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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
NEWS OF UNIONTowN.
New Residences And Other Improve
 ments Noted.

Uuiontown, April 16.-(Special)- The handsome home of pr. Thomas McCorkle is rapidly nearing completion and when finished he will come from Marengo county to make his home here.
 D. p. Coleman. of Faunsdale, who recently lost his home by fire has bought q lot here and will make his home here s soon as he can build.
 The city authorities are making much needed Improvements. They are building a large addition to the high school. which has become crowded and are having sidewalks put down on the streets.
 Tine ice factory, which was destroyed by fire last year Is fast being rebuilt. 1t VII Dc reeded here TOW more tan ever as the trucking industry is be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
TO REMEDY CRISIS.
President Reyes of Colombia Departs for
 Atlantic Coast.

President Reyes of Colombia Departs for
 Atlantic Coast.
 Panama, April 16.-Advices received here today from Bogota, the capital of Colom- bla. are to the effect that President Reyes has left that city for the Atlantic coast to endeaVor to remedy the present economic crisis in that region Secretary of Finance Angulo. remains at the head of the govern ment. The national assembly has been convened and will meet next June.
 This cor4irms the persistent rumors cur rent here that there was great dissatisfac- tion in Colombia against what has been termed there the ''offieal trusts.' which have ruined private enterprises. and that a revolution was eminent. Thiy President Reyes Is trying to prevent by his trip to the coast counting 6h his presence and his personal prestige to aid him.
 General Rafael Reyes has temporarily re- signed the post of president of the repub- lie and has designated Secretary of Finance AnEulo to fill his post during his absence. General Reyes is to make a tour of the At lantic seaports for political purposes. There has been nc other change in the ministry. Complete tranquility reigns in Colombia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. April 16.-Spot cotton open ed firm and closed quiet with prices un- changed MiddlinE 10 3-16c. Sales were l. 250 bales on the spot and 900 to arrive.
 Futures opened barely steady to four points above the close yesterday result of favorable advices from Liverpool where the opening was much better than looked opening and the market exhibited a sem sitive effect that not calculated to re- suit in any lasting improvement.
 Spots which were firm early in the day soon became quiet. and that market served to depress futures. The early session wit messed some buying by shorts to cover over the three days of holiday attendant upon Easter but this barely served to check for a short time the downward tendency of the market. At the close which was steady,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

bill agreed on today removes the rc. strictions from all lands held by per sons not of Indian blood-that is. freed negroes and white adopted citizens: re-
 moves the restrictions upon surplus lands held by InidanE except full bloods and becomes effective upon pas sage Between 5.00O.O00 and 5000 .00O acres of land in Oklahoma will become
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
Futures opened firm and closed steady.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO GRAlN AND PhODCC6.
 Chicago. April 16.--The wheat market
 nents from Argentina. Final quotations on the May delivery were A O &c higher. Corn was Mc lower. Oats were down hc. Provisions were 2h @10c higher.
 The wheat market opened firm because of small receipts in the Northwest. strong cables and dry weather in Kansas and Nebraska. It soon weakened. however, on renorts from various points in Kansas that the much needed rain had fallen. Sentiment continued bearish until the final hour when sharp advance occurred on the smallness of shipments from Argentina and predic- tions that the worlds shipments for the week will be light. The close was strong 9fXc to 93lsc sold off to 90hc and then
 advanced to 92hc.. sThe close was at
 Corn was firm early fin the day because of continued small receipts but later the market became weak on selling by longs and cash interests. Trade was light all
 day The close was weak and near the low
 May opened unchanged at 67Ac, advanc- ed to ST%cf and then declined to 6S $ C.. where it closed. Local receipts were 97 cars with II of contract grade.
 Oats were weak because Of the faVora-
 bIe outlook upon the new crop. The vol tune of business was small.
 May opened unchanged at 5S%c. sold up to J3 %c declined to 53c and closed at 53 3kc. Local receipts were 101, cars.
 Provisions were quiet and prices were firm because of smaller receipts of live hogs At the close May pork was up 10c at Si3 0O Lard was bQ7kc higher at
 sS. or 11 c $s. 10. Ribs were 2Ac higher at f$6. 90.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
APPEAL. FOR TCHAIKovsKY.
Prominent Americans Ask RussIa for
 His Freedom

