St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 17, 1896

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7 “ . . * 2 at % reeks nr ae 4 emf 1 5 7 i * — 4 4 i Whey pa 2 4 > * 9 2 . . * ‘ 2 . * > en ae at aa 4 7 x 4 t A fe ae! os = } ad Beis: 4 2 * *. J oa g D PRS jf ** * 5 ; a . oa 2 ts — 0 ; 7 : 1 % * 2 8 * 7 N a * Lie r 3 4 * 12 a - 2 e «py? ah —— n ae 1 ” a : 7 2 * 7 * *. Shoe * 15 . * oo xt 4 3 3 „ e n ee — — geese N Decision Handed Down This Morning in- the Post- Dispatch Injunction Case. The Contract Between Col. — Jones and Mr. Pulitzer Binds the Company. Court Holds That Col. Jones Is to Have Absolute Con- trol of the Newspaper, The motion of Col. Charles H. Jones to have made permanent the temporary in- junction restraining .the directors of the Pulizzer Publishing Co. from ’ interfering with his management and control of the Post-Dispatch Was granted by Judge Val- liant Monday morning. Neither the plaintiff nor the defendants were in court when the Judge announced his . decision. They were represented by counsel. | | Mr. Judson, for the plaintiff, was on hand before court opened, as was Judge Finkein- burg for the Pulitzer Publishing Co; ‘There was a big crowd in the courtroom and the | corridor was lined with people interested * the outcome of the case. . Tus arnouncement of the decision was without incident. The clerk rapped for or- der. Judge Valliant ascended the bench and said: In the case of Charles H. Jones vs. Samuel Williams and others, the decision is for the plaintiff. Counsel may agk for a memorandum.” Mr. Judson stepped up to the bar and re- ceived from the court the written decision. He left the court room at once. In the hallway Mr. Florence D. White and Col. Samuel Williams, directors of the Pulitzer Publishing Co., and Col. Fred Lehman of counsel for defense, were en- countered. The entire party adjourned to the Clerk’s room of the Court of Appeals, where Mr. Judson read the decision aloud to an interested group. The gist of the ruling is that Col. Jones hall have absolute control of the business and editorial departments of the Post-Dis- patch during the life of the contract, the court reserving the right to appoint a re- ceiver at any time. | The finding of the court in brief is that Mr. Pulitzer is e the Pulitzer * ushing Co. That the contract with Col. Jones was bis personal act. That Col. Jones was not an employe. That the annulment of the contract would mot give the plaintiff a clear and adequate basis for damages. That there was nothing in the contract about the silver question. That the clause about maintaining the tra- flitional policy of the paper signifies noth- ing. There was nothing in the pleadings or the evidence that would justify Mr. Pu- litzer in taking the control and manage- ment out of plaintiff's hands. The court decided that the plaintiff had performed his part of the contract and the defendant, Pulitzer, should be compelled to perform his part. In #0 far as the contract calls for ‘the election of plaintiff as director and Presi- dent of the corporation the Court will not enforce it, but in other respects it will. Defendants are enjoined from interfering vith plaintiff’s control and management for five years from Jan. 6, 18%, the Court re- serving the t to appoint a receiver at any time. —— — — —ů— THE DECIS DECISION. Full Text of Judge Judge Leroy Valliant’s Opinion. anne a suit in equity by which the plain- an injunction to restrain the de- ita, the Pulitser Publishing Co, a — AAA 1 agreed between the contract with Joseph Pulitzer of dath es. 6, 1896. In the first paragraph of this cob Mr. Pulitzer agreed to sell and deliver to the plaintiff 1,667 shares, being one-sixth of all the shares of the capital stock of the Pulitzer Publishing Co., for $80,000 in cash | and the performance by the plaintiff of con- ditions thereinafter.set forth. In the second paragraph the importance of those conditions in .the estimation of Mr. Pulitzer and his reliance upon the plaintiff's assurances ef his ability to per- form them are emphasized as the moving consideration, distinguished above the cash consideration, that induced Mr. Pulitzer to sell ‘the stock. ““4 In the third paragraph the parties say: “Now, therefore,“ (that is, referring to wat has preceded and in consequence. thereof) parties hereto and made a part of the consideration for the! sale of said one thousand six hundred and sixty-seven (1,667) shares of stock that the party of the second part (plaintitt) shall be appointed editor and manager of the Post- Dispatch, a newspaper published in St. Louis, Mo., by the said Pulitzer Publishing Co., for the term of five (5) years from date hereof, at an annual salarx of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).”” In the fourth paragraph Mr. Pulitzer | agrees to elect the plaintiff director and president of the corporation, and give him control and management of the newspaper for the term above stated, provided, how- ever, the appointment and salary should cease if the plaintiff failed to properly per- form me duties as editor ani manager, or accepted any office or engaged in any other business, it being covenanted that the plain- ‘tiff “shall devote all the time, ability and energy he possesses to the growth, pros- perity and success of said St. Louis Post- Dispatch and conduct the same with strict- | value of a 22 10 be “fixed 4 r | x Ar a . Pt 0 of this pon that | whilst: it yes. the — ‘stock, yet such was by means the only or the r The negotiations whith led up to the exe- cution ot the contract. show that the quan- tity of stock to be sold to the plaintiff was measured by his ability to pay for it. “He could have all thé interest he could pay tor,“ was the language of the telegram of January 22. The of the stock by the plaintite to the. limit.of his ability. to pay kor it ae a moving consideration to Mr. Pulitzer,’ not because he wanted to con- vert that much stock into money, for it does not appear that he ever cared to sell any of the stock of this company, except in small quantities and then only to favored friends, but because he wanted to enlist the plaintiff with all his geal in the welfare of the newspaper. The establishing and building up of the Post-Dispatch seems to have beén the first great achievement of his life and all the evidence shows that Mr, Pulitzer regarded it with peide and sdlicitude that amounted even to-gffection. His impaired health in- oa paoitated him from giving to the news- paper that great personal ability with which be Rad founded and developed it, and his anxiety was to place ft in the hands of a man who riot only had the ability to main- tain it,but whose whole fortune was involved in its prosperity. Therefore, it is reiterated In various forms in the contract that be- sides the money consideration there was another and more important motive that induced Mr. Pulitzer.to enter into it, and that was that the plaintiff should devote his whole strength to promoting the interest of the Post-Dispatch, engage in no other business, take no office, but live for the Post-Dispatch alone, and if he should die before the lapse of the period covered by the contract the sale of the stock was to be re- scinded on terms specified, And upon the part of the plaintiff it is equally clear that the mere purchase of the stock, although it involved all the money he could raise, was by no means his chief consideration. The testimony showed that — e es type, 0 ‘outfitting, eto. but m ee character or — tation, widened by its patronage of sub- scribers and advertisers, and this depends almost entirely upon the ability of its editor- ial and business management. The plaintiff had entire confidence in his own ability in that respect, and that the defendant Pulitzer entertained the same opinion of plaintiff's ability may reasonably be inferred from the fact that having had personal experience with him as editor of the World, he selected him as the man to put at the helm of the Post-Dispatch. The evidence also showed that the ambition of the plaintiff’s life was to succeed in the line of that kind of work marked out for him in the contract, and to secure the op- portunity to gratify that ambition he pledged every energy of his mind and body and backed his pledge by investing his | whole fortune in the work. The character of each of the men, parties to this contract, as it may be gathered from the evidence, should be borne in mind when 2 * JAMES X. LEWIS, (ot Counsel for Col. ee cost est integrity and economy.“ The contract then provided a test by which to determine whether or not the p tiff had at the end of the first and se years performed his part. That test hat the gross revenues for 1896 3 e less than for 18%, and that tl 8 r =. divine the in ite : : corpora- nay and as 2 N and should not allow the oontraot to govern Tune defendant. Pulitzer, eens 0 new | resident, has nat been served wich process, and has not availed. himself of his to enter his appearance herein and be Inis anne answer, but his enen, — r > — eee ——ů— . — tion, but t cannot ‘de ae hands of future 8 — Directors are but ‘ministerial agents of pes corporation and im a sense are trustees Mi | for the stockholders, who, if they so will, may at the end of the year inaugurate In entire change of policy by electing a new Board of Directors. But if the stockhold- ers be of one mind, they can so exercise their | power of choice of directors as to perpetu- ate a given policy through the whole life of the corporation, and in so doing they would violate no law nor rn any ae policy. At the time 8 Pulitzer shade this contract the capital stock of the cor- poration was divided into 10,000 shares, of which he owned 8,796, his wife 800, his broth- er-in-law 400 and Mesars, Williams, White, Gibson and Woods ome share each; the shares held by those other than Mr. Pulit- ver himself were given by him to them re- spectively. Vai . The giving of the one sharé each to Messers. Williams, White, Gibson and Woods was to qualify them to be directors, and that they did not regard themselves as really the owners of the stock is evidenced by the} fact that dividends on those shares were} always credited to Mr. Pulitzer and drawu « by him. They, except Mr. Gibson, were a employes of the company, holding. import- ant. positions in the editorial and business departments of the newspaper. Thus we see that at the time the defend- ant Pulitzer signed this contract he had full power to cause every feature of it on his part to be faithfully performed if he so minded, and he has that power now. Much has been said in the argument concerning er independence of the Board of Directors, the duty that they owed under the law; JUDGE LEROY B. VALLIANT. sumed the position of Editor and Manager of the Post-Dispatch, as the contract re- quired, on February 15. Ata meeting of the stockholders of the corporation in March following he was elected a director and at a meeting of the Board of Directors he was elected President of the corporation and appointed editor and manager of the Post- Dispatch for one year at a salary of $10,000. At the stockholders’ meeting bydaws were adopted as to one of which the plaintiff protested on the ground that it conflicted with his contract, inasmuch as it seemed to give the Board of Directors the authority to remove him at their pleasure from con- trol of the newspaper. There was a great deal of evidence ad- duced at the hearing which was intended to bear on the questions of whether or not the corporation Had ratified this contract and whether or not it was understood by the parties at the time of making it as a con- tract between the Pulitzer Publishing Co. and the plaintiff. But in the view that I have taken of the rights of the parties un- der this contract, and the remedies to be applied, it is unnecessary to review that testimony here. It is suffidlent' for the present to say that the plaintiff's manage- ment during the first year has. stood the test that the parties agreed should be de- cisive, the gross revenues of the Post-Dis- were 2 not less than for 451.149. 76 violated his contract. 5 If we view this only, in 1 — of ed tween the two tract be 2 2 t 1 ; 8 the part satisfied, from th par ‘ * — 85 Ft in evidence and from its tone there can de no doubt that he is in hearty accord with the defense set up by his cordefendants. In his deposition he expresses himself in terms of the strongest abhorrance of the policy of the Post-Dispatch under the plaintiff's management on the silver question; he says: It (the policy of free coinage of sil- ver) was false and wrong in mor ality, public honor and «public wel- fare; was just like advocating: counter- teilt money, and I did not think any paper of mine should do that.” : Considering the high regard which the and prectionlly alj the stock owned by one man. Why should not those whom he se- lects as his agents conduct the affairs of that business as he directs? Instead of its being a reproach to them that they do so, it is to their credit. If there was no corpora- tion in the case, if the Post-Dispatch was, as Mr. Pulitzer in his deposition says, à paper of mine,“ and conducted on his individual account, would anyone think 19 impugning the character of his employes to say that they conducted the business as he desired? The only difference between a director of a business corporation and an employe in an individual business is ann not moral. N The evidence left the impression on my mind that the defendant, Pulitzer, is a man of great force of character and he has the faculty of binding his employes to him with loyal devotion. Whilst this is both to his credit ahd to theirs, yet it emphasizes the fact that he will have no difficulty in fulfilling what he has agreed to do under this contract if he so desires. g * Aer pith aoe * 8 ee dee ENDLESS CHAN l t complish the Purpose Sought, CARLISLE WANTS ADVICE; The Oleveland Administration, It Is Said, Will Make Ne More Sales of Bonds, | Special to The Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17.—There ig considerable suspicion attached to the im- portant declaration emanating from Demo- cratic sources that, whatever may happen from this time on, the Cleveland Adminis- tration will not make another bond sale. This is the announcement in official circles, where the failure of the last loan to accom- plish {ts prrpose is now admitted. In this alleged determination Secretary. Carlisle will go to New York within the next two or three days to consult with J. Pierpont Morgan and other leading financiers. The situation is not satisfactory elther as to the reserve or as.to the progress of the bond transactions for its maintenance. ‘While by the anticipation of installments ‘Pome subscribers to the $100,000,000 loan have iped to push the total of the Government's ot gold to a figure higher than an- N on the first payment, the inevita- is seqn to be the reduction of the Serve by withdrawals of gold for band te pay the other installments, im tration has come to the con- latest calculations have mis- fat it is useless to make any to keep the supply of gold to the standard heretofore ort to make bends de that the dissatisfac- ‘ods in the enforcement oF the — for the exchange of greenbacks for and the Secretary, while not disposed terfere with Mr. Jordan's management, 4— yet undoubtedly give him suggestions as to the advisibility of conducting his office with. out unnecessary friction. It is estimated that of the $111,000,000 in gold which the. last sale of bonds should produce hardly two-thirds of that amount will be obtaiaed. All the loose gold is be¢ lieved to have been rounded up in the first payment for bonds, and what is to be ob- tained hereafter, or much of it, will have to come out of the reserve in the process = greénback redemptions. Just what help the Administration ex- pects to obtain in New York cannot be . e oP ae sh: e t Weer Failure of the New Loan to Ace 1 ao n 8 * „„ 7 7 1 ee,

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Vege STS ongetreat upon a great and serious aor Ne vp! eee ea Rar eR TOS Ter, GRE A ae CON’ AS We N e a r ö * * 3 * a 3 n Ps mip . 8 8 85 n * “> * Pere eet Sa ~ ISSQUARELY FOR FREE SILVER : ‘ He Wants to Be Re-Elected Secretary of mean the success of any other than the Re- i ee ‘Democrats who honestly differ from us on - Partially reduced tariff, the assaults made 5 Ss 6. 9 ee 9 8 10 2 ne AR vn - ri rn * * 9 — State and Lays Dewn the Plat- form on Which He Will Run. Gecretary of State Lesueur spent yester- day n St. Louis, returning to the State cap- ital on the night train, Being asked by a Post-Dispatch reporter what he knew about Mr. Seibert’s candidacy for Governor, he answered. „Absolutely nothing. I do not know who is urging him to become a cand‘date, what he intends to do, or, indeed, anything about it. It is a matter with which I have ab- golutely nothing to do. In this connection jet me way that any and every story con- mecting my name with the making of slates for- Governor at Washington City or else- where are unqualifiedly untru les, made out of whole cloth. I have asked no man to become a candidate for Governor or any other office. I have encouraged no man, either d.rectly or indirectly, to become a candidate. I shall be a candidate for re- election, and I realize that it is as much as I can successfully accomplish to run for one office at a time. As I have repeat- edly stated, I believe the people them- selves competent to attend to their nomi- mations when the time comes. Indeed, I have been too much occupied with official business to even talk or write about my own candidacy. The truth is that I have only taken part in purely pgl'tical affairs recentiy, to aid in bringing the two ends of our State Committes together, and when that was accomplished I felt, not only that a great step toward Democratic success had been taken, but that the com- mittee was competent without my advice or interference to carry on intelligently and patriotically the affairs of the party.” What do you think about the Sedalia con- vention?“ a “I believe the very best possible fight should be made in Missouri, as everywhere, in behalf of the white metal. I am op- posed to any straddles or amBiguities in the latform to be adopted at Sedalia on April Missouri should speak its sentiments in clear and unmistakable terms. I am to-day, as I have been since 1873, in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without awaiting the intervention or co-operation of any other country on earth. 