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'iffsvr" PSSrTsSi.s3j3irrSKVsSl2&!J:'W''" -i H' trfl Jf4- --Tivr ti i -r--'' Ai.y"V-' f-fV" THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC. GOOD POSITIONS COMPARE Are Advertised In THD REPUBLICS "HKL.P WANTED" Columns Every Day. Head Them Over. NINETY-FIFTH STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED IN GUATEMALAN REPUBLIC.

Salvador's Debt of Will Fall Due to California Company About the Time United States Warships Arrive Off the Coast of the Turbulent Central American Countries, Where Hostilities Uave Ueen Proclaimed. WASHINGTON OFFICIALS HEAR OF DISTURBED CONDITIONS. A -C 'lUUQK GUATEMALA GU17Zmuf s. asv3r WHERE THE NEWEST INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT IS RAGING. Honduras and Salvador are arrayed against Guatemala, the latter having espoused the tauss of President-elect Bonllla of Honduras.

Bonllln has been unable to obtain his seat and nan gathered an Insurgent army and accumulated large stores of provisions and ammunition on Amapala Island, where he owns extensive estates. Nicaragua and Costa Rica, It Is expected, wilt find some excuse to take part In the hostilities. Berlin. Feb. U.

Advices received here from Guatemala announce that the entire Republic has been declared In a state of lege. San Fraclsco. Feb. 11. The Salvador ws Commercial Company, composed of capital- its of Oakland.

has a claim for 000 against the Government of Salvador, and the money will fall due next month, about the time the Pacific Squadron under Admiral Glass arrives) tn the vicinity of the turbulent American Republics. The company was organized In 189. the Americans retaining the control, although considerable stock was sold to Salvadoreans. Docks were constructed and a thriving business was being transacted when the Americans were frosen out and the prop erty confiscated by the Government. BULGARIA TO CALL OUT HER TROOPS.

Movement Intended to Offset Concentration of Turkish Troops Frontier. AUSTRIA BECOMES ALARMED. Hopes That the Governments at Vienna and St. Petersburg Mav Prevent Actual War. 8ofia, Bulgaria, Feb.

11. The Government j'ts contemplating calling out two army dl- -visions, Sofia and Phillppopolls furnishing one each. The concentration of Turkish troops on the Bulgarian frontlsr Is given as tho reason for this partial mobilization. Vienna, Feb. 11.

The news that the Bulgarian Government Is contemplating a partial mobilization causes grave uneasiness here. It Is still hoped that Austria and Russia, by energetic action, will prevent the danger assuming alarming proportions. The delay In issuing an official statement regarding the outcome of the conference between Count Lamsdorff, the Russian Foreign Minister, and Count GoluckowskI, the Austrian Premier, Is much criticised in diplomatic circles, where It Is felt that the" statement ought to be no longer delayed If It Is to result In any benefits. Dispatches from Sofia report that martial '30-UkW will be proclaimed In several districts i with a view to Increasing the agitation among the Macedonians. There are rumors of conflict between the Turks and the revolutionists, the Turks losing many men.

The revolutionists are reported to be gaining a number of recruits. SULTAN SEEKS FIGHT. London. Feb. 12.

According Jo a dispatch from Phillppopolls published In the Standard this morning, the Sultan of Turkey is absolutely resolved to fight rather than accept reforms calculated to diminish his authority In Macedonia. Tho Macedonians, however, says the correspondent, will not wait nnd Turkey will almost Inevltatly be drawn into war with Bulgaria. MR. F5LK" IN WASHINGTON. With Members of Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL, Washington. Feb. 11. J. W.

Folk, Circuit Attorney of St. Louis, stopped in Washington to-dayn his way home to St. Louis. He spent several hours In conference with Senator Cockrell and Senator Cullom, chairman of the Senate Committee on, Foreign Relations. Several Senators were Introduced to Mr.

Folk Dy Senator Cockrell. While Mr. will not discuss the object of his visit, it Is understood that it is connected with the amended Mexican treaty providing for extradition of persons charged with bribery. This treaty has been signed by the representatives of the two Governments and Is now before the Senate Committee on For-eign' Relations for action. This treaty Is jijSjJ-'tbe direct qutgrowth of the St- Louis brib- ry cases.

YEAR. 3 JL- A w-. 7 ao i J7SCDS COSTA The matter was directed to the attention of Secretary of State Hay, who appointed a commission to Investigate. After long deliberation the commission awarded the Americans the sum of ffiOO.Ooa. Washington, Feb.

