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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
TO COMBINE BANKS CONFIDENTIAL CIRCULARS
 SENT TO BANKERS.
S. D. Scudder Has Incorporated Com pany and Will Seek to consoh-
 date Institutions in State
 Capitals and Other Centers.

Chicago June "A circular letter. dated New York June B. has been issued on the letterheads of the North American Irust Co'h many and signed by S. D. Scudder, l3S Broad way New York. giving the details CT 'io p,ans for combining national banks in all State capitals and hnacial centers under one ownership, one bank in each center.
 At the top of the circular, which is marked ..confdentiaI" and sent to each banker with whom the company is negotiating IS the following: American Bankers Corporation Capital, 5000 o0O Surplus, s4o'oooo"' CAar- tered under the laws of New Jersey, General Corporation Act Fifty thousand shares par value s1Oo, at s1.0o0 per share.
 The circular, which is dated June .. s.ates that a corpbraticn has been formed m Ne" Jersey with s5. 100000 capital to purchase and control number of national oah<s, aiSo State banks whenever it seems profitable to do so. The only taxes payable VIII be the annual one tenth of per cent on the capital. The main office (nom:nally Jersey City) VIII only be the meeting place for the stocka"id- CTS once a year. No deposits VIII be acceptea by the parent organiza,i.n Mnien a,s1 m s1hant an surplus It's first purchase wia be the larse New York City National Bank: in fact, New York City will be the practical heaaqusIte tels and from there the regulation and transfer or inc surplus balances belonging to the corporI- tion's banks throughout the county & w'N Yo,T T City bank will also be the executives oi tiis corporation. ., - ,,,,,,rac ca p,ent of the dangerous method of paying high interest rates on demand deposits Tn US ppychanre of checks and the cashing Of dratts with bills of lading attached and other col lection facilities only made poss'b py sd such ance of unnecessary accumulation Of balances when they can be proatably used In anothe' Win the exception. perhaps. of the man ar center bank in New York City only the bare controlling interest in the out-of-town nsnKs i1 viii he sought so that the largest possinle number of local stockholders may saaa the profits and be interested in the good VII or tbe yarlous institutions owned by this cor nnratinn The aim will he to own in each State the, controlling interest m ut least one good bank, which in itself VII nave SUI sul- dcient surplus to enable the purchase or con trol of several local organizations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
POPE APPOINTS BISHOPS.
Was Present at Consistory and
 Smiled on Americans. <


 Rome, June 9-The Pope was present at the consistory held this morning. He was borne to the Sistine Chapel in the Sedia Cestatoria surrounded by Cardi- nals and formally bestowed red hats on Mgrs. Fartinelli. formerly papal delegate in the United States: Prince Archbishop Skcrbensky of Prague. and Prince Bishop Won Prczyna of Cracow.
 The Pontiff also appointed several bish- ops. including the Very Reverend William J. Kenny Vicar General of Jacksonville, Fla. as bishop of St. Augustine, Fla. in succession to the late Bishop Augustin Verot and Very Reverend Philep J. Carri- gan, Vice Rector of the Catholic Univer- sity at Washington as Bishop of Sioux City, Ia. Subsequently at the consistory the Pontiff delivered short allocution. Judge Taft. Governor of the Philippine Islands. and the Americans with him, were invited to witness the ceremony. The party occupied seats in the diplo- matic gallery, in the Sais Rega (entrance hall to the Sistine Chapel. As the Pom tiff passed he recognized them and smil- ingly bowed to the Americans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
FORGED TO SWALLOW ACID.
Orphan Seized by Four Men and Bru' tally Treated.

Detroit, Mich, June 9.-Willie Hardy an undersized orphan lad of 17 years, is dying today at his sisters home on Regu- lar Avenue, from the effects of an acid supposed to be chloral hydrate, that was forced down his throat by four men last night as the boy was about to enter the front gate at his home.
 The four men followed Hardy for some distance, and as he started through the gate. one of them grabbed him. He was carried across the avenue to a vacant lot, and. while one man held his nose, he was forced to swallow the acid to keer him from strangling. Then he lost con- scfousness. His pockets had been turned inside out and dollar in change was taken. He recovered and staggered home.
 His condition Is very precarious.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Amnesty for Americans.

signed the bl granting amnesty to all Americans under sentence or awaiting trial in Cuba and proceedings have been begun by the courtJ to uuash the com r!aints against such Americans and hberate these who are in jail President Palma has offered General Mixmo Gomez the position of general in chief of the Cuban rural guards and 1t is said that General Gomez is inclined to accept this post
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
FOUR LIVES LOST IN FIRE.
Flames Cause Property Loss of $3oo,'
 GOO in Saratoga, N. r.

