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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
The Venezuelan Matter.

The anxiety of the powers allied against Venezuela to avoid any semblance of trouble with this country is far more evil dent than any fixed purpose of our own to guard against such & calamity.
 The German contention that Minister Bowen is losing his identity as the repre- sentative of the Vevezuela as he looms more largely the spokesman for America is not without Its element of truth. as these dispatches have already hinted Everybody here is fooled If Minister Bowen Is not receiving counsel from our government and this belief must of ne- cessitv add peril to the situation. It looks very like the administration Is playing the role of the heather Chinee, that 1t has many packs of cards up its sleeve. and in the public mind the old distrust of MT. Roosevelt is being re- vived.
 There is no telling what Roosevelt may do," has been constantly the expres- sion of fear on the part of his own party leaders and the American people gen orally.
 A great row now would revive the tra- ditional fighting spirit of the American people and would make Mir. Roosevelt s calling and election sure in 1904. The temptation to him Is very great.
 The question of vital interest is, can a man of his ambition and cumulative tenn perament resist it7 All this is causing anxious thought in Washington.
 Undoubtedly the allies are trying to get out of this wretched Venezuelan business honorably. but will MT. Roosevelt suffer them to do so?
 Lucien Julien Walker
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
ANTITRUST DEBArR
Little Interest is Awakened in the
 House.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The antitrust ds- bate, which opened in the House today. did not develop much animation. although there was fairly large attendancs in the galleries. The rule under which ths House was to operate. however. prec4- pitated a lively discussion. The Demo crats protested vigorously against the rule for consideration of the bill. because it did not permit them to secure a record vote on a substitute. but the Republicans replied that they were willing to accept the responsibility.
 The bill to expedite antitrust prosecu- tions cccasioned no debate It passed tho House, as 1t did the Senate yesterday. without word of debate. Mir. Powern (Rep., Mass.) made the opening argument for his side of the House on the Judiciary Committee bill and MT. Clayton (Dem.. AlaD opened for his side. The former contended that the pending measure was a step in the direction of regulation of trusts, while Mir. Clayton insisted that it was sham and pretense. and that tho bill. feeble as 1t was. never was intended to go on the statute books. The other speakers today were Messrs- Thomas (Rep Ia.) and Thomas Oem., N. C.l.
 
 pessed before the trust bills were taken up.
 The death of MT. Moody of North Carr olina was announced at the close of the session and out of respect to his memory the House adjourned until tomorrow. when the antitrust debate will be re- stunned.
 When the House met today the pending question was on the motion of Mir. TAl- bert (S. co to amend the motion of Mir. Underwood (Ala-l to recommit the poet- office appropriation bill so as to add in- the appropriations for special facilities from Washington to New Orleans and from Kansas City to Newton. Kan.
 Mir. Talbert's motion was voted down, 100 to 12l. Mir. Underwood's motion wad then defeated without division and tha hin was passed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
FEAR FOR FISHERMEN.
Forty May Be Dead as the Result of
 Storm

Chicago, Feb. 4.--It is feared that forty fishermen were lost in the storm which struck Saginaw Bay Tuesday night. says dispatch to The Tribune from Bay City, Mich. The men were living in shanties built on the ice.
 The storm burst without warning. It was accompanied by binding swirl of snow and the waves crushed the ice in the bay upon which the fshermen's huts were standing. into a grinding, crushing mass Nothing has been seen of men or shanties since.
 It Is known that two were drowned and little hope Is expressed for the others.
 James Fisk. fish buyer who spent the night in his station, came to the city last night and said that prior to the storm he could see plainly a dozen shanties and men moving about them. but in the morn ing there was no sign of human life on the bay.
 Two men who were fin A shanty not far from his place were lostdu ring the night, cakes of ice having smashed their shanties to pieces. He says the other fish ermen could hardly have escaped, as they were still farther out and nearer the scene of the first breaking of the ice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
CAPT. ROBSON ACCUSES BANKHEAD OF
 DEFEATING THE BILL TO RETIRE HIM.
Alabama Congressman Replies to the Charge Causc Manehe Resigned Naval Constructor Says the Navy Utterly Inadequate for
 the Vessels of the Nation.

course after you leave the navy?' asked The Advertiser correspondent.
 ''I intend to deliver a course of lectures advocating increased appropriations and general upbuilding of the navy" said Captain Hohson.
 T intend to advocate appropriation of $40, 900 this year. of $5O,0oo.Ooo next year. and of S60. 900 the year following. With this amount to be expended we could have a navy by 1905 that would be credit to the United States. It sounds like a lot of money, but every cent is needed"
 "In case of war with England and Ger many how would we rank?" asked your correspondent.
 Tt would be a naval struggle and don't care to think about the outcome. was the reply. "Our navy is inadequate 1t is undermanned. we need more ships battle ships and cruisers. Some of our ships are not in condition. Altogether our navy is not anything like what il ought to be-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION.

