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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-16
DISCoRD DIsRuPTS
''DR." D0W|E'S ZION.
Former Disciples of the Man uf
Supreme Claims now
DenOunce Him.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


hEPubLlc SPECIAL
Chicago. ILL., Nav ls-Dissensiop and dis
r,iption are loomin, ~, ~, ,,, ,,,,,.,,o, Of
.poctnr" 1,hn 49,, II.
rh IT. po"ie H.o"
me pis rehs'ohs oiisarchy which he has
built up with his shrewdress and labor
with himself 40 .,,,r,,,. ,,,o.,. ,,a
-, sup 'ii'e ''ic'ator'- anu
which mas brought him wealth said 10
amount to millions gathered for .ba most
mart fro,,, tho 49,. -,
-, "' Po't "no nave nocKed 10
Hions standard. Is said to be nearing its
fall.
For r,on,hs
i''7a VI u'scohteht nave
oeeh hedru III the highest ranks of the
faithful and recently s.nno of tho ..rar
craI ovprseer,s,, me-, -, ~, ~ ,,,t,
Iiau,on,,,s w., ~ t'Gste" a''u N'iiuani'
go, ..'a,-. ''',', anu "o'heh' VINO were SIN
H.; 80. NV peco'ne disgustei WIN
tho att,, r ,. 'o's ''"ih's 'na' ne 10
~, VI ',..'i's Vi !he pronhecies OF mo
,,, wu anu ne" lestainents-a second Elijah.
Ihey nave also wearied of what they call
his hypocrisy, have resigned their nos;t;ons
in the church. and .rs ,o,, s,r,a,i,, 40.
ncunc;np tbair fnr,ro. -, ''"e'' w
0n,,;r IL n,
,, rus ois'PPenrcd.
N tne must or ti:e d"ser'ion and denun-
CLa'ions i'owie mas disappeared. to escape
tne ciutch OF thc law in the form of Il
suppoeha ior the inquest to be held to-mor-
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COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED.
President Kingsland Names Them
for Manufacturers Association.

Committees of the st. Louis Manufao-
turers' Association were appointed yesterday
by President l.. D. Kfngsland The members
Of the committees selected were appointed
because Of their fitness for the work they
have to do Following is list Of the menu
bers OF the committees appointed:
TrafGc-J W. vancIeave chairman: aSiohoiss
NJ. Bell. Joseph A. Wanslar. Adolf Drsy and
Firssnce-Jehn NJ Harrison. chairman; C. g.
Russell. Charles J. Lemp C. A. Stix and &. A.
Legisiation-J q. Gilmore, chairman: P. J.
Pauly George X. Kobusch Henry GauS IT.,
and John J. Cole.
George II. Wright, r. II. Comrades. Murray
Mississippi River-J. A. J. shuitz. chairman:
j. ". Dodson Charles z. Ware and O. L. Gar
rism
Municipal Anairs--John c. Roberts, chairman;
Walter J. Rlakeiy. La J. w. Wall. A. c. Steuver
Membership = Frank X Sawyer chairman:
Henry Arnold Albert Witmann. Daniel J. Coffey
and W. +. Bcntzcn
Ertertair .ent-Aiwn Gundlach. chairman: W.
A. Sisson, John l. Mcore and John g. PONDER
Exror. Trade-E. volkenins. chairman; esorEs
T. PARKER. Frank X. Sawyer. Philip Medart and
,fHst-Trsin seryie.-M.nlsy G. Rioh@o1a.
carrenter snd r NJ olcots
ctaries Brown. II. 3. Atimann. W. II. Wissias
Postal !; nair.-A. II. Duncan. chairman: A. r.
Flint. W. Il karges. w. p. Sullivan and z H.
Wer reker.
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PRINTERS ANNUAL ELECTION.
Joseph A. Jackson Chosen Presi-
dent of Local No. s.

