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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30
Roer Exhibit. on Wnx.

The steamer Doune Castle from Cape
Town is due to arrive at Newport News.
Va, next Tuesday with the South African
Boer War exhibits. according to a dispatch
from Washington. D. G. The shipment Is
on the way 10 st. Louis. On the ship are
$50 Boer veterans, all of whom were with
Cronje at Spion Kop. General Cronie
who is in immediate command, is now in
St Louis awaiting the arrival OF the party.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30
Worlds Fair Notes.

Except the restaurant and souvenir conces-
sions, the first concession OF the Exposition
proper TO be put In operation will re the glass
weaving concession on the Pike. which Will be
started to-day.
-Alejandro Bernludez, Special Commissioner
from Nicaragua TO the Fair will arrive in st
Louis about april with the entire exhibits Of
his country. according to L. d. Kingsland
Consul General at St. Louis OF Nicaragua.
There are now on the Exposition grounds
ready for unloading 422 cars. 23s OF which con-
tain construction material and the rest eN-
hints. according to q report of Traffic Manager
Hilleary.
The first exhibits for the Ceylon Court were
delivered yesterday at the building They in
Guido forty packages containing pottery and art
ware.
The Reverend Jenkin Lloyd Jones OF Chicago.
secretary OF the Congress OF Religions, and
formerly secretary of the Worlds Parliament
of Religions at the Chicago Worlds Fair was a
visitor at the Administration building yester-
day.
Hungary and Austria will be largely repre-
sented at the Press Parliament next May ac-
cordinR to adyices received at the Administra-
tinn building Yesterday from Joseph Hevesi.
editor Of the Magyar Szaion OF Buda- T'est
Hungary, who writes that he will attend. VIII
liam Schurman Of Rotterdam, Holland. has also
accepted.
Colonel J. n. Sanborn OF Illinois. command
Ing the First Infantry, /. y. O.. as a visitor
Yesterday 1t the Administration building call
ing On Colonel |ulp. Secretary OF the Tere-
monies Committee. to arrange fer the encamp-
ment OF his regiment Mt the Fair.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30
PUMP FOR PLACER NINE.
Method of DisIodginE Gold in Noun
tains to he Shown at Fair,

Tho contract for the puInphouse in the
Mining Gulch on the Worlds Fair grounds
vas let yesterday. This house will shelter
tho pumps operated by a turbine engine,
which will supply steam for the illustra-
tion OF the hydraulic placer mining in the
gulch.
Tho stream will be directed against a
heavy timber apron to show the method
OF disintegrating a gold-bearing hill by
mines the stream is taken from reservoirs
In tho mountains and the material thus
dislodged mixes with the water and is
passed through s!uiceways, on the bottom
OF which are wooden cieats to stop the
heavier particles. the gold thus collecting
In the spaces behind the cleats.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30
SHAPING Up FAIR ROADS.
Two New Payemcnts Being Laid and
Tons of Mud Removed.

The question of having the Worlds Fair
roads in perfect condition by the opening
day of the Fair is now ging much Of
the attention Of Director of Works Tay-
Ior. While most OF the roads on the site
have already been made there remains an
immense quantity of the winter mud to be
removed from them before they are made
passable
This is particularly true of the mscadam
streets, upon the surface OF which the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30

WorIdS FAIR.
ticularly appropriate from the fact that
he served In similar capacity for his
Government at the Columbian Worlds
Fair at Chicago.
His reputation as an educator Is world
wide, as he is the head of one of the
largest State institutions OF learning in
Sweden.
Exposition. and has filed many important
official positions. His particular attention
will be devoted to the Swedish exhibit of
educational and art matters. which Will
be the sole aim Of Sweden TO display at
the coming Fair.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30

Tie crown of wouianhood is motherhood
But uneasy lies the head that wears the
crc~n or anticipates this coronation, when
there IS a lack of womanly strength to bear
tue burdens of maternal dignity and duty.
The reason why so many women sink under
the strain of motherhood is because thew
are unprepared.
II unhesitatingly advise expectart rsbtb-
era to use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrin-
ton, writes Mrs. W. C. Stephens, of Mia.
Northumberland Co., Va. The reason fo-
this advice is that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription Is the best preparative for. the
maternal function. No matter how healthy
and strong 4 woman may be, she cannot
use "Favorite Prescription as a prepara-
tive for maternity without gain of health
and comfort. But it is the women who are
not strong who best appreciate the great
benefits received from the use of rFayorite
Prescription" For one thing its use makes
the baby's advent practically painless. II
has In many cases reduced days of suffer
ing TO few brief hours. It has changed
the period of anxiety and struggle into a
time of case and comfort
The proprietors and makers of Doctor
Picrce's Favorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted in offering to pay $500 for
any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness,
Pfolapsus, or Falling of Womb, which they
cannot cure. All the Worlds Dispepsarv
Medical Association. Prcprietors, Of Buf-
falo, y. Y, ask Is q fair and reasonable
Rial Of their means Of cllra
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30
Government Appointments.

