The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-28
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The formal decree in the Bennett vii
case is announced az New Haven, tn
document itself being admitted to pro
bate. but the sealed letter" being barred
The heirs of Ex-Governor Drake OF
Iowa have given up their search for 6
will and have arranged to wind Up the
estate privately.
Washington, D. c., may make a good
Worlds Fair showing. II has been de-
cided that should the matter be present
ed to Congress. an appropriation Of from
sao.0O to $4,000 will be asked for the cap
itars exhibit
Speaker Joe Cannon or the House OF
Representatives answered yice-presidential
boomers yesterday with 4 statement that
the full need of his ambition was
reached.
Captain Luciis Leverett Bridges. a
former Missouri legislator. and Assistant
Attorney General for the Department of
the Interior,@Eas buried at Washington
yesterday
Trade reciprocity between the United
States and Cuba may soon be effected. A
bill which. it is believed, wis meet the
approval of the Cubans will pass the Sem
ate on December IS.
Seasonable weather and the approach
of the holiday season have combined to
stimulate trade. Farmers and retail mer-
chants appear to have at present the bet
ter share Of the country's prosperity, ac-
cording TO the trade reviews.
A crank manages to pass a Gordon OF
police and detectives at funeral in New
York attended by, President Roosevelt,
and meets the President face to face as
the latter leaves the church by the side
entrance. Now the police Captain in
charge Of five other officers. is TO be
tried on charges OF negligence
Two men. suspected of robbing the bank
at Agra, kas., were captured by citi-
zens' posse at Bloomington, Kas
Senator Dietrich, who has been indicted
al Omaha on the charge OF bribery, en-
cages an attorney TO defend him.
The horse and buggy sold by stranger
al Edna, Mo-. has been identified as the
property of Fred Strube. the alleged
murderer of Alice Heniger near Topeka,
i'll. Blood splotches also were found on
the buggy seat and on the rug.
On the application of William Ziegler.
the hearing before Governor odeu on the
Ziegler requsition has been postponed
from November 30 to December =
The Senate Committee on Military At
fairs has resumed the investigation of
charges against General Wood
In a letter to st. Clair Nckelway, Grover
Cleveland declares he is determined not to
even think Of becoming presidential can
didate.
Mrs. Mary Isabella Kemp OF New York |
City was divorced and married within an |
hour yesterday at Newport, r. l. Mrs. |
Kemp became Mrs. Hollis II. Hunnerwell. |
A report Of United States Consul Hugo |
Muench..
oberiin NJ. Carter. former Captain of |
United States Army Engineers. IS 10 be re-
leased to-day. after serving a five-year
term at Leavenworcf. He was convicted
by court-Inartial osi conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government
The Creek Council turns down the an
preparation for the salary of the Chief and
all his assistants. The Indians are angry
because more Creeks are not appointed in
the Chiefs office.
Superintendent Benedict of Indian Terri
tory schools has been appointed TO draft
a new bill for Congress. providing for the
establishment of a system OF public
schools in the Territory.
The Illinois Board of Health sends an
to investigate a new naladv
which is said to have broken out at Bum
ker Hill. III.
The Reverend Doctor William Charles
Roberts cies at Danville. KY. after an at
tack of paralysis
Spain and Venezuela have fallen out.
The department Of the Spanish Minister
from Caracas is followed by the withdraw
al of the exequators of all the Venezuelan
Consuls in Spain.