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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19
CHEAP RATES VIA L. 6 N. R. R.

CdEXAE MAI 1S0 V W44@ 0s 8 1Ns w ~ s43.55 Round Trip. Denver. Colorado. Springs and Pueblo. $55.55 Round Trip. Glenwood Springs. S56.55 Round Trip, Salt Lake City and Ogden. Utah.
 Tickets at the above rates on sale at Montgomery daily until Sept. 30th, good for return until October z1st
 W. L. Beasley.
 Passenger Agent, adv-tf Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19
Middle District.

Autauga, wadsworth-Old corn me. young corn doing we'll: cotton growing and holding fruit; peas and all minor crops doing well.-W. W. Wadsworth:
 Ribb. River Bend-Corn, cane, potatoes and minor crops fine; cotton good. but ,hree weeSs late turnips reing sown; fod- der read yto pull.-G. W. Desmond.
 Bullock, Suspension-Cotton beginning to need rain, crop, three weeks late, but laid by; fodder pulling begun. HI. B. Walker.
 Chambers. Waverly-Cotton making rapid progress, no bolls open; turnips be- ing sown and fodder being pulled; rain necdeG.-Monroe Jones.
 Chiffon, Mt. Creek-Corn, melons, cane and minor crops are fine; cotton very promising; plenty of rain.-T. J. Tender son.
 Choctaw. Naturalization and late corn doing well: large pea crop planted, and looking well; some turnips planted; pastures good.-C. c. Brown.
 Dallas. Plantersville-Corn crop good; fodder pulling in progress; cotton being injured in some localities by too much rain.-J. A. Fulford.
 Fillmore, Central-Cotton about three weeks late, but fruiting well; corn good, minor crops doing well.-S. F. Thomas.
 Greene, Union-All crops doing we'll; heavy showers have fallen locally dam aging fodder and hay.-W. l.. Story.
 Hale, GalIion-Cotton fruiting well, some shedding, many complaints of worms; one planter has poisoned bOO acres: hay and fodder damaged by show ers.-J. T. Collins.
 Montgomery, Ramer-Cotton three weeks late, but doing well; some com plaint of worms: corn good; peas prom ising; turnips being sown.-G. s. Turnip- seed.
 -Pickens, Gordo-Corn yield extra; cotton filling we'll no worms; prospect good for heavy cotton crop.-J. J. Windham.
 Randolph, Roanoke-Cotton three weeks late but doing we'll; corn and melons good; week favorable for all crops.-B. F. Weathers.
 Russell, Hooks-General condition of cotton good, but crop Is late and stands are poor; corn. peas, potatoes and cane fine.-T. l.. Mitchell.
 Sumter, Hamner-Some early cotton opening, some complaint of worms; cane fine; minor crops good; some fodder be- ing saved.-T. K. Richardson.
 Talladega, Chandler Springs-Crops on Iowlands are looking well; those on up- lands need rain; cotton small, and stands poor.-M. F. Chandler.
 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa-Cotton running to weed and not fruiting well, some worms reported; turnips and late gardens fine.-E. N. c. Snow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19
PROGRESS OF CROPS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
 OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin of thu Weather Bureau, Alabama
 Section.

Weekly crop bulletin for the week end Ing Monday. August II. 1905.
 General Conditions.
 The weather during the past week has been characterized by frequent showers, being locally heavy in a few counties, which interfered with fodder pulling. having and injured corn and cotton on lowlands. but the reports. as a rule. show that crops are generally in good condition. Cotton has made favorable progress. but continues unusually late. it is fruiting well, bolls are maturing, and some are open in middle and southern counties but no picking is reported. Some complaint of worms in middle counties, one planter poisoning 800 acres in Hale County, and few widely scattered re- ports of rust and shedding are received. A good corn crop Is practically assured, considered by some the best in several years: a little has been pulled in southern counties. Pastures are excellent; gardens and all minor crops are very promising; field peas are beginning to bear and tur- nips are still being sown.
 Extracts from Reports of Crop Core
 spondents.
 Northern District.
 Blount, Royal-Cotton doing we'll ex- cept some rust; corn fine; pastures very
 