His Freedom.
 New York. April 16-Ex- Mayor Seth Low. of New York; Mayor Busse Of Chicago: Bishop Greer of New York Mark Twain and many other prominent persons of New York. Chicago. Boston and Philadelphia have united in an- other cable appeal to Premier Stolypin at St. Petersburg in behalf of Mich olaS TChakovsky. now imprisoned in Rus sian fortress. The appeal says:
 "Thousards nf the American trlondv of Nicholas Tchaik ovslxy. deeply ap. preciatinE the courteous recepiipu o' our previous communication, most re- spectfully call attention to the impris. onment of Tchaikovsky for several months without trial and without charges publicly announced. and t, his reported Illness. A speedy trial and tho release of TchaikovskY. if therr arc nu charges aganst him. would give great satisfaction to multitUdes of friends o' Russia in America.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

Paris. April 16-A butcher of Bar-Le-Duc named Levy. has been sentenced to one years imprisonment at hard labor on the charge ef having furnished bad meat to the army. This Is the first fruit of the investigation offered recently by minister of war Picauart. as a result of the allega- ton brought to the notice of the ministry that the commissary department of the Army was involved in scandals in the pur- veyiag of stores
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
Rnmodr,iur StenI. pInce.

Huntsville, April l6-(SpeciaI)- The Steele place. one of the oid-time residences of this section. Is being re- modelled and restored to it's former magniticence The property was re- cently purchased by Mrs. Jack Greed a wealthy young woman of Pittsburg. who will spend about $25,oOo on i'm movements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
conv,.taA of L.,hel.

St. Petersburg. April 1s.-Alexander sto- lypin. the we'll known publicist and brother of the Russian premier, has been sentenc- ed to one weeks imprisonment and to pay a fine of $50 for labelling Paul Bulatzel. the noted reactionary leader. The libel was contained in an article published in The Novoe Vremya replying to attacks made upon the premier in the reactionary organ Znamya.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
Four I>oreans IkIlIed:

Tokio. April 16.-Advices received here say that four Koreans were killed in g regent encounter near Seoul. when 200 bandits attacked a village The bandits were driven off. The insurgents are working in bands of 200 or less and the total number ot active revolution. ists does not exceed 1000 according ia tho repo:cS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
ST. Iotus GRAIN MARKETS.

St Louis, April l6- Special. )--The St' Louis grain markets today ranged as fol-
 Wheat: May s2%A; July S2%A; Sept. SOIL bid; range 91hA 92hQA A bid; Slh to S2%. ,,-. 60. CA. s1 bid; range 64A to e4% Q h bid; 6lA @ 62 to 62A
 Oats: May 4S% bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
NEM YORK COTTON.

New York, April 16.-Trading in cotton was not active today and prices eased off with the close barely steady at net de- cline of 9@14 points. which carried the market back to within 395 points of tho lowest for the season on active months. Sales for the day were estimated at 1T5,000 bales.
 The opening was steady at an advonee pool cables and renewal of yesterdays covering movement. But there was no snap to the buying. and while there was talk of cooler weather in the South there seemed to be nothing in the weather news to excite apprehensions to the crop out look early in the season. At any rate the market eased off under realizing by re- cent buyers for reaction. which may have been disappointed by the failure of more urgent demand from shorts to develop, and after midday prices broke quite sharply a local cotton commission house. This firm was generally known to be embarrassed earlier in the week. the heavy liquidation of Monday having been attributed to 1t. fiuence on local sentiment The circula- tion of The statement through the country seemed to bring in some selling orders from outside Sources, however. and the close was day.
 The Liverpool market will be closed until Tuesday morning. New York and New Or leans will be closed on Friday and Satur- day, re-opening Monday morning. while New Orleans will be closed again on Tuesday for spring elections.
 Receipts at the ports today 12.O59 bales. against 13.10s last week and 12.192 last year. For the week (estimated) 90. 900 bales, against 99.s99 last week and S3.695 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 4.742 bales, against 2.536 last year and at Hous- ton 1899 bales. against 3,703 last year.
 Futures opened steady and closed bare ly steady. Quotations ranged as follows: Month Close.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
NEw YORK DRY GOODS.

