The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-24
st. Louis Tourists Hear Of the
Fame of the Former Combine
Leader.
NATIVES GIVE THEIR PRAISE
Popularity May Lead to The For
mer Churchman'S Promotion
to Official Position ut
Guadalajara.

According to a party Of st. Louis tourists
just back from Mexico. Charles kratz. the
former Councilman, is making quite a name
for affability at Guadalajara. and even goes
to the length Of lending his clothing to per-
sonal friends. with whom he desires to make
himself popular. They also bring back the
report that Charley Carroll Is at Guadala-
jara.
Frank wyman. Walter Barker. A. E.
Damn and W. n. Graves OF this city en-
countered a friend Of Kratz's on the train
near the City of Mexico. The person in
question was a Mexican physician. and he
proudly informed the party that 1t was
Kratz's overcoat he was wearing.
Not only did the doctor volunteer the in
formation. but he seemed greatly pleased
at knowing so distinguished a resident of
Mexico as Kratz. Mr.. Wyman of No. 6s45
Cabanne place. when asked about the mat
ter. stated that the doctor evidently had
formed quite.a friendship with the fugitive.
Il do not recall the doctors name" said
Mr.. Wyman. but he gave us his card at
the time and seemed quite proud OF his
acquaintance with Kratz. He told US that
it happened TO be cold when he left Guada-
lajara and that Kratz. who was at the sta
ton, took of his cwn overcoat and pressed
1t on him"
The doctor was quite garrulous about the
progress Of Kratz and was authority for
the statement that Carroll is also in Mex
leo. Members of the st. Louis party state
that Information he volunteered shows that
Kratz has gone actively into the mining
business and that he has made a speciality
of buying up old Spanish mines in the
neighborhood Of Guadalajara to work out
what silver remained in them.
Many old Spanish mines. abandoned as
Improbable. are found in the vicinity, and
Kratz seems to have made these the object
OF his business. He Is said to have pur-
chased several of late. presumably for the
purpose of trying to work out what little
silver may remain in them.
Our doctor acquaintance did not know
much about Carroll" said one member Of
the party. but he stated that a man of
that name from ST. Louis was with Kratz
and that they were well liked by the Mexi-
cans. Kratz is paying great attention to
the officials Of the city. and is said to have
worked himself in with them fairly well.
We may hear of his being in the Guadala-
jara City Council before long.
Exactly what Carroll is doing down there
is a matter of conjecture. He may be Just
III d Trip VI tuc udillc uidy nave UCSh WI
fused.
1.-THE physician was a talker whom We may
describe as enthusias site: that Is. he let him.
self be carried away when he started to
praise the st. Eouisans. He may have
thought this was only polite. when he
learned that we came from the same town."
Members of the party who returned from
Mexico are all well known in business cir
cles Of this city. Mr.. Graves is vice presi-
dent of a hydraulic brick company Of the
city: Mr.. Damn Is treasurer Of the Simmons
Hardware Company. and Mr.. Wyman was
formerly connected with the same COM
Germ. The party was on a visit to Coahuila
in connection with a business enterprise
there.
One member Of the party remarked Jok-
ingly that, If E.. ]. Arnold decided to settle
at Guadalajara quite a little St. Louis
colony would be started.