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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04

Hsyre. April s-Arrived: La Champagne
from New York. y
Halifax, April s.-Arrived: sardinian,
Glasgow.
Bolton, April 3-Arrived:- saxonia. Liver
pool and Queenstown.
Palermo. April 3.-Arrived: Auguste Vic
torial 'Messine, on cruise. Sailed: PrinzesIu
victoria Luise Crom New York via Genoa
and Eonetantinople) on cruise.
Dupgeness. April 3.-Passed: Luxor, San
Francisco. Tocopilla. Valparaiso, ETC., via
Tenerfr for Hamburg
Sydney. n. s. w. April s-Arrived Pre-
viously; Aorangi, Vancouver via Ronolalu
and Brisbane.
Auckland. April 3-Arrived previously:
sonome, San Francisco via Honolulu for
Sydney. N. S. w.
New York. April 3.-Arrived: Deutschland,
Hamburg, Southampton and Cherbourx.
Ponta Fe.raria, April 3.-Passed: Com
monwealth, Boston for Genoa and Naples.
Dunnethead. April 3-Passed:s NickoEai II,
New York for Copenhagen. etc.
Butt OF Lewis. April 3.-Passed: Norge.
New York for Christiansand and Copenha-
gen.
Lizard. April s-Passed: Ryndam. New
York fer Rotterdam.
Genoa. April L-Ar-ived: Trojan Prince.
New YORK. :
Liverpool. April s1Arrived: Cedric. New
York. frE'. ! y.
Antwerp. April s.--Arr1yed: Nsderland,
philadelphia =, :
Glasgow. April S.-Arrtved:. Pomeranian.
New York: Hungarian, Boston.
Moville. April 3-Sailed: FNurnessia (from
Glasgow. New York. Tunisian, ST. John;
N B.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
CROPS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.
Sowing and Planting in Missouri
Delayed by Late Spring.
REPrRI.Ic SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Columbia. No. April s--The regular
monthly crop report for Missouri was issued
by the United states Bureau to-day as fol-
lows:
Reports have been received from los counties
n The state and taken as whole 'hsy "a Sh9w IsNs
The warm weather during March started the
sin and nd IS We'll adysnced. In seversi OF the
southern counties, however, only 10 per cent OF
The cat esS eI1p o IN. ep tSI was soSn a, the
same time last year. Gardens have been plantei.
the state some corn has been planted. Tne soil
Is almost universally zoo wet and Il worslns
Vet weather But hisIe fan and winter piowins
has been d0ne. which puts the farmers % behind the
Tne pastures and wheat are further advanced
than tne ayeIsse ~. ~st win, w.sr ol a1a snd y,
some neignoorhoods some OF last years corn
crop was unsa'neredw waEAr II Mareh D.
The present condition OF the wheat crop IS
=. whs1 s. i SSnt ysa and Pelnfs sboye sns
average ror the previous fiye years. and .. prae-
1 seay Tor me the ss years 100 isoi ana So
few correspondents report some damage from
iasssa hsssish from overflow along the streams the
largest damage from this cause being In Missis-
prgoSabiy Destroyed. some helds on nat. un-
drained sc. have been injured By heesins ,S nS-,h
cas-; 50. northwest 80. central g. southwest 81:
so1s:soS over the STATE HE esste acreage
Is 2s2l.soo eeres or about points os,.T .,.r ,ne
are H. however, above the normal. being q
ner cent larxer than the crop harvested in 1sy-
Tha acreage Of this years crop 6y sections. com
pared with last years IL: Northeast q norm ,dl
ss.t 30 central 90 southwest 50. southeast loi.
The total acreage for each section ts: Nortneast
"a aoo northwest $500. central te-.ooe. south-
west ss3.T00. southeast 7es. so
Timothy meadows are in excellent conciton
and me growth at this time II IN advance OF last
year. The present condition is %. compared Win
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04

