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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28
LARGEST IN ALABAMA.

The sworn detailed circulation statement of the Daily and Sunday Advertiser for March. 1908. as published below. shows that its cir culatfon is not only larger than that of any other morning paper published In this State, but larger than that of any two of them com bined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28
A Pleasing Novelty.

Columbus (S co State
 The President is entranced with the geysers. It's 8 most pleasant novelty for him to be ntar hot water without getting in it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28

The inventor of the gin rickey is dead, but how about the man who invented the jinrickisha?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28
Letters to the Editor.
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The Thirty-six-Thirty Line.

The Thirty-six-Thirty Line. Editor The Advertiser:
 Competition is the life of trade (when not to the death) and discussion among the people of the salt that savors the newspaper columns, when 1Hst salt enough; This seems to be the motto of word to e. R. H." in your Sunday issue last, by your leave.
 No Inc was ever drawn. east of the Mississippi, between slave States and free states All the original thirteen were slave States on July 1, 1T6 when they declared an men are equal" Mason and Dfxon's line ran through slave territory, from end to end, as long as slavery ex- isted.
 The line ss.so never applied to any na- tional question, east of the Mississippi. Nor did 1t apply to Texas or the Mexican conquest west of that river These were accusations after the line had been nam- ed. for specific purpose, and they were not embraced in its meaning. .
 The line as.ao was feature of the act of admission of Missouri. in 1921. which denied to slavery the right of existence in the United States north of that line except Missouri. part north and part she wanted them.
 The Supreme Court, in the December term, 16d6 decreed that the restriction of slavery was unconstitutional and the his- eoiiS SOHtpfOIuite OI tHlTty-HNe years Uc- fore void ab enitio. This was the judg- ment in the Dred Scott case, and would have obiiterated the line had 1t then ex- isted.
 But two years; before the decree, the kansas-Nebraska act, led by Stephen A. Douglas, had repealed the Missouri com- promise act and to obliterate the line 3s.5o by statute laws.
 The question before the Alabama Dem ooratic Convention of January, 1860, and the Charleston. National Democratic Con- vention, in April following, was, whether Congress should protect the Southern fm- mirgants to the territories as against the New England Anti-Slavery Society and its main prop, John Brown, until the Ter rttory became State. Brown murdered all Southern immigrants he could reach.
 Buford of Eufaula, went to Kansas to meet Brown, Tn any kind of situation. The United States was not ready to sup port Buford. Buford sold twenty-five or more of his negroes in Montgomery. at auction, to raise money to carry out his project, and lost all. Alphonso.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28
'1So Soon Forgot. l"

Editor The Advertiser:
 During the memorial services Satur- day afternoon I noticed that while other graves were cleaned of weeds and trash that the graves of Mrs. Andrew Dexter and Andrew Alfred Dexter were covered with weeds and barren of flowers. no ont to do them honor and reverence amid al that vast concourse of people. thought as I looked at the neglected resting pIaces of the son and wife of the mar who gave the name to our main avenue and presented the lot on which the Cap itol stands, to the State, that we die and are soon forgot"
 noted with pleasure, however, that the largest, arandest and most imposing marble shaft in the new cemetery has been placed over the grave of the late Lieutenant Governor Robert Fulwoot Ligon. As in life he lowered far above the ordinary mortal, so in death his mem ory Is kept green by this splendid shaft He certainly deserves it, for he was q most excellent man and exemplary citi zen. An Observer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28

W. A. Scott, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says: The foregoing statement of The. Ad. vertiser's daily circulation for the month Of March. 1903. is true and correct and com piled after all returns from newsboys. news agents and leftover copies have been de- ducted. W. A. SCOTT, Circulation Mgr. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day
 of April 1903. F. w. JACKSON.
 rseal.I N. F., Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28

City Subscriptions should be paid to the fol- lowing authorized collectors only: J. H. But ton. City Circuator: T. J. Higgs Collector; z. 2. Eason. Collector. Fillmore Cohen. and at the Counting Room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-28

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
sRADsTREET's TRADE REVIEW.
Wholesale and Iobbingl Trade Light
and Manufacturing Industry
Slaekens.

