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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-09
Congressman Bowers Declares
That Black Race, Is Unfit for
Self-GOyernment.
ENTRY FOR PARTY ExPEDlENT.
Negro, He Asserts. Received His
Political Baptism in Aid of Re
publican Ascendency-Pro- A
lection in the South.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. April s.-Consressman Bow
ers of Mississippi elected Democratic ap-
plause In the House to-day when he de-
ciared that the negro was not fit for self
government and should be eliminated as a
political factor
MI Bowers took occasion to answer
some statements recently made by Mr. Gil
iette of Massachusetts, regarding violations
OF the Constitution cf some of the South
ern States with respect to negro suffrage
HE declared that the negro was as safe in
the hands of the Governor of Mississippi
as in those of the Governor of Massa-
chusetts. and said that in Mississippi the
negro's right of life. liberty, property and
the pursuit of happiness was as care
fully guarded as by any other state.
IYNCHING PREVENTED.
The only State in which lynching had
been prevented by the swift and timely in
terposition of the law was in Mississippi,
and this, he said. was due to the personal
action of the Governor.
Mr. Bowers made comparison of the
criminal statistics of Massachusetts, and
Mississippi and said these showed that the
negro in the latter State was six times
the State of Mississippi. he said, every
avenue of labor was opened to the negro,
and every opportunity given to improve
his condition by industry and toll.
Mr.. Bowers asserted that the negro's
entry into politics simply was to serve a
party expedient and that his political
baptism was an aid Of Republican ascend
ancy. He believed, he said, that race
purity could be preserved absolutely by
the utter segregation of the races In every
scholastic relation. The slightest inter
mingling Of the races he declared. was
fraught with peril
He said that the negro was not fit for
self-government.a and he was greeted with
Democratic applause when he said the ne
gro, within constitutional limits, should
be eliminated as a political factor.
Il thank Cod" he added. ''the Constitu-
ton OF Mississippi swept the circle of ex-
pedient to accomplish that end"
PORTLAND EXPOSITION
The bill appropriatins $4,000 in aid of
the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Port
land. Ore, in 1905 was adopted. as was the
Philippine shipping bill. The latter pro-
vides that all shipping by the United
States must be done in United States ves-
sells, flying the United States flag.
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CHARGE EXCESSIVE RENTAL
IS PAID FOR MACHINES.


