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"If TV Us. St. fours fj last- Sispa gtiisn, gtttmbtr IS, 1S91. 2 TAYLOR MFG. IT SURPRISED HIM.

up all this matter." Judge Valllant overruled Mr. Klnealy's objection and allowed Mr. Koe to proceed. Mr. Pollock was then subjected to a severe catechising.

To Clear a Cloud From a Title. John Farrell filed a suit to-day against Alfred Heacock and Maria L. Heacock, his wife, to remove a cloud from a piece of property fronting 75 feet on Benton street In city-block 355. On Aug. 9, 18S4, It is set forth in the petition the Heacocks executed a deed of trust on the property to the late John Lady to secure a loan of $2,500.

In the description of the property In the deed of trust It Is alleged the location of the lot read the "northeast corner of said bloc," when, it is averred, it should hava read "southwest corner." The mis Avenue D. South Side. THE- PROPER THING PAT. CALF, CORDOVAN, CALF KANGAROO. FOR SENSIBLE GIFTS, THOUSANDS $1.00 AND UP, 412 Should Remember the New 11 11 With Through Pullman Sleeper3 and the WEEKLY LOW-RATE TOURIST EXCURSIONS TO Si FRANCISCO Ticket Offices at S.

E. Cor. Ercadway and Olive St. and Union Depot. 4th and Tine.

'Phone 1119. For Gentlemen. Endless Variety. Following tines Cigar Boies-. to $25 Cigar Cases -50c to $17.50 Cigar-HaMers --25c to $15 Cigarette 25c to $5 Cigarette Holders 10c to $10 Cigars 50c to $50 per hi Briar Pines 25c to $25 TnrM Pipes $1.50 to $7.50 Snniry Pipes 10c to $10 Smote' TaWes $1.25 to $10 Smote' Sets to $15 Matcli Boxes to $10 Tokco Ponclies -25c to $3 Toijaeco Jars-.

$2.50 ALL GRADES OF FANCY SMOKING TOBACCOS. Also, a full line of Hard Wood, Satin Lined Glove, Handkerchief, Jewel and Collar and Cuff Boxes. Plush is played out. These are the latest. The Following Concerns Will Carry Lines of Such of Our Goods as Best Suit Their Trade: BEOADTf AT IMPORTING 421 IT.

Broadway. MELLIER DRUG 518 Olive St. ST. JAMES' HOTEL CIGAR STAND, Broadway and Walnut, L. Harburger 1'roprietor.

GOODS AT RETAIL. 4th and Vine. 'Phone 1M9. Fine Umbrellas Or fine Ebony Canes for Holiday Presents. See my stock before buying elsewhere.

Store and factory Nth ant) Clive, one door south. DEATHS. AUFDEKHEIDE Friday, Doc. 18. 1891.

at 3 o'clock a. Mrs. Mary Aetdbeheidic, nee Frye. teloved -wife of F. Aufderhelde, aged 60 years and 25 days.

Bronchitis. Funeral Sunday, Dec. 20, at p. m. from family residence, 922 North Thirteenth street.

Friends are Invited to attend. BTJKNS Thursday, Dec. 17, 1891, Mrs. Catherine Burns, jiped 65 years. Funeral will take place at 2 o'clock p.

Saturday Dec. 19, from the residence of her niece, Mrs. Ann Jane Henly, 1313 North Seventh street, to St. Patrick's Church, thence to Calvary Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.

GETTINGS On Thursday, Dec 17. at 5 a. Michael, beloved husband of Catherine Gettlngs and father of Francis ud Annie Gettingg, in the 54th year of his aire. Funeral will take place from family residence, 805 South Twenty-second street, on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.

m. to Angels' Church, thence to Calvary Cemetery. Friends and relatives are Invited to attend. Worcester (Mass.) papers please copy. GRATE At 8:45 a.

on the 18th Inst, at family residence, 2818 Franklin avenue, Isabelua Gbatk, nee Lewis, beloved wife of James J. Grate. Due notice of funeral will be given. HETER On Dec 17, at 9 o'clock p. Jon Hevkr, dearly beloved husband of Magdalene Heyer, in bis 62d year.

