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THE ST. LdtilSHEPUBLIC
FUBMBHERa: GEORGE KNAPP CO.
Charles W. Knapp. President -and Geo. Mir.
Deorga L. Allen, Vice President.
, W. B.:crr, Secretary.
Office, drner Seventh and Olive Street
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1G. 1901.
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WORLD'S-1903 -FAIR.
A TIME TO MOUUX.
It Is appropriate for Missouri to ob
serve a day of mourning for the death
of President McKlnley. "Governor Dock
cry in Issuing a i)roelamatIoncallhig up
on the people of this State to pay their
tribute of sorrow will Cud a ready re
gponse In the heart and mind of every
citizen.
As he suggests, the sympathy of the
people goes out to the bereaved widow.
The faith that her. husband showed In
jd should find an echo In the prayer
for Mrs. Mckinley's health in. her time
of need. She, .of all the nation, is the
great sufferer.
''Ax the same time, the crisis now con
fronting'the United States is worthy of
prayerful consideration. It is indeed a
Eoleniu moment when a new President
Is called upon to take the place of a
predecessor who has met his death at
the hand of an assassin. There can be
&o safety in constituted law when
anarchy draws the blood of the First
Citizen,
It may be a hard thing to unite with
the prayer of the dying President when
he said, "It is God's way; his will be
done," yet the faith anil trust of the
people must risotto his oira.noble resig
nation. -There can be no creed; no-party,
no faction, in observing the Govern
or's proclamation. It should be a con
eolation to all the people to commune
.with the Divine Spirit In the time of
mourning.
- THE "VICE PRESIDENCY.
In- some newspapers there has been
Criticism of Mr."' Roosevelt because, first,
he went to Buffalo and, second, he left
Buffalo for an outdoor 'trip.
The right of it.ls that. Mr. Roosevelt
acted becomingly in both movements.
Americans do not always remember
that the Vice President is not a mem
ber of the administration. He Is .of
ficially almost nothlng-but snecessor-ap-"uarent.
Under the new law of succession a
Vice. President Is unnecessary. Almost
the remotest contingency of a lapse In
the executive function Is removed by'
the system -which designates the Cabinet
officers In order.
As presiding officer .of the Senate the
fTiee President Is, "except In a tie vote;
a mere figure. With more satisfaction
to Itself and with more general utility,
the Senate, could choose its own per
manent chairman or -president
. The Vice President has no part In
government He is not a member of
the Cabinet No powers of appointment
arest with him. His" Is the ungrateful
gwsltlon of merely; -waiting for the death
r .disability of the President "
: Mr. Roosevelt did .-what any-rentle-
&'" i. man. 'In his position should have done.
waiii w we ucusiuo oi xne pros
trate President, to show respect for his
fehlej and-, the anxiety which he felt
over the .health of his friend. When
th physicians expressed the opinion
that the wound was taking a favorable
course he departed; and properly, be
cause his Btay might have aeemed like
officious and premature 'consciousness
cf his right of succession to the sick
itoan's honors.
Instead of acting In bad taste it
Would rather eeem. that Mr. Roosevelt
'Judged the proprieties with the healthy
1 good sense which has marked most of.
f -his -actions.
i j OUR WORST EXHIBIT.
tlThen.the" ethnological avenue tit the
World's Fair is "constructed, places
should be left for the Negrito dwarfs at
one" end, as nascent civilization, and tho
..pt Louis Globe-Democrat at the' other,
jbs ma aoupmea remnant to oxuioii
;imanUna in the beginning of develop-
jaecay. '
It -la not newspaper controversy but
"common truth to say that the Globe is
!the most disgusting, specimen of par'
tfsan journalism In the United States.
Yesterday, In the " midst of. general
.soberness of mourning for tho late
President, the Globe devoted the chief,
emphasis of Its editorial page to re
minders that The Republic had in times
of political discussion taken a critical
Aittitudo toward Mr." McKlnley.
No reply is necessary. The decency
-aot St Louis perceives the Indecency of
the Globe, .It la worth while only to
ask: What If the assassin's victim had
teen Mr. Bryan or the Governor of Mls-
. courlf What in that' event, of the vil
lainous cartoons and slanderous falser
- .oods of the Globe?.
