The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-15

taken it is believed, accidentally. Mrs. shaf- fer is attending her dying mother at Bluffton, Ind.
 CHATTANOOGA. Nov. I4.-fdeal weather hor 'ss osy work of the experts in Highland Park. a suburb. Tomorrow morning the gesd roads convention will open in the Auditorium.
 MEXICO CITY, Nov. I4-The Mexican iele- gation to the Pan-American Congress tonight entertained at a banquet their colleagues from other countries. The banquet was served at the chapultepec Restaurant.
 ROANOKE. Va, Nov. l4--Fhe president and Board of Directors ef the Indian Creek Coal erty to the BsrnysTd White Coal Company of Pennsylvania. The sale involves the trans fer of 1000 acres sf coal land in Tazswell County. Va.
 ROME. Ga. Nov. l4.-Jamss Goings was south of Cave Springs. his neck being broken. His death is mystery and is thought he was murdered and robbed by highwaymen.
 VICKSBURG. Miss. Nov. l. 4. The MisSis- sippi River Commission spent four hours here The members were pleased with the work ac- complished. The commission left at noon for New Orleans.
 CHATTANOOGA, Nov. l4.-pensisn Com missioner H. Clay Evans. in an interview struction will he established at Chirkamauga Park by the War Experiment.. He says that this l, park ls an ideal place ,s fer an army pest
 SPRINGFIELD. Ills. Nov I4.-At the last viding for the appointment of commissions to go to Vicksburg and locate the position of the treePs while in battle ana where the bodies st with this resolution. Governor Yates today ap- pointed the commissioners from Illinois.
 wARRENToN. Va, Nov. I4.-The Faquier White Sulphur Springs Hotel was totally de- sg % s Ss ss of ns . s ins ' cost sS5, ooc some @ 's years ago Tas saiid- The eniy thing saved was card tasis: The owner of the building is j. W. dutts of Bal timore.
 syRAcusE. N. <: Nov. I4.-Ths snsw try roads are in many cases blocked and huge drifts are piling along the fences.
 aFe aoas m syracuse seshs running even in the downtown streets. Tre- ley service Is demoralized but the steam rail- inches of snow has fallen. The mercury is about the freezing point
 RICHMOND, Va, Nov I4-The Southern Surgical and Genealogical Association elected officers today as follows: President, Dr. w. President Dr. J. Wesley Bovee of Washing ton; Second vice-President, Dr. John ". b'Af Easxsrd Sf of Nashville Tsnn Dr. F. W, MeT2ae of Atlanta. Ga. The next meeting will be held in Cincinnati. pr, T. A. Reamy was appointed chairman of the Committee on Arrangements.
 NEW YORK Nov. I4-Richard Croker was the guest of honor tonight at a dinner ten dered him at the Democratic Club by the Board of Governors and the officials of the club. Covers were laid for twontyfeur. At the conclusion of the dinner a handsome sil- yer jardinieTe was presented to Mir. Croker. President John Fox, who presided at the dn- the of his remarks, President Fox, speaking in behalf of the club. thanked MT. Croker for his service as leader of the Demo- cratic Party in this city and for the work he had done in behalf of the Democratic Club
 WASHINGTON. Nov. I4-w. 0. Smith, J. B. Atherton, F. NJ; Swensey and R. P Rithet citizens of Hawaii. called on the President nt industrial affairs in the Hawaiian Islands They said to the President that Hawaiians generally were strongly opposed to reel procity arrangement between the United States and Cuba which would admit sugar from that island at lew customs rate. The interests of Hawaiians in this respect they declared, are identical with those of the beet sugar grow CTS of the West and the cane sugar producers of the South.
 WASHINGTON, Nov I4.-Representative Long of Kansas, who is member of the Ways and Means Committee of the House, was one of President Roosevelt's callers today. He Joins with his Eastern colleagues on the com mfttee in opposing a revision of the tariff. He believes that any attempt to lower the duties on particular schedules such as Mir. Babcock proposes. would lead inevitably to a general revision of the tariff and this, he says. his people do not favor. He says there Is, however, & strong sentiment in his section in favor of reciprocity.
 WASHINGTON. Nov. I4.-Brigadier- General Robert H Hall will be placed on the retired list of the army tomorrow by the operation of law on account of age. Re graduated from the Military Academy fin July. 1860. and served with distinction throughout the Civil WaF Becausd of exceptionally meritorious service in the Philippines he was made a brigadier-general in the regular army last February. With the retirement of General Hall President Roosevelt will have an op- portunity to promote two officers of the army to the grade of brigadier- general. The other vacancy was occasioned by the retirement of Brigadier- General Henry C. Merriam on the 18th inst.
 NEW YORK, Nov. I4.-The election of a night by dinner given by the City Club in the Madison Square Concert Hall to Mayor elect Seth Low President-elect of the Board of Aldermen Charles V. Fornes, Comptroller elect Edward NJ Grout and District Attorney elect William Travers Jerome. Mir. Low and the other oficials-elect made speeches anl the Mayor elect made the statement that no lse of patronage, however Skillful could in sure the success of the next administration and that also person and no organization could demand patronage as right There was son1e Laughter when he said that he did net mean that he would select his associates from tba ranks of the enemy and there was much