Funeral Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 o'clock, from the family residence, 2S26 Indiana avenue, KANE James Kane, familiarly known as Jimmy (born in County Antrim, Ireland), Thursday, Dec. 17, 1891, in the 83d year.of his age. He was honest, faithful and true. 8CHEER Dac.

18, at 3 o'clock a. m. Mrs. Kathbisk Scheer, beloved mother of Kathrine Wahl. Funeral will take place at 1 o'clock Sunday from family residence, 1504 Blair avenue.

BCHMITT On Wednesday, Dec. 17.. my dear husband and our beloved father, after a short illness, at the age of 55 years and 8 months. Funeral to take place from family residence, 1828 Sooth Third street, Saturday, Deo. 19.

at 1 o'clock p. ro. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend. "WAGNER On Friday, Dec. 18, at 5:20 a.

m. of pneumonia, Monroe Wagner, aged 45 years. Funeral will take place on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 1:30 o'clock p. from late residence, 1436 Poplar street.

Friends are invited to attend. Deceased was a member of Frank P. Blair Post, O. A. R- WUERZ On Thursday, Dec.

17. at 7:30 a.m.. Mart, nee Brodhack. beloved wife of Conrad Wuerz, aged 41 years and 3 months. The funeral will take place at Klmmswlck, Saturday.

Dec. 19, at 1 p. m. Friends are invited to attend. Iron Mountain train reaves Union Depot at a.

m. 63 TO 21 SOUTH BROADWAY Christmas Bells, Wreth, cboio frcfth daily. Telephone 4229. WUntil ffrlLnC ALL KLOC rtULO- Btt Cougb Byrup. Tastes Good.

fiijiro latent tit if ri mi TAYLOR Mfff. A Man Who Knew Nothing of His Wife's Suit for Divorce. JAMES C. LIGHTNER EPEAKS OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIM. He Fays They Save Never Had Any Trouble, and That His Life Will Ba Dreary Without Her-Bather 4Than Oppose Her Suit He Will Leave the City Other Cases.

James C. Ughtner, whose wife, Demarls J. Llgbtner, sued for divorce on Dec. 15, called at the Circuit Clerfc's office this mornlnS and asked to see the petition In the case. He he had Just learned of the divorce proceedings and wanted to satisfy himself that what he heard was true.

He said he could not understand his wife's course in the matter. There was no trouble between them, that he was aware of, he claimed, and he said they never had had any se rious dlffer-rences. Ughtner is a conductor on the Chouteau avenue division of the Lindell Railway, or was until yesterday, when he drew his time and announced that he intended leaving the city and going he knew not where. The Ughtners have lived at 2227 Olive street. Mrs.

Ughtner still runs a furnished room house at that number. Utchtner, who used to be a conductor on the Olive Street Line, has been rooming away from home, because be claims he was compelled to do so to be near bis work. They have no children. In her suit for divorce Mrs. Llglitner charges her hus-, fcand with failure to support, treating her badly, staying out at night and passing himself otr as an unmarried man.

UK IS 8CRFRISED. "I don't see how she can make those charges," said Llghtner. "I have never treated her badly, nor have I ever passed myself off as an unmarried man. With regard to staying out at nights, I have done so, but it was when out working on my car. Alter working until 1 o'clock at nltht 1 would walk home from the car-house, getting home sometimes at 1 :30 or 2 o'clock, but 1 could not help that.

As far as not supporting her is concerned, I gave her all that 1 earned excepting just enough to pay a few necessary expenses. I have been sick a good deal this summer, and could not, of course, make much. I have been running as an extra on the Chouteau avenue line, and gave her nearly all 1 made. The pay before last I drew $44, and gave her $20. Yesterday I called to see her and offered her half of what I drew, but she refused to take it, saying that if she took it It would Injure her I collected which was owing to me and I offered her that, but she refused it also.

"1 was home the night of the 15th, the day she filed the divorce, and she treated me just the same as ever. I did not know sne had applteu lor a divorce and she did not say anything about It. 1 had not read the rapers and did not know anything about it. I changed my clothes and sho said, 'You had better take your dirty clothes to the laundry, as I always used to do. This 1 did as directed.

