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ish, and the Highest Grade of Quality. A THIS SOLID NCES twRicEs and Retailers, AND PINE. is the Best We Can Buy in Cuba. I 4 Circ*mstances under which merchants are placed at this season of the year are usually such as to alter prices in a great many cases. This is what we have done on all Broken Lots, Odd Sizes and lines we do not intend to carry in the future.
20 to 50 per cent reduction is what they go at tIONW, But the goods are new; all of this season' 's production. Circ*mstances have altered prices in this case in favor of the buyer on Suits On Pants, On Overcoats. BROWNING KING CO. HAIR BRUSH 1-' 'It( c4skt, LI I 111 sl AI''' FULL SIZE, ONLY 0 ME ,11 0 I. Sz JAccA Broadway, Cor- Locust.
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New styles In shoes are now in in the incomparably well-stocked shoe department of D. Crawford Sc and never In the history of the shoe trade has a house sold footwear at the low prices now in vogue at Crawford's. Saturday is one of the days for shoe purchases. Make yours on the second floor of the Great Broadway Bazaar. Suits for Boys.
The jackets of this season have a feature which wiU recommend itself to any woman attempting to make boys' jackets; and that Is the patch pockets. which are made of the material and fastened with buttoned flap. The button can be either of bone or made of the cloth of Jacket covered over a mold. The four-button sack coat Ls the best accepted style for general wear in the spring. The mixed cheviots, cashmeres and homespuns make up well, and for best Butts the same style is followed, though the fabric is usually a smooth-faced cloth or a dark diagonal.
The coat buttons moderately high, and the sleeves should be finished with two or three buttons at the cuff. Boys' coats are easier to make than many mothers imagine, if the cloth is not too heavy. The pressing and neatly stitched finish are the most difficult points for the home dressmaker. The knee trousers shown are cut very straight to a points below the knee, and finished very square. Whole suits of the same goods are the best style, and it is advisable to make or purchase an extra pair of trousers to every suit, especially for the youngest boy.
You can't make a new arm with Salvation Oil, but you can cure the bruises with it. 25c. Bridge Committee Going to 'Washing-. ton. Two bridge committees will start for Washington City to-day.
One goes from South St. Louis, representing the South Broadway Merchants' Association, to urge upon the Rivers and Harbors Committee of the House the project for a bridge with the Missouri terminus at Carondelet. This committee is composed of Chas. H. Thuner, Ben Westhus and F.
L. Hammer. The gentlement will take a morning train. A telegram was received from Congressman Bartholdt yesterday in which he said that he thought it advisable for the committee to in Washington next Tuesday, when the Rivers and Harbors Committee meets. The committee appointed recently by the North St.
Louis Association is expected to start to-night. It will be accompanied by ex-Congressman W. S. Forman and Mayor M. Stephens, Of East St.
Louis, and will 3111notte.claims of North St. Louis for a hG.eommtttee expects to work through Cohgressman Murphy, of East St. Louis, and Hon. Chas. F.
Joy. County Treasurer H. C. Begole, of St. Clair Countyt will go on to Washington also in the Lnterest of North St.
Louis. Be Good to Yourself for Once, if troublod with' a bad Cough, Cold or Lung Affection, It.nd use promptly Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant, a safe remedy for Asthma and Pleurisy, as well as all Throat Complaints. Judge Davis Dead.
Judge Alexander Davis, the noted frontier Judge of Montana In the 60s, when the mining fever was at Its height, and whose adventure with Charlie Slade. the notorious murderer and outlaw, Mark Twain made famous In "Roughing It," died at the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium at 11:15 o'clock yesterday morning, after a lingering illness. Judge Davis was born in Carter County, in 1832, and at the age of 20 settled in Buchanan County, Mo. He served as City Attorney of St. Joseph.
represented his county two terms in the lower house of the General Assembly, and served two years under Gen. Price in the Confederate army, having been appointed Colonel by Gov. Claib Jackson. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon at Mount Auburn M. E.
Church South, In Wellston, of which the deceased was a member. Sunday Services. Dr. John Snyder will preach at the Church of the Messiah Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Subject, "Unconscious Saints." At 8 p.
