St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 30, 1889
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4 1. 5 ae 7 0 ha n * 1 ao 4 8 ef; - : cae a 2 ‘ 7 8 n aed ee ee * tea An” 3 on See a it the city of St “BE Lou MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1889. — ) Frs at Less Than Half price. Four weeks ago when we 2 rated our Great Slaughter Sale ev there were but few that really be would be made as we then advertised. that we always had what we advertised and always sold testify it at the advertised ed such marvelons reductions Thousands of Ladies will now REMEMBER THESE STERN FACTS In reading our advertisement to-day. Do not be misled by the shallow, windy boast of those who claim to sell you cloaks 50 per cent cheaper than anyone in town, and who really gets 50 per cent more than ih f his competitors. AREFULLY THESE JUARVELOUS REDUCTIONS ! |= — and Misses’ Cloth Newmarkets, Former Price: $6.00, | $7.50, $8.50, $9, $9.50, $10, $10.50, $11, $11.50. —$4.75, $5.75, $6.75, $7.75, $8.75, $9.75. ain 3 Former price of all of these more than double these prices. an pe $8, 89, $10, $11, 812, $18, $14, $15. PLUSH SACQUES li worth more than double these prices. CLOTH JACKETS-81 48, $1.75, $2.25, $2.48, $2.98, $8.48, $8.75, $4.50, All worth and sold for more than double these * —.— all season. CHILDREN’S CLOAKS—$1-06, $2.48, $2.98 less than one-ha $3.48, $38.98, $4.48, $4.98. it their actual worth. FURS All Sacrificed Away Below Cost. Russian Hare Muffs, 15c; Monkey Muffs, $1.48; Baltic Seal Muffs, $1.25; Arctic Lynx Sets, muff and boa, $2.00; Children’s Fur Sets, 50c to $4.00. Don’t Fail Before Purchasing to Visit —SONNENFELD'S CLOAK DEPARTMENT. THE LEADING CREDIT HOUSE OF ST. LOUIS, U Siraus-EMerich Outfitting bd. 1121, 1123 and 1125 Olive St. IF YOU ARH IN WANT OF Furniture, Carpets, Stoves and Household Goods Or anything else for — hdme, or if you want Clothing for Men, Boys and Children, adies’ Seal Plush Coats, Wraps, Raglans and — Dry Goods, Dress Goods or anything else to make you comfortable and think you cannot purchase from us on Our Liberal Credit System At as low a price as you can from houses doing a strictly cash business a visit to our establishment and inspection of our goods and a comparison of our prices will prove to you the great mistake you have made. Terms to Suit Ewerybody.- he Straus- Emerich Outfitting Co., 1121, 1123 and 1125 Olive Street. pr D2—J— HIYVYLER’S AND PLOWS’ Fresh Christmas Candies ! PERFUMES, COLOGNES and CHOICE HOLIDAY NOVELTIES. MELLIER’S, 518 OTL TVU STREET. OR. OWEN'S ELECTRIC BELT AND SUSPENSORY. 328 ANS AXN we Wane T 2 0 ‘BODY BELT & 8US- Vi SPENSORY will cure All 4a-= Rheumatic plaints Lumbago, Generaland Nervous Debility, Cos- tiveness, Kidney Dia- ee eases Nervousness Tremb- ugs. Sexual Exhaustion, Wast- diseases caused by Indiscretions, Age, Married or Single Life. AER e INSOLES x ferrin YAN ELECTRIO TR for van illustrated Pam od pam pie, which wil be be mage sealed envelo 5 ee e APPLIANCE 96. 100 806 N. BROADWAY, ST. LOUIS, b 826 6 Broadway, New York City. advertisement in the SuwpaY yY 0 U R Posr-Dis raren will be read by everybody. USTEE’SSALE—Whereas John Marcus Kaufhold and Madeleine, his wife, de their certain deed of trast dated November 18, 1885, and recorded in boo e Recorder s —.— of the cit tate of Miesoari, conveyed to the under- signed the potters aoe described 7 estate situated in uis, for No. Bin block’ 3 of Daniel p. Page's third estern addition and in block 1864 ofthe city of St. uls, containing a front of twenty-five feet on the north line of Evans avenue ey * th north warely of 206 ft. 6 in. on the west uuns to the 1 une of Easton AN f of body — th, now of said id. deed gees 1 | MANTELS If you wish to select from the lar- st and most pe goa line of beauti- l new designs call BRIDGE & BEACH MFG CO. 303 South Main Street. STOCKHOLDERS MELTINGS. N E is hereby giveu that t there will be a meet- ing of the stockholders of the United Electric Light & Power Co. on Tuesday, the Bist day of De- cember, 1889, convening atthe hour of 9 a. m. at the office of said company, No. 1125 Washingtom avenue, inthe city of st. Louis, Missouri, — the urpose of considering and acting on a Ror 1 Fh hen and there to be submitted, to sell all prop- erty, rights, privileges and franchises of this com- pany and to transact any other business that may properly be brought before the meeting. is, Dec. 20. 188 = Deepen sate W. L. B. G. ALLEN, President. J. D. taka Secretary. rustees. the West Granite Company from the 20th day of hn gy ber, 1889, exchan te shares in said 2K Elizabeth Mining Company stock at the rate shares of the former for one of —— 1 * sald 3 and Augustus B. Ewin Any stockholder o may, within — — days et, Helena, Mont. f said sixty days the — of the ny An. piration — as pro Trustees. LL ALLL OL TOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING, rtsman’s Park — al meeti the stockholders 1 * Ge — = Pack and a forthe election to serve for the ensuin ee of the company, Gra 88 5 8 nuary 15 e VON DE DEE N atin, eee H. K. AHLBRANDT 1 d 0 1 89893 5 é | 7 gh 112 Wro „ will be 1 on ity 13th day o N 1 at 10a. m., at the office of the ses | gommpany. i in the 2 ot . en uri, e dase year and the aot i ts 5 W. L. OULVER, See. hae \etansToNe - BLAINE NUMBER. — A considerable portion of this issue be- ing devoted to the Gladstone-Blaine discus- sion, the number of pages has been increased to make room for the usual variety of articles. THE JANUARY NUMBER OF THE North American Review. CONTAINS A DISOUSSION BETWEEN Rt. Hon. W. E. . GLADSTONE, Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE, Free Trade sii Protection. JHFFERSON DAVIS, on Gen. R. E. Lee. Prof. R. H. THURSTON, on The Border-Land of Science. C. K. TUCKERMAN, on By-Gone Days in Boston. CAMILLE FLAMMARION, How | Became an Astronomer. MARY A.LIVERMORHE,'AMELIA H. BARR, ROSH TERRY COOKH, JENNIE JUNHB, ELIZ- ABETH STUART PHELPS, In a Woman's Symposium on Divorce. RODOLFO LANCIANI, A Romance of Od Rome. Count EMILE DE n KERATRY, A Plea for Copyright. AND OTHER IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS. For sale by all Newsdealers. Fifty cents a copy; $5.00 a Year, NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW, EAST 144TH STREET, NEW YORK. DELICIOUS For Breakfast ad Supper. | The well known New York Confectionery house of **Huyler’s’’ offer their Cocoa and Chocolate as gu- perior 400ds, and, desirous of extending their trade, aska pial ofthem. Teli your grocer to order from any wholesale 40 or D MCGO VI & Co., Wholesale Aste. — — SPECIAL N — __ 8. OTICE is hereby given ven the the e regular ann annual meeting of the stockholders of t St. Louls Suppl Co. will be held at the company’s 15th st... an 13, 1890. from see niaen 640 Go 12 opined me T. LOUIS BRIDGE & TUNNEL RAILROAD. St. Louis, Dec, 17, 188 n and after January 1. 1890, trains going East leaving Union Depot after a 45 a. m. until aml including train due to leave at 8:15 a. m., will not stop at Main street station for cengers. * ANK 8TILW Approved: Acting Superintendent. Wretam * TavssiG, General Manager. — — ELECTION NOTICES. e . . ha hs og NOTICE—The Third National Bank of Louis, December 13. e re —— — . — election for nine (9) directors of this will be held on the second Puesday, 14th of — j 3g 90, at the banking rooms. Polls oben from 13 o clock m. until 2 oe 2 m. T. A. STODDART, Cashier. URTH NATIONAL BANK OF Sr. LOUIS December 23, 1889.—The annual election for this bank will ae at the ington av. open from BIEBIN GER. Cashier. Come n See for Yourselves, beat Henin Sale CLOAKS:! Means a Saving and a Blessing to Thousands—but we are say- ing, Alas! Alas! Why did not the cold weather come sooner? We would then have obtained afair price for our goods, but now we see this immense space filled with racks containing hundreds of garments on every one of which we must LOSE MONEY, Game and See for Yoursefve Every NEWMARKET and LONG GARMENT of EVERY KIND and DESCRIPTION fo be sold at Just Exactly nall-Pilce Original Marks in Plain Fig- ures left on the garments and they sold at just half, Look at the mark and “BIVIDE- BY Gome and See for Yourselves 86.50 (For $3.25 NOW- $7.50 For $3.75 $10.00 For $5.00 markets > Loe Garments $12.50 For $6.25 Of Every $15.00 For $7.50 $17.50 For $8.75 $20.00 For $10.00 $22.50 For $11.25 $25.00 For $12.50 $30.00 For $15.00 $35.00 For $17.50 $40.00 For $20.00 $45.00 For $22.50 $50.00 For $25.00 $65.00 For $32.50 $75.00 For $37.50 $100.00 / For $50.00 Broadway, Washington Av. and St. Charles St. : BURNETT’S SOUTHERN JASMINE, GARDEN HELIOT ROPE ENGLISH SI. BRIAR are made from the natural flowers bearing those names and are not artificial odors. These exquisite goods are SST IW FUR sizes. PERFUMES OF WOOD VIOLET, PROPRIETORS AND MANUFACTURERS, JosepH Burnett & Oo. BOSTON, MASS. . H. Bil Jest ay yh, . Agent Me. Pacific Ry. on and “x ony a. % : 3 1 88 „ e 3 5 » . 2 7 8 * 3 4 : ee a. 2 4 2 — 5 2 N. an 8 MS * “Set 1 e — ea — 94 — 1 1 4 4 yy * 2 8 % 8 r oa. cin 2 1 223 ö 1 wee “CATARRH ‘ : “Tre Mer. . Y. 2 WANTED $150,0 000, Here’s a Story of Boodling for the Grand-Jury to Inves- tigate. A Demand for That Amount Made ‘by Hd Butler Through James Campbell, The Veto of the Robber Gas Bill Was Guaranteed for That Sum. Campbell Admits That He Hed a Deal With Butler—The Lobbyist Represented That He Was Acting for John B. O'Meara, the Most Intimate Friend of the Mayor — Mr. O'Meara Denounces the Scheme as Blackmail—He Says Butler Did Appreach Him and Then Said He Wanted Him to Find Out What the Mayor Would Do With the Bill, as He and Campbell Were Dealing in Stock Who Wrote the European Letter?—The Mayor Still Defers Action On the Gas Bill—President MoMillin Before the House Inveétigating Committee —Can They Send Him to Jail? The boodlers have not yet let go of the gas bill. Although it has paseed the Council and is now in the hands of the Mayor they are still striving to get their grip on the money of the gas companies, and are now striking for greater rewards than have been already re- ceived. Evidence that the boodle was the soul of that bill has been accumulating from day to day until at lest it has come boldly out that the municipal government is corrupt and franchises are not granted for nothing. Now some of the boodlers are trying to weave the net around the Mayor. The latest feature of the boodle case isa direct attempt to extort an enormous sum of money outofthe old gas companies on the promise that the Mayor’s actions could be controlled. HERE 18 THE STORY. Last Thursday afternoon Ed Butler met Mr. James Campbell, the broker, and a John B. O° Meara. stockholder in the Laclede Gas-Light Oo., and made a proposition to him, which is startling when one stops to think of it. Butier had pretended to be on the side of the old gas companies through all this fight, but his action in this case shows what an ambi- dextrous gentieman he is. When he met Oampbell he asked what Oampbell thought about the bill and its chances of being signed. Campbell said it was his opinion that the bill would be signed by the Mayor. Then Butler said that Mayor Noonan oould be induced to veto it. Campbell stoped and thought for a minute and then Butler unfolded his tale. He said that he had been SENT TO CAMPBELL as the representative of the Laclede Gas- Light Co. by John B. O'Meara, who was close rto Mayor Noonan than any other man in town. He had supported Noonan through the campaign and had been his chief worker, he could talk tothe Mayor on any subject and was prepared to settle the fate of this gas bill, ifthe Laclede people wanted to kill it. Then Butler.said: ‘‘A veto can be secured, but if you people want it you Will have to pay Mayor E. A. Noonan. more than $150,000 for it, because the other side has offered that much for his signature.’’ Campbell did not give Butler a definite an- swer. Butler was put off for a day or two. Inthe meantime the Mayor was hearing arguments on the bill and committees were appearing before him, arguing for and against the bill. It seemed astrange situation. Campbell could not understand it. He had saan dae or 1 SS . ae id tu have been sent by an intimate friend of the N he man that bill and all fxed 8 boys Branham his men will not accept that fraschise when it is —— ‘but will decline it d turn abel back to the id no why it should not be signed they would not 2 take any trouble to defeat it at this The gentleman 1078 ¢ Campbell’s office much al ntled at the failure of his scheme. eanwhile, the Butier business was pend- ing. The veteran lobbyist was ying | to geta definite answer. He undertook hurry Campbell because the ng had said that he would come toa decision by Saterday after- noon,ifit was ible, but the Laclede people have learned that late Saturday afternoon the briefs which Ly a perry ty to the Mayor had not been examined and that those which had been sealed had not even beef opened. Campbell become satisfied that there was no truth in the statement of Butler that he had been sent by Mr. O’Mearato make the proposition and ¢hen he gave Butler to under- stand that no suph scheme could be worked. However, on the surface, Campbell and Butler have no since been unfriend 7. Butler has buen talking to others and has used Campbell’s name with a degree of free - dom that noone can belleve is authorized by Campbell. He has sald that he and Campbell were working gas stocks together, and he re- fers to him familiarly as ‘‘Jim.’’ Butler, how ever, when n dy a reporter, denies with his aeup placidity approaching Camp- bell at all. CAMPBELL TALKS. Mr. Campbell was seen in his office this morning and asked if any one had approached him to endeavor to get money to influence the Mayor’s action in the matter. The first 1 he did was to deny that he had given the information which was the foundation for the article which appeared in a morning paper er had the two stories mixed, didn’t they?’’ . , said Mr. Campbell with a smile. ＋ gh anvone made a proposition to you?“ Has anyone tried to get the gas companies to give up money?’’ None that I know of.“ Has any one offered to guarantee for a consideration thatthe Branham crowd would not ty the franchise when it was signed?’ „Man- t Ed Butler come to you and claim to who wae prominent in the — *. who managed the Mayor’s cam- — who is connected with the Stone ness? He claimed to represent more di- rectly the Mayor, but that would be such a gross slander on the Mayor that I woulda not believe it. ‘*Didn’t he involve this other man’s name also?’’ „Oh, he involved the names of several prominent men, but I didn’t pay any atten- tion to him.’ Have you seen any of them?“ No. h, I thought Ed was just beating about the bush to see what he could do, and I didn’t think anything about it. Did Butler mention the sum that would be required to secure the veto?’’ No. 80 far as 1 know the Laclede Co. has notspentacentin this matter and doesn’t Edward Butler. intend to, and when anybody has come to me with offers I have told them so.’’ „Won't you give the details of Butler“ proposition and the conversation that oc- curred between you?“ Oh, weare not interested in this matter, The Mayor can sign the bill if he wants to. Don't you think the best thing the gas company can dois to give away the boodle hy Ba, was only beating about the bush; that was "all. And you say that no one proposed to you to guarantee that the Branham crowd would not accept the franchise?“ No. If sucha proposition was made it must have been made to someone elee.“ Mr. Emerson McMillin, the President of the his office and asked if he knew anything about the attempts to get money out of his comp pany. He smiled and sad, I have just nage to answer the questions on that sub me by the Investigatin House of Delegates, and having done that, I must decline also to answer them when asked "tr Laciede, was found in anyth action they te trade on 8 — tor welt — have — w whatever to do with the gan wane aud the attempt, if any — ou ~ about the al what y know. That's results and show who the MAYOR NOONAN reached his office about 2 o’clock and called in one of the inspectors structions concerning the on Washington avenue. He was seon by a POST-DISPATCH reporter and sald: over the papers in this gas case at house and only came down to-day to do something wrecked building on avenue;it istaking about two „hours time which I cannot well s He was then asked if he had come to any 1 zee on 1 “PS bill. He : bave not and will not to- da . was then asked if he had anything to poh about statements concerning the alleged er of the promoters of the bill to the Laclede Gas Co., and that th Laciede Co. knew he was going to sign the b and that it had been definitely learned by in- terested parties what his action would be. In 8 to any questions on that subject the 11 argh mply ‘said: **I will not say any- ng He spoke very gs | about mak- lug the announcement of his decision in the case, but as to what he was going to do blackm way to Ae. at and concerning the bill in any other way he would not talk. WHAT BUTLER Sars. Ed Butler wus found this afternoon dye Post- Disrarou reporter at his residence, 2304 Pine street. Mr. Butler, sald the yoy as he was ushered Into the parior, ‘‘I 6 to see you about a very serious matter.’ arse Butler had his back turned at the time, but he swerved around somewhat ‘quickly, and scanning the reporter with an earnest look took his cigar out of his mouth and slowly and withan assumed airof indifference, „Well, what is it?“ „The PosT-DISPATCH has information direct from the Laclede Gas Co. that you went to Mr. James Campbell and made a proposition to him to secure the influence of John B. O’Meara and through him Mayor Noonan against the bill, r the Laciede di- rectors would put up $150,000 Mr. Butler looked ae the floor for an instant, then at his cigar and after knocking the ashes from the latter and putting it back between bis teeth, he bent his gaze upon his question- er and said: Did Jim Campbell tell you that?“ Mr. Campbell refuses to deny that madesuch a proposition, and the Laclede people assert that he submitted such an offer to them as coming from you.’ „Well, it’s not so. In the first place, I have not spoken as many words to John B.U’ Mears since the last convention as 1 have to you now, and I certainly never said a word to about the gas bill.’ Vo you deny that you made such a propo- sition to Mr. Campbeli?’’ „1 most emphaticaliy do, and 1 do not be- lieve that Mr. Campbell ever told the Laclede people that I had endeavored toopen such ne otiations **But if he aid? ‘*Then he told them what was a G— d— lie, sir. That's pretty — ion t it. Did you ever speak with Mr. Campbell about the bill?’’ Les, sir, „How often?’’ uite frequently. hat was the nature of those converssa- tons?” He told me he was very much Ay yey in the defeat of the bill, as he had $300,000 of the gas company’s bonds. we sg he ask you to work against it?’’ é why did you attempt — defeat it pores ee . „Simply because friendship for Mr. W 10 re Campbell has put me in the way ot maki money often, and I wanted to do him a favor. Ido not know whether the bill is a good one ornot. Inever read it. Isimply considered the Interests of my friend and worked against “DI you go to Comfort and ask him to have the bill called up and killed?’’ „did at Mr. Campbell’s solicitation. asked me to nd see Mr. Comfort and learn from him whether he had received « letter from Mr. Sam Dodd requesting him to have the bill brought up and disposed of. Ididso. I saw Mr. Comfort ana he pulled t letter, he had received from Mr. Dodd out his eket and handed it me. Be- tore I had time to look at it he took it aw n and read me a clause in which Mr. Dod it was the wish of Com- that he the p and disposed ot; Mr. Comfort remarked that Ur- Dodd under- stood him perfectly. I went back to Mr. 8 and told bim what Comfort had sa Tou judge from what Mr. Comfort had ne ae he would vote against the bill, aid ou That was the inference I took from nis ro- marks, He aid not say he would vote against it, however.’ Did you ever inform Mr. Campbell that the men atthe back of the gas- wor 8 had a great deal of money to 12 — n 1 never did; in fact, I ew that they ‘*You say you knew!“ . a See — aA ry oor nad not. Dont you t ** ga the re ing, that it is a stran 8 for you to take to say 1 — oh no such proposition when they say that he dar?? No t a all. Pp yt to them, because he could ve done so, as I never made it to bim. des there is alot which comes from the La- 2 — that you an' t rely on. I lost y what came from their President. whe MoMillin?’’ h milsrepresentations. a toox any chance „ though. It was j like as if ¢ it out of your pocket now. you won't 1 that, ot course.’’ “*What was as the transaction that „Well ut ln whatI have said bim deny it, cot then I will tell you. 1 Where Is That Letter? The gas people ee to have some firste ‘*I haye been working all mat me . 2 * 1 ee. Bey — — 5 5
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] { 87 4 > ; \\ } 1 —— — — ee Comfort says he is familiar with the co spondence, _ can say that it is ofa private and in no way compromising, as public will learn when !t is fall printed. view of this statement, THE CORRESPONDENCE ry desirable just now. A PostT- 6 Bh ing this morning called on > voxel te secure it and place him in the proper light, as Mr. Comfort says he shouldbe. Mr. Vogel, however, flatly refused to 4 been bothered In what respect isthis incorrect?’’ The whole thing isa lie. Do people think Iama-—— fool? If I would write that way 1 I get my friends to take any stocx?’’ - Vogel would not discuss the matter any further, and dismissed the subject permeptoi- ly by saying it would all be public at the proper time. Mr. Vogel’s previous explanation, to which he refers was given in the PostT-DisPaTCH on last Friday is as follows: „Lou may say this, for me that I have had European correspondence on this subject and know how matters stand over there. I know that in Zurich, Switzerland, and in Rey pee giv Hollins has been selling the $7,500,000 of stock that was issued at 2% cents on the dollar, and he has made the statement there that that stoek would go down to 50 cents, and that already the company was ready to pay a dividend on it. ThatiswhatI know. I have correspond- ence with Europe, and | know what I am talk- ing about.’’ — ——— — M MILLIN AS A WITNESS. The Leelede President Before the Bouse Gas Investigating Committee. The Gas Investigation Committee appointed by the House of Delegates was in session this morning at the City Hail. They had for a witness President Emerson MeMillin of the Laclede Gas-Light Co., anda very shrewd witness they found him. Messre, Stone, Seigmund, Ward and Weinel were the members of the committee present, Lehman being the only absentee. As usual Mr. Stone conducted the examination of the witness. The committee were no more successful in their efforts. to secure from Mr. Meuillin the cost of manufacturing gas than they’ were in gaining the information from Mr. Thompson and Mr. Gibson. The com- mittee were also unsuccessful in their attempt to learn anything from Mr. McMillin concern- ing the statement published in a morning puper thatthe new gas company had offered to sell out to the Laclede Co. in cage the Mayor signed their bili. The witness and the members of the committee looked horns on the matterof answering this ques- tion and when the committee adjourned it was with the understanding that they should deeide what steps they could and would take to force Mr. McMillin to answer their ques- tions. So far our work has tery,’’ remarked Mr. Stone, after the com- mittee had adjourned this morning. ‘‘I think we have shown conclusively that the stock of ulli the local gas eompanies is pooled into a syndicate and for a particular purpose. Our investigations show clearly that there isa combine oragreement. We have been unsuccessful so far. however, in ascertaining the cost per 1,000 e abie feet of making and dis- tributinge g: as. Mr. Gibson, Mr. Thompson and Mr. McMillan have all refused to give us any information on that point. Mr. Mc- Millin has also refused to tell us anything concerningf an offer the new company is al- legeato have madeto selito his company. Weshall see what powers we have in the premises to compel him to answer our ques- tions and act accordingly.’ It was shortly after 10 o’clock when THE COMMITTKE began its labors this morning. President Me- Miliin of the Laclede Gas-Light Co. was im- mediately placed ih the witness chair. The opening part of his testimony was of an unin- teresting character and covered matters which have already been brought ont. It was ail in reference to the formation of the Laclede Gas-Light Co. andthe securing ofa controlling interest in the other gas-light companies here, so that they were all now virtually one company. When he had admitted that all the gas com- panies here were controlied by the same par- ies and virtually under one management, ir. Stone asked: When you have an abso- lute monopoly can you not under your obar - ter charge any price for gas vou desire?