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The Washington times., 1903-10-21

WANTED plain cooks. private family,
also boarding houses: chqmlcr'nsids white
cook, $50; girl for Bristol, r. l., SIS. 1911 10th
St It
The Washington times., 1903-10-21

WANTED-rltree Young women for steam laun-
dry; good wages. Apply Basement. 9i2 NV
il
The Washington times., 1903-10-21

WANTED-Woman for general homework: small
family; stay nights llO3 New Hampshire ave.
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
wANTED-RooMS AND BOARD.

WANTED-Room, with or without board. IN
strictly private family; permanent: by gen
tleman. Address \. NJ. p. Room s32. POST
Office Department. oc2I 81
WANTED-By single man. room, with board
IN private family; Southeast or Southwest
state price per month. Address BOX 562. this
ofice. 81 o.
WANTED-Room and board. vicinity OF stb AZ
and Pennsylvania ave. Sc, by gentleman Ad-
dress BOX go. this Office oc2O-3t
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

WANIED-rwo chanbeunaids, three cooks.
NEW YORK HOTEL AGENCY. SO eth NV. 1t
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
AMERICAN LINE.

AMERICAN LINE.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
New York Oct 2s 10 am. st Louis Nov Il 80 am.
Phila- Now 9 80 am Se Y'k. Nov p $50 am.
RED STAR LINE.
NEW K-ANTWERP-PARIS
Kroonrd. Oct. "a 10 am. Finland Nov :. 30 am
iceland. Oct %. 10 am. Valid Nov. IA 10 80 am.
COMPASY'S WASHINGTON OFFICE. 1900 St
The Washington times., 1903-10-21

WANTED-At once. > Mattresses. y general
houseworkers-''no money in advance. SHACh-
IFFORDS 500 St nv. II
The Washington times., 1903-10-21

WANTED Experienced waitress; also a young
girl a. cashier and % assist in restaurant Pc
ROTTI'S. go Pennsylvania ave. NV. OcZl-2t
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
schedule effective October 4. 1908.

Trains Leave from Pennsylvania Station.
7:3O A. n. DAHI-Local for Harrisonburg
Warenton, Danviiie, and way stations.
1851 A. II. DAILY-Nashingtou and Florfda
Limited FirSt-ciaSs coaches and drawing
nom sleeper 10 jacksonville. Fla. Dining car
service.
his A. N. DALT-United States Fast Nail
First-class coaches and drawing room sleeper
10 New Orleans Dining car service
4:Ol p. NJ WEEK DAYS-Local for Harrison
burg and way stations on Manassas Branch.
4:40 P. NJ DAILY-LOcal for Wsrrenton and
Charlottesville.
goo p. NJ DAILY-New York and Atlanta Er.
press First class coaches TO Atlanta. sleeper to
Columbus, Ca, via Atlanta; Mondays We'd
nesdays. and Fridays. Sunset Route Tourist
sleeper Washington to san Francisco Pull
man buffet service
s:5) p. NJ DAILY-New York and Memphis
Limited (via Lynchburg). First-clars coach
and sleeping car TO Roanoke. Knoxville Chat
tsnOOga, and Aenphis: sleeper 70 New Or
lens. Dining car service
10: p. n. DAILY-Washinzton and South
western Limited All Pullman train, club and
observation cars 10 Atlanta and Macon; sleep
ess 10 Augusta, Nashville, Atlanta. Macon.
Memphis. New Orleans. Dining car service
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
GRAhDEST
SCENERY ON
THE AMERICAN
CONTINENT

For illustrated booklet apply
1929 pennsylvania Avenue.
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
FOR RENT-FURNIsHED HOUSES.

FOR NT-FURNIsHED-2Ols o ST. NV; 10
rooms and bath; from Nov. for a term Of six
months or year; 800 per month.
X. o. HOFFMAN, 10th and + SITS. oc2l-3t
The Washington times., 1903-10-21

TRAINS on BLUEAIONT BRANCH
Leave Washington $40 A. NJ, l.OO P NJ. 4.e0
p NJ, 500 p ", week dsys for Biuemont
ass p NJ and 6:25 p n, week DAYS, Tor Lees
burg SUNDAY TRAINS for Bluemont e:IO A.
NJ. and 6:25 p. II.
The Washington times., 1903-10-21

hAN1ED--A girl to work IN q lunch room
one who understands cooking; wages. g. % per
week. tIGa 20th -. NV. oc2O-2t
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
WANTED-BICYCLES.

