St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 12, 1892
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ee ’ a a = 3 « x “ Peay tot | put of the ent *& 4 7 . cs a. De . pp R atey Breathed His Last at 9:55 O’Clock This Morning. ie o- A Pi MINENT _ * EME -PASSED AWAY. Death a Relief From a Heavy Burden of Sorrows—Surrounded by His Family and Friends He Went Peacefully Into His Final Sleep—Scene at the Death- . Bed—A Busy Career. Dopss Ferry, N. Y., July 12.—Cyrus W. Field died at 9:55 o’clock this morning at his country home in Ardsiey Park. He was at- tacked early this morning by one of the yvio- lent spells of delirium which have oc- curred so frequently during his iliness. Dr. Contant was at once summoned from Tarrytown but his services were of no avail, and in less than three hours the aged finan- cler was dead. At the time of his death there were present at the bedside Mr. Fiele’s three brothers, David Dudley Field, the Rev. Henry : Cyrus W. Field. M. Field and Justice Stephen J. Field; his Gaughter, Mrs. Isabella Judson, and her two sons, Cyrus Field Judson and Frank Judson. Mr. Field had been suffering from physical and mental exhaustion brought on by the many troubles which have overtaken him Guring the past year. The statement sent out this morning on the authority ofa morning paper, that Cyrus W. Field was insane beliore his death, is pro- mounced incorrect on the authority of the family physicianand Dr. Fielad, There were moments when he was delirious, as is often the casein severe sickness, but these were oe by rational intervals. The end was ul. The funeral services will be held on Thurs- ioe oherpoce at the house. The interment , wil be at Stockbridge, Mass., on Friday. HIS LIFE HISTORY. Cy . Field was born in Stockbridge, Mass., Nov. 30, 1819. Hewas educated in his native village, andattheageof 15 came to New York tocarve out his fortune. He ob- tained a ition as clerk in the store of A. T. Stewart. Before he was2l years old he had saved some money and had gone into siness on his own account. In a modest way he be the manufacture and sale of per. Within a dozen years he was at the ead of a large and prosperous business. In 1853, having amassed a fortune, he retired from active business and spent several months traveling in South America. When he returned his brother Matthew suggested to him the feasibility of establish- iuga quick line of telegraphic communica- tion between America and Europe. The first roject was to build a land line from New fork to Newfoundland, messages to be car- tied thence by fast steamers to the Irish coast, and so on to London by other land and water lines. It was claimed that a message could be carried from New York to London in this way inside of six days. Mr. Field re- —— the project with disfavor at first, but nally entered into it withenthusiasm. He had been married on Dec. 4, 1840, to Mary Bryan Stone of Gullford, Conn., and several children had been born tothem, but he gave up the comforts of a home life that he loved to plunge into a scheme that nine-tenths of the people of America and Europe regarded as wildly visionary, THE CABLE SCHEME. For ten years. or more after enlisting his sympathies with the Atiantic International Telexraph Co.’s scheme Cyrus W. Field hardly knew what home life meant. He was on the ocean most of the time traveling be- tween New York and London, trying to get capital and the | hg Serge wont to lend their aid and influence. y the time the land line to Newfoundland had been built Mr. Field be- came convinced treat a cable could be laid across the Atlantic and direct communica- tion maintained between London and New York. This conviction was followed by a de- termination that the cable should be laid, and Mr. Fieid’g own private fortune was staked on the reSult. Mr. Fieid was not without friends of infiu- ence who consented to join him in his pro ect, and among them were Peter Cooper oses Taylor, Marshall 0. Roberts and Chandler White. Eachof these