“ „es we can charge $10 a 1,000 cubic feet if we see tit,’’ responded Mr. McMillin. Mr. Stone: Lou admit there is nothing to prevent you charging $10 a 1,000 cubte feet?’’ Mr. MeMillan: We could do so, but by putting up the price of gas we would be less Spt to pay dividends than by lowering the price. Mr, Stone: But you claim the absolute power to raise it to $10 if you see fit?’ Mr. MeMillin: ‘*Wehavethe same right a man has to commit suicide. do not want the impression to go to the public that we have any intention of exereising such a ower, for we have not. We have no inten- ion af doing anysuchthing. We are more apt to make money by lowering the price of gas than by raising it.“ Mr. Ste.: When you placed the price of gas at $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet to the con- sum: at what price did you calculate being a he manufacture the gas?’’ . MeMillin: I did not make any caleula- ononthe cost. The price was practically yon before I came here.’’ Mr. Stone: ‘‘You lowered the price of gas without knowing what it would cost you to manufacture it?’’ Mr. McMillin: ‘‘I knew it could be made in a city the size of St. Louis for less than $1.25 per thousand, and I came here with the under tanding that it should be sold for that ure. Wir. Stone: But you refuse to state for what price it can be made?’’ Mr. MeMillin: Ido not refuse to state the at of 1 The Laclede Gas-Light fo. sets that rth been very satisfac- fully in the figures fur- nished to President Flad and published in this lobe-Democrat by eonsent of ing’s Those figures are aclede company. @orre Mr. Stone: 1 did not read the Wiobe- ocrat, but why will you not tell the cost?“ Mr. MeMillin: 11 do not think we have any ore Bight to make publie the affairs of our Erparst onthan Simmons Hardware Oo. or gay other, concern. I do not know, the cost ow. r. Stone: Do you think that 2 500, 000 ae a e price for the Laclede Gas 00. nt, which was offered to the city at those mor the ures?’’ r. McMillin: I wag not here when any such offer was made and have never looked into the proposition.’’ Mr. Stone: Why did you pe y $4,000,000 for the plant of the St. Louis Gas-Light Co.? Did you think it worth it?’’ "Mts. eMillin: „1 did.“ Mr. Stone: Did you purchase the plant at o, figures under instructions of your com- y?! Mr. MeMillin: ‘‘They authorized me to pay weate er prica I saw fit for the plant. tone: And you could have paid more tor it if you desired.’ Mr, MeMiilin: ¥en; I eould have paid whatever price I saw fit.’ r. Stone: 1 . one bid $4,250,000 you would have bid . 500. 0007“! Mr. McMillin: No; Ido not think I would. Ido not think the plant worth that much.’ Mr. Stone: ‘‘But 11 would have bid some- thing over $4,250,000?’ Mr. McMillin: „Very likel would hot 80 high as . 1 Stone: guld not your company per- you to * that figure?’' a McMiliin: ‘They allowed me to use 15. about the price I should Prot and d pay any amount 1 liked, “butt would pine: beve ee gone as high as $4,500 hat date mee the . tae sale > Gas Light Co.’s wo 8. n was purchased bx a: No, it was purchas e would, but I e bya cout e 72271 8 Whe w ally 90. 3 supped.” hina: ‘That $1 do met cate to state. * LOE KT EIGN Te EE A Mr, Stone: „ do. Mr: McMillin: do not think it wows | be for me ene 1 65 b 2.8 by vate busin * Bo jection to my stating 1 ic it would do any an it veer 1d be th et eto name the stock: 1 Weinel —— „en is no harm why * wee enn in: I 241 do not think it would do * wen to mention it, and no parm is done by not doing so. If there was any harm done by 8 it, I would probably give the Me. Btone: „But this committee would like now !t Mr. MeMillan : „Joan see no advantage the information will be to the committee and must therefore decline to give it, though I do not wish to be at all disrespectful to the commit- tee.’ „What was the price paid?“ Mr. Stone: Mr. McMillin: ‘‘I will tell you that. It was $375 a share. Why did not your company „ RAM De Ache Rn 0 — Mr. Stone: purchase the 199 shares of stock held by the 1 which the Comptroller was authorized to Mr. MeMillin. Because I suppose the city held back one share of stock, If they bad offered their 260 shares the company would no doubt have been wt to purchase it. Mr. Stone: ‘‘Did Rive oy A as your reason for not purchasing ¢ e stock Mr. McMillin: 1 do not; nat hav- ing been offered the stock, but if I had been I would not purchase it for that. Neither would I have purchased the stock of Mr. {Green if he held back one share out of his Mr. stone: ‘Wh not buy the 99 shares?”’ Mr. MeMiillin: ecanse I wovld suppose he was holdin to annoy us and make t out the one share things disagreeable. Mr. Stone: Ho could he annoy you?“ Mr. McMillin: I do not know, but I should conclude that he had an idea of doing it in some manner if he held ont one share of stock, for I ean imagine no other purpose he could have in doing so. Mr. Stone: And why did you object to the elty N a share of stock in the com- an * Mr. McMillin: ‘‘For the same reason. 9 Stone: ‘‘How could the city annoy ou * 1 Mr. McMillin: do not know, but it they held back a share of stock I would conclude that was the object in doing so.’’ Mr. Stone: ‘‘I see by the morning papers that you claim that the parties back of the new gas company have made a proposition to you to sell out.’’ Mr. McMillin: to mo. Mr. Stone: to sell being made b They made no proposition Do you know of a proposition them to anybody?’’ Mr. McMillin: ou will exeuse me, but do not think it within the province ofthis committee toexamine into that matter, and I prefer not to discuss it. 1 say this with all due respect to the commit- tee Mr. Stone: ‘‘Our resolution gives us to go into everything connected wit case.’’ ’ Mr. MeMillin: ‘‘If you canshow me you have such power! may discuss the matter. Mr. Stone: It Is in the newspapers this morning.’ Mr. McMillin ‘‘I have not seen it. Mr. Stone sent foranewspaper and read the statement of an offer to sell whieh the journal contained. He asked Mr. McMillin if that was his statement as it purported to be. Mr. MeMillan requested him to read the coat showing the powersof the com- ittee and defining the object of the investi- gation. The resolution was read, and Mr. McMillin said he did not think it gave the committee the power to ae uire into the point named. Mr. Stone: hy do you decline to give i committee this Mr. McMillin: ‘‘Ido not wish to be disre- spectful to the committee, but do not wish to zo into this matter simply because I regard it as outside the scope of this committee’s in- vestigation.’’ Mr, Stone: What I want to know is whether there was ever any proposition made to sell to your company by the new com- pa an 1 Mr. MeMillin: . No direct proposition.“ Mr. Stone: Was there ever any indirect proposition?“ Mr. MeMillin: to proposition?’’ Mr. Stone: Why do youn decline to an- swer?’’ Mr. McMillin: ‘‘I do not think this the proper time and place to answer such ques- tions. Even if 1 gave you the information you ask it would not be testimony. It would only be second-hand informa- bim, asthe statement made in the paper is that Ed Butler had told a stockholder of one company that the new company would sell their privileges in case they secured them. Other parties would be the proper people to examine on that.’ Mr. Stone: Who is the director referred to in here?’’ . McMillin: % Did you make this statement contained in the newspaper?’ Mr. McMillin: ‘‘ThatI shall also decline to answer. 1 Mr. Stone: This committee has powers second only to that of a court and while 1 shouid not like to be called upon to do so we ey find it necessary to exert its powers. r. McMillin: A court is the proper place for such an inquir m Mr. Stone: he committee will decide whether we shall insist on your answering the questions put to you on this subject.’ Mr. MeMillin: Then I would request as a favor that they decide not to, as I should dis- like very much to be forced to positively re- fuse them. Mr. McMillin was then excused and left the com mittee-room and the building. The com- mittee went into executive session and after a few minutes took a recess funtil 2 „ m. Mr, Lehman, the absent member, arrived just as Mr. McMillin left and went into consultation with the rest of the commit- tee. The recess was taken to learn what powers they had to ferce a witness before them to testify. The committee read over to City Counselor Bell the questions they had put to Mr. o- Millin and he told them they had gone outside their province and powers and referred them to a decision in which a committee at Washington, D. O., asked a witness questions which the courta held they had no right to ask. ower this any information on „ decline answer that 1 decline to answer your The Bill. The interest around the Mayor’s office this morning was centered entirely upon his prob- able action on the gas bill. Several people came in to inquire on the quiet about the bill and what had been done with it. ae Was disappointed, however, as Mayor was not visible during the entire morning. About 10 o’clock Secretary Brennan came out of the office with Wm. Swift; neither of them had come in through the outside office, but had entered the inner office through the private entrance. The two had something on their minds, and Mr. Smith went out aa — intent on business. We Noe Was asked if the Mayar could be séen s said no, but that he would be down in about an hour. A little while later John B. O’Meara came in and went into the innér office with Secretary Brennan, coming outa few minutes later. He also sald that the Mayor was not down. At ll o'clock l Bivens said the Mayor would be down in about an hour. r. Swift eame back about that time and sat in the outer office for some time when Sec- retary Brennan came out and ¢alied him into the Inner office. 4 Mr. Swift came out again he was as 1 1 tue Mayor in there?“ 55 know where ey 1 „don't know, but uess at his house. Then Mr. Swift rb a, again, At 1:30 o'clock pers Brennan said he did no 5 ow the Mayor was but that 11 mi aboutan hour. After aivink | tion he went ut to ne leaving t +] charge of Sergt. McGrew and the oy. ‘wi Investigate on Thursday. The Connell committee, consisting of Messrs. Horton, Meler and Ganahl, appointed re | ciation, oa ce, by The exclusive rights of serial publication in America have been secured by the New York World and the Sunday Post-Dispatch. Beatrice is Haggard s new novel, and is his — piece. under a resolution of Mr. Rohan’s to investi. gate the passage of the gas bill through the Council, will meet on . January 2, At the last meeting of the Counc han Pres- ident Walbridge signed the ph, to an bil Mr. Roban offered the following resolution, which was ved, That the President of the Connell do no point a committee of three mem- bers o 2 ouncil, two of whom shall be of those who voted against the measure, which committee shall at once proceed with all diligence to fully and openly investigate the circumstances under which the bill passed this body, and whether any improper in- fluences were used either in favor of or against the same, with full power to adminis- ter oaths and to send for persons and papers, and to report the result of such investigation to this body at the earliest possible day. After the adoption of the resolution the Council took a recess of a few minutes, when Mr. Nelson offered a resolution providing that a stenographer be employed to take teati- mwony and authoriging the committee to incur expenses not to exceed $1,000. resident Walbridge. ‘appointea Messrs. Rohan, Cole and Horton, Messra. Cole and Rohan declined to serve and in their places Mr. Walbridge appointed Messers. Meier and Ga- ee The meeting on next Thursday at II a. . will be the first held by this committee, what it will do has not been announced, Repudiated by the Knights of Labor. The Knights of Labor have formally re- pudiated the self-styled labor representatives, — and Clifton, who appeared before the To-day the following was received by Mayor Noonan: DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 17, Kwieuts OF LABOR, Sr. Louis, Dec. 29. Hon. F. A. Noonan DEAR §S&IR—The following resolution was unarimously adopted at the regular meeting of the executive Board of District Assembly 17, Knights of Labor, and the Secretary in- structed to hand the same to the Mayor of the city and furnish a copy to the public press. hereas, It appears from the public press that Messrs. M. D. Shaw and Edward Clifton have recentiy appeared before His Honor Mayor Noonan, purporting to voice the senti- ments of the working people upon the so- ealled gas bill now before His Honor, there- fore be it Resolved, That we protest against these gentien.en (Messrs. Shaw and Clifton) being reeeived or récognized as representatives of the industrial masses, as they are not con- nected with any legitimate labor organiza- tion, nor in any wise authorized to represent such. Fran«x G. Witt, Recording Secretary of D. A. 17. RED Cross Cough Drops will cure your cold; Scents per box. Sold everywhere. RELIGIOUS. Christian Congregation in Trouble. The resignation of Dr. R. C. Cave of the Central Christian Church has caused a split in the congregation. Dr. Cave left the city Sat- urday evening, and no arrangements had been made for supplying his pulpit, but neverthe- less a large congregation assembied in the church at the regular time yesterday and ob- served the communion service. At the con- clusion of the service anumber of the mem- bers made public their intention of withdraw- ing from the chureh. These announcements naturally caused muci: agitation. Tne num- ber of withdrawals in person and by letter was thirty-six. These persons will meet this evening at the residence of Dr. R. M. King, No. 1125 North Grand avenue, for the purpose of effecting anew church organization. It is the intention to issue a call to Dr. Cave to the pastorate of the newechurch, It is claimed by Dr. Cave’s adherents that he has been grossly misrepresented. They claim that his preach- ing has been in entire harmony with the doc- trines of the church, and thatit is the other faction which is appropriating beliefs which belong to other creeds. The faction opposed to Dr. Cave’s preachfhg assert onthe other hand that his sermons recently have been clearly not orthodox. Dr. Matthews’ Yesterday morning Dr. Matthews created a regular Methodist ‘‘arousement’’ at Cen- tenary Methodist Church, and twenty. six persons were at the altar after the sermon. He preached on repentancefor past sins and good resolutions, from the text, „Blessed is the man whose transgressions are blotted out, whose sin ig covered. Seldom has such a scene been witnessed in Centenary Church as that which followed the sermon. Old and young people pressed te the front at his invi- tation. Geo. A. Baker of the Continental Bank went tothe gallery and brought down an old citizen, kneeling with him at the altar; other members of the echureh sought persons in the audience and led them to the altar. The congrega- tion joined heartily in the songs, and the praying members knelt at the front around he altarplace in earnest prayer. Dr. Mat- thews was in his element. His sermon last night was also successful and the congrega- tion large. Meeting. German Y. M. C. A, Dedication. The new building of the German Branch of the F. M. O. A. on St. Louis avenue and Nine- teenth street was dedicated yesterday. The members of the association formed atthe in- tersection of Fourteenth and Madison streets and marched to the new structurein a body. Mr. George Kessler, the Secretary, and Rey. G. Mueller of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church made addresses. The students of the Southern Pheological Seminary sang a hymn. The dedicgation‘’sermon was delivered by Bishop Bowman in English. Rev. Van der Lippe followed the Bishop with a discourse in German. Mr. J. T. Muschmeyer, the Chairman of the Building Committee, gave a history of ita erection. ev. David uehne delivered the benediction. The Temperance Campaign. There was a large audignee at Carondelet Methodist Church last night to hear Ben Deering’s temperance sermon. The pastor announced that he will begin a revival meet- ing Wednesday night. The week of prayer beginning next Sunday will be observed by the churches of the city generally. BEWARE of frauds; insist on having [the Genuine Red Cross Cough Drops; 50 per box. RAILROAD NEWS. S. H. H. Clark and the U. F. Presidency—A War of Kates. Bostos, Mass., Dec. 80.—The story from Denver this morning that thep residency of the Union Pacific Railway has been tendered to General Manager 8. H. H. Ulark of the Missouri Pacific, is * qunoe absolute non- sense at the Union o's office in this city. A War of Rates. MILWAUKEE, Wig., Dec, 30,—The diggolu- tion of the Western Passenger Association will he followed by s war of rates. The Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul to-day announced a out t 2. 50 in the first-class rates from St. Paul to Chicago, and a out ot 70 cents in the rate in the same glass to Milwaukee. The of- ficers of the St. Paul Oo. 1 1 the officers the Chicago, n Northern f charge the Wisconsin Central Raliroad, w refusal to enter the Western Passen ed the 1 ot t N wn maki up to 18 8.5. Save 2 per SuITs and overcoats for po Thousands of styles, $2.50 to cent by buying of us. psi. 705 to ™ n avenue, P TI a GEA me — — — CRECELIUS 18 FREE. * — — — A Nolle Prosequi Liberates the Fifth National Bank Cashier. The End of What Promised to Be a Sensational Case. He Was Charged With Falsifications of the Bank's Books, but the Comptroller of the Treasury Recommends That He Be Not Prosecuted — Receiver Stephens Wishes to Use Him as a Witness in Suite —District Attorney Reynolds Can See No Public Good to Be Subserved by a Prose- cution—Histery of the Case—The Cash- ier’s Present Employment. Charies ©. Crecelius, late Cashier of the Fifth National Bank (obit November 7, 1887), under indictment forover two years in the United States District Court, was this morn- ing released from hig bond by action of Dis- triot Attorney George D. Reynolds. A nollie prosequi was entered as tothe indictments and Crecelius is free. When the Fifth National Bank closed its doors Bank Examiner Foreman was sent for and arrived the next day. A very slight examination of the bank's books convinced him that there bad been falsifications of those books. The examiner swore to an information on which a warrant was issued for the arrest of Cashier Crecelius. On November 16 the Grand- jury which was in session at the time of the failure, returned an indictment against Cre- cellus. THIS INDICTMENT CHARGED that the cashier had on May 18, 1887. changed an entry in the general balance, whieh was as follows: To cash.. .. $167,559.87 by 3 the * two pres eo that it read: BO GRMe: « cn 0906s on . 907. 359.87 And that on — 1, 1887, * nad altered the item in the same book $166,549.45 so that it read: G wcntacbboes « $316,549.45 And that on October 5, "1887, he had altered the item ZO GGG... csedee oe ese to read To cash.. ESE The books of the Grand-jury and many discovered, though only three mentioned in the indictment, Tae Grand-jury learned that these alterations had been made with the viev of deceiving the agent of the Comptroller of the Treasury who might be sent to examine into the bank’s affairs. The alterations of the item cash made neces- sary other alterations else the falsehood of that entry would be apparent at a glance. It had been the custom of Crecelius not to take off the excess of ‘‘cash’’ he made by balancing entries on the credit side, for that would not improve the bank's showing. He subtracted fram the items call loans and ‘‘exchange 1 sufficient to make the statement balance hese subtractions IMPROVED THE SHOWING nearly as much as the additions to cash, for banks do not like to have large amounts in „Gall loans“ er ‘‘maturing exchange.’’ Whenever a bank examiner was expected these alterations would be he Grand-jury was told the id this work after the business hours and without the consent of the book-keeper in whose charge the books were. It was necessary for the cashier te do this work every day, as Book-keeper Fishback re- fused to be a party * his plan and each morning, on opening his books, would carry forward the true balances. When the bank examiner was gone Crecelius would cease to make alterations, and the book would tell the truth onee more. The Grand-jury learned that Crecelius had made false statements of the bank’s cendition, Whilethe jurors were convinced of this they were hinderea from finding an indictment 6 the fear that the prosecutien could not successfully maintained, owing to the * the books had been faisified. They were, however, convinced that a clear cage Was contained in the indictment found. CRECELIUS WAS ADMITTED TO BAIL in the sum of $20,000, with his mother and Francis Ovenstolz as sureties. Mr. Overstolz isnowdead. Some ste were taken before T. P. Bashaw retired fom the office at Dis- trict Astorney to sem el Crecelins to furnish a new bond, but ond has not been made. The indictment was found in November, 1887, and the case was continued to the May term, 1888. Itw Toe “ee continued to the No- vember term, 1 hen to the May term, . $136,302.53 „„ „„ . 6296. 302. 53 bank were before the falsifications were 1889. Digtrict Attorney Bashaw eongented to the continuances on information that Crecelius was helping Receiver Stephens to wind up the bank, The Receiver the ex-cashier was rendering valuable assistance, and I went so far as to ask that the case against him be dis- missed. Dig 1.5 Attorney Bashaw retuged to do this, and District Attorney Reynolds re- ferred the Receiver to the Comptroller ef the Treasury. A petition was sent to the Comptroller sizned by the Receiverand others in which it was represented that Crecellus would bes valuable witness in the case now in court the receiver against tye estate of the late Henry Overstolz, who Was President of the bank, DN. TTORNEY ¥NOLDS said pf his tion in noile prety BS the case: I could — eee that be N bli was to be subserved by the ade 0 Crecellus. Everybody 4. with the 2 l Se Bank had 8 thet the case be dismisse the Comptroller of the Treasury * neal 16.“ en nS ae r 0 w a great surprise hose w remember the Senn caused by the yh ore of the rottenness of f and the falsifications of immediate cause of the bank’ + taliure w inability to pay a balance of $40, in the Clearing-baovee, I. B. Rosenthal, o nye tame bee direc had failed * 1 sane — 2 nk’ $ policy - Sisal reserve and tw meetarun. It — me not be collect a net loss of { as its aga 2 it lohue aut eh resulted ing ‘total verstolz 2 ae his 1 bed. ry . are . quit trom, area to bis hep ne ned pete llus succeeded to the office of autocrat. Ng wae * bag 8 the fallure a scheme on the —— stock of ‘ns bank—rotten thoug it was. stock of the holders of the original stoc ae subscribed to the new stock. having e of the bank's condition, When vee went to * on the he found John Wever owed the aa bank $134,000 that could sot be col- lected. The St. Louis Pianing Mill was $87,- 000 farther in debt to the bank than it could ay. There was $97,000 more due from the llioteville Millis than that company had and — Goldsmith & Coa. lett the bank $129,000 be- ind. Much of this indebtedness had been carried for years, but the N. Goldsmith & Co. loss was chargeable to CELIUS’ ADMINISTRATI as were a large part of the Meyer — Planing Mill losses. The cashier was almost crazy on the day of the bank’s failure, apd was really quite besiée himself when arrested, and anes tates Marshal Phoebe Cousine, took 5 2 Bins and instead of putting him a allowed him to remain in her — * under guard. He was released on ball — when the indictment was found he was ar- rested again. His — u bondaman was Praneia Overstolzg, brother of the President. — President died within a fortnight after the allure. A vigorous prosecution of Orecellus was expected, but no move in that direction was ever made. He has spent most of the past two years out West where it |e anderstoo pe has some mining and ranch interests. He wa the only official of the Fifth National ind leted and his discharge ends history of that failure in the Criminal Courts, Beatrice by Rider Haggard. This new novel by the author oft She, the exclusive rights for the publication of which in America are owned by the New York WORLD and the SUNDAY Post-DIsPaTcH, will be be- gun in the SUNDAY Pos?-DispatcH of January 5. ‘‘Beatrice’’ is Haggard’s masterpiece. waren the box; buy the Genuine Red Cross Cough Drops;5e per box. Sold everywhere. GLADSTONE’S BIRTHDAY. McBride’s Book of American Autographs and Testimonials. BurraLo, N. T., Dec. 30..