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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
STRANGE POWER I 3
OVER BIG FIGURES

#s Infant musical Eprodigies are 6intelligible
and even natural. compared with infant
the intuitIve faculty by which some chill.
dren, unable to- read, write or cipher, can
answer instantaneously the most conpll-
Gated arithmetical probl EN- zerah Col
burn e. e., lat six could mel Their write nor
cipher. and yet could answer. a parently
by intuition and unhesl tatingly, all kinds.
of ar!thmetical N quest ions. AZ lght ne,
came on show from the United States 70
accurately such questions as: y ow many
minutes are there in forty-eight years?555
The child not only answered IT, at once
and correctly. but Instantly added the
number OF seconds contained In that PEE
Rod. BY what mental pro- cess he arrived
at these answers he could not explain,
Here again Is a. question which George
Bidder, the son Of ia sDevOnshire laborcr,
answered at the age OF twelve IN . one
minute. It was put to hin, IN the Lon
don Stock Exchange: III the pendulum
IN inches & s4 and three.auarters il second Of
time how many inches will 1t yIbrate III
the course of seven years, fourteen days,
two hours. one minute and hfly:slx sec
onds. oh year OF 1856 days. five hours.
forty-eight minutes and ffty-fiye Sec
Within the minute the boy had answered q
Niles miles, rs yards, Two feet and three-ausr
Il But the classical case OF this kind was,
( that inyeStlgateQ5D ny a. COMmlLtee OF eucl
scientists as M. SArago, M. sLtbrl, and NJ.
LacroIx at Paris. They examined Vito
Mang iamele the son 81 a sictlian peas
ant eleven years putting tHs him him to
8, 796, 4l6' hlch the boy did within half
a minute. Find t he tenth root of 2S2,-
475, $40 which he did within three min-
utes, Then came this pos " hat NUM-
her has the follow q proportl ons-t hat
II Its cube is added to i've times It's
square, and then forty-two times the
number and the number. forty be 81 b.
{tracted from the result. the renal nder Is
szero?f, M, Arago repeated this question:,
the boy replied correctly. The number
1.-Two things strike you about this extra
ordinary congental faculty--its Hysteri-
BUSINESS and It's uselessness. In exempli-
{fication of the two take the case OF Jed !
edIah Buxton. He. also worked out al
most instantaneously the most complex
problems. but he could give no account
OF the mental process by which he solved
them. This process was 50 ia " from being
Correlated Will intellect 5or even I'M ell l.
Egenca, that when fJededlah went to hear a
great reacher or went to see Ga rick IN
sNRichard Ill., Ills sole Interest in the
sermon or the play was the counting Up,
OF the number OF words uttered by the
5psef chssl3 q. b. the acto rs.--, p is W eekas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
A DEFICIT / j ! [ / in IN.
The TREASURY
(By Associntedf Press.) Y

(By Associatedt Press.)
WASHINGTON. July .2e.-Politics and
finance and some minor departmental,
matters were the features OF to-day's
Cabinet meeting. Conditions Of the
treasury, as regards the working balance
In the department were presented by.
Secretary Shaw. Thus far. during July.
the expenditures of the government have
exceeded the receipts by a bout $50, ooo. co.,
AS a result, the working balance Of the
treasury has fallen below $50, 900, This
fact has suggested the possibility OF nait-i
Ing call on national bank repositories
for a part of the deposits Of the gos-
eminent In their vaults. Secretary Shaw.
is convinced, however. that no call will
be necessary. perhaps for a considerable
time, and so Is the President. IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
WAS RUINED And
HE KILLED .HIMSE
Body Of Receiver Taefel Found
Yesterday in the Lick \
ing River.
5(By Associated Press.o.

