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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
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GRANDMOTHER AT s4.
she Beats Out . Brooklyn sAIderman''
 wife by Two Years.

she Beats Out . Brooklyn sAlderman's
 wife by Two Years.
 London Express.
 .~rhe wife of a Brooklyn Alderman has just had the rare experience of becoming a grandomther ct se:"
 The above paragraph has provided an instant challenge from lady who lives near Brighton.
 married at IS. I had daughter at 1e :. She married at IT and she had child nearly a year afterward.
 therefore I was a grandmother at s4, I had four children before l was 2f and have had none since. Nov am 49. My girls are all grown up, so we arc ike i've sisters and as happy as queens.
 'Thrse of my daughters are married and have two grandsons
 T could not resist the challenge im- piled in your paragraph, seeing that lcould so distinctly go one better than the American grandomther."
 our correspondents achievement is heroic. But she will probably not be astonished to find, in spite of the obvi- ous surprise of her question, that she has very few competitors in England.
 The lady was married at lb. Now, in all England at the time of the last census there were only thirty wives or that age. This is not conclusive, of course. If the census were taken an- nually, 1t might show thirty wives at the age of 15 every year.
 Against this, however. is to be set the extreme improbability of juvenile marriage, extending to the second gem eration. It no more follows that the daughter of a girl of i7 will herself be d mother at 1T than it follows that the first-born of a woman of 40 will not be a mother until she is 40 herself.
 Such records as that of the lady in the vicinity of Brighton are more com mon in countries like Austria, where young girls mature Into women while stilI very young. In India a woman who was not grandmother until she was 36 would be regarded as an ec- centricity. Two in every five of the female population of India arc married before they are 15.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
FERGUSON AGAIN TEsTTFIEs.
Continues His Statement Before Sen
 ate Committee.

Continues His Statement Before Sem
 ate Committee.
 Washington, Feb. s.-E. M. Ferguson of Duluth, Minn., representing the Re- tailers and Shippers Association, con- tinued hls statement before the Sem ate Committee on Interstate Commerce today. He made special complaint Of the secret routing agreements of the railroad companies operating in the fruit centres of the West.
 This arrangement enabled railroads to select lines without consulting the shippers. and Mir. Ferguson said that loss and inconvenience often resulted to perishable goods. He charged dis. crimination by the railroads in the in- terest of the Armour private Refrige. rating Car Line Company, saying that the charges of that company were of. ten double those of the railroad lines themselves.
 Thls, he said. was due to the exelu. sive contracts which the Armour Com pany had been able to procure, and he asserted that the organization and suc- cess of the beef trust were traceabls to these contracts.
 In reply to questions. Mir, Ferguson expressed the opinion that a number of railroad officials were interested in the private car companies. but that the railroad companies themselves secured no benefit from the arrangements with the companies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
capsed Edmunda to Retire,

W. J. Mcconnell, of Idaho, a witness at the Shoot trial. Is said to have has tened the retirement of George F. Ed fnunds from the United States Senate. There is a tradition In that body that new member ought to wait at least one session before making a speech. MT. Mcconnell was elected from Idaho when that state was admitted to the Union. He drew the short term, which only lasted a couple of months. so he determined to lose no time. He caught the presiding officers eye and with his formidable voice proceeded to deliver a speech. Edmunds gazed with astonishment at the orator and then asked his neighbor; 'Ts that member of the House7'' ''No, it is a Senator" was inc reply, When dld he get in?" further inquired Edmunds. "He was sworn in yesterday" was the response. Sworn in yesterday and making a speech today" unused Ed Tnunds Well, I guess 1t is time for me to quit" Then he got his resigna- tion ready.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
ENGLAND's NAVAL STRENGTH.
Arthur Hamilton Lees Speech Create.
 a Sensation.


 London. Feb. IA speech delivered In the Hampshire village of East Leigh Thursday evening by Arthur Hamilton Lee, civil lord of the admir- alty, has created @ sensation.
 In dealing with the recent re-dis- tribution of Great Britain's naval force Mir. Leo frankly declared that Gre, . Britain has not so much to keep her eyes on France and the Mediterranean but had to look with anxiety though not with fear towards the North Sea and that the fleets had been so distri- buted as to enable them to deal with any danger in that direction should 1t unfortunately occur.
 If war should unhappily be declared, he continued, under existing condl- tions the British navy would get its blow In first before the other side had time to read the papers that war had been declared He maintained that by recent naval reforms Great Britain's strength as @ naval fighting power had been principally doubled during the last few weeks"
 The speech, which was delivered nt a railway dinner. Is nowise political and is commented upon in some of the London morning papers as exceed ingly indiscreet and likely to be great ly resented by Germany, at which is evidently pointed. The Daily Chronicle suggests that Premier Baifour should muzzIe his civil lord of the admiralty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
BLANKET OF sLEEF AND SNOW,
The south Suffering from the BittcI
 Cold Shan,

