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5 St ssniB 0Si-gispt SDurstrajr, ianuarg 151891. TCJT UMPHRBY THE CUTTING DOWN FEES 60. siniois HHILE Yd ABE SOLE AGENTS FOR Our Surplus Stock Goes Six-Dollar Shoes for Five-Dollar Shoes for Four-Dollar Shoes for Three-Dollar Shoes for. Two-Fifty Shoes for Two-Dollar Shoes for One-Fifly Shoes for This cut applies to Ladies', Gents', Boys' and Girls' Footwear, and, in fact, to all Surplus Stock and Broken Lots. front Open Every Saturday 'When stovens get Dorroms or rnepensr-wnen 0 St.

Louis. Jan. 15, 1391. The indication for to-day art tight rain snow; colder. Star Shirts.

We've more than one hundred dozen of these excellent Shirts, and they must go before CONSEQUENTLY, A SPECIAL SALE AND A SPECIAL PRICE OF ONE DOLLAR. You'll find one of our Broadway show-windows full of them. MARK YOU, THE STAR SHIRTS wear better, fit better and WASH BUTTER THAN MY OTHER. Wear, them once and you'll wear no other. IT-Don't forget the MEN'S OVERCOATS at 15.

They're elegrant Chinchillas, Kerseys and Meltons; many of them were flS, f20 and $22. Broadway and Pine. QUICK MEAL GAS STOVES. R1NGEN STOVE CO. B08 N.

Fourth St. ESTABLISHED 1858. CLEANING, DYEING AND REPAIRING SUITS CLEANED IN SIX HOURS. Cleaning. Dyeing.

001 Con $2 00 60 Pants 1 OO 50 Vests 1 OO Punts Vesta W. BURBLED, 6N. 6th bet. Market and Chestnut, St. IawAs.

Ma Order by express promptly attended to. Claims He Was Bobbed. Joe Goss, a cook, tells a wild, weird story of an encounter with highwaymen last night on Nineteenth street, between Olive an Locust streets, between the hours of 12 and f. i mm i it RVA are givertmmmrt hey aft never hred of Two servants in two neighboring houses dwelt. But differently their daily labor felt; Jaded and weary of her life was one, Always at work, and yet 'twas never done.

The other walked out nightly with her beau, But then she cleaned house with SAPOLIO, JLvxrAxAt. Kilter. Office GREELEY BURNHAM GROCER CO. Purina Manufacturing GENTLEMEN The Purina Filter that I am using at my residence is giving the best of I can recommend it as the most effective and simplest filter in the market, as the siphon conveying the water does away with the objectionable feature of sponges used in other filters. Yours truly, A.

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HER DEAD BABE IN HER ASMS. The Sad Story of Mrs. Garrison, Abandoned by Her Husband. New York, Jan. 15.

In a frightfully emaciated condition, racked by hunger and ravaged by disease, Mrs. Samuel Garrison, a young married woman, residing, at No. 63 Garden street Yonkers, was yesterday discovered by the charity authorities of that town. The poor woman was lying on the bare floor of a draughty, cheerless room at the address mentioned, her head resting on a small bundle of rags and tightly clasped In her withered arms was the dead form of an infant 2 years old. The premonitory chill of death pervaded the surroundings.

The set, stony gaze of near death was In the unfortunate woman's eyes, and what evidence their Indications lacked of the approach of the grim specter were furnished by the cold and stiffening limbs. The timely discovery by the authorities may be the means of saving the woman's life, but It Is doubtful. Investigation brought out the pitiful story of desertion of a husband. Mrs. Garrison was a pretty woman before hunger and destitution disfigured her features.

She lives on Garden street, and for many months she and the husband, who deceived and deserted her, spent happy hours In their cheerful home. Then the man became cold-hearted and a decreasing affection for his wife was plainly perceptible. Neighbors say the wife did not deserve this treatment and that she was a loving little woman. However this maybe, the husband began staying away at night. Frequently his absence was prolonged for two or three nights, and even a week at a time.

Finally he failed to return home at all. The last penny In the house was spent for milk for the Infant. Then the furniture, the carpets, the bedding, the stove all went that bread might be had to maintain even a precarious existence. Previous to these troubles Mrs. Garrison was a sociable woman and well liked among her neighbors.

