The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-10
FORECAST OF NEWS
MANY IMPORTANT EVENTS sCHED-
 ULED FOR THE WEEK.
Gathering of the Great Warship Squad ron at Hampton Roads VIII
 Re an Interesting and
 Spectacular Event.


 With the possibility of the opening of the financial debate in the Senate. the gathering of the great warship squadron at Hampton Roads. prepara- tory to their departure for the Pacific; the meeting of the Democratic Na- tional Committee at Washington; re- opening of the graft trials in San Francisco; the actual starting of the trial of George A. Pettibone at Boise, Idaho, the annual meeting of the Na- tional Civic Federation. the annual meeting of the National League of Baseball Clubs at New York on the schedule, the week promises to be busy one.
 The prospect is good for the opening this week in the Senate of the finan- cial debate It will probably be sprung in connection with the resolutions or Senators Culberson and Clay. calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for information bearing upon the recent currency crisis and much interest IS felt in the course the controversy may take. That the Democrats would seek the first opportunity to open up lne question has been understood rignt along, and it has only question as 10 the measure upon which they might base their talk.
 Senator Tillman will introduce a financial resolution during the week and will probably speak on 1t durlns the week.
 ised A speech by Jefferson Davis, the new Senator from Arkansas, who will discuss the trusts and suggest rem edy for them. He regards all trusts as an evil and will advocate their an- initiation. ,,,
 The report of the Committee on Mil itary Affairs relative to the Browns
 tcnd during week.
 In the House. little actual worK can be done until the committees are ap- pointed and the present indications are that the Speaker will not be able to announce them for several days. III the meantime, nothing can be done Tn the House, beyond the introduction oI bills and resolutions.
 Hampton Roads will be scene or the liveliest interest throughout the week, The sixteen battleships which make up the Pacific-bound Atlantic fleet, will rendezvous in the roadstead ur, Monday and will make their sta tions in squadrons of four vessels eacn all under command of Rear Admiral Evans. Searchlight drills at nlgnt will be a picturesque feature Of the fleets stay at Hampton Roads. The fleet will sail for the Pacific on Mon day, the t6th.
 One of the principal news events of the week will be the meeting or the Democratic National Committed at Washington on Thursday. The Com mittee will decide the place and date for the next Democratic National con yention and from that time forward. the Presidential campaign of 1903 may be said to have taken definite form. It is expected that Chicago. Kansas City and Denver will be bidders for the Democratic Convention just as they were for the gathering of Republican delegates. Kansas City Is expected to make an exceptionally strong bid and aa Chicago has already secured the Republican Convention. the rivalry be- tween the two cities may not be so great. trials will be renewed Monday when Patrick Calhoun, President of the Uni ted Railways of that city and one or the most prominent men named as a defendant in the long series Of prose- cutions will be called to the bar.