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blocked matter forced the situation, and
Williams was sent swirling down the
strsan before the cracking. maddening
tumult of escaping waters and chaotic
ice foes. Fortunately, he was swept to
the base of one OF the cliffs and there
found a narrow niche in which to cling.
He seized the projecting wall and, sprang
to the niche. and with his back turned off
the bluff and facing the wild procession
of the elements he stood in fear and
trembling One s,olid hour he stood on
the rock and grinding, crushing and
pIunging ice went, past him in merciless
roar. .
Williams's fellows had gone to the low
er end OF the rapids, expecting to see him
on some ice foes far down the stream, or.
perhaps most likely. not to see him at
all. Walter Wensky German Consul at
Dawson. happened along at that time,
and, with a strong field glass, scanned
the canyon. Wensky went up stream in
stead of down, and soon located him in
the niche.
The roaring Of the rushing ice and
water through the rocky gorge made 1t
impossible to hear anyone speak in the
vicinity of where Williams stood and be
heard 1t was all men could do to hear
one another when they stood together
The tremendous force of miles Of Ice and
water above the Fingers" was driving
the water through the gorge at hurricane
speed of thirty miles an hour. 1t was
one wild, plunging race.
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SCHOOL IS LOCATED
BUILDING SECURED
FOR MISS CALHOUN.
Institution for Education of Girls
win Occupy Fine New Resi-
dence Near Capitol on
Dexter Avenue.

The Calhoun Chamberlain School Tor
Girls will occupy the handsome new resi-
dence building recently completed at the
northeast corner Of Dexter Avenue and
Decatur Street.
The removal of this school from Reo
Bank, N. j., to Montgomery was secured
through the effort Of the School Com
mittee of the Commercial and Industrial
Assocnation. During the past two months
the members of the School Committee
have been actively at work endeavoring
to secure a suitable building for use by
the school. A number of private resi-
dences were examined but all of them
were unavailable on account of being too
small. Miss Calhoun wrote the commit
tee that she would need at least fifteen
rooms.
Yesterday the School Committee closed
a lease for the new building near the
State Capitol on Dexter Avenue. The
lease bears date of September Is by which
time Miss Calhoun with her corps OF as
sistants will have arrived in Montgomery
and preparations will begin for the open
ing of the school.
The building secured for the girls
school was purchased during its construc-
ton by II. J. Bingham. 1t has twenty
rooms and is situated in one of the most
desirable sections of the city.
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ILLNESS ENDS CASE
MEMBER OF THE HARRIS JURY
SUDDENLY STRICKEN.
After Debating Case Nine Hours
Without Result Discharge Of
Jury is Necessitated
by Sickness.

