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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12

to share the odium incurred by the man she had
honored-if any position may ever be said to
honor an unworthy man-with the highest office
in the gift fiber people. Nor can they plead
ignorance of his character, for it was pretty we'll
understood at the time of his election that he was
the mere tool of the great railway corporations
that championed his cause. Whether or not Mr..
Burton escape punishment in the end, the Senate
should vindicate its claim to public respect by ex-
pelling him from his seat. That body, as the
Washington Post well says, Should not wait upon
the issue Of the sharp practice of Mr.. Burton's
attorneys. 1t cannot concern the country that he
is juggled out of prison or furnished with a
shabby loop-hole of escape. What concerns the
country is that if he should battle justice it shall
be in his private and not in his official character.
The spectacle of a United States Senator rescued
from prison by a stroke of luck or cunning IS not
one which patriotic men will contemplate without
sorrow and humiliation. Mr.. Burton should go,
and the Senate, whether he be finally incarcerated
or enlarged, should know him no more. 1t is
the only way"
Such action is only the more imperative because
another United States Senator, Mr.. Dietrich, of
Nebraska, was recently charged with accepting a
bride and only escaped conviction because the
offense was committed before he qualified as Sen
ator, although he had been elected to that high
Office.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12
EDITORIAL
CURRENT EVENTS: THE DRIFT OF THINGS
AS WE SEE 1T,

There were no Sensations" of national or inter
national interest last week. In the Russo-Japan-
csc War, which is still regarded as the greatest
1904 event on earth, no new developments of i'm
portance were reported. National politics fur
nished more news than anything else, and the
Parker boom in the early part of the week, ap-
peared to make further progress, though Mr..
Cleveland probably did not help it by his hearty
endorsement of the New York judge.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12
The Parker Boom.

Mr.. Cleveland's deliverance is as followers:
"The recent movement looking to a concentration
upon Mr.. Parker's candidacy afford me the
greatest possible relief and satisfaction, not only
so far as my personal comfort is concerned, but
as a Democrat anxious for my party's supremacy,
and delighted with the prospect of it's return to
sanity and patriotic effort" Co-incident with
Mr.. Cleveland's endorsement, however, comes Mr..
Bryan's rejection of the New Yorker as a suitable
candidate. Mr. Bryan alleges that corporate in
terests are centering on Parker and must have an
understanding with him: eff we nominate an in
terrogation point" says the Nebraskan, "we
should not be surprised if the people indulge in
exclamations. His nomination would make De-
mocracy's contest with plutocracy a sham battle"
The truth seems to be that Judge Parker is at
heart a Cleveland Democrat but preferred to
maintain his party regularity by voting the Bryan
ticket without a protest in 1896 and 1900. One
of the singular facts of the campaign is that
David B. Hill is managing the Parker boom.
And yet Hill is said to have prevented the nomlna-
ton of Judge Parker for Governor at the last
New York Democratic Convention because of the
fear that Parker's election as Governor would
give Parker such prominence as to endanger HilPs
own Presidential ambitions.
And the fact that Mr.. Hill is now sponsor for
the Parker boom is one of Mr.. Bryan's reasons
for opposing it. Hill bitterly opposed the nomina-
ton of Bryan in 1896. 81 am a Democrat still
very STILL" he wrote afterward and contented
himself with merely voting the ticket. In 1900
he attended the National Convention, but an
swered an inquiry as to his impressions by say
ing that a Presidential candidate is like sausage
you like it better if you don't see it made! Hill
himself is not now reckoned among the Presi-
Dental possibilities and he is stalking everything
on having the Albany convention, April 18th, in
struct definitely for Parker for President. If
New York should not back his candidacy, the
Parker boom in the South and West would prob
ably collapse.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12
The Mormon Problem and Senator smoot.