-For several months Exile Jonn J. McBride bas been secur- ing the autographs of statesmen in sympathy with home rule for Ireland, to be presented to Mr. Gladstone on the oceasion of the English atatesman’s 5 S Delays have occurred, and the book, which isa large vol- ume, will de sent to England to-day. President Harrison, Viee-President Morton, several cabinet officers, haif of the nited States Senators and most of the Congressmen signed the book when it was presented to them by Mr. McBride. The closing inscription in the volume is written by Chauncey M. Depew who, under date of December 27, indites this sentiment: Mr. Gladstone holds a place in the yere- ration and — of the American — never oecupied by any other fore K cept Letayetbe, His attitude upon t “4 Trish question receiyes the almost unanimous ap- proval of the age ot the United States. The example of ladstone’s half century of eminent public gervice a the dnd ful ott Knallsk - speaking nations. efforts for the liberty and Ku of 22 are son- tributions to the peace | and prosperity of the peoples ot mankind, which have given him a prominent and con spicuous place in the his- tory of the century. **‘OBAUNCBY M. DEPEW.’ Senator Sherman of Ohio wrote: Honor to Mr. Gladstene- He has ‘acted ve his part’ in every stage of his long, con - icious publiclife. His name and fame are sherishe in every civilized dana and jn none with higher and more kindly peg than in the United States 852 America, HY SHERMAN,’ Senator Ingalls says: „Gladstone is one of those great men, who with the peaceful weapons oftruth and jus- tice have revolutionized the a in whi fon he lives. Joun J. INGALLS.’ NETTLETON'S $7 s@pes for $5 at Bochmer’s, 621 Olive. $7 hand-sewed patent leather shoes for $5 at Boehmer's, 621 Olive. SNEEZING PEELEBS. Three Hundred New York Bluecoats Down With “La Grippe.“ New rok. Dec. 80.— According to the offi- cial records nearly 300 policemen are laid up with the ‘‘grippe.’’ This number ineludes Inspector Steers, A number of sergeants and detectives are also laid up, while several captains are mentioned on the sick list. i death of Patrolman Timothy J. Golden fay ies i ac to have been the first fatal case oe as pe on the police force here. He was og A BP on Saturday. La Grippe at Sedalia. By Telegraph tothe Post-Disararon. SEDALIA, Mo., Dee. 30,—Several cases of in- fivensa with symptoms similar to cases of „La Grippe“ er Russian influenza are re- ported here to-day. J. H. Reeves, train dis- peteher for the Missouri, W wpe & Texas Allroad; W. B. Lyon, division superintend- ent of the same road, and ng, man- ager Le Grande Hotel, are dawn with the dis ease. None of the cases so far reported are considered serious. Emporia Has It. KaNnsAS Crvy, Mo., Dec. 30.—A special to the Star from Emporia, Kan., says: Interviews with leading phvsicians develop the -fact that many people here are suffering from La Grippe. Dr. L. D. Jaeobs. 11 tor the oes Fe Rallroad, and * 8 Nau Bttor ney for the e * a ‘exas lraad, are prostr ie y the ase. There are at least 200 cases | e city * f Very Mild, By Telegravh to the Pust-Hiseator. CHILLICOTHE, Mo., Das. 30.—The Russian influenza bas struck this city, but as yet only affected about half @ dosen people. Itisa mild form, Cases at Leavenworth. Kansas Crrr. Mo., Dee. 80.4 8 to the Star trom Leavenworth, Kan., says ie are eg “ well Pe Rinses Seo — § Pha ae Queen Olga 8 Victim. STUTTGART, Dee., 90.—Queen Olga of Wur- ** is guffering from an a La Grippe the Remedy for It, Fhe most potable fact about this ter- idle malady is that ft prevaila oni |THE | NATION AL [AL CAPITAL. — — “PARMBR” Wanz's MAN LIKELY ro CAPT- URE THE WESTERN MARSHALSHIP, The Congressman’s Clever Meve te Defeat Col. Tracy Oppenents—A Big Batch of Missouri Pest-Ofice Appointments N- pected This Week-Interest en Bonds Ordered Paid—Naval Changes—Wask- ington News. By Telegraph to the Post-D1apaTcu. WasHineTow, D. C., Deo, 30,—There will be an important lot of post-office appointments the latter part of the week, including a num- ber in Missouri. The Western District Marshalship is likely to be disposed of next week, agreeable, u is said, to the wishes of Congressman Wade. All of the candidates opposing his man, Col. Tracy, bave about abandoned the field, and ‘some of them are of the opinion that the ‘‘Farmer’’ Congressman played a game of freese-out in the matter in having it continued until after the holidays, well knowing that the others could not longer afford to remain here and contest matters with the holiday season intervening. They all acknowledged Mr. Wade a very smart man. Admiral Kimberly. WAasHIvNerTon, D. O., Deo. 30..-Rear, Admiral L. A. Kimberly has been detached from eom- mand of the Pacific Station January 25, and ordered to proceed home and walt orders. Commodore George Brown has been from command of the Norfolk Navy ee = 8 to —＋ ng | the acific Station January He bas appointed acting Rear Admiral while retain- ing command of the station. Interest Ordered Paid. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 80.—Secretary Windom this morning telegraphed insetruc tions to the various sub-treagurers to pay, upon presentation, the checks for interest on the 4 per cent an due January 1. and on the Pacific Railroad bonds, amounting to nearly , 000, Seore Windom’sorder for the enticipa-. tion of the January interest includes also cou- pon bonds, House Ways and Means Committe. Wasuineton, P. O., Dec. %.-—The Ways and Means Committee having assigned to- day for the hearing of gentlemen interested in e chemical industry, there was a large con- ngent of such gentlemen present when the — met at 10 o'clock this morning. $3.50 gente’ shoes for 82. at Boehmer’s, 621 Olive, THE YALE GLEE CLUB. An Attractive Concert To-Night at Enter: tainment Hall, The Yale Glee and Banjo Olub arrived in the city to-day, and will give a concert to-night at Entertainment Hall. Former clubs have often visited the eity, and on all oceasions have received a most hearty welcome. For any yearsthe Yale students have etn? ur eo the Christmas vacation and uis has ware been one of the mg “ih ee Aud ited. ‘bo field, on a = the Banjo Olu being atien recen g one ‘rained that “ever and the yueh performance wi Not a few of the have visited St. before and have many friends in Those desirous of hearing the pep glees will have no other oppor- tgnity Golbg as N the Princeton abe the arvard ee olathe will va 12. E this nter. Tale en wi we! steotved” * as several 1 5 have been arraf iy. in their honor. The fol- lewing programme has been arranged, which will be greatly lengthened by epcargs: rar I. Triumph March’’ ‘* "Neath the Elms’’.. F Whistle met Bird“ n r. Wurts and Olub. „hes All the Wend ts Ns Ma Voisine Pelka!“ N Yale left roves that the tor seats „N. R. R.“ Shall 1 Wasting in Doespal . Mr. —— and Uub. Medley“ **Dringing Bong 3 1. Arranged by ren **German Patrol My Summer a! Integer Vitae“ ** They d ‘ ‘Bright’ Wuat the leat ig to the flower | So’e Flap Jack to the breakfast hour. A FIERY HOBROR, Sensational Report of a Railroad Acgident Denied—Casgalties. HANcocg, Mich., Dec. 30,—Theodore Gross, his wife, eight children, ranging in years from 22 to g years, and ¢ visitor named Lena Erbst were burned to death! eir h . town at3 o bowe 5 5 ne 1 . ping. Tel 1 {ay ‘ room 22. peur in a stamping mill ‘at ene. „ at o'clock, and at 8 o'clock was 8 scr 5 Jt ae slater groom. Hs rus of flames, es, which rom the second 226 L. pare * were 5 1 ste ce Ate an ae ware fused — to & crisp and iv tet by stag for A fensstienal Repo Report Denied. morning paper publishes a rumor to the effect that at 2.o’elock thie morning an accident oe- 22 . —— Central allr ade E N = mete ° 4 3 3 wea — are ware de 9 7 * . W 1 . 2 . vo > 4 Five nr rene . * 1 * — * 2 1 rh & 3 4 1 235 * 2 1 0 4 aS 8 6 1 ~~ * 1 * F N. 7 i 4 1 ™ x at ies, - 3 2 | Bs 5 8 * 3 n a. EL Be E oF The First Installment, Profusely Illustrated, Will Be Published Sunday, lanuary & 4 1 — 4 Pa : 0% - For a Short Time Longer, The Wanamaker vale. PANIC. PRICES.. The Like Never Seen, Workingmen Reaping 6 Harvest of J $2.50. Heavy Flannel Shirts, were $1.25, now they go for 65c, and seam- less Merino Socks, were 25e, now 12}c. Lion Brand 4-Ply Linen Collars, as good as E. & W., go at 8e. Heavy 4-Ply Cuffs, 10e. Pushing things out to empty store at any loss. Heavy Stripe Underwear down from 75c to 35c. Fine $2.00 Jersey Rib Underwear goes at 73e. Men’s White Shirts for half. Store Open at Night. Wanamaker & Prop. 210 and 212 N. Broadway. enty-five feet of the Buckhorn wall on Chest River grade, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, four miles west of Rowlesburg, gave way at an We feet tows thie orang cad 1 l read will not be interfered with b, 0 rams alippers to select from, Lowest pries. GLOBE, 706 to 713 Fraakiin avenue. FIRST-CLASS pictures make she test, tirauss’s photos are the best. ‘Bast St. Louis, 3 The Catholic Knights of Ameriog tiected the following officers yesterday fay the next Benner, President; ween . Vice-President; John Mackay, Treas ; Maurice be T v. Fallon, Seatio el; Jo — ii Secretary; J. ig rd 5 to 5 uls, and bis fan reste the child NA Joothing mforts the mother, Fer Coupon Clippers, | Assistant United States Treasurer d. F. wae ng Syrup for Oh Bast St. ten 3 Schultz has received instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury to pay interest due presentation 1990, in the’ "Sub Fed: atthe ‘ystom- houge, unn's suite, thouseuds of styles, $3.50, %, $7.50 and $10. GLOBE, 705 to 713 Franklin av. —— ee SS = = Chaplain Haggerty’s Salary, The Evangelical 2 met this 825 rr 85 11 ing 1 sia * — the alllance for visiting * 2 : 8 rab ee ee * . — 4 * 1 4 E * Re ot * * 2 55 3 2 * 0 .
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7 . valion ss . 7 n - 3 enn Pe, - , dal ine 55 ; N Pate J ta 0 ee ————— 1 “a 1 * 8 — — k 5 SA } : I dich but they several Workmen Carried Down With It, One of Them Seri- ously Injured. A Mamber of Workmen Engaged in That Portion ofthe Building at the Time of the Crash—The Roof Carried Down Also, and With It Severgl Men— All Have Narrow Escapes—Perilous Rescue of William BR. Letford— Cause of the Accident—The Wall Too Weak to Carry the Weight Placed on 1 Stories of Witnesses— Was a Workman Buried in the Debris?—History of the ' Property—Money Sunk in It by the Oycle- rama and Panorama Companies. HE western portion of the Academy of Mu- _ sic,’”? in course of erection on Washing- ton avenue, near Fourteenth street, fell this morning about 10 and several workmen were carried down with the depris. One of them, William R. Letford, a tinuer, aged about 80 years, and residing at 910 5 Morgan street, was badly injured. Another is supposed by eye witnesses to be buried underneath the debris, notwitbstanding the statements of the con- tractors, Clark & Findlay, that such is not the case. The accident occurred about 10 o clock and caused great excitement in the meighborhood. An immense crowd gathered and covered the street in front of the building regardless of the danger observable in the three story front wall, which was so badly out of plumb, that it seemed as if it must surely fall. Had it come down within a half an hour after the first crasb, the original accident would have been supplemented by a frightful catastrophe, as there were hundreds of peo- ple in the street who could not possibly have gotten out of the way. NARROW ESCAPES. When the accident occurred there were a number of workmen engaged on that portion of the building which fell and if it be not true that one of them was buried underneath the debris, the good fortune of the laborers is mostremarkable. The crash came very sud- denly. It was caused by a tile wall in the center of the southwestern part of the builld- ing giving way. This wail, which was made of nine-inch tiles, was one of the principal supporte of that part of the building and it was unable to stand the strain. When it col; lapsed the weight of the tiles falling upon the joists of the third story broke them and they pulled the eastern tile wall with the The mass of material crushed in the second floor and went down clear tothe cellar. The roof, too, being left withouta middie support fell in. When the center tile wall gave way there were three or four roofers engaged on the top ot the building, and they were precipitated with the roof down as far as the debris went. As the material extended up to the second story when it settled the men’s fall was con- sequently only two stories. Several workmen, who were working on the mansard roof when the collapse took place, ran along the narrow cornice with great haste to the southern end of the building where, by means of a ladder they were enabled to get out of the way of danger, Of the three men who fell from the top satisfactory account of only two could be obtained after the accident. One of them was observed to get out of the debris after the dust had cleared away, and descend into the auditorium. The other, Wm. Let- ford, was caught in thefront bay window. At the time he came down two other workmen were in the window, and they pulled him in to protect him from further injury than he had already sustained. As soon ag the falling had ceased, the two men who bad assisted Letford climbed along the cornice and got into a win- dow of the laundry which adjoins the Acade- my of Music on the west side. Letford lay in the window like he was dead. In a few min- utes a ladder was placed up to the window by J. L. Jordan, who keeps a bicycle store across the street, and a hod-carrier named Muldoon. The latter was about to ascend the ladder and rescue the injured tinner, when the front wall, which up tothat time had remained firm, began to give. It*buigedin the center near the second story and some of the bricks were forced out. Thecrowd rushed away in terror. Their fears, however, were not real- iged. The wail did not come down. It settied. After watching for a couple of min- utes more to see whether it would give way entirely, and seeing no further evidences of weakness, Muldoon climbed up the ladder and brought Letford down. The sfurdy hod- carrier was cheered oy the crowd as he de- scended with his burden. Letford was car- ried to Stuart’s pharmacy on the corner of Fourteenth and Washington avenue, and Jaid down on a couch ih the back room. Drs. Outley end, Forster made an examination of him and discovered that he was not 80 badly hurt as had been supposed. He received a numbem of bruises, but his only serious in- jury was a broken left ib. After being given medical attention, he was sent to his home in @ Carriage. MEN IN THE CELLAR. When the crash came three men, named Ed Donnelly, Pete McGraw and Frank M. Grimes were working in the cellar, but they managed to get out withöut any injury. They did not eee the fall and could not give a good account of how ithappened. A carpenter named C. Lewis, who was working onthe floor of the auditorium,’ directiy back of that part of the building which fell, witnessed the whole oo- currence. : He said: ‘‘The tile wall in the center of that portion of the building which collapsed, was not strong enough to carry the weight which it was called upon to bear. That is the explanation of the accident. The wall gave way and carried the flooring with it, and the strain on the joist caused the eastern tile Wall to come in also. The roof being left without center support of course came down also and the weight of these thrown together was sufficient to sink right down into the cel- lar regardiess of obstructions.’’ Did you see any men come down with the debris?’’ f „Tes, but they were all on top of it and all got cut all right except Letford, who was caught in the bay window in front.’’ WAS A WORKMAN BURIED? The contractors of the building claimed after the accident that all the workmen were safe except Letford, but this statement was not credited by several eye-witnesses of the collapse, who expressed themselves as moraily certain that one man at least was under the wreck. Mr. W. Stuart, the pharma- cist into whose drug store Letford was taken. said he feit positive from what he had seen that one man would be found under the debris. He said: I had just been telephoning, and the tele- ‘phone, as you see, is right along side of the window, so thatas soon as my attention was a by the noise I had a full view of what had occurred. There were three men on the roof when it came down and I saw them falling. Twoof them seemed to be on of the material but the other appeared to be all mixed up init. Whenthe mass struck = bottom there was a great cloud of dust and I could me nothing more until it was cleared 8 I then observed a man lying in the There were two othere with a been there when he wounded man proved Way. . falling from the 6 Genter of all that material could certain, have escaped without any * ae as oe 177 „ * ; Sy RTE. OR ES Oa ie De N r StF a ck 7 * : eee „ i ess 222 : 122 ai 121177 K 0 5 got in on the west side of the new. er settied a hod- carrier went up she ladder and brought rd down.’’ Three m * 4 da working on the man- surd roof on outside when the accident occurred did what appeared to be one of the most perilous feats a man. could perform. have seen them walk along that cornice of the mansard roof many times with the great- est care, but this time they actually ran along it, The sight was one ated to make the blood run sold.“ THE PROPERTY belonged to what was originally known as the Globe Panorama Co., in which the prin- cipal parties were three Chicago men, Messrs. Granville 8. In am, Thomas Patterson and Andrew J. Cummings. They frat acquired the site by lease, and improved it at 000, with a circular building r. Isaac 8. aylor ly for the exhibition of mammotn painti „ Thi«x Oyclorama bulld- ing, as it became known, was finished in 1885, and the walls of the original structure leit standing is much the strongest part of the new Academy ofMusic. After very indifferent success in the display of preet battle scenes the Globe Panorama jpeople concluded that as an , entertainment the show was a financial failure, but keeping that part of their experience a i close secret they succeeded in renting the buildin to good advantage to anotner party who ha a big war scene to show the public. This man met with no better luck than those who pre- ceded him, but he kept the show going all the same fer a good many months. About two years ago the Globe Panorama Co. bought the ground their buildingis on, paying an aver- age of $400 a foot for the site. Chas. H. Turner & Co. negotiated the sale, and Capt. F. T. Turner of the firm said this morning that it had only been a day or two since the gentlemen had paid what they owed on the.ground and took up their paper. While the success of the location was being tested asa PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT Mr. James Hannerty conceived the idea of changing tne building into a theater. Re- ceiving some encouragement from his prin- cipals—he then being employed by the Globe Panorama Co.—a iocal architect of wide repu- tation was called upon and he designed the proposed changes and gave an estimate of the probable cost ofthe alterations. His plans and specifications. were forwarded to the Chicago gentlemen in due time and after several weeks’ delay they were returned with the information that they were rejected on account of being entirely too costly. This was not much satisfaction to the St. Louis architect, but the chances are now that the Globe Panorama Co. wish that they had em- —— him. A cheaper man, Mr. George C. uerusey, one of Chicago’s most favored and capable architects, was employed, and it is his design that has fallen in ruins to-day. Messrs. Olark & Finley were the contractors, 1 The Mayor Issues Orders. Mayor Noonan made an order at noon to- day detailing a squad of policeto guard the street and pavement in front ot the ruined building and allow no one to get within the danger line. He also ordered the builders to tear down the front wall, which threatens life and property, immediately, and it will probably go down to-night while few pedes- trians are about. LAST two days for $25 Baltimore tailor-made suits and overcoats, silk and satin-lined gar- ments, $13.65 and 320. Suits and overcoats, same silk and satin-lined, $9.85. GLOBE, 705 to 713 Franklin avenue. A NOVEL INDICTMENT. Charged With Killing a Man by Electricity in a Queer Manner. Much local comment has been“ caused among person interested in electric lights by the fact that the Grand-jury in New York City has indicted Oharles W. Pierce, Superintendent of lamps of the {Brush II- luminating Co., for manslaughter. Now that the streets of St. Louis are full of electric wires the case becomes very interesting. Pierce is charged with the killing of Henry Harris, an Eighth avenue dry goods clerk, who touched an iron window frame in front of his store on November 80, and received a sbock which killed him. The indictment is the first of the kind ever drawn up, and the wording of itis exceedingly novel. The attempt to fit the stereotyped legal phraseology to the new en- gine of death is almost ludicrous. The first count of the indictment, as printed in the New York WORLD, reads as foliows; THE INDICTMENT. The Grand-jury of the city and county of New York by this indictment accuses Charles W. Pierce of the crime of manslaughter, com- mitted as follows: The said Charles W. Pierce, late of the city of New York, in the county of New York afore- said, on the 30th day of November, in the year ofour Lord 1889, at the city and county afore- said, with force and arms in and upon the bodv of one Henry Harris, then and tbere being, willfully and felontously did make an assauitand a current of electricity of great and deadly power and intensity through and into the body of him, the said Henry Harris thenand there wilfully and feloniously did put, place and pass and cause and procure to be put, and placed, and to pass the said current of electricity through and into the Dody of the said Henry Harris, and then and there willfully and feloniously keep and continue, and cause and procure to be keptand continued, for aspace of time, to- wit: for the space of five seconds, thereby giving unto him, the said Henry Harris, then and there, with the electric current aforesaid, a mortal electric shock, of which said mortal electric shock he, the said Henry Harris, then and there diea. And so the Grand-jury aforesaid do say that the said Henry Harris, in the manner ana form aforesaid, and by the means aforesaid, willfully aid feloniously did kill and slay, against the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, and againgt the peace of 2 —— of the State of New York and their nity. upt. Pierce gave ball inthe sum of $2,500, . with Wm. T. Moore, President of the Brus Co., as security. THE busy housewife plys her care And Flap Jack makes for all to share. EXPERT JUVENILE THIEVES, Two Yourg Lads Rob a Boston Store in Broad Daylight. By Telegraph tothe POST-DISPATOR. Boston, Mass., Dec. 30.—Two boys, Jess than 15 years old, yesterday afternoon stepned before the window of a little news and to- baceo store on Tremont street, and while one of them kept watch the other deftly ran a cir- cle on the glass with a diamond and witha piece of iron broke the glass. The lad’s hand went through and seized a pile of cigarette packages. The whole operation was accom- plished quickly and attracted no attention from the people passing. It would have been an eminently successful operation if a police officer had not happened along and spoiled the operations. Ohe ot the boys was captured and the other got away. At the sta- tion-house the boy was searched and in his pocket was founda round piece of glass cut from a large pane with a diamond. The dia- mond was notfound. There was also in his pocket a piece of iron, probably used to smash the glass alter the dildmond had been used. A lottery ticket, which the boy said falled to connect, was also found, and agreat many cigarette pictures. Important to Housewives. From Sunday's St. Louis Republic. Berry & Scruggs, at 317 Olive street, are in- troducing a new coal, under the name of **Dominion,’’ which is far superior to the general soft coal broughtto this market. It is well adapted for open fires, as it burns free, contains no slate, makes but little ash, and for general domestic use itis meeting a long felt want, and we advise all householders to give the coal a trial. x ba 2 . . ae DLL’ b “4 2. 8 5 . 1 3 ; 5 0 — : 0 5 i * ‘ “4 a 5 * 3 2 * Do” om par Oe ee rn a — or yy * 8 oxen. tte * n dk. a 2 — . 2 ’ ue. An? ts 20 . va fag y N | 3 he te eee, rig x st N. * N „ te 3 pe ES BOE, ap ce DATA TIT IE SA AEM? 0k a ot Te OE Aaa UR as EOS ah Ue Naa . F n ne. sine? } ns * . * 8 EE eee ee eee AMES, eee 2 . 