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s itfcVrBLTO: FIUPAY, JAXf'AKY 10. 1000. re u PRESIDENT MEIER'S FLOP RECALLED. CITY HALL GANG'S NEW COMPACT. MEIER'S "RETRENCHMENT" BILLS RECALL HIS FLOP. His Son Is Supply Commissioner, and Air. Fiad Has Had Differences With Him. Water Commissioner Rebelled When Merchants Were Allowed to Charge Exhorbitant Prices for Supplies Pur chased for His Department. Le-s than one jear ago President K P. , SliUr of Ito Cll Council via- lighting the .i cenhcln administration and all Its n h rn Wh. n iho Major sint It) his slate last string President Meier was ptomlncntly m n il.d with the faction In the Council wi-i h mused to apprjve the appointments UliUlltlt.i Th. n the Major sent In the name ot Pred t All ii r. son of the President of the Coun i I. tor the position of supply Commisslon r the ilty oillccr through whose dopart ni'iit thi supplies for ill other departments, ami Institutions are purchased. lh. c .nsidi-ration for the Meier family s .'mi l. the Major moved the Prisid. nt . f 1I.1 c ounrll to such an extent that he at ia' Hupped, bt coming Idantiilc.l. hj Varloi.s olllrlal acts, with the Zlefiinheln ad ministration. To-day President Melir stands as the foremost llure. with M.ejor V.i gci.heln iru'l illj locked arm In arm with him. In one of the most coloss.il schemes jet at Mniti 1 bv the present illj administration aid -nkn; to hide us rial purpos, bj de ciaring that retrenchment is Its object. This t ft 't to dceiivo the public, has been fullj expose ti Nw.i K. lopments which have to do with the t'ne bills affecting the Water Ipart meii introducid bj Presided Milir last Tuts'ij. niejl new mutivcs ill the design to give the Major control of the Water De partmitit and its hundred of emplujcs. Water Commissioner Flpl iippiars. to hive nntui,onizM the methods of Supplj Com m: -mr FtkI c Meier's department by homing up bill- In 'he last J ir in hundr, s nl iruni(N where the citv was over-tban-... Hum J to Jo per cinl bj- nur ihiiit" Mr. Plml iitnl letting; Mr. Meier. That ililif n m .' ate.se between the W'at"r t ommis-iotiir and Mr. Meier's son. shortij aft. r li itli ai pointers were installed in th.lr resi. tle positions. Is j. m itt r of record Tr differences followm! a discoi.rj. or. rather, an imllon of :wmi surprise to Mr P'.-. I 'lh attention of othir oilicluls w is .itfraitei! to the ineldent and an impromptu pnliej ot n-in-iKiinii nt w is vtartnl. which sav i thousands of d 'liars pir annum on the est of stipitiies purihuseil bj the citv The W icr Depiitm.nt his ilwajs borne the rtpuiatiin of being tionpolitical in con Mruetti.n Th. einpiojes. is .1 rule, have be. n uiih-imprd bj attic hint nt to anj p. lltical inae hine. and have neither gnnt ! It ir expelled favors from the liu-ln; houses ,if St Iui At the various pump in:; stations the supplies are eheckel iff In The mest thorough m inner possible and tho bills minutt lv e amlned before hi lng tent bai K to the In ad of the eiep trtmem It Is estimated the supplies purehised bj the Water Decpartment, through th- me dium of the Commits on. r I Supplies. Lrnouni to as much as &.vu per annum Not long after Mr. Phil took hold of tho departmrnt he arriied at two lonclusions. lirst. th -t the bills presentid fur his ap proval were ixtrtordinaril hlRh; seconil. that the j.oods furnishitl were frequentlj of a qtnlitj Infcri.ir to th-it speciliel Pi the rtfpisit m forw irdd to the Hjpplv Com-mls-lontr CJuietlv, and without the Infor mation bum; Imparted to either Mr Meier or the orn; trolkr. whose dutv it Is to tp prove of -lie purehi-e, thi Water Commis hioner -u! to IridlnK business houses of t-t Iouis and obtained from them retail prices on the various commodity s used In his department and inos-t irequentlj' or dered When the 1st nf tho foIlowinR month ar rived and the firms to whom the Sjpply Vimmlioner hid civen the work sent In their Mils it w is dsoverd that the most exorbitant price n ro helng asked With out a moment's hesitation Mr. Plad re turneil the bills with notations thereon statin? what the proper iharRe.s should have been In some Instances the mer ch nits 'ftuallv hid doubled the cost of the articles furnishes.1 . There were in the rclchborhood of fortj different liills returned In the Ilrnt hati h. Sonn time elapsed Ik fore the bills were r'iirnnl with tin- prl. . s scaled ilown Xo eomment fellowfsj. .in,i while the W.ilir t ommlssloier thought he hid corrected the evn he took no further e'hances and on ich and tverv reibisitlon nt to the Sup pl f omirJFion r wrote "rot to exceed " I imlnc the .iirrect r tail cost of the ar ticle .. found on his t rf' e list Mipph Commissioner objected. I V'tllnK was h'ard of this move) for sev- i crnl rtivs jet the orders were not filled ! The expl inatiou iam in the person of the Stipplj Commissioner himself, who declared ' that he uid been to th e'itj Counselor nd received an opinion. In effect tint Mr Plad j had a-1- I without authority In writing In ! Cie prohibit oeist of the articles des(r. J I "hull not fill thtsf requisitions unless thev ire made out In the proper form" j .utroun il the Supply Commissioner P"r the time t Mm?. Mr Yljd was in a quandarv how to proreesl, as the opinion or the law department balked his milieu- I c-s In the irotection of the clti's inter- I ests He wis tempted for a time to lo iiothlnc but as I Is action In returning tlo ilrs' batch of bills to the merchants them- i selves linl lorne the frulti. of a un it miv Int to the cltv. he was In no wise dish.art- ened He compiled with the reepiest of the Sup pi e'enunlssloncr m ide -ut nev requlsl tuns and forwarded then In the regular manner nv tne provisnns ot the e'itv barter It la the dutv of the Comotrolhr , ii se. tint tne mils tor supplies piirch-iscd ; by th. clti are proper and not exorbitant. I It Is und. rMeie .1 that Mr Pl.nl wis In- lormisi of the eliscov erics tniue In the Wa ter idpartmint I lie Comptrollers s0n, lev.rlj Sturgeon bis chan-e e.f the np proiing He is (d to have stated tint he h nl not the time to lock up the prices and mike coiuparlsi ns nnd that such work w is I" I e irov.me .if the sjuppij Commis sion, r Pv.irliltiinl Hills lli-lil I'p. In this fashion the matter ran on for months, the Water Commissioner sti king' In his prl. e-Ilst ami refusing to O K the I bills sent to him bv the merehmts If thev j were eiorniirtiu i ne r.umi r of he-Ip-up I.I1U In.re.iseil