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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02

People walk too much and
rest too little. They stand up
more than they sit down. The 4
feet don't get anything but
abuse in these busy days of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
ST. Louis Grain.

Milwaukee. April /.
Wheat-Lower; Nc. ! northern. 1434 c +;
No. northern, 71@75c. Rye-Lower;
No. l. SAC Barley-Steady: No. >. 570
5Sc; sample. 4065615c. Oats-Steady:
No 9 2S3 M,2qIkc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
THE ATLANTA MEETING
STOCKHOLDERS or ATLANTA &
 WEST POINT ROAD.
Messrs. wickersham and Hill Elect ed-An Accident on the Plant. System-Well Known Rail-
 road Man Dead.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 11.-(Special)-The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad was held this morning in the office of President and General Manager c. A. Wickersham. The president submitted his report. which was found to be satis- factory. after which the old board of di- rectors were reelected.
 The board of directors of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Is composed of President and General Manager C. A. Wickersham. of Atlanta. chairman; Pres ident M. H. Smith. of the Louisville and Nashville. Louisville. Ky; President John M. Egan. of the Central of Georgia. Ma con- First Vice President H. Walters, sof the Atlantic Coast Line, Wilmington, N. Cd. F. Hanson, of Macon; H. C.. Fisher and w. B. Berry. of Newman.
 At the meeting of the directors, which was held immediately afterward. Presi- dent and General Manager c. A. Wicker sham was reelected. and F. H. Hill was elected secretary and treasurer, succeed ing II. M. Abbott. Since the death of MT Abbott. several months ago, Mir. Hill. as- sistant secretary and treasurer, has per formed the duties of the office to which he was elected this morning. 4t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
MYTHICAL RAID IN PERRY
Federal Officers Have Not Been as Active as Correspondents
 Imagination.

According to attaches in the ofnce or inc Tinted States Marshal in Montgcm- cry a newspaper correspondent or me Atlanta Constitution in Selma has nVe-
 Here is story published by The Constitution as d special and IS pre- sumably from it's Selma correspondent:
 Selma, Ala, October 1O.-(Speclal1-ro or the past several months United states Deputy Marshals Green ana lut"iier have been busy breaking up illicit dis tilIeries in Perry County, about twenty miles from Selma, Since May they have destroyed twenty-eight stills ana nave nretty well demCrali5ed the moonshiners interests in that section. The stills cap tured have been of small capacity, but inc output from them has been large enough to cause great trouble, The mar ehals have been helped in their worK py Date Perry. a young man who has been ouite active in the raids and locating the stiIIs Perry has been off attending school. but went home Saturday to keep an appointment with the marshals.
 Sunday night the officers raided an other stjil and went to Perry's father s house to spend the night. Early Monday morning they were awakened by mum her of eunshhts the bullets hitting against the house. When the door was opened bv one of the marshals another ehot was fred The ball grazed his head and was imbedded fin the house. upon looking out a notice was seen posted upon a nearby tree warning them to leave at once or they would be killed. Several times that day shots were fired at them hv the mUcnshiners, but no one was hhrt However. it is thought that bloody
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Virginia Convention.

Richmond, Va. Oct. 1.-The Constitu- tional Convention in committee Of the whole today resumed consideration of the report of the Legislative Committee. The pending question was section 21, which prohibits the General Assembly from granting a charter of incorporation to any church or religious denomination. but nermitting 1t to secure the title to church property to an extent to be limited by law. Delegate Robertson of Roanoke. of fered the following substitute for Section 21: "The General Assembly shall limit hv law the extent to which corporations formed for religious purposes shall be permitted to acquire. or hold proporey-" '"
 Mir. Robertson argued for the amend ment. MT. Dunaway of Lancaster. op- nosed 1t. The Educational Committee today considered and will favorably re- port the Watson resolution authorizing cities and counties to lecy collect and disburse funds for local school purposes. The State fund is not molested This will materially reduce the funds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
JOINT MEETING TONIGHT
Messrs. Lomax and Denson Will . Speak on the New Con-
 afifufion.

