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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05

The city treasurer and his assistants
have been kept very busy yesterday and
today and certainly will be for the re-
mainder of the week.
This Unusual activity is, of course
due to the new license year. commencing
on Dec. 1 and ending on Nov. 30, follow
ing.
The total number OF licenses granted
by the police board is approximately 4oJ.
several applications having been refused,
and four-scorc are stin in tho alphabeti-
cally arranged pigeon holes awaiting
final decision.
The wholesalers and brewers. Tobias
Burke. II. u. Hayc, John r. Good. owen
Reid and others equally well known were
conspicuous IN the corridors today. with
the evident purpose OF protecting their
customers, present and prospective. II
tho commissioners say no. there is no
redress and the brewers. Wholesalers and
retailers-all-r this fact.
RECEIPTS TO CITY.
The 20 first-class licenses paid for--and
there is one delinquent, the name OF the
firm being withheld by the commissioners
for good reasOns-turned into the city
treasury I'm cash and checks S3l, 200.
The 256 second-class licenses thus FAR
paid for means the sum of sl02. 400 being
turned in from that source TO the city
treasury
In other words the total up TO 3 o'clock
tkis afternoon footed up si33,6O0
Wore the receipts to stop at this point
the city would he entitled To 500 900 and
the state the remaining $4,000.
But tomorrow at least i50 appli-
cants, n not more, will come forward
with their finances. meaning that the
total will approximate s2o0,00 before the
end of the week
Based on the statutes the city will re-
tain $4,000 and turn over $4,000 u the
state
BOARD ON INSPECTION TOUR.
made quiet and briet tour today OF cer-
tain places i'm the centre of the city and
they were absent from the office less
than an hour.
Last evening the three commissioners,
accompanied by Secretary Gee, visited
nUmber OF places Including Stearns on
Clemence street where they found q num-
ber Of barrels piled up ana behind the
barrels We're a number OF chairs FOR the
accommodation OF patrons who did not
want go be I'm plain view Of others in the
room These barrels wero ordered away,
So that if women visited tho place they
could be seen. Mr. Stearns told the
board that the place was not the resort OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05
DIVIDEND FOR DEPOSIT0RS.

Clarcmont, y, H., Dee. 5.-F. g. Faux.
ucr aud ~. g. Saunders. assigneos of tho
sullivan saving Institution OF Glare
mont will apply tp the court in few
tIss Cor permission Co.. pay dividend ur
seven uud 20 h1lf per cent 60 dcpositots
The sullivan Institution Was ono OF thr
blnks which Ctuie to grief through thr
misfortune which overlook John T.. Far-
well 1t ono time ono "f tho icudur nnau-
ciul men of ihc state. Tho coming divi-
dcnd will bring The total paid O, GU pcr
cont
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05
SCHOONER GOES ASHORE.

- l,ll4-.4lll 4l4l-4--I1a l l..lllllL-L4l lhn
Maritime Exchange FROM Iowos. B.I.
stNs iGc lnur mast,d schooner Isielic
phiunrN from Boston ntr Newport Nrws
o. ashore It Indian River three miles
south of NehDuofu Del
The aeionNr well UY pu flr beach
and leaking hadly Sht is iU ballast. III
forts will Doe made t0 no1t her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05
DEAD IN ROAD.
Mlnahan Lay Down on Highway
and Was Frozen.

Hudson. Mass. Dec. 5.--t'nable 90 make
his way home. owing It IL thought to i'm
toNicatiou. Michael Minahan. OF this
place. lay down in the road. and THIS
morning his body was found with life ea-
uuct. death having resulted from fTeez-
ina.
Mluahan was % years % age, ana was
employed as "a farm hand.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05
DRESDEN BANK ASSIGNS.

