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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
A DISPENSARY CLUB MONTGOMERY TERMINATION PERFECTED LAST NIGHT. W. W. Pearson is President and Members Will Work for Leg
 islation Against the So-
 called Whiskey Evil.

The Montgomery County Dispensary Club was organized in the City Court room at the County Court house last night. W. W. Pearson was elected temporary president and J. H. Lakin was elected temporary secretary.
 The avowed purpose of the organization is to begin an agitation for a whiskey dispensary in Montgomery County to mould public senti- ment and if possible to get some action by the present Legislature.
 Not more than fifteen men attended the meet ing, which was called by Messrs. Pearson and LaiIin, but those who present manifested deep earnestness of purpose.
 After discussing the question for more than an hour, the meeting adjourned to meet again at the same place on the night of Tuesday. Feb. 24. Meanwhile the temporary president Is instructed to prepare literature on the sub Ject of a dispensary and to send it to selected persons in the various beats of the county asking them to organize similar clubs in their respective beats and to cooperate with the parent club.
 During the meeting 1t developel that Hon. Frank S. Moody of Tuscaloosa has in prep aration bill for presentation to the LegIs- lature authorizing the people of the various counties to vote for or against dispensary on petition of a stated number of persons to the Probate Judge If this bill is introduced 1t will have the support of the club organized last night.
 Among the speakers at the meeting were Rev. George W. Townsend and Dr. C. L. Boyd Mir Townsend declared that the friends of the dispensary would have the greatest diff culty in overcoming the opposition of the prohibitionists. The barroom men, he said could be handled in a jiffy
 Dr, Boyd expressed his disapproval of the remarks of Mir. Townsend, saying that he him self was prohibitioni< and had been all of his life. He went further than other dispens- ary advocates and declared that legislation was needed to suppress obscene pictures
 In addressing the meeting Mir. Pearson ex- pressed his pleasure at the passage by the Legislature of the Rushton bill rcvoking the hcerses of saloonkeepers convicted the second time of selling liquor on Sunday. He also commended The Advertiser for It's recent edi- torial utteranee against violations of Sunday laws and advocating reform in municipal poll tics.
 The meeting adjourned at s:so o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
SAYS IT IS UNTRUE.
Rafel Reyes Denies Colombian Execu-
 tive Sold His Seat.

