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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27

cities have such fine street car sys-
 tenn as Manila. It ts owned and con
 trolled and operated by Americans.
 some of the most notable Improve
 ments have been made in the bay.
 When I went to Manila we had to dis embark from the transport three mile from the dock. But the bay has been deepened and splendid docks have been built Instead of unloading men three
 miles from land into lighters and
 small boats. -the big vessels now go
 right up to the dock. An excellent
 side the harbor. Manila you know Is
 liable to, have a destructive typhoon at certain seasons. In stormy weather
 vessels were formerly forced to put
 out to sea. But now the new break
 water makes the harbor perfectly safe
 for them.t s A
 When the Americans came in the
 land about Lunette was low. marshy
 and boggy. But the American engi-
 neers have changed all this. They
 drained that land and built 1t up and
 now it is some of the most valuable
 building property about Manila. The
 Elks Club, a beautiful building. and
 have been put up on this land which while it was in the city. was prac- tically valueless. The drives about Manha are among tho handsomest in the world. They are due to the skill of the Americs.n engineers.
 The Amer jeans who went over early and went into business have been gen. erally successful The city now has some very handsome stores and you can buy in Manila anything that you could get in first class American city.
 There is one thing that both Amer | jeans and Filipinos earnestly desire | and that is sJmc dotinlte form of gov ernment The islands are now at the l will of Congress and she inhabitants only know from one session ef Con- gress to another what form of gov ernment they will lave. If for m | stance 1t was known that for the nexi | ten years the islands would have g semi military and civil government II | would go far towards increasing the 1 prosperity of the islands. Conditions l would become settled and security es' 1 tablisLcd in business matters. The present condition of unrest must neces' I sarily affect commercial matters nc | alter how well satisfied the inhaoi' tants are. In my opinion the passage 1 of the bill now pending in Congress whereby tariff duties would be removed l to a limited amount, would greatly l help commercial affairs in the islands. Lie utenant Screws is now in charge ol the recruiting station at New Orleans | He left last right to resume his duties l in New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
Mine Explosions Caused
 By Low Barometric Treasures

based on this barometric pressure 1t
 will seem that when this accumulated
 fire damp and other combustibies
 rushed to the surface. havng been
 freed by the change in the pressure or
 the air upon 1t, that some miners
 struck a match or went into the mine
 with an unprotected lamp.
 As these conditions correspond witn
 the theories of men who have made a
 life study of atmosph eric conditions, those who have looked into the matter
 think that it might lead to discovery
 of what has caused the four serious mine explosions of the past few weeks. The article winch follows is based on the findings of the English Commis-
 .,,. sion on ?, !. Prevention of Explosions in
 Many years ago the English Com mission on Explosions in Galleries, sh owed that the combustible gases es- | cape from every crack and crev1ce m l the mine most freely when the external | barometric pressure is falling and low | est. The escape diminishes as the ba- rometer rises, and Is at it's minimum | when the pressure Is highest
 | 'The London weather predictions d. 1 ways mention the approach of fall- | ing barometer and the mining indus l tries take proper precautions. In the United States we forecast the approach l of a storm center and mention rain, | wind and temperature without using | the specific words falling barometer, or falling pressure since this is the regular feature of the storm center or | the low
 The fire damps.' or combustible va | DOTS and gases, are always present Tn | coal mines and the miner who strikes | a match or strikes a spark with his pick. or carries an unprotected light, | runs an awful risk. The Dayy lamp l is still the miners best friend; but | even this should not be carried into poorly ventilated mines during very low barometric pressures."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
FILPINOS NO FRIEND OF LAPS Would Side With Amer
 jeans in Case ot War. LIEUT.. W. P. seREwss OPINION Montgomery Officer Speaks of Long
 Service in Philippines. FiIipinos Fear Japs Would Abolish The
 Catholic ReIision--Improveme Made In Manila Ny The Americans.

