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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-09

garding territory in West Africa. I'm
der the first there is to be a territorial
readjustment on the Zambesi, giving
France access to the portion of the
river navigable to ocean going ships;
under the second France secures six
Los islands, and under the third there
is to be a readjustment of the frontier
line between the River Niger and Lake
Tchad, giving France a route through
fertile country.
In the case of Siam, the two coun-
tries confirm the declaration of 1895.
With regard to the New Hebrides, the
British and the French governments
agree to appoint a commission which
will decide land disputes between the
inhabitants. Concerning Madagascar,
Great Britain withdraws the protests
made against the French economic
regime there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-09
TRAIN SNOWBOUND
Buried in SnoWdrift in Western
Minnesota for Ten Hours.

LA CROSSE, Wis, April 8.-A re-
port has been received at the division
offices here that the Southern Mime
sofa passenger train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road has been
buried in a snowdrift in the western
part Of Minnesota for ten hours and it
is not yet extricated. The crew and
passengers are assisting in the work Of
shoveling out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-09
New Iudde for Hawaii

WASHINGTON, DC, April 8.-At-
torney General Knox today announced
that the president will appoint A. N.
Kepoikai to succeed John w. Kalua as
judge of the second court at Honolulu,
who was yesterday removed. Judge
Kepoikai is treasurerzof Hawaii.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-09
MAKAROFF GOES
OUT FOR JAPS
SEA FIGHT IS REPORTED
OFF PORT ARTHUR

Story Comes From but One Source
and Lacks Confirmation Japan
ese Officers Go TO Gen. Mas Head
quarters to Drill Chinese TroOps---
MikadO's. Government Seeks to
Enlist Canadian Veterans of the
BOer War.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
A PUZZLED EDITOR.

An editor up in Kansas is very much troubled over a connuhial question and wants somebody to enIighten him. It seems that a woman in that State re- gently left husband and four children and eloped with another man. The hus- band declares that when he left home that morning his wife followed him to the gate and kissed him several times. Upon that showing the editor in ques- ton somewhat plaintively wants to know If we husbands must look upon an extra kiss as hint of betrayal?"
 That is the question the editor man wants some one to solve for him. He doubtless is suspicious if his wife gives hin. one smack more than usual and in return home and find her missing. Some body ought to enlighten him as to the ethics of extra kissing stunts. and tell hin, just how he can be sure that his better half is crossing the danger line. They might also give him a few point ers- as to the best method of checkmating her moves.
 We suspect, however, that the Kansas husband was largely to blame for his own dtscomfiture. At all events, if he ever gets another wife We may expect him to pay more attention to her and her ways and not let some other fellow take his place in her affections. Prob ably, too. the experience of this much befooled husband may have a pood efFact on the anxious husband.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
LAwRENcE's DELEGATION.
Uninstructed, But Parker Men Are
 in the Majority.

Courtland, April f6.-(Special. .)-The Democrats of Lawrence County. met In convention at Moulton, yesterday. J. c. Kumpe. was elected the member of the Congressional Executive Committee for this county. c. M. sherrod was elected a member of the Judicial Committee.
 The new Executive Committee for the county is composed of the following mem bers: c. w.. Lindsey, J. R. Armstrong. Jesse LeMay. E. B. Harris, J. E. Stephenson. J. M. Irwin. ohm Hampton. A. F. Kebman. J. M. Wilson. H. D. Lane. J. 1T. Corbin. Frank Smith, W. B. Lee, Jake Alexander. J. A. Bricken. M. H. Asherbranner and T. g.. Craig
 The following Democrats were selected as delegates to the State convention: c. M. Sherrod. Jourd White, Jeff Smith. J. M. Irwin. D. L. Martin, D. c. Almon, H. D. Lane. J. s. Howell. Lawson Sykes. J. c. Kumpe. E. B. Harris, Harry Pfaff. J. L. Aldridge, A. F. Rebman.
 A resolution was introduced and car ried that the above fourteen delegates, or so many of them as might be present. be authorized to cast the seven votes of Lawrence County in the State convention. The delegation is uninstructed, but looks favorable to Judge Parker. The con vention was harmonious throughout.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
THE MONTGOMERY ADvERTIsER.