To talk of Burton and Dietrich leads very natu-
rally to Mr.. Smoot, and furnishes the occasion
for our reprinting the following extract from the
April Review of Reviews in which DR.. Shaw has
admirably summed up what we believe to be the
general sentiment of thoughtful American citi-
zens:
"There are plenty of men who are by no means
sure that Smoot can properly be excluded who are
thoroughly convinced that Utah ought not to have
been admitted as a State. The Mormon Church
is in politics, and it's political action is controlled
by its president and the group of high officials.
What manner of men the president and other
leaders of Mormonism are, is now better known
to the country than ever before. With the Nor
mon church repudiating immoral practices and
concerning itself with purely religious affairs, the
country could not interfere or find fault. But
when an organization such as that which Presi-
dent Smith controls attempts, under the guise
of ecclesiastical and religious control, to dominate
politics and to nullify law, the people of the
United States will not take a very lenient view.
The Senate has a full and final right to judge
of the qualifications of it's own members. If it
should decide that, in view of the present charac-
ter of the Mormon hierarchy and it's falsity to the
terms upon which Utah was admitted, it prefers
not to allow a Mormon apostle to sit as a Senator,
making laws for the whole people of the United
States, nobody can call in question it's right to
act upon that preference. The hearing will have
served a useful end"
Congressional Affairs.
The Swayne impeachment case, which promised
to hold Congress together until early summer, has
now been side-tracked by a resolution postponing
consideration until next December, and an early
g ,o-, oo1oI 60, IT.. Ill.,.
against Judge Swayne, which led to the House
Committee to recommend his impeachment, are
that he "has fined and imprisoned members of his
Lo. fan q nonntnnntiuo onntonnnt ,u;tho,+ H. a..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12
Judge PEBBLES and the 1umberton Bar.

The action of the Lumberton bar, reported in
last weeks Progressive Farmer, in refusing to ar
range a docket for April court on account of the
unwillingness of the lawyers to appear before
Judge PEBBLES, aroused the wrath of that official,
and he now threatens to arraign the offenders for
contempt of court. The action was certainly very
unusual, If not unprecedented, in North Carolina,
and brings the long prevalent criticism of Judge
PEBBLES to a crisis. It was suggested last fall
when the Lenoir Topic, Statesville Landmark, and
other papers were advocating impeachment, that
Judge PEBBLES might arraign some of the editorial
fraternity for contempt, but until now he has
taken no official notice of his critics. The News
and Observer has now declared for an investiga-
ton of Judge PEBBLES Haywood-case rulings by
the Bar Association of the State. and it is very
probable that some such action will be taken.
The Death of I. E. Avery.
In the death of Mr.. Isaac Erwin Avery. city
editor of the Charlotte Observer, a few DAYS ago,
North Carolina lost her greatest literary genius
and one of her noblest sons. Well does she mourn
for her young Lycidas, dead ere his prime, of whim
she had SO much to expect. Mr.. Avery had a pro-
found sympathy and insight into human nature
and a git OF expression such as probably no other
North Carofnian has possessed. With the imagi-
natlon OF the novelist and the language of the
poet, ne combined the poise of a trained iourna-
list ana the courage of a knight. Had he lived he
would undoubtedly have produced a book that
would have taken high rank, and even now a vol
ume OF selections from his contributions to
tne charlotte Observer ought to be made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12

whom he had no jurisdiction, who was guilty of
no contempt of his court, no offense of him in the
presence of court, or in construction of any Or
der, rule, or command or decree. And after the
accused had purged himself on OATH
Congress is evidently getting tired of having
to appropriate several millions at each session to
aid some city in building an exposition. These
expositions doubtless accomplish considerable
good, but we doubt whether the expenditure of
public money in making them is justified. The
House last week refused to appropriate $465 900
asked for the Lewis and Clark Exposition to be
held at Portland, Oregon, next year.
The Senate has agreed to the committee amend
ment regarding the duties of rural mail carriers,
fixing the salary at $72O per annum and adding
this proviso: "That said carriers may carry mer-
chandise for hire and receive subscriptions for
and deliver newspapers, magazines and other
periodicals for persons residing on their respective
routes, whenever the same does not interfere with
the discharge of their official duties; and provided
further. that no carrier shall refuse to deliver.
or take orders or subscriptions for any merchan-
disc, newspapers or periodicals requested by any
patron on his route, subject to the laws of the
United States and regulations of the Postmaster
General" Senator Simmons has succeeded in get
ting through the Senate an important amendment
which directs that no application for rural deliv-
cry shall be rejected on account of bad roads if
a carrier can be found to carry the mails at the
standard salary. The House refused to pass this
amendment some days ago, but it is hoped that it
will now reconsider.
Finch-McBee.
The special committee appointed by Governor
Aycock to investigate the condition and manage
ment of the A. & n. c.. Railway has begun its
work, and it's report will probably be the next
noteworthy development in the Finch-McBee case.
The trial of the alleged conspirators has been
postponed till the July term of court. The action
of the A. & N. Q. management in giving passes
to thirty-four prominent politicians as "local at
~torneys" (only eight of them being on the line of
the road), is quite severely condemned.
=
Judge PEBBLES and the Lumberton Bar.
The action of the Lumberton bar, reported in
last weeks Progressive Farmer. in refusing to ar
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Mobile County; Leslie Long. Houston County A. A. Adler. Morgan County; R. M. Cook. Montgomery County.
NEWS OF GRrEsvILLn.
Several Pleasant Social Affairs in the
 paat Week