WANTED-GentleInan tricycle.; must be good
and cheap. Address BOX 5S3, this Office
OC2O-3t
NANTEn--Second-hand bicycles CYCLE tx
CHANGE. 1876 10th at. NV ocle-st
WANTED Highest cash prices paid for second
hand bicycles. 1928 TIN St NV ocIs-I5t
The Washington times., 1903-10-21
SITUATIONS wANTED-FFMALE.

WANTED-By white woman, work by dav. Ad-
dress BOX $50 this office. oc2I-3t
WANTED-By refined young lady, position as
nurse, either for invalid or child. Address
bon j6g, this office. 1t
WANTED-Ilace as chambermaid or waitress.
Call 80 or "a s.. NV. 1t
WANTED-By dreSsmaker, place out sewing, or
work at home. Address BOG ID ST. Sc. oc2I-2t
WANTED-By reliable white woman. place as
housekeeper for widOwer, with small family.
Address BOX 545, this office. oc2O-2t
WANTED-By cOlOred woman. housekeeping
TO do. zoos | st. NV. ocIg-3 81
WANTED-Washing and ironing to do at home.
1882 Sth ST NV. oclg-3t
The Washington times., 1903-10-21

WANTED-White hOlsemaid: family Of four
no children; two girls employed. Apply at
I'll II -. nv. oc2O-2t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Great sachem Heard Welcomed.
Sidney King Hanged.

Sidney King. colored. was hanged l., the yard at the county jail this morn ing shortly after 1030 o'clock. The drop fell at 1o:S4 o'clock. and King was pronounced dead by County Physician McAdory at 1O:49 o'clock. The negro died in fifteen minutes. His neck was broken ] by the fall.
 There was only a small crowd of spec | tators in the jail yard, as limited num- Der of passes had been issued. A large 1 crowd stood on the outside of the jail and for thirty minutes Twenty first | street, near the jail. was blocked with people. All of the windows on the north side of the court house commanding a view of the gallows were filled with people.
 King ate hearty breakfast this morn ing During the early morning his fa- ther went to see him. King said that he was ready to go on the gallows and would not care if he was hanged at o'clock instead of 10:30.
 At o'clock he was allowed to go to the basement and take bath. A new black suit was ready for him to put on and after donning 1t he went, in com pany with Deputy Sheriff c. H. Cole, to the room over the warden's office. Two colored ministers, P. Wooden, pastor of the Jackson Street Baptist Church at
 
 of the Gaslilee Baptist Church at Opelika, prayed and sang with the condemned prisoner for half an hour. At l0:30 o'clock the march to the gall lows begun. Deputy Sheriff Cole walk ed beside King while the two preachers followed. The march was a quick one. As King went up the steps to the gal lows he smiled, but was very nervous. He seemed to grow suddenly weak, for he lad h.. t~l,H A4I 1F AI1 jail wall twice and held to a post of the gallows as he stepped on the floors of the scaffold.
 Deputy Sheriff w. I. Love for the eigh- teenth time in his official career, adjust ed the moose. The hands of the negro were handcuffed, his legs were tied, the black cap adjusted, all In a very few minutes. The signal was given and the lever was pulled by Sheriff A. w. Bur gin.
 The body was carried to Lige Loy's undertaking establishment.
 While with the ministers over the warden's office, King said that he was ready to die. He was asked if he had any statement to make, and said: II don't want to make no statement. I just wants to go ahead, that's all" King also said: T know my prayers have been heard and I have been pardoned. and that's the reason l am so satisfied"
 King was convicted of killing Ocie Byron, a negro about IS years old. at the Coalburg mines, about a year ago. With a sharp pick he rained blow after blow upon Byron, inhicting wounds in his face, head, breast and other parts of the body. He was tried in the Criminal Court and convicted. An appeal to the Supreme Court was made, but the sen tence of death of the lower court was affirmed.
 Will Hudson and Will Jones will be hanged next Friday, having been tried and convicted of highway robbery and given the death sentence by the jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Burglars Shoes Captured.

