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-Kzs;--itsi- f-i1'-. r?. Tf-i !, i THE EEPXJBLIO: SUNDAY, AUGUST 12. 1900. LOCKED IN A GAR V- FOURTEEN HOURS. m mm dry '- -JC3 T-Jt " II SHaHa Boy Kescued hy a Freight iJrakcman at Kirkwood - and Sent Home. IMPRISONED BY STRANGE MAN. 'Alfred Foreman Tells How He I Was Thrown Into a Kefrig- erator Car and Compelled 5 to Remain There. Fourteen hours In a. refrigerator car. -without food or drink, and all the time being wlilrled away from home toward u strange j citf. was the experience of Alfred l-oreman, 24 Jears old. of Sedalla. Mo. TJieboy applied yesterday afternoon to Marshal Secrest of Kirkwood for aid to se cure his pass3ce home. According tc his tory he lives at Fourth and Ohio streets, Sedalla. His father is dead and Alfred and an older brother sup ported their mother from the proceeds of a popcorn stand. "Friday night about 9 o'clack," said the boy, "I was making my rounds with a bas kerof popcorn on my arm. When near the railroad yards I was approached by two men who made a purchase of me. Not hav ing any chance one of the men offered to obtain it. leaving the other man alone with me. "So sooner had the first man gone than the other one wrenched the basket from myjarm and. lifting me from the ground, threw -me into a refrigerator car, which was standing on the Missouri Pacific tracks. "The door was locked by the man and I lay' still, too frightened to call for help. In a tf&w minutes an engine was coupled to the train and Jt started for St. Louis." The train arrived at KIrkwocd at noon yesterday. A brakeman who was working In the Kirkwood yards while passing tho car"ard a faint uoundmg from the inside and opening the door found the boy. very dirty and tirc-d from his long involuntary Tide and also very dusty. The brakemin gave the lad a dime with which he procured something to eit When found by Marshal Secrcst he tearfully asked how he could retiirn. saying that it was too 'ir to walk. He was sent back to Sedalla, last night by Marshal Secrest. TOO MANY CONTINUANCES. Prompt Jndge Pollard to Strictly Enforce the Law. propose to demand a strict enforcement of the law regarding continuances In my court.". said Justice of tht Peace Jeff Pol lard yesterday, as he grr.nltd another con tinuance in the case of P. F. Collier' against John V. Fitzgerald for J3.20, alleged to be due for a book. The papers in the case show that Collier filed suit before Judge R. 13. Havighton on " April 27 last, and the case was, set for hearing May in, on which dale It was continued to May 21. On the latter date it was continued to May 31. whui the principals avked for a continuance, and June, 7 was fixed as the ,day of trial. L'son thla date defendant called for a Jury and the case was continued to Juno 12. When the cf.se was called June 12 Collier, by his agent, asked for a change of venue, which wns granted by Judge Haughton, and the case was Kent to Judge Pollard, who set It for hearing June 20, on which date it was continued to June 25. The defendant falling to appear June 26, the plaintiff demanded a trial, and Jucgment was rendered against the defendant by default for the amount of the .claim and coats. On July 6 the defendant filed an affidavit stating that he was a witness before the Grand -Jury on the date of the trial and that his attorney was trying a ease in the Court of Criminal Correction at the time, judgment waj rendered in the1 case and asked to havei the Judgment set" aside. Judge Pollard set the Judgment aside upon the payment by the defendant of about 116 costs. The case was again set for hearing July 23, at which time it was continued to August 3, and again continued to August S, and again to August 11. Yesterday, be cause defendant was a witness in the Court of Criminal Correction, the case was once more laid over. Fitzgerald in a member of the city detect ive force; and denies that he signed the order fox the book for which suit is brought. He stages -tlut he Is fighting the suit as a xnatterof principle. The plaintiff saya he is pushing the case for the same reason. i DIED SUDDENLY. Thomas Caddick Succumbed to At s tack of Bright?s Disease. '. Thomas J. Caddick, a well-known race horse man, 67 years old, was found dead In bed py his wife at their home. No. 2323Ptne strett, when nhe awoke yesterday