St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 22, 1899

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(} LARGEST Bitrate UPHEAVAL IN | 2 THE FRANCHISE LECTION BOARD, TAX THROTTLE See Resigned. el VOL. 50. NO. 278 = Killed by Final Vote in House. ® FOUGHT IN SPANISH STYLE. | REMOVED TO-NEW YORK CITY. AFTER DAYS OF JUGGLING, ¥ . ie: oa oe ; Pas. aD ant 3 . sia v oe ai ¥F Sate 4 2 x a oe. om ° * ng ry ae ve is sbi isha: (ieee, ware i ak Ae heat, aes SG ere ae | > . ceed A. ee ~~ BATTLE IN A PASTURE WITH TWENTY LADS AS SPECTATORS. Willie Reinig and George Jessop Tack- led a Big Hereford Belonging to Reinig’s Father’s Herd Near Chicago. CHICAGO, May 22.—E.nglewood had a real bull fight Sunday, and the matadors, two boys, Willie Reinig and George Jessup, nar- rowly escaped with their lives. For some time the boys have been read- ing Spanish literatura telling of bull fights, and they concluded they wanted to be mat- edors and receive the plaudits of their friends. (einig’s father is the owner of @ number of cattle, and among them is a big black Hereford bull, with short* horns, which have been capped with brass knobs. The animals are kept in a pasture near Seventy-eighth and Wood streets. Saturday Reinig and Jessup met by ap- pointment and laid their plans for the bul! fight. The first thing they did was to swear each other into silence as to telling their parents what they proposed to do. This done, they talked over the matter of who among their boy friends should be the fa- vored ones to witness the ‘real thing,’’ which Reinigz said the fight was sure to be. It was finally decided that twenty of their boy friends should be let into the secret and they were told that the contest would take place on Sunday. Promptly the invited guests and the two principals put in an appearance at the pasture where the fight was to take place. Reinig was armed with an old sword, while Jessup had manufactured a sword out of an old corn knife with a handle of wood. With these weapons the boys proposed to vanquish, the bull. Re'nig having the best wenpon, claimed the right to the first tilt with the beast. At a given signal from Harry Nelson, one of the boys, Who Reinig advanced into the field, dofféd his hat and started toward the bull. He had gone but a little way when the animal] charged wpon him. He jumped aside and made a thrust with his sword. The point’ stuck Into the ribs of the animal, and w‘th @ roar it turned and dashed back upon tha boy matador. The onslaught was too much for Reinig’s prowess, and he was p'icked up on the horns of the animal and tossed high into the air. When he came down he landed in a corner by the fence nrore dead than alive. His shoulder blade was broken and one of the horns had gouged a hole in was to, act as referee," MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM HUMMEL. ~ FR WAIST CUT Mrs. William Hummel Nearly Bled to Death. HER HUSBAND HAD DONE IT. A HE CUT HIS OWN WRIST IN A FIT OF FRENZY. Both Had ajNarrow Escape, but They “Will Heeover—Hummel Had PR % gin Liquor to, ore ess re Excess. : 3 3-4 ‘ a ~ a 9 mE i te William Hammel. a professional eporting Man recently from the City of Mexico, tried to kill his wife, Frances, and commit Suicide at the Hotel Olivette shortly after 12 a. m,. Monday. He slashed tfe ieft wrist of each with a pen knife and severed the radial artery in his own. Mrs. Frances saved.her husband's life by promptly tying a stout cord about his arm, which ~ 'cheeked the flow of blood, while they were Hospital, a Was not .se- being conveyed to the City block awcy. Mrs. Hummel injured. his arm. Jessup saw the predicament of his coms Panion and ran to h's assistance. The bull met his onslaught with lowered head and before the boy had time to real'ze what had happened he, too, was tossed high over | the fence and into a ditch. The boys who had come to witness the fight ran scrdaming down the road. At the corner they met young Reinig’s father, Henry Savage and George McClellan, who were coming to inspect the herd. To them the boys toid what had happened. The three men ran pell meli to the field and after some -difficulty succeedetl in rescuing Re- inig. Both boys were tAken home, and a | doctor was called. He said the injuries ‘were serious, but not necessarily fatal. Jes- Sup’s body was badly bruleed, but it is thought no bones were broken. CIGARETTES VS. SALOONS, Reformatory Superintendent Torrence | Says the Former Are Making | More Criminals Than Liquor. | > , > ¥ . | CINCINNATI, O., May 22.—The twenty- | sixth National Conference of Charities and Corrections which began here last Wednes- day will close to-morrow night. The most interesting address of to-day’s Session Was that of George Torrence of Pontiac, IL, superintendent of the Illinois tate Reformatory, on “The Relation of the Cigarette to Crime.” Afier reciting his own experience with boys coming to his institu- tion Mr. Torrence said: “l am sure cigar- ettes are destroying and ! | ying making criminals of more of them than the saloons.”’ ls reformatory now there are 278 boys. | 63, averaging 12 years of age, 58 Were cigarette smokers. Of 133. averaging 14 years of age, 12 were cigarette smokers, Of 8&8, averaging 15 years, 73 were cigarette smokers. This demonstrates that 92 per cent of the whole number were cigarette fiends at the time of committing crimes for ven they were committed to the reform- ory. The general discussion developed a similar experience with others connected with re- formatories for boys. 3 At the oetns of the section on giris’ reformatories to-day, ladies only were ad. mitted. Mrs, St. John opened the discus. eion. ? TWO INNOCENT LIVES LOST. Stepmother Kills a Child and a Neigh- bor Ends the Life of the Mur- deress’ Babe. In ] "Of a SEATTLE, Wash., May 22.—The follow- ing story is brought from Honolulu by steamer to-day: A horrible crime occurred at Walmea on 2. The wife of a ranchman killed her stepdaughter by brutally beating her a heavy stick. The crime was wit- neased by a youngster, who went to a neighbor's house and told the story. So en ed was the woman of the house on he ng of the crime that she rushed to the other woman's cabin, bent on punish- the stepmother. She did not attack the murderess, but, dashing through the or, caught up the woman's own child, a@ little girl, and threw the little one t agai net the wall, Aad go nas littie with | stimulants. ‘had | destruction. /'as was her wont when he was ilL i not | sleep by a pain in her wrist. husband's act was due to melan- cholia, following excessive use of alcoholic Monday he regretted what he done and said he would make no further attempts at wife murder or self- dezcribed what had oc- as she could remember. Hummel as well Mrs. curred, |It appears that her husband has frequent ‘serious attacks of a mental ailment, which ‘renders him almost irresponsible. lin ‘had no fear for herself and attended him, He was this condition Sunday. Mre. Hummel She did know whether he left the house. He states that he went out and took a great deal of liquor. Mrs. Hummel was awakened from her In the dark she could see nothing but she felt the warmth of her own blood. Her husband was gone. She lighted the gas and made a hasty search for him,. heed- ing not her owy hurt. He lay under the bed, against the wall, where he had fallen. He was unconscious and breathing mildly, while his life was flowing away in the red stream issuing from the slash in his wrist. The wife took in the situation at a glance. He had attempted to end their lives, to murder her, ,.but his life was to be saved despite that, and regardless of her own. Nothing better being in view, Mr@ Hum- mel tore a curtain string from and wrapped that aroun husband's Weeding wrist just above the eut. Of course, she had screamed at the first realization of what- had happened. Hotel attendants answered and one tele- phoned for an ambulance. Others bound up Mrs. Hummel’s wrist. Fortunately for both husband .and wife, they arrived in the operating room at the a window | and around her | WOKE TO FIND [BRYANON MONOPOLIE SUBJECT OF HIS SPEECH AT THE ! ANTI-TRUST DINNER. THERE WILL BE 1000 GUESTS. Completion of the Arrangements fer the Big Banquet at the Coliseum . Thursday Night. Arrangements are complete for the Anti- Trust Banquet, to be held in the Exposition Coliseum Thursday evening. Prominent men from all over the country among them William J. Bryan, will be pres- ent. A telegram was received from Mr. Bryan Monday, stating the subject of his address would be ‘“Monopol'es.’’ Thus far 1000 tickets have “been sold for the banquet. and requests for many more are on file at the headquarters in tne Lin- coln Trust Building. “We expect fully 100 persons,” said Sec- retary Fitzsimmons, ‘“‘though it looks just now as though. we would turn some away. Whether extra accommodations will be ad- ded we cannot, as yet, say. Every, precau- tion is being taken so that no confuS.on wil result.’’ o'clock. The speechmaking will beg‘tn one hour and a half later. the toastmaster. He will deliver a brief address of welcome. Hon. Champ Clark will present State and District banners in the name of the State Democratic Committee. He is also sched- uled for a speech. Hion. C. B. Farris will accept the State ban: er on behaif of Pemiscot County, and discuss the trusis. Hon. M. E. the list of crators. in behalf of the District. “The Trust and Its Parents,”’ He will accept banners Fifteenth ‘Congressional will be the course, while Moses C. Wetmore wil? talk on “The Trusts and Democracy.” Well-known Democrats will then be in- vited to addresg the gathering, the addl- tional speeches being iimited to five min- utes. MORE SHOWERS ON THE WAY Present Month of May. Promises to Break the Record in the Way of Rainfall. More showers are on Forecaster Hyatt’s { | : hospital very soon after the knife was used. | Had they been much later Hummel would have died. Now both will recover. The Hummels came to St. Louis from the City of Mexico two weeks ago. They have neither friends nor relatives here. MOBBED BY BALL PLAYERS. To Save His Brother a Chicago Lad Emptied His Revolver at the Teams. ~» CIZICAGO, May —To save his vounger brother from the attack of a crowd of foot- ball plavers, Wiillam G. Passmore emptied the chambers of a revolver into a mob of several hundred men and beys. ne of the bullets struck Michael Woods in the thigh and inflicted a wound that may cause serious consequences. Then the friends of the injured man renewed their ussault upon Pasamore and his brother and Tather, the latter having come to the as- sistance of his scons, and when the trio eought refuge in their home .the place was bombarded with stones until the arrival of the police drove the mo} to shelter. Wil- liam Pasemore was arrested. The trouble was caused by Horace Pass- more kicking the ball es it rolled close to him when he was crossing the field. CARDS MAY BE FATAL TO THREE. In a Quarrel Over a Game of Cards George Allen Shot Two and Is Himself Wounded. ‘CHICAGO, May ‘2.—During a quarrel! over a game of cards, to-day, George Allen shot arrd fatajly wounded Burrel Douglass and me bw seovncesoe: UO aprcseee ; ; i > hy > . . SOS 5 RU eee Y ae a ey - s sa “a ase 2%. S Sy —e RE cigs, de ent es? dx %, Ga ot 4 7 Py, s $ s A a » s i oe a is ; * , “ * ba Dougiass. received two. bullet | 5. | . dle ; a - —_ #« } books for Monday night and possfbly Tues- day, insuring at least one more disagree- a change. Phis merry month of May gives promise of subject of. Hon. David A. De Armond’s dis- | HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNOR. ——_ | Whelesale Removal of Clerks and Other Employes of the Board by Brady and Wurz- burger. ° Mr. George W. Jones has resigned his po- sition as chairman and member of the Board of Election Commigsioners, and the resignation has been accepted by Gov. Stephens. Mr. Jones assigned as the reason for quit- ting the office the fact that he has located 0 GEORGE W.' JONES. Belo | Ss eq in New York City and $yill remove there at orce. r The resignation of M%. Jones was fol- lowed Monday. morning by a wholesale re- moval of clerks and other employes. PIO. There was.a thunder-clap, a cloud-burst, or Something loud and startling at the City | Hall Monday morning. “ir. liarry B. Hewes has been selected as , Not because (Chairman Jones had re- signed. That had been known to a favored few. Not becanse Wrezburger and Brady im- mediately put their heads together and dis- The guests will be seated promptly at 6:30 charged all the clerks and employes of the Election Board—which they did as spon as they had a tip that Gov. Stephens had ac- cepted Chairman Jones’ resignation. But because Wurzburger and ‘Brady, sit- ting close together and with faces solemn as that of the bird which “to whoos” in the forest fastnesses after nightfall, gravely gave it out that they found there was no | work for the Election Board's employes to ’ | Benton of Neceho is among ; | | ' } breaking the record in the way of precip- | itation. Dr. Hyatt says that only three years in the the history of the local weather bureau exceed that of the present month | to date, The teaviest rainfall during any Was in 1896—the May of the cyclone—when the total register was 9.12 inches. The sec- ond highest was in 1898, with 8.5 inches. The third ‘thhighest was in 1892, with 7.87 inches, Up to Monday morning the rainfall for the present May had reached 5.92, putting the month now fourth on the list, with eight days yet to come, and a string of showers on the way. THE WEATHER INDICATIONS. POSSIBLY SHOWERS. St. Louls—Threatening Monday night and Tues- day, with possibly occasional showers. Missouri and Illinois—Threatening weather, per- haps. showers. Indiana and Iowa—Threatening weather Monday night and Tuesday, with possibly occasional show- ers: continued cool; brisk east to northeast winds. Kapnsas—Partly cloudy, with probably in the Eastern portion Monday night, and In ex- treme Kaatern portion Tuesday; easterly winds. Mississippi and Eastern Texas—Local rains Mon- day night and Tuesday; fresh southerly to South- easterly winds. Stage of Water. nge at St. Louls Monday morning regis- feet. The river wili rise. Sun and Moon. Bun rises at 4:43; sun sets at 7:11. at 2:35 a. m. Hourly Temperatures. The tered Moon eets Kaneas (ity Little Rock New (Orleans ..... Cincinnati Clevela Pitteburg nd eserree ener e no ver wwe ereeereee 40 St. “le eeereaeeeere 74 Washingiee petreeoe 56 showers Paul weer reece ene 46 } X ay ; fay | charged were: a et ae Ct i'rol] for men who were idle. ' the perform and that ‘‘we will not be a party to making the taxpeyers pay for unper- formed services.,”’ This was what was so startling—at the City Hall. And so funny everywhere else. It was a brave sight, too. Wurzburger and Brady—the chiefs of spoilsmen—protecting taxpayers of St. Louis from office- holders who do nothing for their money! Those who heard of it at the City Hall at once characterized it as ‘the sensa- tional vaporings of a sensationdl] preas.’’ They had chills when they found it was true. The Election Commissioner’s office is de- serted. A political cyclone atruck it Mon- day and mowed down jobs in a manner most distressing to the holders. Twenty-two men were discharged, leaving only the three Commissioners, two asesist- ants, a stenographer and a porter at work. There were an equal number of Demo- crats and Republicans among the behead- ed. The jobs lost were good ones. Nomi- nally the fellows let out were clerks. Ac- tually a great many of them were gentie- men of leisure. The names will surprise a great many people, for some of the em- ployes spent so much time about down- | tow ic > P : t | apie day before there is any probability of | town political headquarters that it will no be understood how they could have ever devoted any time to the work of the Elec- tion Commissioners’ office. In these jobs the men were paid $3 per dav. Those who worked frequently made more than this. In busy times they worked extra hours and received extra pay. It was not uncommon for a diligent clerk tuo draw $130 for a month's work. Those dis- Democrats: J. H. Roche, Robert Scul- lin. R. H. Shotwell, J. H. Stussel, P. J. Sullivan. Kimbrough Winston, D. J. Camp- bell, Thomas’ P. Culkin, George Gunsollis and M. J. Kenefick. ; : Republicans: F. Moritz, E. N. Wagoner, William A. Adams, O. G. Barber, Charles Conrad, J. F. Doerbaum, C. H. Duffer, Ed- munhd Faul, J. 8. Higgins, F. W. Holloway and Cc. L. Knower. The employes retained are Clarence L. Hoblitzelle, E. Watson, M. Buechiler and Mrs. M. C. Dickson. The wholesale removal created much talk about the City Hall. Different statements were made regarding the clearing out of the Blection Commissioner's office. Com- miasioner Wurzburger declared that there was no work for the clerks at present and that he would not continue to sign @ pay- Com missioner ‘Brady said there was not enough money in the city coffers to pay the men and that ithe commissioners were compelled to dis- charge them. Wurzburger announced to the clerks that their services were no longer required when they reached the office about 9 o’clock Later in the morning Wurzburger and Brady held a mectin ‘ommissioner Jones being out of the city. At thie meeting the Board of Election Commissioners officially discharged.the employes named. ENTIRE BLOCK DESTROYED. Fire in New York Burned Four Fac- tories, a Planing Mill*and Fourteen Dwellings. NEW YORK. May 22.—Fire of unknown origin started early to-day in a building in Freeman street, Brooklyn, used by Wells Bros. as a planing mill, and spread rapidly until nearly.an entire aA was destro +. The ‘otal loss is estima at 3 flames extended to Bagle ent streets, | -- “WHEN SHALL WE TWO MEET AGAIN ?” MRS. MARY BARRETT’S DEAD BODY WAS FOUND. SHE HAD DIED IN AGONY. * But Whether From Natural Causes or Poison Self-Administered Has Not Been Ascertained. Mary Barrett, known to the police by the name of Joyce, was found dead Monday forenoon in a four-story vacant house at 118 North Twelfth street. The corpse was discovered by a woman who had gone to the house to look over it. with a view to renting it. In a back room on the second floor sire came upon the body, stretched on the floor. With a ecream she ran’ down the stairs and to the sidewalk. Policemen Sloan and Bunting were called. They sent for the dead wagon and the body was taken to the Morgue. There were other indications that she had died in agony, but whether in a par- oxysm or from poison could not be told. gy woman was last seen at noon Sun- ay. Mrs. Barrett was the mother of several children. Her husband, John Barrett, em- ployed as a foreman, had found it neces- | gary, on account of her dissipation, to turn her adrift. He has been living with the children at 1321 Pine street. His wife frequently went there and begged to be permitted to see the childresx, nut Barrett left word with the landlady that she was not to be admitted. Her two little boys were playing on the street when a playmate told them of their mother’s death. They started away to tell their father. ONE KILLEDAND THREE HURT Peculiar Accident in East St. Louis to Workmen Who Were Unload- ing Lumber Cars. \ One man was killed and three were in- jured by a peculiar accident which hap- pened near East St. Louis Monday noon. Workmen were unloading lumber cars in the Vandalia yards on the fsland when a pile of timber slipped from the top of one ear and four laborers were buried beneatp the mass. Three of them were soon extricated and were found to be somewhat cut about the face and arms, but not fatally injured. The fourth man was unconsclous and was hurried to St. Mary’s Hcspital, where he died a few minutes after being placed on the operating table. His skull had bee frac- tured. His name was given as Frank Rinkofski, age 30, and his home in St. Louls is said to be on Fourteemth street. HUSBAND AND WIFE BOTH DEAD Well-Known Boston Writer and His Aged Wife Killed by Fumes of Illuntinating Gas. BOSTON, Mass., May 22.—W. T. Ball, a well-known newspaper man, and his wife, were found dead in bed to-day tn a room filled with the fumes of illuminating gas. Letters written by Mr. Ball, which were lying open on a table, disclosed the fact that it was a case of suicide. Despondency on account of ill health was given as a rea- son for the act. He was 6 years old and his wife was 73. Mr. Ball, who was an Englishman, came to Boston about % years ago. For many years he was the dramatic critic of two city papers. He was a noted Shakspearean commentator, and was a man of recognized culture and learning. He had done little newspaper work in the past 10 years. HEAVY SNOW FELL IN ENGLAND Much Colder Weather Prevails and the Westmoreland Hills Are a Beautiful White. The weather to-day ‘s LONDON, May 22.- much colder tn England. moreland hill« are covered with snow, Steel Workmen’s Wages Raised. DPNVEPR. Colo., May 2.