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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-21
WILL HEAR METCALF's STORY.
Recently Appointed Pension Agent
Fighting for Confirm ti0n.

Recently appointed Pension Agent
Fighting for Confirmatio
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. Jan. 20-The subcommittee
appointed to investigate the charges against
Colonel Metcalf. decided to-day to begin
the inquiry at 10 o'clock tomorrow MORN
ing, when 1t Is understood Colonel Metcalf
will make a statement. 1t Is not known
what witnesses will be called
Colonel Metcalf was at the Capitol to-
day in consultation with Senator Burton
and Representative Curtis concerning the
defense he will present
The friends Of Cyrus Leland I'm the Kar.
sas delegation resent the statement that
Leland is back of the Metcalf charges aud
that he is using his influence with Senator's
to prevent confirmation of Metcalfs nomin-
alton. Representative Long said to-day:
MIR. Leland is not responsible IN any
way for the fight on Metcalf. l am as good
friend as Leland has and I think If he
were pressing the charges before the Ser
ate Committee I would know somethias
delegation in the House is supporting Met
calf. Some of us did not favor his appoint
ment, but the President did not take oUr
view of the affair and appointed him. That
settled the contest. 1 believe he will be
confirmed"
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Mr.. De ARMoND's ADDRESS.
The Republic Bureau,
18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.

24th 81. and PennsylvaniA Ave-.
washington, Jan. 20.-Following Chairman
Cannon. Judge De Almond said:
''Mr. Chairman. am prompted now to ask
a little Of the time Of the House: prompted
by the appearance Of a new friend of the
Constitution-an unexpected appearance
an unheralded appearance, a remarkable
appearance. I refer. Of course. to the ap-
pearance in this guise and garb of the dis
tinguished gentleman from Illinois Nfr.
Cannon. This is an event Of some i'm
portance.
There had not been any suspicion abroad
in the land. and certainly none in the
House. that the gentleman was going to
declare any remarkable friendship for the
Constitution: for up to this date. SO far as
we have been able to observe. he has not
evinced any. He as. however, a friend Of
the Constitution. because We have his own
statement as evidence to the fact.
He giories. as We all do. In the great
ness OF our country: but he assigns some
what different reasons for his glorifcation
from those which affect some of US. He
tells US that the Constitution follow, the
flag. and he tells us almost in the same
breath that while the Constitution is in
the Philippines and elsewhere that our flag
Is seen. vein the Philippines and else
where-have the power and right to do
everything that any other nation has the
power and right to do: and then he draws
the remarkably fine and neat distinction
that We differ from other nations in that
we do and seek to do only that which is
right, while they. in their perversity, do
that which is wrong.
CONSTITUTTON SUPPOSED TO
II
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immaculate ana T6SOlutc StduQ deSdluSt IL, III
| a few years it will envelope the whole land.
TENDENCY TO RETIRE
EVERYBODY AT SALARY.
1.-The retired list is growing like Jonah s
gourd vine. 1t is a great pity that it will
not wither as soon.
ITO place a person on the retired list
ing a pension.
1.-The bill pending to raise the salary OF
the officers OF the revenue cutter service
and then retire them on three-fourths pay
will cost the people about s200.0O0 year.
There is no shadow of excuse for that
raid on the Treasury. What is still worse.
1t is only the forerunner Of vast brood
OF similar bills to retire somebody, and
finally to retire everybody-that is, every
body holding an appointive place under the
Governmental good. fat salary.
THE employees Of the Weather Bureau
and the railway mail clerks will come next: !:
and. truth to tell. they are just as much
entitled to pension as are the revenue
cutter officers. Then the vast army-con-
stantly growing vaster-of clerks agents
and supernumeraries In all the departments
and in the service of the Government any
where and everywhere. will be pensoned.
II voted to retire the officers of the
revenue cutter service. would vote to
pension all the rest.
The inevitable result is that none of
the taxpayers will be granted pensions, and
all Of the tax eaters will enjoy that lux
ury.
There would be more wisdom and moro
Justice in establishing a universal old age
pension for every citizen Of the Republic
than there are In the manner in which We
are processing to create an old age pension
list from the civil departments of the Gov
ernment
NO AMBITION TO BE STYLED
WATCHDOG OF TREASURY.
The average citizen. who is not In the
employment Of the Government. is just as
worthy Of an old age pension as is the Cow
ernment employe, for the latter receives the
higher compensation. while the former does
more and harder work.
Il have never had any ambition to be
proclaimed as a watch dog Of the Treas
ury.' I have not arrogated to myself the
character Of an economist. have not posed
as an ob1ector. It IS an ungracious and un-
graceful performance to object to the pet
bills and provisions Of other members and
well calculated to render a man unpopular
with his fellow representatives; but there
are waste and extravaganza everywhere.
"A halt must be called sometime some
where. somehow. by some one or the whole
system win become go top heavy that it
Will topple about our ears"
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HEARINGS ON wAn-TAx REDUCTION.
Committee ON Ways and Means Fixea
January 20 Ms Date to Begin.

