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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
Police Hope to Identify the High
waymen Who Killed Sa-
loonkeeper.
SHOT WHEN THEY RESISTED.
Proprietor and Customer, Empty
Handed. Drove Robbers Into
Street-Funeral to Take
Place Thursday.

The highwaymen who killed Charles E.
Mutzberg and slightly wounded Charles R.
Salisbury of No. 1917 La Sale street in
Mutzbcrg's saloon at No. 1909 Mississippi
avenue early yesterday morning lost their
hats. and these. the police hope. will
prove clew leading to the capture Of the
bandits.
Mutzberg and Salisbury resisted the Or
der to hold up their hands when the
bandits, who We're masked. entered the
saloon, revoiyers in hand. Empty-handed.
they fought the hig;lwaymen into the
street, where the hats were found later.
Both are black. one being cheap derby
with the mark Of the \. d. Hat CO., st.
Louis. inside, the other fedora bearing
the brand OF a Chicago haberdasher. The
highwaymen are described as feet 4
inches and feet inches in height, re-
spectively. wore dark clothing and black
handkerchiefs as masks. a card OF the
Silver State Bakery and NJ. Company,
Denver, Colo. and with the name of John
]. SCHNEIDER written in pencil, was found
in the saloon and is supposed TO have be
longed to the highwaymen.
General orders have been issued by the
Police Department for the arrest Of every
suspicious character in the city, and by
means of this dragnet it is thought that
further information as to the identity OF
the men will be learned coon.
Shortly before oclock yesterday morn
ing Emergency Special Patrolman Car
mody, who walks beat at Ninth and
Olive streets. found a man with no hat
who, upon being questioned. declared that
his hat had been blown off while he was
on a street car. The man was well
dressed and told a straight story, conse-
quently Patrolman Carmody. who did not
know OF the killing. allowed the man TO
GO That the patrolman did not arrest his
man is much regretted at headquarters, as
it is thought to be just probable that he
was one OF the hishwaymen.
Jacques Stark of No. 1908 Pine street
and John J. Vandenbrook of No. 10ls Mis-
sissippi avenue, also We're in the saloon
at the time of the hold-up, but escaped
when the fight began.
Mutzberg was - years old and leaves
wife, one son and two daughters He had
been a resident of st. Louis for twenty
five years, and was a member of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, a turnverein and
several other lodges. The funeral Will take
place from the residence, Mississippi and
Chouteau avenues, Tuesday afternoon
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
PITTSByRG GIRL
TO WE'D A COUNT
Miss Elizabeth Howe Will Be
come Countess Cini in London
Early Next Spring.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pittsburg, Nov. 20.-Niss Elizabeth Howe
OF PittsburS. worth about sl.o90c1o. who
owns more real estate than any other un-
married woman IN tile State, Will at the
building of the tree in London. become
the Countess Cini, wife of the grand
nephew of the late Pope Leo.
Fifty thousand dollars in cash to pay
the debts of Count Cini and u life annuity
of slo.e0 settled on the Count is the price
to be paid for the position of Countess
among the Italian nobility.
Social Pittsburg is ut present discussing
the Count cini- Miss Howe engagement,
the inside details of which have just come
10 light The Count is "a native OF Rome,
but has spent much of his time of late
years in New York at watering places
along the coast.
He is much younger than Miss Howe,
who is about 70. and it has been some
months since their engagement was first
announced. For some reason then un
known 10 outsiders news of the engage
ment was allowed to wane and the i'm
preston was created that all was off.
The Count had come to Pittsburg and
like most of the nobility which of late
years mas come TO HlttSburS Tor rlch
wives ne was broke. he was heavily i'll
debt. He asked that he be given some
thing like S.v.ul TO settle al his debts
and guaranteed Si5.01 annually for life.
To this Miss Howe nor her relatives would
accede and in u temper the Count flew
over the border into Canada. where he
took up his residence.
1t was then that the story was allowed
TO weave its way around that the wedding
was off, and Miss Howe made arrange
ments to go around the world with TWO
other prominent society ladies'
A few days ago the other young women
started without Miss Howe, and the news
came out that the wedding would come
of in London in the spring. The Count
had come down in his figures and had ac-
debts ami $lU001 annually for life. This
IS the story discussed in the swell clubs
and at the teas in society.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
BIG FIRE AT RECTOR, ARK
Entire Business Section of Town
Is Threatened.

