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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
ROMANCE OF THE TIME
 LIMIT TICKET.
BY BELLE MANIATEs.

tCopyright, 1904. by Daily Short Story
 Publishing Company)
 The blue-coated ticket taker walked down the aisle of the rapidly moving ofiicials. He had an exceedingly bor- ed air. from the fact that already sew en tickets. purchased from scalpers and axceeding the date of expiration by one day had been rendered him.
 Why Is it. he asked as he encoun- tered the Pullman conductor in the vestibufe. ''that people hate to cough up the price of a railroad ticket. l don't know of anyone who gets money given so grudgingly as a conductor" Unless 1t is a dentist" suggested the Pullman conductor.
 The train conductor pursued his way Into the diner. From we'll groomed. well-garbed man, who look- ed as if he might live at tho expense of the government. the conductor full ly expected a pass. Instead. he got one of the bogus tickets.
 You. too" he exclaimed, grimly.
 What's the matter?" asked the pas senger. pausing in his perusal of the menu card.
 You got this at a scalpers. didn't your.
 .sYes. what of it?"
 'Its N. c. A time limit ticket. This is the eighth have had offered me all ready. You'll have to pay your fare" The passenger didn't seem to be par ticulariy disturbed by this intelli- gence. He paid his fare and resumed his study of the menu card with com placent interest. After a most satis- factory dinner he returned to the coach where he had left his luggage, 5-t to read, but immediately his e. Nfs'a was diverted from the maga-
 ss the handsome young woman
 pied the section opposite his
 noticed her when he boarded
 and. after a mental analysis
 TS-sJified her as girl one would Like to know, but would not dare ap- proach.
 . TO his surprise and distress she was ' now quietly weeping A sudden Thought came to him. He hunted up the conductor.
 Isn't that young woman who has the seat opposite mine one of the un- fortunate eight who had time limit fickets?" he asked.
 "Yes: she is." snapped the conduc-
 That is what she Is crying for then!'
 'Is she crying?' asked the conduc- tor. and Boyden thought he detected exuItance in his tone.
 Yes; 1t may have embarrassed her to pay her fare"
 She hasn't paid 1t. She says she hasn't got the money to pay 1t. and I am going to put her off at the next station" he declared emphatically
 what! You'd put her off-a woman alone and unfortunate?" exclaimed Boyden, indignantly. "She bought her ticket in good faith-as I did"
 The conductor made no reply.
 s'Do you mean" persisted Boyden, wrathfully, that you are in the habit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
DUNCAN MORE HOPEFUL
THINKS THAT HIS NECK WILL NOT
 HE BROKEN.
Writ of Error May Be Submitted Before the C0nvenfng of the Supreme Court In November.
 Cases PestpOned.

Birmingham. Oct. 14.-(speciaL)-- Frank Duncan, the noted safe blower and condemned murderer, is hopefu! that he will receive a commutation CT sentence. He is in a better mood ana says that he is confident that his neck will be saved.
 Colonel W. H. Denson, Duncan's at torney, Is now preparing the petition for the writ of error. 1t is not im- probable that the writ may be pre- sentcd to one of the judges of :hs su- preme Court before that body ctnvenes the first Tuesday in November.
 The vigilance of the Sheriff's ohicc shows no signs of relaxation. While all reasonable privileges are extended to the prisoner, the men at the Jaii and in the Sheriff's ofiice are scrutiniz- ing everything which passes to and from him. These precautions are jus tifed by experience.
 Mrs. Duncan is keeping as much as possible out of the public eye. She has paid visits to Rev Dr. StagS. of the First Presbyterian Church, who Is Dun cans spiritual adviser, and cons IS Colonel Denson frequently In reference to the case. She Is hopeful that her husband will not have the extreme per- alty of the law visited upon aim.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
The Sword of Mx nas.n..