Dresden. Dec THE Dresden Savings
snd Loan hsnk has made nii assIgnmort
The banks share capital ie .ulnes' marks
is dopositofs number 7on with au ag-
grogatc deposit OF s,0o,,N0 marks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05

toner and respondent over the lattcr's
refusal 20 take her OF au excursion and
tho respondent did some striking with
"a curtain stick
The mother OF the petitioner who was
very good witness said she heard The
respondent say " it was not for his rcpu-
tstiOn and the law nc would throw his
wife out the window When inc pa assion
this witness said. the respondent acted
like one possessed az dcNii
The divorce was granted ON The ground
OF extreme cruelty and Mrs Francisco
was given leave To resume her maiden
name.
Az ArTLEBORO MARRIAGE.
marriagc that took plac. az Attle-
horo. M8ss. about four Years axe wav
among those dissolved ly Julg, Douglas
this forenoon. The petitioner wdg Min
nie 4. Rsil and the respondent Geoi-,c ~.
Bnll. Two years sgo Mfs. Bsli hled a
petitiOn Tor divorce. but Withdrew tho
same nud went 90 live with hcr huFhaud.
because no promised ~ treat her wcll iu
The future
This promise he not only fsilei 90 keep.
she SAYS. but H. fact treated her worse
thau ever before She testified that af-
ter her return her husband struck her
several times aud she had 10 60 90 her
mothers tO get = uical mauv tiW'e
Mrs. BsiFe mother testified that AIR.
Ball furnished neither his wife nor his
child any clothing and objected w the
visits OF his wife 10 her mcrller, Or.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05
JUDGE DOUGLAS SEWERS
MORE rlARRIAGE BONDS
Divorce Mill Continued to Grind To-
day and DEGREES Were Granted
Several of the Petitioners.


heard .
disposed court
recess uut
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05
Wholesalers Fairly promp
but Retail Dealers Rather Slow
Police Board Made Inspection Of Sew
eral Saloons in Centre Of the CITY.
Tavern Licenses Next.


Up to o'clock this afternoon payment
!. 25
OF this OF second class
Approximately 400 both paid for
.
-Four score at least are held up and not granted
picsnts will be placed probation Sunday.
n the made NV tho
commissioners
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05
Mr.. WE[LMAN FORTUNE I.
LEFT TO HIS WIDOW.
No BeQueSt to Brother, Nephew or
to Any Charitable Institution.
Will Was Made IL Years Ago.

The viii welman. whose yesterday
filed today
beneficiary appointed
:
to any aitablc nsitl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

of things. The Arlington Hotel is giving entire satisfaction to the travelling public and would do credit to towns of much larger size.
 The future of Roanoke is assured--it Is already the leading town of this lmme- diate section and with its sixteen hun dred and more people, all striving to one common enG-the promotion of the in- tercsts of the town and it's material ad- vancernent it is sure to continue to grow and prosper
 Business and Personal.
 Colonel William A. Handley. now reCog- rized as the Sage of Roanoke" is one of lie oldest and leading citizens. He has tntned his faith tO the town for half centur, and has grown along with it. IJe has been progressive, thrifty and en- tert,riSing investing his money here, he knew that some day he would make town. and going along with that deter rotnation uppeTmost in his mind he has encouraged every one to come, who has thought about it. in many instances giv- i,p them the land for their homes and h%s,ness site, until at last the result has Drovan how we'll he has builded and Justified his most sanguine faith and Sonss He has seen barren fields turned ipto flower gardens. with beautiful and ,,,bs+antial homes in their midst, and ,,acant business sites covered with large and commodious bushes houses and most ,brivins business being conducted in place of which there was at the time he first
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

one hundred thousand dollars, at the last report the surplus and undivided profits being $29.O0O The resources amounted to $l66,327. fl, and it has the confidence of the entire bushes com munity. The bank has been prudently and conservatively managed and by the advice and counsel of those in charge, has been the beacon light in every enter prise and fostered and made possible the success of many business undertakings. The cotton factory is one of the products of its management and there are enter prises that stand as monuments to its bushes tact and foresight.
 Campbell 6 Wright, Jr.
 This firm is composed of Messrs NJ. w. Campbell and J. C. Wright, who came here from Tuskegee some ten years ago and started a cotton seed oil mill. which has developed into large and successful business and which now runs both day and night finding ready sale for it's product as fast as it is turned out They also have a cotton ginnery which is run on full time and which gives employment to a large number of people. A fertilizer factory is also operated by them and all their enterprises have proven success full, thanks to their personal attention and wise, prudent management. They are both young men, but they inherit business tact and judgment from noble sires who have long been at the head of financial undertakings in East Ala bama and whose example the sons are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
"Lost River.o Thursday.

