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The evening times., 1900-03-09
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald de Koven enter
tanned at dinner last night Their guests
were the German Ambassador, Senator and
Mrs. Wetmore. Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan,
Senator Depew. Miss Paulding, Miss Horst
mann, and Mrs. Ben Ali Haggin, of New
York, who is Mrs de Koven's house guest.
An attractive event in musical and So
cial circles last night was the reception
held by Miss Katie V. Wilson in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shakespeare, OF
London The handsome residence of the
hostess, in Tenth Street. was decorated
throughout with palms and pink flowers.
Southern vines wreathed the doorways and
from the chandelier in the dining room
wide pink ribbon bands descended to the
four corners OF the table. which was abloom
with pink blossoms and rose-tinted with
the soft light of candies that burned under
dainty pink shades. A mandolin orchestra,
under the direction of Mr., Judson, played
throughout the evening.
The hostess, wearing an imported robe OF
white silk trimmed with lace and panne
Velvet was assisted in receiving the sew
eral hundred guests by her mother. Mrs.
L. C. Wilson; her sisters, Mrs. Charles Il.
HodgIin and Mrs. W. l.. Wilson and b.
Mrs. Edwin Truell, Mrs f. J. Gottshall,
of Philadelphia. Mrs. A. Zappone, Miss
Bertha Lucas. Miss Mary G. Tongue. of
Oregon: Miss Ella Wilson, Miss Winifred
Ruane, and the Cecilian Quartette COM
posed of Miss Bertha Thompson, Miss
Josephine Burton. Miss SalIie Shreve, and
Miss Irna Callahan.
The evening times., 1900-03-09
DENOUNCED BY OFFICIALS
So Called Schools Condemned for
Misleading the Public.

4 Claim That These Agencies Do Not
Properly Prepare Persons for Ex-
tions--An Interview with the Chief
Examiner of the Civil Service.
The evening times., 1900-03-09

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamlin Pearson.
1922 Q Street. have issued invitations for
next Monday evening. when they will cell
ebrate the tenth anniversary of their mar
riage
The evening times., 1900-03-09
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Thomas f. Shea changed his bill last
night at the Academy, replacing The
ton version Of "A Tale of Two Cities. ="
The piece pleased the audience in attend
ance. but. despite the intelligent work Of
the star. cannot be said to be satisfactory
from a critical Viewpoint. This may be
partially the result Of an apparent attempt
to avoid using any material that served
in The Only May. for the offerings are
but little alike. sydney Carton will be
repeated this evening
The evening times., 1900-03-09

A number of young matrons and maids
who are planning 10 visit the Paris EX-
position are renewing their French stud
les very earnestly. and at the weekly
luncheons given at the home Of each the
conversation is carried on exclusively in
that language. Among the most fluent
speakers of the court language of the
world" who form the little cotcrie are
Mrs. John f. Hines, Miss Brewer, and
Mrs. Addison Mitchell.
The evening times., 1900-03-09

No one who is interested in the trials
and tribulstions of the early martyrs
should miss witnessing a performance of
Qua NaCis?' which is TO be done next
week at the Columbia II faith may be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
DEPUTY GERhEz RESIGNED.
Chief Campbell Released a Con
ductor lie Had Arrested.

Considerable excitement occurred at
the -Four Courts at - o'clock yesterday
afternoon. when Deputy Sheriff john y
Gernez arrested a conductor on tdAinr-
MA avenue car az Twelfth and Clark ave
nue for carrying concealed weapons, ana
Chief Campbell Immediately released tie
prisoner.
Two or three cars were blocked M the
point, and large crowd was gathered
about the cars. Gerr.z left niS Oi5cr 81
No iIS Clark avenue and walked II the
scene Of the trouble. When he arrived he
says he saw the conductor draw a rcvo.-
yer. lie Immediately arrested him, anu
started for the Central District hcldover-
Chief Campbell met Ge-neZ and the con
dEctor. ard directed them 20 g. 70 his OF
fec As soon ga all were in the tElci
office Chief Campbell asked Cernez why
he had arrested the man.
Tor carrying concealed weapons. Ger
neg responded
''TrlrY! him loose" directed the chief.
II won't" replied GerE.Z.
Yes. you viii" said chief Campbell
with that he grabbed Gernez with one
hard. and with the other pulled the con
1rctor out of Geruez's grip. Then turning
TO the conductor. Chief Campbell told iinl
=. 20 on about his business. H"rn"E r.
Inaiced for Il short time. and then left me
Chiefs office.
as q member OF the posse.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08

