St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 3

St gam 0sl-ispat Jritag, uln 24, 1891. 3 STATE SCHOOL BOOKS. MADE THE AWARDS. 'I- BJ1AT. AN OLD MAN.

MODERATOR. FOR THE MARQUETTE CLUB. Father Hoefler's Successor Eoon to Be Active Competition Among Various Pub Men's Low-Cut Shoes. MEN'S shoes lishing Houses for the Contract. Selected.

As the time approaches for the opening of EXCLUSIVEIST. The Dog Catchers Who Injured Willie The matter of choosing a successor to Father James Hoeffer, s. who for four bids for supplying text books to all the pub Water-Works Contracts Let by the Board of Public Improvements. lie schools in Missouri outside of St. Louis years has been Moderator of the Marquette Maier Again Under Arrest.

and Kansas City the book agents are mate Club, but who has been sent to Omaha to BROLASKI. 3 Broadway. The Largest and Best lng it warm for each other. On the 3d of August bids will close and after reading the offers of the various pub PLANS FOB THE UNION DEPOT TO BE SUBMITTED TUESDAY. THEIR BRTTAL TREATMENT OF AH IRON MOUNTAIN FLAGMAN.

Assortment. lishing concerns the members of the State Text-Book Commission appointed by the Governor will take a couple of months In which to examine the books and make up Proceedings of the Board This Morning uieir ramus wnicn propositions are tne most advantageous. The contract Involves millions and the State is flooded with representatives of various publishing houses. These men are all engaged in circulating the Tho Municipal Electrlo Lighting Co. After Failing to Keep Promises to the usuat campaign slanders aDout each other, in hopes of bettering their own City Is Now Asking Favors Benches for Forest Park.

chances of securing the contract. It The Board of Public Improvements held a THE ONLY First-Class EXCLUSIVELY Men's SHOE STORE meeting this morning at 11 o'clock with Just enough members to make a quorum as Presi ni- i I dent Burnet and Street Commissioner Murphy are out of the city. Capt. Dan Able presided. Commissioner Holman.

from the Committee on Water Works, reported the successful bidders and several big contracts for work- on the "Sw In the City. i new water works system. The successful bidders and the amounts they bl are: Shlckle, Harrison A Howard Iron $17,120 and $817 on two contracts; Fulton Iron one contract, $725; W. VT. Penny Surveying one contract, $2,766, and Fruln-Bam-brick Construction Co.

one contract, $48,655. The last-named contract taken by Fruin, Bambrick A Co. is for the last section of the MERMOD A JACCARD'S. Cor. Broadway and Locust.

EXCLUSIVE OPTICAL DEPARTMENT REr.1Er.1BER That our Optical Department is an Water-worts conduit from the Chain of Kocks to Blssel's Point, and when finished will be the connecting link between the settling reservoirs and the conduit proper. Commissioner Southard submitted an ordinance, which was approved, to provide an improvement in the southern part of the city which Is much needed. The ordinance Is for what will be known as the Lynch street sewer. It will run along Second street from Louisa He Tried to Stop Them From Driving in Front of. a Train and Was Knocked Sown and Kicked A Negro Who Thought His Skull Was Broken Police News.

The same dog catchers who threw Willie Mater Into a dog wagon three years ago on Tenth and O'Fallon streets and shocked the community with their brutality again came to the police in another affair almost as brutal, which occurred at the railroad crossing on Lesperence street yesterday evening. This time, however, their victim was a feeble old man, a watchman at the crossing, named Joseph Bro-hammer, who Is about 60 years of age, Brohammer limped into the Four Courts building this morning and told a story to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Estep which caused a warrant to be issued against George Guirke and another dog catcher, named Angelrodt, charging them with assault to kill. The old man groaned with pain at every step, and sho wed his bruised and battered face and body in corroboration of his statement. Last evening he saw the dog-catchers' wagon coming towards him at the crossing, and at the same time saw an evening train running down from the city. He halloed to the dog catchers to hurry up and get across before the train came.

He did this in a friendly spirit hoping to save them the delay in waiting for the train to pass by. In return for this act of kindness the dog-catchers told him to go to the sulphurous regions and continued to drive slow. Seeing they could not get across the tracks in time at the speed they were going, Brohammer stepped into the middle of the road and threw up his Hag. The dog catchers told him to get out of the way. The old man refused.

The men in the wagon then tried to run him down, but he caught the horse's bridle and held on. KNOCKED THE OLD MAW DOWN. This angered the dog catchers, and one of them, supposed to be Guirke, Jumped off. Walking up to the old man he struck him a sounding blow in the face which felled him to the earth. He arose and tried to defend himself with his short flag stick, but was again knocked down by a blow from the burly dog-catcher.

Angelrodt had in the mean time left the wagon and walking up to the old man lying In the street, kicked blm several times in the hips and sides, almost fracturing a rib. The train passed by and the dog-catchers left the scene very hurriedly, as several residents who had witnessed the assault were rushing to the old man's rescue. He was taken home and this morning, though hardly able to get about, made his way to the Four Courts. Guirke and Anglerodt are well known to the police and their arrest will be accomplished to-day. These two men and another named Burke.

