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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903.
.No. ISO
, Circ-ula-bioa. Birring October-
W. B. Carr, Business Manager of The St Louis Ro-
public, being duly sworn, says, that' the actual number
'of full and complete copies of the Dally and Sunday
r Republic prted during' the month of October, 1303, all
Jin regular-editions, was as per schedulo below:
Eatc. Copies.
J. 7 ilOO.TIO
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1S1 S),730
20 S)!,!)CO
21 101.T3O
22 10S.C1O
23 101,000
21 104,220
23 (Sunday) 10S.530
2 101.19O
2T 103Jt3t
28 101.210
2! 102,!)2O
SO - 101,030
31 102,130
Date., Copies.
c 1 103,230
(. ........... aXO,IU
S ............. 103,Tt0
4 (Sunday).... jq.,2:w
X -..-. ......... .102,."O()
.102,840
7 .100.280
8 102,010
9 ......102.210
10 102,090
11 (Sunday) 107,500
12 .lOO.SOO
13 ....- 101,110
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IB .100,S2O
16 0D.8SU
Total for the month 3,191,320
Less all copies spoiled in printing, left over
or filed 09,405
Net number distributed 3,121,915
Avorase- dally distribution 100,707
And said W. B. Carr further sajs that the number
of copies returned and reported unsold during the month
"of October -was 7.63 per cent. W. B. CARR.
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November. J. P. FARISH.
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My ttrm expires April 15. 1905.
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WORLD'S 1904-
-FAIR
ORIGIN OFJTHJJ FRAUDS.
Robustious inveracity continues to prance through
the columns of our crustacean contemporary. In
a homily upon naturalization frauds the lobster at
tributes their origin to the.Jetfcrsou Club. It is the
most extraordinarily raw lie 'in many days.
People who have folio-wed the course of Repub
lican politics In St Louis remember very well the
machinations of a gang of so-called Republican
criminals who invented the naturalization frauds.
These persons, one of whom is now in the Peni
tentiary, operated by night, committing their in
famies under the flickering lights of the Court of
Criminal Correction. There they turned out Repub
lican votes by wholesale In the interests of the ring
of' looters who made the boodle history of St. Louis.
The naturalization mill was made to grind forth
hundreds upon hundreds of frauds in a single even
; lug, and the sum total swelled into the thousands.
This jvas in the good old days when orgy and
riotous corruption found a cloak and protection in
the lobster's defense. They were the good old Re
publican 'days when a journalism, particeps crim
inls, waited outside to watch and warn while the
robbery went on within.
It would be indeed gratifying, although perhaps
humorous, if the lobster would comment Intelli
gently and civilly upon the naturalization frauds
which are now on trial. But if it Insists upon giv
ing a purely political phase to what are crimes1 pfc
the grossest- character affecting not only the city
and State, but the -nation, It cannot hope to escape
the public's recollection of the origin of tlie crime
,witliln its own machine,- and of, In a sense. Its own
participation the aid and comfort which it lent to
the criminals.
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THE "STRONG EDITORIAL"
Senator Marcus ' JV. Ilanna emphatically has
"dashed our expectations."- He lias thrown them'
down hard and then bumped them. He has disap
pointed every citizen who possesses any political
brain cells whatever. He had the opportunity to
create a situation pf surpassing Interest, of great
consequence, and of dramatic valne, but with a cir
cumspection entirely too proper for any use, he re
fused even by passivity to contribute to such a de
sirable end. Indeed, Just when the matter was hot,
Just when thetriggerwasto be pulled and the shot
fired, Senator .Hanna,. bestirred himself to such an
extent that the whole game was spoiled.
The State Journal of Columbus, Republican or
gan of Ohio, had Tiad. prepared a "strong editorial
advocating Hanna for President In 1004. This edi
torial was telegraphed'to several "Western papers,
including The Republic. But the Senatorgot wind
of what was intended at the Journal oluce. no held
midnight communication with several persons. The
result was that the strong editorial, which would
-have been read with avidity, never reached the
waitlng public. Strong editorials are not so nu
merous that the market Is glutted, and when one
wa$ 'produced, -Mr. Hanna should have so far con
sidered the people as not to have compelled its
consignment to the waste basket, where its com
pany was none of the best And as for backward
ness or modest hesitation at use of his name for
the presidency, that surely is unnecessary. Does
not the Boosevellian yoke sit heavy upon his shoul
ders? Does he quite enjoy the domination of the
Big" Chief at Washington?
Through the "medium of news dispatches from
Ohio it hasbecome public, however, that the strong
-ed(tprialj told jpstvw.hyA Mr. t Hanna was the "only'
available man for the Republican nomination."
Herein is shown the magnitude of. tbd loss which
was suffered when this expression of choice senti
ment wis mercilessly "killed." Democrats can tell
and are-telling" 'daily numerous 'reasons why Mr.