Policeman Stokes captured the shoes of burglar who entered the house of D. Simpson last night about Il o'clock at Twenty-fourth Street and Seventh Ave nue, North, but could not capture the negro. The shoes stack up'' pretty long and as MT. Simpson fired five shots at the fleeing burglar the latter decided that ne would not be encountered with the footgear.
 Officer Stokes happened to be passing the home of Simpson at the hour named on a Twelfth Avenue car when pistol shots were heard. He escaped from the car and ran to the front door of the house. He was let in, and after a search picked up the shoes, which were of the gaiter style, right where the retreating burglar had left the floor to hurdle the window at the first rUport of the pistol, being aimed at him by Mir. Simpson. The police detectives will try to make some deductions from the shoes that may aid in the capture of the rightful owner. This is the second attempt that has been made to burglarize MT. Simpsons resi- dence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Work on Sanitary Sewer.

Work on the Jefferson County sanitary sewer has been started, the first section. let recently to the Birmingham Construc- tion Company on their bid of about $25,- 900, being now In process of excavation. This section, the only one at present con- tracted for. extends from Smith Park, Seventh Street and Fourth Avenue, to just below Owenton, making in all a title over 5000 feet. Although by contract the work need not be completed until August l, 1904. 1t is thought three months will suffice for this first section.
 Bids for the four adjoining sections will be opened on August 15, and the others will soon follow. The entire sewer Is composed of fifteen sections, about one mile each. and will cost when completed about $30O00O. No estimate as to the time of completion can be made until all the contracts are let.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
HACK LINE TO SALOON.
Movement to Establish Grog Shop
 Near BaYminette.


 Bay Minette. July 31.-(Special.) .)-The question of dispensary for Bay Minette was discussed while the first term of the present legislature was in session, but no definite action was taken, as the representative for the county was opposed to the measure. Now that the legisla- ture will soon reconvene, the talk has been renewed. If the movement Is not successful, 1t Is said a saloon will be established six miles from the court house. a special law having been passed several years ago prohibiting the sale of liquors within six miles of Bay Minette and also on the north side of the Louis vile and Nashville Railroad. The men who have the saloon question under con sideration say they will run hack every few hours from Bay Minette to the saloon and by that means would be able to make it a paying business.
 The old special laws are peculiar to this county alone. It is said that the special law restricting the sale of spirituous liquors on the north side of the railroad was passed without the knowledge of the people, and that it was done as matter of spite against a saloon eeper in the northern part of the county. There are but three or four places in the county where intoxicating liquors are sold and there is, 1t Is said, an effort being made to either take away this special restriction or put the whole county on a prohibition basis. What the outcome will be remains to be seen, but the dispensary people are determined to do something for the public schools if possible. and think this the easiest and best way to get the money for that purpose. It is claimed that there Is at least SIC, 900 worth of whiskey shin ped here annually.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Attamnt at Suicide.

A. J. Overton, white, carpenter and bicycle repairer, with shop and residence VI the Huntsville road, just at the south western edge of North Birmingham, at- tempted suicide this morning by shooting himself. He fired three times at him self. two missing and one taking effect in the back part of the head. The bullet came out about two inches from the point of entrance.
 Overton's wife began screaming and people hearing the three shots ran to the scene. They found the man lying on the floor and blood oosing from the wound in his head. Among those who responded on hearing the shots was j.. Booth, colored, who ran hastily for a physician, but all the doctors of North Birmingham were in Birmingham. How ever. it was not necessary for d physician as Overton was not so badly hurt as was at first thought.
 A reporter called at the place an hour or so after the attempt at suicide. in com pany with Chief of Police Cole of the North Birmingham force. Overton. when asked why he had attempted his life said:
 oh. I thought the people out here were tired of me, and so I thought I'd put a bullet in my head. I fired twice, but both times the bullet went wild. The third time 1t hit, and I thought l had sent 1t to the right place."
 When told that he ought to think some- thing of his wife and five children, If he did not think anything of himself, he replied: "Oh, well. do think of my wife and family, but what's the good. l can't care for them as I would like to. and then I get to drinking occasionally and then my thinking facilities leave me-
 He said that for thraa ha hoc e been drinking, which his wife corrected with the statement that one of these weeks he had the measles.
 This Is the fifth time that Overton has made efforts to destroy himself, according to the statements of people at North Birmingham. He has heretofore used a knife. This time he got hold of a 3S- calibre pistol and fired three times at him. self.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Labor Agents at Work.

