Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

VJT 1 I NING; TELEGRAPH. SEVENTIETH VEAIL (ESTABLISHED JAN. 14, 1836.) ALTON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER lOc PER WEEK. JIKATJI O.F A. UNDEEWOOIP jtockbone of Witcr Works Com bination.

isjSl'oken by 1) mise of Legal Adviser. W. A. one b'f the most prominent attorneys in New York city and the legal representative of the present owners of the water works plant at Alton, -died In New York city last Friday, after a long Illness. Mr.

Underwood was a sufferer from neuralgia and although he constantly suffered the moat excru- oiating pain he remained at his post ami continued to work. He was the local advisor of the bondholders for tiui Now England Water Works company conducted the suit by which tho bondholders wound up the 'oily C. H. Vennor, took possession of flio plant which 'he had tried to tii he from them, aiid Mr. Undarwood fcenn (1 for the bondholders a judgment of (lie Unltod States court mak1m: r-ood their securities; He was in A II on frequently and was well bore.

Mr. Underwood has "id 11 Ilio head of the recently orsnn- company owning the Alton water works. He has been conducting j3C.uo!iaUons looking toward the acquisition of the plant by a private company organized In Alton. Representatives of the company say that Jhcy received latters from Mr. Underwood last week in which he was still carrying on his work in behalf of the new owners of the plant, and considering a proposition to sell.

The New York Tribune says that Mr. Underwood was 59 years of age. He was buried today at his old home, Adrian Mich. The death of Mr. Underwood may have an effect upon the watier works situation in Alton.

There is no one In the east so well posted as he about the conditions In Alton with regard to the water works plant. He was holding out for a high price for the bondholders and his was the guiding hand upon which the owners were depending to get them a big price REDUCTION IN MAM- SON TAXES, 6 PER CENT State. Hoard of Cuts Assessed Valuation in Madison, St. Glair and 'Monroe; liaises Bond. 8.

Nixon, member of the state board of equalization, said today that he has secured a reduction of 5 per cent in the assessed valuation of.town and city lots and farming ands in.Madison, St. Glair and Monroe counties. Bond county has been raised per cent. Mr. Nixon said today that the assessment of Madison county farming lands was $75 an acre, a figure which was secured by counting in t.ho valuation town site otfl in (ho vicinity of Alton, whicli should not bo assessor as high as they are.

The reduction is a good LIGHT FINE FOR SERIOUS OFFENSE IVSpringer Fined $5 for Shoot ing in Crowd, and $25 for Carrying Revolver. one and was strongly opposed by county officials. for the property. Mr. Underwood's mind wag a bright one, legally.

He wns well posted in all financial matters and the legal phase of such eases as arose in Alton. Ho was formerly the legal adviser of C. H. Venner and the downfall Venn or began when Underwood loft him and went over with the opposition. Venner depended on Underwood in his litigation up to the time of the rupture in their relations which resulted in the suit to foreclose the mortgage on the Alton water works.

Sirs. Swick Gets $7.85. In the case of Mrs. Minnie H. Swlck against Kale Davis for $30 alleged to he for house rent, Justice Nathan this morning gave Judgment for Mrs.

Swlck for $7,85. Davis presented an offset amounting to $51.85 and the justice allowed $23 of this amount. R. B. Springer was fined $5 and costs this morning for discharging a revolver In the Monarch saloon, yesterday evening.

The bullet narrowly missed several people. He was also fined $28 and costs for carrying concealed weapons. Springer was drunk and without any provocation entered the saloon, drew a revolver on a patron of the place and threatened kill him. Then, after being Interfered with, he began shooting wildly and two of tho bullets Just missed Uio heads of several men. Springer was rounded up and the proprietor of the saloon was notified that ho must answer a 'charge of violating Sunday law.

He was fined $35 and costs for his offense, too. Godfrey Rice was also charged with carrying concealed weapons and will be given a trial tomorrow. Thero is much dissatisfaction In administrative circles over the lightness of tho fines imposed In t.ho police court In such cases. Magistrate Rose holds that when a plea of guilty is entered, as was done in these cases, he must bo as lenient as possible, without regard to the gravity of tho offense. Tho police department will take Springer's case before the grand Jury, and he will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

The Mayor can take away the Monarch saloon's license and he ought to do it. Such a course would probably be a lesson to other violators of law. COUNCIL FELICITATES OVER CONDITION OF FINANCES. Aldermen's Sympathy Ownership Water Works Ordinance Monopoly Given. ooooooooooooooooooooo WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS Alton Bankings Trust to gG20 CAPITAL EAST SECOND STREET, Dr.

