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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
FIRE IN ,rzrLADErPH1A.
Exciting Battle with the Flames for
 Four Hours.


 Pittsburg. Dee.s l4.--After an exciting fight of four hours in the bitter cold to- day. fremen succeeded in subduing one of the most stubborn and dangerous fires the department has been called upon to handle for some time. Spontaneous com busion, is the only cause given for the seventh floor of the Arrott Power build ing The loss will reach at least s15o.0oO but is pretty we'll covered by insurance The Alvin and the BiJou theatres are situated In the rear from the Arrott building. there being 2e-foot alley be- tween them and while the fire was burn ing matinee performance was in pro- gross in the BiJou. A panic was ayerted by the manager Of the theater quietly. ex- plainIng the situation to the audience and asking the people to leave the house with out undue haste as there was no present danger. ,a ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
naIl nn tha prAaidnnt

Washington, Dec. Ex-Governor otero of New Mexico; Solomon Lone, member of the Republican National Committee from New Mexico and delegate Wilson of Arizona saw the President for a short time today. While the people of both Arizona and New Mexico are urging their claims to Statehood 1t was stated they do not aprove the proposition to make e single State of the two territories. Dele gate wilson said today he would fight that idea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
To Test Anti Boycott Law. :

Washingtop. Dec. i4.-The Executive Council Of the American. Federation of Labor today directed President Gompers and vice-President Drncan to so to New York and endeayor to adjust the building trades dispute in that city. The Council decided to help the Aiabama State Feaer- ation of Labor to test the constitutionaIi- ty of the so-calied antl-boycott law re- gently enacted by Alqbama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
Will Reduca Warea.

4 New York, Dec. 1l.--The statement was made today by q leading official of the united states Steel Corporation that be- ginning January ist 1901. about 90 per cent of the employees of the corporation win suffer wage reductions ranging from to % per cent This reduction will affect about lg0.0o0 workmen in the various grades oe the subsidiary companies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
Dircrisnination Charged.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The alliance of textile ana dye workers of Gincinati to- day filed complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the South ern Railroad and other roads. alleging that the freight rates on cotton mills pro- ducts from Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama to Cincinati are excessive and discriminating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
chaxtanooga wants It.

A delegation of citizens of Chattanooga is expected to be in Washington tomorrow to ask that ChAttanooga. instead of Atlan- ta. be made division headquarters for the South. General Chpffse has recommend- ed Atlanta ana 1t is understood that Sec retary Root favors that point.
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
state Aid Withdrawn.

St. Petersburg. Dec. ia.--sovernor Gen eral Brobokoff has ordered the withdraw al of State aid from schools In Finland, where the decree requiring the teaching of the RuSsian language ,is not observed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
the wishes of practically all l.ie patrons of the opeiiia postofEice
1feRro sufFraee League.

The coiofed citissns of Washington and of the Nation as represented in nation ai suffrage league convention, met today ct . pfominsnt church of their race and almost resorted to raxors in the conten- ton between two factions. One of them is q kind Of Washington Roosevelt fac tion with the other ns It's antipodes. It is said that the former Is led by Jeems Hays of vir8inia constitution notoriety. The other faction, which is represented hy CAisin Chase. bitterly resent what they. underStand is Booker washington's 's po1itioH. that tle Acknowledgement meas ure& adopted in the Southern States put premium upon intelligence. thrift and good character The police reserves will sec that the deiekates behave themselves pesoeably and will pinch the first coon that draws q blade
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
Taylor Has nridee Bills.

Nepreaentative Taylor today introduced q bIli to aufhorize the Mobile and West Alabama Railroad Company to construct u bridge across the Warrior River in TusraIoosa county Also to authorise the construction ef bridge by the same road across the Tombigbee River between Clarke and Chocthw counties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
ROOSEVELT
 WANT WAR Presi : Said to Thirst
 tOr Combat. OFFICERS ARB AT WORK Board of Strategy is Looking
 into the Situation, 1raps of the ceIombian dovsrnmsnt Being clossly studied by the
 War college Frofsasors in Warrington.
OFFICERS ARE AT WORK
Advertiser Bursati.
 Colo ada Building,

