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The Beard of Directors of the Iouisia ma
Purch ase Souvenir Coin Conn any Will
set aside On aIprCpIjatiCn OF S.O,ItO,
W hfc h Will be presented, in its entirety,
to the % erson who sends us correct est1-
mate of the i XACT number Of Paid ad-
mission S to the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
positi on, which opens at st. Iouis April
Both, and closes December 1st. 1904.
Should no one succeed in estin tiEg
the exact number, the money viii he
presented to The enc who sends us the
nearest correct estim ate. This Golden
opportunity TO secure magnificent Tor
tune costs NOT HING. Our object in
making this unprecedented offer is TO
advertise and promote the sale of cur
Souvenir Coins of Admission to the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
Mule quotations:


Chicago Dee. B-CastIeReceip.s 30: mar
ket steady: g9od to pin. steer. .sG.: pesr ,3 e
sa2 %: bulls s.74 20: caive. s55'fT. Hcrs-
Receipts :s.ooo: strong: mixed and butchers
= ;ssS s.rv SIS Sal e 81. sh0ife fht hfaxx saiE
OF sale. 81 SETS sheer-Recs.p:s 2 %: sh..p
i5ff.c lower: lambs weak: good 20 choice weth-
err - SOS -: fair 70 choice rutyei s.
We:tern We.t rn !arsss srs sssss5 ' '~---'' '--''
snias aslndiB: Sig Is5s sesiht1l. narktf
s,ssay 70 .sass sr s9ss ,o re5E e5E0Tf aaa
western I'd So RS s7,s1I5 81: stocsers ans feed
ere = sE4: Southern sees 8 .SSi y: uihsrn
cows g i-.595. .: native Co.'S s. isf4 .: na:iy.
HosssReceirts $50: rlarIst st-.dy 10 6 hirh-
sr. .op 81 s. bulk cf sales S'--SGi <: heavy 81 -
"a &; rackers a4HSI55: -iTs ard HShts Sc -
ii.,.- sh. .epReesiSts :roe; MAKE; s,ea.iy ard
"a SOS: natir. eve, s'-.Tl IS: Western lambs
1895 s5: top pric. best for yea; Western year
iinEs ifa5.ss5: Wsste-n sheep s, ,.sa4as: stocksrs
South st Jose-h. No. Dec 1s-Cat.i.-R.-
eeIpts 2ce7: weak 20 i3c loser: ns,iv.. % TFr
s.7s; coxs ard heiter, 81 fsst2 .: s.ockers and
fssd.s .S,. s e,n HsStRStps: sS s.a2@ s ssay
asseSReceip;. ioss: steady 20 Icc higher
inrrhs u %: sethe. S Is: .res s..
New YORK Dec I5--eesves.Receipts II:
sre..e9 bee: asiIe,: nativ. side. steady at 81
r5v "a: .:eady: vesIs ,sss: iit;Is calves ss59
~; ho-nysrd caves S: no West-rns Dres4-i
ID; country dressed TGI-c: dressed bn-uvs-d
and FED caIve, 4a5c- Sheep ard lambs-Receirts
.sss: .ses2 NIL ,tsat.: Z @ .nts ,osis'c iowss: yer
on deck xIsi.: cuIi- $ 5pas H,s-Rscsipts
srs: steady TO strong: good To pr ne Sta:e
toSs 3565.is; light do ard pigs s
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
HAPPENINGS N ILLINOIS CITIES AND TuWAS
LOSES BRIDE-ELECT
AND GETS ANOTHER
Guardian Declines to Consent as
to 16- 6-Year-Old Girl-Mother
Thinks Different as to
Her Daughter.

