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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
THE NEWS IN PEKIN
Treaty Came as . Surprise to the
 Diplomats.

Pekin. Feb. 12.-The news of the sign. ing of the Anglo-Japanese treaty or al- Iiance became known to few diplomats here today and was an absolute surprise. The treaty is regarded as the most im- portant move made In far Eastern poll tics of recent years. The Japanese Minis ter, Uchida, visited Prince Ching, Prest- dent of the Foreign office. and gave him copy of the treaty. It Is not douoted among the diplomats here that the new alliance will effectually veto the signing of the Manchurian treaty. I
 United States Minister, Mir. Conger. have recently been pressing Prince Ching to postpone signing the Manchurian treaty and obtained a promise to defer so doing until fresh representations could be made, which representations were made today in the form of copy of the Angio- Japanese treaty. The Chinese omctals who were informed of the signing of the treaty expressed the greatest satisfac- tion. They said British prestige in the far East had been given tremendous advancement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
DID NOT TOUCH BERMUDA
Noisy Welcome Given Vessel
 In New York Harbor.
Captain A. T. Mahan, Head of the Civic Committee Greets Admir- al Won Baudisseu -Converee
 Calls on the Latter.

New York. Feb. H.-The Imperial Ger man yacht Hohenzollern. sent here for the use of Prince Henry of Prussia dur ing his forthcoming visit. arrived today from Kiel She was not expected for she came by the southern circle, and it was calculated that the run would take at least one day more than 1t did. It had also been thought that she would touch at Bermuda and that place had reported her as two days overdue
 The weather encountered was unfavora- ble for call at Bermuda and at sea Admiral Count won Baudissiu abandoned the partly formed plan and shaped his course for New York. The yacht hove in sight off Sandy Hook a few minutes before noon and an hour later was in quarantine. She got the courtesy of the port from federal officials and came on through the Narrows and up into North River without delay. Passing craft gave her a noisy welcome with their whistles and the man at her jack stan was kept busy dipping her big naval flag with it's field of white, black Prus- sian eagle and black cross.
 The North German Lloyd pier at Hoboken, where she Is to be overhauled was not ready for her reception and she dropped anchors in midstream until a fleet of tugs cleared berth for her. German flags f1oated above the docks and warehouses of the North German Lloyd and Hamburg American line piers and the ships of those two companies in port were dressed. The bands of the latter assembled on quarter deck and serenaded the yacht as she lay at anchor. At o'clock she hove her anchors and guided by two tugs was carefully washed into pier.
 ] Admiral von Baudissin was formally welcomed to New York ny civic scom- mittee, a representative of Mayor Low and an officer of the United States. The civic committee was headed by Captain A. T. Mahan, U. s. N.. retired, and his associates were Emil s. Boas, Gustav H, Schwab, Captain Jacob 8. Miller, w. H. Baldwin, Jr.. George H. Boidt, Colo mel Wheelan and Conductor Rodgers Captain Mahan spoke briefly greeting the Admiral and his officers and ship In the name of the people of the city. The Admiral thanked the committee and through its members the citizens of New York. Private Secretary James Reynolds lett the card of the mayor and Captain Converse, of the battieship Illinois, made the formal call in behalf of the navy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
PostofYice Appropriation Bill.

Washington. Feb. 12-The postoffice ap- propriation bill, which has been practi- calIy completed by the House Commit tee on Postofices and Post Roads. car rfed s1s7. .s1S.59S an increase of s141ss.a ao over the current appropriation. The largest item is Al. 250.oo0 for railway transportation of mails. The rural free delivery service gets an increase of u.2oo.- coo making the total T.72s,ooo. ana provis- ion Is made to place the rural carriers under a contract system. instead of sala- ries as at present. The extra allowance for fast railway mall service between Washington and New Orleans is includ- ed, For increase of salaries of postohhce clerks. $S11, 900 is allowed and $2O0, 900 for increase in salaries of railway mall em- ployes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
THE GERMAN PRESS.
Greater Practical Advantage for Eng
 land Than for Japan.

