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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
TILLMAN HAS NO PROOF
Of Charges Made by Him Against
McIaurirl.

Washington Special to New York World
The resolution to investigate the Till
man McLaurin controversy raises what
at FIRST glance would look like deli
cate problem for the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections. If Mr.. Tillman
that Mr.. McLaurin was improperly in
fiueneed to vote for the treaty a Repub-
lican committee would have to report
that a dead President had been guilty
OF improperly. But it is admitted by Mr..
Tillman that he has no proof. depending
entirely on circumstantial evidence and
inference.
On puzsIing problem is the contention
of Mr.. Tillman that he should not be
gagged. Many Senators believe that I'M
be entirely deprived of representation
As the case now stands neither Senator
from South Carolina, may vote. speak,
oner bills or perform any other func-
tons in the Senate 1t is realized that
this condition should be permitted to
This feeling. however. Is more than
Onset by the resentment of such Re-
publican leaders as Senator Hanna, who
says Mr.. Tillrnan has repeatedly assailed
the living and the dead, and should be
punishe6 to the fullest extent. Senator
Hanna feels bitter at the denunciation
Of the Republicans. individually and as
a party, as murderers, thieves, hypo-
critics. towards and tyrants. He desires
to see this form Of denunciation stopped.
The Foote- Benton incident does not fur
nish Al satisfactory precedent for the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
In that case both Senators were held in
contempt for about three months and
then were permitted to apologize. The
present case is much more serious. as a
physical encounter actually took place.
and the action now to be taken will
constitute precedent.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
TT WOULDN'T WORK.

The Blocton Messenger has an idea OF
its own about whiskey and reasons that
the weaker and sorrier whiskey Is the
better, because there u less danger In
1t. A load Of buck shot with one drachm
Of powder behind 1t is not half as dan
gerous as 1t would be with three drachms
The stronger and more potent whiskey
Is to diffuse itself In the blood and
stimulate the heart and brain, to do and
say things that would be better UNI
done or unsaid the worse it Is for the
drinker."
If the whiskey was measured out and
an individual could only get certain
amount perhaps the reasoning Of The
Messenger would be good. but that Is
not the way OF It. Our observation has
been that when q man has a desire to
get drunk he will persist till he accom-
plishes his object, IL his money holds out
The weaker the liquor is the more he
will buy and the more Of his money will
he spend. If whiskey could be manu-
featured which was 20 mean that one
drink would make him deathly sick and
second one would make him sicker
something might be accomplished, but
when a man drinks for the effect he will
have that effect IL he has to drink
gallon. Looking at it from that stand
point 1t would be more economical and
effective to make the drink doubiy strong.
SO that one or two drinks would lay. the
candidate for inebriation out.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
OFFER Is SIGNIFICANT.
Must Choose Between Roosevelt and
Fairbanks.

Fairbanks.
Washington Special to Indianapolis Sen
tjnel
1t was announced officially tonight that
Harry 8. New has been offered the posi-
ton of First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral. About ten days ago President Roose-
welt ard Postmaster General Payne each
wrote Captain New a letter. formally ten
dering the place and expressing the ear
nest hope that he would accept. The let
tiers were marked private" and for
reason Captain New had said nothing,
preferring that the news be given out
here. William NJ. Johnson Of New Jer-
sey, the present Assistant, will retire
soon, and If Captain New accepts, he
will take charge in about two months.
Postmaster General Payne is vice
chairman of the National Committee and
Is a favorite of Mr.. New. who was a col
league on the committee. The offer to Mr.
New bears out the recent statement in
these dispatches to the effect that he
would be offered a position, as President
Roosevelt desires to break Ip the Fair
banks machine and has an idea that the
appointment of Mr.. New will help to do
it, 1t is doubtful whether Captain New
will accept as the appointment would be
construed to be a hard jolt for Fair
banks. with whom Captain New is
friendly. The significance of the offer is
apparent when 1t Ia reflected that Mr..
New Is editor of the party organ, ma
tional committeeman and otherwise prom
inent politically. 1t Is also significant
fact that, although the offer was made
so long ago. few If any of the Indiana
politicians were aware of it.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
Many Papers Submitted 20 Sixth
Annual Meetinp

