St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 7, 1907

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pa a xy > : event! i si eee ‘ iis . . 4 Ed tion WEIGH THIS .. et 4 let , Dewberty, THE ONE w way | j GAL ON LARK an he want ad YOUR DRUGGIST OUR awww *. tall se se i Fifa way.’ VOL. 59. AGENT NO. 259. ST. LOL 1. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1907, PRICE one Cent. ree ee Seoaeannaatlnemapennenaiee SHUT MULES IN CABS ARRESTED Bullets Fired A Things Roof as Vehicle Was Crossing Grand Avenue. IS TAKEN TO FOUR COURTS Miss May Pfeiffer or Piper, 612°North Grand Avenue, in Escapade. | @hree shots’ were fired in a closed —- that dashed past the corner of (Grand and Park avenues at 3 a. m. Tuesday. Policemen, standing -on the \@eserted sidewalk, rushed in front of the carriage and brought the horses to | | , ,@ppare! ' ' carriage door and merry and musical, greeted him. There were four persons in the carriage, two sudden halt. One of the policemen threw open the a woman’s laugh, young men and two young women. The woman who was laughing held a re- ‘wolver.in her hand. “7 did it,’’ she, crie.. gleefully, “I'd never fired a pistol before and I shot Just for fun. We were having a lark.” She was a handsome woman of 28, at- tired in a smart uar.. gray tailored gown. _ Diamond rings shone on her ‘fingers. She laughed again nervously as the policemen gave her a stern look. The manner of the woman and her cavsed the arresting officers to hesitate about what course to take. They directed the young woman an ‘her escort to leave the carriage. Then ‘the policemen with the young man and | woman walked up the street. to a po- ‘Hee telephone box. A patrol wagon was . summoned. Took Ride in Patrol Wagon. The policemen, Patrolmen Stevison and ' Hiscon, were in a quandary when Serg'. _ Conlon came up. They asked him what to do, calling attention to the evident LOR 1 status of the woman. a t her just like you would any other prisoner,” said Conlan. ‘send her. ie the wagon.” } The patrolmen followed the advice of their superior officer, the prisoners go- /ing first to the Magnolia Street Police | Station. There the young woman gave her name as Miss May Pfeiffer of 612 ‘North Grand avenue. hNorth Grand avenue. “in the city limits. Her companion said he was Frederick B. Higgins, a clerk in the office of the iTerminal Railroad, also living at 612 No charge was placed against him. The young woman | was charged with discharging fire arms She was ceol and . pelf-possessed. eral other men and women, A little later the prisoners, with sev- gathered ‘fn during the night by the Magnolia -gtreet police, » Courts in a wagon. were sent to the Four The young woman Was placed in the holdover and Hig- gins, who was released, said he would go for a bondsman. In the meantime the five dia ‘Pings on the fingers of the handgome “prisoner were removed and plaged in the City Marshal's office. When the hour arrived for tfansfer- Bing the prisoners from the Four @Gourts holdover to the old City Hall where the First District Police Court “meets the young woman went along - with the others and was placed in the cage awaiting trial. Lawyer Furnishes Bail. She looked fatigued and endeavored to screen herself from the eyes of the curious who stood about the front of the cage trying to get a look at her. She made an effort to arrange her hair, which was somewhat disordered. A court attache, at her request, tele- phoned to Attorney John A. Porter, ot jill Clark avenue, who came to court and brought with him 8. M. McGarry, a _ professional bondsman. McGarry signed % a $200 bond and the prisoner was re- leased, the case having been continued until May 14. “The young lady’s real name is not ~ Pfeiffer,” said Attorney Porter, “she 1s Miss Nellie Piper, stepdaughter of Col James N. Piper,'a former real estate |RAIN NOT OVER, COLD MAY STOP Showers and Moderate Temper- ature Today’s Forecast. THE es Lanne weather man is not yet ready to an- nounce that more pleasant weather is in sight. His offici- gl bulletin Tues- day morning was that for the next 36 hours the weather in this vicinity would whe “partly cloudy, with oc- casional show- ers.”’ That still leaves room for hope, however, that the sun- shine may shine for the . charity earnival F ri- day.. F orecast: Partly cloudy with showers Tuesday night or Wednesday; ee A or” moderate tem- P tad) ' perature; varia- ble winds. The Weather Bureau announces that Weather conditions are unsettled throughout the greater part of the United States, due to storm areas over the Ohio Valley and the Southern States. \During the past 24 hours there has been rain in almost every section of the country east of the Rocky Moun- tains. The temperatures at 7 a. m. in some ether cities were: Kansas City, 48; Washington, 60; Jacksonville, 74; New Orleans, 68; Los Angeles, 3; Pittsburg, 54; Chicago, 50; Denver, 36. HAVE YOU SEEN A STRAY STORK? 