this monopoly enabling him to fix the price to
both producer and consumer
Many OF the great packing house concerns were
shown to be in combination with each other and
with most OF the great railway lines. whereby
they enjoyed large secret concessions in rates
and thus obtained practical monoDoly Of the
These fusiors. though vIoIative OF 7the statute.
had prevailed unchecked for so many years that
with the commercial life OF certain large dis
tributing localities; although this was Of course
at the expense Of the vast body OF law-abl1ing
merchants. the general public and particularly
Of unfavored localities.
Under those circumstance it was a serious
problem to determine the wise course to follow
In yitalizinE law which had in part become
obsolete proved incapable of enforcement or
what what the AttoIney-tisnerel DID in enforcing Il |
upon the law had betrayed weaknesses snd i'm
PerfeGtions some Of them 50 serious as to rem
edy FOR the existing evils.
IL IL clear that corporations created
for quasi public purposes, clothed for
TINT reason with the ultimate power
of the State to take private property
nEninSt the Will of the owner, hold
trust for the fairly impartial service
of all the public. FayOritisn in the
use of such powers, unjustly enrich
ing some and uniustly impoyerishinE
others. discriminating I'm favor of
some places and against others, is pal
pably vIolative Of plain principles OF
Justice.
such practice unchecked Is hurtful IN many
ways. Congress, having ARd ats attention drawn
10 the matter, enacted u most Important anu
rebate Law. which greatly s,Ttnstheas the inter
state commerce law. Tnis new law prohibits,
under adequate penalties. the giving and as wen
and provides the preventive remedy o. injunction.
1he vigorous administration of this law. and II
will be enforced. Will. II is hoped, AFFORD a
substantial rerneuy for certain trust evils which
have attracted public attention and have created
public unrest
This law represents noteworthy and irnpor-
taut advance coward Just and effective regulation
of Transportation Moreover. It's passage has
been supplemented by the enactment Of a law TO
expedite the hearing Of actions OF public mo-
fnent under the antitrust act. known as the
Sherman law, and under the act 10 regulate com
merce. at the request OF the Attorney General;
and furthermore additional funds have been ap-
prop-lated to be expended under the direction OF
the Attorney General I'm the enforcement or these
laws
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
THREE INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
Storm Sweeps Over Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Illinois and Kentucky.

kilograms to The Republic indicate that
snowstorm was almost general over Mis-
souri, and Kansas and swept thr jugh parts
Of Illinois and Kentucky yesterday.
Three inches of, snow fell in Kansas. but
the fall was not nearly so heavy in Mis-
souri,. and IT generally melted as it fell.
in many sections rain accompanied the
snow Although many fruit trees have be-
gun to leaf and bud, still it is thought no
great injury will be done to them.
At St Joseph. No.. as well as at many
points in the Northwest, telegraph and tel
ephone wires are down.
The greatest drop is reported at olean,
No. where the mercury in the thermom-
eter fell fifty-three degrees in a few hours.
Some points in Illinois report freezing.
The storm reached Paducah, KY, about
noop with terrific gale. which caused all
boats to hug the banks. The steamboat VIC
tor was blown from her moorings and came
near capsizing. A skin containing six men
was turned over and the occupants had a
narrow escape.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
TROOPS AND C0NSTABULARY
DEFEAT FORCE OF LADR0NES
band which Captured suriEoa IL
overta<en at Lake Mninit, in the
Island of Mindanao.

Manila. April "A force OF troops and
constabulary. commanded by Captain Per
~, overlook and routed on the shore OF
Lake Mainit. March 81. the band OF con-
victs and ladrones who recently attacked
and held for a time possession Of Surgao.
Island of Mindanso.
No details OF, the fighting have been re-
ceived. Captain Perry is pursuing the en-
emy.
A mixed force OF scouts and constabulary.
numbering 1T5 men. defeated 800 ladrones In
two fights near Idan, Province Of Caytte,
yesterday, killing seven OF the enemy and
wcunding twelve. The Government forces
had no casualties.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
ESCAPE AFTER RUNNING FIGHT.
Bank Robbers Fatally Wound Cit
izen at Leger, /. T.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lawton. Ok. April 3.-Robbers attempted
to rob the Bank OF Leger. small town
twenty-five miles west OF here. last night
In attempting TO stop them J. W. Roberts
was fatally injured. being shot through the
side by the robbers in escaping.
Three men reached Leger at o'clock on
a Frisco freight train. They made a survey
OF the town. learning first that the bank
had an unusual amount OF money or hand.
At II o'clock the robbers forced an en-
trance to the building. One took up a POSI-
ton at the front and one the rear. The
third went inside to apply the nitrogiycerin.
The shot was balk. but served TO arouse
persons sleeping nearby. Armed men rushed
to the bank, and fusillade followed. The
robbers escaped, reaching the Frisco yards,
where they stole hand car and started
West.
point and ouanab TeSA and their prog
ress was unimpeded. A Sheriff's posse Is
on the trail. The robbers are believed to be
the same ones who robbed the Hennessey
Post Office three weeks ago
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
PRESIDENT OPPOSES
REFORM THROUGH TARIFF.
Continued From Page One.