Lost River" with a cast of thirty five people. and all the effects and scenery which aided it's long run of six months in New Yo:k. is the attraction at the Montgomery Theatre Thursday matinee and night,
 Heart interest to the dramatic author means love, human love. Sloppy senti- ment and crude color!ng often pervade the play atmosphere, and the execution of the authors ideas may be so badly conveyed to the audience as to turn po- lite murmuts and bosterous applause in to laughter and guyine, hence the author of melodrama has to exercise skill and care in providing a wide variety of sensa tiOns and views of character and an eX cess of care in the selection of the per sons chosen to make human characters out of the authors children of his brain. These creations often embrace the quaint est character types of rural districts, and carriage may be misinterpreted by auditors, who. not travelled or read enough i'll human peculiarities may laugh where the author had intended pathos to be the prevailing note
 Such a pastoral melodrama as Joseph Arthur has written in Lost River" em- braces over thirty distinct character studies and involves the outlay of thous- ands of dollars. urceasing labor, great mental anxiety and business acumen and skill. Joseph Arthur, for instance, makes his little heroine iE Lost River, uncultured and ragged as she is. per form deeds which are in no way improb- able to such a character as he has de- picted. Daring and dramatic as are the actions and surrounding characters and incidents, they served to rouse the ut most enthusiasm during a prolonged run of six months in New York before an uubroken series of crowded houses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Miss Thurston,s success.

There is no mystery so inscrutable as the theatrical business, of which one "A Ward. Snowman was so conspicuous and shining an example. Artemus ap- preciated it's farcialness and comicality depending upon, as 1t does, the whimsi- calities of the public. In ridicullng the show business Artemus was, in point of fact. bantering and happening poor human nature.
 The utter impossibilitv of even the most experienced being able to tell what the public will like or dislike. is proverbial. All the important New York managers spurned 'The Christian" as unlikely to prove of interest to the public. while every well known manager of England or America cast "Florodora" aside as being downright piffle;' and yet here were the supreme dramatic and musical successes of the time
 It is the same with actresses as with plays. Charles Frohman refused to star Adelaide Thurston after her big success In ''The Little Minister" and so that petite little actress passed into other hands who appreciated her ability and worth. Her hit this season in Sweet Clover has been one of the big sur prses of the season. the surprise being that new star could draw as much money as an old one. On the other hand. none of MT. Frohman's associates would go cahoots'' with him when he proposed to star Mdude Adams. And yet Maude Adams has earned Frohman half a mll- lion dollars and over during the past three years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

s,,re,v following after They have sue oaadod in every undertaking here and having firmly established themselves Tn these leading industries and enterprises they are reaching out after more anu greater business undertaking and are soon to establish the
 Exchange Bank
 with a capital of $5O,0O0. The caplta' stock has all been paid in ana tLe articles of incorporation all nleo ana papers issued, business to be opened up on January 1st, 1902. Hal1 the capitai stock of the new bank has been taken hv Forsvth. Ga, business men, MT. R. Y Brooks, who Is to be the president and Mir. F. A BoWden the cashier. They are business men of experience and sue cess and are only in search or other
 fields to invest their money and ma use for their talents. Messrs CampoelI ana Wright have taken the other half or the stock and Mir J. C. Wright is to be the vice-president and adviser Tn the con duet of the affairs of the institution. The new bank will open with most tiattering promises of success with assurances or large and valuable business. The pro- motors of this bank are men of promi- nence. with successful business careers to sustain them and they do not think they are taking any risk in their venture.
 Rev. G. w. Cox is another Macon County boy, who has carved out his fortune here, conducting d large and lucrative mercantile business. He is one of the Black Belt true and tried Democrats and in his new home has not only maintained his political standing, but has built up large and lucrative business and is personally popular
 John T. Hefin. Esq, is one of the lead Ing lawyers of Randolph County and en- joys to the highest degree the confidence of the people of the county. He rep resents the county in the legislature, in all the political conventions and was useful member of the Constitutional Con- vention. He is serving as assistant solicitor temporarily of the Birmingham City Court with his brother. He will not change his citizenship from this, his home county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

