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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
HUNTING FOR NEGROES
THE CITIZENS OF UPPER DALE
 ARE AROUSED.
Two Refugees from Barbour County Maltreat a Woman of Their Race and Threaten to
 Commit Murder.

Ozark. Sept 4,-(Speciai.) 1.-The people of
 the Upper end of the county have been one named Card and another negro whose
 name is unknown, appeared at the home
 of a negro woman living on the place
 of the Widow raust % ana procnseu rs rafSge. some.
 from BarbC UT. where warrants are out
 for their arrest. The negro W ,inan in
 formed some white people of the com
 paunity of their presence at her house. This enraged the outlaws, and >hey re-
 turned and fired at her. The shot passed
 through her dress. They then knocked
 wise abused her. They left threatening
 to kill some. of the Fausts, prominent farmers of the community. Saturday a body of white men and l:e- groes, seventy-five strong, secured the woods in search of the negroes. Inc
 search was kept up Saturday night, all day Sunday and Sunday night. The
 negroes were kept on the run and were party.
 Sunday Mr.-A. 5. Faust, O the search
 ing party. mis.ook MT. lr*ins IoWthil'
 negroes. He leveled his shot gun on him and filled his face, shoulders and arms
 with shot. He was brought to Ozark, where he had the shot picked out. His injury is trivial.
 Monday morning the negroes beat a re- treat up the swamp to%i is the islGe Springs. The whole country Is excited, and every effort is being made to cap | ture them. They are desperate chara:. | ters and everybody in that portion of the county will feel safer when they are securely locked in jail.
 MT A. S. Stubbs of the Arguta com, munity, was in Ozark today and stated that the wounded white man was im- proving.
 Several months ago an Advertiser spe- cial from this place told of the murder of Buff Mathis, colored. by Morris An the killing Andrews left. A letter. re- ceiyed here his week. discloses that he is in South Africa fighting in the British army. He is now in the hospital. having he killed was a notoriously bad char acter, and no serious effort was ever
 made to apGehend young Andrews. spent Sunday in the city, the guest of Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Steagnll.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
LYNCHuNG IN COFFEE
BILLIARDS BODY NOT BURN
 ED BY THE MOB.
Had Been Completely Identified by the Little Carroll Girl and Miss
 Wilson, Whom He At
 tempted to Assault.

Troy. Sept. 4.-(special.) )-cThe account of the assault upon Miss Wilson by the negro Bil HilisIa as as wrea So he fran An Ae best sources sobtainable at the time. conflicting reports had reached the city, far aaq in henfs aii it's details could not then be given. From an interview today with an officer. who visited the scene of the crime and whD questioned s,o the l,stls little Miss Wilson at the time of the assault. and others who knew the. particulars concerning the matter. 1t Is learned that lynching occurred just across the Coun- ty line in Coffee County.
 The negro was not burned, as first re. ported. but was riddled with bullets and buried in the neighborhood of the ..ili-
 Yesterday morning about o'clock. the Carroll. who resides in the lower edge of Pike County had joined Miss Wilson, who was l9 years of age. and daugh- just across the line in Coffee County. and together they had started to a sing ing school at Chestnut Grove. in Coffee Bounty sefors they naa o o MT. Wilson's field with ouble-barreled shot gun on his shoulder, and entered the road immediately in front of the ened but thinking it best not to make any exhibition of their fears. kept on along the road
 They had not gone far. doubtless to. a point which best suited the negros de- signs, when he wheeled around and commanded the girls to hold up their hands at the same time sei2:ng Mss Vii. son. Mr. Carroll's little girl ran off negro. holding Miss Wilson with one hand. shot at the little girl with his gun in the other. but missed her.
 He then threw Miss Wilson over the fence into the field The screams of the little girl were heard by William French. who was at work some distance away to learn the cause of the trouble. He found Miss Wilson terribly bitten on the face by the negro, and bruised about the head and body. especially across the forehead. where the negro had struck her with his gun. It is said that the me- gro was frightened away by the young lady saying that Mir. French was com
 The community is thiekiy settled. and soon large posse of whites and blacks were after him.
 Tourney or -HiIliard lived with his fa- ther, John Hilliard. who has for some time lived in the immediate neighbor- hood. and the girls both knew him. Im- mediately after the assault he ran to his fathers house. undressed and went to bed, claiming to he very sick he posse tracked him directly to this place and captured him. The girls easily iden- tifed him, and by Il o'clock he was rid dled with bullets from guns in the hands of the mob. This negro had served a term in the penitentiary for attempted arson and it Is said had also served a term at hard labor for some minor of fense
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
VALUATION INCREASED.
Showing Made by the Tax Books of
 Lee County.