E. ff Washington. Dec. lA
 The general stsff. the: war college pro- fessors. ana all the students of the science Of war in the military establishment in Washington, are scanning the maps of Colonfbla and studying the best routes to get to Bogota. The tdea is one of very simply strategy to counter on the Co., lombian march upon PanarAa by invading the heart of Colombia itself.
 There is no sort ef doubt that new conquest Of Granada is a theme of le- lIghtfui contemplation to the Roosevelt mind. There is besides the embracing of the isthmus with the starting of the ca- nal over the Panama route. the glamour of successful war, to say nothing of the glory Of conquest which Colonel Roosevelt socks to bring to the credit of his admin istratiop and rescue it from defeat at the polls next November.
 The Advertiser was appfised in these dispatches as soon as the Isthsnian Re. public was pipped and tagged Panama. directed to, the care of Uncle Sam. that the War Depaftnnent was setting ready for war. Some sort of denial at the de- partment followed the publication sen- erally that hostiiities were expectsds but nevertheless the departments trained of- f1cers in ali branches of the service went to work upon possible problems and prob. ably developments that arc now certainly coming. v .l ss. <. \ ss--. -... .s5.
 |. witl1 the tocsiu sounded. our gulf pcrts Will again assume importance es the as- sembling rendezvous Of troops, The last time the South was ablaze with the rest of the country in var for humanity. This time t wiil be | fight for q ditch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
The Opelika PostofIloe

There is nothing in a story telegraphed from Washington to a Birmingham paper to the effect that the Federal Referees are here deslrous of removing Dallas B. Smith, Postmaster at OpelIIxa. The utter improbabiiity of this is in the fact that Postmaster Smith not only has no charges against him. but no complaints, except by the referees themselves who resent Smiths persistent refusal to con sort with the blacK and tans. He has almost the unanimous endorsement of the people of 0pelika of all parties. His term will expire the 18th Instant and the refrees may succeed. though even tliat ts improbable. in getting q man from their own slate appointed postmaster in his place. -s.-
 It is possible that the case of United states Msrshal Simmons. of the Southern District, who resigned rather than Ro back on his Lily White friends as the priee of his retention in office, may make embarrassment for the opeIika postEnae- ter Smith was one of. the original Roosevelt men of the State, but ne has stoutly always stuck to the. Lily White hanner, and rather than furl it, appears willins to step down and out Ills rec ord is undeniably excellent as postmaster and If he is displaced it will according to ail the evidence at hand ba contrary to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
C:ong greaarasnln 1EiolEa.

Isi every Congress which elects new Speaker and sees |. chafigS of leaders the announcement of the Rrpelnanldrt 0k committees in arfe to be .fesieWe h1l inc Etotestati0ib 0f the disappoiata ~ Tiie present oceaaion Is no exception, 1lr. Cannon was, unanin0usly nominated for Speaker of his party and Mr. Williams was with the same unanimity chosen as the minority leader. Both gentlemen have failed 10 please everybody: both gentlemen have fallen short of achieving the impossible. Yet both will survive the acrimony, the heart-burnings and the un- happiness for which they are charged with being responsible. Really there Is no serious ground for complaint The great majority of the old members of the House were put where they were in the last Congress. the changes being few and far between. The new members have no just cause for serious complaint. Ac- cording to precedent they ought to have known just what to expect. and that was to be content with anything they could get.
 Members from the eastern States are invidiously calling attention to the fact that of the fifty-slx committees appointed the chairmanshlps went to thIrty-five from Western States. with only twenty to the big States east of Ohio. Of the seventeen leading committees the chair manships fan to only three Eastern States. There is nothing illogical or radically unjust in that. The members from the middle Western States cofieti- ute the older members of the majority and the Speaker himself Is a middle westerner.
 On the Democratic side complaints are heard here and there. but they are. of trivial gravity. It is true some recom- mena aalions made by Mir Williams were not approved by Speaker Cannon. but that important part of the Republican, ma chine was, not placed to present only smooth surfaces to Democrats. He has really done more for the minority than ever has any other Republican Speaker.
 member who depends upon commit tee connections alone to give him such standing as will commend him for re- election to his constituents win hardly amount to much In any institution as a representative. If he has real ability op. portunities will not be lacking for him to demonstrate 1t. Yet there are members who scramble for committee assignments as though the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were involved for them individually for ali time. They are only rendering themselves unhappy and making themselves a nuisance to those who have been intrusted with the leadership.
 Some of the very best men in the House have never asi1ed for a committee assignment, and one of them is John Sharp Williams, the minority leader. He took his chance on the floor of the House and accepted his committee as- signment with the same grace as though 1t was hia, cherished choice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15