New York, June ARRIVED: Paiatil from
Hamburg.
Liverpool, June ARRIVED: waesIand
from Philadelphia; Michigan from Boston.
Boulogue, June 7.-Arrived:. Amsterdam
from New York, for Rotterdam.
Glasgow June ..-AEr!yed: state or Ne
braska from New York.
Cherbourg, June 7.-Arrivei: FI:e-s. Bis
marck from New York for Hamburg.
Plymouth, June ARRIVED: E'Jerst BIS
ynarck, from New York for che-borrg and
Hamburg.
Madeira, June S-Passed: Roma. Rotter-
dem, ia Liverpool. for san Francisco.
shimonoseki, June 3.-Arriyed: Nulos, Sc
attle. for Vladivostok-
HongKong. June 6.-Arrtved previously:
Goodwin. Tacoma
Bremen. juno ARRIVED: RheIn, Balti-
more.
Liverpool. June ARRIVED: Ultonia. Bos-
ton.
Yokohama. June 2.-Saiied: Monmouth
el.ire. from Hong-Kong, for Portland. ore.
Queenstown, June 7.-Saiicd: Rhynland.
frcm Liverpool. for Philadelphia: TeutOnic,
from Liverpool. for New York.
New York, June 7.-Sailed: La B-etagne,
Iavre; Kaiser Friedrich, Hamburg via
Plymouth and Chcybourg; Bowie. Liver
psol; Barbarossa, Bremen, via Southamp-
ton.
Rotterdam. June ARRIVED: Amsterdam.
New York, via Boulogne. Sailed: Rotter-
dam, New York. via Boulogne.
Liverpool. June 7.-Sai.ed: Cambrian,
Montreal. New England. Boston.
Lizard. June T.-PasseG: La Touraine,
New York for Havre.
Bremerhayen, June ARRIVED: SaaIe
New York. via Cherbourg and Southamp-
ton.
Liverpool. June ARRIVED: Germanic
New York, via Queenstown.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
CUNKkRDS PASS THROUGH.
En- Route 10 Kansas After Their
Convention in Indiana.

large party of the religious set known
rs Ju.harGS passed through t!te 4 Hi'n sta
ti'u last night IN route 10 Kansas IN 4
Special car They hal been in Attendance
80 tht convention t.f their church. which
was held last week at y nth Manchester.
Inc. and Il much larger party arrived from
tact ! int than thc local agents of the
lines here hat expected in consequence
fl became necessary to attach q special ear
I" a tate Wabash train. Among thr party
were Il VI Wolf Of Kansas CiJy, <as.. II.
!. Miller Of 30 IL. has. a J. v i>e OF ton-
Icy Springs, kas.; +. J. Price ~ West
EntLiid, Mas; Jacob Long of Dallas Center,
Ia. :. II. GOEEhEvr OF Iowa and Joseph
Rrl;h uf H"lnesril!e. Ia. and about sixty
Others.
The members Of the party attracted much
attention IL the Station on account ut the
similarity and peCulidrity IF their EIrD.
Thy We're c"-tuTcd alike in sioUch hats.
wide country trousers AMI coats which for
iir most part MJr. ldSftli"d III 'front.' ~
strings instead uf buttons. They som" what
ina>muCR IS they nearly all had flowing
boards except the younger members Jf l!ty
party. Nearly alt the d"!eSJtcs we're men
az advanced age. 81 til'lg appearance WIS
quite patriIichal They were greatly de-
lighted with the showing their sect made.
~ North Manchester. a little town Of about
ivt" Inhabitants. " 1ich they fairly S~Fmpct
with their delegates. Twenty thous,tr,! Of
their denomination attended the mesti..s
one Sunday. when excursions wcr-. Ty;D by
~. railroads. ana the gs vl, uf The town
were hari pushed to feed the ruul;ituIc.
tn" Of IN" party. - + Miller. i the
brother ot thief Moderator II. J.. Miller ~
Mount Norris. III. AMI Is leading iiSlt "f
th. sect in his own Secti' ~ "i the cuuu.:y.
lie stated hast nigh; that IT took :i:t5ep
barrels of COTE" 40 supply the Delegates
Tor breakfast daily ana That &.otu pounds OF
beef was tn" customary amount IF dinner.
The iuhahitauJ- f North Manchester. ar-
CuriiHS TO his story. had To- have. outside.
assistance in the catering line 10 enable
them 10 feed the members of the convcn-
tOn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
GENERAL DOMESTIC


