St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 25, 1903
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| St. Louis Grandjury Expects : to Learn From Lieut.-Gov. Lee Monday Who the Ten Were. . * . WILL BE QUESTIONED ABOUT FARRIS STORY The Body Also Wants to Find Out the Reason for Lee Telling on His Friend Kel- ley About That $1000 Check, How many state senators were bene- ficiaries of the big boodle fund which Lieutenant-Governor John A. Lee dis- tributed in behalf of the Baking Powder Trust, which dictated legislation at the Forty-Hrst and Forty-second General As- sembly? This is the question which the St. Louis grandjury will probably seek to determine when Lieutenant-Governor Lee goes before that body for the second time Monday. Further questions will be asked to con- firm the story that Lieutenant-Governor Lee gave Senator Frank H. Farris of Crawford County $10,000 to give to his col- leagues, who had helped to sustain the interests of the Baking Powder Trust. It is not believed that Gov. Lee has told all he knows of the alum scandal. He has confessed to the part he played in the deal two years ago, but he has also ; declared that Daniel J. Kelley, the legis- lative agent of the Baking Powder Trust, had $15,000 to distribute at the recent ses- fon. : Kelley and Lee were the best of friends. Tt has not been explained to the satis- faction of the authorities why Lee and Kelley “fell out,“ or rather why it was that the lieutenant-governor, after the role he had played at the 1901 session, charged that the trust’s legislative agent tried to bribe hm a month ago by the offer of $1090 Attorney Folk and 9 * — are convinced that at least ten gerators were sugar by the trust through Lee and Farris two years ago. It was this matter to which Farris re- ferred when he taunted Lee with the alum te 9 aon Farris 1 — what he meant hrase he replied: 13 msn that I have him (meaning Lieu- tenant-Governor Lee) where 1 want him. and if I go to the “ge + ghee I will take : ctable company w ; Part of Farris’ threat has been painfully realized. Circuit Attorney-Gen- 1 —— ee — See ttorney Folk is anxious to se- cure the Crawford County statesman for a witness Monday. also does he desire the presence of Col. William H. Phelps. Thus far Phelps has not been found, al- though he has been passing in and out of St. Louis during the past week. A Happy Assertion After Using PAINE’S _ ~ Celery Compound 7 . The Popular Manager of the Lehigh Oil Company Says: “| Am Fifty-five Years of Age, - But Do Not Feel as if I Were More Than Thirty-five.” > The many marvelous cures wrought for the sick, suffering and diseased by Paine’s Celery Compound, should com i the at- tention of every prudent and judicious 3 who feels that he or she is out-of- Ith in the springtime. The rundown, weak, sleepless, dy tic, rheumatic and those afflicted with blood treubles, shouid realize at once that Paine’s Celery Com- pound frees the system from the seeds Oe TPT rr et os Teer eee ~ vere “re, . a * 4 3 WWW € és : Bh es 4 * ’ * W ö a i ay 5 ey 9 7% * * t * 5 n 5 1 * 7 * * “= % 8 * pre a * re 4 1 . . Cs We ö * Ty , | 4 + N 19 3 4 N „ * * ae 1 ey 2 55 £4 A 4 i * 1 ; * 5 © i . 5 : * 8 jar sD ; 2 * 3 . a, 1 1 8 . E ae 3 W 4 N 7 3 WHIP HAND IN ac Will Get Everything She Wants Despite the Threat- ened Protests of the Alarmed Powers. N AMERICA WILL NOT HUNT FOR TROUBLE England to Let the Chinese Province Go in Order to Keep the Ozar From Grab- bing Turkey. Special to the Post-Diapatch. WASHINGTON; April 25.—Russia seems to hold the whip hand in the Manchurian afiair, and, unless she harkens unto the protest of the United States, there is lit- tle likelihood that England will take an ggressive step. The bear hag the lion between the devil and the deep blue sea. That war will follow is a very remote possibility, for the very good reascn that Russia has seized a most favorable op- portunity to show her hand. Russia wants Turkey as much as she does Manchuria and she is not particular which she takes first. If the British fleet should be withdrawn from Turkish waters to join an armed resistance to Russian aggrandizement in China, the Czar would simply transfer the scene of his activity, sweep the Balkans and settle the Turkish question in short order. Then, he — go back clinch his grip on Manchuria. 1 it is delieved. would rather maintain peace in the Balkans and = avert a general European war. than resis 2 Ww ciency.” “And you, Mr. Vanderbilt?“ A “MY LIFE NEVER QUITE HAPPY—WEALTH A HANDICAP” “My life was never destined to be quite happy. It was laid on lines which I could foresee almost from earliest childhood. It has left me with nothing to hope for, with nothing definite to seek or strive for. Inherited wealth is a big handicap to happiness. It is as certain death to ambition as cocaine is to morality. matter how much, he finds a certain happiness in its possession, for in the desire to increase his business he has constant use for it. But the man who inherits it has none of this. The first satisfaction and the greatest, that of building the foundation of a fortune, is denied him. He must labor, if he does labor, simply “O, I get all the fun I can out of life, and I am quite pleased if other folks get something out of it also.