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WW9j(Sj(j 8 MONDAY ST. LCUIS POST-DISPATCH FEBRUARY 27, 89? I life. Che said she was compelled to flee to TOM ALU'S posters, to whom Confoy was well known, he had the reputation of toeing a ready tighter and a dirsw las man in a rough and tumble "scrap." some of them say RECORD-BREAKING DAT DIVORCE COURTS. VIM DEAD IN THE Fifty Cases kept Three cuit Court Busy Monday--Corridors Crowded With Unhappy Men and Women. 0 Marred by inkstain, cut, and splinter, Burned in summer, chapped in winter," Schoolboy's hands have much to suffer; Common soaps but make them rougher.

Ivory Soap is pure, and hence Leaves such pleasant after-sense That the careless schoolboy, e'en. Takes delight in being clean. IT FLOATS. ner cellar to escape irorn ais Charles Homeyer complained of his Delia, that she visited beer garden other men and showed a distressing 1 of affection for him. He charged she returned to his home 1 o'clock one morning end celebrated the 'event hy (breaking the glass from the window sashes, caus.nii him great expense and much mental agony.

According to rne plaintiff statement, tne married life of the Horoeyer wss rt ei. lasting only from Feb. 23. 1S98. Jul am.

Allcls Phrmmer's chief allegation Andrew Plumper -was hruta charged he knocked her down erul nnV upon her other physical chastiment from which she said she was ne to defend teTmf months. Loii'ie A Slmonln Alleged that William E. amonln had 1 deserted her and failed to anything to her for ooaj -iderable time. She uaid he nrnMln, houses nd saloons "P'" what mSney he had In institutions. She charged Mm with at-ackina- her with a but -her kn feoaus In her great terror by it wildly in the air about her.

She also accuses him of leaving her for a whole night without an attendant -trnhilo she was seriously ill. Annie A. Bohlmann id she had several r. Daoirtnr a A v.iv- from Henry L. i ta 1 1 roiiiiiiaioi.

jit: terrorized her. she said, and had accuse her of improper connuot. aoovc bo. fo- leged he had been oold and indifferent to ward her, causins her sorrow and ihumiiia tlon. The wedding bells that rang so Joyously when William and Nettie Manville -tood before the marriage altar, also sounded the death knell of their love.

In his petition for a divorce Manville alleges they were married Mav" 6. ISS5. and She left on the ame da v. He claims that since that time they have not lived together, hut have gone their separate ways. Fourteen years have passed since the separation, out Jiaiivinc trno to the mejmorv of his shattered love did not seek a divorce from h's wife until last Auirust, when he concluded that all hope that their hearts would ever again be united nad vanisneu, When W.

J. Hayes, in his leal for the welfare of his country, enlisted as a private the rearular army or tne cn.ted states he did not dre-am Chat seep would array the wife of his bosom against him, and drive her to the divorce court. But that was one of the eTounds for a divorce that Mathilda Hayes set forth in her petition. She also claimed that her ihupband nad railed to contribute anything to her support for several months prior to the time when she filed her petition for divorce. Dora Wenger sought a divorce from Charles J.

Wenger on the ground of cruelty. She charged him with having choked her and struck her with a chair. She alleges also that he tald her little child he would kill her. Tn her petition for a divorce. Melta Sed-week alleged that Isaac L.

Sedweek had choked and abused her In other ways and was addicted to the excessive use of alcohol. She charged that ne spent all his money to gratify his appetite for drink and did not contribute anything to her support. Mav Frances Clark skid John Grant Clark had contracted the habit of drunkenness and it was, consequently, no longer a pleasure for her to live with him. She made a further accusation against him that he toek other women to the theater and refused to take her. although f'he was anxious to go with him.

She declared this coldness on her husband's part humiliated and depressed her. Marearetha Iceland's second petition for divorce from Morgan C. Leland was heard in Judge Wood's court. Mrs. Leland was denied a decree of divorce by Judge Fisher last December.

