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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-07
Bad Fire in New York.

New York, Nov. 3.--Fire at Larch-
mont, Westminster county, yesterday
destroyed a section of the business
district and wiped out houses in
which a dozen families lived. Loss,
$4,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-07
Der Kaiser und Frau.

Charlottesburg, Prussia, Nov. g.
The new building for the high school
of plastic and graphic arts and music
was inaugurated yesterday in the
presence of ministers and professors.
The emperor and empress attended
the ceremonies.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-07
Three Killed in Washinuton.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 3.-News
reached here last night that three
men were killed yesterday afternoon
while engaged in clearing out a tun-
mel where a cave-in had occurred on
the Chuckanut creek cutoff division
of the Great Northern railroad.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-07

M. r. WILSON, Register.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
JOHN M'CRARY CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of complicity in Mur'
 der of Ashley Boys.

Scottsboro, March 26-(SpeciaD-The jury in the case of the State vs. John McCrary. charged with assault to mur- der, rendered verdict of guilty Mo Crary was a member of the Bean party which killed the two Ashley boys at a dance in the upper end of the county two years ago. It was proven by the State that McCrary crushed the head of one of the Ashleys with a large sfcne after he had been shot down by the Beans. Henry and Martin Bean are now part they took in the crime.
 The trial of Luke Sanders, Frank Mo Mahan and Houston Thornt on. all of Stevenson, charged with arson, is being heard today. The young men are all well known. and it is alleged they are guilty of burning the calaboose at Ste Venson a short time ago. Sanders has been surrendered by his bondsnen and is in jail here.
 The grand jury at this term of court delivered some telling blows at illicit whiskey sellers. A large per cent. of the true bills found were against violators of this law.
 completed and President Skelton of the Pike Road Commission will shortly ad- yertise for bids for the construction of the road This road Is one of the most important in the county and when com pleted will greatly facilitate travel to the county seat from Paint Rock Valley, one of the richest sections in Jackson.
 Knights of Pythias lodge Is to be in- stituted at Stevenson within a short time, the required membership to secure a charter having been enrolled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
COL. J. (. CLARKE SICK
PHYSICIANS SAY HIS C0NDI-
 TON IS SERIOUS.
Was Formerly President of the Mo- bile and Ohio and of the Illinois Central Railroads-0ther
 Mobile Matters.

Mobile, March H-(special)-Col. J. c.
 Clarke. former President of the Mobile
 and Ohio and Illinois Central Railroads,
 is seriously i'll at home here. His inime- diate condition greatly improved in the
 past forty-eight hours. and the attending
 physicians say he may live for months or may die at any moment. His daugh-
 ter. Mrs. E. T. Jeffrey. has been with him some time, and yesterday other chill
 dren were summoned. General Manager
 c. s. Clarke and Division Superintendent
 Horace Clarke. both of the Mobile and Ohio. are in the city, and this afternoon his daughter. Mrs. H. c. Stone of Chi cago. and her husband reached the city. His son-in-law. Col E. T. Jeffrey, and the
 latter's son will arrive in this morning from New York. When the physicians made their call this morning. Mir. Clarke had dressed himself and insisted he was able to be up.
 Ex-Sheriff Charles Mclean, a member of the General Council, and we'll known 1T city and State politics, who has beer confined nine weeks as a result of sur, gical operation, was out today. The contract of the Green River As phalt Company for street paving here expired several days ago. and the mat ter of extension of the contract has beer hanging fire ever since before the Boart of Public Works. The Board today ex. tended the contract. and the work ol grading the streets for concrete founda. tions will begin tomorrow.
 The ten thousand dollar subscriptiqu
 asked Of Mobile by the projectors of the Mobile and West Alabama was completed today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
WARNED BY CRIMSON.
Says the Madison Primary Must Be
 Conducted Honestly.

