The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-13

In the City.

WANT STREET OPENED-The North
ST Louis Citizens As ISOLATION Is circulating
e petition for the opening Of Prairie avenue
through the Fair Grounds. The street, II
opened, would cut through the race track
FOUND DEAD BY HIS WIFE-Christ
Otto, 81 years old, was found dead In Deu
at o'clock last night by his wife, Marga-
ret otto. Heart failure is supposed to have
caused the sudden death. Otto lives at No.
323S South Thirteenth st.
COMMISSIONERS RETURN TODAY
The Board Of Public improvements will re-
turn to-day. All the Commissioners. ex-
cepting Sever Commissioner Hermann.
have been inspecting streets in Indianapolis
and Chicago since Sunday.
sEELIG HELD TO GRAND JURY
Samuel Seelig. the post office employe
who was arrested Saturday on charge OF
embezzling letters containing money, had
preliminary hearing before United states
Commissioner Gray. and was he'd to the
Federal Grand Jury.
n. VI. SCRUGGS RETIREs-At an elee-
tion of officers of the American Arithmom-
treasurer, resigned and the duties of the
Office We're added to those of the secretary,
q. r. Andrews. Mr.. Scruggs retfres from
the firm
INCORPORATED-Th FrnncO-Amer-
lean Soap Company filed articles of incor.
poration yesterday with the Recorder OF
Deeds The capital sock of 5000 is divided
into % shares. valued at 500 ench. Carl
Epstein holds shares. Anna Epstein and
Abraham Caplan TO-
j. ARTHUR NELSON'S CAsE-The evil
dence in the case of j. Arthur Nelson. ac-
cus=d of using the malls in a scheme to de-
fraud. which was on trial yesterday in the
United States District Court. was all In at
closing time. and arguments will be sub
mitted this morning.
OLD MAN MISSING 4 MONTH-Jacob
Painter of No. 2S77 South Seventh street yes
terday requested the police Of the Central
District to as sst in the search for Leo An
geisen. a years oil, who has been missing
for nearly month; Mr. Painter fears that
the old man may have fallen victim to
foul play.
The Board of Directors of the Irish Ma
tional Worlds Fair Association will meet
tomorrow evening in parlor q of the Lin
dell Hotel. The Committee on Permanent
Organization will present the names of men
OF the highest business and professional
standing for officers of the association.
IN HONOR OF SUPREME CHIEF-The
ST. Louis Court of the Tribe of Ben Hur
Mil give an entertainment at Harmonic
rard. the supreme chief. Addresses will be
delivered by Lieutenant Governor John a.
Lee. George Coughlin of East st. Louis,
Alice c. Mulkey and Supreme Chief ID. w.
Gerard.
Carl Beck, a printer. living at No. 470s Ne
braska avenue. was fined $50 yesterday.
the cost of an attachment, for failing 10
Judge Woods court Monday. Beck explained
that 1t was impossible for him to get away
from homo. or the fine would have been
much heavier.
ONLY SIX ATTENDED-A meeting
was held last night by the st. Louis Re-
publican Club at their rooms In the Louisi-
avenue. to perfect plans for reception to
be rendered to the st. Louis Republican
Congressman by the club Tuesday evening.
November 19. The meeting was poorly at
tended. only six members being present.
TO ENGAGE PERMANENT QUAR-
TERS-A joint meeting of the st. Louis
Architectural Club. the st. Louis Chapter of
American Institute of Architects, and the
Engineers Club, was held at the Mercan-
tile Club last night for the purpose of COM
ters for the three organizations In the How
ard building. Pine street. between Seventh
and Eighth streets.
ACCUSED OF ROBBING GUEST
Marion Laurintius. formerly a chambermaid
at Hotel Beers. Grand avenue and Olive
street. is a prisoner at the Eighth District
Police Station on a charge of stealing a
gold watch and chain from Mrs. Charles
Schrader, who Is guest at the hotel. G.
pawn tickets were found was arrested with
her. A warrant charging them with grand
larceny was issued yesterday.
ORPHANS FAIR AND BAZAAR
the regular monthly meeting of the German
Protestant Orphans Aid Society in the I'm
charge of the fair and bazaar to be given
on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. No
vember 20, n and %. at Northwest Turner
and Liederkranz Hall. No. 3s4o-Ss4S Eas-
ton avenue. reported that the prospect Of