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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
e. E. Pierce & Co.'S Cotton 1.++sr

IBy Private Wire From Gilbert & Clay1
 NEW ORLEANS. Feb lo-There was A sharp decline in the value of cotton in TJv erpool today, which cables ascribed to rumors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Quiet
 wheat-No. 3 Spring. soas4: No 2 red e3%a9c.
 No. 2 corn. 4els; No. yellow, 49k No oats. 39%d4oH; No 3 white. 4oa44 Mesa pork per 100 lbs. SI437l4@I45 5o Lard. per 100 lbs. S7. .5od7.55 Short rib sides Ooose). S6.75d7.oo. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S7. I2l2d7 2S Whiskey, basis of high wines, SI27
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. o.-Cattle-Receipts 5000. including 200 Southerns; steady to roc lowe:.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

year. and with prospect of tho shortage beihS made up since there is practically no stun in tho boxes and the Winter has been an unfavorable one. thereby causing delay in the arrival of Spring receipts. This is ex- pected to have a wholesome effect on the mar ket.
 The shortage in this crop, which is about 10 per cent. under the crop of last year comes In the face of another probable short yield the next season, which will open on April owing to the restriction by factors in the num- Der Of boxes cut by operators. This Is expected tp help the market. since exporters cannot look forward to big yield and that ham mer the market for the coming season. More over. the .unfavorable weather is delaying the arrival of new stuff It is not expected the new receipts will begin to reach this market before April 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
THE WEATHER.

paily Local Weather Report and
 River Bulletin. Q. C. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala. Feb. TO-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

SAVANNAH. Feb. io-Turpentine-Firm at GA receipts. e4; exports. l.o24
 Rosin-Firm: sales i,6i3: receipts. 2,77o: exports. 2i5: A. B. c, S2 30; E. s2, s5; F. S2. 90: c. s2 s5: H. S2.e5; I. S3.2o: K. S3.25; M. 8. 30; N. S335; Window glass, S4I35: water white. SAYS.
 CHARLESTON. Feb. lo-Turpentne and rosin-NomInal: nothing doing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

WILMINGTON. Feb. o.--Turpentine-Firm at 63: receipts. IS casks.
 Rosin-Firm at S2. 60: receipts. 256. Tar-Firm at si.4o; receipts. 3l4. Crude turpentine-Firm at S2. 5o94. 25; re- ceipts IA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Caldwell. Ward U co,s Cotton retter.


 MONTGOMERY, Ala. Feb. to.--Liverpool this morning was very low and reflected panicky feeling there. but later private ca bles reported indications of a turn for the better Tho war situation is undoubtedly having depressing effect on the market and every advantage Is taken of this by bears. New York's opening better than expected and feeling of more confidence has charac- terized todays market than for a week past. Reports from New Orleans indicate that the recent decline of nearly 5 cents a pound has induced shorts who intended delivering March to cover their short aales amounting. possibly. to l75.ooo bales and hold the cotton. which. If true. puts the market in a stronger position. The holders of spots have not been selling and it is difficult to get quotations from Southern spot markets. New York spots unchanged at l4.25. The movement shows marked de- crease and tho estimates for tomorrow have caused mora confidence in the market. which advanced some 40 points. The situation to- night is more encouraging from a bulsh standpoint. On New York's closing Liverpool is due to come ieG2o points up tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Warehoussmsn and Cotton Brokers.
ProprietorS-
HuRTER COMPRESS AND COLISEUM wAREH

Of financial Troubles in ,Eew ,Orleans.e Like all other rumors 1t was impossible to locate the source. but emphatic denials were immedi- ately forwarded from here, supplemented by the assurance that there was not even the semblance of trouble Of the probability of a failure in this market, and the tone abroad showed an immediate tendency toward recov- cry. Initial transactions were effected at lower prices here, but 1t became apparent that tho selling pressure had about exhausted itself and the developments of a moderate out side demand sufficed to establish a fair re- covery in prices. There is little double that the effect of reckless speculation has been
 dispelled and cotton Is settling down to a more substantial basis. Eliminating tho uncertain ties of war. the trade Is now patiently waiting for the promised drop in receipts and its ma terialiZation within a brief space of time will contribute stimulating influence. Meanwhile a huctuating tendency is likely to prevail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
STATIONS. AtIanf-
Indicates trace.