Washington. March 2e-John J. Darda
or ST. Louis has been appointed saddler
in the Quartermaster's service o. the army
at Jeffersonrille, Ind.
w. H. CASTOR of Pawnee. Ok, has been
appointed an engineer guide in the En-
gtneer Survey service.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30

Agriculture and Horticulture. These in
clude eighteen flights OF stairs for the
various entrances to the buildings and the
terraces surrounding them They vary in
width from S to 80 feet, the widest being
those leading from the Floral Clock to the
main north entrance OF the Agriculture
Il.,ln
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-30

A contract was let yesterday for the con- |
struction Of approaches 10 the Palaces Of |
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28

,portance to all the world in that it
makes certain the intentions of the
Japanese TO carry the war into that ter
ritory which has been held to belong 10
Russia, at least for the purpose of car
rying on the war. 1t may now be ex
pected that the Japs will press on to-
ward the towns in the interior and
strike while the Russians are still I'M
ready.
1t is possible that the Russians have
been impelled to permit the enemy to
cross this river with a view to getting
him on unknown ground, but this the
DRY is scarcely tenable. 1t would be in
line with the theory of the man who
inserted his nose between the teeth Of
his foe in order to engage him at close
quarters. Even a waiting game would
not justify a properly manned and di-
rected army in permitting such prog
ress as the Japanese have made in the
past few days. For the soldiers of the
mikado have passed the Rubicon.
There can be no turning back now, and
the Russians will be compelled to ac-
cept the gage of battle that the Jap
anese commander threw down when
he passed the Yalu river.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
PANAMA CANAL
COMPANY is PAID
Mai. Brooke Will Receive the Property
on the lsthmus.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 81
The attorney general has received ca
Diagrams from Messrs. Day and Russell
stating that the deeds of the Panama
canal property, archives and all other
papers and documents which will be-
long to the United States under the
transfer, have already been turned over
to them and that the purchase price OF
$4,000, 600 has been advanced to the
canal company by Paris syndicate OF
bankers. This syndicate, it is under
stood. offered to pay over the money.
with a view to expediting the consum-
nation of the sale, on the assurance of
the attorney general that the draft Of
the syndicate on the United States for
the $4,000, 900 would be honored on
presentation at the treasury at Wash
ington.
At the time the money was paid
over to the canal company in Paris.
Maj Mark Brooke, of the engineer
corps of the army, now in Colon, was
authorized to formally receive the
property on the isthlnus in the name
of the United States. The attempt to
delay the payment of the $4,000, 900 to
Panama by the presentation of the old
Colon fire claims probably will not re-
ceIve the Endorsement of the depart
ment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
The RuRlcoN Is PASSED.

1t has been officially announced that
japanese troops have crossed the YaIu
river in very considerable numbers and
are now in the enemy's country. The
fact presages important warfare on
land, and 1t requires no great military
knowledge to forecast a battle of some
magnitude within a very few days.
1t is not to be doubted that the Jap
anese have accomplished an important
strategical point in crossing the river
without serious opposition. The ele-
mentary rules of the war game re-
quired that Russia should have con-
tested the passage of this river. The
stream is wide, muddy and difficult Of
fordfng-if not impossible at this sea-
son Of the year. On the surface of
things it seems that the Russians
must have met and repulsed the enemy
when the attempt was made to cross
the river If they had a sufficient num-
Der of men to hazard battle. That
the crossing was not disputed argues a
similar state OF unfitness on the part
of the Russian army to that which has
characterized the cars navy.
The crossing of the river is of i'm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28

We are in receipt of a letter from a
well known Democrat which is so
thoroughly to the point in discussing
the present political situation that we
very much regret our inability to pub
lish it under our rules. The writer ex-
pressly states that his name is not to
be used if the article is published. AS
T h e Gil b prints no communica =
lions except over the real name of the
writer, our readers are thus deprived
of the pleasure Of reading from a
source that would command their re-
spectful attention an excellent analy-
sis of present political conditions and
an unanswerable argument in favor
of the nomination Of Judge Parker.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
KIEFERIAN FINANCE.