dent of Local No. s.
At the annual election of officers Of tho
st. Louis Typographical Union, No. S. held
Wednesday at No. 3l6 Locust street. Joseph
A. Jackson was elected president by vote
of 422 against 1s9 for his opponent, George
u. Foster.
The polls were opened at noon and closed
in the evening at o'clock. No member was
allowed to vote unless he had card show
ing that his dues were paid for the current
the accounts show that I31 members were
paid up to date. The total membership Is
SO.
The contest was spirited one. Election
eering was not allowed at the polls, but 1t
was carried on in the near vicinity. There
was only one candidate for the Office OF vice
president, II. G. Zumstes. and one FOR sec
were to have been elected for the Board OF
Trustees, but only the name OF George w.
Busse appeared on the ballot.
For sergeant-at-arms Grant Connell had
10 opposition and for delegates to the c.
T.. & l.. IT,. William II. Bell and Fred
Schuepbach were elected.
The incomplete returns for the other
For Finance Committee three to be elect
ed)-E. ]. Barker. $50: Frank bocklus' go
VIM. J. Farley. $50: Ed. c. Mccormick. 2'6.
For Executive Committee Sfour to DC DC
elected9-Jno. T. Bulcock. 80; Jesse "
Chaper, $50: Louis II. Johnson. 80; e. r
Connolly. e22: Richard A. keenoy. 622.
For Investigating COMMITTEE Unree 70 ~, ne
slected).George II. Buerkle yE; -; l.; ,so S,a"'
37S: n. J. Fine. 3l5; Jno 6. knight. 800.
For delegates to I. T. u: convention the
election of Cruikshank. zimmerman ana
Woods is assured
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JOSEPH R. MICHAEI.S,
General President Bartenders' international
League.

they call for. Yesterday afternoon they
entered a saloon and Schaefer, who Is
from Kentucky, called for a Kentucky
dew The barkeeper mixed him a st.
Louis Kentucky dex" by pouring n little
whisky over some ice frosted with powdered
sugar. In Kentucky Kentucky dew il
a brand of whisky. Schaefer threw the
decoction on the floor. Then Schaefer and
Hafer beaan an argument about the tricks
of their trade.
You fellows down South don't know how
to mix a drink said Hafer DO you know
what a New Orleans royal is?'' he asked
Schaefer confessed his ignorance. why. I
introduced that here months ago said
the chairman of the Reception Committee
1T is like a gin fizZ, only you use about
two jiggers of cream. and sloe gin. You
are slow
"Do you know an Elk's dream?' asked
the kentuclian. THAT has been the swell
drink in Louisville for Il month You fill
a glass with cracked ice. sprinkle with su-
gar. put on an egg, shake Ii till 1t Is snow
white. strain into stem glass, tizz with
little seltzer. real slow. and then float
with claret."
II bet it Is not n circumstance 10 a
chocolate fizz that has been In st. Louis,
three months replied Hafer. you put
half a dozen dashes of lemon on the Ice
and sugar then a yolk of egg for the
chocolate color. then a iigger of gin. n
pony of claret and a little creme de menthe
or absinthe: strain and fizz with seltzer.
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rhe p.n-Aner,c.n E.po.,t,o..

It Is evident that the exposition at Buffalo this
summer viii be one of the greatest this country
has ever seen. All departments Of art. science
and manufacture will be represented. The entire
machinery will be run by the power furnished
from Niagara Falls. Although the motive power
required Is enormous. believe this famous
cataract is equal TO the task TIE same Hos
letters Stomach Bitters Is equal TO the task Of
supplying the human body with motive power
when It is enfeebled and run down. Its power to
Seyitalize the system and supply new life and
energy Is well known. There is no other nledi-
cine in the world good for dyspepsia. tndiges-
flou, hatulency and nervousness. 1t, is. and has
he for over nifty years. Frequently initiated. bu,
nesef eQsaled. BE sure and get the genuine with
Private Revenue Stamp over the neck Of the
AoftlA s.iis. -,
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AmR MY Guaranteed Solid Cold
HAM EA#ss WEDDING RINGS.
a~% ""' DROSTEN'S. 7ih Pine Sis.
WATCHES and JEsOVELERx E1EPAIE1HD.