When the last household article was sold for bread and no other means of prolonging life was apparent, the broken-hearted mother lay down with her child to die. She could do nothing else. She was too weak to go out to work, and had no way of notifying her friends. But they missed her and Instituted Inquiries for her. It was then that her plight was discovered, and the Charity authorities were notified.

Commissioner Rayor visited the house yesterday and had the woman removed to the hospital. The dead child was taken to the morgue, where an Inquest was held on the body. The whereabouts of the husband are not known. An attempt will be made to find him. WEDDING PRESENTS.

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JKWSendfor catalogue; 2,000 engravings. DIDN'T MOURN FOR HIM. Salvation Army Funeral Services Turned Into a Revival Meeting. New York, Jan. 15.

A black-walnut coffin containing the remains of Thomas Waugb, a mason, who was killed by a falling stone while at work on a new building, rested on two stools at the base of the platform In the Salvation Army barracks on West Fourteenth street last night. Waugh had been an enthus-1 lastlc Salvationist and his comrades were conducting his funeral services. There wasa gathering in the hall. Capt. Wood, a bright-faced girl with rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes, conducted the services.

We have not come hereto mourn for our brother," she said, "we mourn for ourselves. We have not come here to repeat prayers for his soul. He prayed for his own soul. We are not going to ask to save him because we know that God has saved him. Then she continued exhorting the living to leave their wicked ways and be saved.

When she had finished the organist played Washed In the Blood of the Lamb," and everybody sang. From that moment, although several of the speakers referred to the work Waugh had done in the Salvation Army, no attention was paid to the coffin which rested near the platform It was a regular revival meeting after that, with noisy songs and hallelujahs. AN EXPLOSION OF SHOVELS. A Squad of Police Could Not Keep the Crowds Back. Never before was such a scene witnessed around the Globe Shoe Clothing storerooms, 703 to 713 Franklin avenue, where the great Shovel 'Em Out Clearing Sale is now at Its height.

It Is no wonder. Men's good overcoats are going as low as $1.15. Men's good suits as low as $3.83, to the finest Baltimore merchant tailor, $20, $25 and $30 suits and overcoats, $12.75. Boys' suits and overcoats as low as 49c and 69c, to the finest Baltimore merchant tailor $20 and $25 suits and overcoats. $11.45 and $11.95.

Boys' pants as low as 14c, to the finest In proportion. Men's good pants from 99c te the finest Baltimore (merchant tailor $7 and $8 pants, $4.85. Ladles $1.25 Dongola shoes, 75c, and $3 shoes, $1.85. Misses rubbers, $i5c. Men's $1.60 shoes, 99c, and $3.50 shoes, $1 velvet slippers, 59c.

Four-ply linen collars, 2Vsc cuffs, 5c; 35c fancy Balbrlggan half-hose, 15c. Pine linen unlaundered shirts, embroidered linen handkerchiefs, 5c; gold-headed umbrellas, 55c; $1.25 P. K. shirts, 55c; flannelette shirts, 29c. All-wool natural underwear, 50c fine black underwear, 75c; fine camel's-halr (underwear, 99c.

Men's $2 Derby bats, 99c; $2.50 and $3 Derby hats, boys' polo caps, 5c; boys' plush and As trakhan caps, 19c; 1,000 men's vests, 49c, and finest clothing, shoes, hats and furnishing goods shoveled out at never-before-heard-of low prices. Open evenings until Saturday until 11. BROUGHT BACK FROM CHICAGO. George Diockman, Alias Answer for Several Burglaries. to onicer GocKing oi tne Fourtii District returned this morning from Chicago and lodged In 1 the Four Courts holdover one George Dleckman, alias George Messier, alias Squint.

Dleckman was arrested by Chicago author ltles early In the week on Information to the efiect that he was wanted In this city. It Is alleged that the prisoner in company with John Howard and two other well-known thieves did several Jobs of daylight burglary during the latter part of December. Among the residences which Dleckman Is charged with entering are those of James McGerrlty, 1846 Madison street Thomas Walker, 2710 Lefflngwell avenue; John Walker, i908Latlln street; Michael Utt, 2205 North Ninth street, and John Kenny, 1929 Carr street. Howard is also under arrest and was on Tuesday held to the Grand-jury In two cases of burglary. Insist on having the genuine Red Cross Cough Drops.

Five cents per box. Representative Martin's Bill Affecting the Office of Coal Oil Inspector. THE SENATE WRANGLES OYER THE ELECTION 01- AN EXTRA PAGE. A. Bill Creating the Office of State Bank Inspector The Republican.

