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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
Missouri Members Secure Impor-
tant Assignments Though Some
Disappointment Occur.
MEMBERSHIP is REDUCED.
De Almond Protests Against Tn
worthy Representation Civ
en- to the Minority by
Speaker Cannon.
The Republic Bureau,

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE Speaker TODAY
announced the House committees for the
Fifty-eighth Congress.
The Missouri members are well cared for
and there are but four disappointments.
none of them seroius. Mr.. Cowherd of
Kansas City desired to go on the Appro-
priations, but this was impracticable. as
Benton already had been slated for /, nl,co
on that committee. Alabama secured two
members but this was because Underwood
had been taken from the Rules, Committoo
In favor OF De Almond, and the fo,,,,e,.
was allowed to choose his position nm An
preparations.
Mr Cowherd was reappointed on Post
Offices and the District of Columbi.,s
committees. He Is rated very highly HI.
Speaker Cannon, and is admitted tn be ono
OF the best men in the House. and win
render important service in his for,,or
place.
Dougherty was urged for Rivers and
darbors. but was placed on Mines and
Mining; Rucker preferred Agriculture and
was put on Public Lands. Hunt az q
Louis sought the Labor Committee. but co.
cured a place on Manufactures. Butler .nd
Barthoidt both serve on improvements nj
the Mississippi. the latter being chair.
man.
The other Missouri members were raa,-
pointed to their former position, with the
exception of De Almond, who went ON
Rules. and Clark, Ways and Means. Alto
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HoLD-uP IN HEART OF CITY.
Six Buffalo Youths Rob Postal
Telegraph Company,s Office.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Buffalo. \. Y, Dec. 5--Armed with re-
volvers and razors, six daring youths,
whose ages range from IS to 90 years, en-
tered the Postal Telegraph company's Of
flee at Church and Pearl streets. In the
heart of the city, to-day and ordered John
Cary, night clerk, to hold up his hands.
While two bandits covered Cary's two
messenger boys with rcvolvers. the other
four broke open lockers and carried away
some money and personal effects. They
overlooked 500 in the cash drawer.
While the police were after them the
thieves tried to hold up Michael Cohen.
night operator I'm the Western Union TeIe-
graph Companys office at Main and
Genesee streets. Cohen hit the one who
had him covered with revolver over the
head with club. Others held the door
closed while one Of them tried to slash
Cohen with a razor. but he finally drove
his assailants on. The gang fed at the
Of the police.
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of It. She dresses in kills. and wore at
the ranch tights and sweater. with hand
kerchief around her neck and belt trimmed
with shells. knife and pistols, English
high-topped boots and felt hat. She is a
magnificent shot and an excellent horse
woman.
Although she does not say Damn tho
public" Lady Constance leaves 1t to be
inferred that such are her sentiments.
1.-The public has nothing to do with my
private affairs. and do not care to have
them paraded in the public prints" she
declared when asked for an interview.
The wolf hunt Monday was decided
success Besides those killed by the hunt
ers. the hounds fought quite good num-
Der to the death. and 1t was difficult to tell
which Lady Constance enjoyed the most,
the chase and the shooting or the hand
to-hand" battles between the dogs and the
wolves
A fish fry was planned and the party
whetted their appetites for 4 big spread
Of mountain trout and lunch such as
hungry folks could relish in the camp by
the lake, but a telegram from New York
calling Lady Constance back East shat
tered tho programme for the week and
destroyed the amusements for the day.
it is thought she had reference to her
approaching marriage, January 1 next,
with Captain Ainsley Of the Eleventh
British Hussars. This call to New Fork
will postpone her trip to FL Paso and
Los Angeles and tour Of California, as
previously arranged. until her return. 1t
was believed at the ranch she would sail
direct for Scotland on arriving at New
York.
Mr.. Whitney Warren of the party left
for New York on Monday. Trunks were
packed and loaded with other baggage in
wagons and hauled to Abilene Tuesday.
Miss Lazarus, who is charming st.
Louisan and a this years debutante. said
to The Republic:
II never know an hour in advance when
or where I am going. We were at the
Paris Exposition and all over Europe and
papa never announced our departure more
than sixty minutes ahead. And just think
Of it! must go now and pack my trunks
and baggage generally and get myself
ready for the Elks' ball tonight, in honor
Of Lady Constance. at Abilene.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Abilene. Tex, Dec. 5.-Lady Constance
Mackenzie has returned to the East after
a most delightful visit to the ranch of
Sam Lazarus OF st. Louis, near Abilene.
Hunting parties. fishing parties. round up.
features OF the entertainment given by.
the genial millionaire and his wife and
daughter to the Scotch woman. and she
showed by her keen enjoyment of all of
them that she is a true sportswoman.
Sam Lazarus is known all over Texas
and from New York to San Francisco, and
The Sam Lazarus Ranch and Thor
oughbred Stock Farm, sixteen miles north
east of Abilene, in what Is known as the
Abilene country" is one of the finest and
best imprcvc6-inS the world. When a boy
at Sherman, Tex. Sam never dreamed
of owning and operating a livestock
ranch in the great heart of Texas, Of
rorty-nine sections OF land. $40 acres each,
or over one and one-half township. COM
prising 81, 800 acres Of as good grass lanis
as can be found in the celebrated Blue
Grass region of Kentucky.
1t is FIVE miles from the front gate to
the front door of this ranch. located at
the juncture of the old Butterfeld mail
route and the Mackenzie trail. over which
millions of head of cattle used to be driven
annually to the markets Of the North, and
within few miles of Fort Phantom Hill,
where General Lee held his last command
in the United States Army previous to
casting his fortunes with the confederacy.
All of this history is within the memory
Of the oldest inhabitants and they
point out the Mackenzie trail and the
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Sentence Clears Docket of Men
Convicted of Naturaliza.
q ton Frauds.
WILL APPEAL THE CASE
Judge Adams Says That Remarks
Made to Dolan and Garrett
Apply to Barretts
Offense.
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D CONVICTIONS SECURED IN 4
NATURALIZATION CASES. q


