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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
New York Curb Market.
frr,r nv SJDINrT

Now York. April E.-The outside security
snasask was dull and Irregular to-day Prices.
hswsvss. showed an undercuf>ent OF strength.
Che trading presented practically no feature
osssns Consolidated Ccppsr Was relatively
undsr 4 revival Of manipulation. Il worked VI
frum l5x TO l7x but CLOSED unchanged at I,z
Northern Securiues improved from eS$ 70 %,
cjo11nS Al SeSs Northern Securities "stubs'
chsnEsd hands at $50. unchnngea; INTERIOR
euxh a 7. closed point lower at 19I; Mackay
o. = cornrnon advanced on light dealings from
3 % SGN. 0eaboa.d Air lane common was TN
ehsn6ed 1t w The preferred moved up from
0E 10 10. Standard Oh on light transactions
6n1fn6d frum eA to 6fSh.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
Curb Grain Markets.

st. Louis-July wheat soc to s0eSSeiso sellers.
Puts 7s1i 91s,sc to 7sssc and calls se4c 10 S95,T
SoAc.
Milwaukee-July wheat toid)-Puts 21.asOsc
asked and calls SIC,
July wheat tnew)-Puts SlisTSlSc bid and
july corn-Puts 4S,se bid and Calls 47sc
asked.
MAY corn-Puts 45c and calls 46;sc.
MInneapolis-Juiy wheat SS5sc- Puts SSasc bid
and calls 90sSc-
May wheat ssSc asked Puts s.SGS7xc bid
and calls s9SQSs&c asked
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
LOCAL SECURITIES DULL
WITH SCATTERED TRADING
TRUST COMPANY ISSUES IN
DEMAND.
General Tone of List Was Firm
and Miscellaneous Stocks and
Bonds Are Firmly Held.

There was only scattered interest in 10
cal securities yesterday. TrG2tions Were
extremely dull. and trading was mainly
in favor with sales of Commonwealth at
sses. Mercantile at 53So.5,. Missouri at
SiSao and Mississippi Valley at S2ss't =
and $3.50.
taken at S2.STts ard Brewery is had some
support at 1910.
Yesterdays SESSION.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
Tho VlSSf,La.

| New York April 2j-The visible supply Of
+, grain Saturday. April g. as complied by tho
| New York Produce Exchange. IS as folloSs
! Wheat. II 01J bu.; decrease I7J.e,0: corn
| .S35 coo bu. decrease 5000; oats 9gi2 600 bu.
decrease $500: rye 0.s.o,l hti, increase Is. .o9;
| barley 2 SIS 900 bu.. decrease ii9. 900.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
ForeiEn Exchange.

Reported by Francis, Bro. & Co.. No ia
North Fourth street, st. Louis.
AHn64 s70; 60 days. 4ssl5gs sss
Commercial sterling. checks. 4Si 60 days.
bills, As5ss.
Bankers Paris. cables sA e. 2s-ae; checks.
Cummercial French francs, checks. 5.lsa:
Commercial Swiss francs, checks. 6171s3
klsN; 60 dAys, $50 n-1s.
Commercid Belgian francs. checks. bfH;
% days, I'D.
Bankers reichsmarks. cables ss 1881: checks
CnmmerciaI reichsmarks. checks. s5is: GO
Days s<S; % days, s&a.
Bsnkery Dutch guilders checks 70 ll-s.:
days, 20 s-s2.
cofnmerciai Dutch guiiders. checks, 4oai: @
days. 70 Lila
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
Flaxseed Quotations.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Cl icaso. April 2s.-F1axseed was steady and
unchanged: No. Northwestern sold at 81. 06li i:
Nc. / ives quotabie at 81. and rejected nominai
at 57cajs1; outside for choice Northwestern.
For April. May and July u IS dell.eriss n 81 was bid:
3 cais. at Minneapolis Il ears and al Duluth
Z cars.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
new York Money Market.

NsT York. April 6.INoney on call easy,
ScS1e sssy end dnii: @ and 20 days ztas per
S11s; AZ moqshs sH1l; prime .aercsnsiie paper ,s
Sbsnal S1Gl6ssp in bankerv bills At 4.NG9
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
Wool.
Mo. and ILL.,
Hides.

