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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
The News of Birmingham

Birmingham. March 10.-(SpeciaD-L. H. Harrison business manager of Truth, negro paper. and one of the leading ne groes in Birmingham, outside of pr. W. R. Pettiford Dr. l.. G. Mason and the members of the directory of the Penny Savings Bank. today addressed a letter to The Birmingham News, giving a state ment in reference to the recent sending through the mails of anonymous letters to prominent leaders of the lily white Republicans, threatening assassination The letter says:
 ',eir.-l think 1 voice the sentiment of nine-tenths of the negroes in this com munity when l say that there is not one person of color m this city mean enough ( 10 do any white Republican in the State q of Alabama the least harm, either by word or act The vigilance committed IS perhaps none other than some mischieV- ous crank. who may be white or colored. trying to torment trouble and envy be- tween the two factions of the Repub- licans of the State. We do not believe any negro would contenance such spirit against the said white Republicans, all though some of the gentlemen named have been amongst those who paraded the fact that when the fly white convention met without the faithful negro on hand it was the 'happiest moments or thelr lives Yet 1 think 1 am right when l say that no negro cherisheS Ill will to- wards them from a personal standpoint. Politically, we want them to have all the appointments that the environments 
 would-be leaders. But one thing would remind the world at large and his tory proves 1t, that the negro is no as- sassin, he is not a conspirator and some of the names as given are men not known by the negroes as they have never been in a convention with them and wouldn know them if they should IT ct them.
 "Once during the Cleveland admnistra- ton United States Marshal MusgroVe called the court to order and Judge Bruce, looking over the jury box and not seeing and colored men, asked why he didn't have any colored citizens on the jury. The Marshal made some kind of an excuse, but Judge Bruce refused to take 1t in the light as given, and ad- 1ourned the court until the next day or so inc Marshal could find some colored citi- gems as jurors. Since that time all United States Marstals have been careful to have a chosen few on hand to avoid such condition.
 '-The negroes charge these mischievous letters to the lily whites It is as fair for them to charge it to the lilies as 1t is for them to charge the negroes with them.
 "L. IT. Harrison
 The last copy of Birmingham Free Speech" another negro paper speaks of the anonymous letter as rot and says
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
ROBIN HOOD PLEASES
LARGE AUDIENCE SAW PER-
 TORRANCE OF BoSToNIANS.
Company Has Retrograded from Past Standard-Work of Miss Van Studdiford Feature.
 Barnabee Has Aged.

The splendid Anglo-Saxon music of Robin Hood" made he performance of the BostonianS at the Montgomery The atre last night a success.
 A large audience heard the opera sung by company headed by a man bearing a name that made the opera famous. Most of the audience heard and enjoyed. There were some, however, who had witnessed performances of the Bostonians in Rob in Hood' in the palmy days of its youth and to these the performance of last night was to an extent a disappointment Henry Clay Barnabee the veteran head of the Bostonians, has lost his voice and with one exception the supporting com pany does not measure up to the high standard set by the Bostonians years ago.
 But repertoire company could make good with Robin Hood.' The music Is genuinely Anglo-Saxon, the choruses so full of volume. the topical songs so full of wit and so enchanting melodious and the entire opera such a happy medium between the fiighty Italian and the pom derous German music.
 The program is headlined with 1.-The New Robin Hood," but the child is not a worth offspring oI its mother. Several features of the opera so dear to Ameri- can music lovers are omitted in the New Robin Hood" and the difference lies chiefly in the cutting of the music and the lines.
 Barnabee is still funny and he was ably assisted in the comedy work by | pDtll 1OOIlttlu as Guy OA NTlSbOInG. put the voice of the Bostonian is a thing of the past and the efforts of the old man to trip the light fantastic are amusing in manner which is not exactly to the taste of Barnabee.
 The one person on the program who has not deteriorated from the old stand ard of the company Is Miss Grace Van Studdiford, who sang Maid Marian. A magnificent woman in appearance, Miss Studdiford entranced her audience with both personality and voice. Her solo work was especially worthy of commendation and in every chorus her voice rang high above the entire company.
 Harold Gordon sang Robin Hood" Gordon is well remembered in Montgom- cry as a repertoire opera singer and the advance from repertoire to The Boston, ians had not improved his voice, which although pleasing is not of Bostonian quality. The chief fault of Mir. Gordon Is his total inability to act Several times he forgot his lines and 1t was with labor ious effort when he opened his mouth to speak.
 The production was well staged and correctly costumed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Convention of T. P. A.