11. The Slate Department has not yet been Informed of tho reported declaration of war between Salvador and Honduras on the one side and Guatemala on the other, although It has ministers or acents at the capitals of those countries whose duty It Is to report Immediately so serious an event. Disturbing reports as to unsettled condi tions, however, have come to tho department from these agents from time to time and the Navy Department has dispatched from San Francisco a sufficient naval force to guard United States interests in Central America. COMMITS SUICIDE WITH DYNAMITE George Rue Plows TTiiuself Into the Next World With Ten Pounds of Explosive. BODY TORN TO FRAGMENTS.

Coroner at Decatur, 111., Spends Nearly Half Day Gathering Up- Enough of Body to Conduct an Inquest. REPUBLIC SPECIAU Decatur, 111., Feb. II. Coroner Dawson put nearly all of this morning gathering up enough of the fragments of George B. Rue's body to have an inquest and a fu-nerel.

His Investigations showed that there was no doubt that ltu Intentionally killed himself by sitting on ten pounds of dynamite and setting It off with a percussion cap. One foot was the largest piece of hi body found. The rest was scattered over an acre of ground, and countless small particles were seen everywhere, even In the tops of tall trees. Rue wrote a letter Saturday to his brother at lyexington. 111., saying the brother would not see him again.

It was not until the brother arrived late Inst night nnd went to Rue's, home In a lonely part of the county, five miles from here, that the death was discovered. Monday morninR at 5 o'clock Rue went into' the timber ana exploded the dynamite. The shock was felt for miles around and caused much speculation. It was supposed to have been another earthquake shock. As Rue lived alone, no one missed him.

He used dynamite to blast stumps. He had often remarked that ten pounds of It would send a man out of the world, and would not make a funeral necessary. 111 tiialth Is the only known reason for his suicide. WORLD'S FAIR EMPLOYES INJURED IN CAR COLLISION. Women nnd Men Incanneltnleil Wreck on Clayton Single Track.

1T Transit cars crashed In a head-end collision yesterday on the single track to the Administration building, near 'Forsythe Junction nnd De Ballviere avenue. Four employes of the World's Fair were Injured. Miss Mamie Murphy, No. MS Blow street, sustained Injuries In the chest and was removed In an ambulance to her home. Miss Laura Bertrand, No.

4030 North Twenty-third street, had a badly sprained hand. B. F. Lenz. No.

2119 Ann avenue, was caught between eats and sustained abrasions of the lower limbs. Charles Obermeier. LIndell boulevard, sustained flesh wounds above the right knee. Car No. 2175 was approaching De Ballviere avenue from the west.

Lee Plerson, motorman. No. 5728 Theodosla avenue, tried to make the switch before the westbound car, loaded with World's Fair employes. Charles Steplea, motorman. No.

4161 Manchester avenue, brought his car to a stop. Plerson's car telescoped the other one, the trainmen Jumnine to the irround. WORLD'S- ST. LOUIS. I Tl iu urLLUirai i nun OK IS 11 fill Apparatus Scattered Over Pavement at Twentieth and Olive Streets.

VICTIMS SUFFER BROKEN LEGS. Driver and Tillerman Resort to Heroic Measures to Prevent Accident, but to Xo Avail. SAY MOTORMAN IS TO BLAME. Eyewitnesses Declare Persons Tried to Sifrnal Him to Slop, but lie Grade Was Responsible for Crash. vvttt1 hurt in collision.

Henjamln V. Letson. foreman, right hip fractured and back Injured. Frederick Hesse, truckman, right 4 leg fractured and Internal injuries. Hook and Ladder Truck No.

8. with Its crew of peven mcu, while responding to an alarm at Twentieth and Market streets, at 8 o'clock last night, was struck by an eat-bound Olive street car at the Intersection of Twentieth, strceU Two firemen were seriously Injured. Tiie force of the collision knocked the truck twenty feet from the track. The men were precipitated to the ground, with the exception of James O'Brien, the driver. who was strapped to his seat.

Foreman Benjamin F. Letson of No. 2S.T2 Arlington avenue and Frederick Hesse of No. .1662 Blaine avenue sustained fractured legs and Internal injuries. The other members of the crew escaped with slight bruises.

ICtson and lies' were pinioned between the car and truck. It was several minutes before they were extricated. Ambulances were Immediately summoned. Letson was removed to tho Baptist Ticket Association Hospital. Hesse was taken to St.