Mexico City, Feb. 13.-The Mexican Herald today publishes the following tel egram sent to Senator Morgan at wash ington by General Rafel Reyes, Minister from Colombia at this capital;
 Mexico, February 1S. ITO Senor Morgan, Washington:
 T read in todays newspaper that In a session of the Senate on the Hth instant you declared that a recent chief execu- tive of the Colombian government had sold out and abdicated for million dol lars. According to the Colombian Con stitution the chief executives are the President and Vice-President. The last President was Senor Don Manuel An tonic San Clemente, a venerable old man of over 30 years. whose reputation for in tegrity is widespread in all Spanish-Amer- lean nations and who died few months ago. and the Vice-President in charge of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
JoSephine Dodge Daskam
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the form of miscellaneous stories. The second phase was the development of a remarkable talent for writing children s literature. In that she Is most success ful and so far at her best. In 1900-01 ap- peared Sisters Vocation and Other Girls Stories," "The Imp and the Au- thor" and "Other Tales For Young Folk. [" The original of the limp" is said to be ries built a fair superstructure upon the foundation of fame the young lady had already laid. Meantime while her tales and sketches were appearing in the mag azines Miss Daskam wrote some poems which met favor, like everything else from her pen. Some of the best known of these are "The Old Captive" and "The Little Dead Child" With a tender, deli cate touch she handles childrens verses as in the following:
 We lived out under the pear tree,
 We lived upon tarts and cream;
 l married you thereforever,
 But, dear, twas only a dream!
 We sailed away in ihe branches
 To countries strange and new,
 For We owned esta .es in Dreamland,
 But, sweetheart, 1t isn't true!
 Then next this young woman of many gifts puts on a new mask, and 1t Is the mask of comedy. Fables For the Fair Is an emphatic rebuttal of the old islander lHdt WOHldu IS ueStltute or nuInOT. II shows Miss Daskam to possess a gift of humor as fine and IS keen as that of any author living. This Is proved addition ally in the laughable Confessions of a Husband" which she penned in response to the accusation that she had written the sensational Confessions of a Wife" |"
 Then. after writing short stories full of power and fascination, tales and sketches the most charming for children, whole some and sunny, with here and there a fnnrh Of tender artistic malQnHhnlV no morbidness, not a trace of 1t; after pouring out merry, inimitable humor from a reservoir full and rich, this 26-year-old woman boxes the compass of authorship by a volume which If Josephine Dodge Daskam were only Is instead of % would make one feel inclined to shake her Whom the Gods Destroyed" Is so mor- bid, pessimistic and unhealthy as to sug- drinker Instead of the work of a hand some, famous. prosperous young person who ought to be happy as the day is long. She ought to be ashamed of herself to be writing horrors like these, well writ ten though they be. What right has Jos ephine Daskam to make us blue? May be. after all. however they are only the reincarnation of dark thoughts that shad- owed her life when she toiled for hel board in Smith College. Such things have been Tn her very latest. however. "Au- tobiography of Baby" she does better again.
 Think in pictures Is the instruction well known trainer of thought gives to his pupils Josephine Dodge Daskam has by nature the faculty of doing this of thinking so powerfully in pictures that she makes her readers see them. too, in the minds eve. That is one reason foI her remarkable success.
 Miss Daskam Is a fine illustration of the "new woman's" daughter. Mrs. Das- kam was strong, independent woman who kept her mind ever receptive to ideas that promised better things for her sex. and she was not afraid to put them into practice.
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the executive office at the present time is Senor Don Jose Manuel Marroquin, whose uprightness is as well known as that of the former. Neither of the two abdicat- ed and therefore the charge you have ut tered is false. l must suppose, having regard to the respect which Is due to the Senate of the United States and to all the nations of the globe, to your own age and integrity and to justice and truth. that in making the assertion in question you have given credence to false and malicious reports, the origin of which I invite you to publish. And you must expect that acting with the courage and sturdy honesty of the men of the school of George Washington among whom tow CTS the present executive chief of your nation, that you will in fairness fulfill your duty of rectifying a charge as in- furious as false against my country.
 "Rafel Reyes,
 "coiomt1an Minister to Mexico"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
ROUSE AFTERNOON SESSION
Several Local Bills Were Placed on
 Passage.

Several Local Bills Were Placed on
 Passage.
 The House met for its afternoon session at 3:80 o'clock.
 The roll calr showed that 8a members were present.
 By unanimous consent a number of bills were introduced.
 The House began its work by passing three local bills of Jefferson County. One establishes a Board of Police Commis- sioners for Bessemer to be appointed by the Governor, the second amends the charter of the town of Sandusky, and the third, authorizes the sale of whfskey in North Birmingham.
 MT. Deloney of Colbert by unanimous consent called up House bill 2Oe.
 The House, after the reading of the bin discovered that 1t was general bill rais- ing the salary of the land clerk in the Auditors office Some objection was made to 1t when Mir. Deloney explained that no attempt was made to slip through the House general bill The bill he said had been called up by unanimous consent but If there was any objections to 1t he would withdraw 1t. which was done.
 Mobile Depot Bill.
 MT. Hoffman's bill with substitute to  depot at Mobile was called up.
 It was opposed by Mir. Foster of Tusca- loosa. It was he said, an invasion of the constitutional rights of the citizens of the State. The bill seemed to him to compel citizens of the State to enter into contracts which they may not be able to perform.
 MT. Hoffman said that his bill was a local measure It was. he said, agreed ble to the railroads entering Mobile. The Railroad Commission of Alabama, he said, had been unable to give any relief to Mobile and this bill had been drawn to supply the deficiency.
 The substitute was adopted by a vote of 59 ayes and IA nays. When the substitute was up on it's final passage MT. London of Jefferson object ed to the bill He said that he saw no reason why Mobile should be singled out for favors at the expense of the constitu- ton. He saw no need for passing a local bill for Mobiles benefit.
 The bill was passed by vote Of 61 ayes to IA nays.
 Other Local Measures.
 The bill authorizing Norris Lodge of Masons at Brewton to issue bonds was called Up and passed.
 The bill providing guards for the Mo- bile County jail was passed without op- position.
 MT. Cailahan's bil1 to abolish the chan cery court of Morgan County was the next measure to pass.
 The bill for the relief of Henry w. Freeman of Tallapoosa County was called up and passed.
 Mir. Walker of Madison called up House bill Al for the relief of H. B. Roper of Madison County and 1t was passed with out opposition.
 The House adjourned at o'clock under the rules until 10 o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
The County supsrintsndsnts.

