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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
ENTERTAINED IOWANS.
Senator and Mrs. Gear Gave Il Din
Miss Henderson Health.

R!.rI-HT.I" spE-TAI-
Washington. May l1.-Senator and MIS-.
Gear gave du elegant dinner last uish' IN
honor rf tie va delegation in Congress.
Tn. diEinsroom 1T the Portland was "iIf-
ura'ciy ttorroi with plants in which ''.,-
triC lights a-u-" and m" rTa.t'l= and rtt'"
w-r" del kad vi.h roses. TE- .u-~ts i.cj..t-
".i Senator Allison. Speaker Henderson and
Mrs Henderson. Eai.gr>rntdtiy" and s..--
tluH Representative ...!J M. Lacey. ...i'-
r'sa.ratiTe ana Mr. Doi!;ve:. :;sira-,.l.a-
tiy" and Nc. Hepburn. j.; i-~.-. r-F-
tive and Mrs.. M'Pa.-~rr. 3: l:.i'r.-si.-
tntive ana Mis- IeIca. E,prs- u,a'.v' .-t
Mrs Tn mas. Miss Wilson. NJ. U-"-''-
James Wilson. Jr. Representative and Mr.
Lane. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Wa'k"r. i'.-
master and Mrs. Be.kua.. Ju.i@- HnHnaft
AID jyr.uuS cole @: Cedar RAPIDS. t..
After dinner other guests JOINED tre -.s.-ty
20 conclude the pleas res Of IN" evening.
Speaker Henderson has been much an
Ioycd at the publications in certain Irw~-
"a pcrS in refer nee To his daughter alta.
He says that she j. not in -Juirar8Gm f'r
the purpose of UNDERGOING an operation. but
simply because she has been overworhed in
her studies and that under the care uf prc-
tor Wier Mitchell she is rapidly Inpr 'Vi0S
and will, il IS hoped. soon he entirely recoF-
cred.
MIS-. Henderson went 10 Philadelphia this
morning to mako a visit to her daughter.
II is her intention, provided the improve
inent IN her daughters health continues 20
ga Wes: with her after the completion ~
the six weeks treatment enJoined TIE
breakdown in her health began over Il yfl-
ago and was caused. ii IS tho lcht. by a too
close application to music and probably 10
her vocal studies.
Spea ker ANA Mrs. Henderson and their
brilliant daughter have wide circle o'
friends who will be glad to hear this reas-
s1Ir2ug information as 10 her condition.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
JOINED THE UNION.
Eleven Men Recently Imported
Quit the Company.

As result ~ the efforts of union men at
the uoTt hern terminus Of the Grand avenue
line eleven men who had been hrough. 10
St. Louis from the East Ief, their cars yes-
tsrday. and made application at the union
branch headquarters a: Twentieth and Bis
sci streets for membership in the union.
Afterwards they were brought to Walhalla
Hall. where they were received with cheers
one Of the number. who refused to staie
his name. addressed the union men mar
rating the circumstances under which ~
and his colleagues came 10 81. Louis.
We were toid that the strike would l..
settled when reached ST.. Louis" said
the Spokesman. else We would not have
come. II was represented 10 u5 that arbi-
tration had been arranged and that the sit
nation would be normal when got here.
We have been Mt the sheds at Park and
Nandeventer avenIes since our arrival
night before last.
This morning / was asked 10 take ont 4
car on the Grand avenue line. and made
three trips before | discovered that the
strike stili was on. on the last trip
crowds gathered At the north end AMI
called us scahs. and d; tile Water Tower
| had TO stop the car on account Of rh-,ruc-
lions on the track. Then the situation was
explained to me by one of tie union men,
and L lett the car. also perSuadinG my con
duc;Or to quit "
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
FEDERAL GRAND JURY.
Investigation of Interference With
Mail Cars Begun.