John's Hospital. PLACE BI.AM,J ON MOTORMAN. Those who saw the accident say the motorman was to blame and declare that ho mada no effort to atop the car. Engino Company No. 32 came out of the engine-house at Twentieth street and Washington avenue first and crossed the Olive street car tracks In safety.

Truck No. was following behind. The driver thought the track was clear and kept going. Just as the horses stepped on the rails the driver mw the car but a short dlstnnce away. He lashed the horses and tried to get the truck over the ralla Tho tillerman saw the danger nnd tried to turn the apparatus, but It was too late.

The car crashed into the truck and pushed it more than twenty feet. The forward end was thrown against an electric-light pole on the opposite side of the street. The truckmen did not have time to Jump. Those un the opposite side from which the car struck es3aped with slight bruises. MOTORMAN WAS WARNED.

Tillerman Lepage said the car was going nt a high rate of speed. As they approached the comer, he said, he saw several persons waving to the car to stop. James Williams waving at the motorman to stop. James Williams of No. 1M9 Olive street, who saw the accident, said the car was going at the rate of about eighteen miles an hour.

Motorman J. E. Schlage of No. BUD Ridge avenue said that he could not avoid striking the truck. Twentieth street at Olive is in a hollow between two hills, and he declared It was hard to control the speed of cars goliiif In either direction.

Several accidents have occurred at that crossing. Clilef Swingley was on the scene and helped care for the injured. The damage to the truck, he sas, will be more than HM'i. The following are the members of the truck crew: U. F.

Letson, captain; Joseph lepace, tillerman; James O'Brien, Crlvr; Fred Blackc, assistant foreman, and William Tesson, Steve Maycovla and FreJ Hesse, sldemen. FRANCIS SAILS AT 10 TO-DAY. wiif will Safely on Board La Uretagne. REPUBLIC SPECIAI New York. Feb.

11. President David R. lfancls 0f the World's Fair arrived In New York this evening, en route to l-ondon. where he will address the American Society In London at the Hotel Cecil on February 21. President Francis will sail on the French Une steamship La Bretagne, which leavei port at 10 o'clock to-morrow, and hopes 'to arrive at Havre by Saturday, February 21, at the latest.

From Havre he will go to Ijundon, via Calais and Dover, arriving In Indon probably Saturday evening. He Intends to remain abroad only Ave days, and will sail for New York on his return trip on Saturday; February 28, reaching here on March 7. His secretary. Mr. Thompson, accompanies him.

During the trip he will endeavor to catch up on World's Fair matters which have accumulated, and some little time will be devoted to the preparation of the speech he will deliver before the American Society. Mayor Wells and City Counselor Charles H. Bates, who are In the city, will see President Francis off at the French Line pier tomorrow. WILL URGE CANAL TREATY. President Means to Ask Senate to Ratify Without Further Delay.

Washington, Feb. 1L President Roosevelt had an extended conference to-day with Senator Hanna and Attorney General Knox. It Is understood that consideration was given to the status of the Panama Canal treaty, which is pending in the Senate, and to antitrust legislation. An effort Is to be made In a day -or two to obtain consideration for the canal treaty, It Is hoped that It may be before the clow ft the present session. II 1 TDIIPK 1904 THURSDAY.

FEBRUARY" 12, 1903. TURF INVESTORS O.M.Y OXE FIRM nHFL'MlS MONEY. The International Investment Com pany yesterday paid out on demand The Christy Syndicate yesterday discontinued payment. Arnold Co. announced that they had no money eyjfnd that It iyas use- rons to expect to with- eposlts nt present.

4 less for patron draw their deposits Ryan Co. continue to take ad- 4 vantage of the thirty days' notice. a J- m- i Isssh sE iA' 't'-ER 1'm HftitJL '3 "I AM NOT BROKE; I AM ON THE SQUARE AND I WILL SETTLE." E. J. ARNOLD.

In reply to a dispatch sent him by The Republic asking for a statement regarding the status of his firm, the bankruptcy proceedings brought against it and the report that his name Is Davis and not Arnold, the following was received lastnlght from B. J. Arnold: Hot Springs, Feb. 11 To thu Editor of The Republic, St. Louis: This is nil outrage: I can't mitlerstnml why the papers publish everythlns they heat without investiRatiiiK.

I have never done in my life that I am ashamed of. I am trj-ins to protect my business and the people that have money with me. Before this trouble came up, everybody was satisfied; now they are all dissatisfied. If they will give me a chance, I will prove them that I am on the square, and will treat them rijfht. I am not broke, neither i my nitnie Jim Davis.

