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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
Morning, Afternoon and Night Sessions Held. Ann1ston Solicitor Bill Recalled from Senate and Passed Second Time Due to Reported IT. regularity-Centsrville Dis pensary Bill Precipitated
 Debate.

The members of the House of Repre- sentadves, after their two days of pieas- ure at Mobile. met yesterday with an ev- ident determination to dispatch business with all speed in the remaining four days before the recess. In its morning and afternoon sessions the House succeeded m finally disposing of the general stock law bill. question which has been q subject of dissension and discord since 1t was put before the House.
 Beyond the passage of the stock law bill and the recall from the Senate of House bill 5as. making the Solicitor of the City Court of Anniston appointive in- stead of elective. no definite results were accomplished by the House in its two day sessions yesterday.
 Perhaps majority of the farmers of the House were against the general stock law bill. The representatives from some counties of the State stood out against the measure but a majority wanted a general stock law and 1t was showed through over the protest of a consider able minority. The majority was in the main made up of farmers, lawyers and representatives from large counties.
 Vote on Stock Law Close.
 The opponents of the measure assem- bled in the House yesterday with the hope that the bill could be killed by in- action. They hoped to have 1t defeated hy letting 1t alone. Failing in this, they attempted to have the measure postponed until the Legislature should reassembia in September. But the majority wanted immediate action and 1t secured 1t. That the sentiment of the House was close on the question Is shown by the final vote on the passage of the bill. which was 4 ayes to A nays.
 The Dill was prepared and introduced by MT. Thomas of Chambers. Much of its original form and shape was, how ever. lost before 1t was finally passed. Amendment after amendment was tackled on to 1t and various other amendments were voted down.
 Provisions of the Bill.
 The bill as 1t stands provides that the election precinct shall be the unit of the stock law district. Twenty-Five freehold CTS or land owners may petition the Court of County Commissioners or Board of Revenue for an election as to the crea- tion of a stock law district. At the stock law election all qualified voters in the proposed stock law district shall be en. titled to vote. The bill makes no pro- vision as to fences. It does not declare that either the outsiders or the insiders shall build Q fence. The position of the advocates of the bill was stated by Mr, Thomas, who declared that stock law means no fense. Fence means no stock law. The stock that trespasses shall be liable for the damage that is done"
 The bill does not interfere with the stock law districts as they exist at pres ent, but provides that they may be changed by the same machinery as the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26

When a man frequently contradicts him. self he may be right occasionally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
Masters in Music"

The above Is the name of a magazine published by the Bates and Guild Com pany. 42 Chauncey Street. It is what 1t claims to be in this that 1t Is devoted to the life and methods of the great musi-
 The January number was devoted to Mozart, The February number has Cho- pin. There is enough to keep the reader interested in the study of the works of the great composers from the appearance of one issue until another one comes out. The splendid music is more than worth the price of subscription. It is a cheap and attractive way of obtaining the very higheet kind of classical music.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
MONTGOMERY THEATRE.
Arizona" Presented by e Capable
 Company,

Arlzoua Freseuteu py OaP-pAS
 Company.
 The presentation of Arizona" was just as pleasing to the big audience at the Montgomery Theatre last night as was of Augustus Thomas was produced here.
 The company of players to whom "Ari- zona" was entrusted is q strong organi- zatiCn but the nature and the spicinesS of the. work of the playwright are the points that made the drama thrice successful in Montgomery.
 Francis Nj. Ball. who portrays Denton. is rather good looking young man and a capable actor. There was no time when any particular flaw can be picked in his rendition of the young cavalryman. but he has not the physique that made Denton so dear to local theatre goers.
 Elizabeth Lea was a pretty and fasci- mating Bonita. Miss Antoinette Randall made a hit as Miss McCullagh, the school teacher and afterwards the army nurse, and Miss Alice Chandler was effective as Estrella Bonham.
 The characters of Arizona" are all more or less familiar figures and 1t is worth while to say that Frederick Wat son was a good Canby Charles Mason strong Colonel Bonham, M. J. Mansfield acceptable as pr. Fenlon and John Drury and August Balfour great in the well known parts. Tony and Sergeant Keilar
 The play was produced with a thorough ness of detail that was in accord with the other productions of Kirk LaShells.
 Mauv man who for0ed hIa wav ta The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
Pleasure-seekers Returning.

