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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-20

The first general conference OF passenger
officials Of the railroads of the great South
west, to consider plans for making con-
certed move to colonize the States and Ter
ritories of that section. was held in ST.
Louis yesterday
The result of the meeting was satfs-
factory 4 committee. composed OF John
Sebastian. passenger traffic manager OF
the Rock Island. and Bryan Snyder, pas
senger traffic manager OF the Frisco, was
appointed to report on the details Of dates
and rates at a second meeting. which will
be called at 10 o'clock this morning.
1t was the general opinion that all the
railroads of the Southwest will join in Sc
curing the adoption by the Western Passen-
ger Association and the Western Passen-
ger Bureau of the report to be agreed upon
at this meeting. A majority of the officials
stated it to be their opinion that final and
favorable action will be taken at this con-
ference.
There is no opposition to the general
proposition. The only differences are those
of detail. and the principal difficulties to be
overcome are those Of successfully forming
a general plan so comprehensive that there
will be no danger OF rate wars and rate
decentralization in carrying low rates into a
section OF the country where there is so
much and such close competition. Thus
the outlook is most favorable for adoption
by unanimous vote of the proposition to
colorize Southern Missouri, Arkansas.
Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory.
MANY OFFICIALS WERE PRESENT.
Present at this meeting. which consid-
cred a movement second only in i'm
portance In the development OF the great
Southwest to that Of railroad building, were:
8 C. Warner. general passenger and ticket
agent OF the Kansas City Southern Rail-
way; George T. Nicholson passenger trafhc
manager Of the Atchison. Topeka and San
IA Fa Railway: George F. LuptoH. assistant
general passenger agent OF the San An
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MRS. HANNAH L. LUCAS.
REPUBLIc SPECIAL


St. Joseph. Mo-. Sept. 1s-Mrs. Hannah L.
died at noon to-day. She was 81 years old
and died from diabet:s-
ID. II. ERWIN.
Indianapolis. Sept, sd. p. Erwin. one
OF this city. died this morning, aged IS
owner OF the Denison Hotel. He leaves a
wife and several children
EMMETT MAUPIN.
REPUBLIc SPECIAL.
Columbia. Mo. Sept. ls-Emmet Maupin.
aged q years. died at Ashland to-day. Both
his parents died recently He was q
nephew of the Reverend W. T. Maupin Of
Columbia
KENNETH n. GREEN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Norris City. H.. Sept. ls.-Kenneth r.
Green. a popular school teacher. died IN
& sh & S " Of Sa os9sS sss nsss ases sf5es Tears
JACOB 4. CAIN.
REPUBLIC sFECIAL
Salem. Ill. Sept. 1s-Jacob l. Cain. aged
"A years. former resident of this city. and
one OF the early pioneers of Marion Coun-
Gently on visit
GEORGE JEssoP.
REPUBLIc SPECIAL.
GRANVILLE. H.. Sept. 1s.-George Jessop.
an old settler. died this morning OF dropsy.
aged ~ years
AL GIBSON.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
GRANVILLE. H.. Sept 1s--Al Gibson. an Old
settler and formerly proprietor of the WI.
hanson Hotel. died this morning. aged ~
years
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Paducah. Ky, Sept 1a-william Hicks.
aged 50 years died at his home IN this
county this morning OF general debility.
He had been In the employ OF the Illinois
Central Railway for thirty years until two
years ago. when he was retired on pen
Sion. He was the father of Jack Hicks.
deDot agent for the Illinois Central at
Louisville The body was shipped to Lou
isyiile tonight
I. B. FLETCHER
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Salisbury. No.. Sept 81 B. Fletcher.
aged IS years died at noon to-day Of nerv-
o1s collapse, after a few hours fllnes4
JOHN X. MOSS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nevada. NO.. Sept. ls.-yoha 4. 1Coss. .
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Marfne InteInigence.

New York, Sept 19-Arrived: Lucania
from Liverpool: Columbia from Hamburg.
Queenstown, Sept 1s.-Arrived: Campania
from New York.
Plymouth, Sept 19.-Arrived: Graf Wal
dersee from New York.
Queenstown, Sept 1s.-Arrived: Ultonia
from Boston.
Brisbane. Sept. 1s-Arrived previously:
Steamer Miowera, Vance River
Auckland. Sept. 1s.-Seiled: Sierra, San
Francisco.
