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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
INQUEST ON DUNCAN MACRAE.
Coroner's Jury Holds Richard Fer
rick Responsible

Coroner Lloyd held an inquest yesterday
on the body Of Duncan X. MacRac, the
emergency policeman. who was shot and
killed at Twenty-second street and Cass
FerriCk on verdict of homicide Fcrrick.
since he was arrested the night afterwards
by Detectives Field and Saevlin. was taken
to the -Four Courts. where he VIII he held
pending tn" action of Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney johnson. The police Will apply
for warrant charging murder. as soon
the transcript of the inquest reaches
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Johuson's
office
MacRae was sworn in to do police duty
only two days before he WAS killed. He
was detailed as special guard on ear No.
u Of the cass avenue lire. As the ear
reached TweHty-Secund street on its trip
east about $50 o'clock. man I'm shirt
sleeves walked out to the curb and fired
twice. He escaped at the time. hut Fer
rick. who was arrested later was iienti-
fed by both Motorman J.. A. futile and
Conductor Willi1m Bcssinger. Tuttie said
he was not looking when the shot was
fired. and when he did the smoke partly
Ing ccrresponded to that OF th. man who
fired the shots. He said he saw Ferrick at
the corner on several Of the trips and
each time he was raising n disturbance
B"ss.nger said he saw Ferrick draw his
revolver and fire. Detectives Field and
Shc vim testified that while Ferrick was
getting back into the patrol wagon after
he had been identified. he said he wished he
had got that little fellow. meaning Tuttie
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
EMERGENCY OFFICER RESIGNS.
Objects To Taking Orders From
Transit Employees.

Il. II. Murphy an emergency policeman.
wh" was sworn In on last Thursday, yes
tcrday rendered his resignation to the Po-
lice Board. because, he says. he could not
bear {" take orders from imported men
VINO ar" brought 10 the city to run the
street ears, III rendering his resignation
ne submitted typewriter statement ex-
planning why he had resigned. ON the
hrst day. h" said. when ho rode on the front
PLATFORM nf the car To which he was as
signed, ne heard nothing but abuse from the
r"'pie gathered along the line from one end
To the other.
On one OF the trips he said. the conductor
drew his revolver and was about TO fire
int" crowd which had thrown few
stones AT the car. and Murphy states he
.ad considerable trouble in preventing the
conductor from firing. The conductor was
ipid 10 pat the revolver IN iis pocket and
keep 1t there until he was ordered TO shoot
"htreinpn he became very angry and
called the officer a coward. Murphy states
there was no necessity for firing at the
crowd. as it had caused very httic trouble
The police have not yet acted on Murpbys
resignation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29

ending the deplorable condition. lie prom
ised 20 devote all the time necessary ne
tween now and tomorrow TO further the
object. He was. however, compelled 10 NJ
form President Whitelaw that If the duties
of the committee should extend beyond 10
morrow some one else must be af'oiteu
in his place, as he had already arranged 10
leave ST. Louis Thursday with ';is m"'her'
who is In feeble health. and hnds II heceS-
sary to be at the seashore before the warm
weather. This Is duty which lie cannot
defer. Sill. as he said to Sir. Whitelaw'
he hopes that the committee may ma ne-
fore Wednesday the way 10 end the oiii-
Guilty with justice 10 all concerned.
After the result of the citizens meeting
at the Merchants Exchange was known ana
had been unorficialy communicated 20 the
representatives CT the union at Wathalia
Hall. ". ID. Mahon. r Il. Edwards and
ether executive officers of the strikers heid
a short conference, after which the fellow
ing statement was made by Mr.. Mahon:
We have been advised that nj meet
ing Of citizens held at the Merchants IN
change this afternoon IL was agreed that
the present troubles between the st. LOUIS
Transit Company and its employees should
be settled by arbitration. The union has
stood for this mode Of settlemtnt All the
time. believing that it is the fairest pos
Siaie mode %; adjusting the tNlstll az
ferences. We stand ready at a moments
notice 10 submit our case to arbitration as
soon We shall have been informed that
the st. Louis Transit Company Is Wiling
to do likewise We are perfectly willing 10
comply with the suggestion coming out oi
the meeting. and on behalf Of the Striking
employees would say that If the st. Louis
TranSl! Company Will agree 10 submit I" lle
VIII of the people as expressed at tniS
meeting we VIII name one arbitrator, me
company can name one and these two snail
select the third. and whatever award this
Board Of Arbitration may make the sirik-
ing employees pledge themselves to strictly
comply with
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
STREET CAR SERVICE.
Northern Central and Mound CITY
Lines Nav Run To-Day.

