St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 14, 1902

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vik THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING PAPER. WITH THE ASSOCIAT ED. PRESS DISPATCHES. WANTED ADS | 7 4 woth cha rad In this issue than in any other news- aper published wes f the ype A ’ wr paper p vot the Messsint IVOL, 54, NO. 146. ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1902 ee STEER RAN WILD IRYE SLUMP HITS LITTLE BOY GAVE [TRAIN CRIER BROWN GIVES [cTARVIWr MQ ON THE STREET) THE CORN KING! MISS COULD ROSE|-———-’ RECPPALS EVERY DAY)" conpue pusniry —_ Caused Panic Among Pedes-| Break in the Market Sweeps|There Was a Pretty (ncident | oo +} Beene Alford ae ded Re- | . i s trians on Papin Street. Phillips Down. at Field School. sah SE lease From City Hospital. Cut by Broken Glass, a CHASE OVER HALF A MILE|FAILED TO MEET MARGINS|JUSTIN BRENNAN WAS HERO Me NURSES WITHHELD CLOTHING, COACH LEFT TRACK AND ser HE HOPES TO RECEIVE INHERI-|IT WRECKED A GAS POST AND a TANCE IN A FEW DAYS. SALOON SIGN. _ BELLOWING AND WITH HORNS | THINKS HE CAN MEET ALL OF HIS; MADE A MANLY LITTLE PRESEN- DOWN HE GOT RIGHT OF WAY. OBLIGATIONS. TATION SPEECH. Pcliceman Shot the Maddened Animal} The Famous Chicago Dealer Also Holds| Acted for Kindergarten Class, Which, Victim of Hunger Who Fainted on Lo-| While Taking the Curve Early This cust Street Declares That He Will Morning Car on Bellefontaine as He Was Charging Upon Him Heavy Lines of Corn and Wheat, With Others of the St. Louis THES Oy and Citizen Did Rest but Hopes to Pull Through. Schools, Miss Gould Honpred By Seek Work Again Line Chose the Straight- away Course. Tuesday by Her Pres | | ie : Frank Alford, who was taken to the City Hospital Monday after falling on the side-| Car No. 1921 of the Bellefontaine tne wv Justin Brennan, aged 5 years, became . ; walk at Ninth and Locust streets from | jumped its track and tried to enter a mad the hero of the Eugene Field School Tues- ) starvation, applied Tuesday morning to the | Joon, less than an hour after the time set day morning when, in a manly little ‘od aS hospital attendants for his clothes, dec!lar- | by Excise Commissioner Selbert for open- speech, he presented Miss Helen Gould : ing that he was unwilling to remain the te- ‘ing, Tuesday morning. with an American beauty rose on behalf of : | cipient of public charity. The car wrecked a gaspost and a saloon the kindergarten. he At the time of Alford’s removal to the sign, turned over on its side and injured iene becn rechived from the Texas ranches The presentation took place while Miss 3 hospital a letter was found fn hés pocket | the hand of Mrs. John G. Chaniler of 415 to be converted into food for St. Louisans. is said to have been due to a 3% cent Gould was visiting the kindergarten as the Be ot ' {from his sister in New York City, announe- | Jowa ‘avenue, the on! y passenger. The steer was a large red one, with horns break in rye yesterday. Phillips is cred- | #uest of the Board of Education. ~ ing that he would soon receive $1800 from The wreck blocked the south-bound tracks big and sharp. It was a powerful brute, ited with holding a line cf 1,500,000 bushels| Justin was sensible of the responsibility the estate of his father, who had died in | severa! hours. but the cars continued run-— and the speed it had developed on the im- of this cereal, mostly in May options. Thej that had devolved upon him as the orator Virginia. 5 ning by switching off to the Tower ome miense Texas ranches stood it in good stead break yesterday was caused by a sale of | Of his class, and displayed some uneasiness ote “I will get my proney in a few days,” | tracks. only 50,000 bushels. as he arose to discharge his onerous, Soe eal said Alford to the hospital physician, “‘and | while going north at 4:50 o'clock the car though pleasant, duty. ‘ * until it comes I will try to pay my way by |took the sharp curve at California and But he did not forget his speech, and he #s = : working. Gravols avenues at a clipping speed. In- 4 Se “I think I might have better luck another | stead of rounding the curve she jumped oft om Papin street. With his head lowered aed 4 about 2.000.600 bush spoke it in a.manner that won the heart wheat, and abou ,000, ushels of May 3 oe, Baer. aie ad te cons Scan ebaaaen corn. of Miss Gould, who thanked him personal- 3 * ee slate oa ve on city "chasdly. 