January 27 ms Date to Begin.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The Republican
members of the Ways and Means Commit
tee to-day decided to begin the considera-
ton OF the bill reducing the war revenue
taxes and. after a conference. attended by
all of the Republican members of the COM
mittee. Chairman Payne gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
The Republican members Of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means met to-day and
have taken up the subject of the war
revenue. They decided to have a hearing
before the full committee on Monday, the
9th inst. on the question respecting the
duty on tea and the war revenue tax on
beer. They will hear the people inter-
ested In the subject Of the duty on tea at
10 o'clock in the morning and those in
terested in the subject Of taxation on beer
at o'clock in the afternoon. There will
be no further hearings"
Some Significance was attached to the re-
striction of the hearings to tea and beer
but 1t was explained that these were the
only subjects which had asked for hear
ings. The desire Of the beer interests is to
take off 60 cents from the $1.60 per barrel
now levied on beer. thus bringing the rate
to 81. where it stood prior to the Spanish
war. The total reduction in revenues on
this item would be $24, 100000. The reduction
on tea will aggregate about S. 0OO,dOO
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OTERO's CONFIRMATION HELD UP.
Nomination for Governor of New Mex
Zen Mnv Come I'm Arn1u To.nov

leo Moy Come Up Again To-day.
Washington. Jan. 2o.-In the executive
session of the Senate to-day an effort was
made to secure the confirmation of the
Honorable NJ. A. Otero as Governor of New
Mexico. but, on objection from Senator
Morgan. action was postponed Mr.. Morgan
criticized the Committee on Territories.
saying that full opportunity had not been
given for hearing the charges against Mr..
Otero, and he pleaded for the recommittal
Of the nomination to that committee.
1t was urged on behalf OF the committee
that there was no new testimony concern
ing the charges. that full and ample hear
ings had been given. and that there was no
occasion for reopening the case.
The nomination probably will come up
again tomorrow.
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PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL REPORTED
Debate VIII Begin in the Senate To
Oay-Substitute Submitted.

