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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31

ment for absolute fairness The voters will know
who have been selected for judges and clerks and
they will have the opportunity Of filing protests
against appointees they will know where polling
places located; they will know who is registered;
they will see the revised registration lists. The
change permitting registered voter who has
changed his residence to transfer his name to his
new precinct is plausible and practicable.
The arrangement making service as judges and
clerks compulsory is one Of the greatest and most
promising Of the alterations. In consideration for
this>work the officials would acquire two years ex
erlption from jury service This would dignity the
position of pollingplace officials and raise the
standard Of the work Possibly it would be better
to also state certain necessary qualifications for
judges and clerks and not leave much discretion
to the Board of Election Commissioners.
One section Of the bill cannot be passed by with
out criticism and this is the SECTION which provides
for increase in the salary of Election Commits
sioner from $500 to $4,000 per year. As a member
of the board is required TO give his full time
the work, and the demands him are not great,
except at election time. there seems to be reason
for raising the salary $500 year. Competent, trust
worthy men, in whom the public can repose con-
fdence be secured for $500 year. There is
no for this proposed increase.
Taking the bill as it stands it has every mark Of
Wing genuine improvement: in fact, the best in
IS country. The cardinal provisions have true
and show that the jefferson Club Committee,
king under the leadership of Mayor Wells, did its
with full regard for public interests and for the
ness aroused in the people by the rancorous
- of machine partisans on the present election
dispel this uneasiness. though it had little
49,. 80, was a part of the committees duty as it
49,. ,Is part of the Legislatures duty. No cx-
left for the slightest color of COM
States regulation of elections.
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Lemon Juice and Typhoid.

The Medical Record.
The wholesale and effective in which tea
spoonful of lemon juice will patogcnc micro
organisms in glass of certainly astonishing, f
not spectacular 1t Is from both of points of view
that the experiment appeals to the public The Chicago
Board Of Health hastens dislrterested and public
launched accordingly Something more this ccnrma
ton will be needed by the profession before the adapta
bity Of this wonderful discovery demonstrated If
in the end however proven that lemon Juice
citrc acid do been promised Doctor Fer
will deserve all due credit practically applying
principle of typhoid prevention In the meantime it
be somewhat comforting for the people to believe that
they protected from infection by of this
drink but 1t is hardly fair them to feel
safety against the infected oyster merely because few
drops Of lemon Juice spripkled its surface.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31
COLONEL SAMUEL KIRKMAN
DIES AT FLORENCE, ALA.
Former st. Louis Commission Mer-
chant and Cotton Statistician
PASSES Away.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Florence. Ala. Jan. ao.-Colonel Samuel
Kirkman died at 4 o'clock this afternoon at
the residence of his son-inlaw. Emmett
O'Neal. He was 20 years old and a native
of Florence.
He was graduated from Harvard when
he was IS years old. and was pupil OF
Longfellow, and belonged to the Phi Beta
Cappa fraternity. While at Harvard he was
a ciassnate OF Coudart. the great New
York attorney.
Before the war Colonel Kirkman conduct
ed n commission business in st. Louis. and
when the war broke out he went to Tusca-
loosa and established 8 plant for the man
ufacture of cotton goods. which was burned
out He was conceded to be one OF the
most expert cotton-crop statisticians in the
country.
Colonel Kirkman married Miss Elizabeth
Wood of Nashville. who died many years
ago. Two daughters survive him. They are
Mrs. Emmett O'Neal and Mrs. Susie Kirk
man Vaughn, both Of Florence.
CHARLES REINHARpr.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
xhs GocOndn f n. i 5n
to-day.
LOUIS II. CARLOS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
81 Virginia I Jan smLSais , Ga5ios AGED
died here to-day. He leaves a widow and ten
ISAAC NEWTON CRANE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Sweet Springs. No. Jan. so-The funeral of
Isaac Newton Craine was held at the CHRISTIAN
Church this morning by the Reverend Mr.. Doyle
OF Higginsville. Mr.. Craine was IS years old.
MRS. GRACE WILSON.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
centralia. H., Jan. 3o.-Mr.: Grace Wilson.
aged ~ years. wife OF John Wilson. died this
mornnG. She daughter OF John Buda OK
Central City.
MRS. SARAH P. MccoSH.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
centrais. H.. Jan. ao.-Mrs. Sarah P. McCosh.
aged Is years. wife Of Captain F. IL McCOsh.
died this morning
MRS. LUCINDA PORTER.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Flora ILL.,. Ian. 3o-Mrs. Lucinda Porter died
tere last evening aged 73 years She was one
of the pioneers OF this locality.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Texarkana, Tex, Jan. .S1-George IIIley trav-
cling salesman. representing a Chicago paint
house.. found dead in bed at the Huckirgs
House at noon to-day. He attended minstrel
show last night and retired at a late hour in ap-
parent good health. Heart failure Is supposed to
have been the cause Of death. -
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NEW ELECTION BILL.

