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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-04-17
Roll of Honor.

Roll Of Honor.
The following friends have
done the agreeable during the
past week by either becoming
new subscribers or renewing
their subscription to the COURIER
during the past week. May
heaven bless 'em:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-04-17
Drace Re elected.

The complete returns from the
contest for county school com.
missioner in this county Tues.
day, April Z, 1908, show the fol-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
RECENT COMMENT.
More Trouble in China.

Harper's Weekly.
China than expressed just been uttered by
Doctor Robert Coman, Jr. who has long been
with the Picking court physician Il Huns-Chang
and several members Of the royal family
man reminds that at the beginning Of June,
cabed that foreign in China inevitable and
We all know how swiftly his predictions fulfilled
tets us now. with the added weight Of that ominous
and successful prophecy to him. that foreign
war In China is more inevitable unless the Powers
determine to anticipate it by rapid advance Picking
and the immediate deposition Of the Dowager Empress
This he believes will not he done therefore his prophecy
Is one Of war. certain. inevitable and immediate.
feel the ful force of his view follow the
by which he has reached It. Ha coseness center
of power and TO the Manchu has given op-
portunty follow the inner things and he
tells us what he has First. important he
asserts that the Dowaser Empress is still absolute ruler
We well believe that the Of the
Powers did little to diminish that hatred In her policy
the Empress is ably and enthusiastically by
Chief Minister Yung Lu-or Jung Lu, Doctor Colt
man calls him. And both in perfect harmony with
the great fighting General. Tung Fu-Hsiang with
the eled Prince Tuan busy drilling hardy Mongo-
liam troops ON the northern border Middle Kingdom
In other words Doctor Coman tells the triad
or Ttng Publishing Tuan and Yung Lu whose position
we described in recent issue. the Dowager Empress
must be added fourth and that the which
We spoke of being under the leadership OF
is really being carried under shelter the i'm
perial throne
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
GOOD MEN IN OFFICE.

The people of ST Louis can put of the right
kind in the House of Delegates if they will. They do
not need to depend the primary decisions
of any party municipal questions If the party
leaders will not provide proper tickets the public can
do and also elect them. What the voters desire
they get.
Among the nominees for the House are some re-
spectacle men. who might be relied upon 10 fulfill
their duties wisely and honorably But there too
many candidates below the present good government
standard. This is not the fault of the parties so
much it Is the fault OF the voters in certain wards
Not enough interest has been demonstrated by the
average citizen in months election. Some wards
fguratvey speaking. asleep; they will allow
desirable candidates to win without opposition and
afterwards will complain that they misrep-
resented.
The political parties have not rule, shown any
active interest in ward nominations: they have con-
fined their selections to candidates elected at large
leaving ward affairs to settlement by the wards This
has resulted in the continued domination of ward af
fairs by the district workers Of both parties and
sequently in misrepresentation in the House. If the
people of the wards satisfied that this influence
should continue to assert its power they will have to
be content with results 1t is up to the people of the
wards The good people can suppress this influence
If they desire, if they will become active.
Thousands Of people never give thought to public
questions until election day. and that is OFTEN too late
to do any good They will go to the polls on election
day and read the ballot. There's Bill Jones can
didate for the House. He's of the gang. He's
pretty thing to represent this ward That is what
the voter soliOquzes when he reads the ticket. But
does he think that probably Bill Joness rame
would not be the ticket If the voters had taken
Bills scalp early in the campaign?
AdmonitiOn Is given the voters far enough in adj
place the full responsibility for results the
respectable Of every ward Of the city. If the
spectacle people satisfied to be msrepresented in
the House. they will do nothing to oppose some of the
individuals who candidates. If they desire that
their wards be properly and honestly represented
they will! induce competent honest to for the
House. The voters have the situation entirely within
their power.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
STAMP OFT THE PLAGUE.