 Cherokee, GayIesville--Corn is fine; out look for cotton crop good; turnips being sown: no fodder pulled.-Robert s. Hud- son.
 Cleburne, Hefiin--Crops generally doing well: prospects for both cotton and corn best in several years.-L. T. Beason. Franklin, Underwood-Cotton three weeks late but growing and fruiting well; corn good; weather favorable for growth of crops.-J. A. Benson. Jackson. Bass Station-Corn on low lands injured by excessive rains; cotton making more weed than fruit; pastures good; peas growing well.-W. J. Tally. Lamar, Fern Bank-Cotton still late but growing ahd fruiting well; corn the best | crop in four years.-G. s. Barksdale M. D.
 Madison, Guriey-Ldwiand corn dam aged by continued heavy rains: cottor improving rapidly: pea hay and miilet good. but hard to save on account oi ! Marion, Wintield.-Prospects for corn and cotton good: though there has been tot much rain for lowland crops; hay croI | fne.-w. J. Trull.
 Marshall, Sidney-Corn, cane and sweet | potatoes good; cotton Is blooming anc | fruiting well,-J. W. Cowen. Morgan, Somervllle-Corn, hay and gar dens excellent; cotton greatly improved tomatoes fine; good growing weather John M. Simpson.
 Walker, Carbon Hill-Cotton three | weeks late but doing well; corn fine ex | cept on very low land; sorghum and su l gar cane good.-I. P. Myers. Winston. Tavern-Cotton very finely fruited and promising; corn finest II | twelve years; prospects for all crops Ner1 bright,-Samuel Orten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19

l.. J. Beeland is at French Lick Springs, Ind, and will be absent until the first of September.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19
BURGLARS IN HUNTSVILLE.
Series of Robberies Reported in Madi
 son Capital.

0sE1eS or 6oDper1eo AcpoEtSu HI 11eoA
 son Capital.
 Huntsville, Aug. 18.-(Specia1. )-Jonn Wilson. aged 65 years. died yesterday af- ternoon at Dallas Mills. He Is the fourth member of his family to die within the year, two daughters and a son preceding him by q few months. Mir. Wilson was recently from Georgia. His wife sur- wives, him.
 The American Telephone and Tele- graph Company, 1t. Is said, will extend its long distance service to New Market, in the northern part of Madison County The Huntsville and Guntersville TeIe- phone Company will extend line from Gurley, sixteen miles northwest to Giles store, giving long-distance telephone con- nection to a rich and thickly settled country.
 A. c. Crockett, manager of the Hunts vile office of the Western Union Teie- graph Company, has been promoted and transferred to the office at Jackson Tenn, where he will have charge. T. j. Gouldman, formerly of Greenwood, Miss. has been assigned to this office.
 A burglar entered the residence of Mrs Eliza Blount last night and was discov- cred before he had time to lay hands or anything. Several shots were fired al him. Tom Woods was arrested on sus- picion and is in prison to answer the charge of burglary. Several other burg laries have occurred here in the past
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19
FAR FROM HOME.
Miss. Lizzie Metcalf of Greenville
 Succumbed to Typhoid.