"If by any chance there should he war between Japanese and the United States over the possession of the, Phil ippine Islands. the Filipinos would side with the Americana. said Lieutenant w. F. Screws of the United States Army. who has been spending Christ mas with relatives in Montgomery
 Lieutenant Screws has recently com pleted his third term of service in tn e Philippines. He has six times crossed the Pacific. His long term of service in the Islands has given the Mont gomery officer thorough Knowledge of Philippine affairs:
 The Filipinos have been impressed with the fair dealing of the Ameri- cans. The Americans have not inter- fered with their customs or their re- ligion. They are opposed to any Jap anese encroachments for 1t is firmly believed In the islands that the first thing the Japanese government would do would be to. abolish the Catholic religion to which so many of the Filf- pinos adhere. They have had evidences of the way in which the Japanese treat a subjugated race and they would do anything in their power to oppose Japanese dominion.
 The people generally in the Islands are satisfied with the American gov ernment and pleased with the reforms that have been brought in. There are some ambitious natives who try to stir up strife, but their purpose in this is to secure political preferment in the event of a change Their agitation has but little result.
 "Aguinaldo. the old leader is now a citizen of Manila ahd on good terms with the American officers. He has but little influence with his people. He is bright fellow, smart and with an eye to the main chance. He belongs to the Chino-Metze class---the class which is brighter than any oth CT tribe or class of the Filipines.
 Many of .myN Montgomery friends have been so astonished that they could hardly believe my statement when told them that there were more Japanese in the Hawaiin Islands than there were natives and Americans. Yes this is true. The Japanese population is more than 60,000. Nor was Hobson wrong when he said that as a general thing the Japanese emigrants in the Hawaiian Islands were ex-soldiers of the Japanese army.
 My first term of service in the Phil ippines was directly after the Ameri- can occupancy. I knew the city as if appeared directly after Spain turned 1t over to the United States. When you realize the splendid changes that have been wrought in the city in that time you are proud to be an AmericaL. knew Manila when 1t was one of the dirtiest cities in the world. It Is now one of the cleanest. Few American
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27

In The Monthly Weather Review. . paper published by the Weather Bureau Department of the United States, there appears an article on the danger of conbustables in coal mine under cer- train barometric treasures. It Is m the last Issue of the monthly and as the article was prepared before the recent disasters in this county in coal mines, 1t nevertheless contains information that may be of great aid to the coma mission from Congress that is to inves- tigate the explosions
 It Is stated in the article that during a high barometric pressure that the fire damp in mine does not escape as 1t does when there is a low pressure, and that 1t stays In the mine. making is a great deal more dangerous to the workman. When there Is low pres sure the air Is light and the damp had q chance to escape through the creyices of the. mine. but the heavy air of a high pressure will not allow this.
 After there has been several days of high pressure following quickly by a decided change to the low, the fire damp in mine has tendency to rush to the crevices and to the opening, making 1t even more dangerous than when the high pressure was over that locality.
 That these conditions might have had something to do with the disaster at Yolande, Ala. where so many lives were lost on December 17. is barely probable, For several days prior to December IT there was high barom- etric pressure over that part of the State and the air was very heavy. Be- tween the morning of December l7. and the following morning, there. was a decided change to the low. In thirty si~ hours there was change of 8 of an inch in the barometric pressure. It was during this decided change that the explosion came.
 Should the cause of the disaster be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
MANY STILL AFTER
 HUNTERS LICENSES

Hands0me Revenue From Sale of These i'm Montgomery County.
 Although the hunting licenses that are being issued now are only good for a few more days there are still many callers for them at the office of the Probate Judge. Yesterday there were three State licenses issued for which 8 is charged and yet they are only good for a week. Both the State and county licenses for 1908 are being is sued but they are not good until after January l.
 During the past week the revenue of the office has been fattened con siderably by the hunting licenses as many people are out during the holi- days that do not hunt frequently. That is the reason for the many licenses being issued when they are only good for such short time.
 Next Wednesday the big revenue of the office will start to come in as it is the regular time for paying all revenue licenses. All revenue licenses are due on January l. and if not paid before January Is, delinquent charge of ten per cent will be added. This does not apply to the hunting licenses however as they can be taken out at any time and there Is no delinquent charge attached.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
Negro Preachers Fight
 And One Loses Wedding Fee

