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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
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Soon after the assassination of ex- Governor Steunenberg of Idaho, the charge was made that the crime was committed by men belonging to labor unions, and that their infamous work was because of the part taken by the ex4Goveruor in suppressing labor riots, James MacParlan, manager, of the Pinkerton Agency. arrested three men aand declares that he has proofs in his possession showing that these three men have been responsible for thirty murders committed since the laboi troubles began in Colorado five years ago.
 To charge that labor unions were re- sponsible for these murders, and fol the assassination of Steunenberg, is a grave accusation. but it will not sound strange to those who keep up with the course of uniohism whenever there is a serious strike going on. Nor will il surprise any one who gets an oppor- tunity to read the speeches made by some of the union leaders at their meetings. For example, there was re- gently a meeting of unionists in Los Angeles. and some of the speeches re- ported were direct incentives to mur- der. One speaker referred to the edl. | tor of non-union paper, and to the secretary of the Citizens Alliance. and declared that their two heads ough to be cracked together and there were shouts of we ought to kill. the scoun drelsr' from hls union hearers. An. other speaker said. referring to Genera otis, who had become obnoxious tC unionism: T fully made up my mint to kill General Otis. came down her' ono morning with that purpose in my mind" and he was loudly applauded.
 Now, when the union speakers virtu-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
coNrrDrRATE coNGRBss.

Special attention Is invited to the excellent communication 'on this page of The Advertiser signed Alabama. ' It correets d great deal of misinforma- tion that is prevalent in the State. In referring to the Confederate Congress q few days ago Col. Samuel VIII John in a letter to The Birmingham Age Herald said that Hon. Henry c. Jones of Florence was elected to the Gonfed- crate Congress. Our information Is that Mir. Jones was chosen by the Ala bama Secession Convention of 1861, as one of the state's nine representatives in the provisional Congress, which was composed of only one House and ex- pired at the end of one year and gave way to a Congress composed of Sem ate and House Colonel John pays just tribute to Mir. Jones in which we heart fly join. He says:
 Though he was consistently and un- alterably opposed to that action (seees- sion) yet when the step was taken. and the State was thereby plunged into a desperate war he did his duty to his people. who elected him to. the Con federate Congress, where he served them faithfully and well.
 For many years after the close of the Confederate war he was the solic- itof for the Eighth Judieial Circuit, and prosecuted the "pieas of the State with signal ability and to u e great terror Of evil doers. He Is represented in our city by Dr. Robert T Jones, and in Florence by another Don--the great lawyer. Geori<e Jones.
 May his declining years be spent in peace and joy" for he is indeed one of Alabama's noblenier.
 MT. Jones alone survives of the men who represented Alabama in the Pro- visional Congress and Hon. James L. PHgh is sole survivor of those who were members from Alabama of the regular Confederate Congress. Dr. J. P. Rails. late of Gadsden. died about a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
SIDEWALK pENcILNGS
araxar and Police Chlea