R. A. Pfaff, Oenttst, 202 to. 2d St. Q.

A. McMl lien, dentist, Laura bldg. IT WILL PAY To attend the Alton Business College. Mid-winter term opens Tuesday, January and, 1906. One of the largest and best equipped Commercial Colleges In the Mississippi Valley.

Unparleled Success Tor Year Just Closed. We expect 500 students iflOO- Will you be one of the successful? Write for new catalogue and circular, giving Information about those for whom we have secured positions. Address ALTON BUSINESS COLLEGE Cor. 3rd and Piasa Streets, ALTON, ILL. The Rash of Winter Trading is at its height here.

Your safest policy is to investigate and examine one varied and complete stock of Fancy Groceries for the Holiday Season. We are ever making our prices attractively low and YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESIST buying your supplies here. Our offerings for this week Include: Monarch White Asparagus, fancy la rgo can 30C Monarch Pure Maple Syrup, a quart can 3Sc Monarch Grated or Sliced plneappleo lb. can 15o Dunckleys Michigan Peaches, fancy, per can 25c Genuine Imported Macaroni, regular price 13C. tills week, a lb OBc Long's California Pure Preserves (8.kinds) a 45c.

Jar for 83c OOOQOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Xtra Pure Country Sorghum, Per Gallon QQQOOOOOQOOOQQQOQQOOOQOQOOOOQOOQOO Fancy Hill Top Crenni Cheese, per pound 18c Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, per can 15C Monarch Pure Home Mode Mince Meat, per po'und 13c And other bargains too numerous to Not only the PItlCBS but tho QUAIJTY counts Komember we are also headquarters for all kinds of Fancy Fresh and Suit Meats. Prompt delivery to any where in the A trial order will convince. Washington Cash Market A. LUER, Prop. 340 Washington St Both phones XiYIAS STORE NEWS The great problem in every one's mind is WHAT SHALL I BUY A CHRISTMAS PRESENT We are prepare to show you a large coUectionorbeautiful and useful gifts, appeal the economical buyer.

We shall on us EARLY and OFTEN. each one priced in a way to be pleased to have you call Beautiful line of Handkerchiefs, both plain hemstitched and embroidered 5c. Handsome boxes containing 3 good quality Handkerchiefs, with pretty Yuletlde rtbbon. 50c box. Pure Silk Initial hemstitched, largo initial 60o nud 25c Men's fine Quality 4 in-hand neckties each In individual box 25c Ladles Neckwear, all the now shapes and designs, both Silk and Chiffon, J2.0U, GOc.

and I 25c Ladles Bolts, a largo lino entirely now, leather or Silk 60c. and 25c Ladles Hand in leather or Gold plate, big assortment. 25c upwards. Silk lined Itld GlovuH, In tho now Ki'oy und brown HhaUos, per pair $1.25 pair Hand drawn and 'lonorlffo Doy- lies, lunch cloths and center pieces. 25c upwards.

Ladles Crepe do Mufflers entirely now, till colors $1.00 Uoaiitlful fancy colored Sills Um- hrallus, wilh fancy cover $2,76 value $1.90 Chlldron'8 Pur SulH bought bo- low vitluo, woi-th fully to Xmas price, per Hot $3.95 set Men's Blllt Mufflers, every now coloring, large and heavy tt.OO. 76o. oud Chlldrou'h uinbrollns, p'rotty handles and very useful, 750. anil 50c Saturday night was the occasion of much felicitation on the part of aldermen and Mayor all over he fact that tho city council had 'cached "the low ebb" of municipal inances" aa it was characterized, he time when It had beon tho rule borrow money to tide tho city ver until the January license re- elpts and the taxes put the city reasnry on easy street. It has not een necessary to borrow any mon- and will not be necessary.

The dnilnist.ration is to be congratulat- upon the business-like methods has used and its success in avold- ng the shoals of financial strlng- ncy. After paying all bills there left in the treasury about eforo another meeting Is held there 'iil be plenty. 1.0 pay all accounts nd a good sjim will bo left for the ext year. And all this was acc.oin- Hshed by tho administration, after is funds were depleted by the payment of old bills against the city by the preceding administration, out of the present year's funds. Mayor Beall and Mr.