gentlemen, and Mr. Field agreed to put $200,000 into the ah ates By Mr. Field’s efforts the necessary egislation tn Englandand America was ob- tained, For thirteen years Mr. Field then gave his entire time tothe Atlantic cable. He made scores of visits to Europe, personally over- the laying of the first cable, which in mid-ocean and was \ost, was present when com- munication was finally established across the ocean in 1858. Thiscable, too, was broken in a few weeks, but Mr. Field was not discouraged. His pertinacity was illustrated by his determination never to yield to defeat. The outbreak of the civil war delayed the project, but did not dampen Mr. Field’s ardor. Whenthe war was over he went to work harder than ever, and this time he not only enlisted an abundance of capital, but secured the co-operation of the United States and English Governments. Both of the Gov- ermnments loaned big warships to assistin laying the cable, and the yreat work was Mnally accomplished on July 27, 1867, when communication was established between ew York and London, Two cabies were laid the effort to make one complete, and both are in operation to-day. THE PEOPLE’S JUBILATION. Even the school-books of the last genera- tion tell of the jubilation of the people of America and England over the completion of the great work, and by common consent Cy- rus W. Field becamea hero. Congress voted Mr. Field a gold medal and the thanks of the nation, England would bave done the same had she not been prevented because he was a foreigner. John Bright, in Parliament, called bim ‘‘the Columbus of modern times, who, by his cable, had moored the new world alongside of the old.’’ The Paris Exposition, in 1867, gave himthe grand medal, the high- est prize atits disposal. Other tokens of ap- preciation were the thanks of New York, with the freedom of the city anda gold snuff- box; the thanks of the Chamber of Com- merce of New York, with a gold medal; the thanks of the State of Wisconsin, witha id medal; the thanks of the American hamber of Commerce of Liverpool, with a 14 medal; a decoration from King Victor mmanpuel of Italy, and an entire service of silver from George Peabody. Mr. Field had subscribed toa one-fourth in- terest in the stock of the cable enterprise, most of which, fortunately for himseif, he found impossible to dispose of dur- ing the early days of pular distrust of the project. When the enterprise began to pay large dividends Mr. Field _ares some of the golden fruits of his remarfable per - sistence in carrying out what he had under- taken. Hethen enjoyed a few years of rest that he had richly earned. In 1876 Mr. Field became interested in the development of rapid transitin New York ann was aimong the firstto lend his capita for the building of the elevated roads. After these were in successful operation he made a tour around the world, believing that his in- vyestment rested upon a sound financial basis. After he returned in 188! he obtained conces- gions fromthe Hawaiian Government fora cable to be laid from San Franciscoto Hono- juju, and thence across the Pacific Ocean to China. The greatest sorrow of Mr. Field is fresh in the minds of the public, the wrong-doing of is son Edward Morse, by which much of Mr. d’s property was swept away. _ A WONDERFUL FAMILY. The death of Cyrus W. Field recalls the fact | even fiction, with its boundless scope gna daring methods of characterization, has 5 aes resumed to picture a family whose ae dividual members have achieved such > ie tness as has been wrought out for them- ¢ es 7 the accomplished sons of David iiey Field. ne ancestry of the family has been traced to the time of William the Conqueror, ancestors li is Known, thariah Field was the first Sedge AS to arriving Massa * ip FIGURE IN AMERICAN es FIND THE ACCIDENT COUPON IN EVERY ISSUE OF THE SUNDAY POST.DISPATCH. { GouPONS PAID: 1. Charles Milward, Natural Bridge rd... . .$50 2. George Becham, 2206 Farrar st.......---- $25 8. Thomas Scheller, 1004 N. Sixteenth st. .