Alter I read of the suit In the newspaper yesterday I went to see her and asked how she could make such charges. Vou know, Joe, said 'that I have never treated you and she said, 'I know you have not and that is not the reason lam sulntr you for divorce. 1 am suing for divorce because you do not give me enough "'I said. "I can't give you more than I make. "We were in the basement at the time this conversation took place and Mrs.

Kampefer. who with her husband rents the front room, was present and heard It. "My wife spoke of one of her roomers whose husband sh said gives her $75 a month, besides paying for the room. "1 said, 'Yes, Joe, but street-carmen don't make such money as that. HE LOVKS HKR DEARLY.

"I think nay wife has been Influenced to do as she is doing by some of those people who room with her. She is a good woman, but is very easily Influenced. hen we parted yesterday she kissed me good by. We were up in our room at the time, she took me by the hand and said: I love you as dearly as ever a woman loved a man, "and kissed me. We have lived together for thlr teen years and I have never said a half a dozen cross words to her.

the would scold me at times, and I would say; 'Ain't vou ashamed to say such and I wo'uld catch her and hug her and kiss her and try to get her into a good humor. -1 love her belter than my life. I would give up my life for her at any time with pleasure, and life without her would be very dreary. When a man loves a woman you know what it is to live away from her. 1 will do all that I can for her, however.

I will not wait for her to send me word but will help her all 1 can If 1 know she needs it. 1 could prevent her getting the divorce, but I will not tight it. I don't think I ought to do anything against her. I would not say anything against hor for I believe she Is a true woman, but if I fought the case she would have to prove what she says, which I don't think she could do. Hut 1 will not oppose her.

I will go away and let her get the divorce. I will leave town to-nlKlil. I don't know exactly where I shall go. shall go either to Denver or Louisville. I have letters to both pluces.

Where I shall go to 1 cannot decide until I go to the ticket office. WAXTKD HER TO DROP THE SUIT. "I wanted her yesterday to give up thedl-vorce. i-he said she would never marry anyone eise. 1 said then: 'Let the divorce drop, and we can live apart if you want to.

If we can't get along jt is better to live apart. I will then stay In t. Louis, and will have a better rlht to help you. But she would not give up the divorce. When she refused to take the $H0 to-day 1 said- I have a good notion to go down and pay" off seme of your debts with It." And she said- on can do so If you want to.

Ughtner appeared much depressed and left the Court-house by the west wlug, walk-ln with a slow step and sad. dejected air. He said his wife lived In Cape Girardeau County, before coming to st. Louis some years ago. While he was working on the Olive street line as conductor Mrs.

Llghtner ran a boarding-house opposite the car stables at Leonard avenue and Olive street, and they were thought to live happily together. Called the Lawyer a Busybody. In Judge Valliant's court to-aay the suit of M. E. T.

l'ollock against Mrs. Caroline Lyle is on trial. The plaintiff. Pollock, is an attorney and is suing Mrs. Lyle lor $2,526, half the amount of a judement which l'ollock alleges he was retained to collect for the half.

The judgment referred to was rendered in the St. Louis County Circuit court. It Is alleged. Nov. 22, 1S72.

in Iwvor of Kdwnrd Clark against Isaac Fisher, John Francisco, Alexander L. Lyle and illiam H. Cozzens, and was originally for Clark, It is averred, assigned the Judgment to Oscar Lyle. a son of Mrs. Lvle, who after wards assigned It to Horace Moody.

Mrs. Lyle It Is claimed asserted that she furnished the money to perchase the judgment and lu October, isyo. engaged 1'ollockr to take steps to recover it for half of what he might collect l'ollock states that he began proceed lnes In the matter, but that about May 29, 1891, Mrs Lyle assigned her Interests in the claim to John JI. lobb. This, l'ollack states, prevented him from prosecuting the claim.

The Judgment with Interest tUen amounted, it Is alleged to $5,252, and l'ollock Is now suing for half of thut amount. J. W. Klnealy represents l'ollock. l'ollock, when he had given Ms testimony in the case and been examined by his counsel was taken in charge by the attorney for the other side, Thomas Koe or Roe A Morris who proceeded to score him by attempting to show by a series of questions that l'ollock had worked up the case by going around among the parties and endeavoring to induce Mrs.

