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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
MONTGOMERY CITYBAND
ITS FIRST PUBLIC APEARANcn
 NEXT FRIDAY.
Musicians Will Parade the streets and Give . Concert.--New Instxuments and New Uniforms Have Been
 Previaea.

The Montgomery City Band wilt
 make it's initial public appearance Erie day afternoon at o'clock. For many years Montgomery has feIt
 the need of a musical organization Of ; brass instruments to furnish melody on public occasions and to advertise the city in other communities. Futile
 effort followed futile effort by music-s ians to secure such an organization
 Lack of funds and harmony alwaya rendered these efforts vain.
 number of months ago, severals Montgomery business men. who take an interest in the welfare of the citys
 announced that they would back suck
 an institution. | There is much native musical talent , in Montgomery and at the time of the organization of the band there had
 been an influx of professional mustcs fans to play in the orchestras of the two theatres. Taking these men as !
 nucleus an organization known as the Montgomery City Rand was formeda with Alderman A. c. Forbes as Presi. dent and Duncan May as Manager. U, L. Lfndner. the talented young leader of the Bijou Theatre Orchestra waa | elected director. | New Instruments were purchased | and for many weeks. the band unos. l tentatiously practiced in their room | over the Commercial and Industrial
 Association No claims were made by
 the members, but gentle hints were dropped that when the band appeared Montgomery would be surprised. The organization that will make its appearance Friday afternoon will number twenty-six pieces and every. piece will be handled by a skilled mu- sician. The men will be uniformed in neat suits purchased for each individ.'
 ua1 and for band purposes only. The hand will leave It's rooms at q
 o'clock and will march up Commerce Street to Court Square where the mem- bers will be photographed. The march
 then be continued to The Advertiser
 building, where a short concert win bs
 rendered. The band will then return to the Square and from the veranda of
 the Winter Building will give cons cert
 When this concert Is concluded. a1Fl
 adjournment will be taken to May.a
 dining parlors. Here a dinner Of 50. covers will be spread and a number of
 appropriate speeches will be deliver ed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
Regulating Tramc.

Notice has been served on Senators and Representatives of the withdrawal by twenty-one big firms of their sup port of the Quarles-Cooper bills now pending in Congress
 The notice of withdrawal of support was served on Senators and Represen- tatives by H. T. Newcomb. a Washing ton lawyer.
 The petition these firms first signed requested the passage of a bill to make operative, as originally intended. the act to regulate commerce. It advo- cated just and equitable freight rates and governmental supervision over rail- roads similar to that now exercised over the national banks. We indorse a measure along the lines laid down in the Quarles- Cooper bills"
 Mir. Newcomb, who is representing the above named firms. is the author of several books on the subject of rail- way traffic and the law thereon. He has written to every member of the Senate and House annoncing the action of the New York shippers. and adding ::
 "Of course you understand that the rate making power which the Quarles- Cooper bills would confer upon the In terstate Commerce Commission is a legislative power. I have regarded 1t as contrary to American principles for the law making body to delegate such an important part of Its function to an appointive body, thus removing a DOT tion of the legislative authority one de- gree further from the people. Be- lieving that the idea that legislative authority should be retained. in the hands of the representatives of the peo- pie really dominates the thinking peo- pie of the country. it has interested me to ascertain whether there is any genuine public sentiment in favor of departing from this principle in the matter of railway Legislation. Inves- tigation of this one petition, which has been so widely circulated. confirms my belief that there is no real demand that railway rates should be fixed by executive order.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
seab0ard Air Line Issues Beautiful
 Cmleudnra.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway has issued a beautiful historic calendar for 1905. It is devided into four sections neatly tied together with dainty ribbon. Each section bears calendar for three months. The first sections shows the Improvements In the steel industry and gives a splendid picture of steel fur mace at Birmingham. Ala. Section two pictures the discovery of Florida by the Spanish on Easter Sunday. i512. Sec ton three shows the battle of Hobkirk Hill, April 25th. 1781. the hill on which the famous Kirkwood Hotel now stands at Camden. S. c. Section four shows the battle Of the Monitor and Merrimac In Hampton Roads. March 9th, 1861.
 The calendar is quite a pretty one. and will be in general demand. The calendar can be obtained by sending 25c to MT. c. B. Ryan. General Passen- ger Agent, Portsmouth, Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29

