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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
PHILRx1NE PROBLEMS.
Religious Questions win Bs Settled
 at the Vatican.

New York Special to Times- Democrat.
 A special commission with plenipoten- tary authority is to go shortly from this country to Rome to settle the Philippine religious question. This radical depart ure in diplomacy was first suggested by Roman Catholic prelates. 1t was de- cided. however, to leave the question in abeyance until after Governor Taft's re- turn from Manila. Since then the pro- 5ect has taken concrete form. and within e few weeks the American embassy to the Vatican will set out.
 The American civil authorities in the Philippines are agreed on two points re- garding the vexed question of the Span tsh friars. The one Is that the friars should be bought out of their holdings of landed property. if only to remove all excuse for popular discontent In the mat ter. and the other is that the friars should be seeulArised. or put under the jurisdiction 6f the Catholic bishops of the island.
 It is believed that with the accomplish mont of these two reforms the way will be paved for the early replacing of the monks by priests trained under Ameri- can auspices. The arranging of these two matters. however. will require amicab ble concessions between Rome and Washing ton.
 As the plan of sending an apostolic delegate to the Philippines to attend to the adjustment of matters did not prove wholly successful, the happy idea was suggested of sending a number of Amer ican laymeu to treat the matter directly with the Pope. On the first hearing of the idea. Leo XIII cabled his hearty ap- proval of it, The commission, according to present arrangements, will consist of i've members. not all of whom are Catho- lies. The names of the members are kept secret. John D. Crimmins of New York may be one of the party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04

What does the assertion mean that "a State. cannot be deprived of representa- ton In the Senatef' If one or both ths South Carolina Senators should be ex- peiied. would that. or would it not. work. for the time being. the non.repre. sentation of that State?-Chattanooea Times.
 What was not exactly the contention. as we understood 1t. of those who objected to the suspension of the South Carolina Senators by President Frye. The conten- tention was that 1t was setting a danger. ous precedent if the President of the Senate could suspend Senators of his own motion. by which a State might for an indefinite period be deprived of any voice. If he could suspend them for one day he could suspend them for week or a month. and if one presiding officer could suspend for really good cause another might suspend without any real cause at all That was the ground on which the objections we have seen were based, and we suppose The Times will not deny that there is something in the argument.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
4 ST. REGIS DUEL
Tillman Would Be Sure to Win in
 Such q Contest.

The Philadelphia Record feels that there will be a duel between Senators Tillman and McLaurin, just as certainly as they will meet somewhere outside the Senate chamber. But 1t will not be . duel with guns or knives. The Record says Senator Tillman has already shown himself to be 'dueIist of the St. Regis school" hence predicts St Regis duel. This kind of fighting is thus accounted for and described: ''St. Regis Is an In, dian village on the St. Lawrence, on the line between New York and Canada, and when two of the Indians become embittered they make careful prepara- tions for a fight. Each selects a sturdy second, and the whole village is notified of the coming row. The contestants place themselves about twenty feet apart, and when each second has taken a firm hold of his principal under the arms they go at 1t. For hours. until the sec onds begin to wabbie from exhaustion, the two fighters hurl chunks of language at each other, to the terror and admira- ton of the 'onlookers. When exhaustion and hoarseness bring the conflict to an end each contestant Is carried away by his boastful friends. and for weeks noth- ing Is talked of in the village but the awful fight"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
IN aERMANY.

Thsrs is Fear That Americans May
 Entsr Their Maritime Trade.
 Berlin Cable to New York world.
 The Messrs. Cramp of Philadelphia have denied any intention of establishink . shtpyard near Bremen. Neverthelesa, there b real fright in Hamburg. keil and 6tettin lest an American syndicate of iuamenses resources shall fpally settle somAWhere on the German coast to build all the vessels built in Germany and gen. orally e run the entire maritime trade '' A % SspTsssn}stive oft the Cramps un. doubtedly visited Bremen and consulted with . number of prominent men there as to the possibility of obtaining . con- ceasion for another large AmeFican foun. dry w0sks. He also made Inquiries in Bremen and Hamburg. with tAe intention of estabdishing large machinery and loco. motive Worke In, thos4 vicinities.
 A further note of alarm vas struck by Tho Kreut5 zeitunR. the leading Con- servative newspHper. h an article warn. ing the Germans aeainst American trusts. It assures the nation that there b some thing in these rumorc. and that t es- hooves the natien to be. wide awake to prevent German ship4 being swallowed up by men nk0 Mcrraa.
 Several leading newspapers have lately been urGing the government to buy the North German Lloyd and Hamburg American lines In order that the vast capital they represent may remain in the country. ss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
A oooD NovFMENr.

