St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 8, 1902

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2 ges " . —”. B curtll , Tak . Be i” Mg 7 a - axe’ ag ee. at TIRC) _— Tt 4) ae es se ay ant yy FF a TION OF SUNDAY'S A REACHED 194,143 COP- a | s6.00 Br BIGGEST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI THs, ONLY ST. LOUIS. NEWSRAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘DAY. DISPATCHES. TEN PAGES. eee eC ~ VOL. 55, NO..109. nt i) RE FROM 0 TODAY Winter Claims Its Own in St. Louis at Last. pene PREDICTED TONIGHT een eee oe A LITTLE SNOW MAY COME WITH WARMER WEATHER TUESDAY. wee ee ee Temperature Fell but Price of Coal Did Not-—-Cold Wave Found Many Persons Unpre- pared for It. COSC SCSSEeOOOC OOS & @ RISE AND FALL OF THE MERCURY. oe ¢ 32 degrees ae NE crs 26 degrees 43 degrees 34 degrees 26 degrees 12 midnight Monday : a hth hh dietetic .. 15 degrees $9.50 to $9.75 .. .$2.50 to $35.00 SPS PHESSSOOCES SOO GS > $7.50 to $7.75 $2.50 to $3.00 4 700093090 OC OOOO OO O 9 After several abortive efforts to get a foothold, winter finally has enthroned it~ Louis, though a temporary abdication at an early date is not improbable. A temperature of 15 #£«degrees . self upon Bt. above zero at 7 thief morning caused | o'clock folk of literary turn to recall the } | eT Ancient Rites and Modern Hilarity | Mingled in Wedding of This Couple ; Pas an erty A ee | Z ‘ * Bt. F + runs: “The owl, for all his feath- ers, was acold."’ The chill ened or sve folk andl * there’s eae a hod of esal in the | bint’. - The dvsieeniton in temperature was not unexpected. Dr. Hyatt said Saturday night) that sOmething was going to drop, and wise ones averred that he referred to the mer- cury. From the weather thadquarters in, Wash- ington came the prediction Saturday night that a cold wave was on its way and the ‘boreal blast was timed to reach this neigh- borhood Sunday night. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, however, a temperature of 26 degrees, was no colder than Sunday morning at the same hour. Incredulous citizens went to bed confident ‘Those who arose at 6 o'clock this :morn- jae a@ temperature of 21 degrees, but the time they got the furnace in a roar had dropped six degrees lower. clear, keen cold, with no raw heighten it, and was not chill nip ears and fingers seriously. who was early at his desk tonight and Tuesday: pos- The doctor added, confidentrally, that the re may fall a littie tonight. St. Louls. with 15 degrees, is the warm- est town in the cold belt. Here aro some Le groper that —~ the tale: eereee eft die he ee eee 2 2 ** ® ** see ee eevee Teawok N, isi... -, Ae OSG Sa Sa ia - Moorhead, Minn i Greases ne "Prince Alvert, British Northwest ‘Ter.. ae gee northeast section of ‘the there is a low barometer. A high tion exists over the Nortwest. Dr. : peal “Fook for a return of the balmy days which have characterized the tumn, but be believes that there moderation in the temperature of. Bt. Louis a shelter 22 Stagg The free one at the he 1 at ite for * my na snow flurries; slowly rising tem- lasts. The accommodations are not lux- urious, but they serve to keep @ man warm and dry and sive him a chance to sleep.”’ SLEEP IN CELLS. In some of the stations the free lodgers are permitted to cccupy the assembly room. In others they sleep in the cells. The pine benches serve as beds. No breakfast is atved to the police guests next morning less somothing is sent in by charitable sons. In some instances hot coffee and Tolls are dcenated. Chief Kiely expects this winter a large mcrease in the number of free lodgers. The iigh price of coal will figure.in the mat- .” It is Pry ct that some howe? rather vill be driven to the police staticns on ex- fremely cold nights. Maid coal at this time ts $10 a ton, or put 25 per cent, higher than tt was last eéember. “Bott coal, if delivered in large orders, is the same price that was asked last ber, but 'n small deliveries it is con- a yy higher. WON DIVORCE IN THIRD SUIT Matthew Volk Granted Decree of Sep- gration This