The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-05
local. AND SUBURBAN.


"Bul.et' Dwyer WAS shot ard killed YES
serdav morning in tho doorway az James
= Cro-it's saloon. corner ~ Twelfth and
walnut streets by William I. Condor. pro
p-:e-o- OF Z saloon NJ Tenth and Walnut
streets The shooting was the result nf
drunken quarrel.
Carl Schmidt . years old. passed through
.he Union station yesterday. travelling alone
from Kansas City 10 Louisville Ky.
The features o, Admiral Dewey's visit
yesterday were = drive through IN" parks
ard rcsiGance dis:ric; IN the morning,
public reception II the afternoon, and
banquet and presentation OF the t!'Ver
purch bowl last night a. the Planters
SUPERINTENDENT Ruree Of the State In
sane ASYLUM yesterday celebrated the visit
Of Admiral Dewey bv giving the patients
OF tret institution a half holiday.
six swords which were stolen last Yea:
from the lockers oT Rsthborn Division. No
II knights % Pythies, OF East -. LOUIS
were YESTERDAY returned by T. III. Hnss-
mar r. a baker. at No. Al Franklin ave
rue. St Louis where they were lsit several
months ago by a drunken man.
The funeral services OF william Cox, who
died Thursday morning we're held yesterday
morning from the home % d. = Brown
Brownhurst. St. Louis County. The body
was buried in Bellefon:alne Cemetery.
-ruo prnpoeitions fo- the erection Of
rAu CITY Hospital were considered by the
Council Committee on Municipal Affairs.
William A Brandenberger. who was ex
nellsd from the jefferson Club last March.
was denied writ Of nandamus compelling
the club 10 reinstate him By Judge With
row.
An agreement was presented 10 President
Edwards Whitaker by q committee of the
employees of tie Transit Company. II was
demanded that the agreement be signed by
him within twenty-fou- hours or a strike
would be ordered.
Water Commissioner Edward Fad IL
quoted saying that he is opposed to the
reduction Of water rates as proposed by
Collector and Assessor OF Water Rates
Hemynelnann-
The annual reports q the President of
the Board CT Public improvements and
Street Commissioner Charles EarrelTnann
were .led
Edward Pourciey of No. 1ol5 South Broad
way WAS fined SO yesterday 70, disturbing
the peace Of his wife by talking to her.
The Taxpayers League will contest the
issuance Of the wit Of rnandamus by the
Supreme Court ordering the Board Of Pub
lie improvements to carry out the direc-
tious of the Municipal Assembly in the
belt ordinance matter.
A defective nue caused 4 fire at the resi-
dcnce Of Mrs. Catherine Bishon at No. ISIS
Sulphur avenue yesterday morning. The
less Is estimated at Sl600
AdoIph Waehsei, enc OF the Oldest resi-
dents OF South st. Louis died at his homs
as No. lsoS LASsis street yesterday morn
Ing
Fire destroyed the three-s.ory dwelling OF
Henry NJ Blossom at No. 5s17 Cabanne
avenue yesterday morning, entailing less
Of 5000. fully covered ty insurance,
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GENERAL DOMESTIC
KANSAS suit against Colorado was not
fled. Attorney General GODDARD changed his
mind in Washington
The Texas Populist Convention at Fort
Worth decided TO go with the Middle-of-
the-Roaders. The Tracey men withdrew.
Complete returns from the Cook County
Republican primaries confirmed the estiInate to
that Judge Hanecy would get only about
100 delegates instead Of the 400 he claimed
The County Convention was controlled BIZ
the Tanner-Hanecy machine and postponed
without transacting business.
Grant Gillette, the former Kansas CATTLE
man, Is In Chihuahua, Mexico selling shirt
waists made by his wife