Failing to secure The consent OF the
guardian OF Miss Marie Moss. l5 wears Old
to marry him ten days ago. Alto Thcma-
son, 27 yeslrs old. employed hv the van
dalia Railroad in Est 81. Louis. yesterdaF
married Miss Annie Franey. i6 years Old
Of No 1910 Kansas avenue.
Mrs. Kate F"raney. the mother. who sa d
that she wsa married when but is year
old. accompanied the couple and gave her
consent TO the ISSUANCE of tire license jus
tice OF the Peace James VI. Beach per
formed tho ceremony The couple Will live
at No. 23sti North Third street, East st.
Louis.
Ten days ago Thomson and a Young
woman. VINO gave her name as Marie
Moss. appeared in Deputy Marriage ].
cense Clerk Caugblan's Office In the Ar
cade building and asked for 4 maria 81
license. Mr.. CauEhlln noticed ~ once
hat the girl vas under age. and she ad
mit-od the fact.
I'hOmascn eft the fee for the marriage
license and departed with the girl, saying
that ne would return with her aunt, who
6 her guardian. and That she would give
ter consent. Several days later Thoma son
requested the return o. his money. az he
H 4 failed 10 secure the guardians con
sAHt
Tnonaso1. accompanied bv Miss Franey
and he mother callei in Mr.. Caug' .ian's
Office ver'c-daT morning and sec ed the
license. Nfs. trlney said that she though;
II was proper for girls to marry at an
cary age
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
BeIIeviIle Sev. Notes.

me earnation Card Club will give q dance
al idecerkiahz Hall on New Years Eve
a bui ding permit was issuel 10 Ms Ann,
baeher iof the erection OF a 81 SO frame dwell
Ing Oh South Chsstnu: street
from william Riggs
LMts Emma NerkeI filed suit for divorce yes-
tertay from Emil Merkel on the grounds OF
C A. Earch is in Springfield. Ill.
a.. The Board Of Education will NEE, wetnes-
Jay even ng. December 81
,,,.. tsneral 0. Edward RandIe will take
etery. ANu' "'fee' SeH-
s-Tuesday evening. December q. the Cbo-sI-
members. S' i"' 'hsii
me e1gagement OF Miss E-orent!ne Scha.ser
aho FRANK EoelinBsr has bsea announcei
.Dentists Of Bsileville will NEE; tomorrow
80 80 ,lHoh TO form local dental association
@ snieh wi!l be under the jurisdiction Of tie
-loung folks OF BeieviIIe are arranging for
suDscr.ption dance. which will be given On
December q s''-A$ ~
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
THEKTER DATE CONTROVERSY
GETS INTO THE COURTS.
~OieA oR tie FoUx- Manager Asks h
tGAetf0n to Restrain "'side-Track-
OAr Prom Playing At Crawford

The controversy as to whether the Sign
of the Four or the Jules Walters "Stde-
Tracked" company win play at Craw-
turd's Thsater during the week beginning
December Is resulted In q suit being
brought In the Circuit Court yesterday by
]. v. McStea. business manager Of the
.Bisn Of the Four" to prevent the other
company from si,peaEing at the Crawford
during that week
The Amusement 6nydIcats Company.
which runs the Crawford Theater; II. q.
HarlSy, agent for the Jules Walters Side
Tracked company and .. T. Crawford.
the defendants IN the suit
McStea alleges that he entered into an
agreement last August with the Amuse-
mcnt Syndicate Company, through Mr..
Crawford 70 produce his play at the
Crawford Theater during the week COM
menctng December Is.
He states that subsequent to the max
ing Of tho contrast Farley. through some
other officer Of the Amusement Syndicate
tbs Jules Walters play during the same
week. and that the play will be produced
Iuless prevented by an order OF court.
HcStea states that this would cause
great loss to him. as ne would lose his
profits for the week and be compelled TO
pay the members of his company their
salaries besidez- He Is represented by At
torneys Young and Ruler.
,, The matter viii be presented to Judge
Wood tomorrow mor-lnz and an int O.
e1on viii be asked. restraining the pcoduc-
tion Of the Jules Walters company at the
Crawford during the week and that Nc
otea's company be sllowed to play.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

