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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
KANSAS CATTLE LOSSES HEAVY.
Many Animals on the Range without
Food for Two or Three Days.

Washington, March ii-"There has been n
heavy loss of cattle in Kansas. owing to
unless it melts SOON" said q. p GocLr.n
OF t1akin, kas,. this evening. an INV neigh
oorh hoo there there have been 20 inches of snow
Many cattle on the range were absolute
~ without food for two or three DAYS at n
time. The vegeta ton is SO covered that II
al 1t. ~ 80.
But there is a bright light behind every
cloud The covering of snow will insure an
excellent crop of alfalfa for feeding nur-
poses when The. spring opens up, and will
leave the ground in excellent shape for beet
planting, which will be engaged in extern
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
President randolph at ONCE.

Tom Randolph, president of the Com
monwealth Trust Company. arrived in st.
Louis from Sherman Tex. and Hot Springs,
Ark. He spent the day at his office receiv-
ing visits. and making preparations to take
active charge Of the affairs of the company.
Mr.. Randolph spent the last two weeks at
lot Springs He will go South again be-
fore locating permanently in St. Louis and
assuming the duties of his office.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
A Money Order Clerk
In Roxbury, Mass, Post
Office Has a Blessed
Experience With
Paine's CeIery
Compound
THE WORLDS BEST SPRING MEDICINE

The blood plays an important part in our
physical economy, and. in a liquid state.
constitutes a large part of the entire body.
Unhealthy conditions of the lie stream af-
feet seriously all parts Of the human sys-
tenn. 1t seems unnecessary to remind intel
hgent people that, when vitality IS low,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Woman Injured in Automobile
Wreck at Buffalo Dies Without
Regaining Consciousness.
EXPERTS EXAMINE MACHINE.
They Are Convinced That Mr.. Pen
nell, Who Was Instantly Killed,
Had Done All He Could to
Prevent Disaster.

Buffalo, n. Y. March 11--Mrs Arthur r
Pennell died at the Sisters of Charity Hos
pital tonight at s o'clock.
For hours to-day the surgeons work d
over the unconscious form OF the injured
woman.
A faint twitching of the eyelids or tie
murmur of pain were the only signs of re-
turning consciousness perceptible during
the twenty-four hours the injured woman
was in the hospital ward.
Toward evening rising temperature and
a quickering pulse warned the surgeons
that the end was near, and word was sent
to her brother. who arrived from New
York this afternoon.
Before he arrived at the hospital. Mrs.
Pencils pulse ceased to beat. Except for
a few incoherent words uttered when she
was first taken to the hospital. Mrs. Pen
nelrs lips did not move.
The body of Mr.. Pennell was removed
from the morgue to an undertaking estab-
lishment to-day and prepared for burial.
1t was decided that the bodies Of both Mr..
and Mrs Pennell would be taken to Mr..
PennelPs former home in Brunswick. Me-,
for burial.
RELATIVES ARRIVE.
Mrs. Abbey Y. Pennell, ]. Fred Pennell,
mother and brother of the dead man, and
Henry w. Lamb. a brother of Mrs. Pen
nell, arrived in the city this afternoon from
New York. They were at once driven to
the Sisters Hospital. They were admitted
to the ward where Mrs. Pennell lay uncon-
scious and stood beside her for fifteen min
utes. During that time the injured woman
did not move. They then left the ward
and were taken to the Pennell home on
Cleveland avenue. All callers at the Pen
nell house this evening were denied adrnis-
SIGN.
At o'clock ]. Fred Pennell. Mr.. Lamb
and Thomas Penny, eN-District Attorney
and former partner of Mr.. Pennell went
to the Austin building and searched the
desk of the dead man. A policeman. wso
has been on guard ever since the fatal ac-
was being made.
Several important documents were found
including will of recent date 1t Is not
known exactly when the will was drawn
up, but 1t was within the last year. What
the provisions of the will were is -.st
known. as none of the three men who saw
II would discuss the matter.
The automobile which carried Mr.. Pennell
and his wife in the plunge to the bottom of
the stone quarry was carefully examined
to-day.
The result of the examination left no
doubt in the minds of any of the men pres
ent that Mr.. Pennell did everything In his
power to regain control OF the vehicle when
1t careened. The brakes were tightly set.
the power indicator pointed to Reverse
earth on the ridge between the street pave
ment and the quarry showed that the
wheels were turning backward when the
machine sped forward to destruction.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
HILTON MAY GO TO KATY.
Reported to Have Been Offered Mr.
Barker's Place.

eral passenger agent of the Frisco. has
been offered the position of general passen-
ger and ticket agent of the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas. which place was made va
cant by the death of James Barker
Mr.. Hilton is said to have the matter I'M
der consideration and will give his answer
In a few days
Mr.. Hilton is recognized as one of the
most competent passenger men in the bust
ness.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
FuneraI of General McMiII.n,

Washington. March 1.-THE remains of
General James w. Mcmillan, the veteran
of two wars. who died here couple OF DAYS
ago, were buried at the National Cemetery
at Arlington to-day with full military hon
ors.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
WABASH PROJECT IS DENIED.