$25 4. Wm. J. Simpson, 3018 N. Grand av......$25 6. Val Slater, 1136S. Seventh st 6. Albert Boardman, 8961 Sarpy av.........$25 1. Fred Engiish, 2105 Lynch st.......... — 8. Thomas H. Goodrich ,2833 Wisconsin av.$25 9. Hiram Winn, 824 N. Twentieth st..... -+ $25 10. Charles Musick, 1631 O’Falion st.. scecestee il, Wm. Hale, 1447 College av..... ee $25 12. George J. Smith, 10098. Thirteenth st. .$25 13. Ed Hanley, 187 Convent st $50 14, George W. Schikorsky, 2013 N. Ninth st.$25 15. Daniel Richards, 411 E. Espenschied st. $50 16. Walter F. Brady, 2336% Oarr st 17, Mrs. Emma Lynes, 28, Jeffersonav.....$25 BE SURE YOU HAVE ONE SIGNED WITH YOUR NAMB AND ADDRESS IN INK. THEY ARE HANDY IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. in 1680 or 1632. He was the ancestor of the Field family of New England, whose descend- —_ are now scattered all over the United States. Of the five children of the first Zachariah Field, one son was shot by Indians, the only daughter was widowed by an Indian massa- cre and a grand-daughter, Mary, married an Indian chief. David Dudiey Field, the father of the most remarkable family of sons in American his- tory, was descended directly from the orig- inal Zachariah Field. He was born in East Gilford, now known as Madison, Conn., on May 20, 1781, and died in Stockbridge, Mass., April 15, 1867. He was the son of Capt. Timo- thy Field, an officer in the Revolutionary army. David Dudiey Field was graduated from Yale ee in 1802. He studied theology with Rev. Charles Backus and was licensed to preach in 1802. For forty-eight years there- after he preached to congregations at Had- dam, Somers, Stockbridge and Higganum. The eldest of his sons, also named David Dualey Field, was born at Haddam, Conn., Feb. 13, 1805, graduating at Williams College in 1825. Hestudied lawand admitted to the bar in 1828. He is the author of codes on civil and criminal procedure, which have been adopted by a majority of the States and Ter- ritories. His ‘‘Outlines ofan International OCode’’ attracted the attion of ali nations,and has been translated into French, Italian and Chinese. It wasan eminent English Chan- cellor who said that David Dudley Field of New York had done more more for the re- of laws than any other man living. THE NAME IN CALIFORNIA. Stephen Johnson Field, the second son, was born in Haddam, Nov. 4, 1816. When 10 years old he accompanied his sister, who had mar- ried a missionary, toSmyrna to acquire a knowledge of Oriental languages. When he returned he entered Williams College, gradu- ating in 1837 atthe head of his class. He studied law in his brother’s office, and after his admission to the bar wastaken by his brother into partnership. In 1849 Stephen went to San Francisco, where he practiced his profession. He was one of the founders of Maysville, in that State, and was its first Alcalde. He was elected a member of the first Legislature aiter the admission of California intothe Union. He wasthe author of many notable legislative acts. In 1857 he was_ elected Judge of the Supreme Court of California. He became Chief Justice in 1859, succeeding Judge David S&S. Terry. In 1863 President Linceln appointed him Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, He was a member of the Electoral Commission tn 1877 and voted with the Democratic minority. In 1880 he was before the Cincinnati Convention as a candidate forthe presidential nomina- tion and received 65 votes on the first ballot. The fourth brother, Henry Martyn Field, is a Congregational ‘clergyman, who was born in Stockbridge in 1822. In 1842 he be- came pastor of a Presbyterian church in 8t. Louis, where he remrined five years. In 1847 and 1848 he traveled through Europe, and wasin Paris during the revolution in the latter year. Upon his return he became a Congregation- alist, and published much material procured on histravels. Heisnowand has been for many yearsthe editor and proprietor of the Evangelist. Striking examples of the Field ‘‘blood’’ are shown in