Labor agents are working up another big crowd of common laborers for the mines and around coke ovens in Vir- ginia. A large party will leave here to- morrow night. It is asserted that 15O men will then be carried away from this dis trict, besides a lot of women. The agents working up this movement say that eight gangs of men have been carried away from this section since May 2S, in all more than 300 hands.
 There is quite a scarcity of common labor in this district right now and ef- forts have been made recently to bring in more hands from other sections. well known coal producer and coke manu- facturer states that it is a hard matter to get coke pullers right now, negroes be- Ing hard to find and those being found not willing to take up the work in the immediate district. The long ride is what catches many of the hands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01

Section 14 of the Act to promote the ef- ficiency of the militia" certain payments are authorized to the State whenever It's troops are reported sufficiently armed, uniformed and equipped for active ser vice in the field"
 Under the opinion of the War College Board, dated March 13, 1900, page ', an organization could be said to be so equip ped if it conformed to the standard of the State before January 21, 1908.
 Alabama has announced no standard of equipment, but issues to its militia such equipments as it's allotments will justify.
 The Adjutant General claimed that all his organizations were equipped accord ing to the State standard because they had on hand practically what the State had issued.
 serve efficiently in the field, since the 1st Infantry, the best equipped, had no mess outfits nor shelter tents for the men. The cavalry and artillery have no tentage of any kind, nor any horses.
 To give the State the benefit of any lib- eral interpretation that might be placed upon such question, I wrote your office on May 20th, the letter, on which the Assistant to the Inspector General of this department has endorsed his opinion that no organization is disqualified for field service If they have a rifle, cartridge belt and ten rounds of ammunition"
 As on page F of the memorandum a list of articles is given which apparently con- Hstitute what the author of this memo fanda considers the proper equipment of a soldier for field service. I must re- spectfulfy decline to concur in the opinion of the Assistant to the Inspector General of this Department It would seem that this country had an experience with or ganiZations of various States, in 1893, which were reported as equipped for field service. yet to equip which consumed sev- eral months time after their muster into the service of the United States.
 However, I have had printed and ap- pended as my answer to the question above referred to, a statement that if the list of articles named on page F be con- sidered the standard of equipment. the or- ganization Is not so equipped; while if the opinion of the War College Board, that an organization equipped according to it's States standard, Is sufficiently equipped, be sufficient compliance with the law. the organization is so equipped. My letter of May 20. 1903. with endorsement of the As sistant to the Inspector General of the Department, is herewith enclosed, marked asC
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of
 Doctor.

T am just up from a hard spell of the flux (dysentery says Mir. T. A Pnner, a well known merchant of Drummond, Tenn" used one small bottle of Cham berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured without having a doctor. I consider 1t the best cholera medicine in the world" There is no need of employing a doctor when this remedy is used, for no doctor can prescribe a bet ter medicine for bowel complaint in any form either for children or adults It never fails and is pleasant to take. For sale by all druggists. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Rosson Fined.

J. R. Rosson, who engaged in an affray with Colonel William Youngblood a few days ago in front of the Morris Hotel, was this morning fined $10 by Judge Feagin, of the Police Court. Colonel Youngblood was found not guilty and was discharged
 An effort was made by the attorney for MT. Rosson to elicit from the stand some testimony as to whether Colonel Young blood had not interfered with his office while the former was postoffice inspector. An objection was raised to the questions along this line on the ground that politics was involved. The objection was over ruled. but no evidence was adduced except that MT. Rosson walked up to Colonel Youngblood and abused him, the latter resenting it by using an umbrella. Then the affray was on, and MT. Rosson Is said to have used a chair over Colonel Young blood's head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
REPORTS ON
 ALABAMA GUARD
lcontinued from Page Fivs.)