Upon his Honor, Judge Jefferson Pollard and his
judicial confreres of like station devolves in great
measure the duty and the distinction of bringing
about a millennium of manners. These gentlemen
clothed in the dignity Of arbters of the elegances as
sisted by the municipal bluecoats intr,sted with
the enforcement Of grave provisions looking to the
outer aspect of society and particularly to its deport
the sidewalks in the street cars in theaters
and other public places where refined behavior is
sentia to comfort, cleanliness and health.
st. Louis is concerned now not with profound
sderatiOns of whether dogs legally bite those
who ignore their rights whether ladies horsewhip
rude civilians whether the wife may properly pick
the husbands pocket but is deepysexercised the
question whether certain individuals can with i'm
punity bespatter the pathway, shoes clothing or be-
foul the atmosphere of others by reckless deposits of
salivary secretiOns.
Legally it cannot be done, for the city forbds it
by ordinance The respect to be paid the ordinance
depends upon the aforesaid arbiters and the con-
stabuary. Let them dispense justice with Brutus-
like mpartialty and severity.
1t is serious reflection the civil department of
modern times that e1pectorating has become issue
in st. Lousas in every other large city-and neces
STATED resort to legislation 1t will be greater
Election IL the law Is not rgidly enforced. On the
other hand, If it is enforced. St Louis will become
conspicuous for the absence Of the splitting plague
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
SORDID NEW JERSEY

Some years ago there was a movement among the
States for kind of antitrust Legislation more drastic
corporation laws having to do chiefly with fraud
oyercapitalizatiOn. At this time. New Jersey, far
from joining the movement perceived that it's oppor-
as an asylum for corporations driven from other
places. As consequence New Jersey became n
Mecca for halt lame blind and inflated corporations
which hobbled there in droves
Since then the State has advertised as a good home
for every kind and condition of corporation and trust
Its laws grant everything and require nothing. 1t
has made of itself veritable picnic ground for
porate interests Harboring every variety of the
legal entity II offers the protection fakes
thar Morocco, without extradition laws. does to the
international tribe Of thieves
only two things. practically. required of the
corporation-that it acknowledge New Jersey as its
home and contribute to New JERSEYS Golfers. With
It's residence hung New Jersey peg the corpora
ton or tie trust do business wherever pleases
Actual residence is not necessary There are law
yers in New Jersey who make business of procuring
Residences, holding mock meetings and transactng
all business for corporate boards that have
foot in the State. Tom. Dick and Harry in say.
Kalamazoo deem it expedent to cloak their opera
tons with corporate form. They may incorporate
by telegraph and receipt of answer proceed i'm
mediately to dispose of stock
their home. In dealing with the trust question the
nation may eventually find that the evils of New Jer
sey demand first attention
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the prospects cannot become facts without money
and money can be procured in no other way except
by the issuance of bonds.
Mayor Wells has frequently explained, with DEM
Onstrations, that the public improvements planned
coincide with policy of large economy. He has
shown that the city would actually save money each
year consequence of present investments. If
the public buildings renovated and enlarged the
annual extraragant budget for repairs would be dis
pensed with; and II the sewers We're made adequate
and put in proper condition, the usual damage ex-
penses would disappear. The repairs which arc
periodically made public buildings useful, as
the structures dilapdated and the alterations have
TO be made over and over again. ever-increasing
cost.
Many of the public buildings are in deplorable
diton. Out of civic sef-respect the city should put
them in right shape. No other reason should be need,
ed And probably the voters will appreciate his fact
and approve the Charter amendment by large VOTE
as they did the Constitutional amendment. The pub
lie has been progressive in this city for several
and there is every indication that this healthy spirit
will not only survive. but grow
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
British Invasion Of Boston.
Boston Glnhn


At the call of of the members OF the Ancient
Honorable Artillery Company last week at the State
house before the Committee Military Affairs, Major
Sydney NJ Hedges stated that in 1886 the Boston organ
cation paaded the streets of London with firearms which
was the first time that armed foreign body
such thing for 800 years.
" course the thing in order Is to extend similar
courtesies to the Honorable Artillery Company
don In its proposed visit to this fall
given the Ancient Artillery Company Of
Boston in its visit to London 1896
The necessary permission parade with in
country has already been granted by the United
Government and the London company probably parade
from the dock to the hotel the banquet
hail.
There will probably be danger in this Of
reciprocity 1t might be WELL however. appoint a
mittee to keep the lion and the unicorn the old
house within bounds should they demonstra-
tive while the Brishers passing
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Germany want. Our Friend.Aip.

