davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

far between This ia GER
tainly a sad state Of affairs.
and can only he attributed
tO the ban.ful influence of
modern political conditions.
a d!scraC.ful instance ~
which has been shown an
edited people by the com
monwealth Of krntgCky.
The typical public man II
to-day IS as unlike the pub
lie man that existed "b'fD'
de wah" as n good Demo
crat differs from a Hanna
lite tThls is perhaps the
most extreme opposite that
fiGurishesi. II Is indeed a
rarity nowadays that We
run across one 81 those old
fashioned statesmen who
believe that u legislator
ought not 10 Re under
obligations 20 n corpora
ton. An inspiring example
of that ancien; type is pre-
scented In the venerable per
son OF General William
Bate. senior Senator from
Tennessee. to whom. his
friends stoutly declare. he
longs the honor Of heading
thai wo"fuiiy slender list.
Senator Bate. whose verac.-
" has never been ques-
TONED ,anoth"r unknown
virtue OF many modern
poiiticians). said a short
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

Pole. on the cast by the rising OF the sun
and on the west by the setting thereof
And the third Is this. which Is SAID 70
De- more after Mr.. Hanra's own heart 'han
any yet evolved:
Here is t. the United States. bounded
on the north by the aurora borea!is. on the
south by the procession Of the eduinoxes.
on the east by primeval chaos. and on the
west by the day of Judgment
The question Is. Shall We go to the Far
East for primevaI chaos and verify this
toast?
The fourth is the one perpetrated by Mr..
Oldham with such fattering success before
twenty-five thousand bowling patriots. 1t
is said to be Mr. Bryan's IDEAL conception Of
what our expansion should be. 1t reaches
the climax:
Here is 20 the United States. bounded
on the north by the Constitution of the
United States. on the east by the Monroe
Doctrine on the south by the Declaration Of
Independence. and On the west by the Ten
Commandments"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

that almost inevitable
event the United States
Senate will he plunged into
II lengthy debate On the
absorbing topic Of "China."
in which Richard FTSnklin
P"ttigr. " II South Dakota
will doubtless play IN M
Iurtant part. IL Will. per
haFs. lie unpl. asant news
To- Mir. Hanna to know that
no man in the Senate keeps
better Informed on Orien-
tai politics than Mr.. Petit
grew. for It's said that the
Junior Senator from Ohio
remembers very wildly
several fierce encounters
he had with the gentleman
from South Dakota on the
floor Of the senate last
winter. ont Of which he
merged only after a most
gcutscl and effcctuai
SHINING" Mr.. Pettisrew
Travelled much through
tn. orient not long ago
and since his return has
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
SWIFT CHANGES.

Joe Flory's hatred of street railway
trusts WAS demonstrated when his
friend Raumhoff furnished him Dclmar
Garden for Il ratification meeting.
Joseph's coat has not many colorS, put
no has several coats. lie wears one
when the lobby's season opens at JEFF
ferscr City, another when he makes
speeches to country voters and thlru
when he meets Baumhoff i'll ST. Louis.
If he is ever elected Governor of Mis-
souri,. he will need a new coat, ana
n new man i'll ii, if he hopes 10 reseln-
lie the statesmen of the past who have
filled that honorable office.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

While ago that he had never accepted 4
railroad pass in his life, Not even when be
was Governor of Tennessee and went to
WISH the 6ov"rn"r Of South Carolina, or. IN
Tact anybody. did he ride upon free trans
Pof'auoh- once a year he goes down To
tile Lone star State and out to California 10
see MS Gaughters. but he always buys MS
u'he'- lie pays. too. for his kilograms.
never taking advantage of the Government
rate The Senator made these remarkable
statements in the Senate cloakro0m 10 a
group OF three Of his COLLEAGUES which loI
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
new CITY HOSPITAL.
Mr.. McMath Preparing TO Draft
the Ordinance.