. NATURALIZATION CASES. .
. Nathan Levin, May 10; serving .
. five-year sentence; case appealed .
. John Barbaglia, May g: serving .
. three-year sentence. q
. Charles Weismann. pleaded guilty .
= November 2; sentenced to three q
. years q
. Adolph Fem. November 5; scrv- Q
- ing five-year sentence. q
Thomas z Barrett, November Il; Q
= sentenced to five years and n fine Q
. OF N.0o0; appeal pending. .
John p. Dolan, November IA: SEN .
. fenced TO five years and 4 fine of .
. H.ooo; appeal pending. .
Frank p. Garrett, November "a: .
sentenced to five years and a fine q
. Of 1900: appeal pending. .
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Thomas f. Barrett. former Marshal of
the st. Louis Court of Appeals, who. with
John p. Dolan and Frank P. Garrett. was
convicted In the United States District
Court on November Il Of aiding and abet.
ting naturalization frauds, was yesterday
morning sentenced to five years hard ia
Dor in the Penitentiary and fined 81 900. by
Judge Elmer B. Adams of the United
States District Court.
Rarrett's attorney gave notice of an an
rcai. which was granted on motion of Dis
Eict Attorney Dyer. Judge Adams fixed
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Butterfeld stage route and the ruins and
specter OF Fort Phantom Hill with much
pride, mingled with awe. because of the
past memories and associations.
Nobody now seems to know why the
Texas and Pacific Railroad was not built
on its first location and land grant along
the line of the Butterfield mail route,
about fourteen miles north of where it is
now built. The city of Abilene was To-
Gated and built on the ranch Of Clabe
Merchant. one of the cattle barons of this
and that day. and who has driven many
herd of thousands Of cattle over the
old Mackenzie trail to Leavenworth, Kas.
and has hauled back ranch supplies and
rs much as $4,000 in gold coin. packed in
boxes. as the proceeds Of one years round
UP and cattle drive.
Lady Constance Mackenzie. Countess
of Scotland, probably sought out the Sam
Lazarus ranch as the best place to witness
and experience ranch life" in all its
pristine glory and excitement, because Of
the fact that General Mackenzie, L. s.
A. one - her noble relatives, had located
the Mackenzie cattle trail through this
ranch.
Lady Constance arrived at the Ranch
House last Friday from St. Louis. in COM
pany with Mr. Sam Lazarus. where they
were greeted by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sterritt. host and hostess, and Mrs. Laza-
rus and Miss Lazarus who We're already
guests Of the Ranch. Everything had
been made ready at the Ranch for the
coming of her ladyship. and she was
made monarch of all she surveyed" She
declared that she has had the grandest
time Of her life.
Lady Constance is about 5 feet high,
weighs $50 pounds and is q years old. She
Is brunette, with flowing hair and plenty
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gether. the delegation Jared very well in
committee assignments.

