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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-08
NEAR THE THRONE.


stalled, you the throne; you have influence
with higher and potent officials; you become a
medium for petitions Of all kinds. At you pro-
cure q clientele Some of your newly acquired
friends seek office; others hope and try to control
your patronage others look for discrimination in
ceiving Contracts others insist upon selecting your
contractors and purveyors.
There y forty-thrd cousin whom you have not
seen since you were 10 years old. He is proud of
your election or appointment. He is in business.
What can you do for him? Surely you can arrange
that he will receive awards of valuable and
alive contracts. He has brother who is out of
ployment You can get position for this brother;
II not In your Office, then in another department.
The chairmen Of numerous ward and precinct
committees who positive that your success is due
to their efforts take interest in you They like
you. You are fine fellow. They have heard many
compliments about you. They understand that you
are liberal in your views and that you believe in
ty supremacy. No doubt you recognize that without
party organization, you would not now be office
holder. Out of consideration Of justice, you will
please appoint these party workers to vacant siua-
lions; IL you don't please do 1t anyhow; you in
debted to the chairmen of the party committees
What, you refuse to give contracts and a position
to your loving and devoted cousins? You decline to
obey the mandates Of a patronage vendor in the
to relative or friend of Councilman You will
not respect the commands Of the chairmen of COM
mittees? You insist that appointments will be made
strictly with regard to merit, giving preference to
good men of your own party? You refuse to appeal
to headquarters In the interest of henchman?
You are condemned then. denounced and SIAN
dered You are unfit to hold public office. You are
ungrateful to the party-workers the kind-hearted,
generous and unselfsh individuals to whom you owe
all the honor and salary that you have and may get
You do not acknowledge the prerogatiyes Of mem
Der Of the Municipal Assembly, you do not admit his
power; you do not realize that he can ohstruct or
defeat measures applying to your department You
are not fair because you unwilling to award con-
tracts partisan claims.
Fifty seltappolnted amateur detectives decide to
watch your actions and question your motives. They
remain alert for opportunity to maiign you, con-
fdent that y0u win make mistake some time Clever
ISLANDERS circulated about town. in order to bring
you Into disrepute and nustrate your endeayors
Plans antagonized BY official friends Of the COM
piainantA Finally ron are told that the tight will
90 on Il you Do not submit. What win you do? win
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SHOT HIMSELF THREE TIMES
A. c. Anglemeyer Committed Sui
eide at Joplin, no.

REPUBLLC SPECIAL
Joplin. Mo-, Aug. IA. C. Angiemsyes.
an oid-time newspaper man Of Joplin. com
mitted suicide at an early hour this morn
irg near the Christian Church in South
Joplin, By shooting himself with a revolt
YER
Three shots had been fred into his breast
In the region OF his heart and when he was
found the revolver was still smoking. He
hac been a resident of Joplin over twenty
years and was well-known IN newspaper
circles in this district.
He had been residing in Denver for the
last year and the finding Of his body this
morning was the first intimation to his
relatives that he had returned 10 this
city. No cause is assigned by his relatives
for the deed.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY In ST. LOUIS.

