The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-04
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

GENEhAL
The German Army and Navy Association
of North America will open Its convention
at Hamilton, O., to-day.
Unknown parties attacked the soldiers in
camp in the anthracite coal fields with
stones and caused the entire Eighth Resl-
ment to be ordered under arms one PICK
ct was felled with a rock. but not Sc
verely hurt. One of the ASSISTANTS was cap
tured The sentrics have been ordered 10
fire TO kill in the event of further attacks.
The wedding Of Miss Mary Blair Rice TO
Charles William Beebe TT sunrise Wednes-
day in the garden of the home Of her an
cestors near Coles Ferry in Charlotte
County, Virginia. excites great interest in
social circles throughout the State.
Miss Helen Gould is making an automo-
bile coaching trip of 2J5 miles through
New York State.
Lieutenant DeCIairmont. who brought the
first account 10 the United states Of the
discovery of a race of Caucasians, IN the
Philippines, hopes to head an expedition to
Mindoro 80 make study of this strange
people.
The terms of the Rock Island recapital-
cation scheme hung like a pail over wall
street all week. The scheme is said 10 DE
an entirely new departure in finance.
Archbishop Ireland declares from the pull
pit that no good will come from popu-
lar clamor on the part of Catholics against
the United States in its course with the
Frtars He declares the question should be
left alone, that Catholics should feel safs
with their interests in the hands OF POPE
Leo. He says America is just and VIII do
what is right.
The predictions are that there will be
record breaking corn crop in Indiana this
year. The State statistician estimates that
there will be in the neighborhood of 40
100000 bushels.
Reports from Texas indicate very heavy
yield of cotton this year despite the fears
aroused by the recent heavy floods. 1t
has been found that the floods injured the
cotton only in sections, while 1t materially
benefited that in all the other districts.
Zinc has dropped down to s35 a ton and,
consequently, shipments, from the Joplin
district last week increased enormously.
The companies could not get enough cars
to supply the demand. 1t has been as
certained that the high price of zinc week
before last was the result of an agreement
between a few of the large concerns TO
squeeze some large corporations which
had sold futures at a very low price.
Interest in the st. Louis Worlds Fair
continues to grow with unabated interest.
Tourists at Washington from all parts of
the world, from Japan to Peru, ask many
questions about the approaching Exposition.
Indications are there will be a close race
in the Twenty-fourth Congressional District
of Illinois. despite the fact that it is
strongly Republican district, made so by
recent gerrymander.
The residents of Eldorado and Saline
County, Illinois. quite indignant at
Governor Yates because he persists in
maintaining troops there although there is
no disturbance and no indications there
will be any.
Knox County. Kentucky. is trying to
prove a rival Of the Texas oil fields. Six
new wells have come in. and the flow is
reported good. Pumping machinery is not
necessary. as the gas pressure is sufficient
to cause the oil to flow in a stream.
Frank l. Boise, prominent real estate
agent of Sedalia. Mo-. was found dead on
log in the middle of a creek near there.
1t is supposed that he tried to drive across
the stream, found It too deep to ford and
was drowned.
The heirs of old Daniel Pegg in Missouri
Kentucky, Ohio. Illinois, Indiana and Mich
igan have organized to raise funds to pros
ecute their claim to lot of property worth
millions of dollars, in the very heart of
Philadelphia.