The first joint debate of the campaign for the ratification of the new Constitu- ton in this city will take place tonight at McDonald's theatre.
 Hon. Tennent Lomax of Montgomery will speak for and Hon. w. H. Denson of Birmingham will speak against rati- fioation, 7Roth of these gentlemen are orators of, wide reputation. are thorough ly posted on the issues Of the canvass, and that 1t will be an interesting occa- sion can be safely pl onised. They have both been speaking in different parts or the state, on the respective sides of the question and it can be predicted that every phase of the question will be pre-, sented and every argument TOT ana
 Every voter is invited to be present and 1t will be strictly an occasion or ed- ucation and information. oo
 The debate will begin promptly at !:3O o'clock and 1t is earnestly requested that persons be in their seats at that hour in order that the meeting may be con- cluded at a reasonable hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
John c. Stanton Dead.

The death of John c. Stanton Is an nounced in the dispatch of the 10th inst. It occurred in New York City MT. Stan ton was once a prominent figure in Ala. bama. He virtually built the railroad from Chattanooga to Meridian and ob- tained endorsement of Alabama at the rate of S160O0 per mile, as we'll as a straight issue of s2OO, 900 of State bonds. There was d great deal of litigation af- rewards. as the road was seized for the benefit of the State in 1871 while Governor Lindsey was in the Executive office.
 At one time Mir Stanton had several hundred Chinamen working on the road between Tuscaloosa and Meridian He was a man of wonderful mental resour- ces and a vast amount of energy. He was interested in the building of the bridge across the Hudson River al Poughkeepsie, New York.
 While living in Chattanoga, Tenn. he built the famous Stanton House hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
RUN OVER BY BUGGY
POLICEMAN PEEPLEs STRUCK
 BY FIRE APPARATUS.
The Injured Officer Was Clearing a Street When Hit by Vehicle Driven by the Fire
 Chief.

While heroically performing his duty Tn clearing the streets to give right of way to the apparatus of the Montgomery Fire Department, Police Officer Joe Peoples was struck, knocked down and ruE over by the horse and buggy of Fire Chief Browder on Court Square at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The officer IS pain fully injured and he will be confined 10 his home for several days.
 1t was exactly o'clock that an alarm of fire was sent in from box i6 corner or Wilson and Sayre Streets. The nre oe- partment from headquarters on Maoison Avenue responded by way of Court Street and across the Square. Police Omcer Joe Peoples was on duty on Court square ana he at once commenced to clear the streets to give the fire apparatus right or way
 The officer says he noticed several per- sons start to cross the Square at the corner of Dexter Avenue and Court Street and he ran out to warn them 10 get to the sidewalk. He succeeded. The hose carriage was at that time Qasmng by and close behind 1t came Chief Brow der in his buggy. The Chief came along side the hose cart at this point ana % puiiEd I;d 2 to one side to pass 1t. Officer Peoples did not see the buggy approaching lie was standing on one side Of the nose cart ana as the Chief turned aside to pass the hose cart his horse ran into the police officer Peoples was knocked to the ground and the horse and the buggy passed over him. He was also dragged some little dls- tance before his body was extricated from the buggy wheels. Chief Browder did nol stop but proceeded to the fire.
 Peoples says that he did not know what struck him. He was unconscious until he was taken to a doctors office. Every one who witnessed the accident thought that the officer had been killed: Assist ance was quickly rendered and the officel was picked up and carried to physi- clans office nearby where his wounds were attended to and later he was placed fin a carriage and sent to his home, ol' Jefferson Street, where he Is restint easy A gash was cut on People nos' lust above the lip It required tw' stitches to sew up the wound. His righ arm and left leg is also severely bruised No bones were broken and it is hope' thatlOfficer Peoples will be able to be ou again in few days. ,--
 The accident caused some eXcitemen and soon afterwards over hundred peo ple gathered about the physician's offcf
 The fire department was called out D an alarm sent in by some person wh saw sparks issuing from the chimney a residence on Sayre Street.
 When the department returned to heao quarters Chief Browder expressed dee regret for the accident. He said he al not see Police Officer Peoples until he wa struck by the horse and fell to one slde Feeling sure that the officer would re ceive proper attention he continued O his way to the supposed fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Ararcbists Were Missing.

