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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-29
PHENOMENAL ACTIVITY
AMONG MANUFACTURERS.
Shown by Figures on Foreign Com
merce Issued by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Dec. S.-The figures of the
foreign commerce of the United States dur
ing the eleven months ending with Novem-
Der. which have just been completed by the
Treasury Bureau Of Statistics. indicate a
phenomenal activity among the manufac-
turers of the country and expectations
quite as large as could be expected in view
of the crop shortage of last year.
The value of manufacturers materials
imported into the United States during the
eleven months ending with November this
year is s+07. 500, against 1858 Az 2Ss in the
corresponding months Of last year. and
against "A per cent of the total imports in
the corresponding months Of last year
Manufactures exported during this period
ISL in the corresponding months of last
year. and form BIS per cent of the total
against 2Is per cent of the total exports
In the same months of 1901.
The total imports are s75.O0e.0O3 in excess
Of those for the corresponding months of
last year. and of this increase of sI5Od3. go
$4,000 900 was in the class ''manufacturers'
materials. The remainder was manufac-
lures and luxurfes. articles Of food and ami
mails showing reduction of ten millions as
compared with the importations during the
corresponding months of last year.
Nearly all of the great articles required
FOR use In manufacturing, with the single
increase In importauons. Importations of
raw silk. for example, amount to 81, COS 393
In the eleven months of this year. against
$35. All 600 In the corresponding period Of 1901:
hides and skins, S53 022, ,52l. against 80 9TT 7YI
In the eleven months of last year: tin for
use in manufacturing tin plate. s19. .532 SCI.
against 81 .I5302 in the corresponding
months of last year. India rubber importa.
tions show a slight falling off the total for
eleven months being 81. 5ss.7s5 this year.
against SIS, S2s ,ss5 in the same months of last
year.
The most striking increase in importations
is in manufactures of iron and steel which
amount for the eleven months TO s26 7SS S6l
in value, against s18 2s7.sT in the corre-
spending months of last year. the value of
the importa:ions having thus more than
doubled this year. as compared with last
year. Practically every item in the list of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-29
manufactures shows q

marked Increase ureS SHOWS a
,,fane,port Export figures of iron and steel man.
80. u[ts snow a reduction the total -
fbis @ 10y the eleven months being $50 las 6sl
ms ,nits year, against s9i,O9l9s7 in The sema
eleven months Of 1890 ''0f''S' IN
n,dntbs total 9lnl. expectation of the eleven
tIoIths ialis Sllo.0o0e1 below that oF ,ba
corresponding period of 1901 This rod,o,tas, me
- 1SSurs IN agricultural products. of which
eHt expectations during the eleven uontbs
VI 'nls year fali 300 below those OF
i1st @ year. indicating that in the other great
cIasSes. especially manufactures. there ia
This reduction of $50 oo0 900 in agricultural
exports IS due. in part. to the Increased
HSIne demand: In part. to the loss of a mart
% oL %tht corn crop Of last year corn exporta-
tcns having fallen from Si9, ,5O1 374 in eleven
rnohths OF 1901 to s6-145.l5I In the CORE
apoatuinS a..S months OF this year. There Is aIso
a considerable reduction in the value Of
wheat exported. due TO the fact that last
years expectations were exceptionally
large
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~ ~H Laxative Bromo Ouoioe r.s.s.

the Navy caused specifications TO be drawn
for the Connecticut and the Louisiana. and
advertised for bids for the construction OF
one Of them. The Newport News Shipbuld-
Ing Company secured the contract on bid
of S. $50, 60 much less than the limit placed
upon the contract price by Congress of
A.N2.U Forty-two months were allowed
by the Navy Department for the compile
ton of the louisa na-the contractors
agreed to complete her in forty-one months.
under penalty of 800 day for the first
month and $500 day thereafter until the
vessel is completed.
The terms were accepted and the contest
fairly begun when the Secretary of the
Navy issued the necessary orders to place
the Brooklyn Navy Yard in condition to
construct the Connecticut, that yard being
selected as the best equipped of the Gov
ernment yards for the purpose.
Within two months the keel of the Con-
necticut will be laid down in the Brooklyn
yard. and OF the 3.00D employees OF the yard
an average Of 100 will be kept constantly
employed on this vessel until its compile
ton. The Newport News Shipbulding Com
pany will start about the same time on the
Louisiana. on which, It Is estimated. they
will be able to place from 1.0d0 to 25G0 men
at work. according 10 the various stages OF
DrORrpsS
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The Republic Bureau.