Day-Substitute Submitted.
Washington, JAN N.-Debate on the
Philippine tariff bill will begin in the Senate
tomorrow. On behalf of the majority Of
the Committee on Philippines. Chairman
Lodge to-day reported tho measure and
gave notice that he would call it up at 2
o'clock tomorrow.
MI. RawIins Of Utah. acting for the
minority OF the committee. offered sub
stitute for the bill Of the majority and an
nounced that he would submit some re-
marks on 1t at the conclusion Of Mr.. Lodges
statement in support of the majority re-
port.
During the greater part Of to-day's ses-
sion the measures providing for the esab-
lishment of a department Of commerce was
under consideration. An effort was made
by Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota to secure
vote. but the opposition to many of Its pro-
visions became so strong that the effort had
to be abandoned
TIE report On the Philippine tariff bill
was ordered by a strict party vote. The
bill was amended as heretofore agreed up
on, -bsing a reduction Il 25 rer cent on
goods coming from the Philip mes to the
United States with an additional reduct on
of the export tax charged in the Philippines
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New York. jan. 2o.-Arrived: Ivernia,
from Liverpool: Bowie from Liverpool;
Vaderiand. from Antwerp.
Antwerp. Jan. 20-Arrived: iceland,
from New York.
Boston. Jan. N.-Arrived: sendr1ngham,
Glasgow.
Hull. Jan. 1s-Arrived: Royalist, San
Francisco and Valparaiso. via st. VIM
cent. Cape Verde. and Plymouth.
London. Jan. N.-Arrived: Minneapolis
New York.
Singapore. Jan. 17.-Sailed: Ching wo
from Glasgow. etc. Yokohama and Seat
tie.
GLASGOW. Jan. 1s.-Sailed: Laurentisn
New York: Pomeranian. Portland
Gibraltar. Jan. 19.-Sailed: Hohenzolleru
from Genoa and Naples). New York,
Liverpool. Jan. 30.-Arrived: Steamer Sax.
onia. New York. mot Boston,. via Queens
town.
Bouiogne-sur-Mer. Jan. o. - Arrived
steamer Ryndam. New York for Rotterdam
land proceeded.
Bremen. Jan. 18-Sailed: Steamer Rhein
New York and passed Prawle Point Ianu.
ary 20.
Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. 0.-Arrived
Steamers Rynland. Liverpool via Queens.
town: Buenos Ayrian. Glasgow and Liver.
pool via st. Johns, Newfoundland. and
Halifax.
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FOREIGN.

United States Minister John G. Leishrnan.
at Constantinople. declares that the alb
ductors OF Miss Stone have agreed TO ac-
cept the amount of ransom available. and
that the place Of payment is now tie only
thing remaining unsettled.
Government and rebel warshiDs fought
IN Panama Bay yesterday. Both sides suf-
fered heavily. General Carlos Alban. lead
er Of the Government troops, was killed.
The United States cruiser Philadelphia re-
manned close to the scene.
Reports from Venezuela are that the IN
surKents have been defeated by the Gov
ernment troops. who are still pursuing
them.
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MISSOURI CONGRESSMEN
ON THE ADMINISTRATION.

Judge Almond Champ Striking Speeches
House. the One Denouncing the Republican Parys Philippine
Policy the Other Decryug Growing Extravaganza of
gress and Tendency to Retire Everybody Holding
Appointive Place Under the Government
Good Fat Salary"
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The Jury in the Richardson case VIII
probably be selected to-day and the trial
proceed. Mrs. Richardson processes to be
confident of her acduittal.
Governor Yates of Illinois has issued q
proclamation designating Wednesday, jan
uary ., as Mckinley Day. and requesting
q proper observance Of the day by appro-
pirate exercises.
Five Jurors were secured yesterday to try
the lawyer, Albert T. Patrick. under tndict-
ment for the murder of william Marsh
Rice, the Texas millionaire.
Actor Lawrence Hanley has passed the
critical stage In pneumonia and Is on the
road to recovery.
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National Bank. Authori.ea.

REPUBLIC SPECIAIN 7
Washington. Jan. 30-The Comptroller OF
the Currency to-day approved the following
applications to organize national banks:
The American National Bank Of MadiI /. T;
capital. $4,000.
The First National Bank Of Raymond. Ill.,; cap
ital SIS. coo.
An application to convert the Bank Of Cashion
Ok, into the First National Bank of Cashion was
approved; capital. $25. COO.
The First National Bank Of New York was ap-
proved reserve agent for the Commercial Ma
tional Bank OF Houston. Tex.
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Piles Cured without the Knife.
Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrudng Piles
Your druggist Will refund your money II PAZ0
OINTMENT fails to you. 80 cents.
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Delegation Predicts Disaster If Cubax
Sugar L. Admitted at Low Duty.

FEGUICtN DIS8BVCE CuW0A
Sugar Is Admitted at Low Duty.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, Jan. 20.-Senators Foster and
McEnery, ex-Representative Price, J. D.
Hill and Mr.. Colcock. all of Louisiana, had
day about the condition of the sugar In
dustry Of Louisiana.
They laid before the President many
facts about the industry and the disaster
they claimed would result In case Cuban
sugar is admitted to this country at q low
rate of duty. A large delegation Is coming
to both the President and Congress
A vacancy exists in the position of naval
officer at New Orleans. and the President IL
cancy was caused by the death of Henry
Webber. a negro. and the negro people
think they ought to have the position. 4
number of white men are after the Office
and one probably will be appointed
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CURTIS PLEADS FOR MS BILL.