were through with them, would have ere ated new values to the extent oI nun dreds of millions of dollars to replace those destroyed. That this was not zone Is not to be wondered at, perhaps. CIV Ilization swept westward like prairie fire To clear land was first considera-
 ton. and labor was neither cneap enough nor abundant enough to permit that it be employed in provision for the future New communities are always reckless in squanlering natural re-
 sources. They seem so hmitless ana so
 wondered at that the effort is rather 10
 waste than to conserve hem:
 South's Supply Was Neglected
 Until the timber supply of the West
 began to fail that of the South was neg iy known the woodman's ax-indeed. they had hardly been explored. Tneir edges had been eroded. and there was some Iumt ering along the coast for ship ment to Northern markets. They were, and still are. the great national reserve of available timber and extensive as are the numbering operations now in prog ress in the South. the supply will noL experience are forgotten or dtsregarded.
 Ths movement already begun among the owners of large Southern timber tracts to organize their numbering opera tons under the guidance and direction of the Bureau of Fo-sstry Of the Depart ment of Agriculture, is one which should receive the fullest appreciation ana en- Indeed. the State govern ments should do what they can to stimu- late progress In that direction by offering advantages to those who thus the wealth of the South.
 A System of Forestry.
 Land managed under a system of forest " which preserves the young growth and especially that devoted to tree grow ing to restore it's forest character. might very we'll be exempted from taxation for a term of years. The taxable value of wood lands in the South is not great enough to make the revenues from them a matter of concern to State or local au- thorities and those certified as under dt- rection of the Forestry Bureau might very well be thus exempted. Trees grow slowly and even a small tax will often amount to more than the annual inere- ment of value in such property. Mean while 1t Is gratifying to learn from recently published report of the bureau that the South Is beginning to show ln- interest in this subject. The owners of I534.000 acres of pine and hard- wood lands have applied to the bureau for working plans for conservative for est exploitation, and its representatives are kept busy giving advice and assist ancS where it ia being followed. There are also some large tracts of State and land which the bureau has been asked to look after and manage. This Is as it should be. The experiences )f half a century should be enough to convince our people that the adjective Inexhaustible' as applied to natural re- sources of any kind is misleading and meaningless.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