—Notice was given to-day of a general increase of 10 per cent in wages at the mer Steel worke of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. at Pe- eblos About 170 men are benefitied, INA VACANT HOUSE, y Snow has fallen* in the north at Yorkshira and the Weat-] | to accept pearance ANOTHER CLEW 10 JOE KIEFER St. Louis Detectives Have Formed a Theory. THINK KIEFER RAN AWAY. EVIDENCE OF LARGE DEBTS HAVE BEEN FOUND. He Wrote to One of His Creditors Ask- ing Further Time and Offering Interest’ on Deferred Pay- ments. Joseph Kiefer, saloon keeper, of Madison, Ill., left that town May 3. and to all intents and purposes he has never been seen since. Up to Sunday, it was believed, both in Mad- ison and in St. Louis, that he had probably been kiHed for his money, of which ‘the car- ried a large roll when he _ disappeare‘l. Now it is believed by the detectives who have had the case In charge that he may have left town to avoid paying his debts. Kiefer started from Madison for St. Louis May 3 about 1 o'clock. He crossed on tie ferry to the foot of North Market street, and walked up the Levee towards North Broadway, There, for a week, all trace of him was lost. Then, a few days later, there arrived at b‘s saloon in Madison some gro- ceries that he had purchased at Gibson &€ Sons’, Sixth and Market streets. These were bought the afternoon of May 8 and were paid for. On Thursday, May 4, the Post-Dispatch received a letter, which it: published at that time, saying that a man named Kiefer, a saloon keeper of Madison, had been drowned while crossing the river in a skiff, which he took because be was too late for the ferry. The letter bore the earmarks of a “‘fake.”” Kiefer was known as a good swimmer, and the spelling of some words was correct and incorrect in different 4 ogg while the signature was undecipher- able. . Investigation showed that Kiefer usually had money and that when he left Madison he had a big roll of it. When he bought the goods in Gibson's, he still had this roll, and was sober. The theory that he may have been killed for his money was the only one that of- fered, especiaily as his reputation in Madi- 50n was good, and search has been made for him ever since. Chief signed Detectives Schmidt work on the case, but up to Sundoay they failed to unearth anything new, although they had worked diligently and. inteiil- gently. But Sunday afternoon th etectives ob- tained from Fred Young, 30 North Main street, a letter in which Kiefer asked for more tine on some debts he owed Young. He said that al! was cleaned up in Madi- Son, but that he had to have time for other things. He offered to pay interest, if neces- sary, but he begged Young not to push him. This letter was dated April 2, and on it the detectives base this theory: Kiefer owed money, but not in Madison. He paid for his place there in cash and he paid cash for his goods. They believe that nruch of the money he exhibited in Madison he borrowed elsewhere; that after the Mis- sour!l Car and Foundry Company paid off !ts men for April, he collected all he could from them-—they were his principal custom. ers—decided that he couldn't stand the pres- sure and fled. There are several facts to support this theory beeides the Young letter. Kiefer paid his governenent licensea on May 2. the day before he left. The things he purehased at Gibson's were crackers and pickles and “free lunch “goods. He seemingly wished to leave his wife In a position to carry on his business, and while he told her nothing of his going it is believed ehe will from him later. She can neither read nor write, yet when she was shown the letter to the Post-Dispatch telling of his “‘drown- ing’’ she exclaimed at once that it was her husband's handwriting. The scheme, if euch {t be, adopted by Kiefer to throw everyone off his track, succeeded very well for a while, for not until Sunday was his tndebtednesse even hinted at. la wife knows nothing at ali of his business: his brother-in-law itn St. Louis seemed to think he was weil off, and Madison men say he had pienty of money for all his needs, and that he was making money when he left His father was in Madison last week, but he seemed in absolute tanorance of .h«a son's Wwhereadocui«e Kiefer has not been seen in St. Genevieve, his old home, nor in Crystal City, where he lived later lt is not knewn what debts Kiefer hase outside of what he owes Young. but he sa‘'d tn his letter that he was paying cash for everything. He offered Young per cent if ing would walt on hin, The Kiefer mystery has aroused intense interest in son, where ev : w and liked and the ae | and Caudell to bill. Desmond as- | i i | hear | | frow HALF-WAY MEASURE HAD P ED THE SENATE, ihe The Governor Sent a Special. Bill Failed When the Final ‘ Test Came. Special to the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 2. chise tax legislation was finally ¢ this morning. Defeat came from an pected source, the Republicans of House. Forty-six of them voted ag ha conference report and cedaad the cluding the original general nch! vision. The true meaning of the can attitude then became apparent. Col. Phelps wanted the entire re bill defeated, especially since it conta a general franchise provision, and the pubdlicans of the House deserted mer position to accommodate him. . The Democrats did not have a m L> 4 present and the bill went by the board. ~ ~ The Democrats who were absent with E or two exceptions are equa blameable with the Republicans oor yee efeat of tm Barnett, Soott and Myers are {Il, other absentees are: Chilton, Chinn, Hawkins, Hess, Kneisley, McClaren, Kim, O’Connell, Phillips, Piner. Macon, Smith of McDonald, John Smit Louis, Tribble, who traveled Only 8 were needed. A: ri many though the bill had point—lack of a constitutional was raised, and the Speaker ruled bill had not passed. ; The lobby won in the fight tn the in’that it prevented the passage of specifically naming railroad oth orations of like character, and eft a loophole for the State Board ¢@ Equtatization or the reme Court to « empt the franchises of such corporat In other words, th oe ne pe contended for. The oT legislation, being in the minority, . compelled to sutenit,; » int of order is incorrect. @ says @ ence report which recommends rece from amendments does not require a oc tutional majority. But as 71 votes yarl have been required te pass the bill, 12 ei report had been declared ad . as Senator Farris is of the opinion thet — maker Ward's ruling in sp rt og oe = b> how, Aye The Governor's message on not even read in the Senate. at length In the House. The failure of the franchise bill In House frightened Senators Morton and ris. They knew it meant a renewal : fight two years hence. After a conference: with Col. Phelps and Col, © went to Speaker Ward and tried to on him to change his ruling and sign bill. Ward declined. The lobby sees that the people will demand a fran tax law two years hence. franchise ? It was Friends of Franchise Tax Accepted @ Half-Way Measure. Special to the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY. the election bill matier had been 4! ; of in the Senate this morning Senator Mae jor offered the majority and minority ree ports of the conference committee of tie two houses on the revenue bill, brought the franchise front. Major moved that the minority fre port be substituted for the. majority free ort. Farris made the point of order that there could be no minority report from a cone ference committee. He was sustained, by the Chair. Senator Morton then maeved that the report of the conference commit- tee be adopted and that the previous quée@- tion be ordered. ordered and the majority report was adopt- / ed. . The majority report, which adopted as the report of the whole co ittee on the ground that a minority of a cone eomunrittec eould not report, recom that both houses recede from all {8 amendenents, leaving the bill in tts origina form, containing a general franchise aseess- ment law, drawn by Senator Fields, Senator Major and Senator Fields ate convinced that the bill will De effective in the taxation of franchieer, and being Une abie to get anything better voted for ya majority report. Senators Haynes, Vand ver and Wadker cast the only nay votes. ‘The bill was then passed, * ihe vote on the bill was unanimous, 2 votes being cart. Imenediately after this votre sad been taken Gov. Stephens sent a meesage to the As sembly recommending franchise legislation ACTION OF THE HOUSE. Follows the Senate and Recedes From Its Amendments. Special to the Poet-Diapated JEFFERSON CITY, Mo it waa reported to the House trat the Sen ate had refused io accept the minority fee por of the > 2S their 1a a fn = : ee. ay . ; 2 it doubtful whether it could have passed anys ° ae i cd 7 . be as Pd i$ < . ~, of the. | ott a ae es tr es ; % pes Mo., May 22.—A tier ; +a + a Pee - ite action of Saturday night and. paas 4065 95 %

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Ps : TRE Oe) ae aes Bets? Se + % ss at Pa ae » SE eae tO Sarg ee > ‘> 7k “if ed Mf a re 4 yom ea eee eee] hens . was? Tale, Soeass 2 wee le eae P at HAR eee a hes 05 eats pate il ge i ‘eh ay. See, a te Pl ae? » ee aE _ @ ) ee ett Eee ee s aa : aa —_ won ae Y Sea oe a Ut ss oa, aes hae Ae oe of Beave Gt. Louis, 8:16 p. m., via M.. K. & T. Ry. WERNER | * ¥ a % si J ? » * The ommission Presents McKinley’s Plans. | GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO RULE. FILIPINOS PERMITTED TO NAME ADVISORY COUNCIL. Text of the Form of Government for ' the Islands Has Been Submitted to Aguinaldo’s Envoys Now in Manila. MANILA, May 22, 3:15 p. m.—Prof. Schur- man, head of the United States Philippine Commission, has submitted the following written propositions to the Filipinos: “While the final decision as to the form of government is in the hands of the Con- gress, the President, under his military powers, pending the action of Congress, stands ready to offer the following form of government: 1. A Governor-General to be appointed by the President. : 3. A Cabinet to be appointed by the Gev- ernor General. 3. All the judges to be appointed by the President; the heads of departments and ay ey to be either American or Filipinos, or th. 4. A general Advisory Council, its mem- bers to be chosen by the people by a form of suffrage to be Sapentter carefully de- termined upon. “The President earnestly desires that ed cease, and that the people of the nes at an early date enjoy the t measure of self-government com- @ with peace and order.” ‘United States Commission prepared the scheme and the President led his val of the form of the document. The pinos have made no definite proposi- on except for a cessation of hostilities un- | they can present the question of peace te the le.. Prof. Schurman told the Fili- ey had no means of gathering the le together, as the Americans control of the porte. He also reminded them a liberal form of government was of- them, and pointed out that it was tter than the conditions existing under rule. Seedy , President of the Filipino -Com- mission, replied that nothing could be ree than Spanish rule, and admitted that worse the form of government proposed was lib- ‘a! civilian members of the Filipino Com- on have declined to co-operate with the other members of that commission as ‘the former consider Aguinaldo’s latest de- mand to be preposterous, after Maj.-Gen. Otis’ refusal of an armistice, referring to wish for time in order to consult the o Congress.e ter a conference to-morrow with the United States Commissioners the Filipino Commissioners will lunch with Prof. Se wur- man and will afterward visit the vesses composing the American fleet. MANILA. May 22, 2:18 p. m.—In epite of the presence of the Filipino Commissioners in Manila. the military operations continue with unabated vigor. The visitors were ap- parently ignorant of the true condition of ee aire here. Upon thetr arrival they were jiately inundated with invitations ing both day and night, and express ise at the condition of affairs within ines. They had been led to believe everything was chaotic, and are de- ted at the reception accorded them. received from persons who have arrived from the interior show that no troops ere left in the northern provinces. They Were all drafted south after the out- break of the war. The villages on the west coast are almost deserted, and the Ilocanos ally are desirous of joining the Amer-- cans, if only for the purpose of crushing the Tagals. Many natives of Benguot an say that if the Americans had not arrived civil war would necessarily have gneued owing to the friction between the agals and the inhabitants of other prov- inces.’* ' The only Filipino troops now left are 7000 men under Gen. Luna, at Tarlac, and about 4000 under Gen. Pio del Pilar. Even these are,demoralized and short of arms and suppedus. Many of their rifies are disabled Ad the Filipinex are unable to repair them owing to the lack of mechanics and mate- rials for so doing. A coasting steamer which has arrived here reports that the Spanish garrison at Zamboanga, Island of ‘Minandoa, is held by the rebels in much the same manner the Americans held thetn while they were in the vicinity of Manila. Every night the Spaniards are subjected to an ineffectual fusilade, and if they are not soon relieved ey will be reduced to the condition of the garrison at Iloilo just previous to evacuation of that place. —_— - >- —— KEEPING THEM GOING. @tis Cables That the Insurgent Army Is Breaking Up. “WASHINGTON, May 2.—The War De- partment has received the following cable- Gram from Gen. Otis “Mahila, May @.—Adjutant-General, Washington: Corditions ae follows: “In Bulucan F'rovince, troops maintained at Quinga, Baliuvag, San Miguel; Lawton ! Oceeding down Ric Grande River from an Isidro; thas driven enemy westward from San Antonio, Caria and Arayat, where he was joined yesterday by Kobbes’ co!- ; will reach Santa Ana and Candaba to-de y. “MacArthur still at San Fernando and Will occupy cities south and westward: in- Surgent forces disiniegratiig daily, Luna's force’ at Taltac much dimirished: has de- RS ge or eee, 2 * P Poa. 4 ‘ 2 uate a 4 r ihe ‘ ne Be a i - . Sees sige hey by ‘ ad é 5 . ad - - yas * chit iv etl boa Ms se Lot h = a F 3 a* . i peeeeeess e . atl — — sanen Reet x ‘ ae wes . os - —— . bes ay = e a i. a “ oe ? bd — . NEW YORK Kidnapped While Out With Its Nurse. LATTER MAY BE IN THE PLOT. LETTER RECEIVED BY THE PAK- ENTS MAKES THREATS. Says the Child, Which Is Only 20 Months Old, Is Well, With Its Nurse, and That the Abduc- tors Will Write Again. OY Special to the Post-Dispatch. NBPW YORK, May 22.—The most remark- able kidnapping story that has been broug"t to the notice of the police in many years was told this morning by Arthur Clark, of 159 Fast Sixty-ifth street. _ His servant, Carrie Jones, he said, had stolen his 20-month-old baby, Marion. Carrie, the nuree, took the baby out ina carriage yesterday afternoon. It was nearly 5 o'clock when she left the house and she was told to be back by 6 o'clock. After sunset, and it had begun to grow chilly the Clarks grew uneasy over the non- appearance of the nurse and their baby. In alarm Mrs. Clark hunted up and down the neighboring streets asking all the po- licemen she met whether they had seen a servant tallying with Carrie’s description with a baby carriage. In his quest for the missing ones Mr. Clark got to Central Park. Police Sergeant McGinty at the station house there, placed several policemen at the disposal of the wellnigh distracted father to help him search through the park. Alongside a path which is usually de- serted after sundown they found the baby carriage in a cluster of bushes. But the carriage was empty. The father’s heart almost stopped beating. He feared to search the bushes. The thought almost drove him crazy that maybe his darling might be dead and her little body hidden in the bushes. The police found no trace of the baby or nurse anywhere. At midnight after they had given up their long, weary search in despair, Mr..and Mrs. Clark were trying to console each other, when there came a ring at the door bell. It was only a little boy, 13-year-old Fred- die Lang, who said he had been told by a woman to deliver a letter to Mr. Clark. The letter was written on paper like the copy paper used in newspaper offices. It was printed in pencil and read as follows: Do not look for your nurse and baby. They are safe in our possession, where they will remain for the present. If the matter is kept out of the hands of the police and the pewspaper you will get your baby back safe and sound. If, instead, @ you make a big time about it and publish 3 all over, we will see to it that you never see her again. rT: We are driven to this by the fact that we cannot get work and one of us has a child dying through the want of proper treat- ment and nourishment. Your baby is safe and in good hands. The nursegirl is still with her. If everything is quiet you will hear from us by Monday er Tuesday. le ei PS ww ev eve Ow ad v 7 "YY To the anxious parents’ queries the mes- senger gave no more satisfactory reply than that he never before seen the woman who gave him the message and that he did not know who she was nor where she lived. Mr. Clark suspected the boy knew more about the matter than he was willing to divulge. Calling Policeman Howard, Mr. Clark turned the boy over to him, and all three went over to the gtation house in Central Park. Sergeant McGinnity subjected the lad to a rigorous examination but could elicit nothing further from him than he had al- ready told Mr. Clark. e boy was allowed to go. The description of the woman given by Freddie Lang at midnight does not cor- respond with that of Carrie Jones. Mr. Clark, who received the letter. turned it over to Police Captain Pngland, of the Arsenal, Central Park, and begged him to keep the matter from the newspaper. Carrie Jones, the servant who kidnapped the baby, was only. with the Clark family a week. She advertised for a situation, and her advertisement was answered by Mrs, QClark, who engaged her. Mr. and Mrs. Clark live on the top floor of the brown stone flat at 159 Kast Sixty- fifth street. In addition to Marion, the baby who was stolen, there is another baby between two and three months old. It was to assist Mrs, Clark in the care of the two children, that the nurse was hired. The addrese that she gave in her adver- tisement was Twenty-third street branch of a newspaper. She merely had a box number there and none of the clerks re- member her or can give any information concerning her. Headquarters’ detectives were in charge stroyed several miies of rvilway in his ront; number of officers of rank have de. perted Luna and few have ertered Manile for tection; In Pampanga and Bulucan inhabitants returning to homes cnly fear insurgent troops; south of Manila Ineur- eat disintegration progressing, thouga argc force still maintained: conditions im- proving daily; send battalion troops and gunboat to Negros to-morrow to al ay ex- citement in southern portion of island and weet coast of Cebu. Have denied request ef Aguinaldo's commissioners for armistice, “Cy s,"’ MORE MEN FOR OTIS. Steamer With 1205 Soldiers Has Ar- rived at Manila. WASHINGTON, May 22..—The War De- partment has received the following cable- gram from Gen Otis: “Manila, May 21. Waamiington: Transport Mth inst.; no casualties. The Warren eailed from Sa > 6 April 8, with headquarters B. “wm we G, H, L, and M, Sixth Artillery ; tachment recruits; ilery, and de- total, 3 officers and 1206 enlisted men, under command > . B. Wivisten of Gen, B. GEN. OTIS’ DEATH REPORT. Corporal William Hast, Fourth fantry, Committed Suicide. WASHINGTON, May 22.—Gén. Otis re- ports the following deaths: Dysentery, May 7, Stephen Burdall, private, M. First Calt- corue 13, William Fahrenwald. petvesa, C, First South Dakota, typhoid fever; 14, John: Belicott, private. B, Twelfth Infan.- try, John Corbett, private, A, 224 Infantry: diphtheria, 16, Herbert L. Keeler, private. C,Thirteenth Minnesota.nephritis: William Hast, Corporal, H, Fourth Infantry, sui- cide; 17, Christof Lost, G. 2th Infantry, sipeias; Frank Hassaurek, Second Lieu- tenant. K, Seventeenth Infantry, $:45 p. m., Mth, at Manila. “KATY FLYER” FOR OKLAHOMA. Adjutant-General, Warren arrived OTIS."’ .n- Se. McAlester, 2:10 p. m. next day; Okia- of the Sixty-fifth street house to-day, and answered all rings at the doorbe!l. he members of Mr. Clark’s family were all out with other detectives. Headquarters’ men stood at every corner of Lexington avenue and Sixty-fifth street and seeméd to be all over the neighborhood. LOUIS FISHBACK ARRESTED. He Returned Monday Morning Fiom San Antonio to Meet a Charge of Grand Larceny. Lonis N. Fishbach was arrested at Union Station Monday morning. He had fust re- turned from San Antonio, Hie father, Geo. W. Fishbach, had sent for him to come here in response to the issuance of a war- rant charging grand larceny. Louis Fishbach was formerly a clerk in the City Treasurer's office, but resigned over a year ago and went away. His father says Louis is guilty of no wrong, but that several City Hall politicians formed a syndicate to loan money to em- ployes, giving Louls power of attorney to make loans. Some of the clerks defaulted and the syndicate is trying to hold Louis responsible for the loss. The arrest was prearranged Monday be- tween the elder Fishbach and Deputy Bner- iff Henry C. Wrechmann. WAS SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD. Charies Allorkaskey Died of the Wound Inflicted by Otto Heggi. Charles Allorkaskey, the 15-year-old boy who was shot through the head Wednesday evening at Third and Soulard streets by his playmate Otto Heggi, also 15 years old, died of his wound at the City Hospita] Sun- day morning. Heat. who fired the shot, ts confined tn a cell at the Four Courts, awaiting a pre. liminary hearing. He was arrested imme. diately after the shooting, on a warrant charging ansault to kill, A more serious charge will now be placed against him. bo ‘Clty, 1:46 p, m.; Ki Reno. 8:15 p. m. Hegg! claims he shot liorBaskey in sel defense t+ protect himse ben : with a vaite. oes é '