The Federal Grand Jury was IN session all
day yesterday In It's rooms AZ the Federal
building. No Indictments Were returned. !.
but a large number OF witnesses We're eX-
amined. /; had under consideration the a0-
tiun Of strikers ard strike symlathizers in
interfering with the United States mail
cars running over the 81. Louis street Ca-
lines. No action was taken yesterday. ana
the Grand Jury adjourned until to-day.
when the matter Will be taken. up again.
The witnesses examined yesterday con-
sisted of post Office officials. detectives, po-
licemen ana street car employees and ofii-
Cals Nothing was given out officially. hUt
II was generally understood that every de
tail was being taken up and carefully COLI
s,dered by the jurors. All the members Of
the Jury were presen: at the deliberations.
Among the witnesses examined yesterday
were Assistant CHIEF of Police Pickel, As
sistant Chief of detectives Smith. Postmas-
ter Baumhof: and Private Detective Tom
FurlOng
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
STRIKING MOTORMaN SHOT.
Edward Clrary Wounded During
Attack on Il Car.

- the result Of disturbance on Jeffer-
son avenue between 81 Louis avenue and
University street. IN North s.. Louis. Ed-
ward Clcary. Il striking motnrman. who
formerly worked on the Ca-s avenue divi-
son. was shot IN III" thigh. tieaTy was
taken to his home at M. 2j2' s.. l. uis ave
uur where his wound was dressed by Doc
TOR Cuhmann Of No. 2ttiA H,bert stree.
His injury WAS prO1oUuced serious but not
DANGEROUS
40 move was made 10 stop the cars !r.
the y rjh End unt!! No. II? appeared on ,'+
return "trip 1T University street. ~ Iii
point mixed crowd of y mrn, boys @~d
mya iliicG the street. ~ the ear CAIN"
near 1t was salut,d with a hai! OF mud.
but according to statements made 10y wit
n.sses NJ rocks were Used l'Ut tHr croW /
vas very threatening ard though the car
came almost Up 20 them they would no
clear away. A. that The policemen n the
front platform OF the car fired several shots
In the air. The crowd still d.d not give
way. and Il Is sad that one Of tn" "r-w
uS the gIr drew h:s revolver and slnt IL
r,ctiy into he crowd.
,'learv had been IN his home. but when
he heard the noise he went 20 tar rae:
Of Jefferson avenue 10 See wLIt the trouble
was. lie haI no sooner got there. according
- his assertion last night. than y" felt
something strike him in the lett side Al
nrSt he thought il was but pebble hu-
when he looked down he saw Iiat .is
clothes were cut and he realized that ne
hal been shot.
After cleary was wounded the crowd
somewhat thinaei out, enabling 'he "ars.
four Of which had been stopped "a; The
place. TO proceed. \ bus load of p-iire was
sent 20 the seen. fri the Fifth District,
hut no arrests Were made.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
RUSH ON THE SUBURBAN,
All Cars in Service and Traffic i
Great.

Manager Jenkins Of the Suburban road
| oan bear witness 10 the truth nf the ada ga
that II Is an i'll wind that blows nobody
Eood. In the last few days the strike
which has been The source OF loss or AT
least serious discomfort to nearly e,-o,,,,
business man or woman in tha citv has
proved TO be Il perfect bonanza for the roa,,
| ne represents. the profits which have been
taken In in th!s time being probably don
be or treble fa' the road Is:.2It,- my.
Every car on the system has been r-e.:sd
INTO service since the settlement ana fh.-
patronage has FAY cvcecd.d tina, given 10
the line in big events like the Yelled proph-
ct s parade OF the Dewey celebration More
over. It is not in few hours alop. -ha,
this patronage exists each day, bu; from
the first car In the IncrHin. 10 tiea Ia
car at night tho crowd continues
Nearly every car which leaves the irop
on Fourth street has a full load before
II reaches Seventh street irrespcctiy. Of
the hour Of the day, and nearly every cal
which leaves De Hodiamont completes fs
load before going ten blocks Ry the time
the trip IS completed, whether the ear is
going east or west, the register generally
shows that the car has been filed. emptIei
and filled again at least Cnce In the trip
Yesterday the number Of cars running on
the main line alone was more than sixty
Every car on t2le lines running to Webster
and kirkwoOd We're pressed into service.
giving employment to every notorman and
conductor In the employ OF the COMPANY
These red cars are now pa,rrnieed by many
persons who use them as means of get
ting home In roundabout way. People
living on Laclede. Market L.ndelI and
other streets parallel 10 them anywhere be
tween Grand avenue and Kings Highway
row take the red cars from downtown and
get off at their streets, walking or ridin,
In some bus the rest OF the way. Feeders
for this line exist on nearly all the streets
1t crosses In the shape Of some o! the in
formal conveyances which have grown IA
ipiliar to every one In the progress Of the
strike.
In Cabanne and the Wes; End generally
the bus system does quite a thriving busi-
ness on the principal streets as az adjunct
to the Suburban and IS the usual fare
charged on these Conysyances Is 10 or -
cents, many a person has 10 pay IL or ~
cents 10 get dCwn town If they desire to
ride all the way.
Yesterday, IN spite OF tho inclsment
weather, crowd attended the races by
way Of the Suburban brach running north
on Sarah street which large enough to
fairly swamp the cars, packing them 10
their utmost capacity. The public sliIl
breads to ride in the Transit Cornpany's
lines on account Of the actions of the n1obs
encountered at various points and. in con-
sequence the Suburban is reapinG a harvest.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
STREET CAR TRACKS CLEARED.
Striking City Laborers Replaced by
Other Men.