.Gr. cad Ers. e ". Bridges OF Court stree,
entertained the freight clerks of Alton ani
vicinity on Wednesday sverins.
Mr.. ard MrA TitTnaS Bos, Of iz1s Ess, Fle,h
Sreei. Alton. went TO L.tchaeld yesterday afs-
ernoon 10 attend the funeral Of thei- soa. OautsI
SoE. Which Will be held this afternoon in
L.atchfeid. The deceased vas an ernpioye OF
the BiE Four Railway and died from Injuries
received in wreck His wife survives him
The Reverend c. l. Peterson, the Reverend
D. ". Ewsrs snd the Reverend G. w Wax-
gcaer will conduct tho corner -stone-iay!ng eIer
c:sss a; the new Washington s;rxst u E.
Church on sunday next.
Henry Tonsor and T ". Collins have ->-
turned from Peoria where they attended
meeting Of the shr!nsrs.
Tho Fleur de Lis ard Constantine LODGES Of
Pythiar-1 nave appointed a committee to super
intend the arrangements for the district coneen-
zoe 70 be held IN Alton on January Is. Tho
committee n composed OF H. L. Hartford, A. K
Root, ". II Boals e V. Crossman and W
Z. Copley.
Tbs leap-year Harty gwen by M-s C,a:ies
largely ATTENDED.
Members o: the Rip Van winkie Club will
enjoy dance al Turner Hail Tomorrow night,
Mrs Elizabeth Nixon of Upper Alton ba.
been called to PittsburR, Pa. to attend ,h.
funeral CT her sister Miss EImire Hsss, who
VISITED ir Alton last summer and had MANY
friends here.
Tho Western Military Academy will close
next Wednesday FOR the Christmas holidays and
will reopen January
Students Of the Western Military Academy
morrow night.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
By Telegraph.
REPUBLIC SPECIALS.

semPhs lie Tenn a9 u Do, e, .rhs river z
i5E. win Is tons Of 2s nerehandse & a '?,a sr iii:
glsee. and WI lie up for the present: Ths
from Arkansas ci;y and win lie up 10. the
seipsfs. Pa With Plot Jsss. ef Sichoi. at ' Il. a
wheel. arrived this evening. and w:ii go .:ath
Receipts by river today, IS bales of cotton and
30 SOCKS OF cotton seed
sasgsah; , Ky;: Dec 1s.Th. ,,y.r .os Z. .s.s
yei. YET owing TO low water: Dolphin arrived TO-
gaaFs.r, here. The Eass Pseke. cemp.nys
Purpose Captain kin ot tie coIun1s,a @ nh aa1e Te
turned home to-day; The condition Of Cornrao-
hores are entertained for his recaveTy. Pros,
pects are gloomy for the opening OF navigation
faI Of j Of ZOO, during the las. a hours.
a m. The Bald Easie nsssee from 81, Louis
to ,ae II 3 a Wss 4 .T.G f S 81 Loas a 8.
whes,ins; Dec 4, s,Riy:; !, .neh;.; ';s.:eo-
dsm has been cut ON: of the ice and 1, now
IN ha-hor at Bsllsire
Grand Tower. NJ: DEC; E;.Rse' Les down
ming ice. TIE raus. read, s.t feet and tal ing.
Weather. clear.
BaE,ins,on; Ia Dee, is1Tne ss,T r,:sf Il; i! 70
inches since last report. Weather clear and
cool.
q; feet on far, s os q foot. below locks =
feet Cloudy and cod
v,ckssurg Mrs. Dec B:-The Eause reads
s. a fan Of l. The Belle Of the Bends cleared.
The CorcilI 10 due up.
Chester ILL.,, Dec. lS-Gauge IL feet, filling
wenther fair ard cold. No boats to-day. Con-
siderable ice floating
fall OF : cf foot IN the Las; u hours "eetns
cIsa- and cold
aded on account cs Ice. Clear and ccid
Pit:shur.. Dec. Is.-River At DAYS. Island
dam Is foot. falling Gear and cold.
Evansville Dec. i5.-RiveY stationary at Ii
foot Cloudy and cold
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
VICTIM OF SHOTGUN WOUND
IN A CRITICAL CONDITION.
Load Accidentally Discharged.
Strikes Charlie. sferinE in Back
Of Head While Hunting.