"What Unitarians Believe About the Church." Vocal duets and solos, Mrs. Georgie Lee Cunningham, Miss Jessie Bingen; organ solos, Mr. Kroeger. Writer Tower Tested. The new water tower to be used by engine company No.
23, on Third street, near Washington avenue, was tested at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at Eleventh and Walnut streets by engine companies 23, 24 and 18, in command of Assistant Chief Eugene Gross, of the Fire Department. The test was entirely satisfactory, and the tower will at once be placed in use. The old tower, now in charge of the 23s, will be stationed at No. 32 engine house, at Twentieth street and Washington avenue, for the use of the uptown district. WEDDING PRESENTS(New Thin).
CUT-GLASS. DOULTON, SOLID SILVER WARES. ROYAL WORCESTER AND DRESDEN, PARIAN MARBLE WARES. SILVER-PLATED WARE, CUTLERY, MUSIC BOXES. SEVRES WARES.
CLOCKS AND WATCHES. DIAMONDS. JEWELS. ETC. The low prices will please you.
blERMOD JACCARD JEWELRY Cor. Broadway and Locustisa- Send for catalogue; 8000 engrarinos. Thermometric Iteadinsts. Readings of the thermometer during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock last evening in St. Louis were: February 134-S p.
30 degrees; 9 p.m.,30; 10 p. 30; 11 p. 29; 12 midnight, 29. February 14-1 a. 29 degrees; 2 a.
29; 3 a. 29; 4 a. m. 29; 5 a. 29; 6 a.
30; 7 a. 30; 8. a. 31; 9 a. 84; 10 a.
rn- 36; 11 a. 42; 12 noon, 45; 1 p. 48; 2 p. 32; 3 p. 56; 4 p.
56; 5 p. 55; 6 p. 53; 7 p. 53. Through Servire From St.
Louis to Baltimore and Washington via the A. W. fa*gin Very 1111. A. W.
fa*gin is very ill at his home, 3935 North Eleventh street, and his physicians reperted his condition last night as being very critical. By Carrier, in the City, Eleven Cents a week; outside the City, Fifteen Cents a week. The Daily and Sunday Globe-Democrat. BUSINESS NOTICES. For Throat Diseases, Coughs.
Colds, effective relief is found in the use of "Brown Bronchial Troches." Sold only in boxes. A rigorous growth and the original color given to the hair by Parker's Hair Balsam. Parker'a Ginger Tonic the beat cough cure. li tall-rj-, 1 1 ii l' rr Ts i'47-3 5'431)1; illit- I .04 -141 z1L-t -4-0 1 1 7. As- rri tiPt -L-q-11 1 ril'ill 1 1 0 144 11 ilk 1 It i Cid let 111 oo' ill 'w I HUMPINE Broadway sad Plea, M.
Louts. February IS, lapel. The weather to-days Fair and A Great Rush Yesterday for our Goods at Cost for Cash. Store open until 10 o'clock to Sale Positively Ends March 1. F.
1 1111MR110 CO. A l'ottr Feet Glad. A Stle3 ii I ------11 should be like him honest, square, strong and solid. II The above style of Selz Royal Blue $zt Shoe, Shoe together'with a broader and narrower kind, 1 for male by SHOE Dern. Corner AND MORGAN.
And all dron-claan dealers MONEY To The highent amount loaned on Watches. Dud, Monde. Jewsilry and ell articles of value. Large loans a specialty, at low ratips of nese strictly conndontial. Unredeemed pledged' for sale.
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Fourth HIGHEST AMOUNT LOANED 14)n peroonat property. iiiistineno Contiden Hot. yletolme reoelved yestertiav from El Butler Son. The fund now stands: A mount turna4 (war 111,2211 in From realliant (If Taylor arnaa tiolt From A. N.
1 (1) W. V. Hylvf-ator 0011 ny 10 1,0 14 Butler 2-, 010 Total t't 215 Went End Street Stowesurnt. A rnamx meeting is eallo4 for all eitizonx Woott St. houla at Area, le Hall to-night ttiii promoto tho opening of avenue through to Fore4t Park on tho north Fide.
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Wait Will Be Temporary and P. A. Wind Permanent Chairman. There Will Be Contests by Rival De lega tions from the Fifth and Seventh WardsList of Probable Nominees So Far as KnownGeneral Local Political News. The Republican Convention to nominate School Board candidates will be held this mbrning at Harmonie Hall, Eighteenth and Olive There are 169 delegates entitled to seats in the Convention.
