The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-03

which went ashore at Lemvig, were
drowned.
AMSTERpAM-At a meeting Of 5000 strik-
ers a communication from the transport
companies was read. acceding to All the de-
mands of the men. The strike is thus ended.
ELY, MINN.-A cave-in at tho Pioneer
| mine caused the death of Jacob MAXI and
injured three others.
| BURLINGTON, IA.-Two Syfians named
lated by gas at a hotel and four compan,
ions in an adjoining room narrowly escaped
death by having a window open.
iCHICAGOATwo men were killed, FIVE Sc
| riously injured and six others slightly hurt
in a rear-end collision of eastbound stock
trains on the. Illinois; Central. r
TRENTON, N. J.-Chancellor Magic made
an order requiring the Empire Consolidated
Quicksilver Mining Company, Riley A. Bog
CESS OF California and William w. Dowie of
New York, to show cause on February . in
Jersey City why 379, 1856 shares of stock of
the mining company should not be Cancelled
as being fraudulently issued.
cable in the Joseph Creswell building re-
suited in the manning and bruising of seven
persons, one of whom may be crippled for
life.
VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUMBIA
Thu steamer Coquitlan,. from the northern
COdSt VI oIltioh Soidiupids iiS hC"So VA a
fire in a colony. of Firms by which eleven
were burned to death. The victims were all
women and children.
NEW YORK-E W. Winter was elected
president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
new nii board. Alf the t Other sontgoine oftic ers
were reelected. Mr.. Winter succeeds Jacob
L. Greatsinger.
NEW YORK-The half-yearly report of
the Republic Iron and Steel Company shows
Eet profits of 81. SS4. LIS, a gain Of A5l,000.
President Thompson says the company has
acquired ore properties making now a total
of 1870 goo tons. or enough to supply the
company's plants for thirty years.
PARISH French company has petitioned
the postal authorities for permission to es-
pisIsa n a wireless Nawso seids1gr raj v ststi ion at st;
Of establishing a service between there and
Cape La Hague. in France.
CHICAGOEElsie Barrett, the trained nurse
who on New Years Eve shot Bessie Palmer.
known on the stage as Mile, fsita. under
apartments on Oakwoo boulevard. has been
held to the Grand Jury in bonds Of 5000.
DETROIT, MIGHT'VE soldier prisoners
Isaac Costing, Edward Norton. James VIII
son. Philip Gleason and William s. Hop
Kins-escaped from the guardhouse at Fort
outside the building. detection was impossi-
BILE. Fifteen other prisoners who were in
the same room refused to walk out
CLEvELANDeThe consolidation of the
Savings and Trust Company and the Cfti-
zens' Savings and Loan Association was
formally ratified at a joint meeting Of the
stockholders of the two concerns. Total de-
posts of the combined banks are about ST.
100000, exclusive of trust funds.
PORT AU PRINCE. HAYTI-The Finance
Minister has drawn up a bill for the com
mission Of 100000 Of paper money. This
issue will be guaranteed by 10 per cent of
all duties in gold, by doubling the import
taxes and raising all export taxes, except
the tax on coffee.
NEW YORK-The degree of LII D.. was
conferred on President Andrew Sloan Dra-
per OF the University Of Illinois at a meet
Ing. of the trustees and council of Columbia
University.