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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
GUESTS WIFE ANOTHER MAN Believed They Planned
 to Murder.
 - EVEN INTENDED VICTIM
He is Principal Witness
 Against Jett and White.
All the venire Men from Magofin County Had Not Arrived Yes terday and Court Adjourn
 ed Until This Morning.

Jackson, Ky, May S.--It is believed that the soldiers guarding the house of B. J. Ewen, the principal witness against Jett and White, prevented an assassination last night Ewen keeps a hotel. Parties claiming to be man and wife applied last night for lodging and were taken in. Ewen was suspicious and asked for addi- tional guards. When the new lodgers were heard moving about in their room the soldiers made an examination and found both were men. The parties were turned away but no arrests were made The soldiers can make no arrests under martial law and the county officers are making no arrests for drunkenness or on suspicion. There has been no Town Marshal here since Cockrill was killed.
 Judge Redwine came into court at g o'clock prepared to call the cases against Curtis Jett and Tom White, charged with the assassination of J. B. Marcum. The court adjourned until o'clock to- morrow being unable to secure a jury from the sixty men summoned.
 The adjournment was decided on be- cause all the veniremen from Magoffin had not arrived and also because the de- fendants announced their desire to pro- cure additional counsel who canot reach Jackson till Tuesday.
 The first social function to break the monotony of camp life took place tonight when the officers gave a dinner to the young women of the town.
 Benjamin Golden of Barbourville arrived today to assist in the defense of White and Jett. Attorney O'Neal expressed the opinion tonight that Jett and White would be tried jointly.
 The town is quiet tonight. though firing by drunken men on the outskirts of the camp is expected as a nightly occurrence It is anticipated that the additional ve- hire from Magofin County will arrive and the trials proceed tomorrow. The troops look forward to the time when a verdict is returned as an occasion for trouble if an attack has ever really been in contemplation by friends of the pris- oners and extra precautions will proba- bly be. coincident with thee lose of the trtalR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
LEGISLTURE WILL MEET.
Special Session to Make a Flood Ap.
 propriation.

Topeka, Kas.. June 9.-It is regarded as practically certain that there will be a special session of the Kansas Legislature within two weeks to appropriate money to relieve some of the damage caused by the flood of week ago TeleRrams are being sent to all members asking them to serve without pay. Up to this time replies from twenty have been re- ceived who are favorable to the ar rangement It Is understood that the Governor is not favorable to a special session for the purpose of appropriating for the indiscriminate use of relieving the flood sufferers. If a special session is called 1t will be for the purpose of appropriatng to build bridges which have been washed away by the flood
 Kansas City is therefore especially in terested in the session because there were thirteen Kansas River bridges washed out in that city Three bridges Were washed out in Shawnee County besideS the approaches to the Melan bridge and the street railway bridge, The Governor is said to be opposed to calling a special session for the purpose of making a gen. eral flood appropriation for the reason that if 1t became known that such ac- tion had been taken 1t would effectually prevent any further contributions toward the relief of the sufferers
 Mayor Bungundthal Issued a proclama- tion today asking the merchants to close their stores tomorrow and that every abe-bodied man should go to work for the day cleaning the flooded district
 Mud Is a foot deep and it will require an enormous amount of work to get the streets clean.
 The recession of the flood waters of the Kansas and tributaries is giving the railroads the long desired opportunities 10 take stock ascertain damage done and resume operation of trains
 The first line here to avail Itself of the opportunity to break through the bar rters to direct communication with the East was the Santa Fe. Even during the height of the flood this line was enabled to operate trains to and from Topeka connecting at Emporia and Quenemo with through overland trains between Chicago and California. None of the other lines was able to get in or out of Topeka.
 Tonight the Santa Fe got it's St. Joseph line open and for a few days will run its through California trains via that city. using it's own rails all the way. Beginning tomorrow morning 1t will commence making daily round trips be- tween Topeka and Kansas City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
EscAPEs sT1LL Ar LARGE.

Glasgow. Mont, June 8.-Jack Williams. the>deputy sheriff, shot by George Pierce. one of the escaped prisoners on Saturday night, Is dead. The posse has not found any of the four men. They stole two horses when they crossed the river and at least two of the men are making for the Bad Lands. Sheriff Cosner is of the opin- ion that one of them Is still In the brush near town. All the available men are well armed and Sheriff Cosner expects to have large posse out tomorrow deter mined to capture the escaped prisoners. It Is not thought they will be taken alive as they are well armed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.