morning. ,Whqn he retired with his wife, shortly be fore: midnight, he was apparently in the best, of health. Doctor Huffman J. Laugh lln. who was hastily summoned, said that Cadaick had Sled of Bright's disease, from which he had' been a sufferer for several years. Su inquest will be held to-morrow by the Coroner. Caddick wan one of the best-known book makers in thj United States. He came to thisjfcountry Jrom England In 1S78 with Dick Jtocbe.vwho is said to have conducted the first! poolroom In tho city. Caddick was cashier, for Roche, and when the latter left St. Louis. Caddick conducted the business lor himself. He won and lost a laige for tune In his day. Among race-horso men he was known a:i a good hand.capper. At one tlmehe managed a stable for John Lock. Jso "squarer" miin was known on the turf than Caddick. Caddick's death is somewhat of a surprise to his friends and the horsemen of the city Inasmuch as he appeared in the best of health., Only the night before his death he remained downtown until aftpr 10 o'clock watching tho returns from the Fitzslm-mons-Ruhlln flsht. IN FAVOR OF MIXED CARS. Produce Exchange Discusses Ob '. jections Made in Texas. The St. Louis Produce Exchange held a SHr i .. 5iiUB jcsieroay anernoon at IMtsfsHalt, Fourth street and Franklin ave nue, to discuss the mixed car question, which1 has recently come Into- prominence through objections made by produce dealers In several T.jxas cities. Laurence Garvey said that several railroads had abandoned the mixed car shipments. 'because of these objections. He- declared, however, that there were ZTft or smaller cities whose .wants- mixed .car .shipments covered, which Buffered by the action of the railroads The dealers In-.these cities, he said, could not take straight "car loads of perishables and handlethcm to advantage. The j exchange members feel that the abandpnment of the mixed car shipments workst.-a hardship not only on consumers but otf: shippers -In. this i.ectiom It was de cided Jto recognize these .roads which still maintain the mixed schedule. Another moetlngrto thke'fifrther action on the subject will be held on next Saturday. DISGUISED AS, A BELL BOY." ' Deleptive' Williams Looked the Part "arid BnggeH His Game." . f i ' Dctefctive Elmer E. Williams of the Cen tral District disguised himself as a bellboy to raid a poker game, which was said to be In progress cm the third floor of the Impe rial Hotel yesterday afternoon. Williams is not a large man, and when ho donned Vthe bellboy's suit he looked the Dart. rHe went inside the room and stood there "ior almost ten minutes watching the players, when he gave the signal to his partners. Detectives SIcKenna and Hage-man.'-kmd thciy swooped down on the room. arresting all lta occupants. A police patrol wagon: was called and, all were bundled off to the'Four Courts, where they gave their names as Henry Wilssn. Joe Waters, Sin Klcton'Cave, Jako Fredricks, John Brown, James'Roe and gilas Busch. Several of the iamessare thought Ijy the police to be fictitious.- The cards, chips and money were taken'to thb police station, where they will be held as evidence. SOME OF THE AUGUST BARGAINS for which this great store of Barr's is Wash Fabrics. This is the last time this slimmer we will advertise Wash Fabrics, therefore" quote prices to close out ev ery inch of them this week. 150 pieces Fine Lawn's and Dim ities, blue, black, pink and lav ender, figures and stripes on white grounds; all reduced now to 5c a yard. 75 pieces Extra Fine Zephyr Ginghams and Madras; reduced lo 10c a yard. 200 pieces Mercerized and Silk Cord Madras, full line of choice patterns, some dark colors, suit able for school wear; reduced to 35c yaTd. 50 pieces French Pique, elegant styles for separate sk'rts; reduced from 50c and 70c to 25c a yard. 150 pieces 32 inch Scotch Shirt ing Madras, in splendid patterns; reduced from 40c and 45c to 25c a yard. 200 pieces Imported Scotch and Irish Dimities, copies of finest Silk Foulards, in all new effects; reduced to 15c a yard. White Goods Bargains. We intend to make one great clearing sale in Plaid and Striped American Dimi ties and Nainsooks, and the best value ever offered at this very low price, 5c, See our grand bargain in White Linen Finished Duck Skirting; reduced to 10c 750 j-ards of fine Imported Cord Pique, a