the correlative branches of the family. The late Stanley Matthews, Associate Justice ofthe Supreme Court, and David J. Brewer, another Associate Justice, were nephews of the Fields. HIS BETE NOIR THE ‘‘L’’ ROADS. The Elevated roads nearly proved to be Cyrus W. Field’s financial ruin. Everybody remembersthe great coup d’etat of Jay Gould in 1887, by which Cyrus W. Field was ‘*squeezed’’ out of his Manhattan Railway stock. He had been an extensive share- holder, and Mr. Gould was anxious to geta controlling interest in the stock, so the his- toriansof the ‘‘Street’’ say. Mr. Gould ‘*manipulated’’ the stock in such a way that Mr. Field had to let it go. He was badly crip- pled, and Mr. Gould is quoted as saying at the time, *‘Well, we have left Cyrus his real estate.’’ @M2READ'AND BUTTER 4nd dessert plates, new importations, beautiful designs, very low prices. Mermod & Jaccard’s, Broadway and Locust. Aid for Planing Mill Men. Ata meeting of the Carpenters and Join- ers’ Union, No. 4, at their hall on Tenth street and Franklin avenue, last night, $500 was donated to the planing mill strikers. Resolutions were also adopted re- quiring all employes to receive no material that was turned out of the mills that omptovet non-union men. This union has a membership of over 600, who aver that they will contribute $500 weekly to the strikers rather than to see them lose the fight. PURE 18-KT GOLD WEDDING RINGS. MERMOD & JACCARD JEWELRY CO., Ook. BROADWAT AND LOCUST S8?. Burial Permits. The following burial certificates were issued by the Health Department to-day: Harry Trayser, 9mos., 2905 Gasconade ay.; en- teritis. Michael Manning, 31 yrs., 8404 Pennsylvania av.: eurism. "James Mulroy, 10 yrs.,6 N. 20th st.; typhoid fever. Peter Green, 37 yrs., 1237 Morgan st.; consump- tion. August Harting, 62 yrs., 2621 Shenandoah st. ; heart disease. . Patrick Sweenv, 60 yrs., trouble. Lillie Bauer, 3 yrs., 2831 Iowa av.; pneumonia. Mary Steffe!l,75 yrs.,City Hospital; senile debility. August Geliz, 5 mos., 4023 Beck ay.; cholera in- fantuim. Anna Matthews, 9 mos., 3907 Illinois av.; cholera infantum, 2: : Angelo M. Walter, 39 yrs., 1535 Washington av.: consumption. Marine Hospital; liver Deaths. HEREFORD —At his residence, Ferguson, St. Louis County, Mo., on July 12, 1892, at4 a. m., Dr. Jonn R. HEREFORD, aged 79 years. Funeral from the Catholic Church at Ferguson Thursday, July 14, at!Oa.m. Friends invited to at- tend. Interment private. HORMANN—On the llth of July, at 3:45 4a. m., TILLIE, daughter of Theodore Hormann, aged 20 years 4 months. Funeral Wednesday, July 13, at 3 p. m., from family residence, 715 Lami street, to St. Markus Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend. LYONS—July 11 at 2:15 p. m., Joun M. Lyons. Funeral from residence, 1926 Gratiot st., Wednes- day, 13th. Friends invited. MULROY—JAMES MULROY, after a short and painful illness, duly 11, at 1 a, m., beloved son of James and Catherine Mulroy, aged 10 years, 11 months and 26 days. Funeral from No, 6 North Twentieth street, to Calvary Cemetery, at 8:30 a. m., Wednesday, July 13. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. REEL—On Saturday, July 9, atthe residence of Miss Emily Harper Edrington, Sewickly, Pa., Mrs. EUGENIA REEL, nee Saugrain, relict of the late John W. Reel, in the 79th year of her age. Funeral services at Mt. Carmel Church, Baden, 9 o’clock, Wednesday morning, Interment private. TIN KEG—On July 11, at 7:15 o'clock p. m., PHILIPPINE TINKER, nee Lampel, beloved wife of Z. W. Tinker. Funeral from family residence, 3533 Longfellow avenue, Wednesday, July 13, at 2 o’clock p. m. Relatives and friends invited to attend. As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Mrs. Z. W.Tinker, we will cl ose our place of business at 1 o'clock to-morrow. Will be open again as usual on Thursday morning. DAUGHERTY-CROUCH DRUG CO. RIOTOUS NEGRORs. -— — Paducah in the Throes of a Violent Race War. MILITIA CALLED OUT AT MIDNIGHT TO QUELL AN UPRISING. One Soldier Shot and Killed—-A Woman Wounded By a’Stray Bullet—The Dis- turbers Driven Off—Causes That Led to the Conflict—Crime News and Brevi- ties. PapuUCcAH, Ky., July 12.