1 desire to see the full rehabilitation of the silver dollar, and its restoration to the position it occupied be- fore it was stricken down by. the act of 1873. I believe this country can as suc- cessfully lead in remonetization as it did in demonetization. I have no fear that the remonetization of silver will find existing the disparity between the two metals which has been forced by its demonetization. When I reflect that four of five leading men, simply citizens, merchants, specula- tors, gamblers, if you will, can in any of our great cities, by united effort, depress the price of any commodity which they may lease to attack, I am amazed that every- ody does not realize that it is the ham- mering process of unfriendly legislation and inimical executive authority that has beat- en down the price of silver, rather than any natural cause. I wish to see this process reversed. . “These are my views. I do not believe in the wisdom of cowardice. I do not think uestion -will bring the respect even of our opponents. I am a loyal Democrat. I love my party. I recognize that no great arty can long exist upon one issue only. recognize that the disintegration of the Democratic party does not, and can not, publican party, the arch enemy of the rights of the people, the defender and upholder of the power of monopoly, the author of the financial legislation which has made of the gold reserve the football of speculators, and the general finances ot the country the in- strument of the rich and powerful. “For these reasons, while I would urge vigilance, unity, courage, frankness and truth upon the friends of silver, I do, at the game time, deprecate personal attacks upon this question, and who, after their defeat upon it in our State Convention, and I sin- cerely trust in our National Convention as well, will still be asked to support the nomi- mees made by the silver wing of the Demo- cratic party. Upon this point I think Gov. Seone’s interview of February 13 was admir- able, and worthy to be adopted as a pat- tern.. Let us be brave, but not abusive, consistent, but considerate. Then the minority in our party will respect us, and for the love they bear its name, traditions and purposes, they will support its banner when the lines of battle are drawn and friends are needed at the polls, “No chimera can prove more delusive than the hope fondly rursed by some of our peo- ple that recruits may be gained from Re- publicanism in this State by anything we may do upon the money question. The Re- publican party is not merely a political or- ganization; it is a military and a moneyed camp. It is drawn upon lines mer- cenary, revengeful, sectional. In high pro- tection it finds a way to bieed the many to Sustain and strengthen the few, who, in turn, may pour millions into political urses for the continuance of the power to ulld up an aristocracy of wealth, a dy- paty strong and potential for evil against e liberties of the people. “These are the leaders, These are the oe ne who corrupt the press,who station ir lieutenants here and there, amply sup- plied with means to carry out their views d to perpetuate their dominance. It is m their fertile brains, from their over- ing coffers, from their boundless re- #ources, built up by thirty years of Re- wblican sway, that emanated, first, the at- k upon silver and then, in revenge for a upon the gold reserve. “It is vain and puerile for us to close our 2 to the stubborn fact that this Repub- Can party is the most cohes!ve political that has ever existed in this > for that matter, in any „ Its discipline is that of a Sol- „ its independence is nil, its sub- ency to leadership is absolute. It is re- sponsive to the word of command. When the ‘rders are made all along the line from its meralship. which may not be entirely in ord to its rank and file, among whom the ne differences may exist, will disappear divis:ons—distrust will be put aside, and 1 splendid but selfish or mistaken army march to the polls to the quickstep of Iren and drums as a solid phalanx. . pon our side, * it? Hypercriticism ‘at, gus , dwision. These mean, if nied, disaster and defeat. There is t one earthly organization that can cope America with the Republican party, and iat ist the Democratic party. Therefore, 2t us take counsel together as to how ve shall treat those men who have been our brothers in the past, who have stood thoulder to shoulder with us in many a -fought contest, who upon all those luestions which concern the rights and the berties of the citizen, stand, with us rather than with Republicans. They cannot ask us to yield upon a int which we deem vital and upon which we differ, | I do for any contest upon it whatever. je State will unqu ably cast in the ational Convention ty-four votes for the Missouri position upon silver, but there 0 many common grounds upon which Wwe may stand and upon which we must stand if we expect success that we can treat these fellow Demo:rats with such cour- tesy and consideration as will hold them to us rather than drive them to tle enemy or sulking to their tents. 1 ‘dam ¢ aie of Thomas J wer or enforcing such an agreement, but when or of the corporation, we must not confound The Post-Dispatch is one thing and the Pulitzer Publishing Co. is another. wy 4 3 7 - 5 ne 1 r 4 8 * , - Ys. * Ws 8 : a direct act for a term of years; but stockholders so will they may each : directors who will do their will and thus | they may cause to be effected through a succession of directors a continuous man- agement of its business in the handg of one man. This contract does not purport to appoint ’ the plaintiff editor and manager of: the Post-Dispatch for a term of five years; the defendant (Pulitzer) does mot assume that power; he recognizes that it is to be done through other means; but he does agree and promise that it shall be done, and in so agreeing he assumed no obligation * ‘he could not fulfil. It is said that it is against public policy to allow a stockholder to so bind himself that hé cannot give the other stockholders the benefit of his unfettered judgment in a stock- holders’ meeting. If we look for the reason for such a doctrine we should probably find it In the theory of quasi public corpora- tions. But conceding that it is applicable also to a purely private business corporation, it could surely not be invoked to prevent the members who hold not merely the majority, but practically all the stock, getting togeth- er and agreeing upon a plan of business and management to be projected through a series of years, and binding themselves to carry out that plan. Such a course is often es- sential to the success of the business and is exemplified every day. There may some- times be practical difficulties in the way of such do not exist, I seg no ground for con- demning the contract as against public policy. While we arg’ considering the difference between the powers and duties of stock- holders aud those of the Board of Directors the corporation itself with its property. Its charter does not limit it to the publi- cation of one newspaper, and if it has the mind to and the means it may engage in the publication of other papers. True, the Post-Dispatch comprises at present the whole business of the corporation, but we are now differentiating technicalities, and in that view the conferring upon the plaintiff the management of the Post-Dispatch is not the conferring upon him the manage-. ment of the corporation. It may be said. that practically it amounts to the same | thing; so it may be said that practically | Mr. Pulitzer is thé corporation, but neither | is technically true. In a court of law where technical legal obligations alone are enforced, and rigid legal remedies only applied, the propositions advanced by the defendants would be an- swered in their favor, viz., a stockholder, though holding a majority of the stock, can- not bind the corporation by his contract, and the corporation neither in ‘ts stockhold- ers’ meeting nor. by its Board of Directors can place its affairs for a term of years be- yond the control of its directors ‘nto the hands of an individual. But a court of equity exists chiefly be- cause of its flexible remedies and its abili- ty to aid the law in the promotion of jus- tice and the prevention of wrong through the forms of law. It never overrides the law, but it often breaks through legal forms and strips off legal masks. Equity will never allow a man who has made a contract that he ought in good conscience to fulfill to avail himself of a mere legal form to violate it, if there is any way to prevent his doing so. | Viewing this as a contract Between the plaintiff and the defendant Pulitzer, their personal contract, there is nothing in its nature or in its past performance that contrayenes public policy, or sug@ests a justifiable excuse for violating it. ; A wide difference has developed between them on the silver question, the plaintiff advocating through the editorial columns of the newspaper the free coinage of silver, which defendant Pulitzer says is “false and wrong in morality, public honor and public welfare, just like advocating coun- terfeit money.” Entertaining those views, Mr. Pulitzer would be perfectly justifiable in taking his newspaper out of the plaintiff's hands if he was not bound by his contract, or if the plaintiff was a mere employe. Seeing the strong conflicting opinions that the two men held! of this subject, it is strange that there is nothing in the contract about it. The resolution about preserving the traditional character and principles of the newspaper is mere sound, signifying nothing out of which an issue of fact could be raised, and no such issue is tendered in the pleadings. The contract being silent on the subject and the plaintiff being given control of the editorial columns, it follows that his will must prevail. This is a contract which the plaintiff has performed on his part, and the defendant Pulitzer ought to perform it on bis part, is in his power there can be no doubt. 5 N I am satisfied from the evidence in this case that Mr. Willlams, Mr. White and Mr. Carvalho, who with defendatt Pulitzer and the plaintiff compose the Board of Di- rectors, are gentlemen ot intelligence and a high sense of honor; they are also Close business and personal friends of Mr. Pulitzer. He qualified each by giving him a share of stock and chose them as directors because he knew them and trusted them. There is nothing in the case to justify the impu- tation that either of those gel would abuse me confidence repeed in him. If he * more accurately speak Now 1 do not mean that the stockholders * 0 be enjoined from interfering with the plain- tiff’s control and management of the Post- Dispatch and from in any manner hindering or impeding him in his duties as Editor and period ending five years from the 6th day of February, 189; provided, however, if the net profits of the plaintiff’s management, without hinder- ance or interference of defendants, or either of them, or of Joseph Pulitzer, for the year 1896 be less than the net profits of said paper were for the year 1893, or if at any time dur- ing the period ending five years from Feb- ruary 6, 1895, the plaintiff fails to properly perform his duties as Editor and Manager aforesaid, public in The Marriage of Col. Abe Slupsky and if it is in his power to do 80, and that at] reaponded He holds that subject to condi- tions to be performed by him, and although it is true that if the defendant himself rendered the performance of the condi- tions impossible, the plaintiff would be dis- charged of his duty to perform them, still to clear his title and wipe the conditions from the face of his stock he would re- quire a decree in equity. The doctrine that a court of equity will not decree the specific performance of a contract for personal service is also urged with great force against the plaintiff's bill. That is a well settled doctrine. It is said to arts out of dhe spirit of our common law which is so free that it will not tolerate involuntary servitude even in obedience to a contract. That sounds well and we like to say it, bud I apprehend that the real foundation for that doctrine is the imprac- ticability of enforcing the decree. If this, for example, were simply a con- tract for employment and the court should undertake to require the plaintiff to specifi- cally perform his part, to edit the paper with ability and fidelity, against his will, it is manifest the decree could not be enforced. If, therefore, this were simply a contract whereby the defendant Pulitzer employed the plaintiff to edit and manage the Post- Dispatch, a court of equity would have nothing to do with it, because in the first place a court of law could afford a remedy in damages for.a breach of it, and secondly, to enforce a’specific performance would be impracticable. : But I do not rhgara this as a contract of employment. It was a contract of purchase of an interest in property with the right of control for a definite period. In so far as the contract calls for the election of plaintiff as a director and President of the corpora- tion the court will not enforce it, but in all other respects it will. As long as the plaintiff complies with his part of the undertaking, and as long as the defendant Pulitzer has control of the Board of Directors, the latter should not be per- mitted to interfere with the plaintiff's per- formance of his part. The Board of Di- rectors was the instrument in defendant Pulitzer’s hands with which he threatened the destruction of the plaintiff’s contract rights, and the court will lay its hands on that instrument and prevent the falling of the blow. : The decree will be that the defendants Manager of said newspaper during the the Post-Dispatch under or accept or political office, or engage any other business, this injunc- tion shall thereby be dissolved; and for the purpose of more certainly carrying into effect this decree and preserving the property and the rights of the parties to be affected by it, the Court reserves the power to appoint a receiver at any time hereafter to take possession of the property and ts earnings and administer the same as the Court may direct and until this decree be fully executed. L. B. VALLIANT. IN DOUBLE HARNESS, occupy any or Miss Carrie Fisher. Col. Abraham Slupsky, philanthropist and reformer, is again treading life’s way in double harness. Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock he was joined, in the eyes of God and man, to Miss Carrie Fisher at the homie of the bride’s mother, 7209 South Broadway. Rabbi Spitz performed the ceremony. Nearly a hundred guests were present, most of them near relatives of the con- tracting ies. A magnificent luncheon was — hang * ieee i abundant, 8 ‘by Hickey’s Band, dances by little Blasche and Ruth 81 ; i 6 and 6 respectively, nieces the | i Spitz, at the close of the d and delivered @ toast in en Col. : he hich he said it. intensity the Colonel S: I thank you, one have sh | dramatic in the future as th ve my , “I have only a Ne hon ag stars are in 3 f 7 welcome as the flowers in 3 * 1 5 + * r 71 3 s Pte} — 5 oe . 7 * — 1 N 1 * MWatteau Pattern. n 5 N * * * r renne ter n „ POLIT *. Sr — * Pas Sterling Silverwares, many of which are the productions of our Own Factory. The low prices will Interest the most careful buyers. These Solid Silver TEASPOONS, 94,00 PER SET OF 6. Other designs from #4.00 to $10.00 per set of 6. Mermod & Jaccard’s Broadway, Cor. Locust. Free Illustrated Catalog. Write for it. 22 * waar SE Pe a 5 r q „ 5 aS o> Sig i a 5 jilver, we are daily add~ | ing to our SALESROONM New designs in ONLY | — of the newspap dence in the Deputies, stitution and affairs stitutiona! erates were start bod on overthrowing it, eve térial disturbances. solution of the great degree, as it it is assert views with political lution is advisa take place under another andor inves : ne ree noes of his h to * aa theory. as to : fired the shot. orted the matter ounted District. able to advance identity of the person who THE CRISIS: N FRANCE, Struggle Between the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. THE RAILWAY SCANDALS. Possible Downfall of the Bourgeois Ministry or Dissolution of the Parliament. er offices. Cabinet. le, but th — falling *. PARIS, Feb. 17.—The political crisis which has arisen out of the demand of the Senate for a vigorous and thorough inquiry ino the Southern Railway scandals, that body hav- ing emphasized its attitude in the matter by twice refusing a vote of confidence in the Bourgeois Ministry, is now practically a struggle between the Chamber of Depu- ties, which has supported the Radical Min- istry, and the Senate, which seems bent upon 8 acute crisis and dhe possibility of the —— fall of the Bourgeois Ministry or even a dis- Parliament, there is little or no excitement here this morning outside But it is claimed that the resignation of the Ministry would not alter matters to any ears to be no longer a question of confidence or of non-confi- The Chamber of has practically, by defying the Senate, endangered the con- e result is a condition of ahout as threatening as any since the troublesome times of 71 The newspapers are fi articles and vivid reproductions of inter- r of have expressed the opinion that a con- —— solution of the ble. : e Conservatives and Socialists demand a dissolution of Aer phe Mod cans 8 claim it should abinet. lied with excited Shot Through a Window. G. W. Colenbrander and his family were just retiring oy Friday nigh the report of a e . r. found that ua rear window | e- the a ome. Cahill of brander is problem is 4 diaso- * t when th 0 some He RICH HILL, named Orr ot duet, | two robberies, ¢ post prandial Sree an but ommitted RICH HILL ROAD AGENTS. 7 — nl | Robbed as They Traveled Along on a 14 Stolen Horse. Mo., Feb. 17.—Two brothers Harrisonville are in jail for a a cut ne ser * a a champagne | „ ee 2a ti Tas ö € a 5 : 75 : “ee 4 Woz Rey Sots 3 1 * could not conscientiously carry out Mr. Pu- litzer’s wishes he would resign the trust; that is what honor would dictate. . Mr. Carvalho, therefore, spoke. by thority when he wrote his letter tion of date Aug. 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„ * „ ‘NOW LN 2 na Ee Says Will Unite With That of the Bimetallic League H. E. Taubeneck, chairman of the National Executive Committee of the People's party, | bas come to St. Louis to remain until the National Convention of the Populists and the independent free silverites are held in this city July 2. be isd Mr. Taubeneck will live at the Lindell Ho- tel, but will secure rooms for political head- quarters in some large office* building cen- trally located in the business district. He will be joined in a few days by J. H. Turner ot Georgia, secretary of the National Exec- utive Commitee, and they will take gharge for the entertainment of all arrangements 17 N nagg mee nena arty’s conventio —— wos — whether the Populist Presi- dential campaign will be conducted from St. Louis this year, as it was four years ago, and says that the new Executive Committee to be named by the National Convention will determine that poins. Mr. Taubeneck expects the Populist con- vention to attract an enormous crowd to St. Louis. The convention will be composed of 1,300 delegates with an equal number of alternates, according to the basis of rep- resentation fixed by the recent meeting of the National Committee in this city. The convention of the Bimetallic League, which will be in session at another hall at the same time will be composed of about 2,500 delegates, so that when these two bodies combine in ong convention, as they are confidently expected to do on the second day, the biggest strictly political assem- blage ever gathered in this country will be the result. “T don’t now see anything that is liable to keep us apart,“ said Mr. Taubeneck in dis- cussing this matter with a Post-Dispatch reporter Monday morning. “According to the present arrangement, the People’s Party Convention will meet in the new Convention Auditorium which your enterprising citizens are going to construct, while the Bimetallic League Convention will be assigned to Grand Music Hall. I suppose that after the necessary preliminary maneuvers have been executed by both bodies, the Bimetal- lic Leaguers will march over to our hall 1 then we will proceed to adopt a plat- f and nominate a ticket.