77 9S 80°P'| and went straight ahead. that was in his path, pedestrians and| The effect of the notice posted by Secre- gg: ogg, Bigg oonty By tt8 gp mg A (ae Alford. who had not fully recovered free |. She gaspost was shattered and the ight , ng his exhaustion, was counseled -by the/ went out. The illuminated saloon sign me Be physicians and nurses to remain in the hos- Jacob Mauer. at the corner, next fell ane vehicles yielded the right of way without | tary Stone was instantaneous, the whole list| jittle donors that it would never be for- 3 ital at least a day longer, and finaliy said f fi . tim to the derailed car and its light went question. opening off sharply. Wheat opened ic to 1c | gotten. Through the crowded streets the wild lower, corn % to le down, and oats nearly TB gy age and the local reception that he would stay unt Wednesday morn- a cent depressed. o'clock for the Eugene Field school. Upon | ing, a that he would then demand his/ out. Then the car turned over on its side ee would have had all the money I need the Southern Hotel at 9:40 steer went with unabated speed. After a } clothin Mr. Phillips could not be seen following| ite arrival there it was received by Prin- and its lights went out. before this time,”’ said Alford,’’ but for the | Woman Clutched run of more than a mile the wild animal ) was winded, and he knew not which of the the announcement of the closing of his|cipal John 8. Collins, who conducted it, ; , | deals, but members of his staff stated that| by stairways, to the top of the building. delay of lawyers. They have procrastinated streets to pursue to lead him out of the/ he was still in_ good finaricial condition. The first department visited was that of in the matter of settling up my father’s es- Seat in Front. H. Hulbert, Phillips’ office manager, de- | domestic science, which was in charge of tate; it seems. But I hope to get a Hittie Mrs. Chanller was sitting about midway money, at least the interest on the amount of the coach: When the car struck the maze. clared that it was the suddenness of the| Miss Mabel Ward. | The class was cooking, and Miss Gould . due me, this week. “I couldn't beg, and I wouldn't again. I | post she scréamed and clutched the seat in Pcliceman Shoots call for the extra 10 per cent margins which the Animal. had embarrassed Mr. Phillips. e stated | watched the members at their work with that Phillips had traded but little on his | great interest. Next, the manual training ne think if I could have kept on looking for | front. ¥ work yesterday I would have got something | A méstent wher the ee struck the glass oS a Oltizens who feared the brute telephoned | own account, the grain for the most part }department was visited. Prof. Wiiliam ; to do, “Men told me I ougnt to go into the sa-! sign and the sound of shattered giass was r to police headquarters and a squad of po-| belonging to customers. Moore and his pupils gave a demonstra- with ele-| tion of the work the department is doing. ; oon ne A eRe P didnt cane free lunch. | heard. Mrs. Chaniler was teribly fright" * Phillips opened negotiations licemen was tama to’ capture the an vator men before the opening of the board! Then the party went to the kindergar- mal, dead or alive. in an endeavor to dispose of his rye outside; ten, which is under the direction of Miss Ce Se ; I would teil them I did . uld t m 1 didn't want to eat any Simmons. About 50 children were there and . ; : thing I hadn't worked for. I feel the same ened. ag bye turned ever a ven the car turn é way about eying in the hospital, and er fell heavily the