St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 6, 1903

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ATS FROM FROM INDIANOLA ON eae. NOT TO ES- CAPE ENEMIES. Say the Town Will Be With- .Postoffice Forever If White —— Not Appian to Place. to the Post-Dispatch. NC ‘Miss., Jan. 6.—Mrs. Minnie ‘negro postmistress, and Mrs. An- Aopen her negro assistant, de- for Birmingham, Ala., last night on i visit. Osx, husband of the postmistress, the women to the train, that they were not leaving town be- mus ‘of any threats that had been made. — Moore’s home is in Birmingham, he and my wife is going on a visit. y wife has resigned the postmaster- he said, “and there is nothing here requires her presence. No violence . n offered us in any way. 2 'y wife resigned her office because she As 7 ed to do so by the white people. e both knew very well, however, that 7 did not resign we would not have be pe atiowea to remain in Indianola, where W and interests are.“ ihe vondemen for the postmistress—J. H ker, B. Martin and A. B. Smith— clar mat the telegram which they sent the postoffice department announcing of the postoffice and requesting ice was badly garbled somewhere. 22 ary Gottelyou having stated that * attributed the negro wom- x he on to the lawless element of „ they have issued an open letter sclaring that no such statement was con- ined in the telegram, and affixing a copy XK . . 2 nee f that telegram. This action is taken by the bondsmen to net the clamor raised among Indianola | who 3 being termed lawless. 17 O DOCTOR SCARED. v. Fulton, a negro physician, who i here 9 — his. fewer — a & oY SR aa ? + eo. ig * bt : ‘ie 1 3 e 88 * „ ö 6 was told that these ite men expected him to leave town by “4 He says that since the postoffice came up he has been told of reats against his life and that he does Ot feel safe, and has finally decided to re- lo Greenwood in about three weeks. told,” said Dr. Fulton to the bh, “that if I stayed here I hanging to the bridge r the Bayou.” is @ graduate of a Nashville z and has a large practice. t one of the mass meetings a white man lared that Dr. Fulton was doing much ct mg the negroes here and is an ex- ny white persons who uphold the ac- ng the negro postmistress’ in deplore the sentiment which . Dr. Fulton to decide to leave D INCIDENT REGRETTED. uve a fight,” say these persons, that a public official be suit- community, but we overstep 8 we declare that a man N no objection to Dr. ‘Fulton > or ae a physician; his colof is his residents are excecding!y angry mt Roosevelt, whose action in the postoffice they regarded as a insult to the white people of the 1 ; 0 — ym 7 Mang 1 oe & t them believe that the President e hasty decision in the matter proper representations are aC t he will accept Mrs. and appoint a white per- op trad de to find any white citizens that a negro will ever be “the office. of all the whites may de the statement that Indta- "i capital, ; 2 shadow of thi cats sourian in the Senate. ATTACKING HARD COAL TARIFF DESCRIBES IN FEELING WAY THE HORRORS OF FUEL FAMINE. Demands That Repufficade Shall Go on Record on a Tariff That Is an “Interdependent Mutuality of Greed.” SENATOR GEORGE G. VEST. —— eee eet gO — — Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—From his seat in the Senate this morning Senator Vest ar- raigned the Republican party and the trusts in a speech which was both char- acteristic and -surprising. The Senate chamber was filled. Repub- licans ands Democrats alike turned in their seats to listen to the eloquent Missourian, whose -physical condition, his friends thought, precluded him from continuing his public career. Senator Vest partially supported himself His right hand grasped ith — S at E — oo % — 2 1 the —— a word plett 6 at ‘the national Where a woman and child froze to death during the Christmas festivities. The consumers, said the senator, are be- ing plundered day by day and hour by hour. and drew “MUTALITY OF GREED.” to take the duty off anthracite coal to the finance committee was to send it to the “parliamentary tomb of the national capi- tol.’ Again referring to Senator Vest called it the “executionér.”’ The protective tariff he pronounced as*an “interdependent mutuality of greed.’’ The Senate had by this time begun to comprehend .hat Senator Vest had laid the foundation for a bitter party controversy. The people in the galleries crowded to the railing, and every senator who could be reached in the committee rom and cloak rooms came into the chamber. Senator Vest demanded that the Repub- lican senators put therrselves.on record. He demanded to know how they stood on the recommendation of President Roose- velt ‘that the coal famine be rélieved by taking the duty off anthracite coal. The senator from Massachusetts had replied by proposing a homeopathic dose of free coal. Roosevelt had suggested an allopathic dose. At the conclusion of Senator Vest’s speech Senator Aldrich asked that the res- olution go over until tomorrow, as charges had been. made against the Republican party which must be answered. Before he had begun his eech, Sen- ator Hoar asked Senator Vest to postpone is remarks until Senator Aldrich could be in the chamber. „My physical condition is such“ re- ‘plied Senator Vest, that I prefer to say what little I have to say at this time. I would be very glad if the senator from Rhode Island were present. I shal! violate no rule of courtesy in speaking of his