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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13
Was He q Kentuckian.
Mobile Item.

coroner in Pennsylvania found that the deceased came to his death by drowning in water" One would sup pose that he is a Kentuckian, he is so definite as to the medium.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13
Not t0 Blame.
GreenYille

Greenville Advocate.
 If the health of the country around the Panama Canal territory is such as 1t Is said to be, who could blame MT. Wallace for wanting to leave?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

The Washington Times refers to the Czar as Nicholas the Jellyfish." He would probably play a better game if he were q crawfish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13
sidewalk peneiIinds
Cotton stati.tic. Scandal,

T should say, indeed remarked a cotton grower yesterday. that 1t was great thing for the Southern Cotton Association to enjoy the honor of ex- ment of Agriculture.
 For many reasons there was lit- tie belief that the charges of Secre- tary Cheatham would be given proper consideration and would result. there fore. in anything of moment. It is of There is one thing very evident and that is that the Cotton Association is now known ana respected In regions where 1t had never been heard of be- fore. The organization Is now enjoy ing a prominence in the metropolitan probably to attain in tho ordinary
 well, while the cotton growers all suffered little by the factoring of the crop report the Association will profit by the exposure in the end. But to show that the organization was not a fixed quantity in the commer- scandal when the news was printed about the affair the Associated Press, 0 very accurate service. and most of the New York papers did not give the correct name of the cotton organiza- tion which Cheatham represented and hard.
 some of the papers. notably The Brooklyn Eagle, gave the Association the name of Cotton Planters AssOcia- tion' Others called it the Cotton Growers Association The 3 correct re- t ization was set on foot in New Orleans six months ago. It is the Southern Cotton Association"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

course in advanced veterinary science. MT. Fleming has for a long time been student of veterinary science, be- ginning at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He was at one time milk and meat inspector of the City of Bir- mingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

E. S. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says: The foregoing statement of The Adver- tisers circulation for the month of June. 1So6 is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents and leftover copies have been deducted E. s. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of July. 1905.
 (seal) Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

MT. W. A. Mccullough, special agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, Is regis tered at Clancey's.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Mir. R. A. O'Rear. and clerk in the office of the State Auditor. has re- turned from a short business trip to Jasper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13
Renort on Tree Insect.

M. M Dawson who recently sent specimen of tree insect to the Geor- gia State Board of Entomology has received the following report on the insect: ~
 Atlanta. Ga, July II. 1905. MT. M. M Dawson, Montgomery, Ala, Dear Sjr:-Wc are in receipt of your postal of the Sth inst. also box containing specimens of pecan bud worm.
 T beg to state that this pecan bud worm Is frequently found in the pecan nurseries and in pecan groves, and that 1t has been easily controlled In nearly ali cases by spraying the trees early in the spring, or as soon ,s nas,oaG as the with a mixture of lime and Paris T would advise using one pound of stone lime, five to six ounces of Paris rhs injured buds should also be cut off and burned thereby destroying the little tion Is carefully followed each year. the worms will soon become too scarce to cause serious injury.
 Respectfully yours.
 ''R l. Smith.
 State Entomologist."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Mir w B. Fleming. well known Montgomerian. reached home yester- day from the University of Pennsylva- nia where he has been pursuing a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Mir P. J. Wallace, a prominent young business man of Mobile, is in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13
Young Soldier of Fortune Here.