In order tin thi re might be ne further mlsi iderstundlng with th" In order tin there might ! Supplv- Commissioner over prices after the I opinion of the Citv e'ounselor had bee,, given Mr Pi.id took a different tack, and i lnste-id of putting the estimate in the rennl. sltlon he hid extra lists m ide out on which ' 1 A .. ....aa A.s4 vfT ell... .1... I s .... , nit- ciiii-i iti i-i.i in me uesireu articles was tnirKeei ....... , , It is understood tint the .supply Commis- slon. r wis also fun-ished with a list of the original prices asked In the firrt i...ieh of bills pli.ivl In pirallel columns with the pr.ces which should have been elnrgei. This Is said to hive been eone for fi" In form ition of the Supplv Comirlssloner and to lide tint public official In his future se-ie-ctl .11 eif firms with whom the cltv should trade. et Mr M.Ier sent the requisitions of the following month to the verv same firms nnd up to He present .lite he hns offered no satlsfnctorj expl itntlon of his action to ' the head of the Witer Department. I It did not tike long for the .i.-tlon of the ' Water Comtnl'sli ner tn spread nbout the Cltv Hill His seefnig a price was taken hi tin Supiflv Commissioner as a ' slap it his integntv and It i stateil by Mr Jleter s I'lnius inn ne weni tn tn Cite Counselor f r vindication which via given 111 the shape of the oplrion Stir. U), ficr" that the clVV "iviis' bVli eg' V.ercdVirgl was a fact thit would not down am' .leads of other elenartments negan 10 io.ik Into i nuenmrj e...... iieieruuiie.i. their bills pr'ncin.illy the Sewer Commis. I nrprm.U SI H I VI. sinner and Hiilldiner Comm!snner who! PI Heno. Ok, Jnn. IS In the Unl'ed joined In the crus.nle of hurling back their 1 Stites District Citirt here Judge Irwin to hllls. when too much was askeel fonthe ar- . daj rendered a deUslon to the effect that tides ; Deinnnd Vnlne IteeelxeseJ. As .a m-itf r of fact neither Mr FM Mr. Hermann nor Mr. lyingfellow has the-legal right of refusing to approve cxorbant bills bcj'or.d a general supervision of tjclr respective flepartments and a desire to see the eitj t;et valuo teeelvcd for Its monej. Thej h.ivo asbume-d the position of re Jictor. and the firms have liitii ncourse In the matter, as the bills cannot I e ,ild bj the Inasurer until thej I ear the ap proval of the departmental "hi ads It Is an Intel stliiK t.u I tint i law jiro purtloii of tho i jtitcd bills mre pre-siited nj nulla tlve in the Hi publie m partj and In a number of Inst met m ,i . oinpauii s iiimpristiiK men who held publie HuilInii for vvhuh sirvke the t-ixj ajers ,ut piv uiK The m ij.ir poitimi of this elisj, of merehants is in be found ainoiiK th nit m Ursot tile Cite t'ouiKiln.i n, who are vist ed with the approving power in the vv iv eif appointments ami wlio assisted the pus i nt su plj Coinml slum r to his pitsi-ut politlial digt itj bj Indorsing his apiomt ment When 'fen at hia rtsldiine. No 4Us Westiulnstir pi ice. Mr. Plau was loith to discuss the trouhlis of the last jeir which hid arisen hetvvem himself an I the Supply Commlssiom r He s.tlli the m.iln. the faets as jem hive r.ciisl them to mo nre corret I I h'ive h Id tin m mj bills and am rlill holding up mini tor 1 in s.st that the eitv Miall be s. rvnl with sup- piles s, i.,r a n eieiartment Is ion eenied. at the regular mtniiieri' il rite I hive itliseilutelv nothing to saj itl r Karl to tho eonnee Inn whleh vou hive tn i 'e 1 e tinen the move on the Wall r IVpu tmei-t ml m j past a n m In relation to jlr. Meier's department ' IN THE JURY'S HANDS. Ajfieoiiiciit Jhiy Not Ho Kcicht'd in the I'hillips (.'use. HKI'CIILIC t-PEe'IAK Port tiott. Ids. Jm IS The trhl of! Amoa I'hlllips of I kites Count j. Missouri. I on a charsa of complicity with the Mlbee brothers of K it-sat. (.'itj In 'he IMhnKer murder, vi.is olo-d this afternoon At 11 o'clock to-nlcht the Jurj had not returned a vtrdict. and It if feare-d that an aciee ment will not be reached. In spite of Phillips's three confessions, and notwithstanding the fait tint li mule a verv poor witness In his own lhil. a strong defense with a ko..1 alibi was iv tablijhed The most caiiLuiui; evid-n ucili--t the defense c inn from Phillips hlmse'f. with the exi ep on of ihe testiniinj Klii n bv a wiliu s v t n m itr ' i ' I ' s offered to sill him the team of Leorold IM liiKr. the mui ii r I ir. x i sii w however tint this offtr wis made if at all, four dais afti r thi team h i i I t sit bj the s.iiiee brothers to another I irt THIRTEENTHANNUAL DINNER. Ex(.ov. Alt'CoiKle AiMre.sse-d New aik. X. .1., I'tMid of Ti-atle. New- York. Jan 13 The thirteenth an nul, dinner if th. .. .i rk i J I: i.inl ot Trade was In Id to-nlght Among th se In attendance were Governor eorhees. Major Fijmour and Congr. ssnnn W P Hip burn. It. Wajne Parker and Chirles X Powler One of the guests e.f boi or was ev-CPvernor Williim A McCorkie of West irginia, who sjioke upon the topic. "The Attitude of the Progressive Siuth In Pro moting the Countrj's. Ponton Trade" Pollov.ing the West Virginian came Con gressman W. V Hepburn, who spoke oa W "How Slnll Wo tnlirge our Labor PI. Ids'" Congressman Powler. who Is a member of the Committee on Kinking and Cur rency was given the toast. "Hanking, lio mestlc and Porelgn " TEN PERSONS INJURED. Passenger Train m ( 'itv.it North ern Telescoped by a Fieif,'ht. Siwkane-. Wash, Jan IS Ten j et--ons were Injured in a train collision on the tlreat Northern at HilliHrd four miles east of this eitj". this morning The ast bound pasenKe was stiindini? on the m iln line bj the depot There w is a dense fo,j. and a freight train running at lugti sp"ed, crashed Into the n ir of the se. p-r. The. wre-cke-d car was tlPe.l with escijiin ste-am from tho encinf. and some of tho passengots, wre ptnloned bj the .librls and were r. sriif.l wtth some ellinculty Tho "hock of the collision knocked down sev rr.il iieriins In tin- dining e ir and .1 nmn br of them sufTered slight Injuries X me of the injur d persons are se.rouslv hurt. STRIKE DECLARED OFF. Kod .Mill WorkeiTlIeaver Falls, P.i., Will liVtiim to Wink. Pittsburg. Pi. Jan IS -The re.l mill worker" of the American St. . I and Wire 1 Coirpanj. at Heaver Palls, pa , who struck for an ndvatie. n Momliv, h. Id an .ill I mxht meitlng last night and d. cid-sl to re turn to work at the companj's ti rm The mill will resuii" ..per tl ins m full to-nor-row. At Cie Liraddoi k plant the men are 1 still out A maike d col 'nt ss has sprung up lietween '" nmon.ii vice pr.si,i,nt ot tne Kmi mui Work, rs' Aui latlou. Tnomas I. Levis of this cliv. who bis hen tofnre handled tho strike in this pirt of tl e countrj. and Pr sl ili lit n IC Jons anils, rctari Muudit.who are now on the ground Jones and Mundltf Ignore) Lewis entire lj GAYNOIXMINATION. (Question of the Validity of the Fn diiiineiit liaised. New lork. Jnn 1'. When the oamini- """ ln '"" caf- of former e'aptlin Oberlln M Carte r's illeg. d favored contractors. the Oav nor Pros and 11 1 e-re, -.ajnor I.ros ami 11 1. (.rei resumed to-dn be 'ore I nited Stal reene. was tales Com- mlssioner Shield" the ouestion of the vail I- "" of the Indictment was raised bv counsel I . m lor the accused men Commls-iorer Shields 'said that as a committin-j magistrate he I had no pow.