FRANK P. CHATFEE. Section Director. WsathAr BGrGaD
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
COMBATING TUBERCULOSIS.
stitutions as the Breeding Places
 of the Disease.

Washington, Dee. 21.-Secretary Hay has transmitted 10 the house 'eport on the best means of combat ng and treating tuberculosis and of avoiding it's propagation in penal in- stitutions of every kind The report was prepared by Dr. J. B Ransom, physician at Clinton prison, Danne- mora, N. Y
 Dr. Ransom says that his statistics show that 19 states comprise what night be termed the tuberculosis area of the United States. and within their borders are located all of the densely- population cities of the country. This area has total population of 46.129.- s71 and prison poulation of 29.1G7. )f which 1o97 have tuberculosis. The total tuberculosis prison population of the country is given as 2,151, a per centage of 4.SS.
 Dr. Ransom recommends govern mental supervision of penal institu- tions. sanitary and airy buildings and I revision of punishment and exercise rules.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
EX-G0V. ]. P. EAGLE DEAD
Former Chief Executive of Arl.an- sas Passes Away After
 Brief Illness.

Little Rock. Ark, Dec q. Former Gov. James Phillip Eagla died here Tuesday, after a short illness. He was G years old.
 Gov. Eagle was born in Maury coun- ty, Tenn, in 1887, served in the con federate army in all grades from pri- vate to colonel. afterward entered tue Baptist ministry and engaged exten- siNely ill cotton planting.
 He was four times member and once speaker of the Arkansas legisla- tHre. served as member of the con stitutional convention of 1S74 and as one of the three commissioners on the adjustment of the Brooks Baxter war for the governship, and was governor from 1890 To 1893.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
OBLIGATION OF AlIMONY.
II is Not in the Nature of an ordi- narJ Dent and Can <nt he Dis
 charged in Bani..uptcy.

Washington. Dee 2t-In the case of w. R. Netmore ys. Mrs A. B. Markoe. the supreme court Of the United States holds that an obligation to pay ali mony and allowance to d wife and children is not in the nature of an ordinary debt, and. therefore, can not be discharged in bankruptcy.
 MT. Justice Day, who delivered the opinion said:
 The bankruptcy law should receive such an interpretation as will effectu- ate it's benefcient purposes. and not make il an instrument To deprive de- pendent wife and children of the sup port and maintenance due them from husband and father. which it has ever been the purpose of the law to en- force"
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
1t Cost the Lives of Practically the Entire Russian Garrison of
 the Stronghold.
NEARLY ALL THE JAPANESE IN THE
 FIRST ASSAULT ALSO PERlSHED.
The Fort is One of the Permanent Defenses of Port Arthur. and Gives the Japanese Command of the New Town. Which Has Thus Far Been Shielded.

London, Dec. 2l.-The capture of the manent defense of Port Arthur thu far taken by the Japanese, was pur- chased. according to latest advices from Tokio, at the cost of the de- struction Of the entire Russian garri- son of the stronghold and of most of the Japanese who participated in the first assault against it.
 Hitherto the Russian defenses taken by the mkado's men have been only outlying bresstworks. The Kekwan Shan fort gives the Japanese command of the new town. which has thus far been partly shielded from the besieg- CTS fire
 For months past Japanese sappers have been driving shafts under the parapet. Two tons of dynamite in one of these passages was exploded Mon day afternoon, the fort was hurled in air. and 50 Japanese rushed forward. or be buried in the falling debris
 the time the rest of the attack ing foree could be rallied the shattered Russian garrison had been reinforced, and a combat with the bayonet. pis- tols and hand grenades followed, in which the Russian defenders of the breach were wiped out almost 10 a man and fully half of the Japanese at tacking party destroyed. IL was not until after midnight that the assail- ants finally succeeded m carrying the position.
 At the Sung Shu Shan fort and an unarmed position between the new town and 203-meter hill. against which attacks were also directed. the Rus sians seem to have held their own.
 In the fighting south of Mukden both the Japanese and Russians have gained victories and suffered defeats. Russian infantry and Cossacks are reported to have wrested the village of Dapindu from the enemy after a sharp fight. but in the vicinity of the towns of Santao Zua. Sinhuntun and Tunghaisengkou Gen. Kurapatkin s forces were beaten back with consid- erable losses.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
HOME HELPS TO HEALTH.
Remedies and Suggestions Which May Be of Value in an Elmer
 gency.