Her second petition contained wnhstantiallv the same allegations that were set forth in the first. They were abuse and failure to support. Statutory erounds were the burden of Matthew E. Farley's prayer for a divorce from Nettle Farlev. He claimed they separated June 1, 1889.

nsertion was the only allegation in Mar garet Wall's petition for a from Edrward J. Wall. She alleged he left her in Houston. where they resided. She said he had a fixed dncome of $3000 a year and asked sufficient alimony to maintain her in the circumstances in life to which she has always been accustomed.

T.lllv M. Fit-tnatrick she had found her marriaee with Thomas F. Fitzpatrlck a failure and desired to be divorced from him She claimed the cause or ner domestic woes was her husband's failure to f.up-port her. She alleged they -were married Fab 27, 1S98, and' separated Oct. 1, 1S93.

Thor Wallace said that Wiliam Wallace's love for liquor the cause of mni-h r.A st 11 rbii nee in his domestic affairs and great unhappnesa to her. for relief from 'Which she was compelled to fly to the divorce court. iShe alleged he spent his earnings for liquor and nothing was ever left to replenish the empty larder and small wardrobe. Emma Reisen's petition alleged that Au gust Reisen had first abused her in many wav-a nn-t then deserted her. S-he said he had not contributed anything to her support after his desertion.

Sarah J. Holland claimed a divorce from Robert B. Holland on statutory grounds. She also said he had frequently abused her and betrayed an indifference to her society. Ernst A.

H. Klages said iMary Klages went home to her mother after ehe quar reled with him and refused to return to him. although he endeavored to persuade her to do so. Peter 'Marcus alleged that 'Mamie Marcus had abused him to that extent that his life was made miserable. He also charged her wlrh being adoioted to the drink habit, which, he claimed, mortified and humiliated mm.

Mrs. Eva Tracey alleged that, although she showed every possible consideration for the comfort and happiness of John B. Tracy, he did not appreciate her. She said he cursed and abused her. and as a means of chastisement pulled her hair and knocked her down.

She said he drove her from his room at night and refused to allow her to return to her bed She claimed he had told his friends he would kill her Elizabeth Mary Crotzer complained of Charles Crotzer that he possessed a roving and shiftless disposition, which constantly resulted In his being out of employment She said he had held 50 different positions during the last nine years and had lost all of them through his disposition to roam around the country. She charged him with having threatened her life and treated her barbarously. According to Charles Carirs petition, his domestic troubles were caused by Nettle Carll's extravagance. He said she was accustomed to live far beyond his rrveana ajid. when he remonstrated with her.

she very angry and threw a book at his he-a 1. He claimed he was compelled to counsel her againt her extravagant customs quently, which always caused her to work herwelf Into a violent temper, which she used freely gainst him. Plain, ord'nary desertion is the only allegation set forth in the ilaintlffa' petition for divorce In cass of Annie Bernardo Carlos Bernardo; Mary E. against Henry CVLeary; Frank Bn kman against Onnie Beekman; Rowazr Smith against Grinds Smith; Lou C. Morr Mom-is; SaraJt, Davis against Will ami C.

Davis: William" W. Boulton s-rainst Ida Roulton; Caroline E. Oroux against Joseph P. Oroux; Mary E. Wright against Bibert Wr.ght: Joeph Bromaio against Maggie IioTKmalo; Mary Capello agalnn Con ml Anna Stdler against William F.

Staler, and Charles IWr ajsralnst Clara I N-r th-y are not surprised to hear that Confoy aoukl have "been in a place notorious ro Itsbrawls, especially if he were drinking. On the other hand they declare th.it Confoy when not in hi cups was cool-headed and peaceaole. The Coroner's inauesrr on the death of Confoy will be held a.t 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Tom Allen was born in "Rlrmtngham, Eng irinu. in Jle 6 inches tail an when he was in thj ring hi f.g-htlng weigh was l.j pounds.

Allen began liis pugilistic career in tne oi-1 country in lsil. He fougri several st.ff battb including a draw with Joe ross. in March. He came to this country in the following July. anil, in the very nrst ring event in wnicn me partici fated a revolver and threats to kill played star parts.