Within one hour of the time when he was to perform a marriage cere- mony, John Jackson. negro preacher. residing in Boguehomme, was yester- day afternoon arrested by Ofiicers Tay- Tor and Murrell. The negro preacher was charged with engaging in fight with Rev. Willis Abraham. another of his class, and because of the embroglio both were yesterday fined by Acting Recorder Saul $5 and costs.
 Both of the reverends acknowledged themselves servants of God. and both equally as strenuously insisted upon their innocence. The Reverend John said that 1t was all due to coat; the Reverend Willis, the smaller of the two and the one whom evidence showed to be the instigator of the fight. said nothing. Court evidence. however, evolved woman out of the case, ana
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
QUIET AT CAPITOL.
All Officials Feel Little Like Working
 This Week.

The usual post-holiday quietude pre- vailed at the Capitol today. a number of the officials being absent from the city. and others not much in the hu- nor of making history fitted for daily chronicles.
 Governor Conner is spending his holl- day week at his plantation in Bar bour county. and it is understood is arranging for the formal transfer of the property to the agents of Booker T. Washington. Mention of the sale of his property several weeks ago was made in The Advertiser.
 Secretary William E. Fort is in Bir- mingham for a few days arranging personal matters. and Attorney Gen. eral Garber is out of the city. Super intendept of Education Gunnells. whc started to the Educational convention at Lexington, backed out at the last moment and spent his Christmas iH Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27

 Emma S. AldRch is dead in this city, after an illness of two weeks of pneu- monia.
 The deceased was 62 years of age. and was one of this city's most highly esteemed women. She was a leading and active member of the First Metho- dist Church of Tuscumbia, and was conspicuous for her many acts and deeds of charity. She was prominent as a temperance and missionary work CT, and her life was spent in doing good for others.
 Mrs. Aldrich had resided in Colbert County for long number of years, and in ante-bellum days was a social leader in this section. She leaves three sisters and two brothers, and a large family connection. The remains were inferred at the family burying ground. near Dickson. this county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27

evenly distributed the penalty because of the complications.
 Both negroes are we'll known in Boguehom district. where they have been residing for some time. When arraigned before the officials at police headquarters yesterday afternoon, Rev. Jackson said that his only regret was his inability to join in the matrimonial bonds two friends whom he had prom ised to marry that afternoon.
 Now" he said, apparently reconciled to his lot, q can't git dar. and some body else VIII halter marry dem."
 Rev. Jackson had in his possession, among other things. one wee pop cracker and a Pastors Companion" which contained the marriage rites. Rev. Abraham had only two handker- chiefs, and was by far the less con- tented of tic two.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
Trled to Burn C.irI at Stake.

A woman, Mirrab by name, narrowly escaped being burned to death at the stake near East Molesey, recently. It is an extraordinary story and Is bril- liantly related by Baroness Orczy in her great new historical romance, Tn Mary's Reign" which will appear as a serial in these columns. beginning Jan uary 1. before 1t is published in book form.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
NOTTCE BANKRUPT SALE.

Pursuant to an order issued to me out of the United States District Court. Middle District of Alabama, I, Receiver of Cal win T. Russell, Bankrupt, will offer for sale at public outcry for cash subject to approv- al of said Court 17th day of December. 1907, during legal hours of sale at store house formerly occupied by said bankrupt at Pink. County of Covington State of Ala bama, stock goods. fixtures 15 head stock. Inventory now on file.
 Montgomery, Ala. Dec. g. 19007.
 GEORGE STUART. Receiver, The above sale postponed by order said Court to December 31. 1907
 Montgomery. Ala, Dec 95 1907.
 GEORGE STUART, Receiver,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING.

