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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Where sequoyah Died.

Kansas City Journal.
 A Cherokee woman, named Lucy Keys, question as to when and where the fa- nous Chief Sequoyah died. We copy her communication to The Cherokee Advocate:
 When a child of between il and 12 years old I was living with my grand father, Major George Guess, he (Sequo- yah) started on his ill-fated journey-in 1s43. l remember well the morning they left His son, Teece, and several other men. I do not know their names, went with him. My grandparents had quite a talk with him just before leaving, and they all seemed very sad. He limped a little as he walked, and coughed a great complaint. His friends thought change of climate would help him. I was pres ent when the men returned and reported his death.
 They told how his health began to improve. and they had great hopes of his recovery, until after passing Grand River; then they found only bad water, visions became scarce and they depended entirely on game. It seemed that there was nothing for them. One of the men always stayed with Sequoyah, until at last he sent them all to hunt. They remained over night, and on their return left him, he was gone, but had left direc- tiohs for them to follow him to another place which he described. They hurried on, but found him dead. They put his papers with his body and wrapped 1t with blankets and placed 1t away, upon a kind of shelf, in small cave where nothing could disturb it. said they marked the place so they could find 1t. but the men sent to bring the remains failed to find the place."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
FOR STORM SUFFERERS.

The Birmingham Age-Herald of yestcr- day published a statement purporting to be an accounting of all money subscribed in Alabama for relief of those who suf- fered by reason of the terrible storm which visited Moundville in January.
 The Advertiser informs The Age-Heraid that citizens of Montgomery and this vl- clnity of Alabama raised 159.60 for our suffering fellow citlzens, and that The Age-Herald statement is misleading.
 No notice of the error, which We have no doubt was inadvertent, would be made if it were not for the fact that The Ad- verriser was made the unsolicited custo- dian of the fund. At the request of Mayor N. L. Castleman of Greensoor .. The Advertiser received subscriptions for relief of the sick and injured who had been removed to Greensboro, where they became too heavy public charge for a willing but unable community.
 The money received oy The Advertiser, $159 60, was remittcd to Mayor Castle man and his letters of acknowledgement assure us that the people of Montgomery y and vicinity had no small share in re- lleving the distress of those on whom the great calamity fell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
The Courts Lucid Explanation.

An English law journal contemporary attributes to an American judge the fol- lowing charge to a jury in explanation of the difference between a verdict of murder and one of manslaughter: ''Gen tlemen." he stated. with admirable lucidi- ty. "murder is where a man Is murder ously killed. The killer in such a case is murderer. Now, murder by poison Is just as much murder as murder with gun, pistol or knife. It Is the simple act of murdering that constitutes murder in the eye of the law. Don't let the idea of murder and mansluaghter confuse you. Murder Is one thing. manslaughter is quite another. Consequently, if there has been murder and 1t is not manslaughter then 1t must be murder. Don't let this point escape you. Self-murder has noth- ing to do with the case. According to Blackstone and all the best legal writers, one man cannot commit felo de SC upon another: and this is clearly my opinion. Gentlemen. murder Is murder. The mur- der of a brother Is called fratricide; the murder of father is called parricide, but that don't enter into this case. As have said before, murder Is emphatically murder. You will now consider your verdict. gentlemen, and make up your minds according to the law and the evi- dence. not forgetting the explanation have given you"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
BREAKS THE RECORD
A TWENTIETH CENTURY FLYER
 IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.
Attenuation Rapidly and Radically
 Cured. Quick Work of Famous Remedy