 Nora Elizabeth Barnhart, in The Independ- ent. I have a friend who is so much my friend That in his hand dare. yes. dare to lay The sword of my defense. nor do say One word of caution. Tho the edge could rend My very soul with one sharp thrust could end My braverieE. my hopes. my dreams could Elay The faith of hopeless years stiil day by day I watch him wear 1t. since he Is my friendI Yet nov and then. because he is so glad And gay and happy, he must try and see If he has really power over me. And needs must try the point! Would he De sad l wonder if my cloak should fall apart And show a thousand stains above my heart?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
Miners Cases Again Postponed.

Another postponement has been made in the hearing of the cases against about fifty members of the United Mine Workers of America in the strike dis trict of the State, who were cited to appear before Judge T. G. Jones of the Federal Court to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for vio- lating the injunction issued against them on petitions presented by the fur mace operators. growing out of the strike. The men were cited to appear tomorrow to show why they should not be considered in contempt of the court hut on account of :he judge being Tn Huntsville the hearings have been con- tinued until Nov. 3. The miners teny the allegations and will have legal tall ent to make answer for them It the proper time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
nias for Neu chnrch.

Bids for the erection of the new brick building to be put up by the con- gregation of Wesley Chapel will be received and opened on October 25 {. Architect Helmich has been engaged to superintend the work. which will be- gin as soon as the contract Is let. The work of raising funds for the new building is progressing satisfactorily; about $10.000 having been subscribed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
According to Meredith.

Commercial-Tribune.
 The bridegroom of a month was su- ing for divorce on the ground of cruel ty.
 What specific charge do you make 7'' asked the Judge.
 The worst" he replied. 'whenever I wanted to kiss her I always found her mouth full of pins"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
pr. Cu.ni..ham Lectures.

Dr. R. N. Cunningham, Acting Gov ernor, today delivered a lecture at tie Birmingham Medical College on "Phy- sical Diagnosis" The Governor is one of the faculty of the college and nas a deep interest in its welfare. He left tonight for St. Louis to meet Mrs. Cum ningham, who Is en route home from a trip to California. Dr. Cunningham announced here today that no papers or petitions had been sent him by Bir- mingham or Alabama people as yet Tn favor of committing the sentence of Frank Duncan, the safe blower and murderer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
SWEET PEAS KILL FLIES.
Druggist Says the Flower Attracts and
 Then POisOns Them.

Springfield Journal
 A local druggist has found a new agent for the destruction of flies that for activity and effectiveness discounts anything heretofore offered for that purpose And not only is 1t harmless, but it is a thing of beauty as we'll Af- ter selling annually thousands of sheets of fly paper of the sticky and poison ous varieties and a ton or more or less of insect powder the new antidote for the pest bids fair to supersede all pre-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
Four "SweIIa~ Are nun Tn.

The oficers of the Alabama Club were surprised last night at the ar rest of four prominent men of the city in their rooms by Policemen Burke and Murphy on charges of vagrancy. The Alabama Club has an elegant suits of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
Car serytce Report.

The report of the Alabama Car Ser vice Association for the month of Sep tember shows an increase of more than thousand cars handled, by the rail- roads belonging to the Association dur ing the month of August. There is a decrease. however, In the number of cars handled last month as compared to the number handled In September. 1903, but this Is accounted for in the difference caused by the coal miners strike and curtailment of the pig iron production in the Birmingham district, the greatest section with the railroads A change for the better has come over the district now and improvement Is noted month by month. It Is believed that inside of another month or two the normal number of cars will be handled by the railroads belonging to the Association.
 The report for the month of septem- Der, 1904, Is IS follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
Fire on North HiRhInnds.

Fire today destroyed three small houses and damaged a two-story resi- dence on the North Highlands. doing damage to the amount of $2.000, fully covered by insurance. The fire started in the home of Al Earp. a member of the Birmingham ire department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
Grand total

During the month of August, 1s04. there were 53,o26 cars handled while the number in September, 1903. was GLOSS.
 It will be noticed in the above re- port that the Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line is mentioned. This is the Bir- mingham extension of the Seaboard Air Line. and within another three months 1t is believed that the line will be com pleted to this city and handling a steady trafhc of business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15

to the fact that he minds his own busi- ness
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04
THE LOCAL GARRISON.