18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington. Dec 3.-The various Gov
ernment departments are working upon the
assembling of their exhibits for the St
Louis Worlds Fair, and there is aleo
determination that the results shall sur
pass all similar exhibits Of the past.
There will be many features never In
cluded in other expositions For instance,
the astrophysical observatory will make an
exceedingly interesting exhibit. 1t Will In
clude one OF the most delicate recording in
stru2,ents ever invented. This is a bolo-
meter, invented by Secretary Langley. 1t
is designed to record the smallest frac-
tional changes of temperature. One one
millionth of a degree can be recorded by
the bolometer. Another feature of this
exhibit will be a large collection of meteor
ties.
More interesting and extensive than ever
before will be the exhibit of the Agricul-
tural Department. 1t will be designed 10
show what the department is doing to as
sist the farmers OF the United States. The
Bureau OF Plant Industry will divide Its
exhibit into two groups, one illustrating
field work. which will be made in the open
air, and the other illustrating laboratory
and other Investigations to be made inside
OPEN-AIR EXHIBITS.
It will require for the open-air exhibit
about ten acres of ground This exhibit
will include a cereal display of representa-
tive varieties of wheat from all over the
world: the chara cteristics Of wheat grown
in different districts and a complete appa-
ratus for the treatment OF grain diseases in
the field.
1t will also show diseases of field and
garden crops and their treatment and plant
breeding. The grass garden viii occupy
the largest area in the outdoor exhibit.
probably requiring eight acres. The grass
garden was a much-admired feature Of the
Chicago Exposition. The garden at st.
Louis will be much larger and will show
all of the forage crops that can be grown
successfully In this country. and will also
show the method OF crop rotation.
Ooject-leSSon roads will be the feature
of the exhibit of the Office of Road Inquiry.
Samples of the most durable roads Will be
built. and on them practical tests Of maui
ing will be made.
The division of entomology Will display
specimens of thousands Of destructive in
sects that exist in this and foreign coun-
tries. their natural enemies and the plants
upon which they prey. A series of photo
graphs of insectcide machinery, together
with models will also be shown.
The forestry division will have many col
ored and uncolored transparencies designed
to show the forestry condition in different
parts of the United States and Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippines
Numerous interesting postal relics will be
shown. including an old Western mail and
passenger coach. in use for many years on
the Missouri plains, in which several of our
Presidents have ridden; and the post Office
ledger used by Ben Franklin.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE WARRANT.
There are many striking features OF the
Treasury Department exhibit, including the
original warrant drawn on the Treasury for
Sl5.oo0p. paid for the Louisiana purchase.
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Government and Brooklyn Navy
Yards Running Race for Com
pletion of Twin Vessels.
NAVAL EXPERTS INTERESTED.
Outcome May Have Decided Effect
on United States Navy
Construction in the
Future.
The Republic Bureau.