Fred l.. Howe. who says ne was mascot with the 20th Kansas Volun- teers in the Philippines. where he was wounded several tlmes. is in Mont gomery to attend the camp of the 2nd wound tHi'i received @ at Pekin. Howe was left partially deaf and In such con- dition that he cannot speak above a waspe aas! oa aas nd says gmy he ran aWay his home In 1898. and being too young to enlist. he served in the Spanish American war with the kahsas regl- ment as mascot and received a num- l Der of wounds
 Although he fought in the Philip; pines and many eny i%er fs becs"se wSsnaea o ment nsfHtee eannot n1o s reeosnize him he was not an enlisted man. lie produces letters from officers of the Kansas reg iment to corroborate his statements. At the outbreak of the war with Spain Howe was living with his par. his age and his size. he could not. en- l list In the army so he ran away from home and started for San Francisco. the Kansas regiment as mascot and sailed with that organization for the | Philippines. to the United States Howe wont with the Eth Infantry to China and was at the battle of Pekin where he received the wounds which afflicted him for
 The boy returned to the United States and went to his old Kentucky home to find his parents had moved away. He has not been nble to find them despite extraordinary efforts to do so. He says he, will continue his
 Last night Howe said that he would sell newspapers at the Alabama camp l of soldiers at Electric Park hoping thereby to earn enough money to pay his expenses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

The condition of State Auditor l.. SowelI. who has been i'll for several weeks with rheumatism. is improving and he is attending to the duties or his office He is still somewhat crlp- pied.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Messrs. Josh Copeland and J. A. of Troy, are in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Hon. J. J. King, a resident of Ma engo County. is In town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Dr. W. R. Belcher of Daleville who underwent a successful operation for appendicitis at a local infirmary last week is recovering and his friends expect he will be out in a short time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Mir. Robert NJ Wilder, 8 prominent itizen of Brantley, is in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

MT. Tom Chestnut, of Montgomer, will spend today in Troy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Mir. J. B. Rudulph, of Hayneville. visitor to the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

MT. P J. Wallace, a prominent young business man of Mobile, is in town.
 Messrs. Josh Copeland and J. A. Henderson, of Troy, are in the city.
 Mir Robert M. Wilder, 8 prominent citizen of Brantley, Is in town.
 Hon. J. J. King. a resident of Ma rengo County, is In town.
 MT. Tom Chestnut, of Montgomery, will spend today in Troy.
 Mir. J. B. Rudulph. of Hayneville. Is a visitor to the city.
 Mr. P. c. McCree. of Lowndesboro. is in town.
 Dr. w P. Russell, of Hayneville. is in town.
 MT. M R. Smith, of Brewton is in town.
 Mir. F. J. Mizell. of Opp, is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-13

Although June Is pretty dull with most newspapers. yet The Advertiser was abIe to make quite nice little gain over last month. Following the net figures for the month of June:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
PIPELINE TO GULF.
The schen Company of Great Britain
Backing the Project.

Independence, Kan, March 20
The ScheH company, of Great Britain,
is behind the movement to build an
independent pipe line to the gulf 1t
has agreed under certain conditions
to furnished all the capital tc swing
the deal and to take all the oil at the
seaboard- 1t wants the producers to
guarantee an output of 10000 barrels
a day, and in order to make it bind
ing it wants enough oil properties
consolidated and incorporated into one
concern to furnish the entire produc-
ton.
The plan is to capitalize on a basis
of 500 for each 100 barrels of
daily production. The capital stock
will aggregate $17,5OO,OOO divided as
follows: $11,500,000 of common stock
and $6,000,000 preferred OF the pre-
ferred, $1,000, 900 goes to the oil pro-
ducers on basis of $500 to 500 per
barrel, according to the grade of oil
The net earnings of the proposition is
figured at 80 per cent on the common
stock per year.
The Schel company is a strong
competitor of the Standard in tha
European markets and is anxious to
get in the OH game in Kansas, but it
wants the producers deeply enough in
terested in the enterprise to stick by
it in the face of tempting offers which
the Standard is liable to make in the
future to break UP competition here.
The producers believe that the pro-
ject will be put through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
WAVES go FEET HIGH.
Encountered by the Cedric on Her
Latest Voyage.