The Mobile Herald Is among the drst if not the first of Alabama daiiies to propose to raise . subscription for build ing the homo for Confederate Veterans at Mountain Creek. It says:
 The Herald proposes to raise . credit. able amount. The. good people of Mo- bile have never failed to cooperate with this paper in any charitable or public spirited movement; they will without doubt aid The Herald in our effort to raise seven hundred dollars as Mobiles contribution to the home.
 We heartily commend our Mobile con. temporary and hope it's example will bs speedily followed. The 'fiberaiity oi Captain Falkner in donating the land is the foundation upon which the super structure is to raised, but it is the foun- dation only. The donation was a liberal one from a big-hearted Confed- crate and 1t will be serious reflection on the people of Alabama if the scheme should fail.
 But 1t must not and should not fail. The spirit which sent into the field the finest soIdiery the world ever saw is not dead in the hearts of those of them who are left or of their descendants. It was patriotism and love of country which led the men of Alabama to forsake all and dare all for their homes and their young nation. That patriotism Is not dead. It still lives in the breasts of the gray and tottering veterans, burns in the hearts of the younger generation. and. above all. it is kept alice in the breasts of the dear women of Alabama. The wives and the widows, the sisters and the daughters of those who bore aloft the stars and bars on hundreds of carnage laden fields have never yet failed to honor any call made on them to give aid and comfort to a veteran.
 And they will not fail now. When they see that there Is a big work before them to do they will go at 1t with the same zeal and the same determination which marked their course whenever there has been anything to do for the Confederacy or those who fought for it. And it Is q big work. There are houses to build and furnished, and a fund to be pro- vided whereby those who are forced 10 seek a refuge for their last days on earth can be provided for. Some who may be able to partly earn their subsistence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04

dispatch to The Courier Journal iron, a Kentucky town in speaking of the pro- posed candidacy of a certain gentleman for Governor says "A warm and wealthy friend of Madison County has stated that he would put up sio0OO to aid his race for Governor. Just such proffers to use money and the actual use of 1t to carry elections is debauching and demoralizing public sentiment If 1t keeps on the man who does not own or can control "a barrer will have no showing for an office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
HAS sIEN THE LIGHT.

Mir. Morton Proven was oncs an intense advocate of free silver at the divine ratio but Mir. Frewen has seen . light and now admits that the cause he loved 50 well has been . dismal failure. Mir. Frewen thinks, also. that those gentle- men who will prefer in 1904 to court defsat on a discredited issue rather than reach out to win suooess on progressive and live policies. may hug the delusion that they are "faithful.' but they will be a trifie lonesome. Times.
 | Mir. Frewen is not the only man who has seen the error of his ways and is willing to admit it. He as The Ttnes intimates. was at ono time as crazy on the subject of free coinage as any man in the United States. and was as ready to exploit his views. in season and out. So far as we arc informed there is no reason to doubt that he wss sincere in his belief. and we give him credit for equal sincerity now. He has seen that he was wrong and admits it. 'f'
 The Times must know. however. that if we should tell any of the regulars. g as they delight to call themselves. that the men whose devotion to a mistaken finan- ciai theory are not the men to dictate the policy or write the platform of the party in 1904 they will waste much time. ink and space. in denouncing us as "bolters." assistant Republicans" and other terms which are as sacred in the hearts of some newspaper men as were the oracles of Dsiphos to the ancient Greeks. And yet. as well as anything in politics can be forecasted, it is certain that the men who never gave their adhe. sion to the free coinage theory must save the party If 1t is to be saved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04

The New Orleans Item. alluding to the tiit in the Senate seems to think the fight was 6 good thing and argues that "a good, sound, healthy blow upon the nose frequently does a world of good" That is a new view of 1t, and indicates that The Item thinks statesmen who are unable to agree should try a few nose smashings. Possibly if that were the universal rule there would be less wrang- ling in legislative bodies The certainty of a battered nasal organ might have a soothing effect on the temper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
A Great Step Forward.
Chattanooga Times.

