The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-05

General Oku denies the stories of atroci-
ties practiced upon Russian prisoners in
the battle OF Vafangow. and makes coun-
ter-charges against the Russians. who are
reported to have run their bayonsts down
the throats of wounded Japanese.
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.
Because her husband refused to give her
money Mrs. Reeber Williams, a young
bride Of Edwardsville, made three unsuc-
cessful attempts to commit suicide. being
saved each time by the narrowest margin.
Mrs. William Francis Beers, hostess Of
the Texas building, plans a week Of mu-
sic events.
Henry Leighton Morrill,, former general
manager OF the Frisco. dies from pneu-
monia-
Unoficial estimates Of the attendance at
the Fair yesterday give the total admis
sions as 10000 a record-breaker in at
tendance.
Cardinal satolli will depart to-day for
Chicago.
George NJ. Lorenz, an expert swimmer,
dived from Eads bridge and was drowned
William Clark, instructor, and James Muir
ply were arrested and are held for the
Coroner
Ira B. Matin is struck in the back by
falling bullet, receiving slight wound.
=. GENERAL DOMESTIC.
The number Of dead in 1.-The Ltchfield.
ILL.,, train wreck Is known to be twenty
one. Nineteen Of them are identified.
Many are missing. and II Is almost GER
tain that many were burned to death.
Captain Clark, a Texas planter, objects
to the introduction Of the Guatemalan ant
as an enemy to the boil weevil, claiming
that the sting Of the insect is deadly, and
will preclude the possibility Of picking the
crops.
Three children are killed in a runaway
accident In Texarkana-
An unidentified man is killed In st. Jo-
seph. Mo-. by the explosion Of a giant
cracker which he was holding in his hand
when It exploded.
Only 100 delegates. from twenty three
States, attend the Populist National Con-
vention at Springfield, Ill.
SPORTING.
Montebank easily won the Independence
Handicap at the Fair Grounds yesterday.
Other winners were Willowdine, Evening
Star. Nettie Regent, Elastic, First Mason
and Caithness.
Winners at Union track were Tressilian.
st. Resolute. W. B. Gates, The Don. John
Grigsby Our Cora and King Crane.
linda and Rice entry look like winners
on the two tracks.
The Browns won the morning game at
Cleveland by q score of Il to 10, but lost
the afternoon contest by a score of to 4.
Cardinals lost morning game to Cincin
natl by score of to 8.
Kid Hubert and Jack Mccormick are to
battle at the Business Mems Gymnasium
tonight.
Kiely of Ireland wun all-around Ameri-
can championship events at the Stadium.
Marine Intelligence.
New York. July Arrived: Ethiopia,
from Glasgow: Ultonia, from Trieste. etc.
Kroonland, from Antwerp; Minnehaha,
from London. '
CherbourE, July 4.-Arrived: Kron Prinz
Wilhelm. from New York (and proceeded).
Sailed: Barbarpssa Qrom. Bremen. for
New York.
London, July ARRIVED: Mera, from
Tacoma, San Francisco. eto., via ,Guate-
mala, ETC., for Hamburg. Arrived pre-
viously: Montrose. Montreal.
Bremen, July ARRIVED. Sd: Friedrich
der Crosse, from New York.
Glasgow, July 4.-Sailed. ID: Corinthian. |
for Montreal. Arrived, Sd: Columbia, from |
New York: Laurentian, from New York.
Genoa. July 4. - Arrived, Sd; Romance. |
from Boston via Punta del Gorda and Ma |
pies. - ..-,.-'..''.'
Liverpool. July ARRIVED I'd: sardn-
ian, from Montreal; Sd, Lake Erie, from |
Montreal: Partisan, from Montreal
Hong Kong, July 4.--Arrived. I'd: Doric,
from San Francisco via Honolulu Yoko-
hama; etc. " . ''' 80.
Antwerp. July L-Arrived: .FindIand.
New York - =. '.''''
Naples, July L-Arrived: Pannonia. New
York. for Trieste and Fiume.
Gibraltar. July 4-Sailed: Princess Irene,
from Genoa and Naples. for New York.
Yokohama, July 4.-Sailed July 1: EN-
press Of. India, from Hong-Keng. Shang-