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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
VIOLATION OF sTREET.cAR
ORDINANCES TO BE PR0BED.
House OF Delegates Committee Meets
and Decides to Procure Evidence
Against Traction Companies.

The House committee which was appoint
ed by Speakef. Hughes to investigate the
violations OF the ordinances governing the
operation of street cars met in the office of
Acting City Attorney Merryman yesterday
afternoon and decided to take steps to
gather evidence which would lead to action
In the courts.
The committee is composed of Delegates
Griffin. o'Neil and Teschmacher. Backed UP
by the promise of the Acting City Attorney
that he will issue a summons in each case
where 1t is shown that an ordinance has
been violated, they will begin their work.
The main grievance seems to be that cars
which are marked through do not run
TO the end OF the line in some cases. This
is said to be true on the Broadway line
specially. O'Neill stated yesterday that
there were five Usage cars on that line to
one through car.
The result IL. he said. that passengers
who only intend going to points between
the downtown district and Usage street pay
no attention to the Through" sign. This
keeps the through passengers Waiting a
can sven board car. The same conditions
are said to exist on cars which only go to
Gano avenue,
O'Neill alleges that when a passenger who
WANTS to &c through boards an Usage car
>fc pay another fare.
The committee will also pay particular
attention TO the three-minute schedule as
provided for by ordinance. Members OF the
COMMITTEES allege that no attention is paid
cars should be run every three minutes be-
tween 5:5O a. m. and midnight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
BUTCHERS WILL CELEBRATE
SUNDAY CLOSING MOVEMENT
Picnic and Barbecue to be Held as
Fair Grounds September g.
nfade In the Mornfng.

The Retail Butchers Union of ST. Louis
will celebrate their Sunday CLOSING move
mefit. which is to take effect after septem-
Der l. by giving parade. picnic and barbe-
cue at the Fair Grounds on Sunday. Sep
TENDER 6.
Some time ago the St. Louis Retail
Butchers Union. by unanimous vote. fn-
structed the president and secretary to sign
the agreement with local union No. 50 of the
AmalGAmated Neat Cutters, piedgins every
member to that agreement. Some Of the
members OF the union. 1t Is said. have re-
fused to sign this agreement to close on
Sunday.
They apparently show desire to follow
In the steps OF the butchers who do not be-
long to the unions and who declare that
they VIII not close on Sundays.
The constitution and bylaws provide for
early Sunday closing and every member IL
pledged to that reform. Retail grocery
clerks declare that they with Join. the butch
The parade will Be composed OF rnemberf
Of the union numbering more than l.0N q
participate in this parade they must
mounted. II possible, otherwise II OPT
they win be attffed IN the black and
white striped coat and the Roosevelt nae
The sevsrai dvisioss Vii III en9 ne sn'o q ii
o'clock. the iirst at IMelfsn and Market
and the third at Ninth and North Market
streets. The second and third divisions Viii
move promptly at 1915 and Join the first at
cSlq sSs y, si g a;Sfrsd Ths srend
At the barbecue. which VIII Be featnfe
OF the celN etion. nifty head Of cattle and
nifty head o. sheep will be bdtchered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20

John ]. Kuhn, whose wife. Amanda. is
suing his father, George Kuhn, for dana ges
for alleged alienation of her husbands af-
fections, dismissed his divorce suit yester-
day and filed another
The action raises the question of whether
alimony allowed in the first suit will have
to be paid
George Kuhn runs a meat shop at Twen-
ty-first and Biddle streets. According to
the statements made, his son. John, who
was attending to the shop, fell in love with
young woman who purchased meat of him
and they eloped to Edwardsvile, ILL.,, May
IA. 1901, and were married.
They separated in month and the son
went to Memphis, Tenn. He returned to
st. Louis and then went to California. but
came back to st. Louis, and filed suit for
divorce.
His wife contested the suit and sued
his father.
Her attornty. c. F. Schneider. filed de-
murrer in the divorce suit, alleging that the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20

