St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 7, 1897

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2 — - nell >» a » at 4 9 er . John F. Cahill, ex-consul of Mexico, be- | ; months old, carefully wrapped up to re-, 'Bemble a package, i South Africa, The value of the estate is ! heves he will shortly realize on a little bill] | of $200,000 he holds against Spain. In 1871 Mr. Cahil] was doing a flourishing business in Cuba, and was the only Amer'!- can pharmacist, with wholesale and retail stores, on the island. About the time of the Virginius massacre he wes arbitrarily ar- rested, threatened with death and his prop- erty confiscated. Saturday he received a letter from a prom- inent member of the. Foreign . Relations Committee of the United States Senate, stat- ing that his bill against Spain would be pressed to fina! settlement at the next ses- sion of Congress HER HUSBAND IN AFRICA. The Estate of Mary A. Swingley to Be Administered by Her Sister. Sallie G. Haynes qualified Saturday as ad- m.nistrator of the es.ate of her sister, Mary A. Swingley, who died in 1890. The woman's husband; who was nom!i- nated as administrator, fs in Johannesburg, Mr. Sacks set up a loud cry for the police and started in pursuit. Windows were opened, heads thrust out and men ran: from their houses to see the cause of the alarm. The tall highwayman, as he turned the corner of Channing avenue, pointed his re- volver at the pursuers and halted them for a moment. This enabled the thieves to escape. Whether they ran down an alley and dis- appeared, or how they escaped is not known. All trace of them was lost before Olive street was reached. Mr. Sacks gave a good description of the men to the policeman who arrived on the scene after the excitement was over. The police think they know who the men aré and detectives are looking for them, DEATH BY ACCIDENT. | Young Man of Warrensburg Run Over The bears had all the best of {ft in the lo-| by Cars. cal market Saturday. Hpectal to the Post-Dispatch. The market weakened overnight, opened WARRENSBURG, Mo., Aug. 7.—While re- nearly a cent off of Friday’s close andiiturning from an entertainment at Pertle showed no sign of an upward tendency dur- ' Springs about 11 o’clock last night Charles ing the session. A higher price than the} ghepard, aged 17, was thrown from the opening quotation was reached only once! qummy train, falling between the third and when 8l%c was asked for the September oOp- | jast coaches, and instantly killed. The re- tion. mains of the unfortunate youth were taken Sellers were in the majority, and traders| in charge by relatives. “An inquest was held who had been billing the market all week) py Coroner Horn this morning and a ver- hastened to realize and take their profits as} dict of accidental death returned. they regarded this a much safer course than trusting the market over Sunday. Nobody knew what Monday's opening would show. The big traders and smal! fry alike were BEARS. WEAR A GRIN Wheat Weakened During the Night and Traders Were Anxious to Sell. NO GOOD NEWS FOR BULLS. One Attempt Was Made to Force Prices Up, but It Failed. Holland’s Plunger Launched. BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. °7.—‘‘The Plunger,’ a submarine torpedo boat of the Holiand type, designed for the United cautious, After the first rush to realize! States navy, was successfully launched at there was little life in the pit. : the yores of Bo Parente me rs ae eens > ’ e to-day. e . From 8ic at the opening there was a drop | pr Me ae vseraiy of the custensnly aiuta to 805%ac. A few of the buyers made an at- ening and a few brief speeches. tempt to run the market up. They got it as 12,386 are paying WILL ARREST ON SIGHT. Police Are Directed to Begin a Crusade Against Delin- quent Wheelmen. CYCLERS MUST GET LICENSES. Violators of the Law Will Ride to Police Stations in Patrol Wagons. -e----—_ HEAVY FINE THE PENALTY. Commissioner Kalbfell’s Request for Action Will Be Prompt- ly Responded To by Chief Harrigan. St. Louis wheelmen who are attempting to save a dollar by dodging the bicycle 1!- cense are pursuing a pound foolish course. They are in dire peril of having to pay a fine of $10 or $100 and a lot of costs, to say nothing of being “pinched” by a big coarse policeman and locked up itn a dismal cell. The bicycle tax is authorized by an or- dinance. The people who fail to pay it vio- late the ordinance. The police are author- ized to make arresis for violations of all city ordinances. The man or woman who rides an unll- censed wheel is as liable to arrest as a peace disturber or any other offender. From and after Monday they will be ar. rested wherever found, thrown Into a “‘hood- lum” wagon with their wheels and carted to the nearest police station. The desk ser- gseant will take charge of the wheel and the rider will be locked up until such time as bond is furnished for appearance in the Po- lice Court the nexit day. License Commissioner Theodore Kalbfell sent a letter to Chief of Police Harrigan Saturday calling attention to the persistent Violation of the ordinance by about 5,00 St. Loulg wheelmen and requesting his aa- rr in bringing tiie offenders to jus- The police have taken no hand in enforc- ing the ordinance up to this time because the commissioner has not requested it. Mr. Kalbfell has been disposed to give the wheelmen ample time in which to pay up. He considers that he has done so. The ordinance went into effect June 