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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-30

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. Nov. 29.-Pres:dcnt Mckin,
ley ate turkey for his Thanksgiving Dime,
this evening. That much is certain: but
"here that turkey came from is Il deeI
diplomatic secret.
The President Will rot tell. Iiidirs him
self behind that unwritten hut potent lav
which says that such as ne shall. never be
interviewed: and with that prerogative re,
enforced by the physical accompaniIncntS
or oaken doors ard stronG-armed minionE
he sits himself in solitary grandeur ant
wraps himself in a Sphinxiike silence while
the people of two of the sovereign States
CT this great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ard
Rhode 1sland-Gemand in Humorous tones
where did that turkey come FROM
Catching their inspiration from then
chief. the employees of the White House,
frcm Secretary COrtely5u down TO the chcf
who did the deed. are as dumb as the
driven cattle: and so the world will awake
on the morrow to learn that the admins
tration Of William Mckinley has been
guilty OF an act OF censorship over the
news. in comparison with which the sim
liar doings OF General Otis iii the Philip
pines pales into irsignificance.
bottled Up.
The scenes around the White House to-
night have rivaled in excitement those
uuiAhS INC uaFkeSt days OF the SPANISH
American War. The whole executive force
OF employees was on duty. but 1t was plain
70 see that they had only one idea In view.
and that was to prevent a Leakage of in
as to that turkey. a score Of
newspaper correspondents crowded the lob
by. for the identity of the turkey had taken
on a national, rather than merely an in
terstate, character.
pennsylvania and Rhode Island were well
IN the lead in Importance. for the story of
the rival kurtztown and Providence birds
mad become noised abroad; but, as the Fates
would have 1t. at least two other States
Kentucky and Differentiated to widen
the interest in the affair. for a belated tur-
key from each of these Commonwealth
arrived during the morning. The most
steps were taken to prevent
knowledge OF his increase to the Presi-
dents burden of woe reaching the public.
These efforts were unsuccessful, however.
SO that the interest in the affair was sent
to fever heat.
Bul1ctin From the Front.
AT Z O'Clock the first symptom of excite
inent among the patient watchers in the
LOBBY was noticed. A bulletin from the
front said that the THANKSGIVING dinner
mad begun. Fly minutes passed. and then
Cortelyou emerged from one of
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AND NATION.

II the contention In the paper read
before the Chicago convention of Irisl
Nationalists-"No Language. No Coun
try"-were conceded, it would follow
that the American nation, the greatest
on earth, was lacking In the prime es
sential of independent nationality, AZ
Independent Individual language. The
truth of the contention is negatiyed by
the facts. The United States prove thai
a separate language is not essential tl
a separate nation.
1t would be much easier to establish
by argument and facts the contention
hat no essential relation exists between
language and nationality. In almost
every big nation several differen,
languages and numbers Of dialects are
spoken. The state. language, that in
which official documents are writer
and court DEGREES are made, is not in,
frequently arbitrarily selected. More
over, many districts exist which have &
separate language, but not a separate
national existence.
Language is a creature Of geography,
a people hemmed in by impossible
mountain ranges will preserve its
language for ages uncontaminated OF
unimproved by foreign influences. The
assaults which have been made on
language in attempts to establish uui
formity throughout the nations-like
that some ten years ago by means OF
Nolapuk-indicate that nationality and
language have no direct relation. Again
the use Of the ancient Latin in scien.
tiic nomenclature, in scientific writing
and in documents like college diplomas
argues TO the same conclusion.
Language has to deal with the artistic
and aesthetic side Of races, and grea,
linguistic literary triumphs hinder
rather than help those sterner instru.
mentalities like m and war on
which the existence of nations depends.
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EXCITING INCIDENTS ATTEND
PRESIDENTS TURKEY FEAST.
Behind Barred Portals, With Trusted Men on Watch, He Bat
files Twenty Correspondents Who Seek to Discover
What State Supplied the Chosen Bird.