passeng-—— fi Policeman Barada of the Union Station oe pit. beim Pha pe emt yp fell through _ th mie ot 4 ay rye, which closed yesterday at 66’ ey sang a nursery song which please equad was at Union Station as the steer opened with sales from élc. to 60c. The Miss Gould greatly. Then they san “My then 1 don’t like a ospital. Last night the a passed. He gave chase. whole Phillips line was dumped into the; Country,”’ for which Miss Gould applauded : moanings and groanings of the other pa- | Coach that was aownward. ser Spo a “4 Passing Union Station on the Market marzet. , do sp —— Soe Senos & Co., em a ey tor aamager S oy — was ats ie A me from leontien a wink.’ be nay, Se ae bre] glass and ok * . n | however, bought nearly all of it. and the| next, an a ng completed the party Alford a silver plater, but since com- | Ct2#erwise oe. street wud ae egg te — en market In consequence rallied sharply to was driven to the High School, where near- ing to ft. Louis has worked at odd jobs, oe Oscar G. Farley of S119 Wick- Seventeenth street. in the ey bic all the departments were inspected. | heing unable to secure employment at his lace managed to jump before the tweel Market street and Clark avenue, and|_ Later, Jacob Ringer, attorney for Mr. Prine! al W. J. 8. Bryan was complimented trade. The employment by which he had upse . Motorman. James Phillips, gave out a statement. saying that; by Miss Gould on the excellence of the : made a song ty liv ‘in ceased last week. and =~ Virginia avenue also escaped unin- physics laboratory of the school. There. as . for three days before he ‘succumbed to | JUr hunger he had been without substantial ithe camage to the car amounts to’ about’ Seventeenth and Eighteenth, the frighi@:u his cf lent had been practically wiped off and furious anima) turned. Barada was8/| the financial slate. ” at the Eugene Field school, the classes ee : close after him. Sire is orohe. Pg - or ase) “Men were Bot interrupted in their work while ' Raa 3 food. / ~ om e worste n former eals went| Miss ou was being received. Ee SS ; ig When the steer was brought to bay after him and they ‘got him.’ The Manual Training Schoo) of Washing- | te Ogee s * ready to fight for his life. Barada Mr. Phillips gave out a statemert in part/ton University and the Dumas Public . ) nye. te Hoose-a keynote whielt ’ steer treble or ‘*The | appount volved tm. Schoo) for negroes also w isit hag rgrep Gould wae delighted wlth tho ware . Se . trifie higher ten the domina With Knife. CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—A notice was posted A wild Texas steer escaped from the at the opening of the board of trade today ence, yards of the St. Louls Dressed Beef Co. calling for the closing of all open deals at Vandeventer avenue and Papin street | W'th George H. Phillips, the former “Corn shortly after noon Tuesday and ran wildly King. through crowded St. Louis thoroughfares}; “4 "e@vy call for extra margins {s said to for more than a mile before it could be have been the cause of the posting of the corralled by the police and killed. notice. The call was made yesterday aft- The steer, with a hundred of his fellows, | °7"00™ @nd Phillips and his staff worked ali night over the firm's books. The trouble for awhile. Bellowing angrily, the steer plunged east Phillips ts said to have on his books also from 1,000,900 to 5,000,000 bushels of May the ‘ c Miss 1d ow the aniinal came toward Ifim ia tea that is beths done by both institutions. At howe 1 2 “4 , es close wr: to | ; | ne oF t the nolige in the watting room, and’ then © adhere to that tone, ringing the _ The shot broke the anirtal’s ' y | irjthe Dume'’s School she saw more cooking ve Barada advanced and emptied can meet all my oblieati Ly the domestic science class. pei oo Ae oR OY last ndtes out most strongly. The longer be, call is the more attention will be at- ) ATH | , a oe ‘bee 1,200,000 rye. 5.000 00 yer into Its body. 4 | £00,000 corn and oats. Saturday a member| All of Manual : A citizen with a