Saratoga, N. Y., June 9.-Fire early to- day destroyed the Arcade and the Citi- zens National Bank block and the Shack elford building and caused the loss of four lives
 Dead-Mrs. Elizabeth Mabee, Mrs. Sarah Burns; Mrs. David Rowland. Miss Harrington. Chief Engineer Shadwick was seriously injured while rescuing peo- pie from the building.
 The property loss is estimated at $3oc,- 900 with insurance of $s25. .000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
OUR DEAD EXECUTIVES
THOMPSON PROPOSES RENTER.
 wENT IN ARLINGTON.
The Alabama Member Introduces Bill Providing for Mausoleum for the Presidents Who Have
 Passed Away.

Washington, June 9.-tSrecial) )-Rcpre- sentative Thompson of Alabama today introduced a, joint resolution in the House providing for the removal of the bodies of all dead Presidents, except Washing ton, from their respective resting places to the national cemetery at Arlington. The resolution recites that commission sf.all be appointed by the President in each State where dead President lies the commission to take charge of the re- moval with appropriate ceremonies. Al Arlington a grand mausolcum Is to be erected wherein the bodies shall repose Hereafter. and a monument is to be erect ed in connection herewith.
 Our dead Presidents should be more f,ttingly honored thln they are" said Mir. Thompson today. ''All other coun. tries except ours have charge of their dead rulers. In ours. the various States have charge of the graves of our Presi- dents. when it is clearly the duty of the nation to care for them.'
 MT. Thompson believes the resolution can be passed at this session.
 Uron the recommendation of Judge 2 he mas c. Jones, the Department of Justice has authorized an additional deputy United States Marshal to be sta- tionea at Huntsville. Judge Jones returns to Alabama tomorrow.
 Hon. John Knox of Anniston was tn Washington today, the guest of Repre- sentative Bowie. He is on his way to the Adirondacks. where his family is spend- ing the summer.
 Representative Wiley has returned from a trip to Annapolis, where he went to accompany Chancellor A. l.. Parks of Troy. who put his son, Rockford, in the Naval Academy for examina ton.
 Milt Saul.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10

sion of the legislative statas of verieus important measures The rsclprocIty nIan with Cuba was considered thorough iv 2 so far as any of those at the dinner vould speak, the. impression was con- veyed that the Presidents attitude ol the Cuban recoprocity plan is about what 1t has been all along. Te questions asked of the Senators as to whether there was any change, they replied there was none and no message to Congress on the sub fect was expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
CAPTAIN KING SENTENCED.
Army Officer Pleaded Guilty to Ac'
 cepting Bribe.

Mobile, June 9.-(Special.)- )-Cyril w. King. former captain United States Arr my and Assistant Quartermaster at Fort Morgan was arraigned in the United States District Court here today on two indictments charging him with accepting 5000 from J. H. Robson. contractor Of Washington, D. C.. for the purpose of influencing him in his official position in the inspection and rejection of material used in buildings at Fort Morgan and also of receiving for a similar purpose $c00 from Samuel B. Stewart, plumbing contractor of New Orleans.
 King pleaded guilty to the first indict- ment, the second being merged with 1t by order of the court, and he was sen- fenced to pay fine of. $S000 and to thirteen months imprisonmenl in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
 United States Marshal Simmons left with his prisoner tonight for Atlanta.
 The will of Willis Tanner. who was murdered at Wilmer. few days ago. was submitted for probate today. His estate is valued at $S0,O00. He leaves it to his wife and children.
 Fire at the Dixie Min of Blacksher and Company this afternoon, destroyed a dry kiln and sixty thousand feet of lumber Edward H. Roseberry, a lumberman was painfully hurt at the fire by the falling of one of the weights supporting the dry kiln doors. He received a number of bruises and suffered some internal in- jury. having a narrow escape from in- stant death. Three hundl ed pounds of iron narrowly missed him.
 Thomas Q. Barnes, Confederate veter- an. known as the Poet of the Lees died here today, aged 66
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Senator Aldrich in Washington