- to pa-s upe.n the validity of the Indictment, as that was a mutter Mr tne courts He declined to pass en the question and the h. arng went over until to-morrow. W- C. ZIMMERMAN SHOT. Serionsh Womitled b .Motoiinaii (leorsie Owen. W. C. Zimmerman r. je.irs old. was shot i and striouslv wound. .1 bj Gtsirge Owen. 31 , jears old. at No. 4XUA North Hroadway this morning about U So o'clock When Owen was arrested he said that he Went hOm. .Hill fount! VOrtr-,. e-.r ... in t lo. house with Mrs Ow.n and immediately sh it him Owen Is .1 m.itormar and Zimmerman " formt" Pl.ea 1" lh.it c.Vacl.v the Washita Hiver Is the line between the Chejcnne nnd Arapahoe lands and the Ki owa and Comanche Heservation. The de cision places Mountain View In Washita County and makes many lawful claimants of their lands. TO MAKE HOUSE!. DELEGATE-AT-LARGE. IfcjHirti'il Aiccmciii ly Wliii-h the (ilulie Deniociiit Slnmls Willi the Citv Hall ilaii''. SUPPORT FOR MEIER BILLS. While the Moniinjr Paper (!eN i Line With the .Mayor, Nathan Frank's. Paper KoiiiIiumK the Citv Hall. Hcpubllcansi are tilllnK strange, stories about the alliance between the (Jlob'-nem-oerit and the CHj Hill gnu md what It all mean- Thej s iv that reei ntl I M. Houser became sail 1led that ho would mike a good deliRate-at-hrge to the lte publli.ui Xitlon.il Convention, and that pre s-entli- this Inttlligenie was wafted to Julius WurzburgT. who In turn told it to tho Minor Tlini the-e two talked the sltiallon hit, ard It was dielibsl to trade Ihe lnilueiirn of the City Hall gang for Mr Hnuser In tnibling him to gratify his pulitlt.il ambitluu If In would swing tho taobt -Ii moe-r.it Into Hue and support the gang In the hour of Its sore trial with the taxpajers of the cltj. A" tho storj goes, .Mr Wurssburgrr was .11 pointed Minister Pli 'lipotinti irj on 1 e lialf of tin Mivnr to tri u with Mr Hous er and forthwith the faithful Julius ha ti in 1 t tin ncvvspip.1- oilii .. mil Pad l tuiifinni. with Mr Housi r Whit was sild is i ot known, but It mi.st have bei n tJilll -J-M-j..H-4..i..i..;-m-4.sj..!j. .fx-t-st--1-I-S-1 -H -I-1 -M-M-K-H-r-I-t-H-l W-tllllltt GRENNER SAYS; "GET RID OF THE GRAFTERS." J 4- 4- -r- -; Pnlted Ptate-s Collector elrenncr Is of the opinion tint the Kepiihllcnn partv y 2 should have a h&ise-cleanlig. p.irtlcularlj at the Cltj Hall, and that all the bar- 2 i liaclci and grafters should be swept out In a heap. He thinks that such a move i. "5" would griatly benefit the partj. and that It is high time something Is being d 'tie In the premises. 4 "Whj don't the now-simi-crs take this matter up"" said Mr. ilrenner, aft-r glv- H- T lng ve-it te his vlewn "Thej ouijht t eh. so. and keep hammering avv.ij until " ! something results. The n.wsparers raNesl a l.owl when I appointed Pred M.uk- .-. T enseu to a clerkship in mj-ollice liause he was a member of the Legislature T Pnil Is a gaol, elever fil ow. anl I e pjts In full hours at his desk v. rv .1 ij And i. j.t there are men li lding e-ity jobs and drawing J12T. i mouth who do not awr- .,. t age Hie Hour work a wislK. ir mat mum i 2 tinned " 4- The Coll.ctnr lontlnunl to till some v.iv whol.some tiulhs about tli birna- "j e 1. s on the iltj paj rolls He refem-i t oni emploje of th. Water Hut. s 1, part- I mint. who. It is s.ti.i, puts in nn -t if his time mnkl's: books on hors- laces In a 4 downtown re-orl In wh.ih h. is -titerested, and vet dnws Jli. a month from the "" iltv Sueh piop'i. in Mr tJr.nn.rs opinion, are hurling ihe parti and will diln : m.inj votes fre.m It In the future unless th.j are .ilse-harged. T.llUl: - t - - t - ::!ItH; gratifjlng to all concerne-d. for e-ver since the (Jlobe-lJimo. rat has not been able to discover anv thing but good in conne-ctlon with the .legenhein admlnlstntlon Kven when the enraged tavpojers storim.l the itj Hall, and eo.'.ipiil.d the Muhlilpil As seinblj to lass the lighting bills the citi zens iuutd get ne viord.s of eraourage ment irom the UIobe-lemoe.rat Prior to the indignation meeting of clti 7ins. it seems that Nathan Prank, who J controls the Mar, bname aw ire of tlu I drift e.f things b-tween the (.ilobe Inmo- erai onice aim ir.e iiajo-o ..nice, where upon the Star took oeeaslon to make a good mttr.v unpleisint remarks about the tKsullers at ihe Cltj Hall and to demand the Immediate pi-esite of the lighting bills 1: Is not di Unite lj kiiuwn wlutlur Mr. I rank hid previous! j 1,. .n figuring oil go ing to th. IS. puli. kali Naiioi.ul i 'omentum as a uile,ate-al-laigi-, but Is s said that ho dots not propos,. -0 fjo i,ft nt th. starting iiost bj Mr. Houtr an 1 the City Hail f, trg So bitter Is the quarrel b. tw.-en Missouri Itepublleiins thu. It is now tuld that the Presldiiit has taken n hand, mid that he sinnouiifid to the numbers of the M ssourl el.lgitlon, whleh went to Washington for the He publican Nation il Convintioii tint none tjf them need evp.ct anjthlng from the admlnls ration until tte-i eease quirrel itm and m-i toKeth. r Had the Presld-nt ! en thought Jul enough to point o-it a metliol bj whi. h they eould get together without cracking e.ieh otlnr's skulls, lj would no doubt have bun 'hnnktullj re ceiv d, but It sun that he neglt. te-el this Important malt, r and hem . the present situ itlon-the ;iobe-Iemoer.it elallj rubbing the h"."ds of th. flty Hall gang with .a Vilve' rag. and tho Star pouring hot shot into their mules and dem . tiding that the boo.llers be sent to the pe i-lte ntlarj This Is not getting together verj fast In conne-etlon with Mr W urzburger's dip lomatic -osition. it Is j,lven on tint the . Maior his determined to draw on the e.liole-Democrat Mr Its sur, port of th. Meier Id.!