posted seventy-five cents with the pawn broken and received therefor fifty cents the street and meets up with some Uncle Josh" and offers to sell him the seventy five cent pawn ticket for hfty cents. quarter, and a transfer Is made. Bill Is happy and returns home. Josh" hastens to Isaacstein, the. pawnhroker, and hands receives in return seventy-five cents. Then the realization comes to him that he has been 'buncoed by goshr He paid to redeem 1t, and received sevenfy-nve cents. thus losing quarter in the trans
 Next! Percy wigKle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
A Voice for Conventions. Demopnlia Exprass

1T
 Hereafter we do hope our State Execu. tive comnittee will give us conventions instead of primaries Why have them at all under the present constitution7 A majority vote Is not required, so why not let every fellow who wants to rui, send his name in and have 1t printed on the ballot to be voted in the November election? Then there would be one cleo tion only. A poor man can hardly run for ofhce unless he represents some cause III which many people are interested to the exntent that campaign expenses will De forthcoming. Tn the State such condi- tions do not come often. There never was any good cause for the change from conventions to the primary except that the people get tired of nonotony and we'll doing, and want a change. We'll. they have had the change and have gotten enough of it. We are sure the candi- dates. successful and unsuccessful, have found the primary an expensive luxury. The people have, too, for that matter, for every fellow who has a favorite has to spend much of his time working for votes and in his efforts has to show his liberali. ty in many ways.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
CetterS tO tbe GdftOr
Mnead EaRv.N
Greenville, Ala. April II. 1904.

Editor The Advertiser:
 The tcatch" problems which are pro- pounded from time to time in the columns of the daily press are amusing. to say the least. That published in Saturday s Advertiser by ''M9thematician" under has none of the ,complexity surrounding the problem of the. age of Ann. In the vernancular. 1t is dead easy"
 The writer Is no mathematician, and all ways ranked low in those branches of learning at school, but he has bumped up against the world bit. and learned few. things in that way Therefore, to explain Who lost the quarter"
 The problem is: Bill finds himself in strange place with seventy-five cents in his pocket. He needs dollar to buy railroad ticket to his home. He paWns the seventy-ive cents for half a dollar and then sells the pawn ticket for a sim liar amount. This gives him the amount he needs and all parties seem satisfied with the transaction"
 The answer is. that the purchaser of the pawn ticket was a goose, According to the conditions of the problem, Bill de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
MONDAY, APRIL 1s, 1904.
THE NEW PAPER STOCK.


 The Manufacturers Record acknowi- sdges the receipt of specimens of fine note paper made in Atlanta of cotton stalks. We have several times seen ailusions to the experiments being made along this line and have felt great interest in the subject for 1t is one of no small im- portance, and that importance is not en- tirely confined to the South.
 If 1t shall prove true that a good ar- ticie of paper can be made from cotton stalks we may say with Col. Mulberry Sellers that there's millions in it'' It will have two good effects, for it will put t3 good, use an immense quantity of what now goes tn waste Cotton stalks have heretofore been looked on as a nuisance t9 be gotten rid of In the most thorough manner. To bury them in the manure pile. or to heap them up and burn them will add something to the fertilizer sup ply, it is true. but the value is com paratively small. If they can be turned into a good. quality of paper there will be some millions of dollars added an- nually to the credit side of the Souths bank account.
 But there will be another good to the country in the saving of timber that is now being so recklessly used in the man. ufacture of paper. This destruction is so enormous and is increasing so rapidly that the end of timber on the American continent is plainly in view unless it is stopped or largely decreased. If good paper can be made of the cotton stalks as cheaply as of other materials much of the timber can be saved for other purposes. Thus the new discovery will serve two good and desirable purposes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
COTTON A PLAIN pRoBLEn6.
Bear Campaign Has No Chance of Succesn.


