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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Jaclr Neison Arrested.
FUNERAL OF PROCTOR.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Among
 Those Attending.N


 Washington. Dec. 15.-Thels funeral of John R. Proctor. the late president of the Civil Service Commission was held at St. Johns Church. in this city to-day and the remains was inferred at Rock Creek cemetery. Rev. pr. Roland Cot ton Smith, rector of the church. officiat- ed. and Bishop Satteriee delivered the benediction. President and Mrs. Roosevelt. secre- tary. Hitchcock and q large number of other ofilcials including senators and rep resentatives attended the service. The honorary pail bearers were:
 Arnold Hague. Thomas Nelson Page. William Dudley Foulke. George :. Beck CT, A. w. Cooley, Henry A. Green. James R. Garfield. I. C.. .Hornblower. Clifford Pinchot and pr. II. c. Narrow. The active pail bearers were all ofii- cials of the civil service commission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Beaten With Hammers.

entered the office of the Erie Hotel to- day and finding Clerk George Harding alone. knocked him down with ham, mer. They continued beating him until he consented to open the safe. After the safe was open Harding was knocked senseless. Victor Dausson. guest of the hotel, entered the office and the rob- bens promptly knocked him down and beat him into insensibility with the hammers. The trio then footed the safe of $16S and fled. Harding and Dausson were found soon after. both lying uncon- scious and were removed to the hospital. Dausson may die. The police have nc clew.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
nividand ia paaaad

Pittshurg. Dec. 1b.-At a meeting of the directors of the crucible Steel Company here today it was decided to pass the div idend on the preferred stock Frank B. Smith, President of the Company, de-, clined to discuss the reasons for the ac- ton of the board. The dividend on the preferred stock is per cent cumulative. The passing of the dividend had no ma. terial effect on the preferred stock at the exchange today as the effect had been discounted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Bow Kills Another

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. l5--Fred Bradshaw, a 14-year-old boy. was shot and instantly killed fin a suburb this afternoon by James Dean, Is years old, companion with whom he had been hunting. Dean, who was taken in custody by the police. claims that the shooting was accidental, and that Bradshaw had received the shot in- tended for a bird It is understood the boys were friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Policemen Freed from Blame.

New York. Dec. 15.-Three police ser geants and two patrolmen. charged with negligence in permitting Edward Dem- ing. deranged but harmless, to gain ac- cess to President Roosevelt tthe funeral of the Presidents uncle. James K. Gra- cie. were freed from blame by the re- port of Deputy Police Commissioner Eystein, approved by Police Commissions CT Greene today. The findings in the charges made against Police Captain Cot trelI in charge of the police arrange ments have not been made public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
PAGES OF STEEL.

Pools Will Meet to vs- Values of
 Rails and Billets.
 New York. Dec. 15.-Representatives of several of the important independent steel and iron interests in Pittsburg, Chicago. Cleveland and other trade centers have arrived here and conferred informally re- garding the proposed meetings of the steel rail and billet pools which will take place here on Thursday and Friday.
 The best information obtainable points to a continuance of the present $23 rate for billets. but there is good authority for the statement that strong influences will be exerted to put rails to $26 per ton. Reports are current that earnest rep resentations will be made to the rail pool by leading railway interests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
rh. Trr,bria iu reavv oaIa.

New York, Dec. 15-The steamer Um- bria. which arrived today. encountered a gale on the voyage which the ships offl- cers declare was one of the most severe they ever exnerienced A l"ree section of the fo-ward starboard rail was smashed and fife boat stove in Third Offlcer Moulton was severely hurt while a pas s-rger Mrs Ca -olina Bradford WIS briis- ed bv being thrown to the saloon floor. A sailor had his. hip disloeated and sew eraI others of the crew were more or less injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Crown princs niscinlined.