-", which an- int. ml .1 to gr. atlj extend his power, anl. Inclil.-nt.illv provide a go d plan for Mr W urzl.urg. r bj giving him .a .1. puljshl;. In the iter iHp.irttnetit wh.re he will overlook and control he i0 pi ices therein Thl Job. It Is stilted, the , Major his picked out for Julius, and Julias Ins puked the snmc plain for lilm. If sm e be nb.indon.sl tl e ide i of being Pnlted l-tit.-s Stonkeei r umlrr the Surveyor of Cii-torti" This place, which oni j t.ijs$l.li a viar Is not to his liking a little bit If I tne inns in epie.s ion puss tnej will mike lossll.le for Mr W urzburger alout the s.mie kind ox a position he had In the Street Ue partnrnt prior to his appointment as Elec tion Commissioner While acting ni deputy In the Street IV- partment he was ilwijs resard.d as the a' u... ii-e.. oi ioe oi lj iiiieiti, nnii 11 IS j-esumel tint If th. Major's plins eio not imscnrrv he will nccupj prnctlcallj the ame Place ln tho Water Department and Mr Plad will pl.iv se.ond Hiidli to him or vacate ard make room for some one who will If the Mij-or and Mr W'urzburger have not miscalculit.d It ! thought that the (Ilobe-Demoorut will scon elisr-ov-r gieat merit In tho S'legenholn Meier hills. If u eloe- then It Is promts, d that all will be lov.Ij nnd the Citv Hall gang will fall Into llne "". whoop things up for Mr. Houser .InlOevntf. t Inp.rn .. efel. .. tn- ..111 .. v',",'-"'c '"''' "" I'epuoiiean for delecate-at-large National Convention. PAPER BOX MAKERS. Annual Coin cut ion in Session at Cincinnati Prices IiNciitised. Clnclnnitl. O . Jan l. The Western Pa per Hox Makers' annual cm.-cntlon begin here to-daj to continue two elavs Tho ollne-s who hnld over until ni xt jear are. Pr. sldent W P Hi.I'dnj Detroit, vice presli.. nt. W S e'rouse, Indianapolis, 1 trensunr P. C Swett. Chicago quite a large number of p ipe s pertaining to the r-.'lur liox business n.re tir. n.irH.1 tt . read during the sessions xir )n lldiv the pn -Ident sp. iking of the prern! cemdltion of the trade sal.1 th it an In.tneeP ite In in -se ln the prlee of paper boxi s Is In evitable because of the decided lucre ise In the price . f material amounting ln some- In stances to w per cent SiTedlsli l.nthrrnn Mission. linrciiMi- srnciAi. Sjcamore. Ill . J.m 1 The Rockford Dis trict of the Illlno's conference of the- Swe dish Lutheran Church is holding Its mission meetings here this week. Pverj minister ln tho Rockford District Is present. Three meetings aro held dally. MAYOR IS SEEKING FOR SCAPEGOATS. Siispeetd of an liilenlion to I'd- In. ul His. I'.ilili.'.il Sins on the -Miniicip.il Assemhh. THINKS IT A TIME TO HEDGE. He Is Kpeetetl to Saeiiliee Kvery Afcuscil .Mcinlier in the Hope of Saving Himself From Hefeal. tlnco !ho passing and appreival of th ilty lighting ordinances. Mivur Zlicmhein and his Inimedl ite follouers nt the City Hall hive had tin ir eour.ige someuhil re newisl, ard thej' will lo-e no time in putting the old nnehlne in npilr for the spring and fall campaign '1 hat Mime radliul chtingis hive been deti rinliii'd upon seems evilnit Tin Major Is uripiestlonablj scaritl. .mil belli vi s that wnnebu Ij villi have to be ilobe to appi ar to appease the people, or he will go ilottii III defiat. I'lio-o who ki on the Mivi.r well will ri.nlllv saj that he lus mver (f sft.it. ! to Meilllis- anj one win nil see mill evident In him tint bj si, elolug he eoul'lvidv lni e hi own Interests His lis,rtion of Mr Pil Itj is iiolntesl to as a -ample of his grati tude . an 1 what e.tle rs who think he Is their best frb ml mi. imt if mntlirs sh i tin nisi ins s (i ,t it will 1m- t his Inti re -ts to throw them eiverbeurd to ippe-ase pub lie wri'l. With this undirt.indliie, it is mis win nurt urn partv it it is i n- - H't - - w - - tint hard to account for the ce ner il l-I!ef that the Mavor has ib-clded that ev-erj Hi -publican numhir of the Muni.ip.il Asseni l.lv who stands in. u ed of .airitu lng public tut. rests nnd has help. I to make that bull odious in the- ives e.f the public. Is do un d to inilito.il oblivion if h has his waj It Is said Ihe Mijor his felt for the last f . w wieks fm the first time In hi.- lile that he Is up against tin h ird. st ki-d of a gan-o himself anil that It will be tce-. irv to n like sicrlilees rltht and left. P. w doubt that he Is pe-f.-etlv willing to make th. -airltl.es .mil tven make something of i grand-stan J ptaj of - pirating the shei p fr.m the .oils In the H. publican f. Id In r Hi publicans who do rie.t nam to ste the mi iilne- go to puses at the Citj Hid. and nt lave m. ennne-e tt.ui with the Muni npal Assnitl.lv rlt g. quite ngm that the null hojie- of the partv sueee-s n, s n the r. fusal of the p irtj to r. nominate anj of the til gsti rs and sum. sort of a ibil.ua tl.u that will n ike it app.ar to thi pub lit that the Mrti r was d. eplj grlev.-d .ill along, at the wick in. -s of the Mun.elpil Assemblj Plnjlim: on 11 Ce-rtntntj. Just hoA stucissul tin M.tjc-r will he ln 'his new tiii.ii i taking remains to be sim Pe elembt that the rlngsiers In the Mu nnipil Assejnblv will il Is- n tlre.1 to pri- v.at. life, ntn If lothing v.orn- b. fal.s tl.i in In view of lh- limitation of the itlzens it does not requir. inmh .oii i. il f .resight to si, ili.lr 111 ish It is g. urullj ail.nltt.il that one and ail of them wl" be shi Ivisl ne mattir whether tn Male r v ilunteirs his s, tilc.s in tn hall ot si li a eau-e or not It Is ils.. believed that pirti ni.iiiuntio:s will mu sive anj of tlnni. evir. li a t. w should In. able- ... secuie- the s.im. . a intinvin j h.iidlj antlilpited I mli r sin h ot ditii lis. it would Is- .r'e.t Ij sife ier iht- .Major to come to the fr.int and ii pus- all the Iteptiblli in membts of the Assimhlj who are under th. ban sjuih a move eould not Inju-e hi n In any wni. but to the eontia'j il would furnish him r. mo for jolljlng he public, and Irjlng to talk the e-XlMifrit.il tiiMi.v.-rs int.. file 1m- j lief that In ni.-ius well aftir ill. evin if In- nun i cime to tiutr re net wii.n thej tie isled .on. Just now the M nor Is miklne .l.soer.ite elforts to gain . oi.tn I of tin n j . 