New York, April l6.-The dry soods maI. ke. was quiet for the day. Jobbers report that they are selling goods steadily in small way, The mems wear trade IS gen ,I in some houses are being duplicated. Therc is also a call for spring goods on rush orders but on particular colors several of, the large carpet houses have concluded to hold their fall opening on May 1, the date of the big carpet auction. Raw SIX Is flucutuatinc in value but the Tar EMast M ern markets appear firmer- HeaVy cotton goods are weak and lower.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

trough of relatively low barometer which swung eastward across the Mississip- pt valley yesterday, and which has passed off the Atlantic coast. caused additional rains in all Southern and eastern districts the rainfall being heavy in portions of Geor- gia and Alabama. and heavy to locally ex- cessive in Mississippi.
 Unsettled weather continues in the South this morning, though an extensive area of decidedly high Barometer, with center moving eastward over Lake Superior. is giy- ing generally fair and colder weather In all northern districts, and will cause partls cloudy and continued cool weather in Ala bama tonight and Friday. An area of How" covering the Rocky Mountain region has caused scattered rains in the western districts.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
 Montgomery, Alabama. for the 2t hours ending at 8 am, 18th meridian time,
 Thursday. April Is, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
oKLAHoMA LIMrTATIoNs,
RuI |. Favorbiy Reported by Indian
 Affairs Committee

Washington. April 16-The Oklahoma limitations bill on which hearings hav" been in progress for weeks past. was favorably reported today by the House Committee on Indian Affairs. The la W which 1t modifes torbids the sale oF homestead lands until twenty five years after ertrv and fOrbids the sale ct surplus lands until five years after rat IAoation of allotment agreements with Indians or the five civilized tribes. ThA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
rhirteen penth sentencss.

Tobolsk. Siberia. April 16.-Death sen tences were handed down today in the cases of thirteen prisoners here who were i'm plicatsd in recent prison riot in which warden was killed. The men were tried by q courtmartial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
Russian officers Retire.

St Petersburg. April ls.-The retirement from the Army for private reasons" of Gen erals Fock. smiFnoff and Reiss Is Eazettsd today in Ths Russky Invalid. The tESes officers receive pensions and are entitled to wsar tho Sr-sy u=.forEn-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

ing developed, which will require a great deal of ice.
 The Ellawhite Cotton Mills have shut down indefinitely for want of a demand for their products.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. April 16-Cotton seed oiI firm prime crude S4hc; do. yellow 52 E 4Sc. VI Sugar raw quiet; fair refining 8 96: cen trifuTal 96-test S4. 3e; molasses sugar $S'6l refined steady; No. { S5.lo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

T-Indicates inappreciable rainfall. For yesterday. t-For 2f hours ending am, 18th meridian time.
 NOTE-The average maximum and mini mum temperatures and the average rainfall are made up at each center from the ac- tual number of reports received. The state of weather Is that prevailing at time of observation.
 REMARKS.
 Rains have fallen in all districts. being heavy in portions of Georgia and Alebe- ma and heavy to excessive in Mississippi. Nearly seasonable temperatures prevail.
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE,
 Section Director, W. B.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
TO PROHIBIT SIGNS.
A Novel Bill is Introduced in LeKtSlatuP
 rR

Chicago. April 1s-A dispatch to The Record Herald fro mGuthrie. Oklahoma, says;
 Senator Landrum. a Cherokee Indian. in trodueed bill yesterday prohibiting the use of Indian figures cigar or tobacco signs. The bill Is certain to pass both branches of the Legislature and become law. as all political parties consider the large Indian vote ts hold the balance of power.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
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RIVER FORECAST.

