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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
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 The Board of Directors of the Summer
 field Orphanage have made arrangements Greensboro University to put in his va cation this summer in helping to raise the 5000 that Is required to repair the
 home If the arrangement is agreeable to but that 1t will be. The home needs that much spent on it to meet the require ments of the constantly increasing num- Der of orphans sent there to be taken care of There are ninety-six there now, homes being found for two of the children during the past week. over the removal of Bishop Barnwell to Birmingham. 1t having been decided that in future that must be his official home.
 Bishop Barnwell IS universally Ey..,Sss beloved ed long and he has the respect and confi- dence of all creeds, believers and non- believers. Louis Bemish, a popular business man of this city, who has been at the in1rm- ary for about ten days or two weeks, undergoing a surgical operation. has so far recovered as to be able to go to ms home, being removed there yestefday. He is a very popular man and his hosts of friends will be delighted to hear that he is getting along so nicely lie IS tne city, every one of whom Is delighted at his getting better. Miss Pattie Westmoreland. a charming young lady from Athens, Ala, who has been the guest of Mrs. s. A. Fowlkes for week past. left this morning for a visit to friends in Tuskegee.
 Hugh Haynes of ,Lowndes County Is a visitor to Selma taday. He reports the crop prospects as good in his county. He confirmed the rumor that ex-Congress-
 Q a candidate Congress against Congressman Charlie Thompson.
 Mayor Thomas of Thomaston is a vis- itor to Selma today. He says his town Is moving along quietly and that while they are not on any extravagant boom that his town. will be heard from, and that in a substantial manner, in the near future.
 Lieutenant Colonel H. B. May of the 2nd Regiment is visitor to Selma to- day. He is here in the interest of bring ing that regiment to Selma to hold It's en- campment. this year. He says the boys of the regiment had rather come to Sei- ma than to go either to Birmingham or ments. The boys outside of the officers do not care to have the encampment here it seems preferring to go to some other city for a weeks frolic. The busi- ness men have shown very little inter est in securing the encampnent so far Five hundred dollars will bring 1t here. but it will take a good deal of work to get up that much money. It can be done. however. if a united pull is made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
: Funeral of Mr.. Sullivan.

The funeral of Alderman Mike Sullivan of Pratt City who was stabbed to death Thursday evening in a saloon. took place this morning:. at Pratt City. Services were held in St. Catherines Catholic Church at Pratts and a large number of friends attended the funeral The deceased was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and many members of that order turned out to the funeral.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Knights of Columbus.

A number of members of the Knights of Columbus in Birmingham left the afternoon and others will go in the morn ing to Atlanta to assist in the installa- tion of new lodge in that place. This makes the fifth lodge instituted in this order in the last four months in Tennes- see, Alabama and Georgia,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Given Eleven Hears.

Will Austin. colored,. was sentenced to eleven years and one month in the peni-
 tentiary in the Criminal Court this morn
 ing on charge of grand larceny. He
 was convicted for stealing and selling a COW and the feature of the case was that
 he stole and sold the same COW three times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
GRANCHISE IS GRANTED
8ABoARD GIVEN RIGHTS OVER
 BIRMINGHAM STREETS.
Not an Alderman Voted Against the cPetition of the c6mpany-The
 Diocesan Council Completes |H its Work. g. :. ..F