New York. Sept. 1s-sailed: Cymric. Iav-
erpool-
Liverpool, Sept 1s.-Arrfved: Germanic.
New York; Hanovarian. Boston
Havre. Sept 1s.-Arrived: La Bretagne,
New York.
Glasgow. Sept. 1e.-Arrived: Steamer 81
5erfan. Philadelphia
New York, Sept 1e.-Arrived: Calabria.
Genoa; Canadian. Liverpool
Cher6ours. Sept 1s.-ArTived: Steamer
Graf Waldersee. New York. via Plymouth.
for Hamburg. and proceeded.
Southampton, Sept. 19.-Arrived: Steamer
Southwark. New York, for Antwerp.
New York. Sept. Ie.-ATiyed: Steamer la
Touraine, Havre.
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diately required In the performance OF their reg
ular duties.
We further find that where political work was
done by attendants and other employees outside
Of the institution. that their places were filed
by other attendants. and other employees work
compensation, and that their relative respective
duties were not neglected. but were property
performed We also ind that the attendants
charged with doing political work and being
away from their respective posts Of duty. Gid
not. during their absence from the institutions
While II appears that funds were collected
from employees for political purposes. there is
no evidence that any ernploye was ever required
TO contribute. or that he was discharged for fall
TO do So Several OF the employees examined.
some OF whom have been az the hospital Cor
upon TO contribute. and have not done 50. II Is
certain that no part OF any employees pay is
withheld. for under the regulations OF this boarr
each enploye Is paid By check tho full amount
Que him. and the check issued Is delivered TO
him. A comparison Of the pay rolls with thesa
properly fndorsed, can be made at any time
There Il no question but that the extent Of these
contributions has been grossly exaggerated.
well a. the eject such practice has upon the
caro- and management OF the hospital Not one
dollar Is given that could would have gone
State.
Your board has no desire to interfere In any
way with the privilege which every citizen has
80 contributing money for the purpose Of pronot-
Ing the interests Of the political party TO which
he belongsl It. Is OF the opinion. however. that
tion OF funds for political purposes from
ployea where such collection may be construed
by them as a reduirement TO give. contrary to
their own free inclinations and desires
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tonic and Aransas Pass. Southern Pacific:
W. NJ Fenwick. chief rate clerk Of the
passenger traffic department Of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas: George h Lee.
general passenger and ticket agent of the
Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad.
Rock Island: B. Howard Payne. assistant
general passenger and ticket agent of the
Missouri Pacific Railway and the St. Louis.
Iron Mountain and Southern Railway: E
". La Beaume. general passenger and tick
ct agent OF the Cotton Belt Route; C. NJ.
Pratt. of the Southwestern Passenger
Bureau: Alex Hilton. General ticket
agent of the St Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad: E ". Thompson. assistant
general passenger agent of the Rock Island
lines west of the Missouri River: Bryan
Snyder. passenger traffic manager of the
St Louis and San Francisco Railroad. and
John Sebastian. passenger traffic manager
OF the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
Railway.
MOVEMENT IS CONCERTED.
The concerted movement for the coloni
zation of the Southwest has been agitated
for at least three years. For that same
length of time the railroads of the North
west have been colonizing. and the section
Of the United States traversed by the Hill
and Hartman Pacific coast railroads has
a most wonderful development. The South
west has just reached the same stage OF
development In railroad building as that
of the Northwest ten years ago. That is
the opinion OF the best railroad builders
OF the Southwest. The next movement is
to colonize. The railroads represented at
yesterdays meeting have been colonizing.
but individually the lines have found it
almost impossible TO compete with the con-
certed action OF the Northwestern rail-
roads.
1t is to combat the influence OF the North
west on homeseekers that the Southwestern
movement was begun. The purpose is TO
agitate colonization Of the Southwest. not
only In the Central States OF this country,
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New Twelfth District Republican
Congressional Committee Takes
Organization in Its Hands.
TEASDALE IS MADE CHAIRMAN.
Clever Work by st. Louis Repub-
lican Club Results in Elec-
tion of Officers of
Its Selection.

Ed Butler and his friends are beginning to
feel the effects OF the Republican primary.
At the meeting OF the new Republican Con-
gressional Committee OF the Twelfth Dis
trict, the organization was formally taken
out OF his hands and the reform crowd
installed. According to one report, the But
Ter element is suffering from lint in the
throat" supposedly from chewing the rag
over the turn things have taken.