splendid wearing fabric for skirts; reduced to 12Jc Our Linen bargain for this week will be a fine sheer 40-inch-wide India Linen, and a regular 20c value; re duced to 12Jc. Se: our -10-inch Dimity Stripes, for apron wear; reduced to "SJjc. The best wearing shirt waist fabric is the fine Irish Liueu Lawn, and we are showing a fine Union Linen Lawn at a grand bargain, 15c. 3 cases of White Lace Madras for waists; only lic. 4 cases of yard-wide English Long Cloths, in bolts of 12 yards; at $1.10 a bolt. INTENSE HEAT CAUSED 400 CHICAGO MEN TO QUIT WORK, Their Duties Kept Them Over Hot Fifes at the Pullman Car Works. LIST OF PROSTRATIONS. Eleven Died an3 Twenty Oth ers Were Overcome Rain Brought Relief. FORTY NEW YORK VICTIMS. Thousands UnaWe to Work Hottest Day of the Season in Many Cities. I'.EPUBLIC SPECIAU Chicago, Aug. 11. On account of the j fierce heat, 400 men employed in the Pullman Car Works -quit work to-day. All were em ployed near furnaces and hot metal in the blacksmith and machine shops and the foundry. They went to work bravely at the usual time, butafter suffering for an hour and a half, a consultation was held. Then a meet ing of the shop committee of foremen and workmen was held and the conclusion was reached to end the day's work then and there. The news spread rapidly throughout Pull man and Into the suburbs near. There are 700 other employes of the blacksmith and machine shops and foundry who work at a distance from the furnaces. They remained at their posts, but if the 409 who quit to day remain out for two days on account of heat, lack of material, will, it Is de clared, throw the 700 men out of work tem porarily. At the Iron foundry of Crane company C30 men Jiave"done no work In the after noons since Inst Thursday, on account of the intense artificial heat, in the snops of the Adams & Westlake company no la- j bor was done-owli.g to the heat and humid- Itv. Heavv work In the brass foundry of tUyan & Co. ha been tabooed since the hot wave surped into Chicago. Ilnln Ilringa Ulesned Relief. ' This was the eighth day of the hot spell, which has strung out behind it a wholesale list of deaths, prostrations and suffering not equaled In the city for years. Yesterday's record added nine more fatal ities and sixteen prostrations to the list and to-day there were eleven deaths and twenty prostration. Slight showers fell in the afternoon, and to-night the heated term was apparently ended by a heavy downpour. Heat Drove Han Innane. After five days of suffering from the heat, the mind of Ignax Lazarskl apparently iravo war tnjt.iv and he attemDted to kill his wife. The man Is proprietor of a gro j eery and butcher shop and has suffered in i tensely. Lazarski's store has been robbed , twice within a year, and that fact has , preyed upon his mind. When his wife entered the store to-day he ran toward her, crying: "Now I've i caushl the robber!" The store was ments Lawn and Tailor-Made Wash Suits. Jill Suits, in Eton, blazer, blouse and dou'ile $2 93 for Tailor-Made Wash Suits $5.00 for Tailor-Made Wash Suits $7.50 for Tailor-Made Wash Suits $10.00 for Tailor-Made Wash Suits Children's Wash Dresses. Beautiful one and two piece Dresses and Suits for girls from 4 to 14 years in all materials, all well made and handsomely trimmed to be sold at less than half regular prices, as follows: 98c for Dresses and Suits worth . 2.50 $1.25 for Dresses and Suits worth 0.00 $1.50 for Dresses and Suits worth 3.50 $1.98 for Dresses and Suits worth 4.00 $2.98for Dresses and Suits wortli 5.00 $3.98 for Dresses and Suits worth 6.75 $4.98 for Dresses and Suits worth 8.50 $5.75 for Dresses and Suits worth 10.00 Upholstery mmm 8 patterns of fine Irish Point Lace Curtains, choice patterns; would sell in a regular way at $12.00 to $15 00 per pair; we give you your choice while they last at $7.50 per pair. HEAT CAUSED CONVICTS TO HANG THEMSELVES. Auburn, N. Y.. Auff. 11. Two ' suicides and one attempt that failed j Is the record or Auburn iTison ior v 4 this week, and tho authorities think the heat is responsible for the suicidal mania of the inmates. William Glcason hanged himself Wednesday night, and died. Thla morning Caroline Hart, an inmate of the woman's prison, made a rope of a 4 sheet and hanged herself. Fred Varney was found hanging by his strap In his cell thla morriiiiG. "When