The St. Louis Republic., 1903-11-29
T0DAY''S NEWS in BRIEF.

'iieu lHS CONSUMPTION, ait-iouSH piohei'
and manufacturers are holding OFF for the
finai Government estimate.
A New York theatrical firm pays at the
rate of so n minute to hear Nine. Patti
sins. the lacy refusing to leave her hotel
until the entire amount due from the con-
cert is paid.
General Reyes arrives n Washington IN
! his diplomatic mission ana announces that
Colombia is willing to grant the conccs-
sion for the Panama Canal 10 the United
States zee.
indictments are returned at Chicago
against all the young desperadoes cap
tired in the spectacular man-hunt in In
diana. y speedy trial is assured and pleas
Of guilty are expected.
FOREIGN.
The proposed French education bill. al
ready completed in the Senate. will force
tie nation To add at least sicD,GC0 to its
appropriation and the communes must
Sperd at least $15.0G0 eco for new buildings
The Casino 1t Mcatc Carlo is doing such
= rushing business it has been forced to
extend its operations and open up a prI-
vatc club.
Hats are taboocd in Madrid theaters at
last. causing Il considerable stir among the
soncrita:
spirited bidding on the part of Ameri-
cans for works o: Whistler is sending the
price of the late artists work skyward.
American actresses in London are adj
Vocat.nS Joseph Chamberlain's fiscal poll
cy from the stage.
Fridge is all the rage in Paris salons.
where scarcely any entertainment is COM
plcte without the game. so long popular
in London
y London society woman declares the
West End is in need of reform as badly
as the East End. and says it is ethcally
as great a wrong 10 overeat as to over
drink.
labouche@e suggests in Truth that Mr..
Chamberlain include in his scheme some
arranging for excluding rich American
girls from English shores.
The death of a boatload of castaways
from the '''' of the Ben Sevall in For
mosa Channel IS reported All were killed
by savagcs en- Botel Tobago island.
Germany is providing free State-owned
homes for its civil employees rather than
increase salaries enough to enable the en-
ployes TO meet the demands of Berlin
landlords
Princess Alice. who has left her hus-
band. hopes to induce the Catholic Church
to annul her marriage Her brother as
serts that Prince Frederick even beat his
wife
Emperor William withdraws his offer of
a cup for an International transatlantic
Sacht race next year, en- account of his
illness.
SPORTING.
Fitzsimmons Is said to be very i'll with
a severe cold and threatened with pneu-
monia. He expects to open a cafe in ST.
Louis next year
The Army defeats the NAVY in the an
nual football game by score of % to 5.
many of the nations distinguished men
witnessing the contest.
Turkeys will be featured at the Poultry
sho" IN the Exposition the coming week.
Marine Intelligence.
New York. No.. 2S.-Arrived: Philadel-
phia. from Southampton; La Touraine,
from HaVre: Etruria, from Liverpool.
Queenstown. Nov. 2S-Arrived: Umbria.
from New York
New York. Nov. 2S-Sailed: Perugfa,
Genoa and Naples
&. Leghorn. Nov. 27-Arrived: California.
New York. via Marsellles
Southa npton. Nov. 2S-Arrved: New
York, New York.
ST. Michaels. Nov. 2S-Arrived: Van
couver. Boston. for Naples and Genoa.
Havre, Nov. 2S-Sailed: ST. Louis. from
Southampton. New York
London. Nov. 2S-Sailed: Minnetonka.
New York.