The upper Coosa will continue to rise slowly; the lower Coosa and Alabama will rise steadily during the next two or three days Attaining moderately high stages on- ly, though the rise will be moro rapid In the upper Alabama this afternoon and to- night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

Let us dye last summers silk dress CT waist any color. Call and let's talk about 1t. Phone 1IS. French Dry Cleaning Co.,, goa Dexter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

the active months were 10 to Is points be- low the closing yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
,,rru vnnn f,nrEEE MARKET.

Charleston. April 1S.--Turpentine and TO in nothing doing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

New York, April i6.-Coffee futures open ed steady at unchanged prices to decline of five points which was about as due on the showing the French market made to later months once more and there was little further change in quotations. The close was steady. net unchanged to five points lower Sales were reported of 44.25o bags including May '... ..s' '..s .''' W"''' July. .,.. ...' ..% '',T '''' P s0 Msrch' .. ..6.O0
 Spot quiet: Rio No. 6cs Santos No. 4 S%9tac; mild coffee quiet; CordoVa s7t @13c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

New Orleans, April 1s.--Cotton futures on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange today opened barely steady and closed steady. Prices ranged as follows:
 Month. open High. Low Close
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

On the Produce Exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries 2l q 2sc dairies 20n26c.
 Egss steady; at mark cases included lie. firsts 14iac; prime frsts 15c.
 Cheese-.Steady 124I3l.c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

A-Ao.AAAAaA ".'t '~ -NS~
 Montgomery spots. whether they have any soe do m the fne m Sio sp anns Sa sos when such fine families the Mays of New Orleans. the Juiys of New York. or that very very hyphenated fashionable family, the Juiy-Augusts of Liverpool do this, you may be sure that Montgomery spots. who are just thrifty yeomen are not going to do that. Frequently they can not do this but at the least they are not going
 Spots in Montgomery yesterday had lit- tie right to be or do anything They were not bought or sold. but in the fashion they caiIsd 0i ifo1se. @ The % euotations " Was Ps nom. tnal for there was no trading to prove 1t. II was just the logical price determined from leans and New York
 Liverpool, which was due to open four to five points over the close of Wednesday, startled Is many friends from. their we'll bred composure by saving good morning with 6hd up, with farthing gain later 1t didn't count on this side. New Orleans and New York both went higher even back again; It would seem to be a case of the frog in the well. leaping two feet up and falling four. feet down When the in- struments ceased to click yesterday after noon the net losses were I2@13 points.
 Correspondence of the Board of Trade yesterday was naturally contradictory. Bulls said that the stand of Liverpool had check ed the bears. admitting and hoastink, at the same time. that de3endence could be had on spot demand and weather condi- tions. People whether producer middle man or spinner, they said. were unwilling to subscribe to nine-eent cotton. It was sug gested. too that present weather re- tarding crop making.
 Tn the meantime. as it is said in the comic supplement, the Board of Trade had other letters. They said that despite the fact that cotton had fallen three cents It going to fall some more; "it must seek a lower level" a pretty phrase used. Liverpool is kicking against the bricks, il was said. was only temporary fit of ob- stinacy.
 And perhaps the most significant re- mark on the market was made by Mont gomery cottoner. He said that if weather. that each side was passing hopes upon, continued in it's present phase, cotton would go to eight cents, possibly lower, with new crop months around about and night &. oO. II is a frightful thing to think about, per- haps but he said 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
xANsAs cfTY LIyE STOCK
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. April is.-Turpentine dull 4Sc; sales 46; receipts S7O: shipments 56.
 Resin firm; sales. 1,4s3: receipts 2.igo; & s3 340; D 8 50; E a so; F s. 75; H 8. so; | s43 K $5. 25; Nj $5.5O: N s550; VIC $5 60; wv S5.70.
 wiImington April 16.-Spirits turpentine steady 45c; receipts IS casks.
 Resin steady 8 10; receipts 235.
 Tar firm S1 60; receipts 61.
 Crude turpentine firm s22b; $S.25 and t4.25; receipts 24.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
LIyERpOOL COTTON,