Earnest men will recognize the valuable improve
ments proposed in the new election b prepared un-
der the auspices of the Jefferson Club. The funda-
mental and important provisions Of this measure
seem to coincide with the popular conception of fair
ness. They follow the best principles gathered from
experience in various States and cities and would
guarantee exceptionally honest elections as far as
law can insure against the croukedness of crooked
men.
The public will no doubt applaud the trainers for
insisting upon publicity in all election affairs for
substituting precinct registration for central regis
traion, for prescribing penalties for crimes
against citizenship and for advancing the standard
of judges and clerks by placing the work in class
with jury service These features comprise the car
dinal points Of the proposed statute
The average respectable, law-abidng citizen will
view with real qualification that portion of the bill
relating to violations which are made felonles in
stead Of misdemeanors. With the Penit ltiary star
ing him in the face and presenting the prospect of
five years imprisonment the corruptionist who is
prone to commit offenses against the community
would be disposed to let the election machinery aone
and devote his evil talents to profitable and less
dangerous pursuits
Public opinion win approve the strictness of the
penalty provisions. The usual crimes are enumer-
ated in detail and the felony penalty applied to each
Not only criminal acts covered by these severe
penalties but attempts at crime and dishonor-
able tricks. Evidently the trainers Of the bill sought
to collect all election crimes state them in detail and
protect the honest voter by making oenses subject
to Penitentiary sentences, varying from minimum
Of two years imprisonment to maximum Of five
years.
Under the caption Of infractions are described
those which are generally attributed to judges and
clerks. These crimes probably the worst as the
public has the least chance for redress owing to the
opportunity for secret practices. These infractions
are also made felones and the bill SO explains what
constitutes crime in each case that apparently it
should be possible to produce convictions The puni
tive sections form firm support for the other and
practical provisions
Difference of opinion has existed in regard to pre-
cinct and central registration. To tell the truth
there is not much gain for honesty in the proposed
change. Crooks can cheat under well as un-
der the other. But It was wise to yield to the cur
rent apprehension that central registration in some
way facilitates fraud.
Another excellent feature is restriction Of the pre-
cinct population to 300 voters.
The provisions for publicity in election work rep
resent an improvement. In connection with severe
penalties this publicity should be powerful instru
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31
MISTAKEN uLBvERNEss.

y puE1ng the past ninety days discussion Of the
ri6 issue has drfted out Of the channels which it
prsviously occupied Different phases Of the tariff
have been presentsd-is relations to the great fuel
crisis and, latteriy to reciprocity. The public mind
hls 1ntsny followed Legislation and legislative
ures dealing with immediate. specific questions.
How much Of shrewd politics there has been in
lznS attention away from the fundamental PROPOSE
lions can be guessed when we reflect that in three
Short months the Republican leaders have succeeded
10 temporarily obScmng the most pressing national
issue and the which threatens greatest danger to
tar pxrty, namely that tho nrst and surest way to
reach and correct obvious trust cvfl is by tariff rev
sion which win weaken the tyranny Of monopoly.
When we recall the important part which that
proposition played IN gaining votes for the Republic
an party we are at first blush, rather surprised at
The political sk-not to say treachery-that has for
4 time. "subordinated" II
But the means employed are old to politics. The
SIN behind them is nothing remarkable after all
Dilatory tactics talking measure to death" in or
der to consume time, decoy measure. and enough
bitterness to make the fight conspicuous or 'sehsa-
tonaw in order to attract notice-his has been the
plan
In the light Of the Republican, real motive to
bury the dangerous tariff issue It may well be doubt
ed whether the fight over The Omnibus Statehood bill
has been sincere. That measure has some appear
and Hanna for makeshft; of having been purposely
wedged between passage and defeat so as to bar all
measures inimical to the trusts and to supply the
rpps for, titanic tugof-war which should draw all
eye6 Contrast this flake" show with the doings of
: Congress alive to national wants. with great
measures whiting to be tried such Congress would
have made short work Of the statehood BILL for pas.
sage or defeat
~ Il is the Hanna contingent tho trust force which
manufactured verbiage The bills supporters clamor
for mere opportunity to vote upon It. The opposi-
ton refuses to vote upon pretext whatever. The
inference Of 'fakev fight is justihahle.
In one sense It would bs excellent politics for the
Republican Congress to pass the BILL and It would
not great1y surpriae insiders II Hanna gave way
after the session shall have been destroyed.
In any event the politicians cannot eat their cake
ana have II. They may defend the trusts by their
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cleverness in blocking legislation but bey conno+
cape the empty record which Congress- will leave 90
garing testimonial to their trust>nfred vigilance
Theirs Is but the cleverness of asorent +bov
inevitably reckon with the nati,a and Tho tim, -.
reckoning is 1904. 0
As for really and effectually L.r.,,, A.. o4
tariff truth which they themselves .r, oro. ,,,a =;
-,., .o attempt the i'm
:, -. ~ 40 for trust evils
,,s . u. .nN wv pam ~ 'e -'0' 'ASu momentariy
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90 >>>> 90 . 80 . . 4
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

