The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-18
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

H lille playing the last oar Ot Hib 1aSotiAe
selection. Home. Sweet Home" William
6anborn Of New Holland. III. dropped dead.
Cotton growers Of Texas have been called
upon to attend a meeting. where It Is pro-
posed to form State organisation. princi-
pally for the purpose Of acting as a unit II
the disposal OF their product.
Secretary Gage Will recommend that Con-
grezs appropriate s. 100000 for the Govern
ment display at the St. Louis Worlds Fair.
This sum, with what has already been
voted. exceeds by $s0a8CO the amount eI-
pended for this purpose at the Chicago EI-
position.
Doctor John Stark, widely known a. Q
OdfEeon and physician and who served on
ths STAN Of General Mcclellan during the
C1vn war. died At Kansas City.
]. p KEENAN,, q merchant Of F4irland
m, fen asleep while sitting beside a stove.
While unconscious he fell against the stove
a.A his arm was burned on at the shoulder.
He did not recover consciousness Until
pivHcaans were dressing his wounds.
The intense cold weather that has recently
viGatea the West Is abating. The second
NlIRard W1s not 30 severe as at first was
feared It would be. Losses to wheat and
caftle are serious.
Ths Good situation in the East II inprov-
m, and tra1ic and business generally arc
sesuming their normal condition
Tho conference between Representatives
q labor and capital has adjourned. after
oe3ecting joint Executive Committee COM
D66ed Of twelve representatives OF the en-
pI6yers. twelve of the labor organizations
and twelve of the general public.
Miss Eleanor Ludlow denies that she Is
engaged to marry Captain Richmond Pear
0on Hobeon.
4 detective claims to have identified .
X1axvflle Tenn, prisoner a. Harry Logan,
one Of the Montana train robbers-
sPoRTNo.
IN amateur athletic meet viii be held In
H. Coliseum Christmas week.
LINES J. Corbett and Billy Rothwell meet
n Chicago.
President spalding OF the National League
0IB that he is sure that he can Dust
Andrew Freedman from New York and tho
Lsigue.
1om sharkey has begun vigorous training
3oe his fight with Peter Maher.
FOREIGN.
There 10 q prospect that arrangements
WM be made with the telegraph monopoly
of New Foundland, by which Marconi may
be permitted to continue his experiments.
He was visited yesterday by the officials OF
d. Johns. who inspected his apparatus in
quite q friendly way.
o1sen Alexandra have abandoned their pro-
po6ed trip to Ireland because Of the tur-
b9lent condition OF public sentiment In the
- 3D.
E6rd Kitchener reports that Commandant
Rzfxinger has been shot and CAPTURED BY
0ederal French.
Emissaries from the United States Con-
oular Once at Constantinople have started
a . mission to meet the brigaudS who have
X1fnm 8fnua (Srtiro into
nsgotiattons for payment OF the ransom
Pope Leo declares that the reports of his
~ 1sA1th. are false. and requests the state
0sak that he b not yet dead"
RAILROADS.
Qnaha-Emporia line in conjunction with
- Katy viii furnish packers q Southern
outlst.
Missouri Railroad Commission order, rail-.
soads to handle live stock promptly with.
out waiting for additional arrivals.
Australia. South Africa and Japan Mac.
ocderS for American locomotives
George J. Gould reported to be CLOSING
arrangements for Atlantic seaboard outlet
oee Wabash and his Southwestern system.
Marise Iatelligence.
New York, Dec. H-Arrived: Amsterdam
mon Rotterdam: Eaderland. from Ant
Wszp; Marquette from London. Sailed:
0eayx1a, Liverpool.
Liverpool. Doc E.-Arrived: Cevto from
New York: Savonia, Boston.
BNemen. Dec. H.-Arrived: Bremen from
2gsw York.
HANNAH. Nova Scotia. Dec. H-Ar7fved:
corinthian. Liverpool. for 81. Johns, New
Brunswick.
Hutland. Ms.. Dec. E-Azrivsd: Rosaztan.
C11naIoW.
Lsodon. Dec. H.-Arrived: Minneapolia
New York. aailed: Hefmonthis. San Ftau.
p1ymouth. Dec n.-Saiied: Patricia from
AAmburg- and Boulogns. New York
Southampton. Dec. n.-Sailed: Kronprfux
Wilhelm from Bremen. New York, via
Cha1ourg.
oneenstown, DEC E-A.r4vsd: Oceanic.
1esw York. for Liverpool
Boalogneesur-Ner. Dec. E.-Arr1ved:
e0tsdam, New York. for Rotterdam
CsFbong. Dec. r.-Sailed: Steamer Kron
Efang Wilhelm. from Bremen and southamp-
~, Dse New York.