It has been found impracticable to make atdefinite estimate of wheat for milling owing to the dif1culty of draw ing hard and fast line between the millable and non-millable. Reports. however, have been made on the aver age weight of wheat per bushel In the three principal srping wheat States and such average has been found to be 52 pounds In Minnesota, 50 in North Da- kota and 50 in South Dakota.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
know his character and qualities.

know his character and qualities.
 MT. Crossland resigned the position
 of private secretary to the mayor to
 enter the tobacco business in Colum- bus, Ca He will probably leave Montgomery for the Georgia city Satur- day night.
 Mir. washburn will take active charge of the surveying business of Montgom- cry County and will practice his pro- fession, civil engineering, Mir. Pullen who left the service of the sanitary department will practice medicine in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29

At the election of officers of Jewel Lodge No. 75, Knights of Pythias, the following were chosen: E. A. Holt, c. c. ;s Jake Munter. V. C.; H. T. Bell. P G. H; McCombs, M. of w.; P. Roeder, M. of E.; s. Meyer. M. of E. and K. of R. and s.; Jessie NJ. Gorrie, M at A. .; Sol. Gladden.. I. G.; Jac. Newman, 0. G.; s. Meyer. Jul. Rice. G. H. McCombs. Trustee's.; H. T. Bell. Representative to Grand Lodge.
 After the convention closed a smok- CT and refreshments were indulged in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
Small OutpuA of Cars.

Returns from the various car build ing concerns of the country. compiled by the Railroad Gazette from official figures, shows that the year about closing will have the smallest car out put since 1897. when the number built was 443,5SS. The returns for 1904 show an approximate aggregate of 62.950 cars. This includes cars built for use on elevated railroads, but does not in- clude those for street and other eiec- tric lines. Neither does 1t include those built by the railroads in their own shops. Of the approximate total 6O,S06 are freight cars and 2,144 pas- senger cars: 60.995 for use on the home roads and 1895 were exported.
 During the year 3.441 locomotives were built at the various locomotive plants in the country. as against 5.152 last year. The number for the cur rent year includes S5 electric locomo- lives. The figures do not include loco- motives built by the railroads at their own shops, nor orders given for re- pairs During the past year an order was given by the Erie to one of the largest locomotive builders for the re- pair of 500 locomotives.
 During the past three months over 70,O00 cars have been ordered, some 10 per cent more than the total out put for the year. The majority of these are for delivery in the early part
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
s.It Comuanv Ou, of BusIness.

New York, Dec. 28.--VIce- Chancellor Stevenson In Jersey City, today signed an order dissolving the National Salt Company of New Jersey The motion for dissolution was made by counsel for receivers who reported they had sold all the property of the company and there was DO reason for its further ex- AiktennAL z
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
REPORT ON FARM PRODUCTS.
Final Returns to Chief of Agriculture
 Departnaent Bureau of Statistics.

Washington, Dec. 2s.--The following was issued by the Agricultural Depart ment today. Final returns to the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the De- partment of Agriculture from regular and special correspondents. supple mented by reports of special field agents, show the acreage. production and value of the principal farm crops of the United states In 1904 to have been as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
BijOu Theatre Tonight, "On Thanksgiving Day."
EarI of sufroIk and Bride Sail.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The Earl of suf- folk and his bride, formerly Miss Daisy Letter, and Col. Colin Campbell and his bride, who was Miss Nancy Letter, sail ed for Europe today on the steamer Baltic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
REWARD FOR A MURDERER. Billie King, n Negro, Wanted by State
 Authorifiea.

A reward of s150 was offered by Act ing Governor Cunningham yesterday for the arrest of Billie King. a negro, who shot and instantly killed Henry Irwin. another negro, near Leighton, Colbert County, Christmas Eve night.
 This makes a total of $225 in re- wards offered for Kings capture. Lo- cal Lodge No. 5553, G. U. o. of o. F.. at Leighton has offered a reward of $75 for the murderer.
 Many whites names of prominence were appended to the petition for a re- ward. The entire population around Leighton is incensed over the atrocious murder of Irwin. Irwin's son is prob- ably fatally shot as the result of Kings attack on him and his father.
 The offer of reward stiplates that King must be delivered to the sheriff of Colbert County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29

The way to keep ones family from suspecting you are leading a double life is to pretend you have plenty of money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
BOILERS KILL SIX MEN.