fss NEWARK. OHIO, July e.-Receiver W.
g. Taefei. Of tho Newark Savings Bank,
mana ser OF the Citizens Light and Power
Company 1. and supreme secretary y Of the
American insurance Union, was found
to-day In the north fork of the Licking
River. He left a note claiming that he is
innocent OF wrong In the failure Of the
bank but he said he was ruined finan-
cially and had determined to k..lahimself.
g9Taefel had been receiving Threatening
letters for alleged delay In settling the
banks affairs and In making his report
as receiver, and thiskis supposed to have
preyed uponahis mind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
LAPSE J. OF MEMORY L \ u /
ON PART OF GREW ! {:
(By Associated Ptessj
It Caused Wreck, Death Of Two
Men and Injury Of
Others.
(By Associated Ptess.j

4 SHARON. Pa. July 20. Running forty,
miles an hour, a passenger train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad to-day crashed
into an engine In a head-oti collision at
sI,arpsvllle. causing the death Of En-
gineer Robinson and Fireman McWil-
.ialns and the serious injury Of four
others There were but few passengers.
In the coach next to the engine. and
though the car was telescoped, only two
5nlcn IN 1t we're hurt. The wreck was
caused, It Is alleged. BY a. lapse OF menu
Dry on the part OF the crew In charge
OF the engine. - - N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
War and Neutrality il Far5E East.
Expert On International Law Explains 81 shts# 81
Other Powers in Clash Between
Russia and Japan. 3s&
ERu;s'siia \ and Japan.


I as small arms Of every Il Ind 81 guns, Hnmu.S:
anition explosives. ar.ller glnearing and !
camp auipment field ~
military clothing boilers and every :. nda osE
naval. machinery, every ind Il OF fuel ana
generally everything Intend ed for NarfareHh ys
and land and and
horses.
bana @
question. 1854 Russia and France declared
r rea cd MS cont 5contrasand OF var ain
and the United States hold coal is con
when Is caught on s. he vi 70 the g,lr
vessels enemy h9s sn u
Rs
Under this rule cal of Goa PROC esd. iilS
Gem port s. sp .,
siis q the apanese q
SagaSakt. sS93
Are Provisions Contra band
changed front In 1881 Russin exsinpted pro;
Visions from thu list OF articles coIltrapasde
Now Russia e, y
:Japans 81 takes the moderate course mus ut
The hi
sha and
Scargoes sof# provisions dest cd for 81
Britain and ths United s,ates refuse nd
trnband s. under MI elrct,nlsra noes He go vs.:
Sit lis a matter Of lite aeath for us TO-
wfchs shnli make tho food q the CIVILIAN e
Spopllnt Ion undoubedly cont band andEs II
arguments and protests wi DO force
must III, II - M 3s8f
Woul d Involve United States.
the force DO nscsss, e !;
the United States (, heart s and
contra band unless destined y
and they are prepared to enforce ltF AZ
Is highly probable hat Y In tine !. of8
war with France and y Germany. American
Scargoes bound for Liverpool were capturs,aaS
the the stars n, ana
over the fleets which swept the comm e
sdestroyers CT the ocean, Az 81
HAS q. begerent IRISH TO- se ar sl
mail s. " - s
States exenpts from search the public mali
\ Of any nertral power when sea ed ma Il an
Ethcnticat ed Y. sF{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
iBalfo.ulr's Reply

IBy Assoclated y Press.
~ LONDON July 81 % - Premier E3alfour.
in a printed reply to &! he question an
.nounced by Thomas Gibson I'owles Cons
Eservative). In the House Of Commons
July eth. asking for Information regard
ing the actions OF the Russian nrmored
cruiser Dmitrl Donskoi In the A1edlter;-
ranean, confirmed the facts recited by.
5AIr.s Bowles. and added that the Brit
ISL governments view is that any ship
using coal FIR purposes other than that
sfni.5iwllich was obtained. a should not
Thereafter be accorded coaling facili-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
SULPHUR NATURES GREATEST
eERMIclDE,
n rreer4 Use 8. Il would save Doctors