Mir. Curry of Picksns, offered an amendment to Section A providing that County Buperintendents should be ap- pointed instead of elected. but the major ity killed the amendment.
 To Section a. which gave list of the officers to be elected in November. 1904, Mir. Blackburn of Jefferson. offered an amendment including three Railroad Con- missioners. The amendment was adopted without discussion.
 Mfr. Thompson of Bibb offered an amendment including County Solicitors in the list of elective officers.
 MT. Maner opposed the amendment There was e bill before the Legislature introduced by him, he said. to have the Governor appoint the County Solicitor of Montgomery County. In certain popu- lous communities 1t would not be wise, he said, for the prosecuting officer to go to certain elements. asking for their suf- frage.
 Discussed the Solicitors.
 Mir. London declared that the objection of MT. Maner was not well founded. He called attention to the fact that Judges before whom prisoners were tried were elected by the people.
 MT. Simpson of Lauderdale. warned the House that it was progressing too hurriedly and declared that these laws would be heard from in the next two years in the Supreme Court.
 Mir. Arnold of Calhoun, was opposed to the amendment.
 MT. Goodwin of Montgomery. declared that the passage of the amendment would save the passage of fifteen or twenty To- cal bills. He deemed 1t highly advisable to let the people know that they would be given the right to select their prose- cutting officers.
 The Committee arose at o'clock to re- port progress before the Solicitors amendment was disposed of.
 The House adjourned as soon as Chair man Foster completed his report.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
The Newc of Selma.

c. W. Aiken of Desoto, Miss, is im- proved. Mir. Aiken is brother of Mrs. Baily Green. who is with her brother and of Virien Aiken who attended school in Selma.
 The friends of Louis Benish regret to learn that he Is confined to his home by illness.
 A. Dunbar Allen of Plantersville. is visiting friends in Selma today.
 W. T. Wear of The opelika News was in Selma yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. W. D. McChin of Wager are in the city.
 Judge J. N. Walker of Eleanor is in Selma today.
 D. R. Lindsey of Louisville, Ky, is in the city.
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coats and two hats were recoverde.
 About o'clock. while being examined at police headquarters the negro broke and ran. He was recaptured on Court Square by Pa trolman Mckee.
 Last night Wornack. in a buggy with Po- lice Captain Taylor. showed the officer the houses he had entered. He said he took coats from the residence of Mir. Parks on Bibb Street. the residence of Mir Alexander on Catoma Street and the residence of Mir, Dix on South Lawrence Street
 wornack has recently been released from the penitentiary, where he served term TOT murder committed at Maplesville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
Advertiser Bureau,

The Alabama River at late hour this afternoon was in few inches of nfty feet, an increase of abont three feet since yesterday afternoon.It It has been rising very slowly though steadily during the pss st twenty-four hours and this. with favorable reports from points further up the stream. indicate that the decline will beRin tomorrow. Weather condi- tions however, are cloudy and warm and rain may be expected before morning. No loss of life and no serious damage to property has so far been reported. The high water has incommoded work at the gas plant, the wheel pits being flushed on account of seepage. but the constant use of pumps prevented any fuhtrer incroach- n ent upon the machinery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
Freight Train Wrecked.

A freight train was wrecked on the Western of Alabama at an early hour this morning near Lowndesboro. The track was blocked and traffic delayed for several hours, the morning passenger train due in Selma at 10:30 a. m. arriving three hours late. Accurate information is not obtainable, but it Is reported that no one was injured and that the damage to property was slight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
No Clew to Thieves.

Thus far no suspicion as to the identity of person or persons who entered St. Paurs and stole therefrom part of the communion service has been made known. The guilty parties seem to have abso- iutely covered their tracks. A reward has been offered with the understanding that mo questions will be asked"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
Negro Shot in Foot.