Mayor W. M. Teagne yesterday took exceptions to a statement wnicn ap- peared in Wednesdays issue or Lne Advertiser The statement was as tot- lows. Tt may be said with authority that the Appointment will fall to cap tain Tayolr or Captain .Amerine.
 II want t understood that Lne door Is stiil open for applicants. naS never been closed and any appiieatlens made for Police Chief will be duly con
 While 1t is generally. accepted that the appointment lies between cap tain Taylor and Captain Ainerine, the Mayor does not give authority TOT sucn d stafement He, however, says that the greatest fight Is being put up pc- tween the friends of Captain Taylor and Captain ATnerine. 5;s E
 Nothing new yesterday develpped tp the contest for the vacancy In the chair of the Chief of Police. The Mayor VIII announce his appointment to the public at the regular meeting of the Councii Monday night.
 The Mayor is a sphinx on this sub jectp said an interested citizen yes terday. II have been to see him and hundreds of others have-done the same thing. have yet to find one who mas anything that would lead person to believe what course the Mayor will pursue. He receives every. one courteousfy. pleasantly hears what he has to say, gives assurances or que consideration, bu. further than that he is sealed to inquiry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
MARCH 1 IN WORLDS
 HISTORY
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sna R. c.-vaierius Publicola pro- nanneed A funeral oration oyer the body of Junius Brutus, which was Ine first institution of that generous tlio iI1s ute to the memory o1 ehe Nf'uoN' oea sa5s4.--In the household expenses Of Queen Mary fifteen shiiIings are l sven snss . to a yeOman TOT -DrlhBihs heT ina1eseS
 iSs4.EPrInting introduced again in to Moscow. Some twelve years pre- vIous 1t had been used there but the burning of the city by the Poles sus- pshas sihsaasSl-Battle of Pontefraet. in which Sir Marniaduke Langdale defeated. the
 isssEThe odius hearth stone tax. or- dered to be taken off by William,
 Iii The Spectator, a daily critical, satirical and literary paper made us appearance in London, under the con duet of Addison and Steele principally, master spirits of the day, and had a reputation which has never been equal ed, by any other periodical of s the kind. bs tween the French under Demourierr' and 10000 Austrians under General Coburg. The French eho we're were de1sdateo s1d ''i iis65.@Wiliiam Hull was appointed the first governor of Michigan;
 Austria, Russia. Prussia and Great Brit ain, against Napoleon.
 lS15.-Bohaparte landed at fTeJus in France from Elba, and resumed the imperial crown. ,,
 paper in the United States issued Tn
 is54.-1The Mexican government of. fered complete religious freedom as ar l inducemeht to secure German colo | nists for Mexico. 1855 -The Russians, after a battle l of three hours, were driven back from l the French lines to sevastopoi | Is65--The $500 100000 loan bill pass | ed the United States Senate. l 1Si5.--Tne House adopted the SO called Louisiana compromise" reso'
 'fssl.-Arrest of three men suspect
 ed of plot to blow up courts and par | liament with dynamite, reported iron
 IS55.-ceneral Butler had broker through the lines of the Madhi's tro Spl that had surrounded him and reached
 iss4.-Bland seigniorage bill provid ing for coinage of silver passed il fthe House by vote of 161 to 130. | 1Sg5.--A warship sent to Honduras to enforce the punishment of the mur dcrers of Charles F. Renton. an Amer
 i'Sa Service Vist, by American News l Washington. D. c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
REACHING ron rur sKrrs,

Is there limit to the upward ten- dency of builders? If 50. where is it? and Is it dependent on the a4r. the earth, the attraction of gra itation or the resisting power of building mater- iai? Can man safely build as far up- ward as he chooses. or will there final ly be reached a limit beyond which human effort will be poweriess?
 These and other questions are sug- eested by reading of the proposed new Singer building in New York. for which plans have been accepted, and the work will prob ably begin in short while. TIis build- ing will be nearly ,one-eigth of mile high. In exact figures the highest point will be 5ss feet. or within fraction of two hundred yards above the level of the street Laid on it's side 1t would extend across two large city blocks
 sueh comparative figures serve to give one an idea of the height. of this wonderful building when completed we may add that it win be- thirty eight feet higher than the Washington Monument. and forty-six feet taller than the famous city hall of Philadel- phia, which now overtops any public building In this country. Of course 1t Is not proposed to construct this build ing of wood and brick. for they would not stand the strain. Stone and steel wifi be the materials used and 1t Is call Icuiated that twelve thousand tons, of steel will be required. There will be some wood. plaster and other mater ials used. of course, but stone and steel will be the main dependence.
 | Will such a structure be s=.e? is a question that may well be asked. We are told that MT. Flagg, the architect who designed the work made his plans with lew to nannir the greatest height to which he could run the dome with safety" He has made a study of the soil of that part of the city, and of the rock Which underlies it. and the plans are the result of his investisa- lions. h other words, he thinks a building 1898 feet Tn height can be safely erected there. and Is apparently of the opinion that it might not be safe to go higher.
 Perhaps his calculations and deduc- tions are correct. but possibly they are not. Nothing but trying the experi- Iment win be satisfactory. If this one breaks through and disappears. we sup pose it will discourage further efforts
 to reach the skies. but If 1t proves a success In all respects we may expect still taller buildings to go up. and no one may know when and where the limit Is, if there is limit. If the building is successfully completed
 those who occupy the topmost story
 will doubtless have a queer feeling for a time at least. They will be nearer
 the heavens than any one else fin the
 great city, and will have nothing to obstFuct the view In any direction iStin. we rather prefer a location near. CT the earth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01