“ What sort of instrument will your plat- form be?“ the reporter asked. “I don't * a there is a Populist or bimetallist in the country that does not un- derstand perfectly what the main feature of our platform will be,“ replied Mr. Taube- neck. Unquestionably the money question will be made our chief issue, as around that revolve all other issues of vital con- cern to the American people. We will de- clare for the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and rely confidently on the growth of that sen- timent under the impetus imparted to it by the efforts of the two old parties to strangle it, to carry us through and give us 8 control of the Federal govern- ment. “It is useless to discuss the Democratic party as dangerous to us in the forthcoming campaign, and we realize that the Republic- an organization is the one with which we will have to contest. The great mass of the American people have lost all confidence in the Democratic party and I don’t believe that anything it could do this year would save it. Not even if it should declare at Chicago for the restoration of silver to the position it held in the national monetary system prior to the wretched crime of 1873— and it is not at all likely to do this—would it enchance its chances in the least degree in this campaign. As I before said, the eople have completely lost confidence in ts promises and have repudiated i5, “The solid South is broken beyond the hope of repair, and the inroads that we have made in that section are surprising even to some of the leaders of the Populists. We will carry Texas, Alabama and the two Carolinas, beyond all question, and the Democracy is in such a hopeless minority | in nearly all the States west of the Mis- sissippi that it is no longer a factor worthy of consideration. The threat of Senator Tillman to bolt at Chicago, unless the conyention commits the party to the 16 to 1 principle, is an index of the real feeling of the masses of the South, and is a guarantee that we will get the electoral vote of South Carolina, almost without a struggle. Our main strength lies west of the Mis- sissippi and south of the Potomac and Ohio rovers, and with the expected solidifi- cation of those two section on fhe currency I do not see how we can lose the election.” Mr. Taubeneck would not discuss candi- dates, though he admitted that Allen and Bryan of Nebraska and Sibley of Pennsyl- vania each seemed to have a strong follow- ing. He appeared very anxéous to learn of the intentions of Mr. Bland and when told that the impression in this State was that the eminent Missourian would stick to the . he looked not a little disap- STOOD IN FRONT OF A GRATE And Mrs. Pritzel’s Dress Caught Fire, Severely Burning Her. Mrs. Annie Fritsel of 1208 Foster alley was Dadly burned at her home Sunday after- noon. James Collins, who tried to save her from the flames, was also quite painfully burned about his hands and arms. Mrs, Fritgel was standing in front of an open grate talking ‘to Collins, who was vis iting there at the time, when her dress caught fire. The woman screamed and in her fright ran about the room. This fanned the fire into a flerce blaze. Collins seized a blanket and endeavored to put out the fire. This he finally succeeded in doing, after he him- self was severely burned. | Dr. Armstrong was called in and found Mrs. Fritzel suffering from bad burns on her arms, back and head, which, though very painful, are probably not fatal. Her wounds were dressed, as were Collins, and he ha tog sent to his home, 1212 North Four- ' Tom WALSH'S MONOPOLY. Bookmakers and Turfites Envy His Exclusive Pool-Room „Cinch.“ The result of “Texas Tom” Walsh's trial in the pool room case in Judge Murphy's court Saturday was the sole topic of com- ment in local turf circles Sunday. Walsh got off a hung jury and he can now go on operating his room undisturbed for sev- eral 2 — until another trial is had. on’t care to ta ers tion of affairs of the | 1 had this r ford su ded game. Van Studdi- i oe * Jad ‘Bot in the s just before the fire was taken on 5 9 The e wep based on the circumstances. the fire and the statements neghbors. On Monday a rag saturated h coal oll was found in the basement. ‘The fire started a few minutes before 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. uer, Mrs. Johnson and Miller had just left the store by the rear, starting for Bauer’s residence, where all three reside. hey got into Bauer’s buggy and drove oft. The department was prompt to respond. The firemen were unable to open the front door, as it was barricaded and they were compelled to break in the windows. A strong odor of kerosene was detected, according to the police, and the fire was found to have started apparently in four or five places. After the firemen had broken in Bauer re- turned to the store, but went home while the fire was at its height. Meanwhile Mis Ella Buder, who lives next door, had to the police of the departure of Bauer from the store with the two others, and the repre- the fire requested their arrest. Four Courts holdover by a Post-Dispatch reporter. He declared that the fire must have started from the stove, as there was a big fire in it and a lot of inflammable stuff was hanging all around it. He said that he and Mrs. Johnson opened the store about 7 o'clock every Sunday morning and closed up about 1 o’clock. When he left he placed a’ prop against the front door, because it seemed insecure. He admitted, however, that he had never done this before. He then drove away and had gone about a block when the alarm of fire called him back. Bauer said he carried about $20,000 worth of stock, which he had been trying to sell out and had been Willing to sell at 50 cents on the dollar. He had $12,000 insurance on it, he’stated. He estimates damage to stock at $10,000. That to the bulldisig,. which is owned b Mrs. Droege of 1421 uth Tenth street, trifling. | Mrs. Johnson ig in Matron Harris’ cus- tody. She corroborates Bauer’s story. She has been employed by Bauer the past four years. She has béen married nine years, although appa ty not over & years old. Her husband is àa traveling man. Since Christmas she ‘hag boarded with About two years ago Bauer reported to the police that his safe had been robbed, His store was then at The police ascertained that Bauer had sev- eral bills falling due at that time and de- clared that the robbery. story was a fle- tion. Last Christmas uer was charged by « customer with having assaulted him, because he insisted upon Bauer exchang- ing some toys he had bought. Bauer and his wife. THE WEATHER. Fair and Warmer for St.Louis Mond y Night and Tuesday. Weather forecast for St. Louis and vicin- ity—Fair and warmer Monday night and Tuesday. For Missouri—Snow flurries Monday night; Tuesday, fair and warmer Monday night; colder in west portion Tuesday. For Illinois—Fair;*warmer Monday night: Tuesday warmer, with increasing cloudi- ness and snow. Since Saturday morning a wave of high pressure, with much lower temperatures, has moved eastward to the Atlantic, cover- ing the entire country east of the * Mountains. In the East the line of zero temperature extends into Southern Penn- sylvania and New Jersey. Another depres- sion is moving across the North, with rapidly rising temperatures, and is closely followed by another high area. Fair weather has prevailed, except that there has been light local snow from the Upper Ohio Valley eastward. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—A cola wave of un- usual severity has spread over this section. In this city the mercury indicated 6.04 de- grees below zero at 8 o'clock this morning, the coldest recorded here since the estab- lishment of the Weather Bureau. At Sara- nac Lake the temperature was 49 de ees below zero, the lowest ever recorded there. At Genesee the fall since Saturday noon was 60 degrees, being 18 below zero to-day. /Bos- ton and other New England points also re- port very cold weather. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 17.—T took a sudden downward 1 afternoon, dropping 22 degrees to 2 degrees below zero at daylight this morning. The sudden change from the springlike weather of Saturday caused great suffering. The in- dications are for warmer to-nigh*, STRUCK OUT FOR HIMSELF. Adopted Son Departed While the Fam- ily Was at Church. Special to The Post-Dispatch. TOWER HILL, III., Feb. 17.—- Ray Ram- sey, aged 15, an adopted son of John Killam, Jr., mysteriously disappeared est morning while the family was 1 poids He left his watch, some change and a note on a table, stating he was going away. There N to his whereabouts. The ca s departure is not — positively Mrs. Hugo Van Elsner. CHICAGO, Feb. 17.— Mrs. Hugo von Eis- ner is dead, aged 65 years. She was the moth- er of the prima donna, Marie Litta, and — 1 of the late William Dimmit?, one of the pioneer settlers of Bloomington, and most extensive land owner ot the county. She married in 1855, against the wishes of her parents, Hugo von Eisner, a 6 musician 6f noble family. Louis Walton’s Victim. b | 1 „ Walton was found Ity of having feloniously shot Jack- : e men quarreled at Walton’s home, 910 North Eleventh, street, because Jackson accused Walton of having mistreated Jack- son's Mster. 1 N Maceo Crosses the Line. HAVANA, Feb. 17.—It is now reported = Maceo has succeeded in crossing the ‘lime @rawn across the island to Er 5 pareve 2 the Province of ar 5 e has Na 0 100, on 1 9 6 south coas haa entered the Province of Havana.” Austrian Ambassador in Town. Baron von Hengelmueller, Austrian Am- or to the ited States, arrived in t. Louls Monday morning from Washing- ton, accompan by she Baronness and a ping at the St. Niche . The ae 4 cholas. e di reveling for his health. 6 se. Michael Green’s Condition. Michael Green, formeri on; Seventh and Pine pines 1 ‘J sia Gord tin, the City He M — ar Dr. to Sutter of * 9 1 . ö 4 r N ee I 5 * mee * 1 1 3 * ome “3 * 7 N — sentatives of the insurance companies at Bauer was very voluble when seen in the wh z Cee 0 rs 8 15 . * 3 > = 1 x > & iP EL 8 15 3 „ 1 ¥ R 5 5 5 be 0 he 22 2 ’ . 8 & me 21 b e re ö 5 af *. * 1 1 J . . RM ee . 4 : ge 22 8 ee “+. ge eet Ben: hg 5 N * » a a 3 * 8 8 N * Fe * ey 7 + 5 77 — — * 4 So , * a 1 f erminu 5 ; rnd, 4 oan a ne : a 4 ¥ N * ** ec 5 i- | . ; * ‘ ; eee re| bicycle from a, trip to Webster Groves, | South Broadway. | at the) duri eae itn in such a jolly mood. There 7 83 — — rs wat 3 N a“ N John Pichl of 1508 street ha cape from death Sund n rae, little less than miraculous. - | . His compamon. Edward Pendleton of 909 North Seventh street, was instantly kined by being struck by a Missouri Pacific pas- train. They were returning on a Piehl saved himself by rolling headfirst from his wheel into the ditch that ‘skirts the track just as he engine bore down upon him, Mat rks, Pichl and Pendleton were both in the em- ploy of the Kah Cycle Co. at 311 Narth 2 ** Nr. K Ae ee TE 4 N sae 3 3 2 e e Cyt ae Pe; 5 28 . | . Ma E “ar 3 4 *. 4 al! tae. oll a =: ‘ 73 % ; i a aw * 2829 . Bie yd, — . — FELL FROM IS WHEEL, + ——— ; ed Anthony Miltenberger Fatally Injar en Cottage Hill in Forest Park. Anthony Miltenberger, a well-known man- about-town and member of one of St. Louis’ most prominent families, met with a fatal accident Sunday morning on that bete noir of wheelmen, Cottage Hill, in Forest Park. Since Mr. Miltenberger bought a bicycle last summer he has Seen an enthusiastic devotee of wheeling. About 10 o’clock Sun- day morning he left his home, 3610 Lindell boulevard, accompanied by his brother, Guy £ How PENDLETON WAS KILLED. (As Described by His Companion.) lot Walbridge and # | undressed, as prize N HUT i . Tun i jt! . i j i N put 3 r 5 tT some d high kickin an er parodies on th Col. ren née, he was wondering if the house would be as crowd: Monday night when his ual dener takes place. There is no doubt that Frank Bush will pack the theater again to-night. Mr. Garen will be in the box office himself and see that everybody that comes along will get a place to sit. | : — 0 ‘ 8 — * It was after 8 -o’clock when Weber & however, for the long erson, the minstrel; was a w himself. He had a £€ and several songs, | til his stock was Butler’s sch = ny the Nin we le under a picture Fin y dressed, or rather | Mp ters. — 0 — — ; In Henry Irving’s company at the Grand last week was a gentle who laid claim to being an ex-St. Loulsan. , was Leon Espinoza, master of the ballet. When Ben De Bar opened his opera house early in the fifties his manager; Joe Field; father of Miss Kate Wield, of Washington, D. C., secured Espinoza to aid him in getting up a novel attraction. The ballet wis a great thing in those days and Espinosa and Field set the town wild by a divertissement entitled „Dieu et La Bayadere.” The title was a trifle risky, but pegpie looked for that in the’ ballet in those days where they expect it in farce comedy now. Espinoza remained with w & Fields. the! oom + Shathbon ike were anager ored to a Finish’’ was De Bar’s stock n 0 Jus Fourteenth strect. The latter was an ex- pert builder of wheels while the former is a repairer of bicycles. Pichl is 25, while Pendleton was 27. Neither had ever been married. About 11 o’clock Sunday morning the two men started from Kn t’s office to ride to Webster Groves. They d prepared tognake a day of it and both were in excellent spirits. Pichl, who came back alive, told Monday morning the story of me tragedy. The roads were very bad,“ said Pichl, “and we found it hard to make fast time with our wheels after we left the paved streets of the city. The ground after being cut up had frozen pretty stiff, so that the roadways were lumpy and uneven. This forced us to pi-k our way wiih great, care, | and in some pla es we took advantage of the railroad tracks The bed between the rails is filled in with cinders, so as to cover the ties and mak an even level surface, It being Sunday,trains were not numerous and we got along very nicely. Of course we kept a pretty look-out for danger and i sharp BDWARD PENDLETON. wherever the road curved we took to the good hum — for the future. He seemed greatly nterested in the approaching bicycle show and anticipated a great deal of enjoyment from it. „He was inclined to joke A great deal all the afternoon. I’ don't think I ever could have been no premonition of impend- 15 death for he was careless and ht- eart “We started hon about 9 o’clock. It was sharp and cold, with a brisk, piercing wind Sweeping down from the north. The roads were still frozen hard and, owing to the darkness, we had to take to the rail- road track. “Thinking it was safest we took the east- bound track instead of the west-bound, and that was just what cost Pendleton ‘his life. Poor fellow, he probably never knew what hurt him, for death came so he had not even a second's warning. “It was very dark and I was riding about fifty yards ahead of Pendleton. We were making fairly goéd time and had no idea that we were in any danger. When we to 6400 Manchester road we were still in th middle of the track. A west-bound went by us running at a very high ne Catt 5 speed and the noise of the wh glare of the headlight confused us badly. forgot for an -instant to ‘about ea bound trains and as the roar of train was still in my ears I . | | a : suddenly | local that was app | Poor Pendleton must guard, as. * $2 in front of me, m * 2 — * Yat ; j = N 2 0 + 84 ot 1 n . * 1 , 7 Fa 4 1 + Body * ‘ Miltenberger. It was their intenticn to take advantage of the pleasant weather to take a morning spin through the park. They rode out Lindell boulevard and through the park. They stopped at the Cottage—-as was their custom—for refreshments, here they met quite a party of fellow cyclists, among them Henry Lucas and Fred Espenschied. For nearly an hour this convivial crowd sat around a table laughing and joking. Shortly before 12 o'clock Mr. Miltenberger arose in the highest spirits, saying: “Come, Guy. We must hurry or we will be too late for dinner.“ Bidding their friends a jocular adieu the brothers mounted and started down the steep circular drive that leads from the Cottage. 87 rode before and Anthony followed. Half way down the hill they met Thomas Collins, who was riding up the hill. He was the only eye-witness to the accident, which he describes as follows: About half way up the hill I passed Guy Miltenberger and spoke to him. Anthony was about fifteen feet behind him. Just as I glanced at him Anthony lost his balance and fell forward over the bars, striking on his head. I yelled to Guy, who dismount- a ran back. I do not know what caused Anthony to fall, but he seemed to lose control of his wheel.’’ When Mr. Miltenberger was picked up he was unconcious. He was carried back to the Cottage and medical assistance sum- mo A spring wagon was procured and he was taken to his home Dr. Tupper, Dr. Fry and Dr. Blair en med his injuries and found he had sus- tained a compound fracture of the skull at the base of the brain. Late in the afternoon the patient was removed to the Mullanphy Hospital. He never regained consciousness, and from the first the physicians held out no hope. At 9 o’clock Sunday night they announced that death was only a matter of a short time. Anthony Miltenberger was employed as bookkeeper at the Merchants'-Laclede Na- tional Bank. He celebrated his fiftieth bir‘h- day last Saturday and boasted of his splen- did health, remarking that he was good for twenty-five years more, He weighed 190 pounds and was a picture of robust man- hood. Mr. Miltenberger was a bachelor and numbered his friends in Si Louis by the thousand. This makes the third of the nine Milten- berger brothers to meet death in a violent way. Singularly enough two of them were killed in Forest Park. About five years ago Frank Miltenberger, while driving in the park, was killed by his team running away. Fifteen years ago Charles Miltenberger fell down a mining shaft at Grand Tower, Mo., and received injuries which caused death. Six brothers are still Mvin W N B., capitalist; Joseph, capitalist; rry, Teller Merchants-Laclede National Bank; Mans- | with H. F. Simon, Gregory & Co., and is an of Memphis, T All have an extensive acq * vaintance in St. Louis, where the family has long been prom- inent. * 4 At noon Monday the physicians said Mr. Miltenberger could not last until night. EUCHRE FOR CHARITY. Queen’s Daughters’ Party at the Jef- . ferson Club Hall. x remember distinctly is that 1 wae feng by the glisten of a ight on the rail) | company for an entire seagc of nearly. the engageme¢ mit’ occurred one of e most sational . = P ‘ ‘ree a * > 7+ & = zee - oe > 2 1 eo tr og f 1 — ; ; ee : . ‘ 4: 4 1 5 „ rt anes 4 " K 0 9 11 a . > 1 10 N 9 x it was decided that - > ae ee * * 6 a a 3 8 9 2 a * — > % wine : 7 pe N . * . . * co €k N . “4 N * — $ 8 8 eg te P ° . 22 By 1 . 8 * 2 a 8 5 . - . ~ - | pe e — 0 — N mo RY 1 ' , “ . 1 * , 9 Boys and Giris The Best in the World. REGULAR PRICES. Dent’s $1.50 and $1.75 Walking Gloves At.. or 3 Or 6 Dent’s Driving 3 Gloves. i 5 | 4 * * 1 Dent’s $1.50 Driving Oioves : gie pair - * n . te , Dent’s $2.50 Driving 8 * LACING: Gloves. Dent’s „ Dents 2 BUTTON Gloves. Dent's CLASP Gloves. Dent’s EMBROIDERED Gloves. DENT’S GLOVES FOR LADIES, regular prices 75¢ $1.25 and $1.50, go for DENT’S GLOVES FOR LADIES, regular prices 95¢ $1.75 and $2.00, go for — — 7 Persons Scorched. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17.—The Houseman block at Pearl and Ottawa streets burned this morning. The losses will aggregate about $200,000, partially. insured, The fire was due to an exploding lamp. | | Dent’s $2.25 Dress Gloves * . H Burned and Beveral Fred 0. ef East ouseman Bleck Burr Mehring, At Half-Price ana Less Dent's, Dent’s, Dent’s Celebrated Gloves, me entire sample line of Dent, Alcroft & Co., Loudon, Eng- land, of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s loves. One pair of Dent's wonderful Gloves will outlast two pairs of any other make. You can buy them in this sale for ABOUT HALF EVERY PAIR WARRANTED. Dent's - $2 7 $2. e 25 and $2.50 Walking Gloves at 125 Pairs for Pairs for $3.25 $6.00 At Half-Price and Less“ Dent’s $1.50 Dress Gloves At 95¢ pair At $1.25 pair PIQUE GloVés. 4 40 Bicycle and Driving Gloves For Ladies. Pair, i or 6 Pairs for $4.00 Pair, or 6 Pairs for $5.00 B. NUGENT & BRO., Broadway, Washington Av. and St. Charles St. FLAMES AT GRAND Raids. CITIZENSHIP RESTORED. — — —-— t the letely wrecked, but the out from the Herald plant LAUGHLIN BURNED THEM, | — > ie Admits That Me Cremated His Wife and Niece in His House. AUGUSTA, Ky., Feb..17.—Robert . Un, who reported Saturday morning 1. his house had been burned and his wife} ~ and niece cremated by unknown men, confessed that he was * The general t ry is tha his 2 and then ki St. Louts arrived Special to the Post-Dispatch. ‘WASHINGTON, D. G. Feb, 17.— nent business men from St. Louis and Bast in Washington this morn- .. NE LICE 2222 NEERING Sig tas OD val — 3 2 » 7 27 a 4 5 = 5 * 5 . * ee * 3 * 1 25 9 5 f r. 0 oh : * 2 . Pa ne +5 5 * 3 — 1 * *. & N * 8 J. ae * F N * > 7 i ae ‘3% . » ' . 5 7 2 : 7 1 x of > + * 4 5 * 7 „ 8 7 N j Bi 5 — 1 N , Mae 8 ja Ay - * 2 4 ¢ . 9 5 8 . ve ob & For Ladies, Gents, — 5 — +2 * a 1 c= os ot wae ‘ re. 7 * 1 2 Ts | —