New York, March 20.-More than three
and a half days behind her best record
time for the voyage the big White Star
line steamer Cedric came into port to-
day after the most turbulent trip of her
career. From the outset of the voyage
the Cedric encountered heavy weather
The fury of the gales was terrific and
at times assumed hurricane proportions
with tremendous seas. At times the
seas broke more than 20 feet higher
than the Cedric's bridge and were esti--
mated to be go feet high from the hol-
low to the crest. Her officers say that
although the huge ship rolled and pitch
ed violently she behaved splendidly. In
the most violent period of the storm on
March u, Mrs. Whitney, a steerage pas
senger. gave birth to a child. He was
named Cedric Whitney.
Among the passengers on the Cedric
was Jabez White, the British pugilist.
and his manager, Charles Mitchell.
White is matched to fight Jimmy Britt
at San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20

from the ruins. The flames, however,
soon stopped the rescue work Tons of
water were poured onto the ell but the
fire from the main structure became too
hot for effective work and the entire
plant with those who failed to escape
had to be abandoned
Meanwhile news OF the accident had
through the crowds already near the
burning factory men and women were
struggling wildly towards the center to
get news of the rela tiyeS. When the
flames reached Dahiborg's block even
the firemen were obliged to retreat tenn
porarily and it was feared that large
section of the district would be oblit-
Grated The occupants of all these
buildings had little time to save their
effects. Some barely escaped them
selves. Reinforced by the arrival of
other apparatus, however the DEPART
ment made a fresh attack and after a
hard struggle succeeded IN stopping the
spread of the flames although the Dahl
borg block and several smaller buildings
had been ruined. The Dahlborg block
was occupied on the ground floor by the
owner with a hardware store The up
per stories were given over to offices
and to a large hall. The block with it's
contents was valued at about $50, 900.
The financial loss to r. B. Grover &
Co., estimated at $3.50, 600, is nearly off
set by insurance
After the explosion many employees
went to their homes as soon as they
left the building. This added to the
difficulty of the police and factory fore
man in computing a reliable list of
The Brockton hospital was
notified at once of the disaster and hur-
ried preparations were made to receive
the injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
BICHAM IS OUT.
Consul to Cape Town Succeeded by
H. L. Washington.

Washington, March 20.-W. r. Big
ham, of White City, Morris county.
Kan. for four years United States con-
sui general at Cape Town. South Africa.
has been superseded. The senate al
most the last thing it did before ad-
journment of the special session on Sat-
urday. confirmed Horace Lee Washing
ton of this city to succeed Bigham-
Washington is now consul general at
Geneva, Switzerland
The fact may be of significance that
Piehau1 was almost the first man
whose appointment Senator Burton Sc
cured when he entered Office in March,
1901. At the department of state this
morning the third assistant secretary,
Mr.. Herbert Pierce, stated that Mr..
Bigham had served four years and that
A change is desired. He said the gov
ernrnent had secured in Mr.. Washing
ton a trained consul and better service.
So far as known, no charges have been
filed against Bigham. Bigham was
member of the Kansas legislatures OF
1898 and 1901 He was Burton man,
hence his appointment to Cape Town
early in 1901.
The -counsu1ship pays $4,000 and was
the best Kansas has had for years Con-
sl1I General Bfgllam was home in Kan
sas on extended leave only last fall re-
turning to his post late in November.
At that time he passed through Wash
ington and paid his respects at the de-
partment of state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
MORE MINERS DIE.
A Second Explosion Killed Members of
a Rescuing Party in West Virginia.