Boosevelt should not succeed himself. Still, the
Democratic viewpoint cannot be accepted as.-wholly
unprejudiced. Moreover, it Is fully understood in
t'i ,-h.a.-: i.a t,i .-
the public mind. But Republican reasoning, on the
thesis that Marcus A. Hanna is the only available
man, is new and is something we ardently desire
to know. It is more than probable that argument
to the effect that Hanna Is the only "possible" Re
publican, choice would be the best kind of argu
ment for the election.of, the 'Democratic nominee.
Mr. Hanna' should allow the Journal to announce
in full the Indictment of all other "possibilities,"
including Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, and to 'explain
just why only Marcus A. Hanna can fill the "aching
void."
CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
Occasionally circumstances arise which indicate
that the cost of public work Is greater than the
cost of the same class of work when done for in
dividuals or private concerns. Now and then it
seems that there is one price for the city and an
other price for private- customers; that inferior ma
terials and inferior workmanship are considered sat
isfactory for the. public corporation, whereas the
best materials and workmanship are inseparable
from private contracts.
There are suggestions .that the city has not been
treated altogether fairly in the pioposals for the
woik oi completing the City nail, ana there is :i
supposition that the proposals for building an ad
dition to the Poorhouse' are not as low as they
might be. Whether an understanding exists among
some contractors cannot of course, be stated with
any degree ,bf certainty. Ieverthcle-5S, Mayor Wells
and the Board of Public .Improvements have taken
exactly .the right stand in deciding to reject all of
the bids.
Before proposals were received for completing
the City Hall, bids were obtained' on the specifica
tions through private sources, on the presumption
that the work would be done for a private concern.
The aggregate of the proposals obtained In this
manner was about $150,000, and this total of cost
was designated as a maximum estimate. Therefore,
the city, officials concluded thatUie Improvement
should cost not more, 'at the highest figure, than
S150.000. ' ;
The.-lowest proposal,- however, for the work as
public wotk was more than SlboOOO, exclusive, it
is said, of the.architects' -commission and other in
cidental expenses. Consequently, the excess of the
proposals for private work over the maximum esti
mates for the work as a private project gave Mayor
Wells-the impression that possibly the municipality
is not as desirable a patron as is a private concern.
It Is possible, but not piobable, that the original
specifications differed from those on which bids for"
the work as public. work were received. Some of the
contractors have explained "that the cost of ma
terials and labor being' uncertain, they were con
strained to submit safe proposals. Yet, the city
officials wonder, even accepting this explanation,
why the bids on which the estimates were bated
nero much lower than the bids which were re
ceived for public work.
There are grounds for doubt as to whether the
bids made to the city are reasonable. The con
tractors who engaged in the competition "for the
municipal award should take steps' to make their
side clear. The city officials are justified in ques
tioning, as Mayor Wells does, whether the city is
not as desirable a customer as some private com
pany might be. Labor and materials should not
cost contractors more when the work is done for
the city than when it is done for an individual or
private company.
So frequently, year after year, are there alle
gations of agreements or understandings among
some contractors in regard 16 public wdrk that the
present case is one which- requires flnvcstigatlon.
The contractors themselves should have, the esti
mates and bids compared, and they should show
why there are differences and why, the cost ap
pears to be greater for the city than it "would be
for another corporation, though the estimates and
final bids were not submitted by the same -contractors.
Without referring to these bids or these con
tractors, there is occasion for stating that many In
dividuals and concerns that do business with the
city are inclined to make distinctions between the
city as a customer and a private-business patron.
The city pays cash, buys many supplies and does
much work; yet, the city is sometimes charged
more, if officials are not alert, than a credit cus
tomer, who buys less and invests less. This is a
distinction which Is not compatible with civic pride
or correct business rules.
Referring particularly to Mayor Wells's insist
ence that the City Hall bids be rejected, it may be
surmised that citizens will agree in commending his
policy as an act of duty. And it may also be sur
mised that the, contractors themselves will exam
ine their bids again and explain why the estimates
liavo been-exceeded. Tt is to their Interest to have
the differences understood by the city and the citi
zens. : .
judged by many things; neither solely by the
amount he makes, nor solely by the way he wears
clothes, nor by the manner in which he manipulates
the table utensils. He ought to be judged somewhat
by the way he behaves toward the community and
toward his family. He ought to be judged some
what by the way he votes and 'somewhat by the
way he spends his money. In these two latter re
spects the ape would probably be deficient. Here
In St. Louis, for example, he might be guilty of
civic apathy or of voting for Kratz or some other
nominee of the Republican machine. And he might
spend his money like a Schwab.
While there are some apes superior to our high
salaried men, there are, on'the other hand, a few
men working for comparatively little money who
are the ape's inferiors, and the contrary Is equally
true, l'ou must know the man.
BATTLESHIP TESTIMONIAL.