Senatorial Canons Farmer Members -Earnest in Their Eight on Corporations Notes From the State Capital. Jefferson Citt, Jan 15. The House was in session a little over an hour this morning, and some thirty-five new bills were Introduced. Most of the time was put in discussing a resolution offered by Representative Mays of Green, favoring the free coinage of silver. Lyman of Kansas City attacked the resolution and said It was about time to kill off such buncombe.

He said the Legislature had nothing to dowlth the coinage of silver and that such resolutions only delayed business without accomplishing any good. Representative Tom Martin of St. Louis, has a bill amending the Coal Oil Inspector law. The bill provides that there shall be Coal Oil Inspectors in St. Louis, Kansas City, St.

Joseph and Hannibal, and specifies how they shall Inspect oils, fixing the fees for such inspection. A feature of the bill which will hardly meet with the approval of Col. J. Griff Prather, the St. Louis Inspector, Is that which requires the payment ol all the fees collected to the office of the State Treasurer.

In lieu of the fees the Inspectors will receive salaries. The amount fixed for the St. Louis inspector Is $3,000 per annum, and he can employ a deputy at $1,200 a year. Representative Martin did not have the bill ready for introduction this morning, but says he will present It the first thing to-morrow. The House adjourned at 11 o'clock until 9:3 to-morrow morning.

THE SEX ATE. The Senate wrangled nearly an hour this morning over the momentous question of engaging an additional page for the use of the President of that body. It was finally decided to employ another page, and the place was given to the young son of Senator O'Ban-non, a Republican member. Some of the Democratic Senators did not like the Idea of votlag for a Republican boy and declined to vote, but young O'Bannon got. the position.

The Sparks resolution for the appointment of a commission on school text books did not prevail, a majority of the Senators taking the view that the whole matter should be left to the standing Committee on Education. A bill was Introduced by Senator Cochran of St. Joseph creating the office of State Bank Inspector and defining the duties of the office. OSCAR KOCHTITZKT DEAD. Ex-Labor Commissioner Oscar Kochtltzky died at an early hour this morning at his home after a brief Illness of pneumonia.

He served during the Mar'maduke and Morehouse administrations and was veTy active In his capacity as Chief of the Labor Bureau in the great Southwest strike in the spring of 1836. THE FIGHT ON CORPORATIONS. The corporations, and particularly the railroads, have reason to feel nervous at the out break in the Assembly. The House, with Its big majority of farmers, Is bent on regulating the railroads, express and sleeping-car com panies. The passage of the reso lution requesting the Secretary of State to furnish the House with a complete list of all the corporations In the State, their officers, date of Incorporation, capital stock and taxable wealth.

In the face of the Secretary's report, that It would take ten expert clerks at least two and probably three months to complete the Information desired, shows how earnest the farmers are to carefully Investigate the matter. The opinion Is general among them that the railroads do not bear their share of taxation, and they declare they will know the reason why before they conclude their Investigation. Col. A. C.

Dawes of St. Joseph, General Western Passenger Agent of the B. Q. John H. Carroll of the same company, and W.

II. Phelps of the Missouri Pacific, have been here during the past few days, but have little to say about the attitude of the house. The bills affecting railroads have been passed to the second reading and will go to the Committee on Internal Improvements when Speaker Tuttle makes his announcements. Among the number Is the bill to reduce passenger rates on trunk and branch roads. From present Indications It Is safe to predict any number of bills to regulate the railroads and other corportlons.

THE "HOLDOVER" LAW. Senator Espenchled of St. Louis has Introduced a bill which will be watched with Interest by the police and prosecuting authorities of the State. It amends the law limiting the detention of suspects to twenty hours and extends the time to forty -eight hours. The police officials of St.

Louis will, It Is expected, strongly urge the passage of this measure. Under the present law a person suspected of a crime and locked up pending an Investigation must be released after twenty hours. This time Is not consid ered sufficient, as the Investigations are at times necessarily slow. Senator Espenchled argues that the bill will, If passed, give the police material assistance In the detection and punishment of crime. THE LABOR BUREAU.

Labor Commissioner Merrlweather wants to extend the work of his department to make It a sort of an Immigration as well as a labor bureau. It will take an additional approprl atlon to carry out this idea and an act of the Legislature as well, but the Commissioner seems confident of getting both. He proposes to gather statistics from every city and county In the State, showing the industries of all kinds and their development. The bill will be presented by Senator Espenchled. DEFENDING THE INDIANS.

