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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Interesting Notes About Some Of
 Those Prominent Just Now.

Sir Archibald Milman, late clerk of the some some reminiscences Of his thirty-one years work in Parliament.
 Dr. Conan Doyle has scored complete failure In his attempt to get German publisher to take up and circulate in that country his pamphlet on the cause and conduct of the war in South Africa.
 Sir William Mcdonald, the donor of the gift of &25.000 for the establishment of an agricultural college at Guelph, in On tario, has already disbursed vast fortunes for phtlanthropic ends in Candaa.
 Gelf Kanselaar and Orienne Van der Werken of Zuilichem, in the Netherlands, have celebrated the seventieth anniver- sary of their wedding. The husband is yl years old and the wife 91.
 Gilbert Parker, the novelist. has given a collection of portraits of the Governors of Canada to Queens University at k.ng- ston, where he was formerly teacher or elocution. He intends that the coll C. tion shall form the nucleus of museum of pictures and documents illustrating canadian history.
 Henry Ossian Flipper, who seeks to re- turn to the army from which he was dismissed June 30, 1882, for the misappro- priation of commissary funds. was born in Thomasvilie, Ca, March 21, 1856, and is now 46 years old. His father and mother were slaves at the time of his b rth. He was appointed to the Military Academy in 1875 by J. C. Freeman, mem- Der of Congress from Georgia. He was graduated in 1877 and assigned to the lu.n Cavalry as Second Lieutenant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
Many Amendments to Chinese Ex-
 clusion Bill Proposed

Washington Special to Chicago Tribune.
 Numerous anne ndments have-been made to the Chinese exclusion bill, supported by the Representatives of the Facinc States anu pending before the House Committee, on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Immigration. The changes are all in the line of liberalizing the provisions of the bil and are intend- ed 10 meet the criticisms made upon the original text by various speakers before the Committees. Among the new provls- ions are these:
 To admit to the United States represen- tatives of Chinese wholesale houses; to include Cpnsuls among the officials per- mitted to enter; to require all regula- tions authorized by the bill to be made with the approval of the. Secretary of the Treasury; to strike out the requirement that applicants under the bill shall pay for the certificates granted by diplomatic and Treasury officials (because it was stated that the officers named would have received in fees from this source under the terms of the original bill at least q, 500000); to relieve Chinese desiring to return to China of making the appli- cation in person at the port of proposed departure thirty days before sailing: to remove the age limitation u2 years) of minor children of Chinese teachers per- mitted to accompany their parents into the United States; reducing the limit of imprisonment for violations.
 Other new provisions remove certain restrictions around Chinese students travellers, wives of Chinese teachers, and the privilege of transit across the coun- try extended to Chinese laborers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
The Next Governor.

Dear Grandma.
 William D. Jelks will be nominated for Governor and elected at the next State election. The clements of strength in his favor are numerous.
 First-He has acquitted himself with credit in the position of Governor-h1s s made good appointments and been dili- gent of the interests of the State,
 Second-The fact that he Is in position gives him a prestige as a candidate for reelection as against any other candi. date.
 Third-He Is young man, and this fact will attract to his standard in the contest the great body of youthful po- litical element of the State who are more active, enthusiastic and aggressive in campaign than the general average of the people
 Fourth-He Is an ex-newspaper man, this quasi public calling. This will give him the support of large majo iy or the State press who will look upon him as one of their own and this will be commanding factor in the campaign which no other candidate can hope to secure.
 Fffth-There are a dozen or more re- putable gentlemen in the State who would like to have the Senatorial toga fitted to their shoulders. These worthy gentlemen have more or less influence in their respective sections. and they realize that 1t would not be good politics to cast the weight of their influence against Governor Jelks for the reason that he may have Senatorial toga or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
THE REPUBLICANS
Must Now Face the Cuban Problem.
 Washington Special to Chicago Record