Baltimore, June Son the request of the creditors and upon It's own admission of insolvency, receivers have been ap- pointed for the City Trust and Banking Company. President Wheatly states that the suspension was made necessary by the withdrawal of deposits recently and the failure of the bank to realize upon securities. He says he believes depositors will be paid in full. It Is stated that the liabilities are S5Oo,O0O; assets about the same. The suspended company did a banking and storage business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
.S DEATH H,JLL AGGP4.GAIES 5S Heavy Loss of Life in
 South Carolina. $7, ,O00 RAISED FOR RELIEF Total Property Damage at Something Like $3,5O0,O00 The Mississippi Continues Its Rise, and the City of East St. Louis
 is Threatened With
 Inundation.
$7, ,O00 RAISED FOR RELIEF

Spartanburg, s. C., June S-The inter- ruption of all means of traffic and com munication caused by the high water in the Pacolet Valley made it impossible un- til tonight to secure anything like an ac- curate death roll of the floods victims. The following purports to be a complete list of the drowned:
 Joseph Hall, his mother. wife and six children; Bud Emory, Oliver Johnson, E. Robbs, wife and two children; Julius Big gerstaff, Augustus Calvert, wife and two children; Mrs. Hinson and child. Mrs. Williams, eleven members of Lowing fam fly; Mrs. Massey and four children; Grenoble Sims, Robert Finley and wife; MT. Owens and two children; Dock Will Hams, Roscoe Johnson. Maggie Kirby, Garland Long and wife. John Swearingen and wife, Miss Fletia Gosa, Mrs William Kirby.
 The bodies of the above have been re- covered and identified. Three unidentified bodies have also been taken from the riv- CT. making the aggregate of the death roll 5S.
 The relief subscriptions to date amount to nearly $7OO0 including $1,000 given by the American Cotton Spinners' Associa- tion. The relief committees have also secured a great quantity of clothing and rations.
 The Mary Louise mill on Island Creek, operating 1000 spindles and owned by 5. E. and J. S. Wilkins, was totally destroy ed. Portions of the Tyger Mill on Middle Tyger River are also reported demolished. with loss of s16.0o0. The damage to the Tucapau Mills will aggregate $lO,OOO, and to the Fingerville Mills $s.0O0. These losses are additional to the heavier damage to the Clifton and Pacolet plants and swell the total in the flooded district to some thing like three and a half million dol lars,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
NoRrHCorT HoNoRs ACQUISITION.

Springfield. H., June S-Acting Cover nor Northcutt today heard arguments re- garding the extradtion of Sol Butcher, colored, who Is wanted in Weakley Coun- ty, Tennessee, on the charge of assault ing L. D. Dodd with a knife with intent 10 kill. Butcher was arrested in Jack son County, Illinois. He resisted extra dition. alleging that If he was taken back 10 Weakey County he would be lynched. Acting Governor NorthcGtt had post poned the hearing of the case from last Thursday until today in order that he might hear from the authorities in Weak ley County. The Judge of the Court there and other County officials sent word that there was not the slightest danger of Butcher being lynched and Governor Northcott this afternoon issued a war rant on the requisition of the Governor of Tennessee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
rREsTLE GIVES WAY.

Union. s. C.. June s.-News reached here late this evening of an accident at Broad River bridge. on the seaboard Air Line by which three lives were lost. Seven hundred yards of trestle were washed away from the southern ap- proach to the bridge, near Carlisle. This afternoon the railroad people sent a pile driver to begin the work of repairing the trestle. When the engine and driver had reached the middle of the bridge. 1t gave way and bridge, driver and crew of ten were precipitated into the river. Three are reported drowned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
Death of Consul Inesrsoll.