tag. Ree Bee oe tae Charge of Cowardice. ATTACKED BY A NEWSPAPER, DEFENDS HIMSELF BEFORE THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. The Fact Pointed Out That No Necgo Had Participated in Debates With the Inference Fear Maintained Silence. 7 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 22.—At to- day’s session of the Presbyterian General Assembly Rev. W. H. Franklin, a colored minister of Rogerville, Tenn., read an ex- cerpt from a local paper which said that no colored member of the Assembly tad yet spoken in -the debates on account of the fear inspired by the recent outrages in the South, not Knowing. but they might be heid to painful account when they return. Mr. Franklin stated that the article was without foundation, and in justice to the colored members,to the assembly and to the people of the presbyteries which had re- turned colored commissioners there should be a public denial. Dr. Franklin explained that in the pres- byteries of Holston and French Broad, from which he comes, there are 24 white and five colored ministers and 6000 white and 1000 colored communicants, yet this overwhelming white majority had sent him as one of the two ministers to represent them, r. Franklin offered resolutions refuting the newspaper statement and explaining that the colored commissioners were not restrained from debate because of fear. + iy 2 geo committees were announced, and the report of the committee on freed- men was read. After the report, which was highly con- gratulatary to the Freedmen’s Board, even though it had ended the year $40,000 In debt instead of free from debt, as the other boards, the roll was called on the appor- tlonment of funds to ‘be raised to cancel the debt. Some of the Presbyteries were @ssessed nearly $2000. The precise amount subscribed at once is now $35,000. The. Freedmen report would have been adopted without delay had it not been for one section of it, which refers to the recent Iynchings in the South. The case of the negro is spoken of as one ‘‘that appeals to us with imperious insistence because of the malefic prejudice and barbaric caste spirit that are to-day devising new tortures for the negroes body and new terrors for his soul. We join heartily with our fellow citi- zens and fellow Christians of the South in horror of these dreadful manifestations.”’ One commisstoner expressed a fear that while it was indisputable that the commit- tee had mention nothing but well-known facts in referring to the outrages. it might not be wise to let that portion of the report go out as the pronouncement of the as- sembly until it had been debated, it might be unwise to take any notice of the out- rages for fear.of aggravating race and sec- tional differences. The question was taken up‘later as a spectal order. Rev. Graham Campbell of Burkeville, Va., warned Presbyterians againet giving money to Booker T. Washington. He said Mr. Washington was doing a grand work. But who would carry -it-on, he said, after Wash- ington had gone? In, many regions it had been found that Mr. Washington's young men had taken from Presbyterians al] their money for. the Freedmen’s Board The board could spend the money to just as good advantage as Mr. Washington and waé a perpetual organization. MISSIONS WAS THE TOPICS. Cumberland Presbyterians Devote the Day to This Work. DENVER, Colo., May 22.—The sessions of the Cumberland Presbyterian General As- sembly, to-day, were devoted to the general subject of missions. The most active mis- sion workers in the church delivered ad- dresses. The Rev. E. E. Morris of Marshall, Mo.. who !s known as the ‘Tithing Minister.’ discoursed in an interesting manner on ‘“‘How I Take My Collections.” FRANCHISE BILL THROTTLED. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1. _—_- --- “After a conference with whom?” asked Slate. “With W. H. Phelps,’’ added Daizell. Slate denied that he had been consulting with Phelps, but admitted that Phelps had accosted hin. Johnston of Cooper moved the previous question and the Republicans demanded a roll eall. Only an hour of the session re- mained, and it was apparent that the Re- publicans hoped to delay the bill so that it would not. be acted upon before adjourn- ment. The previous question was ordered, 60 to 43. The motion to recede prevaiied, 58 to 44. At this point, 11;15 o’clock, an assistant doorkeeper, pushed the clock awry, and it stopped. The Sergeant-at-arms stationed himself and his assistants around the time- plece, preventing interference from the Re- publicans. The House then adopted the report of the conference committee, 63 to 47. The Demo- crats claim that since there was no change in the bill involved in the adoption of this report, a constitutional majority is not re- quired, and that since the House has passed the bill once; in its origmal form, it is not necessary to pass it again. The latter part of this proposition is tne Same as that involved in the suit filed in the Supreme Court to compel the officers of both houses to sign his wineroom bill, The Mepublicans contest the point. The 47 yotes against the bill were all cast by Republicans except one, Which Was cast by Slate of Maries. Halil of Grundy made a point of order that the Conference Committee could not be adopted without a constitutional ma- jority, and asked that it be recorded, He read the constitutfonal provision sustain- ing his point. Speaker Werd sustained him, deelaring that the report was not adopted. This killed the franchise bill. W hitecotton tried to get further confer- ence, but was voted down. GOV. STEPHENS’ MESSAGE. Urging the Legislature to Pass a Franchise Tax Law. Special to the loat-Dispatcn. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 22.—Gev. Stephens to-day sent a message to the Leg- islature urging the passage of a franchise /tax law, in which he takes the following | ground: “If the franchise owned by a corporation enables the corporation to declare a divi- dend on a certain amount of value by rea- son of the use of the franchise, then cer- tainly a valuable property right exists and should bear its share of the burden of taxation. “An illugtration of the remarkable value of a mere franchise exists in the case of the ‘Central Traction’ street railway fran- chise in St. Louis, which was, I am in- formed, valued at more than a million dol- lars by its owners, althgugh at that time not one plece of tangiole property was — by the corporation holding the fran- chise. “That vast amounts of dividend paying property in the shape of franchise values exist to-day in our State free from taxation, no one doubts or can dispute. If this is true. the burdens of taxation do not rest equally upon our people. If one hand of the government of the State of Missouri is laid upon the property of the citizen and taxes wrung from him, and with the other valuable franchises, paying dividends on millions, dre to be bestowed on quasi-pub- ite corporations, carrying with the favored grant exemption from taxation, is it less Pw Colored Minister - Refutes a i meee ee +o % ~* 6 al sd Beginning S40) 4/3 s = ~OF HIGH NOVELTY SILKS To-morrow we will offer 9000 yards of ‘the world’s best Silks, including all this sea- sen’s ideal creations, at greatly reduced prices. “FOR INSTANCE, W FANCY SILKS, WORTH ........*% 75C WILL SELL— $1.50 | $1.75 | $2.00 AT sips sesean aunt HO ALSO 500 REMNANTS OF N OV 2ic i 79c ‘SILKS AT 62ic YARD, WORTH UP TO $2.50 89c Beginning ; @SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssss —- a robbery because it is done under the forms of law and is called taxation? “As a rule the quasi-public corporation owning a franchise has a practical monop- oly and is not subject to.the laws of com- etition. This renders the property pecul- “my valuable, “But the records of the State Board of Equalization for 1898 show imperatively the necessity for the taxation of franchise val- ues. By a reference thereto it will be seen that taking the stock and bond market values of the street railways of St. Louis, Mo., and assessing the proportion on the same basis as the property of thé ordinary land owner is assessed, that if the fran- chise values of said street railways, as re- flected in the market values of the stock and bond values of the railroads, had been assessed by the State Board of Equaliza- tion, that the street railways of St. Louis, Mo., alone, would have paid into the State, School Board and city treasuries of 8Bt. Louis, Mo., $232,069.51 more in taxes in 1898 t} they did pay. In other words, our fi re in 1898 to assess these franchises saved the street car companies of St. Louis, Mo., $232,059.51. “The majority of the State Board thought the board had no right to assess this fran- chise value under the present law. That these properties were worth $40,000,000 while being assessed at less than $10,000,000 is clearly shown by the recent gales of a ma- jority of said street car lines. “It is claimed under the present law that only the tangible property of franchise-own- ing corporations can be assessed. That, therefore, in the case of an electric street railway only the rails, wires, poles, ma- chinery, buildings and cars can be taxed. But usually the value of the stocks and bonds. on which dividénds and interest are paid exceed enormously the value of the tangible property. This difference repre- sents the value of the franchise. But the policy of our State cannot be mistaken on the question as tO whether or not franchises should be taxed, bh Section 2, Article 10, of the State Con- stitution provides:«"*The power to tax cor- _——— and corporate property shall not e surrendered or suspended by act of the Gefieral Assembly.”’ :; Is a franchise owned by a corporation property? It must be remembered a differ- ence exists between the mere charter or franchise of being & corporation and the franchises of a corporation independent of the charter. The former is not property; the latter is property. The corporate privilege of laying a track on a designated street, running cars there- on and woes y fares, is ‘held by the Su- preme Court of Missouri to be property ca- pable of sale and transfer. The citizen that owns a house on a atreet pays taxes to the State, county and city for the support of the governmen of each. If the street is improved. he is liable to a special assessment on his ‘house and lot to pay for said improvement, in addition to iis county and regular citwand State taxes. But under the law’of Missouri to-day, as it is construed by our assessing officiais. the street car company or the telephone company or the condult or gas company is allowed the valuable privilege of using said street without paying anything for the privilege for helping improve the street, be- ing taxed simply on the value of the poles, rails or pipes under, on or over the street, although the citizen living adjacent there- to pays a special tax to improve the stree* thereto. If these rails, wires or soles or pipes were on land owned by the corpora- tion, the said pipes, -wires, poles and rails would be taxed upon the real estate. Much greater reason exists for taxing them on the valuable privilege surreniered to them In the exclusive use of the highway. The street vender, the peddler, all pay taxes; merchants, brokers and manufac. turers and agents all pay occupation taxes on their callings because the State or city governments, as the case may be, need the money. Why should franchise owning corpora- tions not pay taxes on franchises which yield dividends, in order to help lighten the suurden of the tollers Who are strug.giing for existence, and whose energy, labor and activity render valuable the most of these franchises of quasi-public corporations? Take another class of franchises, that of bridges and terminal union depot compa- ‘nies, which control the ingress and egress of all traffic at Kangas City and St. Louis. By their franchise or privilege they are en- AS. “Necessity Knows No Law.” But a law of Nature bows to the necessity of keeping the blood pure so that the entire system shall be strong, healthy and vigorous. To take Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier, is hence a law of health and a neces- sity in nearly every home. Eczema— “Our baby's face itched so and was covered with scabs, she suf fered everything. We tried Hood's Sarsaparilla and she was cored. Her face is now smooth, white and soft."” Girs. Wilbur Wells, Warren, Conn.‘ Morning Fatigue—‘“‘/ suffered with a tired feeling and headache every morning and evening. IJ took Hood's Sar- saparilla, and got relief. 2 also cured me of the grip and of catarrh of J2 years duration.”” Mrs. Fennie Horner, Stoys- town, Pa. Hoods = ee TT cee i Tuesday, May, 23. _ ee Pe OO IE SSP LF OE Oe Pe er El tt i ti, Mi tie te i tl tli . em : abled to levy tribute on all the travel] and traffic.of the millions who themselves or property are forced to procure egress and ingress to these eat commercial centers, This forced tribute by way of tolls exacted enables this class of co a- tions to pay dividends on values millions in excess of the cost of construction or of the present valute of the actual tangible property. This excess above the value of the tangible property representa the value of the franchise. This, our Constitu- tion and our Supreme Court say, is proper- ty, and should - taxed. fhe income value of property fixes its Value for purposes of gale. It should also fix its value for purposes of taxation. Would not the farmer canstituents of each member of this General Assembly be gla ; 8. B. Ferrier, General Committee, Finance Committee—Rachel Richardson, Gecretary; Clara Jackson, Treasurer; Ar- Bell, Chairman. goo of Arrangementse—Armilés Rell. Celia Brewer, Rachel Richardson, N, Roberts. A. Mayo. ami Reception Commilttee—Elisabeth . Louis hg nd . er ae Washing- len W olen Doorkeepers—Philip Keys, John Case Ticket phere—Georsiatia Anderson, hes Gunnell. Grand Matron—L, A. Delaney, St. Loula, Mo. Haase’s Delight—to cigar—try one, i SIX MONTHS IN WORKHOUSE, Dora Fleming Found Guilty of Having Picked a Pocket. — Dora Fleming, the Woman who Was @r« ted at the Fair Grounds recent Saree of being rs pickpocket and wit i robbed a woman of her ee found gullty before Jodae ‘officers of the assem- day morning and sentenced to siz use. ment had been rejected on Senatoor Ander. in the Workheo

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a ee! ee a on ” a re sisting Americans and Explan- ation Has Been Demanded. . . jealousies between the cities on the River Amazon are responsible for the , . a 4 8 hed —s wa 8 es gt 63 a 7 ¢ a tan si bel *% 2 » Sg3 7 #:% a a’ Bers y NEY ee a ie i + « ae e t ¥ insults . (MPa ie. “ offered the gunboat Wilmington and the 8 a i stoning of the American consulate at M@e naos by a Brazitilan mob. Reports received by the State and Navy _ Departments present the facts which have been made the basis of proper represene tation to the Brazilian Government, When Commander Todd announced st Para, before the ascent of the Amazon, his Intention to proceed to Manaos, there seemed to be some objection to his pure pose, but he conducted his ship satisfac- torily to Manaos. Here Commander Todd paid his usual calls upon the Captain of the port, who was very cordial until he ase- certained that the Wilmington was under orders to continue her cruise unt she reached Iquites, Peru, when his manne? changed. The Governor of the province in whic® Manaos is located declined to receive Come mander Todd and obstacles were put in the way of obtaining plflots for the navigation of his ship on the remaiader of the cruise. Commander Todd succeeded, however, getting a couple of men from an Italian , vessel, and with them continued to erulae. Upon his return to Manaos he found that tne Governor had revoked the licens of the pilots and otherwise punished tiem, and on account of the attitude of the Gove ernor could not get pilots to take his ship down the Amazon, and it was necege- ary for ‘oim to reiy upon his ships’ force, did the work: in an entirely satis#- maniner ‘ When the Wilmington proceeded toward I yaios a few pconle, Intluding representa- tives of a Manaos newspaper, surrounded the Consulate and threw a oo stones at it to show thelr disapprobation of the conduct of, the Wilmingion’s commander. It ap- pears from the reports that the people of Manos, like thore of Para, object to the ex plolration of towns above them, fearing action willl Inure to the benefit of their and injure their own trade. No dow he is felt in official circles that the BrasziHan | Government will make a prompt investiga. tion of the discourtesy offered to the le mington and that speedy action will be taken. ©The authorities sincerely regret that the tncident should have arisen, be- cause of the undoubted friendship of the trazillan Government for the United States, and toey are satisfied that all proper amends will be made Inder the tnsiructions given by Gecfrae tary Long to Lieutenant Commander W, W, Kimball, commanding the gunboat Visen, now on her way to Biuvefleids, Nica that officer will maintain constant graphic cotmmunication with Inent. This order in requiring him to Protect American intere ests among the Central American ports, , and is for the purpose of preventing any: interruption in the communication between the men-of-war of the United States crula- ing in Central American waters and the department. The gunboat Marietta and lat- terly the cruiser Detroit both experienced cénsiderable difficulty in forwarding mes- sages to the department and receivi ine , structions, due, according to the explana- tion of the Nicaraguan Government, to ag‘ “interruption in the land lines." ' It is not at all certain that the cruiser Detro!t will leave Central American waterg even upon arrival of the Vixen. Her dee parture is entirely dependent upon the cone- dition of affairs at Blueflelda at the time the Vixen is spoken, and shoyld the situa- tion be quiet the“Gdepartment may deem it advisable to dispatc the two veasela te Honduras to expedite the payment of the indemnity for the murder of an Americas named Frank Pears. RELIEF OF NEEDY SOLDIERS. Dividend From World’s Fatr Steck for telee- the departe order is addition to that Illinois Volunteers. ay CHICAGO, May 22.-A fund of $160,008, drawn from a dividend on #6,.008 shares of world’s falr stock ts being set aside for needy and suffering members of the various Iilinole volunteer regiments of Cook C ty who served in Cwha, Funds are reported now on hand to pay 6? is { per cent dividend on the atock, a a te. Nef committee will be appointed from Society of the Army of Santiago to @ct a committee of colonels of the re secure the dividend. CAS TORIA Iiistatsad tain, Bears tne _ Signature ind You Have Always Bought’ _ ¢ | Ht. iz

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Pea pi si m eee Ae sie i raw, ages 4 eee Aecd 3 waists’ mA * ea, z v : eg NR Ry Se Se ee es D> See eee V4 me o . ri at te rei rcs a se ‘ p> ; 8D ag ee - a. wey ae. * at Ser, me As Teeth ~ -~ at € a ete sane RR “5 ae Lp PAE ARNG Span a $ Sins i PR Pet UIE a ot eee Pe ea aes ‘ . ¢ “rte. ie v" Beare oe . * SA at cy, ap a aia i rl a im Saas tet ied lence ieee AL Baas: yuicbd gh Nts etiam: aR up hay 8 es dag Beats (Sth 3 ea es Pe a Se ae —— 4 im Sea cai oie a * Y aee ‘gize and wealth. , Btreet railways are in the contem ; Improvements in selecting worthles eee ew ee SS Bas = Bee ee FP Fa : Ree eT Rot ee 2 Taga RAD RE 84 hea pig aets wt cs G3" 2 saa ; ~. The record of St. Z : * The Mayor's organ charges that che Council has rejected men cf proper capacity and character. Evidently the recent election has not purified the exceedingly foul air of the City Hall. The whole country should protest against Chicago’s foul and dangerous drainage canal. Its toleration would be a mischievous precedent. No thorough investigator can fail of being convinced that the Post-Dispatch is the greatest newspaper success St. Louis has ever seen. ' If we fought to make Cuba free, why do we not give her freelom? Was the war merely an effort to enrich the gsgyn- dicates? ooo The enormous dependent vote that will come with the trusts will make the Declaration of Independence a mockery. —_——__--——--¢@¢ —--—--— + POST-DISPATCH SNAP SHOTS. The Virginians were not thinking about Griggs when they greeted President McKinley. Mr. Bull is forvetting Gladstone and remembering Disraeli, as becomes an insatiate expander. The gum chewer is wig wagging against the gum trust, but he fears he is going up to great odds, So long as Southern women are feed!ng Mr. McKinley on cake, the treason of Edward Atkineon cannot shake the country much, Is Kaiser Billy really of the opinion that his people will regard him as a ‘poodle’ or a “big stiff’’ whenever any one says he is either? The &pringfieid ,Mo., thieves who bind watchmen and destroy thé flercest dogs may visit the great cities this season and tie up the pol.ce. All the great guns will sing for Dewey as certainly as sang the famous Miss Aiiendale when an aspersion was thrown upon her capacity as a cantatrice. American politics stands asioynded at the statement of Mayor Jones vf Toledo that he never bought a drink for any man when he wus a candidate for Mayor. If in olden times the trees of New Jersey were as large as those of California, what may not have been the size of the Jersey mosquito that sung in their follage? Mr. McKinley could hardly have expected to find an anti-trust Attorrey-General among the Republican politicians of New Jensey. Possibly he had no desire to do so. The administration that sells the water works to a private oor- poration may nat bring about lynch law, but it will‘have reason to apprehend serious trouble for itéelf. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. SUBRSCRIBER.—‘‘Teaspoonfuls” is correct. CONSTANT HEADER.—The Anheuser-Busch is the larger. R. T. FeThere are no World's Fair Directors. The election has not been held, TRUMPETDHR. — Books explaining the flag signals and wig- wag systems can be obtained at almost any bookstore. T. H. M.—We cannot recommend any particular authority. The journal you mention is probably rehable. Consult brokers and reai estate agents, whose business it is to keep in touch with such matters. M. M. S.—Walker’s Rhyming Dictionary ,was published many years ago by Dick & Fitz@erald, New York, but is probably out of print. Write to H. B. Dick, 18 Ann street, New York, who may give you irformation. J. A. W.~—Write to your sister in New York and to your friend in Washington; tell them of your desire that they be frienas, Then the elder of the two. if there is much difference in their ages, will write the other. If, however, your friend ts to become your wife, your sister should write first to welcome her into the family. DR. 8.—The record is not complete. It is not probable that any regiment in the Philippines has lost 200 men kilied in action or by death from wounds. The First Nebraska is the greatest suf- ferer. Many, however, are in the hogsp'tal. That regiment has [oat 2% by killed or wounded, but we are not informed how and Its Columbia Te’eatre tellin’ about a dis- appointness th’ other night. He wuz one o’ these red-faced guys whit a dinky lid ’n a pair of ragger pants 'n this guy says t’ another one just after he shut his grinders on a weinerwurst 'n finds that it's awdust, he says: “What a disappointness!"’ Well, that wuz pretty worse on th’ Cher- man, but he got sauerkraut alongside o’ what wuz handed up t’ me by whoever it is that runs these things which wise guys are always knockin’ Mr. Tate about—ain’t he got a hard time? I soit’nly had a disappointness.” Did yu | HEARD a Cherman comedian at th’ ever have one? No? A-a-a-a-w, nix, Gladys er Willie, youse keen stood up, yu know it! But ain't it sumpthin’ awful! Worse than sittin’ on a tack—hurts more 'n lasts longer. On th’ square, I'd rather wake up from a hop dream than get another dis- appoinment iike I had last Sunday. Yu see, it happened lIike this: Ever since I accepted th’ position o’ beil boy at_ th’ Southern ‘n shook me ragger front along whit Mame. I’ve been gettin’ a quali on toast taste ’n a ficz thoist. I’ve been get- me nut swelled, Nothin’ wuz good igh.fer me Veil. I gotta hunch that I had a cop out a swell skirt, a new pettie, yu know, sump- | that The Ragger Philosopher Tells Post-Dispatch Readers of a Disappointment Results. \ wolld. @o I tipped th’ office t/ a goil whic sells flowers in a store on beekaaar, pretty soon 1 was al th’ money—so J thought. I made a date whit her fer Sun- day morning. She wuz gointa meet me at ‘Lempt! 'n Washin’ten avenue. She says: ‘Ten o'clock; now don’t disappoint me, Mr. uinn,”’ 'n she kinda winked 'n laughed, Owin’ seme pretty teet'. “M—i—s—t—e—r Quinn!" A—a—a—w, say! Wout set, put yu in . em? Why. wuz air a mile in a minnit. Dieappoint her, th’ very best that ever? Wen. guess pet. Patic. : begtns t’ get ready. Say—th’ way hustled around workin’ overtime, 'n’ bein’ ‘ I pretty near —pretty near, that’s all. Her name was e0a—a—a-—w, she was a hummer! [ could jus’ see meself sayin’ t’ her whit one 0” them Olive street S-spien: “Will yu have yer cocktail a little redder this time. Bee?” N then I could fancy her cutt'n’ out the mister” ’n’ sayin’: “Why, soit’nly, Pette, what you say goes whit me!’’ When Sunday came around after a couple of weeks—only it wuz jus’ three days after I made the date—I give a guy a dollar 'n a half t’ woik fer me, ‘cause it wuzn’t my day off an’ he stuck me about SOc’s, bein’ next I wuz easy, on account of ekirts. (Wish't he wouldn't o’ woiked fer me). I wuz afreid peopie "ud think I wuz me frend, Waldere Kirk er Berry Wall, ‘n wanta buy me things when I went out on th’ street. me togs was so Lindell boule- vard. IT had one o’ them seemore coats thin’ on a level whit me new station in th’ doubled breasted 'n the samme kind o’ vest 'n - , - “=, “3 a 3 a 4 4 a i ——— - ~o—-# © -o— 4 4 @ -@—_@—@— Pi letad and they agreed to look after de- alis. The curtain rises upon their little drama at exactly 7:15 In the evening. Scene, the iront steps of Capt. Hanson’s house. A cold drizzle continues throughout. The first conspirator enters, trips up the steps and pulls the bell. After a slight pause the door opens and the old captain appears, ee, out into the wet. Is Miss Hanson at home?” inquires the conspirator. “Yes,” replies the captain, trying to reco nize the visitor. ‘“‘Will you walk in?’’ anks, no,’”’ is the reply. ‘“‘I just called to say that it is a very uncomfortable night, moist and windy, and. she really ought not to think of going gut. Good ye mg and the first conspirator trots down, leaving the captain in open- mouthed amazement. Offended, but too surprised to do or say anything, he slams the door and retires. Five or six minutes pass and conspira- tor No. 2 comes striding confidently along, mounts the high stoop and rings the bell. Is Miss Hanson at home?’ asks the vis- itor of the old gentleman. vent OS, she {is,”’ responds “W hat do you want?’ It’s a very dirty night,’ remarks the conspirator, with engaging frankness, ‘‘and she really ought not to venture out.” Big seas and great gales!’ roars the captain in a tremendous rage; “‘you get out of here!’’ And he makes a dash at the self-appointed adviser, but the latter is on his guard and skips down the steps un- harmed, Ten minutes are then allowed to elapse before the third conspirator appears on the scene. He, too, trots up the high stoop and rings the bell, but having rung, he pru- dently retires half-way down again and waits. Almost immediately the door swings open and the irate captain howls: ‘Well! how is it?’’ “Is Miss—’’ beging the third conspirator, but the captain waits for no more. He makes a mad rush down the steps, roaring savage imprecations and evident bent upon violence, but the third conspirator, antici- pating just this attack, nimbly jumps out of the way and flees. The captain, choking with unappeased wrath, returns to his house and the three conspirators and the discarded lover gather under a convenient doorway across the street. They had not long to wait. Henry Whit- man, with commendable promptness pat- tered up the steps at 7:45 and rang the bell. The captain was in waiting, for the ac- cepted lover’s hand had not left the bell pull when the door opened, the captain emerged like an ocean greyhound out of a fog bank and fell upon the caller before he could utter a word. It was hammer and tongs fer about a eecond, and then, such was the force of the captain’s onslaught that both men rolled down the steps and came to a stop in a heap. Whitman yelled, the captain bellowed, and Lucy, coming to the door, screamed. The conspirators across the way sneaked off in great delight at their success. and it was well they did so, for had they re- mained they would have witnessed an anti- climax that would have been unpleasant for them. Lucy, recognizing her lover's voice, promptly went to his relief and caressed his bruised face in a way that Jack Dar- row would not have liked to see. The cap- tain, too, though still mystified and wrathy, apologized handsomely, and when later the truth about the conspiracy became known to him, he made full amends to Whitman by doing all he could to hasten the wedding. ~Philadelphia Bulletin. the captain. BAKED SHAD ROE.—The simplest way to prepare shad roe is to bake it. Cut thin slices of bacon, ridge them Hght with a knife and place in a shoot iron baking dish. Season the roe with a little salt and pep- per, lay on the bacon-and place in the oven. Bake until done. Serve hot with water cress and dandelion. CRESS AND DANDELION SALAD.—Mix equal portions of white wine, vinegar and salad ofl, season with a little moist sugar and salt, amd turn into a salad bowl. Throw in some sprigs of water cress and dande- lion, toss well and turn out into a large dish. Serve while the salad ts fresh. INDIAN SANDWICHES MADE OF TOAST.—Remove the skin and bones from two sardines; pound the meat to a paste; add a teaspoonful of anchovy paste, a dash of salt and red pepper, and ryb in the hard-boiled yolks of six eggs. Add two tablespoonfuls of olive oil. Butter the end of the loaf of Bread, cut off the slices, then cut ft into crescent-shaped pieces or rounds. Toast the bread quickly on one side, spread the other with the mixture, and serve at once, as they must be eaten while the toast is hot. These sandwiches are nice for late suppers. TOMATOES A LA CUBA.—Select large, e i of the latter have died or how many are eick In the hospital. | firm tomatoes, put in boiling water to re- move the ‘skin, and place on ice several hours, or over night if possible. The should be very cold Cut crosswise ana serve a half to each person, with powdered sugar and lemon pugs that has been strained into a smali pitcher. Allow the juice of half a lemon for each person. RHUBARB VINEGAR.—Wash and cut the rhubarb into inch pieces without peel- ing. Pound with a wooden potato beetle: mensure and put in a large stone jar. To each quart allow one pint of water. Cover | with cheesecloth and let stand in a warm room for 10 days, stirring twice a day. | Strain through cheesecloth, metagure and return to the jar. Allow one cupful of sugar to each quart of liquid. Add a few epoonfuls of water, dissolve over the fire i cool and add to the contents of the jar. | Cover again Se cloth and let stand | as before unt 8 a good strong vinegar, then bottle. . vi RHUBARB WINE.—Skin, chop fine mash the rhubarb to a pulp. Weigh it end allow one quart of water and one pound of sugar to o}¢ pound of fruit, Mix well, pour into a la&gge earthen jar, cover loosely with cheesecioM to protect from dust. and let it stand un@l ‘t ferments well, stirring it up once or tWice a day. rhen fermen- tation ceases s#jm and strain, pour into a bunghole and «@nd away for four monts, Rack the wine o&!Mto bottles and pul them away on thelr s#es- : | THE WAR SONG OF THE SLAIN, DREAMED my soul went wandering through a wood Of cypress, black against a sunset sky, And heavy, so they moved to no wind’s breath. Silence more deep than man has understood Followed my steps; light failed, and by and by I stood at evening near the Gate of Death. Here the black wood divided. Through the space spac A wide, white road led downward to the great Red sandstone columns with a world on each. High were the gray skulls heaped at either And- these are they who meet an unknown ate And die forgotten far from human reach. Behind the gate was darkness absolute. Before, the road between the cypress woods Stretched ever onward till it reached a lain, From where I heard, because all else was mute, Faintly the clamorous tongues of war's fierce broods— Of as oe voices, hoarse with fear ahd pain. Then suddenly, above the battle’s roar, There came a sound of singing, which arose From @ vast company, who crossed the dim Plain’s nearer edge and down the road did pour. In life and death my soul shall never lose The mournful echo of that mighty hymn— “Our souls have left the battle’s rage and Our ears are deaf to shouts of victory— Is there no quiet place where we may stay? Our eyes are blinded and we cannot see, Our feet are dull and will not find the way, Throw oT the Gates of Death and let us in! “Who come tae sword must perish by the sword. Our only trade is fighting—and through hell We dragged our bodies for our countries’ gain. Is it enough, oh God? Have we fought well? Then give us rest from strife and peace from pain, And let us die! We ask no more reward.” And so they passed me, those of every race, A maimed, distorted multitude of men, Still bleeding from the wounds of which they died. White gh clown’s chalk mask each ghast- y face Turned once before the Gate was reached, and then Went down to darkness on the other side. —Caroiine Duer in Collier's Weekly. No news can be got of either the Spanish American fleets and fear expressed that Cervera’s fleet has ecaped. Gen. Corbin reports that 106,000 volunteers are now mustered in and that the volunteer enroll- went will be ended in a few days. Reports of a Franco-Spanish alliance greatly af- fect the financial warket in London. Edward Bellamy, the great Socialist, died. Pelayo squadron reported to have been ordered to the Pujlippines. Reported capture of a Spanish bark by an American cruiser. Angust Straub, President of the International Bank, died. Skippy Roban joins the chutch and sees the error of his way. CURIOUS OPTICAL ILLUSION. Se Are the Heavy Lines Straight? Why do the heavy lines in the accompany- ing sketch appear to De curved, when in reality they are perfectly straight? St. Louis Is Fair. From the Calumet Banner, Clarksville, Mo. We believe it would be a mistake on the part of the country people to embarrass World's Fair enterprise because the wad nh nature of a few men cropped out in the Nashville affair. t. Loula is dis- Fair t reat the country ple with Sinate Gnd keenly regrets ihe unfortu- ate incident. The Post-Dispatch Pictures. From the De Soto (Mo.) Press. The Cape Gazette says that in a page of © erie illustrations in a St. Louls pa- ke ‘‘face-wide pe e hi tamus wore a - ) ed t like Mark Hanna. amile and Tooke dus sams will Every well-conduc i take that as & direct . for only happy people can When it rains in the spring And the skies turn gray And the birds take wing And hasien away. We are terribly glum And can't smile or sing, When the bad days come In the mcnths of epring. When ft rains In the spring Ané the days are chill, There is never a thing But to elt right still And work all day At the same old thing, When the skies are gray And it rains in the spring. When it rains in the spring And we can’t go ovt Ami whistle or sing Or holleg or shout, What ¢ is our youth, When it has no filng, And we're full of the ruth Of an ice-cold spring? __ J, GETCHER GUNN. The opposition to the marriage of MA Crawford and Miss Johnson of Binghamton, N. Y., both aged 90, has resulted as most attempts against true love do. These de- termined young people are now one, Possi- bly a century of wedded bliss awaits thie lively pair. The Washington negro who stole a red hot stove has evidently a soul above chick- en stealing. With a little more develop- ment he would be a prosperous member of a lobbying syndicate. It Is quite Mkely that the Spanish cannon which 18 to come to St. Louls may get here in time to celebrate the acceptance of the Mayor’s slate, whether the gun is hustied or not. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. (This column is open to everybody who has & com plaint to make, a evance to ventilate, informa- tion to give or a subject of general interest to dis- cuss, of a public service to acknowledge, and whe 7. gut ve Wes into vee Sowens words posalbie. . persons seeking employment cannos be given place in this column.) Embalmed Chicken. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Talking with a friend upon the sidewalk in the near vicinity of a barbershop during the week, Capt. Bill's attention was at- tracted to an object lying midway on th walk which several stray dogs ap c —smelled of and ran off en fated. friend's attention had likewise been fix upon the object, and together they ap- proached it for a closer examination. : It was a dressed chicken, head and attechea, he a ore. i ey walke nto the calied his attention to ee a B20 pT. y i. he ran out ons covere e fowl. am sympathizing dis- position and feeling “dat dem togs” overly much “cussed’’ the marked: “That several seve proached the chicken, smell of it walked off dis ted like.’ “Yah, dat ish so. Te togs som a hurry liks dem up, but dem lik were re- ap- ana chicken—files and touch him.” Wouldn’t it be a good idea to furnish ‘Onkel Henery’s’ Meat I tor with s dog and a cage of files to help them dis- cover the polsoned meat, fish and tows sold to the public? . St. Louis. Encroachments on Sidewalks. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Althou a non-resident t often vist your delightful city, it has, f toe time of my first visit, always a peculiar charm for me; its old were a source of pom monn surprise, courtesy of St. ulsans, | am sure, roverbial. At any rate, it was never K- fh to me, a stranger. f noticed one thing, however, yesterday, while on Franklin avenue, that filled me with astonishment. I mean the way in which certain merchants appropriate the sidewalk for the display of their wares, Is there no city ordinance against this? The practice should be sto at once by the proper authorities, or in some fnoen I saw whole stocks in trade thus aieniaved. to the serious inconvenience of passers-by; and, this aside, even allowing pedestrians tq be crowded off the curb. My ‘home is in a much smaller city than this and further West, yet the ordinance is strictly enforced, and no merchant there is permitted to use more than 18 inches of the pavement for his display. As a re- sult, the streets are very neat and inviting and the gee themselves seem leased at the new jaw. as Louls. ’ NON-RBSIDENT'Y. Philosophy of Divorce. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. A great deal has been said against di- vorce. But what other recourse have those whose marriage has proven a failure? a woman of 18, especially when actuat love, are 80 competent to judge h character that society has a right to re when they make a mistake? if | two continue to live as man and wife a the mistake has been proven beyond & doubt, who is the gainer? Surely not the; parties most intimately concerned, for ws a life can be ons one vege youn of _ aa a BOC > misery o y be we BF ge: ful to society; unhappy people are sirable companions. esides, the children, : the future citizens, grow Up in an atmor- here of quarrels and abuse. As for re- fision—well. religion is, or should be, the guide to human ppiness, presem as well as future. It cannot require the mpmete- tion of men, and women on the tar ; istaken judgment. “in this Fae ears vt there is another to consider. wedded every opposite sex The majority pees can _ cording to , this alone constitutes & ; nice ih Ge Soe eB te Ree ranting o orces, e. ey ithbolding of them. Pat St. us. Me Position of Municipal Own ership Prob- lem. : f the Post-Dispatcd. os Py} Ar generally admitted that the ques- tion of municipal ownership occupies @ de- batable position. This is progress. but not victory. Thére are enterprises which, In their modern development, are mono i. that latter-day society, @ our — ‘ dustrial progress, seem te demand, which ounces Th, t as opo es eembination of individuals a than the — to control and benefita 0 shown in an icipa oe a eroperly be sald to occupy & oe ll subject. Who SO tee a ee a ee a ; i Med) a § ve at v7) Ri ta) tO) A we * si t se he at tt a9 A hol \ be nisi , be oe ? 7 ’ eo 4 4 ab “ c ; 2 apie i¢ Does any one think that a man oS ee. ° ue DRE we 4 shee “~ “ td TT ee Beez fect ees lag rete ie

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PAYMENTS To able to obtain erent wv a n needed. nd especially so in clothing one’s se end Some. We carry the latest and no § [00 : T'S A LOSS WILL BE $4,000,000. BUSTRONED BY FRE, JOHN RATON ELA VERY TOUGH WEDUPONT SHOOT Lost All Their Possession. THAT IS WHAT THE ST. LOUIS CLUB HAS BEFORE IT. DANIELS, HALLOWELL AND EL- LIOTT THE WINNERS. DR. STARKLOFF’S BAD LUCK. THE EAST SIDE HORSEMAN FIG- URES IN A SENSATION. ———— stand Raltimore New York Loulaville Pittsburg Washington Clerelatd .... be ll —_ SerASa--cos the At St. Louls—New York 8—5. St. Louis 4—9. At Cincinnati—-Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 2. At Louisrille—Clevreland 4, Louisville 3. At Chicago—Chicago 6, Baltimore 1. Where They Play. Roston at St. Louis. Baltimore at Pittsburg. Washington at Cleveland. New York at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Loulsville. Philadelphia at Chicago. The Bostons, the champions of the Na- tional League, arrived in St. Louis Monday morning from Louisville. They pia ‘St Louls three games at Sports- man’s Pa and these contests will go far to prove just how much championehip form there is in the St. Louis team. This wéek, in fact, will go far towards proving just haw good a team St. uls has this year for the first three the St. Louls nine’ meets the champions and the last four days of the Week the Brooklyns. The latter team was organized for the purpose of giving Boston a real argument for championship honors and is consider- éd by experts to be the best team of in- dividual players now in the business. ‘if next Saturday night the name St. Louis #3 still at the top in the champion- ship table, the local public will have just cause to feel proud of their new team. epers and restaurants were the greatest sufferers. Some thought only of théfr stocks of provisions. Others saved their hidden buckskin sacks of gold dust at the peril of their lives. As the flames ate their way up Second street the women of the disorderly houses fled before ' a Te a ree ] them, carrying their treasures with them, - “THE SPALDING” torsesero n> #toto Rolosets The heavy rains of Sunday night have left the Fair Grounds course in bad «ehape and the races Monday afternoon will be run over a track knee deep in mud. It will be another bad day for the form play- ers unless all the signs fail. The entrics and eelections are: First race, seven furlongs, selling: Rertha Utiger Ruashfields Nettie Bell Teter Archer Gun Metal Fuctno - Ravig Bitd ......... 10% Bob Clampeit Second race, one Littl Datch _ —— Siorts tio e- teMesto many scantily clad and suffering much from the diting gale that blew from the river’s edge. When dawn came the confla- gration was still raging; despite the fact that dozens of houses were blown up by giant powder, the flames went unchecked, Mart‘al law was declared by the mounted police and the men were patrolling the burned district day and night. The owners of some the ruins claimed that there \was treasure beneath the ashes. Thieves were plentiful, and an improvised dungeon was reported full of accused persons when Humes and his companion left on their outward trip. The fire spread with such rapidity that the people were unable to save anything in the way of furniture, goods and cloth- ing, so that the losses, when footed up, promise to be even greater than at first estimated. It makes the food pure, 7 Never fails, always sure. Jack Frost The high-grade, fair-price Baking Powder. : _At your grocer—pound can 250 _ ESTABLISHED 86 YEARS i | Ww ER @: 21 3 sonst then | First-class Loas Odics. business coofidential. 7 The other two matches began simultane- ously about 2 o'clock on the two sets of traps. Dr. Stakloff was handicapped by a bad gun, the trigger on the second barrel being too light. This resulted in nine dou- ble shots for him counting as many ‘no birds.”” and in seven of the shots following the dector lost his birds. His shoulder was badly bruised as a consequence. He led his contestant, however, unt:] the th bird, when Hallowell steadied down and won out tse match. This score was: Jno. J. U ‘ we, ; Truxillo Czarowltz Gomez selling: George Lae........ Montedonicyo Osric Il nile, - ecr Goods, Base Ball Plavers and everyone in sports should in- ee torons to to bo ho a , handicap: Elght Bells Fireside pot Claranhdo bears ere a 94 Fourth race, one mile and 20 yards, selling: es eases 93 Moroni Don Orsino 106 Basquil Fifth race, five furlongs, 2-year-olds: Mies Mae Day Moss Witt any games away from here until Decoration Day, May 30, when they are due for, two games in Baltimore. St. Loulsans. howev- er, will have a chance to see the team playing just as though they were in the The St. Louie and New York teams broke even Sunday and there were 14,000 out to see them. The New Yorks won the first game and the St. Louis team the second. The ecores were 8 to 4 and 9 to 3. In the last game only five innings were played, Among the prominent @rms burned out were: ° The Royal Cafe, Donahue & Smith, Mc- Clellan & MoFeely, Parsons Produce Com- pany, Aurora saloon, Bodega saloon. Mad- mén House, Hotel Victoria, McDonald block, Bank of British North America and sist that what they purchase be the Spalding Trade Mark. It is a guarantee of quality and of price. ‘The dealer that offers you “‘justas ood” is not looking out for your He can make more a ae ; ees # Frivate ome fonumental City. Manager Garen of Hav- lin’s Theater has in f@et arranged for the exact reproduction here of all the zames played abroad by the St. Louls teavo. Many of the cranks have had téars in tacir eyes when they contemplated the departure of the ate and of their haviar to he s¢atis- fied with nothing more than the dull gcores. Tt has been a long time iin7 théy had a interests. moriey selling cheap but insist upon seeing Trade Mark. Sorrel Rose Ben de Bar Bound lee 104 El Caney Jobn Millin 104 Hood's Brigade Alice Turner 108 Greenock Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling: Rebel Jack Helen H. Gardner...107 Floyd 105 Can Galop........ »- 100 The greatest interest of the day was_in the Elifot-Smith shoot, and in this Dr. Smith lost through hard luck more than anything eise, losing enough birds dead ut of bounds to have given him the race ea@s:- ly. His anereet especially in the second barrel, seem to be too heavy, the shot scattering badly, thus giving a bird wound- scores of smaller firms and business houses. This fire came at a time when the mills and dealers in building materials had ex- hausted thelr winter supply and were waiting the opening of navigation to re- plenish their stocks. The result is that theré ts a famine in al! kinds of building material and furniture, such as sash, doors, darkness putting an end to further play. With Bates. who has played but one game out of the way. Jesse Burkett still leads the St. Loula Ciub In batting and Tédeau in fielding. The ayerage of the team up to and including the games played Sunday, are: imitations, Spalding’s ’ CLEANABLE ” REFRIGERATORS. OVE Ci Spalding’s our name SELECTIONS. First race—Truxillo, Lord Neville, Bertha Uti- r. Second race—Osric Il., George Lee, Montedonico. Third race—Fireside, Ned Wickes, Be True. Fourth race-—-Lee Bruno, Moron!, Don Orsino. Fifth race—Boundlee, Greenock, Moss Wit. SiXth race—Branch, Rebel Jack, Simon D. Fred Foster has finally been released from his legal entanglements with the Cal- ffornia courts and Australian Hill, the lunger, and arrived in Chicago last week. fe says he now owns Sam Nickeever and Yellow Tail, the $10,000 go:d brick which he purchased from Burns & Waterhouse, and that he will start the latter at Lakeside team in which they could iwanifest any pride, and now that thev bave otie they want all of it they can get,’ The arrange- ments made by Mr. Garen with the base- ball marionettes for the reagon will solve ali of their troubles. The machine is an electric one, of course, and is «onne*ted by direct wires with the grounis on which tte Game ig being played, It is equipped with uniformed figures, representin.z cach one of the players and the umjires. ‘They are all stationed on the big Jiuamond as they ere on the playing field and eaca pliy is shown. fPrror as Weil as one of orilliancy, so that groans as well as hat throwing are induiged in by the audience of enthusiasts. The prain- cipal work at this end of the line js in cnarge of three operators, one in front of BATTING AVERAGES. | G. |AB.| R. |[BH. | PC. | 1.000 Tlayer. Sone rant tBeBEes.. ed with the first barre to get away. bis right great skill. this score shows: J. A. R. Edliott— 85 0S too good a chance He had his great trouble with the left quarterers and straight birds; uartérers he brought down with The birds were a fine lot, as locks, hinges, etc. The few articles still remaining outside of the burned district have quadrupled in price. Doors are selling at each, door ocks $8 each and overs} hips else in pro- portion. The town is paralyzed because nothing can be done until the opening of navigation, which will not be for several weeks, None of the big warehouses of the Alaska Commercial Company or the North Amer- ican Trading and Transportation Company were touched by the fire, so there will be no Shortage of provisions, even if the lakes should not open before the middle of June, which is now predicted. The heaviest losers by the fire are Messrs. McLellan & Mc- Feely. who had an immense stock of iron for a copy italogue. A. G. SPALDING & BROS., NewYork Denver CHICAGO Domestic animais of all kinds and breeds bought, sold and exchanged with little ex- pense through P.-D. Wants. Fourteen words or less, Mc. The nearest drug store is a Post-Dispatch branch office. EE er ee ee AMUSEMENTS. ee HIGHLA J 3 2 HOPKINS’ BIC SHOWS. WEEK AY 2ist. ix! Dr. Lyon's PERF«CT Tooth Powder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUX!RY. Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century. $20.25 this week. Foster claims all his troubles were caused by Hill. who he says, tried to beat him out of the horses after he had pald $9000 on them. In speaking of his troubies in San Fran- cisco Foster said: “‘All the trouble was caused by a des‘re of Howard's, and a tout by the name of Kauffman, whom the plunger had picked up. to get the two colts away from me. Howard had a two-fifths interest in them at the time. I originally sold him a half interest, for which he paid me $7500, but I advanced him $1500 in cash afterward. “He would not sell his interest, and I did not intend to leave him in possession of the colt, and notified him that I was going to ship them to Chicago. He offered no objections at the time, but after they were loaded on the cars he swore out a Warrant for my arrest on the charge of obtaining money under failsé pretenses, This did not interfere with the shipment of the horses, but I had to appear in court. Howard had arranged to make it pleasant for me in order to force me to his terms, and 1 was astounded when the police magistrate decided the case against me and, in addition, bound me over on a sub- geetent charge of perjufy under heavy onds. As soon as the case came up be- fore Judge Lawler of the Supertor Court I was released on a writ of habeas corpus, @nd the decision of the police magistrate Was promptly reversed and the charges ismissed. “As to Howard, I won him $20,000, and in our transactions he was paid dollar for dollar. He came to me and offered to bet on my horse, and he won. “As to whether or not I made a good bargain when I paid $10,000 for Yellow Tail remains to be seen. Even my enemies have never before accused me of being a fool in ,the matter of buying race horses, and I am entirely satisfied with my bargain. The colt will race before long, and I believe you will agree with me that he is the finest-looking 2-year-old In the United States.”’ ere has been so much said about the purchase of the colt, and whose money id for him that Fred Foster brought back he check he gave to Burns & Waterhouse in payment for the youngster. It was for @ cool $10,000 all right. —_— —-— and tinware and miners’ supplies, taken in at heavy expense, and the Bank of British North America; whose rather flimsy vault did not withstand the heat, the papers in it being destroyed. The bank also lost a large amount of gold dust. A rough estl- mate places the floss jn gold and paper money alone at $1,000,000. Altogether the burned area comprises quite three-quarters of the area of Dawson. A letter which was brought out by més- sengers notes that before the ashes of the bank had had time to cool, men were work- ing on the spot with rockers, there being a good probability that much of the lost gold will be recovered in this manner. PUSH TH GUOD ROADS yasnineron, 0.0.’ THAT IS THE PLAN OF THE NA- co ae TIONAL ORGANIZA'TION. BIG FOUR ROUTE Going, MAY 2/1 and 22. Good TEN DAYS for Return. TICKET OFFICE °°°*Sra’chestnut CRUISER MERCEDES IN PORT. Former Spanish War Vessel Arrives in Hampton Boads. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 22.—The cruiser -Reina Mercedes, captured from Spain at Santiago, is safe at anchor in ampton Roads. The. Mercedes left Santiago on Saturday, May 13, in tow of the erritt wrecking tugs I. J. Merritt and Rescue. The steamer 8. T. Morgan, which is owned by the Mer- ritts, also accompanied the cruiser. The trip was made in remarkably quick time— in fact, the Mercedes was not expected be- fore to-night or Tuesday. The Spanish cruiser is painted white, and appears to be in good condition. NA TRAE NS all -- OD acm a, at A SENT FREE TO ME A flost Remarkable Remedy That Quickly Restores Lost Vigor to Fen. the machine and two !n the iear of ine same, the latter controlling the tigures by means of electrical keys. Manager Guren has decided to have a pr.vate test of the machine as soon as its setting up is com- pleted in order that it may be working Smoothly before the first exhibition is given. That latter will be in tre :wo Decoration Day games at Baltimors next ‘Tuesday. The members of the St. Louis team will be invited to witness the test. The machine will have a good effect upon the players While they are away from home. in the opinion of Patsy Tebeau anu «oni his men. It will put ginger in them to know that their friends are watching their plays just as well as if the game was being played on the big diamond at League Park. A Card From the Spaldings Manager. ST. LOUIS, May 22.—Editor Post-Dis- patch: The Spauldings wish to deny being defeated Sunday b) the Christian Brothers’ team. Only six innings had been played and the score stood 5 to 3 In favor of the Spauldings when the _ college players rounded up the smaller pupils of the ooltere who encroached on the fleld, greatly inter- fering with the playing of the Spauldings. Pitcher Cohen of the Spauldings refused to pitch until the fleld was cleared and as rain was falling steadily by the time this ‘was accomplished Umpire Tully called the game the score being Spauldings 6, Christian Brothers College 3, for the six innings played. Contrary to the published account in the morning papers tlae Christian Broth- ers College secured “all” of four hits off Cohen, the Spauldings’ pitcher. ‘‘Mr."’ Ne]. son, a Spaulding cast-off who umpired the first two innings, presented the Christian Brothers College with the only runs scored by them. E. A. DAMONT Manager Spauldings. May, Stern & Co. Put a Crimp in Sommers. In a match game for $250 a side Sundav between nines representing May, Stern & Co, and D. Somers & Co., at Athletic Park, the May Sterns made their opponents look ike a lot of school boys. The only redeem- ing features of the game from a spectator’s Standpo:nt was the terrific batting and marvelous flelding of the May Sterns. They Played the entire nine innings without a semblance of an error. The only chance the Somers had of scor- ing was in the ninth, when Primus let down a little after two men were out. They succeeded in oving the bases and were pre- vented from scoring by a wonderful one- hand catch by Waldheim after a run of over 100 yards. In addition to this may be mentioned the graceful fielding of Morrison and Zfns,-and the gameness of Early, who although badly injured in the opening in- ning by a thrown ball, pluckily played the Bame out, and besides playing a rfect game lined out thirteen home runs. This is the full score and tells the whole story: MAY, STERN & CO %* UHRIG’S CAVE ¥ TO-NIGHT AT 8:30. es WILLIAMS & WEINBERG’S STOCK COMPA THE GALLEY SLAVE. 5 5c— n Matinees Wed., Sat.. Sun. Semahee ces 25c and 50c. sa” Seats at E. Jaccard My aac ac : Sunday. May 26—“Lost Twenty-four He mee The Elite SUBURBAN “war Six Australian Riskeyg And 8 Other Big Vaudeviile Acts. Matinees Daily at 2 :30. ; BASE BALL Vandeventer Av. and Natural Bridge Road. — = Championship Serta st. Louis's Boston : ~*Went to bat for pitcher. FIELDING AVERAGES. | G. ‘AB.! R. |BH. TERE Bea ccvcaceccce devel Tebenu ib O’Connor 1b Dr. Starkloff was much disappointed with the result of his work Sunday. After the crowd came back to town, he said: “T am satiefied that if it had not been for my defective gun I would have won the match. I am satisfied that I can outshoot any man in St. Louis under the conditions of the match and I am ready to make a match with any of them.”’ A large number of shooters wha had at- tended the tournament last week attended the matches. Among them were Fred Gil- bert of Spirit Lake. Io., Chris Gottlieb cf Kansas City, Frank Parmelee of Omaha, B. Y. George of Austin, Tex., John Parker of Detroit, Capt. Sedam of Denver, Will- jam Crosby of O'Fallon, Ill, E. D. Fulford of Utica, N. Y., E. Burgess of Louisiana, Mo., Jack Winston of Washington, Ind., —-__...—.. | E. C. Rice of Chicago and W. VY. Rieger of Kansas City. With the Amateurs. The Visitations beat the Lebanons Sunday 11 to 4. The most startling feature of the game was the all-around field! batting and general wise head- work of Mr. Cha@ties Murphy, a coarapeed cen- ~ Player. —s as a a Powell p | O'Connor c ores = DEC he el A, . Z Was! we ¥, sett 2 at OR oF PAR ag RR 2s hgh ig So) PRI Dg g vs Pr a ss j me anes Julius Fleischmann, a young millionaire of Cincinnati, maintains at his summer home in the Catskills a crack baseball team, which plays solely for his amuse- ment. The players live in luxurious quar- ters and get good salaries, and allvisit- ing clubs which come to play with them are royally treated. Young Fietachmann and his brother Max are both members of his own team, which this year has a full membership of 12. ter flelder. The Dodson-Brauns were defeated Hills in an exciting game by this score: Dodson-Brauns .0 1 1 2 401 0O—10 13 7 Oak Hills 114290903 417 18 5 Batteries: Dodson-Brauns, McKean and Dierberg- er; Oak Hills, Taylor and Roll. Krey's New Lights have organized with Otto Miller c, Herm Barch p, Christ Holtgreve 1b, Geo. Holtgreve 2b. Harry Hettinger 3b, Ben Miefus rf, Paul Froechner ss. Lonis Holtgrewe cf and Ben Hettinger If. They would like to hear from all 15- year-old clubs. Address all challenges to Joe Net- nidnun, 21 Bremen avenue. The Lilleys defeated the Hormar Bros. by a score of 14 to 5. The umpires were D. Woodward and P. Williams. For games address E. Brooke, 1107 North Twelfth street. They play in the 15- year-old class. The O'Briens defeated the St. Leo Juniors, K. F. M., Sunday by a score of 9 to 0. The game was 14 innings and at the end the score was 238 to 23. The and catcher of the St. Leo Juniors, K. F. M., refused to play and the umpire gave the game to the O’Briens. All teams in the 14-year- old class wishing games address John J. O’Brien, 2625 Cass avenue. The Little Missourians defeated the Big Hay- seeds Sunday by a score of 40 to 39. The feature was the good pitching of H. Schick and the fine catching of Theo. Ruhaack for the Little Missourl- ahs. With the bases filled Theo Ruhaack made a hit to deep center. clearing the bases and landing on second se. Next Sunday the Little Missourians will meet the Little Anchors. e "GG. & D.”’ ashamed to work team would like to play all saloon nines. oc Sweeney's and Hiorrack’s nines are especially challenged. Games must be played on week days. Address all com- munications to Bntech Peters. care Groves & Dobt’s saloon, Thirteenth and Wash streets. The St. Louis Maroons have organized with a strong club. They would Iike to hear from all first-class teams, in and out of the city, and would like to arrange games with Mount Olive, Hillsboro Belleville, Alton, Stanuton, De Soto. Rolla and Jefferson City, Mo. Cinba wishing dates, address Jeo. Hruska, Manager, 1001 Chestnut street. The Wild Hunters defeated the Rough Riders by a score of 14 to 11, and would like to hear from all clubs in the 14-year-old class. For games ad- dress I. Walsh, 3940 California avenue. The Sidney Blues defeated the Comptons by a acore of 19 to 9. They will cross bats with the C. B. C. “‘Resolutes’’ Sunday at 2:45 p. m. Durban or Flyun will twirl for the Biues. A. Hesse, 2245 South Grand avenue for games in the 15-year-old class. The Geo. Hobmanns defeated a picked team Sun- day by a score of 31 to 8. The feature of the game was the batting and pitching of the Hohmanns. They would like to hear from all clubs tn the 11- year-old class. Address Geo. Hohmann, 1544 Ho- gan street. The Lafayettes would like to hear from some team in the 17-year-old class. For games call at Eighth and Lafayette avenue. — a by the Oak CHICAGO, May 22.—Miss Rella C. Har- ber, Secretary of State and Interstate Good Roads and Public Improvement As- sociation, who is traveling through Illinois arranging a number of district good roads conventions, and a State convention, to be held in Springfield in the fall, has arrived in Chicago. Said Miss Harber: “We intend to have all these conven- tions come off in rapid succession tn Au- gust and September, and to conclude with a State convention in Springfleld, to which delegates wiil be elected by the district convention. I have been very successful so far in enlisting the co-operation of commercial bodies in the different towns, and they seem really interested in the work as soon as they understand it. “I have had some trouble, however, in explaining that our association is work- ing, not for hard roads, but for good roads. Farmers easily become frightened at the hard roads proposition, for they think of macadam, and know that would mean in- creased taxation. Ail we want is to make good soft roads that, in years to come, will furnish foundations for good hard roads, and we regard our work as educational. “We do not intend to Increase taxation one bit, for we know that the #4,000.000 an- nually expended by Iinols is sufficient to bulld good roads everywhere. But we want the farmers to let that State do the work and not work out their poll t by pre- tending to build good r s. Not that they do not mean to do the best they know how, but they have not the facilities for the work and cannot do it as it should be done. Our idea is to make a aod road at less money than it now costs. “We want, if possible, to see the road tax reduced to a dollar. but we want the farmer to pay that dollar tnto the treas- nry instead of working it out, as is now the case, and we expect to show ‘him how it willl We to his advantage to do it.” The association represented by Miss Har- ber embraces 22 States and is the out- rowth of a State convention in Missouri in 897. at which 700 delegates were present. A committee of seven, consisting of Miss Harber and six men, was appointed to or- ganize county associations. At the end of a year, when an interstate convention was held in St. Louls, attended by 2600 delegates, 72 counties had been organized, and as Miss Harber had organized @ she was unani- mously named as sécretary and organizer, “RATY FLYER” FOR OKLAHOMA. Leave St. Louls, 8:16 p. m., via M., BR. & T. Ry. Arrive So. McAlester, 2:10 p. m. mezt day; Okla- homa City, 7:15 p. m.; El Reno, 8:15 p. mw. -——_—— Jack Taylor, who pitched for St. Louis last year, and who is twirling for Cincin- nati this. is having a hard time getting started this season. The big Brodklyns banged Jack’s benders the other day like he Was an amateur. “Big men are always slow in getting into condition,”’ said Billy Keeler. ‘‘Look at Meekin and Rusie. They are big men, and they never get started before the season is a little old. Jack Tay- lor is a great pitcher. He will show it when he gets started.” “set ot T EETH,90 ¢ we now ee our Oouree, will ‘. all — we work for cost of mate They say that Nichols, Boston's great pitcher, has just about as much speed as ever. He is without a doubt the greatest pitcher in the League. Nichols is a native of Missouri, and around Kansas City, waett he was born, they call him “the Who was it said Dahlen of the Brook- lyns was on the sick list? In Friday's game against Cincinnati Brooklyn won by 7 to 5. and Dahlen’s bat drove in five of the seven runs. All Work Guaranteed for 10 years. ® Teeth Extracted Without Pain....... — Teeth Cleaned Sliver Fillin 22-k. Gold Crowns Bridgework, per tooth...... .. UNION COLLEGE OF PAINLESS DEN 622 Oilve Street, Second Floor S. BE. Cor. 7th and Oliva. Hours—Dally till 10 Dp. m. _ Sanday, Sw 4d SAVE PAIN. SAVE MC Largest o in the oft equare feet and his oki are tantly In attends! ae coas t ET ~~ Bs The judges at Lakeside have given Cay- wood the meeting for his ride on Walker. Shaw last week, and they have their eyes others who rode in that race. If hitting alone could win pennants Phil- adelphia would have a cinch on foreclos- ing a mortgage on the flag of ‘99. The Quakers are bagging safeties in bunches, and were they as strong at the slab as they are on the inside the race would be a cakewalk for them. As it is, Philadel- phia is blanketed as a dark horse that will cause trouble ali along the route, un- less it throws a splint or loses a shoe or two. Handbook-makers in Chicago have en- tered into an agreement not to take bets of sums larger than $10 0n the races at Lake. side. This is the result of the ‘“‘burning”’ on Abe Furst in that city on last Monday. : FREDE AND DIETERS. They Meet Before West End Club on Monday Night. The 20-round go between Cotton Dieters and Joe Frede, which will take. place at the West End Club this (Monday) evening, | will without doubt be a corker. Both men are in great shape and both @re known as two of the gamest boxers that ever entered the ring. Frede will be seconded by Bob Douglas, Al Tozer and Billy Regan. Dieters will be.attended by Jack Hum- brecht, his backer? and the Joachim boys of the Western Rowing Club. Joe Stewart, | as usual, will be the referee. ® curtain-raiser will be between Dummy Al Schenk and T. Simon for the championship in the 115-pound amateur class. Schenk now holds that title. “Do you notice that since Tom Burns has got hold of the Chicago team,” says an old fan, “how little sensejess kicking at the umpire there is? I thought he would break that system in when he had the chance. I think that is one of the reasons he traded Dahlen away. I don’t remember of ever seeing Tom Burns, Ed Williamson or Silver Flint kick at a decision. When the other members of the team were bunched around the umpires Williamson would be tossing stones up in the air and juggling them and Burns would be doing something else. “Burns was probably one of the squarest men in the business when he played. I'll never forget the time he cut second by a mile and came home on a short hit. Lynch Mr. De Honey Is Willing. was bmpiring and there was a big howl J. H. De Honew is willing to meet Prof, | T&is&. ' iJ. W. Graham in a match at ‘ballroom I didn’t see it,’ says Lynch. ia for? Charley Lawior, a likely-looking heavy- dancing” for any sum up to $200 a side.