hAU OCANh SAAA0AAAAt4 AAOAAA AAHS AAAhtGA
 Cold Snap. Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 3.--A wet blan- ket of sleet and snow is spreading over the central South tonight. Railway trafic has been considerably impaired, ana all trains are reported several hours behind time. The thermometer reg isters 2 degrees above zero at Little Rock, and reports from that city state that the fruit crop of Arkansas has been severely damaged.
 Last nights storm of snow and sleet which covered this city to a depth of six inches, was prevalent over the States of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mis- sissippi, Northern Louisiana, parts of Indian Territory and Northern and Gen. tral Texas.
 Many head of cattle will be lost in some sections of Texas. The tempera- ture Is 20 above at Dallas.
 4 report from Greenville, Miss, says that ungathered cotton in that regian has been almost destroyed. s
 In Memphis the temperature is t2 above tonight and stationary. the ther- mometer having risen several degrees during the day. The river is complete ly covered here with ice and navigation Is practically suspended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
CAUSED ICE EMBARGO
EFFECTs or EXTREME COLD IN
 NEW YORK.
Dense Frozen Masses Filled North. and Enst Rivers Rendered Navfga- ton Practically Impossible
 at Metropolis.

New York Feb. 3.---Following a cold snap that set In last night, an ice em- bargo was laid today on New York har- Dor and Long Island sound that rem dered navigation impossible except by power steam craft, and even then in many instances had the utmost dif- flculty in forcing their way through the dense masses of ice which at times filled the North and East Rivers from shore to shore, grinding against the pier heads and ferry slips and float ing up and down with the tide.
 These arctic conditions were in a great measure due to the release of vast ice fields up the Hudson which came sweeping down on the current, but the intense cold of the night made ice thickly along the shores Of the harbor Long Island Sound especially towards the eastern side, was reported to be filled with ice rendering naviga- ton mos dangerous and difficult than at any time this winter.
 The steamer Old Dominion of the Joy line. bound from Boston with freight. is fast in the ice of Whit stone, l.. I.
 The freight steamer Fall River, load ing at an East River pier. was found to be leaking today and the assistance of wrecking tugs and the rapid dis charge of her cargo were necessary to keep her afioat. The leak was at- tributed to damage received in bat tling with the ice on her way from New Bedford yesterday.
 The aeet of steamers bound for ports on the Sound which left here this af- ternoon. had orders to keep close to- gether and force their way through the sound ice in a wedge formation. The ferryboats on North and East rivers and to south Brooklyn and stat- en Island have had much difficulty in reaching their destination and some ferry lines have closed. as the steam CTS were unable to make landings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
sIGoURNEY IN LEAD.
Amateur Billiard Tournament In Prog
 reas at ChicagO.


 Chicago, Feb. 3.-W. IT. Sigourney of San Francisco, heads the winning column in the amateur billiard tourna- ment for the national championship now being played at the Chicago Ath- letfc Club By winning rather tire some game tonight, which lasted fifty three innings. the Pacific coast man assumed the lead in games won. He has a perfect score, having won all the games he has participated h so far. His nearest opponent is Conkling of Chicago, who has played but two games both of which he won.
 Rein of Chicago was Sigourney's op- ponent tonight. and 1t was due to the fact that the local man played a mis- erable game rather than anything else that enabled Sigourney to win the con- test. The final score was 300 to 2l4.
 Gardner of New York and Ehreshle of Boston. were opposed to each other in the first game fRfs.. .a'fternoon. Tho New Yorker played an exeeifentIy strong game winning by the score of 300 to i90. His average was n s-2T. which equals the high average for the tournament made by conkiing Tuesday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Thrnntened YYntnr ahnrtnre.

St. Louis, Feb. 3.-An Immense foe broke from the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River tonight and, drifting with the current, swung against the in-take for the city waterworks, smashing the ice-guards and screens, and 'piling up In the in-talxe, despite clear.
 When>the ice became tightly damned the capacity of the in-take was di- unfinished two-thirds. An effort will be made tomorrow to free the in-take by means of dynamite. as the consumption of water at this season is one million gallons a day and there is only a two days supply in the reservoir.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04

night in the game with Stark. At the start 1t looked as if Threshie was out to win. Tn the first three innings he counter es points. During these pe- riods Gardner was unable to do much. but in the fourth inning he made his high run of 64. Threshie was averag- ing five each time he stepped up to the table. but with run of n In the sixth and a score of ~ points in the tenth inning. Gardner took the lead and new CT relinquished It.
 Stark of Brooklyn lost again in the second game played today. This makes three games that he has lost so far with nothing In the winning column. The man who took Starks measure today was Schnitt of Racine. The final score was 300 to 275., It was a hard game for the Brooklyn man to lose. as he led up to the twenty-fifth Inning, by a good margin.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
rn nencun orntermen.

