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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
POLICE RAID POLICY SHOP.
A Spectacular Event in the New
 York Tenderloin.

New York. April 25.-District Attorney Jerome has sent several staff detectives into Chatham Square where they ralded an alleged policy shop. made two prisoners and seized paraphernalia said to have been used in ths business. Chatham Square is in the police district presided over by Captain Vredenburgh, who recently was quoted in the newspa- pers as having said he would give re ward of $500 to any one who could dis- cover a disorderly house or a policy shop in his precinct
 The raid was somewhat spectacular, hundreds of people seeing the detectives enter the place by smashing the doors Six men were in the room and the officers had to use force in making arrests. One of the officers was so dazed by blow that one man he was holding got away, as did three others by means of the fire escape.
 The raid is looked on as important in that the police claim 1t was the head quarteI4 or clearing house. for the down town shops
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
IN OMAHA, NEE.
A Boy Probably Fatally Injured.
 Others Hurt.

Omaha, Neb, April 25.-A most serious wind and rain storm struck this city at 5 o'clock this afternoon doing great amount of damage to property and re- sulting in the probable death of one per son and the injury of number ot others.
 Robert Maxwell. aged l3 years was struck by flying portion of il plank sidewalk on Military Avcnuei and Will probably die.
 Ex-Mayor George P. Bemis was struck by flying sign at Tenth and Fernam Street and sustained d broken leg and was otherwise seriously injured. He was removed to his home.
 Lawrence Taggert, aged 70, was struck on the head by q broken bill board and seriously injured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Hunter Denies It.
FLYNN AND HEATH TALK.
Each Gives Version of the Selma
 Shooting.

Birmingham, Aprll so'-toPeyt"iitI Messrs Edward Flynn of the United Mine Workers and J. II. Leath. labor leader and former member Of the Legs, iaturc, who on yesterday had plst9i duel in the convection of the state req t'l mingham and given out versions or the affray. Their stories are almost alike. The two men appear to have been al outs for some time. growing out of the failure i'; for the benefit "a miners in the last Leg islature. Leath claims that the bill was recommitted while he was in converse tIon i'm the House and he denies that his efforts were against it. MT. Leath stat ed this afternoon that he did not have a disposition to keep up quarrel but wanted to be left alone by Flynn. The latter has nothing to say except that he acted in self-defense in the atfray In Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
AGAINST BEEF TRUST.
Applications for Injunction Will
 Probably Be Made Today

Chicago. Aprh $ William A. Day sneriaI counsel employed by the limited States government to assist AL, tornev General Knox m hurstng legal proceedings against the bis packing houses that are alleged to he m q con biuatiun in restrai int of trade. will nave a formal consultation here with 'nttCd states District Attorney $, II. Bcthea tom orroN. It Is probable that an appiica- tion for an nsitoctipr agLl1st tl'' packers will be filed in the Federal Court during the day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
WILHELMINA RESTLESS.
The Royal Patient Chafes Under Physicians Treatment.

Amsterdam. April s5.-Tn afiicial circles no amelioration of Queen Wilheimina s condition is admitted and her doctor ad mission that she is not sleeping is taken as. bad sign.
 It is alleged that the dispatches from the royal family concerning the queen condition differ substantially from the medical bulletins on the subject. It is re- ported the Queen is restive under the iiquid diet treatment and has insisted that her nurses give her solid food. In this respect, however. her doctors are inexorable The Queens mother has great difficulty in pacifying the patient.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Town in Darkness.

Sioux City. la. April 25.-Sioux City was in darkness from 1:30 p. m. today. Dense greenish clouds shut out the sun. All the stores were lighted mp and busi- ness districts had the appearance Of evening. For a time the wind blew 72 miles an hour and considerable damage was done A very heavy rain, which turned to snow, fell over this section and is of immense benefit to crops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
SKATER MAY WIN OUT.
Committee Preparing a Defense of
 the President

Wheeling, W. Va, April 25.-Today s session of the AmaIgamated Convention was devoted to hearing the reports or several committees. Including those or wage scales. of officers reports and head quarters. All of the committees except the first named had finished yesterday. The wage scale committee was received first. Tue committee is preparing an elo- quent argument m favor Of signing the scale and will defend President Shaher' policy vigorously. As stated yesterday. d minority report will be presented. Little doubt exists that the scale will be en- dorsed The situation in regard to the election of officers continues very quiet and it Is possible no opposition to Presi- dent Shaffer will develop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Hurricane in Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Ok, April 25.-The wind has been blowing d hurricane all day over Eastern Oklahoma today and the thor- mometer dropped 70 degrees. A mortimer carving clouds of dust is driving binding storm that Is the most destruc- tive in years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
A STEAMBOAT BURNS.
The Sunrise, Loaded With Freight,
 Destroyed in New Orleans