Berlin, Feb. 12.-The National Zeitung. referring to the new dual alliance, says:
 The Anglo-Japanese alliance bears great resemblance to the triple alliance. If the United States has joined Japan and Great Britain resisting. the signing of the Manchurian treaty 1t must De .s. tn. new treaty sympathetically. Since the immediate aims of Japan and Great Bri- acquires unmistakably significance in regard to the preservation of peace in the Orient.
 The vossische Zeitung also infers that the treaty will tend towards the main tenance of Oriental tranquility and says 1t feels that to that extent it can be viewed with satisfaction by Germany.
 The Nueste Lachrichten sees in the al- liance a far greater practical advantage for Great Britain than for Japan. since Japanese-R Russian war Is not the most probable of all conflicts in Eastern Asia"
 The paper adds: Tt is most unlikely that France will actively assist Russia in such a conflict. Therefore Japan, with the agreement in her pocket, will have to reckon alone on the costs of the set- clement with Russia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
GERMAN PRESS COMPLAINS,
Thinks English Correspondents Are
 Irving to Muss Matters

Berlin, Feb. R.-The official North German Gazette and the German Press have variously complained since the visit of Prince Henry to the United States was announced that the English correspon- dents at New York have been sending dispatches calculated to create un- pleasantness in some quarters. The North German Gazette this evening cor rects a dispatch from New York to The Manchester Guardian which says: Elm peror William has requested that all ad- dresses made by the German-Americans to Prince Henry be in the English language
 The paper in question says It IS authorized to make the following state- ment: Emperor William has never ex- pressed any wish whatever regarding the ceremonies and circumstances Of Prince Henry's reception, but has left all details to the Americans"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
ACTION NOT A BLUFF.
Big Claim Brought Against Alaska
 Railway.

Victoria. B. C., Feb. l2.- When It was first announced that Messrs. Higgins and Elliott, barristers of this city. had entered an action against the White Pass and Yukon Railroad for damages and the return of freight and passenger rates paid by their clients. as the tariit or the company had not been approved by the Dominion government, as required by the railway act. and further because the tariffs were unjust and extortionate. there were those who looked upon the action as 4 bluff. Now that Justice Mar lin of the Supreme Court has decided that the plaintiffs have right of action against the company under the railway act, the feeling is taking ground that me suits are very serious.
 The aggregate claims in the writs to he taken out in Victoria will total &,225 5,- OnA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
SURPRISE TO DIPLOMATS
Signing of Manchurian Con-
 vention Delayed.
Continental Newspapers Think That England Has Gained More Than Has Japan in Forming the
 Alliance.

London, Feb. 12.-The Liberal after noon newspapers view the alliance be- tween Great Britain and Japan with mixed feelings, and the Conservative organs generally applaud 1t. The St.. James Gazette. Conservative, expresses modified raptures at this wide depart ure from British traditional policy" but finds solace in the thought that the policy and interest of the United States are identical with those of Great Britian and Japan and concludes. Perhaps we shall find when the policy of Great Britain Is definitely known that the United States is formally or informally a party to the League of Peace in the far East. At any rate no effort should be spared to secure its adhesion.
 The Westminster Gazette thinks the alliance can firmly be termed offensive and defensive and says therefore 1t has a dangerously wide extension and con- cludes that 1t looks like a rather nasty answer to European hostility.
 Baron Hashyi. the Japanese Minister here. who signed the treaty In behalf of Japan. in an interview published to- day declared that the Anglo-Japanese treaty was not directed specially against Russia, but against the Manchurian aues- ton. which was within its scope. It was solely meant to maintain the status ouo The Manchurian question, however. was at present the question of negotia- tions between Russia and United States, representing the interests of all the other powers and the Minister thought 1t un- necessary to prematurely discuss that question. The present treaty has no col- laterals Tn the shape of treaties between Japan and other powers. but it does not exclude the possibility of sirn'ler treaty between Japan and Russia with the full knowledge of Great Britain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Delegates Returning Home.

