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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
PULLMAN SHOPS
ARE SHUT DOWN
Seven Thousand Workmen De-
prived of Employment by
Cessation Of Work.

Chicago. Sept 1.-THE immense Pullman
Car Works at Pullman are shut down TO-
day. and practically every one OF the COM
pany's 700 employees is Idle.
The workmcn were told TO take their
tools with them when they left the works.
and from this Infer that q considerable
period OF idleness confronts them.
The closing Of the big works at THE
Model CITY came when the i.iIo workers
in the repair department were laid of.
That had been the only branch OF the
plant in operation for some time. and ;;s
closing left not more than 100 men at
work-just enough to put the finishing
touches on what little work remained On
hand. and to keep the many buildings in
condition
About five-.iIths OF the PrIlrlan en-
ployes are members Of unions. The pla.:
had been operated on the opsu-shop basis.
union cause was defeated. Cnion-scals
wages have been paid by the COMPANY.
and there has been complete satisfaction
on this score.
Complaints were made by the company.
Il is said. tina. high wages brought abop:
the closing OF the works inasnuch as
these wages were claimed % be In excesg
of the scales In effect In other plants OF
the country.
The shutdown OF the works has teen
gradual dsiiI-i< the last three weeks. two
or three tepz. tments beng closed at 3
time.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
BURNING BRIDGE GIVES WAY
BENEATH CURIOUS CROWD.
Two Persons Are Drowned md Sew
crnl Others Injured In Accident
at stillyveIl, MINI.

si!llweil. MINI. sept. Ia-The bridge
across Lake 81. Croix. which IS a half
mile long. extending to the Wisconsin
side. caught fire late this afternoon Tho
fire created some commo;ioa and the fire
apparatus In responding TO the alarm Was
followed by the usual crowd
The Ere had 50 weakened one OF the
spans Of the rather ancient structure that
when the fire apparatus and the crowd
attempted 20 cross Il. 10 fell into the water
about twenty feet below. About twenty
persons were preciritated with the wreck
age into the water and two were Killed
and five seriously injured
Aiol-l. BOO. - yeaFs old. son OF a hotel
keeper. and George Mctirath, Is wears old.
son OF Andrew McGrath. were killed.
The injured include: :. A French. prob
ably fatally injured: Edward McPhectsrs:
y. HcCann. fireman. August WojOan. and
Louis Gue-tins- Several Others were less
seriously hurt.
one OF the fro horses was drowned.
u IS though; that all the dead have been
recovered. The financial loss Is about
500
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
INSISTS THERE WAS A PLOT
TO kSSaSSINATE ROOSEVELT.
Me,icnn Editor says High oniriais
W Acquainted With Plans
Formed In Barcelona, spain.
REPUBLIC SrFCIar.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Houston. Tex. sept B.-Eii;or A. lee
Dawes Of Mexico city says that the re-
port Of the plot Matched in Barcelona.
Spain. TO murder President Roosevelt. IS
true. and is We'll known In high official
circles IN IeN!co. He says.
Information oorrobora;ins Il can Be OBJ
tained from the First Secretary OF the
German legation. Baron Won Floechker
know that the American. English and
German legations were appri.ed os the
matter fully. Furthermore. / am satisfied
that Frank Z. Sergeant. Commissioner
General o! Immigration at Washington. is
familiar with all the details OF the plot.
and that President Roosevelt VAS advised
Of IL at the time.
The Mexican police we:s spprisec Of
the fact that tho Two anarchists sailed
from Barcelona. Spain. on a certain ship
The time of its arrival at Vera Cruz was
given. and the men were not allowed TO
land. an satisfied the men were executed
with tn. utmost dispatch
There l. no such thing as anarchy IN
Mexico, owing to the ever watchful care
with which the Mexican police guard
against !ts euc-oacim-nts. In this tn
s;anc. the vigilance OF the police was 80
pronounced that the anarchists were not
allowed 20 set foot on Mexican soil.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
PETERS SHOE co. tn: hit OF ST.
LOUIS DAY.
Worlds Fair Thousand ''rootinE the
Horns' of the "Diamond Brand"
shoe Manufacturer.