Allen had heen selected to second "ftimmy Kelly of Baltimore a linish fight with Hilly Parkinson of Pottsville. Fa. The mil took place at Actinia Creek, Vermont. Tne right was for a Jtl.e-'i purse, l'arkinson was leared by the back-. of Kelly, and a large crowd of thugs and bullies accompanied Keily from Kultimore and I was arranged them to start a ro' if the referee didn't give rhe fight to their man.

William K. Harding, then sporting editor or a ork daily, ana arterwar prominent thrrugn ha connection with sporting weekly published on pink paper, was the referee. From the first round Parkinson began to hand it up to Kelly so cleverly that Tom Alien went wild. Jiefore the signal to start the wrangle he pul-d foi Bh a long navy rixtol and announced that he would kill larding If Kelly dn't get the decision on alleged fouls. Kelly Irlends crowded around the rofcree and for a moment It looked ns Chough Harding would be killed.

Allen, who led the crowd, was desperate to the point of doing murder. But Harding would not he inrimiuaiea. and Allen, foi lowed by ihls ruffianly moo, cut the ropes and carried Kelly out of the ring. Park.n- SDii was, of course, declared the winner. Allen's first "battle In America was with Bill Davis.

The figt was pulled off on Chouteau Island, near St. Louis. Jan. 1 l.Hiiy. Allen won in 43 rounds.

He next tried on Charle Gallagher of Cleveland, the light taKirig place on carron ttriana. -near 1st lxnus, tne rouowing eD. 14. Alien was lit Vd low after a terrific three minutes of tigh in, ij. Alike McCoole of St.

Louis and Allen fought, on Foster's Island, July 15, for a JNJW purse and all of the excursion money, A great crowd of St. Louisans went to the mill, and they saw Allen give his ad versary a mighty whaling. They also saw a bloody free-for-all riot started by the MoCoole crowd. Cluibs w-ere wielded, while the referee was besieged hy angry brutes armea witn murderous weapons, who sav agely demanded a decision in favor of the helpless, shapeless bleeding mass of hu manity who had heen a chopping block for Allen. These rows were characteristic of almost every fight Allen ever had.

Allen afterwards took on Charley Galla- gner a secoiia time, defeating him on ns tor's Island, Aug. 17. The crowd interfered as usual and Gallagher was de clared tne winner, though fairly whippet Allen's best known fight was with Jem Mace at Kinnerville, near New Orleans May lo, 1870. Sporting men from all over the country congregated to witness the fight. It was a short and bloody battle.

Mace was too much for Alien and won the $i)ih) prize in ten rounds. Joe Cohurn declined to tight Alien and Mike MoCoole was accommodated with a second contest. '1 ney lougnt on Chouteau Island, Sept. 23. 1S73.

Allen made quick work or Mccoole, punishing him so brutal ly thac the spectators begged McC'oole's secoiuis to taKe mm out or tne ring. Allen's last fight was -with the famous Joe Goes for the championship of America and f'-lj'JO. The. fight took place in Boone County, Ky. in 1S7U.

After 21 rounds Goss was declared winner on a foul. After the fight Allen was arrested and Jailed in that State on a charge of prize fighting. He was released on bond. Jumped his bond and went to Kngland. After a year on the other side, which he put in on the race tracks, he returned to this country and he then created something of a sensation in New York by offering to fight John Sullivan.

After issuing that challenge, which never bore fruit, Allen returned to St. Louie and opened his saloon on Market et. Soon after his return his Kentucky bondsmen appeared here with requisition papers for his arrest as a fugative from Justice. Allen's lawyers secured his release by writ of habeas corpus which iwas arg-ued before Judge Claiborne in the Court of -Criminal Correction. Or.

hearing- the testimony the court ordered Allen's release and his Kentucky bandsmen returned home without their man. Allen's last appearance in any ring as a iboxer was on Judy 4, 1884, at Union Baseball Park when he and Tom Kelly boxed four (friendly rounds. DEATH OF AGED HENRY MARKS. Ho Was One of the Oldest Free Masons in St. Louis.