Virginia, WIS, swept by Ere. Loss 500
o0a
Miss Mary Cro-ker, daughter of late
New York millionaire. welded II great
style TO ?. b. Harrison.
EisiIt men and child killed IN an ncci-
0eut on an Indian reservation, near Stock
bridge. Wis
Doctor Charles A. Reed OF Ohio was cho-
sen pres35sut OF ;he American Medical AS
soc.atiOn.
George Andrews. a Texas farmer. was
ahot and killed by Albert Sinclair. near
Dallas.
Thomas d Cottrell. a member OF Chicago
Board Of Trade. attempted suicide.
The town Of Faulkner. Kas.. was almost
entirely demolished by severe w'ndstorIsl-
As the Indian bills failed TO pass Con-
gress the agreements must go over until
the next session.
The State University Law School g-a6u-
ates. eighteen Men and one girl. were en-
rolled II the Supreme Court at special ses-
sion.
The State University Board OF Curators
met, made changes in the law department
and elected several new instructors.
A severe storm struck a Kansas Passen-
ger train while going thirty miles sn hour.
All the cars were knocked from the track
and three men injured
3. T. Yoakum was chosen president OF
the st. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Company. to succeed Daniel B. Robinson.
resigned on account OF III health.
The Texas railway agents are making
efforts to have abolished the discrimination
IN rates II favor of the Philadelphia con-
rention as against the Kansas City conveH-
ton.
The Joint Passenger COMMITTEES Of the
Trunk Line Association adjourned its two
days session without reaching an agree
mert-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
q NEW YORK VIEW.
Whal the Herald Says of -. Louis
and Governor stephens.
EEFrEILC SPECIAL.

Ei.It-EiLC SPECIAL.
New York. June Sin an edit rial leader
tti- morning. the New YORK Her tid says
The strike Of the -. Louis street 'iE
employees .s 4 month old to-day. ana Gov
erDor Stephcns's arrival on The scene iaSt
evening ana the steps ne mas tikth ar"
the arst indication he has given ot an IL
teUtiun to deal Nith tn. uihCuity:
CThe Governor was expected but Old not
Gomez.
~ good part Of the city under mon
rUi.. women perI,trating ASSAULTS anu
leading strikers to the ho"hhs 1I & &.hn'l-
crn 's'uira.' the words being strike. Strtk"
for h. M. and chilrr, n,'-tae situation mas
been growing daily more 'EStStIN' oi m
saUS-CGl"tte uprising tnat lHauE f''1 .i1c
i.UuCh Revolution
''CaTiyl.'s comment IN the events III IN"
French city more than a century a-o--
Shameful alike to governor an" s"s
arre!'-app!ias with SINGULAR aptH.ss 70
rh. scenes in the American city to-day. II
any of the beni; i;hted he1then 10 Hil.h we
send missionaries should. dt'tr caI,"iih
& hostile city, proceed TO tear IN" 'iothtS
from helpless women anu St1ie 49,, i
naked through the streets, "i!.'t -; - ~ ~
uf horror would 20 Up from ~ ~ NJ
DOM tsUt the Christian Governor q! hls-
euu.i has seen one Of the ttil'i 'ltItS IA
the Union. buas;ful Of lis coit anu ri.-
hgEtenUrut, mad. the - h' % 0"'" O"'
r.2tS, without interference. -
''-TE. city in which these outfaGes are per
pc,TaI.d PROPOSES to- hold great EXPOSE
tion cf the arts of civilization. aha Con
eress has Just voted for IN. purposA SS,"Il.-
0a1 of the public money, High time. Indeed,
that Governor Stephens sAouIu oeEIn 10
show that ne has some sense ot ISSpoisi-
S!si.S SoS WSsAA - aSisae CT. Ano 'eeo4s Oise
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
|. cotton locally closed steady.