12. Up to June 30 no constraint was brought to bear. Mr. Kalbfell then sent out his inspectors and directed them to take the names of all wheelmen found riding unlicensed wheels. The inspectors arp not empowered to make arrests. All they could do was to have the offenders summoned into police court. This was done in one case and the culprit fined $10 and costs. All the others either went to the office and stopped proceedings by taking out a license or were found to have given false names and addresses. Mr. Kalbfell has tired of treating them considerately. He thinks they do not ap- preciate it. He aaks the police to arrest and spare not. Orders will be issued to all the patrolmen through the captains of the various dis- tricts to arrest riders of unlicensed wheels wherever found. In addition tot special officers will be sent to Forest ‘Park and ‘other places where cyclists most do congre- missioner Kalbfell’s office night 12,386 licenses had been pars. represen revenue'of exactly $)2,386. hen the law first went into effect the ee were taken out at the rate of about a . On one , dune ® announced as td of grace, 1,800 were issued. t few days on an average twen y have been taken out. | Mr. Kalbdfell thinks the 12,334 wheelmen who have paid their dollars will applaud 7 Com closed Friday The his action, “It doesn’t look fair,” he sald Saturday, “to let the delinquents off longer. These or the privilege of using the streets. “Persons who should know tell me that there are about 18,000 wheelmen tn the city. That leaves over 65,000 who are not paying for thelr privil “All the wheoleen’s organizations are in favor of the tax and have urged the riders to pay up. I don't see why they can't do it without getting the lice after them. “I recognise that the users of wheels are as a rule people who are not accustomed to being arrested, but they are certainly vio- ators of an ordinance and should expect high as 8l4c when the bottom dropped out, and in a few minutes 79%c was the ruling quotation. This meant that the market had slumped off 4%ec from the highest point reached on the bulge and was 2%c off Friday's close. All the news was bearish Saturday. Both the Continental and Liverpool cables were lower but the most decidedly bearish indi- cation was not far-fetched. It came from Kansas, where, it was etated, 1,800 cars of wheat were in the railroad yards for ship- ment to Galveston for export. The local receipts were extremely heavy, amounting to 136,919 bu, as compared with 95,529 buon the corresponding day last year. The bulls had no place to turn for conso- lation. 7914 79% The market closed at c, having declined l‘ec during the short session. SHARP AND FLATT WON Bicycle. Ride That Cost Col. Hop- kins $250. —— Sharp and Flatt, the well-known eccen- tric musical comedians, who begin a tw weeks’ engagement at Hopkins’ Pavilion in Forest Uark Highlands, Sunday, hav arrived from Chicago on thelr wheels According to the terms of @ wager made with Col, Hopkins, the were not due here until 2 p. m. Thursday, but they came in ahead of time and as a result are $250 ahead *hew left Chicago early Monday morning, Col. Hopkins offered them three weeks’ salary for two weeks’ work {if they covered the diatance within the atipulated time, In the event that they failed they were to re. ceive only: one week's salary for their two weeks’ engagement. They kept the Colonel in l@norance of their arriva until Satur- day, when they produced proof that they had won the wage" THE WEATHER FORECAST. POST-DISPATCH THERMOMETER. — rT eo (On the sidewalk to the shade.J PARTLY CLOUDY; SHOWERS. For St. Louis and vicinity—Partly cloudy, with showers Saturday sight easd Sunday; warmer Saturday bight. For Missour!.-Partiy cloudy Saturday sight and Sunday, with showers in the west portica at night and probably showers Sundag; warm- er in the east portica For Illinote—PFatr Saterday night. with warm- er In the weet end central portions; Sunday pertiy cloudy end warmer, with possibiy showers. The river at St. Loute will remain pearly sta- tilenary. The berometer is highest Im the Middle At- lantic States. l no favors. “Another reason for a rigid enforcement of the law is that the Assembly has ap- ropriated $5,000 for a bicycle path tn Forest ark. It waa because of the ex tation that they would receive some specia! recog. nition such as this that the great majority of the wheelmen favored the tax. The city has given them what they asked for. There are now two reasons where there Was one before for them to pay the tax. “My relations with the wheelmen have been most pleasant. I regret that some of them have forced me to Invoke the aid of the police In enforcing the law.” DECLARED VOID. Chicago Vehicle Ordinance Taxing Bt- cycles Knocked Out. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—Judge Tuley to-day decided the new city ordinance ecetablish- ing a vehicle tax to be void. The ordinance permitted the city to collect $l a year li- cense from each bicycle owner and for other vehicles proportionately. FIVE LIVES LOST IN A STORM. Three Persons Killed by Light- ing and Two Drowned. . NEWROE. Ky.. Aug. 7.—During « storm last night the bome of a farmer named Rostwin. near Gibbs Croes Roads, tn Ten- neasee, was atruck by lightning. The house burned and Bostwin and his wife and « grown daughter were cremated. A aon and « farm hand jumped from the window, but in their fright it ts thought they ran to the Cumberland River aad were drowned |