1 SUPPOSE ] OUGHT To HAVE A CHAPERONE WHEN NEXT I VISIT THE ART GpaLERy. Send It to Victoria and Save Court Physician’s Job. MADRID, May 7.—Uniess that stork wuich has been “‘hovering’’ around the royal palace with a package for King Alfonso and Queen Victoria makes up its mind to “light” pretty soon, the court physician will lose his job. The populace of Madrid, which has been camped around the palace practically ever since the court physician prom- ised something would happen, has be- come convinced that that dignitary has been playing four suit cards for a flush, and they are demanding a show-down. The court physician’s predicament may sound like a situation in a comic opera, but in Madrid it really is a tragedy. The people are wild to wel- come the expected heir to the Spanish throne, and the court physician had promised to make good by the latter part of April. As the month came to a close the populace was in a state of feverish expectancy. Arrangements were made for a celebration that would make anything a Spanish stork ever encountered look lie the minutes of the first day’s session of the Algeciras peace conference. But the stork never me. ow the populace is talking like Roosevelt. They say the dignitary who is supposed to be in charge of the postponed ceremony either is a prevari- cator or a bum court physician. The latest announcement from the harassed physician is to the effect that the stork may be expected about May 202. He may nat be in the palace to welcome the bird, for it is reported that Alfenso is becoming as impatient as his subjects are. I§ IT TO LAUGH AT JUDGE'S WIT? Etiquette of Preserving Deco- rum Worries Deputies, preserving exact and extreme decorum in court when the Judge on the bench says something funny, is causing the Deputy Sheriffs at the court house a good deal of worry. Tbe question. of propriety has been raised by Tony Kreh, keeper of the silence in Judge Allen's room. Some have ventured to say that there would TELLS HOW HE The etiquette of the solemn duty of | SEIZED SPInil INTHE FLESH - Member of Spiritualists’ Assocl- ation Unmasks Shadowy Form at Seance. PHOSPHORUS ON SHEETS oa Woman in Glowing Garments Says She Did as “All Mediums Do.” A vague and luminous “spirit’’ shape which Dr. Otto Vierling, of 2857 Mag- nolia avenue, seized at a seance in the Katheryne Graham, 427) Finney avenue, resolved itself at his touch into Mrs. Graham herself, robed in phosphorus-saturated clothes, with a home of Mrs. lace mantilla over her head. The seance came to a dramatic end, with Mrs. Gra- ham screaming and Paul McArthur, of 2733 North Spring avenue, president of the State Progressive Spiritualists’ As- | sociation, rushing through the door at a signal to accuse her of fraud. McArthur went to the Four Courts Tuesday to make a complaint against Mrs. Graham, but found the office of the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. who issues warranst’ on fraud charges, closed, it being the lince¢h hour. Dr. Vierling said that he would take no further action save to testify if he should be summoned as a witness after the issuance of a warrant. Dr. “Vierling told a Post-Dispatch re- porter Tuesday that the expose, which took place Monday night, was carefully planned and executed. “Mr. McArthur waited outside,’” he said, “and a friend who accompaniéd me was to throw open the door when I seized the ‘spirit.’ There were three in the room beside my friend and myself— Miss Jane Smith, a Mrs. Springer and a Mrs. Maynard. Miss Smith and Mrs. Maynard were somewhat skeptical about the materializations, and I asked them, if their doubts seemed confirmed at any time, to nod to me. “The room was darkened, and Mrs. Graham retired into a cabinet at one side. We ranged ourselves in horseshoe, sitting about the cabinet. A phonograph was Kept constantly in operation. Indian Gives War Dance. “There were several ‘materializations,’ the most remarkable being one which W 8s supposed to represent Chief Red Cloud. This ‘spirit’ came forth from the cabinet and talked in a queer jargon, going through steps- which, we were informed in Mrs. Graham's voice, were pa-t of the Indian war dance. “About an hour atiter the seance be- gan, a ‘spirit’ floated forth