The decision of the President not to
send troops TO Panama, leaves footloose
the infantry regiment which was to
have been drawn upon for a local gar
rison. When the news came that this
regiment was going to Panama, the
artillery officers at Camp Mckinley
abandoned the idea of an early transfer
to San Diego; but now that isthmus
plans have been changed, they are pre-
pared to receive moving orders soon.
The regiment in questionable Third,
If memory serves-has nothing in par
ucular 10 DO and might be sent to Ho-
nolulu If the right pressure was
brought to bear at Washington. Hu-
nolulu ought to have regimental post.
II is strategic point ana rich prize
and its geographical position is such
that even larger body of troops than
a regiment might be reasonably sta
toned here To be drawn upon by tho
Pacific Coast or the Philippines in case
of need. Indeed the whole scheme of
defence and the logic of 1t, as laid down
by Gen. Macarthur to Col, Jones, calls
for strong permanent garrison of in
fantry and artillery both. \ regiment
of infantry is little enough.
However in time of peace. these are
chiefly matters of pull with the War
Department and If Honolulu is TO be
suitably served, it should get its levers
under the Department without delay.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04
SHIPS AGAINST FORTS.

If Port Arthur is captured by naval
attack it will be the first time in recent
history that a wellmanned fortress
has struck its Colors to ships. AS
rule ships are no match for forts. The
latter are stronger in their powers of
resistance. their gun-platforms are
stable and they are placed, where the
contiguration of the ground permits,
so as to deliver a plunging fire. If
injured they may be repaired on the
spot; and they may be reinforced in
definitely.
In the CHILEAN civil war, Admiral
Months shios could make no impress
sion on the forts of Valparaiso, so that
officer conveyed an army to place
near by, which army landed and sue
cessfully attacked the Balmaceda
stronghold by flank and rear. AT Rio
de Janeiro, Admiral Mello had the
same trouble and was forced 10 keep
the Aquidaban and her sister vessels
at a distance from the land guns. In
Admiral Ito's operations against Port
Arthur, Talienwan CDalny), and Wei
hai-Wei, nine years ago, he was obliged
to leave the reduction of the forts to
the Army. When Prince Georges
Greek fleet bombarded SalonIca, it did
no harm. Admiral Sampson tried the
effect of naval guns on the Spanish
defences at Santiago, MatanZas and
other points without materially con-
tributing to their downfall. Had there
been strong forts at Manila bay, the
history of Dewey's battle might have
been differently written. As it was,
Dewey did not actually take Manila
until Gen. Merritts troops arrived.
In the present contest, assuming that
the Russians are average fighting men,
well-equipped, the most Admiral Togo
can hope to do in effecting the capture
of Port Arthur is to cooperate with
the Army, putting the fortress in the
center of a ring of fire. The ships
can at least engage half the gunners
while the Army engages the other half:
and they will, incidentally, do a lot OF
damage. But the heavy work must
fall as usual, TO the troops.
Why the troops are not there by this
time is perhaps a question of weather.
The physical environment of the arctic
attends operations on the Liao-tong
peninsula just now but as the climatic
interference with Russians trying to
get there by rail is even greater than
that of japanese troops trying to reach
the place by sea, the latter force can
afford to wait.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04

The situation of the Russian gunboat
Sivoutch at Newchwang is peculiar
She is in a mud dock alongside the
British gunboat Espiegle and the
American gunboat Helena, unable to
extricate herself until spring comes.
Her commander, fearing that the Jap
anese may land at Newchwang, has
wired Port Arthur for permission, in
that event, to blow up the ship. But
to the other fellows in adjacent mud
docks that would be like blowing up
the house next door. Such an explo-
sion might seriously harm the Espiegle
and Helena Inevitably the British
and American captains will have some
thing to say about the matter and the
chances are good that the Sivoutch will
stay as she is.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04
JAPAN'S WAR FINANCES.