Washington, Feb. b.-Captain Richmond P. Hobson of the corps of naval con- structors, insists on the acceptance of his resignation from the naval service. Secretary Moody received telegram from him today to that effect. He thanked the Department for Its indulgence in the matter but said his decision to resign was final. His telegram was in reply to one from the Secretary of the Navy re- uuesting the withdrawal of his resigna- ton and that he make trial of the du- ties to which he had been assigned at the Bremerton naval station as the navy did not wish to lose the services of an officer whose record has been so brilliant Constructor Hobson is now in New York.
 Secretary Moody has decided in view of Constructor Hobson's declination to re- consider his proffered resignation to &C., cept the same. He will take occasion formally to record the navy's high appre- ciation of the officers worth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
Ex-sENAToR DAWES DEAD.
An Aged Statesman of Massachusetts
 Succumbs.

Pittsfield. Mass, Feb. 5.-Ex-United States Senator Henry Laurins Dawes died at 5:15 o'clock thls morning at his home in this city
 He was SC years of age MT. Dawes had been i'll since Christmas night, when he contracted a severe cold while driving. The cold developed into Ia grippe, which undermined his system. Since last Sun da night he had ben in an unconscious condition. When President Roosevelt wis., ited Pittsfeld last fall he called upon the veteran statesman. It was while returning from his visit to the Dawes home that the trolley accident occurred in which the President figured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06

New York. Feb. 5.-(Special.) )--Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson. who sank the Merrimac in the entrance to the harbor of Santiago, makes these criticisms of our navy:
 It is utterly inadequate.
 Some of ships are practically useless. 1t is under manned.
 In case of a fight with Germany and England, he hates to contemplate what the outcome would be.
 It will cost s15oOOo.OOO to make our navy a credit to the United States.
 We ought to spend s4O.ooO.Oo0 this year. $50, 900 next year and $50. 100000 in 1905 on the navy alone.
 Captain Hobson at the Army and Navy Club here today accused Representative Bankhead of Alabama of holding up his request for retirement and of forcing him to hand in his resignation.
 REVIEWS HIS CASE.
 Tn giving a statement to The Mont gomery Advertiser" said Captain Hob- son, who is very much emaciated. and who shaded his eyes with his hand as ne talked, Il tnlnk II pest to go DaCk to beginning of my trouble with my eyes. This takes me back to close of the war with Spain. I worked hard during the siege of Santiago, and my constitution began to break down after l was released from prison. But worked all summer and into the fall experimenting the rais- ing of the Maria Theresa.
 Tt was not pleasant work in the tropics and the fierce glare of the sun on the sea affected my eyes. From Cuba l was sent by the Construction Department of the Navy to Kwooloon Dock. near Hong Kong. where l worked for fifteen months. experimenting the reconstruction of the Don Juan de Austria. the Isle De Cuba and the Isla De Luzon..
 EYES GROW WORSE.
 This was hard and trying task. My eyes did not improve: in fact. they grew worse. A number of men engaged in the work contracted e.S trouble and were sent to the hospital
 From Kwoolon Dock, I was sent to take charge of work of naval construc- tion at Cavite. In the Philippines. There my eye trouble became acute. A Board of Surgeons was convened in Manila. l was surveyed and ordered home.
 After reaching the United States l had a severe spell of typhoid fever. When I became convalescent I was ordered to the Buffalo Exposition and from there to the Charleston Exposition. was ex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
Were Thawing Dynamite

Roanoke, Va, Feb. 5.-Whie several men wcrRenGaged in thawing dynamite at the GHibb mines fifteen miles from Roanoke today an explosion took place. p. w. Wellford and Palmer Keller were instantly killed and l.. E. Payne was fatally injured. Wellford caves a widow and several children. The other men were unmarried. All the victims were white
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
DIR. CURRY BETTER.
His Physicians Hold Out Very Little
 Hone of Recovery.