 The New Orleans Times Democrat in a summary of the cotton situation, says:
 Yesterdays cotton market was precise " what anybody with a brain and pair of eyes might have expected. what could be more absurd than to imagine that successful bear campaign could De fought at the very moment when all the data implied famine pure and simple? There. was really something patheticaily ludicrous in the flight of the bears Imagine an army hoisting the white lag In the very hourxof victory! ss 7. What caused this stampede? Simply this. that New Orleans came to the front as the maker of prices for. the actual stuff. Wire drawn theories, count for nothing as against spot sales of 16,i0o bales. Nor does the opinion of an over- grown n1anipulator go for much when his following perceive that, the paper profits of the week are swept away in quarter of an hour.
 With drindiing movement and al. expansive demand the problem Is one of the plainest ever seen by this generation. A host of weary holders have been driven from the scene, and bulls of very differ ent mettle have taken their places. You can not relieve the thirst of caravan pioughing it's way. through the stands of the desert by prociaiming that you are about to drive artesian wells"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
PARKER's DESIRE.
Wishes a Simple Resolution Adopted by the Convention.

Wishes a Simple Resolution Adopted by the Convention.
 Esopus (N. M Special to N. Y. World. q
 No formal platform will be adopted by the Democratic State Convention at AL bany on Monday In place of 1t ia resoiu- ton inodeled on that of the Tnden Con- vention of 1876, calling attention to the two or three leading issues, will be passed.
 This is the decision of Judge Parker who has placed an emphatic veto. on David B. HilI's idea of a lons-dragnct platform containing concession to every little ,s ssctign ss es voters. ,. s.. n.., her. with Judge Parker since yesterday VIII deliver this decision from Judge Parker to the conferences of leaders to be held tomorrow afternoon at the Hotel Ten
 To this conference Charles, F. Murphy will be invited if Judge Parker's wishes prevail He Is strongly opposed to Hil,s plan to ignore Murphy, and Sheehan will Insist that Murphy be called into the con
 Whether Mir. Hill will stand out for his idea of the platform remains to De seen. Judge Parker's wishes regardlns ,hs to ae %pnfa are or adopted, which, after declaring that t Is the function of the National Conveutiort to determine the platform, will can at- tention in the most ssnsTIa ,sn way ,, fc ris 1ne
 
 and let 1t go at that.
 He thinks 1t would be mistake to adopt a long platform making wordy pro- testations, and that the best plan would be to take action which would be col- else, business-like and sincere He Is convinced that nothing can be gained by . long platform, and that what the people. want from the Democratic party now js action not talk .1
 President Rooseyett's reckless disregard of law and the scandal of the Republican administration are two of the things to, which attention will be called. Many of Judge Parker's friends. including MT, Sheehan and Senator McCarren, agree with him that the best thing to do Is to present short and simple declaration of
 Judge Parker will remain here Monday while the State Convention Is In session, and will devote the day to. writing. .l court opinion Unless he changes his mind he will make no public statements at all until after the St. Louis Conven. ton. He Is determbhed to do nothing that will reflect on the high court over which he presides and that might eulbarrass his associates. whose high opinion of him was expressed by Judge Vann, one of the Republican members of the court. iii a recent interview. Ut is known that Judge Parker would rather sacrifice the nomination than to do anything to iu- pair his relations with his feilow-judg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
cAsfPAiaN APPREHENs1oN.
Close Race Predicted If Parker is
 Nominated.> s Washingtou Dfsuatch to N Y. Evening

Closc Race Exedacteo 1T Fafker 1s
 Nominated. s washington Dispatch to N, '. Evening
 It must be acknowledged that there is something of a scare on just at present. over the result of the Presidential cam paign. assuming that the Democrats norn- mate Judge Parker on a short and cons servative platform. and do not make any serious mistake at the convention, which would throw them out of reckoning. Many persons are saying that conditions remind them of 1s92, and add that the South has been steadily growing more Democratic and the great citee of the North have been increasing their Democratic major fties. so that a smaller general support through the North than ever before would suffice to give the Democrats the mas terys In number of important North ern States, moreover, the Republican par ty is torn by internal dissentons, no- tably Illinois, New York and Ohio.
 back to normal, from the extreme yeac. tion against Bryan that Illinois on ths Congressional vote of 1902 gave Republi- can majority Of only sos, as against the tremendous fnajoritw of 142. 900 in 1896. The pending struggle Over the gubernatortal nomination there. with the probability of Yates success. win weaken the whole Republican ticket materially. In New York the PIatt.O Odeil controversies are fa- miliar, and the tremendous ma5orities which Tammany has been rolling up tn the city In 1908 and 1902 are fresh in the records. Tn Ohio, which Is always safely Republican on q Presidential vote. the troubles which Foraker is making Tor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
HEARsrs SERVICE.