President McMath Of the Board Of Pug
lie Improvements commenced work yeS.eT-
day preparatory 10 drafting an ordinance TO
conform To the resolution adopted Friday
night in the city Council on MIR. CARROTS
Hospital
Mr.. McMath says that fairly suitable
building, a beginning. may be erected
with the s2.s.3io. 10 now credited to the hos
pltal fund
The report Of the Hospital Commission in
clUded plans for a number of buildings on
the pavilion style, to cost no in excess
Of S.-6.99. The Commissioners stated that.
with this sum. set Of model hospital build
Incompatible for attractiveness and sani-
tary conditions.
MIR. McNath will proceed diligently in
drafting the ordinance. so that there VIII
be no delay on the part of the board.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29


one Of them to make a sug-
EestiOn. The gentleman. "A
srea, and JOvial man from
the Middle West. in all
due politeness. as he ex-
planned. desired 10 suggest
that z fund be started to
provide for pre%ertiuS thu
Tennt Ssean in some lasting
manner. after his demise.
that he might he exhibited
TO an astounde1 people aS
the only known specimen Of
a poor and prominent pub
lie man that never rode on
a pass in his life.
Senator Bate. by the way,
is one OF the two surviving
soldiers Of the Mexican
War now in Congress. His
comrade is General Edmund
Winston PettuS Of Ala
hama. who enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the only
Known an;ido,e for too
much Reveridse. Bate also
served in the Confederate
Army and rose To the rank
Of Brigadier General by
sheer force of his fighting
ability. having entered the
service as a high private.
His leg was crushed in the
battle of Franklin. and he
now walks with a cane.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

now traced to Springfield, Ill, where
Jester gave il away.
Nnvelists uf the Sherlock Holmes
school accomplish their disbursements Ivy
giving their detectives powers Of infer
ence. observation and diSccrumcnt that
approach the supcrhuuIn. They are
wrong The Jester case proves amply
that w"rk-hard. unrcmiitin=. untlag-
cling. industrious works the most ~
suiiful instrumentaliry in the detection
of crime.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
WRITTEN FOR THE
NBAY EETTRLIC.

81 NbAY REPUBLIC.
Considerable discussion
has been INDUCED in re
pardirg the authorship %
N, phrase. The Constitu-
ton follows the fiaE."
And well IL might. for ii is
an expression that Will I've
"a Democratic slogan in the
approaching presidential
campaign. Although only
a little sentence Of five
simple words. IL means
much. Just about enough.
In truth, TO SGT ailoat
well-establiSh,d rumor that
Marcus Alnnzo Hanna
would dcprcSs his bari
quite a lit IL n. could
"hcneVolently assimillte"
that wajchwur1. which l.
50 small and Yet expresses
- very much. Scyera!
public men Of to-day have
al times claimed its au-
ihorshiT. bu, II was practi-
cully conceded that ,ba
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

the title OF the "ScOld OF
the Senate" He IS. per-
haps. the most distinct free
lance of the body. and il
never happier than when
using his caustic tongue in
denunciation Of all things
Republican. He Is a terror
in debate and pounces upon
his antagonist. IntOlerant
OF contradiction. like light
ming in retort and a wind
mill in action. he Is rarely
bested in a political discus
sion. Senator Pottigrew.
who was formerly "A Re
publican. now calls himself
a Populist. He IS an en-
thusiastic admirer OF Bryan
ami will heartily support
the man from Nebraska for
President. on the stump
this summer and fail and
~ the polls on November
D next.
Were inquiry inserted IN
the Papers throughout the
United States to the effect
that information was want
81 as TO the whereabouts of
all thoroughly scrupulous
and absolutely honest pub
lie rien. 1t is no eXaggsra-
ton to say that the re-
sponses would be few and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

kept Informed upon all developments
Among other things. he ia n regular SUB
scriher To and keeps a bound file OF the
Celestial Empire. a weekly paper published
in Shanghai. Senator Pettigrew says that
IL is Il mirror Of Eastern affairs. and ex-
ercises a tremendous influence on the other
side Of the world. although almost IN
known In America.
Speaking Of Pcttigrew impels the state
meut that he is one Of the brightest. sharp
est and most cold -hlood,d members Of the
Seuaie--a declaration which Is concurred
in. reluctantly tbs true. but nevertheless
fully so. by his opposing colleagues In that
body. Ills uratorical power is nil. His
rough and-tumblc'' debating ability Is in
finite. He has a poor voice. which some
times almost spoils good speech. 1t is
shril and penetrating. and. coupled with his
well-knOwu desire to criticise in the in
Irritable ''Pettigrew' manner. has given him
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

