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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
BIG BREAK IN NEW YORK.
Dealers in Cotton Have a Terrible
 Hour.

New York Feb. 2.-Heavy selling and a violent break in prices marked today's business in the Cotton Exchange, the days slump being even more sensational than the recent advances which have steadily sent cotton quotations upward until yesterday they reached the hlBhest level since 1875.
 Under the influence of numerous causes, chief of which was the confirmed report that Daniel J. Sully, the supposed leader of the upward movement, was about to take a vacation, and enhanced by the belief of many operators that its culmi- nation had been reached, quotations for all months collapsed to the extent of from S to $8 per male and utter demOraliza- tion ruled in the pit.
 No failures were reported but the violent fluctuations represent losses of millions distributed throughout the market, Transactions during the day were enorm- ous in the aggregate, the days sales be- was checked finally by renewed bull sup port and a rally followed. The close was about steady.
 Break at the Opening
 The day opened with a sharp break in prices under the As8fuence of generally | circulated rumors of settlements by short interests effected since yesterday. This sent quotations down half cent per pound. but A denial of the rumOr brought about a substantial recovery. Barely had the market steadied after this movement when the report of Mir. Sully's intention to take a vacation became current and prices again started downward. It was inferred that this meant the successful disposal of ihs interests and the abandon mont of his campaign and when he was nuoted to the effect that he was about to take a two week s vacation, the down. ward movement became a panic, selling orders poured in upon the brokers and the market went to pieces, quotations melting away five and ten points at a time.
 Tn fifteen minutes of the panic, with every broker a seller and none a buyer. prices fell vertically almost a cent a pound and the May option in less than an hour registered a decline of a cent and a quarter a pound. a variation greater than would have been effected in a week under normal conditions. Along with the liquidation of bull spectators there was some selling for short account.
 Buying Orders Appear.
 The sensational decline continued ap- parently until 1t had spent itself After 1t had been going on for about an hour and fortunes had been wiped out, a few buying orders appeared and served to allay the storm of liquidation and short selling. Then spots" began to cover and there was quick rally of from 70 to 7J points. But it had been a terrible hour.
 The close was reasonably steady on the active options, at from 20 tn 52 points above the low points of the day. Only once before in the history of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
President Kirby Talks.

New York, Feb. 2.-John H. Kirby. Pres ident of the Kirby Lumber Company. is now in this city. Regarding the court proceedings, he said:
 The action taken in the courts is to be deplored, but, in my opinion, the result will be beneficial to both corporations. We resisted this action, however. in every way We could. bus now that it has been forced upon us. We shall endeavor to carry through the financial plans tenn porarily interrupted by these proceed ings.
 Both corporations own assets of great value and both are thoroughly solvent The timber. estate owned by the Houston oil Company cannot be duplicated any where in the South, and is of enormous value. The manufacturing plants of the Kirby Lumber Company make it the larg est single producer of pine lumber in the world. The business is profitable and the sole cause of the present trouble lies fin the fact that the securities issued by the Houston oil Company have not been mar keable."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
FIRE IN KNOXVILLE
s40O, 900 LOSS AND TWo MEN
 MEET DEATH. .... i.
For Time the High Winds Made the Work Of the Bremen Fu- tile, But the Blaze is N-
 nally Distinguished.

