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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-14
Money and Exchange.

WASHINGTON May l3.-Treasury balan
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New York Spot Cotton.

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fpRton.
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WOODWARD.

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PEI Measures-Iron- bound. per doz.. So 2s
Rnckets-Two hoops. So. SO: three hoop
well Buckets-S3.5 80.
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wsshboards-Sl 1902. SO.
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New York Stock List.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY JANUARY 49, 1902.

nothinh could be seen. On the re-
turn trip the tunnel was clear. At
Sixty-third street the green light
showed plainly, that being the eau.
;ionary signal before entering the
block below. and the observation en-
gine slowed up until the red danger
light was seen at Fifty-ninth street.
The bell rang, but the torpedo did
not explode. The engine was stopped,
and the railroad officials explained
that the little mogul, or observation
engine, was not heavy enough nor its
wheels large enough to explode the
torpedo as big passenger locomotive
would do. The big engine came up
and was run through the block. Again
the torpedo failed to explode. Four
more times the big locomotive was
run through the block, and not once
did the torpedo explode. The rail-
road officials explained this by saying
that the mechanism throwing the tor.
pedo into place had been pressed out
of order, so that the nange of the
wheels did not touch the torpedo.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
OFFER OF PANAMA CANAL CO.
It's Secretary Appears Before the Sen.
ate Committee.

Washington, Jan. 13.--The offer OF
the Panama Canal company to sell its
property to the United States is being
considered by the president. He will
not make any recommendation to con-
gress in the premises until the 18TH
mian Canal commission passes upon
the proposition.
M. Edouard Lampre, representing
the Panama Canal company, appeared
before the senate committee on inter-
oceanic canals on Saturday. NJ. Jules
Booufve, of the French embassy, was
also present. The meeting was held
behind closed doors
NJ. Lampre was questioned at length
by the members of the committee. He
said the offer to sell for $40. .o0o. 900 had
been made directly from Paris, and not
by him. He said 1t was his under
standing that the proposal included
both the franchises and the property
Of the Panama company, but not the
money in its treasury, of which there
is about $4,000. 900 francs.
M. Lampre was questioned especially
concerning the title Of the present Pan
ANA company. He replied that they
had made their purchase through the
liQuidator Of the old company, and
that the transfer was regular.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

Jefferson M. Levy also offered to fur
nish bail for the accused engineer, but
the bond was signed before Mr.. Levy
had an opportunity to make good his
offer.
Wisker showed in marked way the
effects of his confinement and the
strain he has been under. AS he came
down the prison corridor on his way
out of the Tombs he was made the
recipient of many expressions of SYM
pathy. 1t is said to be the intention
of the railroad company to give
Wisker life position in the yards,
and that he would enter upon his new
duties as soon as the coroner re-
leased him.
The death list caused by the New
York Central tunnel accident was yes
terday swelled to H. Winfield Slutze,
who had submitted to the amputation
Of one of his legs. died at the Flower
Hospital. He lived at New Rochelle.
Richard Molineux, another New Ro-
chelle man, who is at the same hos
pital. is reported to be in preca-
rious condition. The other patients
are progressing favorably.
Electricity May Solve the Problem.
Senator Chauncey Depew, who ar
rived home on Sunday, will not so to
Washington to-day, as planned, but
will stay over until tomorrow to have
q conference with President Newman,
William X. Vanderbilt, H. Nick. Twom
bley and other managers and directors
of the New York Central railroad re-
garding the accident in the tunnel last
week. especially to discuss electrical
and other improvements for that ,un-
derground passage. If electricity Is to
solve the tunnel problem the senator
seems inclined to pin his faith to a
powerful motor.
We all thought" said the senator.
that with the use of electricity the
chances Of accidents would be reduced
to minimum. But we all have read
Of the recent accident in the Liverpool
tunnel. Then there was something
wrong with the third rail; in an in
stant the train was on fire and rs peo
pie were killed. That shows what may
happen with third rail.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
THB WEEK IN CONGRESS
Nicaragua Canal Bill MAJ Be Be-
fore Senate This Week.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY IN HOUSE
Philippine Tariff Bill and Ship Subsidy
Bill May Come Up In Senate During
the Week-The Pension Appripria.
tion Bill In the House.