Samuel \. Smith. profit clerk of tho
Simmons Hariwars Company. committed
suicide yesterday morning by drinking car
lol,c acid and then drowning himself IN
Forest Park Lake.
RudoiYh Greb Of 81. Louis. while NJ tho
Pope Glucose works, at Venice. yesterday
afternoon, fell into vat o. boiling water
and was fatally scaded.
Judge a. W. Hope Of the Alton City
Court and 4. l.. Brown. editor or the Ed
wardsvflia Democrat, engaged IN a tst-t=hs
IN the Madison County Circuit Court At Ed
war;svtlie yesterday morning.
William jennings Bryan Of Venice. a Sec
ton hand. fell from Z handcar yesterday
morning. sustaining severe injuries.
4 huckstcrs wagon was struck yesterday
morning by an LastOn avenue car Fred
Grosejohai.n and Fred Moore. who were on
the wagon, were seriously hurt and the
wagon was demolished
A. the baby show yesterday the exercises
consisted OF songs and dances AID other
entertainments by the Children.
Al a meeting Of the southern Lumber
NarUfactuTs-s' Association held yesterday
# was decided to curtaL the production Of
lumber for ninety days because Of the stag
nation IN building.
Night cars were run for the first time
since the Inauguration OF the strike last
ntzht on the Ffnney evenue lima a four
minute schedule was maintained Until MD
night.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
SHOT IN A RIOT.
John G0etling Wounded While
SlanGinm on 4 CIR I.lnfform-

While s;aiu!igS on the rear platform of
a h"iiA-hudHG I..ira Haze car = .an 90 ti...-,
q photoEIapa'r. - ycar- oia, %. NJ. lti-
Monroe street, Was she. ami S'fi'isiE
led yesterday afternoon at rHtt-CaII
ana Chambers streets. Til" rity Hospital
ILy-I r;aUS say that tio.t.iLE Ti.iG.Ey H-..I
sGlt o. his injury tP 70 - Hate huG- iast
niSht his asSaiiIHt lad Eyt been apgrc-
herd-d.
At The hospi;a! last night Superintendent;
Doctor Nietnrt sa!a that Grct.;lg Ms tu1
weak % max" a:y statement.
o. iidt Tour cars N,r" Operated %: the Union
Gc:ed 1 turn Ia tl-ir cas- a. the sheds be-
igre o.ciuSk. buy blockade occurred
=. Fa.l,.,: streets. AMI X WAS necessary TO
summon several squads Of mounted pu.i.-
before tn" ears C'u.i 20" moved The v.ut
commenced tn earnest about o'clock. when
::i- ears began 10 move N this time Tie
crowd WAS augmented to probably 2.'s.J p'I-
Su'-
They were scattered all along the car line
from Fifteenth ana cham. ers streets t.
sixteenth street and tasS avenue - l..u
the ears stArt.-! moving IA" shooting began.
The mounted police HreI III ths air ana
thJs" in the crowd comm, ncst shooting in
to and SturnS The CJ:S.
tioyt.iug was Standing on the tear lat
form Of one uf the cars vh'U struck Iy a
bullet which probably Will cause his death.
H.. was .t one. r,.ii,.-.s. TO rF- t'it. E..-
pital and placed on the uryrlf.n-; table, tn.
NH. Sis.'4- ~ Hht' "i@' !'' .i-. '-'' ''"r
sun TlUE from = ScV.." Internal Itmur .Hst-r
ana II WAS y iit iaii.l uli.lt ai.N i.ti y was
STOPPED. Thr mounted officer .;vai'y dis
p,rsed the crowd and th@ cars We're run into
thu sheds
In connection with the G5a,Iiue shooting
three arrests Wr-" mad. iHS. U.-:.t. Ihp,u-
J. Farrell. Harry Jones and james
Smith, all employees II the transit company
and residing at the Iui1n line SHEDS. were
th= only occupants uf the car .at tug time
the shooting comm need. arG the police
think that o.,c 90 these tur". men i.r,.l tine
shot which stru x GHr-IiuE. They will bu
held pending inv -ti-at.Jl.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
ELECTRICIANS SURPRISED.
Possibility of Frisco Gotham
Telephone Line.