Morning—Wife Won Two Suits. See Volk’s third attempt to get a di- ce from Clara Volk terminated = suc- fully in Judge Ferriss’ court this morn- fe a decree was entered. olk has filed two other suits, but Mrs, Vélk had always fought against them and won. « third case she had filed an answer, Foe tht in court this morning, so the went by default. The couple were mar- in 1885. EEE A BAUMHOFF TO SERVE OUT TERM Question of Postmaster’s Reappoint- nent or Successor Will Come Up in Few Weeks. Politicians who are anxiously awaiting a decision on the postmastership are of the opinion that Postmaster Baumhoff would nat have been called to Washington at all if the explanations gie made to _ special agents sent here h been satisfactory to the federal authorities. Advices from the national capital to St. Louls friends of other candidates say that Mr: Baumhofft has not filed bis forma] an- aswer to the charges made against him, cornmequenily no action will be taken by the depar tment for some time. Tnasmuch as Postmaster Baumhoff's term will expire within a few days, it is pre- dic‘ed that he will not be removed in any oak. The question of his reappointment, or his successor, the federal officials as- ser|, hae not been taken up. A_ decision in 3, charges against Baumhoff is ex- ec. 20, and both Representatives and Joy are expected here dur- olidays, when they will have an ty to take active parts in the dis- “Mr. Joy is considered a candidate or Niehaus’ Pockets. - Parley and Charles Mann, who with highway robbery in war- : Monday, are accused of steal- money which John Niehaus col- finda y to bury the body of his fe- ‘law, Matthew Ww eishan, of 1310 Sars- b ys that he went among his ‘ha: ay and co'lected 846 to defray expenses. At Twenty-first street avenue, Sunday night, he was d wo men, who robbed him and @ ~# i arrested Farley and Mann. SKER’S SANITY IN DOUBT. Slay: of Girl ap ere to Imagine She ive. t Attorney k has assented to an to dotermine the sanity of Henry Pvt mer in the city jall on @ Cir: ingul MR. AND MRS. BEN ROLINOWITZ. oe ___~____ SESS SSS Ce" 140 Me- | aah a. i ‘ 5 ree Phots by Smith. PUPPY POISON CAUSES SORROW He Has Desolated Washing- ton Boulevard Kennels. ? re ie . « ae JU FUUL TWO IRISH SETTERS PERISHED AT COBB HOME. Death of Two Dogs at Dr. Leggat’s House on Same Block a Week ‘Later Has Aroused the Neighborhood. iva pet puppies belonging ito’ families residing on the 4600 block on Washington boujevard have been mysfericusly poi- soned, and the residents of that, neighbor- hood have been unable to secure the slight- est trace of the poisoner’s identity or to fathom his motive for sending their dear little doggies to the canine hereafter. The victims of the poisoner have been two Irieh setters owned by John M. Cobb of 4617 Washineton boulevard, a fox ter- rier and a bull pup owned by Dr. A. C. Leg- gat of 4625 Washington boulevard, and a Boston terrier owned by the family resid- ing at the northeast corner of Walton ave- nue and Washington boulevard. The poisoner began his work of dog-de- struction last Auguet. At that time he annihilated three of the quadrupeds. Then he tvok a vacation. Last week, however, he resumed operations and added two more canine scalps to his string. That is what is now agitating the fashionable neighbor- hood in which he moves, particularly those residents whose dogs are still alive. In each instance the dogs have died sud- denly at night. They all played with the children of the respective families one evening, and the following morning were found cold in death. COBB HEIR LOST TWO PETS. While Dr. Leggat has held no postmortem examination, he gives it as his professional cpinion that all the dogs were poisoned. He expresses the opinion that crushed giass was fed the dogs in food stealthily offered by cruel alien hands. The poisoner first visited the Cobb domi- cile and snuffed out the life of an Irish setter. Mr. Cobb was particularly indig- nant because the dog was the boon ¢om- panion of the youthful heir of the CobD family. But Mr. Cobb got the