Henry Marks, aged. 85 years, died at his home. 9D4 Leonard av.t Sunday. His funeral will "be conducted at the family resi dence Tuesday afternoon by Rabbi Sale. He was one of the oldest Masons In St.

Louia, having been a member of the order 56 years. He was born in Prussia. When a mere hoy he left his native land and went to England. But he was dissatisfied there and soon came to the I'nited States, locating in New Orleans. He opened a cotton brokerage business and amassed a fort-une which waa swept away by the Olvil War.

He eubsequently moved to St. Louis. His wife. Mrs. Hannah Marks, and the following children survive him: I)r.

Heine Marks. Ir. A. L. and Miss '111 lie Marks.

St. Louis: S-anvuel Marks. Ar kansas City, Mrs. Bettle Fuld. Chilll- cothe.

and Mrs. Hannah iMeyers, Mem- pais, xenn. BRANCH AGENTS' REPORTS. Illustrating the Popularity of an tertaining, Instructive and High-Class Sunday Paper. Asfde from the carriers' circulation of the Sunday Post-TMspatch, which Is fax greater than the carrier circulation oi either of, the other papers, the following- reports from, branch agencies illustrate the popu larity of the Sunday Post-Dispatch.

Monday, Feb. 27. 1806. Yetrrdy recrlred 140 ooplw of th Sunday Pont-OlKimtch. Sold eotlrrly out at 2 p.

m. Could have trulil luure If we bud them. l'U. A. MEJNBERO SONS.

1304 3. Broadway. Monday. Fb. 27, 1809.

recelTed -copies of th Sunday Sold all but seren pa'wri K. ZIMMERU, 5. Broadway. TiterdaT I rost-llS)atch. rb 1899.

Sold eutlrcly out. Could bate aold more to rur bora IX 1 bad tboai. J. if. HUOIMIACK.

230 S. Broadway. Monday. Feb. 27, Ttmay I nrlTd 4 euples iSuuday Wm entln-lT nut mt lo i bav cold uxr to uiy twya If I hud them.

U. E.K. iali S. Tbtrd at. -Monday.

Feb. 27. 1W0. TterdT I rcelTd 75 Sun.hiT and wa mttr-ly oot of ia-r at 7 a. m.

Could lm sold Minn Br If I ha.t u-h. my bojra turucd la at noon I bad only -M paiT. KK.IS. lsost Park MnUy. l-Vb.

27. lhtH'. Tetrday realrel 4iSi Sundar Pent ll-t-patcu-a rnvfTj pap out by 11 'clock. Ogiud Lro aoid many more. A.KlH.

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m. I had only uo Uft. M. A. 1F.AU 1112 Sallahury at.

Sunday. Fb. 18P0. reci-lred 475 Sunday Poat-Dlapatcbea; 1 bad only 2S ToJay I at p. m.

S. H. BUOF.KF.R. Ntntb and Madlaoa U. SnndaT.

Feb. 2. Tj-day 1 iwviTwl 8O0 nat at p. m. I bad only 30 lfft.

O. M. FK.ltHY. 2410 Broadway. Htindny.

F-h. 2fl. rriod sunjy I I had only 17 lef. nr. TVwo'aT I 3 ai.

in-ntb t. and St. Lul a. Sunday. Fob.

2J, lsnn. To-dy I j. tn. rMd S2S hitmlai lM.pat. bei; I bad only left, MKS.

PAIiK. x. Hftw-mb at. Eureka Sirins. and return.

tT.OO. Fab. tL Ticket office, nil N. Broadway. Divisions of the Cir showed a dislike for his society.

He de clares she slandered him to his neighbors to whom, he says, she told candalous talcs concerning him. Ho ailesres she charged him with preferring the society o' other women to that of herself and he could' not speak to a lady friend without arousing her Jealousy. He savs she threatened to ruin him in his business and humiliated him before his children and neighbors by accusing him of ungentlemanly conduct. MargaTet Scherer said she was- displeased with Edward Scherer because he expectorated on her floor. She also told Judge Ferriss that he had expectorated on her several times.