Washington, June S.-A cable message day saying that John c. Ingersoll, United States Consul at Cartagena, Colombia, died at Colon Saturday MT. Ingersoll was a native of Illinois and a nephew of the late RobSrt c. Ingersan. Senator Hanna has asked the department to have the remains brought to this country for interment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
BAILEY WILL MARRY.
Today He VII Fulfill His Promise tc
 Peoule of Kansas

Topeka, Kas.. June Ex-Governor Bailsy of Kansas and Mrs. Ida NJ. Weed of Kansas City will be married in Kansas City tomorrow evening. This statement was given out today by Governor Bailey's private secretary. Mrs. Weed is employ ed by a Kansas City Cloak Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
WORK Or RELIEF.


 Columbia. S. G. June S.--Interest today in the flood situation has centered in the work of relief. Around Clifton and Pacolet, the devastated mill towns 1O,OOC people are out of work and many of them are homeless. I he surrounding farms are also devastated.
 Yesterday and today nearly $l0,000 has been raised in Columbia, Spartanburg and other South Carolina towns as re- lief fund. but the difficulty is to get sup plies to the scene of need quickly.
 Other South Carolina cotton mills are offering places to the operatives thrown out of work. Several mills will run double time to afford them work.
 The owners of the destroyed mills can not yet annolnce definite plans It Is the belief that the properties will be rebuilt as soon as possible.
 Reports today add s50000 or more to the losses. This Is the damage to small mills not heretofore heard from. Thirty thous- and dollars has been lost in damage to roller mills. saw mills and gins in Spar tanburg County alone Public bridges all over Upper South Carolina have been de- stroYed
 The railroads through upper South Car ollna are absolutely helpless so far as through traffic Is concerned The last link between Columbia and the northern part of the State was severed last night when the Columbia. Newberry and Lau- rens trestle near Columbia broke. The Southern's tracks ten miles below this city have been under water and at two places are washed away for a mie or SO. Neither the Southern nor Coast Line will likely get a train through to Greenville from here before Wednesday evening.
 This condition has forced all trafic be- tween Atlanta and Charlotte to be sent hy Augusta, through Columbia to Char lotte owing to the breaks between Greenville and Charlotte on the South ern's main line. spartanburg is com pletely isolated. Every road out of that town Is cut off somewhere. All the rail- roads in this State have lost heavily in business and property by the floods
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
Application Refused.

Trenton. N. J.. June S.-The Supr,me Court today refused the application of A. J. Cassatt. E. F. c. YoIng and oth 3 .s who are under indictment for responsi- bility in connection with the Clifton Ave- nue. Newark, trolley accident, in which several children were killed, for . trial before the entire Supreme Court md also struck jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
THR FRANCHISE REsrRIcTED

Pretoria, Transvaal, June S.-In conse- quence of the opposition to the munich pal enfranchisement of colored men, the government has decided to amend the municipal orlinance so as to exclude aliens as well as colored men, thus re- structing the franchise to white British auhiectS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
cHARcE or EMnrzzI,pdrNr

Chattanooga, Tenn, June S-A telegram was received at the office of the post. office inspector today stating that wil- liam O Donnell and w. J. Brockman had
 been arrested at Fitzgerald. Ga, charged with embezzlement of money from the government and with receiving stolen property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
Price of sugar Advanced

New York. June S.-Arbuckle Brothers have made an advance of 5 cents a hun dred pounds in sugars. with 40 esnts "a a basis for granulated.I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
Hartman Going to Europe.

New York. June S.-Passage has been engaged for F. H. Hartman and family on tn Kon Prinz Wilhelm which will sail fo- Europe tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
Root confers with President.

Washington June Secretary Root had a long conference with President Roosevelt today They discussed at letngth developments in the Philippines situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
so,rruERN FLYER IN COLLISION.

Charlotte. N. C.. June s.-southern Railway train No. 97. the fast mail from New York to New Orleans, which is now routed via Columbia, on account or the recent flood collided with freight train near Fort Mill, S. C.. about 6:0O tonight. Only one man, Engineer w. A. Wilson of Columbia, s. C., was seriously inuped. The contact was head-on at tul speed and the engines were badly torn up ana hoth rolled down the embankment. The track will probably be cleared by morn- ing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09