There will be contests of rival delegations from the Fifth and Seventeenth Wards. The Convention will be called to order at 10 o'clock by Chairman Kalbfell, of the Republican City Central Committee. Coroner W. J. Wait will be made temporary if the programme is carried out as announced Mr.
F. A. Wind will be chosen permanent Chairman. The crldentials of the delegates selected at the ward meetings last Thursday night will be presented to Chairman Kalbfell at 9 o'clock this morning, at Harmonie Hall. Where two sets of credentials are presented from any one ward, the Committee on Credentials, which will be appointed, will be called upon to solve the problem.
While the Committee on Credentials is in session the Convention will pass resolutions regarding the schol election on March 3 next. After the report of the Committee on Credentials is acted upon. the Convention will at once proceed to the nomination of four candidates for Directrs at large. Among the candidates mentioned are Wm. E.
Landvogt, H. Vortriede. Wm. Godfrey and L. C.
Kaltwasser. Eight district candidates will be nominated. The district delegates for the several wards will divide into subdivisons and nominate their own candidate. From the complexion of the delegations chosen last Thursday night it appears that the following men will probably be nominated: Second District, comprising the Second and Fourth WardsCharles F. Knoll.
Third District, comprising the Fifth and Seventh WardsJesse Engle, although the contest in the Fifth Ward may change the nomination Seventh District, comprising the Eleventh and Thirteenth Wards er C. Koenig. Eighth District, comprising the Eighth and Eighteenth WardsJohn Kissner, the present incumbent. Ninth District, comprising the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Wards. and Twelfth District, comprising the Twentieth and Twenty-second WardsDelegations not instructed and no preference of candidates known.
1 Eleventh District, comprising the 1 teenth and Twenty-first WardsAugust Gisler. Fourteenth District, comprising the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-eighth WardsCharles E. Carroll. The Secretary of the Convention will be instructed to draw up and file the necessary papers with the Secretary of the School Board, either this afternoon or Monday, as next Monday is the last day for filing certificates of nomination. Only five candidates have filed their electoral petitions to date.
These are John Brady, Second District; Alex. District; Dr. James L. Day, Fourteenth District; Robert McMillian, Ninth District, and George S. Meletio, Seventh District.
The latter certificates were filed yesterday. Director Lacey yesterday filed his list of appointments of judges and clerks for the coming election. Mr. Hequembourg is the only member of the Election Committee whose list has not been submitted. 1, Mr.
Hequembourg is ill at his home, but will probably be heard from to-day. Secretary Player, of the board. received a communication from a citizen yesterday Inquiring if there is any provision by which citizens who lave changed their residence since August 23, 1895, when the new election law went into effect, can register and vote at the coming school election. Secretary Player consulted Attorney Chas. B.
Stark, of the board, and then stated that nobody will be allowed to vote at the coming election who has changed his residence since August 23, IS95. It is understood that an independent, or citizens' movement has been launched. and that a ticket for Directors-at-large will be placed in the field. Nothing definite could be determined as to the certainty of this movement, although several gentlemen were mentioned as being willing to run on a ticket of that character. Among those mentioned as candidates are: Scott H.
Biewett, E. A. Jones, L. Methudy, George C. Hitchco*ck and W.
B. Douglass. Four of these will probably comprise the proposed ticket. THE PARTY'S BIRTHDAY. Plans for Its Celebration Being- Perfected by Local Republicans.
The Merchants' League Republican Club's Executive Committee is at work considering the most fitting manner in which to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the Republican party on February 22. The plan considered most feasible is to have a meeting open to friends and members of the club at Its elegant new quarters, with speeches by prominent local Republicans and a musical and literary entertainment. This plan is favored by Judge Tatty, the President of the club, and will, according to present indications, be carried out. President Woerheide, of the Lincoln Club, says positively that that organization will celebrate the anniversary in accordance with the "Globe-Democrat's" repeated suggestions. The Directors' meeting.
to have teen held Thursday, was postponed, as there was not a quorum present, but it is promised that the matter will be discussed and plans for the arranged within a few days. Democratic "New The prime movers of the Democratic "new movement," with their henchmen and parasites, assembled last night at the Lindell Hotel to complete arrangements for the precinct mass meetings to be held simultaneously all over the city next Tuesday night for the purpose of electing representatives to the central organization of the "movement." Officers of the precinct clubs will also be elected, unless present plans miscarry. Nearly all of the chosen Chairmen were present, though some nine or ten precincts were not represented. The call for the meetings will be issued to-day, and in cases where the Chairman chosen does not respond the voters will be empowered to elect a Chairman for the occasion. Political Notes.