1 can't say, as yet, what I will do, but if I bo out of business 1 will settle with thetpeople. Every one who has an investment with me knew the nature of the business before they invested; now I would like to know -why they have all turned agniust me. I sav again, I am not broke and will settle with them; that is all 1 enn do. E. J.

ARNOLD. MISSOURI LEGISLATORS RECOGNIZE DANGER OF REAL AND BOGUS LORDS. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. City. Feb.

11. The House Is not the only branch of the General Assembly where there can be fun. In the Senate this mornlug a resolution was introduced and passed amid laughter directing the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to consider Hie great danger existing from the presence of. real and Imgus lords and noblemen, and prepare a law for their regulation. Tiie resolution reads as follows: "Itesolved.

That the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence le Instructed to tuke into" consideration the necessity and importance of the passage of a law-providing for the taxation, branding nud licensing of foreign lords nnd noblemen, bolh real and genuine, lwgus and fraudulent, found running at large in the Slate of Missouri, and providing severe penalties for the violation of said law. to the end that the young women of Missouri be protected and fully warned against engaging in speculation of such risky nnd dangerous character as in Investing in such enterprises." Leading Topics ii THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT 6-56 AND SETS THIS EVENING AT 6:83. THE MOON RISES THIS EVENING AT 6:12. i GRAIN CLOSED-ST. LOUIS.

MAY WHEAT. BID: MAY CORN. 42c BID. CHICAGO-MAY WHEAT. ASKED: MAY CORN.

45Hc ASKED. WEATHER INDICATIONS. For St. Louie and Vicinity Threatening with probably snow or rain. Page.

1. Siege Declared In Guatemalan Republic 2. Arnold's Career on the Turf. Women Soothed by Smiling Lady Managers. 2.

Innocent-Looking Resolution Loaded. Gives Printing Prices at FltzGlbbon Trial. Two Bills Occupy Senate and House. Senate Takes Action on Turf Concerns. 4.

Operators Argue Principles Involved. Humberts Trying to Involve Officials. New Cabinet Place Goes to Cortelyou. Railroad News. E.

Rock Church Interior Beautified. Women With Revolvers in Coat Pockets Students Appear In Greek Tragedy. 6. Petunia Won the Two-Year-Old Stakes, Sixteen Hundred Dogs on Parade. 7.

East Side News. Bowling Results. 5. Editorial. Society Happenings.

9. Advice of Fortune Teller Costly. Clay School Site Acquired. Houseman and Jewelry Gone. FAIR BLOCK THE STREET AT i I I 1 To-Day's Republic.

10. Republic "Want" Ads. Birth, Alarrlagc and Death Records. New Corporations. 11.

Rooms for Rent Ads. 12. Summary of St. Louis Markets. Lack of Export Demand Causes Decline.

13. State National Bank Scores Good Ad vance. Wall Street Is Apathetic Chicago Grain Market. 14. Blind Lieutenant Luerk's Pension In creased.

Democratic Primaries Changed to March 10. 304 Want Help To-Day. The Republic of today contains the following ads for Housework. 78 Boys 22 Cooks 15 Laundresses 7 Trades old 122 Your ad for Helpy or for a Situation, in 1 he Republic will be read ail' over St. Louir.and the Great Southwest And it will bring; the right kind of answers.

I 3S I St. Xfc O. SIXTH AND OLIVE WITHDRAWING FUNDS. CROWDS THRONGED THE OFFICES OF THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT COMPANY. IN THE NULSEN BUILDING.

AT SIXTH AND OLIVB STREETS. ALL DAY YESTERDAY. THE COMPANY CONTINUED TO PAY DIVIDENDS AS ON TUESDAY. ARNOLD NOW A IN COURT St. Louis Creditors Take Drastic Steps to Sscure a Settlement With the Turf Investment Company, Despite the Assurances of Its President That He Has Money to Satisfy Their Claims and Will Come to Straight- en Out the Affairs of" the Firm.

RYAN COMING FROM NEWPORT TO EXPLAIN TO HIS PATRONS. i. A. GUI, manager for Arnold was served witii the papers in an Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed yesterday the United States District Court by Attorneys Sale Sale, on behalf of three subscribers to the stock of the turf investment company, of which Gill Is the manager. Manager Gill said at his hotel last night that he could not say just when Arnold would return, as that depended on the settlement of his affairs at the Springs.