The warring Sioux Indians have found a defender In Representative Skaggs of Marys County. Mr. Skaggs has had little to say thus far this session, but late yesterday afternoon he let himself out with a resolution censuring the national administration for Its treatment and management of the Northwestern In dian tribes. He has been giving some attention to the Indian war of late and has reached the conclusion that Two Strike, Young-Man-Afrald-of-Hls-Horse and other Sioux leaders have not been treated properly by the Government. He said so at least, In his resolution, and asked the House to adopt it.

Lyman of Kansas City, who is less sentimental on Indian mat ters, lost no time In getting tee resolution re ferred to the Committee on Federal Re la tions. POLITICS AND TARIFF Representative' Coots of Platte Injected some politics Into the afternoon session with a resolution to memorialize Congress to place paper and pulp on the free list to cheapen the cost of school books. This brought the irrepressible Tubbs to his feet, loaded with a speech In support of the McKlnley bill. For a time an lnexbaustable tariff discussion seemed Imminent, bnt Lyman of Kansas City, 'again came to the rescue of the House and had an amendment to the resolution tabled which carrried Mr. Coots' production with lt.

Lyman said he would not yield a point when It came to Democracy and Democratic doctrine, but at the same time did not be lieve, in discussing the tariff In the Leglsla ture when there was important business to be transacted. WILL CAUCUS AGAIN. The Republican members of the two Houses have organized to hold another caucus Mon day evening next, when the senatorial noml nation will be given to one of the faithful who is willing to be slaughtered at the Vest picnic which takes place next Thursday The Republicans call It the "corapll mentary vote," and Just at present Senator The Only Filters That Are Fully Guaranteed to Give PURE, CLEAR WATER, and Yet No Trouble to the' Housewife. Take One? don (Wis.) banker, was to-day convicted of complicity in the Hurley bank robbery of Sept. 19, 1889.

Mr. Perrln was charged with receiving and disposing of a part of the $40,000 stolen from the bank. His son, Phelps Perrln, the bank bookkeeper, and V. Baker of Ironwood, are serving flve- yeapiterms for the robbery. Acquitted of Murder.

New York, Jan. 15. Frank H. Richardson was acquitted In the General Sessions Court in Jersey City yesterday, for killing John Costl- gan on the night of Nov. 24.

Richardson was on his way home at a late hour that night, accompanied by his wife, when a gang of hoodlums insulted his wife and then as saulted him. Richardson drew a knife and stabbed Costigan, who died of his injury. Post-Office Bobbery. JACKSouviixE.Fla., Jan. 15.

A special from Key West to the Timet-Union says that the safe In the Post-office there was blown open by thieves early yesterday morning and $2,300 In money, stamps, stolen, besides ihe contents of twenty-four registered letters. n.i.. Harer or uarnweu, s. trade a baker, has been arrested on suspicion. His chum, John Cllne, Is missing.

The amount of money in the registered letters is supposed to be large. A Coroner Charged With Bobbery. Hot Springs, Jan. 15. Coroner Wil son of this place was yesterday arrested on the charge of stealing a diamong ring, stud ana watch found on the body of J.

A. Wright, who was shot Monday afternoon by Tom Den nis. Mrs. Wright, widow of the dead man. swore out the warrant.

The undertaker who took charge of Wright's body swears that he turned the articles over to the Coroner. Wil son gave Dond Tor nis appearance before a Justice of the Peace to-day. Held Up In a Hotel. Galena, 111., 15. A masked robber held up the night clerk of the De Soto House in a hallway of the hotel at 1 o'clock this morning and took a large sum of money be longing to J.

A. McConnell, the proprietor. The rotiDer escaped. Killed by His Teacher. MATTOON, Jan.

15. Thos. Nichols died at Lerna yesterday morning from the effects of wounds received In a fight with the district school teacher. Nichols had forced a fight upon his teacher, and the latter defended himself with a knife. Foul Flay Feared.

Clinton, Jan. 15. George Jennings left here Oct. 17, 1890, with Dr. Russell, an optician from Independence, and has not been heard from since.

His friends fear foul play. Fob base burners use Pittsburg crushed coke. Devoy Feuerborn, sole agents, 708 Pine street. pike County College Presidency. Bowlino Green, Jan.