11 -.1 'oimniltei At last .mounts he was re Iirteel to have tin In of the twinlv-eight members vvlu-'e- he ivartisl them, anil nas making strong efforts to gain four more, si. as to be i.rtain to pi ij sife This was tie .on.litloii before tne publii bei-ami so ix-us.ierati-l ,mr the llglring bills ami found It iifceisaiv to go 10 the ClIJ Hall !;i full f.irn- ard mike a isrnnpterj ikm md th.it the m. ml rs .f he Munlilpil Ass, mbly pe-rform their duty I nibnibtcilly this elem iinsii itlon cost the .Major heavllj- in the matter e.f public 1 oiilsli nee Not bv word or sign did he do anj thing to help the pub lic until after the tavpajers had assembled and linos under th- threit nf resorting to lv nt li law. fe.rce.1 the Municipil As semblv to pass the lighting bills since then he has approved the bill- How much his apathj In regard to public li teres's m iv havi cost him in the estimation of members ot the City C'otnmlttie Is something je- to be determined Put as tin euminltl.e was s. let ted ui.uer 'In dictate, of the- Cltv Hull machine when It was 1 power to In- feared It Is presume.! tl .V In the end It wMl be ellsieivcred that he controls it. and that -i mij ritj of the memb. rs will do his bid ding Hut. even with the committee behind him and the promise that the midline will make terrible examples of the Hepublkan m. m birs or the Municipal Assemblj who are accused of wrongdoing the M,,Jor will find himself still bese t with enemies on all sides It Is admitted that he Is nothing of a !.-n-ral All of his 1.1st success, s were won un der the lead, rshlp of Chiuncej I Plllej When the Mavor felt tint he was ibW to stand aloi e he .it Mr PIHev no'de and now It Is beiond his power to recall him and nsii him to icnin tnk- charge nf the w ile. blj for.es The Majors eouiis.iors. for the mist part, do n it belong tn that eliss of I pollticlins who can go before the public ard apion the in'eU'gent taxpivi r .Thev rather belong to the cliss known as ward h.elers who ilvvais lose out when the peo ple tuke an Interest In ,n election He m.ii kiep the e'en'ral Committee at his bick and he mu su c ed In crowding himself into a more or less prominent pl.uv In the nutter of hrandlnp certalr member ef the Munlc'pil Assemb'j ns boodlers .itl, trn them out as terrible examples of the pirtj's wnth but it is not l"-:ieved that even "II this will enable him to eseaiie or save the machine from a crushing defeat at the "prlrg election 1 here- the Illume I. I How the Major will go nbout It to escape the consequences of his own apparent Indif ference to public nffnirs In regard to the lighting bills is what now troubles his im mediate followers To all outward appear ances he rcmait ed a pas-ive spectator while the city was plunged In darkness, anj ,11,1 nothing until an outraged public arose and forie.l tin- Municipal Assembly to piss tho I'RhtlUg bills ' I riv.ite iltlzins ha,, f,,,,,,, u necissiry to lorn, forward an,! gu irauteo expenses out of their . vii peHk. ts fe.i lighting publie institution- At tl s,,mo tIne. the Mivor Ins . fund of s. i,rii thou-md doll . s Placed at his e ommaml wl.Iih he e-an ufe for in. i pnrpe.se h , , ires .-ml jet be ..i 1 ti-t e.n.r e.ne lent of this to meet wieh a ilesperiti i mi n,i mi It th not iii nil,,. . tt how the hriml d iiiemlrs ,f the Muniiliml As.mblj will Ilk- to the lib . r l-iiig erueltieel for the sills the Mlle.r J u.ll ,s the ir e.WI. bet ileeiil.tl.is tl. i f.il tint .he j wllihaVi ejuite ei.oiuh t . in vv.r f .r ot. Heir own aeei.Ult ami will i.bji.t i beirg made vapeoits foi the .,j r Hild.ntlj the Majors lib nls an i-itli Ipatlng lust such a move em tile I ,ut of tbe.s. ., 1 ,.r bun lltl :. th. situation Ihe cltj admlnptratli n is il.s-p.rnte straits t.,i Pvp miist lee arpil.ll Soil tlllll,' "iiieklj p attr.n t nt. niton ai jkirmtlv In must b'".',..". in .1 .liffereet iiiiisrif.il fr.ni Hi. . - ,.tn. sons to piv. him tim. t.. r.i.ni.i his bi.llj shit- t. FA .1 1.-.. .SII.....1. .... ,.. I.lt.. Miitii.iiMi ss.,n!.ii . ne'i.eir se'ieet.-l a the Vietlllls It j. ,l, .h, ni.i.nl.ir tlli'U tll.-s. .In- o .11 h ,irs p. I . ti , Jstr ill. n to 1 r. the ro. ks .f put. ..... ... .1 ..1 .I.Il . 1 . . . ,.t eh. ...ill. 1 in 1 disisroiis wreik on I 1 tui itl n ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. Special Hxeri'Nes at Spruce Street Alis.sioii Sunday Night. Next Sunday evening, the Spruce Street Mission. No 119 South Sixth street, will hold Its eighth innlv. rs irj exercise, and a s(fi j i rogr.unui. will be given The inls-l.ii was opeie.i Januirj 21, l'W. 11 V O saund. rs aid Muirav I'lrleton Other uii-ii .ame to tl.. ir issisunre, and during all this time the woik lia.s not be-n hin flired Tor lai k of le.nl. rs j i; pogg and W 11 1 ..inform, two of the oldest I. id ers. me still tl.-r. em their reis.ctlve nirihts 1.. A P lijjnes. J A St inloti and " J Pranklln. who .aire ., their sI n anee later, are still with Hum Mrs Net tie Plans, the pr.s,!t mlsjiomrj and or ganist, his been with the mission al.out lour j ears. The work is undi nominal lonnl. gospel s.rvlc. s being held nlghtli. There are- no loi.j-lng-louse.. e.r meal t.atures in the ex- rci-.rt is the lenlir- ., not llieve in tli.se iidjun.ts to mission work. Speaking of this mitt.r Mr s,,.,,,! rJ, ,si,i, nt .,f the mission Id "W. In-llev. thatsiiva tlon through Christ Is th- principal need of the worll. mil tint il one ae. ep-s Christ thei senn, bei o:ne s( lf-sUpiMirtimi mid ii-eful. wlereas a rights lomlng or a mi il Is trnisent mid . mporarj ".Mor.iiver wnile s,,me worthj people niav be he lis .1 bj a in. .1 and lodging, a Iirg. injuibir of tl.os, who accept are worlhl. s saloon, friquent.rs and loafers. Willi like .nlVallt Ige ,.r suili hnsplt.llll V to I. d in mil si, ,-j, ,,lf th' ir drunks. Purt'hi r. anj lit il, in. m. v that o-nes lutii the Ir pus-se-ssloi, go,, i, , til, (,,,,,) of Ihe sale.on-k.-ir sprue Mioi iiv ,i,its ehar itabi. work bj h. Iplru. th..- who ire found worthj of li. Ip All who hive in ..in wai helped the mis sion ar. lordtallv milt. . I to be present next Sun.Iai ei. ning NEWS OF THECHURCHE3. "lloll Call" at Helium- Avenue I'.nptist Chuii-h Simd:i. The Delnnr Ave rue Hiptlst Church, the He v ere ml l.:or J t m Johnston, pas t r. has ee, nl, I to have i "roll call" ser vice next Sundaj morning, heg'nning at '".o ,n'l-"'-( ' ptare of a sermon, there will be bnf adilres-vs from DoeHiris W. P pe l.am.ir. J C Armstrong hii.1 James S Kirt.v. 'orn.er inist, rs and ten-minute address, s us Joatph Kloj. C, ne-r.al Prurk W ilker mel Arehlbi.l Cirr Doctor Y.