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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
TO THE VERY BOTTOM
SUCH WILL BE INVESTIGATION OF
 HUNTSVILLE LYNCHING.
Captain R. l.. Hay Was Directed by Wire to Answer the Governors Letter-Wi1l Re Cele-
 brnted Case.

"As to the Huntsville lynching, you may say that the affair will be inves- tigated to the bottom, to the very bot tom. A thorough enquiry will be made into the conduct of the civil authori- ties at the unfortunate affair and an equally thorough investigation will be made of the conduct of the military"
 This was the response made yester day by Governor Cunningham in reply to question as to the status of the Huntsville affair. It is known, too, that the Executive Department is hur- rying the investigation of the affair. Several days ago the Governor wrote a letter to Captain R. L. Hays, who commanded the military company which was ineffective in stopping the mob directing him to make a full re- port. Captain Hays for some reason delayed answering the letter. Tuesday the Governor telegraphed Captain Hay asking if he had received the letter and urging a prompt response if 1t had been received. Captain Hay wired back that he was engaged in preparing a report and that he would mail 1t yes terday
 The report made by Sheriff Rodgers on his part in the affair has been re- ceived in the Governors office. For obvious reasons. it has not been made public.
 The Huntsville lynching will, 1t is confidently predicted. become one of the most celebrated affairs in the his tory of the State. Three different in- vestigations of 1t will in all probabil- ity be conducted. A special term of the grand jury of Madison County Is now engaged in enquiring into 1t. The Federal Grand Jury will investigate 1t when 1t meets in Huntsville in October A number of Federal deputies were stationed in the county Jail to protect the Federal prisoners ana 1t Is said that they have some interesting testi- mony which they will not hesitate to give at the proper time.
 Moreover, 1t Is confidently believed that a court of inquiry composed of military officers of the Alabama Ma tional Guard will ultimately be called to pass upon the conduct of the mili tary All in all the future has dark outlook to the men who composed the mob and to the officials who failed in their duty to stop the lynchers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
BIsMARCK's CONDITION GRAVE.
Son of the Iron Chancellor in Serious
 Condition.

Condition.
 Freidreichruhe. Sept. 13.-Prince Herbert Bismarck's condition Is most grave. His sister, Countess Won Rant zau, has been summoned to join the rest of the family, who are already at Freidreichruhe.
 It was announced from Freidreich- ruhe Saturday that Prince Herbert Bis marck was seriously i'll. and that con- tradictory reports had been in circula- lation for some tme regarding his con- dition. According to one version the princes condition was hopeless. and an abdominal cancer was hinted at. An other report said the prince was mere ly suffering from ptomaine poisoning, due to eating bad fish while in Eng land several months ago.
 Prince Herbert Is the eldest son of the late Prince Bismarck. He was born in Berlin December ?, 1S49, and married Margaret, Countess Hoysos, in 1892.
 Countess Won Rantzau arrived here during the day from Dobersorf
 The princes malady Is now pronounc- ed to be cancer of the liver and although he is slightly better today, Professors Schweininger and Won Nor den pronounce his case hopeless
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15

ed in the Presidents rehearsal of what the Republican party did twenty, thirty and forty years ago. They desire to m1w rrNm of fi sns what the party really intends to do on the issues that now press for settle ment
 They want to know whether the tarifr schedules are to be changed. They are left in doubt whether there will really be any adjustment of schedules that are burdensome. but Attend to your business and leave governmental affairs to the Republican party" is all the advice or satisfaction the public can get out of the Republican adminfs- the wage earner tre told by the Presi- dent that all are enjoying amazing prosperity, therefore none should be disgruntled. but everyone should faith- fully vote the Republican ticket. s'
 The American people also desire to know If anything Is to be done to tho trusts. Here in this letter Is another treatment the trusts are to receive. The antitrust laws, blandly says the Presf- dent, ''are now being administered with entire efficiency" and he adds:
 Undoubtedly 1t would be possible at the present time to prevent any of the trusts from remaining prosperous by the simple expedient of making such a sweeping change in the tariff as to The trusts would cease to prosper: but their smaller competitors would bq ruined. and the wage -earners would starve. while 1t would not pay the farm CT to haul his produce to market"
 This is a preposterous argument, but as the Republican National Commit- tees policy is to piacate the trusts and paign 1t is easy to discern why the President uses 1t in his letter.
 Throughout the letter the Chinese policy of standing pat" on all issues as outlined in the Republican platform is closely adhered to, and the wonder "a that such a long eplstle was necessarN to say so little. Not the faintest sug- gestion of constructive statesmanshtp in dealing with present or future prob- lems appears in the whole argument.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
Building Permits Issued.