REVIEW OF HeV1eWS.
1t has been frequently argued in these that the
German Government contempates only the most friendly
relations with the Government Of the United States and
that 1t has dsavowed any acquire territory
in South America Germany has too much on her hands
IN the OLD World to seek trouble the New. For
thing, the German nation Is in danger Of being
divided against itself. intense strain between the
Emperor and his supporters and the Social Democrats
VINO now form the largest in the Empire German
population and industry growing remarkably and 1t
is not strange that German ambition should look toward
territorial expansion at some future time But the do
mestic problems that loom large the horizon are
destined to claim Germanys chief attention for consid-
cradle period. When Germanys tariff schedules.
many Of which are at stupendously high rates come into
Effect next year. there will be renewed dissensons at
home because OF the increased price of foodstuffs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
WORLD'S-19O4-FAIR.
VOTERS WILL NOT FORGET.

1t is being truthfully said throughout the country
that. II Congressional election 10 be held this
year. the record of the session just closed wo;id in
sure the defeat Of the Republican party at the polls
This assertion Of the peoples recognition Of Re-
publican collapse In the performance of public duty
might indeed be carried further In the Presidential
elections Of 1904 the popular resentment Of such de-
liberae neglect Of duty the part of the peoples
representatives is likely to be felt to extent that
will not be relished by Republicans.
The plain fact Of the situation is that the national
managers Of the Republican party have allowed them
selves to become overbod in their disregard Of Amer
can public sentiment. They feel that their machine
is firmly intrenched in control of the Government
thst 1t venture to for the trusts and the
privileged classes in general at the utter sacrifice Of
the rights Of the many They upon the potency
of big campaign slush-fund supplied by the trusts,
and upon the influence exerted by these monopoly
organizations in controlling the votes Of hundreds Of
thousands Of employees to hold the Republican party
secure in power This Is the explanation of AFRO
yance which has reached the point of frank
tempt for the popular will
Unless all signs fail, however, convincing rebuke
will be administered to this spirit next year. The
termination of the final session of the Ffty-seventh
Congress is attended by general dissatisfaction with
results that is ominous for the Republican party.
There IL growing feeling that the time has for
American voters to take from Republican hands a
control Of government which has been fagrantly
misused and to insist that public affairs shall once
more be administered in the peoples behalf rather
than for the exclusive benefit of powerful few. The
prospect is that this spirit will make itself mani
fest at the polls year in the defeat of Republican
candidates.
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intelligent thought which is in part responsible
the recognition of the natural and racial differences
between the negro and the white citizen in the United
States.
The distinction is perpeually and eternally fixed so
far as this country IL concerned. Forty years ago
there might nave been some doubt about t-there
might have been excuse for bubble and tergiversa
ton. To-day we may well realize the unalterable
facts The Nation is at least forty years behind the
times.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
STRIKERS HELD A Meeting.
Lead Works Employees Firm in
Their Demands for an Increase.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Desloge, No.. March S.-The crushers. feed
ers and cagers Of the National Lead Works
VINO are on strike held IL meeting last
ninght and decided to stand fdmly for a
raise in wages from N.i5 TO Sl.65 a day
they claim their work is the hardest and
the pay the least Work at the mills and
mines is practically stopped. The miners
union disciaims authority for the action OF
the strikers who are kept away from the
works by armed guards.
me agitation is traced to Jose Kesler a
labor leader. The company Will notsuffer
SO much as the strikers, as coal is short and
few weeks tie-up would not put the COM
pany TO great inconvenience. Jake Buente
a clerk in the company's Office accom-
panied by Deputy Constable, went to kes-
ler's house to arrest him. but Kesler gave
the officers the slip. and they fired guns
after him.
Vice President William McChesney is on
the ground, and he and Assistant Bordall
are working away to get men who Will
take the places Of the striking laborers.
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CHARLES NOEL