EkehSuIe-6SShSfp 00SAkhAh6.
 The northDound rush of the carnival travel is assuming about as gigantic pro portions as the southbOund tide that almost swamped the railroad companies.
 Yesterday morning there were four sec tions of train No. 2 due in Montgomery at CHS a. m, the legislative special from Mobile being one of them
 Last night there were four sections Of of train No. 1 due in Montgomery at b:sO D. m., making eight northbound trains with an average of ten cars or eighty coaches and Pullmans.
 This morning there will be four sections of trair No. and tonight there will probab bly De several section ot train No 1. though the rush will be virtually over today.
 President Felton of the Chicago and Alton Railroad in his private ear came up on the first section of train Nc, rom New Orleans last night; General Mana, ger Peck of the Pennsylvania Railroad being on the same train. ,i
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr,, with his Wife went to New Orleans on train No last night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
FUNERAL OF MIR. RICE.
Veteran Montgomery Merchant In
 terred in Oakwood Cemetery.

The funeral of Alexander Rice. the vet. eran Montzomery merchant who died Monday morning. took place at 5 o'cieeH yesterday at the late home or the oe- ceased, 61 Sayre Street.
 If will be remembered that Mir. Rice was III only four days. having succumoed to pneumonia.
 He was sS years old.
 The funeral was post. ned until yester- day by reason of the l. Isence or ms son, Augustus Rice, who returned yesterday morning.
 The interment was in Oakwood Ceme- tery, Rabbi A. J. Messing offt2iated, The funeral was attended by large concourse of friends of the family and quantity of floral designs decorated the grave.
 The following gentlemen served as pail bearers: Isadore Abraham. 5. Simon, Nj. Mohr, l.. Strauss, M. Blank and s. Loeb.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26

Bronchial Troubles are often permanently cured by Pisos Cure for Consumption. tu-th-sat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
AT McDoNALD's THEATRE.
"Two Married Women" by the Hoyt
 Compauv

Two Married Women" was the bill of the Hoyt Comedy Company at McDon- aids theatre last night. A good audience saw the performance.
 The play is farce comedy and the Hoyt players showed themselves capable of doing legitimate work in the same good style in which the usual repertoire slap-bang was done on preceding nights.
 Clever specialties were 1nterspersed, noteworthy being the act of the Musical Molenettes.
 The bill for tonight will be "A Field of Honor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
A COAST LINE WRECK ENGINEER AFFORD INJURED AT DoNALDEoNVILLE, GA. Trains on the Louisville c Nash- vile are Loaded With Human
 Freight Returning
 from the South.

The first trouble that has happened to any of the local railroads during the car nival season fell to the lot of the At- iantic Coast LAne (Plant System) yes- terday.
 Train No. g from Jaclssonville due in Montgomery at 6:30 p. m. had mishap. The trouble occurred at Donaidsonville, Ga. 15s miles from Montgomery, the fast train got mixed up with a log train that was going into the siding. The engine and several of the coaches of train 23 were put out of business temporarily, and Engineer Lot Afford received some ugly bruises though his Montgomery friends were greatly relieved to hear that his injuries were not seriops.
 Mr. Afford is one of the oldest engineers on the Plant System. having gone with that road as soon as the Hanover Con struction Company completed the Ala bama Midland from Bainbridge, Ga, tc Montgomery. s2s,' s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-26
THE HOUSE GETS TO WORK
 AND PASSES STOCK BILL

bill provides for the erestion of ne' stock law district.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
Readinn's Statement

Philadelphia, April SO.-The March
statement showing the operations OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
company and the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Companv
shows the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Railroad
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for March. S3l05-
ISl, increase over March last wear
$oeo'6O2; net earnings, Sf.22O.O46. in
crease, 1922. 9Sl. Coal Companv-Re.
ceipts for March. s1.69S.OiO. decrease
compared with March last year. s74.-
20; net earnings, S332.635. increase.
s2S5 623.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
No DAMAGES on . Free Pas.

Raleigh. \. c.. April SO--'The state
supreme court set sside a verdict in
favor ot ". Il. Neill. editor of the
Cartilage Blade. for 81. 600 for injuries
received in railroad accident. on the
ground that In accepting a transporta-
ton ticket on the road. Mr.. Neill was
violating the law against diserimina-
ton by transportation companies, and
that both he and the railroad COM
pany We're violators Of the law. Binder
the corporation commission law, no
railroad company can give a free pess
except 10 orphans, the poor and other
like Glasses
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02