Onelika. Sept. 4.--(Special) )-Tax As. sessor J B. Butler has finished the as sessment book of Lee County for 1901. if shows a total valuation of g, l0S of real estate and 226l: 731 of personal prop erty making total valuation of $4,615, = sl5 of taxable property in Lee County. This is an increase of $6S,9 ,937 in the val nation of real estate and S113,i75 increase in the valuation of personal property, a total increase of S1S2. Tl2 over 1900. There was also a considerable increase in poll tax. The total State tax on the above assessment is $346lS.S3.
 There are some exceptionally fine cot ion crops around Opelika. Mir. H. M. Wilson Clerk of the Circuit Court, Is one of the best and most successful farmers He has twenty acres in cot ion near the city, which all competent iudges say will make at least twenty baies of cotton. Some of 1t was planted since the oat crop was harvested The Tfe County cotton lrop generally is con- sidered the best in years and cotton is opening quite rapldly.
 Our people are discussing the advisa- bility of holding a street fair this fall. Tine one last year was magnificent success and the overwhelming sentiment is i'm favor Of h6lding another one this year and tho probabilities are that it will be held,
 erated this season. It has been leased bv inc Central Railroad of Georgia, IhIcb will not operate it. It gives em- nlovment to large number of hands ditring the cotton season and usually Compresses between 75.OOO and 100 900 baIes nf CCttp1 annually.
 an attendance of 195 pupils Monday. about thp average attendance Severai i nrivate schools opened with a fair at tendance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
Accused of Murder.

Lucius Jackson. negro youth, is in the county jail charged with having killed James House, ano.her colored boy. 1t was first given out that House had been drowned while in swimming In an old pond It Is alleged now, according to the evidence brought out at tho inquest, that Jackson and House became involved in an alt6rcation because House had gone to church Sunday night with Jackson s girl. Jackson finally seized a heavy piece of iron and struck House in the face with 1t. The boys were standing on a high bluff by the pond, and the force cf the blow knocked House backward into the water, which was about eighteen feet deep. Jackson had shotgun with him and it is said that after ne knocked House into the pond he grabbed ID his gun and waited for the unfortunate boy to rise from the water. When he came up bleeding from cuts on his tace and panting for breath, Jackson took aim, the witnesses say, and fired at hts head. I he shot struck House and he sank and died. Jackson. 1t Is said, threatened to kill two other boys who witnessed the crime if they did not promise to say that House was drowned while in bathing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
Davis will Have Charge.

The newly formed Birmingham Rail. way, Light and Power Company, which has a capital of $10.O00.0oO and controls all the street car lines. gas and electric power concerns in this city, announces the. following appointments: General Manager, George H. Davis: Manager of Railway Department. !. B. McClary; Superintendent af Electric Power Depart ment, J. M. Bradley; Superintendent Of Gas Department, T. Byron: The only new appointment is that of MT. Davis; He comes from the engineering firm of Ford, Bacon & Davis, of New York, and will have entire control of all the properties of the company. He will look especially after the reconstruction of the various plants and the Improvements which the company is to make and upon which 8. .0O0.oOO will be expended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
The News Q Alabama
KILLED BY A TRAIN
JAMES E. INGRAM MEETS 1
 VIOLENT DEATH.
Saunders Announces That the Con. vention to Be Held in Birming- ham by the Negroes Will
 Be Largely Attended.

Birmingham. Sept. 4.-(SpeciaI) )--James E. Ingram, a we'll known and highly con- nected young man of Ensley and form srly of Columbia. Tenn, was run over ttrnoon. He was in the employ of the Alabama Steel and Wire Company and w as walking along track in the yard Of that Company's works when he was struck by a train of cars which a switch engine backed down upon him. Ingram was for q long time clerk in the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com pany's office in this city. His body will be sent to Columbia, Tenn, for burial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
A Court Martial Ordered.