q From Tho Republic. August 3. 18Th
q Several 81. Louis persons ESCAPED
. from the wreck at Mingo Junction.
q where seven passengers were killed
Q and thirty or more injured
q The homo Of james Nash. No. mo
. OFallon street. was destroyed By
q fire.
Q General ]. N. Simpson. Government
8 engineer, let the contract for building
Q q stone dixie across Cahokia Chute.
Q opposite the city.
Q At meeting Of East St Louis law
Q yers the candidacy Of Judge Joseph
Q Messick for the judgeship Of the City
Q Court was indorsed. Spencer n.
O Kase presided at the meeting.
. A law-and-order society Of ST. Louis
O County was organized at Kirkwood.
. the officers being Doctor R H. Ste
Q vens, Thomas @. Settle, 7. n. John
Q son. II. w. Leet, Doctor James 8.
q Penn. J. W. Newiand. Aaron Billiard,
q ]. H. Garrison and Miss Anna Sneed.
Q Mrs. Anna Rut died at her home
. No. 1873 State street
. Miss Phoebe Couzins went to Michi-
Q san to deliver series Of speeches to
Q farmers. Sho had made reputation
. as woman orator.
. Kerosene exploded In the cellar Of
Q William Fl. Darmore's store. No.
Q III Salisbury street. and set flrs to
. the place.
Q p. T. Barnum wrote to 81. Louis
. friends that his greatest show ON
. earth would not visit this city for .
q year.
. Friends of Policeman James n.
Q Donough, living on the beat he pa
. trolled. presented to him handsome
q seal ring.
. A team stolen from Frank Popel. In
. st. Louis County. was recovered.
. The st. Louis Fire Department de-
. cided to send a pompier team to COM
Q pete In tournament at Chicago.
Q William Schultz Of No. 1a1i Morgan
. street was robbed by negro high
q wayman.
= The Socialist-Labor party elected
. forty-fve delegates to city conven-
. uon.
. The drst meeting OF the Franco
= American Conference was held At
= Paris. France, to prepare treaty OF !.
. commerce. Among the committees
. men from America the st. Louis rep
= resentatives were Us follows: Emile
. Karst. secretary: Charles p. Chou
= teau. Captain George n. Rea, d. r,
. Stovnn and Albert Rhodes.
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Not for Sortoni.

Kfrksville Graphic Repubcan).
Louis Chronicle is authority for the statement
that Chairman Atkins has launched the boom of Bert D.
Norton for Governor Of Missouri The Graphic cannot
believe that Chairman Atkins has been blinded that he
would attempt fost upon Republican party cand
date who. for years has been the willing tool Of Dick
and Surrey horse Charley Smith The people up
here forgotten how Nortoni got nomination
for Circuit judge have they forgotten pere race
he made after getting the nomination As between Folk
and Bert Nortoni Adair County would be almost unan
nous for Folk.
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LoRsrER AND srARFIsH.

Humansville, Polk County, is the stage to-day and
Mr.. B. Nortoni is the actor, with Chairman I. j.
Atkins operating the calcium. This being the case
the silence of local Republican organs becomes the
more noticeable 1t is thing to attract attention
by utterance. 1t is another thing to become con-
sricuous for saying nothing.
The Globe and the Star simply will not take jour-
nalistc cosnizance of Humansville, Polk County,
however the Supreme Court may take judicial notice
of it 1t is something Of coincidence, too that Mr.
Nortoni win speak on 'sThe Liberty of the Press "
Possibly his address will contain some reference to
the freedom" Of those organs which are so gang
weighted that they cannot call their political souls
their own.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Nortoni represents pie-coun-
ter politics but this fact If true affords e1plana-
ton Of the Holsters and starshs refusal to support
him. The only convincing explanation seems to be
that Mr.. NortOni represents exclusive control Of the
piecounter.
Somebody is unkind enough to assert that Mr..
Nortoni used to be the willing tool of Colonel Dick
Kerens and a Mr.. Surrey horse Charley Smith, and
that under their tuteage he made puerile race
for Circuit Judge But the mere fact, If true, that
Mr. Nortoni formerly avowed Kerers pie, and the
fact that he now eschews 1t in favor of the Atkins
brand constitute inconsistency worth men
toning in local Republican politics Surely the local
trivial Even the organs switch" now and then,
us to themselves seems wise.
The inexplieable thing is that they boosted Mr..
Nortoni as reformer, displaying his very creditabe
achievements in very credtable, rot to say huge,
fashion. They informed in the very fercest head
lines that he was inauguating an overhauling Of
poor old Missouri, which the Republican party could
be relied upon to complete; that he the entering
wedge of Republican reformation. Now that the
wedge is about to enter these two ponderous sledges
of party reform seized with hamilton and indie
cision Possibly they exhausted their strength in
knocking Folk, the in open, the other in subtle
fashion.
The Republic would relish from these organs n
suggestion, If nothing stronger concerning Mr..
Nortons status his party record, his qualifications
for the Office other than have appeared in his official
record. The Republic. in return for the excessive
courteses Of the Republican press generally In ur
ging Mr.. Folks candidacy, would gladly urge good
Republican nominations This paper favors good
nominations by both parties Surely 1t cannot hurt
the Republican party to nominate good men. In any
event 1t has nothing to lose In view Of all these
considerations it would be desirable to have
preston from our great reform organs
But in this matter they seem to be neither fish,
flesh, good red herring; just lobster and starfsh.
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you submit? Or will you continue to do your duty,
according to your conception of duty?
So many politicians have held office and done wrong
that the public is prone to believe that all public
officials dishonest. Whatever you do your acts
may cause suspicion. You may be suspected even il
you do nothing to excite suspicion Shall you sub
init, therefore?
The average citizen neglects to view public af-
fairs from the standpoint of an oppressed official and
looks upon public Office a snecure The trials Of
an official are not taken into account the tempta-
tons are not considered The inference is Of course.
that able honest officials entitled not only to
mendation, but to vigorous encouragement and sup
port Unless encouragement and support are given,
the penalty will be misgovernment and corruption,
for good men will not even from civic patriotism
sacrifice their regulations for honors that empty
and tribulatons which have no counter-joys.
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WOMAN INJURED BY CAR.
Mrs. Margaret Dehoney Sustained
Bruises on Face.