VIII NOT Bu1id n Lille INTO " nAhfn&.
ton.
In regard to rumor supposed TO have
come from Washington, which states that
the Wabash will enter the capital city.
President Ramsey said: IF there is any
thing OF the sort on foot l suppose that /
should know of IT, which do not"
Mr.. Ramsey stated that there is absolute
" nothing in the rumor. and he did not be-
lieve that the proposition was being consid-
cred
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Canftrmcd By the Senate.

Washington. March 1.-THE following
Postmasfers were confirmed by the Senate
kansas-David j. Keller, National Mill.
tary Home.
Nebrasi,a-clarence z. Slime. Superior.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12

within a given time. The terms of the lat
ter clause are alleged to be often unreason-
able.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12

SOLD EVERYWHERE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
Not Equal to It.

CAPTAIN H. A. Castle, auditor of the
postoffice department., in speech
Wednesday evening in New York at
the Sphinx clubs annual banquet, de-
clared that it was unfair to hold any
postmaster general responsible for
failures in his department, owing to
the fact that. during the comparatively
short period of his term, it was impos-
sible for him to learn the one-hun-
dredth part of it's workings.
1t is undoubtedly true that. at the
end of four. years supervision of this
great department the postmaster gen.
eral, altho he may be a most wide
awake, astute politician, altho he may
have been selected from the ranks of
strictly business men and may be an
expert in his own special business
sphere; altho he may be conscientious
ly honest and sincerely believe it to
be "a sin to steal a PIN altho he may
possess all these qualifications, it does
not follow that he can boast of being
absolute master of the complicated
system over which he has presided.
Things have changed since DR.. Frank
lin was made postmaster general by
the second continental congress in
HTS. The working of the system
then was simple; the business limited.
Everything was done on a small scale.
To-day the growth of the country has
made the department one of the great
est governmental machines in the
world. There are foreign mail serv-
ice, rural mail service, railway and
steamboat and horseback and stage
mail service; the money order bureau
stamp department, department of con-
tracts, auditing department and
others, to get an effective knowledge
of which and secure an intelligent
grasp upon the workings of the whole
so that the impairment of single
cog,s effective working would be no.
ticed at oncesuch intimacy with the
system, which ought to exist, can
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
lever be acquired in four years, ten

never be acquired In a four, years, tens
ure.
Just as the incumbent begins to get
into the mysteries of the postoffice
machinery he is retired to private life
usually BY a new incoming admins
tration, which puts In his place a man
who has to begin and learn all he has
with difficulty acquired in four years.
This is a very improper way to con-
duct public business. but it looks as If
it is a way which is here to stay, for,
under our idiosyncracy of rotation in
office and rewards for political serv-
ices, an cutlery is made at any sug-
gestion of keeping a man at the head
of the postoffice department longer
than four years and it is regarded as
blow at the officeholding rights Of
the people. So we must be content
with continuance at the head Of the
department of students of the rudi-
ments of postoffice department man
agement. who, at the end Of the term,
know not the one-hundredth part of
its workings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
What Did It?

The cause of Tammany'S victory i'll
New York is still a fruitful subject
for consideration and discussion
among those interested in politics.
Henry LOOMS Nelson has gone
down to New York for the
Boston Herald to find out all
about it, and if he is to be believed.
he has done so. According to him,
the principal reason why New York
voted for Tammany instead of Low is
that large majority of the people
of that city are democrats i. and that
while they will vote for non-parti-
sanship in 1901 when a national
campaign is distant; they will not
vote for it in 1908, when g. national
campaign is only a year removed.
This is probably not far from the
truth The good citizens of New York
who are democrats, were willing to
take the risk, even certainty, of plum
dering and bad government by Tam
many rather than be the means. of
keeping the election machinery of
New York in the presidential year,
out of the hands of the democratic
organization--Tam 81.
These democratic good citizens are
better democrats than citizens. They
really place party above public well
fare.
But in justice, we cannot greatly
blame them. They are no worse than
many of the rest Of us; so long as
almost every city in the country in
sists on lining up in municipal poll
tics according to national party lines,
there is no occasion for. surprise if
the democratic good citizen Of New
York Swallows his disgust for Tam
many in order to help his party ma
tionally., - 49,. --
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
NEWS OF BOOK WORLD
A Fort Smelling Astronomical Discovery
that Didn't make Good"-Maxlms by
President RooseveIt-some Advice for
speIIbinders In "Protean Papers,"