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The demented Dowielte who announces that he
has been elected to Congress from a Chicago district
on the "Christian-Reform" ticket, declares that com
mitteemen wearing blue coats and brass buttons
will meet him upon his arrival in Washington, lie
may be qualified to repiesent one of the Chicago dis
tricts, but there is an implication that he has con
fused the style of his party and the apparel of the
reception "delegation with the Graft Committee and
its work.
'
The Star has a notion that K-e-u-t-u-c-k-y spells
Missouri, since It interprets a reniaik about Ken
tucky as applying to Mlnsouri Democracy. K-e-n,
Ken, t-u-e-k; tuck, y, y Kentucky. Kentucky is one
of the United States, lying south of Illinois, and
some miles away from Missouri. Doubtless the Star
knows where Missouri Is on the map. But as a body
of people the State seems to have not been explored
by the evening organ.
The earnings of the Transit Company increased
only sixty thousand dollars for the month or
October. The public In some parts of town may
.be permitted to suggest that the increase bo applied
.to the rolling stock rather than to the stock and
bonds. v
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For That Roosevelt failed to say in praise of
Generals Miles and McClellan, the appointment of
General Miles as Police Commissioner by Colonel
-McClellan, the new Mayor of Greater New York,
would seem to be reciprocity.
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Some time It may be said that the Kentuckian
who is digging his own grajc never smoked cigar
ettes nor drank Intoxicating liquor. In that event
it would be 'difficult to prove that he never lived in
Kansas.
Meeting of the Committee Appointed by Mayor Wells Called
For Monday by Chairman Ballard Lumber Men Will
Make Liberal Contribution to the Fund.
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Although the price of steel billets has been cut
to four dollars a ton there is no prospect that coal
bills will become less imposing. Most of us cut out
steel billets anyhow.
MONEY AND MONKEYS.
In these sadly disparaged times, w'heu every ill
and error is laid to commercialism, It Is easy to fall
into the habit of Judging a being by his earnings.
This Isn't altogether as-it should be, but when money
counts for so much it is difficult to repress an ad
miration for people who possess the trick of making
it, and very often the mere money-earning standard
Is the correct test of merit.
Other things being equal, he who draws the sal
ary of a steel trust president Is a higher-class Indi
vidual than the stoker on a tramp steamer, who
makes his passage and the price of a spree in a
month. But pursuing the same test, who would
say that an ape outclasses, for Instance, n college
professor?
The average college professor thinks himself
happy to earn five thousand a year. There Is an
ape in this country, recently arrived from Paris,
whose earning capacity is ten times that amount.
This slmloid quadrumane is an actor. In almost
all respects, save that of the caudal appendage, he
is a man. He wears slothes' as well as many a
Broadway swell, and his table manners are Infinite
ly superior to those of some gentlemen less remote
than Broadway. He wouldn't think of performing
a. knife-swallowing feat as an incident of eatrng
mashed potatoes; In fact, he would -eschew mashed
potatoes In favor of pommes de terre a la Parlsl-
enne. In the French capital he gave public exhibi
tions of table etiquette, for a consideration of five
thousand francs a week, and his purpose In visiting
.America is to.earn ?1,000 a week In the same fash-,
Ion. In passing, is it not something of a homily
upon our civil behavior that he should thus come
to us?
But his principal significance consists In the
amount of his earnings. Shall we still maintain that
a being Is superior in the direct ratio of his salary?
If so, many of us, Including bank cashiers, clergy
men, poets," scientists, 'scribes, tragedians, philoso
phers, Judges, ..doctors, arid even plumbers, must
make some sorry admissions.
The direct Influence of Professor Darwin and Mr.
Harry Lehr has been considerably to Increase our
respect for the ape, but there are few of us willing
to concede his superiority to the average man. It
follows, therefore, thatwe must revise our stand
ards of character and excellence. A man ought to be
.,
It is about time for the turkeys to begin to feel
anxious, and for the marrlagcllcehse clerks to get
in a supply of blank certificates.
RECENT COMMENT.
Dents ShnUcHpenre.
Pilcrim.
And jet Mr. Clyde Fitch is unquestionably the most
remarkable youne man In America and has done more
and better -norlc than any other i liter for the stage
that this country has yet produced. He has. In the
comparathely few years of his, lltorary acivity, -nrltten
mrfro plays than Shakespeare and he has never .had a
downright failure. Within two years as many as seven
of his pieces have run in New York theaters at the
same time, and all made money for their exploiters and
for himself. Realizing as he does that he Is writing for
to-night, ho knows equally as well that to-morrow ho
must write for to-morrow night; thus day after day if
ho would live in the popularity he has -non. Up to tho
present moment Mr. Fitch has accomplished this self
set task. How long can ho maintain the pace? There's
the question that Mr. Fitch has no doubt asked himself
many times. Were he n great dramatist, a play a jear
would be normal output. But he is only one-twelfth a
great dramatist, so must needs write a play a month.
