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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26
NEGROES In SESSION
KNIGHTS OF HoNoRs OF WORLD
AT AUDITORIUM.
Welcome Address by Charles 9. Har'
ris and Response by w. 4.
Mollison Of Vicksburg, Miss.
Two Hundred Delegates.

Two hundred negro delegates to the
Supreme Lodge of the knights ana La
dies of Honor of the World are IN MONT
gomery attending the meeting OF the
lodge. The only public session OF the
lodge was held last night.
These delegates come from every guar
ter of the Union and twelve states are
represented. The delegates appear 10 pe
negroes of the better class and are ooth
men ana women. Ohio Kentucky, Missis-
sippi. North Carolina. Alabama, Okiaho-.
ma Territory, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas,
Florida, Kansas and Arkansas are repre-
scented.
The public meeting last night was held
at the Auditorium and an Immense throng
of negroes were present. The meeting was
presided over by ]. W. Giles Of Mont
gomery, a prominent negro politician
Charles c. Harris delivered the ADDRESS
of welcome. Harris was introduced as
substitute for the Governor. He apollo
gized to the negroes that they saw the
eolored people of Alabama disfranchised
, hut said they were struggling hard to
overcome all obstacles and make them
selves qualified vote-
The response was made by W. r. Moln-
son of Vfcksburg, Miss.
The Supreme Dictator of the ofgahlza-
ton Is an Alabama negro, A. Il. Williams
from Barbour County. Williams reorgan-
lied the order several years ago after 1t
had been in a very bad condition. He
effected it's reorganization and has MADE
the order one of the most popular and
influential in negro fraternal circles. He
was a member of the Legislature IN tne
days of reconstruction.
The body will remain in session here
several days adjourning late in the week.
The delegates are receiving cordial well
come at the hands of the Montgomery ne
groes
The program last night was as follows:
Welcome address-Charles C. Harris.
Response, W. e. Mollison, Vicksburg,
Miss
Welcome address on the part of celored
citizens. N. II. Alexander.
Response, DIR. L. w. Manaway, Jackson,
Miss
Welcome to the churches, Rev. w. B.
johnson, Montgomery.
Response, Rev. j. W Rankin. Waxa-
hatchie, Tex.
Welcome on part of X. and l.. of II. of
Montgomery, Susie C. V. Foster, Mont
gamery.
Response, Julia A. Goodwin. Hot
Springs, Ark.
Educational object of the X. of H. and
K and L. of H, Mary l.. Mead. Louis
Vile. Ky. .l
Welcome on part OF Montgomery wo-
men, Josephine Washington, Montgomery.
Response. Lizzie w. Coleman, Green
vile. Miss.
Welcome by X. of H. of Montgomery.
James Kelly.
Response, L. II. Wilson. Cincinnati, o.
Welcome to our Juveniles. Mamie Hall,
Montgomery.
Response, Ida B. hautIef, New Iberia,
| La.
Vocal solos by Sojourned Truth Club.
Rosa Foster Brown, Mary Hightower and
| others of Montgomery.
The secret sessions of the Supreme
| Lodge are being held at Dorsett's Hall
| on Dexter Avenue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

! The old ..'foty acres and mule gag
which worked so effectively among the
negroes in carpet bag days is being
worked BY the Hawaiian delegate to Con-
sress. who Is candidate for reelection
He tells the natives that ih they send
him back to Congress he viii see that
each of them gets forty acres of land.
but he doesn't tell them how he can
make his pledge good. No more did the
carpet baggers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26
ss.sa.ly lclamhins upwsrd.

TNat tbs circulation Of The Advertiser y, ~
bteadfly climbing upward is demonstrated os
the appended sworn statement, covering the
netly and Sunday issues. for The mon.n y
1n8. JuG, past.
The daily and Sunday average. as inalca.sr
below, for the duilsst Of the dull summsI
uxDthH is remarkable: In that II Up consiaeraos
N1evs the figures fer the best rontns OF us
~ Winter. when business In all Nhes -
uDeh better than in Summer. -
ne Advertisers circulation is steaciy ~.
Guessing. This Winter We hope 20 snow -
asast 1900 daily and 5000 Sunday san-
ycsteers and the prospeets are psft'cu'"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