All of the nine Committeeman were pres
ent. though Harry G. Wheian OF the Twen-
ty-third Ward arrived late. The members
are, besides Wheian. E II. Loffhagen Of
the Fourth Ward, John ]. Swimmer of the
Fifth, Charles J. Decker Of the Sixth.
whose proxy John B. Owen held yesterday:
Joseph p. Methudy of the Thirteenth. Au-
gust Gissler of the Fourteenth, Casper
Krallrlann of the Fifteenth. J. A. Jones of
the Twenty-second. whose proxy was held
by Horace G. Beedle. and George B. Teas
dale of the Twenty-dft
Horace G. Beedle. secretary of the old
committee, issued the call for the meeting
of the new committee, ignoring John b
Owen. chairman of the old committee. II
Welsh both of whom have been particular
objects of scorn and jest by the old Butler
element had been doing some fancy manip-
ulating right under the noses Of Owen and
his friends.
Jones did not show up but. though he
had been ostensibly elected without opposi-
tior. after being placed on the ticket by the
Lloyd-Comfort-Frank crowd. he gave his
proxy to Beedle. The St Louis Republican
Club ''pink-tea politicians" rubbed it in
by selecting Owen temporary chairman
without opposition and then nominating
Teasdale for chairman. Loffhagen was
nominated against him. The vote stood
to In favor OF Teasdale. Loffhagen refus-
ing to vote and Whelan not being present
There was no opposition for the other
offices, the following being elected unani-
mously; Joseph Methudy vice chairman.
Casper krallmann treasurer and Horace G.
Beedle secretary.
The committee has some difficulty about
selecting manner Of making nominations
No time remains in which to call primaries
for a convention, unless unofficial primary
is permissible. Probably mass meetings Will
be used to make a nomination though the
nominee may be placed on the ticket by
petition. No Republican has indicated his
desire to come forward and run the gaunt-
let Of Butler Indians. inside and outside Of
the Republican ranks.
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BOARD FINDS POLITICAL
FUNDS" WERE COLLECTED.
Assessment of Employees of the Kan
kakee Asylum shown In the
Omcial Report.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. Ill. Sept 1e.-The assessment
for political purposes of employees In the
charitable institutions OF the State II one
of the findings Of the State Board Of
Charities in its report on the investigation
recently conducted at the Eastern Hospital
for the Insane at Kankakee- In dealing
with this subject the board disciaims de-
sire to interfere with the practice, but ex-
presses the opinion that funds should not
pc collected from employees contrary to their
tree inciinadons and desires.
The report was submitted to Governor
Yates to-day upon his return from a trip
over the State The Governor Is confined
contracted on his trip and he declined to
discuss the report at this time. The report
contains 5000 words and goes into detail re-
made at the time Of the inquiry Is taken
up and review OF the evidence on each
particular point is given Outside OF the
are practiced at the institution, that the
food Is good IN quality and sufficient In
quantity and that the inmates are IN the
care of competent and humane nurses
Among the conclusions drawn by the board
after hearing the evidence are the follow
ing:
Every witness who was supposed to have any
knoSledEs q ne conditions e ne vsrioS. ward.
any acts s Of s.as;y to patents lent .sd ever %.
ny seh acts sn s s
the tnysstisation with the exeeption q attend
sna sn Suan,iiy of sood furnshea To- inmate. a.ss
also made a special feature Of the inquiry and
sss Ss uss sG se.s aa
good and the quantity sufficient. the same quail
ity OF food that Is furnished to inmates and
cooked at the same time being furnished TO em-
pioyes- We therefore reiterate what was said In
our preliminary report, that there are no cruel
he hospital. that the food furnished them Is
OF good quality and sufficient In quantity and
that they are under the care Of competent. In
Your board finds that political work has been
at the hospital by employees. but that
the extent of Il has been greatly exaSgerated-
The character Of the work has been largely Of q
clerical nature. most Of 70 being performed by
the clerks In the Institution In the evenings and
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

The officials Of the State Free Employ
ment Bureau declare the demand for help
of all kinds exceeds the supply and better
wages are being offered
Miss yinds Delaplaine gives chase to q
negress she suspected OF theft and RECEIVERS
part Of her stolen jewelry.