gust the real Democrats who vote the ticket not
because they want office or expect pecuniary
proht, but because they honestly believe In Dem
/ do not believe that the reoryanizers can ~
cure control OF the State in fair fight.
Must He ON Their Guard.
But those who believe in the Kansas City
platform must be their guard here and ev-
erywhere
am not so much concerned about the political
success Of this man or that man, but am In
terested in having the party remain true to its
principles. II can survive defeat-it stands By
the people. But It could not survive victory
purchased by an abandonment of its principles
know you have heard of the money queskioo
down here. for this IL Stones home II Stone
had had any difficulty in convincing you he
could have sent for DeArrnond. Tho moneY
que ston Is not re.tlcd. After my defeat In iss1
II was said TO be dead. but # bobbed up again
in 80. and "a. and %: and .ss and ha: come
there IS enough standard money to preserve .
staple dollar. No ma: Ter what brings II. whether
by silver discover OF enough gold. bimetal-
lists will welcome It.
Mr.. Bryan emphasized the statement that
lie 10 still silver man. but said that there
are issues just now that overshadow the
silver question-imperialism. for instance
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Mr., BRYAN SPEAKS
IN VERNON COUNTY.
He Addresses a Large Crowd at
Nevada-His Speech
in Part.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Eevada. Mo. May 15.-Ten thousand per-
sons heard William Jennings Bryan at
Lake Park Springs to-day. He was met at
Karsas City by J. c. Numm. chairman or
the Vernon County Democratic Commit
tee. L. l.. Scott, A. Il. CockeriiI- X. W..
Mitchell and f. Z. Bean. and escorted to
this city At the Nevada depot he was
welcomed by a reception committee Of 100
Vernon County Democrats and about 1900
citizens.
Mr. Bryan's progress from the train to
the Auditorium at Lake Park Springs was
n continuous ovation. He was introduced
by Mayor S. A. Wight, who spoke Of him as
a man whose name in every Democratic
household is the synonym for rugged hon
esty, patriotism and personal purity.
Bryan's Speech.
Mr. BRYAN spoke for two hours. He said
NV presence here to-day is the result of a
at intervals It shows that / fulfill my prom
iscs II given time enough. i speak not as a
Democrat to Democrats. but as citizen "a
citizens.
| Mr.. Bryan then touched on the subject
| OF reorganization. He said:
wan, to say word about the musll-taikedof @ X E of
Ing attempted is not much change in The
:hc principle OF the party. The reorgsnizers are
| not able 4, win In an open fight. But they hope
| TO succeed by fraud and deceit
C0rDorate influence.
| II they were To prepare platform and sub
init 1t TO the voters at primary election they
] could scarcely hope TO carry precinct In the
/ United States. but working secretly. backed b,
| n corporate influence. they are form,dahic.
| The influence welded by trusts and other large
| corpcra .ions is greater than before. AND
| tho corporation element has a stronger repro
| senta.icn In the party organization to-day thar
Il has Rad at any time since the struggle Of 1895
| The so-caIled Democrats who voted the Re
| publican ticket showed h their votes that the,
| were nearer to the Republican party than 10 IN,
| Democratic party. II before changing their opin
| icls they are put in charge OF the Democratic
organization II will he a notice 10 the worlC
| that the party Is moving toward the Republican
| position Such a retreat would be pleasing to tn
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BARTENDERS DISCUSS
ODD DRINK MIXTURES

The delegates to the ninth annual conven-
ton of the 3artendcrs' and Restaurant
Employees International League held the
opening business session at Walhalla Hail
yesterday. In the evening they went down
the river on an excursion aboard the City
OF Providence.
Talk about the troubles of a book
agent" said II. T. Schaefer of the Griev-
ance Committee. but barkeepers have
them all beat
Schaefer and George A. Hafer. chairman
OF the Reception Committee. have the To-
cal mixers" guessing BY the odd drinks
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The plans for the new Ralph Waldo Emer-
son School. to be erected at Page boule
ward and Arlington avenue. We're approved
Tuesday night by the Board of Education.
Building Commissioner William b. Jttner.
who presented the plans. will Immediately
advertise for bids for its construction. The
Board of Education. although agreeing on
the general plans. and details. are divided
as to the material to be used in the outer
walls. whether white limestone or light
buff brick. Mr.. Iittner will cali for bids for
the construction of the building in both
stone and brick. When the bids are in, the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-16
REPORTED SLAUGHTER
OF CHINESE CONVERTS.

Vancouver. British Columbia, May To-
According to Shanghai papers. brought to-
day by the steamship Empress of India
Wang-Lu-Hsien. Chilli Province, has re.
Gently been the scene Of bloody conflicts
with the converts.
Two hundred Boxers are said to have at
tackled the converts. and slaughtered the
native Christians by scores.
The Mercury says that peace reigns only
within range of the rifles of the allies
foreign hatred being as strong as ever.
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Board Of Education will decide between the
two Materials.
When completed the Emerson School will
be one of the handSomnst and hcst-aquip-
ped schools in the city. The building Will
contain twenty rooms. exclusive of the
Kindergarten rooms. which will occupy Il
wing. The estimated cost of construction
| is $l25.ceo The architecture will follow the
Tudor-Gothic or Old English style.
The middle wing, which will be devoted
to kindergarten purposes. will be two stor-
les. The building will he well lighted by
numerous Windows. well placed. and the IL
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-16
TOMpKINs GOES TO WASHINGTON.
VIII Appear for -. Louis In Trans.
Continental Case.