16. William Cullen, editor of the Louisiana Journal, was elected President of the Pike County College yesterday, in place of President Daw, who resigned to go to Fayette, where he will take charge of a female seminary. o'clock. Joe says he was going homejoeet. at Less Than Cost.

C4.50 S3.50 S3.00 S2.00 SI. 75 S1.50 SI.OO Broadway and Lucas Avenue. Night Until 10:30. Hdy they polish the cleaning up- DIED OF THE LOCKJAW. JOHN EEESE SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES INFLICTED BY UNKNOWN MEN.

A Night Assault Brings on a Fatal Case of Tetanus The Dead Ulan Attacked on Sis Way Home From Work The Police Working for a Clue His Mother's Story. There Is work for the Coroner and work for the police In the Third District. John Reese, a hard-working teamster last night from lockjaw at No. 1208 O'Fallon street, the trouble having been brought on by Injuries to the back of his head. As near as can be learned from the friends and relatives of the dead man he was hurt in an encounter In Kerry Patch.

The story as told by his mother is substantially as follows: "He was working as a teamster for a man at Eighteenth and North Market streets. He has been working there for ten years and was very steady In his habits. He used to take a short cut home from work after putting his horses away. One night lust before Christmas he came home wlfh blood all over him and acting dizzy, as If he was hurt. I asked him what was the matter, and he said that when he was on Nineteenth street, near a vacant lot, some men knocked him down from behind.

Then he began to shout, and one of the men gave him a kick in the head with the heel of his boot. That was all he would tell me, and he said he did not know any of the men. I told him that he ought to go to a doctor right away and have him look after his hurt, but he only laughed and said that It didn't amount to anything. It did not bother him much at first and he went back to his work again the next morn ing. He worked two or three days and then had to come home.

He did not like to do that at all because he was afraid of losing his Job. Then he began to get worse and I sent for three or four doctors, but we could not do anything and he died last night." THE ASSAILANTS UNKNOWN. The mother could give no Information as to Who her son's assailants were and did not at the time of his injury think the dan ger serious enougn to cause any inquiry into the circumstances of It. From the doctors it was learned that Reese was taken some days back with a very bad case of lock-jaw, and was unable to tell his story Efforts were made to learn from him the details of the assault, but nothing more than he had told to his mother could be learned. All he knew was that he had been attacked by three men whose names he did not know, and that after knock lng him down one of them kicked him In the head and they all ran away.

The Third District police took hold of the case this morning and tried to find some clew to the men who had assaulted Reese, but so far have failed. The men who knew Reese most Intimately ana wno took care or mm while he was sick could add but little to what was already known. This man's name is Robert Cor coran, who keeps a stand at Blddle Market Corcoran learned about as much of the story as the rest did and had no Idea as to who the perpetrators were. Last night he looked after the body of the dead man, and while performing these last services for his departed friend had an en counter with a man named Schultz. Schultz it is said, was under the Influence of liquor and wanted to get Into the room the body was and Corcoran prevented him Schultz got mad attacked Corcoran with a knife and cut him In the hand.

Assistance arrived and Schultz, was taken away. This morning Corcoran swore out a warrant against Schultz on charge of assault with Intent to kill. The Coroner will probably take hold of the case to-day, but there is but little chance of the men who caused Reese's death ever being Oiscovered. TO BTJHf VASES A splendid opportunity is offered in the great reduction sale now In progress at MERMOD A JACCARD'S, COR. BROADWAT AND LOCUST.

Price startlingly low. Why not tee themf Arrest of a Female Burglar. Sedalia, Jan. 15. Mrs.

Nellie Davis alias Nellie Lee, alias Mary Smith, wife of Davis, one of the four prisoners escaping from jail at Lexington on Sunday last, was arrested here Tuesday night on suspicion of being an accomplice In a recent burglary of postage stamps and other articles at mggins vllle. Many of the articles and some stamps were found in her possession. She was taken to Kansas City yesterday afternoon. Tartar's btr Curs, curci Sick Haaoaab. after having spent his substance for fiery fluid, and was "Just feeling good." Two men, he says, grabbed hlmby the arras, one on each side, but on going through his pockets they found nothing, whereupon one of the bold robbers proposed to chastise the penniless man.