Washington. Feb. 26.-The principal
business today of the sixth National Con-
gress of Mothers was the reading of re-
ports of State presidents and organizers.
The congress got down to business
promptly. the first speaker being Mrs. Da-
vid Q. Mears of Albany. Among those
who gave favorable reports were Mrs
James S. Bolton of New Haven. Conn.
Mrs. Edwin c. Crice of New Jersey Mrs.
Frederick Shoff of Philadelphia told OF
the great work the organization had done
among the children of her State.
In behalf of Illinois. Mrs. Foster Wash
burn of Chicago read a paper by Mrs.
Roger NJ. McMullen which reported sat
isfactory progress. Other reports were
submitted by Mrs. Isaac Hills, Iowa;
Mrs. Joseph ]. Jeffray. Ohio; Mrs Mar
guerite Beallie, Michigan; Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, Virginia; Mrs. l.. e.
Shepard. Utah; Mrs. j. M. Smith. Califor-
mia, and Mrs. Mary G.. Andrews, Ne
braska. The session closed with the read.
ing of paper on "Kindergartens and
Mothers Clubs Among the Colored Race"
by Mrs. J. SiOne Yates. President of the
Colored Women's Federation
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Letters to The Editor.
AM OUTRAGE
That Should Not Be Allowed to Con-
tinue

AAdt Suoulu NoC De Allowed co Cou-
tinue.
Editor The Advertiser.
The community has been Disguised and
outraged at the exhibition of so-calied
hyInotism for the past several days. The
exhibition Of a genteei appearing woman
in her night dress, in full view of the
hoi polloi. in an open window on the
street. and the burial of a man. both
presumably in the hypnotic state. Is an
outrage. The veneration and love of wo-
man, which is Unborn with US, makes her
sacred to the people Of our Southern
country. That which pertains to death Is
universally acknowledged to be more SEE
rious than all else. Both spectacles are
disgusting, not to say repulsive, to all
and revere.
The most formidable enemy of mankind
is Death. Trifling, levity and playing
with this subject does not meet, l am
sure, with the approval of the people of
this city. Some years ago, when l was
Mayor of the little suburb of Highland
Park, 1t was proposed to bury hypnotic
subject. with a flourish of trumpets and
an electric catafalque, in that little
town. Exercising the authority which
was vested in me, l vehemently, posi-
lively and emphatically prohibited it. I
am not Mayor of Montgomery, therefore,
have no right to prevent the indignity
which is being put upon the community.
full world to demonstrate the merits of
hypnotism above ground. without trifling
with sacred things at 10 cents a head. In
the name of the people of Montgomery
l protest against such exhibitions.
w. c. Bibb,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
DANCER. OF GAS ExPLosIoNs.

The recent two or three severe gas ex-
plosions, and the difficulty Of account
ing for them, has called attention to one
of the Disadvantages of paved streets
where large quantities Of gas are used.
Gas mains leak, especially where hur-
ried or inferior workmanship is done. In
deed it is found very difficult in practice
leak, and it is rarely done. The gas
companies complain that because Of this
leakage. which they claim is going on all
the time. they lose much of the profits
which they are supposed to make In their
business.
Where main is put down and covered
with earth in the ordinary way the
small quantity Of gas which escapes finds
its way upward through the compare
lively loose earth and is carried off and
mingled with the air, doing compare
lively no harm except to the gas COM
pany. When, however, the ground Is
frozen hard for weeks. as 1t frequently
Is In Northern cities, or when the streets
are covered by a solid and impervious
pavement the leakage can no longer find
its way to the upper air and must seek
another outlet. In, such cases it works
through the porous earth, or along the
gas mains till 1t reaches a sewer, cellar
or other underground storage place where
1t accumulates and Is mixed with the
atmosphere until 1t IL more infiammable
than gun powder. Then a blaze gets
to 1t in some one of the thousand ways
by which fire gets where it is not wanted
and terrible explosion is the result.
That some of the recent explosions were
the result of some such process as we
have described is highly probable. and it
carries with it the discomforting and dis
couraging reflection that, as a contem-
porary puts 1t: THE fire hazards from
gas leakage tend constantly to increase
with improvements in city pavements. ="
In other words. the more perfect the
pavement the more danger there is of gas
explosions and fires in cities where un-
foreground gas mains are used. And
referring again to the waste of gas, we
notice that an expert writing in a recent
issue of Insurance Engineering gives it
as his opinion that mo way of piping gas
safely has been discovered yet" II this
Is true it looks as though there is to
be contest of wits and science between
the desire to obviate gas explosions and
the desire to have perfect pavements. Per-
haps way will be found but it does
not now exist. In view of frequent acct
dents from gas and electric wires how
would 1t do to put the wires underground
and the gas pipes and mains above
ground?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27


