St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 11, 1897
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Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Anthony Hope, Marie Corelli and Sarah Grand POST-DISPATCH. To-Morrow’s SUNDAY : y ¥ per) 2 5 = yr ¥ Be ie a Mogens Ree Rote vt eee oe eee Yas =f att 3 a ad vera ae eae ee ; f + | ~~ ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING PAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES, CIRCULATION SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1897, - 102,501. “VOL. 49, NO. 124. — PRICE Ou ts side se : pes Twe ‘Cents. Contribute to To-Morrow’s SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH: Queen Wilhelmina, Andrew Lang, Cardinal Gibbons, W. T. Stead and John Burns. - =a es rN =. - eS Oe OTT ee. Ee a ae ee — HUGH BRADY TURKED DOWN, He Must Pay Back That Twelye Hundred Dollars, THE DEMURRER OVERRULED. JUDGE KLEIN HOLDS HE CANNOT HIDE BEHIND A PLEA OF ILLEGAL CONTRACT. AGREEMENT WAS LAWFUL. It Was in the Nature of an Adcvertise- ment, and, as Brady Failed to Keep His Promises, He Must Return the Cash. Judge Klein handed down a decision in the case of the Sedalia Board of Trade vs. Hugh J. Brady Saturday. His opinion places Brady in the light of having violated the terms of a legal con- tract. and. is in direct conffict with the strongest point urged in his defense. When the Sedalia board charged that. Brady had diverted $1,200 given to him to be used in pushing Sedalia’s plan to have the capital of the State removed there, Brady filed a demurrer. He could not and did not attempt to deny that the money had been turned over to him or that there was an agreement that he was to use it for a specific purpose. He fell back on a technicality and con- tended that he was not bound to abide by the agreement, as it Whs against public policy. His demurrer set forth that as an agreement against public policy could have No legal force he made no contract within the meaning ofthe law. Judge Klein in his opinion handed down Saturday says there is no doubt the agree- ment was in every sense a legal contract. He says the Sedalla Board of Trade had a right to advertise its city as a fit place for the State capital, and that any agreement looking to such advertising could not be against public policy, but would have all the binding force of a contract. Judge Kliein’s decision was as follows: “The plaintiff in this cave, the ,Sedalia Board of Trade, claims jin ‘ts petition that it delivered to the defendant Brady the sum of $1,200, to be by him expended in advertis- ing and distributing advertising matter in- tended to inform voters at the last general election of the merits of the proposed con- stitutional amendment to be voted on, the object of which was to authorize the change of the State capital from. the City of Jef- ferson to the City of Sedalia. Ii also al- leges that defendant, Brady, instead of using the money for the purpose, converted the same to his own use and neglected to expend any portion of it for the purpose for which it was delivered to him. And it fur- ‘ther alleges he was then Chairman of the City Democratic Central Committee. “The defendant demurred to thé petition, on the ground that it did not state facts eufficien: to constitute a cause of action, and on the further ground that no action on the part of the plaintiff could arise out of the transaction, because the alleged agreement betweeh the plaintiff and de- fendant was contrary to public policy, as being calculated to improperly influence voters in the exercise of their franchise. The demurrer admits the truth of the alle- Sations coniained in the petition, “Upon this state of facts the demurrer is not well taken, because, first, if the con- tract between plaintiff and defendant were void as against public policy, it is shown the defendant never performed the contract but still has the plaint.ff’s money, and the au- thorities are clear that where one hag re- ceived money, to be used by him, even for an unlawful purpose, he cannot retain the money for his own use, but must return it wr ca og Sem from whom he received it uniess he has expended it for the ol ; agreed ey C e objects “Neither can it be sald that the purpos Se for which this money was Relivered tet he defendant, as stated in the petition, is con- trary to public policy. It cannot be said that money expended in advertising the merits of a particular proposition to amend the constittiion of the State is improperly ex- pended. It is clearly for the public good that the objects and purposes to be accom- plished by a proposed amendment to the constitution should be as thoroughly ex- ploited aa possible, so that the voters may understand the matter and exercise their elective franchise intelligently. The rer is overruled.” & y. The demur RESCUED HER CREW. onesasn —@-—__. The Etruria Reports the Loss of the Ship Millfield. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11.~—The Cunard liner Etruria, Capt. Ferguson, from New York, December 4, for Liverpool, arrived heré at 1:43 p. m,, to-day. She reporta hav- ing sighted at 2:30 p. m., yesterday, 140 miles west of Fastnet, the British steamer ‘ . > 5 i *Te Milifield, Capt. Willis, from Baltimore on November 23, for Belfast. fiy als =“, ast, ying signal: of distress. The decks of the Milifield ae being swept by heavy seas, her funnels Were gone and she was sinking. The FEtru- ria_ stood by her for twelve hours, during which the Cunarder manned a lifeboat and reacued the twenty-three men composing the crew of the Millfleld, DUMPED {NTO A WAGON SHED Sick Man Treated Worse Than a Dog. COUNTY CONSTABLE TO BLAME. SECOND DISTRICT POLICE IN- VESTIGATE A CASE AND RE- PORT TO CHIEF HARRIGAN. A FARMER ALSO IMPLICATED. Ebeneezer Draxter Was Hauled in From Carondelet, and Soaked by the Rain Cast Away to Die, His emaciated body chilled by winter rain, and with water dripping in rivulets from his threadbare garments, Ebeneezer Draxter, a destitute German, was cast into an isolated wagon shed to die. According to an official report made by Capt. William O. Keeble of the Second Po- lice District to Chief Harrigan, the respon- sibility for this inhuman act rests upon Constable Schaab of Carondelet Town- ship, St. Louis County, and a farmer whose identity is not known to the police. About 8 o’clock Friday night, Abram Har- man, a porter at Huth’s saloon, 7529 South Broadway, heard piteous groans coming from an old wagon shed a considerable distance in the rear of his saloon. He in- vestigated and found a sick man, who gave the name of Ebeneezer [fraxter. He was so ill that he cculd scarcely talk. Saloonkeeper Huth told the porter to render such temporary relief as could be given, and an ambulance was called. After the sick man had been sent to the City Hos- pital, Capt. Keeble investigated to ascertain how the man happened to be thrown away to cie. The investigation disclosed the fact that about 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon Constable Schaab and the farmer whose name has not been revealed brought Draxter to the city in a wagon. They met a policeman and told him they wanted to get the sick man into the City Hospital, The policeman replied that as he was being brought directly from the coun- ty he had no right to the Hospital. The farmer and the constable, with their destitute charge, drove on. The next heard of the case was when the egaloon porter found Draxter in the shed, The constable and the farmer had returned to the coun- ry Draxter is now at the Hospital. He is a shoemaker, 45 years old, and is not mar- ried. He has been destitute for several weeks, and recently was attacked by ill- ~—ASUGHT RALLY Mother McKinley Was a Little Better This Morning. CANTON, O., Dec. 11.—After a n'ght of the greatest anxiety, culminating in a sinking spell at 6 o’clock this morning, the children and others watching at the bedside of Mother McKinley, are bidden by the at- tending physician th's morning to hope that the patient will survive the day and possibly longer. This hope grows out of her rally from tne sinking spell and the ability to take a little nourishment this morning. The doctor was with the patient much longer than usual last night and made his morning call considerably later. After his examination at 9:30 he eaid Mrs. McKinley was in much the same condition as yester- day morning, and he felt that there were strong reasons for hoping that she wouid survive the day. He says she is somewhat weaker than heretofore, but that the wear- ing away by weakness is by very slow de- grees. The fact that the patient has been able to take so little nourishment has given rise to the fear tuat death must result from star- vation. if from no other cause, within a short time. Concerning this phase of the case, the doctor says she shows no evidence of such a result. Her muscles continue well rounded and she shows little trace of emact- ation. She could, he thinks, survive from ren to twenty days without food in the con- ditions which have prevailed, were there not any other cause for a different result. He Says it is lack of mental and physical Vitality and the lack of a foundation on which to rebuild these, which occasions the Steady sinking away. —-—- — THE WEATHER «FORECAST. FAIR—WARMER SUNDAY. For St. Saturday Sunday. For Missourl—Fair Saturday night and Sun- day; slightly warmer Sunday afternoon. a For Illinois Partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday ; Slightly warmer by Sunday night. rhe temperatures bave risen in the Atlantic and Gulf States aud in the Northwest; have Louis and vicinity—Generally fair ight and Sunday; slightly warmer SATURDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—DECEMBER 31, 1897. TO-MORROW! “DEATH OF ORION CLEMENS Was a Brother and Favorite Compan- ion of Mark Twain. Special to the Post-Dispatch. KEOKUK, Io., Dec. 11.—Orion Clemens, brother and favorite companion of Mark Twain in many travels, died suddenly this morning, at an advanced age. He arose early and his wife found him dead, sitting at the writing table. Like his brother, he was a literary man, and a unique pictur- esque character. His best friends credited him with much of Mark Twain's literary work, as the brother’s story-telling meth- ods were quite similar, and his literary tal- ents quite as pronounced in many particu- lars. As '49ers the two men went to Califor- nia together, and Orion saved Mark Twain’s life there by carefui nursing, for which the famous humorist acknowledged a life-long debt of gratutude that he was always try- ing to repay. Twain is in Vienna, and has been notified by cable, Orion Clemens-.was a member of the bar, but has devoted his whole time lately to literature, humorous and otherwise, He and Twain were both born in Missouri, near Hannibal. $60,000 FOR A HORSE Price Paid for Two-Year-Old Eamburg by W. T. Powers. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 11.—Billy Lake- land, the tcelebrated trainer, this morning closed a deal for Hamburg, John Madden's great 2-year-old by Hanover—Lady Reel, and the colt will in the future wear the colors of | W. T. Powers, a wealthy New Yorker. When seen this morning, Lakeland admitted having bought the colt, but de- clined to state the price paid. It is un- derstood from authentic sources, however, that it was $60,000, the biggest price ever paid for a thoroughbred, with the excep- tion of St, Blaise, who brought $100,000. Lakeland and Madden went out to Churchill Downs this morning and looked Hamburg ever and the great trainer expressed him- self as being perfectly well pleased with fallen considerably elsewhere. HOMEGROWN TIN SOLDIERS The British Bosom Swells With Pride Over the Triumph, LONDON, Dec. 11.—In wonderfully mild weather, everything betokens Christmas. The shops are crowded; but many of the newspapers aré protesting against the ex- pensiveness the smart set considers neces- sary. For the first time, on the other ‘hand, British manufacturers are able to compete with Germany in cheap toys, especially tin soldiers, at which there is much exultation. The principal novelties in all the stores are motor cars driven by hot air, -and American Indian wigwams, big enough to contain children in correct Indian cos- tumes., Christmas parties are projected on an un- usually “estive scale, particularly at Blen- | heim, where numbers of variety performers | have been engaged. Old-fashioned Christmas sports will. be indulged in, KANSAS PACIFIC SALE. —_~ — Hoadley Coming to St. Louis to’Ask a Postponement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Ex-Gov. Hoad- ley, special Government counsel in the Pa- cific Railroad cases, arrived here to-day on his way to St. Louis, where he will make an argument next Monday before Judge Sanborn in support of the Government’s mo- tion for a postponement of the Kansas Pacific sale. Up to this time the Reorgani- zation Committee has submitted no proposi- tion since the early one of $2,500,000 for the Government’s interest, nor ig it known whether they wll oppose the motion for.a postponement. Neither it is known whether the committee has yet qualified is a bidder, but as this is the last day, under the de- qualify, it is assumed that they have al- ready done so. Ex-Gov. Hoadley had a long interview with the Attorney-General | to-day. ESCAPED AGAIN, Convict Clark Jumps From a Flying Train and Gets Away. Specia) *o the Post-Dispatch. JOPLIN, Mo., Dec. 11.—Charles' Allen Clark, the convict who recently escaped from the penitentiary at Little Rock, Ark., who was captured in Joplin,and whom Mar- shal Morgan of Joplin started to take back to prison, has again escaped, and in_ the moet sensational manner. The prisoner was securely handcuffed and taken aboard the “Frisco”? train. When the train was cross- ing the Boston Mountains Clark asked to go to the tollet-room. Marshal Morgan accompanied him, expecting that he might attempt to jump through the window. Tte Marehal drew his revolver and stood guard. The train sped along at twenty-five miles an hour. The officer relaxed his vigilance only a secnd, when, with a crash, Clark disappeared through the window, taking glass and all. The train was stopped and trainmen and passengers joined the officer in the hunt for Clark's mangled remains, but to no purpose. His hat was found on the embankment near a trestle. which is 105 feet high and 300 feet long. The officer remained on the ground all night, put failed to tind the faintest clew. There is not a house within eight miles of the spot, but it is supposed that Clark had friende in waiting for him, as he formerly lived in that county. Clark bas a cousin in Jop- lin who is suspected of furnishing a tip to the rescuers. The officer cannot understand how Clark escaped death. ° NEBRASKANS VICTIMIZED. New Yorker Arrested on Charge of Embezzlement. NEW YORK, Dee. 11.—Eugene A. Cash- man, a foreman in the Street Cleaning De- partment of this city, was arrested to-day on the charge of embezzling $25,000 from per- sons in Nebraska. The arfest was made on a requisition from the Governor of Ne- braska. BY SANUBAGGERS, State Supreme Secretary of the Harugari Assailed. —_— HAD JUST TURNED OVER CASH. HE WAS GOING HOME TrROoM LODGE MEETING EARLY IN THE EVENING. FELT A STINGING NECK PAIN. Then He Became Unconscious—When He Came to Himself His Pock- ets Were Empty, and Shoul- der Dislocated. Carl Waeldike, a clerk in the Comptrol- ler’s office at the City Hall, and grand sec- retary of the State Supreme Lodge of Har- ugari, a German fraternal secret organiza- tion, was sandbagged early Friday night and left for dead by the footpads who robbed him. The assault occurred in one of the closest settled and best lighted parte of town, on Jefferson avenue, just south of Russell ave- nue, where streets cars pass every few minutes. Mr. Woeldike is 60 years of age. He says he thinks the highwaymen were frightened off before they got through with him, and to that he owes his life. Friday evening there was a special meet- ing of the trustees of Cimbria Lodge, No. 204, Harugari, held at the residence of Ja- cob Praezer, the treasurer, 2016 Graves ave- nue. Mr. Woeldike is secretary, and attend- ed the meeting with his lodge books.; At 9 o’clock the meeting was at ag end, Mr. Woeldike, as secretary, had turned over his collections for November dues to Treas- urer Praezer. He took his lodge books un- der his arm, buttoned up his overcoat and started to his home, 2624 Lafayette avenue. He walked out Gravo!s to Jefferson and turned north to Lafayette. The rain had stopped, the wind was keen and cold and the old man stepped briskly. At Ann avenue he noticed two rough-look- ing men standing on the corner, t, @x- pecting no trouble at that time of night, and upon such a thoroughfare as Jefferson avenue, paid no attention to them, Just before reaching Russell avenue he heard steps behind him: ~ As he turned half way round he saw two men. They -were the same he had passed at the corner, One was tall and the other a medium-sized man. Both were roughly dressed, and slouched hats were pulled down over their eyes. “The instant I turned,” said Mr. Woel- dike, “the larger of the two men struck me. I fell to the ground, throwing out my hends. The blow was on the back of the head, just above the neck. It was a pe- culiar, stinging sensation I had about my neck. That is all I remember. When I recovered consciousness it must have been five minutes later. The buttons ad been torn from my @6vercoat and the ‘ght hand pocket of my trousers was turned inside out. I had $3.75 in my pocket, and that was all the robbers got. *“‘My coat was still buttoned and my watch and chair were not touched. A south-bound Jefferson avenue car, with a big headlight, was neur when the assault occurred. think the passing car frightened the men off. As I was knocked down my bundle of books, wrapped in a newspaper, fell to the ground. The robbers must have stolen them, because when I recovered conscious- ness I could find them nowhere. The rob- mere evidently thought I was carrying valu- ables.’’ The skin was not broken on the back of Mr. Woeldike’s neck, as would have re- sulted from a blow of the fist or a blunt in- strument, and Dr. Barnes, his next door neighbor, is positive a sandbag was used. The oid man fell on his shoulder and the fall dislocated it. After the victim of the assault recovered consciousness he says he spent some time in searching for a policeman, but could find one nowhere. At the saloon at Jefferson and Lafayette avenues Mr. Woeldike told of the assault and asked the bartender to notify the -officer on the beat. At 3 o'clock Saturday morning, with his bones aching from the violent treatment Mr. Woeldike was roused up from his sleep to tell a policeman how the assault oc- curred. YELLED “FIRE” IN OPEN COURT John Behm, an Insane Prisoner, Startles Judge Peabody. John Behm, an insane prisoner, arrested Friday night on suspicion of being drunk, furnished the regular daily diversion at the First District Police Court Saturday morning. Behm was confined In the prisoner’s cage just off the court-room awaiting trial, when he was suddenly seized with a violent spel! and began to shout “Fire!"’ at the top of his voice. He had secured a half brick, and he kicked at the door and beat upon it with the brick while yelling bloody murder. The uproar created some excitement in court, and Judge Peabody ordered a recess until the marshals could remove Behm to the calaboose A short time later the risoner was taken to the Dispensary to e examined as to his sanity. Behm lives at 108 Spruce street. He was arrested a week ago on the levee, having wandered into the river during one of his insane spells. LEFT FOR DEAD {BOUND 10 THE TRACK. Three Highwaymen Tie Their Victim to the Rails, LEFT FOR A TRAIN TO MANGLE, JOHN HINSMAN ESCAPED A TER. RIBLE FATE ON THE ’FRISCO RAILWAY NEAR MONETT. | DISCOVERED JUST IN TIME. NS He Had Been Robbed, and Was Then Thrown Upon the Track and Se- curely Bound to the Rails With Thongs, Special to the Post-Dispatch. = CARTHAGE, Mo., Dec. 11.—At Grafton, the junction of the Frisco and Port Arthur Railroads, a man named John Hinsman, from Monett, was held up and robbed of $17 by three highwaymen last night. After tak. ing his money they marched him down the Frisco track, and binding his hands and feet, pinioned him to the rails to be man- gled by the first passing train. Fortunately and, discovering him, speedily cut his bonds. There is no clew to the identity of the men who committed the crime, Hins- man says he pleaded with the highway- men to let him go, offering to say nothing about the robbery, and promising not to molest them in any way, They paid no heed to his entreaties, ze One of the men produced some stout cord, and the three bound his arms and legs. Then they threw him on the ties, his head lying acrose one of the rails. In this posi- tion they bound him to the rails, his shoul. ders to one rail and his feet to the other. In this position they left him and made off down the track. hae As soon as they were out of hearing Hingaman streamed as loudly as he could in the hope of attracting the attention of any one in the vicinity. Fortunately, within half an hour, two men came along the track and unbound him. A train passed over the track a few minutes after Hinsman had been released. NEVER SAW HIS LOST BABY John A. Pearse of the ’Frisco Will Be Arres‘ed. “That is the worst case of wife abandon- ment { huve ever encountered,”’ said Assist- ant Presecyting Attorney Johnson, as Mrs. Maggie A. Pearse of 1233 Manchester road left his office, with a warrant against her husband, John A. Pearse of 140 Talmage avenue, Mrs. Pearse is a pretty little woman, of refined manner, very much unlike the aver- age applicant for wife abandonment war- rants. “My husband drove me out of the house March 26 of this year,” sald Mrs, Pearse, “At that time we were living 4 Tal- mage avenue. I went to live with my mother, 1233 Manchester road, and a month later my baby was‘born. My husband has never yet sent for him, and have begged him to de something for my support. “We also have a little girl, 2% years old. I regret very much the notoriety which this prosecution will bring, but I think I am doing my duty. If my husband doesn’t want to live with me, I think he at least ought to support his little children.” The defendant husband holds a respon- sible position wi rieco Rejiresd, and js said to make lard will appear at t se] for the prosecution, said Attorney Pollard . As a matte ., ° ane t o leave him, but was driven away. —_, CTARVING IN A CHILLY TENT. William Smith Is Sick and Cannot Provide Food and Fuel. —— rt that William Smith, his The police repo wife and three = i re who live in & t on Sarah & ree Park Pell are extremely destitute and are t child isa pabe worthy of aid, ° v2 AF h parenis of § mont provide food oF fuel othe Rouse hold, . ——— his purchase. CHRISTMAS IME of the foremost thinkers in the world cable the best of their recent Miought to the Christmas number of theSunday Post-Dispatch—70 pages in all, 82 in color—which will be issued next Sunday. . SIR CHARLES DILKE, the greatest authority on European diplomacy, reviews the political situation in Europe and makes some remarkable statements con- cerning it. | ‘PIETRO MASCAGNI, the greatest of Pe. - P ‘ >. , > eS ‘musical composers, will give “his Bes, oS NOOR i ii ti 3. .% cas = bat iS." fp pay SF Ae - ae 5c Pra nin Mire ac ee - WILLIAM T. STEAD, the most inter- esting critic of social reform, famous for his work as a London newspaper. editor and his book, “If Christ Came to Chi- cago, will present a striking review of the social conditions of the year, both in Europe and America. GRANT ALLEN, novelist, educator and biological Student, will review the pro- gress of education in 1897 and note some striking changes in methods. JAMES J. CORBETT, ex-champion heavyweight Pugilist of the world, will contribute an article of interest to the GIFT OF THE SUNDAY JOHN BURNS, the king of English labor leaders, will give a masterly review of the labor conditions now existing in England,) concluding with a declaration and a prophecy which cannot*fail to at- tract attention. ANDREW LANG, famous as an author and a critic of literature, will present a review of the year’s accomplishments from a literary standpoint. HENRY W. CANNON, ex-Comptrol- ler of the Currency, will give a resume af the high authority from which it comes. POST-DISPATCH TO ST. WILLIAM J. BRYAN will present a political review of the year from a*Demo- cratic standpoint. HENRY CABOT LODGE of Massachu- setts will present his idea of Republican success, reviewing the political events: of the year. CARDINAL GIBBONS will represent the Catholic Church by a summary of the progress of the year in church matters, accompanied by interesting statistics, REV. H. K. CARROLL, Chief of the | Census of the Protestant churches, will of financial conditions, valuable because review denominational progress in, the United States during the furrent year. ri H CARROLL D. WRIGHT, the American authority on labor statistics, will give an extended review of labor conditions in the United States. CLEMENT SCOTT, the veteran dra- c critic of London, dwells at some n the present status of the dran s sweeping changes during the f mati length o and predict coming year. i T. Pp. O°CONNOR, editor of the London Star. tells of the gradual transformation of the English press and the supremacy of the American idea in newspaper liter- ature. * re Nn ry i Ae ae py 5 - LOUIS AND Besides this array of distinguished tal- ent the Christmas number of the Sunday Post-Dispatch will contain the very latest and best of current literature. These stories, as well as the articles enumerated, are copyrighted and can be obtained by no other paper in St. Louis than the Sun- day Post-Dispatch. Among these features will be “The Baby’s Tragedy,” the latest story by SARAH GRAND. the author of “The Heavenly Twins,” complete and fully i- lustrated. MARIE CORELLI will contribute her latest production, “The Despised Angel, a story of absorbing imterese =F : i, te ie | eg I AL oe ai eS oa Dp ws x €3 “\ Bad Match,” which will be published «+ full, is the latest and best of AW THON i . (a F 6 hae Beg } ~ * ps + ren na iY _- a 7. — a * ¥ > ® ; ee > a r * ee is ft cn! ” ” in 4 ee a a. oe i. Dy, ” ‘ '- s for Hinsenan two men came along the track | | seen his baby, although I have repeatedly | ° “THE WEST. — = 7. ~ « ae 4 ; Se eta SE aE, Nc ARO GI ee ONIN 6