The Birmingham Newe takes comfort in believing that "thoEe wh te men who disfranchised th, m, civ, through failuve to pay their poll tax will place a high value upon the right tn vote when tn next election Is held a1l' they will h among the first to qualify in 1906" That's it exactly. All radical reforms cannot b expected to work their legitimate pur. poses at once. The Alabama people will not realize what their duty is until they have had several set.backs through thei: own indifference and laxity. When they do realize that they must conform to cer- tain regulations before they can exercise their rights as suffragists we take Il they will not be slow in qualifying. We think We see great step forward ir Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
The Civil War.
or IN Hl Union,

Manchester (N. H.) Union.
 The great struggle that was waged from 1861 to 1865 was a civil war. and. as time goes on. Is sure to be so re- lev, in his hastily compiled history. call cd 1t ''The Great Rebellion" and Gen eral Grosvenor of Ohio has recently de, clared that with his latest breath he VIII call that war the war of the rebellion. He cannot endure having it styled the civil war or the war between the States" and of course has a right to call it what ne pleases. It is Of some inter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
P1INc1 tti61Y's VISIT
Arousss Some Apprehension in Eng gland as to xuturs Attitude of
 the Uuitod States in East.


 gland as to xuturs Attitude of
 the Unitsd states in East.
 London Cable to New York Times
 tt WeS inevitable that thero should be an unoercufrent of feeling here aS well ss on the continent. which is generally n"t @ cxprsssed in the printed comments on United 0latss. It takes the form in pri- xAte conversation of polite amaxement ct pemecrauc homage to rank. and sons- what forood expression of satisfaction tnae Germany has at last become aware -what Engiand has been telling the world for . long time-of the great im- poftAnce and influence in the affair Of other nations of the great Western rs- That there is something akin to down. rtght 3eelousy in the English view of the recent 0erman-American interchange of courteQies b unqueetionable, but there is also feeling of anxiety lest Americans may cA led to view too complacently Ger man aggression in the East. which goes hand-in-haud with. Russia's. and seems te bs 1ust .: menscins to the interests stances the good things which English 1eurnalists have had to say about the houoru showere4 eu the representative of the 9ernin kAise- arc especially cred. itAels te their discrstion and amiabiiity. an4 one must net wonder that The Spec- tAtnr hnishas an otherwise commonplace Hsr::s.pA% % xitA the astonishing statemen. cautiens to protect Prince Henry from aseault are needless, as anarchists arc unlikely to sndanger their own safety In their last asylum. This 2aems a frife forced in view of the perfectly well known operations of anarchists ip England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
YANCEY-HILL BOW RDcALLEI

YANCEY-6IL1 ROW 40CA1LGD.
 civilian l.. Yancey of Alabama called Benjamin H. Hill of Georgia . liar on the floor of the Confederate Senate. while that body was in executive session in the cid capitol at Richmond" said Mir. H. M Cardwell of 0eorgia to reporter for The Ttmss at the Riggs last night.
 ''rhs Senator from Georgia was as quick to avsngs the insult as was Mir. Tillman the other day. and picking up heavy glass inkstand. he hurled 1t with great violence at the head of Yancey. It struck Yancey fairly, and inflicted a serious wound
 ''It is . matter of history that Mir. Yancey never fully recovered from its effects. and many believe 1t was the cause of his death. Times.
 This old story has been doing duty for many years. and its appearance in print every now and then may bs sxpseted. True 1t has been denied time ana again. but that seems to make no difference. That there was . dinlcuity In the Con- federate States Senate betwsn Msssrs Hill and Yancey is not denied but the result of that little trouble had no more to do with Mir. Yancey's death than with the movement of the tides. He died at his home near this city from perfectly natural causes and in no sense did any injury received in q personal difficulty have anything to do with 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04