EXCLUSIVE SSSUrfbS pTip I A HI Whose business it Is to attend Ju IVIftlUWj only our spectacle and eyeglass trade. Consult our Opticians. No charge for advice, and they will treat 70a kindly whether yon buy or not. MERMOD JACCARD'S--BRa5ADLocusT street to Lynch, west on Lynch to Broadway Steel Spectacles and and upward. Gold Spectacles and Eye-Glasses, 15.00 and upward.

take charge of Crelghton College, is absorbing attention In West End Catholic circles The cluo at its meeting his week passed the following resolutions on the departure of Father Hoeffer, on motion of Mr. K. c. Kerens, a member of tbe club: Whereas, Rev. James Hoeffer, 8.

Moderator ot the Marquette Club of 6t. Louis, since its Inception and organization, and who by his unremitting attenUon at its board meetings, his earnest and persistent efforts in behalf of the welfare of the club, and has contributed so largely to the development of that Catholic spirit which fs tbe life and main-spring of our organization, has been by his ap- 8 ointment as President of Creighton College at maha. removed from our midst: Therefore, be it resolved, first. That It Is with sincere regret that we are compelled to sever our relations with Father Hoeffer, which during the past four years have been most agreeable and beneficial. Second, That our congratulations and best wishes accompanv Father Hoeffer in the sew field of bis labors, and that success shall crown his efforts there as here, and that he may be surrounded in the thriving city of Omaha with friends who will know and, appreciate his kindly nature, great heart and sterling worth, as do the members of the Marquette Club with affection.

The name of Kev. Thomas Sherman, son of the late Gen. W. T. Sherman, is spoken of to take Father Hoefler's place as spiritual director of the society.

Fathers Pahls and McErlane, also Jesuits, are also mentioned In connection with the office. The question of filling the vacancy revives a matter pertaining to the club which has been subject for debate before, and which has, it is stated, caused some of the secular clergy to withhold their hearty support from the Marquette Club, which is regarded as the representative Catholic club of the city. There Is a clause in the constitution of the club which states that the moderator must be a Jesuit. The secular clergy, many of them, have felt this keenly, regarding it as a slight. A prominent member of the club speaking on the point said that no discrimination was intended as between tbe Jesuits and secular priests, but that the provision was for a wise purpose.

"The Marquette Club," said he, "Is intended to include all classes. As the representative Catholic club of St. Louis, which it Is, it must make no distinction. The object of the club, as also Its foundation, is is to preserve and foster Catholic principles. Anything tending to interfere with those alms is to be avoided.

The moderator should be a man of mature years, not less than 35 or 40. Our young priests are all educated men, but they lack the experience necessary to direct an order like ours. Now the Jesuits are not ordained until they are 33. "Then If our constitution allowed us to have a secular priest as moderator it would generate a spirit of rivalry between the parishes, the friends of each priest seeking to show him respect. This would operate against the good or the society.

As It Is the choosing of a moderator is not in our bands, No matter whom we elect, if the President of the Jesuits don't think he possesses the requisite qualities he will not appoint him. And the President knows what kind of a man is needed for such a position. Society Gossip. Mrs. M.

D. Lyle is visiting her friend, Mrs. Gerald Fltzglhbon, of Sioux City. Mrs. George Gunnison and family are located at the "Prospect House," Battle Lake.

Minn. Mrs. Joe II. Barr and son are spending the summer months in Denver. They wlil return about Sept.

1. Miss Essie Brown has returned to her home at Edgebrook after a very pleasant visit to her friend, Miss Gulteau, of the South Side. Miss Grace G. Dolt has returned from Fulton. and she will leave soon for tbe East, to spend the remainder of the summer.

The annual Summer Night's Festival and Lawn Party of the Florlne Social Circle will be held at Llndell Park next Saturday evening. A surprise party was given Mr. Joe Bastlan of Madison street by his lady and gentlemen friends last Sunday evening in honor of his birthday. B. Nugent and wife, John Spinning and wife, J.

B. Ulrich and wife, together with a number of other ladles and gentlemen, will leave on the steamer Spread Eagle to-morrow for Plasa Bluffs. Newport, July 23. Lewis Cherry, colored, was found guilty of murder In the where It will connect with the existing district sewer. A communication was received from Mr.

Wm. Taussig, President of the Union Depot Co. and the Terminal Railway Association, on the subject of the new Union Depot. Mr. Taussig's letter was as follows: In accordance with the provisions of sec.

6 ot ordl-rinca No. 15.986. we daslra to tnbmit to vou Diana is claimed that the American Book Publishing which Is a combination of nearly all the leading houses of the United States, has nearly thirty representatives scattered through the State. The Standard School Book Co. of St.

Louis, which has the contract of supplying the schools of the State of Indiana, Dut which is now said to be owned by the American Book Publishing Company, is also actively engaged in en deavorlng to secure the contracts. In addition to these two corporations the University Publishing Co. of New York and Effingham, Maynard A also of New York, are in the field. Both nave men on the ground. Mr.

R. P. Henry, general representative of the University Publishing company and Mr. P. B.

Uulse of Effingham Maynard Co. are both registered at the Laclede Hotel and have been holding frequent conferences with people interested in the contract and schools of the State. The American company's agents have been considerably exercised over the recent incorporation of the Missouri School Book Company with a capital of $100,000. The incorporators are Charles B. 'Woodward of the Charles B.

Woodward Printing and Book Manfacturing Co. B.Manny, treasurer the Parker-Kltter-Nicholls Stationery Co. and James C. Jones, a lawyer. It is no secret that they Intend to be competitors for the contract of supplying books to the State schools, and where they are to get their books from is worrying the representatives of other companies who fear the new organization.