New Orleans. April 25.-The steamer Sunrise, Captain frank Scovell, of the Red River line, burned to the water g edge at her wharf here just before day light The Sunrise arrived from Alexan- dria. La. at Ii o'clock last night and had d number of passengers. all of them Louisianians except MT. and Mrs. Jerry Davidson of Ironton, O.
 Fire was discovered at 5:20 o'clock and spread with great rapidity. Some of the pa assengers and crew bad narrow escapes. but ali got. ashore in safety. The boat had on board 2O0 baies of cotton. l0o0 sacks of cotton seed and considerable freight. all of which was badly damaged. The Sunrise was valued at S25 GOO. with insurance of $12.o00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
CoRRIGAN's CONDITION.
The Archbishop Passed a Satisfac.
 tory Day.

New York, April 25.--Archbishop Cor rigan who is seriously i'll with pneumoma at his residence in this city, according te the last bulletin, issued at lo:lS o'clock tonight. passed satisfactory day, and. i'm inc opinion of the attending physicians, his condition is encoura glng.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
AMOS J. CUMMINGS SICK.
New York Congressman Said to Be
 Critically III

Baltimore. Md. April 25.-Tt was learn ed from reliable source late tonight that Congressman Amos J. Cummings "f New York Is critically ill from pneumonia at the Chlrch home in this city. II IS understood that hls recovery is extreme ly doubtful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Hish Wind in Nebraska.

Lincoln. Neb.. April 25.-An terrific straightaway wind, reaching at times a verIocity of 60 smiles an hour, prevailed at Lincoln throughout the afternoon and into the night. Only minor damage was done. There was a slight fall of rain. Tn York County there was d drenching rain followed by a heavy snow. North west. in Greedy County. hall stones fell of sufficient size to strip trees and kill poultry and young stock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
E. O. HOPKINS RESIGNS.
J. c. Mahen Succeeds Him as Prest-
 dent of Tennessee Company.

New York, April 25.-It was made pulp lie today that E. O. Hopkins. President of the Sloss-Shefiield Steel and Iron Com pany. had resigned and that J. c. Mahen had been elected his successor.
 Archer Brown resigned as a director and was succeeded by II. 0. Selxas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
THE REBELS ROUTED.
Chinese Imperial Troops Put Insur-
 rectionists to Flight.

OHIHes6 IHIpeIIdI AIUVPS UV ]hfSS1
 rectionists to Flight.
 Hong Kong. April 25-Advices received here from Wu Chow under date of April g. announce that a bloody battle was then proceeding between a force of impe- rial troops on their way to Nan Ming and a large force of rebels.
 The imperial army attacked the rebels encampment in the Wu Chang hills, brought up two Maxims and two F. pounders. and finally scattered the rebels and captured their leader, Hung Yung Seng who was killed Subsequently the rebels captured two villages on the out skirts of Nan Ming and established their headauarters In those villages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

Colombia were advised by cable today that their forces had captured Rio Ha- cha. a seaport town two hundred miles from Carthagena. The cablegram saio that the engagement lasted many hours. No account of losses was given.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Rio Hachs Falls.

New York. April 2j.-The New York representatives Of the Liberal Party of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
NEwFoUNDLAND's GOOD FOLKS
Crime Hardly Known Among US
 200, 900 Inhabitants.
St. Johns (N. Fo Dispateh 'o Ne