Convenience, comfort, safety, speed are demanded by the travelling public in ouP rapid century and the keenest inteliectH constantly at work on these problems ars making wonderful progress in the con. struction of the steamship and the loco> motive. Like results are sought in medi- cines to take the place of the old-fash. loned. leisurely treatment of disease, and Cr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo- pc are astonishing the world by the tri- u.iphs they are winning in the rapid cure
 AT a eostlnate maladies, such as rheuma- .'sin. With speed they combine conven- 'Snce. perfect safety and cheapness.
 .Ie neIe IS fresh proof of their concern Ssgateo virtues: Mrs. Margaret Gantz, of To ioN Bodeman Street. Burlington, wno about two and half vears ago Lound herself in danger of losing her power to work altogether. She says: T so; rheumatism which made my kne ,s sna s, elbows very stiff and painful. I had tv hnns, m raising my arms and could
 y hIt my feet over my doorstep. I ought to have gone to bed. but couidr.t aHoro 10. do that. so forced rnvse1f to Work Tn spite of the pain and stiffness Aiter sunertng for about six months was told about Dr. Williams Pink piIs TOT rae People by friend. who said she nao been cured by them. On her advice. l bought one box and in two weeks after | began to use them I was well and nave had no need to use them now for nearly two years. Dr. williams' pinl Fills afe good medicine and if I ever nave rheumatism again will get q box right away I have told many friends what they did for me and I am glad everybody should know"
 Ihls Is valuable news to an who suffer rom rheumatism, as Dr. Williams Pink P1iis Tor Pale People are within the reach or all and they. act so thoroughly that a cure IS permanent They have also cured stubborn cases of locomotor ataxia. par tial paralysis. St. Vltus dance, sclatica, neuralgia nervous headache. palpitation of the heart and all forms of weakness In male or female.
 They are sold at all druggists or may be obtained directly from the Dr. VII Hams Medicine Co.,. Schenectady N. r., on receipt of the price, fifty cents per box. six boxes for two dollars and a half,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27

idential candidates have been selected with reference to States. Before the war sectional considerations had much to do with the matter but particular States were not much considered.
 In the early days of the Republic the then great States of Massachusetts and Virginia had great abundance of Pres- idential material but candidates were se- iected even then more with reference to prc-emnent qualifications than for any, thing else
 After the Jefferson regime no Demo- cratic candidate was chosen in special consideration of his residence In a con- testable State until 1876, when Tilden a Id Hendricks were nominated with the idea that if they could carry their own States, New York and Indiana. with the soliI South. they would be elected. Of course there was personal fitness in these non- nations, too. as there has been in others made on the same theory, but the prac- tice can hardly be continued indefinitely without at times accepting men for req sons of expediency alone and excluding men who are naturally great and dese:v- ing leaders.
 Of the successful candidates from Jack son to Buchanan most of them were from States which were then comparatively unimportant. Jackson himself would have been deprived of the Presidency If the idea had obtained in his day that candidate must be taken from some doubtful State carrying a great weight in the electoral college
 At both of his elections Tennessee, the State of his residence, was as certain fer the Democratic ticket as Alabama or Mississippi is supposed to be now. New York was uncertain then as now. He carried New York in 1898 by a majority of only 5000 on a total vote of 276.000. He had majority of 42,0o0 in Tennessee on vote of only 46,000. Practically the same conditions prevailed in 1892.
 Martin Van Buren came, of course from one of the great States, but HaIrI- son. Polk, Taylor and Pierce did not They were selected by their respective parties more with reference to considera- tions of availability and sectional repre- sentation than to any expectation of car ryng a particular State.
 To have any hope of success this year the Democratic candidate should be a na- tional figure who will be acceptable to the best Democratic and conservative sentiment of the country. The place where he resides and votes will be inl- material
 Democrat who can solidify and inspire the real Democratic voters of the United States the ract that he lives In Massa- chusctts. which is practically certain to vote for his opponent ought not to stand in the way of his nomination.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
CALLING HIM nnwn

