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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
The Committee Has Ample Authority

Birmingham News.
 The objection raised by convention ad- Vocates that the State Executive Com mittee has Rot the power to order direct primary has moro desire than logic in it.. Under party law the Executive Commit tee has the right to formulate any plan looking to the election of nominees that conserves the rights of all Democrats. It is part of the duty of the committee, and the most important function that body discharges, to secure the free and fair expression of the partys preferences. There can be no question that a direct primary honestly conducted is more rep resentative of the will of the majority than convention whose action is often swayed bv few leaders.
 As far as the legal right is concerned. the Executive Committe has as much au- thority to change the mode of making nominations of the party as the Legisla- ture has of changing an election law. In fact, the committee has much more lati- tude, as it is not restrained by written Constitution. If precedents are desired they may be found in abundance. The committee need not feel disturbed over a question of authority when it yields to the demand of the overwhelming major ity of the Democrats of Alabama for a primary It is of much more importance that they should disregard bubbles as to authority and bend their talent. energy and influence toward insuring an honest and decent election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
BEEN BOLTS" AUTHOR.
Dr. English Did Not Take Pride in
 the Production.

The New York World says of Dr. Thos. Dunn English, whose death was an nounced in The Advertiser of last Tues day:
 He was S3, and died of gastric trouble, which weakened his heart and precpitat- cd his demise. His last spoken words were: God is good. My wife, my son." The reference Is supposed to be of the two members of his family who preceded him to the grave
 Dr. Epglish's last public appearance was on the occasion of tn" reception ten dered to the Irish Parliamentary envovs. William H. K Redmond and Joseph Dev- lin. by the Irish societies of Newark March 1o.
 Dr. English had an international repu- tation In literature. He was lawyer, physician, poet, journalist and politician. having served two terms in the New Jersey Legislature and been twice elected to the National Congress. He was not familiar to the present generation until "Trilby' was written and his song Ben Bolt of long ago was made popular again through the medium of Du Maur- CTS fascinating book, The new vogue given to the poem bored it's author incX- pressibly who told a World reporter in 1897 that he called the production his seven years of misery, since before 'Trilby" he was much twittcd about it by his colleagues when he went to Con gress. his newspaper friends having drag ged 1t from retirement to celebrate his election. He declined tn read "Trilby' and disliked even the mention of the book to the last.
 Dr. English was born in Philadelphia on June 70. 1879. of an old New Jersey family of Norman-Irish origin that set tied on the banks of the Delaware two centuries ago. He first entered Journal ism then became physician, and after preparing for the law practised at the Philadelphia bar. In late years his sole vocation has been authorship in which he had been handicapped hy almost en- tire blindness and by other physical dis abilities.
 pr. English was greatly beloved by his fellow-townsmen in Newark for his mod esty and his kindly nature. He was one of the youngest of old men-tal. spare and erect, his thin hair yet untouched by gray. and his long mustachc corn colored rather than white His most re- cent literary effort was a play. in which he sought to depict the Irish race with dignity and truth. He has written more than one thousand poems and prose ere ations and was one of the sevcrest crit ics of Edgar Allan Poe for his alleged literary heresies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
RATHBoNE's FRIEND, HANNA.
T Believe Him Innocent; If I Can I
 Shall Get Him Released"

Washington Special to New York World
 'I am Major Rathbone's friend" said senator Hanna today. "I believe he is innocent. If there is anything I can do to get new trial for him, to further his appeal or 10 get him released, I shall do it"
 Senator Hanna undoubtedly is exert ing every energy in Rathbone's behalf While the President has told him he can not pardon Rathbone, Hanna has a prom ise that the President will review the case on the basis of the records of the trial
 It is understood that Secretary Root, Who will go to Cuba April 15. will exam me into the legal phases of the case, and determine whether there can be any olnerent action. among Rathbone. Nicely and Reeves. If there can. the admipis- traitor will do what it can for Hanna.
 The difficulty is that the American peo- pie as whole seem to think Rathbone as guilty as the others. Senator Hanna bases his belief of Rathbonc's innocence on what he knows of the man: not on what he knows of the case In discussing the matter today Senator Hanna said:
 T have sent for the evidence, which I nope to soon have here, and have laid before legal authorities the questions at be done in the direction indicated.
 q. me various publication intimating that intend to produce a bill. that am about to break with the President be- N""oc He VIII HOt parQOn RathbOne, and containing other allegations of a simi- Tar charactcr are unfounded. and should pc denied. as they are doing Major Rath- bone and his cause much injury
 cannot now say what If any meth od Of procedure Is possible to carry out my wishes.
 senator Hanna does not criticise the trial of Major Rathbone When all the Information obtainable Is here Senator Hanna desires the President and the De partment of Justice to determine wheth- CT tnere Is any way by which Major hathbone can be brought to the United states and tried At present MT. Hanna IS urging the admission of Major Rath- trial. 'A He" It is clearly understood by Senator rama that legislation would not avail MaJor Rathbone. The Supreme Court, in permitting the extradition of NeeIy. de Gded that Cuba is foreign country. As q consequence. Congress can make no iaws TOT Cuba any more than for any other foreign country The sovereign au- tthority now in Cuba is that belonging to the military of the United States
 IL Is expected that when Senator Hanna makes his next effort to secure A nardon TOT Major Rathbone 1t will be addressed to the new President of Cuba and moi again to President Roosevelt This he. lief Is based on the fact that Rathbono ana General Wood have never been on friendly terms. It is unlikely the Sen ator would ask such a favor from Wood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

