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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
SPECIAL PENSION EXAMINER.
A. F. Burnley Establishes Headquar-
 ters in Montgomery.

A. F. Burnley. Special Pension Exam finer for Southern Alabama and the State of Florida has reached the city and es- tablished headquarters in the public building.
 MT. Burnley has been detailed by the Pension Department for special work in this section. Since last October when Special Examiner Smith died in Birmng- ham there has been no Special Examiner in the territory in which Mir. Burnley will work. Somehow the work of this particular district has been regarded at Washington as very undesirable. This is no doubt due to the fact that of the three last special examiners. two died and one was forced to retire on account of fail- ure of his health.
 MT. Burnley has work cut out for him for two or three years. He will examine into all the doubtful pension claims growing out of the service of soldiers in the Mexican. the Indian, the civil and the SpanishAmerican wars. MT. Burnley will go to Eufaula this morning in pur- suance of his work.
 The fact that the Special Examiner was compelled to fix up an office in the base ment of the public building as no room anywhere else could be found for him under the roof. is a strong argument for the passage of the pending bill in Con- gress to improve and enlarge the govern- ment building
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
POPULARITY OF GOV. JELKs.
Colonel James L. Tanner Says He
 Will Be Reelected.

Colonel James l.. Tanner of Birming- ham, candidate for Secretary of State, lawyer, popular citizen and withal good fellow, came to town last night from his Magic City home and will be in the city today. Colonel Tanner is on his way to Bullock County whither he goes on legal business.
 'I have recently visited Calhoun, Chero- kee, St. Clair, Etowah. Marshall and De- Kalb Counties and have been astonished surprised and pleased" said Colonel Tan ner in an interview last night, ito find that the people of these counties uani- mously appear to be satisfied with the administration of State affairs by Gov ernor Jelks. Furthermore they appear to be anxious to endorse his adminstra- tion by giving him second term. This condition does not apply entirely to Democrats. number of Populists have told me that Governor Jelks should be reelected and l believe they will vote for him
 'Dou you think Governor Johnston will be a candidate?" Colonel Tanner was asked.
 'I think Governor Johnston would like to be a candidate and he may run If he cannot get any one else to run against Governor Jelks."
 How would Jefferson County divide between Johnston and Jelks in Demo- cratic primary"
 We can poll 1l.0OO votes in the next election" replied Colonel Tanner. TT this many votes were boiled in Demo- cratic primary l would say that Jelks would get 5000 to Johnstons 3,00O votes. That is about the situation in Jenerson County and this means that Jefferson County is for Jelks ahead of any other candidate for Governor.
 Colonel Tanner says that the Jeihs sentiment has swept the State and he eX- poets to sec him nominated easily by the next State Democratic convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
DEVELOPMENT OF CALIFORNIA
Rev. W B. Crumpton Visits Brother
 He Had Not Seen in 40 Years.

Roy. w. B Crumpton. Secretary Of the Baptist State Board of Missions. returned yesterday from q trip to California lils trip was of unusual interest, for he went on to visit his brother, whom he had nut seen for forty years. He spent mohth most delightfully."- with his brother Dr. H. Crumpton. from whom he sepa- rated in 1862 From that day of separa- tion until last January, the brothers hau not met.
 Dr. H. J. Crumpton was a forty-niner. He was among the old-tlme Argonauts who first settled in California. He left hiz Wilcox County home in 1S4S. and has lived in California ever since. In the fiftics his younger brother Dr w. F. Crumpton, joined him in California,
 The younger Crumpton remained therc several years. and, perhaps, would have spent his life there had not the Civil War broke out. The younger Crumpton was an ardent Southern sympathizer and he felt that he should serve in her ar mics. To join the Confederate army, he had to make a long and arduons jour ney. He sailed from San Francisco to Panama. crossed the isthTfIus and went to New York in a sailing vessel. From New York. he went to Wisconsin and finally started south by way of Chicago. He traveled over thousand miles, most of the trip being made on foot in order to join the Southern army. with which he served until the war was over.
 During all the intervening years the brothers have been apart but In commit nication with each other. Rev. w. E. Crumpton was rendered a months leave by lis Board, and his first thought was to spend the time with his brother
 Tt is q marvellous country. said the State Secretary last night, discussing his trip. "One can write almost anything Of California, and- it will hardly be an eX- aggeration The growth of the State has been phenomenal In my time it was thinly settled and conditions were primi- tive. The Pony Express had just been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
Terrible Billy McGhee.


