The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Two trust companies at Baltimore hav
gone into the hands OF receivers, millions
OF dollars being involved.
The alleged embszzlement OF s6e,o"
causes the closing OF two State banks Il
Wisconsin, the accused official being un
Ger arrest.
Stockholders OF the New York Buildins
Loan Banking Company stampede &
meeting called TO vote an assessment. and
instead, demand the resignation OF the VI.
fcfals.
Bankers from al parts Of the United
States are gathering at San Francisco foE
the annual session OF the American Bank
ers' Association.
A z. Bell alias Crosby. alias Hammond,
the confessed maiI-pouch r5bber and for-
ger escapes from Deputy Marshals at
Philadelphia
Eight men are killed by the falling OF a
crane at PittsburE. whore the new Wa
bash bridge is under construction.
Fear Of arrest Tor robbery causes the
son OF d wealthy Californian to kill him
self. his younger brother having confessed
their crime TO officials.
Posses are searching Arizona lava beds
for a Young nan and woman who be-
came separated from their party while
visiting Sunset crater.
Friends of James Todd. a AIaryviIle. No.
editor. are urging his nomination fo-
Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic
ticket.
President Jesse o. Missouri University
IS seriously 81 at Columbia.
Colonel Russell Eaton CpcIeu dies at
his home IN Denver. Coo. OF Eright's
disease. lie was formerly prominent
Illinois capitalist and politician.
Tne International Bank and Trust Com
pany. a Delaware concern with an ofsr.
in Wall street and branches ia Mexico
and the Wet. which failed Saturday. il
under Investigation 10y the New York au-
thorities
Doctor Godfrey Hunter. who was ror,i-
mated hy the Hmter-Ransav fac,jor, in
the Eleventh Kentucky Congrersional
Convention. has asked the courts not TO
recognize the nomination OF u. G. Ed
wards, VINO was selected ny wing OF the
convention at London. Ky. a hot fight
is promised
Thomas Hartley. an inmate Of the Bar
tonviIle Asylum for the Incurable Insane
was killed n struggle with two Of the
guards yesterday.
George II. KetCham's gr.sceus lowers
49, '''--- = 'A'AtAL-~ lreNL4 70 --ass4 on the
track at Wichita. Kas
The Independent Packing Comnany's di-
rectors meet at Denver and elect all cf-
hcers except president The new con-
cern has a capital stock OF $4,000
The Reverend Campbell Gayle Of Toledo.
pastor Of the ColIinEwood Avenue Pres
byterian Church at Toledo. O.. has finally
decided to decline the call TO 81. Louis.
VIII Nutty a jockey, was shot TO death Z
at Paducah. Ky.
Delegates begin 10 arrive in Cairo for
the convention OF the Illinois Federat tion /
Of Women's Clubs. which opens to-day.
Ex-Governor Drake Of Iowa offers n |
help found a Bible college in India.
A divorced couple met accidentally on
the street at Vincennes. Ind. after a I
separation OF three years. and immediate
ly agreed to patch up their differences and
remarry. In less than an hour a second
ceremony had been performed.
The banking concern o. J. z. Brown AT
Chatsworth. Ill. closed its doors yester-
day.
The British Legation Secretary on tho
way home from Japan says that war in
the far East IS Inevitable and that vheI.
II comes It viii be extremely serious.