There is some talk that they will get plates of old books now out of use and alter them to suit the times, but the general belief is that thev Intend to use the books of some other concern. The rivals of Mr. K. P. Henry, who is here for the- University Publishing claim that bis concern Is to supply the new Missouri School Book Co.

with books, and that a telegram was sent recently to the latter corporation by Mr. Henry's house, notifying them that he would be on here. This telegram was alleged to have been taken to various publishing concerns, as the new company wa.s not known then at the telegraph office, it having been organized only a few days ago. That his concern Is in any way connected with the Missouri School Book Publishing Co. Mr.

Henry most positively and emphatically denies. He says he has no knowledge of the telegram his house is alleged to have sent to the Missouri nor has be bad any transactions witn the latter company. "You may state most positively," remarked Mr. Henry, "that the University Publishing Co. has no connection whatever with any other publishing house in the world.

In the words of Alexander Stephens, 'We are toting our own kettle. We have books which we consider as good as any published and are merely trying -to sell them on their merits. Some of our books we consider better than those of any other house, and while we do not expect to get all of the contract here, we do hope to secure a part of it. The merit of the book is the first thing to be considered, and we hope to have some of our books adopted on their merits, as we know of no books which equal some of those published by us. I think the members of the Commission will not give the entire contract to any one concern, but will divide it up among different houses, making their awards on the merits of the books.

I have been here for a month or more with the exception of brief intervals when I was away for a lew days, and I was here before the Missouri School Book Co. was organized, and I can state most positively that they are not in any way connected with our concern." BURNED AT SEA. JAMES G. BLAINE. and detailed specifications of the proposed Union Lip pot building and.

arches or sheds covering the tics. When asked if or Senator Quay intended resigning their offices in the National Committee, he said that he certainly should not resign. Mr. Quay would, be supposed, offer his resignation, but tb committee as a whole wish him to remain in office and will refuse to permit him to retire unless be absolutely Insists upon it. UNDER SENTENCE.

THE BRITISH BARK 8YRIN0A REPORTED PARTIALLY DESTROYED. An Eminent St. Louis Physician Discusses His Condition. i i' tracks. Kindly advise us of yonr pleasure In the premises and when it will suit yonr convenience to inspect said plans and detailed specifications.

The Secretary was instructed to notify the company that the board would be ready to Inspect the plans on next Tuesday. After rejecting as imperfect several resolution of thanks to President Burnet for fish DR. MUDD DECLARES THERE IS HO XVI-: DEHCE 07 RIGHT'S DISEASE. received last week the Board adjourned until who died not long ago, composed the trio next Tuesday. Buying: City Stationery.

Supply Commissioner Gilbert has introduced another new arrangement into the Supply Department which he thinks will be of benefit to the city and which will relieve him of a good deal of trouble. When any oi the city departments want stationery they send the requesitlons to the SUDply Commissioner and if the amount ot stuff wanted does not cost over $J5 the Commissioner simply sends out and buys the required articles from any person he chooses. This trade is actively competed for by half a dozen stationery Arms who have their men at the City Hall most of the time. Mr. Gilbert is going to take the five leading stationery firms and ertve each one in turn the entire business for one month.

This will bring him out on the 1st of January. From the records of price and quality, which will le kept, the commissioner will decide which three ot the Ave Arms are making the best terms. These he will select and to them give the business for the year following, each doing it a month at a time. How his system will work has yet to develop. which bandied the Maler boy so brutally.

Since then they have been arrested for an assault on two Laclede Gas-Light workmen, who tried 1 I to save a dud on Common and Easton avenue. They were also arrested Tbe Result of an Examination When tne Statesman Fell 111 in Indian Territory-Chief Justice Fuller on tbe Next Presidential Campaign General Political News. In the efforts to support the stories that Secretary Blaine is incurably ill and unable to sustain tbe fatigue of a national political campaign, a St. Louis witness has been brought forward. Recent Bar Harbor telegrams say that the first evidences of chronic kidney disease were discovered in Mr.

Blaine by a physician of this city who was taken by B. C. Kerens to the Secretary in the spring of 1887. when he was lying ill in the Indian Territory, and the country was alarmed about his condition, as it is now. This St.

Louis specialist was Dr. Henry H. Hudd, whose office is on Jefferson avenue and Locust street. He is tbe family physician of Mr. Kerens.

He Is now in San Francisco on his way to Alaska, and will be gone until October. His brother. Dr. Harvey G. Mudd, who is associated with blm in bis practice, and has charge of his patients while be is away, said to-day: DR.

KTJDD'S STATEMENT. My brother went to Fort Gibson when Mr. Blaine became ill, and took charge of the about one year ago on suspicion of having murdered Theodore Plock, the "Rip Van Winkle" of Carondelet, whose body was found mangled on the Iron Mountain Railroad tracks about months ago. As nothing could be proven against them, they were re i leased. These are but a few of the many SECOND DISTRICT POLICE COURT.

brutal performances or the gang which the City Marshal allows to act for him In the business of catching unlicensed dogs about the city. Thought His Skull Was Broken. William Jones, a negro roustabout, walked Into the Third District Police Station about 11 first degree here yesterday for the killing of James Manly an Appointee of Supt. Hig rlna. There were several changes and appointments made In the Fire and Police Telegraph Department on Wednesday by Supt.