Quote dry nint: Texas butcher qs lbs. and
over at isSic: fallen at ishc; all Texas light
fsisc natter on seiect;on) 1sc for No. and Ac
for No. 2 Glue at &c. Dry-ssltsd az 1sc-cG Green
iiois at Ts6c: gTeen-salted on selection at Sxe
for No. and 1;4c for No =: bulls or dead green
S.7s: No. at Sl.7s: colts. ponies cpd biues II
81: all dry at i5c.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26

tisIe5 for demand and at .Seodi: SIS for so-day
mercial bills ASS. Mexican dollars 4skc- Coy
erntlent bonds steady: railroad bonds steady.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26

New York. April 2s.-Folowins are ,o-day's
sales Of stocks the Stock Exchange. with the
highest and lowest quotations and closing bids:
RAILROADS..
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26

st. Louis Money Market.
C1esrings were large and there was q rood
demand Tor call and time loans with discount
rstes steady between and per cent
Yesterdays Bank Cleaflngs.
Yesterdays clearinghouse statement showed
ciesripgs, 50. IA, Sss; balances. &6sl.4n.
Treasury Statement.
washington. April 26.-AvauabIs cash. bal
ancs Sz2o. 55..s21: 4old so. .6o,n&
Baf Silver.
New York. April E.-Bar silver srSc per o..
At London. steady. sd Dsr o.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
1t. Loui. Future Prices.


Butter-Creamery-Extra z50zc: drsts lec::
seconds 17f5lsc. adle-packed-Extr1 s9c; nrsts
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON

Boston. Mass. April s5.-Cosing quotations to-
to-day money, bonds stocks and mining
shares were follows:
MONEY.
CAN loans 2S3h per cent; time loans sK9fH
per cent.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
TRADE BACKWARD.

But the mercantile world reports the
same backward spirit with no signs Of a
disposition to anticipate revival by pro-
supplies. The acceptsnce by the wheat
market to-day Of the reports OF excessive
rains in the Southwest gave renewed
cause for uneasiness over crop prospects
and the memory OF last years severe food
losses in that region gave additional
weight to the weather news. The Lon
don copper market was strong. but with
out benefit to Amalgamated Copper. The
active stocks ended the day q point be-
low last weeks final prices and the tone
was easy with prices at the lowest of the
day.
Bonds were irregular. but the active
issues were heavy. Total sales par value
e, $50 900. United States bonds were un-
changed on call.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26

r,ostn arm A.. b, c. b. ylG; 81 50; r 81 1A;6
Sc Cd; II N6; s. 80: K :als: u $50: N $A6:
W q. SLe: W. W. S1sa
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
GOLD SHIPMENTa

Tho engagements OF gold for shipment
by to-morrow's steamers reached an ag-
grsgate OF %, 900. which is to close the
record Of about $7.S0o.o0o for single ship
neht which went out in the fall OF 1ao1
Paris also bought some 100000 of gold in
the London market to-day. thus strength
ening the expectation of an early Russian
loan issue at that center. Meantime the
bank week has started with another pay
ment by Subxreasury OF about s.5e0.0p9
and further large receipts on the accounts
are expected to continue. Money continues
almost drug. except for an active de-
mand for commercial paper and for cor
poration notes. The plethora Of money.
the huge figure attained by the deposit
Item OF the banks and the nominal inter-
est rate on call and short time loans are
giving rise to discussion of>the rates now
paid on deposit by some Of the trust COM
panfes and banks which seem to involve
margin Of loss Railroad traffic officials
continue to explain the lower level of cur
rent earnings by the deferred spring
weather and to express confidence that ar
rears Of traffic will come forward with
aoY1 hIA ryeafher
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-26
STOCKS MORE ACTIVELY
WEAK THAN HERETOFORE
SELLING OF STEEL PRO
DUCES MARKED EFFECT.
Money a Drug on the New Yori
Market, Where Borrowers on
Call Are Scarce.