Greesville. Aug. 27.-(Specia1. )-- The week has been a pleasant one to the young people, a number of visitors being G1 town and several charming social affairs having been given. Con- spicuous among these was party land in honor of their guests, Miss Ma mic Hart of Memphis. Tenn, and Miss Pearl Burnett of Mobile. Miss Carrie Womack entertained last evening conn plimentary to her cousin. Miss Lena Smith of Prattville. Miss Lena Neu- mann was hostess at a pleasant partE given her young friends Wednesday evening. Yesterday afternoon the Juvenile Missionary Society had M. l.. Briggs,
 To the little folks the party given by Mrs. c e. Henderson in honor of her little niece. Frankie Sanders of Washington, D.. C., was the most charming of the summer season. The donkey contest resulted in awarding the prize. brownie doll. to little Mary Powell; the peanut hunt also proved very interesting, the first prize failing to Miss Genie Powell. the booby to Master Claude Hamilton. Games on the lawn were followed by delightful refreshments, then good-byes to the happy little girl who did all she could to make the afternoon pleasant to all the young guests.
 '. Mrs. J. K. Scale and Miss Lucy Scale came down from Montgomery this morning for a visit to Mrs. T.. P. Reynolds.
 s. B. Hyatt returned yesterday to Columbia. &. O.. after a short visit to friends.
 Miss sailie Wade of Montgomery ss the guest of Mrs. B. IT. whittfngton.
 Mrs. cleburn Scale has returned to her home at Mobile after a visit to Mrs. D. M. Powell.
 Mrs. Alkaline Williams Of Qreenville, Tex. and Mrs. W. F. Lair of Mont- Eomery. is visiting Mrs. Matte vii. Hams.
 Miss Lucille Steiner has returned to her hoine at Camden after a visit to relatives.
 Mrs. John Reynolds returned yester- day from a short visit to her brother, Captain AmeFine, at Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Personal nlentioli

Mir. Ludlow Fillmore, one of the most pop uiar young men of Montgomery business and soe,ai ,fs. ieft , lsst nisha t1r & rensaGSs' s,Ss Mir. Elmore resigned the position of paying teller at the First National Bank in ot< = 9 ss E Ss iS sr GSnsr more, formerly of Montgomery but now iiv- ing in Pensacola. Mr. Fillmore has. host of friends in Montgomery, who wish him success In his business venture.
 Rev B. c. Moore has been assisting the sfsy aans tss pas. ws The meeting will probably continss through this week. .s.
 Congressman J. Thomas Hefiin was in tn ecity yesterday. He spoke Friday at an educational rally at Deatsyille,
 Evangelist George " Townsend leaves to- day for Banner, where he goes to conduct revival for ten days
 Mir. B. A. Pspperman. sscretary to, Mayor W. M. Dsennen. of Birmingham. Ia visiting his family here.
 MT. Henry simon has returned home after several weeks visit to Waukesha, Chicago and St. Louis.
 Mir. R. H. Alexander. of Birmingham, was among the visitors to Montgomery yesteF- day.
 Mir. W. 1T. Downey. wsii-known oitizsn of Dayton. spent yesterday in the city,
 Mir. W. L. Murfee, a well. known izen of Marion. is In the eity. R.
 MT. W. NJ. Baldwin, of Birmingham, spent yesterday in MontgcTnery.
 Mr. R. C. Jones' of Birmingham. is in the city on Q business trip.
 Mr. W. r. Moore. 8 prominent citizen of Gadsden. is in the city.
 My. j. 4 Fraser. of BIrmidngham. Is in Montgomery.
 MT. E. N. Oliver. of Lafaystte. is In Mont gomery.
 Mir. H. penson. of Boaz. is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Lnhor saxtnx Furnacc.

