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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
cREMATED THEMSELVES.
Mississippi Convicts Try to Burn Thei
Way Out of Prison.

WIssISSIPPI OOIIVTNtS ITJ 20 BUTT HoT'
Way Out of Prison.
Kosciusko, Miss, March 24.-Five
county convicts made an attempt to
burn their way out of prison, burning
the stockade house in which they
were confined down over their heads
and cremating themselves. They were
all negroes and named as follows:
Bob Burt, Phil Newell, Jim Culberson
Amos Raiford and Jim Jones.
The prisoners were let out to Rob.
ert Campbell, county contractor
whose farm is situated 16 miles west
of this place, and all were charged
with minor offenses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28

The funeral of the late Andrew
Schoenberg occurred from the house
in Columbia park addition at one
O clock this afternoon, and from the
Swedish Baptist chapel at two O'Clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Monitor Disc Drills.

The best in use. Guaranteed not to
clog In mud. S. 81. GRANNIS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28

rhe Royal Baker and Pastry
Cool" over 800 practical
md valuable cooking re-
,eipts - fir e to e very
patron. Send full address.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28

There are el.adp baking pow
ders, made from alum, but
their astringent and Cauter-
izing qualities add a
dangerous element to food.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST NEW YORK.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13

Reactions and parltcs may infest Wal
Street. but we have the railroads with ua
and they bear profit to the owners. our
country will go unmolested for years ia
come.
l hope that others win look at the Bir-
mingham Associations actions as DO,
for they simply want to make $50 to Ol
mile radius as Birmingham territory to
the detriment of all other small interior
towns.
These, sir. are my reasons for being
with you in this fight for the right. and
although have used many wordt to ex-
press myself to man whom have never
known. and who has never solicited me
to write, still II you think 1t would in
duce others to think as myself you are
at liberty to publish any or all OF 1t.
ANY man who has such a kind heart
in him as to help the old Confederate
Soldiers Home by sending young ladies
all over the State selling tickets to Bob
Taylors lecture at Montgomery has the
individual right to express himself when
his company Is attacked in a vicious
manner.
Twill state that the young ladies who
called upon the writer were not to be
out-done when informed that I had al
ready bought Bob Taylor" ticket
One of them informed me that was of
such size $40 pounds) that II would re-
quire two seats for me and Immediately
bought two more. much to their amuss-
ment.
Rather than take up an unjust fght
with the railroads of Alabama such as
this one I would prefer to quit business.
as have enough to live on without It,
trust that you will take this letter In
the spirit In which II is written.
Very truly yours,
Luther H. Maxwell.
OF the Firm Of Maxwell Bros, Wholesale
Growers, Tusca Ioosa, Ala. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
THE WHITE REGISTRATION
Amounts to More than One Hundred
and Eighty Thousand.

The Advertiser presents below the reg
istered vote of sixty-four of the sixty-six
counties of the State. The two counties
not heard from are Cherokee. and
Winston. The registration of the other
counties foots up 179,1si The two other
counties have. according to the census
Of 1900. 5.16S white voters. About so per
cent of the white vote has registered and
taking that proportion for Cherokee and
Winston. would be about 400. and this.
added to the other. would make total
registration of 1924. The registration
of negroes will not foot up over $500, so
that we have a registered white vote in
Alabama of at least 1sI.c0o. The tables
below give total registration and the
number of white voters by counties ac-
cording to the census of 1900:
White males
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13

presses one very forcibly that history
of his life cullcd from data furnished by
him and edited by a competent writer OF
history, would be valuable history not
only Of the marvellous growth of his be-
loved church within the confines OF these
states, but Of their material and political
growth as we'll.
The old log school houses of Georgia,
South Carolina and Alabama started out
in life many an Intellectual giant in mis-
early days who quickly made their i'm
press as statesmen in the development
Of the great resources of their country
and forcing it to the front as world
power. Their names are written upon the
inperishable pages of history. Dr.
Mitchell was contemporaneoUs with many
of these great men-intimately acquainted
with some. knew others and listened 70
their wonderful eloquence and assisted IN
the education Of others His personal
"Reminiscences of these statesmen woulu
he most valuable. This data may ne
gathered and being prepared for punIIisca-
lion. hut we don't know that 1t is' II II
is not gathered 1t should be done WITH
ont waste of time. for the growing phys
icai feebleness Of Or. Mitchell warns W.
that his life is well-nigh spent ana thar
he will soon be taken from US
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
Total =. ................. .....