Stree, Commissioner Varrslmann's forcr
was again put to work early yesterday
morning rcHuV ing The ohsjrUCtiouS on the
street "a. tra ks The EaGls o. employees
who Ial str@ck The day previous wcr" re-
placed by mau who did not object = r"-
moving the instructions from the streets in
tn" face 81 the protests from the sympa-
thizerS Of the strikers. Tho california and
Chouteau avenue lines. which had been
biockade,I for several days. were cleared
ana cars were run over their entire length.
II was several hours. however. before the
ChOuteaG avenue line, from Fourteenth
street and Clark avenue 20 Eighteenth and
Grat!Ot streets. was entirely cleared As
fast as tho cars passed certain cnrUcTs men
and women would run cut into the street
and place fresh Ohstructious on the track,
which the crew Of tho next passing
would be compelled to remove.
on California avenue near Arsenal street
the scene OF SO many riOtous demonstra-
tons. and the place where the strike SYM
pathizers persuaded two gangs Of street en-
rloyes TO leave the work to which they
were assigned. Street Commissioner Varrel-
mann's Inspector found the tracks almost
obsCureI in the mass Of stones, bricks, bro
ken furniture. iron and junk \ big crowd
hai assembled To protect the barricade
Some OF the men did not wish 10 undertake
the work of removing these Instructions
and when the Street Commissioner force
was notified that the st Louis Transit Com
pIny had sent gang OF negroes In carts
to the spot 20 remove the chstructions, the
regular street gang withdrew. The work
was very successfully accomplished after
wards by the negroes.
Ny. NarrcimaDn said Yesterday: Il am
In hopes that | Will be able 10 keep tho
streets clear now. The more cars there are
running the fewer obstructions will be
placed on the tracks. That is very easily
understood. The police are furnishing am
pie protection now. and II the strike is not
settled soon I. believe the strain on this
department will be decreased, anyway"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
TROUBLE At lITCHFiElD.
New Men and Guards Fired nn hy
strikers.
RFFT RIIC SPE. IAI.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Iitchfeld. Ill. May L. w. Matters be-
tween the old section hands # the Big
Four Railrcad and the impor.ations iTou.
Indiana and Eastern Illinois cam. - q
focus here to-day The railroad company
sent four men Into Ltchfl"Id to load some
lumber and they were attacked by p mob
of fifty or sev,uty-Gye strikers or III r
sympath.zcrs and driven into The little hut
use! temporarily 10y the Big Your as "a
station.
Yesterday ,hrre Deputy United Stl.as
NarshalS from SpriugfelG We're with the
now ren working around the station #
FOoIok east Of this place. The railroad
has aboU; twenty-five men IN this gang. and
they arc taken into Nattcon at night and
brought out again in the morning. AIr
COW per VI ;h" 'nriu"cr!rs department OF
the railroad. and United States Marshal
while guarding the new men, were made the
target for hall a dozen rifles Yesterday aft
cruo0n.
The trouble here this morning was quietsd
y hen the new men were housed ana tup
Narshals brought into town from P.coc,s
1o cyo-awr The mob. Attorney NrNulty Of
;hn HiS Hour arrived h." tG'. Jf,~-nppa
from -. LUIS and. after learning thc con-
Ci'.uu If IffsiIs. euI obtaining n" uaul.s
Of the leaders "a to-Gays riot. started for
Springfield 10 Ob,aiu warrants wE!ci. viii
be- served early ia the morning. II s;rJn-,
enough case Is maze cut against them
There ia a suspicion here that the new
men were brought into I.tchreld for tho
purpose Of testing the strike sympaihizers
and thus involving the active assistance Of
the courts. The new men get 81 y a day
and places have been offered to all the Old
meT at the same rate. Trouble Is expected
tomorrow when the warrants are served.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
TRANSIT AGENT AT OMAHA.
Hiring Men to Take strikers
Places Ills Contract.
EEPUEII,' SPECIAL.


