The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-18

and Christ Neff who were charged with as
sault to kill upon William Dunn Were @ uls-
charged in the Court of Criminal CORRECTION
yesterday.
LACLEDE GAS DIVIDEND-At a meet
ing of the Board of Directors of the Laclede
Gas Company yesterday it was voted TO de-
clare dividend of per cent on the COM
mon stock of the company, payable sep
tember %. Books will close for the transfer
of stock August % and will reopen Septem-
ber II.
COLONEL WETMORE DEPARTS-Col-
oneI NJ C. Wetmore will depart to-day Tor
the lakes. He has not yet fixed the date Dat,
sail from New York by September !. Colonel
Wetmore's health is rapidly recovering its
usual vigor
JOHN BALLARD MISSING-The police
have been requested to locate John Ballard
who has been missing from his nome. at
No. l72O Edwards street, since Tuesday
morning, when he left the house. saying ne
was going downtown to buy some furniture
His wife fears some harm has befailen him.
TRAINING SCHOOL EXCURSION-The
last of the series Of evening excursions gwen
this season by the Woman's Training ecnooi
will take place on Saturday evening. august
25 The steamer City Of Providence VIII
leave the foot of Olive street at o'clock.
There Is also to be an ail-day taniiS eA-
cursion on Thursday, September 4.
MULES FOR cHINA-Colonel D. D.
Wheeler. local United States Quartermaster'
purchased 200 mules at this market yester-
day for China These animals Will be
shipped to the Pacific Coast with twenty
teasters to-day Most Of the IN utes h ,ags are
In hauling quartermaster and commissary
supplies at the seat of war.
HURT WHILE FLYING KITE-Frank
Cooney, 10 years DID, living at No. ~ North
Seventeenth street, was tying KITE yes yes
tbe SfaIl Ia int 10
lin avenue, a distance of fifteen rect. he
was taken to the City Dispensary, where
tained fracture of the right wrist He was
sent home.
MRS. O'DAYS CONDTTION-Docto
George F. Hubert. the physician attending
Mrs O'Day, who shot herself at the Lin
dell Hotel. yesterday issued statement IN
regard to the nature of heF soWIV The
bullet ranged through the chest cavity. MIS-
O'Day was not really on the road to recov.
cry until the seventh day after she had
shot herself.
HUMANE SOCIETY REPORT-The HUI
name Society of Missouri reports the inves, ,se
tigation of the following cases during the
week ending August II: Beating or whip
ping, 6; CALLED or lame, 20: depriving food or
shfte a general erueity q oasss
26; remedied without prosecution, ~; not
substantiated. 8: not found, 4; animals taken
from work, i.
LEMONS BODY RECOVERED-F. T.
Lemons body was recovered from the river
at the foot of Valentine street YESTERDAY
morning. Lemon was drowned while In
bathing with some friends Tuesday even
ing. He was employed at the Southern
Hotel. In the Spanish. american War he
! served on the battleship Texas. having been
| father will arrive from Olathe, Kas.. to-day
| to take charge of the body.
HAHN FED THE MULTITUDE-Re-
corder Hahn entertained the 100 abstractors
who are employed in his Office by the alb,
stract and title companies with a cold
luncheon, cigars and refreshments in down
| town cafe last night. The party repaired TO
the table from the City Hail at the close OF
MIR. Hahn In removing from the Courthouse
last week and he feasted them in apprecia-
ton of their work and interest.
MRS. KUECKENs SEEKS DIVORCE.
Minnie Kueckens. who, a few days ago. left
the home Of her husband. William H.
street. taking with her most of the con-
tents Of the house. filed suit for divorce yes
terday. In it she states that she was married
on August IL. 1900. She charges that he
called her names, is of a surly and quarrel
| some disposition. and that he displayed q
lack Of consideration and affection for her.
She prays for the restoration Of her maiden
4 name. Borchardt.
SUICIDE BY MURIATIC ACID-Nichola.
Helfrich. AZ years old, who took mur!atit
! poison with suicidal intent last Monda,
morning while Respondent after protract
day Helfrich lived at No 2O9 East Shirme1
street He was found lying under tree IL
the South st. Louis square by police ofh
Ger. with a bottle of muriatic acid at hi:
side. When he was taken to the City Hos
pital his wife said that he had been ava!
from home and on spree for several days
- l. oil hi ay,l -v,l
the poison while brooding over the loss O
the money.
INCORPORATED-Ar of incorpora
ton were filed Yesterday by the Henr,
Evers Manufacturing Company and th'
Western Embroidery Company. The first
of $4,000 all paid in. is divided into, %
shares of 500 each. Henry Evers holds 1a
Eve Evers rs 10 and as Theodore j. Evers 10. Half
the Western Embroidery Company's stool
of 5000 is paid In. The twenty shares, eacl
of $780, are divided as follows: Jacob Klei
| 16 Gustav Richter and Ferdinand Biel :.
NORTH ST: LOUIS PROJECTS
North st. Louis Citizens Association las
night discussed the project to establish
park at the Chain Of Rocks and the creatio
Of system of bouevards leading from tn
river. river to the West End nd The erection
recommended. The Worlds Fair was dis
cussed and large permanent committe
was appointed to present to the World
Fair Association the eligible sites the Mort
End offer for that great undertaking
) ) James P. Wilton was elected financial secrs
tary and James r. Kinealy counselor fc
the association. Twenty-three new men
berS were elected.
COMMERCIAL TAX RECEIPTS
Kinloch Telephone Company yesterday n
, ported to City Counselor Schnurmacher ii
total of Its business for each six month
since April l. 1889, and delivered to Conn
| troller Sturgeon three checks aggregatin
little more than $4,000. representing pc
I cent of its receipts In that time. The CON
munication from the State Board of Equal
cation is momentarily expected by til
Q Comptroller. showing the taxation of tn
s different railroad, railway and bridge CON
| panies. Advance notices state that ii
board has assessed the companies for abo,
r $1,000. 600 more than last year. If such prove
to be fact about $4,000 will be added I
e ! municipal revenue. With the Klnloch r.
: turns. in addition, the revenue will show a
| increase of $4,000.
y DRANK BEER AND PARIS GREEN
William Hussmann. Al years old. living
r No 1892 North Fourteenth street. attemptt
= suicide yesterday by swallowing a mixtul
of beer and paris green. Hussmann ha
+ been drinking all morning. and about noe
n he told his wife that he was going aft,
some beer. He was gone longer than usu
q and Mrs. HusSmann commenced a scare
Il for him. She found him in an clubhouse wit
green poured into can of beer. He ma
: swallowed half of the mixture. She sun
. mOned Officer Simcox. who called an amb'
n lance and had Hussmann removed to Il
City Dispensary. Doctor Nietert pump
:. out the woud-be suicide and sent him hom
~ Hfa condition Is serious