Lyle to make an attempt to recover' the Judgment. Mr. Klnealy Interfered In behalf of his client By objecting. "I wish to 6liov. Your Honor," said Mr.

Koe, "that this is the busybody so severely denounced by our bupreme Courts as going around and stirring Laces and spangles, gauzes and langj This is a woman's own department, so sht who fooks for slippers, smoking cases bootjacks and suspenders must pass by this side of Avenue and seek other aisles where the "lords of creation arecaterei to in the best of style. But if it is something sweet and soft and ravishly becoming that you seek, to put around a girl's white throat, then this the place. Chiffons of course claim first mention, and they are here in every color of. the rainbow, and in some exclusire shades that were not invented when the old-fashioned rainbow made its first bow to the largest audience that ever attended first performance. But never mind th rainbow the chiffons, all colors, can be had by the yard, all embroidered, from Sfe for the single frill up to $3 for the double.

If you want a neck finish to a corsage one cut square, the chiffon jabots are all ready to put on and sell from 50c, 65c, Ji.g up to f2. 50 apiece. There is that most convenient of the black lace fichu or scarf. The old ladies like them because they are "so genteel;" the young ladies because they are "awfully becoming" to a red-lipped brunette and transform her into a Spanish senorita for party or opera when worn ovet the hair. These are all lengths, all widths and all silk, and in the hand-run quality, heavy and rich, sell for fl.75, f2, f2.50 up to 12.50 apiece.

In the Spanish guipure 35c to $3 is the price range. No woman lives but loves a bit of real lace, and in this department her wish can be gratified at very small cost, for there arq sheer handkerchiefs, with narrow edge' real duchesse, as low as 50c apiece, and from that on upat different prices, to some exquisite mouchoirs, with spider-web tracery in deep corners, at As to those of Oriental lace, they can be bought for something quite pretty at 25c to the plaited lace edged at fl. There are silk gauze handkerchiefs, just the things to add a dash of color to a dark costume, at 19o apiece; ladies ties at 20c; crepe lisse Medici collars, with silk loop edge, in all shades, for 25c, and all the latest fads in ruching at the lowest prices. Avenue D. ear Elevator.

Here are headquarters for woman's most potent material weapon Fans. One of the loveliest is of cream or white bolting cloth, with real duchess edge and spangled ivory sticks, and this is cheap at the price, 10. 60, for the material and design are exquisitely fine. Equally as handsome, but with less duchess point, are those of bolting cloth in cream, with butterflies of duchess in arabesques of spangles with open-work, spangled sticks, at $7.50, which is also the price of those with silver spangled gauze background and gold spangled butterflies and dragon flies. One edged with Fedora laoeand painted butterflies with iridescent wings is lovely at 5.50, and so on down the scale run the gauze fans in artistic painted designs to 2.50 and less.

Ostrich fans never lose prestige, and Crawford's shows beauties with ivory sticks at from f9.50 to i.93. Some very handsome ones, in all colors, with silvered sticks and in all colors, range from fl up to 2.49. Satin-back feather fans, in shades, with ivory sticks, can be had for 1.25, and the very cheapest and prettiest fans for the price to be found anywhere are those of China silk in this department, hand-painted, with enameled sticks to match in color, traced in silver, and that sell for 65c, 85c and fl.39 apiece. A special line of hand-painted quill fans, with wooden sticks, are only 97c. Millinery Second Floor.

The typical old lady that the artists love to paint has white hair and wears a cap, and given the old lady, Crawford's can furnish the cap. There are those of black thread lace-a elderly ladies love thread lace beautiful they are and queenly looking upon the right head, garnished with Ottoman ribbon, at f4.25. At the same price are those of thread lace with delicate lavender ribbons, just the things for those oldUdie whose complexions so often rival thos the girls; of gulpuro and-gros grain at f4.25, with tiny lavender rosettes, are the dressiest head-dresses one need want. There are silk lace head-dresses stylish little bows and lace streamers, cheap and elegant, at 3.25. One of the latest novelties in caps white illusion over black, so artistic made as to give the effect of real quakensB gray; it has a full ruching and soft, big front with streamers, and is one of Crawford's prettiest at 3.25.