In a number Of counties not negro
was registered In some others total reg
iStration was reported without any state
ment as to proportion of colored regis
traton. The counties which reported ne
groes registered and the number. are as
follows:
Baldwin. 10; Barbour. A; Bibb. a.; Bull
lock. TO- Butler, 1; Clarke g.: Chiffon. 4:
Choctaw. 10; Colbert, q: Conecuh, 2; Cow
ingtcn. 3; Dale, 10; Dallas. 81: Escambia,
"a; lltowah,' %; Franklin. Il; Hale, ID;
Lamar, I; Lauderdale, 20; Lawrence, 81;
Lee. 4; Limestone, 10; Macon, 81; Madison,
ll6; Marion. Z: Mobile. H. Montgomery,
a.; Mon: oe. 40: Morgan. 80; Pike, 20: Ran
dolph Is; Russell. III; Shelby. u: Sumter,
"a; Talladega. 60; Tallapoosa, 2; Tusca-
loo. a. 1861 Washington. IS; total, 1,S17. 1t
is not probable that over $500 were regio-
tered in the entire State.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
DR.. A. z. Mitchell.
Selma Times.

Selma Times
The presence of that well known and
greatly beloved grand old man and CON
secrated Christia minister, DR., A ~
Mitchell, who is now in the 95th wear Of
his age, at the opening of the new house
of worship of the Church Street Meth
Odst Curch in this city a few SUNDAYS
ago and his participation in the services
brought to the attention Of the large
audience very forciny the growing pays
lcal weakness of that venerable minister
and revived interest in the necessity of
the immediate securing from him the data
necessary for n compilation of a history
OF his life with personal "reminiscences
Of the scenes and incidents through which
he has passed.
When ii is remembered that this ven
cradle divine has lived for nearly a CEN
fury. and that 1t was mis- fortune. as a
Methodist circuit rider and a teacher in
the schools and colleges of his church in
the bounds of three Statas-South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Alabama, t. mix ard
become acquainted with people of all
classes within these three states. and
that he was an eyewitness and had per
sonal knowledge Of the facts in the many
stirring incidents which these States were
the arena during his long life, it Inn
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
DO NOE DISTURB THE
RAILROAD COMMISSION
Continued from Page Ten.)
THE PRESENT PLAN THE BEST
Cenrqiana EntcrnriSa

THE PRESENT PLAN THE BEST.
Georgiana Enterprise.
The State Commercial and Industrial
Association met recently at Gadsden. a
good many subjects were discussed ana
everything on the program met with tine
approval of all until the resolution was
offered asking the Legislature to make
the Railroad Commission elective by the
people, which was debated at length. pc
ing strenuousiy opposed by the mont;
gomery, Mobile. Decatur, Florence anu
otl:er Associations. and was def ,ated py
a majority of rs to Is. According 10 inc
reports of the meeting they preferred the
present methed of selecting the Rairoaa
Commission, their reason being tnat II
the Commission was elected by the PEG
ple that 1t would necessarily throw the
railroads into politics for their own de-
tense. This would be the first step OF the
railroads. and their power. as well as all
OTTER corporations. is great, and the peo-
ple would rarely, IL ever. have their
choice. and II they did. what would they,
the people. gain by electing them? Moth
ing. Then it appears to us that the
present method. appointment by the Gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate, is
the better plan of the two.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
cadoean Bids Farewell to ireland.

Dublin, Aug. Earl Cadogan. the re-
firing Lord, Lieutenant Of ireland, ana
Countess Cadogan. formally said fare
well to Ireland today. The event, which
was accompanied with considerable cere-
mony. took place in the throne room of
Dublin Castle. \ number of loyal ad-
dresses were presented The Earl of
Tudley. the succeeding Lord Lieutenant.
will assume Office without delay.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
FAvoRs ABOLIsHING COMMISSION
Sheffield Standard