A strange germ, contracted by eating
raw pork, caused the death of Fred Gum
mings at the City Hospital
Miss z. Estelle Goodberlet purchases a
fun scholarship IN a business college in
Denver. Colo, for Clyde Gooding, 10
year-old cripple.
light Battery A will be reorganized as
a crack military organization
Anna NJ. Breeding filed suit for SsiS
against the Wabash Railroad Company to
recover the value Of jewelry and clothing
lost with her trunk
The dedication of st. Mary's Catholic
Church at Paris, Ill, will take place TO-
morrow.
Mayor Wells has asked the Municipal As
sembly to appropriate $1,000 to assist the
Circuit Attorney in the prosecution OF cases
against the boodfers.
Doctor Kate NJ. Beall. the family physic-
ian of Mrs. Addie NJ johnson, who COM
Tnitted suicide, declares that she had treat
ed Mrs. johnson for insanity.
Democratic convention in East st. Louis
tonight.
Many improvements are urged by Mayor
Municipal Assembly.
Statistics show that the Worlds Fair
should have a monster attendance
President Francis notifies President Ram
sey of the Wabash that Catlin Tract will
not be required.
Many miles of new streets are planned for
next spring.
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but the countries OF Europe. especially In
the Mediterranean countries. 1t is believed
that these foreign immigrants must come
from country OF the same temperature as
that OF the section OF the Southwest TO be
cOlonizsd.
The passenger officials most enthusiastic
IN pushing the proposition state that the
Southwest Is richer in natural resources
has n better climate and will be more con-
ducive to the welfare and happiness OF
homeseekers than the Northwest. To carry
out this idea the territory from which II
Is hoped to secure homeseekers will be
flooded with literature calling attention 10
the Southwest. Its principal cities. its
climate. its land and everything will be ad
verified throughout the world
In this connection the cities of st. Louis.
Memphis. Kansas City and New Orleans
comprising the principal gateways of the
Southwest. will be the subject matter Of in
struction in thousands OF pamphlets The
commercial bodies OF the cities will be
called upon to take advantage OF this ad-
vertisiug.
MUCH BENEFIT TO ST. LOUIS.
Agitation and low rates are expected to
bring hundreds and thousands OF home
seekers into the great Southwest. where the
railroads will divide. according TO plans to
be adopted. Following this colonization
move viii be another OF equal importance,
that OF inviting industries into the South
west And OF all the cities TO be benefit
ted. St Louis comes first. Almost all OF
the railroads interested are St Louis rail-
roads. and the others soon will be-
II anything arises to cause hitch in the
plans. several OF the roads will take in
dependent action. At least. their officials
privately state that they will. However.
nothing but success Is looked for. and II IS
more than likely that before three weeks
have passed rates and dates will have been
agreed upon. and the first OF the new set
tiers viii be on their way to the newer and
greater Southwest.
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best interests of the community, TO promote
municipal ownership Of public utilities
on January } last j transmitted to your
honorable body a special message. advocat-
ing the regulation of street railway service.
The Legal Department, after careful prep
aration. submitted a bill TO the Assembly.
which / believe. with slight amending.
would have accomplished q desirable re-
suit. The House of Delegates. however de-
Since electric power and appliances have
been brought into general use for propellirS
street cars. the necessity OF their regulation
has become a serious problem. as is evs-
denced By the accidents that are daily oc-
curing The operation OF street cars al a
Sf rate sx e sbo9 na b n shs
The rate of speed. in my Judgment, as
practiced In the city of ST. Louis, Is eN-
earliest moment. The accommodation fur.
n:shed in every section of the city should
be commensurate with the requirements
This, In my opinion. Is not the condition
and should be provided.
The present practice OF running cars on
many of the lines Uecently called branch
es'D at long intervals OF space. which fire.