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„ , 3 Months. sWeeeeebeeeedeeeh Saf Sunday, y carrier, in towns eee eta Tra all communications to POST-DISPATCH, St. Louis. Entered at the Post-office at St. Louly as second s d. Beckwith, Agent Foreign Advertising. Office, 4 Tribune Building, New York, and 40 [ Entitled tothe Fullest Confidence. Editor from a letter to Chas. H. Jones, and Manager. It is the opinion of your Committee, after as careful and thorough an ex- amination as has ever been given to any newspaper, that the Post-Dispatch is entitled to the fullest confidence of the community, and so far as we can learn, no misstatement or over state- ments have been made in regard to circulation or advertising patronage, and that the entire manner in which the business end of the paper is con- ducted is highly creditable to yourself @nd your associates. LON V. STEPHENS, State Treasurer of Missouri. ISAAC H. STURGEON, Comptroller of the City of St. Lowis, Mo. R. M. SCRUGGS, Pres’t l e Goods Oo & Barney Goods Co. B. HILLMAN, of Siegel, Hillman & Oo. ALFRED E ROSE, Preb 't of the H. -O. Co. Advertising anager Scott & Bowna — — ae AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT. GRAND—Nat Goodwin. OLY MPIC—**The Fatal Card.“ HAVLIN’S—Frank Bush in Girl Wanted.“ STANDARD—Weber & Field’s Own Company. MATINEES TO-MORROW. STANDARD—Weber & Field's Own Company. — . 11 —— ae BOSS FILLEY’S EFFRONTERY. It is useless to discuss the merits of the candidates for the School Board nomi- nated by the Republican Convention Sat- urday. The convention’ made the ques- tion of the fitness of its.nominees of no importance by adopting the following resolution: Resolved, That allecandidates nominated in this convention be instructed to enter a caucus of the Republican members of the School Board and be guided by the decision of the caucus in matters pertaining to the shaping of the public school system, in ac- cordance with the Republican principle, and candidates accepting nominations of this convention so pledge themselves, This resolution is an unblushing ac- knowledgment of all the Post-Dispatch has charged with regard to the intention of the Republican bosses to attach the public school system to their partisan machire. It reduces all the Republican nominees to a dead level of subserviency te the dictation of the Republican ma- - ghine, which stands for Boss Filley. The Republican candidates are bound hand and foot before the election. Citi- zens who vote for the Republican ticket do not vote for candidates pledged to manage the public schools with wisdom and economy, but for a Republican cau- cus pledged to Republicanize the public schools. This simply means to reduce them to the control and make them the spoil of Boss Filley. — . —üñ—ä——e MINT AND MARKET VALUES. Dr. Otto Arendt, one of the leading pPimetallists of Germany, in a recent », article on the money question remarks: ' Take into consideration the decade 5 jet en or take the whole time 1800-1850. nd you see that the production of gold ~ has been -inqeasing much more rap- - daly than that of silver; that the relative production is to-day much more favor- able for silver than when the value relation was 1 to 15.5, and that if the . figures of production were alone to de- termine, got silver but gold must have falien in value.“ He quotes the testi- mony of Prof. Stelaner of Saxony, a gold standard expert, before the Silver Com- mission to the effect that it was im- possible to prophesy a continuing m- dase in the production of silver. ‘ Ya needless to quote opinions. of mining show a remark- in the production of gold a great decrease in the com roduction Ot —— Silver production fallen dir both from exhaustion of mines and cessation of work because of low prices) —~ If, therefc 2 », the contention of the gold that the price of the ‘them, mat Somly Dy the sup- nd o r demand, is correct, ot ro’ 8 = 3 2 7 Per * Lay bs 2 ney 8 3 * re ve 4 . — 24 Aen 2 1 *. * Toptamns of pala advertising as compared » | with 80 columns during the correspond~| Gente ing week last year. teddy grows in the favor of adver: | P Pe ‘safest and most convenient fighting spot is not affected by the oo Sod eet pees Gh ek — dent, During last week it printed 286 97 The Post-Dispatch tines as in popularity with readers, PRIZE FIGHTING IN sr. LOUIS, The announcement of the | Post-Dis- patch that the enactment of the law pro- hibiting prize-fights in the Territories ot the United States would banish the slug- gers from American soil was premature. Last night Peter Peterson and Frank Crosby fought to a finish in this city. It was the second finish fight that has oc- curred in St. Louis within a week, and one of several since the beginning of the year. In fact, St. Louis appears to be the m the Union—practically thefonly place where prize-fighting can. be conducted with immunity from arrest. This flocking of the pugs to St. Louis is not due to lack of laws prohibiting prize- fights, but to failure to enforce the laws. -_ > BLOOD AND TERROR IN CUBA. The proclamations issued by Gen. Wey- ler dissolve all doubt as to his intentions in the conduct of the Cuban war and the methods to be adopted to maintain the authority of Spain. district under the most rigorous condi- tions. All inhabitants must be identified ahd supplied with passes to secure im- munity from arrest. The most trivial } act which gives color to suspicion of fav- oring the insurgent cause is made war- rant for arrest and summary trial for which special processes are devised to render the infliction of extreme punish- ment rapid and easy. The offenses for which summary arrests and punish- ments are prescribed embrace practically everything that can be twisted into an offense against Spanish authority. It is easy to read in the adroit wording of the proclamation instructions for a reigh of blood and terror. Bloody Wey- ler is to succeed Bloody Alva as the rep- resentative of Spanisly cruelty. In order that the civilized world may not know what atrocities Gen. Weyler made s rigorous that it will require ex- traordinary daring and skill on the part ef correspondents to send truthful re- ports from Cuba. It is not unlikely that the Republicans will gather in St. Louis next June in larger numbers than any of their previous conventions have seen. They all know that they wil} meet in the best place, and besides, they will have a strong desire to make an impression in a State Which they assume is politically doubtful. een Ge ep Dreamer Couts, who can dream where the Government. enough he might get Mr. Carlisle a sup- ply that would enable the Secretary to meet all the demands of the Wall Street shylocks. _ —— ** 3 = 2 It is telegraphed from Washington that the movement to lower street car fares is becoming national. Every packed and crushed and torn strap passenger and platform victim will rejoice at this, and no car conductor will mourn. > - The high compliments paid the Sunday Post-Dispatch of the 16th are but a repe- tition of the popular criticism which is continually greeting it. It is the greatest Sunday newspaper succéss in the West. — Oo Dr. Chauncey Dépew will be wanted at the St. Louis. Convention to enliven things, whether he is a candidate or not. Such a peach as Chauncey among “the Missouri red apples will show up well. — Doubtless Health Commissioner Stark- loff believes that as Mayor he could greatly improve the city’s health: but has he no scruples about making Col- lector Zilegenhein sick? — > — At the next meeting of the Board of Health it might be well to have a pair of volunteer surgeons present. A disabled physician must have attention just the Same as a layman. — iad * * Happy is the statesman who has a vio- lin and knows how to play it. Bob Tay- lor declines to run for Governor again in Tennessee because the salary is only $4,000 a year. It may be that before June arrives every Republican statesman in the coun- try will be a candidate for the St. Louis nomination. The list is rapidly growing. , = There were vacant seats in the parquet circle at Col. Ingersoll's lecture. Bald- headed men never erowd up in front to look at a bald- headed man. — — . — The bicycle no more hesitates to spill a First Lord of the Treasury than if he were an ordinary rider. It is a thorough- ly aémecratic vehicle. ai - Even Spain is en experimenting cathode ray. If she could get a the Martial law is established in the war! commits the news censorship has been 1 Ran Wr e ein 8 5 4 PIE * e eaten 828 1 2 * e ao . ie, = 2 . * ar ig ae 8 3 " Pers 8 . the oe . 7 ö her me 33 7 Abus 7 8 now 3 two les- sons—the importance of one vote and tne “necessity * Ne e by the “Good prices should de 8 tor real estate, r ing at the expense of the city schools. _ ~ Around we again to the possible war between R and Japan. Fate always news from Russia. From the condition ot 8 prison It is plain that President Krueger is out of insect powder. With desperate women in red bloomers to fight it is not clear how Weyler is ever to subdue the Cubans. —_————___~e— © - — —gͥ̃ Whether MeKinley or Reed.is nomi- ted a elected, the, American con- mer be looted. Is that Kentucky cat farm surrounded by barbed wire fences or merely by cat- erwauls? * . — The report is that Amelie Rives-Chan- ler is to marry a Fringe, and be quick about it. K— * a . We have hardly 8 the North gether. ‘ The church aan net cease its, thun- derings while a * Armenian is in peril. Any party they? under false colors this year should be condemned at hat polls. The empty ice-houses of this iceless winter are all ‘too far from Nansen's Pole. ~ > — 8 — Se are still effective for justice. — —— — It remains to be seen whether Nansen’s discovery is to cut any ice. — ä ——— —B—— — — Not only is Riley Hall himself roasted, but his goose is cooked. — — — fe — — Statesman Money is all right and so is the money he favors. — . . — Godfrey Hunter is neither a Kentucky Hunter nor a boon. — — —— — „O, come off!” as Tom Reed said to the McKinley buttons. Spain refuses to be either composed or Camposed. Sir Irving is un coin upon the Round Table. A Burlesque on Journalism. From the Plattsburg (Mo.] Leader. The most flagrant burlesque on journalism at present can be seen in the St. Louis Re- | public. It comes nearer furnishing the gold mines are, should be employed by | spectacle of suspended animation than any- Giving Couts sleep thing we have observed outside a third rate museum. Forever Infamous. From the Norborne (Mo.) Jeffergonian. Congressman U. 8. Hall says the people of the rural districts don’t know what is best for them and their interests, and that their representatives who do not tell them so are cowards. If his speech of Feb. 8 were read by all his constituents the me of Uriel Sebree Hall would be forever infamous among those who elected him to represent them and whose trust he has so basely be- Where Grover Is Useful. From the Philadelphia Times. The President’s vigor of ara ber has enabled him to set an unusual but valuable precedent in a domain where decisions from him would be likely to be of extraordinary service, if they could always he had. The turning away of the Solicitor Genéral from „A state dinner because he came fifteen minutes late ought to mark an epoch in dinner-giving in America. Light Ahead. From the Charleston (Mo.) Democras This new light that enables us to see the inside of things, of which scientists are talk- ing, apparently opaque, may yet enable us to find out what caused Carlisle 0 turn traitor to his State and Nation and James Monroe Seibert to fall Into bad company | at the Pianters’ Hotel, 88 Louis. : A Valuable Hint. From the Washington Post. The St. Louis convention is to be held ina wigwam. Plans of the Chicago affair of 1892 should be obtained by the St. Louls people in order that they may be able to construct something as different as pos- sidle. A Man of Many Views. From the Clinton (Mo.) Democrat. 7 Mr. Hall has entertained such a diversity of views within the last two years, his con- stitueney should retire him and elect some man whg knows where he is at.“ No Mermaids to Trot. From the Cassville (Mo.) Democrat. A golibug in Missouri’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention would be about as much in place as a wee ina trotting race, „ N jobody Follows Riley. Ww ae gram of her colonial policy she might im- prove her methods. - — Every day, makes it * YY St Pd - q 4 : 8 a 1 & . 3 hes Bx * > 75 oa RR ; LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 17.—There are five acres of land near Cumberland Gap, Tenu., not Ser x Kentucky, Ten- nessee or V of which States touch 3 Arge — 1 3 wired Dan Stuart at that the big counter car ber pu pulled off there. big fistic en- DRUMMER MURDERED. James Jackson Killed for His Money in Kentucky. Special to The Post-Dispatch. LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 17.—James Jack- son, a traveling salesman, was murdered N robbed between Pinville and Middles- boro, Ky., last night. He had considerable money. SEORETARY OF COMMERCE. Representative Tracy’s Bill for the Creation of a New Portfolio. Special to The Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, D. C., Fd. . — Cen- gressman Tracy of Missouri to-day intro. duced a bill providing for the creation of a new Cabinet portfolio, that of Secretary of Commerce. The bill provides for a Secretary of Com- merce and the other usual appointments in a Cabinet office. Four separate bur are provided for~a Department ot Nor- state Commerce, Department of American Commerce, Department of Foreign Com- merce and a Department of Information and Statistics. His bill provides for the repeal of the law creating the Interstate Commerce Commission and devolves the duties of that commission on the new Bu- reau of Interstate Commerce. The bill also removes the office of Railroad Commiss- ioner from the Interior Department to the Vepartment of Commerce. 5 THAT JUNKETING BILL. Mr. Haussler’s Demurrer to the City’s Overruled by Judge Wood. The bin for $18; which represents the cost of that little municipal junket up the river last summer, came up in Judge wees. 5 court Monday morni The demurrer Attoreny Herman A. iaussler, to the the City Counselor's answer was ov Sta a resolution A gee b —.—.— boat 3 was city fathers took * a anor re to Rocks, 8 8 @ cost 0 cigars, ete., consumed on the t Mr. Haussler applied to the uit Court . for an injunction ro Auditer Brown and Treasurer Scudder a vet for the bill. A temporary restrain- ing order was granted, and the matter is stiil pending. DOWNING WILL WIN. Thirty-Six Ballots Cast for Rinaker to Be Thrown Out. Special to The Post-Dtspatca. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17.—From re- liable sources it is learned that in the Downing-Rinaker contest case Elec - tions Cominittee has decided to rty-six bahots cast for Rinaker _ sons unable to read or write. This action j 4 a 1 J a ; * * * v oy ‘ 5 ry = . nd 7 ; N = * r — :