a =reeri Use Of II Would save Doctors
nv Bills.
Greater healing power can be had In
the privacy 81 the home by using Han.
tccck's Liquid Sulphur IN the bath than
by journeying to the most famous sul-
phir springs.
Greater benefits to the skin, a clear and
more beautiful complexion can be had by
using the harmless Hancock's Liquid
Sulphur for The toilet thar, by the use
lofS dangerous drugs and cosmetics.
LIQUID Sulphur cures dandruff, eczema,
lpinlrles, salt rhe,in, itch, hives. erysipe-
IDS and ali open sores. 1t is natures
greatest gerinicidc. Write TO Hancock
LIQUID Sulphur Company. Baltimore. Md,
for free booklet. Or ask your druggist
for Hancock's Liquid Sulphur.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
T ALL TRADE SLOW
TO ASSUME FORM
Business Waits Assurance Of
Crop Results Movement
Of Winter Wheat. 8
tBy Associated Press.)
Y YORK, July co. Bradstreet,s

:, u . ~ +
NEW YORK, July 29.-Bradstreets
tomorrow will say: ia
more activity is noted at few West
ern centers, but fall trade is slow to as
SINE form. pending assurance as to crop
results and settlement OF existing indus
EtYial disturbances Crop conditions are
an the whole favorable. though irregu-
{larityin sections prevents generalization.
Fall inquiry and shipments Of goods are
Ming up at the West and are expected to
become active early in August. The
movements OF winter wheat. somewhat
delayed this year has at last begun in
earnest. Colncidently Improvement in
COLLECTIONS IS shown at some centers and
she demand for, money from the country
las Increased. The movement "A Of cur
Srency to move the crops has assumed
slood proportions this week. Advices from
some western markets point to more
doing ii, fall dry goods. shoe and cloth
Ing. Good crop prospects fayora bly, In
Efipence Southern trade which is expect
cd to prove excellent later on. Busl-
81. IS failures for the week ending july.
18th. number 174 against 1870 In the like
week in 4 9C3. !, eSs a53
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
mrs. Grace Fielding.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Oil (specIal to The Times DISPATCHED
RoANoKE, VA. IulyN ees-Mrs, Grace
Fielding. wife Of Engineer Walter. Field
Ing, died to-day after a long illness.
aged Twenty-Five. She. Is survived by
/ her husband and an infant child.
Funeral Of Lieutenant Clernant.
559 gs3 (Bv a ssociat ed Fress.) *. 4
8FIUNE, II HUNGARY, ulyS GA dele
CATION ofEoficers Of the United States
batteship Kearsarge attended the funeral
to-day at Trieste Of Lieutenant James
Wilkinson Clement, who died at that
place yesterday Of typhoid fever. The
body will DO taken home. Il II q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
vEssEL.ys s SUNK | !.
Japan Loses Cruis and Gun
boat and BR ussia a De
EStrOYer. n u


(By Associated & Press
Ri CHE FOO, ] uly 20, II :55 +. M .---7Refu-
gees who have arrived here Il from Port
Arthur say. that the & Japane csc lost s8 &.
cruiser 4 and e B gunboat last Thursday
night as a. result Of striking mines. N
(By Associated 4 Press
NEW. CHWnANGi, ] July %, % F. Nj. ---
Heavy firing was heard outside OF; New
.ChwanE until 2 g clock this afternoon.
The j japanese torpedoed and sank he
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Lieuten-
ant Burukoff and damaged two other5 tor
.pedo boat destroyers in igeon Bay last
Sunday. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
Would Involve, United States.
Things. H ave Change

1t Is announced that the cost Of living
In N ST. Louis Is much less now than sits
was {, at first, The rush q Il hotels and
boarding house keepers to thold III i'4t the.
early visitors had III ra ther depressing
effect on \ the tendance at It hetf Words
Hence It Is IA pretty good time
to 60 to the big show. T. ey'rei encot,r--ss
aging visitor now and not driving them
off.-Chattanooga Times Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
SEIZED PROPERTY
OF THE COMPANY
Government Of Venezuela 4 axes
Drastic Action F oreigners
Aroused.
{By Associated Press. ) /