The Bepubllc Is glad to remember
" .that It has -never .uttered an unjust
. word;Of Ma McKlnley's personal char
acter or L-solcrepresented. his 'honorable
intentions la public "life. As the. chief
jfcVV-fepreaentaiive of , Democratic opinion In
"i -; the .West It has vifforonalv combated
as' it. ,ma -m ..-ivisri-.. i:.
?lv juih mean hit wiucn'Uia utmwipn mrrvtu
jaentJjStpoa.. iriuw never said or ana as
'snbch'rthat 'Ws - dlsrespectfulas 'many
Sp' Bepnbllcans -have said. c,It" nai. aiA
X:i scarlv aa'.nincliaji thft-tllobe said 'In
Wi-SSKImaniiiirmiiiicb-im.Vitr
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on a man it weakly believed to be polit
ically, discredited.
But the subject Is too far beneath tli'ls
solemn occasion. Put it away.
OUR DUTY.
St. Louis will honor itself by leading
all communities in payingrespect to the
memory of President McKlnley. The
central meeting to be called for Thurs
day should be limited only by tho ca
pacity of tho hall Where it is to be held.
Beside the tribute duo to a godly
man stricken down while occupying at
tho behest of tho people the highest.
station within their, giving, there is also
duo to the repute of American character
before tho world such an impressive
voluntary demonstration that no mis
take can be made concerning our hatred
of anarchy.
In quiet orderly, dlgniflcd and earnest
union, of mind and heart we Americans
must show that our party disputes do
not affect our conservative faith In our
methods of government In fiber and
core we are one people, capable of con
ducting a free government and yet en
forcing all wholesome laws. So wo must
show to the earth and to tho weak and
doubting among ourselves.
This is tho World's Fair city.. Ko
words of broader spirit concerning
theso great expositions, concentrations
of human activities, have ever, been ut
tered than entered the pregnant sen
tences spoken by President McKinley
just before the terrible event of which
he was the victim. His words will be
immortalized in and by St Louis. St
Louis will recelvo benefit from them as
they are read and remembered over tho
world. It is fitting that we give special
evidence of our grateful appreciation by
assembling at all designated meeting
places next Thursday and joining In the
ceremonies of grief and respect
AMENDMENT NO. 3.
No voter can withhold his support
from the Charter amendments on the
ground that they will increase his an
nual tax bllL Their adoption at the
election October 22 will not place any
property holder under greater obliga
tions to the municipality than he Is at
present Additional revenues for St
Louis cannot be raised by taxation un
til two constitutional amendments are
adopted and another election held- for
tho purpose of authorizing a special tax
to erect public buildings.
As has been pointed out In The Re
public, there remains out of the rev
enues at tho present time only $000,000
to pay tho expenses of the Mayor's of
fice, Municipal Assembly, Board of Pub
lic Improvements, Health Department,
Police Courts, Hospitals, Insane Asy
lum, Workhouse, City HalL -Law De
partment, Sewer Department, parks,
necessary Inspection Including factory,
milk, plumbing and building the Comp:
fa-oiler's, Auditor's, Register's and
Treasurer's offices and all other city de
partmentB. There is.no way by which municipal
expenses can be reduced! Mayor Wells
has exercised the most rigid economy
and still there is no money with which
to make public Improvements that are
absolutely necessary. New sewer dis
tricts must be made, bridges built across
tho Mill Creek Valley, park districts Im
proved and connecting boulevards con
structed. It Is expected to ratee the
money for these objects by the adop
tion of two constitutional amendments
that will be submitted to the people' at
the next general election. The October
special .election has nothing to do with
tho changes proposed in the State Con
stitution. There- is a section of the Constitution
that will be utilized by the ratification
of the Charter amendments. This.-section,
provides that for' the erection of
public buildings a special tax may be
levied, with the consent of two-thirds of
the qualified voters voting at the elec
tion. Many attorneys hold that St
Louis Is now disqualified from availing
itself of this section. The adoption of
the amendment will enable St Louis,
with the consent of the voters, to levy
a special tax to construct and complete
necessary public buildings. This work
done, tho tax ceases. The money raised
by this special tax must bo kept dis
tinct from other revenues.
So that amendment No. 8 to the
Charter, the .one dealing with the col
lection and Imposition of revenue in the
proposed changes, will only place St
Louis In a position to levy a special tax
at some future date: This amendment
simply puts the Charter In harmony
with tho Constitution. Before any
money can be ralsod under Its provi
sions, another election will-have to be
held.' When that timo comes, voters can
then declare themselves as willing to go
down Into their pockets for the sake of
the New St Louis.