Washington, April 2-Ths contract for
canceling machines used by the Post-Of-
doc Department was debated at length in
/ the Senate to-day In connection with the
Post-Omce appropriation bill.
Mr.. Culbsrson introduced an amendment
reducing the rental OF the machines and
the Democratic Senators charged that the
rental now paid was the same that was
paid under the contracts made by George
w. Beavers, when he was Chief of the
eA1Ary and Allowance Division of the
Post-Onice Department, and that It
WAS excessive. Mr., Lodge denied the
charge. saying that there was no proof Of
its truth.
Tho Post Ofhoe bill was still under con-
sideratton when the Senate adjourned. r.
The first hours Of the session were
yoted to q discussion by Mr.. Patterson 6f
the Chinese question, in which he main
ta1ned that the exclusion laws would be
Ineffective after December unless there
were additional legislation.
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New York. April S.-Koenig Albert, from
Genoa and Naples, for New York, is re-
ported by wireless telegraph as having
passed Nantucket Lightship at 1:4o D. m.
La Lorraine. from Havre. for New York,
IN communication by wireless telegraph,
with Nantucket LRhtship at $40 p. m.
London. April 7.-Sailed Montrose, Hal
tfax and st. John. New Brunswick.
Queenstown. April s.-sailed: Cymric,
from Liverpool. Boston.
Aovflle. April s.-Sailed: Partisan, from
liverpool, Halifax.
4 Christiana, April 2-sailed: Island, New
York
oueenstown. April s.-Arrived: cretic,
Boston. for Liverpool. and proceeded.
Plymouth. April s.-Arrived: Moltke,
from New York
Havre. April s.-Arrfyed: La GascoKne,
New York.
Naples. April z.-Arrived: Neckar, New
York.
Ponta del Gada, Azores. April s.-Ar-
rived: Princess Irene. New. York for
Gibraltar, Naples and Genoa.
Naples. April 7.-salled: Canopic from
Alexandria. Boston via Gibraltar.
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Rural free Delivery.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. April a-Rural free delivery
service has been established. to cornmspce May
l6 as follows:
Missouri-Carrollton. carroll County: route Z:
length OF route. 2t1A miles; population served,
$50. Coatsvilla. Schuyler County: routes ] and
2: length OF routes. 1sS miles: population
served es4 Goodman. Mcdonald County: route
/; length Of route, "a miles; population served.
eS.. Marthasviile, Warren County; routes /
and 2: length of routes 20h and lsH miles:
population served, S22- Overton, Cooper Coun-
W: route L: length Of route. soh miles; pepu-
laticn served. e2s.
Z and S: length Of routes. 81 miles: population
served. :2ss. Pecsman, Kay CoIn!y; route /;
l2L waukomls. Garfield County; routes and
4; length Of routes. "a miles: population
served sO4.
Rural carriers have been appointed as fol-
lows:
Missouri-Lamonte Leila Taylor, carrier: J.
p: Taylor. substitute. Goreville, W. NJ. Tro-
Wilton. carrier; Allen Underwood, substitute.
Kansas-Mound City VIM IL Alexander. car.
rier: Florence E. Alexander. substitute.
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To.DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were S.aSS.'
6l2: balances A,S9S676. Local discount
rates were between s and per cent. Do
mestic exchange was quoted as follows
New York SOC premium bid. 4ec premium
asked; Chicago 10c premium bid. 15c pre-
MUM asked; Cincinnati. Louisville and
New Orleans. 10c discount bid, par asked
Wheat closed higher at Se7sdSSc bid
July; H.031lH No. red. Corn closed
higher at 4sAc bid July: 49c No. 9 mixed.
Oats closed at 31;4c bid July; 4SGzSl.o
No. 2 mixed.
Spot cotton was unchanged In the local
market
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Army Orders.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. April 8.-Army orders were f.
sued to-day as follows;
Captain Thomas II. Mcintyre, ARTILLERY Corps,
will proceed to New York City. for duty in
that city. and Captain Preston Brown. Second
Infantry. will proceed to Denver.
Captains Adelbert Crokhite. Artillery Corps.
and Charles +. Humphrey. Jr., United States
Infantry. are detailed for service and to an
vacancies In the Quartermasters Department.
Second Lieutenant Francis y. Behr. Artillery
to the One Hundred and Fifth Company. Coast
Artillery. and Second Lieutenant Fielding l..
Poindexter from the One Hundred and Fifth
Company to the unassigned list.
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred c: Sharpe. United
States Infantry. and Major Charles r. Noyes
Ninth Infantry. are detailed for service and to
fill vacancies In the Adjutant Generals De-
partment.
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FEARS THE NOMINATION
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Speaker Cannon Does Not Desire to
Preside Over National Con.
vention mt Chicago.
,,., . The Reoublie Bureau