by gardening. fruit raisine unA eehsv work for which they arc attsA xaspu will be others. maimsa and practsuaIly helpless whose dsclinlng ysass shsvsl Ss smoothed and thsir Aytns baas mads sasy by contributions from those who ars more fortunate. The people Of Alabama are amply able. by small individual donations. to provide and keep up . fund which will be sufficient for all rsquirs- ments.
 But there should bs no delay. The veterans arc almost without sxcspSieu Tn the sere and yslicw leaf'' and 4are fas, hastening to join that innuunerAbis throns which has passed over the river. TX youngest of Confederate soldiers is b. ginning to show the gray hairs which tell that forty years and moro have pasped since they took up arms. There ars others who have passed the thrss-scere mark and ere bent with the weight oi years. Most of thsss old soldisrs havl enough to keep them in comfort fer tho time they will bs here. but there are others who. through no fault of their own are beyond helping themselves and must be. It Is in come respects . shame on those who are moro fortunate. ana . re- aection on the brothsrhood of the Con- federate soldiers. It is essential. not only for their comfort. but for our good name as Veterans. as Alabamians and e southerners. that provision should very shortly be- made, which twill enable us to take from the county poor.housed every worthy man who fought for the South. Then. as the home srows and room and means arc added, other dis. trssssd and needy comrades can bs provided for until 1t ise known that nc deserving soldier of the Confederacy is suffering or dependent on charity.
 The Hsrald's movement is timely and commendabla If the press of Alabama will follow its example it will be but . few years until Captain Falkner's lift will bs % improved that 1t will be the pride and the glory of Alabama and the safe and sure refuge of every veteran who deserves assistance. The united power of the newspapers of the State can make failure impossible. and never has that power been sxsrted in . better cause or one which will reflect more credit and honor on the fraternity. If those whose duty 1t is to mould public opinion and to lead in every good work will determine to succeed in this noble undertaking there can be no failure. Let us ds 1t!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
ArrANrA mA1p Ynolr

- 4&An8N
 Tho American public has besn watching with brsathless interest for the appssr- ance of the Atianta end of the Prince Henry story. In, any emergency Atlanta can be reiied>u upon to produce the goods. if mere assertion and assumption are suf- dcient Atlanta has not been . disap- pcintment in this instance. It has been discovered by Atlanta's super-snterprts' ing newspaper msa that In ,1Ae. one Frederick Wilhelm lied from Prussia to Ameyica In order to escape military duty in the. realm of the Kaiser. Based en doubt on the Biblical teaching that all men are descendants of Adam. these Gate City slsuths of sensation have dis. covered several of the progeny of the aforesaid Frederick Wilhelm residing in the Georgia capital and herald to the expectant world that they are relatives of ''ths German Prince who is now re- eeiving such . warm welcome at the hands of the American people," The Booxbatter Of Buekback. one of the prin- cipalities of Central Africa, threatens to visit America in the near future. and no doubt reporters Of Atlanta papers have already been assigned, to do the sher- lock Holmes act and locate his Atlanta kin. The ridicuis heaped upon them by the expose of the part the negro Parker didn't play at the assassination of Presi- dent Mckinley seems to have had no ef- feet on Atlanta's sensation-l loving journals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
Tn Which . South Carolina Member
 Was Primary Actor.


