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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
STRIKER CUT TO DEATH
HAS DUEL WITH A FELLOW
 MOToRMAN.
Trouble Due to a Rumor That Two of the Strikers Were Trying
 to Get Their Positions 4 Back.

Richmond. Va, July 3-The first fatal- ity of the street car strike occurred today when Charles E. Graham, striking mo- torman died from a merciless slashing at the hands of w. H. Lowery [, another striking motorman.
 Graham was literally cut to pieces. The attack on him was due to a rumor all legged to have been started by him that two of the strikers were trying to get their positions back. He leaves wife and three children.
 The coroner's jury held the case to be one Of justihable homicide.
 There were no other Aevelorsnents in the strike situation. Cars were run reg nlarly on all city and suburban lines and nothing approaching disorder haS been reported from any quarter.
 Cars were also run today over the whole extent of the interurban Richmond-Pe- tersburg line, for the first time since the strike began and no car was molested in any way.
 Late tonight shot was fired by an un- known person at a car on Venable Street, and struck the belt of the militiaman rid ing on the car. glancing off without in- jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Edna Wallace Wants MoneY.

Seattle, Mash. July 3.-Edna Wallace Hopper arrived here last night with her attorney. Judge E. P. Coyne of New York. They are on their way to Nieto- ria, B. C., where Miss Hopper's suit against James Dunsmuir, ex-Premier of British Columbia, is to be heard next Tuesday She is bringing action to hava the will of her step-father, Alexander Dunsmuir, set aside on the ground of undue influence and incompetency. He left a fortune of s3.0OO000 to his brother. James Dunsmuir. and die dshortly after wards of alcoholic dementia. The will cut off Mrs. Dunsmuir, Miss Hopper's mother, without a dollar.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
PARKER SPEAKS IN GEORGIA.
Says Fourteenth is Safe With Su- preme Court.

Says Fourteenth is Safe With Su-
 preme Court.
 Tallulah Falls, Ga, July 3.-The mem- bers of the Georgia State Bar Association this morning listened to an address by Chief Justice Alton B. Parker of the New York State Court of Appeals A large crowd was present, including many dis tinguished lawyers and laymen from Georgia and other States The address of the New York jurist. which was of con- siderable length, was listened to with close attention and was literally ap- plauded.
 Judge Parker's subject was: Due Pro- cess of Law He traced the source of the phrase from Magma sCharta. and spoke at length of various processes of law. such as police power. the power of emil nent domain. and the power of taxation. calling attention to some of the decisions which serve to point out the vantage ground in the development of the law which the phrase occupies. Tn conclusion he referred to the Fourteenth Amend ment as follows:
 More and more every year is due pro- cess of law invoked by reason of It's place In the Fourteenth Amendment to challenge the action of State Govern ments, and the time cannot be predicted when such eoffrts will cease.
 But it may be safely asserted that the restraining power of the Fourteenth Amendment as against the State will be exercised far more conservatively by that court of which every citizen Is justly proud. than 1t would be were the exercise of 1t confined to the other departments of the national government.
 Evidence in support of that assertion Is to be found in the civil rights act pass ed by Congress March l. 1875, by which 1t undertook to make certain acts committed by individual offenses which he prose- cuted and punished by proceedings in the United States courts and in the decision of the Supreme Court declaring the first and second sections of the act unconsti- tutional and void. The argument of the court is unanswerable and its decision &C., complished not alone the dissatisfaction of the unconstitutional sections of the statute, but put an end to all further at- tempts by acts of Congress to encroach in that direction upon the reserved rights of the State under the claim that the States had conferred the authority upon Congress by the Fourteenth Amendmen.
 Tn conclusion, I feel warranted in say ing that valuable beyond compare as has been the service of the Supreme Court of the United States to the people during all the period of its existence, although mis- takes have at times been made and will of necessity be made in the future-it has never been charged with a greater responsibility than that placed upon 1t by the adoption of the Fourteenth Amend ment-a responsibility to the meeting of which it's individual members have pa- triotically devoted their supremest ener- gies. great abilities and broad scholar ship. keeping ever in mind-as appears from the many opinions written-the dan ger expressed by Mir. Justice Miller of so far extending the Fourteenth Amendment as ''to letter and degrade the State gov ernments "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
OLD CHALLENGER CRIPPLED.
The Shamrock's Have a Trial in a
 Good Wind.