cut down he was unconscious, but by hard work his life was saved. t H crowded, and there was a panic among: the customers. A rush for the door was made, and sev eral were knocked down in the excitement. Lazarski ran straight for his wife. She ran down the street, her husband closely pursuing. Officer Miller thrust himself between the man and his wife and knockjd a knife trom Lazarski's hand with his club. The butcher proved a match for several men, aiid It took ten to overcome him. He was put in a cell. NEW YORK'S LIST OK DEAD. Forty-Two Died, Eighty Other Pros trated and TIioumsuB CulInDHcd. KEPUBX.IC SPECIAlt New York, Aug. 11. Forty-two persons dead, more than eighty prostrated in public places and thousands weakened to the verge of collapse. This is the record of the day in Greater New Y'ork, as a result of the heat. It was the hottest August 11 on record. It was hotter by several degrees than the same day four years ago, when more than ninety persons were -killed by the wrath of the summer sun. The highest temperature on the day of the '96 hecatomb was 103 degrees. The maximum temperature to-day accord ing to the Herald Square thermometer, in the heart of the city, was 107 degrees. Lex Spirltnonn L.Iiuor Sold. The difference in the death rate is ac counted for partly by the fact that tho humidity to-day was very low and also be cause the people of New York are consum ing less spirltous liquor this year than dur ing the hot weather of 1S96. William B. O'Rourke, the veteran superin tei.dcnt of Bellevuo Hospital, inclines strongly to the latter theory. He says there Is general complaint among the saloonkeep ers over tne tailing on in xneir nui-weuuiur receipts. He attributes this to the cam paign of education waged by tho Board of Health and medical men since the hot spell of four years ago. In thla connection, It is recalled that the saloonkeepers now keep buttermilk, birch beer, and, in many places, even serve cof fee, hot and cold, where formerly those btverages wore tabooed. In many of the well-known cafes, nonalcoholic drinks have been more popular this season than those which contain the seductive spirit of the golden gram. Took Advantage of Half Holiday. Because to-day was a half holiday the fmfferirg from tho heat wan appreciably lessened. The same day of the month last year was, of course, Friday. Thousands of persons were nble to-day to get away from work at an early hour. All boats and cars by which the throngs could get to the coun try and the seashore were crowded to their utmost capacity. The trolley cars at the Brooklyn bridge entrance in Manhattan were blocked at In tervals in the afternoon by persons eager to escape from the heat of the city. The boats to Coney Island "and Far Itock away were literally black with the myriad lntiSJi AKtl Great Sale of Ready-to-Wear Cloak and Suit While the mercury has been climbing up prices have been going down. AH hot-weather ts must now be sold, and we have marked them at prices that will effect a speedy clearance. Organdie Dresses. $1.98 for Wash Dresses worth S5.00 $2.98 for Wash Dresses worth -S7.50 $3.98 for Wash Dresses worth S10.00 $5.00 for Wash Dresses worth 12.50 $7.50 for Wash Dresses worth S 15.00 $10.00 for Wish Dresses worth 22.50 $12.75, $16.50, $22.50. and $25.00 for Dresses worth from 025.00 to 50.00 Great Bargains in Rainy-Day Skirts. A manufacturer's surplus stock of Rainy-Day Skirts, in black and all color-, bought at less than half price. A $12.00 Rainy-Day Skirt for $5.00 A 15. 00 Rainy-Day Skirt for $6.00 pique, Duck and Linen Tailor-Made - ureasteil jacket eliects. worth worth worth worth ..$ 6.00 .. 10.00 .. 15.00 '.. 22.C0 Department Special. Our Upholstery buyer, now in the Eastern market, has sent us out two great bargains to put on sale at once. They consist of one lot of Irish Point Lace Curtains and one lot of full length Brus sels Sash Curtains. They were bought at an ex tremely low price, and we offer them to you in the same way. Here they are: 7 patterns full length Brussels Lace Sash Curtains; would sell in a regular way at 7 50 to $9.00 per pair; we offer them to you while they last at $3.65 per pair. which filled the decks. Even thr much-despised hurricane decks, where the sun fiercely glares, w ere crowded. The cry of thousands of the workins class was ".Lot us get away." The tollers went, too, and took their women and babies. On the tea sands and in the shade of groves In New Jersey, .Long Island and tho borough across tho bay, which somebody has called the American Isle of Wight, they found re lief from the oppressive heat. -- -- Machine Shops Miut Uonn. In many of tho machine shops and boiler ' works labor was suspended early In the morning. Where the circulation of air was not good it was Impossible to toil. In the shopping district some of the establish- , ments were closed all day. . lv ' " I There were deaths In tho, city under pit!