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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-18

T--Tndicatss inappreciable rainfall. tNar vesterday. t-For 24 hours end. ,.. - rn 18th meridian time.
 NoTE--The average maximum and mini r,nno feYnperatures and the average rain. nAA en ore made up at each center from the actusI number of reports received. The sststa of weather Is that prevailing at time of Observation.
 REMARKS.
 sprinkies of rain have occurred in south eastern Georgia, showers in some of the oeastern districts and a locally excessive raIn at Galveston Texas. Temperatures have fallen in nearly all districts, and rath- CT FRANK P CHAFFEE.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-18
SELMA COTTON MARKET

SELMA LOITON MAhhETs
 Selma. Sept. 1T.-(SpeciaL )--rhe prices of spots quoted in the local cotton market today were as follows:
 Good middling .... .... .... ......9hc strict midditng .... s.., ..9h Mtddiing.,.. .... .''. '.sc Strict low mddling ....SMs Low middling .... ......she
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-18
Floodl Gage ch'ng. Rain- Stage Readsi 24 2S
 Ham. hrs hrs.
e--Rising. x-Faiiine.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

RIVER FORECAST. The Coosa and the Alabama will remain stationary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-18
1 TemperaturelP cip- I--l--sitation
 Max. Min. 100ths
DISTRICT AVERAGES

.-Rece.ved too late to be included in dis
 trict averages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-18

Savannah. Sept. l7.-Turpentine firm 277.
 Rosin firm; sales a.4Os: receipts 1920: shipments 4,62o; stock 14o, ,332. Quote: B t2,10G75; c s2,75@so; II S3s5@40; s3.75; s4.50; M $4.759B0: &5 50; we SC 00: wv s6.25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-18
NAVAL STORES.

35e. ps"'i"S S'eadS
 Rosin steady: ABC $2 3Oass: D s2.3b@ 4Oi k g 45 Qb0: $2. so; G $2 65; II Sa 2E. l $5 50: K S4.$5; M s4 60; N $5 30; wi New Orleans, Sept l7-Receipts 433 bar- rels rosin; turpentins nothing doing
 Exports none.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-18
THE WEATHER

lwindI Rain State of Weather Time lTemp.t tpr. hr. in & and direction lIo0ths.l of wind
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
stoessei courtmartiai,

st, Observation-Disclosures showing
the straits OF the civil population at
Port Arthur during the siege was given
at the codrtmartial OF Lieutenant. Gen.
eral Stoesscl Wednesday by Colonel
vcrshini, who was civil commissioner
OF that place and who fnthered the
charges against General Stoesscl that
he reapcd n rich harvest by selling
eggs and milk and other 1uauries TO
the sick during the Siege.
According TO Colonel vershini. mere
existence was n luxury for civilians.
Provisions werc enormously expensive.
A COW cost $500. n pig $500. eggs 81
each and other things correspondingly.
He testified that Nine. Stoessel had
. large herd Of cattle and flock OF
chickens and charged exorbitant
prices. Shortly before the surrender. he
said. she summoned merchant and at.
tempted to dispose OF these, the sup
position being that she had an inliling
Of the coming surrender.
The prosecutors case is practically
all In, tho Judge advocates having dis
missed all his witnesses except three,
but several OF Generel Stoessel's wit
nesses remain to be heard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31

Some French writer's have under
taken unitedly to show to tho world
that their national literature iB not
truly represented by the coarse and
indecent novels that are supposed by
many persons to be the most charac.
tcriBtIc production OF literary France
Not only In IL not true. remarks the
Youths Companion, but the picture OF
French life drawn from these novels
is grossly unjust. There are hundreds
Of French novels written every year
that are as sweet and wholesome ns
anything England or America can
show: and anyone who desires true
representation of French family III.
may find II in Prof. Barrett Wendeirs
recent book. Moreover. the study oi
art. history. science and many Other
branches is pursued In France by com
pctont and painstaking writer's. It 1,
proposed TO establish agencies In Eng
liah and American cities for tho sale
OF the best French books.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
NEWS OF The WEEK
Nest Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
sessrsstinE Items Gathered From al
Paris Of the World CONDENSED
Into Small Spses Tor the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional.