h Birmingham, May 24-(Special:) )-The tgity Council, of Birmingham was called | in special session tonight by Mayor Dren- VEfn for the purpose of hearing the repoft Fdf the joint Judiciary and Street Rail-
 road Committee to whom had been re- ferred the petition and ordinance of the |, Birmingham and Atlanta Air Line Rail-
 road (Seaboard Air Lne). The>commit- I tee met night before last and acted favorably on the petition recommending | the granting of rights of way on Avenue A from .Thirty-second to Twenty-foiirth 1 Streets and down to Fourteenth Street | and thence over to Avenue B, and also from Thirty-second Street and Avenue A to Tenth Avenue, north, on Thirty-second Street and thence west on Tenth Avenue. north to the city | limits
 | The called meeting became possible l through a motion to adjourn subject to , call by. the mayor at the last regular meeting of the Board which made.r the | action of the mayor calling the meeting perfectly, legal
 J. M. Barr, vice-president and general
 manager of the Seaboard Air Line, who
 has been in the city for some time. leaves
 for the East tomorrow morning. but will
 return in a fortnight He stated that
 the survey of the line from Coal City to
 Birmingham had begun. NThe engineers
 ought to reach the city in sixty days. We
 will build from Atlanta to tRockmont, on
 tks East and West and from Coal City
 on that line into Birmingham. The total
 length of the line from Birmingham to
 Atlanta will be about. IF miles and the
 maximum grade about one in the hun
 dred which is considerably less than that
 of the Southern Railway between here
 and Atlanta. MT. Barr states that he
 is very fhankful tb the.people of the city.
 Mayor and Board of Aldermen and the
 press for the kind things they have said and done for the new road. He said, that
 he felt that the new road was cominglin into the house, of friends, ~ ., Every member, but one, of the City
 Council attended the called meeting to-
 night. Not a single vote,-was poEed
 against a resolution granting all fran
 chises asked for by the Sea Board and
 the Mayor was authorized to sign all contracts. This will be done in. the next few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Episcopal Council Adjourns.

The seventy-first annual council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in tke Diocese of Alabama came to- an end to- day at 1:l5 o'clock. The reading of the minutes of yesterdays work and the ap- proval of the same by the Council was all;that was dens stoday; After prayer by the Rt. Rev. Robert w. Barnwell, Bishop of the Diocese. the Council came to a close. The committee appointed to secure permanent home for the Bishop In Birmingham having power to get in the premises will get to work at once The committee is composed rof. five members and efforts will sbE made at once to secure a suita ble location.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
CHILD BITTEN BY SNAKE.
Little Girl May Succumb to Rat
 tler's Poison

Scottsboro. May 4-(SpeciaD-The lit
 tle daughter of Tom Alexander. who lives on Big Coon Creek, was bitten by an immense rattlesnake yesterday and now lies at the point of death at the home of Pleas Wynn. She and her little
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
No Present Danger.

New York Mail and Express
 The Washington Post fears that with Minister Wu. General Miles and General Funston aii silent at tho same time thors will he 8 terri 'l@ dciieiency Of talk There |. no. the least dinSer while R4wlns. Carmack and Patterson remains out side padded CCiis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Out of His Jurisdiction.

Sanitary Oficer William Smoke in forms your representative that he has a great many requests to go to that part of the city east Of the Range Line Road. where a great many of the factory en- ployes live in small, cottages, and force them to clean up the premisesi MT
 Smoke says that he has all he. can do to look after the sanitary condition of the city proper. Besides the law creating the office of Sanitary Officer Is so worded that he would have no Jurisdiction outside the living outside of the corporate limits to keep their premises clean, even If he so desired. MT. Smoke says that there Is no doubt that the portion of the city above described needs to be looked after by the sanitary officer. but he has not attempted to do so for the reason stated above and because |, would be n physical impossibility for him to cover SO much territory MT. Smoke failed to state whethe. the law under which he Is act ing is an act of the Legislature or. city ordinance The city of Selma has jurisdic- ton for half mile beyond the corporate limits and if that poEtion Of the city needs cleaning up as badly as Mir. Smoke says 1t does, the City Council should pass an ordinance giving him. the right to force the residents of that part or the city to keep their premises in good sani- the health of the entire city. If. MT, Smoke cannot cover the territory on foot the city ought to Furnish him horse and a cart, so that he can do his work In a thorough manner. He Is making fine record as an officer and under his super vision the city properUfs in oieanly
 healthful condition. y,- i-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

farmer of this county. was united Ir marriage -fo Miss Eva Smith at the home of the bfde's father. J.. H. Smith. near stevenson. on the evening of May 19 Justice c. F. Brown officiating
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Builds His Own Boats.