POSTAL SERN1CE 1N1ErROE AEb'
 Washington. June S.-The Postofiice De partment today received dispatches stat ing that the railway postal lines between Greenville and Columbia. s. C., and De- tween Greenville and Charleston were broken again today by high waters.
 The service also is broken between Hamlet and Atlanta, Ga. There is no pos tai communication between Monroe and Clinton today. The floods have caused numerous serious delays to traffic i'll the South.
 Representative Johnson of the Spartan burg. S. C., district was at the Postof- flee Department today and told Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallen- berger that 10000 people in his section of the State had been thrown out ot em- ployment by the washing away Of Iac- tories and mills. He says that he succeed ed in getting out of spartanburg by walk ing and riding a mule for several miles 10 a point where the trains could run.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
CHAMRERLAINs DARING PROPOSALS

London, June S.-The interest in the proceeding of Parliament tonight was en- tirely secondary to that shown in the lobby discussions regarding the prospects Af tha finance debate which will take
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
TO GUIDE & WALKER.
Contract for Extending Government
 Building Awarded.

Building Awarded.
 Washington, June S.-(Special.)- )-The Treasury Department has awarded the contract for the building of the exten- sion to the Montgomery public building to Guide & Walker of Atlanta. their bid being $46,S50. the work to be completed December 31st 1903
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09

AT KANSAS CITY Kansas City, Mo. June S.-Al the la D~rAra obtainable were put at work to-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09

MARCHED TO JAIL WITH FLAGS. Knoxville. Tenn, June S.-Twenty- seven
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-09
THE WEATHER.

Washingtonu, June B. Showers and cooler Tues day; Wednesday, partly cloudy; jrobably showers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
TYPOS ELECT OFFICERS.
]. E. Bosch Wins For Delegate at
Annual Election of Union.

A sharp and decisive battle with bal
lots was fought out in the A o. L. W.
hall yesterday afternoon. The annual
election of the Salt Lake Typographical
union was held from 1 TO Z O'Clock, and
unusual interest centered in the event,
as 1t was expected a spirited contest
would result between the employees OF the
different offices for the election of a
delegate The delegate viii represent the
local union at the convention of the Inter
national Typogra phical union. which is
TO be held at Washington, D. c., next
August This is a plum which all the
officers are anxious to get. The expenses
Of the delegate are provided for by the
union he represents Two candidates de-
veloped this year-C. A Nichols and J.
Z. Bosch.
The candidates for the other offices
were elected with practically no oppOsi-
ton, but when the balloting began for
delegate there was a lively contest MI.
Bosch of The Herald composing room
won by fOrty-One majority.
The result of the election follows: Pres
ident J.NE. Bosch; vice president, G. NJ.
Carter; secretary. and treasurer, S NJ
StenhOuse; executive committee, +. L.
Hart. A. V. Fitzgerald. George Ensign,
William Nelson and II. R. Freeman;
trustees, William Ringert, John Ryan and
r. G. Sleateri serSeant-at-arms, John
Priestley; delegates to the Federation OF
Labor. r. g. Sleater. L. A. Gregory, John
Osborne, H c. HoIdsworth, A. p Good
manson, F. J. Mack, NJ. H Daniels and
w c. ROmney; Allied Printing Trades
council. A. +. Graham, II. c. Holdsworth
and John Osborne. delegate, J. E Bosch /;
alternate. I. I. Hart
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
EXECUTION OF THEDE
Recalled by Finding the drop"
in Jail Yard That Broke the
MUrderer'S Neck.

In a dark corner of the basement Of the
county Jail was found yesterday q dust
covered reminder Of a bloody crime and
the penalty paid for its commission. The
object Is the lead weight that broke the
neck Of Charles Thede, executed years
ago Tor the brutal murder Of his wife in
Sandy. The piece of lead weighs so
pounds. 1t is about two feet long by ten
inches in diameter In one end is fas-
tened a metal hook that the hangman' s
rope was tied to. After the drop" as it
IS called, was used, it was thrown into
the cellar and lay there until it was dis
covered yesterday.
IheQe was convicted of the murder of
his wife. He cut her throat from ear to
ear with a butcher knife. After the deed
was committed and discovered Thede
claimed that it had been done by some
soldiers who were encamped near Sandy
Later, however, the blood-eovered knife
was found and the crime was fastened
upon him.
Unlike most executions by hanging
Thede was not dropped through the trap
door of a scaffOld. He stood upon a plat
form and the rope was adjusted about his
neck. The end was run over a pulTy and
fastened to the ring of the drop. The
latter was placed upon a trap arrange
ment-. At the signal from the sheriff the
trap was sprung and the weight dropped
jerking Thede into the air and breaking
his neck. The drop was made especial
" for the purpose of executing the pris-
Oner. and was manufactured at the Silver
Brothers iron works.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
RAPID MARCH
OF SCIENCE
No Longer Necessary to Para
IyZe Eye Muscles
IN EXAMINATIONS FOR GLASSES
An Interesting Talk With DR..
Dodd, me Eye Specialist.