The house has requested the presi-
dent 10 send TO congress copy OF
the report Of the special Goldneid
commission.
In q recent statement 10 the senate
canal commission Col. Gosthals. chief
engineer, said the Panama canal was
reasonably safe from military inva-
sion. and that the locks were go far
inland they could not be Injured by
shells from naval vessels
The urgent deficiency bill. carrying
appropriations OF s24 .0oo. 900. has been
agreed upon by the house committee.
Champ Clark OF Missouri declared
on the floor OF the house recently that
the democratic party intended TO nom.
mate William Jennings Bryan for
president at the Denver convention In
July.
George Peabody wetmore has been
reelected United States senator from
Rhode Island.
John Sharp Williams has been for.
nally elected to the United States SEN
ate TO succeed the late H. ID. Money.
whose term expires In 1911.
The war college II asking congress
for an appropriation OF 100000 for
the establishment of n scheme where
by the United States may be trans
formed from n peae. to war footing
at instant notice.
The bill appropriasing s25o.ooo for
an immigration station In Philadelphia
has passed the lower house OF con
Erens- ..r
A bill has been introduced In con-
grcss to erect n nov building In Wash.
inston for the department of asricui.
ture at cost Of 81. i.75o.oo0.
A bill introduced In the senate would
appropriate 81. .sS3.l36 To reimburse tho
Southern Pacific railroad for expenses
incurred In closing the break In the
Colorado river which was flooding the
Imperial valley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
WjIIj,ms Elected senator.

Jackson, Miss. = The Legislature
Tuesday elected John Sharp Williams
to tho United States Senate to succeed
II. D. Money. whose term expires
March 4, 1911. Williams has long been
the leader OF the minority in the house.
He recently had q puglishc encounter
on tho floor Of the house, Just after ad.
tournament, with Representative De Ar.
mond. Of Missouri, also n Democrat.
Tho fight followed n quarrel over q
committee assignment. Mr.. Williams
Is fifty-four years old. He was born In
Tennessee, but his family moved to
Mississippi after his father was killed
Mt Shiloh. He is serving his eighth
term in the House.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
pry Earmer, Elect BROOKE.

Salt Lake.-There were 3S2 regis
tered delegates In attendance at the
Trans-Mississipp Dry Farming con
gress Thursday and 3s2 votes were
cast for the new president. Gov. B. B.
Brooks of Wyoming. Nominations
were made by committee and there
were no contests. The vice presidents
elected are: First vice president, Z.
A. Birrell. Montpelier, Idaho; second
vice president, w. II. Campbell, Lin.
coin, Nebraska; third vice president,
Gov. George Curry New Mexico. The
executive committee includes: G. R.
Root, Colorado; II. B. Henderson, Wy.
oming; ]. B. Tinsley, New Mexico.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31


Prof Albert 4. Nicholson Of the
University Of Chicago in tho nrsf
American man Of sciencc-hs vas
born In Germany-,o receive ono OF
the Nobel prizes. He came To this
country at an early age. however. and
was brought up In San Francisco. He
wnH graduated from the United States
Naval academy In 1878 and served for
n time In the navy. Intending to retire
to civil life. he studied In Germany
and France. and prepared himself for
work as n professor Of physics. This
Nobel prize. which amounts TO about
10000. iA conferred on him for hi,
invention Of m instrument for meas
uring the velocity Of light. On the
aame day that tho award to him wn
announced the Royal society Of Eng
land presented to him In London the
Coplcy medal for the same discovery.
and few months earlier Belgian
prize Of 10000 was awarded to him
President Roosevelt In the only other
Amcrican-hnd he is Of Dutch descent
to receive the Nobel prize. II was
given to him for his efforts In behalf
OF peace.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL R. MoSKMAS. Publisher.
ROCKY yoRD. ~. COLORADO.
Snebben.
ROCKY YOHD.