omaha Neh. May I7--An agent Of 'ic
=. Louis Transit Company Is in this ci;y
:or th- purpose Of getting experienced
motorneu and conductors 60 take the Strik-
ers' places =. + Mccarthy. who has the
employment in charge. says that he sent
Nv nty-.ive men from here yesterday, and
jhat tn" success IA. h.s mad 20 Gar lends 10
the belief that omaha Will b. one OF the
best cities In which IN. company has
agents tur securing men.
Contracts are given the man wh;-h Gait
for r"n hours work day al - cents m
hour. WIKI transportation to - L'gis and
steady position on th- lines afto. ,h"
strike IS over. Most Of tn" men who have
guu" from here We're MT employed on the
local lines II; the timc. hut are men who
have had experience and afterwards went
into some other business.
opinion among the EiotormSn and con
dUccors employed by the Omaha company
is very much divided on the question Of
the right and WRONG OF the affair. and 1t IS
not probable that many of the employees
will so from here hu. that most Of them
Will lee from the same class as jh- first
shipment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18

the wire through. and a new plan had Il
. be devised
The boys OF the crowd furnished a schem.
that worked beautifully. II wa. very sim
pie. heavy rope was thrown over the
wire. and n hundred hands grusped Il o!
each side. All bore down together. and by
sheer weight the trolley WAS brought tC
tho ground. In 4 few minutes the stringers
for three blocks were torn DOWN In one
place two iron poles supporting the wires
were also pulled down
While large percentage o. the crowd
wero busy with the wires a number OF
others were tearing Up the street at TweII-
ty-frst. They dug out the granite blocks
between the rails for . distance OF nearly
fifty feet. and were at work prying up the
tracks wE"n the police appeared upon the
sCere
When the rio, call was turned in ,hreo
bus loads from the reserve force Of po-
lice al the Central Station were sen: 10
this scene.
in all there were about forty officers un-
der the command Of Sergc3nts BJy1 and
McClyun. When they came the rioters
were sta! at their work and the street was
jammed with people. The policemen
charged the crowd and managed "a dispense
them. No violence was offered the officers
though numerous threats were ir'Ilg'i il
The officers lined up along th~ three
blocks which had been affected by the riot
tiS anu ItNld4A't 't' tIi"lT posts !cl an "uNt
or more. By that time the excitement hai
AI died ont and there was no more than a
normal number Of persons around. 40 ar
rests were made.
~ the ti;no the :iOt call was turned In
Charles jones. {. iiDeman, living at No. -'t2
Franklin avenue. was in the thick,-- part
"f the crowd. When th~ policemen arrived
fe pushed his way tb the rnrucr ~ Twea-
ty-!irst street Eni franklin avenue" where
he entered "a saloon. According 70 his story.
he was drinking glass Of beer when a pr-
nceTnan rushed through the door and at
tack ed linn.
In the fight which followed Jones WIS
struck IN the head ana knocked sens''e5s.
lie was taken 10 tho City Up.pita! in an
ambulance Uh,r- Doctor Scharf; dressed
his wounds anu pronounced then. serious.
though not necessarily fatal He claims
that It was D.i,er Mike Burk or the
Fourth District who hit him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
MYSTERY OF A LETTER.
After Getting II Texas business
Man Sought Death
prpyv.rf- SPECIAL.