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- ee ee oe - i pc Pri : aie Te : ‘ “ | t } { | | abs a m ‘ M ~ ad 4 Fou tend & In pees te P Car Soba yore r vs ATCH—DECEMBER Jf, 189 ™., : ~ — Er. — » A ‘ ww ne - fy $; fF, ut ors #, * Me oy ; 5 ’ , pret . y > a} re beter z ay iW, tig Sd) " 2, 4* Entermen The best previous record for 129 hours was 747 miles, made by Hae. Miller completed his twe thousandth mile t 8:58. ae , 4 ix-days a= Vwhen the last day of the Six-Gas” ele race at Macison square Garden pene Mille? appeared 4 Sure +/.81iper: 3 Ag 4 ee might MiJer’s pursuers were unabec i). ) HHown his lead, Now, wnen the finisn Hy _ mest in sight, they could omy pedal 4 y hoping that ehance weuild accompls® Ree | them what energy and endurance h a to achieve. h A hard struggle was in progress Aner the night and the early morning for pe rite | place. Rice, the Wilkesbarre boy, GeeP . the fact that ne has been in great —s sour | by no means himself the last heady feb oF hours, rode on, with Sch‘neer wie, oo | like a shadow. Between 4 and 0 9 CIOCE | Rice and Schineer collided. Both, fell nots their wheels but neither Was seriously hurt. About an hour iater the. two egg | slipped once more, and it looked ~ neither of them could cont.nue. The tral - ers and the crowd rushed towara __ The where the two men lay half dead. “h trainers had to fight their way co te to get to their men. They placed t Le ir tek ders on their wheels and agan starts them on their way. A few minutes later Rice shid off his wheel and rolled down t ¢ incline, crashing into Entermans wheel. | Enterman wes thrown headlong. Rices wheel was bent and broken, but another was quickly procured and the beh peasy men . bey, with an idiotic stare -n his et pela face. wobbled around the track oncé mote, After Schineer and Rice had once more fali- en they were Cragged from the track ai@ ‘ven a short rest. i i s hone Ag who has been gradually gaining upon Schineer, was in good shape. The winner of last year’s contest showed few signs of the strain which he had undergone. [t was confidently prophesied that he would finish fourth or better. Waller will prob- ably secure fifth place. Among the tail- enders, Elkes looked as if he had a good chance to improve his position, while i lerce and Gannon were badly used up. Johnson and Beacom will probably just scrape into a Share of the prize money. , About 3,000 persons stayed all through the night at the garden and watched the fitteen men in their remarkable exhibition of hu- man endurance. Score at 10:15 a. Milter Rice Jolnson ' GAOUMOM . ccccccccc eee | DEAT cose qeeseesse 1,116 Enterman The best previous record for 180 hours _was 1,761 miles made by Hale. Score at 11:15 a. m.: Miles. Miles. Miller 1,612 , " ee 1.838 Julius 1.705 Beacom 1.735 JonMSON ..ccceeeee 1,189 Golden = .....2.....1,048 GTayY .-ccceosecens 1,126 ES OP 1,617 of i nO) RAR mr site a mic RR | iets PRION Si ak WNT HA i: ’ ‘ ny to “ee , -> « > . > . ¢ ‘ % & > bd 4 . #- 4 -,™ , swe 2h aw, _ ° ‘tata ea ry ‘ J _ e ae 3 ae . “> , ~ . > f.. ‘s 72, £9.” ’ ” we? ‘e+ Fs Pd 2 ' Ye a A STUDY OF MILLER’S FACE. his senses were withcut success, and he was sent fo the Hote] Mari.n raving. | An examination of Rivierre, at a late hour, showed that he had broken his leg at the time of his fall just above the knee. Not- | withstanding this fact. he mounted his wheel and rode three laps, not know ng that his leg was broken. His state of mind was such that he was'insensible to the terrible pain, Three police surgeons, Nesbit, Johnsan and Palmer, examined Gray, Enterman and Elkes in the evening’ and ordered the threee rom the track for a rést. “After sévVberal hours they were allowed 10 return. erce, Who has been filled up with co- Caine, received. a new treatment yester- | day. He was taken from the track from time to time to sleep, and when he was awakened, shocked by a combination fara- le and galvanic battery, which is the in- | vention of his trainer. After these shocks | he was returned to the track and spurted mag ne were . haw tran in the race.’ He ry Has an € » ig r er Daedilen &@ that he ig riding over His collapse is lodked for at any minute. tered into a contract with the Hagan Opera- house Ce. to appear as leading man in p!ays ' the Imperial Theater, ll 2 “397 to April 30, 1898. He was to receive $150 a week, $50 to be paid week- ie and $100 to be deposited w:th the Missis- sipp Valley Trust Co., to accumulate for i ! ote recites that he carried out his share of the contract faithfully for ten weeks, and would have continued to do so, but the cor- poration discharged him, without cause, Dec, > On this count he sues for $1,000,the amount UNDER A SPELL SEVERAL DAYS. Geet TWO MEN SECURED $400 FROM HER CORSET AND $275 FROM A DESK. salary that should have. been de- ete me with the Mississippi Valley Trust | ‘ to ec. o. pi he second count recites that plaintiff's | contract gave him the choice.of parts in any | play produced by _ the defendant corporation | at the Imperial Theater during the life of the contract, and guaranteed that plaintiff's “features should appear on all ‘billing mat- ter’ used by the defendant during that pe- “iod,”’ "Se charges that the defendant violated this contract by forcing him to appear in minor and humiliating parts, and that fin- ally on Dec, 5 defendant.peremptorily dis- charged him, without any failure on his part to properly perform his part and com- ply with the terms of the contract, He was then and still is willing to carry out his contract. On this count he claims that he is entitled to $150 a week, from Der. 5 to April 30, mak- ing $3,300, and he asks judgment for it. Mr. Jannopoula said Saturday: ‘‘Hanley can’t win, He made a failure of the part of David Laroque, coming on the stage with- out knowing his lines. His contract pro- vided that he should forfeit the $100 a week set aside for himif he missed a performance or a rehearsal because of. drunkenness. He violated this ciause of the contract sev- eral times last week. ‘‘Even if the company were willing to pay him the $100 a week that he forfeited there is very little of it coming to him. I paida great many bills for him and I may be cen- sured for it by the company. On our books he is credited with $1,100 of the sum he was to receive next April, and charged with $740 that was advanced from that sum, It is nonsense, of course, to suppose tnat he can twnake us pay the full season’s salary. He violated his contract and we had to let him go.” MANY FORGERIES CHARGED. Covenant Mutual Life Insurance Co, Looking for a Sub-Agent. The general officers of the Covenant Mu- tual Life Insurance Co, of this city are helping the authorities of Bloomington, Ill., in their search for C. E. Harvey of Danvers, Ill. Harvey was the resident agent of the company there. He claimed he was taking promissory notes as premiums for the pol- icies he was writing, and discounted these notes, selling them to merchants and busi- ness men of the town. - It is charged that in many cases he forged the names of the signers of the notes and of the indorsers. One man, E. E. Day of Bloomington, is said to.have invested in $600 worth of these forged notes, When the forgeries first came to light Harvey d'sappeared, and the Illinois au- LATTER WAS DR. BARRICELLI'S, Alpine snow, —_—_-—_—_-_—_— -—-—— Then Mary Sat Down Near a Win. dow, Did Not Dare Go Gut to Eat and Waited the Phy- sician’s Return. Mary Cella, the apple woman at Third and Pine streets, is almost as frightened to- day as she was a week ago when two strange men adroitly robbed her of $400 and smoothly worked her out of $275 belonging to Dr. Louis E, Barricelli of 100% North Broadway, Mary was so frightened at the time of the robbery that she did not report the matter to the police. She waited until Fri- day morning when Dr. Barricelli returned from Greenville, Miss., and told him of the affair and let him communicate the facts to the police at the Fourth District Station, The robbers were so bold in their game it was suggested that they must have hyp- notized Mary, but Dr. Barricelli, for whom she keeps house when not attending to her apple stand, doesn’t take much stock in the theory of hypnotism. He thinks Mary Cella was frightened into speechlessnes and paralysis. “The woman is remarkably neurotic,” said Dr. Barricelli to a Post-Dispatch re- porter. “Say ‘boo’ to her and [it gives her a shock ihat most people wouldn’t feel un- less a dynamite wom exploded. I think the strarge men scared her so badly when fhey first laid hands upon her that she Submitted to being robbed without the slightest resistance.” he robbery was committed on the morn- ing of Dec. 4 about 8 o’clock. The doctor's Office is on the second floor and is entered by stairs leading from the street. There is a street door which is generally kept locked, but the strangers either found it open or had a Cupieate key, for Mary Cella. did not notice their presence unt'l they spoke to her when she was in the office giving it the usual morning sweeping. The men were well dressed and their man- nera were reassuring. One spoke Italian, and both appeared to be at home in the =} py and familiar with its articles of fur- niture hey represented themselves as intimate friends of Dr. Barricelli, and expressed themselves as greatly disappointed when Mary told them the doctor left tHe city two days before. They called, they said, to leave for safe keeping in Dr. Barricelli’s esk a box of money. They had just ar- thorities are on the hunt for him. Drink and gambling are said to have caused his downfall. Louis A, Cerf, Vice-President of the Coy- enant, said Saturday: “Our company loses nothing by the man’s forgeries, e was an agent of. ours, but is what is called a ‘tin-horn’ life insurance man. He swindled the people and not the catch people who wrong -us..-. “We have no personal acquaintance with Hartvey, but we are doing everything to as- sist the authorities in locating him, Since his disappearance we have had many in- quiries about him,’’ HE FOUGHT WITH A FISH James Hamilton May Lose His Arm From a Fin Stroke, James Hamilton, who is a fish butcher at Faust’s Olive street market, had an ex- perience with a big live red snapper Friday that may cause him the loss of his left arm, Hamilton laid hold of the fish, when it wriggled from his grasp and struck at him, one of the fins piercing Hamilton’s bare arm just below the elbow. The wound was painful, but Hamilton kept on at his work through the day, Friday night he slept but Httle on ac- count of the pain and the excessive swell- ing that had set in, Saturday he went to the City Dispensary with his arm three times dts natural] size, and Dr. Newcomb told him if the blood poisoning did not submit to treatment the arm would have to be amputated. WET A JUST FATE. Negro Who Assaulted a White Woman Shot and Killed. HANNIBAL, Mo., Dec. 11.—A negro ex- convict named Edward Underwood as- company. He knew we spend money to| doctor's desk and rolled up the top. In the rivei from Denver and did not care to tempt eee by carrying the money around own. The men exhibited their money. It was the genuine article, and there looked to be enough of it to keep a family in luxury for a lifetime. Without waiting for Mary to give her con- sent, one of the men walked over to the meantime the man who spoke Italian caught Mary’ Cella by the hand. The frightened > woman made no outcr¥. She was too over- come to lift her voice or to try to pull away from the man, whose evident intention to rob her-she thoreughly realized. Sewed to her corset Mary Cella had $400 in $50 bills. Mary lost a few dollars in the Mul- lanphy Bank failure and since then she has been mistrustful of all banking institutions, and could not be persuaded to deposite her savings in one of them. The robber calmly opened the waist of Mary's dress and cut yen’ the money from her corset. “Sit down now,”’ commanded the robber, firmly, but gently. Mary did as she was told, and submitted without a murmur to the man pulling down one of her stockings and taking therefrom $20 in small bills. While this was going on another robber was looking over Dr. Barricelli’s papers. He found in one of the drawers in the desk. This money they appeared to place in the box with the bills they brought with them. Then they locked the box and gave it to Mary. “We make hes a present,”’ said the men, and that is all the terrified woman remem- bers of the occurrence. She was so frightened she remained in the house alone until late in the afternoon. Then when her scattered wits returned she had a locksmith make a key to fit the box. She opened it and found not money but two rusty iron weights such are used in large clocks, a number of scraps of paper and two handkerchiefs. Realizing that she had been duped and robbed a greater fear over- came the simple-minded Italian woman, She was in terror lest the men should re- turn and kill her. She could not sleep and she feared to go to bed. All Tuesday pight she sat alone by a front window overlook- ing Broadway. Policemen passed by and she could see citizens walking along the opposite side of the street, but she dared not call to them. With each hour her fear increased, saulted the wife of a German named Pabst | near New London, Flourishing a pistol he compelled Mrs. Pabst to tie her husband, after which he assaulted the wife. This morning the negro left the house, but after a while returned, when he was met by a brother of Pabst, who shot and killed him. Five Hundred for a Left Hand. Clarence Tacke wants $0 from the H. Schotten Grocery Co., for the loss of his left hand. -He has brought suit in Justice Har. mon’s court, alleging that while in the de- fendant’s employ his hand caught tn a cof- fee machine, which cut, bruised and mangled it,: Parlor-Cafe cars on the “Daylight Spe- cial” to Chicago via ILLINOIS CENTRAL. “Grumley Mike’ Sent Up. Michael McDonald, alias “Grumley Mike,”’ alleged to be one of the hardest characters in the Fourth @istrict, was sent to the Work-house on a $25 fine Saturday for idling, ILLINOIS CENTRAL'S through FLOR- IDA sleeper makes quickest time to Bir- mingham, Ala., Columbus, Americus and Albany, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fla., and all points in the Southeast. Senator Hanna Improving. NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Senator Mark Hanna, who has been suffering from an attack of influenza, was reported to be much better to-day. : re ee Ants Used to Cure Wounds. Savage Surgery. A wounded Brazilian Indian allows a certain species of large ant to fasten its mandibles on either side of the gash. A row of these unites the sides of the aperature as effectually, so travelers say, as would the needle and thread of the sur- geon. This must be terribly painful, but not so excrutiating as rheumatism, which ts easily eradi- cable at the outset with Hostetter’s Stomach Bit- ters. Poisons like colchicum and otgers sémetimes administered fer this trouble are danger- ous to experiment with. The use of the Bitters is not a dangerous experiment, but a safe and pleas- it. i ant certainty. Dyspepsia, constipation, bilipusness, kidney and hiadder complaint and nervy ess, are among tue bodily troubles re and ed by the Bitters. It also renews appetite aod motes . Convalescence is promptly cond by its siclan st, Binet ‘not wear off as the days passed. The strain 'was becoming too heavy. ‘trade, but she looks baunted and is suspi- security than an ordinary lock, but I It did not abate with the daylight. At 6 o'clock, when North Broadway ‘5 fairly alive, Mary Was still too terror-stricken to set forth, as was her custom, to the market, and thence to her fruit-stand, in the shadow of the Merchants’ Exchange. She remained in the house, she says, without eating and drinking, and without sleep also, for thirty six hours, Exhausted nature at last forced her to go out and buy food. Her fright did Other women, whose constitutions are not as hardy ag the apple woman's, would have given way un- der the Joad. As it was Dr. Barricelli found her almost distracted when he returned home, and since then he has been dosing her freely with bromide and other gsooth- ing drugs for the nerves. Mary is out now, attending to her apple cious of everyone who passes by her stand. She told a Post-Dispatch reporter Satur- day morning that she yet fears she will be waylaid and killed. She says she could pos- itively identify the men if they were brought before her. - Dr. Barriecelli is indignant over the atti- tude of the police concerning the robbery. He says the idea of such ‘a robbery was scoffed at, when the complaint was made, and that hints were dropped that neither he nor his housekeeper had such an amount of money to leave around so carelesaly “I have implicit confidence in the wom- an,” said the doctor, ‘and 1 know her tem- perament eo we.l tha: I can easily under- stand how two strange men would overawe her to such an extent pee she wouid obey 1eir slightest command, a am aware that it seems a bit odd to leave $275 in a wooden desk with no other so for a good reason. I was going away, to be among strangers, and was not deter- mined as to the length of my visit. It might have been a month as well as ten Le ¥ 7 . 7 ae 2, ; =" - >. t $ ae : a i vem when “é true; but the disease r you have recourse to [ ys Pure Mi Whiskey. By stirrin, “pid blood it keeps up the sup, hat animal heat which alone *nse against the ills of cold mp. Pure as ealing power, n the house- . It zivesa hat, as Dr, «i secret of the Most usefu keeper’s medici Perfect citculatio Magendie : perfect mediante sae — and Grocers have it, WHEN YOU ARE IN BED, >. ti nink ° Scns oak ey thee, to cath ara ance Policy, WHY Therefore should your clothes are shoes are wet to THINK OF Buylnga Mackintosh and Rubber | Come in this afternoon tect yourself against a WET SUNDAY. Boston Rubber Store, 4TH AND WASHINGTON AV, LEADING RETAIL RUBBER STORE. Ase Ferris. o The fuceral will take place inst., at 1°30 p. m., son-in-law, W. A. Sprague, 1857 4 Beshents Cemetery. Friends are te attend. % Columbas (Kan.) and Ashtabula County, | papers please copy. out ‘ JOHNSON—Dee. 10th, after @ logering {iness, in New Orleans, William H. Johnson, aged 23 years, fe Funeral from Alexander's funeral parlors, Fg Olive street, at 2 p. m. Sunday, faterment in lietontaine. . LEPPERT—Friday, Dec. 10, at 5:20 «. m.. Loules Leppert (nec Roos), aged 65 years @ months. Funeral Sunday, Dee. 12, at 2 from residence, 1521 Salle street. 5 ——— PFEIFER—On Thursday evening, at 7:15 o'clock, Henry Pfeifer, my beloved busband, aged GS years, 10 months and 15 days. ; Funeral from residence, 3839 North Market street, on Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m. JULIA PFEIFER (nee Knox). Clty and Daveaport : RIGNEY—Friday, December 10, at 11 a. m., Mér- tin Rigney, beloved son of Mathew J. and Cath- erine Rigney (nee Dwyer), aged 6 years, 2 mouths and 15 days. » 4 Funeral from family residence, 4577 Garfield avenue, Sunday, December 12, at 2:30 p. m., to Calvary Cemetery. Friends invited to attend, ROACH—James T. Roach, beloved husband of the late Margaret Roach (nee Wilson), Dec. 10, at 8:30 p. m., at residence, 4718 North Twentieth atreet. te | Funeral Sonday, Dec. 12, at 1:30 p. m. to —_ Name Church, thence to Calvary ery. ee ee my poison case, and said, ‘I suppose the doctor has the key with him as usual.’ If there is one thing I am particular about it ombined with. & book combined w a glass doors, but I waver tente the k the lock for a second, I fear sons, or cranks, would get to t bottles in my Rega y the when my attention is of the rabbere indicates that they knew my tion regarding the key. Pr. Barricelli, a refined and excellently informed gentleman, has not been fn r- ica long enough to lose a pronounced ftal- jan inflection when he #peaks, os his com- ments on the police of St. not sounded like a box of exclama hm y ut would certainly best be exp them in print. OFAD FISH IN THE PIPES Water Supply of the East St. sais Po lice Station Cut Off. ‘ oo The water supply at police headquarters in East St. Louis was shut off Friday a 4 mysterious manner. iad investigation by plumbers the fact that an accumulation of in one of the mains under the cell ment was the cauee, The fish ably washed into the mains dt the high water last spring, and were in sickening state of decay. Several of the officers in tion attribute recent severe to drinking the water - filthy accumulations a ra vost the city about $180 to lean ine days. Before going I called to Mary ’ may happen 3 ha I shall find diet oe ” ; a c ; ' t t f , ‘heck or draft cashed chal . if you receive a es from me asking for money take what I ask a) of the desk and wire it to me; there is ey.’ ‘As to the $400 which Mary had I sitively that she had it sewed lo her = Sm T often advised her to bank may nd su ted the of a om while she went to et iyi the * , A . . ae. hi to a ae _ ah ee ee ne P ROS Ae Ae AS be 8S sae t) 5 i aaa , aim — = a ‘eo apo Mee AS ‘ape ee. ee TERROR STRICKEN, |: sats. sar Tun. : Mary Cella Made No Outery aay Yee — . r 5g atts at eal aaa Se aR gk MEE of Louw ¥ Po <<
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OR ES Pe Pe ae ae EEE ER OT RR ee eye ke IIT ERR Oe NE ATCH—DECEMBER 31, 1897. cz a YY BITTER DENUNCITION OF THE Bu AOA) FRANCHISE. RABBERS Scene Without Precedent at the City Hall When West End Citizens Massed to Fight the Lindell’s Proposed Steal of Streets. APPLAUSE AND HISSES WERE HEARD, Cheers for Those Who Denounced the Scheme and Loud Sibilations for Those Who Defended the Measure. ‘MERMOD & JACCARD’S Mailed Free. — Bro ad Way, Cor. Locust. He Can, If Circumstances Justify, Is- co nomena me |QOPEN TILL 9 O'CLOCK vm rit xmas, at His Cffice. 7 FACTS om ot nol CBAMNE'SORY SPELL, NOT EXTAAUROINARY MARRIAGE LICENSES ARE FRE- QUENTLY ISSUED WITHOUT THE, LADY'S PRESENCE. Mail Orders Carefully Filled. Write for Illustrated Catalogue. FIFTY FAMILIES FIND THEIR Wa- TER SUPPLY SUDDENLY CUT OFF BY OBEAR. USES DISCRETION. ONE MAN OWNS THE BIG METER RECORDER He Pays the License, but Only a Few Pay Him, and Water Pipe War Ensues. ad $ “Because some people have just heard of a thing it does not necessarily follow that it is new,” says Recorder Lewis over the extraordinary agitation that is being made over the fact that it is possible for the Recorder to issue marriage licenses in the absence of one of the parties to the con- templated marriage. Citizens of that portion of Cabanne to the west of the Wabash tracks and south of , Bartmer avenue are experiencing a “dry spell” notwithstanu.ng the heroic efforts of old Jupiter Pluvius of the last few days. Fifty familles have suddenly had their water supplies cut off, and the heads of fifty families are exceeding wroth. The property The meeting dt the City Hall to protest law, because it violated the third parallel against the Lindell franchiee grab was with out parallel; it represented the brains and wealth of St. Louls arrayed ‘n opposition to a gigantic scheme to plunder. ' The Council] chamber was so crowded th1t many could not find room there, and thse waited in the halls and had word passed to them of the doings in the chamber. The meeting was called by the chair- man of the Council Committee on Rail- roads for the purpose of considering an erdinance pending in the Municipal Assem- bly granting the Lindell Railway Co. the right to Cabanne place and other West End streets—the choicest residence district in St. Louis. This committee issued notice to.all con- cerned to be on hand promptly at 3 o'clock Fricay afternoon. At that hour the protestors were massed for the battie. But no one was there for the railroad. Word was passed around that the grab- bers had taken warning from the many in- dignhation meetings: and would not try to push their scheme. Niot they. if was known that Chairman Ives would call for their side of the matter first. They were anxious to hear from the opposition, so they waited until the representatives of West End property interests were called and then entered the hall. The four defendants of the railroad wiio putin a late appearance were: Messrs. Ed- wards Whitaker, President of the Lindell Raliroad Company; Charles D. McLure, the Vice-President: George W. Baumbhoff, the General Superintendent, and Judge Henry S. Priest, the road's attorney. The Council’s6 railroad committee {s com- posed of Messrs. H. C. Ives, J. G. Brink- meyer and Charles Wiggin# The named {sg chairman. Among the spectators of the proceedings were a majority of the members of the Council and House of Delegates. Owners of property along Raymond place and Walton, Maple, Cabanne, Fountain, Delmar and McPherson avenues were par- ticularly in evidence, and they submitted protest after protest and advanced argu- ment after argument against the passage of the bill. The crowd wae demonstrative, and the different orators were either loudly ap- planded or hissed, according as they fa- vored or opposed the bill to lease, construct, operate and maintain a double track pas- senger railroad over many of the most de- sirable residence etreets’in the West End. The meeting was called to order by Chair- man Ives who, when he found the railroad people were not present, asked the oppos.