St. Johns (N. F) Dlspateh 'o N"
 rhe or criminal statistics of Newfound- land for 1901 have just been puplisia,eeoo aeo Probably not another community or lVo, nO0 people in the world SHOWS so cie"A d record. ,,,,oss country rbe ca,endar shows no murder, man slaughter no forgery. no Dursidry' no harretrv, no other crime Of serious na, tue The colonial penlteltiary nas aaiS, a an average of only thirty prlsoHeIs Haiis for, the year, and only six of these nave had sentences exceeding half year. l., There have been only three murders m Newfoundland in thirty years III ~ eaei' ca se inc offend er was hanged. one man. Slaughter case occurred fifteen years asS and the prisoner got eL life sentence:
 After serving three years ne vas s,. ss. t', tu work one morning outside ol VIC n sSst gronnds and the warden went III 10 get his breakfast When he returned tne nrisofler was gone, and has never been &&he Newfoundlanders are cufious ,oranound They have all the Irish hatred of ar, informer and the same eaSerhess to thwart the officers of the law, helce this fleeing criminal was aaded III esSIy way until he was put on poaru st,,a5 vessel bound TOT HostoH' ""oAS HS
 down. t,.o..,4e,. s,,ou,s the reverse conditions. It was that or uhe mate of schooner eonxletSSo ItS % wi.n a saiIor 1nr
 
 by brutality. He was sentenced 10 HVe years. One day he escaped.
 The Newfoundlanders felt that his pun Ishment was deserved, and While none would inform on him, none would shel- fer him, He was hunted down after q week, starving and footsore. and hauleo hack to his cell. In both these cases a reward of $4O0 was offered for inlorma- ton leading to the capture of the tugi- i've, but nobody sought it, although scores, if not hundreds, were in the se- cret. .. ,,,, tentiary last year were, as has been said, convicted of petty offenses The foreign sailors who visit St. Johns ana, | when intoxicated, try to take charge oi l the place are responsible for about one | third of the convictions within the city | One of the most amusing incidents ir | the history of the prison occurred aDou' 1 five years ago. It is not uncommon tol | neopie to break out of jail, but this cast | was one of breaking in. A prisoner, re | gently released, returned one night Tn l tipsy mood broke In through window | tny carry whisky. and tobacco to hts olC cellmate and robbed the prison larder tt 1 get supper for himself. ninety days
 sentence was his ultimate reward:
 | The island has but one town, st. John l nonulatlon 5000. All the other comnu l nuies are fishing villages. some of 800 | neonle. others of 300; others of but fifty 1 in inc larger of These outports are mag | istrates and jails.
 l Tn one outport the jailer was won't [
 let his prisoners out daily to ttll thei
 gardens or dry their fish. they returnin
 at nightfall to he locked up, But one da
 a scamp betrayed hls confidence andes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Seven years ago the State of Illinois granted to the Physicians Institute of Chicago charter
 There was need of something above the oroi' nary method of treatment for chronic oiseases. something more than any one speclanSt VI shy stiyy number of specialists acting noepenuenty could do, SO the State itself, under the poWeIs granted 1t by it's general laws, gave sne PoWeI to the Physicians Institute to furnish 10 tne SICK such help as would make them well ana stlons:
 Ever since its establishment this lnsLltuse nag endeayored in every possible way to carry 9us us the original purposes of It's establishment unuer the benencient laws of the State. .,..,..
 Three years ago, the Physicians InS.ltute, realizing the value of electricity In the trestmsn s siiperintendence of It's stan of specialists an sIsctrc belt, and this belt has been pfoved to be of great value as a curative agent. From time fo fime if has been improved until It reached that stage of perfection which warranted hs nresent name of Supreme"
 This bet is the most effective of all agentsin the cnrs of rheumatism, lumbago, lame back. nerv- ous exhaustion, weakened or lost vital functions. yaricocele, kidney disorders and many other cCnIS This Supreme Electric Belt" IS made in one .,aadA orivFt0o cuage-there is no better electric knIt ~oda and no better belt can be made. Wh.nsreT tn the opinion of our stan of special ,,. tha wonderful curative and revltalzlng t,css ot electricity will cure you we send yous tyss ot all cost one of these Supreme Electrlc pel,e nft ts not sent on trial It is yours 10 keep t'rsTar withOut the payment of one cent. lnls .n.yous offer may be withdrawn at any tlms, SO si sheuh write today for this free " SupI eme Sio.tr,c Relt" to the Physicians' Institute at3N Masonic Temple. Chicago Ius'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
A RIVER or LAND.
Astonishing Amount of Dirt That
 Flows Down the Mississippi.

FLOWS UOWH IH6 uAIssL5pAPPI'
 John Swain, in Ainslees. ,
 That capacity of the Mississippi TOT nli- ing up canals and old channels is some thing awful. Government engineers nave found that the amount of solid matter annually carried past Ylcksburg in sus- pension is enough to o(make block or earth 300 feet high and q mile square. Fifty feet off the top of this Is spread around on the valley between here and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
CURES DYSPEPSIA
Instant Relief for Collie, Sour Stom' ach, Heartburn, Etc.
HELPS DIGEST FOOD, CURES
 SICK HEADACHE.