Cars on the following lines Will he op-
Grated to-day: nslmar avenue. Spaldna;
avenue. Page avenue. Park avenue, Comp
ton Heights. Choutsau avenue. California
avenue, Tower Grove. Carondrict, Grand
avenue. pIlye street tasS avenue" Union
line. Fourth street cable and the SIKH
street electric lines.
Manager George W. RiumhoY said last
night that All n" roads which ran last
week were operated yesterday with in
creased facilities. Yesterday the Union line
was opened and the Northern Central and
Mound city lines probably will be opened
today.
ON account Of the damage done 70 the
wires of the Sixth street electric line the
cars were run over the broadway cable
tracks yesterday. MIR. Baumhoff says that
he VIII not run the broadway cable cars a
long as II is necessary to use the tracks
for the electric ears of the Sixth street line
The Fourth street cable line is running as
usual and in three days Manager iIaumho.f
says that he will have all the cars on that
lire in service. The crews on some of the
lines are still having trouble with obstruc-
ticnS on the tracks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
Poison in Potatoes.

The public is becoming excited the state
men, recently made that potatoes contain a poi
son called solanin. 1t is announced that new po-
tatoes contain much less than old ones but
that those which have commenced to sprout are
quite dangerous. This may be true but IL
seems odd that people have lived and thrived .or
centuries upon them and that their danger has
Just been discovered. 1t is safe TO assert tha.
any one with whom potatoes do not agree has
stomach trouble. and any che who has indigestion.
dzSne,esis- biliousness, or kidney weakness needs
Aos,etrer,s stomach Bitters at once. This medicine
ydo.s ,,ora nan pronlise. ii cures The difference
between /, 1nd the hundreds cf limitations that
bave sprunr up is that the Bitters cures per-
m.rs,tiv ,,bt,e the others only relieve and thus
lee The ,.sr.j.n worse than ever. Avoid substi-
tssses and insist tp'a aa'ins ZIG seuu'Hs' 1ry IL.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
LOCAL. AND SUBURBAN.

LOCAL AND SUBJ RBAN.
The business Mems League viii meet at
the Southern Hotel tonight for debate
upon .'The Decennial Census Of the United
States.
st. Louis people were interested obse:v-
ers Of the total eclipse of the sun yester-
day morning. The local weather office took
official observations Of the DheHoH'enon
Emergency Policeman r. II. Murphy re-
eiened from the force Yesterday. He claims
that he was tired of receiving orders from
transit officials.
Priystes Grace Mohrman and George
Brice of the Salvation Army were married
last night
Mrs Nellie F Peck testified at Clayton
yesterday in the eiectmsnt suit Of John :.
King VS. Austin Peck and Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Peck.
II. p. Ferr.ss OF Clinton. Mo. WIS beaten
hy a crowd OF ruf'ians yesterday afternoon
because he rode transit company car
Mrs. Elroy 5. Plat, who was Miss Cora
Leigh Sutherland died Sunday and Will be
buried to-day this being the first ami
versary Of her wedding.
Sun worshiper J. H Cannon. in custody
at Granite City. H.. observed the eclipse
yesterday and prophes.es that the world is
about 10 come to an end.
Mrs. Estelle L. Small formerly OF St
Louis. is defendant in suit for 5.l26.
brought by a New York furnishing house
A dynamite bomb exploded under car No
POI Of the BellefontaiEe division yesterday
and two policemen who were on the car
were seriously hurt.
TIE Northern Central and the Mound City
divisions of the transit company system
may be put IN operation to-day.
A chicken pecked a diamond from the hand
of George Foster. a gentleman farmer, and
Foster. 10 get the stone. will have to hold
post-mor1em examination on all his 80,
fowls.
A large and Fashionable crowd attended
the performance of the ''Mikado,' given
last night at the Olympic Theater for the
benefit Of the Indian schools.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29

nance. informed the committee that IL
would be impossible for him to give them
the opinion they asked for without giving
the ordinance submitted to him caretni con-
siierati,n. and that before he wouid give
his opinion he would want to read ana
study all of IN. 40 odd ordinances which
the Kelly ordinance proposes to repeal. The
committee made 10 see that In ask
ing the city Counselor 10 give an opinion
on the House hin before this afternoons
session of the Council they were asking OF
hipl a physical inpossb!lity. as II was pc
yond his mower To even read through ,he
great mass of city ordinances granting
street railway franchises all of which the
Kelly bill proposes to repeal
The Railroad Committee WILL therefore,
be unable To report the hill with tn" city
tuunScIor's opinion at the Council meeting
this afternoon, and that measur" probably
Will be laid over unt.l the next meeting.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
EAST SIDE STRIKE.
Committee Of the Union Insists
1t Is Not Yet Ended.

