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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-04-07
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
Duns Trade Reyieyv.

New York, Jan. 13.-R. G. Dun & Co. 8 weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
 Erratic weather produces irregular ity in rail distribution of merchandise at many points, and Southern business is quiet because of the depression in cotton, but the general outlook is con- sidered very bright. Manufacturers report that confidence is warranted by the number of new orders, while de- liveries on old contracts are Of satls- factory volume. The best news comes from the iron and steel industry, and activity is assured among cotton spin ners as soon as the raw material mar ket becomes settled. Failures for Jam uary thus far compare very favorably with last years returns. railway earn ings increased 5.S per cent over those of 1904 and foreign commerce at this port for the last week shows a gain of $6,151,S67 in imports and loss of only $9S1,93S In exports.
 Nor is stability threatened by specu- lative imitation of prices as yet, al- though there Is danger that usually menaces any revival of industry. Rail- ways are placing large contracts for mand for billets and bars is so urgent that premiums above list prices are re- corded on some transactions.
 Failures this week numbered 324 in the United States against 324 last week and 2S in Canada compared with 24 a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
REPORTON CANAL WORK
COMMISSIONS REPORT SENT TO
 CONGRESS.
Fresident Recommends thst He Be Given Greater Discretion and that Board Be Reduced in
 Number of Members.

Washington, Jan. 13.-President Roosevelt, in a brief message transmit ting to Congress today the first annual report of the Panama Canal Commis- sion, together with a letter from Sec- retary Taft relating to Panama affairs, recommends that he be given greater discretion, as he is charged with the re . sponsibility of constructing the canal. The Board of Canal Commissioners, he saSs, should be reduced to five, or, pre- ferably three members, whose duties, powers and salaries should be assigned by the President.
 In his letter. Secretary Taft says the commission has done a great deal of the work of organization and prepa- ration to build the canal. Decided progress has been made in the verifl- cation of the data obtained by the French engineers, and in procuring new data necessary to enable the engineers of the commission to determine the proper plan for the canal
 The Secretary expresses the opinion that 1t may be necessary to Increase from 10 to 15 per cent the rate of duty that may be collected by Panama on goods destined for the canal zone, and points out that the monopoly now ex- isting on tobacco will expire in 1906 and will not be renewed, so that that market will be open to the United States. He says the question of labor 5 is not free from difficulty. and it will not be easy to secure, all the Jamaica iaborers required. as the Governor of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
MURDERER Al LARGE
SLAYER or kATE ANsLEY STILL AT LARGE.
Woman shot to Death in . Questionable Resort In mingham--Hamp- ton Sent to Insane Hos-
 nifal.

Birmingham ,Jan l3.--(Specia1. )--- Every effort was made today by the police and sheriff department In Bir- mingham to get a clue to the man who
 killed Kate Ansley, the woman who was shot in 8 questionable resort op Twen- ty-third street late Iasr night. The woman was shot in the heart, and died in few seconds. Her real name was Dunn and her mother and brother
 live in Cullman, Ala. A sister. who is also in disgrace, lived in Birmingham for long while, leaving a few weeks
 since for Memphis. The police believe
 that the man who shot the women was from near Cullman, It is believed that he was the man who came to the city In a wagon which has been found a short distance from the house where the killing took place and in which was a book bearing the name of Tom Shelton.
 The inmates of the house where the killing took place say that there were no words passed between the stranger and the woman who was killed. 1t seems that the stranger with another man who met at the front door, en- tered the place together.i They went into the dancing room and were soon
 dancing. A pipe was knocked out of the mouth of the stranger and as he stopped to pick 1t up, he pulled out Q pistol and fired one shot at the Ansley woman, who was standing in front Of a fire. The man left the house, threat- ening to shoot any one who interfered
 with him. The relatives of the dead
 woman were notified of the shoot Ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
ALABAMA SETS PRICES
DEVELOPMENT IN
 IRON MAKING.
State Has More Ore Than Pennsylvania Ever Had, and It's Growth Aieng Industrial Lines Has Been
 phenOnaenal.