Huntsville, March 6.-(SpeciaD-Miss Laura Vaught, daughter of Justice O. N. vaught, has been appointed sponsor for Egbert Jones Camp, U. c. V.. for the rallas reunion. Miss Vaught has been requested to appoint one maid of honor. Egbert Jones Camp has elected the fol- lowing delegates to attend the reunion: L. H. Scruggs, c. N .Vaught and Daniel Coleman; alternates c. l.. Nolan, H. F. Turner and J. W. Battle.
 Since the slump in the price of cotton, local planters have not sold any of the cotton they have held through the sea son and not a bale has been brought here in several days. The men who have cotton at this time can hold it until the price goes up again and this is what they proposed to do. There is very ht- tie cotton left in this county.
 In the belief that he has killed me- gro, Dave Weiss, a we'll known charac- ter, has fled from the city. Weiss and q negro had fight yesterday and Weiss used his pistol. The negro fell and Weiss, thinking him killed, ran to thI railroad, caught a train and left thS
 Chairman David A. Grayson, of the County Democratic Executive Commit tee, has addressed a card to the commit teemen of the country precincts warn- ing them that the primary election of April must be conducted fairly and that there must not be suspicion of fraud. MT Grayson says that the con test is between brother Democrats and that all must be treated with consddera-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27

otc.; Dut no title IS more significant than that given Bismark the Man of "Blood and Iron" It ttypifies the vital force as well as the physical and mental strength necessary to unify Ger many.
 Blood and iron have really been insepar- able since the Creation, and when in perfect harmony mean perfect health and strength Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic is calculated to pre- serve this harmony, supplying the blood with iron in proper form and proportion. Iron has always been used as Q tonic for the blood, but it remained for Dr. Harter to dis cover and perfect a combination of iron and other tonic ingredients. A trial of half a-century has proven that Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic is a perfect blood purifier. Most of the ills we are heir too come from impure or impoverished blood. The blood carries necessary supplies to every part of the body If it fails to do so, some part of the bodily machine will lag. Tagging means sickness. Don't permit tagging. Don't wait until you are down sick. Use Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic and keep well. It is a scientific compound (not a crude mixture) of iron with other tonic ingredients "a blood purifier and builder.
 Auburn, Texas, Aug. 1, 1901. "I think it my duty to write you that have been using your medicines for twen- >ur years, do not think Dr. Harter's
 Tonic has an equal"
 E. A. Gilmer.
 (x,see susraAtes tAst sbo'e tsstlnsss k sesulss)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
COURT AT STALE.
Urtah Porter to Be Tried on the
 Charge of Murder.


 Scale. March cs-tSpeciaD-The spring term of Circuit Court convened here Mon day with Judge A. A. Evans on tn . bench: The grand jury was organized and J. H. Cha nbers made foreman. It Is said that the docket is very light. but the jury is still at work and it is not yet known how many bills have been found.
 The only capital case to be tried next week is that of Uriah Porter, charged with killing Joseph Fincher at Craw- ford December 25 last
 The civil docket has been very light The only case of any importance was that of Mollie Allen vs. the Central of is suing for $500 damages for injuries re- ceived while getting of the train here in December. It Is claimed that the train started on before the negro could get on The jury rendered verdict for the Like many other places heard from in different parts of the State. this county has been visited by B. W. Brand of Co., lumbdana, and many of our best citizens contributed ,,;ds libsrally to the worthy cause went so far as to have the names and amounts published in The Russell Reg. ister. If the charges which have been preferred against him In Conecuh County are proven, 1t IS not improbable that he will have to face a Russell County jury for the same offense.
 Mir. J. T.. Kite. a we'll known planter of this county died at his home few miles above Scale Tuesday morning aff ter an illness which lasted several months. He leaves a wife and six chil- dren.
 On account of the continued rains very little farm work has been done in this section. Very little corn has been plant. cotton planting on account of the ground staying so wet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
The Woman Exposed,