 A bad little black is Billy McGhee.
 Who toyed with. a musket and fired it to If Dapiel Williams a second black boy. Would crack his black heels and jump
 for joy.
 But Williams was wise; he ran for cop,
 Who jailed bad Billy as quick as a pop. ''Pay fifty quote Police Judge. with
 face very grave
 Bad Billy will work his fifty to save.
 Billy McGhee." called Police Captain Taylor, who represented the Police De- partment at the Recorders Court yester- day afternoon in the absence of Police Chief Gerald.
 Persons who knew that Billy McGhee was charged with assault to murder ex- pected to see a hard-faoed, raw-boned. blood thirsty, villainous-looking individ- ual emerge from the prisoners cage. They were disappointed. Billy McGhee weighs about seventy-nve pounds. He IS about F years old. He is black-very black. Kinky wool covers his head, and when he came into court he was conspic- uous because of his shining teeth. which he showed while laughing.
 Billy McGhee." said Recorder Airing ton, sternly, you are charged with dis charging a shot gun at Daniel Williams. Ut were a single bari brlch-loader, corrected Billy McGhee. That is immaterial. Billy McGhee, '' said the Recorder. reprovingly. Are you guilty or not guilty, Billy McGhee.?' 'I cudder kilt i'm, Jedge, 'ef I'd wanted | ter" said Billy McGhee. applying the | brakes to the smile that had been mean. | dering all over his face. T am moi guilty"
 Daniel Williams. a small yellow boy | who escaped with his life from tho | venomous Billy McGhee. told the thrill | ing story of his experience. Far out or South Jackson Street Sunday afternoon Daniel Williams was polishing the shoes of his brother Charlie Williams. The | blood-thirsty Billy McGhee came along | and discovered that Williams was using l the Billy McGhee brand of polish. Dan. | iel Williams said bold Billy McGhee pick | ed up brick and tried to persuade him. | the witness-to desist from using his l (Billy McGhee's) polish. When Daniel l Williams refused to cease using the pol | ish,, Billy McGhee went into his mothers house and returned with shot gun in | his hands.
 Then Daniel Williams gave a graphic description of the attack made by bad Billy McGhee.
 "I throwed a brick at 'im," said Daniel | Williams, "an he throwed up de gun and | fired pint at me. I got behind de house till de perliceman comed an fotch I'm l away"
 The terrible Billy McGhee then told the story of his undoing. 'iDisher boy was usin' nah polish. 1 told i'm mus have cents fer 1t. Dan- ! icl pulled out a big piece O glass and said come on I went in us house and got nah gun to make i'm gimme nah polish. jes shot up in. de air to skeer i'm"
 How far were you from him?" asked | Recorder Arlington. Not very far. I sho' could have kill | i'm, jedge, eff I'd wanter ter.' 'I believe you could have killed him myself" said the Recorder. Your poor | craftsmanship will cost you $50 and costs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
NEWS IN BRIEF

JEFF ARTS. white resident of Geneva County, was arraigned yester- day before Commissioner John Elmore on charge of illicit distilling. Artis is another -captured sin the extended raid recently made by several deputy Iiarshals throughout Southern Alabama and Northern. Florida. Artfs's case was postponed yesterday until. today after some of the witnesses had been heard. It developed that a number of the important witnesses were not used to riding on trains and they failed to make connection and were left behind. The case will come up again today provided the Gene va witnesses catch their train
 THE STATE SUPREME COURT will meet at 10 o'clock this morning when cases from the Second Division, includ- ing Dallas County, will be called Several lawyers from Western Alabama are here to be present at the sessions of the court. NCTARIES PUBLIC were appointed yesterday by Governor Jelks as follows: A. B. Collins. Jackson County; M. l.. Cans and Charles l.. Bromberg, Jr, Mobile; Waverly Dugger. Demopoiis.
 Painting and other vehicle repairs cheaper than ever
 T-1l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
AT THE POLICE COURT MATINEE.
Midnight Patrol.

