The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

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the stock with three voting trustees. In
cln1in6 ex-Presjdene Cleveland 0uch d.
reetosD resigned a. A. J. Cassntt. Jaeoo
0chi6. Cornelius Bliss. n H Hartman
and II. c. Ffjck. and pubic property VA
| made Of = committee report exposing d.
tails q extrayag1nes and favositism htth-
esto undreaned Of even hy those reason
ably intimate with high finance"
Al the end Of this expose New Yosk
6eats acted. Before . legislative invesei-
eating committee. With Charles E Hughes
as counsel. four great life Insurance com.
panies in turn. through their Odicers. con-
| tributed TO the growing sum Of public
| knowledge Of what had been presumed .
| business purely nduciary ard largely phi
| things than the weaknesaes Of the EQuita-
BILE were found to exist everywhere. Con-
tr,but;cns to political funds. excessive SAL
''fnSidsf1' Of immense profits made
through thinly veiled subsidiary compa-
nies. 'yeilow dog funds for the control
Of DeGislatures-,hese and similar abuses
were proved to the full convincing Of .
TO resentment. President NcCurdy Of the
Mutual Life has resigned. giving up the
fight.
THE BRIGHTER SIDE.
There n. however. . distinctly brighter
side to the commercial and Industrial
retrospect American farmers have had
4 record year. The wheat crop surpassed
all others in the lands history excepting
that Of 1901. More than :j00. .OR. 80 bushels
Of corn established . new h:xh- water
S,> eh.H
iributed similass: their good news. till .
total u 0a0Nao.90 was named ~ tho
whole value Of the seven great crOps''-
corn. hay. wheat. cotton. oats. barley and
rye. with the total farm yield At 81. Il. Co.,
w.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition port
land. Ore). bore yet further evidence 10
the general prosperity Of the country.
Not only did Il. in its sixteen weeks. en-
terrain :sAs.5eo visitors. but II surpassed
its fellows Of recent yeafs by closing its
books with . baIassce. permitting = stock
holders dividend Of - per cent.
internationally. the happening Of the
year from which this country mos: bene-
hted vas the te termination Of the tar.H war
with Russia. through the removal Of
penal duties upon American exports Of
iron ana Steel products.
CHANGES DIPLOMATIC AND POI.IT-
IcAL
When, in tine spring. Count Cassini. Rus
sia . veteran Ambassador .: Washington.
Waa moved to Madrid. Baron kose: sue
ceeding him. the .irx, step WIS taken in .
considerable number Of diplomatic changes
made during the year. Oar legation In
Toxic has become an embassy. with Lloyd
Griscom ss firs, Ambassador. and both
Brazil and Jsr&n have done the same
thing here the former sending Doctor do
Aranjo 10 our capital In OIr service
abroad the retirement OF Joseph II. ChOase
from St. James Is the fact OF leading I'M
portAnce. He vas succeeded BY Wh'teI1W
Reid. who vas replaced in Franc" BY ksob-
er, ). Mccormick. q. !. !. Meyer gong
from Italy 10 Russia. And iis'sry White
being promoted from Frs, Secretary in
L.rdca to Rome EAiw.n Ii. Cong-r. after
a brief service n Mexico. following his
Ionge. term ia China. hse permanently ro-
tired from the corps.
In NJ. Rooseye!t's "o:i1ciAl family" the
change In pessonnei has bsen s.:Int Tho
death tJulys Of John Hay struck telling
blow at the Cabinet. but E!!hu Roots ac-
c.r;Ance Of hts seat 1t the Presidents
righ. went far toward 'ounterhaiAnc'nx
the Ios> Secretary Mo.ion's resignation
Was :le, by the appcir::n"n' Of Charles ~
Houaparte Of Baltimore 20 the navy port
folio Earlier George Il. C"rtelyou sue
-.eSed Postmaster General Wynne. the lat
ter going TO London as Co1sU! General
Lesser changes ancunG the FEDERAL sefS-
ants have involved the resignation of MI
;.oo:n,e A. Assistant, Secretary q! state"
Robert BACON o! New York following hi:a
II, c.!ce: the retirement OF CarfoH ~
WRIGHT ss Commissioner Of Labor. Doctor
Charles +. Neil succeeding him. an! :he
Aru.,.,m~n.s Of Nesap.ian Wa-E": a.
Pension Commissioner an! ~ Senate:
r,ckr-N 30 tn. Interstate Commerce CON
us:':ss.on.
The r.~ Senator'S o: the '~s'v"msn'h
are. rg Rraad.se- Rep, o' Connect
.,I,: J p F>.z..r DEM ~ Tennessee.
And william Warner Rep, q: Missouri.
r.s.vsry brought = n.~ Governor IN
Arizona In IoSeSl. II. k.Sbes. So'em"3
o.. 10, New Mexico in ~ J H~z-n'snn.
Will. In March colorado vert through she
uu!a.~ -xce-i.nc~ Of having 'hre" chic:
executives In on, day ADAMS ''ef''"d ;
,r,t., ,h. General A.=s.uhiv's decision
sxA,.s; h.r-,. Peabody rei-ed according :"
Agreement With the Assembly. and Jer~e
F Macdonald elected Li"utsnan; Gov
srra- h.,. uoU serving a. Governor. Dths.
alteration, IN :he euhs:nA;ori.i as, o,
Characters. b. Scyens~r's ~i".'io's. are
tr,,-Iuy,s,t A., s>ir-ts ss,Slid j.. no 10. Mas
sarnI..,ss. Republican victory John "
p.i.f<-, Dem anc defeated Hyrnn
u.--.cS n Ohio. George n J.-.- tst-,.. !
r~.,.c.sf ~ Rscde Island ani .-iaF8e I
SWANSON chcs~. ~ ;se virginia r~-'-
o-.a:s
IN srA,:los =, tAs<. mentor "a .ue ere /,
election: ssy Sgcces.~. o: To-s Io..sotl. .
Nsyo- OF ".-ye.a.a. E&:a 7horrp- |
-, 81, q. onc.aI rcnt-c! of ~, Lake !
cr.y e~ tie sa;.- -No- n,ors. saa George n /
xct-.esssa . ~ re.ai-. Ns~ YORK nAyor- |
ATTY ~ the -s.rS~~.. 20 margins S.s- 4
wsi,.>.a r Hears, ~ss. h.ac:nG . uur.e- 1
q ri a~-..saG,. tiske' contested .he count. /
:. SNs,Asoe Aps:i -.~ei.os . ycii;s7ai :o-- i
-aao o.eerhesasA the RsSns,ics-.. Ess-' |
v1-S = Dunno. Democrat R.S ssect .a- I
70 rs> NAyo<s cAAts ca . s:seie-csaak- l
gnictpal e~Esrseis os tie car /
.sees
q. far N re hAa ss % escye.nr,erfa a-v
rSS hAs h-ea .sss:rc-;y . year
>. ~s.s.> Alfonso % Scam sas IN 'r-.
-a.4e-. e-~s. 80 kraace. Ens.aas Germany
,.a NGss-ts s.A tIeSes4 has s>sa 20 Mac
~. ,e --r...r- hs. call TIE kAissr ir~.
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