q From The Republic. February !. 1873.
q The monthly pay roll Of the Po-
q flee Department amounted to $36,-
Q $3.50.
q Several citizens were arrested for
q driving too rapidly across the bridge
. which spanned the Union Depot
q tracks. splashing mud upon pedes-
q TRANS.
o Governor John s. Phelps refused to
O grant executive clemency to william
q Wieners. who was sentenced to be
q hanged.
q The Manufacturers' Association met
q at the Merchants Exchange and In
q sisted that the law governing the In
q spection of boilers be mado more rig
q i'd and uniform. Thomas Howard pre-
q sided at the meeting and Johnson
q Beggs acted as secretary. A special
q committee was appointed to wait up
q on the City Council. On tho commit
. tee were j. G.. Marriott. P. J. Pauley,
. N. G. Hart, T.. W. Fitch johnson
Q Beggs, Colonel Paramore. E. Il
q Meier, Richard Garstaing. D. X. Fer
. guson, j. H. Zimmerman and Doc
q tor Leete. -
q Captain r. T. ONeil delivered 1
q temperance lecture at a meeting At
q the Central NJ. E. Church.
q Captain Kountz's steamboat, the J.
. NJ. B. Kehlor. one Of the largest In
. the river service. was launched.
o Doctor William A. Burleigh ordered .
. new steamboat built In st. Louis. (.
. H. E. Haven and his associates pro.
q posed to extend the Springfield and
. Western Missouri Railroad to make it
. feeder from Kansas to st. Louis, =.
. The bill requiring that all live stock !,
. brought into ST. Louis be inspected
. was opposed by many dealers The
. City Council committee. Of which ],
. A. Scudder was chairman, heard ar.
D guments from ]. H. Campbell and 10. !,
. seph Mulhall. who proposed that In /,
B stead Of inspecting the live stock the I
meat be examined at the slaughter. Z
B houses.
, The Circuit Court decided In tho I
case of David R. Howell that firs I
, wardens in st. Louis were not ex- /
empt from Jury duty.
The Workingmen's party in ths 1
, Fifth Ward nominated Phil A. ,Mein. 4
, berg as candidate for the House Of I
, Delegates. .
Alexander Crozier died at his home 4
In Webster Groves. He was q years 4
OLD and came to st. Louis from .Ire- I
iand In 1887. He established the Easso
Ioundry at Main and Carr streets ane I
inspected most of the water Pipe laid
, in this city.
q q Q . 4 4 "a a a
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WOULD HAVE BRASS
BAND AT HIS funeral.

. Oakland. Cal, Jan. 30-The will OF
q Amos Mccartney, an eccentric cap
q italist, who died on January q, has
q just been opened.
q 1t directs that no religious services
q be held at his funeral. but suggests
q tina. n band OF music be provided for
= the entertainment of the mourners.
. The estate. which is left to his
. daughters. includes valuable proper
= ty on Bay Farm Island in this State,
q realty in Kansas City, 5000 acres Of
. land in Missouri. real estate in Chi
. cago. besides stocks. bonds and mort f:
o cages
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31

Republican tribulations in the Senate fight over
the Omnibus Statehood bill will impress the average
American voter being deserved and logical. A
party which fagrantly breaks platform pledge
the Republicans doing in denying state
hood to Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma must
expect trouble and or less shame 1t is the
penalty of sin.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31

AS measure of public relief made imperative by
calamitcus conditions due to monopoly control the
Republican majority in Congress was impccd to
place anthracite coal on the free list Following this
action, logical defense of the Dngley tariff is inn
possible.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31