Charles Ster'ng. IS years old. living At
No. 1915 Newhouse avenue. was shot and
seriously injured by Harry Meyer while
hunting near the Twelve-MiIe House on
the St. Charles Rock road In ST. Louis
County Tuesday afternoon.
An operation was performed yesterday
at the Good Samaritan Hospital where he
was taken. by Doctor l. P. Pollman of No
asn St Louis avenue. DR.. Pollnan and
the hospital authorit es announced last
night that his condition was critical and
summoned members OF his family
Meyer is a St Louis County farmer and
was hunting with Stering. when his gun
was accidentally discharged at close
range TO his companion. The entire load
entered the back Of Stering's head
Henry Koch OF No. 2sos North Nine
teenth street brought the injured hunter
to the hospital.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
Changes in Post Lights.

No ~ L. Carroll Island. discontinued: 81.
L. Pull Tight, discontinued: 3.i r. be!ow
CHf Cave. established. az r. above Twin HoI-
!cws, established; Jstl7 r., above Osborne Tow
head, estabiislcd d!amCnt board: 355.z L. be-
low Lays. estsb.isEei diamond beard: 35ILs P.
l.. Forest Home. established 3Ss r.. Perry
Iowhead down SO yards: $50 l., SInIIh Land
Ing. oo~n half ri!Ie. 552 IT,. below Dandy up
~ yards: 3Ii L. below Little Rock Landing
down half mile: 80 R. ste. Gensvieve Island
down 800 yards: tS r.. below Dryden. up 90
yares: 4osi7 l.. opposite Crawford. Iere, dia-
fnond bard: tii'z l.; opPas te shepT ard. reset
diamond board: tis r. Poss LaniInE. W ,1)
yards: III p. bay.dson Landins down 80
yards; iis l.. head DEVILS Island. discontinued: :
barrel buoy: ~ r. opposite StannarJ Pc {.
down 60 yards: iiSi, r. foot Thompson Tow
head down :ol yards: AS R. ahnv- P-c-srs
Point rect: 4igiz L.. above Sruider reset d.a-
mond board: 40 l.. above Grand Lake. down
tJs yards.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

Madison ha- peid to the Circuit Cerk ths
si9 and costs which he was hne1 iast week
by jury which heard the cas- against him. IN
which false Imprisonment was charged
Mrs. E: Smith has received word that an
ahFtract office In Quincy has discovered ina.
H me. They we left by'her father. L Bryson.
was unknown 10 the relatives.
The st. Clair and Eastcrn Telephone Com
oahy mas fied for record m asstgnneut OF ,ts
Franchise to the K,nloch Lolg- Distancr Tele-
nh6: Company In St Jacob. Marine. Alton and
deputy Coroner j. p Marks he'd his first
tnquest wednesday afternoon on the body Z
ohi which die.i at the mining town OF Cuba
without medical attention.
The body of Horace Briggs a res.een, Of
SoiIlnsviiIe who died at the County Ho'pttaI
N EiWarfsyil!e from INJURIES .u-tiined in q
for burial.
,EdwGrdsville reatlves have been appr sed
OF me teeth in Chicago Of s II. Net. who
naflei hiis Mabe Richmond Of Ed@cr s.
viie HIS death followed an operation in a
hn,pitai Besides his wife. two small children
An, accident at tn. Banrr. Cay Works
Stciday VII resuI: in the rants b ing olt
Q. commission fof q weak The biz pug mill
ana cTisher were both shattered.
-Arnold g ass Of e wards iil- IS b me for
srestinent or a cruz ed hand vas rH-
b!oy'G az brakeman on the C.. 81 l..
dii n = Ieft hand eau h in tIe chain ol
steam EaoFel Early n me morning Of the
wreck without a scratch
Miss Hutch nfon n member 81 St. Gsofge's
G@noI @ In ST Louis. sang tbs week at ~. An
UIeW >. on Hl,lsbJry
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
ROYAL ARCH MasoSs.

