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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
QUIET SUNDAY FOR PRESIDENT.
Ono of the Most Restfui Since EHis Trip Begau.

Besan.
 Hotel Del Monte, Cal, May 10.-Pres- ident Roosevelt to-day spent one of the most restful Sundays he has had since his trip began. In one of the most beau- tiful spots in California, two miles from the nearest city, unhampered by curi- ous crowds, he had a chance to thor oughly rest and prepare for the coming week, which promises to be one of the busiest of his journey. His train ar- rived here at midnight, but he did not leave it until about g o'clock this morn ing.
 At that time Colonel Ward and a detachment Of the Fifteenth infantry, who a-e stationed at Fort Monterey, arrived at his car. After the president he was escorted to the hotel, where he and his party had breakfast. At the conclusion of the meal, the president and small party rode horseback over the famous seventeen mile drive along the sea. Governor Pardee and some of the party drove over the route in car riages:
 The start for the north will begin at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. It was the intention to have the president re- view the troops stationed at Fort Mon- terey to-day. but he declined to do SC on Sunday. He requested Colonel Ward to do away with all forn1ality, as he de- sired to spend tke day quietly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED
NO LIGHT ON NEW FORKS IN-
 FERNAL MACHINE CASE.

Some Diversion of Opinion Among Officials as to Whether or Not the
 Matter Was Intended for n Hoax
 Superintendent of combustibies Be-
 Iieves, However, That tho senders
 Meant Business.
 New York, May 10.-The police have so far failed to solve the mystery sur- rounding the leaving of a box of dy- namite on the Cunard line dock yester- day with the intention of destroying the Umbria. There is a diversion of opinion. among the officials as to whether the matter was intended to be hoax or not, but all agree that the possibilities of @ great explosion and la great loss of life were many.
 Superintendent George E. Murray of che bureau of combustibles said to-day that there was no detonating caps at- tached to the dynamite sticks and that without these caps it is not likely l that the dynamite would have explod- eu lloLl1 d IuSe. E1e says however that if the box had been given a sudden jar 1 at the time the fuse burned down to the dynamite an explosion might have resulted. He also said that he has ex- 1 perimented with the clockwork and concluded that it had run about five hours when found and that it still had about thirty-five hours to run before operating the firing lever. He does not believe that hoax was intended. 1 Inspector McClusky can advance no ! theory on the case. He said he would have to wait until the results of his ef- forts to learn who sent the box had borne some fruit. He had a score of men at work all day endeavoring to To- cate the wagon in which the box was carried to the Cunard pier. Police Com missioner Greene said to-day that it had been suggested to him that the
 whole thing was hoax, but that the suggestion would not divert him from his purpose of having the matter sifted to the bottom.
 |. This is too grave a natter he said,
 "to be considered lightly even if proved a hoax. I shall try to find the person or persons who placed the dynamite on the pier. The offense is punishable by an Imprisonment of twenty years, and
 to prevent repeated attempts of this
 kind an example should be made of
 some of the participants in the affair" |"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.
No Prospect of a Cessation of the RuiI-
 road Tie-up.

Melbourne, Australia, May 1O.-There is no prospect Of the cessation Of the railroad strike. Very few men have ac- cepted the offer of double pay to work in place os the strikers. The commis- sioner of railroads says enough men to run one train day on each of the prin- cipal lines are applying for work. The cabinet was in session all this afternoon There have been several cases of train wrecking and molestation of he men who have taken the strikers places. The government has offered rewards for the conviction of lawbreakers. No trains were run to-day. Public opinion concerning the strike is divided. The democratic party is supporting the strikers. who have ample funds. They are receiving money from all parts of Australia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
carpen ters, War Ensisd.