the private apartments. pale. but self-pos-
sessed.
Twenty notebooks and pencils flashed IN
the air.
What turkey Is being eaten?' WIS asked
hv twenty voices.
The Secretary shifted uncasily for a mo-
mcnt and WAS silent. Then his face was
lighted ly Il smile. lie spoke:
II heard the President ask the blessings
Of Providence upon the meal
"Ycs.'' in chorus.
And Providence is in"
Rats
Another Courier.
Assistant Secretary Pruden next appeared.
And the turkey the correspondents
sasped.
Mr.. Prldcn Is always slow and deliberate.
1T was stuffed with plums.' he began.
"But what has plums got to 90 with it,
Mr.. Pruden turned Il whitening look upon
his interrogation.
Young man." said he, your education
has been sadly neglected. Don't you know
where the great statesman who is fond OF
pl;'ms comes from?'
Quay" cried the crowd. 1T must be
Pennsylvania"
White House and was besieged by the re-
porter.
Turkey was discussed" he said medita-
lively. but 1 think it was the Constants
nople breed"
Thus all the serious and earnest queries
of the correspondents were met with ILL
timed levity by men h should have ap-
preciated the gravity of the question at
issue.
Bulletin for the Press.
Midnight drew on apace. The Presidents
repast was done. but still the correspondents
fingered. Then these loyal men of the press
put their heads together. They held a So
cret session Of their own. which eliminated
in the appointment of a committee of three
to make one more demand upon Secretary
Cortelyou, on behalf of the press OF the
United States. for information as to that
turkey.
Mr.. Cortelyou was visibly agitated.
Gentlemen" said he falteringly. as he
passed his hand over his forehead. IT must
have a moment to think. Excuse me-"
Two minutes later the typewriter va
clicking merrily in his private Office. Then
the Secretary appeared with many carbon
copies of an oficial-looking In his
hand. These he handed out. The Repub-
lies copy read as follows:
Executive Mansion. Washington. Nov. -
The President did not eat crow.
GSigned) GEORGE B. CORTELYOU.
Secretary to the Presidents
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MARK twain ILL
But CHARITABLE.
Drugs and Pills His Thanksgiving
Feast-Consents to Offending
Cabman Regaining License.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Nov. 2a.-Bittcr drugs and pills,
tempered with cheerful thoughts Of IL deed
OF mercy done. seasoned Mark Twain.s'
Thanksgiving turkey to-day In the winter
quarters which he has taken up as Samuel
L. Clemens in the big apartment house a,
No. "A West Tenth street.
Confined to his room with illness, the man
who has made mirth for millions was
soothed by the thought that there was joy,
albeit though no elaborate menu, in the
home Of the "bread-faced" cabman over the
return Of the license of which the authors
protest against extortion had deprived him.
No sound of laughter disturbed the solemn
silence of the Tenth street house when the
echoes Of the door bell seemed to emphasize
the undesirability OF the Intrusion on its
quiescent calm.
Convinced by inspection that the caller
was rot one Of the penny-seeking procession
or masqueraders. a man servant. wearing
an air of chastened dignity, announced that
Mr.. Clemens was In bed. He consented to
carry a message. the reception of which by
the humorist was audible, and returned
with the announcement that Mr.. Clemens
was asleep.
He had been instructed to say:
Tell the reporter l am not In and en-
planned the apparent discrepancy by saying
that the author had fallen asleep mean-
time.
Mr.. Clemens this morning declared that
he was indescribably III, but he felt better
after the visit of a physician and the abb
sorption of the remedies which he pre-
scribed.
What was lacking in turkey was more
than made up in happiness In the Beck
home at No. 351 East Sixteenth street, for
William Beck. eldest son of the family. had
been kindly forgiven by Mr.. Clemens for
charging s1.6 to drive enc of his servants
from tho Grand Central Railway Station to
her employers home. His license had been
revoked as the result of the authors spir-
tied protest. made on principle. as e. mat
ter Of good citize aship.
William Beck subsequently wrote n let
ter. In which he said that "Mr. Twain
would surely appreciate the humor of a
cabman's apologizirg for overcharging. He
carried the letter to Mr.. Clemens and found
that The humor was sufficiently appreciated
to lead to an invitation to discuss the mat
tel. as the result of which he was allowed
to recover the lost license.
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DEATH OF AUGUST PLACKE,
SOLDIER AND BLACKSMITH.