It has remained for an Atlanta (Ga) doctor and specialist to find a real cure for chronic dyspepsia, and that is Dr. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy. Taken In q glass of very hot water. after each meal. Tyners Dyspepsia Remedy will greatly aid digestion-especially the digestion of the lower bowels-and if tbis treatment is persisted in for two or three weeks 1t will positively cure the worst dyspepsia the kind that has hung on the victim for years Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Is perfectly harmless, and delightful tonic,
 veu Tor very young children. For sum mer complaints, collie and teething, Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy is superior to any other medicine. For sour stomach and heartburn it gives7instant relief. and 4 final perfect cure Is promised if Tyner's 8 Dyspepsia Remedy is used long enough Try this cure. It has been used by Dr. 1-yner for past b years in Private Prac- ;ice and always with the' happiest re- suits. Cost 50 cents a bottle al all Drug stores. Trial bottle free for , cents to nav for postage. TYNER'S DYSPEPSIA REMEDY co, Atlanta, Ga.
 CD su-wed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
anea and a more stringent rule was en-

capped; and more stringent iU's
 forced. .,,A~>o~.
 Another odd circumstance In an outport isil was the case of man without Ian ily or friends. who. after Deing lLnplir l.I,.,, oned for two months TOT uesertins .ss,i the fishery, liked his quarters SO Wsli that tyhen his term expired he refusea tn leave. and the police had to be caiied fo eject him. He resisted them vloIehtly
 and was sentenced to further ,t term; ssnas as game. But this time they refused to | Seed him and left the cell door open. anu when his hunger compelled h'm, ne l n owed out and away. ,., ,.s, In another of these prisons oniy iase .Is ' summer 1t was common practice TOT the | failer and prisoner to play caros to- | gether nightly, with others Of the village: | These gatherings came to pc tne cniel ! | soc,al feature of the village ufe, ana us | Sessions were frequently prolonged untiI
 midnight. when the jailer would intimate | that 1t was time to close, ana ne wouio | how out the visitors, lock up the Pris-
 oner and retire os 70 ,bs nus ,ust 1M" '' VI " Tt ds d free and easy rule which pre- yajls fin these prisons. and very rarsry l Ia if abused for smugglers and deserteIs
 are the worse offenders: tart anu 'i'e''
 | The same loniency characterizes the
 outport magistrates. They resort to ev | cry alternative save that or tmprisonank: | if is the boast of one man who neiu
 ,he commission of the place for thirty
 Years ya that he never inflicted the punish
 rnent of jail on any man but one' ,s,,s, snu | that one was a relation of his own: hin' | ha isiled for IL month for stealing u
 nocketbook from comrades g pocket over
 light while drunk. The man had re
 turned 1t in the morning, having taken
 1t in a joke, but the loser haa mace e,I | hue and cry meanwhile, and the magis'
 trate felt that he had to uphold the rep
 utation of the bench and make an exam
 nie of one of his own kindred.
 Serious crime is practically non-exls.I .sII ent in the outports, and the magisteria nositions are almost sinsoures. or course l many civil cases come up, otherwise they
 would have nothing whatever to do. ,o, l Srhe colonial constabulary Is only lOl
 strong. The force Is the only armed | body on the island
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