II there Is anything fully calculated to
break an unframed speaker up 1t is the
effort to keep the lenses straight when
speaking of past events. For example,
VIE Cleveland, 90 Leader gives this as
vegt of the speech of a young lawyer
ln. . damage suit;
IL the train had been run as 1t should
nave been ran, or II the bell had been
sung as II should have been rang. or II
xhe whistle had been blown as IT should
have been blew, both of which they did
neither, the COW would not have been
Injured when she was killed.
He evidently knew just what he wanted
DO say but couldn't ring In the correct
words: Doubtless the justice before
whom he was trying the case understood
what he was driving at, ~ p
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

~" Suiciue OF young Remington al
Newport a few days ago, because the
wealthy father Of Miss Van Allen would
not allow his daughter to marry the
young man, has brought out some facts
which point several morals OF more OF
less pertinency.
One of these facts. as stated by a con-
temporary. Is that the young man hao
been living largely beyond his means
In order to win the favor OF the young
lady. and the moral ought to be plain.
As already stated. Miss Van Allen Is very
wealthy, ssnd. after the habit Of most
young men Of The present day, he felt,
or thought. that he could only hope to
win her favor. and could only remain
in her set" by spending money as freely
as did any Of the very wealthy youns
men who composed the list Of her admir-.
era In other words. he felt bound q
be a. liberal and lavish, as 'Sny one else,
ana to put on the appearance Of ln-
limited wealth.
Now the friends of the young man
claim that he was mentally unbaianc-
ed" OF he would not have killed himself
In one sense this Is probably true. for
1t is difficult to admit that any man
sound In mind and body. will deliberately,
commit suicide. but 1t Is altogethsg
probable that the reason for his mental
aberration was that his extravagance hao
involved him beyond escape. ana tina,
he realized. not only that the father OF
the young lady was against him. but that
he had reached the end of his tether and
saw no possibility of escaping from the
difficulties In which he had involved
himself. Ia Europe a young and impe-
cunious 'noblemanf' who Is supposed o.
known 20 be engaged to an heiress can
raise money on his expectations, and bis
doing SO is looked on as not only iegi-
innate proceeding but as the proper thine
to do. 1t is different in this country
and the prominent moral to be drawr
from this case is that young men OF
moderate means and prospects. who tr.
to run with their wealthy associates
are liable to run themselves into a hol,
from which they will never be able t.
extricate themselves. 1t IL false y.
well as a mistaken pride that leads /
young man to go beyond his means u
order to compete with other young mer
who are able to spend money in a prac.
tically unlimited manner. 1t 10 a pridt
which ends In the ruin of many yount
man who starts out honorably.
one Of. the reasons given for believ.
ing that youAg Remington was mental,
unbalanced was that he walked dowr
Bsileyue Avenue on the side never uset
by society people" That the prineipa
street Of Newport has one side exelu
sively used by society people and another
side set apart for the common people
is something new. but the fact that thi!
young man actually walked on the WRONG
side Of the avenue is taken as an evidence
that his mind was out of plumb. 1
really seems to us that those who az
vance such q theory are weaker thai
Remington was supposed to be. 1t look
more like inanity than insanity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26
a oroRrous VICTORY.

The first General URINARY had IN Ala
bama closed with result that win be
enthusiastically received throughout the
sta@. 5.a
The returns show that Governor Jeaks
has received the ..vindication" and that
Ex-Governor Johnston Is again buried
under an avalanche Of votes.
This trial Of strength. ought certainly
to convince the latter of his weakness
with the Democracy OF Alabama He
had nothing on which to base his cam
paign that appealed to the better juds-
ment OF the voters. while there was
every reason why Governor jerks should
be continued in position. the duties o.
which he IL SO acceptabiy discharging.
At this hour e n. M the indications
are THAI Governor Jelks has lost less
than half dozen counties and that his
majority IL SUFFICIENT to satisfy the mos,
exactins Oh his friends and supporters,
1t will probably go over 2e.eco. "a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

him a little man. And Mr.. yelks did
ti,,e when 1t was well known that who
ever performed the duties of Presidept %
the Senate was likely in all propabfhfy
Coyernor for the ensuing two years OF
ali men, therefore. General Harrison
sbould be the last to cafl jerks an Nac-
cident' or a little" man. Ire speaker
then maid n tribute TO General Harrison
ana the new Constitution and passed on
to a discussion of the new Constitution
and Johrston's opposition to 1t, which ne
aid in a very thorough manner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26
Small Things That Count.