Ed King, colored, was shot in the foot about 3 o'clock this morning by Police Officer Smith, who was attempting to arrest him. King was not seriously hurt and is now in jaff.
 It is said King was stealing coal in the railroad yard in North Selma when he was seen by Officer Smith who at once tried to arrest him. King, 1t is alleged. resisted arrest and tried to evade ar- rest by pelting the policeman with coal Oficer Smith then used his pistol. wound- ing the negro in the fieshy part of the foot.
 After being shot, King submitted to ar- rest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
THIS NEGRO TOOK COATS.
Arthur Wornack Shows Police
 Houses He Robbed,

Arthur Wornack. a negro, was arrested early yesterday morning by Police Captain Taylor and Special Officer Rapport. charged with stealing overcoats and hats from residences.
 The negro was captured in Burkhardt's AL ley. just on of Bell Street. and two fine over-
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whole.
 MT. Benners said that he had no desire to interfere with MT. Starr's motion, nor did he think the consideration of the general election bill should be stopped. He desired to move that the considera- ton of Mir. Starr's motion be made the paramount special order for noon on Monday.
 The motion was agreeable to MT. Starr. He accepted 1t and the House adopted 1t.
 Election Bill Taken Up.
 Speaker Tunstal announced that the special order for the hour was the con- sideration of the general election bill by the committee of the whole. He sur- rendered the chair to Chairman Foster. of Tuscaloosa, of the committee of the whole.
 tee was the consideration of the amend ment of MT. DuBose. of Jefferson. to in- sert into the section containing the list of elective officers, State and county, the Railroad Commissioners To this amend ment MT. Bankhead. of Walker, had of- feed an amendment declaring that the amendment should not go into effect until 1910.
 MT. Bankhead. who was speaking Thursday at the adjournment of the House. took the floor to continue his re- marks.
 MT. DuBose, of Jefferson, supported his own amendment and he was ably sec- onded by MT. London. Chairman Parker, of the Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers, in answer to MT. Lon- don gave the history of the London bill since 1t had been before the committee.
 Messrs Kelly, of Choctaw, and Werner of Tuscaloosa, addressed the committed of the whole in favor of the DuBose amendment.
 MT. Simpson of Lauderdale argued that nothing could be accomplished by insert. ing the Commission paragraph in the cleo. ton bill.
 MT. Hoffman of Mobile, defended tn, Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers from the charge of tardiness.
 MT. Wood of Macon, spoke at length fol the amendment and MT. Callahan of Nor gan opposed 1t. MT. Rushton of Crenshaw also support ed the amendment Lusk Calls for Ayes and Nays. MT. Lusk moved that the rules be sus pended and an aye and nay vote be ta ken.
 Mir. Maner of Montgomery desired tC offer an amendment which he said would avoid the Constitutional objections that had been raised, but objection was inter. posed and he was cut off.
 The roll was then called on the DuBose amendment.
 Chairman Foster when his name was called. explained his vote. He had or Thursday. he said. ruled that the amend. ment was not germane to the bill, but he favored an elective Railroad Commission and would therefore vote for the amend. ment.
 Mir. Glover of Greene. said that there was not now any such thing as an cleo tive Railroad Commission and while ht favored the bill which would create ar elective Commission he would vote against the amendment
 The amendment was adopted. ayes q nays, 16.
 Mir. Maner again sought to have tht section so amended that the elective Raii. road Commission amendment should no' become operative unless the elective Rail- road Commission bill should be passed. The majority of the House refused tc have the amendment and voted 1t down
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pr. and Mrs. F. G. DuBose entertained few friends last evening, euchre being played. Those present were Miss Anna Chamblss of Washington, Miss Mary Johnston of Birmingham, Miss Octavia LeVert Nelson. Miss Kate Jones, Miss Ruth Hooper, R. D. Walker, H. H. Hud- son. Lee Hooper. H. H. Jones, w. P. Welch. Jr.. Paul Stewart and D. R. Lindsey of Louisville, Ky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
Urtbe uribe a Lively Corpse.

Panama, Feb. 12.-The Porvenir, a newspaper published in Cartagena says that after a heated political discussion. General Urtbe Urfbe shot and killed Gen. eraI Juan N. Valderrama, the comman- der-in-chief of the Colombian forces.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
Y. M. 0. A. Reception.