Monterey. Mex, Feb. 12.-The visiting Pan-American delegates departed from Monterey today for the United States and Mexico City. The delegates were es- corted to the depot by the Committee on Reception and many prominent citi- zens who bade them farewell. Fifteen of by way of San Francisco; twenty-seven to Mexico City and thrty-six to Wash ington or New York. The delegates and their families all expressed themselves as delighted with the reception and the
 various entertainments given In thelr honor while in Monterey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Only One Man Ki..sa.

Belgrade. Servia, Feb. f2.-The actual facts which gave rise to the report pub Iished in the United States by a news agency that fifteen laborers had been killed and thirteen injured by an ava- lanche at the foot of the mountain out side of this town today are as follows3 An avalanche at Tschatcha< killed one man and injured three
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
GIVES ALL TO CHARITY.
Aged Brooklyn Woman Donates $l,-
 900. 900 to Schools, Etc.

New York, Feb. p.-Airs. Julia Elma Brewster Brick. who died at the age or 80 in her home in Brooklyn, February ;, beuueathed in her will which has just been filed. a great portion of her estate. which is said to be worth nearly $l,WO. GOO. to charities. To the Joseph F.: Brick AericulturaI. Industrial and Normal School in Edecomb County, N. C., the hnlk of the properly goes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13

Aedicated today with elaborate ceremo- nies' inc occasion being commemorative of the founding of the first free school in America, the old Sims Eaton Academy. A bronze tablet, erected by the Society for the Preservation of virginia antiqul- President of the Constitutional Conven- ton. delivered an address on the develop ment of the free school system In Amer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Fire in Porto Rico.

San Juan, P. R., Feb. 12-Fire which broke out last night at Caborojo. town of 5000 inhabitants. destroyed seventeen houses. including the city hall. Most of the city records were burned No esti- mate of the damage to Caboroio has been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
CHINESE SPORTSMAN.
Ho Vow, Consul at San Francisco
 Buys Many Fine Horses

San Jose, Cal, Feb. 12.-Ho Vow. Chi nese Consul General at San Francicco, is material additions to his stable of trotters now at the Vendome stock farm, near this city. His latest purchase Is Much Better, POT. a pacer. which he bought from James w. Rea of this city. Ho Ycw is at present negotiating for the purchase of Mckinney, for which he has offered $23. 800 and Iran Alto. Reas champion stallion. for which he is willing to nay xf25O0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Falling Wall Kills Fireman.

Utica, N. Y, Feb. 12-Music Hall, prop erty of the Maennerchor of this city. was burned today. Lieutenant John Barnte or the fire department, and two other fire men were caught beneath a falling wall and Barnie was killed. The loss was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Millionaire Baker Dead.

New York, Feb 12-F'rank C. White, for many years the official baker" of New York, is dead at Whitehouse. N, J.. from paralysis He supplied bread for the public institutions of this city and was rated as a millionaire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Awakened by Hypnotism.

Pana. H.. Feb. 12.-After James Ma son. a policeman of Assumption. had re- mained thirty-siX hours in comatose condition. physicians being unable to arouse him. Rev W. II. Anderson. pastor of the Christian Church, used hypnotic sugee successfully
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ton of any kind whatever"
 Congressman William Alden Smith act cd as toastmaster and speeches were also made by Congressman Cousins of Iowa. Congressman L4andis of Indiana, Henry D. Estebrook of Illinois and the Hon. Amos T. Wilder of Wisconsin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
wEAvERs ON STRIKE.
workmen Resent Lockout of Their
 Companions.


 Companions.
 Providence, R. l., Feb. 1A-The lockout in the five mills of the American wool Company at olneyvills due to strike of i3O Veavers against the so-calied double loom system. wae followed today by a general sympathetic strike of the weaverss number about &0oo The lock- out began February and was unexpect- sdly taken by the company in anticipa- tion- of a general strike set for . later date. So It happened today that the weavine departments in the National. Providence. Rivefside. MAlon and Wey- bossst Mills were practically idle when 1t was expected they would De running in full.
 Yesterday the directors of the company decided to end the lockout but in an. nouncinG this action nothing was said or the alleged grievance of the double loom eystem. The weavers in meeting last night decided that while at other depart ment employee should return to work the weavers should not % In.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Chichester Promoted.

