Show AN ANTI BOBTAIL WAR citizens of stlouis fighting the use of certain oars ENGLISH COURT ETIQUETTE new rules are beins enacted for the presentation to the kneen of foreign ladies ST louis april 2 special tomorrow the north st louis anti bobtail war will be inaugurated against the mound city or st louis avenue line by the members of the northwestern improvement association an effort has been made to induce cithens living along the lines of the benton bellefond taine line and the union line of cars to join the movement the association is a body of property owners for the most part residing in tiie vicinity of st louis park and its purpose is to secure legislation in the interest of that section about six months ago it turned its attention to the bobtail bob tail cars and framed the ordinance prohibiting their use on the streets which recently met with a violent death in the house of delegates it is proposed by members of the association that on and after tomorrow to morrow they will refuse to deposit their fares in the boxes and will deliver their nickels only a conductor A slim attendance DE april 2 special there was a slim attendance at the state conference of iowa republicans who favor a modification of the liquor laws the forenoon session was occupied with ron alne business and speeches by two or three obscure members how to fee presented to the neen LONDON aprill 2 special the relations between the aristocracy and royalty are at present strained owing to some alte stations in the regulations under which ladies are presented to the queen it appears that a lare number of titled women were making a considerable income by introducing foreigners at drawing rooms at least one countess has made it publicly that her fee for such service was the queen who is not supposed to anake buckingham palace a house of call for foreign ladies of no distinction who re willing to pay the required fee she has directed lady already been presented at court can herl self only present one other lady during the year A strike BOSTON april 1 special A general strike in the building trades here seems imminent the plasterers sometime ago demanded that after today to day eight hours should constitute a days work the builders exchange has refused to grant the demand and a strike is accordingly expected the mayor and some of the leading citizens are endeavoring deavo ring to bring about a meeting between the carpenters and their employers with the view of effecting a compromise selling a silver cap LONDON april 2 special A dilver vessel known as the blacksmiths cup presented in 1655 to christopher pyne upon his admission to the place of clerk of the blacksmiths company was sold today to day at public auction the interesting article brought its owner 2700 the stem of the cup is formed by a fig lire of vulcan standing by an anvil on which is engraved the motto by anvil and hand all arts do stand the cup was sold fifty years ago for the late owner paid agoo for it and it realized today to day 90 per ounce an enormous price for a silver article editorial association mo april 2 special A M sevier of the neosho times president of the southwest missouri editorial association was in town today to day for the purpose of making arrangement s for the first annual meeting of the association which will be held here this month odd fellowship order philadelphia april 2 special extensive arrangements are being made for celebrating the seventeenth anniversary of the organization of the odd fellowship order which occurs this month inasmuch as this city has 46 members 0 the order lodges encampments encamp ments two cantons and two homes the event will be an important one new fast komg steamships NEW YORK april 2 special the north alantic ft ill be churned by twin propellers this year as it never has been before the city of paris has to defend her ocean cross ing record against three new competitors built expressly for speed one of them the majestic sailed from liverpool today to day under the command of captain of the teutonic Ten tonic the others are the nor mannia and la touraine the agents of both lines say that the boats were built for record smashing the nor mannia will leave hamburg on her maiden trip hither on may 22 in charge of captain bebich now of the columbia royal arch masons ST loois april 2 special A state chapter of instruction of coyal arch masons is being held today to day all the the city chapters and those of st charles eolla and de slofco are in attendance he sails for beius u philadelphia THI LADELPHIA april 2 special charles emory smith the united states minister to russia baided bailed for today to day great beorse show april 2 bostina Bost dna first and great horse show of last year promises to be not only equaled but excelled by the second annual exhibition which will ba held towards the close of the month in mechanics building the ent erics for this event which rill be under the auspices of the boston shoe association and which closed today to day are quite numerous phi keppi phi fraternity CHICAGO april 2 special the biennial convention of the phi cappi phi college fraternity began this morning at alie grand pacific hotel and will remain in session for three days members of about forty chapters and five alnena associations numbering delegates in all are in attendance there will be a theatre party tonight to night a reception tomorrow night and a banquet upon the last night of the council A sick queen LONDON april 2 special queen victoria has begun at ais les bains the usual treatment for rheumatism she is taking baths regularly and spends an hour every day swathed in flannel bandages with a towel tied around her head those who have seen lie reclining on a bed after her bath wrapped up to the chin and looking thoroughly uncomfortable find it hard to realize that she is the queen of great britain and ireland and the empress of india from her bedroom window her majesty looks out upon one of the finest views an fn europe her rooms are in the second stry of the hotel annex and are feet above sea level the air and baths have always benefited her but she is suffering at present from the most obstinate case of rheumatism she has ever experienced the great bismarck NEW YORK april 1 special although the great german statesman prince bismarck is now in retirement and the young emperor has taken the of bower from his hand the name and fame of the war chancellor is still dear to the hearts of the teutonic residents of this city today to day otto yon bismarck who is regarded he germans as the washington of fatherland is 75 years of age and extensive arrangements have been made to celebrate the event and by so doin honor the warrior statesman the ex chancellor will be toasted throughout the length and breadth of germany but the celebration will not be more enthusiastic than that of the german americans who honor bismarck as a german subject perhaps more than as the great and powerful chancellor the celebration has taken the form of a banquet at the german club which promises to be notable in a commercial aa well as in a social sense prominent among those who are expected to participate are carl schurz oswald consul general aigul the official represents nivea of the german empire at this port secretary of state cook william steinway theodore A hovemeyer Hove the great sugar refiner I 1 A Poppen huser of railroad fame and other germans prominent in railroad steamship and commercial circles germans OB immigration washington april 2 special A great deal of interest is felt just now by germans all over the country concerning the fate of all the measures now before congress looking to the restriction of immigration A convention will be held here nest week of carmans Gar mans for the purpose of considering the best method of protecting the best interests of german immigrants which are believed to be imperiled by the two bills now before tho house and to which the german societies of the country are opposed the convention will be in see sion three or four days and will present its diews by petition to congress suggesting such legislation as it may deem best ail important meeting NEW YOEK april 2 special an important special meeting of the players national league is being held this afternoon at the fifth avenue hotel exceeding interest is taken in the meeting from the fact that it will decide two great questions one is to what action the league shall take in regard to desertions and the other is the question of changing the schedule it is not thought probable there will he any alter atigna to the schedule made and it is believed that the directors of the league will resolve not to take back any of the deserters A millionaire dies intestate BUTTE CITY mont april 2 special that andrew J davis the millionaire banker died intestate is now almost certain since his death which occur rad about three weeks ago the relatives of mr davis both in the east and in butte have been searching high and low for a will but without success in the district court two separate petitions tit ions one by henry A root of new york and the other by john E davis of this city have been filed praying for letters of administration on the estate of the deceased banker april is the date set for the hearing of the petitions mr davis relatives in new york are his brother erwin davis and his nephew henry A root the petitioner above mentioned who according to a third of the estate which is reckoned in the dispatch referred to at they are understood to claim a third of this lawyer erwin davis resides at madison avenue and is about sixty years of age he is already a wealthy man and has retired from business henry A boot is a practicing lawyer in kew york he is a son of summer root oe connecticut and has not reached middle age yet the late millionaire also left relatives in california connecticut and butte fifty ahree miles on ST petersburg april 2 special captain a cossack officer arrived here today to day on the eiver amoor which place he left last november on a cavalry horse a distance from this city of english miles this is the longest and most ride on record during a part of the journey he experienced intense cold but he arrived in good condition |