mainly to the rapidity and eompiexity of our in-
dustrial growth. we are confronted with prob
lens which. in their present shape were un-
known TO our forefathers- Our great prosperity.
with its accompanying concentration of popula-
uon and OF wealth, Its extreme specialization
dustrial- leaders has brought much good and some
eyil. and It Is foolish 20 ignore the good as
willfuiiy to blind ourselves to the evil
The evil has been partly the inevitable acom-
paniment Of the social changes. and where this
is the case Il can be cured neither by law nor
by the administration Of the law. the only rem
edy lying in the slow change OF character and Of
economic environment. But for a portion OF the
evil. at least, we think that remedies can he
found. We know well the danger OF false rem
edles. and We against all violent, radical AMI
unwise change. But We believe that by proceed
ing slowly. yet resolutely, with good sense and
moderation. and also with firm determ nation
not to be swerved from course either By
foolish clamor or by any base sinister infiu-
euce. we can accomplish much for the betterment
Of conditions.
Nearly two years ago. speaking at the state
Fair in Minnesota. 1 said:
.'It is probably true that the large majority OF
the fortunes that now exist In this country have
been aInasSed. not by inJuring people, but as
an Incident to the conferring OF great benefits
upon the community. and this. no matter what
may have been the conscious purpose Of those
amassing them. There is bot the scanuest justi-
hcation for most OF the outcry against the men
Of wealth. As such: and II ought to Be unnecessary
TO state that any appeal which directly or in
direstly' leads 90 suspicion and hatred aIilong
ourselves, which tends 20 limit opportunity. and
therefore to shut the door OF success against
poor men OF talent. and, finally. which entails
the possibility Of lawlessness and violence. IS
an attack upon the fundamental properties pI
American citizenship. Our interests are at bot-
tom common: in the long r1In go up or 80
DOWN together. Yet more and more II is eVi-
ton. has got 10 possess the right Of supervision
an6 control regards the great Corporations
which are Its creatures: particularly as regards
the great business combinations which derive a
portion Of their Importance from the existence OF
some monopolistic tendency. The right should
be exercised with caution and selfrestr lint. but
II should exist. SO that 1t may be invoked II the
need arises
la fall sn as Y eafd.
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assist Prosecuting Attorney Stone, Mt
Crow assumed one OF the biggest tasks ne
has undertaken. Judge Hazell confers with
him constantly and It is evident that they
are working in harmony to uneartn any
boodling which may have taken place.
Shortly after the alleged distribution ot
money in ST. Louis. there was some not
Gus living in the district east OF Jenerson
avenue. Several 500 bills passed over coun-
ters Just before the celebration began
II is rumored that some evidence has been
secured regarding this development. the
names Of some of the best spenders being
on hand 7. Z BOhlON.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
MRS. DRIVER CLAIMS STOCK.
Declares Document Taken by Con-
stable Is Not Husbands Property.

zula Driver called at Justice Grifbn's
court yesterday and made afndavit that the
certificate Of stock taken from her hus-
band. James ". Driver. last Wednesday by
Deputy Constable Charles Potee, is her pri-
vate property
The certificate was levied upon 10 satisfy
judgment for S2Ol. % against her husband
In favor OF Thomas II. Forester. An en-
gagement was made with Driver by an at
torney for Forester to bring the certificate
10 his office to show II TO a purchaser. He
then notified the Constable. who posed as
the purchaser until he got possession of the
Daper
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only 60 one year ago. and = i've years average
OF IS. Clover has been injured some by "hezS
ing and OF the spring sowing has been
killed bv tha late freezing. but most OF ths
correspondents reDort q good stand Of young
clover. The condition Of the clover crop Is 50.
compared with 81 last year. In some OF the
southern counties the cowpea crop II taking ths
Alfalfa IL doing well In number OF localitie.
and will be tried most extensively this year.
LIVE STOCK
The very wet weather has been damaging 10
all live stock that was not properly sheltered
and scme losses have been reported from a num-
been account OF improper care. from blackleg
and malignant catarrh; the losses among horses
from dIstemler and INDIGESTION. caused from
feeding spoiled hay and fodder. The losses on
hogs have been principally from swine plague ana
hog cholera -.
Taken as q whole. however. the live stock Of
the state n In about the average condltion as
20 health and thrift for this season of the year
The average condition for cattle Il ~. which -
exactly the the nve-year average. The
average condition Of hogs Is 90 which In points
above the nve-year averaEe- Tne report 70 quite
general that hogs very scarce and that the
number OF spring pigs will be much smaller than
usual.
Apples are IN good condition. practically tbs
same as last year. There Is great variation In
the reports peache-. few correspondents
from all sections Of the State reporting small
percentage OF live peach buds. Several core
spondentS IN the extreme southern counties re-
port from : to 50 per cent Of live buds Ths
compared with only per cent at the same time
LAST yesr. Strawberry plants in excellent
condition. Pears and cherries have been injured
some by recent frosts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
INVESTIGATION BEGUN
INTO THE BEEF COMBINE.