Charley Hlgzfns, all of which have been approved by the Mayor. Among them was the appointment of James Manley to tbe position of "repairer" in tire department. The position was made vacant by the promotion of his brother, John Manley, to that of "lire alarm inspector," made at the same time. James Manley's name now appears on the city pay-roll at a monthly salary of $80 and the newly appointed "repairer" went to work In the and Police Telegraph Dement this morning. But his appointment Is raising a storm of unfavorable comment, owing to the fact that he Is at present under a two years' sentence to the penitentiary from the Criminal Court on a charge of embezzlement, in which Mr.

Phil Ko-han of the Rohan Bros. Boiler Manu-factoryfappeared as the prosecuting witness. The case Brst came up in the' Criminal Court in March, 1889, and an appeal to the supreme Court was taken from the finding and sentence to two years in the Penitentiary. Tbe hearing of the case before the Supreme Court is now set for Sept. 18 next.

Tbe charge of embezzlement preferred against Manley was based upon alleged misappropriation of funds when he was a Constable la Justice McCaffery's court. There Is a second similar case now pending against Manley in the Criminal Court, awaiting the decision of tbe Supreme Court In the case mentioned above. The witnesses In the second case are Henry Gauss of Henry Gauss A Sons, C. D. Hoffman, Charles T.

Fox and Phil Koban, and it is alleged that on Jan. 17, 1888, he made away with tbe sum of $38.30 belonging to the firm of Henry Gauss A Sons, which sum bad come into bis possession as Constable. This case has been continued several times, awaiting the action of the Supreme Court in the case where conviction was reacbed. Supt. Hlgglns was seen this morning relative to the appointment of Manley while under sentence.

"I knew that Manley was in some trouble of that kind." said he "but I never investigated the matter. I was under the impression that tbe cases were still pending in the Circuit Court and did not know that he had been convicted and sentenced. 1 appointed him because he is a nrst-class telephone and telegraph expert. Before he went into politics he was Superintendent of Construction for the Bell Telephone Co. His application for appointment to this department was accompanledby a strong letter from General Manager Geo.

F. Durant of the Bell Telephone Manager K. H. Bohle of the Western Union Co. and Manager C.

Dougherty of the Postal Telegraph all of whom recommended him for any position I might give him. I made the appointment principally on that letter, although I knew Manley of my own knowledge to be thoroughly fitted lor the position." Manley has been an active Xoonan worker in the political push for over two years past, having resigned from the Belle Telephone service to accept the election as constable. CAUSED BT ESCAPING OAS. Entire Destruction of the Cargo An Old Soap Factory Burned Block of Business Buildings In Ashes Other Fires of the Day. Philadelphia, July 24.

The British bark Syrlnga, Capt. Baker, which left this port on Tuesday bound for Vigo, Spain, caught fire and was partially destroyed off the Fourteen Fathom Bank Light yesterday morning. The captain, his officers and crew were rescued by the tug Kellance, although the second mate and two of the seamen were severely scorched about the bands while battling with the flames. Th Syrlnga cleared the Custom-house here last Monday laden with 22,000 cases of crude petroleum, aggregating 220,000 gallons and valued ai $17,600. She railed on the following day.

Her 'destination was Vigo, the was commanded by Capt. Jos. Baker, an Englishman, who was accompanied by bis wife and two children and Miss Day of this city, who was going abroad as companion to the Captain's wife. Capt. Baker lives at JJv erpool, where his vessel was also listed.

The Syrlnga was built at New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, in 1875. She was 145 feet Inches long, 82 feet 6 Inches beam and her depth of bold was 18 feet 5 inches. She was a three-decked wooden vessel and was valued at wblch, coupled with the entire destruction of the cargo, makes tbe loss over $32, 000, covered by a fair amount of Insurance. SOAP FACTORT DESTROYED. Cinciwkati, July 24.

At 2 o'clock thl morning fire broke out in the building formerly occupied by Proctor A Gamble, soap factors, on Central avenue, between Flndlay and York streets, and completely destroyed the structure. The flames spread to the adjacent building of Maescher A pork packers, causing damage to the amount of $10,000, fully insured. Loss on the Proctor A Gamble building, $25,000, covered by In surance. The building has been tenantless lor several years. SHIP OW FIRE.

Saw Frawcisco, July 24. A dispatch has been received at tbe Merchants' Exchange from London stating that the Dutch ship Khersonez, from Dundee for this city, previously reported as having, put into Monte video on fire, is still burning and will probably be a total loss. The vessel and cargo were consigned to Glrvin, Baldwin ft Co. BADLY DAMAGED. Ciwcihwatx, July 24.

The harness and saddlery manufacturing establishment of Decamp, Levy A Nos. 8 and 10 West Pearl street, was damaged by Are to the ex tent of $17,000 last night. Fully covered by Insurance. i BUfllKESfl BCILDI.VGS BCRED. Cleelcm, July 24.

rire last night destroyed an entire block of business buildings. The loss will exceed Insurance small. Michael Garrison was fatally injured and 1 heron (Stafford seriously burned. SARATOGA RACES. Jtev.

wm. t-mitn, a negro preacner, on Jan. 2, last. He will bang. The ladles of the Training School for o'clock last night groaning and apparantly Women will give another one of their delightful excursions on Saturday evening, when dancing and an excellent supper may be expected.

