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sTANpARD on Co. UNpIANAl.

The punishment. therefore is no more
severe than that is inflicted upon a letter
carrier who steals q letter and Is sent to
the penitentiary for three years, thereby
depriving him OF his earning capacity for
that time. 1t is not nearly SO severe as
the minimum penalty of five years in the
penitentiary imposed upon a banker who
misapplies the funds of his bank.
The government claims that on account
Of the size of the fine alone there Is no
necessity for retrial Of the case: that
the circuit court of appeals may. itself.
name the fine which should be imposed
and calls upon the court to do SO in case
it adheres to the view that Judge Lands
abused his discretion In imposing 50 large
Il fine
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Capital Traction stock sold at today's
meeting Of the stock exchange up to 100
for a quotation lot and fractionally
higher for smaller lot. After tho call
the buyer Of the other lots paid 1891: for
twenty-four shares. and the bid at that
time ran up to 1885 for fifty shares
The common stock Of the Washington
railway Company sold for IS and at the
close the asking price was 351s. Nothing
was done in the preferred stock or In the
bonds. the figures remaining about the
same in both instances as recently sup
piled.
One hundred shares Of Lanston sold for
II. and then the bid was liza and the ask
ing price l2is. No interest was shown in
Mergenthaler or in Greene Cananea, and
no change was made In the quotations for
Mitchell Mining. although one Of the bro
kers said the stock was selling in New
York for 1ac, which is the asking price
here.
After call thirty shares Of United States
Trust Company stock sold for A1a, there
being one seller and a couple Of buyers.
A thirty-day option was offered for S5ha,
following n prediction made by one Of
the brokers' who said that the stock would
be selling at 9S in the near future. There
were no takers of this privilege.
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Sales.--Resular call: II oeIeck noen-Capital
Traction. 6 ut 1884, % at 12o, Il at lc9as.
Warrington Rwy. and Elec. CON-, 90 at So, 90
at IS.
Lsnstoi, Monotype 100 at IL.
After -Mergenthaler Linotype, ! at 01.
Capital Traction, - at 1884,.
United States Trust. 10 at 941s. 10 at 9f...
~ ut 94L
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Forced Labor Abolished.
King Is Down and Out.

The personal rule of King Leopold in
Africa Is drawing to close. In the future
he will have nothing to do with the state.
which Is to be administered by Belgium.
The hope Is widespread that there will
be end to the atrocities and malad-
ministration in this part of the world.
which for years has been a subject of
investigation and bitter complaint by hu
manitarians all over the world.
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, August 2l.-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot. dull: prices. to 12 points low
or; American middling. fair. 6lo: good
middling. SO; middling. $50: low mid
ding, 5.31: good ordinary. All: ordinary
s3l. Tho sales of the day were 5000
oales. of which 100 were for speculation
and export and included 300 American
Receipts. 1000 bales, including 500 Amcri-
IAN. Futures opened quiet and closed
steady. August, SAG: August and Sep
,ember, $685.: September and October
Asa: October and November, All: Novem-
Der and December, 4.73: December and
January. AM; January and February.
All; February and March. 4.72h: March
and April, 4.74: April and May. AS; May
and June. 4.761s.
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The petition concludes:

The petition concludes:
cit is therefore respectfully submitted:
THAT the opinion Of this court is based
upon a misconception Of the record with
reference to the rulings of the trial Judge
as to the admission OF evidence tending
to show want of knowledge. and with
reference to his construction OF the stat
ute on that subject, and the theory on
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The World OF
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers ana brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Trade
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings OF the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
PM, 81: II midnight. So. August 81. 4
am, 30: am. a. L. noon, IS; pm. "a.
Maximum. "a, at q pm. August n; mini
mum, %, at am. August II.
Observation-Disclosures -. PM, 5000: 3
pm. 5000: IL midnight. SOLO. August "a.
s am. 3O14; am. 3o.19: noon. 30.19; Q
PM, sole.
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Today's Market Ruled Well Be-
low Yesterdays Closing.
NEW HIGH RECORD FOR S. P.
Slump That Followed Affected All
the Specialties.
LITTLE DONE IN FRACTIONS
Commission Business in General on
Limited Scale-Americans r.
regular in London.
LITTLE DONE IN FRACTIONS

