St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 22, 1897

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Si ae in wages among the unemployed during the excavation of this Lake. Thousands of skaters enjoy the sport each day. To these this appeal is made. The Salvation Army will feed 10,000 hungry persons on Xmas Day. Do your share. The lassies will be among the They cannot ask contributions in a public park, Offer them without solicitation. Serious Charge Against Dr. Wm. Smith of the Kirksville College. Special to the Post-Dispatch. ee CHICAGO, Il., Dec. 22.—The:Grand-jury has voted to indict Prof. William Smith of Kirksville, Mo.. for the robbery of the | Dunning morgue on October 24 last. With him it was voted to hold Henry Ulrich, the | watchman, and John Ludes, the teamster, ,to await trial in the courts. | Dr. Smith wires here: “I have commit- _ted no offense against the laws of either lilinols or Missouri. Pres'dent Healy has seen fit to do a great deal of talking. When _the time comes for me to speak I will do ‘60 In @ very decided manner.” The charge upon which the indictments were voted was burglary, and not body stealing, as was commonly expected. It seems that under the laws of lIilinois a grave. The theft of bodies outside of graves is not larceny, but the ghouls who visited the Dunning morgue broke open a door and took away with them the shrouds in whica the bodies were wrapped. None of the defendants appeared before the Grand-jury. Statements made by Ulrich and Ludes were presénted by Detective Ser- geant De Roche, who has had charge of the case. President Healy of the County Board told the story of the pier 4 and Detect.ve 8 t told of Ulrich’s identification of the p : Prosthent Beals cnt’ will. make ag, effort human body has no value unless it is ina, all, Ate Aas Ar . Y WE ee mn Dee ghee ' ne, dic ’ bight nyt: pe tyr wn i le -¥ =; eT int i ‘ . A - a8 ™, wen “ " | oo - DR. WILLIAM SMITH. to secure Smith for trial] in this yuNnty probably will send an officer ag a OB With requisition papers, but the ways and means sty he ie as yet been decided upon Capiases for Ulrich and Ludes w: on ver —_ morning. oF Wil be , puma ) d x ¥ he na : v4 : m iy | b MARRIED HIS “LITTLE GIRL.” Romantic Weddingeof Rev. Chestnut and Miss Rodgers at Marissa. Rev. Robert U. Chestnut, 39 years old, and Miss Dora M. Bixby Roherts, 23 years old, obtained a marriage license at Belle- ville Tuesday and were married Tuesday night at the bride’s home in Marissa. The wedding was the culmination of a little romance. Rev. Chestnut is pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Marissa. Sev- eral years ago his wife died, leaving him with two smali children. Miss Bixby was in Mrs. Chestnut’s Sun- day School class, and the minister and hi« wife were very fond of her and called her their little gir). After Mrs. Chestnut’s death the attach- ment between the two ripened into love. The wedding was a quiet one, only the in- timate friends being invited. The new Mrs. Chestnut is very intelligent and attractive. EVERY DIME WILL FEED A HUNGRY UNFORTUNATE ON CHRISTMAS SAID TO BE A GHOUL | THE WEATHER FORECAST. | FAIR—WARMER THURSDAY. For St. Louls and vicinity—Falr Wednes- day night; Thursday, partis cloudy; warmer. For Missouri—Increasing cloudiness aud war- mer Wednesday pigcht and Thursday with probable snow flurries in the north portion. For Iilinolg—Fair Wednesday warmer in the northwest portion; Thursdey increasing cloudiness and warmer with spow flurries in the north and central portions. The temperatares have risen decidedly ia the West and Northwest, and have where, night with fallen else- a ea... POST-DISPATCH THERMOMETER. cadena ens 26 - . 2 p. TWO PECULIAR CLAIMS HE WAS MARRIED. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 22.—Joseph Waters of Moline, Ill, is here cla'ming a share of the estate of Mrs. Anna R. Mintzer, who died in 1896, leaving property valued at $2%,- | 000. Waters claims to have married the widow in 1892. His attorneys said they had a marriage certificate, issued by Frank M. Burgess, who, fn 1892, was @ justice of the peacé in St. Paul, but who is now in the insane asylum at Rochester, Minn. Mintzer heirs admit that Waters secured a marriage license frdm the Clerk of the Pistrict Court in 1892, but insist that Mrs. “" Adintver did not marry f . 7 r 4 thee | ; ’ | vorced and each had « ; ton The | } ho il Jas oa WEDDING ITEMS. a —_ RETURNED TO THEIR OLD LOVE. WACO, Tex., Dec. 2 cullar Interest occurred The erties were Mr. l.. Gaylord and Mrs. S. C.}Horton. This was the second trial by the same couple They had been dl- mniractec aA se€col marr.age. Mr. Gaylord got a divorce de- cree from his second wife and Mrs. Hor- from her second husband, and they reached here by agreement from Fiorida, and were reunited. The.r first wedding took place feurteen years ago, and they lived towether six years. Two chiidren, 4, boy and a girl, were born to them. Mr and Mra. Gaylord and their two-ehlidren went out Into the covatry to ae \ marr'age of pe- yesterday. here ahew oS a farm. ine 7 ss a> tg BS Se ree! - * a Git iby Sie > Oe Re SR SS IN SEARCH OF HUSBANDS, Grace Lulu Raines Answers Matrimonial “Ads.” ALSO HER FRIEND, MISS LEWIS. MEN FROM OUT OF TOWN COM. PLAI NOF THEM TO THE POLICE. DIAMOND RINGS RECEIVED. Police Called on Miss Raines, Got Back a Nebraska Man’s Ring and Did Some investi- WBS | gating. salad. During the past week Chief of Volice Harrigan ras had many inquiries from men in different parts of the United States as to the social standing of women giving their names as Grace Lewis and Lulu Raines who, the letters state, live at 1344 Merchant street, St. Louis. The writers state that they became en- gaged to @ woman giving one of the above names, through a correspondence which began by answering an advegtisement in @ Chicago matrimonial journal. The last Inquiry came from Ports Wilson of Bertrand, Neb. He wrote that he answered an advertise- ment in a matrimonial paper published in Chicago in which Grace Lewis of 1344 Mer- chant street, St. Louis, expressed a desire to secure “a kind and loving husband” with means sufficient to eupport her. scribed herself as young and pretty, with @ moderate income which she derived from ® small property owned by her. ; - Wilson thought he would about fill the bill and replied accordingly. She answered his letter and the correspondence that fol+ lowed led to an exchange of photographs and a plighting of their troth. As an evi- dence of his love and sincerity Wilson sent his inamorata a ring set with diamonds and rubies valued at $50. , That all happened about two months ago. Lately, Wilson, gays, his fance’s have eon ge en and jacking in the ardor that characterized her former missives. He became suspicious and wrote to the police, requesting them to get hfs ring back should the object of his love, in their opinion, prove unworthy. Detectives visited the house at 134 Mer- chant street Tuesday and were receiv who answered to the name She did not exac i answer the description given by Wilson his fiance, but a mitted that she had be- come engaged to him by letter and i - he had sent her a ring. She wore the of his love on her engagement finger, When apprised of the contents of the Jet- ter written by Wilson to the police she e very indignant. She tore the ri from her hand and, tossing it to the of- ficer, said: “Here is his old ring. You can send it back to him and tell hin our ang is at an end. If he can't trust me I dont want anything more to do with him.” The officer took the ring to the Four “Courts. Othe woman admitted to the officer that she and a woman named Lewis had an- @wered several advertisements in matri- monial journals and were sincere in, their hunt for “kind and loving husbands. It wae learned that they receive numerous letters and packages by mail nearly every ice Miss Lewis d the same. a» in the o ~~ of ee: d Miss Raines are on “C. C. Baykin of Leesburg, Fia., superin- tendent of the Lake County Farm, also wrote to Chief Harrigan regarding > standing of Miss Raines. He stated that had become engaged to her about a month ago in the same tnanner as narrated above. SHE PREVENTED A DIVORCE, Mrs. Allen Hale Has Her Say, Though Not Summoned. Isabella Lauer was refused a divorce by Judge Spencer Wednesday, the court hold- ing that she was as much to blame for do- mestic infelicity as was her husband, Charles. Isabella was formerly a song-and- | ance performer. bs As sd case was being closed, Mrs, Allen Hale, a big woman, with a distinct voice, pushed out from my nareee: where the a jeden. sen Aes eay something about this case. That woman don’t deserve @ al- voree. She has been with my husband since she asked for this decree.” ie Hale was placed on the stand as6 ‘erated her statement under oath. ared ov fiercely at Mrs. Lauer that sev extra Deputy Sheriffs were called tn and posted about the room so they could ready ia case of &roubie. Charles Manlin Goes to Jail and Gives Them His Prison Fare. CINCINNATI, O., Dee, 22.—A ead cane of | self-sacrificing poverty was brought to lignt ‘here by the Y. M. C. A. In the case of ‘Charles Maniin, a gypsey horse trader, In ‘jail here. It was discovered that he saved lal the food given him by the jailers and | passed it out to his wife to save his starv- ‘ing babies who were at home absolute destitute. He Is charged with rece stolen goods, but the case against very weak. His family has care of by charitable people. SHOT AT BY GUARDS. Warm Reception for Kentucky Toll- Gate Raiders. 4al to the Post-Dispeted. . Ler Ky., Dec. 2-Soldterg on two men sneak building aod shet at of the soidiers had house by «a party of helted on ad gy + The men . at are t to aA coe a oy ' a militia Were as | ™. allem becn drawn frem en, which ite | eS be J made k , é i = 4, te 2 Pa 5 Uae er? A +o i ow. - * ail a ea - ‘i ee) eee tt 7: Fe rita? ce =e . . 4 a ee | ee Pap eee i 4 = be shy ne ° *, > * “ . A is ere mg =, “ is Py twee oe . © si a ot x ; : : H * ‘s. bee . ae % LT ~ & mn Pe take “ye gre eae a ah. % aS A wits = - .; RES ey cae me ae a . f = ig , ey ee > 7 , rs - ah . f =e i * Se, ile 1 ae ‘ aoe a - > 4 2 3 ’ ts, ae ee ar a - » apg ae 5 a 7 ‘ : ‘ z > ¥ oS P ¥ - => Ss .S : ; . % 7 ET REPORTS.) _~ ee wd + “a _ . = s C ‘ % « ae ~ >

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“«. ¥ “Washington avenue. Their mission was tO | than trail cars, which are attached to motor cars, | Was about {0 lead the @f the Lindell Railway Company; Corwin WEDNESDAY—ST. LOUIS*POST- Si all + - ISPATCH—DECEMBER 22, 1897, - ec WARRANTS. ISSUED FOR FOUR STREET RAILWAY’ PRESIDENTS, eputy Sheriffs Ordered to Arrest Edwards Whitaker, Corwin H. Spencer, John Scullin and Capt. Robert McCulloch ? FOR DISREGARDING THE VESTIBULE LAW. Demand of the Post-Dispatch That the Statute Be Enforced Is Heeded, and the Cases Will Be Pushed in the ’ Court of Criminal Correction. POPOL OOP ON OL ODO OLED OO COD COOOL OOO POT Oe OT Oe + State of Missouri, Plaintiff, Vs. Edwards Whitaker, Defendant. Thomas E. Mulvihili, Prosecuting Attorney of the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction, now here in: Court, on behalf of the State of Missouri, . Poon Se Oe Oe ae Ce Ce * information makes as follows: oy That Edwards Whitaker is the president, agent and officer of the Lindell Railway Company, which said corporation, duly organized under and by vir- ture of the laws of the State of Missouri, and zs such, at the dates herein- after named, owned, operated and controlled a line of street railway in the said City of St. Louis, operated by the motive power of electricity. That on the first day of November, and upon every day in November, 1897, and upon the first day of December, and every day up to the filing of this in- formation, in said month, and on the twenty-second day of December, said corporation did, through and by said Edwards Whitaker, its president, agent and officer, willfully, knowingly and wrongfully operate an electric street car, which was not a trailer car attached to a motor car, upon‘its lines, to- wit: Electric car No. 314, while said electric car was not provided at the front end with a screen composed of glass, or other material, which fully and completely protected the motorman of said electric car stationed on the front end of said car from wind and storm, while said motorman was guiding and directing said car, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided. And the said Thomas E. Mulvihill, Prosecuting Attorney for the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction, further information makes as follows: That Edwards Whitaker, in the City of St. Louis, on the twenty-second day of December, 1897, was then and there the president, agent and officer of the Lindell Railway Company, a railroad corporation, organized according to law and as such operated a street railway in said city by the motive pow- er of electricity. And the,said Edwards Whitaker, as president, agent and of- ficer of said company did in said city on the twenty-second day of Decem- ber, 1897, wilfully, knowingly and wrongfully operate an electric street car which was not a trail car attached to a motor car, upon the lines of said Lindell Railway Company, to-wit, electric car No.-314, while said car was not provided with a screen composed of glass or other material, which fully and completely protected the motorman of said electric éar, stationed on the front end of said electric car, from wind and storm, while said motorman was guiding and directing said car, contrary to the statutes in such cases, made and provided, and against the dignity and peace of the State. THOMAS E. MULVIHILL, Prosecuting Attorney. 2 or eo ee ee ° ~e * o = ©, * Or ° > or . - am ° fo O ole Oooo 280 @ 48 a ee + 7 +? . . a ae + ho ‘\ ? ee ee Xe ke ee ee Be ODO © 5p OHGr tho © Eo © Hho Otho O56 080-180 O10 Hor © ole Oole-w at noon Wednes-; then examined. As in the other cases there | were no vestibules, and no attempt had been made to protect the motormen from wind 'and storm. ‘ H. Spencer, pres'dent of the Southern Elec- | gh IE gee em Ay a Post- iin aia of the is ch reporter regarding the prosecu- ack Dene ai@ag” aaa Shen.” Keven: tion of the cases against the street raliway | managers. McCulloch, general manager of the Cass “They will be prosecuted just as any Avenue and Fair Grounds Railway. other people who violate our laws,” he The warrants are in the hands of deputy Said. “First they will be arrested. Thay will of course be released on bond and the sheriffs, who willsplace the men mentioned “in the information under arrest. arraignment will follow in the Court of The street railway officials are charged Criminal Correction. The cases will be docketed and they will be tried as any with having failed to provide vestibules for the protection of the motormen. other cases. “I anticipate that the corporations will fight the cases with their might and main. The informations were issued by Prose- cuting Attorney Thomas E. Mulvihill, and their issuance is a direct result of the vig- But the law is plain.”’ Then the Prosecuting Attorney handed orous crusade made for the enforcement of ihe law by the Post-Dispatch. the reporter a copy of the statute which At 11:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, is as_ follows: ea FOR CARS ON STREET RAIL- Prosecuting Attorney Mulvihill, Igeputy Bheriff Joseph Brockel and a Post-Dispatch AYS. AN JACT REQUIRING PERSONS, ASSOCIA: Teporter were stationed at Sixth street and | Warrants were issued Gay against Edwards Whitaker, president TIONS AND CORPORATIONS OWNING OR OPERATING STREET CARS TO PROVIDE POR THE WELL-BEING AND PROTEC- TION OF EMPLOYES. Be It enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. That every electric street amr, other eect the evidence on which to base the | shall be provided during the months of November. charge contained in the informations, December, January, February and March of each The first case was made against the Lin- year, at the front end. with @ screen composed Well Railway; car No. 314 of the Page ay- | &f slass or other material, which shall fully and enue division going west. It was note4 completely protect the driver, motorman, gripman ahat there was no vestibule of any kind or other person stationed on such front end and rovided for the protection of the motovw- guiding or directing said car, from wind and storm, dian. Mr. Mulvihti? approached the motor- Sec, ny person, agent or efficer of any asso- . oan ‘ Uv ciation or corporation violating any of the pro- man on the front end of the car. Visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a om Se gn menuting Attorney and [| misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined & cases for the enforcement of! in a sum not less than $25 nor more than $100 BRAINS AND MILLIONS. OF MONEY IN THE GIGANTIC-WHEAT DEAL * And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. And Joseph gathered corn (wheat) as the sand of the sea, very’ much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn (wheat); because that the: famine was so sore in all lands.—Genesis xli., 48, 49, 57. Young Leiter's Pluck Is No Less Astounding Than Armour's Resources, Z THE GRAIN: KING'S. ENERGY. Transactions, the Immensity of Which Are Almost Beyond Conception. — Special to the Post-Dispatch. CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 22.—The biggest wheat deal the world has ever known has but a few more days to run. Not until 1:15 p..m., Dec. 31, when the gong on the Board of Trade will give the signal to cease the battle, will the outcome of the struggle be- rtween Leiter and Armour be known. . While it seems to be a contest between young Joseph Leiter and Philip D. Armour, it is really a battle of the latter’s millions against those of the elder Leiter, for the fortune of the old merchant is backing his son. Not since the days of oid “Commodore” Vanderbilt has the commerce of this country seen the superb generalship brought out by the great December wheat deal. It has been a battle of giants. Against the Leiter millions have been’ arrayed the immense wealth, the experience, the great plant, the almest unlimited command of transporta- tion facilities and the consummate Sagacity of the greatest entrepreneur who site in his office in LaSalle pos om and — the ac- tivities of a commercial empire. For the average man a deal on the Board iof Trade means a mere § eculative battle which at the close js settled by the pay- ment of differences, the real commodity be- ing used merely as a basis for operations. In the Leiter-Armour deal the speculations have been what economists call honest. That is to-say, the wheat that has been bought and sold has been bought and sold for delivery. ‘These transactions stagger the intellect. It is almost impossible to conceive the meaning of 6,000,000 bushels of wheat. Oneemay as well talk about sixty billion dollars or a thousand million miles. How did P. D. Armour get this wheat to- gether to deliver it to Joseph Leiter? Armour’s operations are likened by @ Board of Trade man with a B:blical turn of mind tothe corner of food products by Joseph, in Egypt, where, according to Genesis XLI., “All the countries of the earth had to come into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn,”’ For several weeks ship load after ship load of wheat has been pouring into Chi- cago from every depot in the big North- west. The grain is the choicest in the mar- ket. It is what is called contract wheat— that.is, Ne. 2 old, or Ne. l«Northern, .Ar- mour could not deliver any kind of wheat but these two. The inspection has been careful, but Mr. Armour knew what kind of wheat he had to have-and got it, Five weeks ago he saw what was in pros- pect, and this fores'ght—the one qualifica- tion that is supremely necessary to the suc- cessful business man—enabled him to be ready to:turn over the stocks when the time came for him to do it. He knew precisely what he could command, and he set about it in the simplest and most direct manner. Mr. Arm@®ur found that he had a matter of 6,000,000 bushels to eget, and at once all the various activities of the complex mechanism of the superbly organized house of Armour & Co. were setin motion. The wheat want- 'ed was stored in the warehouses of Duluth, M'nneapolis and the Northwest. This wheat must be bought, transported to Chicago stored und inspected by the first day of January. It was a problem from which most men would shrink. To buy goods is easy if one “has money or credit. It was the physical question of carrying such a vast quantity over tremendous stretches of land and water. It was, ina way, a battle, not between Armour and Le'ter, but between Armour and nature. And Armour won. The directing genius of the big house went to work at once. His agents went to Duluth, to Minneapolis and to the north- west to buy wheat. Other couriers were dispatched to see the railroads and the ves- sel men. The telegraph was used ad libi- tum. Every steamship that could be hired was engaged. Within a few days a big fleet of the biggest carriers on the great lakes was awaiting the orers of the Chicago mer- chant or was busy fretting through the water heavily laden with fine, round wheat for the Armour elevatofs. Now, navagation was closed on the lakes and the ice ‘had begun to form. Up in the elevators «f Duluth lay 2,000,000 bushels of grain which had been bought for the house of Armour. It must be shipped by water. The ‘harbor was freezing or frozen. A detail, but a vital deta‘l, was here to be mastered. Nature must be beaten back and the harbor kept open. A half dozen tugs were pressed into service and paid $50 a day each to bob up and down in that harbor and keep it open unti] the Armour boats could get away with their treasures. The sturdy little vessels crashed through ice several inches thick and Duluth harbor was held open. While the tugs were fuming and snort‘ng in Duluth harbor the Soo Canal was held open by a similar process, and wy | more tugs were crunching into the ice in Thunder Bay. Meanwhile the warehouses of Minneapo- lis were descended upon, and the wheat, re- sponding to the power of the lever in Chi- cago, began to ebb from them and flow along the lines of the Burlington and St, Paul to the Armour elevators here. Minne- sota, the Dakotas, Illinois, Wisconsin, In- diana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska ard Kan- Sas gave up their best agricultural fruit to enable the silent man in LaSalle street to keep his contracts. Mr. Armour was given a ciear track on the railroads, and while vessels of great tonnage, like the City of Venice, the Wright, the Harsell, the La Salle, the City of Genoa, the Grover, the Thompson and other boats, were dumping their cargoes by the hundreds of thousands of bushels into the Armour elevators on the docks, the railroads were pouring car after car into the Armour warehouses which are fed by their lines. Thus was this greatest wheat deal man- ipulated on its physical side by the indus- trial genius of P. D. Armour. The Leiter party had little notion of What was going on until after ‘the eat was on its way from Minneapolis and Duluth and the Great North w opt, $0, Pinicago: It was the farthest from the hgeht of any that this wheat could be handled in this way, and Mr. Armour hag once more dem ed how seeming impos! ilitieg,.may be accom- plished if one has‘only the courage to act and to make opportunities when opportuni. ties are lacking. : r: Young Mr. Leiter has already put §2.000,- 000 into the deal, and it is said that he has $6,000,000 ready in hard cash tn-case he needs it. Thus far he has dtrected the deal alone, but now‘the elder Leiter is here and it is possible that, befng on the ground, he will feel inclined to pit’*some of his ripe business experience against that of the eminently sagacious Armour. During the progress of the battle the tac- tics of the two opposing forces have been superfine. Brain has been matched against brain with the very best of skill. The power behind each has been incalculable. A thou- sand and one points have been thought of by both sides, but it must be admitted that the most admirable work ever done in any wheat deal, if not in any business transac- tion in trade history, was done by the founder of the Armour Institute when he reached out and drew to the bosom of Chi- cago 6,000,000 bushels of wheat for which Europe is crying out. To do this he turns Chicago’s status as a wheat center inside out. But he had to do it, and when he has to do a thing P: D. Armour generally accomplishes his purpose. —- --;-— — woe ALL SORTS OF RUMORS. the vestibule law,’ said Mr. Mulvihill. “I | for each day that any car ponte oar to or used by want your name as a witness.” such person, association or corporation is permitted I have no time to speak to any one! remain unprovided with a screen, required by when Gaon on duty,”’ was the reply. He | sma Fes this ae And it is hereby made the Srasped the controlle Pine hay q | duty o 1 prosecuting attorney of each county in | west. er and the Gar sped a Sta.e to enforce the provisions of .this act, Then car No. 208 of the Uni ; for which he shall be entitled in addition to his eo Cae nion Line, one | ordinary fee or salary, one-quarter of the fine re- of the lines operated by the Cass avenue | covered. oi ' . | South, tT Grounds Company, passed, going | “I do not think the street railway men | It was provided with no vestib rj ! : = pre *stibule, | will fight the facts in the cases,”’ said Mr. ~ aaet wee made to obtain the name | Mulvihill. ‘Gar No 7 of tt eit, i | “They will in all probability fight the law and car No 964) “tay Monte Electric Lire | and attempt to prove that it is unconstitu- vision of the Union’ D herokee avenue di- j tional. I have investigated it carefully and : © “nion Depot Railway were iI believe they will not succeed.” | They Are Set Afloat in Connection With the Sale of the Browns. There are all sorts of rumors afloat to-day in relation to the sale of the St. Louis Browns. At Sportsman’s Park, at 10:30 this morn- ing, Von der Ahe and Muckenfuss were both missing. The parties in charge siated they had gone down-town to see Frey and Myerson, to whom they were trying to sell the club, Another statement given out at sports- man’s Park gratuitously was to the effect that Juhn T. Brush'had come to towr to buy the club. . A dispatch from Indianapolis, however, stated that he was there and had no inten- tion of buying the St. Louis franchise. Still another rumor. was to the effect that Anfon of.Chicago was coming to St. Louis to run the old machine. A still later rumor ‘was to the effect that Von der Ahe was down-town trying to sel) the club to a 8yndicate, which included L. ¢C. Nelson, Hugh Pattison, Hugh Brady and others. As a matter of fact, Vondy is trying to sell all these parties, and some one of them is likely to buy at any moment, ee ees - TWO FRANTIC LOVERS WANT TO WED THE SAME GIRL. _,. 2 An Elopement in Which® Figure the Divided Counsels of Par- ents, McNear Outwits McGraw and Flees With Miss Jennings From Co- lumbia to Vinita. Special to the Post-Dispatch, COLUMBIA, ‘Mo., Dec, 22,—A pretty her mother and two frantic & Revolver and Fleet Horses. She SOO OREO RORCRORO she was under age a: ele} girl, | we dding be aietnainton and asking that her 8 ented unless she was willing lovers, all of |'® Marry McGraw. The wedding was pre- Centrala, Mo., have been tr ‘ating Colum- Brey ag Nt Rigel dds to moeD | > peace, ar > iret art on Dia to a series of Bensational evente for | parties still in an first act closed with ail several days, Until yesterday the leading | Yesterday at oa & ) i Mi My as oo z , actors in the drama were Miss Hattie Jen- soliness preacher, nings, the bone of contention; Mrs. Warner ! on olny hn ve ; yeah ab and engaged a Jennings, her mother; Robert MeNear, the | Wished to be driven to ree Mg + oles ’ i . " . i man the girl loved, and William McGraw | West of Columbia. Two hours after the & rejected lover with a revolver the Cave t unite University student. clad in Yesterda are, ace ma rm, appeared, breathless and m d 4 a student of Missourl Univer- With eyes blazing with excitement, rushed y was ~ ded to the cast, and soon proved DIG a, himself the star of the whole p a Dr, Sneed engage a carriage h > pe ance 4 : ere a (McGraw and McNear had Soke Adbgpaer noon? he asked, g t Mins Jennings for @ lone tme. and ak. torte said Willam Kimbrough, the ed theen both pretty well but leaned | “ae.” elightly toward McNear. Her’ mother pose |! nade me your best horse at once,” daughter to take him. Her fathe? ‘piendea My slater has just eloped in that carriage the causo of MeGraw., grec oe have gone to Huntsdale and I must Monday, Misa Jennings. accompanied by that” them before they take the train at her mother and MecNear, Cathe to Columbia _ Dias e. 4nd Was just about to be married at the Ten minutes later young Jenn! are ' nes disap- Powers Hotel when McGraw rushed tn with eared in the direction of Huntsdale, lash- a drawn revolver. ng his horse to perilous speed over the Mise Jennings, her mother and lover ran the lepine a. At Hunteda © Ge pepeared into a bed chamber and locked the door, the eloping party, his sister, McNear and McGraw kneeling in the hall outside put the minister, who were just about to board his Seb 40 the kaybole nua ealn “Eaten a train for Boonville, and brought them or igo Hattie, speak to me, Hattie,” in a a> ° Columbia. and gentle voice. S sister was still Miss Jennings, The girl kneeling inside the Seeck: tate The second act closed with the girl again ‘him Peruse the Keyhole that she could , never be wife. For ten minutes McGraw at the hotel with her mother: M ear still eh June 2, 1998. Candidates for Gov- ernor, #eutenant-Governor, Secretary of In- ternal Affairs will be selectea’” Congressmen at large CS ————_$————— America’s Greatest Medicine 00d’s Sarsaparilla. This is proved by The fact that it Has the oreatest Rece Gof Cures ‘8g holds the Onfidence of the | Madison | Dallas | r ope year after year. : - ae: ee Co AE agp eee : > fe ‘e — " ) fe Third Floor and Basement. tal colors, save as illustration, $1.29 Each. ; 189 JARDINIERE STANDS, forest green finisp, top carved and decorated In Orien- Scruggs, Vandervoort & Be rney Dry se «~ Art Roon's, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY a Sale ot : nusual Importance. & $25,000 WORTH OF IDEAL CHRISTM. S GOODS, & At Money-Saving Prices, Such as. a « oe ‘ ‘< a ~ 2 ~ KREBS FLORAL CO. Cut Flowers, Floral Designs 602 Olive Esneral Decorations Our Specialy. DEATHS. BEGLEY—Ov Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 4 o'clock a. m., Frank Begley, beloved son of Martin and Jennie Begley (nee MecCullen), aged 1 year 5 months. wr + ae ay Rag are Dee. 23, No 29al North Ninth street, to Calvary Cem- etery. Friends are invited to attend. DE MOSS—Mary S. J. De Moss, Tuesday afterneod, at 2:35, at residence, 901 North Gartison ave- nue, widow of John T. De Moss, aged 57. Due notice of funeral will be given. Chicago, Coshocton (0.) aud Jackson (iiss.) FREEMAN—On Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1997, at 12 o'clock p. m., Jobn Freeman, member of EK. of F. M., Council No. 3. The funeral will take place Friday, the 24 p- m., from the 1218 Bt. Auge Cemetery. are ! Philadelphia (Pa.) papers please copy. HAYES—On Tuesday, Dee. 21, at 9 p. P. Hayes, beloved father of Maurice to Name Friends HUGHES—On Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 4 & Joseph F. Hughes, at his residence, 3078 ate "a ey — . - oe ok tem BR. 3 ARS i Bee. 