On account of the sudden illness of a
juror, mistrial was ordered in the case
of Smith Harris. who was on trial yes
terday in the City Court for burglary
and grand larceny.
Before the illness Of the juror the Jury
had been hung for nine hours
The jury retired at l o'clock yesterday
afternoon to make up its verdict, but II
was soon found that the members of the
jury could not agree. All NOf yesterday
afternoon the jury argued the case in the
jury room but no verdict could be reach
ed. At 1880 o'clock they were escorted by
a deputy sheriff to down town restau-
rant and given supper.
One of the Jurors, shortly after his re-
turn, complained of feeling i'll. He grew
worse and at o'clock Judge Thomas
was summoned. He dismissed the jury in
order that the sick juror might go home
and entered a mistrial on the docket.
Smith Harris was jointly indicted with
Henry Young for the burglary Of the
store of E. S. Mccain. The negroes were
charged with taking from the store two
bottles of gin and two bottles of cocktail
Young, who was co-defeadant with Har-
ris, was tried last week and convicted.
The evidence in the case against Har-
ris was heard yesterday morning and the
case went. to the jury at the adjourn
ment of the court.
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RELEASING THE YUKON.
How the Ice Barrier is Blown Up by
Dynamite.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The upheaval of the ice that binds the
Yukon is always fascinating and excit-
ing, but no greater and more spectacular
scene in connection with the breaking
la. been chronced than that at Five
Fingers rapids this summer. The high,
rocky pillars that stand as barriers at
the rapids choked with ice, and for days
sustained a weight Of hundreds of thou
sands of tons of ice and blockaded water,
which, when it broke. tore through the
gorge with terrific force and speed of
thirty miles an hour in widest tumult.
All the rocky barriers that form the
channel an dthe Fingers" weSe sustain
ing an untold weight Of ice and water,
gathered there as the result of the flow
of the days from the Upper Yukon. The
water spread for up the stream, and
threatening to overflow the banks, and
there is no telling what might have been
the result had not the Government blast
ed the keystone of ice from the lower
portion and opened the gorge
Capt. Jack Williams of the White Pass
COMPANY. fred the charge which opened
the jam He was standing In front OF
the Fingers" and yet on piece OF Ice
when the telling shot was fired. With
unexpected suddenness the great mass Of
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insure a biz audience at this first meet
ing. Dodgers advertising thu meettnB
have beer, thrown about the streete~and
the word has been sent to all Johnston
men to come along and swell the crowd
Captain Johnston's Montgomery man
ager. Mr.. Graves, said last night that ne
had not yet completed his County Cam
paign Committee. He added that since
the announcement was made that he was
to be Chairman of the Committee many
persons had called upon him and volun-
teered their services to aid in the move
ment for the nomination Of Captain John
ston and Mr.. Waller.
Mr.. Graves and other friends of Cap
tain Johnston estimate his majority over
Governor Jelks in Montgomery County at
500 votes. Charles B. Teasley, County
Campaign :: Manager of Governor jerks.
says the Governor will get between 1,500
and 1000 majority over Captain Johnston
In Montgomery County. 80
Yesterday Mr. Teasley secured room
1903 at the Exchange Hotel, which will be
the headquarters of the Montgomery
Jelks Committee. A room at the Ex-
change Hotel was deemed desirable so
that friends of the Governor throughout
the State would find a. convenient place
when In the city to secure the latest
news Of the campaign.
Mr.. Teasley said last night that the
County Campaign Committee would prob.
ably be announced today or tomorrow.
He did not indicate who would serve on
the Committee, but 1t is said 1t will be
composed almost entirely Of those men
who served on the County Campaign
Committee for the ratification Of the Con-
stitution. ,
A big Jelks Club will be organised in
Montgomery within the next. few days
and this club will be addressed early in
next week by one Of the felix's speakers.
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JAIL BIRDS SET FREE
HAD BEEN CONFINED FOR A
YEAR OR MORE.
Upon Request Of the Solicitor Judge
Thomas Liberates Trio OF :
Alleged Criminals-No Wit
nesses Against Them.

Judge W. H. Thomas yesterday In the
criminal division of the City Court, upon
the request of the Solicitor, mol pressed
the cases against three negro prison.
ers and they were released
The three prisoners had been in jail Tor
twelve months or more, and the witnesses
against them had died or. moved away:
Henry Carroll, who had been In Jail Tor
nearly two years on the charge OF assault
with intent to murder, was one OF the re-
leased prisoners. Carroll about two years
ago figured in a sensational shooting ar
fray with three prominent white citizens
Of Ramer. In a running fight OF a mile
Carroll was shot and wounded but the
white men were unhurt. he mas recover
ed from his wound.
Mary GRAY. who has been In jail for a
year on the charge of night walking, was
freed.
Bucket Bailey, a brother of the noto@
rious Roland Lee Bailey, was among the
released prisoners. Bailey was for eight
cen months in the county Jail on the
charge of murderous assault. He was ac-
cused of taking part in small sized riot
raised by Roland Lee Bailey in West
End when he was arrested by couple of
constables. Roland Lee Bailey has served
term in the penitentiary for the part
he took in the West End riot
Tom Dozier, charged with grand lar
ceny, entered a plea of guilty.
Lizzie Williams, accused of assault to
murder, was found guilty Of assault and
battery and fined $40.
An interesting visitor to the court was
Hon. c.. P. Stanley. City Recorder Co
lumbia, S. C. Mr.. Stanley is nephew
Of Gen. ]. B. Stanley OF Greenville and
he was en- route to Greenville from South
Carolina. He called at the court room
to see Clerk H. II. Matthews, who is
originally from South Carolina. Upon
the invitation of Judge Thomas. Judge
Stanley occupied a seat upon the bench
OF the City Court.
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INQUIRY POSTPONED
MARTIAL COURT DID NOT CON-
vENE AT SELMA.
oHicers Found Day Inconvenfent. and
Col. Graves Put on the Sit
ting Till August %.