A meeting of the Shareholders of the Union Bank & Trust O.. will be held at its banking house at { o'clock P. NJ, on Tuesday. January 14. 1908. for the election of a Board of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly .~tf MICHAEL CODY. President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Fourth National Bank of Montgomery will be held at its banking rooms on Tuesday, January 1l 1908. at 1 o'clock, p. m. for the cleo tion of Board of Directors and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the meeting
 Dec. i4, 1907. A. Joshua Jones.
 Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
WILL DEVELOP POWER.

EIba, Dec. 26.-(Special)- )-The im- mense water power of Elba is to be developed. The Pea River Water Power Company is planning for the purpose.
 It is announced that as soon as the present money panic disappears, the power company will begin work erect ing dams.
 Elba being at the Junction Of two small r.vers, Pea River and White Wa ter. it is estimated that 1t has suffi- cient undeveloped power to connect with all the neighboring towns by trolley lines and then have enough left to operate many large manufac- turing plants.
 MRS. ALDICH DEAD.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Montgomery win be held at It's banking rooms on Tues day, January 14th. 1908. at 12 o'clock. noon. for the el ction of e Board of Directors and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the meet ins.
 December 14th. 1907.
 --tf A. S. WOOL TCLk. Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

A meeting of the Shareholders of The New Farley National Bank will be held at its banking house at 3:00 D. m.. on Tuesday January 14th. 1908. for the election of Board of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before it. L. W. TYSON
 .-yf. Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
REMOVAL NOTICE.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

meeting of the Shareholders of the Exchange National Bank will be held at ffs banking house at noon on Tuesday. January If, 1908. for the election of Board of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly come If. sLYvAIN BAUM. Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27

Don't Miss the Big Sale.
 All Shoes 20 Per Cent on. For Cash Only. (NO credlt.) 'NObIe-GO0de-TayIor Shoe Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
xTVj KYsy<
Injured at a Fire.

AnJure0 at Q F1re.
 New York, Dec. 26-Three persons were seriously injured and several others burned and cut by broken glasS fin a fire in a six story tenement build Ing in East 134th Street early today.
 Mrs -s4miah Collins, her 18-months- old son, Michael, and Emma Destler aged 10 years. are in a hospital pain fully burned. The prompt arrival of he fremen was all that saved them aRam death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOR TAX COLLECTOR. hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Montgomery County. subject to the action of the Dem
 CHARLES B. TEAsLEY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
Montgomery Ice and Cold
 Storage Co.

CAR LOAD SHIPMENTS SPECIALITY ALL ORDERS WILL HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION. OFFICE COR. MADISON AVE. and \. PERRY ST. PHONE g. FACTORY PHONE, 950.
 T. H. MOORE. E., BURNETT, President. VIce-President
 T. g. HOWE. Treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Tax Assessor of Montgomery County. subject to the action of the Dem ocratic party. C. P. ANDERSON.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
FOR TREASURER.

hereby announce myself candidate fol County Treasurer, subject to the action oi the Democratic primary.
 WILLIAM B. WHITING.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
FOR TAX ASSESSOR.

hereby announce myself a candidate for the Office of Tax Assessor of Montgomery County, subject to the action of the Dem ocratIc primary. MORGAN s. GILMER-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27

MRS. ALDICH DEAD. Tuscumbia, Dec. 26.-(Special) )--Mrs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-10

