The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
LOCAL AXp sIkrRBAN.

George Gould pays $500 for five ST.
Louis city blocks for yard purposes.
The contract for ;ransplanting q" shade
trees on the Worlds Fair grounds is let
10 a Detroit company.
Coroner's jury holds Emory W. Gi!ham
responsible. for loss OF life in Emory Hotel
fire because the building was not equipped
with fire escapes.
Union Station Trust and Savings Com
psny to organize with 100000 capital.
Representatives OF the Business Men ;
League and Merchants Exchange will go
TO Washington to ask Congress to appro-
pirate sl.cocc annually for the improve
nent of the Mississippi River.
Fire escapes are being placed on many
buildings as result OF Sundays disaster on
olive street when eleven people were
burned TO death.
The coming Kansas City banquet has
started the Republican ball n rolling.
Miss Bessie Reames Of East St Louis
sues landlord for $1,000 damages, claiming
she contracted smallpox in house and suf-
fered loss of beauty.
Fred c. Meier Supply Commissioner, re-
fused to answer questions propounded by
the Grand Jury in the Central Traction
bribery investigation. and has been cited TO
appear before Judge Ryan.
Two experts employed by the city favor
tire filtration plan for the st. Louis water
supply and two favor the Meramec Spring
plan.
San Francisco inventor writes Worlds
Fair company that he will enter airship in
tournament that has speed of two miles a
minute.
The firemen's relief fund now aggregates
sa,72'.
Representatives of the owners of the Cat
lin tract confer with the Worlds Fair Off
cials sabout proposed lease of their property.
. GENERAL DOMESTIC.
Congressman Hopkins received cold COM
fort at the Illinois Republican Convention
at Effingham.
The Presbyterian Creed-Revision Commit
tee considers the proposed brief statement
of faith for popular use. and arrives at 4
decision on the first two chapters.
Earl Clark. a 17-year-old boy, Of Clarence,
Mo-. saved three from burning to death in
q house and lost his own life.
Kansas City is to have a new trust COM
pany. backed. 1t is said, by st. Louis cap
italists.
Explanations of Lord Pauncefote's ac-
tivity fo- Intervention at the outbreak OF
the Spanish war tend to lay the blame on
the Austrian Minister.
The Chicago Press Club will give din
ner to the managers Of the St. Louis
Worlds Fair.
Two men are killed in collision on
railway bridge In Wisconsin and another
collision occurs at the same spot while the
Coroner is holding an inquest
The Ministerial Alliance Of Salt Lake
asserts that polygamy is still practiced and
taught by Mormon leaders. ..
Admiral Palliser of the British Navy
claims to know where lost treasure is
buried on Cocos Island.
The schooner destroyed by fire off Cape
May Monday night was the Mary Graham.
The crew escaped and arrived at New York
on board another vessel.
The safe Of private bank at Stone Fort,
Ill. was blown open and robbed of 5000
cash. Securities valued at $4,000 are also
missing.
A watchman is fatally wounded in a
pitched battle with Winchesters on Lake
Shore drive, ariStocratic boulevard Of
Doctor Mueller, a Boer delegate is on
The way to the United States to start q
strong pro-Boer campaign.
A receiver will be appointed to-day for
the Detroit City Savings Bank, which failed
to open its doors Monday morning
Attorney Booher will investigate the story
OF the Council Bluffs man who says that
ne had entered a house for the purpose OF
ROBBERY and saw young man kill another
his story may have some bearing on the
Richardson mystery.
according to the prosecution. the guilt or
innocence Of Patrick hangs on a question of
handwriting, and battle Of experts is
now on.
FOREIGN.
An Austrian committee appointed by the
Minister or Commerce urges high tariffs