Joe says thBt he then knocked one of the men down, and Indulged In a scuffle with the other one, during which the highwayman came near losing one of bis ears luruuKU tut) xueuiuut iz lut? cuub. oiitxi teetn. Both robbers escaned Into the dark- Headlee of Springfield is In the lead. If all the members are present when the ballot for Senator Is taken, the total vote recorded will be 174. Of this number the Republicans cannot possibly cast more than 34, their total strength In the two branches, leaving a vote of 140 for Senator Vest.

The Republi can complimentary vote for this reason Is not considered much of a compliment, and there Is little demand for It. As matters stand now, Headlee can have It if he wants it. JtRY COMMISSIONER CARLISLE. Among the Governor's visitors yesterday afternoon was Jury Commissioner Carlisle. He came up on the day train and spent only two hours in the city and most of this time he was with the Governor.

So quiet were his arrival and departure that but one or two members of the St. Louis delegation knew of his visit. As he Is considered the leader In the race for the Recordershlp of Votes his trip to the capital was given more significance than it would otherwise. Another St. Loulsan who spent some time at the Governor's mansion was In surance Commissioner Ellerbe.

He was called up to consult further with the Governor over the delayed appointment. FARMERS IN COUNCIL. The Farmers Institute State Dairymen's Association Is In session this afternoon In the Engrossing Department of the Capitol Building. The Institute Is made up largely of farmers of Cole, Miller and adjacent counties. Levi Chubbuck, the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, which manages the Agricultural College at Columbia, is the Secretary.

The Institute propose to discuss legislation and will have some recommendations to offer the Assembly. The dairymen have been Invited to meet with the institute and some of them have accepted the invitation. Ex-Secretary of Agriculture Norman J. Colman reached the city last evening and may address the Institute to-night. THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

The Board of Agriculture may have a diffi cult time securing the appropriation It will ask of the Legislature. The claim is made that the Agricultural College eats up appro priations, and does nothing to show why additional funda should be expended for its maintenance. Mr. Chubbuck and his asso ciates defend the State Board, and propose to exert every energy to get what they want. THE GAMBLING LAW.

The gambling law is not enforced with any degree of rigidity In Jefferson City. In fact, It is not enforced at all. Games are running wide open and some of the best posted "gams" in the State are here with cards, chips and other parphernalia. The farmer members steer shy of the "little games," as they. are termed, and some of them are wondering why such flagrant violations of the law are permitted right In the capital of the state, where the law pro hibiting gambling was enacted and placed on the statute books.

ST. LOCISAN8 BADLT LEFT. The St. Louis workers who came here seek ing clerkships got badly left in the shuffle and some of them are still here, Mlcawber-like, waiting for something to turn up. The St.

Louis delegation secured but three appointments, but looks for more if the clerical force in the House Is increased. The farmers believe in economy, however. and the tendency Is more in the direction of cutting down. CAPITAL GOSSIP. Speaker Tuttle will announce his commit tees to-morrow morning, and after they are organized the House will proceed to busln ess In earnest.

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Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Estep is sued warrants tq-day charging Noah Ander son and Louis McKenzie with burglary in the first degree and larceny, and against Lizzie Fisher and Carrie Green for receiving stolen property. All of the defendants are negroes The men are alleged to nave stolen a quan tity of clothing from the residence of Thos D. Baker, 3026 Thomas street, while the women are said to have concealed a part and pawned the remainder of the plunder. Both AnderSon and McKenzie are ex-convlcts. 5 75.

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E. LIKE AND SANTA FE ROUTE. Ticket offices, 101 North Broadway Union Depot. and ness and Joe meandered homeward. Industrial Matters.

The benefit to be given by Local Union No. 4 of Carpenters has been postponed to Jan. 26. A special meeting of the boss stonemasons and builders has been called for to-morrow night. The meeting will be held at the office of Charles Kuhn, 521 Pine street.

The Plasterers' Union, No. 8, will have a supper, ball and reunion at Druid's Hall, Friday night, Jan. 23. The St. Louis Machine St Iron-Works are op erating until 9 o'clock every night In order to keep up with their orders.

Tne Mississippi Glass -Works has Just closed a lease of the plant of Dixon A Young on Second and Cornelia streets and will begin the manufacture of glass pots. The directors of the Herf Frerlchs Chemical Co. will hold a meeting March 20, to increase their capital stock to the extent of $50,000, and also to increase their manufacturing facilities. Taylor's Sura Cure, cares Dyspepsia. Lumber Exchange Notes.

