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TUSCALOOSA.
While Boring for Artesan Water
Strong Indications of Oil Found.

\ Tuscaloosa, March % Especial while
boring for an artesan well at the Rosenau
Hosiery mill Saturday evening one mile
south of the business portion of the city,
strong indications of oil were found. The
gentleman In charge of the boring Is an
oil expert and states that the indications
are very favorable. The land is very
strong with an oily substance and an odor
Enthusiastically oily. The well IS bio feet
deep and the water is II feet below the
surface of the earth. A small paper was
lighted yesterday and dropped into the
well. when instantly the entire well was
ablaze. roaring and flaming as furnace.
A bucket of water after standing few
minutes has an oily substance from one
eighth to one-fourth of an inch thick on
it. There was great deal Of excitement
here yesterday when the discovery was
made.
At recent meeting of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association of the Uni
verslty of Alabama. held in the univer-
sity annex, the following officers were
elected: President. Miss Eta Lambert;
vice president, Miss Evelyn Searcy; sec
rotary, Miss Pearl Boyd; treasurer, Miss
Alice Ashley. After the election of Of
ficers a very interesting and instructive
talk on Qualifications for witnessing"
was made by Miss Jodie Nelson.
Willie Cook a negro boy about II years
of age, is in jail charged with an at
tempted assault on Sarah Cook, young
negro girl. The boy is the son of Charles
Cook. a well known minister. He denies
the crime.
There will be an important meeting of
the r. Il. Rhodes Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy tomorrow
morning at the residence Of Mrs. c. N.
Maxwell. The meeting is called for the
purpose of making arrangements for the
meeting of the Alabama division of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
which convenes here in May. They will
also elect a speaker for Memorial day
Mrs. Edwin s. Waterman and Miss
Esther Waterman of Southport, Conn,
are the guests of the formers daughter,
Mrs. j. o. Heyworth.
Miss Louise Digger has returned from
a visit to relatives at Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar f. Bledsoe of Green
wood, Mfss., are in the city visiting the
latters cousin, Mrs. William G. Somer-
Vile.
The friends of Miss Carolyn Craddock
will rejoice to learn that she Is recover
ing from her recent attack of appendicitis.
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cold storage plant will also be erected
on Broad street and it is said that the
building will be put up to accommodate
one of the large packing houses doing
business here. The building will have a
modern cold storage outfit.
Mrs. A. H. Hollingsworth has entered
suit for $500 in the Circuit court of st.
Clair county against the Alabama Great
Southern railroad. She alleges that
three weeks ago she and her husband
got ON the Alabama Great Southern train
at Steele with tickets for Alfalfa and as
she started to enter the first class coach
the conductor and brakeman took her by
the and forced her into the smok-
ing car thereby injuring her feelings to
the amount of $500.
J. II. Sewell of Winder, Ga. has ar
rived in Gadsden and will begin imme-
diately to build a large brick plant just
over the river and adjoining the new
plant Of the Gadsden Brick company.
Though adjoining, both arc entirely separ-
ate plants The capacity of Mr.. Sewelps
plant will be $4,000 brick per day.
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ARMY OFFICER TO
INSPECT MILITIA
Will Visit Alabama to Ascertain
the Military Strength
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITOL
State Board of Railroad Assessments
viii Meet In the captol Until
Work Is completed-Mr.
Tunstall Visitor.
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITOL

Montgomery March 2S.-(Special)-The
several military companies are to be in
spected by regular army officer within
the next few weeks for the purpose OF
ascertaining what number of magazine
arms and equipments will be necessary to
arm the several militia organizations in
Alabama. This inspection is to begin on
April g. when Companies A and ID, Sec
ond infantry, at Montgomery will be in
spected. The Inspector will then con-
tinne his inspections until he has fin
ished with the state. The inspection
completed, he will recommend that the
war department at Washington immedi-
ately issue the necessary equipment pro-
vided for in what is known as the Dick
bill.
Several days ago Acknowledgement
Brandon made requisition upon the war
department for the new equipments and
today he received the following letter in
reply:
washington. d. c.. March 20, 1903
"To the Adjutant- General. Montgomery
Ala:
THE department IS ready TO ISSUE
magazine arms and equipments under
section 49, militia law, as soon as the
number required to arm organized militia
of your state can be determined by per-
sonal inspection by army officer. The
secretary of war desires you to advise
this office at the earliest date when in
spectors can visit each of your organiza-
TONS.
To this the adjutant- general replied that
the examinations could begin In Mont
gomery April 9. and on April 7 the four
Mobile companies could be examined. No
dates were fixed for other companies but
the several towns will be visited as most
convenient for the railroad schedules.
Colonel Brandon has recommended that
Capt Samuel q. Jones, Fifth cavalry,
be detailed to inspect the Alabama COM
panies. Colonel Brandon will accom-
pany the inspecting officer.
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will not only save you distressing pain
and valuable time, but Will cost you less
money There is also a satisfaction in
knowing that the very best possible treat
rnent Is being given to you by compe-
tent physician who has experience in such
matters and is capable of curing you in
the quickest and most perfect manner
possible. l have treated private diseases
as speciality for the past fifteen years
In the city of Birmingham, and 1 am
therefore known to great many. But
If YOU are not acquainted with me, ! re-
fer YOU with permission, to First Ma
tional bank, Alabama National bank.
Jefferson County Savings bank and
Steiner Bros. bankers, as to my RESPONSE
biIity for my contracts. I cure many pa
tents by mail treatment. Write for
prices and terms.
| do not use large advertisements and
false statements to attract patients
which merit has failed to secure. If you
fail to be cured by such methods. give
me a call and get well
Address DR.. Y. f. Holloway, 1s011a Sec
ond Avenue, Birmingham, Ala
office. Second avenue and Eighteenth,
opposite postoffice.
Office Hours: $50 a. m. 70 $50 p. m.
Sunday, 10 a. m. to. y m
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freight No. 7s-collided head-on at Elko.
five miles west OF Huntsville The trains
were going slowly. and only one man,
William Bailey. fireman on the passen-
ger engine, was injured, Both engines
were badly damaged. The freight had
orders to luke the siding at EllSo and was
slow in doing so. Signal lights were not
seen in the fog
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Stewart at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. Tenn. March 23.-Gen.
Thomas J. Stewart, COMMANDMENTS
chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, was rendered a public reception to-
night, which was attended by repre-
sentative citizens of Chattanooga, in
Guiding many Confederate Veterans.
General Stewart spent the day at
Chickamauga park and other points
of interest He will visit all the prin-
cipal cities of the south on this trip.
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V|CKARS' TRIAL
IS POSTPONED
Hearing viii Await the Recov-
cry of Lee Morrison
OTHER BESSEMER NEWS
Robbers Break Plate Glass Window of
Store, But Are Fired on BY Police
Before Anything of Value
Is Stolen.
OTHER BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, March % = (Special) - The
preliminary hearing of J. r. vickars.
who shot Lee Morrison Saturday night
in Collins saloon, wounding him pain
fully, but not seriously. in the neck, was
to have been held this morning before
the mayor, but was postponed until Nor
rison is sufficiently recovered to be able
to appear as witness.
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The Biggest Little Fellow.

From Tit-Bts.
Irate visitor-I call this downright
fraud. You advertise on your bills, THE
Most Remarkable Dwarf in the World"
and he turns out to be 8 feet inches
high.
Bland Slnowman-Exactly so, sir. That's
just what's so remarkable about him.
He's the tallest dwarf on record.
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Broke Plate Glass.

plate glass window in the brick store
building ON Third avenue. near Nine
teenth street belonging to DR. j. w.
Carter, was broken again last night. The
police appeared Immediately and fired at
the woud-be robbers but they made
their escape. These are supposed to be
the same parties responsible for all the
window breaking of late.
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Railroad Assessments.

