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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
RUSH IN BUILDING
CROWDS CONTRACTORS.
Estimated That More Than $1,000. 900
Worth of Construction Is
Under Way.

A conservative estimate by well-in-
formed East Side contractor yesterday was
that there is now more than 100000 worth
OF building either going on or contracted for
inside the city limits Of East st. Louis. and
that before the end Of the year double that
amount will be on the books OK the archi-
tects and contractors doing business on the
East Side.
There are a dozen large structures which
are well advanced IN building which will
be completed. IL is expected. before the end
Of the year. OF these the cotton compress,
located on the Island. Is perhaps the largest
in extent. although not the costliest, this
being the packing-house.
Another very large building is the power
house of the East st. Louis and Suburban
Electric Railway. which Is located on the
Belt Railroad IN what was Winstanley
Park This building Is OF sufficient size to
house all OF the machinery necessary TO
furnish the power for all the East Side
electric light for the city OF East St. Louis.
An extensive apartnent-house on st. Clair
avenue Is being built by George @. Heller.
This. II Is said. will be the biggest of Its
kind south OF Chicago. Russell A. Richard
son IS finishing a big tore and office building
Is having plans arranged for another build
ing OF the same sort across the street Judge
William II. Launtz IL erecting what prom
ises to be the handsomest office building in
the State outside OF Ccocago. This build
ing is on Missouri avenue two blocks from
smaller store buildings well under way, In
fact. contractors on the East Side have their
hands so full of work that several have
stated that they will have to seriously con-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
REPUBEc SPECIAL.

REPUBEC SPECIAL
washington. Sept 1T is claimed for the
astonishing list of trusts published by the
Democratic Congressional Committee in its
campaign book that it Is authoritative. The
list, which Is probably the most complete
ever published, was prepared for the conf
mittee by Mr.. John Moody of New York.
publisher of Moody Manual of. Corporation
Securities.
In this list is given 81 Industrial trusts
with a total amount of capital stock issued
of $50, ,2s1. GOO. and of bonds outstanding
81 fss III. .2l-making a total capitalization of
s. 81 AZ S51- The list aims only at Including
corporations that are really aggreSauons
of capital or are security-holding compa-
nies. and, as an illustration. the Bay State
Gas Company Of Boston. is included. being
a trust; whereas the New Amsterdam
(Consolidated) Gas Company of New York.
being the owner OF various gas companies,
is omitted
There are a few errors in the list. The
Commercial Gable Company is put down as
n trust in the same category with the
Western Union Telegraph Company. where
as the Commercial Cable Company was or
ganized as a direct opponent of the system
of monopoly fostered by the Western
Union. and Is in direct distinction TO the
Western Union which, for the purpose Of
vfping out competition. purchased all the
telegraph lines in the United States. and.
at one time. all the existing cables between
the United States and Europe.
SOME TRUSTS THAT ARE OMITTED.
The aim OF the compiler has been to
include in the list companies that are con-
consultations or absorptions OF one kind
or another of industrial enterprise. II has
not included those trusts which are un-
derstood to exist by "gentlemen's agree
ment' and has. therefore, omitted from the
category the two most rapacious and ex-
acting trusts of all. the Beef Trust and the
Anthracite Ccal Trust.
These and kindred combinations. which
are really price and rate fixing agreements,
ing agencies, or product-restricting agree
confessed in the book that they exist IN
nearly every industry and in nearly every
State and city. 80.
In addition to the Beef Trust and the Coal
Trust are TO be mentioned in this connec-
ton the Steel Rail Manufacturers AssociR-
tion. which really has controlled the prodnct
of the steelmakers during the last fifteen
years: also the pools or agreements for the
control OF the price OF steel beams steel
bIliets and .armor plate, and the Paris Green
Trust which has only existed by agreement
at irregular intervals 9nd has at times
doubled the prices OF its commodity tosthe
farmer at the beginning of the potato-bug
campaign.
In the list OF trusts. It Is claimed by the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
FAIR BODIES HAVE ARRIVED.
Lack of Ceremony Marked Recep-
tion at New York.