Charleston. W. Va, March 20.-As a
result of two explosions in the Rush
Run and Red Ash mines near Ehur
mond, "a men in the two mines are dead.
Ten of these were killed in an explo-
sion Saturday night and the IA others
formed a rescuing party, which entered
the mines to take from them the bodies
of their fellow workmen. These latter
were killed by second explosion and
the after damp.
The first explosion seemed to shake
the foundations of the mountains aud
the twin fash from the two neighboring
drift mouths lighted up the heavens 1of
miles around. From the mining villages
for several miles up and down the r1V-
er hundreds of persons soon rushed to
the scene of the disaster.
The first explosion was caused by
naked flame coming in contact with
the gas The flames leaped from the
drift mouth and set fire to everything
in the mines which was not blown out
by the force of the explosion. The
from the drift mouth down the incline
to the tipple and the empties drawn up,
was blown from its mOorings and down
the mountain side 800 feet, while the
drum house caught fire and was totally
consumed.
The cars that stood at the mouth of
the mine were blown far down towards
the tipple and much of the track of the
incline was destroyed. The rails were
twisted and the crossties whipped from
their beds in the ballast and sent
scorehed and charred many yards away
The big fan that furnished air in the
mine was so damaged that it was sew
eraI hours before it could be started
again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
WANT A RECEIVER.
Courts VIII Be Asked to Take stand
ards Kansas Branch.

Independence, Kan, March 20.-Appli-
cation will be made to the district court
at Neosho county for a receiver for all
of the Prairie Oil and Gas company's s
pipe lines in Kansas. Included in the
petition which the oil producers will file
before Judge StiIwell at Erie will be Il
request that the Prarie Oil company he
Meeting with wells from which it has
refused to take Oil The announcement
made Saturday night that the Standard
Oil company will take enough oil in
Kansas to hold it's charter resulted in a
conference today of the producers. Their
lawyers are busy on the papers in the
case. The governors assurance that all
to compel the Standard to be decent
fixed the determination of the producers
to go ahead
The receivership of the pipe lines un-
der the direction ef the state court will
enable the producers to md out wheth-
er the common carrier bill is practica-
BILE or NOT. Today or Tuesday 1000 bar
rels of oil will be rendered the Prairie
Oil and Gas company by the Kansas
and Texas Oil company of Chanute for
transportation TO Kansas City, Kan,
under the provisions OF the common
carrier law. If the oil is refused the
application for receiver will be filed
John 0sBrien, assistant
general manager of the Prairie Oil and
Gas company, says that all oil offered
today under the common carrier law
will be refused. ThsA rne issue is join
ed Suit for custer was filed. recently
by the attorney general against the
Standard Oil company. This suit is df-
rectly against the Prairie company. The
Standard Oil alleges that the Prairie is
not part of the Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
CRISIS AT HAND.
French Minister at Caracas Has
Notified Venezuela
That She Must Not Interfere
With Cable Company.
WARSHIPS ORDERED
To Proceed at Once to the Ven
ezuelan Coast.
To See That the Minister'sOrders
Are Obeyed.
WARSHIPS ORDERED

Washington. March 2O.-The French
cable complications have reached a
crisis and Minister Bowen has Informed
the state department that the French
minister at Caracas by instructions OF
his government, has notified the Vene-
zuelan government that there must be
no further proceedings on it's part to-
ward the cancellation of the company's
franchise or interference with its prop
erty. Further Mr.. Bowen reports that
two French war ships have been order
ed post haste to Venezuela to act in ac-
cordance with the instructions of the
French minister. These are the cruisers
Jurien De La Graviere and the Duplex
now in the Caribbean sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
MESSENGER ASSAULTED
An Old Grudge or Robbery the
Motive.

Chattanooga, Tenn. March 20
Nal Pruett. the Southern Express
company's messenger on the train
leaving here for Memphis early today
was assaulted in his car near Lookout
station, few miles out of the city by
Will Thomas, a former messenger.
Thomas claimed the assault was the
result of personal difficulty, but
Pruett says robbery was the motive
Pruett was struck on the head with a
piece of timber and is now in the hos
pital. He stated that two packages
of money and a package of vouchers
were missing. After striking Pruett
Thomas applied the emergency brake
and jumped from the train He was
captured later and is in Jail here. The
sudden stopping of the train caused
much excitement among the passen-
gers who rushed out of the cars and
aided in the pursuit and capture of
Thomas. The express company ofti-
cials refuse to make any statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20