The state board of railroad assessment
will meet in the office of the state audi
tor at noon tomorrow and continue in ses-
sion from day to day until the work of
assessing the railroads telephone and
telegraph companies for state and coun-
ty taxation is completed. The state board
is composed of the governor, auditor, sec
rotary of state, treasurer and attorney
general 1t may require several days for
the board to complete the work of ASSESS
ments, as 1t is not unusual for the repre-
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Alabama Brewing Co.
Bohemian Beer. F."
TAX NOTICE.

The books will be open on
April l, 1908, for the collec-
ton of merchants tax for
the year 1903, which tax
shall become delinquent on
the first day of May and will
draw interest at 8 per cent
from said date.
A. ]. GRUBBS,
Acting Tax Collector.
3-24 26 rs 30 1850.
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Postoffice Clerks.

A state convention of the Alabama post
office clerks has been called to meet in
Montgomery on April 10. The convention
was called by President Gresham Of Bir-
mingham. The clerks in the Montgomery
postoffice are not members OF the asso-
citation, but 1t is probable that they vii,
Join at the forthcoming convention.
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Dignity and Impudence.
From Punch.

From Punch.
Customer (Time-Sa turday afternoon)-
don't want all coppers In change for
that shilling. Haven't you got any sill
yer?
Newsboy-All right, sir. Want a little
Sunday. money. I-s'pose. SIR? $50
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OFFICERS of Blnghamton, N. Y, Police Department

II you are sick or feel badly" begin taking the
famous discovery, DR.. Kilmer's SwampRoot.
because as soon as your kidneys well they will
help all the other organs to health trial will con-
vince anyone
Weak aud unhealthy kidneys responsible
for sickness and suffering than any other dis
case, therefore, when through neglect or other
causes, kidney trouble is permitted to continue fatal
results to follow. Kidney trouble rritates
the nerves. makes you dizzy, restless, sleepess and
irritable. Makes you pass water often through the
day and obliges you to get up many times during
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runstaII all capltal.

Alfred NJ Tunstall speaker of the low
er house of the legislature, was visitor
at the capital today. He was looking
after some private business. Mr.. Tun-
stall has quite recovered from his recent
Illness. which was quite threatening at
the adjournment Of the session for recess.
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sentatives of the railroad companies to
be summoned b fore the board 20 show
cause why th' assessments should not
be increased and 1t Is made frequently
the case that these same representatives
voluntarily appear and ask reductions.
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Erenoh Bark Sinks.

Philadelphia, March 2s.-The French
bark Alo Etsabelle. which arrived Sun
day at Marcus Hook. Pa, in ballast from
Sales O'Olonne, sank at her dock today.
The crew escaped.
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Wreck on Southern.

Huntsville. March 2s.-(special)- lin a
dense fog this morning two trains on the
Southern railroad-passe No. AZ and
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it at our store.
EASTER PURCHASING made easy
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Assortment outclasses all former eff
forts. II you're going to blossom out
in EASTER NEcKWEAR, SHIRTS,
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DR.. Y. {. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and Surgeon.

Three-fourths of
the persons who
come to me to get
cured of Syphilis,
Gonorrhoea, elect.
Structure, l. o $ t
Manhood and other
private diseases
have tried to get
well by using 9TH
er means. Why not
come as soon as
you find that you
are afflicted? It
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n o III t en- through the An
c e regular s ant Al taking them re ycrds wampR
ua
Of 81
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N of
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the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism
gravel catarrh of the bladder pain or dull ache in
the back joints and muscles; makes your head
ache and back ache causes indigestion, stomach
and liver trouble you get sallow yellow COM
plexion makes you feel though you had heart
trouble you may have plenty of ambition, but no
strength get weak and waste away.
Swamp-Root is pleasant TO take and is used In
the leading hospitals recommended by physicians
in their private practice and is taken by doctors
themselves because they recognize in 1t the great
est and most successful remedy that science has
ever been able TO compound.
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Whatever Comes from X. G. G. is
"Korrect and Good"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-14
TO DISCUSS LABOR TROUBLE
Convention of American Federation
Begins at Boston.
Many Important Questions to he Con-
sidered by Delegates-Denial
by Mitchell.