Si5b, were issued yesterday by City En- gineer D. W. Ford.
 Mrs. Mary Cook secured a permit to repair a floor in the two-story frame house at 26 South Goldthwaite Street at a cost of $35.
 For the erection of a frame barn on Bell Street. between Fifth and Sixth Avenues Walter Holt was granted a permit to do the work. valued at s35.
 q. B. H. Glass secured permit to rebuild a veranda on the one story frame house at 374 Jefferson Davis Avenue. The work is to cost $35.
 W. B. Davidson wa sissued a permit to alter the interior of an office on the second floor of the brick building at the corner of North Court Street and Court Square at a cost of $50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
SCHOOL FUND.
 IS INCREASED Each Child Will Get More School Money. INCREASE IN SIGHT $5o,oo0 Reduction in Number of Chn-
 dren Reported. t Improved Methods in Taking the School
 Census Hns Reduced Last.
 Years Total of

The amount of money which each Ichild of school age in Alabama will }draw from the public school fund for thu coming scholastic year will be much larger than the per capita apportion- ment of the year which will end Oc- tober 1.
 For this year each child was given for school purposes only $1.3l. Next year the amount will be materially in | creased Just how much the increase will be may not be told at this time. i The total of the funds available for | school purposes will be much larger tfan they were last year.
 Last year the public schools of Ala | bama received from the special one mill tax the legislative appropriation and the interest from the Sixteenth Section Fund. a total of sss0.7S411. For the year the Legislature made a special ap- propriation of $550.o00 to tide the public l schools over until the school tax col lected under the new Constitution would be available. In addition to this the schools got the income from the special tax of one mill and the Income from the Sixteenth Section Fund. In compliance with a request made by Chief Clerk H. c. Gunnells of the Educational Department. Judge Cook made an estimate of how much would
 
 of three mills which under the new Constitution has gone into effect. From this special tax and from the Sixteenth Section Fund interest Judge Cook esti- mated that the Educational Depart ment would have available for distri- button among the schools the sum of $l,042,337.47. This of course does not include the poll tax paid from any county. The amount received from poll tax and which will go to swell the school fund will be between $10o. 900 and $150,0o0. Already there is in sight an increase of nearly $50,000. This in itself assures the children of an in crease in the school per capita. Moreover. in taking the annual school census Superintendent I. W. Hill has introduced certain reforms It has been suspected that in some counties the | school census figures have been padded It has been suggested that these fg- the counties might secure a larger to- tai apportionment from the State. As a result of changes made by Su- perintendent Hill there has been a | marked decrease in the total number of pupils reported to the Educational De- partment. the total on which the public school funds will be apportioned The | increase of the school funds and the l decrease of the number of children due | to better census methods. will result | In a material increase of the per capita | apportionment, but just how much that | increase will be cannot be told at this time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
Getting Ready.

MuskORee Democrat
 The Democrats of Indian Territory are organizing for the political fray that is coming and they want the help of every Democrat and every Demo- cratic newspaper, together with the personal assistance of its editor. and they are not going to wait until state hood comes-they are going to be ready. They are going to be ready when fl comes for the reason that ev- cry Hive one" in the Territory realizes the necessity of 1t unlss we wish to complacently hand everything over to the already thoroughly organized Re publican Federal ffice-holders. who having once acquired possession, will be found mighty hard to dislodge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15

cated the guilty person. a negro boy, who confessed to the crime and impli- cated another negro who has not yet been arrested. An entrance was made through a window in the rear and the negro says he left the money on the stool because he heard Mir. Hutto coming. in the front door and he didn't have time to get 1t. He only carried off about $n.50.
 It Is rumored that the Howard Fer tilizer Company will increase to A large amount the capital stock of the with view to erecting other manufacturing enterprises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
T ED. sEARCY HAS ACCIDENT.
Bones Above Ankle Broken While En
 nnEtnG In Wrestling Match.