r. : s.
New Yorl. Dec. 1s -Bradstreet's
fomorroW viii say
Holiday ard retail business general
j is seasonably active, wholesale and
jobbiDg trade corrsspondingly quiet,
wlliie manufacturing industry slackens
partly for the above reasons, bat also
because Of. low water In streams or
efforts to readiust operations to chang
ed conditions of demand and supply.
Cold weather is still an Important
sssmnius to heavy wearing apparel and
fposwear.
There are several continuously en-
couraging features noted. The car
congestion Of year ago is conspicu
oulsy absent this year and the rail
wsys are handling the current excel
lent business Offering with profitable
results. Failures do not display more
than the normal tendency to increase
I'm number, and there is evidently less
tension than exhibited month ago.
The iron trade retains all the good
feeling and advances in prices of pig
zrl,,i reported In preceding weeks, and.
makers of finished products, most net
ably steel plates and structural forms,
are apparently firm in their views.
The cotton goods manufacturing trade
IS struggling with high costs and I'M
settled views as to finished goods
prices and international curtailment
1s suggested.
Business failures for the week end
ing vita December IL number 239,
against 225 In the like week of 1902.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
THE COTTON BOOM CONTINUES.
Price in New York Approaching
Thirteen Cents a Pound.

New York, Dec. 17.-Liverpool ca
bles were up today, owing to scare
Of shorts and aggressive bull tactics,
and this caused the New York cotton
market to shake off the lethargy re-
Gently noted. First prices were at an
advance Of II to 81 points. January
sold at 12. 40, March 1910, May 1890
and July 1277, these being new high
records for the two last positions, and
net gains on the active months of 21 to
90 points. Liverpool house bought
here as we'll as in their home market,
and commission houses, though in
many cases selling for profits, also had
orders on the buying side. Of course,
the gains, particularly IN reference to
the later positions, which had passed
all previous records, brought on heavy
realizing, and shortly after the call
these months reacted from the highest,
but generally speaking, the market
ruled strong.
All the day the market continued to
show strength. There was more or less
irregularity, and trading was not so
active as has frequently been the case.
The market was flooded with bullish
news from the South. The highest
point was reached in the afternoon,
when January sold at 1859, March
IL. 80, May l2. 80 and July 1888, these
being net gains of 35 to AZ points.
The market closed firm, net 80 to Al
points higher, with sales estimated at
1000. 900 bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
Remarkable Surgical Operation.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 21.--An opera.
ton having no parallel in the surgical
world was performed at St. Joseph's
hospital today by Dr.. William Jepson,
who has the chair of surgery at the
State university. John Norstrom of
Danbury. Conn, fell from lead of
hay, striking on his head and break
ing his neck. He has been almost
paralyzed for several weeks, and Dr..
Jepson decided to operate on his broken
neck. Accordingly portion of the
third cervical vertebrae was removed,
the false growth of tissue was cleaned
out and the bone replaced. The
patient is doing we'll. with every pros
pect of recovery. Operations have
been performed for t the relief of a
dislocation of the lumbar vertebrae,
but no other case is known in which
the cervical situated so near the
madulla oblongata, the seat of he vital
bodily functions, has been successfully
removed and replaced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23

Paris, Dec. 1S.-The "United Co.
lombian committee" here. gave out a
statement today, saying that Colombia
would. first. seek through commission
to induce the United States to recognize
Colombia's rights under the treaty Of
1886; second. if the comission fails,
Colombia will ask for the submission
of the question to The Hague Arbitra-
ton Court; third, if its submission to
The Hague Court is refused, Colombia
will go to war and rely on the Latin
republics to come to her aid.
Norfolk, Va, Dec. 1S.-A successful
trial of flying machine was made
yesterdy near Kitty Hawk, N. c., by
wilbur and Crville Wright, of Dayton.
Ohio. The machine flew for three
miles in the face of wind blowing
at the registered velocity of twenty
one miles an hour, and then gracefully
descended to earth at the spot selected
by the mer in the navigtor'S car as a
suitable landing place. The machine
has no balloon attachment, but gets
it's force from propellers worked by a
small engine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
Now for Cheap Sugar.