—A negro mob sur- rounded the Paducah Jail late last night and a bloody race war is_ threatened. The negrvues refused} to disperse, thinking the whites meant to lynch Tom Burgess, a negro prowler. All are heavily armed. At midnight there was a clash between the soldiers and negroes. Seventy-five negroes opened fire upon the troops and citizens, and Private Elmer Edwards fell with a bullet if the abdomen. Severalof the negroes were then shot by the troops. The extent of their injuries is not Known. After the first skirmish between the State troops called out by the Governor and the negro mob which attacked them both sides retired, the whites taking up a position in the Court-house and the negroes at Odd Fellows’ Hall. It was determined to make no effort to depose them until morning. It is believed the negroes separated just be- fore day. A few were taken in custody, when found by officers. The cause of the riot seems to have been a belief on the part of the negroes that Thomas Burgess,a negro under arrest, would be lynched. Burgess was arrested for robbery and for prowling about at night, entering residences and frightening women. For some weeks reports have come in almost daily of women having been awakened by a man reachingin at the window of their bedrooms and passing his hand over their faces. One woman woke to find a man disrobing in herroom, On Friday Burgess was arrested and two or three women identified him asthe person gullty of these offenses. There has been no more bloodshed, but further trouble is expected to-night. The Governor has not ordered out more ee ny Elmer Edwards, the soldier shot last night, died thismorning. If the negroes congregate at the jail again to fight there is liable to be a bloody clash. Mrs. Mat Husbands was seriously wounded during the fight last night by a bullet which passed through the side of her house. CRIME NEWS. EVERY GAMBLING-HOUSE CLOSED UP IN LITTLE ROCK. LITTLE Rock, Ark., July 12.—There was not a single gambling-housein operation in this city last night. Every one of them was closed in obedience to the order issued by the Mayor. Ever since in 1872it has been the custom ofthecity tosendtoeach gambling- house on every Monday morning a sergeant ofthe police to collect from each $25 which was regarded as fine, but in reality a license, The ne et gs amount collected within that eriod will figure up about $8,000 annually, or 160,000 in the twenty years. In explanation of the issuance of the order, Mayor Fletcher says that the amount of revenue he will re- ceive fromthe sheriff on account of taxes will be about $60,000; that only $35,000 of this sum has been anticipated, and that hereafter the city will be able to meet its bills without any assistance from the gamblers, CRIME BREVITIES. At a picnic in Lewis County, Kentucky last Saturday, John Stacey was shot an killed by George Black. The latter wasa disappointed suitor for the hand of the lady whom Stacey married. Mrs. Nellie Neel had a tooth extracted by Dr. W. F. Baskerville of Keo, Ark,, yester- day, and asked permission to leave her babe with him while she went to meet her sister at the train. She boarded the train and abandoned the babe. Presley Lorve, over 60 years of age, is being tried at Fort Smith, Ark., on a charge of kill- ing his wife, who died May 30, 1891. He was arrested at the instigation of his three children, a sonand two daughters, who are witnesses against him, Henry Kreidler, aged 65 years, was lodged in jail at Decatur,ll., yesterday for attempt- ing to take the life of John Cross, who was accosted while out walking with a young lady, Miss Bridwell, whom Cross intends marrying. Hotel St. Louis on Lake Minnetonka, Now open underthe management of Mr. W. G. Johnson. Trains leave St. Paul for Hotel St. Louls at 9 a. m., land 5:30 p. m.; leave Minneapolis at 6:15 and 