Last jear and the year before there werd on tour about
tho country and playing in the cities so many of his
pieces that nt the end of the season the tired, theater
goer. In the jumble of his memorj-, discerned but one
figure tho figure of a little, boy-voiced man, with great
ejes, an air of femininity, an up-tipped mustache and
extremely small feet Mr. Clyde Fitch. For three jears
ho had made from his plays $100,000 a year.
A meeting of the General Committee ap
pointed by Mayor Weils has been called
for Mondaj-,, November 9, at 4 p! m., by
T. H. Ballard, president of the Merchants'
Exchange, who was designated by Mayor
Wells as chairman of the committee.
The following letter was sent out by
Mr. Ballard, who inclosed a copy of his
authority to act as chalman.
St. I.cul-. Nov. I. 19K Dear Hir: Itffcrrlns
to cepi of letter ilven below, i respectfully
"UBSUtthal the committee or gentlemen ap
pointed by the JIiior, of wlileh you are one,
meet In the directors' room of the MerchintV
Kxchanzc. Mcnilay. tho Oth Intlnnt, ct p. in.
(Slsntd) T. R. UAMJUtl), Chairman.
Iiulo4urc
M-. T. It ::.ill.ird. Merchants' nichanie
Dear Sir: It ha Uei. suecesttu that an ap
propriate sift he i resented bj the tltlzens of
the State to tho t.iuksh'p Mte.uiui With that
end In Iciv. I take pleasure In apiKiintln: ou
a memoer oC the committee, anl constltu.c you
chairman of the same, tht object of which
shall he to iai- the necessary funds for pro-
Mlns the aforesaid testimonial.
1 herewith inclose a list cf the Kenl!emen I
have appointed members of this comntttce and
suggest that ou call a met tins at an carly
dn. Trusting this v111 m'Ct with jour ap
proval. 1 am jours trulj,
(Slsned) KOI.UA WIZI.LP. Mayer.
From the expressions of the membors
of the committee it is judged that the full
membership will be presint at the meet
ing. Manj- of the committeemen have Jl-re.idj-
appointed subcommittees which are
actily at work boiicltlng iuncii m the
various organizations of the city's busi
ness und social life. The opinion ex
pressed by members of the committee and
tho subcommittees is that Missouri will do
her part and that St. Iiuis will not be
backward in raisins her share of the fund.
M. W. McLeod, president of the .Lumber
Manufacturers' Association, ttutrd je'ter
day that the lumbermen whom ho had
seen were all enthusiastic in behalf
of tho fund and that the lumber interests
would do their share in tho giving.
"As the lumber trade ia divided into
three branches," said Mr. McLeod, "Mayor
Wells has designated C R. Hibbard and
Henry O'Xeil, one to represent tho Hard
wood Lumber IJxchango and the other to
appoint a subcommitteo from the Retail
Lumbermen's Association, which with my
own appointment for the wholesale and
manufacturing lumbering Interests will
cover the field.
"A meeting of th three committeemen
of the lumber trade will hold a meeting
to-morrow to appoint committees to so
licit and to get tho work under way at
once.
"The lumbermen will respond liberally,
and we shall piobably determine the
amount that our organizations ought to
give, and then make our solicitation Irom
the members. Tho lumbermen with whom
I have spoken have all expressed their
willingness to contribute liberally in a
matter of st'ch Importance to the State.
John Lawrence Mauran of the American
Institute of Architects, who has been ap
pointed a member of the committee, stat
ed to The Republic that he had not been
able even to think Maj-or Wells for the
honor of membership In the committee,
lmic-ii lts.9 in appoint a committee.
"I shall attend the meeting of tho com
mittee, which Mr Ballard has called, and
shall shape my plans to agree with what
is determined upon there.
"As to the shape the testimonial should
take. It seems to me that a movement
outside the beaten pith of sliver services
should be taken. At best, the sliver Is
onlj- used on very special occasions, and
It is not a gift for gentral use.
"Ono of the most fitting gifts, to my
mind, was the bronze eagle and tablet
given the Olympla, Admiral Dewey's flag
ship. It is .iilled to tho forward turret
and Is seen by every one who comes on
uoaru. kucu a girt, to my mind, seems
more to the purpose than a silver service,
which is locked up In the captain's quar
ters. Some suggestion mav be made at
tho meeting of the committee that will
place Missouri's gift in a place bv itself,
and all suggestions as to the form of
testimonial should be carefully weighed
bj' the committee."
J. M. Bixlcr, president of the. Master
Platerers' Association, said that lie
should appoint two members of the asso
ciation to solicit funds at to-daj's meeting
of the Master Plasterers'.
"Our association ig a small one, but we
shall do what we can to forward this
worthj- cau-e. Missouri citizens will do
as much, if not more, than thoso of other
States hive done for the battleship by
whom her name will be carried."
