The St. Louis Republic., 1901-08-09
In the City.

FurlOughs Granted-Mayor Wells
yesterday granted leave of absence to Com
missioner of Supplies Meier from August Is
10 September / and to Second Associate
City Counselor Car. Cngar from August l.
TO August 80.
Second-Class Clerk Namcd-Pre~i-
dent Phillips of the Board Of Public I'M
provements yesterday appointed Frank R.
Miller second-class clerk in the special tax
division Jailer Huebler ar2ointed Frank
Nehner second assistant cook.
Found Stranger in House-W hen
Mr.. NJ H. Powell of No. I3s3 West Belle
place returned to her home at $50 O'Clock
"Wednesday evening she saw a stranger i'm
the hall The fellow Immediately fed out
the back way. Nothing was stolen.
Charged With Assault-John smith.
q negro routabout % years old. was arrest
ed by Officer McDonough OF the Fourth Dis
trict yesterday. charged with having frac-
other roustabout- Williams is at the City
Hospital In dangerous condition.
Says Husband Is Missing-Louisa
Romer of No. s5i2 Wyoming street yester-
day requested the police of the Second Dis
trict to search for her husband. Julius q.
Romer. city Workhouse guard, who mas
been missing from his home since Tuesday,
when he resigned MS position
Suit for Damages-CIinOrd II. Allen.
an attorney. began suit yesterday against
the st. Louis Transit Company for S25..0
damages for injuries alleged to have been
received October 2. last at Lafayette and
oregon avenues, by being struck by car.
Sheds Damaged by Ffre-Fire which
started yesterday morning in the frame
shed In the rear OF A. s. Loomis's residence.
at No. 2SJ6 North Garrison avenue. spread
to sheds in the rear Of Nos, so2-oi-eS North
Garrison avenue and Nos. 26o5-01-o9 Slattery
avenue The total damage was $1do
Murray. negro. 4 wears old. living in The
rear of No. 1910 North Eleventh street was
drowned yesterday afternoon while bathing
In the river at the foot Of Angelica street.
Ihe body has not been recovered
Looking for Her Husband-Chief of
Police Kiely received a letter from Mrs.
William Disqua of Evansville. Ind, ask
ing him to locate her husband. who Is sup
posed TO be in st. Louis. The writer states
that her husband left there on May 10. He
is a baker.
Petitions I'm Bankruptcy-Petitio
In bankruptcy were filed yesterday in the
United states District Court by Albert b.
Crowder a master pipe-fitter. and Robert
JEFFREY. merchant Crowder's liabilities
are s5,Csl 50 and assets S2ss.75. and Jeffrey's
81, ,eG.N.
Deserted Infant FONDA baby girl
last night on the steps Of the First Metho-
dist Church at Glasgow and Dayton streets
by Harry Barthol of No. 2912 Thomas
street. He notified the police Of the FIFTH
District and they took the child to St.
AIMS Founding Asylum.
Peddlef Under Arrest - william
Cleary. a peddler. living at No. 600l Nortn
Broadway. Is charged with petit larceny in
warrant issued on complaint Of Nicholas
klinger, his employer. who lives at No.
26l7 Baldwin street. Cleary, II Is said, sold
produce and spent the money. He sent the
wagon home by a friend. Klinger caused
Cleary's arrest.
Highwaymen Took Ten Cent?
Charles Lennox. a printer, living at the
Grand Hotel, Sixth and Chestnut streets.
was Knocked down by two highwaymen
and robbed Of 10 cents At the mouth Of the
alley between Market and Chestnut streets
on Fourteenth street. early yesterday morn
Ing. The robbers beat him on the head. in
nicting several slight wounds.
Warrant for Albert MARIA war
rant charging grand larceny was issued
yesterday against Albert Marx. who was
arrested Wednesday for stealing about 500
worth Of hats from the firm Of White.
Brance & McConkin. by which he was em-
ployed as a salesman. He admits the thefts
stating that they have been going on for
eighteen months. He says thar high living
was the cause Of his downfall.