August Placke, ore Of the pioneer black
smiths of ST. Louis. drd at MS nome NO.
l252 North Nineteenth street, Yesterday
morning at the age OF do years. Death re-
suited from an attack OF the grip, "hich
developed into sarcoma.
Mr.. Flackc was Il member OF General
Lyol Post, q. ~. L., which VIII oiticiate at
his funeral on Saturday. me reverend
John r. lalick oil 81. Peters German Ivan
ge!icai Shurch VIII condtict .he iuhefdi
sarH'ce ana the burial, when Will TAXI place
in St. Peters Cemetery.
August Placke was born IN Westphaiia
Just saventy-siX years and five months ago.
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OTHER REMEDIES FIRST.

st. Louis Is not quite ready to Sc.
lect Charter amendment and increased
taxation as 4 way out of the deficit
which is heaping up on the city at the
rate Of a million and a quarter n year.
Our people will hardly accept Charter
amendments as a refuge before other
business methods suggested have been
tried and proved %unavailing. And the
most essential step Is the election of a
trustworthy municipal administration.
Most men believe fully that the way
u of the dilemma in which st. Louis
finds itself is in Il careful management
Of the city's affairs. st. Louisans be-
lieyc, and no figures have been advanced
which show the contrary, that had the
retrenchment measures proposed by
Councilman Hodges been adopted, to-
gefher with others which according to
his own statements he had in prepara-
ton, there would now be no dangerous
deficit.
They believe that If the present mu-
nicipal administration would cut down
its official staff Of barnacles, men who
draw big salaries from the city treasury
and give no adequate return, the first
step would have been taken toward pvt
ting expenditures within Incomes.
If, after the city's pay roll was cut
down to business dimensions, it could
be shown that the Police Department
used more than its just share of the mu.
nicipal revenues, a clamor would arise
which would speedily bring about a re-
ductiOn Of the expenses of the depart
ment.
Persons familiar with the city's affairs
remember distinctly the condition of the
city treasury when the Ziegenhein raid
ers first began their assaults. There was
money enough for all the city's needs
and a new City Hall was constructed out
of the current revenues without an in
crease Of n cent n the city's debt.
One OF the first acts Of the Ziegenhcin
administration was TO "reOrganizc' the
Street Department. Inspectors. supcrin-
tendents and oversenrs were placed On
the pay roll with lavish profigacy to
satisfy the clamor of the gang. An in
crease in the expenses Of the department
wholly out Of proportion to the needs of
the city resulted. This policy has been
kept up ever since. Every city depart
ment that could show the shadow of an
excuse for q new clerkship or inspector
ship had only to introduce a bill to pro-
vide the place.
When, therefore, the police law came.
the deficit could not be avoided. st.
Louis undoubtedly needed an increase in
its police force. Whether or not the in
crease has been ZOO large is a question
which eau only be settled after IL disin-
tcrestcd survey of the situation by men
who have familiariZed themselves with
the city's needs and its 1t is
certain that no relief would be afforded
TIE city by cutting down the expenses
of the Police Department. Such a course
would only supply additional funds for
the City Hall gang to squander in gang
salaries.
Retrenchlnent and a business admins
tration of the city's affairs is the rem
edy for st. Louis's trouble, and it is the
remedy which st. Louisans demand. If
it does not come from the present adj
miniStration it will come from the next.
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PRIEST SAYS POpE's
END IS VERY Near,
Father Lacombe Returns From a.
Trip to Rome-Saw His
Holiness.
REPCRLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Montreal. Quebec, Nov. ce.-The Reverend
Father Lacombe. who returned from Rome
q short time ago. Is fn the city on hts way
to his mission field in the Canadian north
west. He was told to-day that news had
been received from Rome that the Pope's
condition Is serious.
Yes: the end Is very near" said Father
Lacombe. The Holy Fathers health was
very poor when 1 saw him a few weeks
ago. He received me as usual and ques-
toned me concerning MY mission, in which
he seemed to take a great interest, but T
could not help observing that a great change
had taken place since last I saw him.
He appeared thin and emaciated, and his
voice had a hollow ring. He was very fee
ble-so feeble. In fact. that he could not
move without assistance. =
The audience continued for upward Of q
quarter of an hour. and at its conclusion
The Holy Father blessed me and those
whom might bless on my return. o.
LAS he left the audience chamber I felt
that 1 had seen the Pope for the last time.
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Home. Sweet Home.