New York. April 2.-whils the stock
market Of to-day continued extremely
Gull. there were evidences OF more posi-
tive weakness than in the stagnant and
dropping market OF last weak. The weak
mesa seemed to spring from United States
Steel prsfsrred. which was very freely
sold from the outset, with marked gym
pathetic effect. The source of this SELL
ing was not clearly understood, but 1t
was attributed to Pittsburg account, and
waS supposed for that reason to be based
on unfavorable developments in the trade.
The uufayorabls developments were not
divulged. although there were reports of
another proposed large purchase Of pig
iron from outside producers by the United
States Steel Corporation. 1t was ru-
mored, also. that the affairs of the syndi-
cato for converting preferred stock into
seoond-mortgage bonds were about to be
finally closed. Some large individual
blocks Of the second-mortgags bonds
changed hands on 6 declining scale, and
sharp declines In the stocks of some OF
the minor steel companies added to the
depressing effect Of the movement on the
RenRFal
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
ROBBER MURDERS
TOWNS MAYOR
PRESIDENT WAYLAND OF VII.
LACE OF THOMSON, NEAR SA.
WANNA, Ill, KILLED BY MAN
HE HAD ARRESTED.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Savanna, H., Sept. 17.-prcsident
Wayland of the Bennett village board
of trustees of Thomson, ten miles
south of this city, was shot and kill.
ed today by a stranger whom he was
attempting 20 place in Jail. The muir
derer. who gives his name as William
Myers of Chicago, was captured by
the village marshal after running
fight of several blocks in which Myers
was slightly wounded. Myers and a
companion who gives his name as
John Hanson, were arrested on sus-
pcion of being implicated in burg
larry at Chadwick. Bennett had start
ed for the Jail with his charge when
Myers turned on him, pulled re.
volver and fired five shots into his
body, killing him instantly. Myers
was held without bail and with his
companion who had no hand in the
shooting, is now in Jail at Mt Carroll
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
THIEF SNATCHED
$4,000 IN GOLD
Daring Robbery Of First National
Bank OF San Francisco
AND MADE HIS ESCAPE
BUT AN EMPLOYE OF THE BANK
WHO WITNESSED THE THEFT
CHASED HIM AND RECOv.
Erred THE MONEY.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
San Francisco, Sept. 17.--Just at
the close of banking hours today a
man in the lobby Of the First Nation
al bank observing the cage door lead,
ing behind the counter ajar, pushed
1t aside, walked in, and, helping him
self to bag containing 100000 in
gold coin made rapid exit and on
.ered the hotel lobby nearby. closely
followed by C. X. Mcintosh, an EN-
ploye of the bank who had witnessed
the theft. Seeing he was pursued,
the thief turned into the hotel office
where he was overtaken and seized
by Mcintosh. He claimed the money
was his own.
The bag was taken from him, how
ever, and its contents found undis
turbed. To prove he was all right
he offered to return to the bank and
accompanied by others walked to the
corner undisturbed. There he jump
ed passing street car and was soon
ont of sight. He Is now being search
ed for by the police.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
CAR WILL Be
HIS OWN BOSS
Russian Ruler Tired Of Being
Overshadowed By Ministers
ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR
THE cHEFoO LIAR SAYS HE
LEARNS THAT THE 700TH
DECISIVE ASSAULT is
ABOUT TO BE MADE.

BY the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 17.--One of the highest
diplomatic officers here has received
an interesting report concerning the
court quarrel going on at st. Peters
burg.
The report says the emperor has
definitely declared his opposition to
the practical exclusion Of mself.
This, it IS added. is the chief cause of
Witte's continued retirement and of
the emperors resentment against the
late interior m mister, Won Plehve's
autocratic power.
The emperor, therefore. has let it
be fully understood that there WI not
be another strong man, other than
himself. The report expresses doubt
concerning the wisdom of the en-
perors action, owing to his inabil ty to
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
QUIT WINNER
BUT AT ONE STAGE OF THE FARO
GAME JOSEPH LETTER WAS
OUT $4,000.