Tlie following is from a letter sent to
TJio Republic with a monej- order repre
senting a subscription secured by R. F.
Hixson of Monroe City, who said:
"As Major Boulwnrp Is out of, the city
a great deal, lie asked me to take up the
matter of the testimonial fund.
"I know of onlj- one wa- to get moncv;
that Is, to go after it. I called on the
following list of our citizens, everj' one
or w-nom giauiy contributed:
J. Henderson.
HITCHCOCK'S STATEMENT
DENIED BY CHURCHILL
Ilintxrelor Sayn He; Did ot Ailvoeto
CIiuiiku us Secretary of Interior
Itcporteit .to Citizens.
REPUBLIC SPKCIAL.
Ardmore. I. T., Nov. C Frank C.
Churchill, special Indian Inspector, who Is
spending a brief vacation in New -Hampshire,
wired frinds at Sulphur to-day that
tho statement made by the Secretary of
the Interior that Churchill had advocated
the change In the Sulphur town site,
wherebj- a, considerable portion of the busi
ness section is left outside of the boundary
limits, was fale, and that he was in.
sjmpathy with Sulphur people In this mat
ter. Tho delegation of Sulphur business men
who wont to Tishomingo to see Governor
Moscley, received much encouragement
from him, and he will assist them as much,
as possible. Ho will arrive In Sulphur to
night. J. M. Bayle, who was selected to
represent the Sulphur people, at Washing
ton, Is already there, and will bring tho
matter to the attention of Congress as
soon as It convenes, and if Congress falls
to give them desired relief the cltlgens
will take tho matter to tho Chickasaw
Legislature.
Secretary Hitchcock gave orders that all
building should bo discontinued in that
portion of town over which controversy
has arisen, but owners and contractors
are going ahead with the work, and say
that no attention will be paid to Hitch
cock's order. All saw mills in the Choc
taw Nation have been closed by the In
dian r.gent. and stocks of lumber con
fiscated on the claim of a violation of th
law.
Doctor Rutlcdite,
A. II. Green,
A. Jaeper,
James Hickm&n,
It. M -Walker.
Yowell Fad Companj.
J. L I.J on.
Hush Turner.
Thom-is Proctor,
Wood Broi.,
A. louuarc.
Phil f ulllvan. ,
John L. Owen.
J. Fltznatrlclt.
W. T. Raa;lnnd.
Doctor b. Brown.
J. McGlasson.
J. P. Patton.
John J. Rodders,
'"as Saunders.
D D. Melson.
K'l L. Itees.
Mc and Donley.
It. B. Mudd,
Hayd and liana,
James s Scott.
W. R. Yates,
Doctor Hampton.
. M. Yates.
R. K. MceoTrn.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
WRECKED CAIRO SALOON.
Pannmn's RebelllOD.
Detroit Free Press.
Panama is the most Impoverished State in the Re
public of Colombia. She has no reassuring prospects
except In the construction of the great ship canal
through her territory. It would mean employment, busi
ness, a much larger volume of circulation In money,
close contact with the outer world and inflnlteiy better
sanitnrj- conditions. Her Importance would grow apace
and her population Increase In like ratio. The main
tenance of law and order would be guaranteed by the
strongest power on the continent and the traffic of
every great nation would come to her doors. She was
led to expect these results, and set her heart upon
them. But the Government to which she gave allegiance
and from which she had the right to expect all possible
aid repudiated tho treaty.
With her one great hope imperiled, Panama declares
for independence with an intent to realize upon tlie ex
pectations held out by her own country and killed at
tho vrrj- point of realization. Tho chances of her win
ning depend largely upon the defection in her favor of
the Colombian army and navy. In both of which sho has
powerful allies. The attitude of this country Is at pres
ent that of protecting American Interests affected and
keeping the Isthmus open to traffic as per international
agreement.
tiiinc of Safe-Mowers Is Thonnht to
Hare Mown Up Place to Kill
Dennty Sheriff.
REi-umjt; SPECIAL.
Cairo, 111 , Nov. 6. A quantity of dyna
mite stored In the Eleventh-Hour Saloon
bj- a gang of "yeggmen," or safe-blowers,
exploded at noon to-day and -wrecked the
entire building. The proprietor, A. B.
Douglas, who was in a room, upstairs, was
thrown against tho celling and knocked
unconscious. He was severely Injured.
The cause of the explosion is a mj-stery,
although several reports arecurrent. The
one generally circulated Is that one of the
"J eggs" recognized Deputy Sheriff Bob
Moore, who was in the saloon, to arrest
some of the members of the kuic. and.
rather than face an examination, ho
touched a fuse to the explosive, which was
stored under ono corner of tho bar.
Tho bartender, "Dcfc" Clancy, saw the
fuse burning and called to Moore and an
other man who was In the saloon to run.