- tion to voice their protests. He was at once accommodated. Men prominent at the bar, in the pulpit, in universit:es and in business, spoKe earn- estly and indignantly against the plan of a corporation to enrich itself by controlling the finest streets of the city, and that with- out the considerat:on of a sing!e penny. A. L. Shapleigh, in behalf of the residents of Deimar avenue, submitted § signed pro- tests from all but one or two of the prop- erty owners along that street from Grand to Taylor avenues, J. M. Levi, in a few re- marks, presented protests from McPherson avenue property owners. Simon L. Boogher followed in behalf of the Delmar Avenue Improvement Associa- tion. He said that it was the fourth time that he, in company with other citizens who had built homes on that beautiful ave- nue, had been forced to appear before the Municipal Assembly and protest against ite despoliation by the Lindell Railway. “For boldness, for an utter disregard of the rights of others, for an utter contempt for the firesides and all that goes to make them comfortable and beautiful, I believe the Lindell Railroad Company takes the palm of any corporation that ever got its fangs fastened into the vitals of this city,” continued Mr. Boogher. “There is not a owner in all that section tha‘ as asked for this road, They have not asked for it because they do not need it and do not want it, “This franchise is nothing more nor less than the quintescence of a selfishness that i1as no Iimit. It is purely for private gain. ‘he Lindell Railway Cofgpany has fat- tened.off the people of this town untt] it thinks it owns I!t, or rather it owns the Jieople who can give it what it wants in thie way of public property. “I want to make no hasty threats, but [ am one of the citizens tn that section who stand ready to say to the Lindel! Railway Company that it cannot confiscate the «ity’s streets out there, I don't care who Gives it-authority to do so." ‘Cheers.) Attorney James C, Jones spoke for about 3,000 protesters who voiced their protests at a big mass-meeting in the Cabanne Arcade severni weeks ago. He had a map showing just how the proposed road would cut to preces the residence streets out there and showed that the road would not only be a menace to life and limb but that it would — property values from 30 to 40 per Like Mr: Boogher, Mr. Jones emphasized the fact that the people out in that district were solidly opposed to the road; that it was unnecessary, so far. as public con- venience was concerned, and contrary to first | Statute | “The simple proposition that confronts ‘this committee.’ said Mr. Jones, “is, has it | the rght to confiscate the property of in- dividuals and hand it over to the mercy of a corporation for private profit? As public servants you dare not lay your hande on private property without giving an equiva- lent. (Applause.) Still more, as public servants you are charged by your oaths and consciences not to turn public property over to private corporations. What does the Lindell Railway want with this fran- chise? To render the public a great serv- ice? Nonsense. It wants it because it will pour into the coffers of the Lindell Railway thousands of dollars yearly from the peo- ple’s pockets. If it is worth so much to the Lindell Railway, why should you give it to them for nothing? That is the ques- ton the people of this city who own these streets demand you should answer. (Cheers.) “The Lindell Railway on a capital of $700,000 is bonded for $7,000,000. The bonds are above par and yield a hig dividend. Who pays it? The pople. Anw what does the Lindell pay to support- the Government that protects it. A trifling sum. “But for this valuable franchise they do not propose {o pay one cent. It ts the most brazen and imperious demand that two or three men have ever made on any commun- itv ’? Capt. Frank Gaiennie said that he was not present to inveigh against existing street railways, for he was glad the ci:y had rapid transit. But he did protest against a railway that would ruin his property. and that of his neighbors, and which they did not want. The bill was one of the rankest franchise grabs ever before the Assembly and he did not believe that, powerful as the Lindell line was, it controlled the con- sciencer and honor of members of the Coun- Cli, Attorney John A. Gilliam, who lives on Delmar avenue, said that the Lindell line had made a rookery of Finney avenue, and they would do the same thing on Delmar and every other avenue if permitted. Attorney C. A. Houts spoke forthe Foui.ta'n avenue people and said tnat the pretty park that had been built to add beau- ty to the pretty homes that surrounded it, would have to be abandoned as a breathing spot for children. It would become a waste. Mr. Houts deprecated the threatened de- struction and quoted an interview from Ed- wards Whitaker, in which he said that the protests of the people amounted to noth- ing, and whenever he undertook a thing he carried it through. This brought’ Mr. Whitaker to his feet, and he hotly repudi- ated the interview. “You ave never denied it until now,” spoke out a dozen voices. Prof. C. M. Woodward made a special plea that Dozier School be spared the me- nace which the proposed line threatened for the life and eafety of the pupils. He said to build the line would be an outrage that showed an utter disregard of the pro- moters for the lives and comfort of one of the largest public schools in the city. He was there to serve notice on the Lindell Railway that the School Board would re- sist the building of the line near the Dozier School in every way possible. Minor Merritwether said that the man who drew the bill had a long head on him. It Was a shrewd piece of work. Behind it he saw the burpose of the Lindell company to renew its charter when it expired in 1914 by leasing or selling its present lines to the Cabanne Railway Co, and then it would have a perpetual charter, for which it would never have to pay the city a dollar. More than that, it could manipulate every other line in the city through the same chicanery and when they were once oper- ated under the Cabanne company frahfchise not one would have to pay the city any- thing. When the opponents of the bill finished the chairman said there was only fifteen minutes left and the friends of the bill could occupy that time. Superintendent George Baumhoff of the Lindell said that he could not possibly present his side of the question in that time. He stood near the committee table and spoke in low tones. From all over the house came cries of “‘Speak louder! We want to hear what you've got to say for your grab.,”’ Mr. Baumhoff is not accustomed to pub- lic speaking. and he looked embarrassed, and his voice seemed to grow weaker. “Now I've got something to say,’ he feebly remarked to the committee, ‘“‘and when I finish I want to present to you the Hon. Judge Priest, who will have much more to say than me. I'll get through as soon as I can. I am surprised, after the alleged opponents of this bill sent out 3,000 postal] cards, not to see more people here.”’ “That is absolutely false,’’ cried out a dozen men. “T know,” continued Mr. Baumhoff, ‘‘that many of these men here would speak for this bill if they had a chance.” After a storm of hisses that greeted this assertion subs'ded, a gentleman in the rear of the chamber challenged Baumhoff to name a single man in favor of the b‘ll who wus not the pliant tool of the Lindell com- pany. “There are plenty of them,’ replied Baumhoff, “and I'll bring ’em here, if given a chance.”’ “Give him all the yelled several voices. “Now, if I can’t talk, I'll quit and give Hon. Judge Priest the floor,” said Mr. Baumhoff. Judge Priest told the committee he could chance he wants,’ not reply to a dozen men in ten minutes. So the committee decided to give him a hearing et a future day. TEAMSTER THEIS’ ACCIDENT. Endboard Came Out, Coal Fell Out and He Was Run Over. August Theis, a teamster living at 308 Rutger street, is employed by S. A. Welsen- baum, a coal dealer. He met with a pecu- Nar accident Saturday. He was driving a four-horsa team at- Seanes to &@ wagon containing 107 bushels of c ; On the levee embankment at the foot of Valentine street the front board of the wagon gave way and the big load of coal eiid forward, shoving Theis from his seat and throwing him under the wagon. Two wheels went over him. hiis right leg was broken below the knee and his left ankle was fractured. The crew of a ferryboat ran to his as- sistance and an ambulance took him to the City Dispensary, where Dr. Kearney dressed his injuries and forwarded him to the City Hospital. Several bushels of coal him when he Meals a la Carte At reasonable prices are served in the new Parlor-Cafe cars of the “Daylight Special,” the ILLINOIS CENTRAL'S fast day train to Chicago. were on top of Was picked up, Babe’s Body in a Hallway. The nude body of a newly-born male child was found by Officer Schroder Satur- day morning in the hallway in the rear of $08 Penrose street. The child had evidently been .dead several hours. There were no ‘Marks on the body. CURE A COLD IN ONE NIGHT. Try Parker's Cascara Quinine Tabiets: eure constipation and malaria; pleasant to | take. ee ee ee MACCABEES MULCTED. Judgment Rendered Against the Or- der for 310,000. Special to the Post-Dispatch. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. i1.—Lenna . Winslow got judgment for $10,000 against the Order of Maccabees in Judge Gates’ court this morning. Winslow sued for $25,000 for damages to his vital organs, resulting from his Violent initiation into the order at the Fifth Street Opera House in Kansas City, Kan., four years ago. After a Chinese Swindler. Detective Sergeant Magner of Chicago ar- rived in the clty Saturday to take back Foy Ho Sang, alias Foy Goly, the Chinaman who was arrested here by Detective Ziegler a few days ago. The prisoner is wanted in Chicago for swindling Lee Ring, a country- man, out of $200 by making false repre- sentations. Detective Magner will retura with his prisoner as soon as he can get a requisition honored. 7 , BENSON'S PLASTER pees over the seat of pain cures i whether it be sharp and shoot- ing, dull and aching, steady or in- termittent; curing the ailment whether Pneumonia, Pleurisy, Bronchitis, Grippe, Sciatica, Neu- talgia, Muscular Rheumatisin, Lumbago, Backache, Sprains, or Joint Infammations, etc. The only Porous Plaster of Positive Medicinal Virtue. Insist upon & Benson's. Rofuse substitutes. ass As vv vv" Price 25 canta. Seabary & Johnson, Mfg Chemists, N. Y. wer wy vr . J vy" wry wer drew Schaub on Deaver’s men. ‘sal Dr. water pipe war seems in a fair way to break out afresh. This wtiome of the conflict that has from time to time stirred the passions of not a few residents of De Hodiamont subdivision, McKee and Hartnagle subdivisions, and transfer of the pipes from the De Hodia- mont Realty Co. to Frank Obear in 1893. Since that time there have been civil ac- tions at law galore, fights and the brand- ishing of firearms, but to date human blood has been spared. One faction contends that this condition is entrely due to the war- rant in Justice Greensfelder’s court at Clayton binding Andrew Schaub to keep the peace. According to witnesses, Schaub produced a shotgun and threatened to make Mr. Obear’s agents walking advertisements of the Missouri lead industry if they came on his street. The merits of the charge will be formally investigated next Thursday at Clayton. In the meantime the fifty familtes are car- rying water in buckets and pans from neighboring pumps and cry loudly for ven- geance, either upon Mr. Obear, who ordered the cut-off, or Schaub, who seems to lead the opposition, ‘hen the land lying between the Wabash tracks and Sutter avenue, Olive street and Bartmer avenue was sold, water pipes had been laid by the De Hodiamont Realty Co. down the main streets, connecting with the city water mains inside of the corporate limits. Ail the water flowed through the realty company’s meter and was charged to them. As connections were made in the sub- divisions each dwelling was assessed, tne money being payable to the company. For a time all went well after Mr. Obear took charge. Then the impression prevailed among certain residents that when they bought their lots they became the owners of the pipes. The logic of this appealed So strongly to eleven suburbanites that they refused to pay Mr. Obear’s agent, ‘ Deaver, when the water rent was due. He threatened to sue, and the contestants ob- tained a temporary injunction from Judge Hirzel restrain ng further collections. A suit to establish the ownership of the Pipe was instituted at Clayton, and dragged through the courts until October, when the Circuit Court declared Mr. Obear the legal proprietor and dissolved the in- junction. An appeal was made to the eleven for the money due, but in vain. They refused tO pay. Agent Deaver, w'th a force of men, visited each house and destroyed the con- nection. The feeling engendered was most bitter. Pistols were freely displayed and threats against the lives of the workmen openly made, The strife culminated in the attack of An- They were at hie house to destroy the connection. Schaub appeared with a shotgun, pr med for use, and drove the men away. hat night he restored the connection, and is said to have issued a challenge for any of Deaver’s men to come and break it. The result of this was the peace warrant. Money did not come in. and Mr. Obear figures it that half the license has not been paid, and, refusing to cont!nue serving the water free of charge, shut off the city con- nection, It is now impossible to draw water from the spigots anywhere in the territory. “Of course this works a hardship with those who did pay, but this is a case where the innocent must suffer with the guilty,” said Mr. Obear. ‘“‘The meter cost me $300 for six months and must be paid for in advance, I have not been able to collect half that sum. The residents were charged city rates and the majority had no fault to find. It is the few that have caused this trouble, “I can't say how long I shall keep the water shut off, but it certainly will be until] Frome plan is Hrranged whereby I get the money I paid out for the l'cense.”’ Qut in Cabanne the residents are too in. dignant to talk. The innocent blame tha others. the non-payers accuse Mr. Obear, and the whole population is learning that the life of the suburbanife is not all sun- sh'ne and joy. At the trial of Schaub next week Interest. ing revelations are anticipated. SERIOUS MORTUARY MUDDLE. Little Theresa Lynn’s Corpse Shipped Without Proper Authority. A. K. Smith, brakeman on the St. Louts & San Francisco Railroad, has gotten him- self and the railroad company into a se- rious muddle with the Health Department, Last Wednesday 3-year-old Theresa me that thus and so, a well-known young daughter of a prominent man, known. to both of us. On your affidavit I would issue a license, if neither party was present, ‘f you reason for so acting. parttes, I will not issue the license. The sole against fraud and illega) marriage. The Re- corder is the judge of whether the condi- clerk not to do it are alike and are printed on the same The certificate is properly filled out and re- license goes back to the Recorder. Lynn died at 517 South Ew.ng avenue. The next morning about 8 o’clock Smith, who. wae the child’s uncle, with the death cer- tificate of the atrending physiclan, went to the mortuary office to have the certificates | properly stamped and also to get a ship- ing permit to take the remains to Pacific, | Mo.; for burial. Mortuary Clerk Karges had not reached | the City Hall, as hs office does not open for business until 9 a. m., and Charles Hall, an ambulance driver, directed Smith to go to Karges’ house if he could not wait. Smith went away, saying that he would return with the death certificate later. It has been learned that Smith hurried on remains to Pac.fic by Thursday morning’s train. Saturday Smith walked in to Clerk to have the certificate signed. “You don’t need any shipping permit,” Kare«es “Whatt’’ exclaimed Smith, ae he grabbed the certificate and crammed it into his ocket. a ie. Karges demanded the certificate, but Smith refused to give it up, and hurriedly left the office. The matter was laid before the Health Commissioner, and he will call the Frisco road to account for taking the body with- out a shipping permit. The liability of com- one. Runaway Broke = Horse’s Leg. A horse attached to a light spring wagon belonging to the St. Louis Sash and Door Co., ran away from Broadway and Mont- gomery street Friday evening. At Broad- way and Mound the vehicle collided with a horse owned by J. Cavanaugh, 2704 North Broadway, breaking his right leg. ee — Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or- der by the occasional use of Tutt's Liver Pills. They reg- ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. For sick headache, malaria, bil- iousness, constipation and kin- dred diseases, anabsolute cure TUTT’S Liver PILLS back to the house and shipped the child’s | Karges and asked for a shipping permit and | Linde!]l Friday evening, Wasa great success. mon carriers for such offense Is a heavy | tween the speeches. Western Union Error Costs $184.50. judgment load of produce. “The law,’ says the Recorder, “directs the conditions under which marriage li- censes may be granted, It points out the conditions which prohibit the granting of licenses and then leaves the manner of granting them largely to the discretion of the official, ' “The conditions precedent to securing the proper official permission to marry are the simplest. Persons must be of lawful age except as otherwise specified, must not be cousins and must be single persons—that is all. The Recorder is directed by law to issue upon request licenses to those who may apply and show that they comply with the conditions. “TIT will not issue a license when only one arty to the contract is present if I do not Cone that party. If a man comes to me and says he wants to marry Mary Jones, and that it is all right, I will tell him to produce Mary Jones or else hunt up per- sons I do know to identify them both, which would be more trouble for him than to pro- duce Mary Jones. It is just like a bank, for example. If a man goes in there with a thousand dollar check and says he is this and so, the teller will not pay him unless he knows him or unless he is properly identi- fied. These matters are largely discretion- ary.’”’ “But ae do occasionally issue licenses in the absence of one party, do you not?’ “Yes, and in the absence of both, if necessary. You could come [(o me and tell the man in the city, wanted to marry made it appear to me that you had good “On the other hand, if I do not know the purpose of the license office is to guard tions have been complied with, and he may — any rules within reason that he sees Recorder Lewis is far more severe ag to conditions than was his predecessor, Mr. Willam A. Hobbs. Recorder Lewis has abolished many customs that Mr. Hobbs allowed, During the terms of Recorder Hobbs it was not an infrequent occurrence for him to send out a deputy to the house of a lady and issue the license there, His clerk. al- ways had a blank or two at his home, so that he might issue licenses after office hours to particular friends. In this way many marriages were made possible with- out the —e- danger of egret Mr. Hobbs would, when he thought the conditions paces it, withhold names from the public list for the use of the newspaper reporters. Mr. Lewis never does, or at least. has given hard and fast instructions to his‘ One of the rich perquisites of the mar- riage license clerk in former times was the sale of fancy certificates to be filled out by the official performing the ceremony. The clerk kept an assorted stock of them and would allow the contracting parties to choose what euited their tastes and means. That has been abolished. All certificates sheet with the license to marry. The cer- tificate is easily torn from the license by the person who performs the ceremony. turned to the persons married, while the Recorder Lewis will not send a deputy out of the office to issue a license. “I don’t believe in it,” he eays. “In al- most every case the persons who ask that this be done give the clerk a fee for him- self of from $1 to $5. That makes hard feelings in the office, and mighf make the clerk a little careless about details. Clerks are liuman, -you know, and with the pros- pect of a good fee might, without meaning any harm, be a little more lenient than was right. So I have stopped that.’ The added severity of the Lewis admin- istration is in no way intended to reflect upon that of Recorder Hobbs. Recorder Lewis is, above all things, a methodical man. The papers on ‘his desk are ail Straight. His boxes and files in his big vault are all in neat and exact order. From the deed recording department to the dingy little marriage license office all is in con- forniity with rule, and he makes one gen- eral rule for ali, because experience has en jt to be the best and most service- able. Had the one person idea been carried into effect on the day before Thanksgiving the clerk would never have finished, Out of the 99 couples the Recorder did not know three personally. So the man applying in each case without his girl would first have to hunt up Recorder Lew's himself, then to find out who he knew that the Recorder knew to identify him. This would fix him all right. Then he would have to get a third party who knew both the girl and the Recorder, and have him make an affidavit that the girl came within the legal ré- quirements. A fine old time there would have been around that corner of the Court-house the day before Thanksgiving with ninety-nine frantic young men, with their 198 witnesscs chasing the Recorder about in order to get their licenses. The easiest and simplest way to do is to take the girl, go to the office, spend five minutes with the clerk, pay $1 for the license, and go and get married, It is not a very trying ordeal and only has to ~ gone through with once in a very long me. ‘“‘Brown’s Bronchial Troches” are of great service in subduing Hoarseness. Sold only in boxes, IN MEMORY OF THEIR TRIP. Christian Endeavorers Have ar Enter- tainment and Banquet. The reunion and banquet of “‘The One Hundred and Fifty-seven,” and organiza- tion of Christian Endeavorers growing out of the Pacific Coast convention, at the There was a large number of young peo- ple at the table and they had a jolly time of it. Miss Christine Cameron's toast was “Six Thousand Miles in a Palace Car: J. L. McCiellan’s, “‘Religious Exercises Aloug the Way;"’ James E, Foge’s, “Some Funny Things I Saw on the Trip,” and “‘The One Hundred and Fifty-seven,”” by P. M. Han- | s0m. There were recitations and music be- The committee in charge of tainment was W. H. McClair, P. M. Han-'| som, James E. Fogg, J. L. McClelland, | Mrs, J. D. Hamlin and Miss Anna Ranken. | Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup the best remedy for their children 7 the enter- > MM By substituting the word Miller for Lewis Block the Western Union Telegraph Co. is out $184.50. The Lewis Block Commission Co. obtained | in Justice Harmon’s court for that amount. They sent a dispatch to a firm at Moorland, Mich., ordering a car- A reply asked for further particulars. The error in address caused : delay entailing the loss stated. ' a onsite iinet FLORIDA Through Car Line via ILLIN- OIS CENTRAL leaves St. Louis daily at §:51 p. m. Shortest and Quickest Route to the Southeast. City Ticket Office, 218 N. Broadway. ‘because they are not fleshy FOR DIAMOND BUYERS TO CONSIDER. F ALL were expsrts in judging Diamonds it would be of little con- cern where their purchases were made. A Perfect Diamend must have the combination of preper weight, size, color, shape and brilliancy. Any of these points lacking, the Diamond is lesseued in value. For this reason it is safer to buy of a firm whose reputation for selling the finest qualities is thoroughly established. We have been selling Diamonds for more than fifty years, giving our customers always the highest grades ef Diamonds at the lewest possible prices. We import direct from the great cutters of Europe and set them in our own factory, under our personal supervision. Our stock is one of the grandest in America. Our prices are the lowest. We invite you to call and examine. MERMOD & JACCARD iev=*" Qe Kindly place your orders early BROADWAY, Cor. beautiful Xmas Cards 5c to $10.00 each. : PART OF THE CITY SCRUBBED Street Department Works Hand in Hand With the Elements. The Street Department combined forces with those of the elements Friday after- noon and evening and while the rain poured down on the muddy streets sprinkling carts added to the voiume of water. The heaviest sweeping and scrubbing machines in the department followed, forcing Ahe loblolly into the gutters. The order was to scrub the streets from Fourth to Twelfth and Clark avenue to Franklin avenue. Two dozen sprinkling carts and as many sweeping machines, divided into four di- visions, engaged in the work. The down town streets were left In a miserable condition by the tearing up they have suffered at the hands of condult builders and street railways reconstructing their tracks. The rain that followed the cold snap loosened the caked dirt and the Street ommissioner conciuded that it would be an opportune time to put the streets in passable condition for holiday shoppers. In blocks where the dirt is deepest and hardest to loosen gangs of men with four- inch hose assisted the sweepers effectually. The work will go on Saturday night and until all the streets in the above territory are cleaned. Mileage Tickets to Washington.. The Vandalia Line is now issuing at all of their principal ticket off.ces, for coupons of one thousand mile interchangeable tick- ets of the Central Passenger Association's issue, exchange coupon tickets to Harris- burg, Baltimore and Washington, at two cents per mile, short line distance. IT WAS CABANNE'S PRIDE. The Allen Drug Store Failure Is Gen- erally Regretted. Helen L. Allen tnd C. S. Allen filed a deed of trust yesterday with the Recorder of Deeds to secure creditors for $5.573.41. Sen- eca C. Taylor is named as trustee, The stock and accounts of the drug store at Belt avenue and the Suburban tracks, and a lot on News.ead avenue are the property con- veyed. Mr. Alien had what was declared to be the prettiest, neatest, most tasteful.y arranged drug store if St. Louis, a place it was an ar- tistic pleasure to visit. He had many ‘ends. “anette Mr. Allen had a drug store on Olive street, near Maryiand avenue. That was a pretty place, but when he moved out to Belt avenue he fitted up a drug store which was the pride of Cabanne, and in keeping with its surround.ngs in that ex- jusive suburb. | Mrs. Anita Allen Stein is principal credi- tor and there are about fifty others. Thinin flesh? Perhapsit’s natural. If perfectly well, this is probably the case. But many are suffering from frequent colds, nervous debility, pallor, and a hun- dred aches and pains, simply —- was starvin ath. ‘hheade followed fo when he entered the dark hallway of ihe house, he claims, ane was joined by another colored Woman, of whom siezed nim and stole nis money. The women fied. Meade gave chase, but lost track of them. oat ted the matter to the ice. Later mb evening Elia Wisely and ——— Hollins were arrested on Zusp.cion,. Meade iden.ified the .atter as the woman t ticed him into the house, x x oy rr Okie f * ++ : breil a Wee eh gees eer ed 2 4 PLAS ~ Sa oe 7 a Oe 8 OO nee eat ae ee ede