Baltimore, Jan. 13.-(SpeciaL )--The great activity in the development ot the coal and iron Interests of the South and the full demonstration of the suc' cess of steel making in Alabama Is the theme of an interesting comparison Tn this weeks Manufacturers Record ot Pennsylvania's accomplishments on that line and Alabama's possibilities. It says:
 Ut Is an interesting fact that Ala bama with a population of about 1000, 0O0 is making nearly one-half as much pig-iron as the United States made with it's 50,00O,000 population, as late as 1879. or twenty-five years ago, and Is now mining one-fourth as much bituminous coal as the whole country then mined. Tn 1879 Pennsylvania made nearly 1.eo0,O0o tons of pig iron or just little more than Alabama is now making, and in the next twenty five years the progress of Alabama Tn Iron and steel making ought to far exceed what Pennsylvania has done m the last twenty-five years.
 "As Pennsylvania in 1908 made more than S,200,0 ,000 tons of pig iron, the vast possibilities ahead of the Alabama field can be appreciated. Based on its coal and iron, Pennsylvania has created an industrial development which, accord ing to the Census or lSUO, IS repre- sented by about $1.500. 100000 of in- vested capital. or $500. .000.0 GOO more than the aggregate capital of all the manu- featuring interests of the Southern States, and yet Alabama alone Is 6,OOe square miles larger than Pennsylvania has more iron ore by far than Penn syIvania ever had, and has more cok- ing coal than Pennsylvania.
 Moreover, instead of hauling It's Iron ore a thousand miles. as Pennsylvania must do for the Lake Superior ore which 1t uses so largely, Alabama has It's ore and It's coal and its limestone in such close proximity as to enable i' to set the price of pig-iron for this country and at times for the world Today the Birmingham quotation on iron makes the price for every ton sold in the United States, and a few years ago when the production of Iron in this country was In excess of the consump' tion.- Alabama exported In one year largely to England itself, 250,oO0 tons and set the price for pig iron through out the world.
 '"The world Is now learning to appre eiate as never before the growing value of coal and iron ore. and at last the vast stores of latent wealth in tht coal and iron regions of the South are beginning to be appreciated as destined to dominate the metallurgical industry not of this country alone, but of the world"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
fro RESTRAIN PLATT
EFFORT TO PREVENT HIS TAKING
 SEAT IN SENATE.
Chairman of Postal Progress Leagu~ says New Yorker Violates His Oath and Represents Express
 C0rpOrMti0m.

New York, Jan. 12.--At the meeting of the Postal Progress League in Cooper Union tonight Chairman Post of Battle Creek, Mich. said he had pre- pared and will ask the United States Supreme Court for a restraining order to prevent Senator Thomas c. Piatt from taking his seat. He said he would take this action on the ground that Senator Platt subverts the people of the United States he has sworn to represent in the interests of corpora ton he really represents. The mat ter relates to the parcels post.
 MT. Post made his announcement in the course of d speech entitled. Our Brand Boy After having referred to the postal deficit and the fact the people of the country pay annually to the railroads millions of dollars, MT. Post said
 .senator T. c. Platt of New York is president of the United States Express Company Word was passed around to other Senators that no definite ae- tion should be taken on the post check money bill. Senator Platt was ap- preached by my representatives to know his attitude on the question and he clearly defined the fact that he was opposed to the measure because 1t was contrary to the interests of the ex- press Ch1uEslnACSs
 In other words, after having taken the oath of office to represent to the best of his ability the people of New York. he ignores their interests or the interests of the public where those in- terests conflict with his own company and would directly affect his own earn ings. Tn still further words. he is drawing two salaries. one from the ex- press company and the other from the people.
 I've met with strong opposition from a New York State man in posi- tion to lay some heavy blocks in front of the wheels of progress. Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of the United States.
 T have the papers already prepared and will ask the Supreme Court at Washington for restraining order to prevent Senator Thomas c. Platt of New York from occupying his seat in the United States Senate on the grounds that he does not fulfill his duties according to his oath of ofiieei that he subverts the people in the in- terests of corporation which he real- Iv represents. It is possible the Su- preme Court may not grant this ro- strainIng order. We shall make an urgent effort for 1t. however"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
nuNTsyIILE ENTERs rRorEsr.