Must Now Face the Cuban Problem. Washington Special to Chicago Record
 Herald.
 Now that the war tax reduction bill Is through the House, Speaker Henderson and his lieutenants are face to face with the Cuban problem again. They have al- ready promised to take up the subject, and must now redeem their pledge. Chair man Payne of the Ways ana Means Com mittee said today he would have meet ing of the Republican members of that Committee very soon" to consider the in his opinion, would be done.
 Men who are familiar with the situa- tion in the Ways and Means Committee say the Republicans arc prepared to yield find a way in which to do it and at the same time avoid too much offense to the beet sugar people. Just nov they are talking of temporary relief" and one plan which they have under discussion Is to taAe -1 Der cent of the Cuban sugar tariff the first year, 15 per cent the next year, per cent the third year, and then restore the full rates.
 While 1t Is admitted this would be bet ter than nothing, the President and those who believe with him cannot understand why there should be such makeshift, in view of the well-established fact that even reduction of 40 or 50 per cent will not hurt the domestic sugar interest at all. To this the beet sugar mon retort that they are not afraid of the competi- tion of this years crop, but what they fear Is the vastly greater Cuban crop of the future, accompanied by a general policy of concessions to their Cuban ri- vals. They contend that if Congress adopts a permanent policy of generosity to Cuba capital will be afraid to invest in the beet sugar business in this coun- try and the industry will be killed. The friends of Cuba reply that new condi- tions may always be met with new leg islation as they arise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
A SLIGHT ERROR.

The Advertiser was slightly mistaken in saying the new Constitution of vir- ginia would contain a clause requiring that all municipal franchises shall be sold to the highest bidder. Referring to that statement The Norfolk Landmark says:
 No, the article mentioned does not re- quire franchises to be sold to the highest bidder. Such a requirement as that as moments thought will show-would not be wise; for there might easily be instances which the people of city would not wish the highest bidder to have the privileges sought. The require ment is that the city government shall dispose of no franchise without first ad- vertsing for bids and considering them. Public sentiment must be depended on to do the rest, and we are inclined to think 1t will do 1t.
 On reflection we agree with The Land- mark that an unconditional sale to the highest bidder might not be best gives. We fail to see exactly why the people of a city should object to the highest bidder having control of a fran chise, but we do see how there might be a collision or agreement among the bidders by which the proposed franchise could be secured for a very insignificant price. and all those in the agreement be benefited. For this reason alone an absolute and unconditional sale to the highest bidder might not be best.
 I(ut Landmark will be a good one, as we can now see. It will bring the sale of public franchises within the conditions under which both State and municipal corpora tions have public work done, purchase supplies, etc. It is not always the case and where officials are actuated only by consideration of the public good and the best interests of the State and the people 1t is a much better and safer plan than an unconditional sale to the highest bidder would be. as there is less oppor- tunity for any underhand work.
 Whether public sentiment will do the rest" Is not a settled question. The public Is very patient and long-sufIering and will put up with great deal before in- terfering with the established order of things. Having elected the officials, or allowed them to be elected, public senti- ment usually goes to sleep and submits to whatever is done. But we like the Virginia proposition and hope it will work we'll Under such safeguard as that, reinforced by proper legislation, valuable franchises will no longer he given away. or sold for song, unless the officials are wholly inefficient or corrupt. In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
TO UNITE N. Y. DEMOCRATS.
Nixon's Proposition for Triple Al , nance Meets a Ready Response.