New York. Sept lin a specially con-
sstucted mortuary chapel on the steamer
st. Louis which reached her dock to-day.
were the bodies of Afr. and Mrs. Charles
Fair, victims of an automobile accident in
France The chapel was draped heavily in
f1nourning. and rare floral offerings were
banked around the bier. The caskets were
tTemoved to the Grand Central Depot and
.placed on the palace car, Ben Wyzis. which
was attached to t,ve Chicago special that
flett a. p. N.
! It was not known to the passengers of the
I ship that the bodies were on board until
tpoon on Friday, when the ship was a little
tfnore than twenty-four hours from Sandy
fHook. The news created intense excite
fment- From that time until the ship reached
her dock great interest prevailed among the
passengers and many applications were
made 10 Captain Passow for permission to
view the mortuary chapel, but all were re-
s5used.
1t was 9 o'clock this morning when two
plain black hearses drove on the dock fol-
the carriage were Mrs. Herman Oelrichs
and Mrs William K Vanderbilt. sisters of
Mr.. Fair. They were met at the pier by
Colonel John Jay, who attended TO the de-
tails of having the bodies removed. An
undertaken took charge. and in the pres
ence of the two sisters the plain pine boxes
which formed an outer covering for the
cssket in shipment, were opened. The
caskets were borne in the hands of dock
1aborers to the waiting hearse. Six to
each casket, dressed In blue Jumpers and
oyeralls. the picture of these sturdy work.
men acting as pallbearers was a striking
commentary on the utter lack of display
which marked the entire reception OF the
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through absorption into large companies. so
that competition no longer exists in most
sections of the country. The new Northern
Securities Company Is expected to unite
railroads where stock and bonds are worth
more than N.oooooo0oo.
The Metropolitan street Railway Com
pany OF New York City now owns or con-
trols the entire surface roads OF the bor-
oughs OF Manhattan and Bronx. Its cap
ital Is s5e.oco.ooo Its bonded Indebtedness is
about s1ooocO.co. Besides 1t has guaranteed
dividends on about Ssoooe.ooo Of stock OF
the subsidiary companies
The Consolidated Gas Company Of New
YORK owns or controls all of the lighting
and heating plants In Manhattan and the
Bronx Its outstanding capital is S72.s7S.5)e
Its bonded debt Is l4ss.Ooc. The bonds OF
Its constituent companies amount TO sjs.
63S s51
The street railway and gas companies
OF New York City are duplicated on
smaller scale in most important cities. The
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company OF
Chicago. the United Gas improvement
Company Of Philadelphia Brooklyn Union
Gas Company OF Brooklyn. ConsoIdated
Gas Company OF Baltimore and the Laclede
Gas Company OF ST. Louis are some OF the
oest-known samples of local monopolies in
the lighting line. The Union Traction Com
pany Of Philadelphia. the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company. the Boston Elevated
Railway Company. the International Trac-
tion Company of Buffalo and the Twin City
Rapid Transit Company of Minneapolis and
st Paul, are some Of the best-known
samples of street railway monopolies.'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
DECLARES he WILL FORCE
FISHER MILLION TO WORK.
First Negro Slsve-HoIder In History
of Kentucky Says He VIII Have
No TrininE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Shelbyvilic. Ky. SEPT. There is no
prouder negro In all Shelby County than
Dave Murphy. an Industrious farmer. who
now owns a slave. For the price of 81 he
has legally secured his services for a year
and he says the negro must work.
The slave Is Fisher Million. noted for his
anIrnosIty toward anything that looks like
work. Million was convicted by the County
Court and last week was ordered sold into
servitude for n period Of twelve months.
Murphy was the lucky bidder. lie has
caused the negro to be returned to jail un-
Ill tomorrow morning. when he will take
him to John HoDkins's cornfield. where he
has the contract for cutting the crop.
Murphy has arranged with the county
authorities for the use of a ball and chain.
He says the negro must work. and IL he
does not ne VIII employ blacksnake whip
after tho supposed style protrayed in
Uncle Toms Cabin Murphy told MI
lion he had to work. and that nc would sce
to il that he did work IL he worked he
would he kindly treated. well fed and
housed. but II he did not work he would
be made TO work.
This Is believed to he the first Ease on
record OF a negro Shareholder.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
DOCTOR NEWcoMB is INJURED.
Street Car Strikes His Buggy and
DemOlishes 1t.