In which to eat his rations. Company commanders have either on such occa- sions bought meals at the scene of their duty, or bought food and cooked 1t in auch implements as he could borrow or buy, There has been no system about such subsistence. the bills contracted be- ing paid by the State without much scrutiny, and money lost by the extrava- gance of some officers which would have served to buy equipage for the entire State. It is remarkable with what patience these citizen soldiers have served in the field. poorly equipped as they have been.
 Equipment of Soldiers.
 The 1st infantry received last year can- teens, haversacks, and blanket-bags, and one company has few meat cans, knives, cups, forks and spoons. The equipments were marked at regimental headquarters and distributed to the companies, about co to each. In most companies these were assigned to the men by number and properly worn. One company CD had never unpacked them, and in some com panies they had not been issued or worn by numbers. The End infantry received at that time ponchos, but large num- Der of these have already been lost.
 The 3rd infantry has none of the above, the men carrying only rifle and belt.
 Batteries and B have partial equip ment of canteens, haversacks, mess out fits. and Battery B, ponchos, blankets and shelter halves.
 None of the above are issued to the cavalry squadron. There is no serviceable artillery harness in the State. The cavalry squadron has for 326 enlisted strength, only PIP saddles, 192 brides. 167 saddle blankets, 191 sabers, 69 pairs of spurs, 2A carbines, Springfield. cal 45, 100 revolvers, cal. &, and 25 revolvers cal 45 (no ammunition for latter) no saddle bags, nose bags, curry combs. brushes. etc
 The horse equipments of Troop D were the only ones that indicated the proper degree of care. No horse medicines have been supplied, nor have they any tools for shoelng horses.
 Interpretation of Law.
 As soon as this general condition of the equipment of the Alabama National Guard had been ascertained. 1t became apparent that some interpretation of question 5. page B. of the Memoranda, was necessary, in order that an intelli- gent and fair answer might be made to such question. The importance of the subject is found in the fact that, under
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01

Savings Bank. while the interested spec tators stood expectantly on the street be- low.
 By the time the policemen reached the top of the steps they smelt the smoke from the pistol. They first encountered the doorkeeper, who wore a Masonic skeleton badge. The keeper of the portals was asked what caused the shooting up there two minutes before. He replied that they were engaged in initiating lodge candidates, and the two pistol reports were on the menu of the ceremonies. The officers were told that the pistol reports could not be obtained without firing the weapon and causing the noise. The of- ficers ordered them to cut out that per- formance hereafter and not to use any razors.
 Returning to the gathering of citizens on the pavement outside the policeman explained the source of the disturbance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
It Was on the Program.

Policemen Williams and Walker and about hundred citizens were attracted to point on Twentieth Street between Third and Fourth Avenues this morning about 2:3O o'clock by two pistol shots fired in rapid succession. The oflcers rushed up the flight of stairs above the Penny
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Reports of Rifles, Estimates.

enclose with this report a duplicate memoranda of the inspection of each com pany, battery and troop. forty-five in all, and duplicate copy of the consolidated report of regimental, battalion and squad ron headquarters. five in all.On the lat ter l have reported defects found in the organization, discipline, equipment or in- struction of the organization comprising
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01

The remains of w. N Reeves. Jr. reacheo the city last night from Bfrm- idgham, and were met at the depot by a large concourse of friends They were inferred in Fair View Cemetery today. MT. Reeves was a son of Dr. w. N. Reeves of this city and was reared here, where he has host of warm friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
Good Crons Indicated

The First National Bank of this city wrote to correspondents in various parts of the State a few days ago for infor- nation as to crop conditions. The re- plies indicate as a whole that Alabama Is to have an unusually fine corn crop this year. and that the cotton crop, while little backward, will show up in excellent shane
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
THIEVES ENTER STORE.
After Robbery, Attempt at Arson is
 Made

Eufaula, July 31.-(Special. 1.-The store house of J. H. Pickett at Clio was broken into this week and robbed of more than SlOO worth of goods and some cash The thieves gained an entrance by forcing open the front door about o'clock in the morning After thoroughly pilfering 1t they saturated some of the shelving with kerosene and set 1t on fire. It was dis covered in time to extinguish the biaze before any very serious damage was done. No clue to the perpetrators has yet been gained
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01

The Eufaula District Conference of the M. E. Church convened at Clio yester- day morning and an excellent sermon was delivered by Bishop Candler at the II o'clock service. Delegates from many sec tons are In attendance, including several from Girard and more remote places. The conference will hold three days and much iouttHe business will be transacted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01

The L. D. c. of this city held a shirt Waist ball at the armory of the Eufaula Rifles last night. which was largely at tehded and greatly enjoyed. A small ad- mittance fee was charged which will go to well the monument fund