Ann Smith, the young negro woma n at Summerfield, about whom so much has been written and said about her emitting bugs, snakes, frogs. Hazards, snails, etc., from her mouth. has at last been caught up with and exposed, and has been forced to leave the community, where her pres- ence has caused so much commotion among the colored population. The ne- groes have contended that all of those things were put inside of her by witch- craft and firmly believed that they came out of her through the agency of the old witch doctor, who lived on the banks of the Cahaba, who was giving her medicine. The negroes in the neighborhood of Sum- merfield for miles around have been So disturbed that many of them have neg lected their farm duties. and as many as fifty at a time could be seen about her house waiting for her to give an exhibi- tion of, to them, so wonderful a phenome- non.
 A close watch has been kept on the woman and day or so ago she was de- tected in the act of swallowing the betsy bugs snails, Hazards. etc. She has been emitting them again during the past few days and the furor over her started again among the negro population. She was seen to go in the woods near her house and search around for the reptiles that she swallowed and was detected in the act of putting them in her mouth and swallowing them.
 When 1t was found out that she was deceiving her husband and the negroes of the neighborhood, they became furious and drove her on from the neighborhood. much to the delight of the white farmers here, who have ben so greatly annoyed by their labor becoming badly demoral- ized over the fake bug eater.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
CASE OF SCARLET FEVER.
The Malady Again Appears in Flu
 faula.

Eufaula, March 26-(Speciaj- After a lapse of several months scarlet fever again made its appearance here yester- day. Master Rhodes, son of Mir. and Mrs. Warren Dent, is down with the alady The homs has been quarantined and every precaution Is being taken to prevent any further spread. The Registrars are at work in the city and are quite busy issuing certif- cates. In the three beats just canvassed only seven negroes were awarded eertif- cates and but few applied. Several me- groes were refused this morning on &C., count of incompetency and up to this time only two have been granted certifi- cates.
 The old William Bray home on Ram dolph Street. which was partially de- stroyed by fire several months ago, is being rebuilt and will soon be ready for occupancy.
 Colonel A. H. Merrill has returned from Columbus, Ga. where he attended the big railroad meeting. Colonel Merrill speaks most encouraging of the Colum- bus, Eufaula and Gulf road and feels sure of its coming to this city. Colonel Merrill believes that work will begin at Cottonton. nineteen miles north of here. within the next sixty days, and 1t will be pushed rapidly in this direction.
 At meeting of the Odd Fellows last night nine applicants received their final degrees and there are ten waiting to be initiated. It is believed by many that two lodges would flourish here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
NtSs ELIZABETH CANE.

eieht months from suppressed mem struation, and 1t effected my entire system until became weak and debil- itated, and at times felt that had 3 hundred aches in as many places. l only used the Compound for a few weeks, but it wrought change in me which felt from the very beginning. I have been very regular.since, have no pains, and find that my entire body IS as if it was renewed. :! gladly recom- mend Lydia E. Pinkham's vege- table Compound to everybody.,- Mss EIIzABErH CANE, 69 w: Division St., Fond du Lac, Wis.-S6ooo fo.fsft B eSeos testimonial fs not genuine.
 At such a time the greatest aid to nature is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It prepares the young system for the coming change, and Is the surest reliance tor woman's ills of every nature.
 Mrs, Pinkham invites all young women who arc Ill to write her for free advice. Ad' dress Lynn. Mass. A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
REWARD FOR EFFICIENCY.
News of Miss Miller's Appointment
 Received with Pleasure.

Tuscaloosa. March 26.-(Special. .)-Miss Margaret Miller received telegram from Washington yesterday announcing her reappointment as postmaster at Tusca- loosa. Her first term began four years ago. She has conducted the affairs al the postoffice in most satisfactory man. ner and her reappointment is very, grat- flying to her many friends. Since she has been in control, free delivery has been granted, which will go into effect in June. and the office has reached the highest point of business.
 It is probable that large number of Tuscaoosians will go to Montgomery to hear Fitzhugh Lee deliver his lecture on the Spanish-American war; April 9.
 The three young ladies at the Tusca- loosa Female College who have been In isolation on account of their appearance were permitted to come out yesterday. The quarantine was raised some while ago and now the school is entirely free from smallpox.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
A MEMBERS SOCIAL.
Y. M. 0. A. Entertainment Next
 Friday Night.