A bit of hCme surgery. stated to have been praeticed when d splinter is driven into a childs hand particularly deep. Is its extraction by steam. says the Chi cago Daily News A bottle with a suffi- eienay wide mouth is filled two-thirds with very hot water and the mouth of the bottle is placed under the injured spot. The suction draws the flesh down when a. little pressure is used. and the steam in a moment or two extracts in fiammation and splinter together. This is very efficacious when the offending substance has been in for several hours. long enough to have started some of its evil consequences.
 BenZoinated water is a most refresh ing astringent and has an agreeable odor, but it's constant use imparts the elasticity of the skin. It is made by adding drop by drop as through filter one quart of water to one dram of simple tincture Of benzoin Bath sachets are to-day an indispensable adjunct 10 the toilet and bath. Oatmeal. almond meal and boraX are the three chief agents used. Powdered orris Is sometimes added for the sake Of the odor obtained. Oatmeal does not necetsitate the use of soap. nor when used in saehet form does ii render any soap saperfuo0s.
 in typhoid fever the intestines are the seat of the trouble. and all solid foods should be debarred. Here nutritious broths and liquids are needed but no meat should be given until the temper ature has been normal for several days. In scarlet fever avoid al nitrogenous foods, because the kidneys and skin are congested and those are the organs that excrete nitrogen Their work should De lessened. not increased. For this reason any of the egumes, beans. peas or len tils should not be used Broth made from them would be most disastrous. while beef or mutton broth which are less nutritious can he readily assim- Hated
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
WERE GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
Four More Denver Election Officials Punished for Contempt of the
 Supreme Court

Denver. Col, Dee. 21.-The supreme court adjudged Leonard Rogers. Will jam c. Adams Louis Hamburg and Thomas Kinsley guilty of contempt of court in Precinct ? Ward :. in this city, al the recent election. in viola tion of the courts injunctive order. Each received a jai! sentence and a fine
 The court announced that the evil dence showed that Rogers. Adams and Hamburg had prevented the ap- pointment of republican clerk and Knsley had elected the supreme court watcher from the polls
 Rogers is a deputy sheriff and was a candidate on the democratic ticket for the state senate kiHsley is d prize fighter.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
THE BUSINESS INSTINCT.
Foresighted Young Man Looks Up Prospective Fathers Finan-
 cial Rating.

When the credit man. Blakey. opened his mornings mail and found, among other things, a rating" from Surchum's commercial agency on John Smith of Haggins' Crossroads. Ind. he stared at it a couple of times. thought deeply for a minute and then laid it down, relates the Chicago Daily News.
 The credit man had never heard of John Smith of Higgins Crossroads. The house had no dealings with Mir. Smith. The credit man was positive that he had not requested rating" on that estimable but unknown busi- ness man. The whole thing was a mystery.
 Smith of Haggins' Crossroads. Ind. Mir. Binks?" he demanded of the pale young man who sometimes helped out by opening the mail and sorting the letters.
 Binks started. flushed. laid down his pen and rubbed his hands.
 '1?' he repeated Why. no. Why should you think asked for it?"
 Dunno snorted Blakey. tossing the document aside T suppose some body did or We wouldn't have re- eeiyed it. I know didn't ask for it Anyhow, I'm glad to see that Smith is all right. He's rated AA1, has S2o0.- 900 in the bank and is doing busi- ness of ss000 year Thatll help him if he ever wants to butt in here.
 The Smith rating became an office mystery. Everybody from the head bookkeeper Up and down the line was asked for an explanation. Every body promptly denied all knowledge of MT. Smith or interest in his financial standing The rating" with it's com fortable story of MT Smiths worldly standing, reposed in Blakey's desk for two days.
 Then the secret came out
 Blakey. coming suddenly upon Binks the 1etter-opener. in an ob- scure corner of the office found him boring over the Smith rating He eollared Binks in moment
 "Binks.' he said. deliberately. "you sent for that rating"
 "Yes. l did said the blushing and trembling Binks II didn't think it would be any harm. I thought I would find it first iu the mail and nobody would see it
 But what on earth did you want with it?" demanded the credit man Are you going into the wholesale business?"
 Well no. confessed Binks. Its not that-but-weil you see I'm thinking of marrying Mir Smiths daughter l was curious to know how her father was fixed
 Blakey regarded him curiously for a moment
 You had better marry her" he said, shortly.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
The Cheyene Mountain, Col, Trage- dy is Being Gradually Unrav-
 eled By the Authorities.
IDENTITY GF VICTIM POINTS TO
 LENA WEBER, OF EDGERIOWN. MO.
The Young Lady Mentioned Has Been Visiting in Colorado springs and Is said to He Nissing-some Elaborate Dental Work May Furnish Identification.