Several Others Reported InJnred hS
 Exvlesien in WRshington state.
 Chehalis. Wash, Dec. 2S.--Six men. are reported to have been killed thfn afternoon and several seriously in- 1ured by an explosion of four boilera at the weilsvilie mill near here. Tw0l bodies have been recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
far 0R fhe TrncIr

Yesterday morning as Western Railway baggage car was being taken to the yards from the union station it had a collision with a Seaboard Air Line switch engine at the head of Perry Street. The baggage car was deraiIed. but no other damage was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29

Does the Republican party propose to govern the 7,000,00 negroes in the South without their consent--Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
Pythians Elect omcers.

Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Trout.
 Sandwich & Co. Phone DOS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
BRITISH PRESS BITTER.
Some Fears That Other Nations
Man BE DrazCn Into Udr.
Especial to The New-York Tribune 6y French Cable,

Especial 70 The New-York Tribune by French Cablsl
Copyright. 1904. BY Tire Tribune Associat,onJ
London. Feb. 1P-There Is more war dipIo-
macy than war news I'm the London press Rus
sian intrigues against England in Paris Ger
rnany's sympathy with her powerful northern
neighbOr and complaints that British officials I'm
Egypt China and elsewhere are partisans Of
japan and Indifferent TO the obligations o. neu-
trality take UP much space. There would he a
heavy faIi in the barometer Of every European
stock exchange II there we're probability that
either Germany or France would be drawn into
a war with Japan and Immediately exposed to
an attack from the British fleet.
Members Of Parliament in both parties assert
that Russia has no cause for complaint against
England. Some Of the more sagaciOus members
express regret that the newspapers are so vio-
lent and outspOken in condemnation and ridicule
OF Russia and add that It comes with little
grace from a nation which was humilated by a
series Of disasters at the opening Of the Boer
war.
The military campaigns planned for Russia by
the experts vary from day to day. general re-
treat 10 Harbin is not considered so probable as
il was twenty-four hours ago. and a big battle
on the Yalu is expected as soon rs the japanese
have cor1pleted their control OF the sea.
More ruuors are current OF a renewal Of tor
pedo attacks upon the four ships remaining at
Port Arthur The in3ction Of Russia's torpedo
hotilla is an inexplcable mystery l. " p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
4LEXIEFF DISPLACED.
KuroDatbin to Command Land
Forces and Makrof the Nary.

81. Petersburg. Feb. 19-War Minister Kuro-
p,tkin. who is going to the Far East, VIII be
annointed commander in chief Of the army Oper-
ations there. and Vice-Admiral MakarOn. who
"a now on his way east train, which is
expected TO reach Port Arthur in ten days
breaking all previous records. is to be COM
rnander in chief of the navy.
Pear Admiral Jessen has been appointed -
succeed Rear Admiral Ewald Won Stackelberg
commander Of the VladivOstOk squadron Rear
Admiral lessen has the reputation OF being a
hold sailor who does not hesitate in emer-
gency. He viii leave st. Petersburg imme-
dlately.
Although Viceroy Ale1liefT has been criticised
in some quarters. there is no intimation that
ne will not retain the viCe-Oyalty in the Far
East
Grand Duke Michael the Cars eldest
brother and heir presumptive to the throne.
and several hundred officers assembled at the
Nicholas Railroad Station this evening to bid
farewell 10 a number of comrades. who left here
for the front. Intense enthusiasm prevailed
among the immense crowd which had assem-
hled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
BEGIN CANAL NEXT WEEK
THE WORK TO BE PUSHED.
Mcmbers of Isthmian Commission
Already Selected by the President.