Standard Oil company told what a
glorious thing the Standard Oil COM
pany had done for the development of
the world. He said that Standard oil
was used in the arctic regions. and car
ried across the Sahara on the backs
Of camels In continuing his figure
he asserted that llamas burdened
with the products of the Standard
went through the streets Of Peru.
When Mr.. Sutton rose to speak he
said that he did not know much about
the llamas of Peru being burdened
with Standard oil but that he did
know that there were oil producers in
Peru (Kansas) who We're carrying
Standard oil burdens on their backs
This witty sally at the expense OF
Senator Porter was cheered for sew
eral minutes.
g. w. McCIelland Of Cherryvale, in
conversation with a State Journal re-
porter also expressed the sentiment of
the oil producers I'VE realize said
he that we are in this thing to a
finish. We won't get any considera-
ton from the Standard Oil They
have already ruined many oil men.
They are the ones who have lost
everything and have dropped out Of
sight You don't hear from them any
more but those who are left know
what we are up against and we know
that we have to whip this most
tyrannical Of all pirates Do you
know that il is not a wild statement
to say that every barrel of oil pro-
that produced it 81. There has been
no money made here by the oil pro-
ducers- The Standard has let the peo-
pie go on and spend their money While
they stood by and encouraged them
and now they want to step in and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
IN FIGHT TO WIN.
Kansas Oil Men in Battle to the
Death.
Either They Must Fail or Stand
ard Lose.
NOT "A HALTING STEP.
Independent Refineries in Pro-
cess of Construction.
Only Hope of the Producers of
MR.. TUCKER TALKS.
CherryTale Man Will Order
Machinery This Week.
Congressman Scott Says 1t VIII
Take Years to Win.
Standard Agent Says He Wants
Square Deal.
Cherryvale Man Will Order
Machinery This Week.

independence, Kan, March 20
The Kansas oil men realize that the
battle with the Standard is a fight to
the death. They expect no consider
alton from that organization. If they
succeed they know that it must be in
spite of the Standard.
There were several speeches of a
placatory nature at the big banquet
held at the Hotel Carl Leon Saturday
night Five hundred people listened
TO the speeches and shook their
heads They are in no pleasant frame
OF mind and the remarks of Senator
Fitzpatrick, the POSTMASTER, were re
ceived in silence. Senator Samuel
Forter went farther than the rest and
made speech which was laudatory
OF the Standard. There was no dis
approbation- but when w. B. Sutton.
a young man. criticised Senator Por-
Ter ne was greeted with cheers Mr..
sutton really made the hit of the even
ing and il was because he flew in the
face OF the Standard He did not
mlnce words He called the trust a
pirate and said that the only way the
oil producers could win was to whip
the monster Tt was such a talk as
the people were in accord with. Hel
sounded the key note and Senator
Porter, Governor Hoch and Congress-
man Campbell were compelled to
listen while the honors We're carried
of by an unknown speaker who is lit
tie more than a boy.
The banquet shows the temper of
the people and 1t shows that they real |
lie that milk and water methods will |
not win the contest with the Standard |
Oil company The fair talk is all 1
right SO far as the state at large is Il
concerned but it does not express thel
sentiments of the Kansas oil pro-
ducers.
Senator Porter in his defense of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
FEELING HER Way TO PEACE.
Russia Is Beginning to Consider Pos
sibIe Terms of settlement.

st. Petersburg, March 20.-WhiIe
Emperor Nicholas. whose word is
final, still declines to abandon the
prosecution of the war, and the gov
ernment maintains its ability to con-
tinue the conflict, the Associated
Press is in a position to state that
powerful influences. including several
of the emperor's own ministers, are
now strongly urging that the time has
come to indicate to Japan Russia s de-
sire for peace upon a reasonable basis.
Should Japan then attempt to inn
pose too onerous conditions. these in
fuences argue that in view of the uni
versal wish to see the bloody conHlct
ended Rl1ssia's position will be
strengthened abroad by the alienation
of sympathy from Japan and the stu
alton at home improved when the ma
ton is made to understand that the