“ W. K Vanderbilt to reporter for Week’s End, London. the Russian grab in Manchuria, so it is presumed there will be no war, despite the hotheadedness of Japan. England is looking to this country to take the initiative in the joint protest to China. Japan, on the other hand, is in- clined to start the game. Her inclinations are, naturally, more warlike than those of the other powers; but it is thought that, after the first display of temper, the Mi- kado will quiet down and walt for the United States or England to make the first move toward the protest. If Russia's pledge to China and the other powers had been kept, the last of the Czar’s soldiers would have been out of Manchuria 16 days ago. Russia has assured this country three times in writing that she had no secret -W. K. VANDERBILT If a man makes money, no to add to what may be an over-suffi- WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT WEDS MRS. RUTHERFURD o>. »& To LONDON, April B.—Willlam K. Vander- bilt and Mrs. Anna Rutherfurd were mar- ried today at St. Mark’s Church, North Audley street. The officiating clergyman was Rev. R. H. Hadden. Only a few rel- atives and friends were present at the ceremony. | The wedding took place just before noon. Winfield Hoyt of New York was the best man and Henry White gave away the bride. The only other persons in the church besides the verger were the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the latter Only a Few Relations and Intimate Friends Were Present At the Ceremony Which Took Place in London. tune of about $50,000,000 in his own right. When the period of mourning was ended the family built the famous white marble palace at Newport, whose cost runs well up in the millions. An army of 100 servants was employed there. An enormous stone fence inclosed the palace. The Vander- bilts also had a house in London, one in Paris, and a cottage at Tuxedo. Final Break and Divorce. But with all this lavish expenditure the Vanderbilts were not happy. The final break between Mr. Vander- bilt and his wife came after a yacht- Mr. Vanderbilt's daughter, Consuello. eling dress and no jewels of any Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough | wore the usual frock coats. There was no wedding breakfast or re- ception. Immediately after the ceremony the couple started for the country. Their destination was not revealed, but it is known that they will remain in the coun- try for some weeks before going to any city. It seems that Mr. Vanderbilt personally secured the license and managed the whole affair himself. Three weeks ago he es- tablished a residence in London and last Wednesday he personally applied for and secured a license from the bishop of Lon- don while the reporters were all watch- ing the archbishop of Canterbury's office. The bishop of London’s jurisdiction ap- plies to the diocese of London only, while that of the archbishop of Canterbury ap- plies to the whole of England. Mrs. and Miss White are stil! staying at Mrs. Rutherfurd’s flat in Paris. Mrs. White would have accompanied Mrs. Ruth- erfurd to London and been present at the wedding, but Mrs. Rutherfurd asked her to stay with her children. First. 0 and Its Sequel. Ten days ago Mr. Vanderbilt obtained from the New York Supreme Court an order modifying the decree of divorce which was obtained against him in March. 1835, by Mrs. Alva E. Vanderbilt, now Mrs. O. H. P. eBlmont, by striking out the pro- vision in the decree which prohibited him from marrying again during her Efe time. Mr. Vanderdiit’s first marriage took place In 1878. It was at a reception given by Mrs. Shepard that he met Miss Alva Smith of Alabama, who was a reigning southern beauty. : For several years Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt was one of the most conspicuous of New York and Newport society leaders, prominent Mrs. Rutherfurd wore a simple gray trav- last ten months, but whi kind. Mr. | ing cruise on the Valiant, which was to ch broke up sud- denly in the Mediterranean after a few weeks, the guests scattering. Mr. Vander- biit went to Paris and Mrs Vanderbilt returned home. On that cruise O. H. p. eBlmont and his brother, ePrry, were guests of the Vanderbiits. That was in 1893 and the gossip about the unhappines. of the couple increased. It came to a head in the latter part of 1894, when it be- came known that Mrs. Vanderbilt had brought suit for divorce. The decree was granted March 4, 189. Now the Wife of O. H. P. Belmont. Mrs. Vanderbilt's marriage to 0. H. p. Belmont followed in less than a year