(Contlnped on Rage 1en.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15

Presiding Elder.
 praktyille--H. H. McNeiii. Elmore--s. c. Spear.
 Wetumpla--5. II. James Werbena--R. c. Willisnas. Fort Depcsit--Is. F. Lathram. Lowndesboro--H c Threadgiii. Pheasant HILL. q. Dckford. Pine Apple-J. P. Roberts Ciantori-B N. JefEcoat. AutauEaviils--B. E. Texgue. { P1arstersviI1e-, B. Nelson. Randolph .. c. Harrison. Canden--5. K. Williams. Bslrs landing ,J. :. ". Henson. Hormarmorig Fl. D. Jones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15

Dayton Circuit George Fontaine. Afltpskon-J. M. Patton.
 Maxnnlin--J. M. Mcnn- sweetwatsr--Js N Kiliougli. Lower peschtree-T. I4 Adams Thomasvllie- -R. A Moody.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15

siding Elder.
 EufauIar-J. A. retsrson. EufauIa circuit--y. M. Clsndeminer. viIiulah-- '. V. Seaie. seale and Kurksboro-s. ". Robsrts Phenix Clt9--P. N. Guthrie. Girard--W. H BfclEerttnh. Aidway--C. ". Gavin. Osark--A. .. Couszns. Clayton Station R N. Lewis. Asburx-~R. 2. Boss. palsgilIe--s Q. Turuipseed. kbheviIle--A Hood. white Pond--A. IF Adams. Echo--J M Grifzn. Perofe--C. Bates Iouisviiie- ". A. Mccanr.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
BLOOD nncampment omcerr.

F%AIRBURY. Neb.. April ~21.-(special Tel
egram. )-ofioers were elected as follows
at the Southeastern Nebraska encampment
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic which
convened here this Afternoon: I. N. Thomp-
son. commander; william Crane. s. "; II.
c. James, J. "; A. ID. Hedges. Q. NJ; @. G.
Morrison. chaplain; W. M. Lewis, surgeon.
The Woman's Relief Corps encampment.
which met at the same time, elected the
following officers: Eliza Riley. PRESIDENT;
Sophia Nelson, s. "; w. A. Gale, J. ";
Jennie Copeland. chaplain; R. r. Day,
treasurer; Clarinda Frost. Mrs. slmonton,
Rosalis b. Condor. Belle Majors, Jennie L.
link, executive committee. A public Joint
installation and banquet was held this
evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
SHOWING THE WAY
This Public Statement Of an Omaha
Citizen viii Be Appreciated.

Many a reader Of this in Omaha has gone
through the selfsame experience in part and
win be glad to be shown the way to get rid
OF the constant aches and pains Of a bad
back. Profit by an Omaha citizens expert
ence.
Mr.. Wm. Sage, bricklayer Of No. All
Burdette street, says: Always after a hard
days work, or when / caught a cold which
settled in my Ioins. baekache became very
severe. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at
Kuhn & Co.'S drug store. corner 18th AID
Douglas streets, gave me such prompt re-
lief and up TO date have prevented attacks
tina / have no hesitation in recommending
them to anyone. suffering from either over
excited or weakened kidneys"
For sale by All dealers. price SOC per box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. T.. sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name. D0an's, and take no
other.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
SHAW IS COMING TO IOWA
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to special duties IN connection With stan
work detailed as special boards to whom
will be referred matters that will naturally
come before them.
Two Generals Retire.
B~rigadier Generals Louis H. Rueker and
Theodore A. Baldwin, recently promoted,
we're placed on the retired list of the army
today on their own application.
Say Omcers Sell Supplies.
Secretary Root has directed the court
martial OF a number of army oficers In
Alaska charged with making use OF COM
missary supplies for their Individual profit.
1t appears they nave been purchasing sup
plies at cost and selling them at a great
profit, something they could do, because the
freight rates on goods shipped to Alaska.
The papers In the case have been referred
to General Funston, commanding the De-
partment of the Columbia, with instruc-
lions to proceed against the ohicers impli-
Gated.
enRtOF Asks TO he Heard.
Postmaster General Payne this Afternoon
said only one member Of either house OF
SNHsiS9s nav iHtetieieu III tue poatomce
Investigation. This was a senator, whom
he did not name. who asked hat he be
heard II anything were done in the case
Of an employe in whom he was interested.
Mr.. Payne said there was a great deal Of
exaggeration in some Of the reports re-
garding the investigation
Alice Roosevelt IA Home.
Miss Alice Roosevelt accompanied by
Captain and Mrs. w. s. CoWles arrived to-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22