The sensational correspondence between Colonel E. L. Higdon and Lieutenant Colonel Osceola Kyle of the 3rd Alabama infantry. upon which correspondence the courtmartial to be held in January is based. is here printed in full for the first time:
 Higdon to Kyle.
 Birmingham, Ala. Aug. IT, 1901. "Lieutenant-Colonel O. Kyle, Decatur,
 Ala:
 "sir-since my election to the Colo nelcy of the 3rd infantry, Alabama Ma tlonal Guard, last April, I have address ed you several communications. both off, ficially and unofficially and have issued been completely ignored by you. You have also absented yourself from the en- campment held in Birmingham, July 10th to 16th, without rendering any ex- cuse whatever
 Ut has been my earnest desire to have every officer in the regiment do his full duty towards making the command an efficient one, and 1 have received the hearty support or the resignation of all the officers with the exception of your self. It is certainly expected by the commanding officer of this regiment that the officer next in command should give him his full support and cooperation. l have expected the Lieutenant-C Colonel to assist me in visiting the different com panies in the regiment each month, and encourage and help them gain degree or eHlclenCy or WHICH the SLdte VIII Uc proud and without this assistance the commanding officer Is necessarily handi- capped. I have called upon you to do this, and you have not even given me the courtesy of replies to my communi- cations. which not only indicates your own serious neglect of duty and disobe- dience to orders, but 1t retards the work of other officers in the regiment, who have an interest in the welfare of the 3rd infantry and who are ever willing to render me every assistance. While the State does not appropriate any funds for the expenses of officers on their trips of inspection. at the same time l feel that any officer who accepts com mission from the State should be willing to expend some of his time, and If need- ed. some of his money. to the promotion of the organization.
 If your duties are such that you feel YOU cannot give the regiment the atten- ton that Is required of your office, l shall certainly expect your resignation, so that the officers of this regiment may elect a man who Is willing to give some of his time, and a little of his money, to the advancement of the State militia.
 "I have not yet taken this matter up with the higher officials in the military. as I wish first to hear from you on the subject but if I fail to have a satisfac- tory reply immediately, l shall at once take the matter before the Governor.
 Respectfully
 ''E. L. Higdon,
 Colonel 3rd Infantry, A. N. G."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Kyle to Higdon.

Decatur, Ala, Aug. Zu, l5Ol.
 "Col. E. l.. Higdon, Birmingham, Ala:
 "Sir-Your letter of the l7th instant has been received. It has been accepted as it was intended-as an insult. l shall try to give a fitting reply. The hrst statement made in your letter. to wit. T have addressed YOU several communi- cations, both officially and unofticially, and nave issued several orders to you, all of which have been completely lB- nored by you, is false. l have received no communication from you except what was signed officially by you TWO orders have been received by me from you one several months ago, requesting me to accompany you on a visit to the military companies in North Alabama, ana tne other of date July lst, 19Ol ordering me to the last tncampment -
 ''The first order above mentioned 1T II can be properly construed as an oroerl requesting me to accompany you on d visit of inspection to the various miIl- tary companies in this section or the State was unheeded by me for two req sons: First because l knew you nao no authority to make any such order, the law making no requirement or provision for such excursions; and, second, because when I travel on private business, us- uallv prefer to chose my companions. had no desire whatever to accompany you. ,. ,on, above referred to, was not received by me untl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
"When We Were Twenty-one."

When We Were Twenty One Is the play which comes to the Montgomery Theatre Friday evening.
 Like unto the babbllng brook, which runs on forever, plays may come and plays may pass Into the dim and unrec- ognizable distance of oblivion. but ever bright will the memory of Esmond's de- lightful work, When We Were Twenty One" remain in the minds of those who enjoy the best to be had and the purest In the form of dramatic art " When We Were Twenty-one" will repay many times the evening spent in attendance upon it.
 One of the most interesting features of the performance is the absence of clap trap and straining after impossible eli maXes, a fault that most dramatic au- thors are addicted to in a greater or less extent. But there are situations in the play where the auditors must neces- citement by the intensely dramatic ac- ton of the nlay. and the essentially hu man characters conceived by the author.
 Brilliant Savarin. the famous French be spoiled by bad serving" and the same sage philosophy is applicable to d dra- matic feast. The best play may be spoil ed by inferior acting Conscious of the demands made upon the actor who is called upon to impersonate any of the parts in When We Were Twenty-One," the management has exercised the great est care in the selection of the company. with the result that only the highest praise has been received by the players intrusted with the different roles. It is seldom that a stronger ensemble is met with outside of the metropolis.
 The company which will appear in this city in When We Were TwentyOne" numbers among its principal members Nestor Lennon, Jacques Martin, Robert Robeson Willis T. Hall. H. Dudley Flaw ley Ira T. Moore. Richard Hutchinson, Hume Gibbons. Louis Nelson, George Percival. Mrs. Jacques Martin Jane Wheatly. Lucille Earp, Sarah Cook, Lil- lian Campbell and Dora Booth. The tour is under the direction of William Morris and John T. Hall