-a-nmn whs p.stor from Mar. h 1") 1-77. to De cember " iMs. Do. tor Armstrong from J inuarj 1., ,sT to December 1 IsM. and the Heier.nrt Doctor Kiill.i from r. u ru.irv .;. iwi. to N viinl-j, I.l The- two pastors l.ituein Do to s Ariatrong and the He i e nnd Doit r William Harris The De Imur avenue- lunh hi" a membershin ....- hmi- me isii,r i. .1 1 e'l.m .n.l . ... e-e aim n is . xpe. sen unit every be r will be rise nt mem- The n. w npl. op.i i hurch of the flood Shepherd, the Hever ml II F Newton reo tf.r will be ...rs-, r..tiI b, UNhop Tuitle Sundni Manh II On iccount of in foreseen dc!i-. the ele-ll-catlon nf the new St James-, l'-il.ee.l 'hurch, the Hever. nd K Duckworth re... t - "will not oeeur until s0In,, t)n)e ., jj,. Jt' i:,YT:,,. T "'"I", former i.etor T S. Ihilips n,it-copnl Chunh Is now (n of i uin inn will eng, ige In mission work ... r- . ""-'"'"'n s on ,f the Han- i... ... i ;.!-.. ...i invocation Is ril!,d to n-e.t it Monioe citv. Mo P. Iruirj ii to 19 -.hi" eir""" W. A ': '',1, of Philadelphia villi trlie i -te-i -it.nn loetu-v on I.on- 's."" -.V " "- rrt 'rltlin Church. :. V1-' '"'" str.it to-night The lee-- '-" 'v r'V" ""en r the ansplee- fif the Kn. il. ivor I on of the cltv. and no admission will ! flitiig.d .Mr Gll..ie Ins just re turned from hl 1 rellmlnarv tour In I.u-opo '.Tli11.' ' "''"I. f over ?.v handsome .Mr fillinpif Ins lust r... views mini wh'i h are 1..I1 red The regti'ir m.e'ingi.f the Central W O ,.,.,. iV"V. h'" 1:",,r'ln forenoon in.l the ele-votl..",! ,v.-r(s. s wtre eo-.,ucl.,I bv M-s M 1 f-ille'tson The topi, dlw luseil was 'l nlon S'gml nnd f'oui s. ir ALL-DAY PRAYER MEETING. Women From Various; chi,,,.,, Ass.mldiMl I'sipen. I,.jI. Tin worn. 11 from the various .hureh.s f the .lt held .m a'.l-dni meeting at the C.ntril Y M C A j.sterdij and will hold a Ilk. muting to-elai. There was .1 large uttindanie. and an interesting pro gramme was rendered, the v.irioi-s ,1,,,,'ml. n 1. ions liniig repres. ntisl bv h am rs The Minial theme of the- uniting wis prave-r that e.od would skji.j, .,. wllIIlrI1 e.f th. ehur.his in bringing als.ut a r.vival throtigliout the .Itj Tli siripture l.sson nt the opening .,f the iiiorninB sissi,,,, u. r.ad In Mrs Hroknw" in.l Mrs nker Ihjms pi, a '.ilk on fit.cfll.nce and P.iltl, ' Mrs. nice followed with .1 talk on "S'p irutlon ' Durlig this session there- was sigig. .,,. mliny si. Ill ri.iutsts were ricilied The afl. rn.-oii session begin .it t ZK and the Scrlptur. le ss,m was read In Mrs II true. I 'Nl eel of thi S'udl of the- Weird" ,IV1".ntU""''""1"1 '" M" Hirn.s Mis, ll-i.ti. Thompson followed with in Inter- 'ATi, ,a,i. "I" "r" li'i-rtai r ,1 f.hrl.s'hin .Mothers 1 mining in the Home " Mrs Hogir Hajn. s presid,-! at both . s- Sl.UlS Tie m. t ting to-d.aj will iqn at loin 1 m . uid th.. Sc ripuir. I,sn j he read bj Mrs Willi!.- "WomnisCr. it.st .v.,i" will I presented bj Mrs M'.ide c Will lams Miss Mas,,,, will gli. , s,,,,n.l Scripture less,,,,, a,,j vlrs ,..rr, nm aIk '.I" n.e; Need .if the Holj Spirit for Pvery Servlie W. C. T. Th- home of Mrs I Itccc ptlon. P H InaalK 1119 West minster place I onen t.sfi.r.ln f.nt- . O0...1 frrro l ... F .. i .. . .. . ..' ... 1 ..--.. ......... , e-IOCK 10 tne mines or ine " , ' '" "e 1 11 j a-.i their A lirge numbtr .-ittindtd anl had 11- e' T I if IS., .le. ,n1 .1. 1.. -! , I r II" eltjn-,1 their friends most -iijoj iii.ii- lime There wen ne-ltition ? 1 f whose Mrtlidav Refreshments t.ere pleasant social hour the gues s departetl. PASSION PLAY REHEARSAL PreiKiriiij: for the PI.-iv at Olier.iin mer:au Change in Cast. spnciAi HY CvIlU: Horlin. Jan 13 tr-ojo, right 11. bv W. It Hearst I-Hehcirsil of "The Passion IMnj" was begun at Obcr.1tnmerR.1u to-.lav. Josenh Hajer. who rormerlv took the p.rt of e'hrlst will this time, on an mint of his Brent ige. onlj spuib. the prolout Hi has tirdertnken to train his jnu" sue ts...jr Anton I.nrg "The Pa-sion Plaj" nlw.ivs represents the Holy Mother In tin first bloom of toiith As Heisn I,ing who plaje.l the rirt In 1SI'. his entered a convert the pirt thl vcar falls to Anna Plunger the postman's jount; daughter Her grirdfathcr has pUjt. I Christ, and her aunt the Virgin Mnrj The total i-umber f.f rsons appear In? ln the plaj U if) but th. j n son that so ..ng as tliis-e mm yrr yrfs. ar.- pe.litic.il ...rps.s injwai. il . an eio n- f' ' ,1tJ i harm to union.! s . th. tive.r'p lns ' .'v-s' tV'i mi them. Hid i.. ss,,iv th.- proce-ss m.n s,J"i-f' 'I benefit him 'Iliis Is tl.o ......rent loel. of I '- r?i5..r -' .1 st. ,.,..:,""te Hik.r. Mi's Rand ill. : ' . '" o,,nel The .lucstloti came tin n n. """ ''7'essiinung a conse-quent ln- the Misses Wlllams at,I .Mr K Dodui.- 1 ' . l P . t .1 1 . ? IViLJf ,,, i 1 m crease ln the necessary expenditures Carson uperirt. n.V.n 'of M.-.M1 rim est "liStar I KVr3 , Uso nHm"l,i,h-t 5T- The addresses endedchalincey I. Filley Work for th. rliv Miss iiirkitcht sang ,"tar H"Kers niso lntim.iiifi tnat vim. mAoll n adjournment to the parlors bi Mrs P H Ingalls. pVrW. " of the si I f iht' iouV,K "ome" i',1 L, 't,n, C'1 "."ji low. where a bountiful lunch of boir'3 J.OUIS Pe,!. ration gave' gkwing trlnlfte to I fil" l ,,, mlTt-? ot tne society To"usf h- ,urkey a'"1 r,,a9t '" c"ed? the life- and work .,r Mr .lara HoITm ui. 1 'Kr ,'1,vn,r,,Jr,r?s tSw ird iirscouriglnir lllrf ' In ,,, Ka--T--lnR "ast night were many State President of the W r T 1- in s; . their Intluences toward fllscouragmt, IHr - , renresentallve- men nf the Demit Item na- ''"...r',,". .l!'1'!. , "The question of cabs hns often perplexe.l , - ? jVST" Z1 ' Dentil of Professor IIIkI. j Morgue a pockethook containing SCI ln Professor lllgl, TO j-enrs old. died jester- 1 mor.ej- and .1 bunch of keja were found, diy at Dubuque. la He was formerly or- An Inquest will be held to-daj- gantt at the Cathedral in this cltj-, nnd married Miss Prances Mathiis there after I Rojs' J5i) Suits and Reefers CK Clenr the expiration of his vows as a Christian I lng sale. Globe. Seventh and Franklin ave Urother. -' sua. YOUR HEALTH 'TZS if n3 m , A COOK. ii t ji .i MJll- . -f "V -3 i - '"Z an' anguish, lie confines his practice to a single line of discuses, and neither if-, s n,.r .1Ce,,r. .. ,,,,- ;- nttic's .ire- rnumned with every modern ap- '"" -"' "- -f-- - pliance for the treatment of his specialties, and arc centrally located lor the con- ' I enicnte of the business; professional Hours: tl a. in. to 8 p tn. Sundays Contagious Blood Poison Mrll-'S,md.0- lrnetl allj the re-u!t of my life work, and is Indorsed by