CT LOUIS ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, NO.
- a-statsd convocaSion at Grand Avenue
Masonic Temple this Friday) q; IN .. m.
fraternaIIy invited ". L wHIPPLE, 8 HIP
Moses Xly. Seeretafy.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

LIZ
BULLS

E-'.'--..--!!.O sI-.--'.'.-- ." Z--....-..-gU
z! q q! - - J.: 81 s g. g. e. e.: x; x
HoSS-The ' receipt q hogs ds we fairly llo-
eIai: the arTiEa.s amounting 10 arC-Hd s.5']
-ty. c though acre as "a god r<tyIes=nL-4 iol
u I,1s ana hgn.s On sale. some OF w.i.ca ". e
ihe market cpc.ed vsrs s.ow. and but .itt e
tracing Was doLs curing tH- frst tso ho4 8
az al. Gec-i.t no t,und r-edy E. me .ariy
market was Irregular aid I,.,=F. sa4es g=as-a.y
before noon the MAXI h-d sire he ed until
II Vas n=af steady with se-nes-ay on he
The si Light si trade S 4as 81 i c ned TO ae "a; e
quiet. but nearly st-aGy, as Te Z .lso a
it.le pigs; out pigs that were no better q
lite LIT asS SO. i-tns sais al al Day. "a '"' "
Good butcher and 4eaTy hogs sold a: ii.J}g
"a i5a4.55. Hight above i59 lbs ave. age 4 &s
- !shts IN undH. IL bs =. aye;sse -: Ss ~. 2
ca at .a..5G, 20. Tie bGlk Of the hos ve.sA-
!EE l5l or more sold at a.+egi0. against "a o
sHEEP-A cry small supp OF sheep arr d
In facr. net more than one n I'd enough 70 N e.
the demand fol god tat sheep and ans. IN
lsrnbs also sevsTai ioad OF ives IN she p ans
lambs that ciasset as go q. The uli:ket d.t no
d eocd ;aHsb, SCI 6s at s.. the nigh st pr.cs
at t5Gis.I5. string Of Western lambs sod al
S5 IS. and native sheep mostly al 81. e44si-
Far grade uS, IN fact everything tha; not
have r'erty Ct flesh sold q little slow.
HORSESThc ranxe Of p:Ices n top Ssu.h-
ern hOr,es ahich before the decline had been
selling at sI.,Gt25. has been about 5T5GIt5. aat
many god Southern horses have sold from s59G
20. when before the pr,sent c1ndit.ons a:o'e
would hsve brought 3S5Eito. Common. thin
and ir!eri r ofe ingz have teen aim 81 ursal-
able. AID from range Of S2egi5 they have
ne reaction. viii : i iias had It's .nsc: upon
the general ma ket, has not seriously Influenced
the trade In Eastern horses. but ihe 'erIo.al
Of South-rr competition ia afe tei ce "a 4
classes Of big horzes rsnly ne medium
grades. which average anCut SSdl0 II Tee
eho,cer grads manifest sorae sympathetic
wealress but the c. n 1arstive few which have
been received have sold pretty well uo TO re-
cent quoiations
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
KNIGHTS OF coLUMsrs.

Akk9EEf kSIgsi, af cou1Sss SSci meet, so sn.rx &C. So
sd and fourth Tuesday In the west hall. Cen
tlrY building. Ninth and Olive streets. Visit
inr Knights cordially Invited
ykAEK q. CUNNINGHAM. Grand Knight
r. p cOenard, Recorder.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
Cotton Quotations.

NeF York. Dec l5-co.ton-sro, ,ov.,. ,,.s-
aiins uplands SC: middiinz GuIf s2;c; sales i.s.5
ea,es Futurss closed steady: Jan Isle: FeS'
7.ssc: July Sc: Aug. SC: Oct. 1886
NV Orleans, La. Dec. I5.-Co.:nn-FNuture-
s'eady: Dec 43I Sc: Jan 7sD5IT sic. Feb
,;5'a sc: March 1850. sc: April 5.fia7 SC
Ngy ,:5sS7 %: June 1891 &c: July $50
god ordinary eac; low m diin, 3ISc: mild n.
. s-isc: sood rntdeiinz : !2-,sc: uiidd:.ng fair
3 5.lec: receipts E.22s: stock ~ 90
liverpool. Dec. i5.-Co.ton-sret 1, moderate
ssemana; s pricss pont hisher: American mid
i.2sf: low. Kidding 4.isd: rood Ordinary 1.fss:
ordinary ssed. The sa'.s o. the day w;r. &. oi
oHe. OF which ZOO w.re tsr speculation Ard
none Futures opened quiet and closed barsiy
gtesdy. American miadi!n2. z o. C.: Dee 4 sd
and March 4std: March and Ap-n 4..d: April
and MAJ 4 sof: MAY and June ssd: June an 1
Set +-asd: Sept. and Oct. 4.:ad: Oct. and Nov.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
WANTED WEDDING K.PT QUIET.
Abner Rust and Emma r. Reed Mar
rjed Mt ReIIeyfIIe