Berlin. Dec. 15-Crown Prince Frederick William was required by his father to remain in his room for three days for having raced steeplechase against the Emperor's wishes. The race took place near Potsdam three or four weeks ago.
 The crown prince Is venturesome rider and had been reprimanded by the Emper- or for riding up the steps of the Sans Souci palace at the head of the Second company of the lst Regiment of the Guards of which regiment he had recent ly been appointed colonel a few days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
To Declare Deed Invalid.

sandiego. Cal, Dec. l5.--suit has been filed here for the purpose of hay ng de- elared invalid deed made by w. F. Nor ton IT,, Louisville mil ionaire, who re- gently died at Coronado Beach. by which his property in California was transferred to Douglas w. R binson and Carrie Rob- inson Frazer. The plaintiffs claim the deed referred to was executed while Mir. Norton was not mentally incapacitated and was due to infiuence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
AN ITALIAN COMMANDER.
Roman Government Has Not Receiv.
 ed Request.

Roman Government Has Not Receiv-
 ed Request.
 Rome, Dec. 15-Signor Tittoni, Minister of Foreign Affairs. speaking in the Cham ber of Deputies today. during the debate on the foreign estimates budget. said that the Government had not yet received of- dcially any request from the Turkish Government to send Italian officers to Macedonia for the purpose of command ing the international gendarmerie.
 Should such request be made, he said. the Italian Government would comply with 1t on condition that it receive the endorsement of Austria and Russia, who had jointly formulated the Macedonian reform scheme as accepted by the Porte.
 Addressing himself to the general for aign policy of the Government, the mfn- ister says that Italy remains faithful to the triple alliance while at the same time maintaining an intimate friendship with Great Britain and France.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
A Morpan Resolution.

Washington Dec. 15.-Senator Morgan today introduced a resolution asking the Attorney General to Inform the Senate whether he has made or is making on behalf of the United States a purchase of the property of the new Panama Canal Company or its franchises and aconces- sions;; if so what authority on the Isth- mus is recognized In the transaction; and whether any agreement has been entered into between France and the authorities on the Isthmus in respect to such pur- chase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
TO AMEND CONTRACTS.
Effort to Do Away With an Act of
 Wood


 Havana, Dec. 15.-In the House of Rep resentatives today debate was contfS Sued on the annulment of contracts mad@ by General Wood in 1902 with the chSrch authorities under which $190,0O0 Ia tM be paid annually for Ave years as the rental of several buildings occupied by sthe g9v. ernment at Havana and elsewhere.
 Senor Castellano, Liberal Nationalist. declared that the annulment of the con- tracts would not be an infringement of the Platt amendment under which Cuba ratified and validated the acts of the military government, and said it was simply a question between the Cuban Government and the church. He added that if any inquiry from the Washington Government folowled the passage of the bill 1t would only tend Co help the In- vestigation of the alleged improper acts of General Wood
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
wea1thu Merchant Insana.

Indlanapolis. Ind. Dec 15.-Edward B. Carroll, wealthy cotton merchant of Memphis. Tenn, is again detained at the police station as an Insane person and will be held until relatives can take him hack to a private sanitarium In Louis vile from which place he escaped yes- terday. He registered at the English Hotel this morning and later two bicycle patrolmen appeared and took him to the police station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Espinosa's Freak WlIl.

London. Dec. l5.-The will of the late Cardinal Herrero EspInosa contains, according to a special dispatch from Ma drfd, the extraordinary bequest of $1O.OUO to the first Spanish General landing Il United States territory with an army sufficiently strong to avenge the defeat of Cuba and the Philippines Pending the happening of this event. the legacy is to remain deposited in the Bank of Spain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Reaupre Co1ninp Honae.