Liverpool April 16.-Closing cotton, spot quiet; prices seven points higher:. American middlipg fair .... =. .6.1s MiddlfnR .... .-:... ''. D. ot Low middlinE IT.. .... ..'.....6.2 25 GOoQ Or0lnafg .fstS Ordinary Crevised) ....s#.... .... .... A. 39
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales. of which 500 were for speculation and ex- port and included 5.700 American.
 Receipts 1000 bales. including e.3oo American.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
MARKET GOESLOWER
GAINS OF TWO PREVIOUS DAYS.
Despite Liveroool's Full Response to Ad- vances in American Markets Wednes- Net Loss is 12 Points
 Spots off.

Local Quotations Were Nominal: Strict mlddlfng .... ... =. =. .9he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

New Orleans, April i6.-Spot cotton open ed firm and closed quiet: sales 2.150 bales; receipts 4,742: stock 19o.o4e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

Sales High. Low. lClose Bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17

CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-13

How would you like to have TO sign
your name twenty.nine hundred aud
twenty times and then some Wei,
that's just part If what you would have
to do if You happened to be the treas
urer of the state OF oklahoma these
warm days
During the legislature a bill was
passed for the funding Of the stale in
debtedness and taking up the outstand-
ing warrants Of the old territorial
days. Bonds We're TO be issued and
the rate Of interest reduced. resulting
in saving OF many thousands OF doll
lars 10 the state. The bonds have
been printed and are now being signed
Tctal amount Of the bonds Is 100000
and there are 1920 OF them, each be-
Ing OF five hundred dollars in value.
The school fhnd Is carrying the bonds
and getting the interest at present
Later. when financial conditions are
just right they will be sold TO outside
parties. It is highly probable that
they viii bring a snug sum above par.
thus saving the state another bunch
.of money amounting 10 a comfortable
figure,
Treasurer Menefee has been at the
task Of affixing his signature for sev-
eral days, aud there are stin several
good sized boxes full for him 10 work
on. In addition to this there are num-
berless checks and other matters of
routine for him to sign Did you ever
stop 10 thinlS that there are thous.
amos OF pieces ol paper ia tnis state
that would be OF absolutely no value
unless they bore the name OF James A
Menefee stop and figure up how
long IL would take you 90 sign y18r
name just one thousand times, and You
viii have q wee bit of insight into
what the state demands OF its sreas.
urer. And the signing Of papers Is
only a small part of the work, TOO.
The amOgn; OF 90 and the cool headed
ness that Il demands would send many
man 70 tne bug house But Im
don't mind IT, IN fact BE likes A. II
you Aappen 60 be al the capital SOME
time just drop into the treasurers
office and snake hands anil see Jim
Mcnefea smile Then yo4i lafow Why
they call him "Sunny JIM Ard il
Will do YOU good 10, tor Sonny 3MIs9
smiles are highly cOntagious Du
A NJ. Benedict, OF Ut. Cobb holds
down the chief clerk desk H. iakes
the treasurer's place when Mr. Meme
fee happens to be ont Of town, and n
really the assi1tani state treasurer
He is a highly efficient man
/ A. d Bryan, Of Wauriaa. son OF ths
Lone Star state, has the position a
security clerk The different bank,
thar DO business with the treasureri
office nave to file bonds and other 81
curities IN order 10 handle state money
II Is Mr. Bryan's duty 70 see that AL
sec mitiea are properly signed. sealed
and. otherwise In proper FORM Ibs
fact that these amount b. 4 good nan,
miiiicls Of dollars gives an idea d