JOIN THE GOOD WORK.
It Is to be eincerely deplored that the
Globe-Democrat during the World's
Fair period, refuses to. join the neces
sary movement for the betterment of
St Louis, declining to opposo the ob
structionists to the city's progress and
devoting Itself Instead to the proclaim
ing of imaginary evils in. the State ad
ministration. The eyes of the entire civilized world
are fastened' on, Missouri and St Louis
at. the present time. This city and State
will continue to attract International at
tention until the World's Fair of 1903
shall have passed into history. Every,
statement concerning conditions exist
ing in St Louis or Missouri will have a
world-wide circulation. The' reputations
of, both depend upon the honesty and
the value of- what is now' written and
spoken concerning them.
JThe Republic would join the Globe if
the State evils asserted to exist by the
J latter really existed. It Is a time when
such action would be Imperative. . Visit-,
ors from ail oyer the world win make
personal, studies of State conditions
from now: until . 1803. If State" condi
tions' were evlL The Republic would be
glad to; take part in a movement for
their remedying. But they are not' eviL
The State la ptosperbui. Its debt .will
m lWW;ug -iow.wb W'.W". vona-.-r SIM WU1 1
be wiped outonor before the first day.
Intact and wisely handled. Its people
arfc lightly taxed.
Tho Globe-Democrat cannot deny
that a certain phase of Jocal municipal
conditions demands the corrective at
tention of all gooil citizens. A malig
nant Combine in the Municipal Assem
bly Is blocking the World's Fair prog
ress of St Louis. For selfish purposes
It is preventing the betterment of mu
nicipal conditions. If it is allowed to
dominate the situation St. Louis will
present itself to the world in 1003 as a
decaying and dilapidated World's Fair
city. This must not be permitted.
Every influence of reform should be
brought to bear against the Combine.
Tho Combine .must be defeated. It is
tho enemy of St. Louis at a most critical r
moment in the city's historv.
The Republic earnestly calls upon the
Globe-Democrat to put asido Its preju
dices and take part In the light against j
the Combine. Tho Globe is waging war
on imaginary Ills in tho State. It could
greatly' help St Louis and the World's
Fair by combating real evils in St.
Louis. Why does it refuse to join in tho
betterment of St. Louis to a condition
which will redound to the city's glory
as a World's Fair city? Why docs it
continue to slander Missouri with so
strange n willingness to blacken lirr
good name as the AVorld's Fair State?
GO AHEAD.
Mr, Hawes can safely ignore the
sneers of Republican organs. In array
ing himself aggressively with Mayor
Wells and the New St. Louis he is not
'only right the most important con
sideration but Is strengthening himself
and his party's organization.
While to some extent the city suffers
from the lack of co-operation, the Demo
cratic party in St Louis is gaining force
from tho refusal of these Republican
organs to exert their Influence in behalf '
of good government and, against the
lower forms of selfish ward politics. The
sympathy of tho organs with Zlegen
heinlsm was excused by many decent
Republicans on tho ground of party
feeling. But when the sympathy of the
organs and of the regular Republican
organization, State and city, extends to
combines self-styled Democratic, all
good citizens -perceive that therei is no
hope except in the Democratic party.
Governor Dockery Is in hearty accord
with Mayor Wells. The united efforts
of Democratic leadership can bo de
pended upon to aid In rescuing mu
nicipal government from the clutches of
the "business" politicians. Zlegenheln
lsm and Croninism are allied on tho
otlier side and the Republican .organs
aro so tender toward both that they
would as well come out and openly ad
vocate government by combines.
Mr. Hawes will never bo Injured by
tho opposition of the ring organs.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY.
There is certainly .a strong indication
of a record-breaking real estate busi
ness in St Louis this fall In the fact
reported by realty agents that they are
frequently called up by telephone at
night to rent houses to anxious home
seekers and that their offices are crowd
ed daily by persons buying or renting
homes.-
The fact must be borne in mind In
considering this situation that no real
estate "boom" is being carefully nur
tured and developed, and that tho effect
of the World's Fair may not yet be
taken as accounting for this activity.
The real truth Is that St Louis is a
rapidly growing city arid that there is
a largo demand for houses. This means
a legitimate increase of realty business
which will have no. injurious reaction in
the future.