8 9 8 1 “ % <j 1 a 8 a ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RE- rusa OF ST. LOUIS FLOUR MILLS. A Bumor That an English Syndicate Had Obtained an Option Contradicted—Sell- ing Prices Requested, but No Bargains Made—How Options Were Obtained in the Past—Promoters’ Plans. HERE was a report in circulation on the floor of the Merchants’ Ex- change this morning that an option had been secured ona number og the St. Louis flour mills, and that their sale to a syndicate was among the probabilities. i The would-be purohas. ers were said to have organised a syndicate in England, and their representative was said to be G. M. Oipricio, formerly of Minneapo- lis, who has been in the about two THE RUMOR WAS SHORTLIVED, as without exception the millers stated that not only had no option on their property been given, but that there bad been no serious negotiations with this object in view. According to E. O. Stanard, Mr. Cipricio had approached him and asked bim to name a price at which he would sell his mills, stating that English capitalists were ready to take them if an examination should show them to be worth the money asked. Mr. Stanard stated that his mills were not for sale and declined to consider the mat- ter further. Alex. H. Smith stated that he was positive that no option had been obtained on any mill in the city. It was possible that one or two millers might have named a price at which they could dispose of their property if they could obtain it, but no exclusive right had been given, nor anything in the nature of an option. J. B. M. Kehlor said that Mr. Cipricio has asked him to name a price at which he would sell, and be had done 80, but when the ques- tion of granting an option was broached that be had declined to consider it. OTHER MILLERS made statements tothe same effect and all agreed that while Mr. Cipricio had endeav- ored to obtain an option he had not exhibited any authority from any English capitalist or capitalists, and that no option had been given him. A gentieman interested both in elevators and in milling ald: This thing of granting options to English capitalists ts something that we have had little experience with, and many did not know how it worked. An option on à large property is a valuable asset and should not be granted for nothing. The manner in which not a few valuable options have been secured in this country is as fol- lows: A man would come along and ask the owner to ‘put a price on his property, pledge himself not to sell to anyone eise be- fore a certain time, and to dispose of his property tothe holder of the option at the price named if the money could be raised. An examination of the books would then be made, andthe entire secrets of the business disclosed. PLANS OF THE PROMOTER. Tue promoter in many instances repre- sented no one at all, but would go to England with the Information in his possession, and endeavor to find a purchaser.. Not only would individual capitalists be approached, but advertisements would be put in the papers, and every endeavor made to obtain sufficient money to buy the property in ques- tion. It the promoter succeeded, well and ood; if be talled, he was no worse off than fore. Ihe owner would have given him a full account of his business, and set a price at which he would sell, and received nothing Inreturn. In not a few instances the information thus obtained has been misused. A promoter would go to a miller,for instance, learn all about his business aud obtain an = tion. He would then go to another, do the same, give him full particuiars of the offer of his predecessor, and recommend that he be underbid. This has been done half a dozen times over, the promoter being able to cauge one man to beatdown another, and when he had reduced the —— to the lowest terms being under no obligation at all to buy, and ve probably representing no one but him- selfin the entire transaction. An option of this kind is worth money, often a very great deal, and should not be given unless a forfeit is put up. Weare beginning to see this now, and in future people who want to obtain options will have to pay for them. It will be much better for all part les. DIAMONDS FOR NEW YEAR’S. Special Notice. If you contemplate giving a Diamond Gift for New Year’s, whether it be a Bracelet, Ring, Pendant, Brooch or pair of Bar- Rings, we ask you to come and see our wonderful stock, practically unimpaired by our enor- mous Xmas business, and note the extraor- dinary inducements we will offer you before the close of the year. It will pay you. MERMOD & JACOARD JEWELRY Co., Cor. Broadway and Locust. Industrial Interests. The Laborers’ Protective Union has post- poned its regular meeting to January 8. The repairs on the Venice Elevator have been completed, and operations have been resumed. The Mechanics’ Planing mill, Second and Salisbury streets, has closed down for re- pairs, taking stock, etc. W. S. McMullan, President of the Pennsyl- vanla Lumber Co., is absent in the East, spending the holiday season. The District assembly, No. 17, Knights of Labor, will hold its annual convention Sun- day, January 5, at the hall, Tenth and Frank- lin avenue. Lumber rates from all Wisconsin . points to St. Louis have been reduced about 4 cents per to Mississippi River points. At its meeting Thursday night the Archi- tectural League awarded the first prize to A. B. Franke! of East St. Louls for the best draw- ing of a dwelling- house on lhe Egyptian plan. The Tudor Iron Works at East St. Louis opened up this morning. The directors of this company will hold a meetigg January l4, to consider the ee of increasing the capital stock to $600,000. The Wagon-makers as well as the Harness- makers’ Unions have decided to ado * stamp for their manufacture in order that the farmers may be able to recognize their pro- ductions in accordance with the recent of- fensive and defensive alliance.’’ The subject will be taken up to-night at the meeting of tne Harness-makers’. The Master Piumbers’ Association, one among the wealthiest trade master bodies in St. Louis, will hold its annual meeting and election of officers Janua 24, at No. Olive street. There promises the sharpest fight for official places ever knownin the bistory of the association. There is a differ- ence this year in the 8 for office. The younger members havea faction and as well do the older members. Both sides have had atherings in reference to the meeting, and it * — that the young men will come out way ead. 2,000 SILK UMBRELLAS FOR NEW YEAR’S GIFTS. Ses our incomparably grand stock and low prices, which range from $8.00 to $25.00. MERMOD & JACCARD’S, COR. BROADWAY AND LOCUST. ‘The Thief Was Locked In. When Valentine Franks closed his saloon at 2125 North Broadway, last hight, he left some thief secreted inside. When he opened this mornipg he founda revolver and 600 cigars had u taken. Bors’ nobby hats and caps, latest styles, 0, 500, 75c and 980. GLOBB, 7065 to 718 Franklin avenue. aun, 8 ue 133 N Ne : Bo 5 * * 5 x * * ; = . * ; = 1 75 9 * x 2 1 ‘ 1 Fe 0 7 | Belle Westbrook, who reside at No. hundred in order to equalize them with rates | Ps. Ps . d Pot oy, : nne N 8 3 e ee eee TVC Parents and Friends. Last evening the parents of Miss Bertha 80 Nicholson place, re- cetved word that their daughter had married Hal Reid, the leading man in Agnes Herndon’s Dramatic Oo., at Kansas Oity The econple had been acquainted for only a week, and even the members of the company had no idea that they were more than ordinary aoc- quaintances unt! yesterday, when they were invited to a little wine 22 at their hotel where the m 0 was made public. Spey bed been secretly wedded by rder of ds J. W. Hinde. Miss Westbrook is the young lady who made her debut in this city last summer atthe Olym- pic Theater appearing in the title role of ‘Lady Audiey’s Secret and as Lady Gay m London uranee. Since then Miss Westbrook has had one or two experiences as a theatrical manager, haying taken a small company on the road for afew weeks, but without marked success. She has been anxiously looking for an engagement with some company for a number of months and secured her osition with Agnes rndon through anager Norton, who récommended ber to Manager Jessel of the Herndon Co, to fill a chance vacancy. She came to the theater that evening in company with her parents and made arrangements for taking the part of Edith in ‘‘La Belle Marie“ in place of Carrie Wayne, who left the company here, She appeared at Thursday's rehearsal and gave satisfaction to the management. It was here that she be- came acquainted with Mr. Reid or Henry Pres- ton, the latter being his stage name. Miss Westbrook is 21 years of age and is a fine-looking girl of the brunette type. She is well known to a large circle of young folks in St. Luuls aud was a member of the graduating class from the Central High School in 1888. Her parents were greatly surprised when they heard the news and felt aggrieved, al- though she had written them that Reid had proposed marriage to her and asked their ad- vice. There is more back of the little romance than appears on the surface, 1 — “Pi. Ris Py “ps Piet Special Notice. STATIONERY DEPARTMENT MERMOD & JACCARD’S, BROADWAY AND LOCUST. We aesire to urge all who contemplate plac- ing orders for New Year’s Oards, Oalling Cards, Visiting Cards, Menus, Ball Pro- grammes, Stationery, and Monogram Dies to do 80 without delay, so that all work desired can be satisfactorily finished on time. Our stationery work to-day is unexcelled in the world in elegance, artistic execution, cor- rect form, and in that important feature, low ' MERMOD & JaccaRD JEWELRY Oo. HE SCARED SULLIVAN. The Man Who Was Commissioned to Arrest Kilrain and John I. Detective John T. Norris arrived in this city this morning from Indianapolis. Norris is the grizzied old chap who obtained considerable notoriety all over the country several months ago in connection with the prosecution by the Mississippi! authorities of Sullivan and Kilrain, he having been com- missioned by Gov. Lowreyto arrest the big bruisers wheaever found and extradite them on a State warrant for partici- ating in a ~»prize-fight. Morris, it will e remembered, fulfilled his®eommission by arresting both his men and taking them to Mississippi, where they now stand convicted of disturbing the peace. Detective Norris says he is not in St. Louis on business. Having occasion to be in In- dianapolis, he just dropped down to see some of his old friends in the St. Louis department. He spent the greater part of the day at the Four Courts, and will probably leave the city this evening. His home is in Springfield, O. Yet, as he himself resses it, he spends mostof his time ‘‘bushwack- i around the country looking for excite- ment. Men a Winter Gloves at 33 Per Cent Dis- count. Owing to the mild winter we have a surplus of men’s winter gloves which we are closing ont at 33 per cent discount. No humbug about this. T. B. Boyd & Co., 514 and 516 Olive street. SECURING THE MONEY. Elevated Railway Bonds Placed—Contracts Being Made—The Surveys. The survey for the elevated railway will be completed in a few days now, to Jefferson avenue, and sent East for approval. The work will then be pushed in pre- paring the plans and specifications, and ground will probably be broken some time in January, for the masonry, at Third and Washington or Morgan. Speaking of the matter this morn- ing. Col. Scott said the work was pregressing very satisfactorily all along the line. He had practically closed the contract for the masonry, though it had yet to be approved by the Phoenixville, Pa., people, who will have the contract for the iron and steel work. The contract with them also remains to be formally closed, as the banking interest desires to wait until all the bonds are sold until this is done. It is practically mage, however, and the Phanix- ville people are ready to go abead with the work without delay. Under this, the heavy work will begin about March 1. As tothe bonds, Col. Scott said he had just received a letter from Ladenberg, Thallman & Co., say- ing they bad disposed of $4,000,000, and thought they would place the other $1,000,000 ina week or two. This will complete the road to Forest Park and Tower Grove and the Fair Grounds. Provisions for the outside branches will be made later. TH boast of heraldry, the pride of power“ Can nothing add to Flap Jack Flour. A LATE DISCOVERY. Richard Graham shot Himself Last Night, But Only Found It Out To- Day. Officer Gallagher of the Third District walks a beat on Franklin avenue. About 6:30 o’ clock last evening he heard a number of pistol shots near High street. He hurried to the scene and found adrunken man discharging his revolver in the air. The fellow was placed under arrest and taken to the Third District station. There he gave his name as Richard Graham and stated that he was a stranger in thie city having but recently left Philadelphia. About $50 in money and a bottle of whisky were found on bis person. This morning when the ‘‘Black Maria’’ went to the Third District to take the prisoners to the Four Courts for trial, Graham was aroused. He appeared to be quite lame when he took his place with the rest of the risoners, but made no complaint un- il he was in the wagon. Then he said he was shot. An examination of his erson showed that he was wounded in the eft thigh, a bullet having entered the fleshy part of the leg and remained imbedded in the muscles. The wounded man was taken to City Dispensary and is now in the hospital. One of the bullets from his own revolver’ robably did the . Graham says he — — drunk den days. Free, $10,000 in Presents. 5,000 genuine imported meerschaum cigar holders free with every purchase of $10 and above. GLOBB, 705 to 713 Franklin avenue. Arrested for Forgery. New Tonk, Dec. 80.—On a dispatch from the Chief of Police of Chicago, Saturday, to Inspector Byrne, the latter’s detectives ar- rested James F. Latham yesterday on the charge of forgery. At the Tombs 8805 the latter was remanded to await the action of the Governor of Iilinois. 4 pay a royalty to PARNELL CHARGES BIM WITH INSTIGAT-. ING THE O'SHEA DIVORCE CASE. The Secretary of the Loyal and Patrictic League Denies Having Anything te Do With the Case—A Party of French Mis- sionaries Murdered by Natives in Africa —Foreign News. 2 DUBLIN, Dec. 30.—Mr. Parnell has written a letter tothe Freeman s Journal in which he says that he has received no noties of having deen made a co-respondent in the suit brought by Capt. O’Shea againat his wife for divorce. Mr. Parnell also says that since 1880 he resided at Capt. O’Shea’s house at Eitham. He was frequently there when Cons, _O’ Shea was absent but the latter was cogniz- ant of hie being there. He declares that Mr. Houston, Secretary of the ore and Patriotic Union, in ted Capt. :O’Shea to institute roceedings for a divorce in order to diminish he damages which may be aw to Mr. Farnell in bis libel suit against the Times. MR. HOUSTON’S DENIAL. LONDON, Deo, 80.—Mr. Houston has written a letter denying the statement made by Mr. Parnell in his ietter to the Freeman’s Journal thas be instigated Capt. O’Shea to bring a suit for divorce against Mrs. O’Shea. Mr. Houston says he had no knowledge of the action taken by Capt. O’Shea until he saw the announce- ment of the divorce case published in the pa- pers on Saturday. * Austria. VIENWA, Dec. 30. — Emperor Francis Joseph has created Uhevalier Gautsch Von Franken- thurn, Minister of Worship and Education, a Baron, and has transferred Gen. Von Welsercheimb, Minister for the National De- fence tothe Upper House of the Reichsrath, He bas also conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold on Count Von Falken- bayn, Minister of Agriculture, and the first- class decoration of the order of the Iron Cross on Count Von Schoenbern, Minister of Justice, and Herr Zalewsky. It is believed that the Emperor’s action was taken to openly express his confidence in the Cab- inet on the eve of the conference on German and Bohemian affairs to be held in Vienna on January 15, at which an endeavor will be made to arrange anentente between the Germans and Czechs. France. Paris, Dec. 80.— Sarah Bernhardt came near meeting with a serious accident during the initial performance of ‘‘Joan d' Aro“ last night. It seems that the funeral pyre used in the play became ignited and created great ex- oltement on the stage. Bernhardt fainted, but was uninjered by the fire, although two of the scene shifters were seriously burned while extinguishing the flames. Africa. PARIS, Deo. 30.—Intelligence has been re- ceived here from Obock, a French settlement on Tajurah Bay, on the east coast of Africa, that two French missionaries who were travel - ing from Zellah to Harrar, under the escort of elght Greeks, were attacked by natives and ail the party were murdered. Italy. ROME, Dec. 30.—A Papal Consistory was held to-day. The Pope delivered an allocution, in which he emphasized his censure of the Gov- ernment’s ecclesiastical trusts bill and con- demned the deposition of the Bishop of Alta- mura, Italy. A French Dispatch Boat Ashore. ZANZIBAR, Dec. 80.—The French dispatch boat Bouvel is ashore near here. It is ex- pected that she wil! be a total wreck. The Dominion. OTTAWA, Ontario, Dec, 30.—A blizzard from the West struck Ottewa during the night, prostrating several buildings, destroying awnings, etc. T. B. Boyd & Co. Selling Their Surplus Lines of Winter Underwear at 33 Per Cent Dis- count. If you want big bargains In men’s winter un- derwear go to Boyd’s, 514 and 516 Olive street. THE sTORM, Damage to Wheat in the West—A Big Snow- F Kansa8 Crrr, Mo., DecT30.—A violent wind storm prevailed in Kansas and Missouri yes- terday, accompanied by a flurry of snow early in the day and a decided drop in temperature. The thermometer fell to near the zero point, but about noon the weather cleared, and only the high wind continued. But little damage was caused by the wind. At Macon., Mo., fences were leveled tothe ground. Several outpouses at Abline, Kan. were blown down and a barn at Wichita was demolished. Beyond these slight losses the wind did but little damage. The greatest damage was done tothe orops. e winter wheat had been forced by ths recent mild weather to an advanced state of development and with nothing to protect it the severe cold, it is feared, will kill the roots, thus causing con- siderable damage. The Great Snow- Storm. St. PavuL, Minn., Deo. 30.—Advices here seem to indicate that the great snow-storm of Saturday night raged over a very extended area. Rumors were rife in the newspaper of- fices that many wires west of here were down and travel must be delayed. The center of the disturbance appears to have deen at Huron, S. D., where the wind veered to the north and the storm increased until it became a veritable blizzard, blowing fifty miles an hour. The memorable experiences of two ears ago prevented people from un uly exposing themselves on the prairies and no bad results are anticipated. Ihe storm has been marked in places by singular phe- nomena. At Winona, Minn., rain descended in great sheets and the whole city was flooded. When the rain stopped the mercury fell rapidly thirty degrees in three hours. People can skate to business this morning. At other points electrical disturbances precedea the fallofsnow. Duluth was visi with a severe blizzard, ushering in the heaviest suewfall of the season. Much damage has been done in the city, and street oars are biockaded. Trains are delayed drifts six feet deep in many places. The wires are now up near Calgary, and Lieut. Walsh of the United States Signal Service, reports that a cold wave started from that region forty hours ago and moved this way. Parson’s French calif hand-sewed men’s $7.50 shoes for $5 at Boehmer’s, 621 Olive FRACTURED HIS SKULL. John Baldwin Seriously Injared by the Clerk of a Cheap Lodging-House. John Baldwin, 67 years old, an employe of the Globe- Democrat, was ejected from the Free- man House, Broadway and Morgan street, last night. Thomas Reynolds, the clerk of the place, pushed the old man down a flight of stairs. Baldwin fell upon the stone fi at the bottom and fractured his skull. He was taken to the Oity Hospital. Reynolds was ar- rested. He says Baldwin tormer’y — ty there. He was ordered away last Monday. Last night he attem to enter a bedroom and the clerk caught him. olds says he | pone the old nee out to eee there win jerked away and fell to the bottom. DIED OF HIS INJURING. . After a hasty examination at the Baldwin was sent to the Oity | where he remained in an estate until 10 o'clock this morning, when he Gurs $5 hand-sewed shoes for $3.50 at Boehmer’s, 621 Olive street. New Accusations. New warrants sworn out this morning | charged the following-named persons with Louis Stumpf, Alber! Schmidt, August Van- John Oay e Wiliam G hty Artificial Flowers RA! FEROTHER BROADWAY AND WASHINCTON AV. — — — Don’t you feel as though a good, heavy OVERCOAT. Would do you some good? When you begin to feel that way COME TO HEADQU ARTERS, 808 Olive, as we are showing the Best Overcoats in Town at $8, $10, $12 $15 and $18. It will pay you to FEEL them before buying elsewhere. Opposite Post-Office. EXECUTION BY ELECTRICITY. The New York Law Declared to Be Consti- tutional. ROCHESTER, N. T., Dec. 30.—The general term of the Fifth Department of the Court of Appeals this morning banded downa decis- ion in the case of Kemmler, the murderer condemned to death under the new law pro- viding for the execution of criminals by eiec- tricity, which the court holds to be constitu- tional. Judge Dwight writes the opinion, in the course which he says: ‘‘Awritof habeas corpus was sued out al- leging that Kemmler was sentenced to undergo a‘cruel and unusual punishment’ contrary to the constitution of the State of New York and of the United States. An offer was made to prove that the punishmentas pre- scribed by the statute was cruel and unusual. A referee was appointed totake and report such proofs as should be offered by either arty on the question proposed. The order elow dismissed the writ and remanded the prisoner to the veustody of the agent and War- den of the State Prison. An appeal from that order brings the case into this court and pre- sents a question very novel in its character and in the manner of its presentation. The attempt is to enforce the provision of the constitution against cruel and unusual punishment, based upon evi- dence intended to show the character of the penalty prescribed thereby. The constitu- tional provision here involved originated in the well-known Bill of Rights of England. That celebrated enactment was the first fruits of the great revolution of 1688. Judge Dwight then gives an Interesting re- view of the way in which the clause originated and continues: - It seems * clear that no provision of the English Bill of Righte was intended to operate as a restriction upon the power of the legisia- tive branch of the Engiish Government. The act was chiefly a protest against the acts of tyranny and oppression on the part of the crown. In regard to the similar provis- ion in the Constitution of the United States, it is in the first place to observed that it has no application to any department of the Government of the States, but is a restriction upon the Federal government only. There is even some doubt if it is intended as a restric- tion upon the power of Congress in regard to punishment for crime. With regard to the provision in the constitution of this State, the case is different. It must intended as 4 restriction legisiative autbority. We doubt that if the Legislature of this State should undertake to prescribe for any offense against its laws, the punishment of burnin at the stake, breaking at the wheel, etc., it would be the duty of the courts to pronounce upon such attempt the condemnation of the constitution. The question is now to be an- swered whether the legislative act here as- sailed is subject to the same condemnation. Certajiniy it ia not so on its face, for, although the mode of death described is conceded to be unusual, there is no common knowledge or consent that it is oruel.’’ The Judge suggests thatit could safely be presumed that the Legislature has sufficiently investigated the nature of punishment before passing the law and reviews the work of the committee which investigated methods ot ) capital punishment. After reviewing the ex- periments made upon animais by electricity and accidental deaths of men, through the same instrumentality, the Judge conciudes: The light ofthe scientific evidence in this sufficient. as passage of A current ty of a certain well determined in- tensity through the vital parts of the under chosen conditions of contact and re- sistance, must result in instant death. If the question were of the advisability in the change £ be essary. habeas corpus a must be affirmed. re $6 hand-sewed shoes for 4 at Boehmer’s, 621 Olive. A $100,000 PURCHASE. The Seutheast Corner of Broadway and Elm to Be Improved by Adolphus Busch. The piece of property, 116x130 feet, at the southeast corner of Broadway and Elm street | has been purchased by Mr. Adolphus Busch. The price paid was about $100,000, a little less than $1,000 a foot forthe Broadway front: also of Mr. : 1 a b . * 5 ¢ 18 Sak pe * e eee n — * a. i . r R Te 2 ez : 3 f pe + Be * 4; (KD 7: 2 9 2 Fagin Building. vantage. Within that period many changes have taken place on Broadway. Property upon either side of the thoroughfare has been improved with a superior class of retail! busi- ness houses, and values in the meantime have nearly doubled. It was only last March that the northsas® corner of Clark avenue and Broadway was purchased by the Meyer Bros. for less than $600 a foot and that was considered a big price at the time. Elm street, where Mr. Busch paid $1,000 a foot, is only one block north of Clark avenue. While the present improvements upon the site are producing a revenue proportionate to the purchase price, the value of the buildings did not figure very prominently with Mr. Busch, for his expecta- tion is to tear them away and put up a bulld- ing were whieh as he says will be a credit to e city.’ SICK HEADACH CARTERS| 32 2 these Little Pills. ITTLE IVE ILLS. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL Catarrhal Da ngers. ; To be freed from the dangers of suffocation while lying down; to breathe freely, sleep soundly and undisturbed; torise refreshed, head clear, brain active and free from pain or ache; to know tnat no poisonous, putrid mat- ter defiles the breath and rotsaway the delt cate machinery of smell, taste and hearing; to feel that the system does not, through its veins and arteries, suck up the poison that is sure to andermine and destroy, is indeed « blessing beyond all other human enjoyments. To purchase immunity from such a fate should be the object ofall afflicted. But those who have tried many remedies and physicians de- spair of relief or cure. SANFORD’S RADICAL CURB meets every phase of Catarrh, from asimple head cold to the most loathsome and destructive stages. It is local and constitutional. Instant in relieving permanent in curing, safe, economical and never-faliiing. BANFORD’S HADICAT CURE consists of one bot- tle of the CAL CURB, one boxof Ca- TARRHAL SOLVENT and one IMPROVED I all wrapped in one package, with treatise directions, and sold by drugazists for $1. POTTER DruG & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, BOSTON. ~ Aching Sides and Back, Hip, Kidney and Uterine Pains, Rheumatic, Sciatic, — Sharp and Shoot — ou i= 3 6 aod