gether. the delegation Jared very well in
committee assignments.
The Democrats are forced to be content
with small minority on all the important
committees. and Mr.. De Almond to-day
entered protest against this. He pointed
out that on many Of the most important
committees having seventeen members the
Republicans have eleven and the Demo-
Gratis but six. He argued that the Demo-
Gratis should have at least seven members
out of seventeen, which would advance a
score or more Democrats to places now
held by Republicans. Such n proportion
was given in the Fifty-siXth Congress, but
the Democrats were reduced in the Fifty
seventh and, of course, Speaker Cannon
gladly followed the last precedent, as the
members of his party benefit greatly
thereby.
The advantage is that the members of
the committees have much greater oppor-
tunity to secure the floor for debate, ow-
ing to the frequency with which these
leading committees made reports to the
House.
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to the pastures. where there ware 1900
CIT out by Lady Constance and tie boys
ard she soon roped her pick % tie =.
| and threw him. but she could not ..hoz
| tie" him, although her bronco braced him
! self and posed for her to tie the rope to
| the pummel of the saddle and dismount
| and run and tie both fore fee. and one
| hind foot I'D in bunch. She did not
know how. One Of the boys soon taught
her the art. but she did not quite come up
TO the scratch in her attemp: to perform
that fete q la Americana!
The party came back to the ranch
house at $3.50 q. M, and Lady Constance
delighted the crowd by an exhibition Of
mounting and dismounting. She would
stand on the ground, and, with her left
hand on The pummel of her saddle, vault
in the saddle. and at times would throw
herself clear over horse and saddle and
all. She called for Manager Smiths horse
(much better than her pony-16 hands, and
she vaulted on him and off and over him
with apparent ease.
The party left the ranch at o'clock for
Abilene and the ball at Elks Hall, Lady
Constance dressed in kits and mounted
astride horseback She was the guest OF
honor and the bfl was crowning act OF
hospitality to Ihdy Constance. with the
good wishes Of Abilene society and the
hope that she will come back again in the
Fear future.
Air. and Mrs Sam Lazarus, Miss Laza-
rus and Lady Constance boarded the east
bound midnight train for st. Louis Tues
day.
Jacob Strong. the cattle king of Illinois,
In his paimiest days never owned 400
high-bred cattle. but here we have as fine
a herd as can be seen anywhere. There are
feed and water In sight on the ranch for
them all, and they will come out in the
spring as fat and smooth as they are now.
There are rs thoroughbred bulls Here
fords and Shorthorns) all pedigreed. worth
at least 1880.
There are about go broodmares on the
place and two celebrated registered stall
lions, De Navarro, years old, never beat
en-, and Macy, 10 years old. after making
season here, went to st. Louis and made
four races. winning in one mile and twen-
ty yards in 1:421ls. Their is large bunch
of weanling colts. all registered, that will
be shipped by express to st. Louis In the
spring. They are now in training on the
ranch race course.
Governor Stanford of California told
the writer that he had expended 100000
cash at Pah Pinto to demonstrate the
fact that as good horses could be bred
and raised in California as in Kentucky.
and think the Governor fully did that
before he died; and I also think Mr..
Lagrave has done equally as well in
proving that he can do the same thing
here in Texas.
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ELECTRIC TRUST IN GERMANY.
Combination Of Big Concerns Has
a Capital of $4,000, 1000.

Berlin. Dec. 5.-It was decided to-day to
amalgamate the Allgemeinde and Union
Elektrictaets companies, which had al
ready formed working agreement.
The union companies 24,000.000 shares
will be Transformed into 100000 OF the
AlIgemeine shares. making the capital of
the latter $19,000000.
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ST. LOUIS ELKs TO HONOR
MEMORY OF THEIR DEAD.
Annual Service Takes Place This Aft
ernOOn Mt ST. Johns Epis-
cOpal Church.

At the annual memorial service of st.
Louis Lodge, No. 8, of the Benevolent and
Protective order Of Eiks in st. Johns
Episcopal Church, this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, eight lighted candles win stand
Just inside the chancel rail. The roll of
members will be called. and as the names
of those who have died in the last year
are read, and there is no response, a light
Will be snuffed out.
In this way will each departed Elk be
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She Bids Reluctant Farewell De-
lights Texas-Hunts Fishes, Rides Astride
Ropes and Attends Country Ball in ksEnertained
by Mr. and OF st. Louis.
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IN M/e5RRzNG LAKE TROOTF75HInG.