Colorado Springs, Col. Dec. 21.- Friends of Miss Lena Weber. of Ed gerton, Mo, have partially identified the body of the girl found dead on Cheyenne mountain. Miss Weber has not been seen for more than week. Her twin sister in Edgerton and John Doke. of Kansas City, have been com munieated with to strengthen the iden- tification. which is largely made through the teeth.
 The peculiar and elaborate dental work. evidently done by an expert den- tist who would keep office records of the work. is the hope of the authori- ties. The relatives of Miss Weber have been asked that unless they are cer- tain the girl is still alive to secure from the dentist who treated her. com plete records. An expert dentist who examined the girls mouth al the post mortem has furnished Coroner Law with the following description of the mouth:
 The upper right wisdom tooth is undeyeloped. On the upper right side of the mouth a solid gold bridge ex- tends from the first molar 10 the GUS pid. The second mOlar is present. The first and second bicuspids are absent. filled with solid gold dummies. There are two gold filings, medium size, in the mesial of the upper central in- cisor. On the upper left side a gold bridge extends from the first bicuspid to the second melar worn on the mesio lingual portion of the crown. The second molar is made from a bi- cuspid dummy The third molar is present The lower right three molars, or wisdom teeth, are present. The sec ond molar is gold-filled in the mesio oeelusial surface. The first molar is absent and has been gone several years All the teeth are present on the lower left side Large gold filling on occlusion of first molar. Large gold filling on oCciusion, extending 10 disau surface of second molar
 The friends of Miss Weber who gave her name as a possible elew, declined to state further grounds for their sus- pieion than that the girl, who had been visiting here. was missing and that in senerei way the form teeth, size and hair of 'he murdered girl an- swers her appearance.
 At the coroner's inquest il developed that the girl was shot 10 death the bullet entering the brain back of and above the left ear. The post mortem revealed that the girls condition was | normal, leaving the police without a cleW as 10 the motive II is also es- tablished beyond doubt that the fire which marred the features was started after death.
 The verdict of the jury named only the cause of death. ha;ing undeter- mined the identity of the victim. the murderer, The date and motive.
 The authorities have been almost swamped with telegrams from all over the country, several coming from St. Louis and Chicago. The names and addresses in these are carefully guard ed until they are investigated. In nearly all cases the girl sought is found without trouble.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Embroidered Towels.

T wonder" said one housekeeper why girls do not oftener give as pres ents towels or napkins which they have embroidered themselves. Nothing ever goes to my heart more than a gift like that Just handsome initial is enough. If they choose to GO a little drawnworl on one or both enGs that is good. but always fear in that case that hey have tried their eyes. For girl vho has a little money simply embroidered dusters of either eheeseeloth or outing flannel are oId-fashioned but most ae- eeptable gifts s'-chieago Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
JUDGE HOWELL ACQUITTED.
\ Missouri Judge Charged With Killing n small Boy, Acquitted
 By a Jury.

Linneus, Mo. Dec 21.-Judge D. c. Howell, who was charged with kill ing Vernon Brown. small boy. was acquitted in the circut court here. It was alleged by the prosecution that Judge Howell. who is prominent cit izen of this county killed the Brown boy for trespassine on his land.
 The trial of the case aroused much interest because of the prominence of The defendant and the peculiar cir oumstances of the crime with which he was charged.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
HE SUCCUMBED TO WORRY
Henry D. Meyer, IT,, a Prominent
 Citizen of St. Charles, Mo.
He Was Il Director of the st. Charles
 Savings Bank. W hose Cashiers Funds Were Found short.