Thousands o: shriH shr!eks from thou
sands Of shri.i whistles on the Pike. I'm the
exhibit buildings and over the hundreds OF
fences "whistlIng FOR Peters Goodyear
Welt Shoes helped 20 make St Louis
Day the lyeliest feature OF the F.t!r. and
Incidentally 10 popular.ze the Peters Shoe
Company OF St Louis. manufacturers Of
Diamond Brand shoes. with the hun
dreds OF thousands OF enthusiasts who
filed the grounds yesterday to overflow
Ing. Whistles were literally poured out
onto the crowds by the thousands. unit.
tho vast Worlds Fair seemed one i'm
rnense throng OF whistlers. whistl!ng tor
Diamond Brand shoes In addition TO
these noise producers. the Peters Shoe
Company distributed thousands OF clever
St Louis Day souvenir postal cards. print
ed on wood. after the style OF pyrography.
and all day long the aisles OF the Manu-
factures building leading 20 the Peters
Shoe Company's factory and exhibit were
flooded and jammed with people anxious
to secure these novel mensEtOs Of the
day. This company easily made the hit
Of the Fair on St Louis Day. and added
strongly to the publicity achieved on Man
ufactureTs' Day. as vel As on Peters
Shoe Company's Ss.esmeu's Day al the
Fair. September =
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
TOOK PART IN CELEBRATION.
Delegates to Neurological Asso-
citation Visited the Fair.

At the thirteenth annual convention OF
the American Neurological Association.
which met In the Planters Hotel yester-
day morning. several interesting papers
were read
On calling the meeting to order Doctor
Frank Fry delivered his annual address.
which was followed by several scientific
communications. The first Of these papers
was presented by Doctor Hoppe OF Gin
cinnati on Soul Paralysis" Doctor The
odore Dilier OF Pittsburg. Pa. followed
with an interesting paper on THE Clas-
sfncation and Nomenclature Of Mental
Diseases" The Functional and Symp-
tomato Psychosis' was the subject of a
paper by Doctor Edward Cowles OF Wa
verlJ. Doctor William Hirsch of New
York read Q paper on The Psychosis of
Puberty" and Doctor William q. Spiller
of Philadelphia closed the days proceed
fngs with n interesting paper on Con
genital Amy Of the Muscles in Early
Childhood"
The del, .ates hurried through with their
work yesterday, adjourning In time TO
take part IL ST. Louis Day at the Worlds :
Fair.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
SENATOR C0CKRELL MADE
DEFENDANT IN LAWSUIT.
With Other Members of Former Min
Ing Company He Must Combat
Wible's Claims.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kansas City. Mo. Sept i5.-John =.
While. treasurer Of the Smith & wIbie
Mercantile Company. has filed a suit for
An accounting Of mining speculation.
He names as defendants. Senator 2. "
Cockreli. @. 7. crenshaw. State Beer In
spector: Il L Massey. Z. r. Durham,
United States Marshal: c. C. Colt. United
States Commissioner. &. St Joseph. and
James II. Christopher. az defendants.
Mr.. While recites that In isss he and
the defendants. and the late John T.
Walker. former United States District At
torney. formed co-partnershlp 20 operate
mining property near Alamo, -. VI. that
the defendants agreed 10 furnish s.1.
giving their note for that sum, and that
he himself expended s2coo. He believes
now. 10 AYERS. that. although the COM
pany no longer exists. an accounting OF
It's affairs will show that the amount
due him Is not less than si,0co. Service
was had on Senator Cockrell to-day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
Fayette County Nominations.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Vsndalia. Ill. Sept 1.-THE Fayette
County Republican Convention met here
to-day and nominated W. p. welker for
State Attorney. Otto Casey for Circuit
Clerk. Doctor r, W. Brooks for Coroner
and ". W. Hallandy for Surveyor. After
the convention the new County Central
Committee organized by eiecting ]. J.
Brown chairman and T. n. Lackin secre-
tary. The Republicans opened their cam
Armory Hall. following the county con-
vention. The speaker was Charles De-
neen. Republican nominee for Governor,
who arrived from Greenviile on the 2:k
D. m. train He was escorted To the hall
BY a delegation of leading Republicans
under charge OF County Chairman Judge
u 7. Turner. led by the Nandtlia Band
After the speaking followed an informal
reception and handshsking- Mr. Denecn
left at s:i5 .. m. FOR Centralia, where he
speaks tonight
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
CRAIGHEaD CONSIDERS CALL.
Notifies Regents of Offer Made by
Tulane University.