For a further ground for divorce she alleged that he had not contributed anything to her sufpnort recently, but she had been compelled to support him from the profits of her notion store. She claimed he abused and cursed her. She said she married the deferdant April 5, 1866. and lived with him up to the time she fiied her petition for a divorce, In August, 1898. In her petition for a divorce from George Marner, Margaret Earner alleged the defendant sent her to England in 1895 to visit relatives and thee refused to send her any money to return home.

She also charged him with abusing her and failing to make any provision for her support. As grounds for a divorce from George W. Maratta. Mavme K. Maratta alleged he had put her life in Jeopardy in several times and had threatened to kill her and "leave her corpse on the floor." She also alleged that he had choked her once and had pointed a pistol at her, seriously disturbing her peace of mind.

They were married June 1, 18li6, and separated July 1. 1898. ElizaTbeth Goss waited until she had been separated from John Goss 15 years before she began proceedings to procure a divorce from him. They were married June 19, 1S73. She sayis he left her Jan.

5, 1883, declaring he was going away on a business trip. She alleges she has not heard from him directly or indirectly since that time and has no idea whether he Is dead or alive, although she has caused a diligent search to be made to locate him. Annie Ehrhardt claimed that soon after her married life Ibegan, -she discovered that Inah E. Ehrhardt possessed a disagreeable temperament which was frequently made more irritable by a too free use of intoxicating liquors. 'She -said he quarreled with her when he.was drunk and abused iher in many ways.

She declared that, when he went home one day and found his dinner unprepared, ne oeoame angry ano nour- ished this pistol ibefore her, threatening her NEWSBOYS. Fost -Dispatches to 45 of all others; 30 Sunday Post-Dispatches; 10 Globe-Democrats, 10 Republics and 5 of all others. Abraham Marqults is the 13-year-old boy who sells the Post-Dispatch and other papers at Eighth and Chestnut streets, has made many friends during the four years hi has sold newspapers on the corner. Of his average daily sales of 120 copies, 70 are On Sunday young Marqults eeils about 62 papers, 25 of which are l'ost-Dlspatches. Lewis Marquilis sells papers at Elg-hth nd Chestnut week-day evenings and at Eighth and Pine Sunday mornings Dur-Ing the four years he and his brother have operated on this corner he has rarely been alsent from his post.

More than half of his daily sales are pust-Dlspatcheo. On Sunday he sells usually about 15 Post-Dispatches and 11 oopi.w of other Sunday papers. Ttwn Blelsch. Eighth and Chestnut streets, is 14 vears old. and has sold in Ihls neighborhood for several years.

He se-Hs 40 Pot-Dispatches daily and or.ly IS copies of all other evening publication combined. On Sun-lay he sells 12 lost Dispatches, Ulobe-lH-mocrats. 3 Republics and 2 copies of otner iSunday publications. Bcars Signtur Old Ex-Pugilist Claims Shot in fctlf-Defense. He REFUSES TO SEE HIS FRIENDS.

CONTOY HAS SUCCUMBED TO HIS WOUND. "With His Last Breath He Declared He Knew of No Reason "Why Allen Should Have Shot Him. Tom Allen doesn't sercn to worrying over the death of Timothy Confoy, who a shot by A I If in I ho retired pugilists' drinking rwn'r, Rest," on Market ft. early Thursday morning. Confoy died late Sunday night on the operating table in tlio City Hospital.

Ho declared in almost his lust breath that he had causr (I no difficulty in Allen's place, and that he knew of no rwson why AJlen should have iired upon him. Allr-n will give no further exnlnnaf'on of Ills act than so -ay he shot Conloy when lie TOM A LIL.E'N'. CAs he appeared when he fought Mike flfc-Coole.) saw Oonfoy make a movement as if to draw a pistol. He f-ays that when the proper time comes he II tell his full story. Allen, who i.s a prl.soner in the Four Courts holdovi-r, passed Sunday afternoon In calmly reading the newspapers, and Sunday night, twins! told that his victim was dtMd, he expressed mild regret that the mots pro veil latal and then wunt to sleep.

