The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-09

Last years officers were reelected cXceDt
NJ r.. Dillon. VINO was succeeded as preSl-
dent by ". J. Lane. The society IS coEi-
i.Osed Of men employed I'm TINS city by th'
two express companies. Sick members %
the society receive s. week sick benefits
and upon the death Of any member ~
family receives 80 as soon as the socteJ
II nOtihed Of the death.
MISSING BOY IN HOSPITAIs-The dis
appearance Of Robert SmItn, u youth Of Il
years, caused considerable worry t. his par
ents. with whom he lives at No $40 Cote
Brilliante avenue. On SUNDAY Robert tod
hIs mother that he was going in search Of
work the next day. When Monday morning
came Re lett home early. He procured Il
avenue. His fiTst work was To assist in
the unloading OF a wagon OF hay. While
engaged in the task he fell from the wagOii-
He was rendered UNCONSCIOUS and while IN
that condition was sent to The City Hos
pitaL fits parents grew uneasy about his
absence and reported IL TO the police yes
terdiy. After a search he was located IN
the city Hospital
COURT PAPERS JCGGLED-Quite 4
furry was caused in the Second District
Police Court yesterday when 1t was dis
covered that the papers in the cases OF n
batch Of defendants charged with playing
policy had been changed. The discovery
was not made until the cases were called
for trial The attorney who wns defending
the cases called the attention OF the Court
to the fact that the information under
which the cases had been brought had been
changed. Judge Wislizenus investigated
and found that the charges in the papers
did not correspond with those In the books
Detective Fields. who assisted In arresting
the defendants. said he did not know how
the papers had come to be changed. but
that he would investigate the matter.
GILFoYLE SUIT DIsMIssED-The suit
Of the Mississippi 81 Valley Trust COMPANY Sni,y
against Father J. T. Coffey. pastor OF ST.
Johns Church. was dismissed In Judge
Hough's court yesterday. The suit was for
SO 500 alleged To have been loaned to the
late Father T.. Il. Brady, who was at one
time pastor OF st. Johns Church. The
finished yesterday. The defense was that
the money was loaned to Father Brady
personally and not as pastor of the church,
there being a rule prohibiting a priest bor-
rowing a larger amount than 500 without
a written order from the Bishop. AT the
conclusion OF the hearing Of testimony. the
plaintiffs attorney announced that the case
would be dismissed.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING--A resOlu-
tiOn was introduced yesterday afternO.l In
the City Council by Mr.. KratZ. requesting
the City Counselor to give an opinion as TO
whether the 81. Louis Transit Company Is
violating the ordinance in abandoning
tracks on the Cherokee and Southern Elec-
tri- divisions. Mr.. Carroll seconded the
resolution but IL was lost. receiving only
three out Of nine votes The ordinance pro-
viding for the vacation OF a tOwpath In
the Carondeiet Commons. consisting or
wharf land. was referred back to the Com
mittee on Public improvements by request
of Chairman Horton. An opinion Is expected
from the City Counselor regarding this
matter. The bill to appropriate S3,coo on
account. to pay the compilation OF the Mu-
nicipal Code. was sent to engrOssment.
RETAIL GROCERS' MEETING-The Re
tail Grocers' Association met last night in
their quarters at No. 1905 Olive street. AMI
chOse six delegates to attend the national
convention OF retail grOcers. to be held In
Detroit on January 81. 22 and 3 A resolu-
tiOn was adopted to circulate petition
among the. members of the association. to
be presented at the present session OF the
State Legislature. urging that. at the next
general election. a constitutional amend
mont providing for direct legislation he put
To vote The Committee on Weights and
Measures OF the association was ordered TO
visit the four cracker manufacturing COM
panies Of the city and request them to put
a seal upCn all boxes of crackers sold by
them. This action was taken because many
cases OF deficient weight had come under
coSniZance of members OF the association.