Bill May Come Up In Senate During
tho Week-The Pension Appripria.
tion Bill In the House.
Washington, Jan. 13-The really i'm
portant work of the house of repre-
sentatives aside from the Nicaragua
Canal bill is still in the committee
stage, SO that there is little of import
ance to be considered during the pres
ent week. To-day will be given to
bills affecting the District of Columbia.
After that the pension appropriation
bill will be passed. Although this meas
ure carries about $4,000, 900, it fol-
lows the department estimates and does
not involve any serious issues. 80 that
after brief explanation it's passage
usually follows promptly. The ways
and means committee has few minor
bills on the calendar, for the redemp-
tion Of revenue stamps made worth
less by the repeal Of certain features
OF the war revenue act. With the dis
posal of these bills there will be little
to engage the attention Of the House,
and there promises to be several pc
riods of adjournment, during which
time the committees will perfect the
larger measures to be brought before
the house. The chief interest of the
week will center in the hearings on
Cuban reciprocity, to begin at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning before the ways
and means committee. The hearings
will continue for several days. and it
is expected that General Wood and
others prominent in Cuban affairs, as
well as the interest opposed to reciproc.
ity, will address the committee.
In the Senate.
The senate is still without any def
mite plan of action for the future, and
the indications are that the present
week will witness greater display OF
activity in the senate committee rooms
than in the senate chamber. There
are very few matters of Importance
on the calendar, but enough to engage
attention for a few hours each day
until Thursday, when the senate proba
bly, will adjourn for the week.
Among the measures which there
will be an effort made to get out OF
committee during the week are: The
Nicaragua canal bill, the Philippine
tariff bill and the ship subsidy bill.
The indications are that the Nicara-
qua bill will be reported practically as
it passed the house, and that the ship
ping bill will not be materially amend
ed. but the Republican leaders have
practically decided to make a material
reduction of the tariff ON Philippine
imports. 1t is not probable that the
discussion of either of these questions
will begin for some time. The utmost
that is to be expected in that direction
is q preliminary arrangement for con-
sideration Which Of the measures
shall receive first attention is not yet
determined. and considerable rivalry
is likely to develop for precedence.
All of the three measures will be de-
bated at some length when taken up
in the senate.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
oId-Time Snowman Dead,

Detroit, Mich, Jan. Ill. NJ
French. the oldest Snowman and at
one time one of the wealthiest horse
owners in the United States. died at
his home in this city on Thursday
night. He was II years Of age and
was known as the original 40-camel
hand wagon man. He owned J. NJ.
French's grand circus and Egyptian
caravan.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
WiSkER LEAVES PRISON
Released On $4,000 BaiI-Depew On
Safety of the Tunnel.

Sarety OF tne unneI.
New York, Jan. 13.-Engineer John
M. Wisker was released from his cell
in the Tombs on Saturday, the New
York Central Company having secured
bail in the sum of $4,000 for him.
The National Security Company signed
the bail bond. Former Congressman
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

Washington Jan. lS.-The Hon Hem
ry c. Payne. Of Milwaukee. who is to
succeed Postmater-G General Charles
Emory Smith In the cabinet. reached
here last night from Wisconsin. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Payne and
his niece, Miss Jones.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Steel Trust May Get Another Plant.

Steel Trust May Get Another Plant.
Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 13.--It is unofficially
reported here that the United States
Steel corporation has purchased the
Fox Pressed Steel companys works.
and that that plant will resume this
week under new management. on
cials here cannot confirm the rumor.
The Fox plant has been idle since last
summer on account Of labor troubles.
The mill has the latest improved ma
chinery, employs several hundred men
and makes steel cars and trucks.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
Billiard Terms.