It will bo profitable If this truth is
kept in mind to an extent that shall
prevent any' Injudicious attempt to
"boom" local realty. It is always wise
to let well enough alone, and St Louis's
well-enough Is so exceedingly good that
the- real estate agents may surely af
ford to be content with It The sugges
tion Is earnestly recommended to their
attention.
That continuous outcry at Sixth and
Pino nowadays Is anything but the
crowing of Globe-Democrat roosters.
They've flown the coop, and the noise
comes from the catbird substitute,
equawking In panic at the State Audi
tor's forthcoming exhibit
President Boosevelt stands for estab
lished order exactly as did President
McKlnley. According to anarchist doc
trine this justifies his assassination.
The anarchists must be crushed for the
good of the country.
-Beginning with a slanderous assault
on all Missouri Democrats, tho Globe
Dcmocrafs campaign on the State
funds Issue, now .narrows down to a
daily venomous backbiting of the State
Auditor..
Mlssourians will be quick to Judge be
tween the truths of the State Auditor's
exhibit and the untruths of tho Globe
Democrat's figure-Juggling campaign
which made that exhibit necessary.
"It .is God's way," said the dying
President "His will be done." Few
eminent lives havo closed with so
touching an expression ot humility and
obedience to tho Kuler of .us all. "
It seems to be the Globe-Democrat's
conviction that proclaiming Imaginary
evils to have an existence in Missouri is
better than remedying Teal evils that
have an existence in St Louis.
Old Ananias announces in advance
that the State. Auditor's financial ex
hibit will bo unworthy of respect No
rogue, e'er felt the halter draw with
good opinion, of the law.
Governor Dockery will do his full
duty in the matter of the public-debt
exhibit It is because of this certainty J
that the Globe-Democrat is chewing
the rag. '
In the matter of, the necessity for
crushing aaarelry in tho United States
all good Americans stand together re
gardless of party affiliations!
President Roosevelt assumes his high
office accompanied by the best wishes
and the confidence of the.Amerlcan peo-J
pie. .
Old Ananias Is now in a" fair way to
learn that a lie makes progress only so
long as it doesn't enconnfer the truth.
Within a few- days the building ofa
fence .around the World's Fair site will
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OPINIONS ON THE CASE.
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Doctor Edward W. Lee Believes tbe President's Physicians Witltlield
Information From the Public Discredits Report of Bullet
Being Poisoned Doctor A.V. L. Brofcaw Thinlis
That the Treat ment :Was Good,
Physicians and laymen allko are discuss
lng the apparent discrepancy in tho reports
given out hy the physicians attending Pres
ident McKlnley prior to his death and the
result of the autopsy, which showed that
the wound had become gangrenous.
"Tho physlcianp did not tcil tho publlo
everything," eald Doctor Edward Wallace
Leo yesterday. Doctor Lee, who Uvea at
No. 41CS Maryland avenue, was one ot the
surgeons who attended tho President at the
emergency hospital on tho Pan-American
Exposition grounds.
"I do not see how any other conclusion
can ho reached," 'he continued. "The bulle
tins told tho jatlent's temperature, pulso
and respiration, how he slept and what rood
was given him. From these one might form
any one o tho several opinions regarding
the progress of tho case. I belleva.lliat tho
physicians, at least, had strong reasons to
suspect the presence of gangrene.
"That the bullet was poisoned Is quite un
likely. It could have been done, but what
ever poison might have been used. It would
have made Its presence apparent long bc
.fore tho President died. In a certain sense,
every bullet is poisoned, for Its greased
Burfaco will' carry infection. But. 1 one
bullet were poisoned the other would be
poisoned, too. And with tho bullot that
failed to penetrate the President's body It
would be easy to mako the necessary tests
which -would leave no doubt In any. mind.
"There Is absolutely no truth In. the story
that there was any friction among the sur
geons In attendance on tho President at tbo
emergency hospital, or at any other tlmo
when I wns In Buffalo. I was Invited to re
main In consultation on tho case, but found
it Impossible to do so." '
"Every surgical case Is a law unto Itself."
said Doctor A. V. I Brokaw yesterday, in
speaking or tho late President' case. "It
Is foolish for. phytlclans with no oUier
knowledge ot the case than Is contained In.
the published bulletins to make adverse
THINGS AT THE THEATERS;
MANY NEW BILLS ON VIEW.