An Advertisement lately appeared
ln the papers Of Pitnburg announ.
cling that by the payment Of . certain
liberal sum Of money limited num-
Der Of persons Of wealth and high so
eial position could secure the prtvi-
Iege OF presentation AT the English
court The young man who Inserted
the Advertisement was arrested a. q
Exindler. in spite Of his InEistsnee
that ha could do all he had promised:
but the most interesting phase OF tho
affair was the large number Of per-
sons who were eager 10 accept bis
offer They roeked To the hotel In
such eagernssz and were % anxious
10 Be- among the chosen that the po-
lice had difficulty In getting them 70
go home. To the outsider Of we'll
balanced mind thsr. must always be
something amusing In such an srhibi-
tion Of Snobbery. says the Youths
COMPANION. Yet this was only one
form OF trait which exists in some
shape and 10 some degree In most per-
sons. The Enobs who will pay 10 be
presented TO court are separated by
no very clear line from those who
will pay 10 get the!E names 'h,o "A
thousand GTea, aen" or The Blue
bloodA Of New York; and hundreds
Of others who hold themselves far
above hueh crude and overt snobbery
as this will nevertheless pay what Is
virtually blankmaii Of one sort or an
other 10 buy the social approval or
escape the social o.nbure Of their fel.
lows. Snobbery Of whatever kind Is .
heel OF Achilles TO tho possessor. Al
though he may be covered with the
armor Of Intelligence. good .ntsntions
and experience he will stIll be vulner.
able through his vanity. Mono know
this better than III. EwIndisrs and
"buneos,eererH- who make their iIr.
Ing by IT, They love the snob DO
cause they know ,ha, snohbery And
courage seldom no together.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
MARCH OF UNEMPLOYED IN CHI
cAoo CLASHES WITH
POLICE.
LIVELY FIGHT ENsuEs
LEADER OF PARADE KNOCKED
DOWN AND TAKEN TO
JAIL.

Chicago.-An attempt Of Socialists
20 bring about q march Of the unefn-
ployed" through the downtown streets
Thursday resulted In TWO sharp lights
with the police In which the would,be
mArchers were routed after q number
OF men had been dubbed
Dr.. Benjamin l.. Reitman. the orig
inAtor OF the plan 70 march through
tho streets. and two OF his followers
were arrested after Rsltrian had been
knocked down for resisting the onaeefs.
For several days Reitman. who Is
Socialist. had been making announce
ments Of his intention 10 hold pa
rads OF ''hoboes" and unemployed"
despite the warning given him by Chief
Of Police Chippy that no march
through the streets would be per
m!tfet.
Reits.an continued TO defy the au-
thoTities. and thousands Of circulars
were distributed through the down
town saloons and In the lodging house
district. calling upon all men out OF
work 70 assemble AZ O'Clock on the
lake front.
The chief Of police early In the day
reiterated his statement that the
march would not be permitted. and d.
rected that all the police force be held
In reserve At tho various stations.
Just before o'clock . crowd com.
menced to gather on Michigan avenue
In from. Of the Art institute. and In .
few minutes . column. which vas re-
ally u series OF lunches Of four ana
fye men. formed and. headed by Reit-
man. started west on Adams street
Tho nnarchers probably did mot mum.
bor more than 200 nj any time. but
many hundreds Of people followed
them along tho sidewalks and added
to the confusion.
Tho police camo on nj the run. and
tho column was Instantly broken up.
Several men were Knocked down. and
tho police. not attempting TO make ar.
rests. used their clubs freely In quick.
ening tho footsteps Of the fleeing "un.
employed"
A number Of tho marehcrs. after
getting away from the police. went
south in State street. attempting to
form another column ms they went.
Rcitman turned south In Clark
street. but was quickly caught and
placed under arrest. He showed some
night. and was handled In vigorous
style. His hat was smashed by blow
from n poiiccman's club. he was
knocked down. and his clothing torn.
When he regaincd his feet he shouted:
Let mo 70: let me 20. know the
chief Of police"
Hc was Mt once taken to police head.
quarters. followed by crowd Of 1000
people. After reaching the station
Reitman said:
II was arrested without cause and
was treated bru;aliy. Some policeman
hit mo over the head with his club.
"Thcre would have been no disorder
II tho police had allowed us to march
through the streets as We wished to
do. All We wanted was to 20 to tho
city hall and demand that men out Of
work be given employment by the
city,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31

Tho Maine papers are taking note
OF tho continued decrease of children
OF school age in the rural districts
down east Instances are mentioned
children attending n district school,
and In several localities where two or
three districts have been combined
there are only dozen pupils or 30 In
the consolidated school. It's melan,
choly picture. but no more SO than
can be found nearer home in some OF
the hill towns of Massachusetts, re.
marks the Boston Herald. Our little
red schoolhouscs lack patronage. bu,
their influence survives.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
Miscellaneous