"What are the principal shots in bill
liards?" asked the fair young damsel
of the wise young man. ''The kiss, the
follow, the bank and the draw" he
replied. How lovely!' she exclaimed.
at is almost like courtship. First,
the lover gets a kiss, then he follows
the girl all about and them
"And then" interrupts the man who
aspires to pesslmism-"an then they
get married and he goes to the bank
and draws, for that is his cue, unless
he wises to be frozen" (IFor the bene-
fit Of the unsuspecting reader. adds the
Baltimore American, we will state that
''cue" and frozen" also are billiard
terms. There are still more than might
be worked into the little jeu desprit,
such as scratch" break" drive"
Tip" table" run" etc, but lack Of
space prevents carrying the theme to
the bitter end)
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
The army CANTE6N.

1t was sheer submission to demagog-
ism which caused the Republican ma.
jority in Congress to abolish the can
teen. The motive was plainly tc
strengthen the party with the dissi-
dent element which so often runs
amuck through prohibition and other
crankations far removed from common
sense.
Since the abolition of the canteen
the agitation for it's restoration has
gone on unrestrained and gaining in
1nsistence each succeeding day. AT
the present time all the sensible socia
reformers of the country stand for its
restoration. Only Historically dis
posed persons still continue to defend
the action of Congress. Soldier and
civilian alike demand the restoration
of the canteen.
The annual report of Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin will probably result in
convincing Congrkss that it made a
mistake. Corbin is good deal of a
Republican politician himself, but is
also a man of wide experience and
tirst-class ability who has no interest
in the canteen beyond the good of the
sk rvice.
The main argument used in support
of the canteen has been the one that
1t would prevent the drunkenness and
disorder which are inevitable when
the soldiers have to resort to the sa-
loon in order to get drink. General
Corbin introduces a new consideration
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
Fighting Lizards.

The ring necked lizard OF the Arizona
deserts is not mere devourer of weak
lings. He is always ready to fight.
whether he is challenged by another or
cornered by man. When brought to
bay in some hole. he opens his jaws
and dashes bravely out, swapping at
everything which opposes him, and so
fierce and sudden is his rush that it is
impossible to face it without fiinching.
BY holding two of these lizards loosely
by the small of the back and allowing
their heads to clash as they struggle
to escape, one may be able to induce
combats such as must occur every day
in the desperate lizard world.
Forgetting that they were captives.
they would seize upon each other and
vent their thwarted rage to the utmost
in fight which, but for timely inter
ference, would doubtless lead to the
death of one or the other. Such bull
dog pugnacity is rather unlocked for in
lizards, but student of character
could easily read in the set jaw and
pouched throat of this species the signs
of fighting blood.-Country Life In
America.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
Minute Parts of a watch.

The minuteness of the parts OF a
watch is shown by the following fig
ures: 1t takes 10000 of one certain
kind of watch screws to make a pound.
The pivot of the balance wheel is only
one-two-hundredths of an inch in diam
eter. Each jewel hole into which a
pivot fits is about one-6ve-thousanths
of an inch larger than the pivot. to
permit sufficient play. The finest
screw for a small sized watch has a
thread of 26O to the inch and weighs
one one -hundred-and- -thirty-thousandths
of pound. A pallet jewel weighs one
one-hundred-and-f iftythousandths of a
pound: a roller jewel little, more
than one two hundred-and-tifty six
thousandths. The largest round hair
spring stud is four-one-h -hundredths of
an inch in diameter and about nine
one-hundreths of an inch in length.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