T, petition did not state a cause Of action.
The demurrer was sustained and an amend
| ed petition was fled. She obtained an or
| der requiring her husband to pay her
money with which to conduct her defense
| and an allowance for her support while
the suit was pending.
The suit would have come up for trial
at the October term Of court
Kuhn engaged another lawyer, c. ]. An
derson. and yesterday called at the Court
house and dismissed the suit Anderson
then drew up another petition which was
filed
Attorney Schneider was surprised when
he learned of the second suit. He said
that an offer was made to his client yester-
day to compromise the amount which had
accrued under the order Of allowance. by
the payment Of $40; The amount he said
client to accept the $40. He said ne did
not think the filing OF another suit will re-
lease Kuhn from paying the alimony. Attor-
ney Anderson said 1t will. Another order for
alimony may be obtained in the present
suit, but the payments will be only for the
time the suit Is pending. he said.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20

drama from the pen of William L. Roberts
will be offered next week. This attraction
Is to show jackknife" bridge, similar tc
the one in Chicago The bridge furnishes
the setting to the principal incident OF the
play.
After the Bon-Ton show. the Jolly Grass
Widow" burlesquers willS be seen at the
Standard. The vaudeville programme is
to include short acts by Nat Fields. German
tester: Joe Howard. song writer: Alexander
Carr, Hebrew impersonator; Marie Theresa,
vocalist; Mae lac. Milliard; Butler and Mont
doll"
Monte Cristo'' is being played at Koer-
ner's. Lawrence Hanley makes an inter-
esting Edmond Dantes and the love making
of Victory Bateman is delightfully."- natural.
The scenes that mark her sorrow are on n
Manager H. Edward Rice's benefit.
THE Girl with the Auburn Hair" is the
headliner at Forest Park Highlands. OF
the other acts. that OF Marguerite and Man.
ley is noteworthy. The gymnastic and
strength exhibitions of this team are won
derful. Next week Colonel Hopkins offers
and a re-engage cement of .'The Girl with the
Auburn Hair" Tonight the Legion Of
lands. with benefit performance. James
j. Corbett Is to come August 30.
.
"Heiter-Skelter'' is the show at Delmar
Garden this week. 1t Is about, the lightest
tertains. Messrs. Harris and Sidman are
seen to an advantage. Miss Linyard's song,
Come Down, My Evening Star and 1.-THE
psass zpu sg Mr. Rcha ana
the most ludicrous of all musical comedies,
will be the next attraction.
.
The vaudeville and the Innes concerts are
pleasing Suburban Park patrons this week.
Drawee and Company. the comic juggers.
and Shannon and Lucier. acrobats, are
good entertainers lieutenant Kitty" a
comedy sketch by William v. Brumby, will
be produced for the firse time on any stage
next week by Marie Glover and John J.
Feeney. Burton and Brooks, conversational
comedians; the Three Troubadours. the La
vine Sisters and Ray Coke will be the other
numbers.
Mannion's Park offers something of a
novelty in the French eccentric, 'rorcat.
Others on the bill are Warren and Blancn-
ard, Pauline Moran. and Fanny Donovan.
being arranged for Manager Coxs benefit
next week.
At Hashhagen's Park are Franklin and
Max. German comedian; Joe Hayman. who
has some good parodies Of his own. and the
Coney Island ballet.
The special feature Of the Seymour hand
concert at the Cottage in Forest Park to-
night Is Baeten's National Fantasia. 1t
Garry Owen to Wallace's mclodious
Mauritania"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
|cUDAN |NSPECTS
ST, LOUIS STREETS
Havana Commissioner of Paving
Makes Thorough Investigation
Of All Materials.
TO ATTEND WORLDS FAIR.
Senior Buzzi Making a Circuit Of
the Larger Cities to Gain
Ideas on American
Pavements.

Senior Pedro d. Brxzi. superintendent 81
the engi1eering laboratory Of Havana, Cuba.
and Special Commissioner to this country
for the inspection Of city paving. reached
st. Louis yesterday and is at the Planters.
He will remain here several days to inspect
the relative value OF the various pavemeut9
used here.
His trip is Of interest, as It Is generally
conceded that he will be Havana's repre-.
sentative TO the Worlds Fair next year.
senior Buzzi admitted that the post had been
rendered to him. but stated that he pre-
ferred to return as a visitor. on account o1
preference for his own line Of work.
Yesterday he visited various city onicials
and TIE Boa-d OF Public improvements.
He also visited several Offices of paving
concerns and inspected different materials.
According to Senior Buzzi. a thorough test
is made Of all material submitted at IA.
vana. that city now being In the progress
Of entire repaving.
'All material used In Havana Is tested AZ
different temperatures he said. 'and the
extent to which varying temperatures AZ.
feet the paving at different depths carefuIlv
noted
IT Is planned to repave the whole Of
Havana Various materials have been SUBJ
mitted. including all the varieties OF street
coating found here. Some kind of tar or
asphalt pavement will probably be decided
upon. lad cve- foundation of nnacsdam,
as tns seems best adapted to car Climate.
Granite blocks are durable anf, satt,.
factory but the Commissioners desire some
pavement tnat is less noisy. Wooden pave
nents OF all SORTS seem to retain damn.
ness In the Havana climate AS for the
ORDINARY loose styles OF paving. ike p,ain
vana. "p IA ma
me reason for this Is the style OF vehicle
USED In our city. Trucks for heavy ham,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
ST. PAUL-cHICAGo RATE REDUCED.
Wisconsin Central Railroad Offers
Public Cheap Ride.