E L.. Higdon. Colonel of the 3d Regi ment, Alabama National Guard, has or deredr regim sntal courtmartiaI to meet at the armory of Company l., Talladega J, Fl. Foster. of that company, on a charge of insubordination and failure to attend. muster and encampment. The de- tail for -he court is Capt. Arthur liar. rison, Co. I; Capt. A. W. McDaniel, Co. A; First Lieutenant H. T. Ballieu, Co. l.; and First Lieutenant l.. c. Brown, Co. K. Lieutenant Brown will be Judge Advocate of the court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
Served Him Right.

Boston Transcript
 Mrs ,5rant-Mrs. Towers discharged her milkman. 4 ...... $
 Mrs, Ttrner-You don't mean it! Was his milk poor?
 Mrs. ,Grant-Not that I have heard He insisted upon being paid, or he would de- liver no more milk
 Mrs. Turner-Oh. we'll that being the case Mrs. Tower did just right
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
FIFTH DISTRICT SCHOOL.
175 Pupils Enrolled on the Open
 ing Day.

Wetumpka. Sept 4-ISpeciaD-The Fifth District School opened yesterday with one hundred and seventy-five pupils Members of the faculty are very much pleased with the outlook for the year. Professor H. J. Wilingham, Professor L. N Duncan. Misses Lizzie Hunter, Lovie Fielder and Ella Green have charge of the Literary Departments: Miss Vir- ginia Dowdell is in charge of the Music: Miss Frances Blackburn of the Art and Miss Annie Smith of the Elocution classes. week, has attracted a large crowd to town.
 The case in the Circuit Court against John Martin, Jr., who has been in jail charged with the murder of Robert White, has been mol pressed and Hlartin has been released. The three white men who were sentenced last week for the Iynching of Robert White, have been sent to the coal mines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr. w A. Scott, circulating manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. was a here made arrangements with MT. T. W. Baker to look after the business end of the paper in this city. A better man for the position could not have been found.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

The Best Prescription for Malaria,
 Chilis and Fever is bottle of Groves Ts sstcless Chill T>nic. It is simply iron and qulnine in tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay Price Soc. tu-th-sa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

Mir. P H. Pitts reports that Judge Mabry was a great deal better when he left ASheyille and that he Is now on the high road to recovery. Judge Mabry Is one of the best and purest men who ever graced an Alabama bench ana nis friends in Dallas will all be glad to lieat that he is regaining his health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

Some rhvsicians in making examinations for ,.,s insnranee companies, think that they have discovered aila marked tendency to heart trouble -.sn n" Ssrd bows vho run elevators and in others .h.1 rnake many trips day. They do not s.st tnoV. 10 what to ascribe it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

MT. T. w. Barker who has been in the race for the Circuit Clerkship, h down and out, and the race Is now be tween Mir. Crawl Phillips and Mir. J: H. Nunnelee Mir. Barker is one of the best men in Dallas County, and has hosts or friends who would like to have seen him xrvtp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

The little child of Dr. ". c. Phiilips, who fell and killed herself by striking her head on a brick. was laid to rest In Valley Creek Cemetery yesterday after noon. Dr. Phillips did not rsitch home from Piedmont to attend the funeral
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

Miss Mary A. ARee passed through Selma this morning en route to Annis- ton where she holds a responsible posi- ton in the public schools Of that city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

MT. W. M. Gill has returned from two months stay at Perdido Bay: where he has d summer home. Mir. Gill says
 1t is the most delightful place to spend
 the summer that he has ever visited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

It is estimated that 2e. coo horses are killed annually in Lcndon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
A Happy Wedding.