Omaha Bee,
The Standard Oil Trust has advanced
the price of gasoline cent gallon. That
would seem very insignificant. The rail-
roads proposed to advance the wheat rate
l cent per 1000 pounds. That also seems
a trifling increase. But when these PEN
MES all drop into the corporation slot
they will mount into millions and mil
lions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

ton, then we may take 1t for granted
that al tarfff revision talk h . humbvs.
And we may also remark that his opinion
OF the Iowa Republican platform is just
the same as that expressed by The Adver-
tiser some time ago--that 1t really means
nothing. In our opinion the President
knows sthat be can't afford to antagonise
the tariff benefcfaries, at least until after
he Is nominated and elected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

I Colonel Henri WattsFson has got US ali
guessing again by his assertion that he
n too old 20 turn rascal" The Colonel
h about g years old, and his language
lntimates that there lie limit beyond
which turning rascal is not allowable.
HHose who have passed the, three-score
mite post are presumably safe. but by
Aow large a margin? In other words.
what Is the limit?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

The Sheffield Reaper is Of the opinion
that If no disaster ipterferes with the
corn crop of the country corn-brcad will
become a common article of diet, instead
pf luxury. The products of corn
excluding moonshine-might become a
much more general article of diet With
decided advantage. to the physical and
financial condition of the people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Some Chicago people are worrying over
the meaning of the name of their town,
but 1t is time thrown away. The name is
indian and means skunk cabbage" and
they may as well put up with it. Their
city would not smell any sweeter if the
name meant wild rose"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

/ A contemporary declares that If the
RECKLESS automobiiing isn't stopped peo-
pie whose lives are endangered will go
cunning for the drivers just as they
would for mad dogs or any other menace
to human life. 1t would be strenuous
remedy, but in some cases the law Of
self-ppotection would justify It, if all the
Ntories are true.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26
PASSING THRONG.

Iieut. Albert Goodwin of the regular
army arrived in this city yesterday
from Columbus, o. He mas recently been
transferred from the 10Th Infantry to the
18th Infantry in the Philippines. He will
leave for his new duties across the Pacinc
some day next week. Before ieaying lieu
tenant GOODWIN will wed Miss Charlie
Lane of Huntsville and she will accom-
pany him to the Philippines. Lieutenant
oooawyn's many friends here will ex-
tend congra tuiations in advance and wish
him much JOY. He will be in Montgomery
until Friday.
Lieutenant Albert Goodwin Of the reg
uiar army reached Montgomery last night
from Columbus, o. He has recently been
transferred from the 2oth Infantry to the
18th Infantry In the Philippines. He viii
leave for his new duties across the Pa
cifc some day next week. Before leaving
Lieutenant Goodwin will wed Miss Char
lie Lane of Huntsville. and she will ac-
company him to the Philippines. Lieuten-
ant Goodwyn's many friends here will
extend congratulations in advance and
wish him much JOY He will be in Mont
gomery until Friday.
Hon. Terry Richardson of Montgomery
will leave today for Lowndes County
where he will act as Special Solicitor in
the Circuit Court. Mr.. Richardson takes
the place of Solicitor Charles r. Bricken
of Luverne, who Is on pleasure trip in
California, having attended the Supreme
Lodge of the knights of Pythias In San
Francisco.
Mr. w. NJ. Bunting. former well
known newspaper man of Florence and
North Alabama. is in the city. Mr.. Bunt-
ing some time ago went to Ell Paso, Tex,
and purchased an interest in a newspaper.
He has recently disposed of this interest
and says he will locate again In Alabama.
Report late last night from Chisholm
was to the effect that Mr.. Eugene 8.
Carter was in critical condition and
that his death Is expected. Mr.. Carter is
a popular citizen of Montgomery County
and this will be painful news to his large
circle OF FRIENDS.
Judge A. H. Arlington, City Recorder
of Montgomery, returned yesterday morn
ing from Blount Springs where he has
been spending two weeks He presided
over his court yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. H. Gait Braxton of The Birming-
ham News staff was in the city yester-
day. He greatly admired The Advertiser
new building on Dexter Avenue.
Mr.. Shepherd II. Roberts has returned
from a six weeks trip to Kansas City
and points in Oklahoma.
Mr. George w. Duncan of Auburn. was
I'm Montgomery yesterday.
Mr.. J. c. King Of Huntsville came to
Montgomery last night.
Mr. Howard Williams of The Admission
Star, Is In the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