In breakfast caps and we all know no much they add to the looks of the laaj who governs the coffee urn are sever styles in plain black illusion, quilled, with narrow ties, white illusion with li narrow loops of black in tufts, and with black loops tufting the crown, one price, 1.75; while a very durable of French lace with gross-grain ties for 2.25. Store open Saturday p. m- unlu o'clock. CRAWFORD'S. take was not discovered, it is stated, until after the property was sold under the deed of trust and bought by Farrell, whose deed also read with the wrong location.

Farrell asks for an order of court compelling the Heacocks to execute to him a new and cor rect deed, or in the event of their refusing to do so to enter a decree divesting them or any title which may be vested in them in consequence of the alleged wrong description and vest it in mm. Charles McLarau'a Will. The will of Charles McLaran was admitted to probate to-day. He leaves all his estate real and personal to his wife, Annie M. McLaran to dispose of as she sees fit.

"In making this win." the instrument reads. "I am not unmindful of any children Annie M. McLaran. now the wife of Theodore lie Forest. Chas.

J. McLaran, Fanny MCLaran, him McLaran, Kooert l. McLaran, Percy B. McLaran, Mary Allcf McLaran, Jas. I.

McLaran. Dan T. McLaran and Wm. H. McLaran.

but I do not wish to make any bequest or devise to them or either of them, being satisfied that their mother regards tnem witn as mucn affection as 1 do. and I prefer to leave her free to pro vide for them and each or either of them as she sees fit." Mrs. M. McLaran Is appointed executrix. Court Notes.

The Gilsonlte Roonflg A Paving Co. brought suit to-day against Henry Meyer, Gustavo Overbeck ana John Over beck for $89.05 work alleged to have been done and material furnished for a building on Broadway, between Bitnerand Christian streets. Theodore Koerkel by his will admitted to probate to-day leaves all his possessions to his sister, Mathilda Koerkel. Andreas Weber gives (l to each of his three children and the rest of his property to his wife Efroslna Weber. In the heart of thereat business center of St.

Louis is located the Chemical National Bank. You are invited to open an account with it. Its facilities for modern banking are unsurpassed. THE DEAL COMPLETE. The National League and the American Association Are Now One Organization.

Indianapolis, Dec. 18. At 4 o'clock this morning a meeting in the club-room of the Bates adjourned, and with Its adjournment the first meeting of the National League American Association of Professional Base Ball Players ended. This is the name of the consolidated base ball organizations, which met this morning separately, heard final reports from committees, terminated their affairs and dissolved. At the meeting that lasted all night, Nick Young was elected president and secretary and treasurer of the new League and Zack Phelps was chosen as solicitor.

The headquarters will remain as In the old League, at Washington. The Board of Directors was drawn by lot, and was composed of members equally from the Eastern and Western Circuits. The members are Brush, of Cincinnati Von der Ahe, of St. Louis; Hart, of Chicago; Soden, of Boston; Von der Horst, of Baltimore; and Scan-Ion, of Washington. President Young has yet to name the Schedule and Playing Rules Committee.

The new League Is organized on an iron-clad, ten-year basis, and no club can be dropped without the unanimous consent of the clubs, Including the one to be dropped, an1 a three-fourths vote is necessary to change the constitution. The terms of settlement with the clubs are said to have been satisfactory to all parties, but President Young Is authority for the statement that the exact figures will not be given out for some time. It is understood thit Boston received Philadelphia, Columbus, Chicago, $13,000, and Milwaukee $6,000, a total of $105,500. The Milwaukee figures may be a few thousand more. In an interview with a reporter President Young said that the new organization starts out with the most brilliant future.

"The old League and the old Association are ended," said he, "and a new order of things prevails. The old League never owed a debt after It was due," though, he added, "we had to walk the floor considerably in 1890. Tho cessation of this war means a revival of Interest in the national garce. There is a representative club in every city and only one, and the removal of the division of patronage stimulates local enthusiasm as well as enhances the prosperity of the club. The new committees will revise tho schedule system and improve the field aspects of the game.

From all these reasons, It is hoped that the stimulus given the game will be permanent." Minnesota and Michigan venison for holidays at Judy's. Union Market. THE FIELDS. Difficulty of Personal Service of a Legal Paper. New York, Dec.