J. M. Clinic, who Is a practical boat builder, has just completed small gal vanized iron catboat for his son. George, who is about B years of age, and has named her the Sea Gull. The boat is of beautiful model twelve feet long, four foot beam and twenty-four inches deep. The bulkheads are air and water tight size in a squall the crew and passengers could save themselves oy swinging to her If the waves did not roll so high as to wash them off into the deep. The center board is. also of galvanized iron and will work through an opening the bot tom just as ordinary catboats are built. The rudder is light affair. but is made out of the same material and the little boat. which will not weigh over two huh dred pounds. will respond quickly to the least pull of the ropes on her steering apparatus. MT. Clinic has a summer home on ePrdido Bay. to which he will about June l.
 MT. Clinic has a splendid galvanized naphtha, launch which he will also carry to be used on Perdido Bay this summer. He built the boat for use last season. but as the horse power of the engine was too small he did not carry 1t down. This season, however, he hs- taken out the small engine and put in a four-horse fully. Austin Clinic. young man about grown. will take the nathtna launch down the Alabama River to Mobile and will then pick calm day and take t from Fort Morgan round in the open Gulf to the mouth of Perdido Bay, thence up the bay to the Clinic summer home on Pal: metto Bayou. W. M Gillalready has his forty-nve foot naphtha there, and with Alex K. Cawthons will make three launches from Selma in those waters this year. Perdido is very popular with Sei- mains and more and more of them go down there each year to get the benefit of the sea breezes,' good bathing and sea foods. Perdido Is the only place on the coast that is almost free from mosqui-, toes. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Williams Consistency and Success

Cincinnati EnQulTeF.
 William Waldorf Astor comes nearer to consistency than some other Anglomani- acs. He moves to Enaland and goes for a title. He is not satisfied with merely rolling up his, trousers and wearing an eyeglass. +..-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

Mrs John wester died at her home nea here Thursday. She was a member of tn Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves husband and five children
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

George c. Blackwell and Miss Lizzie Thomas. daughter of the late Sheriff, D. A. Thomas. of this place. were quietly tice J. 4. Reeves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

brother. were gohg to Mrs. Wynn's for mnk a when the little. girl stepped on the snake with her bare feet The snake bif ner and she was overcome by the, poison before reaching the house. Her recovery Is 'extremelyi doubtful. '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers have been fled for record in the Probate office during the past week:
 r. M. and G. H. Abbott tu Selma Street and Suburban Railroad. lots num- Der 12l i22. 123. I'll. 172 17S. block N, and Elkdale Park, 52 acres. more or less, con- sideration $19,9O0.
 E. A. deYampert and wife to Lucius deYampert lots number l3 and l5, in block ;. Weaver addition consideration, Sln
 W. O. Person and wife to B. J. Schus- ter. lot numD 53. consideration $l5o.
 Cammie Robbins and husband to L, and x, Railroad. right of way con John W. Ramsey and wife to R. II, Agee. 6l2 In T. IT, R. :. consideration $O. John W. Ramsey, admr. F. Bell, same to same, consideration A.sOo.
 R. D. Shuptrine and wife to I; ana N Railroad. right of way, consideration s64o.
 Mormon Elders Request,
 For two or three months there have been three or four Mormon elders doing missionary work ln Selma. They are all young men of fine address and polished manners and they have preached on the street corners very often. but the crowds were always
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Local and Personal