large knife advanced and | or the board interested. {n breaking the School Inspected. | | yo 8 7 racted before the end is reached, .and Grove the blade into the beast’s throat. The | rye market sent notices, calling fer an ex- Ra RE Ms whan the number of the track is reached, blood gushed and in a few moments the tra margin of 10 per cent on rye. This nat- All departments of the Manual School + > ; , there “is comparative silence. Then. in urally caused selling orders Monday andj|were visited. Principal Swafford gave her Rae $y) a ve euseking tones, I repeat the name of the Se oad, and ‘say that the trgin is ready. ne tee This leaves no excuse for yone being steer was dead. the representative of the member men- a napkin ring made from oak by one of ti d, ‘ f tioned: finding | the maraes —_ : A age re the students. It is of handsome design, and aaa : ee : eft. : ‘ FP “The same announcements have to be re- peated in’ the second-class waiting room Explosion in & Coal Pit at forced the market down 3 cents iN CHARGE Hf MANUFAC UR S done in a moment. and the news flashed all| Miss Gould says it fs tne fines: ptece of : bg PS among holders of rve contracts, many of work of the kind she ever saw. : : 3 STR oS | and in the restaurant, and in these places ) ts, : The party returned at 12:30 o'clock to the ‘ I follow the same plan, but made the tones ee hae - “4 ey, whom sd?td on a weak’ market. A decline o Milan H. Hulbert, Honored by France 1 cent In wheat, coupled with rumors re-| Southern Hotel, where lunch was served. B27 +. ae —_— “Ventriloquy plays a part in my work. : Oe SPSL od SRS ER a ee ae Sometimes the only way I can make my flecting on my strength resulted in unvs- [ , for Services at a ota ually heavy calls for merging 1 was for echend Mima Wadia eoabt eae ne tkeane Seas x | , IAN ia Ce ahead t heard above th i t d is race Assum ’s Feir Post. the moment unprepared an the only al- . " Soar y “Ree ES OB eg y Be Bas eo tt ek ok ones heard above e noise of a crow Mil FH nai hy shy) - NY ternative left _ to Fry out. I have] Field butiding, which she said was a model ae eee Been At 7; eS Rg BOT OER Sas Rae RG ag . saver on acked with. ~ aanee, i 240 FEET FROM SURF an . ulbert o rooklyn, N. f..,/no excuses to offer and no complaints to * Soper eS : * eater ee ; ig. eR en the station 18 pac people, | c public school. The excellent lighting, heat Re Rg aes ae : ; Ths © in. see a often adopt this plan. f I can't send t : See sound through their bodies, I will sand it has appointed chief of the department of | make. ing and ventilating arrangements won her 7 | | RoR pr ; Shy direct to their ears.’ admiration. Page To Mr. Brown's duties as announcer of HE SHAFT NOT sibilities iia gil . 74 manufactures at the World's Fair and has . assumed charge of his post. RATE FIRED A CHILD § BRESS nae eadiithiite of Une cart ee eae Se Pr ee 3 : y were, besides oy: PM OBES {3} ae : pine Saas itt ; ee 8 me" ' oes eee a eal Riis ee tly added the task of con- Mr. Hulbert is % years old and has been Miss Gould: President John Schroers, Prof. Sate» S 5 etn : be aaa Ng ce Yoatine® a “lost and found” Gepartment. . . in commercial life since his graduation from F. Louis Soldan, superintendent of ‘public 2 i ee cea OE 28 RE AS gee eS Sa Frightened children who have become se RESPECT. titute, at the age of 19 department of education of the World's i PORE OE x Bas TPO ae. Be the Se Be charge by him, and the names of the pa- f t the d ~ t of ied na ton University; L. D. Dozier, Mrs. John Lie SSS | RR eee eee SSS Pe oe at Re ee ee persons who have become separated in the | Sodies of the Workmen Not chief o e department of varied indus- Chairs to Mantel. Schroers, Mrs. Reid Northrop and Misses Ba ae 2 aT nas ge a ee Pe ook rush of incoming and outgoing. passengers - are often reunited in the same manner, Showing That the Afterdamp tries, which corresponded to the depart- Palen, Stevenson, Hartshorn. Juliet Warner and many bewildered strangers have found through the Was the.Real