The Philadelphia Record is not in the habit of mlnclng words when it comes to a discussion of public men or affairs. Secretary Root, in a recent speech .n Chicago, declared that the people of Panama fought to exhaustion in 1885 to prevent the loss of their liberty. a..d they were defeated through the acti ,n of the naval forces of the United States. !" To this accusation The Record makes the emphatic reply:
 This attack upon the Cleveland Admin istration lis absolutely false and unjusti- fied. The revolutionists had no sort of ti- tie to be regarded as the people of Pan- anna. Their operations lasted only a few weeks and their methods were such that the formation of a civilized government Dy them would have been impossible. The insurgents were at liberty to fight within fifty miles of the railroad, or i've miles, or one mile. They were prevented from fighting in the cities of Panama and Colon. and the railroad was kept open for traffic. MT. Roots preposterous ininistration the people of Panama fought to exhaustion for their liberties and were suppressed by the American navy is the 1alsest statemen over put in circulation by a man of Mir. Roots standing at the bar and in political life.
 It matters not what we may say or think of the administrators course in the Panama affair, or whether we ap- prove or disapprove it's actions, all good Democrats should resent the efforts of the President and his advisers to make capital for themselves by misrepreseEt- ing MT. Cleveland. Let the administra.- tion stand or fall on it's own acts, and If those acts arc approved by the American people 1t should be satisfied. At all events. maligning a former administra- tion is not a creditable method of de- lending the present one. MT. Root may not relish such positive statements as those made by The Record, but he brought 1t on himself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Precedence in England.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson in Tn
 Atlantic

Thomas Wentworth Higginson in The
 Atlantic.
 knew a young American girl, who, going to England under the care of an Ambassadors family, and attending her first large dinner party, and looking about her selected, as the guest in the room who most interested her, one man of dis tinguished aspect. whom she resolved to watch. When the guests were ushered into the dining hall according to the laws of precedence, she found herself at the very end of the brilliant procession. as one of two untitled plebianS in the room. assigned to the escort of the very man who had interested her, and who turned out to be Samuel Rogers, the poet and patron of art, and the recognized head of literary society in England She ai- ways said that she secured two things at that entertainment. namely, the most delightful companion that she ever had at dinner party, and, moreover, a les son in the outcome of mere hereditary rank that would last lifetime. Roger5's poems are not now read so much as for merly, but at that time the highest lit erary honor man could have was 70 dine with Rogers. He was also one of the richest bankers in London, and WAS very possibly the only person in the room who had won for himself a reputation outside Of his own little island; but ha was next to nobody in that companv and the little American girl was the n;,. body, -A'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
The Democrats and tue Navy

The navy has not been. is not and will not be, let us hope. a question of par its early development was made during the administration of MT. Cleveland. Since then the Democrats of the naval committees of the Senate and the House notably of the Hous4~-have furnished ex- amples of disinterested patriotism that have earned the gratitude and plaudits of the country. Today the Democratic party shares with the Republican the credit for a development that is assur- ing our own country from attack at home and Is maintaining our right to be heard as an agent of peace and arbitration in the councils of the world. And this equality must be preserved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
PARKER OUT WEST.
A Minnesota Publisher Says He Is
 Sure of That State.

Washington Special to Louisville Courier
 Mir. A. c. Weiss, publisher of The Herald, of Duluth, Minn., the most suc- cessful evening paper north of the Twin cities in the United States from a finan- efal standpoint, is in Washington for a few days visit on his way from New York, where he recently attended the an- nual meeting of the American Publishers Association. Mir. Weiss is regarded as one of the most energetic and popular newspaper publishers in the Northwest, and is a stanch Democrat in q State where the disciples of Thomas Jefferson usually lead a forlorn hope.
 As regards the probable candidate. of dency. Mir. Weiss said: You can put 1t down as a dead certainty that Min nesota will send a solid delegation to St. Louis for Judge Parker, of New York
 '1m. l am almost sure. New York State will solidly support, including also. the Tammany delegation. There is no split in the Minnesota Democracy which will cause any great trouble when we get down to business. Although We sup ported Bryan Loyalty in two campaigns we feel that Ele time has cofne 70 take up new candidates and new issues, and there is io division of sentiment on that point"
 It is generally understood that Mir. Weiss will be a delegate-at-large from Minnesota to the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
It Beats -
IN C Ohaerver