EITLELI| SIF-LAfI.
wa-rensburg. Mo. Sept. E.-Doctor E
B. Craixhead has notified the Board OK
REGENTS OF the State Normal School that
he has been called to the presidency OF
tho Tulane University Of New Orleans.
Doctor Craighead has not yet rendered
his resignation 20 the board. and Will not
until he returns from q trip to New Or
leans.
Il &. thought that II his salary. which
IS TOW 600 Is increased. he might De
prevailed upon 20 remain In this state
Several profnInert members 81 the fac-
t,lty are mentioned for Doctor Crsisneads
placr in the event OF his resignation.
among them being Professor Frank Deer
westeT, VICE President. and Professor J.
II. Scarborough
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
FIREMAN MEETS DEATH
BEFORE NATIONS GUESTS.
George Stapleton Falls From Ladder
While Entertaining Members Of
InterDarliamentar laioa-
grPCBIIc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
narsas City. Sept. i5.-Whi!e preparing
20 Civ. 6 hEe-hshtiIs exhibition this morn
ing for the entertainment Of the MEN,
bers OF the Interparliamertary Union at
a drill tower. George Stapieton. a fireman.
z years old. fell four stories from a POM
pier ladder and received fatal injuries
Stapietons injuries consisted Of two brok-
n ankles. broken nose. severe cut
on the face. bruises and fracIGrs Of the
skull He d!ed at 10 2. m
The accident occurred shortly before 10
this morning. IL was witnessed BY about
~ persons. many Of them women. who
were waiting 10 see the exhibition.
j. A hral!chreit. a member OF Hose
Company No 3 SAID that SSapletoa had
a premCnit.On that ne was TO be injured
by a fall from the ladder and spoke OF IL
Just before he started TO climb the tower.
The members OF the Irterpariianentary
Union arrived from 81 Louis shortly after
: o'clock this morning. and after spend
ing five hours sightseeing. continued their
rip westward.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS MEET
Postmaster Wyman Welcomes
Delegates to st. Louis.

An address by H E. Pines OF Texas on
The Joys and Sorrows Of the Rural Let
ter Carrier was the feature OF the
Rural Letter Carriers' Association annual
convention at Druids' Hall. at Ninth and
Market streets. yesterday.
J. A Giles OF Georgia presented a paper
on Successful Organization while the
remainder Of the day was given over TO
reports OF officers and committees. After
the convention had been called to order
by President Frank Cunningham Of South
made by Postmaster Wyman and the pres
ident Of the Missouri State Association
The response was made by H IL. Wind
sor. editor of the Rural Free Delivery.
the Official organ Of the association.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
ST. LOUIS COUNTY NOTES.

George Darden was arrested yesterday '
at Clayton on a warrant sworn out by s.
Lewis. charging him with grand larceny.
Darcen ia charged with stealing 81 from
the complainant The prisoner was placed
in the county jail at Clayton. pending a
preliminary hearing.
The following marriage licenses were
issUed yesterday 1t Clayton: Louis Nelson
81 Chicago and Lena Derson OF Weldon.
Ill: Howard y. Ames and Clara Harden.
Mary MOrTfes. both OF kirkwood. Mo I;
William III. kiser and Sibie Il. Hartford Of
Springfield. Ill: Norris klinger of Chatta-
nOOga. Tenn, and Isabel Butts OF No. $50.
Page avenue. 81. Louis; James Grade OF
Lincoln, Neb.. and Hilda Lundauist of the
same place
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
SHEEP BUTCHERS STAY OUT.
Alleging Discrimination Chicago
Union Men Remain on Strike.

Chicago Sept. 15--Because OF alleged
discrimination against saeep butchers en-
pioyed at the Union Stock Yards. the sheep
butcher workmen have decided TO remain
on strike.
All of the packing companies except
Armour & Co. are alleged 20 be discrim-
mating.
According to the packers. $500 nonunion
men are still being housed in the stock
yards, but all viii have left at the end
Of this week.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
MANY MORE FRAUD
ORDERS ISSUED.
Pc.f-onsc~ Department. Acts Against
Individuals Carrying on Business
OF Company Under the Ban
RErURLIc srECrAL