The Eighth Ward Central Republican Committee will hold a meeting at Jost's Hall, Gano and Florissant avenues, this evening. Fred A. Fodde announces himself a candidate for the Republican nomination for member at large of the School Board, subject to the decision of the Republican Convention. Cripple Creek is reached direct via the Missouri Pacific Railway. Choice of two routes.
Local BrovItleso. The St. Louis Deaf Mute Club will give its fourteenth annual mask ball at West St. Louts Turner Hall this evening. Mayor Walbridge will attend.
The St. Louis Homeopathic Medical Society wiil hold a regular meeting in the Public Library building, corner of Ninth and Locust streets, this evening. An essay entitled "Christian Science" will be delivered by Dr. W. A.
Edmonds. Jacob Reinkins, a saloonkeeper at 4257 Hunt avenue, who has bee confined to his bed three weeks with bra fever. became violent yesterday and att ipted to jump from the second-story window of his home, but was restrained by his attendants. He was taken to the Alexian Brothers' Hospital in a. city ambulance.
An inquest was held yesterday on the body of John May, who fell down a flight of stairs at 615 Franklin avenue, on the 7th instant. receiving injuries which resulted In his death last Thursday at the City Hospital. May fell upon his head and face, causing a fracture of the skull. A verdict of accidental death was returned.1 Michael Seeger, a laborer, living at 303 South Third. street, walked from his home at 3 o'clock yesterday morning to the residence of his employer, Frank Schmidt, at 2426 South Third street.
in his bare feet, more than a score of blocks, and informed Mr. Schmidt that God had commanded him to quit work and go to preaching. Schmidt called a policeman and Seeger was taken to the City Hospital, supposed to be insane, At 6 o'clock yesterday morning Frank Robinson. a machinist, living at the Green Tree Hotel, wandered across a wharlboat at the foot of Pine street. and fell into the river.
He was very drunk at the time, but managed to yell loud enough to summon Watchman John Morissey of the tugboat Susie Hazard. to his assistance. After being taken Out of the river he was sent to the Dispensary and from there transferred to the City Hospital. Crawford's Gloves are the best family would remain in St. Louis, but did not know whether Mr.
Niedringhaus intended to buy, build or board after he vacates the old homestead. EMPLOYES EXCITED. Threatened Fire CRICINCIN Commotion in the Lindell Hotel. There was excitement for a little while last night at the Lindell Hotel. Shortly before 9 o'clock an Odor as of burning wood filled the oorrbdors, and within a bhort time a haze of white smoke hung about the chandeliers throughout 'the upper floors.
The odor grew more noticeable steadily and caused an anxiety which bordered on consternation amongst the employes of the hotel. Chambermaids on one of the upper floors were thoroughly alarmed, and came downstairs hurriedly, and hastened through the corridors trying to find the fire. The news that something was burning about the building was carried to the office. The night clerk and a number of porters hurried upstairs, and after searching about succeeded in locating the lire in the ladies' ordinary on the parlor floor, where a political meeting was in progress. The trouble was caused by an electric light wire which set fire to the wooden insulator through which the wires passed.
An electrician was summoned at once from the basem*nt and be turned oft the current and ext.inguished the fire. When those who were attending the political meeting' discovered that the fire was in the room they were occupying, many of them prepared to make a break for the door. and were only restrained from doing so by the Chairman, who assured them that there was no danger. The matter was kept very quiet, and it is doubtful whether any of the guests knew of the danger which seemed imminent for a time. Crawford's Corsets are the best.
Personal Mention. H. C. Arnold, of Toronto, is at the Moger. Judge rt.
D. Adams, of Fairfield, at the Benton. Mr. and Mrs. D.
K. Torrey, of St. Joseph, are at Hurst's. Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Perry, of Kansas City, are at the Southern. Frank Barton, a globe-circling bicyclist, Is at the. St.
James. Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Henry, of Olney, are at the Moser.
Mr, and Mrs. G. W. Delaney, of Hannibal, are at the Planters'. N.
B. Daniel, a merchant of Eglantine, is at Hotel Barnum. John C. and Miss Georgia Norman, of are at the Moser. Gen.
PA3well Clayton, of Arkansas, registered at the Planters' yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Landon, H. S. Bearden and Miss Burkhart, of Springfield, are at the Planters'. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Weimer, of Carrollton, are at the Planters'. J.
H. Anderson, of Weatherford, and Edward Shift, of Greenville, are at the Laclede. They are merchants. Mrs. B.
S. Webster, J. Crawford Lyons and the Misses Nannie and Grace Lyons, of Baltimore, are at the Planters'. John M. Ewing, of Milwaukee, is at the Planters'.
He holds the proxy of Mr. Payne in the Republican National Committee. Gardiner Lathrop, a Kansas City dry goods Jobber, is at the St. Nicholas, with his daughters, the Misses Fannie and Jessie. A.
Rozelle, of Lamar, is at the Lindell. The gentleman is a member of the Populist National Chairman Taubeneck is expected this morning. Committee headquarters will probably be established at the hotel in a few days. Supt. Solden, of the Public Schools, will leave this evening for Jacksonville, where he goes to attend the annual meeting of the National Educational Association.
Prof. Soldan will deliver an address before that body next Thursday on "What Should the High School Do for the Graduate of the Elementary Sabool?" Youthful Fortune Seekers. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. QUINCY, February 14.Yesterily afternoon Philip Koehler missed hi a three chilOren, two girls aged 11 and 0 years and boy aged 8 years, who had mysteriously disappeared from their borne. The detectives followed a clew, and at a late hour last night found them two miles south of the city in the home of a farmer, who, on discovering them traveling on the nubile road, completely tired out and nearly frozen, had kindly given them a shelter.
They announced they were weary of the monotony of home life. and had started out to seek their fortune. In their equipments they carried a sack containing summer clothing, weighing 25 pounds; in baskets they had pies, bread and other food, and they had a bucket containing hammer and nails. a can for cooking, and a hatchet and saw and other building tools. The absence of firearms for protection was explained by there being none available for the trip.
When the officers brought them home they seemed well satisfied in abandoning their venture. Master Builders Association. The regular weekly meeting of the Master Builders' Association, the new organization, compose' of the most prominent building contractors of the City, was held last night in the Odd Fellows' building. President Daniel Evans occupied the chair, and Secretary U. L.
Weber attended to the duties of that Office. A large attendance was present. The principal business of the meeting was to collect the- capital stock. preparatory to applying for a charter. The new organization is to be capitalized at one-half paid up.
and this entire sum was collected last night. Sixty-seven builders have signed the roll. and are now full-fledged members of- the association. The membership is limited to 100, and hereafter all applications will be voted on by ballot. Permanent quarters for the association have been, selected in the Turner building.
The rooms are to be elaborately fitted up, and it will probably be six weeks before they are ready for occupancy. Colorado Italian Lynching' Canea. DENVER, February it Attorney General Carr's stenographer arrived to-day from Walsenburg with a transcript of the evidence taken by the Grand Jury in the case of the Italians who were lynched last March. The Jury, after being out three hours. found that three Italians and one American came to their deaths at the hands of persons unknown.
Two of the Italians had taken out naturalization papers. Dr. Joseph Cuneo, acting cc unsel for Italy, has written to Gov. McIntyre and Attorney General Carr- thanking thent for the energy and interest displayed in the investigation and trial. NATIONAL CONVENTION HALL An Auditorium Capable of Beating lt.
ui lt. ilt uilt. will Probably Be Located on the New City Hall Square, Fronting on Clark Avenue, Between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets Result of a Conference of National and Local Committeemen. A "Convention auditorium" will be built for the National Republican Convention. This was definitely decided upon yesterday and officially announced.
