The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-18
TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
pIFSINESS

Discount rates were b 10 Z per cent on
call and time loans. CiearanceS. S'"iS'S-S'
balances. s5i7.1so. New York exchange &c
premium bio. J9c premium asked. lsoul"Nilie' .
yar bid. 10c premium asked. 'hic't"' -
premium bid. SOC premium a%Nf-i. t'hcih-
natl, par bid. i9c premium asked Ne" "
leans. par bid, ioc premium asked.
Wheat locally closed lower a. 'ec j. May !:
CSC a. July: e7aac b Sept lT'l2c 80.
red. Corn closed lower at si;4c D. May
s7c July. 3sf3s'.c No. white. oats closed
q. 23Esc n. May: 22;sc d. July 2lS.c sept
sf,ac No. :.
At Chicago wheat closed lower at 6''.c n
May; 66ssc b. July. Corn closed lower AZ
sT.c b. May: CSC b. July. oats ciosnd al
~ &c b. MAJ 81 slass July.
Tho local market for standard mess
pork close; steady NJ El2 tr new if1t'le
steam lard closed steady at ts'c' 'h"''V
at 5.95c
The local spot cotton market closed q'ae'
IcCAI. AND SUBURBAN
The street .a.way uuion men. IN mass
rueatirC called on all organized unions IN
the city 20 assist their cause hN declaring
n general strike The matter VIII Ir CON
sISere1 by the various unions tonight
A -unnhar OF the extra policemen sworn
On s,-ce the commencement 81 ~" strike
resigned yes-erlsy. About twsniN-HVr ne"
men were enrolled hr the RecI'!'ias "tH- th
rr!ttee. Two pa;c, linen were sisi';'''a 81 .o'
refusing to obey Commissioner S'u"T'F $ or
Gers.
.. /. T..wsris, chairman Of the GrisT-
eroo committee of tho strikers, sta'Ho MAJ
the union mon viii not ccrseo; - :" n.',N
10 work while tho rev men holL III ~,
pr-sent positions. President " il'''h't
eays that he will never consent :" Inc olS-
charC., Of t!e men VINO Were 'Ihp"E ca -
take the places left vacant ~ the s''iNe'7
II. Master Builder Ass-e.a-!on has is
sued a statement cortCacici'nE me a@@''
ton that the strike o. the carpenters i "
success.
A new thcat-- IS projected 20 lie loc2ted
at Tenth and Olive streets. 70 '-' ne '''-'''
cc the Castle Square opera COMPANY
The failure of the presen; Congress TO
mass A river and harhor approFfl4N'" hH
VIII result IN the discharge OF l'' iah'rr'S'
The hearing in the case OF supply COM
missioner Meier VIII he resumed to-ItF-
Neier's ss,it against the members - the
February Grand Ju;y has been inieh"l''N
postponed.
The annual convention Of tho Missouri AS
ISOLATION OF Local Fire Insurance agents
Will be held in the Century building next
week
The Fre.st,,-. srian General Assembly met
NJ The Compton and Washington [Hfei'2e
Church IN annual session yesterday Nearly
400 commissioners are in attendance. They
Will remain il session ten days
GENERAL DOMESTIC.
The locomotive of an Illinois central pas
seuger train exploded near DahOise IL,
killing two men and iniU:ing several 9TH
ers.
At Iitchfeld. III. the Big -Four Railway
strikers fixed OF soTae new men and :hetc
g.Iaris. F1Irrher trouble was prevented ty
United States Deputy Narshals.
The Missouri G. a. z ErramDMslt at
Springfield closed after the election oy az
fcers a,si delegates
IN. Illinois National Guard Encamr Hent
this year VIII be by briE,des. The naval
militia situation furnishes some d!;h hrultN-
Plans Of the s250a10nh company % fight
the Tobacco Trust were announced. The
trust stocks were very weak on IN" New
York Stock Exchange.
Immediately after getting 4 letter, for
which he was looking. Z Il. WAGNER. a
business man o: .Alvarado Tex. killed him
self
= thrilling escape from traiI. robbers was
effected by the cooiness and nerve IF IL
engineer ON the Texas Pacific Railway n',r
I.Ongyiew. Tex.
FOREIGN.
Londoners now recall that lord Roberts
asked Baden-Powell to hold ont al N7f"-
Y Ef~c- AFp-- oye A