t6y !FAssOClHteG = N SSa- y
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, July ~, ~
Ambrose Howard Garner, the former n e, :.
managing director OF the New York and
Bermudes Asphalt Company (who was
recently appointed receiver Of $he. COM t'1 +.
}pany, as a result OF suit brought by Presi-I
dent Castro. accompanied by al torrley-ss
General Irabarren, arrived at g anae g
yesterday on the Venezuelan gunboat
Bolivar. and, backed by Venezuelan SOL
5diers,3 took possession Of the properties
OF the company, dnclud Ing the asphalt al
lake, against energetic protests Of Cap n
tain Cooley, the company g repr essen IA
tive. sS 4 81; IA X
The steamer yildng, belonging TO the
compa NJ escaped seizurs and cached acc
this port with the news Of the govern
ment's drastic action g y. nj 4. u
Foreign companies stding IN " nezuelal,
sive policy, which is directed also gains
British, French and German com panieAs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
FINAL DECREE OF
FORECLOSURE AND SALE

(By5 Assoc ella ed Press.)
PORTLAND, MAINE. July ee9.-Judge
Putnam. in the United States Circuit
Court, to-day, entered final decree Of
foreclosure and sale againstS building
tsllnnts Iii different parts OF the country
CONTROLLED by the United States Ship
building Company on bills In equity
brought by the Mercantile Trust Com
many, OF New York, and the New York
Security and Trust Company. Of New
Ynrk 5t3F5 t.f5553g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
Miss III II. Zones.
!(speclnl to The Wines DIspatoh.)

q Especial to The Tlmes-Dspatoh.) Is "a
MONTEREY,5lVA. A. j lJ' q. IN rs. J ones.
The wife Of DR.. II. Fl. Jones, died at her
homo in Doe Hill. after an illness Of
several week .55 Mrs. ] Zones was ID ne
widow OF Daniel Mohler. ESQ., OF Au-{i
3gusta county and became ii the second.
wife Of Dr.. Jones some six years a go. y
Her remains were taken to Parnassus to-
day for interment. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
Alfred Parkins..l
{. (sp,e cial 10 The TImes-Dispa. ttich,

WINCHESTER, VA, July 29.----D1 AZ!
fred Parkins. of this county, died in la
for intermcnt. X H was a bout ii ty years
OF age and for some years resident in the
District OF Columbia. HeSleaNes a widow
and several children, u KS FL t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
OBITUARY III, |, !: R,
4 Mrs katherine Pomeroy.

Especial to- The sTimes,D lspat ch.)
Mrs. Ia Uterine Ponleroy, a we'll known
lady OF King gorge county. Is dead, .
aged seventy four years She Is survived
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
Miss \, E. #R. @Ainslie.

& Especial to The Tines Dispa tch.)
# FREDERICKSBURG VA. j lyS %. q:
Miss Eta Rebecca Ainslie, daughter Of
the late Peter ANnslie, OF Essex couiltH
sister 5fof Rev. Peter Ainslie. 81 Balti!i
more and of Mr. Charles Ainslie.I OF.
Washing tom died this week a. her ,,I nome
In Essex eount y, Y a fter brief illness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
James; Ieafe,

tspccia to The Times DIspatch)
WINCHESTER A., July e. ----A MIR.
died this afternoon. n He vas a native
OF Derbyshire England and among his
children are Messrs. Joseph w. and Ar
thur Leafe, Of the .Lewis-Jo ones Knitting
Company, OF this city, AK ID. 3{ IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
!. W.s.'Wright..
fsnecla + "a f;The gTImes- DIspatch.),

Especial to The n mes-DIspa tcll.)
s s5 FREDERIcKSBUR RIG, VA j uiy5 20. -
NIf.M Ohm Wesley Wright, vi Of SpOtsylva-s
ma county, Y brother q Mr. ] Y. Hunter
slVright .s OF this city.8ded z vest erday d t
his home VI of dropsy. a ged ffftY-seyeni
years. He Is survived by his wild owi and
three children u StSs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
Ignorance Is Bliss.