Washington. June 9.-The return today of Senator Aldrich to the Senate after an absence of a week caused renewal of interest in the question of legislation in the Interest of Cuban reciprocity. but the day closed without new developments. Apparently there Is a deadlock, but Sen- ators do not admit that this is the condi- tion of affairs, and both sides express hope that something may be accom- pfishcd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
SLAIN BY LIGHTNING BOLT.
Lewis Mccain Killed at His Home
 in Phoenix Citv,

Phenix City. June 9-(Special.)-L Mccain was killed at his home in Phenix City by bolt of lightning during the storm yesterday afternoon.
 It is evident that he was killed practi- cally at the same moment that John Will lis met his death in Columbus by light ming.
 MT. McClain lived on Thirteenth Street, near Summerville. He was in the back yard, watching the clouds. when he was stricken. Lightning struck the stove nue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Death Sentences Will Stand.

Jackson, Miss, June 9.-The Supreme Court today affirmed the sentence of death passed upon Ashley. Cooke and Lauderdale for the murder of Engineer Ray on d railroad train several months ago. July 2 is named as the day of exe- cuttcu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Bobby Walthour Beaten.

Boston, June y.-Albert Champion de- feated Bobby Walthour by one and a half miles in a 25-mile motor-paced race at the Revere track tonight. The time was 3S:35 2-5. Walthour twice had trou- blo with his motor which accounted for the margin of his defeat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Mrs. Roosevelt Leaves Wa.nineton

Washington. June 9.-Mrs. Roosevelt and her children left Washington this forenoon on the Dolphin fer Oyster Bay, where the family will spend the sum me-. Mrs. Roosevelt will remain at Oyster Bay Ehtll after July f She will then return to Washington and remain with the President until he leaves Wash ington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
1000 Miles of Cable completed.

London. June 9.-The officials of the Commercial Gable Company here have re. ceived advices to the effect that a thous- and miles of the San Francisco Honolulu section of the Pacific cable which were being manufactured have been com- reted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Will Postpone Fowler Bill.

Washington. June 9.-At conference ct the Republican members of the House. held tonight, it was decided to postpone further consideration of the Fowler bill for the revision of tke banking and cur rercy laws until conference. to be held
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Steel Plant Burning.

Pittsburg, June 10-At o'clock this morning the Oliver Iron and Steel Com pany's plant on the south side is one ref. At this hour no estimate can be made of the extent of the fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Senate Conflrmations.

Washington, lure 9-Confirmations by the Senate: J. F. Jewell Illinois. consul at Martinique. Postmasters-Tennessee: G. Armstrong, Robertsville: A. c. Hili. uaTrin;an.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Postmaster Baldwin Resigns.

Washington, June 9.-Postmaster-Gen- eral Payne today received the resignation of Postmaster Baldwin of New Orleans, who has held the office only a few months The resignation is based on i'll health No successor has yet been chosen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Dinsd With the President,

Washington. June 9.--Thc P-e'ident had as his guests at dinner tonight senators Allison, P.att tConn ). Aidrich' Spocner and Foraker. Secretary Root and Gen. Leonard Wood. There was a full discus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10

Annapolis, Md, June 9,-Among the naval cadets who received a per centage of S5 or more is Andrew 0. Dickens of Alabama, a member of the second class.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
Whit Owens Case Reversed.

Jackson. Miss, June 9-The Supreme Court today reversed the case of Whit Owens. convicted of complicity in the murder of the two Montgomerys in La fayette County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
J. P. Morgan in Good Health.