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* . 4 2 ay * en * * a Bi oe & List ot the Principal Trans- - getions in Realty in the Past Twelve Months. ——— weds hee . ing the Clesing Tear Were Twice More Numerus Than 1888--One. of _—-. $400,000—Names of the Heaviest Buyers; ah a. . 1 : 5 1 eg n. 3 * i oa 88 Ph a rügt rr dere 1 property, kor op, it feet of around on ! from Sebulend : tween Berserd rest, Cardi : pees erase nard street, _ ner of Eleyenth and * — 2 * I a . the Places They Bought and Considera- tion FPaid—Sites Which Have. Been Im- ' proved With Castly Structures During the NW compiling the year’s real estate business the newspapers’ files mugt be consulted, for no official record whatever is kept of the annual volume of trade in property in this city, The fret annual re- view of important sales wes published a yearago by the Post- DISPATCH andthe ac- count was prized by veal estate operators * und agents. I¢ was then determined that statistics of this eharacter should be kept at the Real Estate Exchange. That institution talled to take up the matter. Ts ig mat attempted here to give an abstract of all sales in excess of $15,000, The repre- sentative transactions of that amount and over are given, In making this comparison it requires no figuring to see that the sales in excess of $15,000 are nearly twice more numerous than last year. The heaviest single individual pur- chase was by Mr. John W. Kaufman, who made a $400,000 investment at one time; Mr. Daniel Catlin was the next heaviest buyer, he having made several purchases of from $50,000 to $90,000 each. Mr. J. G. Chapman @ and Mr. George E. Leighton were heavy buyers also. Mr. Charies Clark put $116,000 into one piece of property. Mr. Joseph E. MeGtania made a $145,625 purchase. The Messrs. Peel of England, nephews of Sir Robert Peal, put $125,000 into suburban property. Mr. Nicholas Schaarf made a 8128, 950 purebase, and there were many otner individuals who overreached the $75,000 mark. Among the corporations the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy Railroad Oo. was doubtless the nouvel buyer, This company bought a right of way from the Merchants’ Bridge south to Biddle street, and fileda batch of deeds at ane time which aggregated nearly , 000, 000. Next ame the Merchants’ Bridge Railway Terminal Co. the extent of whose purehases for a right of way will run inte the millions _ Samuel Cuppies Real Estate Ce, and Mr. Brookings probably bought $200,000 worth ‘of property. Fairbanks & Co. put $115, 000 into realty, and there were a great many industrial sites sold during the year for $50,000 and upwards. If has been a great year for St. Louis manufact- urers, and they haye bought heavily to in- Grease the capacity of their respective plants. The following were among the principal transactions of 1589: THE DETAILS. Leathe purehased the 150x150 feet, atthe northwest corner Rg Lucas place ang ¥ ou ent street, for $40, 000 &—Mr. Daniel 93 ; Catlin. purchase 5 ground on the nprth side o Clive vires antabout 1,000 feet west o wage oF ig "day of winter of 1888-89 le prevent stone-masons and a 7 ide e le er uary e'Loule Drey bought 169x155 125 its eund at 153 northeast street ge 7, 790. the ro s souath- be e of Twelfth maka e ust rss tor The O., B. & ilway Co. bought nne, 8. 412200 feet of pid 1 corner at Mais and Tyler streete for 1415 Lumsden bought the Gar- 2 le of Twent 1 275502 City . — e pra erty at Easton and Leonard FQ St. bel street, ut ay! 3 dwith « a six-story building, for paid $27.50 a foot @ south side of Olive street between Newstead and Taylor Mas. 20-—-Mige Fannie Beakey bon 4 be yeape F rlob feet at No. 1 Jan. Frank Obear secured a ninety- mine year lease of the property fronting ty:two feet at the southeast corner of mee and Seventh streets. ‘ 15 r of Lueas place Bonner y sold for business purposes. «Jan. 26—Mre. glen Paramore and her Sons bought the dwellings, Nos. 1118 to 1128 h Channing avenue, for 410 77 ie ahn . Drew bought 160x158 at the northeast corner of Lucas ntieth street for $17,745. an. ashington University pri A fon ag bu ef nne „ fee 412 orth Broad way Davis bought a orty- bought r. ; „st 1 the Gibson tract of 134x428 teat ~ J 8 2 Nein an 94 1 igan streets trom tie Tyler 13. for $40 . &—M rnard ¥ 1 57 ht the biock fronting 800 feet 1 174 een Twelft ullanphy or sai, streets ai eS urg 4 Bades ler tar $27,500. 8—The Soloruge place, about Delmar aven . aren acres, 1 1 ught the 1 the wege “Orphan Board 1 inal Mop- | 0 the prem- heast cor- pets, for i8—Mr. M. J. Thornton — * enues, tronting Ed v htt NN Men hestnut 3 ae g. Noonan bought ground te Race Course to the value ogg Te, 12—Mr. Leo Moser bought the old Ken- “mansion at the 5 of 15 ee . nave for er. the | tess on Ninth 2 25 1 nde tn sn ek Gade — 4 ee * — elt . Ball ot Bite a Adnet in Grand 5 ar aye- lies 3 x. 7 85 2 es - . — * 8 5 r 3 N tne et gee 15 . wr ne £ all a 2 ce cee potty 8 „ B re James ente an 90 foot lot on the 2, James Tana Washio foot.” about 300 feet west of Grand, at EE * Ler of ground on King’s hig mar i 22 1 * or weet 5 192x172 dete Marc 3 G. Obs onks Pine a , 600. zy bow ht for 880, aw iin * — 80 2 Louis nu W 9 2840 0 if 0 1201. This ground was sigs Th ne parte * tract. yp Daniel Catlin rehased pe dy improv as — aoe” 100 fee west of Eleventh a nes 20 ‘purchased the building. No. Sh Siva hapman next east of the Post- DISPATCH office, for 923. 000. April 8—Mr. Moses I. Rumse purchased the Barstow dwelling at the northeast corner of Lindell and Cabanne avenues, for $35,000. The grounds front 100 by a depth of 886 feet. April 8—Mr. John Dwyer bought 720 feet of ground on the south side of ppg ave- nue, near tas tap — April LN bouyht all of ages nue ground, A u 9 7 acres a J. front feet, April 1 has. . Spaulding AEN the site of thre 2 — Idealer, 114x129 feet, at Sixth and Walnut streets for $67,500. April II- The Samuel Cupples Real Estate Co, bought 102x180 feat of . at Highta and Spruce streets for $40 April li—-Mr. Joel Wood bought the dwell- ing, No. 3740 Lindell avenue, and 655213 foot lot, f Apel 12—Mr. Wm. sommerville bought $25 — ot ground on the south side — Delmar avenue, east of Pendleton, for $16,000 April 17—The Municipa Electric ‘Light & Power Co. bought 100x270 feet of ground on the west side of 82 0 n south of the ral way tracks, for pril, 2i—Mr. 33 of Rogerville, Tenn., Invested #28, 000 ground on the east side of the Bel founte ne road, near the terminus of * . Baden Street Car Line, April 23—Mr. 8. 8. Scott bought the old Todd mansion and 1328 — on Compton and Eads avenues for $24,000 April 2—Mrs. Jas. M. Carpenter bought an eighteenth Phe „ in the estate of Jesse 8. Lindell for $47, April 25—The Dulldings Nos. 622, 620. 618, 516, 514 and 512 North Third street, were ‘pur: chased for $84,000 by Mr, Nicholas Scharff, who, at the sume time bought the building No. 214 and 216 Washington avenue for $20,550, and Nos. 210 and 212 ae $19,400, making a total purchase of $123. 950 April 28—The Samuel Cupples Real Estate Oo. en $121,950 worth of ground on Clark avenue oy, Poplar and E May 151 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. fies, deeds of purchase to be- tween $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 worth of prop- erty located between Broadway and the river, Biddle and Ferry streets. May 15—Danieil Catlin bought the southwest corner of Fourth and Locust streets, Tear 1274e feet, vacant, for $80,150. The adjoiniug 574g feet changed owners in January for $68, - May 23—Mr. Jepthe H. e bought the north west corner of Sixth parte * streets, ‘or the old houses on it, for May 27—Gov. E. O. 4 1 ** ht the premises, 184¢x60 feet, at the southwest corner of rade ay street and Washington avenue, for avr 27—Mr. Charies Clark bought the prem- ises No. 213 North Broadway for $116,000. June 2—Hamwmett-Anderson- Wade’ s great auctior of Behool Board property, 3,840 front feet, aggregating $108,647. June 5—L ts at Second and Howard aue- tioned off at $3,100 a foot; property owned by the Paine Real Estate Co June IIi—Mr. John Wahl invested $20,250 in the premises numbered 122, 124, 118, 120, 116 and 114 Market street. June ]2—Mr. Alexander Euston bought for $17,500 a lot of 120x213 feet on the south side of Lindell avenue, 220 feet west of Oabanne. June 13—Gabriel S. Chouteau’s ground ag- gregating 3,800 feet in the Mill Creek Valley sith tne ef Compton avenue, sold at auction for 8, 330 June l- Mr. Thos. H. Bagnall of Marshall, Mo., bought the buildings numbered 511 and 513 North Main street for $20,000. June 1é—Mr. John W. Kaufman purchased Pope’s Theater and adjoining premises, em- Fin halt a bloek at the northwest corner Olive and Ninth streets, for $400,000 June 2i—Three Wichita capitalists invested $55,000 in the purchase of a fourth interest in the Gibson tract, which embraces a total frontage of 18,000 feet. June 2i—The Merchants’ Bridge Oo. pur- chased 900 front feet along the east side of Hall street, extending a distanee of two blocks along the south side of Ferry far $40, 000. June ammett, Anderson & Wade sold 2,104 feet of ground at Rose Hill at auction, for , 860. Jn e apt. John A. Scudder bought, for $82,500, the premises numbered 805 and 307 North Seyenth street with a frontage of 46 feet by a depth of 1272. June 27-—Mr. Daniel Catlin purchased 57½ feet of vacant ground on the west line of Fourth street, pk feet south of the corner of Locust, for $70, 000 June 27—Mrs. Eliza McKee bought 808 feet of ground at the southwest corner of Pine and Sarah streets for $20,020 June 27—Mr. W. A. Phornburg bought 667 feet of Pine street ground, between Sarah street and Lay avenue, for 48, June 380—Mr. John M. W bite bought the Par- ker property fronting 340 feet on the east side of yy BS ~ highway at the corner of Barnes av- or enue, July En. er Biliott bought the rest- dence and 60x150-foot lot at 3623 Washington avenue for $18,900. July 3—John Howard bought the Beers“ flate atthe northeast corner of Olive street and Garrison avenue for $25,000. July Mr. L. Huse bought thirteen acres of ground at the southeast corner of Deimar and Union avenues for 385, 000. July 14—Miss Sailie B. Gay purchased the dwellings, No. 3518 to 3526 inclusive, Page avenue, ee with afrontage of 184x150 feet, for $25,500 July 18—Mr. A. K. Florida bought the Good- fellow piace A 65 acres on Goodfellow avenue, about a mile north of Easton, for 65, 000. Jaly 21—Mr. Joseph E. McGinpis purchased pl place, about 45 acres in extent, for July 22—Mr. John A. Scudder executed a ninety-nine year lease of the north west ecor- ner of Seventh and Olive streets, 85x1274 feet, at $15, a year net. July 25—Mr. Wm. E. Gillham bought the premises Nos. 811 and 7 4 North Eleventn street, 48160 feet, for $25 July Mr. E. A. Hitehpock bought the Backer groper y, 225x817 feet at the northeast corner of Le Se s highway and Maryland aye- nue for $65 The Hogan place, Marcus avenue north of aston, Mr. Geo. R. Robinson of Jeffe $18,000. Aug. Mr. W. E. dwelling and 60x212 feet of ground at Pine ior Au &—Jessie Dougherty bought the ises, 838x125, at the southwest corner a 1 and Vandeventer avenues for 44 80 Ferant att Westmoreland place and 1 Green lly’s W aver n e — ™ acres, on had ge! rd by on Oity for Schweppe bought the Jo. 8759 rem- oe ne 20, hae’ * 16—Mortimer F. Taylor bought ge ven W of Ady in the vicinity ot Jéen- ninge ! ignte 21,600. Aug. : Brooking bought 70x feet of . on the yee side of Te street, between Poplar and apenas. for oh ae Aug. 25—Messrs. Wm. and his brother Alfred Peel, bought the Batehers’ 4 Catt on, ane lon te the Missouri Pa- * 7 1 Ned for i o ee 5 85 Tog sot 1 Vandeventer ae t corner of Gran nue and aching ateeet, lee feet, for — 1 Sept. 25—Mr. ebe. scot Scott se — the Park » v, a bloc ween ory and Rutger er, California ia and Ewing avenges, 3 4 7 2 4 2 1 7 ¥ : 7 * N: by . ae Je ee a eSB ahys 2 Seas 5377 > Ae 2 28 S. 9 4 Uh Ic, 2 rw oe 2 8 = 8 . Pe Ze * . 8 : 5 don sue, 1 rey Ww — mbered. 8 A bought 600 a sent ments 9 eventh streets. e e al 5 a, r . N > * 2 A 9 1 1 : * > e ay, reed streets, the — avenue Bree porobesed the T 1 * . on 5 2 8 2 r Bemis Baad ot 77 ton sola to a local syndicate for Oct, 17— ae — eee ia avenue and The gel the rail 8 acres @ 1 — Got. Mrs. i. Jobason and Mr. James . Laue, t of Mrs. Henry V. ucas -eighth interest in valuable | 5 rought Range Oo. bought feet of ground on ‘Washington avenue t corner ot Twentieth street at 4 Noy. Mr. 1 Ww. lien, of E N. *. cee, Taxi00 ¢ af She north ; west — Por "Olive street eee mpton av- 0 for $30,000 +a — om iy. dn 8 Anderson bought the feet front by a depth of "ou 88 west side of Marcus avenue, ton, f wed . 2. A. Wold ne the and 8043 Chestnuts — * — r $50 000 rem- t, ay, ur. Thomas Ha ar ten bought the Seduce Nos. 1008 and 1010 Pine street, 48x ect, for 800. Nov. i7—Mr. P. J. Cunningham bought the dwelling and grounds wees ng 100 feet at S701 W E Ser Noonan and W. P. ers. wily bought 1 north east corner of 8 and Tenth streets, 89 feet, for $35 Nov. 19—-Mr. Hugh L. Fox bought the north- east corner of Market and Fiahth streets, 70x 109 — for $55,000, "19—Mr. George Z. Leighton bought ey 22 No. 1009 Olive, fronting 20% feet, or 000. Nov. —Mr. John Seullin bought a block of 8 600x600, on Oregon, California and tab avenues and Gherokee street, for $14,455. M Mr. John H. Terry bought the premises, No. 628 Chestnut, 91 feet front, for November 24—The Indian apolis site, 198 Co. invested $15, in an in dustrial site, 197 front test on the Oak Hill Railway at Here ford 228 There were about eight acres in the 0 — * 8—Mrs. Jesse gg five feet of ground in Van Dec. 6—Gen. Grant's 19m OR Gabin ane wite of 121 acres soid for $10,000 to Hen Dec. Ii— Messers. Nelson * 3 N 740 feet of . on Washington avenue, north side, between “Newstead and Taylor, for $37,000. Dec. ‘jl—Dwellings Nos. 3569 and 2571 N avenue, fronting 100 feat, were sold for $16, 500 to Lewis Sambucetti. Dee. 14—Mr. J. B. Legg bought 200 feet of ground atthe northwest corner 8 Pine street eae S avenue for $22,000 . 14—Mr. F. E. G. Carr hought 111 feet of ground at the 3 corner of Olive and wenty-third 8 for $16, 605. Dee. 16—-Mr. W. 8. Pope bought 8% acres of . on King’s highway and Cabanne street or Dec. 17—Mr. R. T. Blow bought the seven flats atthe northwest — of Grand and Cozzens avenue for $30,00 Dec. %0—Mr. Avian sal Buseh bought he premises at the southeast corner of 18408. and Elm street, 116x130 feet, for bought seventy- eventer place for Notice. By mistake some few tickets for the Yale. Glee Club and Banjo Club Concert printed for Tuesday night have been sold. This ig to no- tify all nolders of same that there will be but one concert and that on this (Monday) even- ing. * he ? — 1. * 8 5 & 2 . Wa 8 ai 2 * * N ax — > 4 — oy Nie 1 = ize — N. * * : eye - 3 ny 7 885 * 2 2 LY * 7 1 at ho . 4 F i> 1 re ; 9 a & . is Fag ma og 3 - * 1 — — ae As + we 1 ain - . —— we “a hy * — a n 0 i n abate Use * ‘ * „ A — * is — — — * — — — — . : : “* ae i sot 13 * 7 he — * 71 Re 4 = 9 8 5 * N * 1 * 3 > — * * 8 ° 5 Ying? 92 2 * * he oe te ¥ ay i? 1 akg & 0 0 rOadwWa * 6 q *. Near Olive S : ive Street. 8 ; 2 * * J. J. Jordan, 47 U. Broadway. GIVES THEM QUININE. HOW TRAINER JOHN CAMPBELL KERPS HIS HORSES IN CONDITION, — — 2 Wonderful Success of His Stable—Base Ball Players in California Form a SBrother- hood League-—-A Word Aout the Re- ported Phenomenal Trials of Yearlings —Racing, Base Ball and Other Sports. HE trainer and part owner of the Beaver- wyek Stabie, John Campbell, says that he keeps his horses in winning form by using liberal doses of qui- pine when the over- raced brutes show the signsiof wear and tear. In an interview in the Christmas Spirit he is quoted as follows: ‘‘Why, quinine will keep horses on their feet better than anything Lever tried. Whose horses run mere races than mine, and whose win more? The other day I was looking over the ‘Guide,’ andI find mine has won more races than any other stable in the country.“ Tes, I should say it had.“ ‘*There’s no doubt about it, See how my horses have traveled, too. They run all last winter at New Orleans, then they made the circuit up through the South and West, then as far North as St. Paul. Then East. and have deen running here ever since. They haven't nad a let-up and could win good races to- day. „And all this comes from dosing them with quinine?’’ „Not dosing exactly, but giving them quinine enough to keep up their strength. Horses that are raced very hard get off their feet, and when they do they lose strength and can’t win. Quinine gives them an appetite. It braces em up like, just as it does a man. Of course you mustn’t give them too much, but a little of itis a great thing. I think my borses prove that. This frank admission by Campbell ‘will in- duce many owners to follow his example. His stable had wonderful success during the sea- gon, notwithatending there was not a first- class horse in the string. He had nineteen animals and they started in 843 races all told; were first elghty-three times; second, seventy-five times, and third, fifty- -gight times, and won a total of $60 , 048. This is the record of his stable for the year up to December 10. His prinei + APT ag were Castaway, $12,932; Ley na Bell ; Brown Princess, 725 160; Oars man, 8. 83.17 17; Annie — vere. © 244.60 43 "stante ia certainly a grand record. Campbell had a few horses of a high class quality his 8 as a trainer would last for years. Campbell, like Me Carthy, who is to train for Mr. With hers, was formerly a trainer of trotiers, and has always been suc- cessful in handling horses. be 2 or third 216 times out of | Those Phenomenal Trials. Now ig the time wher the Western owners begin to start reports about the phenomenal trials of their yearlings, says Black and Blue. Every year at this season reports are pub- lished about wonders and world beaters that can almost over aqguarter of a mile or for three furiongse bose who read these report and try to ea posted on the movements o the youngete should he very care- ful how they believe these rumors. These wonders very seldom turn aut any good. In a few weeks now we will have the fast moves of some of the 8-year-olds and older horses that are engaged as the big epring ponding: | SHIPPHR AND DEALER IN ANTHRACITE and BITUMINOUS C-O-A-L! MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT OF FIRE WORKS B19 OLIVE STREET. CANDIES! PUREST and BEST. KINSEY ON FLEX. The Tenth District Congressman Refuses to Pledge Himselt for ‘‘de Ole Man.’ There wasa meeting at Concordia Turner Hall yesterday afternoon of 150 friends of Filley. Many of those present were among the Uhrig’sa Cave $14, They were there to get an expression from Congressman Kinsey as to his position regarding the old man for Post- master. Riehard Bartheld called the meeting to order, and Herman Stamm was called to the chair. Mr, Barthold talked atsome length. He said the dissatisfaction 8 the Germans in Ohio and levwa had caused he Republican Geteam: Two. * irda of the publicaas in 8 city were Germans, an F. They were the — they were all for L. who had elected ur. Insey, he said F. W. Mott said the Repu loans were all tor . They had forgiven him his errors al 6 past. Henry Ziegenhein repeated all he said Satur- dav night at Ubria’s Cave Hall. 9 r. Kinsey said he was under the impres- sine that the meeting was to be a quiet con- AN pet public. He conld not spes reely while the reporters were there. He b supported Charies E. Pearce for Nn tor good reasons. A committee consiating of Henry Zlegen- ein, V. 3. B. Reber, F. Mott, eien arthold and Val Barth was a pointed to talk to Mr, Kinsey. They talked to him and refused to tell the result. Men’s Winter Underwear at 33 Per Cent Diseeunt at Bayd's. T. B. Boyd & Ga, are closing out their broken lines of men’s winter menen at 33 per cent discount. Ransgacked the Room. A thief entered the residence of Henry Hueter, 1120 Newhouse avenue, seme time yesterday during the absence of the members ae the family, The room of Ferdinand Goss- was ransacked and a silver watch, a go se Sentient ant mys dollar I The | 125 erty wae valued at about $40. SICK HEADACHE—Carter’s Little Liver Pills SICK HEADACHE-—Carter’s Little Liver Pills CICK HEADAGED Canter tie tive Fille DIED. BURKE—On December 3U, 5a. m., MAMTE BURKE, dayghter of John Berke, at family residegee, 408 South Main street. Funeral December 31, at 2 o’clock p. m., to Cathe- dral, from thence to Calvary Cemetery. Friends of the family ere respectiully invited to ettend, CARTEN—On Saturday, December 28, 1889, at 12 o'clock p. m., Katey beloved daughter of David and Hannah Carten. The funeral will take place Tuesday, 31st inst., at yo’cloce s. m. from family residence, „ Easton avenue, to St. Rose’s Church, thence Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend. Funeral from P. g. Carroll, No. 2 day. December 81. at@:30 p. m. Friends are invited. 2 60 Olive St. 15th & Ghontean Av Telephone Nes. 496 or 2353. Country orders will receive prompt attention. AMUSEMENTS. STANDARD THEATER, Every night at 8. Wednesday and Saturday Matinees, * Nelson’s Great World Combination, x Agrabate ofthe d 3t Chasm pees alty Com oa Next L. wine pany from hig Academy of Music, 2 6 PI r Mat inees Wednesday and Saturday. PA'I'TI ROSA, In Her MAR GEE RY DAY entitled, DAW. Next 8 "Be FLER“ THEA TER, Grand New Year’s ans ti N ie , Day an — 1 g nae "6 ish 5 ir c Eee F ine, te 1 panion Play to the Strietly First Falonted en Camedian. Cone 1 402 he WN (late & Silavin's 3 ext Sunday Matinee The Boy 17715 OPERA HOUSE. Every Evening, New Year's and 1 Matinees. THE COMEDIAN, FRANK DANIELS Anda «> 1—— . 4 of 12 in his new LITTLE] PUCK. _Syndsy, January §-JOSEPH MURPHY. _ OLYMPIC. Every evening at 8: 10, Grand M 22 New Year's Day. Tillotson’s Merry Comedy Com pany in ZIG * ZAG Laughs, pane, Laugh nes Sparkling Music, Sunday, Jau. 5—Corinne ia Arcadia OFFICE OF The Laclede Gas-Light Co, Ow and after January 1, 1800, this company will supply gas to consumers in the territory formerly oc- eupled by the Laclede Gas-Light Co. and by the St, Louis Gas-Light Co. at the uniform price of $1.25 Per 1,000 Cubic ft. end allows discount of Sper cent on all bilie pes within five deys ester presentation, making a pet rate of 61.18% per 1,000 feet. EMERSON McMILLIN, 2 e
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where the PAPER 8 5 BENTON 87. —1501. . Sutter BENTON ST. 272. . A. H. Vordiok ROAD WAT 2001 N. O. DPAmour DWAY & ANGELIOA, W. J. sayy wad ADWAY—2618 S..... . . . Geisler OADWAY—3007 S. op . F. Hemm BROADWAY—7631 S.. . . L. F. Waibel ST. 1828. . . Ion Drug Store RR ST.—2201...........Crawley’s Phar AV.—1000........Cass Avenue Phar AV.—Oor. d... H. W. Strathmann CRoOoUTnAU Av. —1601. -H. F. A. Spilker OHOU TAU AV.—284........C. Schaefer OUTEAU AV. - 2887. . W. E. Krueger AV.—2186.......Chas. P. Ochsner DIER ST.—2248.........+.......B. Vogt —— S TELEGRAPHING! | JONES’ . COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 421 North 84 st., Over the State Bank. rr! ae 27 „ corner 8d and Olive sts. sch e 2 the not to be found in asy G. BOHMER, Principal. N AV.—-S180, ...0.--0.. FF. 0. Pauley BASTON AV.—4161............ Fisher & Co STON AV. - 4073. „ 2. Mulhan GRAND AV. — 19283... T. T. Wurmd H ST. — 8701 N.. . . T. T. Wurmb AV.—S8837.. .........P. B. Fiquet , IN AV.—1600.......0. Klipstein GAMBLE ST.—2631.. ...... A. Braun GARRISON AV.—1016....D. 8. Littlefield GRAND AV.—1400 N.. . . F. Sohn & Co GRAND AV. — 1020 N.... .. . W. D. Temm VOIS—2946. .. ere ee TOKORY 8T.—800.. Ferd. W. Sennewald JEFFERSON AV.—300 S.. . A. H. Schulte eee ay AV.—1800 Philip Kaut UCAS AV.—1700...........W. 8. Fleming OAS AV.—3h1....,.-Uharles C. May AYETTE AV.—26001....Paul M. Nake KET ST.—2001..........0. G. Penney MARKET ST.—2846.............8t. L. Phar MENARD.—1434...... 6. Weinsberg MICHIGAN X IVORT AV. Benno Bribach MORGAN ST. — 3930. .. J. 8. Procter WINTH ST.—2625 N .... . O. Claus OLIVE ST.—1500.......0.........-e- Riley OLIVH ST.—2800...... J. L. Royston OLIVE ST.—2000.........0. Guerdan & Co OLIVE 8ST.—38201. ............Louis Schurk LIVE ST.—38500.....,......Adam B. Roth LIVE 8ST.—38615......°......W. R. Grant PARK AV.—1037.. G. H. Andreas BALINA ST.—2870......A. P. Kaltwasser ST. LOUIS AV.......Carey’s Drug Store „ „ „ ASHINGTON AV.—1828. Primm ’s Phar ASHINGTON AV.—2338.....T.'8. Glenn ASHINGTON AV.—2800......J. Weiner ASHINGTON: AV.—3001.Sultan’s Phar SUBURBAN. T ST. LOUIS. 2525455 ee AO: F. Kresse EKLLE WILLI, ILL. . . . Geo. H. Stolberg TO ADVERTISERS. Owing to the early departure of the t-mail train, advertisements for the AY MORNING POST-DISPATCH _e be in the office before 9 o’clock Satur- night to insure insertion. Parties advertising in these Columns d having the answers addressed in care POST-DISPATCH, will please ask for eck, to enable them to get their letters, Be none will be delivered except on pre- ntation of check. All answers to adver- sements should be inclosed in envelopes. arties answering advertisements must ave their replies directed to their own OST-OFFICE address. LODGE NOTICES. ; H* L of Beliefontaine Ledae Me. 73, : O. O. F.—Officers and brothers you ‘are earnestly requested to atten special e at hall on Wednesday, January 1. at 12:45 p. „for the —— ot attend - mg in @ body the | ahd otour late mented eer. 4 Smith D H. SMITH, } THOS. BRENNAN, Secy. RVING COUNCIL, No. 2. L. of H., will meet this evening at 8o’clock at Occidental Hall, 34th and Olive sts. Business of import- ance to oat transacted. STUB ~ ilar Chancellor, RICHARD HANLON, Recorder — ů — _ SITUATIONS WANTED— MAL ES. Book-keepers. SAINTSS. SHORTHAND AND ENGLISH TRAIN- G SCHOOL OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Corner Broadway and Market st. Send for circular. 36 Clerks and Salesman. — LO — WwW ANTED—Young man with two years’ experience in drug business desires situation; good refer- @nees. Address H 20, this office. 37 te eae | MME. ANNA, the Fortune Teller of the West 326 Market r. , near 4th st.; established in 1851. 74 VME. LEAHON tells past, present and favare dy a burning fluid ; satisfaction guar ted. 1525 Morgan. MRS. C. LUBY, Renowned Fortune-Teller, wess business adviser and spiritual healer, unites lovers and friends —— have been estranged; promotes speedy marri cures 2 and gives luck in dusiness and affai ealed spiritually; talismans and charms for luck and safety; manufactures Luby Lucky Belt, which has shown such wonderful re- sults: fortune telling. Ladies, $1; gents, $2. Hours from 8 a. m. till 8 p. a. Letters with — p | an- swered. 209 N. 14 , between Olive and Pine. TRY MRS, ‘DR. SILVA’S Baths all kinds; new lady attendants. 1319 Pine st. | aaa — — MONEY TO LOAN ON PERSONAL PROP'TY Stenographers. ANTED—By a young, lady. a rapher; reference if required, this office. Dressmakers and Seamstresses. ANTED—Situation to do family sewing by day or week. Address S. D., 1516 Salisbury st. 46 ANTED—Dressmaker wants to work in family and at home; terms reasonable. Address J 24, this office. 46 ANTED—A first-class pet like to make en a Specialty. 13214 N. liths General Housework. Address 48 WAR TED—sit. tor first-class house girl. D 24, this office. STOVE REPAIRS! For every stove or range madein the United States to be had at A. G. Brauer 's. 219 Locust st. 48 Cooks, etc. PAPA BPBABPBABPBPPBP PLB PPL Peal Gr L cll — ANTED—Situation as cook; no washing or tron- ing. 3638 Clark av. 49 Laundresses. — osition as stenog- Address C 2 13 dressütter and draper ements. Tailor W nan: 10 take home, or go out by the day; best references given. Apply 1503 58. 13th st., up.stairs. 51 — HELY WANTED—- FEMALE. Clerks and Sales women. ANTED—An educated girl who writes good hand for office work; ry $3 pe week, and vanced when megited. * 25, this ‘office. 63 Stenographers. a i — — ANTED—Stenographer for few weeks’ work in office. Address W 21, this office. 54 Laundresses. ANTED—A laundress at Hotel Noble, 1400 5 Broadway. 9 — girl for washing, ironing me general housework. 9128. 18th st. 67 = Cooks, e etc. YVANTED—A gir! to cook. K. 3850 Pine st. W ANTED—A good cook at 1126 Pine st, * ANTED- 2 1 cook# Apply for two aays. on Garrison aNTEDOook and house-girl in small, 517 family. 2349 Chestnut st. 68 ANTED—A woman that understands restauran cooking, at 1303 Chestnut st. 68 W ANTED—A good cook, one 12 Be experience in a boarding house. 1609 Oli 68 WANTED—A good German or de girl to cook; good wages to good girl. 2011 Olive st. 68 W cook; none other need ap- o washing. ironing or up-stairs work. Call 2 3705 ‘Lindell ay. 68 General Housework. ws ANTED-—Girl for housework. 2805 St. Louis 7 a — — AN TED—A neat, 8 girl for general work. Apply 3524 Olive 66 was 22 it Dya colored girl for general house- 906 N. Othe 66 F552 ris for Böuse wort W 1755 at 1801 Wash st, ywas TED—A German girl for general housework. Apply at 1813 Kennett place. 6 ANTED—A German girl to do general house- work. + Apply at 2650 Russell av. 66 w4n TED—German girl to dot housework in small NY fawily. 2704 Morgan st.. first bell 66 th) ANTED—A ood Gorman on for Tale Bus e- work. M. Benjamin, 2731 Clark av. 5 ANTED—A good girl to do general bse work Apply at 2622 Spring av. immediately. 66 WARkTED—As 1517 Olive st., a good strong, will- ing girl for general housework, imme lately. 38 „ white girl for general housework in a small family. 2754 wes Apply immedi- 66 WANTED—6iri for general housework; two 11 must understand cooking. Apply Saul Wax A reliable and good girl for general housework in a small family: only first-class girl with references. Apply 2651 Caroline st. 66 LA GRIPPE. POND'S RUSSIAN BALM Cures La Grippe and worstcoldsin the head. All druggists. M. Myer Bros. Drug Co., wholesale agents. Dressma kers and Seamstrosess. WAN TED—Seamstress at 8220 Bell av. yn 69 18 Nurses. W * tin experienced nurse- girl. to assist ohh — Be for one child. 68 Vand 5 ter place. 70 Miscelianeous. wart XAT ANTED—25 Aris. Cannon Egg Case Co., 1429 6th st. 71 wr. * yg woman to work in dining-room. 171 WI girl in et TN. 6 Franklin Publishin ANTED—In answerin 2 in this column mention the Post-Dispatc ONEY loaned on furniture without removal; any sul amount, lewest rates, nocom.chd. 621 Chestnut Höre 10 on furniture without removal; any amount; lowest rates. John ©. King,814 Morgan. Mek EY loaned on clothing, diamonds, watches, chains, guns, revolvers, trunks, musical instre- ments, etc., at Dunn’s Loan Office, 912 Franklin av. A8 ded Agha pena 8 to — Na 2 — — upward ouseho security; parties wishing ad- vances will be treated fairly, and can secure loans on satiafactory terms. Cali at 1017 Morgan st 21 OANs on furniture in residonce, city real estate and all good securities; ; fair and reasonable terms. Porter & Williams, room 2, 904 Olive st. 31 515, $25, $50, $100 to $1,000 loaned on furniture wasons without removal, wee Y payments taken, and costs reduced on — — his company is organized under the State law. and loans money on long or short time at the ee possible rates, and to the most advantageous terms to the borrower. U. S. Loan Co., 7 720 Chestnut St., 34 floor, Room 5. IF YOU WANT MONEY, THEN CALL ON THE German-American Loan Co., 515 PINE ST., SECOND FLOOR, Before calling elsewhere; they will loan you money $25 to $5,000 on furniture, pianos, horses and 8 removal. The amount borrowed can be —.— in installments, and costs reduced in pro- po This y has the facilities which no other firm Das, because they have the largest capital and can afford to loan money at lower rates; no commissions, business confidential. F. W. Peters, Manager. you know the number? 815 Pine st., second floor, Do You 7 Money? gt horses and ons, wi — d very lowest rates without confidential; the amount borrowed can be returned in weekly pa ments if desired and cost reduced in proportion. it you have bought furnitureer a piano on time and cannot meet payments we will pay it for you. Loans made to suit the borrower for long or re 2 No commission charged. AGLE N CO. O. C. VOELCKER, Manager, 714 Pine i FURNITURE LOANS. $25 and upwards to loan on furniture at residence without removal; lowest rates; — strictly con- fidential. C. F. Betts, 1003 Pine 31 St. Louis Mortgage Co., 750 Pine St., Loan money on furniture: BB can woop possession M your property and pay off the loan in nstaliments e ur convenience; no commisston charged; all business n wn) 83 the lowest terms on these loans, an wishin ing temporary se 8 will Ang it — we Pad vantage to apply tous. Ifyou have a loan elsewhere and wish it car- ried ata reasonable rate ste give usa THOSE E25; } who wisba* ry circulation WANTRD—AGENTS. for their wants should try the Sunday Post-Dispatch. ANTED—falesmen at $75 month saiary and ex- nses.to sell line of silver-plated ware, watches, ly; horse and team free. Write at iculars and sample case of goods Sliver Ware Co., Boston, Mass. 73 eS honest and intelligent persons to — * or write immediately for full partieulars, terms, Agents are just coining money. Write quick. ng Ve. Co., box 920, Richmond, Va. 7 INFORMATION WAN T ED. PR WANTED—W ould like the address of Mr. Mont Montgomery. Ad. 4304 N. llth st. BUSINESS WANTED \ 3 rent or lease retail coal yard west of ereon av. and north 8 Olive st. Caronde- let Coat © Co., 6718 8. Broadway 3 — —„— BOARD AND LODGING WANTED. ADYERTISN your wants in‘ Sunday Morning Post- Dispat W 7 breakfast, with private family. north of e st.. south of ton ore aa references exchanged. Address K 233 MISCELLANEOUS WANTS. W! NTED — Merchants“ Exchauge membership. Address X. T., care 2 Gannett & Co., 511 chamber of Commerce 26 WANTED—A — — 10 vr 12 horse . engine with 1 Call on or address way Lumber Yard, tt. Louis, III. wer road- 26 BUSINESS FOR SALE. advertisements under Fes 5129 25 answerir - this mention the Post-Dispatch. R SALE—Saloon ing d F 8 od paying e Serre N ears 3 particulars at Laage: ran HORSES AND VEHICLES. Millinery store doing — ones n ee table ter one ortwogents. 1 reer 1 Fooin for feng 19 CHESTNUT 6T.—Fornishea ond unfor. 2122 oe ieee 4) 9192 DOU ee date, SIRS | 4 Saver Pee ara aaa 2199 FE" e Se 2 619 southern éxpenure gas, bath age ght pe veniences; private 262¢ \ CHESTNUT ST.—Handsomely furnished aa Soe front aaa couveniences; nis | 9631 corner 13 5 r -—Two connecting rooms S furnished for © light housekeeping; RARKGIS A AV. Large 2d-story front room, suitable for two or * tour people; gas hot bath, 12 13 3238 CHESTNUT ST. -A nicely furnished front room. 13 403 FINNEY AV.—4 new rooms: respectively $12 and $17, including water; electric cars. R RENT—A fur. room; cars conv.; tor quiet transients only. Address A 23, this office. 13 Fön be — pg! furnished room in qotet neigh transient couples. Address P 21 this — egg 13 — nr — — — FOR RENT-—FLATS. ST. VINCENT Av., yette Park—Two elegant flats, with all modern improvements: just completed. Inquire at Wm. Beckmann , 1327 8. 13th st. OR RENT—Fiet of 4 rooms. Inquire 1223 He- ert st ——— 2643 — — BOARDING. 110 MORRISON AV.—Nicely far. front and side rooms for two gentlemen, orman and wife; close to Chouteau av. cars; board if desired: terms reasonable. 18 i] 409 CHESTNUT Sr. - Two pleasant. connect- OLIVE 8T.—Elegant front parlor for one oe sf pO * ae AN oF Cor. Broadway and Locust. Wee Best Lighted, Ventilated and Located Building in the City. (2 Passenger and 1 Freight Elevator.) 43 Are Rented Out of 63. Come Quickly Before They Are All Gone. | Don’t occupy a poor office when ee eee a xy) Panlendid bnilding and locati HAMMETT, ANDERSON & WADE, Agents, FOR sALE-MISCELLAN £008. R SALE—In answering advertisements under this head mention the Post-Dispatch. LA GRIPPE. POND’S RUSSIAN BALM Cures La Grippe and worst colds in the head. All druggists. Myer Bros. Drug Co., wholesale agents. FURNITURE FOR SALE. The entire furniture in residence on northeast corner of . st. and Channing av. in lots to suit purchasers, for cash or on time payments. Sale to continue daily "till all is soid; =e 2 horses, 2 bug. gies, harness, robes and finec cat Firaitare, Carpets Aud Stoves MULVIHILU’S, 1 U. 12TH ST. — sell the above on y+ a termsand lower prices than any house in the city. 7 ecial inducements to . BN. housekeeping. on't forget mee ———— REMOVALS. DRS. S. & D. DAVIESON Have removed to 2233 Olive st. Office entrance 234 st. 85 rooms and 18 furnished out eae m, with or 18 ing front rooms, furnished fer housexeep- ing; gas and every convenience; water at doors; per ‘month; first-class board, if desired, $2. wag week. 18 two gents, with board. 1927 OLIVE S8T.—Nicely furnished n 7 room with rd; terms reasonabler 1 — 2015 board in private family. 2303 WASHINGTON AV. ne second-story room, with or with 263 LUCAS AV. — Furnished without board; private family. 265 LUCAS AV. 3 front. fur., with oe 2827 ‘MORGAN ST. Nicely furnished rooms, witn good F 87 board; hot and cold baths; reas. INE —Handsomely furnished rooms 9990 CHESTNUT ST.—Pleasant second story front room with board. 18 999 CHESTNUT 8T.—Nicely furnished front 25 and back rooms, with board. 18 BO ARDERS are secured dy aavertising in teh. 18 — FOR RENT—DWELLINGS. OR RENT—A new six -room stone- front detached house on Compton Hill; cars convenient; 42 WANTED. The or ot rents. Ipay special attention to such business 821 Chestnut St. 2— — TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. Our 5-Story Building, No. 418 North Fourth Street.—We will lease the above building to respon- sible parties, owing to the removal of our general course of erection at our works (near new Merc . e), North St. Louis. Buck 's Stove and | f ain, Second, Destrehan and Mallinckro¢ CHESTNUT ST.—Nicely fur. private family. without board 9902 F with or ethos board, single or en suite. 18 the Sunday Post-Dispa ——— $22.50 per month. 2739 Shenandoah st. R. T. BLOW, Real Estate, FOR RENT. offices and salesroom to our new six-story d — block). — — IMP“ VED CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE Fo SALE—In answering advertisements under this head mention the Post-Dispatch. — eee fo SALE—Four houses, 12th, n. . cor. Lucas av., 80x)00, title perfect. Apply at Centennial Dental 2 corner 9th and Locust, opposite Post- . H. Wickershain. 7 — new 5-room dwe ing. Mamitt av., attic, porches neat; lot 8 feet; nice ne No. 4591 — and nvenient p price; WX. oh WILSON £C grees 1 The friends of the Peter Cooper Building 4 Loan Association will de glad to know that a new series’’ of stock is now on sale. This, like all the former series, is being — — taken. Office, 221 Commer- cial Building, sou * corner 6th and Olive sts. 7 J. B. FOLLETT, Secretary. LA GRIPPE. POND’S RUSSIAN BALM Cures La Grippe and worst coldsinthe head. All druggists. Myer Bros. Drug Co., wholesale agents, 10 PER CENT NET $22,000. fter p paying taxes and insurance; seven houses and store lendid condition, s. os cor. 224 and Market; monthly rental. $215; all occupied. This bargain can not be on the market lon 7 P 1. C. NOONAN. Afte STORAGE. ADYERTISE your wants in!“ Sunday Mo rning Post EW moth- f lined separate 5 for fine fur- niture and — * packing and shi ping a specialty; | ry padded vans for 1 Fidel, sorage, rote | Co., andel Manager, 1003 Pine st, Telephone 1401. si QTE AGE Furniture, pianos, ae — a safe, liable; rooms and partments and shit pping (ith car care) loaned: oo for our hiet contain! tall pete: a Nr A. U. LEONOKL. JR., & CO., 1104-6 Olive st. STORACE! MOVING! - Furniture, Planos, Household Goods, S Doeeeteehs cot rAlatt goods of all kinds at 5 = ; moving, ty: war LOST AND FOUND. LOPES Waa Se ee aalee ot eat sone 3 WANE Dishwasher at Palace Rotiadrent, W 1381 Pine st. 71 war W ANTED—Good ain 0 Eri at once at to hington „ WARE ED—A 9 woman to help in un, 414 Lucas piace. A dishwasher at Hotel Beers. Grand JY. ay, an p. cn Sure et. 71 Wir mbermaid at the Merchants’ JY tel, 1: ge and Olive. \ {eh ANTED—A chambermald;: must wait on table. Hote! Noble, 1400 N. road w ay. an — — — WANTED—A girl b gat 6 — on Sable in’ poste rest taurant, ot, 8328 Frankie ay. 8 Waren ares = W out Olive sr. road or aro 2 a 7 For Sale. E — Na 1 5 * 7 1 aes . at — TRIED TO BANG HIS WIFE. An Officer’s Timely Interference Prevents a Brutal Murderin Chicago. CHIcaGo, III., Deo. 30.—The timely inter- ference of an officer prevented the murder of Mrs. Minnie Lenz by her husband, James Lenz, at 158 West Polk street, lastnight. Lenz is a peddier, sI years of age, and a native of Italy. His wife, Minnie, isa neat and pretty American girl, only 18 years of age. Lenz is very jeaious of ber, and they quar- reled fréquently. While passing the house last evening, Moer Holli- han heard them quarreling. Enterin he told them they must preserve order an went away again. He had not gone more than 4 ** he was startied by the sound of long, plereing shrieks which emanated from the abode of the Lenz family. Kunning rapidly back to the house the officer found the door barred. The shrieks continued to come from the room, and as no one answered the officer’s knock at the door, he threw his weight against it, Dreaking it open. Stand- ing in the middle of the room, trembling with freight, stood Mra. Lenz. The brutal husband had secured a ciothes line,and making a noose the end placed it apout his wife’s neck. As the officer entered he was endeav- oring to throw the other eng of the rope over a hook in the wall, re to drawing the woman up and strangling her to death. The officer struck him with his club and greppied with him in a tussie for the rope. At this moment a huge bulldog owned by Lens rushed from the next room and seized the officer by the ee. For a few moments the battle was against the blue-coat, but a little effective work with the club soon disposed ot the dog. He then overpowered Lenz and took nim to the station. Sit mufflers, 780 to the best; hand-painted plush ties, 25c to the finest; silk web suspend- ers in glass boxes, 500 up. GLOBE, 705 to 713 Franklin avenue. OUR NEIGHBORS. Items of Interest Gathered From Adjacent Towns. Cape Girardeau, Mo., Dec. 28.—Prof. and Mrs. Schikerer have left here to make their home in St. Louis.——Miss May Fee is visiting friends in Kansas City.——Mrs. Wm. Williams has been entertaining Mrs. Judge Hawkins of Blodget, Mo.——Married on Sunday evening, Mr. T. J. Clark and Mrs. H. R. Clark.——Mrs. Drew Westner of Littie Rock, Ark., is the geet of Miss Cora MoKinney.—NMiss Birdie off is entertaining Miss Rena Schauer of Jack- son, Mo.——Mrs. Dr. A. H. Miller of Gordon ville is visiting her father, Dr.W.8.Wiilson.—— Mrs. D. A. * of Allen ville, Mo., was entertained X friends this week .—— On Monday n Ws t. Vincent’s College Dra- matic Club gave an entertainment in Coliege Hall.——Tuesday night the Presbyterian and Baptist ohurches entertained their Sunday- schools with Christmas trees.——Wednoesday evening Mrs. Louis Houck gave a party to the young aan! at her handsome home, Elm wood. Star Amateur Dramatic Troupe claimed the attention of older people with Lost at Sea’’ the same evening.—— Thursday night the Owl Club first admitted the ladies to their hall, and dancing was the order of the evening, which closed. with an elegant supper.——On Friday evéning the Catholic Parochial School beld their annual Xmas tree.——The prospects for the coming week show nearly as many amusements as the past has enjoyed. AAT IE ES AE SIE 2S PENNYROYAL Fit its. N er ae 3 — A — — * ' * * — 1 * 5 AYE 88 — N nat a) * se , weve 3 hate “ Room 201, in the Bullding. SOCIETY GOSSIP. Miss Daisy Billow entertained the club to which sne belongs, on Saturday night. Miss Bessie Davis of Cheltenham has one to Leavenworth, Kan., to spend the holidays. Master Chas. Clark ts spending his holidays with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hinman Cl Mrs. Margaret Moonsins has gone to Hanni — to visit her daughter, Mrs. George Olay - n. Miss Lizzie Watson of Philadeiphia is now at the Southern, on her way to Omaha and Den- ver. Mrs. Arthur Mosher will go with her children ce Europe in the spring to be absent a year or wo. Miss Julia Sherwood left on Saturday morn- ing for Charleston, N. C., and will be gone all winter. Miss Fannie Graham of Leavenworth, Kan. is spending a month with Miss Sybil "Rex of 8403 Pine street. Mrs. A. L. Whittaker is entertaining tor the holiday season her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Glazier of Ohio. Miss Violet Brown, who has been spending | 05 several months with her brother in Callfornia, has returned home. Miss Lulu Stokes and Mr. Charles Peters of St. Louis are spending Christmas with Miss Switzer of Belleville. Mr.and Mrs. J. Sarpy Berthold havereturned from the South, where she has been spending the past few months. Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Busch and family willleave early in the spring for their usual summer visit to Europe. Mrs. George Carey of Pine street is expect- ing a visit from her sister, Mrs. Thomas P. Grasty of Woodford, Ky. Miss Corinne Mosby has returned from her Southern visit to Arkansas andis housekeep- ing at No. 1749 Mississippi avenue. Miss Annie How has returned from * County. Mo., where she is teaching school, spend her vacation with her parents. Miss May 2 ot Chouteau avenue will give a young P oe his og tet on Monday even- ing to her en iss Dimple Treadway. Miss Alberta — who is attending school at Linde wood College, from fowa, is spend- ing her vacation with Miss Switzer at Belle- ville. Mrs. T. G. Russell of 3429 Pine street, who has been quite ill for several weeks past, is — 4 convalescent, and hopes soon to be able to out. Mrs. Buckmaster and Miss Julia will return to their home in Alton immediately after the new year. They are spending the week in Edwardsville. Mr. B. Moreton left St. Louis last week to make avisit to his relatives and friends in Hannibal, Mo., and returned home the latter part of the week. Miss Birdie Drake gave a emall reception on Friday toa few of her intimate ends to meet their classmate, Miss Gertrude Dillon, who is at home for the holiday season. Mrs. William Broadhead and ber two sons have gone to Kansas City tos ae a couple of weeks with relatives. She will be joined there by her daughter, Miss Rosalie Broadhead. Mr. Floyd Greene Stewart is spending his vacation with his parents at 8147 Lucas avenue and will remain until March 27, when the col- lege at Sewanee, Tenn., will reopen for the annual course. Mr. Stirling E. Edmunds and Mrs. Edmunds of Louisville have just returned from a flying visit ta his relatives in Virginia. Mrs. Ed- munds came on immediately to St. Louls, and will be here until January 1. Mrs. Chas. Hofman will leave for Los Angeles on January 2to attend the marriage of her daughter Linda to Mr. James Brown of Caliturnia, formerly of Boston. The marriage will take place in February. ,; Mr. Henry L. Edmunds left before Christ- mas to visithis brother’s family in Louis- ville, Ky. From there he goes to Baltimore to visitfriends and after a few days with his sister at Danville, Va., will return to St. Louis by January 2. Mr. J. B. Walker, who arrived in St. Louls last week, to place his little son under medi- cal treatment, left for his home in Fayette- ville, Ark., on Saturday. Mrs, Walker and Mrs. Randell and her sister, Miss Cravens, are located on Olive street, and will remain in the city several weeks longer. Beatrice by Rider Haggard. This new novel by theguthor ot she, the exclusive rights for the publication of which in America are owned by the New York Woutp and the SUNDAY’ PoOsT-DISPATOH, will be be- gun in the SUNDAY PoOsTt-DIsPaTcH of January 5. Beatrice“ is Haggard’s masterpiece. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Robert Garrett is rapidly declining in D at his home in Catonsville, Md. A large shoe mony. in Portland, Ore., was destroyed 232 yesterday. Loss. $35,000; insurance, $10,000 In trying to step a fight at Henderson, Ky., esterday, Charles Manion, a grocery store- eeper, was fatally stabbed int e side. Alexander Beck 25 Son, carpet manufact- urers at — Pa., assigned 8 day. Liabilities 30, 600 : assets, $100, James Byrnes, after losing hisown anda t deal ot his er’s money st cards, hot himself yes Bishop Phelan of presented with aco ae de Sisto“ dy Mr. ge" San Mateo,Cal., supposed to be S citizen — orem cisco, Cal., cut his throat while at vespers in the Catholic Church my Tee oe eas . „ne paar 2 — 1 os , Ss if entered into the matrimonial state with ne remark, ‘‘W¢ will see. More licenses were granted during 1689 than in any year since the office was established by the French Ploneer settlers in 1806, eighty-four years ago. In 1887, 4,219 loenses were issued. In 1888 this number was exceeded by only .19, still it should progress, but this year 4,408, or 177 more than last year were written and granted. The heaviest business « of the year occurred in October, when 563 couples were made happy dy being made the recipients of «a silp of paper which they valued more than all the written documents inthe Oourt- house. Sey eral changes have been noticed by the Mar- riage License Clerk, Mr. Theodore Harman, who has been in the office two years, and amongthem he notes the increase of mar- riages of very young couples. Years ago marriage in the teens was the exception but the number rapidly increased unt ii nov, — it is quite common. * anes ower a one by during the past w e, the irl — 18 and the san 2 con d not be seen applying for a license with bers of both con the clerk, who has become an ex ing an age, doubting ot truth of their ments, would refuse to issue the license un- less the mother or father of either party gave their consent. They woald go out 1125 promising to return in an hour or so next day 8 picking up the Belleville e ee or Olay (St. Louls County) * olerk would see where the young — 8 secured their licenses on false oaths. bb a 244 applying — a license neither applicant 8 to care a whit or an oath. The young Jar of ae ee he is% and the his birth as 1869, in a most . gig gta manner then ban take solemn as D matrimonial knote untied for long, weary months and even years by his cross-examina- tions, and that not a few a: people are patiently waiting for the day when they can call themselves master and have the mony performed which had beén so cr peewee: Of the 4,400 9 apply- for license the part : — . between the ages of "19 and 23 males between the ages of 23 and 30. Of course — combination of numerical from fifteen sixty were used during the year, but wen few and scattering. Every creed, nomination and color is represented 4,000 names and the certificates returned eve o has — * on Eight from the country roundabout whose — or even grandparents were united in marriage by this venerable pastor go to him now. Since November 1, when the law proh the marriage of first cousins went into only one ae leas first cousins to Omaha, Neb. t where such marriages are al Tt must be sala that tbe ulsory ma t must 9 atthe comp to hide shame is rapidly S are the names which the Recorder she the charity to withhold —* the press and. and thus they are seldom heard of. 2 comes out later in many cases, however, . when the abandoned wife — the courts for redress, a decree of divorce, the restoration of her maiden name and the custody of her child, on the plain ground of d sortion two days, two weeks or two months after marriage. igh omy ~ white t month certain seasons in Soe te the entire business of the day occurs forenoon. 3 often, N one out ot every fourth ple granted a license m the * — Koap i * of the afternoon eet —- 1 2 a 1
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1 n n ‘with most of the lint wore * — YLORD BLESSING Acb. — 2 7 Stock and Bond Brokers, 807 Olive St. * . and eerty & tall Une ot sbotes Bonde for RAILROAD STOCKS. Weare connected by private wire i Sa * ena Henke et New York and OBicaga and . — 2 for cash, and we 8 Our faciligtes {ox g quick and reliable information are unsur- and Bond Brokers, 807 Olive St. 5 ma further declines niscass. while es = Beas | Pacificand Denver, Texas & Fort orth eak in the + yw the first- soon thereafter moved within narrow limits wale. artially from the | e market was rat a dy st small and irregular ees at reent. Bar 81 ver, et “3 Mues throughou our after 11 o'clock, though there was — 0 0 pede animation on A. foney has heen on igh 5, yansing from 4 to ver Ben T k markt Seed — and heavy at ot’ small 3 2 Macs. i Dec. 2. Wan . a Alloueg, met “Soba 2 Sei Huron, dc onmmes at LONDO 96 11-16 ike unt. The Ban of dis- . 4 sont rentes af at of iscount, 1 ill a New ¥erk Stock Quotations. Corgected daily by Matthews & Whittaker, bond and seek brokers, 121 North Third street, St. Louis ash St. Lovts, Mo., Dee. 30. 28 Highest. } ton Oi Trust. 3 new stock. ton Oil Trust, old stock.. ae Lackawanna 2 Western laware 4 Hudse 1 suver & Rio Brande. oun kb un wt Tennessee com et 2 pid Erle 1 55 . iad Tru 1 als eilte é Nashville ie ien N Missouri Pacific... K.&T Mobile & 0 — ‘3 New York . York C Nort North hern poeta, pid. Ohio Souther foe 11 11110 ö 11466 12276 778 20 19% 2 7 67 | — 67 Be ae 5 Local Bonds. Corrected daily by James Cambell, Pine street. u. 8. RONDE, | When |. —— 3 t -—_—_——— broker, 307 - — — Ask. Due. Payabie. 180119. 2 4. J. .. RAILWAY BONDS. 920 May and Nov. is Say and Nor. ie i 12 is 5 | Bid. ee t bonds. 05 een! bends.. 4 1 12755 Feb and se | May cad. 120 oF, 90 Fed. ad aug. 5 i “Louis = cl COUNTY BONDS. 1907|June and Dec, |10i% 190% Mey and Noy. 1895 dune and Dec. 1 une and Dec. ‘ d Jul 18071 ARS July ean tat E tie CLEARING-HOUSE STATEMENT 1892 A 1892 Ju — | — Wheat. 21 Corn, i ages) 8 Hci of Grain in ot. Louis Elevators. r — RSENS TERETE E Feb. | 30 1 L. ay PORK. r E U 2 Jan. May | 8.8. Jan, 4. May — . I b be ae W. NB Janu er se e 17 Cor De comber. e! Janua February, b; Mare 25 May. te--January, 51 may re December, Slide d January. 81 ½e; May, 859 b. Commereial Notes. The first decrease in the . of wheat. bis weatheris someth the Hessian fly. © ten curb will be held — Exchange, which is now located in the See ¢ occupied by Price & Kimbrougi as a bu It 1 not a e of price so much thatis nowc * ng the movements o t 328 One ofthe Nebraska grain shippers of the . Grier Grain Co. writes that he can buy at 13e d chip 100 cars of corn a day at a few stations — E line of road, but while he ean — cars tor Chi St Louis. As this 16 t — ye he can Retr none fo es Wy . this dis- dest corn market ne aor and unca nation is u ilwaukee 6leyator con 17600 du No. 2 11 wheat, the t. t tor at is dated oetober 3, and on whi house — n persed storage is paid on or estes January 10, ve 8 du pare cleared Saturday fr N — eans for Ants hanges in a — 85 ne part 5 were; 2 Louis, 7 8 ge 500; Chi- 88.5 85.800; 4880 8 n — .. 7 ‘Duluth, 54,5003 Betrais aK oiedo, 15,- 400; Cincinnati 6.000; ‘toro „ Decrea-e —Kansas 8 9,100 *Toroive," 23, 4.900; Buffalo, b ton, 34,400; Rew York, 105 400; Baltimore, 137,800 stocks of wheat at seaboard mar- an the total increase atall points. ter & Co. ,000; M „100: nadel iseissip i River, e de — © kets wae larger t Dan Vanforth, now with T. M. Bax Chicaga, was on ‘Change to-day. * to bd 1 2 py as ever, though the welcome he received is friends on the floor was enough to make one x one look hap Ab: expected that ever 500,000 bu of agemben ome will be defaulted upon to-morrow, the shorts not peta oe to 2 got the corn in. ere for flour for 2505 ship- ment, both 1 for ny ment to Europe and domestie¢ points, but as the bide are based on present prices dealers will not fill them H. Kains Jackson, the ny ish writer on bread- stuffs, states that Furope this year has a probabl deficiency of 200. du of Wheat and rye au that such a deficiency hardly suggests lower prices. The apparent market opinion is this: Prices will not he lower and we do not knew yet how much higher they should be A letter trom Amsterdam s pres that when prices of grain after a series of good crops sink to an un- en low point, and when it is once ned that this low point is natural and perma- ie , itis dient for consumers and 3 to 8 lieve in higher prices. Nevertheless, the ey has been experienced in the years 1879 880. In 1879 rye 7 selling in Amsterdam at 5. one in 1880, at 2 fl. 60, or nearly 100 per cent advanc Last + oS ate $time 053 "0 increased 2 This year’s — 3 — 42125 Dee. 28 189, Petz ei 89. beg, 83.071, 84,275, 1 sad | vissible supply of whos B corn 1 248.000 1 35 55 Reise. * 8 4.520, 881 St. Louis Markets. REGULAR SESSION, CLOSING 1:15 P. M. Wheat started in strong enough, having buyers at 82c for May. Cables were firm with an upward ten- dency, receinte light at spring wheat markets ané all 8 speculative centers opened with a Gige- ur own receipts were large. BR ng the time of the ear, aud very near ten times those af same day last year, but the feeling locally was in- clined to be bullish. and there wasn’t much for sale. An easing off in Chicago and an estimate that the visible would increase 200.000 bu. weakened the mee to 814c. but at once sprung back to 82e when bu decrease was announced. On this — there was heavy selling for account of a 15- minute bull, who bought the other day on buy uews, but all the offerings were well taken. the market and sellers asked Slice at close. There was no trading in December, except old style, which sold at 77%c. Spot grades were firm and a fraction higher. though the demand > pnp wenpage . s peculator red for millin i Valley at nt ar. 22 5 ſe and 650 bid thls side; No. 1 Sle bid his ae 2 up very rapidly after 3 rather tight opeuin There was as of a demand early in tive ay and May sold steadily at 28 2098, but the 8 ly heavy receipts and the change to cold, and i weather brought out a good many sellers an the price finally declined to 2.200.000 bu in the recovery om weak, with lec. Spot No. 2 was easter again. aed ‘Saturday, th though the regular offered at 28 ½e sold rea other grades were weak nd generally — 2 but, the reaping demand r them was good. No. regular at tae Sabogal 3 white 3 gular e in M. and St. : No. 8 at 1 regular, 2 * EK. side; No. 4 at ek. side, 28e in 22 he vid E.. ire 1 ay ud jbo grote at at 100 8 1909 ° side: te gyel low at: May option was pi tasier, sellin Sig. 21%c, but it aste * a * Spot No. 2 Vas higher, es? ng in St. L. a © and 2 regular 195ec bid. No. 3 salabie at I8½% regular at 100 K bide. but held far above these rates. Rye firm, but quiet, owing to small re Grade No, 3 sold in C. at 40e andi in St. L. and 4 No. 2 was salable at 43c Fiour dull, as there was only asmall order trade, hut a good inquiry for January shipment The mar- was steady and holders would not shade re quote: ., * @ ch olce, 170 65% ots at 3.35; extra fanc 3. 80: Pe tenis. $4.05@4. 20. Prices for de- potand on levee this side. 1 at $1.60@1.65, and pearl meal, grits and 8 40. Rye flour steady at $2.85@2. 90 del. . flour — Pure Eastern jobs from store at le 1 aan geey Bulk, 35@35iec a t side on 1 sack ed 2234205 s 2 city mills, hab te 0. b goat Hay—Except f fancy timothy. offerings were ex- cessive and market dull and depressed. 12 wer coneeding declines to wake es 5 nged: Prairie. prime, $7@7.50; choles” to fancy. S@8: timothy, prime ta strictly prime, $9@1 choles to 71 135 chaice, $11@12; fancy, $1: 14. 50: ae ea ‘ LA were very quiet, but stronger advices trom “gon Croupe markets caused a firmer feelin though not leading to important trausactions. There was very little Seen od A regi atid none at al for a wa Mr bat so was the inquiry dry salt to arrive: Wa, sai ib Arms 1 * 15 atc 88 a er k, wa as 13a rom e bide c, fo averages and Tika? 12@14-1 Loose dry salt. 25 to 30-day, sol 14 * 7 — shoulders, 3. 0e; longs and e’ribs., 4. Be: shorts Se; boxed 18 t 30-dey shoulders de; longs, 4.65@ ce; cribs, horts 4 5 77 bacon— at mB 19 shorts, @aige. e tn job lots at and 9 a steam lard no 3 second braid, vy ; U at 30 8 e ne ged at 2 — 02 in Bt. . $1.08 in Peoria. to ec It lard. Offerings of > Louis, Oin- 6 change — K dull, 60 dad de ef cars 80 e esll- at Ho an A fternoon Curb sont debe Side * and se fees 1 5 met ot the A Chamber of Uommerce building in a ro yan * KE Rio, tates, nil. en * ener $2. box. ferior — * $2 2 pl Elgin aa e- dozen. ino wil bits, $1.40: N NEw Tons Ind 1 „ nus coffee in New 2 — 2 8 e Bt. h for United States 71 — Rio purchases for Unite tes, a. E 6000. “Rie „ by 000. Rie clearances b Rio clearances for gt(eamers loadin rer steamer. 25cand 6 percent primage. Santos stock, 185,000. Santos püreh ses for United Market firm. . * 5 Are Fiorida russet, 81. 75%. 25; bright, . $2.75@3; Messina. 68. 504 U RAMS AS—Choice bunches on orders, $2@2.50, _ CHAN BERKIES- astern at at 83 Kd bl, 88.25 @ Ofer at aitoibe. at 20@25c: Iowa at 27@ 88 Northern at 3 fair, 16@180; Pack sroee + Oe: North ern, 10@1 i Wisconsin N 15 eam—T wins, 33 skim Ye * EGG ceived, 1,402 cases. ort SsED Othe caste ton r chick · ons, ive we enone 0 roogters 055 at 80; — 44 at de for thin to i duc AME—Sw lected undrawn, f venison — @s, wild turkeys, 5@7c; snipe, $1; woodceoc ducks, mal 83 Js: teal, $1.75; mixed, a 50; Ald—Choice, 412@5¢; rough and heretics, 24@ N en and quiet. We quote: s* y. 1 3 : * te in compresses and ware- against 83,426 bales — 3 6 „„öü ĩ d¼ es! a 4 une. vee Wr une and July 8. uly and August 0. ighest Lowest 2:16 p.m. * o-d jeptember. ...10 Coffee Market. Ae. soporte by the Hanley & Kinsella Coffee & Spice New York, Dec. 28. 1889. Tet call. 15.55 b urchases for at Rio for n 11288. 240. 0 — tor Un 2 — for ee tt ed ps et 5588 Europe. ed St 6,000. m ited States, 3. Freight Santos purchases for Europe, 5. a Santos clearances for United etnies 2, elearances for Europe, 26, loading at Santos for United States, nil. San Good average Santos 6 mil 250. Number of steamers Country Produce. PL NA and faney varieties 25 # UDF; geniti $1.: 261 pl les Su ; rings 8—Choice dry stock, 2297 brands more, ; medium, ed: Low 2 pees *. Tc; | Sue Ks. reamery—choice —Chickens at UGS, 00; @2 a Py j 4. 3⁰⁰ ev * lee 3 Tine. Sic; evape 65@75c; wet and in- CABBAG E—Northern, $12@14 per ton. On orders, Weer *POTATORS—On orde 1.50; red Nansemond, 1. a ORK N n ei at an — eee We quote: —.— 1862145 fancy separator Dery home- grown and yellow, "$2 Bey make on orders, ble Dull and ve athere oods, 28@24c— phelce. W@ic; Near-by country Jade: roll—near- ©; grease butter, Ie@10¢ ibs, ao ull cream, 10%; light Steady at 181 e ade old for choice; e; geese at 5@6c; pigeons at $1.25 per eet 2 gold as follows: Quail, -60; awn “and —— oo ra uirrel. 38 382: Sage, top rawn, 90c; larg e small 50 pote * ebe 5 Ge: rate e in hide; P DESCRIPTION, e. 4. No. 1. „No, 6. Beaver mer: 88 60 7 608 Opossum err Wild ca 8118 Sunk. bieck.. 198% Skunk. short. worthless Ww quote: OOL—Receipts, 42,740 lbs. Market quiet. „Open“ mink, fox, otter, —— opossum, musk- rat, cats and badger, 10@20 per cent less. Scabs We UNWASHED—STATES AND TERRITORIES. Bri ht, medium Braid, coarse. Kansas and } Mo., III., Ark.. .| 24 igs 20 UNWASHED—STATES AND TERRITORIZS. . Nebraska an 87 to 12 mo 20c. Tare, ba 4 are: New ee b t 87@87 Mec: 3@4c off; moc Southern to 14 47 5 8 gE 5 105 Whines . aie SUS Shon Tuab—Cholice. 35c: 8 at 4. . Burry. eo 4@6c off: Bots 08 10 100 F ® souri; a bulls 1 less; 3 A Ay pt rey in oil ; prime SHEEP PE : medium-siz d and fair ‘ „ e Hint. green, goed. r etc., half price; N. I 20c; goat. 10 ATHERS—Prime live geese at 430620, Yh rate pris Kray at 115 (ary eck cans: Western 3 Peca — 1 ae * table n $4. Boole red fop at eee Ber 5 300 330. Sacks—10@ tted, See. A: black. 5. follows: : Green at 3e; un- ‘Pepper be: boxes nt—No. 1 and bulls at 173 ; glue at rainary rua of of dry ted N 1 ‘Sta No. 2a ‘ irregular pkgs ue lese; a aie 1 ast Larg ° heavy woolen, 900 y woolod, less. Shearlings— gde: boos Nn Site 7 7 ke 2 ure 8 an er cen B dee Yor eh ates 4 dark, less * e lal seneca, Nee ly 0a snake, . © den seal, 22e; au ‘elica, Sac: ©; wahoo root ba , 10¢3 ag, de; Mitt sweet * " bs i rith blag K rovn wi ck, NUTS Pe . „ worth more; lood Be: brown. 30 8⁰ oth rb d e * et: pure test. 5 on rss, $22, end . ee eee bebe: MARKETS BY ' TELEGRAPH, e 8p. may memes. 6 . une, 22 ° ; fad N eat—No 1 w bu; oats, deer antes 7 2 ‘December 15 a re pe gh Say eee ie i The Butter Market. By Telegrawh to the 1 . In. Dec. not are that Oil and eat as usual; Sutter will close at rings —Attendan bidding * 155 Petroleum. 17878 80. — Petroleum is moder- 10 ely active. ue ! declined to * The market opened at then advanced to 103% at a O., Dec. 30.—Petroleum easy; 8. 1 10. 2 AKasollne aphtha, 7. Wimineton, N. C., 41e. W. „ 9 86 gasoline, 12; 63 Dec. 80,—Turpentine firm, e ür. none; American corn, LIVE 2 new No 82247, 75 3d 1. 207 5 bay nt is quarte = STOCK. Cattle. — Be, H Hogs. Sheep. * Pp Receipts.... . gabe es Shipments . adhe 1,610 7777 209 CATTLE—The market was fal about unchanged, sellers conten Ufferings were fair and consisted eas tler ali round. airy active at prices ed that they were thainly of pretty decent native steers and mixed native and Southwest butcher stuff, as cows, heifers and the like. The de of 2 qu ite — 2 de some ‘holce — 9255 * — Texas 350%, cows and 1.401. steers, corn-fe 21 native steers.... 21 native steers ... 20 native steers 20 natire steers .........6sseeses 18 native steers........ . .- native steers. eer eee 10 Texas steers . 40 mative steere ceccess native cows... ... native cows. HOGS—The demand trot 287 7 + steers ifers 2 veal calves, nd from the different classes rn shippers were sto 153 ‘good re, 88 SRS. 783 frase eeders, $1. a3; rass Texas steers. 1.35@2.25 ulls, “ssa? per head; Casistmes toto dodo. BORD OD coco coe to coco to S | om the different classes of buyers was rather urgent and the moderate supply sold readil 4 * the prices prevailin 9 5 op og of sales going a wanted hogs and culls, Representative sales: SHEEP—The demand 1930 with the ph yao quality. aig ner t stron 50 per 100 Ibs. Representative No Description. 8 native sheep at an advance of 5c to Tigo ae 3 be g on rday. $3.40@3.65, d more $3.00, ‘pe #100, Ihe, ale. for fair to fanc oy muttons scant and not o the best These found ready sale for want of any- prices, rhe R is from $4@ e lambs 209 Southwest mixed .. . ,, Union Stock Yards. TTLE—Therewas . CA the 3 yards, — ev before the noon close, 1 5 erate. and not very goo es coe on good butcher A 0 gtd — were: 17 setitn gaan 17 3 native! ers 1 one 18 native heifers and steers ars and . e. rs and 15 Southwest stockers E native cows and h Saen an bettors to $3 15. 2 Southwest I nd 12 retail trom 51. 12 this morning at 222. g had changed hands were only mod- of stock either. stock umped from 15c to 25¢ — . cows. . o RSS HOGS—Under 4 influence of colder weather there was an active market, but the receipts we only about the on $5" N 1 extreme range of | D prices were from cents per 100 bs. There was ry absence an advance of 3 howeve faye e an . and fo or that p prices would ve been a shade The day's sales were: r e markets tie best were on ha values for over was very little to most e k aly oF Ae. „ie 1 was tin oor Is thee mae 0 ees au gett ye roby nigh 12 pad: 4 brah fet presente a rm m of N A. andere & Mo., where has been ee nig parents ts. Morssg a: and Mule 1 eavy ei ri cee eeeeeee* 8 „„ „„ . „%%% %% „„ „ 46 % „ enen rr Seuthern horses... eee ce sede 2. *erere 29292 8 * „„ „„ „ 2 eee e+e eee ee 2 BO CRF ORO eee 5 e ers a wien ie n 1 Walon: + The sales were: Oentral — ay Ay, in 8 i 18 or Budd, Granite, Bas at sess t paid; Bim liste Elisabeth, the first BS. so 2 at Samoa, 824 bid, 83% as ed; Cascade, 21% asked, 2 A The developments in the past week in the Samoa are said to discount anything bereto- fore found, and to equal the best retest — mine on either Gold or Cascad gures below show a number of aseays taken from the entire body, a erage test of its value. The work 4 of a 75-foot tunnel north, In the breast of which isa large cave. The northwest cave is about twenty feet from the breast, and in the west side of main drift. The two cayes appear to be coming together, The assays are: ‘oe es Bi Assays—Dec. 16. No 0. 27— Bottom We are * 28 —TopN. 29—l1ron in dvkejcave 30—G ul avr * i 34—Left dyke. No. 30 includes wartz and black iron as well as the ore in No. 27, which gives the average of everything for the entire width cave. Nos. 81, 82, 33 and 34 are also average samples. This je regarded as a big showing and sbows that the Samoa has pay ore and plenty of it. A Delightful Fire Made by using DOMINION COAL sold; only by Berry & Scruggs. No clinkers or slate, THE STOCK BROKERS. A Heavy Break in the Market—Paying the January Interest, (By Gaylord-Blessing’s Private Wire. } From New York, 12:30 p. m.—The market opened with great pressure to sell, with really no buyers excepting at very much reduced prices. In the rush atthe opening there was 4 break all over the list, ranging from % to 1% per cent, the latter being in Reading, which sold down to 36. The unusual action of the Bank of England in advancing its rate of dis- | count on Monday caused Loadon prices for American stock, and also for British consols, to be very weak, and reports of these quota- tiens here added to the disquiet which had hung over the market sinee the close Satur- day. After the first break the market steadied, not because of any inerease of buy- ers, but because the selling orders apparently were executed. Money ig now 35 pep cent, which Is the highest rate as Fe. and the mar- ket is dull and inactive. From Washington, D. O., Dee, %, noon.— The secretary of the Treasury will Girect the Sub-Treasurer by telegraph ye pay: ing January interest to-day, $8,000,000. From New York, 12:40 p. m.—Brown Bros. have posted foreign rates at M. 50 to $4.84. Don’T forget great Baltimore tailor-made suits. Overcoats worth $20 at $9.85. Others, worth at $25, at $13.65. GLOBE, 705 to 718 Franklin avenue. Births. The following births were reported to the Health Department for the twenty-four hours ending at 3 p. m. to-dav* 1 47 of e Thecdere | and Emily Koch, De- nsia street, 40 — of Thomas and Emliy Colly, De- 11 Broadway. hter of Francis and nn. 8; 4135 Nebraska aven Sendo 28 pare Lumelias, * ‘and so pp Senning, orth Eleventh « et wating. De Wer in son of Rania A vee Sarah Dannegss, De- cember Jobn, son of John. aud ‘Tillie Walsh, December 28; 4 Spruce street, Ida, dau cember 26 Delia, eember 27; = russe- b, Decém- B tree rr ot of n * May Meyer, December 23 Clinton street ma. daughter of William and Dina Buhrer, De- —— Kae 1525 az ross . 0 d Opal Harris, December and Martha Grate Manchester roa ad ’ on Mary Burke, December oy 9; 8575 of See and Agnes Hudson, De- 18 ru A. and Jennie Sties, Decem- the 518 5 Aeneid ond Theresa Nelk, December aughter Deeember 92 1607 Ol yay even ie Kiel, Decem- 9945 North Nineteetith s vane, ait of 8 and i. Ellen. McMaster, 88 Dougherty, December ero Kate Eurch, 15 J pA . Nestler, De- — and J. G. Laceckerath, December oat tox oF a Carrie Richter, Decem- — 1 1 and Lulu Herald, ene 4} erson Luella Mitchell, De- cember 22; a Matilda, ey ot Go — 22 Mai u of 26; 3 Sou 3 1 Johannes, 60 camber 27: 2408 hort J son of 27; 703 y Market 9 heer of Frank ” and Marie Vaikmana, yor etreet, Langenatti, pee pt + he bharies an d Anuie'Les, December 24; Porth Ben te f A. andA, 15 7 988 = oe Hermon, December 25. NOBBIES™ line of De sults and over- coate from $1 to $7.50. GLOBE, 705 to 718 Franklin avenue, et amen © Deaths, The following burial certificates : e ae b * „ — > Sere 20 * 5 Dts 3828 r 2 25 WZ: LZAZ . fs Pete S 888 SST 888888 on, oorhead, Minn. .. isn ——— 5 * ZE. * 0 — 2228: gen 888885 Pee 1111. 1. — ; SESEESES 255 os Se Ay See — SS Dynan 2 8888 3A oe & Bas Secs . (Cloudlesa „ Cloudlese Cloudless Cloudlegs El aso, Tex... Abilene. Tex. Portl Lyn ‘ Vet a.. n Diego, Cal.. : *1[Gloudlese | p NOTE,--T, indicates trace of precipitation; —, in- dicates below zero. epee WASPINGTON, D. — A oy re storys pasnod y yesterday „. pis “Wiehigan eastw ova Scotia eavy gales preva led 1228 and last night in the lake regions. Rain, — 5 2 2 in ichigan and Wisconsin is reported rom he. lake regions, the Ohio Valley and AD acne | e temperature has fallen from 30 to 40 d egrees the lake regions, the Ohio Valley and the West Guilt — The cold wave will — ay the Atlantic e : terly winds will prey eval ape te Yi rgints. L. colde ** foll b * température on “colder l — ron or Iowa and Nebraska—Fair; warmer; southerly wi ds. "Por Missouri and Kansas—Fair; warmer: southerly eee — a Raven, Milwaukee — Galveston ~ * at Grane PURE iSK. GOLD WEDDING RINGS. Wedding invitations executed, lowest prices. Levely good for Wedding Gifts, lowest prices, MERMOD & JACCARD JEWELRY co., Broapwar & Locusrsr. * THE RIVERS, Rise aud Fall in the Rivers For the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a. m. servations taken at the 7Ath meridian time. Sr. Loum, Dec. 30, 1889. H’g'tof Water. All ob- Danger STATIONS. ine. Plitsburg Se Uincinna Loulsv le Nashville Uhattanooge ... >t Wal ror 3 e Ansa City. Yor ge —— Sc Memphis Helena .... 7 ort Smith. . erree ee eee* ere ittle oc > > -O tore n er — — Err | 9$00$355 S Arlington tHise. Pall. No river word received. x Below Sergeant Signal Carne Ds, v. 7 gt River News. ALS. ARRIV ; Josie, Grafton: Idle wild, Oa Glrardeau; N Memphis, Natches; —— ‘City, Grand Tower DEPABTURBS, Josie, Grafton; enk. we Cape Girardeau. D Crrete! City i — her three regular trips The river is „ the « The tives, ts declining replay gauge reading 522 cold la wave fing was floating on the Mississippi 8 Ch h he ere , bf. b e from Me ut Pout to the Galt * Une roan free vow ton * bebe oe Mit l J , g Sat r a I. M. Mason, President of the Anchor Int to inapect cat sof ile ew boat, City of Hickman” 222 . Fiver i ve dave, SRURCERE par | “ineinnat Sint Lou e Here co 2 IRE. Lonteville f. Erd 9 — leville Accom — ville 94 ——f— meta hk 1 Lie. 12 or * cea “OnILE & OHIO RAILROAD, Sava d faskes Mobile bile ns Express..... vested Cth rs & e Ace’n. & SAN FRA Ww Windsor dp Windso rough 85 indser Sprin V indeer Easite A indser Through ng Ace’modat’n,. lug moda“ u. * 1 ek ge ring Ago’modat'n, , ‘ press.. t — 2 oul Va, ace w Kanees Ct 10 vor & kh 1 a — Line oo Ses Kansas Oihy, 5 St. Joe e 0 pie Omatie, Des een sri K 9280 pm Salt Lake sh ne. : 1 Ferguson Ae erguson =— OM M VIVE STREST D Ne 3 ee Ib Line (§ un day ont at Sele Teams r 155 ™ press ; am 4 my 1 1 OF THE en ’ ress....\? adams tum wa | 8:25 pm 8:35 pm 8:20 am pm pm pm ‘rages va 48 am 22 18113 am 81 48327 8: 80 K tea’ „ LOUIS 4 5 iA ANN! 12 Howling 7 Mall and Through Expre en and Hannibal), 9 — — 11:55 am 100 pm * 6:30 p 100 am ~VAWDALIE Line. Indiana ci nae Day" Express. Special, I. daily... 3 am ~~ Mis OUR Ns As 4 TEXAS RAILWAY. 4 Houston, t 9:00 am/t 6:25 pm Ss... lt 9:75 pmit 6:40 am Sot Fa 5 Renae’ ead Wie ade and nd Peau 81, LOUIS, H gases Ex, 7 9:00am} 6:450m tLine....\t 8:20pmit 6:40am 1 1 Ser. „ 9:15 pm war JIS, IRON MOUNTAIN & 5 4 80 and "ile a 2 lumbus Accommodation » ttle 249. Ho a . or bar. + 7:55am + 8:30am xpress. o and City 11 7 0 t 8:0pmit Toe orth, aas kale Bxpress\t 8$:20pmit 7:20am N e OTPY EK. Ea r ot 5: AEE — ST. LOUIS, ARKANSAS & 7 n Wie 4 oo * Sabrent: 8 aH LINE RAILROAD, pa \ nea a & bu s Fast L. :40 pm 1 7322 : e * ysboro 4° Carbon- *1:80 pm “1:30 om Gt. Louis apd Cape Girerdsau Ti Weekly Packon Str. 9 : 1