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. August 21.-During the
greater part OF the business session on
the stock exchange today the market
ruled we'll below it's closing prices OF yes
terday. In the early part of the day
Southern Pacific showed exceptional
strength and advanced to new high
price On record. That stock was COM
paratively steady throughout the day, al
though after its early rise it participated
in the irregular movements in the market
at large.
The weakest features of the railway list
were New York Central the Rock Island
shares Northern Pacific Great Northern
preferred and Reading. Among the rail-
way specialties very sharp decline was
noted In Wisconsin Central.
The l. .ustrial and miscellaneous
shares were likewise heavy and Amer!-
Can Smelling was notably weak. Else
where round declines were scored by
-Amalgamated Copper. American Loco
motive and National Lead. The United
States Steel shares were heavy in COM
mon with the remainder OF the market,
although making smaller maximum de-
ClineS
Little was done i'll the local traction
shares. No points of novelty were de-
veloped in the discussion relating to the
movements in particular stocks. Neither
was there any change of importance in
the general characteristics Of the days
dealings
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Belgium Decides to Annex
Kongo Free State.
CHAMBER PASSES TREATY
It Is Hoped That Now Atrocities
Will Cease.
END OF MOST BITTER STRUGGLE
Financial Responsibility of Govern
ment Yet to Be Settled-Minis-
try Will. Not Resign.

BRUSSELS, August 21.-After several
months Of bitter struggle the chamber of
deputies today adopted the kongo annex
alton treaty by 81 to 30.
Although this action probably will IN
sure the solution of tho great kongo prob
lem, there still remains open the import
ant question OF Belgiums financial re-
| sponsibility.
This action Oh the part of the chamber
had not been expected. and at the last
moment nearly caused the collapse of the
cabinet
During the first reading recently Of the
colonial bill. which provides for the adj
minfstration OF the Kongo Independent
State and which also was adopted to-
day. Herr Woeste, leader OF the right, Sc
cured the adoption of an amendment re-
lieving Belgium of the responsibility of
guaranteeing the payment Of the interest
| on the Kongo debt.
Government Defeated.
Wednesday the government made de-
termined effort to secure the restoration
Of the stipulation that Belgium would
make advances to Kongo in case Of neces-
sity. The government was defeated. and
It was. generally believed that the minis
ters would be forced to resign.
At the conclusion of a long meeting of
King Leopold and the members of his
cabinet yesterday. 1t was announced that
the ministry would not resign. the govern
ment temporarily accepting tho chamber
action on the financial question.
1t was pointed out. however. that a
direct contradiction exists between the
treaty and the colonial bill as voted. the
treaty shouldering the financial RESPONSE
bility while the bill rejects 1t.
Forced Labor Abolished.
1t is understood that the government
will make an effort in the senate to amend
the bill SO as to reconcile the provisions
Of the two.
Among the important notifications OF
the original articles of the bill are the
abolition OF forced labor and the prohi-
bition of members of the Belgian parlia-
ment from exploiting KongO concessions.
The passage of the Kongo treaty means
that the annexation of the state to Bel
GUM is practically assured both the SEN
ate and King Leopold being ready to in
dorse the bill.
King Is Down and Out.
The personal rule of King Leopold in
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Quotations furnished by Z. F. Hutton Co.
members New York Stock Exchange; G. Bowie
Chapman. manager. 1901 st.
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Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, "a; year ago. e.
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Precedent Not Followed.