Knoxviife. Teisn., Febs a--FsFe in talo heart Of the wholesale district which broke out at S:s0 o'clock tonight caused a loss of $400, ,0O0 and cost the lives of two firemen. The dead are: William F. Maxey captain of hose wagon company No. 2; John Dunn, an ex-fireman, who was as- slsting at the fire.
 The fire started in the six story Phoe- nix building on Gay street between Wall and Union avenues, and in the wholesale hat and millinery house of Murphy and Robinson. In few minutes after the alarm had been turned in and the entire fire department summoned to fight the flames, the three top stories of Murphy and Robinson's were in flames. The hre- men were unable to check the flames and they spread north and south into the store of Cullen and Newman, wholesale notions on the north, and into the store of M. L., Ross and Company on the south ~,, .ho
 After gutting CullOl and Newman, the flames spread to Cullen and Snleid Ie- tail and wholesale glassware ana ge"elry house. which was entirely destroyed. The fire was stopped after 1t had slightly dam aged M. B. Arnstein & Co.'S on the south.
 The firemen had three lines of hose on the Ross building, which Is four stories high. when, the high walls of the PoeniA building crumbled and crushed through the roof of the Ross building. Floors were carried down, and out of seven men who were in the building two are caught, al'- though there are Rumors that two spec tators lost their lives.
 The estimated losses and insurance are as follows:
 Murphy & Robinson, loss $75,OOO, insur- ance S6O,0OO; Cullen & Newman. loss $So.- GOO. insurance $72OO0: M. L. Ross & Co.. loss $75, 900, insurance $57,OOO; Cullen X Shields, loss $50. .OOO. insurance $S0ooO. Loss on buildings, $9OOOO. insurance $7O.0Oo. To- tai estimated loss, $S7,oOO; insurance, $3OO, 900.
 Chattanooga was called on for aid, but the company was later notified the fire was under control.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
PRICES FALL MANY POINTS Cotton Drs a Cent a
 Z,sopnd: DRIVE slADE FOR PROFITS D. J. Sully Will Quit Market For Awhile.
New Orleans Bulls Finally Came to Support of Values and Sharp Rally Follows the Extraordi-
 nary Declines.

New Orleans, Feb. 2.-The repeated warnings and prophecies of conservative traders came true today and the cotton market showed a series of sharp breaks. the last and most severe of which landed prices almost 100 points, or cent, under the closing prices of yesterday, July showing a net loss of s7 points at one time at l7.l0, while at the close March was 7S points lower than the close of yesterday at lS.60. May Il points lower at 17.12 and July CT poiats lower at 17.O.
 Unlike the two other memorable breaks of this season the slump was unattended with much excitement. A moderate vol uma of trade had been shown all day with the largest amount of business coming from room traders and outside scaipers. Suddenly the entire ring was flooded with selling orders and prices commenced a mad chase downward
 Longs Turns Loose.
 They dropped and 10 points at time under the pressure. What weak longs there were in the market quickly let go and added to the volume of selling orders. Some few stop loss orders were reached and thrown upon the market. But almost as quickly as 1t was applied the pressure was removed and prices showed q quick recovery on buying orders evidently enne- hating from the same source that the sell tuR OEuSES CaIil0 run. nOotu AduSAS were quick to seize the opportunity and their buying hastened the recovery. which at one time amounted to 70 points.
 The market closed steady but at such a net loss that the general opinion was that it would have a great and adverse effect on Liverpool tomorrow morning, which might cause a continuation of the decline in the local market. Some traders thought that the manipulators who were at work tonight would send buying orders to Liverpool to support that market and help drive prices up again in the local market tomorreyg.
 Early in the day it was the general be- lief that the market would he nnahlpulat- oyer and nR hfalE EeRae adEinaa aastnmAfa to keep out nE tiie maflzet C. " v
 Big Margins Demanded.
 Nearly ali bi okeFs asked s1o bale mar gin, while some asked Sl5.
 At the close 1t was the generally ex- pressed opinion that prominent longs en- gineered the break to rid themselves of undesirable company and also for the profit 1t would bring them. It was Tqi- mored that Sully had liqnidated his inter ests in New York and was going to Flor ida. Sully wired local traders at the close that he was going to Florida for much needed rest but that his position in the market was unchanged, and that in a short time he would return to New York and resume his operations.
 One of the significant features of the break was that shorts appeared to have taken little advantage of 1t to sell short and well known bears did not attempt to take advantage of the weakness of the market. At all times the marxet appeared to be in full control of the long side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
Had Been HI Since Last Friday.
 sss ,A BLOOD POISON THE CAUSE Result of an Operation fer Appendicitis.
Second Incision Regarded as Neces- sary, and When Patient Ex- pired, He Was Under the 
 Influence of Ether.