The regular standing army of Japan
costs but s3,5O0,0O0 per year, according
to statistics lately published. Pay is
merely nominal, that of a colonel being
less than the average earnings of a
dry goods clerk in Honolulu and that
of a Field Marshal being considerably
less than the salary of a Territorial
head of department in Hawaii. a first
lieutenant of infantry gets less than
$3.50 per year. Japan is poor, living
there is cheap and the people are eager
to sacrifice something to patriotism
hence the national inability to support
costly army is counterbalanced by
the Willingness of the adult male in
habitants to serve with the colors chief
ly for their board and clothes-the
board being rice, tea and dried fish,
Indeed, if worst came to worst the
army would submit to having it's wage
scale cut out altogether. Bounties are
unknown; in simplicity and thrift the
military organization of Japan is al
most like that of the Moors who in
vaded Spain.
And yet money for military purposes
is by no means lacking. The war loan
of lOO,00O,00O yen was subscribed to four
times over. The available sum, equal
in denomination TO 100000 GEO in gold
represents, in its purchasing val
lie, nearly half billion dollars in our
own country. This is more money than
Napoleon's war chest showed at the
zenith of his career; and it is enough
to enable Japan to intlict staggering
blows upon the monetary credit as we'll
as the military prestige of Russia.
We can safely say that Japan will
not give up the fight for lack of means.
Not only her last public yen but her
last private yen and her extremity of
credit are pledged to carry on the con-
tlict so successfully begun.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04
THE CRISIS AND THE LEGISLATURE.

1t Is difficult to see the logic OF an
extra session of the Legislature. The
trouble is not that appropriations are
lacking but that money Is lacking; ana
as no more borrowing can be author
lied, the Legislature could only add to
the taxation, which is precisely what
the people want to avoid. The latter
simply cannot pay more taxes than
they did last year and demand for
lower assessment made itself felt in
the county elections and has been
growing since.
True. the Legislature might, If 1t
willed, cut to the quick such salaries
as are not fixed by the organic law:
but we all know that this outfit Is
governed in such matters by race con-
sideratons and while willing enough
to cut the pay of white officials 1t new
er fails to raise that OF native incum-
bents correspondingly. Nor does any
general and drastic scheme of expense
reduction appeal to 1t. The Kumalaes
and Kupiheas, ct al, do not care how
heavily the interloping haole may be
taxed The more the merrier. Per-
haps If he is taxed enough he will
leave the country to Its people.
Moreover this is a Legislature of graft
ers, the personal exceptions being in
minority; and to put such a body on
its honor not to plumber the treasury
and make things worse would be like
pledging swine not to go near the feed
trough but to confine themselves to
restricted diet of fruit and nuts. The
only kind of an extra session this Leg
islature should get Is one with the
Grand Jury
To reach the root of our financial
trouble the aid of Congress in reducing
our system of government to some
simple form like that of Alaska, seems
to be imperative. 1t is either that pro.
cedure or a rate of taxation which will
choke what little prosperity we have
left. stop all sales and development of
real estate and drive people away.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04

Gen. Pho del Pillar who is now pro-
nounced an outlaw, was one of Agui-
naldo's ablest fighting lieutenants
from the commencement of the Fill
pino instruction in February, 1899. He
was very young man when he went
into the field as the head of division
of troops, being only 10 years of age.
In the latter part of 1899 Pillar massed
his troops in the vicinity Of Manila
near La Iona church and Caloocan.
A thick belt OF forest hid them from
view of the American force which oc-
cupied Caloocan, La Iona and other
points along the old volunteer army
trenches, the two armies being sepa;a-
ted by an open field about 1900 yards in
width. Pillar often sent out detach-
ments by night to attack the outposts,
but seldom came out and engaged in
open battle. His troops were SPLEEN
didly looked after and he was able to
keep them well fed. Pillar was re-
garded as an intrepid leader, full OF
resource but fired with an ambition TO
some day be the Aguinaldo OF his peo-
pie. He was one of the last OF Agui-
naldo's generals TO surrender.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04

The people living below Punchbowl
who comprise majority of the heavy
taxpayers, are aroused over the. fort
proposition and are sending an adverse
petition about. No more unpopular
suggestion has ever been made here by
the military authorities than that 10
put the sea defences of the city behind
it. Fortunately the objection to the
idea is not confined to property-owne
of Honolulu but is shared by influential
men in the engineer corps of the army.
1t ought not to be difficult to defeat so
Objectionable measure.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04
A BABE IN ARMoR.