-,;, able circumstances. "One poor fellow crawled to the steps of an undertaking shop and there died. His body was taken to the morgue, and it will be buried in the potter's heid. Seventeen bodies '"were taken to tho morgue. Children Suffered tUc Most. More than all others, the chiidien suf fered. The physicians at the public dispen sary at Belluvue Hospital Jaid there had for the last tour flays boon an average of sixty children per day at the dispensary, most of whom were suifcring from cholera Inlantum -ind other lntantllo diseases brought on by the Intense heat. On Broadway to-day, every other man carried his coat on his arm and "the shirt waist man" was much In evidence. Peter McAvoy of Jerfcey City, a lineman in the einp.oy of the Western Union i'eie graph Company, was overcome by the heat at r.oon to-uay while wonUni; at thei top of a high telegraph pole In Elm street, Ai lii.gtor, N. J. Otoer men on :ho same pjle, as well as his cniiipaiiioiis, who vere at work on the ground, saw his condition, and with tho aid of ropes he was lowered to the ground. He Jied live minutes later. Thcio is some piospect that tho hot navo may be broken to-niurrow, b'lt tne weather to-night Is close and oppressive, with the mercury standing near the century mark. NEW 11RYAX AMI DOCKERY CLUD. Organized by AVnrklngmcn AVItb. Much Entliu.tiUHiu. The Work.ngmen's Bryan and Dockery Club was organ.zed wltn much enthusiasm at the West End Coliseum last nignt. bev eral hundred members aaeudy are enrolled. Several snort addresses were made, set ting forth the policy to be pursued by the organization. After the adoption of a constitution the following officers were elected: Charles H. Haughton. president; S. P. Jolly, secretary; J. J. Ryan, chairman Campaign Committee, and Sam Sievers. sprrptarv of Camnaiirn Committee. Another meeting was called ior Monday night at the same place, at wh.ch J aeians oi me organization win oe perfected. COOLER IN MINNESOTA. Temperature Drop From Above OO lo GO DcKrccs at St. 1'uul. c. T1....1 1TlnH A..rt 11 Thn wnyat nt the present hot spell seems to be over In the Northwest, the mercury early to-day dropping to C6 and a heavy rain and electric storm last night having materially im- proved the air. I For eight days the dally maximum ex- ceeded 90 degrees, while the minimum tem perature for the same period was 70. There have been no deaths or prostrations from heat in St. Paul and but few cases through out the State. . ., . ! Temperatures dropped from 2 to 14 degrees In the Northwest last night, and Dakota points reported trom 10 to 30 dexrecs drop j BALTIMORE'S 11T GROWING. Nine Heat Victim I.nit Week Nine on Saturday uu Degrr" for Oa. REPUBLIC SPECIAU Baltimore, Md., Aug. 11. The records of the Weather Bureau here show no other instance of so protracted a hot spell as during the present week. The temperature has reached 100 degrees every day since Monday. There have been nine deaths from heat, five of them within the last twenty-four hours. Business is almost at a standstill. "WASHINGTON'S HOT DAY. nigueHt Temperature of the Sennon Rcsintercd Yesterday. ItEPUBLIC SPECIAU , Washington, Aug. 11. Washington experi enced the highest temperature of the sea-1 o- o-dw, 100 degrees being marked by MUKJi fcU. Summer Garments in Our Department Foulard Silk Costumes. In beautiful patter s and choice colorings, all well made and handsomely trimmed, to be sold as follows: $20.00 Foulard Silk Dresses for $10.00 $35.00 Foulard Silk Dresses for .