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ii ie i BRUTALLY BEAT AN OLD MAN a — Watchman Grimes Suspended by Capt. Joyce. IS CHARGED WITH CRUELTY. NOT THE FIRST TIME HE IS Atl- LEGED TO HAVE ABUSED JOHN BARRET. OLD COUPLE IN GREAT FEAR. They Claim That Grimes Pereecutes Them Without Reason, and He Says They Are Bad Citizens and He Is Innocent. Old John Barret of 1203 North Second street has a big gash on his head, and a great fear in his heart. He claims that Joseph Grimes, road, made the gash of abuse extending over two months, Barret and his wife are old, poor and and Grimes is about 50 years old, but feeble. of powerful physique. Barret’s wife called at the Fourth Dis- morning and reported that Grimes had invaded their home and nearly killed her husband without trict Police Station Wednesday cause. Capt. Joyce sent Sergt. Church and Patrol- They found Barret at the North End Dispensary having a scalp wound three inches long stitched man Ganley to investigate. up. He said that at 7 o’clock in the morning ing on his door. Accord- ing to Barret the watchman swore flercely then struck him with his clubbed he was waked by a hammer lie opened it. Grimes was there. at him, revolver. Barret says. he retreated and Grimes fol- lowed him and knocked him down with the He fell on the bed and lay there His wife ran in screaming and Grimes cursed them blood Tevolver, bleeding- and bareiy conscious. both and waiked away Wiping the from his heavy revolver The policemen found Grimes and took him to the station. Capt. Joyce ing to Grimes sa.d sharply: ari inking, haven't you.” “Yes; I always take ing.’ replied the watchman. “Give the Sergeant your shield,” said the Captain. “Il suspend you. The commis- sioners will pass on your case. Don't let Ine hear of your abusing those old people exet. Grimes growled out that Barret was a liar; that he was a bad citizen and a nuisance and had been drunk ali night, dis- (Grimes) turbing the neighborhood. never struck him. About two wife were arraigned He police court, charged with disturbing the peace. Grimes. was the arresting officer and the prosecutor. barrett and. his wife were both brulsed and thelr clothes were torn—his so that he sack before he could appear in court. Grimes said they were acting boisterously on the street and he arrested them. Mrs. Barrett swore that she was walking peaceabiy along the etreet near her home when Grimes accosted her and without provocation called her a bad name. She told him to let her alone and he caught hold of her and shook her violently. She screamed and her monstrated with Grimes. The threw her down, then seized her husband, struck him repeatedly, tore his clothes off and dragged them both to prison, where they spent the night. Barrett corroborated his wife’ s statement, and they gations, not offer to get any. Judge Stevenson discharged the old couple, but did not order Grimes arrested. As the room Grimes jeered at them, saying: Commiss oners. They made no such attempt, that they did not give Grimes any for the assault of Wednesday morning. No charge of assault has been against the watchman, but ewear to a warant. STARTED A DICE GAME. oe But the Stranger’s Money Was Saved by Officer Platzer. The timely arrival of Officer eaved John Knepler of Berlin, Ill, from be- ing swindled by confidence ‘men Wednesday morning. Knepler arrived in St. Lou's on a morning train on his way to New Orleans. He was met by Ora Phelps, alias Brooks, who, ac- cording to the sagt i is a well-known con- fidence man. *helps took Knepler to a saioon at Fourteenth and Pine streets. dice game was started, but before Knepler had time to become separated from any money Officer Platzer walked in and arrested Phelps. Knepler had $275 and a ticket to New Orleans in his pocket, DR. WISE VERY ILL. Bustained Saberien While Stepping From a Suburban Car. Dr. F.. W. Wise of 1057 Suburban terrace fs dangerously il] at the Mayfield Sanita- rium, from injuries received while stepping from a car on the Suburban line, Monday night. The doctor says he told the conductor to stop at Hamilton avenue, There ‘s only a foard walk platform at that streec and the car did not stop ufitil it had gone about twenty feet beyond the platform. Not re gma this he stepped out and into the ditch He sus stained a broken rib, a bruised hip and elbow and a sore head, Pneumonia has eet in from the broken rib, and Tuesday he was expectorating blood. His condition is critical, THE TURK WON THE FIGHT. Christian Arab Defended the Greeks and Got Whipped. John Alisky, an Arab candy peddler of 1112 North Ninth street, engaged in a con- troversy Wednesday with an “unspeakablo Turk,”’ about the Turko-Grecian question. The christianized Arab took the part of the Greeks “The Turk resented the Arab’s denuncia- tion of the Sultan, and a fight followed. Like classic Greece the Arab came out econd best. He bied profusely from a two- nach scalp wound, and in the hand-to-hand struggie the Turk fastened his teeth in his adversary'’s right ear, biting it nearly off. Dr. Newcomb patched up the Arab's wounds at the City Dispensary and gent him home. CURE A COLD IN ONE NIGHT. Try Parker's Cascara Quinine Tablets; cure constipation and malaria; pleasant to a night watchman employed by the Vandalia Rail- with the butt of a revolver, and inspired the fear by a course heard their report and turn- “You've beea a drink in the morn- months ago Barrett and his in Judge Stevenson's badly had to be arrayed in an old coffee husband ran up and re- watchman said they could prove their alle- Grimes had no witnesses, and d.d Barrets were leaving the court- “Now I suppose you will try to get me before the and claim cause made Barrett may. Platzer Be Careful breeding. Be careful of your thoughts, your life. character. Be careful of your associates; by the company you keep. Be careful of your health; ean never be too highly valued; leas, ease, or a cold, and remember there is nothing whic does it so well as a pure stimulant. Be careful that you secure the right stimulan that nothing equals a pure whiskey. best, aud remembcr agree that no whiskey equals Duffy's Be careful that you take promptly, aud in a systematic ber that ‘‘a stitch In time saves niue, your health and happiness may depend upon it. Pure Malt. manner. Remem something else which may be called ‘‘jJust as good’ by your druggist or grocer. Duffy's Pure Malt, dicinal whisky in the market. Be careful of your manners, they indicate your for they form Be careful of your actions, for they reveal your you are judged it is a blessing that it is simply price- Be careful of the first slgns of a cough, cold, or weakness; they are the forerunners of dis- Be careful {n what way you counteract a cough and bear in mind that the best authorities agree Be careful thet you secure the purest and the that doctors .and scientists this great preparation ** and that Be careful that you are not persuaded to take Insist upon baving which is the only pure, me- ws b t SLUGGED AND MISSING, _— FRIENDS OF JAMES H. BESTT FEAR THE WORST. counter With Two Ruffians in North St. Louis. The police are mystified over the strange disappearance of James H. Bestt, who has not been at his home, 3854 Easton avenue, since last Saturday. Bestt was a watchman employed by C. O. Eames, Superintendent of the special service on the Wabash railroad. Besti’s headquarters are at Union Station, but his duties take him occasionally along the tracks of the company in North St. Louis. F. W. Woerhide, who is also in the em- pioy of the Wabash, called at the City Hos- pital Wednesday morning, inquiring about Bestt, “He has not been seen since Sunday even- ing that I can learn,’ he said. ‘I fear he has either killed himself or has been killed. “Bestt was 40 years old and a man who never drank. Last Saturday, about noon one of our men met Bestt. His head was badly wounded and he seemed dazed. When questioned he replied that he was walking along the tracks in Baden early Saturday morn.ng when he was attacked by two men who beat and robbed him. His friend took him to a doctor’s office at Fourth street and Washington avenue, where his wounds were dressed. “Bestt seemed all right and his friend accompanied him to Franklin avenue, where he assisted him on an Easton avenue car and started him home. He reported the matter to headquarters and it was not supposed that Bestts injuries were serious, “Sunday evening I met Bestt again. He was walking on Market street and had a peculiar look tn his eyes. He talked in a rambling fashion, and could give no ac- count of himself. I was in a hurry at the time or I should have gone home with him. As it was, as he appeared perfectly willing to do as I wanted him to, I took him to Franklin avenue and put him on a car and started him home. “It was not known that Bestt had not been at his home after his assault Satur- day morning uniil his wife came to head- quarters and asked about him. Then the matter was reported to oa Preemie but so far there is no trace of Bes WOODROW WILSON’S VISIT. -_—+_--~»Y -— Princetonians Will Entertain the Dis- tinguished Teacher and Writer. The members of the Princeton Club of St. Louis are looking forward to a holiday event of unusual interest. On the evening of De- cember 30 the club will give a dinner in honor of Prof. Woodrow Wilson, who holds the chair of jurisprudence in Princeton Uni- versity. The dinner will be given at the St. Louis Club and will be the occasion of the annual reunion of the Princeton Club, Princeton men from miles around will gath- er at the dinner and an unusual feature of the dinner will be the presence of seven- teen undergraduates of this city, how they yell nowadays at old Nassau. n the evening preceding the club’s re- union and banquet Prof. Wilson will be, given a reception at the University Club. | He will probably give an informal] talk on: eome subject relating to colleges and their influence on society. Prof. Wilson is emi- nently qualified to speak on public ques- tions. Although comparative.y a young man he has gained a wide reputation, not merely as an authority on jurisdence, but as a writer on political and historical subjects. His “Century of Congressional Govern- ment’ is a notable contribution to political literature. As an essayist he has few living | superiors and his latest volume, **Me re | Literature and Other Eszays,”’ has been re- | celved with cordial appreciation as a reve. | lation of a new and brilliant essayist on literary topics. Among Prof. Wilson's best known works are his “Life of Washing- ton,”’ “Division and Reunion, an Epoch of American History,’ ‘““The State,’’ “‘An Ojid Master.” He is a contributor to nearly +e the leading reviews and magazines, so tha an "hati With him promises rare enjoy. men BURGLAR WILLIAMS HID, 5 Extra Policemen. ‘Helped to Find His Hiding Place. | Charles Wil} at lams, a negro, is locked up the Fourth District Station charged wth attempting to rob the dry goods store of Henry J. Korte at 1206 Biddle street early Wednesday morning. Williams was captured by Sergeant Ma- her and Policeman McGuire, who were standing on the opposite side of the street and saw him enter the butiding. They rushed over, and Williams bolted the door, extra policemen summoned. s'ore at 1234 Biddle street night. ner Sixth and Olive. The officers forced an entrance, but the, burglar again eluded thent. He ran up- | Stairs and hid tn a closet Several lanterns were secured and two' They searched the premises from cellar to roof and finally landed their man in the closet, secreted be. hind a bolt of dry goods, Williams submitted to arrest. was hungry, He said he and to support himself was obliged to steal. A warrant charging Willlams with at- tempted burglary and larceny was sworn oul, It was afterwards learned that Williame forced an entrance to H. C. Hymon’s shoe earlier in the Nothing was taken. ‘*Fire-Proof’’ COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Have ten vacant offices to show you. Cor- EMILE GLOGAU, Agent. | POLICE ARE MYSTIFIED AND ACTED QUEER WHEN LAST SEEN Disappeared After Telling of His En- who will | teach the staid alumnus how they sing and | WA . Paks hid >, ea 7th and Franklin Ay. Strike, ~ WILL GLOSE FOREVER IT IS A “BUST” FOR GOOD. JAN. Ist ENDS IT. Come Prepare now to buy the Unheard-of Bargains in this Greatest of Bankrupt Sales er forever lose the chance! Not an hour is to be lost! Nota minute! The Trustee’s or- ders are imperative! Creditors must be paid, no matter what the sacrifices! Everything is going from these shelves and counters with the swiftness of the wind! Wagon Idads disappear every hour! Cost forgotten—value ignored—three days more of such tremendous selling and the building will be cleared from cellar to garret! while the iren is hot! OPEN EVENINCS UNTIL 10 TILL XMAS. mas Gifts and Toys for Thursday's Slaughter Regardless ¢..... Value ! to-morrow ! CIFTS *3" AS Jewel Boxes, , Hand Mirrors, Hair Pin Boxes, Collar Button Boxes, Photo Frames, etc., None under 25c value—Trustee’s F price .... CIFTS *43" Glove Boxes, Work Boxes, Necktie Boxes, Writing Desks, Fine Pocket Books, None under 5c values—Trustee’s price........ CIFTS *4s" Oak Work Boxes, Plush Glove Boxes, Handkerchief Boxes, Paper Tollet Sets, Fine Photo Frames, etc. CIFTS °"s Celluloid Photo Stands, Fine Work Boxes, Leather Toliet Sets, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Fine Necktie Boxes, etc., values up to $1.00, Tops, TOY Picture Books, Noah’s Arks, Toy Tea Sets, Building Blocks, 3 such Trumpets, etc., All 6c and 10c Toys, All regular 75c ’ 1 Tk values, Trustee’s WLP — s A9p Trustee’s ae fic price for choice ..... SS RE TE ierdhetes.. ‘dueéeknals K price or cholice.....«.---- — TOYS *43" Fish Ponds, TOY Tin Kitchen Sets, Iron Trains, Ten Pins, Fur Dogs, Fire Engines, ; Street Cars, Nested Blocks, Building Blocks, etc,, Values up to 25c— Trustee's f Trustee’s Price for choice...... Large Nested Blocks, Large Tea Sets, etc.— Values up to 85c— TOYS i" Large Pianos, Too! Chests, with woven wigs— Large Tea Sets, etc.— Values op to = o0o— Trustee’s Pri for choice 19e Fine Kid Body Dolls, Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings Prices Shivered to Splinters in Thursday's sale! . | ME N § embroidered—values up to $1.00—Trustee’s Price for choice .. LADIES’ Lie nine — extra fine. **Fair’’ sold up to $2.50 a pair—Trustee LADIE **Fair’s’’ price up to $2.50—Trustee’s Price ‘és: Metaie a Maumee ween we ’ MEN S ‘‘Fair’’ sold up to $3.00 a pair—Trustee’s tered Prices. Slippers—some leather— some a A8c that . "s Price® [OF CIIDICE .. coe. cocscecess 85¢ ’ Shoes — Button and Lace— $1.29 Dress Shoes — Beauties—that S163 ig ee ae eae All Boys’ and Chil- dren’s Shoes at Pro- portionately Slaugh- All the Men’s $4.50 © Suits Slashed to......... All the Men’s $6.00 Suits Smashed to....... All the Mlen’s $10.00 Suits Hammered. to..... All the Men’s $15.00 All the Men’s $18.00 Suits Shattered to....... Suits Splintered te cicas Si, 25 00 00 50 $9,00 aya Od, 3. All the Men’s $10.00 Ulsters Battered to......... All the Meen’s $15.00 Overcoats Flattened to. All the Boys’ $4.00 Suits Smashed to.... ...... All the Boys’ $4.00 $ Overcoats Smashed to. .... All the Higher Priced Suits and Overcoats at Proportionate Slaugh- ter Prices. 00 00 00 00 | $2 MEN’ each— Trustee's Price. eeeeee arenes eeeeed MEN’ 20c a pair— Trustee &S Price. ....0ccccses teeces MEN’ regular 35c values— Trustee’s Price eee @eevaeee oes eeee MEN’ 3 for $1.00— Trustee's a. + cacecoanennanel $1.00—Trustee’s Price......... Linen Collars—the price, 10 and 15c Suspenders— the ‘‘Fair’s Price, Fine Mufflers— the ‘‘Fair’s’’ Ld Fine Woolen Socks— the ‘*Fair’s’’ price, Fine Underwear— the ‘‘Fair’s’’ price, ‘Fair's’ 5c gc oc Sc 58¢ Dry Goods, Millinery, Jackets, Capes and Wrappers Almost Given Away Thursday! HANDKERCHIEFS ta cies: Plain Ali-Lixen and Fine EKmbrotd- ered Handkerchiefs, worth up to svc each, iF Trustee’s price fur choice... —A Jot of Ladles’ LADIES’ HAT pod Bulag bd F Felt Hats. black and colors, 20d ferent styles; Fair’s price 7 \ from 50c to vic each, F Trustee’s Price for choice.. —A lot of Coque Feather BUA Boas, 1% yards long, air’s price $1.00, Trustee’s Price, F choice for. the RI B RON “fino att colors, Nos, 2 to 40, Fatr’s price 80c a yard, Trustee’s C Price, choice per yard, for...... $2.25—Trustee’s Price .. | DYESS GOOD: Imported Dress Trustee’s Price for choice.. AID! bright designs, that the Fair sold at loc a yard, the Trustee slashes to lot All-Silk —A lot of Satin Back Vel- HANDKERCHIEF "Children’s RIBBON i Ribhon, Nos. 2 to Solon tas cach, Wrassee’s | | Trustee's Price for choice a sizes—The orice ONS oc techions Fy| While it lasts, per yard.......... —75 pairs 11-quarter GLOVE ge neo ratr a Kid T Blankets, with price up to $1.25 a palr, 39 vair's treeae The ‘‘Fair’ Trustee's cane enates.. larants’ | pustee’s Price. .....-.+. P _ Oo f MITT i Fine Cashmere rede ee p Mittens, worth up to 80: a ieate, filled with whit “y- air, Trustee’s price for e nee Re ee ee ee F cotton—Fair’s price —All the Two- 1g Fancy sazart— JHC Fair sold at 60ca Fm —4,000 yards Handsome Seotch Plaids, pretty, Je LADIES’ CAPES-—Fine All- Wool—tThe ‘‘Fair’s’’ price $1.25— SOUT D DIIOE 20.0 cece vceencedeven LADIES’ WRAPPERS-—Indigo blue, all “‘Fair’s’’ price 98c—Trustee’s price. . LADIES’ WAISTS—!n pretty Plaids— s’’ price $1.50—Trustee’s price -.--. A TABLE loaded with Ladies’ Capes, Silk Waists and Children’s. Dresses —The “‘Fair’s’’ regular $5.00 and $6.00 $l. garments—Trustee’s price for choice -+...-. LADIES’ CAPES of fine Plush, ‘The Fair’s’’ price, $3.50; Trustee’s price-...... § l. LADIES’ JACKETS and Capes—all fine ones—the| WV Fair’s prices up to $10.00 each—Trustee’ ‘$2 price for choice of the mixed lot ...+++«+«: 39Cc 39c 48c and Children’s Jackets, | 0 ANNE ES aces Fair’s price foe a yard Hb Trustee’s Price _- choice. 9eeee BRUSSELS CARPETS” Se pretty colorings an that the Fair sold at sea yard—Trustee’s Price ...... ne Bp ci BELTS iets worth up an. 9 p| Fees to $1.00—Trustee’s price for ORSE ‘ —A large assortment ORSET of Ladies’ Fine Uor- COl ir’s price 75c and $1.00—Trustee’s price Qp| rs FASCINA aloes oie sneseunenenel —Ladies’ Fas- —— % and FASC NAT ORS 6, up to $1. 00 Tt rustee’s pat C for CKWE Sik Wad ‘eho cuseanee A lot of Ladies’ Bae Neck wear WE all kinds, the Fair’ 3 price t up xo $1.00— Trustee’s price F * for choice ...... abeaiatedein oa —A lot of an woes In- GARPETS rain Carpet att ir sold a Or yard— Trustee’ s EO ata ** OH eee _ to and Booties. tbe ee ee roe! PEGRWEAN eeeee eevee Ladies’ Fine Neck- ame all kinds, Mi eames. Sten eénntencesanan MUFFS —A lot of Ladies’ Mink, ~~ y & and Fox Moffs. Trustes’ s price, choles goes at. Fl _waiet seta, Children’s JEW Chain Sets, Brooches e Pins, Rings,etc., worth up to Tic each— ‘1 Op Trustee’s Price for cholce .., —A large lot of Hat Or- 1 a =a Trustee's Price for choice.. TO RETAILERS ~__——— Whatever Goods Remain at Close of This Sale Will Be Offered in Bulk on Jan. 6 to Retailers. Watch Out for Rich Chances. Store for Sale or Lease. Fixtures for Sale. THOUGHT THEY WERE MARRIED Mathew Nack Thought a Marriage Li- cense Was a Certificate. Mathew Nack of 3921 Florissant avenue and Miss Sophie Mohr of 308 North Twen- ty-second street, were sweethearts, and las t summer they decided to get marriél. hey dressed up in their best clothes on July 2% and_came down tow They ap- pil are at the Recorder’s office, paid the req- te $1, received a plece of paper and then | ne ir to housekeeping. months of conjugal | somebody told them They enjoyed five happiness, and then they were not married. The remark nearly caused a riot, and the indignant Mr. Nack produced his license and waved it triumph- antly in the face of his traduceg. , The situation was then made plain to him, and Wednesday morning Nack and his fiance, bride, wife or whatever she might be. accompanied by the lady’s mother, called at the marriage license clerk's win- dow. for advice. The clerk told them that the return of the license was overdue, but if they would hustle to the nearest preacher or justice he'd extend the time. Fe party left the Court-house in a great hurry, A Monster Sale. The great sale of the Springer Cloak Company’s stock by the Famous is attract- ing wide spread attention and those who promptly secure their share of the rare bargains now going at Famous will be fortunate indeed. The sale started this morning with a rush and bids fair to be one of the great events in the history of this hustling house. The sale includes capes, jackets, tallor-made suits and furs in great variety. TT MRS. M’CLOY’'S BAD FALL.—Mrs. Mary McCloy fell at Broadway and St. Louis ave- nue Wednesday morning and broke her arm. Dr. Claus, Ninth and Montgomery streets, attended her and had*her taken to her home at Twenty- gtreata. y-Orst and Market ~ a einai Si aoe a el r UNLY $9 Oe ee ~ WODJESKA (JOINS THEM. She Becomes a Masbate of the Woman’s Humane Society. Mme. Modjeska delighted the hearts of the members of the Woman’s Humane So- clety Wednesday morning by sending them a substantial cash contribution. In return for her generosity the lady dl- rectors sent to the actress a large and beau- tiful box of flowers. ure by calling upon Mme, M eska, at her parlors in the Planters Hotel ang * paying their respects. While there th Madame in- quired into the constitution 9 the society, and, having read it, signified her ges re to become a member. She was duly initiated and her name is now enrolled gn, of membership. the record Will Save Lots of Aggmvation. The Globe's guarantee to ke@p ai) clothing bought of them in repair, at your money pack in every instance if YOUare not satis- fied. . ———— a Fine Is Collected. gociates as “The Anarchist,” fect Wednesday morning. Guettle keeps a saloon 2001 Gasconade street. garbage dump, which quence he refuses to pay his cernse. merman's took out a license. will not do. “The Anarchist” pay:ng certain obligations, the court’s order. The $500 execution agatnst Frank Guet- tle, known to his friends and business as- went into ef- and grocery at He says his ness has been ruined by the proximity of a was established by the p@m‘ssion of the city, and in conse- He was fined ten days ago in Judge Zian- yolice court with the or | ing that the fine would be remitted if This Guettie vows : has pecullar views about and swrevious conduct in such matters trouble fs feared when the officers notify him of ELL DOWN e a butcher & roots. old, fell rear steps at his ho 15i1 Byeeday night. and b na sa 3 aa PO cg fot es ee a pas Seg wee er, ee ae i ese aaa’ ce Se mans nate” Ft Se oye ta PR Tab TE Se etn HIS STEPS.—Conrad Mey- Cora, avenue, ke his left wrist. usi- Saloon ili- from his Cown the City Cmantite bine 1 Says It Will Go to the President Meier of the City Council will not sign the North amd South bill until the Supreme Court passes on the — a City Counselor Marshall said Wednesday, after reading the majority and minority | jacher’s home at Clayton Tuesday evening, “The setting fire to the table cloth. Before presses my views | could be extinguished the alcohol it~ filling the room with smoke aad st of « dosed on duty at the court-house opinion of opinion of Judge Biggs ex exactly. The case will go to the Supreme Court of itself, for the law provides that where the dissenting Judge thinks the ma- jority opinion is in confilet with the deci- and sions of the be passed on by that tribu Went Around Tike a Whirlwind That the Globe, Seventh and Franklin ave- nue, are selling Good Serviceable Double- Breasted Guits for Boys at 7%&. Cheviots and Cassimeres at $1.46 will sur- prise you, and those mt $2.45, $2.95 and 14.9% | beat NORTH AND SOUTH BILL Supreme Court. the Court of Appeals: bal me Court the case must upreme ee Those fine you have ever seen. Cireult Court of St. painful burns. He Was not Wednesday maenoee ¢ ITY hens Dec. Fr NC plier Geel 4 ignation eon pint abun ‘Home! For a full case of 24 PINT BOTTLES of the sparkling, effervescent, healthful CAST CHAM. PACNE, delivered at your home in ample time for the Christmas celebration. GAST CHAM- PACNE is a pure, wholesome wine, made from the finest grapes on the vine- clad hills of Baden, ade joining St. Louis, and fully fermented under the best conditions. and have the case délivered promptly. Any liquor retailer will take your ordef CAST WINE CO., 919 N. 6th St., St. Louis. _—o—o oOo rere ——— - ee “ANARCHIST” ” GUETTLE REBELS, Trouble Is Feared wed When His Licenge CLERK HOLLOCHER’S BURNS, A Spirit Lamp Overturns in the Hole locher Home at Clayton. Hon. William J. Hollocher, Clerk of the Louls County, i* nur ing two badly burned hands and arms. A ppirit lamp overturned in Mr. Hollocher fought the * stinguished it at the cost Resignation Accepted. Hol- i

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ha Fle ssenties acai. Sb Ui eee ca ine Ey. Oe Cnr = See bl * al = WR: mop EK aes a wee NE AEN rc r ps y 4 > se i had aes, aoe a usually a bad law. ee Ltrs 5 tel ee tet oo een he, ne ee ie 7 WEDNESDAY—ST. LOUIS DISPATCH—DECEMBER 22, 1897. —t*w bie tes meni I ~ SL ee ee ee ee ~ of. Louis Post-Dispatci. Founded hy JOSEPH PULITZER. PUBLISIIED BY THE PULITZER PUBLISHING CO. Office 513 Olive Street. Qf en a. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. BY CARRIER, ST. LOUIS end SUBURBS Dally and Sunday—Por Week .....10 Cents Daily and Suncey-—Per Month....46 Cents Sunday—Per Month’.../4..-.-...--2Q°Cents BY MAII--IN ADVANCE. Daily and Sunday—Per Annum... §300 Daily and Sunday—6 Months.... #3 00 ‘Daily anc Sunday—Per Month... .60 Cents Sunday—Per Annum.....-..+- esse. £2 00 Sunday—G Months........+-+++-+ -. §10CO Daily and Sunday by carrier, In towns outside of Gt. Louis, 15 cents a week, 60 cents a month. Week day only, 10 cents a week. Remit by money order, draft.or iu registered letter, Don’t send checks on your Jocal bank. The price of the Post-Dispatch on a!' railroad trains side of St. Louis wiil 6 CENTS Sundays. and ix. al! railroad stations out be 2 CENTS per copy daily ana Anyone who is charged a higher rate than this will | please report same to us, giving nome of road, or | station and number of train. Subscribers who fail to receive their paper reguilarty | of will confer a favor by reporting the same to this oiice, Address all communications to PORT-DIS@ATCH, St. Louis. Entered at the Postoffice at St. Louis as second. class matte:. SL TELEPHONE NUMBERS. Prusinessa OMlce........cecccseeeeeeesccceeeees wocece A084 Editorial Rooms....... bows deeeneene eeccecceccescce AUS The 8. C. Beckwith Special Agency, Agent Foreign Advertising, 48 Tribune Building, New York, And 469 The Rookery, Chicaga, aaeeee —_———— AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT. FOURTEENTH STREET—‘‘Mme. Sans-Gene.’' OLYMPIC—**Macbeth.’”’ CENTURY—*'The Royal Secret.”’ IMPERIAL—‘‘Don Caesar de Bazan." HOPKINS’—Continuvous. HAVLIN’S—"‘MeFadden'’s Row of Flats.”’ STANDARD—tTwenttleth Century Maids. MATINEES TO-MORROW. HAVLIN’S--‘‘MeFadden’s Row of Flats.’ IMPERIAIL—‘‘Don Caesar de Bazan.’’ HOPEKINS'’—Conttnuous. STANDALD—Twentieth Century Malds. —_——— --——- © -—_=» —- ----— VAIN EXPLANATIONS. Explanations of the Democratic poll- ticians of the police assessment do not explain. It is.a_ political hold-up. It makes the Police Department a wheel in the party machine, When a policeman is taxed for the sup- port of the party which controls the de- partment he ts justified in believing that the tax gives him a political title to his place. He has good reason to act on the theory that. he does not hold his place by merit, but by virtue of contributions and service to the party. The vicious consequences af such a con- dition in the Police Department cannot be overstated. It means discrimination in the suppression of crime and the ef- fectiveness of party pulls in criminal cases. Of what value for the enforce- ment of the laws In elections is a police force organized as a part of a political machine? The Qemoralization of the police is an inevitable consequence of this sort of work. Democrats with a true view of the way in which a party ought to. ad- ministér a public department and of the correct relafions of the police to poli- tics, can only regard this blunder—for it is a blunder as well as.a wrong—of local Democratic leaders with regret and condemnation, OO - — —— Uncle Henry, DON’T! ——— a a nes FEED THE DESTITUTE. Shall many unfortunates be turned hungry from the Christmas dinner table of the Salvation Army? This is the question confronting the charitable people.of St. Louis. The funds received for the Christmas dinner of the stitute are not sufficient to provide for Maj. Miles says that by to-morrow ight $250 In cash must be contributed or e supplies will fall short of the needs f the destitute. The plans will have to e curtailed. Shall this beautiful Christmas charity jail in the great rich city of St. Louis? ut of the great store of wealth being xpended by the well-to-do for Christmas upplies cannot a paltry $250 be raised for he Christmas of the homeless? Let this question be answerzed Uy prompt contributions, | —_—_— OO - The McKenna misfit is not in the Su- reme gown, but in the man. a er ee | THE MAYOR ON TRIAL. By the decision of the Court of Ap- peals compelling President Meier of the Council to sign the North and South Rail- “way bill that huge franchise grab goes to Mayor Ziegenhein for approval or disap- proval., What will the Mayor do with. the bill? If Mayor Aiewenhein has any regard for the interests of the people he will veto the measure. It embodies ‘a menstrous steal of nearly $4,000,000 in franchise values. It is a wholesale franchise,grab, of the most outrageous nature, The bill embodies a clear issue between the interests of the people and the in- terests of a group of franchise grabbing speculators, Indications of. corruption in the passage of the bill_are strong. Defi- nite charges that bribery was resorted to | in the Munig¢inpal made by C Counselor Marshall. Will Mayor Zierenhein favor franchise grabbers and boodlers or will he stand by the people? Assembly have been Re - y The Court of Appeals’ decision only makes more cdénepicuous the villainy of the corrupt Municipal Assembly that is robbing the people of St. Louls. re a si ee SNOW ON SIDEWALKS. Just now we have in St. Louis the spec. tacle of almost an eutire city ignoring @ law. The law ignored jis that which Says that owners or tenants of tene- ments or vacant lots shall clean snow off the sidewalks fronting the property im- mediately aftér a snow storm. Itis many hours since the snow or sleet now making the sidewalks dangerous ceased to fall. Yet only in a comparatively few in- stances have sidewalks been cleaned. In the down-town districts the heat from basements where furnaces were burning - Was the most active agent In getting rid of the snow. A law that is universally ignored is Did the city legis- iJators who passed this nw stop to con- alder fhat the bulk of the work it de- e- é : + ? * ® ee ounciiman Wiggins and City | | mands in the care of poor people would of necessity fall on the women? | Why) should not the city»treat side- | Walks and alleys as ft docs Streets? The sidewalks Go not belong to lot owners or | tenants. They are public property. They ‘ought to be.cleaned ender public super- (vision. In this way al! sidewalks would receive the same treatment and the pab- ilie would not be dependent upon indi- Viduals for clean sidewalks. Salvation Army lassies joined the merzy. threng of skaters on the Three have Post-Dispatch Lake in Forest Park. They | are there to’ receive contributions for the Christmas dinner fund. Under the park Ordinance the Y cannot solicit funds, but there is no law to prevent voluntary con- tributions. The Post-Dispatch Lake rep- |Tesents @ great and beneficent charity. It ‘is free for the enjoyment of. all the peo- |ple. Surely those who freely enjoy skat- ‘ing on the lake will give something to make a merry Christmas for the desti- With the announcement.of the intention Prosecuting Attorney Mulvihill to swear out warrants for the arrest of vio- lators of the street car vestibule law and |} to push ihe proseeution of the case comes an urgent appeal from the self-constitut- jed vestibule comrmittee.to street car em- ployes for prompt and liberal contribu- i tions to the prosecution fund. This has an unpleasant significance. It | indicates an eagerness on the part of the promoters of the private prosecution | movement to get the contributions from the street car employes before the excuse for the passing of the hat shall have van- ished through the public prosecution of Violators of the law by the proper officer of the law. : It is announced for the prosecution com- mittee that names of contributors will be kept secret. To whom is the committee accountable? How is it possible to have an accounting for the money subscribed to the fund if contributions are to be kept secret? Street car employes who ean ill spare a cent, especially at this season, from their hard-earned wages are to be taxed for the enforcement of a law passed for thetr pro- tection. They are to be taxed for the performance of work for which a public officer is paid and which tie paid officer declares he intends to do. The scheme is worse than useless. It imposes an unnecessary hardship on wage-earners. It is contrary to public policy. Wise street car employes will keep thelr money in their own pockets. mr Vice-President Hobart has gained noth- ing by attempting to bully Foraker. The reply to his threat of ruining Foraker if the Senator should not save Hanna, is that ‘“‘not a single Republican Congress- man will be elected in Ohio next fall.” Mr. McKinley should withdraw Hobart as soon as possible, in the interest of the party. 4 _————— 2 — 8 - — > - Secretary Alger has done the right thing in making Jefferson Barracks a first-class military post and it is to be hoped at the order will stick. The Jef- ferson Barracks question ought to be set- tled for all time. St. Louis and her mili- tary post have had the worst of it long enough. ne “Two weeks have passed and nothing has been done to amount to shucks,” says Gov. Tanner, referring to the Legis- lature he called together. Doesn't the large amount of money wasted amount to anything? ———— With a few more crushing defeats to his discredit Gen. Pando will soon be able to declare that there is no war in Cuba and that the entire island is pacified. The Spaniards are not making much show of war now. —————_- oe -- ee The Dingley law breaks open the mail to tax Christmas presents and confiscates some of them. Clearly, the foreigner is not paying the tax on Christmas presents, rn — ta Extracts from spoils organs are not sufficient answers to Mr. Filley’s charges. The public can judge for itself whether these charges are true. —————_—_» —4-————_. The cotton growers find that a reduc- tion of acreage, and not a robber tariff, is necessary to enable them to make a living. The esormovs pension frauds speak elo- quently for arbitration of all differences bteween Staies and Nations. ae —— = O-—-—w —~ ee POST-DISPATCH SNAP SHOTS. O Willtam Williams! spare the cops! Bleed not the hobbies poor! Why should a coy his e@rnings drop To make his calliimg sure? Gen. Clay's child-wife ‘has joined the church, but she has not jorméead the Gen- eral, The Soudan having thréa eps, Creat Britain may well apprehend the Bess of one of them. wy The Russian squadron may ik Yiu win- ter station in China so Weil @a wrange for a summer occupation, Like most Women, Mrs. Pullm: “as Testators should c+ mind this feminine peculiarity, * will of her own. Tom Reed may let his new e 'reach as far as Jefferson Barracks. ; are needing $200,000 mere or less, It is great.y to be regretted that soy Street-car cannc. the chill of the early stored for oppressive summer seasons, Nero fiddled while Rome burned, aij Uncle Henry Ziegenhein made puns on th crumbling pbuilding. The small bey who is putting rats in the letter boxes is evidently trying to get even for not snow that makes snowDalis. The ‘outfits’ are to be further delayed by the holiday recess in Washington, when they have all been expecting Christmas presents from the Administration. ee or It appears that there are girl bull-fight- greatly applauded. Doubtless these case of a mouse. cept that which is shipped to other points, munities cuts no ice with Keokuk. who have sent t piy of rabbits have dene a great service the farmers’ trees, ‘ (This columm {s open to everybody who has a Complaint to make, a grievance to ventilate, in- formation to give or a subject of general interest to discuss, or a public service to acknowledge, and who can pot the idea into less than 100 words, A Truthful Paper. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. I have been taking the Post-Dispatch ever since 1876 and have found it to be a very Christmas and a Happy New Year. | St. Louis. MRS. KNIGHT. A Boy’s Complaint. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. ., Boys will go to work and finally they land into some*piace where they are beat out of their money and that’s the way it goes, That was my experience, and I feel so mad who {/s mean enough to do a boy out of his wages who has worked for him. What can I do? A GREAT BIG KICKER. (if you are sure that wages are due you, you can probably get a lawyer to see that justice is done you.—Editor Post-Dispatch.) * What Filley Is lighting Against. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. I. have beén a citizen of St. Louls for nearly twenty years, and in that time have always known the Globe-Democrat to be ar- rayed against Mr. Filley, trying to down the old man. It cannot down him. Mr. Filley, in his letter of December hth, published twelve affidavits to show the Re- pubiicans of Missow! that he knows where- of he speaks. The editor of the Globe-Democrat with his four editorials in one issue, and all the clippings from the St. Joe Herald down to the Poplar Bluff Republican, all beat the devil around the bush. They are afraid to enter, lest the old man should destroy thein therein. Shall this great country be controlled by one Marcus Hanna and his colleagues or shall the people rule? The letters written by Mr. Filley at this time, tlhfere being no election for eleven’ months to come, will give the Republican party time to think and check the destructive process. St. Louis. A REPUBLICAN, In Defense of Spain. To the Fditor of the Post-Dispatch. Mr. “‘Note Well,” in ae recent letter, charges those who do not hold the popular view regarding the Cuban rebellion with being traitors. Now the facts of the case are these: The leaders of the Cuban insurrection are foreigners. They are not the victims of Spanish oppression; they are only adven- turers who have no more love of human lib- erty and advancement than of Americans. Gomez is a native of Santo Domingo; Ro- loff isa Polander. They and their American allies are responsible for all the bloodshed in the island; they elone are answerable for all the crimes done there in the name of freedom. let us occupy ourselves with domestic reformation. Let us shun hypocrisy and in- consistency; suppress bigotry, stop reiigious proscription, reprehend afid prevent official tyranny, chastise military snobbery and ecruelties; better our prisoners, enact nonrés laws. obviate strikes, destroy monopolics, truth, shame the devil, vote th ticket, and then—if we us pass it in reading a Cuban two, JOHN KERANS. St. Louis. A New Idea in Economy. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Not long ago I asked Dr. B., a very good friend of mine, and a very influential gentle- man. if he would make an effort to find me employment, as 1 had entirely failed and was in very deplorable and Cesverate cir- cumstances. fe promised to do so, The next time I saw bim he informed me that he had worked hard for me, but without success. Said he: “The nearest I came to success was that a gentleman said that the only way he could give my friend employ- ment was by discharging a man, This of- fer I, of course, declined.” “But,” said I,.‘‘why didn’t vou? Why not jet him discharge a man who had been regularly employed two or three years? You more than one term, if you will get mea position at an adequate salary I will .yvolun- tar_ly resign in one year in favor 0 equally capable and deserving brother who then weather the storm better than he years, and I have-been virtually out four.”’ Dr. LB. admitted the soundness of my reasoning, but had “never looked at it in that light before.’’ . Selfishness is the basic cause of the pres- ent widespread poverty and destitution. Who w i! be the first to be unselfish enough to inaugurate a system of turn about? Don’t all speak at once, Je R. O. FILLEY’S REVELATIONS. From the Kansas City Journal. Mr. Filley’s coarse abuse of the national administration and of leading Republicans of this State is simply the ravings of a dis- appointed old man. Unable to run abso- lutely the Republican party in. Missouri, he is of a mind to ruin as much of it as possible. _- + From the Benton (\Mo.) Newsboy, Everybody knows that Filley is able to take care of himself in a fight of this kind and he has been in the Republican party about. From the La Plata (Mo.) Republican, Filley’s weekly tirades do not tell any- thing about how one Chauncey I. Filley conducted the campaign tin Missouri last year in the interest of the Democratic ticket. From the Montgomery City (Mo.) Republl- can. If Mr. Willey believes what he says about the Republicans he certainly must have had eome awfully bad company during the last few vears. At heart he must have felt that he wag in awfully leprous company. From the New Florence (Mo.) Leader. Can it be possible that the $1,000 that seems to’ have been lost in the Bland. North shuffle went to Filley as an induce- ment to write the airing of his party? From the Greenfield (Mo.) Vedette, Dade County have had in days gone by much admiration and The Republicans of } ruins of the Mermod-Jaccarg ! being suppiled with the kind of ers in Cuba, and that they kill buils and are girls would make a desperate resistarce in the A Post-Dispatch Keokuk message says that all ice cut there will be inspected, ex- In other words, the health of other com. The Marion and Monroe County farmers he poor of St. Louis a sup- nnd benefited themselves at the same time. The bunny that goesgto the poor man’s Christmas dinner can never bite Into any of b friéndghip fce Mr. Filley. , s * = disappears very rapidly under the existing ‘ireumstances no one !s to blame but Filley .' meself. ™ wn the Slater (Mo.) Rustler. seems to be the newspapers which rted Stephens that are doing the most much as Stephens, trom the Cape Girardeau (Mo.) Gazette. represeptc: MeKinley and Hanna, t sient From: the wtansas City Star. But that.v'as a good while ago. A Bible Scoop. From the @)allsbury (Mo.) Democrat. sands of patch. en, jis being rapidly forgo ing, and they should kick themselves John Shi rman, the man who has kept the party alive In the United Btates did on resuming control of the Government LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.| truthful paper. I wish you all a Merry! a new doll and a tree and a doll-bed, please . dont forget SANTA CLAUS’ MAIL. A Tool Chest, Etc. Dear Santa: I want a tool chest, foot ball, | skates, nuts and candy. I am 8 years old and attend the Jackson School, I live at 1623 Hogan street. My name is EDDIE DIESTER. From 3-Year-Old Irma. Dear Mister Santa Claus: I am 3 years old, and would like to have a doll-carriage, to bring back my~-rag baby you took away last week to fix’ up new. if you cant get throo the chimley, or if the stove is to hot, just go around to the kichen door and Emma will let you in. My | that I would like to publish the man’s name | name is Irma Holmes and I live at 1315 Dol- man street, IRMA HOLMES. Wants a Sword. Dear Santa Claus: I would like to tell you what I want for Chrismas. I would like a press, some games and a sword; that . all I like this Christmas. Good-by, r friend, HARLIE BAXTER, 911 South Seventh street. " Has Been a Good Girl. Dear Santa Claus: You can ask mamma whether I have not been a real good girl ail the year. I have tried to be good and kind because I want you to bring me a nice large doll, and a-doll’s trunk, and a eee oo. r pnd fusniture. [I hope I am not ‘ n 00 much, dear § . , grateful little gir], ee Se ee NORA THOMSON, 7 years old, A Watch and a Sewing Machine. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me & n-cé watch, and a sewing machine. if you can find one, for my mamma said she saw you and she said you did not have any more. If you can’t get one a nice watch will do; some candy and oranges. Don't forget all the poor little children and give them all some nice playthings and plenty to eat. Come down the front room chim- ney, for we don’t have any fire in there. My love to you, so good-by. Your little friend. JESSIE G. LOWRY. 2625 North Taylor avenue. Bring Beckie These. Dear Santa: I am a little girl 10 years old. I would like you to bring me a Christ- mas tree, a game, a etocking full of candy, a new dress, a new pair of shoes and my doll dressed over. I would also like a new hat for myself and one for my doll. My name is Beckie Christmann. I live at 2728 Howard street and go to the Penrose School. Yours truly, St. Loule. BECKIE CHRISTMANN. Elwin Wants a Gun. Dear Santa: My name ifs Elwin Sieber and I live at 1421 North Jefferson avenue. I want you to bring me a big foot ball, a hook and ladder, a box of handkerchiefs, a Christmas tree and a big winter hat like my papa’s. Oh, yes, I forgot a gun and a stocking full of candy. I am 5 years old. Please don’t forget me. Yours truly, si. Louis, ELWIN SIEBER. From Lillian. ,| Dear Santa Claus: ‘and a nice doll, and a nice set of dishes, punish crime, love and do justice, tell the | Democratic | have any leisure let ; dispatch or | 4257 Manchester avenue, do not like a President to remain in office | some | needs the position more than I, for I could ! The | man whom your friend would have dis | charged had probably been emnioved four | long enough to Know what he is talking: If that feeling | anyhow? Repudl'>: an@ Cha! oy I, Filley, the man who has kept it .! in Missouri, are each expére | aries. jor er Mi e of King Lear, with the un. | grateful ters, Regan and Goneril, Phere W s a time when Boss Filley was able to tak* his medicine without squealing. The prophecies of Isaiah concerning the cuming of Christ and the etories of that C wist’s bifth by Matthew and Luke were probably read for the first time by thou- people in last Sunday's Post-Dis- In this profane time, it is possible for our great caliy papers to make fre- quent ness “scoops” over. their ‘rivals by reproduci'*s chapters pf the Bible, which fc . | St. Lo T want a pair of skates, I’m good. I go to the Adams lam 7 years old. | LILLIAN PFEIFFER. Irene’s List. Dear Santa: When you are filling your sack (bristmas Eve don’t forget to put in a large doll, @ressed in long clothes, and one to play with every day; a buggy, a coffec-mill, Jack-in-the-box, new shoes, new dress. kid eloves. a cupboard for my dishes, | and fill my stocking with candy and nuts. | 1 will hang it in the parlor by the grate— | there is not so much soot there, Santa, so | please come down that way. k My name is Irene King, 6 years old. I go 'to St. Michael’s School. Don't forget the number, 1315 Clinton street. IRENE. | $t. Louts.- Your-Year-Old-Lee. Dear Santa Claus: Iam a boy 4 years old and fat. .Will you please bring mea doll, a rocking-horse, a drum; a horn, an A BC pook, and some stick candy and nuts and oranges. 1 am not @ble to write, so My sister wrote this. Come down the kitchen chimney, and oblige, your little boy, LEE KAHN. 11 North Garrison avenue, Wants Quite an Outaét. Dear Santa: Don’t forget to come at my rrandma’s Christmas Eve and bring me a new sujt of clothes, some games, a cap, skates, air rifle, violin, printing press, a pair of rubber boots, ear muffs, and fill my stocking with candy, nuts, and oranges. Don’t forget to bring my grandma some-. thing. I will hang my stocking behind the stove in my bed-room, I am 8 years od and go to St. Michael’s school. My name is Albert Nieder. I live at 2211 North Thir- teenth street. Blanche to Santa. Dear Santa Claus: There are four of us little children, Blanche, Frank, Paul and little baby Clara. Mamma says there are too many of us to ask for much, so please bring us some clothes and one toy apiece, but do bring my little baby sister lots of little things. We live at 233 Beaumont street. Don’t forget us. I am the oldest. I was 10 years old the other day. Good-by. St. Louis. BLANCHE ALLEN. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. TRUTH—Please forward more particulars and case will be investigated. If you have any information, call yourself, INQUIRER.—The Poplar Street Railroad track was laid in 1870 by the old Atlantic & Pacific Co. under its charter of 1849, which gave it the right to run over any street in the city to reach the river. The city tried to have the tracks torn up, but in October, 1877, the Supreme Court decided adyersely to the city. The Fusio® Discussion. From the Sedalia (Mo,) Democrat. In a letter to the Post-Dispatch ex-Gov. William J. Stone, the ablest Democratic leader in Missouri, expresses the opinion that the discussion of fusion at this junc- ture is both ill-advised and untimely; that it can only produce stumbling blocks that may have to be removed later on. What Are They For? From the St. Joseph (Mo.) News, Gov. Stephens hag announced that if the Kansas City Police Commissioners appoint a certain very efficient man Chief of Po. ‘Ife of that town he will remove them. /What are the Police Commissioners for, | St. Louis and Chicago. | From the Dallas (Tex.) News. | A St. Louis pickpocket touched a police- | man white On duty at a fire for $65. Chi. ' cago can now claim nothing that St. Louis hasn't got, unless it be the $65. . Reform in Kentucky. From the Memphis Commercial Appeal. One of the first things the Democracy ‘jn Louisville, Ky. was to cut down gal- See ee See On Christmas Day Written for the Post-Dispatch. Will you who dine mid Christmas cheer On viands ich, in raiment gay, Think of some home that’s bare and drear: And make it happier Christmas Day? A coin, perhaps, that you have given, Or simply OBe kind word you say, May still became the drop of leaven In some On¢s crust on Christmas Day, Mee ee on you the more piceene an pnands make glad your way, Who need [pen = gungr-e nered Pur smiles on Christmas Day. Tro the tee its way will trace And be reflected on the face Of the soul ®u cheer on Christmas Day. / And find such stockings hung on high, Would you and I show up on time While we to Pleasure’s height could climb rived Wednesday and was at once named SHIPS THAT PASS IN-THE Ri Or, the Christmas. Dream of the Post-Dispats: ‘““Foot”’ Artist and Poet, — Boy Poet, what if you and I Should wake on Christmas morning Our mantelpiece adorning? At 8 o’clock a. m., sir, With stockings such as them, sir? Foot Artist, no! It were a sin, With Klondikes such as those are, A day of labor to begin, > — But you and I the day would bless And scorn to think of labor, And smile upon no beauty less Than Julia Marlowe-Tabor, Oh, yes, we'd take a holiday, Though mighty few would know it— And from the office far away Would fly the peaceful poet; And from his den (on No. 9s), Where none could tempt or wheedle, Would scoot the artist who designs In life so many woes are; The sketches a la pedal. MARY STUART. “Mary Stuart” was the bill at the Olympic last night with Modjeska in the title role. The old tragedy is of absorbing interest to those who can make themselves en rapport with the character of the hapless Mary. The audience last night was made up large- ly of this contingent. Women sat with their eyes fixed on the. stage and their breath coming in short gasps. Modjeska looked ten years older than she did as Magda, but she made a handsome and ma- jestic Queen, She worked up to the climax in the third act with magnificent effect. After she had pleaded in vain for life, then denounced the warm-hatred daughter of Henry VIII., one might have thought that none but Catholics and Scots were in the audience, so enthusiastic was the applause, Mary had all the sympathy, apparently, although a calm review of the alleged facts developed by the play fails to justify It. Elizabeth ts the really strong character of the play, just as she was in truth the great sovereign of her age. The part was in the hands of Anna Proctor. Miss .Proctor’s voice is ligneous in. its inflexibility. But for that she might make an acceptable Elizabeth. Lester Lonergan was a well set up Earl of Leicester, but lacked feeling. Mr. Haworth’s Mortimer needed repression, It was too loud. The production was hand- some. Macbeth is the bil] for to-night. MILK TRUST IN NEW YORK, Corporation Formed With a Capital of Fifteen Million Dollars, NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—A milk trust has been incorporated with a capital of $13,- 000,000. The articles of incorporation have been filed at Trenton, N. J. John D, Gil- more, the originator and promoter of the new company, is a rich baker of 208 Green- wich street. He formed the famous cor- poration known as the New York Biscuit Co. Mr. Gilmore and his associates have been busy for over a year in organizing the new company. His son, William P. Gilmore, said that they would begin business at once. He boasted that it had already got control of the milk delivery of over 1,000 Wagons, and that a large majority of the milk dealers of the city were in the cor- poration, Three hundred creameries and 200 retail companies and dealers who deliver milk to consumers are to be consolidated in one great company. The company is also au- thorized to deal in poultry, eggs, butter and vegetables. he present price of milk is 6 cents, and Gilmore says the trust could do business at a profit by selling at 3 cents a quart. INCREASE OF THE ARMY. The Hawley Bill Said to Be Certain of Passage by Congress. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—An agree- ment has been reached between the leaders of the Senate and House which practically insures the passage of the Hawley bill to increase the army by two regiments of artillery. Petitions of numerous commercial bodics in favor of the increase have been largely instrumental in causing the change in the opposition. The two regiments are abso- lutely necessary to insure proper garrisons for the fortifications on the coast. PRESIDENT BROWNE DEAD. He Was the Head of the Colored True Reformers. RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 22—Rev. W. W. Browne, the President of the Grand Foun- tain of True Reformers, the most powerful organization among the colored people of the South, is dead in Washington city from blood po'son, he having refused the ampu- tation of his arm as the only chance for his life. He was a remarkable man, and his death will be a heavy joss tq his race. He was a slave in Georgia untilythe war, when he joined the Union navy and served as a gunner on the United States gunboat National, and when mustered out cf ser- vice was a Sergeant-Major. He was one of the wealthy men of hia race in the South ing worth $126,000, and on his death transferred to the Grand Fountan a fine farm near this city. to be used as an old folks’ home for colored people. ANOTHER FAUST IN TOWN. ! es Arrival of Edward the Third, Now but a Few Hours Old. Mrs. Efidie Faust, nee Busch, is the d mother of a boy. The little one ar- Edward the Third. ‘this country there United States UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, | Smalley’s Remarkable Talk and Sena- tor Hawley’s Rebuke, —e NEW YORK, Dec .22.—At the New Eng- land dinner at Brooklyn last night George W. Smalley, correspondent of the London Times, spoke on “New and Old England,”’ and he caused a sensation by his broad handling of the diplomatic relations be- tween this country and the countries on the other side of the water. He referred to Cleveland’s Venezuelan message, and de- clared that England had shown a great deat of forbearance in this affair. He declared also that the continental powers had come to think of us as a menace to the peace of the world, instancing the interference of the United States in the Venezuelan ques- tion, the attitude of the United States toward Turkey in connection with the Ar- menian affairs and Turkey’s war with Greece; its attitude with reference to Hawaii and latterly the strong sentiments that have been expressed by the. American people against Spain’s war in Cuba. He said that so strong were the feelings en- tertained by the con ental owers against ceTtain to be a com- bination to oppose any action that the overnment m t take to attempt to force compliance with its wish- es, and suggested if it might not be wel! under such cireumstances for the United States to get as close as ossible to Eng- land, the oldest New England. Senator Hawley took occasion when the excitement had subsided somewhat, to say that he was extremely sorry thet Mr. Smai- ley had se misunderstood his own country, an expression which was loudly applauded. PURSUED BY FATE. Unhappy Mrs. Fleming Thought to Be Lost in Alaska. NEW YORK, Dec, 22.—Mary Alise A!mont Fleming, whose life for a year or two has been a succession of tragedies, is thought to have perished in the Klondike regions. She was better known as “Mrs Fleming.” as it was under that name that she was tried for murder in the Bliss poisoning case. She was acquitted of that erime and after drar- ing $85,000 from the care of the City Cham- berlain, she paid $38.48 ef it for ber Gefense put $2,000 in real estate amd invested all bat $4,500 of the balance for the benefit of ber } children, whom she bad ow im te care of her sister. The last werd from ber came from Dawson City. It was eniy a few lines and said: “All the mponey [ cook with me has been swallowed wp. Send me teip, [ om in peril” Since then word base come fem other sources that a litth wemanm answeriag ber description had moved trom the city to the camp, where persens wilheat geeeey are in most desperate straits Powr meonins have passed since the last news Was received, and she is supposed to have perished. BRIGHT BOY RECOGNIZED. Harry E. Lesan of Iowa Is Promoted Again, Special to the Post-Dispateh., KEOKUK, Io., Dec. 2@—Harry E. Lesan, the youngest managing editor of a dally paper in lowa, will @@ te Chieage January 1 to accept a position with the Procter & Collier advertising ageney Thies young man’s life has been like @ romance and it is the old story of the sirusele of ambition, and “the right kind of stwi” agains: ad- versity. He was obliged to leave home When very young and shift for himself, He was a newsboy on train’, worked in a minor posl- tion in a restaurant and hed a very hard t'me generally. Then A. W. Lee of the Ottumwa Courler “diseevered” him, and gave him a position on the paper, The young fellow had a vr generous fund of orig- inal ideas, which he infused tnte the paper. He rose from reporter te city editer and after five years has found himself manag- ing editor, at the age of 33 years. Now he is supporting himself and goneting great! in the support of his father’s family, whic is not a small one. The new position is a step higher. BURR MAY BE PARDONED. Friends of the Former St. Louis Banker Are Working tor His Release. Another attempt is to be made to secure the pardon of William Burr, now in the State Penitentiary, under a five years sen- tence for embezzlement. He was cashier of the St. Louis Nationa! Bank. A year ago & formal application for his on was laid before President Cleve- fand who refused to extend clemency. It ts sated that the new petition, signed by fed- feral judges and by District Attorney C} ton has been presented to President Mee hat Senators Vest and Cock- noe and and. Kerens are working in Burr's behalf. D. C., Dee. 22-—The death of William Mertz, who had devoted ye tai the service of the Govern- nent, the td of Secretary’ “Seletie gver esepeey yoastf See .@ Clerks over se ty y of easury t to a salary a "he. Fourth ‘Audior.” ‘Tie begat " e f the Govern t in 1863 Se Sa 4 @ year, and his r ! , in he ree. ae He was prompt at his k. '“. \f weather and performed his bs od an’ ‘horoughly. a Mertz wy oar ° or gad inecsea, to his ¢ flaren. e raten’e lyand. i half-conacious re- verte e work he had for 2 man rs, and complained bi of oh le that had been done him in his Business. § 1 to the pec‘al to the Post-Dispa SAN F sy mercantile rumors of war from the Orient and great t the is the joy therea Russian Reet has AB rt arth 4 followed by news that ts of the ; — Ren eA have recen made ° ual Btaten for the pase in divoat Cable messages from Viadinoy tenn tie m Petersburg were received in few days ago invi several on an immense quantity @ grocery frm t weeks ago inviting bi 4. — & bids upen flour livered at some point in Asia to nated by Russian soon a yay A cea ur, s known here also that Armours Chicago recently pa ge to R - wich tnventd: te have bone cen want wate contract en n rejected ag not aveiers from Asia bring news t Russia&Q garrison at Validivostock ting, the sargely reinforced during the last six The next steamer from the Orient - pected to bring important advices _— pocrespenaente and local merchants in “INDEPENDENCE OR DEATH.” The Fate of Ruiz May Cause the Cu. ban Motto to Be Respected. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Senorita Clemenca Arrango, sister of Col. Arrango of the Cuban army, has received the foliowing le‘ter from a member of the Cuban revolutionary come. a gg x mavena: a ol, JOaquin Rulg, the former su ing engineer of the Albear Weleccoeneen paying no heed to the order issued by Gen. Gomez. and wishing to make little of the laws of the Republic, had the ha to undertake a proposal of autonomy to Col. | Aranguren of the Havana squadron. In consideration of his acceptance he was to /receive a considerable sum of money, which was to be increased in proportion to the number and rank of the Cubans who s accept the insulting proposition, but Col. Aranguren, in compliance with orders, and sonal! friendship which he had for the apee. ish intruder, ordered that Col. Ruiz be by a summary court-martial. The military tribunal sentenced him to death, and he Was executed three days ago. May Ruiz rest ting Honor to Aranguren’s stoic dis- ne. n eipli San lejaras was making ready to go on a similar errand to Gen. B rt, in Matanzas. I believe he has now changed his mind. How long will it take our enemies to understand thai the sacred cause we defend is liberty or death? FUNDING OF PENSIONS. Unique Scheme to Be Proposed at This Session of Congress. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—W. F. Rockwell, @ prominent manufacturer of Meriden, Conn., has in view the presentation of a bill in Congress through he Pension Coenmittee looking toward the funding of the pension ap ropriation. Mr. Rockwell! va 4 of hs bat: “My ‘dea is to issue negotia to the pensioners or to pay em the cash at their option, to cover the amount they would receive from the Government, bas d on life insurance expectancy. There are, is round numbers about 90,000 persons on the pension rolls, and to those who not own- ers of farms the payment of the entire amount whic according to my table would be due them, would enable many of them to start in business, this In Ue self would bring into c'rculation @ yo amount of money that would insure to the benefit not only of the community in which realde but to the country. It would overnment im the matter of salaries and machinery, while the only expense the Gov- ' ernment would incur wou | of the bonds. It would also do away with pension atterness who receive from sioners a good share of the money owt for them. AN AWFUL PLUNGE. A Wealthy Stockman Falls From @ Train Into a Sixty-Foot Ravine. PRINCETON, Ind., Dec. 22—Albert F. Greek, a wealthy stockman of Franc sco, near here, met a horrible d eath while a passenger on the foulevbte 4 Be le . is Air Line. The train had st on yh sixty feet high for a few ‘minuter, Mr. Greek wanted to know the ce ust h ba to the car platform, for a moment ater he slip and fell to the edge of th eco and then caromed off into plu down into the chasm x the time the train crew had run around ¢ end of the trestle and down to the of the gulley Mr, Greek was Hie back had, Res 2ccta dente ale loaees vited 'n fnsta have Teing family of @ wife and 6x ehil- dren. FORT MADISON STUBBORN. Votes Again Unfavorably to Hubin- ger’s Telephone Line. Special to the Post Dispe teh. KEOKUK, Io, Dec, 2—J. C. Hubinger his t hone wires t lowed to en fo Ant - doe a E the pg matter Sd in a vote of § against granting hg, omty ‘f lea alle jensen | f here “gh & town. The PACIFIC COAST PLEASED. > War in the East Would Mean Increased | of Th ; ee Co. received a cable of” Dodge” Bweene ~ ee | setting aside all cons‘deration of the per- — r itt would do away with the pension office . i’ -.% ps ~ Pe 8 o* 2 ad Oe BDI A hme RENE oe hs ee oe

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SITE. Pe Tae Ps eM se ee eee —S ea Oe pitiadl = , - 7 - = ~~ nod . - ee - a * ~ a - ~~ - ~ a \e - ~ - =~ - “~ hardwood; with stylish lady Bete 8 eee | 8 ue Bie (“Bue © wee OS we a’ $1.98 eve ve ve ve ve ve a a Ok” oh eS ’ 85c ~ . i 1’ Folding Bed Dotige bes @ nice mirror—handsome oak frame and worth 11. 25— . a ' ve 4 ve ve 4 a v BROADWAY AND WASHINGTON. i NEVER BEFORE immense spread of the artistic and the mviey-saver, Such an elaborate exp se of charming Ximas conceits—never before such an of Tov: and Holiday voods Leader more than ever—m dre than anywhere else inthis city—the rendesvous a —in St. Louls. The Grand- _—s eye Ve ve CE RING Rea eh ae ee) CIC ICIOOION IOIIC I ee eee ele Nee About Will Not Be esa pr ohne spsentgpanem ose ype an actress. that county in February, 1896. The opinion} ~ , ———— Punished. ’ . “The few months of active professional |-was written by Judge Sherwood and con- \ say sorely tried. life have served only to whet my ambition, Bismarck Stalhutte and John T. Murphy, charged with forcing Pauline Hoffman, the alleged German heiress, to become Stal- hutte’s wife, are free. Their cases were dismissed by Judge Mur- phy Wednesday morning on account, the -[Ad JO You B Jo ‘sAus AvusORyYy Zupnossolidg dence. Pauline Hoffman-Stalhutte was not in court. Sickness was given as the reason for her absence. No witnesses were examined and the court proceedings lasted only a few min- utc Ss. ; ioefendants’ atterney, John A. Gernez, moved to quash the information on the gzround that the arrest was iilegal because the defendants were taken in custody be- fore a warrant Wags issued. “Tell Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Johnson to come before me,"’ said Judge Murphy to a deputy sheriff. The deputy returned with the statement charging them with forcing a woman to marry?’ “Yes, Your Honor,” replied Col. Johnson, “because it was 6 o’clock in the evening when the application was made and none of the clerks were here. I knew I would is- morning and delay in making the arrest. Col. Johnson declared that he was at all ihe law. i “Your motion to quash is overruled,” said Judge Murphy to Lawyer Gernez, ‘‘because Mr. Johnson's explanation ig satisfactory Then the case was about to go to trial on ite merits when Prosecuting Attorney Mul- vihill suggested the absence of hia main Following this came the nolle prosequ!l and ae and Murphy walked away in high glee. “Jt was impossible to convict them on the evidence,’’ the prosecutor eaid to a Post- Dispatch reporter. NO FAITH CURE . LETS. They Cure Stomach Troubles and Indi- gestion Anyway, Whether You Have Faith in Them or Not. All physicians agree that the element of | “1! : } tunities than the ——— | ; : Who is she?’ he asked the teacher. gives me greater opportunities than the one with her. His case was taken under ad- faith has a great deal to do in the cure of “That’s little Bessie Woodson,” was the !I have in ‘Sane Gene.’ I hope to show in MR. CHAMBERS RESIGNS. visement. disease | reply, | that part just what I can do, Alice Williams was more lucky. Judge Firm belief and confidence in a family | yy aca has, amatic ability” co yen | Death of A. O. Schur New Local Manager for Bradstreet’s | Talty gave her the divorce she desired on ea . . . physician or the same confidence and faith in a patent medicine, have produced re- markable cures in all ages. — This is especially true in nervous troubles and no field offers so prolific a harvest for the quack and charlatan, as the diseases arising from a weak or run- Nevertheless, the most common of all which in turn cause nervous diseases, of flesh, requires something besidg iaith to cure. * Mere faith will not digest your food for you, will not give you an appetite, will not increase your flesh and strengthen your nerves and heart, but Stuart's Dys- pepsia Tablets will do these things, be- cause they are composed of the clements In one room in the primary grade the scholars were asked to recite. A little girl whose brown hair and large expressive eyes made her a picture pleasing to look upon, says Miss Woodson, ‘‘and to make me more determined to overcome all obstacles. I realized e up-hill road I had ‘to travel when I decided to adopt the stage. A be- ginner finds more discouragement than en- a — --- ~ — — ——E Ss ews eee le 4 ij — —_—-- : _ MISS ELIZABETH WOODSON. recited with such rare expression and intel- ligence and with such delightful self-pos- session, daintily blended with childtsh mod- esty, that Mr. Warner picked her up in her arms and kissed her. Mr, Warner. “She will make herself known he next night parents, Mr, and Mrs. Emmet L. Wooason, ' atiengded a large reception complimentary to Mr. Warner, and they took their dauga- ter with them. As they advanced to be presented Mr. Warner recognized his Iittle fr'cnd of the day before and he saluted her directly. He again remarked upon her un- m'stakable talent, and assured her parents of h‘s interest in her future. Little Bessie Woodson was then hardiy old enough to appreciate such praise and the vaiue of such a prophecy. She is now Miss Elizabeth Woodson and she’s “on the Stage,’ and the recollectiébn of Charles Dud- ley Warner's commendation is one of her dearest treasures, It was in New York two years ago that ‘Miss W oodson began to consider seriously taking up the stage as a profession. Her father, a prominent cotton broker in Memphis, objected strongly, but the daugh- ter declared she had her own living to make and that she m she at least be given her choice of occupations. his was Something of a. staggerer to if given opportunity. @ little Bessie Woodson’s | couragement, you.know. My line, I think, is high comedy. At least that’s what I’ve been told. In the new play, ‘Loves at War,’ which Miss Kidder presents Thurs- day evening, I am cast for a part which Specta) toa the Post-Dispatch. EL PASO, Il, Dec. 22.—A. O. Schur, a re- tired capitalist of this city, died of apoplexy at 10 o’clock this morning. He was at- tacked at midnight last night. Mr. Schur was one of the founders of El Paso’s first bank. Jury Commizsion Law Valid. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Dec. 22.—The State Supreme Court to-day upheld the constitu- tionality of the new jury commission law. —_—_-—-— Boehmer’s Will be open every night this week until 9 o’clock—Friday night until 10:30—te accommodate Christmas curred in by each of the other two Judges. In the opinion the \eourt holds that Sun- day must not be counted in the twenty-four hours allotted defendants in murder trials to make their jury challenges. The judge in the opinion says that “twenty-four work- ing hours and what the statute means and that it does not require either lawyers or judges to work on Sundays.’’ The record showed that the list of jurors was given to the defendauts at 12 o’clock on Saturday and at 10:30 a. m. on Monday following, over the objection of the defendants’ at- torneys, the trial court required the de- fendants to announce their challenges. Charles May is discharged because of the lack of evidence to substantiate the charze, but George May will have a new trial. The kiling took place on the road home from church, and was the result of an old grudge because Burdette would not allow George May to set traps on his land to catch skunks. George May did the kill- ing, and at the time was in company with Charles May, his nephew. : In the case of Cornwell, et al., respond- and profits and defen Supreme Court. This is the second appeal in the case and was taken to have the court review its opin- ion and judgment in Cornwell vs. Ortan, 126 Mo. 355, and overrule those cases and incidentally to overrule Green vs. Sutton, 50 Mo., 186, decided in 1872, by the Supreme Court. In the opinion the court says: ‘“‘A3 ant appealed to the Other decisions were as follows: Ridenour-Baker Grocery Company vs. Monroe; reversed with directions. St. Joseph vs, Crowther; reversed and re- manded. Motions: Sherlock vs. K. C. Belt railway: motion for rehearing and tranefer to court in bance overruled. , Loring vs, Groomer; rehearing denied. Bartlett vs. Ball; rehearing denied. Division No. 2 adjourned to Jan. 6. 1898. The twenty-six criminal cases pending in division No, 2 of the Supreme Court will be argued and submitted Jan. 6, 1898, instead of Jan. 4, as previously docketed. Court con- tinued the cases until Jan. 6 and adjourned until that date. The pool-room cases are included in this number. ARTIST MCORD BROKE A LEG. Slipped on the Ice and Fell With Se- rious Results. Peter McCord, chief artist of the Globe- Democrat, slipped on the ice Wednesday morning and broke. his leg. He was re- moved to his brother’s house, 4100 Pine street. His injuries are very painful. After Jan. 1. R. Stuart Chambers may not be local manager of Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency after Jan. 1. He has resigned to accept a position as Philadelphia representative of the American Credit and Indemnity Co. of New York. Mr. Chambers has been at the head of Bradstreét’s St. Louis agency for five years. While Mr. Chambers’ resigna- tion is now in tthe hands of President Charies F. Clark of New York, that of- ficial has not yet accepted it and is anxious to retain the St. Louis manager. At the local office Wednesday it was said that nothing was knuwn there as to who would succeed Mr. Chambers. “‘Brown’s Bronchial Troches” are ex- cellent for the relief of Hoarsenegs or Sore Throat. Lake Shore and Other Dividends. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The dir the Lake Shore, the Canadian Tee el that Col. Johnson -was too busy to leave > . . the warrant oflice. 2 of the P eben Do montis Sa hagas on lg The Great Majestic Steel “Issue an attachment for the dody of Gantt, P J. in which Sherwo Norse: B “ Taras antaan tates Cok doliinen Gepeared ven; gess concur, the judgment of the Circult}and Malleable Iron Range will aera mmo ‘ pp ° *%: apne in rye rae oe nee-. 2 ae A: * a Tr F Ex s an action of ejectment for certain lands , re want to bv wal aed “Judge aus. Payiwee a in St. Louis County. The plaintiff. re- never break, never fail to bake, defendants before you issued a warrant | Soa covered judgment Sb gery qeenar and rents to cook, to heat water in abun- dance, and save immensely in fuel, Millions of people rece ommend it. MAJESTIC MFG, CO. 2012-2020 MORGAN ST. MAJESTIC RANGES All Kinds and Sizcs, Sold at Factery Prices by PETERSON&HOMES 406-408 N. BROADWAY. rr = + tn A DIVORCE MILL GRIST. Domestic Troubles Aired Before Judge Talty Wednesday. In Judge Talty’s Court Wednesday Cor- nelius Van der Beck said he had married Minerva A. Van der Beck in 1886, and that for six years she quarreled with him from San Francisco to St. Petersburg, Russ‘a. She quarreled with him all the time he was her statement that her husband had beaten her because she refused to sign over all her property to him and deprive her children it. i E. Roberts wanted a divorce from Ira H. Roberts because she said he was a brute and beat her until she had to have him sent to the work-house. Frank C. Welch was given a divorce be- cause his wife, Lillian K, Welch, had de- serted him. Delivered by a Carrier Pigeon That the Globe, Seventh and Franklin ave- nue, sell Boys’ Chinchilla Reefers, hand- somely trimmed and-pearl buttons, at $1.28. The best in the land at $2.45, $2.95 and $4.9. THEY RESTED AFTER THE BALL. Building Trades Convention Holding Its Final Session. Delegates to the National Building Trades Council took Wednesday morning off to rest - .