lftn ST. ana fennSyfvdNlh Ave.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Within a short time
the most interesting race that has ever
taken place between the Government Of the
United States and a private contractor will
be inaugurated, and. 20 a large extent, the
future history of the ship5uilding industry
Of the United States depends upon the out
come. Consequently both sides are straining
every nerve to outdo the other.
The contest is between the Navy Depart
ment which will construct in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard the giant battleship Connecti-
cut, in competition with the Newport News
Shippuilding Company, which will build
the Louisiana The Connecticut and the
Louisiana are sister ships in every re-
spect. down to the smallest detail OF their
construction-from the massive turrets with
their great twelve-inch guns, down through
their steel decks to the smallest screw or
rivet which holds in place the steel plates
which form their bottoms-they are TO be
duplicates.
1t has been stated that the Government
could not construct its ships as rapidly as
private contractors. nor as cheaply, owing
to the restrictions which labor has thrown
about Government work.
CONTEST PROPOSED.
On the other hand. II is declared that al
though the Government yards were handi-
teen days annual leave for their men, to-
gether with higher wages. nevertheless the
employees Of the Government yards could
accomplish more In their eight hours day
than an equal number of men in private
yards working ten hours day. basing their
arguments on the ground that eight hours
was proper days work. and that men
whose hours Of labor We're limited to eight
hours. by working more willingly and more
cheerfully. could accomplish more than
equally good workmen required to labor
ten hours per diem.
So insistent were the labor leaders that
the Government could construct its war
ships in its own yards for less money than
tt was paying private contractors that Com
gress at its last session authorized the Navy
Department to build one of the battleships
provided for in the last naval appropriation
bill in Government navy yard and al
lowed the Secretary of the Navy the sum
of s1I5.oo to equip the yard for the con-
struction CT the vessel
The act further provided that the Secre-
tary Of the Navy should keep an accurate
account OF the cost Of inspection and con-
struction OF vessels provided for In this act
whether built In Government yards or by
contract, and report thereon to Congress at
cost thereof, includfng the inspection Of all
the material going into the construction of
the said vessels. and upon the completion
thereof to report a full and detailed state
ment showing the relative cost Of the in
spection and construction in Government
yards or by contract"
RACE COMMENCES.
In pursuance Of this act the Secretary Of
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HIGHWAYMEN AGAIN ACTIVE.
j. E. Arnold Robbed Within Short
Distance of His Home.

James E. Arnold of No. 1905 Olive street
was held up and robbed by two men at the
corner Of Eighteenth and st. Charles streets
shortly after 10 o'clock last night
He was returning from the home of some
friends. AS he reached the corner q man
stepped from the shadow of a building and
showing revolver TO his face. commanded
him to hold up his hands.
As the footpad was Immediately Joined by
q confederate Arnold submitted and the
highwaymen secured q revolver, a gold
watch valued at $40 and $33 in money.
After securing the valuables the two men
ran down an alley and disappear red Arnold
reported the matter to the police and was
able to give detailed description Of his
assailants.
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OLIVER sCHOOLCRAFT DYING.
Surgeons Cannot Reach Growth on
His Brain.
SPECIAL.

Richmond. Va. Dec. 2s.-Oliver School
craft, one of the best-known Virginians of
his generation. is slowly dying in London.
England. as the result of a runaway in this
city many years ago. There is a foreign
growth at the base of his brain, which the
doctors cannot reach.
Mr. Schoolcraft desired to enter the min
istry of the Church of England some years
ago but could not be ordained because Of
his being a divorced man. He has applied
himself to charitable and missionary work
in the city OF London ever since. Not until
this last attack from the effects OF the con-
cussson which he sustained in the runaway
did the surgeons discover the false growth
at the base of the brain.
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Says Son Is IncorrfHible.

Maurice Leiberstein. 10 years old. was
brought to the Central District Police Sta
ton last night by his father. Samuel Lei
requested the police to hold him until
preparations could be made to send him to
an institution. Leiberstefn says MS son Is
incorrigible. He found the boy at Tenth
and Pine streets after searching several
days for him.
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ACTRESS COMMITS SUICIDE.
Miss Earle Swallows CarbOlic Acid
at Philadelphia.

hF-I f'I-IJ SPFJ-IAL
Philadelphia. Dec. 2s.-Miss Dolly Earle. a
member Of the Merry Widows company.
playing at a burlesque house here. COM
mitted suicide last night IN her dressing
room by swallowing carbolic acid.
She left the following note, addressed TO
]. 4. Faliinger, Rochester, n. Y:
Forgive me. all: can't stand trouble.
Miss Earle was about 30 years old She
was formerly a member Of the Runaway
Girl company, which stranded here about
two weeks ago. Her home is said to be In
Okla hnrna
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LOCAL AND sURrRRAN.