CHARLES NOEL.
Ovsp,boro KY March S.-Charles Noel, aged
= S Last sss On Is sr.s
tsrmA
MISS EVA sHADLE
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
esd s.T. i lsat evsnins sflsr Weeks insss .:
heart failure
MISS EMILY STREET..
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
o,'s Nd a1 sssss sni s. s s su :
horns Of her sister. Mrs ). A. 0odby. she had
resided in this county Tor H.ots than hall a
WALKER J. BROWN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Eontou, Mo, March l-wslker J. Brown, an
home In THIS city to-day at the age OF Is
yesrs.
MRS. p. X. ROACH
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
yss;. aed soa.y ": i one & 'tf hs assa
profni ,.S snIssh vHIh.rs in this city; shs
day, when was tSs esnss So Of her denai.. Her
eDFtns1,sia divisson Of the H 4 o. D. w. r r.
Ths funeral viii tsfs place WEDNESDAY.
JONATHAN WRIGHT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Lebanon. Ill, March s-JonathAn Wright died
Of hers, aged 8 year,. He was . proninsn!
.,1S., s siS md a Sns tins superintendent OF
Mrs LOUIS DENoNrcoURT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Cairo. Ill. March a-Mrs. Louis Dsmontcourt
died at her home in Cairo Last night. She
prominent Iumhsrrnan IT Cairo, who was muir
cered az Garuthsrsvlls some three years ago.
SIMON MACsHUND.
REpUB1Lo SPECIAL.
Of the oldsst TssiSen1 OF Hermann. died At his
home this morning. aged q year..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
Senator Hanna Declares That At
tempt to Modify Agreement
Would Defeat Project.
time NOW IS TOO SHORT
"If United States Tries to Get
Ownership of Land Treaty Limit
VIII Expire Before Colombia
Can Amend Constitution"
The Republic Bureau.
, !, =, and parnG..gt-unfa Ava


Washington March S-Ssnator Hanna was
asked to-day for his opinion of the reported
plan of the Democrats in the Senate to
amend the canal treaty with Colombia in
sach manner as TO vest in the United
states absolute sovereignty over the canal
strip.
Il do not know the plans of the Demo-
Gratis said he. but | assume it is true
that some Of the leading Democrats are 90
ing to follow the leadership OF Senator
Morgan ard try to amend the treaty. IL
such amenGn.snt were made it would
have The effect killing the treaty. That
is the OPINION OF Secretary Hay and II is my
opinion. too
'Nny should such an amendment have
that eject" was asked.
In the Hrst place It IS recognized fact
that the Constitution OF Colombia prevents
the Alienation OF territory. liz The Senate
amenGeo the treaty BEFORE it could be rati-
hsc by Colombia. convention would have
To be ca!.Sd IN that country 10 amend the
Cons titutioL.
Before that could be done the time in
which the treaty must pe ratified would ex-
pire, and the treaty would cease to have
any standing as between the TWO countries.
A new treaty would have to De- negotiated.
The result will be that We would be put
back several years. Any member of the
Senate who votes to amend the treaty votes
against the construction or an isthmlan ca
nal.
We have had considerable trouble ne
gotiating this treaty. and We nave 1t in
State; are as well projected as IL absolute
sovereignty We're granted this country. the
Colombians have gone as far az they are
willing TO go, They are naturally suspicious
OF us. II any changes should be made in
the treaty II would result in its rejection
and very likely prevent the negotiation OK
Il new convention"
DO You think 1t will be possible to ratify
the Colombian treaty.?
Il do. I am sure that the Democrats
will not be willing TO accept the response
bility of defeating this treaty, and SO pre-
venting the building OF the canal The Re-
publicans are almost unanimous for the
treaty, and | know Of some Democrats VINO
Will not vote TO amend the treaty for the
reasons I have given"
Il do not think II Will be a short SEES
sion. In my opinion 1t will last more than
a month. j see no way in which we can
get away in short order now. You see. the
Committee on Foreign Relations failed TO
report the Colombian treaty yesterday.
That means that 1t will not be reported
until Tuesday at the earliest. Thus We have
lost week al the outset"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