the best physicians of this cjurtrj It ft ntains no dirgerous eirugs or injurious mcdielres of any kind. It goes ta the verj bottom of the disease and forces eut every particle of impurltj'. Soon everj s'gn and jmp-om of the disease will flls i pear completely anl forever, and thu whole sjst. m is flrunsed purified ard restored to ns healthful and puro a cocdltlou os ueiuru coniraeltng tne disease Nervous, Weak Men nervou-; sjstem. purities) and enriches tl kllnejs jm gorates trie liver, revives tl uid Lejond a.l. restores the wasted powi nervou; sjstem. purities) and enriches the kilneis iiii crates tne llier reviles the uid Lejond a.l. restores the wasted power Genito-Urinary Dis ases, oe- with resunant kidney affections ecetvemost sKIIltut nn'i experi irenmeni ana .i jerfect nri r' "nam-nt rure Is guaranteed Ir every case undertaken. My method of tn dilng these chronic md ef.mplleated ailments is painless and without a n sort t sUr-I-erj Tie iffe , te el f.-gatis are soon ri store 1 to their natural vigor and vitality and tha patient maut a.s strong and healthj In this Koine Treatment svmpt. m fullj Mj home treatment Is fiee ml siemlly confidential Address V svmpt-ms fullj Mj home treatment Is su fiee ml sirre.lly confidential Address W COOK MEDICAL COflPANY, HE NOW UNDERSTANDS HIS DAUGHTER'S SONG. si IK WAKIM.KI) "I'LL MAIMtV Tin: .max i lovk." Dora Cassidy Klnjied With the -Man Her Father Had Forbid- den Her to See. "We have been marrle.1. aril will let vovi know where we dre win n we want jou to communieatc with us. Pntll then, don't bother These words, written to Mrs. Stanton, nf No Su". Clinton street, txplilneil to her the long alis nee from the horn of her sls'ir Miss Ior.i Cassidv. who lived with her father at No 127 North Ninth stre. t On the Sundaj bifore Thanksgiving Dij. Dora C.issidi- ased her father for a dollar. ij lng that sh wanted to go to Belleville to visit some friends Mr Cassidy gave his d.MRh'er the n.omj and she started out He has not seen her since, nor ill t ho know what hid Impelled to hr until she wro'e u her slstir. Informing her that sh had been married Mr Cis-W) has been searching all around the cltj trjtn lo find some trace of his i daughter He wrote to Hellevllle and Clay- n' ,'M"K -f ' marriage llemse had I'm ' lssueil .at those, places, to Edward Wrlirh and Ior.i Cassi.jj Mr. Cas,idy was great j lv relieved when ho found that no lurm had befallen hii daughter, but he vv-as vtrj ungrj at her for nnirrilng ln dellan. e of his command that she hive nothing to do with the- man whose wife she now Is About six me.nths ao-o Miss Cassidj who Is Tl j eurs old. made the ncqu ilntance of Edward Wright of St Charles, who Is -3 jears old Pe.r some reason Mr Cassidj forbade Ms .laugh er to Invite- Mr Wright to the house This necessitated th jounn; people meeting outsid? When Mr Cassi.lj hear., of the clandestine meetings he cen sured his daughter severelv. but as she ll nti of ji,o he could do nothing but entor verlKil objestlons The pirstnt objection onlj served to make 'he girl more deter mined to sis- Mr Wri-ht. and the- clamour of romunce was shed over the- most com-I Coaled this country by reason of the very mom lace meetings -act of Industrial expansion. Other coun- Mrr Stanton said last niulit that tho ,rI"' ul"e' taking advantage of this expan jourg couple were much attach -d to each F1"' and ar" utilizing it. at the expense of other and tint Mr Cassidj's objections 'o ' tne sk"' and brains of American workmen Mr Wright as a suitor for his daughter and of American capital, to build tin. a onlj made the diughtir sjmpathlze with I force which will eventuallj- turn tha cur 1 her Iov.rai.d made his conquest easj. j rent back upon our own shores and over- ir 1 a- ii.v is anxious to Know tits . daughter s whereabouts, for ltl,,.,,..h she lnfeinnesl her sister of her marriage, she nigleiteil to sti.te where Ihe cerimonv was t-rformed or wh.re she and h.r husband are living MrCas-l.iy was In. lined to make the best of it I t-t night II.- said that his daughter wis old ,-nough to know what alio wns lolng, but that ho did not like her 10 run nwaj to get m irrl.-l "Now that 1 think of it," said Mr Cis sldi. " I bell"v. that Ihu.i gave me warn ing of her Intentions It un done loitrtly, but in the light of thi-s- developments I fnl sure thai she had .a puris.se ln vleiv ev rv time she sang this song Mr e assolj walked ovir te. the pi ino and plck.fl up a sheet fif music. "This ! what she sing,' said I.e. "'I'll M.irri the Man I I.ove' "The chorus ends like this. "I 1! m irrj- tho man I love dad. though from jou 1 jart "lhls vinr one of Doras favorite s .ngs. and she tis,d to sing It whenever I wns mound. rviM.itli.K the chorus twice I firm It bell, v.- tint the little minx meant to viarn me .v.-tj lime she s intr the sorg" Mr C.issh j said tint he vms rtadv to forgive his daughter and give her his bless ing COLLEGE GIRLSJERY ANGRY. Ciiticised for Killing: in Cahs With .Male Students. HBITIIMC M KOIAI Chlcafio. Jan IS -There Is trouble in tli' Northwestern I nlversltj-. an I some of tho joung women there lire hjsterlcal nnd nil j which he Is entitled" are Indignant over the umarks ndoressed , " P Huusell. who ioj the next speaker, . .. , . ,1 ,. i,s .1 . devoted considerable time to a comparison to them about ndintt In cabs with the ' between the present State administration. JOU11- miii of th.- university, and the ac- , a,1(I t!iat or Its Republican predecessor. In cusitlcn that there has been entirely too , an enelemor to show- that the Demncr.nla much fllr.ltiK and too much or .a fraternity J administration Va" at least as todtyo ie.'ea among tho co-eds. ,,.,... ! erne.1 as when Missouri was under R- . . .. . ..... .. ... .. ..... e... ......... " .V. V. ...r.l, tiT.;it ii .Te,,. T..U ' leisuj. oojeits 10 uiC -n-"i uril JWHh ...mm ridlmr in cabs with the bov. and l,.,. .,ste.l file, retireseiitallies of each ch tn- ter 10 do what Ihev can to have the prac- has nre.ue.l a storm of protest -imotif; the girls, and Utile else- Is belns; iilscusse.1 at tin- hall Doctor Hoi-ers savs that the joung women ere rushed Into pleeltilng themselves In n soclelj so se.on th u their entire colle ir coure Is mide unhaptiy The -eKleties rej. resctited at the mee.lng were. Alpha Phi. Depa (IimiTa Knppa Alpha Thella, Kappa 1 Kap;a ilrnraw, (Jamm.i Phi Het c Delta De.ta Delta Pi Het Plie, Zeta Phi Eta and 1 Alnhl e hi Om, ga Another meeting will b- held -vhen the! reprcentatives have rtporieei to their chap-I ters 1 Pound lleatl In Ills Itntitti. W D Uiffertj. To jears old. was found last night ln his room on the third floor of a rooming house at No 3074 Pine street. Apparently the man had been dead only .1 few hours when the bodj was discovered bv the- latlltor of the building. It Is sup- j posed that I-afferty died from heart fall- t lire When his bo.ll Mils seiirrhe.1 fit fh,. X : .