Colonel Joe Ficry is not only cham
pion trick quadricyclist but a political
iiGhtninc-chan-e artist Gf rare ability.
As his record "n The street railway con
s"iida'i'n bill concluSivcly demon
SIrates
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

IF il WAS once formed. ii would main
:alE itself. said Alexander Hamilton.
urging a strong. centralized American
Government. Especially if a biz stand
ing army and policy of Empire backed
4 up, as is now contemplated
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

q dismal way - IN" do---c--. way.
Saving I'D shadows tor sunny cav
Nursing sorrrS hut tn make u last.
Sowing ut j1y :ill It nUrriaS Tast.
Living life as a nightmare dream.
Seeing gloom IN the place Of slcam-
- poor SOU
Paving by choice such a bitter toll,
A happy way is the upiift way.
Looking for TIL sunlight every Gay
Esnsninr sorrow with spin: L.Ea,
CInging - BOY tJll IL can't PASS by.
Living life as real and sweet.
Seeing its beauty and grace complete
q rich soul.
KnUwing the Truth Of Gods contrib,
RIPLEY ID. SANDER!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

There is small wonder that the Porto
Ricans dislike old Glory and refuse To
display its colors on their holidays. All
that Old Glory means rn them is taxi
ton without representation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

Our fathers Were too wise to surren-
der this country TO the FcderaliSt HaId-
ilton's scheme of centralized government
on the English model Is it for the Nc
kiniey imperialisis To- reverse their prec-
,,I,utt
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

i;neiaDd is now being accused of in
difference in the Chinese situation. and
as s"oi as she moves hand or foot She
will he accused Of trying To hog
things" That's what comes of havin.
no friends
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

That creed under which the United
States have grown in one century To- he
the worlds greatest Power should he
good enough creed Ia control Amrri-
tan i.olIcics for al least another century.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

Ard said W. e. Carr fuTthsr -
.rnr.e5 unsoIi during the month OF June
Was SO per cent. CARR
Sworn 10 and subscribed before HE inns
second day OF July. 1850. ,D,Su
Notary Public. CITY OF s.. Louis. Mo. MY
term expires April ~. lsvl.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

In the care with which Democratic
candidates Ger the Missouri Legislature.
are being selected there is Il line assrr-
ance If benefit 10 the p,nple and To the
Democratic larry alike.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
Tower Grove Park Concert.

concert will be- given by Seymour
Band at Tower Grove Park this evening
from until O'Clock. A chorus af fifty
ChiIdTen's voices will he a feature. Follow
ing Is the programme:
AtEeu ING Eirs
- thTF--' dIrrafnr- fs,eSli.i
Chorus-The Heavens Are Telling from
N" 'featl'n .--------..---. hdlii
car Accommodating Bslls ..-......... Reardpn
tlh Soug-Ths Moth and the Flame ire
qu~SD --.--.------- 49, -------..--- MAX Nit
TaraVhfsSe on HYMN Nearer. Ny God. to
Ttise-------- 1890. Arr. BY n. w. Reeves
Assisted by Master Fairbanks iIirdlar, Mas
John Scott. Miss Hazel Gum, cor
rsti>ts and a chorus Of juvenile voices -
Grand selection II TROY atore 'TegueSt, Nsrsiv
CCuclufirE with the popular Anvil Chorus
ft-.u minutes int.TrnisstGn.
March MiiiraiTe-S< = ETdeles ........-.- ssusa
:, -srflar-por Iuat, ..-......-.-...-....-M cart
waltz tn. skaters ................... Wal!t~ufei
L. -Tits from 'Msrtha' tr-gussfi Fl"tcw
Including the immortal Last Rose Of sum
uer"
Medley q pprufar air. .............. ... Nitmarx
Gai1. The Worlds Fsir Dave Frarlc1s
FL ale-Star SgauEled Banner. Francis SCOTT hey
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
TOASTSTO

