almost in front of his house, What makes the-attempted hold- up one of the hbo.dest of recent days ‘s the fact that it took place early in the evening directly under the light of lamp. Mr. Baker was just turning the corner of Grand avenue to go west on Palm street to is home, when he was by two young men, One of them stepped up to him, Building, is an electric are stopped }] aid presenting a revolver to his head, said: snell out your coin and valuabies, old m: Mr. Baker at Were play.ng a Siunding first thought the fellows joke on him. They directly under the ere light Curner, and their features were distinctly vis:ble. The hour was carly, and although | | in’ | wer: 2 _are cont.nually passing. | Under these circumstances Mr. Baker could not at first realize that the footpads were in earnest, He smiled and started to say: “That’s a good joke, boys,’’ but the second highwayman -reached over and grabbed for his shirt stud. dragging it half Way out of the shirt. Then Mr. Baker realized that the men were robbers in reality. He attempted to break away, and yelled murder at the top of his voice. The man with the revolver struck Mr. Baker on top of the head with the weapon and ordered him to keep quiet. The blow was not heavy enough to stun the victim, who continued to scream for help and to struggle to get away from the highwaymen. This unexpected resistance surprised the footpads, who, fearing arrest, ran down Grand avenue and escaped. Mr. Baker made his way to the Fair’ Grounds Police Station, which is only a block away, and reported the matter. The attempted rob- bery was also reported to the main station and within an hour a dozen patrolmen and detectives were scouring the neighborhood ip a vain search for the men. Mr. Baker was able to give a good de- scription of the highwaymen, as he got a good look at them in the electrie light. ROSEL YARN WAS A FAKE. No Kansas Town Has Fallen Into the Earth. Special to the Povt-Dispatch TOPEKA, Kan.,.Nov. 20.—The story sent out from Larned, Kan., that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway station at Rosel, on the Larned-Jetmore branch of that road, had disappeared into a bottom- less chasm of strangely heavy water Wednesday night, is, according to the rail- road officials in this city, wholly without foundation. There has been no depot building at Rosel for some time, the building having been moved to another point, and no agent was ever stationed at that point. They say the regular train on that branch came through as usual this morning, indicating that the road bed was all right. NEWBY PROBABLY MISTAKEN. Benton Long Ago Out of the Tennessee Poor-Hcuse. Special to the Post-Dispatch. SPRINGFIELD, Tenn., Nov. 20.—Willfam Newby is probably mistaken about the proof he expects in his new effort to obtain a pension from the Government. There was a Dan Benton in the Poor-house here but he left more than twelve years ago. There was a William Newby, a cripple, who was once in the State prison. HAD A LIST 0 TWO JOKERS, SUCH A DARING HOLD si MARKED HOUSES — Suspicious Piece of Paper Found Upon Frank Langdon. SENT TO THE WORK-HOUSE. STRANGER ARRESTED WHILE LEAVING A BACK YARD ON LINDELL BOULEVARD. WON’T TALK ABOUT HIMSELF. Residences Indicated Are in Fashion- able Sections of the City and One Is Denoted as “X Good.”’ Frank Langdon was fined $20 by Judge Peabody in the First District Police Court Saturday. He was arrested Friday afternoon while leaving the back yard of F. A. Drew’s resi- dence, at McPherson avenue and Lindell boulevard. At the Séventh District Police Station he Was searched and two skeleton keys were found on him, together with a list of houses, all occupied by wealthy people. checked off with mysterious marks. Espbe- Cialiy is the house at 4144 Morgan street marked. It bears a large “X”’ in front.and the word “‘Good” after the number. were | on the } He went og Here is the list of the houses Langdon ad: 2826 Dayton street. d029 D.ckson street, Cook avenue, the home of Robert | 3 | Buchan, | the piace 1s rather lonesome, pedestrians | Anan. Dickson street. 7 Montgomery street. Chouteau avenue. 3 Laclede avenue, the Ida Ebert. >» Leonard avenue, 3117 Chestnut street. 4981 Olive street. 41(6 Morgan street, Simmons. 4144 Morgan street. 4140 Morgan street, Glhorius. 1818 Kennett place, Linze. On another part of the paper was written the number ‘1117 Lucas,’’ and in one corner was this inscription: “Frank Langdon, 113 North Twelfth street.”’ A policeman was sent to that number and he returned to the Four Courts with Alols Fischer, who sad a man named Langdon had stopped at his house two weeks ago and had then disappeared, leaving his luggage in the room. When Mr. Fischer saw the prisoner in the holdover, he !mmerdiately said he was not the man who had stopped at his house. The prisoner,who gives the name of Lang- don, positively refuses to talk. Chief Des- mond says that while Langdon is in the Work-house serving his $20 fine an effort will be made to have him identified in con- nection with numerous burglaries. NEW YORK TRAIN WRECKERS. Second Attempt on the Erie Partly Successful. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Nov. 20.—A west- bound freight on the Erie was derailed by tra'n wreckers at Sloatsburg early to-day. This is where attempts were made last Sunday to wreck an express and freight train. The wreck to-day is thought to be due to the same miscreants who were un- successful on the previous occasion. By good chance no one was injured to-day. The rails had been turned, and when the engine struck the gap it toppled over on the east-bound track. wo cars were piled on top of the locomotive. There is no clew to the train wreckers. THE WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR AND COLDER. home of Mrs. the home of W. G. the home of C. W. the home of A. BH. For St. Louis and vicinity—Generally fair Sat- urday night and Sunday; much colder Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. For Missouri—Partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday; colder in the north portion Satur- day night; colder Sunday. For llinois—Partly cloudy Saturday night, with cooler in the north portion; Sunday, show- ers and colder. The barometer has continued to fall over al) districts except Montana and the British North- west Territory. It is lowest in South Dakota. Fair weather still continues except in Mon- tana, and from the Lower Lakes eastward. ilinois. Some of the numbers of these houses are‘ TURKEY. Cite ~ (~~ We stilNnave reas —) Pou ws* Sa = Thanksgiving The summit pf ¢ nd 7! on {« if, Ci \ Of atl your kind we Net Y sy Witly your Stu Wwith-yeur crimspn sa an / / ly heady wil Qn ber moans ¢* YS ores) Specious Arguments of the President Intended to Ward Off any Action by Congress Looking to Freedom for the Struggling People. Bpecial to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 20.—The policy of the President rewarding Cuba ‘is out. From what is called an official source an outline is given of the position he will take in that part of his forthcoming message devoted to the war on the island. This statement, after some flubdub about the pressure brought to bear on Spain by McKinley and the concessions wrung from her for the benefit of the Cubans, goes on to say that the President will ask Congress to leave the matter in his hands until Spain has had time to carry out her promises. It is recited that when McKinley “began his administration the Island of Cuba was in a desperate condition. He will show that there are no Americans in jail, no onerous restrictions on the sugar and tobacco trade, that Weyler has been re- called in disgrace, and that reconcentrados are given permission to leave the towns to find food in the country. He will admit that Cuba has been devastated in the past, but will express the opinion that the reforms aiready accomplished, together with the promised home rule, are sufficient to justify further delay pending a dem- onstration of the results in Cuba.” Supposing this to be an inspired statement, and that it correctly represents the President’s intentions, it is self-evident that he has deliberately decided to violate the platform upon whch he was elected, This platform did not ask for reforms in Cuba or for autonomy for the island. It expressed sympathy for the struggling people and declared that the good offices of the United States should he exercised in an effort to “give independence to the island.” It will remain to be seen if the President can override not only the well-known and often expressed sentiment of the people of the United States, but the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled. Regarding the attitude of the Senate there can be no doubt. There is no reason to suppose that the opinion of that body has changed since by an overwhelming majority it adopted the belligerency resolution of last session. As to the House, that body is Republican. A large number