St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 9, 1900
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SLE en oe MONDAY—ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—APRIL 9, 1900. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH.. Founded by JOSEPH PULITZER. Published by THE PULITZER PUBLISHING CO., 513 Olive St. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. .. One Cent eee lt WO Cents oe Two Cente Five Cente Lauie end Suburbs, Week Day and Sunday, per Pn ws.6006eee6t eeeereereeree - TERMS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AND SUBURBS. osetage prepaid in United States, Canada and Mexico. RY MAIL IN ADVANCE. DAILY AND SUNDAY. Dally and Sundag, 1 year $6 MM) Delivered by Carrier in Towns Outside Daily and Sunday, 6 months..... 3 0@ of St. Leuls: Daily and Sunday, 1 month WiPer Veek .. Sunday, 1 year 2 OO} Per Month ........ Sunder, a) MIOMING. -coccecoccecesd ™ \\ eek Day oust Sunday, 8 months. eee eeeeeeee e hw ler Montb POSTAGE RATES ON THE POST-DISPATCH. Pr -le 24 to 32 Pages 2c 40 to SO Pages Outside the United States, Onanada and Mexico, Double the Abore TELEPHONE NUMBERS. B in ..Bleven Cents 15 Cents 5 (en's . 45 Cents *eeeeeere Rates. Kinloch. 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Agent Foreign Advrertia'ing, &. ©. 48 Tribune Building, New York. eA ay ie (i —SWORN—— CIRCULATION ——OF THE—— Sunday Post-Dispatch ——MONTHLY AVERAGES—— April 8.1900...160.478 April 1, 1900. cc ccveseseeseeeees L02,305 EB co cceclccsdvoccscc dees L0l,114 February, 1900 ...0600++152,505 January, 1900 ..++++142,344 Year 1899.....+112,450 IMPORTANT. ga" The Post-Dispatch will accept all advertising with the distinct and unequivocal guarantee that it has a larger bona-fide paid circulation, Sunday or D-ily, then any other Newspaper West of the Mississippi River; and larger in the City of St. Louis and its sudurts than any two cther morning or evening newspapers combined. Biggest West of the Mississippi. * iis One of the eight largest Sunday news- > Lit» _ i oe WAR CHAMPION’S PLEA, Col. James G. C. Lea, Assistant Quartermaster-General, United States Army, says “War is work, hardship, healthful growth; peace is ease, luxury, disease.” In thus denouncing peace as a condition of ease, luxury and diesease, the man of War blindly ignores the great industrial! world with its triumphs over nature and turns hie attention solely to that limited circle known as “Society,”’ which alone may be eaid to become debased by long continued peace Are the clearing of forests, the building of railroads, the drainage of swamps, the cultivation of the soil, the work of invention, the hum of the factory, the spanning of rivers. the digging of tunnels, the writing of books, the painting of pictures signe of ‘ease, luxury, disease?’ ‘Have the great captains of industry, the great inventors. the scientists, the authors and artists been men of ease? Is their work the outcome of a diseased condition”? Are the millions who live by useful labor victims of ease and luxury? Is it necessary, in order to further stimulate them, to set them to killing and wounding each other? + Is it not a fact that the steam engine, the electric motor. the agricultural machine, the knowledge of scientific farm- ing, the triumph of the miner and the scientist have all been -—__—- (|! | crossings, 24 not works of | just decided against them, products of peaceful days? Is there no strenuous state of life but that of the fighter? To reduce the argument for war to an absurdity, it is only necessary to apply it to individuals or families. Do these find the atmosphere of quarrel and feud productive of progress and prosperity? , It is well for the soldier to be contented with his lot. But renson and experience are with the advocates of peace and not with him. The best he can do is to do his unpleasant duty when ordered and keen silence. > > i> it» ~~ - - St. Louis has been a pudding for boodlers and bribers. That is why the city funds are short. Had the money paid into the city treasury every year been properly used, and had no franchises been given awav, what a city we might now have to show our hosts of visitors! Until the leaks are stopped we shall continue to Suffer for lack of means to carry on the municipal government even in a crude way. ht i> -——. i i ot PUBLICITY AS A MOTIVE POWER. of the Hot Springs Circuit Court has announced that he will personally strive to have the laws for the suppression of gambling at Judge Duffie from the bench Legislature enact that great resort. This remarkable manifestation of judicial indignation was provoked by a report of the grandjury to the effect that there Was a great deal of gambling going on which they could not suppress owing to official connivance. The prevalence of gambling and the conditions under which it flourished in Hot Springs were brought out by the