Abbevine, Sept. l4.-(special. )- 11nn I Ed Searcy. the popular young Tox Assessor of Henry County had his right leg broken yesterday after noor while engaging in a friendly tussel with Wren Blalock. Both bones tnst above the ankle were broken but no serious injury will likely result as they were quickly and sklllfully re- set.
 During the fire Sunday night the drup store of A. s. Hutto was entered and one of the cash drawers rIfed of what money had been left in it. The burglary was not discovered until next morning, when someone connect ed with the store found $7.3O on a stool in a room in the rear of the building. Mr. Hutto quietly started sn invsstisatIon and yesterday he Ao.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
A Stump Speech. Boston Globe.

DOSIOH 'IlDDt
 President Roosevelt's letter accepting his nomination for the Presidency can not be characterized as a very inform" ing State paper or very effective cam . paigriappeaI to the doubting voter.
 or course, that class of stalwart Re- publicans who are always satisfied with a speech full of praise of their party. and which deals principally with events tfat occurred several decades ago. will regard this letter as admirably expressing their political convictions. But the up-to date independent Repub- licans. who are looking forward and not backward. and are not satisfied to have their party stand still when there are very grave problems confronting the nation-this group will be extremely disappointed by the Presidents latest utteranceS
 President Roosevelt, however, coulJ not very well deal in anything but po- litical generalities in this letter, be- cause In his recent speech of acceptance he admitted that the Republican party must stand pat" on all old issues and ignore the new ones which have arisen since hs has been Chief Magistrate.
 This letter will remind all observers of political movements of a Republican stump speech of thirty years ago.
 Is 1t not supremely foolish for tho Republicans to assert, as they virtually do, in these quadrennial letters of ac ceptance. and will also do in the ad- dress to be made in the campaign, that 1000, 900 Republican voters are endowed with all the wisdom and virtue of the country, and that 1000. 900 Democratic voters ought to be forever excludej from influence and power?
 Are all the honesty and patriotism confined to the Republican party, and are the Democrats enemies of the coun = try and bent upon It's ruin, as President Roosevelt substantially contends?
 Is not Judge Parker as able and hon. est as President Roosevelt, and would he, in or out of office. be party to any movement shat would endanger the life, liberty and property of the American people? On the contrary. Is not Judge Parker temperamentally a safer. q more conservative and much better fitted man for the Presidency than President Roosevelt?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
THE EAGLES IN SESSION.
Only One of the Officers Absent From
 First Meeting.

-MCCthuks
 Baltimore, Sept. 13.-The opening business session of the fifth national convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles convened at 2:15 o'clock today and of the officers there was but a sin gle absentee, he being Hon. T. A. Bell of Napa, Cal, of the Grand Trustees. Seven hundred new Grand Aerie mem bers were admitted and the attendance was 1000
 Aside from the meetings of the Grand Aerie throughout the week and the grand parade tomorrow. the week will be spent in festivity by the visiting members of the order The election of officers of the Grand Aerie will prob- ably e'held on Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
CHURCH ALONE LEFT.
Town of Tresidio Almost Entirely Washed Away.

TOWn or IresfdiO Almost Entirely Washed Away.
 San Antonio, Texas, Sept 13.-A special to The Express from Maria, Texas, says:
 The latest news from Presidio is to the effect that nothing remains except the Catholic Church which Is located a mile or more from the river. The people are herded together on a hillside and many of them are in need of the necessaries of life.
 Two hundred and eighty-six are without homes and unable to provide for the present demands. Local sub scriptions have been started and help has been rendered by those not afflict- ed. It Is said that an effort will be made to rebuild the town at a point below its former location on ground not subject to overflow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
OppOrtunltY.