< New York, May 10.--Announcement was made to-day that a settlement ofs the war between the Amalgamated Association of Carpenters and the. Brotherhood, whics. caused six thou sand carpenters to stop work, is near.
 The Brotherhood has decided to make application for membership in the United Board of Building Trades, of which the Amalganated Association is 9 member. and thus allow the united
 organizations to bring about peace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
e5f PASSENGERS SAVED.
Taken Or Wrecked Bark Near Ports.
 mouth, N. C.

Beaufort, N. C., May 10.-More defi- mite news was received to-day regard ing the wreck of the Portuguese bark Vera Cruz III. at Portsmouth. on the south side of Ocracoke Inlet, sixty miles north of here. The only commu- nication is by boat to this place and the boat which arrived to-day brings intelligence that there were 251 passen- gers, all Portuguese, and crew of six teen. All were rescued by the Ports mouth live-saving station crew, but one person died few minutes after the rescue. The Vera Cruz was in charge of local pilot, having put in at Ocra- coke Inlet for water. She struck the outer bar and then on the inner bar hard and fast, nearly two miles from the life saving station.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
4 CHECK FOR $21,OOO
FIuttered from a window, of the Long
 Branch Express.

Railway, N. J., May 1O.-It became known to-day that Patrick Moore. a flagman at the New Brunswick avenue crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad found on Wednesday check for $21,- 900, which fiuttered out of window oi the Long Branch express as it passed through here. The check was drawn on the Merchants National bank of Chi cago in favor of Mrs. Isabella Stewart but the name of the maker was undeci- Dherable. The check was turned in tc the lost property department of the rail. road.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
Opposes Pntting Organ h ' hnrch.

Pittsburg., Pa. May 10--Because the congregation of the Second United Pres byterian church Of this city voted to install an organ in the church the pas- tor. Rev. K. J. s. Littell. to-day re- signed his charge to date from the day of the organ installation. MT Littell, who is prominent in the denomination, says the innovation amounts to dese- cration and is opposed to the laws of the church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
suspee.ed Case of sma,,por.

! Hartford, May 10.--The health author ities have under observation a supposed case of smallpox. The victim is Ernest Willette. nineteen years old, a carpen- ter. The young man lives with his pa rents and six children on New Park avenue. The house has been placed un- der quarantine until the physicians in charge definitely decide the nature of ,,Willette's illness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
SERIOUS TURNIR MOROCCO.
Insubordination on the Part of Gov
 ernment Troops.

Madrid, May 10-The Tangier corre- spondent of the Heraldo says British torpedo boat has left there for Tetuan with the secretary of the British lega- tion on board. Other dispatches report insubordination on the part of the gov ernment forces at Tangier and Tetuan.
 London, May 10.-The cruiers Drake. Brilliant and Rainbow have suddenly been ordered from Portland to Gibral- tar
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Tynhntti nt stnnfnrd.

Stanford University, Cal, May 1O.-- Foster Ely Bracket, of Washington, D. C., a senior, died to-day of typhoid fev- CT. Brackets death is the eighth re- sulting from the epidemic. Several more deaths among those i'll are ex- pected. .... :. < v
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
No. Engaged to nEiss Letter.

London, May 10.-Witfl, reference to the rumor that he is engaged to be married to Miss Daisy Letter of Chi cago, Major General Baden-Powell has written that he has never even seen Miss Letter. .N f,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
Mtne { anv,cts Escaped.

Birmingham, Ala, May 10.-A DOT ton of the kitchen of the state prison at Flat Top mines, twenty-five miles from this city, was burned last night and during the excitement nine con yicts escaped. F.%
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
A Ten Per Cent. Advance.

Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 1o.--As result of the recent agitation, the rock miners in the Wyoming region, will receive 10 per cent. advance in wages, the same as decreed the coal miners. dating from April l. .. ~.;&,.j .- ....,g E..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
Ssst,min. Alarming Proportion

Jackson, Tenn, May 10.-The strike on the Mobile and Ohio railroad now on in this city is assuming alarming pro- portions. One man killed, two trains wrecked and business badly tied up is the result of the day in Jackson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11

Washington, May 1O.-The. Turkish ministeI, here has received the follow ing caMesram from his government:
 On the sixth of May the Bulgarian revolutionists attempted to commit, at Monastir, anarchistic outrages analo- gous to those perpetrated at salonica. Thanks to efficacious measures taken by the imperial authorities, however, they have been unable to put their de- signs into execution. Stoutsheff, one of the ringleaders of the Bulgarian revolu- tionary committee, perished with five of his accomplices in the village of Fraish- f1a (F'lorina).
 Vienna, May 1.-The death of the leader, Stoutscheff, is considered a se- were loss to the Bulgarian revolution ary movement, of which he was the handspring. It was Stoutscheff who arranged the, capture of Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
Urge R Resis,ance 50 Foreign Aggression

Shanghai, May 10,-As a result of pat riotic meetings called because of the sit uation in Manchuria, the viceroys and governors have telegraphed the grand council at pekin urging the Chinese government to resist foreign aggression.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
Trouble Ahead in Far East,

London, May 11.--While addressing his party last Friday concerning Man churia," says the Tokio correspondent of the Daily Mail, Marquis Ito hinted that there was trouble ahead" .% ...-e
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
Moroeoo Tribesmen Defeated

Tangier, Morocco, May 1O.-News has reached here from Tetuan that the tribesmen have suffered defeat at the hands of government troops.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
Monsren, Strike Practically settled.

Montreal, May 1O.-The 'longshore- mems strike has been practically set tied.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
JOAQUIN MILLER DEAD.

V The Poot of the Sterras Passes Away
 suddenly. Oakland, Cal, May 10.-Joaquin Mill Ter the Poet of the Sierras, died here suddenly tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-11
ABDUC70R OF MISS STONE
NOTORIOUS BULGARIAN REVO.
 LUTIoNIST IS KILLED.

General stoutschefr, Who Arranged for
 the Capture of the Anierican Mission,-. ary, slain in a Fight with Turkish
 Troops at Florina-- Foreign yarships
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-10
SPARE NJ GUILTY NAN.

Boodling couldn't proceed far without interruption
in Missouri. Corruption's weakness lies in a hen
propensity. 1t viii cackle. And it is enough for Mis-
souri, to hear the cackle. Cole County's and St.
Louiss Grand Jures and their attendant officials Will
smash the nest and cut or the brood.
Corruption had just reached the cackling stage
when that something which is so well known as Mis-
souri, character pricked up its ear. For 4 short time
there have been suggestive whispers and winks in
the country towns. People grew suspicious, curious
and inquisitive. Things have been heard; and il
was altogether too much to expect that the peoples
common honesty would not quickly assert itself.
COrrupters and corrupt legislators proceed on a
false assumption. There can be no such thing as
commonplace or conventional wrongdoing within the
confines of this State. No amount OF undiscovered
and UNPUBLISHED crime can justify a hope in the pub
lies acquiescence or connlvance. Missouri's morality
is of the old-fashioned sort that draws sharp lines OF
conduct and knows no distinction between offenders.
Crime is crime. criminals are criminals, punishment
is the cure. Investigation has followed swift on the
heels of suspicion, and it is safe TO say that detection
will be the result here and in Cole County.
The public await the disclosures with an interest
which is eloquent of resentment and grim purpose.
There is no wish to judge men with premature haste,
but there is the w~eightiest i~nsistence OF public opin-
ion upon the severity and thorOughness of the jures'
examinations. Popular will demands a relentless,
thcroughgoing search that stops at nothing short OF
the facts, let the Investigations lead where they may.
There is no sacred ground, no forbidden path, no ex-
empt dooryard. Guilt will not be permitted to hide
behind official cloaks. The boodlers are wanted. For
the purposes of this investigation they are boodlers
first; it matters not what else they may be. All boo
dlers look alike 10 Missouri.
The State is peculiarly fortunate in the upright
character Of the men who compose the Grand Juries.
For the performance of their duties they do not
nevertheless they cannot but find in the strength Of
popular will a powerful reinforcement and support.
But such is the vigor Of the peoples insistence that
even men of weak timbre could scarcely fail to re-
spond TO the spur with emboldened courage and reso-
luton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-10
poPULAR1z1NG THE PRESIDENCY.