 Washington Letter to Galveston News.
 Another historic encounter. in which a South Carolinian figured, was between Representatives Keitt and Gaiusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania. who Is still a member of the House. This was just be- fore the civil war, and the Lecompton resolution was under discussion. The de- bate became very heated. and MT. Keitt made an attack on MT. Grow, which in- volved many other members of the House.
 The Speaker called on the sergeant-at- Arms to separate the two men and re- store order. This he was unable to do. and very soon the whole floor of the House was a battle-ground. members striking right and left in treat confusion. Had 1t not been for c very humorous incident. serious bloodshed might have occurred Representative Barksdaie oi Mississippi, who was in the thick of the nght lost his wig and presented such a ludicrous appearance < that the whole House. including the angry members who were ip the fight was soon in an uproar of laughter. This ended the encounter Both MT. Keitt and Mir. Grow apoiogized to the House. and the incident closed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
will Not Be Caurht Arain.

Greene County Democrat
 Many honest men were deceived and betrayed into voting with the men who committed the monumental fraud of the century, says The Alabamian referring to those who voted for the Constitution.
 And we may answer by saying that many honest men were deceived and be- trayed" into voting with the antis, but they will not be caught doing 1t again. campaign of prejudice and deception may fool a few people for little while, but sooner or later they will find out their betrayers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
A sPBCrous A1oU1CIMr.

We are informed by . contemporary that ''the butter dealers of Boston are asking the Massachusetts Legislature to repeal the law which requires renovated butter to be stamped 50 that every pur- chaser shall know it's quality. They claim that renovated butter Is superior to much of the butter which comes from the farms. They say it is made up of odds and ends'' which cannot be sold in that form, and that no harmful sub. stances are put into 1t. They also say that the placing of the word ''renovated'' on every package detraets from its sala- bility. Renovated butter is inferior to most of the oleomargarine that is sold. but the former seems to have . gsod many more friends"
 It occurs to us that one of the argu- ments used by these merchants in really an argument against them. They admit that this renovated butter Is made up of odds and ends'' which nobody wants. and the plain in ference Is that they can SO work it over as to deceive their cus- toners. and the assertion that stat,apinr 1t "detracts from its stability ia i. virtual admission that they charge for it the same price that they receive for the, genuine article. .s.4
 Now we have been reading a good dea, of late about this ;''odds and ends. but. ter. Much of it'is butter that is So badly made. or has become 50 rancid that nobody will purchase 1t. and much more is the 'scrapings of the tubs and buckets. Other portions. if we are to bs. iievs what seem to be reliable reports. are largely composed of taIlow and lard, All of these leavinss and refuse are taken and worked together. cleaned and ce,ored and then put on tho market as pure butter.
 Is this strictly honest or fair dealing, If peas and corn and wheat were ground fine. bolted and sold as pure wheat f,our would any one contend that 1t was honest? Possibly this renovated butter. ., 1t Is called. may be as thoroughly whole. some. and even as palatable as xenuins butter. but those who put 1t up and sell It ought not deceive the public by m,s. representing their goods
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04

est however. In this connection, to recall the fact that General Grant, almost with his latest breath, In the concluding par sgraph of his Personal Memoirs." re- States" But neither expression is at ail likely to remain in general use. It was . civil war, and the term -'the civil war" is brief and accurate. Even now. 1t is rarely that any other form of expression 10 used, and It is. better so. There Is nothing to be gained by keeping alike the spirit which evidently inspires General GrOsvenor in his choice of terms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
Not Excused by Death.


 In Iowa it has just been decided that a mans estate can be sued and damages recovered in a breach of promise case. The rule thus laid down seems to imply that man Is not excused from marry Ing merely because he happens to die. Thus the bachelors see that another all formative has been denied them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
lGotahle 1xtrasts from the BiG Dailiss' Core spondsnts s...
CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

ters. hut it fs not gibe that hurts.
 ThA Paris Temps goes further, ana marveis that Americans can be In go cheerful . mood ana 50 satisfied with themselves in view of the grewfng mem ace of the negro question and the trou. blss they have On their hands In Cuba and the Philippines. but The Temps Is accredited with beipk an international scold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04

". A Scott, Circulation Manager of the Mdntgonnery Advertiser. being duly sworn says: The foregoing statement of The Adver- Ieoa is true and correct. and compiled after ejl returns from news boys, news agents ana tsft ever copies have been aedncteds; s;corr ewprn to and subscribed before me this 3rd
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