The Harvester trust has been In.
dieted In Kentucky for violation OF tho
state antitrust law.
six railroads have been convicted
In the federal court Mt Chicago Of hay
Ing violated the safety appliance Law.
The government is arranging to
manufacture ccmcnt for use on the
Panama canal In case the prices of
the product are too high. A manufae.
turing plant may be Installed on the
inthmus.
A severe blizzard recently swept tho
Atlantic coast causing much suffering
In New York and Philadelphia. Much
damage was done to small shipping
and street car traffic was dcmoraiixcd.
w. Leo Bockcmohie. cashier OF the
suspended bank Of Eilinwood. Kan.
shot and killed himself Mt his home.
while under arrest charged with max.
Ing n false statement of the banks
condition.
Liquor interests In Alabama are re-
sorting to dynamite against the prohi.
bition leaders.
A FIRE In Baltimore recently caused
damage amounting to 100000. Three
flremcn were killed and 10 injured.
The city hall Mt Portland. Ne. with
the police building. was recently de-
stroyed by IRE. causing loss Of
81 900. 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyer. aged 6s
and G5 respectively. were recently
burned to death on their farm near
Bartlesville. Ok.
In the first 90 days OF January 4i5..
0O0 hogs were marketed In Kansas
City. This In 10000 more than were
ever received there in any whole
month before.
An attempt to overthrow the mon.
nrchy of Portugal and establish re-
public was recently nipped In the bud
ut Lisbon. and the leaders arrested.
J. u. Joslin. an eccentric character
OF Topeka. was recently found stran.
gled to death In his home In that city.
Three submarine torpedo boats re-
Gently made the trip from Newport,
Il. l.. to New York in 17h hours. This
ia the longest trip ever made by boats
of this class under their own power
More than 1000 delegates were
present at the opening session OF the
Missouri River Navigation congress
at Sioux City. In.
An attempt of socialists to bring
about march OF the unemployed"
in Chicago was frustrated by the po.
lice. DR.. Reitman and two Of his
followers were arrested for melting n
riot.
William ]. Bryan recently addressed
the Kentucky Legislature. advocating
the election OF former Gov. Beckham
as United States senator In the inter
est OF democratic harmony.
There are 13.s77.426 Roman Catho-
lies in the United States and including
the Philippines. Porto Rico and the
Sandwich islands the number Is 22,-
O1S,S9S.
The American National Live Stock
association. in session at Denver, has
endorsed the leasing system OF public
lands.
AT Marysville, Kan, George Tenny-
son has been held to the district court
for the murder OF his father, David
Tennyson.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania
by vote OF four TO three has de-
clared the two-ccnt fare law of that
state unconstitutional.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the petition for an
appeal in the Chicago Street railroad
reorganization case.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
Second Desert Land Entries.

Washington.-Senator Guggenheim
has introduced bill to permit second
entries under the desert land act. It
provides that persons who have lost
or forfeited desert entries through no
fault of their own shall be entitled to
the benefit of the desert land laws as
though they had not made original en-.
try, provided such original entry was
consideration.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31

The fact that. owing to the shortage
OF the cocoa crop, tho price OF choco.
late Ia to be increased interests the
cook. The concomitant fact that the
price OF chocolates may be Increased
interests the girl In the parlor with
tho chaflng dish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31

An unique piece of tapestry needle.
work has been purchased by the State
Normal School to be placed in the in.
dustrial museum. 1t was made by a
Swedish girl and represents King Alta
Of Sweden playing n harp by the sea.
It Is a shilful blending of painting and
embroidery
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31

To be silly is the latest fad OF Lon
don women. according to one OF the
English periodicals. We are wonder.
ing whether 1t requires much practice
on the part Of the ladies to become
authoritative exponents OF the fao
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Three young Mormon elders recently
,egsn a religious campaign in Greeley.
Iinging and holding meetings on the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-30
RESIGNED The chairmanship--

A special meeting Of the Clatsol
County Republican Central Commit
tee was called and held yesterday at
ternoon at o'clock, at the office o.
c. ]. Curtis, on Commercial street,
all members of the committee being
in evidence, 1t developed that Chair
man Frank J, Carney, of the Central
Committee, for private reasons, de-
sired to relinquish the ehairnanship
and as soon as the body settled
down to business, he presented his
formal resignation, which was ac-
repted without debate. He was sue
ceeded by F. |, Dunbar, the pres
ent secretary and the secretaryship
was then conhded to the capable
hands OF w, P, O'Brien, of precinct
No. 7, The committee then ad-
journed, sine del.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-30
ALEX TAGG
CONFECTIONERY
Fresh Chocolates,
Candies, etc.
Made fresh every day In on
own factory.
843 Commercial Street

