The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-16
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

plant at Manchester and Knox avenues,
wrecked yesterday morning at o'clock by
the bursting OF steel band supports.
Harry Ellis, an S-year-old waif. finds a
home among strangers.
Comptroller Player in his annual report
urges the adoption of the proposed amend
ments to the State Constitution.
Civic League adopts resolution requesting
members to keep thoroughfares clear after
Nth has been removed.
Captain Moses HillIard. retired capitalist
and an old steamboat man, is killed by 4
train at a Maryland resort.
Banker place, a supposed public thorough
fare, has been sold for taxes as private
property and abutting homes are without
means Of entrance or exit.
When Mrs. William A. Jones learned that
her husband was charged with shooting
craps, instead Of disturbance of the peace,
an exciting scene followed in Judge Side
ner's court.
Stranger requests to be locked up at
Alton. and soon afterwards is found with
throat cut
Barnes Bowman was married at Clayton
TO Mrs. Henrietta Lang. aunt of the wom-
an to whom he had been paying suit
John Davis. charged with horse stealing
was arrested at West Alton. Mo-, after
long chase.
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John ]. Gafrney is promoted to a detec-
tive and Patrick NJ. Ially is reinstated in
the department.
The Missouri Pacific and Frisco railroads
secure terminals on Worlds Fair erounds
ms daughter chafes the hands OF John
zNaporieskf. thinking that he lived. Ravs of
death. Ae'edieo MS
City VIII build its own elect,,c-,,.,.,,a
plants Missouri Edison Cyo,,-.,-. a, -e ee i'iiie
its rate. -pS"y increases
iaouse OF Delegates passes pure-milk bill.
win only one unimportant amendment.
GENERAL DOMESTIC.
ran trade is expanding throughout the
country and the labor situation is improved,
according to Dun's and Bradstreets review.
though the anthracite strike continues to be
q menacing condition.
Mrs. T. B. Parks of Hannibal, No.. while
visiting in New York found bag of Jewels
She advertised for the owner, but without
success.
An Indiana neighborhood is greatly
wrought up over house which is sup
posed to be haunted" It was built near
an old cemetery and the tombstones were
used for the foundation. The occupants of
the house have fed and no one will dare
enter the building. 1t is said that crops
VIII not grow where the cemetery was, and
ghosts shake the house till 1t rocks
Frank Holme. the artist and author, is
III and has been advised to go to Arizona
Tor his health. A number of well-known
writers have adopted novel scheme to as
sist him in maintaining himself while re-
coupling his health.
p. J. Keller. an aged farmer near Muir
physboro. Ill. will probably lose his life
as the result of rescuing a child from In
'front.' OF freight train. He was struck
by the freight and hurled to one side THE
boy was badly injured but will get well.
II. e Leavftt Of Kansas City Mo- Is out
greeting his friends after a three months'
sleep. BE is looking well and expects to
return to work next month.
The business men OF Beaumont, Tex. are
trylng TO negotiate for the Kansas CITY
and Southern Railroads Port Arthur canal
as one of the connecting links in the pro-
posed new deep-water channel from Rean-
mont to the Gulf of Mexico.
The l. T U. Convention at Cincinnati, d.
feafs every resolution relating TO Social
Ism and idealism and disposes of mora tbon
lions laws.
3 The Chicago police are still bs filed b,, .ho
Bartholin case and fail to Obtain an aS,o.. s.e
eo CONFESSION from John Claffy, driver OF a
iaunory wagon that figures in the affair
Aguinaldo may visit America On a lectur-
Ing tour.
Miihonaire Higgfnson presented s2,1oo IN a
youth whom he had never seen before sf,,
ply because he did not use tobacco or Iiouor.
The city and township officers of Evans
vile Ind. left fatally injured man wing
IN the street for an hour YESTERDAY
While they debated who should care for
him' ne being nonresident. Finally a
passer-by ordered the man removed to a
hospital at his own expense
A series of hearings have been arranged
py Attorney General Crow to determine
whether there is really a meat combine TO
control prices of beef. The first hearing
viii be held before Special Commissioner
kinealy at st. Joseph, Mo-, August 16.
Ihers viii be other hearings at St. Louis
FOREIGN.
Donald McMsster, leading counsel for the
PERSECUTION in the Gavnnr-Greana rana ~