At nearly the same time the disclosures re-
specting the secret rebates enjoyed BY the great
high price OF meats led the Attorney General to
direct an investigation into Tire methods OF the
fled bills for injunction against six OF the prin.
cipal packing house companies. and restrained
them from combining and agreeing upon prices
other than those in which their meats were pre-
pared for market. Writs OF injunction were is
sued accordingly. and since then. after full argu-
ment. the United states Circuit Court has made
The cotton interests Of the South. including
growers. buyers and shippers. made complaint
thai they were suffering great injury, In their
business from the methods Of the Southern rail-
roads in the handling and transportation Of cot
ton. They alleged that these railroads. by com
support their rate schedules. had denied TO the
shippers the right TO elect over what roads their
commodities should be shipped. and that by d.
riding u9on hNed basis the cotton crop OF
the. South. all indrcement to compete In rates
for the transportation thereof was eliminated.
PROCEEDINGS were Instituted by the Attorney Cen
the destruction OF the pool and in restoring 20
the growers and shippers Of the South the right
ed. thus removing the restraint upon The free
dom Of commerce.
In November. 1902. the Attorney General direct
United States Circuit Court al san Francisco
against the Federal Salt Company. corporation
which had been Organized under the laws Of an
cpai place Of business in California. and against
a number OF other companies and persons con-
These injunctions we're 10 restrain the execution
Of certain contracts between the Federal Salt
Company and the ether Defendants. by which
salt exeeps from and to the FEDERAL salt Com
pany. and not to engage. or assist in the produc-
lion OF salt west Of the Mississippi River during
suit OF these agreements the price OF salt had
been advanced about 100 per cent
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
PICNIC GROUND is OFFERED.
Use of Grove Near Suburban Park
Suggested to Commissioner.

President Samuel NJ Kennsrd Of the
Suburban Railroad and Frederick Nell In
mes. who has leased Suburban Park for the
corrfng season Yesterday sent q communal
cation to Park Commissioner Ridsey offer
ing TO place grove adjoining Suburban
Park at the disposal Of school children for
picnicr.
president Kennard expressed a willingness
10 see that a special rate would be made for
carrying children to the park over his road
Mr.. lines stated that he would see that
the grove would be Improved II the public
-arEs arc to be closed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
WIEL STIMULATE MARKET.
Brokers Take Favorable View of
Large Dividend Payments.

A temporary stimulation In the local
stock and bond list is looked forward to nyss
brokers. as a result OF the large dividend
payments due this month. Several issues.
which are looked upon as bargains, at the
present prices it is thought Will be dealt
In largely.
IN aodluon 70 vi Ls hss " NV lceilcS payable
public the following corporations styin make
payulerts: Colonial Trust Company 60
COO: German-American Bank 5000: Mer-
camille Trust Company. 5000: American
Arfthuometer Company. "a $4,000 and
the Shultz Betting Company. G.2O0
amount published yesterday. makes
grand total of S1.157.320 to be paid by large
local companies this month.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
NEW DEPARTMENT., OF
COMMERCE AND LABOR.