New York. June 7.-Doctcr Michael P7Ipin
Of Columbia University has aroused some
thing akin tn a sensation among electrical rs
hy tho announcement 81 experiments the
success Of which have made him ,Uuiid'a NJ
ul being uUl, to cous.r .ct a transatlantic
telephone or long ltui-iITc telephone circuit
by means II which persons in New York
Il ri san Francisco could speak with one an
other with perfect C.t~".
Doctor Tupin first made known she result
o. his experiments N q paper which he r"'iI
recently At the American Institute ri f:'r-
triral Engineers I'm PniadelPhia. Tt" title
OF his paper was ''TcleIhOUinE over Cables
and Long distance Air Lines" q nathc-
uatiCai abstract Of which has been pub
ii-hed in recent numbers Of the Electrical
Review Doctor I'unin asserted that h" had
devised cable for transatlantic telephones.
taking tn" ordinary ocean cable for expert
mental purposes.
1T : not ocean telephony. however said
Doctor i'upiU. 'that is So important. Long
able and important. Tn. limit may az pres
ent be said TO be 100 miles, or about the
distance from New York To 81. Louis. The
two ohm per mile circuit between New York
ana Chicago cost S25p.os y circuit over
which speech could be Transmitted IN The
present way between New York and san
Francisco would cost five times as much.
Il am Coniii. M that / could undertake 20
build ny IL" Use Gt nay resistance coils. -
lire having a resistance of four ohnS to the
mil" between New York and New orleans
and make IL work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
officer ". y. Coates. One Victim of
Mysterious ASSailant, in
Serious Condition.
TWO OTHERS WERE WOUNDED.
ratrolmcn Michael Gibbons and =.
!. HUIIrd Shot Down While
Qnriiing Riots on the
Union Line.