$50 you will please excuse me. We ali
like Lady Constance so well. but she is
sO-well, you know-she is English. or. I
same. Oh! We will have the biggest Fair
in the world at st. Louis. 1t beats Paris
and Chicago already: more money expend-
ed and greater preparations. and We will
take care of all the people, too"
There was an improvised roundup"
after the change in the schedule. And
Lacy Constance headed the cowboys. and
all hied themselves over plains and arroyos
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06
Pope LeO's Successor.

After conclave of nearly four days,
the cardinals who assembled in the SIS
tine Chapel to che ose a new head of the
Catholic church, finally agreed, Tues
day, on Cardinal Giuseppe sarto, who
takes the title of Plus Y Seven ballots
were taken in all. The announcement
was made at 1910 p. m, by Cardinal
Macchi to the crowd assembled before
St. Peters
Giuseppe Sarto was born at Riese,
province of Venice, June 2, 1885 lie
was created cardinal aud patriarch of
Venice, June Il, 1893 He s learned In
the ecclesiastical doctrines, is modest,
energetic, good administrator and or.
ganizer, patron of the arts and his
seriousness has always been proverbial
He has been known for many years as
one of the greatest preachers in the
church.
The conclave of cardinals began on
Friday morning, when the ceremony of
the entrance of the cardinals in con.
clave, which is always given as solemn
a character as possible, WAS inaugurated
with the celebration of the mass of the
Holy Ghost in the Paulin Chapel of the
Vatican by Cardinal serafno Yannu.
tell. After the mass of the Holy
Ghost the cardinals assembled, as usual,
| in congregation, in the hall of the con-
sistory, where, contrary to usage, the
rules of the conclave were read, and
each cardinal took the oath to obey
| them. At 8 so p. m all the cardinals
had been ssembled, and two and two
they moved in procession to the Sistine
| hapel, preceded by cross, which was
held aloft by a minor prelate, and &C
companied by the Swiss Guards, as a
choir of male soprano voices, said to be
the only ones in Europe, sang the Veni
I reator Spiritus.
When the cardinals had all assembled,
the marshal of the conclave Prince
Chigi-Albani, who was an imposing
figure in full court costume, knelt and
took the solemn oath of his Office.
After the prince had taken the oath his
four assistants, known as captains of the
copclave, three of whom assisted him at
the conclave of 1878, the princes secre
| tary and the chaplain were similarly
sworn, and then the same oath was
administered to the officers of the Pala
the Guards and the SWISS Guards
Then, in pleasing confusion, the eardi-
nails, each escorted by the noble guard
assigned to him, went to their respec
tive cells" or apartments Some of
the venerable prelates, such as Cardinals
Moconni (who was born in 1929, Cretoni
(born in 1889, and Langenieux (oorn in
1924, were so exhausted that they had
to be supported by the guard in attend
apce on them.
In the meantime Cardinals Oreglia
and Vanutelli administered the oaths to
the conclavists in the Sistine Chapel,
passing thence to the famous Loggia
Raphael, where the same formula was
followed with all the employees of the
cardinals, who were about TO be shut up
in conclave The heavy doors were
then closed and the cardinals shut out
from an inquisitive world until their
important mission should be fulfilled.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06
Charlotte f Robinson

After long and lingering sickness of
over eight months Mrs Charlotte E.
Robinson died at her old home. the
Bigelow homestead upon the Back road.
on Saturday morning at ! o'clock. Mrs.
Robinson was % years of age.
For over SO years she was an earnest
and faithful member of the First Baptist
Church and woman loved and respected
by all for the consistency of her Chris
tan character. the cheerfulness of her
disposition, the generosity of her nature
Just before her death Mrs. Robinson
distributed sums of money to various
departments of church and philanthropic
work in which she has always been inter-
ested Funeral services were held on Mon
day afternoon at o'clock and were con.
Quoted by Rev. II F. Huse. The sisters of
the deceased are Mrs. Flagg and Mrs.
Sarah B. Coburn. The burial was in the
family lot, in the South Side Cemetery.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06
odor.# of Flowers.