"The Buriromastc'r." that pretty inuslo
comedy now several seasons old, was put on
at the Century last night with many new
trimmings. "Herbert Cawthorno'a peg-legged
Stuyvesant has the Norris, Davenport
Weinberg and Dlxey reputations to llvo up
to. Peter began by Introducing Borne uu-to-the-mlnuto
Jokes about kissing. When
tho mild young' Dutch .cadets came In view,
Edith Yerrlngton, their- Lieutenant halted
them before the Governor., "What la a
kisfl?" asked he. "Nothing divided by
two' responded tho first cadet. "Oh, that
depends upon whether you mean short or
long division,". returned tho Governor. Tho
uudjenco recognized this pleasantry, but
they wero unprepared for the next Jokelet:
"And what Is a kiss?" insisted the ruler,
turning to a demure little soldier to his
right. "Oh, sir, I'm suro I don't know;
but I never refused."
Doodle von Kull. was funny la his-usual
way. Edward J. Sanford capered as .Doodle
nn.i hi New Amsterdam Jargon was up to
Jhe cipher code of an anarchist Not even
tnoso wuu unaeraiuuu jv - -follow
him. Harry de Lorme as tho crushed
Impersonator of Hamlet provoked count
less laughs. His Acting went1 better than
usual.
Edith Yerrlngton -was tho Lieutenant
Sweeser of tho prologue and the Willio
of the first act Her singing,- a trlflo
throaty at first, Improved as tho play
progressed. She was a pleasing, substantial
young woman, who seemed to know two or
threo trick's bf the theater. The always,esr
ccllen't George Brodcrick'a Harlem Spider
pleased mightily.
Lillian Burkhardt heads tho new bill at
the Columbia to-day .
Charles Frohman's Empire Theater com-,
pany wilt play "Mrs. Dano'o Defense" at
the Olympic to-night. This. is the new Henry
Arthur Jones piece. In the company ara
Charles Ilichman, Margaret AngUn and,
Margaret Dale.
The Bon-Ton Burlesquers presented a
number of novelties dt tbe Standard. "Dora
Flora," the opening skit, pleased. An olio
of specialties was given by George Aus
tin Moore, Monroe and Marshal, Murray
and McFarland and other well-known fa
vorites at. this house.
Miss Nina. Foukc, one of the most charm
ing of last season's stage debutantes, leaves
St Louis thlsinornlng lor New York, where
Bhe will resume her work in Mr. .Mansfield's
company. .
"From Scotland Yard." a detective play.
Is the new play at the Imperial. The cast
Is one of a merit to be compared to tho
attention that has been,, paid to the ac
coutrements of tho settings of the stage.
Neil Twomey, as the-bcro. Is a young Irish
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criticisms. From the- Information I have re
ceived I believe that the case. received tho
very best possible treatment The gan
grene was something that no surgeon could
guard against with certainty.
"A surgeon can understand how this gan
grenous condition might be developed With
out producing pronounced symptoms. Or
dinarily, It would have quickened the pulso
nnd made the temperature rise consider
ably; But I havo known cases where It ex
isted without either of those things occur
ring. Sometimes the pulie Is affected and
the temperature not at all.
"The wound In the posterior side of tho
stomach probably wa3 tho center of the
trouble. I think It likely that some of the
Futures gave way, ever so little, but enough
to allow matter from the stomach to And
Its way into the tlFMues. The smallest par
ticle of matter would have been suSlclent to
produce tho fatal gangrene. Peritonitis
very probably- was present, and had tho
President lived, would quickly have become
general instead of being confined to tho im
mediate vicinity of the wounds. But the
quick action of the gangrene toxin brought
death before this peritonitis could spread."
"It 5s not Impossible for gangrene to set
In without marked Increase in temperature
or In pulse rate, such as Is present In or
dinary cases of sptlc Infection." said Doc
tor Robert M. Boys of No. 3SGS Russell ave
nue yesterday. "And In this case the micro
organisms which produce the Infection do
not enter the circulatory system at all, so
that even a microscopic Inspection of the
blood might fall to reveal any traco of their
effects further than an Increase In tho num
ber of white corpuscles. But tho product
of the growth of these micro-organisms,
tho toxin, does enter tho system and pro
duces death.