$18.00 $50.00 Foulard Silk Dresses for $25.00 SfK) 00 Foulard Silk Dresses for $35.00 885.00 Foulard Silk Dresses for $40.00 Tailor-Made Wool Suits. In all styles, all colors, all materials and in all sizes, to be close 1 o t at half price. $6.75 for Wool Suits worth up to 815.00 $10.00 for Wool Suits worth up to S20.00 $11.98 fot Silk-Lined Suits worth 25.00 Wash Skirts. A big assortment of Wash Skirts, in piques, ducks, denims and linens at one-half former prices. $1.25 for Wash Skirts, worth $ 2.50 $1.98 for Wash Skirts, worth 3.93 $2.98 for Wash Skirts, worth 5.00 $3.98 for Wash Skirts, worth 7.60 $5.00 for Wash Skirts, worth 10.00 Exceptional Values in Ladies' Lawn Wrappers. 7C 'e w' 5e' on Mn(lay a Sheer Lawn Wrapper, also a Percale . Wrapper, trimmed with caps over sleeves, eded with narrow embroidery, full flounce skirt, fitted waist lining, in both light and medium dark colorings a regular 81.50 Wrapper for 79c. A.t 08C Wc w' sel1 a vcry fine Bat'sle Wrapper made with white fancy corded yoke, elaborately trimmed with ruffles and narrow braid, full flounce skirt and fitted waist lining, in a variety of choice colorings and designs a regular 82.03 Wrapper for 98c. oi'w ift'D1 mgmfr,"!.'vimm-'9rv mnwii wijummpuj.iw the official thermometer at tho Weather Bureau. Up to a lale hour no deaths from heat prostration riad been reported by the po lice, although there were at leasr a dozen cases treated at the various hospitals. The Government departments were all closed by 3 o'clock, and the new Census building, where nearly 3.3CO men and wom en are employed, had to be closed at noon. FEARFUL AT SYRACUSE, Twenty-ouc Infant nml 'fnelve Old 1'crnonM Killed ' y Jie ilcnt. ItEPUBLIC SPECIAL. Syracuse. N. Y.. Aug. 11. The mortality among infants and the aged In this city has been very heavy during the last week on account of the excessive heat. fiThe deaths of twenty-one children under l.yeursof age, and twelve persons, more than 63 years old, have been reported Two penwns have become insane by the heat. FOUR DEAD AT PHILADELPHIA. Many Pcrsom Sacrtiuilied to the Ter rillc Heat of the Snn. IlEPl'TSLK' SPECIAL. Philadelphia. Aug. 11. Four deaths from heat were reported here to-day and pros trations were numerous. EIGHT VICTIMS AT ROSTOX. HlgncNt Temperature HcpriKtereil Yei trrduy Was 35J-2 UeKncn. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Boston, JUSs., Aug. 11. The highest tem perature in the-icily to-day was Uo at 4 o'clock. Eight persjns overcome were taken to tho- hospitals. No deaths have been re ported. PITTSnURG'S HOT DAY. Trro Death ana Several Prostration Temperature Was 8 DeKreex. REPUBLIC SPECIAL Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 11. There have been two deaths from the heat to-day, and sev eral prosnatlons are likeiy to result fatally. The WVutner Bureau thermometer regis tered S'S degrees, the highest of the year. RAIN AT DUUUqUE. Chungrc for the Better In Temperntm-e Which Wan Above !0 UcBTfi'fi. Dubuque. la., Aug. 11. A trace of rain to day caused a change for the better in the temperature. The range was from 74 to SO. EXPLOSION BLEW UP MANHOLE. Watchman Released Two Suspects Found Xear the Scene. The neighborhood of Maryland and Taylor avcnues was startled at 11:30 o'clock last night by the explosion of a stick of dyna mite on the Olive street line fitly feet west of Taylor avenue. Trailer No. 1T2. in charge of Conductor Charles K. Miller and Gripman Wiiliam Chambers, exploded the dynamite, the grip car passing over it without result. A man hole In the road was blown up and the Iron rail guards of the grip car so badly twisted that it was Impossible for other cars to pass for several hours. Just prior to the explosion three men, one carrying' a minnow bucket and another a revolver, were seen to cross the street. These men were arrested by Private Watch man Eagan.'but later were released by him because he could find nothing upon which to hold them. The police arrived on the scene after the men had been released and severely criticised tho conduct of the watch man in releasing the suspects without ob taining their names or addresses. The po lice believed the men released knew pome thing of the dynamiting and were instruct ed to recapture them. Up to a late hour last night Uley had failed, however, to find them. The damage to the car was slight and the one passenger was not hurt. Tower Grove Park Concert. Following is the programme ot the con cert by beymour's Band, to be given at Tower Grove Park this afternoon, froih 4 to 7 o'clock: March The Charlatan (rertueBt) Sousa