Find a way or make one" "The lucky man is the man who sees and grasps his opportunity"
 While the fool is waiting for an oppora tunity the wise man makes one."-Lavater. "A thousand years a poor man watched Before the gates of Paradise; s But while one little nap he snatched. It opened and shut. An! was he wise?s
 ". 4. Alger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
FOR INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY
Petition is Filed by Creditors of M. F Carmfchne1.

A petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the office of the clerk of the United States Court by Eliasburg Brothers, of Selma. the Ma lone Grocery Company of Dothan, A. E. Garner of Dothan. and the Dothan Ma tional Bank vs. M. E. Carmichael a general merchant of Dothan.
 The petitioners allege that the al- legged bankrupt owes over $1, ,000 in ex- cess of what he can pay and pray for his adjudication.
 An order was issued by Judge Thos. G. Jones setting September 29 as the date for the alleged bankrupt to show cause why he should not be ad- Indicated bankrupt and appointing R. D. Crawford receiver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
WOMEN VOTERS.
One Hundred Thousand Registered fl Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Idaho.

Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Idaho. Chicago Special to N. Y. Herald.
 One hundred thousand registered wo- men voters are expected to decide tho fate of the two old parties In Colorado Wyoming, Utah and Idaho this yeari Should sentiment influence them. and they be induced to vote for Judge Par- ker. the Democrats probably will carry all four States and add fourteen electos ral votes to the number recorded for the Democratic candidate. er
 Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. President of thf tion has been sent West by the Ma. tional Committee to labor among the women of the four States. The Mormon question will play a prominent part on the campaign in Utah. Wyoming and Idaho. A
 The sympathies of the women in Coi- orado are expected to be influenced by the labor troubles so far as the State ticket is concerned, but 1t Is believed they will vote for President Roosevelt, because he is better known, if for nd other reason.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
Street Duel in Texas.

votaw. Texas, Sept. 1S.-In street duel growing out of an old difficulty between Sid Simmons and Van Wallace, business men of this place. Simmons was shot twice and fatally wounded. dying within few minutes. The kill ing has caused considerable excitement al both men are widely connected in this section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
Water Now Receding.

Laredo, Texas, Sept. 13.-Reports from cities both up and down the Rio Grande River state that the heavy rains which have been falling for several days have ceased and the river is now receding. All danger from the flood which threatened Rio Grande City has now passed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15

One Fare to Hot Springs, Ark, Plus $2.00, every Wednesday and Sat- urday until October 1st.. good for 60 days. Ask any ticket agent.
 adv-tu-wed-thu sat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
FALL SUITS CLEANED,
Pressed, Repaired and Altered by HOIt'a
 Dye Works.

We do everything that mems clothes need to put them into first-class wear ing order. Let us overhaul yours be- fore cold weather. Telephone 432.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
A PLUNGE
Rogers StainflOOr Finish

This finish is just the thing to make old pine floors look like hardwood. It is ex- tremely tough, durable and elastic, it is not affected by hot or cold water, soap suds do not injure it in the least and it will not crack, chalk or chip off. Dries over night hard enough to walk on. We carry in stock Dark Oak, Light Oak, Cherry, Walnut and Mahogany.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15

The American people are not interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
PILGRIM JOE.
Each Week Brings Fresh Adventures
to the Humanitarian.