The annual State convention of the Travellers Protective Association of Ala bama will be held in Montgomery on May and B. and indications point to a large attendance. It Is believed that between 200 and 250 ladies and gentlemen from the upper part of the State will go to this meeting.
 Post of Birmingham will hold its an- nual meeting on the 18th of this month in the parlors of the Metropolitan Hotel. This meeting should be well attended, as officers for the ensuing term are to be chosen, and delegates to the State conven ton to be elected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Big Engine Received.

The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company has received a monster new en- zine for the blooming mill department of their steel works at Ensey and the same will soon be ready for setting up. Some idea of the size and cost of the engine can be had when 1t is figured that trans portation charges alone on the engine and parts amounted to over 5000. New foundation work is being put in for a mixer building. an addition to the steel works. When the Improvements being made now are completed 1t is claimed that the Ensley steel works will be the most modern and complete in the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
stollenwerck Appointed.

E. F. Stollenwerck. until recently mas ter of trains of Birmingham terminals, Louisville and Nashville Railroad mas been appointed trainmaster of the At- lanta. Knoxville and Northern Railroad, a division of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad. extending from Atlanta to Knoxville, Tenn. road recently pur- Ridge Ga. and he will leave in a few days for his new post.
 MT. Stollenwerck was connected with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad here for seventeen years and IS well up tentive to the work and deserves the good position that he Is going into.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
North Alabama Presbytery.

The North Alabama Presbytery meets In Birmingham at the Second Presbyte- rian Church on April II, and the various churches throughout the Presbytery are now preparing the years narratives. The growth of the Presbyterian Church in North Alabama during the past year has been highly gratifying to the members, exceeding expectations in many instances, and 1t is believed that the reports to be submitted at the coming meeting will be such as to erthuse the church through out the Presbytery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
TRIAL OF WoRTMAN.
Language of the Wounded Men is
 Quoted.

OuOI6Qs
 Pensacola, Fla, March 10.:-The court martial for the trial of Ensign Ward K. Wortman, charged with neglect of duty in connection woth the explosion on the battleship Massachusetts. examined four witnesseS today The testimony, however, was brief and almost the entire day was taken up In arguments between the Jugde Advocate and counsel for the accused upon the question of admlssibility of evil dence.
 The only witness testifying to impor- tant facts was Yeatman Bhke, who spoke to Gunner Schert before he expired. the | latter saying: What will they do with | Wortman? It was not his fault" Blake said he also spoke to Gunner Lesper who was fatally wounded and Lesper said: 'I will never forgive that man for this, dead | or alive"
 During the testimony of Lieut. Roy ! Smith the Judge Advocate asked him what fact was established by the Board | of Equity. he being q member of the | board. Upon objection the court ruled that such a statement would not be ad- | mitted. Another objection was entered and the court sustained the objection. l 1 A gold frfclr fs q ry4If-adpa inyestnapf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

Washington, March 1O.-Today session
 of the Cabinet was comparatively brief and unimrortant. All the members were present except Secretary Hay and Secre- tary Root Secretary Moody and Post master-General Payne will leave tonight for an extended trip to the West Indies. Secretary Shaw discussed with the Presi- dent and the Cabinet the existing hnan- cial stringency in New York and the ad" visibility of the treasury taking some action to relieve it. Secretary Shaw de- clined to discuss the situation for publi- cation. .--.-. ..-....-l -..ic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
He Wanted His Honey