boy a brother of the dead dog. and the new setter and the boy also became fast friends. When last week this dog, too, was found dead, Mr. Cobb's indignation was in- creased. Mr. Cobb owns the father of these pups, and js guarding him very carefully from the wiles of tho poisoner. Dr. Leggat's dogs were killed on the same night, a weck after the poisoner extermin- ated the firs: Cobb pup. He has not been visited since by the setter-slayer. “T would certainly like to know sho the fellow is that is doing this,"" gaid Dr. Leg- gat this morning. “He apparently was not satisfied last week to kill Mr. Cobb's other dog, but he went up to the end of the block and killed a Boston tervier, too."’ Both Messrs. Cobb and Leggat rary all the dogs killed were small and domestic, and were not a source of complaint from any of the ete a Youths Contos « Robbery ‘ick oe Arar Seeeen. any way. en a) — «Ad 2 © ae ba. 2. . _ de ho ae ae fo fe ee & a & S> & ae oS * * > GIFTS TO GHETTO COUPLE. + Dride, ) ) > » > ‘(As appraised ivy the A parior snite .. A Smyrna rv .... A folding ded .... A band cme wardrobe . A sideboard from the ¢ groom's male fectory friends . Blankets and a feather bed fre groom's mother . Set af dishes Rockers, chairs and otber furniture. A stove Silverware, faney articles . the pictures, twic-a-brac, PSPSPS OSSD od > & > & Qt te de oe oS oe & rrr FPSPS SOSH >e SS te de de de a & The wedding ot Mr. Ben Rolinsowitz and Miss Esther Eaxlman was solemnized at 8:3) o'clock Sunday evening in the syna- gogue of the Tipereth Israel congregation, Ninth and Wash streets, Rabbi Rosenfeld officiating, in the presence of more than 300 guess of the popular young couple. The festivities really began at 3 in the afternoon, when, according to the customs of Jewish couples about to be married, the bridal party drove to a studio on Franklin avenue and were photographed. They then returned home and awaited the ceremony. Promptly at the appointed hour an or- chestra from the Germania Theater struck up the wedding march and the bridal party entered the synagogue in the following or- der: The ushers, Ben Edalman, brother of the bride, and Jacob Goldberg; the best man, Charles Edalman, the bride's brother and the bidemaid, Miss Eva Goldberg; the bride and groom, two 6-year-old chil- dren, Mollie Glesser and Harry Edalman, who bore the bride’s train. MALE GUESTS WORE HATS. The procession halted before. the TaDMr }.- i erO Ss canal 2 a aitken | 5 Suppo a a ne burnished nickel The niale guests wore hats. All carried lighted candles of various hues in their hands. / The bride was in white and wore a veil. She carried white and vellow roses. The bridemaid was !n white. The groom and his attendants were in black and wore black derby hats. As the party swept under the ‘“‘chupa,” the groom remained standing, and the bride, esceried by her parents, marched seven dimes ‘round tho groom in pursu- ance of a rite which has lasted a thousand years. The invocation wes pronounced and the rabbi then asked that the divine blessing might descend upon the couple and that the union prove a felicitous one. The mar- riage contract was read and after the principals gave their assent the gTrooni placed a plain gold ring or the forefinger of the bride’s right hand with these words: “With this ring I join you according to the law of Moses and of Igrael.’’ RACE’S HISTORY RECALLED. Then a small giass goblet was thrown on the floor by the groom and shattered with his foot, in token that in moments of great joy the Jewish people should not forget that the great temple of Solomon was destroyed and the chosen people be- reft of their past glory. The rabbi then offered a prayer, which concluded the ceremony. At its close the orchestra played a joyful ssional and the newly wedded uple Soaks their places at the head of the pro- cession, the guests fallin in with their light- ed candles. For 30 minutes they promenaded and then proceeded to the basement, where & sumptuous repast was in waiting The ceremony lasted until] & oy alack. The wedding