The site for the new building was also practically selected, though the selection was not officially announced. From authoritative sources it was learned that the south end of the square In which the new City Hall Is located was chosen, contingent upon the city giving the right, which seems assured. This is the site mentioned for the proposed Armory. The Convention auditorium will thus front on the north side of Clark avenue. between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
This site was Inspected yesterday by the members of the Hall Committee, who at once declared that if it can be secured from the city it will be accepted by them. While It Is not anticipated that there will be any difficulty in securing it, of course, the formal promise must be obtained before definitely deciding with regard to it. The matter will be taken up again to-day. It will be remembered that at the recent meeting in St. Louis of the subcommittee of the National Republican Committee the hall matter was, after some discussion.
referred to a special committee. The members of this special committee met yesterday morning with the local committee having the matter in charge. There were present on behalf of the Republican National Committee, Gen: Powell Clayton, of Arkansas; John M. Ewing, representing Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin.
The local committee was represented by S. M. Kennard, W. H. Thompson and R.
C. Kerens. Architect Isaac Taylor. of this city, and Consulting Architect D. Adler, of Chicago, were also in attendance.
Mr Taylor submitted plans of the Exposition building as proposed to be altered for the Convention, and also plans of a new ball or wigwam. After considerable discussion it was the members of the ball committee that the former Is not so constructed as to afford all of the desirable facilities for the accommodation of the Convention, and the seating of 12,000 people in a manner which would enable all to see and hear with comfort. It was also agreed that a wigwam was not desirable. The local committee, therefore, decided to erect a "Convention Auditorium," especially designed in all of its arrangements to meet the requirements of a large Convention, and to seat not less than 12,000 people. The time is at hand when operations must be commenced if the "Auditorium" is to be ready by June.
Plans of the proposed building will be drawn immediately, and submitted to the hall committee. The exact character of the building has not yet been settled upon, but it is announced that it will probably cost about $45,000, and will be substantial, so that It can be used for Convention purposes for a few years at least. In connection with the selection of a site not a few who have the Interests of the city at heart suggest that the right thing to do Is to build the new hall on the block of ground Immediately fronting on Market street, opposite the Union Station. As the block at present stands it mars one of the finest railroad terminals in the world, and Is nothing less than an eyesore to the visitor to the city. Several suggestions have been made for its improvement by the city, but so far they have come to naught.
"Now is the opportunity for the city, through its local convention committee, to make the Immediate surroundings of the Union Depot what they ought to be. No better site could be selected for a public hall than that block of ground on Market street, which at present is such a drawback to one of the most beautiful structures in the world." These were the words of a prominent citizen. The difficulty about selecting the block of ground in question is found in the limited time which the committee has at its disposal in which to finish the bail. To secure the ground the committee would have to purclime it outright, or to enter condemnation proceedings. The former would be too costly, while the latter would result in litigation that would delay matters, perhaps, for months.
Altogether the ground adjoining the City Hall seems to be, if not suitable, the most available. It will be remembered that a bill was Introduced in the Assembly some weeks ago giving the right to utilize it for the purpose of building an armory. That bill is now before a committee. By a slight change it could be made to authorize the erection of the Convention Auditorium on the site. The members of the local committee, however, did not seem to think that the passage of an ordinance by the Municipal Assembly would be necesary to obtain possession of the ground.
One of their number Intimated that the Mayor would have the power to turn it Over to the citizens. If such be the case, it would, of course, facilitate matters, obviating the necessity of the formalities which attend the passage of any ordinance. The Mayor was questioned concerning the subject last night by a "Globe-Democrat" reporter, and this is what he said: "I do not exactly know whether I am vested with the power to donate, for public purposes, ground belonging to the city. What I do know is that if I have the power to give the piece of ground which the Convention Committee seems to think desirable as a site for a Convention Hall, I shall give it to the committee with a great degree of pleasure. If I have not the power, of course an ordinance would have to be passed by the Municipal Assembly making it over.to the committee for the purpose which I 'have mentioned.
This need not involve any delay worth mentioning, since both branches of the Assembly can meet as often as they please." Take the Missouri Pacific Railway, which offers choice of two routes to Cripple 'Creek, Colorado. Me. Niedrinthaux Sells His Residenee. Mr. F.
G. Niedringhaus has sold his beautiful residence and premises at the northeast corner of Franklin and Garrison avenues to the Baptist Hospital. The house is to be fitted up immediately for hospital purposes, as the old Baptist Hospital, at Nineteenth and Carr streets. has been crowded for more than a year. The particulars of the deal could not be learned, as Mr.