AC "dAIS0 HIS 31OAcys
 Just to relieve the tense atmosphere will tell you little story I heard at the vaudeville last week. Sign of an empty brain to go to the vaudeville, but what would you? I never pretended-
 However
 A drummer married and on his wed- ding trip took his wife to hotel where he had been in the habit of stopping. In the morning at breakfast he said to her, My dear, this hotel is celebrated for its waffles and honey" She answered, Let us have some," whereupon he gave the order.
 But the maid only brought him a plate full of waffles, whereupon he roared at her:
 "where's my honey?''
 "S-s-s-s-hr' she exclaimed, hastily, glancing about her. 'She isn't here any more She was discharged the week after you left.
 We will now have a little song entitled, How Much Leaner Will Girl Have to Grow if the Fashions Keep Getting Board- CT at the Present Rate?"
 And indeed pray onsider them.
 Who but a human giraffe ould wear some of the puffed sleeves? And as for those wide capes and berthas-well, the little girl simply has to close her eyes as Sne passes the counter IHey Te 1dSCilldl- ing, but they're not for her.
 It really takes a great, big athletic woman to wear one of those strange cir cular flounces around the shoulders. have just such & friend, and she is de- lighted with the present trend of things because for the last two years dress has been a torture to her. Did you know that the most stylish glove you can wear | three times smarter than white kid is pair of black suedes stitched in white. The smartest and also the most ex- travagant-but it isn't business to tell you the economical things, thank Heav- | en, only the smart things So get a pail of those black suedes and don't handle objects when you have them on, for they wear out at the finger tips while you Idol at them.
 Have you noticed another thing-hoV much feather sets are being worn-bot and huff, I mean-for smart occasions And they say they will be seen yer! late in the spring. Of course the bo; is a flat stole, and the huff is pan cake affair also and as big as can b carried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

it is a shame on an intelligent community to charge the sending of them to negroe. The Free Speech among other thing, says:
 ''The statement that colored people held secret meeting and seething speeches were made to the effect that white Re- publicans who took part in the elimina- ton of negroes from politics or from Republican conventions would be assassi- mated. in our judgment Is mean to do the negro harm. It is meant to bind and rivet upon the negro more tighly and firmly additional misrepresentations in order to creaet bitter feelings against him, North and South"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
More Threatening Letters

It was learned that six more letters of threatening nature had been received by prominent local Republicans this morning, all of them being of the same order as those received several days ago. Who received the letters could not be learned, but the statement that they had been received IS made by a Republican of prominence and high standing. The letters are not causing those who receive them any particular alarm, it Is said
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
sloss-shsffield Meeting.

The quarterly meeting of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company for the quarter ending February 2S l9O3 was held by the directors today in New York city. President JIG. Maben and Secretary Treasurer J. W. Mcqueen were in at- tendance.
 The affairs of the company are in tae best of shape. The statement of earn ings for the quarter, with February esti- mated, is as follows:
 Profit from operations. sfl1. .614 G6: deduc- tions for depreciations and charges to extraordinary repair and renewal fund S3s, ,OO1. .5S: total net earnings, s632. .6l2.4S.
 Deduct three months accrued interest on bonds 1852, ,0O and three months pro- portion of taxes, s7,5OO-s60. .00O; total prof its. s572, ,6l2. 4S; actual surplus carried over December 1. 1902, $l, ,19s, ,12l.63, showing a total of S1,771. 73411.
 Quarterly dividend on preferred stock $114.O00O0. A.
 Total surplus to February 2s, 1903, S.- 657. BAH.
 It Is not believed any dividend on com mon stock will be authorized.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

cured the negroes ordered him to halt and one of them hit him blow on the head with a hatchet, knocking him down. He did not know just what occurred af- ter that, but his money and pack were missing. He had $5 and the pack was valued at $25.
 being secured Deputy Sheriff Hill went to a nearby farm house and secured a pack of dogs with which it was hoped tho negroes could be traced. The negroes were not caught
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

matter to a closo. The company is now and Sas for lapg time been in the hands of a receiver. A. c. Smith, being in charge. Who will acquire the property s .. .ne com,hg sale cannos pc stated posl' Sheffield sterl and Iron Company will in all probability buy 1t in. The property in. volved is extensive consisting of iron ore and coal lands in Jefferson. Walker, Winston, Franklin and other counties and much of 1t has been improved. the com- pany at one time having operated very extensively.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Passing Throng

