The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-18
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

cs,,tor Mason captured the Lawrence
r,oup,v uIItnois) Convention, as result OF
sbsrp management by Postmaster He'
SIT W cobb and W. Fleweiiyn saun-
Hers OF ST Louis appeared before the IiO.'e
RIyer and Harbor Committee anu asheH "
continuing appropriation oi si'VV'''''
for the Mississippi.
e. president Roosevelt re0Dmmends lhe re
1>,.a,,e,t of Naval Constructor Richmeno
p Hohson at full pay. because OF pnysics'i
disability. ,.., 10.
uorton- Eutier election contest begun De-
>,rs Conyressional Committee on Elections
Chairman hints that seat VIII De aee'a'so
vacant If fraud is found on both siues.
:. Judre w. w Graves of the Bates Coun-
A.. T,i1cu,t Court In n test case, held the
,rb,skv tax law of Missouri to De inVaho.
rho eleventh annual session OF tns
Daughters of the Revolution Is peihs heiu
In Washington.
Mrs Charles Purdy returns to Toledo.
r, after four years absence, with $l'""'"''
made IN the Klondike
House. by unanimous vote. repeals 'no
war-rcvenue taxes
=. sanate -atifes treaty with Denmark oy
,rbich Danish West Indies become propert!
81 United States for consideration OF ~
0co.000
Admiral Dewey has declined Ambassador
1Iclleben's invitation to zine win hiii ~, "
meet Prince Henry. on account Oh 'he i'
ness of Mrs. Dewey.
Cotton sells IN the New York marker a'
The highest price OF the season-s4 GEMS
Equal Sutfragists again elect MISS Sait'
Chapman Cott president
O. srhe worst snowstoyrn since the greae
eblizzard OF 1858 swept through the East
Ablocksd,ng city streets and railroad mas;
s1,he fall In New York was nine inches anu
in Philadelphia eleven inches.
o FOREIGN.
& Santos -Dumont. the aeronaut, u ~
S,ri,b fever. resulting from chill whlch 1oi-
,Ion,e5 his fall from his balloon into the
Mediterranean sea
a The Boer delegates Vessels ana WI,
Anaraps. now on their way to the cni,eo
states. expect to make use OF tne Ansiu'
German controversy in awakening SCI, ~
t,nsnt in America for mediation IN inc
South African War.
Asunion Esquival obtained majority OF
,,otes in the Electoral College in the eiec'
stion for the presidency Of Costa Rica
: Yang Yu. Chinese Minister to Russia
adied at St. Petersburg.
4 Marching laborers in the streets OK homs
4were dispersed by a charge or cavalry aie
sthe city was on the verge of panic
: King Leopold of Belgium Is confined tf
his apartment with throat trouble.
4 \ warm discussion OF 0ueHHs III ZIG a IN!
took place In the Reischtag, in the course
eof which Emperor William was freely criti
Scised for so freely pardoning officers VINO
engaged in dueis.
9 As a result of the Anglo-Japanese ALL
..ance important changes in the ministry a
fSeoul. Korea, have occurred.
The British War Secretary. Mr.. Brod
erick. has informed the House Of Commons
that the trial Of Commandant kritzinge
has already begun, thus revealing the fac
that the press censor in South Africa Il
still active.
= In an exclusively American Issue o.
Ueberall. a German illustrated army ant
navy periodical. portraits of Emperor Wi
liam and President Roosevelt are pub
Hshed side by side on the front Iage.
message received at the Marconi wire
less telegraphy station at the Lizard statet
that the KronprinZ Wilhelm, with Primo
Henry OF Prussia on board, struck a buoy
as she was leaving the harbor and rearl!
grounded The Prince is reported to be en-
1oying the voyage immensely and to b.
Joining in the gayeties of the passengers.