The members of the local Young Mems Christian Association are anticipating a good time tomorrow evening at the so- cial for men. This is the occasion of the regular monthly social for members and their invited gentlemen friends and is an affair around which centers much in- terest among the membership of the or- ganization.
 The members of the Ladies' Auxiliary will serve refreshments and this feature of the entertainment is one that is al- ways appreciated
 Another feature which is attracting much interest is the basket ball game between two picked association teams. An enjoyable affair is anticipated.
 The announcement that Dr. c. l.. Mo Cartha of Troy will speak on The Res urrection'' will draw q large crowd at the mems meeting Sunday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
HAD HIS LEG BROKEN.
Captain William Walden the Victim
 of al Accident

Uniontown. March 6.-(SpeciaD-Cap- tain William Walden, who has charge or the Windsor Place, owned by w. H. Tayloe, had leg broken today by his orse falling.
 The next teachers institute will be held in Marion April Il and F. The pro- gram prepared is a very interesting one. Miss Black in charge of the primary de- part ment of the Marion schools will give a class exercise in reading Profes- sor E. k. Hcwell will discuss the qu-s- ton of district institutes. Miss Bonnie Flemming, Libraries for Country Schools" Hon. J. w. Aber will deIver an address
 Candidates for the Legislatdr. are be- ginning to make their announcements Captain R. A. Hardie and Mir E. K. Glass wish to represent Cniontown dis trict Both are prominent and successful rlanters. Hon. William Hogue of Marion has announced for the Senate. T. is nroh- able ke Will not have any oppg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
A. J. Ashcraft Dead.

Florence, Ala, March 2s.-The funeral services of A. J. Asheraft. who died last night at his home on Wood Avenue, occurred this afternoon at the First Bap- tist Church, of which the deceased was a consistent and consecrated member. A large concourse of friends of the family were present to pay this last tribute to the worthy and honored citizen. Mir Ash craft was the father of the Ashcraft brothers who have done so much in the upbuldinS of the industrial enterprises s of our city. and the community deeply sympathizes with them in this bereave- ment. He was native-born Georgian, but has resided in 'his State for some wears. and used his best efforts for it's development. He was in his seventy third year. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his loss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Successfu1 Recital.
New Water Guage.

A new water gpage has been made for telling the height of the river at this point, and the top section of it will be placed in position tomorrow. The guage is fifty-eight feet long, fifty-five of which are above zero and three fc below zero. which indicates the low wat mark, The river once in a while, falls below what the Government terms low water mark. The top section, which registers from fffty-five feet down to thirty-nine, will be placed in position tomorrow. The old guage will be taken away and this one will be placed in it's stead, and as soon as the water falls low enough, the other two sections down toward low water will be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27

added. The guage will be paid for by the Government, and 1t is divided into fractions. SO that the height of the wa ter to the inch can be determined. It was made by MT. l.. A. Maiden. and is beautiful piece of work. It will be fastened to the west side of the round pier.
 R. D. Bayne of the Western Union Telegraph Company represents the Gov- ernment in Selma. And-it is his duty to wire the state of the water every morn ing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Iron Stairway Up.

The iron stairway, leading to the court room in the new court house, has been pltc ed in position. and 1t is a most sub stantial piece of work It is six or eight feet broad and is large enough to empty the court house in a very few minutes, should stampede occur in the building. when there is a large crowd gathered there. The finishing touches are now be- ing put on the new building and in a couple of weeks the officials of the Coun- ty can commence to move to their new quarters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Grayson Promoted.

c. c. Grayson has received a letter from his son Claude, who is now in the navy. which brought the gratifying infor- nation that he had been promoted from landsman to a seaman, and one-third of his former salary added to his pay. He has been transferred to the battleship Massachusetts and is now full-fiedged sailor. Claude has directed the Navy De- partment to set aside a certain sum of his wages each month, to be sent to his father. Mir. Grayson will invest this sum SO that when Claude returns home after his term of enlistment he will have quite a nice sum to his credit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Big Peach Orchard.