The Republican newspapers are en-
tertaining their readers with columns
of figures representing electoral votes
based on the returns from the recent
elections. These tables place Mary
land and West Virginia in the Repub-
lican column, leaving to the Democracy
the southern States only, and showing,
of course, that the Republicans will
have walk-over in 1904.
But thoughtful Republicans do not
feel 80 very confident That wise old
man, Senator Morgan, told plain
truth yesterday when he said the own
ers of the Republican party had lost
confidence in Roosevelt. They see
less prosperous times ahead. They do
not have confidence In the reliability
of New York's support of the Repub-
hcan party, and they fear trouble in
the west, where tariff revision and
antitrust legislation are demanded.
If these are granted, then trouble will
arise in the very heart of the party;
If they are not granted, the west will
go into revolt as it did against the Nc
Kinley law ten years ago.
The recent election in New York
confirms the impression that the En-
pire State is swinging over to the
Democracy There was nothing alb
normal in the recent vote in New York.
When that vote is compared with the
vote in 1898, when Roosevelt carried
the State by 1900 majority it becomes
plain that the Democratic vote in
New York is, under normal conditions,
steadily rising quantity. The regis
tration was this year larger in New
York city by 36.792 votes than it was
in 1893. The Republican vote fell off
$500 and the Democrats gained 81, 200
votes. While Coler received a major
ity of 10000 in Greater New York, the
loss in the Republican vote was only
5000.
This means that the entire Demo-
cratic vote was called out, that the
party is united again and in good fight
ing trim. Two years from now, under
a leader who has not cultivated the
gentle art of making enemies, New
York can be carried by the Democrats,
and when New York and the solid
south stand ready to embrace Democ-
racy, the contest becomes at once in
teresting and promising.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

naturally suppose that their criminal
instincts could be suppressed, or, at
least, that they could be prevented
from actually committing the crime
which is too common in the south, and
for indulgence in which they are some
times burned at the stake.
But have not the Bostonians only
themselves to blame for the horrible
state Of affairs set forth in the brief
paragraph we have quoted from the
venerable and conservative organ of
Boston cult and prejudice? In Bos-
ton, as wtdll as in other portions of
New England, there has been contin-
ual and bitter criticisms of the south
ern white people, and expressions of
sympathy for the negro in the north,
as all readers know. The natural
effect of this has been to give the ne
gro an undue sense of his own import
ance and to breed in him the belief
that Iin Boston there will be no bar to
his enjoyment in any way he sees fit.
Even the negro who has not long re-
sided in Boston might be expected to
think, after reading some of the news
paper articles written by extreme negro
lovers that he is very much a free
md o&
pursue his own course and crafty his
own vile passions.
But there is another feature con-
nected with the business that is also
Of interest, and may have some bear
ing on the matter The people of
New England seem to have less horror
of the crime spoken of by the Boston
Advertiser than the southern people
have, and are less disposed to punish
1t as it deserves. Only few days ago
we read in New England paper that
Ia man who had been convicted of at
tempted assault on a woman was SEN
t61Ceu W Two months imprisonment
for the offense. If this is the kind of
punishment visited on the would-be
rapists up there, it is not to be won
dered at that the more brutal speci-
mems of the negro race take advantage
of such inadequate punishment with
the result set out in the statement of
the Boston Advertiser
In view of the condition of affairs
set forth by our contemporary, we
venture to predict that Boston will
have lynching bee, unless the crimes
mentioned can be otherwise prevented.
That would be a grim joke on Boston.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18

into the case when he urges that the
existence of the canteen also promotes
the contentment of the soldier with his
occupation and surroundings. Cen
eral Corbin's words in this behalf
merit reproduction in every newspaper
in the country. He says:
The restoration of the exchange as
1t existed prior to the passage of the
act of February 2, 1901, prohibiting the
sales of beer, is desired and urged by
the great majority of officers and men,
Eand by none more than those of pro-
nounced temperance views. Numerous
reports confirm the views long held by
this office that the old exchange con-
tributed to sobriety, health and con-
tentment Of the men. The increase
of desertions and of trials for infrac-
tions of discipline is by the best in
formed attributed to the abolition of
the former privileges of the exchange.
1t is crime against the well being
of the soldier who is foolish enough to
drink liquor that he should be forced
to resort to the poisoned liquor of the
groggery, as we'll as TO the evil COM
panionship which inevitably follows.
His freedom to drink when and where
he may when outside quarters is his
right, if he thinks proper to abuse it,
The value of the existence of the can
teen lies in the indisputable fact that
having a good quality of liquor at his
disposal, served under the supervision
of his officers and subject to their re-
straint in his quarters, he is far less
liable to go in search Of the inferior
article, and the dangerous companion
ship, of the groggeries planted with
out the gates of the military reserva-
ton.
1t would have been better had Cen
eral Corbin enlarged in his report on
the need of making the soldiers life
at his military home more productive
of contentment. Instead of confining
the effort in that regard to the re-
establishment of the canteen and the
instruction of the men in vocal music,
the War Department might in a hun
dred ways work to that end, all OF
them inexpensive and sure to be fol-
lowed by weaving of the men of the
rank and file from the most degrading
of the evils which attend their conduct
while off duty.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
FACTS ABOUT FEET.