There has perhaps been more rapid
advancement made in the science of
fitting glasses. remarked DR. Dodd.
than IN any other of the sciences. Yes,
the fitting of glasses by our more i'm
proved methods of today can truly be
called a science. and an exact one In
order to have glasses fitted it used 10
be necessary to submit to the use of
arOpine or cocaine, which paralyzed the
eve muscles This was not only dan
gerous but il practically put the pa
tient out of business for ten days or
two weeks by partially binding him.
He was absolutely unable to read or do
anything except wear dark glasses and
look wise. Instruments have been de-
vised which makes this all unnecessary
and today glasses can be fitted with a
degree of accuracy heretofore un-
known and without the least incon-
Venience to the patient.
As ne explained the different instru-
ments and their respective use, the old
methods of fitting glasses and the new.
the correspondent became very much
interested and left the doctor fully con-
WINGED that there had indeed been rapid
progress and great Improvement made
in the science of fitting glasses. Dr.
DOdd has fitted up what seems to be a
very complete Office next to the parlGr
in the Kenyon hotel and expected to be
ready for business this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
TRICK TURNED
BY MASKED MEN
Crowded Electric Car Held Up
in Portland, Ore.
NO GUNS WERE DISPLAYED
THE ROBBERS SIMPLY WENT
THROUGH THE CROWD.

Portland, Ore, May ga crowded
electric car on the Vancouver line Of
the Portland railway was held up at II
O'Clock tonight by three masked men
near WOodlawn, a suburb, about three
miles from the center of this city.
The robbers did not display any
weapons. but deliberately went through
the car, securing about $175 in money
and a considerable amount of jewelry.
They first took SIS and watch from
the conductor, then, going into the car
they compelled the passengers to hand
over their money and valuables- Sew
eral women were made to take the
rings OF their fingers and pass them
up to the highwaymen. After they had
secured the booty the robbers left the
car and disappeared in the brush east
of the city. The police were notified Of
the robbery fifteen minutes after it Oc-
CURED and detectives were Immediately
sent to look for the highwaymen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
HARDWARE STORE ROBBED.

bell & Co., 1923 ". Sd So. St was
entered by burglars early last evening.
No money was obtained, but a large guam
titv OF hardware was taken, including
about ten dozen raZOrS. valued at $50
and twenty-fOur pocket knives worth
of some raZors. At the station several
new razGrs were found on his person He
said they had been given 10 him earlier
in the evening by a man named Williams
The man arrested gave the same of John
Hill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
MISS GoFF FOR EDITOR.
Will Have Charge of University
Chronicle For Next Year.

At a meeting of the student body of the
University of Utah yesterday elections of
president of the student body and editor
of the Chronicle were held. By unani-
class was chosen TO edit the Chronicle
Ebert Thomas and oscar Carlson were
nominated for president of the student
body, to succeed George Riser. Both We're
favOrites. but a vote resulted in a good
majority for Mr.-ThOnas, who vas duly
declared elected.
During the meeting the Prime Props
who won the recent inteTclass athletic
contest were presented with a silver cup,
The presentation was made by President
J. T. KingsbUry of the school The tTo-
ply was accepted in behalf of the
''Preps' by Richard Phoenix. A solo was
rendered by Mr.. Phillips
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
FAILED 10 PASS

Washington May 20.-The secretary
of war has ordered the honorable dis
charge from the service Of Second
Lieutenant George R Crawford, Eley-
enth infantry. Crawford has been at
tending the military school at Fort
LeavenWOrth and has failed to pass
his examination after two trials He
was formerly of a Kansas regiment and
afterward in the Thirty second vOlun-
teer infantry