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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

and to protect the Pedro Miguel dam and locks from the tidal action.
 Nothing More Serious Than Digging
 The lift at Mirahores will not be more than IS feet at high tide. and from that point to the ocean Inere will be a perfect sea-level section. which has only to be dredEed to the required width and depth to be ready for commercial use. On this sea-level section there Is no engineering problem except that of keeping the channel open, the rush of the tides forming silt carrying current which will have to be guarded against. This will be done by constant dredging. just as will the simi- lar condition on the northern end.
 On this route, which has been entirely traversed in the foregoing description. the shortest radius of curvature will be about (, 800 feet, giving almost entire freedom in the handling of ships along the entire line, and reducing the problem of navi- gating the canal to a minimum. Through Lake Bohio, except in the Culebra cut, it will be possible for ships to sail practic- ally at full speed. while the great width of the canal in the sea-level sections, and its freedom from Instructions, will make possible nearly full speed In those por- tions By submergipg the country be- tween the Bohio dam and Culebra the work o5 excavation over 8 KQod portion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
AN EASf JOB
 FOR AMERICANS
Ncthins Apparent in Panama Canal Proied to Daunt the Enter
 prisinG Yankee.
/ BY MERRILL A. LEAGUE. Special Correspon lent of The Advertiser.

nificance. So does the nlan of the Penn
 sylvania Railroad to tunnel the North
 river and construct in the very heart or New York city great subterranean tun- nel. On some of our Western raiiroaos- notably on the line which runs over Mar shall Pass in Southwestern Colorado-in- finitely more intricate problems were suc- cessfully solved at a. time when engineer ing science was not nearly as exact as it is to-day, and from the engineering, as we'll as from the financial point or view New York state is to-day dealing with project-the enlargement of the Erie can al-which deserves to stand on plane with that one which centers here
 As I remarked in a previous letter, the activity of the American engineers who have dealt with this problem with view to it's solution by the United States has been in the direction of simplification. Great success has attended their efforts
 In our scheme we have gone many strides ahead of anything the French, even in their final plans contemplated. Instead Of
 a canal with five locks and six levels, we shall build a waterway with two sets of locks,, a tide gate and three levels. In-
 stead of a complicated arrangement. for controlling the torrential flow of the Cha age reservoirs to provide water for cer- tain of the levels. our plan Is to build one monster dam and then let the nat
 ural swamps take care of the Chagres. The American Plan.
 Should we build this canal-and nearly
 every isthmian will die of disappointment | should we funk On the project which incu- | bated this baby republic-there will be a l sea-level section 600 feet wide on the sur | face 150 feet wide on the bottom and deep enough to safely accommodate ves- sels drawing B feet of water, extending | from the entrance back of Cristobal Col on Point, the northern terminus. to Bo- hio. a distance of IA miles. In this section we will utilize the bed of the Chagres riv-
 CT at certain points and the entire sec
 tion can be constructed by the dredging
 process. This section is now open for its
 entire length to very light-draft vessels. | and the soil underlying it is soft mud and l still softer alluvial deposit, so that the dredges can work steadily and without
 encountering any serious obstruction. One
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French did As investigation on this par ticular detail now stands, it will be nec- essary to sink caissons to depth of l2S feet in order to secure suitable foun- dation for the dam. This depth is greater than has yet been reached by the pneu- matic process-the only available one-of constructing foundations. the nearest ap- proach to it having been depth of 1l5 feet. to which the caissons for the new Williamsburg bridge across the East river, at New York, were sunk. Caisson work is deadly in it's character. and, while the engineers are confident that the calssons at Bohio can be sunk 12S feet if neces- sary, they are equally confident that a se- cure foundation can be found at a shorter distance down. To find that foundation either north or south of the present pro- posed location for the dam will be one of the first things to which the Americans will address themselves upon undertakine the construction of the canal
 Purposes of the Dam.
 Should 1t be discovered that the cais- sons will not have to be sunk 12s feet and an extensive system of boring will decide the question, the cost, as we'll as the time required to complete the dam, will be greatly minimized The dam must De Dullt however, no matter to what depth the caissons have to 20. for in building 1t there will be solved the pro- blem of the Chagres river, which is the Key to the whole Panama canal problem. The dam' when completed, will call into existence Lake Bohio' an artificial body of water whose bottom will be about 5O feet above sea level, and whose area will be approximately 14,OOO acres. The Cha gres river will enter this body of water from the east, bringing to 1t the surface flow from nearly 800 square miles of high ground that the river drains. During the rainy season the Chagres rises with almost incredible rapidity and to an enor- nous height. To control these sudden rises there will be the area of Lake Bo- hio dam (the easeway furnishing water power sufncient for the operation of the double set of locks that will be built in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