committee Of the strikers In East St
Louis made the following statement in re-
gard to the strike situation at that place:
The Idea seems TO be gaining ground
through statements by officers of the East
81. Louis street Car Comrany. that the
strike in East St Louis is practically over
We. the committee of Division No 40
Amalgamated Association of Street Rail-
way employees. wish to inform the public
that, though no violence has been offered
10 the property of the company. we feel as
sured of winning our cause. The several
other unions of the city are strong in our
favor and each has resolved to impose fines
on any member of the organization found
riding on the cars. They have also assisted
US with liberal donations
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
PATRICK LAWN RELEASED.
He Was Not Implicated in Lafay
cite Park ;1hoOlin".

Patrick LAWN. who was arrested at his
home at the corner of Missouri and Geyer
avenues yesterday, IN connection with the
shooting of the three street railway strik-
era. Philip and J mes Sullivan and Patrick
o'tonEell. In Lafayette Park Sunday, was
released yesterday afternoon on orders from
chief Desmond. No additional arrests were
made.
officer Hans Schaeperkoetter was struck
III the left arm yesterday afternoon by a
bullet from cat rifle while he riding
west on CaSa avenue ear near Sixteenth
street. The officer heard no shot fired and
did not realize that he had been shot until
the car had gone a distance of several
blocks. Doctor l.. W. Gerllng Of No. 3.1l
North Twcnty-iifth street. who attended
the officer, pronounced his injury slight.
Several bombs were exploded on the
tracks Of the CaSs avenue line near the
Sixteenth street intersection about o'clock
last night. Traffic was delayed for about
ten minutes, but no one was injured.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
KELLY AkNUlMENT BILL.
City Counselor Must Have More
Time to Consider II.

The Railroad Committee Of the City
Council. to whom was referred the Kelly
ordinance providing for the repeal of the
franchises Of the street railway companies
OF st. Louis, will give a public hearing on
the measure this afternoon al O'clock A
large delegation OF strikers, who are inter-
ested in the passage of the bill, Will attend
the nearing. 1t was agreed at th. last
meeting OF the Council that the Railroad
Committee should report the ordinance al
this afternoons meeting il the opinion of
the City Counselor as TO the validity of the
ordinance could be obtained in that time
Yesterday afternoon the Railroad Com.
mittee waited on Mr. Schnurmacher ana
asked him for an opinion. The City Coutl-
ss1ors after looking over the Kelly ordi-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
ARMY CASUALTIES.
General MacArthur'S Latest List
From the Philippines.

Washington. May 2S.-General McArthur's
latest casualty list is as follows:
Deaths-Typhoid: April 23, Company C,
Thiytytirst Infantry, Lem Carbon: May 10.
Company y. Forty-first Infantry, Joseph
ii. HuibrOw. May u. Company u. Thirty
ninth Infantry. Frederick kliEke: Company
{. Thirtynin Infantry, Temple =. Nor
risen: May -, Company \, Thirty-ninth In
fantry. Henry J. Miller; April II. Troop r.
Eleventh Cavalry. George OvertUrf. May
l.. Company II, Forty ighth Infantry. Jui-
son Brown: May 20 Company NJ Forty
sixth Infantry. Charles M0rphcuse: May g.
Company II, Forty-eghth Infantry. Alvin
T.. Winters.
Dysentery-May II. Company l., Thirty
second Infantry. William II. Thomas: ma
iar!al fever. May l9. Company X, Thirty
seventh Infantry. Edward Thomas: May
p Company NJ. Forty-first Infantry, James
w. WilkeTson.
Alcoholism-May 5. Troop F. Third Cav
airy. John J.. Dawson.
Intestinal obstructIon-May H. Company
T. Forty-sixth Infantry. Philip r. Prescott.
Polyneuris-May 80. Company u. Forty
sixth Infantry. William = Robinson.
propsy-May p. Company ID, Sixth Iu-
fantry. Musician Milton -. Hernandez.
Suicide-April (. Troop NJ. Fourth Cavalry.
Victor Adair.
Homicidc-NIay 70. Company F. Twenty
fifth Infantry. First Sergeant John Will
iam'.
The Rest prescrtpti00 for Nalarfa
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
H.. FERRISS BADLY BEATEN.
Crowd Was Offended Because He
Rode on Transit Car.