~ a q,
Washington. April 8-Speaker Cannon's
friends are now engaged in fighting the
suggestion that he be made the perma-
nent chairman OF the Republican Nation
al Convention.
The idea causes cold chills to course up
and down their backs. One Of them thus
described the case to-day:
DO you know what will happen IL they
put Mr.. Cannon in the chair at that con-
the William Alden Smith occurrence in
the House the other day, fire or the
other barrel and name him for the vice.
presidential nomination.
The result will be that that convention
will Just rise as one man and nominate
Mr.. Cannon by reclamation. While that
would be entirely satisfactory. In my
opinion. to many interests Of the Repub-
lican party, It is something that Mr. Cam
non does not want to happen"
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storm descended on St. Paul from the
northwest late yesterday afternoon. which
was the forerunner Of the storm which
has been general in the DakotSs and Mon
tana for the last forty-eight hours.
One hundred AMI fifty telegraph poles
are down west of Fargo. N. D.. and from
that it is gathered that the storm was an
unusually severe one.
In South Dakota the storm was severe,
sccomI anied by rain and snow, driven
by a high wind. The Great Northern has
had much trouble with its wires west Of
here. and has but meager reports from
Dakota points.
The Northern Pacific road has only one
wire working at Helena. Mont. More than
Northern Pacific tracks between Glendon,
n. D., and Moorhead, MINI.
DRIFTS DELAY TRAINS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Maryville. Mo-, April S.-Snow began
falling in Northwest Missouri at an early
hour this morning: accompanied by a
worst blizzard OF the season. About four
inches Of snow fell. but it vas drifted
four feet deep In many places. All trains
running into Maryville were late. It Is not
known yet whether fruit Is injured or not
BLIZZARD RACES ALL DAY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
zard has ragged here all day. The wind is
blowing gale. and the air II full OF
binding snow.
FRUIT AT ADRIAN HURT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Adrian. Mo-. April "a binding snow
storm has been raging here for the last
twelve hours, accompanied by high wind.
1t Is thought that fruit crops will be
greatly damaged.
CENTRAI4LA BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Centralia, Mo-, April s-A severe snow
storm, accompanied by hard winds. pre-
vailed here the last twenty-four hours
and business Is practically suspended.
SHELBINA FARMERS DELAYED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Shelbina, Mo-, April "a heavy rain
yesterday and last night was followed to-
Of the winter. The weather is not cold
but farmers will be delayed probably ten
days.
MACON WITHOUT FUEL SUFFERS
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Macon. Mo-, April S.-Snow six inches on
the level and a y-mile-to-tha-hour
gale was the spring weather in this sec
ton today.
At daylight the thermometer went down
to twenty-five degrees, and has remained
around that point all day. 1t has been
the worst blizzard OF the winter. Many
families are without fuel, and as none was
brought in over the drift roads. there
was much suffering.
This storm Is a record marker for the
last five years In Northern Missouri, the
closest approach to it being on April Il,
1890, when there were three inches OF
snow, but q much higher temperature.
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saceeeds in Getting UAlAGtHacfeA
DELEGATION From Sycamore.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Sycamore. Ill, Apen &-vssDaGan war
ner, the first gubernatorid CANDIDATE to
enter Dekalb County this year. delivered
q stirring address this Afternoon to
Cepgressman Warner struck whsn the
from was hot for the Republican prina~
RES were held here to-day to select dele
gates to the Deklb County Conyontton
with the exception that they are Instructed
for NJ. b. Castle Of Sandwich for Repre-
sentative and for E NJ. Burst for State
The convention Of Monday win be .
warm one, as Sycamore and Dekalb have
each q candidate for State Attorney. and
county.
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COMMITTEES rAvoRs wAnMh

Sets ConEFess10nal COAveAdoA Afse4
state Convention.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Decatur, Ill. Aprn s.-rhs Republican
Committee Of the Nineteenth Conxression-
al District to-day set the Congressional
Convention for May 1s Warner controls
the committee and efforts Of his oppo-
nents to set date before the State Con-
vention were defeated
The place chosen, Clinton. Is Warmers
home town The convention. II against
Warner. will likely meet at Clinton, ac-
cording to call, and then adjourn to De-
icing In anti-Warner territory.
The date is taken as evidence that War.
ner will seek denomination II he Is defeat
ed in the subernatorial race, which seems
assured.
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KILLS ARID LAND REPEAL BILL.
House Committee Defeats 1t By /,
Vote OF to 3.