If the Democracy were called on to takc stock today. we think 1t would be agreed on all hands that it's estate Is bet ter than 1t was one month since and tha, It has a promise of being still better w.th every day nov passing. There IS absolutely nothing in the situation as 1t exists tha- need cause any ap2rehen- sion. We are perfectly willing to give Mir. Hearst some of the credit of having
 brought about this condition of things.
 He has sobered the party. The unexam- pied. ,fiery and gross way he has sought
 the Democratic nomination, has com 'pslled Democrats to pull themselves to-
 gether and think, Mr. Hearst has noth-
 ing to los4sby the canvass he has made
 and is making. {; He has grown quite
 measurably in public opinion in. bulk at
 icast and while his expenses as a can-
 didata estimated at ss,0o0oe daily. amount up to very considerable sum. he has the desire of his heart by way of compensation; he Is much and widely talked about. His has been a great achievement when 1t Is considered that his capacity is a matter for con- suming laughter when he asks to be weighed as Presidential. candidate. If his opinions are less matter of laugh ter that is because the average man does not know all his utterances are from hired men. Many men are persuaded that his big black type and his. big red type are set up by Hearst in person and rep resent his own individual opinions. There are not few who think in bold type of this kind and. they admire, MT. Hearst as the best exponent of the scream as an aid to thought We do not accordingly think that all his followers have been engaged by the use of money. shameless as has been the giving and taking of money in some quarters. The men like. stallings in Alabama, and John Temple Graves. late of Rome, Ga, could not have accomplished what little they have done in Hearst's behalf if they had not found some restiessness and discontent among the masses of the people on which to work Thousands who are supporting Hearst are wholly free from taint in wishing pay for their service. These have .quickened interest in politics. and will watch the work of the St. Louis Convention with profound interest Hearst through his tainted hirelings has been vigorously scheming and striving to get profit for that money bag out of the passionate longing of the rlain people to equalixe the laws of the coun- try. He has reached an element that even Bryan failed to touch, has vivifed them. They. however. have no personal interest in Hearst himself. We confi-, dentiy expect to see his actual following among the people and apart from his hired men. supporting with practical unanimity the St. Louis ticket and plat form.
 Hearst has sobered the Democracy into reflection. By repulsion he has insured a united party. This Is one service. He has aroused an interest in politics among thousands who ordinarily attend little to such matters. This means gain for the Democratic Party. Let us while suf- fering Hearst, be grateful to him also.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Poking Fun at Robson.

MODlIe Register. the Northern Press to poke fun at cap- tain Hobson because his political anfbi- tion in the Sixth District of Alabama has met with defeat. This must be due to thoughtlessness. Captain Hobson did at Santiago all that man could do and dare. Lack of success does not offset the character of the deed. So, in the politi- cal contest also. He had but little chance of succeeding, but he bravely made his fight. The American people should respect a brave man, and Captain Hobson is brave. He may not always be tudicious, but when he is in fight he acQuits himself to the best of his ability. The Register is glad of 1t because it be- lieves that Mir. Bankhead should be con- tinued in office, but the critics are much mistaken If they think Captain Hobson has not come out of this contest strong ed it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Bathtubs of Glass.

BrcokEyn Eagle. .
 No longer can the cleanly, hygienic porcelain bathtub be reckoned the leader in bathtubs. for this essential house. hold requisite has now a rival--an im- portation from Germany. This latest development in bathtubs is of glass. thick plate glass, and moulded in one p:ece. Of course, in the homes of the much more costly material than plate glass, but this newest conner Is de- signed for ordinary use, the same as tho porcelain type. There are not very many glass tubs obtainable as yet but those that have arrived are attracting attention. particularly from feminine observers, for the glass looks so bright and clean and fresh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Episcopal Services.