mluu1Snt Fatrol.
 Of Annie Lee the poet wrote But left off her surname; =
 She told Judge Arch that it was Hurst But that she want to blame.
 II jes' got drunk las' Sat'day night Said Annie with much candor- "1ll tax you fve'' replied the Judge ''To vice you must not pander.'
 ..I found this woman drunk on South Street at midnight, your honor," said Patrolman Mcclellan in the Recorders Court yesterday afternoon. 'She was very drunk and fought me all the way to headquarters. She cursed and used obscene language in a very loud voice. "
 Annie Lee Hurst smiled. She wore a black sailor hat that in erstwhile days had seen service as q fashionable piece of mourning headgear. She is maroon colored woman and showed perceptipiy the effect of strong drink.
 This is a bad report of your conduct Annie Lee Hurst said Recorder Airing ton. What have you got to say about it?"
 Annie Lee Hurst tosed her black head and with 1t the black sailor hat
 "Sa'day night. Judge" she said In thin piping voice. II went over on soutr Street ter see a woman about some I S'.N drink when I started home. Mister Me Clellan, he got me an I got mad and talked back at i'm cos l didn't want tel go down Perry Street. 1 wanted to gt the ytfther way an he said he was goin ter take me by Perry Street an jes go | mad and said things" You cursed and fought the officer l What time of the night was this?" asked the Recorder.
 "Jes about midnight. 1 And you went to see a woman abou | washing at midnight" interrogatet
 Judge Arlington. "Yes sir
 'T'n tax you s, Annie" said Recorde | Arlington Your midnight visit was no
 so bad. but you seem to be vicious wo | man."
 Annie Lee Hurst had been out on bon' | and she started from the court room. Here there" called patrolman. "G' into the cage; we want you now unti the g is paid.'
 There was a curl of the lip of Anni' Lee Hurst and a black negro came iron the audience and laid a crisp B bill ol the desk of the Police Captain. Then Annie Lee Hurst with Ter sailo' hat sailed airily out of the court room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
Wrapped in Grief.

The Iap-robe lay in the night-hawk hack
 And no one was there nigh it. George Adams thought I'll take the rope
 'Tis better than to buy it. I John Jenkins caught the erring George,
 Who swore he was no thief. "f'l rap you fifty" said the Judge,
 And George was wrapped in grie1.
 II pleads not guilty. Cap'n,' said Ed Boyd. alias George, Adams, who was charged with larceny of a lap-robe. T sho' paid nah money fer dat robe. paid 50 cents fer it ter wrap mahsef up in"
 John Jenkins, a negro hackman, who was himself recently fined for being drunk and asleep on his hack. was sworn and testified against Boyd, alias Adams. "I druv out ter a store on Greene Street at F o'clock las night, said | John Jenkins ''l Jeff my hoss standn' | in front of de store and went in. A man said 'whaffer you left your hess an | lap-robe out dare, John: don't you know l desc nigger boys day steel yer lap-robe" 1es' said. 'Aw gwan way: nobody gwine l steal nah lap-robe.' Den l went back out l ter nah hack and press de goodness de | lap-robe done gone. I wus sho'iy pow'ful mad but druv back to town." l I druv back out ter Greene Street 'en went in a little shoe-shop. De boys wouldn't femme in untwall I tole 'em it was de | perlicements. Den day frowcd open de door and dare was nah lap-robe over in | de corner done hvvered up with an ole- | orl-cloth coat. Foh l said nothing, this here George Adams he ups and says. I didn't steal yorc lap-robe; I buyed it from weener-wush stan man. I said, I -L. lyt,f, p
 regular rounder lack me- I tuck nah
 lap-robe an left and went en had i'm l arrested"
 George Adams then conducted a severe cross-examination.
 "Doan' you know, Mir. Jenkins,'' he | asked the negro hackman. that when you comed into der little shoe-shop dad
 ups and says I buyed de lap-robe fer
 fifty cents?'
 positively "Yer didn't say nuthin' un-
 twell 'scused yer ob stealth nah lap l robe.''
 Did I deny nah name?" pursued the | defendant.
 "Yep sho did," declared John Jenkins
 "Yer wouldn't tell yer name untwell I tole yer dat yer was rounder ies' lack me"
 Yer know. nigger, dat I spoke right | up and said nah name wus George | Adams declared the anxious defendant. | Nav naw." exclaimed John Jenkins. shaking his head to emphasize his de- nial, yer said yer name wus Ed Boyd, an yer had nah lap-robe kivvered np vii | an ole orl-cloth coat"
 l "Jedge," said Adams. seriously when he went on the witness stand. 'T never l stole nuthin'. I buyed disher robe fer fifty cents fer ter wrap mahself up in. It wus sho' cold, Jedse. an when CT weener- | wush man told me he'd sell 1t I jes' | natchully paid i'm fer it.
 l How much did your lap-robe cost you, John?' asked Recorder Arlington.
 Tt cost me $6. Cap'n.' replied Jenkins.
 "l'l have to rap you S5o and costs, George" said the Police Judge, flor be- coming enraptured with another mar g
 property and trying to wrap yourself up l in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
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put on and 1t cost a dollar to send or re- ceive letter from the States. Later telegraph line was put up and messages were sent at a dollar message"
 "In these days California alone seems an empire. It Is great State, and no one realizes that fact more than the Californians. They appear to care but little for what Is going on outside their own State. and to have scarcely any in- terest in the Southern and Eastern States. The press dispatches that are sent 10 the San Francisco papers from Washington relate only to bills pending In Congress in which California Is inter- ested. Just now that whole State Is agi- tated over the Chinese question. was surprised to find, however. that many good citizens are not in favor of dis eliminating against the Chinese by keep Ing them out while admitting immigrants from other countries. I found by broth CT in. good health and still practicing medicine He is a physician at Sausolito. town of two thousand inhabita nts across the bay from San Francisco. l spent delightful month out there"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
------------------------ -------------- THE SEASON OF LENT.
How it Will Be Observed in Mont
 gomery.