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e 3 eas a ee Pras * Us aie 0 ; : * 82 a 4 ; Fy » ee 7 * eri Matinees Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Every Night This Week, .. WEBER AND FIELDS’ OWN CO... Next Week—Fields and Hanson's Dr OLYMPIC. sansa” “0 Heddon Ohambere ana T 1 B. C. Stephenson „ z Wed., 25 and 500 24— Clara — FA 5 * * ‘ ae a 2 2 . N * . car load lots for immediate sh é acre. Me a . tay 1 . ea . ‘ oo SN 5 14 4 * 8 : 2 > N 97 ~~ L > 1 “ . — 4 . 8 W 4 2 91 2 4 5 — — hy ’ > & ¥ 2 : . „ > oe : „ + 50 * * Lena Schmidt had won him from her and. that he wouldnevermarry her, She stormed | and begged and wept, but he was cruelly rsistent. Still she did not give up all, ope, for he was not yet reconciled at home. He slept no longer at her house, but he street, — 4 see her often and tried to be as floating backward as he wane’ with her as he could. He even | pawned his mandolin when she said she ee ann tare Clee Fait, wanted a revolver, and though she told him ; Pounding she would some day kill him, he thought it gamboling among all the department clerks was but her idle talk and laughed. thereof. making many quake with terror . and others to smile, and carrying still oth- On Friday he called at his mother’s house | ert about on its broad-brimmed back, with Lena Schmidt and begged to be taken | And Cyrus, the Mayor, when he had re- back into the good graces of his people. covered from the swoon into which he The old folks gladly forgave him and that fallen, and observed that the faithful Stark- — 9 he slept in the house. Again on Sat- lof was holding his hand and the Con- urday night. he slept at his old home, leav- stant Clarkson was mopping his brow with ing Barbara alone. It was then she knew | 4 towel, which was wet, looked out over that there was no hope for her and the his gold-rimmed glasses and questioned spectre of death scemed pleasing. feebly: “Sunday morning John Rohlfing left his ! father’s house and went to Schuerman’s| ‘What was this thing McCullagh flung at rinting Sone pent to see his brother, 2 * 8 Then the m at the hurled it he el Th 101 t the af ternoon were Miss HUSE & LOOMIS ICE AND Ti We e soloists o bou | : es Mary N. Berry, contralto, and Mr. Fritz|~ ‘ : at other objects , | 78 Security | u Geib, violinist. Miss Berry is young, very 8 a — prepossessing personally and the : of a fine contralto voice. Among er num- bers was a dainty love song, ‘Yes, by Senor Aquabella. r. Gelb's playing is fu of fire and finish. | e Kunkel concerts will continue every Sunday afternoon, beginning at 3:15 o’clock. — — f Arrived. NEW YORK, | Heb. 17,—Arrived: La Nor- mandie, Havre. round battle fought in a down-town resort Sunday afternoon. The fight was for $200 a side and the gate receipts. Crosby is now a resident of Alton and a delegation of s ‘from that town came down to back him it the ring side. In consequence Frank was . red-hot favorite and his admirers were unable to place all their money. Both men weighed 126 pounds and the fight took place in a 16-foot enclosure. Petersen rushed matters from the start and was the aggressor throughout. After an hour’s actual fighting Crosby, went down and out. Right and jeft hand punches on the jaw settled him. Eugene Lutz and Frank Reecer were behind Petersen, w “Dutch” Niel and Eddy Ahearn were Crosby’s corner. Crosby was one f principals in the famous seventy-seven III., several 25 his laughter 7 * tite — 4 K 1 porous PI ine man jooked pityingly at For and ans Need: It was the Webster Davis boom!“ And Cyrus the Mayor fainted again, and there was stillness in that place inter- —— : with loud breathings for several minutes. obert. Was in high spirits over his reception Ome and tal About noon bert left the the day with tives on and John told he would stay around the office during his absence, as there was noth- ing else to do. | was after 10 o'clock when Robert got H bl the stairs to spent 2 I R * N A _ * . ¢ es . : ft 4 2 *. * 1 rt — 9 a 1 : t uP en hg ETS - 4 . * . 5 a — 5 * 5 7 . 5 n FE. 8 : * 7 ye : ae ad 32 ; . „ 1 * +z; 9 „ * Ee ' “ N ates * © es 188 * 2 re “> “3 x = n — 7 . 1 = EL PASO, Tex, Feb; 4 came across the Rio Gre fer a conference with Connelly, Julien | es dut told e artich *. 11 = „ ; Bar ‘ . * 7 2 5 * * , . 2 we a, Se N ’ ; . A ee -. 1 5 4 * 8 * * 3 5 . * . te 9 “a > 1 1 t Chem „ 5 “ 2 — 22 * 1 * . ; * 5 " pe: ' * : > a — 2 oy 4 : . 4- * 2 * . i * 1 1 * —— K 1 ‘ So 1 * . ernennt ho ringsic n Nen a ‘Morth | . Ria dip ; Bittawn | * . 2 n : . 4 ASS as : ö 8 1 gt 5 ad a ? Side My agate ee, Wine m ’ = a 75 es 5 en thas | — 2 t > a: 0 . 4: 5 N ~ Ve Be 5 * ray . . 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1) ee Any Drug Store in St. Louis — SITUATIONS WANTED—MALB. ¥ drag store w authorized to receive want ad- — 2 2 nts for the Post-Dispatch. Three lines (20 words), d cents; each additional fine. 5 cents. Wanted. — by ‘boy , of 16 ee good trade. Address O. F., 2753 . attending business college desires place es nner 4 for board while attending school; not afraid of work. Address G 41, this office. to learn Geyer av. R wanted. situation by barber with two * experience; stranger in the city: 3 stating terms, Chas. Kessler. Freeburg, III. : TER—Ilst-ciass carpentar wants jobbing: CARPENT for 81 50 a day or by the job, 44. Car- peater, 309 N. Izth st. —§it. wanted DRIVER drive: well willing to make himself useful. Apply A. D.. 4020. Carter av. VER—Wanted, situation driver for a de- DRIVE wagon aks English, German and Swe- dish; can — the test references. Address © 42, this office. . —ͤ NGINEER—Situation wanted by licensed * 2 repair all kinds of machinery; strictly will leave city. Add. Engineer, 3646 Cote Brit liante av. sINEER MACHINIST—Wanted, situation by an oe — machinist with license; city references. Add es 37. this office. 8 GHT—Miliwright and ebrpenter wants MILL W — ebjection to leave city; geod reference if Ad. T 35, this effice. ug man who thoroughly — place. Add. As required. ase pri ee ett AN—Wanted, sit. by yo gon rstands the care of horses about N 42, this office. b. Wants a Good Thing. ready to push them along. Prices within reach of all. : ‘ is authorized to receive Auveftise and sub- scriptions for the Post-Dispatch. : by Englishman, 23 years of STTUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE. | Lab lady demonstrator of good appearance wagte — g cook, and sales- talker lady. Domonstrate or sell retail trade. Address M . this office. NUi Wr Wanted. respectable girl wishes 3 wel! to-do family; will nurse 8 (Aar . rs 0. l midde-aged lady of refinement desires n as purse or bousekeeper; best of ref- er \ddress G 42, this office. ö j OF >. .ORK—Wanted by refined witow, 85, po- stiio. su cenfectioner'’s store, office work or other- Wise welleducated A4. L 39, this office. n wanted by first-class sales- for tobacco and cigars; references, Ad- dress. E 42, this office. Sit.; 2705 * STENOGRAPHER—Wanted, situation by a com- 2 stenographer who can manage a small set re 3 1135 N. Broadway. ' WOMAN—Wanted, situation by a middle- — wo- man for eneral 1 small fam postais. 1 2 13th st Castin and repairs for stoves and ran — tion. ad! La St W. —. . 12t — | HELP WANTED—FEMALE. d cents per tine each insertion. COOK WANTED—Good coek; no washing or fron- ing. 3811 Pine st. me WANTED—An assistant female cook. Call at 2610 Olive st. young man of 19, speaks Gerthan and MANA wishes a situation of any kind. Add. P 42, this office. MAN- Situation Ww or house-work; will work at — Address N 41, this office. anted by young man “at driving anything: good refer- COAC SHIM {AN —Wante my a young Swede; can Addre ss 15 42, ti nis offic ste ody, reliable young man, or any Handy with tools; good refer- 41, this office. R ER Male Nonegreee wants work for afternoons or evenings d. N 37, this office. TINNER—Wanted, situation by a first- class all- 0 nd store man, round in and outside tinner & for city or country. Add. © 27, this office. situation as coachman br furnish the best references. PC PORTE R—By kind of work. ences. Address © 81 ENOGRAPHE WANTED—Girl to cook, wash and iron, Im COOK quire at 1911 Bacon st. m —ͤ—ò hands vo on children’s cape; call at once. Schultz Novelty Co., room 305; Mermod & Jaccard Bldg. COOR WANTED—A1 man cook, with wife to do pastry; free pass; $60 month. Mo. Employment Oo., 617 Chestnut st. GIRL WANTED—Inquire at laundry, 1115 S. Jef- ferson av. Tor 45 8 — J ol — iw office, 80 _ 1 i Bia . 4 de. Cut 8 — ee 41 he, 14 = ä “J rr stl 2 Ps eas . Be Ps . pe Rae.” Br ah aby "Mec — * i j — 8 “a 5 rey Shire os are . the 8 he West, Market st., ner 4th; estadlish oy of, tae pa MME. B. f teller t; . "oe and” — ue ‘peices AMP, ‘midwife, private home. A for indies during confinement, 2827 Frank! MRS. © ‘ANNA NEWLAND, midwife, esi MRS. 1. uns Rt te. 3 an a write. N receives during I apm Chichester’s English Pennyroyal Pine mond Brand) are the beat. Safe, r-lable. Take no other. Send 4c stamps for particula “Relief for Ladies’ in letter by return mull. At Chichester Chemi-al Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Ladies Special Physician. Treats all diseases 2 irregularities; boards 8 call write. Dr. during ‘Merwin, 2011 300. PURE GOLD AND PORCELAIN CROWNS 7 WILL BE wane FOR... FFT 558 During Janyary and ee CHASE, Dentist, Oth gna Looust, Oriel Building. AL OF PROF. MARTIN, 2 Olive st. Who is —— * the very best and rowed genuine — og * li 3 t and fae oo who tells your past, present a ure uestions, No mind reading, Hindoo in need a 9 7— or help call sion 12 by mail for $1. Hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. LOANS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. LOANS—On furniture, pianos, sewing machines and all good securities; monthly or weekiy pay- ments; lowest rates; private parties. 1005 N. 11th. MONEY—Loans on furniture and pianos; business done at once; no delay; confidential; low rates. Anchor Loan Co., 108% N. 8th st. GIRL WANTED—Waiter girl. 9: 832 North Broad- way GIRLS WANTED—On shop cvaté, feliing hands, fioishers, machine hands. 2617 Gravois av. —— — — GIRL WANTED—To take care of baby and work in restaurant.-3125 Easton av. mets el 0 ANA steady and rolla ble young maa 2 tb nt — can furnish best of references and bond A Ad. K 38. this offic e.? Tailoring: = 00 — eo order. Olive vy Pants to order. Gonads 219 N. 8th st., 1 ac. aa Suits and overcoats Mesritz Tailoring Co., 8th SHORTHAND AND TELEGRAPH and Market st. This and best equipped BUSINESS, SCHOOL, corner Broadway is one of the very largest schools of its kind in the United States. Graduates are successful in obtaining employment. For cir- culars address Dr. W. M. Carpenter, Principal. 1 —— — — — HELP WANTED—MALE. ATTENTION, TRADESMEN !—Wear Harris’ $4.00 shoes; made in St. Louis; judge thelr value by the months they wear. 520 Pine st. learn work Barber APPRENTICES—Wanted, «apprentices to barber trade; competent in eight weeks; furnished graduates; catalogue. St. Louis College, 819 N. 9th st. BARBER WANTED—A High st. Boy 2808 steady barber. 1204 N. WANTED—Boy Locust st. to work around the house. BLACKSMITH WANTED—To rent a forge and shop room. 608 S. 7th st. Bor WANTED—Colored boy, 15 years old, to tend to furnace, 304 N. Main st. — GIRLS WANTED 28 experienced machine hands GIRL WANTED—Colored tl for general house- work. Apply at once 121 North Market. GIRL WANTED—Girl for housework, with or with- out washing; good wages; must have references. Take Mound City car. 3509 Bailey ay. COOK WANTED—A good cook for general work, _ without laundry work, at 5439 Vernon av. on skirts and silk waists on power machines and 25 hand girls; steady work and pay by the week. Call at 3301 S. Broadway. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Girl for general house- work. 3681 Cook av. — — — — HOUSEKGIRL WANTED -A girl of 16 or 17 to do light housework. 3226 Olive st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Girl to assist with gen- eral housework. 2006 Olive st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Girl to cook and do — eral housework. 2533 N. Grand av. HOUSEGIRL WANT 850900 white girl for gen- eral housework. Apply at 110 N. Ewing av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A good German general housework. Apply at pri N. Hig 1 MONEY LOANED ON FURNITURE—If you wish a loan and are in doubt where the best and cheap- est terms are tound, call at 702 Olwe st., 2d floor. MONEY TO LOAN—On furniture, pianos, etc.; also goods stored and money advanced; lowest rates; confidential. Kagle Logn Co., 1238 Frank- Un av. MORGAN AN LOAN OO. will iend $10 and upwards on furniture, pia" os, bicycles and other security, and guarantee the best rates in the eity; weekly or monthly payments accepted. Call ur address 1015 Morgan st. se MONEY advanced te salesmen, book-keepers and clerks without mortgages, indorsements or any security; strictly conndential. Merchants’ Credit Oo.. Slo Security Building. MONEY TO LOAN—Ou furniture, an, pianos, any amount you desire, witbout removing property from house; money can be-pald back in install- ments aud save interest; no commission or rae for papers; money given the sume day applied tor John C. King, 814 Morgan st. Business private. MONEY LOANED quietly and confidentially on furniture and pianos, p-eperty to be left in yous possession, we make you u loau any Way you re; money can be paid back in justallments and save in- terest; no vublicity or charges for papers; rates lowest and easiest; leases and loans paid of and more money advenced; also loans on bicycles, type- writers, sewing machires, and all good — National Loan Co., 1303 Washington av., 2d PRIVATE party will advance money at bankable rates on furniture, pianos, Ste., without removal; strictly configential; so mortgages recorded; private party. 810 Security Baliding, cor. 4th aud ast, HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Good girl to do general housework, immediately; good wages. 2020 Olive. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A good colored woman for general housework; ref. required. 1627 Mor- gan st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A housework. 900 La Salle Obouteau av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Girl for general house- work; also a woman to wash and iron by the day. 3407 Lafayette av. girl to do general one block south of 1 MAN W ANTED—A man to attend fire. Garrison av. 930 N. MAN WANTED—Good man for meat market. ply at 2132 S. 3d st. SHOEFITTERS WANTED—Closer and linin er. The Brown Shoe Co., llth and St. Bts., 5th floor. SALESMEN—Who wants the agency for city or country usiness? Apply at once to Conroy 110 Ap- mak- harles Bros., Olive st. e WANTED-—Girl to do general house- ork; small family. 3 at 4 Shoe Co,, 12th and Locust sts HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A girl about 14 years old that wishes a good home to assist in housework. 3176 Pcrtis av. r W Ah 'rEv—Giri det. 16 email family fer general house Finger a v. HOUSEGIRL ANTED— German giri for general nd 1 Fy rk. YOUNG M MAN—Wants night eg of any kind; age 28. — — H 42, this office — —Ä——j _TUATIONS ‘WANTED—FEMALES. it hen help or Aa UNDIKSS—A Gorman BARBER WANTED—Good colored barber at once. Call at 310 Chestnut st. COOK—Situation as cook in boarding-house or short order cook. 924 8. Sth st. COOK—Wanted,good cook wants sit. in private family or private boarding-house; good wages ex- pected. 1324 Olive st. OOOKS—Wanted, situations cooks, or for general housework; colo Laclede: av. CUTTER—Wanted, situation by a good meat cut- ter. Address H 29, this office. COOK— Wanted sit. by a good céok in a fine family; the best ref. Call Monday, 2701 Franklin av. for two days. . irst-class dressmaker desires 8 few more engagements: terms easy reasonable; best references. Address K 34, thie office. Dish WASHER—Wanted. position in luach counter as dishwasher. 310 Katger st. by two first-class red. 2805 housework. 16 8. 1 HOUSEOTIRL WA girl for general housework. 918 N. Jefferson av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Good German girl. tor general housework. 1119 Dillon st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Neat and industrions rl for_geental housework. St. Louis and Mar- av. (Wolff pl.) HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A young girl for general housework; two in ily; small flat; bring ref- erence. Call at 2351 Park av. IRONERS WANTED-—Two shirt ſtroners. National Laundry, 3401 Laclede av. LAUNDRESS W A laundress to do family washing. 1138 N. 12th st. LAU NDRESSES WAND. Two laundresses; C HOUSEWORK—Colored woman wishes 2 work in week or housework; first-class refs. Call br address 2731 Laclede av, HOUSEGIRL—Wanted, sit. as companion or house- girl. Call at 4321 Lincoln ay. Höbsnwonk. Situation wanted by a first-class house and dining-room girl; give good refenence. Address i 42, this office. HOUSEWORK~—Situation wanted b housework two days in the week. 41. t. this office. woman to do Address I. days’, HOUSEKEEPER—Young widow wants situation as housekeeper for widower or bachelor in or Hot Springs, Ark. All, letters answered. Ad fress A 42, this office. ° HOUSEKEEPER—Refined lady wante situation to keep house for nice gentleman or hotel manager; understands business; not afraid of work; Bo triflers need call. 1713 Market z., floor. HOUSEKEEPER—A German lady wishes a posi- tion as housekeeper, or ~~ ousework, witb- t washing. Address, three days, 116 E. hirmer at., Carondelet. Bow ISEKEKPER—Lady would take sharge et re- ned wide wer's family or ho ust Isis sin . Address for one week, 0 4 iso OSE WORK —Refoed » widow weste — erk or any ether employment where 3° can home prenings: good references. Au. M ire ce. — SHGIRL— Wanted, 1 by girl to de gen- * housework; small family. 8. 3.22. ted by a respec- 8338 ru. 8 GIRL Situation ence 1 . 3212 N. Broad - ZJerman a expe table Germ 7 — 5 me. A. Lets, I PER-—Wan * FFURNITURE LOANS. to loan on furniture at residence without — BR —— 4 lowest rates; business strictly confiden- Aal. Union Loan Co., 1108 Pine st. Repectable parties can borrow money on farniture or pianos on easy monthly payments without removal, in sums and terms to suit. Business confidential. ‘COMMERCIAL LOAN Co., 712 Pine St., second floor. STORAGE. Grog store 1% authoriged to recetve want ad- . the Post-Dispatch. 5 STORAGE, PA PKG & HONG 05 „ 2 . TYPEWRITERS. TYPEWRITER— Good Remington typewriter for rent, $3 per month —— — this office. PARTNERS WANTED. PARTNER— Wasted in a meat and végetable mar- ket, bustuess ; experience not neces- 42, this office. ANY rag store is authorized to receive want a@ vertigements for the Post-Dispatch. BUGS, Rats, Mice exterminated, by contr ders on sale and warranted. H. F. Deguin, 1 Olive st. Tel. 1388. STOVE REPAIRS. Casti nd 2 nr — Locust st a DRESSMAK NMC. * “Sew — — — DRESSMAKER—Good dressinaker wants family sewing by the day; $1 per day. 1227 N. 19th st. DRESSMAKING—Dresses made in latest 3 from $3.50 to $5. Mrs. Wagner, 2624 Chestn — EDUCATIONAL. 14th 7 3 x oF, * * * ; PAPIN ST, 1490--Lar ROOM—Comfortable front room on 3d floor. ‘front room furnished for light PARLOR—A . furnished front parlor, suitable for —, in a widow's ema: Add. N PLUM sr. 821—A comfortable furnished room, suitable for one gent, in private tamily. Inquire at notion store, 706 Chouteau av. | ROGM~ Westy shed room for quiet couple desiring accommodations down town. . WASH va: W furnished basement rooms; low prices. WASH Sr., 1788 Front rooms, neatly furnished for housekeeping; also for gent»; southern exposure. 4TH ST., 627 N.—Nice furnished rooms $1 per week up; room for light 11TH Sr., 1814% N.—Nice, clean furnished front room; $1.50 per week, with 129TH Sr., 118 N.—Furpished rooms for light housekeeping and roomers; $5 per month and up. 12TH ST., 1021 §.—Nicely furnished rooms with batb, very cheap. ISTH Sr., gill J 1 S.—Ohe room, complete for housekeeping with cook gtove; laundry privilege; no 3 af convehlenees; tor light housekeeping; ping. fire. die — — 2 — > BOARDING. CLARK A., 50 per week. EVANS 1 4805—Nicely furnished front fa mily. Weer MORGAN Sr., gentlemen; "at 10TH ST., 1031 8.—2d-story front, cold bath. CLARK Av., 21 Furnished rooms, with board; gas. bath. steam “heat. $4.50 and $5 week. 2832—Second-story furnished front room; all conveniences; ; meals if desired. DICKSON gt. 2728 Board and room for two young men with breakfast, supper and Sunday dinner; room for one or two gentlemen, with or without board, a strictly private family; refs. required. Locus hall 3048—Beantiful rooms, nicely furnished; good board and attendance. MORGAN ST, $186—Furnished rbom with board; gas, bath. hot and cold water; reasonable. MORGAN Sr., 2657—Nicely furnished, front room for two gentlemen, with or Without board; private 2016—A 8 furnished front room; all conveniences; best of meals; for two $36 month. 6TH 15 AND FRANKLIN 8 $1 per week; beds and meals. Ide each. with or without board, for couple or two young men; hot and 4 HOUSES, ROOMS, ETC. WANTED — av.; state price. Mrs. K., ROOMS—Wanted, 2 or 8 rooms,* furnished for housekeeping, within one to four blocks of 2829 Easton 2829 Easton av. DWELLINGS FOR RENT. CASS AV., 3005—8 rooms and bath; DICESON Sr.. UNIVERSITY T., reduced to 928. Carter & eka 12 N. Sth et. 2810 — A nine-room stone-front house. Jnouire of Philip Roeder. B07 N. 4th st. 2219—7 rooms, gas, bath, laundry: every conv.; rent cheap. ~ FLATS FOR RENT. 14TH Sr.. COMPTON Av., 1614 8.