| °. Why didn't you: hat y’ pa se 1 weight, who fought Joe Bayliff a ®-round Mr. De Honey called at the Post-Dispatch |, ‘Til leave it to Burns hicneert. sa draw at Hot Springs the other night, is in office thie morning and put up forfeit to | -y7ch. and walks over to the pene. a St. Louis, looking for a match. He is will- meet Mr. Grahame. This offer of Mr. De| . Did you cut the base, Tom? he asked. ing to meet any heavyweight in this vicin- Honey's is in reply to the challenge of Mr “ ‘Yes,’ says Tom. wr Th ad ity. There has been so much boxing here Grahame, which appeared in the Post-Dis-|, “, %0U-re out.” says Lynch. a cron between bantam and lightweights that a go tch and other papers in which Mr. Gra- | 2@@ ali Kinds of fun with Burns a a at between the heavies would be sure to prove hame said he had $0 to put up that he| #24 ealled him Truthful Tommy un e a | coult beat any professor in St. Louis danc-|@U/t the game | ens drop a _ing. The game ‘s up to Mr. Grahame now I gos, ape, 5 avert Rie, Gan eaters, artee Sae Eenacter. , and if he does not accept Mr. De Honey's the fiy balls than even Bill Everitt.” Regarding the rumor that Dugene Carter. challenge, the latter willl claim jeading J é : the featern professional, contempia es honors in the dancing line. challenging the winner of the Schaefer- a ee Saihtest, Masaser John Deki said High School's Field Day. that he knew nothing of it. but he would! High School's fleld day has been post- over at once and Schaefer would | poned again. this time until Tuesday aft- within 30 days. Siosson said he would ernoon. This second postponement {is due] interest in the game tn Comiskey's town to cross cues with Capr-:er for rt to the Wet track and grounds at Pastime /it is a certainty that he will remove to . Park, where the meeting is to be held. pastures new next season. ae ARH POAE ABH POAKE! DPD. SOMMERS by K. ” Farly 1b.... 0 O|C. S'm'rs c 4 1 Oo 8 O; Arnold p... 4 1 0) Rhrilch if.. A& Free Trial Packags Sent by [all te All Who Write. —_ ~ oa _ - - ~~ ~~ W' beim rf.1715 Samuel ¢...17 14 Primus p... Ken'dy ef.. Worth 2b.. Taylor 3b.. . «a Free trial packages of a most remarkable remedy ate being matied to all who will write the State Medical Institute. They cured so many men who bad battied for years against (he mental and pby- sical suffering of lost manbood that the Institate bas decided to distribute free trial packages to all who write. It is a home treatment, and all men who suffer with any form of sexual weakness re sulting from youthfal folly. premature loes of strength snd memory, weak back, varicocele, of emaciation of parts can suw cure themscives at bome. The remedy bas « peculiarly grateful effect of warmth and seems to act directly to the desired location, giving strength and development just where it is needed. It cures all the ills and tron- bes that come from years of misuse of the naturel functions and bas been an sbeciute success is «i! cases. A request to the Siate Medica! lasiitute, 702 First Nationa! Bank Buildisg. Ft. ayue. Ind.. stating that you desire one of thelr free triel ckhages, will be compiled with promptly. The astituce ts desirous of reaching thet gteat ciees of wen whe are usable to ieate tome te be treated, ani the free sample will enalle them to eee Buew 0) Stern 2b.... 0) Neeava rf.. 0} Gradw'll as 3 o| Total SO meme nage icio ~~ htt On) f aig ee ’ ? ae Until “May 28th we have decided to make our best sete of teeth fot... -+-ceeee oes “nee seeteeereeeeee rtan. x 2 tek 4 ae ee ee 5 ole r ee eae Mk SS mye ee un . \ ve Total © | cccom ts i .2 2 .¢ 5 6 Tf May, Stern & Co...... 416 1218 101213 D. Sommers & Co..... 0v00d0000 0 Cleaning A guarantee given with all wort for National Dental "anors. antl’ ty e aUNDatS. _— ww ae a a a OPEN SATURDAY, Ma¥ 27 Family sv d Health Rerreat Popular MRA. | Write for free bookiet—'' Merry Ragmes for Thirety Times.” At this time of & year you need s ire vw Rogtbee comPraxt, Makers of irs Copdenced M!!k. Questions Answered. Subscriber.—Yes, the admilasion fee last year was Wcents. This year it Is $1. Stranger.—There {ss no recognized best sprinter of St. Louls nowadays and tere- fore no best time Excursion to Washington D. C., and | cscy it is tu be cured of sexual weakness whew the roper remedies are ewplosed. The Instutate mekee Return, $20.25. i restrictions. ASY Man Whe writes will le een? Big Four Route, May Zi and 2. Get ticket |e tree sample. carefully sealed te 4% ‘bage. Broadway and Chestnut, or address C. L. | © — on leat wag Bo Ry Ag BR ‘. Hillerry, A. G. P. A., St. Louis. ~rite wi Se. + - ; oe % Ya? te i * The St. Paul Dispatch asks if 39 people eS ro @0 see the games in St. Paul when 8t. Paul is leading the league, how many peo- pie will turn out when the club begins to lose? Uniess there is an awakening in the P.-D. Wante—l¢ words or leas D J branch office ay gh ty. ~ ae - tw EM exe

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CLAIRVOYANTS. 14 words or less, 80 cents. the bias Samii fortune teller of MME. ANNA, the Wert ; established 1851. 3826 Market et. THOSE tn trouble see Aimee Lamar; tells every- thing true. 1802 Olive st. : Renee _) MUSICAL 14 words or leas, 20 cents. $50 buys elegant plano; cost Beer, stool N. 16th ‘st PIANO— and cover. 1414 TRAC HER WANTED plano; state terms and patch, (Competent teacher of the address K 86, -Dis- a ~- oa BOOKS. 14 words or less, 20 centa. KINDLING WOOD—For sale, a lot of kindling wood; cheap. 1617 S. Jefferson ar. BOOKS of all kinds bought, sold or exchanged, Oail or send address to Mill's Book Store, 816 Pine. rn U. S. ARMY TENTS, Various sizes, in quantities to suit. 1119 and 1121 ‘. Bd st. ay Game HOUSEHOLD GOODS WANTED. 14 words or less, 30 cents. ASHTON, furniture and feather buyer; send postal. Ashton, Imperial Theater Bldg. BEST price ‘paid for furniture, feathers and house- hold goode ; send postal. Brown, T10 N. High st. HIGHEST price ce paid for furniture and feathers. Bensinger, Iton av. ; send postal. HIGHEST cash prices paid for furniture, pianos, carpets, feather beds, or entire contents of flats and stores. Wolf, 18 8. llth st. Phone—O 465. SECOND-HAND furnicure pene a. eee 811 Union Trust Bldg., or 2217 WE DO IT. Refinishing and upholstering at the lowest prices ey the best mechanics in the busines#@; write us for bids. Henry McNichole, 1024 Market st. a ng neg : a HOUSEHOLD Goons FOR Se : 14 words or less, 2 cents. Furniture. any size; ——— BED—For sale, solid walnut folding bed; almost new; very reasonable. 1920 Provenchere pl., be- tween Arsenal and Wyoming. BEDROOM set, $3: folding bed, chine, $3; sideboard, $3: dresser. Sewing “Machines. SEWING MAC HINES— “For gale, sewing m ge Singer, $2.50; White, .5b0: New Hom Domestic, $5; New — Head, $15; anteed. 1210 _Franklin ar. Stoves, , Ranges, Ete. Comfort wrou bt fron 3421 Ollve at. $3: “Sing er . ma- 1704 : 11th. ail a RANGE—For sale, Home range, six holes; choice of two. Miscellaneous. For sale, bousehold goods, 8417 S. Compton. HOUSEHOLD GOODS at once; vause, leaving cits. NOXALL. House cleaning soap, fine for fone fi and roaches. Linoil Soap Co. Phone M rid of bugs ain 1731 M. —— _- —~+-- — ——————— BICYCLES. 14 words or less, 20 cents. BIOYCLE- For sale, 28- inch wheel; che ap. 4449 Pine st. BICY CLES— Vieto $40; Caesar, Be Viking. $50; C sasconh $35. hems Cycle Co., 885 N. 2d st. ‘96 mode}; | $80; St. - Andrae, See Morgan, nt CO a _— — — HORSES AND VEHICZ ES. 14 words or less, 20 cents. ~— ee - ——— MEDICAL. 14 words or less, % 20 cents. dentistry, medicine, electrology. Boz HOW soon graduate: law osteopathy, magnetism, 196, Chicago. a GOLD AND SILVERWABE, 14 words or less We. WARRANTED solid gold epectacios fitted to eyes, $2.50; eyes tested free, St. Louls Mfg. Co., ee ee eee PATENTS AND ) PENSIONS. 14 words or less, 20 cents. = as pay ‘tor Gischarged soldiers a we | @rar. D. tien, Attorney, 421 Chestnut at. as ee oe ee ee STORAGE. 14 words or less, 20 _ cents. AMERICAN STORAGE hippies Oo., — Olive Moving, packing an : pring; stor. in separate rooms. Tel., Main 2531 bh tied © . La ngdale, Pres. CHICAGO STORAGE & MOVING CO.. Packing | and sbipping. 2319 Carr at.; business office | 2607 Laclede; Maurice J. Thompson, Mer. STORAGE—Regtiar storage house for furniture, ianos, vebicles, trunks, boses, etc.; safe, relia- le, clean rooms; get our rates; careful movi acking, shipping, ete.; money advanced. Leonor, Jr., & Co., 1219-1221 Olive at. — a em | ne Fidefity Storage Packing & Moving Co. 1723-25-27 and 1729 Morgen St Branch office, 1005 Pine at. Phones--Main 1174 and Mata 2 aeepeencer— | 723 Locust st. DWELLINGS FOR RENT. 14 words or less, 20 cents. FOR RENT. 8028 Glasgow pl., 14 rooms; large stable and t a JAS. M. CARPENTER & CO., out Chestnut : a 4069 M’PHERSON AVENUE. Modern room house; thorough repair; open daily for inspection Apply mM. R. COLLINS. JR... & CO., SOT Chestaut et. FLATS FOR RENT. 14 words or lees. 20 cents. LARGE 6-ROOM FLAT, 1495 ARLINGTON AV, eonrenience cv, 823 Chestoat et. Screens end ererr PAUL JONES & Wanted. DELIVERING WANTED—Light delivering; have fine horse and top wagon. Ad. D 85, Post-Dis patch. PASTU RAGE- TOO acres under fence; good grazing; several living springs; $1 per week for horses, will call for them. 1126 Olive st, ; refereace ; are Sale. HORSE For sale, | good work horse; Cleary st. SADDLE—For sale, English saddle, tpt little used; Address I) 70, Post- Dispatch. STORM BU GGIES, ETC.—For gale, buggies, surreys, park wagons, butcher, laundry, milk, peddler, carpenter and light cigar advertising wagons; also a truck spring stake wagon. Jobn Tobdinka, 1406 N. Tih EY AND BUGGY—for sale. 2300 North Mar- Se —— é ‘beap. ~ 4429 cheap, storm grocer, baker, er a FURNISHED FLATS FOR RENT. 14 words or less. 10 cents, MISSISSIPPI AV., 1747- Tore rooms, furnished; plano, gas and bath. Apply at 1819 Geyer av., up stairs. PAGE AV., all conveniences; 4266-—Nire'y furnished — 4-room flat; to parties without children. FURNISHED HOUSES FOR RENT. 14 words of lees 10 cents. PIA NKLIN AV 612-11 furnished roonse $45 é ; (my r month Apply at Ant!-Mopopoly Drug Store. per — ee a SUMMER BOARD. 14 ‘words or lous 10 certs. BOARDERS WANTED Country boardera: Boe lawn bi, tious, ne fruit, vegetables. ~—_ cag PASTURAGE. 14 words or leas, 20 cents. ae BLU on ‘GRASS PASTURE—1 mile west of elt y: will send for and return horses; $3 per monte. A. 4 Coussens, 6) Market et. ee ee = emo - STEAM CARPET CLEANING. 14 words or leas. 20 cents. AMERICAN CARPET CLEANING CO., 19th and ine,, does let-class work at lowest prices el IRE STRAM CARPET Ct. FANNING CO —Car Big cleaned. made aver and laid, lowest be e* a Luces avr. Tel., Maia 1131 and Kinlech © emma’ LE -_——— STEAM CARPET CLEANING, he per yard; best am) largest. ; Works, 1915 Lorust st sT. LOUIS. Steam Gamer Cleaning Co, does first- ee a i lt —e ee IMPROVED ‘PROPERTY FOR SALE, i words of less, 20 cente $500 CASH Wit! bay @ ew epee Srocm howe; balance ia ws 7 paymen M. CARP ry NTER & CO., #11 Chestpet et. » gentle, 7 rooms, bat reception hall; i: jot GGn167; ata enekid also ts bath and separate laundry an front apd side entrances, lot 602167. va av furnaecs Si Miner ror swale or trade, Groom bouse near La- ge ‘t payment in dry goods apd mo- when convenient. Ad. GU TH Hot se fayette park. thons; balan Post -Dispatca. A OR ) ae CITY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. 14 words of less, 20 cents. or ©. hange. fl) fenot va | mproved lot stern pert of city; tere chance for @ Ad }. j’oat Liepatch. FARMS FOR SALE. 14 words of lees, 9) cents LAYT hee ous in south bargain. eee ee _ — A ANTED- WH) exchenge « farm = «oltivation, Sroom bonse, would make a good poultry = : wil pay aiffereare if Gendeife, hay Pine et. PROPERTY W 46 acres, DD eprivg water fer 2 5 proper) er addres lL. ai. | will of) of trede «6 Viewer for mieretaie toot Diepete®. a | Fi r sale oF trade: form th Sonthweet louis Aad ly a1. im = sUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE a ane ot oe » coats. RESIDENCE Fe “For sale, bew rs ho

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ONLY RECOURSE AGAINST THE CHICAGO CANAL. TO BE OPENED IN OCTOBER. The Volume of Water Will Be Less Than Is Provided for Under the Law. The issuance of a permit by Secretary of War Alger for water to be turned into the Chicago Drainage ditch leaves St. Louis With only one more recourse to prevent the contamination of her water supply. Under an amendment to the River and Harbor bill the Supreme Court of Illinois has power to enjoin the Drainege Board. It cannot pass upon the question of con- tatnination cause the State, by author- izing the construction of the canal, es- topped itself from raising such a question. But under the previsions of the amend- ment referred to a question can be raised by suit, which may be brought by any citizén or corporation or municipality of Illinois ,as. to whether the conditions ac- companying the authorization tg open the canal are being complied with. One of these conditions is that a flow of not less than 360,000 cubie feet of water per .thinute shall be maintained in the canal. President MceMath of the Board of Public Improvements, who was cwairman of the St. Louls Drainage Canal Commission, which investigated the canal, is certain that such a flow cannot possibly be main- tained. He gays the Chicago people ac- knowledge that they cannot maintain such a flow. vo pening ih the canal b of water Into it cannot now be prevente The bulkhead which holds back 1 hy oon will be dug away on Shovel Day, alias Chicago Day, Oct. 9, and.the filth of Chi- cago started toward St. Louis amid the booming of cannon, the Waving of flage, the playing of bands and the loud hogan- mes of the pulace. & soon thereafter as it sees fit the of St, Louis, through somebody on the oti er side of the river, may apply to the Su- preme Court of Illinois for an injunction, setting up that the volume of water is less than 300,000 cubic feet per minute. The duty of the court will then be to determine if this is so, and if it is, to withdraw the au- thority to operate the canal. only other possible remedy for such conditions is national eglsiation against all cities neers beep | se Wa into streams, as was recommended in t : report of the com- mission, This report has suggested to the pro- gramme committee of ths annual conven- tion of the American Society of Civil En- gineers to give subjects brought up by it space for discussion at the convention, which will be held at Cape May, N. June 27 to 3%. The following subjects have been prepared for discussion: “Should stream contamination by the gro of cities be absolutely prohibited the turning Shou d the purification of the sewage of cities be compulsory; and is this feasible for large cities?’ “Is filtration the coming solution of the pure-water question for cities President MoMath intends to attend the convention for the purpose of taking part in this discussion. SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY. It Will Establish a Central Branch to Propagate the Faith. All the branch wards of the Social Demo- eratic Party held a general meeting Sun- day afternoon at Aschenbroede] Hall, 604 Market street, to consider plans for future work, The city constitution of the organization was amended so as to provide for a central branch composed of all the members in the city. This branch will hold meetings once @ month in some central location and an —s will be made to secure good spea ere oc each meeting. The formation of this branch will not dilasolve the ward branch¢s and the latter will continue their Work on the usual lines. The officers of the central branch will be ¢lected semi-annually and will also act as officers of the City Central Committee. They were elected as follows: Recording eecretary, E. Val Putnam; organizer, Al- bert E. Sanderson; financial secretary, ©. F. Meier: treasurer. Conrad Chally. Accord- ing to the custom of the party the chair- man will be elected at each meeting. A committee from the Central Bellamy Club was present and invited the members to attend the regular Monday evening meetings of the club at 1223 North Broad- Way. he committee also announced that Mayor Jones of Toledo would be in St. Louls within a few days and would ad- dress a public mass meetirg. The election of a delegate to attend the national conference of the party in Chica- g0, July 7, was laid over until the next meeting, which will be held June 18. The Social Democrats consider the time ripe for Abagneeed ro the principles of socialism to he public and will begin a very active ed- ucational campaign. OFFERED LITERATURE CHEAP. opr le = 107,270| 43.660 86,000; 186,000 “Wheat. —— City! 74.9 . 4 | o90'S90! 4.180 oj 99,036 | 21 1,170)| 88 915 oes 134,000) | The Visible Supply. Wheat... ... (‘orn Oats... a oe Barley . May 20, 90. ‘May 13, "99. | |May 21. "#8. 28. ORS. 000 oe ee 26,028. 000) 19, 140,000) §=109.504.000 v: “. 000 8,114,000 818,000) 1,448,000 1,519, 000) 486,000 a neal ia/o78 0001 >. 7,957,000! 827,000) 1,587,990) | Clos | aie, Future Prices sing | | Highest | “Lowest | Closing | To-d ay. | To-day. | To-day. Samak Market Prices. eq To-dar, | Saturday. Year Ago. _ WHEAT. \T5ig@T6 ‘ 8 spring No. 2 mixed ...../34_ No. 2 white ae 3 mixed a - compared with 51,600 bu last year. conipared with 42 shipments, OATS. May Wee beld at 28¢ and there was fo buying and the iouis wince Saturday, 57. of cars | 287 yr No. 2, $0-0068 11.50; No. 2 Choice, $8 lower grades, #8.So@s 9.50; No. 1 clover, $12@12.50. 00@ oon STRAW—Whe 7 +t oats, we Y asked East st. Louls; $5 this side; Te. pe ie Patents Straights Clears RA “eo + ange % at GOG6Se Nast — Mesa, aS. pPreynne ny tongues, a3 — $2.85 CLOVER” 2.90. -$2.00@5.50 a bu. tra ho) per bbl; A a 3 AN—Scarce and firm. A good demand, Dut not ck. dried, asked, TIMOTHY—$1.90@2.25, aa to qnality. RED Top MILLET PROVISIONS. PORK—Market unchenged: on orders, 0c per bbl higher; ne Pr ARD- BAi ‘ON—On orders: ©, eXtra short, 4%: ac; sides. Sc; extras, 4% SUGAR-CURED HAMS FLAXSEED—Nominal at 98ce@ LEAD A’ ‘1D SPEL LE AD-—-Nominal at $4.37! ae fancy, Vrime w TUM. 1, 1é German, $1. 851. 75. standard pork. $8.25; pork, 89.00. Boxed lots—Shouiders, clear ribs, OSitsc; R. SVPELTER~ Sominal af. $6. 556. 60. ON THE STREET. (The Post-Dispatch quotations are for car-lots in first hands, charged bigher, . “KRUITS. APPLES--Market very quiet, choice fruit. Kastern Baigwins, choice to feney; russets, $44.5 PEACH ES—sun-dried, atin choice; ORANGES- New California 2.75; funcy navels, $3.75@4; 3.25; Mediterranean Sweets. $3G3. MALAGA GRAPE: S—§8@10 p CALIFORNIA PEARS-—-82 GRAPE FRU IT—$5. LEMONS—Secarce; warket firw; $3 .25@38 . 75; California. $5446.50. unless otherwise quoted. as selected goods are used.) but steady $5q@4 per ). fo evaporated bleac et \ YRS Lac. seedlings, ig rate er bb!. baz. 5U per 40-lb box. S06. $0 per box. r couwmon Market ynghanged; .choice, $4,55,. prime, Bg clear Orders are for bbl. to $2 ‘ HhOe® BSG new Messina, COCOANUTS--$35 per 1vuv or $4 per 100. CRANBERRIES—Caoice Jersey, $5@5.50. STRAWBE RRIF S — Tennessee, Kentucky sound and dry, and leaky varieties higher. Cape Cod, $6 per Arkansas lower at $1.25c1. 75 @& G-gal case. $17 Al. DO a fi-gal case; baney c he .08@ 1. 15 a* orveones: bbl; and sort VPiNbAPiriums—Cuba receipts sciling at $2.50@ 8 per doten, as to size CALIFORNIA PEARS— $3@3.50 per 40-lb box. CALIFORNIA CHERRIES—$1.75@2.25 a bex. DRIED FRUIT. 1u-1b APIPLES- Scarce and in good demand. Ervapor- ated rings, average recelpts»; 14 Sige; skins, ¢ unbleached, %@lc pleac hed. Lec ; fancrs, 1iggg2e ; ’ sun-dried quarters, 4%4¢7Se for fatr to choice; com- mon, 34@d4c. VEGETABLES. Pm og ATOEBS—Tiprida quotable at POTATOES- Market firm, but trade quiet; s Burbanks, detivered: Rose, 84q86e; red, 40@44¢; supplies perteets Rurals, 35473 mxied, track, NE Ww POT ATOES—#2 $1.25@1.85 a bu box ; Mobile. $1.5 SWEET POTATO S.-On oneets, @1.25, and Nansemonds, £1.754?2 ONIONS— Northern globe, baskets; demand. NEW ONIONS—$2%1.50 bu sack. SPRING ONIONS—towe-grown, hand punches, 20@380c a doz, SH Ts—New Orleans, . bunches, as io quality. CABBAGE. crate, igh, rice for Mississippi. RA 8-—-Arkansas, ng aod Miesiasicpl. in craics 4 re: Ba -grown, 5U@ LETT ~Home-grown, CAULIPLOW ER--llome-grown, box; fancy higher. PARSLEY—Ifome-grown, ern, Be aay a doz. ALE—Arkansas, TU RNIPS--U nwashed, £1.75a@2; new Southern, dozen bunches. CARROTS—81@1.2 on orders; New roulslane. REETS—Home grown, 20c a MUSHROOMS —30@40¢ per lb. New Peerless, 1548.25 a bbl, ul ‘e red, other grades out of season and B0@4i0c Oa ~Old not in market; 36@28c on tr white 41@43c on 4207450; fancy mall. ack; red, Orleans, $i. 35 a sack; Bermuda, $1.10 $1 a bu in not in: 5@8c a bunch; dozen | * new, $4@5 a dos: Lousiana a Da, 15@2We; bushels, te per bu_ box. $iq@l.25 per bu 15@20c $1.40 per $2 a hatuper; 5 per bbl 4n orders; BOGaOe a dozen bunches. dozen a 402; i5e a bu box on orders. South- bbl: washeil, bunches. Jbq@ae a Bde per bn HORSE BADIOn— Scarce at $4 per bbi for home- own on orde: GRE EN PE PP E RS—-Fiorida, ket crate. and slow sale. CUCUMBPRS—Florida, .50@5 a bbl. STRING BEANS box. @3}. 25; ts Be ‘lorida flat Mobile, $1.25@1.50; $1.10@1.20 a bu box; wax, ound wax, $171.24 bu box: New round green, $1.354@ round gree Orleans TOG O0e per 6-bas- $1.50@1.75 a bu box; $1@1.25 bu n, $1 fiat GREEN PEAS—Mississippl and Louigiana, $1.25 bx @1.50 a bu box: 50@UDc pte ead ~llorida crabe be SAUER KRAU T—'4 bbl, .$3; SPINACH~—Home-grown, a one-Cits would bring $8.5v@i4 per | per bbl, $6. On oruers, yu x. loc pe r bu box. PARSNIPS—$2@2.25 per bbl for washed; $1.50 for unwashed; $1 per ba on orders. ASVPARAGU S—Home-grownh, bunches, as th size. PIE PLANT KOHLRABI—Home gtown, lfc OYSTER PLANT- SOU ASH—40@500e GUMBO—§$§1.75@2 a crate; SOUP BUNCH ES—35@40c a bn crate. aney home-grown, 1O@20¢ an doz. Home grown, 25q@toc bun $1@G1.25 a bbl. a doz. BUTTER AND CHEESE. FUTTER—Steady and a fair trade; Creamer Dairy— .19 @j10%)\ Firsts ... 