Mir. J. B. Gordon, of Rome. Ga-' was at the Exchange Hotel last night Mir. J. c. Street. a prominent citizen of An niston. is in Montgomery. pr. W. H. Huddleton. of Wetumpka' was in the city yesterday. Mir. W. L. McKIbbon. of Birmingham, is ir the city. Mir IT. c. Farrow came up from Mobile yes terday.
 Mir. B. B. Holt of Eufaula, Is here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Funeral of Justin Cooke.

The funeral of Justin Cooke. the young man who was killed by an electric car on Sunday evening on the South High lands. took place this morning. The re- ligious exercises were conducted by Rev. J. A. Bryan. pastor of the Third Pres byterian Church, and were simple and impressive. A large number of floral tributes were extended. Justin Cooke was a popular young man of the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
New Phone System.

Surveyors of the Southern Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph Company are now working on a line to connect Birmingham and Atlanta, via Leeds, in the northern part of this County. The new line will give direct telephonic line between Bir- mingham and Atlanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Dickerson Is Improving,

J. c. Dickerson of Cordova who was beaten with hatchet by Henry Walker, colored, in his home last Wednesday night, Is doing well and there Is some hope that he may recover. Mrs. Dicker- son died Saturday night and was buried Sunday at Cardiff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

Pensacola, Fla, March 1o.-The hea camp of Woodmen of the World of th jurisdiction of Alabama, Georgia, Sou Carolina and Florida convened here { lect city in which to hold the pe day. The day was consumed in the al pointment of committees and preliminar work. Tomorrow the convention will S session and elect officers,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Propertv to Be Sold.

All of the property of the old Lady Ensley Coal, Iron and Railroad Company will be sold under a decree of the Chan this property was begun in 1893 and it was not until yesterday afternoon that a final decree w7fs rendered, bringing the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Rabbi Off to Vicksburg.

Rabbi Morris Newffeld of Temple Eman- uel will leave here Sunday for Vicks- burg where he goes to attend the meet ing of the Southern Rabbinical Society. He is on the program to deliver the opening sermon next Monday. Rabbis of Montgomery, Selma, Huntsville, Birming- ham and Mobile will attend the meeting from Alabama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Jefferson's New Beat.

Jefferson County now has forty-seven precincts. a new beat having been es- tablshed by the Board of Revenue this morning. The precinct is composed of what was the upper end of Beat 9. Mary Lee. The new beat is Beat 47, New Castle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Charged With Swindling.