Captain E. c. Eaton of Vine Hill Is visitor to Selma today. He informs your correspondent that he is going into the fruit business on an extensive scale at that place. He is on the place formerly owned by Senator John T. Morgan and Robert Lapsley. Captain Eaton says that he will set out fourteen acres in peach trees. Besides the peach trees he expects to set out 4,000 strawberry plants. Cap tain Eaton thinks there is good money in peaches and strawberries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
RIGHT OF WAY SECURED
LINE FROM LITrLEToN TO FLAT
 TOP MOUNTAIN.
Virgin Coal Fields Will Bs Entered and Many Improvements are Expected-Contract Let for
 16O Coks Ovens.

Birmingham. March 2s.-(special)-An rightsIof-way have now been secured for the branch railroad being constructed by the Southern Railway from their main line at Littleton, in Walker County. to Flat Top Mountain, where the Sloss-Shef- field Steel and Iron Company is opening new mines in which convicts now worked at Coalburg will be employed. The rail- road will be pushed through to comple- tion and it Is believed that this will be accomplished by July. M. Casey, local contractor. is doing the work and he has put on an extra heavy gang of graders. There was some trouble experienced in getting a through right-of-way. but that has been overcome now and the work is to be pushed. The Sloss- -Sheffield Steel and Iron Company will work over 600 convicts in these mines, while the Globe Coal Company will have three openings on the branch road, giving employment to between 150 and 250 miners, free men. This is a virgin coal field being entered and reports have it that there will be further development in that section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Harris's Real Name.

The Dallas County jail authorities re- ceived a letter from the mother of Will Harris. the negro who is to be hanged Friday. It is dated Allenton, Wilcox County and 1t appears from this letter that Will Harris's real name is Bat Sims. He informed your representative that he had committed three or four assaults on women heretofore. and there Is a. rumor here that he is wanted in Wilcox on a baptized in the bath tub in his cell yes- terday and now expresses himself as per- fectly willing to die.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
On the Way Home.

John Bridges. who enlisted as a soldier in the Philippine Islands. is now on his way home and IS expected to arrive here at an early date., He has been a soldier for three years. His brother. Lanier Bridges. sailed for Cape Town, South Af- rica. February 1, to be gone two months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Contract for Coke Ovens.

The Republic Iron and Steel Company has given a contract to Dan East for the construction of 160 coke ovens at Thomas. The work has commenced already and it is expected they will be completed with in the next six months. The Republic Company now has more than 700 ovens and the 160 will place the company in better position to supply its increasing demands for the product. A hoisting en- zine has been placed at the Warner coal mines of the same company and some thing like 2.500 tons of coal will be pro- duced there. it Is expected, no little of which will be employed in the manufac- ture of coke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Building Sidetrack.

MT. Larkin, representing the Buckeye Oil Company. is in the city. He took the Street Committee of the City Council. and the City Attorney with him. and went to where the new oil mill Is to be located, and the authorities of the city gave him full permission to run mill tracks across the different streets of the city in that portion of the corporate lim- it's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Moved the Outfit.

O'Brien Bros.. who have had a con. tract on the B., s. & N. O. shipped their niston this morning. where they have large contracts to do grading on the elec- tric car line extension in that city. They made great many friends in this sec tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
TO YOUNG LADIES.
From the Treasurer of the Young Peoples Christian Fem. peranco Association, Elizabeth Caine, Fond du Lac, Wis.

"DEAR MRs. PINKHAM want to tell you and all the young ladies of the country, how grateful l am to you for all the benefits I have received from using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound. l suffered for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27

Three electric furnaces are to be built in electric plant. They will be independent of the steel trust. but will work in harmony with other electrical plants which are pro- jected in the South and West
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27

"t.'e n Q 6.t5o establishments States, with 46,647 acres. where ornamental plants are cultivated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
Tech Students in Birmingham.

A number of students from the Tech nologica1 School of Atlanta are In the Birmingham district looking at the vari- ous plants and visiting the mines in this locality. The party is under the leader ship of Professor J. s. Coorn, and the following students are in the party: An selyn Morton, A. Windsor, J. II. Paulsen, W. R. Berry, C. B. Wey, H. l.. Strick- land, E. w. Klein, R. L Hicks. F M. Thompson. Charles H. Kick!ighter. J. E. Roberts. McD. Lawrence. The party will spend two or. three days in the district.