REPUBLIc SPECIAL
Washington. Sept I5.-There IS posi-
billy Of a row on the hands o, the Post
Office Department for the action OF the
Assistant Attorney General n issuing
ffaud orders. Recently a great many or
ters have been issued. To-day was a rec
ord-breaker as TO numbers. rearl: nifty
orders being issued against men In all
parts OF the country. who have been
charged with being the agents OF a con-
cern against which an order was issued
last winter and which took the matter 10
the courts.
This vas the case c. :he Preferred Mer-
cantil. Company Of Boston. which oDerat-
81 on. OF those enterprises guaranteeing
10 give diamonds TO investors in their
stock The company refused to recognize,
the right Of the Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Of the Post-O:iice De apartment 20 stop
it, business. and sought an Injunction 10
restrain the Postmaster Gens.ai from car
Tyiug out the plans OF tho order o. ths As
sisIant Attorney General
This matter l. still In abcyancs, and. N
the meantime. the Post-Ofice Department
claims TO have discovered that agents OF
tine Preferred Mercantile Company were
operating all over the country under tneii
own names Immediately a. Investigation
vas begun and the fraud oToers against
every one OF these men who could IN any
way be connected with the Preferred Ner-
camille Company were issued
Il is explained that this course has been
taken because the company sought 10 ciT-
cIinlvent the order OF the P1st-Oftice De-
partnent by employing agents vhn con
Quoted the business under thel- ow name,
and seemed not TO be in any way identined
with the original COMPANY.
The Assistant Attorney General for the
POst-Oft.ca Department. not being ccui :
OF ,ast resort II has been whispered that
any o. these agents may be engaged In
other business Independently OF the Pre-
ferred Mercantile Company The Win
hotI!ug of mail from them riSht NOTk
fn th.' dtsaLV-.ataEe OF their other prob
ably legitimate business and they m-sht
.eei that they had a good case AGAINST the
for interfering With th-lf Dusi-
n.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
MERGER OF INDEPENDENT
LINES Is FORESHAD0WED.
Combination of Telephone >ystens
In Kansas City May Lead 10
Further Changes
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

ft-l'I El-lC SPECIAL
Kansas City. Mo. Sept. ls-The frEt
step ia movement which may ultimately
result IN the merger ~ al the independent
telephone companies IN the United states
vas taHcn in Kansas Cijy to-day The
stock and lines OF the Western Iniepend-
eat Telephone Company were transferred
10 the Kansas city Home Telephone COM
pany. and the affairs OF the former COM
pany are Eow being managed directly by
the !a-;er company.
The Western Company was organized
about one year ago b. men interested ia
the Home COMPANY. It's lines are now con-
Ucct.d with moro than 50 towns and u
Hs.- Au .HFsutascO15 ruItract With tac
kinlvrh Company ci 3 Louis. By the
acquisition GT al right ---t.d IL thu
M.si.En Company. the subscribers Of tho
li"is.e company il.ay nov connect directly
With tle st Louis ana with southern Hi
np!S points b. way 81 t!- kiulvCh ofii .es
IN Seiaii". $40. and Springfield. III.
At Springfield. connection may b. made
Win u" tnu, q r-'.:lt company ig Indian
arD.is ant tE-ovgh I: to several hundred
points H. Indiana other infsg'"i.'..nt lines
~ ONO. H. f.r.s-,-isi MA and New York may
siiaO a. e. '.il-gt.. v.th Rom t!Ie IAdIansp-
oils oric.
III, transfer OF The Western Comrany's
iNtrit~'s' - t-'' Home Company was fraIe
with -" d-si~;ary" Uf Lee Benui-t rep
rts"ntinE the Commonwealth Trust Com
lany cf -. L1gi, the fiIuriaTy agent Of
both cumpinisS since their inception.
1T Is ~. belief - inl-pyud.nt telephone
company managers throughout the cOun-
iT- that q merger Of all the indeDt ndtut
lines viii be effected within a VeTy short
time said Hugh =. Ward. secretary OF
the Home T-lrYn0u. Company. this morn
Ing. ''Th- West and Southwest. as well
a.. North. South and East. are fairly
gridironc,i by independent lines Only a
few haze corrections with Bell companies.
There is room for Two CON pani.S. and ia
Bel! Company. independent rieTi beileVs
f,af q mercer a.! luGs .aGeEt lines IS rap
Idly becoming q necessity. There are in
dependent Cofri srics In PittsbITE. Clsye-
land Cincinnati 81 Paul. Minneapolis
Philadelphia. Salt Lake City. Kansas City
end In several other important cities
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
Army Orders.