The circuit court of appeals has held
that there is but one offense for each SET
Element for freight.
The government cites against this the
opinion Of Presiding Judge Grosscup in
the case of United States agt Hanley
Il Fed. Rep. 672. 675. In which that judge
laid down an exactly contrary rule to the
one which he laid down In the Standard
Oil case
The government contends that the rule
laid down by the court of appeals is con-
trary to the principles of the Elkins act,
and leaves 1T to the shipper and carrier
to elect for how many Offenses they will
be prosecuted and how much they shall
be fined
that the court of appeals has done a
great injustice to Trial Judge Lands i'm
misstating what he did I'm connection with
the imposition of the fine on the Standard
Oh Company.
The circuit court Of appeals in its .opin-
ion charges that Judge Lands assumed
to fine the Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey, and imposed the large fine for
the reason that he was satisfied that the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was
not a virgin offender
The government shows I'm ies petition
that Judge Lands never referred to the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey in
this connection and that the language
uSeQ was uSeQ III COHUSCIlOIl Will Tie
Standard Oil Company OF Indiana. and
that nowhere were the proceedings direct
ed or pretended to be directed against
the Standard Oil Company Of New Jersey.
, The government takes Issue with the
court of appeals that Judge Lands pro-
ceedng in this case amounted to a
strange doctrine in AngloSaxon jurispru-
dence." and says that the proceedings of
Judge Lands are in accordance with the
rule of procedure pointed out by Mr..
l. LII 4-lr ,I los
one of the elementary principles of that
Jurisprudence recognized from the earliest
Gays.
The government takes issue with the
circuit court of appeals as to Its PROPOSE
ton that a defendant cannot be fined
more thar the value of the property
which he possesses and states that this
rule is an innovation in criminal law and
II applied would destroy the enforcement
of most statutes.
before the court Of appeals Justify the i'm
position of the penalty inflicted by the
trial judge.
Earnings Of Trust.
1t appears from the record in the cir
cult court of appeals that the net profit
Of the business of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana. the corporation that
Judge Lands fined, for the years during
which the violations of the law for which
1t was convicted were committed and in
GLIDING the year in which it was indicted
amounted to S3. $50. 206.0.
On this point the petition states:
I'VE respectfully call the attention OF
the court to the statement of the Stand
ard OIL Company Of Indiana On file in this
case, referred to by the court in its opin-
ion and treated as proper for considera-
ton in determining whether OF not the
penalty was excessive"
That statement shows, with reference to
the assets and liabilities and profits of
the Standard OIL Company of Indiana. the
following:
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AmhIGamateu Topper. .
Rar silver. stendy. q;
Money, gan per cent.
The rate Of discount
short bills Is i+ai SIS
The rate Of discount
three-month bills is 1;is
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JlGi per ounce.

in the open market for
per cent.
IN the open market for
per cent.
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The London Market.

American shares were quoted at irregu-
lar changes in the London market, in
comparison with yesterdays local closing
figures and foreign houses We're sellers
here to the extent of about 10000 shares.
The grain market continued steady and
the cotton market feverish.
Money on call again loaned under / per
cent, but that has now become such a
familiar spectacle as TO attract little at
tention. The preliminary estima, es Of the
principal movements In currency during
the week indicated gain In cash by the
banks of nearly $S.50O.UOO. nearly all Of
which was derived from their operations
with the subtreaSury. The movement OF
currency to the inferior for crop move
ment purposes Is still unusually belated,
but on the other hand there have recent
ly been transfers of gold to Canada in
considerable amounts. Scant interest was,
however, expressed in the outlook for
tomorrow's bank statement.
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Wants to Make Girl His Heir.

When Rev. Mr.. Fitzhugh went to ELI
colt City last week he told one of the
clerks that he wanted to marry the girl
in order that he could make her his heir
He said he was getting old and he was
devoted to her and felt that his money
should be given to her.
The fact that he returned with the let
ter seemed no surprise to the clerks at
the courthouse, as he seemed to be anx-
ious to comply with the conditions neces-
sary to procure the document
All yesterday the girl wept piteously.
The preachers daughter did what she
could to console the child, but in vain.
While she wept her fiance was in an up
per room unconscious. She frequently
went up to look upon him, and at times
heard him murmur that She should be
his heir 1t he should die.
The girl did not apparently realize what
was going on around her, While she knew
that the minister was SO i'll that he might
die, she appeared to have other worries.
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Speculative Sentiment Confused.