ally advise and encourage murder. and when their anarchistic sentiments are enthusiastically endorsed and applandl ed. we have no reason to feel sur- prised if some of the more violent of them carry out what they have been severity advised to do. We will be told that the better class of union leaders do not .ncourage assassination, and the only reply necessary to make IS the true one that the better class of nnionists are never in control when strikes are in force. We know that there are law>abiding men among them who do not counsel violence and mur. dea but we aiso know that they are practically powsrless when the trouble comes If the assassination of Idaho's ex-9overnor was not plotted and deter mined on by the union element of that section there Is much misapprehension abroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
ncnrdinR to Yeara.

Speaking about the above, the profes- sor pointed to the average longevity of American millionaires---if undisturped in the enjoyment of their riches.
 '.Riches as a general thing confer that serenity of mind necessary to well beinT and longevity" said the doctor. NOW, by way of comparison, take the case of few American millionairess rudeiy disturbed in the enjoyment Of rIches-Depew, Platt, Mccall and oth- CTS. When they were found out and began to realize that their riches might be taken away from them the same as their reputation. they began to look III and aged. and their health. formerly their boast. began to give way"
 These French statistics are backed by Berlin figures. The mortality among the inhabitants of the Park district, fhe Fifth avenue of the German capital, is 1794 per thousand per nnnum. while that in the Iworkrnen's quarters is 9l-3l per thousafld. The sanitary department offietally acknowledges this giaring fact, stating that: "Riehes. or at least the quality of being well-to-do, are or the greatest influence on the mortality because they favor tohgevity."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01

Hanceville Hustler
 There is something in blood, in pfetense was inherited by US from a godly, fearless father and ptre. gem tie mother. We have 8 word to say ice in this State. district and county.
 It is this. No man who presents as his platform the anti-railroad agita- and we will make no distinctions from governor down. It Is true that there are some abuses in the management of railroad business just as there Is al- ed any corporate body. But tho railroad commissioners have the power to fegu- late such abuse.
 We do not object to any regulation that will be just and fair 10 all par
 Let there be regulation! But-we do object to advocating the cause oi any man who hopes to gain, office by against the railroacs.
 It is a pretensel
 From Conner down!
 We solemnly affirm that we do ,no' believe in fthe sincerity of that plat form. in a single instance.
 It's a catch penny! A catch vote if you please. and we ask our friends ers-to carefully avoid the man wh, would sacrifiee principle for office
 Now if anybody tells. you The Illus
 
 of paste board is the price paid fol these sentiments. please ten them vol have known the editor of this paper { long time and you don't believe her a: purchaseable commodity. The fact Is we seldom use a pass except to Bir mingham and we Tsver saw the dal we would nct prefer to pay rather lhaI he under, obligation for $1.32 We carr our passN We help to make this coun trv what It is,. and we increase tn, ties and we adver|lse the facts for rail roads and anybody else. You know that's true. Now 1t is true that som Candidates who have announced on tn @Sonner Tjatforrii," so-called {and mos ! of them have) appeal to us on othe fines. We would be glad to help then 6essrSe our help. But n this matte ! fbev are misied or they are intention ally misleading the people S, or else the! i thou rShtiessiy take up the cry. Ism | if trua2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01

The movement for local taxation for the schools moves on apace. Elections will be held in the near future in Jack son. Marenso. Colbert. Fillmore and Limestone counties and if they follow the good example of the counties which have already voted will decide favor ably to the one mill tax. More than half the counties have voted for this tax and the benefit therefrom is per- ceptibly great. We need at least :, six months terms and good school houses for every township. Until both these are secured Alabama will be behind in duty to the rising generations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
- The Old Wisconsin History.

