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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
R-pT-Er.r,~ SrECTAL.

REPUBLIC SrTTIAIa
>-av- YORK J,Iv 9-Teheau's men man
aged 70 win game to-day. The -. i-'iiS
rlayers hrace1 up wonderfully ana P'aNei
winning hall in she final game OF the series
With New York l. vas nip and tuck LOT
the first eavcn innings, az which point the
score stood 3 70 ; bur at the wind-up 'i'e
,~7.5j~ars became aggressive ana pounded
M roheny Of New York rather Freely
winning the game by score Of n 8
Powell rltched in good form for St Louis
and base hits were few ani far between.
The New Workers found the ball OCCASIONAL
X hut Powell received splendid support III
the field and running catches by Burke't
and billiard added 70 the pleasure Of the
spectator
The same sort ~ thing by Doyle. Selbach
ard Smith Of New York made the 800 spec
taro-s present f-sl that they were getting
their moneys worth. II was pretty
gone ~ "a the point where Doheny weak
/ .nei: then the visitors drew out handy
Md won with plenty 20 spare.
Y, ,ha second inning Powell narrowly
r,i.=es having the top Of his head taken on
Ey 4 liner from, Smiths bat TIL" bal! came
r3-y, 70 him as # il had been propelled by
q ,l.--a-,,iy. s-r.u ard the 81 |. MS pitcher
got his hands W j"s, in time. He not only
STONED the hall. hut managed 10 c""i MS
Mains In time 10 retire Smith AZ nrst
1JrT;raw led of for 81. Louis IN the hfSl
inning with a safe an" over third HfrketI
cont him along TO second with a single 10
right and Keister's safe drive scored him.
Donovan was tiCketed 70 first. Wallace Tied
TO Smith. Nc'iann's hit to Davis forced
Donovan. hat Burkett scored on the ouf
pit'ard retired the side by means OF
grouufsr 70 :hird. In the sixth inning. New
York meanwhile having acquired three
runs ST Louis tied the score. keister. who
was first up. fanre@ Donovan drew base
a. halls. and move' up on Wallace's hi;
\ villa pitch advanced both runners. Nc
Gam went ont on grounder TO short. bat
Donovan came home on the play
In the eighth inning. the score being still
tied. il was agreed by the st. Louis men
that sonnet, hing should he done. Donovan
leEaD the run-getting by getting hit by a
pitched ball. Wallace singled to center.
NrCianu was retired. Wallace going 20 sec
0ut and Donovan to third. DoEeuy fumbled
Billiards hit. and Donovan scored. Robinson
flied 20 Smith Wallace scoring on the
IhrGw-iu. Il was all over nov. and Doheny
Tes iizinE rAe fact. became careless COM
iination OF wild pitching. bases on balls
and TWO hits added three more runs 20 the
S.. Louis tally In the ninth, and gave the
kyame to the visitors.
TIs. score.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Personal and Current Votes.

The Zig -Four has put ON two new din
ing cars which are said to be the hand
soonest that Were ever pulled ont of Gin
Cinnati
The Chicago and Northwestern road will
open its new lines between Maukatn and
New Tim MINI. and between Tyler. Mimi.
and Astoria. S. d.. July 20.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
has fitted up new Telegraph offices at head
quarters In Cincinnati. They viii be ready
for business early this week.
The earnings of the Chicago Great West
ern Railway for the second week II July
show an increase Of s3.ese IS over the cor
responding week of last year.
p. :. Eustis. general passenger agent Of
the burlington, has been reelected chair
man of the Western Passenger Association 5
Executive Committee for another year.
H. Monkhouse Of Bloomington. Ill. SUI
perintendent of motive power of the Monon
Railway. assumed the duties OF his new
the late ". II. Coburn. deceased. Mr..
Monkhouse was formerly with the c. & a.
The Columbus and St. Mary's extension
of the Detroit and Lima Northern Railway
will he sold to the highest bidder by Irwin
Belford. Master IN Chancery, at Bellefnn-
taine. o.. August Il. No bids will be ac-
cepted for less than Sao,e". and a deposit
of $1,000 as security is required.
Sunsets" new cover IL clever work OF
art by W. H. Bull. on globe the occident
and Orient are pictured by two female fig
The foot of the American girl rests near
Cuba. with her head in Alaska. The over
land route is shown in light lines This Is
the official publication Of the Southern Pa
cific Company.
The Railway and Engineering Review
advocates the establishment of a drawing
room or some similar car for the If
women on railroad trains, the lounging
places and special cars hein; nearly always
for mans comfort. When one stops to think
the fact is apparent. There are barber shops.
smokers, buffetS and the lih. for the men.
hut no private slttinS-rooms. club cars or the
like for the women.
While men may discard their coats
these hot days and walk the streets with
out a protest. they canu0; ride in the e!e-
vators in the Broad Street Station Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. The officials Of
that corporation have not yet become I'M
bued with the cosiless idea for men. and
have issued orders to the attendant at the
door and the elevator boys that one
shall he permitted to ride In the elevators
without a coat except in No. elevator
used principally by the c"iored porters
and messengers. Every man carrying his
coat upon his arm who attempts to board
these elevators ia promptly halted and
asked to put on his coat. II he protests he
is cpurrgpu.sty asked ~ take elevator No .
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