tJuptsville Ian 1s--(SpeciaLl l---t ne Huntsville Chamber of Commerce adoptee resolutions last night memorializing the In terior Department to rescind the order te discontinue the Huntsville land office ana consolidate it with the Montgomery a1sl7 sion.
 The resolution claims that the discontinue anee of the Huntsville land office wouA1 be a source of great inconvenience and Tn creased expense and delay to those peFrena who are bona fide seeking homes in Aae- bama and a hardship to the very poorest classes Also that the Government ieu1a In this district are essentially farming lands and as such are sought for the purpose ek cultivation while the lands of the Monts gomery district are timber lands and the residence of the entrymen thereof Is b 2 large degree for the purpose of eommntins the entries to cash and acquiring title te the valuable timberlands of the State. TnAt the lands In the Montgoinery district are so the extent of nearly so per cent confined 70 the southern portions of the State and that at least 1fO.o00 acres of these lands are notth of the geographical center of the State.
 The resolution further states that the area of actual homestead entries upon which finsl proof Is made is greater in the Huutsvitfs than in the Montgomery division, althoazh the area of lani entered at Montgomery last year was 10000 acres more than in the Huntsville division. tending to show that the entries in the Montgomery division were for speculation. congressmen ana senators from Alabama are urged to use their influence to have the boananfs tns between the two divisions changed so as t1 be as nearly as practicable the geographical center of the state and In that manner ths auota of lands m the Huntsville dlstrict wlif 6c increased to the extent that 5uStSfaes tA4 continuance of the offiee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
Fight for Postmaste ership.

There Is a lively race for appoint ment at Birmingham. Despite the an- lnouncement that the referees of Feder- al patronage in Alabama. ]. O. Thomp- son and c. H. Scott, have endorsed J. Rivers Carter, several other candidates have announced and are pushing their claims J. w. Lee, Alonzo Green,
 George F. Jackson and others are said
 to be after the plum. w. F. Aldrich,
 a former referee, today announced that
 he had endorsed G. F. Jackson and had
 written the President in his behalf.
 He claims that the has made no agree
 ment with the other referees nor Is
 he party to q truce said to be on in this State between the Lilly Whites and the Black and Tans He denies being member of any ring and says that he believes that his endorsement will be of avail Jackson is 8 member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was a candidate for the office four years ago. W, F. Aldrich stated that
 he did not believe that Mir. Carter had
 the position sure. Petitions are be- ing circulated by the several candi- dates for the office all about the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
aHnr First FaIse step.n

A second large audience saw the per formance of Her First False Step" at the Bijou Theatre last night and if ap- plause may be judged, was even more successful than the first.
 The principals did thetC work intelli- gently and the large supporting com pany upheld the parts assigned to them in way to give assurance that the piece would go through to the end without a hitch or blemish of any kind.
 Garrett Campbell brought misses from the gallery by being an exceptionally mean william and played the part con sistently. His work showed decided ability. He was natural and easy.
 JAO. LeBrasse. Josie Morris Sullivan and John Dale contributed much to the success of the presentation of Her First False stepts" by the clever hand ling of character parts. >
 Will Barrows and Josie Barrows again danced and sung themselves into favor with the audience. They are two of the best speciality people that have been seen in Montgomery in some time and their act would do credit to any performance where vaudeville is h. troduced.
 The company that produces Her First False Steps" is composed of some twenty competent persons who know their business and ther efforts make the performance well worth seeing.
 The company will give matinee per formance at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and will close their engagement with the night performance.
 At the matinee little Dorothy. / the child actress will hold a receptioh af ter which she will feed the lions in full view of the audience.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
TAX ON BACHELORS.
Tennessee Legislature Has EiII to Pro-
 mote MatrlmOny