st. Paul. Aug. IA rate of 50 for the
general public between st. Paul and Chi
cago has been announced by the Wisconsin
Central road.
This rate was first made to the members
of the Order Of Eagles. who will attend a
convention in New York. The Wisconsin
Central road. II is said. could not make a
joint rate with the Wabash road en- the $32
basis, which was required in order to pre-
vent the Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha road from getting the business q
the Eagles. It therefore arranged to sell
the Eagles tickets for S. good both ways
between ST. Paul and Chicago: and addi-
tional tickets for $24. good both ways be-
tween Chicago and New York. These tick
cts were to go on sale August q. and were
limited to September Is.
The Central now announces that II has
decided to let the general public have a
cheap ride. and will sell round trip tickets
to Chicago for IS on August q to all
corners. These will have the same long
limits as the convention takes.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
TEN THOUSAND VETERANS
MARCH AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Many barely Able to Keep in Line
Illinois Ii Well Represented
MlsaOurians Meet.

San Francisco, Aug 1s.-Ten thousand sur
vivors of the Civil War passed in review to
day, marching to the martial tunes thai
inspired them to endeavor forty years ago
Above the national colors, borne by ev.
cry marcher, proudly foated torn and tat.
tered flags.
These, with empty sleeves and limpinG
gait, were eloquent reminders of the sorrow
and glory of war.
Unlike the parade OF yesterday, with the
quick marching line of youth. to-day's pro-
cession was the measured and steady tread
of age. AS the different divisions marched
along. waves Of sentiment passed over
marchers and spectators. There were many
stiIl vigorous in line. but they waited for
their weaker comrades, and the column
halted often on its two-mile course.
ITS my last march,, said many griz-
zled veteran, as he started out. IT Is now
or never and / am going to try. =.
One bent old man % ysa IFS, P pc di wua
His gait grew slower from block 70 plocn ,,
and he would have. fallen had he not n 6n
held up By two q his
led him out Of the line.
One thousand men marched under the yelss
Colonel Thomas q. Lawler. past Command
er.in-Chief Of the Grand Army.
The afternoon was devoted largely 70
receptions and reunions, At the headquar-
tiers Of the Women's Relief Corps and the
Ladies Of the Grand Army. the number Of
visitors was so great that passage through,
the rooms was almost impossible.
The United States Manned Soldiers or
ganization met In Temple Hall. but the at
tendance was Unexpectedly small. After
Comrade Storey had explained the work
done by the order to secure increased PEN
sions for disabled veterans, an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow.
Old members OF the First Missouri and
Second United States Artillery met and esi
manner.
A fsw survivors Of the famous Iron
Brigade" of the Army Of the Potomac. as
senlbled in Pioneer Hail. their session also
bofrp IF |. sncfa1- character
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
LOSES vALIsE WHILE ASLEEP.
Police Arrest Thomas Heffernan
Who Is Charged With Theft.

The theft Of valise containing wearing
apparel from John Kirk. while the latter
was sleeping In a doorway at Seventh and
WASHINGTON avenue. early yesterday morn
ing, Is charged against Thomas HefYernan.
arrested six hours later.
The property was recovered at the Silver
House, No. 40 North Seventh street, where
1t was left. the clerk sad. by q man who
gave his name az Steve Hefernan, and
who said he would return for 1t later In the
day. ssss,s- -, :.
Kirk 10 . stranger IN 81. Louis ana hss
been boarding ct the Lindell Hotel. He
values the vAlise and contents ct as.
Charles Ragtaid, who was in Hef1efnan'u
company when Sergeant Driscoll made the
arrest. wAs also taken into custody.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
ORPHAN socIE1Y's PICNIC.
German Protestants to Give Bene-
fit August %.