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-, -,
Nh-'t "SSl~-'H- i'i Gu'.'inS riots IN the tlith
aud Sixth districts Gr. Il th.in. Utf;rer
,,-.r,f..,., -, -, -, r.:.,,..,, -,
" ,i''','' ~ .'''7 "i 'ie i--s'''I' ""S ~ '"-
ani\ fatally "r'!Ntrl at the corner OF elias
a.v and ko--l;ru ay-rl;... another G:H 81.
- ,- r,-.
=. -. t".-a" "i The FoHr'h hlSii.ci. " -
suot in tie !':t knee at Sixteenth and cass
a,-r!.sla and Bti..r Aiirrs.I t;irt,nrS ,r the
80 80,
between tine ankle and the knee. while do
i-., ,,-,i. f.r-,- ., ,h, ,.,~,sr ,f ,I.,...7,.,.
80, 80.
iiil; ana Angelica streets. 'f lh' iAFee, p.-
.i..-- Cg4;,.~'S ,.l,,, is considered the most
=. -i.,-,s
v4~ turned in al the sixth District station
,y...,, ,I,,. .,.r.,,- -. G., and IN
"
EG'S. bfl'-iS coates, 'E'"A ana N'.sn
rt-rruG,.I in a patrol Wa.8n They f1uui
. r.,,..I .....,.r... ... ,.,...... .. t---.....
" '''"H S"'''''''' "t ''''S-'" 'i+I h'SN'''i
aN.Hu S. and IA" driver Of the wagon slowed
up Just AS the officers were qDoi,t tu
.;,.l, .r ,4.. ,.,,-,.... .r 1i.......,,.,. 81.
crowd. t:!'"r coates. who was sitting on
tn seat witt. The driver tnrew his arms ,.r
IL TIA. air luI exclaimed
20 t..3.- at. ..-.r w., ,,.r,,u. I..,,
49, 80. '' -' '''''' -'
I'm! .'t i'H .1'H INTO n wagon
".9 '.'..'-'' J.! '.'-".i. N'-.-u i'--'S'' '.
d" '-' .''.''. 80. '"..lt- '' . !' ''-i+ "i..
~ .i@t - Was ''"hGh' li't- '''t'S
,...-,r, ~, "a, :. g., p. i'', a. a. ~ -
.'-l't I'-'..-.1- t''@- - 'r''t'i ~ '';'
'' 81 ~ ,,''1S "!.i l'eHH 4 ~iu4-l .''r''-i
TO- N-.t.- " 'N'' i''5 ..'''h- - 'i,
-. ,' - - i'' -" II L. ',ll
i,. 'i''..''' 'i' .,'!.' '.-i''.- oates " 49, L.
- D." ~ mon ui' ''i <''5 .'' ..' n'--
.,-,,,',, - 80 ,t ~. ~, ~ .'''', IN W
W, "a ''it. tt.\ .f"H"ni'''' N. viii-S- =
1910 ''.,'-r..''.N HitrI 4 S"f, 4il'"li exam
80 - Ii'i,t'uS '.'tl '.'tl''i' Il. tS '.u4iii'
n - ~ = :" ,i ~ non .'N
-" - LIN Il venue Doctor tiiN'' camp
-. - .'i' ->'.'" .li.I1'H N'i-.'. VS.
f. t,,i " '.I'' ~ va - "uGl' S'; may
" - i'''iil','!,.'tlt t'ir IN t''r i,'t Sh"sl-
~ si -. - -' oi".'r -
RI -, " ,'--.', - -, i7 -'''....7 %
- 'i.t g. t''' " q. .'''71 ~ ""'' 40 N'''i''-'-
- a 49, - -
~ b., -. t..-1 L. -, .. -. q, =
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
POLICE FIND DYNAMITE.
Some of the Explosive Had Been
Placed Under Gar Tracks.

twenty-five sticks Of dynamite were IN
oarthea To- the police and detective ne-
p.rtrr~uts Yesterday. Fty" sticks were
foU,.d buried Under ;he EastnE avenue car
tracks al EasJon and EandcSe.i"r ave
nuss bv Policemen Gibson and Moore.
Twenty additional sticks were found by
Detectives ShcVIin and Freed II an abat.-
donei shed at Broadway and Gas""naIe
street in the Immediate netshhJrhn"a of
the nower-housc OF the southern t'ectr-c.
The DYNAMITE found on the fast"n ave
nue. tracks had been made into a boinD
and ulaccd Immediately under tho raii-
Had 3 car ras>ed over it az tn" time IN"
conveyance probably would have been
blown 10 atoms. ,.,..
Tha dynamite was all brought 20 thieT
C-1r,1tl5oIl's Office. The chief i4ier "rd'i'l
Detective Harrington 10 take the eNIl"sE1
20 ne river and throw i; away tHt'lre ;
ION went down 20 the river, boarded one
Of tha Virgins Ferry boat. and trrr" 'ie
s.-rosiyc into the river. Tn" detective Cli
rnt advise the captain Gf the ferry of the
iarrerous nature Of the packing" h" or
rfcd until well out from the sn"re- lAtlI
he told ainl his mission Harrington say y
~. XXI th;ng to panic followed. and the
can,ain made n Vigorous ki.k on using
bi5 hoata FOR any such purpose. He ac2uh-
esC ed however.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
HANGED AN ELEPHANT.
Sport Put 10 Death bv a Mcrciful
Owner.
REPIE EFLr SPECIAL.