The steamer Ferd Uerold has been engaged for the occasion. case at the request of Mr. Kerens. I was then in Europe, and got back to St. Louis shortly after my brother returned after seeing Mr.

in great pain. He said he had been struck on the head with an ax or club by Dan Hawkins, another negro, in the rear of 1122 North Eighth street, and that the blow had fractured his skull. He was sent the Dispensary, where his head was examined, but no marks of violence were found there or on any other cart of his Blaine well advanced on the road towards entire recovery. He told me of the case, and discussed it thoroughly, including symptoms and treatment. Of course Miss Isabella D.

Benedict, after attending the National Convention of the Y. P. S. C. E.

at Minneapolis, has gone to tbe resorts in Wisconsin for the remainder of the season. She will visit friends at Fort Atkinson and Waukesha before returning borne. Among those summering at Plank's Tavern my brother made a thorough examination 01 Are Now Asking Favors. There is a corporation in the city known as the Municipal Electric Light and Power Co. which is playing some very peculiar pranks again, and which la now indulging in another transaction which, under the existing circumstances, is rather strange.

supervisor O'Reilly of the Lighting Department has now in the pigeon-holes of his desk memorandums of lights ordered as far back as July, 1SJK). There are now over one hundred lamps ordered upon the regular city lighting system, which are overdue and which are not put up by the company under the plea that the cost is such that they can't conveniently do it. For the last year the company has been making the same excuse, to the effect that the prices they get from the city are so low that every new lamp put up is just so much loss to them. The company has worked the poverty story until the Board of Public Improvements Is heartily sick of It now they come In with a request for a permit to erect new poles on Broadway from Kim street to Franklin avenue. They propose to replace the 55 and 60 foot poles with others measuring 75 and 80 and are very willing to pay all the expenses incident to the change.

The explanation of the transaction Is very plain. Nearly all of the commercial lighting business done by the Municipal Co. is in that part of the city, and to advance its private interests the company is good and willing to go to considerable expanse. In the meantime the onllghted portions of the city must wait. Mr.

Blaine, and was well informed upon his body. As he still screamed and writhed In agony, he was sent to the City Hospital. It is thought the negro is suffering with tremens and is laboring under the painful hallucination that his skull Is broken. His on the beach, St. Joseph, are C.

W. wooorow, j. ii. aiuiooon, frank ooear and general health and the condition of ail the vital organs. He told me the trouble was pneumonia, and treated him for that and imagination causes him as much pain, bow-ever, as the physical Injury would.

lamiiy, j. c. ODear, eo. xoms ana iam-lly. Smith P.

Gait, Mrs. 8. C. Farrar, Miss Farrar and Mrs. J.

Date and child. Quite a number of St. Louis people are cured him. He never mentioned any trouble of any kind with the kidneys. and going over tbe case in detail as he did, he registered at the Hygela Hotel, Old Point Comfort.

Among them are Capt. Boyce and family, Mrs. K. Dula and daughter, Mr. S.

Palan an1 urtf. tq Tahi CirtQ. funilu Negro Cutting Affray. William Henry, Stack Lee, Louis Valley and Henry Taylor, all negroes, went Into would certainly have spoken of it had he detected the presence of any symptom pointing to a trouble of that kind. Had it been there be would have discovered it, for tbe examination he made of the patient was of such a B.

P. Spalding and wife, and J. E. Crawford! and wile. John H.

Maynard was arrested In San nature that tbe kidney disease would have been exposed by the tests. I am con Francisco last night on a charge of embezzlement preferred by his sister-in-law. Miss Helen lie Id of Chicago. She alleged that he fident that there was not a trace Antonio Fote's saloon, at Twenty-first and Market street, about 1:30 o'clock this morning, and after turning out the gas proceeded to fill themselves with chicken sandwiches and other edibles. Fote objected and groped about In the darkness trying to put the negroes out.

Will Henry one of the negroes, picked up a butcher knife and told Fote to keep off, but when the proprietor continued to chase them about the place Henry cut him in band. They then ran away. The negroes are all known to Fote, of the disease in air. Blaine then, and following the newspaper accounts of his health as I have been, I am quite suxe that he has no disease of the kind now. My brother and I have often talked about Mr.

Blaine since the Indian Territory trip, and I feel confident that be would Indorse my opinion now. i ana ineir arrest wm iouow soon. Benches for Forest Park. Park Commissioner Fecnter said this morning: i have Just received the last of 400 new benches which I am placing In Forest Park Just as fast as I can get them out. I find that even with that large number It still looks as If there were not enough benches for the people to sit on.

I am trying to put them however where they will be of most service and as soon as I can get some more money I will make additions to the stock. To the Work-House. Theodore Lund was sentenced to the Work 1 BLAIXK AXD CLEVELAND. house for sixty days by the Judge of the Judge Fazson HasaBig Docket of Cases This Morning. The heat of yesterday brought up a large crop ot plain drunks in Judge Paxson's court this morning.

All the old-timers now at large fell into their old tricks and with downcast faces appeared In the dock to-day. Annie Price, a familiar face, pleaded guilty to being drunk. 'Annie, you were here the other day, weren't you?" "Yes, your honor." "is this the way you abuse ray kindness?" No answer. "Twenty dollars and costs," said the Judge, with a sigh of relief. Kate Haney was drunk yesterday.

"How long since you were here before, Katie?" "Two months," she said, as if it were a century. "Twenty dollars," said the Judge. John f-heehan reached the fighting stage of inebriety yesterday morning and swaggered into the Second District Police Court. He blankly refused to take off his hat while the court was in session. Marshal Geo.