WATERS STRIKE OFF,The differ
cnCcs which had existed between tho p.l-
mar Amusement Company. tha Suburban
Amusement Company and Walters Union
No. - We're amicahly az .uStsi Last night
and the strike declared off. The settlement
was made by Messrs Faust and Jauuo-
poulo for the companies and Me>srs j. A
Johnson. ". +. Han ana W ~. Latin for
the walters. The new agreement goes into
effect NJ once.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
RAILWAY AGENTS,
Meeting of the National A>socia lion
at Detroit This Week.

The National Association of Railway
Agents will hold its annual meeting at
Detroit. Mich. beginning on next Tuesday
and lasting four days. The opening address
will be delivered by President ". n. VII
son and the address of welcome by the
Mayor of Detroit. William c. Iaybury. II.
G.. Carroll. general passenger agent nf the
Cleveland. 1.orain and Wheeling. vii! read
a paper entitled. Irrespective. Retrospect
i've. interpretive In the afternoon a bust
ness session will be held and In the evon-
ing a reception will take piace in Ihe par
lors of the hotel. the Russell House.
On Wednesday trip viii be made to
Port Huron on the steamer Tashmoi and a
business session held on board at p. m.
On Thursday there will be- trolley car
excursion around the city and trips to
Walkcrville and KingsVille Ontario.
On Friday n business session Will bc held
at 10 a. m. and the ladies OF the party will
take talIy-ho ride to Belle Isle. In the
afternoon there will he an excursion by
steamer to Belle Isle.
During the business sessions the following
topics will be discussed:
What methods cen this association adopt
to further its interests and increase its
membership.
The relation between local and CONNER
cial agents from u social and traffic stand
point.
Duties of an agent to the public.
Is II proper to advance charges other
than due connecting lines?
Whea is a package not in proper shipping
condition.
What Is the best method OF keeping
proper check upon station accounts in local
freight offices?
What * the most approved form Of appli-
cation blank TO he used in employing CLERKS
and manual labor at freight stations?
The and misuse of authorizations in
billing
Seniority In making promotions.
W hat Is gained by moving freight on card
billing and sending regular way-billS to
destinati terminal station by mail?
The pr esent officers OF the association are:
W D. Wilson. national prcsident Iniiapap-
oils. Ind: w. II. Mills. national vice presi-
dent. Norwalk. o.; y. A. CottreIl national
secretary, Rismark. Mo. 4 =. Dictz na-
tonai treasurer. Cleveland. q.
The National Executive Committee is
composed as follows: l.. q. Schaner chair
man. champaign. III: 9. !. witzei. Cleve-
land. o; f. :. Puruham. Paducah Ky: w
l.. EsattiS. Dubuque. Ia: W. w Scott
AuSteil Ga: G. &. GoSs. Little Rock Ark /:
". &. Stevens. Hudson Mich
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Community Of Ownership Is At
trihutcd rs the Cause in
the East.
TWO COMMISSIONERS VIEWS.
!. +. Goddard and l.. i. Farmer
Talk on the Freight and Pas
Scngcr Siiuation-Gcn-
cral Railroad Notes.
REPUEt.IC SPECIAL.