% ; papa, who had prepared himself to meet the Mic! n Central railw _6f digestion, they contain the juices, acids argumen'ie in favor of art and the gratifi- shoppers. clared no temuien semi-annual divide vis nn after the ball. a and peptones necessary to the digestion cation of an artistic nature and all that You will find the largest assorte | the stocks of their respective companies There was no session of the body be- D4 similatic f all wholes food sort of thing, and Miss Woodson scored The estimated statement of : f noon, but at 1 o'clock the discussion 4 and assimilation o a W loiesome 1lood, over him right away. ment of Shore for the year ending Dec, 3) eo cae ae constitution and by-laws came up. ; Stuart s Dyspepsia Tablets will digest = ae Put won his unqualified consent, pared with 189, showed the coe The adoption of these will conclude the food if placed in a jar or bottle in water | iS; Se reminded him of what Mr. War- Gross earnings, $20,293,013; increase, $97,000; | convention's work. heated to OR degrees, and they will do it fiis trump card. He told her bluntly, tak- increase, Christmas Shoes ward Carroll of ommeng Bay nt: Theo- . : aia P r* 090. much more effectively when taken into ing a iN antage of every young woman's ig- The estimated statement of the dore 8. Jones, Kansas . first vice-presi- the stomach after meals, whether you have Seale ama lds ee of the family geet Ss Central and the Canadian Southern 10502 ident; J. P. Healy, Washington, D. oil sec- ' faith that they will or not. the expense attentnce ge oe poet Bagel and lippers year ending Dec. 31, 1897, as compared with ond vice-president; A. J., yess, Mi wau- the stomach, make | StUdy and preparation. | 189%, as follows: Gross earnings, . kee, third vice-pr FN S' ¢ They invigorate pure blood and strong nerves, in the only way that nature can do it, and that is, from plenty of wholesome -food well digested. It is not what we eat, but what we digest that does us good. Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by ~ druggists at 50 cents for full sized pack- ee, fourth vice-president; M. P. Car- es ttsbure. fifth vice-president, and C. 8. Leveling, East St. Louis, sixth vice-presi- dent. “CASTORIA decrease, $138,000; operating expenses $10 183,000; decrease, $172,000; net, $3,447.00): ac. crease, $16,000; surplus after charges to Michigan Central, $730,000; decrease, $9) ono: to Canada Southern, $282,000; decrease $14,- 000. wh “Til fix that,” retorted little Miss Wood- fon, and she did, She went to the late Nelson Wheatcroft, who conducted the Ly- ceum School of Acting. and told him of her ambitions and her ‘financial condit’on. Wheatcroft listened Sympathetically and a gptngs peers her the one chance she ni o dDecome his pup ri - tomary tuition fee. ernie: There were a l'mited number of scholar- — And the lowest prices consistent with High-Grade Footwear at G.H. BOEHMER’S ES pt cae a Terriss’ Murderer Remandeg. 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CONRAD’S, GIB LOCUST. 2712 Franklia Av. Delmar, sear Tayler. CURE A COLD IN ONE NIGHT. Parker’s Cascara Quinine Tablets. Price 25c. "Tie therein that maybe lies @ fortune for those who Advertise: The P.-D. aed A am ® ip » x os Shane 3 thd ee ee ee ee ed 4 Oo ERT AAS = . 3s; hi ome, tgs 4 2 Ge aoe OR GRE i ‘ : | the super who assassinated W ° Childre age. | fobs, Biven away cach year to the man or | 613-615 Olive St riss, the actor, outside of the A Ter- For Infants and n, Fu ‘book and of ed the examination. ater on Thursday last, was bro | The- peasants Book om conse and cure of stom: | if wise Woodson think she could pass? | remand at the Bow Street Station m2P.°? | = ' {ach troubles, mailed free by addressing | “gn, was wiven the nece A=, | Wedding and Party Footwoar with the crime and was again oa a _ dand she set herself at “once to mastering a Specialy, Se > . eee Ee Se eS weer sl <I BAS ESS ME Ee tae x” , FOURTEENTH STREET THEATER. Tel, 961, KATHRYN KIDDER, Presenting Sardou's MME. SANS CENE. POPULAR PRICES. N. B.—Thersdey evening and Xmas Mat. (6rs§ time on any Bta , AT WAR.” . Next Week—Ralph Stuart—‘‘The Westerner.” _ 9QR Topular with the le and 60c. 2c Matinee Tues., Thursday and were pak wat Seals, 75 Cons. | "ROW OF FLATS, Next Sunday Mat.—‘‘Fallen Among Thieves.” OLYMPIC—MCdJESKA And Mr. Joseph Haworth. Wednesday Matinee (to-day)............CAMILLE Wednesday and Sat. Nights. .. MACBETH Thursday Night and Saturday (Christ- mas) Matinee. ........-6ee0e- MAR Friday Night....... nen eeebenesnnnedant Sunday, Dec. 26—“THE SPORTING DUCHESS.” IMPERIAL S07" 10 DON CAESAR DE BAZAN, 20 Vaudeville and Edison's V JNO). navqes secerves, of night, ts. 10| VISIONS OF ART, FS yo STANDARD.™*822% pss. HARRY MORRIS’ 20th Century Maids. Next Week—Reilly & Woods’ Big Show. CENTURY. 5, 75c, 500, 25¢, WILTON LACKAYE In the Romantic Comedy Drama, ' THE ROYAL SECRET. ye hy! ev agit AND SATURDAY. 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coe eo ee “eb aun ene oS ee wena eae Raeeeaeuenenueneuvv ew “ ~% e er ! : : WEDNESDAY—ST. ee na “ LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—DECEMBER 22, 1897. 7s PADENY, —) Ne ee eR ‘“''- LADIES’ FUR CAPES. Electric Seal Capes — Spri & i18,0.— Fire Sale CLOTH CAPES. tire sale ir ‘iWea ba Cloth Capes—Springer’s prices Fire Saie rice é Cloth pupees a prinwer prices $8.50 to _ $12,50—Fire sale Price Ae eh de ee he One tot of Fur Canes—Springer’s orice $10.00 ae Electric Seal Capes—Springer’s price $20.00 Culitie, 515.08 Cloth Capes - Springer’s price $2.50-- $] 25 ) $5.50 to $8.50— $4.50 OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL CHRISTMAS as late as may be necessary to wait on ail comers. VOTVOVOlTD COVSTVVSTVOVSSVVSSVTVVVSBVITVTAB SALVATION ARMY L SKATES AT POST-DISPATCH LAKE OUR GREAT LADIES’ FINE..... FIRE SAL JACKETS, CAPES, SUITS & FURS Started This — Morning With a Rush & a Crush. Going at the lowest prices ever named—the result of our great purchase of the entire stock of the SPRINGER CLOAK CO., DAMAGED SLIGHTLY BY SMOKE & WATER. Grasp the opportunity while it lasts—first comers will fare best—don’t delay. It’s the chance of a lifetime to secure a fashionabie garment at a mere fraction of its real worth.» 409 N. Broadway, Next to Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co. ce Ladies’ & Misses’ Jackets. Ladies’ & flisses’ Jackets, Beaver, Kersey 3.50 Ladies’ & Misses’ Jackets, Navy, Black, «$5.00 0 & $7.50 Ladies’ & Misses’ Jackets, swell, nobby $10.00 ' & Micses’ Jackets, the latest swell, ee talior-made, silk-lined Jackets; $15.00 QO0KT0S. COO OO OOS DOO OOOO OOO OOOO SOL RL & Fancy Materials; pat springer Prices, $5 to $7.59; Fire Sale Price Green & Fancy Mixtures, springer prices, $7.50, $8.50 $10—Fire Sale Price Ladies’ & Misses’ Jackets, springer Prices, tiv, $12. $15—Fire Sale l’rice...... talior-made garments: Springer Prices, $15, $18.50 & $20—Fire Sale l’rice ...... Springer Prices, $18.30 to $80— Fire Sale Price OC S8reeeee . 4? SSI SLI © VSL : ., ol Lan . Fey a me , ‘ aa . ’ i ’ a ag Dn = Cas oe EI OOOO KI IAA IIO DIO) FO et) FOOT DO > wee = ASSIES ON ' — - ee They Glide Gracefully Over the Ice, Bearing Contri- bution Boxes, and Solicit Funds for the Great Christmas Dinner for Thousand Tickets Have ready Been Issued. Which Seven Al- SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY THE POST-DISPATCH NOT PREVIOUSLY ACCOUNTED FOR. “Anto!nette”’ “Salvation Army Boy” Pe en © Ti he Post-Dispatch Lake tn Forest Park is frozen as solid as Greenland’s icy mountain and thousande of skaters are daily taking advantage of its glossy surface. Rare win- ter eport is to be had on Post-Dispatch Lake, and the Salvation Army is repre- sented in the throng. But the Army has another purpose In view than pleasure when it goes ekating. While taking the exhilarating exercise the lassies eeck contributions for the great Christmas dinner which has been told about time and egain in the Post-Dispatch. , Additional funds are absolutely necessary to the success of this worthy undertaking. Wednesday and Thursday will close the con- tribuiijons. Donations, to be of practical service, must come fn not later than Thurs- day night. Skaters are'a jolly crowd as a rule, and Maj. Miles of the Salvation Army decided that it would be a good plan to send some of his helpers to participate in the festivi- ties at Post-Dispatch Lake. This lake represents a great charity. The excavation for it furnished employment for thousands of men four winters ago, and it is estimated that 15,000 persons were en- abled to tide over a severe winter by the money which came to those for whom the est-Dispatch found work. This lake has rn.shed many hours of pleasure for St. Louisans, and it is a fitting place for the solicitation of funds for this great Christ- mag dinner. Tuesday night the start was made by Cadets Clara Meyer and Ella Mork. The went to ihe lake, accompanied by Mrs. Maj. Miles and a reporter for the Post-Dispatch. here Was not much opportunity on this occasion for the lad’es to secure funds, as Park Policemen Underwood and Horniker courteously notified them of a rule prohib- iting the solicitation of funds for any pur- pose. However, the skaters showed a dis- position to contribute, and scrne d mes and nickels slipped into the contribution boxes, Wednesday Mayor Ziegenhein was asked | for a permit which will enable the zealous workers to carry out their plan, and th‘s evening the cadets will be at Post-Dispatch Lake urging the merry-makers to aid them in providing the Christmas treat for the poor. The lassies will not stand on the bank and wait for lovers of the exhilarating sport to come from the ice. Tuesday night they demonstrated their ability to hold their own with the best of them. When Cadet Mork was a little girl up at Lexington, her old home, she learned to skate on the Missouri River. Sne is a Belleville girl and is graceful on the ice, Mrs, Maj. Miles, who.chaperoned the ca- dets, shook her head when invited to try the sport. “I feel more at home on plain, day ground,” she said. While the cadets cut figure eights and other fancy .curves Mrs. Miles mingled with the throng on shore and spread the news of the great charity dinner. Thureday there will be no time for skat- ing, because Maj. Miles will place every available helper on prominent down town street corners to repeat the plan of solicit- ing which was introduced last Saturday. he hacen of the solicitors, together with their respective locations, will be an- nounced in the Post-Dispatch Thureday. Maj. Miles has not yet determined the as- signmenta. Contributions continue to come in, but the fund is still short. Immediate action is necessary. Maj. Miles believes the chari- table publie is willing enough, but inclined to delay. He urgently appeals to all who intend to help to do so at once, so the work of prepering the great dinner may go oa without Interruption. Seven thousand tickets for the dinner_were sent out yesterday among the worthy poor. It is hoped to feed at least twice 7,000. A trip to Post-Dispatch Lake is well worth while at any time, and Wednesday after- noon and evening, while the Salvation lasses are on the ice, there is a novelty that adds much to the occasion. These young women carry their contribution boxes while skat- ing and move as gracefully as those not handicapped by burdens. Following is one of many letters received by Maj. Miles: , ZULEMA LODGE, NO. 321. K. OF P.. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20, 1897. Charlies Miles, Esq., Commander Salva- tion Army of Missouri: Dear Sir—I can assure you that it is a great pleasure to aid your fund. Ineclosed find our check for $5 as a donation for your Christmas dinner to ihe oor of our citys. I can assure you that your noble efforts to do good to the poor of St. Louis are highly appreciated by the members of this lodge. Wishing you and your every Maj. |_adies’ Suits... Ladies’ Suits— $5.00 Springer’s price $10, Fire sale PICO o.00 cocceses Ladies’ Suits— Springer’s price $12.50 to $15, Fire Sale Price Ladies’ Suits— Springer’s price $15 to $29, Fire Sale Price Ladies’ Dress Skirts | Ladies’ Skirts— Springer price ‘eeeneee ee $6.00, Fire Sale Price Ladies’ Skirts— Springer price $6.50 to 48,60, Fire Sale Price Ladies’ Skirts— Springer price $10 to $13.50, Fire Sale Price Plush Capes. Prtmnted—apeineaene oe ed—Springer’s pric $5.50—Vire Sale Price — iirimmed—sprincers prt -——Springer’s price $8.50—Fire Sale Price a pa Plush Capes—Beaded & Fur Trimmed—Springer’s mine e $11.50 to $15—Fire Sale Price. $8.50 Plush Capes—Beaded & Fur Trimmed—Sspringer’s orice 15.00 $20 to $80—-Fire Sale Price.. Silk Waists. $3.48 $5.50 Silk Waists—Springer’s price $5.00 to $7.50— Fire Sale Price Silk Walists—Springer’s price $7,560 to $9.50— Fire Sale Price : | : te he is - ‘ ’ es During This Fire Sale. NOTICE. No Mail Orders Filled, No Goods Exchanged, No Money Refunded i* “We : wey PC OOOO IOI KIKI DIOS OOOO mm ee Re ee 8 ee ee ee eee — coworkers of the Salvation Army a merry Christmas and, with God's help, a happy and prosperous New Year, I remain, sincerely | nies “ J. CONWAY, K. of R. and §. In order to make the charity dinner the success contemplated by the Salvation Army, immediate contributions are neces- sary. Give sornething, and do it right now. Send checks or cash to Maj. Miles, 1411 Franklin avenue, or to the Post-Dispatch. Donations of provisions should be sent to 1411 Franklin avenue. | The following letter was received by the Post-Dispatch Wednesday. The barrel of game so kindly forwarded will be sent to the Salvation Army for the Christmas dinner: H. G. BEGEMAN, GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND GROCERIES, JONESBURG, Mo., Dec. 21, 1897. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Dear Sir—I shipped you this day, per freight, one barre! of game for the poor of the city. As I did not ktiow who to ship to, I shipped in . K. Yours ©. BEGEMAN. your care, supposing it would truly, H, GEO. BROWN’S MASTIFF BITES. Miss Halman and Z ohn Russman Will Have the Dog in Court. . George Brown of 619 Antelope street, has a big mastiff dog whose viciousness is the terror of the surrounding neighborhood. The dog has a score of victims tto his dis- credit. Among them are Miss AmeHa Halman and John Russman, residing at 613 Antelope street. Both were severely bitten by the dog a few days ago while passing Brown’s house. Miss Halman’s hand was badly lacerated, and young Russman was bitten on the leg. Each procured a police summons against Brown Wednesday, charging him with carelessly allowing his brutal animal to run wild. Incidentally they will petition Judge Stevenson, who will try the case, have the dog shot. MICHIGAN TAX. DECISION. If It Stands the State Will Lose Thousands. LANCING, Mich.,.Dec. 22.—Hundreds of tax titles in Michigan have been rendered worthless by a decision of the Supreme Court in the case of the Connecticut Mu- tual Fire Insurance Co. against Wood, the effect of the decision being that when lands are b'd off to the State for taxes of one year and are still held by the State, such lands cannot again be sold for the delin- quent taxes of succeeding years. The de- cision completely upsets the usual pro- cedure in the office of the State Auditor General, and means a loss of many thou- sands of dollars to the State. The effect of the decision is so grave that a rehearing of the case will be asked. The Iron Mountain Route is the best and over three hours the quickest to Los An- geles, and is the only line operating a solid vestibuled train of Pullman Meeping and dining cars through to the coast with- out change. GRIERSON'S BUSY PHONE.—The bus- jest telephone in town is located at Grier- son’s big livery stables, 3230 Locust street. Albert 8. Grierson, bridegroom of eleven months, was presented with two baby boys EVEN IN EUROPE HE FELT UNEASY, Remorseful Fred Morrisse Comes Back to Confess. TOOK $400 FROM HIS FIRM. CHICAGO: *YOUTH SURRENDERS HIMSELF IN CHIEF HAR- RIGAN’S OFFICE, RAN AWAY FROM HOME NOV. 3. Since Then He Traveled Through En- gland, France and Germany, but Not Once, He Says, Could He Forget -His Crime. “I am sick and tired of being a fugitive. I have traveled at breakneck speed over France, Germany, England and the United States, trying to leave behind the memory of a crime. I cannot do it. I am haunted wherever I go, I want to surrender.” Thus spoke a slender lad of 22 years as he entered Chief Harrigan’s office at the Four Courts Wednesday morning and ad- dressed Secretary Espy. The self-confessed fugitive gave the name of Fred Morrisse. He told Chief Harrigan’s secretary that he was wanted in Chicago on a charge of embezzlement. A glance at the police records showed that Fred Morrisse has been advertised as a eee: He tells his story without hesita- “Por é6everal months prior to Nov. 3 of this year,” said Morrisse, “I was enipiyed by Sears, Roebuck & Co., a large mail order house, 82 Fulton street, Chicago. On Nov. 3 I was instructed to buy $400 worth of stamps. That amount of money wags in- trusted to me and I left my place of busi- ness without intending to do anything wrong. But an evil instinct erept over me. I met some friends to whom I was under obligations and I spent a small prtion of the money in treating them. This was a foolish step, 4 ‘I could not make good the shortage im- mediately, because I had only a few minutes to remain away from the office. A thou. sand thoughts flashed through my mind. I reasoned with my better judgement that I was doing hard work for a small salary. I needed money. Here was an opportunity. Save the small sum I had ‘spent, f had $400 —enough to carry me far from Chicago and its Work and worry. The evil impulse ot the better of me. i yielded, aipaedee yesterday morning. This morning his friends heard of it. So did he. Pa. There I imagined that the Pinkertons were after me, and I left at once for Phila- | ST. LOUIS’ LEADING JEWELERS. E. JACCARD JEWELRY 60., FOUNDED 1829. ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT in Which to Purchase Your CHRISTMAS PRESENTS From the LARCEST, CHOICEST and MOST VARIED STOCK in the city. delphia. From Philadelphia I went to New York. Every day added to my terror. I fancied that I would be arrested every time I turned a corner. “I thought I,could find peace in Burope. T had plenty of money for a cheap trip. Seven days out from New York! landed 4 London, I had not thought of the cable, until I was roaming the streets of the big ——— city. From that time on I was haunt worse than ever. What would be come of me, if arrested in a foreign coun- try? My went to Paris. Everything was so strange there. It was much worse than London. I felt as if I would go mad. With- out ony definite aim, I went from Parijs to Berlin. There I was still unhappy, I was bewildered in the midst of foreign sur- roundings. I was running short of money in Berlin, and I determined to spend what I had left to reach the United States, “After a three weeks’ stay in Burope during which I was ever on the go, t sailed for New York. I worked my way west the best I could and reached icago a few days ago. I intended to surrender but my courage failed me, and I hurried out of town. I arrived in St. Louls bast night. I determined when I awoke this morning that I would terminate my exist- ence as a fugitive. I prefer prison, if I must be punished.”’ Morrisse is not a bad looking youth. He was turned over to Chief Desmond, who or- dered him locked up in the hold-over, pend ing communication with 0. remarkable of Morrisse’s experi. ence as a fugitive is the immense area over which he has traveled eince he left Chicago, Nov. 3. GRAVE BENEATH A STREET. Telegraph Company Employe Brings Up Bones With His Pick. George Leutz, a laborer, 222 South Twelfth street, made a grewsome discovery Wednesday morning while digging a hole for a telegraph pole in front of 1330 South Seventh street. He had dug down about two feet when he struck a grave in which were found several human bones. The bones were removed to the Morgue. Funny Combination. A short-legged man and a long-leggred man—still, the Globe, Seventh and Franklin avenue, can fit-all. See the Union Cassimere Pants at 68c; others at 98c, $1.45 and up to the finest Baltimore Merchant Tailor-Made at $3.95 take the cake. OVERCOME BY SMOKE. An Aged Crippled Woman Lost Her Life at a Fire. ; NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Mrs. - Freda Schlintz, aged and crippled, was overcome by smoke and died within a few feet of safety, during a fire which broke out in the house in which she lived on Hast Nine- ty-fifth street, before daylight to-day. Every effort was made to save her life by her two daughters, but their strength gave out and they were forced to abandon their mother and barely escaped death them- selves. About a score of others were rescued by the police and firemen. The fire orig- inated among some Christmas decorations in a candy store on the first floor. “Fire-Proof”’ UNION TRUST BUILDING. Have several desirable rooms on second, third, sixth and eleventh floors to show you. Corner Seventh and Olive. EMILE GLOGAU, Agent. HOW HE MIGHT BE DISAPPOINTED. Moses Meyer, who is in the heavy hauling business, said in the Sunday Post-Dispatch that he had discovered the secret of long life and that he expected to live to the age of 125 years “ Gf he tried to raise wate. + If Ye stepped on & banana peel. : 6Ttouts = . : Vee [ESS wre sy fae: & ig x F It he r-’ ‘ont of one of o-+ reckless mnt ? > > ) If he went out alone at nights. ve er tele ‘ 5 1 mw fd NE Pend. oy ee, Se a ; “ - ns eee ‘ i cai * i CLE ye meta eae EL et. ‘¥ i rin ahee hs hire) 5a? PAR oh Ray cs ‘a eee + m om Roan a d 7 ie: ity ee! “ 7 WE ARE YOUR MONEY-SAVERS. [OPEN UNTIL 0 P.M] REMEMBER [“ fvzonccs ane? OLIVE and SIXTH STS. OUT-OF-TOWN ORDERS FILLED DAY OF RECEIPT. COME EARLY. a Re ee ee —— NEW PUBLICATIONS. NEW CITY HALL. BOSTON DEMOCRATS WON. Quincy Re-Elected Mayor and the Lo- BOSTON, Mass., Dec, 22.—Complete and revised returns from the 191 voting precincts of this city ehow that Mayor Josiah Quincy * . + ‘ . . > >» Not a Knock Kneed Journal : A subscriber writes a friendly word of praise to THE PuRITAN, and adds this friendly warning; Do not allow our beautiful journal to become the usual tame, knock kneed feminine odical, with its regulation ‘‘ Mother, Home, and Heaven’ talk, and the inevitable recipes for pies, doughnuts, and cookies. But take an impersonal view of the many questions that affect the women of today, and let us have stories, sketches, and essays written to interest women who have intellect as well as refinement, That is just what we want to do—to interest women of intellect and refinement; for in America that is equivalent to interesting the great mass of the feminine population, The Puritan has always gone on the theory that the American gentlewoman did not need to be approached as if she were feeble minded, or ignorant of the rudiment- ary laws of conduct. Two of the subjects to which our correspondent objects are so well exploited in other periodicals that we have not felt it necessary to,increase the inane mass of literary “ goo”; but Home—that is quite another thing. Get the December PurITAN and see what it is like. REAL] cerom ine pointer, 10 G19, savscrinios, $1.00 or from the publisher, FRANK A. MUNSEY, 111 Fifth Avenue, New York. — . * . . - . . . . . . . ad ” wd SS SS 3 TAX PAYERS, ATTENTION. Ist, If you have not paid your taxes do so before January 1898, and save penalty and costs. CHAS. F. WENNEKER, Collector of Reven _— cae EP OEE ALE LE aT —— - — _—_—— an a CHRISTMAS CIFTS! You will make no mistake In selecting @ - Der a Christmas Present to-morrow. ar mites sTOCK - P Girls’ , Boys’ an Garments Ladies , Gentlemen os Boys . the city and is now complete. ~ We are acknowledged to be the LEADING RETAIL RUBBER STORE, apd invite you to see our stock before purchasing. ga We Will Remain Open Christmas Eve. Till 10:30 P.M. Don't Forget Us ia -IIBBER STORE, 3 COR. FOURTH ST. AND WASHINGTON AV. - Sed ——— i aaa a ~ according to wnofficial cveniy. divided-—eix Democrats s : foes of one Rep : RETURN OF THE ALLIANCE. Long Cruise of the United States NEW YORK, Dec, 2—The United States training ship Alliance passed in at Band ? . - : a 4 — LLL LOLOL LOL cal Legislature Divided. ae. 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o Sassi enact TREN ONO et i te PePSiy> err a ; bhi ie ier a point with the umpire, will get a call down 4 Caniil, who put the Shamrocks ,. ame af b peng . eey=— — ~-_ WEDNESDAY—ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH~DECEMBER 22, 1897. BROWNS GOING FAST, — HART HAS BEEN SOLD AND BOS- TON WANTS CLEMENTS AND TAYLOR. WASHINGTON’S QUEER OFFER. They Will Give Vondy a Whole Base Ball Nine in Exchange for a Single Player. A few days ago Chris Von der Ahe of the St. Louis Browns, in an open letter, told the public what a great bal] team he Was going to furnish them next year. In a letter over his own signature he fold of how he was going to have Tim diurst for manager, Doyle for first base- man, O'Connor for second and a whole lot of other things. Now, despite all his big promises, he Is frying to sell his players by plecemeal at retail and to the highest bidder for cash only, He made his first sale yesterday when he let Hart go to Pittsburg for $1,800 and Pitcher Hughey. - The next sale in all probability will be that of Clements and Taylor, the crack pattery secured from Philadelphia, the bat- tery that was to do so much in upholding the good name of St. Louis before the base bail world. Vondy admits that they and all the other Pplaveres, including Cross, Dowd, Sudhoff and all the rest, are for sale to the. highest ‘dder and for cash only. In the past few days he has offered them to every club in the League and he is now in receipt of offers for them. The best of these comes from Boston. ane mapagement of the latter club offer $5.00 in cesh and their old battery, Gan- Zeil and Stivetts, in exchange for Clem- ®hnts and T: .:or, Vondy does not want any players, but is out for the cash only, and if Boston instead of adding Stivetts and Ganzell to their cash offer of $5,000 will give $7,500 in cash, she can have the St. Louls men. Most of the clubs in the Leakue want to trade horses rather than to buy for cash. Washington, for example, offers no less than nine cast-offs for the release of Taylor alone. The nine offered and the offer at that is made in black and white include Tucker, Riley, Seebold, Mack, Donovan, Schroeder, White, Swain and McHale. Some base ball men who heard of this offer suggested that Vondy Jet Taylor go in exchange for this nine and then gel! the whole lot to some city anxious to go in some minor league, But the fact that Vondy wants cash and not players put an end to all negotiations of this character. Beside selling Hart to Pittsburg; the St. Louls management hope to sell Chrsey to that club. ‘They might as well sell him to Bome one, as he has refused to play here under any circumstances. As an evidence of the way Von der Ahe’s creditors are watch'ng him, it may be Stated that yesterday arasenee papers were served on Gus Frey of the Frey Stationery Company by the Weil Orchestra, They re- covered Judgment against the Sportsman's Park and lub some time ago, and they have been looking for a chance to seize eomething. Believing that Frey and others had bought the club from Von der Ahe, and that they still retained some of the pur- chase money, the musicians’ lawyer yes- terday swopped down on Frey with gar- nishee papers, but of course got nothing. “Von der Ahe is now determined to get out of the businese,”’ gaid a close friend of the Browns’ president this morning. ‘I am not at liberty to give you his reasons for cetermining on this course. As a matter of “fact, they are of a private character, and of such a nature that he has not only de- termined t@ get away from the club. but Bwer from St. Louis as well, and as quick- y as possible, at that. The full story will develop in a day or two.” There is a rumor going the rounds that Capt. Anson of the Chicagos is going to come here and buy the club. While tn Chicago the other da asked what truth there was in thi and he replied: “Il am with the Chicago Club. That’s where my business lies. If there is any de- sire to get rid of me here, there may be other National League franchises I could obtsin. I don’t say there are, but there may be. It isn’t necessary to look to the Western League especially. St. Lou's, for example, is just now looking for some one to take hold of her club, “eo | St. Louis is a pretty good, town.” SANDY M’NAUGHTON. he was s rumor He and His Partner, William Braun, Ruled Off at San Francisco. Last week at the Oakland, Cal., racetrack for their conduct in handling bets for pa- trons Sandy McNaughton, who owned horses of his own last season, and William Brown, both leading touts, were formally warned off the Oakland track. The ban against them will doubtless be affirmed by the Ingleside track management. At the opening of the season McNaughton was in- troduced by Brown to a San Francisco ocu- list of large practice and excellent repute. From time to time the oculist got Brown or McNaughton to make bets for him or, advise him in picking ossible winners. ‘hese transactions were always more of lese profitable for the pair of touts, | Laet Monday the eye doctor gave Mcec- | Naughton $50 to bet on Garland Barr. This) was some time before the horses etarted. The oculist’s choice won, tne odda being 9 to 5, but McNaughton returned the doctor only $50, saying he was unable to place the bet. This incident waa the basis for the stewards’ action in warning McNaughton | and Brown off the track McNaughton is an old Eastern tout who made money, and in partnership with a man named Muir, brought a string of horses to California three years ago. One of McNaughton & Muir's horses, Semper Lex, won the first race run on the Ingle- side track. ee also owned such good ones as Fortunate, Denny and Cavallo. Last season the partnership wae diasolved and Sandy McNaughton went back to touting. THE INDOOR BASE BALL GAME. The Players Will Take Part in a Double-Header To-Night. The players who are to take part in to- night's indoor baseball game in-the Coli. um have concluded to play a double- eader, that is, two games of nine innings each. The first of these will be called at years ago. (Opposite Our Old Store) establishment. Jewelry Co., Broadway—4l0 a A MARVEL And wonder is the Grand Collection of New Goods of all kinds that manufacturers, jobbers and importers everywhere have rushed in to us in the past two days, so much so that our stock of Solid Silver Brushes, Combs, Mirrors, Puff, Salve, Match and Cigar Boxes, Book- marks and hundreds of other Silver Novelties exceeds even the stock in our former grand Come and see them, and all the beautiful goods in Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Clocks, etc., that we offer for your selection. Gifts from 25 Cents to $10,000.00. Stationery, Optical, Watch and Jewelry Repair Departments all going on in the most perfectly equipped factory in the West—(since our former one was destroyed). Mermod & Jaccard ee Between Locust and St. Charles, nd 412 mew ee i BILLY MADDEN MAK GUS RUHLIN, THE NEW HEAVY- WEIGHT PUGILIST, COMES TO TOWN. IS READY TO FIGHT ANY ONE. His Manager Already Planning a Match for Him With Maher to Takes Place at Hot Springs. The latest aspirant for heavyweight hon- ors in the pugilistic world came to town this morning. His name is Gus Ruhlin and he js under the protecting wing of Billy Madden, who in his day piloted John L. Sullivan and many another good one. Ruhlin and Madden came up from Hot Springs om this morning’s train and both are looking well. Madden has hopes of making a great bat- tle ground out of Hot Springs. He is now negotiating with the Hot Springs Athletic Association to have Ruh- lin and Peter Maher fight for the cham- go A Hot Springs in March for a purée of $10,000. Joe Choyneki and Steve O Don- /nell and Kid McCoy and Charley Goff will | Bronany be matched to fight there at the | same tim e. Madden is also anxious to match Ruhlin againet Fitzsimmons and will | agree to Fitz's own terms, and Dan Stew- art can have the veriscope pictures of the fight. Ruhlin has been in 'the South now for sev- | eral weeks. He fought Tut Ryan, the Aus- tralian heavyweight, before the Tulane Ath- letic Club at New Orleans three weeks ago, and then he went to Hog Springs, where ‘he met Billy Smith, the champion heavy- weight of Texas, last Friday night. In this battle Ruhlin easily disposed of the Texas eee in a couple of rounds. Madden, who has had experience enough ‘in picking champions, says that his man | Ruhlin is a match for the best of them, Ruhlin ia a great big fellow, and in his clothes looks to be much bigger than Cor- bett, Maher or any other of the present heavyweights. He ig a good-looking, swar- thy-compiexioned fellow and looks the fight- er all over. , Billy Madden said this morning while seated beside Ruhlin and Prof. Bill Clark: “I'll match Ruhlin against any of the big fellowes and for any amount. would pre- fer matching him against Maher to any of them, and as the Hot Springs Athletic As- sochation talks of offering a pufse of $10,- 000, I think it would be well for them to go there. “Capt. Price, the manager of the Hot Springs Club, has gone on to Pittsburg to ¢ee Maher's managers and to try and ar- range matters with them.” Ruhlin is 6 feet 2 inches in height, weighs 19 pounds, and was born at Canton, O., %5 He 's of Swiss and French de- acent, and the only man representing those two countries now in the pugilistic arena. It was Billy Madden who christened Peter Maher, the Irish champion. He now calis Ruhlin the American champion, Ruhlin has met and defeated such good 8:16 aarp. The exact positions of the play- ers to-n ght will be: Sporting News. Positions. Professionals. OPrOOMRSL . « ovcccveses SE FET Ie Fe Verden Breitensteim. .....66-PIRCWOP 2.6 cence eneees Sudhoff BOM. scccccesecesses Mirat base ...cceees Whistler Se: ee Becond base ......6.+. Kuehne BRICKS. ..cccccccceses TRITA DASE ,.caeseeses Genins aly seeees sesooscesosnett ye ee ee eeee tees ¢ rooke Bchwart®....ccode+.-Right Meld .......4.5-- Tears I, cose ncenepens Center fleld ........ Flaherty | Stantom.....«.+. ocecee BOtt Gel 2 cccccecevees Lally | Billy Joyce, the captain and manager of the New York team just to help the game along has kindly consented to umpire. The diamond has been laid off by an ex- pert, and the grounds are in fine shape for sliding. Base running is one of the most attractive features of the game, The rivalry between the teams is strong, nd Billy Joyce, who will umpire, will have his hands full, Such aggressive players as Jack O'Connor, Perry Werden, Jack Crooks, and others who are always ready to argue from Joyce, who will not tolerate any buil- doz-ng. In door base ball to-night at Coliseum. Admission to any part house, 2% cents. Now Watch the Shamrocks. his has made a m field t all, a 8 “He has jer and to his iT * * nevere! Dew and 2 ne pret - id the Kensingtons sev Si _@ twenty-round draw with Jeffries, California giant men as Steve O'Donnell, Tut Ryan, fought a three-round draw with Peter Maher ane the Ruhlin will remain in St. Louis until Deo, 80, when he will meet Steve O'Donnel) here in a limited round go. maving once got a decision over O'Donnell, the. latter wil try to make a good showing when next he meets Ruhlin, and is now training for the'r bout here at Yonkers, New York. KID M’COY’sS MOTHER. She Acted Strangely and Refused to Receive News of Her Son’s Fight. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 22.—Mr. and Mrs. Belby are the parents of Norman 6el- by, known to the sporting world as “Kid” eCoy. They are both Adventists, holdi welt hang 2 with no visible church and_ob- serving the Sabbath as beginning on Fri- day noon and closing the same hour on Saturday. Both are chagrined because Norman branched out yg fistic world and yet they have taken more or less satis- ore over =~ triamphs. Other members family inc , who are attending Leland Stanford Universiy; « sister | ), who in Colorado; ey - ws + oie ~ —_ ae ee ee = Sage to his parents acquainting pens of his victory, but, as it arr.ved on Saturday, which was their holy day, the mother de- clined to receive it. Probably this had its influence in determining the children that their mother was insane, for immediately after the Dayton fight Homer Selby came here, and after counseling with Mrs. ‘Thomas, he instituted proceedings to have his mother declared insane. Squires Lock- man and Nickerson constituted two mem- bers of the commission. The physician in the case cannot be recalled by them at this time. A visit was paid to Mrs. Selby, and it was the judgment of the commission that she was insane on religious topics, the tes- timony developing that she d-scarded her own name and assumed a spiritual one, and that she also addressed her husband by a spiritual appellation instead of his reg- ular nomenclature, Mr. Selby Was not a party to this procedure, on the contrary, @eympathizing with his wife, and he was not taken into the confidence of the children. —_———- -_— BALD IN BED SICK. His Match With Bicyclist Jimmy Michael May Be Declared Off. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Eddie Bald, the bicycle rider, is sick in bed as the result of an injury received when he fell in Madi- son Square Garden during the six days’ race. His back and groin are severely strained and the chances are that his match with Jimmie Michael, which was to have been one of the features of the winter's cycling season, will have to be called off. Bald’s physicians tell him he will be all right after a short period of absolute rest. THE FOOT BALL RULES. The Big Eastern Colleges Will Attempt to Revise Them. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The Athletic Club, which is composed of the alumni of the big colleges, has decided again to take up the rules governing the game of foot ba!l and to have eliminated, if possible, the mass plays, including the noted “guards back" play, and to have made other amendments which will relieve the game of some of its rowdy features. A meeting of the foot ball committee, composed of Dashiell, of Annapolis, Sears of Harvard, Campx of Yale, Bell of Penn- eylvania, Moffatt of Princeton and Dennis University | SE ee ae ee ee Oa ee re of Cornell, will be called as soon as pos- sible to take up the matter. Communica- tions have been sent to all the leading col- leges, and while no anéwers have n re- ceived as yet from a x00 es 4 of them, the club expects a favorable reply from all. The action of the Univérsity club has been taken at the request of the undergraduates of the various colleges. THE NEW YORK CLUB. , It Made Enough Money Last Season to Declare a Dividend. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—At the annual meeting of the New York Base Ball Club a dividend of 4 per cent was declared, the president, however, being empowered to in- crease it if he saw fit. After considerin the matter he decided to make the dividen 6 per cent on $256,( t is said that the pews of last season were something like ’ . + MAFFITT AND AUMDEL. The St. Louis Turfmen Say the Cincin- nati Meeting Was a Hummer. President C. C, Maffitt of the Western Turf Congress and President Robert Aull of the St. Louis Fair Association have re- turned from the meeting of the Turf Con- gress at Cincinnati. The recent meeting was the most suc- cessful and harmonious ever held and much important business was disposed of. Charles Bush, the well-known President of the Crescent City Club of New Orleans kindly agreed with President Apperson of Little Rock to close his meeting on the 30th a | of March, s80 as to give Little soos six days of racing without opposi- tion. “The yellow fever scare has hurt our meeting this year a great deal,” said Pres. ident Bush, “‘We now have nine books, and the racing has been very good. Our at- tendance has not been as large as it was last year. The yellow fever scare helped the California tracks. Many that used to come to us went to Cal‘fornia. I expect a great improvement by_ the first of the year.” So as to give New Orleans a lift the Cres- cent City Jockey Club was allowed to give 250 purses. Secretary Tipton of the Montana circu't who was at the meeting, said: “We will GUS RUHLIN, “THE AMERICAN © e 2s = P wines ASE sbebteaS As diisincieiis sein i, ip cially e se “KF rh - na ; wemnemnenetee , : ’ 3 OR RN eg aR Far: MS” HEP SMS DRIES AE SITE: 5. - a ee J A om her By ake te BS : mae had “washed up” and changed his fighting toggery for his street attire, the clever pugilist told the writer that he intended to put his money to good use. “I am going to spend part of the purse paying off a pectenee on my parents’ farm,” gaid the ghter. Madison Turf Exchange, Trains leave Washington avenue 12:52, 1:15, 1:34, 1:58, 2:50, 4:04, 4:47 and 6:35. Re- turn 8:20, 4:25, 5:10, 6:10, 7:10. ROBBED A GROCERY WAGON, Got Caddies of Butter, Then Came Back . for Sugar. The Household Grocery Company at Sixth and Lucas avenue was the victim of a num- ber of petty thefts Tuesday afternoon. Michael Toomey, a driver in charge of a wagon load of groceries, was going north on Sixth etreet about 2p. m. At Sixth and Biddle two men approached the rear of the wagon and drew out two caddies of butter. They took their booty to a hallway near by, where a confederate was in waiting. The two men followed the wagon again and near Sixth and O'Fallon etreets con- fiscated about twenty pounds of sugar. In the third attempt they were discovered by the driver, but made their escape with sev- eral dollars’ worth of supplies. Toomey was obliged to go back and re- per is stock at the grocery. He can dentify the robbers if captured. , JUDGE MURPHY NOT TALKING. Refuses to Declare Himself a Candi- date for Re-Election. Judge David Murphy of the Court of Crim- inal Correction does not admit that he Is ac- tively pushing his candidacy for re-election, although a story to that effect is in circula- tion, “I can't help what the newspapers say about me,” said the Judge,” and because ou see it in the papers ig no indication that tig true. “I have nothing to say about any news- paper teports concerning me, politically or otherwise.”’ “Judge, is it a fact that you are a candi- date for ro-election?” the reporter asked. ‘As I said before, I have nothing to say for publication,”’ “How about your attitude toward de. fendants, as reported?” asked the reporter. “That story is simply an invention of the paper that published it,” replied the Judge, “but am not talking.” the Ne term nated the Interview by leaVing the Fo Elmer Calvin Taken to Union, Mo. Elmer Calvin, arrested Tuesday at the Ruck Stove Works on a charge of assauit to kill. was taken to Union, Mo., by Deputy Sheriff Frichta Wednesday. His woe Noah Calvin, and his cousins, Bisea Selv are locked up there on thy so saree, The arrest is the a ur Courts. “1 de sib “ Pee 2 : Et i ROURKE 6! = Sole Leather Hat Boxes, «+ From $4 to $12, ; ; * Salt Cases, ia all the Latest Desigas, | 4 50¢ to $20.00 Ia Crain, Pig, Morecco, Seal, ; « | and Alligator Leather, 20 to 26 tn. long, $3.50 to $25.00 Toy Trunks « From 50¢ to $3.50. * MEISEL TRUNK G0,. 5!4 and 516 Washington Av. : s4 ~ a SSS ; | e ing of Sunday base ball games in New J f York. With two-thirds of the season over, the . Cyclists are in the lead in the 8t, is : Foot Ball Association. The others are no- cas where. i [ Joe Martin of the Little Rockey Jockey Pp Ss Club has announced the stakes for the race | 2 meeting to take place there March 80 to| Purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause go: i ee eat Cn They say jn Chicago now that Tommy vy. ve Burns has actually been engaged to man- ee aren Bowels, Kidneys, Bindder, Merv age the Chicago team, and that Anson will L PP g, retire from that club on Jan. 1. E' ‘Kid McCoy ought to make all the way . from $12,000 to $15,000 out of his victory ove 3s, yl poe ag —~ has ress ree } n cash, the winner’s end of the purse, and he wit Comets Se ae muck ‘again Observe the re Organs: from and proba more by ex ting himse tsa Vaudevlie star eee ot In a New York office the other night, : where McCoy came just as soon as he _s ie + Rng FF Rosencheck, boarding house at 1620 North Market street, has among her fashionable guests Mise Hattie Fry, a plump, rosy-cheeked young girl, hailing from St. Charies, Mo. Miss Hat tle is a steno . shrewd as she is pretty. ut the t ople will q so it was . Mise Fry and her landlady. A eeparavion 4 followed. : The boarder sent a messenger to M Rosencheck to eecure a part of her robe, consisting of a tea-gown, @ silk waist and a spring hat. To Miss Fry's astonish. ment her request was refused. Instead the recelved & DOte siating tittle for epite- (Mrs. Rosen- refusal was be- nove court Harmon rmen ¥ ead ¢ 5 - way she 7 | 0 - at oe idea of such a thing. 1d tus rd, and you esa a nt Sie: MPa Me. abet IE is ASE 9 a RT TBE RT just ho ‘i see if Mr. won't agree with me, RIVAL PILOTS’ ORGANIZATION. Two Tickets in the Field and a Warm . Election Is Ahead. ) Th nual election of directors of the | seietaaiall re and Ohio River Pilots’ Society to gobble up the society, and has be trying “wv Vihe M. & O. Goclety resents the i tion’s attempt to and will make a lar ticket. He Expressed His — on place om ear —— oo q “——-_~?<

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5 ne. . WEDNESDAY—ST. LOUIS POST-DISPA1 —— 22, 1897. FLECTRICAL PATENTS THREE IMPORTANT ACQUISI- TIONS BY THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO:;, NEW YORK. — ee ee eee EXTEND SEVENTEEN YEARS. \The Patents Were Granted to R. M. Hunter, and Cover Appliances in General Use. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—The pat- ent office has granted three important pat- ents to Rudolph M. Hunter of Philadel- phia, assignor to the General ‘ Electric Company of New York, on the transmis- gion of electrical. energy, covering a pe- riod of seventeen years. Should the Su- preme Court of the United States uphold these patents millions of dollars in royal- .tles must be paid by the Westinghouse _ and other electrical companies. These pat- ents are of greater importance to the elec- trical world than any granted in years, as the appliances covered by the patents are being used by the large electric lighting concerns in all the large cities. _ Mr. Greely, Assistant Commissioner of Patents, said: ‘The patents cover broadly the idea of generating high tension cur- rents and transmitting them through a wire or by means of an induction coil or transmitters into l@w tension currents, or high tension currents, as the case may be, for distribution. By this process there is much less leakage and the currents can be gent a greater distance. There is far more danger in these currents, as they are tvo high tensioned to be used in lighting or for yower purposes. The system patented, Cccrenter. enabled the electric company to transmit heavy currents into low tension by sending the high tens.on current through a fine wire coil by a transmitter, which has a coarser wire wound around it. The high dfension current generates by induction a current of lower tens sion in a coil of coarser wire. By this-process the current can be regu- jated at will. There is no doubt that the jatents cover systems which are very large- y in use at the present time. They are very broad. They will probably more large- ly affect the Westinghouse Company than any other electrica) concern in the country, and‘in all probability will result in iong drawn out lawsuits. They will not affect the electrical roads, because they use what is known as the direct current. These pat- ents have reference to. what is known as the alternating current, It is largely uscd for lighting purposes, but not, I think, for power purpeses. Of course the Genera! Electric Company will be entitled to roy- ulties wherever this.system is in use, and it will become impossible to even estim: ite the amount of money involved in this par- ticular case. It will certainly run up into the millions and almost certainly result in lawsuits ’ The more important claims set forth by mr, Hunter in his application are: Claim 2. A line conductor, conveying high tension currents of altern ately rising and fall-ng potential, a variable resistance in the line circuit; an induction coil having its wire in circuit with the line, a local circu't, including the coarse wire of the induction coil; and a tranemitting device in eéaid local circuit, consisting of an electro- magnet to vary said variable res stence, Claim 3. The improvements in the art of transmitting electrical energy to and util- izing it at a distance ‘from. the source, which consists in generating maintafned and practically uniform alternating cur- rents of high teneion at one station, and sending the same over a line of c onductors to another station, and generating main- tained and pra ‘tically un.form alternating currents of lower tension at the second sta- PEAS BOY 1D’S s man answering OLLINS, Inspector. ejaculated the checked there. “Yes, sir.’ ve man watch watch him = — ay “It does, who is Charge erhaps bydraulic pressure, ear any marks to show force having Il am much interested in your specimen and wish you would give flanced to Miss Dressler. A Story of India, England, Missouri and Australia, Showing How the Veil of Mystery About a St. Louis Crime Was Lifted. the expected; nor is he the man to be so heartless toward @ woman as the City of Paris theory would convey.” “Correct!”’ exclaimed the Major. you gave up law a year ago to join us you Ww to the force; tow I am sure of it.” “But, sir,” said the detective, “I am at sea if we cast the City of Paris theory aside.” “So am I, my boy. We must wait and dig. When Smith comes in I will have him report to you. carefully and patiently to run down everything in the city. Two men will work under your direction. must go ahead believing the City of Paris theory not the Sam, when be a credit oF th Then commence Of course, you turns out that the most natura) conclusion Rashwell is on the way to Europe—then your work will have been done for nothing.” A-patrolman entered, placed a package on the Chief's desk and handed him a letter. “Now,” said the Major, this piece of rock that you found in Keller's room,” snd he read aloud the commnanraen from Prof. White of Adams “we will find out the nature of Dear Maj. Lawrence: The oll bearing quartz, or rather a ow this was done although a microscopic a great power, Pp ~ A " f the seams examination o “ ond of the The Chief gave a long, low whistle end tossed the letter He arrived at the Merchants’ last Tuesday evening about 4 “All right, Smith. You may go, but report at 5 o'clock.” When this detective had left Maj. Lawrence turned te Sallender and remarked: “Everything points to him, doesn’t itt” indeed.” “Well, Smith, what have you to report?” he asked as 7 that detective entered. “Il have covered Mr. Rashwell’s movements since his ar- rival here the best I cculd,” the officer sald, “and have found little that is suspicious. January and registered from Dover, England. He never had | much to say to the clerks and they know little about him, beyohd that he seldom took any meals in the hotel except He is well known In the West End, having been introduced to the friends of the Dressiers, and by those who thus became acquainted with him he was considered @f- | He was a member of the Mound © City Club and also of a bowling club. He had no particular business In St. Louls, so far as I have been able to learn He was introduced on ‘Change and took a flyer on wheat once or twice. Then he bought one or two pieces of real estate, and sold them again. o'clock he paid his bill at the Merchants’ and ordered Bis trunks senf to the Union Station. Said he would have them I have been to the station, but none of the baggage men can remember him: I have also visited the ticket office, but the man might have fallen off the earth after he left the Merchants’ so far as any trace of him that Il have been able to find. “You say he left the Merchants’ Tuesday evening?” 7 % Tre Sie RE Rl t a Te aid VC IRTS rae: ASR eer NR “Well, Sam, we have done enough at one sitting end as it ts 3 o'clock I’m going to lunch. Suppose you come with me.” They went down town, bound for a well-known restaurant | ‘ on Sixth street. As they turned on that thoroughfare from — Pine the Major grabbed Sallender by the arm, jerked him | half around and exclaimed: “Look, who ts that? | A Union Depot car had stopped at the corner and a young woman, wearing a traveling dress and carrying a satchel, - was being assisted up the steps by the conductor. “Have you any money?” questioned the Chief repiy. “-” few dollars.” it “Take this,” and he thrust « roll of dhvaane nt heed Va the talking, the Major's words being few and of a decisive nature, The phrases of the dialogue that those in the office overheard were: “Yes. I understand. Not go loud. Get closer to the *phona Hie is positive, is he? What hotel? Leave then on the first train for the East. Well, catch that. I'll send a man to the etation with money and Instructions.” Leaving the telephone the Chief stepped up to his stenog- rapher and hastily dictated some orders. He then opened the eafe and drew from the emergency fund, This money and the typewriiten letter which the stenographer had finished he handed to a Central District patrolman and told him to hurry to the Union Station and turn them over to Detective Lacey, who would be at the ticket office window. _ The Chief looked at his watch as he turned toward his # «k=. * 4aid, “He will just have time!” then took . * down the room, bis hands omens behing alias Charlies Colston, have latter also watched close is murder and one of our men follows. Pbilip Rasbwe well may te. — 4 postmarked a. came gh yt i Qe. eo try to see it acd cabie mi -REN Chi t of enrollee. St. Lou LAWRENCE, + + This dispatched the Chief turned to Detective “I suppose you wonder at my sending Cunneen to London after giving you charge of the cas 7” he sald interrogative'y. Then, without giving time for reply, he continued: “If Rash- well is on the City of Paris, Cunneen will have nothing to do but make an arrest. If he is not—Sam, you know that T promised you one day, just after you saved my life, that I would some time give you a chance. Well, Sam, If that man is not on the City of Paris your chance has come— and between you and me I do not think he is.” “Neither do I, sir,” said the Som “Ah, good for you!, Now tell me # “Look at that facey”’ replied salldnser, sat : 7 ” ; on t ~ wy t ~ - was r 7 % ge . : ~ ve we = aoe 7 aad Led t. . %: DPS Fs . Z Pe SE Pe st Behar > eae 9 ‘ OR TE ioe ae oe Le 5 ae e Me jee

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os TORN POCKET AND BRP'Yn BUTTON THE ONLY CLEWS TO.A MURDER Fifth District Police at Sea In Searching for the Rob- ber Who Killed Old Jacob Weinand. - —~--— MOST BRUTAL CRIME OF RECENT YEARS. The Old Man ‘Was Insane and Had a Delusion That He Was Fabulously Rich—It Was to Secure This Supposed Wealth He Was Choked to Death. é THE TWO CLEWS. The nolice of the F’'fth District have two clews of the murderers of aged Jacob Wein- and, who was ¢hoked to death at hie home, 858 Bellefontaine road, Tuesday afternoon, @s told in a Post-Dispatch extra. One clew te a smali, liaht brown button, Probably from a coat, and the other is the Jining torn from a coat pocket. They indi- cate that the old man did not give up hs life without a struggle. That the robbere went to the house pre- pared to do murder was established by Dr. Nietert, who made a post-mortem at the morgue Wednesday. In the throat of the corpse, at the bron- | i j os what had hanpened. I only knew my hus- | band was dead on the floor. “There was the wardrobe drawer upon which my husband had been at work. His plane was beside it. The floor was gig with the contents of all the drawers in the roorms. The drawer of the kitchen cupboard had even been pulled out and its contents scattered over the floor. Everything was in disorder. “J noticed all these details before my mind came back to the dead body of my husband on the floor there before me, The body was bent, almost into the shape of a horseshoe. His face was turned around, the right side being on the floor. I tried to tuke his hand. Both were tied behind Him. Then I saw his feet were tied,’ Mrs. Wienand then screamed. Mrs. Pauline Wahlbrink, who lives on the floor below, and Hermann [Foskett, who has a feed store at 432h North Broadway, the rear of which opens on the court in which is the Weinand’s entrance, ran up stairs and into the kitchen. oskett cut the cords bindirg the dead man’s hands and feet, The cords had been drawn so tight that the flesh wascut. The rope was part of a clothes line that had been left hanging In the kitchen. Over his face a black silk muffler had béen: tied, he. 4 4, RES 8 mS > SS +. > S ‘\p ye - ¥, ‘ ‘ ye . oY ‘ * “} x aS > Yas MEAs * ‘ ~ Seem SS 4 a fis 4s i . Aa A ve A Ys a ie, 4 BALE LD GFE 3 M4 Cg y 4; Ae f / if a | VY ‘. .9 , Shs ; sit 4 4 YW, \é > , 7 , - } Pp eS Meus NN LIL: I . f / mY ad Ad VIEW OF FAUST’S REMARKABLE DISLPAY OF THE RAREST GAME OF TWO CONTINENTS, forming a gag for the mouth. Over this muffler a towel was tied. The neck was biack and blue, plainly showing the marks of powerful fingers that had slowly choked the life out of the old man. The skin was cut and scratched where the nails of the fingers had been gouged into it. . The police were notified and the body was sent to the Morgue. Beyond the torn pocket and the brown button the police have little to work on. The old man ieft the feed store at 8 o’clock and went home. Mrs. Wahiprink, who lives cown stairs, got in at 8:15 o'clock. Her kitchen is directly under the steps leading to the Weinand rooms above. She says it was impossible for any one to ee — ee eee —_—--— ~~ Se eenitinanantiiiaiananaiamatdiadiniaaal _ -———- JACOB WEINAND. ¢hial tubes, was found a wad of thick cloth, the surface wrapped with horse hair. This had been forced down the throat. Fingers could not have reached that far, and a etck was probably ueed to ram it down, Evidently this was not an effective gag, and after it had been resorted to a mufficr and towel were used. In March, 1893, a soldier was discharged Page fo ithe if ’ Piuhy vas back, teal and mallard ducks, quail, ete. The clally for the Farst Market. spectators had ever before seen this The handsome display is dupl! animal, « book. Crowds of curious spectators were assembled Jald out in artistie disorder in frowt of Faust’s new Fulton Market. festoons and messes, and interspersed through this and hanging from the posts of the canopy is a wonderful display. On the pavement, front of the market, lying in a thick mass of autumn forest leaves, are two handsome and finely-horned deer, Above the front window is a row ef beautiful white turkeys. Faust’s have received 100 of these from Breezing, N. for the Faust Fulton Market. lestooned around the eaves of the canopy or porch are @ large number of wild turkeys, intermixed with which were can- On the posts of the porch are two immense black » famed in song and story. ated at the orlginal Faust Fulton Market at Broadway and Elim. At both markets there ds to be found every delicacy that goes to please the inner man on the day of all days—Christmas—wheg the appetite Should be regaled to the full extent of the pocket- around 610 Olive street all day Wednesday, viewing the remarkable display of fine and rare game The front of the magnificent market is beautifully decorated with evergreens, in bears from the Rocky Mountains, end as companion pieces to them are hung the Southern colored citizen's delight—raccyons and epossums—in great number; also a great number of immense jack ralybits. crowning pieces to the display are two magnificent and one-time flerce black boars frem the Black Forest of Germany, imported spe- Ts The boars attracted more attention than all the rest of the display, = 7 | ONLY NI a | a 1 { ~. In This Manner the Close of the Oppor- all ev hi if against the ying in a most lifelike position. D., where they were raised specially owing to the fact that few if any of the ss ——- - ae a ee oe —e —- mentally right on the subject of money, and to he boasted and those of his wealth, he had large sums of money concealed. These stories caused the man marked by robbers. st a ] Ar porting to eome from the Water Commis- sioner’s office, decoyed Weinand to the Cily Hal). ay, = In his absence two men visited the house. Mrs. Wienand wouldn't let them in, and they tried to force the screen door, which she had locked. 1st neighborhood, and the men were frightenec off. They jumped into a buggy and drove away. aire, Weinand doesn’t remember how these men looked, but a negro woman living in the yard saw them and would have been able to identify them. She died reson tiy. October 19 last, while Weinand and his wife were away, thieves broke into the house and ransacked | it in the same fashion as vas done Tuesday. a the murderers were after big booty wag shown by the fact that Weinand’s purse, containing 63 cents, was found in his pocket when the dead body was examined, Several years ago there Was a club-reoom — door to Weinand, and the old man had Le if? Jy +h ¥ (fe = ie ee ff / 7 : who listened to his stories could easily believe money and was being pursued by thieves. | Although d'scharged as cured, he was never acquaintances and strangers alike H to be In August a note, pur- Her screams aroused the | MEMORIES OF YULE TIDE. —_— “ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON” TO BE PERFORMED AT MARY INSTITUTE THURSDAY. ee ee Old English Scene That the Fifth Academic Class Wilk Try to Picture for St. Louisans. School children in a mummer play will be the novel inauguration of the Christmas holidays at the Mary Institute. ‘ Invitations are out for Thursday, 1 o’clock, when the members of the fifth academic class will present a rare bit of old English history long since driyen from the memore- ies of the sedate heat by the rush and bustle of affairs temporal. The actresses on this occasion will be from the youngest history class in the school, who, under the guidance of their teacher, Miss Stevenson, have just passed through the scenes where the pranks of the gay maskers made “merry old England” more the merrier, especially at Yuletide. Those droll artists of droller peopte make one of the brightest pictures of ancient Britain's happy side. The festival of Christ- mas was hever complete nor appropriately observed without the mummers were abroad in the land. A Christmas of the th-rteenth century was a flat fallure if the mummer play did not come off. it Was the custom for a crowd of gay spirits to “make up” as characters then prominent in current events, and with masks and powdered wigs, courtly robes or pauper’s rags, come unannounced into the wel!-ordered kitchens and present their little comedy. An impetus was given thig sport by the return of the Crusaders wh Tus ‘ 0 related strange tales of travel in the Ottoman em- ire and among the tombs of the Pharoha. Sy a ger 3 Cnglish heart was deeply irre yy these narrations o vaior, and in the coieeee, ane DISCOVERY OF THE BODY. from the United States Army at Jefferson Barracks. He had about $1,000, his sav- | ings during an enlistment of ten years, | P when he ceme up to the city. The next /@ morning he was found ‘n his recom mur- | dered and robbed. He was choked to death in the same manner, piece of horse hair cloth was found rammed eoldier were never apprehended, ° The police believe that the murderer will prove to be one cf two men who decoyed the old man from his home, by means of a 4 letter, August 21, and then visited his house for the purpose of robbery. Tuesday's murder !s enveloped in mich from my cCaughter’s, where 1 passed the lay,” she said, “Our rooms are upstaira, the firat off the anding being the kitchen. As I started up he back stairs I sew broken giass on the teps. ad happened. I remembered previous v.s- « robbers had paid to our house, ard [i amediately connected the broken with my husband's safety. My suspicions » the kitchen slightly ajar. “| was prepare! to find the house had sen robbed and 1 was fearful for my hus- | st and. I hurried.y opened the door and went of Ww seen by her. i} some potatoes, c@llar the murderers heard her unlocking ' and at the inquest a ' the door, and that they descended the steps ;}and made their escape while she was out of the way down ‘n his throat. It was the same kind ' h as that taken from Welinand's | The kitchens of several houses facing on ef cloth : . mn ae : ws Broadway and Bellefontaine Road overlook throat Welnesday. The murderers of the; the Weinand steps, but the police have the house, only got a eilver watch with a sized bundle, and would necessarily attract Suspecion had any one seen a man going uowa Mystery. It was the most brutal in Bt.} the old man went home and found the rob- Louis criminal bistory. pers - iP aes They attacked him and he - ‘alnand ‘Ife of the victim, | ™2¢e .@ Gesperate resistance, pulling tne Mrs. Kate W: _— d, wife of the P| pock st out of the coat of one of his assail- discovered the bocy. ants and jerking a button off that of an- “Tt was just 5 o'clock when I got home| ether. Those are really our only clews. I don’t think the robbers intended to murder the man, but choked him to make h'm tell where his money was, and went too far. handed a man could not have gagged and bound the victim in any such fash on, Then I became afraid something ss ali the suspicious characters we could al. James Garvey, . fand Joseph this morning save two. wh ries are ere strengthened when I found the Goor! being Investigated.” a sane asylum. he livedlwith his wife. and the double two- the ass up or down those steps without being She left ber kitchen but once, nd that was to £0 down into the eellar for the The police think when she went to een unable to find a person who saw any ne save Weinand on the steps. The murderers, after all their search of lated chain. a vercoat. ee suit of clothing and an This would have made a good- the steps with it. . “My theory,” said Capt. Phillips, “is that “There Wa? more than one man. Single “We had the drag net out last night and They were: Harry 18; Eugene arry McGinley, William Burne, B®: Thomas Russell. 25. toyd, aged 24: Donneliy, 19; liei:neman, 24; Ahearne, ] All were releasod Twelve vears ago Wienand was tn an !n- He owned the house in which ory prick, house on the Broadway end of ; Was accou reumatances nted a man in easy en in the asylum his hallucination as that he was worth a great deal of much trouble with the members, and a few fights. Wednesday afternoon the police be- gan an examination of the former members of this club. One of the men held In the Fourth Dis- trict holdover is Joseph E. Russell, one of the best known young men in North St. Louts. “ He rented the house at 4341 North Broad- way from the murdered man and the win- dowa of his kitchen overlook the steps lea‘d- ing to Weinand’s rooms. Young Russell did not work Tuesday and this, his wife and relatives eay, led to hie arrest. They ob- ject to having him classed a6 a police char- acter and say he wage never before arrested. years days of the fourteenth century and blood-thirsty Egyptians. a Trojan would creep in for in those days the armed and stout-hearted. happens that a few saints Miss Stevenson. tlemen should not amid an assemblage eo ly, * a has been and will be sung by the entire sch follow the Cradle Hy “ ot. rick’s Day,”’ ymn and are: ‘ Bied,”’ “Rule Britannia” Hali With Boughe of Holly.” St. George will be present with sword which will put an end to warlik ee | | belching dragon the life of the The misses will } costumed i Be. sse: {] ' with care and no pains have been spared produce the epirit of the playa as they were acted by the old country people, The scene ig a Berkshire kitchen and the ‘. time Christmas eve, 129 he cast includes: just prior to the pPiays were filled with grim-Visaged. Turks t a pecagionally to be followed by a strong-armed “Gmek Greeks were strong- The pious were not to be outdone, into the Ittle play so cleverly arronguy ee That these Virtuous gen- be entirely Overlooked ® and world- provided fer each eaint “Scots Wha Hae Wr Wailace and “Deck the his truety the - in the nick of time Ragen fair Salira and Utterly com fi 2 ‘ ¢ is Gha- comet the eet misguided Robin 6o it These Pat- great to re- ‘EACH ONE HAD A BOGUS ROLL tectives Arrested at Union Station. were found on both prisoners. tives, RECKLESS SLAUGHTER. THE STOCK OF THE BUSTED “FATR” GOING FOR A SONG. Outfits for Men, Women and Children Now Below Cost of Pro. duction, These are great days for bargain buyers, Immense crowds at the busted “Fair,”’ Sev- enth and Franklin avenue, are carrying away the most wonderful! bargains of years. The slaughter is awful. Clothing, dry goods, shoes, hats, furnishing g00ds, mil- linery, carpets and curtains are almost given away. Toys and holiday S00ds and everything laid in for the Xmas trade are being pushed out regardless of cost or Value. The opportunities in the sale of the busted “‘Fair’’ are tremendous, and every one should take the fullest possible advan. tage of them, both for present and future needs. Dollars are counting there as they hever counted before, for the creditors of the concern are determined to get their money out of it at once. With this sale the “lair” passes out of existence. The building is for rent, the fix. tures are for sale, Shot While Hunting. Bpectal to the Post-Dispatch. BETHANY, Mo,, Dec, 22.—Charles Rev- noids of Hatfield, north of this place, while puciass was accidentally shot and instant- ed, Preached a Splendid Sermon On those Black Double-Breasted Thibet Suits for young men up to 20 years and only $5. Great Baltimore Clothing Sale. Globe, Seventh and Franklin avenue. Mrs. Booth Improved. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Mrs, Balli Booth, who is gufferin from saeelaee passed a quiet night and was somewhat im. proved this morning, but her condition is still very serious A KXever Failing Remedy That Makes a HE SEN TRUE MANLINESS QUICKLY REPLACES THE WORN OUT NERVES AND VIGOR. When a man’s strength and vigor is slowly wast. ing away from nervous Weakness, the mental fore. | bodings ata ten times worse than the most severe tunity Is Emphasized. And Doctor Copeland Makes Positive the Notice That the $5 Rate Only Obtains During the Remaining Days of the Year 1897— It Will Under No Circumstances Be Renewed or Continued After Jan. I. 3 Nine days mark the absolute close of the $5 period. Doctor Copeland has been more than generous in extending the rate. It will not be extended again. Doctor Copeland feels that he is-act- ing with the same good faith now, in giving positive notice of the ABSOLUTE EXPIRATION of the rate, that he has always shown, although he knows that by so doing he is enabling many patients to take advantage of a low rate of treat- ment, who might otherwise apply later at a higher rate, but he desires to be en- tirely fair to all. Therefore, those who have been reading these articles and have been impressed by this evidence at their own doors, but have not yet taken treatment, as well as those who have applied and were unable for one reason or another to continue treatment, are now notified that there are BUT NINE DAYS in which the $5 rate will be given. The reasons for giving the rate, the im- possibility of its indefinate maintenance under the NEW METHODS without ac- tual loss, have been repeatedly set forth. And during this entire month Doctor Copeland has endeavored to make it just as clear as he could that he would, under ter January 1. He wishes to emphasize the fact that but nine days remain, be- cause he desires that none shall be disap- pointed, and because he wishes, for his own sake, that the scenes of crowding and contusion which ocurred during the last days of October, may be avoided. Moreover, so many have taken advan- tage of this offer to be cured of Catarrh and Bronchial trouble and Asthma and Incipient Consumption and Rheumatism and Skin Disease and other distressing and destructive maladies, so many have come from all parts of the country to be cured of Deafness, to obtain advantage of the Discoyery that has attracted the at- tention of the world, that the limit of of- fice facilities has been reached, and it would in any event be practically impos- sible to renew. This notice is absolute and final, on Fri- day, December 31, at 9 o'clock in the evening, the $5 rate will be withdrawn and will never again be given in this practice. All patients applying for treatment and: all patients renewing treatment before January 1, 1898, will be treated UNTIL CURED at the uniform rate of $5 a month, medicines included. This applies to all patients and all diseases, Men Suspected of Impersonating De- John Carpenter and Charles Andrews, said by the police to be confidence men, were ar- resied near the Union Station Wednesday. Roiis made to resemble large sums of money The polHce will try to have them identified as the men who have been fleecing strangers around the Union Station by impersonating detec- no circumstances, maintain this rate af- -_ - CHRISTMAS DAY—OFFICE HOURS, [0 A. M. TO 1 P. M. some time I had been deaf tn both ears and was also bothered with noises in the head. “T couldn’t hear a watch tick nor even the loud ticking of a clock, which is in my room. When anyone spoke to me in an ordinary tone of voice, I heard the sound, but did not understand what was said, and always had to ask for several repetitions, I was so deaf that in crossing the streets I had several narrow escapes from being run over by carriages and street cars, as I could not hear them approach- ing.. 80 you can realize the danger I was in at all times. It was no pleasure at all to attend church or go to a lecture, as I could not understand what was said. “The neises in my head were very trou- blesome. Sometimes they were like the whistle of the cars; then again there was One of Doctor Copeland's Lectures | upon the condition of impaired hearing | relates solely to head noises (condition ) known by the doctors as Tinnitus Au- | rium). This paper will be mailed free ) to any address. ) a popping in my ears and often it sounded as loud as a clap of thunder. “T could not attend to business, up work entirely and devoted my I gave time to obtaining a cure. Under the treatment of one doctor I got worse all the time. Then I read in the papers of the cures by Doctor Copeland and went to him for treatment, with the result of a perfect res- toration of my hearing. “The Copeland treatment is wonderfully gentile compared with that of other doctors, and I am very enthusiastic in its favor, as it restored my hearing when I was rapidly approaching total deafness. “Now I can hear perfectly and am entirely relieved of the noises in the head.” —— ‘‘Whenever | Meet A. M. Allen, 2700 Pine st.: ‘‘For Mrs. Jennie Gasser, 811 Gano ave- nue: “I was sick for years and did not know what was the matter with me. No matter how Httle I ate it felt like a lump of lead on my stomach and caused me the greatest misery. I had chills and fever and there was always a roaring and buzzing in my head. My health became so poor that it was im- possible for me to do any housework, and 4 epent mot of my time in bed. “T heard of Doctor Copeland through one of my husband's acquaintances, who had been cured of Catarrh, My case Was pro- nounced Catarrh of the Stomach, The Cope- land treatment rapidly restored my health, so that in a few weeks I was able to get about and do my housework, It was two years ago that I was sored and I have had return of the disease since. mew hen my little daughter was sick I had her take treatment — Doctor Copeland 4th the happiest results. a have cae wtmest confidence in the skill of the Copeland Physicians and recomend them to any one in need of medical attete tion.” Feared She Might Have Consumption. Mrs. R. Lasswell, Campbell, Mo.: “T had suffered with Catarrh of the Head and Throat for four or five years and had a continua] dull, heavy headache over my right eye. I had to be all the time ing my throat of mucus. Finally there came | The reader may obtain the full text of ) Doctor Copeland's paper explaining the s relation of catarrh to consamption by ) calling at the office or by writing for it or ot on my left lung. It seemed to be shams ‘be size of a silver dollar. Then f became alarmed, for my sister died of con- sumption, caused from catarrh, I began taking your treatment the first of last Feb- ruary, took four months’ treatment, and now I don’t feel any symptoms of Catarrh at all. In fact, I feel as well as I ever did in my Ufe.” . ‘s] was so deaf that ia crossing the streets I had several narrow escapes from going sun ever hy carriage 200 OT Tilak al ead Cured of Deafaess and Head Noises by Doctor Copeland. ~ Completely Cured Catarrh of Stomach of Deafness and Permanently Cured Head Noises. Two Years Ago. ‘ é Dame Yorick. Elizab , in. There is no let up to the mental suff The police think young Russell must have | yy, >i, ie te eeeees -izadeth von Salza | B® ' sudering seen some one BO UD oF down Ras steps, | flarjorie Yorick \eotuah on seselod Woaal Helen Block | day or bight. For years the writer rolled and taseed | Any One Who is Deaf.’ HOME TREATMENT BY MAIL. and are holding him. Friends went to the | Jo! Sahih lire cectesity Sr ospes troubled sea of Nervous Debility, Emi gtation Tuesday night Bi epared to furnish on gl foeeteeeeeien te oti poor and the various other troubles oe A, A. Simpson, 2101 8. Jefferson Patients who live at a distance cam , ink T r ere ee ae _— oe >) ¢ ima lee “iittitrssssencesseesesseas Clara Stroh | gal Weakness, antil It was a question whether he | avenue: “Doctor Copeland cured me of deaf-| be treated with perfect success by the Mre. Russell, mother of the young man, | Moliie....... da bdededede tetany: te . +. Bthel Gamhin had mot better take a dose of poison and thus end| ness tour years ago and since then myjaeid of the Copeland symptom blanks and his srandmother, Mrs. I, James, one | Debbie. .......00., WUMMERS -Mlorence Reynoidy | all his troubles. But providential inspiration came | hearing has been absojutely perfect. When and patients’ report sheets, and any 4 os ae eee. beeen Se Sk. Les sounty, | Sae6 of Minrate.... " “a ic "a rAGiNe...-ceeeeeeens . it ’ nity at theltrieet aa ie komina King of Ngypt..-----+rrersereeees Florens Sn Gund Sapeeee San aeons. ay Rave Fees fall gee. In my business os a carpenter, deafness | Home Treatment. 3 which is will subject their son and ovamae i Hector oF rrr ee ee eee eee eee te iid Clubb tieulare of this wouderful home (rea lment, Which interfered considerably, and made it un - P son. Young Russell ie % years old and mar-| fiern nt Toy. sc cc cwice cece. PED mae — tehney quickly restored me 7 =y so Pye and vigor} pleasant for me ai. the time. | CONSULTATION FREE. 3 ried. Dame Dolly hes abate .+- Marjorie St | a¢ youth. Now when I say free | mean absolutely “I am delighted that my hearing is_re- 4 os bnson , . ” Doctor ....-: Se eseriseseeeeseeeeeenns ry Wh with sat cost, because I want every Weakened man/ stored, and whenever | meet anyone who Is ; eile aires at ei antec — potent Fee tees. Petes seg 5 vi Con to get the benefit of my experience, deaf I alwgys recommend him to go to Doc- 1 TRY GRAIN-O! TRY GR Tukiah Kolgbt eo 06nkd tabeaa debate Adele it Lemp There are thousands of men suffering the men- | tor Copeland, because I personaily know i IN-O Piret Wie el Tarkich Keleh “iisd Ueabk Glaser tal tortures ef weakened manbood who would be) What a srdat affliction deafness is and also ee Second Wife of Turkish Kaight. beth ‘ khow that Doctor Copeland cured me per- W.H. CO ND, } Consulting a Aek your grocer to-day to show you a packace of | Little Demon of i <ce¢one Geis J vines gaaeld eured at ence could they but get sucbd a remedy as fectly amd cauemepeate” Pp 4g j. E. THOMPSON i geet nt ae § a. GRAIN-O, the pew food driuk that takes the place | Littic Mam Jac. ----+eerererseees Jonnette Morton the one that cured me. Send for it, and jearn that ceseubnienabaniie a of coffee, The children may drink tt without injory | ohuig: nase sescsssesccsssss2.cctes eg eRUReE | there are @ fow things o@ earth, although they cost} saa 0 pas Busi Rooms 201, 202 and 203 : ~A doa 5 aarp All who try it, like it. | Little Page. paloulse tite pothing to get, are worth a fortune to some Men e to nesume busmess. Fellows’ - | tIRAIN- ae tha ric geal-b a ~ as 12) 5 Cee ‘ oie . ava, but it ie made from pore sraing. cn" Bad eat e Hieod, the Dragos. .-....... Namal Tanare and meas a ufetime of gy i wg Ss - W. R. Read, Belleview, Mo.: “I was 816 Olive Street, Opp. delicate @omach receives it without distress. iases Julia Maffitt, Grace Parker gnqg| Write te Thomas Slater. asonic Feraple, | go deaf that I had to sell my store; Wit] geccad Gone, directly aoe hy ac of coffee; ibe and 25¢ per parvage, | Elizabeth Kilpatrick willl act as stage n- | Kalamazoo, Micb., and the information will be| now my hearing is restored and 1 have | hourm—O « m. te} p. : | duld ail grocers. agers, mailed it @ plain, sealed euvelope : dgtarted in business again,” (te =. win m.; Sundays, 10 a. @. cman A : ‘

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very best of refa. Ad. X 633. WRITING MASTER—Wants position tn school or Slog or will teach a club of 8 Ad. N 481, Post-Dispat first-class walter; Post-Dispatch. eh. YOUNG MAN—Wants sitvation tn « cigar store with a view of learning the business: wil! fnveat 100 with the right parties. Ad. B 670, Post- Nepateh. ‘ UP—Pants to order. Mesrit 1] si $2.50 Co., 215-217 N. Sth et.. near ES mtg - —_—— a UP-Suits and Overceats to order M $10.00 ritz Tailoring Co., 215-217 N. Sth et HELP WANTED—MALES. 14 words or less 10c, Business Announcements, 160 per line, BOY WANTED—A colored boy; good voterenenn ne quired. 821 Locust et. es - —— BOY WANTED— in messen noon Chestnut st, ~— ger office. ~— BOYS WANTED-Tea tele 10 te in ee a Call at 1429 Franklin av. ~ a o6. OA RPE NTER W ANTED—To do seme work ‘te en. *hange for room rent: call sday morn “4 616 Franklin av., Upstairs, — _ CUTTERS WANTED—E fine shoes. Desnoyers ee Soteetieetiinded perienced cutters of men's SB ior oh peat: Bhoe Oo., 34 floor. DISHWASHERS WANTED—Tohree first-class col “@red dishwashers; male; 4 to-da on mandi, 35th and yranuiin eet oy ae Res FRE® TREATMENT fer all 5 private and blood dis- ones. Geoers! Dispensary, 1408 Franklia — HOUSEMAN WANTED—A good houseman. 2000 Giambile et. ee ee LASTER WANTED—Firat-clace second laster on ladies’ fine turned shoes. Appl t 6th floor Rrown Shoe Co., 11th and Bt. Bosten Fa ? MAN WANTED--Good ot with $400 | about $100 a month; ff you can epeak the better, Ad. O 685, lost-Dispatch, ee Duteh, >= - - worker with $400 or §500; nema Bi HELP WANTED—MALES. 14 words or less 10c. Business Announcements, 10c per line. MAN WANTED- Man with moving van from Car- ondelet to Webster Groves, at once. Ad. E 684, Post-Dispatch. Bulary paid workers: send l(c silver for contract. The Curtis Co., Syracuse, N.Y. ME NWA NTED—Men and boys. everywhere to dis- tribute syrup samples; plenty work and good pay. Pratt Syrup Co., Camden, N. J. OPERATOR WANTED—1 Goodyear operator on ladies’ turned shoes Desnoyers Shoe Co. : —— a — — i. OX-BLOOD TAN—Looks and feels like a $5 shoe; choice of 13 toe shapes, $2.05. Harris, $4 Shve Man, 520 Pius st. PLASTERER WANTED—Plasterer and carpenter in the rear of 3515 Washington av. PRIVATE diseases a epevialty at Franklin Ave- nue Free Pispensary, 1214 Franklin av. SALESMAN WANTED—Experienced in wrapping paper business, for Alabama, _Mississippi and for Southern cities. P. O. Box 575, Atlanta, Ga. SALESMAN WANTED—For one of the oldest, most rel‘able businesses in the West; we. offer exclusive territory aod good-puying situations to energetic, reliable parties; good outfits furnished. Ad. Willis Nurseries, Ottawa, Kan. —-—- = —_— oe ene . SALESMEN WANTED—6ood salary; steady work, First National Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. SALESMEN WANTED—Can make $100 a month selling petit ledgers, grocers’ coupons and other specialties to merchants by sample; good side lines. Model Mfg. Co., Suvutb Bend, Ind. SALESMAN WANTED—Salesman to solicit orders for hair goods, hair ornaments, etc., etc.; samp.es will not take up much room; can be, carried in connection with other lines; territory, south of Memphis, Tenn.; a liberal commission will be allowed. Ad., with refs., A. Helberg, 426 Elm st., Cincinnati, O. SALPSMAN WANTED-—Salary $60 per month and expenses; a permanent position to the right kind of a man. Call between 2 and 5 p. w., at room 9B, 8d floor, Equitable Building. SALESUEN WANTED—$100 per month and ex- penses paid salesmen on cigars; hustling men wanted; experience unnecessary; yearly contract. Bailey Bros., Philadelphia, Pa. SALESM EN WA NTED—We want six salesmen for lowa; must be stayers and closers; big return to such. Ad. 56 Granby Block, Cedar Rapids, Io. SALESMAN WANTED-—Salary $60 per month and expenses; a permanent position to the right kind of a man. Call between 2 and 5 p. m. at room 0, 8d floor, Equitable Bldg. STONECUTTERS WANTED—All union stonecut- tevs Wednesday night, 8 o'clock, 604 Market st. George Hoff, President. THE LATEST THING OUT—You can learn the barber trade thoroughly in 8 weeks and have steady employment in city or country. For par- ticulars call on or address Moler's Barber College, 1107 Pine at. STOVE REPAIRS For every stove or range made in the United Stetes to be had at A. G. BRAUER’S, 219 Locust. S.GADAMS#2x2CO, 314° N? GTH-STREET: S ATIONERY NOVELTIES Suitable for Holiday Presents at Cut Prices. ee a SS ST SITUATIONS WANTED—FEM ALES. 20 words or less, 5c. A GERMAN LADY wishes a place to wash and iron two days in a week; call; ne postales an- swered, 8515 St. Ferdinand. CASHIER—Position wanted by lady as cashier in drug store, restaurant or candy palace; references and bond. Ad. T 681, Post-Dispatch. COMPANION—Wanted, 8 position as companion by a young lady, graduate of High School, who can give as reference some of the leading families of St. Louls. Ad. F 679, Post-Dispatch. _— ee eee ee eee ee -_- —— = COOK—Wapted, situation by good cook by the day or week; city ref. 3721 Cass av. ————— COOK—Would Mke position as cook or housework; ean get good refs.;-German girl. 924 N. 15th st. COOK—Sitnation ‘wanted by colored woman; first. class cook, to do general housework; refs. 2603 Wash st. COOK—Wanted, position by first-class cook with danghter 14 years old; reasonable wages for both; object good bome. Apply at 922 Cass av. DINING-ROOM GIRL-—Situation wanted by young Gorman girl at dining-reoom work or chamber- maid. Ad. R 683, Post-Dispatch. DRESSMAKER-—Exnerienced dressmaker (perfect fit guaranteed) will sew in families, $1.25 per day. 1511 N. 14th st. DRESSMAKER—Miss M. Ficken makes men's and women's clothes; will go out by the day for $1 50 or take work home. Call at 1300 Washing- ton av. ee ee GIKL-—Wanted, situation by colored girl-to work; where a home is preferred more than wages. 1522 Morgan st., room & 20 wordr or less, 5c. SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALES. | 4 ROOMS FO: _ ENT. 14 words or le™, 10c. WOMAN—Wanted, by widow lady, with two ehil- dren, sit. for work of some kind that can be taken bome. Call or address 2721 Papin st. STOVE REPAIRS. Castings and repaire furnished for any stove or range Made. J. Forshaw, 111 N. 12th st. eee tine HELP WANTED—FEMALES. 14 words or lesa 10c. Business Announcements, 10c per line. SE ES eS BINDERY GIRL WANTED—Binde rl; per- manent. 1517 Olive st. 7? ts BINDERY GIRLS WANTED—Experienced bindery girls; apply at once. Sami, F. Meyerson Print- ing Co., 3d and Vine sts. . BROADWAY, 1546 N.—Large front room furnished for light housekeeping, witb cook stove, $2.25. CHESTNUT ST., 1409—Nicely furnished sleeping and housekeeping rooms; also hallroom; rent reas. CHOUTEAD AV.. 1213—Two nicely furnished rooms for housekeeping, $10, with front rooms cheap. CHOUTEAU AV.. 1012—One nice large unfurnished room, $4 a month; also one for $3. OHOUTEAU AV., 1326—Newly furnished back parlor; with board for 2; $8 a week. COMPTON AYV., 1021 room ; : N.—Nicely fur. rooms ofr flat for housekeeping; private family; low price, COTTAGE AV., 8635A—Elegant furnished front room; modern conveniences; $7 for one, $10 for two, per month. CHAMBERMAID WANTED—Call at once at 523 Chestnut st., Alma Hotel. COOK WANTED—A good experienced colored cook. 130 Olive st. COOK WANTED—A good cook wanted: no wash- ing or ironing. 4530 Berlin av., one block north of Olive st. car. COOK WANTED—GiIr! to do general housework; must be gocd plain cook. 1611 Mi-souri av. COOK WANTED--A competent girl to cook and do general housework; bring ref. 2723 Russell av. ee eee oe -_ — ee COOK WANTED—A good German cook for small family of 3; must have good city refs. 2324 Whittemore pl., west of Lafayette Park. ae —— COOKS please Notice—See that your mistress or- ders ber fish, poultry and game from Faust’s Fultou Market, 310 Olive st. We clean and dress eversthing for you. GIRLS WANTED—To work on shirt machine. Ap- ply 1023 Park av., Excelsior Laundry. GIRL WANTED—A girl to do restaurant work. 112 | S. 4th st. GIRL WANTED—Neat young girl for dining-room ' work. 3815 Washington bl. GIRL WANTED—Gir] as seam presser on boys’ coats; steady work; good pay. Apply at 932 N. 14th st. GIRLS WANTED—Who are willing to work steady all winter. Jokerst-St. Gem Mfg. Co., 915 N. 6th. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Expertenced girl for gen- he housework in small family. Apply 2808 Sads av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Girl for general house- work; will pay good wages. S. e. cor. Sylvester and Lockwood av., Webster Groves. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Germapn girl for general housework. 8724 Blair av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED-—Girl for general house- work: family of three; no washing or ironing. 4568 Morgan st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Small girl wanted to help with housework; small wages. 5639 Easton av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Strong girl for general housework; good home and wages; no washing and ironing. Percival, Suburban track and North Market st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Small girl housework. 1422 St. Ange av. for general irl for gen- omas st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A German eral housework; call at once. i Nor ~~. HOUSEGIRL WANTED-—Girl for housework; good cook; good waces. 3689 Cook av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—An experienced German girl for general housework in a small family. 4705 Maryland av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Glirl for genera] bouse- work. Apply at 4227 Cook av. EASTON AV., 8108—Unfurnished rooms. EASTON AV., 2906—Lovely room for gents; only $2.00 a week; bath. EIGHTEENTH ST., 709 N.—Farnished $1.50 §2 per week. rooms; ELLIOT AV., 1492—One furnished front room, only $4 month; basement room, $2 per month, —_— a EWING AV., 316 N.—Newly fur. 2d-story wed room; private family. ROOMS WITH BOARD. 14 words or less, 10c. ROOM AND BOARD— alone —_ = nice la smatares ating to ams board. Ad. B 684, Post-D . men to room ROOM AND BOARD—Wanted., tu? Uitorts of @ and board; bath and all ¥ = 684, Post-Dispatch. od home. Ad. WASHINGTON AYV., 2648— _ board; fire, hot bath; $4 week. WASHINGTON AV., 1416—Nice ! furnace beat, bath; also Sd-foor desired. => haeereen ", 8907-—Nicely furnished room, ror boats frases bone goatamas _ preferred. — ——— ROOMMATES WANTED. front parlor; ont; board if BE attire vers . w noo are some comfortable room; beds. Ad. C 685 Post-Dispatch. -_--— HOUSES, ROOMS, ETC., WANTED. 14 words or less, 10c, aE M WANTED—Furnished room by two gents; — cohen rociners preferred; must be warm even- ings: located between 20th and 29th sts. Ad. D 684, Post-Dispatch. separate ~_— — -- -~-- - - FOURTEENTH ST., 716 N.—First floor front room; | well furnished; gents; cheap; evening. GENTLEMEN ONLY—HURST’'S HOTEL—Steam heat. 6th acd Lucas. New building. One person, $3 to $5 per week; two, $4 to $6 JEFFERSON AV., 239 S.—Two nicely furnished rooms for housekeeping; small family. — LOCUST ST., 3042—2u-story room, alcely furnished. ee ee eee ee ee ee LUCAS AV., 3412 Second-story front and back room, with or without furnace heat. LUCAS AV., 2829—Front parlor for housekeeping; also small 2d floor room. _—- Bh siden Snes ones oF os LUCAS AV., 2708—Front and connecting rooms, — and second floor, for housekeeping; one o8 floor for $1.75. —— nb cineniitinens dates bik ————— eae MORGAN ST., 2747—Two connecting rooms fur- nished for housekeeping; also third-story front room. ) MORGAN ST, 1818 -Nicely furnished rooms for gents or light housekeeping. | MORGAN ST., 1424—Furnished rooms for light housekeeping: $1.25 per week; also three con- necting rooms. OLIVE ST., 2333—Front and back rooms; gents, $1 each, with fire or housekeeping. OLIVE ST... 1324—Furnished 1st and 2d-floor front rooms, $3 per week, with fire. OLIVE ST., 8115—Nicely furnished rooms for light housekeeping; very reasonable. OLIVE ST., 2733—Connecting furnished rooms for 4 gents for housekeeping; all cony.; reasonable. OLIVE ST., 232$—Handsomely furnished front par- lor and large, clean rooms, for housekeeping. OLIVE ST., 2645—Front parlor or part of two roms to lady employed during the day. OLIVE S8T., 610—Nicely furnished room on 2d floor for gents. OLIVE ST., 2915—Reantiful furnished front room; housekeeping; $2.50 week; ring second bell. PAPIN ST., 1418—Two front rooms furnished com- plete for housekeeping, $2.50 a week. eee + ee ee eee PINE ST., 2646 to 2652—Second floor front, with alcove; fur. for housekeeping; $12. ROOMS—Two furnished parlors on first floor, with all modern conveniences. Corner 35th and Locust. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Good girl for eneral housework; emall family. Call at 2630 Nebraska ay. SARAH ST., 608—Corner of Olive—Nicely fur- nished or unfurnished rooms} all conveniences; rent reasonable. — - ROOMS AND BOARD WANTED. 14 words or less, 10c. ' BOARD AND ROOM WANTED-—In exchange for paper hanging. Ad. G 685, Post-Dispatch. ROOM AND BOARD WANTED—Two connecting rooms (unfurnished preferred) in good neighbor- hood, with board for couple with small baby; state price. Ad. F 635, Fost. Dispeich. , $90 BUYS new upri SUBURBAN BOARD. 14 words or less, 10c. PLYMOUTH AV., 5858—Wanted, boarders; large, licht, well-furnished rooms; furnace heat; good table; reasonab]> terms. Take Page av. car. FURNISHED FLATS WANTED. 14 words or less, 10c. FLAT WANTED—Two responsible gentlemen want furnished flat of 3 rooms, heated. Ad. W 682, Post-Dispatch. DWELLINGS FOR RENT. pe i4 words or less, 10c. FINNEY AV., 4863A4—Modern detached, 5 rooms; porcelain bath, cabinet mantels, etc.; $25. —_-_—_— LOCUST ST., 2634—Stone front, 11 rooms, bath, etc.; $50. Reilly & Co., 806% Chestnut st. MORGAN ST., 4263—Modern 9-room and reception ball: all conveniences. Meriwether. 917 Walin- wright. a FLATS FOR RENT. 14 words or less. 10c. FINNEY AV., 4001—Elegant 4-room flat; every cony.; $18; water. Meriwether, 917 Walnwright. FLAT—Desirable 8-room flat; bath, gas, 8 large closets. 8S. W. cor.: Eads and Texas avs. FRANKLIN AV., 2832—Elegant 8-room fiat, $14, witb water. Meriwether, 917 Wainwright. GREER AV., 4765—3 rooms antl bath; $10; In bean- tiful Greer pl. Keys at 312 N. 1ith st., 2d floor. MORGAN ST., 2728S—Flat of 3 or 4 rooms for light housekeeping OLIVE ST., 8711—Flat of 6 rooms; bath, laundry, 2 porches, janitor; steam heat; bot water. PENDLETON AV., 1226—Three rooms; free to Jan. 15. Reilly & Co., 806% Chestnut st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A German gir) for genera] housework. 6087 Kensington av., formerly West Belle. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Good housework; small family. Cal morrow, 5081 Delmar av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Girl for general house- work. 3039 Dickson st. : HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Steady working girl for light housework for gents. 7U9 N. 18tb st. irl for general to-day or to- HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Housegir] at 1709 Olive st. ee -_— — HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Middleaged woman for eneral housework in small family. Apply 2310A ickory st. WANTED—GiIrl of 14 or 15 years 3643 McRee ay. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—Good girl for general housework. 3017 Eads av. HOUSEGIRL to assist in housework. eee HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A good girl to assist with general housework. Apply 37U8 Page av. HOUSEGIRL WANTED-Girl for general house- work; family of two. Apply immediately at 6839 Waidemar ay.; take red Suburbav car; references. _-—-———» HOUSEGIRL WANTED—GiIrl for general house- work. Apply 4001 Morgan st. HOUSEGIRL WANTED—A good, steady girl for housework. 3424 Moigan st. HOUSEKEEPER WANTED—Middle-aged widow preferred. Call 823 Market st. HOUSBGIRL WANTED—Girl for general house- work. 2052 Dickson st. LINING MAKERS WANTED—3 lining makers and 1 girl to run zigzag machine. Desnoyers Shoe Co, NURSE WANTBPD—A wet nurse, to take @ young baby home. 2025 Franklin av. real NURSE WANTED—In a charitable {nstitution; ap- ply, with ref., at once, 2018 Morgan st. SIXTEENTH ST., 821 N.—Large front room, fur. for housekeeping, with cook stove; $2.00. ST. ANGE AV., 1832—Large 2d-story front room, furnished for housekeeping; hot bath. TAYLOR AV., 1205—Furnished room, only $6; also nice front parlor, $10. TENTH ST., 912 N.—Nicely furnished front room for 1 or 2 gents. THE WANHATTAN HOTEL (Furopean), 1801 Chestnut st.. one block from Union Station— steam heut; baths free; rooms 50c, 75c and $1. THERESA AV., SO7 (Near corner of Olive and dihi\—Two light well-ventilated connecting rooms, newly furnished for housekeeping; in- cluding heat; bath-room adjoining, with hot water in operation; no other roomers; reasonable. THIRTEENTH ST., 1115 S.—Nicely furnished front room; also a hall-room, WALNUT ST., 1519—Nicely furnished front and back roomg for light hdusekeeping. WASH ST., 1C11—Front rooms neatly fur. for housekeeping; southern exposure; also hall room. WASH ST, fire and gas. WASH ST., 1801—A fine parlor for gents; rooms for housekeeping: very reasonable. WASHINGTON AV., 2812—Large, newly furnished 2d-story rvoms, with all conveniences; reas. WASHINGTON AV., 2229—Elegantly furnished front room to lady or couple} reasonable. . 1530—Nicely furnished rooms, with also WASHINGTON AV., 1416—Two large connecting rooms, With cook stove, for housekeeping; very cheap; also two hall-rooms with heat. WASHINGTON AV., 1013—Nicely furnished 2d4- story front room, $2.50 per week; gas, fire, ERICSSON—2608 Locust—Apartments for gentle- men, with or without private bathrooms attached. NURSE WANTED—A ood girl or woman to wait on se lady; call, rs. Rutt, 2506 N. Leffing- well av, NURSEGIRL WANTED—To assist with housework. 8624 Pine st. SEAM PRESSERS WANTED—Experienced seam pressers and girl to sew on shop coats. 1437 N, 10th st. STENOGRAPHER WANTED—Laty, who can spell correctly, of good appearance apd eense; use No. 6 Ad., in own bandwrting, H 685, Post-Dispatch. TAILORESS WANTED—A young woman that un- derstands pressing and repairing gentlemen's clothing. Call between 5 and 7 this evening, St. Louis Neat Dressing Club, 1138 Chestnut st. — ee -_———-.— ae ——— TYPEWRITER WANTED—Well educated woman to do temporary work on ber own typewriter. Ad. O 685, Post-Dispatch. WAIST HANDS WANTED—Good waist hands. a533 Ollve st. WOMAN WANTED—To look after honse for room rent; refs. required. 1416 Washington av. WOMEN WANTED—A few women of good address; steady work. Apply at 1410 Olive st. $3 CASH valne per dozen paid for your neighbors’ names and addressees, send 5 stamps for blanks, Box 51, North Chicagd, Il, ee ne ee AGENTS WANTED. 14 words or less, 20c. wees AGENTS WANTED—General agents to sell a new- ly patented article, worn by both gentiemen and ladies, $5 to $15 per day easily made; terms and sample ifc. EK. M. Osgood & Co., Lynn, Muss. ; box 343. oe —™ AGUNTS WANTED—Best offer ever made to lady or gent agents; sute fortune. Genelll, 923 Olive. AGENTS WANTED—Everywhere to handle my new imitation gold and silver 50c watches; just out and perfect time pieces; $4 a dozen, postpald, send 50c in stamps for sample or $1 bill for 3 and start work at once. i. . Baker, 570 Bloomfield st., Hoboken, N. J. ed JOKER NECKTIES—Everybody'’s craze; wears like an ordinary tie, but pull the string aud behold the sights. Agents, money coiner; send stamp. W. G. Smith, Truesdell, Wis. ‘ onan ere HOUSEKEGIKRL--Situation wanted by German girl, with child, to do general housework; good covok:; refs. lIimergency Home, 2808 Morgan st. HOUSEGIRL—A girl of 17 wishes a-aeituation to 2 housework and nursing. Please call at 142 . Lath et. — ~ = ene ee HOUSEGIRL—Situation wanted by German girl to de general housework; good cook; refs. if re- Quired. JZ6O2ZA Clark av. HOUSEGIRI,-—Situation wanted by colored girl in email private family as bousegirl; wiiling to work and reliable, Ad.- 1420 Wash st., rear. ee ee ee ee HOUSEGIRL~—Wanted, situation ‘by a girl of 15 for light housework or take care of children. 8516 tlickory st. HOU SEK ERPER—Respectable young widow Wishes «it. as housekeeper for widower or bach- elor. Ad. G@ 684, Post-Dispatch. HOUSFKEEPER.—Neat. reliable woman would keep bouse for aged couple for rent of two rooms. Ad. T GS&, Post-Dispatch. aR rete. 6 ne en oer egee NURSE—Yo ung wet-nuree would like to nurse baby et ber home. 808 Cases ar. a NURSE—Young woman who ts good ractical alc i nurse wants work at $1 bess . LE I, -_-— me aa PARTNERS WANTED. 14 words or less 20c. meee PARTNER WANTED—With $100 to $200 cash, with services; money will be secured on gilt-edge real estate security; permanent office position; good profite; refereaces required, Call betweeD « and 5 p. m. at 705 and 706 Roe Bldg. Nene ee ee I OE _ nce THEATRICAL. 14 words or less, 20c. GOOD musate teams, with the latest ponte, Se nished for all entertainments; can't be at. Ad. BE 671, Post-Dispatch. —— ~ BUSINESS FOR SAL 14 words or less, 20c. —_—— DDL LLL ee AC TL GT LOY LALO satiemteasiimetiy tits EE haea«#€,;, BUSINESS—For sale, cheap, established law and collection business; present parties com pelled to sell, owing to other interests occaying time; terms cash; Investigate; thing for lively, enegetic party. Ad. W 683, Post-Dispatch. SALOON MEN, ATTENTION—We have several day: cages. Ad, D 679, Post-Diapa teh. elty refer- | a ROOMS WITH BOARD, 14 words or less, 20c. AT 2918 PINE STREET—A very high, desirable location, you can find a pleasant second-story front room, three large windows; also connect- ing alcove room; new furnishings, Brussels car- pets, furnace or grate heat, hot and cold bath, electric bells, table supplied with choicest Meats, fruits and vegetables; use of parlor and piano allowed, in fact everything to make a congenial permanent home for married couple or two or four gentlemen; terms quite reasonable for strict- ly first-class accommodation. = = = -_ ee has nicely furnished back parlor; w et to lady or gent; modern, refine : Ad. R 905, Post-Dispatch. — BOARD—Beantifally, newly furnished front room; good, substantial board; home comforts, modern conveniences; convenient to car lines; refined Jewish family; West End. Ad. M 684, Post-Dis- patch. BOASD ae has handsome room to let to acy wit oard; no other boarders; mode refine home. Ad. F 669, Post-Dispatch. ™ CHESTNUT 8T., 8415—-$4 per week; destrable rooms; Brussels carpets, furnace heat, hot bath, ao Pane large unfurnished front room, ward, CLARK AV., 2832—2d-story front, per week; gas and hot bath. with with meals, $4 EE — aa eee ee DAYTON S8T., 2733—Single or suite, rooms, With or without board. furnished a aj onal ty AV., 8615—2 nice connecting rooms; good ~woa;4rd, HARTFORD HOTEL, 2012 Washington ay — most desirable furnished rooms; * private co steam beat; with board and hotel accommodation. LINDELL BL., 3910 and hy iemendliemiaisidiacedinieet aos 3912—(Dakota)—Fine roums, single or en sulte, with . boarders accommodated. soe “9 LOCUST ST, 2620—Well furnished ana heated ee eteeesoeeeninee, Harry Ball's place— and board; modern throughout. ’ nore , , J . LOCUST ST., 3025—Two lovely front rooms; south- ern exposure; witb good board; terms low. omsacanememetiiinenieidies te. = " eeu ee LOCUST 8T.. 3142—Handsomely furalshed . bath; superior board. — LANCUST 8T., 3048—Two desirable rooms, With board; aie - LOCUST 8T., 2710~—Two nicely furnished rooms; one single room; good board for gentlemen, LOCUST gP. table board : saihperianiiniiaes ci 2d-story front all conveniences. 1714—Nicely furnished rooms, with - ee eee a ee ae ~ AS AV., 2992—Large, bright front room, neatly oT furnace heat and bath; good table; suitable for two gentiemen. _ board; Ba week. ieee: 2025—N room, with or _ without a im icely furnished room, “ “or take 8127—5 furnished rooms in exchange onal for 2, to adults with references. PINe isee enwiay: mah ; 8494—Handsomely furnished second. t rooms; also smal) one; table the best family; terms moderate; references. Bto Privag +» 2720-—Second-story front room, suitable or four gents; terms reasonable, — poet saloons for sale om easy terms; also two riing-houscs in connection: cal! at our office before 10 a. m. Antbony & Kuhn P RANDOLPH ST., 2205—Upper flat 3 rooms; $9; 2207, lower flat 8 rooms, $10; best In city for — For particulars call at 312 N. 11th at., oor. SCHOOL ST., 3156A—Five rooms, bath, w. c., gas fixtures, etc.; $15. Reilly & Co., 806% Chestnut. ——— THIRD ST., 223 N.—Flat; 6 rooms; newly papered and painted and partly furnished; very cheap. Owe .ce eee ee TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. 14 words or less, 10c. FOURTH S1., 102 S.—Store; low rent. Co., 806% Chestnut st. HOTEL—For rent, a 17-room hotel with 2 baths, 2 furnaces, a saloon and billiard room on ist floor; new building. only 3 years old; 5 blocks of new bridge that work is to begin {In Jan. See "4 J. Snider, 1229 N. Broadway, real estate agent. JEFFERSON AV., 1625 S.—Nice long store; $12. Keeley & Co., 1113 Chestnut st. MICHIGAN AV., 6343—Groce store, with fix- oe good business stand; will also rent 5-room fiat above with all convenlences. Mathews Real Estate Co., 803 Chestnut st. Reilly & OFFICES—6th, 7th and 8th floors, Commercial Building, 6th and Olive ats.; will rent very low. Apply te 824 Commercial Building. ———i i ae _— —— — STABLE AND ROOMS—A private stable with liv- ing-rooms and water free; 5 stalls; roem for 5 carriages, with a lot of feed. or would board 5 or 6 horses cheap. Inquire at 3317 Franklin av. | AR OR A ek rege -) LOST AND FOUND. 14 words or less, 20c. Lost. CAT—Lost, strayed or stolen, tabby gray cat; re- ward if returned. 16 N. 11th st. DOG—Lost, liver-colored pointer dog, 6 months old. Reward if returned to 3708 N. 14th st. DOG—Lost, from Lucas av., blue terrier dog, with white collar and bell; liberal] reward. DOG—Lost, white male fox terrier, brown ear, red cover on. Return to 1413 Montgomery st.; liberal reward. EYE-GLASSES—Lost, a pair of rimless eye-glasseg with black cord attached; lost between Suburban terminus and Broadway and Olive. Please return to 3730 Delmar av. GARTER—Lost, garter. gold heart shape buckle; mark, ‘‘Walter;’’ blue elastic; picture Inside of buckle. Reward if returned to Eugene Jaccard Jewelry Co. GLASSES—Lost, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, Reward i: returned to 3543 clede av. LOCKET—Lost, ova] dlamond locket, between Cen- tury Theater and Morgan st., or West Morgan car; $25 reward; no questions asked. Call or address B. W. Lowe, 3841 West Morgan st., flat 7 MONEY—Lost, the sum of $44, between Bridge and Broadway, Washington and Pine. Reward at 2225 Carr st. Mrs. Turner. SHAWL—Taken by mistake from Liederkranz Hall, Dec. 19, white shawl. Keturn to 4461 Morgan, UMBRELLA—Lost, Sunday, natural wood: curved handle, silver tipped; engraved, ‘‘Met;’’ reward, 8746 Penrose st. WATOH—Lost, a lady’s gold watch, attach to black silk cord, bepween Locust and Washington av., on west side of street, Tuesday ere., between 65 and 6 o'clock. Return to 21 Benton pl, and receive reward. WATCH—Lost, ladies’ open-face silver watch; monogram B. B. Return to 511 Olive et. and receive reward. a RT oe | ANIMAILS, Dogs. DOG—For sale, large year-old, beautiful Newfound- land, $15; worth five times as much; must sell. Ail. E 685, Post-Dispatch. DOG—Wanted, young male pug dog; must be cheap; state price; answer immediately. Ad. N 685, Post-Dispatch. Pigeons, PIGEONS—For sale, pigeons, $1 a dozen. 8528 N. Broadway. Sree BUSINESS CHANCES. 