E. S. Tompkins. commissioner of the st
Louis Traffic Bureau. will go to Washing
ton to-day to attend the hearing before the
Interstate Commerce Commission OF the
case Of the st. Louis Business Mems League
versus the transcontnental railway lines.
which comes up at Washington next week
The contention of st. Louis Is upheld by
the Hill lines in the Northwest, and Mr.
Tompkins has great hopes that st. Louis
will win its case.
The point at issue is the difference be-
tween carload and less than carload lots.
1t has been before the commission severa.
times. but final decision is expected at
this hearing.
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TO EXTEND BEER RATES.
Cider and Other Beverages to Bo
Changed in ArkanS0s.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Little Rock. Ark. May 1o.-The Railroad
Commission of Arkansas issued the follow
ing circular to-day:
To the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railway Company and other roads named
In distance tariff: You hereby notified that
on the twenty-eighth day OF May. 1901. at ~
o'clock a. m, at Its office in the city Of Little
Rock Ark, the railroad commission OF Arkan-
sas unless good and sufficient cause is shown
rate OF Item No 2 COMMISSIONS standard
freight-dictancc tariff. Arkansas. applying Oh
beer, apply cider. ginger ale, soda pop. min
ernl and spring water and preparations or drinks
usually manufactured and put Up by botting
works.
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There Is report from T!en-Tsin that
10000 insurgents have assembled at Yang
Liu-Tsing and that they are induleinS i'll
all kinds of excuses. violating women
rObbing houses. plundering tax collectors
and declaring their intention OF setting up
a new Emperor
These insurgents are said to include peo-
pie who have lost their homes and pos
sessions in the course of the military op-
eratiCns in Chilli.
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GAVE HIM CITY DIRECTORY.
Testimonial Presented to Elbert
w. Hubbard by Friends.

Elbert W. Hubbard of East Aurora talked
before a large audience Wednesday evening
at Memorial Hall Judge William &. Jones
introduced Mr.. Hubbard. He also had a
presentation to make from the Haylofters.
including Judge Chester H: Krum. William
Marion Reedy. James G. Jones and GOO of
the inhabitants of St. Louis, all of whom
had affixed their signatures.
The testimonial. when unwrapped. proved
" bound. as Judge Jones specified, I'm the
best wall paper. at 40 cents roH. and
accepted tie handsome gift with much ap-
probation
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SUICIDE OF ASYLUM ATTACHE.
Charles PiXley Shoots Himself at
Kankakee.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SFFstIAb
Kankakee. ILL.,. aIay 15.-Charlss Pixley.
assistant storekeeper at the Illinois Eastern
Hospital for the Insane. committed suicide
early this morning by shooting himself
through the heart.
Pixley was Il prominent Republican poll
tician from Iroquois County.
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STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL. MEETING.
Report on Earnings of Ptttsbura.
Fort Wayne and Chicago.

Pi,tsburs. May Is. = The regular annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
was held here to-day. and the following d.
rectors elected: C. F. Speer, Pittsburg;
Cullough Fort Wayne.
The report of President Lanier showed
the following results from the operation Of
penses. SIC, SIG ss5; net earnings. $3744 23s: in
crease in earnings over last year. $945. .464;
increase in expenses over last year. $l.97s.- :
SEC
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terror work viii he equal TO that In the oest
schools in the city. The hest sanitary Ton
dtions will he assured.
Construction of the building Will com
| mcnce late In the summer. but the school
cannot he prepared for occupancy before the
opening of the scholastic year of 19o.-l9B.
! The school will face Page boulevard. 1t Is
he:ns built to relieve the ovcrcrowded Dozier
and Arlington schools. The Board OF Ed
Ication is negotiating for site on Deimar
avenue. west OF Union boulevard. where 4
twenty-room school will he built before the
Worlds Fair
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WILL MEET IN ST. LOUIS.
Maccabees of Missouri Adjourn
Convention at st. Joseph.

st. Joseph. No.. May 15.-The biennial re-
view of the Maccabees of Missouri came 70
an end here to-day with the selecting OK
St. Louis as the next meeting place X -.
Anderson Of st. Louis was elected state
commander.
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Baseball at Fayette.

REPUBLLC SPEC1AI.
defeated frifchest College Of Glasgow on Pri,eh.
ett's ball ground on last Monday The Pritcheit
team soon found out that they were no matcn
&or the weil-traincd team frum Csnu0.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.