Little Rock. Ark Nov. GA special to
the Gazette from Rector says ten business
houses have already burned and the fire is
still raging.
The whole business part of the town is
threatened at 10:45 p m, and see no end
of the fire. No estimate of the loss is
given.
The Hartford Drug Company. Wolf &
Co. John Arnold. Unterberger Moline
Hardware Company are among the losers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
CANAL C0MMISSIONERsHIP
OFFERED TO COeKRELL
Continued From Page One.

courage. In his public life he has been
literally servant of the people He has
not only served the interests of those who
were his immediate constituents. but he
has manifested the broadest spirit of con-
cern for every section OF the country
"A Democrat, as matter of principle,
he has never allowed partisanship to warp
or bias his action when any question re-
lating to national welfare was presented
to him for decision. No one could have
been more loyal to his country than this
brave cid; Confederate: no one could have
been more sensitive of national honor and
progress than this sturdy Missouri Demo-
crat Senator .Cockren comes to the end of
his career in the Senate poor mana
Surrounded by favorable opportunity, he
has never taken advantage of his position
to advance his personal interests.
HIS GREAT INTEGRITY.
AS the ranking member of the Com
mittee on Appropriations. he has played a
prominent part in the disbursement of mil
lions, but never dollar stuck In his palm.
Industrious and conscientious, he has Ia
bored with no thought of himself, until
his name has become synonymous with
public integrity.
. He has amid his multifarious duties,
found time to give to the interests of the
District of Columbia his especial attention.
He appreciated to the utmost degree the
claims OF the national capital upon Con-
gress, and ne has always been an eloquent
and enthusiastic advocate of everything
that tended to its growth and improve
ment-
Tt. will be peculiarly appropriate II Sem
ator Cockrell Is allowed to end h's days
IN Washington. whose interests he mas al
ways championed and wherein his best
years were spent in the service of his coun-
try and of his State
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21

Liverpool, Nov. s1s.i1-Arrived: Etruria
New York, via: Queenstown; 10th. Lake
Erie. Montreal.
Queenstown. Nov. 2o.--Arrived: Saxonia
Boston, for Liverpool, and proceeded
Bfume Nov. 2a.-Arrived: Slavonia, New
York, via Naples and Trieste.
Naples, Nov. 2o.-Sailed: Romantic, from
Genoa and Palermo. Boston, via Ponta
del Gada-
Rotterdam, Nov. 1e.-Sailed: Statendam
New York. via Bologne- Sailed from lat
ter port 18th and passed Prawle Point 10Th
Dover. Nov. co.-Sailed: Bluecher. from
Hamburg, New York, via Bologne
Queenstown. Nov. 2O.-Sailed: Campa-
nin. from Liverpool. New York
New York. Nov. 2o.-Arrived: st. Paul
southampton and ,Cherbourg: Umbria
Liverpool and Queenstown: Minnetonka
London; Nord Amerika. Genoa Naples
and Almeria; La Gascogne, Havre.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
WHITE BOY sTABs A NEGRO.
Arthur Stroebel Held Pending
Result of Victims Wound.

Arthur Raymond, negro II years old,
living in the rear of No. 2O04 Carr street,
was taken to the City Hospital last night
suffering from stab wounds in the chest,
which. it is alleged, were inflicted by Ar
thur Stroebei. 13 years old of No. 2020
Franklin avenue. stroebel was arrested
later and 10 held at the Fourth District
Police Station, pending investigation.
According to the story told by Patrol
man Simcox, who accompanied Raymond
to the hospital, the negro was standing
in asdoorway in Twentieth street, between
Wash and Carr streets. when crowd of
white boys, including Stroebel. began to
tease him. When he started to defend
himself free for all fight was started
and the negro was stabbed.
His condition is not considered serious
by the attending physicians at the hos
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
MILLINERY TRAVELLING MEMS DAY.
Delegates to First Annual Convcn-
tion VIII Celebrate nt the Fair.