Thej- reached the door Just as the explo
sion occurred and wore thrown vlolentlj
to the ground. Moore recovered himself
and arrested four men who had left the
place Just a few moments before the ex
plosion took place.
The explosion was terrific and shook the
whnlo town, causing much excitement.
Sheriff Roche made an Investigation and
round two gij-cerin cans met unaernea-m
the floor. The nltro was packed In heavy
rolls of excelsior and cotton batting and.
Wd not explode.
KING'S DAUGHTERS PLAN
FOR REST ROOM AT FAIR.
Advise Cnntlon.
Chicago Tribune.
Colombia has acted outrageously In the canal matter.
It has endeavored toextort money from. tho United
States and tho Panama Canal Company. Its Govern
ment has obstructed a work of international Import in
its efforts to exact blackmail. Nevertheless, a decent
regard for treaty stipulations should prevent the United
States from returning evil for evil by assisting the revo
lutionists to secure their Independence, so that a canal
treaty may bo made with tho Rcpubllo of Panama.
Such a treatj- -would bo to the pecuniary advantage of
the United States. Panama would not nsk for millions
in hand and an annual subsldj-. The fact that the
United States would save money is only another .reason
whj- it should show its disinterestedness by not being
unduly prompt in assuming that the revolutionists have
established a new Republic
ADVOCATES GOVERNMENT AID.
National Boll Weevil and Cotton
Convention Adjourns.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 6. In tho National
Boll Weevil and Cotton Convention to
day resolutions were adopted advocating
State, national and commercial aid to pro
tect the cotton crop from boll weevil and
other pests. A particularly strong appeal
was made for liberal Federal appropria
tions. Before final adjournment Judge Ald
redgp of Dallas was re-elected chairman
of the permanent Executive Committee,
and Professor J. H. Connell, also of Dal
las, secretary.
Tho committee this evening- started a
movement to procure 200 cars of early
maturing cotton seed from North and
Soutli Carolina for the support of a large
number of demonstration farpis at tho
expense of the National Department of
Agriculture.
Ilrnkeinnn Gronnd to Pieces.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pari', 111., Nov. 6.-C. E. Kellar of Mat
toon, brakeman on a westbound freight,
was killed Instantly In the .yards here to
day. He was running ahead of tho engine
to open a .switch w hen ho fell and was cut
to piece". Kellar had been In the em
ploy of the road but a few days. He was
20 years old and man led.
Stale Home Formally Accepted and
Conditions for Admission
Were Approved.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Mexico, Mo., Nov. 6. The seventh an
nual convention of tho King's Daugh
ters of Missouri adjourned a three daj-s'
meeting in this city to-day, after decid
ing to hold their 1304 meeting in St. Louis
during November. At to-daj-'s session it
was aecided that the King's Daughters
would maintain a restroom on the World's
Fair grounds during the Exposition, ana
a committee was appointed to see to the
details. The committee la (composed of
Miss Jennie Greenwood, president; MIsJ
May Belle Hill, chairman; Miss Kate
Steele, secretary, and Mrs. A. H. Slppy,
all of St, Louis; Miss Laura Northrop of
Kansas City; Mrs. W. J. Rlxey of Mexico,
Mrs. Stanley Smith of Columbia and Tdiss
Allen of, Chillicothe. It is the plan to
give the furniture to the Old Ladies' Horde,
in this city after the Fair Is closed.
The session to-day- opened with prayer
bj- Mrs. H. L. Jones of this city and scrip
tural readings by Miss Sophia Roth of St.
Louis.
Tho bj--laws of the State Home, which
wa3 formallj- accepted by the convention
j-osterday, were read and approved, as
were the rules of admission to the home.
Any woman of good moral icharacter over
70 years of age, who has lived In Missouri
for over ten years, is eligible to member
ship upon recommendation of some mem
ber of the King's Daughters. The mem
bership fee is S250 and Insures tho sin.
plicant a home for the remainder of her
days. If she Is possessed of any property
sho must deed all of her bedding- to the
home, but she retains a lifetime interest
in the property so deeded. It is not neces
sary for an inmate of the home to be a
member of the King's Daughters. The
convention took up the matter of raising
ironej- to apply to tho indebtedness now
cgalnst the home, which is being built in
this cltj and over SOTO was pledged.
VISITORS AT ST. LOUIS HOTELS
C. Goss of Eprlnefleld, Mo, Is at ths .
Nicholas.
J. C. Brookbank and Miss Irene Brookbanlt
of Macon, Ho , are cuexts at tho LIndelL
Mr. and Mit. W. C. Carson of GreenTfU
IlL. are guests at the Madison Hotel. ,
Mr. and Mrs R. S. Clark of Houston, Tex,
have rooms at the Planters.
Mr. and Mrs. Georcs A. JIahan of ITannloal.