The early French explorers called 1t the Ouisconsin. The historians and sometimes, affectionately, the old Wlsconse.' It is a river big in histo- ry. ancient and modern, adventurous and commercial. It carried the seeds of civilization into the Mississippi val ley and it has brought down millions of wealth since civilization came It bore the apostles of the church into the wilderness in the early days and since then it has floated into congress many a merchant who found wealth lined T its s shores fts stained sI@S vetays Tnrs ripple and roar, rush and glide be- tween banks hung thick with deeds of daring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
LEARN TO SPELL.

Two of the public school officials of Buffalo. N. F.. are trying to revive in- terest in the good old accomplishment ot spelling. The Buffalo officials recegs nize the necessity and are look Ing for methods of making or biography popular. One of their suggestions Is the revival of the once popular spelling matches. in which sides are chosen to S. ell against each other, sometimes for prizes and sometimes for the honor of victory.
 There is no doubt about the suggest ion being d good one. Children of both sexes delight in contests and few things stimulate them more or arouse greater interest than to be pitted chosen to engage in such contests are stimulated to put forth their best eff forts in order to win, and those who are not considered far enough advanced to take part in a match will feel the stim- ulus of desire to get int, the game. Spelling should be conscientiously taught, just as it. was in the old days, and anything which will make such teaching more successful should be re- sorted to. There are doubtless some children so constituted that all the teaching in the world will not make good spoilers of them. but they are comparatively few The dullest ot them can be improved. and spelling matches will be a great help. A well written letter or essay is q credit tn the writer. and a properly spelled one is equally creditable to writer and teacher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
Another Worry In Prospect.

Savannah. Ga, News. e question is shortly to come to the front again. Japan, Russia and the United States are to be concerned in progresses the public will once more rave to study up the meaning of ''pelagic," ''moduS vivendi," ''rookery@ md the other terms that are insepara- bly sattached to the sealing question, And we had just begun to recover from the nervous prostration occa- stoned by trying to follow the names of the Russian generals and the places lf battle in the recent war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
The Kansas City Star is trying to g

The Kansas City Star is trying 10 get worried over the movement now in pro- gress to bring about revival of the old Gaelic language. but we fail to see why. We teach Greek and Latin in our schools, and the ancient language of the Irish would be of more service than either Of the others. The objec. tiop that 1t will be another language for students to worry over is not a sound one. If they cut out dead lam guages and learn living ones they will not be hurt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
rHUnsbAY. MAaeH I. 1908.

We sympathize with our sister city of ceIumbus in it's failure to obtain 2 suppiy of pure artssiau water. Those who have become so accustomed to the unsurpased artesian water used in this city can form some conception of what 1t wodld mean if that source should be cut of and the people of Montgoni- cry have to use water from the river or from some nearby creek. That Is what Columbus will be forced to do, judging by late developments. Either an adequate supply of artesian water cannot be obtained. or 1t cannot be conveyed to the city, and 1t now seems that the chattahoochee or a creek must supply the citizens with such drinks as they need, aside from the other kinds that are sold over the counter. It seems strange that an appafentIy inexhaustibIe supply of pure water can be obtained here by boring for it. and none at Columbus.
 The Coinulbds Ledger is very much dissatisfied with the recent action oi the Board of Water Works. ahd thinks the resolutions adopted declaring thal water for the city should be obtained from Standing Boy Greek, Roaring Creek CT the .Chattaheochee were mis- leading. It thinks that the intention is to obtain water only from the river and that mention of the creeks wal nothing but blind to mislead the peo' pie. The paper protests vigorously against the river as a source of sup ply and predicts that it win be tht cause of much sickness among the eiti- Sehs By the way, why did the clty abandon Mil sreel<. over in Lee Coun thought was good water2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
Rn.nin stiII AggressIvc.

Cleveland Leader, while it's armies were being defeated in Manchuria and it's throne WIS shaken by revolt it was secretly, fas- tening a firmer grip on parts Of q Chinese empire. The fact that Rus sia has a fine. of military posts across the northern part of the Chinese em- pire has been kept secret from the erect publication in a Russian pro- vincial newspaper. Russia purposs, beyond the satisfying of its old lust for dominion can not be determined whatever it Is the powers interested in maintaining ChinA's territaTla2 tn- tegrity are directly affected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01

4 waiter in a St Louis hotel openly sneeFed at Texan who had given him a twenty cents tip. Like other Nils. s6aFians, the waiter had to be shown, and when the man from Texas an- isned pounding him and suffered him to set up from the floor he was not quite as handsome as before. but he knew more. Ills was discharged and the Texan applauded by the other guests. If that waiter ever gets an- other position he will not require so much showing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
orr.rI,Ina Negro Servants.

