The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

GENERAL DOMESTIC.
Boys at Alpena, Mich. drowned a play
mate in order to get IS cents he possessed,
to spend for candy.
Most of the employees OF the National
Tube Company at McKeesport Pa. are
signing individual contracts with the Steel
Trust. This ie looked upon as the trusts
most effective method OF breaking the
strike.
The crusade against Sunday saloons at
Centralia. ILL.,. is being vigorously prose-
cuted by the ". c. T. U.
Governor General Wood Of Cuba sailed for
New York yesterday. He is still very weak
from his recent attack OF fever.
Rains in Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska,
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Oklahoma and the
Lake States effectually relieved the drought
situation yesterday.
Reports OF rain In the grain States. aided
b. q fairly good bank statement. caused a
general advance In the stock market.
Minister WI says he has heard nothing
ofiicial OF an intention on the part Of his
Government to recall him. but he admits he
IL homesdcs.
The new battleship Maine was christened
yesterday at the Cramps shipyards Phila-
deiphia. where she was successfully
launched.
Representative Patterson Of Tennessee
predicts Democratic success In 1904 a
platform making trusts and the tariff the
issues.
Howelrs Island, three miles below Mis-
souri, City, has been almost entirely cut
away by the Missouri River.
Tho Missouri regiments at Camp Dock
cry will strike their tents and break camp
to-day.
Tho Third Illinois Regiment has estab-
lished itself at Camp Lincoln.
The attitude OF the people OF Pittsf1eld.
Mass, towards Chief Nicholson has COM
pletely changed since his failure to make
out q case against Robert Fosburg. Will
liam Lewis Gray surrendered to Captain
Titus OF New York and confessed he told
Olive Gray he robbed the Fosburg home
and shot q girl. but declared ne lied when
he told the Gray woman that story.
An attempt to rob q passenger train at
Hatfield, Ark, was fooled by the arrest o.
several men who are charged with having
been in the conspiracy.
President Shaffer OF the Amalgamated
Association Of Sheet. Tin and Steel Workers
held . conference with J. Pierpont Morgan
in New York yesterday. looking to a set
Element OF the steel strike.
-Four Of the principal witnesses against
former Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter have
died since his trial.
Secretary OF the Navy Long viii issue
an order prohibiting officers OF the service
from publicly discussing the Sampson
echley controversy.
Senator Mason spoke before a large crowd
ut the Bloomington Chautauque
FOREIGN.
Rudyard Kipling has written a tract on
Che sScience OF Rebellion" dealing with
the CAUSES q the Boer war and its con-
Minister Rockhin has cabled from Pekin
That the negotiations OF the Powers rep
rssenta2ives in Pelkin will be concluded and
. sgnatoxy protocol drawn up in about two
The London season has been a most hap
~ one for musical and operate stars, as
high - 1soo having bean paid for a single
performance at Q private dinner.
Thero = much protest in Germany over
Che nsW tariff. Liberal papers charge that
the nsV Aiu VIII cause further industrial
The Brush forces at Bremerdorp have
been de1qpted By the Beers and forced to
abandon 6siR garrison.
At Drinking places on the Strand yester-
day memheru Of the South African Guard.
who had been presented with medals by
King Edward the day before. threw their
medals on the ground and spurned them
with their boots, asserting that all they
were good for was to throw away.
SPORT.
Prince Of Melbourne, winner OF the
Brighton Cup, at Brighton Reach yester-
day. Was bought BY G WalL~um for $780,
600.
warde and Wright won the Eastern tennis
championship yesterday and will now meet
Little and Alexander. the Western cham
pionA
winners at pelmar Park yesterday were:
Burnetf's Walkaway. Tom Gilmore. Revoke
A D. Gibson. Ida Ledford and Nearest.
~.,su> Yv<eNs~>~~>