Speculative sentiment was as thorough
~ confused as it has been throughout the
week and the only guides to action we're
furnished in the activities of the half a
dozen houses which are now enjoying a
monopoly of the manipulative orders sent
into the market. The business OF conf
mission houses in general was upon a
very limited scale. There was no actual
news bearing upon individual stocks ex-
cept of a routine character, such as the
returns of railway traffic. etc.
The government petition for a rehear-
ing of the appeal of the Standard Oil Com
pany Of Indiana from the notorious Lam
dis fines was one matter referred in con-
nectfon with the general tendencies of the
market and some further concern respect
ing the political outlook could also be de-
fpCted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
THE RACES
shcepshead Bay Results.

sheepshead Bay; N: Y. Sept. lO.-- Baby ss6y,. Wolf . easily oOT won the Flight IonSs today Half if'ySo sovsretsa M ssYeH jnnped @ in to the lead at the start. followed by Arctic and Baby Wolf. These con ditions remained unchanged until the took the lead and won by four lengths.
 Beduoin easily won the Russet sell ing stakes. one mile and half on the =, sheeps,head sh Bay, Sept; lOmrirst SRS9nsT sS li sse0Da ssss goSsn Pearl. lis. c. Leej, third. Time, 20 Jersey Lightning. Mayheld. Adriuche,
 Second race, steeplechase; selling; Boy, 142. (Wilson). won; Economy. f42, Gynch), second; Pirate. 142 (Hender- son), third. Time, 5:1s. Caller and
 Third race, Ave and One-half fur won; ,witching Hour. li7. ,lschiliing), sSfrd rime io7 ss wsrsfd eGfdaFibsy bCn homme. GuatemotSin, and Roger de wpfY. TS9rf4 'oz rafs; six 11O, Gschiiling1, third. Time i:ss. Roseben and Brookdale Lymph ran. Baby Wolfe and Brookdale Lymph
 Fifth race, selling; one mile and a half-Bedouin. 98. (McCarthy). won 1. Moquette, lOO CButler). second; cairn- gorm. 100, tNotter), third. Time. 2:37 3-5. Only three starters.
 furiongs-Lawton Wiggins. i07. (Not. ter), won. sand Piper. 104. tDugan), second. Star Thistle, s7. (Upton). third Eschau, Nedlim. Lasata. Leak Out Court Lady, Bonnie Kelso Floreai, Grania. Crepontuc and Spell Bound also ran
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11

Have you visited the "CreseeBt' this weekf A genuine treat to see those little girls dance and sing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
PhIIndelphIa Wina.

Boston. Sept. 10-Philadelphia easily won the deciding game of the series from Boston today. batting Lindaman and Dorner hard.
 RH D. Philadelphia 900 100 o12--s Is Boston :002 900 000-2
 Batteries-McQu Quillin. Corridor and Dooin; Lindaman, Dorner and Bower. man. Time 1:45, Umpire Klem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
Dent Arraigns Brooks
 Laurence as Dictator

that mistake and with the fact that they now realize that it was a mistake. The first circular was sent out from Birmingham. It was sent out from the sanctum, sanctorum of Brooks Law renee to command the voters of the Second Congressional District to defeat me for Congress. It was signed by Brooks Lawrence. But I hold in my hand a new circular which shows how frightened they are and how much they realize that they made a mistake. My friends they have left poor old Brooks Lawrenoe's name off the last circular. pr. Crumptons name as President of the Anti-Saloon League is at the bot tom of 1t, but 1t is in type and not In his signature. pr. Crumpton's office is in Montgomery and you would think that this new circular would be mail ed from Montgomery. but my friends the circular was mailed as shown by the envelope. not in Montgomery, but in Troy. Mir. Samford's home"
 Mir. Dent took issue with Mir. sam ford's statement that he had not dared Crumpton. in discussing the circular. although his had been the first name signed to 1t. Mr Dent spoke with re- spect of pr. Crumpton.
 .Mr Sanford and his friends are mistaken. mentioned pr. Crump- tons name every time. pr. Crumpton resides in the Second District. He has the right to send out circulars he has the right to write personal let- ters to hls friends In every part of the district advising them to vote against me, and I will not criticise him except to say that l regret that. through the machinations of Brooks Lawrence he allowed the use of his name to that circular"
 -t. .TAa had been conceived by Brooks Law renee and through his vaccinations 1t was sent out with the approval of pr. Crumpton and Mir. Saniford's friends. He had no regrets that he had ap- piled the term of carpet bagger to MT. Lawrence. pr. Crumpton In his article had proved that the charge was true. for he stated that when the Anti Saloon League was organized they sent to Ohio to get Rev. Brooks Law renee as It's superintendent. They could not get. 1t seemed he said. a minister in Alabama who was willing to abandon his pulpit and preaching the Gospel of love to dabble into poli- tics and stir up strife but they had to send to Ohio for one. If Mir. Law renee did not perfectly answer to the said he never knew of a man who did.
 As Political Dictator.
 He said further that a prominent | Birmingham man had said to him:
 MT. Dent you are the only man who has had the courage to answer back when attacked by Brooks Lawrence. applaud you for 1t, He believes. and what Is more I know men who have heard him boast of 1t. that he holds the political situation in Ala bama in the hollow of his hand"
 DO you want to continue this man as a political dietator?' asked Mir. Dent. Suppose he should send my friend Sanford to Congress. His next step would be to name your Govern
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
ROSTER AT AUBURN
CADETS OF 4. P. '. DIVIDED INTO
 BATTALIONs.
Registrati0n SO Large That sn Addi- tIonaI Company is Added-Eiectric
 Lights Installed at Institute.