Washington. Dee. 1.-THE Presl-
dent signed the Cuban reciprocity bill
a few minutes before l O'Clock this
afternoon.
The President then issued p-ocla-
nation, reciting the passage of the Gu
ban reciprocity bill and declaring the
Cuban reciprocity treaty to be effective
ten days from today.
Now that the bill has become law,
a question of great interest has arisen.
namely, the effect of the reduction OF
the duty Oh Cuban sugar upon lmpor-
tations of sugar from other countries;
The British Government has served
formal notice upon the State depart
ment that under the favorednatlon-
clause, it expects that British sugar
from the British West Indies shall be
admitted into the United States on
equal terms With Cuban sugar. and 1t
is not doubted that Germany, France,
Austria and the other great beet sugar
producing countries will do likewise;
An old holding of Attorney General
Olnev in President Cleveland's admin
istration was adverse to such demands,
but the question promises to be re-
opened with vigor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
Chinese Treaty Ratified.

Washington, Dec. 18.-The Senate.
in executive session today, ratified the
treaty "for the extension of the COM
mercial relations between the United
States and China. and then removed
the injunction Of secrecy, No opposi-
tion was manifested by any Senator tC
the treaty, though Senator Nelson,
Republican, of Minnesota. made long
speech in which be criticised the con-
ventiop as making insufficient provis-
ion for the trade of the United States.
He said it indicated that the hand of
Russia had been shown against this
country, making it impossible for the
United States to receive the conces-
sions needed in the way of open ports.
He blamed Russia for this condition
of affairs and warned the Senate that
we may yet have trouble with that
country7 over the Manchurian ques-
tion.
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,,
urged the Importance of having the
treaty ratified at once and said that
the State department considered i'm
mediate action as essential. He de-
clared that the ratification probably
would lave a bearing on the settle
msnt of the far Eastern question.
There was no division 'on the motion
to ratify.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
"Betwixt He'll and the Iron
Works.

The long and the short of the canal
business is that the administration
having taken the bit in its mouth,
has also the whip IN it's hand, and
means to buck it through, willy nilly,
and that those of US who want to get
the canal and to be honest, can either
stand aside and let her go, Gallagher,
or make common cause with the
transcontinental railway ring in op-
position, and, in the event Of beating
the treaty, lose the canal.
Thus, literally, we find ourselves
betwixt hell and the iron works. 1t
is case of be-damned if we do, and
be-damned if we don't; the moral
accountabilities rest, however, upon the
bronco buster, who can be relied upon
to keep the Ten Commandments light
ed in the vesti bule of the white house
whilst rihing Colombia across the
way in the back Office Of the state
department.. In the face of such a
dilemma, what is poor girl to do?
She might take to the woods but
soon or late, she would have to come
out for meat or drink, The most
virtuous damsel most live. In the
olden time, when converts were pro-
vided for the distressed and the devout,
Virtue was able to seek her refuge
within moated grange and gabled wall !;
but who shall rescue her from this
terrible Teddy, who. with honeyed
words and pious phrases, casts con-
science to the winds and would de-
bauch the very grandmother Superior
even of his own beloved order of the
Holy Zebra!
At least we need be in no hurry.
We are not bound to say our catechism
according to the Quay-Addicks reform
ritual, nor cry amen" every time
the president opens jackpot with
prayer. We are not bound to accept
P. Bean Vanilla even as second Eli
jah Dowie. We may still question the
Gray Wolves of the senate. We may
still look those Forty Millions in the
mouth, and cry "wo'' to the Mule. In
short and in fine, the administration
having gone in to make spoon or
spoil horn, must come out with
bands, if not clean, yet not reeking
with loot and blood-with skirts not
redolent OF tragedy and scandal
which it deliberately invited when
ignoring the alternative Nicaragua
clause of the Spooner act, it under
took to confirm the steal clause Of that
act to the skunks in Washington and
the bucket shops.of Paris, repudiating
the while the Monroe doctrine, which
it had voluntarily sworn to support,
and foully gobbling Panama in def
ance-of all our boasted trade prospects
with Latin America. to say nothing
about the moral sentiment Of mankind.
As democrats, We are answerable for
none of these things. Nothing seems
more certain than that the way before
the administration will be, and every
step Of it, beset by obstacles sur
mountable only by sheer force. Louis
Vile Courier-Jourusl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
Arkansas Candidates Fight.