—5-room flat. Keys of Dyas & Co.. DELMAR 2% 2040—Newly decorated, very desirable 8-room flat; every improvement; actual bar- HOWARD Sr., 2201%—Flat of 6 rooms; all modern conveniences. WEST BELLE PLACE, 2 rooms, bot and cold water, vatn, oy iia etc.; 2d floor ; lange, cool rooms ; south and east exposure. W. H. Heath, Jr., 504 Rial 3 1831 AND — S. New elegant (room flats. very 3 Inquire fn rear. 107 N. 9th st. Phone 607. FURNISHED HOUSES FOR RENT. SARAH 1 718— Between Delmar and Morgan, x Majestic range, gas range: handsomely furnished. room héuse; cheap if rented immediately; furnace; er TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. OLIVE Sr., 821—Store, $30. 4TH ST., of Janitor, 4th floor. GHOUTBAU AV... 1418—Store and cellar, 20x50; rent, $20. STORE—Nice store for sample room; only $25 per month. Call at n. e. cor. 4th and Walnut sts. 16 N.—Opposite Court-house, a nice store, also fine offices on 2d and 3d Soors. Inquire FLATS WANTED. FLAT WANTED— N t, ‘> : ae wt 4 ait vd x es fi 43 ne . i de seen & Wililfams, 1018- AMS, Trustee. St. Louls, ss.—In igsourt, so that the ordi- Rary process of motion of ends it be notified that a ci And it is further ord ublished ispatch, a band and seal this 15th THOS. B. RODGERS, . Plaintiff's Attorney. . w cannot be served u lanes that bas action has been her, on defendant commenced nature of which the bonds of the Cou of eg 1896. 9110 4 CE—Notice hereby eo "§_ NOTIOR_Notice ts Jewelry Company of ven to JON — NOTICE ot Final get tlement Notice is hereby ll creditors and of = be hol the first — 2 of March nex Admin Louis, Jan. istratrix of Ch St. 25, 1896. ‘others interested i Taran NA ENGEL, rles Engel, Deceased. 5439 M large | 2 of Final Settlement—Notice is hereby all creditors and others interested in said aie ELIZA N. Executrix oe Edwin B. Sberzer St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 28. IN the matter of the Assignment of A. B. Jones Circuit Stationery, Co. No. 1,152 in the t Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri gi ago 9h January 20. 1 1 NOTICE—Notice is St. Missouri, MONDAY, THE Soret Dat OF MARCH, 1896, vi at 9:00 o’clock A . 74 1115 Ne N wed mh 5 e. 2 ne 17 f > ae eS n andin, — N n lay n re, HE | * bold Ponte RN Jap 1 2 e 3 4 ae Ree ö 2 — Der! SAY IT. ISN'T JUSTIFIED. Accidents to Bicycle Riders in St. Louts Do Not Increase the Average of Casualties, — The action taken by th insurance Companies — that bicycle riding is a hazard pursuit and that cyclists must either we an extra rate of insurance ‘or give up the exercise, has caused much comment in local wheeling circles. Thousands of St. Louisans, who carry ad- cident insurance, are enthusiastic devotees of the safety, and it will make a material difference to the insurance magnates if they can be induced to pay extra premiums. In order to ascertain the views of the wheelmen on the subject, a Post-Dispatch representative eggs a tour of the cycling resorts Saturda Gus Shapleich. the big Washington avenue dealer, thinks the insurance men are making an unwise move in raising the rates on cyclists. “Friday’s editorial in the Post- tch covers position exactly,“ said Mr. ap- leigh. 1 am satisfied that what little risk is attached to cycling amounts to nothing compared with the good it does, Riders be- come athletes and their health and general physical condition are benefited. Insurance men should make allowances for the fact that cyclists will be better able to avoid ac- cidents in every walk of life with greater — than the individual without such train- ng. Dute Cabanne is in the accident insur- ance business this winter and he says his experience has led him to delteve that the accident risk on riders is great enough to justify an increase in the rates. Much of the danger,“ said Cabanne, “is due to the fact that hundreds of riders are mounted on cheap wheels. They are liable to break down at any time, and there is no telling when one of them is going to cause a serious accident. Reckless riding is also getting fashionable and a cyclist can de- ome on getting the worst of almost any ind of a collision. On the circuit smashups occur very frequently, but, of course, rac- ing men run a great deal bigger risk than 9 Sts. brand of the St. Louis Cycling Club is another rider. Like Cabanne, he ri the insurance men have some cause for raising rates on wheelmen. “Racing men are especially risky in the accident policy line,“ said Mr. Hildebrand, “and many ordinary riders get reckless at times. he insurance agents, however, should discriminate and not make the con- servative riders pay for the chances the companies take when they write policies on racing men and other professional rid- ers.’ J. Venz, the Fourth street dealer, doesn’t think the insurance agents are justi- fied in raising accident policy rates on the cyclists. pat editorial in Friday’s Post- tch expresses my views on the subject,"* said Mr. Venz, and I know of noth!ng to add to it. Collisions and smash-ups in which cyclists get mixed are generally caused by reckfess driving and — street car grip and motormen. Teamsters not —— 2 hore Nc A nov Taylor es representative o of 2 United ‘States Casualt said: “I suppose it is just a matter 57 1 form to increase the rate. It will only last for a few years, and the ndle out. We have bie cle accidents because we have ‘bicycles street car accidents because we staat cars, In th East the accidents are more numerous. In Rochester, N. Y., for instance, one-third of the population ride wheels. 2 — * mph — secure a city license. a * 2 that s# why most 1 he jured and killed are bicyele riders. In St. Soule but a few — 888 are reported to our com- le here seem a — 2 122 oes | are more tive “We have — Fe sed rates and probably will not. This —.— me ot t years ago when every commercial trav was compelled, to pay five times as m aa any one élse to receive a certificate. To- . rather insure a traveler than a anker.“ . Mr. C. agent of thé Guarantors’ Liabilit ‘and —— Co. of Pennsylva- nia, said: ‘““We make a 9 of reget Riez en We knew of this plan to rates of this class of insurance, but t refused aver t been called J. P..Way of the Tra of „ 1 Benefit Asso- these Was the result oF ee * — 5 ding a 7 eri me oF . id

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Re See . — 0 : rer , -. „ NIG RET Ths — 1 r * 2 ye sah 0 ae 2 * 275 ee 7 5 oy K. 8 9 — * 4 hn 4 at > 7 2 * » § * . . is 1 eth, ' — — , 4 . . 7 . te 3 4 : „* ö „ N = . oF “ey ux — ‘ ann *. = eau ine travels | ‘More Than a Century Old. Frs, TRAIL OF BLOOD, | f 0 ‘SIGNS OF DISSOLUTION. | Hitec Snr of Joseph his gubernatorial it was was celebrated aaturday | | becguse J 5 ae 3 . — 8 FOUND A Thee ewe eee eee eeeeeee 155% „„ 978 „ 1 large .... 1 medium., to : “Did you read Judge Peabody" s interview | oa the Sunday Post-Dispatch,” said a re- Yes „and the Mayor twirled bs | ¢ around one le 1 Aa ag e were e e e e . “What have you got to say about the Judge's statement that you will have the st of the A. P. A. of behind you in your qnase after the gubernatorial F Feb. . “Now, iet’s not discuss that, please,“ a 400 322285 die the Mayor. supply of ; ae 1. 8 “You won't tell the Post-Dispatch read- Wheat .......... ,000 119,000 80,733,000 ers, then, whether you are an A. P. A.] Corn e te 12'174,000 aoe Cats. 7,086.00 6,541,000 yourself, and whether you are the candidate ‘of that organization or not for the governor. — — ship?” | Regular Cash Market Prices. | Monday | Friday. | Year Ago. : W HEAT. 11 72 b * vaporated rit a. 66 dc; irie — ; heavy, $6.50. Copper $8. $2. CID = * lnotable at $4 per bbl; inferior stock less. n er Cod, $8 per bbl; | $1.69; colled si. $5: pore berrel 1 : RY 4 a 9 25 per box. @10. Staves, four, barrel, $5. 73; 12 e ; * N — i b erce, $22; beer keg, ziel. Heading ir ORN— Steady; common, o answer, and the smile grew wan and strained. ö How many members of the A. P. A. n holding appointments in the City a we Now really,”’ with a deprecating jesture and His Honor lifted his eyes toward the a chromoed saint at prayer. “Have you any idea of the dimensions of the Webster Davis boom?“ The Mayor wore the expression of a young lady with tight shoes receiving callers. oe No. : rel.. h — — . — 30 29 gra bbls, - |hoop, e; half bbhis, We; meal ＋ — grown, ; lard tes, 95c; half tes, ; pork ulet at ; ba ber for round and $808.28 Yor Mat, Oe ee ? se 4 a . 50 * ; hegar, 4-basket crate. * black oll, Oe; lard oil, ; linseed oll, Sic; s EGG PLANT—Sales at 81.8062. 50 per doz. 12 5c; whisky, 75c; half-banrels, 35c; wine, CAULIFLOWER—California quotable at $3@3.50 | sa ut, We; pickle, 35c; barrels with per crate. staves or beads, \ i GREEN PEAS—Fiorida at 52. 7568 per bu box; em Ghar ens tom or Tou, per 1,000, CONIONS-Beendy. — Choice to f red e 11 8225 . 0 ce to fan 7 bu; Weatherfield, W@45c: dam. 4 ee | thaws a ne Pye 40,000 A. P, | and Grades Committee of the Them Is u Great-Great-G a. A Desperate Robber Encountered by 3 made an official tour of in- One of | Is 0 reat-Great- Courageous Olerk in the Me- tion eee ee ocring has ‘com: Grandmother—Facts That Read P unds am —— c Pheeters Warehouse. Mr. Fuess has gone East on a . Like Fiction. | ; : Aeg deen a ant sol won produced — aan 85 e ra ouse unda ning. ; . j iah erk in the “tne City Council will meet in r Hale and hearty after being a cigarette Jos H. Wasserburger, a cler f | | ‘ Co., | semi-monthly session Monday evening. .||smoker for nearly ninety years, is the employ of the McPheeters Warehouse 2 bert h the fifteen days of ai. ) . had a bloody battle in the dark with a lowed. ploon-keeners Rh 4 + gg I boast a Californian centenarian can make, burglar at the warehouse, Main and Carr | their li gapired Saturday, on ‘| Says the New York Journal. 3 ; The | of them have eso. Five ha’ Nor is this the only claim Senora Isabella streets, at 2 o’clock Sunday morning. a , iy | discontinued business and one has | Villa of Merced can make, for neither a burglar is supposed to have been mortally | rem high to low license. The revenue from wounded and Wasserburger had a narrow | thig “will fall constderably below that | fe of cigarette indulgence nor her great eacape cin death of former years. age has prevented her being to-day physi- Although the police were immediately W — an n 4 1 vee 12 * cally attractive and mentally keen. Once a notified and Night Chief Kiely was on the | an inv tion of the coal mine accident. Spanish beauty of the legendary type, she scene with a patrol wagon load of offiters , bay Bem ae ha gg oc om Mascoutah is vis- at ge, attractions of ng se women ting friends in Belleville. f res of years younger can boast. within fifteen minutes after the shooting, Mr. Ernest Wangelin has gone on a weit; This extraordinary —— was wedded to no clew to the wounded burglar was found. | to relatives at tur. Senor Villa at Tampulpa, Mexico, in 1818, An effort has been made to suppress all in- Mr. Adolph Horn has gone to New York. | thirteen years after her birth in the same ner, ee a asserburg . , whom ve—a son he has courage. Waaserburger’s father is} Mr. Philip Krupp was relieved of a tumor daughter. The daughter has one child, who night watchman at the warehouse. He had at St. Bligabeth'’s Hospital Saturday by Dr. is the mother of two girls, both of whom been il: for several days and his son decided L. J. Bechtold. are over 20 years of age. to relieve him Saturday night. ; Judge Benjamin F. Burroughs of Ed-| Senora Villa has been a cigarette amoker After making his rounds up to 1:30 o’clock | wardsyflle occupied the bench of the Cir- since she was ten years old, but has been young Wasserburger says he went inte] cuit Court Saturday. —— a total abstainer from spirituous the office and gat down to read. He he The Kronthal-Liedertafel Society had a hen cag She rarely eats any meat, prefer- a noise. Picking up his lantern he opened | rehearsal Sunday. afternoon. : life arinaceous food, and this has been her the door and stole noiselessly out into the] The Judiciary Committee of the Board of ne n Always active and industrious, big warehouse. Zu rs, Messrs. Weir, Mooneyhan and cane Ba — her 1 and almost It was stored with boxes and bales and | Atkinson, met Saturday afternoon and con- —— 8 . . —— what are con- he could rye pg see ten feet ahead of Rim. sidered the e of the Georgetown ot — ona ornia, a notable crop “> 2 — ng: 1 — d Ses ge "ame Plank Road Co. for an extension of its great admirer and which When bh sot a at 4 the cil gg f 2 | franchise. Although po report was drawn ich is a marvel of > pen cast. ; — e rene e 4 8 — „up, it was practically decided that on ally cared for by her. Her sight — —— — it n Scrhe — lighted ver more | Sounds of expediency the granting-of the excellent, evidenced by the fact that she and by their uncertain light he made his | Ae 3 ne. 5 a ‘Perry oc- | $22 still thread 3 ‘needle with gate. She is way to a box of valuable satines, from eurred Sunday afternoon to Green Mount ing country, and — to — oo te cable * 1d ect the e the desire to sell of late it did not increase , OATS bout it exc what e Dr a aE) sod 8 oe 1 j 18% yét been held. — guilty secret and smiled the reporter out of | @%c, duty 895 b 26%c, March 26\c. The Crescent home talent minstrels will Burglars entered the home of J. H. Han- Liverpool as on t He smiled amiably but it was plain to see ra pore thing was hurting him. j : I see in the papers. Mr. Davis makes 4 h ,, but the convention has not No. Then His Honor looked startled) as if he Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 17, 1:15 p. m. lost in had been betrayed into the confession of a : — t—Feb ue 68 . May 6414 | May d. Jul e. Feb lde, the audience chamber seg ane . he Oats— May ALTON NEWS. make their first appearance to-night at Temple Theater. cock on State street at 7 o’clock last night. The family was away and the thieves got which he took four bolts worth $100. Cemetery. e will de run Wasserburger put out his light and was Special No. 4 on the Air Line will anon the 87 in an instant. The last | 2¢xt Thursday evening. tence for many years. There dwells in Stockton, however, a woman who in point of e has a greater — match had gone out, and he could only ess the distance. He commanded the ntruder to throw up his hands, and for an answer received a vicious blow in the face from the butt of the burglar’s revolver. Wasserburger was momentarily stunned by the blow and. nearly sank to the floor. But realizing that he was dangerously close to his assailant, he pushed his revolver out at arm's length in the direttion from which the blow came and pulled the trigger. By the flash he saw the fellow groping his way along close to the wall in an effort to reach the door and escape. He heard a gurgling sound in the burglar's throat and it seemed as if he was clutching at the wall to save himself from falling. The flash from Wasserburger’s weapon re- vealed his whereabouts to Als assailant and the burglar fired. The bullet plowed its way through Was- serburger’s hat, entering in front just above the band and coming out at the back. The ball passed through the young man’s hair but did not touch the scalp. The burglar reached the door before Was- serburger could shoot a second time, but the intrepid young man was close behind him, and as he jumped from the platform he sent another bullet after him and let fly a third time as the thief disappeared down the alley. Relighting his lantern Wasserburger went back to the office and turned in a police call, which seon brought a patrol agon and half a desen officers from the Third District Station, at Seventh and Carr 3 Chief Kiely arrived a few minutes ater. ; A search of the premises showed how the burglar had broken into the warehouse by applying a jimmy to the door. There was a trail of blood from where the fellow was shot to the door, and just out- side was a pool which showed the fellow had vomited, in all probability the result of internal hemorrhage. He could be traced by blood stains to the alley, where the trail was lost. Wasserburger says the burglar must have been familiar with the premises. He seemed to know just where the most valuable cases were stored and the easiest means of gain- ing access. He could give no description of his assailant further than that he was tall and muscular and has a smooth face. Several men were arrested Sunday, sup- posed to be implicated in the robbery, but Wasserburger could not identify any of them. Cheap Furniture. One of the largest wholesale purchases of furniture ever made by a St. Louis concern was consummated recently by May, Stern & Co. The entire stock of the West Mich- igan Furniture Co., costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, was local firm. These goods are now bein value of 50 cents on the retailed furniture, and folding beds of all styles. The sale will continue for several days. NOT THE ONLY ONE. Little Willie: Easy street?“ “Say, Grandma, 5 Bigs | don't know, my child. Why Little Willie: Well I heard ‘Pop’ say ‘if 3 would only get off the earth, he'd be ving on Easy street.“ Gamblers in Mississippi. They treat Mississippi gamblers in an un- . Msually drastic manner. Keepers of all aming contrivances within the kinds of confines ot that a five-years’ job in the penitentiary. Bible House Issues. The American Bible Society issues from the Bible house in November were 80,475 vol- umes, and since April 1, 615,244 volumes. * DEATHS. GROVES—Entered into rest, at 11 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the age of 29 years, Thomas Groves, ught by the at a ollar. Bedroom sets that are worth $16 are being sol at $7.90. There are parlor sets, dining-room where's te are now favored with Mary Fries, guardian of Henry Fries, made her final report to the County Court rag oe showing a balance of $1,101.91, and was Marriage licenses were issued * the County Clerk to Charles Salmons and Phinie Parres, both of Bast St. Louis, and John P. A* and Anna M. Wolff, both of Mascou- tah. An interesting recognition service was held at the First M. E. Church — evening, the new cérs of the Epwort League being installed. EAST ST. LOUIS NEWS. Mrs. Albert Davidson of 225 St. Louis av- enue, Past St. Louis, threatens to have her 16-year-old daughter, Jennie Davidson, placed in a convent or reformatory institu- tion. She says her daughter has of late evinced a great liki for balls and parties and a consequent dislike for work. Mrs. Davidson also states that Jennie left home last/ Friday night to attend a dance at ‘Music Hall and had since then absented her- self from home and gone to live with the family of Harry K. niels of 1807 Grand avenue, East St. Louis. Mr. Daniels is an employe of the Missouri Malleable Iron Works, and his wife and Jennie Davidson are friends. Mrs. David- son reported the absence of her daughter at the police station Monday morning, and Detective Peyton was detailed to find the missing girl. He found her at a neighbor- ing family of the Daniels and brought her to the station. The mother in the mean- time had consulted Attorney Enloe to take the necessary legal steps to have her daugh- ter placed in some reformatory institutio if she persisted in her refuseal to — home. Mrs. Davidson claims that al- though she is poor she has given Jennie all that a person situated as she is could possibly do. The girl on the other hand claims that she has been mistreated and even told to leave home. When mother and daughter met at the police station, Jennie refused positively to return home, and as no legal papers had been made out in the case, the police allowed her to go. It is thought she returned to the home of the Daniels. The father of the girl is a switchman in the employ of the Louisville & Nashville. ; Mr. Daniels was telephoned to and stated she claimed to have been mistreated by her parents. Dr. E. J. De Courcy obst. Libory, III., Secretary of the Southern Illinois Medical Association, was in the city yesterday and called on Dr. C. F. Wilhelmi and other physicians, Dr. De Courey stated that the annual meeting of the association would be held at East St. Louls on May 14 and 18. and that at least 150 doctors would be in attendance, The local physicians will do ail in their power to make the convention a pleasant one, and will at once begin to solicit funds to pay for the expenses in- cident _to the holding of the convention. Dr. Wilhelmi thought, it likely that the meetings of the association would be held at Music Hall and also stated that a grand a3 hy would be served to the visiting 172 s on the last day of the conyen- James Flannigan was arrested yesterday on the charge of disturbing the peace of his wife. He was fined $5 and costs by Justice White Monday morning and husband and wife went on their way rejoicing. ‘ Ed Cody, Ben Bennett and Hdward Lem- ming were arrested for creating a disturb- ance on Missouri: avenue and Fitth street yesterday afternoon. ‘ Otto Baudendistel was arrested late Sa urday evening on the charge of assaulting William Meehan, driver for the Obert Brew- tig Co. He gave bond for his appearance next Saturday before Justice Wyatt. 