Washington. Dec. 15.-Unlted states Minister Beaupre at Bogota today cab,ed to the State Department that he expects to leave there for the United States on leave of absence on tn 20th instant He Is coming by way of Cartagena and asks that a ship, probably meaning warsh p, meet him at that port on the 18th or 27th This request will be granted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

wealthy owner Of mueh down town prop erty, and who has been under arrest on several charges of swindling Roman Catholic priests In various parts of the United States. today pleaded Gullty to forgery and grand larceny. and vas given two sentences of seven and three years respectively in the penitentiary for each ofEense M
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
wilI Talxe Slice of sIam

Paris. Dec. 15.-Dispatches from Indo-
 China are quoted as saying that the oc- cupation of large slice of Siam has been decided upon. The authorities in Paris do not believe that rupture with Siam vii occur and say that the measures taken are merely precautionary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

before on which occasion. 1t Is reported the Emperor said he must not endanger
 his life by steeplechasIng. The prince while at Bonn University was noted for driving tandem at full speed to see how close he could cut corners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
DEsprR.ADoEs BREAK JAIL.
Burt Alvord, His Partner and si1
 Others Get Away.

Burt Alvord, His Partner and Six
 Others Get Away.
 Dallas. Tex. Dec. 15.-A special to The News from Fl Paso. Tex, says:
 Burt Alvord. the noted Arizona desper- ado under sentence for train robbery. and his partner broke jail at Tombstone. Arizona, this evening
 Six other prisoners escaped with the train robbers and all are still at large with several hours start of the si1eriR's posse which has gone in pursuit. It Is thought that Alvord received aid from outside tho jail. treat excitement pre- vails as result of the wholesale de- livery
 Jack Nelson Arrested.
 Houston, Tex. : sc. 15.-Deputy United States Marshal Yam has arrested man who confessed that he Is Jack Nelson who is wanted in several parts of the State on various charges. Nelson has been taken to Dallas to stand trial for the murder of A. D. Pate. a deputy sheriff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Ordered RanL Hnun

Rome, Dec, 15.-Lieutenant-Colon Ku- rada Tohasuke. the Japanese military attache here, has received orders to leave Rome at the end of the month and to re- turn direct to Japan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
S1o GOO for Show Bu,Idfno.

Richmond. Va, Dec. 15.-rhe House of Delegates today passed the bill appro- priating S10.0OO for State building at the St. Louis Exposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
TRooPs NOT NEEDED.
Tn Case They are, However, They
 Will Be Sent.

Washington. Dec. 1A-kegarding the va rious repo. ts about the despatch of troops to the isthmus to Panama, the Associat- ed Press was enabled to make this state ment:
 Until the Senate shall have ratified the Hay-Baunau-Varilla treaty. the admin istration will look to the marines to pro tect the isthmus and keep order there, unless. in the meantime, 1t is learned that considerable force of Colombian ter event, the protection of the Republic could be best accomplished by the army and troops would supplant the marines. It may be stated. however, that this Government does not expect such an emergency to arise at present and has prepared to retain the present forces of marines in isthmian waters until after the ratification of the canal treaty."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
If the banY Is Ou,t.ne Ass.a.

Be sure and use that old and wsii-trisd reInsdy
 AfItS. WlNSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP, eos children te~th ns q snothes the child. softsEs tne e n-. allayE ail pain. eGro1 Ind coils and ...a is hs eesI remedy fog dlar'hoea TNsnty:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
varilla Confers with Buchanan.

New York, Dec. 15.-P. Bunau-VariIIa. Minister from the Republic of Panama to the United States, has received from his Government a cablegram stating that the municipalities representing the capitals of all the provinces of the new republic outside Iof those of Panama and Coloh. have expre sed their complete and enthusiastic satisfaction with the te ms of the Hay-Buaau-Vari.la treaty. Min,s- ter Bunau-Varilla accompanied William I. Buchanan, the American minister to Panama, to the steamer Yucatan, on which the American minister sailed today. situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
The Rancroft at Colon.

Colon, Dec. I5.--The United States gum boat Bancroft has returned to Colon. She had been engaged in making soundinss at Porto Bello and Nombre de Dios ard charting the harbors all along that coast. The United States auxiliary cruiser D,xie was alongside the railroad dock today, dscharging all her stores. She is under orders to sail for Philadelphia and will return with. more marines for service on the isthmus. She will sail tomorrow af- ter disembarking the marines who are aboard. Rear Admiral Walker sal ed for New York today on the steamer Segur- anca.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Frnst Plaada Gniltv.