New York, Oct. 11.-The Paris cOrre- spondent of The Times says that Anatole France. the famous novelist and ciitic: lose de Herodia. the poet nor Sebastian Faure. the anarchist. did not appear, as 1t it was expected they would, as witnesses for the defense in the trial of Laurent Tailhade, convicted of melting murder among anarchists These three had prais- ed the literary gifts of the accused in let ters to The Tribunal.
 NJ Zola's deposition, says the corre- spondent, excites stupefaction and 1t would be curious to explain the state of mind of this great writer when his ad- miration for Tailhade's style leads him to excuse the dangerous tendency of Tail hade's articles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Cabinet Discusses Southern Positions

Washington. Oct. Hive memters of the Cabinet wore present at today meet ing of the Cabinet which was devoted largely to the consideration of appoint nients under tho various departments. The question of the Southern appoint merits generally again came up and the President reiterated his policy of ap- pointing Republicans if suitable appli- cants could be found, and if not of ap- pointing gold Democrats His policy in tbis respect meets the approval of the Cabinet.
 The appointment of Dr. Clayton for the collectorship for internal revenue in South Carolina was considered in this connection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
THE MONTGOMERY THEATRE.
Excellent Production of "Lady Hunt
 worth's Experiment"

The productions of Daniel Fronman never fail to please and it has come about that his name is regarded by Southern theatregoers as the trade mark or sue cess. The excellent presentation of Lady Huntworth's Experiment at the theatre last night served to enhance the reputa- ton of Daniel Frohman's players in Montgomery. ,
 Lady Huntworth's Experiment" Is
 delirhtfully original three-act comedy.
 The story of the play was told in The
 Advertiser Sunday morning. It was was plt. wrlt, ridiculous situations are accentuated by
 one of the best companies of players ever
 seen-liere. Al,
 leading woman part, but there are nine
 good parts and nine good players. They are so good in fact that one finds 1t dlf- fcult to particularize in hurried notice; Miss Spong is a handsome woman and her interpretation of a difficult comedy
 role was the limit of perfection:
 The play is adequately staged and the
 details throughout r received @ d the refinsI TUsS audience gave the company frequent
 manifestations of its approval; There were several curtain calls and at the close of the second act the entire com pany was recalled four times. The cast was as follows:
 Captain Dorvaston, late Bengal Caval- ry-Arthur Forrest r,.,,, Rev. Audley Pillenger, Vicar of Still ford in the Parish of Dronesborough- | Grant Stewart. a' Rev. Henry Thoresby-Albert S. How | son.
 Mir. Crayll-William Courtenay. Candy, man servant at the Vicarage- William F. Owen. Caroline Hayward, Cook at the Vicar' | age-Hilda Spong. | Lucy Pillenger. Niece of the vicar | Beatrice Morgan. | Miss Hannah PilIenger, Rev. Audley | Sster-Mrs. Thomas Whiffen. | Keziah. Housemaid at the Vicarage- | Nevada Heffron.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Appointments Yesterday.

Washington, Oct 1.-The President an- nounced today the following appoint ments:
 war-Robert L. Howse, Major in Porto Rico provisional regiment of infantry.
 George B. Lawrason, surgeon of yolun- teers, rank of major; Josiah M. Ward. as. slstant surgeon of volunteers. rank oi captain.
 Frank l.. R. Tetamore assistant sur geon of volunteers. rank of captain.
 Harry l.. Steele. captain artillery corps
 Glen Fay Jenks. second lieutenant ar tillery corps.
 Carl Edward Wiggin, second lieutenan artillery corps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Eugene Johnson Killed.

Thursday morning the watchman at the Pea River trestle on the Plant system was mortified upon finding the dead body of white man near the track. Upon investigation 1t proved to be the body of Eugene Johnson of Montgomery. who was a flagman on the Plant System.
 Wednesday night Johnson left Mont gomery on through freight train, and 1t is supposed he was standing on top of a box car and was struck by an over head bridge.
 He leaves a wife in this city and a number of personal friends who regret exceedingly his deplorable ending.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Consolation for Sir Thomas.

