The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

to the House, to which he is said to have
agreed
The apparent attempt on the part of
Chicago hotel managers to raise rates dur
Ing the National Republican. Convention
Is to be ''nipped.'' The committee NAV
annui its action if excessive rates are
charged
Senators Cockrell and Stone, now in
Washington. will remain at the capital
during the holidays.
Representatives Vandiver, De Almond.
Dougherty. Cowherd. Hunt, Bartholdt,
Shackleford and Hamlin will return home
for Christmas.
Rumors that the Hampden Trust Com
pany of Springfield, Mass. was unsound
caused its depositors to withdraw money
to the extent that the institution wa,
compelled to suspend operations
The bodies Of distinguished Chicago citi-
zens were carried to the grave IN plain
black wagons. escorted by police. who
kept strikers at bay with their clubs and
acted as pallbearers
FOREIGN.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra have
Showed the keenest interest in the chill
dren of the Prince of Wales. Children
have come to be fashionable in London
society once more.
Hand-painted stockings are the latest
lad OF the English society woman.
premier Combess plan to take away the
Soo primary schools that remain under the
control of the religious orders will cost
France many millions for new buildings
and teachers pay.
Inc Emperor of the Sahara eats Bos-
Ton baked beans in a London cafe. to the
amazement of the walters
A curious London student hanged him.
self to experience the sensation of hang
ing. He meant to cut himself down be-
lore death could ensue, but failed to get
his knife open in time.
The Paris Matin contributes s.. 900 for ra-
alum Investigations
ne possibility of photographinp ,,,,sc,,-
ana nervous sensations is argued he
.o,e the Paris Academy of Sciences
Hoiidon literary and ANTIQUARIAN circle.
are asltated over a report that ]. piernont
morgan is going to buy the origina, man
osefipt OF Paradise Lost" for sa5o.OOo
Inc Apocalypse ST. Johannis ;, +, por,
OF the monks of the Tenth Century cold
at auction for 1880 -
Marine Intelligence.
ne" York, Dec. 1a-Arrived: Amster-
dam. from Rotterdam.
new York, Dec. 19-Sailed: Umbria I;v.
erpooi; Graf Waldersee. Plymouth Cher.
bourg and Hamburg: New York sout bamn-
ton; Ethiopia, Glasgow-Norge. Conen-
hagen.
southampton. Dec. 1s.-Arriyed. 6,
Louis, New York, passed Hurst Castle -,
5:45 p. m. @
Hsvre. Dec. 1S.-Sailed: Touraine Now
York. AVG"
Liverpool, Dec. 1S.-Arrived: Devopian
Boston: Dominion, Halifax; Campania
New York; Victorian. New York.
Glasgow. Dec. 1s.-sailed: sarmatian
Boston
Neville. Dec. 19.-Sailed: Pretorian from,
Liverpool Halifax
Antwerp, Dec. 19.-Sailed: Finland N.u
York NC"
Liverpool. Dec. 1s-sailed: Etruria. New
York.
southampton. Dec. 19.-Sailed: Philadel-
phia. New York. via Cherbourg, and
passed Hurst Castle at lis D. m.
Liverpool. Dec. 19.-Arriyed: Cretic Ros.
ton.
Cherbourg, Dec 19.-Arriyed. No,.ka
New York. via Plymouth, for Hamburg
and proceeded.
Naples, Dec. 1a-Arriyed: Prinz Ade,-
bert. New York.
Hamburg. Dec. 19-Arriyed: Pre+or,.
new YORK, Via Plymouth and Cherboure.
trieste. Dec 1s-sailed: Carpathia, New
York.
Liverpool. Dec. 1a-sailed: cestiran,
Boston.
cherbourg. Dec. 1a.-sailed: Philadel-
phia. from Southampton, New York.
Yokohama, Dec. B-Arrived previously:
Gaelic: San Francisco. via Honolulu and
o''~
Hong Kong, Dec. 1a-Arrived previously.
Tartar, Vancouver, via Yorkohalna.
New York. Dec. 19.-Arrived: ST, Paul,
Southampton.