Washington. Feb. 19.-President Roosevelt
viii begin to dig the Panama Canal next week.
Not a minute will be lost IN putting this great
undertaking on the high road to completion.
TIE opposition in the Senate which the admin
istraton has regarded presenting even
greater obstacles than the Culebra Cut has
been disposed Of. and on Tuesday the Panama
treaty. duly ratified VIII be sent to the State
Department On Wednesday the President will
send TO the Senate the names Of the seven COM
missiOners who are to represent him in the
actual construction Of the canal. All these COM
missioners have been selected. The names Of
Rear Admiral John G. Walker and Major Cen
eral George w. Davis are now announced, but
the Identity Of the five other commissioners can
not yet be disclosed. Il may be said. however
that the name OF ex-senator James X. Jones'
Of Arkansas. is not on the list
The next step toward construction Of the canal
VIII De enactment Of the legislation briefly out
lined I'm these dispatches OF February Il. In or
der TO remove all doubt 10 the availability Of
tho appropriation for the construction Of the
canal carried by the SpoOner amendment the
amount viii be reappropriated IN the form Of a
clause attached to one of the large appropria-
tion bills Then a measure. comprehensive as
circumstances viii permit will be framed. out
lining the form of government for the canal
zone Plans for this measure. I'm so far they
have taken form. contemplate comforting on the
Canal Commissioners powers similar to those
conferred the Philippine Commission. which
viii enable the commissioners 10 enact such
c.d.uances conditions on the l'thruus may re-
quire subject Of course. to the approval Of the
President and the Secretary Of War. Senator
Spooner is expected to draft this measure. and
will probably report II 10 the Senate.
II Will not he necessary. however. 10 await the
passage Of this bill before proceeding with the
construction OF the canal. and the President does
not propose that any further delay shall ensue
In fact work on the canal has been proceeding
steadily ever since the Panama Canal Company
extended its option TO the United States last
spring but the energy which will be infused into
the Canal Commission Will lead to imme-
diate increase I'm the scale on which the work
IS being conducted. as the President proposes TO
see material progress accomplished before the
expiration Of his first term in the White House.
Members OF the present Canal Commission
have visited the isthmus in the last year. and
are thoroughly familiar with the details Of the
tasks which must first be undertaken. so that
no time need be lost in looking over the ground,
and the expedition. with which the great en-
gineerinR task win be initiated promises TO
surprise those who are not familiar with the
preparedness Of the President and his advisers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
UNABLE TO FIND ENEMY.
Russians at Port arthur Neither See
Nor Hear of japanese.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 19.-Major General Plus.
chief Of star to viceroy Alexieff. has sent the
following telegram from Port Arthur:
Our scouts report that no Japanese have been
seen either at Tsen-Chu or Ping-Yang, COrea.
The population is indifferent toward Us. The ice
the YaIU River is beginning 10 go out.
Natives say that II high tide comes in I'VE
days the ice will begin to drift.
The west coast of the LtaO-Tung Peninsula -
covered with ice for a distance OF a mile and
quarter to sea. None Of the enemys ships has
been seen lately. There have been no fresh at
teIupts TO destroy the railroad.
Paul Lessar. Russian Minister at Peking. has
teIesraphed that Yuan Shat Kai. commander IN
chief of the Chinese Army. intends 10 send 10000
men from Pao-Ting-Fu to Shan-Hai-Kwan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
VIE NINE AND BONILL1.
Oe'ng the Story of Coup That
Worked Blackboard.
Df rELrGRArE TO ruz rE1BuNr.1

II.
- -'esas Feb. l9.-The facts Of tke. recent
e., o. Dictatorship in Honduras. as
- nave reached here. are highly sensat t!onaL
'ilinoers OF Congress are now IN 5ar.
49, mas been dissolved. ana President
IN mas called n constitutional convention
'.. new Congress. on the night Of Feb
- . acniila. with 2 number Of dignitaries.
- ~.'eAalng reception 81 tne College Of
Z" 'ne miost Of the Eayeties. the building
'e ~ dozen places. The Pres dental
~ Lsa narrow escape. but anail, made its
"a q the palace.
- police were PCT 10 work at once. and the
.o-'N'ns members of Congress we're arrested.
A are IL Imminent danger of never being
&c from again: Folicarpo BoniIla. a cousin
~ ''ie President: Salvador Zelaya. cousin OF
A.. 'sueh' zelay0 of Nicaragua; Marcos Carias,
tuei a Navana. Miguel BustiIlo. Jesus n.
'@I@oo, Manuel T. Baronhonda, Ricardo
'-.eoa and Jacinto Rivas
'oih The facts IN the possession OF the gov
e'.ineht g.. they had planned a coup by which
s''oeiio Eorilla was 10 be made President
- o.,,',. a.siee did not extend beyond 'Teguci-
s~Ia' and everything IS quiet there now. The
.'0Hpt Steps lalSea ly the government killed
- iAcliie:t revolt. The constitutional conven-
- "ii not have its time of meeting fixed un-
- 1he government Is assured that there is no
~ @Ither danger from the revolutsonists.
-He arrest Of President Zelaya's cousin may
o'oee complications with Nicaragua. as Pres
.-eiA .A bonilla has an along suspected Zelaya Of
ing 10 fofnent discord in Honduras and this
VI convince him OF the truth OF his suspieions
- - ~ not improbable thez a war between the
&"o countries wiz follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK.
Russian Report of ChemulPO Fight
Il Gallant Defence.