9:15a. m. and 1:30 and 6:0 p.m. Clandler’s Milwaukee Orchestra in attendance. For particulars apply at Wabash ticket office, southeast corner Broad- way and Olive street. f = Fought at a Wedding. Will Le Roy of 820 Hempstead street and Jesse Reid of 1812 North Broadway had a fight ata wedding at 33380 Chouteau avenue last night and Reid claims that he washit with brass knuckles by Le Roy. Reld’sface was badly cut up when he applied fora summons to.day against gaen é He didn’t exactly know what the trouble was about. They wenttothe wedding as friends, but drank too much there and then disagreed about something and the first thing Reid knew he was knocked down, USE no borax. Useno soda, Forall kinds of washing use Clairette Soap, in which you have all desirable and necessary detergent ingredients collected into a perfect combina- tionin exaetly the right proportions, Per.- fectly pure. The Wagon Demolished. About 1:10 o’clock this afternoon a team of horses attached to a truck wagon belonging to the Martin Wooden-Ware Co. ran away from in front of the company’s building on Second and Chestnut streets, going east on ye aig Ane y rd ed collided with a tele- grap e and continued down the street oo Anohior ogee ene way P+ orses were caught. © wagon was dam- aged to the extent of $30. af Tue A, B. CO. of it is the ‘‘Bohemian bottled beer’’ brewed by the American Brewing Oo. of St. Louls. There is nothing like it for | D use; it is pure, Sparkling and has a 4 a 3 | dS ab eat B where the- Hot Fight in Montgomery City—Over the | State, — : MONTGOMERY City, Mo., July 12.—Political excitement runs high here to-day. The great battle between Congressman Dick Norton of Lincoln County and Champ Clark of Pike Comey is being fought out and both sides are fighting as they never fought before. The delegates began arriving’ this morning, and at noon, when the dele- tes to the convention began assembling, hey were all on hand, including the contest- ing delegations from Crawford County. Crawford is the pivotal county, both of the candidates having an even number of votes without it. Crawford has five votes, and it isclaimed by both sides. When the mass meeting was held two weeks ago, it broke up in row, and both sides have been claiming it ever since. Norton’s forces went to one hall in Steelville and elected a delegation, and Olark’s went to an- other and also picked out five delegates. While the convention was in_ session this afternoon most of the time was put in by the leaders in making technical mo- tions, The Crawtord County con- tingent was belligerent and both sides Seemed ready for an outbreak at any time, Whenthe recess was taken nothing had been done beyond a lot of wrangling. It is the opinion that a compromise may yet be reached by referring the Crawford County contest back to that ey A for settlement, The leaders recognize that it will not augur well for the party to make a nomi- nation that will leave ill-feeling in its wake. The Wemocratic majority is not as large as Many seem tothink. The Republicans have Col, Bil) Morsey of Warren County picked out for the nomina- tion, and he is a brilliant paigner. Efforts will be made restore peace, even if it is necessary to pick SP Peers of Warren, McDearmon of St, Charles or Green Clay of Audrain. ae to-night the fight will be waxing warm- PINE BLUFF’S JUBILEE. TEN THOUSAND DEMOCRATS RATIFY THE CHI- CAGO NOMINATIONS, PINE BLUFF, July 12.—Last night all the trains into the city were crowded with peoplé to attend the Cleveland and Stevenson ratifi- cation meeting to-day and hundreds of wagons, buggies and carriages began coming and are still coming. Not less than 10,000 visitors. Hon. E. W. Rector and J. B. Wood cf Hot Springs and many eminent Speakers have arrived and several others from distant States and cities. The city ts elegantly decorated and bands of music are heard ali over the town, Dinner will be served at 1 o’clock and speaking will begin at three. To-night a grand torch- light procession will be had, thousands of Democrats will be in the procession. The enthusiasm is simply immense, the working people being prominent in their shouts for Cleveland and Stevenson. ——= GREENE COUNTY REPUBLICANS. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 12.—The Republican Convention of Greene County met here yes- terday at lp. m. forthe purpose of nominat- ing a county ticket. It was a very much mixed affair, and it was nearly 4 o’clock be- fore the committee got down to work. G. P. Peale was selected chairman and G. A. C. Woolley secretary. The first order of business was the selection of a candidate for Criminal Judge andthe friends of Col. Wade found themselves so far intherear that the name of their candidate was not presented ann J. J. Gideon was nominated by acclamation. The nomination of a candidate for Sheriff was next in order and the names of Dan}P. Stew- art and Howard Grantham were presented. When the roll was called Stewart was declared the nominee. He mounted the stage and thanked the convention, when it was found that a mistake had been made and that Grantham was the nominee. The next fight was for Prosecuting Attorney and Jay Hans Duncan, the man who fought Wade so bitterly was nominated almost unanimously. The convention meets to-night to complete their ticket, and many say that spectators will not be admitted as the Repub- licans claim that much of the excitement to- day was caused by the Democrats as a ae ity of the audience were of that faith. It has been the most exciting convention held in this county for many years. The convention completed its ticket as fol- lows last night: Collector, J. M. Patterson; Assessor, James P. Reed; Surveyor, T. , Orawtord; Public Administrator, Aa. N. Foss; Coroner, Frank W. Dremer; Representative Eastern District, Ben Grist, Frisco Conduc- tor; Western District, John A, Youngblood, merchant. FRANKLIN COUNTY REPUBLICANS. WASHINGTON, Mo., July 11.—The Franklin County Republican Convention metin Turner Hall yesterday at2 p. m. and elected dele- gates to attend the Congressional Conven- tion to be held at Clayton, Mo., July 20, and delegates to attend the Senato- rial and Judicial Conventions to be held at Hermann, Mo., July WS. The meeting was called to order by Clark Brown of Union, Mo., chairman of the Coun- ty Central Committee. A callof townships showed the representatives were present from Boone, Bodeuf, Boles, Central, Lyon Meramec, New Haven, St. Johns, Union and Washington townships, a tctal of sixty-three delegates. Hon. 8. Gregory was selected@as temporary chairman and J. H. Fisher as temporary secretary. On motion of Fer- dinand Muench of St. Johns Township com- mittees on rules and organization and cre- dentials were appointed. F. - Pehle was elected permanent chairman, J. H. Fisher Secretary, and J. 8. Gardner Assistant Secre- tary. The delegates to the Congressional Convention go instructed for J. C. Kiskaddon as first choice. For second choice the delegation is divided between ex-Congressman W. M. Kinsey and Richard Barthold. Delegates to Judicial Convention are for Judge Heizel for renomination and the delegates to the Senatorial Convention will support F. W. Poley. Ex-Congressman W.M. Kinsey, Hon, Richard Bartold, Hon. J. C. Kiskaddon and State Senator John Brown Pollard addressed the convention. JUDGE GREEN INDORSED. De SoTo, Mo., July 12.—The Democrats of Jefferson County assembled in mass meet - ing at the Court-house In Hillsboro yesterday forthe purpose of electing delegates to the Judicial Convention of the Twenty-first Ju- dicial Circuit. The following delegates were elected: Leroy Dover, Judge M. F, Byrne, Judge Thomas A, Charles, F. R. Dearing, W. H,. H. Thomas, CC. R. Honey, Jos, Flynn, J. D. Barth, John N. Conn, Jr., F. D. Waters: They passed the following resolution: Be it resolved by the Democracy of Jefferson County, Missouri, in mass-meeting assembled that we do hereby indorse the Hon. James F. Green as being a just and impartial judge of the highest attainments, as his record for the past two years as Judge of the Circuit Covrt eminently shows him to be; and be it further Resolved, That we recommend him to the Democ- racy of this, the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit, as one eminently fitted for the honor of the Democratic nomination for Judge of the Twenty-first Judicial Circult of Missouri, RIPLEY DEMOCRATS. WEsT PLAINS, Mo,, July 12.