New York Special to Baltimore Sun, zs
 Edward NJ. shepard, as leaaer of pow erful New York deiegation in Congress; Bird s. Coler. as canoidate Tor Governor' a triple alliance of Tammany, Wl- loughby Street and David E. Hill in this State and a united aggressive action on the part of tho national Democracy-such Is the program outlined by city Demo- Germaiia Club, Brooklyn. Saturday night
 Kings County Democrats expressed keen delight at the success of the Tilden din- ner, which had been planned by Edward M. Shepard and James Shevlin and which was intended to souEd the keynote Of the Statc campaign of this year and blaze a path which the Democracy of the na- tion Tight follow to victory in 1904.
 But Lewis Nixon createu the greatest sensation by proposing the triple alliance.
 A closo friend of Me Shepard says the supposition that Shepa-d was candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, or so considered himself, was miles from the truth. MT. Shepard desires to fight the battle of his party in Washington and to stand this year for election to Con- gross. He lives in the Seventh Congress sional District, which Is overwhelmingly Democratic.
 The city leaders have approved a plan to strengthen tho New York City delega- tion in the House by the election of men particularly fitted for Congressional work. ms VIII mean an eXleHelVc CHdLSS III tuc Congressional slate.
 James Shevlin tEe Brooklyn leader, said concerning the Tiiden dinner:
 MT. Nixon is making an excellent im- pression. He has come forward with the simplicity ahd the thoroughness of an honest, energetic business man, and the Democrats of the city like him and his methods"
 While MT. Nixon would not expatiate upon his proposal for a united Democ- racy, hc indicated that he had reason to hope his dream would come true and, in fact, practically declared that 1t had ai- ready been realized.
 Asked to what extent he would go in offering the olive branch to former Sem ator Hilfs faction, Crokers successor said in positive tones: There is no need for an olive branch. There Is 10 division between the Democratic organization of the city and that of the State. My con cern Is for the present and the future. We are in accord with the party in all parts of the State and we will be in the next campaign.
 As to the hopes expressed at the Shep- ard dinner for unity in the national or ganization. MT. Nixon said:
 I'm not in the national field All I want Is to bring all Democrats together, so that there will be only two parties here in New York, the Republican and the Democratic. Tammany is the only Democratic organization here. The other faction which uses the name Democratic Is really Repubhcan-thats what fusion means. anyway. But the fusion won't last long"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
AN UNJUST ESTIMATE.

The New Bedford Mercury harks back over half . century to say uncomplimen- tary things about President James K. Polk, and among other things. says:
 Polk, viewed in a correct historical perspective. Is clearly seen not to have been a great man, but a small one; and his status as a political puppet. the tool of the slaveholdtng interest. Is fully es- abolished He was an instrument in bringing on the Mexican War. a contest deliberately .contrived in the interest of slavery. Polk had adulation in suf- ficiency while he was President. but time, which brings its revenges. has rated him among the least honored of the Presidents.
 No one, so far as we know, has ever man ,as compared to Clay. Calhoun, Web ster and statesmen of that class. but he was not by any means a small man. He was an educated man, a fine lawyer. forcible speaker and a man of excellent judgment His administration was highly creditable to the country, and no one. not prejudiced. can deny his ability or sheer at his official career.
 The animus of The Standards efforts to belittle Polk is plainly shown when it charges that he was 'the tool of the interest"-a charge, by the way. wholly without foundation. If The Standard had said that he was bar to the designs and efforts of the ex- fra ak ct kaxy nearer the truth and would probably have said what 1t really meant. Polk was & Democrat of the old school, strict constructionist, and almost a wor- shipper of the Constitution. Because he was determined to protect the Southern because he stood in the way of men of the Phillips and Garrison type, he is to be contemptuously alluded to as a small man and as the tool of the shareholders.
 The Standard practically contradicts its own charges when 1t says. in another portion of the same editorial, that the territory acquired under Folks admin istration"' was necessary to the full rounding out of our territorial area, and in some respects the Louisinana pur- chase would have failed of realizing its full value. but for the addition of the California coast" In other words, the work of Jefferson would have been in- complete but for the equally important work of Polk under whose administra- ton territory sufficient to form an empire ruou 1aI nz any unprejudiced student of history will agree with The Standards estimate of the Eleventh President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
Senate Likely to Dissent.