Sparks recalled in speeches, that predictions were made by false prophets the city would be borrowing money before first five months had passed. Bouquets were tossed freely to the council by Mayor Beall and Chairman Sparks of the finance committee, be- cauae of tbo excellent condition of city finances. Council's Sympathy Touched. As an evidence that a touch of nature makes all men kin, there was an interesting Incident in the council meeting. A petition was presented asking that fines Imposed upon two factory girls Minnie and Annie Gerber be remitted.

C. J. Jacoby, who Interested himself in behalf of the two girls told the story that won the sympathy of the council. It appeared the girls were Justified, according to the story, In committing tho offense for which they were fined. They are the only support of their mother and the family recently came to Alton to buy a home and tho girls worked in the glass works.

Another girl, It was said, annoyed the girls by calling them poor folks, saying they had nothing to eat at homo and little to wear. The taunts became unbearable and one evening, after the day's work, the two sisters were assailed by a much larger girl who had threatened to whip them. The smaller of the sisters defended herself and was knocked down. Then her sister went to the rescue and between them they vanquished the assailant, who afterward had the Gerber sisters arrested. They paid their fine, which meant much to the family, and they could ill afford it.

A motion was made to remit fine and there was not a dissenting vote. Water Works Ordinance Read. The water works ordinance the city to purchase or build a municipal plant, was Introduced and read the first time by Mr. Holden. It was referred to the water works and ordinance committees and laid over for amendment.

The schedule of rates IB not prepared and must be Inserted in the ordinance. Knights of Pythias Offeri-d Tract for Site. A communication from tho Knights of Pythias who were represented a delegation asked the council to as sist in securing the adoption of A ton as a site for tho proposed Py Milan home. Mr. Marsh addresse tho council said that Mr.

J. Porter has agreed to glvo Roc' Spring park as a eito for the honi and that it would bo possible to so cure an additional tract adjolnln (he park site. Tho council was urg ed to cooperate with other organlza tlons in Alton In pushing Alton' claims for the homo. The matter referred to the promotion commit tee. City Clerk Gray asked permission to destroy the ballots cast at.

the las city election and was referred to the corporation counsel for advice. Edward naked permission to optm up Fifth street from the oust side of tho cemetery to Shield branch and ho offered to grudo and macad- linlzo tho slrcot also to extend Joe- mlnK avenue two of Mr. Levin' lotn which ho agreed to glvo to the pity. F'ooiJ All fhiluis growing out of tho flooding of the vicinity of nnJ Hallo streets from tho choking of Plasa sewer were rejected by th Claims committee. After the vot was announced Noonan and McGuan who voted adversely to the report tho Claims committee, said that th board of local Improvements shouli do something immediately to pro vent a recurrence of tho flooding the property in that neighborhood Xoonan advocated the building of an other sewer from Ninth to conuec with the Plasa sewer.

The Frederick Hayden tract was accepted as an addition to the city on recommendation of the real es tnte committee. The Health committee recommend od t.ho adoption of an ordinance corn polling 1 all householders to make im mediate connection of open drains for surface water or sewage, and at clo.sots, with the wherever possible. Link Drew, City Horse Undertaker Tho corporation counsel was in slrucled to draw up a contract giv ing Lincoln Drew the position of of ficlal and solitary horse undertaker in the city. Drew agreed to take charge of all dead animals and re move them to a place outside city and there dispose of them. Drew addressed the council and said tha he would take care of all packing house offal, too.

Mr. Sparks, who supported the "undertaking" scheme of Mr. Drew, spoke feelingly of the inconvenience attending the death in the brute members of any of tho Alton families, which he hoped the new arrangement would improve. Aldermen Yackel said that he had counted fourteen "horse-corpses" on the sand-bar Saturday, and he offered a resolution authorizing Drew to remove all those there now and tor- bidding the placing of any more animal "corpses" on the "sand-bar dump." The ordinance committee will present an ordinance to this effect at the next meeting. David Wilson was granted permission to quarry at Eighth and Semple streets AVonld Change Henry Street's Nome.

Alderman Blair offered a resolution that the name of Henry street bo changed to Central avenue along its entire length. The resolution was referred to the ordinance committee. This resolution, It is expected, will provoke lengthy controversy, pro and -con, anent the proposed change. We are ready to, sell you your Xmas flxens. The Globe.

Spent Sunday in Belleville. Mayor John R. Davis and Mrs. Davis spent Sunday In Belleville and (he knockers are saying that Mr. Davis went to Belleville because he knew there was no lid made that could fit tight on that town Sundays, while the lid he put on North Alton was really the only "tight" thing In the place.