maintain a uniform price for coal m
# udewatcr but 20 got rid OF the commits
sion Of TO cents a ton Tor selling coal.
tie had reduced the expense o. SELLING
But you have not succeeded in re-
ducing the price OF coal to the con
sumner asked Attorney Shoarn.
No. replied Air. Bar,. because Won
and your friends have succeeded ia
raising wages and getting up the ,ost
OF necessities. so that profits are less.
MT Baer said he could produce tho
contracts between the Tcmulc Iron
Company and the railroads. Counsel
Tor the roads objected. and he de-
c!ined to produce them.
rs there anything in these con-
Tracts Mr.. Shcorn asked. "tlat Womb
degrade and incriminate you2"
decline 10 answer that question
because it. is insoient There is nothing
In any contract have ever made tbat
makes me the criminal your client
published me rs being. and he cannot
come into court and insult mo"
i ask the court To rehuke the wit
ness said Mr.. Shoarn. TURNING TO the
commission
"S commission declined TO rebni,e /
Mr.. Baer He refused 10 answer "a I
question whether the Temple Iron
Company ras paid the Phila6elob;a (
and Reading Company l2is cents a ION 7
Tor all coal shipped by it since April /
10. 1899.
i do say most emphaticallv" said
Mr. baer. There has been no pool and
no comhination 10 regulate thc price o~
output OF coal between the railroad
presidents since have been president
OF the Reading system"
Asked why the men were locked ont
OF the mines. he said: ~They refuse 10
work unless We give for seven hours
work the pay of ten hours work and
we are not going to do it,
But you have fixed the rate at s. 20
a ton?" F''''
Yes. and ON May / am going to adj
vance the price 10 cents and try 10
work 1t up TO 81. That win be fair
price and give us a fair profit If
can't get that price. I'll have to come
down. If the market will take il NJ 81
the price viii not be reduced"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
GREAT CONCERT EXPERIMENT
metropolitan Orchestra, With Nordica
and De Reszke, on the Road.

metropolitan Orchestra, With Nordica
and De Reszke, on the Road.
Scranton. Pa. April 80. - Three
thousand persons. many from Blne.
hamton. Carbonate and Wilkesbarre
were at the armory last night to at.
tend the initial concert of the Duss
metropolitan Opera House Orchestra.
with Nordica and De Reszke as solo
lists, the greatest experiment in the
way OF road concert combination eyor
attempted.
Nordica and De Rcszke were each
applauded at every appearance until
th'Y must have. indeed. been ia.
tisued bowling acknowledgements ana
Buss' with his most graceful. poetic
and magnetic style Of conducting i'm
neoiately snrans into great favor ana
won ovation after ovation. The ar.
mory acoustics are well nigh Derfect
fni The playing OF lie great orchestra
Of 40 pieces was in consequence .
rare treat.
The company will make n tour or
.ae principal cities, playing next in
Reading TONIGHT
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
Snow Storm in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., April 3O.-A heavy
snow storm prevailed in Lincoln YES
terday' accompanied by brisk north
wind and steadily lowering sempera-
lures. West and north OF here con.
uitlons are worse. Snow ceased fall.
ing mere shortly after nightfan. and
the temperature fell steadily. regis
tering 20 above zero at 10 o'clock
Fruit tree experts said that this means
me ruin of the fruit crop and perisha.
BILE vegetation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02

e'-"t ...... 600 roc> are SUN ncinr
thrown lf'n Turtle mountain. Scvrn.
To- D. W'n wcr. Imprisoned i'm Tho miua
is miners working ont side the mine
wore BILLED by dying debris and 50
men. women and children were crush.
ed to death by the flying rock as they
lay asleep in their beds. Abont GO
OF the dead are said TO be women and
children.
Most OF the mon imprisoned in the
mine. whose death az first seemed
certain. got ont alive. There we're Il
men in the mine. Two died from suf-
location. brit tho other Is worked
their way out. The rescuiag party
above ground despaired Of saving the
entombod miners. for the entrance
was blocked by immense piles OF bro
ken rocks. Tho miners within. how
ever, found an exit where there was
less rock. and after cutting their way
through 30 foot OF debris all hue two
emerged from the mine uninjurcd.
One OF the imprisoned men who 50
narrowly escaped death went home
after emerging from the mine and
'ound his home destroyed and his
wife and siX children dead.
No attempt TO compile n list of the /
dead has Yet been made. The people T
of the town are panic stricken. as the /
mountain is still shaking. and Il is .
feared The disaster may be duplicated. /
Tho rrin.gred Inhabitants are divided /
between desire to stay and bury the
dead and an impulse 10 seek q place
OF safety before the are overwhelmed
by greater calamity.
Old Mans river. which flows
through the centre Of the town. is
damned up by the fallen rocks 10 the
height OF nearly Zoe feet. and the en-.
tire vale. above the town is flooded
for miles. A big body OF water is
pressing with force upon the dam
the only protection the town Of Frank
now has, unless the river shall find
another channel Should the i'm
promptu dam break the entire village
would he swept away.
The latest theory as to the cause
Of disaster is that II was due to a
rock slide which carried the top OF
Turtle mountain down upon the vii.
lage below. It is now thought that
what was supposed to be the smo, o
OF a volcano was dust. and that the
continued fall of small bits of rock
during the day was merely the after.
math Of the original rock slide. A
repetition Of the calamity is now con.
sidered unlikely.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
Must Have Government Aid.