Colon. R. P, pc. 2s. 1soa.-There is nothi.6f in the ns,Ire of the work which has to be done o} the isthmus before the chin canal can @ opened to navigation to daunt an Amdcan. I have made three excursions ovethe canal route, taking in the sea-levI sections at either end and the midde portion, which runs through dry citing, and, while I do not pretend to spek expertly of the engineer dng aspects O the problem, I should say that the butling of the canal will be a comparatiely easy task for knowing. contemplating and energetic Americans. That AmeriAns have undertaken and suc- cessfully cncluded projects presenting vastly greter engineering complexities is indisputble. As problem in engineer ing sciens the New York subway sys- tenn dwras the canal scheme into insig-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

Bas Obispo Paraiso and raraiso-Pedro Miguel levels, as projected by the French, entirely obviate the necessity of construct ing, at enormous cost, the auxiliary canal to tap the Chagres river at Alhejuela. and of storage reservoirs to furnish water for those levels through the dry season. Instead of those levels will be only the one of Lake Bohio. into which the natu- ral and extraordinary currents of the Chagres can discharge without restric- tion, to lose themselves through the ease and spill ways when they become too great for the capacity of the lake
 Another immense advantage secured by the creation of this lake will be the sub mersion of virtually all the fever-breed- ing spots on the isthmian interior between Colon and Panama. for with the lake in existence the canal will touch infectious country only on the sea-level sections, in neither of which it is expected ships will ever have to tarry.
 The Locks of Bohio.
 For these enormously valuable advan- tages we pay an engineering fee of only one minor problem. That deals with the locks to be built in the Bohio dam. As presently planned the level of Lake Bohio will be 75 feet above the level of the Chagres, or the sea, at the dam. This means that to pass from the sea-level sec tion on the north to the surface of the lake, or vice versa, ships will have to be elevated or lowered 75 feet. To accom- plish this it Is proposed to have two sets of two locks each. so that vessels may simultaneously pass in either direction, the lift in each single lock of each set be- ing 371z feet.
 The engineers of the United States Army who are stationed here say-and I accept their statements, for they have made an intimate study of the entire pro- Ject-that locks have never been construct ed and successfully operated to lift yes sells of the size of those that will use the canal so great distance. Whether We can dc what others have never before done in this particular respect remains to be determined whep our engineers actu-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

ally tackle the project with view to solving it's every phase along lines of en- tire practicability. Should 1t be found. however, that locks to lift these ships STE feet cannot be successfully con- structed, there will be an easy way out of the difficulty.
 That will be by carrying the summit level of the Culebra cut, and along the entire line of dry cutting, down little lower. It Is now proposed to excavate at Culebra until the level shall be 50 feet above sea level This level may, if nec- essary, be. carried out until the summit level will be not more than 90 or 8 feet above the sea, thereby reducing the size of the lift in the locks from 75 to E or 60 feet, and solving the lock problem as it now confronts the engineers.
 The Great Cut at Culebra.
 The Culebra cut is by far the greatest undertaking on the entire route of the canal. Its immensity can only be appre- ciated when seen. Originally the summit of the depression in the Cordilleras Moun- tains where the line of the canal crosses was 363 feet above the sea. To bring this summit level down to 50 feet. according to present plans, is the undertaking be- fore the Americans.
 The French have already cut it down us to excavate a further depression of 100 feet before we shall have broken the isthmian backbone and made 1t possible for ships to sail from ocean to ocean over a distance of only R miles. In their
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

problem alone presents itself on this DOT tion of the work and the French partial ly solved that. We shall have to make effective the plan to divert the current of the Mindi and Gatun rivers. The French constructed the diversion canal: it remains for us to put 1t to practical use by making it carry the water of these rivers. This done-and the doing of it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
WANTED.