Hone. Ark, Dee. 1s.-During joint
discussion here today between the
4i,ree candidates for tie Democratic
nomination for governor. personal
encounter occurred between two of
the candidaes, Cos. JET Davis and
Associate Justice Carroll p. Wood
-of the supreme court. Gov. Davis
struck Judge Wood On the head caps-
ing blood to aow freely. As Judge
Wood attempted to retaliate he was
seized and kept from reaching the
governor. Later he disengaged him
saH and struck the governor on the
arm.
The principals were arrested and
placed under bond for their appearance
ia the mayors court Jan. Is.
AS Gov. Davis was closing his
speech today, he accused Judge Wood
of having gone to New York to secure
information against Senator James K.
Jones. in the last campaign for United
States senator. The governor said he
himself had fought Senator Jones in
the open, but that Judge Wood had
>knifed him. and was traitor.
Judge Wood quickly arose and said
the governor would have to retract or
be held personally responsible here
after.
s.Why not nows'' SAID Gov. Davis,
accompanying the remark by striking
Judge Wood with a cane. Officers in
terfered and prevented further trouble.
after Judge Wood struck the governor
On the arm.
This is the former home Of ex-Sena-
tor Jones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
Terrible Boiler Explosion.

St. Louis, Dec. 2l.-Seven boiless
in the power house Of the St. Louis.
transit Company exploded tonight,
killing three employees. injuring six
and wrecking the building. The ex-
plosion broke window panes several
blocks away. The brick walls of the
boiler house were thrown outward and
the heavy truss roof, after being thrown
high in the air, dropped directly over
the deD.is. imprisoning twenty en-
ployees. All the electric lights went
ont and darkness prevented prompt
work in rescuing the injured, whose
cries could be plainly beard. Fire
broke out in one portion of the debris
but was extinguished before it gained
much headway.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. Several street car lines were
brought to a standstill for a time for
lack of power, but other power houses
were hastily connected and the cars
were soon put into operation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
THE SITUATION GRAVE.

Pekin, Dec. 20.--The report cabled'
from Tien Tsin to London to the effect,
that Japan had sent an ultimatum to
Russia is discredited here and no in
formation Of corroborative nature is
in the possession of the foreign lega-
tions.
While the knowledge of the legations
on the situation leads to the belief
that the sending of an untimatum is
improbable, the prospects of war are,
evidently increasing. The British
legation some days ago received a
telegram indicating that war was
posi- bic and the japanese legation is,
officially informed that Russia's re-
cent reply to the japanese proposal
was unsatisfactory.
While no news has been received at
the japanese legation that Japan has.
sent an ultimatum to Russia, it is
recognized at the legation that grave
crisis is approaching. Maj. Gen.
Yamani, the japanese military attache;
and the japanese colonel who has been
instructing Gen. Yuanshai Kai's
troops have both started four Japan.
The native press recently reiterated
a circumstantial story to the effect
that in the event of Mancburia being
retained by Russia it was the intention
of Great Britain to establish a pro-
tectorate over the Yang Use valley as
compensation and to appoint vieeroy
therein so that her prestige in the far
east would be equal to Russia's.
Some of the native papers give Wal
WI Pu of the Chinese foreign board
as authority for the story. This fiction
is largely credited and gravely discuss
ed and is creating hostility against
Great Britain. It is suspected that
the story has been fostered by up-
friendly agencies appointed for the
purpose and the British legation is.
investigating its origin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
The New Judicial District.

-
Washington, Dec. 1s.-Col. William
Elliott, of Beaufort, is here, mingling
with his former associates in CONGRESS.
It is we'll known that Col. Elliott
takes personal interest in the blu,
creating a new judicial district in
South Carolina, for he hopes to be
appointed Judge of the new district
when established. He has been dis
cussing the subject With his friends
here and be fears that the contention
over the johnson Aiken Croft bills
may defeat the original project. He
Sss been in consultation with Senator
Tillman anu other members of the
delegation, and it is proposed that q
compromise be effected by which the
best features of the three bills shall be
merged into one Act, and thus stand
a better chance of favorable action
during the present Congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
THE POPE RECEIVES sto,s50, 600.
Pope Leo Leaves in Care of Car
dinal Gotti 100000 Which
Was Turned Over to Pope
Plus.