New York, Feb. Civilian Collins Whitney, former Secretary of the Navy, died few minutes after o'clock this evening at his home, Si1 Fifth avenue.
 He died while under the influence Of ether, administered preparatory to a sec ond operation for appendicitis By hls ned- side were his son, Harry Payne 'Whitney' and his daughter, Dorothy whitney as well as Dr, William T. Bull, the chief surgeon in attendance.
 Mr. Whitney was in his 9th year.
 MT. Whitney was taken i'll Friday night at the. performance of "Rigolleto" at the Metropolftan Opera House, and had to leave. before the opera ended. Dr. Wal ter B. James, the Whitney family physi- clan, was summoned and found that the condition. of the patient was such that after consultation an operation was de- cided upon and was performed by pr. Bull. The patient rallied so well that 1t was fully believed he would recover.
 Second Operation Necessary.
 Mir. 'Whitney's condition was very grave, however, Sunday and Monday, and at a consultation held this afternoon the conclusion was reached that the only hope for the patient lay in second oper- ation. Mir. Whitney was placed under influence of ether, but whether the oper- ation was proceeded or not Is unknown. When the physicians perceived that the patient was in danger of death, Harry Payne Whitney and Miss Dorothy Whit ney were immediately notified. They has tened to the side of tkeir father and in a few minutes he had breathed his ,last. Oxygen was used and all the skill of the physicians and surgeons brought into play to save the life of the distinguished patient, but to no avail. "'-' ''t.'----
 It was s o'clock before the simple fact of his death was made public. Later the following statement was made.
 s1ar. Whitney died at o'clock of peri tenitis ana blood poisoning following an ration. for appendicitis -''' ,''' .'' = s s Funeral lat 0rae6s Church,
 'ssFhe inteeinaals @fsil hs at svodlRwn st sidate to be herca1eef~ hzed. in the family plot. where are the remains of. Mrs. Flora Payne sPaget. The funeral services will be held at Grace Church, where MT. Whitney was pew holder"
 Soon after the death visitors began to call at the house. Among them were Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and ex-Secre- tary sof War Elihu Root MT. and Mrs. Payne Whitney wese in Thomasville when Mir. Whitney's condition became critical. but they left for New York immediately on a special train. cablegram wSs sent Saturday to Mrs Almeric Paget, Mir. whitney's daughter, E London, and 1t is believed that she is now on her way home. The Board of Governors of the Democratic Club, of which MT. Whitney was member, postponed an entertain ment the club was to have had tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03

cotton exchange have transactions for one day exceeded those of today when the two million hgure was reached.
 Just before the decline began fepert was circulated that Dan J Suiiy had cabled hIs Liverpool correspondent that he sold out his holding and was going away on a vacation.
 This report was received with crsaence on account of large settlements said to have been made with this firm last even- ing by several bear houses.
 Mir. snlly said today: ''It Is true am going away on vacation for tive weeks. think I have earned a rest"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
PORTO RIco's IMPORTANCE
House Accords New Powers to +b,
 Delegate.

Washington, Feb. By unanimous,1, agreeing to resolution amending inc rules of the House to-day, the resjden, commissioner 10 Congress from Porte Rico was given additional autboritH equal in all essential respects to thai of a delegate from a territory, the action not requiring the concurrence of the Senate
 A bill which provided for a delegate from Porto Rico" passed the House dur. ing the last Congress. but was amended by the Senate to such an extent that j, failed
 A bill duplicating the action of the House at the last session is now pend ing, but meanwhile Porto Rico will re- ceive under the action taken to-day prac- tIcally all of the benefits extended in the measure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
READY FOR SERVICE
FLEET AT .VLADIvoSToCK IS
 STRIPPED.
Wood Fittings of the Ship Removed - and Harbor is Being Kept Open ,. With. Ice-Breakers-Russian
 Answer Undelivered.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 2.--A dispatch from Yladiyostock dated today and issued here by a serni-official agency, says the Rus sian fleet at vladivostock has been fully equipped for immediate service and pre- pared for sea. All the wood fittings of the ships were removed yesterday. The harbor is being kept open by ice-breakers
 The fleet consists of four cruisers, the Cromober, of 12S36 tons: the Rossia of 12,- l3O tons; the Bogatyr of 6.75O tons. and the Rurik of 10,9z3 tons. and a transport, the Lena
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
wEEvI HERE TO STAY.
Not Even . Probability of Extermi- uatiug the Pest.