RfPI.HI.ir SPECIAL.
New York. July 2l.-CommissiorCr J. +
Goddard 81 the Trunk Line Committee at
tributes tho Extraordinary change for ;he
better in the railroad rate situation largely
to the community Of ownership" which
has brought mary OF the principal roads u.
this country under the control Of Il com
parativoly few men. whose interests demand
harmony Of action aud uniformity of rates
Tire almost complete. change from threat
.nci Generalization of casth"und trcish;
rates tn a general stability II rates has been
brought about within 50 short "a time that
the exercise Of powerful influences is clear
~ apparent
Th.. assertions Of Western railroad men
that rate-Cut;irg on eaStbound shipments
Of freight has ceased appears 20 bc horne
out hy the facts Mr. Goddard who is
conservative man. siyS that he has never
known general rate conditions g be IN i'-t-
ter shape AZ This time nf year than they are
now. So far rs cen he asccrtaincd the raru-
lar tariffs are now strictly maintained. both
eastbourd and wcsthound The trunk l.nc7.
the commissioner declares. have stood by
rha regular rates Faithfully ON wez'hoUrd
shipments If freight for the last year and
half
II IS aurareut that the Influence Of the
firaucicrS Hhn control the trunk line sit
nation has had Potent effect upon the
policy Of the Western railroads. Prior to
the recent effective order from the oresi-
dents to stop the cutting Of rates. three
or four agreements To that end had been
made and practically ignored. The latest
order, however. was imperative. and IN
most instances the traffic managers and
frciGh, agents oheyed II without any quih-
BILE or delay. The steady falling off IN ton
mage il IS said. had much 20 do with the
sudden stinaning Of rates. Traffic managers
are Judged by their Supporters. according 10
the results they produce and a comhira-
ton uf decreased tonnage and decreased
rates was something that no traffic man
aser cared to be r.Suursihlr for by pur
suing the policy Of restoring freight rates
to their normal basis. the railroad men in
the West. as well as in the Fast have
placed themselY". In a Position 10 praCti-
cally offset the falling off in tonnage
Commissioner l. l.. Farmer Of the pas
ssnEer department of the Trunk Line Assoc
citation says that the general conditions
governing passenger rates are in a good
condition az he has ever kTovn them 10
be There is no ratc-cu;tinE and apparently
no friction in any quarter. y meeting
of the Trunk Line Passenger COM
mittee will he held in this city next
Tuesday, hut no matters Of impor-
lance are scheduled for consideration. All
questions relating 10 excess fares on fast
trains have been settled. and the granting
Of special rates for excursions is about
Passenger Committee will take vacation
during August.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
sCBENK AND PAGE WILL CONTEST.
These Promising Young Boxers will
Meet at West End club August q.

The long-looked-for glove contest be-
tween kid" Page, Nal Doyle's protege,
and Dummy Schenk has finally been
scheduled to take place at the West End
Club On the evening of August G. Schenk
and Page are easily the best 12s-pound boys
In this section. and their meeting Will de-
eide the lao-pound championship of Mis-
souri, and Southern Illinois. Schenk has en-
gagged in fifteen battles. winning fourteen
of them and obtaining one draw, the latter
having been the referees decision in his
meeting with Page at the Yves, End Club
over year ago. Page has been in eleven
battles. winning ten. and having the draw
with Schenk- The boys have been signed
for six three-minute rounds. straight Mar
Quis of Queensberry rules. with the eX-
ception that there will be hitting in
clinches. but contestants will be required
to protect themselves in the breakaways.
A fifty dollar forfeit has been put up by
each of the aspirants for pugihstic honors
to guarantee weight and appearance. Near
~ all of their previous battles have been
before the members of the West End Club.
who will experience considerable relief by
having the question of supremacy decided
in the near future.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

CRITICISM CAUSED STICIpF-fGlsl
Michel of No Sl"I South Broadway dir,i ut
the city Hospital yesterday from srlf-in-
fict.d wounds. H. shot himself In ;ha
chest with a rcvuivsr last THURSDAY evening
with suicidal intent. because h. tool, 700
much 70 heart some critical remarks made
by other bnarders in thu. house II. left
tn" pla.n on Thursday "veTirE. and, going
To the banks Of the pes P,res, few blocks
away. he shot himself.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
The u. a o. po,i,icn, Notice

Tn" Baltimore and Ohio management
holds that railroads as common carriers
hre placed In peculiar position with ref
"r"nCc 10 politics and matters a; a pp-
liIlcIl character II thinks shat hy the po-
sitiun they occupy the lines might arouse
certain prejudices among travellers against
themselves if their employees were actively
engaged In 4 campaign for offices within
the gift Of the people. Moreover. il does
not believe tina; Il railroad empiuyc could
devote proper attention 10 his railway iu-
lis If he were to a. sumo the responsible
ties and labHrs If public Office. In issuing
its orders the maras.meut docs not believe
rhat il IS In any way Interfering with the
POLITICAL liberties Of its employees.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
90 OLIVE STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO.

pose Of explaining TO the garment workers
who are not in the union its purposes. as
many firms who employ nonunion labor
have applied for the union label. At pres
ent the membership of the Garment Work.
ers' Association Plumbers about 800 persons.
Charles Zeilmann, president of the Cloth
Ing Cutters Union. presided at the meet
ing. Otto Ehrhardt. the representative II
the n Itionai Union of Garment Workers In
j. Isaacs Of the Retail Salesmcn's Union.
Otto Ehrhardt- the secretary of the meet
irg. Martin c. Seegers of the Clothing Cut
tiers and Frank Herkels of the same or
ganization made addresses. After the mass
meeting steps were taken to organize
district council Of the various local unAous
Of the garment workerA -----
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
SHE JUMPS FROM WINDOWS.
Little Girls Mind Seems Affected
by Epilepsy.