President RoOsevelts trip naturally and ~rightfuIly
attracts much interest throughout the country. 1t
tends to promote good feeling and to bring the Ex-
ecutive and the nations people into closer touch and
warmer relations. 1t is well always for the people to
feel a proprietary interest In the Governments head,
to feel that he represents them personally, that the
Presidency ia the direct agency Of the people. Mr..
Roosevelt does wisely in continuing the time-honored
custom of his predecessors.
In his social and official persons Mr.. Roosevelt de-
serves anrestrained hospitality throughout the length
of his journey. As the embodiment Of the United
States Government he has a claim on every courtesy
and consideration.
There are other aspects IN which he commends
himself. As an advocate of a greater navy for this
country in view Of our responsibility under the Mon
roe Doctrine he, like former Presidents who have
recognized the policy, appeals to good common sense.
And, generally, it may be said, Mr.. Roosevelt has
an impressive, appealing manner without reference
to his subject in hand. He is q ~frstrate talker; well
versed In the practical oratOry of these times when
we care less for brilliant rhetorical play than for
earnestness, directness and brevity. 1t is not disre-
spectful or invidious to say that his is a sort of shout
der oratory with a suggestion of the Jefries bunch,
and his delivery is pugilistic-the effect is excellent.
Mr.. Roosevelt has cultivated to a high perfection
the art of saying things in curt, crisp fashion. Bust
nesslike epigrams are his especial trick, and they
count for more with a modern audience than any ma
testic and sonorous perorations. Cleyer-turned, crisp
bits of speech trick the ear and the mind even more
than do large, rounded phrases. Snappy fragments
OF Rocsevelts speeches stick in the memory; for in
stance, "The shots that hit are the shots that count"
To be sure, there is nothing specially new or instruc-
tive about that; it is n truism-but 80 neatly and
plausibly dressed that 1t tclles the ear as IL a brand
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-10
PROSPECTS IN THE HOUSE.

More creditable and more representative than
most Of its predecessors, the newly elected House OF
Delegates win enter into existence April p with fair
prospects for achievement in the direction Of progress.
Not only is there promise In the better personnel, and
in the pledges OF thirteen members; but conditions and
forces are favorable in almost every way for improve
ment.
The House has advanced by the ordinary process
to a more exalted position. 1t has thirteen Delegates
who are honor-bound to a definite course OF reform;
and other Delegates, willing at heart to perform their
duty in accordance with the dictates Of conscience
and the admonitions of public opinion, who may be
expected to take and keep the right path. The reform
element will have numerical strength at least equal
to that OF the opposition.
What possibilities of good are open to this House
are suggested by the encouragement, real and mofaI,
offered by all branches of the municipal government
and sustained by salutary public opinion. In Its eff
forts at reform and beneficial legislation 1t will have
the active assistance of an excellent City Council,
the hearty support Of the Mayor and the appreciation
of the whole OF this goOd-government administration.
The legislative power Of the House RI as great as
is that of the Council. The House may acquire as
worthy a reputation as the Council now possesses
The reform force in the House has the chance and
the power to do away with malpractIces, improper
methods and bunooneTy, and to elevate the House TO
a station like that occupied by the upper branch of
the Assembly.
Before it is officially organized the House is better
than the preceding House, and infinitely superior TO
the Doodle House. In individual fitness it is more eff
fcient, In individual character more reputable. Col
lectively it is capable.
The Delegates whose fitness was vouched for prior
to the election and who gave their words that they
would be faithful to their trust, should take steps at
once to make their good intentions actually effective.
Their personal standing has brought the House to a
station approaching that Of the Council and it de-
wolves upon them, individually and collectively, to
bring about reform In the House.
They must begin at once. They should decide up
on a course that, In their opinion, will best serve to
realize their ambitions. They should find a means
and way by which they may act in harmony. They
viii see difficulties, no doubt. but, If they viii meet on
common grounds, are alive to the general good. and
act with determination, they viii not only bring honor
on the House, but viii accomplish much in the inter-
est OF the city and the citizens
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-10
WORLD'S-1eO4-FAIR.
CHARGE REFUTED TUESDAY.