Charlotte (N. C) Observer.
 A poor boy. applying in writing for a and a young sister to support. added, by way of conclusion. Tt beats hell how hard times is." In every department of life 1t beats that same thing how things come to pass. Now here is The Chattanooga Times-itself a traitor but apparently getting along in the world congratulating The Montgomery Adver- tiser the leading and ablest paper in Ala hama. upon its having changed from a six-day paper to a daily, and in the same column congratulting The Vicksburg Herald upon its enlargement from a six column eight-page paper to seven columns. The point is that the whole bunch-Chattanooga. Montgomery and Vicksburg-all are traitorous sheets every one of them having dropped out of line when The Peerless became the captain of the host. Yet all of them are in moderate circumstances and appear to be improving. It beats what the small boy said
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Historic Baltimore.

Portland Oregonian.
 There are not to exceed three cities in the land more closely bound to the na- tional mind by historical ties than the city of Baltimore. It's very names like Baltimore. Calvert, Lexington, Carroll, William, Charles. Shakespeare. are re- minders of its honorable colonial history, and it's celebration of Founders Day, described each year in the dispatches of September F. testifes to its own recol- lection of departed glories. To the na- tion it gave "The Star Spangled Ban ner." and to the South. Maryland. My Maryland" There is the first home of the Catholic Church in America, therH gre the philanthropic relics of Pratt and Walters and Hopkins; there is beautiful Druid hill; there, in a quiet corner of Westminster Ihurchyard. is the grave Uf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
A Russian Fable.
Boston Transcript.

Boston ITan5CTIpI.
 This fable. dealing with the fall of Witte the Russian finance minister, is related in a racent brochure entitled, "A Glance at the Secrets of Russian. Policy" published at Vienna; The Czar dreamed the following singlar dream. He saw three cows, one fat one lean and one blind. The next day he sent for the Metropolitan Palladius and begged him to explain the dream. but the Metropolitan declined. The Czar then sent for Father John of Kronstadt. and made the same request to him. Father John storked his long curly hair with his hand and made reply in the following words: Your Majesty. understand your dream in this way: The fat COW is the finance min ister, the lean one is the Russian people and the blind one- Don't be afraid, go on.' said the Czar. The blind COW is Your Maiesty' :"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27

While the piayhouses of London as a rule give the effect of being unsafe, the statistics would seem to show that they are the safest in the world. For con slderably more than half century not a life has been lost In a London theatcr. illustrated by the present strict regula- ton of theaters as compared with the fact the in the 18th century 1t was one or the regular amusements of the young bloods to set fire to a playhouse. In l72l a drunken young earl was on the point of firing the Lincolns Inn theaterr when the constables arrived. In l'4o 1t was a marquis who ordered his rag tag and bobtail to burn Drury Lane, And in steady progress in rank, 1t was the Duke of Cumberland who in 1l49 3eS seS a mob to fire the Haymarket. They ule their best destroying everything ~. Ut | the stage to set fire to the scenery put the blaze was luckily extinguished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Soured on Depew.

Charleston News and Courier.
 There is some talk that the Hon. Frank 8. Black. former Governor of New York will succeed Chauncey M. Depew in the United States Senate should that body be Republican in joint ballot. There less political influence who have griev- ances against Dr. Depew. It Is said, however, that Senator Platt has declared unequivocally for him. and that Governor Odell has given assurances of his regard for the genial statesman from Peekskin. We do not know how all this may be, but We must say that pr. Depew's South Carolina constituency is not nearly SO much devoted to him now as 1t was be" fore he voted for pr. Cruz
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Weather Inspector Here.

Major Henry B. Hersey Inspector of the United States Weather Bureau, is in Montgomery for the purpose of confer ring with the Director F. P. Chaffee, in charge of the local office, relative to the work of the bureau in this section. His home station is at Louisville, Ky.
 He is quite veteran in weather bureau work and has held several important as- signments in that branch of the govern ment service. He expects to be here his tour of inspection of the bureaus in the South. He expresses himself as be- ing very favorably impressed with Mont interest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
The Honors at College.