House Commfttec Defeats 1t By Q
Vote of 8 to ,.
Washington. April S-By a vote OF 8
to the House Committee on Irrigation
Of arid lands to-day defeated the bill to
repeal the desert land laws. Those vot-
ing against the bill were Chairman Mon
dell OF Wyoming and Representatives
Terrell Of Massachusetts. Dwight Of New
York, Marshall of North Dakota, Wnliarn-
son OF Oregon. Cooper of Pennsylvania,
f0rnia-
Those in favor of the repeal were Rep
resentatives Reeder Of Kansas, Van Duzer
Of Nevada and Underwood Of Alabama.
The vote was taken after protracted
hearings.
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put up a full ticket, as it Is regarded as
sort of forlorn hope. This year, how
ever. the people had decided on q new
plan. They wanted ito look at the
books"
The Democrats. who win take charge Of
the city affairs. for the next two years,
are nearly all under 30 years Of age.
Mr.. Van Cleve is q son Of the late Brig
adler General William Van Cleve. who
was Senator from the Seventh District at
the time of his death. The son studied
graduated there last June. The September
previous to his graduation he passed a
successful examination before a commit
tee Of lawyers here and was enrolled as
cult. In his student days at St Louis
he was member of the legal fraternity
Of Washington University, Phi Delta Phi,
and also the Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is
"a years old.
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Position for Hanasoms Ladies.

Some very attractive ladies are wanted
by the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, of Battle
Creek, Mich. for their exhibit Of Grape
Worlds Fair.
The successful applicant must possess a
handsome face, robust complexion, stylish
figure and weigh no to 1gS pounds and be
Of pleasing address. Good salaries will be
paid. Applications should be made to the
Company direct, accompanied by photo
graph. which will be returned.
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SUGGEST JOHN S. WILLIAMS
FOR PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
Boom for the Minority Leader
in the House.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBIIlC SPECIAL
Washington. April s.-John Sharp WI
liazns Of Mississippi is suggested as tho
permanent chairman Of the Democratic
National Convention.
A boom with this label has been started
by the Democrats in the House as a
testimonial to the leadership Of Mr.. VIII
liams and, although 1t is only day or
two old, 1t has already grown to large
proportions.
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Galveston Sea- wall.

EEPUbIAIC SfENIAIA
Washington. April 8.-senator Bailey q
Texas to-day introduced proposed
amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill providing for an appropriation of
$1Sl. .046. IS for the construction OF a sea
wall from Thirty-ninth street to the west
line Of Forty-fifth street in Galveston.
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ROOSEVELT IS SEARCHING
FOR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.
Charge of the Coming Republican
Campaign for President.
REPUBLIC. SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. April 8-Positfve alarm
exists in administration circles over the
failure Of the President to find the right
man" for chairman of the next Republi
can National Committee, which will con-
duct the campaign Of 1904. The situation
in some respects recalls the search of
President Harrison to get a chairman in
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National Bank Affairs.

Washington. April 8.-The Comptroller Of the
Currency to-day approved the designation OF the
following banks as reserve agents:
American National Bank. Tampa. Fla.
Western National Bank, Fort Worth. for the
First National Bank. Comanche. Tex.
Worth. for the German-American National
Bank. Mason, Tex
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Stone Appointed on Board.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, April S-Stephen T. Stone
has been designated as a member Of the
Civil Service Board for the Post Office
at Chanute, kas.
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AGREES on PURCHASE Plan.
Committee Will Favor Payment OF
$50 an Acre for Indian Land.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. April Safer hard fgh-
the Indian Appropriation Conference
Committee to-day agreed upon the pro-
vision for the purchase Of 217 acres Of land
adjacent to the Sulphur Springs reserva-
ton. Indian Territory. to be paid for at
SEQ an acre to the Chickasaw Nation
The owners of improved property within
this Territory. of which there are nearly
1000. are to be paid the amount OF the
appraised value Of their holdings.
The bill also establishes additional
courts at Wapnucka. MadilI, Weleetka,
Wetumka. Bartlesville. Duncan, Garvin.
Lehigh and Chicota, and provides that
Judges of respective districts shall desig-
nate recording districts for each court by
rnetes and bounds,
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Bate.ville Contract Awarded. !.

fsFIFUbIIC SFECIAI.
Washington, April S.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury has awarded the contract for
the construction Of the public building
at Batesville, Ark, to F. l. Stevenson Of
Dallas, Tex, at s56.725.
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LowDEs cRIT1CIsEs YATES.