Niedringhaus is out of the city, and his wife could only confirm the sale. but could not furnish details. She I if 1 1 It FIRE SALE. FURNITURE) OUR LOSS ADJUSTED See Sunday papers for particulars. 814-818 N.
BROADWAY. MUNICIPAL MATTERS. -House of Delegates. The session of the House of Delegates last night was dull and uninteresting compared with recent meetings, being characterized by nothing but length and slow progress on its work. Mr.
Sullivan objected to the minutes of the previous meeting being approved, from the fact that an adjournment had been taken while he was on the floor making a talk. Mr. Kelly Introduced a bill providing assistance to the President of the Board of Public Improvements to superintend the construction of the new City Hall. It provides for the employment of a consulting architect, at a compensation of $25 a day for time actually employed; the total not to exceed $3090 a year; a superintendent of ecestruction, at a salary of $200 a month; a chief inspector, at a salary of $125 a month; six inspectors and Pour draughtsmen to look after work and prepare drawings, who shall receive a salary of $83.33 a month. Mr.
presented a bill to vacate an east and west alley in city block No. 1558. Mr. De Brodt presented a bill asking the Street Commissioner to inform the House why the obstructions on Ann avenue, at of Jefferson, had not been removed. This is a mea.tire to interfere with the maintenance of the South Side race track, which extends across the thoroughfare.
The report of the City Hall Investigating Committee was deferred till the next meeting. The following bills were passed: Appropriating $6000 additional to cover expense of the Justice of the Peace courts; to authorize the City Collector to employ nine more clerks; providing for an increase of salary of the chief clerk in the Harbor Department from $1000 to $1215) a year; to improve Cherokee street, from Lemp avenue to California avenue, with granite; granting a claim of $1:1:4.28 in favor of John Magner, a building inspector, and appropriating $4620 to pay damages for opening Lucky street from Prairie avenue to Whittier street. The bill providing for street signs and appropriating, $16,0110 to defray the expense was laid over for one week. The bill to license farmers and others selling green fruits, vegetables, in the city was tiled. Adjourned till Tuesday evening.
City Council Proceedinget. 'rhe Council at a meeting held last night adopted the report submitted by the new City Hall Investigating Committee, which holds President Mc Math, of the Board of Public Improvements, responsible for the delays in the construction of the new City Hall. The motion to adopt only prevailed after a long and bitter fight, during which Mr. Mc Niath's cause was pleaded by President Nagel and Messrs. Ferriss, Kotany and Horton Councilman Clarke led the opposing forces.
Mr. Ives seemed undecided, and when It came to voting on the prv he hesi- tated, and finally said "yes, Ra yi at the same time that he voted according to his information on the subject but against his feelings. Following is the vote by which the report was adopted: YeasMessrs. Brinkmeyer, Clarke, Gast, Hagan, Ives, Uthoff and Vallat-7. Eerriss, Horton, Keyes, Kotany and Nagel-5.
AbsentMr. Heckel. Mr. Nagel, in his defense of President Mc-Math, intimated that he was in possession of facts not known to the other members of the Council which made him believe that Mc-Math was made a scapegoat to carry the sins of other public officials. He approved Mr.
McNiath's course In regard to the construction of the new building in every particular, but thought. perhaps, the defects in some of the material used had been overestimated. Mr. Ives male a lengthy statement in regard to the conclusion of the committee. Mr.
Clarke did likewise, and in the course of his remarks took ocecusion to deny the charge that ex-Mayor Noonan had dictated some porticms of the report. Outside of the discussion of the committee's report. very little business was transacted. From the Board of Public Improvements came an ordinance to revise existing ordinances in relation to the office of the Supervisor of City Lighting, which allows that department two more men for night service. Mr.
Keyes introduced a bill to vacate 5 feet of the north and south alley in city block 2199. Mr. Horton introduced the ordinance to provide the President of the Board of Public Improvements with assistants to supervise the work of construction In the new City Hall, the nature of which has already been printed in the "Globe-Democrat." A communication from the iNierchants Exchange was received recommending the appropriation of more money to improve and maintain streets. Mr. Ferris presented a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the Mayor to inform the Council as to which departments of the city government are in need of more employes.