Boston, Nov. 1O.-With an assembly
of delegates numbering nearly 500, the
American Federation of Labor Mon
day opened in Faneuil hall it's twenty
third annual convention. Although the
subjects to be taken up at the conven-
ton had not been announced, labor
leaders say that the meetings are ex-
pected to prove among the most i'm
portant for the consideration of prob
lens arising out Of the relation of cap
ital and labor ever held in the United
States;
Nearly all the delegates, including
President Samuel Gompers and John
Mitchell, the president of the United
Mine Workers, have arrived. The pro-
gramme for the days sittings included
the usual formal welcoming of dele
gates, the appointment of committees
and the presentation of the reports of
some of the principal officers.
The discussions in which the dele
gates have INDUCED since reaching the
city indicate that among the impor-
tant questions to be considered by the
convention will be whether the fed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
House of Representatives i'm Session
But Five Minutes-Senate Re-
ceives Many Bills.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE house
convened at IL o'clock Wednesday.
After prayer by the chaplain and the
reading of the journal, Messrs. c. c.
Reed and Minor Wallace and T. B. Kyle,
of Ohio, were sworn in as members of
the house. On motion of Mr.. Davne the
house at 1905 adjourned.
The senate began business in earnest
Wednesday by receiving for the first
time in the session number of petitions
and also many bills. Some of the petit
tions protested against Senator Smoot,
of Utah, remaining in the senate
Senator Gallinger IN. H. was the
first of the senators to secure recogni-
ton for the introduction of bills, and
the first bill introduced by him provided
for the erection of statue to Gen. John
Stark.
When the introduction of several
other bills, resolutions, etc., had been
concluded, the chair laid before the
senate the house joint resolution, max
ing Immediately available the appro-
priation for mileage of senator's and
members, and on motion of Senator
Hale it was adopted.
The senate then at 1920 went into
executive session.
At 1:45 o'clock the senate adjourned
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-14
RUSH OF LAND SEEKERS.
Nearly a Thousand Persons Try ia
File Claims at Government Offices
at CrOokston, MINI.

Crookston, MIMI, Nov. ~. - With
women protesting against being crushed
to death and both men and women faint
ing and falling under the feet of the
greedy land hunters, nearly 1000 per-
sons on Tuesday packed the government
land office and through the halls of the
building, up to the second floor, on
which the office is located, awaiting
the formal opening of about 100000
acres of land in the Red Lake Indian
reservation. It was the biggest crush
for land ever known in the northwest.
and the number of entries was the
largest of any previous day..
The rush of land seekers was renewed
when the United States land office
opened for business Wednesday. Be-
fore midnight long line of men and
women formed in front of the Office and
waited patiently until daybreak. One
woman stood in line several hours,
after she had spent the night walking
80 miles through the woods from near
Red Lake to Bagley, where she took the
train. She was rewarded by finding her
land clear. Wednesday $50 filings were
received from outside points, but only
40 were placed on record. The rest had
been secured by other parties Tuesday.
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for Myself Now.