RFPJ-D!.TC SPECIAL.
Dallas, Tex. MAY IF. T. Wagoner, 4
business man Of Alvarsdo, committed SUI
eide at that place t|-'iaN, ox hanging 10
l.fr = note statiU.- that life had ne charms
flr him. au,; directing how he desired some
OF his possessions disposed ot. No one had
any idea that he contemplated such step
lie was about 10 years Old. and leaves
vi-io.v ard several children.
Wagner went to IN" post Office ana N
quired FOR letter. TemGrkirg at the tilne
that II was an important one Later he re-
Ceiy.d a letter and soon a1tsrward hs WAS
found dead. The chsrTeG fragments OF a
letter which had been burned with q sInaII
amount Of straw. were found in the rno m
u here the body was hanging. " nat TINS
letter contained. or whore T. came from, no
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
SERGEANT REAlY REIMSThTED.
Transit Company Officials Had
Caused His Suspension.

Sergeant OF Police James Healy was re-
lieved Of his shield Wednesday afternoon by-
Night chief Picbel. but It was promptly To-
stored hy chief Campbell yesterday when
the Situation was explained.
H.1iy. with a squad of police. was de-
tailed TO guard tho power-hoUse OF the E.Is-
ton avenue line near Nandevcuter avenue.
About o'clock one of the transit com
panys officials told Sergeant Heaiy there
was trouble further out on the line ard or
,ieTed him ont. Hcaiy refused TO 60, stat
ing that ha had been stationed at the pow
erhouse. and he would have to stay there
About that time Chief Pickel passed j., bis
buggy. The transit official reported the
matter and Chief Picke! relieved the Ser
geant Of his shield ana suspended hirr
Chief Campbell inquired into the matter
yesterday and decided that Uealy was tight
HIS shield was returned and he went ba X
to work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
TROUBLE ON FRANKLIN AVENUE
Crowd Breaks Wires and Tears Up
the Street.

About s30 last night a riot call was
turned in from Twenty-tirst and Franklin
avenue. crowd OF fully 2.6cD persons
gathered In the three blocks on Franklin
avenue between Nineteenth and Twenty
first streets. and JGo men and boys were
at work cutting trolley wires and tearing
up the track and street. They were cheer.d
on in their work by the others, many Of
whom were women and girls.
The crowd began operations about S
O'clock. First they tried cutting the wires
by placing a long pipe on the track and
allowing it 10 fall agains, the wire. But
the current was 3ot strong enough to burn
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
BuCNETSHoPS' PLAN.
Local concerns Said 10 Be Prepar-
ing for Il Change
:rr--Er.rc s-r.cTAr.

TTr-ETt" SrrcTAI.
.-ti-.ga. May I..-Bucbe tshops n ST.
I...l~ ar~airjir.g To- a Letter received to
d - e., % rHelrn e Of the Chicago Beard Of
T-tt.c. are lTe.e'r;IE 70 use New YORK
quotations fr- thor base Cf operations in
stead co. these sent from this city. The
recent citation caused ~ the announce
mont that the loca! exchange was planning
{, control is market quotations IS said 70
have ..I % such g move OF the part Of the
~f I.,u:s "!C<. .=h. pike. TerS
The -al-i.Ci was freely discussed SE
hr KS ~ The Cocr ta-lsv. The traders
al not hesitate to say tha, -hs bucke1shop
,vH had been t9llius on the business IL
the ut at late in ! way : ltch makes Il
necessary for the Board Of Trade 10 take
Snrnn action.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
EXTRA POLICEMAN QUIT.
Some Disappear and Others Resign
Their Jobs.

A number oe the extra patrolmen sworn
in under Chief Campbeil's call for 2,5Ho po-
hcemen have become tired Of their Jobs and
turned IN their stars. Two dozen Of them
resigned yesterday and there are few
OF whom the department has TO account
They are mysteriously missing
Drillmaster Roemer pu: the ''new ones
through n drill the first day which brought
the persplration. Then the men were
Obliged. some OF them. to remain down
town and sleep in the barracks. After two
days IT was decided to put the new men to
work, and Wednesday night they were de-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
MISS HiVEMEYER WEEDS.
Now the Bride OF Andrew L. Stone
of California.