II F. Ferriss OF Clinton. Mo. who was
nominee for Governor or the Prohibition
ticket four years ago. was beaten by II
crowd of ruf,fans AT Broadway and Sidney
street yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ferriss
stepped from a broadway cable ear at the
corner As he aiighted the crowd began TO
curse him, calling MIN an kinds %. vile
names because he had ridden in a transit
company car.
When he had walked only few steps
he WAS assaulted ~ crowd Of men VINO
surrounded him and knocked him down
three times. While he lay on the ground
ihev kicked him in the fare. Frrriss finally
took refuge in ;hs St. Louis Gas and Case
Linz Engine Works, at No. 23l9 South Sec
uri street.
Ferriss reported his experience to Chief
Campheil who detailed several detectives
on the case.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
GREAT REVIVAL CLOSED.
Thousands Have Pr0fessed Chris
tianity at Springfield.

Springfield Mo. May 2S-Major J. II.
Cole OF Adrian. Mich. who for five months
has been conducting union revival services
in Springfield. closed the series last night
at the Baldwin Opera-house. IL was filed
to overlooking. ard many persons were
turned away. In these meetings 2.s5I Spring
field citizens of all classes. trades and pro-
fessiOns. have publicly professed Christian
ity. and there were other hundreds who
lived outside Of the city limits, but near
enough to attend the meetings.
The Major was offered a residence II he
would make his home here. but he declined
saying the people here would need all the
money they could spare to sustain the reg
ular religious work of the city. He has a
number of calls from leading citizens but
he intends going in a wagon for awhile out
into the neglected districts of the State
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
FUNERAL OF HARRY POTTS.
Victim Of Riot to Be Buried To
Dav in Calvary.

Harry Potts. who was shot last Friday
afternoon at Jefferson avenue and Palm
street, receiving wounds from which he III d
several hours later. will he buried this
afternoon, at o'clock, at Calvary Gene
terry.
The funeral services will be held at the
family residence. No. 3al6 North Ninth
street. All the members Of the Street Rail-
attend the funeral The men will rendezvous
at the North Broadway headquarters, at
No. $500 North Broadway, about / 30 O'clock
and march thence TO the Potts home. A
band Of music will head the procession and
render funeral marches all along the route
a number of the members of the union will
make speeches at the grave.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
FAVOR THE KELLY BILL.
Action of Carpenters-Committees
Meet To Dav.

Local union No. q. United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America. met
last night and adopted resolution in
dorsing the bill to annul the franchise of
the 81. Louis Transit Company now pend
ing in the City Council a committee from
the union will call on the Council commit
tee and present tn IL the resolution.
\ meeting of the various committees Of
the trades allied with the Building Trades
Council will take up the question at a
meeting to-day at / O'Clock at WaIhalia
Hall,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
became suspicious and called the agree

became suspicious and called the agree
ment off.
Jores then proceeded TO the Martell House
and made arrangements TO lodge fifty men.
He rendered draft on the st. Louis Trans
il Company in payment. MI Mdrfeii re-
fused To cash tn. draft and Jones then
asked for a loan of So. This also was re
fused him. In the meantime biehl had
talked TO the police. and Sergeant Coorey
was detailed to place the man under arrest.
Officers of the ST. Louis Transit Company
said that no man of the name or descr;p-
tinn OF the prisoner had ever been IN their
employ Justice Royne bound Jones over
TO the Grand Jury in the sum of $500.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
Claimed to Work for Transit Com
pany-Held Under Bond.

man giving his name as Harry Jones.
aged 40 years. was arrested In East st.
Louis last evening, charged with trying to
obtain money under false pretenses. Jones
represented. il is alleged. that he was an
agent for the St. Louis Transit Company.
and was engaging lodgings for number of
men who had been imported to work on
the street car lines in ST. Louis. Jones
made an agreement with George Diehl. pro-
prietor of the Park Hotel, whereby Diehl
men. After the deal was closed Jones asked
Mr.. Diehl for loan Of s. Mr.. Diehl then
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
ASKS A WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
j. j. McCann Makes Complaint
Against Transit Company.