Z. II, Is an old saw that 9f''one-half the
World does not know wlat the other half
"a STe Just know that It is. the
can't set on to- the curves OF the old
man when he Is doing a stunt down
5town,---W llmington Star, "a q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
st. Isuke's Closes TODAY.

today for the summer. and will be re-
opened on September 18TH and during this
period the house Will be thoroughly reno
waited. M u K r
Seventeen patients were dismissed yes
terday. having been in the 2institutlonSf for:
Treatment. Eight who had not 4recov-
cred were removed to the Virginia Hos
5pita1 and will remain there until they
are able to leave the hospital Miss Ruth.
Robertson. OF Canada IA sister Of Hiss
Robertson who for scyeral years was SUI
perintcndent Of sa I he Virginia Hospital
will succeed Miss Powell, signed, IE as
superintendent of st. SLuke's $.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
G. z z O. ] Z 6 ursIolnI Trains.
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY.

Two fast trains, $3.50 and Q AZ M, 81 90
found trip to Buclsroe, Old Point, ocean
View and Norfolk, Virginia Beach and
Cape Henry; 81, 225, The only route pass
.inE CAPE Henry, n 3S{ N VI Ess y I;
&c, q OF SUN DAY ouTIN q --oL b PoiNT
Y IN Z vVF DIT NJ e w s--Bu ckRcE SSy
BEAc Hos FAN VIEW i,
NORFOLK II
S1.o0 round trip eyerys Sunday, y Leave
Richmond $50 and % Al, N.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
DEATHS

;AlARsfIALI1-D Died, at 1850 "A. N NJ. July
29tll~ SUSIE beloved wife ,$of Thomas
III Marshall, aged twenty-seyen years,
Il Oh. Susie. thy gentle voice Is hushed,
Thy warm true heart Is still.
And on thy pale and peaceful face Z
resting deaths cold chill p +
Hi One precious to our hearts has gone,
The voice we loved Is still, &
The place made vacant in our home II
Can never more be filled.
l5s She is dead and gone we know, sl
N And her home is filled with woe. tlg II
And often times her grave we II seek
And to her last az memory speak
Funeral from residence of her hus-
band. 400 West sseventh Street Manches-
ter, Va. SsATURD'AY II A,55
THoRNToN.--Died at Il Soldiers Home,
July %, * 1904 CHARLES PRESLEY
Z THORNTON. of Port Royal, Va lin six
stynintha yearBof his a ge, IL "a ssjTg X 81 b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30
Senator Spends Day Quietly.
aiG,l II3N1 ssncintcd Press I'D

H ELKlNs, ". VA. July 2e.- Former
Senator Henry G. Davis, the Democratic
nominee for Vice President spent the day
quietly at his home here. StK quantity Of
mail had accumulated during his stay In
tho Senator gave UP the entire day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-30

UNLIKE AVERAGE ACTRESSES.
."The latter day stage, with Its insatiate
demand for young and pretty faces and
forms. particularly In those most popular
forms Of stage entertainment. comic ope-
.ras and extravaganzas. cnlists thousands
OF young girls from every walk Of life
and all stations lii society. 1t Is safe TO
say that the vast majority OF them are
nert the bloom Of youth yanishcs their
usefulness Is at an end and their living
Is precarious and various. Few marry.
For. II they marry. they usually marry mar.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-30
STRIKERS DENY
PACKERS REPORT
Statement That Sausagemakers
and Yardmen VIII Resume
Work Disputed.
cOMMlSSARY is ESTABLISHED.
Killing of 1870 Cattle and Hogs,
in the Last Five Days, Re
ported by st. Louis
Company.

