The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-02
I0-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
WASHINGTON.

home town says that he VIII resign NOM
Mckinley's Cabinet II is claimed that he
will not submit to The suppression OF ms
views in behalf of the Beers. FRIENDS saE
that stormy scene between DAVIS ana
Mckinley took place. il which DAVIS was
urged to abandon his "QuiN"tic" attitude IN
hehalf of the Beers. Davis. II is said. urged
intervention in behalf of the Republic.
Republican leaders in Congress are sure
that they win lose the lower house ana lear
that their presidential nominee VIII De de
feated.
A majority of the House committee urges
the MASSAGE of the shin subsidy bill.
The Jaranese are rsputed TO he mp 10
date. and will make a good fight IL en-
gagged 10y Russia.
Iiguid air is to be the power Tor opef;it-
ing a railway between Detroit ana f"leu"'
4 bill to solve the army question VIII be
introduced to-day.
The vote will be taken Tuesday in the
Senate on the Puerto Roan bill.
cuba wants independence
President Mckinley has recalled Governor
lcary. who extended the Constitution ana
American principles to the Island ot Guam
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.
Doctor Daniel Dorchester. Jr.. the new
pas,or of l.ndell Avenue NJ. r. church.
preached his inaugural sermon yesterday
on the subject. Christ Our Authority.
Al ST. James's Episcopal Church the Rev
erend Edmund puckworth delivered a scr
mon on "Prof. in Service.
The Chivalry OF Service was the theme
Of the sermon of Doctor Luccock at Union
" T.. Church.
Doctor Cannon. pastor of Grand Avenue
Presbyterian Church. took the subject
of his address. Christ the Bread OF Life
The first Of a series of sermons on The
Ecattude" was given yesterday by Doctor
Michael Burnham at Pilgrim Congregational
al Church.
In the absence OF Doctor DUNCAN. the
Reverend A. j. Marshall spoke at Mount
Cahsnne Christian Church on City Mis-
sions.'
The Carpenters and Joiners OF America
are talking of holding a mass meeting 20
demand uniform scale Of wages. They
want 10 cents an hour. instead Of 80 cents,
the present scale.
The Brotherhood Of Painters and the
bosses have been unable 10 reach an agree
ment. and unless the matter is adjusted at
q final meeting 10 be held today general
strike of the craftsmen is anticipated.
Henry Dorst. a st. Louisan, employed IN
Venice. Ill, went out a spree yester-
DAY and, after imbbinE a large quantity
Of LIQUOR. drank quart of whisky on
wager and expired short time later.
The four troops Of the Sixth Cavalry
which have been doing garrison duty in
Puerto Rico for nearly two years. and
which have been assigned to jefferson
Barracks. arrived here at midnight. The
men spent the night on the cars.
Rudolph Spindler. years old. died at
Edwardsville yesterday under circuT-
stances calling for Corcner's inquest. He
had beer I'll. and mis- 10-year-old sister. left
in charge of him. was instructed to give
him certain medicine every two hours She
misunderstood the directions and admins
1ered the medicine at briefer intervals,
and this is supposed ia have caused his
death
Congressman Shackleford was in town on
his way from Washington. He said that
the Republicans are convinced that they
will lose the next House, on account of ad-
nlinistraton hlundcrs.
The chinese OF ST. Louis celebrated the
CAV on which they remember the souls of
their dead. They carried joss sticks.
sweets and roast pigs to the graves, riding
in carriages.
The Spiritual Association celebrated the
fif;y-second anniversary of the founding
Of their order. An address on doctrine WITS
MADE. and exercises given by children.
The union of Old Orchard. Tuxedo and
Shrewsbury Methodist congregations. AS
arranged by the conference was broken by
fhe refusal of the Shrewsbury members 10
have their church moved
Members of Commodore Foote Naval Vet
Grams Association ask to nave a place near
Admiral Dewey in the parade. 1t is sug-
rested that. as they are too old to march,
thcS ride III barge on float.
Three masked men looted the Star Brew
cry office at Beleville after imprisoning
four officials in a beer car, and then blow
ing up the safe