Mamie Matthews. a I2-year-old schoolgirl.
is at the City Hospital being held for oh
servatinn. The child Is sufferer from
epilepsy and the disorder has appa rcntiy
affected her mind. She has twice thrown
herself from windows each time falling
a considerable distance
Several days ago she threw herself from
the window of her home at No. 1891 Frank
lin avenue. dropping at least IL feet with
out injury. II was thought best to send
her to a children's hospital. which was
done. There she repeated her previous ac-
tions and threw herself from second-story
window. again escaping injury.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

when in n very small, war. In very few
", mi rs the number of deaths Is twelve
times as grea,-2.Sis against 239-as the
whole number OF railway passengers Killed
In twelve months. out Of the eZ3."".o0 car
riei.
Comparison Of railway casualties with
those resulting from war or any other
e. us.. l. evidently ridiculous, unless the
number OF PEOPLE exposed Is compared in
each case. Otherwise almost every employ
mont and amusement bicycling. boating,
cunning. fishing. walking on city streets, or
going To- bed nights might be- demonstrated
TO re more deadly :han war by comparing
the number of fatalities resulting from II
SinEl. war with The total number nf deaths
from these causes ~ in these conditions ac-
curing in an entire Continent. within
corresponding time.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS.
Surveying Corps Locating the Line
Brtveen HocLIand and Athens.

it'!'' l'l-i' STE TAI.
fCksonvle. Ten. july 2i.-The Texas and
New Orleans surveying corps Is hc., 10
atiGE the lire from RoChiaui 70 Athens.
II no further changes ar" made. tl.. -old
viii enter Jacksonville on the south n. ar
The Cotton Ecit and run west Of AMI iir-
aiicl with that road through the city in rs
crossing the International and Great Mort h
en- only a few yards fIom its intersection
with the Cotton Belt.
The route between here and NacNcdocheS
is practically che same as that made by
~" PR lim!nary survey crossing the An
Eeina River near the mouth Of Mud Creek
following the creek ten miles, where IL
turns slightly westward in Il direct lin. for
this place. As NOW located. the road " III
pas north OF Rusk. ten miles and five
miles south OF Lone star.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

"EAELY-TI.OSI\Ci'' PICNIC-The second
annual picnic Of the North -. Louis Early
Closing ana EuSiresS Mems Association MIL
be held at HoehuS Grove on Wednesday.
Angus; 7. The picnic last ys::E was attended
ly -Wr-' persons. The asSsCi tion has on It's
rolls nearly .vg-y wcll-kuuwn business nI"n
~ the North End. and the number is being
added 10 daily Arrangement hav. been
made for satisfactory transport tion to the
picnic. There will by mr>iC all q. =.
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NervO-Sexual Debility.

Of
socate
the weaknes y
and
all
andp fomt
II
raridvre laced by the
o.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
RAILROAD BASEBALL.
BiS Four Team Wins One Game and
Ties Another

Two games Were PLAYED YESTERDAY be-
tween the Big Fuurs and the Missouri Pa
CiRcs or the Railroad Baseball League on
the campus Of the Christian Rroth,.rs' COL
ieSe. The Big Fours won the first game by
a score of 4 10 3. The second game was
called az the end of the NTH inning each
SIDE having scored TWO runs. Lockwood ana
SNYDER, for the Big Fours and Kennedy
and Fnomis, for the Missouri Pacifics were
the batteries in both games
At &. B. c. grounds the Wabash team .le-
feated the Air Line club =, to ;
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Glover Tear. Xcw officials.

benjamin Norton. general maUaS r. and
&. II. Whitney. traffic manager, OF the Ohio
southern. accompanied bv J. W. Sherwood.
general superintendent al the Glover Leaf.
spent yesterday in ST. Louis inspecting the
Glover Leaf Offices and terminals and con-
ferrinG with local officials. Mr.. Norton and
Mr.. Whitney are to become executive oiii-
GERS of the newly organized Toledo. st.
Louis and Western company, which will
be the successor of the Toledo, st. Louis
and Kansas city. They have made an In
spection trip over the line and will soon
begin work under the new management.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
prcrcnsc of Receiversbips.