Those two autographs have been mounted upon cards and needless to say are con- sidered very valuable by the holder
 In the school house mentioned in the interesting article to which allusion has been made, two young white ladies taught the Indian children. One of their greatest helpers was Geronimo. who so long de- fled the ablest commanders of the United States army, and whose war trail had been one of death, arson and dreadful pillage So much had he changed that he wore silver medal inscribed, "ro Ge- ronimo. for services in the school" Whether it were for day school or Sunday school, Geronimo with COW bell for a tocsin was always ready to caQ the young Apaches to the assault upon ignorance. As monitor within the school itself, he was said to be a brilliant success.
 And now recent dispatches state that he has been pardoned, in that land to- ward the setting sun where his old age is being spent. Terrible were his deeds while upon the warpath though doubtless righteous from his standpoint. and one can but be glad that when he goes to stand before the Great Spirit, his soul shall take it's flight from the body of free man. ames M. Glenn.
 Loachapoka, Ala, April 2. 1902.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1902.
A nAnaERous DISCOVERY.

If the scientific fellows have really found e way to compress a full drink of whis- kew into a small pill or capsule, we pre- dict various brands of worry and troupie for the future. One will be the difficulty of making excise laws to fit the new or der of things, or to enforce them after they are made. It Is a comparatively simple matter to impose license on man who sells drinks, or to prohibit the sale entirely, but how will they go about preventing the sale of pills? A license can be required of the druggist which Is supposed to cover his entire business. and nnder that license he is certainly allowed to sell pills and capsules. If he lets good customer have q box of pills war ranted to cure headache. lock-jaw or siredness, how is any official to know that each pill has a good square drink rolled up in it? Policemen are not ex- pected to watch all the drug stores and test every prescription that is filled, or every box or vial of medicine that comes mt and a man who buys an innocent looking box of pellets may carry off in his vest pocket enough old rye to build half-a-dozen 1aSS WILL
 That this invention will prove great convenience to men who think them- selves constantly in need of something is beyond doubt. Some pretty fair citi- kens refuse to attend church because the services carry them beyond their regular and stated time, but a pill from his right hand vest pocket will fill the time as well
 get benefit of the sermon-provided he doesn't take more than one pill. And when the young man takes his girl to the threatre' she will, if she Is wise. carry the proper medicine along as part Of tho outht Then when the beau shows disposition 10 jump up and run over everybody De- tween acts, she hands him something inst as good and settles him till the next act is over. Even fishing parties will ma a box of pills much handler than the time-honored black bottle, for an ounce v ial will hold the equivalent of a jemi- dobn of liquid exhiliaration and fish bait.
 But this invention, if fully developed Is bound to cause trouble, not merely to revenue officials and guardians of the mace but to mankind generally. Many snen-and some women, possibly-refrain from drinking because they do not like to be be seen at it, and object to carrying 1t about with them in the ordinary way. If they could carry a days supply in a vest racket is there not strong probability that they will become habituated to it and keep at is as regularly as girl chews gum? It is bound to be the worst bar to temperance work yet discovered. if we know anything of people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
Notable Extracts from the Big Dailies' Corre- spordents.
CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

