The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-01
FORECAST OF NEWS
BATTLEsHIP FLEET WILL TURN
 BOWS HOMEwARD.
Both the Senate and House Win Be Busy With Miscellaneous. Sub- fects-- Brownsville Affair
 Up Again.

The present week will see the battle- ship fleet. homeward- bound, when auchors are weighed Saturday next the command will be flor Hampton Roads direct"
 The voyage across he-Atlantic will be made lelsurely. giving ample time to perfect the program of welcome on February 22. The third squadron of the Atlantic fleet will meet the return tnR ships and afford them proper escort on the last day of their voyage.
 Of further@Qa%Asi interest this week will be the launching at Newport News Saturday, of the hattiesI1ip DalasnA
 Ths developments Of the ytsit -of Praaident t-eleet Taft 70 Panaruas and the prograss of tho newly established Re- public of Cuba, will be. of special news in this week.
 Americans will take prominent part in the International Opium Commission which meets at Shanghai, Monday.
 oalcials of interstate railroads will meet in Pittsburg and discuss pro- posed advance in coal freight rates from the Pittsburg district to the Lake. Coal operators of the Pittsburg district will meet Tuesday.
 The antl-japanese bill in modified form again will be taken up by the Legislature of California on Wednes- day.
 The grand jury of the district of Co., lumbia will further investigate the so- called Panama libel case, but 1t Is prob able that interest inSthis matter will be shifted to New York as District Attor- ney Jerome has been advised that the Federal authorities are disposed to let him take the initiative in any prose- cution through the State courts.
 The committee of expert cotton clas- siners will meet in Washington Mon day.
 There will be Marathon race In Madison Square Garden, Friday night between Alfred Shrubb and Tom Long boat. On Thursday. at New Orleans, Abe AtteI will defend he-featherwetght pugllistic championship against Eddie Kelly.
 The jury Is still incomplete for the trial at Nashville. Tenn, of Col. Dun can B. Cooper, Robin Cooper and John B. Sharpe, for the murder of former Senator Carmack. and the effort to fill the box will be renewed Monday
 fin Congress, the Senate will give the major portion of its time during the week to the consideration of miscellan- eous subjects, and the House will con- tiuue its efforts to advance the ap- propriation for the next fiscal year. When the army supply bill is disposed of. the Indian bill will be taken up
 The temper of the Democrats on this subject may be inferred from a re- mark dropped by one of them' who said:
 The Senate will begin the week in an effort to reach conclusion regarding the terms of re-enlistment of the negro soldiers. summarily discharged be- cause of suspected complicity In the Brownsville affray.
 "We have no intention of talking tho | hill to death but we think that 1t may be Iegitimately discussed for five or six weeks"
 A large portion of the time not given to the Brownsville question will be spent behind closed doors, considering the Canadian waterways boundary treaty, and the treaties with Colombia and Panama.
 On Saturday. the Senate will suspend regular proceedings to honor the mem ory of the late Senator Allison of Iowa.