I The Millinery Travelling Mems Associa-
ton will celebrate its day at tile Worlds
Fair to-day. The st. Louis division of
the association has invited all millinery
travelling men of the West to take part
in the first annua. convention of the or
gsnization, which will be held to-day, to-
morrow and Wednesday. with. headquar-
ters at the Hoffman, Hotel. Seventh street
and WaShiu gion avenue.
a programme has been arranged .nclud-
ing a trolley ride through the business
and residence districts of the city, n
luncheon at Flistaff Inn aud a banquet at
the West End Hotel Wednesday even
Ing.
The local association will seek TO CStab-
Iish an, afiiiation with the millinery sales
men of the Western Jobeers Association
and perfect a permanent socicty- About
go si:les!nen are expected to attend the
.coavsn5eu.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
TG-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
WAR IN THE EAR EAST.

oyama begins an enveIoping movement
which S Interpreted TO mean an advance
20 occupy Mukden.
Daily skirmishes continue along the
Shakhe. Toxic hears that all Of kuropat-
kin's feints have been repulsed.
The Japanese continue to lombard Port
Arthur. A japanese shell exploded on the
roof of powder magazine near the ar
senal. blowing the magazine up.
Chinese at Chefoo report that the Jap
anese are landing re-enforcements and
siege guns at DaIny for general assault
on Port Arthur November q.
General BaIsihoff of the Russian Red
'Trcss Society in Port Arthur complains
,,,.st the japanese have fired at the hos
=: .nips in the harbor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
GIRL TURNS IN FIRE ALARM.
Minnie Bach Discovers Smoke
Coming From Olive Street Cafe.

Mss Minnie Bach. living in the apart
ments above the restaurant at No 1911
Olive street, detecting smoke coming up
from the restaurant and suspecting a fire,
ran to the telephone and called the Fire
Department about o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon: Her timely action probably saved
the building.
The fire was caused by an overheated
range In the kitchen of the restaurant.
owned by Charles Redmond. The damese
Is estimated at 5000
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
GERMAN CONSUL BUENZ is
REPORTED SERIOUSLY Ill.

New York. Nov 2O.-The condition of
Carl Buenz, the German Consul General,
who is suffering from pneumonia. follow
ing an operation for appendicitis which
was performed five weeks ago, had not
improved tonight. he WIS reported by
his physicians TO be dangerously i'll.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
To Investigate woman. Death.

The Coroner will investigate to-day the
death yesterday Of Mrs. Betsy johnson.
50 Years old. who died suddenly at her
home. No. 2l33 Gratiot street. The police
were informed that during the day Mrs
johnson complained of severe pains in her
side. A few hours later she was found
dead in her room.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
WOMAN ADMITS
LARCENY OF GOODS
Police Recover Wearing Apparel
and Other Articles in Room
of Mrs. Alice n. Willard.

When the rooms of woman giving the
name of Mrs. Alice y. Willard of Norfolk,
Va, who was arrested in n department
store Saturday night on suspicion of shop
lifting. were searched yesterday the jolice
say they found many articles of wearing
apparel and other goods.
Mrs. Willard was arrested by Special
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
SPORTING

The Diels defeated the Ben Miliers by
. score of 2 to o.
Rumors in racing circles are to the effect
that Arthur Mcknight may be reinstated
1t the next Western Jockey Club meeting.
Prospects for the spring meeting at Es-
sex Park are bright
Spectators at. the Attell-Erne go seemed
to indorse Furey's views OF mixing bat
ties
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
Hexre.. shot and kilIed.