Annapolis, Md, Feb. s.--The ice boat Annapolis left here this morning to rescue a number of oysterm Da whI have been ice-bound for two weeks of Deals Island In the Chesapeake Bay. Later this afternoon the Annapolis was frozen in the ice and was unable to proceed. The Annapolis is ice- bound ten miles from the marooned oystermen, who are said to be in a starving condition.
 Another fee boat probably will be sent from Baltimore tomorrow to take ofH the starving men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Rnde shaIer aooahre.

Colon, Feb. S.--The Panama Rail- road Company's steamer oriziba which sailed for New York today had on board Colonel James R. shaler, form CT Superintendent of the Panama Rail- road and recently appointed Consul to Panama at Chattanooga. Tenn, and Mrs. shaler. All the heads of depart ments and many other employees of the company and a number of prominent residents went on board the steamer to bid goodbye to Colonel Shaler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
CHICAGO oRArw AND PnovasnoNs.

Chicago, Feb s--Apprahansion conc1rn- ing cold weather damage % gsrmtnatlFNe price of wheat for July delivery. closinx prices on the July option ahowed net sain pron,nsn, trader May wheat closed " wusk si net loss of hg Ac. Cora. oats and pro visIops are unchanged
 relative strength and activity of the July 2 delivery, The temporary supplantins or was due to aa awakened realization of the Y poBsibiiity of . shortage of wheat during s..e E months of June and July. Pear of this 2 port made hy . st Loais trade journal tha& many complaints of damage to winter wheat market was also buiiiahly affected hg the decision of Attornew General Moodx fegaEd- ing .drawbacks' on wheat imported for of leading operator in buying July and selling May was q factor m causing dis 2 At the opening the market was ftrms May esing up .%@Ae at LII t4l.ls$ lnly
 opened at ssA @ssz pTeessions 'a, ef snsws 4 some selling of July early h the session and resulted in decline of s9h. 4 leader oe May. Graduaiiy but surely. ths ! ics os { that delivery sank lower. The game trader, s sEsdss 0qS so"sS sssS ,ss sHgSg ss ss % rsaston @ S' occurred sS on @ srotss f taeia Hasi May delivery sold s off 'a so 1 .isx and elossd weak at f.1sh@i.te&. Ciearancss Of wheat and flour were equal Co so.sQb nugh- els Exports for the week as shown Dy3f BradRtreets were equal to e4S,000 bunh- els Primary receipts we're sSs.700 hushelas N1th b5o,T00 year ago. Minneapoiis. pu- luth and Chicago reported rcceEgfa of 336 ears, against sto last week and ssi EeaEs1 age.
 Trading in corn was unnsaally cBlse and prices showed almost no change. one eE- Y plantation for tho lack of .ntercsg might be found in the chaotic SItuation in frAlgnf t rates due to the fight between '. q Husf nhgsei and Eastern roads Western sAsppefa, M f was said. are holding off until some sstkie- ment is reached. Local recelpts today were small, the falling off, however. befng uua e partly to the delay in shipments caused oy e cold weather. May opened shade lowee at 44N 044T. sold between 44Ss and StM and closed at A47s. Local Fseeipts were 1s0 cars. with two of contract g1ade.
 Az . result of selling by cash houses and q. some local bears the oata market was rathe or easy early in tho day. Later aaeasiaf tone developed on covering by shorts. May opened unchanged to shade higher ae Ss & ni @ so% @3oM, sold off to seA @3eA and a closed at 30% Local receipts were % 4,
 Provisions were neglected Thers wes httie done outside of a commission house trHde only to establish Quosations.. At the close May pork and ribs were unchanged at 12.2Th and s.seM respectively. Lard . was up a shade at ssasMl q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
FOUND NEARLY FROZEN.
Gadsden Man Discovered In a Serious
 CQnAlflOu.