The question of selecting Railroad Com
missioners by the people instead of their
appointment by the Governor. as at pres
emit promises to be one of the live issues
in politics. A solution of the matter may
be found in abolishing the Commission
altogether. II it has ever been of any
practical benefit to the people we have
failed to perceive it, A commission COM
posed of practical business men with
a representative railroad man inclu-
ded, would no doubt serve a good pur-
pose; but heretofore only back number
politicians have been selected as commits
sioners, and their duties have been con-
fined chiefly to drawing their salaries.
We are opposed to any system by which
the railroads can he harras-ed and ham
pered by political Iemagogues. The rail-
roads are doing more than any other
agency for the promotion of southern
industrial development, and should not
be at the mercy of the politicians.
From time to Tina various efforts have
beer made to clothe the commissio
with arbitrary power and thus cripple
if not destroy the greatest factor in the
upbui'ding of our great state.
Recently few merchants and manu-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
Going Away This Summer

Then YOU should have a copy of Hints
10 Tourists" a ffty-page book issued by
the Chicago & Northwestern R'y. IT.
describes b.lehy about 600 summer re-
sorts in Wisc ,nsin. Michigan and thel
Northwest. with Information as to hunt
ing. fishing and hotel accommodations at
each. A copy may be Sc ured by ad-
dressing y. NJ. Breeze. 4Sj Vine Street.
Cincinnati. Ohio. acv-"ed al
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13

are less likely to err both bccause thsy
must lto4, to me pc pl. Z iast
That they ere t. ettend to just such bus
mess for the people.
The rl.ls. al, e.e on file IDS. The9
are the advance gu I'd of development
ard prosperity.
Fots sea ago Birm nigh nm had no
railrc ads. a I'd the was no Birmingham
town Is a ED town without q ad.
We cannst FRO per W thcut them. They
cannot prosper without us. Whatever
Injuries us Injuries them. and that which
Injuries them Injuries US. 1t Is the rule
that works both WAYS. Let simple IL
II sire Il On he cited. If abe r, IL al com
paly b, inter-e ed with by ,nwise Com
mis- sicners, that company will cut down
I'm p-ovemc nts, shut off buying ties, the
result would be, the men who get out
then railroad ties, the merchant who
buys them, the laborer who is hired to
load them are all injured. This is the
very simplest transaction. but how far
woule it sffe,t the people here wh' are
now expecting short crors and must ssl'
ties
Our interests II Alabam, arr pr; tectei
by the &C ernor, the common law OF the
Ia nd. and with the wise erection of the
court of appeal. which We call the Rail-
road Commission. we have nothing 10
fear.
In nest instances TIE Com II sio -ers
have sided with the recplo whenever
Their claims were just. or reasonable.
Here's an illustrations:
The question C me te-o the Comm's-
sicners of Alabama as to the rate on
-four by the ba' rel and in chr lots, and'
after due conslde. alton. the Commi ssi m
res decided the railroad should handle
the single barrel lots or small shipments
a the same rate per barrel as they
cherge1 for flour per barrel In carload
lets That is not fair to the railroad.
They take a carload Of -four from tn
sidetrack of the mills. ship 1t over their
line without opening or handling at
ether end of the line. And they are COM
relied to haul IS barrels requiring lifting
H. end out twice. and at their risk OF
safe handling for the same price.
The people of Georgia settled this ques-
tion and now their Commissioners are
ar pointed as ours are. And so did the
State of Virginia.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
WAR ON RAILROADS.

IuSkeSee NEWS.
Every intelligent citizen of Alabama
must acknowledge that no other factor
has done so much for the development
of our State as has the railroads. They
have made our sparsely> settled sections
TO multiply their populations. They have
made it possible to develop the UNI
counted wealth of our mines and forests.
They have spent and are spending mil
lions of money for the upbullding of the
State. 1t Is Impossible for them to help
themselves without helping all the peo-
pie. During all these years we have
gone along-the people and the railroads
living on the friendliest terms The
shrek of the demagogue has not been
permitted tc array the individual citizen
against the interests of those citizens
who have incorporated themselves. But.
in Alabama we have the established rep
utation of treating fairly all interests.
And in the light of this sentiment mil
lions of capital from abroad have flowed
into our section. In our courts railroads
and other corporations are as safe as are
the rights of the twelve men who COM
pose the jury. But what is to be the
state of affairs when the self-constituted
reformers go over the land villifying the
corporations appealing to the lowest
prejudices of the masses? Warping the
minds of the citizens by citing excep
tional instances of seeming inequality,
exaggerating the facts and circumstances
In order that those who otherwise could
gain no prominence might be helped. 1t
is a difficult step for these same men,
when they sit as jurors, to act as If
corporations had no rights which the
people are bound to respect.
There are two very important sides to
the Railroad Commission business. and
ri w npOnle
would be helped by the change. hut we
have no doubt but what this present bit
ter TRADE. if kept up much longer, will
II jure cur State vastly more than any
kind of Railroad Commission could ev-
er help.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13

For drawing caricatures of his officers
while serving his time in the German ar
my an enginAer named Wucsi has been
sentenced at Frankfort to six months
imprisonme mt.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
AGAINST AN ELECTIVE RAILROAD
COMMISSION.