Not Even Q Probability of Extermf-
 hating the Pest.
 Washington. Feb. 2.-w. D. Hunter. special agent in charge of cotton boil weevil investigations in the division of entomology, Department of Agriculture, in a report issued to-day as an emer- gency bulletin. says the work of his di- vision for several years "has demon strated that there is not even a remote probability that the boil weevfl ever. will be .exterminated."
 The Bulletin adds:
 Although the very large yields of cot ton of former times may no longer be possible. it is nevertheless entirely feasf- ble to produce cotton at a margin of pre- fit that will compare favorably with that involved in the production of most of the staple crops of the United States by fol- lowing what have become known gener- ally as the cultured methods. involving changes and modification of the system of cotton raising made necessary by the weevil.
 "They were originally suggested by a careful study of the life history and halo it's of the pest and naturally any iulr provements that may eventually be made will be the result of the continuation of that study. zt
 Ue8CTuCt1OU O1 6Aautos
 '"rhey have now been tested success fully on q large scale by the division of entomology. as we'll as by many planters during two very unfavorable seasons. Of greatest. advantage is the reduction of the numbers of the weevils by the de- struction of the plants in the fall The advantage thus gained Is followed up by bending every effort toward procuring an early crop the following season. 2
 The changes in the cotton raising sys- tenn urgently recommended are:
 Early planting with seed from as far north as possible: thorough cultivation of the fields, which influences the con stant growth and consequent early ma- turing of the crop; planting the rows as far apart as feasible and thorough thin ming out of the plants in the rows; de- struction bS pldsving ID. windrowing and burning of all the cotton stalks 10 the fields as soon as the weevils become so numerous that practically all tlia fruit is being punctured, thus destroying the very great portion of weevils developing late in the autumn, and extensive use of fertilizers so as to procure earlier crops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
Rrssian Answer unknown.

Paris. Feb. 2.-M. Molono. In the course of an interview published in Temps today Is quoted as saying:
 '"They know nothing at TolSio concern ing the contents of the Russian answer and the Japanese Foreign Minister will know it's contents only whom he has the reply itself before him. For the present we are in a stata of expectancy and un- certainty.
 Some nf the reports referring to the intranslgeance of Japan appear to rise from lack of knowledge of the texts of the notes. It is said that the Russian "te has a most conciliatory tone. heartily hope this Is So but know noth- ing conGl ming it. ln any event I do not think we will have to wait long as the delay.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
urOant Deficiency of Bill,

Washington, Feb. 2.-The Senate Com mittee on Appropriations today author ized a favorable report on the urgent deficiency bill. An amendment was adopted appropriating $G6OO,O0O as a loan to the St, Louis Exposition. The total of the bill, as amended, is $16,S7S,216 As reported to the Senate. the total increase over the House appropriation is $6.2Sl .5l6, but as the loan to the St.Louis Exposition Is reimbursable, the net increase is only SIPS. .216
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
HAD sTEREoTYPED ANSWERS. Mrs. Posts Main Work Vas to Take
 in MnuAv

Jacksonville. Fla. Feb 2-The Govern ment scored several points today in the case against Mrs Helen Wilmans-Post. charged with devising a scheme to de- fraud
 Evidence was adducsd to show that Mrs. Post paid little. If any. attention
 to the letters received by her from pa- tients desiring treatment: that she would extract the money from the envelopes and pass the letters on to her force Of clerks. to be answered according to in- structions originally given. and that when Mrs. Post was not at home. her private secretary opened the letters. and. taking out he money. passed them on to be an- swered by the clerks. '.
 When the defendants attention was called to one of the letters. she admitted that sh had not read it and did not know that 1t was not for her. There was a stereotype form of answer for every let ter at every stage of the case under treatment
 The trial will probably last all the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.
Lanham Will Hear Dodge's Attor-
 neys Regarding Acquisition.

