The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-21
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Colonial Trust Company absorbs the MIS-
souri, and Germania-
Governor Dockery offers 500 reward fo
the arrest Of MurrelI in addition 10 the SD
offered by Circuit Attorney Folk.
Merchants Exchange Committee nurri-
relief TO drought sufferers IN Southwes
Missouri.
The Chicago Flying Bird Ship Company
applies to the Worlds Fair management fo
official entry IN the great aerostatic con
test.
City officials urge an appropriation for on
larging the Poorhous> and relieving over
crowded condition.
Two hundred women were willing TO wee
George Werner. who posed mine OWN
er and advertised for a wife.
Citizens Smoke-Abstement Society vii
hold series of public meetings 10 agitate
reform in st. Louis.
An uncle causes the detention Of Miss ".
Bryant daughter OF wealthy Doniphan
Mo, merchant
Young Mems Hebrew Association selects
a site for new clubhouse near the corner o!
Washington and Taylor avenues.
s., Albert p. Beaumont of The Girl From
Maxim's' company weds Miss Terda NJ
Depew of Kansas City.
Police guarded the doors OF the Pilgrim
Congregational Church last night to keep
back the crowd at the Morgan revival
GENERAL DOMESTIC.
c. A. Vessels. a Boer delegate, says the
Boer soldiers wear British uniforms, be-
cause they have no other clothing, but they
always remove the distinguishing marks.
The Democratic Senatorial Convention al
Olney, H.. nominated Thomas Tippet and
John NJ. Rapp by acclamation.
Secretary of State Sam B. Cook is pre-
A. - he
souri. In an opening chapter he condemns
the Republicans for being the sole defam'
ers Of the State
Otto Schmahl of Cincinnati receives q leg.
acy OF $1,000 from his grandfather in rec
ognition OF his valor in the Spanish War.
CONGRESSMAN Bartholdt believes the Com
mittee on Public Buildings will allow $780,
900 for a new post-office building at st
Louis
Catholic women are forming federation
OF their Individual clubs and will hold q
convention at Chicago in April.
Martinez Silva, former Colombian Minis
ter to the United States. believes the Pan
anna Canal Company has no clear title to
the rights which II proposes to sell to this
United States.
The South makes enormous gains in the
proportion of manufactured goods to the
amount Of raw material produced.
A man and woman fight 4 street duel at
Albion Neb and the man receives g prob
ably fatal wound
Experts test.fying in rebuttal on behalf
Of the State against Patrick are heard al
the murder trial in New York
The eighteenth annual meeting Of the
bankers of Texas is in session at Galveston.
A strong sentiment has developed in favor
Of the Worlds Fair.
- Charges Of heresy have been preferred
against the Reverend Granville Louther Of
Mcpherson, Kas., alleging that he has dis
seminated doctrine contrary to the Metho-
dist faith.
Miss Maggie Dunn took morphine and
was discovered unconscious in q cemetery
near Palmyra, Mo.
The EIks are holding q notable carnival
at Hot Springs. q street fair being one Of
the noteworthy features.
The oil gusher at Sour Lake. Tex. has
surpassed all former expectations. It's
daily capacity Is estimated at 2000 barrels.
Zinc ore has advanced 81 q ton in less
than a week as a result Of an unusual de-
mand.
= The Kerens faction Of the Republican par
~ won a substantial victory In tho st. Jo-
seph, Mo-. primaries. nominating their can
didate for Mayor.
The stockholders Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit have authorized q bond issue Of
$500 1000
The South has made wonderful growth In
the progress Of manufactures.
The Stewart Fife case went to the Jury
last night at o'clock. and the jury retired
at midnight without having taken q ballot
A verdict Is expected to-dady.
Free-man delivery will bs established a
st. Charles. Mo-. on July L
ga FOREIGN. "a.
The American Tobacco Company begins
Q war on the British tobacco trust and
gains favor with retail tradesmen.
Elective officers Of Kings County. ireland
9 send q message Of cheer to Kruger. ex'
pressing Joy at Delarey's recent victory
over the British.
John Dillon, Irish Nationalist, IN the
course of heated colloQuy In the House OF
Commons. calls Joseph Chamberlain Q g.
Tar" and is suspended when he refusss to
withdraw his utteranoe.
Santos-Dumont at Paris outlines plans
which he will suggest for the aerial con-
tests At the Worlds Fair In st. Louis-
The Venezuelan revolt seems to be sp-
preaching a successful termination.
Cecil Rhodes Is slightly improved and
may 90 to England.
The Civil Tribunal OF France has approved
khe proposed Panama Canal cess!on.
SPORTING.
The decision in the Attell-Broad fight VA
Ddraw.