Bert Gillen and Gyp Moore, two young men of Bessemer. have been arrested in Nashville charged with clever swindie by which $200 was secured from the First National Bank of Nashville. on fake telegram, supposed to have been from the Bank of Commerce at Bessemer:
 According to the story heard Moore, who was raised at Bessemer. and had learned to be a telegraph operator went into the office of the Western Union at that place on the morning of March G. and asked the manager, MT. John Sap tiste, to allow him to use the wire to speak to a friend in Montgomery. Per mission was given and MT. Baptiste step ped out of hearing of the instrument. ln- stead of sending message to his friend, it Is said, Moore wired the First National Bank at Nashville that a check would be presented by Bert Gillen, and asked that 1t be honored. signing the Bank or Commerce to the message.
 A day or two later man who answered the descripti on of Moore appeared at the bank in Nashville and asked If such a telegram had been received. He was an swered in the affirmative. whereupon he presented a check signed by Bert Gillen, 1t Is said, and copy of the telegram sent from Bessemer. On this evidence of cor- rectness the bank honored the check. The check was then attached to the copy of the telegram and both sent to the Bessemer bank in the re gular run of busi- ness The Bessemer bank officials knew nothing of the check or message, or course, and the Western Union telegraph office was called on. Manager Baptiste saw at a glance what in his opinion. had happened. He remembered allowing Moore to use the wire, and at once con- | cuded that the latter had taken advant- age of his kindness to send the telegram which was used to secure the money. | It is understood that the two men will | be tried in Nashville as the chief of DO | lice of Bessemer Is of the opinion that the offense is against the laws of Tennes' l see.
 Both Gillen and Moore are members oi god families in Bessemer and great
 1tny is expressed for their relatives
 @ Is also much sympathy expressed
 he Western Union manager, MT ,tiste, who will have to make the mon
 ey good to the Nashville bank. He dit | only what most any operator would d l in allowing a man who had worked a | the business to use the wire. It is saiC | to be kind of free masonry among ope | rators that any man who has worked a | the business Is allowed to speak to friends
 if he asks the privilege. A subscription | is being taken up in Bessemer to Hais
 the money to help MT. Baptiste meet tn payment, as he Is so popular among tn
 citizens that they do not want him to bea all the loss, neither do they want to se
 him discharged, which might result if al
 Is not quickly and satisfactorily cleare' l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Iarge Addition to Treasury.

vict Board on yesterday paid Into th State Treasury $26, 25 for the hire convicts. rent of cotton mills and froi other sources. He reports matters go1n. along smoothly at Flat Top now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Kate Clyde on the
 ArtiCtic Temperament

the only type which raises the world, which gives 1t music. poetry and the wftchery of color. but in all its form 1t Is the type which bears the burden of the worlds suffering.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Confirmed bv Senate.

Washington, March 10.-The Senate In executive session today confirmed the ap- pointment of William Plimley 10 De As sistant United States Treasurer at New
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
The Cart Horse Type.

The Cart Hors6 Type.
 The cart horse type Is not to be pitied. It does not dream and its sufferings are those which can be allayed. To eat, to drink, to sleep, to have enough to wear these satisfy the cart horse man or wo- man, and isn't that about all tn gre is for most of us in life?
 Happy are those whoae dispositions al- low them to be satisfied with 1t. There fore happy is the cart horse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

The people who suffer the most Tn the world are those with the artistic tenn perament- Don't contradict me l kho" hat I am tolking about. Those "ho dcn't have 1t admire those who nave which shows how little they Know about 1t. The only compensation for haVihs the artistic temperament in this WorIo of sorrow would be to have bag Of gold presented along with 1t, but then the artistic temperament would very soon lose the Nag of gold. You certainly Will hardly ever see the two in ompany, and then not not such a very long period
 Human Beings vs. Horses.
 I am fond of comparing human beings to horses, and with your kind permis- sion, am going to do 1t again. There Is a crossing in New York which is per haps one of those most intersected by traffic-Twenty-third Street and Sixth Av- enue, I am referring to. The cable cars come up and across. and the fine broush- ans are driven down past the shops ana across the cable tracks. That is where you see horse character The cart horses go through the terrific noise and ciang- ing with heads dropping and dull eyes. They might be in the midst of a desert for all the noise affects them. Next there comes the brougham animals. Some of them trot across obediently enough, but with a twitch of the ear and an appre- hensive toss of the head, which show that all is not quite well with them. So far so good. But now comes a pair with quivering nostris, arched necks and feet which fairly dance on the pave ment. Clang, whang! goes a gong. Up on their hind legs go these beats. with the muscles on their Hanks fairly quiver- ing and showing through the nervous, flexible skin. In vain the coachman urges them. They will not go into the crash and turmoil. It is only with the greatest care that they can be piloted through, and sometimes even they have to be turned around through another street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

gold brick is a gilt-edge investment, .. .s, ALA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Meeting of the Cabinet.

Mir. B. B. Holt. of Eufaula. is here.