3 ans neha oe suit in the, Cit our onday against the Wabash Rail- road for $20,000 damages. N of the defendant company near t Rela Depot, on-Dec. 29, 1894, ind had his right foot so badly crushed that he will be a cripple for life. E. A. Taylor is the at- 1 * The > . as. egraffe, who operates ni mill, brought suit for $500 N . Ed- dinger, the well-known contractor, in the that his wife had given the girl a home as. Gonig claims he was run over by a train claim. She is Auntie“ rie Give a colored woman, who has lived so long that no one knows how old she is, except that she has seen at least 115 years. This fact is fixed by the events she jis still able to re member now just as well as when she told them fifty years ago to the people who are still living. She was born on the plantation of James Wolf, near Shelby, Va., secured her free- dom long before the emancipation procla- mation and came to California. That was orty years aco, at least. For many years she lived in San Francisco, making consid- erable money as washerwoman. Some years ago she became a resident of Stockton, bought land and built the house in which she ncw lives. To all sickness she is an absolute stranger, her only ailment being old age. To a certain extent her mind has failed, thouch at times it seems as clear as ever. She finds it impossible to remain absolutely quiet, however, and is constantly talking to herself and moving about. Her physical condition, considering her. great age, is marvelous, but physicians believe the principal reason for this is her unfailing and purely natural appetite. Stockton can also st of another cen- tenarian—‘‘Auntie’’ Arthur, who, like her aged townswoman, is of African decent. She allezes that she was 108 years old the 4th of the present month, and there is no reason for doubting the claim. One of her . recently. died at the age of 73 ears. a She shows no signs whatever of her ad- vanced age, except the wrinkles which time always bestows. Her sight is perfect, enabling her to read as much as she chooses without the use of glasses. During the re- cent illness of one of ber daughters she acted as nurse, and the duties of the sick room, including loss of sleep, affected her no more than they would a younger per- gon. She was born Jan. 4, 1787, on Ambrose Ar- thur’s plantation, in Knox County, Ky. For nimety years she lived on the planta- tion where she was born. She is the mother. of. seventeen children, most of whom were born slaves, and some of her great grand- children were also born in bondage. An exodus of the family to California was caused about eighteen years ago by the emigration of a grandson. The present fam- ily consists of two sons, eight grandchil- dren, one great grandchild and one great- great-grandch ld. But the oldest person in California, ac- mer ogo | to all records, is Mrs. Priscilla Nel- gon, who lives at Maryville, and is 126 years old. She lives with her youngest child, a son, 43 years old, and has three genera- tions of descendants, making her a great- great-great-grandmother. Born on a farm near Knoxville, Tenn., she came to Cali- fornia in 184, and has remained here ever since. Most of her descendants live near her, Like Senora Villa, she has used tobacco freely all her life. Her eyesight and hear- ing are unimpaired, her appetite is good and she is as sprightly as a young woman. Another aged resident of California is Mrs. Sarah Davis, whose home is now the County Hospital, near Colusa. Born in ennessee in 1790, she is, consequent- ears old. She is the mother of six- Idren, but only knows the where- abouts of one son, who is 70 years old and an inmate of the County Hospital at Yerka. Mrs. Davis is one of those who crossed the plains in ox teams, when, she does not remember. Her hearing and sight are still pertect Avett her véice strong, but her mem- 0 S. . A remarkable instance of n is Mrs. Maria Foster, who all her life has been dis. Sipated, using ye ad and tobacco freely. She is 104 years old, and the matron at the Monterey County. Hospital, where she has several years, sa he is the worst character there. “She has to be continually watched,“ says the matron. ‘At times her anguage is so vile and profane it is hard rey near her. Any time of the night she fable to scréam and disturb all the in- tes of the hospital.“ Foster is a native of London, and has two sons, one a London barrister and the other a business man in Spain. She is the daughter of Gen. Houston, a well-known Britian officer, who was killed at the bat- tle of Waterloo. She came to California in 1854 in search of a brother. For years she subsisted on char- in at a rear window. They secured two gold watches, a pearl necklace, gold brace- lets, two diamond studs and $48 in cash, all valued at $300. Togas | left no clew. Interest in the Streeper case has been awakened again by the arrival of Hattie and her baby at her father’s house, on Brown street, in Upper Alton. Ever since the investigation of the charge against old man Streeper by the committee appointed by the Masons, Hattie has been living in St. Louis, where the cnild was born some weeks ago. The Investigating Committee failed to find proof against Streeper., The Eastern Star Ladge, of which Hattie Stree- per is a member, will meet soon and pass on Hattie’s case. The balls given by the American Flint Glass Workers’ Union — — night at Gill’s and Turner Halls were well attended. Several coaches filled with blowers from St. Louis and East St. Louis came up over the Big Four road. The profits will be used in defraying the expenses of the Flint ‘Blow- ers’ Convention, which will be held in this city next July. At the request of the Alton Civic Federa- tion every minister in the city delivered an address Sunday on the subject of muni- cipal reform. he village authorities in Upper Alton are having trouble in collecting taxes. short time ago a lot of territory lying just east and south of the town was annexed. Property owners in the new territory re- fused to pay their town tax. Among these are the C. & A., C., B. & Q., Bluff Line and Big Four railroads. A GIGANTIC LIFE BELT. Easily Handled Buoy That Will Hold Up Many in the Water. The ever-present dangers of the sea~— dangers illustrated almost daily by ac- counts of collisions, fire or other disaster, so often attended with loss of life—have eo ted the inventing of many more or ess ingenious life-saving devices, One of the Sri plon and yet most valuable is that lately introduced by William Brandt, a sailmaker at Lubec Germany. Substantially it is a reproduction, on a very large scale, of the life-saving belts or rings commonly found aboard ships. But, besides its great carryi capacity, it presents some novel and sensible features, which enhance is value. Numerous partitions divide the belt into water-tight apartments, so that damage to any part does not mater'‘ally affect the efficiency of the whole. The great city of the belt reduces the danger of dam- age to a minimum. aspite its great size it is be at 1 One man can easily roll it along the deck and fling it overboard, does not matter how it strikes the water—‘t invariably turns right side up. The middle space is taken up by a strong network. An important addition is that of ropes made fast to the periphery of the belt, an kept afloat by corks, so that persons sever yards away from the buoy can draw them- selves to it. Seven large men standing on it don’t appreciably sink the d when it is considered how small the wel of a person rtially supported b water is it will be seen that one belt can save a large number of people. A MODERN TIPPLE. Gertie: O, auntie, Mrs. Newgold gave such a lovely pink tea last evening. Aunt Selina (from the country): Lord sakes, child, what will you fashionable folks drink next? JUST THE OPPOSITE. Examining Counsel: You are a domestic, "Bride 98101 hy: Arrah now! an't e ulcahy: f see by the mug av me thot O'im — THE MARKETS, — — — — UIS,. Feb, IT. wheat elasti-“ reased markwet did not in the winter wheat belt, no one felt any serious alarm, as is came on wet instead of dry and it was warming up rapidly in the . Recel — showed a letup in the ro 655 last Mo „ and A year ago. The visible did decrease, but only 193,000 bu, decrease 589 ago Liverpool was 4d nature came in heavy late and Advices of larger yields in Australia were re- celved, but the first item that really upset the now bullish tendency was the growing belief, as stoocks at different points were posted, that the visible might show an increase. Spot gardes—-No business on Call and little effort to do as ters there. No. 2 red salable this side and in E. at 7ic, and No, 8 red at regular, SS E. side and 66%c bid in E., and neither of- fered. No. 4 winter offered regular at 66c bid, 60c E. side. No. 2 hard winter offered regular at 63c, no bid. Other grades neglected. Several Southern milling orders were received and filled, including 30,000 bu No 2 red and 5, bu No 3 red, but terms kept private. On track No 2 red sold at 786 7(e. dn The market was somewhat stronger this morin on the rally in wheat, but was dull at the slight advance in price that resulted. Receipts locally Clearances were good, as from four ports they were 325,000 bu, and Liverpool was firm. vis- ible, too, decreased 214,000 bu, as predicted in yes- terday’s Post-Dispatch, where it decreased 651. 000 bu a year ago, h the amount afloat in- creased 880,000 bu, nst 600,000 decrease a year ago. Domestic markets did not hold their early strength, and declined below Saturday's close, Spot gradesa—Easier and bida lower for No. 2 at 2098 tor — and 20% for United and former offered at . No. 2 white was offered this side at 26%c, and No. 3 regular at 26c, but no bids for them. oars Receipts at western markets, 883,000 bu, against 245,000 one year ago, and ments 134,000 bn. The visible increased 415,000 against 194,000 decrease « year ago. ‘The future market was easy, dull. 5 grades Lower to sell. No. 2 offered at 19%4c, bid 18e ; No. 3 regu bid 18i%%c for 5 cars; for No. 3 white in United 10c¢ bid. RYE. Basler and quiet. On call No. 2 sold regular at 86c, and for Sast side re bid. Rece 3 375 t D d ved, 920 tons; f ons. eman very 1 and 8 — — 9 — the re continue rag uyers seem a their own way on these lee and No. 1 timothy; for the right and stocks not scarce and ¥ 3 dull ‘and aitricuk place at any figure. wee ver well. Straw shows no change, but supplies are not large W. . Track Ware a t $7. 2 at $1 2 (large ) at tched) at $14. 1 1 cad 15 1 at $12.75. FLOUR — 4 2 — Flour—A better dome ie Sales a te fancy seer Cv erage eer bocete teeeeeesorerers eee ee eee eee „„ at 0. 0. dut „„ „„ „„ „ „ „ e e eee eee aged and station. CABBAGE—Firm. t N 2 180 8 ‘ orders—-Choice, B 2 — v ery good 10@15c dos: roe white plume, CARROTS— per bu delivered; on ord BUTTER ig 2 0 e a e 8 Oe, Hiinols ma : Youpg America, 7c; ioc; LIVE E side lar at 18%c, t ROASTING PIG ont ar a Wa. 3 ok OE} cies | —One No. 2 at ’ 0. ; "Clove ae at be. Mined: | t, Ie olland 1 Ib seed, 30@32c per ton; es loose and frost- 5 .25 per crate. On per Ib. UT—Selling at $2.25 e bbl and bbl. On orders, aioe ff None here. Salable at 52. 50%. 80 for Florida; f per doz 1; Calif orpia, a$i. Northern, $8@10 per ton; choice, on orders, $1.25 per bbl; new Southern, 50@60c bun dozen ches. CELERY ROOTS—Selling at 80@40c —— on TURNIPS—Home-grown, on orders, 7T5c@$1 per bbl; new Southern, PARSNIPS—COhboice, on orders, $1.50@1.75 per bbl. SWEEBT POTATOES—Home-grown, on orders; ancy large hot-house, ; ou orders, $1 per bbl; new South- dozen bunches. : Mich small, ; fancy per bunch. ers, $3.25@ per doz bunches. bbl; Nansemond, 61. 7802. 7 19@20| 1 DAIRY, Near-by choice... do poor to Northern choice. . 1 fair.. E—Quiet. W blers, cL TRY. Turkey crate. Ren 8 RUTTER—A slight improvement in fancy table but country butter dull AMERY. PACKING STOCK, Jol ee er 24 KED. ; 1 ‘ 10%c; Young America, e brick, 11½% lac; Lim s firm; light weight lic 10e. Chickens steady; : hens, Te; staggy,.young roost- An ; per ost Geese’ weak, Be per 1 GAME-—Steady. but quiet Demase re old §6roosters, Pek Shee fair, Ducks * mixed, * ante- ; snipe, $1.75; rabbigs, Ib; fair to per Ib; bucks, 1 yee. et at 75c@$1.25 per head. PECANS—Doull, Texas, small to medium, 2%@ Ib; choice, Me; fancy large more; Western, at Se per bu. Dell; shellbark at 20@25c per 1,000; 100. at Nr per Ib up to T@Be. — Toe ee ee Cee eee eee oe ee t, average U.. „„ Mint, CCC Hint. rler „„ „* ˙ m „„ „„ „% „% „666% 6 „ „% „ „„ „„ ’ No. 1. „ „%%% „„. „ No. 2 %% „9999 e ES OOS .es bee „eee eee FC 2 9. No. A Cotton—Seamless—11@17c. Flour sks—25-1b Gelb, $41@45; 100, b, $63.50; export, -140-lb, jute, Gre; cotton, 7 E. . WHITE BEANS—Quiet. Country sell at bu; weevily less; Eastern hand picked medium ing at $1.25@1 8 e =e MOSS—Inactive. Gray, 14%@1%e mixed, 1 XXX. 2 RIED GREEN PERAS—Oreen 2828 at 80@00c bu; Scotch, 80@85c; split, $1. 1,80. » HONEY—Steady. Choice, bbis 4c dark and W CATTLE—Receipts, steers EEP—Receipts, Northwest ee 47 ee Es 50; ** pea beans at $1.30@1.35; ; gray and brown Ie: black and brown mixed, Me; ; country machine-picked—XX, ; XXXX. 8e. gra SUGAR—Dull. Vermont, 12@12%c per b; Canada, 1. . 121 SYRUP—Quotable at 80@$1 per gallon~ ess. Description, Av P —.———.— 72 — N e eee tLe „ % F h eee ; mird 85 2838 2822888 22 2888 cent on * * 1 2 1 n e S ne e „ / pete tihB a. «Ooh Sr ih "a 888 be (fan Tit Se (5 8 2 2 * B - ; ED ee Meee 3 5 e r eer a W r ity, and was finally removed to the hos- pital dr. 6 1 Poe City Court, on Monday. because of the carousals which part cured 1% less; dry fallen 2c Funeral will take place at No. 21 South | The City Council will meet this afternoon. | place at her home. Her health and Print . Tenth street Tuesday morning, Feb. 18, at 10 City employes will receive their January kite ere excellent, and the hospital physi- 8 cover the a. m. salaries to-morrow. Acians say if it were not for her shattered He says — — sent “THE JEALOUS HUSBAN DU : rarely time to catch 4 Scene—Breakfast room in bijou riverside and he brought the girl he wants to marry residence at Datchet. Time--8:30 a. | with hi f 8 1 Girl he wants jo marry! m. ironically): m. Mr. and Mrs. King breakfastin „ Bak ms g too fond of all women to want to marry one. On Tuesday Brown and Jones were having tea with you when I got home early. She: And their sisters. He: Well, they didn’t come here *o see their sisters. ocean, yoo ass + agg ag 75 stay to dinner, and t y when I get bac ble-down old shan- | ng doubt 1 shell find three or four others. | ty this summer | tell you, Cissy, Is disgraceful i I won't have Why Sim it; you’re an dd married woman now, and it’s got all hie lat. She (indignan yp: Jim, you're a beast! You est improvements. | know I'm only ; Hand you were just He: I don’t mean jm point of age; but as keen on \takine we've been married four years, and it's not a f 5 ö it ae I was at first. | the thing for a married woman to flirt ag my, >. ah Mee .. rown ft rowing + . 18s and ine 18 | : ‘He: Yes; \ that | ¥ou do. ; y Bt pa 49 Be Aap ae (thi ae Mr. Ko. e ona, | meanwhile, 1 ha 1 re |-| hes | ra fondly She: Jim, don't be absurd, I don’t flirt; but „ ee he tone. it ge | aes | I Ga hear. “say to Miss Brown | the plenat An “7. | | inved phn we might surely you wouldn't have me otherwise than Pag eee et to: “Bra aa at Tre auite aacic: te punt me sag REE, a ‘ z ~ie Pa, Ler l err — toe this afternoon. Scene—Lunch time taurant, d f be 28 > ion’t care a scrap ‘or any one but you, Suppose I must be off to catch my It’s an infernal nuisance having to I can’t see what on earth you persisted in taking this tum- He: train. start so early! 5 = 5 —. 9 + ] . ‘ 7 . * peti 5 . . ; Po * N 2 e 7 * Rai 0 3.5 ; Dn Bry ; 7 11 * 2 * | 0 ’ re He: Your ideas of civility and mine don’t Se dane ele . Sie Kitty dia | BY ieee When I come in. | men agree, Cissy. You needn't carry your civility S50 WOR 5 00 Or weniaee Tt K 188 e / / ou about the river ali the afternoon and neh and tea here every other day; 0. 1 Im sure I saw Brown try to kiss your hand r > y : 2 . 2 ‘ gost ad bs a x ra > ae , ; 2. N wee ik 16 7 N 1 3 = . 2 > 8 ‘ 75 a 6 3 ¥ row ripe Me ee: % to . Ci ö ‘ a * | Pic os na te? * J : vince 4 t a t e a 5 an 2 0 2 bs nm ie ‘ 1 N eee 5 x . : ; 2 a i "St pe cease Grand aon ss ) F 2 * OK. 5 5 5 ‘ . ee Becn tc: | t ed Z Ma 1 oe *