Mary Schultz. negress. IS years old,
was shot and almost instantly killed yes
terday afternoon by Sam Grimes. a negro,
IN q quarrel at No. fl19 North Twelfth
street. where they both. lived. After the
shooting Grimes ran from the house and
escaped. One shot was fired. the bullet
entering the mouth and passing to the
brain.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
4 FnREIGN

The meeting Of the zemstvos in st. Pc
tersburg and their demand for the rep
resentation Of the people in the Govern
nlent, has precipitated as crisis in Russian
affairs The people await breathlessly the
decision OF the Gar, TO whom the memo
rial ,fias 1esl se,,t
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21

officers Williams and Lawler. She de-
MED having stolen any articles, but when
searched at the station twenty-five lace
collars, lace spread and a silk waist were
found concealed under the folds of long
cio2k which she wore
The search of her rooms. No. 2616 North
Tenth street, revealed the following arti-
cles, which. the police say, she admitted
taking from different downtown stores:
Diamond sunburst brooch, piece of Batten-
berg. table cover thtee pillow cases. three
silk wells, fur collar and neck scarf. six
pairs of lid gloves. pocketbook. fur muff
and two bolts of silk
Many other articles including vases,
flandkerchiefs and toilet articles. were
found, the value of the entire amount be-
ing more than s4Go.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
Thieves Rob Shoe store.

The shoe store of Florence Vierling. No.
1896 Cass avenue, was entered and robbed
early yesterday morning of sl25 worth Of
shoes Last night the police arrested
George MaheF, Il years old on suspicion
of having committed the robbery He is
held pending an investigation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
william Robin. Dead.
HEPUBLIC sPECIAI

Bloomington. H.. Nov. ao.-wiiliam Rob.
bins. Y years old, for twenty years an at
.ache Of the city Of Bloomington, died to.
night. Three sons, Les. Curtis and Albert
reside In st. Lo,iia
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

-, Senator Francis Marion CockreI has
been rendered an appointment on either
the Isthmian Canal Commission or on the
Interstate Commerce Commission by
President Roosevelt. Senator Cockrell re-
fuses to affirm or deny the appointment
and lays that no action will be taken in
the matter until he reaches Washington,
November g. There is vacancy on the
Canal Commission, but none on the In
terstate Commerce Commission, although
# is understood that there will be one
the first Of the year. The Canal Commis-
sion pays a yearly salary of $4,000. while
the Interstate Commerce Commissioners
receive $500.
Julius i. Brown. son of Georgia's seces-
sion Governor. in a public letter advises
Presidential Electors in the Southern
States to cast their votes for President
Roosevelt and thus make his election
unanimous.
A petition signed by l5oo farmers of
Oklahoma Is presented to the Irrigation
Congress, in which they agree to accept
the terms offered by the Government In
irrigating Oklahoma land. About 100000
will be expended in the project.
Fire in Cincinnati destroys buildings in
the central section of the city valued. with
their contents. at 100000. For a time 1t
was feared there would be general con-
fiagration. The University of Cincinnati,
which owned some of the property, was a
heavy loser.
President Roosevelt. in speech deliv-
ered at the dedication of ST. Patrick S
Church in Washington, talks chiefly of
good citizenship. Sweetness and strength
are the characteristics of true American
life which he would have everyone pos
{. sess.
Police believe the murder of William
Bate, who was found dead in an auto
mobile at Lamont, near Chicago, was com
mitted to shield another killing.
Twelve Italians were suffocated in a
tenement fire in New York while trying to
reach the fire escape on the third floor
The Atlantic liner sicilian Prince, with
600 passengers on board. was grounded off
Long Island.
Republican leaders from the West and
Northwest gather at Washington to urge
an extra session of Congress for tariff re-
vision r
W. J. Bryan writes letters TO twenty
Democratic leaders, suggesting the advis-
ability Of an early conference for dis
cussion of the political situation.
Cardinal Gibbons issues a statement
showing that the income of the Catholic
University Of America does not meet ex-
penses, owing to complications involving
the endowment fund.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-21
,.:s:aL AND SUBURBAN.