New York;. July 3.--A sudden shift of wind today brought Sir Thomas Llpton's former challenger crippled and iimping across the finish line minus her club top- sail only four minutes behind the slippery new cup hunter Shamrock III after the latter had beaten her three minutes and twenty seconds in twenty-six miles of a sail stretching trial before the old boat was partly disabled.
 The club topsail pole of Shamrock I broke at the topmast head when she had four miles to sail She was thirteen unin- utes behind the new boat when the dam- age was repaired and the race resumed. Before the accident Shamrock III beat the old boat four and half minutes rum ming to leeward fifteen miles and nearly four minutes in sailing long leg close hauled.
 The new cup seeker was hardly up to her standard today. Ordinarily in light wind such as prevailed she is ten min utes better than her namesake in a fifteen mile run. but changes which had been made in her trim and reduction in her ballast had not improved her.
 The wind during today's' trial was west northwest at the start, shifting to west and then to south-southwest and varied from two knots to about seven. The course was thirty miles long. starting from the mouth of Gedney's Channel and running fifteen miles dead to leeward ana back to. Scotland lightship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
SMITH HOOTS AT THE
 REPORT OF RUTLEDGE

State Land Company, who is said to have an interest in similar operations against his company, is not in the city, but IS said to be investigating. There is much talk now about efforts to seize valuable coal lands through manipu- lations of deeds and conveyances of all kinds belonging to the public universities and schools in this State and recent investigation made by T. J. Rutledge, has brought to light some interesting data.
 Futile Efforts to Sell.
 It is understood that efforts to sell stock fin the Warrior River Coal and Land Company. which concern is interested in lands in neighborhoods where some of the school lands are located. have found a hard row to travel. T. J. Cornwell. who was president of the Bessemer Saw ings Bank, which recently went to pieces on wild specuIations made by him. was one of the incorporators of this company and was on its directory. It develops ti.at shortly before he took flight he transferred to his children something like $-IOoe worth of stock in the Warrior River Coal and Land Company. It was stated by one of the officials of the com pany that this stock was worth par and that the transfer was legal, but when the receiver of the Besscmer Savings Bank heard of this trans4er there was some contention and it is now believed that there will be other arrangements made.
 The investigation made by the assist ant examiner of accounts and his report us to fictitious deeds and warrants on this land is causing mucn talk and other land agencies have become interested. A prominent bond buyer in this city this afternoon stated that he had been ap- preached with bonds in the Warrior River Company but that he could not do anything with them and the announce ments made do not surprise him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
HEFFERMAN CASE RECALLED.
Stranger Attempts Suicide Near
 Scene of Murder.

Ardsley- Hudson. N. Y., July B. Following so closely the unravelled lief ferman murder mystery, considerable ex- citement has been caused here by the at- tempted suicide of well-dressed stranger who jumped off the private dock in front of the Ardsley Club into the Hudson Riv- CT, and who was rescued in an uncon- scious condition by employees of the club.
 The stranger was seen walking in front of the clubs station near the spot where John Hefferman. the coachman, was mur- dered on May %. The man seemed ex- cited and suddenly rushed across the rail- road tracks to the clubs dock.
 A rope was thrown to the man by club employees, but he had made no effort to seize 1t. Then one of them jumped in and held the mans head above water until his companion could throw a rope to him. He was dragged to the dock, unconscious, and later removed to the Dobbs Ferry Hospital. No trace of the mans identity has been discovered. At the club mys- tery was thrown around the affair.
 The shooting of Hefferman gave rise to many peculiar stories, some of which in- voived well known persons. None of them ever was confirmed, however, and efforts to solve the case were practically abandoned some time ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
--------@---------- CLAY BELIEVED INSANE.
None Dares Approach the Aged
 Stateman and Novelist.

Lexington. Ky. July S,-Gen. Cassius M. Clay is believed to be hopelessly in sane in his fifty-eight room mansion, Whitehall, in Madison County.
 Yesterday physicians were sent to Whitehall at the request of General Clay, who stated that he needed medical atten- tion, but they were not permitted to en- ter the mansion. after sending in a num- Der of messages.
 General Clay's bodyguard is the only person who has been permitted to enter General Clay's bedroom for ten months. The aged statesman and dueAst is said to be in A precarious condition.
 Some days ago General Clay sent mes sage to Dora Brock asking her to come to him. He married her when she was a girl of l5 only to consent to a separation in order that she mioht marry Brock, a young farm hand.
 The message was sent to Mrs Brock shortly after her husband was killed by a railroad train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
BIRMINGHAM INTERESTED
Much Talk Regarding the Alleged Frauds is Heard.
] Mai. F. Y. Anderson is Said to Be Investigating Alleged Opera tions Against the Ala
 bama State Land
 Company.

Birmingham. July 3.-(Special.)- )-W. K. Smith, one of the largest stockholders and director in the Warrior River Coal and Land Company, when told of the ar ticle in The Advertiser today telling of the report of the Assistant Special Ex- aminer. hooted at the story. He said that the investigation was brought about by rival company and that good at- torneys had passed on the deeds in the possession of the Warrior River Company and had pronounced them first classin every particular.
 Major F. Y. Anderson, of the Alabama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
CHANGES IN MANAaEMENT.
Morgan Steamship Trust Nay Havs New Heads.