Before the election much was said about the
"shamelessness" Of st. Louis. There was surfeit of
SANDER. The rest Of the country, looking on, &C
quired the impression that St Louis was, If possible
more completely In submission to political and Off
ciai criminals than ever before. SO much was said
against the city by its own citizens that to strangers
the municipal government seemed TO be in control OF
the disreputable gang of spoilsmen-
Unfortunately, much that was written Of condi
tons in st. Louis, and especially much of what was
and the citizens. For some reason. possibly through
ignorance, the impression was conveyed that ex-
posures Of corruption and accomplishment OF reform
had had no effect on the people of this city and that
public officials who performed their duty received no
encouragement in their praisewOrthy work.
This conception of local affairs is entirely wrong.
The complete reform that has improved every depart
ment Of the government in the past two years was
brought about not only with the approval Of the
people, but with their assistance. No official, how
soever competent, upright and courageous, could have
succeeded in transforming evil into good without as
sistance from other officials and without support from
the people.
The situation in this city is entirely misunderstood
on the outside. ST. Louis is far from shameless. On
the contrary. as can be proved, ST. Louis is at this
time one of the bestgoverned municipalities in the
United States, and a city, besides. with exceedingly
bright prospects for marvellous progression.
The appeIlation shameless was given long after
actual reform had taken firm root. The appeIlation
no longer has fit application. Three years ago IT was
deserved in so far as 1t described the character Of the
municipal government To-day IT is 8 Islander, IN
less reform is shamelessness.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-10
s~PENDTHRIFT

reaching a total that broke ali records Of preceding
sessions. is charged against the Fiftysevenrh Con-
gress, and will constitute one OF the counts upon
which the Republican party is to be judge next year.
The aggregate OF appropriations during the life Of
the Fiftyseventh Congress came staggeringly close
to two billion dollars, yet. with the exception of the
sums voted for naval increase, there was no ~justifca-
ton for this lavish scattering OF the country's reve-
nues. 1t was apparent from the outset that the late
Congress had surrendered to the spendthrift spirit
which has possessed the Republican party coinci-
dent with the dominance of the trusts and the greed
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-10

new bit Of genuine wisdom. To repeat. he is e1cep-
tionally good as a talker.
Talking Is one thing. Substance is another. Do
ing is still another; of which presently. As to sub
stance-if MI. Roosevelt will confine himself TO mari
time subjects and TO minor matters, such. for in
stance, as game laws, there VIII be small room for
argument during his trip. But If, out in the prOdu-
cling West. he disturbs the great tariff trust issue. the
West will be entitled to reply.
And the West has prepared something Ike an in
dictment for him. 1t will ask: What have you done,
Mr.. Roosevelt He may be asked to square his ear
ler promises for tariff reform and revision with his
message TO Congress, with his lack OF strenuous in
sistence, and with his later and recent fiat. stand-pat
position. Saying and doing seem TO present a strong
contrast here-and this tarif-trust question is the one
upon which he must make his candidacy before the
West, as indeed before the entire country, and upon
which he must stand or fall in the election of next
year. What he has done. not what he has said or may
say, is the substance OF his success or failure.
That Mr.. Roosevelts visitation has its political
significance passes. as a matter Of course. without
criticism. Each thing that a candidate does has that
significance. While popularizing the Presidency he
can best popularize Mr.. Roosevelt by keeping wide OF
that dangerous trust-tarif issue and his record.