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Entered at the Postoffice at St Louis as second. elass matte:. TELEPHONE NUMBERS, a Rusiness ea... .000gnsedasesel oc cesses cocescocs sOONe Bditorial Rooms sseccaccovceccenes «AOS The 6. O. Beckwith Special Agency, Agent Foreign Advertising, 48 Tribune Building, New York, And 469 The Rookery, Chicaga, EE AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT. IMPERIAL—‘“‘David Laroque.’’ OLYMPIC—‘“‘A Coat of Many Colors."' STANDARD—New York Stars. HAVLIN'S—‘‘The Last Stroke.’’ HOPKINS'’—Continuous. CENTURY—‘'The Man [rom Merxico."’ MATINEES TO-MORROW. IMPERIAL—‘‘The Fool's Revenge.’’ ST ANDARD—‘‘Merry Maidens.’’ HAVLIN'S—*'A Black Sheep.’’ HOPKINS'—Continuous, ee -——‘ - —»> The drama Will be written about in the mammoth Christmas Post-Dispatch of to-morrow by Clement Scott. ‘hearted Creole folk; one trembles between —_ = —— There ought to be a great deal of gold for the West in steel barges. -_—_-—-—---—_ oa 2 ——* POST-DISPATCH SNAP SHOTS. With a great, great Christmas and a great, great Post-Dispatch, It will be an easy matter for a great New Year to hatch. The great yeastmaker ts dead, but he will rise again. If Uncle Filley were in Speaker Reed's place we might have an interesting ses- sion. more weeping if he is to refuse to listen to pension claims, If Chicago babies are to be without milk, it may be well enough to let the divorce business proceed, It is only when he comes in contact with a law of nature that the municipal] states- man has no pull. The young woman and the old soldier are very much interested in this winter’s Con- gressional proceedings. The burglar who lost the chance of rob- bing a till in order to steal a kiss, getting neither the kiss mor the money, must be greatly depreesed. The thirteenth bank wrecker may not es- cape through Mr, McKiniey’s intervention. It is unlucky for the people that "he has Bet twelve of them at liberty. -It is when the mud is deepest that the electric car stops beyond the crossing. Still, the mud on the crossing is generally so bad that there is not much choice in getting-off places, The sailor in Ohio who fs getting along very well with five ribs gone has the ad- vantage of Father Adam in not being sub- ject to having his missing bones trans- formed into wives. Mr. Washington on his Way to a Southern duck hunt. With his increasing family the ex-President perhaps feels called upon to exert himself in providing for it. The Georgia couple who are tired of each other and are living together until they can choose new mates, are not to be entirely approved, but perhaps their scheme ig an improvement upon a costly divorce court contest before the Council Committee on Street , beauty. but we can scarcely look for more econo- | | pass from one | Gifferent from the other in the conditions Webster Davis will cause a great deal stories that have appéared the ’ se IRENA! Me eagTY AER tae A KING IN CAPTIVITY. Overami, the captured King of Benin, who was taken in irons to Old Calabar for the part he had in the massacre of members of a peaceful mission to his capital city, offered for his release 200 pieces of ivory, OVERAMI AND SOME OF HIS CHIPFS. each as jong as an average man. He is comparatively young and of exceedingly fine physique. When he was made prisoner he, with 800 of his men, unarmed, were in the city of Benin under a flag of truce. He was covered over with coral decorations. CLOTH MADE FROM DOWN, A new kind of cloth is being made in Lyons from the deWn of hens, ducks and geese. Seven hundred and fifty grains of feathers make rather more than 4 square. yard of light water-proof cloth. @*° { IN DANGER. He: She: Why, good gracious, no! He: Then Jet me carry your parasol. PERHAPS! "Tis a way they have in Austria When arguments grow hot, To grab long-winded Reichsrathites And gag them on the spot. And now they’ve shown the precedent, Perhaps at Washington Unto our whiskered Senators Like justice may be done, Would you marry a one-eyed man? , | A GENEROUS MERCHANT. of this letter. Friend: Why? Mrs. Broke: Some money must have dropped out Mrs. Broke: My carpet dealer writes that if I wil! pay my bill promptly he will give me @ per cent, and I don’t see the money. “Well, the eycle cranks,” LIVING ON WIND. “It seems to me that you make rather a statenient when you say half the people in this coun- try live on wind. Who are some of them?’ lawrers, agents, the insurance 6olicitors and the chronic bi- broad the drummers, the book INVITING RUIN. reached between the acts.”’ “Why do you think Bilgin has made a mistake in builéing a theater up in the residence district?” “You know they have local option there, and it will be impossible to start a saloon near enough to be Herald. PERHAPS SHE IS. : Young Mother: What do you think of the baby? Isn't it @ little peach? Bachelor Brother: Oh, yes, of course; and you ought to be thankful that it isn’t a pair.—Baltimore —_—_—_—————e ————— THOSE FOOLISH GREETINGS. > Hello! Are you here? No. Are you? Hes She: IMPENETRABLE. 7 ‘ ; > i 5 *) ’ 4 } ; I \t d hit London for. Bob: Some parts of Browning remind me of a Tom: Why, how’s that? Bob: They’re so dense one can’t see through them, Whinison A POSSIBLE REASON. long heads and level heads? Fapa: I guess it’s Johnny: Papa, why do they say smart people have because wheels are seldom found revolving in long or flat places.—Chicago News. minded youth, “that’s a fact. ton Star. A DANGEROUS BLUNDER. “No man can know everything,” said the high- ‘Between you and me,” replied Senator Sorghum, But there’s no excuse for a man’s making the mistake of owning up to it!’’~—Washing- Judge: SIR ISA Sir Isaac New Which Macaulay | ject of veneration. tion. Sir Isaac ca: him his niece, Cat ° wit and beauty, an at her fect. Halley, Wren, Stukeley, Addison and Lady Betty Germaine were constant vise itors at the house, It was in the back -Troo of this house that “Diamond,” Newton's favorite doe. knocked over a candle and destroyed of the “New Theory of Light and Colors,”’ Sir Isaac had spent so many years of study. the loss in a spirit becoming a philosopher: “Ah! Dia- mond, Diamond, you little know the misch have been doing!"’ —— TEWTON’S HOUSE. ‘use in St. Martin's street, : would forever be an obe tened with early demoli< e house in 1710, and with harton, who was a greag u \alf the brains of Londep A FAMOUS LANDMARK, Swift, Sloane, the i He met ; WILL SUIT THE CASE. A Grimpus: What a queer fellow Jimson is, having arrested for shoving him. I wonder what the charge will be? Crimpus: Shoving the queer, no doubt. ~ A SHOCKING AFFAIR. Judge: What's the prisoner charged with? Officer: Electricity, Your Honor. How’s that? Officer: He stole a battery.—Waterbury Globe, HARD ON THE WIDOW. oe A sixty-year-old widow of Tidenham, in Glouces- tershire, has been sent to jail for two months for mille Ing other people’s cows on the town common, Her de- fense was she mistook the cows for her own. AMONG THE NEW BOOKS. away from us,’’ says Agnes Rep- plier, in one of her charming es- says, “is the absolute independence of art— art nourished by imagination and revealing This is the hand that gilds the grayness of the world; this is the voice that sings in flute tones through the silence of the ages.”* Fortunately for all those who echo Miss Repplier’s plaint, there are a few choice spirits still to-be found in the world of literature who keep fast their hold upon this beautiful escaping art—who have no problems to unfold, no theories to expound, éé A GREAT truth that is fast slipping 5 me /no fatal habit of ti inions—and The great Irish journalist, T. P. O’Con- ' no fatal ha of imparting opinions among them must be ranked Kate Chopin, That simplicity is a chief characteristic of the highest art is a truth that has been proclaimed from Plato to Emerson and accepted by the sincerest literary workers from Montaigne to Maupassant, and sim- plicity is the quality that strikes the un- derstanding reader most forcibly in reading ‘each and all of Mrs. Chopin’s delightful short stories. This simplicity and direct- ness of treatment combined with an in- variable verity of motive is borne in upon the consciousness of the reader from the very beginning of the story and produces a feeling of confidence similar to that felt at the beginning of a difficult aria by a | singer of tried and assured powers. One | feels that one is in the hands of an artist and that all is well. As the story proceeds one smiles in indulgent sympathy with the simple loves and hopes of her iowly, single- laughter and tears over the mingled humor and pathos of their brief histories. As you story to another, each so of life surrounding the actors, and yet all alike in their strict adherence to the fin- ished literary method of the author, one is . More and more moved to an enthusiasm of ‘intellectual gratification over the assured touch, the perfect balance of values—to ‘speak in painter language—the flashes of insight and the keen artistic sense that holds back the word too much. In the many reviews of Mrs, Chopin's merits most often dweit upon have been her admtirable handling of the patois of the Louisiana | : | | bayou country and her truthful delinea- tion of the Life of the Creoles and ’Ca- dians of that region. These are undoubted merits and Mrs. Chopin is happy in having chosen so interesting and picturesque a background for her stories, but she has gifts as a writer that go deeper than mere | patois and local description and to which; any background would be but an incidental. Psychologica! truth can be found in every- thing she writes. She knows the character- istics of the black race. through and through and strikes an elemental] note now and then to) prove it. I know of nothing that Joel Chandler Harris has written that so graphically expresses the mythical con- nection between the pure Congo African and the animate world of nature, as some of the passages from Mrs. Chopin's story ‘Tante Cat’rinette,.”’ The whole story is most beautiful both in its motive of. self-sacrifice and in its ar- tistic telling. And here I am moved to say a word about this motive of self-sacrifice and devotion that occurs-in so many of Mrs. Chopin's stories. It is’ such simple, sincere and unconscious goodness in these delight- ful story-people, so uniike the snug com- Cleveland has just passed through plaisance of the Pharisee, or the sickly sen- timentally of the organized charity worker, that one’s faith in the better side of human nature is strengthened and renewed after each reading, Take that humorously pathetic little story “Ozeme’s Holiday,” where Ozeme starts out im holiday attire for a few days’ pleas- ure and is constrained by the pure goodness of his heart to spend it in picking a poor | negre woman's crop of cotton, which other- wise would be lost, and then the continual , art is paramount; in the former an intel- protest of his other self against his action | lectual and spiritual quality is added that and his quaint concealment of it. It is ail very touching and entirely charming and human, Then, there is Cavanelle! How one loves Cavanelle in his simple, unconscious devo- tion to the poor, delicate sister with her weak, pipe-like voice—and what a charac- ter study he is—a gem, a bit of literary art before the exquisite perfection of which one is ineffably content Perhaps only one other story in the collec- tion of her last volume will match with this one in the delicacy and finish of its execu- tion and the fine spiritual quality of self- sacrifice, which, as I have said before, en- ters so much into Mrs. Chopin’s stories, and that is ‘‘Neg Creol.”” There is not space to quote from this exquisite vignette from the French market of New Orleans, but the story illustrates one of Mrs. Chopin’s most characteristic literary touches—that of sur- prising the reader with a climax that is a veritable spiritual illumination. I know of no one, not even the writer whom she most suggests, Maupassant, who is so clever at this. It seems a pity to have to point it out —it is so subtly put. Chicot, the Neg Creol, has supported his old mistress dur- ing many years of poverty until her death, all the time keeping rigidly the secret of her miserable existence while boasting of the social grandeur of her family—the Bois- dures. One might naturally suppose his faithfulness to end with death, but that was not Chicot’s idea. “Look, Chicot!’” cried Matteo’s wife, ‘‘Yonda go the fune’al. Mus’ a be thata Boisdure woman we talken “bout yes’aday.’ But Chicot paid no heed. What was to him the funera] of a woman who had died in St. Philip street? He did not even turn his head in the direc- tion of the moving procession. He went on sealing his red-snapper.” Wonderful in- sight into the heart of woman is shown in the story of “‘Athenaise,”’ and the fact that Mrs. Chopin has not hesitated to use one of nature’s hidden secrets for its motive, proves alike the freedom of her spirit and her sureness of herself. “A Respectable Woman” is full of psychological] suggestion and of subtle, elusive meanings. probably tell different things to different people. “At Cheniere Caminada” flashes a light into a human goul, revealing things that are seldom uncovered except by our con- temned friends the decadents. Here for motive is one of those passions that prompted Schopenhauer to speak of love as a “malevolent demon” and has giy- en D’Annunzio the material for much of his subtlest human analysis. Mrs. Chopin, however, does not analyze—she grasps, sug- gests and passes on, leaving the story it- self to present her case. Deliciously wholesome !s Ker humor, ana in considering both the woman and the writer, I am reminded of that famous defi- nition of the heroine in George Meredith's “Egoist,” where he speaks of her as a “rogue in porcelain.”” Our “rogue tn porce- lain’’—physically reminding one of Dresden —flashes many a witty thing, but none more roguishly than this, right into the face of Philistia. “But for all his ‘advanced’ opinions Gouvernail was a liberal-minded fellow; a man or woman lost nothing of his respect by being married.” Now what may she mean by that? inquires your mat- ter-of-fact person—but the “rogue” will never tell you. To sum up in brief the qualities of Mrs. Chopin, the writer: She is an instructive psychologist and absolute mistress of art form. Her art is sincere, delicate and full of the human quality, without which art cannot be, for, according to Swedenborg, art Is love. She is modern, universal and untrammeled by convention. She will do Nee gear te she has done, just as agrenten teas k, “A Night in Acadie,’ is the sashes » ag first “Bayou Foilk.”’ In Stace and delicacy of her 7 " see 50 3 - ~~ : et ee ee — Sey ap: aed ‘f AS pore td ae. 2. Ia p 7 es ei ; 4 abs It will | | Vrooman, keeps One brooding long after the spell of charm has passed. HERE are many good things in the t% first volume of ‘‘The Workers,” in which Walter A. Wyckoff, lecturer on sociology in Princeton University, tellg in narrative form about his experiences in tramping about and working in the ranks of labor. He tells of life as a day laborer, a hotel porter, a hired man at an asylum, a farm hand, and a man of all work at a logging camp. This covers his experiment as far as the East is concerned, chiefly in rural districts. Heis now writing from the notes he took during the second year of his life as a laborer, in the West, and mainly in Chicago and other cities, where his ex- periences were far more stirring and in- structive. This will appear in Scribner’s Magazine during 1898. The story of ‘this “experiment in reality” is very interesting. Perhaps the most strik- ing thing in Mr. Wyckoff’s experiment was his’so earnestly and thoroughly identifying himself, for the time being, with those among whom he worked. He made no pre- tense of superiority, and indeed had he done 50 he would have failed in ‘this object, for he discovered that in the lines of work which he entered he was the novice and the rough men he was studying were his supe- riors in all he undertook in that sphere. Mr. Wyckoff must be possessed of singu- lar patience, perseverance and good nature to have been able to carry through such an experiment successfully. (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons.) ries in “Down Our Way," by Mary Tres are some delightful short sto- Jameson Judah. A few of them have appeared in magazines; others are new and 'all are different from the average short story of to-day, which is a recommenda- tion. The scenes are laid in the West and Southwest and show a thorough acquaint- ance with the characteristics of the inhab- itants of this great section. The sympathy of the author is evidently with the men who wore the gray, and is shown strongly! 'in the story, ‘A Visible Sign.”’ There is a| , touch in the last paragraph that proves the iartist. In “A Conflict of Rights’’ the labor question is handled in a way that arouses sympathy for both sides, The print is ex- cellent and the binding neat. (Way & Will- iams, Chicago.) Books Neccived. Through John L. Boland Book and Stationery. Co., St. Louis— From Fowler & Wells Co., New York: ‘‘A Manual of Mental Science for Teachers and Students: or Childhood, Its Character and Cul- ture." By J-ssie A. Fowler, From G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York: “The Central Italian Painters of the Renais- sance.’’ Ly Bernhard Berenson. “The Cruikshank Fairy Book,"’ trations. By George Cruikshank. I’rom Charles Seribner'’s Sons: “Gloria Victis."" By J. A. 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From the publishers: _A Sketch of Jewish History.” peles. Philadelphia: The Jewish “The Protestant Faith; or Salvation by Bellef,’ by Dwight Hinckley Olinstead. New York: G, P Vutnam’'s Sous. “Miss Chunk; a Tale of the Times,"” by Walter St. Louls: The Volunteers’ Quarterly. “Schoolboy Life in by Guetay Kar- Publication Se- clety of America. . SPOFFORD'S VINDICATION. It Is Late in Coming, but Is Quite Complete. Special] to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 11.—There is something peculiariy pathetic in the dramatic climax to the misfortunes of Librarian Spofford. All thought of the reck- less carelessness of the old man is forgotten in the complete vindication of him brought by the accidental discovery of cash, checks and postal notes in an old cupboard in his office. He was short $22,000 in his accounts. Here is his own story of the shoriage and the find. ‘“‘As the months and years rolled by,” said he, ‘“‘the duties of iibrarian increased I'Ke a rolling snowball. I was simply overwhelmed with work, “For over @ quarter of a century I did the work of five men. Gradually I got behind with my work. When matter came in for at- tention and I could not attend to it imme- diately I was in the habit of putting val- uable matter away in the ‘lock-room,’ a little cubby-hole, until such time as 1 could attend to it. ° ‘Last February, when McElhone and Tur- ner, the two thieves who etole ooemes letters from the library, broke into the ‘lock-room’ and got away with several of George Washingion’s autographs, they also took checks, drafte an money orders which I wili never have returned. When we moved into the new Library building the contents of the ‘lock-room’ were packed ina big box and taken over to the present li- brary, where they remained untouched un- til about five weeks ago, when my assisst- ants began sorting the things. “IT guperintended the work, and had worked only a few moments when I came across several money orders and postal notes, It then began to dawn upon me/’that I had placed them away temporarily, and in my rush of work had forgotten all about having done so. “T have not yet completed the task of sorting the things taken from the ‘lock- room,’ but so far over two-thirds of the money which my account books showed missing has been recovered. “When the work of sorting is complete I expect to find every dollar that wae before unaccounted for.” HIS MAD CAREER ENDED Anthony Devlin Shoots His Wife and Kills Himself. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 11.—Insane | Results in from drink, gambling and bad luck, An- thony V. Devlin ended hie miserable life after trying to murder his pretty young | wife, to whom he was married only two years ago, and who was compelled to leave him on account of hs dissoiute habits. Devlin mede money easily and apent it! more easily. Horse racing and gambling | then got him and the neighbors began to talk. Things went from bad to worse until hie wife left him. She had a little property and he wanted it, He met her on the street and begged her te sign ‘t over to him to pull him out of the financial hole he was i n. Ss sed him and he drew a revolver B.A. point blank at her head. She fell to the pavement with a bullet hole in her cheek. He thought she was dead, and with a curse turned the pistol on himse! and fired twiee in rapid succession. When the crowd gathered on the street corner Devlin was dead. His w fe wae asked who shot her. She ointed to her husband's body and fainted. Upon examination it wae found that her wound was not as bad as it looked. She will recover, but will be marked for life. Big Cattle Shipment. ‘TON. Mo., Dec. 11.—Smith & Gray, PAs i of this city, have delivered to ; 4. Hathaway of Boston 294 head of ex- peef cattle to go to the London i et. They weighed mor pounds and BEET SUGAR EXPERIMENTS, Illinois Reported Highly Encouraging. CHAMPAIGN, IIL, Dec. 11.—The agri- cultural experiment station of the Univers sity of Illino's has completed the prelimi- nary work on consignments of sugar beets grown in Ilinois during the past summer. Over 400 samples were submitted from six- ” ty-four counties, and the analyses show an average of a fraction over 16 per cent of saccharine matter in them. From the” samples treated it is inferred that the sugar beet can be profitably grown in all the soile of the State, except, perhaps, in some of the white clay soils in the southern part. As a general rule, the university experi- menters believe the quali'y of the soll hag little to do, in itself, with the amount of the sugar in the beet, provided it ‘s rick enough to produce a yleld sufficient to make the result remunerative on the basis of quantity. They find that beets having 6 low percentage of sugar might still be prof- itably worked were it not for the prepone- derance of other substances in such cases, vale ee the separation of the sugar -Mcult, From the northern section of the State 180 samples were received. Of these on six samples failed to come up to the ard of 12 per cent of sugar, which the @x- perimenters aere as the minimygm can be depended upon to make rem tive returns in the sugar factory. St state that. the factory at Grand Neb., often buys beets of 10 per ity, though it fixes its working at 12, and does not pay more for of higher percentage than for those of cent. rom the central portion State 1% samples were received, .y ; these eighteen failed to come up to | cent of sugar, though, leaving these —_ | é to at a teen out, e average was i¢. All tests beets produced on the university showed an average of over 12 per cent, the yield was at the rate of fifteen tons the acre, worth easily #4 a ton. sity experimenters consider about 1% pounds the most Bf working. Some of the = welghed over ten pounds. part of the State sent in which a pot 3 cent of saccharine P foot aed lam in the eueouene adopt a new pla beet culture. Hitherto it has age Be oy tom to send out seed to all who ‘red. try it. From the fact that the grow carred on under various methods, a many cases with very imperfect kno of the business, the results were, © too expensively, and with a man of uniformity. In acer to get ext year the purypos only fh —< where the farmers orm an assoc. : Oca university to receive ingfruciion im the method of cultivaton, th agreeing to cultivate mot le uarter-acre patches. To the determinat.on of corr the univers on the gubjee’. bring the how in: brought the feedere $23, 883. . “TWO PROLIFIC FAMILIES IN THE EAST, MOTHER OF SIXTEEN. re NEW YORK, Dec. ll.—Mra. Estelle v, Byrnes of No. 211 West Sixty-seventh street is, proud of her record as & mother. d night she gave DiTee © : brng.ng the totel pumber o to sixtee Meg, Byrnes ated on which VK eth S a ats. ! en Wome 8 ee ? (os +: il soaps tang ea ae ee eee