The sitting of the Court of Inquiry.
CT imposed of officers of tire End Regiment,
which was to have begun yesterday in
Selma, has been postponed until the 18th
Of August.
This action was taken yesterday by
Colonel e. II. Graves of, the End Infa1-
try after a conference with the officers
composing the court
BY agreement Colonel Graves met the
members of the court in Montgomery for
a conference.
The officers who met Colonel Ora res
were Major Charles r. Bricken Of Luz
verne, Captain F. s. Austin of Wetump-
ka Lieutenant w. F. Weiss of the Mont
gomery Blues and Captain G.. o. Dickey
Of Luverne. .'.,.. e.
A day in the latter part of August fer
the beginning of the court was more
agreeable to the members Of the court
than yesterday.
The 18th OF August was agreeable to all
members Of the court and that date was
decided upon.
TIE court is charged with the duty Of
investigating the. trouble in the Selma
Guards, company c, Of the End Regiment,
which resulted IN their action in march
ing out of Camp Foster in defiance Of
their commissioned officers.
The court Is to investigate the charges
which the men made against the officers
as well as the mutinous act of the men.
A brief investigation of the trouble was
made by Colonel Graves before the regi-
ment left camp, but no hurried action
was taken. Statements were made by the
officers and men which resulted in the
determination of Colonel Graves to probe
the matter to the bottom. While the
court is ordered by Colonel Graves It's
findings will be forwarded by the Judge
Advocate to Colonel Brandon. Adjutant
General. and whatever recommendations
the court may make will be carried out.
The court has no power to punish any
one. but it may recommend a court-mar-
tial for that purpose.
After the conference Colonel Graves
Joined the staff of Governor Jelks and
accompanied the party on the inspection
trip to the camp Of the LIST Regiment at
Sans Souci.
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JOHNSTON MEETING
EX-GOVERNOR TO SPEAK HERE
THIS EVENING.
At McDonald's Theatre First Gun Of
campaign in Montgomery
County Will Be Fired by z y
Candidate Himself.

Captain Joseph F. Johnston of Birming-
ham, twice Governor Of Alabama apd q
candidate to succeed Governor Jelks, VIII
speak in Montgomery tonight. >.
He will be accompanied to the. Capital
City by his running mate Hon. Charies
=. Waller of Greensboro, former Speaker
of the Alabama House of Representative
and now a candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. =s..
Mr.. Waller will also address the citi-
Gems of Montgomery.
The speaking tonight will take place
at McDonaid's Theatre on Bibb Street
and will begin at $50 o'clock. 1t is prob
able that Hon. Bibb Graves, Manager of
the Johnston campaign in Montgomery
County, will preside, and that ex-Goyer-
nor Johnston will be the first candidate
introduced to the assembly. 10y
Captain Johnston and Mr.. Waller will
come to Montgomery from Birmingham
at IL o'clock this morning. They will
spend the afternoon in the city, and will
probably meet their political friends at
the ONCE of Mr.. Graves on Dexter Ave-
nue..
So far as Montgomery County is con-
cerned the opening gun of the campaign
will be sounded at the Johnston meeting
tonight. Being the first political meet
ing here of this campaign, there is little
doubt that the Birmingham candidate
and the Greensboro candidate will be
greeted by large audience.
1t is expected that Captain Johnston
will sound the keynote Of his campaign
and the Montgomery friends of Cover
nor Jelks will undoubtedly crowd the old
playhouse to hear Captain Johnston ex-
plain the issues of the campaign from
his viewpoint.
The followers Of Captain Johnston in
this County have left nothing undone to
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PARDONS FOR FOUR
GOVERNOR DISPENSED ExECU-
TIVE CLEMENCY YESTERDAY
Two Of the Recipients Were White
Men and Two Of Them Negroes.
Who and What
They Are.