TWO Greek words meaning "a wat
cry humor" and Ito fow." But we know
that rheumatism arises from a noison
CIRCULATING in the blood
1t will occur to the sensible narson
tnat TO cure this disease demands the
use OF means that will Danish ali
R M material from the blood.
10 accomplish this, it is only necessary
10 use for a reasonable length of time
the remedy that has been curing rheu-
matlsm for half a century. That remedy
is Ut; Harter's Iron Tonic. 1t purifies
the blood; that is what it is for. II
cures because 1T is foe to all blood i'm
purities, and because it makes new. rich
blood. When the blood is thoroughly re-
newed and in its normal condition. rheu-
matism must necessarily disappear. GET
the genuine. Don't take any substitute
There is no remedy that is as good os
DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 10, 1901.
l commenced using your Iron Tonic
when PROSTATE from a severe attack of
rheumatism. After using three bottles.
all traces of this disease were completely
eradicated from my system, and my gen
eral health was restored.
As blood purifier DR.. Harter's Iron
Tonic has no equal, and most sincerely
recommend it TO all persons suffering
from indigestion, fatigue, rheumatism,
and the many weakened conditions of
the system produced by impoverished
blood Marguerite +. Yeazel,
No. $40 Second Ave.
Vs'ooo gsaFanee that above testimonial is genuinely
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
REDUCING THE SURPLUS.

An editorial In The chicago tribune
calls attention to an easy opening for
Congress to get rid Of the troublesome
surplus. That method is based on the
demand from all parts of the country
for new or enlarged Federal buildings
Heretofore the rivers and harbors bills
have taken the lead. but they bid fair to
lose out in a contest with the others AS
The Tribune says:
Another disagreeable thing about them
is that while rivers and harbors are limit
ed in number, towns and villages are In
definite in number and will supply new
avenue for the expenditure Of public funds
which not even the most free-haaded
generosity can ever close. Congress
should bear this fact in mind. If it
once begins to travel on the broad road
of small town federal buildings appro-
priations there Is no place where 1t can
halt. If Greeneville and Bluefield need
elaborate buildings so do hundreds of
other villages of the same size.
Equal and exact justice might demand
have good buildings for postoffice and
Federal courts as we'll as the large cities,
but where would any stopping place be
found?. Who is to say what must be
the size importance or population of a
city in order that it may get into the
appropriation bills? Each Congressman
is expected to work for an appropria-
ton for public buildings in his own dis
trict, or his constituents will take the
first opportunity to down him. and If all
the demands of the kind are honored
that big surplus will be an exceedingly
small quantity when the books are
closed.
The Tribune argues that Congress
should refuse to make any appropria-
tons except ON a reasonable SCALE" but
that doesn't help matters any, for of
course every Congressman will argue that
his demand is reasonable, and there you
are. Already bills aggregating more than
sixty million dollars are under considera-
ton. and the end not in sight. Those
members who want to reduce the surplus
now have the way open for them.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
NEGROES AS LAND OWNERS.