At g o'clock last night at the home of the brides sister. Mrs John A. McKtnnon, 1017 Alabama Street, Miss Susie C. Boggs was united in the hold bonds of matri- mony with the Rev. Robert Bruce Hodge of Johnston City, Tenn. Rev. Charles A. Hyland of East Lake offlciating. Miss Boggs was born and reared In Selma and her She possesses that grace and loveli- ness which will befit her for helpmatc to the noble man of God who has won her heart and hand. Rev. and Mrs. Robert Bruce Hodge left on the a. m. train for a tour through the Tennessee resorts and the North. May Heavens blessing follow them through life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

full statement of what he intends to do If elected President is demanded from SenCr Palma. Bryan furnished one without waiting for the demand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
Negro Convention.

w. l.. Saunders. Secretary of the Com
 mittce of negroes which is arranging for State Convention of that race to be
 held here September 18th for the pur-
 pose of taking action looking to con- ceI ted opposition to the ratification of
 the new Constitution, stated today that indications point to the largest negro
 Convention ever held in the State He said that he was in receipt of large
 number of letters on the subject and
 that great many leading negroes have already announced their intention of coming to the Convention. When Saun- ders was asked what would be done looking to a general exodus of negroes from Alabama in case the Constitution was ratified. he said that he did not care to discuss that matter. The meeting will be held in union hall on Second Avenue and will probably be behind closed doors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

A negro woman by the name of Mel vina Gardner, was fined $45 In Police Court this morning for carving her hus- band.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
Baptist Association.

Missions was the subject which was discussed at this mornings s session of the Birmingham Baptist Associa ton in Con- vention at Ensley. Mir. w. B. Crumpton, State Secretary of the State Mission
 Board. made a strong speech in favor of further extension of the mission work in this section. The report of the Com
 mittee on Home Mission showed sub. $. Y. Stovail delivered the missionary B. Crumpton who made a brief talk af- ter which special collection was taken for missions. At the afternoon session the reports of the Committees on De nominational Institutions. Church. Ex. tension. Digest of Letters. Obituaries and Temperance, Moral and Spiritual Con- ditions were received and discussed at length. The reports made a favorable showing in all these lines of endeavor. The report of Rev. W. Y. Browning on State Mission contained some interesting facts and figures. It embraced a review of work for twenty-six years in the State. During that time 72,0OO sermons were delivered, 40 churches established, e,S?9 persons baptized, 2,647 Sunday Schools organized and funds to the amount of $40a224.SS collected. Rev. w. l. Brown, Superintendent of Missions in the Birmingham district. reported having worked 335 days, travelled 2.i75 miles, bap- tized 19 persons and collected $1,043 The report of the Committee on Foreign Mis- sions showed an increase in collections for the past year and an enlargement of the work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

rh. .,vo,. of the suIta nof Morocco snent sIo ooo ooo on q trip to Londoa and AeEliA-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

A. T. Krous of Baltimore. Md. passed through the city yesterday on the way to Suggsville to visit his brother, MT. J. S. KrouS,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
AN OLD-TIME MAJORITY
WILL BE RETURNED FOR CON- sTITUTIoN BY DALLAS.
Delegates Congratulated on the Work of the Convention-Miss
 Susie c. Boggs Welded to Rev. R. B. Hodge.
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma; Sept. 1.
 Dallas County's delegates to the Con- stitutional Convention have returned home and are being given a right royal sides on the work of the Convention. The general concensus of opinion is, that a splendid constitution has been submit ted to the people and that it will be ratf- fled by an overwhelming Democratic ma Jority. At one time there was some nut terings, but all that has died out and the people have sometime ago come to the conclusion that the instrument that would be submitted for ratification would be far preferable to the old constitution. General Harrison and Captain Frank White were favorably commented on here this morning when The Advertiser came in, and good deal of convention enthu- siasm has been engendered. Whether 1t is fact or not. the Democracy of Dal- lead off in every cause submitted to the white people. This county takes a par donable pride in believing that when the Dallas Legions line up for the white mans supremacy in the State, the bal ance ot the State is bound to fall into large per cent. of the Democrats of this county are opposed to the new constitu- tion. Such Is not the case. There are a few isolated cases of good men who are a little of on some of the provisions of the new instrument. but they are becom- the time of the election there will not be a corporars guard of 'the boys in the trenches in old Dallas. who will go to the polls and vote with the negro against a Constitution. the main object of which Is to keep the white man on top and to fix it so that 1t will not be necessary to longer tamper with the ballot boxes in order to maintain white supremacy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

