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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Senate bin?" inquired MT. McLaurin.

Senate bill?" inquired MT. McLaurin.
 Yes" said MT. Aldrich, and l hope 1t will become a law
 This brought MT. Morgan to his feet, who said the little colloquy had made an immense revelation of what was go- ing on in the Senate tonight.
 There Is evidently an arrangement made by which this bill is to be passed through the House under a rule for its consideration and that there Is nobody in that House, particularly Democrat, who will be permitted to have word to say about it."
 It is an object lession, he said, and shows that the bill does not stand on the same footing as other legislation The bill, he said, was most dangerous measure.
 At this point Mir Morgan remarked upon the fact that MT. Aldrtch was smil- ing and said 1t might be due to the in formation he had or his ignorance on the subject
 T was smiling" said MT. Aldrich, be cause the Senator did not refer to the Panama Canal"
 That is not connected with a finance bill, retorted Mr. Morgan, except the stealing part of it, which is in Paris and We have no control over it."
 MT. Morgan then began a discussion of the Panama canal treaty.
 The conference reports on the immigra- tion bill and on the bill to allow cities of 25,00o inhabitants to be reserve cities of the second class for national banks were agreed to.
 Continuing his remarks, Mir Morgan at tackled the trusts, and said they were ar- fogant institutions. If the number of cor porations in the United States were Known to the people of the United States. he said, they would be as-ounded. In some sections, he dsclared, they were nearly equal to the population. He criticized the Aldrich Dill. saying there was no limit to the amount of money the Secretary of the Treasury can put fin a national bank Gith a small capital. and said that he could not understand how any Senator could draw such a bill and undertake to defend it.
 Nobody ever thought of offering this bill, he said. until the speculative idea struck the Senator from Rhode Island l beg your pardon, 1t struck the Secre- tary of the Treasury first"
 The Secretary of the Treasury, he de clared. forced the Wall Street brokers and gamblers in tight place and did. as all secretaries of the treasury. including Secretary Carlisle, have found 1t neces- sarV from time to time to do, whenever these gentlemen got into trouble all the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03

past two months engaged the time oi the coroner's jury. King was in the ci'y, It Is said. on the night of the murder. lie was seen with Durham on the night or the murder, 1t is claimed. Accorolng 10 the coroner Durham came to Blrmlng- ham from Goodwater to see King on business. The latter owed Dunham debt It Is believed that Durham was doped by some one and then knocked ln the head. Several silver dollars, mort gages and all the papers in his possession were taken from his pockets. According to witnesses Durham was not instantly killed, for he was seen walking as If crazed across the l.. and N. railroad yaeds, and later picked up unconscious at the corner of Eighteenth Street and First Avenue by Policeman Fully. He died few days later at the St. Vincent Hospital While King is not charged with the murder. he is believed to know about it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
The News of Birmingham

Birmingham, March 2.-(Special. )-The Democratic primary for municipal off, cers was held today in this city. The weather was fine The vote was strong. There was considerable activity right from the start. The boxes opened at 8 o'clock and closed at 6:S0 tonight, Each of the candidates had representation in the polling places. There was no disor- der. All the hacks and carriages in the city were employed and Birmingham was more in holiday attire today than ever before on an election day.
 According to the plars of the primary, the candidates had to receive majorities in the primary or the race has to be run over again. The fight made against Mayor Drennen by his opponent, George B. Ward. was that Drennen is backed by the machine, and that he was after a third term.
 Though the counting of the votes in the Fifth Ward will not be concluded for two hours, at midnight the returns of the Democratic municipal primary shows that Mayor Drennen and Capt. William Wier are nominated over George Ward and Chief Conrad W. Austin by big ma jorities. The Fifth Ward is the largest ward in the city. In the Second Ward
 
