The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-23


lard closed steady at SS.S5 for T.. side.
The local spot cotton market closed
steady.
LOCAL. AND SUBURBAN.
Valentine Iehr. living near Rt'i"NiilS. III,
&, diving from = malaly which is helirved
10 be hyGrurho''ia.
st. Charles. Mo. is 10 have "a handsome
new CoUri house.
The Hazel HiI Improvement Association
elects officers.
Additional candidates for positions under
the new State administration ha'" be-" M
nourCcd.
The crane Company gives cash Christ mas
presents TO employees i'll proportion +" ih'"
wages.
Elaborate Christmas services are Viaane"
in many -. Louis C1archC~-
Local iuteres; in the Worlds Fair grows
greater as the end 81 the year approaches.
Fire in The residence al 80. 80" faSr
avenue threatened the lives of three i"h'-
lies.
Employees Of the cx;ersion department "f
the Waterworks receive their first pay III
five months.
Contract has been le; for the rsmo,a! Of
.hc ruins Of the old city Hospital
Health Commissioner Star@iof issues bull
letin advising general vaccination l" p''-
vent spread q. smallpox.
General Lee insrerts jefferson Barracks
and il entertained AT the University 'Ii.h-
South Side citizens will NEE, Friday +"
protest against street ear service III 'fia'
section
Henry Wilson. negro. IS convicted Of
killing Thomas Mooney. 4 Salo"ninan. laSi
june
The funeral of William Waddinsham of
East St Louis Is attended by many bust
ness men.
General Fitzhugh Lee and his party he
parted at o'clock last night for Omaha
tn third annual banquet Of Manual
Training School class of 1888 WAS held at
the Mercantile Club
The citizens OF Walnut Park have or
Sanizai volunteer fir" company. and
asked ST. Louis to furnish the equipment
"
GENERAL DOMESTIC.
Yesterday beats all Saturday records for
buying on New York stock market.
7. IL Norris. Auditor OF the Mar De-
partmont. was shot and instantly killed
yesterday Afternoon by Samuel Mcdonald
former clerk. Mcdonald then shot HIM
self and cut his throat
The finding of the Booz court Of in
quiry. as now forecas;ed. will he an e1-
oneration of the cadets. IL is likely. how
ever, that a radical change In tie ad-
ministratiye branch at West Point will be
recommended.
Burglars attempted To rob banks al Madi-
son, o.. Dalton City. III.
Nikola Tesla says he hopes to perfect a
system for the transmission OF power with
out the employment of any connecting wire
Opinions Of celebrities I'm various walks of
life on the most important task of the
twentieth Century.
FOREIGN.
England IS gloomy over the Boer War
outlook.
Krugers reception in Holland considered.
Commdndant Snyman says that the Beers
Will never quit.
London hears report that Kimberley is
seriously threatened by the Boers.
Chinese Emperor said TO be going to
Pekfn without the Dowager.
The British War Office and General
Kitchener are suppressins news of the re-
cent daring Boer operations in South
Africa. - .
British volunteers IN South Africa are
clamoring to be returned TO England The
Government Is Offering them large bonuses
10 continue in the field.
Expert costumers of Paris and Amsterdam
are now at work on the wedding gown of
Queen Wilhelmina, which will be the most
magnihcent creation of modern times
General Macarthur will. on Christmas
Day, issue 4 pardon to a Filipino boy spy.
who. though only 10 years old. has entered
American camps. secure from suspicion be-
cause of his youth. and obtained informa-
aioh ~ iflt lilSuTSeUtS-
WASHINGTON
Secretary Root declares before the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs that if the
army increase bill is not passed it will be
necessary for the United States to abandon
q large part of the Philippines.
The State Department gives out the text
OF the joint note Of the Powers to China
which has now been signed by all the for
eign ENJOYS at Pekin and will soon be pre-
sented TO the Chinese Commissioners.
SPORTING.
Kid Mccoy returns to this country ready
20 fight
Tom Sharkcy. who witnessed the M.her-
Rubin match. thinks that Maher has gone
back badly, and that Rubin is entirely too
slow on his feet 10 whip a first-class man.
Hugh Jones's Headwater won more races
than any 4-year-old in training on ihe
American turf last year.
Golfers Smith and Bell will play matcn
game for a $50 purse at Hct Sp.inss
Christmas Day.
ST. Louis will have three race tracks next
se5son- and a great scramble for racing
dates is anticipated.
twenty-five local cooked hat bowlers lave
rolled an eighty game or better this season.
Mccarthy and Schneider both made rinety
games.
Marine Intelligence.
Now York. Dec. ARRIVED: ST Louis
Southampton: Campania. Liverpool: II. II.
Meier, Bremen.
Liverpool. Dec. c2-Arriyed: Lucania.
D. from New York.
New York, Dec. 22-Arriysd: Pennsylya-
MA. from Hamburg.
Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 22-Sailed: Rhyn-
land. Liverpool
San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 2-Arrivei
Steamer Zealandia Honolulu
New York. Dec. 22.-Sailed: Imbri. for
Liverpool; Rotterdam for Rotterdam via