Miss. Lizzie Metcalf of Greenville
 Succumbed to Typhoid.
 Greenville, Aug 1S-(Special.)--A tele- gram was received this morning an- nouncing the death of Miss Lizzie Met calf at Tarrytown, N. Y.. She went there about six weeks ago, to visit her father s sisters. Her elder sister, Miss Helen Metcalf accompanied her, and they an- ticipate delightful, .well-earned rest, for both had taught during the past ses- sion. Miss Lizzie was taken i'll on the trip to New York, and typhoid fever de- veloped, proving a severe type. Her Ia ther, MT. A. w. MetcaIf. went to her bedside two weeks ago. She was greatly loved, and the sad news of her untimely death Is deeply deplored.
 The friends of Rev. w. A. Taliaferro are greatly pleased that he was one of the successful winners in the voting con- test of The Advertiser, by which he se- cures a delightful vacation trip. This he needs, and will enjoy. for he has been preaching constantly during August at various churches throughout the couns ty He is conducting rallies and doing missionary work and will be absent again all this week. returning for his services on the Sabbath.
 One of Buffers well-to-do farmers,
 Needham Skipper. who lived ten miles east of here. died this morning after a short illness. He leaves sixteen. chii- dren. twenty-four grand children, and
 six great grand children.
 Lon Bradley. a negro woman, dropped
 dead suddenly yesteray. She was ap- parently well and a few moments before
 her death was talking with passers-by. l.. J. Zealand is at French Lick cnrinou Ind and ufll ha abaant untII
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19

Lon Bradley. a negro woman, dropped dead suddenly yesteray. She was ap- parently well and few moments before her death was talking with passers-by.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19

- It takes more than a frock coat and a
 high hat to make statesman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-19
DEAD IN HOTEL.

D. c. Buckshaw F-~'~~I Suddenly in
 St. Louis.
 St. Louis, Aug. 1s.-D. C. Buckshaw. Secretary-Treasurer and General Mana ger of the Birmingham Sand, Lime, Brick and Stone Manufacturing Com pany of Birmingham, Ala. was found dead in bed at the Laclede Hotel late today. He registered last night and that was the last seen of him alive. Appar- ently he died during the night from natural causes, as the body was emaci- ated, evidently from ill health.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
POWERS Is SATISFIED *-2s
The Alderman Denies That He Has
Uttered COMPLAINTS.

Alderman Fred Powers repudiates the
lnslnuation Of a morning paper that he is
dissatisfied with his committee assign
ments. Instead, having been given places
on the four most important council COM
mittees, he says he is we'll content and
has no possible ground for grievance.
He is peculiarly gratiied, he says, at
having been appointed a member Of the
ordinance committee, which he thinks can
be made the most important committee in
the council. He will insist that every or
dinance introduced in the next two years
be referred to the committee. The ordi-
nance, committee, he thinks, was created
for, the express purpose Of considering
every ordinance introduced. Every ordi-
nance will be closely scrutinized and when
woodchucks are discovered the city at
torney will be called in. Mr.. Powers also
declared himself opposed to secret SEES
sions.
After naming E. T. Morgan an assist
ant gas inspector, the council commit pc
yesterday reconsidered such action and
left the matter of appointments entirely
to Gas Inspector Roberts. = Mr.. Roberts
will name his assistants at the council
meeting Friday night. E. A. Chase will
be retained as first assistant. Hugh r..
Jennings and l.. H. Thompson are the
other candidates for the shoes of the sec
ond assistant, Perl B. Rhoades. The gas
inspector will also appoint twenty lamp
lighters. - *'1-'s] ''nF " ~:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
mr.. BOARDMAN SUES
Begins Libel Action Against the Nc
Clure Publishing Co., Demand
ing $4,000 Damages.
His Suit Based Upon Mr.. stefens
Article on the Municipal
Investigation.