after the divorce. At Newport she had seen much of Bei- mont, who had been divorced by his srst wife, now Mrs. George L. Rives, wife of the corporation counsel. In her petition for divorce Mrs. Vander- bilt had named a Paris woman, known as Nellie Neustretter. Vanderbilt was in Europe when the di- vorce was granted. At that time there was a report that he had merely pretended friendship for the Neustretter woman to furnish a basis for divorce. It was told of him that after the yachting cruige he went to the racetrack and won 40,000 francs. This he tossed into the lap of Nellie Neustretter. and after that their names were yy in gossip. It was re- ported that he had given to her a hand- some establishment in Paris and Deauville. Her equipage Paris. It was said that Mr. Vanderbilt had settled $200,000 a year on her. The woman had been no- torious in Paris, and this made it al ö that it all the more astonishing . Vanderbilt should have permitted his n linked with hers. a cee se ee The divorce decree gave Mrs. Vanderbilt the custody of her three children, Con- suelo, now the Duchess of Marlborough: K., Jr., and Harold 8. -Vander- s two sisters have in the @ivorce courts. One o whiny, ana only toe wren : on wo ed fe Sree frou him. — a Mott, and their heppineen too, was designs on China and no intention of ac- quiring territory there. In each cage, there was an if or a when that left a loop- hole in the promise big enough to see through. The only unqualified promises of Russian honesty that were ever given to this country were verbal ones that will now be denied. In 1901 the Russian minister of foreign affairs told Mr. Pierce, now third assistant secretary of state, who was then in charge at St. Petersburg, that Russia absolutely would not retain a foot of Chinese terri- , — er. Before her first marriage she was Miss Anna H. Harriman. Mr. Sands was killed while riding to the hounds. Her second husband was a mem- ber of the well-known Rutherfurd family of New Jersey. Mrs. Rutherfurd has two children by her marriage with Mr. Sands. Her marriage to Mr. Rutherfurd took place 13 months after the death of her first husband. She is a perfect blonde, th an oval face, regular features, bright blue eyes and light golden hair. She is the owner of Tran ity Farm, a fine country estate at Allamuchy, N. J., and recently inherited a large fortune by . —— the death of her mother. charge d'affalres. and there were no is The license set forth all the details of the or whens“ about it. Vanderbilt divorce and the previous mar- Bg wee now X Mr. Adee and riages of both parties. r. Pierce a mis ; it 13 understood that the couple are not| The closing of the Manchurian door will going to America for some time. be a sez-ious blow to American trade, but A telegram from Dover says Mr. and it is not at all probable that the protests Mrs. Vanderbilt crossed the channel this] from this country will go beyond the limits afternoon on a boat bound for Calais. of diplomacy. tory. The same promise was made to Acting Secretary of State Adee, by the Russian — Tent City, Coronade Beach, California. = Go t. to the Ocean California’s summer climate is finest in the world. Cool Trip on the Santa Fe. Surf- bathing - ocean breezes —snow-capped Sierras. You can buy a combination round-trip ticket to San Diego this summer—inelud- ing railroad and Pullman fare, meals en route, one day at Grand Canyon, and two weeks’ board and lodging at Coronado Tent City—at a very low price. Tent City is a popular Southern California summer seaside resort. Write for fuli particulars about this delightful vacation trip. Atchison, Topeka ¢ Santa Fe A. ANDREWS, Gea. Agt. Sante Fe By. 1 FREE DENTAL CLINIC By reliadle, accurate dentists. who ere experts ia cur eystem ef painless dentistry. Loa throw rour money away on the so-called det dentists when you can have it done by us for the cost of material. Positively no students, nn eee A. . Gallon of Paint Free Clinic May 10. Teeth. ..c« eeeereeeeeeeeeeerre* 1.009 — — os 2. —— CCC An Gone dy te Briag benni City Paint aud Color Co. Gregg Varaish Co. Mekers of Reliable Proia:ts, 811 and $13 Norts Sixt St. ST. LOUIS, U. 8. A. ; a 5 8 * a 1 bd 72 — A 7 uJ * : ‘ 3 . 