The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06

In the City.



RANSoM CORPS EUCHRE Ransom
Corps. No s. will give a euchre at Kicker's
Hall, No. 4GS Kennerly avenue. Tomorrow
afternoon at > o'clock.
BRANCH GrARDS-Company G.. known
as the crack company # the First Ee2i-
mcnt. y. G. NJ; will give a military re
West Ed Hall. Nandeventer and F'inney
venues.
SALnONKEEPER FINED-D. l.. Simms,
saloonkeeper at jefferson and Geyer ave
nuts. was fined 81 ami costs in the First
District Police Court Yesterday morning IN
4 charge of maintaining a slot machine.
other cases on the docket We're continued.
GAIN IN POSTAL RECEIpTS-The re-
ceipts at the 81. Louis Post Office for the
iir-t four days Of the present month are
s2N.slS.19 a sum i.I22!G5 in excess of the
total receipts for the corresponding peri1d
in 1879. being a gain Of nearly ~ per cent.
COMMITTEES IN SESSION-The Water
works and the Lighting Committees of the
Board of Public improvements yesterday
held long NEE tings 10 discuss the Meramec
spring proposition. in order to finish the
10 consider the Hermann ordinance for the
extension Of the conduit limits
TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN Nc
NANEE-The roiice officers OF the Mounted
District yesterday morning presented d
handsome diam4nd stud TO Captain Nc
Nance as q testimonial of their friendship.
President Halves Of the Board cf Police
Comm ssioners made the presentation
speech. to which Captain McNamee replied
in a few words.
PTELIC-SCHoOL REPORTS-Reports of
the public schools for the first quarter OF
the fiscal year have just been received by
Superintendent Sedan. The total enroll
ment for the first quarter is 11.a3,. as
against 1855 during the same period III
1893. Il gain Of 1.l5i. The total number Il
teachers employed is now 1.6S.. az against
l.sl' III the corresponding quarter last year.
an increase OF sixty-seven.
TWO NEW SLOT-MACHINE CASES
Richard Alallincott of No. 40 North
Eighth street and Charles Beecher of No.
1874 Chestnut street. s~aloonkeepers. are
charged In warrants issued yesterday with
maintaining slot machines In their places
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney johnson
told Lieutenant Johnson of the Central Dis
trict Police. who has charge of the Slot
rants in all cases where the evidence was
submitted.
PLEASANT. PORTER DEFENDANT
General Pleasant Porter of the Indian Ter
ritory is defendant in two suits fled in
Justice Spauldin2's court yesterday, grow
ing out of his alleged ownership of some
horses two years ago. Patrick Ahearn Is
"A c1defendant with General Porter. One
f the suits is by the Foskett-Kissner Feed
Company for seIpo2 for horse feed. alleged
tn have. been furnished the defendants in
1875. The other suit is by John Ryan for
s2io for services alleged to have been rem !
,lcIsd in cooking for the men who TOOK
care of the d'fendantS' horses. |
ACCUSED oF STEALING Shoes
Frank Smith ana jafics Martin. boys. are
locked M al the Second District Police sta |
ton. charged with stealing six shoes fer |,
the right foot from the sample case of
William Long. a salesman for the Tennent-
Striking shoe Company. The shoes were /,
taken from the case while II was left in Il '
huSgy in front Of Longs home. at No. 1I2i
South Broadway. on Monday night. Shoes
found I'm the possession of Smith a&d Mar
Tin were identified. snd Yesterday Long
sUcre out a warrant against the boys. /
charging them with petit larceny.
Decision FOR DEFENDANT-Judse
Klein found for the defendant yesterday In
the suit If Dwight Tredway against Chris
tian Pepper for $,99. 40 damages for alleged
breach OF contract. Treiway alleged that
was damaged in the amount sued for
because of the defendants failure to Keep /
his prcmiSa III regard to u sale of stock OF
the 81. Louis Railroad Company. Tredway
purchasers for the stock in question ne
was To receive 81 much. He averred that he
made. Judge Klein held that the proof was
not sufficient.
MRS GII.LAM'S COMPLAINT-Mrs:
William Gillian, wife OF the proprietor OF
the Empire Hotel at No. 200 Olive street,
made application yesterday for Il warrant
against Policeman John +. Kirby Of the
Eighth District. charging him with assaut
and battery. She alleges that in the raid
on the hotel Monday morning the off1cer
beat her with his club. Assistant Prosecut-
in. Attorney johnson said he would take
the case under Amusement. Kirby was no
titled to call at the Office. a warrant was
issued against Gillian AMI his clerk. Henry
charging them with conducting an
immoral resort. |
INCORPORATED-The Frankenthal In
vestment company yesterday filed articles
Of incoI poTation with the Recorder of Deeds.
The paId-in capital stock of SlCo.vo0 is d.
into loo shares of St@J each. Alex
ander Frankenthal holds ~ shares, Julia
Frankenthal /. Albert Frankenthal 10 and
F. Frankenthal l. The Charles a.
Olcott Planning MIL Company has Z paid
In capital Of $4,000. divided into $50 shares
Of SIG each. Charles A. Olcott holds 40
rkarec. I'D S. Olcott /. W. A Ford 1, j.. F.
I and Marshall Olcott l.. The
Empire Advertising and Distributing Com
.any is capitalized for $500. The shares are
held by James l.. Ennie. Perry G. Staut
and GeEe L. Foute. The William r. Edison
mmission Company has a capital of sl0.-
ne, half of which is paid in. The 100 shares
are distributed as follows: William X. Ed
son, "a; Jesse T. Baker, -; II. +. Lindas. 4;
Lowenhaupt, 1; T. A. Martin. 2; George
b. Reader, 2: w. A. Roddy, 1, and Chester =
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