In its wisdom Congress enacted the very irnpor-
and labor. and further providing therein under
the Secretary OF Commerce and Labor for & Com
Of supervision Of ana Of making inteiliSent IN
yestigation into the organization and conduct Of
corporations engaged In interstate commerce. His
powers to expose illegal or hurtful practices and
Of further Intelligent legislation seem adequate:
and the publicity Justitiable ana proper for pub
law was passed al the very end OF the session
OF Congress. owing to the Iateness OF its pas-
easiinment for the new department and ne hrst
few months must necessarily be spent in the
tons must necessarily be OF a tentative charac-
The satisfactory development Of such system
requires time and great labor. Those who are
will a.surediy administer It in a spirit OF abso-
lute fairness and justice and OF entire fearless
poTation doing legitimate business@on % the the con
trsry to help it-and. On the otner hand. not to
legal practices. or the methods Of which may
nsks Reod vii n be e dpne IN me meSs1s
futnre: and as the department gets fairly TO
good. work will be opened along the lines indi-
significant contributors which have been made
in our time toward the Ptopess s sGgt9n of tie
great corporations ana corporate combination
of what has been done in the effort 10 ascertain
and correct improper trust or monopostic prac-
n,aissson an able and n0npsrtisan body. re-
ported 10 Congress the result Of their lnvestiga-
ZION OF trusts and Industrial combinations. One
OF The most Important Of their conclusions was
ff,at sd!ecriminations in freight rates and facii-
fties were granted favored shippers BY the rail-
roads and that these Determinations clenr.y
tended toward the control Of production and
prices in many fields Of business by large COM
THAT this conclusion jgstihable was shown
NY tFs DISCLOSURES in the investigation OF rail-
road Inethds pursued In the fall and winter Of
Ia0i-leO2 II was then shown that certain trunk
lines had entered into unlawful , % ssreements as
West TO the Atlantic seaboerd. giving a few
charges imposed upon the smaller dealers and
the general public.
GIuppEHG
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
SUPERVISION AND CONTROL
ITO ELIMINATE EVILS.

(. The necessary supervision and control. in
which firmly believe the only method OF
eliminating the real evils OF the trusts. must
come through wisely and cautiously framed leg
isation. which shall aim In the first place 70 give
definite control to some sovereign power over the
when once this power has been conferred, by a
system giving to the Government the fu!l knowl-
edge, which is the eSsention for satisfactory ac-
ton. Then when this knowledge-one Of the es-
sSnttal features Of which is proper publicity
has been gained what further steps OF any kind
born OF the possession OF power to deal with
the subject, and OF thorough knowledge OF
what should and can be done in the matter We
need. additional power. and We need knowledge
Such legislation-whether obtainabe now
or obtainaple only after constitutional amend
vision, the most prominent feature OF which at
first should be publicity; that is. the making
public, both to the Government authorities and
TO the people at large. the essential facts IN
which the public IS concerned This would give
exact knowledge Of many points which are
now not only in doubt. but the subject Of fierce
controversy. Moreover, the mere fact Of the
sor the light Of day is 4 deterrent to wrong
doing. II would doubtless disclose other evils
with which, for the time being, could de-
wise no way to grapple. Finally. II would dis
close others which could be grappled with and
cured by further legislative action.
In my message 10 Congress for 1901 said:
In the interest Of the whole people the nation
should without interfering with the power OF the
States In the matter. Itself also assume power of
supervision and regulation over all corporations
ooing an interstate business
The views thus expressed have now received ef-
ing legislation enacted by Congress at its isst
session.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
SPORTING

Brsxns and Cardinals VIII open The an
te-season baseball series at sportsman's
PARK this afternoon. 49, Z -.
Terry AcGovern- END his parfy have left
San Francisco on their return East.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04

Premier Combes of France declares that
fesr Of violence on the part OF the monastic
orders recently ordered to disband pre-
vents him from accompanying the President
oH,his visit 10 Algeria.
Troops and conStabulary overtake and
defeat the band OF convicts and ladrones
which captured and for a while held Surf
gao. Island of Mindnnao
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-04
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

An explosion OF gas in mine at Wilkes
barre. Pa. imperils the lives of 100 men,
bur all escape without injury.
Mayor Tom Johnson's daughter will go
oh fhe stage. despite her fathers protests.
Hetty Green has decided to leave Ho-
boken because the authorities insist on
collecting tax on her dog.
In a speech at Hartford. Conn. Baron
ven Sternberg. the German Minister tc the
United States, eulogizes the American
Navy.
President Roosevelt speaks at Milwaukee
on, the trusts. relterating his belief in the
ability Of the Government to curb unlaw-
faf combinations and absolutely opposing
any change OF the tariff in an effort to
bring about reform in this direction.