Eomc-.olks of kiE. and friends from kin not Ear,
And jest and laughter where the feast is set,
And talk of things that loved in Common are.
The pleasant talk of kindly souls we'll met;
And cfiidrens voices mingiing with the rest, ,
Sweetenins their tone with youths glad roun-
delay.
Is not tlis scene OF all those scenes the best,
Tha. make the beauty OF Thanksgiving Day?
And through il all. as If by angels sung.
With chimes Of silver ringing the refrain,
The t.nderest scsg that Tails. from human
.Sigue,
Do we not hear the pathos of its strain?
Sung by 4 lonely one. wis,ful and gray.
Whose fate 1t was in exile grim 10 roam.
How clear it sounds through our Thanksgiving
Day.
The wanderers homeless chant Of Home.
Sweet Home"
PIE D. SAUNDERS.
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RIDICULOUS MIR. BURTON.

1t will doubtless greatly enrage Sena-
tor Hanna that Republican Congress
man Burton of Hanna's own district in
Ohio sees fit to %nou his determina-
ton to oppose the passage by the Ma
1ional House of Representatives. Of the
subsidy bill, which levies 4 tax of some
100000, 600 OF the American people for
The benefit of the syndicate of which
Senator Hanna is the head.
This ~ship-subsidy bill is Senator Han
mas pet measure, the success of which
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IDENTIFIED AS ROBBERS.
Two Prisoners Connected With the
Emden Bank HOld-Up.
REPCBLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pekin. ILL.,, Nov. 29.-TWo men. supposed
to be two of the four robbers of Emden
Bank. were arrested at noon on the wagon.
road between Hopedale and Mackinaw.
They tally with the description given of two
of the robbers.
A large revolver was found on one and an
empty revolver case on the other. They
gave their names as Tom Dun and Miller,
and said that they reside at Peoria.
AlbertS, who was held up at Emden, says
the prisoners are his assailants. They are
in the County Jail here.
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Kansas school authorities who intro.
duced school histories which told OF
General Funston's swim across the Ma.
rilaO River car answer those who pro.
test that Funston does not know how tc
swim as Victor Hugo answered critics
who %impugned his facts, ut is better
as | have told it"
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MISS MARY E. CHAPLIN DEAD.
She Founded Many Woman's Semi
naries in the Country.

Chicago. Nov. 2a-Miss Mary Z. Chaplin,
81 years of age, a veteran woman's SEM
mary founder and teacher. is dead at the
home of her nephew, Doctor S. N. Chaplin.
in this city.
Miss Chaplin began to teach at the SEM
mary at New Haven, and in 1866 helped to
found a woman's seminary at milwaukee,.
She went to Lawrence. Kas.. and there
into the University of Lawrence.
In 1867 she went To Quincy and founded
a seminary still in existence there. In 1873
she came to Chicago. and. when the
women's department in the old University
Of Chicago was opened. she was placed in
charge. She continued in this position Until,
the institution was closed.
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AUGUST PLACKE,

the hostile natives into outlying villages,
where there il much restlessness.
Scouting parties constantly report sniping
along the Pekin road and on remote trails,
but severe reprisals are iessen;ng it.
Navigation up the river practically has
been closed and the remaining supplies are
going in wagons to Pekin.
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A NECESSARY BLESSING,

If the city of st. Louis shall, because
of the Improvements necessitated by the
Worlds Fair, expend u total of $1U.OOo,-
600 in making of itself Il modern and
beautiful city, the outlay will constitute
the best and wisest investment in the
history of the municipality.
1t is certain that, even were the
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At New York Hotels.