SCHUYLER, Neb., April 21.-(special.)-
The cool weather Is disturbing the arrange
ments of farmers to some extent by causing
them to delay corn planting that many have
been planning to do. Small grain is nearly
all in, much Of 1t being up and growing
nicely. Wheat and rye are in most promis-
ing condition at present, the fields being
unusually fine appearing, excepting for
spots in many Of them, caused by smother
ing by snow and ice, or drowning by
water.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
First shipment by Farmers.

HARVARD. Neb.. April 21.-(special.)-
Harvard Corporate Grain and Live
Stock company Is today shipping its FIRST
car Of grain. a load Of wheat for one Of
its wealthy farmer members. The board of
directors has organized and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, NJ. r. Harring-
ton; vice president, NJ. l. Hartmann; secre-
tary, Jesse F. Bller; treasurer, William
schwank. The company has incorporated
with $4,000 capital and will build an ele-
vator and do a general buying business
when fully established. or will ship for any
individual, though not a member.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
A Friend to The FriendIesa

What a revelation the goth Century re-
vealed when DR.. Burkhart stepped forth
with the announcement that he had dis
covered a cure for disease and could re-
store the frail bodies to robust health.
1902 was recorded as one of the most mar.
velous years in the history of medicine.
harts Vegetable Compound. 80 per cent OF
whom were cured. The sick and suffering
OF every climate are invited to lie hea ed.
II you suffer from Rheumatism Consiins.
ton, Blood, Liver or Kidney Troubles YOU
can be cured. Is cents. All druggists. III
you have no money to buy this remedy
write for free treatment. His doors are
never closed against the sick.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
0nly Routine Matters Passed on at Last
Nights Session.
URGED TO HIRE ANOTHER LAWYER
Special Counsel Mcintosh Asks that
His s~uccessOr ne Named at once
to Take Up work In
Tax Case.

Little other than strictly routine busl-
ness was done by the council last night,
the meeting being the FIRST regular session
held in three weeks. Councilmen Mount,
Burnley. Hascall, HOye, Trostler, white
horn and zimman were present. The mat
ter Of preparing a contract with the gas
company for street lighting for three years
beginning January /, 1904. was merely
brought up by Trostler and referred to the
street lighting committee.
A communication from James H.. MeIn-
tosh advised the council that owing to his
approaching departure from the city he
will be unable to act as special counsel
in the railway tax cases. He urged the
Importance Of appointing a lawyer In his
place, saying that the cases are the most
important which the city has ever had up
and contain too much work for the or
binary legal department Of the city. He
will not %relinquish attention on the tax
cases until June, and desires a successor
named early In order that he may give
him the benefit Of a special study Of the
question and a theory Of procedure al
ready mapped out. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee with the
understanding that 1t is to be considered
at the general committee meeting Monday
afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22

]. Adams to not less than one year and
not more than one year and nine months
in Sing Sing prison and to pay a fine of
$1,000 for having paraphernalia for playing
policy in his possession.
Counsel for Adams asked for a certificate
Of reasonable doubt. a stay Of execution
and that bail be fixed to permit Of an OPP
peal. Pending a decision by the court,
Adams was sent to the Tombs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
BEATS ALL MAIDEN RECORDS
New German Lloyd Boat Crosses
ocean I'm just Under SIX
Days. o..