The theory of our costly and complex
system of island government is that
we can't be Americans" without It,
But Americans when they we're starting
In without much money, had no such
topheavy scheme of political adminis-
tration. They relied mainly on the
town meeting. After the revolution, up
to the advent of the Constitution,
things ran along on town meeting
basis. When the Union was organized,
states adopted the principle that the
government which governs best gov
ems least. and they did not show UP
with large expenses or personnel. Where
counties were laid out the people made
one do for an area which now includes
twenty and let town meetings attend
to the rest under definite limit of
town outlay, regulated by the assess
ment roll. Such an area as Hawaii
would have been too small to make
into county. AS the population in
creased and waxed rich, the govern
ment grew with it; but the latter was
never much in advance of the need.
Hawaii, beginning somewhat as
Rhode Island did over a century ago,
was not satisfied, as Rhode Island was,
to cut ltS system OF government 10 ltS
means and to the number of it's tax
payers. Instead 1t wanted to thrust
upon itself system which had grown
up elsewhere in process of generations
and had become fitted to the interests
of millions. Though a creeping baby
itself Hawaii demanded and got the
armor of a full-sized knight and has
been clogged and tormented with it
ever since. Hardly able to lift its head
il asked for and got that Excalibur
which can only be welded by the
robust commonwealth: and its attempts
to lift the sword have ruptured it and
may yet break it's back.
Nor is the end of the foolishness at
hand. Some people want little Hawaii
to take on more burdens. There are
those, whose eyes are OIL the United
States Senate, who think the place
needs Statehood. Yet the plain, CON-
nonsense of the situation is that a
pocket borough with, say, $4,000
white people, including Portuguese,
the rest of population OF
$4,000 being Polynesians and Asiatics,
could hardly support the municipal
form of government, without any other,
and expect to have reasonable taxes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-04
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

No sign is yet given of the presence
of any large body of Russian troops in
the Yalu valley, the forces seen near
that point being immaterial. How
over ii was the original purpose of Rus
STA to make a military demonstration
there. the Cars proclamation an
nouncng the war saying: RUSSIA :
love of peace has been exhausted by
Japanese demands. Troops, therefore,
have been concentrated on the 1alu
river" Since then the Russians have
occupied win and may have spread
along the river to a considerable dis
lance: though the ability of the Jap
auese to land east of there, on the Man
churian coast, and attack such posi-
lions i'm the rear, disposes of the idea
that battle will necessarily occur in
the form of frontal attack by jap
anese advancing from Ping Yang or
any landing point nearer by.
A curious circumstance, and one
which might be taken to mean that the
Japanese do not expect much trouble
on the Yalu, Is the start made in build
ing a military railroad from Seoul to
Win. Railroad construction in the
face of large and actively hostile foe
Is something new in warfare. If the
report is true it indicates that the Jap
anese are ready to wager the cost OF
the material for a railroad over 2Oo
miles long that there will be nobody
strong enough to stop them from build
ing the line.
That the Russians need to look well
after the region of which the Ialu is
the southern boundary is n view pred
icated upon the fact that the railroad
from Port Arthur goes through there
and must be protected so as to keep
the great Liao-tong fortress in sup
plies. But the Japanese scouts OF
whom that country is full, have so far
sent i'm no reports of n great massing
of troops. If they had done so. there
would be no reason to keep the fact
from the public; and the absence of
news, with so many people looking Tor
it, is significant, perhaps, of what has
frequently been limited at, namely, that
Russia's claim to having a large army
in southern Manchuria is a bluff and
one which cannot yet be made good
owing to the blockade of the railroad
from the North.