Tomorrow will be Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, which will, not close until Easter Day. Sunday. March 3o
 At St. Johns Episcopal Church the ser- and every afternoon at 4:30 o'clock In addition on each Wednesday and Friday there will be short service especially for men beginning promptly at 12 o'clock and closing in twenty or thirty minutes
 At the Church of the Holy Comforter (EpiscopaD. there will be services at Il o'clock tomorrow and every afternoon ex- cept Saturday at i:30 o'clock.
 At St. Peters (Catholic) Church there will be the usual Lenten services.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
Deafness and
 Head Noises

This section through the head and throat is for the purpose of showing how deafness may be produced by catarrh ex- tending from the throat along the tubes lfrom B to 2l leading to- the middle ear.
 The various parts taken together which grasp. conduct and 'hold sounds, are called the ear The real organs of hear
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
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Chinese dishes with which they were not familiar Chinese fruit. candies and other imported delcaeies were served and the health of the Chinese Emperor was drunk In the choicest of Chinese cordials.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11

Over g. 900 persons have petitioncd the French Chamber of Deputies against the order of M. de Lanessan, the Minster Of Marine. abolishing the Good Friday ceremonies in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11

Montgomery today.
 Hon. Gesncr Williams formerly Mayor of Demopolis and 0 distinguished young member of the recent Constitutinal Con- vention came to town last night. He Is staying at the Exchange Hotel and will be here several days.
 Selma. lawyers are. in the city to att tend the sessions of the Supreme Court today as follows: H. S. D. Mallory. Louis E. Jeffries, Daniel Partridge, Jr., and A. D. Pitts. H MT. N. P. 1T. Finch. associate editor of The Birmingham Age-Herald was in the city last night en route to New Orleans, where he goes to witness the mardi gras festivities.
 Governor Jelks returned yesterday from Eufaula where he went Saturday to spend Sunday with his family. He was at his office throughout yesterday.
 Judge William Cunningham. formerly Probate Judge of Marengo County, is in town from his home in Linden.
 MT. F. II. Lowe a prominent citizen of Huntsville is in the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
PASSING THRONG.

Hon. A. II. Aston, Supernumerary Cir cut Judge of Alabama is in the city from his home in Eufaula. He will be in Montgomery today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11
Mrs. cleveland's Democracy.

Ladies Home Journal.
 A lady who knew Mrs Cleveland quite well mt her Ht the Grand Central Sta ton in New York recently fairly laden down with parcels.
 You look like real old fashioned Santa Claus" she said to Mrs. Cleveland.
 "Oh. no, not quite that" was the r-- play, for 1 have no toys in my parcels. They are file with fruit that 1 am talk ing out to where l am staying, because they are very fond of these particular things. and they can't be had out there. |"
 When Mrs. Cleveland left the train her friend thought that she would give pleasure to the brakeman by telling him that he had entertained an angel una wares"
 So she said. Did you see that lady on the platform with all those .parcels?'
 Yes. said he. What of her?'@
 That's Mrs. Cleveland" The man re- fused to believe her. He could not be- lieve that the wife of the ex-Presidcnt. almost struggling with parcels. would be travelling alone In an ordinary day coach. Such simple democracy passed his belief
 A French explorer has discovered on the west coast of Africa what he regaris the vainest people on earth They are the Pahon- ins. q warlike tribe. whose main employment is the adori,ment ot their persons. chiefly by means of ta;toninC. Great ingenuity is also exhibited in dressing their hair which in many cases is arranged in astonishingly elab- crate fashion
 5,b.,rit,- l,ttt ono pr he,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11