Tells How He Would Aet II He Were
Governor Of IliA0is.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
GRANVILLE, Ill. April a-colonel Frank o.
Lowden Of Chicago. Republican candidate
for Governor Of Illinois. addressed the Re
publicans here to-day. He talked only
marks to a promise of what he would do
II he were elected Governor and to n
criticism of Governor Yates. He Is travel
ing through Southern Illinois on a special
train
To-morrow the Republican primary in
Edwards County will be held, and the In
dications are that Yates will carry the
county.
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WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt is experiencing DIFF
hculty In finding some one to act as chair
man Of the Republican National Commit
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FIRST DEMOCRAT ELECTED
CITY ATTORNEY OF MACON.
publican Majority Of 2OO-Eda-
Gated in St. Louis.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Macon. Mo-. April s-William NJ. Van
Cleve is the first Democrat ever elected
CITY Attorney of Macon. He was not only
elected, but went in by bigger majority
than any man on the ticket. The average
Republican majority in the town of Macon
is from 1s0 to 30. Mr.. Van Cleve was
elected over n. NJ. Nancy. the Republi-
can candidate. by 109 votes Often the
Democrats here don't take tho trouble to
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snx11nEnr RAPIDLY CHANGING.


Fayette County.
REPUBI1C SPECIAL. ga.
vandaiia. =" April S.--The contest be-
tween the Hamlin. and Yates forces il
waxing exceedingly warm and promises to
be one OF tho hardest fought political bat
tics ever winged In this county.
The Yates advocates have all along de-
e1red an early convention. and had the
County Convention been held six weeks
ago. doubtless the Yates faction would
have won, but now. conditions have
changed. and the Hamlin sentiment is
growing rapidly all over the county. The
Republican County Central Committee
now stands Ii for Hamlin. against for
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'"The Bargain Hunters"
5000 given away. See page M m
to-morrow's Republic.
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COmmitte0 MeetnH ChIIed.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Perryville, Mo-. April a-The chairman
Of the Democratic Committee Of Perry
County has called Q meeting Of the COM
mittee to meet at Perryville, Mo-, April
II, for the purpose Of setting the time and
gates to the State Convention at Jeffer-
son City. Tho sentiment OF tho vo<erS Is
in favor Of Q county primary.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.
John SCOTT & Sons sued the Park.yiev
Realty Company for ssos2s on account Of
grading q large tract of land at tho
Worlds Fair grounds.
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Doniphan, Mo-, April ga Democratic
mass meeting elected Ed Ferguson. D. C.
Cunningham and C. G. Hughes delegates
Dockery, Senator Stone, Congressman De
Almond and II. B. Oliver were indorsed
TOR delegates at large,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-09

The Bargain HuIters."
1900 given sway: See page "ad" In
to-moCroWs Republic.
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MITCHELL Announces CANDIDACY.

Nevada Democrat Will Make Race
for Secretary Of State.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nevada, Mo-, April 8.-R. W. Mitchell
to-day published an announcement Of his
candidacy for Secretary of State.
The announcement was made editor1aily
in his paper.
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"FoLK WILL BE NEXT GOVERNOR.

Congressman Cochran Says Blissouri
Political Skies Are Clearing. -
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, April Representative
Cochran of the st. Joseph district has
returned to Washington and resumed his
seat in the House.
He declares the political skies Of Mis-
souri, are clearing and that Folk will be
the next Governor Of Missouri
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Your dentist viii s.fcr Goodness sake"
secommsnd 6ANTNoL TOOTH POWDER.
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FOREIGN,


The Angio-French colonial treaty was
aEned in London.