Bafe Woui0 nave Deey Per.
feccIy az home IN the Sem
ate In the days before tho
war. He IS n delightful
type Of the old-fashionei
Rou,herner. and withal a
most entertaining and rare
character.
The toast on the United
States that Willis n. Old
ham OF Nebraska got of in
his speech nominating Rry-
mn for President before the
Kansas City convention re-
calls the three famous
toasts on the United States.
which are here rtsurrectei
for the benefit Of those who
NAV he IN some ierp!eNity
as TO tIst what does cOnsti-
tute the confines Of our
country. Here Is the first:
Here Is to the United
States. bounded on the
north by the British posses
s,ons. on the south by Mexi-
CO and the Gulf Of Mexico,
on the east by the Atlantic
ard or the west by the Pa
cifc."
The second, a little more
expansive. is as follows;
Here is to the United
States. bounded on the
north by the North Pole.
on the south by the South
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

The Missouri! army mule il now called
into service in China. BcinS without
prid" "f -nc">try or hope of pnSteriiy
the army uI'Il. can act in the living
present.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

Americans VIII" believe that Great
RriiIiu'S il the model Government are
not safely To- he trusted with the direc-
tion of American affairs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

odds ave now = 1" | against Bryan.
Til" fact that they were = To | only Il
few weeks aga indicates that Mckinley
is the victim of n mark down sale.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

americans. regardless Of party, will
So" Ia it that China is properly AMI
,h"i' Lghly punished for any crimes
AKA Inst our fia.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

When General Diaz learned OF his re-
election as President Of Mexico ne said:
81 must repeat what ] said some months
ago. that neither my age Tor my Capabili-
ties qualify me to continue ruling the
country. | am 20 years old. Of wiicn forty
three have been devoted to the active ze:S-
ic, of the fatherland. A. To- my rIpahtH-
ties | reaffrm my previous n; T. i"a and I
can only add that | viii not WITHHOLD fro-r
my fathsrland my closing years. IL she re-
aUireS them Of me. any more than I have
begrudSed TO her the unstinted services OF
my whole life"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
JUNE CIRCULATION.

W r Carr business Manager or The -
louis Republic. being duly sworn. says may
the actual numh,r II fun ana conpiete
COMES OF the daily and Sunday kcpnoiic
n-inted during the month ~ June. lS-V an
:, rerI,lar editions, was as per schedule
below:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

democratic nominee for President had first
can on the honor. Some months ago Nr.
hryan wrote an article for a New York
newspaper. in which the phrase occurred.
II was brief. pithy and to the point. and
found instant favor with an approciative
public. He WAS generally credited with he
Ing its originator. when in reality it WAS
saying which he once ran across in an old
volume I'm his beloved den at Lincoln.
No living statesman can rlchtfully claim
10 he the author Of the expression. Mr.
Bryan simply showed good taste in resur-
rectinG it and adding new fame 10 a splendid
erisram Of one of the immortal leaders Of
Democracy. search Of the Congressional
Record finds that John e. Calhoun first used
III" words in a debate I'm tn" Senate on
February q. 1919. /, was at the conclusion
Of the memorable debate anent the acquisi-
ton Of territory by the United States
through the war with Mexico that Calhoun
said: Wherever our flag waves. the Con
stitution goes" The saying resolved
into an issue. and was used with glorious
success in the following presidential cam
paiSn. Franklin Pierce, Democrat. was
elected President over the nominee Of the
party which four years before had elected
General Zachary Taylor on the strength ~
his achievements in the Mexican War. The
saying Is again unearthed and has again
been resolved into an issue. this time an
even more momentous one.
VIII history repeat itself in the resurrec-
ton?
Now that Emperor Mack (as Mr.. Han
mas President has been sometimes irrevcr-
entity dubbed has succeeded in making us
more or less a world Power and sm-
hrolinE these United States in the Great
Chinese Gohble. II must be expected that
there will he ''doin's' in the Celestial En-
pire for many months to come. "Doins'
that Will mean numerous lives and millions
Of dollars which will he necessarily on
pended To carry ont the plans of the ad-
ministration to make us an Imperial World
Power" with a system Of colonial Govern
ment modelled after that 0f our great and
good friend-EnCiand. Unless all signs fail
the COnvenlug Of the second session Of the
Fifty-sixth Congress in December next will
find us still very much emhrOiled. troops.
money and Mark Hanna with his admins
tration to the contrary notwithstanding. In
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
PERSONAL.