 in the Ninth Ward George Estes and Thomas Simms will have to run a second race for the Aldermanic nomination.
 Drennen received 1,630 votes in the eight wards heard from. to George Wards SS0. The ratio in the Fifth Ward is about the same as in the others.
 Wier. for Chief of Police, received 1,5SS to Austin's S25. The Fifth Ward will give Wier a decidedly increased majority.
 The following Aldermen are nominated: |:
 First Ward. Thomas Wheeler; Third, Ben Barbour; Fourth, Walter Moore; Fifth, B. H. Cooper; Sixth, rohn c. For ney; Seventh. c. c. Hsidt; Eighth, Harry Jones.
 For Police Commissi oners, Thomas F. Parker and Eugene Fi ss appear to have majority for the position and the other two places are doubtful, but anti-Austin men are in the lead.
 The people of Birmingham voted against proposition to abolish the police con- mission of Birmingham. There is much rejoicing on the part of the sporting ele- ment over the defeat of Chief Austin.
 Captain Wier has oeen on the police force for more than twelve years, and never was before the police commission on any change. Though the election is to be held in May, the nomination is the same as election.
 High Waters Damage.
 High water in the Coosa River, washed the bridge at Riverside on the Southern Railway out of line and since Saturday trains have been coming from the East and going East from here over the Gen. tral of Georgia tracks via Chlldersburg All trains as consequence are late A big force of men has been at work on the bridge and 1t Is believed the same will be in shape again by tomorrow The water was very high and the bridge was too light at top. hence the change in alignment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Overdose of Alcohol.

John Drew, a white brick mason, died this morning at North Birmingham from an overdose of alcohol, and it is be- lieved that the same was given him while he was intoxicated by smell dressed young men who escorted him partly to his residence Saturday night. No formal charges have been preferred. Drew's money Is missing. He leaves a wife and eight children. It is stated that alcohol was administered with sugar and no less than pint of 1t is said to have been given the intoxicated man. Coroner Paris Is holding an investigation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Confirmed hv Sanata-

Washington, March 2.-Confirmations by the Senate: H. B. F. Mcfarland. Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Postmasters: Texas-Leander Hopkins, Ferris; U. G. Roach Celeste; W. J. Mi- Ter, Hallettsville; c. Hellig. New Braun fels. Mississippi-John F. Clofton, Sena- tobia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Negro Clerk at Work.

c. c. Beverly, colored, the newly ap- pointed deputy clerk in the office of Col lector of Internal Revenues entered upon the duties of his position this morning. He has a desk in the room outside the private office of Collector Thompson Beverly was a superintendent of a school in Greensboro when appointed to his present position. Collector J. O. Thomp- son has been sworn in under his perma- nent bond. The appointment was recent ly affirmed by the Senate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Arrest of G. Nell King.

G. Nell King former deputy United States Marshal of the Northern District of Alabama, was arrested In Montgom- cry yesterday on a warrant sworn out by Coroner Paris, of this county. He Is charged with knowing something of the murder of Leonard Durham on the night of January ?, in this city. His arrest, says the coroner. is expected to clear up the whole mystery which has for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Rev. MT. Foster Accepts.

Rev. Sterling J. Foster, of Memphis, has accepted the call recently rendered him by the congregation of the South Highlands Presbyterian Church and will assume control of his new work as soon as he can secure his transfer from the Memphis Presbytery. He will receive a warm welcome here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Used Shovels as Weapons.

Isaac Stallings and Virgil Foster, both negroes, in quarrel a Lttleton, in the western part of the county, used shovels as weapons Foster was hit on the head. his skull fractured and he died in a short while from the injury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
High Waters Damage.
Free Delivery in Bessemer.