Rome, Dec. 1s.-According to the
Tribuna, the Vatican had sudden
wealth poured into its Golfers today.
Cardinal Gotti, prefect OF the Propa-
ganda, accompanied by Monsignor
Marzolini, one of the late Pope's sec
retaries, drove to the Vatican today,
and carried a mysterious package to
the apartment of Pope Plus. They
were Immediately admitted, and re-
NAMED for two hours.
Intense curiosity was aroused by this
act, and it soon became known that
the bag contained 445, 600, 600 francs
(s9. 600, OOo) in bank notes.
When Cardinal Gotti entered the
presence of the Pope he sank to his
knees, and pointing to his burden,
said:
4sYour Holiness, the lamented Leo.
inst before his death, confded to me
the money, which | now lay at your
feet saying that if I succeeded him l
was to use it as I thought best, but
that If another took his place, I was
to tarn the money over to him after a
neriod of four months had elapsed.
This I now do in the presence of Mon
signor Marzolini, who has been the
only other person to share the secret. !"
The Pope was much affected.
The Tribuna goes on to relate that
inst about the time this scene was be-
inc enacted in the Papal apartments,
an electrician, while removing the
hangings in the late Pope Leo's cham
ber in order to get at the electric light
wires, found in hole in the wall, sev;
era1 bags which, were carelesssy tied;
These bags when opened were found
to contain $3.50, COO francs Isl, $780,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
Letter TO C. N. Hurst.

Dear Sir: The Trustees of Fair
Ground, Cobleskill, N. Y. were glad
to pay Is cents gallon more for
Deyoe; and no wonder. Two other
paint agents said it would take 80
gallons Of their paint to cover the
buildings.
Our agent put it at l25 or less. 1t
took lis.
We saved them 35 gallons of paint
and painting worth s. to s. gallon,
as the painting costs two or three
times as much as the paint less Is
cents a gallon on l15 gallons. Say
$40.
That's how to count the cost CT paint.
The cost of putting it on is s. or 81 q
gallon. You see what that means.
Go buy Devoe.
Yours truly
F. W. Deyoe & Co.,
New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-23
FRAUDS IN TIE LAND OFFICE.
arrest of John A. Benson, a
Wealthy San franciscan, for
ALLEGED Frauds in a Dozen
States and Territories.

Washington, Dec. 18,-John A. Ben
son. s wealthy San Francisco real 'es-
tase operator, charged by the interior
department with being the head Of the
alleged land frauds extending over a
dozen Western States and Territories,
to which Secretary Hitchcock referred
vigorously and at length in his annual
report, was arrested here today at the
Willard Hotel, by Secret Service
Officer John A. Bruins, gust as he was
preparing to leave. the city for New
York.
The charge on which the arrest was
made was bribery, it being alleged In
1he affidavit of Mr.. Burns and in the
warrant that Benson had paid $500 to
I Woodford d. Harlan. formerly chief
of the special service division OF the
general land cfsce. and now clerk IN
Chat Office, on March Is, Of this year,
Sor the purpose Of extracting from
him information regarding the inyesti-
cation of his operations at that time
being made by the land Office. Benson
was taken before commissioner Ta5lo
Eas wished to have preliminary hear
ing of his case postponed, and the date
WAS Fixed for December 80. BE gave
bail oz So. coo for his appearance, when
che Government attorneys viii ask
90 have him held for the grand jury.
The statement was made by an OIL
car Of the Government tonight that the
imformation obtained regarding the
alleged conspiricy implicateaa number
of persons at present employed IN the
Interior department. at Washington and
elsewhere. Numerous arrests are
expected to follow that Of Benson in
short order, and seme employees who
may not be arrested viii be dismissed
from the service.
The Government atorneys stated. in
asking for large bal bond for Ben
son, that he had been guilty of bribery
during his present visit to Washington,
since last Monday, and In the interior
department itself, notwithstanding
that he was fully aware that his con.
nection with the alleged frauds were
Hliy known by the department.