Overture Poet and Peasant Suppe Waltz The Wizard ot the Nlle....V!ctor IIerlirt Scentse trom Faust Gounod (a) Kyrle. Twelfth Masi Mozart (b) Rulmioso Comnmniin Hymn .. , Reverend Mary Maker Eddy The ravorlte hym.i of the Christian rfoitntlsta. Episode Mllltaire From Fireside to Hat- tlenld (request) ... Dalbey Grand Match From Tannhauser SaR3er Selection Chimes of Normandy i.Planquette Chilean Dance Mauana (request) MlSiUd Grand National Fantasia Albion (request) , Uacten Medley of popular airs Harnhauje 'rtaiop Tally Ho '. Uenistcln Finale Star Spangled Uanner.. Francis Scott Key JffY Final Sacrifice Bargains in Youths' and Boys' Clothing. Youths' Mercerized Linen Suits Ages 14 to 20, elegant hot weather suits; tans, blues and gravs in stripes, mixtures and checks ; coat, pants and belt; were $5, $6, $7 and $8, now $2.98 and $3.98. Sailor Russian Blouse and Double-Breasted Suits About 600 Suits of the "Regatta" make absolute perfection in Boys' Wash Suits; were $2.50 and $3.00, choice $1.25. 400 Regatta Wash Suits Were $1.50 and $2.00, now 75c Young Men's Trousers About 400 pairs of extra shapely finely tailored Trousers in worsteds, cassimeres and tweeds; were $4 and $5, choice $2.98. Boys' Straw Hats Choice of all our finest; were $1.50 and $2.00, now 75c Star Blouses Ages 5 to 14, finest Scotch Madras, white and colored; were $1.50 and $2.00, choice 93c LAMP-POSTS AGAIN TO HAVE THEIR DAY. Beginning September 1, Gas Will lie Used to Light Streets in Residence District. BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES. After a Ten Years' Lay-Off, Lamp lighters Once More Will Be Employed Mantle Attach ment to Be Used. When the new contract for lighting tho residence portion of the city goes Into ef fect on September 1, the residents of that district may well believe themselves mod ern Rip Van Winkles, awakening from, a ten years" sleep. Instead of the electric arc light, percola ting through the umbrageous foliage of tho shade trees which lino the outer edges of the sidewalks, or throwing a sickly silver llsht on the garbage receptacles and heaps of refuse in the alleys, their eyes will be relieved by the familiar glare of the gas jet or the flare of the gasoline lamp, recall ing the halcyon days of their Uoyhood, when they ran barefooted on the streets In the balmy summer evenings, and vied -with their companions In being first to meet the "lamplighter" and relieve him of a portion ot his duties. The contract, which is held by the Wels bach Company, provides for an lllumlnant furnished by gaB or gasoUne. Through tho medium of the modern "mantle" the flame is concentrated, assuring a bright white light, instead of the fitful, yellow, flicker ing light of the gas lamp of our forefa thers. This is a step which will carry most of the present generation back to the days of a quarter of a century ago, when to be a "lamplighter" was the height of every bov's ambition. Those were glorious day3 for the small boy, when there was an Iron lamp-post on each opposite corner and one in the m.d dle of the block, when the lllumlnant was gas, and the method of Illumination, re quired only the combination of a small boy, a short wooden ladder, long enough to reach the cross-arms at the top of the post. Just beneath the lamp, and a lucifer match. The lamps were only lighted on moonless nigh.s, and many a s.aid business man of to-day obtained his first, and poss.bly last, lesson In astronomy b anx ously scann.ng the heavens In those days In an effort t discover whether his serv ccs w ould be neeJed at night to light the lamps. The lamplighters In those days were sub ject to the call of their ch er. who had the contract for lighting the lamps, and they usually slept at the engine-houses in the.r respective districts until the hour for ex tinguishing the lights. The advent of the electric light as a street lllumlnant drove these boys out of business, of course, when it relegated the gas lamp to obscurity. The iron lamp-posts, With their gas brackets Inclosed in a glass frame, were abandoned. The gas company removed the glass frame, but nllowed the posts to remain in their original positions for nearly ten year3 before removing them. All of the posts in the downtown district were re moved, but many in the residence section were left standing, as the expease of re moval