Post- Dispateh. The people of that town were in blissful ignor- ance of all the violations of law mentioned by Judge Duffle until they got the news in these columns. Publicity is invaluable to a community. A strong newspa- per, even though published hundreds of miles away can tell the people of any town or city many things that it is good for them to know. The Hot Springs people were aroused to the realization of disgraceful conditions there by the Post- Disnpatch’s publications and there is now a lively hope of the purification of the atme sphere. ———— —_—o¢-g—__ With Pettus in the © nate’ and Allen in the House, the Seuth can make the countr¥ laugh every day in the week. We can forget some of the evil work of a machine Congress bright tnan lightens the Congressional Record with sketching of national affairs. —~ © 0- ——— A BI@ ELECTRIC TRUST. The absorption of t Siemens-Holske Electric Company of America by the General Electric is said to foreshadow a trust which shall cover the world. The Siemens-Holske is the leading electric Interest in Europe, and in this country controls the Widener-ElkKins and Whit- ney syndicates. The new trust will therefore control all the principal electric vehicle companies of this country and relat- ed industries, it being understeod that a consolidation of the largest electrical companies and an alliance with the Genera soon be effective. interrupted by the so-called panic of a few t seems to be impossible when a a humorous Klectric will The movement months ago, seems to be resumed. to arrest the muvement toward universal monopoly. 7ee The ara bridge incident has taught British engineering firms a lesson. Recently the firm of Kerr, Stuart & Co. London filled a contract calling for two locomotives, five mil¢s of railway, one mile of curved railway, 30 sets of points and bailast wagons, 15 eight-wheeled bogie wagons and two special brake wagons, in 10 days. American energy could hardly do any better than this. - © +o —_ Republicans hope for a decision in their (‘nited States Supreme Court has a Re- The highest Kentucky court, which has has a Democratic majority. If all decided according to the politics of the judges, a great waste of time and money. 2? If Secretary Root is jugeling with figures to conceal our enormous war expenses it is because the nearness of the presi- dential campaign has made it a partisan necessity. The war stamps are getting more and more unpopular. One great raiiroad is avoiding them by substituting cash for checks. > >in _--- i is to issue, the Carnegie Co. wiil have a capitalization of $320,000,000. Does the American con- sumer longer doubt that he has been imposed upon? Is this the “infant industry” he thought would suffer if he did not vote to permit it to work the Government? ——-@® + When Cecil Rhodes arrived in England he was met by Beit, Hiarris, HawkKesley and Maguire—promoters and speculators, not of the best class at that. If Rhodes is a public character it is singular that his return to England did not prompt some other public character to greet him. of The fa vor publican Kentucky because the majority. are to be the making of laws is Cases With the which it bonds The strong minded women of all countries will call the world’s attention to tiie @ueen’s visit to Ireland as an evidence of superior feminine wisdom, and they will want to know what man in her place might not come back with a broken head? ee Oe ee > 1 A prominent St. Louis Republican says that Webster Davis is a poor man, that “his public life never yielded him riches.”” This is another way of saying that he is not lke the men who mide his resignation necessary. --® oe , has oe + ee ee “We will ram it down their throats as we did in 1865." This | is what Speaker Henderson said in caucus anent the Porto | Rican tariff bill. Very well. On election day Mr. Henderson may find that the mess was not digestibie. -——_-—_——_——_———_- - ¢ 9 ——_—_—_——______._____ POST-DISPATCH SNAP SHOTS. A good many “occurrences” are likely to “occur” before Little Bobs telegraphs that the union jack is flying over Pre- | toria. } Mr. McKinley's portrait suspended between two portraits of Mayor Ziegenhein would make a pretty ornament for the grandjury room. Several of the inhabitants of Sodom, Mo., attended a sale; at Free Nigger Bend, the other day. We need not go out- side of our own State for questionable names. It is much beiter to have Uncle Joe Wheeler at home than in the Philippines. We are now much more directly in com- munication with his typewriter than we were. Albert Kkdward’s composure under the fire of an assassin shows how awwuch he might do on the firing line in the Trans. | vaal. Little Bubs may have to send for him yet. It is asserted that a man seeking employment in Louis- viile, Ky., stands but one chance in a hundred of getting it. This allows a guod deal of leisure for the discussion