SCOTCH PLAID BRILIANTINE WALK
ING COSTUME.-The short walking skirt Is
quite an important point Of the new fashion.
Here Is three-piece costume. The inset
vest Of white pique has an exquisite green
and gold Persian embroidered collar, the
sleeves Of the coat matching It pecuflAfiy.
The short coat form with the very. full
sleeve is at once novel and yet distinctly
comfortable And nobby. The brilliant effect
Of the red. yellow and navy blue plaid, with
the Persian embroidered effect, the rich
luster of the mohair, make an extremely
novel and strik!ngly different effect frum
gowns OF former seasons.
Waterworls PropOsition DefeateA. ,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Durant. u T., Jan. 3o.-A $4,000 bond H.
sue for waterworks was defeated here yes.
A two-thirds majority was required
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A. A. sell<irkIH coz

As ne SGAAlr4 & Co.'S .ssz
Regular Saturday sale takes place @vext
Saturday morning at 1870 o'clock AZ thejR
salesrooms. 1s0s-10-12 Choutean avenus -
mense quantities or furniture, caxY1kH
stoves and other miscellaneous a5t1c30 ~
sold at very nominal figures. ~ -
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THROhG TURNED AWAY
AT MORGAN MEETING
Doors Close Twenty Minutes Be-
fore the Beginning of the
Services.
DOORS GUARDED BY POLICEMEN
Final Service of Series Announced
for Monday Afternoon in the
Odeon-Evangelist Goes
to Detroit.
DOORS GUARDED BY POLICEMEN
100 . 90 . . o x
o MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND .

. HAVE HEARD EVANGELIST. 9
q Campbell AIorgans audiences in I
q the two weeks he has been in the city
q have numbered more than 5000
q He has conducted twenty-five meet
q ings. besides a prayer service at $50
q o'clock each morning. In all he has Z
q delivered more than thirty-five ad- Z
. dresses. 4
. Probably 1000 persons have attend
q ed each of the afternoon and even Z
. ing meetings, and several ministers q
. have been present each time the
q evangelist has appeared.
. More than 100 persons have publicly .
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Doctor Byrnes Appointed.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Frankford. Mo-, Jan. 30.-Doctor r. ".
Byrnes Of this place has received his ap--
pointment as pension surgeon. He will b
member Of the Pension Board at Loui-
siana, Mo.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31
CIRCULATION DURING DECEMBER:

". B. Carr. Business Manager OF the St Louis Re-
public being duly that the actual number of
fun and complete copies OF the Daily and Sunday Re
e6q printed during the month OF December. 1907 all IN
regular editions. schedule below:
psGs. cop,es ,pa.. c,p,..
As>~~~s osss s.11H'SSo | 1..... -. .117,OSO
Fee SAssHs..11S,3SO 1S........ .. ..114,9OO
1ssssss . ss..116,6SO | TO-. .. ........113,050
Apsssss s... .115,55O 20.... 80. ....1IS,S1O
o'sss - s.ss.-1I6,'5o Il. Sunday. ..1.0.'5O
3ssssss ss..116460 e.. .114, $50
SssOunday). s.121,O4O 23...... ..114,O2O
Dee ss ssssss..11b,O2o | "a. ..... .114,42O
ossssssss s.116,3S0 %6.,.... ..115,S:O
Aossss ssss .116,5SO 28.. .114,23O
/ AAssssst ss110,1OO ! e.11S,O4O
Nss ssssss,s s.114,9SO 2S. .(Sunday) ..119,51O
Dss ss.s ......116,O1O TO-. ...... .113,.9O
~. .syunday). ..12O,36O 3O.... ..... .114,oSO
30st - s113,S2O 81. ss.s.s. .1I3'Soo
ASssssss ssss ..114,02U
Total for tho SIS, ,46S
AAss all copies spoiled in printing left over
uAeossss~a 89,x4O
Nss uuhnper S4ee,<ss
Average daily distribution. 112,Soo
And said ". B. Carr further says that the numter
Of December 773 per cent
W. B. CARR.
sween to and subscribed before me this slst day OF
December, ieo2
J. F. FARIsH.
T. Notary Public, City of ST. Louis. Ma
ny term expires April N 1906.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-09
MINING CONGRESS IN
SESSION AT LEAD.