Mo., are guests at the Southern.
W. J. On- of West Plains, Ma, Is a roe
at the Laclede.
Major Harvey Salmon of Cftntra, Mo.. Is at
the Planters.
H. L ffarrond of JopUn, Mo , Is at 8 Nw
St. James."
Prank Marloira of FayetUv Mo.. la a cna
at the Plontera.
n. ?. Hunter of Little. Rock. Arlc. Is
guest at the Llndell.
L. J. Murphy of Sprtngfleld. IU.. 1 regis
tered at the Madison.
i X. Flnnegan of Eureka Springs. Ark.. t
at the Moscr.
G. M. Cole of Kantu City la a gtrot at th
Llndell.
T. H. Brash of Little Rock. Ark., la at tha
Planters.
Mary B. Shpard of Bonne Terre. Mo . Is a
guest at the Southern.
B. r. Frances of Kewanee, 111., Is at th
New Bt. Jamc.
W. J. Heptey of Fort Worth, Tex.. I a
guest at the Planters.
Mr. and Mrs. C. IL Carntbll of Sedalta,
Mo., have rocms at the New bt James.
James McBride of Kansas City Is reglsterta
at the Laclede. i
John A. Bosnall of Clinton. Mo., la a
Horn's.
VT. W. Fry of Mexico. Mo., Is at the Lm
cIMe. Iiavid Mack of New Tnrte tras among ys
terdZy's arrival:! at the St, Nicholas.
At Chicago Hotels.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. III., Nov. S. These St. LoubJ
persons registered at hotels here to-day:
Auditorium Doctor F. J. Dunn. Mrs. F. J.
Dunn, F. F. Fltzisitrick. A. O. James. J. H.
Lons. Mrs. J. H. Lonf. Mrs. M. S. McCalL J.
W. Nnte. F. W. Olln. W. C. Stlth. F. BL Udell.
L Wulsln.
Palmer House O. C, Baker, H. F. Jones, T.
I. Lewis. E. W. Wilson.
Windsor-Clifton J. Ii Eiattnan. C. L Seefar.
Great Northern J. S. Carr, A. S. Eras. W.
N. Magill. B. H. Paj-ne. H. P. Taylor, A. N
Wahle.
Grand Padflc I. R. BM wards, O. F. Kauer.
C. R. Lo.
Saratoga M. 8. Allen, D. J. Berry, O. W.
Cate. -
8hrman House J. S. Behrns, C. T, Hanson. .
C. R. Klmberlin.
Kalserhof E. S. Brown. B. C Morrison. 7.
B. Mlddleton, E. W. Tucker.
Victoria P. Dvltt, "W, J. McCartney-
Brevoort D. E. Taylor. F. J. Wyth.
Morrlson-C. E. Gill, T. V. Fisher, W. XL
Thomas, F. n. Tate.
Firm Goes Into Receiver! Hnixla.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Denlson, Tex., Nov. C The McQulgg
Wllson Mercantile Company, ono of tho
largest general merchandise firms of Bon
ham, went into the hands of a receiver
yesterday as a result of an excessive
credit business and poor crops of the Bon
ham section. The liabilities are $63,000 and
the asset3 are $113.0jo, consisting of the
stock or goods, notes nnd accounts. Tho
firm was capitalized at J30.000. and has
been doing a big supply business with tho
farmers. The accounts on the books
amount to $75,000. D. W. Klnnej-, cashier
of the First National Bank of Bonham,
has been appointed receiver.
hn,alIH,arC nt "OBWdlia, 111.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Moweaqua, 111., Nov. 6 Fire was discov
ered this morning about 2 o'clock in the
rear of Jaqkson's saloon. It spread to tho
building occupied bj- George Shaffer as a
restaurant nnd to the Imnlement houses
of CJeorge Adams and Jas T. Duncan. The
loss U estimated nt about ;6,W0, with vcrj
little Insurance.
Mlsion-rlans In Xe-rrTforlc, '
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Nov. 6. Among the arrivals
at tha hotels hero to-day were the- fol
lowing; Mlssourians:
St. Louis E B. Pryor. E1 Pryor, Hollandt
8. Aron. W. Kloer. I. M. Huasey, Broadway
central; L. H. Besselman. Victoria: N. Fraak,
Hoffman; N. W. Jacobs. Imperial; H. P.
Beaker. Park ATesue: Mrs. F. P. Sanborn,
Grand Union: L A. Schoen, Netherland: O S.
Young. Kormondle: R. E. nonter, Bartholdlr
A. C. Pcnn, Aator.
Kansas City T. 9 O'Neil. Rossmore: G. B.
Nawlin, St. Denis; O. E. Stevens. Albert.
PIso's Cure for Consumption Is an ef
fectual remedy for coughs and colds. 3t.