18. John V. Cockcroft has begun suit In the Supreme Court against Cyrus W. Field Impleaded with Emll Wolt-mann and the firm of Field, Llndley, Wlecn-ers Co. to recover $7,500 on a promissory note.

The note was executed by Woitmann in favor of John F. Wiechers, Indorsed by him to the firm, by the firm to Cyrus W. Field, and by him to the plaintiff. Efforts are being made to serve Mr. Field personally with the summons, but they have been lneffecual.

Judge lngraham directed yesterday that the summons be left with some suitable person at Mr. Field's residence, but if admission to the bouse is not obtained it may be attached to the outer door of the house. The counsel of Edward M. Field willen-deavor to get their client out of Ludlow Street Jail to-morrow to take him before Judge Dykman's commission at White Plains for examination as to his sanity. District Attorney Nlcholl was engaged yesterday in making an examination of the books of the firm of Field, Llndley, Wiechers Co.

Edward M. Field is causing the Warden of Ludlow Street Jail a good deal of worry. Since his confinement at the prison he has partaken of but little food. He says that he fears some one may put poison in his food. Mr.

Cyrus W. Field's physician to-day said- 'There is no immediate danger of death in Mr. Field's case. He is not suffering from any disease, but is simply prostrated by the sutwoDiuu vi tHiamiues mat nave ianen upon him. iiciu iius no amoitton.

does not get ud. neither He uu ue rouse mmseir in unv He does not care to eat. He will not read the newspapers or in fact in anr way exert himself, lie may continue in this condition Tor days or weeks. The one thing in his favor Is that he comes of a sturdy and long-lived stock and may, by careful nursing, recover, but he Is an old man and has been under treatment for ten years, and an unfavorable turn may come at any time." Relief for I.a Orrippo" Sufferers. If it were better known that Hot Springs, was a haven for mankind when suffering from "La Grippe," those afflicted with It would buy a ticket via.

Missouri Pacific Railway or Iron Mountain Route and spend a week or ten days at this famous resort, which is reached from St. Louis and Kansas City in through Pullman buffet sleeping cars. City ticket office. 102 North Fourth street, Thbkk mort prisoner war taken to the "Pen" ly 1)ePt5' Sheriff Thomas X. Skid-more They were John Waters, convicted of burglary in the Urn degree an.l larceny" who wai William Knoetzel and John Keller, both convicted of burglary in the second Tho True and Genu In a.

Real beer connoisseurs 3rlnt only th tm. and genuine, recognized the world over as the Aniieuser-Bcsch brands. 414 NORTH FOURTH ST. SHORT LINE- TO DEI abled to load at St. Paul, and by shooting the rapids of St.

Lawrence carry their loads to Liverpool, or on the other hand to take a load of goods at Superior and carry It to St. Louis or New Orleans. CHRISTMAS CARDS AND NOVELTIES. EC TO $12. See the exquisite variety at MERMOD JACCARD'S.

Broadway and Locust. Holiday Slippers at the Globe. 5,000 pair to select from. Ladles' from 45 cents to 12.50. Gents' from 65 cents to $3.

Lowest prices euaranteed. Globe, 703 to 713 Franklin avenue. DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT. Tobacco Importers Detected Making Fraudulent Classifications. New York, Dec.

18. Developments of a startling nature are to be made public soon which are likely to connect a number of large tobacco Importers with attempting to defraud the government out of many thousands of dollars. Under orders from the Treasury Department at Washington the special agents of that department are now examining all of the tobacco now in the bonded warehouses In this city. Of this there are now 50,000 bales In storage and each bale averages about 130 pounds. Most of this tobacco has been imported as being cheap filling material on which a duty of only 35 cents a pound must be paid, but the investigations thus far made show that at least two-thirds of the tobacco is of the flnest havana to be used for wrappers.

On this a duty of $2 a pound Is collected. Those who are In the scheme to defraud the Government went to work shrewdly, the quality of tobacco Is found on the outside of the bales, but below the outer cover is the leaf tobacco. The agents now are examining the bales which have been withdrawn from the bonded warehouses for use by the manufacturer. Charles S. Wilbur, the special agent, refused yesterday to give the names of any of the importers who had been found to be a party of the scheme.