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ETHEL HOWGATE’S DIARY. CHAPTER IX. Clare’s heart beat with intense excitement and her hands trembled so she could hardly hold the book, The first entry was on the eighteenth birthday of the ill-fated girl. ‘are skipped the pages with feverish haste until she came to an entry which contained Mr. Durand’s name. From that point on she read every word. ; Here are some of the entries: ‘1894, Oct. 26.—There was quite a crowd of men at Mrs. Kersey’s reception last night. Among them was Mr. Arthur Durand, a great traveler. “He is one of those wild men of the West who have been to all sorts of tmpossible places and seen al] sorts of wonderful things. But papa says that, unlike most travelers’ tales, Mr. Dur- and’s are well worth listening to. For myself, I am not particularly taken with him. But that is nothing. I rarely am impressed by people at first sight. “Nov. 29.—I observed Mr. Durand more par. ticularly to-day, perhaps because he appeared to notice me even less than usual] ,if that were pos- Bible. “Dec. 6—Mr. Durand. dined with us to-night. There were many others, but he was the most interesting of them all. We had a long talk to- gether in the drawing-room. "1895, Jan. 22.—To-day I have refused Percy Dorset for the third time. Why can he not take ‘No’ for an answer! I wonder if Mr. Durand ever cared enough for anybody to propose three times. Papa’s heart seems set on Dorset. But my heart is elsewhere. “Jan. 27.—To-day the most wonderful thing has happened. Mr. Durand has asked me to be his wife. I can. still hardly realize it. Only when I close my eyes, and again see his gazing into mine, I can again hear his words, almost hoarse with intensity: ‘I love you"’ “Jan. 28.—Arthur saw papa this morning, It was as he feared. Papa would not hear him to the end, and forbade him to speak to me on the subject. He silenced him instantly and dis- missed him with contempt. “Arthur vows that nothing shall separate us and begs me to fly with him. “Jan. 29.—I am to meet Arthur at Faust’s at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Yesterday his persua- gion nearly overcame me. To-day he shall not call me obdurate and cold. : “Feb. 7.—We have been married a week now and are stopping at a little farm house near St. Charles. Arthur is in St. Leuis most of the time. He abandoned the plan of going abroad, He thought it wiser that he should continue to show himself in the city in order to allay sus- picion. I love him so. He is in my thoughts all the time. “Feb. 11.—I am lonely and restless. It must be because Arthur is away again. A presentiment of evil haunts me. “Feb. 22.—Arthur went to town again yesterday afternoon. I expect him back to-night. I have been awfully restless and cdnnot sleep. = . * > & ~ = “I will put on my blue gown—Arthur’s favorite —and wait for him.” Then came an entry without date.) It read thus: “IT am perfectly calm and dispassionate now. I am absolutely alone in the world. My love is dead. It died that night—killed by one blow. “It is four months since I wrote those words that seem to mock me—four months since I put on my blue gown to please him. “He brought with*him a friend. Just as I wag about to excuse myself and retire to our bed- room, the man turned to me: “*You may congratulate yourself, Mrs, Durand, on having your husband back to-night. This was the toughest job we've had for a long time, Eh, Bob?’ “As he spoke Arthur made a step forward, as though to interrupt him; but he stopped short suddenly and allowed him to continue. But when the man emptied a handful of jewelry out of his pocket, Arthur put his hand over it with an oath. “A ring rolled across the table. I knew it In a moment—papa’s signet ring which had never been off his finger within my memory. “ ‘How did you obtain this ring?’ I gasped, In g. voice which I scarcely recognized as My own, —- ‘He turned his face away and did not speak. “JT sank tothe floor in my shameNand the love I had borne tim lay dead. In its place had come a passionate loathing and hatred. “T took the first train I could get out of St, Charles and went to Chicago,”’ After some unimportant entries came the fol- lowing: “May 15.—To-day on leaving the shu> where I had taken my work, I noticed a tall man watch. ing me. I knew him at once by the scar on his forehead and his dear red hair. It was Rich- ard. “But, oh! how altered he was, and one of his arms was gone! “He scarcely waited for my exclamation of joy and surprise to come to me. What a meet- THE BURGLARY. CHAPTER X. Mr. Melrose, Clare’s father, was almost as dis- tracted as his wife by the giri’s disappearance. He had been running about from dawn until late in the afternoon the day after she was gone, urging the police to activity. It was past 5 o’clock when he returned home, worn out and disheartened. He dared not tell his wife that he had been unsuccessful, He sat down in the drawing-room, and was just working out a new line of action when the servant handed him a telegram. He opened it with feverish haste and almost shouted in his gladness when he read: bad move there. He spent most of the eVening reproaching himself, and, at length, wearied out by the varied events of the day, he turned out the gas and got into bed. Suddenly he heard a noise. ened. There it was again! Burke lighted the gas and put on some clothes. The only available thing for &@ Weapon Was a poker. Armed with this, he opened his door, after turming the gas low again, and peered into the hall. A dim Iight was burning there. Burke Istened fully five minutes heard another sound. This time it was like the fall of a chair, fol- He sat up and list- before he ‘ - " we - Ae —r “HOW DID YOU OBTAIN THAT RING?” I GASPER IN A VOICE : WHICH I SCARCELY RECOGNIZED AS MY OWN. - ¢ »' * . — > " ‘4 } , ‘ i , ay itt + THEY MET WITH A TERRIBLE RESISTANCE, BUT FINALLY OVER. COME HIM AND LED HIM, HANDCUFFED, BEFORE THE JUDGE. “The man picked it up, slipped it on his finger and turned his hand about to show it to ad- vantage. “*Valuable enough, isn’t it. But hardly ne- gotiable in this shape. Guess we'll have to melt it down. Old Joshua‘s sign manuel’s too well known.’ “‘*Shut up, you fool!’ cried Arthur. “The floor seemed to rock. I caught a chair to steady myself. Arthur’s face was distorted with rage. He clenched his fist as if to strike the man, but then folded his arms as if waiting for mo to speak. ‘*And you, Arthur, you, my husband, a com- mon thief!’ I cried. ‘Oh, I cannot believe it. Tell me Iam dreaming. Tell me 1 am mad—anything, anything but that.’ ing it was! Poor boy! how he must have suf- fered since he left us! ‘May 20.—Richard has received an offer to join a theatrical company now touring in In- diana. He wants me to go along. Poor boy’! Maybe if he could have me always near him it might keep him out of harm’s way.” Then followed entries detailing Ethel’s theatri- cal life. The diary ended abruptly at the point where Durand, having been foiled in his pursuit of Ethe] to Indiana, finds her in Miss Spyott’s Ho. tel in Indianapolis. The last words were: “What is life to me now! Durand has turned Richard from the path of honesty. He has made him a burglar! Oh, that I have lived to see this ~ 7? day! “In the hospital in Baltimore, Only slight ac- cident. Please come, CLARE,” When Capt. Burke arrived at the Melrose home an hour or so later, he found a note from Mr. Melrose, addressed to him: “Clare is in a hospital! in Baltimore. I just re- ceived a telegram from her. She is slightly hurt. I am going there. Please sleep here to-night.”’ Burke read and reread the note. His heart beat with gladness that it had never felt before, Clare was alive! He retired early to the room that was assigned him and settled down for what threatened to be a tedious night of sleeplessness. . His mind reverted to the interview with Dudley Pennell on the preceding day. He could not but admit that he had made a lowed by what seemed to be a hoarse whispéP. The sound proceeded from the room back of the parlor. Walking down the stairs on tip-toe, Burke saw a flash of light sweep across the room and then settle upon the silver-!aden sideboard, The flash had come from a dark lantern. A tall, gaunt man was holding it. So much Burke could see by the light reflected back from the silverware. The man had his back toward Burke and dia not hear his entrance until he was close upon him, when a creaking board caused him to turn, Burke knew him in a moment. It was the man he was look!ng for—the man he had seen coming from Dudley Pennell’s room— the man who had tried to rifle the body of Ethel ' : Howgate—the man whom he suspected of having? abducted Clare. a “Hands up, you blackguard,” cried Burke, “oP? I'll brain you!’ “es The man's hands went up mechanically. “Now, Dr .Schwartz,” said Burke, “I have you where I—" . He never finished the sentence. : There was a stealthy atep behind him and 6° terrible blow on the head with a sandbag. Hé fell senseless. without a ery. ~é “Thanks, Bob,” sald Dr. Schwartz, dropping his arms with a sigh of relief. ‘Who would ever’ have expected that donkey to turn up here?" * “Curse him!” hissed .Pennel!l. “He and I are. Quits now. But look sharp, Custer. Stow awayy the swag quickly, and let's be off. I'll go and listen.” +e ay Hastily leaving Schwartz (or Custer, which was bis real name) Pennell ran into the hall ad from there into the street. He notified the police and then fled. The officer entered and arrested” Custer, and other patrolmen who were sum-_ moned conveyed Capt. Burke to the Mullanphy> Hospital, at the request of Mrs. Melrose, when she had sufficiently recovered from fright te speak. c 4 - + AT THEIR OLD GAME. Hill Crowd Put Up a Job on | the Chicago Pool-Rooms. CHICAGO, IIL, Dee, 11.—Chicago pool | rooms were hit good and hard to-day by a | crowd of Cincinnati betting men, as a re- | sult of the victory of Harry C. in the third The Iron | backed for every dollar that the Chicago rooms wouid take and nearly $10,000 Was “cashed in,’ it is said, by the successful pungers. The latter were led by J. P. tespass, a well-known race track man, Who came to this city this morning ac- companied by several friends from Cinc.n- nati, one of the party being Mayor Rhinock of Covington, Ky. Harry C. | his race quite easily, by a. length e but was backed to odds on. FUNNIEST THING YET. They Are Going io Have a Christian Day at the ’Frisco Race Track. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 11.—Rev. Edward Davis, pastor of the Central Chris- tian Church at Oakland, has sent a letter to Thomas H Williams, President of the Ca fornia Jockey Club, asking him to set apart a day at the Emeryviile race track When Christans may atiend. The letter reads in part: ‘I beleve an {nterest jn horse racing Is net entirely due to commercial avarictous- — eetary ndeed, I belleve there are many 1 4% a shian people who would enjoy the races uncer consistent circumstances. I there- fore request you to consider and inform me of your opinion as to the pose ailicy of hs, drinking and ; of course would preciude on #2 ss race at the Iron Hill track. The horse was | opened at 3 to 1 in the pool-room betting, | | | i THE MISSOURI DIVISION. Chief Consul Lucas Wants to See Its Membership Largely Increased, Secretary Rosen of the Missouri Division of the L. A. W. has issued his annual re- port, showing the financial standing of that organization. The receipts last year were $2,030.40 and the disbursements $1,685.76, 80 there is now $314.64 in the treasury. The division’s membership report is ae foi- lows: From Dec. 1, 18%, to Dec. 1, 1897, there were 1,033 expirations—709 in St. Louis and 324 in the State. During the year 189 there were 552 ex- pirations. On Dee. 1, 1896, total membership, 2,111. On Dee. 1, 1897, total membership, 1,637 Net loss 474. From Dec. 1, 1895, to Dec. 1, 189%, gained 1145 new members. From Dec. 1, 1896, to Dec. 1, 1897, 535 new members. Thirteen applications are pending. hundred and ten renewals are due October and November delinquencies. The neéewly-elected Chief Consul, H. V. Lucas, hopes to see the membership in- creased this year from 1,637 to 56,000. >. — - UNITED WHEELING CLUBS. gained One from They Will Hold Their Big Smoker This Evening. The smoker and euchre of the United Wheeling Clubs, which takes place at Jefferson Hall, 3022 Olive street, this even- ing, promises to be the most successful ever given. The affair is mainly given to bring about a friendler feeling among the cyclisis of the city, and a large attend- ance from the various cycling clubs of the city is already assured. The game will start promptly at 8 o’clock, after which refreshments will be served. Mr. Henry V. Lucas and other prominent wheelmen have consented to grace the occasion and will make acdresses. All white wheelmen, whether members of a U. W. C. club or unattached, are invited the festivities. ee THE LADY BICYCLE RIDERS. They Are Doing Some Fast Work at Cleveland This Week. The girl bicycle riders who rode in the big Coliseum in St. Louis this week commenced their twelve-hour race at Cleveland last Monday night. They will ride as they dig by *s so The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known, Actual tests show it goes one- third further than any other brand. Absolutel ROVAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YorK, pene ee ets Fa to participate in| ty Shy te. aes katte, vg Se: toe 7 . ~ here, two hours a night, closing to-night. The total score in the Cleveland race, up enone including Thursday night, was as ollows: Farnsworth Anderson Glaw Allen Brown , seve 167 WaGRGl . .béiiiosseemaw snetbeeoke 167 The above figures show the work done in the first eight hours. It will be seen by them that the fair riders have covered over twenty miles an hour since the commence- ment of the race, | _—__—_4—_— THE INDIANA WHEELMEN. They Have at Last Concluded to Hold Their Meet at Indianapolis TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 11.—The State Board of the L. A, W. has decided to hold the State meet at Ind‘anapolis at the same time as the national meet, which the board is confident will be held in that city. The State Board also recommended two amend- ments to the constitution, which will be voted on by mail. One !s that no bicycle club shall affiliate with the State League unless all members are membefs of the L. A W. At present affiliation is permitted if 75 per cent of the membership belongs to the L. A. W. The other amendment makes the power of the State Racing Board less arb:trary, and places that body on a foot- ing with other standing committees, whose action is subject to revision by the State Board, JUNIOR oor BALL LEAGUE. Schedule of the Games to Be Played by the Youngsters To-Morrow. ‘The Junior Foot Ball League clubs have a great lot of sport booked for to-morrow afternoon. The Barrys and St. Teresas will then meet at Griffin’s Park, at 2 p. m. This will be an A No. 1 game, as both teams have strong players. The Griffins and Shamrocks will have it out at Sportsman’s Park Sunday morning, at 10 o’ciock. Both teams are confident of winning and a stiff game is expected. The Rexes and Thistles play at Newstead and Page avenues at 10 o’clock a. m. The Monarchs and Witmers meet at Twen- ty-fifth and St. Louis avenue at 10 a. m. McGilligan has been released by the | Barrys, ‘s the name of another youngster Keane that the Griffins have signed. The Witmers will have a strong team out Sunday. The Monarchs are playing a fine game and expect to finfish as good as second in the league race, : Geary has been signed to take McGil ligan's place on the Barrys. Friday’s Track Winners. At New Orleans—J. A. Gray, Lady Irene, Naanie L.’s Sister, Balk Line, Swordsman. At San Francisco—B. & W., Montgomery, Howard Mann, Sweet William, Toreida. Sporting Notes. Miller still leads. Rivierre has gone mad. Hale is catching up to the leaders. Bicycle Race Manager Messier js still in town. The girl bicycle riders have created a sensation at Cleveland. The girl bieycle Tders are doin eat work at Cleveland this week. . George Dixon is going to take o long rest. Well, he has earned it, +o The Junior Foot Ball League has a fine lot of games scheduled for to-morrow. Phil Dwyer. the turfman, wants the crac bicyclist ichae]l to ride horses for — next year. m » Kerr has so out his interest in Pittsburg club to Van Auten of Chicago and the latter gentleman is now in oom. e a Ma (PR Zs % oe és toment x rete control of the Smoky City organiza- tion. It looks now as though Baltimore would need Joe Quinn next summer, and need him badly. Sam Thompson, the Phillies’ heavy hitter and outfielder, is talking of joining the Pittsburgs. Tommy Tracey is training hard at Palos Park, near Chicago, for his battie with Joe Walcott. The bicycle race at New York promises to be a ride to the death for more than one poor fellow. The big New York bicycle race has al- ready sent two men to the insane asylum. Great sport that. Billy Watkins ‘‘does not want the bunt hit abolished. And there are others with him on this score. The college men of Illinols and Wisconsin are changing the Rugby rules so as to do away with rough playing and fatal acci- denta. Dick Jarrett or D. J. Cavanaugh will be the next President of the Jun‘tor Foot Ball League. Both are good men and great en- thuslasts, Now both New York and Boston are on Pitcher Taylor’s trail. Let’s see. Taylor is the man counted on to land the Browns somewhere next season. The Blanke Kofekos want to play a game with the Visitations the Sunday after Christmas. The former’s manager is J. Kelly, 1633 California avenue. base ball except Philadelphia and Boston, next season, except the two teams named. The old commander of the King’s Lake Fishing Club, Capt. Ab. C. Grimes, and Mrs. Grimes were in St. Louis yesterday purchasing supplies for the new club house at Foley. The Board of Supervisors of San Fran- cisco have shut down on prize fighting in that city and all the big matches arranged for there, including the Maher-Jackson, have been declared off. Most of the members of Australian anes ast. ball summer have returned home. derful work of the American players was a source of astonishment to them. Melbourne, Australia, qil]l to-day be the busiest town on the whole continent. There the flower of the Antipodean cricket talent will meet the English eleven in the first of a series of five test matches. The Pimlico matter has not yet been set- tled. will all be reinstated. As to the pauper out- laws now in St. Louis they will be right where they are—to starve to death. 2 . eeunnnpoceee | WITS SPECIFIC is far ahead of any biood remedy on the market, jor it does so much more. Be sides removing impurities, and ane the run-down system, itcures any b disease, it watters not how deep-seated or obstinate, which other so-called blood remedies fail toreach. It isa real blood remedy for real blood diseases, Mr. Asa Smith, of Greencastle, Ind., writes: “1 hadsucha bad case of Sciatic Rheumatism that I became absolutely helpless —unablie to take my food or handle myself in any way. I took many patent medicines, but they did pot reach m trouble. One dozen bottles of 8. 8. S. cured me sound and well, andl now — 170.” skin diseases mailed free Books o8 eet oe ane Atlanta, team which visited this country by Swift Specific , Ga — tyes a ‘ae 7. Se fF aes oe Pr é . BS o, es Bers yf oo Sai ae r abe! 5 Sa * x4 ~ me my an ae All the clubs in the League favor Sunday | and all will play Sunday games in the West | The won- |} But it will be and the Pimlico people | left | ines and Jewelry of all & Clecks & mt $ s FOR iNTERNAL ANY EXTERNAL USE, CURES AND PREVENSS Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, laflac.za, Broackitis. 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RADWAY & CO., 55 Elm st., New York. *-* 2 Fo * = * Pa * a toe * Van Van D . yea 22,8. 8,8, 8.8.8.8. 8,8. 8.8 8.8 2 8 oe e's ee ele ee No Freeze No Sneeze ‘No Wheeze In winterless California. Have you in mind a journey thither ? Wise travelers take The California Limited via the Santa Fe Route. J. W. TEDFORD, Gen. Agt., 108 N. Fourth Street, St. Louis, Mo, W. J. BLACK,G.P.A. C. A. GIGGINS, & G. P. A. Topeka, Kan. Chicago, . a > — > > * > oe > > > EOC EO RO ROC RCE ECE > ~ > . = “ . + “ . 2.8.8.8 ,.8.8.8_ 8:8. ° POA AAA - 2.8.8, 8.0.8 .8°8.6°.6.8.8 8: Oldest Established House in the City. THE BEN WALKER LOAN C2., Si2 PINE ST. Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Opera-Giasses aad Wusica! lasiva meals Call and see our bargains in Diam Bolid Gold, Fille? and Sliver Watches, Chains, oe, asd Mas cal lastra arate. Dis avass a Specialty. eee — —-- -—- TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. 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Te eee es ee ee ea ww, ae Ps . ee ee iti. | ’ ST DISPATCH—-DECEMBE OLMORROW | The Great Christmas Post-Dispatch. IS THE DAY! ¥ 4 RORORCEORCROROROR RL > te ee be be be be Be ee —wTTerrrFrfeT' TTT? T7TT TT 7" i 32 Pages 2.8.8. 282.8. 1 re rw ew ew ew ee De in Cc olors. 9 Guaranteed to Advertisers! BRING IN. THE WANTS! NO ADVANCE IN PRICES! Any drug store in St, Louis is authorized to receive Advertisements and Sub- scriptions for the Post-Dispatch. The Post-Dispatch has Three Special Tele- phones exclusively for handling this business. SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. 20 words © or less, | Se. BAKER—Wanted, sit. cake baker, city or country. 4415 by a first-class bread and 5 8S. Oth st. Situation wented as office boy or grocer boy. BOY— Post- Dispateb. Ad. H 635, BOOKKEEPER—W anted, position by expert book- keeper and officeman; 5 years’ experience; Al references from «present employer. Box 648, Bastrop, Tex. OOKKEEPER—Expert bookkeeper wants books to eo up or balance, adjust partnership account; moderate charges. Ad. C 920, Post- Dispatch. ed OOKKEEPER—Wanted, situation by experienc geet would like to connect with some good furniture factory to close or open account. Ad. 922, Post-Dispatch. —— ee situation by strong young BUTCHER—Wanted, can give butcher: knows how to cut and kill; _ refs. 1628 °S. Broadway. CANDY MAKER—Wanted, work by experienced eandy maker; $7 a week, wholesale or retail. Ad. A 636, Post- Dispatch. CARPE NTE R— Situation wanted by carpenter and millwright; understands all kinds of shoe factory, machine and belting; can give best refs. Ad. H 636, Post- Dispatch. COACHMAN—Colored man wants situation as coachman, or houseman or porter. 410 8S. 15th _ 8t., upstairs. COPYHOL DER—An experienced copyholder wants position; & years’ experience; best references, Ad. M 681, Post-Dispatch. | 14 words or less, 10c HELP WANTED—MALE. Business Announcements, 10c per line. ——_— — ENGINEERS can readily procure license by the aid of ‘Practical Points;’’ for engineers, firemen, electricians, mototmen and machinists; latest work published; by mail, $1; agents wanted. Me- chanics’ Supply Co., 417 Chamber Commerce, Chicago. FREE TREATMENT for all private and blood dis- eases. General Dispensary, 1408 Franklin av. —_——— GOVE RNMENT Pp OSITIONS—Don’ t prepare for the post-office or other Civil Service examination with- out seeing our illustrated catalogue of informa- tion. Sent free. Columbian Correspondence Col- _lese, Ww ashipgton, Pp. C HU STLE RS Ww ANTED- -For sampling, distributing, sign tacking, both local and traveling, everywhere; enclose stamp, ref. Advertising Bureau, 113 W. Sist st., New York. MAN WANTED—Old man to take care of horse for use of base ment; must come well recommend- ed. Call after 5 p. m. to-day. 2715 Frankiin av. MAN WANTED—An active man to travel in : this and adjoining counties; $75 a month and all ex- penses; no experience or capital required, Ad- dress Globe Co., 723 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, MEN WANTED—Everywhere for the greatest Christmas present on earth—a talking machine, all complete, only $4. For particulars address Talking Machine Co., Syracuse, y J MEN WANTED —To sell the Norcross Butter Sep- arator to hotels, restaurants, dairymen and families; creamery butter made by air process in five minutes from sweet or sour cream; also from sweet milk which is fit for all table or food pur- poses, after butter is taken out; a scientific theory overthrown by etubborn facts. Norcross Mfg. Co., 3642 State st., Chicago, Ill. COOK- -Wanted, situation by a cook; one who can t ake age of a first-class place. Ad. A. Barrett, cooK— w anted, Class cook; soup, meat, around cook; best refs. ~ situation by colored man; first- read and pastry; all- 2832 Adams st. COOK—Situation wanted by steady first-class cook and baker; city or country. Ad. F 636, Post- Dispatch. CUTTER--Wanted, situation as first-class ye cutter; open for engagement Jan. 1, °9 reference as to ability and reputation. ne Cc. _ Stockstill, New Carlisie, 0. DETEC TIV E—A detective of .20 years’ experienca in all its branches, a stranger in the city, is ready to render hia services; charges reasonable. Ad. G 27, Post-Dispatch. DRAUGHTSMAN-—A position as architectural draughtsman wanted by young man who has had 5 years’ experience in Connecticut. Ad. Draughts- man, Box 667, City. DRIVER—Milk wagon driver wants situation; - est and sober. Ad. R 625, Post- Dispatch. hon- DRIV ER—Situation wanted by middle- aged German to drive express or delivery wagon; is well posted in city and can furnish references. Ad. B. O., 2007 Olive st. DRUG CLERK. years’ experience age 24 and single. Ad. P. O. burg, Mo. Position wanted by a drug clerk; »; speaks French and English; Box 462, Warrens- DRUG cL ERK— Wanted, situation by drug ‘clerk with 2 years’ experience in school of pharmacy. Address F. UF. Brady, ‘Springdale, Kan. ENGINEER—First-class engineer «and fireman _— — will leave the city. Ad. P 634, Post- ys patch oe Seong cars’ es Tw ey firing and running engines. luston, 5. Garrison av. MAN—Wanted, situation by co) lored man to ‘attend to furnace and do general housework. 501 Mis- _ sourl av., East St. Louis, Pl. MAN—Wanted, situationm at any kind of work by a man-of 35; wages nominal. Ad. N 637, Post- Dispatch. = Wanted, housework by a sober, reliable, midd! e- Weed man; handy with tools; small wages; _ goed references. Ad. ix 637. Post- Dispatch. MAN W ented. good home; work in or around | - house, furnace or horses a specialty; wages no object : good at figures; references. Ad. D 632, | __ Post- Dispatch. Wanted, situation by first-cfass will work cheap. Ad. T 636, Post- PAP KRU ANGE r pape rhanger: Mapat *h. PRIV ATE SECRETARY-~-Wanted, position as pri- vate secTetary or position of trust; J. Cowan Stabo, Edinburch, Seotland, M. A., charte? ac- eoantant ard honors in law; Edinburgh Univers- ity, desires position with gentleman or trust com- | miny ; theroughly conversant with accounts, nances, company work, etc.; al) particulars | Kiven by letter or interview... Ad. 1112 Franklin | av. or N O46, Post-Dispateh. | | BAL E SMAN— Jake Wolflin, the Iron Man and expert « on hanging wants situation as salesman. Ad. © 626, Post-Dispatch. BTENOURAPHER Wanted, ~ position as stenog- rapher by young man; 4 years’ experience: ac- curate and quick; good refs. Ad. A. G. E., 8814 _ Morgan at. STENOGRAPHER have had » years’ Dispa atch. " WATCIMAN-—A good, steady night watchman. Ad. G 635, experience: Ad. 635, Dost- man wants job as Post-Dispatch. YOUNG MAN—Ambitious young man of 22 wants work of any kind: erpert counter clerk and bundle I Wrapper; with references. Ad. R 633, Post-Dis- patch YOUNG MAN--Of 21, wishes work of any kind in Wholesale house. Ad. T G&2, Pout Dispatch. YOUNG MAN~ Competent young man wishes situa. tion to address envelopes; will] Ticees per 1,000, sober, good refere nees: me wledgt Ad. N G4, Post ‘Diapat: h. - — — . SF ae i crm »)! UP.Pants to order. verte Taltlorin & ono? ov) Co, 215- eit N Sth st., Bear Olive. ‘ UP-s it l oO ' ' to he wag ihe. $10, 01 rits “ralog vere me fo orde Wal —_ HELP WANTED—MALE. 14 words or tesa 10k husiress Announcements, 1e¢ per line, BARTENDER WANTED—Night bartender. F. B. Martin, «. e. cor. H {igh and o'r allon. RARBER WANTED—For Saturday oe Sunday. S25 Market at BARBMR WANTED--At once at 004 N. 9th st.; no stude BARRER WANTED—Good barber for Saturday and Sunday: Ge om $1. 