St PETERSBURG Feb. 19-The government re-
port OF the naval action off Chemulpo. on Febru-
arv O. says the Russian cruiser Variag and the
Korietz sank q Japanese cruiser and a torpedo
boat destroyer and crippled another vessel be-
fore returning to the harbOr- The account. sent
from Shanghai by officers Of the Russian cruis-
ers. shows the admirable handling Of the two
Russian warships IN the face OF overwhelming
odds.
The Officers state that when the Japanese
squadron OF eight warships appeared or Che
muipO they were met by the small torpedo gun-
boat Korietz. which had been sent out to recon-
noitre. that the Korietz. on sighting the Japan
ese squadron. Immediately returned to the harbor
and rejOined the Variag. and that the Japanese
followed to the mouth Of the harbor and sent
the Russians a peremptory summons 70 sur
render.
This message. the officers add. was disre-
garded whereupon the japanese threatened to
enter the harbor and engage the Russians there
As this would have endangered the other YES
sells in the harbor. including the French and
other foreign warships. Captain Roudnef. Of the
variag. gave orders that both vessels steam out
and meet the enemy.
TWO JAPANESE SHIPS DESTROYED
The fight outside between the variag and ths
Korietz and the eight Japanese warships re-
sinking Of two Japanese warships-one cruiser
and one torpedO-bOat destrOyer-and the Grip
pling of a third vessel
The Russian ships We're repeatedly struck. but
they succeeded in re-entering the harbor where
the captains decided 70 blow up their ships 70
prevent them from falling into the hands os
the enemy. The survivors OF the crews were
taken on. and the two warships we're set on FIRE
The Russians also blew up a small steamer. the
SunEa-i. which was acting as tender to the
Variag
The people OF 81. Petersburg are eloquent IN
praise Of the skfuI and gallant conduct Of the
Variags captain. They say he inflicted an the
damage possible to the enemy's vessels and then
destroyed his own ships. More than that a sailor
could not do in the face Of such tremendous
odds
There IS TO question OF Russia making a pro-
test against the Japanese adIniraPs attack as a
breach Of COrean neutrality. as Corea. being
occupied by japanese troops. has lost her neutral
character
The report gives the losses on the variax as
one officer and thirty-three men killed two on
GERS slightly wounded and seventeen uen Sc
verely wounded. There were no losses on board
the Korietz. The officers and crews OF both
ships behaved nObly
A Russian correspondent OF The Associated
Press who Witnessed the engagement OF Che
mulpo. has teiegraphed the following account OF
the fight from Shanghai. where he has arrived
with the survivors OF the Russian ships on
board the French cruiser Pascal.
\ Japanese squadron consisting OF six ar
mored cruisers and eight toTD~do boats ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
NEGRO BURNED 1T STAKE.
He Murdered an arkansas Planter
Mob Soon on His Trail

Little Rock. Ark, Feb. 19.-GencO Bays. n
negro was hunted down by a mob and burned
at the stake to-day near Crossett for the mur-
der Of j. D. Stephens. OF Ashley County.
Stephens who was a wealthy planter had
few words with Bays yesterday. The negro
Iate- secured q shotgun and killed Stephens. He
then heat the body with the butt Of the gun and
made his escape
Bloodhounds were brought on special train
from, lake Village. They traced the murderer
20 his fathers house. where he was found hiding
IN a well a mob several hundred strong
dragged forth Bays. who made a full confes-
sion. With hands and feet tied, he was DouhG
to a stake in his fathers yard brush was
- ,ro,,nd him. the torch applied. and he was
slowly burned TO death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
JAPAN'S MOVEMENTS HIDDEN.
RUSSIANS UNABLE TO LOCATE ENEMYS SHIPS Or
MEN-CENSORSHIP ABOLISHED.
PcerOy lere Military Poser Ctaed Russians Report Tro Jap
U'mshps Sunk at Chemulpo

General Pfs dispatch from Port Arthur repord that japanese
had been found PgYang that the the Yau beginning
out and that Of the enemy ships had been
General Kuropn has been appointed command the Russian land forces
and Admiral Maro the Vcey Aee powers being thus
gderabH curahed
Russia abolished censorship all abroad
garded the the Of the sers
japanese and destroyer sunk BY the Vag and Korz
Chemupo according o the Russian official report