He refuses to see all visitors. A dozen or more of his friends call ml at the holdover Sunday afternoon, but he refused himself from an interview with nny of them. Iter He sent for Capt. Keyno-lds, who is In charge of the Central police district, and requested that he be not disturbed by any more visitors, soon after that two men presented themselves to the Captain. They asked for Allen, and when informed that he would not see them they asserted that would be start to make an exception it he knew of their presence outside.

They mti icn lircooB. (Who gave Allen his greatest battles.) sent In their names on a piece of paper, but tlie prisoner returned word that he did not wunt to see any frionds. In his account of the affair Conifoy said Punday afternoon that he was sure Allen was drunk when he Hi ed. He also declared he had never before had a dlttleultv with Allen, and seldom went Into the tMarket St. place.

"I met John Spencer, formerly a barkeeper for Allen." said the dying nian, "and as we were wulking u-p Market st. to go home he proposed stepping into Allen's to flrlnk a glass of beer. ltnfore we had ordered the "Iw-er Allen presented a pistol at Jia ml began to lire. At tlrst I thought Alien was trying to shoot Spencer. The first bullet struck mo in the arm and knocked me down.

I was trying to escape when Allen tired apiln and again." Hospital surgeons say the ball which caused Confoy's death entered the abdomen and perforated the intestine. A revolver was fouixl on the floor near the spot where infoy fell, it has not vet een Identiilod as the dead man's property, ill-is frtemds, -while admitting that Confoy was a lighter, and wa inclined to hunt for a nietiv-n -wheat drinking say thev do tt rwalt that he ever went albout "with coixeauHl uoinm. If the pistol Is Hhown to have been Ct.nfoy's. Allen's defense will much stronger. Allen says, in direct corrtr-utictlon to Confoy dying statement, ilhat he aji.l "onfoy had trouble some wet-tea go, and that when Confoy entered the saloon be seemed, to bo seeking to re- tierW the iSKUe.

Confoy roomed st 815 Walnut t. Vntll two or ttiree weeks ago he was employed as advertising aKent of the Columbia Thenter Irv1.nts!y he worked a. a stao hand rt the Olympic and Stnn.l.irl thenter the theatrical mechanics end till! ruse anarc cuttti or Tan-ran powdid DEL CREAM Mill- Awarded Highest Honors. World's Fair CLold Medal. Midwinter Fair a SAMacc co.

CMCanum her rich contralto voice would soon win her recognition in the musical world. HI prophesy was well founded. She chose Sunday Streleskt's sweet song, "Happy Prof. Alfred G. Robyn was oc-companlst and Klmore Condon brought in tho soft notes of a violin obMgato.

Mlaa Schulenherg's chic face la framad with hair a la Merode and she was a pretty plo-ture as well as a sweet singer. Her volc filled the auditorium, which was cause for wonder, she being so small. Another solo number wss "Tha Lost Chord." George Glessner holding the audience to the last with the delicious strains of the cornet. Mendelssohn's "Bprlntr Song" was given as an encore by the iiand and there was a new arrangement for th reed, that win enjoyable DELIGHTFUL POPCORN FLAKE. nilafaka wa made double tha quantity required.

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LmMs aa4 Si.ta Mi ta aakv4 a aaaae haio as ae.w Jkaw. iter-r. 1 1 ti.n -n-- alOw tt Mto ftiaiaiaa at la Calk Is laaMawsr wtte w'taeaa mf taaS aae 11 1 i ft It y3 a av tk paocTia AT THE PLAYHOUSES. Much might be written about "The Turtle'' that -would be read and discussed with avidity, but there Is a wise and prudent law in tne land made expressly to prevent the transmission of a certain variety of literature through, the mails. The play Is nuecent.

he only excuse for a public discussion of it Is that it is- being presented at the Olympic Theater, where reputable people are in the habit of going and such people are entitled to a warning to keep away. There were women In the very large audience last night. If they are not ashamed of the fact they deserve to be pilloried. The audience laughed and oc casionally applauded, hut it was such laughter and applause as is evoked by toe recital of a dirty story. No man with a spark of decency in his make-up would have laughed if he knew that a woman he respected was present.