which an- nounced that it was the mother of Mrs. Maynard. It talked in a strange, hoarse voice, and once or twice said it was hav- ing great difficulty in ‘coming:’ Mrs. Maynard, after she had asked a few questions of the ‘dear, departed spirit,’ nudged me in the dark. “I sprang from my chair and made a grab at the luminous thing in front of me. My arms closed around a solid body. - Mrs. Graham screamed loudly, and the other women started from their chairs with gasps of astonishment. “I did not intend to throw Mrs. Gra- ham down, but she fe!l and I fell with her. She eluded me and sprang back through the cabinet. “During the struggle, mv friend had thrown open the front door and Mr. McArthur rushed in just as Mrs. Gra- ham entered the cabinet. Someone turned on the lights and I rushed in after her. She was seated on a chair, the robes she wore were in disarray, the lace veil partly torn from her head, her gray hair in disorder and her whole appearance disheveled. She was out of breath and seemed on the verge of hys- teria. “McArthur pointed his finger at her and denounced her as a fake and a fraud. She replied that she wasn’t that, just repeating the denial at first—‘I’m not, I’m not.’ Just Helped Spirits. CAUGHT WITH WOMAN, ELDER UUITS MINISTRY -—-— Mrs. Shelton, Superintendent of St. Joseph Church Home, Also Resigns. NURSES MADE COMPLAINT ~——E ee They Objected to Rev. Lytle’s Alleged Visits to Dark- ened Room. Special to the Post-Dispatch. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 7.—Rev. E. B. Lytle, presiding elder of the Maryville District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, North, has resigned his office and the ministry on account of reve- lations following a visit to the Deacon- ess’ Home in St Joseph last week. Mrs. Margaret Shelton, superintendent of the Deaconess’ Home, also has resigned and has returned to her home in Maryville. Lytle came to St. Joseph April 7 and called upon Mrs. Shelton at the ‘home, which is a Methodist institution main- tained for the nurses e¢inployed in Ensworth Hospital, which is managed by the Methodist Episcopal Church, North. He was entertained after night in Mrs. Shelton’s rooms and nurses who were in the heme found it out. They complained to Rev. J. ‘W. Bentley, su- perintendent of the hospital, and said Lytle has been received by Mrs. Shel- ton many times before In her private room. They said when Lytle called upon Mrs. Shelton the door of her room was kept closed and that the light was turned out. The superintendent was not inclined to take the matter seriously and told his assistants that no harm was meant because of the high character of both persons. The situation was not accepted by the young women. They immediately asked him to go to the room himself and learn if their statements were not true. This he decided, to do, wheretipon the young women asked him to telephone several Methodist clergymen of the city to come to his office, in order that all might investigate. € This course was finally decided on and among those summoned hastily to the place were Rey. C. E. Bentley and Rev. R. L. Thompson, both of whom were formerly located in Mary- ville, and Rev. F. J. Brock, pastor of the Hopkins Methodist Church, who happened to be visiting in St. Joseph. When the new arrivals learned of the charges made by the voung women, and of the reason for their summons to the superintendent’s office, they pronounced the whole matter ridiculous. But so insistent were the emploves that the af: fair be investigated that it was decided to go to the private apartments and ask for admittance. Watched in the Hall. Four of the party started while the others took a position in the hall which commanded a view of any per- son who might leave the rooms by any Other exit that the door. Then the superintendent knocked for admittance. Some little time, it is said by the investigators, ensued before the door was opened by the woman who occu; .ed the apartments. When she was asked if a man was in the rooms, Elder Lytle came forward and answered in person. It is the belief of the investigators that no light was burning in the rooms when they knocked for admittance, but the minister declares positively that the gas jet had been burning all evening. The woman was in negligee costume, her waist being of a kimona pattern. “Why, Mr. Lytle, what are you ts here?” asked one of the party. The presiding elder answered that he wn making a call upon an old friend while awaiting his train. He was in- formed that it was past time for his train to leave. Lytle said that