Doctor c. a. Newcomb, formerly MEM
Der OF the City Dispensary staff. while
driving with a friend across the street car
tracks at ILndell boulevard and Sarah
street. was struck by a car at SD o'clock
last night and painfully injured. The bug
gy was demolished.
He was removed TO the Baptist Hospital
at Garrison and Franklin avenues and mis-
condition was pronounced serious by the
physicians in charge. His injuries were
OF an internal nature.
The force Of the collision threw Doctor
Newcomb several feet In the air. his body
striking near the sidewalk The car was
northbound. and. It is said. was going at a
high rate of speed. Immediately after the
accident Doctor Newcomb was given tenn
porary treatment by Doctor Robert A. Will
son In drug store at No. 426S Olive street
Since his retirement from City Dispensary
work Doctor Newcomb has maintained an
Office in the Imperial building at the south
east corner of Tenth and Pine streets.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08

Mueller says that the 5000 he dug up IN
the woodshed of his sister-in-law and
appropriated 10 his own use has been a
curse 10 him.
John B. Mueller, who dug up 5000 in gold
belonging to his sister-in-law. Mrs Henry
Imkamp. which she had buried in a shed in
the rear Of her home. No. 1725 Papin street.
has spent a miserable forty-eight hours in
the Four Courts holdoyer since his arrest
ON the charge OF appropriating the money
TO his own use.
Talk about money being a curse" he
said yesterday to a Republic reporter, Il
never realized before how miserable the
possession OF large amount of money
could make a man. Honestly, 1 haven {
slept a wink since ! was arrested. although
when the officers came TO my house last
night to arrest me. almost felt like hug
ging them, so great was my relief after the
strain have been under the last few weeks
since 1 came into possession Of that cursed
money, SO you can imagine my sufferings
before I was arrested.
81 am telling the truth when / say that
not for one moment since 1 found the tin
box Of money have ! had any peace Of
mind. Sleeping or waking, have been in
agony. In the first place. I knew the
money was not honestly mine, and 1 ex-
pected every moment the rightful owner
would turn up to claim IT, and not only take
1t away from me. but prosecute me for talk
ing IT. Besides that. was uneasy to have
so much cash money in the house with me.
You know 1 only deposited s-5o in the
bank. and kept the rest In the house 1
was fearful that robbers would break in and
not only steal it. but murder myself and
my family. Between the fear of robbers and
the dread of the rightful owner turning up.
1 led a miserable existence, and the only
wonder to me Is that am not now in the
Insane Asylum. instead of here in prison
cell. 1t may seem remarkable. but It las
true as i live. that 1 have thanked God
every hour 1 have been in this cell that
was arrested as soon as / was
ADMITS TAKING THE MONEY.
'T know 1 did wrong to take the money.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
DEATH OF NATHANIEL ROACH.
Former Senator From North Da-
kota Dies at New York.

New York. N. Y. Sept. 7.-william Ma
thaniel Roach. who was United States
Senator from North Dakota from 1895 tn
1899. died here to-day. He had been i'll from
cancer almost from his coming to this city.
where ne had made his home after retiring
from the Senate. Under special treatment
here he progressed favorably. and about
a month ago II was announced that he was
out Of danger. He suffered a relapse. how
ever. and died after having been confined to
his bed for ten months
Roach was born In Washington Septeun-
her % 1870. He was graduated from George
town University. He served as a clerk In
the United States Quartermaster's Depart
ment during the Civil War. He moved to
Dakota Territory In 1879 and. having Sc
cured mail contracts. established several
overland routes. He was the Mayor OF
Iarimore from 1888 to 1887. Mr.. Roach was
twice the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor. but was defeated on both occasions
Mr. Roach was twice married. his first
wife dying in 1885. In 1899 he married Mrs.
Alexander l.. Pollock of Salt Lake City.
The funeral arrangements will be mada
tomorrow. An effort will be made To have
members OF a senatorial committee. who
served with Senator Roach. attend. The
interment will be In Washington
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
BANNER COUNCIL INSTITUTE.
American Order of United Hebrews
/ Strengthened Organization.