—A few days ago the Democrats of Ripley County, to the num- ber of 600, met at Doniphan and selected del- egates to the Judicial, Congressional and Senatorial Conventions. For Circuit Judge eight delegates were selected favorable to J. L. Fort of Stoddard County, eight delegates were selected to attend the Congressional Convention at Malden, all of them being fay- orable to Hon. Marsh Arnold, the only canal- date for that place. Forthe Senatorial Con- vention four delegates were selected and in- structed for Robert Drum of Bollinger County fer State Senator. AN ALLIANCE TICKET. Wrst Pains, Mo., July 12.—The Alliance ticket nominated in this (Howell) County ts as follows: For representative, J. M. Adkins; Collector, Vol Carter; Sheriff, J. T. Poole; Treasurer, J. K. Wellman; Attorney, Wm. Monks; Coroner, Re vaigae urve . 3 sessor, , T nd lg Fae es Butts and J. W. Riley. Col. Wm. M received the nomination !f onthe People’s Ticket, clining to be led like a lam He prefers running for Pros — STEPHENS AT BOONVILLE. BOONVILLE, Mo., July 12.—The Democratic County Cenvention met at the Court-house this city yesterday afternoon to elect five at, + # adi > a Cl TRB ee ot ¢ , - k , _* | ve ¢ : Pirie ope FMR : | ; A. PN Nee gone? ny a’ » an ws ¥ ¥ » sotto _' 3 e K : SS mall ~ o£ Es + ot bss Margy Oe ee > in conducting an electric light plant in the | FiLL THREE STORIES. James H. Lucas Narrowly Escapes Death in the Emilie Building Disaster. The Emilie building, on the southwest cor. a nerof Ninth and Olive streets, looks to-day asif an earthquake had seized it, and given ita severe shaking up before It let go. The building is being improved by work- men. Yesterday, a gang of men employed by John J. O’Brien were putting up a smoke- Stack. About6é o’clock, they started to raise it into position on the north rt of the building. They had neatlyup when a pulley rope broke,and down came the mass of iro, falling across the court and knocking off a great slab from the north wall of the south half of the building. The fall of the stack and the shattering of t wall sounded like the report of an explosion, and the street was full of people in a few seconds, the offices in the building being em ptied in a twinkling: As the smokestack fell, John Seales, the elevator boy, had just closed the door of the third story and laid his hand on the rope to descend. In the car with him was James H, Lucas, son of James D. Lucas, who owns the oe and the brother of the lady after whom t was named. The falling weight jarred the wire cable that sustains the elevator out of its Rance on the reel and away from the con- trolling machinery. As Seales pulled on his rope he felt it give way in his hand, and at the same instant the elevator shot down- wards, **Jump on the seat; the thing’s Sey | si Seales cried to Lucas. Both leaped on 8 thickly cushioned seatand knelt there dur- ing the two seconds it took for the elevator to fall. When it struck the ground, both were shocked almost into unconsciousness, and rolled off the seat together, When they gotup both .were dazed, and were taken home bruised, but rather pleased atthe out- come, J. W. Reilly, a real estate man, who wags sitting at an open window, was cut by frag- ments of glass which flew from thes covering the store of A. Withmar. as it was broken by falling pieces of the wall. xi ie a ree gh dar et: 8 yh a! b sk g st ; x 2 ae eS he Wes y a a - SUE! i : Tae ri sf tas oa . a Bh ai Bo . a ‘ vs oe : ae bP ee 4 ig ar» fe: ey, Oe “= ot uty oer . . gs ee ee < Rees Ls Ric = wee
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