Z ntHiN CitNAiNGEI
1t is scarcely worth while to discuss
seriously the candidacy Of Andrew r.
Kiefer for the comptrollership Of ST.
Paul. 1t would not be worth while at
all but for the fact that the candidate
takes himself so very seriously that he
is liable to delude some unsophisti-
Gated citizens into voting for him on
the theory that he really could admin
lister the office. In justice to these
persons who have come under the spell
Of the x-congressman's magnetic in
f1uence, we are constrained to print On
another page of this mornings G o e
an excerpt from the Congressional Rec
ord which throws much light upon
the coloners idea of finance.
1t appears from this record that Col.
Kiefer at the age Of fifty or there
abouts really knew less about arith-
metic than the sboy in the eighth grade
Of the grammar school. He made it
clear to his fellow members in con-
gress, and through the newspaper
press to the entire country, that he be-
lieved it possible to reduce a given
sum by $50 per cent and have something
left. 1t was not a slip of the tongue
that led the colonel to this absurd out
break. The country laughed at him at
the time, and st. Paul joined in the
laugh. But he was then only a con-
gresham, and a little thing like a to-
tai ignorance of arithmetic did not cut
very much figure. His business in
Washington had to do only with the
placing of his active supporters in
jobs.
But he is now candidate for an
office which demands of the incumbent
that he shall be equipped by educa-
ton and experience to cast up ac-
counts. The comptroller is the city
financier. He is responsible for the
compilation of estimates upon which
the business of the city is based. It IS
not enough that he be an active poll
tician to occupy the office. The in
cumbent may, if he please, hire men
wise in the wisdom of figures to make
up his accounts. But he must know
whether or no the accounts be right
when they are cast up.
We have no quarrel with Col. KiefeT
because he is wanting in educational
requirements. He may pose as dia :
mond in the rough when on the stump
and get votes by reason of his I'M
cOuthness. But we must insist that
the man who fills the office of comp
troller of st. Paul shall know some
thing Of the common rules of arith-
metic. If the colonel were comptroller
and should take it into his head to
pare the estimates he might apply his
queer ideas of percentage, wipe out an
entire appropriation, take SO per cent
more from the nothing he had left and
-efface himself and his Office from the
face Of the earth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
Oddities oF Politics

These anti-Parker Democrats are
at present working for themselves. If
they lose, if Judge Parker is nominated
at St Louis, then their work will go
for the benefit Of the Republicans in
the campaign before the people. Me-
ph1stO Hill must then become to them
the Hon. David Bennett Hill, a man
with some faults-and what man has
not his faults but a most capable or
ganizer and Democrat of ideas and
convictions. But the Republicans will
find use for the figure thus abandoned
by those who have constructed it, and
will employ it, we may all be sure, for
all that it may be worth. In presi-
Dental years at least ours is truly a
great country and ours a great peo-
pie. Nothing is allowed to go to waste
with uS.-Washington Star
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28

Windsor-James R. Smith, Faribault;
H. R. Wells Preston; Miss Grace john
ston, Red Wing; w. A. Allen, Rochester;
Dwight M. Baldwin, Red Wing; E. Wood.
Austin: Q. l.. Danberg and wife, Red
wood Falls; T. G. Rea. Luverne; J. P.
Thomas, Duluth; Gowen D. Francis,
Beaumont, Tex; S. G. Haugen, Hawley.
Ryan-A. B. Mcdowell, Chippewa Falls /;
J; I. Greene. GRAND Forks. N. D.; F. I.
Titworth Kenosha, Wis; r. P. Munford,
Marshall; J. McAlpine, Duluth; P. J..
Gerby. Bozeman, Mont; Robert E. Rob
erts. Detroit, Mich; P H. Nelson, Hib-
bling: J. F. KillOrhs, Duluth; w. H. Day
Jrs Dubuque; F. w. Peters, Winnipeg.
Merchants. p Taber, Keokuk, Iowa
HI. 7. SwaTt, Duluth; Thomas Mckinley.
Marshall; J. @. Adams, Devils Lake;
Peter Andrin. Kepsington; ]. Fred APP
pIeby, Washington D. c.. FL. V. Hook
rane, Russell; c. H. Schausberg, Panes-
borO; 0. Z. Bailey Bemidji; Edward H.
Huebner and wife, Winthrop; d. G..
Marshall, Thorp- Wis; Robert G. Saun-
ders, Pine City; William Irvine, Chippewa
Falls. Wis; j. O.9Brandt. Fosston.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
Contemporary Comment