Mrs Margaret Dehoney. s. years old. was
severely injured in attempting to alight
from northbound Grand avenue car at
Grand avenue and Arsenal street. yesterday
morning.
she sustained bruises on the face and
body and suffered wrench Of the left
wrist After treatment by Doctors Bessie
Holler of No. 35l5 Chouteau avenue, and
Frank j. Dietz of No. 3117 Meramec street.
M3L Dehoney was conveyed In an amhu-
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both sIachines-

a.. Louis. Aug. 7.-colonel Phelps might
give some interesting testimony II he would
explain how It was that he controlled legis-
lative nominations not only of Democrats.
but when the Ffl!ey Ziegenhein Wurz-
burger combine ran the Republican ma
chine; and later. when the kerens-ziegen-
helm crowd controlled in this city. how
Colonel Phelps's veto was absolute against
any Republican aspiraut for nomination to
the Legislature WEST END.
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And said Geo. L Bloomfield further says that the NUM-
Der copies reported unsold during the
month OF July 6.e5 per
GEO. L. BLOOMFIELD.
uworn to and subscribed before this first day of
August j. F. PARISH,
Notary Public. City of St Louis No.
Ny term expires April % 1905
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TEL RAPH NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

BUFFALOIThe strike of the employees Of
tho Buffalo Union Furnace Company has
been settled. The company will not recog-
ntze the Furnace Workers Union. but will
deal with the strikers through the various
unions with which they are affiliated
LONDON-Whitaker Wright, the arrest
ed promoter and director of the London and
Globe Finance Corporation, was released
from Brixton jail. satisfactory sureties for
his $4,000 bail having been furnished
LACROSSE. WIS-At the funeral serv-
ices over the body Of e H Kaulfus. the
floor of one Of the rooms gave way, pre-
cipitating about thirty five persons into tho
cellar. Several were hurt. but none seri-
ously.
NEW YORK-Joseph Cowan, the senior
member Of the brokerage firm of Joseph
Cowan & Co. who was arrested charged
by Mrs. Blanche 81. Smith of Milwaukee
with Withholding 5000 which had been de-
posted with him, was held in 30. 90 ball
OLYMPIA. wAsH-The Supreme Court
handed down a decision uphoiding tho
constitutionality of the law passed by tho
last Legislature making the conducting OF
gambling resort or game felony.
LoNDON-The King has approved the APP
pointment Of Lord Northcote. now Gov.
ernor Of Bombay, as Governor General OF
Australia, in succession to Lord Tennyson.
who has resigned that post The appoints
ment Will take effect in December.
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Lily white. and Coal blacks.