14 words or less, 20c. BUSINESS CHANCE--$600 invested In business will clear party $1,500 inside a year; have the proof; investigate. Call between 11 a. m. and 2 Pp. ™m., at 2211 Market st. TO EXCHANGE, ry a4 words or less, 20c. f ——— FARM WANTED—To exchange Ist trust d choice suburban property bearing 8 cent in- terest for good Mississipp! Valley farm or plapta- tion. Owner, 705-6 Koe Building. Lee enw —_ ea ne ee MINING. A nice room and board, with home com for couple or gents. Ad. O 684, Post-Dis- 14 words or less 20¢. : “OR ALASKA MAP AND KLONDIKE ways send llc to Charles Smith & Co., Seaatle, Wash. Rooms with drst-class ANTED—Young man ip bis own) French Pians paged epee eS i —---— HOLIDAY PIANGS$% to $75 saved M4t ker’s, 1518 Olive « anete for pa Rey ogg auer and other leading makes: sitebtly used and second-hand pw Please call and examine. Open JESSE FRENCH PIANO AND OR and Olive sts., are third largest m: Law eo States, and make not est, Dame the ST. SE ; RICHMONS FE TARR, JESSE PF IANOS—three graces th. the admiration of the musical public—,. ‘rect to customers and saves them all m ~~" profits. Low for cash. on easy payment wet, and rent pald to apply on purchase. \. .+ ise bow for not getting a plano for Xmas. Calh - «= amine our special holiday bargains. MANDOLIN—For sale, a fine $20 mandolin fe new. 2526 Olive st. PIANO—$150 buys a magnificent Knabe as bew. F. Beyer, 820 Chouteau ay. —_ Gus ce piano; go- PIAND-—$115 burs elegant cabinet Grand upright pilaf; cost $325 new. 1414 N. 16th st. PIANOS, organs: low prices, easy terma; planos rented aud tuned. The Estey Co., 016 Olive at. STARR PIANO—Standard of artistic merit—Took award at the Wor!ld’s Fair, in 1593. and recently the highest and only award at the Tennessee In- ternational Expesition. Don't look at : T bear them if you want to bny a cheap plano, for the high- est quality cannot be sold at price but, quality considered, it is the merica; lasts a Co., 10th and Olive sts. of inferior, cheapest in moderate price, highest quality and life time. Jesse French Piano and Organ ZITHER—For sale, German zither; cheap. N. 7tb st., East St. Louis. - 431 ght; aleo $500 plane at half price; $5 per month. Genelll, 923 Olive at. ee 14 words or less, 20c. HORSES AND VEHICLES. For Sale. great bargain; must sell. Ad. Dispatch. HORSE—For sale, fine young horse, open delivery wagon almost new and harness, complete; $70; D . Post- HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR 1+ words or less, 20c. —— SALE. 1873; send postal. Ashton, Hagan T ASHTON, the furniture and feather buyer; estab, heater bidg. carpets, feathers beds. Wolf, 18 8S. HIGHEST casb prices paid for furniture, pianos, 11th st. Save money. Buy direct from the m The Belle-Hickey Mfg. Co., 706-710 St CHANDELIERS. anufacturer. . Charles et. = 14 words or less 20c. WANTED—MISCELLANEOUS. A.—Special price paid for ladies’ and of clothing, feathers; send postal. N. High st. nts’ cast- iller, 908 residences or store bw Gihson. 2217 SECOND-HAND furniture, stoves, etc.. botght at st. Wash — — 3% words or less 20c. FOR SALE—MISCELLANEOUS. ard av. CLOAK—For sale, a seal plush cloak. 919 Leon- Ad. T 684, Post-Dispatch. DESK—For sale, a lawyer’s desk; good as new. any store for $200. Address L 683, Po FOR SALE, cheap, diamond; cannot be bought of st-Dispatch. ao cheap; cost $25. 2814 Pine st. OVERCOAT—For sale, overcoat; size 40; black; Louis, look for the roducts in St. which means that it’ ockey’’ label, best in the West. oor at-en. We Do Your Christmas Baking TRACE MARK To wake sure of the finest and purest bread “horse and s from the VIENNA MODEL BAKERY, whose bakers are the bler’s outfit, f last ~y 6 Om me ig ing b half awils, and patches sell the fa soles, - pieces, at $1. to wholesale trade. DANCING. 14 words or less 20¢. fit, consisting P. GLASSMA 1104 Frarklin av., St. Lows, Mo. s,s aaeenemetaael —_——_ ———— BUYS Glaseman’s cob- consisting 8, damier, knife, pegging and sew- afts, hemp, wax, peg nails, needles, cement We alse Discount N DANCING—Adams' grand cake walk. Ubrig’s Cave Hall nex Xmas night. ma-querade ball and t Saturday, ball-room dances ip one term, atten Tuesday evening. . IF YOU wish to learn all the latest and popular d Prof. De Honey's Dancing School, 2341 Olive st.; full term in classes $5; waltz and two-step taught in pri- vate; lesayns, $3. Call any hour. Reception every STRASSBERGER'S CONSERVATORY, 2,200 St. Louls av.—Second course of Prof. i. Mahler's dancing class commences Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1897, at 4 p. m. for cbhlidren and 8 p. m. for adults, A Re ee ce eT — BOOKS. 14 words or less 20c. } ar aend ardttmoee) VWitte’ BOOKS of all kinds bought, sold or exchanged. Cal lv a Piee Pana Stare ¥ ADOPTION. 14 wotds or less 20c. ADOPTION—Wanted, family to adopt fine baby boy, 8 weeks old. Ad. B 685, Post-Dispatch rl baby. 2231 Market st. ADOPTION—Wanted,. some one to adopt a pretty “a ——— TYPEWRITERS. 14 woerds or less, 20c. trial. Ad. T 684, Post-Dispatch. TYPEWRITER WANTED—Second-hband and good as new; give name of machine and state lowest cash price; no machine bought without one day's a o— —- - —- 14 words or less 20c. RD LOANS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. ARE YOU temporarily embarrassed? me before you close loans elsewhere. will save you money, private party curity Building, corner 4th and Locust sta. If so, will loay you money on pianos, furniture, etc., with- out removal or any inconventence to you; strictly confidential; no mortgages recorded. Cal) and see I can and 810 Se ayments arranged in any manner ~orrower. Co., 917 Pine st. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS on farniture and pianos; desired by Johnna W. Staley, with Charter Leao ——EEE dorsements or security of any kind: « fidential: bankable rates; hetter element and will pot make justifies it; we don’t ask for any fnd and see us Merchants Security ballding, cor. 4th and Locust — sewing machines, etc. -_—— ~~ ee 1228 Frankiin ev. "asada N ¥ 1 NED on furniture, pianos, sewing ma- o> ena confidential, Eagle Financial Co., DO YOU KNOW that we loan money to employes of firms or corporations withont mortraces, fn- trictly con- we only cater to the $5 or $10 loans, but we will advance any sum from $25 to Coll orearr. Credit: Co., 810 and S11 e's. 7 OUSEHOLD LOAN CO. loana mereg on furniture, HOUSEHOL 1223 Vrankito av., 24 Boor. sv Parnitule. plenos, bicycles, ete. 1015 Morga” Call Go haiataniaarepeesuintsin a . —w EASY TERMS—A_ gentleman heaving wOxKy = foads will lend $10 and apwards on or eddress —_ You ean toerrow money extra charges; you get the full amoun ‘ . burl phe Fidelfty Brokerage room 1, om 2d Br. Co., 014% ee . wey FO LOAN ON FURNITURE. MONEE on your fornitere or piano at lowest possible rates: easy payments; to t you ber- ness strictly confidential. Call at our Bew Olive st., FIIRNITHIES I OANS. UNION LOAN CO., 1005 joan on furniture at residence without neal; towent rates: beainees etrietiy confides tial. rue ©. ' MATRIMONIAL—2 refined ladies, 35 and 40, wish to meet 2 up-to-date gentlemen of wealth; object, matrimony. Ad. H 669, Post-Dispatch. PERSONAL SUNDRIES. 14 words or less, We. cae ORCES rect! reilante attoreer: ° st... eecond floor. Ray Aimrty reyge sores, discharges, 4 free: either sez; cure teed; ™.. at N oth. ‘ #0. for med. Medicel COLKIA ERS will care falling of the wom), chra,i ation, entarrh, ulceration, whites, lenem iw. r, itregniar, suppressed and pein- ont AL. a sent by mail; price, . . a oe s11 Gratiot et., St. Louls, Mo, oe. HER Wir, 2011 Olive st., treats all frivate canse call or write. ee ee DR. ANNIE NEWLAND 205 8S. 14th et., home for ladies before and daring confinement: trregu- larities from any canse enccesfully treated. DR. ELLA ALLAN—Female s alist—Ladies tn eel call Sat aa 18 — successfnul ex- $006 Olive st. ae ‘ DR. MARY ARTHUR, Spectaliat. 2701 Morgan— Roards during ~on.: treate ewan Mieeasos: ladies in tronble call or write: coneul's free: low rates. GOLDFN Seal Fema! ities In 3 nonrs: at pa ng “pe ae st, 402, Mermod-Jaceard Bicg. Ask druggist for it. HOME for poor ladies during confinement all troubles. Mrs. Dr. Callahan, 2331 ro Bey LADIES In trouble will not calling Mre. Hollan; lowest terms. 1109 N. 19th st = LADIES—Dr. Annie Newland’s _ tails; trial treatment free. 206 8. 14th st 7 ee LADIFES—My vegnuiator never fatle: one complete treatment free. Mrs, E. Starr, 2802 Frankifa ev. MASSAGE- Magnetic treatment scientifically giver by Miss Edna, 1624 Pine at. MASSAGE—Electric treatment for tration. M. Hayes, 1916 Pine st. MASSAGE and magnetic treatment given Mrs. Francis at 10011 N. Broadway. o ” MASSAGE TREATMENT scientifically given. Mme, Sheva, 2221A Market st. MASSAGE and Mantcurt Pansy 1108 Market st. Warm teous Seana ae MRS. RENNEKAMP Spectalist—Private he- fore and dur. con.; reas. terms, 2025 av. nervous prtos- MRS DR. HOGAN recetves before and during con- finement; bomes for infants If desired: ladies call or write; confidential. 2329 Market st. OLD DR. WARD, 1508 Washington av.—Ledy of gent in tronble from any cause call or te; 40 years’ experience; guarantee results, RHEUMATIC alcohol treatment, with Bec vapor bathe; $1. Mrs. Grey, 1612 Pine ‘st. : 1,000 BIZ Cards 25e. Notebds, Env e. Cut Prices. Benton & Co., Py pede, on -_ THE INFALLIBLE SAFEGUARD. Ladies can procure same by addressing Dr, David, Roorm 4, 1017 Chestuut st., city. S:G.ADAMS22x?CO, | 314.N. GtH STREET BOYS’ PRINTING PRE?SES Good ones, the Kind that Print, from 90e¢ up. “JO-HE”---King of Quick and certain cure for ‘‘croup,” “bad “rheumatism.” H. B. JONES, Dalles; Tex. - PENSIONS PATENTS frow.ti.cyiitpteory cleims for Soldiers, Widows, Minors, Free Headstones, Honorable Disch marks, Caveats. Advice Free. HM. I. ©’ ic, (Maj. Ist Minn. V ) 421 Chestnut St, St. Loula, Ma, MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF OSTEOPATHY, J, 0. HATTON, M. D., D. ¢ 0, Graduate of American of Osteopa DY ASSISTANT. Odd Re rene a. m. to 4 Dp. @. ers a specialty. Building. Office = Rupture Specialist Dr. Lewin rs HOLLAND BLDG. ,7°%wta® Site” 2 DENTISTS. 14 words or less 20c. PARKS & BRAWNER... Dentists, 904 OLIVE STREET. RR eepmmpnerionre 0 TOW. ccceccreceecereeeeeenes eee seeee Gold FiMINGS...00scccccesscevccees Glee +4 t! without IM. cccccecsestcceeees ee WORK GUARANTEED. nk SHORE OTe ALBANY PENTAL CO 7 FINANCIAL, 14 words of less 20c. 0. KR. AND S. BOND CO.—We make « spectalty “a all surety bonds. 705-706 Roe B CLAIRVOYANTS. 14 words or leas, Bc. eae tale al MRS. FRICK tells fortunes cards; 80 ny everything is true abe ee Le gente ' by mall $1, send date of birth. 715 Freokite av. MISS A. CROWLEY, fortune-teller, Wash et.: eat! faction gives io busipess abies MME. ANNA, the well-knows fortune-teller of the West; 14 words of less 20¢. AMERICAN STORAGE AND MOVING Co.. aid ck ood $ Olive—Meviag. packiog sbippiog: cone separate 1380. President. * r storage hease for a trunks, bores, ete.; abie; clesa ; get our rates; ca Fidelity S$ orags, Pocting and Moving Ga, wey as 1729 Morgan St. } Branch office, 1005 Pise st. ene eagle tt ed er te MONEY WANTED. ii words or leas 30e. LOAN WANTED—To borrow $200 to $500, dowd of fret, Sor S Gazss wil) pay good interest. — raea. fou and Vine ets BICYCLES. 14 words or less 0c. Fasy Terms and Low Rates anos ad ether personal property; ee ae . cenhi-ieatial; es room, > 210, adjoining main office. Call or address A. D. j roome 210 aed 211, sorthwest corver "Gg tepion end” che aE base,” fish bet MONEY WANTED—Y widow, rs borhoed, woeld give of . and beard, for use ef $150 for 1 fo eee + *22 e Nad Re a . basa —— lator seveg , All. colds,"* ( Ss a bi yer at $e eee

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ng Se ~ ee ee + * bale yen ar et Pg set S83 cto a 0 Se SR GOSS WEDNESDAY-—ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH JECEMBER wi 1897. @Way and disappeared, and The man was almost . -_— Jac wel ——ee 2 Jan. ———oe im THE RIPPER IN BELLEVILLE Mysterious Early Morning Assault on a Boy. ) ‘PETER BUHR’S NARROW ESCAPE HE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK WHEN A MAN WITH A KNIFE CONFRONTED HIM. HE RAN FOR HIS _ LIFE. Turning a Corner Both Fell, the Boy’s Screams Brought Help and the Man Made His Es- cape. A stranger believed to be a “Jack the Rip- | per,” with a mania for killing boys, has ‘appeared in Belleville. Several times of late a tall man has been seen prowhng about after midnight. As soon as he saw anybody approaching he walked swiftly nobody was able to see his face. Early Wednesday morning a man sup- posed to be thé same one threatened to k ll a 14-year-old boy ard*pursued him with a knife. The boy was Peter Buhr. He lives with his parents at 717 Abend street. He is em- ployed on the hight turn at the Busch glass works in the West End, and usually + ha home about 4 o’clock in the morn- in Shout 3:30 a aeener morning he was hurrying along Sevent Street within a block of his home. Just as he reached the alley between Abend and Charlies streets aman stepped out in front of him and drawing a knife from under his coat said: “I'm going to kill you.’ The boy was terribly frightened, but he did not lose the power of motion. He turned aod started torun. The man started after hi&n. “If you take another step, " he said, as he ran, “I w ll shoot you The boy ran on and screamed for help. in reach of hie. Several times he tried to grab the fleeing oy. tne sidewalk was very eappery. At the corner of Freeburg avenue, the > Fs cage § ae man both attempted to turn. slipped and fell. As the man oant saan he made a slash at the boy with his knife, but did not reach him. The boy had continued to scream _ for help. His cries were heard 4 Fred Moes- singer, a Freeburg avenue baker, who was at work in his cake-house. Moessinger ran out and was hu ng up toward Seventh street when tne man and boy rounded the corner and fell Moessinger ran toward them. The man heard him coming and scrambling to his feet concealed his knife and disappeared in the other direction. Moessinger took the boy to bis bakery. A moment later Policeman Philip Brown appeared, He had been standing at E’ghth and Church streets when he heard the boy’s screams. He ran in the direction they came from but was too late to catch the man. The boy told his story and the policemaé, after notifying the police station, made a thorough search of the neighborhood, but discovered no trace of the man The boy had no money. He carried his lunch-bucket in his hand. He held to it in his flight, but lost the lid. He was so badly frightened that he could not give a good description of the man, but he thinks he has seen him two or three times before when returning home. The police are unable to account for the occurrence except on the theory that the man has a mania for killing boys. a a Oyler Carriage Co. Assigns. The George K. Oyler Carriage Company made a general assignment Wednesday to W. 8S. Pope, Jr. This follows upon the fil- ing of a chattel deed of trust Tuesday, which covered most of the assets. The re- maining assets covered by the assignment are estimated at $1,500 MARRIAGE LICENSES. Pure 18k. wedding rings. Our prices the lowest. E. Jaccard Jewelry Co., Olive ana Sixth streets. ‘Manes DB. Oslttt. ccceseses treeese 8905 W. Bell av Stella M. ~eiRg 3988 Cook av Heary H, Len 23828A Warren at 1412 Madison st Martin McCarthy 410 Courtois st Mary Schellenberger.........ceeeee.. 2620 Ohio av PONCE GORGE. os Ric cdvocbacte dc cbdse 932 N. &th et Bertha Pelter 1018 N. 14th et Charles Muenzel...............3d and Rutger ets Annie Mayer........+.«. ehebeeeudad 8813 Texas av John Wade........ Vere rae eee TE 2782 Pine st Margaret Hood,....cececseees +++. 29036 Laicas av George Pellerin..... Pree re é . 8923 Finney av Pee SHO on 04 00 6h tbs cesnicas "1115 Dolman st Walter G. Barnes 4865 Garfield av Katherine A. 2816_N. 12th st Felix W. 8205 S. Grand av Ida Pickel 72 ne Finney av Warren Hilton 912 8S. Oth st Kitty K. Rubey "(8044 West Belle pl av av Ill il st William M. Ousborn..... Anna J. Funk Albert Vanderpool East St. Louis, East St. Louis, 4053 North Market Annie Hennicke 4269 Garfield av CLARA IS STILL AWAY, THIS WILL BE A . SAD CHRISTMAS IN THE ADAMS HOME ON BENTON STREET. FAVORITE CHILD DISAPPEARED. It Is Believed She Ran Off With Grace Strahl, Who Once Figured in a Tragedy. This will be a sad Christmas for Mrs. John Adams of 807 Benton street. Her 16- year-old daughter, Clara, is missing from home and two months of weary searching have failed to discover her or to reveal any clew to her whereabouts. Clara was the pride of her brothers and sisters and the pet of her parents. She was a pupil at the High School and left there a year ago to accept a position in a rdown-town office. She was a faithful worker and was highly esteemed by her employer. Her devotion to her mother was touching. She made good wages and turned over the money to Mrs. Adams every week. When her mother became ill Clara devoted her evenings to nursing her back to health. The young girl disappeared on the after- noon of November 15. On that day nothing unsual was noticed about her. She gave up her position the week previous owing to ill-health. It ie said her father had severely scolded her about her girl associates. One of those to whom Mr. Adams objected was, it is said, Grace Strahl, who has also disap- peared, and is thought to be with Clara. The reputation born by Grace Strahl in the neighborhood is not of the best. She was the central figure in a tragedy that stirred North St. Louis about a year ago. Grace was returning late one night from a ball at Military Hall with Henry Williams, a prosperous grocer at Broadway and Montgomery street. Williams was ex- tremely jealous of Grace, and on the wa home he accused her of fii rting at the ball, ‘ams shot her twice in the neck. His victim fell to the ground. Thinking she was mortally wounded, Williams held pe pistol to his head and shot himself ad. “Mets. Adams at first supposed that her ow believes some greater evil has befallen prow bell eloped with a sweetheart, but sno her The girl resented the charge, when Will- . LEO, LOOKS WELL SO DOES ARCHBISHOP KAIN, HIS ST. LOUIS REPRESENTATIVE, HOME FROM ABROAD. —— 7 MANY WELCOME THE PRELATE. He Talks of the Famine in Ireland, of the Pope and of Italy’s Treacherous Move. Archbishop Kain has been busy since his return from Rome. A great volume of business awaited his coming and he went to work promptly to dispose of it. Then the preests of the diocese have been calling in almost a procession to pay their respects to their superior, and in addition to receiving them and transacting other business the Afchbishop has spent some time away from the Archiepiscopal resi- dence on missions of religion. He gave ordination at Kenrick Seminary Tuesday morning. He returned to the seminary in the evening and spent the night there. He came back to the arch- jepiscopal residence at noon, “T went abroad for two reasone,” the Archbishop said. “Of course I was required to make my decennial visit to the Vatican. It should have been made in 1895, but I was not Archbishop then. I was the Adminis- trator and I obtained a postponement of the visit until this year. ‘Then after I held the synod last year I Was prepared to go. I did not have to go when I did. I jeft earlier than was neces- oary because I needed a rest. did not proceed direct to Rome. I spent all of August and September in travel. I traveled in Ireland, England and Scotland, then went to Antwerp spent some time in Belgium, went from there to Germany and thence to France. “After+a stay in Paris I went to Mar- seilles, and from there journeyed leisurely to Rome, stopping at allethe important cities on the way. “T reached Rome in October and found I was still too early. The Papal offices are closed during vacation from August til] Nov. 1, a fact I was not aware of. I went then to Venice, and from there to Switzer- land. I returned to Rome about the end of October. ‘‘T remained in Rome transacting the busi- ness of my mission, for three weeks, I was surpr'sed to find the ‘Pope looking so well. The stories. of his illness and weakness are not true. He jooked as Well as when I saw him seven yeacs ago, and at 88 he ts sound of body and vigorous of intellect. “His Holiness displayed deep interest in “Tamerica and the church here, and exhibit- ed a su @ knowledge of our inst:tu- tions and national habits and Cralts. M report of this Diocese, have nt was entirely satisfactory to His Holiness. “After leaving Rome I went to Naples, and having a desire to visit, even if ever so briefly, Spain, I went thence to Gibral- tar. I epent a week in Spain, visiting Gren- ada, Seville and Cordova. Then I returned to Gibraltar; had to remain there one day longer than i expected, owing to the steam- er being late, and sailed from there . making a quick and uneventful tri home. “I enjoyed the trip very much and am in excellent health. I heard that in Ireland in the western portion the potato crop had failed and there was much distress, but I saw none of this. I was in the eastern portion, where the crops were not affected. “I heard a great deal of the proposed ‘98 celebration. The people are quite enthu- siastic over it and I expect there will be a great gathering of Irishmen from all over the world, “I saw a great deal to interest me arety- where, much more than I have time to tell you of, but if 2 ony one askéd me what part of the trip I enjoyed most I should Say my three weeks in Rome. “There {gs nothing like Rome. And it fs not only a great historical city. There is much more than its pemtmes and soulp- a? and architecture enjoy ou meet men of intelligence there—men who in scientific knowledge have no supe- riors in the world. A month in Rome is an intellectua] feast.’’ Asked as to the present naseation, in a Sey to cut down the large sums officials by what is known as ony ‘law of uarantees,”’ made at the time of the treaty etween the Vatican and Quirinal, Arch- bishop Kain said: “T have read of the alleged agitation on this subject. It is said that there are small preneprive which receive salaries of from ,000 to $50,000 a year, while the larger ones receive “only a few hundred. I do not know about that, but I do know that these pay- ments guaranteed by the Government were agreed upon when the Italian Government confiscated the ecclesiastical property. “In return these payments were prom- ised, and pea peg so, It is pfesumable that these bishoprics wh'ch are so well paid had large eetates attached to them at the time of confiscation. “Of course, the Italian Government is bankrupt. That is a notorious fact. The consequence is that the People are taxed so that the poor can hardly make a living. cues is why so many Italians cOme over “Being so og td taxed, naturally they want to reduce taxation to make their con- dition more bearable, hénce the agitation to reduce the payments to the church. “Age a matter of right the church is en- titled to this revenue. And the revenue guarante for the property confiscated doés not embrace all or nearly all. Thue the civfl government abolished the various chureh orders, refusing to recognize them or their right to own property. When the order wae dissolved the property belonged to no one and it went to the government. “No orders of monks or nuns is recog- are there, but they cannot own propery in their own name. Friends have bought property, for them, but it is kept in the names of others.”’ ‘Archbishop Kain refused to say a word about local matters. | SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE. 14 words or less 20c. PROVED PROPERTY FOR SALE «Aa words or lees, Bde. # > Choice Lots in Cliften Heights Addition, F-4 Price. $600 a 000 cach Gee baz eee title: Only a few lote lett. 14 words or less 20c. CHOICE LOTS ifton Heights Addition. The Snest bat ng property around St. Louis. , $000 to $1,000 each; aes. ad a title. Woul ~~ 4 of wads. LE ROY DENNIS, Owver, Vice-President Mo. Pond Co., 706-706 Roe Building. to WILD LAND WANTED—Wanted, choice, well rented St. Louls propeess o tan st., also on Lucas av., also on soutbast corner Sarah and Delmar a¥.; each ‘plece as smal) in- cumbrance; will trade B all _ t cleat wild land; owner leaving city, Roe lid ng. WANT eee eee exc 8 new REAL ESTATE rd well rented, — yw . small ca a lear; ee ob tion i t ris leaving city. oy Ste clear phere cer “te ies Tocated as FAR Lae WANTED To exchange choice, cleat choice, cli He Addit lands; no ab ettons to ‘where owner is leaving cl city. Owne Owner, 7 FARM WANTED—Wanted, to to exchange _ Louie, Clifton Heights lots, clear, perfect title, for a Western or Southern farm. Owner, Building. PLANTATION WA NTRD— Wanted. first trust 2 — deeds on choice suburban property f a good Southern a or plantation. Owner, REAL &: ESTATE WANTED. ‘ 14 words ot 1 leas 20c. t for LAND WANTED—Wan ed, to be A la od Calla cheap, “70 h_ St. caste Co. t Colored Orphans’ Empty Stockings, Little colored orphans at NS of Previaeeen the care of the Oblate Sisters of oe oe who depend entirely on charit or ther ant a joyous —- ee ; butions of Pe A og be meet A oe edt dee’ pe tat at Normandy. slates will call for any gift which es made, For the 3all Family. Since the last amounts were edged, the Post-Dis _.. fw reece vw the family of Charies B rested for stealing coal an 4 one Fog / the following al and im A $1.00 ’ $1.00; unknown, 70 cents; a bundle of f clothing. Prince as Preacher. rince Oscar of Sweden, who ren hip ‘olatm to the farone ¢ of Norway den tO marry unck, a few have * a. as 7; . oe Dore. He oy now known as “and Bwe- er in a rince Berna- te ang ‘e very religious. SIX-ROOM BRICK HOUSE ON PENDLETON AV. FOR $1,750.00. We must sell [t before Dec. B. It’s a bar gain, sure, a 1717 Pendieton Av. SCHOLLMEY ER-LEAHY, Prone 712. _2/2 CHESTRUT ST. TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. 14 words or lees, 2c. OFFICES! Burlington Building, = | Bihar tera ha a7 | sass “"e i RNLAE Sgsh ace SS LOANS ON REAL ESTATE. 14 words or less 20c. _ WE LOAN MONEY _ ts of town on fee ec fines, Watters dat ae HAYDEL & SOM, Established 1840. NN. Tth e MONEY TO LOAN In any amount on ci BUILDING LOANS A \ SPECIALTY. THE MARKETS. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 22, 1897 The markets were all very quiet to-day The Exchange will be’ closed Saturday (Christmas) and @s usual befcre a heliday, trading was very light and uninteresting. LForeigners were reported to be moderate sellers at New York and Chicago, and Western holders who were selling for a hedge also let go of some wheat. San Francisco wires that wheat yesterday and sold off about a cent. Wheat ex- ports from the sound this season are placed at over 3,875,000 bu. threatened shortage of ships for the coml gea- son. It is said that it will be impossible to move next year's crop unless tramp steamers cau be secured da the Orient. A British bark has been chartered to load wheat for Cape Town, South Africi, and one at Portland to load wheat for Europe. New York says that it is a very significant fact \ that, with all-the large shipments of wheat to Ku- ) Fope within” the months the European 1 than ast five (Stocks were a balf million bu Jess on Dec. they were Novy. . The Chicago Board ef Trade has decided to ad- journ but one day for Obriatmas. The game is be- coming too intertsing, and both sides are afraid of the effect ef to» Icng a holiday adjournment. The official returns make the wheat crop of the United Kingdom 56,000,000 bu, instead of 53,000,- 000 bu, as heretofore estimated. The crop of 1806 at 54,000,000 bu. ning cable were: L vyerpool—Spot wheat quiet and unchanged; fut- ures steady, 4@%sc lower. Corn—Spot steady, 4d jower; futures quiet, 8d lower. London—Wheat cargoes arrived off coast, nothin doing; on pas#age, easy. Corn cargoes afrived o coast, nothing doing; on passage rather easier. English country markets quiet. French country markets firm. Paris—Wheat steady, unchanged to 5 ems higher; flour, 15@2v cms lower. Paris and London cables say that the wheat and four market are very dull and of a boliday cbar- acter. Gtocks of Grain in St. Louis Eievators. 5 beta re: 4 Feo § Kr ‘Wheat eeeeeeeveewrweee Rye Barley No. _ No. 2 white COTD.... - eye Ro. 3 0. $ white oats. . " +s 83,025 hoe - 70. 056 BS80,401 2 ae winter. ee 27, 40,869 rye.. 104,005 104,005 Regular Cash Market Prices. \Wed'sday.| Tuesday. | Year Ago. WHEAT. . (97 qos bi b No. 2 red. 88 b —_ 25%@26 b/26 26\4b 26 250 25%@ OATS. 21%b ahaa as | S4eb ol caveeseea dl 21% 3 Future Prices, Closing Wed'day. Lowest To-day. Highest To-day. WHEAT. 1,00 OS lob :. o7\a both A | Closing | Tuesday. OS\yb M4 «(«b % |95%Gv6 CORN. © 26%b 20 iq b{ a7 \aTKG@ZT 4b) 0 ATS. ay “| \ Bo lswoltt” ja34@2s 2 aarti @27'b — tee. eee 21% ‘ "layers. sa OCOHICAUO—Reported by Gaylord, Blessing & Ce. WHEAT. tide tt 984 % | conn. 29% | VATA. 22% (224@ % (22%@ %d PORK. $8.70 | LARD. 4.67%! RIBS, 4.42% 4.874040! May ..|! 92% (92%q93 -« 20% (‘2% ys $8. 62%) $8.60 ($8.67%@70 4.50 | 4.52%) 4.574% Jao ..! vol 4.40 | 4.42% gomicaad CLOSE. CHICAGO, | ~-Wheat—Des, 7 Dee. ait Bas) fg Og Oate— sawed —$. W. $1.16 1.16% b, 14 b, 1. 17 #; May $1. CURB MARKETS. Puts nia, GONADS. wheat 96\c. e. wheat . Pate 02%¢ bid. Calls e; Jan. 1 ey ghana market a ° og ) almost Soon lower, and foreign crop was weaker | Shippers are troubled over a | ii oo steady; 40 TAs “99 bIO1 @O1% 92 .) Rb b i, at both New York and Chicago, but there was no pressure to sell in the local markets before call. Argentine cables were more favorable but there — no wheat offers. Recgipts at primary points to-day were 857,235 bu, a compared with 438,191 bu a year ago. Ship- ments from these pointe to-day were 215,009 bu, as compared with 104,000 bu a year ago. Receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth to-day were ke cats, as compared with 273 cars local a year Lonis to-day were 39,200 bu, as compared with 14,067 bu a year ago. Of these receipts, bo sacks: and 48 cars were local, as ' compared with 475 sacks and 20 carts local a , year ago. | May wheat opened at 96%%c, i was asked at the close yesterday. at 96%@%c, sold at 96%c, was offered down to —6©?9OYRA%c, was bid up to 90% @'4c, sold down to 96\4c, fluctuated several times between 96%c and 964%,c, sold up to 96%c, and then down to 96%@\4c, |where it stood until after call. The other months wére entirely neglected before 2 was offered | Mall. Spot grades—On call No. at $1 ‘regular, with 97¢ bid and 98e bid Advance. No. 2 hard was offered at 90c regular with 86%c | bid Advance and &7e bid Farmers’. No. 2 red had ®0c bid Advance and No. 4 winter “Receipts at St. %a\y%e more than lt was offered | had RAC bid Advance, with none offered. | The sample market was very dull and the feeling | was somewhat easier. There was no pressufe to | sell, but demand was light. No. 2 red wheat sold on track at $1. No. 8 red soid at from 95¢ to O7c, and No. 4 winter at from 90c to 92¢ on track. No. 2 spring wheat sold at from 86%c s side to 88c East track, and No, 2 white «A "wheat sold at S8¢ deli. ered. No. 3 spring sold at 88c. Bradstreet makes the world's visible increase 1,063,000 bu, The visible east of the Rockies in- creased 1,053,000 bu, as compared with an in- crease of 812,000 bu, but the European visible and afloat remained unchanged. Vhe available sugpl) of core. * waecarengar 796,000 bu and oats decreased 1,366, Clearances of wheat and flapr te day were equal ' to 558,000 bu, Closing cables were: futi.resr %@%d | lower; futures 4d lower. | _Paris—W heat, 10@20 cms lower; flour, 40 cms Antwern~W heat, 12%@25 cms lower. | After call the market weakened on account of | the light trading and Bradstreet’s report and May | Wheat sold down to 95%@96c, but rallied to 96%e and sold at 6c. December wheat had O8\%e bid and $1. January wheat had 95%c bid and 97¢c asked, and July wheat had 80%c bid and Slloc asked. he close was dull and weak to- day at very near the bottom. May wheat closed at 96c¢ bid; Jan. at ibe bid; Dec. at 98ic bid, and July at S0%ec bid ORN liverpool—Spot wheat lower. Corn—Spot d The market in this option was even duller than that of wheat, but prices were steady. Cables were lower and trading generally light, but local receipts were lighter, the cash demand continues good and offerings =e remarkably light in spite of the latge rece} The foreign demand also holds up fairly wel “and exports are heavy. Receipts at primary points to-day were 957,904 bu, a8 compared with 494,281 bu a year ago. Shipments from these points to-day were 289,578 bu, a8 compared with ads, 051 bu a year ago, Receipts at St. Louisa to-day were 107,750 bu, as compared with 136,500 Du a year ago. Of these receipts 200 sucks and 104 cars were local, as com- pared with 186 cars loral LF year ago. May corn opened at 27\%ec asked, the same as the close yesterday. It hi at 27%c, had 27%@ Me bid, sold down to 27\e and up to 27%4c, where it stood until after call. Spot Grades—On call No 2 corn had 26c bid Advance and 25\¢c bid Farmers’, with 27¢ asked regular, No 2 white corn had 2h\,c bid Advance and none offered. The other grades were neglected. The sample market quiet, but firm, with No. 2 mixed corn, No. 2 white corn and No. 2 yellow all ay at 27¢. No. 8 corn was worth a “cent under Clearances of corn to-day were 922, 079 bu. After call May corn sold down to Some’ bid up to 27% 42 Ye and was offered at 27%&c. ec. corn seld at 2he and Jan. had 28146 bid, and 28yc asked, The close was quiet at 25¢ for Dec. corn, 25%c asked for Jan. and 278 bye bid for May corn. OATS This option was entirely. “peglected before call, with the exception of a bid of 21%¢c for December oats, ae less than yesterday's closing bid, with none offereu. was continues gocd, light. Receipta at St. compared with a8 the offerings are comparatively Louls to-day were 27,000 bu, as 0.700 bu a year ago. Of these ers ho ske aud 17 cars were local, as com- pared wito ne sks and 25 cars local a year ago. Spot grades—On call. No, 2 onts bad 21'gc bid reguiar, with none offered, and the other grades Were not mentioned. The sample market was dull and wel feeling easier. No. 2 white oats were worth @4c to 2446. No. 8 white from 23¢ to 24¢ and No. 2 maned from Boe Re on ues, earances of oats ¢t enue th nk be o-day from the four ports May oats sold at 2344 \c. K Receipts 700 bu: shipments 1,000 bn. 2 eall No. rye was offered at 46c, with no ; FLOUR AYD FRED FLOUR—Receipts, at St. Loute, 2,205 bbls; ship- ments, 6,500 Dbla, Market continues wery dull. Patents .. $4 4 80 ree Bee eee ee e@eeeae 4 45 Cevcscssccsses © 10 Straights i 40 3 be low to mediun....... ‘ Cornmes; is dull, with little demand. Roik bran worth 44¢ ents. patate EK. trk: akd bran E trk sold at ry points, 60@61c; this side, 506955c; m! dling, ry this side. A Receipts, 545 tons; shipment ge ot * regular holiday ling ewe + Reaper —" No. ‘fee eee ee awe peor — a _ bomiag and rite ern BRA se hbaahes Br Pina Local receipts were light and the cash demand | d straw, $6.50@7: a $6. T6@5. PORK—Market quiet and steady. Standard méss pork—Regular, $8.25; new, $8.50 per bbl. Orders 5V0c per bbi higher. LEAF LARD—In tes, 5%c¢ on orders LARD—Market steady at 4.40c io prime, 4.45c for choice. BACON Jobbing sales—RBoxed lots: peers. 4.50¢; extra short clear, 5.30c; clear ribs, 5.55c; clear pigen 5.70c. On orders, by dealers, 4c higher. ¥Y SALT—Shoulders, 4.95c; clear sides, 5.30c; clear ribs, 56.30c; extra short clear, 4.96c. BREAKi AST BACUN—Ur vcruers, ¥y@10%eec per b. SUGAR-CURED HAMS—9%@l1l1 BEEF— Mess. a rer bbl; tongues, $¢ per do DRIED FRUIT. APPLES—Evaporated rings from 6%c to Gc for prime to fancy, down to 4c to 444c per pound for poor quarters from 4c to 6c. Peelings and cores, 2c, and bleached chops 1%c. Sundried quarters from 8%c for choice to 8c for dark. Sliced and rings, 2%,@3c. Peellogs and i a The market continues very quiet, with the ex- ception of ap vesies ob contract. Prices range from 27e to per ba for feeding barley to 50c for choice wee grain AD AND SPRLTER. LEAD—Market unchanged at $3.55@3.60 per 100 poun SPELTER—Nominal at $3.70@3.75. SEEDS. FLAXSEED—Market lower at $1.13% bid per bu for car lots om trk, spot or to arrive for South- western. ,. GRASS SEEDS~—Timotby, $2@2.40; clover a 4.00 for desirable seed to $1.50 for ; red top om §1 to §4 for ordinary ‘cg choice seed as high as $10; hempseed, $1.70 per 100 lbs for pure test. CASTOR BEANS—$1.15 per bo ip car Jots on trk. ee 100 lbs. e. dried, 11%@15c; ON THE ‘STREET. (The Post-Dispatch quotations are for lote Im first bands, unless otherwise quoted. Orders are filled with choice goods and are bigher.) FRUITS. STRAWBERRIES—California selling 20@ 2 GRANBERR UES -82. 25@2.50 per crate, $6.75@ per b COCOANUTS—$35 per 1 RAPES—Concord, isgiee fresh; Catawbas, 10@11¢ choice; 10-basket crates, $1@)1. 25 yer = ORANGES— aifornia seedling ‘2oa3.) per box; pavels. el - per box; oe $3. $3.50 slowly at ber 9-Ib basket for pony basket for Florida, $3. rket peeery) New Messina, 7 Pol — S417. r ee, oper Dbl. ‘es Favorite. varieties, $3.25@4.59 {nesap and Willowtwig, 2.75; Geniting, $1.25 slack- packed less. rey Wy ee APPL we-Relinfiece Jonathan and other fance per bbl; Roman Beauty, R2. 75a. 50: Ben Davis, $1. @2.25 per bbi; inferior pane ae TA fa a igrazope- siti at from T5@00c per ty. ulet. On orders. £1.28 per crate: for common to $10 for choice per scart per ton; Holland seed and Dan- 118 er ton for choice. TURNIPS—$1 per bbi, 20@25e per dozen bunches, NEW POTATOES—Lovwisiana, $1 per bu_ box. POTATOES—Choice to fancy Northern Burbank, etce., 52@62¢ per bu; Triumph, $141.05; ONios, 70 ise; Peerless apd Hebron, 55@00c; Rose, 60@63c, and mixed, ¢ per bu CARROTS—50c per 100 Jbs; 20@25c_ per pches BichTs- $1 per bu, 25@30¢ per doz bunches. CELERY—10e per bunch for common te 50c for “ORLERY ROOTS—25@60¢ per dos Tales setae lots 20¢ per bu; §1.00 per SORSERADISN: ~$3.75 per bbi for home grown on orde Sat EKKRAUT—$2.50 per bhi: $1.40 per %-bbl. CAULIFLOWER—From .00@2.75 per crate for Calitoruta:; Moridss, ot. 754{2 per hamper. ASPARAGUS—Hacsd buuches, $2.60 per doz for “sTHING BEANS—New Orleans round press, $1.25 t : at eat, $1; bulk fron” ton; red, ish, $1241 dox @' 60 per s:; fat was, SOc; fla Florida "round, Le per bu; round green LE ETTUC ‘E—60c per bu box; $2. 15G3 per bbl. CUCUMBERS~—0c per doz for choice large, T5¢@ $1.25 per bu box, &mall not worth express charges. au ‘itp O-—§81 T6G2 per box; 6Dbasket crates, $2.25 ar INACH—Flome-grown, ments, $2@2 . pet bbl, per doz buns Bin wh 1Ps—-81-00 per bbl for washed, agshed. On RADISHES—New Orleans, ¢bhoice large, per dozen Dunches. KOHLRA tease per } oad neg eet ee per doz banches EPP ew Orleans sweet peppers, TO@S8S« dow Py va d h0c per ba; consign: 80@35c per hamper, 20¢ $1.40 for °5@i5e a "benehene $1.75@2.50 per 6-basket 50 per 4-basket crate. AND CHEESE. Creamers — A MU STARD GREEN pea ge ct 3 rm ate; Califo ue ti BUTTER--Market d Seconds .......18 ee" COUNTRY BUTT K-~6@12e, scesvbinig to qual- ity. CREASE BOs Pane hveram rece) pts, ost aren bas. Yas hh ; singles e. Y. e; _ Nigel wtoe. Se: wt , THESe; brick. from 4 for caoice: Swiss, 11 1 am Receipts. 957 cases; shipments, 300 cases. Mar- ket steady at 18¢ --4 expand fresh stock: refriger- ator stuck much low U LTRY.. ‘GAME AND VRALS. LIVE POULTRY—The market continues steady. Quotations: Chickens—Hiens, S« for mixed lets; roosters, 3c; tore 4 at 7T4@S8iic. Geese. 5% Large sta poultry Stele alee et eee =i ae celpts moderate. Ge stock in fair demand; prices ' were as foliows: Quail, $1.00 per dozen; pheas- ants, $6.00; prairie chickens, $4. 6.00 per dozen; wild turkeys, 841060 per ib; plover, $1@1.25 per doz: woodcock, $5 per Cou; squirrel, 60@65e doz; ra»bits slow at 50c doz; mallard gee ks, $2.75@3.25; teal, $2.25 for "a p ha apd $1.75 for green; other kinds, a caavasb icks, $6; redheada, $5 per doz: “snipe, $1.2 Deer carcasses, "aq ; venison sa Bony t “y a. 0G 25¢ each. Jack re og EALS aos fat, 544c; medium, 44@5c; poor, “ROASTING PIGS—81@1 Sw each. greatest at quiet; $1.19 per gallon for distillers’ fin- dg HIDES, PELTS, FEATHERS, TALLOW, ETO HIDES—-Quilet. rabbits, $1@1.25 per d Veals—Choice fat, sabise; medium, 4@4'4c; poor, Vac. Green salted, Western éeec 8% Green salted, Texas and “Southern... oeene K Dry flint, South ern. eenene ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeee ative. Ve #6 COROT SS CERT © * V2 Gots 14 aoe ga a. *ee@eneeeeeneeeeceaaee Glue stock, green and ss Aaa 44.@ BM On selecti.nse— Green salted, No. Bae Green salted. No. Be 660¥esdocesbansweseo Dry mee ee eee ee ee aeraareeeee “Eas S part ‘cured, Ke leas. Market qaiet at the following quotations: Raccoon— Mink— Oo. *enweneeeaeeeaee - . . ie ®@eeeeeeceeeenee pipe 0 ohio sees SaaS ..10¢ flint, } Bull, uncured, ie an No 4 10c| N se Skank— Prime black, soaasoe; short strit r 40c; nDatrow stripe, 15@20c; broad rite ° Gpomee Gove average, 3a5c. 12¢. if—Praiile, 20@50c; timber, 50c@$1. wi cat, eGi2c; civet fat, 10@15¢; house cat. 5@10¢. Otter, re te: 6.50 am _ 1 down to SOc for poor. ox—Re lings, ets, § to im and condi DE SKIN o "Aas: —Quiet. No. 1 os sae run at 8 ¢; No. 2%@3c; oleo ‘stearine. 4%c: cake, Shc. % WOOL. Market very quiet aad steady. ssour!, illinois, ete.— Medium combing ....cccceccececscecsel® Medium elothlag TREE EOOTIOCOL TTT TTT Te Xf Braid and icw ... LI ht fine Slightiy burty ... Hlard burry at wy and ‘hard b is., inn., Kae. Set ht médiura eeeeeer ee ee eeeeseeeeees Me inm “ee «se eeee ee#enveee *eter eee eens Fiae medium ... oc te bovivecsccersl® . .10 CO eh were eee ees seseeeee 14 ‘Todian Territory, ete.— M Coeworeeeseeseseescal TUS TT LETTS? | 4 eee ee eee CeCe eeeee eC CC COD » 12 MOMthO ....cccccsccccsesescr hd 12 months CCC OH OOo ee es *seteeeeneeene eee eee eee ee bseeasees Bla 5 PRATHERS-Quiet. Prime. white. ‘live geese, small sks, S8c; iargze an _BTe; gray and quilly 81@83¢ i Bolte, old. 820gne 28@31c; XX, 18¢h es as . ° . "Chicken Dry picked. aac. —» elear, 16e ; wing, Te: foes wing and pointers, 6c; point ers. 3¢ MISCELLANEOUS MARKET RAGS, OLD ROPE AND RUBBER Re ee r 100 Ibs. O'd rope—No, 1, ae ade aid rubber, arctics out, uw” $New Texas, 8@3\Kc per ib; Western, MIX, PEANUTS—In fair Gemand. Red, 1 e per Ib: white, 1@2e. wGihe ve CHESTNUTS- -4@8e ¢ per Ib. BON RS—Cholce bleached, §18 ton; partly + pas ay skinny, §9@10; ag Fd house stock BICKORY NUT#—Large, 25@50e; shell barks, 75c per bu. i white, wing and T tet ~~ -——- $>-- > MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—The lethargy of the holiday season is upon the grain and provision markets, and the pits to-day were hardly More than filled. Wheat was rather firm at the opening, May being quoted a shade higher at GV3%e, due prin- cipally to the strength of Liverpool, that market showing but 4a decline at the opening here. Re- ceipts at Chicago, 326 cars, were much helow esti- mates. Of this number, however, cars were of contract quality. There was quite free gelling immediately after the openiOg, Some for foreign account, and a gradual decline to 93c seliers took pase. The market subsequently reacted to 98%, mt again eased off to Oc and kept near that price for the greater part of the morning. Trading after the first selling flurry Was over wus ex- tremely light and was confined almost wenn d to the pfofessional room traders. Northw ve. celpts were more liberal, Minneapolis and Duluth reportin cars against 472 last week and 373 year Bong The addition n to the contract sto-ks to- “day was estimated at Corn was slow and a Ride easier. Receipts were. DWT29 40, 177 care, May opened unchanged at declined to 20%¢ and sold at 20% Oats quiet Out Soa i re its were 205 cars. ‘ ed a shade sowe + adv ae Palme and reacted to 224 dvanced Provisions were slow Ln we little from yesterday. “i rec — were Reavy, but this had little effect. May Boro. opened Fee low $8.85 and ad May lara cacheeged at ao “May ribe opened Iho at 4.52%0¢ and adva to 4.G5e. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.--Cash am a Lae No. mete; No. 2 s ; B hee, winter, oO. CO\%c. Cash aes “No Cash oate—-No, 2. ee changed | $2.80 $1.201,@1.20%. Cash timothy $2.65; March CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Dressed poultry easier for turkeys, others firm; turkeys, 11@11%c; chickens, 6G6\4c; ducks, 6a8e. Butter steady; creameries, 15@21¢:; dairies, 12@19c. Eggs firm; fresh, 20c. PEORIA, -- Dec 22.—Corn firm; No, 2, 26%4c. Oats firm: No. 2 white, 23c. Rye firm, nominal; c. Whisky market steady; high proof Receipts—Corn, 61, bu; oats rye, none; whisky, 75 bbls; wheat, 1,200 bu. Shipments—Corn, 15,450 bu; oats, 22,- 200 Li rye, GO bu; whisky, 965 bbls; wheat, NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Batter—Receipts 8,419 pkgs, steady; Western creamery, 1 Eig: ims 22¢; factory, 12@1ie. Cheese—Receipts, pkes, a — white Hees 8%c; small 9M Ke; ange, e red Sept., Si4c; sma BAC; bon te made, 7 @T%c; small, t, a. 644c; part skims, 4 sk ms, Ne@ac Eggs—Kecelpts, a Ase State and Pennsylvania, 21@ade: Sugar strong; fair refining, 3 9-160: onuttann: 96 test, 4 11-16c; refined firm; crushed, 5%c; powdered, Bye. 16¢c; granulated, Bic. Coffee quiet; No 7%, KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. ene al slow, about steady: No. 1 pare, ° >. No. 8 80@8214¢; A ro a, obe; No. 2, aie; Gwe; Nov ; No. 2 sprin ' lower; No. — No. . 43%\c. rag — pn oe ‘ttmothy, $8. .75; choice oe: Butter—Weak, supplies heavy, deman : cream- ery, 17@19c; idatry. 13@15e. Eggs—Firm; fresh, 19¢; rage 1@1 18¢. LIVER a Dec. 22.—Wheat steady, lower; noniaker 7s 654d; March 7s 54d; May om 81 July, 1 % ; rn quiet, shade ower; becem r, Bs 2%¢d; March, 38 1%d; May, 8s 2%d. Grain Receipts. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 22.—Receipts wheat Rec sete See to-day—Wheat, 326 % cars ye 3 cat lots to-mor- ); By 800. g2.—Receipts, wheat, row: Wheat t, 800; ¢o KANSAS CITY, Mo., Pa 887 cars. s COTTON. LOOAL MARKET—Steady and unchanged. Sales, 750 bales. Quotations: Ordinary, 4 5-16c; good or- arpers. 4 13-16c; low middl ng, 5 1-16¢; mid- : Evod middiing. 5 9-16¢; middling nges: thc and stains %c below white. “WAREHOUSE STATEMENT TO-DAY 1806-97 Net Teceipts to-day. eeeeeeaeeeeee Net receipts since Sept. 1 Net shipments to-day. ....ssssees Net shipmenté since Sept. Gross receipts to-day .. eevee teeeae Gross receipts since Sept. Be oe ++ «500,200 Gross shipments to-day.. 6, ae since Sept. stead :* mitaditine ures closed qalet and stea r. Sales 5 Bre: ft ecmeae H ~.* a oe 5.75 To-day December ae 5. %,™ d h.04 5. 5.93 5.98 TAVERPOOL— pemene fair. Prices .,unchanged. Uplands, 3 7-82d. ‘towed R 000 bales. Futures opened quiet and closed quie December errr 9-64d December and January. . heosvecs geoe 3 January and February.. February and _—— oeeeecens scoeweecsceee | Maree and pagers April and oe May and June. June and July.. i July and Augus acne ae Sage ai Augast and September. me! ‘ bs eee September and October COFFEE. Reported by Hanley & Kinsella <offee and Egace Ce. ST. LOUIS, Dee. 22. lst Cals, 2d Call. 3d Vall, December? «se-es- POT Teri 5M db 5.00 wean February ree 6.05 6.15 exchange standard, 8 mil, ; receipts, 8.000; clearances U. 8., 8,000%; Europe, 3,000; stock, 422.000: mar- ket ateads ; Santos receipts, 20,000; stock, 070, OOO; market quiet; good average Santos § mil, LIVE STOCK. National Stock Yards. NATIVE CATTLE—Receipts, 1,459. RIO- -No. 4173; exchange, 3 Bel Market Price. WO © eres cetee no nets Scere ee SPESSSSESSVSSSez Oe a we 23 acrerstste &S25 8 Biss gees 6A) a bdbhh es oes eeeeereere ar so 7. i Seeded she seererrrrrrres a wt “ Baue FINANCIAL ee INTEREST ALLOWED 2s SMALL DEPOSITS. ° @ . CO. 712 CHESTNUT. @ © its CASE, President. LINCOLN TRUST . DURANT, Vice-President. NEY on LOAN MONET approved collateral security. Real Estate Loans For Sale. CAPITAL FULLY PAID $500,000. A. A, B. WOERHEIDE, : WILLIAM E. FISSE, Pa nae OP we © Gaylord, Blessing & Co, 807 OLIVE ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. STOCKS AND BONDS bought and sold for cash or carried on margin. Also Cotton, Grain and Pro- vision futures. We chatge the regular rates of com- mission prescribed by the rules of the various Ex- chaiges, with which we are connected by SPECIAL LEASED WIRES. We also execute orders in local securities and negotiate loans on coliateta) securities. Mining Securities a Specialty. 32! PINE ST. BRANCH—70! WA INGTON AV. SALES. Price. oeeee 200. 8 TB. cccecIGB.icce 8 168. ...+.102. sooo @ 4 = 66 138.. 25 -148..... HORSES AND MU LES—Recelpts, 200. Taken as a whole, the market {ts lower and slower th last week. The Southern trade is $2.50 to lower than last week's close and not ¥ 4 fe Eastetn buyers who are here are e. LIVE STOCK BY TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Estimated receipts hogs to- lively. g but 5 oo mostly Be lower. Light and mixed 2%; heavy, 3.50; rough, §3.25q@3 Cattle Becvigts. 2,000; best firm: others weak. Beeves, §3. .35; cows and heifers, §1. 7. Texas steers, $3.00G4.10; stockers and feeders, .. .20 Sheep—Receipts, 10,000; steady to stro CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Offlcial yesterda one Receipts, 45,747; gee 2379. FF 9m ceipts, 5,082; shipments, 1,827. Receipts 10,123; shipments, 1,155. Eatimated receipts ees OR ANSAS CITY, Mo., Déc. 22 hoon : 0., e. —Cattle~ 4,000; best grades steady others weak; ‘Toxay Staten : ; Texas cows, : ‘pative steers 85; mative cows and heifers, 81. : stockers and fee ‘ HMogs—Receipts, 18, bulk of sales $3. 324453. 42%; mise At Zanes, $3.3543.37 |b 26a 0. martes OMAHA, Neb., Dee. 1,000; cattle snare $3. Lie Texas steers day, 47.000; left over, 2 B80: ma rhete moderate! a oth? steady’ pigs." +i.10 et : mixed $3. 209 3.25: bulk of sales $3.2003. . market steady to st fair to choice natives $23.50404.50; fair to helen Weste common and stock sheep S864; la mabe stage eh it MONCY. New York—Par bid, 2Be 5 poomntums asked, discount, p ar asked. : ste gtr “ay ago—40c discount pid. Vibe discount asked. id, f ask Lawlesitie -25e discnun par naked. New Orleans—25c discount ied. St. veg clearings to- day were $5,264,951, ap STATES RONDS. balances . from Mae. British Cons Consols. LONDON, Dee. 22.—Coneols for money, 112%; de account, 112%. Wall Street. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—-Trading was 408 opening of the stock machen cal cen = Se ‘eed na fer most stoke, sitheuwgh bidding was quite epir- ited for the low-priced cealers. (yperations in ding stocks during the second hour re without feature, aaide from Read- ing . for which there was a — which advapced the Gret second preferred _ — z soci,” bb, aaiih te IR eR ye Bisa i STATE COMMISSION CO.! SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. improvements were shown in some of the inactive Silver Quotations. | Dec, 22.—Milver cortifientes, SOK@ se, Bete. Mexican dollars, 40%e. ag: - ge i! NEW YORK, Dec, 22—~ sei a ORK, at 3 per cent; prime ater aes NEW YO 57%c. Bar exchange weak. bills at #4 ry hte sa ae certificates, dollars firm ; és clieen } may an , il4 wut Amer. ieee pt. sense ~E Sees 12%, Mi securl Pacific M.. K. & T. ped. ccveee E+% ii ussbatten rated. . North Amertean wy re COMB see Nort press seenpeneeeee eee one seeteewaeeee

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- before it -@ager the Council is to take under its wing Jatin FIGHT AGAINST THE FRANCHISE GRAB PROBABLY WON, CABANNE PLACE Council Committe Reports nouncing Another Victory for the Post-Dis- patch in a Battle for the People. Against the Bill, Thus An- The Cabanne Place Rallway grab re- ceived a body blow ~ The fight which the Post-D’spatch as- eisted the people to make against the grab is a winning one. The Couneil Committee on Rallroads yes- terday unanimously signed a report that the proposed road its not a public necessity and should not be built. The b.ll will come before the Council a week hence, and unless that body over- rides unbroken precedent and sets aside the unanimous report of one of its com. mittees the bil] is dead, and cannot be re- vived during the life of the present Munic!i- pal Assembly. The Post-Dispatch was the first to call attention to this grab, conceived by the Lindell Railway Company, and to expose its purposes. A bolder attempt to confiscate public property and at the same time mar and de- preciate much of the cho‘cest private prop: erty in the city was never designed by a corporation. The road was to traverse Del- mar, Maple, Taylor, Fountain avenue and other exclusively residence streets and bou- levards in the West End. The people whose preperty war to ve invaded and cut to pleces, for the benefit of a few individuals, rose as a unit to protest against the fran- chise. Public meetings were held, and the protests given utterance in the columns of the Post-Dispatch until the whole city be- came aroused to the importance of putting a check on franchise grabbers and the free use of its streets for individual gain.’ The executive officers of the Lindell pooh- poohed the opposition and declared that as the Lindel] never undertook an enterprise it did not carry out, the road would be built, The Counci] Committee made no haste to take up the bil] and announced that It would not do so until the opponents of it had time to formulate their protests. Through indignat'on meetings and the col- umng of the Post-Dispatch the people gath- ered a mass of invincible protests against the bill, and word was passed to the com- mittee that they were ready for the case of the people against the franchise grabbers to be opened. The public hearing brought to the City Hall such an array of representative citl- zens on one purpose bent as had never been geen there on any other occasion. Verbal and written protests were piled up before the committee. There was not a single petition favoring the franchise and three or four beneficiaries of it stood alone against the mass of citi- zens who had come to denounce it as “a brazen and iniquitous scheme, born of ael- fishness, against public policy and unneces- sary for the public convenience.” One hearing was not sufficient for the case and a second was given. This one, like the first, was equally exciting and. if anything, made stronger the opposition to the bill. The committee took it under ad- visement and yesterday asked the Council to file it. If the bill has a friend in the Council, he has not shown himself. Mr. Uthoff introduced the bill, by request, as it was handed to him by a Lindell Com- pany official fresh from the hands of their attorneys, HUNG UP IN COUNCIL a —— CHANGE OF FRONT BY SEVERAL MEMBERS ON THE LIGHTING ORDINANCE MEASURE, THERE ARE BREAKERS AHEAD. Advisability of Granting Such a Mo- nopoly for Fifteen Years Now Being Questioned. The new lighting ordinance is hung up in the Council, despite the unanimous re- port of the Public Improvements Commit- tee that it pass. The skirmish Tuesday evening against the bill indicates that it will not have easy sailing through that body. The b‘!ll has developed a singular change of front by several members who for a year have been dogging the Board of Public Im- provements to send in an ordinance on the subject. Last April there was sent In an ordinance providing for a new contract, which was approved by the Assembly, but when the day came for receiving bids not a single ccanpany. either electric or gas, responded, Then the board drew up another long or- dinance embodying ten propositions, the j manent headquarters. SINGLE TAX HEADQUARTERS. They Will Be Opened in the fentury Building To-Night. ~ The St. Louls Single Tax League has leased room 1,023 Century Building &s per- On this floor is the assembly hall. Members’ regular business meetings wiil be held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 8 o’clock p. m.; regular open public meetings first and third Wednesday evenings. All persons having the single tax cause at heart are eligible to membership to the league. . The first meeting will be held to-night in Assembly Hall at 7:30 o'clock. “It will be a sort of good ty Sahm | meeting,’’ said President Adolph Moll, Single taxers are asked to bring their friends. We ropose to consoiidate our forces for work in the cause. Prof. Crun- den, Dr. Tyrrell, have been asked to address us to-night. Assembly Hall is on the tenth floor.” The meeting to-night is really a head- quarters opening. The selection and equipment of head- uarters fell on President Ado Moll, ecretary Custer and William HH. Priesmeyer, John J. McCann, 8. L., Mosher, committeemen, , BURGLARS HEAD ST, LOUISWARD Walsh and “Kid” McManus, Once Ar- rested in St. Louis. Chief of Police Harrigan has received im- formation that Jack Walsh and John, allas Kid, McManus, two of the most expert safe- blowers in the country, are on the road and features of which were the division of the contract into five, ten, fifteen and twenty | years and g.ving the city the option to buy the plant filing the contract at the expira- | tion of the term. The City Counselor de-' clared this ordinance invalid a month ago | and directed the board to send in an ordi-— nance simply providing for the specific | kind of light, either gas or electricity, and for a spec.fic term, The board sent in an ordinance specifying electric lights for fif- teen years. Lesiceiuay, when the b.ll was called up, Mr. Heckel, who has been the chief prodder of the Board of ‘Public Improvements for its slowness, moved that the b.li be passed for a week and the ordinance be recommit- ted to the committee. Mr Heckal, in the face of the fact that the bill had been drawn by the board under the restrictions laid down by the City Coun- selor, sa.d that he thought the committee had actea unadvisedly in reporting the bill was ascertained from the City Counselor whether it was legal or not. Mr. Carroll, another member who has been urging the board to act in the mat- ter, added his voice for delay. He doubted the legality of the prov sion requiring the company securing the contract to lay con- duits outside the district prescribed by the Keyes ordinance, Mr. Heckel said it was plain there would be no opportunity for competitive bids, as the ordinance did not prov de for the con- tractor to furnish electricity to private cus- tomers, nor was there any provision for lighting public buildings, ¢ ratzZ wanted to know ‘eny it was mecessary to let the contract for fifteen fears. Why not five years, or ten years? nvention and improvements were making electrc lighting cheaper every year, and he Saw no reason why the city should be com- mitted to a fixed price for a long time. He thought ten years was long enough, Mr. Horton explained that the board gave as its reason for making the term fifteen years that by that time it was believed the rg’ Sg Mage ore dy own its lighting plant, Mr. Kratz moved to . Th motion received no a ee b li, but the A resolution by Mr. Heckel exposed how the conduit companies and stop t 0% of Public Improvements from he Hh grr thing to do with granting further permits in this line The board ruled that the City Counselor's recent opinion on the conduit question did not affect its power over the prestias of permits for laterals. These it olds to be “necessary appurtenances " Mr. Heckel’s resolution calied on the board to transmit to the Counc!) a statement of all the condwit permits granted. Mr. Horton asked what reason there could be in this and Hec Qa 4s formation.” ke} replied, “I want in. The resolution was adopted. The Council wil) ho Thursday evening. id & special meeting ELECTRIC CARS BUMP HARD, Motormen and Conductors Shaken Up and Cars Damaged. Bellefontaine electric car, No. 0, going south on Eleventh street, collided with a weat-bound car of the Union line at Eleventh and O'Fallon streets Wednesday either ear. There Ng a: passengers in @® motormen and cond: dury. Bur ‘were maken up. one scapes! smashed in, Repairs will cost $18. Wabash Switchman Badly Injured. George W. Chapman, switchman f Wabash road, was struck by a fre No at the Spring avenue crossing . He was badly injured and was one Rabbi Sale and others}: OPEN TOo-NIGHT & THURSDAY NIGHT Until 9:30 O’Clock. Have Been Added— 2 : All Reserve Stocks Have Additional Salespeople Will Be Pressed Into Service, More Delivery Wagons & we can promise to grandly prepared for the final rush. Front & delays. up to Christmas Eve. The Christmas Climax Will be reached Thursday & Friday—the last two days before Christmas. We are ; & all departments—with but few exceptions— will present a complete assortment. of all styles & sizes—making the choosing easy. So that all our patrons may expect rome attention—without annoying & tiresome waiting deliver promptly all purchases made You will aid us, however, by taking your small packages with you—if-you will. Taking It All in All, Late Shoppers Will Find Famous Just The place to make their Holiday purchases—easily—quickly—economically. If you are still in doubt as to what to buy—come & look around. Every aisle—every counter— every department teems with Holiday suggestions—at prices that save you money. OPEN eripay NIGHT TILL MIDNIGHT, : : Our Patrons. See the Grand Assortment of Men’s Fine Clothing We are offering at extremely... low prices. Men’s $25 Suits, Overcoats & Ulsters are selling OO. eee site kode 0 wins $ 16.90 Men’s $22 Suits, Overcoats & Ul- sters are selting Nee $14. 20 FOF . ccc Men’s $16 & $18 Suits, Overcoats & Ulsters are going We ces eancet one $11.40 Men’s $12 & $13.50 Suits, Over- coats & Ulisters go for See Our Splendid Assortment of Smoking Jackets & House Gowns—always useful & acceptable gifts. Men like useful things. See the Grand Stock of ; Umbrellas & Canes We are showing at popular prices. Many novelties not te be found elsewhere. See the Complete Line of Mackintoshes We offer you for your gelection—all the newest styles at pleasing prices. See the Immense Stock of ; Shoes & Slippers, Useful & appropriate gifts at a sub- ~_A aaa aaa ADDRADADDD AS stantial saving in price. ; See the Brilliant Display of Men’s Neckwear, headed this way. Both were crreSted here about tarée pears ago at Sixth and Lucas avenue by Detec- tives Walsh and Tom Tracy. Both were | heav.ly armed and carried a complete set of sefe blowing tools. No burglary could be fastened on them, and they were. éach given a year in the Work-house for carry- . ing concealed weapons and burglars’ -tools. ZERN HAD A FALSE POCKET, Two Alleged Pickpockets Arrested in Barr’s Are From Pittsburg. John Mansfield, alias Joe Clark, and Theso- dore Zern, alleged expert pickpockets from Pittsburg, were arrested Tuesday afternoon in Barr’s by Detectives Killian and Hedley. The detectives claim that they caught the men irying to pick a woman’s pocket. Mansfield carried a bag of nuts, which the officers olaim he used to hide ks hand when at work, A false pocket, containing $25, was found in Zern's trousers, , A diary was found in Mansfield’s pocket ' showing that he had recently been in sev- eral large Eastern citles. WINTER CLOTHES FOR BOYS. Reefer Coats and Winter Suits are generous gifts to lads aged 3 to 15._ Absolutely all-wool Suits may be) bought in our Boys’ Clothing Depart- | ment as low as $2.50. A large variety at $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00. MILLS & AVERILL, Broadway and Pine Employment Agent Fined $100, James C. Ulch, an employment agent, was fined $100 by Judge Murphy, Tuesday after- noon, Leroy Bucklew testified he had paid Ulich $25 for which he was to get a position as advertising sol.citor at $10 a week. He said Ulch failed to get him the job and would not return the money Ulch filed a mot.on for a new trial. ee eet SLEEP SKIN-TORTURED IES And rest for tired mothers in a warm bath with CutTicurna Soar, andasing!) ation of CuTicura (ointment), the t cure Curicvna Riuevias aff instan$ relief, and point toa speedy cure of torturing, die figuring, humibating, itching, burn ing. crusted, scaly skin and scalp with loss o* hatfr, when all else fails. the world. Porren Date apye Ouse. . even Steet a Shp Dorlas oe ~~ \ & ? 2 for presentation to relatives & Some put up in fancy boxes ready friends. 8.60 See Our Grand Stock of + a Boys’ Clothing. — Nothing to compare with it in town— ten styles where other stores show ene—prices unquestionably the lowest. See the Handsome Line ef Boys’ Waists & Leggings. They make" elegant Xmas Gifts—& will be appreciated. See the Swell Steck of Men’s & Boys’ Hats & Caps, In all the new styles—in all the new shapes—in all the new patterns & colors. 3 See the Complete Line of Mea’s Holiday Suspenders. Plain & ‘silver trimmed—silk & satin—some in fancy glass boxes. See What We Offer You in Men's Handkerchiefs —in linen, batiste & silk—you’re always Safe in presenting Handker- chiefs & gloves. One cannot have too many of thein. See the Contplete Assortment of Men’s Furnishings Of all kinds we offer—gioves, muf- flers—bath robes—Cardigan jackets —hosiery—underwear, etc., etc. See the Beauties We Offer ia Albums, Toilet Sets; Work Boxes, etc. First Floor— main alsie. Prices reduced to clear See the Unparalleled Assortment of Ladies’ Hosiery We are showing—in pure silk—{n lisle—in cashmere—tiIn wool —in cot- ton—in solid colors & in fancy effects. See the Complete Stock. of See the Largest & Most Complete ; Ladies’ Underwear, At prices that are surprisingly low, considering the high quality of the garments. Toy Stock In town in our busy basement. Everything the child’s heart could wish for is‘ here in great variety at lowest price. See Our Complete Stock of Silverware, Baking Dishes—Cake & Fruit Stands—Salt & Pepper Shakers— Sugars — Creams — Spoonholders— Spoons—Knives—Forks—all quad- ruple-plated—prices much lower than jewelers ask, : See the Handsome “Gift Things” in Glass & China. Useful—sensible — appropriate—ac- ceptable Presents in endless assort- ment. See the Superb Line of Bric-a-Brac, Bisque Figures, Vases, etc. These things are not expensive if you buy them here. MAIL ORDERS Filled the Same Day Received. NEW ENGLANDERS BANQUET. College Men and Professional Men Talk of the Puritan Character. The New England Society gave its thir. teenth annual reunion and banquet Tues- day night at the Southern Hotel. At the table of honor were Prof. W. 8. Chaplin, Chancellor MacLean, Mrs. Fiske, Rev. D. M. Fiske, Rev. C. 8S. Sargeant, George F, Tansey, Mrs. Chaplin, M. J. Lowenstein. Pres dent Chaplin delivered the annual ad- dress, in which he exploited the New Eng- land characteristics in a pleasant vein. Chancellor George Erwin MacLean of {pe University of Nebraska, the guest of the evening, responded to the \oast, The #url- tan Redivivus.”’ Speeches followed by George J. Tansey and Rev. Dr. D. M. Fiske, and the reunion was clos2d by singing ‘“‘America.”’ WF, WERNSE’S EXAMINATION, His Counsel, Ex-Lieut.-Gov. Johnson. Was Not Prepared for Trial. W. F. Wernse, the broker charged with embezzling $17,000 belonging to the Colum- bian Aluminum Company, wae before Judge Murphy late Tuesday afternoon for @ pre Uminary hearing. H F. D. Schwahn, the prosecut'ng wit- ness, told the etory of his dealings with Mr. Wernse, who acted as agent or pro- moter to capitalize a company for the man- ufacture of aluminum, and claimed that a ter the company had been organized . 49 a Mr. ernse indebted to the — ‘holders $17,000 for etock sold by him. = : vel E. Boogher, a director, testified tha Wernse had refused to settle. ia Gov. Johnson, for the prosecution, pat he had been unexpectedly forced to pak oe “en call of the —— _ A “Sole make a clearer presenta when the case was resumed Thureday, (0 which date a postponement was had. DROPPED THEIR TREASURER. Woman’s Humane Society. At a meeting of the “anti-administration” wing of the Woman's Humane Society Tues- day afternoon Mrs. Reed, the society's treas- urer, was deposed and Secretary Bradford was elected to serve until the annual elec- on Jan. 7. t at the meeti ST. LOUIS’ FIRST TELEGRAM. Mrs Reed Deposed From Office by the | h them out by Christmag evening. Always Send The Cash With Your Orders. . — ee _——— = bs eae - THE QUALITY OF THE * “i T ty VA & 7 ‘ , > . ‘ . "he * S * * . WILL BE KEPT UP TO THE STANDARD. F. R. Rice WY. O. Co., Manufacturers, St.Louis. Mo THE NAMB 18 STAMPED ON BACH CIGAR WE HAVE THE HAVANA TO DO IT, AND It Was Sent Fifty Years Ago to the President. ——— Fifty years ago to-day, Dec. 23, 1847, St. oe sent its first telegram to New York city. There were then two wires from New York to Philadelphia and two from Balti- more to Washington. A line to Cincinnati from the National Capital was Nov. 22, 1847, and just reached this city. The first telegram from St. Louis to Ne York read as follows: . : . LOUTS, Dee. 22 i967. ; aph wires were completed to this ; ; the 19th, and the instrument having . this morning, the line was put is > operation, and @ message transmitted to the + President of the United States, announcing the fact The distance from this etly by the route takes by-the wires is about 1,800 miles, ; Mr. O'Rellly's pext step will be to connect isville with Now Orleans, and ag he ai- Ways Sccompishes what be undertakes, we will ‘ay. in communication with the Cres- eee eee eeeeee weseeeeeewee See ee ee eee This telegram appeared in the New York Evening Post, with half a column of other telegraphic matter. un ae the following month of January, four news telegrams were sent from ‘this city, and three of them referred Sante movements of Missour! troops at war.” in connection with the Mexican . a e fourth telegram stated that who murdered Matthews on Sun- t, twenty miles west of St. Lou's baaptured at Jefferson City and ANDEL’S “MESSIAH.” Treat by the Choral Symphony Society This Evening. presen ng passed a cruel SOALP Etech | Pest! od ae anvifer atm Music Hall Wednesday evening will the annual] performance of the popular of all oratorios, Handel's & month later it, completed 8:15, and then the ushers will seat no onc ' clety. The final rehearsal of chorus and NReeee Re ee eee “Messiah,” by the Choral Symphony 8o- orchestra this morning showed that the concerted numbers and the accompaniments will be done in admirable style. The list of soloists guarantees that the wonderful arias will be given an adequate rendition. Miss Adelaide Kalkmanp of St. Louis is the soprano, Mrs. Osce H. Bollman of St. Louis the alto, W. Theodore Van Yorx of New York the tenor, and David Bisp- han of the Damrosch Opera Co, the bari- tone. The concert will begin promptly at till the close of the first number. Seats may be obtained at Boliman’'s, 110 Oillve street, and at tne hall before the concert. cI by" Positively cured by these Little Pills, They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, n and Too Hearty Eating. per- fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID f FOR REL Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats, Smoking Jocksts, Neckwear, Underwear, Fur Gloves, Mufflers, Silk Hats, Umbrellas, ST POSITIVELY THE LOWEST PRICES IN ST. LOU'S,-~@ OPEN TILL 9 O'CLOCK TO-NIGNHT, LATIVE, FR SUCCESTIONS: With past memories and pres- —- ent joys, is at band. perOn Friday night, between 12 a’ clock and early dawn, ‘he siockings hung up in St. Louis, if placed on a clothes line, one yard apart, would reach searly to Chicago. THELADIES Will Find Our Store | HEADOUARTERS FOR SENSIBLE XMAS PRESENTS RIEND SWEETHEART . Sitk and Linea Handkerchiets, Silk Suspenders, House and Bath Robes, Piush aad Wool Caps, Sweaters, Fancy Shirts, White Dress Shirts, Hosiery, Collars, Cuffs, Etc., Etc, ll ee a For Your Benefi —eeEeEeEeEeEeEeEreeaeeeeee eer rl ere ere cS a _ ll lel ee rr rr as HOLIDAY SHOPPERS. | YOU WILL FIND THE FOLLOWING Stores Open Evenings Until Christmas And ethers whe are unable to make their purchases earlier in the day. AT ALD a ALOE S, d17 Olive St. Open Every Night Until Christmas. »eeCOME AS Early as Possible.... ee ae - _ Grandest Hotiday Bargains in St: Louis —_—— . ~ " se ee ee oe ———— yp O —————————eeeeriererorerl ererl ere ee lll lle le ee eee eee aera C C—O PEN EVENINGS. WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR A POLITE XMAS GIFT, oy so” SIGN BIG COLD MORTAR, SOUTHEAST CORNER R 61H_AND WASHINGTON AY SS Se a eS eee ee ND SS se a _ —_——_-—- - Nee EE —— a ee a a ee ; ’ movement —this week — — eee eee only....-. , dies’ Solid vold Watches— | ar either Kigin or Waltham | $15.00 EE is = 2 wy ti? he at Be ET 4 2 ones, ieee ee ee Eee 1 ae eS a ti % we Bs is ore . Pal Pata oe ae “= reg Mies - ee aes . a ee Ys : _ t RE Fuse. auntie a, 4 " ” f ~— = UNTIL CHRISTMAS ... WE WILL REMAIN OPIN EVERY EVENING Until 10:30 O’CLOCK for the convenience of those who cannot purchase. . . my HOLIDAY GIFTS during the day. A large and completed line of HOLIDAY NOVELTIES. ZERWECK BROS. “Sivesures, est Equitable The Announcements 407-409 N. 6th St. Ff L *-e *ee ? , To-Day's . od 3 * y a + ie ey - > @ a ” * — os . _ i a \ ably Fos CaN —— A Le CLINT no Aa ee A a hana ia aia sn