821 Marion « COMP. AN 7 N- W anted. by Will work just to get prac tice: 7 \ work for low practical MEN AND WOMEN WANTED-—To learn the bar- ber trade, big inducements until Jan. 1; every- thing thoroughly taught in 8 weeks; call or write at once for particulars. Moler’s Barber College, llth and Pine sts. MONEY-MAKER—I made $1,400 a year and Quaker Bath Cabinet; easy job; no oa et Turk- ish and vapor baths at home are delightful; no doctor and medicine bills; cure and prevent dis- ease; write for place. A. World Mfg. Co. (4), Cincinnati, O. OxX- BL ooD TAN— choice of 13 toe —_— $2.95. Man. 520 Pius st. PRIVATE diseases a speciaity at Franklin Ave- nue Free Dispensary, 1214 Franklin ay. took old Dr. Lee's advice expenses selling $5 Looks and feels Ifke a $5 shoe; Harris, $4 Shoe SALESMAN W AN TE D— Ac tive salesman to sell to dealers; $60 to $175 monthly and expenses; exper- lence unnecessary. Ac me Cigar Co., Chicago. SAL ESMAN WANTE D—F or one of the oldest, most reliable businesses in the West; we offer exclusive territory and good-paying situations to energetic, reliable parties, good outits furnished. Ad. Willis Nurseries, Ottawa, Kan. STOVE REPAIRS For every stove or range made in the United States to be had at A. G. BRAUER’S, 219 Locust. a. .4 4 pe SITUATIONS WANTED _fEMALE. 20 words or less, 5e. Situation wanted hy young as cashier. Ad. D 636, aA qu Het . refined lady, a position as companion and to do plain sewing for a lady of wealth and culture; kind treatment, good home and reasonable salary will be appre- ciated. Ad. G 634, Pest- Dispatch. COOK— Wanted, lunch-room or boarding-house. Dispateh. lady, strong- Post -Dispaten. CASHTER er in city, situation as oout In restaurant, Ad. © 635, Post- DRESSMAKER--First-class dressmaker desires a few more engagements by the day; best refer- ences. Ad. X 633, Post- Dispatch, DRESSMAK ER—Good dre ssmaker will go out in famlijies for $1.50 per day, or take dresses home for $5; best of city references. Ad. T 635, Post- Dispatch. DRESS MAK ER A fashio nab le ‘dressmaker wishes a few more engagements; A best references given; $1.25 per day. Ad. 1416 Wash st. Hov SEGIRL- A Ger man . girl would ‘like. A situa- tion as hy usegirl with a nice fami'y; A No. T ref- erences. Ad. 1D °633. Post-Dispateh.. arn neat cl- NOUSEGIRI~Situation wanted by Call at 2233 ored girl to do Hght housework. Market at. HOUSEGIRL- housework: Prairie avy. Situation wanted by girl for general no washing; Lucas av. preferred, 4255 HOUSEGIRI- Wanted, situation general housework. 4529 St. | ON SEGUL Situath m wanted by ated tt ‘ ( y girl to en- ral housework. 4550 Maffitt av. > dp i by girl to do Ferdinand ot. ' Hov SEGIR L—Situat! ion wanted by ‘girl to do gen- eral housework. 45x80 Maffitt av. How SEG InL- Sitnation wanted by an experienced xt to do xeene ral housework. Ad. Ly. M. C.. 1604 “aSS8 AY — ee HOU SEGIR L ‘Situation wanted by a girl for gen eral housework, or sewing in dreesinaking shop, or wi rk _in dining- room, or as dishwasher. F Moore LIA Manchester ay. “Hov SE KE EPER Situation wanted, bows a lady 26 years of age. as house keeper; can give best of re fe rences, _ Ad ©. Everm ‘ann, Ts ; ence a. N. 11th st. LA AU NDR ESS -Wonld like to én. wea ing heme or ko out hy the day. Call at 1416 8. 12th st. NI RSE of Stockholm’s beat hospit: als. veura’ aa — en neat ma a ee having also three “ Xperience in Wisconsin sanitarium, would — t position #8 trained nurse or companion to Or re nee treatment a speciality. MDM, MSELL, 2 Van Buren at. Milw aukee a is. Fee Bee yg gga —e sewing by compete nt seam- ' > ladies Avery Loe ust at and children’s clothes. SEW ING ;, Situation | wanted . sa ‘ v your > te do sewing and light house Joung F ren aire of eh ildre nh: Ww Lilt n . . ‘ : _ al all at 210 Clark Sone tneeee ou wan Aa ator never fails, ad. Weman's Medica) isons. Buffalo, “ N. Y. SEW WIN MACHINES New | ats oe fine a aneer eet; new; — REMOVAL SALE—Sewing machines, new and sec. ond-hapd, eS to $15; must sell, 820 rae 6th ot. h aftach t $18; af . $15. K. ac — *, one glo Frapkitn av... floor. STOV ES Ralewroise Ree York Storame Con 330 cae eae " CHANDELIERS. The Belle Hickey Mix. Co. 100-710 Se Cee LS DENTISTS. 14 words or less 20. DR. E. C. CHASE DENTIST, Sixth and Lecast, Oriel Bldg. Largest and best equipped office in the city, Modern méthods. Moderate prices. Material and Work the very best. Painless pene 211 WN. ‘A Sho PE ENTST aoa ALBANY MENA tO Oke RLRCATOR. MINING. 14 words or leas 20¢. Sica Say SSS Van eee dt - HORSES AND VEHICLES, 16 words or less, 200, For Bale DONKEY—For sale, uber pm dren; cheap. 5861 Fatton : : to chil. _ REMOVALS. DRS. 8. AND D. DAY a patients and the public of Lae Messum, ti “a new and elegant Fomr gee - Rats g tet St. DWELLINGS FOR RENT. 14 words or jess, 20c. For Rent--748 Bayard Ay. A 9-roo Fay ~ 1 ! ectdee oc oF ge ov a Indore: with DANCING—Waltz and 3” lessons, with music, $3 Pret apt Pee emy, 2341 Olive st. Call any hour. DANCING—Attend Prof. Adams’ second Dee. 35 ball i ene cake walk, Uhrig’s Cave, Seth LOANS ON PERSONAL yRorEnyr. 14 words or less 20¢, ARE YOU temporarily embarrassed? ff loan you money on pianos, out removal or any confidential; no mortgages e money, curity Building. corner CONFIDENTIAL an pot a arranged | rrower obn W. many tanaet Co., 917 Pine st. PENSIONS a ATENT poenty. Back yg ving ha Mon l for Soldiers, Wid a - claims for rs, ows. nors, Funeral expen Free Headstones, Honorable Discha gee, Co a te marks, Caveata. Advice Free, H.D on rien, N Public, (Maj. lst Minn. V.) 421 Chestnut & St., St. Louis, Ma fo, MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF OSTEOPATHY, J. 0. HATTON, M. D., D. 0, Graduate of ay LADY Y assistant. All diseases Bante treated. Female disor- ders a specialty. Rooms 413-416 Odd Fellows’ Building. Office bours, 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. DOG—For sale, a_ fine pomgeves prize-winning Great Dane. No . & N. 10th iiaeiatiintiiteemeaal BUSINESS CHANCES. 14 words or less. 20c. STATE RIGHTS+For sale, the State rights of sale and sole manufacturing of The Famous Prof. Loe- beger’s Disinfectants, known throughout. the world; fortunes to be made in every State. Ad. New York Disinfectant Co., 134 West Broadway, New York. — - ~—_— ———— — _—= ed MUSICAL. 14 words | or Jess, 20c. ee —— ee ee I LOVE HER JUST THE SAME; 100 more latest songs for 6 2-cent stamps. Send People’s Book Store, 929 N. Broadway, Sv. Louis, Mo. MANDOLIN-—For sale, a fine $20 mandolin for $5; new 2926 Olive st. PIANO— For sale, a . brilliant upright plano, $175; has to be sold: offers only valuable until next W odnesday. $441 Indiana av. PIANOS, organs; low prices, easy terms; pianos rented and tuned. The Estey Co., 916 Olive st. $00 BUYS new rant ‘Genel $500 piano at half price; $5 per mont enelli, 923 Olive sat. | BOOKS. 14 words or less 20c. BOOKS of all kinds bought, sold or exchanged. Call or send address. Wills’ Rook Store. 816 Pine ING—Fine front room, West End, with ele- for gent and wife, in strictly pri- ® 636, Post-Dis- lovely front room, elegantly furnished: reasonable extensive grounds; Southern Electric cars 3415—Two very desirable rooms; Moquette carpets; furnace hot and cold bath; home cooking; $4 per FINNEY AV., without board, dn private ® family. ee FRANKLIN AV. posure; 2962— Furnished Tooms, with or P . 119— Front room; southern ex- with good board; for 2 gents; cheap. LAFAY _ ween or without board; Loc U ST ST.., front, Bh scinbd at LOC U S1 ST. seems, LOC U S ETTE AV., 2618—Nicely furnished rooms, every convenience. 2311—Room with board, 2d story furnace heat, private bath, asphalt street, e fawily. --2630—One or or two. well furnishe< with good board. ey T. eT, 2215 — Desirable rooms; private fam- rd. ily; urst- class boa MORGAN ST.. 2938— Nicely furnished rooms, ex- cellent board: all conveniences ; terms reasonable. ——- OL (Vv E room fined private family; — ee oe OLIVE gentle —_ _—-—-—. PINE board: PINE ES furnac cellent table; R AYMC Suburb oe ROOM week, oe. WASHI steam Ww E s T Slory home W KE ST rooms, _ We “et WEST with WEST front for 2. ew ST. 4051- Handso omely furn! shed front with board; superior accommodations; re- references. ES aT. Se with Al board, for furnace and hot bath. ST.. 4163—Nice room, man; nt ST 3128. 3130—F crnishbed rooms, with good good furnace Leat; termes reasonable. t., 2918—Elegant t second-st “story ‘alcove room ; e heat: new furniture; Brussels carpet; ex hot and cold bath; terms reas, IND ie 3 5025—Ret ween " Page av. and rban ¢ car line: tirst-c class board. ee ee “2613 Cuca ay, W ANTED—For “child; $2 per 261 a NGTON a Av.. or 2987—Large front hall room; heat; $20: references required. BELLE p L. rooms; _Comforts, BELLE PL. 3910—Elegantly furnished with b ard; all conveniences; next door to E ag Hotel + $35 for 2. BEILE Pp PL, 4258—Nicely furnished room, ar for 2 ‘gentlemen or couple. 4478—Nicely furnished 2d- southern exposure; first-class table; HESTNUT ST., 3408—Neatly furnished owm’ furnace, hot bath; with board; $40 ——— + FARMS FOR SALE. 14 words or less 20c. BUY A FARM. If you want to buy a farm give us a call; we have sume good bargains to effer; or if you wish to exchange your od a for a farm we can offer you some excha NEW HOUSE. & ‘SEGER. 118 N. 7 N. 7th st. FARM—160-acre fruit farm, 1 mile frome ete’ station, n. 40 acres in cultivation, 1,000 fruit trees, in bearing, of the best varieties; good house and barn; all the best of land for fruit and grain; terms ‘half down; long time on balance; price $1,150. Richards, _ Birch Tree, Mo. LAND— For. tale. fruit and farm lands, $1.25 an acre up, easy terms. Van Buren, 810 Commercial ellding. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS. 14 words or less 20c. COW WANTED-.- “ good _ cow to winter “tor her milk, or will buy. L. E. Frost, 1011 Chemical Building. Telephone o565. SECOND-HAND furniture. residences or store tw Gibson. stoves. etc., bought at 6217 Waah st eee + MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE, i@ words or less 20c. 5 a hupture Specialist Dr.Lewin =" HOLLAND BLDG.,2°°wsar citva” * " RELIGTO US, ST. PETER’S CHURCH, Lindell avenne, corner Spring, Rev. William Short, rector—Holy com- munion, 7:45; Sunday-school, 9:30; morning serv- ice, 11. Sermon: ‘“The Method of God's Judg- ments.”” Night service 7:45: Gaul’s cantata, ‘*KRuth,”’ in place of sermon. ST. MARK’ S ENGLISH EVANGEL ICAL LU THER. AN CHURCH, Bell and Cardinal avs.—M. Rhodes, D. D., pastor. LDreaching every Sunday at 10:45 a. wm. anc 7:45 p. m. Sabbath-school at 9:15 a. xm. Prayer meeting and lecture by the sastor every Werinesday evening at 7:45 o'clock, he Young Peor’e’s Society of Christiap En- deavor meets every Sunday evening at the church yatiors at 6°%0. elcome. ALL SORTS. 14 words or lees, 20c. ST. LOUIS MUTUAL HOUSE. BUILDING CO.—Office No. 513 Walnut st Samuel Simmons, Pres.; Hugo Kromrey, Sec’y. This pioneer company builds ofr purchases houses at the option of opplicass oa money payment plan, in St. Louts Cit Prospectns at office free of charge. — | A ——— nee ' LOANS ON REAL ESTATE. 14 words or less. 20c. ~ WE LOAN MONEY — In all parts A $100,000 on real estate security, in sume from £500 000. We guarantee a quick an- swer and ae po onal West End loans given spe- cial rates. HAYDEL & SON, 100 N. 7th et. Established 1840. MONEY TO LOAN Ie any amount ce city real estate. BUILDING LOANS A SPECIALTY. , NICHOLLS-RITTER, a 713 Chestnut st MONEY Inaned to salaried people gages A Security Building strictly ae —~ B , ory © pl. MONEY ON EASY TERMS—A gootiemes some surplus ag will te = ray ~ furniture, pean © 1015 Morgan 6 MONEY TO MOAN ON FURNITURE. You can borrow oney on your furniture or piano at lowest pessibie Fates: easy no extra charges; you get he full row; business ‘strictly y confidential A, a nit at our Rew Bew office. Fidelity Brokerage Co., room 1; on 2d floor. FIIRNITHRE | -NANS. ae Money to loan on furniture «a removal; lowest rates; a FS strict tial. UNION LOAN CO., 1008 Easy Terms and Low Rates é On furnit pianos and — pone ae 310, adjotal my ge gag Cal Por address 4 ,_a ma And rooms 210 west’ counen and 211, STORAGE. 14 words of less, 20e, AMERICAN STORAGE AND MOVING CO. aai8 Mor! ckl end sbi ciperatn Toone elt teen We A separate rooms. e \ ° resident. NEW YORK STORAGE O0., 310 N. 7th ot.—New warehouses, and Wa sh ete. Move, nods. oe De ship o. store Seuseheta for storage. Vhones 1515 and STORAGD-Sageer storage house for pianos, vehicles, trunks, bozes, ete.; able; clean rooms; get our rates; ca ON packing, shipping. etc.; aR Leonori, Jr., & Co., 1219-1221 Olive st. Fidelity S‘orage, Packing and Morag Ca, : 1723-25-27 and 1729 Morgan Bt | Branch office, 1005 Pine st. ARE YOU AMAN? Z IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD? f Are You Bearing a Secret Burden Becau a of Sexual Weakness. ww YOU ARE, THEN ACCEPT THIS Honest Offer w Suffering fea eee ea eon Te es ie ts — Sept he) gt RANG es rs Ohl ng Wah eats, Pads Rt Sandia rm i DY RL Re AT BL — a a
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Sh CA RAE ORO mre we Ls seth a ~~ T. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—DECEMBER 11, 1897. . z a AAs Siem _ rd ————____— SCALES’ GIRL FRIEND « ——-$ — SHE IS CARRIE HARRIS OF BROOKLYN, ILL., AND THE PRISONER’S ETROTHED. BELIEVES HE'S INNOCENT. Brings Him Money and Flowers and Talks to Him Every Visit- ors’ Day. The mystery heretofore shrouding the young colored woman visitor to James Scales, confined in the jail under a sen- tence of ninety-nine years, for assaulting Mtule Katharine Fisse, has been solved, She is Carrie Harris, and lives_in Brooklyn, Il. According to Scales he was to have mar- ried her last Thanksgiving Eve. Ever since his incarceration the woman has visited Scales every vis:ting day and remains talking with him up to the last mo- ment. They always get as far apart as pos- sible from the other prisoners and visitors and speuk in whispers. She keeps him sup- lied with money and food and frequently rings him flowers and d«lLicacies. On one occasion she took a ring from her finger, kissed it and had .t passed in to the, prisoner by a guard, Until Saturday Scales: has always re- fused to reveal her identity, saying she was his friend and it was no onc’s business who she was. To-day he was in an unusually happy frame of mind, and in an outburst of confidence he told the story. The girl is about 20 years old, and is a re- markably pretty and intelligent mulatto. Scales says he met her about a year ago while visiting friends at Brooklyn. lie says she firmly Lelieveg in h‘s innocence. SCALES’ AFFIDAVIT FILED. Charges That Foreman Young’s Opin- ion Was Formed in Advance. Attorneys Maurer and Adams, represent- ing James Scales, convicted of assaulting Katherine Fisse, argued for a new trial in Judge Zachritz’s court Saturday. | ant. Th's information is sworn to by Isaac . Willams and John J son, negroes. Judge Zachritz sa'd he would pass on the motion next Wednesday. TOOKMEYER’S BROTHER ALONG - -~-—~@----- The Brother Interfered With Officers Who Were Arresting Meyer. Whitey Meyer was arrested Saturday morning by Detectives Guion and Lalley on the cnarge of stealing $5 from Louis Gla- ser of 1238 South Broadway, and twenly pounds of butter from William Limmerman of Soulard and Market. William P. Meyer, a brother of the ac- cused, attempted to ‘nterfere with the offi- cers, it is alleged, and he was also taken In custody. i — No. 3 mixed had 24c bid East side and 24\%c bid Farmers’, with none offered. The other grades were neglected. The sample market was quiet, but firmer. No. 2 white corn sold at from 26c to 26%c on track, No. 2 mixed sold at 26c and No. 3 mixed sold to arrive at 25'4c. : corn opened at 26%c asked, but sold at . ec less than was asked at the close yester- day. It sold at 26%c, up to 26%c and then at 264.@%c, where it stood until after call. Later it wae up to 26%@%c and closed at that price asked. : December corn had 24c bid and 25¢ asked, with no sales before call, but later it sold at 244c and closed at that. January corn had 24c bid and 24%c asked, with no sales. It closed at those quotations. OATS. There was no trading in oats in the pit before call and nothing was offered, but lower prices were bid. Local receipte continue light and the cash demand is still firm, but there is no specu- lation, as there seems to be nothing for sale in the option line. December oats had 2lc bid and May had 22%c, with none offered. Receipts at St. Louis to-day were 18,000 bu, as compared with 47,500 bu a year ago. Of these re- celpts 12 cers were local, as compared with 41 cars local a year ago. Spot grades—On Call No, 2 oats had 21c bid and No. 3 oats bad 21¢ bid, but there were none offered. Clearances to-day were 472,238 bu. The sample market was firm and higher. No. 2 white oats were worth from 24\%c to 25c and No. 8 white at from 28%c to 24%c on trk; No. 2 mixed Oats were Worth from 22\4c to 22%c on trk. After Call the future market was neglected. E. Receipts, 1,400 bu; shipmenjs, 11,200 bu. On call No 2 = was offered at 46c¢ regular, with no bids. After call No 2 rye sold on track at from 454¢c toa 46¢, . FLOUR AND FEED. FLOUR—Reeeipts at St. Louis, 3,995 bbis; ship- ments, 7,475 bbis. Market very dull. PROUD. o 6sadsee eevesee son Sheneoenen $4 60024 75 Straights ‘eee eee ee eee ee 288 ee eee eee 4 8544 45 Clear eee SoC TPC Cee ee ee eee eee eee a | + 10 Low to medium eee ee eens ereeeeeeree eee 2 7 25 Cornmeas ° sees eer eee eee eeaeeeee 1 8ig1 40 —— 9 hominy and grite ........ .¢ 1 70 Ses seeeesveestweses eeeeereeeeeeeee YY an eneg TaaT FLOUR—New Western, $4; East- BRAN—Market continues very scarce and firm. Bulk bran worth about SO@Slc East track; skd bran E trk sold at 56@56c; count ints, O8@54e; = side, 60c; middling, 80¢ this side: T5@76c Bast HAY. Receipts, 705 tons; shipments, 100 tons. Market steady and unchanged. Quotations: Mmoihy—Choice selling at from $10 to $10.50; +" , -50; No. 2, $8.60; No. 8, e Grm; choice $8@8. 50; No. 1, $7.60; ; No. 8, 86@6.50; clover-mizxed, $8.80 for to $8.50 fer choice. Clover. §8@10 per ton. STRAW—Choice wheat straw $5.50; ryé saraw, $6. ; Oat straw, §4.50Q4. 45. PROVISIONS. PORK~—Market firmer. Standard m $845.25 r bbl. Orders 50c per bbl higher ect LEAF LARD—In tes, Sige on orde LARD Market frm 4 rs. prime, 4.80 for choice, NE St SBC for BACOIN ~Jori-is ribs, Oc; ber. sides, Cc; clear On orders, by dealers, lear per bbl. QUINCES—Home-grown, 650c per bu; con- a 30@40c per %-bu basket; $1.50@1.75 per bbl. COCOANUTS—$3.50 per 100; $30 per 1,000. GRAPES—Conceord, 13@16¢ per 9-lb basket for a Catawbas, 12@12\%c per pony basket for choice. ORANGES—Caiifarnia seedlings, $2 THAR ner box; navels, $444.25 per box; Mexican, $3.50G3.75; Florida, $3.75@4. LEMONS—Market steady; $3.25@4 per box for peooenees $3.25@4.25 per box for Palermo; Mafori, 5.50. yee gle gee 4 per 4 a GRAPE FRUIT—8$5@7.50 per box. BANANAS—On orders: Medium bunches, 75c@$1; choice large. $1. 50. CALIFORNIA PEARS—$2@2.25 per box. MALAGA GRAPES—$5@7.50 per bbl. APPLES—Bellefluer, King, Huntsman's Favorite, Jonathan and other fancy cold storage stock held at from $3.2544.25 per bbl: Roman Beauty, Wine- sap and Willowtwig, $2.25@3.25; Ben Davis, $1.50 @3; Geniting, $1@2.25 per bbl; inferior and slack- packed less. VEGETABLES SWEET POTATOES-—Selling at from 65@80c per bu, $2 . 2502. 0 ver bbl. ONTONS—Qulet at 70@S80c for fancy red globe to 35@45e for small and inferior per bu, according to quality. CABBAGFE—Qulet. On orders, $1.25 per crate: bulk from $7@8 for krant stock to $9@10 per ton red, $15@17 per ton; Holland seed and Danisb, $120713 per ton for choice. TURNIPS—$1 per bbl, 15@20c per bu box. NEW POTATOES—Louisiana. $1.25 per bu box. POTATOES—Choice to fancy varieties, #0@65c r bu; inferior to common, 40@45c per bu. accord- ng to quality; choice to fancy seed varieties from 70c to $1.15 pet bu. ‘ CARROTS—46@6Uc per 100 lbs; 25@30c per doz unches. BEETS- $1 per bu, 25@30c per doz bunches. CELERY—10e per bunch for common to 50c for fancy. CRLERY ROOTS—25@60c per doz. RUTABAGAS—Car lots, 25c per bu; $1 per bbl. AREER ADISH $8.75 per bbl for home-grown on orders. € SAUEKKRAUT—$2.50 per bbl; $1.40 per Tse CAULIFLOWER—From $2.50 per crate; 33.50@ 4.00 per doz. STRING BEANS—Loulsiana flat green, $1.25 per bu box: flat wax, 50@60c; Florida round wax, Toc@$1 per bu; flat wax, 75c; round green, $1.25q@ 1.75. HUBBARD SQUASH—$12 per ton delivered. LETTUCE—254740c per bu box, 8242.25 per bbl. CUCUMBERS-—-$1 per doz for choice large; $1.50 2 per bu. G2 per be $1.75@2 per box; 6-basket crates, $2@ 2.25 SPINACH—Home-grown, 80c per bu: consign- ments, $2 75423 per bbl; Gb@70c per hamper; 30@ 40c per doz bunches. PARSNIPS—$1.60 per bbl for washed, $1.40 for uu washed. RADISHES—New Orleans, choice large, 25@35c per dozen bunches. KOHLRABI— 254iR20c per doz bunches. SHALLOTS—20@25ic per doz bunches. PEPPERS—New Orleans sweet peppers, 75@S85c per box. PARSLEY— 25e per doz bunches. FCG PLANT—$1.25@8 per doz. VEGETABLE PEARS—Dull and neglected. Con- signments not wanted. GREEN PEAS—Southern, $1.25@1.50 per basket box. MUSTARD GREENS—26@30c per doz bunches. TOMATOES--$3 .25 per 50-lb box. RUTTER AND CHEESE. BUTTER—Market quiet and steady. Dairy— Creamery — \ Extra Elgin .. 236|Extras ........ Firsts ...20s% 21 /|Firsts .........16 Seconds ... «- BW j|Seconds .......124%@138 COUNTRY BUTTER 12c, according to quai- GREASE BUTTER—Average receipts, 3@é4c. CHEESE—Quiet. Wisconsin—Fuli cream, twins, Oc; singles. O%c: Y. A., O%c; Southern Wiscon- sin aud Lilinole~Twio . 8c: slogles, 8\%c; Y. A., Oc; skims, 7@8c; brick, from @\c for poor to de for choice; Swiss. 11@212¢ Receipts, 1,318 cases; shipments, 400 cases. Mar- ket lower at 17¢ for strictly fresh stock; refriger- ator stock much lower. ULTRY, GAME AND VEALS. LIVE POULTRY—The market continues very dull, ducks, —— and chickens selling very slowly, but turkeys continue scerce. Quotations: Chick- ene—liens, Se for straight lots; roosters, &ec: broilers, 8c Turkeys firm at 9c, eese, Be: 6e¢ per Ib igeons, 75¢ per doz; spring chickens, ior average receipts; large. staggy roosters, fe: spring ducks, 5% per lv. Dress poultry—Chick- ens, 6@6%c; springs, 64%@7c; ducks, 7@7%\c. Tur- keye—lUndrawn, VEU yc; drawn, 10%@ llc. Geese, Moc. GAME—The market was very slow, but re. ceipte of rabbits beavy and selling slowly; choice stock selling fairly well. Prices as follows: Quail, 1.15 per dez; pheasants, $6; prairie shithone 4.50G@6 per ‘oz, wild turkeys, S@10e : plover, $141.25 p an doz; woodcock, $5 ct doz: Guc don: mal- squirrel, ; rabbits, 40@50c lard ducks, $e thea 25: teal, $2.25 and $1.75 for green; other kinds. $1.50 per dose 1.25 Sy ag ec SE per Ib; yO cles 3 Pin, at Pt area BA Fox—Red, 25@75c; gray, 5@50c. SHEEPSKINS—-Dull. Green salted. long-wooled, 65@85c; small, 35@60c each; dry, 10c lesa: shear- lings, 15¢ to 80c; fallen pelts, 6@8e per Ib, ac- cerding to quality and condition. DEERSKINS, ETO —Deerskins quotable at 16¢ er lb for prime, damaged half price; antelope, Oc; goatskins, 10@20c each. RERSWAX—Prime dull at 24%e. TALLOW —Quiet. No. 1 country run at 3%c; No, 2, 2%@3c; oleo sterine, 4%c bid; cake, 3i%c. WOOL. Market very quiet aod steady. Mirsourt, illinots, etc.— MCRrEe combla® §o.0sc bs ccs cébsdcieeccll Medium clothing eeer vere eee eee eeeeee 17 18% Braid and icw ..ccccces TEErTrTTTTTre? |. 18% Light me web ese dad POP ee eee eee 2 2 15 16 Slightly Durty ....ccccece O60 cdbéén ves 14 15 TR, POT er ee ee i oneede 12 Southern and hard burry ......... eecce 10 Io., Wis., Minn., Kan. and Neb.— SUIGRt meediuas....csecscesesssicves Coes 18% Medium * «08 @e eevee aeee @e¢eeeee 18 Fiase medium ..... Cesebecduss eeeees »--15 @16 | occssevessce CCobeseos 10 11 e 8 eee st deb lovetive ccs 14 @i5 Texas Arkansas, Indian Territory, etc.— WOls Gil MORRO a iscbeccisdbites oéac 17 Fall clip fine ........ eGectcasdsssbasccle 14 PimO, 13 MOORS 2 ocdogr convidecccceccll 15 Medium, 12 months eee ee eee eeeeeeees 9 oe washed & OICO cesecse eee ee 2 Fair see eoenee fe #88 ** . *e ete *e oy Perera re Pasabasnence @26 FEATHERS—Quiet. Prime white live geese small sks, 39c; large sks, 37¢; gray and uilly, 81@38c; white, old, 82@34c; X, 28@31c; xx 1843 20c; XXX, 12@l4c; XXXX, 8S; tare, '8Q@i0 per cent. Chicken—Dry picked. 240. Duck—Dark, 7c; white, 28¢. Turkey—Tail, clear, 16c; wing, Te; wing and tail mixed, 10c; wing and peinters, 6c; pointers, 8c MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. —_— —_ by gh AnD RUBBER—Rags, 75¢ r 'd rope—No. 1, $1; No. ; ay rubber, arctics out, $38.50. $ a oo PECANS—New Texas, 8@3%c per Ib; Western, ep RANOTS—1 fair demand. A mn fair deman Red, 1 1%e¢ Ib; white, 1y%@2c. wGike per CHESTNUTS—4@B8e per Ib. HICKORY NUTS—Large, 25@50e; shell barks, 75c r bu. COOPERAGE—East track—Filour barrels—Round hoops, 20c; flat hoops, 26¢; half bbis, 20c; bbls, 24c; produce Dbbis, 22c; lard tes, $1; half tcs, 80c; pork bbls, 80@90c per bb] this side and T5aisiec E side. WHITE BEANS—Firm. Jobbing at $1.06; car lots, $1.02@1.03 for handpicked on track, 96@95c for screened; old 3c lower; country, per ton. \ DRIED PEAS—Green jobbing at SOGS5e per bu; nag 90@V5e; split, $1.20; old, Se oat bu ess. EMPTY BARRELS—Coal oll, gasoline and tur- mpg 85c; vinegar, 70¢; black ofl, 40c: lard oll, sc; linseed of], 65¢; do ™%-bbls, 85c; sugar, 12%4¢; BONES—Choice bleached. $18 r ton; tly soonenes. $10@11; skinny, $910; slaughter bouse ock, MOSS—Gray, 1%@1%c; gray and brown mixed, H+ rk black and brown mixed, 2%@3c; biack, c. AGGING—On orders (large lots lesa): 2-lb, Cc 2\%4-lb Zi&ec fron ties, &8e. Hemp twine, 9c per 1d. POP CORN-—75c@$i per 100 lbs, on the cod. COTTON. LOCAL MARKET—Steady and unchanged. Sales, » bales. Quotations: inary, 4 5-16¢; good ordinery, 4 13-16c; low middling, 5 1-16¢; mid- dling. 5 4-lte; good middling, 59-16c; middling a 5 15-16¢. Tinges %4c and stains %c below white. WAREHOUSE STATENESS me 896-9 1895-96. 380 345 Net receipts to-day «..+ss+0+-. Net receipts since Sept. 1........ 86,464 66,129 Net shipments to-day «.-+seeee. : 235 Net shipments since Sept. 1..... 32,4600 38,649 Grose receipts to-day 460.00 ee 4,526 5,216 Gross receipts since Sept. 1.....443,277 272.871 Gross shipments ay 2 Cceesces 4.514 4,006 Gross shipments since Sept. 1....889,413 275,272 Stock on hand ....6seeeeseesenns 61,541 5,353 NEW YORK-—Spot quiet; midding, 5igc. Futures closed quiet. Sales, 99,200 bales. Closing Highest Lowest Closing Friday. To-day. To-day. Sat'day. December ....----5.66 5.68 5.66 5.69 January ...