The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-26
GENERAI, DoMFsTIC.

Passengers who started from England
on board the Menominee arrive on the
Cedric. with thrilling story of the former
vessels encounter with a storm, in which
she was disabled.
Three butchers are asptyxiatcd at Bal
dmore, having neglected to turn off the
gas In their room
Dun's Review of Trade says that the
shutting down Of industrial plants for re-
pairs during the holidays is more extern
sive than usual. General business condi-
tons seem more favorable.
Coiorado's Attorney General will move
the dismissal OF the suit brought by Kan
sas In relation to the use OF the water
of the Arkansas River.
The Salvation Army at New York fur
nishes Christmas dinners to $1,000 poor
persons.
Services for those who persisted in the
train wreck at Connellsville ere held in
the churches of the coke region, and many
funerals arc to take place to-day and to-
morrow.
Charles P. Hall, who was implicated IN
n famous Bank OF England forgery case
and has spent tweny-eight years In pris-
on, is again in the hands of the police.
this time on charge of arson.
A sharp earthquake is felt at Los An
geles, Cal, where citizeEs at first think
Il is an explosion.
A Chicago young man shoots his cousin
and his aunt in a quarrel over Christmas
PRESENTS.
Leo Lewis was shot and killed in a fight
while returning from Christmas enter
xainment At Knoxville. Tenn.
President Eylsr OF the Manhattan Coal
Company files bill in the Circuit Court
at Bloomington. Ill. requesting that re-
cetver be appointed.
Bert Barron, II years old. killed his
father while protecting his mother from
assault at Joplin, Mo.
Chairman Jones OF the Democratic Ma
kcnal Committee announces that he will
recognize H B. Spaulding of Muscogcs
as committeeman from the Indian Terri
tory. Thomas Marcum says he will con-
test the case.
The infant son Of c. Oliver Iseiin re-
eeives gift Of 100000 from his grand
father at the christening.
Dowie declares the Messiah will return
to the earth next century to reign Loo
years and that he Oowfe) will return
Wit; him
III children peillS MISSING from InelT
home In suburb of Indianapolis, a mob
attacked hungarian settlement, beat IN
nocent persons and demolished furniture
before the missing girls were found at the
home Of 4 neighbor.
Fire in the large department store Of B.
Lowenstein & Bros, at Memphis, Tenn,
does damage estimated at from $4,000 to
S15O,000
Mrs. C. Smith, who was charged with
the murder OF Deputy Sheriff Grubbs
while he was serving a paper at her house
in Bolton, Tex, was found guilty and her
punishment dred at twenty-five years In
the Penttentary.
John Lempke. whose parents live at No
zoos Cas- avenue, St Louis, disappears
from his boarding house at Omaha, Neb.
and a letter Is found on the street adj
dressed to his mother. In the letter he
says ne IS about to end his life.
Oficials at Allentown, Pa, are investi-
eating peculiar circumstances connected
with the death OF woman there. A
former policeman is in custody.
A blizzard prevails over the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley bringing misery to the
homes Of thousands of the poor. Traffic
was sorely impeded in localities, and miles
of telegraph and telephone wires are
down.