The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-22
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

The body of the suicide found n Alton
Saturday was identified as that or Jay At
mold of North Baltimore. o.
In the Circuit Court yesterday Minnie
Seligrnan. an actress. was granted decree
Of divorce from Robert l.. Cutting OF Ne"
r>rk.
.udge Early of the Madison County Court
Yesterday refused TO confirm the assessment
rolls for the paving OF several streets IN
T-pTer Alton. He ruled that the ordnance
was void.
Martin zi,,a Of No. 1905 Geyer avenue was
stot ard Killed yesterday afternoon by
owen Farley a conductor on a Tower
Grove car
- rre second DAYS session OF the annual
B'Nai Birth convention was held Yesterday
Nearly ali rhe transit company's lines
were In operation yesterday.
At the PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly
yesterday the Westchester overture was
unanimously adopted. The proposed re.
vision of the Westminster Confession VIII
b. acted upon in the near future.
Fred Theuerkauf baker of No. 1888 Caro-
line street. delayed traffic on the Market
street for short time Yesterday by lying
across the track opposite Union Station
Charles Reis o: No los South Claiming
avenue committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself in the head.
The St Louis County Democratic Conven-
tion was held yesterday at Clayton.
Three men were arrested yesterday at
Twelfth street and Chouteau avenue for
throwing rocks at passing cars.
GENERAL DOMESTIC.
The band of the Second Regiment. y. G.
NJ. was mustered out because no provision
was made for paying the musicians for
their work during the approaching encamp-
rnent
Congressman Hepburn OF Iowa suggested
that the St. Louis Worlds Fair he a cele-
bration. not only Of the Louisiana Plir-
the Nicaraguan Canal Favorable action on
the Fair bill by the Special Committee Is
expected to-day.
Bob Mussler. who disappeared from
Moundville. Mo. Wednesday. is believed TO
have been murdered. Blood was found on a
trestle over which he went
Sherman Bush was shot ard killed by
Charles Chetem AT a country dance near
Alto Pass. H.
siStant Surveyor OF vernon County at Ne
vada. Mo.
Congressman Smith and Judge Roba-ts
are having an exciting race for the Repub-
hcan nomination in the Twenty-second
Illinois District. with Young appealing for
4 chance TO eat terrapin.
DELEGATES TO the Kansas City Court Of
Mo. The prospects are for close contest
between the five candidates.
John Johnson, a farmer. living near Dai-
las. Tex. Is liz Jail OF a charge of striking
a. +. Victor, aged 20 with an AK. The
latter may die.
J. 7. NcEnnary, who by mistake tried -
enter George Hoopers home AT Dallas
Tex, and was shot died from his wounds.
He exonerated Hooper.
Minnie T. Tatum, comely girl. was ar
rested and placed in jail at Marshall on
a charge of horse-steaiing-
At Vinita /. T. Rattling Gourd. Cher
okee Indian. dangerously cut City Marshal
Williams Rafting Gourd is under arrest.
In the court at Waco. Tex. w II. Les
sing fired two. shots at his sOn-In-law, W.
J. Dougherty. Nobody was hurt.
Ex-Confederates are gathering at Fort
Worth, Tex. in preparation for the re-
union.
Maior Rathbone, Director Of Posts in Gu
ba, was suspended, and Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow appointed Act
ing Director.