With all his generous admission Of
the fine fighting qualities of the Japa-
nese, the Russian Admiral Skrydloff
was III advised to say that, "of course
they have not the traditions behind
them that our soldiers have" If it
comes to comparing national traditions,
the Russians, who could scarcely have
been calieds people at all three CEN
turles ago, do not shine particularly
as against the Japanese, whose national
CIVILIZATION is one of the oldest in the
world. The military tradition of Japan,
moreover, is one of the chief glories Of
her history. Bravery and skill in fight
ing were leading virtues in feudal ia
pan when the Russians were in q state
OF parbarism. The truth is that, to
any one knowing the elementary facts
about the history Of the two countries,
Russia's assumption of superior civil
lzatlon is just a little irritating, what
ever We may think of the merits of
the quarrel now being fought out
London Daily News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28

HE features of Robert A. Smith
l. are so familiar to the present
generation, as we'll as to the
preceding generation, that a desig-
nation is scarcely necessary. Robert
A. Smith, Democratic candidate for
reelection as mayor of ST. Paul,
has been a resident of ST Paul for
over fifty years, and is universally
loved and respected. During his
long residence in the city he has
been almost constantly in the public
eye. He has been mayor for five
terms, and also filed out the I'M
expired term of Edmund Rice upon
the latter'S election to, congress. On
that occasion Mr.. Smith was the
unanimous choice Of the city cOun-
Gil, and in one of his other terms
he had no opposition at the polls.
When he was chosen to succeed Mr..
Rice he was not consulted, and on
another occasion he went out of
town to escape the office, but it
found him out. Besides being mayor
for so many years, he was county
treasurer of Ramsey county for
twelve years, and a member of the
state senate four years and of the
house of representatives two years
He also served four years as post
master of st. Paul. In every posi-
ton of responsibility to which he
has been called he has acquitted
himself honorabIy and intelligently.
No faint of scandal has ever touch
ed him in his many years in the
service of the people, and no man
ever had the temerity to offer him
a bride or other improper induce
ment. He is and always has been
man of the people, and his affection
for and confidence in them is one
secret of his great popularity. His
friends claim that he will be re-
elected mayor of ST. Paul by ma
jority of more than 5000 votes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28

and force the great doctrine that no
corporate construction can be superior
to the people or escape their just scru-
tiny and restraint. 1t says what it
means. and it means exactly what it's
words imply according to universal
usage. The original perpetrator OF the
hoax that "the state" in general dis
cussion, means "a state" or "the
states" collectively or individually, must
grin over his success, though it has
been confined to those of his own
party whose admitted and otherwise
displayed deficiencies of education or
of understanding we have labored in Il
Christian spirit to supply.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
TODAY'S WEATHER

Minnesota-Fair Thursday; Friday
showers; fresh northeast winds, becom
ing Southeasterly.
Montana-Showers and colder Thurs
day; Friday fair.
Wisconsin-Fair and warmer Thurs
day; Friday fair; fresh north to north
east winds, becoming southerly.
IoWa-Fair Thursday; Friday increasing
cloudiness, with showers in west portion.
North Dakota-Showers Thursday and
Friday, colder Friday.
Upper Michigan-Fair Thursday and
Friday; light variable winds.
South Dakota-ShoWers in west portion;
fair and warmer in east portion Thurs
day; Friday fair in west. showers in east.
ST. Paul - Yesterdays observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul, w. e. Oliver. observer, for
the twenty flour hours ended at Z o'clock
last night--Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation Highest tempera-
tIITe, 65; lowest temperature, 81; average
temperature, 81; daily range, 80; barome-
ter. 5000; humidity. .34 precipitation, 0;
Z p. m. temperature, 81; p. m. wind,
southeast; weather, clear.
Yesterdays TemperatureS-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
What the Editors Say