St. Paul. Dec. 15.-Casper Ernst. who was once reported to be hnancler and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
WANTED.
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-The St. James Hotel, Selma, Ala s0 rooms on second floor entirely, newly pa- pered. Address Julien Smith. Agent, Selma,
 Ala. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
FINANCIAL.

SS~o>|s~ = ,ond .s -. s - . - -. = Smounts: prompt service Montgomery Ab- Itract Co. No, S Perry St. 0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

AFT FIR Jan. Ist, opportunity for one or more eetiye stockholders in wholesale and retail 6usiness. For particulars address P. O. Box Jos City. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

uL charity patients desiring admlsslou b ho Warda- of the Montgomery Ind mary mus, Rye admission card from any one Of the fol. owing physicians :Drs- 0oldthwaite. Mccon
 ico, Baker. Pollard and Billing. who comDoss he visiting stan. or from either the city oI ounty rhysicianR D-s. Thorington and Bil
 hG. su-Wd-fr-ti
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

FE HAVE complete facilities for ruling and unchinR loose-leaf ledger paper and work Of innilar character in any size and grade
 Town Printing Company. wd-su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
FOR SALE.


 FOR sALE-Four COWS, fresh in milk; 4 oxen. I0 head stall-fed beeves. W. E. Hinson, Agent Rural Route No r. Houghton Farm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

LATEST improved Remingtons and Typewriter supplies aiways In stock: typewrtters sold. ex- changed. rented and repaired A. Coke Smith, Moses Building. If
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-04-11

to say they are women, who are not sat-
isfied with occupying whole pew, but
they want some of the pew adjoining
was shown to sitting in this church
to-day, and there was just room
enough for me to squeeze in. The only
vacant spot was next to the partition OF
the adjoining pew, and this was notva-
cant when reached it.
"The women who occupied the pew
adjoining had piled their muffs, wraps
and umbrellas on the end of the pew
into which was shown. waited for
them to remove their. belongings, but
they were about as busily engaged in
reading their prayer books at the
time as some men are with newspa
pers on a Ninth avenue elevated ex.
press train in the morning.
"As they made no move to accommo.
date me just dumped their traps on
the floor, and when knelt had soft
place for my knees.
"After the service / politely handed
the women their furs etc., and they
didn't even thank me. They just glaret
at me-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-04-11
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Considerably more than 100000 tons
of butter are made annually in the
British Isles, and from 10000 to 49,
600 tons of cheese.
The manufacture of glass in Ger
many has become thriving industry.
The number of factories has reached
400 and they give employment to
about $4,000 workmen.
A newly patented German process
of giving relief to ornaments and
veining on wood consists in gluing
strips of paper over the parts to be
raised, and then dabbing the entire
surface vertically with bundles of fine
steel wire. The softer parts of the
wood come out as dust, while the pro-
tected places and the hard annual
rings remain unaffected.
Two inventors at Galveston, Tex,
went down in submarine boat re-
Gently and started up gasoline en-
CINE. After running five minutes the
engine stopped for want of sufficient
affair being requisite to make the
explosive mixture in all such engines.
The men were able to breathe with
little discomfort even after the en-
CINE had exhausted most of the air.
The pearl fishery season this year
in the Persian gulf has been most
successful one, the divers having OBJ
tanned more jewels than in the last
two years. Nearly all the pearls were
purchased by an Arab merchant
named Sheik Mohamed bin Abdul
Wahab, of Darien. All will be sent to
the Bombay market, where they are
expected to realize more than $780,
600.
OF the prodigious sum of $1,622,014.
600 received by railway companies of
the United States in the year just re-
ported upon by the interstate COM
merce commission, S6f0.713,000, or
three-eighths, went for wages, $780,
100000 for other expenses of opera
ton, $309, O00. 900 for interest and taxes
and s65,63s.0OO for permanent improve
ments and miscellaneous expenses,
leaving $131, 626, 900 for dividends
about &c per cent. on the stock-and
S94, 900 for surplus or reserve.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-04-11
PLoo. PLoo. PLoDl