There are no oaths in the Japanese
language, so we are informed, and il
there are any wiscked Japs we want to
know what they do when they stub toe
Or mash a finger?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

The new Chinese Minister to the United
States is an enthusiast on Baseball. we
learn. That will make him solid in this
country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

We have just read a story about
Colorado watermelon that is FIVE feet
long and weighs 1856 pounds. Either that
Is big lie or else they have designs on
our colored citizens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

That Paris doctors remedy for boils
may be success, but no sensible person
Is going to contract one merely TO test
the remedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Mr.. George w. Duncan of Auburn. was
I'm Montgomery yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

The statement that fully seven men
have been killed in recent Souta Ameri-
can revolutions lacks confirma -.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Mr.. Shepherd II. Roberts has returned
from a six weeks trip to Kansas City
and points in Oklahoma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Mr.. J. C. King Of Huntsville came to
Montgomery last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Mr. H. Gait Braxton of The Birming-
ham News staff was in the city yester-
day. He greatly admired The Advertiser q
new building on Dexter Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

II Secretary shaw, in bis recent YER
mont speech. speahs for the administra-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Mr.. Howard Williams of The Admission
Star, Is In the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Judge A. H. Arlington, City Recorder
of Montgomery, returned yesterday morn
ing from Blount Springs where he has
been spending two weeks. He presided
over his court yesterday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Report late last night from Chisholm
was to the effect that Mr.. Eugene 8.
Carter was in critical condition and
that his death Is expected. Mr.. Carter is
a popular citizen of Montgomery County
and this will be painful news to his large
circle Of FRIENDS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26

Mr. w. NJ. Bunting, former well
known newspaper man of Florence and
North Alabama. is in the city. Mr.. Bunt-
ing some time ago went to Ell Paso, Tex,
and purchased an interest in a newspaper.
He has recently disposed of this interest
and says he will locate again In Alabama.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-06
HIS LAST FIGHT.
The brighton Slasher'' Receives q
Knockout Blow.

Chicago March 6.-SamueI Uphouser
known in pugilistic circles as the
Brighton Slasher,'' is dying at his
home SIT West Twenty-second street, as
the result of a knockout blow he receiv-
ed in fight at Bricklayers' hall Satur-
day night The police are searching for
his opponent in the battle, but can only
learn that he is known as Young
Choynski,' and no one knows where he
can be found.
1t was in the fourth round of the fight
that Uphouser received injuries likely
to prove fatal He had received terrific
punishn ent in the second and third, and
in the fourth was sent to the floor. His
head struck the floor sharply and he
was carried from the ring unconscious
and later taken to his home. Since then
his condition has been serious and this
morning he was reported to be dying:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-06
COUNTY CONVENTIONS HELD
Cole Gets Majority of Delegates
Elected Wednesday.

Three county conventions were held
Wednesday, two in the Second district.
and one in the Third. The principal
fight was in Cherokee county over con-
gresham. The contest was between
George w. Wheatley and Judge Skid
more, and Wheatley won easily. This
puts Skidmore out of the race. The
Wheatley forces organized the conven-
ton by a vote of 1928 to 81. This will
give Wheatley considerable strength i'll
the congressional convention.
Cherokee county also elected three
delegates to the state convention, but
there was no contest over these. as the
county is solid for Cole for governor.
1t will also support Wells for auditor
and Pollock for justice as a matter of
course.
Linn county also elected both state
and congressional delegations. The
congressional delegation was instructed
for Bowersock, but the state delegation
was uninstructed. A private telegram
from Mound city today says that the
state delegation stands six for Bailey
and six for Troutman.
In Bourbon county the Hornaday fac
ton carried the day. The state dele
cation will be for Cole for governor.
Germany for lieutenant governor, Kelly
for treasurer and Nelson for state sup
erintendent. The county has sixteen
delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-06
BIG TACK PLANT.
Chicago Corporation Will Establish
a 100000 Factory.