AppeaFS Before the SubcOmmfttce on
Territories.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Jan. a.-Representative Cur
tbs to-day went before the subcommittee
on territories. consisting Of Representatives
Moon. Flynn and Degraffenried. In charge
Of bills providing q form Of government
for the Indian Territory and made state.
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: EPIGRAMS FROM CONGRESSMAN CLARK'S SPEECH
: ATTACKING GROWING ExTRAvAGANCE OF CONGRESS-
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Missouri Fo.rtA-Class Postna.ters.

Miss0Erf FOurth-Class Postmasters.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
washington. Jan. 2o-The following
fourth-class postmasters were appointed in
Missouri to-day:
John II. Wood. resigned: Duncan's Bridge. Nom
roa County. Laura L Laythan. vice W. r. BEN
Wilson, vice J.. 4. HeIstand. resigned: Little
co1npton, Carroll County. George Hughes. vice
Joel H Freeman. vice Thomas e. HayA. resigned:
Wafson. Atchison County. Martin BogAr. vice
Ada Go0tina, resigned.
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SPORTING.

BILLY" Delaney. manager for Jeffries. ID
depressed by the poor outlook for match
lng the champion with F1tzsimmons. De-
1aney says every inducement has been Of
fered the Cornishman to fight, but that he
win not accept any proposition.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
SUGAR INDUSTRY of LOUISIANA.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the money IL IT falls to cure.
E. ". Groves signature is on each box Sc
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RAHROkDS
Marine InteIIiKence.

Passenger associations in st. Louis terri
tory make liberal rates to the Interstat,
Merchants Association spring meetings.
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Io-DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were $1o.o2e- :
725; balances N.22o.6s4. Local discount
rates we're firm, between ~ and 51f per
cent Domestic exchange was quoted as
fellows: New York. Soc premium bid, 4ec
premium asked; Chicago. par bid, sc premi-
um asked: Cincinnati. Louisville and New
Orleans, 10c discount bid. par asked.
Wheat closed lower at s57sdSSc bid May:
ssNaeoc No. 2 red. Corn closed lower at
Cs &c bid May; 65c No. mixed. Oats closed
at 471.c bid May: 4sl2c No. Northern.
THE local market for spot cotton was
a, riet and unchanged.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

LOCAL AND SObORDAN.
worlds Fair company advertises for
b,ds on construction OF Varied Industries
building.
Eight pupil. Of the Marquette School
rendered the courtroom scene rom eno
Merchant OF Venice" >,
The different varieties Of game are rapid
~ disappearing from Union Market. Stra"-
berries are cheaper.
poultney Bigelow, author and traveier,
,redicfs early war with Germany because
Of high tariffs.
me Louisiana Purchase States Commit,
t~e DISCUSSES the project for q, memorial
atthe Worlds Fair.
rr.nk r. Howard, well known local
broker. was injured in an automoohe
wreck.
a.ver Commissioner Hermann makes sue
,s~sSnI test of power brakes on citys street
csr NJ Waterworks plant. and nnds them
an advantage
The 81. Louis County Court and Terminal
pafIvay representatives are lar apart On
terms for belt franchise.
fssneral Eugene Carr outlines plans Tor
q nroposed military display at the Worio
Fair.
Ions Bant, aged complainant In d.
yorce case being tried at Clayton, weeps on
the witness stand. 7r
Judge Hough defines the rights Of the
laity in church property.
Poultney Bigelow lectures before the Con-
temporary Club.
Henry G. Stanley is arrested for defraud-
ing landlords and admits he has lived IN
ST Louis ninety days without cost at as
many boarding -houses.
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Fnver. pe..io. for Mr.. McKinley.