John J. McCann applied to the Circuit
Court yesterday for a wri; OF mandamus
TO compel the St. Louis Transit Company
to operate It's lines and cars according 10
the terms of its charter and the laws gov
erning It's operation. or show cause TO the
contrary.
The petition In the case recites that for
more than twenty days the defendant has
substantially failed to operate its lines or
cars at or approxlmating such reasonable
intervals as are required by its charter.
The case was assigned to Judge Talty's
division. but was not presented TO the
Court.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
Galveston Strike Spreads.

Galveston Tex, May 2i.-Thc carpen-
tors' and painters strike. inaugurated May
l. because the contractors would not agree
to an advar ce from 30 10 - cents an hour
to the carpenters and 81 to 31iz cents an
hour to the painters. was accentuated this
morning by the employees in the planning
mills and other woodworking establish
ments refusing TO go 10 work unless they
received an advance in wages and shorter
hours. Their daily wage has been from
81 .15 to s. for feeders and from s. to So
for machine men.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
SALISBURY MAY RETIRE.
Kunur Was Current Yesterday III
House of Parliament.

London. May 2S.A rumor was current
to-day In the lobbies Of the House of Par
liament, which was said 10 have originated
at the Carlton Club. that the Marquis or
Salisbury Will retire from politics al the
next general election.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
JOHNSON ARRESTED.
Accused of Killing j. Il. Daniel
Three Years Ago.
EEPURILC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Waco. Tex. May 2S.--SheriT J. ". Baker
arrived this afternoon from Houston. hav-
Ing In custody Robert Johnson. negro.
who IS charged with killing J. II. Daniel In
this city three years ago. Daniel was an
insurance agent. He was shot through the
heart one night at the door OF his wood
shed. He had followed n supposed burglar
from his house. and when he reached thu
woodshed two pistol shots We're heard. Mrs.
Daniel ran out and found her husband dead
He clasped pistol in his right hand arsfi
another pistol lay inside the woOdshed. The
killing was sirOuded in mystery and the
theory OF suicide prevailed TO some extent.
Daniel carried about $500 lifo insurance.
and some of the companies refused to nay
nn the grounds of S!iicfGc. Johnson, who
had frequently been employed by Daniel.
disappeared about the tim. cf the killing.
and suspicion was directed 70 him. He WAS
indicted and diligcut search was instituted,
but he was not located until yesterday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
River Work Inspected.

KIPCFIIt' SFECIAI.
ST. Joseph. Mo. May es.-Co,onel Amos
Stickney. president. and Captain Charles
Kellar, secretary of the Missouri River I'm
provement Commission, accompanied by
John Barlow and Captain s W. Fox, are
here inspecting the revetment work done in
this vicinity. II was found In good condi-
ton. The river. however. is eating into the
southern part of the city. and thousands Of
dollars worth of real estate is endangered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-29
PILES Cured WITHOUT THE KNIFE.

All druggists are authorized by the manu-
facturcrs of Pazo Ointment to refund the
money where it fails to cure any case OF
piles TO matter of how long standing.
Curtis ordinary cases in six days. the worst
cases in fourteen days. One application
gives ease and rest. Relieves itching in
stantiy.
This is n new discovery and is the only
pile remedy sold on positive guarantee,
no cure no pay. Price 80 cents.
II your druggists don't keep II IN stock
send us 30 cents IN postage stamps and wa
will forward same by mail.
Manufactured by Paris Medicine Co.. ST.
I Mo
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For Indigestion.

Eupepsia Tablets promote digestion and
cure dyspepsia. Your money back II they
,nanentiy INDIGESTION. dyspepsia and all
troubles arising from disordered conditions
box contains two weeks treatment. Drug
gists have them. Forwarded by mail If de-
sired on receipt of 81 cents in postage
STAMPS by the Eupepsia Co. SO Clark
avenue. ST. Louis. Mo.
Caution-There IS nothing Just as good
as Eupepsia Tablets. The only remedy sold
,Indor absolute guarantee. Always insist on
getting what you ask for. and don't take
substitute for Eupeps:a Tablets.-Adv.