The monthly reception given by the Young Mems Christian Association in the Association building last evening was the pleasantest and most successful ever given. Nearly eight hundred persons at- tended and all were delighted with the program of entertainment.
 Music, recitations, athletic exhibitions, feats of diving and swimming in the nat atorium, made the program. To M. L. Calhoun, chairman of the Committee on Reception and W. F. Bailey, chairman of the Committee on Music, the pleasure of the evening Is in great part due. ,s Delicious refreshments were served by the Ladies' Auxiliary. Mrs. John A. Me- Kinnon, the President, being in charge. A spirited game of baseball was played by the teams explained by Perrin and Gait. the formers team winning by a score of 14 to 6 Following was the Nne- up of the team: | Team 1-Perrin. center (captain); Ted KiEcey, right forward; Howard, left for ward; McCowan, right guard; Houston, left guard.
 Team 2-Galt, center (captain); Eskrize, right guard; Holmes. left guard; Voltx right forward: Russell, left forward. Time-keeper, MT. Bailey; umpire, Mo- Gill.
 
 originally planned. Miss Lula Rhea Wise was i'll and could not render a vocal solo with violin obligato by Miss Elise Jones which had been anticipated with pleasure The illness of l.. Benish was unfortunate preventing himself and Miss Benish from playing duet on the piano and also de. priving the audience of the pleasure ot hearing trio of cornet, flute and piano which was to have been played by c. O. Vaughan, O. Erhart and L.. Benish. Eon l.. E. Jeffries was also unable to deliye, lecture as had been expected,
 The program rendered was as follows:
 Quartette-Messrs Atkins, Scott, Nc. kinnon. Creagh.
 Recitation. "Scorching vs. Diamonds"- Mrs. Morris Meyer.
 Piano Solo-Miss Carrie Kayser. Vocal Solo, Irish Folk Song-Foote- Miss Maud Hooper.
 Intermission.
 Vocal Solo. Summer Night"-rhomar- Miss Gonzella Byrne
 Vocal Solo, Gypsy John"-FrederiC Clay-W. F. Bailey
 Quartette-AtlSins. Scott. McKinnon and Creagh.
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The foregoing cesJatch is in conhicrwith the report brought to Kingston. Jam.. February by the steamer Para from Colon, according to which General Uribe Uribe committed suicide on January %.
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Local and Personal.

Judge P. H. Pitts, J. H. Nunnelee. John Morgan Burns, J. B. Evans and J H. Lumpkin returned this morning from Montgomery.
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Minter Makes Accusation.

Ed Minter, the negro shot Wednesday night by Jesse .Dangerheld, also colored, has made a statement to Chief of Police E. T. Walters. Minter accuses Danger field of having shot him intentionally.
 According to Winters story, the two negroes were talking together when Dan- gerfield pointed his pistol at Minter and pulled the trigger.
 By the use of the X-ray. the bullet which wounded Minter was found in his neck and 1t was removed this afternoon. He has good chances of recovery.
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Society News.

In celebration of the twenty fifth ami. versary of their wedding MT. and Mrs. Minthorne entertained a number of their friends last evening. Six-handed euchre was played and delightful evening was spent.
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The people who always say exactly what they think are never popular.
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F. Gilman. Carl Gilman. Forest Pat terson and Frank Wolcott left this morn ing for New York on the Morning Glory"
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MT. l.. G. Pierson who has been quite Ill has almost entirely recovered and was able to come down town this mornin~
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Mir. and Mrs. H. Llienthal have re- turned home after delightful visit to New York.
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Mrs. G. H. Craig who has been the guest of friends in Montgomery has re. turned home.
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Miss Margaret Johnson has returned to Selma after delightful visit to friends in Mobile.
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BY AN OVER-
 WHELMING VOTE

Continued from Page one.)
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Tried to Escape.

Pearly Tate and Jim Moorer, colored, who tried to escape from the city prison a few days ago, were tried this morning before Mayor Mcleod, who added forty days to the sentence of each man.
 The men in their attempt to escape first tried to burn a hole in the ceiling and falling to do this tried to dig through the brick vail.
 Pearly Tate is doing time for stealing ping-pong shoes. Mooi CT is in for steal ing a COW.
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News has been received in Selma that
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D. R. Lindsey of Louisville, Ky, is 1T the city.