Inc coal trusts, meat trusts, steel
trusts and all the other trusts have
oeen assured that PhiIander Knox will
not run amuck. In other words, this is
d presidential year and they will not be
disturbed. Everything will he aft q
standstill until after election Snoot
VIII not be disturbed until after cleo
tloIl. Justice will be blind in just one
eye until after election. 1t strikes one
That the inactivity preceding elections
Is form of corruption or cowardice
that is contemptible.-St Peter Her
aid.
Congressman Lind did not leave
washington to go to MINNEAPOLIS to
look after fences. He had been threat
ened that If he supported Parker for
presidential candidate his Hearst con-
stltuents would make 1t unpleasantly
warm Tor him. But Lind says he isn't
to be scared by that bugaboo. BY the
tlme the national convention is held he
believes Hearst will be remembered
only as a political nightmare, and he is
about right-Rochester Post and Rec
ord.
Frank Nye has pulled out of the con-
gresSlonal race in Minneapolis. and it
looks as though the fight would be be-
tween John Lind and Loren Fletcher.
Inc outcome can easily be foretold
Inc people of Minneapolis have conf
dence in John Lind. He has done more
Tor his district and state during the
past year than Loren Fletcher accom-
pupnShed IN the decade of his incum-
bency.-Red Lake Courier
Not few farmers are Weakening to
the fact that the game laws of this
state are not only farce but an i'm
position made for the convenience of
sportsmen. During the busy season
for farmers sportsmen are out with
gun and rod, and when the farmer has
any leisure he is confronted with a war
rant from a game Warden.-Pehcan
Rapids Press
Mr.. Eustis won't say a word as to
his gubernatorial candidacy but he has
his ear to the ground all the same
Brainerd Tribune
Not in a listening attitude. however
but still in sling from the effects of
the terrible knockout of 1898.-MidWay
News.
Sam Langum, of the Preston Times,
Is quoted as saying that he never at
tended circus He ought to attend
the next Republican state nominating
convention-and witness the antics of
the Observation-Disclosures Star.
1t seems certain that Mills and Miller
| will be candidates for denomination for
railroad commissioner. There is moth
ing in politics like having an album
| dance of nerVe!-Warren Register.
Fears of a rise in the price of lumber
| are imminent. The demand for tim
| ber' by congressman who have fences
1 to mend will naturally decrease the
| supply.-Mankato FresS Press.
If Sam Johnson is really in earnest
1 in his desire to find something worth
| looking for, he might take a whirl at
! the state game warden's office.-Hub-
| bard County Clipper.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28

OUIS BETZ, who is the Demo-
Il cratic nominee for city comp
trOller, bases his claims to re-
election on his record of two years
IN the office. While Mr. BetZ has
lived In St. Paul for many years,
and Is son of a pioneer, who was
an alderman as long ago as 1864, he
is candidate simply and solely on
his merits as a capable public serV-
ant. In the two years that Mr. Betz
has held the office he has entirely
changed the plan upon which the
c1ty's books and records are kept
in his department. During the term
Of ten years that McCardy was
comptroller he made absolutely no
changes and conformed to the old
style systems. Mr.. Betz has installed
new set of books for the bond
records and registers. Under his
system it is possible for coupon
bonds to be exchanged for regis
tered bonds, and the financial stand
Ing Of the city has been raised In
consequence. The manner of issu-
ing his yearly reports has been sim
pIlhed and his system has brought
inquiries from the census bureau
and from the cOmptrollers of leading
cities of the country regarding it's
manifest advantages. During his
term he put through the legislature
bill which enables the city to is
sue bonds to the extent of $500, 600,
not more than 100000 in any one
year, to pay for permanent i'm
proVements, and providing that the
city council must levy a tax Of
One-half mill for a permanent sink
ing fund. This will produce about
$4,000 annually, and the plan has
been editOrially commended by near
~ all the st. Paul newspapers. Mr..
BetZ's record in the Office is in every
way f1rst-class, and is such that he
will be returned by a big majority
in spite of a desperate fight made on
him by the opposition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
A SUGGESTION.

President Roosevelt is much exer-
cised, it is reported, on the subject Of
a chairman of the national Republican
committee in the campaign that is
coming. Why should he not follow the
example Of Gov. Odell of his own state,
and take the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee himself? Why is there any
more improperly in it? We are dis
posed to think that his own sOlicita
ton of funds would be quite as influ
entail as that of anybody else in his
behalf, even as that Of the cash-cOm-
polling Hanna might be expected to be
were he alive and willing to do for
Roosevelt what ne did for Mckinley
Boston Herald