The Tenth Ward Improvement Associa'
don will give banquet TO the city official:
10 celebrate tho removal OF the garbage
plant from South ST. Louis.
Hatcher's pharmacy OF Lafayette ave
hue was entered by robbers who answered.
the description of the Mutzberg nurderery
Hats lost bs them in a fight may lead
TO the arrest OF the bandits who held Ut
and killed Charles E. Mutzberg at Chou
teau and Mississippi avenues yesterday.
The police and relatives OF Ethel Pabst
Is years old. believe that she may have
eloped with a. soldier formerly stationed
- shs FAR.
Attendance at the Worlds Fair last
week was 552,0l9. an increase Of $3.50 over
the previous week
Patrolman Shea of the Sixth District
died of heart failure.
Prince Fushimi. now IN St Louis. favors
the adoption OF the Roman letters by the
japanese.
Commissioners Davis and Hawthorne
now estimate the total loss on the Mis-
souri, building FIRE at the Worlds Fair at
$1,000.
Prince Fushimi will be the guest OF Ex-
position officials at the Worlds Fair to-
day.
Although he was not indorsed. a caucus
Of the followers OF National Committee
man Atkins yesterday launched a boom
for Luman s. Parker for United States
Senator.
Mrs. Alice n. Willard admits larceny Of
goods from department stores.
Gabriel P. Anastasie claims he walked
from Lege, Belgium, with exception Of
voyage on ocean.
The congregation at the Third Baptist
Church services contributed $4,000 IN thirty
minutes.
Governor elect Folk is expected home
to-day after a weeks trip TO Hot Springs
Mrs. Jane H Sappington, as years old.
viii be buried this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

ton Know; probate judge. NJ. D. Cuthbert-
son; superintendent, o. E. Edwards; sur
veyor, h c. Tagtmyer: coroner, DIR. A. C.
Guick. For commissioners Second dis
trlct, John F. Heston; Third district, Will
liam Richardson. Delegates were also
senatorial conventions as follows:
Tho Butt, William Richard
son, G.. w. Edwards.
Compassionate. Ed Stevens, J. w.
German. Richard Auer.
STANDARDIZATION Ennis, H. E. Du-
senberry, H. w. Stewart
Inere was a spirited contest for the
control of the senatorial delegates and
instructions were voted down. E. S.
Knight, formerly of Sherman county. and
now holding down a desk in the office of
secretary of state, and who had been here
for a week in the interest of getting in
structions for State Senator Buschow,
was completely run over by the J. Ed
stevens band wagon. This action wasn't
intended to be against Senator
VINO lives in Topeka, and who the Repub-
means of Sherman county think has no
right to come here and dictate what a
sherman county Republican convention
There is talk that Rev. c. H. Muse.
pastor of the Methodist church of Good,
land, will be a candidate for state sena-
tor The ~Thirty-ninth senatorial district
comprises thirteen counties in the Sixth
congressional district. Should Mr.. Muse
conclude to not allow his name to come
before the convention, it looks as if
Senator BUschow will have a clear field,
and his nomination will come by acclama-
ton, he already having heard of favora-
Die results in several counties, including
irego, which looked at one time as go
torial convention will be held in Colby
February IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

Wall Street, New York, Feb. 16.-STOCKS
Opening prices in stocks today varied
only a shade from those of last night and
there was but a handful of orders exc
cuted. Consolidated Gas and General
Electric rose about a point.
Triiing declines were made in some of
the grangers, but the weakness was over
come by bidding up of the local municipal
stocks. Ice preferred rose 2H points, Con-
solidated Gas ~ points, Metropolitan
Street Railway 1s points, Metropolitan
Securities III points and Brooklyn Tran
sit and Manhattan l point. The general
list was also benefited by the strength of
some of the more important stocks, par
ticularly Sugar which advanced ia points,
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie
12 points. Louisville 1s points and New
York Central and Canadian Pacific 1
point. Business was slightly larger in
volume, but trading as the
price proceeded and prices yielded, Man.
haitian and Sugar reacting a point. Al
ton preferred declined IL points.
Some of the early strong s~pecialties
scored further relapses from their best
prices and the railroad list eased off in
sympathy.
The market was without important va
ration during the greater part of the af-
ternoon-
Amalgamated Copper rallied to slightly
above last nights close. Prominent
stocks were inert. The taking of profits
about the room brought prices close to
last nights level. The closing was heavy
and very dull.