The free delivery mail service was suc- cessfully inaugurated this morning at Bessemer. this county. There are four routes and great satisfaction Is an nounced at the installation of the ser vice.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
SOCIETY OF MAYFLowER
DESCENDANTS CoNVENES
General Greene Reads the Report of
the Last Congress, Held
in 1000

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Sept. 5.-The Ma
tional Society of Mayflower Descendants
began its triennial meeting in the Church
of the Pilgrimage here to-day, with del
egates present from all over the United
States. In the absence of Governor Cen
eral Henry Z. Howland of New York
Deputy Governor General William L.
Marsh of Washington presided.
The report of the last congress in 1900
was read by Secretary General Richard
II. Greene of New York, and the report
of the treasurer general and historian
general were presented. The latter stated
the present membership was S93. The
committee on nominations reported the
following officers for election:
Governor General, Hon. Charles Fran
els Adams of Massachusetts; Secretary
General, Ashbel P. Fitch of New York
Treasurer General, ]. M. Rhodes of Penn
syIvania: Captain General, Miles Stand
ish of Massachusetts.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06

subcommittee charged with ascertain
ing the relative advantages and evils OF
the decline in silver. summing UP its
Investigations. declares that in view Of
the study that has been given to the
question, only one answer can be made.
1t is unquestionable. the committee re-
marks. that IL is to the interest OF
Mexico to impart the greatest stability
to foreign exchange.
The same committee recommends that
the maximum ratio of the new currency
be one to thirty-two and the minimum
one to thirty-six-
This report has been approved by the
commission as a whole, and, according
to the plans Of Minister Limantour, a
fifth subcommittee has been appointed
to devise methods under which Mexico
caa bring about reforms which will re-
suit in practically placing the country
on a gold basis.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
FAIR SCOT
WILL SEND
CHALLENGE
Mrs. Graeme Hunter Is
Eager for a Try at
the Cup.
Plans TO Be Her Own Skipper
and to Have an ANA
teur Crew.
Wealthy Woman Of Arrocher Is in
Earnest and Has Chosen
Clyde Builders for
her Yacht.

MONTREAL, Sept. 5.-Graeme Hunter,
who is stopping at the Windsor Hotel in
this city and who claims to be a friend
of Sir Thomas Upton, is authority for
that statement that his wife has ambi-
tions for the Americas cup and may
send on a challenge. Graeme Hunter
comes from Arrocher, Scotland, and when
seen tonight his first statement was to
disclaim that he was millionaire. as
reported. Mrs. Hunter is at her home in
Scotland.
According to Hunter, Mrs. Hunter, who,
he says, is an enthusiastic yachtswoman
and a member of the Clyde Corinthian
Club. has had ambitions ever since the
Valkyrie was lost off Hunter quay, Scot
land, to have a try for the Americas cup,
and she has, he says, set aside a sum of
10000 for that purpose. Her idea is to
act as her own skipper and have an ANA
teur crew.
Hunter says that they have no inten-
tion of interfering with Sir Thomas Lip
ton and that a challenger will be sent
only in case the Irish knight does not
challenge again In the event of boat
being built it will be by Messrs. Denny
of the Clyde.
Hunter says he once worked for Sir
Thomas Upton and that he made his
money out Oh DullulnS operations
LONDON, Sept. 5.-Considerable COM
ment has been caused by a special dis
! patch from New York to the Daily Mail
declaring that a mistake in connection
J with the Shamrock IIIs water line made
! her defeat a foregone conclusion. The
| correspondent says ii is strange the error
! in the design was not discovered in time
| to prevent the formation of the unwar-
ranted hopes by which Sir Thomas Lip
| ton had been deceived, and intimates that
/ some one blundered inexcusably.
/ The friends of Sir Thomas in London
are much exercised. They declare they
are quite unable to see how the water
! line mistake occurred and hope an ex.
/ plahation will be forthcoming.
! NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Sir Thomas Lip
| toms two racing yachts, Shamrock I ant
! III, lay beside a wharf in Erie Basin to-
! day. The work of preparing them fol
/ the trip home was not fully under way
! Shamrock III still carried her racing
mast, but her jury mast was lying on the
wharf ready to be stepped. The crew o.
! the defeated challenger is expecting t.
sail for home about September II.
! The Earl of Shaftesbury, commodore ot
! the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, and Sil
! Thomas Upton will be the guests of hon
or at a public reception at the clubhouse
of the New York Yacht Club next Tues
! day evening.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
SEVEN NATIVES TO BE
EQUAL TO ONE WHITE
German Colonial Union Petitions
Government for Changes of the
Colonies Regulations.