Brindisi. Italy. June 9.-There is no ground for the report that J. P Morgan has suffered breakdown in health. MT. Morgan appeared to be in excellent health at the ranroaG station here yesterday evening when he took the tran on Fn!s way to London. v -'-~.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10
AIabama Boy Wins Honor.

on the first Tuesday after the assembling of Congress next December.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10

Corbett and McGovern will settle their little chsmpions hip dispute in New Lon don. Com. between August 10 and Octo- ber Nc S Crew e. Coasi line and Vendig the prime movers of the Nut meg Athletic cub of Hartford. who e. cured the contest With a hid of $1t00 wee unable to secure q permit to pull of the contest in Hartford. but managed through the political influence of John from tho Common Council t. have the fight fight take place at New London, Man aeer Crowley. it is said. will erect an amphtheat"e large eoough U seat 2o,ooo fight fans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10

Thomas c. Barnes, Confederate veter- an. known as the Poet of the Lees died here today, aged 66.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-10

Hon. John Knox of Anniston was Washington today, the guest or Repr sentative Bowie. He is on his way to u Adirondacks. where his family is spen ing the summer.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13
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1t will be remembered by the mil
lions WHO have read Uncle Toms
Cabin" that Mrs. Stowe opens it with
the expression, In the quiet little
town of P" This means Paint
Lick. a village on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, in Garrard county.
Mrs. Stowe many times confessed that
the groundwork of the plot was laid
there, on the farm and among the ne
groes owned by Gen. Thomas Kennedy.
who was Garrard countys first repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of
Kentucky. Many friends of the Ken
lucky generations that have come into
prominence since that legislature at
the close of the eighteenth century feel
that Mrs. Stowe did Gen. Kennedy an
injustice in the way she mixed fiction
with fact. coupling his name to each.
Garrard county's wealthiest citizen and
largest dealer in race horses and
slaves. Gen. Kennedy, was not the per-
secutor of the black man that Mrs.
Stowe has led thousands to believe.
This is not hearsay evidence, as there
still lives at Paint Lick the link be-
tween the fading past and the feeting
present-a diminutive negro who was
one of Gen. Kennedy's slaves, and who
remembers him as kind-hearted man
When the traveller reaches Paint Lick
the first person he meets is this same
little creature, black as the proverbial
ace of spades, three feet nine of stat
ure, and sixty pounds of weight. He
always meets all trains at the village
station.
Use old Norman Kennedy Argo; l
knowed Uncle Tom is his invariable
introduction to stranger. winding up
with, What's yer name?"
He tells the stranger in the first
breath that he knew Uncle Tom, be-
cause he is justified by years Of expert
ence in surmising that it will be the
next question he has to answer. His
life story is told by him in a darby
dialect peculiar to the antebellum
black man of the South. With the
dialect eliminated Argo said:
Il am the only survivor Of the 101
slaves left by Gen. Kennedy. One hun
dred were willed TO the old generals
son, Thomas Kennedy. Jr.. while l,
who was one Of the generals house
boys, was given to Robert Argo. That's
where l get my last name. The gen
eral was always kind to us slaves, and
! used to ride his race horses. He
won the girl Eliza in race l rode for
him"
Norman is now over 100 years old
having been born in the eighteenth
century. He vividly recalls slave life
and the characters of Mrs. Stoves
novel. Frequently be slept and worked
with Lewis George Clark the proto-
type of George Harris. the most promi-
nent person in the novel. Clark was q
weaver, knitter and sewer, and cooked
well when he was young. While Gen
Kennedy was alive the young slave was
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13
He Got His Pension.

When Thomas Snodgrass. ex-collec-
tor Of Gangam, Madras, was expelled
from the service of the East India COM
pany owing to his extravaganza, he
applied for a pension. but the company
turned deaf ear to him. According
ly be arrayed himself in tattered
clothes and armed with a broom set to
work sweeping a crossing in Leaden-
hall street, In front Of the East India
house. Immediately all London was
agog with the intelligence that an old
and distinguished officer OF the East
India company, who had ruled over
900 people and reveled in palace,
was now reduced in the evening of his
life to the necessity Of earning his
bread by sweeping the streets. The
king was thunderstruck and implored
Mr.. Snodgrass to take himself and his
broom away. This he did when the
company gave him a pension.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13

the city. The male admirers and
sweethearts collect in groups, and
when the fair 300 troop out the mutual
salutations are demonstrative to
degree usually reserved for the tete-a-
tete. Not infrequently score or so
of young men, whose admiration is
general rather than particular make
their way into the doorway and there
pass critical review upon the whole 300
as they pass out.
Kiss in the street. as practiced in
front Of the Dresden postoffice, has at
last reached proportions which austere
authority can no longer permit, and
the director of posts and telegraphs
has just issued an order declaring that
male escort to or from business is no
longer allowed by the regulations. The
subject is keenly debated in the Dres-
den press.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13