The supreme officers Of the American Or
der of United Hebrews are meeting with
remarkable success in building up and
strengthening its organization. Yesterday.
at = mass meeting called in the hall at
Ninth ard Wash streets. they instituted
another local council. making the third in
three weeks.
The meeting yesterday was largely at
tended. Gus Cytron. supreme president. oc-
cupied the chair; There were present besides
Supreme Vice President NJ. Novak. Su-
preme Secretary Sam Pasternak and Su-
preme Treasurer Nj. sherman After the
objects of the meeting had been explained
and addresses made by the supreme officers
organization was effected. more than 10
signing the membership roll The following
officers were elected: I. Dubinsky. president:
Morris Sabel. vice president: NJ. sherman.
secretary; Charles Bait. treasurer. This
cornell will be known as Banner Council.
No. u.
Missouri Council. No L.. was organized
by the Supreme Council Sunday. August 81.
at Harugari Hall. with strong msmber-
ship.
The American Order of United Hebrews
is organized TO secure to the Hebrews Of
the State proper recognition from the lead
ing political parties, and to secure other
benefits to the race. II is independent In
politics.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
APPOINTMENTS FOR KANSAS.
Bishop Hendrix Arranges Metho-
dist Preachers in Their Districts.
REPr-RIIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Arkansas City. kas. Sept. 1-Bishop
Hendrix. who has presided at the thirty
third annual conference of the Methodist
Church. South. which closed here yester-
day, preached his last sermon OF the meet
ing to-day. and at the conclusion Of the
service announced his appointments for the
coming year as fellows:
Atchiscn District-r q Downs. Presiding
V ID. swearinger; Potter and Cummings. J. A.
Chaney: Hoiton. L. n. Brummitt. WaterNille. q
be supplied: Fairmount. to be supplied. Everett
and kiekapoo W. d. Kelley: Ru.o and Troy. u
be supplied Dorado. 70 be supplied By J. ID. Har-
ris: Julian. X. L. waldrayen: oskaioosa- TO b.
supplied by r. r stith; wyando,te Circuit. to
be supplied by d. r. Bundy: Rosedale. A. r.
Williams: Kansas city. ]. W. Payne
Council Grove Distrsct-V. H Conner. Tres!d-
ing E6er. Council Grove. J. II. Clover: Keiso.
q. u Blaine: Elk city. to be supplied: Augusta
w. D. Mo-Toa: Arkansas City. 10 Be suppllei by
Peter =. Clair: Arkansas CITY Circuit. r >.
Lyon. Bucyru. and Stiilweil. J. e Owen; Hills
dale. 3. p. coburn: corbin. l. B. Edwards.
Droneon. to be supplied by J. l. Profntt-
Field missionary secretary. J. z Owen
Transferred-N. n. Kaufman. to Missouri Con-
ference. J. II. Torectt. to North Arkansas Con-
ference
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
Negro~. Arre.tea I'm Madison.

Chief of Police McCambriige CT Madison,
Ill. arrested John and James scott. negroes.
who yesterday were identified Us the men
wanted in Davis County. Indiana. for arson
and burglary. The day before he had re-
ceived 4 message from the Marshal Of
Washington. Davis County. requesting him
TO be on the lookout for them Saturday
afternoon he saw the two men. who so
nearly answered the description that he
held them. and notified the Marshal. The
officer came to Madison Yesterday after
noon and last night started back with the
prisoners. who have the reputation OF being
desperate mec.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
.LANHAM Is SURE TO WIN
Couart Expects Big Majority for
Texas Candidate for Governor.
REpTBLIC SPECIAL.

hEIN Bl@lC SPECIAL.
Washington. Sept a.-"Representative
Lanham will be elected Governor OF Texas
this fall by an overwhelming Democrats
majority, said Judge Cowart OF Dallas tlis
evening. "and l-anham's election VIII be
benediction to the State. He has practically
no opposition The Prohib.;ionists l be-
lieve are running candidate for Governor
In Texas the candidates have their excite
ment and campaign up 10 the date OF hold
Ing the primary election. and when that
Is over things resume their normal condi-
ton: and the successful candidate Just sits
around and waits until election day. He
can't get an audience unless IL be ut an
OF camp meeting.
There Is no Republican party In the Lone
Star State except the Federal officeholders.
and just now they-that Is. the several Re-
publican bosses OF the organization-are at
outs. Hawley Is for Roosevelt. while Cecil
Lyon Is squirting his eye Hannaward
Only In two districts have the Repuo-
ncans nominated candidates for Congress.
We Will send sixteen Democrats to the next
House of Representatives"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-08
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ISSUES
ASTOUNDING LIST OF TRUSTS
Omtting by Gentemcns Agreement Such
the List Includes 2S7 Industrial
Combines, capitalization of $6972,44S,
of the Entire Number Are
Protected by Tariff and Are Capt.
talized at 616,153.
COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS" UNDERSTANDINGS ARE COMMON