New York. Nov. 29.-Hotel arrivals to-day
include the following visitors from the
West:
St. Louise. c.. Dula. F.. c. Rinsche. G.
+. Mckenzie, Imperial; T.. p. Noel, s. r..
Moriarity. Vendome; a. Block, J.. Fischio.
WITT. Broadway Central: s.. s. Sandfe.der.
Herald Square; E. a. Kruger, Grand: Miai
Meier, St. Denis; W. O. Morrison, Sturte-
want: r.. L. Russell. Astor; H. S. Eaton.
Metropolitan: Mrs. NJ. d. Collins, Manhat.
tan: w. W. Chiffon. Ashland. -.
Kansas City-F. r. Eiston, Grand Unfon
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new MINISTER TO PARIS.
Prince Won Radolin Goes to France
for Germany.

Berlin. Nov. CIT is understood that
Prime Won RadoIin. the German Ambassa-
dor to Russia. will replace Prince Munster
Won Dorneburg, the German Ambassador at
Paris, who, as announced yesterday, had
resieued owing to his age.
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HUNTERS GUN EXPLODED.
Breech Pin Blown Through a
Boys Head.
REPUBLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Appleton City. NO.. Nov. 2s.-while out
hunting to-day. Ira Nation iS-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Nation, Of this city. was
instantly killed by the explosion OF his
gun. The breech pin OF the gun was blown
through his head.
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st. Louis's present chief executive has
one marked advantage over Charles ii.
Of whom it was said, "He never said a
foolish thing and never did 4 wise one"
moniouS.
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st. Louisans will always have 4 kindly
feeling for the Ncshit election law, be-
cause it pushed Julius Wurzburger off
able, if need be, to cover a multitude
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GERMAN OFFICER DYING.
Colonel Yorck Inhaled Poisonous
Fumes From Il Stove.

London, Nov. ga dispatch to n news
agency from Pekin says that Colonel
Yorck. in command of the German column.
is lying at the point of death at 4 village be-
tween Calagan and Pekin.
His illness was caused by inhaling fumes
from Il stove in his bedroom.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee will
bring in Yorck's column.
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President Mckinley's message to Con,
srcss will sound the imperial note of
manifest destiny in its every sentence.
1t will read almost like a British speech
from the throne.
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st. Louis needs money for many pur-
poses, but all increase in taxation will
be the last method to be accepted until
the people can trust the men who spend
municipal money.
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Worlds Fair enthusiasm ut the open
ing of the new headquarters was accom-
panied by liberal subscriptions to the
Worlds Fair fund. The combination
spells Worlds Fair success.
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When France approaches England
with n proposition for South African
arbitration the markings of Il rough house
will De much in evidence.
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There is little cause for wondermcnt
at the Globe Democrats Thanksgiving
dependency, considering that it's turkey
possessed so strong Il flavor of crow.
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And said ". B. Carr further says that
che number Q: copies returned or reported
unsold during the month OF October was
k6 Der cant. ~
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
sh,rty-nrst day Of October, 1900.
- ]. F. Parish.
lfotarv Public, City Of Ct. Louis. Mo. NJ
term expires April d 1901
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It's the material. not the spiritual.
phase Of Thanksgiving celebration
which leaves a bad taste in your mouth
this morning.
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FIFTEENTH LEAVING CHINA.
American Troops Depart for Tong
I'm En- ROntp tn Manila.

Tien-Tsin, Nov. 2s.-The Fifteenth United
States Infantry has departed for Tons-ku,
where it will be embarked for Manila.
The Russian contingent has been increased
by the return to Tien-Tsin of two regiments
Of infantry which had been previously with
drawn. :
It is reported that cold weather is driving
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OCTOBER

~. r. Carr. Business ana Of The st.
louis Republic. being duly sworn. says t;:at
the actual numbe. OF full and complete
copies OF the daily and Sunday Republic
printed during the month Of October. 1909.
all In regular editions, was as per schedule