Aoner Rust. -. and Emma r. Reed. IS.
ooth OF st. Louis. secured marriage IL
cense at Beiievillc late yesterday after
noon and pleaded with both the marriage
license clerk and Police Magistrate Bedel.
VINO VINO married them, to keep the news of
tnsIT "cdhing from the ECwa;a aoe-s
They would give no reason. other than
they did NOT desire their ffiends ana ac-
quaint nces In St. Louis 10 know of their
mar MARI, iage; After the ceremony they de-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
warsaw, Ill. De- ls--Gause roads - fee:-
fail Of 2 cr foot n the Las; n hours. Weather
ODD FELLOWS OFFICERS.
Mississippi Valley Association to
Meet Next at Clarksville.
RRURLC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPSClAI
Hannibal. Mo. Dec. 15.-The first an
nuaI meeting of the Mississippi Valley Odd
Fellows Association. embracing all the
subordinate lodges between Keokuk and
ct. Louis. with membership OF about
I.eJ0. was held mere to-day.
A public meeting was held at the Opera
house. a. which addresses were made by
E NJ. Sloan Of st. Louis. ]. ". Reynolds
Of Louisiana and the Reverend P F.
Campbell of Moberly. The next annual
convention will be held at Clarksviile, No.
officers were elected as follows: J. ".
McCue, president, Ciarksvilie: George Wal
lace. secretar; and treasurer. Clarksviile.
Delegates 10 the next meeting are: J. W.
McCue of Clarksville. J. W ReyBo, bids of
Louisiana. o. D. Cannon OF Elsberry. c.
A. Smith OF Armada. J. h Bohon Of La
Grange. J Graves OF Canton and T. A
Cup and H. l. Rose OF Hannibal
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

heartily thank you for 50 generously al
lowing the pupils OF our school q weeks
free admission to the Fair. and also the
Exposition management for the many
charges.
The wealth of information thus OBJ
tanned Is invaluable to these pupils, whose
education Is acquired under such a hAndt-
cap and whose opportunities are 20 linz
tied"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
NEW SYSTEM
FOR 7RI-CiTlES
Business Men Of Granite City Or
ganize an Independent Com
pany--Lower Rates Pro
posed.

Cit. under the leadership OF a. w. Nor
r!s. brother Of Nelson Morris Of the Mel
son Morris Packing Company. ars inter-
esting Themselves in organizing company
to install al independent telephone sys-
TEN In the Tri-Citics
a meeting will he held some time next
week to perfect plans for complete or
g@hization. \ year ago there was some
talk OF tbs kind. and the parties have
been working on it ever since.
although tne plans OF the proposed conf
phny nave not yet been made public. II Is
Understood that they viii be able TO great
~ teouce The teleph one rentals.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
Menrh,.-sDo. n,ark.. quiet: milling TAG
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Native Receipts Feir-Beef Cattle
Easy-sheep Hold Strong

NATIVE CATTLE-Bee. Stee-s-The suppfy
Of beef cattle was moderate. and the r,ark.,
ruled extremely dull T..e hcIx 9: ~. o.e..
inss comprised oo-mon 20 medium shor:-reI
s,eers that sold In a r1nse Of - sa4Io Some
few decent to pretty good grades were IN
cluded. out there was ro:hins choice to fancy
A very unreliable demand existed. II II ccI'd
b termed such: the fact OF the matter Was
that buyers had become s5 well filled on short
fed steers that they did 90; ere gcr Ii. mod
crate supply to-day. Sellers found II ons Of
the worst MARKETS OF the week
The common TO medium killers, where show
ing extra hne quality. met III z ee country
demand. and brought strong prices compared
TO what XII e-s were Offering. Bat the market
taken all the way through. va. decide dI- un-
satisfactory. ard while not a great deal Of
change was shown, offe ings sold very uIow!y
at q late hour that h6d received no bIla
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
ST. LOUIS MERCHANTS BRIDGE
TERMINAL RAILWAY SCBCHHAN
TRAN SERVICE,