marked that the richest government in the world had its mail carried on the star routes by badly clad men and poor
 " Ied animals. and at pay which was ulsSraceful Unrestricted competition it must be acknowledged did not prove wholesome in this branch of the service ana so new regulations were issued about two years ago which are now beginning 10 nave favorable effect Since the con- tracts are let for four-year periods, the country is divided into four sections so that each year witnesses fresh crop of
 lettings The second set of awards under the new regulations are soon to take place.
 Before the new order came in, the de- partment received proposals for the ser vice from any person, regardless of his
 residence, so long as he offered bond and
 complied with the other conditions As result the star route service fell most iy into the hands of a small number of speculative bidders. To break this up the department decided to entertain propos-
 tls only from bidders who would agree to live on or near the route; while this did not absolutely prevent mans run- ming more than one route, provided tho
 routes happered to group naturally about
 his place. it's general effect was to put the business into large number of hands and to do 1t without the agency of mid dle men. In the quarter of the country which has already been let, the new con- tract costs 30 per cent. more than the old one, but it is impossible to tell how HHucn or the increase Is chargeaDl6 tO the residence regulation. since two other con sideration enter into the case. The de- partment has decided that any one along the line of a star route who chooses to erect a box into which his mail may be delivered on the way is entitled to that privilege. This makes considerable more work for the star route man, and pre- sumably he takes account of it in his bidding. Another factor is the higher price Of hay and grain now. Regardless of the cost. however. the American people will be- very glad to see less excuse for the ramahackle conveyances which have gen. orally characterized the star routes.
 The name assigned to this service which has gained a peculia- and not wholly sa- vory celebrity in postal history originated cepting bids for the transportation of in- land mails, on other than railroad and steamboat routes. to give preference to stage coaches. This practice was abof- | ished by the act of March 3, 1S45. which provided that 1t should be the duty of the Postmaster General to let to the low est bidder, without any consideration ex- cept to provide for due celerity, certain ty and security of transportation. Bids for such service were thereafter class- fled as "celerity, certainty and security bids" from the distinguishing words of the statute. For brevity's sake these routes were designated on the registers py tkree asterisks, ana so became known as "star' routes. The once cant term is now officially recognized in postal legis- ation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
A WILD CRANK.

Some Massachusetts people are unable to avoid holding their noses when Gen cral B. F. Butler is alluded to. notwith- standing the fact that he was from their own State and was one of the generals of the Union Army. The recent assertion of one William P. Connery, of Lynn. that Butler twas the greatest man that ever lived" moves The New Bedford Standard to thus protest:
 wealth and out of it. even while they might incline to admire some of the characteristics of General Butler. would hesitate to place it at the head of all the greatness that ever enriched tffis world. But if Mir. Connery thinks he belongs there. why should not MT. Connery say so? Only in that case, MT. Connery ought to erect the statue himself. and not force those of us who believe there have been greater men to help him pay for it.
 The comparative mildness of that pro- test does not hide the disgust with which The Standard regards Connery's assinn- ity. The truth is that neither the North nor the South has reason to feel proud of Buffers record during the war. His conduct was in many respects discredit- able to his State. to the Union Army and to civilization. That the people of the South should detest his memory is per- fectly natural. not because he was an enemy in war. but because he was the character of enemy to effectually prevent our people from remembering him with kindliness or even with patience. That there should be crank, even in Butler g own State. who should consider him a great man. only proves the extent to which crankiness can go.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

The Portland Oregonian says that 'peace seems to be breeding over the Philippines and about to light, which IS neither good English, good grammar or good sense "Brooding' means to sit on, as a fowl sitting on eggs. and it would be as correct to say that the hen is sitting on her eggs and is about to light. Prob ably The Oregonian meant that peace is lowering over the Philippines, in which case we insist that she is very high up in the air.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
Interstate Commissions New Weapon
Mobile Register.

Mobile Register
 Government by injunction. that was de nounced bv the Democratic National Con ventfon of 1900. appears to have been misunderstood by the framers of that pl ttfprm. It doubtfrl if the sarle m n who did the denouncing in 1900 would care to repeat the plank today in view of the fact that this same government by injunction is shown to be usable in more ways than one. and may be of service to the country at large. The In terstate Commerce Commission has been content heretofore to prosecute those cases where a violation of the interstate commerce law has been definitely estab- lished. The Commission has now availed itself of the injunction to restrain rail- roads from doing things that they know arc violations of th' law. It marks a great change of policy; and tho govern mcut hv injunction thus used promises tb bring the railroads to an understanding of their obligations. In the first place railway attorneys do not like to come into
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

the final adjournment of the conven- tion.' and we rise to inquire if that isn't likely to spin out the work of that body till the crack of doom? It has already been grinding away for the best part of a year. and now if they can bring up and change the portions of the Constitution already considered finished, it strikes us that the labors of Sisyphus were small compared to those of the convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
READING MILEs's COMMENTS.
President Seeks Public Sentiment
 Through Clipping Bureau.