Reports from the national banks. under
the call Of April "a. show highly prosper
ous condition of the entire country.
Ex-Governor McCreary of Kentucky. in a
Washington interview. states that the vo-
tiers of the South are strongly opposed to the
principles and policies of the present Re-
publican administration.
A child at Union Hin. n. J.. was hanged
by q strap with which its mother had tied
It into a high chair.
The United States Court has decided that
, the Gaynors and Major Greene must stand
trial on a charge of conspiring, with Oberlin
n. Carter. to defraud the Government.
Wheat-growers in Kansas, Oklahoma and
Nebraska will meet at Sal!na, Kas., to-day
to form an association to fight the elevator
trust.
Much new evidence. favorable to the de-
tense, is being offered In the trial Of Doctor
Kennedy, charged with the murder Of DOL
ly' Reynolds.
Mrs. Gage. wife Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, is seriously i'll at her home in
Washington.
There are indications that the general
strike Of machinists. scheduled for May 20,
may be averted.
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CITY ATTORNEYS VACATION = Ten
days leave of absence has been granieo
City Attorney Perry Post Taylor. beginning
May 81. Martin A. Seward will officiate ioF
Mr.. Taylor during the latter's vacation.
SENT TO ENGRossMENT-The bill pro pre-,
yiding for the employment of eight aInt-
tional flremen for the eleemosynary institu
tions. and another authorizing the st. Louis
Transfer Railway Company to construct n
switch track at Hall and Branch streets.
we're sent to engrossment yesterday AFTER
noon in the City Council.
INCORPoRATED-The j. C. Muren Spe-
cialty Company filed articles of incorpora-
tion yesterday with the Recorder of Deeds.
The capital stock of $4,000 is divided Into
200 shares of 800 each. Walter E.. Parker
holds 1870 shares. Jacob H. Muren O., Il: r.
Mitchell L. and J. Carter Carstens !. The
J. Wallace Brennan Real Estate Company
capital stock of 5000 is divided Into lO0
shares valued at $50 each. j. Wallace Bren-
nan holds fifty shares: Daniel b. Brennan
J q. and Florence n. Brennan
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ference yesterday.
Eliot. president Of the American Unitarian
Association. The evening was given over to
a platform meeting on the general topic
'The Church in Modern Life" The Rev
erend M. o. Simons Of Cleveland, o.: the
Reverend w. H. Ramsay of Kansas City.
and the Reverend Albert Lanzeby of Chi
cago were the speakers.
To-day the entire forenoon will be de-
voted to work of the Western Unitarian
Sunday School Society. and the afternoon
to the work of the Women's National AL
lance. The convention will close this even
ing with a platform meeting on signs Of
Promise on the Religious HORIZON
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Katy Agent Is Married.

Mokane. Mo-. May 15-E. B. Robson.
ticket agent for the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas in this city, was married in Ham
mond. Kas.. this evening to Miss Bessie
AliCrt.
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Summer Entertainment.

. j.
Entertainers at the Columbia this week are siv.
ang . spirited performance. headed by Gertrude
Mansfield and Caryl Wilbur in their skit "A
Bottle and a Bird Rose Coghian, the ever
yUdag veteran" will come to this theater next
week. presenting her latest sketch. 1.-THE Ace
Of Trumpe." Other features Of next weeks bill
Charles H. Duncan.
The Suburban Garden will open Sunday under
new auspices. In addition to the usual vaude-
VILE programme there will be a ballet under the
direction Of F. Marchetti who was formerly
connected with the Henderson extravaganzas.
Mannion Park Will begin its annual summer
season May 1s with a vaudeville cast Including
sons in a musical act. the Leroys Dot Carroll
John Max and the O'Brien sisters
Watson's Oriental Burlesauers will be the at
traction at the Standard next week.
Uncle Toms Cabin as the coming show at
Havlin's. The old favorite IL now being sue
cessfuily revived in New York
Dorothy Studebaker. Kara and many other
well-knowh performers are at Delmar Garden this
will be changed and the new programme will be
led by Ffison and ErroH in the playlet, "A Di-
yided House.
Jessie Bartlett Davis is pleasing the patrons at
the Highlands this week. assisted by large
vaudeville cast. Francesca ReddinE and COM
pany appears a. the Highlands next week in
Her Friend From Texas Lew Hawkins will
be another feature of the new BILL with the
Dumonds. kenno. Wech and Meirose and Others
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FOREIGN.

German and American corporation inter-
ests are reported to be making an effort to
secure control Of the Paris Figaro.
Shanghai papers report an uprising OF
Boxers and the slaughter OF many con-
verted Chinese in Chi Ii Province.
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knights. The feature of the evening was
the address of P. J. O'Connor. supreme
president
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RAILROADS.

The stockholders of the Denver and Rio
Grande ratify the purchase of the Rio
Grande Western and vote to increase the
capital stock Of the company to So. 400.0 900.
The Santa Fe will rebuild its passenger
station at Fort Worth.
The stockholders Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago hold their annual
meeting and receive the report Of Presi-
dent LAnfer.
Plans for the absorption of the Burling-
ten suffer no apparent Interruption.