been decided on. At the present time
there is probability that another
team vii enter the hose cart race,
known as the New York hose race.
The team is being organized and are
said to be one OF the best in the state.
Those desiring to enter for the fol-
lowing events on the Fourth should
communicate either in person or BY
telephone or letter with Secretary
Halderman before 5 o'clock p. m.
on july 3rd: 100 yard dash; 220 yard
hurdle; 120 yard hurdle; 100 yard
dash, free for all, no entry required;
40 yard relay; 220 yard dash; 40
yard dash; running broad jump; run
ming high jump; shotput; one-half
mile relay; pie-eating contest, no en-
trance fee required. Beginning at 10
a. m. sharp on the morning of the
4th, the following contests will be
held. No one will be permitted to
enter for these contests who is over
Is years of age, with the exception
of the bicycle race, which is free for
all; Egg, sack and barrel races; pie
eating contest; girls race; three-leg-
ged race; 100 yard dash, free for
ALL no entrance fee required; bicycle
race.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-30
Austrian Colony For Astoria

A letter was yesterday received by
the Chamber OF Commerce from an
Austrian business man, representing
the Central Bank Of Agriculture and
the Caiicia State Bank. OF Austria,
wanting 10 know what were the OPP
portunities Of establishing an Aus
,rian colony here Of several thousand
people. A full line OF literature was
sent 10 him and an invitation 10
yisi, Astoria al once.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-30
The Glorious Fourth

Now that the Fourth of July and
the Astoria celebration is drawing
near the committee respectfully re-
quest the merchants of the city to
get busy and decorate their win
dows and store fronts in an appro-
pirate manner for the occasion. The
order for the fire works that has beer
placed some time ago, are expected
to arrive today, when they will al
once be taken to the store room on
board the barge that has been pro
vided for them, until the time arrives
for firing them, An expert has been
engaged for the firing of the explo-
sives, who will arrive in due time.
The committee announce that there
will be both daylight and night dis
play Of fireworks. In the afternoon
Japanese bombs will be sent high in
the air, exploding novelty figures Of
all kinds that will float until out Of
sight, Balloons Of all descriptions
will also be sent up including the
new airships which are said to be
over nine feet long, and shaped very
similar to an airship The balloon
ascension will take place, but the
starting place thereof, has as yet not
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-30
Personal MENTION

Joseph Schamberg moved yester-
day from his former home on Ex-
change street to his cottage at Sea-
side, where he will permanently re.
side hereafter.
DR. Holt will leave today for Port
land where he will attend the State
Medical Associations annual meet
ing. DIR. Holt is on the program TO
read paper, After the meeting DR..
Holt will be on his yearly leave Of
absence, of a month or more, which
time he will spend with his family at
Gearhart Park Although on vaca-
tion he will be in his. office on We'd
nesday of each week.
Mrs. Palmer. wife of B. E. Palmer
general superintendent Of the North
ern Pacific Railway is at Seaside, 60
ing there in a private car.
J. F. Higgins, the cashier Of The
Astoria National Bank, has returned
from Salem, where he has been at
tending the annual meeting OF the
State Bankers Association. He re-
ports a very satisfactory meeting and
states he had a pleasant time through
out,
Thos, Dealey accompanied BY his
wife will leave on this mornings
train for Portland, where Mrs
Dealey and her grandchildren will
leave for Elko, California, to yisit
Mrs. Dealey's daughter, Mrs. Joe
Foster,
J. A. Forehand Of Seattle was II
town yesterday the guest Of Charles
Humphrey
Mrs, w. L. Trullinger Of Portland
returned to her home in that city yes
terday, after three weeks visit witR
her mother, Mrs. Osgood, on Youngs
River
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-30
Pleasant Dinner

A dinner was given at the resi-
dence Of Mr. A. Montgomery on Sun
day in honor of Mr. Chester Will
liams OF Seaside and Mrs B. Stew
ems OF Talace Rest, il being the
birthday Of Mr.. Williams and the
near approaching anniversary Of Mrs
Stevens. A few invited guests were
present and very pleasant time
was had This being the twenty-firsI
birthday Of Mr.. Villains he says he
will cast his first vote at the coming
election for w H. Taft. Mr.. Viii
Iiams is an engineer at Seaside.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-30
A Milk Spscialisr-

A lengthy letter was yesterday re-
ceived BY A. Scherneckau Of the
Chamber OF Commerce from Mr. R.
Wiese. now in Dawson, Alaska, stat
ing that he would be here in Astoria
directly TO take up his permanent
residence in case the proposition
which he made, was accepted by the
Chamber OF Commerce. Mr.. Wiesce
Is specialist from Germany who ex'
peets TO establish himself in business
here in the pasteurized and sterilized
milk business. His propoition seems
good and will be considered by tht
dairy committee in few days.