Washington Special to Chicago Chronicle.
 The repeal of the war tax law will now depend upon the action of the Senate. All indications point to dissent from the &C., ton of the House in some particulars. The Republican leaders of the Senate are in doubt about the advisability of entire- ly wiping out the war revenue taxes.
 Chairman Aldrich of the Committee on Finance. Senator Hanna and others are disposed to favor the continuance of the beer tax, the tax on alcoholic liquors. the tax on tea and the inheritance tax. In any event it Is doubtful if they will consent to a cut of more than $55. COG, 900.
 As a revenue producer the war revenue act Is regarded by members of Congress as one of the most successful in history Up to December 31. 1901, it had yielded to s377, ,s95, ,29f. It went into effect on June 13 1898, and in nineteen days, or July 1, it produced revenues amounting to 8 SHEA For the fiscal year ending June 30. 1899,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
Florida's Odd Spring.
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 As a part of the water resources of the country, the United States Geological Survey is studying the wonderful Florida springs and lakes, from which most of the rivers of the State have their rise kissengen Spring. in Polk County. is one of these. The water has a tempera- ture of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and is strongly impregnated with sulphur. iron and other ingredients that characterize artesian waters in that region. The spring is evidently a natural artesian well.
 The water all comes from one point. gushing up vertically with great force through a circular orifice in the bottom of the basin, and although the basin is thirty feet deep or more, the force Is so great that the water directly over the orihce IS considerably higher than the surface of the lake at the banks.
 While swimming in this delightful pool it is found to be exceedingly difficult to kec- in posllon over this spring boil and impossible to sink in the water at that point. The outflow of the spring, as me asured by the photographers of the Geological survey, was found to be 14,000 gallons per minute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

two to bestow during his term of oface. This being the case these prospective least not actively oppose him.
 Sixth-The character of the opposition to Governor Jeiks has an odor about 1t which is not delightful to the people of the State. Some good men may be at tracted to 1t, but the great body of citi- zens appreciate that the trail of the serpent of Johnstonism Is over 1t all and will crush 1t out at the proper time. William D. Jelks will be the candidate at the next election and the next Gov ernor of the State. The other gentlemen who think they hear the buzzIng Of the gubernatorial bee may as we'll make up their minds to ''go away back and sit down" for four years longer.
 Foxy Grandpa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN JONES
Thinks Next Democratic Candidate
 Will Be from the East.

Lincoln (Neb.) Special to New Orleans
 Times-Democrat.
 Chairman Jones of the Democratic Na- tional Committee was here today for conference with MT. Bryan. He says that he thinks the next Democratic Presiden- tial candidate will come from the East. He added: u
 At present Democratic politics are in a state of chaos. The next candidate will doubtless be some man who, as a candi- date for Governor, will sweep his State between now and 1904, and raise himself, as did Cleveland in 1882. If some New York Democrat carries the State against the Republicans this fall or next, he will be the foremost man for the place. Tom Johnson? We'll, l don't know. Johnson Is associated in the public mind with the single tax idea, and whatever platform might be written for him this would cling to him. However. if he should be elected Governor of Ohio he would be hard to head off,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

The latest project for reaching the North Pole is that of an Austrian crank who Is said to be building a boat with which he expects to travel under the ice till he gets to the pole and then pop up, One of Vernes stories deals with a man who travelled beneath the immense ice Of the polar regions, and we've no doubt 'that this Austrian has been reading the book. How he can tell just when he reaches the exact Spot we do not know, but presume he has that all figured out. But he will be in a pickle if, when he gets ready to come up he finds no hole to come out of, and then can't find his way back, It Is altogether likely that he will try it. however Some men are just that idiotic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
Northern Race Prejudice.