What brilliancy there is in the piece is like "rotten mack erel in the moonlight; it shines while it stinks, and stinks while it shines. It is a matter for regret that a reputable playhouse should be used for the production of so vile a thing; it is deplorable that men and women should so "prostitute their talents as do the clever members of the com pany; it is shameful that the public should patronize an exhibition so shameless. the story or the play Is stupid ana -o- surd, and while it Is wittily told, the wit Is not an adequate compensation tor tne earthiness and viclousness of the thing. It reek3 with immorality. It is of the French Frencny.

Jt impresses one -with the wlier fhat the man who wTote the men and women who interpret it and the manager who employs those men and women are as the beasts that perish. It Is gratuitously, malevolently, purposely nasty. Having long cherished a great admiration for W. J. Ferguson's talents as a comedian the writer regrets the necessity of stating that that actor is in the cast.

He should take a Turkish bath, have himself fumi gated and apply for another Job. The same advice applies to the other members of the company. But let throw this pencil away nd get another, and some fresh paper. "The Tur tle is too vile for protracted contermpla-t'on. "An Enemy to the King" was presented at the Grand Opera House Sunday after noon and night by the stock company.

The production is richer and more elaborate in some respects than that in which Mr. Sothern was seen at the Century two years ago. The performance in the after noon was creditable, considering the fact that it was the first, but there waa room for Improvement. Hobart Bosworth played the hero. le Launay.

the val- liant Huguenot captain, with a smoothly-shaven face. This was something of a shock to those of us who are accustomed to picturing our French heroes of tha day with mustachios and short, pointe-7 beards. Mr. Bosworth's work was hardly equal to the expectations of his admirers. It will probably improve before the end of he week: -Mr.

Hansel: as Montignac. the villainous secretary of the Governor of Berri, was entirely satisfactory. Miss Sellg- man. as tne nerolne who falls in love with the man she undertakes to betray, is not in her favorite element, but she interprets the character with admirable skill. Mr.

Denham, as tke cynical old Hug-uenot. who prays like his mother and swears like his rather, deiigntea tne audience. Mr. Maher, a the Sojdler of Fortune, could not he recognized in his make-iu. but he was entertaining.

The minor characters are well taken care or. 'l he Grand should do a good business this wek. "Richelieu Is the bill at the Imperial. It Is handsomely staged and the performance yesterday afternoon Impressed the audience favorably, air. tianiey has the title role and plays it with an Imprestdveness that will make his admirers firmer than ever In their belleif In him.

Miss Radcllffe as Julia De Mortimer, wears strikingly hand some gowns, while Mr. Welnourg has a costume that would give Louis XIII. cere- bro spinal meningitis if he were to come back to eartn and see it. Mr. Losee's Baradan Is very good Indeed, ami Miss Elmore as Francois Is worth going- miles to see.

Mr. lyon flays the gray cardinal." Mr. Williams Is De Mauprat and Mr. JTd bas the role of the King. John Martin's Se-ret" is the best melo drama seen at Havlln's in a long, long time.

It Is better constructed than mot plays of Its character and If Is produced in magnificent style. The company Is stronir. Sheridan Block has the lead.nr role. He is not the onlv member of the comnanv who has been seen with high class organizations. Marshal Wilder fa the lea.lvntr -t traction at the Columbia.

His t.ilk with Is bright and r.rU-.nal ami ple 1 uin Buuifiicra i ne otner features of the bill are uniformly good according to persons who went to the thea- U-JUf (1 vv 1 111. Mlaco's Citv i ik. The company" has been neen h.r but the performance has several new features. It Is 1 he alvla r.t Ik. Standard's patrons like.