17144118 Seconds ...... 15 @ls Ladle packed— en... 4 aes 14 ers 12 fis Seconds . -11 @i2 CHEE SE -irm, 10c; alngies, 10%c; Y. A., lle. consin and Illinois—Twins, fc; A., Oc; skimea, bi No. 1, 14@15c; No. | Seconds | Near-by \Grease 2, li'efpl2e. GAME. Quotations for undrawn birds. doz lower. DUCKS—Mallards and red twa cds firm teal, $1.25; per dozen ; green wing jack snipe, FROGS- Large $1.2 , POULTRY na, 7c: spring chickens, Poultry—Receipts light; little Tase; geese, D@ic; chickens, 8c; lowest prices are VEALS—Calves—feceipts hie@be for small and fat; Cc. LAMBS sheep, 2%: ah, we per Ib RUASTING PIGS—§$141. 26. BEESWAX—Prime steady TALLAOW—Market firm: No. 2, 3% Ge. 1.25 per do 5 a doz; { “nh ‘ke ns {>} smal WooL. Market ateady, bot quiet. Missouri, Illinois, ete.— Medium Medium clothing Rratd and low Light fin Slightly Hard southern hard «nd burry “xtras .. : l Store pecked— Wiscousin—F ull ere am, singles, Limberger, Drawn, 4 rojil... Southern lle; at $1. 4 MAT Be per dozen a dow. ches, a doz. supply falr. Willy @° Northern roll. 10 (4 sag 4 twins, 11 Wis- Vac; Y. Swisse— 25e per | | 70G@2 | common mixed, roosters, turkeys, 04 ] ‘ ’ at 4c. No. 1 rh a . Wisconsin and Minnesota— medium. Me cial : Fine mediuat arkanéat. Ny ine medium ...-. (Coarse and low... Kansas, Nebraska and Western— Bright medium » QR CAPO. oc cic cc dteccsoevivss Tubwashed— Choice low er. Black, 8@5c_ WHISKY. Indian Territory, for head and legs on. demand bbis, QOMAWIT. cov cccdsivebdsecccecns sty Wuedium, 60@7b5c. »* 2h : $1 Thar? a doz. Dresse demand I) necks, 110¢ . poor; average receipts, 44.@ 41%,@5c for extra fancy small and fat; | 4'4e; 19 17 @1T% 21 13 TG aia | 27 22% 174q@ly Market steady on basis of §1.26 for highwines HIDES, ETC. HIDES—Quiet. Green salted, Green salted, Texas Dry aint, Western On selection - Green salted, (7feen saltesl Mulis liry liey } \ PEATHERS 7 aka Le Quiet. Prin: arge eka, Sic: 2u mre, CANX. Te: tare ‘ i. dé 7a ; Tah, Sir; nters, 2 HE i Pek IN. Market WA wooled, GO@?Tte: amal!. sbearings, 154:30c; (allen ing to guadty aad X 27h Ac: Tie t Arkansas oe Southern. . ‘white giay oud quilly. Bic; SAX. tr lo ss atk at wing, 22; . ont wv wing October | large | Megs ' Western, , Raw, tet « Bch Atti vv LE IO LEER RD. NEE SP SED, TROY wel sCELL’ SUS dacs. OLD HOPE ASD RU pad by I Qld rupe—No, 1, $1.85; No. :% al Quote as follows: Good | §80@1W | per ; partir bicached $10@11; ehinay, $9q@10; Pelaughter- house | sioc ' QUOP ge Se work rig, @ poe > mat b 5 Juce bbis. boc: lard tes. $1.18; Mette Duis. BSc per bbl ible side, bite ate r Ib; rk, tebe: 's strain or ex- per Ib. at oSg91.00 per du; $i. et Steady, $1.18@1.25 per ea beans on trk; BAGGIN AND Ties Bag dbing Ge per yard; 2- 1% -1b. b, be. af Xb. Ge; RAW—-Wheat and oa a asked East St, Louls, $4. BO this side; ide: Tye, $8. -e COFFEE MARKET. ST. LOUIS, May 22. : dat Gall. | 24 Call. | 84 Call, | B OOl. owes eeeee lcwceee - SANS. Mar bu for car lots for b1 cee ugust : September ove Oc tober .... Misil Pouch coffee at 9.50 New York card, RIO—No. 7 coffee, onchange 910 standard. 7 mil 650 reis per kilo: exchange. 2d; receipts, 6000; stock. 220.000: market quiet; clearances to Untied States, 3000; Europe, none; shipments by steainer to United States. 42,000: by sall to United States, 0.000: to Europe, 7000: purchases for Un'ted States, 41,000; Europe, Pre ad freight per steamer to United States, 85 5 per cent ‘er pepe F loading at Rio Tor United States, 1; Lure pe Good average santos, 7 mil per kilo: receipts, fO00: stock, 450,000: market steady: shipments to United States. -29,000; Europe. 12,000: purchases for United States, 1000; Europe. 27.000;. freight per steamer to Ilavre, 20 and 10 per cent pri- mage; steamers leading at Santos for United States, 2: for Europe, 1. Vietoria shipments to United States. none: Ra. hia weekly rereipts, 2000: stork, 12 000: cleat red from Rio. May 20, steamers Wordsworth, 24,000, and Capri, 18,000. COTTON. LOCAL MARKET—Steady and unchanged; sales 478 bales, GPERGED, ch cecddvcccveceddsecs ee Geos ordinary Good middling Middling fair ; Tinges and stains. 4*a@ee below white. “WAREHOUSE SFSTSRERT. Th). DAY. 7 5 ae. C37 Net receipts to-day Net receipts since Sept. Net shipments to-day Net. shipments since Sept. Gross receipts to-day . (;roas receipts since Kept. (jross shipments to-day Gross shipments since Sept. Stock on hand NEW YORK-—Spot steady. Nii jatings. 6140. Fut- ures opened quiet: closed quiet. Closing Highest Lowest Saturday. To-day. To-days. 5.87 fh. 88 6 Closing ‘u twas September .... a au * or: . * November December January MARKETS BY “TELEGRAPH. _ CHICAGO, May 22.—Large receipts in the North- west. favorable Weather and {ffMfcations of an in- crease in the visible supply wéakened wheat to-day Jnly opened unchanged at 784%@7R%eC. touched 73% @7T8%c on scattered covering, and declined to 78% @T38 Chicago received 87 care, of which sraded contract. Minnea —_ and Duluth got 481, compared with 399 for t Same day last year. On rumors that a settlement of the Buffalo strike has been practically reached, the wheat market advanced a full cent. July, from around T3\c, was bid up to 74%c In a few moments. Shoris were heavy buyers. Light receipts strengthened vorn. Recelpta, 264 cars. July opened a shade lower @t 33'4@SB%c, ahd advanced to 338%, Oats ruled easy under heavy receipts. Selling scattered. Receipts, 413 cars. aply ound un- cana at 23%@28%c and saeed to 2%@ a. Selling by packers, owing to large receipts, weakened provisions. July pork’ oalt a shade lower at $8.1744@28.20. and declined to 88.15. July lard ruled 2t4c lower at o £9. July ribs ruled a . May 22.—V -No, 2 red, T4#@7Gtec; ’ TRA TH No. 2 hard winter, TO@72c: No. 8 hard winter, 64700: No.1 Northern spring, 7&4 pe No. 2 Northern spring. T24@78loc: Xo. : ing. BSETZ Gc No. 2 corn, 38%4c; No. 3, 32'4e. No. 2 oats, 2744: Na. 3. oer. GtICAG O. May _22.--Closé: Wheat—May, 740; : Corn—May, ei * 7” . . . a acu — prerrnnnetny out a we a - duly, Tide; 33% AB8%e ; . Oats—May, 237%%.G24e: Sept. LF Pork—Ma July, $8.25: Sept. Lard- Mar, $5. : $5. 714 Ribsa—Mary, $4. Shas 8714. Flax—Uash North- ; cash Southwest, 81.05: May. $1.06; Harley-—Cash. 8T7@40c. Timothy— Katimated care for to-mor- . B75: oata, 5D. Butter qulet; cronmories, s ate t e«h, moderate demand: tur- May 22.—Butter--Receipts, 18.685 pkes: steady: Western ereamery. aise: factory, 1144? Le. Choere- Receipts, 3045 pkgs: market weak; large white, Otec; small wilte LAGE, * eolored, . small colored, OY,49'n ot Receipta. : pkgs: firm and higher lMal5'ee; Southern, 144915. Sugar-— and .firm; fair refining, 4%4c: centrifn- 4%c; molasses sugar, 4c; refined, crushed, powdered, Coffer, May 22.—Corn steady: new No. 8, 2 white, 27% (28 Wilsky $1. 16 for finished gootls, 0'4@10c; ducks, S@PSi,c, CHICAGO. May 22.- 12% a@15e. NE W York, Dressed poultry. quiet gal (06 tesc), qulet and = tirm: granulated, F%\&c. PEORIA, I11., 82c. Oats easy: be o. firm on the basis keys, lle; dicho. LIVE STOCK. —_—_—o Wational Stock Yards. NATIVE CATTLE- rete Ny 509; market steady, alta tec ; quiet, > . og. oS steers A ee az 1 cow and e “alt ‘for 1 cow and calf for 30 Oj TEXAS GATTLE—HRecvripts, vou; warket steady. SALES. 46 steers 2TU steers 83 yearlings, mized 2 yearlings, mixed 24 Tennessee mixed 63 cows 21 bulls ” Tennessee cows 1 Tennessee bull .. SHEEP—Revceipts, 2100; market steady. 12 spring lambs spring lambe natives 5 natives natives Texas . HuGs—Re market he lower ceipts, 4200; SALE i 1 HoRsES AND MU LES- Receipts, pone: market epening rather quiet. Too early yet to tay much prospects for week's trade. LIVE STOCK BY TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO, May 22.—-Estimated receipts hogs to- day, 44,000; to-morrow, 22.000; left over, : market 24447%« lower. Mixed and butchers, #i3.90; good heavy, $23 S0473.95; rough heary. $3.50 3.70; light, 83.00@24.87%. Cattle Receipts, 20,- 0; market steady to 10c lower. Beeves, 5.00: cows and betfera, 81.0005 .00: bt atrers, $4.0005.00;, stockera and feeders, oAleay 7 15, Nheep—Recelpts, 15,000, —— stronger. heep $4. 5005.00: «horn ham, 5. 00e26 . 50; weeleé lamba, $5. 0G. ve. (ficial Saturder: Pings mncetpte. 16.295: ship. Receipts, 206: shipments, eipts, 812; shipments, aks, ments, O18u tattle 1334 Sheep — Re KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 22.--Cattle ‘Receipts, 3000; market steady. Native steers, ‘ Texas «terre, 84 O00O074.%), Te kas COWS, as . 4 =: native cows and hetfere. ‘$2.6 74.75: stockete aad feeders. $2.50075.35: bulls, $3 Soa 4 . 30 H Age—- market week. 2c low er. Balk of oles. Ss ons. 75; boary, $3 a.7 mized a be 10@ 15 aber. (itizens’ American Cenfral Ins. : erry 2. nd : bn le. stege, etc. mud market Steady wes aa 5.6); stock sheep, #7304. 73; lambs. $5. 25426. KANSANS CIT May 22—~-Wheat ola ly evenee 2 Ve 4 +z Bie “loved at eek: x ws Ro. 8, : 20: No, 3 ag ‘ le; No, ‘o. 2 white, 33 No. 3, . Oats No. 2 white, cash. 28143 2ae. y ; Ne. 3. ‘weak: timothy, 2B; choice prairie, $7. Rutter steady: a toga 13e; ’ ye lower; fresh, ll\e. Receipts: wheat, 107 cars. LOCAL MONEY MARKET. G. Eawards & Sons Brok Oo.. ¢ brokers vot ten | q e By] ezcha and gseretests PaPaadads 2 25: merit on n tein 1925 @ from Aug. 108% 3 is coin 1018 Q from Aug. 108% ST. LOUIS STOCKS AND BON DS. _ Reported by Gaylord, Blessing «& Co. | Bia. “™ a nr —— esses: 8s cp.. : itd 3 ~ Asked, National Bank of Commerce oe Union Trust Co Kallway Gx Compton Helghts Gs Lindell Ratiway sa Merimee Rallway ondway Gable Ns Missouri-Edison Electric fs do. pref Cotton Compress Os Brewery Assoctation 68 St. Ine Lead Co Small Hopes Mining Yope Mining (ranite-Bimetalile Nimimons preferred San Sabscatine Sales 500 shrres Granite-Bimetalli«, $3.35; ; San Sabastine, $15. New York Money and Exchange. NEW YORK. May 22.—Money on call nominally 243 per cent: prime. mercantile paper. 3 / er cent; sterling exvhange steady, with ac tual usiness in bankers’ bills at $4.87%474.87% for demand and at $4.9514@4.85% for 60 days; posted rates, $4.8644@4. 88 commercial bills, $4. RO 4.854; silver certl cates, 614981%; bar sifver, Bike: “Mexican dollgrn, 481g. Government bonds steady: 2s. registered, 100; 3a, registered, 108%; do conpon, 108%; new 48, es. tered. 120; do coupon, 130; old 4s, regiatered, 112%; dy coupon 11349; Se, registered, 112%; do coupon, a. Holiday in London. TAYNDON, May 22.--To-day is a holiday here and all exchanges are closed LIVERPOOL. May 22.--The cotton, provision exchanges here are cl are cloréd to-day New Tork St Stocks. Whitsker & Hodpman. bond and stock brokers, 308 North Fourib street. NEW — May 20. and ne i | } | Close Open. ied. Low. \Close. ! oar r | eh day. Amer. Splrits . 11 i .. ah hy Pits. 157% | ee5rcseys vaaoral _— Hee « do th Gen. lec. re es a Illinois Central Lake Erie & W.! Lake hore ‘ Toulse, & Nagsh...! Manhattan Con. . Met. T M. v.. c, M ise uri North American. Northern Pacific. Nor. Pac. pfd. Nor. & West pid) Omaba Ont. & ew stern. Pacifie Mall iS" Peorvle’'s Gas .... Reading Reading Ist ee: St. Paul Southern R’ wv at. So. R'way pr ... a a W....! . 8. WwW. pe. . Coal & Tron! Union .| Union Pacific pfd. | U. S. Leather S. Leather ptd.| U 7. 8. U. S. Rabber pra. w ‘abash pf Wall Street. . NEW YORK, May 22.—A number of the spectal- ties moved upward at the opening, notably Sugar, International Silver and New York Air Brake, the last 3 points. The general tendency seemed to be downward, railroad stocks showing small lossce and local municipal stoeks being especially heavy. London was not a factor. the exchatge there be- ing clowed for the holiday. Continued pressure against the shares of local corporations cavised very material losses in Con- solidated Gas, Metropolitan and Brooklyn Transit. Free offerings of Sugar, American Tobacco and Anaconda Mining weakened them considerably, but there was no material change in rallway stocks which were unusaally dull. Trading became more lively at the expense of values, with the weakness very general... Consid- eraljle attention was pald by the bea to the grangers and Sonuthwesterne, which had previous- ly been well held. Specialties bore the brunt of the attack, the Flower stocks suffering severely. Brookiyn Transit yielding below 111. Bales of stocks to noon, 197,814 shares. Kailroad bonds showed firmness for a time, but eventually sagged in sympathy with stocks. SOLD VALUELESS TICKETS. More Complaints 's Filed Against a Firm of Brokers. Another complaint was filed Monday at police headquarters against a firm of ticket brokers for selling railroad tickets that were valueless. H. F. Mons, a merchant from Leaven- worth, Kan., who was returning from Lit- tle Rock, Ark., siopped at 1817% Market street and bought a ticket for Leavenworth. He paid $5.26 for it. The ticket was over the Burlington route. When the conductor received the ticket he, found the date had been raised. He took up the ticket and gave Mr. Mons a receipt for it. Mons was put off at the North Market street station. Trans-Missiseippi Company. President Kennett has appointed the foi- lowing delegation to represent the Mer- chants’ Exchange at the meeting of the Transmississippi Commercial Con ress, to be opened at ichita, Kan., May : D. Francis. E. O. Stanard, Henry R. Whit- pease. Alex. H. Smith and Sylvester Water- ouse. The Display of Infants. The Baby Show at the Ex ation buflld- ing will begin Wednesday. managers are kept busy receiving entries and seeing that the special features of the stage en- tertainment are rehearsed. Grocery Store Damaged. fits at 12:10 o'clock Monday morning did “me e in the grocery of Joseph Fried. man, bos Menard strect. The fire originat- ed in . oh of the store, where a lot of matches were stored. The loss is covered by insurance. Cream Social.—Those who at- - by the Working otiet Church will be that the Circle v Ice tended the pink Cirele of the F plea to «a Recel pts, Gun; us ethers Bi toda. Pa a ®; wuttons, 83. a « MO anal . ae Pie “4 . "RS a e P A, 6. EDWARDS. &. . ~ BROKERACE Co., DEALERS | 4 en ey pe <i S 5 N as ~ ~~ &: 2 eas OIRECT WIRE TO KEW YORK and CHI Telershone Maln 14. 412 OLIVE STREET. HAVE YOU $:000 or $5C prediaide investment amonet} att Oa baat ee ee ee ——— or LOANS ON REAL ESTATE... 14 words of leas, 20 cents. hie to } t lowest rates on choles | $1,000,000 secnrity: Ja "Ina. “M. Carpentet & Ga, 7” MONEY —We Joan moe on ia 811. MA veo Bide. Teh wea oer we Ore ee eee ee MONEY WANTED. 14 words or lesa. 2 cents. ee MONFY WANTED—If fou hare Toney that to loan on real estate security. send of first deeds of trust and bBotes I have for eale. Chas. I’. Vogel, 634 Chestant MONEY WANTED—Loan of $200 time: give good interest and yee AS, Post-Dispatch LOANS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. | 1¢ words or less. 20 cenie. A PRIVATE party has moner to lend on | i: planes and other security; confidential eae t. —_— ——— treatment assured. Sol Chemical BK ALL applications “for loans on Geanlant pianos and other security receive our tention: payments arranged in ms | ma “9 pith business strictly confident! N. | nance Co., 207-8-0 Odd Fellows’ Bidg., oth aa: , Olive’ ats. Marts: ARE 4g employed on a reguiar ‘salary? We bave to loan to bookkeepers, cler si ry ‘rallread clerks, postal clerks, ma or any person é¢mpluyed on a regula - firms ot corporations; we make tonne’ Sane month to a year’s dime: a a. Ate % the lowest in the citr. is 318 and 319 Sepeetty Bias gb en _ ath and Loeust sts. . ~ MONKEY LOANED “SALARIED PEOPLE AND retail merchants without sogerity: sone i ments. Tolman, Room 801, 211 URIVATE arty with surplis money will t sathe on fur. or pianos without removal; _ payments. 320 Commercial bidg. FASY PAYMENT LOANS. Borrow money from us on your — piano: loweet possible rates. with aid before due: business coeldentn. "Fede Brokerage Co.., O14 Olive at.. room STORAGE FOR canine FOREST PARK UNIVERSITY. Graduation Exercises Will Begin To-~ Morrow and Continue One Week. The following interesting programme for* this week and part of next has been ard ranged for Forest Park Untversity: : | Recital by students in advanced and lawn @ocial by the Alu Ess dents’ Association of Forest ty to the class of ‘SB, “" grounds, Tuesday, at 8 p mas Private recital by the} pu pis of the firs = second and oes) ae (for the pare a only), Monday, a an Gymnastic eit. an sostial in plano, v and elocution by the pot of the Bee grade, at the university riday, at 8 p. a Ps Class day at the university, Saturday, ae - 3 ~ S. coninuredte sermon by Rev. Frank Ww. Sneed. D. D., Washington and Compt s Avenue Presbyterian Chureh, Sunday, at at (= tists’ recital—Mr. E. R. Kroeger, is Guldo Parisi. Miss Mary Norris Berry, ooFairty. eh h sslien H mmenc ‘ement rty-eighth annual co graduating exercises, Lindell Avenue Meth- ce odist Episcopal Church, corner Lindell a Newstead avenucs, Tuesday, May ®, at p. m. : ori MRS. ISRAEL GOT HER (DECREE. Divorce Case That Attracted Cons erable Attention Decided. Ida May Israel was divorced from Clat+_ ence Everett Israel by Judge Withrow Monday. She was awarded the oustody of her two children and the defendant was ordered to pay her $0 a month rand had ‘Mre. Israel claimed that her husband had ~ treated her with many indignities; ht ra he, bestowed excessive attent'on on ie animal pets, and that he waa Bh. . to children. Israel filed a cross-bill denying all his, wife's allegations and charging her, 1s turn, . © with indignities. One of his most impore)- tant witneeres was Roy Israel, his 9-yeare, © old eon. The hearing occupied eight days and many witnesses were examined for beth he parties were prominent in Sout Louis society, and the courtroom was flled with their partisans during the trial. STENOGRAPHER SHOT HIMSELF, Leroy Lawrence e Supposed to Be of St. Louis Attempted Suicide. Leroy Lawrence, who says he t a St. Loulsan, is at the point of death In a hoas- pital at Leavenworth, Kan. He is 23 yeara old and attempted to end his life by oot- ing himeelf. This information waa received by Chief of Police Campbell Monday in a letter from J. L. Bverhardy, M. D., superintendent of the Evergreen lace Hospital. The letter etatea that young Lawrence shot himself Gaturday morning. He is of good appearance and is well educated That he is a etenographer ie attested by the shorthand notes that he wrote before attempting to kill himself. He says his mother is Mre. Jennie Lawrence an doctor «ays that from what he could from the shorthand notes his mother in 8t. Louls. Young Lawrence will not talk regarding his ca#e. Dr. Wverhardy says the wound is serious, but not necese sarily fatal. The police here have been une able to locate Mre. Lawrence. ED HYNES NOT ARRAIGNED. His Trial at Clayton Postponed VUatil Tuesday Morning. arraignment of Edward Hynes, with murder, was postpenss a Clayton Monday. He will arra Tuesday. Hynes ta one of the plasterers who were in the fight at De Hodlamont last Septeme- ber. in which William Kain was killed, PAINTER FELL FROM A WINDOW, Albert Wolford Sustained a Fractured The oo rged | Wrist and Internal Injuries. Albert Wolford, a painter, 4 yeara old, living at 1007 Pine street, fell from @ sege- ond-story window while &t work on Chest. avenues, Monday a. He sustained a tracty wrist and in nal injuries. He wag trated at the City pensary by Dr. Heiwte and gent from t to the <Ciy DEATH OF SERGT. TURLEY. He Had Been in Charg of a Precinet for Several Years. Francks MM. Turley. « sergeant ot peat died at his home, 3308 fron an Sergt. precinct In the years, . Van R. Ashcroft, at the university, Mae~ 5, os _ - < ie ad ae . ee nut street, between: Comptes and Channing a . At Paste Ste ARIS 2 Niele we A ee a