"In this connection I think It possible that
the high pulse rate In President McKlnley's
care, which was noticed from the first, may
have been due to a dtsturbanco of the In
nervation of the heart by the bullet' which
passed through tho stomach, caused by an
Injury to the sympathetic nervous system
nrul hr the terminal branches of the nneu-
mo-gastrlc nerve, whereby nervous control
of the heart was, In a measure, lost And
this highly-increawd pulse rate from tho
time of receiving 'the wound would bo likely
to mask the symptoms arising from scptlo
Infection."
mour Is the wife. Ono-of the most pleas
ing of the characters Is that of the little
boy, represented by Gwendolyn Granger.
Much of the comedy falls to Charles Hilda
ley, Josle Bacon and Nellie Granger.
Tho reception given Mls9 Rosa Melville
In "Sis Hopkins" at the matinee and night
performances at tho Grand Opera-houso
last night wan on evidence of public ap
preciation ot naturalness.. Sis Hopkins Is a
hoosler' girl of Posey County. She knows
nothing but nature, and is possessed of
nothing but the honesty and philosophy
that comes from nature. In Its simplicity.
plainness and freedom tbo character Is one
to do the busy people good. It gives them a,
glimpse of a phase of life ot which they
know but little. Miss Melville has made a
careful study of tho character and tho
plain people of that section of tho coun
try. There Is a brightness and pithiness
about all of her speech that carries tho
listener away from tho cares of every-day
life. This Is theg farewell season ot the
Play.
"For Her Sake," which opened at Hav
lhVs at tha matinee yesterday, Is hav
ing.1" a" better presentation tb3n last year.
It tells of tho sufferings and privations
which the subjects of tho Czar have had to
undergo, the settings of tho scene In the
mines of Siberia being rather1 effective. The
story is one that could not well happen' in
aiiy other country than Russia. A young
prince falls In lova with a serf girl a
servant or, rather, slavo of his mother,
and who had been a playmate of his child
hood. In. the effort to separate them he Is
sent to the army and tho girl Is sold to a
former slave, where she Is forced to pass
through all varieties of Indignities, though
she Is successful In maintaining her honor
strictly. Intrigue follows Intrigue, until the
prince deserts from tho army and goes to
the rescue of his sweetheart. As a final
result "they aro both sent In exile to the
mines of Siberia, where tho prince sees the
girl strapped to the whipping post They
are finally pardoned and allowed to marry.
Frederick. Montague presents a heroic" char
acter in the role Of the prince. Miss Efflo
Hcxt has the sympathies of the audience as
the' serf girl, presenting the character with
modest merit Miss Lettlo Allen has a
thankless part as the princess's mother, who
causes much of the sufferings of the young
people.
COTTON DAMAGED BY STORMS.
Blown From Stalk and Also Badly
Colored.
.REPtlBIJC SPECIAL.
Dallas, Tex:, Sept -IK Of twenty-five
places reporting to-day over tha- Texas cot--ton-growing
districts only one, Houston, re
ported rain. Nearly -all the others reported
cloudy and threatening- weather.- The ther
mometer at 1 p.rn. Jejrlstcrcd from S3 at
Dallas to 91 at Navasota. The heavy storms
of Thursday and Saturday are reported to
have done serious damago to .the cotton In
tte vicinity of ; Dallas
lias, because 01 violence
iuuca ui
te eati.mtJjilot.orso.;t)adly col-
. tob ctoSid io low 'S Ur&to 1
MISS ELLA DUSTIN TO SING
MISS ELLA DUSTIN,
Soprano, who will appear as soloist at the Exposition this evening.
Photographed by Strauss.
Th? second week of the St. Louis Exposi
tion, which begins this morning, nnda an
Interesting display In shape In every depart
ment, all the exhibit In plac? anl every
thing moving smoothly toward a realization
of the hoses of the management to mako
the eighteenth annual St Louis Exposi
tion ono of the best in the entire series. To
night should havo been World'3 Fair night
and every preparation had been mado to
turn the Music Hall stage over to"' the dis
tinguished gentlemen who have the bic en
terprise In their keeping, but the calamity
that overtook the nation in the death of
President McKlnley made necessary a
change of plans and the World's Fair night
has been postponed until a week hence.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEXT
NATIONAL PARTY PLATFORM.