Asheville, N. C., Feb. 5.-Dr. Jabez l.. NJ Curry, former United States Minister to Spain who has been Ill here for sev- eral days. was reported at a late hour tonight as being in very critical con- dition.
 The attending physicians hold out very little hope for Dr. Curry's recovery. Mrs. Curry arrived nere tonight from Wash inRtnn.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
BANxHEAp,s COMMENT.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Representative Bankhead of Alabama, tonight denied that he was in any way responsible for the action of the Naval Committee of the House in refusing to report a bill retir- ing Captain Richmond P. Hobson as charged by that on1cer.
 T am not a member of the Naval Committee as Mir. Hobson claims" said Mir. Bankhead.
 "I never approached member on the subject of his retirement and I was in Alabama when the Committee acted on the matter. Mir. Hobson has been en- tirely misinformed."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
Maurice Grau Very Sick.

New York, Feb. 5.-Maurice Grau, the opera manager. who has been suffering from a shock caused by carriage acci- dent was worse today. Frank W. San ger. his business manager. said MT. Grau ia a very sick mans .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
Nominations.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The President to- day sent the following nominations to, ,the Senate:
 Postmasters-Kentuck James P. Hutchinson, Owenton; Tennessee. John T. Hale. Trenton; Louisiana, B. F. Ford. Natckitochesa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06

snined by . board of retirement and asked if my eyesight was totally gone. I said that it was not. and was told that unless I was completely incapacitated my application could not be passed upon favorably. l explained that if I con- tlnued to work I should certainly go blind, but that made no difference to the board.
 My only course. then. was to get a special act of Congress on my case. made application along these lines and my request was approved by the chief of the construction department. the Secre- tary of the Navy and the President of the United States. It was sent by the President to Congress in a special mes sage and was acted on favorably by the Senate Committee.
 POLITICS IN IT.
 But in the House Committee it met with an unfavorable reception. This is where politics begins to come in.
 Tn the eighreen years I have been in the navy my actions have been dictated solely by my desire to advance the ser vice. I want to say that have never done an act that was dictated by any political influence, and l have never been swayed by politics.
  to come up befor the House Committee, went to Representative Bankhead of the Sixth Alabama District in which reside. and asked him to aid me.
 'I expected. naturally. that he would do so. without any urging on my part. after he learned of my condition. To my surprise, he refused point blank. not only to take charge of the bill, but to help 1t along in any way. Not only that, but he caused to have printed false and malicious statements, the gist of which was that I was anxious to retire on a pension and thus have leisure to go into politics and seek ojffice on what reputa- ton might have gained by my services to my country.
 CANNOT WITHDRAW IT.
 Here is a telegram I received today from the Navy Department asking me to recall my resignation. If it was possi- ble. would do so. but there is no option left me. I must get out of the service or go blind. Of course. my request will be granted in time. because I have in- corporated in 1t a desire that shall be kept on the reserve list.
 Tn case of trouble I want to be with the fleet"
 Have you any intention of going into politics?" Captain Hobson was asked.
 That Is a question I cannot answer at this time he replied.
 What are your intentions as to your
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
CANNOT WITHDRAW IT.

In with me. I want to get home before dark" In the background is the setting sun of this session of Congress. The likeness of the famous Alabamian is per feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. FEB. s. FOR ALABAMA: CLOUDY FRI DAT; SHOWERS BY NIGHT AND ON SATURDAY.: WARM FER: FRESH NORTH TO EAST WINDS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

David Schreiber and daughter Of Riverside street have returned from a visit to New York.
 -Dr Flanigan and sister of Meri- den have returned home after short visit with Patrick Fianigan and fam fly of Riverside street.
 George Thomas of Bank street went on fishing trip to Bantam lake and he had the finest luck. He brought back with him string of 7S fine perch and pickerel.
 A concert will be given at the THrd Congregational church on Thursday night by Miss Flora Stops, assisted by members of the St Johns Musical association.
 This is the season when even slight neglect of the health may lead to chronic disability. A cough or cold considered of no account is the fore runner of dreaded consumption. Even though you think you are all right, spring tonic as an invigorator is re- quired. Our cough syrup has proved a boon to hundreds this winter. For anything else you need call on A. c. Walker, the druggist. 756 Bank street
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Salary of Supply Clerk Was Made $50
 a Month.