com- mittee. I am a member of that commit: tee, and, as a matter of course, I shall not say anything evefi in criticism of him or of any senator. “Now, Mr. President, why should this resolution go to the committee on finance? Ie there anything that that committee can infurm us of not already known to every intelligent schoolboy in the United States? NOT A PARTISAN QUESTION. “Do not we all Know and realize that this ie no longer a partisan question as to the duty on anthracite coal, but a question of absolute humanity? “We are not upon the verge of a cris's in to the coal question; we are in it. Women and children are freezing to death. The whole country was shocked within the last ten days by the statement that a poor. woman and her child had frozen to death in a tenement se of New York, luxury. Under within the last 3 old was frozen luxurtous 8 reets and peo- festivities of i a 2 of what party uestion “The citizens’ 1 why it ia ‘that coal 1 ses, (tee ~. J 2 SEN ee ng PBS — Z. Stolen Rings. SHE STILL SEEKS -ROBBER TRAIL BECAME TOO HOT FOR THE | THIEF. He ‘Returned Pawn Tickets for Prop- erty, but Owner Is Not Satisfled and Will Endeavor to Capture Him. “Every woman her own detective,“ is the motto of Mrs. Cora A. Lyons of 2017 Wash street, who has recovered two of three rings stolen from her and expects to obtain the other ring and apprehended the thief. By shrewd work, unaided, she has come into possession of evidence, which, she says, will result in the conviction of the guilty one. ' For a week she pursued her investigations and becamesconvinced in her own mind of the identity of the burglar. Then came a letter from the man who had confiscated her valuables, which made his guilt con- clusive, as she. believed. Mrs. Lyons placed the evidencé she had gathered in the possession of Chief Des- mond, who has instituted a search for thé man supposed to be guilty. Mrs. Lyons’ home was entered and robbed on the night of Dec. 27. Three rings were taken. One was a circlet she had worn since girthood. It bore on the inside her maiden name, Cora ‘Long. The second was a diamond ring, a gift from her second hus- band, R. A. Lyons, now dead. On the in- C. A. L. The third was a ring belonging to her brother, Clarence Long, who is living at her home at present. The valuables were stolen from the sideboard in the dining room. By a number of persons Mrs. Ly@s is known as Mrs. Charlton, her first husband having borne that name. When she first discovered her loss the net day, she was greatly puzzied. No other articles in the house had been disturbed. This was evidently the work of one well ac- quainted with the interior of the house ana the customs of the family. In informing her two daughters and her brother of her loss Mrs. ene commanded To send the resolution asking for a bill! “finance committee, vehicles were] Special “1 have a.m we 3 * 2 23 * we J 2 — * : * 5 First she visited al the W the vicinity of her home. Fruitiess offort. She enlarged the circle of her investigations, and late the third day found two cf the missing rings in a Franklin avenue pawn- shop. The pawabroker willingly consented to maintain secrecy and to. aid her in every way when he learned her story. His de- scription of the man who pawned the rings coincided ‘with the suspigion she had en- tertained. Then began her efforts te secure the evi- dence which would result in the )punish- ment of the thief. . 3 Night after night she went on the trail. | pan She visited every place frequented by the man under suspicion. She learned where he worked. She talked with a number of his associates and found several who had seen him wearing two of the rings: He had displayed them as gifts from relatives. On several nights her investigations led her Into grimy recesses of the city, and when she returned home she was covered with soot and dirt. One morning last week she received a letter. Breaking the seal, two pawn tickets fell out. rings. The letter was signed Mike.“ The whole chain was complete and yes- terday Mrs. Lyons sought Chief Desmond and set the law in operation to conclude the terminating chapter in this tale—the arrest and punishment of the thief. HE WAS A HUMAN BATTERY Electrician Was Charged by Explosion of Fuse Until Fellow Workmen Couldn’t Tonch Him. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.— With a loud report and a blinding flash, one of the fuses in the main generator in the power house of the United Electric Light and Power Co.'s plant blew out last night. William Smith, an ‘electrician, was envel- oped from head to foot in the flash and dropped to the floor. Several of his fel- low-workmen tried to carry him away, but as soon as they touched him they would receive electric shocks sufficient to cause them to let go. Smith was finally dragged from where he fell and taken to a hospital in a seriou condition, The accident caused another fuse to burn out, and this cut off a Jarge portion of the electric current, and the apartment houses, business houses, theaters and hotels in that section bounded by Fourteenth street, For- ty-second street, Third avenue and Broad- way were without electric light. | RACING RESULTS NEW Seo rte : Tae “Hay Bond Mrs. Cora Lyons Recovered | side were engraved the initials, R. M. L. to] | Orme Wario te +f. * 8 Ye te 5 ap WSPAPER . — N : 2 ; ay x - i RO ee; : * 2 et i a i 2 ¥ * Eu 8 PP * INS CHORUS GIRL: BY AU Western Architect Proves to Be a Persistent