1,upconrs. ..eeing to assume lease of three @ onn,Ay located can buy complete Loo0 9a. t Liant furniture at great sacrt- Se..' o ,jit iSe rooms without furniture if de- nCe, 15 "o n,rr must leave city this week. Ad- SiIeu' s aas care Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
FINANCIAL.

bending on location of property; large small
 amounts: prompt service. Montgomery Ab- Gtract O.. No. s. Perry St. fl
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 wANTED-Two thousand dollars cash and ser vices of young man who can travel ten ness running from two hundred thousand up; ah expenses. George Owen. Ethel Hotel, Live Oak Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
FOR RENT.

st. modern; stable and barn; in 10 minutes' walk of the postoffice; splendid place for boarding; present occupants desire to re-rent Chandler & Douglass. If FOR RENT-The St James Hotel, Selma Ala
 3o rooms, on second floor entirely, newly pa. pered Address Julien Smith Agent. Selma,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
wANTED-SALESMEN.

SALESMAN wanted for calendars. novelties and advertising specialties; one who can give best of references and can put up bond to cover samples Address J. Earl Rogers Co,
 New Orleans, La. St
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
WANTED-sITUA%IcN.

WANTED-By young position book Keeper or for performance of other clerical work between a. m. and noon; small pay ex- pected; is employed during balance of day
 Address w. care Mabson Hotel. th-fr-su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

LADIES. clean your kid gloves with the dry cleaner; 1t Is not liquid; leaves no odor and can be used while the gloves are on the hand. For sale only by E. G. Fowler, Drug Eist su-wd-tr-I Set CARD-Patients desiring admission to the wards of the Montgomery Infrmary may secure cards by telephoning Miss Laird, head nurse in charge. at phone Nc z22a Montgomery In-
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wANrEp-poARp oR ROOM.
BUSINESS oPPoRTUNIT1Es.

unfurnshed rooms for light Address Rooms. care Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
FOR SALE.

a@~-~-~---~----~@---->- TWENTY mules for sale, all in good condition; average ages. and 2 years; right size for farm work. Apply to M. C. Stokes.
 Pfngstrs. 97 Houston St, phone 46e.
 BAKERY for sale, established since 1898. e. Gahnz, Eufaula, Ala. St FOR SALE-At the City Pound on Jan. 2eth at noon, for impounding and feedingI the fol lowing One white and black spotted heifer about 2 years old. short tail, swallow fork fin left ear; red COW, about i2 years old over bit and under bit in right and swallow fork in left ears, horns off close to head, has short tail; black horse mule, about 2 years old white mouth and nose. split in each ear about one inch long. bushy tail, large sore on back A. Gerald, Chief of Police. I0t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
WETED-MALE HELP.

s-T-- IT ,E good position for frst-class stem oghapheann1l nl,1na,,Toent oILivT Bureau. I6 Moses Alabam n4inPi0'
 Buildin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

VUANTED-LAdy or gentleman that can tur- nish best references to work section 2! Gd Ci sha entire county in which they reside. Good Sn-oDosition: liberal commission to agents Ad SreaS The Advertiser. Montgomery. Ala
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Iob nressnan or boy to Iearn 10
 WANIJss. experienced man preferred. Wood- rItf dnpany.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

2 YOU are out of employment, are dissatis- ed with your present position or want better ar .os,tion file your application at once; we can pIace YOU. The Alabama Employment Bureau i R Moses Building. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22

-. I1RNIsH competent help; if you need WE stenosrapher, bookkeeper or intelligent SlerS any kind, call on The Alabama Ent .S M ne Tent Bureau l6 Moses Bulldlhe. -
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HELP WANTED.