The Leavenworth Times Is not entirely
without correct ideas about the negroes
Of the South Referring to Booker wash
in the South and acquire farms The
Times says:
If the coIored man would stick to the
farm and make the best OF even his limit
ed opportunities In the South, he would
in time become independent He would
not be the servant Of any man but him
self. The South Is the most profitable
field for investment In the country today
and to become a landed proprietor, even
In a small way, would make the negro
self-respectins citizens. The pride of
possession would stimulate him into
greater work for himself. The colored
man who drifts to the cities is too easily
developed into shiftless character.
While The Times Is not exactly fair
when 1t alludes to the negro's Limited
opportunities" in the South its opinion
on that point Is not a matter Of much
consequence. and its main contention is
correct. BY acquiring homes of their
own the negroes can become not only
There are numbers Of instances in Ala
bama where colored men are owners of
their own homes and are not only doing
well. but have secured and maintained
the respect Of their white neighbors with
whom they live in peace and harmony
1t is certain that negro politicians will
not receive much consideration in the
South. and 1t Is equally certain that when
the average country negro quits the farm
ana goes to the city he becomes a
nuisance. and too often a criminal. Those
OF the race who care to be good and
useful citizens will find a way II they
are determined and preserving, and can
become independent and respected farm
ers on their own account. 1t may re-
quire both determination and some self
denial, but can be accomplished.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
Uncle Sans Melting pav. !"

Wednesday was melting day" at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing In
Washington. All the plates, rolls and
dies used in printing gold and silver GER
tifcates. postage and revenue stamps.
bonds aud postal cards during 1901 were
loaded earlv on two big trucks. Although
the precaution had been taken to spoil
the face of each plate with a file. four
strapping employees of the Treasury De-
partment rode on each truck. A Treas
ury Committee rode in a carriage The
procession went to the navy yard foun-
dry, where the plates were upceremoni-
ously dumped into one of the furnaces,
to come out as pig steel and to be used
for ballast for warships. There were
twenty tons of plates. rolls and dies,
from which were printed last year 81
200. 900 in gold and silver certificates of
various denominations. and $3.50 1000 in
postage stamps, besides hundreds of mill
lions Of bonds, revenue stamps and pos
tai cards. The engravers are now at
work on the plates rolls and dies for
1903 Those In use now will be destroyed
next February.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
Nothing Would Please Then.

Elpa clipper.
II making the payment of poll tax a
requisite for qualification as voter dis
franchises those who do not pay. then
requiring men to register DISTINGUISHES
those who fail to register. Yet the anti
Constitution advocates are all the time
harping on the poll tax clause disfran-
chisipg so many good white men. The
poll tax clause fixes it so a man can dis
franchise himself just like the register
arrange things so man could not dis
franchise himself would be to pass a
suffrage law that required no qualifica-
lions at all and then some of them would
kick and not vote because the ballot box
was not sent around to their homes ac-
companied by a pencil and blank ballot.
Even then we are not sure If some Of the
dear people would not get, bull-heated
and refuse to vote. You may please all
the people part of the time and a part
OF the people all the time. but you can't
please all the people all the time
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27

College; Rev. DR.. Frank c. Klein of
New Jersey; Rev. William L. Wells of
Ohio; r. F.. Briefly q Pennsylvania and
Ulysses Simpson Fleming of Parkers-
burg. w. Va. DR.. Ogburn read the re-
port for the year. About $4,000 had been
expended in the foreign work.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27

CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

the masonry Of Cabin John Bridge. one Of
Washingtons most interesting struc-
lures. Jefferson DAVIS was Secretary Of
War when this bridge was built and his
name was cut into one Of the stones
of the granite support, with the name Of
President Buchanan and the names OF
the engineers who designed the bridge.
After the establishment of the Confed-
eracy Mr.. Daviss name was erased by
order of General Meigs and for nearly
forty years there has been a blank In
the list of names. Representative Gooch' $
bill. according to its author, is intended
to correct history.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27

That man Gourlay, in the Canadian
Parliament Is a game chicken in his own
estimation. who predicts that there will
and ought to be war between Canada
and the United States, and in a recent
speech volunteered to spend two years
in the bitches. providing the war could
be begun within twenty-four hours" OF
course he knew he was making a safe
bluff. because IT there should be a war it
could not be begun in such a short time.
And IL it does begin we predict that the
trench he will occupy will be out behind
the barn on his own premises. Nothing
but a conscript officer and a drag-net
could catch that brand Of patriot.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
Opposed Entertaining Prince.