Hoffman evicted him. An officer arrested him outside, and to-day the high priest of the temple fined blm $20 and costs. Robert Herd was arrested for playing craps on the Levee yesterday. The officers swore that he was one of a large crowd that blockaded the way with their gambling. He loudly protested his Innocence.

"Ineber played craps in my life, Jedge. I've Jlned the chuch, Jedge, and Ineber play." He was fined $15 and costs. Washington Weber celebrated his arrival in St. Louis with a spree. He was fined $3 and costs Jim'mie Riley and Kate Haley made the night hideous in the neiehborhood of Eighth and fought like the proverbial monkey and parrot.

The officer heard them a- block away and arrested them. They were assessed $15 and costs each. Edward Earle pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace, but added that he did nothing. Officer Miller was put on the stand and threw some light on Earle's ldea3 of nothingness. The officer said that yesterday afternoon Earle approached him and asked him to arrest Peter Lynam, the groceryman of Glasgow avenue.

He alleges that Lynam kept his pistol and money. The officer refused to do this, so Earle became boisterous. He Insulted ladles that were passing and thieatened to rock Mr. Lynam's store. The officer then arrested him.

He was fined $23 and costs. Mr. Lynam took the pistol from him because he thought it risky to let him have it. John Zeisler disturbed the peace and shocked the sensiblltles of Dora Hoffman and Amelia HoefTenbrook yesterday morning on Blttner street. He was fined $io and costs.

Jerry Beald was up on a charge of cruelty to animals. Agent Welsh swore to the circumstances of the arrest and the nature of the wounds. Officer Mahonv confirmed his evidence. The defense swore the horses had not been working for two months and showed the Court the collar that was worn. After much questioning and some contradictions the detendant was let go.

The most youthful offender, perhaps, that has ever confronted the Judge was little Willie Twellman, 6 years old, and living at 1939 Sullivan avenue. The little fellow, desirous of emulating the father of this coun-trv, disfigured the trees of Elanor Whoer-belde of 3108 North Eighth street. The Judge gave his mother a little advice and sent them home. Max Bortruck accused Max Goldstein of striking him and tearing his coat last Friday night at Eighth and Carr streets. Several witnesses were called whose German even Marshall Boese could not interpret, and Goldstein was fined $10 and costs.

BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. Tne Columbia Oil Co. in the Sands ot a Beceiver. Chicago, July 24. The Columbia Oil Court of Criminal Correction this morning CHIEF JUSTICE rCllEB OW THE KIXT GREAT POLITICAL BATTLE.

Sax Francisco, July 24. Chief Justice lor stealing awatcn irom xneoaore fetam of 1901 fcoutn iiroauway. Fuller, who is at Tacoma, eald In an inter ATTRACTIVE SHOW WINDOWS. view Wednesday: "There is a great deal of talk about Blaine in the East as a presidential Mr. John C.

Walker Developing Won candidate, and the man from Maine is plain, ly the leader of the party. Harrison's administration has been successful, but I be derful Talent In a New Line. Some very pretty works of art in chalk and lieve a great deal of its popularity Is due to James G. Blaine. He is a remarkable man A Terrible Explosion In a Tailor-Shop at Pine Bluff.

PncB Blftt, July 24. A terrific explosion took place at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Houses all over town were shaken from foundation to top. The explosion occurred in Fred Schneider's merchant tailor store. One of his workmen struck a match and that is the last he remembers, as he was knocked senseless.

Three persons were badly hurt and one win no doubt die. His name Is Alex htrauss. The other workmen are J. Emmert, P. II, Faber, and C.

W. Weller. The entire building was demolished and tbe adjacent bouse of McCain and Houston was badly damaged. Tbe bouse wbere the explosion occurred belonged to tbe wldfcw Holcombe. focbnelder loses over $10,000 worth of clothes, suits and cloth, which were blown everywhere.

The whole city is aroused. The cause is certainly gas explosion. It bad been known since yesterday that gas was escaping in front of where the explosion occurred. For several blocks around windows and doors were shattered. FOUND XV A FREIGHT CAR.

and it would not surprise me to see Blaine Western Horses Win Additional Honor at the Horse Haven Track. Saratoga. N. July 24. This Is the first extra day of the race meeting here.

The weather Is rainy, but there are Indications that it will be clear before long. There Is a fair attendance considering the weather. The track Is sloppy. First rare, purs $400, for maldaa 2-ysar-oMs, fle furlong Tli rav was won by Astraksn; r.n4u-lio was ituisd and Mootllo third, i iid, fecoai race, pnre $04H, 3-jrsar-olds ao4 upwards, ona mill "oreruiinr, flr.t; Bauntarar, aacoudi Oat-tynborsr, third. 'J mi, 1 :4.

Third raca, pur S460. a-yaar-nlds, six and ona-half urionjra frarl, Srot; titrataajadi, sacoiMlf Bella of Oruiisja, tiilM. Tlma, Kourtn raca, pnrea $tjOO, ona aud llr-lxtaDtla milas is Antral, flr.t; Caa Caa, aaoond Magra-der, third, 'liuia, A Foul Hit, At 11 o'clock last night, Dan Hawkins and William Jones got into a fight in "Kighth Street Yard" and Hawkins hit Jones on the head with a baseball bat. Jones was sent to tbe City Dispensary and Hawkins was locked up in the Third District Station. charcoal nave been exhibited at different times In St.

Louis, but none has attracted more attention or admiration from connoisseurs than some specimens of pencil work In whitewash on the windows of Walker meat and vegetable murket at 2900 Olive street. The artist was Mr. John C. F. Walker and his principal Using a Fire Engine.

Assistant Fire Chief Gross is kicking because of the stupidity of one of the Insane Asylum employes. The asylum Is on such high ground that it cannot get service from the regular water main, so the Fire Department was appealed to for assistance, and came forward nicely. The fire engine is located at a low point on the main Magnolia avenue and Dumps water every afternoon Into a main which goes to the asylum. There the water runs into a cistern and is pumped up into the tanks. The telephone message was sent as liiual yesterday to the Fire Department and ttie engine was put to work.

After about three hours of steady pumping the men in charge thought it was about time the tanks wore full and made an investigation. Then they learned that the tanks had been filled two hours before and the only trouble was that the asylum people had forgotten to notify the firemen of the fact. and Cleveland leaders of the next great political battle." i MAISE'8 PROHIBITION LAWS. has made way with twenty-four $1,000 bonds of the Contia Costa Water which she Intrusted to his care. Mr.

and Mrs. John E. McElroy of Albany, N. spent Sunday and Monday In this city. Mrs.

McElroy will be remembered as the sister of President Arthur and the lady of the White House during his administration. They lunched at the Mercantile Club Monday, as the guests of Mr. C. T. Jenkins or this city.

Miss Thecla Bernays left on Saturday night last for the East, intending to make short stops at Chicago, Niagara Falls, Boston. Plymouth and New York City, and then spend three weeks at Keene in the Adlrondacks to attend the course of philosophical and literary lectures to be delivered there by Prof. Thomas Davidson and others next month. Misses Emllle and Annie Cuno are now in the White Mountains, where they propose to spend the remainder of the season. They attended the graduating exercises at Calm-bridge, their nephew being one of the graduates, and accompanied him to New York to bid him bon voyage as he sailed for Europe to be absent all summer.

Miss Mamie O'Meara was tendered a surprise party Saturday night at her borne. No. O'Fallon street. Among those present were the Misses Nellie Collins, Lizzie Walsh, Julia Barron, Mamie Walsh, Katie Powers, Sarah Bunburry, Maggie Meara, Nettie Murray and Messrs. Gibbons, Slattery, Gross, Powers.

John and Tom Griffin, Flnegan and Furlong. NOTES ABOUT TOWN. The French Mutual Aid Society will give a picnic at Concordia Park next Sunday. GtsiBAi Manages Laso of the Big Fonr passed through the eity last evening and departed at 6:30 on the airo bnort Line. The "Hollys" have chartered the Spread Eagle for tbeir excursion next Sunday.

It will be a private affair, only the members and their friends Attending. The boat will leave at 3 o'eloe- and wiU go as fax aa Grafton, 111. A special German service will be held In the large tent at tbe corner of Twelfth and Sidney streets tonight at 7:45 o'clock. The Pw of the Germaa Methodist Church at Eighth and Soalard street will cond net the services and preach the sermon. The Yonng Ladles' and Young Men's Sodalities of St.

Patrick's Parish are making arrangements for their annual excursion to be given Aug. 3 on the Grand Kpobllc. The sale of tickets is unusually large, and the arrangement committee are eonfldent of success. A splendid orchestra has been secured to furnish music for the dancing. St.

Pktkr's Catholic Church of Klrkwood wM give a iawn party next Tuesday Wednesday for the benefit of tbe church. Trains will leave the Union' Depot at Fih 3:15 p. 4:20 p. 5:25 p. p.

6:30 p. m. They return to the city at 4:20 p. nu, p. DEW OTJHCED BT THE PRESIDEWT OF THE FHAK- work is a very fine reproduction of the Post-Dispatch's picture of the new Union Depot, Subllsbed several weeks ago.

There is a itc crowd in front of the market admiring Jf ACKCTICAI. AjSSOCTATIOX. Pobtxakd. July 24. At the annual meeting of the Maine Pharmaceutical Asso the picture nearly all the time and sometimes ciation President C.

K. Partridge, in his annual address, vigorously attacked the pro hibition laws of the state. He saia, in part. the crowd gets so big that the policeman oi the beat is compelled to ask the gentlemen to move on. Mr.

Walker does his "painting" with a lead pencil on a surface of whitening spread over the inside of the window, and has to reverse everything in order that the picture may have the correct appearance to the ob A MEAN PRACTICAL JOKE. servers on tne ouisiae. Among the other attractions rrom tnis that for many years, owing to the so-called temperance laws of Maine, the apothecary could not fulnll bis duties toward the medical profession, the Invalid and the public, and has found himself confronted with the statutes of prohibition. If alcoholic stimulants are prescribed and be fills such prescription his legal place of residence Is the County Jail and in addition thereto bis artist's "brush" are pictures of fruits and flowers and vegetables and a representation of the plctuxe on the drop curtain In Pope's Theater. pocketbook should be legally muictea 01 a JUDGE GOTTSCHAiX HURT.

handsome sum. Cayenne Pepper Sprinkled on a Ball-Boom Floor. SewTohk, July 24. A practical Joke, played on Wednesday night In the Casino of the Vnion County Club at Plalnfleld, Is likely to prove a serious matter to the perpetrator if he is caught. The trick was played upon the occasion of the second "Summer Hop" of this season.