Gadsden, Feb. 3.-(SpeciaI.) Hate condon, a well known character around Gadsden, was found by Omcers Garner and O'Bannon in the rear of 8 saloon this afternoon. frozen almost stiff, and barely alive. two inches of sleet covered him as he lay in the buggy. He was taken to the city pris- on and medical aid was snmmoned. The surgeon pronounced him puIseIess and probably dying It is not thought that he will live through the night.
 The weather is bitter cold and sleet has fallen all day. Snow lies three three inches deep on the ground.
 Business is virtually suspended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Weather cena.IltioHs. .I

The sr..t wave of high barometer con tinues central over the pakotas; zero weath- CT overspreads most of the North; tempera- lures have fallen somewhat ovAr Eastern cotton districts the freezing line dipping south nearly to the middle Gulf coast; while 1t continues severely cold in the middle Northwest, 1t is somewhat warmer than same hour yesterday from Missouri valley east through the Lake region; rain has fai- len In Florida and southern Texas. and snow has been quite general from the Great storm is now central over middle California, giving continued rains 4n the far West
 Temperature and precipitation as reported by the weather Bureau for selected South ern stations during 24 hours ending q. m.. Feb. 3, 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Aue~ea Larceuv After Truat.

Birmingham. Ala. Feb. 4.-W. R. McArthur was arrested here tonight charged with larceny after trust, and his father, F. p. McArthuT, was ar- rested in Knoxville on the same charge
 They were both connected with a large piano company and are wanted in At. ianta, Macon, Knoxville. Chattanooga and Savannah on charges similar to those preferred here. z
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
AuvvbIte Glven Tyyentv-ons Year,

Memphis, Tenn. Feb s.---A special to The Commercial Appeal from Newport. Ark, says: Newton Aliwhite. the self confessed participant with his father in the murder and assault on Mrs Aune- lia Mauldin last Christmas, for which crime the elder Aliwhite was lynched. owing to his sons confession. was toe day sentenced to twenty-one years in
 the penitentiary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
.nenth of Capt. F,rnnk Pltts.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb, 3.-capt. Frank Pitts. aged 52, ex-State Treas urer and prominent in politics of Mis- souri, died here this evening of ca tarrhal pneumonia. Captain Pitts came here from Paris Mo, about three weeks ago for the benefit of his health. The body has been taken back to Paris for burial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
SNOW AND sLEET IN GEORGIA.
Some Damage to Live stock, Bu4 Fruit
 is Safe.

is Safe.
 Atlanta. Ga. Feh. 2.---A thin coat of sIeet covers Atlanta and this immediate vicinity. and while some suffering among livestock is reported, no serious damage is being done nor Is any seri- ous trouble expected, as the weather is moderating.
 The northern portion of Georgia Is covered with q few inches of snow, while rain is reported in the southern part of the State. No damage to fruit Is reported. Telegraph and telephone companies report wires in good condf-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
ru.nuu nTrrTTNc TowTcuT.

IEAWUE aNA1E4 AINN NV17AUIlNs
 The friends and supporters of Hon. W. M. Teague are cordially invited to attend q meeting fin behalf of has ean- didacy for Mayer to be held at 24 Ia Commerce Street lover Fourth National BamIS) at o'clock tonight. Mr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
sIdeMnlIks oovereh yYith sIeet.

Meridian, Miss. Feb. 3.--Sidewalks here are covered to a depth of four inches with solid sleet and ice. Old residents claim this is the worst freeze In many YearA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04

Save for my daily range Among the pleasant deids of Holy might despair. -Tennyson,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Defeea of Chine.e voIee.

The Chinese voice lacks two notes its scala has six notes instead of eight. The fourth and seventh notes are the missing ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
, Indicates rise. | Indicates fan.
River FOrecast.

(Eor next two days.D flI The Coosa and upper Alabama will con- ffnue to fall slowly or remain stationary: the lower Alabama will rise very slowly or remain stationary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
IoCAI WHOLESALE MARRHT.

Malaga HE4HEl-~E@aE A13s sa Cocoanuts--Eachs So- Fiorida 'oranges-Per box sa.S4 oata-Mixed, 44o bushei; whlte, 4GA corn--Whlta. T0073c.
 Prov1sionas c R Buik--shc pound. C R Bacon-9&c pound Traakfast Baeon--l6c pound. 4ams-iec pound.
 s--aet Potatoes--31. 90 bushsa -sh Potatees-eoc haziA isrS-l,eaf sAo poOad. eAstA Si@sr IRrd--7iho pound Sssnies---sl 60 bushel. S5tnna--s1.10 Dusnel Sreaae--12 Q 18c pouu1sg sugar--cranulatsd sssc pcunas \. O. eM prS saited sfdss--sHe. Taal-ea I e asc per bushel Salf-LAverpooL sl per saeNs FlfAi1ias sk-. SffchiRan aBo-ib. barroiHs S1sfA Butter-5ersey. 2oQ3se; Isnasaaes ceaA- ' F FlaSr-- Ss -ss- ss Gs, SC barrel gvr1rp---Fancy. soc; rehpllaos &Hc Arrov Ties--a6 lba.. ea .aQ. Jute nagElnE--a ihA. TM@y%es { @ ma, ,TN 07Ac-
 FfAif huaheis.--z zFoN-hcun0. per Ac4s a3.&& Psck measmes tron egupa ger de4s 4isss ree hoopa ss.sss tAses hsspa wen huekets~~Sa .s@
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04