Tt is reported, said cllihsn ys- yes terday. 'sfhat two white women from the North have been in Montgomery several days for ths purpose of organ izing the negro cooks and house ser wants into a union. AS to the cooks, the rtmor goes that these women are advising them that they should not work bat six days in the. week ana should not hire for less than sio month.
 T have made several efforts te as certain if tn ere Is Any truth in the rumor. and I am inclined to believe ls 2 is true I have seen one negro Wno tells me that there Is such move nlsnt on foot He says he has seen the white wome1 would know them If ne would see them again, but he coula not give their names and did not Know where they were staying. Another fae- gro, prominent among negroes of Montgomery. declares shat there IS no such movement in progress.
 # think the housekeepers of Mont gomery ought to meet this situation by organizing to secure white servants and thereby rid themselves of q nuis- ancs that is becoming intolerable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
UncIe snm'u Trade with Spain.

Louisville COurfer- JOuiHdl'
 Snaaking of foreign trade. OHe would never judge from the trade statistics that the Tnitsd-Statteess and ,nd,sD spain were nther hnt actually fighting less than eight eight years ago. For imports into this country from spain spdiIss7 has tSs In iIne"e9sed n,inr +0 fhs SnAnfsh war. to SS500 Q 5'i in. 1905, and exports have increas- al fror, sff 60O. 0OU to $17.00O.O .OO0 in tbe same period. The largest exports sD, S0 o22nted 92Ittd tc S1S,725,77s. This is where inc South 'icame In.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
The Trouble Noah Had.

Fl suppose Mir. Noah said the news paper reporter, that you found 1t great task to secure pairs of the lar and the elephant?'
 NO, really; it was the smaller things that gave me the greatest trouble. necessarv to see that no more than one pair of tisas shipped for the vil- age It is things like that that make one. gray by the time he's zoo years cTI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
OmcIaI Saw fhe carnival.

A good story was going the rounds of the offices yesterday at the State Capitol. A prominent official returned vesterdav from the New Orleans Mardl Gras This official is proud Jf the of ice he. holds and of the success he has success he has had to the frugality of his life In times when there were oth- CT things in his life than wealth. and pIentvs TO an extent he endeavors to practice this same. economy now.
 Here is the story as related by his associates at the Capitol:
 q took $75 with me to New Orleans, said the of1ciai. "and afI this talk about $50 for cot in tbe hall of a hotel. is fooIishness. returned with $40 in my pockets and I gave my wife SIS. was gone only two days and my ex- penses. during that time were $t.40 per day. Now what became of that other money? Welt guess some of Orleans got hold of mes must, have been robbed" .--
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01

The Philadelphia Ledger speaks of "Dr. Minor Morris. who, wife was persuaded to leave the White House. :" Of course The Ledger Is an adminis- tFation organ. but we doubt If even Secretary Loeb will claim that the lady was merely persuaded"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
sg..,e,.s. paek from Mobile.

we had great trip to Mobile. said Duncan May, manager of the Mont gomerev City Band. which went to the Gulf City to provide music for the Mardi Gras carnival. and returned home yesterday morning The men were accorded fire treatment and they enjoyed themselves, notwithstanding they were kept very busy.
 aThe crowd of visitors to Mobile was enormous and every one. felt well re- paid. The carnival parades were, gor- geous and artistic. No people seem to grasp the carnival spirit so thorough 1y as those of Mobile.
 ! T was pleased. too" added Mfr. May, who is one of Montgomery's most progressive business men. GO observe that Mobile is pushing forward in a comm ercial and lndussria' way. New buildings are on every hand, the streets have. been improved and the fner- chants appear to- be prosperous and happy.
 we shall remember our trip and the kind treatment of the Carnival Com Tnittee with nshch pleasure. !"