NEW YORK. April 21.-The new North
German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm II, from
Bremen, Southampton and Cherbourg, was
reported forty miles east Of Nantucket shoal
at $40 this morning. g.
Kaiser Wilhelm II reached Sandy Hook
lightship about Z O'Clock this evening. Its
time Of passage was about Ave days and
twenty-three hours and thus beat all maiden
records from Cherbourg. It did not, how
ever, equal the best time between Cher
bourg and New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
WIN Publish City Reports.

BY a special resolution the city clerk
was directed to advertise for bids for the
publication in book form Of the annual re-
ports OF the city from 1898 to 1902 inclusive.
The publication will contain the reports OF
the city engineer and comptroller with such
other matter as is thought Of permanent
record value. q"
The council shelved the garbage crema-
tory project by placing the report Of the
city engineer on file. The committee re-
port adopted declared that the estimated
price-from $4,000 to $45. O00-is so high
that the city ann afford to build the
tncinerators at the present time.
The ordinances providing for issues of
500, 900 each renewal paving intersection
and sewer bonds bearing interest at 4 per
cent and running twenty years, received
final passage.
A multitude Of resolutions directing the
Board Of Public Works to repair Impaired
streets and ordering permanent sidewalks
were passed.
The revision of the boards Of registrars
as made by the city clerk was approved.
BY resolution the council ordered the
purchase for $1,000 OF the early survey
maps and field notes made by the late
George Smith, provided the county enters
into the deal jointly and pays one-half the
purchase price. The deal will be made by
the city comptroller and with Mrs. Sarah
M. Smith. widow of the pioneer engineer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
Humboldt objects TO Games.

TBcUMsEH, Neb.. April 21.-(special.)-
The annual field day sports Of the Pawnee
City. Tecumseh. Auburn, Nebraska City,
Falls City and Humboldt high schools was
scheduled to occur at Humboldt May Q. It
Is said that the Humboldters have decided
that they do not want the games in their
town, and the schools are wondering where
they will pull OF the contests. The annual
day of sport attracts many people and
some spirited athletic contests ensue. Just
why the Humboldt school does not want the
games there is not known.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
JAIL SHUT IN CONWcT'S FACE
Asks Admittance to Serve Sentence,
but Lacking Papers is
Denied.

LANSING. Kan, April IA. e. Shaw
of Hobart. okl., who was recently sentenced
to four years in the Kansas penltentiary
for granddaughter, arrived here today unac-
companied, and informed the warden Of his
arrival.
AS his only credentials were a letter from
the prosecuting attorney Shaw could not
be admitted to the prison farm until the
commitment papers arrive.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
Grant Licemaen mt B~entrIce.

BEATRICE, Neb.. April ~21.-(special Tel
egram.)-At a special meeting Of the city
counci held here this afternoon liquor
licenses were granted to r. r. Cook, Bradt
& Hobbs. J. J. johnson, E.. schembeck, Ar
thur Bethornay, ]. A. S~ehackelton and
Charles Benson. Two remonstrances were
filed but they were withdrawn before the
council convened.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
Nebraska F1our for E.port.

SCHUYLER, Neb., April 21.-(Special.)-
A thing unprecedented in the history Of
shipments from Schuyler was the shipment
Saturday of a car of export -four by Messrs.
Wells, Abbott G. Nieman, containing los, 900
Cars Of $4,000 pounds capacity
have been sent out from time to time, but
never until Saturday was there one Of the
large capacity mentioned,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
eeMy Sons"

said a great business man, care my
partners and they need all the
strength and courage l can give
them" and he forthwith paid for a
$1,000, 900 policy in The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New
York Not without the most care.
full Investigation, however, extend
ing over six months. He was con.
vinced by just such facts as led the
President of a National Bank in
New York to make the curious and
shrewd provision in his will, which
is contained in "a Bankers Will"
Write for it and also for the
account of the $1,000, 600 policy,
"The Largest Annual Premiums"
This Company ranks
EfrH-In Assets.
FfrH-In Amount Paid Poiiey-holdera.
Fftsf-In Age.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF New York, :.
RIcHARD A. MccUsDT. President
FLEMING BROS. Managers.
Omaha, Nebr Des Moines, Iowa