Negro convicted Of murder says he is anx-
iOus to die.
Mrs. Richard 7. Bell. formerly Miss Gus
sic May Friedrich. returned from Boston,
where her marriage was hastcned.
Central Labor Union re-elects its off,
GERS.
Many teachers arrived to. attend the
State Convention to-day at the High School.
Sergeant James l.. Dawson discusses I'LL
nois juvenile court law.
Police are without a clew in the Mcog
murder case.
Bert u. Nortoni of New Cambria is ap-
pointed Assistant United States Attorney
for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Mrs. Nancy II. Palmer. 90 years DID, IS
stricken with paralysis.
Sunday School scholars will receive re-
wards for ten years OF unbroken attend
ance.
Journeymen plumbers in st. Louis may
strike on January l for n wage increase OF
81 per day.
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0DELL AND PLATT AT OPEN
WAR FOR THE LEADERSHIP.
Continued From Page Ono.

ister of Foreign Affairs, held long confer
ence last night.
Mr.. Bowen, obeying instructions from
Washington, conveyed to Senor Baralt
President Roosevelt's refusal to act as ar
bitrator in the Venezuelan difficulty.
He recommended that the matter be taken
to the International Peace Court at The
Hague, which had been expressly organized
to consider questions in which the honor OF
a country. or the disposition of territory
were not concerned.
He suggested the organization Of COM
mission to sit in Washington, the allied
Powers to be represented on this commits
sion by their Ambassadors to the United
States an1 Venezuela by a delegate.
The commission is to sign document set
ting forth the matters to be decided at The
Hague court Mr. Bowen said also that
Germany would not press for an immed'-
ate payment. and that she had agreed to
accept guarantee based on percentage
AS a result of this conference Senior Ba-
ralt telegraphed President Castro to return
from La Victoria The President will reach
here tomorrow, and Venezuela's answer to
the foregoing proposition will be given then.
any concession. even abandoning her de-
mand that her navy be returned. Through
the Venezuelan delegate to the commission
the Venezuela Government will ask that
the blockade be lifted at once. Senior Baralt
has expressed the desire that Mr.. Bowen
represent Venezuela on the commission: II
Mr. Bowen cannot accept the post it is sug-
gested in official circles that it be given to
the American
Legation.
Senior Baralt has prepared the following
statement for the Associated Press:
Venezuela agrees to pay all her debts. the
payments to be guaranteed by a certain
percentage Of the customs receipts or by the
fotation of a special loan. also to be guar
anteed. 1 believe the proposal to submit
the issue to The Hague will be acceptable
to President Castro. 1 am sorry that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was unable to act as arbi-
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T0-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
WASHINGTON.

The army REORGANIZATION bill Is causing
much complaint which is being Investigated
by & Senate committee.
The Newport News Shipbuildng Company
and the Brooklyn Navy Yard will run a race
10 see which can complete first one or two
twin war vessels. Work III each yard will
begin at the same time. Naval experts will
watch the contest with interest.
Senator Cullum believes the interstate
commerce law should be strengthened by
granting more power to the commission. He
thinks the time is ripe for Congress to au-
thOrize the railroads to pool their rates, be-
levns that this innovation would benefit
both the small shippers and the transpor-
tdtiOn companies
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Girls Die of Burns.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carlinville, ILL.,, Dec. 8.-Miss Ida Meier
died early this morning from the effects Of
severe burns Saturday she was cleaning 4
clock with gasoline In some manner the
escaping gas caught fire and enveloped the
girl in flames before her clothes could be
torn from her.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-29

Walter Raleigh. of King Charles I and
other famous persons.
Many autograph letters from the Presi-
dents of the United States. extending Glenn
ency to convicted persons, will be displayed
in this collection.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-29
OVATION FOR ADMIRAL DEWEY
Cordially Received by Citizens Of
Ponce, Porto Rico.