Northern papers and persons never tire of featuring the South because of the race prejudice that exists in this section. Is the prejudice less strong in the North and West? Nebraska is certainly not a Southern State, and there are probably not half a dozen Southern-born men in its capital, Lincoln; nevertheless there Is a revolt in the ranks of the seniors of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln because Booker T. Washington has been selected as the commencement day ora tor next June. Homestead, Pa.. Is not Southern town, yet in Homestead day or two ago a colored man was forcibly elected from 8 hotel on account of his color, and a number of policemen assist ed the manager of the hotel in firing him out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

Statistics show that the State of Mas sachusetts now has seventy miles more of street railways than 1t has of steam railroads. And smother item states that in the town of Stoughton. in that State. street railway company has just been fined s175 for running cars which were not properly heated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

With refinement of cruelty The Rich mond Dispatch says: The Constitu- tional Convention becomes decidedly more interesting as 1t hears it's end" /" That is equivalent to saying speed the parting guest"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
An Inopportune Time.

MOblIe RCglster
 The St. Louis Iobe-pemocrat well comes the Bertholdt election bill because it promises to cure tho political crooked ness of Missouri Probably Missouri Is at present the greatest offender against the principle of honest elections of any community In the country, says the Missouri paper. This may be true, but the impression of the Southern people is that Bertholdt, the Missouri Congress man. is not seeking to cleanse Missouri elections, but to attack the election meth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

A telescope has been invented which it is claimed will bring the moon ap- parently within eight miles of the earth. When it is brought so near as that sage to it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
SURVIVAL of the FITTEST.

No trial is so memorable as that Of Time. The counterfeit is discovered, the imposter exposed, sham uncovered, fraud overthrown the genuine, the best, the Attest, only survive. Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic has not only survived for half-a-century but pros pered because it is the best blood purifier and tonic in use. It Is not a shake well before using" patent medicine, but scien- tifc remedy compounded of the purest drugs in one of the finest laboratories in the world after the prescription of Dr. M G. Harter-a graduate of the University of N. T., and five other medical colleges Nothing but the purcst drugs and ingredi ents are ever used. As result Dr. Harter'; Iron Tonic is everywhere recognized as valuable remedy, prescribed by physicians used in the best hospitals, and recommend ed by the drug trade, wherever there is d. bility, blood or skin disease, nervous dis order, female weaknesses, etc. A hali century's trial has demonstrated that i above cases and all diseases arising ther from, Dr. Harters Iron Tonic is a trU remedy and cure.
 Norfolk, Nebr., Aug. 8, 1901.
 "We have handled your medicines fo over thirty years and have full supply or. our shelves at present: and we intend tC soil and recommend your remedies as long ss we stay in business"
 J. koenigstein, Druggist.
 (HsoO guarantee that sSsw testimonial $ IensIns)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
Not an Answer.
Mobile Register.

MObtle Regfster.
 It is not an answer to say that the Palmer and Buckner Democrats are negligible quantity in politics because they made so poor a showing at the polls There are thousands of Democrats in the South who heartily agreed in principle with the P & B.'s. but did not think themselves privileged to participate in movement against their party. These thousands remained with the party but have to be counted when question arises as to the strength of sound money opin- ion in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

When the Cook County Democratic Club left Atlanta 1t was with cries of "Rah for 'Lanta!" but when they left Chattanooga they were too full for utterance."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

In view of certain recent discussions The Savannah Press intimates that the important question now is, Who held Uncle Sam's hat while he was thrashing Spain?'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

Those cities which missed Prince Hal may get a chance at the King of Slam when he gets here. If they miss him we suggest that they make a bid for the Akhoond of Swat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20

Senator Platt of Connecticut declares that "the cause of protection Is now in far more danger of being wounded in the house of its friends than it ever was in danger of being injured by its enemies. :" Good for its friends!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
Notable Extracts from [ the Big Dailies' Corre- ; spondents. .
CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

it yielded s1o7, ,172, 225; for 1900. s115ss2 s4s; for i9vl, $i1o, ,yoo,o6i.
 The act was amended by the Fifty-sixth Congress and the revenues reouceo apout s4l, l,U5J,OJO per year. The surplus for the present year will amount sapproximateiy the war revenue act will leave a margin of about $za.OyV.0Oo with which Congress can 1uggle in the preparation of appro- priation bills.