Alexander City Outlook.
 Rev. Edward Cobbs Rector of St. Johns Church. Montgomery. will conduct a series of meeting in Alexander City, be- ginning Wednesday. the goth, and con- unuing for three days or longer. The services will be conducted by Rev. MT. Cobbs, who will be assisted by other visiting clergymen. Services will be con ducted three times every day, morning afternoon and night. The mission will be held in the hope of strengthening the church in this section, and everybody Is respectfully invited to attend.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
A Paradise for Women.

EhiIadelphIa Ledger. -
 The treatment accorded women in the island Of Sunatra ought to be great satisfaction tost)ae @advocate of wonfen's rights. At marriage the worldly pos sessions of the husband are made over t. the wife, and he henceforth devotes hts energies to increasing this fortune Divorce is practically unknown, perhaps because husband and wife do not live together, but live in separate houses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Hon. R. H. Clarke for Chairman.

MObIIe RegiStef.
 It woul be a fitting tribute to the Dem- ocracy of Mobile County if Hon. R. H Clarke was elected chairman of the com ing State Convention. At the same time the convention would obtain for its pre- siding officer a man we'll equipped to dc it credit. Mir. Clarke was the general choice of the party here for delegate tc the convention, and undoubtedly is q thoroughly representative Democrat. We hope the convention will honor him and his people and do itself honor by select. ing him for this important office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
LOST OUT.

The Hearst People Ran a Congress
 siona1 Friend of Bryan. Piqua (ohio) Special.
 Hearst lost the delegates to the Demo- cratic National Convention from the Sev- enth Congressional District today. For two weeks Hearst men from Columbus have been in the district in an attempt to send M. K. 0aRtx of Troy, . Congress sional colleague of Bryan's, to St. Louis. Bryan had asked Gantz to get on the delegation. The afiti-Hearst people cap- tiired the convention and nominated two deiegatesf who fxvor Parker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Small Fire in Selma.

Selma. April f7.-(special)-At o'clock this morning fire broke out in the home of Della King, neg9ess who resides ia North Selma. Before the flames could be extinguished four small houses were destroyed, entailing loss of about Q, 200. The origin of the blaze has not been as- certained. .--
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Mass Convention of Morgan County
 Reuuhlicans

Republicans.
 Now Decatur, April T.-(Special. .)-The Republicans of Morgan County held a mass convention at HartseiIe yesterday and elected delegates to the State and District convention az follows: w. M. Nelson, E. P. Jennings, John Hinds. Will liam Mosley. H. V. Cashion, g.. L. sher- rel and Mir. Irland.
 W. H. Nelson was elected chairman of the County Executive Committee and s. L. Sherrel secretary
 No nominations were made for county offices. Charles Scott was endorsed for National Committeeman. F. F. Conway was endorsed for district chairman, Mir. Thompson for State chairman and oscar Hundley for Congress. The district con- vention will be held in Decatur tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18

Those who have been accustomed to re- gard cantaloupes as a strictly Southern product will doubtless be surprised to learn that patch" of 2,O00 acres is to be planted in Colorado this season. The Southern crop will have the advantage in point. of time but the later Northern product will be apt to find ready mar kef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
o'Brien's Death a Mystery

St. Louis. April 16.-The inquest into the cause of the death of Charles o'Brien, editor of The American Celt. who died apparently from injuries re- ceived in an assault. was concluded to- day. The coroner's jury returned a verdict declaring the cause of O'Brfen's death to be unexplained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
DEATH OF JAMES H. RoILEx.
Former Citizen of Selma Expires in
 Texas.

Selma. April 7,-(speclal IA telegram was received in Selma this morning sn- nouneing the death in Dallas. Tex. of James H. Holley. & former citizen of selrna. MT. HoIley was a native of Tal- Iadega County, and removed here q few years before the war At the outbreak of hosttlities between the States he en- throughout the war. He was a member 6: the Episcopal Church and was highly esteemed. Mfr. Holley removed to paI- las. Tex, with his family in 1897.
 Besides a widow, MT. I5olley is sur vfved by two daughters, Misses Josie and Frankie Holley. The body will be brought to Selma for interment.