REPC CBIrC SPECIAL.
Washington. Sept I5.-Army orders were Is
sued to-day as follows:
Captain Herbert Num- Second Infantry. Ma
t,o-ai Guard OF Washington and Second Lev
tsnan. Barton 2 Brown OF the same oryariks-
:ioa are authorized to attend and pursue a reg
uiar course OF Instruction at the Infantry and
Cavalry School. Fort Leayenvo=th. Kas
The following transfers are made In the Ar
uilery Corps:
Captain Frank C. Nauldin. iron, the Forty
eighth Company. Coast Artillery. TO the un-
assiEn-d l.st: Captain Lloyd England. from
the one Hundred and Fourteenth Company ~
the unassigned list and Captain George T. PAT
Unassigned list
The officers are assigned 20 -he command Of
torpedo planters as :ololws:
Captain Aauidin to the General Herrv
knox' for Instruction work in submarine min
Ing at Fort Wads~orth. " Y: Captain Iloyd
EnslAnd % n. Colonel George Arrnistesl~
Paterson to The Major Thomas Elngyod'' for
duty IN the artillery district OF the Deiawa-r
Leave for two months IL granted First Leu
tenant Walter Cox. Assistant Sturgeon
SerreaEt Joseph Roberts. Company l. Third
Battalion Of EnE.reer.. now q, Fort Bayard
n n. vii Be sent to Fort Leayeuwov.h Ka.,
for duty with the First Battalion Of Enxtneers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16

Two weeks old. who was abandoned on a
Market street car "Wednesday night and
reclaimed yesterday
Mr.. Carter asked him TO hold the child
a moment while she asked the conductor
a question. The car VAS crowded and
the strange woman swung OF the car and
disappeared. leaving the child with Carter.
Mr.. Carter found a policeman and the
infant was taken to the Bethesda Home.
W ncn the NURSES at the home .Nafuif. Il
The little visitor. they found note pinned
TO its clothes. which resia. ''liy name =
ATta Beulah Christian Take good care
.: me. FOR mamma can't" Th- child vas
made comfortable. given sofne milk. which
she eagerly drank and vas soon asleep
Yesterday morning woman. or rather
girl. called at the horne. said she wd-
the mother OF the child and that she
wanted her baby. She refused 10 tell her
name or TO discuss herself IN any man
nsr further than TO say tho child vas
hers. The woman said she had loft the
baby with another woman TO nurse while
she called on A friend and that the other
woman had left the child with the Jef-
f.Tson Guard.
Mrs Roger Hayuc, the directories.
talked to the woman and tried 10 get her
to tell who she was and something of her
offering her assistance ana
shelter, but the stranger refused TO
a answer any OF Mrs- Haynes questions and
after kissing the infant she claimed -
her own. she departed. The child Is about
z week, old
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
HOLD DOUBLE CELEBRATION.
Girl Marries on GrandmOthers
Anniversary.

RF-PI Bio NPEtIAlA
Carlyle. Ill. Sept. i5.-Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Speiser yesterday celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary st their homo
north OF Shattuc.
Al the same time. Miss Olive Noller.
their granddaughter. vas married to Mr..
EdwaTd Ah.er-
The grandparents wsrs ths attendants
OF the young couple. Nearly two hundred
grests we're present at the double we'd
ding celebration
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
Rural Carriers Appei.tes.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
wa-hlnston Sept. 11.-Rurai Letter carriers
have L--a appointed. a. follows
Illlnois-Fairheld. William VI. Knod-II ard
L. y Lindsey. carriers. Roscoe knOGe!l, sub
ztitut-- s.ss.i. Charles A. Jaeger. carrier. Geo.
S-i-1er Substitute
AissoEr1-S-ymour. q. y. DAVIS. carrier. j.
reIsIBeitSn. c. l. weieA. carrier. y.
Smith. substitute
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
Civii-service E1smtnatioss.

f.t-l'l tslslC ~ fE-tlhls
Washington. sept i5-Th- CiyiI-s@-viea CON-
mission announces the foliovtns exzln!rzt.Cn-.
which will Is held octoh>r l. at different place,
throughout IN. country: To sii two vacaDc!es
In the position of preSaratJ- male. division o.
vertebrate pzleo-to!1gy. National Hus-urn- .f
81 81 and sl.s-g per anaum. respectively. also,
to lil vacancy In the position of cstz-oEuer
Ari nufnb~r-r. division q hydrogrspsIc psI-sn-
rOiJgy, 50 psr snuEIu.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
MISS PAULINE AST0R TO WE'D.
VIII Become Bride Of Captain
Spendcr- Clay on October 30.