Lead, S. D., Sept. 9-The proceed
ings of the American Mining congress
were transferred today to the city of
Lead, four miles from Deadwood. The
resolutions to be submitted to con-
gress for action were read. One, sub
mitted by Edward F. Brown of Den
yer, provided for a petition to the
congress of the United States to create
a department of mines and mining to
have the same standing as the depart
ment of commerce and labor, with its
head a member of the Presidents cab
met. c. L. Dignowity of Pennsylvania,
presented a resolution providing that
Andrew Carnegie be asked to build at
Washington a suitable building for
the exclusive use of the mining in
terests. The new constitution and
bylaws drafted by the executive COM
mittee were read and made the spe-
cial order for Friday morning. John
Blatchford of Terry S. D., read pa
per on "Ore Deposits of the Northern
Black Hills"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-09
CAUGHT IN
The MESHES
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Seven
More for Completely in the
Postoffice Deals.
PROMINENT MAN LISTED
WeI.Known Baltimore Attorney Re-
tanned by Government to Aid in
the Prosecution.

New York, Sept 9-Seyen addition
al indictments against persons said to
be implicated in the postoffice frauds
have been turned over to Charles J.
Bonaparte, retained by the govern
ment to aid in the prosecution of
nearly two score of it's employees. He
has received formal drafts of the in
dictments against George W. Beavers,
August W. Mechen, Congressman E.
H. briggs, Maurice Runkle, George e.
Lorenz, George F. Miller and Thomas
w. McGregor. He declared that the
cases will be pushed as rapidly as the
evidence at hand will permit.
More indictments.
Washington Sept. 9-One person
who was indicted yesterday by the
federal grand jury is George w.
Beavers, former chief of the division
of salaries and allowances. The charge
is understood to be conspiracy. An
other of the indictments is against
August w. Machen on a new set OF
facts involving him with Beavers.
While the officials refuse to dis
close the names of the remaining
persons indicted yesterday, it is said
that none of them has been connected
with the postoffice department, and
one is a man Of prominence. 1t was
said at the city hall today that the
climax of the investigation is to come
shortly when a person not connected
with the department, but equally as
we'll known as the postmaster general
himself, undoubtedly will be indicted
for completely in the postoffice frauds
The grand jury began to hear evil
dence in this particular case today.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-09
THEY ARE C0NTENTED
Taos Indians Prosperous and Happy
Best Crops in Years---Good
School Attendance.

I. w. Dwyer, assistant farmer at the
Taos pueblo. spent the past two days
here the guest of Superintendent
Clinton J. Crandall at the United
States Industrial Indian school. Mr..
Dwyer brought eighteen pupils here
from the Taos pueblo and seven from
the Picursis pueblo to remain during
the present school year Concerning
the condition of the Indians of the
Taos pueblo, Mr.. Dwyer said: "The
number of these Indians now is AL
and their number is slowly increasing.
Their health this year has been very
good. They are contented This
years crops of wheat, oats and corn
on the 1900 acres of land irrigated
and under cultivation have been very
satisfactory, and indeed the very best
for many years. they have raise1
more than sufficient to sustain them
selves and have quite nice surplus
for sale to purchase groceries and
things which have become a necessity
with them. The local school at the
pueblo is well attended and the aver
age daily attendance during the sum-
mer months is As and during the win
ter months about 55. An addition is
being built to the present school house
and the school facilities are being i'm
proved and enlarged in every direc-
ton. The Indians have great conf
dence in Superintendent Cranda.,
and are glad to trust him with the
education and supervision of their
children They lost their crops last
year through ravages of the grasshop-
pers. but this year the Indian Office.
upon recommendation of Superintend-
ent Crandall, supplied them with seed
grains which have proved their saliva
ton. The acreage could be increased
several hundred acres could better
water supply be obtained by the In
dians, but this, under present condi-
tions, is not possible. I am sorry to
say that the Picursis pueblo, twenty
FIVE miles from Taos is not doing very
we'll this year, the grasshoppers hav-
ing destroyed their crops. The pueblo
is small and there are but few In
dians there"
Mr. Dwyer has been in the Indian
service nine years. four years of that
time he spent at the Arapahoe Indian
agency in Oklahoma and during the
past five years he has been at the
Taos pueblo. He likes New Mexico
very much and thinks Taos one of the
finest sections of the United States
for a resident place Mrs. Dwyer is
the teacher at the pueblo day school.
Mr. Dwyer returned this morning to
his duties.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-09
WAITING FOR PLANS.

Committee to Meet Soon and Decide
on New Mexico Building.
The committee on the selection OF
a building for New Mexico at the
Worlds fair at St. Louis expects to
meet within few days and examine
the plans that have been submitted
They have already several sets OF
plans and the committee now awaits
those of Architect I. H. Rapp of Las
Vegas, These will be forthcoming
within the next few days. The meet
ing will be held in this city and the
committee has been given the power
not only to. select the plans but also
to award the contracts.
The general plan of the New Mexi-
co building will be that of the old
Spanish mission and will be struc-
ture that will be a credit to the Terri
tory