2 y N 1 8 n 5 5 5 1 * *. » * = 8 5 ‘ 4-% 7 7 3 4 7 8 SWITCH ENGINE DERAILED AT WORLD'S FAIR SITE Elmer Samuel Palmer and Charles Richardson, Under Arrest, Say They Had No Reason Other Than Curiosity. As a result of the derailment of a switch engine near the World's Fair grounds Fri- day, Elmer and Samuel Palmer and Chas. Richardson, youthful train wreckers, are locked up at the Mounted District Police Station, charged with having placed an obstruction on the rails with the intention of wrecking a train. The Palmer brothers are 8 and 9 years old, respectively, and live with their par- ents in a tent at Wise and Oakland ave- nues. Richardson is 13 and lives with his mother at #40 Nashville avenue. The boys confessed to Policeman Peter Dolan of the mounted district that they placed a railroad tie on a switch leading to the Fair site. They explained that they had never wit- nessed a wreck and were curious to see one. This curiosity, they declared, was their sole reason for obstructing the track. Friday afternoon a Frisco switch engine drawing a train of loaded cars ed down on the spur at moderate speed. About 200 yards west of Tamm avenue, on Oak- land avenue, the locomotive struck the tie, ‘tne crew having failed to notice the ob- struction. The engine was derailed, but none of the crew was injured. None of the for about four hours white the locomotive was being put back on the track. Sport Barred From French Schools. rt is apparently not considered a necessary element in a French sechoolboy’s education. order has just gone forth from the d@irector-gen- eral of elementary schools forbidding mas ters to allow their popils to pley leapfrog, football, reund- ers, tops. scotch and other mes. e — — — oY GIVES DOUBLE rotection—freedom om dirt and disease s. Lifebuoy Soap — — STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS. KINLOOH TELEPHONE CO.—WNotice is hereby given that 2 special meeting of the stockhold of the Kinloch Tele Co. is called and wi de beld in the offices of the com tween Olive and Locust streets, in the city o t. Levis, Missourl, on Monday, June 8, 1903, or the purpose of voti on a to be submitted to the stockholders of the co ny at said meeting to increase the capital stock of the cotu pany two million dollars, the amoont thereof, to three million dollars, such increase of one million dollars to be divided inate ten thousand shares, with a par value of one hun- dred dollars each. Said mceting will be convened at 9 e'clock ia the forenoon of said day. By order of the Deane aft H. LINTON RRR, Secretary. | WM. F. NOLK WX. D. ORTH N, ERECKINRIDGE JONBES, ADOLPHUS Us. JULIUS 3 WALSH CHAS, H. Sy MARGUARD’ FORSTER, AUGUST CREE, HENRY NICOLADUS. A Majority of the St. Louis, Mo., April 4. 19038. STOCKHOLDERS’ MBETING—The annual meet- ing of the Stockholders of the Universal Ace- countant Machine Co., for the e of five directors to serve — the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may proper y come before the meeting, will be held at the office of the company, Laclede a., on Monday, WN r.. . ; . Pres! W. J. WARD, Secretary. — STOCKHOLDER? MERTING—A meeting stockholders of the New York Add Co., for the election of five directors ng ot the © serve dur- ing the ensuing years, and for the transaction of aa may properly come held at the office of the com- onday noh otber ness the 8 will be , 528 North Vandeventer avenue, on M April. 27, at ® o'clock a. m. W. J. WARD, J. T. LANGHORNE, Prevident. tary. SCIENCE SCORES AGAIN, A some time each night The cash 1 large-size lar who climbed through the tr the front door of the Plant establishment, He was familiar with the registers have but one cash drawer. This reg has ten. The money is removed from @ open. In the darkness the burgier the open drawers were used for purpose and that another part of the money was kept. g With a chisel and a thie 1 off one end of the = oe of . ma ° diagusted 7 tools behind as a souvenir of ne ait sneaked out. ee 7. 2 5 1 4 4 5 * 1 Fs 2 fooled a 8 es. 1 cash register 615 North Fourth Friday night. ee 4. 5 ~ . 2 ** N 1 * * 8 96 * ne f > 2 * there 4 awer , — 1 + ais et 3 register 7 * 5 Base) c REI - PVC! cars left the track. Traffic was obetructed | ing > = Wild LUELLA FOREPAUG HANDLAN. P- AT? PM AND 8 F. e. rr ‘ W 8 t Sh : 7 7 * 0 3 ree, : * 1 „„ HALL PRICES—$1.00, 5c, Ky THE CHRISTI 5 LIEBLER & ©O., 2 Regular Matinee Sa SUNDAY—SEATS ON SALE ALICE _FISCHE 2 CAINE’S POWERFUL ä Ls 8 2 8 + (today). 5 1 * 2 — Y,. 4 e Ang 7 ie ‘ + — + 1 * ‘ ug el + * * D OLY w ILL MPIC—Tonight. FROHMAN F es N HMA AM FAVER That Odd Fellow, in T HARRY BERESFORD, | Next Sunday Mat 1D GEORGIA WALDRON. A 7 5 MAT, THE HOME OF FOLLY—TWO IMPERIAL ix. 2580 SAM : + ee a a * . ms O. J ‘ 2 > Ati | 119 A Preparation That Will Destroy the Dandruff Germ Discovered. Finally the scientific student has dis- covered a certain remedy for dandruff. When it first became known that dan- druff is the result of a germ or pam site that digs into the scalp and saps the vitality of hair at the root, — falling hair and baldness, biologists to work. to discover some p tion that will kill the germ, After a year’s labor in one laboratory, the dandruff germ-destroyer was discovered; and it is now embodied in Newbro’s Herpicide, which, besides curing baldness and thin- ning hair, speedily and permanently eradi- cates dandruff. “Destroy the cause you remove the effect.” Sold by leading drug- gists. Send loe in for to the Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. & Dolph Co., Raboteau & Co., Wolff- son Co., special
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