Ottawa, Ont, April 30.-Sir Wilfrid
has received the following telegram
from 5. W. Chambers. president Of the
board of trade of Frank. n. w. T.:
terrible disaster here. The crap.
tion or Turtle mountain devastated
miles of territory One hundred KIN
Cd. Must have government aid at
once TO clear passage OF river. which
Is damned 100 feet high and danger
10 lie aud property from the food
most imminent. Not one day distant. D"
Sir Wilfrid Laurier repliedeas fol
lows; Very sorry 10 hear the sad
news. ! have given Instructions to
the mounted police at Macleod to
give all the relief possible. Please
send further details"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
Three Killed In WrecL

Ierre Haute. Ind. April ;0.-Three
persons were killed, two fatally and a
dozen seriously injured in wreck IN
the railroad yards here last nieht. A
westbound Vandalia passenger train
struck a swith engine and two cars
near the Highland steel mill. Attach.
I'd 10 the train was a special car car
rying party OF - people from Phil.
adelpaia 70 the national Y. NJ C. :.
convention az Topeka. Kan. Another
ar carried the New Jersey delega-
ton 70 the Louisiana purchase Expo.
siiion declaration None OF the mem.
bers Of either party was injured. The
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02

BAEB AGAIN TESTIFIES
Readings President Refuses TO Pro-
duce Coal Contracts With Roads.
LAWYER sHEARN INSULTS HIN

MIR. Raer said Attorney Was Not
Gentleman Fer Asking II Contracts
Would Degrade or lnoriminete Him.
Court Refused 10 R-huke Witness.
New York. April 3o--The Interstate
commerce comm ION resumed i,s i'm
vestigation into The complaint OF VII
liam r. Hearst That tho anthracite
coal carryins roads are violating the
Sherman antitrust law. George a..
Bacr. president OF tho Reading. was on
che stand and proved an Interesting
witness.
Mir Baor testified that OF the 100000
OF tons OF coal sold annually by his
company. 1000 600 was purchased 10y
it from independent operators. He de-
clined 10 make public tho names OF the
men who formed the general sales COM
pany TO handle all the coal pl9dueed i'm
the anthracite region. I'm answer TO "a
direct question. however. he said :. p.
Moran was MOI one 81 them. and his
own connection wish his company. n
said. was thai OF paid counsel.
Mir Bacr refused TO tell Who the
presidents OK tho railroad ccmpani S.
were that conferred regarding the adj
visibility CT ,srantceing the bonds OF
the Temple Company. lie denied chat
the sis coal carrying roads had any de-
sire 20 put up the price OF coal 'wher
they decided TO establish ono gonere
ONCE 10 handle cnal 10 De sold In th'
vicinity of Sew York. Tho only reason
%. la. H.f q
would save much money 20 the scy2.-
3 companies.
His idea Az paar eaid was not -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02

Hearing on Nine Bills.

Harrisburg, April 80. - Governor
Pennypacker gave \ hearing this al
ternoon TO parties Interested in the
four miners bills awaiting his ac.
ton. These measures are known as
the Garner eighthour bill, the Quail
bill raising the age limit OF employees
In the mines 10 16 years. the Garner
mine inspection bill and the Hayes
bin. making 22fO pounds legal ton
in calculating the earnings of mine
employees.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
Advanee Aeainst MulIah suspended.