tNTED-Six collectors; salary or commis-
 \ Cau at once 200 Dexter Ave. u
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,--!TED-At once, 100 able-bodied la3orers.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
JEROME SAYS HE WANTS
 TO PUT CANFIELD IN JAIL

they secure introduction or have card from some safe person.
 Senator Elsberg. the chairman of the committee, remarked that he had received letters from certain club men protesting against the enactment of the measure.
 To this, MT. Jerome retorted that he was a member of the University club of New York, whom he averred acted as a tout for Garfield.
 Let us understand each other" broke in Mr Elsberg again. There is no con sderation here Tor Canheld.''
 Then, why not give me a chance to prosecute him. to send him to states prison?" asked MT. Jerome.
 "Canfield will not stand trial. He will not endanger the prominent men who have patronized his resort in New York and Saratoga. Why he has already offer ed to plead guilty if he could get off with fine or a suspended sentence. But we don't propose to let down on him."
 ''When I find a legislature not disposed to enact bill to assist me in prosecut- ing an ex-convict and gambler 1t does not conduce to my respect for the legis- lature All of us holding public office are little better off for being watched care fullVn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
FRANKS WERE NOT
 USED ILLEGALLY
INTERNATIONAL REFORM BU- REAU DENIES AFFILIATIONS AND ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS FOR BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Washington, March 17.-At a meeting of the trustees of the International Reform Bureau the following statement was un- animously adopted and ordered sent to the house judiciary committee and to the public:
 ''The trustees of the International Re- form Bureau have abundant proof in affi- davits and other evidence
 First. That the charge made at the hearings on the Hepburn bill that this bu- reau has used franks illegally was not supported by any proofs whatever; sec ond, that the utmost care is taken at the bureau not to have any unfrankable mat ter sent out on franks but rather to use them only for their best purpose, namely, to inform and arouse public sentiment on public questions through public docu- ments, and with the. full consent of the senators and members whose franks are used, which consent is understood to be lawful, legitimate and proper"
 Chairman Jenkins has informed the rep resentatives of the reform bureau that no affidavits accusing the bureau of illegally using franks have been filed with the committee. Papers purporting to be such affidavits that were laid before the com mittee were not accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
AGREEMENT HAS
 BEEN CONCLUDED
FRANCE AND ENGLAND HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN AGREEING ON RIGHTS OF EACH CONCERNING NEWFOUNDLAND

Paris, March 17.--It is asserted posi- lively in authoritative quarters that both the form and substance of the agreement between France and Great Britain con corning Newfoundland have been con- cIuded. The officials say this Is only a colonial issue which has advanced to definite conclusion, although the nego- tiations relative to Morocco, Egypt and Siam, are progressing in such satisfae- tory manner as to promise early conclu- sions similar to those in the case of Newfoundland
 The differences over Newfoundland are of long standing. Great Britain claiming that the French right to occupy a strip of Newfoundland shore, without pay ment of taxes and without being sub feet to the Newfoundland laws, has pre- vented the proper exercise of provincial authority. It Is understood that the French territorial rights are relinqushed, but the rights of off-shore fishing are re- tained, thus permitting Newfoundland to exercise authority throughout the island.
 Concerning Morocco, 1t is expected that the negotiations will result in giving France a free hand in Northwest Africa, thus permitting the development and ex- tension of the French colonial empire westword from Algeria.
 Much significance is being attached to the settlement of these differences at the present time. as it Is said to be prac- tical realization of the friendships es- tablished under the pale of the French arbitration treaty, and also as an assur- ance that the Russo-Japanese war has not had the effect of distu- ping the rela- ereuts trI-E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
MAJORITY IS REDUCED.
Government Loses Ground In Vote of
 Chamber of Deputies.