supper and consequent festivities did not conclude until 1:30 a. m. SUPPER ENOUGH FOR ALL. For the wedding supper the groom had made lavish provision. The menu included: Four kegs of beer, Four gallons of whisky. Two gallons of wine. Fifteen boxes of soda pop. Thirty huge jelly cakes. One hundred dozen pickles. Two boxes or oranges. Two barrels of apples. Olives, bread, cornbeef, drybeef, *., and other viands, cnough to satisfy tse hunger of a multitude. The feast represented an outlay of $225, which was defrayed by the happy groom. Among the other expenses were the rabbli's fee, ; the orchestra, 17; carriages, $15; flowers and incidentals. Ant nODY | While the bridal party and guests feast- ed, there were toasts from the oldest ests. Mr. and Rolinowiltz received count- congratulations and well wishes from their friends, and the scene was one of unalloyed pleasure. WEDDING A GREAT SUCCESS. At 1: the bride and groom were driven to their future home, 914 High street, ac- companied by) the attendants and a few intimate friends, who gave them a fare- well benison. The groom is a hat blocker and came to St. Louis from Russia seven years He lived with his motser at 914 High =e The bride“is a handsome girl and highly esteemed among her associates. The groom was busy this morning super- intending the removal of the remains of the feast, and was very happy. “The wedding was a great success,” he “There was not a thing to mar tin THIS ORIENTAL BEAUTY IS TO BE BRIDE OF NEW MINISTER FROM CHINA| Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Miss Yu, to this country, Sir Liang Chen, Washington. can ever hope to be. beauty she: woman of STRANGE DEATH I) LVESTIGAT - ————— - EDWARD KAISER LAY UNCON- SCIOUS NEAR TUNNEL, Richenteertnncn nah nate repinhieiee kecneonmtiea cir cecilia al ean aaa STAGGERED TO ENGINE HOUSE Said He Had Been Robbed—Whien Firemen Returned He Had Vanished. Two days after he reported he had been robbed Edward A. Kaiser, a solicitor for the St. Louis Roofing Co., died from a com- bination of ailments and physicians are at a loss to know whether his death was the result of the attack of highwaymen or Brights’ disease. Wednesday evening last Kaiser stag- gered into the No. 6 fire engine house on Ninth street, between Chestnut and Mar- ket. He told the firemen he had been held up and his appearance corroborated that statement. His watch and money were gone. He was ienniless and his clothing was dlisar- ranged. He gaid he had been lying in Eighth strect near the entrance to the tunnel, and when he awoke he found bhim- self in that plight. He was una@Dle to ex- plain exactly Dow he happened to lose consciousness, but thought it was on ac. | count of being assaulted by footpads. Kaiser was left in the engine house sitting in a chair while the firemen out in anewer to an alarm. When 7 returned he had gone. He reached home about 8 o’clock and told his niece, Miss Emma PBergman, the same story he had told to the firemen. Dr. Simon was summoned and found the patient was suffering from a severe shock, although there were outward signs of vio- lence. He suffered from Brights’ disease and that ta given as the cause of his death in the certificate, but that he was robbed seems to be proved by the fact that Pe 7 4 Seat aa : 4 * a | deck 9 q al we eet . Par ee Bsc a ‘ , - ike the bride-elect of the new Chinese minister is but little For several years she has lived in Paris, where her father is Chi- nese minister, and she fs said to be as thoroughly PariSian as'a Chinese maiden She is said to be a perfect type of Chinese beauty, and this centuates on occasion with the modish costumes a eee > -— —_— — known to the diplomatic set in “—_ -_ LO ee ne ~nNTCoar of the French STRANGE DEATH STONE SEEKS VOTES. UF CITY MEMBERS _ —— —ap>---- — HAS SENT COMMUNICATIONS SO- LICITING THEIR SUPPORT. OBJECTION TO LOBBY RECORD. Ex-Gov. William J. Stone has addressed a communication to the St. Louis members- e‘ect of the legislature, soliciting them to vote for him for United States senator. In the letter