The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27

CUMBERLAND, MD.-NOtices have been
cents per ton inepesse begfnnns April i.
making IS cents: drivers, g 80 day, an in
crease of 80 cents and laborers. I.sO. an
increase Of 30 cents.
ST. PAUL-By a vote Of "a to 50 the
House passed the bill creating q State
Board Of Osteopathic Examiners and regu-
lating the. practice of osteopathy and IL
censing osteopathic physicians.
NEW YoRK-one man, Vincent Beehm. q
carpenter. lost his life in fire which dam
aged the three upper floors Of five-story
building. Another man was taken out un.
from the fourth floor.
MADISON, w1s.-The anticigarette bill
was passed in the Assembly without word
of debate. 1t prohibits the manufacture OF
or sale Of cigarettes or cigarette paper, and
takes effect July next.
.MANAGUA. NICARAGUA-The revolu-
ton which broke out at Juigalpa, in the
Department, Of chontales is being sup
Lake Nicaragua and the River San Juan
are in the Governments hands.
ALBA. .IA.-one person was burned to
death and six more or less injured in a fire
that destroyed the residence Of Ezra Stew
ems.
DIES MONIES. lathe Joint conference
Iowa district. No. Is has practically com
pIeted its labors. The new scale, which
will go into effect on April 1, provides for
an increase of 10 per cent in all depart
ments.
SANTA FE. N; M.-,The night agent of
the Depot sheri Kinsell en an %n0 pep1sS
Closson started overland in pursuit.
DIES MONIES. IA-At the annual meet
ing of trustees of Drake University, ex-
Governor NJ. NJ. Drake. the founder, an
900. and concurred in plans by which it is
hoped. largely through his Iiberality, to
soon raise an additional endowment fund
.MADR1D-senor Rodriguez San Pedro. a
Conservative and lawyer. has been ap-
demands of the War. Marine and other
Ministers for increased expenditure.
e eLoN;DoNSrA AessY to the Pan Mall
Richie Is likely to abolish the grain tax
reduction Of pence in the income tax.
1ation of the Clinton State Prison at Dame
mora is afflicted with tuberculosis accord
ing to Doctor: J; B. Ransom. physician at
to the Ways and Means Committee of the
Assembly in favor of the bill making an
appropriation for the construction OF a
building at the prison for the care of the
prisoners thus afflicted.
KANSAS CITY, MO-At a crossing at
Kansas City. Kas-, a heavy Missouri Pacific
freight train ran into the southbound ST.
Paul express on the Chicago Great West
ern Railway, cutting the latter train in two
and wrecking the rear chair car and sleeper.
Most of the passengers were in the or1i-
nary coach and all. as well as both crews,
escaped injury.
LEXINGTON, KY-The Jury returned a
verdict Of three years in the Penitentiary
for Doctor A. P. Taylor. prominent physi-
clan, and the president Of the Industrial
Mutual Deposit Company, which failed a
year ago. The charge was embezzlement by
appropriatfng the surplus fund to dividends
when no dividend had been earned There
are three more indictments against Tay-
lor Fifty other similar indictments are to
be tried against prominent citizens.
GLENwOOD. IA.-Two children. aged 8
and II years. the sons of ]. Y. johnson. died
as the result Of eating the roots of an un-
known plant growing In the yard Of the
home. A third child Is still in q precarious
condition.
ST. JOHNS. NEwFOUNDLAND-N of
the vessels of the sealing feet has returned
to port, although they have been gone sew
enteen days. It IL feared that the vessels
have either been frozen into the foes or
forced into the northern bays, remote from
any telegraph station.