l About IF o'clock last night five or six
 pistol shots. rang out on the still night | between Alabama Street and the river. l Screams were heard. but so far no one seems to know from whence they came. 1 Some think the screams came from across
 the river. while others are of the opinion I that it was a practical joke of some | boys. '.. ..- The name of L. W. Hubbard is being | suggested as a suitable man to succeed ! R. l.. Kornegay as Councilman from the Third Ward. MT. Hubbard Is whole
 make q fine Councilman. Mir Gus Wau- chope has announced that he is a can didate and Is making an active canvas for l the position, when 1t becomes vacant by he handed in at the next meeting of the Council. ..>-
 What is known as the 'coke habit is spreading among the oolored women of the city. Several instances of good ser wants Becoming worthless because of this growing evil. have occurred of late. It | ia said that they buy the cocaine. which | Is mixed with some white substance, and
 snLn 1t up their nostrils dimes worth | of the stuff is said to last a day or two and will produce several delightful trunks and being so much cheaper than whis-
 key Is being substituted for that article by negro women who desire Go get mildly Intoxicated
 The, game of W. T. Allison of South. side, is being freely canvassed as Il prob able candidate before the primary as q candidate for member of the Board. of Revenue from Southslde. J. A. Min.er and Captain Bob Meyer are already an-
 nounced. MT. Allison Is a wealthy mer-
 chant and planter and has large fami- ly connection and would make a good
 race if he decides to enter.
 A large number of the military men of
 the city will turn out tomorrow to hear
 Rev. Ira w. Boswell. pastor of the Chris
 tian Church, preach them sermon. All
 three of the companies have accented the
 invitation. The colors of the different commands will be hung in the church. and the other decorations about them
 will produce very beautiful effect.
 For once in his life Captain Quill. the genial commodore of the Nettie Quill.
 had little bit more than he could handle last night There were over 400 on the Nettie. the occasion being the Enworth Leaguc excursion. About fifty failed to reach the wharf in time. but Captain Qnill had given orders to let no more come aboard before he pulled out. It was a delightful affair. and not a hitch oc- cured and quite a nice sum was realized for the building fund of the Firs. Meth
 odist Church.
 Lovers of baseball are expecting some
 fine sport Tuesday, Wedne sday and Thursday. when the Brierfield team comes
 here to cross bats with the local Y M
 hams. League tesTn before the season opened up and are said to have given the Coal 'Barcns all they wanted 10 do to defeat them. The. team Is under the management. of Bob Avis. an old Selma
 boy. and the r. M. C. A. aggregation are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

F T. B. ~Debbins and Miss Maggie Gen. try. daughter of Captain Gentry were married a Stevenson May 19. Justice John w. Timberlake of1ciating
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

If you would like to have some thing nice for dinner, order Ice Cream from The Noe Redit. Phone 501-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
A MOONLIGHT PICNIC.
Methodist Sunday School of Green
 vile Has Eniovable Time.

Greenville, May A-(Special)- 1.-The Methodist Sunday School had moonlight picnicN>last night in the public school grounds Many Japanese lanterns were hung in the trees and suspended by a wire over the long table, where ice cream and cake were servel. The grounds were beautiful by moonlight. and the large number of children enjoyed the occasion to the fullest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

There is a movement on foot for the organization of cornet band for Scotts bora. Some of the most prominent clti. donate literally to fund to purchase in- struments. Scottsboro has some splendid talent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

A woman's idea of good luck is to find a pair of hose in the wash that don't need dam ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
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Extraordinary Sale of Wash Dress Goods
 for Monday and Tuesday,

 When offer values that been equaled where quality considered Notice the few selections from the hundred pieces of Manila Madras displayed in window today. The coors are fast and quality excellent.
 Monday 10 Yards for 28c. regular Sc and oc special yard De- at A store, Rib French anghams worth 25c and 35 counter at choice yard, 15c
 Shirt Waists and Skirts. beautifully trimmed with embroidery the Gibson Waist in Linen Bats and white and black Dotted Swiss a choice of assortment $1oo Skirts, tucked others with Moe Ribbon Bands all date in HALF their real values
 Embroideries and Laces. oeer counter Embroideries wide  Great Bargain in Fine Real Valenciennes Laces.
  yard yard $1.0o.
 MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. Monday novelty n Millinery shuck Monday at the ntrimm ed ones at each z %:My0M~@
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Names Slightly Mixed.

The Linotype machine got the names of the house party at the Eskridge place badly mixed this morning. The gives, with the surnames of the gentlemen, and not a single young man appeared to be a member of the house party, Here is a list of the house party: Misses Mary Dennard and Josie Bell Eskridge. and Messrs. Howard Holmes, W. W. Lapsley, Irwin Fox and ". D. Xoltz.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

Rev. H.. s. Carr has resigned the pas torate of the Cumberland. Presbyterian Church at this place. His successor will not be selected for the present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Gay for Governor.