Nashville. Tenn. Jan. 13.-In the lower house of the state legislature today MT. Rawls introduced a bill "to encourage matrimony and to promote the strenuous life" He proposes to tax all bachelors after they reach the age of twenty three years and to In- crease the tax as they grow oldeg. Bewteen twenty-three and twenty-fiv6 years of age the proposed annual tax is $50; twenty-five t9 thirty years old $1OO; thirty to forty years old $50: forty to forty-fve years old s200; forty-five to fifty yearsSold $225; over fifty years no tax imposed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14

were reports of the secretary and
 treasurer. In its report the press
 committee recommended that The Fruitman's Guide of New York be se-
 lected az the official organ of the league. The recommendation was adopted.
 These officers were elected: Presi- dent, George F. Lead. Boston; Vice President, Frank F. Wagner, Chicago; Secretary. A. Warren Patch. Boston {;
 Treasurer, Charles Roth. New Orleans: Sergeant at Arms. Abraham Bloom, Cincinnati. The new officers were in-
 stalled by retiring President Ayers.
 Milwaukee, Buffalo and Jacksonville 1 made hard fight to capture the next convention. Milwaukee won by e handsome majority.
 Governor Blanchard was among the
 speakers at a brilliant banquet to-
 night in honor of the league Tomor-
 row the members will go for a river
 ride. Some of the delegates will visit
 Havana before returnig to their
 homes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
tleWS if1 Briei.

Oscar McCant, negro arrested Thursday night by PatroIman Barkley for the lar ceny of coal from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad yards in West End, was fined $5 and costs in the Recorders Court yes terday afternoon.
 Dan Williams, a negro boy is held at po- lice headquarters. being suspected of hay ing robbed c, C. Osborne a travelling salesman, of $50
 A fine of s35 against Dud Sykes of Fayette County remitted yesterday by Gov ernor Cunningham Sykes was convicted of assault and battery. The office of the Probate Court will remain open until o'clock this evening to enable persons to pay their licenses. this being the last day to pay without delinquent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Message Sent to Roosevelt Ueging<
 AntI-Rebate LeRtsIatlOn.

Message Sent to Roosevelt Ufging
 Anti-Rebate LeRtsIatiOn.
 New Orleans, Jan. 13.-At it's ses- sion today the National League of Commission Merchants ordered . the sending oe the following dispatch to President Roosevelt:
 We, the National League of Com mission Merchants of the United States in convention assembled most hearti- ly approve Of the recommendations to Congress relating to the regulation Of railway and transportation matters as embodied in your message and pledge ourselves to earnestly support you in vour effort to secure needed legisla- ton along these lines"
 The special committee to which the report on private car lines was refer red recommended an appropriation of $1.OOO to enable the Committee on Re- frigerator Car Lines to continue it's work. John c. Scales of Chicago. George F. Mead of Boston, and George w. Bond of Baltimore, were appoint ed special committee to go to Wash ington and appear before the proper committees of the House and Senate a in the effort to get better transporta- ton facilities and cheaper rates t;lau ar" now being charged by the private car lines and particularly to the ArEour lines.
 George T. Tiffn of the State Horti- cultural Society of Missouri made an address to the convention promising the hearty cooperation of his society in the plans of the commission mer- chants. R. A. Durkee President of the St. Paul Board of Trade, read 9 paper on reciprocal demurrage and said the Interstate Commerce Commis- sim would be asked 70 consider the proposition of uniform demurrage charge.
 The National League of Confusion Merchants concluded their annual con- vention with an afternoon session to- day. electing officers and choosing the next place of meeting: Reports of inc transportation, press. legislative and other committees were read as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
IRON AND STEEL LINES SHOW GREAT ACTIVITY.
Fall In the crice of Cotton Has Hurt Finished Goods Business south Complains of Poor
 C0llections.