Cause of ment now under his control. The French Viola Dreiling, aged 4 years, was burned | ang Lotta Klemm. Mrs. Schroers’ daughter government ay soe ll rm) Ph ps with | seriously Monday afternoon while standing | Mrs. Northrop, Presiden: Schroers. and BEN BROWN, their relatives and friends Sener, — 2 rr ? ee of on a chair trying to reach some of her ee rode in the carriage with Miss ae Suee et Union Station, who uses sheditda’ tones to make his voice heard mem of =e “little man's” big and re- Death. . . ; roughout the soun vo Sg toys on a mantel above an open grate at/ The public school reception to Miss Gould ~— — s artoun waiting rooums of the big buildi ne Mr. Brown’ 1s is “little” oy 2 in oe matter AMERICANS AT CORONATION the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John completed the official program for Tuesday. Gal) _ of ten 6) He stands | A ee mS inches,| SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., Jan. 4.—Ten Dreiiing, at 2730% Madison street. ne of the most elaborate entertainments | Caller at Uni 4 weighs pounds, and has a "4 A expan- -- giver in honor of the city’s guest was that on Station, Hardest Work aan ie on pena.” Mr. Brown adds: sion varying from 42 to 46 inches. pe ry i eae a Rigen She fell to the floor and screamed when! or mr. and Mrs. Reid Northrop at their ing Soloist in St. Louis, Says Mu- ott 8:30 at night, when the station is my t & Dow Mining Co., at Dow r T: The Whitelaw Reid of New York Is to Be mother ciiiches te dani: Her | residence at 4358 Westminster place Monday rgwded ‘with outgoing passen The child was burned about the face and nent. WS yy is a ——— Miss sical Tones Are Only Ones risco’s Texas limited train is called. This victims sou out persons attende e . another of the train singer's favorites. A A JACK M’'COY. the Special Ambassador, Repre- hands, th ft side of the bod d . : . nds e left s re) e y and the house was elaborately decorated with flow- Which Can Be Heard a = bb he we call in G. W. F. KEITH ‘‘A-a-aall abo-o-oard for the ~ » F- - senting the President of legs. ee ers. ar and Mrs, .f anford Northrop, Mr. Th os Fri Sys an rs Jogar ton r. an rs ; To ou . pie Wasted Htntes. hi AYOR 10 BEG N N EW SYSTEM Peckham and Misses Ramsey and Elizabeth acne ane s Jomlini. Where ee, apenas eae Eets a Match in the Basement of the| B. F. FARAURST. and Juliet Warner assisted in, receiving. g- Houston, Austin, Galvestos' and @an : Cole ware E. M. PRICHARD. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The secretary Mr. Northrop’s fine art galleries were Whoka Seentnn vai : to-0-0-o-nlo! Track Musaber ‘Te-eent™ An-/| Hard BERT GATTLIN. of state today announced the names of the thrown jopen to the guests and Miss Gould undred recitals daily are given by| There isa drop of two tones in the chant-|" ~~ Store. Sclieatinn weresnn Whe are to be specie! rep- City Institutions Are to Be Investigat- and other guests were delighted with the|the hardest-working vocal soloist in St.|ing of the. word: “Antonio,” and’ the .pro- a um a collection Louis— Train Caller Ben Brown. of Union |!onging of the note attracts the attention |. e stock and building of the Herman Pat OF See : " | of-everyone -within ae Co hardware store on Third street, Al- resentatives of the United States govern- o Station. nation of King Edward: Res ‘ , ‘. Caller Brown had ecaiak pamanenaar. a op ae Reid of ployes, Their idences MISS GOULD A IDS HOSPITAL ‘Train Singer’ would be a more appro-/ ration for the vocal lanes. in in which Ke has ton, was destroyed by fre cage . = New York. and Salaries. Gives Personal Check for $250 to Ar-/| priate title for the man who notirles the =n ne oe — years _# "1 “be no os a an oss en Representative of the United States army, kansas Institution. passengers in three parts of the big sta-| of ring panies tn . aan fe first devel-| | The fire started in the cellar. the promen Gen. James H. Wilson of Delaware Hever, fst ma oy Ri > res ¢ po gh been Special to the Post-Dispstch tion 20 minutes