the sea. and the rest goes out into the
 Gulf of Mexico. to build up more conu-
 Think what that means. Instead of q river of water, tfas IS rlver oa s.rsh ranu Sx~
 feet deep and nine feet wtde, noManS
 night and day as fast as q man can weA4
 four miles an hour-an sitding down o7| the northern half of the ,,s Hounsy snsy soHisrs
 force of more than 5000 men, woriun4I In Aght-hour shifts. to throw the oxf
 were % ristd and an inexhaustible supply ok, dirt on the bank. It would make xo.W4-
 900 wagon loads every year. bus
 what is the use of such hguresI beioS7
 tentSSve have the earth itself to spea,o for it. Except for the occaAonal r0I& meits of the line of bluffs along tns
 eastern edge below hereSwhicn ooo u
 Gulf, at Baton Rouge. at Port Hudson-s there IS nothing about the level Of 1s high-wnter river except the Arincea@ ieyees These are in places miles pec.-s
 feet high or more, sodded and free from
 trees. which protect the wonderfully fe<- tile region behind them. Ana ell cn14
 level country which the river over0~ rI, ss.. this river of dirt which the Missasstppt brings down from the inner regfons gaLn- cred all tho way from the Rockies to tne
 to eat away this land that it has nades
 T TU a;nrle summer, if 1t will. 1t eatA
 away half a mile of It out of some Dsnss < | ri cuts it out sometimes an acre ek ~ Kite and takes with 1t forests. housp1s isyees and all else. The river is not z ,ntsorrnly moving stream. One side on inc middle moves swiftly. the other parts | are still or sluggish. Sometimes SyH
 shss. rmn IIp stream. The swift pazt e inc channel current, and runs in the | Ssepest sections. It makes crosAn8a whenever driven of shore by prcmcn. | tory. These crossings are dumping piace4 For the surplus earth the river has ptckt | cd ,rp in the bend 1t Is eating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

1929, the iow-water discharge of the Ohio River at Pittsburg Is given as L666 cubic feet at zero of the gauge and as 5,Sl0 cubic feet pef second at Inches Of the gauge.
 Comparing these discharges with that of the Coosa at Wetumpka. it appears that the vol- water is about equal to that of the Mississippi at St. Paul, about 26 times greater. than that in the Hudson at Albany. and about 35 times greater than that In the Ohio at Pittsburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

$A, ooo, ooo are made while the output of tho carpet and cordage mills at Anniston Is 525 tons, worth quarter of million.
 The recapitulation of the annual resources of the Coosa is as foilowss
 st ooco 'o.. 6, 900 900 Timber. l5o. GOO tors. valued at. $500, 900 iOl at 0 ooo,ooo ................ .on. 2.4oo. 900 Lime 44S GOO tons valued at. 4t6,0OO Coal, POO, 900 tons, valued at.... 3oo, 900
 ued at o'o.o e as,o5o, ,ooo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Interviewed the Wrong Man.

There is a great deal of vsicicednesa in this world" observed the long-haixs9 nassenger., addressing the man across shs aisle. .. ger -,s
 Pardon me-" said the long-haired pas- senger, ''but may I inquire where you ara from7"
 Until recently I was chief Of pohcs there."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
An Electric
 Belt Free
Send Your Application At Once Tc
 The Physician's Institute.

They Will Send You Absolutely Free One ofTheir 100 Guage Supreme Electric beits' the Belt Which Has Made So Many wonder fuI Cures-You Needn't Send Even Postage s.1z...-. I.ae Ven. M A ! l6 6-ass
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

The man who has gout shouldn't say tnss he Is dying by inches, but rather that Nc Is dying by feet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-03

There is nc truth In the newspaper
.umOr that Congressman Barney con
emplates removing into the Fifth Dis
riot so Us to be eligible to recollection
that district. The question of res
dence is not a condition Of elie ibility.
iuenther a resident Of Oshkosh beat
Delaney for Congress in the old Second
district, and the question of eligibility
vas thoroughly discussed and settled.
1t would not be necessary for Mr.. Bar
icy to move in order to be eligible for
enomination, and it is within the
pounds of possibility that he will be
toain cleo ed member of the House
from the new Sixth District. Even so
veil informed democratic politician
is Ex-Congressman Charles Barwig
5 authority for the statement that a
iemoaratic victory in the Sixth Dist
let is by no means an assured posi-
)ility as against Mr., Barney, whose
congressional record Is do much mat
er of state pride as it is personally
honorable to himself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-03

He had asked the Boston Made.
Tor kiss. ''Oh, sir " she cried, blush
ing, 81 have never been kissed in al
my life''
''"ell' L suppose somebody has 90
to break the ice, y replied the practical
young man. Philadelphia Record.
The truth about some men is neve
known until after they acquire monu.
ments-and even then it isn't fonn,
upon the monuments.
The fastest thing in the world
getting into trouble; the slowest oct
ting out.
In these days man can take on
insurance against most any risk. excep
being a fool.
Give a man the right kind of !;
woman and ne will take care of a hal
a dozen of the wrong kind of men.
If anybody wants an hour of crush
ing sadness, let him sit down an.
read the letters he saved twenty wear
before.
One sure way to tell whether mar
Is liar is to see how mad he get
when he thinks you have called hin
one when you havn't. Yor
Press.