Ponce. Porto Rico, Dec. 2s-Admiral
Dewey arrived here yesterday evening over
ton.
he was warmly greeted by a committee
of native officials and citizens and was es-
corted by them from Juana Diaz to Ponce.
Ihe city was decorated in honor of the
Admirafs arrival which was followed by
a procession with bands of music through
Later the Admiral boarded the u. s. 8.
MaytoWer. which was waiting for him. and
sailed for Culebra.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-29

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE Lar
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure.
4. -. Groves signature Is on each box. 25c.
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Farewell masses are said by Father Pow
er at the Church OF the Immaculate Con-
ception.
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Marine InteIIfrence.

Lizard, Dec. 2S.-Passed: Noordam, New
York, for Boulogne and Rotterdam; Vader-
land. New York for Antwerp.
Queenstown. Dec 2S.-Sailed: Umbria
New York.
Moville, Dec. 2S-Sailed: Furnessia, New
York
New York. Dec. 2S.-Arrived: La Cham
payne, Havre.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
Southampton. Dec. 2S. - Sailed: Moltke,
from Hamburg and Boulogne, New York.
Brow Head, Dec. 9.-Passed: Ivernia, Bos-
ton for Queenstown and Liverpool
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Caleb Powers has appealed to the public
for financial aid in his trial.
Professor Carl Myers. the 5alloonmaker
of Frankfort. y. Y. has invented an cleo
trical aerial torpedo --hch he will exhibit
at the St. Louis Worlds Fair
MascaGni is determined 20 return to Italy
without accepting any OF the many hatter-
ing offers made to him by managers and
Others.
Assistant Supervisor John Barron. OF De-
catur. H.. dropped dead while attending
the funeral of a friend.
Granville u. Atkins dies of old age at
ST. Joseph. Mo.
Robbers blew the safe in the Post Office
at Golden City. Mo, but procured only
about 500 in stamps.
Governor Dockery has offered $500 reward
for the arrest of the robber or robbers who
cacked the bank vault at Union. Mo.
John II. Demaree of Greenville, Ill, who
alleged that he had been forced to marry
Miss Pearl Thompson while under hyp-
motto spell. attempted suicide twice yester-
day but was lot successful.
A member of the wealthy Cheney family
of silk manufacturers. being sent TO Cali
fornia to prevent his brothers wedding 10
q beautiful descendant OF the Astecs, fell
in love with sister of his brother's fiancee
and double wedding took place.
A Grand Rapids man. who impersonated
his friend and was married to his friends
fiancea over the telephone when she was
believed to be dying. is now confronted
with the possibility of the brides recovery
and Of being declared to be her lawful ilus-
band.
Miss May Val Allen may thank an honest
servant girl for the recovery of $4,000
brooch which the millionaire's daughter lost
at a party and the maid found and re-
turned
Several public accounting bills are being
draft'd 10 present to the coming session OF
the i..inois Legislature.
Tho farmers OF the country will have to
deal with a new trust in the formation OF
the Thrashermen's National Protective As
soCiation.
Superintendent Darlington, in his forth
coming report, will recommend a close ar
ticula,on among the public schools of Mis-
souri, and especially of the high schools,
with a view TO raising the courses OF study
George j. Roth, a New York artist and
portrait painter, fell dead on the street of
heart disease while invited guests at his
home were celebrating his thirty-fourth
wedding anniversary.
The Standard Oil Company has obtained
control of the Beaumont and Jennings
fields. and prices for fuel oil have been in
creased.
Confederate soldier poisoned his Grip
pied daughter because he was unable to
provide for her and then attempted sui
eide.
covered that the Cotton Belt Railroad owes
the city thousand cars of stone, and hopes
to collect the claim and macadamize the
streets with IL.
Cornelius Vanderbilt continues to i'm
prove.
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FOREIGN

The Emperor and Empress of China en-
tertained General Miles.
Admiral Cervera has been appointed Chief
of Stafr of the Spanish Navy.
Admiral Dewey received an ovation On
his arrival at Ponce yesterday.
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SPORTING.

The Sportsmen defeat Christian Brothers
eleven by a score of 2 to L
Eddie Toy reached the city yesterday In
trim for his bout with Brooklyn Tommy
Sullivan.
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In pursuance of this act the Secretary of