of State politics. Should William Smith of Michigan persist in running as an independent Renublican candidate for President, he should chocolate in his spinal column. Why should Attorney General Griggs be censured for award- ing building contracts without competitive bidding? If the policy of the present Administration is not the destruction of competition, what else does it mean? Tho snake editor finds his season opening auspiciously. The Kansas snakes are already coming out of their holes to des- troy hundreds of cows and bull the beef markets. The fin de siecle snake stories should all be models. It seems that titled editors and titled contributors have not made a success of William Waldorf Astor's Pall Mall maga- zine. Perhaps Mr. Astor did not make enough of an effort for an American circulation There are Americans who de- light to honor titles whenever they can find them. 2 Ee eeEr ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. ADMIRER.—He is Tit CHOUTEAU.—Inquive of sme music dealer for names of com- posers. A. W. W.—Apply and Olive. CONSTANT READER —There are Government baths at Hot Springs. Go there ani apply. B. F. SCOTT.--AS8SK your liocal all the information you need A READER.—The advertising space indicated is worth $2.50 for one insertion In datly and $8 one insertion Sunday. CONSTANT RR lM AUPR.—According to latest statistics at hand, 1898, there are 456,400 miles of raliway in the world. In the United States 155,466 SUBSCRIBER— 19 orphan is @ child (not an adult) who has lost both Rgrente. Webster says also used sometimes to desig- to J. S. Higgins, Census Supervisor, Third ticket agent. He will get you BY Boose Famous on Player % Synopsis of Previous Chapters, The Duke of St. Edmunds owns a ruby whieh is intrusted to Sir John Garnett. a London fewe!l- er, to sell fer £50,000. On the is stolen, through a clever ruse, ; cung diamond thieves, among whom are a woman as Cwuntcss Charkoff and a mn calling Col. Colville. Lady Garnett Is a vain woman, in trying to be aristoctatic, spor her pushes money laviehly and is the tluyps the tlLieves. The ruby is hidden in a box o2% choco Countess Charkoff has. Continuation of Chapter Two. “My first step will be to guests’ rooms while they are at dinner to- night.”’ “Very good. Come with the pass keys. But catch you at it. It'd be ruin for the house.” “Don't let that you,” laughed Brett as he foilowed manager Louisa to an Inner room. They had barely disappeared when a woman glided from behind a _ half-open door at the other end of the office. It was the Countess, who had just Longman. “A detective to gasped. “Lucky I shall I do with the ruby?” She eyed the chocolate box in ‘“"Hello, Countess!” exclaimed a voice. ‘‘Here’s a nice joke on me!” Lady Garnett came in, carrying a steel safe, “See what John has sent me to keep my jewelry in,”’ laughted. “It’s burglar- proof, bombproof and a lot of other and opens with a password. He's reso!ved I shan’t lose any more jewels, I suppose.’ - search the meé. be worry the left rooms!” she gut search the overheard! what despair. hearty little she +hHi ‘ C(nings a / —— ' | tft . A . ¥ j * : ty * the American of Many lates which : I'll get you | sure none of them | and -—. ay 2252 es castes :177 toes - FS oF . - bie « “tb ¢ THE GREAT RUBY, » OVNI COGHLAN, Stage as a "~arts in Great lProductions -_> =_ ~ 2 ISO -_ —WA~ OM a only go with me, Mirtza. my province as queen.” | “Until you wearied of me.’’ “Still harping on that absurd Why are you so cold toward me?” “[T am not. Im only wise. I can eee nto the future. Do you think it is easy for |} me to refuse you?” A different sort of love scene was at the ‘other end of the room, where Brenda Els- | mere sat with Capt. Dalrymple. The girl ‘had for the moment eluded her mother’s watchful eye and Lord George Hartopp’s ‘silly attentions and Dalrympte had advantage of the fact. “Brenda,” he was saying, “do you ‘that Japanese cabinet. Go to it the first ‘thing in the morning. You will find there a message from me.”’ “Shan’t you be here in the morning?” “Yes but I may not see you alone before I go up to London. You see I must go to War Office: to-morrow to report on some patents in connection with my bal- loon. The balloon camp is at Hampstead lHieath and in a day or two the authorities fancy? the , ——, 4 I rotdwe se: the the working spelled on out, As spoke she was combination. The word safe door swung open. ‘‘Nice sort of thing to it?’ she grumbled. “It's secure, Countess. “‘By the way, would be to hide from that she luz around, isn't — anyway,” ed the what a place that answetl ecilous ‘ hocolates my p! greedy chambermaid!’ Suiting the action to the word she the candy box into the slammed the Open door shut. “Don't look so surprised, gayly, in of bewilderment. jokes. You'll guard my treasure, wont he cried : s? * * > ’ | 7. > rnett's ur response L«) , 1% itl i chi “It's just one of my you?” don't »} ites, certainly. That's all right. I the one “Yes, was built for choc but no can steal them only wish the Great Ruby carry it to my room dinner.”’ “The detectives won't look Ruby, anyway,” soliloquized the believe safe from there, wus as safe. I'll now and dress for there for the (“ountess. | money,’ send me back home to govern my | door or the shuffle of feet aiong the bal- j}and | assure the country that he will not wabble and that there is no | ment. nate a ch who has only one Uving parent. > 7 7 . . * 7 Dinner was over and the Oatlands Hotel room, Park Prince Kassim was-speaking to the Coun- tess and several others of an official letter he had just réceived from the English Gov- ernment. “They I'm spending too much they g0- complain he was saying, ‘“‘and are ing to own native State. Afier bringing me up educating me like an English gentie- man, they complain because I spend money like one. And now I'm to run home in dis- grace.”’ ‘I'm so sorry,”’ murmured the Countess. “India wiil be heaven, Mirtza, if you'll go there with me,” whispered the Prince, as the others moved away. “Hush! You musin't would tire of me in a There's Lady must speak to her.’”’ Calling the maid to her she went on: “Poor Lady Garnett has gone to her ‘oom with a bad headache, I understand. Ask her if she will kindly send me my box of chocolates from her safe.’ The maid returned a moment later with the news that ‘‘Lady Garnett had gone to bed and would send the box of chocolates to the Countess In the morning.” “Worried over the theft of the Great Ru- by, I suppose,’’ commented the Countess, “What did I tell vou, Mirtza?’ said the Prince. “Trouble always follows in that jewels track Its possessor is under a curse. You are coming to Lord's. Cricket Grounds to-morrow? I play on the Cambridge team. I want you to see me, for it may be my last game before I go home."’ “Home?” “India would indeed be homeilf you would speak so. You year. Wait a mo- Garnett’s maid. I oe - -_— — -~ —_ —— — Not many authors have had a larger in- ceme from their books. For the past 13 years his copyrights brought him an aver- age of £4000 a year. They must continue a valuable property, though the earlier wr't- ings will soon be released from copyright. A careful estimate shows that Ruskin’s best egtting book has been “Sesame and te lies.’" A it would come “A Crown of Wa ; é “The Seven Laenps of Ar- |chitecture” and ‘Unto This Last.” HER EYES WERE FIXED AND STARING. inspect a patent lever | are going there to I've invented,”’ “Isn't the balloon work you do very dan- frerous?’’ “One must always risk something.”’ “Even the happiness ef those who love us ?’* “Il would risk my soul to know you love, Brenda.,”’ you doubt it, comes Mrs. hile, “Can ‘Here You won't forget to ‘abinet?” The room gradually thinned out. lbairymple, before leaving it, went dear?’ Kelsmere. look in Good night. the Japanese over fel! to the Japanese cabinet and laid in ita note and a rose. “If your answer Its ‘Yes row,’’ the note read. Then Dalrymple went off to bed to dream of the girl he loved. In his wildest dréams though he could never imagine the resuits of his sentimental note, A pair of sharp eyes watched him from the room, Then Brett, left alone, strode across to the cabinet and glanced at its contents. “Or he muttered. “A lovers’ postoffice. wear this to-mor- | 7 . 3. ’ rod . , » . . guests were gathered in the lounging Now, then, for a night of watching.” He lowered the lights and sat down In an chair. hours rolled slowly by. His head began to nod. At sound asleep. So heavy was his slumber that he failed to hear the stealthy opening of a bedroom easy The tired. Brett was last he cony that led to the lounging room. a White-robed figure the head OTF tne stairs. aady Garnett. clad tin * down her back, picked her way care- down the steps. In one hand she held diamond bracelet; in the other the " chocolate box. eyes were fixed and staring. Her lips moved vaguely. Down into the room came, “The river is deep, she murmured brokenly, “‘It will guard its secret well.’’ She tossed the chocolate box Into a chair.’ ‘he river will guard its secret,” she re- appeared at she She wandered across to the Japanese cabinet and opened it. “This place is eafe, she whispered. “Its doors are iron and double locked. No thief can burst them. What is tnis?’’ She took out the red rose and tossed it the floor. “‘More dead men’s hair,”’ she murmured. “It has no place here. The (reat Ruby wil) be safe in this etrong box.”’ She lald the diamond ®racelet on Dal- rymple’s note, closed the cabinet door soft- ly and started back toward her room, feel- ing her way One of her outstretched hands fell on Brett's face. He awoke with a start. “Poor John," she said softly. “Poor dear old husband. He's sound asleep. (sood night. dear one.” Stooping over, she kissed Brett on the lips. “Good night!" she repeated, and crept slowly back to her room. “Lady Garnett!" gasped Brett, tn wide- eved amazement. “Great Heaven! She is walking in her sieep."’ ‘oti the astounded RUSKIN’S LITERARY EARNINGS. (To Be Continued.) -_ — ——— se te THE LONGEST HUMAN HATR. re The largest recorded hair growing on a female head wae eight feet. The jongest |recorded beard was tweive feet. WARFARE. ' He couldn't make his soldiers fight, For they were badly licked. Bo he ered up his censors, And made the news conflict. —Detroit Journal. taken | sec | | else. ' man at ease that | farer lifts, | | ' | | i the | } | | ' discuss, |g00d except in ‘element of the great middle clages. POST-DISPATCH POETS. PIUMORISTS> PHILOSOPHERS | CAPT. LEARY’S WAIL. You should rule , In whieh the reader is given an opportunity to pronounce the name of the Island of Guam as he may please. I'm Capt. Richard Leary, The Governor of Guam. These plotters make me Who talk to Uncle Sam, And try to do me injury; who say lam a clam, seek to have me ousted from the island where I am, Oh, how can I be cheery, ‘ontented, gay or calm, When they are knocking Leary, The Governor of Gram? weary And I gave the natives freedom; Reforms I instituted, (And goodness knows they need ’em!) To-their condition suited. I made ’em court and marry; I abolished siavery, yet that band of it in for me. No wonder I am skeery, And vent a frequent damn, Since I am Capt. Leary, The Governor of Guam! And knockers have got Sincere Pepentance makes no terms. The drowning man is rarely over-nice about the quality of his straw. The married man must carry a double load. He thas to do both what his wife will and what she won't. There is room at the top, but very little You must carry your furniture w&h you, Ignorance is much more often excusable than its plea. Optimism is the child of hardship. The about his hearthstone raises many a querulous plaint against the blast rudely tries his door, while outside, the muddy road, the booted way- above the howl] of the storm, the cheery song of his uncon juered heart. — ti at LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. (This column is open to everybudy who bas a eomplaint to make, a grievance to ventilate, infor- mation to give or a subject of general interest to or a public service to acknowledge, and who can put the idea into the fewest words possi- ble. Létters ‘rom persons seeking employment cannot be given place in this column.) along In Defense of Coursing. To the .Bditor of the Post-Dispatch. It has become quite fashionable to speak of our forefathers as barbarians, brutes, 'ete., and to dismiss the eubject with the statement that they are out of date, and, after all, knew nothing anyway. Abusive language and invective are the wedpons of bigots and of those who have no argument to submit to gustain their mis- representations of facts. They can see no their own narrow-minder ideas, set themselves up as moral censors, and those who may differ from them are moral degenerates. Patrons of coursing fail to see the packs of hounds yelping after the “inoffensive, harmless little hares,’’ because they do not go in packs, nor do they bark, nor growl nor snarl. The jack rabbits which are used for coursing purposes (not the little cotton-talils) are gecientifically classed as rodents. Where they best thrive they are poisoned and hunted down in order that crops may be saved from their ravages. Coursing is patronized by a respectable As one evidence of the character of persons wlio enjoy the sport it may be stated that it ie in a very prosperous condition without the aid of the gambling class so essential to the financial success of many pastimes. I would prefer the society of a lover of magnificent greyhound to that of a champion of a rodent. The latter should organize a society for the prevention of cruelty to bed bugs, roaches, rats, ete. St. Lonis. whiles de choir was e«ingin’ ob @ song, alo Ay fo. de wating te eet Soe Sana as f Ao’ ook ée'se money Gown «6 much as de’ is able; N ht et all ebont it-—dat circus gwine te be in io aity of St. Louis tn 1908 ‘mas, we mus’ see it, ; olen dis chance ob serin’ de we sho'ly can't afford + pes glory ob de Lord b we's bin ethodis’, mates nd _— ; we might bact- a ’ t inte beaven to see de Lerd et ail, Se fe take de chances dis side de tes-- parson say Ge ratiroads will gid excersios tes-- Aa’ ye" an’ me. ole ‘oman, mus’ sho'ly go to s8 Det ¢cireas in St. Louis ia 1998. DUTIES OF “BEST MAN.” Would you kindly inform me what are vow | ul les the best man and how act during the ing ceremony? The best man takes entire cha bridegroom on the day of the is hig place > Se that the pervous dict is dressed at the church ¢ ever the ceremony is t take since) oe cme. ° the ) to the altar the reading the service, at the | { the <. It
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