BERLIN, Sept. Sowing to contin-
uous conflicts between Europeans and
natives in the German colonies the Ger
man Colonial Union has petitioned the
Government to introduce in the admin
istration of the colonies regulations sim
liar to those in the Dutch colonies.
which provide that in cases where Euro
means and natives are witnesses the tes-
timonv of seven natives shall be equal
to that of one white.
The petition also asks that the right
Of colored policemen to arrest Europeans
shall be taken away.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WHAT CAUSES DANDRUFF.
Greatest European Authority on Skin
Diseases Says It's a Germ.

The old idea that dandruff is scales Of
skin thrown off, through a feverish con-
dition of the scalp, is exploded. Prof.
Unna. Hamburg. Germany, European
authority on skin diseases, says dan
druff is germ disease. The germ bur-
rows under the scalp. throwing up little
scales of cuticle, and sapping the vital
ity of the hair at the root. The only
hair preparation that kills dandruf
germs is NeWbro's Herpicide. Destroy
the cause, you remove the effect" Not
only cures dandruff, but stops falling
hair and permits a luXuriant growth
Delightful hair dressing. Sold by, lead
ing druggists. Send 10c in stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit,
Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
DIAMONDS GLOW WHEN
EXPOSED TO RADIUM
Experiments in New York With the
Newly Discovered Element Bring
Interesting Results.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-A quantity Of
radium of the activity of Soo.ooo the first
Of it's kind seen here, will be placed on
exhibition at the American Museum of
Natural History Monday. This radium,
with some of 100000 activity, has been
used in connection with the Roentgen and
ultraviolet rays in an investigation of
the interesting properties developed in
many substances, including the Bement-
Morgan collection of gems, several thou
sand in number, a@d some thousands of
other diamonds and other gems and min
erals.
Certain diamonds, 1t was found, exhibit
and retain a wonderful phosphorescence
when exposed to the radium rays, the
glow of some small diamonds being clear
ly visible through six layers of paper.
The new gem, kunzite, is one of the
most phosphorescent of all the substances
examined, the entire gem assuming under
the radium ray rich orange glow.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
New Mexican Is Murdered.

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Sept. 5.-News has
reached this city from the village of Ri
bera of the murder of Juan SolAno, a
prominent citizen. The body was found
near the village with his horse. The man
had been riding standing watch. There
was bullet hole in his neck and knife
wound in the throat The murderer is
unknown and the cause of the crime is a
mystery.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
stahs Son to Death.

COLUMBUS, Ca, Sept. 5.-In the pres
ence of his wife, r. H. Burton. a car
penter. stabbed his 19-year-old son, Jesse
Burton, to death to-day at their home in
this city. He and the boy were in a disS
pute and the latter cursed his father.
Burton was on his knees in PRAYER f1f-
teen minutes before he killed his son.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
MEXICO READY
FOR GOLD BASIS
Republic Paves the Way
for Sound Money
System.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CITY OF MEXICO. sept 5.-That
Mexico should reform her monetary
system in order to establish a f1xity Of
exchange and stability of her money is
the net result of the Investigations car
ried on by the commission appointed by
Finance Minister Limantour. The fourth
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
ALGERIAN BRIGANDS
ATTACK A CONVOY
Kill Several Officers and Soldiers
and Capture Hundred
CamelS