Gov. Stone calls attention to his candidacy and intimates that he is entitled to support from the 8t. Louis dele- gation. One of the members who received the letter stated to the Post-Dispatch that, while he has been a “Stone man,” he will not pledge himself to the ex-governor until the latter gives a satisfactory explanation of his lobby work at the state capitol. “Tam sorry,” seid thie legislator, ‘‘to see my friend Stone make such an angry and ugly reply to Stephens’ declarations about nim. “It seems to me he was injudicious, to say the least. He insisted on denying a mere trivial charge that he used the long distance telephone frequentl¥ at Jefferson City duing the ‘99 session, when the real charge made was that he helped to ‘or- ganize that assembly, which, as we all j know, was the most diegracefu) in the his- tory of Missouri politics. Wallace Has Friends Here. “I do not think the St. Louis cobisiie or representatives, except possibly one or two, have thus far pledged their vote to the ex-governor. I am inclined to think that William H. Wallace will get severa! Manipulations of Cairoyeat Restore Her Somewhat. TOOK. NOURISHMENT rei 4 * EYES OPEN, BUT SHE Is UNABLE — oy TO RECOGNIZE ANYONE. = 7) ——y Attendants Think Fright at a Small Fire May Have Caused Her Con- ‘* ree dition— Husband Waits . a a ; - ? c. » are and Hopes. At 1:10 o'clock this afternoon Mre. James — Abernathy of li North Market street, massage treatment by 4 stranger, who said by the woman's husband to bes voyant. Mrs. Abernathy, however; did not pene into consciousness. She was in bed by her husband end attendants, but her stare was vacant. ae yecegninad ne one, With the assistance of these around her she was able to swallow a little potato broth which had been prepared in case the manipulations of the clairvoyast a ceeded in arousing her. After she had taken the nourishment she was allowed to lay back on her bed. Her eyes remained open, SUFFERS NO PAIN. . Her hands lle by her side. Not & move met of her body or limbs Indicates that she feels a pang of pain. Her breathing is regular, her pulse strong and the color in her face is that of life. The lips are closed and the unruffied condition of her black hair proves that the sleeper has never altered her. posture. Friday morning and early Monday morn- ing, her physician applied a powerful elec+ tric battery and as the current coursed through her the woman's unclosed for a moment and she cantly about then the eyes wh» has been sleeping since 6:30 ae : morning, opened her eyes after a pone a | codtaabte that fib a meee flaming paper and that the her strange affliction. Mrs. | Har- tyr of Taylor and St. Louis: avenues and other neighbors credit this theory. When Mr. Abernathy had subdued the bleze he looked up and saw his wife stagger to the bed. She was specchiess when he tricd to arouse -her, and he has never been Conscious since. The case has created discussion among St. Louis physicians. The general of the dostors is that Mrs. Abernathy fers from a clot of bleol which bears her brain, but this is simply @ theory. 8 far as appearances go the woman is merely sleeping. One watching her fancies that the clatter of ordipary eee tees 23 would stertle or. No effort has been made to give sleeper nourisiinent. A little tea or water is forced between her lips three times a day. Yet her face indication of fasting. Mr. Abernathy, an aged neighbors, watches beside wife. He has no idea as of the slumber, he can wait. ie Fz 3s H t Thirteen Pairs of Riders Re mained in Contest at — Noon Today. NEW YORK, Dee, &—Noon today toun# 13 teams left in the six-day bleycle race at Madison Squaré Garden. Lootens and Bruni quit today, but their partners, Baraquin and Bussin, doubled up and continued the contest. thy = to leave the race seers oo ea eee ae acore . Sex. : “eee Sieve’ odes ge tone Pe BRON cccceeeeee seeeeewreeens Pee eee eeaaee eee Ge ee ee ee ee ee ee eee + ee ee ener eee Bee ew eee ee eee ee er eer eer ee ee eee Cee eee rer eee eeee TEAMS DROP OUT OF SIGOAY RACE * Pe ee? * i. -