"I expect, uowever, that all of the subscribers will receive the money they deposited before the end of two weeks," lie said. "We have paid about 7,000 of these certificates, leaving a comparatively small number on our books. "We did not expect tills run when we made out our form for the certificates of stock, and I did not know until recently that all subscriber are liable as well as Arnold. "1 am Informed by our lawyers that this is true, as the company is a cooperative partnership." Opinion is divided on tills question. Attorney Guy Golterman declares that the stockholders are not liable for the debts of Arnold because there is no contingency of loss in the contracts.

The runs ou all the concerns continued with renewed vigor Wednesday, and the crowds seemed more demonstrative at the offices of Arnold in the Ilenoist building. Attorney Goodman got upon a chair and announced that it was useless for the crowd to remain, as there was no inonej to give them. The International Company gave checks on the Lincoln Trust Company Iu return for ail certificates of stock presented. Manager Hogue states that the amount paid out was in the neighborhood of $83,000. The run at John .1.

Ryan's was not quite as heavy as the day before. Many notices of withdrawal were made, however. Manager stated tliar Ityan would return from Newport to-day and that the Arnold proceedings will not affect Ids concern. The Christy Syndicate, which paid on demand all day Tuesday, yesterday announced that thirty-day notices must be given and refused further payment. Withdrawal notices were given at most of the smaller concerns.

Arnold Si office furniture at the East St. I.ouis branch was attached. At 8:30 o'clock last night Ii. A. Gill, man-' ager of Arnold maile the following statement: "Within fifteen days every penny ot the money demanded by subscribers to our stock will he paid, if K.

J. Arnold can in that time dispose of his property. He did not return from Hot Springs, as scheduled, for the reason that he decided to settle up his affairs there first. "I cannot say just when he will be here. As to the Btory that he Is 'Jim' Davis, a Rambler, I can say that that Is not true.

Arnold was born and raised on a farm In Illinois, entered the horse business, later ran several racing books about the country and about five years ago entered the cooperative turf Investment business. "Until a days ago I did not know that subscribers were liable for the debts of the company as well as Arnold himself, but I am Informed by our lawyers that such Is the case. They are partners In the business, and therefore equally liable with Arnold." OPINION OF LAWYERS AS TO PARTNERSHIP FEATURE. There la a divergence of opinion among-lawyers upon this point. Attorney Guy Golterman, an authority on partnership law, said to The Republic: "In my oslnlon the partnership laws do not touch these turf Investment companies.

The law does not hold a partnership valid unless there Is a community of Interest In losses as well as profits. As far as I can learn, the contingency of loses was not considered In these companies." Charles Noland, attorney for Arnold insists that subscribers are liable because the company Is n. co-operative partnership, and tho liabilities of each stockholder are not limited to the amount of AtocJc subscribed. THE REPUBLIC'S "HELP WANTED" Columns With These of Other St. Louis.

Newspapers. On Trains. Three Cc Cl hi 1 OntKlile St. I.nnlx. XJ 0ne Cen mi.

Tvra Cent. Cent. DEFENDANT OF BANKRUPTCY, Following the announce ment Tuesday that the Boatmen's Bank hail refused to honor checks drawn by Arnold yesterday the Missouri Trust Company also refused pigment. The smashing of tho hopes of those depositors who were clamoring to get their money was completed yesterday afternoon. when It was announced that the company would file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy.

Instead of thi, an Involuntary petition was filed against' K. J. Arnold nnd L. A. GUI on behalf of three subscribers by Attorneys Sale and Sale.

The petitioners are F. J. Kuhn, who deposited J1.20O with tha company: John Berdlngr, J3C0, and V. Don-oghene, $200. Others will petition the United States District Court to appoint a receiver for the company, to prevent the attachment of Arnold's horses and other property.

It Is said that the filing of the bankruptcy proceedings Is a ruse to prevent criminal action. CROWDS ABOUT DOORS CONTINUE TO GROW LARGER. Buns continued Wednesday on all the investment companies, 'the crowds being even more desperate than formerly, and the number of applications for withdrawals Increased. The Christy Investment Company." which paid back subscriptions on demand all day Tuesday, yesterday announced that stockholders must give thirty days" notice of withdrawals, and. Immediate payment was suspended.

At the International Company's offices. In the Nulsen building, all' demands were satisfied, and the crowds blocked the entrance to the bulldlngr and the stairway leadinr to the third floor all dayj waiting for, their checks on tho Lincoln-Trust Company. Manager Hogue' of the International Com- Coutlaacd on 'Pa Two. Ml SI v. uo.

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