Commissioner Chase was the only member absent at the meeting of the board of education last night, at which Vice Chairman Kent presided. As was expected the question of the legal ity of the election of Thomas Mitchell as supply clerk of the school depart ment was brought up when the ques- tton of salary for the office was called to the boards attention by Su- perintendent Tinker. Dr Russell moved that the salary be fixed at S70 month, the same amount that Walter ghty received. Here Commis- sioner Carmody remarked about the il- legality of the election. Dr Good enough after glancing at the rules said that in his opinion the rules meant that every person must receive at least four votes before he can be elect ed. He was member of the board which adopted the rules. Commission CT Kent stated that he had been speak ing with a number of prominent per sons, including ex-members of the board, and their opinion was that q majority of the quorum constituted an
 election. Dr Russell said that he
 was a member of the committee which framed the rules and was certain that
 some members Of the committee and the board did not interpret the rule as
 Dr Goodenough had. After Commits
 sioner Griggs had remarked about es- tablishing precedent and about the possibilities of much trouble being
 caused by bhe present interpretation of
 the rule and how under it q minority
 could elect officers not wanted by the ma jority, the board on motion of Dr
 Goodenough instructed the clerk te
 write letters to City Attorney Kellogg and Dr Rodman, chairman of the com mfttee which framed the rules, asking their opinion in regard to the rule. As to the salary, it was voted tc
 make 1t $50 month. Dr Russell thought that the work of supply clerk
 was increasing daily and was wortI $7O a month, burt the republicans and Commissioner tCarmody thought other wise.
 Commissioner Kent gave notice t6 the board that at a future meeting he would offer an amendment to section five of chapter one of the rules, so tha' the section will read that all future elections of officers and employees of tht department should be made by a ma jority of the members, present and ab l sent, which means that four votes vii l be needed to elect any person.
 Application for principalship II one of the schools was received from l Theodore R. TreadWeM of Scotland Conn, and was placed on file, as were 1 the applications of Ethel r. Martin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

Cambric Umbrella Drawers. made
 With several rows of hemstitched
 tucks, this sale ooe several styles in cambric. Nain-
 sock and muslin Drawers, trim'd
 with tolchon, Point de Paris. Val
 and fine embroidery, see display
 on table, this sale 4oc Fine Nainsook Drawers with ruffie
 of French embroidery and 4clus-
 ters of fine tucks, this sale 69c Nalnsook and cambric Drawers.
 with double insertions of fine lace ~.
 and embroidery, also clusters of
 line tucks, this sale 9Sc, $1.25. SI.39
 #CHlLDREN'S UNDERWEAR. Children's muslin Drawers, clusters
 Of tucks,s good muslin, this sale 1Oc Misses and Children's Umbrella Drawers, cambric hemstitched
 rtlfties. this sale 15c Several styles i'll Misses and Chil-
 dren's Drawers. tucked lace and
 Hamburg trimmed this sale 23c Misses and Children's White Skirts,
 umbrella style, hemstitched fiounce, this sale o5c 1 Children's and Misses fine cambric Skirts, flare founce, lace and Hamburg trimmed, this sale 49c l Chfldren's Night Gowns. tucked l yoke, turned over collar and cuffs, all sizes, this sale 4Sc l Children cambrfc shirred Corset l Waists, fine quality this sale 23c
 EXTRA SIZE UNDERWEAR. Extra size Corset Covers, V-shape
 neck of embroidery and tucks,
 sizes 46, AS and 30, this sale 25c l Extra size Chemise, yoke of Ham
 burg insertions, this sale 49c Extra size Drawers, umbrella stvle.
 tucked founce. hemstitched, this l sale 2ac Extra size Drawers, several styles, lace hemstitched and Hamburg trimmed, this sale 49c, e9c Extra size White Skirts, tucked
 cambric flounce, deep dust ruffie.* l this sale t..s 75c. 9Se 1 Extra size White Skirts. lace and Hamburg insertions and ruff1e to
 match, this sale $1.49 to $4.5C Extra size Night Gowns, tucked
 and hemstitched yoke, Hamburg co
 trimmed. this sale 75c Several styles iH cambric and Main sock. extra size Night Gowns. tucked and hemstitched. lace and
 Hamburg and ribbon trimmed, I high neck. Empire and surnlice
 style. this sale 9sc, SIPS. 1.4s Extra size Short Cambric Under l skirts. umbrella style, tucked l fiounce, this sale 50t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