++++++: 5.69 5.71 5.68 5.70 February ...-----5-%38 5.73 5.72 5.73 March ...-00e-+++5- 76 6.78 5.75 5.77 April seseeees DSS 5.84 5.80 5.82 May .cccsccsees*® 5.86 5.87 5.85 5.87 J * 5 S9 5 81 une 00 5.91 hh. LIVERPOOL—Market quiet and unchanged: up- 3 3-16d. Salee, 7,000 bales. Putur quiet and closed quiet and steady, BP on en |. a a tte ee ees parr te and January ....... 9 668 e0e coe ; 564 January and February «.--seeeeeessecsn., 8 R-O4 Fe try and March TH OPOSCO TOTES Geeesecce 8 &-64 | March and APTLL vsccreceereteerseesessce B& QoOh April apd May OODOS OOPS OSS SOR6 Obeeseccee 3 10-64 loc, Northwestern terminal receipts were 688 cars, 172 less than last week, but 138 more than for the same period one year ago. Liverpool was off %4@ %d, bud as this was expected, its effect here was not apparent. During the first hour December re- covered its loss and showed a net gain for the morning of \% Corn was weak, in sympathy with wheat. The trade was large, some big firms throwing large lots on the market. Scalpers bought considerable. De- cember’s price was 254%@25\c, showing no change from the opening. May, 28%e. Oats were featureless, last night’s prices pre- vailing. Provisions were strong. December pork opened at $8.47%, last night's close, and the first hour showed an advance of 10c. Lard was up 6c, as were also ribs. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Cash wheat, No 2 red, $1.03; No 8 do, 92@97c; No 2 spring, 89@90c; No 8 do, 82@86c; No 2 hard winter, 87 *; No 3 do, 85@ Sic; No 1 new spring, ee. Cash corn, No 2, 2626 '4e; Py 3, AG %c. Cash oats, No 2, 24%c; No 3, CHICAGO, Dee. 11.—Close: Wheat—Dec., $1.04% ; Jan., 98%c; May, 9l%c; July, 83c; gc, Corn—Dec., 25%c; Jan., 25%c; 290%c. Oats—Dec., 22c: $7.40; Jan., . 85; Lard—Dec., $4.25; Jan., $4.35@4.37%; Ribs—Dec., $4.22%; Jan., $4.224%4@4.25; May, $4.35. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Butter steady; creameries, 15@238c; dairies, 18@19c. Cheese quiet at 8@S8 Fe ee a ponges s nogehel Bot 2 20 . ron Bi AS CS oS ning 2 18 co opel RRL: > ; sk hte Se 15 a ipts, 22. ‘Market steady, bu —Receipts, 9,000; market steady to shade lower; bulk of sales, $3.22144@3.30; heavies, $3.20@3.32%; ackers, $3.22%@8.35; mixed, $3.15@3.85: lights, tongs. 80; Yorkers, $3.23@3.30; pigs, $3@3.20 o sheep. OMAHA, Neb,, Dec. 11.—Cattle—Receipts, 1,000; market steady; native beef steers, $3.60@4.60; Western steers, $3.50024.25; Texas steers, 8.60; cows and heifers, $2.90493.80; canners, 2.80; stockers and feeders, $3.50@4.25; calves, 5.75; bulls, stags, ete., $2. 50. Hogs—Re- ceipts, 5,700; market stronger; heavy, $3.05@38.20; mixed, $3.10@3.15; light, $3.25@3.25; bulk of sales, $3.10@3.20. Sheep—Receipts, 800; market 10c high- er: fair to choice natives, $3.754@4.60;: do Weat- erns, $3.40@4.50; common and stock sheep, $3@4; lambs, $4@5.50. ‘i mi MONEY. New York—25c discount bid and par asked. Cincihnati—Svec discount Did; We discount asked. Chicago—25¢c discount bid; par asked. Louisrville—25c¢ . otion for a M ‘ ‘ : 4 ae ietes pest : a soxcieglieas filed an —m~e«ss. |. 3, 82 South Fifteenth street; | that same brother did not care for nor pro- ose prow Works ny Coes Sanford has| to the woman's assistance, a doctor sum- | Nelson, ts preparing for a large banquet at new trial Bca es atto . ae f Edith Brodericka, 2509 North Broadway; diph- tect her when ehe in such a condition as a oe oon Ae Oe he con-|moned and her injuries dressed. Manager| Anchor Hall. A feature of the celebration | per are some larger and coarser than in affidavit alleg'ng that John B. Young, fore} tnepta. he has sworn fo. 10 aay au on a ail iaht a is liab! re Say he} Sumner discharged Lain Saturday morn-~| will be an amateur musical performance in| the genuine. man of the jury, had previously expressed O. B. Ferris, 58, 1919 Arlington avenue; apo- | “Will the divorce suit be prosecuted A oh ead ali Nignt and 1s e to freeze to | ing. Miss De Hart swore out a summons| which each member of the P. S. 8S. 8. will | The scroll work and lettering is almost @n opinion as to the guijt of the defend-! plexy. ’ If che be insane now she may have been / death, against Lain. \ take part. perfect. : 3 " | DRIED FRUIT. : 12@14c per lb. Opossum, 10@25c each. Jack {May and June .......cceceece . , APPLES—Evaporated rings from 64¢ to 4c for rabbits, $1 per doz ST Be eomresnpepgperhoeanes 3 12-64 ‘ sativa DESIR RAE IRE 1g He the potent ay bo ages ee on ) e prime to fancy, down to 4c to 44xc per pound for| VEALS—Chotce fat. 4%c; medium, 4c; poor, | July and August .......... scecestéicecnc aN Sl ec eoceboesreess Gi a figured for half as much and New Jer- . poor quarters from 4c to Se. Peelings and cores, 2c, | 3ige. : as August and September ...........s+..... 315-64] HOGS—Receipts, 2,278. Market 5c higher. sey Central extended its gain to over a point. ° and -bleached chops 1%c. Sundried quarters from ROASTING PIGS—$%1@1.°5 each. September and October ....... 8 16-64 , “GA nn wearily & oe hee: in ane SE. SUIS, Des, 15. * vewwipts S08 sacks and OF cam were local, 28 Du@se. Peelings land chops “Tie a Market quiet; $1.19 oe ouilen for distillers’ fin- © CN No. Ag. Price. No, Av. Price. the average of Beerbohm says to-day: ‘Indicated world’s ship- compared with 20@sacks and 20 cars local a year) °° pap AND SPELTER. ished goods. COFFEE™ oo 346 my a7 ai. ek ey Rte ge inide on Gian thon .— ments of wheat for the week, 8,800,000 bu, Little ; ago. afin r a ieteets anal LEAD—Market dull at $3.50@3.55 per 100 lbs. HIDES; PELTS, FEATHERS, TALLOW, BTO. a —. | é pike 82.....216..... 8 pt no emtarst: seature ip the trading Prices change expected in the amount afloat. Argentine | Receipts at Minneapo gy wluth to-day were SPELTER—Market steady at $3.75@3.7744 per] HIDES—Quiet. Reported by Hanley & Kinsella Coffee and| x2 "909. °° °° 9 3 62.....210..... | felded from the best in the final ' shipments of wheat, none; shipments of corn to | 688 cars, as compared with 561 cars for the cor- | 199 ing Green salted, Western .......se-+005 eeee 8% | Spice Co. dpa Sapa PRS - rec he a HH, and the closi was ea but nnetieoal eat Gated the United Kingdom, 8,000 bu, and to the Contl- | respon ling date last year. ae RARLFEY. Green salted. Texas and Southern...... 85g ST. LOUIS. Dee. 11 70. + -B1Z..... 332% 57..... cove 3 ae omek th vy tng hy Total sales of nent, 16,000 bu, making a total of 24,000 bu. Receipts at primary points to-day were 942,97: The market continues very quiet, with the ex- Dry flint, Southern......... or eeereccces . 14 Ist Call. 2d Call. 3d Call sortmmtooes @ 2S eters aS stocks, 126,960 shares. . Exports of wheat and flour from both coasts of | bu, as compared with 605,047 bu a year ago. Ship- ception of deliveries on contract. Prices range | Dry flint, mative.........e.. TrerTerere eee 14% | December -........60020--0-85 D 5.90 5 a 130 7 ae 200. +000 3 70.+++ 191.00 3 30 . 7 the United States and Canada for the week were | ments from these points to-day were 410,499 bu, a8 | from 27¢ to 30c¢ per bu for feeding barley to 5Vc | Dry salted. ...........ccceees soetepecece Be | SRE cncdacéotescccdcch eed 5.90 23..44-1TT..+0 3 27% > soe 1 Th. cee h 3B 25 L equal, according to Bradstreet’s figures, to 6,- | compared with 202,005 bu a year ago. for choice malting grain. Glue stock, green and Gry....ce.ssceecees 44@ 8% | February ..........¢..... 5.90 b 5.95 28. .2+-140..... 3 2 12....-h -000 3 BD Money on Cal 006.688 bu, as compared with 6,609,060 bu for the May wheat opened at 93%c, Ye less than the SEEDS. On select). .rns— MAME sb cctdececbaceccdadaee- Gee ean GO. «+. 121..... 3 12...+. 122..00s NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Mortiey on Call som previous week and 4,222,714 bu for the corre- | closing bid yesterday. It had 93% @%%c bid, sold FLAXSEED—Market higher at $1.10 bid per| Green salted, No. 1..... oscccescsoeeseses BP Rees apeperee yf fae yt 6. VO@05 68. .... 470..... 3 15 50. ....276.-... B OO 1%@2 per cent; prime mercantile paper, sponding week Jast year. at 93%c, was bid up to 93%@%ec, sold down to! pu for car lots on trk, spot or to arrive. Green walted, NO, B.000.cccasnsuecdocste tM |. nacdetee i610 «6.10 0 HORSES AND MULES—Receipts, SI. Market | Sterling exchange steady, with actual business Clearances of corn for the week were 3,068,000 | 93%c, was bid up to 92%@94e, sold dowa to 93% c, GRASS SEEDS—Timothy, $2.25@2.50; clover from | Dry ralted, No. 1 ......ccceccccccccues 13% Mail Pouch coffee ‘at ‘10 Be : closing quiet, with nearly everything sold. | bankers’ bills m5 ' ; for demand and at . bu, as compared with 4,585,806 bu for the previous ) was offered at BUG, be 93'%c bid and sold | $4.70 for ih seed to $1.50 for we ol: Ne Hata gy NO. *% ..crcccccesevcescess . ig RIO—No. 7 Coffee Exchange standard, 8 mil * $4. -82% for Sixty days: posted rates, 94. week and 3,541,288 bu a year ago. down again to 93%c at ca me. _ | from $1 to §4 for ordinary receipts; choice & as CF Gimt, NO Biccdcccncsocsenasstececes 1 175: - : : : 4. n 36 .87; commercial b : . - The Goveraoment ae the e a bc agen weet epeoee stay Set aaa nig ve high as $10; hempseed, $1.70 per 100 Ibs for “a ap > Becccccecsccceccesses eee 14 Jatin ane Ruel te Bees —. LIVE STOCK BY TELEGRAPH. Sliver certificates” tor 10,000 ounces-B8%e; Dar wice for products as follows: Corp, 26.5¢; 0 > } asked, but was offerec own to -O144, ©38 | pure test. ull, uncured, le and part cured, ce less. : ’ ’ ; » %, ; ’ . r, ~~? : : 1.5c; barley, 87.7c, rye, 44.7c; buckwheat, 42.lc;]than was asked at the close yesterday. It sdld|~ GASTOR REANS—$1.15 per tn in car Jots on trk. FURS. : “QANTON Becsieae ‘al oeh denies Se oe mar- | for to-day, 22,000; left over, 2,500; market rather ment bonds strong; United States new 4s and Po dept as wheat - Yue ager oe for some time after call. s dae beaeath ide T—-o———-— : “eae — { Mink— ’ oS Som, © ae, : so wae brn eee Pe ang than he pena do coupon, 129%; 4s so do coupon, 114%; 2s, *hica ‘ontinue heavy, Friday’s deliveries K ‘he d 95c bid and was offe a 1 3 secoos cecece oo ee ae rr ee 70 xf 25a ; ™ , . 40; » os. ; P - . j over 100,000 bu, and storage room is becoming Fh epaatee cecetaade an: ON THE STREET. Me. S viceccccks. WQSelNo, 27.0 ; MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. 3.40; rough, $3.15@3.20. Cattl let; peceipts, tag reg. and do coupon, 114%; Pacific 6s of "88, enetes. Deliveries of corn are ae soary and 4 July wheat opened at 81\%c, but later was offered RES AD og ro -w aap wee No. 3 babes sbeves 20c| No. OS Warinckies dus 25e a Sheep—Receipts, 1,500; market slow the present heavy receipts continue much longer at Sic. (The Post-Dispatch quotations are for lots is i We eee decode cone Wei NG. |] seces svbeceees 10¢ Cc ! atl weak. : will worry the crowd to find room for them. Spot grades—On Call No. 2 red had $1.01% bid first hands, unless otherwise quoted. Orders are Skank—Prime black, 40@50c; short stripe, 30@ Berge men pe: at Hg ye ne Bo gen gg CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Yesterday’s official: Hogs— Silver Quotations. Deliveries on December contracts in the local | peguiar, with $1.02 asked; No. 2 hard had 85c bid | filled with choice goods and are bighber.) 40c; nairow stripe, 15@20c; Broad stripe, 10c. | vance of 1 cent from last night’s close. The fig- Receipts, 34,503; shipments, 2,542. Cattle—Re- NEW YORK, Dee. pias tes— for Market also continue heavy. Untor and 87c bid Advance. No niention was made | . Opossum—Goud average, Sai5¢. Muskrat, 10@12c. | ure was $1.04 and it brought out considerable wheat ceipts, 1,620; shipments, 8:740. Sheep—Receipts, | 10.000 ounces—58%ec ; er, 58%c; exican There ts little news in regard to the wing crop | of the other grades. STRAWBERRIES—Califoruia eelling slowly at | Wolf—Praitie, 20@50c: timber, 50c@$1." Wildcat, | declining on see 4 ‘aaah @ ' | 6,158; shipments, 1,572. Estimated receipts hogs | dollars, 46\4c. in Europe. France reports continued dry weather, The sample market was quiet and prices irreg- | 20@25c PE pint box. 7 , ; 9 Nth civet cat, 10@15c; house cat, 5@10c. Otter, $1.03 hervenssess was apparent in “the pit from ands Ore? Mo., Dec. 11.—Cattl ipts - Pak & > . LS . ‘ ’ ‘ ; 0a6. No. bape NSAS CITY, bs . .—Cattle—Rece ’ CRANBERRIES—$2.50@2.75 per crate, $7.50@ rom $4.50@6.50 for No. 1 down to for poor. | this time and the market moved in fluctuations of 1.000: market bs Rael cal DP 9 os ow New York Bank Statement. NEW YORK, Dec, 11.—The weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Surplus, reserve, TOMASO ...60600.-88, Loans, increase eee eee ee ee eee teeter eee 9,981,300 Specie, decrease .. ..... cocebeccccacces: Gee Legal tenders, GecTease cossccecesess 02,500 Deposits, IMcreage .:....ceseceeseeeses 8,891, Ctrovlation, decrease "i.:.2............ 61.900 The banks now hold $18,887,425 in excess of the requirements of the 3% per cent rule, ELDER GARRISONS SURPRISE. Served With Papers in a Libel Su® While at Nevada. ——_—_—— While Elder J. H. Garrjson, editor of the Christian Evangelist of St. Louis, was in Nevada, Mo., on church business, he was given a surprise. He was served with legal notice that Elder William Wilbur, a former preacher in the church, had brought a $10,000 Hbej suit against him and his paper in the Ver- non County Circuit Court. e The plaintiff alleges the Christian Evan- gelist published slanderous and defamatory utterances against him, end warned the dis- — of the church against him lider "Garrison will return to Bt. Louis Saturday night. TRUEFIT COMPANY ASSIGNS. Creditors’ Claims Reach $1,931.30— Assets Valued at Only $600, The Truefit Clothing Co. assigned yester day for the benefit 6f creditors, whose American Spirits bale oe |} 8 J... | Wades i 8 Aterican ‘Tonhecee com..) Si St sa" ie claims amount to $1,931.30. According to the AN pt ses tclllf 20q} 30] 29%) 29% papers filed the firm’s assets are valued at Go 48 ccvccvccpes +++} 89%) SOR) S949) 59% $600. Maude Shepherd Holliday is the heav- do Adj. 48 ....-«- O7y) SS | Sim) 58 fest creditor, her claim amounting to $1,108, Baltimore & Obio......) 12%) 1354, 12%) 13% Joseph J. Holliday is secretary of the firm. Ches. & Ohio com.....) 22'4) 225%) 22)4| 22% Richard T. Brownrigg is trustee, and Gee Cat., Ber & Quipcy..../ Sis) Se oo S. Johnson assignee. | Chicago ae ag hal p45, vere so 35 | pls oe. + BS Cus >. * Seeeee O74 7 * ~ 7 Colo. “Ruel & tron--...) 23) 24 | 23% 24 | Bedclothes Passed in the Night. Delawate 4 udson...) i | | oe 38 years old, was af Illinois Central ...«+-- LOS} - - - «=| o@s ses | 103% | sie IR 7 gem = in ine rooming house Jersey Central _eeetweee é4 3) OY) 54%) K4ty ag n eer 01 th bel rw at ar es OGG + cceds - ‘oe aa = | areca with SH Hn + ethan : Om BE cecesteoweeeee ae eee Ce an ; . bed rom Louisville & Nashville. | SiS 57% 57%| 357% the lodgers while th ns + en ewes Lake Erie & W. pfd...-| 72 |.-....).4.... 71 | Beer claims that he . niseps eee Missourt Pacific -.-..+: 34%) 85%, 34%) 3556 aety blankets and sheets in the | 4.. K. & T. pitd....--- BON, 36% 36%| 36%, d GO 46 .ccccecccceses tae ryt SOY Prtha a, } ae Go Bde c.cccceveceeee Sta. Mantattan Fievated ...| 107%! 107%) 106%) 107% FINANCIAL. North American .. ««««) _ aa) wea | Peas, 4° " Northern Pactfe com ..| 20%) 20% eg os bape do do prd ...cseeeeee T's OS ie) Th by Northwest COM ...-«+«+«) 120 | 120%) 120 | 120% New York Central .....- | W7% 107% 107%, 107% 4 Ont. & Weeterm «««++-. ee i? IBM a . : Omaha COM ...-reeeeee S | Ban Pacific Mail ....).++--- SIME set as 31% American Exchan ? Phil. & Reading ....... | 21 21%) 21 21% do 4 FP ge ctfs oar) bese, as" ‘} aes: aS = me STs. Rock Island ...--+eeeee a ; 4 Rubber COM .scceewres ar 4 | ie pty, THIRD AND ad Go pld .cccceceneceere | GT% is - SUIver ass cvensaere ens es bax CAPITAL, $500,000.00 Southern Ry. com (oA a oe eres fee S24) 33%) 32%) 83% $325,009.00 st. 4. as. a com. .... sal ree SEES? sate SURPLUS, jo do lst pid ........ | r ‘wénel * thee dm Go 28 O08 hsccess 24m Zhe! 24% 35 WALKER BILL, Preset St. Paul COM | «.«secceey / % 4s BATTAILLE, Cashes ; Gueee COU « cccdeceses | 14154, 143%) 14044 142% | ALVARD MANSUR, View Pres’t at. de BOR” tiasttevdaneass 114%) 115 | 114%) 115 z Tenw. Coe! & Irom. 25%; ....! woes 25% , Texas &@ P.:ifle |...... 11%) 11%) 21%) 11% ~ do do 2ds dnt débecns , = BO) RO ; > Union Pacifie .........| 24%) 246%, 26%) a U. S. Leather ptd sone] Gy 6 | Gy | Western U. Lb. Uo ..-.. | Wy © | WS Wabash pfd ....se0e--. 18%) 1S, oe 4 1s do BOS. gs eccese coves) BO%! SI‘; SO%! SI Wall Street. NEAV YORK, Der. 11.—Opening quotations showed the Poe of the market rather besitating, hmpeortant giocka being found te the fist both of galas aud lowecs. The marked weakness of Manhattan. which quickty fell 1% tmmediatei after the opening. and ¢jreaction ta Sugar fer ebout «a point efter me- mentd&ry gain, inclined the market to the aide of weakness. jo gains New Jersey Central led with a rise “Under the stimulus of strength Im the s«pectal- ties the market a better =e > os | ‘ . : *e * ys ; = ages , ' rN ‘ oe ; - - " J es - ; . at ae ae em waht , - ‘ on es ys eh. * i M = JP e 7 : = 7 a , - x a ~~. . ee ee oie Te ee ‘ 2 x ae t +s ‘ 4 . 4 —$—<$< $< oo F : = Cad bd wf ‘4 Be eee a Pee an FNS AIR Se, Se REE RW es wed Ra natitionow Dat Bates 2. mein oe ck te aha 2 al rr. he ied di sia ieee ee a ee Oe
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er ek. SATURDAY—ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH— DECEMBER 15, 1897. - CHEAPER T0 Will Cost a Lot of Money to Convict Pool Sellers. —— THERE ARE 133 CASES TO TRY. COURTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BUSY WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. WILL REQUIRE 500 JURORS. The Entire Business Commiunity May Be Called On to Sit in Judg- ment and Commerce May Stop Its Wheels. After a trial lasting continuously from 91 o’clock !n the morning until midnight the. jury in the case of Sam Mayer and e'ght of his pool-room employes were unable to agree upon a verdict and were discharged. Owing to the procrastinating and dilatory tactics employed by the counsel for the de- ‘fendants, the trial of these cases was ex- asperatingly tedious, and at its conclusion court. lawyers, jurors, defendants.and inter- ested spectators were almost in a state of phystcal collapse. Adl this tedious legal pro- cess will have to be repeated. The’status of the jury which resulted in Friday's mistrial could not be definitely learned. The eurrent credited rumor was that they stood five for conviction and one for acquittal. The jury was composed of J. P. Westerman, G. H. M. Rauschkolb, J. P. Hermann, F. W. Garner, J. H. Sawyer and H. B. Eggers. Westerman, who is the proprietor of the Hotel Rozier, was -the foreman. When he was being examined as to his qualifications as a juror he admitted that he had a very extensive acquaintance among race horse men, many of whom, in- cluding H. M. Horner, one of the defend- ants on trial, had stopped at his hotel. Despite the admission he was accepted by oth sides. Detectives Gocking and Guion testified to having placed bets with the defendants on horse races run out of town, and described the modus operandi, showing that the tele- raph scheme was a subterfuge to evade he law. The defense confined itself to an aitempt to prove that the telegraph scheme Was a bona fide operation, and that no bets were recorded, piaced or accepted in the room. Wm. Devine, general manager for the Interstate Telegraph Co. at Chicago, nd Louis Bader, operator at this end, tes- ified to this. The arguments of counsel consumed two hours- and the jury consumed three hours in deliberation. It was past midnight when they reported to Judge Peabody that they could not agree. ‘They were discharged @nd the cases set for rehearing Saturday. Sergt. McFarland, in charge of the Cen- tral Station, said that he was in the toilet room just off the Police Court at 7 p. m., when two of the gamblers, accompanied by @n attorney interested in the defense of a mumber of the gamblers, entered. They began to talk about the case on trial, be- lieving themselves alone, and he says he heard the attorney remark: “Well, there fre three men on that jury that will stick for us till —— freezes over.” The Sergeant thinks the remark signifi- Cant in the light of later developments. The cases of Sam Mayer and his co-de- fendants were redocketed Saturday morn- ing, and as soon as Judge Peabody had dis- posed of his usual grind of drunks, ropers and disturbers of the peace, he called these cases. The work of selecting a jury was then taken up and occupied the remainder of the morning session. ‘So far as I am.concerned,”’ observed the Judge to a Post-Dispatch reporter, ‘I in- tend to keep hammering away at these cases until | have disposed of every last one of them, even if I am compelled to hold midnight sessions daily. It will be a -~ pt indare eprasene but I wpelieve it a duty oWe the community s ‘se cases promptly.”’ Pangea gy Of these At present 133 cases against the gamblers @re docketed in the Polive Court. They are the result of five Separate raids, in which Nearly the 6ame Individuals were arrested, Seven rooms wefe raidgd on each occa- gion, and between twenty-eight and thirty- three employes were gathered in on each raid. On each separate raid a separate of- fense was charged. The proprietor of each room lms demanded a jury trial for each charge against him and his em- Attorney and Special Couneel ot og that, no matter what 1€ first trial, the - ceed with the prosecution of the Oninner in their regular turn. As there are at the east calculation thirty-five separate trials in prospect, it wil] require at least 300 ju- rors to be summoned by the Marshal, aver- Sgiag fifteen jurors. to the venire from ww ich lo select six to try the case. ‘As the juries in these cases are required to be of the highest Class of Intelligence and re- ene el it will be seen that the City os vaggnnng task is a most arduous and deli- Each of these jurors is cents for eac entitled to 60 h day of attendance in the > " * 2 : 1e Police Court. This will make a total oF “0 to be pald by the city for this | als ante ; us item ne, provided each case is concluded with- ook one day. Should if second trial become ene ft as in the case of Sam Mayer and co~de endants, or should. the trial oc- cupy two days, this-cost will be doubled Rach of the defendants says he will take @n appeal to the Court of Criminal Cor- Tection in case of a conviction, and de- manding a jury trial there also. "The jury ote habe yin rnd a as jurors in the higher ‘ ‘ re aliowed © ns ~ ie eae Aes ompensation at the rate Consequently, should tne defenc y Convicted in each case in the Siento and be tried on appeal later, the item of ury fees alone will cost the city at least 1,000. The City Marshal is not allow® rd gt ae aeeving jury subpoenas, so the , , not be u r 2 ‘ns that lly put to any expense on Vitness fees is another {tem of expense which will have to be borne by the c'ty. Fach Witness who testifies Is entitled to a fee of W cents in- both the police court and higher court. In the present cases both sides are confining themselves to two wit- Hesees aplece to prove their cases. Figuring on the basis used in the case of the jury fees, the witness foes will amount to $8 In the cases to be tr'cd fn the lower cour: and, in the event of a mistrial, two-day ses- #ion or an appeal, the amount w.ll be swelled to the handsome ficure of $20 Aside from this expenditure of money Which the city will be out in cold eash when the cases are disposed of, the City Treasurer will be paying the salaries of two dozen detectives, special officers and po- licemen upon whom the city depends to make its cases, These officers collected the evidence against the gimbiers, and their fresence ts necessary in the court during he trial. Conaunpentiy the citizens and pub- Hic generally will be deprived of the benefit of their vervices in the regular line of dut for many days, wh’ le they are 80 en aged. To cap the climax the d'ficulties beset. ting the authorities in their attempt to close the pool-rooms, the trial of these cases will have the effect of clogg'ng the court to a great extent, and hindering the prompt ad- ministration of justice in the cases of other defendants. Should the trial of the re- maining cases result in a repetition of the consumption of time shown by the Mayer trial, the strain on the court officials will be such as to seriously tnterfere with the prompt discharge of thelr other duties. ne Marehal summoned sixty reputable buginess men to appear ‘in court at 11 a, m. Friday, the time set for this trial of the first case. There Was @ second jur trial at l p. m,. andat at 2 p. m. All 1 ro urors were. pues i ' ati v luacia time from their busin : as Whe to receive : hen the gy a ee . a -_ SSS 4 " SAY «* a . . Say \u SAV i =~ ; 5* . = = - . > f 5 te vy ri - a ie EDWARD A. ROZIER The Republican politicians, or at least that portion of them who now have the ear of the national administration, have agreed upon Edward A. Rozier of Ste. Genevieve as the successor of William H. Clopton in and unless there should be an unexpected change in the programme he will be ap- pointed. Mr. Rozier is at present the Mayor of Ste. Genevieve, the little city in which he the office of United States District Attor- | ney for the Eastern District of Missouri, . OF STE. GENEVIEVE. was born and reared. He is 40 years of age and married. He has represented his congressional district several times in na- tional conventions and gained the ill-will of Mr. Filley by always voting and work- ing against Filley. When Henry L. Ziegen- hein ran for Congress, several years ago, Rozier was chairman of the Republican committee of his county, and labored so faithfully for Uncle Henry that he hasn’t got over admiring him yet, notwithstand:- ing they represent opposing factions. a o’clock, the remainder of the jurors were discharged until] 10 o’clock Saturday morn- agreed it wae discharged and the case was reset for hearing at 10 a. m. Saturday. Judge Peabody ordered another jury sum- moned to try the case, although there were forty jurors then in attendance. Judge Peabody took the ground that these jurors had been summoned in the two remain ng cases on the docket and could not be used in the Mayer case. These men were com- pelled to remain in court impatiently awaiting the selection of the. Mayer jury, so that they could be discharged for tne