Chicago. III. May E.-ThA marriage c.
Miss Wihemina HaveneyeT. daughter q
William 4. Hd:emeyer, t. Andrew l.. Stone
Of Ha kland. .'9l. was solemn ZH. At
o'clock this afternoon. The Ceremony was
performed NJ Rivcrsi . by tu, Reverend
James Spencer ~ North E~1.-.fsfil- Mass.
Hni the Reverend George Davis Adams. II
s. PaUrs Episcopal 'hUrru. TIE hT' n
WAS attended by Miss Mary ErEw'l y
Chicago. ard James NcEscu 0f san Fran
cisco acted az pest m1h. Among the guests
from "a distance were: George Wheaton.
San Francisco. II. F. Haven.eyar IT New
York. ana Albert Rravton. Oakland. cal
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
PASSENGERS OPENED FIRE.
FusiiIadc Followed Attack an ;
,irand Avenue Car.

Several shots were fired last night Ly
.o;-r uf 'hs passengers ou 'rr ~. ll'i o.
the -. Louis Transit Company, Grand
avcnu" division. while the car was passing
Grand and Kossu;h avenues S-vc:ai Win
GoWs in the car were broken by stones. one
81 Tho bullets penetrated a hat worn by
Henry Nos,i Of No 322sA Lee avenue, who
was a spectator.
y Plate glass window In the front u Emil
MUell"r's grocery store at No. spS1 North
Grand avenue was also broken. No on was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
IRISH GIRLS ARRIVE.
Nine Hundred Came Over on One
steamship.
PEPTBLTC SPECIA5

PEPT-RETC SPECIAIA
New York. May f5.-Nine hun,TeS fresh,
rosy-ohecked Irish girls took Rat-ery Park
by storm to-day. u was a regular Irish
dav al he barge Office. The Te-rOnio
brought rh.E h,r zrist II Irish girls ard
women. Eleven hundred mora are expected
on Sunday.
Many Of the Immigrants were met BY rel
atfyrS and taken away. Some came WITH
tags showing III. destination 70 which they
were booked. Some laughed; others wept
Many cf the girls were not more than -
or IG years old.
is it far to S. louis SIR aske': pretty
Nora CoHHOr. from rhA County kerry
Sure It's me brothers v7i'iu' fur rI
there 7 did rot know hut he Wigt. have
come over I'm the tram car - mate me.
y large number Of n" girls took trains
FOR the West this evening
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
WILL HIRE UNION MEN.
Strikers Win a Victory in Chicago
Brick Yards.

Chicago. May 1.-THE long-staniins boy
colt IN the brick industry In and around
chicago was practically settled to-day by
an agreement which was reached between
the National Brickmakers' Alliance and the
Illinois Brick Company.
The terms settled upon provide 'ha: union
Labor shall be exclusively used in the brick
cotnpany's yards and that the market .hali
he open 20 all buyers. The wards controlled
ly the Illinois Brick company include near
" - per cent OF the entire output Of CHI
ragn and vicinity.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
TO ESCORT BOER ENJOYS.
Congressional and Citizens Com
mitten LeaNrS Washinntnn-

Washington, May l1-The Congressional
and Citizens Committee. which IS TO escort
the Boer Peace Commissioners from New
York TO Washington left here tonight for
New York. 1t included Senators Allen, Ma
son. Heitfeld and Wellington. Representa-
tiveS SUiz.r. EidSley. Rhea Of Kentucky.
Clarke 0f Missouri. DAILY. De Almond of
Missouri, Robinson Of Nebraska. Misrs of
Indiana and Little and Mrssrs. {. T. Bride
and 5. $. Noder. On their arrival here to-
morrow, the ENJOYS will be met at the
railroad station by the Reception Commit
tee and taken to the Arlington Hotel, where
an informal reception Will be given in theiP
honor.