T Indicates trace of precipitation.
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE. Section Director, Weather Bureau.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-10
PERSONAL.

The following named registered at the Commercial hotel yesterday: T. A. Blumer. r. Fitzsimons. J. C. Smith. Los Angeles; Charles B. Kehrman, St. Louis; w. F. dagger Denver; H. D. Benley, San Francisco; Palmer Tam borinO, Gertrude Potts. Marie Cain, Mary Houck, Mabel Russell, William WoOlf, Will Hackett, Tempe
 Those registering at the Hotel Adams yesterday were: C. W. Waller, San Francisco; F. W. Pitsbry. J. L. Daube. Chicago; C. ?. Heaton, Los Angeles; Julius Natter. St. Louis.
 Those registering at the Ford hotel yesterday were: E. c. Bell, Austin. Tex; J. c. Mcclure, Tucson; J. w. Shelor. Chicago; Rudolph Levi, San Francisco; A. A. Jones, Pueblo; Miss Esther Angeline, Tacoma.
 The following named left this morn ing via the $. F. P. & P: William H. Perry, for Boston; Lida C. Morris, for Los Angeles; Wm. Gardener and wife. for San Diego; Charles H. Manning for Bismarck, N. D.; Bert Miller, for Chicago.
 The following named were passen- gers on last nights southbound NJ. & P. train: Joseph Barry, for Cham paign, H.; c. B. Doris, for Winona. Miss, escorting the body of his broth CT, Rupert Doris; Mrs. E. r. Peters. for Douglas; Miss Tt- w. Boston. for Fl PasO; Mir. Dunning for Globe; $. r. Shaw, William r. Swope. Mrs. Vim. ?. Swope, Wm. A. Swope, Miss Jessie M. Swope. for San Bernardino, accom- panying the remains of the late Mrs. Shaw
Arizona republican., 1905-06-10
Summer Session

But it was learned yesterday that the showers for the most part picked out the wrong places. It rained little on some of the groves and helped some. but a much more thorough wetting is needed. There is yet no special men ace to the large orange trees, and the worry of the growers is mainly for the growth of the little trees planted this spring and the maturing of the fruit on the older trees.
 4 SPECIAL CASION-Thursday night was a special occasion for Phoe- nix chapter, No. 3, Order of the East ern Star, and 1t was known as chil- dren's night. A fine program was ren- dered, after which refreshments were served in the banquet room. the march thereto being led by the children. Af- ter the banquet, various games were played by the young people, and the older ones amused themselves at cards. The following was the pro- gram: Columbia, by Mrs. Tafel; chorus by the audience; recitation, by Matte DOster; recitation. Grace Graves; piano solo, Frances LOunt; song, Georgie Luhrs; play, participated in by Mabel Novinger, Grace Hubbard. Hazel Marshall, Eddie Melczer and George McNeil; piano solo, Theodore Plath; recitation, Emma Luhrs; in strumental duet. Hazel Goldberg and Gertrude Melczer; America, by the audience
Arizona republican., 1905-06-10

Winners Comfort says smoke 'em.
 Kerry Cow Cigar.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-10
DavidsOn's Cash Store Phoenix, Arizona.
 Tel. Red 363.
THEN AND NOW.

Tn the good old days Of the tallow candle. the Bible and the almanac comprised most of the reading matter in many homes. But just think of the many books, papers and magazines nowadays And then you wonder why so many eyes give out and you won der why so many people have to wear glasses.
 'Ttsn't work but overwork that kills. These are strenuous times in which We're living ard if you feel your eyes giving out under the strain, remember We stand ready to help them to bear the burden with the best glasses that modern science and skill can supply.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-10

Accumulated deficiency in tempera- since Jan. 1, IS degrees. Accumulated excess in rainfall since Jan. 1. 1O.6O inches.
 L. N. JESUNOFSKY,
 Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-10
Of Locally
 Interest. 0 0&
THE WEATHER.
Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican.
AAS

Forecast for today-Fair.
 Data for 24 hours ending 5:30 p. m. yesterday: