The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10
LA GRIPPE AND MEATS
INDUCE APPENDICITIS.
Russian Women Students Are Particular Claimants Upon
Partisan Attention-Ladies of the Ballet
Threaten to Strike.

is as autocratic as the Car of Russia. ana
distributes fines right and left
One little woman found her salary last
month shrunk to 10 francs. the rest having
gone for fines. The gay dancers threaten
to shake the dust of the historic opera
house off the toes of their white satin slip
pers unless satisfaction is given.
n STRIKE ENDED, f
ANOTHER GROWS SERIOUS.
The strike of the Paris dressmakerS ems
ployes is practically ended. almost entirely
TO their own Disadvantage, though they con-
tinue 10 hold daily meetings. The funds Of
the associations have been exhausted, and
the enthusiasm OF the members has worn
away
The patrons have not yielded a point in
the long contest. and, as near as can be OBJ
served. the only result likely to be regis
tary conditions IT the workrooms.
The strike of dock labefers at Marseillcs
Is becoming more and more serious. No
other strike has raised a cry of alarm To
such an extent as that.
Questions OF the contentious between ems
ployes and employers-or of the principles in
VOWED, become secondary as viewed by the
general public. But the question of the fu.
ture Importance OF the Port Of Marseil.es
has become paramount.
Marsetlles, Frances boosted Medi.erranes
an port. Is always threatened by the ever
increasing Importance of its Italian rival,
Genoa; and now that the Marseilles strikers
are daily driving many shiploadS AWAY to
other Dorts. the general opinion is .ha: Mar
settles will require many years in which
10 recover her losses.
Genoa had her dock strike not very long
ago. and the r~etaliatory sentiment that fol.
lowed the ministerial action in perempsortlN
closing the Labor Exchange Of thu. city
memorable fall of the Italian Ministry. Ge-
noa is Marseilles's great rival, and the
French city is at present in the greatest
danger OF losing much Of her commercial
Importance.
STILL DISCLOSING OF
EXPOSITION RELICS.
Parisians are being constantly reminded
that there was an exhibition last year.
garian magnate of THE Persistence the
statue which was on the top Of the monu.
mental entrance in the Place de la Con-
corde, and which was supposed to dominate
the exhibition.
This week l notice the fence has been de-
stroyed which tnclosed that part of the ex.
hi Pitie na ksow VI t as the ANNEX at aan Nincs1n ,s.
railroad exhibits, the automobile and the
cycle exhibits. and the much praised
American pavilion Of aricultural nipple
remains as permanent institutions are the
balloonins Enclosure. the magnificent velo-
drom and the artesian wells sunk for the
exhibition.
When in a month from now all the trees
have burst into leaf. the Bots vincennss
will have resumed its normal appearance.
QUEER RECOMMENDATION As
TO STUDY OF HISTORY.
The recommendations Of NJ. Georges
Leyques because of recent disturbance In
the chamber, notably the Louis XVI, At.
fair. to the effect that the study of con-
temporary history in the lyceums and COLI
leges hereafter go back no further than
1875, are being very facetiously commented
upon.
''of future generations to whom Panama.
the Dreyfus affair, the Millerand-Wals
deck-Rousseau Ministry and other contemc
porary incidents will become dead lettarst'