East St Louis packers stated yesterday
makers and the employees of the stock
yards would go back to work on Monday.
This information they claimed they re
ceived as the result of two meetings which
were said TO have been held Thursday
night.
Strike leaders denied the statement.
They said that all Of their men were de-
ter1nined not to return to work, and that
none of the skilled labor had done so.
They further stated that none would re-
turn to work until the strike was won.
The strikers yesterday anticipated a
call ordering out the teamsters and the
allied trades. but no such command had
been received in East st. Louis late last
night The strikers are confident. how
A commissary was established yester-
day BY the officials of the strikers and
those who were in need We're supplied with
necessarieS
KILLED 1.62o ANIMALS.
Reports from officials of the st. Louis
Dressed Beef and Provision Company last
night give the total killings of the COM
pany for the last five days at 1920 ami
mails, most OF the number being cattle and
hogs. This Is said to be about IS per cent
of the killing under normal conditions.
Representatives of the company said
last night that they would be able to run
at full capacity by the beginning of next
the strike situation that made their
progress more difficult than at present.
Shipments of hogs and cattle are still
being received. but 1t Is said the COM
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-30
WORLDS FAIR CAN
BORROW $1,000. 900
Banks and Trust Companies Will
ing to Provide the Money if
Needed-Statement by
Francis.

Whenever the Exposition says the word
million dollars is available for it from
the banks and trust companies of St.
Louis. Whether the Exposition will say
the word is n matter of doubt AS vet
the Worlds Fair management has not
borrowed cent since the Government
loan.
President Francis last night gave out q
statement In reply to an inquiry as to
whether the Exposition has. as was re-
ported. borrowed any money.
NO. the Exposition Company does not
owe one dollar to any financial institution
in st. Louis or elsewhere" said Mr.. Fran
els. Nor has 1t borrowed any money
since it procured the Government loan of
81. 6OO.0o in February last"
ITO provide for emergencies. however,
negotiations have been had with some of
the banks and trust companies of the
city and the option OF a loan to the ex-
tent of S.0O0.OO. in the event it shall be
required has been secured The collateral
that Will be given for this loan. II taken,
will be very acceptable to the financial
institutions"
The negotiations. 1t was stated very
positively yesterday by Exposition Of
ficials have absolutely no connection with
the impending payment Of 500. 900 to the
Government due August /. The Exposi-
ton management has the money for this
payment at the present time and could
turn 1t into the Subtreasury this morning
II necessary.
The securing Of the option Is merely a
matter Of business precaution and at the
present time. 1t is said, there Is no posi-
tive assurance that It will ever be closed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-30
MARRIAGE FOLLOWS
WEEKS ACQUAINTANCE.
Miss May II. MalIoy and Henry T..
Sadler Are United at
lr.n Clayton.

Miss May Il Malloy treated her family
to surprise Thursday night, when she
returned from trip to Clayton with Hen
ry F. Sadler and announced that they
were man and wife. Parental forgiveness
and blessing were promptly Forthcoming,
and the young couple departed last night
for their honeymoon in New York, the
bridegrooms home.
Mrs. Sadler is the daughter of Mrs Jane
Malloy of No. 502 Lake avenue. She is
little more than a sweet girl graduate,
having finished school in Chicago, her for
mer home, only last June. The marriage
was the outcome of a case of love at first
sight. as she lad known her husband but
a week
Mr.. Sadler was friend of the family.
Without taking anyone into their conf
dence. they boarded a trolley car for Clay
ton Thursday afternoon. There they pro-
cured the license and were married.
The young couple We're accorded a re-
ception at the brides residence last night
before their departure for New York
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-30
NEGRO SHOOTS
SPECIAL OFFICER
Noah Warrington Dangerously
Wounded by "Sonny' Ander
son Who He Had Under
Arrest.

Special Officer Noah Warrington was
shot and dangerously wounded last night
at o'clock at Nineteenth and Market
streets by Samuel. alias sonny" Ander-
son. negro living at No. 116 Rankin
street.
Warrington. with Special Officer Andrew
Gordon, ha harvested Anderson in a saloon
fight, near the corner. and had brought
him across the street to the patrol box.
While waiting for the patrol wagon An
derson drew a pistol from his pocket and
fired three shots at the officers.
One of the bullets entered Warrington's s
right arm and the other struck him IN the
chest.
The negro then ran through the Pontiac
Hotel and made his escape. but was ar
rested an hour later at Nineteenth and
Morgan streets by Patrolman Sommers of
the Fourth District.
Warrington was taken to the City Hos
pital. where his wounds were examined
and his condition pronounced serious.
Anderson "a held at the Fourth District
Station. He Is an ex-convict.