When your hands and head are weary
And your soul has lost its song;
When the road is hot and dreary,
And the way seems very long;
When you have no heart for action.
When you need the spur and rod
There's a world of satisfaction
In a plod, plod. plod.
Just 10 see the task before you,
And forget the distant goal:
Just to bid Renown ignore you,
And to bear humble soul:
Just TO trudge along contented
Where the many feet have trod-
There's no better rest invented
Than plod. plod. plod!
Let the genius leap to glory
Winged feet that spurn the soil;
Though l think the truer story
Is that talents always toll.
We will make a reputation
From a broom, a hoe, a hod;
There are fame and fascination
In a plod. plod. plod.
For in this way and no other
Do the seasons come and go.
And the great world Is a brother
To the toiler with his hoe;
Near TO Nature working slowly,
We are close to Natures God
When we give our spirits wholly
To a plod. plod, plod!
Amos r. Wells. In Rams Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-04-11

An Iowa woman who was cleaning
house one day accidentally knocked out
a brick and some mortar from the side
of little used room. In doing so she
came upon curious humming sound
and a delicate odor. She reported the
circumstance to her sons. and two of
them climbed up the. outside of the
house and removed some of the wealth
er boards to investigate the phenome-
mon. They were much astonished to
find that the whole side of the house
nearly had been filed in by the bees
with honey and honeycomb. Taking
down the remaining boards, they care
fully extracted the material, stored il
in q convenient place for the winter,
and ate honey on their mullins fof
many months thereafter.-N. Y. Her
aid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-04-11

E@X3NOT than FIVE per of trolley accidents
SkVM involve OF considerable proportion Of
AM casualties result from collisions with wagons
trucks but limiting those involving injury pc
destrian the number hurt dspropoonatey small
This immunity natural result of the caution of women
inheritance from days when homesayer and when
beyond the daily bounds called for premeda
ton. BEFORE CROSSING A STREET THE AVERAGE WON
AN STILL LOOKS BOTH WAYS
But with the rise of the athletic girl look conditions
change The girl who is champion go and who
line recesness When the hundreds who make moth
the Manhattan end of Brooklyn bridge in rush hours wonder
how they escape broken bones
The typical accident results from the peculiar back
ward with which she picks up her skirt leaving She
may hold of the stanhion the may
If she loses her footing, she did with violent
Jerk damages without proof Of violent
jerk in the starting of the
When damage trial good railroad lawyer will
accept juror who has been injured railroad
cdent the lawyers policy to remind the that the law
gives damages unless the plaintiff that there
his part contrbutory negligence, and then say:
The ordinary prudent and careful does not get hurt
been hurt railway accident you have
hurt types OF the prudent ordinarily careful citizen
This address is frequently effective
Large against railway companies accident
they used be- perhaps because judges finding
out that would be brought for the activity Of
that class of lawyers ambulance perhaps ALSO
because only company fights those deems unjust
and those in which the damages asked excessive q
AS Of policy and justice when railway company is
passenger really has been injured result OF neeh
genes on its part, IT SETTLES OUT OF COURT.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-04-11

HILL CAME THE COACH
me, so / decided TO take poor old Jim
Blagdon, who was playing the chief
omedy part. He was a bad actor,
but as pleasant a little fellow as you
could wish to meet. For some reason
or other there was no performance at
the theater that night, so we started
off in the cool of the evening, and ar
rived at my friends house at about
eight o'clock. After supper we
strolled out into the garden for q
smoke; and, while we were sitting
there, talking in a desultory sort Of
fashion, the subject of ghosts came
up, just as it has this evening.
"'Why,' said my friend, do either
of you believe in ghostsT
snow, as it happened, ghosts were
Jim's special hobby. All his life it had
been his chief ambition to see one,
but try as he would nothing would
induce them to come near him.
Believe" said he, in answer to
my friend; i should think / did be-
lieve. Night after night have wait
ed about in churchyards and haunted