~
II Roosevets the negro question has insured
him the black in close Northern States there are OBJ
who insist that 1t has lost him large number Of
white votes In those States this is fact and the
President is brought to suspect It, may yet
stn picturesque performances by him. A man who
has displayed such agility In his attempt to juggie both
the Lily Whites and the Coal Blacks of the may be
counted to do dazzling comes to
walking the color line the Northern States votes
absolutely essential to his reelection to secure
which he must hold the Republican voters Of all coors
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Complains Against Park Attenda.

F. C. Welsh of No. 2s4 North Twenty
first street filed complaint with the Park
Department yesterday against one Of the
attendants at the park at st. Louis place
for chasing dog out of the park with a
revolver because It was playing among a
group of children. Mr.. Welsh coutended
that, while the man did not shoot. he was
SO excited that had he done SO. he would
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A. A. selkirk 4 cs.'s

Regular Saturday sale takes placs synY
Saturday morning at 1890 o'clock at their
saIesrooins 1SO8-10-H Chouteau avenue. I'm
mense quantities Of furniture. cafpsts.
stoves and other miscellaneous articles are
sold at very nominal hgureA
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doubtless have injured some Of the ckil-
dren. instead Of the dog. As Park Commits
sioner Aull was not In Secretary Duffy
asked Welsh to state the case IN writing
and address It to the commissioner.
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Feminine Superstition.

RECENT COMMENT.
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cireulation During July.

Geo. L Bloomfield. Audit or Of The st. Louis Republic
being duly sworn that the number
complete copies Of the Daily and Sunday Republic printed
during the month Of July. 1sa regular editions was
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NOT EXACTLY HARMoNTo US.

It doesn't now look as if MT. Bryan would consent to run on the same ticket with Mr. Cleveland. and it is possible that he wont give MT. Cleveland the aid of the Commoner if he should be nomi- mated. It is foolish, says the Common CT, for Democrats to delude themselves with the idea that there ever can be harmony between those who believe as MT. Cleveland does and those who be- lieve in the recent platforms of the par ty. Some are base enough to justify the deception of others. but who will justify the deception of himself? MT. Cleveland has shown that his love for the gold standard is stronger than his love for a republic. The party cannot invite him to be its spokesman or rep resentative without assuming the bur- den that he and his plutocratic asso- ciates ought to bear with them into ob- livion.'
 This seems to mean business, and bus mess of rather relentless kind. It is evident that heavenly harmony hasn't yet descended on the poor old Demo- cratic party.
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ually, both being, of course, in uniformf and Hartmann, delighted to see his old school friend. apparently forgot for the moment what discipline required of him and made motion to shake hands with Hussner; then, remembering himself, turned gesture into an imperfect sa- lute. The high dignity of Lieut. Huss- ner, by the grace of God Prussian off ficer, was mortally outraged, and re-
 marking: When I draw my sword
 blood must fowl" he ran his old school
 friend through the body. His school friend promptly died, and Lieut.. Huss-
 ner, going home, as promptly wrote to
 the mother of the deceased, saying that
 he had killed her son for the honor of the Prussian service. Apparently there
 are several different ideals of honor in 1.-the world, and Lieut. Hussner repre- sents one of them. It will be interest," ing to see whether his Imperial mast CT and great exemplar will acquit him
 should the court-martial take an ex-
 treme course and sentence him to a few
 months Imprisonment, Harper's
 Weekly.
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GERMANY'S coon EYAMPLE.

It is cheering to know that there is a civilized country where divorces are not increasing. Germany is such coun- try. New laws dealing with divorce went into effect there on January 1, 1900, and they have been strictly enforced. Under the present jaws divorce cannot be obtained on the ground of non-sup- port, or for incompatibility of temper, though under the old code each of these pleas might be valid where applicants did not have children. In Prussia from 1899 to 1901 the divorces fell from 1O1 for every 10000 marriages to seventy seven for every 10000 marriages. The number of divorces granted in Berlin in 1899 was 457, while in 1901 it was but 27S. It is said that the decrease in the number of divorces in Germany began to be noticeable long before the new laws went into effect. How different the situation is in Germany from that in this country is indicated by com- parison of Berlin with United States cities. In 1900 Berlin had 1,SSS,OOO in- habitants, being thus larger than any American city but New York. Chicago, with 100000 fewer people, granted 1,SOs divorces in 1901, as against Berlin's 27S. All told, there were in that year sixteen American cities that granted more di- vorces than Berlin. They were Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve- land, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Memphis, New York, Philadelphia. Providence, San Francis co, Seattle and St. Louis.
 Germany is setting a good example.
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The GoNernOrs.