Baltimore. Nd. June Sport. The hig
elephant of the Bosto,k animal show. was
hanged ~ the neck until p" WIS dead at
-, o'clock this evening ~ the Bolton
f,ciehi yHldS. Neatly g." o persons witnessed
the execution.
The ANNOUNCEMENT that Snort would end
ms days ON thu eallDNS Sl.@ lra,l. y,s-
tersiay. when Physicians who had been at
tending MIN sine" "a recent accident. whiCiI
affected TN" creatures spine. canI. 10 tue
Conclusion that his usetu.ross VS. at an
enc and tha; il would l." culv human. 10
SNUFF out the spark of life tnat remained in
III" poudrr"IIS >. 2.,Vtrrund animal.
The news that Sp0T: would nave to br
KILLED Was great shock tG Bu~tack the
owner, but ho made al arrIrEemaEts 10
AGENTS OF the Society for the Prevention
of cruelty 10 Animals were consulted. and
they co-operated to carry the affair to a
successful issue. II WAS at nrSt designed
to poison the brute. but there WAS some
question where sufficient amount Of poi
son could b. obtained. Then j; was pro-
posed to electrocuje the creature but his
hide 81 tough that nobody was abie
to say whether sufficient current was
ohtaiHabl. to carry out this plan
Finally the Northern centrs! Railroad Of
fared thirty-ton wrecilins derrick. mount
ed on - fiat car. a. "a means of execution.
and this offer was accepted. Crowds
swar.,ed the freight yards and gazed wi.h
interest from the tops Of cars fences and
neighboring telegraph poles and houses.
Several ropes were adjusted to- Sports
neck ana he was dragged from she big Cir-
Gus car where he had spent his Illness The
elephant trumpeted loudly and then bel
lowed in pain as the rope frightened. He
struggled To free himself. but at that min
ute Il signal was given, man opened 4
steam valve governing tn. derrick engine
and poor oit Sport. upon whose ample back
thousands # children in all parts OF the
land have ridden. was hoistcd clear off the
There was a series Of mighty trernors over
the mammoth frame, and then all was still
Sport died from stIanSulauon. After hang
ing half an hour the body was cut down.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-08
T0-DAYS NEWS In BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

discount rates were ) to : per cent o.,
call and tine loans. ClearanceH, s"'-"''lF9'
balances. $685. .sI4. New York eXchahse, ioc
discount bid. par asked; LoiisFilic. ioc HiS-
count bid. pax asked. Chicago. 10; nl7oGuh'
bid. par asked: Cincinnati Zoe u.S'"ul't .ii'
mar ask..i: %eyg Dr!esns. Ioc discount bid,
par asked.
The lo,,al wheat market closed hiEher al
70c June. sS7sc b. Ju!y. es-4c H. aug. '''se ~
Sept. 7l1:72;zc No. red; corn closed steady
a. 2S;.c n. June. sSizc h. July, "S'ac D. sept.
3gIs Isl.39I.c No. > white: Gays closet AT 10
II. June. 2la,c b. July, :llsc sep. 2-hsc M :
&. Crtrac, vhca; closed hlGher at t9c
n. June. 6S7s sg7oc b. July; corn closed higher
at aSI+c II. June. SaA.c 4 !uiy. Sc Aug
oats closed at 2livc June. 2ls4r July,
The local market for standard mess pork
closed steady at $N.15 for new Prime
al 6.SZi.c.
Soaf ,,of:or, locally closed steady.