Marguerite Corset Covers, deep in serfions of lace, French back, ribbon trimmed, this sale 39c % styles in Nainsook Marguerites, French tucked back, yoke of lace insertions and ribbon back and front, this sale 4Sc Several styles in dainty Nalnsook Marguerites yoke front and back If fine point de Paris lace and ribbon this sale osc Marguerite Covers, no opening, dainty yoke of fine lace, fastened with ribbon. this sale 9Sc Fine French Marguerites, trimmed :. with lace, medallions and ribbon, +his saIe S1.oO- $1. 80 BLACK CORSET COVERS. Black lisle thread Corset Covers, lace trimmed, this sale 2oe Black Marguerites, made with da1n- ty lace insertions and ribbon, all sizes. g to A, this sale 49c Black silk Marguerite Covers, made of innumerable rows of fine lace. tucks and ribbon, this sale $l.9s
 CHEMIST.
 Women's Ghemise, lace trimmed, this sale ZIG GamDT1c CnGullSG, cOIuSu ACSh dAAN sleeves, this sale 59c Nafnsook Chemise, lace, Hamburg and ribbon trimmed, this sale 75e Nainsook and cambric Skirt Chemise, yoke of Iace insertions and rib bon, skirt to match, this sale
 9sc-$1. .25-$1.4 .4e Fine French Chemise, trimmed with innumerable rows of dainty lace and ribbon, fitted and. French back, this sale $l.69-$l.9S
 SHORT SKIRTS. Women's Short Underskirts cam bric hemstitched founce, p to 31 inches, this sale 25t Short Underskirts, umbrella style, lace insertions and deep ruffle of lace and embroidery, this sale 49e Several styles In dainty Short Skirts
 trimmed with torcllon, Val, Cluny and Point de Paris laces, this sale 55c, o8c, $1.25, S1.4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
AMERICAN BAND PROM.

The usual popular music program of 21 numbers will be played by the American band at City half tomorrow evening. Several new tWo-steps and Waltzes will be played for the first time, among which will be q two-step by John o. Healy of Naugatuck, com poser of the "Jolly Promenaders" march, etc. The entire band will be present and dancing will begin about S:15.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

White Skirts with dounce tucked lengthWise, boW-knot and clover leaf lace insertions and and ruff fe, this sale $1.39, $1.69 Fine lace Skirts, Val Point de Paris, Cluny and torchon lace trimmed, this sale $1.9S, S225, S2.9S Dainty lace Petticoats with innum- Y erable rows of fine lace insertions running lengthwise and cross wise. trimmed dust ruffie, this E. sale S3.2O. S2.9S to SS.5O E SETS. Sets of Underwear, pieces all to match, gown, drawers, corset cov- CT, long and short skirts, trim'd + with fine French embroidery and ribbon, this sale $4.9s Fine Nainsook Sets, trimmed with Point de Esprit, Val, Point de Paris and torchon laces, this sale
 $5.98, $6.98, $50
 DRAWERS. Women's Drawers Fruit of the Loom, cotton, tucked and hem stitched, all sizes, this sale 19c Umbrella Drawers deep f1ounce, with clusters of fine tucks, lace insertions and ruff1e to match, this sale 25c
The Washington times., 1903-09-07
HIS MIND WRECKED BY
BITE OF TARANTULA
Young Chemists Misfortune Bafaed Eff
forts of Skilled Scientists.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-To rescue
their son from the effects OF a taran-
tula's bite the family Of Enri Desi mas
expended a fortune Of 1000 in two
years. Moreover. they have expended it
vainly. for the physicians say that the
young man is hopelessly in the tolls OF
progressive paretic dementia.
Desi is thirty-two years old. His
parents came to Philadelphia from
Roumania eight years ago. The young
man was graduated from the Genoa Uni
versity. the University of Pennsylvania
and the University OF San Francisco.
When his education had been completed
his father sold his onyx business in This
city and went TO Pueblo. Mexico, where
he engaged in the manufacture of eX-
tracts Of herbs, his son acting as the
firm s chemist
One day Enri was gathering herbs
when a tarantula stung him on the index
finger of his right hand. He applied
such remedies as he could Immediately,
but the poison undermined his physical
health and weakened his mind The
father went from one place to another
in search of skilled tOXicohgists. TWO
months ago he consulted Prot James
Anders, of the Medico- Chirurgical Hos
pitaI. in this city, who pronounced the
case hopeless and recommended that the
patient be kept in private apartments
He is now in Brooklyn