Boston, Feb. 26.-When the order
adopted by the Senate bill providing for
the reception of Prince Henry Of Prussia
on the occasion of his visit to Boston
came up for action in the House today
Representative Carey of Haverhill and
Mccartney of Rockland. Democratic
socialists, made impassioned speeches
against the measure. The order was
passed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27

ROANOKE Leader
and selfish. 1t dwarfs the faculties and
narrows the horizon. If not a sin in it.
self, 1t begets the sin of covetousness.
and this may easily lead to dishonesty
one to be economical without being
stingy. and to draw the difference be-
tween hberality and extravaganza. The
charitable man proves a blessing to 9TH
ers. while the penurious person is not
even contented himself And he rarely
ever succeeds as well in business as his
whole-souled. liberal-handed connection.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
For the Public Safety.

BesSemer w Orkman.
We move for the benefit of the general
public safety in Birmingham than an
enclosure of iron or steel be built in the
heart OF the city where the duelists may
retire at any time to fight out their diff
ferences. 1t would be decidedly more
courageous on the part of the duelists
and safer to those in bullet range who
don't want to scrap.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
Cooked the Adjectives.

Birmingham News.
The Hon. Benjamin Roustabout Tillman
of South Carolina is reported to have ut
tered some dispensary remarks in the
Senate of late. There are rumors that
he emitted a word stream one hundred
feet high and, that on it's descent it
cooked its own adjectives.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
will Be the Rage.

Gadsden Tirnes-News.
Politics will be all the rage this year
1t will be spread worse than smallpox.
1t will be in every hamlet. town, city
ana home. Some will want to vote and
others will want to be voted for. Candi-
dates will be plentiful and babies will be
kissed and mothers fiattered from early
morn till late at night. Everybody will
be hale fellow well met and a real good
hand-shaking and social time will pre-
vail
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27

An Honest Judge.-"I charge that there
Is collision among the witnesses" cried
the attorney for the defendant, springing
to his feet. In that case" said Judge
Wayback. II order tn sheriff tew search
en-, an if he finds any collision, or any
thing else intoxtcatin', he will turn it
over tew me."-Ohio State Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
Methodist Protestant Missions

Pittsburg. Feb. 26.-The Methodist
Protestant Board of Foreign Missions of
the United States met here today. The
members of the board present were the
Rev Thomas jefferson Ogburn, Summer
field. s. c.: Rev. DR.. Thomas II. Lewis.
president of the board Of West Maryland
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
Will PAY for the Contest.

st. Paul, Feb. 26.-The House Of Rep
resentatives today passed the Senate bill
appropriating $4,000 to pay expenses of
the contest of the State of Minnesota
against the Northern Securities Company
and the so-called merger of Northern
Pacific and Great Northern Railroads.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27

Taking Its MISUNDERSTANDING dear,
do you know where the zero mark is
when you look at the Thermometer"
yep. Go out on the back porch
please. and look at the thermometer, and
then come and tell me how high the
mercury is above the zero mark" Willie
goes out and returns. Mamma. It's just
the length of my finger nail above zero"
Chicago Tribune.
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How Can He Do ItP
Fayette Ba

T dyette Banner.
Contentment, 1t Is said, is better than
riches but the question in the unphilo-
sophical mind Is. how Is man going to
be contented unless he Is rich?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27

The Kansas City Journal has this
severe reflection on the McLaurin- Till
man affair:
The State CT Delaware has no repre-
sentative in the Senate, but Delaware is
much better off in this respect than
South Carolina. Vacant seats at least
cannot bring the blush of shame to the
cheeks of the States citizens and over
whelm them with the keen sense of dis
grace which every self-respecting man
and woman in South Carolina must feel
today.
That Is warm, but we are not sure 1t is
times preferable to full ones.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-27
Call Him a Crank.

Warrior Breeze.
The man who can lay aside his preJu-
dice long enough to look at fact is the
progressive man. and yet his mossback
neighbours will call him a crank.