Sheridan, Wyo.. Sept 17.-Joseph
Letter, the Chicago millionaire, /,
about $4,000 richer today as the re
suit of wild all-night play in the faro
bank.
Young Letter came out here from
Chicago a short time ago to get a IT..
tie rest and recreation and, incidental.
ly, TO lock after the big u" Cross Cat
tie company's affairs. IN which he is in
terested. near Clcarmont
A few days of ranching palicd on
him and he came up 20 Sheridan from
the Clearmont ranch last night for a
little excitement.
Shortly after midnight he strolled
into Fred Littleton's saloon and ca
ually began 70 play the faro bank
From bets of from $50 to 500 on a
card they increased as the wheat
plunger went deeper AMI deeper into
his check book Finally as much as
$1,000 was played On the turn Of the
card In less than three hours Letter
was $4,000 TO the bad Through il all.
however. he chatted laughingiy with
Littleton.
Luck finally turned. and when the
game broke up at O'Clock this morn
ing Letter was the winner By $1,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
WRECK ON LAKE
SHORE { MICHIGAN
Twelve Persons Injured. Several
OF Whom May Die
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN OPEN
SWITCH, THOUGH ACCOUNTS
DIFFER - ENGINE TORN
TO PIECES.
BY the Associated Press.


Chicago, Sept. IA throughpass
enger train on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern from Toledo to
Chicago was wrecked this afternoon
at crossing of the tracks at Root
street. Accounts of the cause Of The
accident differ, some of the railway
people claiming that the train ran In.
to an open switch and others claiming
that the locomotive jumped the track
because of broken fange. Twelve
persons were injured, several of
whom may die. the Most seriously
injured are:
John Schuler of Elkhart, Ind, en-.
gineer, fracture OF left leg and com.
pected to live.
j. f. Lane of Kalamazoo, Mich, fire
man, head cut and internally injured.
Condition serious.
George Letter., Clayton, Mich, two
ribs broken. left leg and right col.
lar bone broken.
Mrs. Susan Berdel of Chicago spine
injured and botn arms paralyzed, con
dition serious.
Others injured are:
i. Pluneus. c. Folkus, A. Trurog,
A. II. Blaess!ng all of Chicago.
Mrs. Esther Martin of Pasadena
Cal.
Miss Jean Martin of Pasadena, Cal
DR.. /. N Goodrich, Springfield,
Mass.
w. G. Weiss, New York.
The train was behind time on en-.
tering the city and going at high
rate of speed Ia order to make up lost
time. The tracks are elevated and the
accident happeneL just before the
train reached the yiaduct crossing
Root street, The engine left the
track but the fore part of the ten,
der struck the end of the viaduct rail-
ing and was torn to pieces. The en-.
gine plunged to the far side of the
viaduct, where a rail torn from its
fastnings rose on and and transflxed
the rear of the engine cab and the
fore part Of the baggage car. It held
the wreckage so closely tha. several
hours work with cold chisels was
necessary before the wreckage of
the baggabe car could be removed
The four cars next behind the bag.
gage car were piled in a heap at the
north end of the viaduct, all badly
smashed. An overturned stove in
the rear coach set fire TO the wreck.
age, but il was extnguished by the
fire department before it had gained
much headway.
The engineer and fireman remain.
ed at their posts until the last, and
both men were pulled out from The
debris unconscious.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18

con, supported bY l)ele0fi.s~
..-.--.. rs gAysefferar in -srhpe, nas
at Vincennes he gave special atten.
ton TO the pension question. He said
the declaration Of northern Demo.
Gratis In favor Of liberal pensions ARE
Of no practical effect They are for
home consumption only" he said.
Should the Democratic party secure
control Of the house Of representa-.
tives its policy would be dictated by
southern Democrats who have .wo
thirds the Democratic membership
Northern Democrats would have 10
bow TO the will of the majority of the
party or vote with the Republicans.
He declared tina. the real attitude of
the Democratic party towards pen.
sions is shown by the fact that the
Democratic minority Of the house
committee on appropriations opposed
the appropriation Of sl.50O 600 to car.
ry the presidents old-age pension or.
der into effect
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
DEVELOPMENT or
MODERN WARFARE.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 1.-THE grand maneu-
shown a development of scientific
warfare since the Franco-German war.
The guns used throw shells which
burst into 240 deadly fragments
whereas shells used in the war OF
1901 only burst into 80. The pres
ent French shrapnel shells are calcu-
lated to scatter four hundred deadly
particles, where the fornqr shrap-
mel shells only scattered 81.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
TREATMENT OF
CORRESPONDENTS
Field Marshal Yamseats Says They
Will Be Treated Fairly.
ry the Associated Press.