On account of the recent death of her mother and little niece the friends or Miss Christine ORourke withdraw her name from the contest for Queen Of the al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

For the Finest HAVANA CIGARS, wholesale or retail, go to Hermann Ross, Mfr, No. 9 N. Court St. #
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

MrsrE. T. Gilmer and MT. E. T. Fort | of Bridges, passed through the city yes terday, en route to Asheville, N. c. to | spend the rest of the heated term.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

Court this morning for carving her nus band.
 A. T. Krous of Baltimore. Md. passed through the city yesterday on the way 10 Suggsville to visit his brother, MT. J. S- krous.
 On account of the recent death of her mother and little niece the friends or name from the contest for Queen Of the Elks' Fair.
 MrsS E. T. Gilmer and MT. E. T. Fort of Bridges. passed through the city yes terday en route to Asheville, N. C., to spend the rest of the heated term.
 Mrs. c. G. Tissier and her tive. at two weeks trip to New York.
 Gen. R. c. Jones passed through the city today on his way back to Camden
 MT. J. B. Evans. the popular cl,,rk of the City Court. Is back from visit to Asheville. N. c.
 MT. John Dunnaway of orrvilIe spent yesterday in Selma.
 Captain John D. Riggs has returned from two weeks outing in the North.
 Mir. Sol Katzeuberg of Camden Is in the city.
 Mfr. C. If. Greer 0f Marion came from Montgomery last night on the boat.
 MT Frank Phillips of New Orleans is on a visit to Dallas County relatives.
 Mir. H. H. Bender has returned from a months stay at Perdido Bay.
 Masters Frank Allen and Milton White of Newberne are visiting MT. J. c. Con- verse's boys on Church Street.
 Mir Robert F. Lee TaIley of Demopolis was a visitor to the cty yesterday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

Mrs. c. G. Tissier and her tive. at tractive daughters. left last night Tor | two weeks trip to New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05

Gen. R. c. Jones passed through the
 l city today on his way back to Camden
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-09-06
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act If Congress of
June B. 1873, entitled San act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gon. Nevada, and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States by
act of Augusta 1892.
ALBERT F. BICKFORD,
of Virginia, County of St. Louis State of
Minnesota, has this day filed in this Office his
sworn statement No. 5719, for the purchase
OF the SWA NWA SWA SWA and NJ SWA of
Section No, 25, in Township No. 80, Range No.
Is W. and and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for it's tim
Der Or stone than for agricultural purposes,
and to establish his claim to said land before
the Register and Receiver of this office at Du-
luth, Minn., on Tuesday, the 9Th day of Oct
ober, 1901.
He names as witnesses:
John Chesser OF Virginia, MIMI,
P, Shipley,
David BeaudOin :. t"
N. A. HOlmer, "
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested to
file their claims in this office on or before
said 9Th day of October, 1901.
VIM. E. Culkin.
july 26 Oct Register.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-09-06
Order for Hearing Application
For
Appointment of Administrator.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS. SIS
IN PROBATE COURT, Special Term Aug
ust 9th, 1901.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Mat Paule. de-
ceased:
On receiving and fling the petition of
Jack Palue, of the County of St. Louis, rep-
resentlns' among other things, that Mat
Paule, late Of the County of St. Louis. in the
State OF Minnesota, On the 10Th day of Aug
ust, A. D., 1901, at the County of St. Louis.
died jntestate, and being an jnhabitant of
this County at the time of his death, leaving
goods, chattels, and estate within this coun-
ty, and that the said petitioner is a brother
of said deceased, and praying that admins
tration of said estate be to u. c. Christopher
granted:
1T IS ORDERED, That said petition be
heard before said Court, on the 24th day of
September. A. D., 1901, at ten o'clock A. NJ,
at the Probate office. in the Court House in
the City of Duluth, in said County.
ORDERED FURTHER, That notice thereof
be given to the heirs of said deceased and to
all persons interested, by publishing this or
der once in each week for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, in The
Virginia Enterprise, a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Virginia, in said
County.
Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, the 9th dav
of August, A. D., 1901.
By the Court
(Seal Of Probate Court, W. G. BoNHAM,
St. Louis Co.. MIMI Judge of Probate,