eration's affiliated members shall ally
themselves with any particular polit-
ical party.
Child labor, the eight-hour work day
and the Miller case,'' at washington,
are also expected to come up.
There isn't bit of truth in it, so
far as I am concerned" was the COM
ment made by John Mitchell, president
of the United Mine Workers union,
with reference to the dispatch which
stated that Mr. Mitchell would become
member of the cabinet Of President
Roosevelt, to succeed George B. Cortel-
you, who%was to resume his former po-
sition as secretary to the president
When asked regarding report that
he would resign his position as head of
the United Mine Workers, Mr.. Mitchell
said:
1T is all news to me. There is not
bit of truth in it,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-14
GEN. HALL REPORTS ON ARMY
He Deals with Every Phase Of the
Military Establishment.
Actual Strength of Army-Satisfac-
tory Work OF Attaches Abroad
Recommendation Made.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE annual
report of Acting Adjt. Gen. Hall, of the
army, was made public Wednesday. 1t
deals with every phase of the military
establishment The actual strength of
the army on October Is, 1903, was 1851
officers and IS, 800 enlisted men. There
were lost to the army during the year
ended June 80, 1903, 29,279 men, as fol-
lows: One hundred and thirty-eight OFF,
GERS, of whom Is were killed in action or
died Of wounds or disease; 28,141 enlisted
men, of whom 837 were killed in action
or died of wounds or disease, the re-
mainder representing men discharged
for expiration of term of service, for dis
ability, by sentence of court-martial,
assertions and retirements.
Attention is directed to the work of
military attaches abroad, which the re-
port states has been very satisfactory,
and proves the wisdom of selecting Off
GERS peculiarly adapted to this delicate
semi-diplomatic work, which secures
to the army the most recent, authentic
and valuable information at minimum
cost.
Over one-half of the report is devoted
to the militia and it gives detailed &C
count of the workings of the act to pro-
mote the efficiency of the militia passed
at the last session of congress.
Several recommendations regarding
the organized militia are made
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-14

Washington, Nov. 10.-Secretary Hay
during a call at the white house Mon
day morning, placed in the hands OF
the president the Colombian protest
against the course pursued by the Wash
ington government on the isthmus and
it's attitude toward the new government
of Panama.
The protest came to Secretary Hay
from DR.. Thomas Herran, the Colon
bian charge, and was duly acknowl-
edged in a brief formal note. The pro-
test is short and to the point. 1t fol-
lows the usual lines of formal communi-
cations of this kind. In view of the
authorized announcement by the Co.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-14
DUKE OF ROXBURGH.

combined in an artistic color scheme,
with which the orchids on the pulpit
and the lilies about the altar toned
beautifully.
: Afterwards, the duke and duchess
went to the home of Mrs. Ogden
Goelet on Fifth avenue, where an in
formal reception, to which only part
of the wedding guests were hidden,
was held. 1t had been intended to
make the wedding a more brilliant
function, but the death of Sir Michael
Herbert, uncle of the bride, caused
the change in plans.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-14
DELEGATES REASSEMBLE.
Second Day Of American Federation
Convention at BOstOn-Address
of GOmpers Discussed.

Boston, Nov. 1.-THE delegates to
the twenty-third annual meeting of the
American Federation of Labor Tuesday
reassembled for deliberation on sub
jects, the important nature of which
has drawn to Boston labor leaders from
all parts of the country. President
Gompers' address and the reports of
Secretary Morrison and Treasurer Len
non we're presented Monday, so that the
principal item of routine as arranged
for Tuesday was to be the report of the
executive council of the federation.
Then it was expected that the many
recommendations contained in Pres
ident Gompers' address would be acted
upon by the convention. His declara-
ton that the great danger which co.,
fronts the federation is the internecine
strife between affiliated unions over the
jurisdiction of trades has been the chief
topic of discussion among the delegates.
1t was generally accepted that some
decided action on this matter would be
taken.
Gompers' address took up most of
the afternoon Monday. It showed that
the gain in membership of the affiliated
international unions and of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor during the last
year had been 442, 100. Mr. Gompers re-
viewed at length what the federation
had accomplished during the year, and
he made numerous recommendations.
He pointed out that the grave danger
which confronted their movement was
the internecine strike, due to the con-
flicting claims sof trade jurisdictions.
Mr.. Gompers Condemned such anti
trust legislation as was secretly against
labor and urged eternal vigilance with
respect to legislation.
The treasurer's report showed the in
come of the year was $247, 800, the ex-
penditure $196,015, and the balance on
hand $4,000. ..:.-~ - .