1t is a remarkable fact that although
there are nearly or quite 100000 flow
erng plants known the relative mum
Der having odor is wonderfully small.
not more than 10 per cent, in fact. In
connection with this 1t Is noteworthy
that because one species of Hover is
endowed with sweet odor II does not
necessarily follow that all or nearly
all or even a fair proportion of the
other species of the same family will
be as fayorably endowed. An illuStra-
ton of this is found in the familiar
mignonette ISlere are some fifty spe-
cies of this genus known, and of them
all, but one has any fragrance. Nor Is
II certain that the most insignificant
looking flower has the greatest fra
GRANGE or the most gorgeously coIored
likely to be without odor, thus seem
ingiy disprovtng the theory that color
and fragrance are given flowers for
the purpose of attracting insects to
assist In cross fertilization
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06
County Commissioners Court.

The County Commissioners are in
session this week at the Court House, it
being their regular August term. The
full board has been in attendance.
The following new matters were pre-
sented and acted upon;
Petition of Selectmen of Madison to
define the limits of Depot street in
Madison village. Hearing set for Friday,
September Is, at 10 a. M, at the Weston
House.
Petition of E. S. Hunnewell ct ais for
locetio of highway in Concord and
Embden. Hearing set for Wednesday,
September 8, at 10 a. M, at Hunnewell's
mill, Concord.
Application of w. B. Goodrich of
Bingham, and two others, for permit to
construct line and erect poles for a
telephone line from Caratunk village to
Pleasant Pond. Hearing set for Monday,
September Z, at 8 O'Clock.
Reports were filed as follows:
On petition of Leonard Ward ct ais for
alteration of highway in Brighton. Pc
tition dismissed.
Ga petition of NJ. L. French ct ais for
location of highway from The Forks to
Shirley. Petition denied.
On petition of E, A. York ct ais for
location of highway. in Cornville, the
prayer of the petitioners was granted.
On petition of Cephas Walker ct ais
for discontinuanee of highway in Emb-
den. Report to be filed later.
Reports have also been filed designating
state roads in Norridgewock, Bingham,
Cornville and Detroit.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06

The election Of Cardinal Sarto, known
as the Patriarch of Venice, is in the
nature of surprise to those who ex
pected that Rampolla, the secretary of
state of the old regime, would succeed
to the dignity of the high office. The
new pope is described as man who en-
Joys great popularity IN his diocese, and
Is honored by all for his purity, for the
strict uprightness of his life, and for
liberal ideas. He is a modest and agree
able man, highly cultivated, very kind
hearted, still strong and robust In spite
of his sixty-eight years. He has never
taken great part in the political and
public life oil the church, but divided his
time between study and good works.
He is said to have been held In high es-
TEEN by his immediate predecessors.
lie takes the title of Plus X. May he
be as wise and worthy as Leo XIII.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06

The official record of immigration for
the year ending June 80 is now made up
at Washington and as anticipated it
beats all former years in the number of
people coming to this country and foots
up close to million. The exact num-
Der is 921 ,3l5. Ills is an increase of
about 100000 over last year and 10000
more than the highest preceding year,
1882. Exceeding prosperity here is the
c.use generally assigned for this tre-
mendoug influx of foreigners to this
country. The volume of immigration
swells with prosperity and shrinks with
adversely, according to past experience.
The trouble is. a large fraction of these
immigrants are not only undesirable
accessions to our population but are a
menace to civilization and good govern
ment. Excessive immigration is not a
cause for rel 1icing.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06

Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath, attorney for
the county of Washington, is reported
to have advised the commissioners OF
that county not to prosecute the appeal
from Judge Putnam's decision adverse
to the interests of the county In the
Washington county railroad. The
county has evidently lost what money it
put into the road. Il had opportunity
at one time to get back about 10 per cert
of the money invested, but the towns in
the county voted against the proposition
with great unanimity. | is hardship
upon the towns, particularly those re-
mote from the line of the road, but they
have the road grand thing for that
part OF Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-06

Maine regiments of National Guards
are to be broken up In their use in their
participation in the combined army and
navy demonstrations in Portland harbor,
August % 20 Headquarters band and
eight companies of the First infantry
and the ambulance corps will be station
ed near the Nonesuch river in Scar.
boro, two companies on Cushing's island
and two companies on Long island.
Headquarters band and four companies
of the Second infantry and the Signal
corps will be situated near Silver spring,
Cape Elizabeth, three companies near
the Two lights, Cape Elizabeth; four
companies on Long island. This gives
them all opportunity for seashore rusti-
cation and military excitement.