The yellow pine trade Is dull, prices steady to easier, with a weakening tendency. Thomas Collins, a lumber speculator of Des Arc, Mo. was here yesterday. The Fox Bros. Box Manufacturing Co.

elected George C. Fox, President Phil J. Fox, Vice-President, and 8. A. Thomas, Secretary.

The annual meeting of the Schulenburg A Boeckeler Lumber Co. will be held on Jan. 28. The Kansas A Missouri Retail Lumber Dealers' Association will meet at Kansas City Jan. 27.

Col. Jack P. Richardson will attend the Louisiana Cypress and Shingle Dealers' ventlon, Feb. 11. He Is a member of the association.

Capt. Sam Vanzant, a well-known raftsman and lumberman of the Upper Mississippi, was at the Lumber Exchange to-day. For grates use Pittsburg crushed coke. Devoy Feuerborn, sole agents, 708 Pine street. The Barbed Wire Manufacturers.

Chicago, Jan. 15. The barbed wire men have adjourned without having reached an agreement as to the purchase of the Wash-burne Moen patents preliminary to the formation of a pool. Another meeting will be held here next week. MTTEDEEED BY CATTLE THIEVES.

A Banker Convicted Bold Post-Office Bob beryFatal Fist Blow. Coepcs Christi, Jan. 15. The bodies of "Walter and Miles Adams, brothers, be tween the ages of 20 and 25 years, were found dead three miles from San Diego, Tuesday. By them lay a partly butchered cow, and It Is thought the young men were killed by thieves, to cover up their crime, the brothers In all probability having detected them In the act of slaghterlng the animal.

An Important Test Case. New Tore, Jan. 15. Lawyer F. J.

Keller obtained a writ of certiorari from the Su preme Court on Tuesday, to compel Warden Brush of Sing Sing Prison to show cause why James J. Whalen, a convict, should not be released. The matter Is a test case. Keller claims that a convict who has gained a com mutation by good behavior on one sentence should not be compelled to serve out the un expired time If convicted a second time. Warden Brush Interprets the law as meaning that a convict who has been released under commutation must, on a second conviction, serve the balance of his previous run term before he can begin to serve out his second sentence.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Welch appeared in court and asked that the hesrlng be adjourned subject to further notice to both sides, as the question raised was an entirely new and important point of law. He sard the District Attorney wished to consult Attorney General Miller about the matter. If Brush Is pronounced In the wrong over three hundred convicts would have to be released from Sing Sing Prison as having already served second terms. A Tragic Mystery Cleared tip. Bakersfield, Jan.

15. The mystery surrounding the Identity of the woman who was shot and killed and the man who was fatally wounded here a few days ago, has been solved at the Coroner's inquest. The woman was the wife of J. N. Petty, who arrived here yesterday from San Diego.

She left her husband about four months ago. The man's name Is Lewis H. Stokes, and papers found on him show that he had served In the United States army and was In receipt of a pension. It Is thought he shot the woman without warning and then shot himself. A Bold Diamond Bobbery.

Kansas Citt, Jan. 15. Mollle Gore, the keeper of a disreputable house on McGee street, and two of her boarders were robbed at the point of revolvers of $1,800 worth of diamonds and jewelry by three men about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Two of the men, who claimed to be from Denver, had accompanied the "vomen to the theater, and on the return home met the tfflrd, whom they invited to tne nouse with them. After drinking there until 2 o'clock the men.

drew re volvers and forced the women to surrender tneir valuables. The robbers escaped. A Saloon-Keeper Murdered. Kansas. Citt, Jan.

15. John McShane, proprietor or a saloon at Twentieth and Wy omlng streets, was murdered Tuesday night oy a massea man, wno entered tne saloon wmie McShane sat at a table reading and fired three shots into his body and head, causing almost Instant death. Teague Carr. the bar-keeper, witnessed the shooting, but there Is no positive clew to the murderer's Identity. A.J.

Waggoner was arrested at midnight and yesterday morning John Clark was arrested in Kansas City, on sus picion. A Fatal First Blow; Bakersfield, Jan. 15. Andrew Mc Kay and the colored porter at the depot hotel qnareUed over a dice game yesternay. McKay struck the porter a heavy blow on tne jaw, dislocating his neck from the spinal col umn and causing instant death.

McKay A Banker Convicted. Milwaukkb, Jan. 15. A special to the Keening Wisconsin from Oshkosh, says that lonard Perm, the wealthy Xsw Loa Used in Millions cf Homea 40 Yczn the Standards.