he had for years been -the adviser of his friend in business matters, and had been given full charge of property.owned by her in Maryville, | THEY MUST MUVE OUT OF FLAT BECAUSE OF THE THREE CHILDREN ———— ~ —— 20 +p 0 ee eee apeggeyenee: —— —— 10 LIMIT POWER POLICE BOARD) Committee Recommends ait City Supervise Expendi- ture of Funds. CITY DEBT $20,790,278.30 Mayor Last Year Expended Only $7000 of $12,500 Contingent Fund. The committee appointed by Wells to audit city accounts, in a re- port submitted Tuesday, said it did not believe it was the intention of the Leg- islature to delegate absolute supervisory powers to the Police Board over the municipal appropriation which last year amounted to $1,668,918 for maintenance of that department. The committee ex- pressed the opinion that the expenditure of this vast sum of money should at least be under the limited authority of the city, to the extent that requisitions should be issued upon application to the City Comptroller, and that the bills, ac- counts and contracts of the Police De- partment should be audited by the City Auditor. Under the present system the money is appropriated out of the municipal treas- ury, turned over to the Police Depart- ment, which expends it in whatsoever manner it desires, without consulting any city official or having its bills and accounts audited by the City Auditor. The committee was composed of L. G. Peery, an attorney, Michael McGrath and William J. Hanley. The report says that the accounts of the Comptroller, Treasurer and Auditor are correct, and that there is no system of collusion be- tween the three departments by which the city might be defrauded. The report says that the salaries of several State offices constitute a severe drain on the municipal revenue and might be materially curtailed. Attention is called to the fact that the appropria- tion of $84,978.47 for the maintenance of the police telegraph is not included in the annual police appropriation. Total Debt, 820,790,278.30. Mayor ‘CHILDREN NOT ALLOWED; MOVE Mother in Sore Distiees Over Order of Landiord to Get Out of Flat. In her extremity of distress the .moth- er of three children appealed to the pub- lic through the Post-Dispatch “Letters From the People’ column for advice as to what she could do when notified to vacate her flat in less than two weeks after she had moved in, the reason be- ing given that children are not allowed. Mrs. John P. Walsh ofr 1345 Bayard avenue is the author of the letter. “When we went to see the agent, Mr. Hennessey, about renting the © flat,” Mrs. Walsh said to a Post-Dispatch re- porter, “he asked us if we had any children. Of course we told him we had three and he said it was all right and accepted our rent and we moved in, April 3. “As we intended to stay here perma- nently, or until we can buy our own home, we sold our gas range, because there is one in this flat. We bought linoleum and had it fitted to our kitch- en, bought new shades for the windows and varnished the floors. I planted flower seeds in the back gardén and set out my plants. My little girl and my oldest boy go to school, so usually the baby and myself are at home aldiie all day. Told to Get Out, “I had worsed so, hard to clean up the house and to get things arrauged after moving that I. was cor pletely worn out. In less than two weeks after we moved into this. flat we received no- tice that we would have to vacate. \,e were given a 30-day notice. The reason given was that children were not al- lowed in this flat, as the neighbors did not like to have them around. “My husband went right to the agent and asked how it happened that he had rented the flat to us when he knew we had children and then nottfied us to move on that account. The agent said the owner, Mr. O'Donnell, had told him to do it. We have a great many friends in this neighborhood and they have wanted us to get up a petition of pro- | " BANDITS HALT WESTERN TRAIN SLAY ENGINEER Northern Pacific Flyer Stopped for the Fourth Time Near Butte, Mont. —————— ROBBERS GET NO MONEY Escape After Firing Volley of Bullets—Pursued by Bloodhounds, (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) BUTTE, Mont., May 7.