The bond issue contemplated by the adoption last
autumn Of amendment to section IL, article K, Of
the State Constitution cannot be made until section
o. article iii, Of the City Charter Is amended
state specifically the cost and nature Of the public i'm
provements that would be made with the money de-
rived from the SALE Mayor Wells has asked the MI
ncipal Assembly call special election for June %
and then submit Charter amendment proposition to
the voters.
This course was not deemed necessary at first The
voters understood last autumn that the Constitutional
amendment would be sufficient Of itself to authorize
the issuance Of the bonds and the public took for
granted that the sale would be duly made But legal
authorities investigated Constitution and Charter pro-
visions and decided that all essentials leading up to
Mayor Wells and the fiscal officials Of the city accept.
the negotiations better too right than any
gree dubitable and they concluded to give the citizens
opportunity to ratify the former favorable vote
No doubt the public will approve the proposed
amendment. This result may be considered prcor-
dained, for the reason that the proposition which will
be presented to the voters in June will be fundamen-
tally the same as that which was expressed In the
Constitutional amendment. II there is any differ
ence In principle between the two propositions the
difference favors from the average citizens stand
point, that submitted for 1t embodies detailed
statement of the projects which will be executed with
the funds
The improvements not only desirable, but
necessary. Without them st. Louis will remain the
same, indefinitely the same and there will be no ma
terial change for the better. 1t is well enough to
consider and talk about extensive public work. but
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
MIR. DARWIN AND THE NATION"

Darwin demonstrated that since the animal man
attained the rank Of manhood he has diverged into
distinct races and that the white aud negro are
distinct that naturalist, without knowing other
wise might, first observing specimens, reasonably
declare them to be different species.
The Nation, which has ardently affirmed Mr..
Roosevelts implied doctrine Of social equality and
warmly supported his policy of negro determinations
has received a letter containing a poser" The
writer, after quoting Darwin's conclusions takes the
correct view that ntermarriage OF the white and
black races means racial lowering and respect
fully asks the Nation, in effect how it reconcile
its own and Mr.. Roosevelts ideas with unpardon-
able sin against nature the assumption being that
cial equality logically tends to intermarriage
The Nations remarkable and evasive reply will
astound every white inhabitant Of the Western
Hemisphere. 1t says: "Mr Darwin is arguing from
the confessed brotherhood Of against the doctrine
of fixed Species and raises question Of superior
inferior in the distinction
Therefore, we conclude Of course, there can be no
towering" in nature. In nature all free snd
equal The high type is not affected by crossing
The mule is equal to the horse
That however, has not been the view of the States
men who nodded our institutions. That was not the
view of Mr.. Lincoln, who recognized the physical
differences between the races bar to equality
That was not the view even Of the rankest abolition
list Of Lincoln's time.
Oliver Wendell Holmes forcibly and eloquently
phrased the truth 'The Creator has hung out the
cOlors that form the two ralyng points 80 that they
shall be unmistakabe, eternal; nay, there is hardly
single sense that does not bear witness the neace
able distinction of blood" Neither he nor Mr. Lin
coin was an anthrop0logis but they represented the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
FUGITIVE ALDERMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
John w. Newman of Oakland, ILL.,,
Swallows CarbOlic Acid at
Ridgefarm, Ill.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Ridgefarm. ILL.,, March s.-John w. New
man. City Alderman OF Oakland. ILL.,. a fugi-
tive from justice, committed suicide this
morning by taking carbolic acid.
Newman was a stock dealer at Oakland.
and stood high in commercial circles. Three
months ago he left Oakland and his where
abouts was not known until to-day.
The cause of the flight was the utterance
of forged notes, which came to light after
his disappearance.
Newman was elected Alderman as whis-
ky man in the First Ward OF Oakland and
held the balance Of power in the City Coun-
eli. He was a silrewd political worker and
a power in Coles County politics. and a fac
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Missouri legislators to favor the idea of re-
moving the State capital from Jefferson City to ST.
Louis The metropolis of Missouri would appreciate
the compliment Of being chosen the capital city if
the change felt to be necessary The only feature
of the original proposition to which ST Louis objected
was that this city should pay 100000 for what
would in reality benefit the State at large far more
than it would benefit ST. Louis