compiler, 1es Of the 2S7 enjoy full direct
tariff benefits under the Dingiey law and
thirty-eight minor benefits. These 1ss in
ciude all steel manufactures and mena-
factures in which steel Is largely used az
a product-the Sugar Trust. Type Trust.
Pipe Trust. Cement Trust. Tobacco Trust,
Gin Trust. Beet-Sugar Trust-all the trusts
engaged in manufacturing food products and
all controlling wearing apparel
The products OF the remaining trusts are
almost all on the tariff list. but the protec-
ton is said 10 be merely nominal. Twenty
one Of these derive their strength chi,fy
from patent rights: twenty-eigIt are based
on municipal or other franchises. riehts-of-
way. etc. while nineteen are based on ex-
elusive control OF coal ard other lands,
mines and ore deposits.
It is claimed that where the element OF
monopoly is small and the tariff Is not
looked to for the profit on the product the
general financial standing of the trusts, IN
nearly all cases. Is weak.
Separating the 1ss full-tarin-fed trusts
from those that do not largely depend upon
the tarif. the following result is reached:
Total capitalization of 1Ss full-tarin-pro-
tected trusts:
STOCKS, S4.lt~.ol<.S--
Bonds. ssl4osl lie.
Total S. So o12
Total capitalization of ils other trusts:
Stocks, N.5so s.sss
Bonds. SIS. l3s. 100.
Total. 81. SIS 554.7ss
This gives the proportion of trusts en-
joying full tariff benefits 50 per cent and
the proportion of the capital employed in
tariff-fed trusts "A per cent.
The total capitalization OF the 16s trusts
enjoying fun tariff protection. and the thir-
ty-eight trusts enjoying more or less pro-
lection. is ss.51.sls.lss. and the total cap
itsiization of eighty-one trusts OF no pro-
lection is sl-3so. S2 s57.
Hence the proportion Of trusts not pro
tected at all Is really Is per cent and the
proportion Of capital in those trusts 10 per
cent The calculation is the committees
own.
SOME INTANGIBLE TRUSTS"
In commenting on the intangible trust,
that are not Incorporated but work together
the committee says:
Natural moropolies, such as railroads,
street railways. gas. electric light and water
companies are not ciaseed as trusts be-
cause they are not composed OF naturally
competing concerns. Consultations and
price and rate-nxing agreements in these
industries exist in nearly every city in the
country.
MANY OF the combinations in these lines
are very important Our great railroads
have rate-dxing agreements or community
of interests understandings for controlling
rates and the distribution Of freights- Be-
sides. they are rapidly coming together.
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but II was an awful temptation. and
could not resist It. l don't believe one man
in ten Thousand situated as / was could
have resisted. i am a poor. hard-workinG
man. ard have never known what tt was 70
have 800 at one time that / could call my
own. When 1 began digging in the wood
shed to make the partition 1 was as honest
a poor man as there Is in this city. When
1 struck with my shovel the cloth cape
covering the tin box. ] picked 1t Up idly.
never dreaming of the fortune it contaired.
When 1 opened the box and saw that gilt
tering yellow pile OF SO and so gold pieces
l nearly tainted. Honestly. when realized
that il was money good money. my legs
trembied so that 1 had 10 sit down on the
ground while / examined II more closely. Ny
fingers t-embled so that j had TO count the
pile three times before 1 coaid tell how
much there was.
Think OF It. 5000. 1t was more money than
I had ever dreamed OF. When 1 got over
nv excitement. OF course. the first thing 1
thought OF was that 1t belonged to some
body else. and that / ought 10 leave 1t
there. But then other thoughts crowded In
on my mind. and / was really TO excited
TO think 1 only know that there was ercugh
money there 10 keep my family from want
got the upperhand of me.
II fixed up the partition as quickly as
possible and hurried home. with the tin
box under my coat. I told my wife I had
found the money. but did not tel her
where The next day I put 800 OF It in
the German Savings Institution. and kept
the rest in the house. 1 intended to put
81. 900 of It in another bank later on. and
use the rest OF 1t for necessary expresses. i
spent about 500 for clothes for myself and
family and new furniture. I have promised
my sister-in-law that 1 will repay this
money little at time as soon as can
earn It. and 1 will do so Il It is in my
power
Mrs. Imkamp has not yet recovered the
N.5o0 deposited in the bank. but Mueller
has given her a check for the money, and
il will be turned over to her to-day. The
g 900 was the savings of her husband. who
is dead. and who advised her to secret II
where she would be able TO lay her hands
on 1t at any time. should misfortune over
take her She buried 1t. unknown to her
children. in the woodshed. in 4 tin box
wrapped in an old cape. about two feet
beneath the ground. two months Ego.