MInnPApOIIs Times. ,,
 It is a good thing for the young men si, who go 10 college that the '-smartnesssss of dissipation is minimized ana tns laurels 20 to those who win athletlc pa intellectual distinction. Perhaps Ihs rs honors are not fairly distributed Ite te applause should 90 more frequently to the winner of intellectual distlneuOLi Ds than it does and there should be perhaPII less for the man of brawn, but the m. mV dl something.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Major Buck.

MobiIe, Ala, Feb. 5, 1904 Editor The Advertiser: 's ~ I read with interest the list of Southern officers of 3rd infantry recently ordered to Panama and beg to call your attention to an omission most important to Ala bamians. Major William Lansdon Buck of Mobile and granddaughter of Sthe late Hon. c. c. Langdon, served two years in the Philippines as captain in the 18th and when made major upon his return to America was transferred to the 3rd. He has two sisters living in Mobile. Mrs. R. V. Taylor and Mrs. Jack F. Ross. Major Bucks father was Colonel William F. Buck. who commanded the 24th Ala. in 1S61-65.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Residence Should Not Control

ChICaEO OhrOnlcIc.
 The selection of a Democratic c,p,i,- date should not depend upon so small :. consideration as the locality whence ne comes.' -'0
 In expressing himself to this effect in a recent article on the political situation MT. Cleveland has given the first ni,ti,n intimation of personal preference in tas matter of the nomination this year NJ doubt the reference is to Richard OIntV SI o1d Massaennse5Ss hs so,nS nSugh the opinion application.
 It Is only within recent years that Pres
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Eetters tc tbe Gdftor
Ask Your Legal Frlends.

Editor The Advertiser:
 In your editorial headed vote for the pest men published in recent issue of The Advertiser, you urge upon the people, the duty of voting for the best men for associate Justices of the Supreme Court Tn so doing you convey the idea that there are candidates who are not com responsible position sought by them, would like to vote for the best men. ana perhaps there are others also. How are all the people to know who to vote for in this instance. Would you mind tell ing your readers who are the best men by name, through columns of The Adyer- tiser. Let us have the names.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27

have an opportunity to unload a 1ilSle more of its apparently unlimited supply of sympathy" upon the Empire state.
 It is singular how much that isn't so one can learn from some newspapers. Tho Journal evidently has a bad case of Hearst on the brain. When Tamma4y decides to line up for Hearst The Journal can cool its 4th of July julep with fresh snowfiakes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
These Wise Words.

~~o.ticfoAS GApreSS.
 Inese wise words from the sage at Princeton. and the twice victorious lead CT Of the Democratic hosts, are proph- etc and will have largely to do with shaping the policy of the party. If the Democrats will be guided by the great ana noble Cleveland. no powers or prin- cfpaiities can snatch victory from them in November
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
Has No Bearing.

bIItnIngham Ledger.
 congress had just gotten through with the Shafroth case when Miss Anthony asked 1t to give women the. ballot. it was an unfortunate time to ask the priv nege, Tor 1t was the female voters who corrupted the Denver ballot. The incl cent has no bearing on the question of woman suffrage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
THE IOWA COMMITTEEMAN
Will Be Some Other Than c. A
 Walsh.

Resides giving C1Gnrles A. Walsh O. Ottumwa a stinging defeat in his effort to succeed himself as Democratic Ma tional Committeeman supporters of George Huffman of Des Moines, who is a candidate to succeed him, declare they will bury the free siIverite. in oblivion by preventing hls selection as a dele gate to the State Convention from his own district. Huffman Is said to control eight of eleven districts. with a split of another. He is opposed to instructing the Iowa delegation to the National Con vention and believes that instructions for Hearst would be nonsensical.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27

Because Colonel Watterson has virtu- ally turned Kentucky over to Bryan, Hearst and the iron works is no reason they should have the whole thing. There must be some good Democrats left there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27

The esteemed Virginian-Pilot 'can hardly see how in the matter of his acts or his views, MT. Cleveland can be called d Democrat. Paul tells of those who 'see through a glass. darkly," but there are those who cannot do even that well where Cleveland is concerned.