—The North Coast Limited, eastbound, on the North- ern Pacific Railway, was hell up by two masked men near Welch's Spur, a siding 18 miles east of Butte, at 2:15 o’clock this morning. Engineer James Clow was shot and killed and Fireman James Sullivan was shot through the arm. Without any attempt to blow up the express car, as was evidently interded, the robbers, after shooting the two men, ran down guich several hundred yards from the track. Sheriff Henderson of Butte was no- tified and with a posse left on a train for the scene of the holdup. Sheriff Webb of Yelowstone County and with one Of the train crew started on the trail of the holdup men five minutes after the shooting. He trailed the men half a mile and after picking up their masks lost all track of the bandits. Left Giant Powder Behind, On the tender of the locomotive was found a telescope grip full of giant powder, evidently intended for use in blowing up the express car. The men boarded the train presumably at the Butte transfer, where a locomotive for the Montana division was attached. One mile west of Welch the men crawled over the tender, and, with drawn guns, commanded the engineer to stop the train, which he did. Engineer Clow made-a’ show of resist- ance. and one of tne robbers fired, ing him. The other man shot at Sul- livun, breaking his arm. When ‘the train stopped, Conductor Berf Culver and the train crew ran up to the engine, where they found a colored man, who told the circumstances of the holdup. This man said he had been stealing a rice and the men offered him a third of the booty if he would assist them. He said he had refused and had iaken no part in the holdup. He says he can identify the robbers and is being held for this purpose. The body of Clow was taken to White Halil, where an inquest will be held. Clow lived at Livingston. He leaves a widow and son, He was 5 years old and had been in the service of the Northern Pacific 18 years. Officers Hurried to Scene. The Northern Pacific is sending spe- cia] trains from Deer Lodge to the scene carrying officers as well as seven bloodhounds from the Penitentiary. Sheriff Fenner of Deer Lodge County was joined at Welch by men from the Butte Police Department with horses. At latest accounts the dogs had struck the trail and. were following it. The country where the hold-up took place is extremely rough, being six miles from the summit of the main range of the Rocky Mountains. It is unsettled, and the trail is not likely to be crossed by other men on foot, 4o that the bloodhounds will have a .air chance to track the men. Officers be- lieve the men are tryin gto get back to Butte. The party with bloodhounds was joined at Welch by R. H. Goldard, chief of the Northern Pacific detec- ties at Livingstone; Deputy Sheriff Keon of Gallatin County, and James Latta of Bozeman. Keon and Lata are the men who tracqed and cap- tured “Ike” Gravelie, who some time ago tried to force the Northern Pa- blackmail : A reward will be offered by the rail- road company for the capture of the TTT) the mountain side, disappearing in a- shodting him through the bodpeand hte vicious attack on the cific Railroad Co. to pay him $50,000 | fouls ei D hl i Great Columbia y Pleads for Pemberton - Bill’s oe LAW VIOLATION Many Leave University Con firmed Drunkards, Legis- M lators Hear, - From a Staff Correspondent of tie Post-Dispatch. iF. JEFFEREUN CITY, May 7.—The § ate Committee on Criminal ru. dence met at 9:30 a. m. today to oo bs sider action on the Pemberton bill, w ich seeks to prohibit saloons and whisl drug stores within five miles ot th State University at Columbia. By a most unanimous vote the committee me ported the bill favorably to the te Before one of the largest a ever assembed in th: Senate chaniier the committee heard arguments Jast night in reference fo the merits of the bill. It Was shown by friends of # measure that absolutely conditions have prevailed at M great seat of learning and that liquor traffic has been carried on in open and wanton defiance of the 1 Probably the most startling faremaens. oh of all was that offered by Represenita- tive Pemberton of Boone County, o thor of the bill and a graduate of university, to the effect that fully students, or about 15 per cent of entire membership, have become ed to the use of alcoholic liquors their arrival at Columbia, and cases have been known where some 6f the students who never touched Naver when they matricujated returned f — their homes confirmed drunkards. _ Pemberton Wants Regulation, — ) “We are for the regulation, not suppression of the liquor traffic, is up to the Legislature of' The drinking element in is possibly only 15 per does not seem very large. But f son of any man on this committee came back to the family hearthstone a sot he would realize what it meant. “If the students do not get liquor right at the saloons, they buy yk through negroes and others who ére allowed in the saloons. If Columbla ig hurt by this