After resfin' for a week from my
arjous toll Of benefittin' humanity ny
sympathizin' with the afflicted ana sOa-
rerin', and at the same time 4ayIn II
q fresh stock of Pilgrim Pain Ale
viator at % cents a bottle, once more
hitched my old boss to the tlntype outnt
and gaily gamboled Ger the lea.
This Is I headed for the bustlln' town
of Shady Dell. which IS situated on q
hill instead of a dell, and the nearest
tree is four miles away. Thar was the
critter pullin' the wagin at the rate OF
five miles an hour and cheWln' the cuo
of countentment; thar was. the nghtin'
dog tied to the hind aXletree TO conker
or die: thar was my grasshopper in a
bottle ready to pint moral or hex any
burnble-bee in Oklohoma, and lastly put
not Ieastly y tintypes was warranted
to remove blackheads, pimples ana
wrinkles, and my pain alleviator to ar
ford instant relief to sore heels ana
achin' hearts.
Truly. thar was every reason why
thar should be a song of joy IN my
heart and no reason tall why L should
be cast down and wonder how 1 was
roin' to pay my next gas bill was
crossin' the limpid waters OF Bun LOG
creek and wishin' all mankind peace,
when a human critter whose looks was
agin him hove in sight and saluted me
with:
why this stiffness and proudness of
demeanor, old boss? Haint common
folks in this broad and expansive ken
try with Iookin' at with at least one
eyer"
'FelIer-man, no worm of the dust is
more of worm than your humble sar-
vant!" says in reply. What you take
for purse proud looks only comes mach
eral to me to keep off the backache-
Hast grief? Hast sorrer? Hast home
sickness and discOuragement? Then
come to my arms and be aneviated
That's my nission-to sympathize, sor-
rer and alleviate, and I'm allus ready to
make a discount of from Il to 10 cents
to do it."
Hear me-" continued the critter. as
his anger seemed to bubble up instead
of bein' quenched; "a month ago, over
lords Jerusalem Hill, you come across
an old woman weepin' in her sOrrers."
7 did. felIer-man. I remember that
she had an iron jaw and her nose was
q one-sided affair"
"She was ready to give up the strug-
gle and return to Texas. whar' old
women hev nuthin' to do but sit in the
sunshine and die peacefully. but durn
your cats. you went at it and told her
It was her duty to chirk UP and live
Onp'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01

outside. Hast come across many of the
discouraged and downtrodden to this wild
Heaps and heaps, but 1 feel a burnin'
JOY as l realize that left each and ev-
eryone in better speerits; To some I
gave sparingly of what the world calls
the long-green, but to most spoke words
of coincidence and sympathy, and babe
them look fur twenty bushels to the acre
.'Dost believe that vartue is its own re-
ward and that integrity is a light in the
Wllderness2" l asked as l wondered il L
coud trade him off three bottles of my
Pain Alleviator for that benign look of
.tTruly, 1 do,' he answered 1.-THE re-
ward OF conscience is the greatest reward
of all. He who hath lifted up a Teller
man hath dividends coming fur the rest
of his life.'
When we. had talked further. and the
guiieIess look had continued to grow
upon me, 1 suddenly remembered that a
had put up a counterfeit SO bill into a
refused 70 make good, This seemed an
it off. and 1 produced it ana said:
''Felier Pilgrim, does it happen that
in exchange for this? wouldst donate
So to. the heather as pass through the
town of Happy. Day"
murmured as he felt fur his wad and
busted my $40, and when we had exchang-
ed smiles of oilinesS he continued:
IF thou wilt be SO kind thou mayest
give me ten dollars in paper fur this gold
piece. I may contribute to the heather,
but thar are orphan asylums to be found
ed and the husbandless to care FOR.
1 promptly handed him over what ne
desired and dropped the coin into my
pocket with & thud, and when we had
i. f.ced each other we Jarted n, Il went
our various ways. 1 logged along vita
a ohuclxle in my throat and a grin on my
face, but when I pulled out those f1ves
I not only found them baser counter
feits than my old $50, but his gold piece
was q snare and deception, and he had
hocussed- pocussed the man who loved his
venerable Copyright. 1904, by
c. b IseWiS.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
BUSINESS BUSINESS CHANCES.
OIL STOCK BARGAINS.
BUSINESS CHANCES.
BUSINESS CHANCES.


i a o a
The Kondke Oil district WELL of shares
in
parv value OF share @
n
s
prosp or
Central aionalB Bank Topeka. Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

"Bliggins is very opinionated. He
thinks that nobody can teach him any
thing" Well" answered Miss Cayenne
quietly, II guess he is about right
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
bridegroom has at various times been
engaged. ''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Yes, our boy has shown remarkable
talent for music. He wants to get at
the very source of it, as it were
What proof have you of this?'' why,
he knocked in the heads of three drums
in as many days. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"At any rate said snappey, closing
the discussion, II mind my own busi-
ness
mo doubt that's what makes you so
narrow-minded, replied Bitter.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Club Wag-Well. good night, Admiral
Warrior-There's a stupid joke, "Adni-
ralaH Can't you see my spurs
Wagon. thought they were your
twin screws.-Funch.