The typical Irish foot is fat, rather
broad and not usually long.
The Frenchman's foot is proverbially
long, narrow and well proportioned.
The Scotchman's foot is high and
thick, strong, muscular and capable of
hard work.
The Tartar's foot is short and heavy.
the foot of certain type of savage,
and the toes are all the same length.
The Englishman's foot is in most
cases short and rather tieshy and not
as rule as strong as proportionately it
should be.
The Russians foot possesses at least
one peculiarity which is worth motto
ing. The toes are generally ''webbed'
to the first joint.
The Spaniard's foot is generally
small and, thanks to the Moorish blood
which flows in the veins of most Span
iards, elegantly curved.
The latest measurements seem to
show that America is in the process of
developing race with the smallest
feet among all the civilized nations.
The Teutonic and Scandinavian ma
tions appear to have the largest feet,
Swedes, Norwegians and Germans
standing in this respect at the head OF
the list.
The Arabs foot is famous for its
high arch, whereby IL true Arab may,
indeed, always be known. the Koran
saying that stream of water can run
under the foot without touching it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
a WOMHN OF QUALITy.

A dispatch from Rome to our enter-
prising contemporary, the San Fran
cisco Examiner, says there is a pro-
posal pending in the Italian parlia-
ment to pension a woman who has
given birth to sixry-two children. 1t
/ is not stated whether the proposed
pension is in the way of reward for
service rendered or an encouragement
| for other women to go and do like
wish.
The proposal would never have met
the approval of Mr.. Thomas Malthus.
| This great political economist, who
| lived about century ago, calculated
that the human race was increasing in
geometrical progression, while the
means of subsistence was only increas-
ing in arithmetical progression. He
therefore saw the day rapidly ap-
preaching when the earth would be
over-populated and the food supply en-
tirely insufficient to give each one a
little.
1t is probable that if Nautilus had
been acquainted with the population
increasing capacity of the Italian la
dies he would have taken to the woods
or to drink. The idea of encouraging
such enterprise would never have en-
tered his mind If each Italian lady
Is to have sixty-rwo children. and
each OF these sixty-two children is to
have sixty-two children, and each one
of thkse is to have sixty-two children.
that would represent a rate of increase
in the population which would put a
Yavapai county census enumerator to
the blush.
If the ladies' like the fair Italienne.
make proper use of their ability
they would not need any pension. It
will be recalled that not long ago a
Chicago lady distinguished herself bv
producing four American citizens at a
time, after having increased the popu-
lation by twins or tripTets once a year
for considerable period, and that the
fine work of this lady was rewarded
with fortune. She is now living in
affiuence, and if this Italian lady could
make an engagement with a hustling
western town to work on the census
there can be but little doubt her ef-
forts would be appreciated and proper
ly rewarded by some enterprising
Board of Trade or Chamber of Com
merce. wishing it's town to surpass the
neighboring town in the next census
Think how it would strengthen our
position If we had few exhibits like
the Italian lady to show to Senator
Beveridge at this particular juncture,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-18
Seemed to Have Got Out.

A Chicago man on his summer vaca-
tion went to Il Wisconsin lake resort
and one day became engaged III conver-
satiOn with the proprietor. He COM
mented on the attractiveness of the
surroundings and finally asked the hO-
tel keeper how many acres there were
i'll the property.
About forty" replied the proprietor.
II see there is another resort short
distance north of you. Who owns
that?"
"TDe Widder Simmons"
You and she join, do you not?"
The landlords sunburned face turned
a shade or two redder.
Were expecting to next October"
he said, but didn't think anybody'd
found it out yet"