The Casino had been prettily oecorated and well known society people "lotrl Kew Torfc and Brooklyn were the guests or the prominent Plalnfleld residents. The scene was one of much gaiety when the opening dance was begun, but it soon changed, Sme one had sprinkled cayenne 'l 'Prohibition be said 'after nearly nair He Falls From a Broadway Cable Car and a naif century 'atrial in Maine, has proved a moral, political, deml-reUglous fraud. Orig Beceives an Ugly Wound. Judge Gottschalk was seriously Injured at 2 inally enacted trom the best motives as a Tho Turning Point o'clock this afternoon while attempting to A 13-Year-Old Boy Steal His Way From Mew York, While searching tbe empty box cars In the freight yards early this morning. Private Watchman Davenport found a small boy asleep In one of them.

At the Four Courts he gave his name as William Tressler, said he was 13 years of age and came all the way from New York City la the car. Tbe trip occupied four days and nights. He claimed to have lived with a lady on Thirtieth street, in New York City, from whom he had run away to go to bis sister in Arkansas. at city in Arkansas be did not know. The fellow has made several contradictory statements and his story Is not believed.

lie will be held until be tells tbe truth. A Shooting Affray. At daylight this morning James Conway and Joseph Morrell became involved in a wordy war In front of 1017 North Third street. Conway seemed to be getting the best of the talk, much to tbe displeasure of Morrell, who pulled a revolver and shot Conway In tbe left leg near tbe knee, inflicting a painful wound. Morrell then escaped.

Conway declines to prosecute him if arrested. Both men are peddlers. HsroY aUHJ, -Tsr-ld boy HtIbs at 1907 Sovth Broadway, was play ins (be roof of a sb4 la his jam yasttardaj wbaa be tail mtt aa4 torefca his tm WHs many a maa ta mms trtrta! aft. asyt a mars) twoosmnaadatioa at wma frland to try It. baa aaTad taa nvas of aaadrada.

Hoaaaittc aauod word tnr H. K. to aaroaal. fW dealers in cotton seed and cotton seed oil, with offices in Chicago, London, Menjphls and Owattona. was placed in the 'i-h over the waxed sunace or tne bail.

room floor, and the result was felt as wbrrmw It ha tie triad tbare aa always I gooaraaoiia. bands of a receiver to-aay Dy judge uioogett. The company was capitalized for $1,000,000 and the liabilities are In the neighborhood of Co. S. S.

S. fir 11 'sovereign remedy for intemperance Its em plrlcism has been folly demonstrated. It has grown like a fungus on tbe body politic, stimulated by a combination of dark-lantern societies with demagogue fanaticism, political intimidation and intolerance of lndin d-ual rights. It has shown total inadequacy for its avowed purpose of promoting temper ance and good morals. It is a miscarried effort to legislate the Kingdom of God into tbe beart of man by indirection.

Inasmuch as It niaces an act not a crime Itself in the same category with the worst crime." JCAT' EESIOHATIOIT. norro July 34. Col- W. Dudley la this city yesterday on legal $500,000. board a south-bound Broadway cable car.

He bad Just come out of the west door of the Court-house and seeing the car approaching, ran to catch It. As he arrived at the track he made a hasty grab for the car and attempted to spring aboard. He missed his footing and was thrown violently to the ground, strlkingon the back of his head. He lay stunned for a moment and Recorder Billy Hobbs and several others rushed to his assistance. He was taken into Bessell's saloon and a physician sent for.

It was found that he had received a deep and ugly gash at the base of the skull, and he appeared to be but half-conscious after receiving the Injury. me aancing was wen unaer way. id tripping feet and the swaying of skirts raised a cloud of dust that was Intolerable in the crowded ball-room. The pungent odor of the red pepper penetrated every nook and corner, filling the eyes, throat and nostras or those present until the coughing and sneezing beeasne so general that a hasty adjournment wit a alrn annHiir nrrtnnt. A 1TEBK1SKA BAXK CLOSED.

rattle Ckeek, July 24. Beceiver F. HOTEL FERSOff ALS. James Bradley. Buffalo; W.

II. Billing, Sew York; Willis, White Oak, Hi-, and W. T. Mason. Mattoon, 111., axe at the Lindeil.

R. T. Bilev, Harrisonville, E. T. Herndon.

Chetry Valiey. Mo. E. H. Calmer, Buffalo, and J.

li. O'Beefe, bprinffteld. 111., are at the Laclede. M. B.

Guthrie, Mexico, M. John Condon, Boston; 8. Samuels, New York; B. Hopkins, Dallas, and A. J.

Bock Island, are at the Soath- Edgecombe took possession of the Farmers A Drovers' Bank of this city yesterday. It is not yet known how deeply the bank Is Involved. Tlllotson of Chicago Is looking after his claim of $3,000 against the bank, and Sher-tr Tjcr has attached property belonging to -1 corps oa port rs with brushes and damp I sawdust Enaily eared the ball-room of the and the dine lag was resumed. Ills XUrrzrar AC Cz mu mat tne officers of the Country Cluo win i i i ne accident caused a large crow to gainer I on the scene. ipusieM.

not willing to lscapoU. Bueuuoui errorts to nave uie osenaer uolshed. President Maxwell Xor a Chicago house. A.