Sol 8mth Russell begins his engagement i Vnruy to-night In his new play Hon John Origsby." The PnnA), 1 v-fiiii-anr win sing G7w- i music nun, will have the title role. Th int. Company engagement at Hall net f. ht this afternoon dt Ills will Bt the Olymple and Clay Clement at the Century nrit week. Miss Lilian Schulenherr scored a triumph Sunday, and so Wiilura Weil, mho ha won favor with his Sunday afternoon band concerts.

The Fourteenth treet Thealr was crowdej and ran a with i.nl aftrr Sunday, and so did Wiilura Weil, who wss crowdeJ and rang with auDlausa aftff ea'h number. Tha protramma wss the most attractive of any rendered In many day. Miss Schulenberc was tha soloist of tha Kha waa reeeoUr from tha tuteJac of iTot. mU iCarst. ws aat4 The corridors of the Court House were crowded Monday with anxious men and women -who were seeking to have the balm of divorce applied to the wounds in their hearts Inflicted hy Carelees Cupid's misspent arrows.

Default divorce dockets were called in three divisions of the Circuit Court and many were the tales of domestic discord and unhappiness heard by Judges Fisher, Wood and Ferriss. The troubles of Just fifty couples were rehearsed before them. There were 17 cases In Division No. 4, presided over by Judge Fisher; 19 cases in Division Ko. 5, presided over hy Judge Wood; and 14 cases in Division No.

6, pre sided over hy Judge Ferriss. When the defendant in a suit fails to en ter an appearance the case is placed on the aeiauit docket. division of the Cir cuit Court holds a term of court every two months and calls a default docket once every term. The default dockets are made up principally of divorce cases. This nrac- tice has been followed In St.

Louis for many years. But the oldest employe at the Court House cannot recaJl a day when as many divorce cases were heard in any tnree divisions of the Circuit Court as were called for trial Monday. It was a great day for the cynic who ibelieves that marriage is a failure. The most interestine case called in Judee Ferriss' court waa that of Jennie Myra Wicke iBunn against Soely C. Bunn.

be cause of the social prominence of the parties. Bunn is a real estate agent and is reputed to he -wealthy. According to Mrs. Bunn's petition, s-he married the defendant Dec. 15, 1S75, and was forced to leave him Nov.

9. 1898. She alleges he has a "wild and ungovernable temper," which constant ly made her life misirabie, and that his treatment of her was cruel and barlmrous. She charges he abused, cursed and avoided her and showed a distressing indifftrence to her society. She uso claims he arraved her children against her and inspired them with a dislike tor her.

The Bunns have three children, Bessie Bryan, aged 21 years; t-eeiy v. trunn, agea it years, ana Warren Wick, aged 9 years. Mrs. Bunn asks that the custody of these children be awarded to her and her maiden name. Jennie Mvra Wicke, be it-stored to her.

According to Corydon Cochrane's storv. his wife, Eliza, turned against him after he had lived happily with her almost i'O years and they had weathered many of ine storms or lire together. He savs she euddenly became indifferent to him and A GROUP OF The ne-wsboys of a metropolis are about the busiest people In the community. They are as eneruretic aa life Insurance agents. The most prosperous of these street merchants in St.

Louis are the lads who sell the rost-Dispatch. Those presented in the ajccomrpanylngr picture re exceptionally industrious mid all are known as hustlers. Max and Charles Orotsky. who supply the "brokers of Real Estate Row with daily papers are as well known In the big: office tbulldlngw In the row as the brokers themselves. Like other St, Louis newsboys the bulk of their earning comes from the They sell 130 copies of the Post-rHspatvh dally and only 40 of other evening papers combined.

On Sundays they sell Post 2u Globe-Democrats, 10 Itopuhlics and 2 copies of other Sunday newspapers. Charlie Rich 617 CVFaUon utreet, rio has fceen selling two years, stand-s at Ninth and Chestnut street, disposing of 100 dally Ci A QTn I A rwbifantsir.il ChUrti JT -7 I have uniformly found that I afldellet" Err. Hkubt Wm-, I MalWaviili.