of its members were elected on the same platform with McKinley. They are committed by this powerful instruction of their party to Cuban inde- pendence. The specious arguments set forth by the President are intended to over- come their scruples and postpone if not defeat any action in the interest of the unfortunate people of Cuba. The proposed course of the President is peculiar and is hard to understand by the plain people, who have been educated to be- lieve that platforms are definite promises on which votes are based and which are expected to be carried out by the recipients of those votes. Mr. Cleveland in a message to Congress dwelt on the fact that Cuba had not made sufficient progress to entitle her to recognition as a nation, Since then the Cubans have done well. Signal victories have been won against great odds. Some idea of the fight they are making can be derived from Gen, Blanco’s report to his Government, according to which, “the losses to the Spanish army in Cuba amount to 103,000 men from the beginning of the war, 40,000 of them being now sick in the Spanish hospitals. Of the 192,000 regular troops received by Gen. Weyler, only 89,000 men fit for duty remain ” ———— THE JUNTA IS FIRM. The Cubans in Cuba and the Cubans fn ooeneeennneniente America have the utmost faith Im the ad- ' ministration tn Washington.” _ ~— we ee ae Kidel G. Pierra seid Gl story cannot be Secured. | true. The President, Secretary of State and NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Discussing a dis-} the whele Cab.net are too well informed patch from Washington stating that Pres- /to adopt any Cuban policy. Such talk is ‘dent McKinley's policy would be to urge | profitiess. | Cubans to accept autonomy, Tomas Estrada “Rut whatever happens we are g0.ng to Palma of the Junta said: keep on fighting. We did not begin this “It 6 a moral impossibility that the Pres- | ¥** with closed eyes. W + ee ae ident of a great nation like this should tn | 4nd are prepared for any we to The any way uphold the hands of Spain and | °4™ng¢t prevent Cuban independence. » de : at is all, . help to crush us in our struggle for lib- ee ae in pean Fan so much on Cuba’s erty. The idea is ridiculous. It cannot be. searchiight is thrown on Spain people ail Os ED «ee enenenene —_—- ——— 7 When Mr. White was overrun with rats, He put an advertisement in the papers, ¥ tyrone he would pay for three good ¢ ats, he resolved to stop the rodents’ ca pers. Then every boy who had, or who could steal, “ ught that resemblance bore to beings feline, Went forth with youthful energy and zeal, And down to Market atreet they made a : % ee ee ee or ee. te eh Ty eee ao ae eS). |. ae . wee bit ae Wh PPI tot eae “% 5, - : Le Ses ee bata 6 Sede £ ters. ee a: % 7 + ‘ His little “aa” had filled the aching vold, nd soon ng nae a dozen sprightly “ratters” THE “AD” THAT PAID; BEING THE TROUBLES OF MR. WHITE, WHO David J. White, a paste manufacturer at 717 Market street, advertised for three cats. “sure rat catchers.” He got about three hundred. A horde of small boys swooped down upc © bis place of business, bearf{ng every kind of animal that resembled a cat, and before the day was over Mr. White had fur on his tongue and trouble on his mind. Now he will advertise for a cat exterminator. : Then Mr. White was trul, overjoyed— | So much we're pleased ty unimportant mat- . o 7" - aR. ¥ We - iy te te RATE i still they came. Good hevings, all the cats The disappointed kids turned loose upon him Were worse than ever w Ante? sad, for a his pote® ‘ ' are coming more am more over the Were sort of country Spain is. me tne on of Spanish pride and giory. panish hero, is Gen. Weylef. t intend give autonomy to- she did three years os ich the so-cal o be anally de- day. strength as on Spa.n's helplessness. As the day any mor The Cab.net poned with Rg PP ee THE MAN WHO CAUSED IT. : Citizens Propose to Tar and Feather Col. Korman of Cushing, Io. Special te the Post-Dispatch. } Ww ERSTER CITY, Io., Nov. 2.—Much ex- citement exists at Cushing this morning. es » citizens held & meeting 5 ae the wife murder = Saturday last, and came oA conclusion that Col, Keres pA husbené s jea the ea ~ eet at Imaelf inte al, who has sell itised Att rotect him. orman uses looked for, 88 the of this city George A. the host | rata, 2 ; ee * Rig tes - “at mS ig ph — 4 > le ii rr eae y oe . oP) Se gpa —— = oe bee ca eS SS ey 8 ems AYRE aor meee g Rene ere) S a OO Ne beta Sain aor meanget ey ae => mts