A number of bills. he said. are now pending increasing' the force in several de- partments, and the Committee on Legislation, to whom the measures have been referred, is unable to inveetigate. Bills to create the office of coal passer at the Court House and to reconstruct alley in city block 1417 were voted down. The bill regulating the use et signs and 1, vtt -4 sidewalks WWII passed, as was also the bill to open and an alley In City blizwk 3792 Pillrures Show a Deficit.
Comptroller Sturgeon yesterday receive(' a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the St. Louis Merchants' Bridge Terminal Railway Company for the year ending December 31, It is certified to by C. C. Rainwater. President of the company.
and D. Heuer, Secretary. It is as follows; RECEIPTS. Passenger earnings 6.1 Freight earnings 4o272 Oa Other earnings from operation 111,634 59 Other sources 411.t110 Total ........1006,474 94 EXPENSES. Condueting transportation .4129.8112 At Mot IVO power 76,422 22 Maintemtnee of earn 13,294 40 Maintenance of way 44.4411 mit General expenses 04.01 4 tit Interest On botols 00 Rentals anti leamed property 206.234 it) InterestGeneral 44.aO7 149 Tntal Deficit, 1151,427.35.
Streetx enn Not He I Ned for Markel. Councilman Paulus Gast, Chairman of the Committee on Markets, is in receipt of a letter from -City Counselor Marshall in which an opinion Is given that the bills now pending before the Municipal Assembly to set apart portions of various streets during certain hours of the day to he used stands for gardeners and hawkers can not be legally passed. The city, Mr. Marshall says, can not devote any street cr public highway, the cost of opening and improving which has been assessed upon the property owners, to uses-other than street purposes. Place Your Order Early.
$1.00 for 100 finest CALLING CARDS from plate, and but $150 for 100 cards and finely engraved copper 'plate. JACCARD'S, BROADWAY, COB. LOCUST. THE CRIMINAL COURTS. Prbsonern Sentenced Yenterdny.
John Clark was sentenced to two years in the Penitentiary yesterday morning in Division No. 1 of the Criminal Court upon his plea of guilty to grand larceny. lie was Indicted with George Williams on a charge of burglary and larceny. The indictment alleges the theft of 50 worth of clothing from Louis A. Grassmuck, of flu North Eleventh street, November 10 last.
Frank Dumas, alias Ritter. pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rob, and received a Penitentiary sentence of four years. Two other indictments returned against him by tho January Grand Jury charge highway robbery and assault with intent to rob. These, however. were nolle prod In consequence of the defendant's plea.
Edward Parker and Ralph Weaver were each sentenced to the Work House for six months for malicious destruction of property. The indictment charged them with breaking into the building of Herman Bergmann, 1i0111 Franklin avenue, September I. Leon Dandridge, a 17-year-old boy. pleaded guilty to the theft of $103 and two checks amounting to $50 from Nicholas Schweitzer, of 1920 Franklin avenue, November 6, and was sentenced by Judge Harvey yesterday morning to two years in the Reform School, at Boonville, Mo. Street Railway Company Pined.
The Fourth Street and Arsenal Railway. of which Charles Green is President, was fined $'275 yesterday morning in the First District Police Court on a charge of violating section 1274 of the Revised This requires that "all street railroad companies shall keep in repair the Itpace between the rails and the spaee between the tracks where there Is a doubie traek or more, and t2 inches outside of each outside rail." A failure to do so is punishable by a tine of not less than $5 nor more than Esso. It is charged that the Fourth Street and Arsenal Railway failed to place in it original condition Third street south of Chou-teen avenue. and that the Street Commiseloner was obliged to have the work done at the city's expenae. It is said that the street railway companies are required to deposit $100 each with the Street Commissioner to cover any expense which may ba Incurred In repairing that portion of the streets for which the railway companies are responsible.
The cost of repairing the street in this patticular-case was $175. and the fine included the amount or this expenditure and the amount of the deposit required. Aloe Fire Vietime Food. A handsome contribution to the "Globe-Democrat's" relief fond for the Aloe firs ucussao 1.4C Lao 1iU attl, LIM I rawrorcrs einoes are the Pest said last night that the Crawford's Shoes are the best, I I. 4, I.
