The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-02

closed easy at si2.50 for new. Prime steam
lard. East Side. closed dull at 6.sIisc.
Local spot cotton closed quiet and lleo
lower.
LOCAL. AND SUBURBAN.
Shaws Garden will be open 10 the public
this afternoon.
Work was renewed in securing subscrip-
TORS for the Worlds Fair fund.
The list OF transfers and changes in the
corps of public school teachers is an
nounce7i.
The Board of Directors OF the Western
Commercial Travellers Association met and
received new members
Everything Is expected TO be completely
ready for the opening Of the Exposition
two weeks from tomorrow.
Merchants who are large importers com
plain of the methods of handling goods IN
vogue at the ct. Louis port
Gas street lamps were lighted last night
and took tho place of the arcs in the resi-
dence section. A large portion OF the city
was in darkness.
Rosa Bensinger OF No. z25 Walton ave
nue. ended her life when told by her fisnce
that their wedding must be postponed.
The ashes of Mr. and Mrs. Status Kehr-
mann were consigned TO the grave on the
forty-ffth anniversary of their wedding.
Registration of voters increases, more
than 1000 names being enrolled.
John Delaney and Buck Nelson. while
driving off a wagon. fired on police who
pursued them and were arrested.
Dena Beaber, who was reported missing.
returned home.
The collections of taxes are heavy, and
many large corporations have sent In their
checks.
c. B. Hubbard. ex-Minister TO Japan. is
in the city.
The fall opening OF the Interstate Mer-
rhap tr, Ace -saffn rlp Traa
GENERAL DOMESTIC.
Republican Gubernatorisl Candidate
Fiory is accused OF knitting the national
Republican ticket He lost interest in Nc
Kinley after Hanna refused 10 furnish funds
for the State campaign. His treachery is
condemned by Republicans.
Champ Clark did much effective work for
Democracy IN Maryland.
The Republicans concede Kentucky and
Maryland to the Democrats.
The formal opening Of the Republican
State campaign In Illinois was character
ICED at every turn by an effort to ape the
military and educate the people UP to its
principle OF militarisrn. The crowd was
not as large as expected.
Texas Republicans are at outs.
Many members or the c. A. r. are aban-
doning Mckinley and announcing their sup
port of Bryan.
holding Its forty-eighth annual session.
SPORTING.
Winners at the opening day of Kinlock
Park track-whisper Low. Orleans. Marie
G. Brown. The Light, Lord Neville and Ida
Ledfofd.
Champion Taylor tells how ne plays golf.
ST. Louis lost a ten-inning game to Pitts
burg. Score. to ].
Tommy Atkins met with an accident In
the F7atbush and was beateu by Ballyhoo
Bey.
Mis-. Francis Griscom Of Philadelphia won
the woman's golf championship by defeat
ing Miss Margaret Curtis OF Boston at
shinnecsck Hills, l. l.. yesterday.
RAILROADS.
The Southern Pacific has bought control
Of the Galveston and Western.
A blockade of wheat cars on the Santa
Fe lines extends for twenty miles or more
Elevators are overfiowing.
Californians are much interested I'm the
reports as to President Huntirgton's sue
cessor on the Southern Pacific
The Santa Fe treasurer at Topeka, Kas..
RENTED million and a half in cash TO
New York on one months business.
The Kansas City Southern has furnished
q financial statement to the New YORK
Stock Exchange
All traffic on the Memphis Line will be
0O6ponCe0 Inc time oA iuAct0i VI
the late President E. S. Washburn.
Most of the capital has been subscribed
for building the proposed Hervey City ana
ST. Louis Electric Air Line.
L. B. Lewis has been appointed agent OF
the B. q o. S-W. at East st. Louis. vice
J. NJ Davidson. resigned.
The new general Offices OF the Mobile and |
Ohio were formally opened yesterday.
Mari.e l.teIiise.ee.
New York, Sept. 1--Arrived; Steamers
Deutschland. from Southampton and Cher
bourg Culc from Liverpool. |
Yokohama Sept. 1--Arrivcd previously:
GlenogIe. Tacoma, for Hong-kong.
Antwerp. Sept L-Sailed: kensinston, |
New York.
Liverpool Sept. L-sailed: Etruria. New |
York.
Cherbourg. Sept. sailed: st. Louis frcm /
Southampton, for New York.
Hons-Kong, Sept L-Arrfved previously: /
america Maru. San Francisco. via Honoiu-
lu and Yokohama
Liverpool, Sept ARRIVED: Lucania. New /
York.
Genoa, Sept. 1-Ssiled: werra, New York,
via Naples
New York. Sept L-Sailed: Manitou Lon
don. Umhris, Liverpool; Pretoria Ham
burg. via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Rotter-
dam. via Boulogne: Aller. Bremen. via l
Cherbourg and Southampton: Furnessia,
Glasgow.