Two white men and two negroes. Ala
hama convicts, all were the recipients of
pardons at the hands OF Governor Jelks
yesterday.
They are: Josephus NJ. lowers and
Archie Seekers, white men of Gilmore
and Butler Counties respectively and
Hayes Bruce Of Etowah County and Syrup
Jenkins of Talladega County. ~
Josephus NJ. lowers has been under
q parole since May 10. 1888. when he was
released from the penitentiary by Gov
ernor Johnston. He was convicted of
murder on April 6, 1895 in the Circuit
Court of Gilmore County. and was SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Since he was paroled by Governor john
ston, lowers has resided at Eclectic, and
his friends and neighbors, some of the
best citizens of ElmoSe County, urged
upon Governor Jelks that he be pardoned,
and his rights as a citizen be restored.
It was shown that lowers, since bis
return from the penitentiary. has been
an excellent citizen. and upon the recon-
mendation of the Board Of Pardons he
was granted a full pardon with restora-
ton Of citizenship.
Archie Seekers of Butler County, is a
deformed boy, who was the sole COM
panion OF his aged grandmother before
he was sentenced to one year at hard
labor. He was convicted In the Circuit
Court of Butler County on October 81,
1901, and his time will consequently ex-
pire soon. His record has been good and
upon the application of a number OF citi-
gems of Butler County he was pardoned.
The pardon to Hayes Bruce. negro
boy was issued upon the earnest solicit
tation of a great number of citizens OF
DeKalb and Etowah Counties. Bruce
was convicted of assault with intent to
murder in the City Court of Gadsden on
December ii, 1901 and was sentenced to
two years and III days for costs. He Is
a county convict and has been leased in
Etowah County.
The petition to Governor Jelks fcF~the
extension of clemency' to Bruce shows
that he and his father are two OF the
best negroes in DeKalb County; that ne
was provoked into the difficulty with
another negro while visiting Etowan
County, and that a large NUMBER OF
white citizens of the two counties were
DESTROYS of securing the freedom OF the
boy.
DR.. Shirley Bragg. Physician Convict
Inspector recommended that pardon be
issued to Syrup Jenkins county convict
from Talladega County who was con-
yicted of assault and battery with
weapon and sentenced to 44O days he has
been leased to the mines at Pratt Mines
and his health is very poor.
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PARAGUAY TO MAKE EXHIBIT
Applies FOR Space at st. Louis
Building for "Hoohoos."

st. Louis. July 2S.-Russell Stanhope,
Secretary of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, has received letter from J. u.
Ruffin, United States Consul at Assump-
ton. the capital of Paraguay. South
America, applying for space for the Para
guayan exhibit. Mr.. Ruffln states that
this Is the first time Paraguay has taken
such an interest in a Worlds Fair and
that the President OF the Republic will
soon Issue a decree providing for the ex-
hibit.
The Executive Committee of the Expo
sition has approved the recommendations
to grant building space for the erection
on the fair grounds of the house for the
Hoo-Hoos. The organization of the Hoo
Hoos is known throughout the country
as being comprised of lumbermen, and
the building will be typical of woodcraft
1t will not contain exhibits, but will be
formed to represent the symbolical letter
'II'' and every room will be furnished in
different wood, as an object lesson of
the architectural utility of wood con-
struction and the art of interior finish.
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PASSING THRONG.

DIR. r. Duncan of Fleta was in the city
yesterday. He reports that some rain has
recently fallen in that portion of the
county with some benefit to the crops.
Around Sprague Junction and Ada there
is no need for rain but from the Junction
to Montgomery there has not been a
good season IN two months.
w. A. Haynes, Great Sachem of the
Improved Order of Red men. and
George H. Todd, Jr.. Sachem of Owassa
Tribe, No. 46, are just back from trip
to Enterprise, Ala, where they went on
an official visit to Cateechee Tribe. No
Is, to exemplify the unwritten and secret
work of the order. The new tribe is in a
fourishing condition.
Capt. Benjamin II. Screws left last
night for Blue Springs, Barbour County.
where he will today deliver an address
before a reunion of the Barbour County
Confederate Survivors Association. 1t is
said this will be one of the largest gath
erings of like characteE ever assembled
in Southeast Alabama and the Montgom-
cry orator will no doubt receive an en-
thusiastic reception.
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ONE MILLION DOLLARS
NEW STREET CAR COMPANY
FILES PAPERS.
Capital Stock Divided into Ten
Thousand Shares Of One Hun
dred Dollars Each-Who
Incorporators Are.