ANIAlNSI AN v Il HAlLENokAD
COMMISSION.
Huntsville Tribune.
Birmingham. Aug. GA club composed
of railroad employees in Birmingham has
taken a decided stand against the move
ment to have an elective Railroad Com
mission in this State. The employees Of
the railroad say that it will not be TO the
interests of the railroads to have a
chs nge. and their interests therefore may
be jeopardized.
Workman's Herald. Montgomery.
The people are growing weary of ell
this twaddle about the extortion of the
railroads. and the Commission whose
purpose is foiled. They know that cor
poration whose dividends are only nom
inal is not a menace to public welfare.
Tri-Ct unity Weekly, Tallassee, Ala.
We have heard a good deal of late
about the election of Railroad Comnls-
sioners by the people. We print else
where in this issue the action of the AL
albania Commercial and Industrial Asso-
citation, at its meeting in Gadsden last
week. This Association refused to adopt
a resolution calling for an election by
the people. We do not believe in bring
ing the railroads into politics In this
State. and that is what such a move
would mean.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
Office of MAXWELL Bros.
WhoiEsaie C,rOcerS.

Dear Sir-Yours of July 18th to nand'
by the way the local ASSOCIATION OF
Jobbers of Birmingham are treading upon
dangerous grounds when they enter upon
a fight with the combined power of the
railroads of Alabama.
Ten or fifteen years ago 1 fought the
railroads at this place and carried 1t 10
the United States Interstate Commission.
which resulted in my being converted
never to strike the hand we were so de-
pendent upon.
''Messrs Beck and Sinnige were here
and spoke in our Court House Thursday
in favor of electing the Railroad Commits
sion by the people.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-13
BEAUTIFUL HALE SPRINGS.

Tho only gcnu re red sulphur springs n
America. Beaut fu Iy situated In the noun
close lafiroad connec ions; long distance tele-
phone connecting with Alabama lines; hot and
cola baths: fesden, physso;a; daily mails,
Good table. full orchestra and all aInuse-
ments Ash for beautifully illustrated cata-s
ioeue. MRS SUE 81. MURRAY. Owner. Hale
Snings. Tenn. s1vwd-n
The sun., 1902-10-05
gEtLLY ~ iTiLIih EiFf.
4 sample ~ Forc'sn NJ" York. Niii"s'
within Farshui 0i BroId~a,,

A r5ll naiiqn clr". ul,DD.ioi hv i'"
,i,i,s Of amateur B,lc,!1n', j. down q
..aeD. damp and No. v,rv clcTu l'som"M
stairway In u crowded street ~ i.' down
own Italia quarter.
Gii.ciiug in Ne doorway n an invitation
o pas,rr.ny in thr ..Tcc .Huyr i he free
lunch og delicious 'rd md gI'oc r'pl en-,
,irsiod fish 20. iona ons E'"oni Is
ne gloom Of "a" cafe.
II ia q low room pcrhap, % 10y IS feet q,
with n bar. Around the room ar" wany
rrcat hnrre'a OF vino, chCDs"s o. half q
dozen Kinds, olive oil in bottles and CTS,
canned l:lea,' ami Vegetables and chtnnu
Ioules.
Scl,tcrcd arout tho ,awdu-.yl roo- arc
four or five tables The flyo"i;c rab!' Is
almost in the doorway, rio," TO he free
lunch and commanding Wow of prc'~-
trans' logs in the street above.
A parrot hang9 In q Gag" n'Jr'cc C'i'ug,
hui low enough for a." cage 10 th."dtch the
heads of all save lh" sNorl'.l g'ris. 4
the place fills N, 'hr ptUo J., moved back
Into the gloom who're his h"h,taiiCu shall
no longer incoAIenlcncu the guests a. they
come III,
A cat, three or four chic,ons rni III
with budding horn, run about the floor.
From time 10 time tho proprietor ti,uws
out wal er-soalicd bread for .n" ..I0ncu-.
A. 10 the kid he ba,tcns upon Whatever ho
can find
Visitors TO tho caft 'slgly find n group
Of rolublc Italians 81 ilg az N" tnhl" in
the doorway, eating Of the excellent free
lunch, and drinking wine adynr;i=ed con-
spi"uOusly on the signbOard ~ 10 cents a
gallon or 10 cents bottle Their eXcit cd
tall; is In dialect that defcs the scholarship
The sun., 1902-10-05
Our Troops and Germsn,'s COMPARE