Auburn, Sept. 10.-(Specia1.)- )-Tht registration of the Alabama Polytech- r. nic continues to increase daily, the number to date being 627.
 Owing to the large number of stu dents in the battalion, an epoch making step was taken today in the reorsani- zation of the corps of cadets. In &C., cordance with orders issued from the headquarters of the military depart ment the corps is now divided into two battalions with complete set of battalion officers. A new company wai formed increasing the entire number to six.
 The following is the roster of the new list of officers:
 RegimentaI Staf-Capt. J. G. Stel. zenmuIler. quartermaster; Capt. B. E. Harris. adjutant.
 Regimental on-commissioned on cers-Sergeant Major M. A. Smith. Quartermaster Sergeant J. P. Hutch eson.
 First Battalion-Major g. H. Rich ardson. Lieutenant and AdJutant w. s' Childs Sergeant Major W. c. Oliver.
 Company "A"-Capt.. A. J. Roddy. First Lieut.. R. B. Mcwhorter, Second Lieut. J. T. Foy. Second Lieut.. R. w. Williamson. First Sgt. l.. Kelly Sgts' ]. E. Grady. SgtS c. c. Yonge' sgts' E. Davis.
 Company "B"-Capt. S. w. Calu- well. First Lieut.. J. B, Holman. second Lieut.. R. B. Tlyson. First Sgt. A. L. Young, Sgts. H. H. Davis. Sgts. A h. VanDuzer, Sgts. W. L. Ewing
 Company "c":--Capt. M. A Wescott First Lieut.. H. G. Culverhous, Second Lieut.. J. W. Moore. First Sgt. M. Lo- throp. Sgts E. R. Stauffaoher. Sgts. C. N Mohns. Sgts. L. M. Dinsmore.
 Second BattaIion-Major J. W. Pow ell, Lieutenant and AdJutant B. A. webb. Sergeant Major D. M. Clements.
 Company "D"-Capt. R. A. Burleson' First Lieut.. c. W. Taylor. Second Lieut. A. H. skinner, First Sgt. R. ;. Boyd Sgts. J. M Spearman. sgts. C. l.. Speako. Sgts. W. A. IIarman.
 Company "E"-Capt. J. T. Pearson First Lieut.. D. J. Duffee, Second Lieut. w. ]. Carter. First Sgt. 0: E. Blue sgts. J. T. Reeves, Sgts, d. L. Hem derson. Sgts. J. M. Glllespy'
 Company "F"-capt. Beasiey' First Lieut.. c. A. Young. second Lieut. |. M. Mayes( First Sgt. J.. c. smith. Sgts. F. Ordway. Sgts. w T. Ewing.
 TO the band: First Sgt. J. J. Reyes Sergeant B. Well. ,
 TO Company TX" Capt. J. G. Stel- zenmuller; First Lieut.. H. J. Chatter ton. First Sgt. J. P. Hutcheson.
 notable feature in the surround tnps of the campus Is a full system of electric lights installed in Smith Hall dormitory and all the adjoining dormitory cottages These cottages have retained the name of some of the ola prominent professors. such as ,.chambers Cottage" Nell Cottage,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11

Don't forget tomorrow ia election day. Be sure to vote for s. H. Dent, JE