The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-18

street Monday afternoon and has not been
heard from by his parents. The police have
been requested TO locate HIM
DEADLY CIRCULAR SAW-Walter
! Roumbough of No. 1853 Kennerly avenue: OF
the Tucker * Roumbough Manufacturing
! Company. lost the thumb of his left hand
! while working AZ circular saw yesterday.
The hand was badly idcerated-
WANTED IN wISCONSIN-Deputy sher-
if A. l.. Herold of Maiden Rock. Pierce
cSny Ms W fSed IN sn a last w hsi Is
cused of having stolen Sl0o from John +.
| Hager. a butcher. at Maiden Rock. Wis.
Snyder was arrested at Festus. Mo.
NEW LIBRARY sTATIoN-Another daily
delivery station of the Public Library has
been esta biished at Delmar and Euclid ave-
nues. Heretofore the deliveries have been
, made at this station only twice week.
/ The new schedule went into enect on Mon
I day The station will be known as No. q.
/ THE c. H. Marting Lumber Company
| flied articles of Incorporation yesterday:
! capital, s5o4o0. Stockholders-George II.
/ Marting. John a. Marting. Henry a. Mar
ting. Herman r. Marting. Louis E; Mar
| genhack. Katharine Z. Groerteh and Anna
| Lottmapn.
| FROM OHIO ON A BICYCLE-E. G.
I Baldwin of Urhana. o.. arrived in ST. Louis
! last night, having ridden the entire distance
up TO the ST Nicholas Hotel. where he viii
| stay for few days. He reports an en-
joyabie trip. and came through without IN
| cident.
NO NAME CLUB EXCURSION.-Ths
| No Name Club will give an excursion
| Providence. 1t Is announced that any one
| holding tickets for the former excursion
prop @@' eciii Of the Club Ths Old tickets
will not be accepted at the boat.
Ways and Means Committee Of the
House of Delegates held public hearing on
the Union Market sale bill yesterday. Four
ure-F. w Brockman. Louis Schaefer and
Messrs. Kaiser and Marshall. The last three
have stalls at the Isarket.
TROOPS TO DEPART-In two specials.
the first of which leaves Jefferson Barracks
cavalry now there will depart Troops A
and D to Fort Grant and Troops and c
to Fort Hnachuca. Yesterday Company B
worth arrived, and this will garrison the
barracks.
PAYING VEHICLE LICENSES-The CO.
operation Of the Police Department with the
City Collector to secure obedience to the
the collectors offiSe. On Monday 81 ooo was
taken over the counter for vehicle licenses,
ard yesterday the amount was almost s. 600.
These licenses are to be taken out on jan
uary l. but six months grace Is allowed
CRAZY" WARD DEAD-Frank Worth,
commonly known as Crazy Ward, died
at the City Insane Asylum Monday night.
Until seven years ago, when he was COM
OF the streets. At almost any time OF the
day he could be seen on street corso-
addressing the crowds. He was sign
painter until his mind was deranged as
the result of a fall from a balloon.
ACCUSED OF ARANDoNMENT-She
A Caldwell Kf-V,tOn CaldWa1} CnrYn-
ty. Mo, arrived in ST. Louis last night for
Edward s. Phillips. who was arrested at
charge Of wife abandonment. Sheriff Cald-
Well will depart with his prisoner to-day.
Phillips declares that he has not abandoned
his wife and has contributed to her support
at regular intervals since their separation.
wATERwORKs COAL CONTRACTS
ment were let yesterday william Ratican
will supply the bins at Bisselfs Point ae
Company captured two contracts. One 10
for the Baden Pumping Station and tho
storage sheds at Humboldt avenue and the
at the rate of 81. 80 a ton. The contracts are
from September until June
HOUSE OF DEI.EGATES-The House OF
Delegates last night adopted resolutions of
sympathy for the family of the late James
1855 to 1888. The Christy Fire Clay Com
pany was authorized to construct a two
foo, ganse switch track on Kngs nishway
ing Club was given the right to lease a
strip of the wharf at the foot Of Chouteau
OF $50. The House adjourned to meet next next
Tuesday.
JUDGE TALrY's RULING. - Circuit
day in the damage suit of supply Conn
other grand Jurors. sustaining the ruling Of
Commissioner Holtcamp. that the stenog-
rapher who took the testimony submitted
court holds that the rule Of secrecy applies
to all persons connected with the Grand
Jury room Meier sued because of criticism
CT his office contained In the Grand Jury'D
report
.S SPANISH WAR yErERANs-Hamiltoa
ish War. met last night at its headquarters
IN Druids' Hall. Major o. F. Guthrie. II.
Third Engineers were admitted to member
ship. The post accepted the invitation Of
ninth anniversary Of Camp Jackson. Fred
Moore. one OF the members Of the camp.
He left San Francisco on . transport sew
eral days ago.
ATTACHMENT sultan attachment SUIT
was filed in st. Louis yesterday by tho law
firm Of Mckeighan. Barclay & watts. rep
resenting the American Express Company
4. Barnes. alias John II. Nelson. ALLEGED
train robbers. for $50 and notice Of gar
nishment was served by the Sheriff on the
Union Trust Company. Lincoln Trust Com
pany ard Mississippi Valley Trust Company,
The petition alleges that on July II. 1900, tho
plaintiff was entitled to the immediate pos
session of $50. which the defendants con-
vertef TO their own use.
SHOT PERHAPS FArALLY-Reuhen
Fisher. a negro porter q years of age, IVES
shot ard probably fatally wounded BY Yes
Sc Cooper another negro. in front Of No.
2sis Chestnut street at II 80 o'clock last
night. Cooper and Fisher quarreled over n
woman VINO was with Cooper. Cooper and
the woman ran into a doorway and fired sew
eral shots. one Of which took effect In Fish,
er's abdomen. Cooper and the woman were
arrested by Officer Massey. Fisher was
taken to the City Hospital. The doctors
saw that he cannot live. He does not know
which struck him.
MOTORMAN HELD RESPONSIBLE-A
verdict of criminal negligence was rem
dered by n Coroner's jury yesterday at an
inquest on the body of Elizabeth McDea-
mott. who was run down by transit car
Thursday evening. Benjamin Lester the
notorman in charge Of the car, was held
and the police locked him UP. pending the
johnson. Elizabeth McDermott was one
year and nine months old. She lived with
her grandfather. Roger AcDermott, at No.
iii South Sixth street. He saw her run In
front Of the car and ran cut in the street to
her rescue. He reached her at the same
instant the car struck her and was knocked
down himself. She fell under the wheels and