was greater than the coat of the ""now, after the lapse of ten years, the old lamri-post. with its lamplight, a reminder of the days of the obsolete horse car, will be seen once again in the residence portion of the cltv. and It will require no great stretch of the "Imagination for the average belated West Ender making his way homeward late at night to believe himself a boy again, sneaking home after an unusually lengthy game of "slxty-outs," or "run, sheep, run. famous, ONLY Embroidery Values That Are Unusual but Timely. We have received a choice lot of manufacturers' short lengths in hand-finished Em broideries those dainty goods that have such a won derful attraction for women in general. They will go on sale Monday morning at one-half regular prices. Other attractive bargains at this department are 167 pieces, etc., etc. 167 pieces L-ace Striped All Over Material reduced from 65c to 40c yard. 142 pieces Lace Striped All Over Material reduced from 85c to 50c yard. 975 pieces Fancy Yoking ( yard pieces) reduced from 60c to 29c a piece. 843 pieces Fancy Yoking (j yard pieces) reduced from 85c to 34c a piece. 142 pes. 4-yd. Skirt Lengths Embroideries reduced from 45c and 50c to 29c yard. 97 pes. 4-yd. Skirt Lengths Embroideries reduced from 75c to 37c yard. ST. LOUIS SOLDIER BOY WAS DROWNED Joseph Groh Met Death While in Swimming at San Juan de Guimba, Philippine Islands. WIDOWED MOTHER NOTIFIED. Three Letters From Comrades and Army Officers Tell of Her Son's Fate He Was Not Yet 21 Tears Old. Joseph Groh, a St. Louis soldier boy, vho had not yet attained his majority, but who left home and friends to serve his country In the far-away Philippines, was accidental ly drowned In a creek at Son Juan de Guim ba on June 27. The sad message was conveyed to tho soldier's widowed mother In three letters re ceived yesterday from comrades and army officers. One letter, which made a deep im pression on the bereaved mother, was writ ten by three St. Louis friends who aro members of the same company, AI. Walker, Joe Murbray and Al Merrell. Young Groh had just recovered from a long illness and was happier than be had been for some time. The little creek flow ing past the camp was swollen from Inces sant rain. Light-hearted and agreeable ha accepted the invitation of his comrades to enjoy a swim, and the soldiers dived Into the water. The St. Louis boy was an expert swim mer and and his art was the topic of much favorable comment. "Suddenly his comrades were startled by his cries for help, and Privates Drlscoll and Ford swam to Groh's rescue. The current was strong In conse quence of frequent rain, but Drlscoll calmly advised Groh not to cling to them and he would be saved. He bravely obeyed an'l the three were almost in reach of shoro when a terrific flood swept down and car ried Groh away with Irresistible force. Further efforts to rescuo him were un availing, and the soldier sank, In sight oC his comrades. This occurred at 9 o'clock in the morn ing. The body was not recovered until 3 in the nfternoon. despite the attempts to get It by dredging the creek. It did not come to the surface until the report of a loud thunderclap shook the water. Tho body was then taken to shore and sent to Manila, where It was interred In the Na tional Cemetery by Chaplain C. C. Pierce. Mrs. Marguerite Groh. the soldier's moth er, yestertruy Instructed the Adjutant Gen eral at Washington to have the body shipped to St. Louis. It will be burled In Calvary Cemetery. Joseph Groh was 20 years old on July 0. He was a volunteer In the Spanish-American War. and afterwards became a private in Company M. Twelfth Infantry, regular army, at Jefferson Barracks. He sailed for Manila on February 17, 1899. on tho transport Sheridan, arriving In the Philip pines on April 14. Ills mother and sister. Mrs. B. F. Verheyen, live at No. 433. Linton avenue. JURY COULD NOT AGREE. Ohio Woman Accused of Murder ing a Wealthy Man. Cellna, O., Aug. 11. The Jury to-day dis agreed In the trial of Mrs. Mollis Qulgg. in dicted for first degree murder In killing John R. Dilley. a wealthy lumberman, on the night of March 22. The jury was out thirty hours. All the In dictments in the case are now likely to b9 nolled. L Nt V ........ .& --"fVrr ---"- a- ttX.WfttifrdA ifcUmiffc i I---:' t . Trj, frvn-J .- -gaa :', J. , i-;1li.lj