Washington Special to New York World.
 President Roosevelt has ordered from a press clipping bureau Everything print ed pertaining to the Roosevelt Niles Root incident He has these comments of the newspapers of the country laid upon his desk. and carefully reads every line. He wants to know exactly the attitude of the public toward Genei al Miles.
 Both Roosevelt and Root would like to have new man at the head of the army, but the President appreciates that he cannot 20 contrary to public senti- ment without ieopardizing his own in- terests. Thus far the press comments have not been pleasing to the President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

There are several prominent people ad- vocating State primary. We approve the primary for local and county nomina- tions, and think the principle of primary correct, but we do not believe a State primary would be feasible. It would do injustice to many who were not able to take in all neighborhoods on the canvass ing trips. besides having numerous other disadvantages. --Canebrake Herald
 Candidates for nominations by State Conventions have in recent years made pretty close canvasses in the counties and they would be apt to do so in a State primay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

A newspaper dispatch tells of a man in Baltimore whose throat was paralyzed while he was cursing his wife, and that is all it tells us We are not informed whether the trouble came from a stroke from Providence or from the wife's roll ing-pin. If from the latter cause. or if she used something equally as effective. We would like to know where she struck him. Maybe it was gentle punch on his Adams apple with her fist that shut him up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

Some days ago The Virginian- Pilot had this highly instructive paragraph:
 Lord Hope had one of his limbs ann putated several weeks ago, thus taking away about one-sixth of himself. Now he has a divorce, thus taking away one half. According to this. Lord Hope is but five-sixths of a man.
 A man who can lose two-thirds of him self and have five-sixths left is a pretty well developed individual. though the English nobility may be built that way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

The story about Mrs. Hetty Green giving a banquet in Boston to eight ladies, was R real occurrence, She actually did it and the spread cost her exactly $2.25, or a whole quarter dollar for each one of the party. We doubt if she isn't going with out an Easter hat to make up for this piece of extravagance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

springing new one on the one-to-a-town advocates. They say if it Is fair and just for each of the 16s towns in the State to have one Representative in the Legisla- ture, and no more, then it is equally fair and just for each town to pay one-one hundred and sixty-eighth part of the States revenues. In other words, if Rep- resentatives are to be apportioned with out regard to population, then taxes should be imposed without regard to values. That argument is calculated to jar the advocates of the old system. but of course 1t cannot be adopted. But is it more unjust than the apportionment sys- tenn now in vogue?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

The Norfolk Landmark informs us that the Virginia Constitutional Conven- ton has adopted a resolution declaring that the convention may rescind any section of any article of the Constitution as shaped up to this time. and may sub stitute other language for the language stricken out. number of important questions are sure to be reopened before
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

The Chattanooga News declares that if the South has to choose between Hill and Bryan 1t will take Bryan every time We have no desire to appear indecorous but we don't believe word of it. The South has taken Bryan twice and will not repeat the experiment as a matter of choice between him and an Eastern Dem ocrat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
Februarv Circuiation Record.

A detailed statement of the Daily and Sun- Bay circulation of The Advertiser for the month of February, 1902. prsscns nsures .es wuaranteed net paid circulation is greater than the claimed circulation of all other mornin9 newspapers published in the State or Ala nama combined. as evidenced by the ngures furnishsd by the latest edition of the AFnsrican Newspaper Directory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
As Far as She Had Heard.

ChCagO RccOrd- HerdId.
 Does your son matriculate this year. Mrs. Hammandsope?
 Why. really, | don't know. I ain't heard anything about matriculation. but he wrote in his last letter that he had got Vaccinated and it took terrible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

There is to be sugar cane and Cas- sava Convention held in Brunswick, Ga, on the 12th of this month, and while nothing is said about corn and rye. we presume their juice will also be dis eussed-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
Nearing Perfection.

Seattle Post-Intelligenccr,
 A process for aging whiskcy artificially Is the latest discovery. If some one would now invent a method for reiuvenating the "bums' life would indeed become one grand, sweet song.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
WHEAT IN ALABAMA.

A recent issue of The Greensboro Watchman says:
 There are few people of the generation born during the war that know that wheat in large quantities used to be rais- ed in Hale-then Greene-County. and that there were Touring mills near Greensboro.
 Those who have passed middle age re- member when wheat was a staple crop in all parts of Alabama. Greensboro is in the very heart of the black belt regin. yet our contemporary assures us that wheat was grown there in large quan- titles. We well remember the wheat crops of Russell. Barbour. Montgomery and other counties in the cotton region of Alabama before the war. and We know that the crop was a success. return to those old methods of farming would be such a blessing to Alabama as can be brought to the people in no other way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
Rather an Acceptable Curse.

Washington Star.
 Tolstoi says that money Is curse. Most people regret that it is not one of the kind which have habit of coming home to rDost
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

There is a prominent Sioux Indian whose name in English means "Man-who- follows women,' and it would it some white men all over
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
THE STAR ROUTE SERVICE.
Improvements Resulting from the
 New Regulations.

washington Special to New York Even
 ing Post.
 :, Recent discussion of the proposal to put the rural free delivery service on a con tract basis brought out in many quarters criticism of the star route service, which Is now performed by contract; experience with this probably had more than any thing else to do with defeating the fur ther extension of the contract system. writer in a Southern newspaper re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04

Lent is thing of the past" remarks The Augusta Chronicle, but that doesn't apply to some of our books. They are still lent.