D
Toxic. Sept. flowing to friction
between the mil tary authorities and
field attaches and correspondents.
Field Marshal Yamagata. chief of the
general staff today telegraphed Field
Marshal Oyama. commander-in-chief
Of the Japanese forces in the field. the
following.
The imperial declaration Of war a.
proclaimed 10 the people is universally
recognized as bcing based on The
broad principles Of justice. II makes
no distinction of race. religion or na-
tional manners or customs The sole
object of the war is 20 insure the safety
of this empire. guarantee the peace of
the Orient. spread the blessings ~ civ-
II zation and promote the general in
terests Of all nations. Il j. therefore
hoped that these principles viii also
find an expression in the treatment ~
fcre 'gn officers and correspondents
attached TO orr. armies. and that 50
long as the rule Of military secrecy IS
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
OPENING AT CHICAGO.
Senator Foraker OF Ohio the Speaker
of the Evening.

BY the Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. 17.-The Republican
party Of Chicago formally opened tho
campaign here tonight by great raj
ly at the Auditorium under the aus.
pices of the Hamilton club. Senator
Joseph b. Foraker OF Ohio was the
principal speaker of the evening and
his address provoked much en.husi-
asm
Marcus Eaton, chairman of the POI
lltical committee Of the Hamilton
club, presided and delivered short
speech preceding that of Senator For
aker and George A. Knight of San
Francisco. who seconded thes nomina-
tion of President Roosevelt In the
Republican national convention, fol-
lowed him. Mr., knight caused much
laughter and applause BY his address
which was filled with clever hits at
the political situation
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
AFRAID Of THE
YELLOW PERIL y
JAPAN'S REMARKABLE SUCCESS
CAUSES APPREHENSION IN
FRENCH OFFICIAL CIRCLES
Talk OF COALITION.
By the Associated Press.