SPECIAL. BY CABLE To THE ST. LOUIS RE-
PUBLIC AND THE NEM YORK HERALD.
London. Sept. i5.-(copyright. lS14p-I
learn that the wedding OF Captain Spen-
der-CIay and Miss Pauline Asto- viii take
place at St Margaret's. Westminster, Oc-
tober >. The Bishop ot Ripon will off,
Ci4fe-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
For Ben-ft of Indian schools.

KIPJFLIC sFf-IIAI-
vashiurtou. Sept l5.-w. c Eohl-1su-r sr-
p-riutsacea- o. the Sauk and FOX Inaixh
SrhsoI II oklahoma. has been ORDERED 70 Wash
irr-ou for a conf-Tence with Indian Cotnr!ls-
-fy1@r Jones and ether officials % the lticlsa
Ft1f..u fu rNrar. 20 the ger-ral conduct o.
a. sI-hoeis under III. charge dlri.E the com.
inr school tern Nr. kohienhs-e 10 ex2>cteo
10 arriv. r~xf u-es an. yill 20 over with th-
IrIiar cfncIals matters tending 20 The turner
a. r~Ioprneu: % IN, SCHOOL system IN OKLA
ksnx
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
OIL and Gas In Vernon County.

REFI IAIt STELIALl
Stotesbury, No. Sept i5.-Oil and gas
well No. z. In the Missouri Oil and De-
veIcpment company's leases at Stotes-
bury came In last night gzsSer
and oiler. The Gow OF gas was strong
enough to throw a fame to the TOP OF a
forty.ffve foot derrick. OIL was CORE
spondinzly stTerg.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
zeisIer Hearing Continued.

Springfield. ILL.,. Sept 15-To-day was the
day set for the hearing OF the injunction
suit against the Zeigler union mine strik-
ers on q motion for a permanent inJunc-
ton Continuance OF the temporary In
junction was agreed TO until q master IN
chancery can hear testimony.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16

er an absence o! many weeks The Com
missioner has been personally looking aft
e. the opening o: the lands OF the Rose
bud Reservation in South Dakota. Devils
Lake in North Dakota and Red Lake in
Minnesota The lands thrown open com
prise about 5000 acres. and will net the
Indians about $2Ncu.9
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
Through Tourist Car Service to CALI
fOrnla.

Saturday, September Il. the Iron Noun
list car service to Los Angeles. Cal. leav-
ing St Louis $50 a m. and each Tuesday
and Saturday thereafter. The True
Southern Route" Wis Texarkana and e
Paso: so 10 California September Is to
October Is Ticket Office. Sixth and Olive
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
F.y.,,e school,. FIosri.h.

Fay.tts. Mo. sept t5.-Cen:ral and
Howard Payne colleges opened this morn
ing with a largely increased ATTENDANCE at
both institutions Students are arriving
on every train. The prospects are fat
tsring for the largest attendance for sew
eral years.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
st. Louis County Fair. Creve Occur
Lake. September 18TH 10 18th

Special trains via Missouri Pacific Pail
way leave St Louis Union Station SatEr-
day and Sunday. September IL ana i,
at la:3J .. m. moon. &c round tr1p.
Ticket Office. Sixth and Olive streets.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
Ferguson Oaers Reward

REPU BLIc SPECIAL.
Guthrie. Ok. Sept- I5.-Governor Fe-gu-
son to-day issued a proclamation Offering
80 reward for the arrest OF william Gar,
tor xhS. i, charged with killing Virgil
Furstouser and Bud Craig In Wood~N-d
County.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
National Bank A6airs-

REPT BLIC SPECIAL
washington Sept. It-Ths Comptroller OF
80. T4--en-y today approved TIRE cs<ignasion
~ fhs Satscua.i Bank % Commerce ST Louis.
a. reserve .zen: for tie Flrst Nsi!onAi B2nk
~ carton Miss.