The annual orphan picnic and fall visit Of
the ST. Louis German Protestant Orphans
Aid Society will be held at the Orphan
Home Park. situated directly in front Of
the home, Sunday, August g. Owing to the
severe sickness and several deaths At the
institution in the spring, the picnic and fall
visits are combined.
The affair. Is for the benefit Of the German
Protestant Orphans Home on st. Charles
rock road. To reach the grounds, take the
st. Louis, st. Charles and Western cars At
Wellston. There are at present over M
children who are reared and educated al
the institution. and In spite Of strict econ
omy the expenses increase as the number
of inmates is Increased.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
TWO HIGHWAYMEN ROB
WORLDS FAIR EMPLO I'VE.

John Schneider reported to the police that
he had been robbed by three hishwaymen
At Second street and Clark avenue 1t s:l5
O'clock last night The men,. schneider
says, beat and kicked him before takin2 IS
from his pocket They escaped.
Schneider Is employed ct the Worlds Fair
and lives IN : camp - u SEuunda
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
Lumber Rate Increase.

At meeting OF the traffic representatives
of the Southwestern lines at the st. Louis
Freight Taffft Bureau in the Fullerton
building yesterday. It was decided to put
the 2-cent increase in the lumber rate for
The Missouri Pacific and other lines hnd
decided to put the increase In ehect on Au-
gust is but other roads In the Southwest
had not agreed on the date OF the increase
until yesterday. The rate Is applicable to
yellow pine lumber from the Southwest.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Phoenix, Ariz.. Aug. 19.-Work on A. E.
StilwelPs Kansas City. Mexico and Orient
Railroad. which has recently made con-
tract with the Hamburg american Steam
ship Company for Pacific Ocean service.
has been stopped in Mexico on account of
decision In the Mexican courts invalidat-
ing land concessions. 1t is probable that
some satisfactory arrangements will be
made with the Mexican Government upon
Mr.. Stilwell's returnlfrom London by which
the line will be completed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20

REPUBLIC SPECIAL. b, t-,s -
Topeka. Kas.. Aug. 1T. s. Salathief OF
Independence to-day secured a charter for
a passenger and freight electric railroad
between Topeka and Kansas City. The APP
plication states that 1t Is proposed to build
the line In Shawnee, Douglas, johnson and
Wvandotte counties. Kansas, and into Jack
line, with side tracks. will be seventy-five
miles. The principal offices will be main
tained in Rosedale, Lawrence and Topeka.
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ing are almost Invariably two-wheeied.
The business streets are often narrow.
This does not enable these carts to back
sideways and another cart Is lined I'D d.:
rectly ahead. When the teamster wantli
to pull out he wheels the horses Sideways
the wheels tearing the surface Of the street
badly.
.'Senor LombiIlo Clark II In charge of the
City Engineers Department In Havana and
he attends to the sanitary question Of
paving. He desires some smooth and hard
surface, imperviQus to moisture. I have
will go to Chicago from here.
Il am making tour Of all the big cities
and will 60 to Canada later. I will be back
here, in all probability. next season. in an
Official capacity and will certainly be here
as visitor"
speaks English perfectly. He shows .
thorough Understanding Of the various
technical details Of the paving question
and states that the matter IL beng givs1.
great attention at the Cuban city.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
Harding ON Inspection Tour.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Carthage. NO.. Aug. 1s-Russell Harding
of ct. Louis. vice president and general
manager of the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company. with Railway Attorney William
H. Phelps of this city; H. Rohrer. chief en-
spectetI the terminals OF the White River
and Carthage and Western railways in this
city to-day. The officials went over the
Carthage and Western in their private cars
left In q carriage for a tour Of inspection
over the White River right-of-way to Cot
ter. Ark, which is the southern end Of the
road.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
Southern VIII build Extension.

ern Railway has decided to build an extern
sion from Oliver Springs to Pilot Mountain.
the survey for which is now being pushed
rapidly forward. This extension will short
en- the route from Knoxville to Cincinnati
twenty-five miles. and will pass through a
section rich in coal and iron yet undevel-
oped.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20

FARGO. n. D--At meeting Of the MILL
ers Of North Dakota and Northwest Mime
;procity between the United Dtnte1 ana al
countries importing American 0our.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
orient Line work STONED.