Tatea Speaks at Dixon.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dixon, 111., Nov. 6. Governor Tates ar
rived hero this morning on his tour at
the State, and was well received In Arm
ory Hall by the citizens of Dixon. His
address was a masterly defense of his ad
ministration, and manj- in his audience
missed their dinner to hear him to tho
end. He went to Polo this afternoon,
where he -will address a mass meeting to
night. To Drill l,400vFoot -(Veil.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Owlngsvllle, Ky., Nov. 6. The St. Loula
Oil Company, composed of St, Louis and
Missouri capitalists, la preparing to de
velop the Emery Held of this county. They
already have the machinery on tho
ground, having drilled two dry weUs. They
will begin operations at once by drilling
a 1,400-foot wcU.
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POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
SONG OF THE SILENT LAND.
The Doe; Cult Among; Women.
Illustrated Sporting News.
There tiro very manj- of us old enough to remember
when bench shows were not so popular as they are to
day. There can be llttlo-doubt but that a 'good deal of
the extra Interest in these exhibitions ha3 been brought
about by the greater and mora general patronage accord
ed to them by the ladles of the world, not only In tho
Northern Hemisphere, but south of the lino also. In
tho old daj-s for Instnnce, two decades ago there were
a few lady exhibitors, some of whom are still alive and
as keen ns ever in their hobby, but then mere man was
greatly in the majority In tho list of the owners of the
competitors; now, however, there aro almost as many
women as men who not only show, but lead their dogi
Into the ring to bo Judged.
BV LONGFELLOW.
Cheap Enongli.
Harper's Weeklj'. ,
Radium bromldo is the strongest radium salt yet pro
duced, and there Is little of it In exlstenrsf, the amount
having been estimated at four grams. 'All radium of
higher activity than 7,000 has until cently been re
tained for tho experiments of Professor and Madams
Curio , and 'their associates, bat Information has now
becnrecelved from Director Boulay'of tho Sodete Cen--trale
that; they expect shortly to ptti upon, the market a
preparation of radium, chemically -pure, or -nearly so, at
a cost of $6,000 per gram. '
NTO tlie Silent Land!
Ah! who shall lead us thither?
Clouds in the evening sky more darkly
gather,
And shattered wrecks lie thicker on.th.J..
strand.
Who leads us with a gentle hand.
Thither, O, thither.
Into the Silent Land?
Into tho SilcntLand!
To j-ou, j-o boundless regions
Of all perfection. Tender-morning
virions -
Of beauteoutfsouls, the future's pledse)
and Jird;
Who lv life's liatOe Arm doth stand, 1
Shall bear Hope's tender1 blossoms
Into tho Sllcnd Lnndf
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O, Land! O, Land!
For all the broken-hearted
Tho mildest herald by our fate al
lotted Beckons, and with Inverted torch doth
stand
To lead us with a gentle hand
To the landiof the great departed, '
Into tho Silent Land.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.
From The Republic, Nov. S. 1878.
In his charge to tlie Grand Jury,
November term. Criminal Court,
Judge Jonc? called attention to re
ports that city officials had been
guiltj- of corruption In the matter
of municipal contracts. The jury
was composed of Eugene Mllten
berger, foreman; Frank B. David
son. Jo'epn W. Branch. Bernard
Feldmeier. James Lupe. John W.
Larlmore, W. H. Edwards, John S.
Stegcr, Lorenz Padberg, Charles
Schmieding. John B. La Barge and
George Bain.
W. T. Harris. Superintendent of
the Public J-'chools, received a letter
from John D. Philbrlck, director of
the American Section of Education
at the Paris Exposition, highly
complimenting tha St. Louis dls-plaj-.
George W. Farrenz, business
agent of the St. Louis Battalion,
National Guard, -was missing. Colo
nel Squires reported the matter.
Fred Krone and William Augus
tine's shop at Gravols and Arsenal
streets was destroyed by fire.
Barney MtSorlcy, steward at the
Quarantlno Station, visited the
City Hall for tho first time after
hl3 long siege with yellow fever.
He had nursed patients for several
months before he contracted tho
disease.
R. N. Nlsbot, a well-known bank-
er, died. He waa formerly a mem-
ber of tho firms of Lucia & Sim-
mons, Allen, Copp & Nlsbet, and
Anderson, Nlsbet & Co.
General P. T. Beauregard left
New Orleans for St. Louis. A re-
ceptlon was arranged for him.
Green B. Rsium, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, and his fam-
Hy. -were guests of Isaac H. Stur-
gson. ' 4
-Captain 3. H. Dunlap returned
from Pittsburg.
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A. A. Selkirk & Co.'s
Regular Saturday sale takes place enrT
Saturday morning nt 10 SO o'clock at their
salesrooms, 1S0S-10-12 Chouteau avenue.
Immense quantities of furniture, carpets.
stoves and other miscellaneous articles
ar sold at very nominal figures.
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