County Attorney Fred II. Boardman has
brought suit for libel against the Mcclure
Publishing company of New York. ThR
papers in the suit were served last event
ing by United States Marshal GrirnshaF
upon McClure's western representative,
Frederick c. Little Of Chicago. atnthe
West Hotel. Mr.. Boardman demands
$50, 900 damages for alleged defamatorb
references to him in the January issue Of
the magazine, which contained Lincoln
Steffens' article, 1.-The Shame of Min
neapolis. The legal battle now in proS-
pect will be fought in Minneapolis. MY.
Boardman declares that he is in deadly
earnest In proceeding against the big pub
fishing house and that he will fight to the
last ditch in the attempt to secure a
verdict. ~ -. -. T.: .~.
The part of the article to which the
county attorney takes particular excep-
ton is a description of the relations said
to have existed between the grand jury
and the public prosecutor, at the begin
ming of the municipal Investigation. The
county attorney is represente das a. politi-
clan who knew the power of the Ames
gang and believed them too strong to at
tack, Whereupon the foreman of the grand
jury is represented as giving him a curt
dismissal. Mr.. Boardman charges that
the account of the conversation with the
grand jury foreman is untrue, and that it
1nferentially accuses him of trying to
block the investigation. 49, r.. -.
The complaint was filed with the clerk
Of the federal court in Minneapolis this
morning. 49,
Mr.. Boardman's attorneys are G. S. Jel-
ley, Frank NJ Nye. M. H. Boutelle and
Ralph T. Boardman.
Mr.. Little said this morning that on his
return to Chicago this evening he would
take up the matter with his company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
PAVILION OF ITS OWN
What Park Board Wants at Mime.
haha-Falls Folk Rejoice.

The park board committee on privileges
and improvements decided yesterday that
it would be profitable for the board to
go into the pavilion and amusement bust
ness itself. Instead of contracting with
a, private party for a pavilion at Mime
haha park, the committee authorized Ar
chitect Harry w. Jones Of the board to
prepare plans for IS, 900 pavilion at the
park, to be erected on the north side of
Longfellow glen, just below the falls. The
committee also voted to accept the plans
Of Warren Manning, the Boston Land
scape architect, for the improvement of
Interlachen and Lyndale park. .s:s
Nearly 200 residents and property own
ers Of the Minnehaha Falls district as
sembled last evening to rejoice because
of the progress made in Kidding the sub
urb of Objectionable pavilions and places
of amusement. A. S. Adams, president
of the park board, presided and speeches
were made by Senator S. A. Stockwell.
Judge A. NJ. Harrison, j. r. Hartzell and
others. The following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, there has existed for some years
past, around our city's most beautiful park, a
condition that is a serious menace to the welfare
of our imemdiate community and Il disgrace to
the entire city, and, ..>' :'-'.s ,''
Whereas, the park board OF the city are now
using their best endea,ors to clean up and con-
troll the environment of Minnehaha park by the
condemnation of adjacent property and otherwise;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the great body Of the citizens of
Minnehaha park, of all ages and sexes, in meet
ing assembled, that we express to the park
board our very great appreciation of the efforts
thus far made, and for their kindly interest in
our welfare. We earnestly urge them, for the
good name of our city, and for the present and
undone that can be done to carry out the present
plans of their honorable body.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
A R0OSTER'S ERROR.
One Of the Early Arrivals at the
Poultry Show Starts
Growing Chorus.
Fancy Stock From All Over the
Northwest Being Groomed for
s, To-morrow's Exhibit.

: A brazen- throated rooster made q sad
mistake this morning i'll the building at
25-27 Fifth street s. He strutted around
his cage, threw out his chest and crowed,
thinking himself the only bird In the place.
Instantly a thousand tclarion-voiced chan
ticleers hurled back notes of defiance and
ever since the exhibition rooms OF the
Minnesota State Poultry association have
been a babel Of cockadoodledOos.
The birds are expected to become ac-
quainted by morning so that when the ex-
hibition is opened to the public at 8 a.
m. tomorrow comparative. quiet will
reign. ......sf1 z5..t..=
This exhibit is to he the best ever made
In the state. Never has the quality of
the entries in all GLASSES, from the ban
tam hen to the Twenty-Five pound bronze
turkey been so high. The class of barred
Plymouth Rocks is the special attraction
in the fowl line. The general exhibit
includes poultry, honing pigeons. pet
stock and cats.
Albino Boy arrived this afternoon. He
bears the relation to the hom1ng pigeon
world that Dan Patch does to the ordl-
nary horse. The bird has a record OF
1000 miles in eight days and twenty -four
secretary Of the National Racing asso-
citation at Washington, so that he cannot
be tempered with.
Two rare exhibits are pair Of silkies
and a hybrid which is half cat and half
rabbit The silkies are bantams matched
with wool instead Of feathers. They
have blue combs and wattles.
Each evening several pairs Of birds will
be given away and on Sunday $50 An
CORA cat. Each person who buys a. ticket
will place his name and address on card
in churn, and the first name drawn
will get the prize.
The exhibition will be open daily from
8 a. m. to 10 p. m. until next Tuesday.
Saturday will be children's day. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
JUST A VOLUNTEER
E. l.. McGrory Has Terrific Battle
With a Fire Extinguisher.