f. Strange things have been seen at Fort
Smelling. About 1860 discovery was
made that seemed the strangest Of all
to the officers Of the post at that time.
1t was star that night after night rose
In the east as usual and started on its
course southwark, but instead Of con-
tlnu1ng on that course across the
meridian, as stars had invariably
done from the remotest antiquity.
1T took turn toward the north
and finally sank cut of sight near the
north point of the horizon. About this
time Simon Newcomb. the astronomer,
VINO tells the story in his The Reminls-
cences Of an Astronomer, just issued, was
passing thru, and an explanation Of the err
ratio behavior Of the star was demanded.
1t was dead easy" The West Point
graduates at the fort got Mars and
Capella sanixed. While they rested their
eyes, Mars which had risen in the east,
had passed on across the meridian, be-
coming less apd less. conspicuous. In the
meantime Capella rose off to. the north
and, being of about the same briliancy as
Mars, was mistaken for that planet near
ing his setting. The trouble was the
spectators had not kept their eyes on the
performer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

is of no effect whatever. The president,
was dead right, and everybody knows IT.
when he said that no man should lose
his place in the government service simply
because he did or did not belong to any
labor, or religious, or social organization.
Organized labor may take exception to
that rule, but the very men who are re-,
sponsible for labor's attitude know that
If the principle upon which the president
acted were overthrown the government
would go to pieces and the existence OF
their own organization would be
threatened.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
HE PLAYED THE HoRsEFLY
Adrian Democrat.


Yes said the bandmaster, I'VE do
have trouble with the musicians some
times Once we were engaged to play at
funeral. Our notice was very short,
so we had no rehearsal. We reached the
cemetery without any mishap, but there
something happened. We were to play
a solemn measure while the body was
being lowered into the grave Only
few instruments were needed I was
slowly and solemnly swinging my baton,
the spectators were silently weeping,
when, suddenly. the trombone gave a long,
loud blast enough to wake the dead. Some
of the mourners tainted. the players
stopped in CONSERVATION, and jumped
over chairs and racks to where the from.
bonist,. dull heavy German sat stolidly
gazing at his music. What the devil do
you mean by bursting out that way?. /
shouted. He raised his eyes slowly to
mine. Vel, vat Watching the moosic,
und just den a horsefly got on de paper.
fought he vas note. und played him.
Dat vas all, amt it?'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

That Washington labor union got organ
ICED labor into an unfortunate attitude be-
fore the country when it raised an issue
on the Miller case. The matter had to
go finally to the American Federation.
which resolved yesterday that 3 Z. open
shop whether under private or govern
ment control, cannot be recognized, by or
ganized labor. The Federation could
hardly be expected to take any other view
if it expressed itself at all, but the as
sertion of a prior claim for organized la
Dor upon employment by the government
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
There Are Atlantic Ships.
To the Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor of The Journal.
Speaking the other day of the law which
provides that after July l.. 1904, only
American ships may carry the trade be-
tween the Philippines and America, you
remark that this will be a grand good
thing for J. j. Hill and his Pacific steam
ship line and railroads. because there are
no American lines plying between Atlantic
ports and the Philippines, and you add
very sensibly that eff there are no ships
plying between New York and Manila IN
der the American flag. it is time some
body down east began to wake up"
tbs time indeed. And can assure you
that down east is waking up. A few
weeks ago the war department thought
that there were no American vessels
available for bringing Philippine products
to our Atlantic coast, and that, therefore.
the provisions of this navigation law
whould have to be postponed and the trade
left! to foreign steamships. But Atlantic
shipowners have been able to show that
about 200 900 tons of American shipping,
steam and sail, were available to convey
the 70, 900 or, so, 900 tons Of Philippine. COM
merce,
Our American ocean fleet is, In truth, a
small one-only $4,000 tons all told as
compared with the 14,000,000 tons of the
British empire But our maritime weak
ness would be desperate indeed, If we did
not possess enough tonnage to convey the
small trade of one of our own dependen-
cies.
But it must be remembered that the re-
serving Of this direct Philippine trade to
American vessels will not of itself give US
a great American merchant marine. It
will furnish increased employment to a
few score American vessels 1t may help
to check the downward tendency of our
ocean shipping, but 1t cannot greatly en-
large it.
That must be left to the broader meas
ure of positive legislation which the ma
tional administration is now understood
to be considering. New Highlander
Boston. Nov 10, 1908.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