He denies ho went there because the lid is off but denying things Is a privilege everybody has as his very own. ELEC nnr.ALCONSTRUCTION EDGAR RICE- wllli Illilu. All kinds or eiucvncat wiring ma fixtures. Kin. m.

Mr. M. B. Garber and Mr. A.

M. Maxwe'l, secretary and recorder of the American Homo Circle, having headquarters at Springfield, 111., wil be in Alton Thrusday evening to in stall a circle hero. They are slarl Ing with thirty members and hoi their first mooting In K. of P. hal Second and Market streets.

oooooooooooooooooooo MAYOR BEALL TURNS Delivers? Addresses it) Upper Alton A. M. K. Oliim-h and the Salvation Anny Smulav, Mayor Beall has added the duties of an exhortor to his already numerous responsibilities as mayor of Alton. Sunday, In tho course.

of hio pilgrimaBO of the Alton churches millions institutions he visited the Tipper Alton African M. B. church in tho morning and tho Salvation Army in the evening. At tho A. M.

B. church he was called on for an address and he gave It. At the evening meeting of the Salvation Army Mayor Beall, accompanied by a quartett from the Elks club and Comptroller Boynton, were guests of. honor. It was announced abroad that there would be special by the quartette and the hall was crowded.

Mayor Beall and Comptroller Boynton were called upon to relate their experiences and they Joined heartily In the spirit of the occasion. The collection was the star feature of the meeting. It Is Raid it was the biggest ever taken by the Salvation Army In Alton. Bills of various denominations, from $5 down rolled In and good-sized silver coins came in, too. The Salvation Army received a handsome hrifltmas gift from tho people who attended the army "the night the mayor visited It." WALTER B.

SKELLt FATALLY INJURED. Skull is Fractured by Full Trying' to Get CM'Eflec- Gar at Fourth and' State Streets. Mrs. C. P.

Degenhnrdt is 111 at her lomo In State street. Walter B.Skelly, steward at the Elks club, was probably fatally Injured Saturday night by falling whllo attempting to alight from aa electric car at Fourth and State streets. Skclly, it is said by pass- eiiKcrs, attempted to get off whila tho car wns stll) moving rapidly and was thrown on, the back of his head and shoulders. He was picked up badly injured, and was taken to No. i hose house, where Dr.

Fisher attended him. The members of tha lodge of Elks took charge of him and had him removed to his home on, State street. He lost consciousness a short time after being taken home; and his condition became He suffered from a hemmorUage of the brain Death resulted from Skells'a Injuries at 11 o'clock. He was 68 'years fage and leaves his widow and one child. Deputy Coroner Keiser impanelled a Jury and will hold an Inquest Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.

Died. This In Mulanpry hospital, St. Louis, Miss Anna L. Kellenberger, aged 46 years. The funeral will be private and will take place from the residence of Wm.

Billot Smith, In this city, 'on Wednesday at 2 P. m. NOTHING con give a man more genniae faction and solid comfort alter bard days work than a good STRUBEL CIGARS Mac A and MARVEL ore of the kind that leave the smokec satisfied. the Special Sole Fancy Ribbons. 25cyd 25c 20 Pieces of Fine Fancy Ribbons, worth 35c and 40c yd.

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JONES, Office to 13 a. to p. to p. m. (or those em- loyod during the day.

Bait Second Alton, III See our fine line of Xmas Handkerchiefs, 20c value, styles for We are Agents for Munsing Underwear. The Palmer Cloaks for Ladies, Misses' an'd Children fit well, wear well and are finely tailored. Our 36 in. Black Taffeta Silk, worth $1.25 Our Special, tor i 00, is worth seeing. HAAGEN'S.

SS. HAAGEN'S. Xmas Slippers An Always Appropriate Gift. MCII'H HomccA, tan and black, $1.26 to $2.00 per pnlr. MOII'H Kvcrctt, black mid colors, 76c.

to $2.00 per pair. MCU'N Opera, black und 75c. to $2.00 per pair. IJo.vs 1 VoutliH' und Little Gentle Slippers, Muck mid colors, 75c. to $1.25 per pair.

Hoys uiul oViitlis patent leather 1MNCJNG l'UMI'8. $1.28 to $1.75, per pair. Felt Slippers, Soft, Warm, Comfortable, high and low cut fo adies, Misses and Children, Men and Boys. MORRISSEY BROS. HIGH GRADE FOOTWEAR.

Store open till 8 p. Saturday's till 10:80..