E.. L.. McGrory, rental man for E. G.
Walton, had a catch-as- catch-can tussle
with g. runaway fire extinguisher this
morning. He came out second best and
narrowly missed taking a trip toward the
moon when the internal machine got
started that way: :. So 80 -
'.Mac" was coming up First avenue
when he saw a tongue of fame shooting
out Of the ventilating' shaftsof d. big build
ing. He: rushed into the store to warn
the inmates, when he encountered the
engineer making a precipitate exit with
fire extinguisher one OF the tank at
fairs with small hose attachments.
Better shut off your fan and stop the
draft on the f1ames,' said Mac"
.<"All right" said the engineer, you
soak the fire with this and I'll stop the
blow rs ~ ..IE# .. J.. d.! 49,
The .1mpromptu fireman ran into the
alley and got the range on the shaft. Then
he tried to- go into action with the 8sex-
tinguisher. He turned one stopcock, but
with no result until, when he had the
eNtinguisher upside down, he got the COM
bination. With a vicious hiss like a sky
rocket the extinguisher, began to struggle
violently for freedom, and, after soak
ing its captor, broke away and, just MISS
ing his chin, scared swiftly upward. He
swore 1t went as high as the building. and
came to earth on Nicollet avenue.
Mac went to the mending bureau and
got a change of clothes.
81 don't, belong to the regulars said
he "I'm only a volunteer :, ~y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
NEW NORWEGIAN ASSOCIATION
Organized This Afternoon to Perpet-
nate NnrueUian C,1cfnrns 49,:

'Det Norske Selskab America" is the
name Of a society that was organized this
afternoon, at DULLES hotel, 1919 Fifth
street S, by prominent Norwegians of the
northwestern states. According to the
constitution, "The Norwegian Association
in America" will encourage Americans of
Norwegian descent to study the literature
and art Of Norway and perpetuate the
language, customs and traditions Of their
ancestors. But this purpose is restrained
by an emphatic proviso that nothing is to
be fostered that would be incompatible
with the status Of the members as loyal
American citizens . j. = .
The organizers of "Det Norske Selskab'
include Rev. Bendik Bondahl of Racine
Wis, Rev Henrik Voldal OF Perry, Wis. !;
Rev. O. L. Kirkeberg Of Urine, Wis; Pro-
fessor Rasmus B. Anderson Of Madison,
Wis; Professor A. Velben of thte Iowa
state university, Iowa City; Professor P.
J. EilSlund Of St. Olaf's college; Northfield,
Mimi; DR.. II. o. Fjelde of Abercrombie,
N. Din addition to the local members.
Dr. Fjelde is a brother of the late Jacob
Fjelde, the Minneapolis sculptor.
Those named will deliver addresses at a
meeting to be held tonight by friends of
the new society at DANA hall, Cedar ave-
nue. and Fifth street S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
sos OUT OF COG
High School Enrolment of Recent
Eighth Grade Graduates. ! J.