Articles of incorporation have been filed in New Jersey by W, Trice of New York; D. Evans of Pittsburg and E. Bumford of Birmingham. their purpose being to manufacture an improved aux Hilary furnace patented by MT. Bum ford. The furnace Is to use producer gas under boilers and 1t is claimed that 1t will save Is per cent. in fuel and 30 per cent. in labor. Complete and smokeless combustion is claimed. The officers of the company are W. Trice. President: D. Evans, Vice-President, and E. Bumford, Secretary Treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
saIxrtion Army Work.

Ensign Widgery and his brother ar rived fin the city today from Atlanta, and will conduct special services in Bir mingham. assisted by the iccai Saliva ton Army corps, Tomorrow morning at il o'clock and tomorrow T light at o'clock. services will be held in the army tent. Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock jail services will be held.
 These officers will remain in Birmlng ham for the council to be held upon the arrival of Sthff Captain Berrlman on September 1. Among the officers who will attend the council will be the following:
 Captain and Mrs. Higgins of Annis- ton. Ensign Phillips and Lieutenant Starks of Bessemer, Captain and Mrs Paul of Jacksonville. Fla. Captain J P. Savers of New Orleans. Captain Hen derson of Macon, Captain Lamb of Sel- ma, Captain James and Captain Cand of Mobile, Captain Keller of Pensacola Ensign M. Patterson of Chattanoga. En voy M. Walker of Chattanooga, Envoy Benton of Savannah. Captain l.. Odom and Envoy Cover of New Decatur. En sign and Mrs. Runice of Atlanta. Envoy Smith of Atlanta. Staff Captain J. M Berriman of Atlanta.
 Increase foE Carriers.
 One hundred and fifty-two of the rural free delivery carriers of Ala bama will get the maximum salary of $720 per annum, as fixed by act of the last Congress.
 The Birmingham postofflce disburses the salaries of all the rural free de- livery carriers in Alabama, and Post master Hughes is in receipt of letter from the free delivery division of the Postmaster Generals office giving the names of the carriers put on the maxi mum basis. and stating that the order became effective the first of August
 The carriers thus affected. it Is un- derstood, are those whose routes are twenty miles in length and upwards.
 Under the old law rural free delivery carriers received maximum salary of $500 per annum, but had the privilege of soliciting subscriptions for news papers and doing parcels package business on the side. The new law cut out this privilege and increased tho maximum to $720.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
NEW FERTILIZER PLANT.
Another Industry Is Added to Evergreen's
 List,


 Evergreen, August 27.-(Speciai. )-The Conecuh Fertilizer Company is the latest venture in the way of a misunderstanding en- ferprise for this place. It Mas been com. pleted and will begin active operations within the next few days. It wasbuilt by home capital A good business is expected
 The peach industry is receiving more than usual attention at this time. In ad- dition to the more than three hundred acres now in fruit trees IT, tbs vicinity of Evergreen. 1t is estimated that two hundred thousand trees will oe planted out this winter. This, together with the truck farm ing industry. will in few years mean greater prosperity for our farmers.
 Cotton is coming in slowly. IL Is esti- mated that the crop has been damaged at least thirty per cent
 O. F. Deming gave a smoker last wight at his elegant house in this city, compli- msntary to Lieutenant John D. Burnett, Jr., a recent graduate ok West Point Milf tary Academy, who will leave within the next few days for the Philippine Islands for active service Young Burnett is a son of Hon. John D. Burnett. of this city and Is a great favorite among the people of Evergreen.
 The Southwest Alabama Agricultural School will open on September 9th. The indications are favorable for a large en- rollment of pupils on the opening day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Prize Cabbage snake Story.

Huntsville. August 27-(speciaL)--. Then Guntersville Democrat of this week contains the prize cabbage-snake story of the season. It says that clem Walls and wife were making kraut when they discovered what they de- cided was the famous cabbage snake. In one head of cabbage they found eight of the reptiles and about twen- ty in all. Walls and wife decided they didn't want any kraut.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
HANDSOME PAINTING SHOWN.
VIII Be on Exhibition Several Days
 Oak Hall Saloon.