Ba TLlmOre NtWs. r,, :,
 It is almost consoling to Sir Thomas Lipton to hear and read all thc dellgnttul er had contestant more kindness showeFed upon him in defeat. Perhaps when he has recovered from the first chagrln or his had luck he will conclude that IL was was better not to have won. after all, for had he been victor some of those who dropped money on the race might have felt sore and spiteful. As it Is the whole country is shaking his hand ana patuhs him on the back.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Fresh and salt water trout at Mor- ris & Stuckey's. Phone 324
The Only Objectionable Feature.

Philadeluhia Record.
 Ship subsidy with all objectionable fea- lures eliminated' is to be the chief con cern of the Republican leaders In the next congress. But. should the ob- jeotionable features of the Frye-Hanna scheme of treasury spoliation be in req lity eliminated the subsidy mongers would have no use for 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12

fight will soon occur between the mar shals and the moonshiners.'
 This publication caused amusement In the office of the Marshal since Tutwiler has been in Montgomery the past several days and was not In Perry. County nor at work in an entirely different section of the State. Furthermore Marshal Bry- an has not received report of any such occurrence in or near Perry County, and the attack. Sunday night Is pronounced to be mythical
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Were Acquitted.

Denver, Coll, Oct 11-Ernest Seton- Thompson, the noted writer on wild anil mals, and John Golf the guide, who were arrested by Game Warden Bush in Rio Blanco County, charged with violating the game laws, were today acquitted on trial of the case at Meeker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Child of F. W. Boyd.

The infant child of MT. and Mrs. F. w. Boyd died yesterday morning at the fam fly residence, 624 Clay Street. The re- mains were shipped yesterday afternoon to Cooper's for interment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
THE PASSING THRONG.

Hon. John B. Knox returned to Mont gomery yesterday. morning from Hayne- Vile. where he spoke Thursday evening to a large and attentive audience. He will remain in MontEomery until Sunday fil an Appointment Monday. morning with
 Hon Jesse F. Stallings. Mir. Knox says the condition in Lowndes County is i'm nroving. The people. he says, were ap- pparantIv anxious to have information on the the subj subject of the new Constitution. MT. Knox will attend the meeting at McDon- aids theatre this evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
ro Meet in Milwaukee.

Charleston, S C., Oct. 1.-The National Funeral Directors Association concluded it's annual convention today. Fred Hull berg of New York, was elected President. Milwaukee is the place of the next meet -inG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
DRUMMER LOST A COAT.
o. D. Brewer Reports to Police Head
 quarters.

o. D. Brewer. St. Louis travelling man who is we'll known in Montgomery, re ported to the police last night that he had been robbed. Brewer had been out on a trip and came to Montgomery Tn a caboose of a Mobile & Ohio freight train; Brewer says he took off his coat and and went up in the cupola of the caboosc' When he came down his coat was gone; He says his card case. a meal ticket and Id two gold rings were in the pockets or the coat. One of the rings was set with an opal, the other was, a lady,s ring set ct the lapel of the coat. It Is thought that a negro who got off the train at West End carried the coat off with him.
 Robert Hill. a negro, was arrested at ] o'clock this morning on North Court Street. Hill was found by Police Officers Graham and Smith asleep in bootblack chair. Hill is employed by H. A. Love- less to look after his hacks al night and his arrest caused much amusement to the dack drivers in that neighborhood.
 Dan Henderson, negro. was arrested bv Police Officer McRee yesterday morn ing, charged with arson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12

The Greek government has secured a mo- nopolv of the picture postal card business and has issued cards with sixty-four different views of famous cities and other scenes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
Seaboard Air Line Railw'y

BUFFALO, N. Y.
 Creation Ever Produced For Like Purpose The sEABoARD RAILWAY to the tourist and pleasure schedules enjoyed Baltimore Philadelphia via the York and Albany for the City O. H. R. R. available A. Agent MOntgo or Atlanta. .- ..e...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12

pr. R. M. Cunningham of Birmingham, was in the city last night. He has been speaking for the new Constitution in South Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12

Mir Julius Sternfeld. assistant United States District Attorney, has returned from New Orleans where he has been on government business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
THE WESTERN RAILWAY OF ALABAMA

and
  hnsw W TAYLOR Montgomery hsn.s M Ga fTPz T NoStsom:1 IT. A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12