Mr. Georgo W. Harris, president of the
Bryan Traveling Men's Club, after several
weeks' consultation with members of thrf
club and other prominent Democrats, has
formed some deflnlto conclusions as'to what
should bo the leading features of tho next
national platform of tho Democracy. He
makes this statement:
Th national platform of the Democratic party
for 1904 should declare In favor cf a govern
ment by tho people, for the people, as opposed
to a government by tho corporations fcr tho cor
porations, as now maintained under Republican
rule. y
It should declare in favor of municipal own
ership of public utilities, but ocalnat tbo social
ist, and In favor of individual liberty with unob
structed and equal opportunity to every citizen
In tbe race of lite.'
It should denounce the doctrine cf protection
as a. sham and a fraud, and declare in favor of
friendly commercial relations with all the world,
and to this end declare In favcr of a tariff for
rovenue only, so adjusted or to encourage all
other nations to trade with us' oa Just and equi
table terms.
It should declare for riddlnir this-country f
that disloyal class of murderers and assassins
known as anarchists, and for preventing- their
iroraigrauDn miner in tne ruture.
It should declare that neither tha executive nor
Congress possesses any powers savo those dele
gated to mem oy tho Constitution, and em
phatically condemn as unconstitutional tho gov
ernment of our Insular posFesslona by military
and civil satraps appointed by the Executive.
It should declare that all trusts aro monopo
lies, and that monopoly Is incompatible with
freedom and free Institutions; that freedom and
monopoly cannot llvo In tho same atmosphere;
that the inevitable effect of monopoly, whether
of production, trade cr labor. Is to dethrone In
dividual freedom and trample it under root. And
the party should pledge Itself to dethrone tfco
trusts and all other monopolistic organizations,
and to restore Individual Hberty and equality ot
opportunity. In the pursuit of fortune and happi
ness, by the quickest and most avallabla means
under tho Constitution.
It should declare for a strict enforcement of
the Monroe Doctrine; and disclaim as fa) and
slanderous the oft-repeated charge made by the
publlo press of France and of other fsrelffn coun
tries that it Is tho purpose of the United States
to acquire any of tho Central or South American
states; but to tho contrary, declare that It is
the purpose of tho United States to defend and
protect the Integrity and sovereignty cf these He-
WILL WORK ONLY
AS UNION MEN.
Settlement of Steel Strike Not Sat
isfactory to Some of the
Employes.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept 15. Matters pertain
ing to the settlement of tbe steel strike
aro In a very unsatisfactory state to-night.
While tho telegraphic notice) was sent out
last night by Secretary Williams to all vice
presidents, declaring the strike sit an end.
It cannot be learned definitely that the of
ficial order has been issued by President
Shaffer. Some of the local strikers declare
they havo had no such notice, and many of
them gay they will not return to" work, or
der or-no order, unless they are recognized
as union men.
President Shaffer reached home at an early
hour this morning, but denied himself "to all
callers. To-night his wife, in answer to
questions as. to his whereabouts, said lie
uui received a special letter to-day calling
him out of the city. To all intents and pur-'
poses the Amalgamated president might as
veil bo in Slam as in tho United States. He
cannot be found, and the statement so anx
iously looked for by all, giving" officially the
basis of settlement, must be delayed until
the gentleman-consents.
A. member or tne Advisory soara saia tor
night that the official order calling the
trlke off would bo Issued, and that the
men generally will bei at work to-morrow
or within a day or two.
Three Companies only inrniyea..
What are considered "real conditions of
the settlement, .though not officially an-,
nounced. ire that the' settlement la made.
only for .three companies, in aispuie tne.
American Tin Plate, .the American Sheet
Steel 'and the American Steel 'Hoop and
these companies are allowed .to retain as
nonunion .sur-mius. numm hviw oi
ibJ '." strUw.rortMr wi
tne azTiKa ;onwr wiul inu kz-
AT EXPOSITION TO-NIGHT,
To-night the soloists of tho Seymour band
will appear' at each concert. Mr. PaUdert,
the French horn virtuoso; Mr. Klb'urz, ths
piccolo expert; Mr. Bauer, one of the best
trombonists In tho West; Mr. Erllnger, tho
well-known cornctlst will play popular
numbers, and In addition. Miss Ella Dust in
wm sing Unscheror.1'3 celebrated ballad,
Thro' All. Eternity."
Woodford's Dog and Elephant Show has
been engaged specially as an attraction for
children, and will make the big Coliseum
look Ilka a three-ring circus every after
noon and evening. These added attractions
are proving very popular and have more
than paid for themselves, fo far.