before the departure of ev- ned Regt as a calli soloist. belleve, by a rat biting and igniting . . y ees a at t . &£0, ppoin y him onday’s| FORT SMITH, Ark., Jan. 14—The lady | ¢ry train. For Mr. Brown does not call, in) | "eveet Yee E awe Went 10 work for the| Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning Offi- cer William Thomas noticed smoke pour- / Representative of the United States navy, meeting of the Board of Health would be managers of Bellepoint hospital were yes- ae — - ae gp fey _ names of!terminal Association asa ticket collector y Tho oe¢ e railroa nes an ne stations along! on brid e trains. He followed this work for|ing from the ndows. ree companies . : ' me of the firc department responded. The cel- | f0!lowed was: wus out ‘Capt. Charles E. Clark, commander of the attieship Oregon during the Spanish- omer ARENE | CompERitions of ~ the terday surprised by receiving from Miss oe ith a science as exact th w hen the new station was first occupied 3... A of the Cole store was a roaring fur- Th 4 t the ” cf as that of any/the company found it no easy matter to Flames spread through the entire plainly abo : explosion was American war and now governor of the! .onsiger and recommend favorably or un-| to be applied to the new building fund. The receipt of the check was unexpected. operatic star. secure a train crier who could make the bullding. It was 7 o'clock ‘x before the fire Was completely extin l Poxal home pt Rit a on as fol-|*#vorably every appointment submitted by he yn Be te Sr ann of J. Pier. [ithe head of a city institution. With a Vocal range of am octave and a/|reauired announcements in tones to be — feet. we orga Morgan, Fork. Ramame Win-|| Prise to the Sieronheln sdiaisictration R Wy half, in any note of wnich he can fll the; Méard by the crowds. One man after an- The fire was in ithe heart of the business injured by the Yiles. a barrister of New York, and the Board of Health had stand! farthest corridors of the . e a tine Hospital and Health Commissioner's LA COAT Te par) a rise of 14 degrees | chanting of a litany. ;) Of the 100 train announcements wh'ch he | with the big voice’ became a feature of the | “Special to the Post-Dispatch. a te the Post-Dispatch. : oe Office, Mr. Hornsby and Dr. Merrell; leg.8- its ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Mr Ben Wes- lation and rules, Mr. Hornsby and ‘br. , during the preced- | stones dally from the central steps of th : f e | most cosmopolitan institution in St. Louis. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—At the dinner in Washington until his nomination, and Dr. Merre cal ’ Incidental ~ ‘the appointment of these At noon Tuesday | ertecker Special” call, whien he utters 20/ : minutes before noon. preserve my voice if i used. speaking | smith at the Arlington last night, Presi- woliector of internal revenue is sent to , committees an investigation of the health the temperature > e. He will then call on the; department will take piace. Rumors that was 45 degrees. oa Brawn draws 3 loft, nfecr, Fae ‘aon Free ee to yd 8 grain 4 dent and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived a little ps Fins > we late. In his hurry to reach the elevator t. tender thanks and return me such action was to be taken have i a been current since the taking of testimony For the past 2% Ly 7. strikes the key of below | have been at the work con- uded. m ’ tinuously without Scales & = oy mee Thavenmads fan in the tetanus fae oo was concl hours the weather - Aikins and R. C. Kerens of the "ine tead of reguiat meeting of the throughout th e| Covers an Octave thoat or voice trouble, and I Mm national committee are on the board. of, health Thursday certs Phe ode country has been in This Call. everyone hear who has not a sound of ripping and tearing and 4 once more, and the fight for Mis- commission er > ere, fae LOS oe oe ‘Se ris Site Pe hee ee Oe ee LF Tea & nde ¥e ees stk ba, =} e ged . ; gh : Pes “S : 4 -*% ee Meliy Be & 5 Drea! ; oe . : f “ . i 2