down, Eo-acc0unt people whom they
cahn't stand up Moth. so they enme
down heah to make the niggah their
equal. tell you. Bud, II won't
give an inch of the road il [ meet
them. | don't care if they do set up
set"
II don't know whether they be low
down or not" responded Bud, with
slow, judicious accent. bat Mis- Mason
is right smaht handsome. an she's got
the prettiest smile in Alabama.'
See heah, Bud, amt. YOU little
.overtaken." with an open sheer.
NOW. Brother. why do you talk that
way. No married woman can stall
me. You know who my sweetheart is
as well as do t5.... ~.
And Bud, who never lost his temper,
Strolled nocahalantly over to the
shack and saddled his horse. That
was year ago.
In the meanwhile, Dan Seagle sud
Cenly married and went up the road
twenty miles to live on rich .planta-
ton. That left Bud to sell the prop
country as the "Seagle place" Money
was scarce, and Bud settled down 20
rent and plant alone. hopeless of max
ing a trade, when Paul Mason rode up
and offered to buy for the school.
Paul Mason was an idealist. He
was tall, near-sighted, enthusiastic, or
| iental. He was too absen t-minded to
.sSh lan to u1rr
To him application was an Impossible
ity He would talk at fever heat for
! ten minutes intelligently, and then
gradually drift into drivel. But the
Rev. Paul Mason had one inspiration
| that made his life worth while. He
solved the negro problem by educat.
| ing the black man to own his home
This was not original with him. He
had breathed it in. Although he did
not know it, his wife was the source
of the land scheme which revolution
lied Bud Seagle,s life. +.
Bud Seagle was a practical idealist
| Side-hill ditehing, the salvation of the
Southern farmer, was his speciality; Sc
was the exquisite yellow jasmine that
confides its delicate tendrills to the
chivalry of the. swamp-trees No one
in the country knew better than he
when to plant, when to hoe, and wher
/ to pick the cotton. Alsi, no one
! knew better than he the haunts Of the
cardinal, the thrush, or the lark. The
plantation was his living and his life
| So, while Bud despised Paul Nason's
! ignorance, he respected the clergy
mans motives, He sold his homestead
to the Northerner. because deep dowr
i'll his soul lay a lagoon of justice ant
a well Of right which had never beer
dipped into any great extent
4 done sold the Seagle place to the
Nothe'ner." he said, that evening t.
himself. What will Florence say
My God what will Florence say"
With flushed face, he entered the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-10

Alabama was in the first rustic of
spring. The hooking birds awaken
cd the lazy sleeper with their inimita-
BILE concerts of courtship. The streams
were low. The swamps exhaled pre-
liminary scents of life. and the bot
tom lands, enyious of hillsides, called
for the pillow.
TIE atmosphere was dreamy, hot
and still, as II expecting the summons
of the Great Creator. Patches of pink
peach blossoms illuminated tumbling
cabins, and lifted them from the pa
thos of poverty into the glory of Wis
ion.
1t seemed as If the whole wild world
must burst into song; for spring and
the love of life had come.
So thought the rider as he turned
his horse from the domain of the
school into the deep-rutted, red road
that led to the plantation. Mpsingly,
nature. his training. all the instincts
OF a slave-holding ancestry had under
gone a convulsion. 1t was as if he
were a stranger in his own heart.
But soon his expression of perplexity
vanished, and in the place of it stole a
light, as If a new religion had won
sudden acceptance in a stubborn ma
ture. e@r -. '-e.>-,
.sThey are all right" he murmured
as he stretched out his hand to pluck a
spray of 'possum-haw.
'I've give my word. an I'll stick to
en-. Dan was plum wrong. Thet's
the whole story"
Indeed, the whole story was as
simple and as complex as that which
church people call a conversion.
For years Bud Seagle and his elder
brother had run the plantation,
"baching" together in the mansion
The Seagle place was moderately
large one of about 2,5e0 acres. OF
this 400 lay in rich bottom, from which
sluices coquetted with hillsides and up
lands. 1t was a profitable little prop
erty. bringing in from 100 to 200 bales
OF cotton in annual rentals. and the
brothers were prosperous and happy.
Then came the school, Impossible
unspeakable men and women from
Yankeeland bought a couple of hun
dred acres of high. wornout soil at i
preposterous price. put up fine build
ings and opened school for mig
gers" s....
So Dan and Bud Seagle, whose place
adjoined the school property, used tc
talk the catastrophe over.
II tell you, Bud" said Dan, tilting
back on his rush-bottom, high back &c
chair, and waving his pipe in the
fierceness of his invective, that TIL.
country amt no place nohow for cast
Always. Why, they are only low