"It is likely to turn out a pretty extensive affair," he said, "but it is fin possible now for me to give out any more than I have. HALF RATES To All Texas Points. Dec. 19 the Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain route will sell tickets from St. Louis to ail Texas points at one fare for the round trip, good to return until Jan.

6. City ticket office, 102 North Fourth street, and Union Depot. Pearl haitdm, shell handle, ivory handle and silver plated knives and forks, pocket knives and scissors, handsome and good. Simmons Hardware Co. RIOTING TAXPAYERS.

Almost a Repetition of Cincinnati's Court-House Affair of 1884. Cincinnati, O. Dec. 18. There came near being a re-enactment of the bloody Courthouse riot of 1844 neie this morning.

A great mob of taxpayers and others crushed into the County Treasurer's office to pay their taxes and avoid the penalty. The bills were delayed until yesterday and it was Impossible to take in all the money presented. One man put a revolver under the nose of the receiving clerk and said he would shoot if the money was not accepted and receipted for at once. The great crowd on the outside grew riotous and hurled stones through the window. One man was knocked Insensible and two women were crushed almost to death.

A riot alarm was sounded and a large body of police arrived and by vigorous action cleared the streets and drove off the more belligerent rioters. There is great excitement over the affair. ECONOMY COAL. Exclusively for family use try it. DiVOY FEUERBORN.

7u8 Pine street. If you want to make any one a Christmas present or one of our celebrated portraits you must bring us your order this week. Portrait Studio, Open until 10 p. m. 2108 Olive street.

SWIFT AIDS FRTJIN. The Contractor Saves His Partner From Heavy Sprinkling Taxes. PRESIDENT BTJBNET CONCEDES A POINT TO THE MAYOS'S FRIEND. Delegate) Kaye Gets Strong- Reinforce ment and the Sprinkling Bill Is Amended Chairman Huber's Re quests Are Not Granted Many Wheelmen Will Support the Licensa Bill. Col.

W. II. Swift took a hand In the flght on the sprinkling bill this week, and played It pretty strongly. He got- Interested la the bill when his partner, Jerry Fruln, left the city last week. Fruln owns a big tract of land on the Old Manchester road, and he had been backing up Delegate Thomas Kaye in his effort to prevent the sprinkling of that street.

Delegate Kaye made slow, headway, and Fruln had about determined to go In himself and flght the bill when he was called away. Then he had a talk with Col. Swift and turned over the whole affair to him. He took charge of the business, well pleased. There is nothing he Ikes better than a bit of political by-play, such as this was.

In the course of the next few days he contrived to see everybody In the City Hall who had anything to say In passing the bill. He never talked directly about his object to them, but approached it with circumspection. He always had some other business to bring him Into the office of the man upon whom he wanted to make an Impression, but before he got out. every time, he would have contrived to turn the conversation to the sprinkling. That done, he would run out, as If he thought it a great Joke, that Fruln was going to make It hot for the sprinkling bill if his part of the Manchester road was kept In it.

fact," said the Colonel In one of those talks, "I think that If the road is kept in the bill there won't be a single special sprinkling tax paid next year. i Nobody knows exactly what Col. Swift means by that, but it was supposed that he was threatening a contest of the tax bill, and the Board of Public Improvements wants to avoid anything of that sort. The threat had an effect. When the board met to-day, Col Swift was not there, but Delegate Kaye was.

President- George Burnet sent for Sprinkling Superintendent W. L. Johnson with his maps, and looking at these it was found that by stopping the sprinkling at Pain avenue, the property of Mr. Fruln would be left out. This was accordingly ordered to be done, and then Delegate Kaye, fondly Imagining that It was Influence that had Induced the board to recede from its position, demanded more.

"There are over a hundred miles of streets In two wards put In there without the request or the people living on them," he said, "ana I'd like to know who did "Those people are not complaining," said President Burnet. "They are. They are kicking like blazes. who put them in there?" Nevertheless, the board would make no more changes for him. and would not agree to the amendments that Delegate Conrad Huber wanted.