MT. F. II. Lowe a prominent citizen of Huntsville is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11

Charity is but one of the many things that should begin at home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-11

Painting and other vehicle repairs cheaper than ever.
 Felix McManus.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-02
"LAZY OXFORD"
The Subject Of a Stirring Article
About the Old School.

s London, Aug. 2.-"Lazy Oxford" is
the title of an article in the Liberal
Review" in which j. X. Fothering-
ham draws a scathing comparison of
the backwardness of the ancient foun-
dation, and the vigor and efficiency OF
American universities, which he says
most seriously threaten Oxford.
Cornell alone.r says Mr.. Fothering-
ham, is about as rich as four of tho
richest Oxford colleges put together,
and Harvard is nearly twice as rich as
Cornell. These and others are only
the frst' ofgmany equally well endow-
ed universities which the future inev-
itably will witness in the United
States, and 1t is equally certain that
these great institutions will use their
wealth to secure the best possible
teaching talent available. Both Harvard
and Cornell already have been able
to purchase distinguished scholars at
oxford.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-02

All women, whatever their circum-
stances, love pretty things, and next to
pretty gown, dainty, fine table linen
is dear to my lady's heart. Though
the old fashioned cover of turkey red,
identified in our minds with grand
mothers kitchen, is still kept in the
stores, it is purchased for the most
part by those who live in the days
lang syne," for the modern house
wife loves a white cover and while i'll
other days the white damask cover
was laid away in lavender and only
brought out on state occasions, it now
covers the table every day in the week
as well as on Sunday.
A few ladies there are who buy
the linen in natural colors, and bleach
it themselves, believing it wears longer
than the ready bleached cloth, but for
the most part, the snowy table linen
woven in the many charming flower
designs of the present day, chrysan-
themum, feur de lis, orchid, pansy,
tiger lily, sunflower, palm and fern
leaves, are the ones seen upon the
tables, not only of our gentry, but the
common folks as well.
One Of the handsomest of the very
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-02

pate and the rushing of work will nec-
essarily involve extraordinary expendi-
lures.
The New England manoeuvres viii
not be so expensive if figured that the
fleet will necessarily be under mainte-
nance charges anyway. So far as 1t
can be learned, it is the plan at pres
ent to have the land batteries fire no
shots and this, of course, cuts out the
waste of ammunition. Meanwhile the
army is showing considerable activity
in preparation. Artillery officers, to a
large number, have been transferred
from one post to another and many
have been assigned from the line to the
coast artillery.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-02
MILLION
Will Be Spent For
Manoeuvres
By the Boats Of Our Navy Next
Winter.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Probably more
than a million dollars will be spent
by the navy for the manoeuvres in the
Caribbean sea next winter. This sum
includes twelve new coal barges to
be built at an expense of $4,000 and
then towed to Culebra island. They
were recommended by Admiral Brad,
ford, approved by Admiral Taylor, act
ing secretary of the navy, and Admiral
Dowles was ordered TO construct them.
This is but one item. Coal and am
munition in immense quantities will
be consumed and incidental expenses
in the way of putting the fleet into
perfect condition will run very high.
A number of ships are now being re-
paired in order that they may partici-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-02
A Physician HEALED.

DR.. Geo. Ewing, "a practicing physi-
clan Of Smiths Grove, Ky.,. for, over
80 years, writes his personal expert
ence with Foleys Kidney Cure: For
years had been greatly bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble and en-.
larged PROSTATE gland used every.
thing known to the profession without
relief, until commenced to use Foley 8
Kidney Cure. After taking three bot
ties was entirely relieved and cured
l prescribe it now daily in my prac-
tice and heartily recommend its use
to all physicians for such troubles, i
have prescribed it in hundreds of cases
with perfect success"
]. M. LATER, A. Warner, J. Lampar-
ter & Co.