The Governors-they told their staffs to
 to brighten up their braid And deck themselves as Solomon had never
 been arFayed. They climbed upon the special trains, and In all the Halls of State the only ruling
 Governors. They whirIed away across the land as fast
 as they could whiz. Until they reached St. Louis-oid St. LOUIS
 on the Mig. The Governors left their trains with
 attaches and troops, And wondered why they were not hailed
 with hearty yells and whOops. They marched in solemn silence tii Into
 their rooms they crept, And said: Let your committee on reception
 now receDt." The city of St, Louis-old St. Louis on the
 Mig.
 The Governors they waited, and the Nawth
 Ca'lina Coy. Said it had been some moments since the
 bottle got the shove. The Gov. of Indiana asked the bill at his
 hotel:
 tainly beats Up The Gov of South Dakota said he'd take no
 more in his No more of this St. Louis-old St. Louis oh
 the Mig. The Governors-they fingered till the fun
 had all been had; They loitered in the corridors impatient, hot
 and mad: And then they packed their medals, and
 their sabres, and their plumes, And dug into their wallets for the money
 for their rooms. . 4ro Now. If you're seeking trouble, then the
 way to raise it is To tell them of St. Louis-old St. Louis on
 'Ne Chicago Tribune.
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CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER CO.,,
 NEW YORK.

Sarcastic customer-Indeed! Very clever of you, I'm sure.-Harvard Lam- poon.
 His Interest.-Gertrude- say you've only been there two weeks and have an interest in the business? Vansant-Yes; I was two hours late this morning, and the boss told me I'd better take some interest in the busi- ness in the future-Magazine of Hu- nor,
 He-You say you were at the art mu- scum to-day. Did you see Psyche? She-I don't recall her. What did she have on?
 He-Why, she didn't have anything on.
 She-No I guess, then, didn't see ber.-Exchange.
 Why did you raise such row with the new waiter?" asked the manager of the theatrical hotel.
 He is so confounded stupid!" said the manager.
 What did he do?"
 Gave the arnnless wonder a finger bow" Chicago News.
 sydney Smith" hissed the little wo- man with the dripping candle, q am surprised to see you coming home in this state.''
 "Well, my dear" chuckled the collar less individual in the doorway, what state did you expect to see me come home in--Alaska or Florida?'
 Housewife (to tramp)-If you saw that wood I will give you ten cents.
 Tramp--My dear woman, assure you I would be happy to favor you, but you see if did that job for ten cents I'd be prosecuted under the new antitrust law for charging you less than I charge your neighbors.-Boston Commercial Bulletin. She had risen several times to let a gentleman pass out between the acts q am sorry to disturb you, madam, ' he remarked apologetically, as he went out for the fourth time.
 "Oh, don't mention it,'' she replied pleasantly. T am most happy to oblige you. My husband keeps the refresh ment bar."-Tid-Bits
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ANOTHER nAPPYLAND.

The United States is not the only country on this continent that is feel ing extra good just now. Argentina is pretty chipper Her long-standing dis pute with Chile is disposed of, the es- timated deficiency in the budget for the past year has been covered by economy and good administration, a substantial gold fund for debt con- version has been accumulated and the continued progress made in all branches of production and commerce is sufficient to permit the suppress sion of the extra tax on imports next year. Add to these encouraging things the fact that new land legislation re- gently passed is expected to result in making productive large areas that have hitherto been waste and the promise that the government will soon establish agricultural schools, and Argentina feels warranted in letting herself feel some honest joy and pride.
 Argentina may interfere somewhat with our plan for feeding the world" but we can't afford to be jealous of her prosperity and progress.