Alden. Arabia April 3O-In conse-
qucnco o; the recent British reverses
in Somaiiland. it IS reported here that
the advance Of the British expedition
has been suspended indefinitely. Major
General Egerion is mentioned as the
successor OF Brigadier General Man
ming. Information here indicates that
the complete organization of the ex-
ecUtive heads OF the expedition would
be considered advantageous. Il is
feared that the recent victory will
embol1en the forces of the Mad Mul.
lah 10 attack isolated posts The
force as the disposal Of General Man.
ming is insufficient for offensive pur
poses. and il is expected that he will
strengthen his posts and remain in
active until after the hot weather.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
REPORT ON sATTLEsHIP MAINE
Naval Beard Finds Boiler Can be Re.
paired at Cost of $4,000.


Washington. April SO.-Tbe naval
bosrd,co composed of Commanders Perry
Bailey and Canaga. appointed to ex.
anime the battlcship Maine. have
made preliminary report which Is
very interesting to the authorities
They find that the water tube boilers
can be repaired at a cost of abont
$1,000. SO they viii be given another
trial. Appliances VIII De fitted 60
turn OF Che steam from any section
desired from position on deck. thus
reduciug the danger of scaIding the
men
The urrat supports have been found
effective but they also can be
siren fhcned without heavy outlay.
The Department is rather pleased that
this weakness has hccn discovered for
il enables il 20 correct In time the
plans for number of big hattleships
and cruisers now under construction,
which embodied similar details to
those found defective in the Maine.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
An AWFUL DISASTER
Earthquake or Volcanic Eruption
Kills at Least Io2.
hide OF MOUNTAIN SCATTERED

Moss euild'nes in Frank. q. C.. De
stroyed ard Many Men, Women and
Children Crushed to D-ath by Fly
ING Rocks.
Vancouver. d. c., APRIL 3o.-By au
unexpected and Unprecedented disas-
ter the iitue town OF Frank. Alberta
hos been plunged into mourning.
There are al least io2 dead. ami fur
Their details may increase the mum
her o. victims. Early in the morn
ing. after the night SHIFT was prcpar.
ing 40 come from work either al
earthquake or Volcanic eruption oc
Cured or tho top OF Turtle mountain
which ov.tloohs the town OF FranS.
There was tr. mondous upheaval
which awo'c an sloepcrs. who believ-
eli chat The end OF tAe world had come
Tho entire side of foe mountain wa
removed hy the disturbance and mi
Nrre of tous col rock scattered like
chair oTcr thc town. Tine mine build.
inls au3 mine entrances were buried
under a pile ot dc1ris hundreds @.
feet deem. Mostfoi The building iu
the town were destroyed and many
OF tho bon cs were crushed like eg.
shells end lhcir inhabitants instantly
NueI. Tho carth was opened by g
gigantic .saure thrcc-Quarters OF q
mile iotr. VHo old M2n river. which
rras through iho town. was complete
ly damned up and thc railroad tract
was rendered impas'ahlc for n dis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02

Address by Hon. Grover Cleveland
America with chorus and band
accompaniment.
Prayer by Bishop f. r. Uendrix
Benediction by Right Rev. Henry
C. Potter.
Centennial salute Of 100 guns.
Mr. Roosevelt arrived last evening
and II was expected generally that he
would leave his train at Union sta
lion. and a dense throng had con
/ sresated there But to avoid inst
such an assemblage ARRANGEMENTS
| were made To have him leave the train
/ n Forsythe Junction. three miles from
INC centre OF the city. When his train
arrived at ForSythe Junction he was
met aad escorted 10 the good roads
'onyr alton IN Odeon Hall for a brief
sddrcss. Members of the national
commission OF tho Worlds Fair a 70.
,opilon committee, headed by Presi.
Dent Francis. and a crowd of specta.
"rs were present to welcome the
president For an hour before his
train arrived troops of militia and
squadrons of police were stationed
about the point of Decentralization To
prevent a crush.
From Odeon Hall the president was
driven to st. Louis University. A few
minutes were spent here. after which
the president and other guests repair.
cd To the home OF President Francis.
President Cleveland arrived last
evening and a large reception commit /
Tee was Whiting for him The commit (
teemen We're not allowed to be idle I
however. for the train from Washing |
ton bearing the members of the diplo- /
matte corps came in 80 minutes be- !
lore the committee had looked for |
II. The diplomats were promptly ia |
ken in hand by the committee and as. |
corted 70 the quarters assigned th,m. |
The members Of the c0maitteo crowd
eu around ana Mr. Cleveland was un- |
able 10 proceed for several minutes. |
so thick was the throng about him. /
\ passage was finally cleared. and /
with President Francis he walked !
through the aisles formed by the /
crowd. and. entering the carriage. was |
driven to the residence of President /
Francis. where President Roosevelt |
is also n gjs-st.