The incorporation papers of the Mont
gomery Traction Company, the new
street railway company which is building
the line to Pickett Springs, and which is
to build lines on various streets in Mont
somery, were filed yesterday in the Of
fee of Probate Judge J. B. CASTOR.
The incorporators of the new enterprise
are Barrie L. Holt. w. II. Ragland. w. f.
Vandiver, Edward A. Graham and w. T.
Robertson The company. the declaration
of incorporation states, is capitalized at
81, 900 900, divided into 10000 shares with a
par value of 800 each.
The Incorporation papers gives all the
streets and roads upon which the COM
many proposes to build it's lines.
Accompanying the declaration are the
franchises granted the company by the
City Council of Montgomery, the Board
of Revenue of Montgomery County and
the Town Council OF Pickett Springs.
The papers declare the intentions Of
the company to operate street car sys-
TEN by electricity or steam, to purchase,
lease and improve real estate and 1t has
the power to borrow money when nee
essary The place of business Of the com
pany will be Montgomery.
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HAT PINS IN STOMACH.
Mysterious Illness Of Young Lady
EXPLAINED by Post Mortem.

New York, July Z.-Leone Jodie. for
two years a novice at a convent in Flush
ing. L. l., is dead. says a Providence,
r. l., dispatch to The World, after a
long and mysterious illness which had
baffIed medical science. An autopsy was
performed and in the region Of the heart
and piercing the pericardium was found
a beadless steel hat pin four and a quar-
ter inches long. In the stomach was found
mart of another hat pin one and a quarter
inches long, also headless. The young
woman had complained of pains in the
stomach since 1886. but she died without
having mentioned the cause Of her illness.
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chiaf of Police Murdered.

Elkins. w Va. July 23.-Chief of Po-
lice F. II. Wilmot of this town was muir
dered late last night at Wolmansdorf
near here. Wilmot was in the act OF ar
resting two negros when third man shot
him from ambush. A posse is in pursuit
of the murderer and it is expected he will
be Iynched If caught This is the third
murder of an Elkins Chief of Police with
in a year. the other two victims being
Robert Lilly and Page Marstellar.
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Hypnotized and Married Girl.

Nation. Ill, July 23.-Jackson d. Hill,
who married Miss Lucy Bush of this city,
says he hypnotlzed her into clipping to
Charleston and marrying him against her
will and deserving her four days later,
has been captured at Smithiand, KY; by
Sheriff Byers Of this County. He is now
In Jail at Charleston. Hill had wife
in Delevan when he married Miss Bush
and was living with wife No. 3 when
arraafad
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FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
Seems to Have a Spite Against a
Cemetery Angel.

SSSNA0S
Cemetery Angel.
A special from Louisville says: For the
third time lightning today struck the
figure of an agile which surmounts the
tower at the entrance of Cave Hin Gene
terry, thus for the second time disputing
the theory that lightning never strikes
twice in the same place.
The marble figure of an angel standing
guard at the entrance to the South's most
beautiful city of the dead has long been
an object of admiration by visitors.
Though the attractiveness of the figure
for lightning has not been explained, it
has occurred in each case that the angel
was not injured. the damage being con-
fined to the base and pedestal.
The first visit of lightning to the angel
was nine years ago. The second was a
little over a year ago. Today, the light
ming struck at the very base of the figure,
shifting 1t about four inches and crack
ing the base about half a foot The fig
ure of the angel will be lowered while re-
pairs are being made.
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Sentence COMMITTED.

Washington, July 23.-President Roose-
Welt has comm lted to dishonorable dis
charge and fifteen years Imprisonment
the death sentence of Private Guy Ste
venson. troop NJ. 9th Cavalry. He was
convicted by a court-martial in Samar,
Philippines, OF rape.
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Mrs. VIM. Knox and Miss Anita Per-
kins have gone to Atlantic City N j.,
for a few weeks.
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Mrs. w. L; Martin and children have
gone to Jackson County, where they will
spend the rest Of the summer.
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Two coal mines are now in successful
operation in Alaska. They produce good
steam coal
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Miss Maud Connolly. a charming young
woman of Atlanta, Ga, is visiting Mrs.
w. c. Shafer. at 5O7 North McDonough
Street.
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After a pleasant stay at Hyde Park,
Chicago. Rev. Neal L. Anderson and wife
have gone to Lake Geneva.
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SOCIAL AND Personal

Miss Clare Oppenheimer and Miss Ada
Solomon OF Savannah, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. S. Hertz. on South McDon-
ough Street
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We Are Introducing

rha MONTGOMERY PAINT. IT'S eelsbrAtsd
Tor its purity uniformity. petmanency and
beauty: tits composed Of pure lead. ains @Aa
A. ]. KENYON CO.
The Wan Paper Men, 2l3 Dsxtsr Ava
/ NoAtgomsEys Ala
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A certain Atchison man is a great kick
er. and people say to him You ought
TO engage in farming"