AIN-SEFRA, Algeria, Sept, 5.-A band
of brigands attacked convoy to-day in
the vicinity of FL Munger and carried off
102 camels after a severe fight, in which
several officers and soldiers are reported
to have been killed. Details of the affair
are lacking.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
LETTER To HAY
CONTAINS THREAT
Author Will Be Exam
ined at Bellevue as
to Sanity.
Photographer With a Claim
Against Hamburg Hints
at Violence.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Francis N.
Benque, 46 years old. a photographer.
was committed to Bellevue Hospital to-
day to be examined as to his sanity.
Benque had been arrested for writing a
letter to Secretary of State Hay in which
he threatened the Secretary II claim of
$41, 900 was not paid. Benque has written
letters on the subject to the various Pres
idents and Secretaries of State since the
administration of Harrison, none, how
ever, threatening until this letter to Sec
retary Hay. in which he declared If Hay
did not attend to his claim he would at
tend to Hay. Magistrate Cornell de-
clared that he did not believe Benque was
in his right mind and committed him to
Bellevue FOR examination.
The Washington police state that the
amount demanded by Benque from the
authorities Of Hamburg Germany was
1000 marks. This sum, he says, was in
vested in 1889 in a Photographic gallery
in that city, and he claims to have lost
it when he was expelled because he re-
fused to perform military duty on the
ground that he was an American. He
was given three days to leave Germany,
but through Secretary of State Blaine
had the time extended to three months
The alleged threat in his recent letter to
Secretary Hay was in the statement that
he had written eight letters to the Gov
eTnment to have his claim enforced, and
the present one would be the last. He
said he would take up the matter then
himself and whatever he did would be "in
self-defense" The letter, like its prede-
cessors, was long and rambling.
ACTION NOT HAYS.
WASHINGTON Sept. 5.-The following
authorized statement was given to the
Associated Press tonight:
1t is understood that the action in the case
of Benque, the writer of the threatening letters.
tary of State Mr.. Hay received good many
such letters and as rule pays not attention to
them. In this case the letter came into the
hands Of officials of the State Department, who
thought It showed a disposition which might
lead to mischief. Benques threats were not
aimed especially at the Secretary of State, and
II was thought probable that he would make a
being so much nearer TO Oyster Bay & was
feared his disorder Of mind might lead him
there. For thiG reason II was suggested to
the proper officers that the matter should be
looked into.
1t was learned that Benque had writ
ten Secretary Hay no less than 100 letters
in reference to his alleged claim against
Germany, and in this last communica-
ton, which hastened the determination of
! the officials of the department to cause
! his arrest. he notified Hay that he would
| allow just three days to pay heed to his
! demands, at the end of which time he
would make his move
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
"GENTLEMAN GEORGE"
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Harry Brooks, Confessing to Thirty
Nine Burglaries, Is Given
Twentv-Three Years

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Harry Brooks.
alias Gentleman George" Robinson, who
on Wednesday pleaded guilty to five in
dictments, three of which charged bur-
glary, was to-day sentenced to twenty
three years Imprisonment.
Brooks had been in New York only a
short time, yet, according to his confess
sion, he had committed thirty-nine bur
glaries and stolen property worth in the
aggregate $685. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
FEAR FOR PRESIDENT.

When asked about 1t tonight, Secre-
tary Hay would not say that the writer
of the letter also threatened the Presi-
dent, but the fear expressed in the state
ment above that the mans state of mind
might take him to Oyster Bay would lead
to the belief that he had communicated
such threat. Benque's capture was made
possible by the fact that he made no
effort to conceal either his name or ad-
dress, both being plainly given.
Secretary Hay has received similar let
ters from at least twenty persons and
he has heretofore paid no attention to
them, but in view of the recent episode
at Oyster Bay and the present case the
determination has been reached to place
all such communications received here
after in the hands of the police, in the
hope of locating the writers and placing
them in custody.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The first instance
of the Governments refusal to admit to this
country adulterated wines under the pure food
act took place to-day when entry was refused
shinment of white wine from Bordeaux,
France Upon analysis the wine was found
IN contain acid.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06
Pe-ru-na Cures Catarfh Of the
Kidneys.
Men Of Dignity and Prominence En-
dorSe Pe-ru-na.

Major T. H. Mars. OF the First Wis
consin Cavalry Regiment. writes from
1928 Dunning St., Chicago. Ill, the fol-
lowing letter:
For years I suffered with catarrh OF
the kidneys. I took Peruna for four
months, and am now well and strong
and feel better than I have done for the
past twenty years. thanks to Peruna- -
7. H Mars.
Peruna cures catarrh OF the kidneys
with the same surety and promptness
that 1T cures catarrh Of the nose or
throat.