Quently discommodes the public by an un-
reasonable wait for service; the overcrowd-
ing OF cars: the necessity of frequent and
lengthy steps for taking on and letting OF
passengers which loss of time IL made up
by a dangerous rate OF speed between sta
tioEs. may be good practice from a railroad
in my judgment. Is not the character OF
service the community is justified IN de-
ASKS FOR A MEASURE TO
REGULATE STREET RAILWAYS
The record of deaths and accidents re-
sulting from the high rate Of speed. and
the inadequate service rendered in many
quarters of this city should cause your
honorable body to Immediately rgulate this
matter. keeping in mind that the regulation
OF street car service should be based on q
fair valuation OF the franchises and prop
erty controlled by the railway companies.
and not on a fictitious valuation
Since my last message the management
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
pany has postponed the date OF the Open
ing from the year 1903 to 1894 This great
movement is fast attracting the attention of
the people of this country. as vel as those
OF foreign countries. which viii result IN
the visit to our city OF a large number
from every section
Those OF US who are intrusted with the
duty Of providing for the public welfare
should use every effort TO the end that the
city be prepared to present most attract
i've appearance.
During the preparation for and the con
tinuance Of this event most cordiai CO.
ooeration should exist between o.ncials OF
our municipality and the WORLDS Far man.
In conclusion. I desire to commend the
heads of departments VINO are taxing
proper interest in the city weuare. as
shown by their efficient services very truly
ROf.LA WELLS. Mayor
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the existing one. except that II defines the
powers of each department Rubbish must
be kept moist TO prevent il from being
blown about, and onty actual building ma
cutters and streets Rubbish, shavings ana
waste must be carted away promptly In
tlsht-box wagons.
Councilman Hodges explained that fire.
Quently hs had tried TO have the rights Of
neignbors and adjoining property owners
and tenants taken care OF vnere unneces-
sary ODStructiOns were located. and he
found that the interested department chiefs
were in doubt as TO their powers.
A bill to change the name of Cheltenham
avenue TO West Park avenue was intro
duced.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

A young man at Columbia Mo-. who
played ghost" to frighten two friends, was
shot in the side and probably fatally in
iured-
According to Bradstreefs and Dun's re-
views. the money stringency in New York
does not affect regular business either
there or anywhere else in the country. but
retards speculation. Trade throughout the
country continues satisfactory
Owing to the coal shortage the schools
of Brooklyn may have to close.
Thomas B. Reed is greatly interested
in tho outcome of the Henderson with
drawal and believes that the reason ad-
vanced by the General is the true one
An enormous cattle trust with capital
of s5o,ooOoOo is said to be forming at CHI
cago. It is fits intention to control the
business Of the Northwest
On appeal. the Steel Trust wins one OF
the two Injunction suits brought to prevent
the conversion OF preferred stock into
bonds.
The Republican party in Iowa is COM
pleteiy dernoralized by the action Of Speaker
Henderson The big meeting at Waterloo
has been called off and many evidences of
dissatisfaction are manifest Some declare
that Henderson should not continue as
Speaker and preside over the short session.
but he has expressed no indication that he
viii do otherwise II srG
-fresldent Roosevelt starts on nls TOUR OF
the Vest and Northwest.
Between axty-five and seventy persons
are killed and as many more injured In a
panic at a negro national Baptist Conven-
ton IN Birmingham, Ala
A 4-year-old boy who had been missing
from home for twenty-four hours was
found locked in the closet Of a vacant house
at Kansas City. He was naked and almost
hystericaL On investigation it was found
he hsd been made a prisoner in the house
by some older boys as a joke. In a little
while longer, II is said. he would have died.
or his mind have become unbalanced.
The board which was appointed TO inves-
tigate the affairs of the Kankakee, Ill, In
sane Asylum, sustains the charge that po-
1iticai assessments were collected. The
board terms the assessments funds"
Governor Dockery explains the Missouri
School Fund system to a large crowd at
California. Mo. He advocates the adoption
of the amendment concerning the School
Fund. declaring ii will result IN a more Sc
cure investment for the sacred fund.
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prominent stock raiser of Vernon County
died this morning He Is the third of the
nine candidates for County Clerk who has
died since the county campaign opened.
He leaves five children. wife and many rel
atives.
N. J. MOSS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nevada. Mo-. Sept. l9.-M. ]. Moss. aged
1S. died at his residence near Harwood yes
terday evening. He was one OF the early
settlers Of this county and was widely and
favorably known He leaves ten children
WILLIAM DRISC0LL.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Memphis. Tenn. Sept 1e.-William Drfs-
coll. a veteran of the Civil War and q
prominent citizen, died here this morning of
paralysis. aged "a years
MRS. JOSEPH ECKLES.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Memphis, NO., Sept. 1e.-Mrs. Joseph
Eckles died here to-day after q long illness
of catarrh OF the stomach. aged 50 years