Ess.bcuna Leave Union Station: E1cspt
sunlsy:-i7o. So. 81, m SUNDAY enlynsi2 M
Er6.o5 n: ia-es. SIS. $40 2. n Excep:
surtay5,fa So. s:h ~ a NJ Wdp DC 80 p
SATURDAY ars SJTufsy-ti=1o o m
Adv. trains 'eavs Washington avenue four
Wss,souna-Leav. Grants CITY: Daily-iI1.
s:gi rs .. m. EScep; Su1aay-s:9. 100. S:m.
II:ia a m: 40. $50 ?; m Satur1ay oH!Ss
2 n sunday ohiy-s:o9 sos I.;S % = n
Above trains leave Madison four minutes
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
SOCIETIES ELECT OFFICERS.
Sons OF Veterans and Typoxr.phicaI
Union Meet

SOu1 on veterans ana Typ0RTaDhfcul
Union Meet.
Several Edwardsviile organizations have
keId elections of officers this week. those
50 far recorded being:
Camp No. 20. Sons Of veteransc n
spilman. captain: Frark Wood, first neu-
tenant: Rudolph Wolf. second lieutenant:
J. E. Marks. E. V. Sem, John Henry
Lynch, camp councl.
Tent No. 1865. Knight1 OF the Modern
Macca cabeeS-Julius 9. Dusger, comma nder:
Newton Barnett. vics commander: /. w
Springer. past commander; W. VI. Cross
nan, keeper Of records; James e. Dale
keeper OF finance: Bruno SuppIser, chap,
tain; Fred Hanser. sentinel; EaWard La
gers. picket: Edward i. Bollmana. ser
geant: Petec Dresch and Il. A. Durer
nrsc and second captains of the guard.
typographical Union No. 35RJames ].
Burns. president; Andrew Deterding, yice
president: George G.. Haltung. secretary:
q. A Durer. secretary William
Barraclough, Bergeant-at-arms; C, Il.
Spilman- delegate to Central Trades Coun-
ell.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
st. Louis Cotton Market.

spot market quiet and unchanged. sales 4.
hal>r We uTlots: -
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
MRS. H. r.. HUDGENs DEAD.
Infant Two Days Old and Two Other
Children Survive Her

Mrs. H. r Hudgens died Wednesday
night at $50 o'clock. She was a daughter
OF Mrs Anna McAdauns: sister of Clark
and John D. McAdams. editor Of The Alton
Evening Republican. Death wag caused
by blood poisoning. The deceased IS sur
viVed oy baoy. two days old; a husband
and two children. aged and years
The funeral services will be held Satur-
Day afternoon at o'clock at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. Of which the
oeceased mad been member all her life
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

HNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN
MECHASICg.
Ton COUNCIL, NO. =. JR- o. U. A. n,
- meets every Aon1sy evening at Junior
o. q. A. II Hal, No. III South Seventh
S1sst vIstorr are welcome.
L A wEsiSNa-TEf.. c.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
COAL MINE BUILDINGS BURN.
Bates Company Supplied a Divi-
sion of c., B. 4 @. Railway Fuel.
RpuBIJC sPDCIAL

REIPU BLIC SFtCihA
Winchester. ILL.,. Dec. 15.-The engine
house, coal chutes and a large quantity
Of coal. property Of the Bates coal mine,
were destroyed by fire this evening. throw
ing about forty men out Of employment.
The fire originated In the wheeihouse and
Is su -osed to have been started by a
spark from freight engine. This mine
B. & @. r. R., whose track IL now
block j with burning. coal. All the men
were out Of the shaft when the ffre start
ed There was no Insurance. on the prop
erty.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

The harboI gauge Yesterday showed Al feet,
2f IalI OF % of a foot in the last a hours.
light
TIE weather vas foggy and cnId