New York. Jan. 13.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say:
 Activity in industries. particularly iron and steel and allied trades. fur nfshes contrast to conditions in dis tribution, In which there is some ir- regularity with reasonable quietness predominatfng in all but a few sec tions. The undertone of the general situation is. however, one of strength, the potential demand is thought to be very large, stocks In all hands are light and the feelings is one of con- fidence. L
 Windwinter quiet rules wholesale trade in most lines and speculation in specialties and staples Is quiet to dull at generally steady prices. Gem erally speaking. the manufacturing in dustry.- having three or four months business booked ahead, Is running very full and displays more surface ac- tivity than does new business. The season for clearance sales in retail lines Is well under way and large dis tribution is being stimulated by spe- cial prices.
 A notable quiet trade at present Is that of cotton goods, which feels the effect of recent price declines in the raw material. This is most notable at the East and is responsible for reports ol NuAumS Ot SpTlnB Dubi- ness doing than a year ago when cot ton and cotton goods were advancing rapidly. Some cancellations are re- ported in this line in the Southwest. Aside from this, however, the volume of advance orders Is of good propor- tions.
 The irop and steel trade is produc- ing at close to the maximum. The coke situation has improved and soft coal has been helped by cold wealth. CT and better supply of cars.
 Bank clearings show gains not only over last week. but over this week a year ago. Railway earnings returns indicate a very full business proceed ing throughout the country and fail- ures are rather less than the annual normal clean up involved, though the South contributes more than at corre- spending periods in recent preceding years. Collections as whole rank as fair to good though the South still complains.
 Business failures in the. United States for the week ending January IF, num- Der 296, against PTS last week and 315 in the like week in 1904. In Canada failures for the week number 24, as against IS and 80.
 Wheat including flour exports for te week ending January 12, are 70O.- $50 bushels against 1,41I,947 last week and 2.571.215 this week last year. From July 1, to date the exports are 36,s71,2t4 bushels against 92.291,324, last year. Corn exports for the week are 2.s32,014 bushels against 3,1S6.533, last week and 977,769 a year ago. From July 1, to date the exports of corn are 21,61s,Ss1 bushels against 90, $50, ,s04.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
Steamer indus stiu Aground.

New York, Jan. 13.-The steamer In- dus which struck Fire Island bar dur ing the fog Wednesday night was still hard and fast today and at half tide this forenoon she had a bad list to starboard. All night long the wreck CTS assisted by the steamers crew worked steadily removing the cargo of sugar in an effort to tighten her suf- ficiently t., allow her to float at the next high tide and today practically everything mOvcable was being taken o1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
BOY KILLS HIS SISTER.
Pulled Gums Trigger Not Knowing
 That It yvnH LOaded

Mobile, Ala. Jan. 13.-A Register special says Adeline Cumbre, aged 8. was killed today near Barboro postof- flee, Perry County by her 12-year-old brother.
 The boy and two sisters were play ing in a room with d shot gun, when they boy threatened to shoot the girl. One ran behind the door and the oth- CT jumped up on the bed. The boy, it is said, fired pointblank at the latter. tearing away one side of the skull. He did not know the gun was loaded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
Arte.iap well ot CoIumbus,

Columbus. Ga. Jan. 13.-(SpeciaL)- Water was struck today in boring Co., lumbus's second test artesian we'll at a depth of nearly 200 feet. The water flows freely, rising to a heighth of a foot or two above the ground. L. B. Clay, who is boring the well. is satis' fled that the flow can be greatly in> creased and that artesian water can be obtained for the city in abundance. The well is two miles south of the city limits,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

THELMA is wonderful; she reveals the truth, and brings a message os hope; no palrhist clairvoyant. mind reader or fortune teller who ever visited Montgomery pos- sessed gifts equaling Gypsy Thelma, now al 3l3 Dexter; her life character readings by astrology include advice concerning busi- ness. friends, enemies. law, love, divorce, matrimony and diagnosis of diseases; she speaks your name; are you in douht, worry distress and want heipa Consult Thelma to- day at the Msgaoliai hourA 10 to 10.