: Joseph Chamberlain appears to be max
ing no little progress in his Gamma IGN TO
convert the English people from free trade
to protection. Gable reports, as well as
copies Of the English papers, show that
he is received by enthusiastic audiences
wherever he speaks. The fact is that the
English people are becoming convinced
that something is the matter with them,
and just at the right moment Mr.. Cham
berlain has appeared with a remedy which
may or may not be efficacious. but which
may be grasped at, as a drowning man
grasps at straw.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
Just LIKE HIS FATHER"
Adrian Democrat

A school teacher received the following
note from the mother of one of her pupils
Monday: Dear Mis-, you writ me about
whipping Sammy. hereby give you per-
mission to beet him up at any time that
it is necessary to learn his lessons. He is
just like his father-you have to learn
him with a clubb Pound nolege into
him. I want llim.-to get it. and don't pay
no attention to what his father says. I'll
handle him -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
LITERARY. NOTES .

Katrina Trask's Christalan is gem Of d
medieval tale OF valiant young knfghthood,
offers up his young life to save his king The
versifcation is fine and the illustrator has shown
absolute sympathy with the tale.
The most curious dedication that appears i'll
any of the new books this season lis to be found
in Elinor GYMS new volume. The Damsel and the
Sage. 1t is dedicated ITO the Suns Rays.
Mr.. Roberts Bird Book is very valuable and
attractive guide TO q knowledge of the cdmmoner
BIRDS 30 that the reader may recognize them at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

Bad weather this year hurt the western
Canadian grain crops quite as severely as
those Of the northwestern part of the
United States, perhaps more So The en-
tire wheat yield of the Canadian west this
year is given at so, 300 ,974 bushels, as com
pared with about $1,000, 900 last year. The
quality also is affected; No. l hard has
been the boast Of Winnipeg, but this fall
there is very little of it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
MUCH CONSUMPTION AMONG NE.
~. GROES.

CONSUMPTION occurred rarely, if at all.
among the negroes in slavery but now,
after a little more than a quarter of a cen-
fury of freedom, it causes more deaths
among them than all the other contagious
diseases combined The negro rate from
consumption Is more than three times that
OF the whites. Il 5S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
THE TIE WAS WHAT HURT
princeton IInior

So Michigan says she won't play foot
ball with Minnesota any more. -sow. If
Michigan had won that game we never
would have heard a word about the few
bruises some Of the wolverines sustained.
Don't grumbie. Ann Arber. How old is
Ann, anyway
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK

People who have things to say to the pub
lie that ought to be said, are Invited to
use this column. But the space Is lin
tied, and all communications must be
"boIIed down" as much as possible.
Three hundred words Is safe limit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

The DENLY case reported in TIL Q
j o urn a yesterday, is a disgrace to
The poor. old man, paraly-
tic. insane and helpless. is clearly entitled
kicked about from one department to an
other like so much rubbish. We have a
poor department; what is it for if not to
care for such unfortunates as this? If
it's rules and regulations do not cover the
case it would better get some new ones
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

MASA RIIREAII

AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room, which is the finest in the west.
The battery Of presses consists of three four deck
Goss Presses, with total capacity Of l44o)0
eight-page o / S an hour printed folded
and counted. The best time to call is from H:l5
to 1850 p. M. Inquire at the business office and
be directed to the visitors gallery of the Press
Room.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

The growing use of electric light signs has
caused legislation on the subject. as In London
were restricted. The owners of the electric
signs above the sidewalk in Chicago have now
been officially notified that their signs must Be
kept alight until IL o'clock p. m. or the licenses
will Be revoked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
NEGRO INVENTORS GOOD FORTUNE

Andrew Beard, a negro who has worked
in the machine shops of the Louisville &.
Nashville Railroad company, in Birming-
ham, Ala, for twenty years, has just sold
9. patent for a car coupler of his own in
vention for 100000. In addition he is to
get a royalty on every coupler made on his
model for seventeen years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

South Carolina is wondering why it can
mot get emigrants from the north. Well.
for one reason; there is the Thlman kind
of juries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13

1t fs no wonder that it has been sus-
pected that President Roosevelt told DR..
Shaw of the Review. of Reviews what was
coming off in Panama. The only trouble
with this suspicion is that it assumes that
the president knew what was going to
happen and fails to take into account the
fact that DR.. Shaw is avery keen student
Of history and current events, and was
thus prepared to make a mighty shrewd
guess. He guessed and won. He is an
old newspaper man and knew the value Of
a scoop.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
he Minnesota branch Of the Natio,

The Minnesota branch OF the National
Reciprocity league Is trying to unite all
of the agencies that are working for reci-
procity with Canada. It is fitting that
Minnesota should take the lead in this
matter. for it is as much Interested in
better trade relations with Canada as any
other state, and seems to appreciate the
Importance of early action.