The decrease in the number ana mil'1S"
Of railways placed in the hands of receivers
in the last few years has h."n shown IN
The S"miannual statements published by
the Railway Age. The same fact Is inli-
Gated In another way by the statistics Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission show
Ing the number and mileage Of roads Re-
manning In receivers charge ut the date OF
the annual reports. June 30. as follows.
1876. l>9S. lss3
In hands Of receivers. number
IftlS ~ -
Il,are ...... ..............-.-I7.Ns T.. 10 ass
In two years there has been a net de
crease uf iifty-scv|u roads ana SOC mills,
Notwithstanding the additions of new re-
coiy"rships each year. showing that the re-
organization Of bankrupt roads has been
proceeding with rapidly. The length Of
Tires operated by receivers on June 81 1899.
was about per cent of the total railway
mileage at that date, while two years be-
fore the mileage SO operated was about 10
per cent.
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VdriCOCeIe.

be
compl loss Of
vit 0
go sesoft this dire disease
Under
and
health and rstored
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". r.. -. Offers "a Reward.

Western Passenger Association lines yes
ter'iay adopted the recently submitted
proposition to hang up a $3.50 reward for
Information leading TO the arrest ard CoE-
vic'ion Of persons fraudulentiy using the
associations stamps and dies or limitations
thereof This action was prompted by inc
Central Passenger Associations decision to
offer such a reward for similar Information
In its territory. The reward is expected to
have a desirable effect In connection with
the transportation business for the enCamp-
M Mt Of the Grind Army of the KepuDIic.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Soda liza Tea I'm Won,


Sscalia. Mo, July q On. OF the most Inter
sstins garsss o. baseball in ssdalia this s-asrn
mas playej al Liberty Park this afternoon he
tween the harradins Nckittrick club ~ st
Louis and the sedalia team. the latter Rirring
by score Of ; to !. The visitors tied the score
In the igs half = the ninth and the winning run
vas carmel by J livan's clean nit to right. fol-
lowed by kenn--y's tnree-bag6er to deep right
Score:
r II. r.
Se6alia 80. 80 Is 3
Hargadne- Nick. Il IL s 2
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
BASEBALL PLAYER WEEDS.
Hansen. the Western League Player.
Was Recently BInrkIisted.

III FT.IV ~T'fIINL
Sioux City, la. July Ali. e. Hansen and
Miss Jessie Pierce "f Anderson No, were
secretly married In Sioux City Friday
evening. HauS"1 recently was blackli.tet
By President Hickey Of the Western League
for striking Bill Wilson Omaha catcher
over the head with a bat
Hansen went 70 Rock HapilS I, m ar
c"pt the capta!nCy of th. Semi-urc fessfnna!
bah team there and Mrs Hansen remained
in Sioux CITY.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Detroit II. MInuenpolys 2

Detroit. :iich-. July cl.-Detruit rounded parke-
for sixteen base hits to-day. NcAlIiste-'s all
round work feature. score:
r. IL. 2.
Minneapolis -.-.-.i o o Q D ] o "a 2
Ba'teres-D Detroit. Miller and McAuis,er; Min
neapUl4s, Parker and Fisher
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Kansas City 3, Indianapotis q,

=. n tlanapol.s. ina. July :l.-Kansas ''lty shut
N" n nj team out today. IL was a pitchers
battle hetNeen Gardner ana Gear with :he latter
haNinS a shade tn best of the argument score:
Indianapolis .--....6 o o o 0 Q 0 % 4
Kansas 'i-y---..-..0 g . D "a !
BATTERIES Indian sIuIIs GARNER and Hey,Ion
kans.ls q =. Ger and C,NnaiuE-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

Buffalo ,uiy 2l.-Ruffalp won A s,uhbornIy co,-
tested AID weii-piayed game from Milwaukee To-
gay. Score:
,, II II Z.
Buffalo 80 0 > So s q
Milwaukee III 0 o. >
Satte-ies-I Buffalo. Arnole and Shrecnenyos,:
HllN aukee. Sparks and Higgins
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Stars Defeated Dicls.


sparta, III. July H.-The Sparta Stars de-
ieat"d the Diels Of St Louis here to-day in the
best-playet game this season. score 3 to ]! IL
vac pitchers hattie. Fair having a SHADE the
best Of IL The bisls did not give Feeian the
support h: deserved
Sparta played errorless game. Batteries
Sparta. Far and North; Dieis. Feehsn and Kret-
meyer.