London. Feb 12.-Captain Sir Edward Chichester who commanded the British squadron at Manila during the Spanish American war has been made an admiral.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
In Springfield. Ills.

Springfield. III ,.Feh 12.--At the Nation al Lincoln Monument this afternoon hun dreds of gray haired soldiers and hun- dreds of women who had aided the cause of the Union by untiring work. assem- bled and laid beautiful floral offerings on the sarcopagus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
Risbon on Diplomatic Mission.

Seville, Spain. Feb I2.-Leonard Bishop of Ohio, has arrived here on his way to Madrid MT. Bishop is understood to be on a diplomatic mission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
In New York.

New York, Feb. 12.-There was a gen. eral suspension of business in the hnan- cial district of this city today in honor of the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Many mercantile houses closed and flags were generally displayed.
 There were several banquets tonight, the principal one being that of the Re- publican Club. More than 500 were pres- ent in the banquet hall of the Waldorf Astoria. President Louis Steen presided Among the toasts and those responding were: "A Tribute to Mckinley" Sena- tor c. M. Depew: 'The Republican Par ty." Ldeutenant-G Governor Woodruff
 A number of letters of regret were read, the first being from Robert T. Linco1n otfiefs were from Senator Hanna and Governor William IT. Taft of the Phil- ippines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
IN BOSTON.
John D. Long and General Daniel E
 Sickles Spoke.

@S>~S~
 Boston, Feb. 12.-As a fitting observance of the anniversary of Lncoln's birth day, the Middlesex Club gave a ban auet at Hotel Brunswick this evening. The guests who addressed the members were Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, Major General Dan E. Sickles, Capt. John Bordman, U. s. A., and Ros- COG Conkling Bruce. a colored student and orator at Harvard College.
 Secretary Long said he brought good news from Washington regarding the work of the Government. Of the War Department and the Philippine questions, the Secretary said:
 'If Secretary Root were here he would assure you that the administration in the Philippines Is not failure, but Is ad- vancing every day toward the pacifca- ton and good government of those isl- ands, and that American civilization is there to stay and to bless. There Is no party: there is no community in the United States that intends to abandon the trust we are now under. When the time comes that the ability of self-gov. ernment Is assured, the question of their political status will be for the people oi those islands to decide"
 Mir Long said he hoped to see the nor. al obligation to Cuba redeemed by ad. justing the tariff on Cuban sugar and tobacco. Of President Roosevelt, he said he was devoted to the welfare of his country. The best tribute to pay to Lin- coin, said MT. Long, was to act in his spirit, to remember his generous sym- pathies with all men; his love of free dom, and yet his unfiinching readiness to strike the blow or spill the blood nec- essary to the achievement of freedom.
 Major General Dan F. Sickles said that Stephen A. Douglas said to him when Lincoln was nominated that Lincoln, if elected. would prove to be one of the greatest men in the world. without Lincoln" said General Sickles, 'tht brilliant administration of even McKin. ley would have been impossible"
 Roscoe Conkling Bruce dealt with the negro question, declaring that the work of emancipation is not yet done. Lin. coln's spirit of tolerance and patience is needed by North and South to complete it. It can best be done by education. by making 1t possible for the average negro leader of today to become well educated industriaIly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
I1r1IENsE SALE or LANDS.
42e, 900 Acres of Texas Ranch Sold
 in Chicago.

Cbicago. Feb. 12.-The Capitol land Company. or the x. I. T. ranch of which the FarweIis of Chicago are the principal owners, has been sold to the Reynolds Land and Cattle Compsny ls.ooo acres; to L. T. Clark. 40,000 acree; to William !. Tod. 5000; to the Matador Land and Cattle Company, 21oooo; to F. D. Wight. 7o. .o00 acres, and about 4o,ooo acres in smaller tracts to various purchasers.
 This land is located in Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
New sims-Eaton Academy

Newport News. Va. Feb. l2.-The new Sims-E;aton Academy at Hampton, was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13

ant result will be to give England great CT freedom in the remainder of the world.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-05
Lizards Locouoti0n.