Large Bloaters Mackerel at Morris & Stuckey's. Phone 324.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12

Dan Henderson, negro. was arrested bv Police Officer Mckee yesterday morn ne. charged with arson.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
GOV. HOGG MAKES
THREE MILLIONS

Dallas. Texas. April 3O.-Ex- Cover
nor James $. lIogg is credited with
having made approximately S3.OOO.OOO
In oil and kindred interests Mt and
near Beaumont suce the oil craze set
In.
These reports were not accepted un.
I'll to-day when n letter from Cover
nor Hogg to personal friend-W. a.
Shaw. member Of the Legislature from
Dallas. put the report in n new light.
In addition to having secured posses.
sion OF 800 acres of the richest oil
lnnds nt Beaumont. and also having
made by various transactions several
hundred thousand dollars. Ex-Governor
Hogg has acquired $1,000 acres Of
iron ore land surrounding New Birm.
ingham. comprising the pick of the
great iron belt OF Cherokee county.
With the land he has secured control
OF big foundry, furnaces. buildings
and everything connected with the In
dustry that makes It ready for imme
dinte operation.
New Birmingham has one OF the
richest of iron ore beds In the United
states. IT js 11S niles north OF Beau
mont.
Ex-Governor Hogg declares In his
letter that the operations of himself
and his associates places Texas beyond
control of all oil Or iron trusts, and he
adds in his letter:
"The understanding IL that my
proposed company will run pipe lines
to New Birmingham, to Dallas and to
north Texas" 6
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
LACOMBE ELECTRIC
LIGHT CONTRACT VOID

Denver, Colo. April 30.-Judge Palm
er yesterday rendered his opinion In
the suit brought by Perry l.. Hubbard
against the city of Denver and the
Lacombe Electric Lighting Company
to restrain the defendants from enter
ing into ten years contract to sup
ply the city with 1000 are lights for
500 year light. The plaintiffs con-
tended that under the charter the city
could not enter into Il contract for
which no appropriation had been pnss-
ed to cover all the Indebtedness implied
in the contract.
The effect of the decision Is TO make
imperative the contract between the
city and the Lacombe company until
the suit IL finally determined In the
Court Of Appeals. The decision does
not involve the validity Of the fran
chise granted the new company, but
only the contract between the city and
the company. The Lacombc company
IL still empowered to operate It's com.
mercial plant and furnish light to pri-
vate consumers.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
WESTERN CONGRESS
AT CRIPPLE CBREK

Arrangements for the July meeting
of the Transmississippi Commercial
Congress in July in Cripple Creek are
now well under way. The railroad as
sOcations have met, and the low rate
into the Cripple Creek district is such
that large influx of people is antici-
pated. This low rate covers twenty
three states and territories, and the
railroads. in advertising this rate, will
excite interest and thousands of peo-
pie will take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to spend n few days Of the heat
ed term in the mountains and Incl
dentally attend the Congress and In
spect the wonders of the worlds great
est gold camp.
The officers of the general executive
committee at New Orleans, Great
Bend. Kansas, and in Cripple Creek,
are actively at work perfectlng details
for the congress.
These embrace the preliminary work
for the congress which, according to
report, will be the largest in the his
tory of the organization. This work.
which has been going on for the past
ten days, is independent of the work
of the local executive committee In
Cripple Creek.
AS Is already generally known, the
Cripple Creek meeting Will be the
twelfth annual session of the congress.
The congress was created twelve
years ago by the exigencies OF the sit
uation throughout the western coun-
try, and the necessity of securing prop
er legislation from the National Con-
gress that would meet the growing
necessities OF this great western EN-
pire. A port Mt tidewater. the re-
cIamation of the undeveloped aren, the
peopling Of the public domain. the
regulation of rates of transportation.
the uplifting Of the mining. agrlcul-
tural and stock interests, and the fos-
fering of infant enterprises were n few
OF the public questions which were at
tracting public attention in this rapid
ly growing territory. The transmits
sissippI Commercial Congress was then
called into existence, composed Of rep
resentatiye men from all the states