FAvers Pension for Mrs. Mckinley.
Washington. Jan. 23.-The Senate Com
n11ttee on Pensions to-day ordered favor
able report upon Senator Hauna's bin to
grant pension Of 1900 . year TO Mrs. Ida
.. AcK61ey, widow Of the late President
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ksdaks, aass Glasses,
d'lIeN@i@;
IhermomstsFs. Barometors.
on products sent out of the Islands to the

on products sent out Of the islands to the
United States.
The Democratic substitute provides that
there shall be temporary free trade between
the United States and the islands; that the
United s: ates shall continue to occupy and
govern the islands until s.abla govern
ment has been established when the Presi-
dent shall direct the withdrawal from the
islands. the United States to retain such
military and naval stations as are desmed
necessary. The Philippines are declared to
be foreign territory by the minority bill
from the passage Of the act.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
President Roosevelt informed a delesa-
ton from Oklahoma that he favors state
hood for that Territory.
A delegation from Louisiana called on the
President and predicted disaster to the
sa,gar-raising industry OF the South II
material reduction of duty on Cuban sugar
is authorized.
The Philippine tariff bill was reported TO
the Senate and debate will begin to-day. A
Democratic substitute for the bill Will DC
submitted defining the Philippines as Tor
egn territory from the date Of passage Oh
the bill
REPRESENTATIVE Champ Clark of Missouri
n a,dressed the House in opposition to re-
t:ring employees of the revenue cutter serv-
fce on paw and the general growing teno-
ency of Congress to retire everybody VINO
! ,lds a Government position "on gooo
f:t salary"
Senator Vest introduced a substitute Tor
the ship subsidy bill, providing for tne
repeal Of the law prohibiting the purchase
OF foreign-built vessels.
The confirmation Of Governor otero Oh
New Mexico was postponed by the Senate
The status Of the Hepburn canal Dill IN
Congress remains unchanged by the supple
mental report of the Isthmian Canal COM
mission recommending the Panama route.
II remains for the Senate to deal with the
rev conditions presented by the report.
The House Committee on Ways ana
Means will begin hearings on January -
IN the bill to reduce the war revenue
taxes.
CONGRESSMAN Champ Clark denounced
the growing tendency of Congress toward
General extravaganza and to retire on sal
any every person holding an appointive Of
fice under the Government
Judge D. A. De Almond arraigned tine
administration for its Philippine poncy
during the debate on the urgency oe-
fciency bill. which includes an appfoprla.
lion Of $4,000 for military etatioh o.
Manila
The supplemental report OF the 1sthmian
canal Commission recommending that the
Panama route be adopted. was transmitted
nv the President to Congress.
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we still can do. The door is not closed
Who bars us? What fell agency stands
between the great American Republic and
the right? What is across our pathway
leading as honor points to where glory
NAV be won by the doing Of just and
generous deed? Point 1t out. Where is the
goblin? Where is the opposing force: where
is the impossible barrier? 1t is merely a
figment of the Imagination of gentlemen,
merely phantom of their waking dreams
why. the gentleman's own philosophy
that we are as powerful as any other ma
ton. that whatever any nation can do, we
have the power and the right to do, is a
refutation of his claim.
DO we lack the power and the right to
take the hand of the spokesman from of
the islands of the far-away seas?
DO We lack. then, the power and the
right to give freedom to 100000 of people
who are struggling and dying for freedom?
do we lack the power and the right to
take the mailed hand from the throats of
men who are crying out for liberty and
for independent national existence?
"Ah. no! We do not lack either the power
or the right.
"Who is to interfere? Not a nation upon
the earth to oppose. not an obstacle in cur
path. not power but our own greed and
vanity and seifishness to stand in tho way
of grand achievement, by grand Repub-
lic-the crowning. by grand and glorious
deeds. Of grand and glorious war. under
taken for liberty and humanity. There Is
no difficulty in the way except our own per-
.versity. no diflculty in the way except the
juggling with the Constitution. which some
Of the gentleman's friends are doing. There
is no trouble for US II we will do right.
RECOGNIZES NO DUTY TO
EMULATE NATIONS IN TYRANNY.
"aomsthtnS has been said about our duty
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