The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

ky ER EN'l hS!'N--A river cNcurS! -
Will be given 10y Emcra'd Council. No. -.
Knight e.! Father Mathew. on IN" steamer
CITY Of Providence, on Wednesday evening.
August l.. The boat will leave the foot Of
Olive street n go y. IN.
SUIT FOR DIvoRCE-Arnic Hi;i"hrant
Louis l.. Hiidcbrand. to whom she y :
married February -. 1891. in ST Louis and
who deserted her. she a.i'e,s. in Chicago,
March e. following
RETREAT FOR WOMEN annual
retreat OBJ; married women. undCr the
cents church. Will open Wednesday cvcl-
irE. July >. at -" o'clock. and viii close
sunday. July -. with a rr,rr,i"n 81 new
members. The Reverend Father DInie.s,
-. :. F. viii conduct the exercises.
TRAINING SCHOOL EXCURSION The
fourf5 excursion IN the series for We benz
ia ~ tn. Nomans Training SChO" will BE-
given next SItuT FAY evening. and there Is
promise Of a most slt-fac,gry at,cEGan,c.
The steamer CIV Of Providence has been
chartered for the Occasion and will start
from the foot Of Olive street AT p. II.
MID THROWERS WoEK-As car No.
- Of the southern Electric line approached
Marion street. in Eighth street. Friday
through one cf the window T. struck
Mr. William EsSs.T Of 40. 1tiH pliv. street
IN IT," face. som. Of II getting into her eye.
NJ arr SIS were made.
REFORM HEADQUARTERS hall
las bee" opened AZ No. 3l2 North Twelfth
street. where all persons interested in r.
forms aT' expected 10 meet and DISCUSS the
movement IN which they are mos; interest
ed Headquarters viii b" cp,n daily from
a. m. - n y n. Meetings VIII he held
discussed. Subscriptions for all reform
papers have been taken.
Els LINE APPEAI-The 'T:n- Line
Cn;umit:o.. q the Central Tr.dcS Union is
sued a. appeal p" ;nr public ~ = Louis
Yesterday FOR funds L. improve the bus ari
wagon Hne Of the striking St!""j railwa-
men. tt. statement says. among o'n.r
things. that today I.ss solicitors Will be-:tt
- sysj"ma'ic canvass ot the city and viii
continue ~ work until every house has
beer visited
"F5AKLY-CLOSING' PIcNIC-The second
annual picnic Of the North -. T.ouiS F.ar!v-
Closing and EuSiresS Mems Association MIL
be held At Hoehu'S Grove on Wednesday,
by -r.o- persons. Tn" association has on its
rolls nearly every wcll-ku"wn business nI"n
IN the N"Fth End. and the number is being
added 10 daily Arrangements have. been
made for satisfactory transportation to the
picnic. There will bv mr>iC all e. =.
CRITICISM CAUSED sU.1CIDE-Tols,
Michel uf No Sl"l South Broadway died at
the city Hospital yesterday from sclf-in-
hicteh wounds. H. shot Eims. I IN ;ha
chest with "a rcvuivsr last THURSDAY evening.
with suicidal iutCn:. because h'. took 200
much TO heart some critical remarks made
by other boarders in the house. IL left
To the banks Of the pes P,res a few blocks
away. he shot himself.
WATERS STRIKE OFF-The differ
onccs which had existed between tn" pel-
mar Amusement Company. the Suburban
amusement Company and Walters Unioa
No. y were amicably adjusted last night
and tho strike declared off. The settlement
was made by Messrs. Faust and Jauuo-
poulo for the companies and Me-srs. }. \.
johnson. ". r Hall ana W. H. Latin for
the walters. The new agreement goes into
effect NJ once.
OTHERS MAY INspECT-f.cing more
than satisfied with the result Of its lahors.
the Board of Control of the 81. Louis Fur
niture Exposition has decided to let bust
ness men who are not in their line have
a peep At the beautiful exhibit. Next
Wednesday. July -. has hcsn set apart a.
visitors day, and Invitations have been Is
sued To prominent citizens In all walks OF
HE Hitherto !he exposition has been open
Only to resident and visiting furniture deal
POLICE BENEFIT SUCCESSFUIl-Last
night closed the benefit week Of the Polio.
Relic: Association at Forest Park High
lands. The week was profitable one. In
spit" Of che fact that baG weather caused
light business the first few days. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. however. were record
breakers. and the crowds yesterday after
noon and last night were enormous cap
tain George I. McNaTnee estimated last
night that between Sll.W1 and 81 COZ would
be realized from the benefit.
ITALIAN AMERICAN PICNIC 49, Tho
eighth annual picnic OF the I;alian-Amer-
lcau Cavalry Will be held August - A.
RpthS GrcV" on The Olive Street road and
VIII De the event OF the year to a consider
aide element Of 81 Louis population Thase
tar from wear TO year. ana the procram,ne
ot -" coming one shows no sign Of let-up
ON the part OF the committee. Among the
novelties is a handsome prize 10 he award
81 the larses; family on the grounds The
greater part of the day will be- devoted TO
athletic sports. the evening 10 dancing.
CONDEMNED BUILDINGS 4 MENACE
Complaint mas been made by several per
IL stand in this city. AccOrGin. tn H. g.
Henley of the -. Louis File Prevention Bu-
rHau. little or no attention has been paid
to these complaints 10y the city officials All
orders for the demolition of condemned
buildings must be signed by tn. Mayor.
and the expense paid from the Mayors CON
tir gent fund. Captain Evans of the Salvage
Corps is severe In his con iemuation Of The
city officials. Captain Evans declares that
certain building on Locust street daily irr.-
perils the lives II i."r persons.
vESTIEULE CASE: CONvICTION-Judge
Clark yesterday morning decided that the
-. Louis Transit Company was guilty OF
running cars without vsstihulcs in the win
ter months. and fined President Whitaker
So with costs. The case was submitted
upon an agreed statement three weeks ago
The four other cases against President
Whitaker were continued pending the re-
suit Of an appeal to the Supreme Court. II
Judge Clark's decision is sustained, then.
according TO the stipulation. the same fire
Of 50 Will be assessed in each Of the four
cases. The transit company maintains that
the Laws Is unconstitutional on the ground
that II Is class legislation.
LEASE TO BE SOLD-The lease of the
Hasar ppcra-houSe Company property at
Tenth and Pine streets * again advertised
to be sold under deed of trust. The lease
hold was to have been sold last week bat
the sale was declared off. Seneca y. Tay-
Tor. the trustee" stating that there was a
erS of the Hagan company were seeking TO
fix tn. matter Up. He stated if the deal
did not go through that the property would
be advertised again ami sold He said yes
ter'iay that the deal had NOT gone througn
and that the property would be sold on -hs
day on which ii Is advertised 10 be sod
August :. II the matter is not fixed Up by
that time.
THEATER CASE DISMISSED-The case
against James J. Butler. proprietor of the
standard Theater. in which he IL charged
with a violation OF the building ordinance
providing that all thcateTS be equipped
with automatic fire cxtinguiShers, was dis
missed in the Court of Criminal Correction
y, sterday morning. Judge Clark sustained
Il motion to Iuash. on the ground that the
prosecution was brought under an ordinance
which had not gone into effect. The pros
ccution was instituted on March 9 When
the case came to trial City Attorney Tay-
ton. ard ne inserted the penalty clause of
new ordinance
BERGMAN ARRAIGNED--Robert Berg
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