The Coliseum programme Includes Herr
Granada's Impersonation of Tonsy, said to
bo the only high-wire performing elephant
In the world.
publics against any attempted usurpation 0f their
sovereignty or. wrongful Interference wltn' their
.isbts held under the laws of civilized nations
byany European Power whatever.
It should declare that the Declaration of In
dependence Is true In every word and line, and
applies to all tho people of nil the earth;, that,
politically speaking, "all men are created free
and equal,' and that 'all JU5t governments de
rive their powers- from the consent of the gov
erned"; and that tho people of all nations have
the Inherent right to set up and maintain such
a government as In their wisdom is best adapted
to their civilization and .needs; and that It is
not competent for one people to pronounce, tn ad
vance of the experiment,' that another people Is
Incapaba'a of self-government.'
It should denounce the administration of na
tional oTTnlrs by tbe Republican, party on ac
count of its continued and progressive usurpa
tion of powers not granted by the Constitution,
and for Its' Invidious and persistent efforts to
obliterate tho rights of the States and to build
upon their wreck a centralized Imperial power
with a large standing army at Its back to en
force Its' edicts with the bayonet. It should de
clare for a strict construction of the Constitu
tion of the United States, for the preaervaUon of
the rights ot the State under that instrument,
and tor tho maintenance of the right of local
self-government.
It should declare that all territory of the
United States, wherever situated or however ac
quired. Is a part and parcel. Of the United
States and under the protection of Its' Constitu
tion and llag. And that the Inhabitant ot such)
territory ore entitled to local self-government.
And that the territory, when eufdciently large
and containing tho required number of inhabit
ants, who have adopted a constitution providing
for a republican form cf government. Is entitled
to admlftlon Into th sisterhood of States; it
this be denied, the sovereignty of such territory
should be remitted to its people on Just and
equitable terms.
It should declare Its faith in the ultimate
ceceeslty of bimetallism to furnish the- necessary
basic money fcr successfully and conveniently
carrying on domestlo trade and International
commerce. But It should declare that, on ac
count of the unprecedented output of gold. from
the mines of the gold-producing countries of
tbe world for the last few years, and oa account
of the unfriendly attitude of the great commer
cial Powers, of Europe toward silver, it la deemed
Inexpedient and Impractical for this cUuitry at
this time, or "so long as present conditions shall
remain, to alone undertake, tho free and unlim
ited coinage ot silver' and maintain Its parity
with, gold at any reasonable ratio.
tip by the strike to remain union under the
Amalgamated scale. Nothing was' said con
cerning the National Tube, the Federal or
National Steel .companies. The settlement
means a. big loss" to the Amalgamated As
sociation, but leaves it still a strong; organ
ization. ASSASSINATION SUGGESTS.
SOME POLITICAL LESSONS.
Makers and Administrators of Law
Should Heed, Declares the
Eev: John P. Cannon.'
In his sermon on tho President's assasst- .
nation, tho Reverend John IV Cannon, of
tho Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church
said In part:
"It becomes U9 to pause for a While. la
the presence of this great calamity, to in- .
quire Into Its meanlng.and learn its ies-.
sons. It suggests some- lessons of a polit
ical nature, which it to hoped will not bo
unheeded by those who mate' .and ad
minister all laws. With these lessons, we,
as a worshiping assembly, hav no present
concern. But it bos-lessons also ot-a. reli
gious nature which It become u to heed
our people6 ,m.Dre "Mn the minds ot
"Anarchy ls'opposltlon to government Tbe
creed or the anarchist Is that as all lien
right to exorcise authority lover others.
rep;m?' ,s a lar to hlmlelf and InS?
do what seems good In hbj awn. eyei All '
fEjSS authoritjrrana rlo tbey hold
to be oppression. Hence', tbelr aim Is to
overthrow, auexlstlnc fornts of human
government Warfare to" waed iH th
name of the freedom orwSdnd.. -
The only sure way to cultivate: in tha
Ei-S1 .0r'Pto ntinrfnu;Sf patriot-
;-? r .. w.0 lor- auoioniy and law
& 9i?c2u3Slli! LS" !!- .wen
.finer op -, anhun..:.:r v.
teach our chiTdron tn.iliilWieSiJr: ?
ana ceieprate tne Fourth- of JuWarid Wash.
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songs, -
ington's Birthday with apJrppilateocseT?-
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and keep his ommandrnflt-' - .
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