Secretary Foster was directed to send down the bill to the House of Delegates at once, and the Board adjourned presently. President Burnet, who remained In the room looking over the bill, lumped ud hastily. "There is no emergency clause In the bill," he announced to Commissioner Dan Able, who had remained, too. "If we don't put that in it will make ns too late to get out our special tax bills, and then there will be a pretty mess. Messengers were hastily dispatched all over the hall after the commissioners.

They were brought back, the board was reconvened and the emergency clause was added. Then the bill was sent to the House of Delegates. The sprinkling contracts have to be let on the first Monday in January. If the bill Is delayed beyond that time, those who pay the taxes may make trouble by contesting the rleht of the contractors to collect their bills. That is why Col.

Swift's threat told so sharply. Taxing: the Wheelmen. Councilman William T. Anderson's bill to make the wheelmen pay a vehicle license Is being discussed with animation In both the cycling clubs of the city. The bill Imposes a tax of $1 on every blcyle and tricycle In the city.

There is a wide difference of opinion among wheelmen upon it. President Kobert Holm of the Mlssourls is opposed to it, but many members of the club favor It. E. N. Sanders, whose attitude will Influence many other wheelmen who look up to him In some measure, thinks the license would be a good thing.

It would place tne bicycle in the city In the class of vehicles, and would cause it to be recognized generally as a vehicle. The courts have already decided thatltls, but the drivers of other vehicles seldom recognize It as such until they are brought into court and have to pay damages for wantonly runnlngover a wheel and its rider. Finding that a large number of the stalner class of wheelmen, those who ride the wheel for health and business, would profit to have the license put on the cycles, the Committee on Ways and Means of the Council Is very likely to report the bill favorably. If this is done botn Houses will pass It in spite of the protest of a few dealers and the younger wheelmen, as it will mean a license In value or nearly 14,000 for the city. All the dealers, however, do not oppose It.

With them, as with the riders, there is a difference of opinion. D. Snltzer, for example, thinks that the tax would cause fewer wheels to be Percy Stone believes that it would make no difference In the sales. Councilman Anderson introduced the bill with no Idea of Imposing a license on the wheels-ridden by the boys, but the Council will meet treat difficulty in discriminating. Being strictly a license bill, with no Idea of a poll tax attached, it cannot be worded so as to apply only to wheels used by riders of a certain age.

Besides, one of the greatest of cycling nuisances is a heedless half-grown boy on a wheel, riding on sidewalks among pedestrians. Some of these youngsters frequently do this down town, and are not arrested because the policemen don't understand that the law makes It their duty to treat th bicycle exactly like any other buggy. One of those young men rode down the west side of Sixth street this morning, through clerks and saleswomen hurrying to their work, to their great annoyance, of course. The policeman who stood on Locust street should have arrested him as he dismounted at the entrance of the Equitable building, but the officer was Ignorant and merely looked on disapprovingly. On the other hand, if- the bill is made to exempt the wheel of the size for boys It will be found that many adult riders will escape, as there are wheels for men made, no larger than the wheels sold to youths.

If Councilman Anderson gives tip his idea of exempting boys' wheels, and makes the bill tax all wheels. It will be opposed bitterly by many who are now its friends, particularly fathers whose young boys ride cheap wheels. Chairman Cole will probably consider the bill in committee next week, and will have a large number of wheelmen present. Do You Know-That the Alton la now running the newest and most elegant trains between St. Louis and Kansas City? Nothing to compare with them on any other line.

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A Gig-antio Canal Enterprise to Be Bet on Foot. St. Dec. 18. The St.

Paul Chamber of Commerce has begun pushing in earnest the scheme to build a great canal connecting the Mississippi and the St. Croix with Lake Superior, and bills asking for a big appropriation will this session be introduced In Congress. The scheme is to take an arm of the Mississippi to the St. Croix at Stillwater and follow a branch, of the St. Croix through Northwestern Wisconsin, thence bv a portage of a mile to the Black River, thence by the latter stream to Lake Superior.

By this canal it is meant to recon-struct the entire commerce of the Northwest. It would be built wide and duep enough to carry the largest whale boats on the lakes. Then by making improvements on the Mississippi below Hastings boats would be en.