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At Crawford’s gives everybody a chance to buy reduced price goods in every department, as this firm intends to get a good start for the New Year by clearing out goods and balancing accounts with the Old Year. The best start Crawford’s millions of patrons can get is to save their money at this sale. It is only a fair éxchange—Crawford’s counts the money, and the buyer gets double value in the goods. Dr. E. 0. Chase, Corner of 9th & Olive streets. Set of teeth, $8. PRIVATE matters skiilfully treated and medi- eines furnished. Dr. Dinsbeer, 814 Pine st. A WISE PRECAUTION, The Women of Bridgeport, Cons, Armed tor the Benefit of& Scoundrel. By Telegravh tothe POST-DISPATOR. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dec. 80.—It Is getting to be quite the thing for married women and young ladies who have occasion to go out alone after dark, especially on the more un- frequented streets, to carry revolvers. For several weeks past there has been a reign of terror among married women and young girls employed at factories about the city, owing to the outrageous conduct of some fiend who has not hesitated outrageously to annoy them. At first the wretch began by following and merely speaking to women whom he chanced to see out after dark unaccompanied by an escort. Later he grew more bold and sen- ral times women have been chased. The actions of the scoundrel have of late been so bold that the residents of the city are much excited. He has operated over on Main street, actually putting his arms around the neck and imprinting a kiss upon the cheek of a pretty shop girl who was walking up Main street an evening ortwoago. The police seem power- less tocapture the scoundrel. His faculty of disappearing was surprising. Ashbort time ago Police Commissioner Grant was out about town with his revolver looking for the wretch. He gota glimpse af him as he disap sper up a dark street. Christmas eve Al les Bropby, an 18-year-old young ch A og 1 on her way tothe central part of the cl „ and when passing the residence of H. re w. cashier of the Connecticut National Bank, — man sprang from bebind the large posts which stand at the entrance tothe grounds and seized her about the waist. She screamed forhelp andthe wretch endeavored to stop her by choking her, and, not succeeding, put his thumb down her throat. Her cries, how- ever, had attracted the attention of a man near by and he came to the rescue. Miss Brophy’s clothes were badly torn and she was almost prostrated by fright. Her as- sallant escaped. Tunis is not the only case of the kind which has occurred of late, but like this one, they have been kept very quiet asa still hunt is being carried on for the fiend. CHILDREN’S JERSEY SUITS READY- MADE. Ages 3 to 7, a large assortment of Jersey and Kilt Suits. The best fitting children’s suits offered for sale in St. Louis. MILLS & AVERILL, S. E. Cor. Broadway and Pine. THE YELLOW GARTER CLUB. An Organization of Young Ladies for the Promotion of Matrimony. By Telegraph to the Posr-Dier ron. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 30.—Twenty- one young women residing in Plymouth, a neigh- boring borough, are now members of the Yel- low Garter Club. The female population of the town are greatly agitated over the organ- ization of the society, since it is known that such exists in that place. Each member is bonnd to wear the badge from which the society derives ite name. pee pm are held weekly and the proceedings and objects of the society were supposed to have been secret, but none ofthe members could refrain from telling an intimate friend the purposes of the society. The organization has been formed with a view to be prepared for the coming leap year. The society recognizes that mar- riage is a failure, ana to correct the evil wil be one of its missions. Its members claim that at the weekly gatherings the qualities of the marriageable young men are considered, who, if they stand the test, are put on the list. Otherwise they are boycotted. The name has been chosen by reason of the fact that the Knights of the Garter were of Engiand’s first nobility. The color was selected because it came the nearest to orange blossoms. Since itis known thatthe society has put the limit of membership at twenty-five, and it lacks only four of that number, there is considera- bie flurry among others of Plymouth’s best people, and it is given out that unless the con- stitution is changed, increasing the number of members, an opposition society will be formed. MEN’s $3.50 calf shoes, $2.50; men’s hand- sewed French calfor kangaroo, worth 36, at $4. GLOBE, 706 to 718 Franklin avenue A family Affair. Mr. James Eddy, colored, living at 1727 North Eleventh street, slapped her baby when it cried yesterday. Her husband slapped her and when she refused to attend to the child as he directed he knocked her down. Timothy Nathan, Mrs. Eddy’s brother, interfered and used a knife with fearful effect on Edd He inflicted four wounds, one penetrating ddy’ * left lung. He also cut his siater, who tried to separate the men. Her- wound in the left breast is slight. Nathan was arrested. He claims Eddy struck him with an ax. The letter was cared for at the City Dispensary and now lies at his home under the care of a physiolan. FIRST-CLass pictures make the test, ttrauss’s photos are the pest. A Patrolman’s Prometion. Patrolman Philip A. Shaw, who has for many years been stationed at the Laclede Hotel corner has been elected Marshal of Kirkwood. He has resigned from the oilty police and will go to the county to re- side as soon as the commissioners release him. Mr. Shaw in his capacity as Marshal will be the police force of Kirkwood. He will be all the patrolmen, all the sergeants, ail of the captains and the chief. The sition pays about $125 per month. He was offered the first vacant sergeantcy if he would stay In the city, but the prospect of being a chief was too dazzling. Marshal Bennett, whom he suc- ceeds, bas refused re-election. Beatrice by Rider Haggard. This new novel by the author of ‘‘She,’’ the exclusive rights for the publication of which in America are owned by the New York WORLD andthe SUNDAY PosTt-DISPATOH, will be de- gun in the SunDAY PosT-DisPaTcoH of January 5. ‘*Beatrice’’ ise Haggard’s masterpiece. Brilliant Lodge's Ball. The event of the social season every year in Carondelet is the ball given by Brilliant Lodge, No. 55, Knights of Pythias. The coming ball, which takes place New oe oe Eve at Ger- mania Turner Hall, surpass all previous efforts of * Brilits ass ‘Roighte. — en weeks past the 5 ot the serene Committee bave been hard at work and those attending the ball ove oy rest assured that it will be a most enjoyable one. Tue ladies’ pro- gramme, gotten up by the committee, is novel and utiful and will make a handsome souvenier. For Abuse of Alcohol. Use Horseford’s Acid Phosphate. Dr. W. E. Crane, Mitchell, Dak., says: It has proven almost a specific for this disorder; itchecks the vomiting, restores the appetite, and at the same time allays the fear of im- pending dissolution, that isso common 0 heavy drinkers.“ os ery Re WAR — MBE SAAR 2 n a . n WHI: ——— — * Row * 4 . pa ( AS et) Mn tin ile os eae 7 . 5 bat oy! Raby BAe * Sie A * 1 * i 20 . : — e ee et A 4 op A aor a eas: 3 r a: ee, ater i eats oer eee E . 8 8 2 1 85 A Good stem - Windinz WATCH Goes FREE with Every S-U-1-T OVERCOAT Of $15 and Over. FREE—With every 620 FREE — With eve $25, $80 and $35 Suit s 16.50 and $18.50 Suit or 8 Goldine, and Overcoat, a No. and $22.50 Suit or Over- coat, a Silverine STEM- WINDING. WATCH, jews| eled, ** Superior” move- ment, and a correct time- Superior ver. Cash purchases only. FREE—With every $15, movement,|Stem-Winding Nickel Stem- Winding 9 — 3 Swiss movement Better than any low. 1 piece; fully equal in wearjcarat gold or filledisa and appearance to solid sil- ease watch. purchases only. e and small sizes. sfactory time-piece in Cash all ‘respects. Cash pur- chases only. 1, 000 other useful and ornamental articles from our Japanese Bazaar FREE with all Clothing purchases of 88 up to $12.50, suitable fer Ladies, Gents, Boys and Children. Get Your New Year's Gift and Keep Ahead of Time by Carrying a Good Watch F ree. Closed on New Year's Day. de CHANCE, “ee We have just reduced aline of Gents’ Hand- Welt Calf SHOES, IN FIVE STYLES OF TOE, From $4.50 Down to $3.50. No Better Wearing Shoe at Any Price. Famous shoers, LARGEST IN THE WORLD. 4 Famous ——̃— THE SILENT SENATOR. ABOUT ME. RICHARDSON SPEAKS AT LAST KERWIN’S PROPOSITION. He Denies That Senator Kerwin Ever Had Any Authority From Him to Offen His Vote for the Meat- Inspection Bill for $1,000 or Any Other Sum—He Was Op- posed to the Pill on Principle—He Knows That Money Was Spent Lavishly in Jefier- son City. ENATOR (fRICHARD- SON has at last been heard from in regard ln regard to the alle- gations that bis vote in favor of the meat inspection bill was offered by Senator Kerwin for $1,000. He has been interviewed at length on the sub- ject by a reporter of a Sedalia paper, It will be rembeéred by readers of the Post- DISPATCH that Senator Richardson’s name was mixed up in the expose of the methods by which the butchers’ bill was defeated, ina connection which was doubtless distasteful to the Senator. According to the statement of Mr. Thomas Stringer, Senator Dan Kerwin offered to se- cure the vote of Senator Richardson for $1,000. Mr. Stringer’s statement was corroborated by Mr. Charles James, who said that he had been informed by Stringer of Kerwin’s proposition a few minutes after Mr. Stringer said it had been made. It was further corroborated by Meat Inspector Brokate, who positively as- serted shat Kerwin bad made a similar propo- sition to him. That Kerwin did offer to swing Senator Richardson in favor of the meat inspection bill for cash was therefore clearly established. The point about which there has been a great deal of doubt, though, was whether Kerwin had any authority to speak for Senator Richardson. The silence of the Senator on this subject was absolutely paih- ful. The pause for a reply had become so lengthened that many doubted whether it would come. The Senator, however, has spoken at last. He denies that Senator Ker- win had his permission to use his name. and asserts that he was opposed to the bill on principle, andt hat the combined butchers of the State did not have enough money to cause him to change his convictions. The inter- view with the Senator is as follows: A GENERAL DENIAL. / “Captain, ＋ suppose you nave seen the arti - cles on the beef inspection bill in the Post- DisPaTou of the 15th and 16th and su uent dates, in which your name is mixed up, re- — * eben to Senator Richardson yes- day. 1 ou have any explanation to — we will cheerfully give yous „Well, I rarely ever see or rea ‘the Post- DISPATCH, but my attention was called to the cles rred to saber ublication. 91 of such 1 written 7 I to she polioy ot Boot eue, om tte | to by a friend, several days | : Broadway and Union Market. Open until 10 p. m. Saturdays. Send in your name for our Winter Catalogue very incipiency, and did not conceal my po- sition from any one. In the early part of the session, and long before the bill became atopic of general dis- cussion, a Maj. Brokate and a Mr. Pambaerg, I think, called on me at my room and in- formed me that they represented the Butch- ers’ Union, and werethere in advocacy ofa hoof inspection law, and after much reading and reasoning I told them plainly I was op- posed to such a law upon principle, and could not support it. This, I notice, Maj. Brokate admits. I do not remember having received any more calls from those parties. When the bill came into the Senate in its, to me, very objectionable shape, my objections were only increased and I voted twice against it. Previous and pending the consideration of the bill I heard on several occasions that the Butchers’ Union or their agents in Jeffer- son City were / SPENDING MONEY LAVISHLY on wines, liquors, cigars, suppers, etc., and that the’ 2 of the law were doing likewise. now speak from hearsay. For my part I voted exactly in accordance with the approval of my dest judgment, without expecting or receiving remuneration or re- ward of any kind, and am cheerfully willing undergo the most scrutinizing investiga- on. Captain, do you knowthis Mr. Stringer who brought your name into this scandal?’’ ‘‘I donot remember ever having met or seon Mr. Stringer, whois credited with stat- ing that my vote and influence was in favor of the bill offered by Senator Kerwin for a con- sideration of I, Of this I know no more than a child not yet born. I see that Senator Kerwin, in his card ofthe 16th inst., positively denies that he even made such a nefarious n and on their infamous proposal etoid them they had detter see me them- selves. They did not call, and it is probably fortunate they did not.’ „What our chief objections to the , Lhbave several and all of them were to me chief objections. First, from past experience, I did not, nor dol now, believe that the public would be treated any better by a combine of butchers in the matter of wholesale meat than by a dressed beef combine Second, all cities of 5,000 inhabitants or less were exempted from its so-called sanitary provisions and it left the farmer free to sell any kind of meat anywhere in the State with- out inspection. ‘*Third, [am opposed to olass legislation and in favor of egitimate competition. In addition, I have strong doubts as to the con- stitutionality ofthe bill. These and other reasons determined meso that I could not and did not vote for it. „While am not unmindful of the fact that gold glitters, and that I have been through the crucible of adveraity during my eventful life, yet the combined butchers of the entire State did not then, nor have they now, enough of that precious article to purchase or change my convictions.’’ Labms' fine kid button shoes, worth 82, at $1.50. Finest hand-turned, worth $4, at $3. Thousands of pairs of slippers lower than else- where. GLOBE, 705 to 713 franklin avenue. The Late Poet Browning. Special Cablegram to the Post-Dispatch. LONDON, Dee. 30.—All arrangements have been made for the burial of the poet Brown- ing on Thursday noon at Westminster Abbey. The grave will de just below Chaucer’s tomb | oF and within tew feet of Spencer’s bones. wili lie 4 He 1 with Abraham Lae who in 1 . * ~ Abbe are about f0 nag n 88 oan an | : W Pax ee. 1 ee ——— — AES at ee 7 N — iene 2 — % ne. a Ait — — sae ee fs a Ah RS BBE, ot Regi 3 FEE ˙ AeE eS,: — ihe — re —— Far Beaver lum vun ined, down to SMM. Fine Bie Chinchilla Overcoats, corded edge, $10. Elegant Chinchilla Overcoats, $12. BIG REDUCTIONS In our Fine French Montagnac, Elysian, Fur, Siberian and Cheviot Overcoats. English Diagonal Elegant Silk and Worsted and Tine All-Wool Cassimere $22 and $25 SUITS down to - - Stylish All-Wool Cassimere $15 aund $16.50 SUITS a - eC Nobby All-Wool Cheviot aud ad $6 TROUSERS a . BROWNING, KING & CO,, | Cassimere $4, 85 COR. BROADWAY AND PINE. WHAT A PICNIC BUYERS WILL HAVE THIS WEEK AT THE GLOBE. Men's $25 Baltimore Merchant Tallor Made Suits and Overcoats, Silk and . Lined Garments, are still going a... Men's go ge Tailor-Made Suits and Overcoats, some Silk and Satin 513,65 9.85 Men's Suits, other grades . 8. 50 up to the Best Men's Overcoats, other grades I. 50 up to the Finest Boys’ Suits and Overcoats. Special Bargains in Our GLOE Until 9 Every Night. Saturdays Until fi. Country orders promptly and carefully filled. Open CLOSING UP-THE RANKS, WORLD’S FAIR COMMITTEE PRE PARING FOR THE CONFLICT. THE The Collectors of the Finance Committee Busily Eagaged in Obtaining Subscrip- tions te the Guarantee Fund—A Good Week’s Work—The Washington Dele- gation, and the Preparations It Is Making. REAT exertions are being made by the members of ‘the sub-committees on finance appointed by the World's Fair Executive Committee to complete the collection of the $,- 000,000 guarantee fund be- fore the opening of the new year. During the lat. ter part of last week near- ly every solicitor was hard at work on his route, and in nearly every instance a most liberal response was met with. SUCCESSFUL SOLICITATION. Many who on the first visit of the sub-com- mittee had declined to append their names to the subscription books, have donated liberal amounts, while not a few of the largest sub- soribers have added to the amounts given by them fully 50 per cent, in many cases more. From all sides the report is received that those engaged in active business have done their duty to the fullest extent. Theciose of the year will be marked by several large con- tributions from rich corporations. The banks, which were assessed $400,000, have nearly completed their collection, but two so far refusing to contribute their quota. It was agreed some time ago thatthe bank subscrip- tion should be sent in all together, and as in two or three ins there has been some delay in voting the money, this large addi- tion to the fund has not yet been sentin. The banks that have not yet contributed their quota are expected to do so within a few days, and if this expectation should prove i- founded, the others will formally hand in théir subscriptions. A number of large wholesale firms are in the same position, and very heavy additions to the guarantee fund are expected within a few days. THE ONLY CLASS of which any serious complaint is made is the capitalists. At least half a million had been expected from this quarter, but so far scarce- ly anything has been done, the frepen alone having contributed almost as much as * Aes * . 81.00 to 515.00 Boot, Shoe, Hat, Cap and Furnishing Goods Departments. 705, 707, 709, 711, 713 == FRANKLIN AVENUE. — — —— — to inform Seeretary John 8. Moffitt of the amount of their donations. ON TO WASHINGTON. The members of the — ation to represent St. Louis at Washington, which was chosen on Saturday night, are or busily engaged in posting themselves on all the points that are likely to come up They — the fact that each member w Fin be compelled to submit to a very rigid and searching crogs- examination by the friends of other cities and must be prepared at all points to meet the er A number of maps are in the course —— grephicaily: Iillustrating che advantages of the different sites available, arailroad map showing mileage contiguous to all the contesting cities will be furnisned each member of the delegation, and copies of it will be scattered broadcast about the capital. The delegates will not only be ready to defend their own position, but also to carry on an aggressive campaign against their rivals, and have fortified them- selves with facts and figures showing the comparative advantages of 8. Louis. A vigorons campaign is assured, and a success- ful one predicted. The delegation will leave on Saturday evening next on a special car. MEN’s overcoats, hundreds of styles, $1.50 to $25. GLOBE, 705 to 713 Franklin avenue. DISCOVERED AFTER DEATH. Thomas Mitchell, a Defaulter From Wales, Traced to Portland, Me. By Telegraph to the Post-DIsPpatceH. PORTLAND, Me., Dec. 30.—Through a pocket book found in his trunk after his death a man known here as Thomas Mathison was identified as an embezzler from Wales, where he was Assistant Collector of the port of Swansea. He died in the Merchants’ Hotel here in September. The pocket-book bore on the cover the name, ‘‘Thomas Mitchell,’’ and aman who knew bim slightly recollected that Mitchell had frequently to birthplace was in Wales in D castle, and suggested that’ t 4 of Swansea pe notified. This was done and It has been learned that in 1876 he was the rate district. this country, takin 2 000 sterling, while another sald £529. He apo to have left nothing behind bim Sige his wife and six children. Two N after he left the country he was heard rom in New York, the information reaching Wales in an odd wa Tom ison, the son and Secre oft e Constable of anses was in New Yorkon business. had some —— difficulties of bis 9 — Swansea ew York.. ere he but the moment saw ine a hare, thinking Allison was Mitchell led a wanderin 1 after him. He struck ition 1 as far as California. O., and secured e first bar - room of the Cataract bis voice sou natural jet siip a work of Weish, d surprised the defaulter GA 5 SG 5 = te > ee a ak ve WS a rem 9a 5 Mee 4 2 ge i 4 te? a ea? — a ths % at : a 5 be 2 1 rA ie > 2 2 f YOU HAVE YOUR. CH CHOI OF ANY OVERCOAT u ur wos, ANY SACK § ANY CUTAWAY SUIT ia FIFTEEN DOLLAR to avail himself of them immediately. This is ne mar No other dealer offers you such inducements. No man in St. Louis A 7 E OFFER OF : no never-ending closing-out sale, but A BEST SUIT OR OVERCOAT IN for FI[ FTEEN A BONA-H DE, HE HOUSE DOLLARS | UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT All $20, $25, $28, $30 and $35 SOLES or OVERCOATS G0 fe PANTS, PANTS, PANTS! ~ ANY PAIR oF PANS in the House nts This Week for 85. ‘Tis the greatest slaughter ever known. It means: We * you SUITS er OVERCOATS that cost yon $25, $30 or $35 elsewhere for 8 of you. Expect the utmost; we’ll not disappoint you. Sale Come, ev 3 for this oo J. L. HUDSON, CLOTH 408 and 408 N. Ai CREST: TEE WwoORL:D’s GREATEST FOR RECEPTION, PARTY and sey WEAR, Wopes Full-Dress Foo FOR LADIES AND CENTLEMEN : Takes the precedenee. It is too well known to repeat that . vou desire in this line you will find found will be just as re to the latest s Stock Larger Than Ever. 311 N. resented, which, in Im style, flnest quality and most perfectly fitt Goods Simply N B ROADWAY, ö Send for Illustrated Catalogue MACMUKROUGH KAVANAGH, Death of the Legless and Armless n of Parliament. NEW YorE, Dec. 80.—The simple cable an- nouncement that Mr. Kavanagh, for some time Member of Parliament for Cariow, Ire- land, was dead recalls to lo me of the most remarkable men that ever sat the British House of Commons. Nature endowed Mr. Kavanagh with a si handsome face and fine torso, but shad de- 1 him of arms and legs, and fore became neaessary on his n to Pariia- ment to make special provision to admit of his entering or addressing the House, could neither walk nor stand. The matter