-. .1n .. lP.ttnan'd ItTnll 'IHm ulahlne -.. --- . -.-....., ........vx- v,i'iv. a. e.,bi:,ln!lheh!su .pi ys "e-h " Doc'.or3 Igels . TXrT ? pKj sais that in most cases ..would lie prefer- '"J""- nCjrfnn i ai.ie IOr lll ...UUies to nam to,- iiti.eisit Is i our greatest wealth. Are you guarding It as such, or -ra "re -5TOTT IH.Iia?I3r3- to the whirlpool of despond? The current Is more rapid the farther you go-each minute's delay adds to your risk and your danger Tlion Grasp tho Xjifo-Hia.o while jou have strength to anchor. Do not wait till your vitality Is all gone till your power Is all wasted and jou become a wreck, and then expect some miraculous power to sae you. G-o axxci Soo Xr. Cook.. It will cost you nothing and maysae you years of suffer- and labortngman, 9 a. m. to 12 m. My ctira for weak men stops every drain or vlcor and builds un th- muscular and blood, cleanses and heals the bladder and .stiirlfM l.rti-htens Ihe Intellect, and. .aboy-i of weakened organs and lost manhood. Such as Stricture, Varicocele. Gleet. Cv stills or inflammation of the triad- respect as he ever was In his Hie. Ore personal visit Is preferred, but if jou e m not call at mv ollice. write me rour cessful and strict j private. My counsel Is A Cook. M. D. or 610 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. PROFESSOR HALSEY C. IVES SCORES MAYOR ZIEGENHEIN. ADDKKSSKS THE GOOD U0V EKXMEXTCLUH. I Audience of Representative Men Applaud Strong Apieals for Reform. The (Joeifl Government League Republiiaa Club held Its annual smoker nnd Installa tion fif officers last nleht at the clubrootrs. No 2711 Pine street. The meeting was fuc eissful bejond the anticipation of the man agers. The- attendance- was larger than at any previous meeting. The hall in whleli the exercises and entertainment were given was crowdel to its utmos eapacltj", ard over a hundred latecomers, unable to giln admission, were forced to remain In tho rooms downstairs. L. J. W. Wall presided. Apart from the- installation of the officers elected at the annual meeting, the chief feitures of the programme were addresse-i 1J Professor Hal-ey C. Ives and U. I. Hussell. vocal seleetlons bj the Garden Min strel Quartet and other amateur talent, and a splendid collation after th exercDes in the hall The ml lresa of Professor Ives, which was the ehlef fe-ture of the evening, was on the subject of the application of the prin ciples of good government 10 the better ment of the conditions at present affecting the welfare of the citizens in national. Ststo and municipal affairs. His remarks were il lustrated with stereoptlcon views of Buda Pesth and Paris, which h us,d ln con trasting the municipil conditions prevailing; , -nH'e Important Kuro;ean cities with thosj obtaining In St Louis under the present n 1- mlnlstratlon The purport of his address was a covert attack on the present munic ipal administration, and was loudly ap plaudeel After calling attention to the fact that what Is fear.-il most hj- Kurope Is not the political hut tho commercial expansion of the Pnlted States, the speaker called at tention to tne oanger wmen ne said con- ,. . . .... . ., . ... .""l,m "' ." lur ",,m ""-""B " commerce follows the ting," he believed that the fiog follows commerce. The speaker then spoke of some of tho rights of citizenship, and got nearer home. "The man who works on the streets for Jl.tV .a day under an Imaglnarj- boss Is en titled to clean streets on his w-aj- to work and recreation, but he doesn-t Kt.t them. His daughters are as much entitled to protec tion from vice on the- public streets as the citizen of the West Knd. but he doesn't get It. His children are as much entitled to good schools as the children of tho wealthj' man who can afford to emploj prinue tutor, but ho tloesn't get them. This humble citizen is entitled to good parks, to public libraries, to a stare of things for which he is tnxed. but he doesn't get thtm. Gooel government ln other cities hus provided these things for ttulr cltlz, ns. W hj should not the same condi tion prevail hire? Pa-cause jou and I. my friends, are lax in our duty of citizenship. It Is we ourselves who .aro to blame. I do not blame that poor pustule that excrescence- that sore spot on the bodj- politic who stands for the head or the corruption that is responsible for the conditions that exist ln our city to-dav I do not blame him altogether. I pltv him. Hut I do blame Jou; I blame mjself; 1 blame the citizens themselves, who have allowed such things to exist The trouble Is not with the of firitls of u cltj If the citizens will only gei togeiner anil siauu logetner ror good it Boverntuent thej can remedj- the evil bj- p eradicating the conditions which allow- it " exl"1 an'' inaugurate a new regime which . ..... ..,... ... . ...j i,,i., urn im'ii.'i.is ... PUhllcan rule, he quoteil statistics compar ing the expenelltures of the present admin istration and those of the Republicans In IW1. taking no hted of the Increase In pop- seph T Tttum. Charles Scudder. Jo-enli ShuKr. Thomas Holland. Fred Swiilne, D. Morische James I.. Carlisle, John Orenze bach Isaie A Hedges. Herman Rader. R. W l: Isselier. Charles Diy. Kmorj- S. Pos ter. I. J Pte-ry Charles R. Oraves, It. P McCIure. Henry Reinstedler. J. M. Jones nnd Theodore II. Koe Illng. SUDDENLY WENT SIGHTLESS. T . . ... ....ti.t, .. .,.1 11 ,. 1. . 1 -e-ns 1.. iuiuu-i i tiiiiainv niuiibuu Too .Many Ciparette itwritr.ic si'cciau Sun Pranelsco, Jan. 18. T.evvLs E. Huckley. heir o a lari.e fortune, whose recent at tempt to elope with a factorj- girl was frus trated, hns been suddenly stricken blind. According; to phj'slclans, the loss of sight was due prlmarllj- to excessive u or cigarettes. Hulkley came Into fame by wearing broad bands of purple velvet around the bottoms of his trousers and th sleeves and collar of his coat. He was standing at the entrance of a cigar store when a film came over his eves. In a. shore. time his sight was xjum.