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committee yesterday previously ap N nenen SP ag Ree 8 oe ee Le fo ead . pt en pa nna OG Ue ha , aaj urn when the Bible ques- as tame enough on t book proposition with made a lengthy speech . introduc- tion of the resolution a piece of trickery. J. J. Ryan said that a delegate who wou couple the Bible question with the free text book agitation, as Pomeroy had done, had no right to be heard, Motions fell thick and fast from all parts of the hall until some one moved that the entire question be laid on the table. here were but three dissenting voices. g Free text books and the Bible as a text book were also discussed at the semi-month- ly 8 of the Labor Congress at Cigar- makers’ Hall, but the organization did not commit itself on either question, * — n to confer with the board of education re- garding free text books was not ready to report, but a member, Victor Williams, of the Typographical Union, said he had talked with members of the board, and they ap- eared to think it would not be wise to sepnd 100,000 for schoo} books until buildings were furnished in which to educate the 20,000 chil- dren of the city who cannot now find room in the schools, HYPHOTIC CLINIC. Sidetracked by the Illinois Medical Col- lege at Chicago. CHICAGO, III., Feb. 17.—Chicago’s hyp- notic clinic has died a-bornin'. It was to have begun to-day at the Illinois Medical College, and promised to furnish the great- est sensation which the professions of med- icine.and surgery in Chicago have known for years. But the great public attention it attracted, even before its commence- ment, was too much for the conservative physicians identified by the college and the management of the institution in conse- quence recently decided not to allow the clinic to begin. This was to have been the first public hypnotic clinic in the United States, con- ducted by a medical school. It was to have been free to the public and would have taken an équal footing with the other free clinics run by the Illinois Medica? School. As an adjunct to the practice of medicine hypnotism has been used for some time abroad. In France, Germany, Austria, Hol- land and Sweden special hospitals and in- stitutions have been established which are devoted exclusively to the treatment of dis- ease by hypnotic suggestion. In the United States the only public clinic where hypnotism “has been used was the dental clinic of the University of Minneso- ta, which lasted only a couple, of months before the opposition of the members of the medical faculty caused it withdrawal. MINERS ARE D&SPERATE. Coal Poe! Forces — .Morgan’s Anthre — n hem to Fight. 5 N . * tro * a Special to The Post-Dispatch. HAZLETON, Pa., Feb. 17.—New impetus was given the work of organizing the miners of she anthracite coal region this month when the general conditions of the coal trade assumed such a depressed phase. Since then the United Mine Workers’ Associa- tion has been receiving new recruits stead- ily, and now the leaders of the movement have inaugtirated a campaign and expect to have every coal miner in she region enrolled before March 1. John Fey, president of the association, and M. Doyle, secretary, are conducting the work. The fact that the Lehigh region is falling into line is significant in itself, and unless there is an improvement in the condi- tion of the business, trouble is feared im- mediately, as starvation is staring many families in the face. The men find action of some kind abso- lutely necessary. Since the first of the month a general suspension at the mines has been ordered, wages have been reduced, and no rospects of an improvement are in sight. me 75,000 men are thus affected. The general impression in the anthracite region is that the depressed condition of the coal trade is due to the coal pool which is headed by J. Pierpont Morgan of New York, It is looked upon as being even worse than the Mc deal, when the Lehigh Valley and Reading companies combined. The men say mat the combination is ille- gal, and as soon as a perfect organization is 3 plans to fight it will be formu- ate SAFES BASILY ROBBED. The Burglars Smoked While at Work in Busy New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Burglars entered the building of the Dennett Cafe Company some time Sat&rday night, pried open five * pafes, and took $1,375 in cash. Although the building is near Park Row in a region much traversed at night, and although the interior is open to view from the street, . heard or saw anything suspicious, e outside plates of the safes were blown off, but the papers inside were not disturbed. Burned ends of cigars show- ed that the robbers regaled themselves while at work. GLASS FACTORY BURNED. Incendiarism Suspected, as Non-Union Men Were to Be Employed. MARTIN’S FERRY, O., Feb. 17.—The Buckeye Glass Works were destroyed by fire this morning. They were to have started up to-day with non-union hands. The fire was of incendiary origin. Several previous attempts had been made to burn the big works. The plant was owned by A. D. Seamon of Wheeling and was worth $150,000. The fire Was discovered at 1 o’clock by Night Watch- man Stuart. The bufiMin N urated with oil. & burned as if sat Owl Car Time Table. all at Post-Dispatch office and get a tim@atable of the owl] cars on every street carling in the city; in convenient form for the vest Wwocket. Next Teär's Turnfest. Next year’s National Turnfes in the last week of May, 1891. hl a was agreed upon at a meeting of the local committee held Sunday in the directors’ room of the St. Louis Turnhall. The affair will open Thursday and continue four days, The mnastie and some other exercises will be held at the Fair Grounds. oratory will fo reported to be 2,697, from whi oir can be selected. 1 For Fur Wearers. Having sold our entire stock of Furs, Ste., to Mr. Sydney Shrimski, who will continve the business at 1312 Olive street, ‘we respectfully recommend him to our solicit for him the con- of the trade hereto- * y Senator Petter Com 5 ; 452 8 “d 0. i, * “> ~ a to Sustain His REPUBLICAN SPO Py — Civil Service Bul Fills men With Disgust. 2 Special to The Post-Dispatch. f 5 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb., 1%.—Senator Peffer has compiled figures to sustein his resolution for an investigation of the bond deals made by the present Administration. They show that as the account stands the nation is nearly 620,000,000 loser on the deals prior to the public loan. It is shown that the $60,000,000 of bonds ‘privately sold to the synidcate a year ago at 104%. were worth in the open market at leagt 120. The Republican spollsmen who scent vie- tory for the party in the coming campaign are much exercised over the rapid exten- sion of the civil service rules in the different departments by the present Administra-. tion. By the time Mr. Cleveland goes out there will be comparatively few offices for the hungry place hunters and ti manipulators who feel that the incoming administration owes them a living. Usu- ally the Post-offices furnish places for many henchmen, but the effort that is now being made to get all third and fourth class offices within. the classified service threatens to knock this out. The spoilsmen do not like the plan of consolidating the smaller offices near St. uis and Kansas City, for in- stance, under contro] of the main office, and very quietly efforts are now being made to checkmate the plans of the depart- ment. The politicians cannot contemplate pective spoi Mr. Pom Soh, the new Corean Minister, who presented his papers at the State De- partment to-day as the accredited repre* sentative of his country, has had some strange experiences. Less than two years ago he was here in Washington, working in the departments, an exile from his country and a stranger among a strange people. He had taken part in a revolution in Corea a few years ago, and when it failed he had to travel day and night through bleak 8. beria to . When he reached Wash- ington the only Coreans at the Capital, the members of the Legation, refused to have anything to do with him. He found, it hard to make a living. Finally he suc- — in getting work in the Bureau of Edueation, making up statistics on the school system of Corea. The war between China and Japan brought Mr. Pom Soh's party in power , and now he returns to Washington a diplomat, where two years ago he was seeking employment as a clerk. Ex-Senator Philetus Sawyer, who enjoys the distinction of having spent more money in politics than any other man, living or dead, is going on the war path in Wiscon- sin. He is for Tom Reed for President and wants to go to the St. Louis Convention as a delegate at large. The “young crowd’’ in Wisconsin is for McKinley. It has in- formed Uncle Philetus“ that he can’t go unless he will vote for McKinley. Hence the consequent uproar in the vicinity of the lumber camps. It is reported that Million- aire Sawyer has sent to Washingt for two of the brightest of Reed’s lieutenants. They are to do the wire working, while Philetus pays the freight. Representatives of the stock yards at St. Louis, Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City are in conference at the Arlington Hotel. They are said to be here for the purpose of asking Secretary Morton to make some changes in the quarantine lines recently es- tablished for cattle from Texas and South- ern poinis. MUTINY AT SBA: Crew of the Elias Compelied the Cap- tain te Return te Port. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The Anchor Line single screw freighter Elias, which sailéd for Genoa, on Saturday afternoon, with a general cargo, put back #o port that night on account of insubordination of her crew. When she had got about fourteen miles east of Sandy Hoo Capt. J. J. Johnson as at work in his cabin aft, with the charts, jfaiting o hear the Fire Island light re- ported, he was suddenly disturbed by the whole crew, seamen and stokers, who came aft and announced that they would not work the ship any further and insisted thas he return to 8 was informed that the cargo had imp rly, stowed, and had shifted, maiming a decided list to the ship and thas the crew refused to go any further. Capt. Johnson decided to return to * en arbor. In an interview last night e said: ; ‘I was absolutely taken by surprise. I haa. no idea that there was any dissatisfaction among the crew until all forty: of th men and stokers, came aft and would not work the ship any 6. they gald about a Mst to starboard was all non The ship had a small list, but there was a half You can now that she is keel. But 1 ee t 8 to do anything. an . There are a lot 9 1 2 which is Sco was months ago for 3 This * time I have had a complaint from ‘nine first them. have them and discharged. Th I will ship a new crew and start again.” | One of the we left the crew 4 When Hook, the 8 had a list of thirty-five de- grees to starh and, although hardly any sea was her lee rail was un- der water half the. e, We were afraid to go to Gibraltar in her and we told the tain that he would have to come back MARRIED FOR MONEY, And Now Mrs. Dignan Sues Ker band -to Get It. "ys" ; 15 * strength of prior dower rights 8 her, Mrs. Ida Louise Dian; suit againat her husband, Matthey daughter Annie for the recovery: of property. She claims to Dishes 8 Bg dong amount of proper owned 9 thew Dignan and the va t 0 so accepted him. On the ede ft! day Dignan transferred to if Annie, “for $1 and other valued erations,” his entire — An Every-Day Book for Every-Day bi 4 — * a * ’ 3 a ig : y addin. ’ 75 2 consid - > 5 * J * 4 8 The Post-Dispatch Almanae for. 1896 is an encyclopaedic. volume of agricultural, general information, compiled for the every- day ‘uses of every-day people: Thirty pages cents. SUICIDE DUE TO ILLNESS. Pee — — — . — C. F. Smith, a Fort Worth Business Man, Shoots Himself. Special to The Post-Dispatch. FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 17.—Early this morning C. F. Smith, proprietor of a large Planing mill here, committed suicide by shooting. Iil-health is attributed as the cause. He was a man of business ability and integrity, and leaves a wife and tw children. 4 . a 7 ' i | Mrs. Winslow's & Aung Syrup te * „ 4 N 8 * » 2 | d and comforts ti e's SA 2 4 4 1 The Administration's Extension of the a campaign eas the allurement of pros- em, sa- me they | gale blowing and that caused 1t. I shall go to agents to-morrow and all paid off ate * 4 * ’ 1 1 . é 2 ty : we 2 8 * 4 official, statistical, historical, political and devoted especially to St. Louis. Price, 2 a Ee 7 Py 2 3 Jc is, — to 31 and let us : ou v y su complai will Id to the treatment of —. „We treat all dise formities by new, scientific, „ and guarantee cases accepted | ren are sick and don't know what the trouble is, come and consult us. We will quickiy tell you what ou are suffering from and 3 nothing for consultation or advice. If other doctors have failed to alleviate your suffer- ngs, try us. If vou can’t write us for particulars of our absolut home cure. Fees low and within the reach — all e es. Special department for la- Reklaw Academy of Medicine, Surgery and Electricity, Office hours, 9a. m. to 8 p. m.; Sundays, 9 a. m. to 12 noon. . RUSSELL SAGES. TENANTS, Special to The Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Russell Sage has a negro family as tenants in the three-story brick building at No. N West Forty-third street, the ground floor of which is Mr. Sage’s stable; But after Feb. 18 the family is dispossessed by dynamite. Six years ago Mr. rented the second floor of his. stable to John Mullen and his wife, negroes, whe had irre le ref- erences. ey agreed to pay a month for the rooms, and did so promptly. At that time Forty-third street was not so smart a thoroughfare as now. e handsome build- ings of the Century Club, Racquet Club, Academy of Medicine and Hotel Renais- gance now grace the block between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The club men found that there were ne- groes in the block, because whenever they gave a function, the windows at No. 37 went up and woolly heads looked out They tried to buy the stable from Mr. Sage, but Mr. Sage decided that he would not sell. Two weeks ago Mr. Sage received two anonymous letters, written on good paper by apparently educated persons, but in a di ised handwriting. “Clear out that stable, or it will be blown up by dynamite,“ read one epistle. “TI decided to get the negro family to move out,” said Mr. Sage. The club men ob- jected to their opening the windows, so I put it in my coachman’s hends and told him to get rid of them. Of course, I wanted an- other tenant, for, you see, the $26 rent is so much pin money for Mrs. Sage. Charles Boss is my coachman. He has been with me for twenty-two years, and I thought he'd do it all right.” The Scotia Safe. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Feb. 17.—The Anchor Line steamer Scotia put in here this morning short of coal. The steamer Scotia, Capt. Hamilton, sailed from Naples on Jan. 21 for New York and passed Gibraltar on the 26th. Up to this morning she had not been sighted and her arrival at Halifax 3 1 ·˖ů the anxiety existing regarding her safety. TRUSTING WOMEN. THEIR CONFIDENCE OFTEN LEADS TO SUFFERING. _. An Ohio Woman’s as Here Related, is Interesting to Every American Woman, 55 —m— — — S (GPBCIAL TO OUR LADY nnn) 7 gists, and every woman should have it, port and get the cargo properly stored... ; 2 ( | BROOKLYN, N. T., Feb. on the} #M The doctors had told me I went to the hospital and had an tion performed I could not live. the womb. J was in constant Wen greet Py i $ $ — 1 SS “ey a 9 ed — e ; ; ‘ 1 A : vy certain | Cor, Sixth and Chestnut Sts., St. Louis. ‘ . : f ‘ l Club Men Objected to a Negro Family in the Reck. | to move out. They do this rather than be sentence. upon conviction of certain offenses. has the following cablegram from Havana: 4 Olivette brings from Havana a story, gen- 5 — 4 * N 8 * falling, enlargement, and ulceration of g, e men mcerance Cn Se a Ee iL MRR be Sey ee é a 1 4 7 iy . 1 4 7792 . , bons ‘ | ¢ 2 * ; . 5 5 5 : : 1 n production. On Suits, On . ae a N 3 9 7 ‘ 3 1 * 1 8 Ss .. oie a ‘ St” a 1 . BRO ON BUSINESS. ~ NOT PLBASURE Come to Cuba. NO MERCY TO. REBELS. © | He Has Undoubtedly Made Up His Miad \ te Crush the Revolution at Any Cost. Special to The Post-Dispatch. a NEW YORK, Fed. 17.—A local paper has the following cable from Havana: Gen. Weyler issued to-day a proclama- tion to the people of Cuba, which clearly de- fines his position. It establishes the fact that he is determined to have the people under- stand that he came to Cuba not for pleas- ure, but for business; that he will tolerate no interference, and that he is determined to deal with the enemies of Spain in the severest manner. It also proves that he believes too much time has been wasted in dealing with the insurgents. He has undoubtedly made up his mind to crush the revolution at any cos His orders plainly show that he wants the name of every person friendly to the in- surgents, or who in any way affords aid to the rebels. He wants it understood that he will not tolerate indifference; that he will punish all enemies of Spain, and that the punishment will be swift. It is announced tha? all offenses, even such as now come under the civil code, will be tried by court-martial. Life imprisonment or death wil be the * In one word, he wants to deal with the rebels as they never have been dealt with before. He wants to know every person who is a friend of Spain and—— (At midnight the cable office sent word that this dispatch was stopped at this point by the Spanish Press Censor.) MANNIX LEAVES CUBA. The American Newspaper Correspond- ent Is Obliged to Go. Special to The Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—A morning paper Detachments from Gomez’s army ing in this part of the province took the a b an American citizen. Mr. several visits in his behalf to the eral days. ; | — — THIRTY PRISONERS SHOT. — — 3 — 4 i 12 A Story That Gen. Weyler Has Begun His Bloody Policy. KEY WEST, Fia., Feb. V. steamship there, that thirty, tical the Cabanas.” s names of thirty pants, ee Report of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17.—Senator Mitchell of Oregon, Chairman of the Com- presented ing of Mar ware, The * den. Weyler Shows Why He Has Russie | t J but there Rip mete = dh among a . : naval forces. 2 — l eo ‘2 >» z 2 ; Soe Fas hy. *. w; all of this | h: ¥ , ete ee in thi . 0 * . er g . : ; 73 ercoats. — 1 * we Agr het. te 8 * 5 1 ey iS * , sh - * : * * r ie 5 e * — * 1 95 2 — ley go at Our 10 season's 4 — 4 1 * ¢ g — 5 — 1 * 2 „ * + PF 2 7 * aa © * — An d - 7 9 1 a 4 1 is N 5 4 : , 1 . * * N rf 1 7 * 4 * ate Rd * en „ „e * 5 to, 84 1 N. 4 - ‘er * a N * et? * 1 * * 1 * r * N bs 5 1 * > a 2a, for eee — * „* * 9 ; 1 via 441 * ö DRU @ CO, Sixth and MeN alee Aw a * a % eek eee * 8 n ‘ 7 * 3 Box 2076, San Prancieco,Cal, Jor Sale te . Washington Av. = THE DUPONT CASE. in the f repo en teen a majority. Du he 9 r. It nt received e committee co question of the seat in the United turns upon the 81 88 holdin fice of constituting such nt assembl vernor of vote therein for a ofp sio w n. The committee hich Mr. plected, the Dela There secured a stay of order of expulsion for sev. Ww ed pla a i 7 N i. 5. 2 * 4 = ce Oe: 9 . e ee SiS tn that date la is n votes. ludes “That the whole nited States The committee say that Mr. Watson. did not have this right, and lay down a number ns as the basis for their conclu- therefore enunciates the declaration that on May 9, 1895, the date on Dupont cla slature ware consisted of but twenty-nine mem- Ww but twenty-ni ms and making fif- © shown that Mr. 1 r to & up the a — - ven 1 . 75 N N 2 55 * 8 * DAINTY ts, After-Dinner Bi LIGHT ported, nator.“ et Special to The Post- Mr. _ to h been of the State of Ze wielded hand of the chopper. laid Dispatch. Pah TOWEL HILL, UL, Feb, 17,—While Rev. ken's two sons, aged 12 and 16,8 were chopping wood at their home, four miles south of here, Saturday-evening, the .was accidentally brained by by the elder. — an accident and was due to the the axe slipped from the gloved The lad’s. was open and the injury is of a thial mature, 1 think 1 can be just as much of a woman in them as out of them.” SK MEN SMOTHERED. ‘MOONSHINER’S VICTIMS. Notice to Fur Wearers. = ans, bought the entire stock of furs ‘the well known Western Fur Manufac- Co., 1812 Olive street, at about one- I win proceed to sell e They Hid Themselves in to Escape Customs Officers. sy ren bling Crumpton and Daughter Shot a Standing at a Window. TALLULAH, da., Feb. 17.—News has just reached here of the killing of Joseph Crump- ton, a farmer, and his daughter, Miss Sallie Crumpton, in the mountainous region of last Thursday night. — ; SE —— r . peal dna 4 * . „ 4 ir ‘hgh — „ a 3 * APSE Bese Fs a? — n. -M Nene Fuller * ne vile ‘ „ * * a 7 : 3 > a + + } * F . ̃ RA ORI