In certain rocks the footprints Of large
animals which walked on their hind legs
are found. 1t has formed at moot cues
ton with biologists whether such prints
were those of gigantic birds or reptiles.
In the Friassic sanstones of Connecti-
cut, for example, typical footprints Of
this kind occur. The impressions in
question exhibit the arrangemtnt of joints
in the toes such as is characteristic Of
birds, but then reptiles and birds are
so intimately related in respect Of many
anatomical points that little reliance can
be placed upon the resemblapces in ques-
ton. On the other hand, we know that
some extinct reptiles walked on their
hind legs, and recently q number Of OBJ
servations have been made which tend
to show that this bipedal mode Of pro-
gressiOn is by no means uncommon even
in ordinary reptiles. w. Saville Kent
showed that certain Australian lizards
habitually adopted the two-footed atti-
tude, and now it is recorded that the
common green lizards and other nearly
related may assume this position. Per.
haps the modern hind-footed movements
Of lizards, occasionally assumed, are the
survivals of an ancestral habit which
was common enough. Such observations,
at least, 60 toward strengthening the idea
that the fossil footprints of the middle
period Of geology are likely to have been
made by reptilian agency.-London
Chronicle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-05
Convinced Her at Last.

''Yes,' said the young man, rs he
threw himself at the feet of the pretty
school teacher. Il love you, and would
60 to the worlds end for you"
"You could not go to the worlds end
for me. George: The world, or the earth,
as it is called, is round, like a ball,
slightly f1attened y: the poles.
Il know; but what I meant was that
l would do anything to please YOU. All,
Angelina. if you but knew the aching
void
'.Tnere is no such thing as void,
George Nature abhors vacuum. But,
admitting that there could be such a
thing how could the void you speak Of
be void if there was an ache III it p
II meant to say that my life woul" be
lonely without you; that you are my
daily thought and nightly dream. l
would 50 anywhere 10 be with you. II
you were in Africa or at the north pole
I would fly to sou. - ":#
Ely! It will be another century be
fore man can fly. Even when the laws
of gravitation are successfully overcome,
there still remains, says a late scientific
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-05
The Spider Mystery.

How does spider spin thread from
one bush to another at height from
the ground and then draw it so TIGHT?
asks correspondent in the New Cen
fury. Everyone who has ever walked
through country lane early in the
morning has felt the strained threads
upon the face, and often these threads
are many yards long; but the way in
which it is done remains mystery. He
does not fly across, drawing the thread
after him, for he has no wings. Neither
does he descend to the ground and thcn
climb the opposite bush, for this would
lead to immediae and hopeless entangle-
ment of the gossamer tilament, How
then does he do it?
NJ. Favier, French scientist. has
discovered that thread one ward long
will support by its own buoyancy in thu
air the weight of young spider, It
would thus be in the power of a juvenile
to spin a thread of that length and trns:
to air currants to carry it across and
attach it to an opposite bush so that
not put the ring onto her left hand must
stop the service
and then the climax came. With a
compliment smile, that seemed to show
his satisfaction at having for the mo-
ment 'bested' the parson, the bridegroom
settled the point for all time with the
words. Please, sir. she amt got noner"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-05
Didn't Worry Him.

1t was self-made millionaire and he
stopped one Of three ladies at an inn in
the suburbs and asked her to play ping
pong. Now, he was most Objectionable
person, with not even a speaking &C.
Quaintance with grammar and huge dia.
mond in his eravat. The lady would
none Of him.
II don't know how to play" said she,
politely. He laid his hand on her arm,
and her politeness gave way to wrath at
the impertinence.
Jaw, come on" he said, ell learn you
in minute"
Learn me-? said she, Jelly, with Bit
ing emphasis on the "learn" "Don't you
know that no man can learn woman?
My husband has been ten years trying to
learn me"- emphasis on the "learn'-
land he hasn't done it YETI
But her snub was to that self-made
os' hide.
"Well, say" said he, IF you can't
learn ping.pon in ten years you must be
slow: But come on and try."-Washiug-
ton Post.