The high school enrolment of eighth
grade graduates, yesterday, was $50 Gut
Of 6O6 who received diplomas, a truly Fe-
markable proportion. They were didv1d-
ed as follows: To the Central high
school, 215; East high school, 80; South
high, 1853; North high, 1873. The additions
fill the high schools to overlooking. IT,.
The new Mckinley school was opened
yesterday under the supervision of Miss
Elizabeth F. Reid Of the Bremen school.
There are 800 pupils in the seven rooms.
The teachers in. the new bilding are:
Misses Maxwell, Warner, Gibbs, Harris,
Vanderbilt, Burnham and Mrs. Grosbeck.
The school is located at Thirty-seventh
and Bryant avenues N, and the opening
will relieve the pressure at the Bremen
and Hamilton schools which have been
having. half sessions. ~ -:..e,:a . =. /. .
New primary pupils were admitted yes
.terday and no further classes will be or
ganized this year. The new enrolment
Of the 6-year- olds will be rather scatter
ing, as they will continue to come in for
several days. -... 81 zs@s Dr.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
SEEK SEWER REBATE
Two Hundred Taxpayers Allege Ex-
cessive Sewer Assessments.

T. S. Dickey appeared before the coun-
Gil committee on axes this morning jim
the interests of - taxpayers, whose ag-
gregate claims against the city for eS
cessive sewer assessments for 1898 and
1899 amount to $500. Mr.. Dickey asked
that the claims be adjusted. The claims
are made under the ruling of the supreme
court in 1901, that where property had
been assessed for more than the actual
cost. of the special Improvement ordered,
the person on whom the assessment was
levied was entitled to recover the amount
in excess of the actual cost. The legisla-
ture subsequently passed a law provid-
ing for the refunding Of excess assess
ments. The city has already refunded
5000 and on this showing the city at
torney gave it as his opinion that there
was no escape from refunding all excess
taxes for 1898 and 1899. The committee
will give the matter further consideration
at 80 p. M, Friday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-27
DEATH FROM HUNGER
The Fate That Confronts Thousands
- in North Sweden if Relief
Slackens.
Report Of Newspaper Correspond
ent on the Pitiful Conditions
That Prevail.

The critical conditions confronting the
people of northern Sweden on account of
the famine have not been exaggerated;
starvation confronts many of the people,
says Frederick William Vile, staff CORE
spondent Of the Chicago Daily News, in a,
report from Gellivare, North Sweden, I'M
der date of Jan. "a. Mr.. Wile's report in
full follows:
Eight days in the heart Of famine
stricken north Sweden, across desolate,
frozen country, accessible only by means
of sledges, confirms the reports as to the
critical conditions that confront the peas
ants Of these high ATTITUDES. In certain
districts King Oscars arctic subjects are
in state that borders on complete desti-
tuition. The most pitiful conditions were
found at every point visited:H .,.'' T. ,~ 5:
"Only the most meager relief supplies
which have temporarily ceased in certain
districts, stand between the peasants and
starvation Were the relief resources to
slacken for any considerable number Of
days during the next six months it is hard
to conceive how thousands of human be-
ings and cattle could escape death from
hunger. Even now they are subsisting on
less than half the regulation rat1ons OF
famine: times.
+.This description of the situation is
based on personal inspection Of typical dis
tricts and Is Endorsed by government off,
Gals, pastors, school teachers innkeepers
and others in hourly contact with the
widespread misery. Such authorities Wig
orously condemn the action of the sawmill
com panies in forcing the famine sufferers
to work for beggarly wages and then
propagating the fiction that their condi-
ton has been grossly exaggerated.
'At present the problem that is giving
the relief authorities most concern is the
need for securing sufficient seed grain
principally barley-in order to enable the
ruined farmers to sow new crops. Only a
small percentage is required. Six hun
bred Thousand bushels are in sight. If
there is any American grain, grown far
enough north to ripen in the Swedish high
attitudes the government will import it. -