Rev, W. D. Gay of Montgomery. is a visitor to Selma today. He is on his way to Eutaw. where he will conduct a revival meeting. He says he will be back in Selma in about a week and will conduct revival service of a weeks ,du- ration. Mrs Gay intimated that he was going to handle things in Selma as he saw them. and that sinners had better take to their holes if they did not want to hear the truth.
 MT. Gay informed your correspondent that he expected to be candidate for Governor at the next election on the Pro- hihifinn ticket ' ..-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

To get rid of . bore give him advic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Litigation May Result.
Y. M. c. A. Notes.

The mems meeting Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Associatiop hall will be conducted by Rev. ". T. Swain. All men are cordially invited.
 MT. c. D Brooks will give an illustrat- ed talk to the boys of Selma Sunday af- ternoon at o'clock in the boys room of the Association on Water"
 There will be service for men at the R. R. Department Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock to which all men are welcome. Address by Rev. w. T. Swain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

 to the fullest.
 The closing exercises of the Kolb City school attracted a large crowd last night. Being only two miles distant, a number from this place attended. The audience had seats in the open air. the stage being erected at the front of the building The program was well prepared and quite en- tertaining
 Mrs. Fannie Strong of Washington, D. C.. arrived last night. but too late to at tend the funeral of her grandmother. Mrs. Katherine Taylor. She will remain some days with relatives here and at Georgiana.
 w. J. Hall, cashie: of the First Ma tional Bank Is able to be out again. though very weak from the effect of his recent accident from the falling iron door at the bank.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

Messrs Gilchrist & Crow. contractors, broke cground yesterday for the Scotts- boro- Larkinville pike. They are working large number of imported hands. The distance is six miles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

The mail carriers from Cypress Inn, Tenn.., late yesterdap reported that Mrs. Joe Creesey. who severed her windpipe Monday In an attempt to commit suicide, lis stin .alive and the physicians now have some hopes for her recovery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

Mayor Thomas of Thomaston is 2 wis itor to Selma today. He says his town IS moving along quietly and that while they are not on any extravagant boom that his town. will be heard from, and that in a substantial manner. in the near future
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

Hugh Haynes of Lowndes County Is a visitor to Selma taday. He reports the crop prospects as good in his county. He confirmed the rumor that ex-Congress- man Brewer would be a candidate for Congress against Congressman Charlie Thomson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-27
ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.
A Short Route for Shipments to the
Far East.
From Modern Mexico.

From Modern Mexico
The completion Of the extensive port
works at Coatzacoalcos, on the gulf, and
Salina Cruz on the Pacific side, connected
by a well-equipped railroad across the mar
row Isthmus of Tehuantepec, promises to
provide a short route for shipments to Pa
cific coast ports and the far east that will
be an important factor long before the
question of an isthmus canal is settled. The
cooperation Of the Mexican government
in the building of this transcontinental line
is a satisfactory guarantee that the extern
sive undertaking will be carried to a sue
ceSsful end. The location of a connection
between the great oceans is a question that
does not affect to any great degree shipping
between North Atlantic and Southern Pa
cific ports, but when the saving in time
between Atlantic and gulf points and Gen.
trail and North American coast cities and
in shipments to Asia are considered the adj
vantageS of the northern route are strik-
ing.
From Panama to Salina Cruz the distance
is 1903 miles, which is a clear saving for
freight to northern ports shipped via Te-
huantepec. The saving will be made upon
all shipments to Central American ports.
varying in importance from 454 miles to
Junta Arenas, Costa Rica, to ,O02 miles to
San Jose de Guatemala. From Salina Cruz
to San Francisco the distance is only 2,11O
miles, and shipments to the orient will save
over 1000 miles by the use of the Mexican
rail transfer to the Pacific in preference to
going through a Panama canal. 1t is fact
not generally known that from New Or
leans to San Francisco by the Mexican 18TH
mus it is 100 miles shorter than by the line
of the Southern Pacific railway With such
shipping facilities it is intended to es-
tablish the Mexican short cut across the
backbone of the continent will doubtless
divert much commerce from all-rail lines.
1t will from the start furnish attractive
route for the growing export cotton trade
of the southern American states to the
orient, and it will at once become a power-
full factor in the development of Mexico's
rich west coast.