Suitor. ROMANCE of 4 THEATER | WORDS OF 3 TO. MUS. 9 OF. “IL. eee. . whe Thy were the tickets for her! Mar Debut Mac ea foe — * 6 — * ae oe * CHICAGO, Jan. 6048 vatore,“ James Roy. a San Franc erchitect, stole fipon the stage of th baker theater Saturday night, and 8˙ cessfully won Miss Grace Carlan, one of the prettiest girls in the chorus. The words of love were tuned to the fierce mutterings of the count’s soldiers the opera II lover happy came from the white robed ot a nun. It is a romantic st ve_its culmination in a * at at ose of the Castle Square Opera Com- season in June. ont two months ago Van Roy went to Boston to view the architectural beauties. | One night he wandered into the theater at! which the Castle * company was ren- gering the work: the masters. iss Carlan and admired her. evening he sat in the front row. The gitl is demure and will, not admit that she smiled at the young architect or e him al'y encouragement,. but he sto at the si door when sbe went out. Neither will she admit that she allowed him to ac- company her home, but they became fast friends just the same. Startled by His Ardor. Things ran smoothly for a little while and then the ardor with which the man from the West began to woo startled her. At the end of two weeks Van Roy said that he was willing to defer his business until after the honeymoon, but the giri told h m to keep on working. But the young man would not. Instead, he haunted the stage door and scarcely an evening passed that Miss Carlan did not Ag ts a,bunch of roses. Another provosa! fo! weg. but the girl was still obdurate. Then “followed ti parting. “Go and do something. ”" commanded the gir). She was a romantic miss and for the first time the lover despaired. He still haunted the theater. but the girl was al- hye s accompanied by some of her friends the architect never had an opportunity of making another appeal. Then the com- pany came to Chicago and: Miss Carlan thought the affair was at an end. Bribes One of the Warriors. “Tl Trovatore’” was the bill last week. The third scene presents the grounds sur- rounding a convent. Upon the outside stand Count Di Luna's warriors. They threaten dire things and they are in their fiercest mood when the convent opens and the white-robea nuns, leading Leonore, the heroine, come out. Miss eS was in the first rank Saturday night. he heard the mutterings of the tenors . the and then she heard, som that was not in the opera that. eee erdi wrote. Now will you be min soe the gir! nized the yoice of Van + “¥en dar me to do’somethin you nt say? Are you ready ter that honey- 3 mi it was time for the nuns to sing. ke oe eae nerve.“ one. my Jimmie or Troms as ‘the . e- 1 figuies and ome posnned woes che hapa and tna DORA MEEKS :K'S 100TH r- on sits in minolont Special to the Post-Dispateh, CENTRA A N 4 2 * ae 1 2 4 N — 89 a WOMEN DEMAND THEIR DWDENDS i — J. 8 7 * 1 1 m ‘um c= or |. one of the followers of. Count Di Luna in and the response which made the gallant „ now what have “You have}. pote down and all of ‘fierce war- | Besioge Investment Company 5 taste A Bway! Bei — 2 : 8 " CEIVED $60 1 ONE DAT. mal Offer of Profit on Jan. 20, but Many Women Certifi- cate Holders Refused to Leave the Office. Patrons’ of the Wage .Earners’. Co-op- erative’ League, an investment institution, ered at the office of the concern, 4214 astom avenue, this morning, demanding 7 {payments of premiums on their invest- ments. which they said had been promised to i nee M. Muchmore of 3621 McRee ave- nue acted as leader of the insurgent invest- ors and encouraged the others in their de- termination not to leave the premises un- til they had received all which they con- sidered their due. Two policemen made frequent appear- ances and long stops at the company’s of- fice during the stay of the insistent patrons at the company’s request, but they played only a thinking part, as nothing occurred which required the active use of their stars and clubs. At noon 30 undaunted investors remained, and all declared with Mrs. Muchmore that they would remain until their claims had been satisfied. PRINCIPAL RETURNED. All the patrons who called at the office this morning received 7, the exact amount which they had paid into the company’s coffers. They were promised by the presi- dent of the company, George F. Nebergall, and the secretary, L. J. Withrow, that they would receive additional amounts on Jan. 20, but they were pnwilling to walt. They said that at the first division of funds, held Nov, 1 last, the investors had received $50 for investments of $7. On Dec. 6, they said, 129 depositors had carried away $27.50 each. That after these alluring gains they should find themselves compelled to accept the mere principal of their investment was not satisfactory. It was almost as bad, they said, as losing the money outright. COMPANY PROMISES. . — Manager Nebergall continued his assur- ances that mere money would be paid on when money now due had been col- tt the money in * es * 1 Company Promised to Make Good Orig- be, SE 2 8 * NM 1 ha ve snowstorms. The coldest Warmer weather is predicted Louis. The official forecast: fair tonight and Wednenday. Warmer to- nicht. they did so at the first divisi November. “Between and collect at least Wise, from members, and bers paid today will be en ditiopa’ pro rata from thes . 1 | tealt ty to 2 eee = — — = | that they would reach that amount, but N A* sco es a ee ald pe aan * yh! yw