Ind, ITO miles. The estimated cost is s5,009.-
000. The contract will be awarded within
two weeks.
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inaiunapoIis southern Llna.

Indianapolis Aug. Directors Of the
Z new Indianapolis Southern Railway opened
bids here to-day for the construction OF the
line between Indianapolis and sullivan
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-22
Shot Near Upper Lehiqh.

Mrs. Denis Ferry, Jr., while on her
way from Freelahd to her home in Up
per Lehigh, was shot near the railroad
trestling in the latter town at II o'clock
this morning. The bullet which was a
3s-callbre, grazed her temple and cut
her ear. She was overcome by shock
and fright from the wound and was TAX
en- to her residence by neighbors. Mrs.
Ferry is unable to explain how she was
shot, as she saw no one before she re-
ceived the wound, but heard revolver
shots while passing through the swamp.
Her wound is painful, but is not regard
ed as dangerous.
Shortly after l2 o'clock Officer Molik
found three boys shooting from revol-
yer near the scene where Mrs. Ferry
was injured. Two of these were arrest
ed and the other lad escaped A num-
ber of 49, calibre bullets were found in
their pockets.
The boys were placed in the borough
lookup, but refused to give their names
Both are known to be residents of the
Fourth ward.
At o'clock the missing boy, Kyatin
Rymsha, was arrested and the revolver
was also found.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-22
Paid for Positions.

The defense in Schuylkill court in the
cases of the Blythe township school
directors, who are charged with demand
ing and accepting bribes from school
teachers, admitted that contributions
were received from the teachers, but it
was claimed that the money was for
campaign purposes and not for the pri-
vate benefit of the directors.
The pledge of the teachers, signed by
each teacher in the district, was repeat
ed by Director Doyle, one of the defend
ants, as follows: ave, the undersign-
ed teachers of Blythe township and
bene6ciaries of the Citizens party, do
voluntarily contribute the sums mention
ed below for the perpetuation of the Citi-
zens' party"
Prior to the commonwealth closing it
was shown that money was received
from female as well as male teachers.
Mrs. Michael Flanagan testified that
her daughter, Annie, Il teacher, was
assessed $40,
Patrick Ryan, one of the thirteen
teachers of the district, testified that
Director Doyle asked him for money
on account OF his assessment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-22
Street Views POstponed.

At Wilkesbarre on Friday Judge
Lynch, at the request of Borough So
licltor McBrearty, handed down an
order Of court naming July IL, at 10 a.
M, as the date and time for the citizens
appointed as viewers on the proposed
street extensions to meet and view the
grounds.
The Ridge street viewers had selected
the Centre and Pine street viewers were
to meet on Friday. Notices had been
given to this effect, but the new order of
court, fixing July II as the date,
necessitates the going over again of the
work so far done.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-22
HIS FIRST MASS.
Rev. Patrick j. Gallagher the CeIebrant
at st. AIMS Church Yesterday.

Rev. Patrick j. Gallagher the Celebrant
, at st. AIMS Church Yesterday.
In the presence of an army of friends
which filled every seat in st. AIMS
church, Rev. Patrick j, Gallagher who
was ordained to the priesthood on Tues
day by Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore
cathedral, celebrated his first mass yes
terday morning. The young clergyman
passed through the trying ordeal sue
cessfully, every movement of the i'm
portant ceremony being performed
properly.
Rev. Daniel Heron, o. S. A., of Bryn
Mawr, another young man of town who
has dedicated his life work to his church,
delivered the sermon on this auspicious
occasion. 1t was one of the best ora
tions heard in st. AIMS church for some
time and abounded with good advice to
the people present.
Others who assisted the young priest
j. Fleming, Of st. AIMS church; Rev. j.
Duane, Baltimore; Rev. Burke, Halle
ton, and Edward j. Gaffney and Frank
ODonnell, who are candidates for the
priesthood.
At the conclusion of the mass Rev
Gallagher gave his blessing to the con-
gregation, and this was repeated at last
evenings services.
During the afternoon tho young priest
was visited at the home of his parents,
Mr. aud Mrs. William Gallagher, by
many of his friends, who rendered him
their congratulations and wished him
successful career.
On Saturday evening a reception will
be rendered Rev. Gallagher by Division
6, A. o. H, of which he is a member.
The final arrangements for this affair
will be completed at tomorrow evenings S
meeting of the division.