VIII be on Exhibition several Days At
 Oak Hall saloon.
 A large number of people inspected the handsome Sl,000 oil painting exhibition at J. W. Smiths Oak Hall Saloon yesterday and Q great many strong comments were heard on the excellence and beautiful exe- cution of the work on the big canvas. The picture. which is q work of art well worth seeing. will be on exhibition at his saloon for several days. No admission fee is charged to view the elaborate painting and the public is invited to come and see the work of Q talented artists brush.
 Mr. J. w. smith, of the Oak Hall -sa- loon. announces that for the convenience of persons holding Automobile tickets. a s ceptacle for them will be placed in front Suf the door of the saloon this morning and re- main there during the day. He will see per- sonalIy to the safety of the tickets deposit cd therein and will have them taken in the sealed receptacle to the drawing at the Pickett Springs Casino on the night of Sep tember lst. ksn8a
 He also states that all persons owing ac- counts to the Oak Hall Saloon paying them before z o'clock Thursday night will re- ceive two Automobile tickets instead of one for each 50 cents paid on account The offer is a generous one and should be taken advantage ok at this time.--adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Run Over bv Tr.,,

Walter Kahely. or Walter Kellier, a white man of Anniston. was awakened from his sleep this afternoon about 1 o'clock by truck of wheels which ran over his legs and severed both of them from his body a little below the knee in the weeds by the track of the Bir- mingham Belt Railroad near 17th Street and Powell Avenue. The wound ed man was carried to a hospital It seems that Kahely, or Keller. was lying asleep with his legs resting arcoss the rails under a standing freight car at seventeenthtstreet and Powell Ave- uue. A switch engine moved up and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28

slowly pulled the car out. the crew not knowing that anybody was under 1t. The wheels passed over the mans legs and he was dragged over a hundred feet, 1t appears. before he was discov- cred. Then the train stopped and hurry call was sent for an ambulance. The man bled copiously. An operation was performed at the hospital whereby 1t is hoped his life will be saved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Robert sobotka Elected President oS
 Aasociatioa ae HnrtselIz.


 Associatioa at Hnrtselle.
 Hartselle, Aug. 27.--tSpeciai. )--,rbe fruit growers of this section organized a Fruit Growers Association here Thursday. Robert sobotka was elected President and A.. A. Oden, Secretary. There has been number of acres put in Elberta peaches recently and many are preparing to cultivate strawber. ries. The land in this section Is well adapted to this fruit.
 Charles Bailey of near Moulton was struck by lightning few days since and instantly killed.
 A Parker and Davis Club will be or ganized here Monday night,
 The semi-annual meeting of the Muscle Shoals Baptist Sunday School Convention will be held at Town Creek Church. Lawrence County, to- day and tomorrow. The Holiness camp meeting Is in progress at the Tabernacle. one and one-half miles south of here. Rev. Fer guson of South Carolina and Roy. J. L.. Braeher of Birmingham are doing the preaching. It will continue until September 4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
FARLEY ARRAIGNED.
sEueh DimcuIty Had fin Securing Ju-

ry. Huntsville, August 27.--tspeciai.)--- Dr. John B. Farley is now on trial In the circuit court for the murder of Davis Johnson. the charge being mur- der in the first degree.
 Yesterday afternoon and a part of today was spent in the impaneling jury and 1t was a difficult matter to find men who had no fixed opinions concerning the ease. A special venire of thirty jurors and twenty-four ju. TOTS of the week were exauined in turn before twelve jurors were sa- cured.
 The case has attracted unusual aa- tetiop because of the prominence ne the defendant and from the fact that he was indicted after having been discharged at preliminary hearing and the following grand jury failed to find q true bill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
O'Rellly Monument Commis.iop,

Mayor Dreamer, acting chairman of the executive committee of the Father o'Rsllly commission, has issued q call for the next meeting to be held in his office Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock Arrangements will then be made for completing the necessary subscriptions for the monument which will be erected to the memory of the late Father F. A. O'Reilly.
 months mind mass for the late Father F. A. oReiIly will be held at St. PauPs Cathode Church, of which he was pastor. at soIe,,,s 9satynoay sats, morn'ls mere VII pc oers being as follows: Ceiebrant, Rev. Will Ham kerTiRan. deacon, ,Rey. John Kelly. Of Bessemer; sub b-deacon. Rev. M. Kittriek; master of ceremonies, Rev. Thomas Eaton. or Montgomery; preacher. Rev. Louis Gal land. of Pratt City.
 Bishop Allen can not be present. but will be in Birmingham the following week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Declared of .Ua.ound Mind

Huntsville, August 27.--(SpeciaL)- )-- A jury in the circuit court has re- turned a verdict that Professor James E. Mitchell is of unsound mind. Pro lessor Mitchell was indicted by the last grand jury on charge of att tempting to murder John F. Smith at Cluttsville. His family put in a plea of insanity and on that plea ha was tried.