fight it is not my oe It is the fault of the men who are. standing up for the liquor evil that a constant menace to the 2000 men enrolled at the State Univ Representative James H. - of Monroe County, leader of the Deme- cratic majority in the House of Repre- sentatives, said at the cloge of hearing that he ,would never Ce ae to send a son or daughter té6 the State > University. ze “I am for the Pemberton bin | stands, and I believe a age ed the committee will vote that ” Senator Ely to the Post-Dispatch o respondent. es “My judgment on the question | an completely reversed when I that boy student begging us to the bill in order that their cc might be saved from the drink That was enough for me I have as boy of my own and he will never at tend the University of Missouri. until these saloons are taken away from the vicinity of the university. It is a cry: ing outrage, the conditions that over there: I propose to stand squaré ly on this issue and fight it out. Attorney's Rothwell’s Attack, ~ Hampton Rothwell, City Attorney of Columbia, who has been here days lobbying against the bill, made. Post-Dispa which, he said, was the only me itan newspaper that had given pu to the saloon controversy now w between the State of Missouri and university authorities. aa The Pemberton bill passed thé House : of Representatives by the sweeping mone and at one time & member of be more silence if Tony didn’t cail] “ag she recovered her composure she She had consulted him frequently ree ee ae th me Sulte ‘lof the payrolls of the Street Depart- | test to send to the owner. Our chil- » of 120 to 19 and the Post-Dispatch haw called attention to the efforts made te — Fourth Robbery Attempt. the St. Louis delegation in the State Legislature. He lives in the old James Campbell home at 612 North Grand ave- nue. “Miss ‘Piper did not fire the shots §n the carriage. That was done by Mr. Higgins, her escort. She told the po- Heeman she had done it because she thought that he would not arrest her. - @he was trying to shield Higgins, who we oN was feeling good after a late luncheon at a Grand avenue restaurant. She did not expect even to be summoned to court.” Mrs. Piper, wife of Col. ‘Whpae, denied the ‘young woman was~- her Gaughter. “Col. Piper has no stepchild,”’ she told @ Post-Dispatch reporter at her home _ Tuesday, “the lawyer was mistaken. The only daughter 1 have is Miss Bar- oe Dara Piper, who is in a convent.” From the police court the young wom- on and her attorney went to the City Marshal's office, where her diamond Tings were returned to her. She signed ® Teceipt for them, ser writing being “si-i-i-lence’” so often, but Tony says these are knockers. Judge Allen has a keen sense of the dignity of the bench, but that doesn’t prevent him from saying something now and then with edge to it. When he does, the lawyers laugh, of course. But does .ony? Not on your life. He grabs his gavel, brings it down with a whack that can be heard across the street and shouts: “Si-i-i-i-ilence .”’ The lawyers quit laughing very quick- ly and a pained expression passes over Judge Allen's face. It's tough on him, but Tony turns upon him such a beatific expression of satisfaction over duty well done that the Judge hasn't the heart to suggest to him that the lawyers have extenua. tion on their side. SEAMEN NAME Ri ROOSEVELT. Society Elects ts Him Honorary Vice-President. made a specific denial. She said she rep- resented the spirits, because they hap- pened not to be strong enough to ma- terialize that night. They were actual- ly whispering into her ear. she said, and had messages for meribers of the audience. “The women went out together. Mrs- Graham begged wus to take our money back if we weren’t satisfied. We rer fused. She repeated that she only ae ‘what all other materializing mediums do.’ Mr. McArthur and I left after @ few minutes, he threatening to prose- cute Mrs. Graham. “Mr. McArthur came to me 4 month ago to ask me to get evidence against the materializing meidums in st. Louis, and we planned a campaign which only began last night. I have for four years been deeply interested in Spiritualism, and am an ardent believer in it. “I have attended the lectures by Rev. Dr. T. C. Grimshaw at the Temple of Spiritualism, 3015 Pine street, and from him I learned that materializing me- diums are always frauds. Spirits m#ey communicate with us—and I myself he said, with regard to her son, oyer whom she had been much worried. It was to speak of these things, the minister explained, that he had vis- ited her. There were other protesta- tions and explanations, but the dis- ata was a shock to the other min- No definite course of action was de- cided on by the party that night. Mon- day it was decided to lay the matter before a committee of ministers for in- quiry, and several of the pastors of the Maryville District were asked to visit St. Joseph and join in the investi- gation. Lytle was aiso asked to attend. but instead he sent his resignation and surrendered his ministerial rights. PORTER, SLAYER, ON TRIAL. Will Plead Self-1 Self-Defense for Slaying Wife. Special to the Post- -Dispatch. OZARK, Mo., May 7.