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PATRICK'S rr. > mon Ce ea toe bie Face i Re lle ' . a¥ . ~ - FRIEND OF THE BISHOP TALKS. “SERVED THROUGH TWO WARS. Claims That the Parishioners Are All Wrong—Views of St. Louis Catholics. Mauled Rails With Grant and After the War Held Many Civil Posi- tions of Honor and Trust. Pentecostal services were conducted us usual at St. Patrick’s Church, in East St. Louis, Sunday, by Rev. F. James Downey, the priest in charge. The parishioners seem more determined than ever to continue tthe revolt against the appointment of Father Cluse by Bishop Jannsen, The funeral of Brigadier-General Chris- itlan D. Wolff, who died Sunday morning at his home in Clayton after a brief ill- mess, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the family residence to the cemetery at Sappington. Rev. Samuel Kruse will conduct the services. Gen. Wolff attended to his business af- fairs until his last sickness, although he ts Eb dieitaadthy eitantinldubbluh ad ciiens was 77 years old. His constitution had be- ———— St 8 7 a= : aes 4 Nh ts ate bn emt 00 th eee ee very feeble in recent years, however, SS ee SS SS a ile parochial residence to prevent Father ‘and he was an easy prey to disease. aa rs ia) ae eS ee ee ea Cluses’ entrapce thereto, and expect to re- ~ A widow and seven children survive him, surest Pan uee ue main there until the dispute is settled. _ Eee enlidren are: Mrs. Henry F. Wom. The parishioners Sunday afternoon rafsed nearly $500 to meet the incidental expenses beside | wer. tye Pei aks > va Se if m * ‘s ~S Spt i es , , ED 2. td Noga * af rts wy $, eae ey * ie, va 6 ge ve Kotte Pee ck ee. hm Fee . ’ \ : y SN ae. tink.) Ca ee a : hy the « - : RE te mag, ne ee Yay eg ve PST. Rye ¥ * . FR. ey hy S * . a ad 3 R See er tec «ema er & pA *, Mg Bir Ss SS + ; - : eG ane os er i Pee vi 6 nn —— ST eer Saeat Fr +t = ares —— ute CPt ee teres rs tear? -y} 2 i, rs pip eT 52 “Ta +e The annual May festival of the St. Louls | ments served. Carriages to take guests to ! ant outing for city visitors and give an in- a ee ~ at Sag on Ree . * og WEARER payee ‘,. ex-Probate Judge George W. Wolff, Mrs. ---—- Ex-Gov. Francis Talked to the Heads of Lastern Corporations About the World’s Fair. —_—— Ex-Gov. D. R. Francis has returned from New York. where he went to look after pri- vate business World's Fair seed. and to sow s0me good He turned from the contemplation of a his office, Monday morning, to to tell,”” he said. course the public doesn’t care krow about my _ private business, the @vork done for the World’s Fair purely preliminary charac- talked to the heads of many interest in the “There isn’t much I merely wished to present the “T was interviewed by a World reporter The interview, which n't seen any of the mempers of tne my return, but I under- subscriptions are being made some people, however, This Louts has “IT ha There are We are pledged to do it, and Whole Ship’s Company May Be Organized. Joseph Mc Pherson and C. B. Palston have opened a recruiting office at 1307 Oriel Building for the purpose of organizing a ship's crew to join the new Federal naval militia now forming. These gentlemen have had the project in mind ever since the pas- face of the law making Missouri one of tho States to furnish a part of the country’s new fighting force. It has not been determined whether to turn over the organization to the recruiting officer, who is to be here about June 1, or tender the services of the company to the Navy Department at Washington. About *) young men have joined the organization thus far. Messrs. McPherson and Puoslton would like to secure 2, a full ship’es com- pany. A public meeting, at which the ideas. of oe ha ae yy 1 Bee rageden rae will be plain w e day night in room #6 Oriel Bullding. s; CROWDED TO SEE SCLEY. Omaho Citizens Turn Out En Masse to Greet the Admiral. OMAHA, Neb., May 22.—~Adémiral Schley was tendered a reception by the Commercial] Club to-day from Il to 122, af’ which was present practically all of the men who rep- resent t » Preat commercial and industrial! the interests city. The an informal charasier. tO There was a jam at the rooms during the WILL UNITE IN A MEETING. Wi be e.tertuined af the, ‘ EM ny TO ENLIGHTEN THE PUBLIC. Well Known Judges and Physicians Invited to Attend and Learn New Truths. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, May 22.—There will be a meeting next Sunday afternoon at the Met- ropolitan House under the auspices of the (Ihristian Science Churches in New York City and vicinity. The object of the gath- ering is to present to the public a religivous, medical and legal review of the Christian Science faith. Several well-known judges and physicians have been invited to sit with the official readers on the stage and have consented to be present, The principal speaker will be the Rev. Carol Norton, C. S. D., one of the official readers in the West Side Church of Christ at Kighty-second street and the Boulevard. He is one of tthe most active Christian Sci- ence leaders in this city. The Rev. Mr. Norton will be introduced by a Judge of the Supreme Court, “The idea of this meeting in the Metro- politan Opera House,’’ said a member of Mr. Norton’s congregation, ‘is to gather together inielligent persons of various church denominations, or of no denomina- tion at all, and - tell them the truth about Christian Science.” The subject of the sermon ifn all Chris- tian Science churches yesterday was ‘‘An- cient and Modern Necromancy, or Mesmer- ism and Hypnotism.”’ It consisted, as it always does, of alter- nate readings from the Bible, and from ‘Science and Health,” the official text- book. These are some of the passages read from “Science and Health”’:: ‘‘Mesmerism is mortal, material illusion. Animal magnetism its the voluntary or in- voluntary action of error in all its forms and is the human antipodes of Divine scli- ence, Science must triumph over sense, and truth over error, thus putting an end to the hypothesis involved in all false the- ories and practices.”’ “In no instance is the effect of hypno- tism other than the effect of illusion.” ‘‘Mental quackery rests on the same plat- form with all other quackery. The chief plank in this platform is the doctrine that science has two principles in partnership, one good and the other bad, one spiritual, the other material, and that these two may be simultaneously at work on the sick.” RUSSIAN STRIKERS RIOT. Fought the Police and Military, but Are Finally Overcome. ST. PETERSBURG, May 22.—Advices from Riga, capital of the Baltic province of Livonia, announced that on Saturday last the workmen employed in a jute fac- tory there struck for ‘higher wages, and joining with the workmen of the Phenix arms factory, destroyed and burned a num- ber of houses and fought the police and military. The latter finally triumphed, and rigorous measures ‘have been taken against the lead- ers of the disturbance. There was a further slight outbreak at Riga, but it was repressed. It is reported that several workmen were killed and many were injured. STANDARD IN CALIFORNIA. Rockefeller Is After the Oil Land in the South. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 22.—The rep- resentatives of the Standard Oil Company have been in Southern California for sev- eral weeks. They are making a thorough investigation of the oil districts. . The exports of refined oil ‘rom the United States has fallen off notably within the last few vears. Other countries notably bor- neo are now supplying the Asiatic market. The intention of the Standard Oil Com- pany, it is now asserted, js to secure oil property in Southern California and estab- lish refineries and enter the ‘Asiatic mar- ket. Ever since the first discovery of oil in Southern California, the development of the fields has been steadily increasing and new fields are being found. Chicago’s Racing Association’s Loss Will Amount to $100,000. CHICAGO, May 22.—Fire early this morn- ing destroyed the grand,.stand and pad- dock at the Harlem-race track. Only the dying down of the wind saved the stables from being burned. The loss is estimater at $100,000, with no insurance. The fire burned fiercely for four hours, and it was feared that the wind would carry the flames to ihe residences and store buildings near the track. Harlem's open- ing day was set for May 3. The grand stand wae one of the finest in the United States. POWDER HOUSE WRECKED. Explosion at Aetna Demolished Ouse Building, but Loss Is Small. ABPTINA, Ind., May 22—An explosion late last night wrecked one of the storehouses of the Aetna Powder Mills. No one was injured and the Gamage was ese 5 as none of the other buildings was touc Horsford’s Acid Phosphate while it is invigorating to the system quiets the nerves and produces refreshing sleep. | Meier, ar ag° ; A jujry is being impanelled in Judge Tal- ty’s court to try Mrs. Agnes R, Pitkin on the charge of burning her own home, 6637 Wells avenue, on April 27, 1898. It is charged that she burned her hand- s0me home’ in order to obtain the Insur- ance. The fire occurred in the dead of night. An aged couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hopewell, made their home with Mrs. Pitkin. They all barely escaped from the burning building. Suspicion was di- rected to the inmates, and Hopewell and Mrs. Pitkin were arrested. Hopewell de- clared that Mrs. Pitkin had tried to hire him .to burn the place, and when he re- fused she told him, so he claims, that she would do it herself. Mrs. Pitkin has plead- ed not guilty all the time. She is a remarkable woman, and but §-- tle is positively known regarding her. That she has ample means is apparent. She is richly dressed and has employed eminent counsel] to defend her. Her age is uncer- tain. She could pass for #, but it is said she is nearer 60. A panel of 3% jurors has been summoned and it is not likely the taking of testimony will begin until Tuesday. BRIEF NEWS ABOUT TOWN, Items of Current ‘Interest Condensed to Paragraphs for Busy Readers of the Post-Dispatch. New Communjcants.—The Confirma- tion rite was administered Sunday mornin to a large class at St. John’s Episcop (hureh by Bishop Tuttle. New Pastor.—Rev. William Court bas succeeded’ Rev. A; 'E. Nelson as pastor of the Tyler ‘Place M, E.. Church. Free Ccntest.—Oratorical and musical talent will contest for medals at the Peo- ple’s Church, Eleventh and Morgan Streets Tuesday evening. Reformed Church.—The corner stone of the new Reformed Church at Maple and Clarendon avenues, was laid Monday efter- noon with appropriate ceremonies. Trusts.—Rabbi Leon Harrison of Temple Israel will address the Centra] Bel- lamy Club at the North Broadway Social Settlement Monday evening, his subject be- ing “‘Trusts, Their Use and Abuse.”’ Orphans’ Asylum.—The annual festi- val for the benefit of the Protestant Or- phans’ ‘Asylum will be held on the asylum grounds Tuesday ternoon and evening. New Officers.@Phe Walhalla Hunt- ing and Fishing Club has elected the fol- lowing officers: Merwin Bollanger, presi- dent; Joseph Silvers, secretary, and Henry Miller, .treasurer. Used Razors.—Stephen Craft of 2000 Franklin avenue quarreled with Charles Hall and Ben Thompson of the same neigh- borhood over a catch of some crayfish at a creek near East St. Louis Sunday morn- ing and was slashed in many places with razors. Dying. —James Cahill, the aged watchman of the Missouri Pacific Railroad at the Webster avenue crossing in Kirk- wood, is dying. Hehas been in the employ of the Missouri Pacific Company as a watchman for forty years. Died.—Mrs. Mary Price, wife of Al>x- ander Price of Kirkwood died at home Sunday afternoon efter a long {illness. Her funeral will be held Tuesday after- noon from the family residence to Oak Grove Cemetery. Detective’s Funeral.—The last ser- vices over the remains of Detective Thomas Tracey were held Sunday afternoon at ‘Sa- cred Heart Church. Many organizations and eocieties attended. The interment was in Calvary Cemetery. Home Services.—The funeral of Mrs. George H. Plant was held Sunday after- noon from the family residence at 3642 Washington boulevard, Rev. S. C. Bby of the Swedenborgian Church conducting the services. Festival.—The ladies of the Women’s Board of Charity of the Missou £ Sanitarium will give a otreebares st on the lawn of the sanitarium, Taylor and the Suburban tracks, Friday, May 2, from 3 to 10 p. m. The proceeds will be used in taking care of the poor sick. Trimmings Burned.—Fire in the stora of S. Zuckerman, a dealer in tailors’ trim- mings at 90 North Eighth street, damaged the stock $30 and building $2000 Sunday night. The cause of the fire is not kngwn. Equal Suffrage—There will be a meeting of the State ual Suffrage . ciation Tuesday at the Lindell Hotel. ite. ture wiil be given by Hon. L. M. Conkling his subject being “‘American Women Need the Franchise for the Protection of Their Property and Industrial Interests.” After the lecture there will of the topic. be a free discussion Musical.—An oratorical and muscial contest and concert will be ple’e Church, Bleventh hh ag hag ® es day evening, May 23. The contestants will include. Mrs. G. W. Blackwe!l! Mrs. N. B Stanza, Mrs. C. W. Broomhall, Miss Sadie Irwin, oan lla Willi Miss Katie Lee po ise Clara McNeil, Miss Edna En- Dr. Snyder’s Guccessor.—Ry, we. Simmons of Bellerica, Mass.. one of the ministers who is being considered by the congregation of the Church of the Messiah as @ probable successor to Rev. John Sny- der, the present pastor, preached sermons here Sunday. two trial May Succeed Tyrrell.—Rev. Carey &. Morgan, pastor of the First Ch Church of Minneapolis, Minn., ae ~ chosen to succeed Rev. Frank G. Tyrrell as pastor of Central Christian Church. He preached two trial sermons here Sunday and made a favorable impression. Elected Officers.—The various bray- ches of the Social Democracy in 8t. Louis held a joint meeting at Aschenbroedel Hal! Market street, Sunday afternoon a elected the follow!/ng officers: Ulka ; & V. Putnam, operons?’ Cc F pony, Rooker) would not go where he was not wanted. This is seemingly one way to su- gar the pill that Mer. Martinelli has admin- istered to the rebellious parishioners of St. Patrick’s. “The parishioners find great comfort In Dr. Rooker’s statement that the Bishop must not appoint any priest whose selec- tion would cause a scandal, that is justly. The only scandal caused thus far originates from the behavior of the parishioners. Bishop Janssen’s act in appointing Father Cluse can never cause a scandal to food Catholics. He is a Catholic priest qualified in every way for the position to which the Bishop was appointed.”’ The controversy regardi the appoint- ment of Vicar-General William Cluse to St. Patrick’s Church, East St. Louis, has stirred up comment in St. Louls Catholic weeklies. The Heraki de Glaubens says: “The malcontents in St. Patrick’s poe East St. Louts, belong mostly to a class of pecple which is seldom, if ever, seen in a Catholic Church. They should thank God and the Bishop for havi sent them so good a priest as Father uge.’’ Rev. David 8S. Phelan, editor of the West- ern Watchman, delivers a left-handed fling at the Herald as follows: “The people of 8t. Patrick’s parish, in their profound humility, c out: ‘Non no- bis Domine; non nobis.’ ® priest they have is an Irishman, and, of course, no good; but he is good enough for them and they want no other.” Kespecting Bishop Janesen’s attitude the Watchman says: “The Bishop of Belleville declares that he doesn’t recognize any language or na- tionality in the Church. He certainly does not seem to recognize the Irish nationality in that diocese. It is safe to eav that if Rome did not recognize both language and nationality he wceculd never have been named Bishop of Beileville.’’ BREAK IN THE CABLE: Entire System Blockaded Two Hours Because of It. People who depend on the Brasdway cable cars to get them to their places of business by 8 o’clock in. the morning were disappointed Monday. The cable broke at. Chestnut street at 7:50 o’clock and the cars stopped with a jerk. A rgpair gang caught the ends of the stee} rope and aided by four horses drew them up through a man hole. A 20-foot section was cut out and a new piece put in its place. It took two hours to repair the break and a large crowd assembled to see how it Was done. INFLICTED BY A BARTENDER. August Hartman Suffering From an Ugly Scalp Wound. August Hartman of 4055 ‘Main street ts in the ‘City Hospitel suffering from an ugly scalp wound which he ¢laims was inflicted by the bartender at Second and Main streets early (Monday morning. His condi- tion is not serious. The bartender was not arrested the poll claiming that Hartman was the aievesser. " Leave St. Louis, 8:16 p. m., via M., K. & T. Ry. Arrive So. McAlester, 2:10 p. m. nert day; Okla- homa City, 7:15 p. m.; El Reno, 8:15 Pp. m. DETROIT MADE NO REPORT. Rumors of a Clash With Nicaraguan Gunboat Not Confirmed. WASHINGTON, May 22.—The Navy De- partment has had no report from the Cap- tain of the Detroit of any difficulty with the Nicaraguan officials or of any colli io with the Nicaraguan gunboat fan Jeainte. , The Detroit arrived at Bluefields May ij and since that date no report has come from her. She was to take aboard there the body of the late Gen. Macauley for transportation to the United States. Be sure and use Mrs. Winslow’; Soothing Syrup for your children while te-thing. OXFORD HALL NO MORE. Philadelphia’s Famous Political Meet- ing Place Is in Ashes. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 22.—Fire ear- ly to-day destroyed the Oxford Hotel build. political meetings held there, and the Ox- ford stables. The loss is estimated at $100,-. 000, partly insured. Policeman Robman was injured while res- cuing horses from the burning stable. The hotel was unoccupied. The fre started in the stables where 52 horses were stalled All the animals were rescued. Don’t fuss and fret when left without a cook. Go at once to the nearest drug store with 14 words.and 10 cents for Post-Dis- patch wants. In a few hours your want will be fulfilled. MEADE AGAIN DELAYED. Transport Sprung a Leak and Re- turned to Ponce. WASHINGTON, May 22.—Quartermaster General Ludington to-day received the fol- lowing cablegram from Quartermaster Swobe at Ponce regarding the return of the transport Meade, which has the Nine- teenth Infantry aboard: “Ponce, May 22.—After leaving Ponoe an- other leak developed. Not large, but too se- rious to proceed. Returned here to repair. Will take four or five faze. 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The audience was made wp for the most part of women, regular patrons of the Imperial Theater, and admirers of the heroic Mr. Whenever Mr. Williams and Miss Jessaline Rogers had an interview on the stage the audience hung in eager silence on their words and applaud rapturously when there was a pause; And whenever Mr. Weinberg did anythi the people in front laughed, not necessarily because what he did was funny, but because he did it. A great comedian is (Mr. Weinberg. He has established himself so firmly as a laugh- maker he can’t convince his clientele that he ever does tne 8 that should not. be laughed at. During the winter season he had a role one week in which he was slain by Frank Losee, It was a “bluggy, somber murder, but it always brought 4 big laugh and usually a curtain call. hen a man can die humorously he has ad- vanced very, very far in the gentle art of comedy. During the progress of ‘“The Gal- ley Slave’ Mr. Weinberg sings his latest song, “Hot Air.” Sy Be another than Mr. Weinberg it might be en for a dirge, but the Sunday atidience found ft quite the funniest thing of the season. Then Mr. Weinberg made a clever little speech, which was also treated as a gem of wit and hu- or. Louise Closser, who plays the part of the Italian woman, with a chil4 and a ilot of bad luck, came in for a ~. éhare of a’ plause, and probbly a few bruises for the realistic style in ‘which she let herself. be slammed and lammed dround John D. Ravold, the surly jaller. The Italian dress becomes Miss Closser and her dialect is de- lightfully artistic. Little Katie O’Brien acts the thinking part of Francesca’s child with signal gravity and decorum. Mannion Park, which has been greatly improved and is a more pleasing resort in many ways than it was last year, was opened to the public Sunday afternoon for the season. Manager Ernest’s patrons were pleased with his efforts to provide them with entertainment, and enjoyed the vau- deville programme that he presente! in tne pavilion. Zeno, Carl and Zeno, hign tra- peze artists, who had been prominently fea- tured on the bill, failed to appear, but tho’r place on the bill was acceptably filled by The three Rackett brothers made a great hit in their eccen- tric musical skit, “The Musical Harvest- ers,” during which they played upon mu- sical instruments concealed in plows, hoe handles, harrows and other farming imp.e- ments. They carry special scenery for their act. Mary Lane, who has a rich con- tralto voice, sang several] ballads, She was nervous during her first song,.but the ap- plause of ‘her hearers reassured her ani she did well in her subsequent efforts. The Orpheus Comedy Four gave a new sketch. Loney Haskil, a monologist, made fun with his local “gags.”” Bartlett and May, “The Tall Man and the Little Girl, ave @ comedy sketch, through which was inters- persed some difficult contortion turns. Scott and Wilson were laughaodle !n an eccenirie comedy acrobatic act, and Wilson and Mas- soney sang some new songs, Manager Er- nest will give performances every evening, but the only matinee of the week will be given Sunday afternoon. The reguMtr season in Hopkins’ Pavilion at Forest’Park Highlands was inaugurated Sunday and the cold, threatening weather did not perceptibly diminish the attendance at either the afternoon or evening perform- ance. The bill has two very strong fea- tures: Mile. Aida and M. d’Artos and Mu- ing, including Oxford Hall, once famous for . sical Dale. The ie iy - are an importa- tion from Paris and give a pretty exhi- bition of new French dances. There is nothing risque in their performance. Mu- sical Dale presents a musical turn of un- usual merit and playe well upon some of the most impossible instruments. He_ is featured as a London music hall star. Angela sisters, who have not been seen here for several months, did their vocal and whistling specialty. Moreland, Thomp- son and Roberts have @ sketch in which overgrown country boy is intro- reat success. Miss Thompson retty and good to look upon. he ne perform some difficult fee awkins, elgg or and McAvoy and May are retaine 0 last week's bill. Lew Hawkins has some new songs and jokes and Mile. Aimee gives new effects in color and drapery dancing. Koerner’s Park opened Sunday. The gar- den has been put in nice shape and is pret- tier than ever. Pete Baker, the veteran German dialect comedian is the leading feature on the bill. Mies Grace Navarre plays the double action harp with great ekill. Deveaux and Deveaux make music and fun; the Moras give a pleasing Oriental performance. Blanche Navarre sings baNads; John T. Fonets Soe ae et, W e ‘ og things with his feet aA. Miss the fat, duced with is dainty an Brandon and acrobatic feats. i and Leslie crack jokes and sing; oom aud Clayton present a sketch, and May Evans whisties herself into favor. The new pavilion at the Suburban Gar- den served a good purpose Gunday by pro- tecting the patrons of thas reweurt from the rain. The dill this week is a etrong. one. The leading feature is the Risley ly of acrobats, six of them. ranging in years from five to thirty. They perform many remarkable feats. Harry Leighton sings ballads. He has a very sweet alto voice whieh he uses with great skill. He will remain at the Guburban as a member of the minstrel company. . Julian Rose, a brother of Harry Lee, has a of new jokes and stories which he tells ef- ecti r¢ To have upon the table, IVORY SOAP IS MADE OF SWEET CLEAN MATERIALS) EE ——————————————————————————————_ eee | pany headed by Fred W does credit- able work in > of aden I oe aga The Giffen stock com y has been cor “An Bnenmty to week and the pan dially received in Denver. the King” was given last newspapers praised the production and pe) formance highly. ; , To the friends of Man | Williams and the comical ‘Mr.’ Weinberg. | agers Salisbury an@ Tate of the Columbia Theater it will be « pleasure to learn that a benefit for them as been arranged to take place t Gatur- day afternoon and evening. | Sra des will, it is promised, contain sev- eral decided novelties and features entire) / new to this style of entertainment. 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