St Louis, Dec 21.-Friends of Henry ID. Meyer, Jr., prominent druggist of &; Charles, and a director in the St Charles savings bank. the cashier of which. A. r. Mispagel. was recently charged with a shortage ef about S50,- poo. were notified that Meyer died early Tuesday morning at a hospital in or near St. Louis
 Continued worry over the affairs of ihe bank and the financial troubles of the cashier. is believed to have been he cause of his death.
 His fatherin-law. Henry Broeker was one of the bondsmen of Mispagel. md Mir. Meyer since the shortages nave been discovered. was in consulta- ln-law. The fact that he was one of he heaviest of the stockholders and .ook much of the conduct of the bank s affairs on himself, is held by his friends to have caused a breakdown in ais constitution.
 In company of pr. Bitter, of St. Sharles he left that city three days igo. It was stated after his departure le had been taken to St. rincent's asy- um in St. Louis county.
 Mr. Meyer was associated in the irug business with his father, Henry ). Meyer, ST. He was a member of the tlks and took prominent part in all lffairs of the city Besides his wife. le is survived by one child, by pre- iious marriage
 No information could 0e obtained at St. Nincents asylum concerning Mr iaVar
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
The I're>byterIau Hnndbool for 1903 shows How Various ReIi-
 Eious Are Distributed.

New York. Dec. 21.-It is stated in the Presbyterian handbook for 1905 that the religions of the world have L. 430, ,oo0 00o adherents. divided as fol lows: Christianity, 4770S0.15S; Con- fecianism. 256 6o0. .O0o, Hinduism. l90.- 0e00o0; Mohammedanism. i76. .S34 .372:: Buddhism. 147 900000; Taoism and Shintoism, 57.000,0 GOO: Judaism. 7.056.- 5o0, and various heather faiths. lls.- l294T9.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Russians Resort to nriber,.

London, Dee. 2l.-Aeeording to the Hull Daily Mail Russian emissaries have been bribing local fishermen to sign written statements favorable to the Russian views of the Dogger bank affair. Some of them signed statements vixen betuddled by free drinks.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Mining Chief nt Portland.

Portland. Ore, Dec 21 Col David T. Day. of St Louis, has been ap- pointed mining commissioner for the Lewis and Clark fair, and will bring to Portland the large collections of minerals displayed at the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23

Russian Colonel Suicides Just He Was Leaving For the Front

St. Petersburg. Dec, 21.-A sensation al scene was enacted as Iiffiandsky regiment was about to depart for the front. The colonel of the regiment. at tired in his uniform. and having bade good-by to his family. suddenly went insane. He tore off his uniform be- fore the troops. and before anyone could interfere had fired bullet from revolver into his own body He died almost instantly
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
\ Christmas Disapp,intment.

Chicago. Dec PA note has been issued from the University of Chicago saving that. instead of the S3.00o GOO or sieOo eoo foreeasted as john D. Rocke- felier's Christmas gift. brief letter had been received from him announe- ing that he would make the customary contribution of S245. 900.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
\ Host of Witnesses.

Lawton. Okla, Dec 1.-Two hun dred and fifty citizens of this city have gone to Anadarko as witnesses in the trial of L. T Russell, formerly edi- tor of the Lawton State Democrat. for the killing. on April 1. of ]. N. Flaw kins. sergeant-at-arms of the Okla homa legislature.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
NUNS RESCUED BY POLICE.
Fen Nuns Rescued From Hotel Dieu. Chicago. After Heinz Over
 come by Smoke

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Ten nuns were overcome ny smoke in a fire which wrecked the Hotel DieG in Harvard avenue at four o'clock Tuesday morn ing. They were carried from the burning building by policemen and firemen, assisted by priests The nuns belong to an order Of sisters attached to St Bernard's Roman Catholic church.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
To Hold For Ten Cents.

Fort Worth. Tex. Dee. 21.-Reports received of combined and individual action of cotton raisers in all parts of the state show a general determina- tion to hold the staple until the price reaches ten cents.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
\ cermau-Japanese Marriage.

Tokio. Dee 21.-Hannah, daughter of Niscount AoN. formerly Japanese minister 10 Germany. and Count Alex ander yon Hatzfelt-Trachenberg. an attaebe of the German legation here were married Monday in the Catholic cathedral
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-14
WOMAN DRIVES FIRST SPIKE: lin
HAIASKA# RAjl3\AJA ~ z:ssts: FL:

~. Seward, Alaska, May T s::---'rhe first
spike on the Alaska Central Railway
was wa driven on April the 18TH: and by.a
woman, Mrs: 3. Il. Burns, wife of5 the
chief ngineer% of the road, and has he:
honor 4 ofs being the frst Il o. ST ar. rack