Paris, March 17.-Considerable import ance is attached in political circles to the reduction of the governments major ity in the chamber of deputies today, a vote of confidence being carried by 2s4 to 265 The socialist Deputy M. Mllerand, interpellated the government on the non execution of pledges given on the sub ject of workmen's pension. NJ. Combes re- piled that the government had not neg lected any of its pledges and that the three great questions of religion, mili- tary and finance reform were sufficient to occupy any legislature. The interpel- lation he said. was merely device to create diversion in the struggle against the congregations.
 M. Jaures the socialist leader, strong ly supported the government. but the vote of confidence resulted as stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18

A LBANY, N. Y, March TIT want
 "A to put Richard Garfield in states prison, and I want Reginald Van derbilt of New York as a witness to help me do it. declared District Attorney Je- rome of New York City to the senate code committee today in the course of a hear ing on a bill to make it possible for wit ness to give testimony without having his evidence used against him. and which eliminates the excuse of declining to tes- tify through fear of discriminating him. self.
 MT. Jerome said he had found obstruc- tions and obstacles placed in his way from the beginning, but he was deter mined to pursue Garfield to the end and to make it plain exactly from whom he was receiving protection.
 Proceeding, he said that besides Can field. there were seven other just such places in New York City that he was af- ter, where it is impossible for the police to get in, or for any one else except
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
LATE WAR
 BULLETINS

Seoul, March 17-(4:so p. m)-The Japa- nese authorities have been advised that the Russian cavalry in northern, Korea has partly recrossed the Yalu river, and that a cossack battery has also with drawn. A small Russian force still occu- pies Chong Ju.
 Paris. March 1s.--A St. Petersburg cor respondent of the Echo de Paris says General Kuropatkin telegraphs he has passed Omsk and he adds that tomorrow there will be 230OO0 Russian troops con- centrated at Harbin and Port Arthur.
 Washington, March 17.-A cableeram received at the Japanese legation tonight from the Japanese consul at Shanghai, says that the captain of a Norwegian ves- sel which had arrived there from Port Arthur reports that the Russian fleet left Port Arthur on the morning of March 12 but returned the same evening. Seoul March 1T, 4:30 a. m.-Five thou sand engineers are now employed in the building of the military railroad from Seoul to Wiju. Only a few miles have been completed. Civilians are working on the railroad from Seoul to tusan. This road cannot be completed before next Oc- tober.
 Seoul, March 1T. $50 p. m.--Marquis Ito arrived at Chemulpo this morning. He was greeted by delegation of high Ko- rean officials A Korean guard of honor saluted and surrounded the handsome green palanquin in which Marquis Ito was carried to the mansion prepared for him by the emperor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
French opera Refuses to Appear.

New York, March 17-After the audi ence had been seated tonight. the French Opera company of New Orleans abso- lutely refused to appear at all, and after a wordy war the house left in a body. The singers refused to appear because bach pay was not forthcoming to several of them. Today. MT. Charlie, the manager, started for New Orleans to raise the money, and when the members of the company were informed of his departure. they summarily quit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
BLEeEDS TO DEATH.
Child Bites Its Tongue and Wound
 Would Not Heal.

Duluth, Minn., March 17.-Blood slowly that medical science semed unable to heal caused the death of the 2-year-old son of Mir and Mrs. E. A. ostrich of this city, more than week after the baby fell and inflicted the cut as a result of the tongue coming in contact with the teeth.
 The parents were unable to stop the flow of blood, and two physicians were called. They sewed up the wound four times and when that had no effect scared it. Nevertheless the blood kept oozing from the wound and the child finally died
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
Have Not Formed Alliance.

Buenos Ayres, March f.-The govern ment has categorically denied the state ment published in New York that an al- liance has been formed of South Ameri- can nations against the United States President. Roca has also expressed his dissent from the statement referred to and declares that Argentina is ranqull and content to continue on terms of amity with the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
Marriaae at HoIton.

Tuscaloosa, March 17.-(SpeclaL)-R. F. Read and Mis- Edna Snyder were united in marriage this afternon at the home of the brides parents at Holton, where the bride has resided all of her life and Is ex- ceedingly popular MT. Read is a brother of Joe Read of this city. Until a few months ago he was resident of Tusca- loosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
Killed in Electrical Storm.

Lee, I. T., March 1T-In an electrical storm here today the house of Isaac Man uel was struck by lightning and two of his children killed.