not sent to the fields, and Norman. be-
ing house boy, grew to know we'll the
hero of the novel. Young Tom Ken
nedy did not long survive his father.
and Clark thought he was about to be
put up for sale with the other negroes
when he determined to gain his liber-
ty. He confided his plans to Norman
One detail was to bleach himself from
a mulatto to a fair-skinned white man.
He wore gloves and a big hat about
his work, Norman says. and in a few
months carried out his declaration
by stealing mule and going North
Margie, the Eliza OF the story and
Clark's wife. was left behind, but she
soon ran off to Louisville.
The story Of the trip across the ice,
as told in the novel is exploded by
Norman, who says Margie remained in
Louisville until her husband returned
for her from Ohio and the two went to
Cincinnati on a steamboat Eliza was
an octoroon. Clark met Mrs. Stowe in
the North and gave her the plot and
characters for her great work.
Uncle Tom of the story, old Norman
says was not a sensitive, prosecuted
darby. as pictured, but a worthless.
lazy. "no-'count niger disliked even
by his own race. The Little Eva OF
the story did not die and go to heaven,
as indicated. but is still alive and now
a grandmother.
Gen. Kennedy's home was known as
Poplar Hill 1t still stands and Is
still occupied as a residence. The cab
ms on the Kennedy place formed lit
tie town where the premises were neat
ly kept and everything was convenient.
There was a front yard and a small
garden attached to each cabin and
much was done to make the life of the
slaves pleasant. Many OF Gen. Ken
nedy's slaves showed their attachment
for the place by wanting to stay with
his children when the war came and
| set them free.
Poplar Hill" was a typical Southern
home with its thousands Of acres OF
rich land, its deer park, and its orch
ards. At the time young Tom Kennedy
| came into possession of his portion of
the estate Clark wa. made almost a
| free man. His young master provided
him with a horse and light wagon and
| permitted him to go through the coun-
| try trading. Clark was bright and in
! telligent and did we'll as a trader. He
was often taken for a white man.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13
Enlivened Church Services.

In a recent volume of "reminiscences
the writer, Mrs. Bagot, tells of visit
she made with her father, British
admiral, to st. Helena many years ago.
The governor was very comic person,
apparently. She writes: "On Sunday
we were taken down to church in St.
James Town. The governor asked us
into his square pew. in which was a
small table with a bottle of eau de
cologne upon it. Immediately after
had entered the pew the governor in
a loud voice said, Dab your face oNUr
with eau de cologne, Miss Percy Dur
ing the service he made all the re-
sponses in a stentorian voice. During
the sermon when he approved of what
the preacher said be stood up and ex-
claimed, Very good-amen! Very
proper indeed-amen! with emphasis.
We could not help shaking with laugh
ter
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13
Object Lesson in Cruelty.

A novel yet vigorous war against the
docking Of horses tails has been begun
in Baltimore by the Maryland Society
for the Protection of Animals, says the
Philadelphia North American, and the
methods used to educate the people re-
garding the enormity of the offence has
aroused the ire of every "chappy" who
considers himself a whip.
On sunny afternoons, when the shop
ping district is crowded with women.
an agent OF the society leads a sorrel
horse up and down the streets, and lest
it shall fail to be remarked that the
animal has been shorn of his tail, a
blanket is strapped about him, on
which is painted in big red and blue
letters this inscription:
Tail locked. Mutilated for life, for
fashions sake"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13
Need of Rehear RS Is.

Some recently published recollec-
tons of the coronation of Queen Vic
toria, have given occasion for a de-
mand in London that King Edwards
forthcoming coronation be prepared
for by full-dress rehearsals. Neither
the young queen, it seems, nor the
clergy, had been sufficiently coached.
pray tell me what l am to do" said
the queen at one solemn moment to
a lay official who stood near her, "for
they (the clergy) don't know" Again.
the orb which was Unexpectedly put
into her hand was too heavy for her
to hold. The ruby ring had been made
for her little finger. The archbishop
forced it on her fourth finger and the
queen nearly cried out with pain.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-13

Tomorrow is the refuge of the In
dolent.