—Abraham IL. Porter, charged with beating his wife to death with afélub, was Placed on trial in the Cn ment were not signed by the payees, composed of laborers and team own- ers, but by outsiders unknown to the records. It is recommended that the City Treasurer adopt some means of identifying the laborers and others so that fraud and graft may be avoided. The outstanding bonded indebtedness of the city is NOW $20,790,278.30, accord- ing to the report.. The bonded debt ex- clusive of the World’s Fair ponds now outstanding to the amount of $4,008,000, is $16,781,278.30. Last Year bonds to the amount of $229,000 were redeemed upon which the city made a profit of $6,132.50, being the difference between the price at which the bonds were sold and the redemption price. The report shows that $5600 of the $12,500 appropriated for the Mayor's contingent fund was re- turned to the municipal revenue. The committee did not accept the usual statements of banks in which city funds are deposited, but visited the institutions and examined the books. The report shows a balance of dren are not more noisy than healthy little ones should be and some of the reports: given to the agent about them were not true. Agent “Just Forgot.” “I do not know what te do. I do not want to live where we are not wanted, but we moved in in good faith and with a perfect understanding about the children.”’ David Hennessey, 11% Chestnut street, the agent for .se flat at 135 Bayard avenue, when seen by a Post-Dispatch reporter, said: “I knew Mr. Walsh had three chil- dren when I rented the flat to him and when I] accepted the money for his rent.” “Did you know there would be any objection te the chidren?” he was asked. “Well, yes, I knew the people in one of the other flats objected to children,” Mr. Hennessey admitted, “but I guess J just forgot. Of course, it may be a lit- tle trouble for them to move, but it General Manager Horn of the North- ern Pacific gave out a statement in which he said that this is the fourth time the North Coast Limited has been held up on the east side of the Butte Mountain and thet in each of the oth- er instances the robbers were caught. The object of the attempted robbery today is supposed to have been to op- tain the contents of the through safe, which contains consignments of curren- cy from Seattle and Portiand to East- ern points. There was a large amount of money in the safe. Engineer Clow had been running the tunate for its large number of hold-upas, the entire loss of i.e company to rob- bers does not exceed $3000. The east slope of the Butte Mountain is a desperate place, and because of the grade trains are compelled to travel slowly. At Weich’s Spur a stop general- defeat it in the upper branch of the be Assembly. There are at least thred cen- ators who have advocated pract everything the brewers and Wanted and the great $100,000,000 representing the liquor interests centered its whole resources on ft Pemberton bill. That the saloons frequented by dents at Columbia are literal gold ne evident from authentic in iF it NEW YORK, May 7.—Presiden: fan County Circuit | $9000 in the municipal revenue funds. ty is made. 1 _ clear and firm.. She was perfectly coo! nd composed throughout the whole time ym the firng of the shots until she Theodore Roosevelt was elected an hon. orary vice-president at the seventy. ninth annual meeting of the Amerizgan Beamen's Friend Society yesterday. President Roosevelt, it was Sree. made his fret F apncon ei ® young ) have experienced many remarkable manifestations of thie—but only throug sound or an impression, not through sight. The spiritual and the material are never mingled in that way, in my belief. ( ewe nes pee comes FI Court yesterday ind the selection of a panel from which to obtain a jury be- After the first panel had been Florida Indorses Bryan, TALLAHASSE, Fie.. May 7.—The House of Representatives nea a resolution Fact William J. B for the § netmination, ys “his morning’s hold-up. is near. the if i b 2 pl 3 ; t