Austin. Tex, Feb. 2.-Clarence Whar- ton, an attorney for Houston, accompa- nied by John c. Herihy. sergeant of po- lice of New York. called upon Governor Lanham to-day to secure a recognition at his hands of requisition from the Governor of New York for Charles F. Dodge's return.
 While these men were in consultation with Governor Lanham, he was handed telegram from Ball & Andrews. law firm of Houston, as Dodge's attorneys, asking that they be heard upon the mat ter before the Governor honored the re- quisition.
 Upon receipt of this telegram. the Gov ernor deferred action till tomorrow. Dodge's attorneys will be here tomorrow and they will oppose all efforts to get their client out of the State. al.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
WILLIAM COLLINS WHITNEY.
 EX-SECRETARY OF NAVY, DEAD

was disastrous in many Sections and along many lines of industry Tho remedy s'is- gested was to confine the labor of convicts exclusively to the production of the necez- sites of the prison Mir Gompers advo- cated the prohibition by interstate com merce laws or the regulation of tho transportation of the product of conv'ct labor from one State to another
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
To Combat Yellow Fever.

Laredo. Tex. Feb. "A party of phy- sicians left tonight for Mexico City to hold conference with members of the superior board of health to devise means to prevent a recurrence of a yellow fever epidemic such as visited Northern Mex leo and the southwest border of the United States last year.
 Dr. W. H. Sanders. State health officer of Alabama, is in the party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
sihlev s Bill Argued

Washington. Feb. -.-President Gompc. s of the American Federation of Labor to- day presented arguments to the House committee, on labor in favor of the Sib- ley bill prohibiting the purchase or Use hy the federal government of prison mace goods, convict competition with lahCr, both organized and unOrganized, he sad,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
$1s5,ooo POODLE FUND.

St. Louis Capitalist Sues For Its Return.
 St. Louis. Feb. 1.-Two suits were filed in the circuit court today by Henry Ni- colaus, St. Louis capitalist. through St. Louis attorneys. to secure the return of tho now famous s135.0oo suburban fund that has been held for some time by Cir cult Attorney Folk as evidence against certain members of the St. Louis Muai- cipal Assembly. who were charged with boodling in connection with franchise leg islation desired by the Suburban Electric Street Railway Company.
 It is stated that the money will finally revert to the school fund.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
Arrbrecb+ to be Confirmed.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has agreed without dissent to report favor ably upon the nomination of William H. Armbrecht, to be United States district attorney for the Soutn2rn district of AL abama The opposition talk never ma terialized into charges that the committee cOuld notice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
No Concerted Action.

Washington, Feb. C. The attention of the State Department being called to Paris cablegram quoting an alleged dis patch to the effect that the United States was in cooperation with England and France to bring pressure to bear upon Japan in the interest of peace, it was stat ed today by the Acting Secretary that there had been no such concerted action; that the United States had not and would not act with any power in this matter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
Girl Killed Bv NeRro's Wife.

Somerset, Pa, Feb. 2.-Minnie Fried line, a white girl aged p years was shot and killed today by the wife of Frank Simpson, a negro barber. Miss Friedline was a clerk in the Boswell postoflce and was entering the postOffice when she was met by Mrs. Simpson who drew a re- vOlver from under a shawl and fired a bullet into the girls brain. It Is alleged that jelousy was the cause for the crime
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
corona,s Sentence Modified.

Havana, Feb. 2.-The Supreme Court has modified the sentence of six years imprisonment imposed on Congressman Corona, editar of Fl Cubano Llbre of Santiago, who was convicted of killing Senor Insua, editor of La Republica of the same city, in January. 1903. The new se.l- tence Is four years imprisonment and the payment of $4.000 to Inbua's heirs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
Page May Establish School

Richmond. Va. Feb. 2.-It Is announced that Thomas Nelson Page, the author, is in the near future to establish a techni- cal school in Hanover county. Virginia. the county of his birth. The plan is to teach young men and women the different manual callings, such as carpentering, mechanics. cooking seWing etc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
Two Children Cremated.

Fort worth, Texas. Feb. "A special to The Record from Austin. Texas. says the residence of J. D. Mayfield was burn ed tonight and two of his little girls were b,,rned to death. The mother. is not expected to live. Several other children were badly burned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
Resolutions Referred.

Representative Thompson to-day through the petition box of the House had referred to the Committee on Agri- culture the resolutions recently adopted by the Alabama Horticultural Association at its Mobile meeting asking congress men from the State to vote for the Adams bill increasing the appropriations for ag- ricultural experiment. stations. and also urging members to support the Brownlow good roads bill