The journal Oj The Enitod Serrirc last tU-
lion of IrCin, as quoted in the latest iTmy
end NnrV journal, contains an interesting
comparison Of some Of the Eur S@an and
American troops serving in China by Ma jor
H. v Cox. Twcntv-frst Madras Pioneers
of the British Indian Army. tn" writer
thinks highly ofour men, ard commeuds
them especially for discipline and for indie
pendcuce: il will surprise most persons
10 learn that he places our discipline before
that Of even he German troops.
Major Cox approves our army saddle,
aud our coumis-ariat, but critici,ps our
extended order, complaining that our men
bunch under fire" hr a-cribos our loss
before Ticntsn To this fault, OF our dis
cipline ard Independence, Major Cox tells
this story: One night two soldiers 'of an
other nation entered a housr occupied by
two civilians, and refused to leave. They
oVid ,rtly meant looting, and probably had
been drinking One civilian slipped away
to the American guard house, and returned
quickly with n corporal and two men to
wind The wOuld-be lOoters apou' Ia attack
his friend with their bayOnCts. On hearing
he guard coming, both looters holted
! The corporal said to the civilian: Stand
| aside, mister, went uON u on one Knee, ana
| shot one Of tho robbers through both thighs
! Thomas Atkins would have run himself to
a Itanclstil after them, and probably both
| would have got avav.
| OF the Germans Major Cox writes that
! they are not good cay alrvfnen, and Use up
! their horses rapidly. Their ammunit'o
! slipply ho nronounces bad, az the wagons
| crowd behind a battery in action. no, dis
! trihuting themselves along the line. Much
| time l. taken up in teaching the men The
! precise handling Of their arms and such
! movements "a the -ptradcr shritt, and
| similar ceremonial observanccS. A. to
| their discipline, Ma ior Cox SAYS that their
! attitude when with officers and soldiers of
other armies was unfriendly, they con-
| stantly disturbed the rest and endangered
| the lives OF those near their camps by in
| discriminate and causcless firing al night
| when on sentry duty, and generally acted
| the bully For lack Of discipline, typhoid
! and dysentery made havoc among them in
! the summer "The men were not com
| PEELED to wear their sun helmets, and used
! 10 90 about in small >eops until they got
| thirsty, drink beer. and go out again into
| the burning sun. only to acquire another
| man under such conditions ig ready for
| rack rooms, would account for most Of Il.
| There were details Of our equipment that
| did not commend themselves to Major
| Cox; but all in all he approves OF our troops
! IA he saw them in China during the foreign
| occupation Of Pekin and since the removal
| OF all but the legation guards.
The sun., 1902-10-05
IT DOM ~ TENEMENT L4r
Value OF Mrs. Mary JohnsOn's Estate Les,
Than was Expect ed.

The winding up Of the estate of Mr..
Mary johnson. who died on March 10, ls0;,
leaving a will, signed few hours before
her death, making large bequests to sey-
eral Roman Catholic institutions, reveals
that Mrs. johnson was not a. rich a. many
supposed. II had been estimated that
her property, largely invested in tenement
houses, would bring over three-quarter,
OF million, but the gross estate is only
s59S, 500. It has practically all been
distributed
The contests of the WILL which were
finally compromised. and other expenses in
u" management Of the estate absorbed
almost s9iO,ON of which between fifty and
-rvcnty-fyr thousand went to the lawyers
Logaces amounting TO 5000 900 have been
distributed, and there still romans si6 ,cp
in the hands of the trustees, the Rev j. W
Power and -. J. Quinlan.
Changes in the laws relating TO tenement
huu-c property served To dopreCia'" the
value of the estate. The necessary alter
ltionS enforced bv the new Tenement HoDI>"
t'il cost q great deal Of mou,v, When the
estate came to be sold, for the purpose q
dj,tril u,ion. the depreciation III value
was made strongly evident.