wey. ; he cost of the trials to the gamblers will also be considerable. In addition to .the closing of their rooms and the consequent loss of patronage, while under heavy ex- pense for rentals, they have already con- tributed nearly $60 in bond fees to the po- lice department, and a much heavier sum to the professional bondsmen, who bailed them out. They have engaged attorneys at a handsome figure, which, of course, ‘s known only to the parties interested. When the cases are appealed, they will be compelled to deposit $1.60 with the clerk of the Police Court for every appeal bond. An unexpected delay in the trial of the ool-room cases was occasioned Saturday y the announcement of the City Marshal that, owing to the brief time given him to subpoena jurors, he had not enough jurors to complete the panel. As _the Marshal Is required to furnish a ventre of jurors of superior Intelligence and em‘nent respect- ability, he finds it a difficult matter to sé¢- cure a jury of this class in the IMmited time allowed him. I’nder these circumstances, with the con- sent of the attorneys on hoth sides, Judge Peabody continued all the cases, 133 in num- ber, until Dec, 15. Bromoline will positively cure a cold in twenty-four hours. No cure no pay. GREAT HERDS OF HOBOES. West End Residents Worried by Tramps and Petty Thieves. Hoboes in swarms are giving thevresidents of the western section of the city no end of anxiety and annoyance. It is claimed that the police service is insufficient in that end of town, and that in consequence petty thievery {is going on at a great rate. The Seventh District police have been iven orders to abate the nuisance but the Vest End residents say the effect of their efforts has not yet been noted. HUSTLING FOR BUSINESS. Railroad Agents Pursuing Medical Students. The city passenger agents of the various railroads are working hard to catch thetr share of the 1,200 medical students who willl spend the Chr.stmas holidays at their out- of-town homes, It is claimed by the railroad men that no cutting is being done, but some of the students say every agent quotes a different rate, Through Sleeper to JACKSONVILLE, Fla., daily via ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Short- est and quickest route. HAD THE OLD FOLKS ALONG. Young Martin Owsley and His Sweet- heart Are at Last Made One. Martin Owsley and M’'ss Louise Edlefson, who were refused a marriage license in St. Louis on account of their youth, have finally been made one. They were married Friday afternoon by Judge Hirzel in Clay- ton, the license having been issued by the deputy recorder of St. Louis County. Owsley and his intended wife were ac. companied by his father and her mother, who gave their consent to the issuance of os agg ome Owsley is 19 years old and h's ride two years younger. They live in Webster Groves, ; Senorets cure chronic constipation, purify the blood and cleanse the system. Se eet ee — -_ Forty-Two “Hoboes” Entertained. Over forty-two “hoboes” were lodged at ng. When the jury in the Mayer case dis- | HOP ALLEY RESUMES. So Does Capt. O’Malley and Arrests | “Chinks” and Smokers. : | Capt. O’Malley received information Fri- day that the opium joints in “Hop Alley” were again running. Last night he ordered an investigatiqum Amon Don and'Jack Lee were catering to opium smokers and were arrested. Andrew Powell and Henry Miller found in the dens were taken along. CHRISTMAS DIAMOND RINGS. More Than a Thousand From Which to Select for Christmas. All over the civilized world preparations are going forward to celebrate Christmas morn with gifts and tokens that will prove to the loved ones that they have been the objects of thoughtful care, and it is safe to Say that the loving consideration which re- sults in the giving of a Diamond Ring will pe eget highly appreciated by the recip- tl The selection of a Diamond Ring is not such a difficult task, as of yore, from the financial standpoint, for the great Diamond House of Mermod & Jacecard, of Broadway and Locust street, have placed on sale a wonderful aray of Diamond Rings for this holiday season, embracing more than a thousand different styles and combinations of precious stones, which range in price from $10 to $3,000. They have made a spe- cial feature of solitaire diamond rings at $15 each, which are astonishingly pretty and remarkable value at the price. This palatial store will be open evenings until 9 o’clock, until Christmas. IN MEMORY OF LOUIS MAYER. Presentation of the Musician’s Picture to the Ethical Society. At ‘the recital Wednesday night at Me- moral Hall by the faculty of Strassberger’s Conservatory, P. G. Anton delightfully rendered the cello solo which thad been al- loted to the late Louis Mayer. On the Stage was a. life-size crayon of Mayer, placed there by Prof. Strassberger, with whom the musician was intimately as- sociated as an instructor, and when Mr. Strassberger’s number was reached he pre- sented the picture to W. L. Sheldon of the Ethical Society, who spoke at some length upon the loss sustained by the city by Mr. Mayer’s death. An elaborate musical programme was ae by such’ well known artists as Charles .unkel, Louis Conrath, Paul Mori, Guido Parisi, Dr. Memours, P. G. Anton, Misses Berry, Joachin and Miebling. WERE NOT HIS KNUCKLES. Leo Vater Says a Weapon Was Slipped Into His Pocket. Leo Vater, of soldierly bravery and a mas- sive forehead, was before Judge Stevenson. He was convitted of carrying brass knucles and fined $10. Vater is only 22 years old. He came to the United States froen Belgium a year ago. He says he was a student in a leading uni- versity. He entered the army, served three years and was honorably discharged. Then he cast his fortunes in America. His ram- bling life finally landed him in St. Louis. He did odd jobs about hotels. Thursday night he took a stroll in the bad lands. He claims two men asked him for money. He refused and had to fight. An officér ap- peared and Vater claims his foes stuffed the brass knuckles in his pocket and fled. ILLINOIS CENTRAL FLORIDA Through Car Line leaves St. Louis at 8:51 p. m. Dally. “The Coek of the North.’’ The Webster Congregational Church held a bazaar and carnival of nations Friday evening. The hall was brilliantly lighted and vari-colored costumes, representing the different nationalities, gave an ever chang- ing character to the scene. The “Cock of the North’ was played by the fifer of the Scottish Clans in full highland costume, and a very effective programme of tab- leaux was carried out. The bazaar will be open again Saturday afternoon and evening. the Fifth District station Friday night. - Officiar tacslentie of Medal Awarded DR. PRICE’S CREAM BAKING POWDER ; COECOLUMENS AP EENCII= ibecena CC((e — Vi ) a yo sone, i, al wr humors ‘Whether itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, pimply, or blotchy, whether simple, scrofulous 3 heraditary, from infancy to age, speedily cuted by warm baths with CUTICURA SoaP, cenile anointings with CoTicuRa (oint- ment), the great skin cure, and mild doses of CrTicura Resorvent, greatest of blood purifers and humor cures. (iticura Teenld tpronghout awertd. Porrse Dave arp Cusm. Cour., Sele Prope... Beston. “ am’ How to Cure Every Blood Humor, free. Biood | FACE HUMORS Sxcrcand'ycrmovd. Beas | tion“. &s 135 } ‘The Lord Our Shep- IMMANUEL BAPTIST—Rev. Dr. A. A’ Kendrick. Morning, “Th herd;”’ evening, “‘Paul’s Ruling Purpose.” , “The Overcoming DELMAR AVEN UE Wena as sey John T. M. Johnston. Morning Life;” evening, “Jacob’s Well to Jericho.” “ fect Faith;’’ evening, SECOND BAPTIST—Rev. Dr. W. W. Bayo. Morning, “ImPer “Taking a Cheerful View.” ny LAFAYETTE PARK BAPTIST—Reyv. T. C. Carle FPlock;’’ evening, ‘‘Conviction.”’ neh TAYLOR ag hewn! Pm taal J. A. M. Cro . évening, “‘The Soul’s tety.”’ : PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL~ Rey. Dr. M. Burnham. of God;”’ evening, ‘““The Glorious Gospel.”’ —Rev. E. F. Wheeler. Morn- CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF THE REDEEMEF” tage Eo ing, ““Omnipresence of God;” evening, “Christ the Fu rning by Rev. Arthur Hall of RST CONGREGATIONAL—Preaching in the, Moy eger. Springfield, Mo.; evening song service arranged by D. M. Fisk. Morning, “Into the wee OMPTON HILL CONGREGATIONAL: Hew ost Self at Its Broadest.”” ew r ry o? + : : ° Lh) os FOUNTAIN PAnk CONGREGATIONAL—Rev. Harry C. Vrooman. Morning, “‘Leav en of Sadducees;”’ evening, The Salvation Army- CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL—Rev. D of the Sword” (Gustavus Adolphus); evening, ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN—Rev. Dr. M. Rhodes. Morring, a discourse appropriate to his twenty-sixth anniversary; evening service. NON-SECTARIAN CHURCH—Rev. R. C. Cave. Morning, “The Cross in Which to Glory. ‘ F CHURCH OF THE UNITY (UNITARIAN)- Fev. s*. L. Hosmer. Morning, “The Uses za ; ae He ous of Denominations! INITARIAN)—Rev. John Snyder. Morning, first of a short series of sermons on ‘“‘Why We Should Study the Bible. 5) » —_Dr. 8S. Sale. Morning, “The Christian.’’ : TEMPLE Ig Ati Rabbi Leon Harrison. Evening at Church of the Messiah; sub- CC NION Me eST DPISCOPAL—Rev. Dr. L. Luccock. Morning, “The Mercy ? sTT agnt of the Cross.’’ See APAY ERE pk METHODIST EPISCOPAL (South)—Rev. S. H. Werlein. Morn- ing, ‘‘Why the Churches Are Not Always Received;” evening, ‘“The Way to Life Eternal. CABANNE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (South)—Rev. Richard Wilkinson. Morning, preaching by Dr. W. B. Palmore; evening, by Dr. J. kt ‘—- J. F. Corrt T. LUKE’S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (South)— ev. Dr. J. F. Corring- ton. Morning, “Great Expectations;” evening, “How ar God’s Will Extends in Rela- Non INDELD AVENUE METHODIT EPISCOPAL—Rev. Dr. William Wirt King. Morning, “ ity of Man;’’ evening service. °COO KAVENGE METHODIST EPISCOPAL~—Rev. Dr. B. B. Chappell. eveMARVIN. METHODIST EPISCOPAL—Rev. Dr. John M. Moore. Morning, “An Im- se;’’ ni service as usual, porMA LH AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL—Rev. Dr. 8. B. Campbell. Morning, SECOND CU hISTIAN—Rev. Dr. B. F. Slusher. Morning, “How to Possess That Which We Most Need;” evening, “The Disciples of Bacchus. CENTRAL CHRISTIAN—Rev. F. G. Tyrrell. Morning, é hrist.’”’ FETT CEA TeT LAN hav. w. F. Hamann. Morning, “Can I Be as Confident as Was Paul?’ evening, ‘‘Repentance.”’ MOUNT CA'BANNE CHRISTIAN—Rev. Dr. D. R. Dungan. Morning, sermon by Rev. Te . 4 “y: evening, temperance service. i - FOURTH CiHRISTIAN—Rev. W. H. Kern. Morning, ‘The Battles of Life;”’ evening, “The Value of a Boy.” ‘ TYLER PLACE PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. John B. Brandt. Morning, ‘‘The Limitations of P Hearer.”’ WASHINGTON AND COMPTON AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. Frank W. Sneed. Morning, regular service; no evening service. WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. E. D. Walker. series on the Holy Spirit, “The Fruits of the Holy Spirit,” evening, * ing Pertaining to the Great Salvation.” LEE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. Henry Gardner. ces. FIRST PRPSBYTERIAN—Rev. Dr. George E. Martin. Morning, “‘Life’s Mediation;” evening, ‘“‘The Royal Majesty of Jesus Christ.” — GRAND AVENUE PRESBYTBDPRIAN—Rev. Dr. J. F. Cannon. usual; no evening service. LAFAYETTE PARK PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. Dr. 8S. C. Palmer. Indictment of and Challenge to His People.”’ WEST PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. Dr. F. C. Ferguson. ures;:” evening, “A Patriarch’s Farewell.” RAYMOND PLACE PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. Taylor Bernard. rvices. m3 ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL—Morning mass at 6, 8 and 10:30 o’clock; vespers, Morning, “‘Fear Not, Little Morning, “Christian J@y;” Morning, “Deep Things r cc. S. Sargent. Morning, “‘The Apostle “There Is Forgiveness Through Christ.” Morning and “‘Consecration;” evening, Morning, fifth sermon in itness and Warn- Morning and evening ser- vi Morning, services as Morning, ‘“‘Jehovah’s Morning, “Discovered Treas- Morning and evening 30 p. m. ST. ALPHONSUS ROMAN CATHOLIC—Morning mass, 5:15, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10:30 a. m.; |}, vespers, 7:30 p. m. ST. JOHN’S ROMAN CATHOLIC—Morning mass, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10:30 a. m.; vespers, 7:30 p. m. ST. GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL—Rev. Dr. R. A. Holland. Morning, ‘Hall Caine’s Chris- Morning and evening services. Merning and evening services. Morning, ‘‘Preachers and Preach- THE CATHEDRAL (EPISCOPAL)—Canon Davis, ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL—Rev. William Short. TRINITY EPISCOPAL—Rev. William Bardens. ing;’’ evening, ‘‘Heaven.” ETHICAL SOCIETY—Mr. W. L. Sheldon. Morning, “Shakspeare’s King Lear.” FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST (Scientist)—Pine street, between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets. Morning, “Triumphant Joy Through Unity With Christ.’ SALVATION ARMY—I1I41l Franklin avenue. Morning, welcome meeting to new offi- cers, Ensign and Mrs. Caslen; evening, the Ensign wil] be assisted by women cadets from Training Garrison, s SALVATION ARMY—%3 Market street. Morning subject, ‘“‘Ananias and Sapphira;” afternoon, ‘““‘The Wages of Sin;” evening, “The Great Promise,.”” R. Ibson, Captain. SALVATION ARM Y—315 South Jefferson avenue. Afternoon, ‘‘Free and Easy;’ even- ing, “Crutchless Religion.’”’ Lieut. Brown. SALVATION ARMY—2639 Franklin avenue, Capt. Stone King in command at 11 a. m. and 3 and 8 p. m. SALVATION ARM Y—Carondelet, corner Robert and Minnesota avenues. Morning, farewell meeting of Capt. Farrar; afternoon, holiness meeting; evening, “On Night in a Ball-room.”’ SALVATION ARMY—442 Easton avenue. Afternoon, Leader Captain Throckmorton; evening, Battle for Souls, led by Lieut. B. Coppack. SALVATION ARMY—Slum Post. Morning and evening meetings; Capt. Pruden in ommand. Y SALVATION ARMY SHELTER—11 Market street. As usual, Capt. Gregerson in mmand. 7 CHURCH OF GOD—Elder H. H. Spiker. Morning, “‘The Spirit of Adoption;” even- ing services as usual. REFORMED CHURCH MISSION—Cella’s Hall, Delmar afl Taylor avenues, Rev. J. C. Horning. Sunday-school, 2:30 p. m.; afternoon services at 3:30. HYDE PARK CONGREGATIONAL~—Rev. W. M. Jones. Morning, ‘‘The Entree to the Kingdom;” evening, ‘“The Soul’s Passions.” , BEULAH CHRISTIAN—Rev. E. M. Smith. Morning, “The Word of Life;” evening, ‘The Gospel of Peace.’’ COOK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN—Morning, preaching by the pastor; no sermon in he evening. : SECOND BAPTIST—Rev. W. W. Boyd. Morning, ‘‘Imperfect Faith;” evening, “Take a Cheerful View.” CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION—Rev. P. G. Robert. 10 o’clock; divine service, 11 o’clock; evening services, 5 o’clock. FIRST CHRISTIAN—Rev. Frank Farmer. Morning, ‘Personal Responsibility in Church Work;” evening, ‘‘Behold the Lamb of oGd.” : A Sermon on Love. a Church Notes. A part of the sermon delivered by Rev. | The Rev. Frank W. Sneed will preach D. S. Phelan last Wednesday evening, ‘‘The the sermon at the installation services of Mystery of Faith,” at the Church of the Rev. Mr. Spencer at the Central Mission Immaculate Conception, is as follows: Sunday evening. “Love is the greatest power in the unt-| The ladies of Cabanne Methodist Episco- verse and source of every other power.;Pal Church will give a bazaar at Arcade Love planned and constructed the physical all, Friday, December 17, from 1 to 11 p. world: love conceived and brought forth|™. Many novel features will be introduced. the intellectual world, Love preserves The Literary Society of the Church of them and rules them. God is love. The|the Messiah will meet Wednesday evening names of His attributes are written on! at 8 o'clock in the parlor of the church. His thigh. Love is the only power in the| The subject for discussion will be “Hyp- world of men; love founded empires andj} notism.’’ All are invited. overthrew them. Love made nations anad|_ The long and embarrassing debt of St. destroyed them. Love built cities andj} Luke’s Methodist Episcopal Church has razed them to the ground. Love lifted up| nearly been lifted. Arrangements are be- great dynasties and houses and pulled them |ing made for a jubilee and a dedication down again. Love made society and pre-j| service. serves it from decay. All history is an epic The ladies of the Tyler Place Presbyter- poem, and its theme is love, Love is|ian Church are preparing for an anniver- eternal. It is omnipresent; it is omnipo-| Sary social Tuesday evening. This will be tent. Love is God. St. Paul tells us that; the first anniversary of the organization of- love never fails. It cannot die. Hate is| the church. The social will be held at the called dead love only by figure of speech. | residence of the pastor, 3809 Flad avenue. Hate is ‘amos vindex.’ The indignation of Sunday evening, the Rev. F. L. Hosmer love. The heart that loves can hate.| of the Church of the Unity will continue Friends are tolerant of each other’s imper-/| his papers on “Short Studies in the En- fections, but there is a dead love in friend-| glish Drama.” The subject will be “English ship which, when crossed, is never re-| Social Life and Manners in the Last Half crossed. : of the Sixteenth Century—The Theater in “A friend’s treason stabs friendsh!p, and| Shakspeare’s Time.” the wound never heals. Parents and chil- In the lecture on “King Lear,’ by Mr. dren, husband and wife, sister and brother, | Sheldon, at Memorial Hall, Sunday morning, are bound to each other by a bond that} this great play by Shakspeare is to be in- death cannot Sever, but there is a treason; terpreted as if it were an ethical or re- that will make a wife hate her husband | ligious sermon to the world at large, teach- and a husband hate a wife; that will turn/ ing the same truths which ere taught to us parent against child and child against/ from the Bible. What the great ethical les- parent, that will make the brother the ene, son from “King Lear” may be it will be my of his sister and the sister the enemy | the endeavor of the lecturer to point out of her brother. Love turned to hate never| The subject has been suggested by prob- smiles again. Betrayed love may forgive lems raised in the discussion of “+ Me la but demands a terrible atonement. The of Shakspeare in the ‘Greek Ethics Club . dying daughter may on her deathbed suc- the Ethical Society an i some of tho e ob cessfully plead with her angered father, | lems Mr Sheldon will pact ~ ainmamaat ic tine aoe ne may ~pbed Ronee ores with-| course of his address = ” ered arms entwined aroun s neck wha By >. prt g: and the mute pleading of an erring hus-| mornin De 7 19. S: eet ce an aca y band’s dying look may soften the strong |hima — CC. 29. Ot. LOUISANS W - os » — | f fe ey second time on the Monday following, | heart O° an injured wife; but in both cases when he will give an address on “Marriage.” | death is the minister of reconciliation, This lectu § dl be , ae we _— ros 7 ‘Treason is punished with a hate as un- eateebinaan es ae x Ethics Chub ne tre | dying ae love itself. Rome was false to| to everyone who mau de w stagtg 7 Ble ° Coriolanus, and he marshaled an army to Servises 1 hed held ever 1 me cing at the ena the ungrateful city. His mother met Open Dear: Mission ‘614’ Fraaklin avenue. im at the gate and pleaded for the lives of | The pastor K “A. Veitch will preach Sun- brothers and sisters, whom he had devoted | day morning at il o'clock Young people's to destruction. He yielded to his own un- praise aieeine at 7 athe Gospel services py bet ne 6 oe you have saved) at So’clock . vis =. ues Tuined me," reception will be given to Mrs. Booth- “God loves man with an eternal love, | Tucker, Commander-in-Chief of the Salva- Man proved a traitor. He yielded to ambi- | tion Army of the United States, at the Lin- ~yt-- committed an overt act of treason Senta Tuesday, Dec. 14, from 3 to 6 4 epin c bring Go Evangelists Hart and Magann are meet- place. ing with great success in the revival at the mission, 1432 Franklin avenue. Te date eighty-six persons have professed Christ The large congregations are made up of persons from different portions of the city, rich and poor, the educated and the un- fas educated, and great results are expected, cillation They will remain another week. Miss Helen Richardson, a returned mis- sionary from China, will deliver an address Welneadakr teat Park Methodist Church nesday evening. Morning, communion, imi te was at an era ae mom grace was| The following programme has been ar- F dead love can live again.” | ranged for a song service at the 5 helan is going to apeak on this theme Co cuareh Sunday night aa Z | »\ AS \S Women, mothers of families, have no more right to live beyond their strength than be- yond their income. P The greatest injustice that women do themselves and their children is in putting off getting well. Headaches, nervousness, dyspepsia and melancholia lay their leaden fingers over the whole household. Paine’s celery compound has driven sick- ness and gloom from innumerable homes, where some loved membergwas the source of continual anxiety and even despair. The constantly repeated successes of th's great invigorator in making people well have roused many persons who thought them- Ativan a unredeemably to lives of imperfect health to try Paine’s celery com- pound. No one can read the following letter with- out being inspired with confidence in this great remedy: 659 Elm street, Buffalo, N. Y., July 23. , About eight years ago, after the birth of a child, I suffered terribly. I could not get help from over a dozen physicians to whom I applied, and after receiving treatment from the last doctor continually for nine months, was pronounced cured and con- tinued so until fhe birth of another child, when I was obliged to commence doctoring again, although all imaginable treatments had) been resorted to without one particle of relief. I was subject to neuralgic troubles and slightly rheumatic, and I. became dis- couraged and melancholy, feeling that I should never again be a well woman. bn _ SA \nother Home ~mpound. TI was in a pitiful state, when my who had been benefited by the use = Paine’s celery compound, urged me it. In a remarkably short time amt began taking the remedy I began to a change for the better. Before I had4ak three bottles I was well. I consider my cure a miracle, for I had tried a great many doctors and different drugs and spent hun- dreds of dollars in vain. Respectfully yours, MRS. KATE HENNBESSEN, Close, careful observation of great num- bers of cases like the above led Professor Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., of the Dartmouth Medical School to the formu- lation of Paine’s celery compound, The success of this universally well-known remedy in quickly driving out disease from the blood and system need not be reteld newspaper readers. : Paine’s celery compound restores to a healthy state a weakened and diseased ner- vous system. One of the first evidences of its building-up virtue is the gain in flesh noticeable about the face. Night sweats and nervous twichings are things of the past; there is a great improvemént in looks, a better appetite, sounder sledp, a clearer skin and more regular functions. These are a few of the outward improvements. More important is the thorough and radical purifying of the blood and the regulating and building-up of the deep-lying nerves all over the body. There is nothing half way or partial in the effect of Paine’s celery compound. It cures permanently. : “THE CLEANER ’TIS, THE COSIER TIS.” __ WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT ee -_-- — oe eee —_— — Is Watching O’er Israel,’’ Mendelssohn; quartette, “Hark, Hark, My Soul,”” Buck; alto solo, “Crossing the Bar,’’ Kroeger; or- gan offertoire, Batiste; quartette, “Zion,” Rodney Rees; organ postlude, Silas. Dr. John Henry Barrows, one of the most eloquent pulpit orators of the day, and the promoter of the Congress of Religions at the World's Fair, will lecture on ‘“‘Chris- tianity in Asia” at First Congregational Church, Grand and Delmar avenues, Fri- day evening, Dec, 17, at 8 o'clock. aul’e cantata, “Truth,’’ will be sung at at Peter's Episcopal Church Sunday even- ing. The solo‘sts are Mrs, Ida Fox, s0- rano; Miss Lillian Morse, contralto; Philip ‘nzinger, bass; Prof. F. W. Hayward, or- ganist. Rabbi H. J. Messing of the United He- brew Congregation wiil deliver a lecture Tuesday evening before the evening classes of the Jewish Alliance, in the rooms of the new Jefferson school building, Ninth and Wash streets. Subject, “Judaism and Pa- triotism.” Admission free. -ithert and Sullivan's beautiful opera “Mikado” will be given at Pickwick Theater Thursday evening, December 16, under the direction of G. A. Bluthardt, organist of Trinity Church, assisted by Prof. R. Nel- son’s pupils, for the benefit of Trinity Church fund. A mission will be conducted at All Saints Episcopal Church, Twenty-second street and Washington avenue, for one week, commencing Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Rev. E. Duckworth, rector of St. James’ Church, will conduct the services, Y. M C. A. Notes. The Young Men’s Meeting this evening at the Central ¥. M. C. A. wili be conducted by Dr. John R. Hume, who will speak on “’Un- buried Dead,”’ | At4io’clock Sunday afternoon Rev. Samuel! I. Lindsay, pastor of the Brank Memorial Presbyterian Church, will speak on “Crises and How to Meet them.’ All men are in- vited. Edward McCune, Assistant Secretary of the Central Y. M. C. A. wiil pass Sunday in Mattoon, Ill, and deliver an address to the members of the Railroad Y. M. C. A, The annual election of the Y. M. C. A. yes- terday resulied in the re-election of T. 58. McPheeters, Selden P. Spencer James H. on Sunday, Dec. Vieita- Prof. ger: Ve Meg “ ior and Baston ayenues, Guilmant; quartetiq, “He > 4 5 at Bas So % 2 a pF _—_ Allen, Hobart Brinsmade.and Waiker Hill as directors and In the election of J. H. Guyett, F. G. Hollmann, T. G. Rutledge, Daniel N. Kirby and Isaac H. Orr as mem- bers of the Central Branch Committee of Management. The ILLINOIS CENTRAL fast day train to Chicago, the “Daylight Special,” mow carries a Parlor-Cafe car. William Connors’ Bad Fall. 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