Paris, Sept. IA wave of popular
agitation against the yellow perl has
resulted here from Japan's recent re
markable display Of force. This appre
hension is shared to a considerable ex
tent IN official circles. where II was
suggested today that the danger nigh;
compel European powers to consider
the necessity of effecting a coalition
for self-defense against the peril
Newspapers and pol tical leaders also
emphasize the growth Of the peril.
Henri Rochefort says ii behooves Eu.
rope to take warning in time. He as.
serts France will be one of the first 20
suffer. although Japan's des gns are on
indo-China.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
GERMAN CONGRESS ADJouRNs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
st, Louis, Sept. 17.-At the closing
session of the Germanic congress to
day resolutions were adopted second
ing the action Of the Gcrman-Ameri
can alliance in asking congress tha'
the immigration laws be referred To
a committee of different nationaiities
The congress voted to make their
general chairman and group chairman
permanent officers, forming direct
crate with full power to elect new
officers and 20 decide places of meet.
ing for the congress
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
TWO ARE KILLED
BY BAD NEGRO
CHARLES MEYERS DEAD AND
GEORGE DENARDs MAY DIE
FOR BRUSHING AGAINST Me-
GRO MAN IN CHICAGO.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept 17-Resenting an ac-
cidental collision between himself and
Charles Meyers, Kalvin Linden, ne
gro, ton ght shot Meyers twice through
the head, killing him instantly. He
then turned the weapon against the
men who came to aid Meyers, shooting
George Denards in the back and Guy
Jones in the shoulder. Denards may
die. Linden knocked John Nolan down
and escaped.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
RESTS
WITH KUROPATK|N
Japs Can't Force Him to Fight
Unless He Wants TO.
ST. PETERSBURG BELIEF
RUSSIANS ARE WATCHING PORT
ARTHUR WHEN JAPs ARE
SAID TO BE TUNNELlNG
FoRTiFlcATIoNs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 17.-There has
been an entire absence Of official news
from the front today. The war office
is display ng no special concern as yet
over the continual skirmishing on the
TANKS Of the Russian army, regard ng
/ it as natural desire OF the Japancae to
keep in touch with the Russian forces
rather than premonitory symptom of
a forward movement
The Japanese hav 'ng been unable to
follow up their victory at Liao-Yang
when the time was ripe, the war Office
sees no reason for feverish haste on
their part to come IN touch with Kuro-
patkin, now that he has had time to re-
cuperatc his forces.
BATTLE RESTS WITH
kuRoPATklN.
The question whether big battle
will be fought IN the vicinity Of Muk-
don Ii considered here 10 depend chief
ly upon Kuropatkin, as It is not bellev-
cd the Janancse will be able to force
nm to flght al Mullden unless he so
elects. The general idea is that when
the advance really comes the Japanese
VIII simply outflank Mukden and 80 di-
rect against Tie Pass The move
monts of the Japanese land forces and
the appearance of a large fiotilla in the
Liao.Y Yang river are believed to sup.
port th s view
WATCHING PORT ARTHUR.
SO far as the public is concerned, in
terest seems again to be gravitating
toward Port Arthur, where the gallant
fight of Stoessal's garrisos Is being
watched with intense interest. The re.
port that the garrison has been forced
to fall back to ,he use Of homemade
powder. which Is proving defective, Is
considered a discouraging factor.
II would be a national grief should
the defense OF the fortress fail through
lack of ammunition. More Importance,
however, il attached in military cir.
cles to reports that the japanese have
abandoned the idea of direct assault
and are tunneling the fortifications.
and il is believed possible the end may
come, as at Scvastopol, with repeti-
tion of the dreadful carnage at the
Malakhoff tower,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
Democratic Leader Finds Out
| look In Indiana Encouraging
BIG CHICAGO MEETING
REPUBLICANS OPEN lN WINDY
CITY WITH SENATOR FORA
kER AS TH1SpEzKER.--
FAIRBANKS IN WEST !,
VIRGINIA. /

By the Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Sept. 17.--After con.
ference lasting two days with the
Democratic leaders Of Indiana Chair
man Taggart Of the national Demo
cratic committee said this afternoon:
The condition OF .he organization
in Indiana at this time is most en-
couraging. ! had heard great deal
about apathy but after conference
with the workers ! am convinced
there is very little Of 1t so far as they
are concerned. Democrats in Indiana
are In fighting mood"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
CUT HIS THROAT.
U. s. Sailor. After SERVING ~ Years.
Dies Rather Than BE Dismissed.
Rr The Associated Pros.

By the Associated Press
Philadelphia. sept 17--Despondsnt
over an int nation that be would shor;-
y b. discharged from the navy after
serving IS wears because he had been
incapacitated BY rheumatism. James
O-Brien. petty officer aboard the ship
Lancaster. sho served On the battle
ship Iowa IN the hattie of Santiago.
committed suicide in the navy hospii-
al here today By cutting bis throat
with a razor
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
HELD UP ON
PEORIA STREETS
CASHIER OF DIsTILLERY COM.
PANY RELIEVED OF $1,000 BY
THREE UNKNOWN MEN rAND
AcLUB."
BY the Associated Press.

Peoria. ILL.,, Sept. I7.-B. r. Cassell.
cashier of the Great Western Distill-
cry, was held uD on one of the princi-
pal streets this afternoon by three un-
known men, who struck him over the
head with a club and made away with
a satchel containing s2.7Oo, which was
to have been used TO pay on employees
Of the company. The men are sup
posed TO have crossed the river TO the
timber. Posses are now scorring the
country for the fugitives.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-18
MAY BE RossERs WHO HELD
UP ROCK ISLAND TRAIN
Br lhe AssocIated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Des Moincs. Sept 1.-Two men
giving their names as Harry Ander-
zon and James King. arrested At
Creighton On suspicion of knowing
something abOu. the Rock island hold
ur near Let's Monday night. are nov
in JAIL At MuscaiiRe. where they were
taken. heavily ironed today.
The greatest secrecy Is Observed re-
garIiug them