Chicago, March 6.-The Grand Cross
ing Tack company, rival for the big
steel corporation, has made plans for
the erection of an Industrial plant to
cost 100000 on the east SIDE of the
Calumet river between One Hundred
and Eighteenth street and One Hundred
and Twentieth street. The negotiations
for the ground have been completed.
The price paid was $125,000 or $500 an
acre. Contracts for the new plant have
already been let. It is to consist of
twelve buildings containing floor space
of 10000 square feet. There is to be an
open hearth steel department d rolling
mill for the manufacture of steel billets
and all the accessories. The main
building will be 44o feet long and have
a width of so feet.
f. w. Hutchinson, secretary and
superintendent of the company, has re-
Gently returned from Europe, where he
visited the best equipped plants for
ideas on modern establishments of the
kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-06
PLAN OF AMERICAN LEAGUE
Ban johnson at Work on His Expan-
sion Plans For 1902 Season

Chicago, March 6.-The latest PROPOSE
ton made to Ban johnson and the
American league by Brush and Freed
man is for a 10-club circuit to be made
up as follows.
Boston American league club to be
owned and directed by Henry Killilea,
Soden, Billings and Conant.
New York, an ali-star team to be
owned by Andrew Freedman
Philadelphia American league club
owned by Ben Shibe and managed by
Connie Mack.
Baltimore American league club to be
owned by McGraw and Robinson.
Washington American league club to
be owned by Fred Postal and Tom
Lotus.
Chicago American league club to be
be located on the West. side.
ST Louis American league club to be
owned by the Hedges syndicate and
managed by Jimmy McAleer.
Pittsburg National league club owned
by Barney Dreyfuss.
Cincinnati National league club,
owned by John T. Brush and Ashley
Lloyd.
Detroit American league club, owned
by street railway company and man
aged by Frank DWyer.
The entire circuit to be known as the
American league with Johnson as the
official head. If by any chance this
scheme was consummated the Brooklyn
and Philadelphia National league clubs
would be frozen out. 1t will be dis
cussed at the Detroit meeting.
Ban johnson, who recently returned
from St. Louis, had talk with John
Wednesday and then the above plans
came out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-06
FUSION IN SEVENTH.
Way Being Paved For Union of DEM
ocrats and Populists.

There seems to be an excellent chance
for fusion ON congressman in the Sew
ehth district between the Populists and
Democrats. The congressional commit
tees OF the two parties met in Hutchili-
son yesterday afternoon, and after
sparring with one another for while.
got down to business and called the
congressional conventions of both par
ties to meet at the same place on the
some day-at Hutchinson on May g.
and further recommending that a joint
convention be held and a single candi-
date be nominated. This, however, will
be point for the convention themselves
to decide.
The representation of each convention
was so adjusted as to give each the
same number of delegates, so that if a
joint convention is held neither will
have the advantage of the other.
Two years ago each party nominated
a candidate, the Democrats naming
Claude Duval and the Populists naming
/. P. Campbell. Later the Populists
tried to pull Campbell off the track and
endorse Duval but Campbell re-
fused to be pulled. This year Du-
val declines to run again, saying that
he cannot afford the time from his bus
mess. He says, however, that he be-
HeVes there is a better chance for sue
cess this year than there was two years
ago, and he gave Congressman Long a
pretty stiff race then.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-06
IN FAVOR OF SPAIN.
Commission Holds Against the
Maine Survivors.

Washington, March 6-The Spanish
treaty claims commission today handed
down decision against the claimants
for deaths and injuries received by Of
ficers and seanen in the wreck of the
battleship Maine in Havana harbor.
The commission holds that individual
claims of citizens of one nation may
arise against the government of another
nation for redress of injuries to persons
or property which such citizens may
have sustained from such government,
or any of it's agents. But such individ-
ual claims do not arise in favor of the
Officers and seamen of a ship of war,
who receive, in the line of duty. injuries
to their persons for which a foreign
government is RESPONSIBLE The claim
against the foreign government is who'll
ly national and all injuries to such Of
ficers and Seamen are merged in the
national injury; and they can look only
to their own government for such re-
Enumeration as it may choose to give
them.
"A seaman injured by the explosion
which destroyed the battleship Maine
in the harbOr of Havana, Cuba, on Feb
ruary 10, 1898, had no Individual claim
against Spain, even if that government
was responsible to the United States for
the explosion and therefore such a sea-
man is not entitled to an award in his
favor from the Spanish treaty claims
commission organized by the act of
congress of March 2, 1901, to adjudicate
all individual claims of citizens of the
United States against Spain which the
United States released to Spain and
agreed to pay by the treaty of peace of
December 10, 1885,
The claims so far filed with the COM
mission which viii be affected by this
decision amount to about $4,000, 600,
which probably would be increased TO
S., 900, zoe had the decision been favor
a lIe To the ola ina nfS