Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-05-21

applied against railroad o6lclAlA
The punishmsnt b tenfold moro severe
law. CONVICTION implies fine Of not lee
than 5000, or imprisonment at bard labor
in the penitentiary for not less than twoyeaEs.
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
A Landmark Being Removed-Moot-
ing Of the Furniture Board Of Trade
Race Meeting OF the Jockey Club
Base Ball as ReorRanized.
81. LoUIs. May 16-An historical land.
mark OF the city IL being removed, .
wrecking company having commenced
this week tearing down the old Planters
House. one Of the oldest hotsls In the
west, and . house In which many men OF
note have stopped while In 81. Louis.
The work of demolition 10 going On rap.
idly and there are crowds Of relic hunters
anxious to carry away some fragment Oh
the house which has been immortalixed
BY Charles Dickens and other writer's Of
international fame. The wrscking conn
pany has been able to sell large quantity
Of marble slabs and filing, much Of which
10 in perfect condition. Tho hotel
10 being torn down to make room for .
larger and more modern building, which
10 to be erected at . cost including dec.
orations and furnishings. upwards Of two
million dollars. The new hotel will be
absolutely hre proof, and one Of the finest
In the United States. Its name has not
yet been definitely decided upon, the
"New Planters" being suggested by some
while others favor the name "Columbia
HOTEL" on the ground that it il being
erected partially to accommodate the tens
OF Thousands Of visitors to the World's'Fair
who will spend at least few days In st.
Louis during the year 1898.
The st. Louis Furniture Board Of T-ade
at . large and enthusiastic meeting in
structed Its delegates to the National
Convention, which meets at Cincinnati in
June this year, TO secure the National
Furniture Convention for st. Louis in
1893. It was proposed that every NOM
ber Of the Exchange attend the Cincin.
natl Convention, and that the delegation
work for St. Louis rs the convsntion
meeting place In 1898. A committee was
appointed to prepare = circular setting
forth the merits Of st. Louis in an attrae-
tive manner which 10 to be placed In the
hands Of every delegate and alternate to
the convention. New York, Boston, Gin
cinnati, Grand Rapids, Chicago, all prin-
cipal furniture points, have had the con-
vention, and st. Louis now proposes, with
its excellent organization, to bring it to
the City of Conventions. H. N. Davis,
who has made . speciality Of freight mat
tiers, submitted . report showing the ex-
cellent work that had been accomplished
in connection with the Traffic Commits
sion. Then on motion of Mr.. J. A. Rear
don, the following was adopted: Resolved,
That the st. Louis Furniture Board Of
Trade heartily indorss the good work &C.
complishsd by the st. Louis Traffic Conn
mission, during the first year Of its
existence toward gaining for st. Louis
many advantages in rates and classiflca-
lions, and recommend those Of our mem.
bers who are not members to make
application thereto, and enjoy the bsns-
ITS they largely disseminate.
The forty-eight days race meeting Of
the st. Louis Jockey Club IL now at it,
full height and 10 proving the most sue
osssful race meeting ever held in st. Louis.
All difficulty ~ to the paucity Of entries
entries become that the Jockey Club has
been compelled to charge An entrance fee
for all starters In order to reduce the mum.
Der going to the post. Prior to this
change in the rules, thirty or forty horses
were frequently started in one race and
the st. Louis track 10 one Of the
largest and best in the country it WAS
found dangerous - we'll Is unsatisfactory
to have It 20 overcrowded. There are
over . thousand valuable horses In the
stables at the Fair Grounds and the sue
cess OF the meeting seems to improve a.
time proceeds.
Base ball a. reorganized is proving very
popular here this year, and st. Louis 80
Tar holds the record of 1892 for the largest
at any game, tho record hav-
ing been made at Sunday game between
st. Louis and Cincinnati, the latter team
captained by Charles Comiskey, under
whose management the "St. Louis
Browns" won the championship four
years In succession. It 10 . singular
feature In connection with local ball
playing this year that the st. Louis club
. made up Of strangers in the city, only
,ns member Of the team having played
here last year, while all the old local IA
voritss play in New York, Cincinnati, or
Boston uniforms. This is Q reversal Of
he old order Of things, but Judging. from
he enthusiasm evinced the general shsk-
ng up Of the teams was q good move 20
ar a. the finances Of the base ball mag.
sates are concerned.
The Alliance Daily.
TOPEKA, KAN, May ia contract was
made and signed which makes the Topics,
title daily published at noon by Chesney q
luke, the organ of the peoples party.
The contract provides for the publication