Professor Dean c. Worcester, who has just re-
signed his chair in the University of Michigan. has
had offer of a salary of $4,000 a year as man
ager of certain mining interests In the Philipplne
Islands. and when his duties as Commissioner are
fulfilled he may accept the orer his Salafy at tue
University of Michigan was $500.
Minnie the eleven-year-old daughter OF General
Botha of the Transvaal Army. Is a pupil In
school in Highgate, London
THE Toronto Mail and Empire" publishes the
report that Russell A. Aiger. ex-Secretary OF war,
is about make ottawa. Canada, his perma-
nent home He has many business interests In
Canada, and is president Of the Laurentides fuP
Manufacturing Company at Inree fSlNelS' vi
which his son Is general manager
BY the of the late Samuel Seibert. of Hagers-
town, Md, the Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg. Penn. will receive 5000 and the Penn
sylvana College G.utheran) in the same town $4,000
After bequests TO individuals and of 5000 to mis-
sionary and charitable institutions OF ths @ MN o
Church, the residue of the estate labout slOo sSes
TO the Susquehanna Lutheran University at Sc
Inns Grove, Penn.
General Sir Henry Macleod Leslie Rumble, X T.
B.. c. NJ. c.. D. S. o., serving in the British
army In South Africa. has seen warfare with the
Beers before. He served in the Zulu war OF ls's'
and two years later of the garrison hold
Ing Potchefstroom against the Beers under Cron1e
being wounded during the siege. When the garri-
son. who had held the place so long asalnst StSn
Of %aT SIR ee RuDde was oe Of the
five officers whom Cronje especially honored Win
born at Newton Abbot Devonshire. in 1856. and
entered the Royal Artillery in 1876
Mrs. Eva A Warner of Chicago has presented
$4,000 to Middebury College. of Middlebury. VT
A building be known the Warner Science
Hail. to be dedicated to the memory OF the donors
father Joseph Warner who former trustee
OF the college, will be erected with the money
On three floors OF the structure laboratories for
physical. biological and chemical work will be
vaedictorian of the class OF 6l
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
Aetp9lork Dailp Gribr1re
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senate: There was no meeting
OF the Steering Committee" owing to the ao-
. tien Of a Spanish claims commission was
passed as was the Executive. Legislative and
Judicial Appropriation bill - House; A
motion TO concur in the Senate Puerto Hacan
Relief bill was defeated.
FoREIGN.-The relief of Mafeking IS con-
sidered imminent. and IT was believed that
resistance after crossing the Naal River =
Renewal OF the censorship in Natal leads to the
belief that Sir Redvers Butler is about to re-
open the campaign in that quarter. - In
the House OF Commons the budget passed sec
ond reading - The increasing hostility OF
the Dowager Empress OF China toward for.
eigners has been shown by the promotion OF
several officials whose actions were irritating TO
several OF the Powers - Five deaths
thought TO be due to the bubonic plague have
taken place at Adelaide. and further cases
were reported from Sydney. - The German
Emperor made an address at the Zooth ann. II.
versary OF the foundation or the Academy OF
Sciences at Berlin.
DOMESTIC.-Treasury officials are hard at
work meeting demands for new bank notes
THE United States Supreme Court sus
ard Oil case "A requisition for $1,000 0oC
worth Of supplies for the troops in the Phillp-
pines was received by the War Department
It is believed that the facts in regard to
the assassination Of William Goebel VIII be dis
closed at the hearing at Frankfort.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-stocks were strong
and higher. - It was announced that the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company had Sc
cured contro: Of the Third Avenue Railway
system. - Judge Lacombe appointed Hugh
J. Grant receiver for the Forty-second Street
road. - Bishop Potter talked Of his recent
trip around the world. - Ex-Mayor William
l. Strong came out for Abraham Gruber in his
fight TO retain the Republican leadership in the
HXIst District - Bernard NJ Stanley, the
Jersey trolley king. died In Newark.
THE wEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Rain
followed by clearing, colder weather. The tenn
pe-ature yesterday: Highest. 40 degrees; low
esF- 33; average. 432s.