New York. July 3.-whiie no ofFiciaf in formation Is available in regard to the discussion at the recent joint meetings In this city of the American and English directors of the Morgan steamship truets some of the details have become kp syn, says The Journal of Commrece. and they indicate that the important changes in management are under consideration and will be gradually worked out.
 The matters discussed naturally hinged on receipts and expenditures with the object of discovering how the receipts can be increased and the expenses curtaiIed. In the matter of receipts the relative popularity of the various lines in the service was weighed and 1t was agreed that the necessity existed for increasing the popularity of all backward divisions of the service. On this line the discus sion led to the undoubted jealousy that seems to exist on both sides of the water but not men of the former rival lines It appears also that in several instances there has been clash of authorities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
WROTE or HIS OWN DEATH.
William Ode Passed Away After Four
 Months of Solitude.


 San Francisco, July 3.-The fate of William Ode. who was left behind as watchman on the wreck of the schooner Courtney Ford. which ran ashore on Izen- beck Island. Alaska. on September 30. 1902. Is told with dramatic realism in the log kept by the unfortunate man, which has just reached here.
 \. It was found beside his dead body by revenue cutter officers and covers a pe- riod of four months from October 4 1902, down to the following February. when, in pencil faintly traced opposite the entries of February 8. the words:
 Death at last after four months alone" He had set down the happenings of that quarter, giving complete list of events. all leading to one end-the extinguish- nlent of William ode, sailor. When the Courtney Ford was wrecked. the captain and surviving members of the crew were picked up and landed at Seattle, leaving Ode behind until relief was to be sent him. . This only happened a few days ago when the schooner Carrie and Annie. with wrecking apparatus on board, left for Izenbeck, too late. however, to be of service to the sailor who had watched in vain for relief
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
BAD ROBERT GOOD.
Objected to Ejectment From Train
 and KiI1ad a passanOar

Objected to Ejectment From Train
 and Killed Passenger.
 Little Rock. Ark, July 3.-A special to The Gazette from McGehee, Ark, says: B. L. Wright was accidentally shot and killed on a passenger train here today by a boisterous negro passenger whom the porter was endeavoring to put off the train.
 Robert Good. the negro. had threatened the porter and the latter drew a revolver which Good succeeded in taking from him and firing. The bullet struck and in- stantally killed Wright who was in an adjoining car.
 Good escaped. but was overtaken by posse and killed while resisting arrest. Wright was a thirty-second degree Ma son. Ills home was at Alexander, La. He was a passenger conductor in the service of the Iron Mountain road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
HANGED HIM TO TREE.
Negro Who Assaulted Woman 60
 Years Old is Lvnched.

Charlotte. N. C.. July 3.-John Osborne a negro, who criminally assaulted and af terward robbed Mrs. Lizzie Wentz. a white woman. aged 60. at her home in Union county. last Sunday. was taken from the officers last night en route to prison and hanged by a mob of unknown men.
 The negro was captured at Indian Trail near Monroe. yesterday and arraigned before a magistrate. who ordered that the negro be carried to Monroe and jailed Officers started with him for jail last night. but were met by a mob who took their prisoner from them and hanged him to a nearby tree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Will Modify Governmental Policy.

Papete. Tahiti. June 20. via San Fran cisco, July 3.-The government of France has decided to modify Its colonial policy with reference to this section. The local government will henceforth assume the whole burden of the expenses of the civil, judicial and military branches. There are other changes. notably the enlargement of the cabinet. and the doing away with the popular assembly. The local authori- ties favor an economical administration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Wife of Young Fnancer Desires
 Separation.

New York. July 3.-Mrs. William Curtis Wakefield of Philadelphia has begun suit for the annulment of her marriage by filing papers here in the Supreme Court
 Wakefield. the defendant. is the 22-year- old Massachusetts financior. whose opera tions not so long ago startled bankers here and in Europe. He organized many large concerns. principally mining com panies in the West. and fioated the stocks in this country and abroad. Wakefield was arrested just after the marriage and sentenced to a term in the State reform atory at Concord. Mass. for perjury in swearing that a copper mining company which he had organized had paid in capital of $250000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Germans Will Celebrate Fourth.

Charleston, s. C., July 3.-The German cruiser Gazelle which has been at this port for some weeks had appointed today for its departure but the commander has determined to remain over tomorrow in order that he might participate in the Fourth of July celebration. The cruiser will fire a national salute to the stars and stripes giving gun for gun with the harbor forts and the revenue cutter in port.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
c1AMBAKE AT oYs4 ER BAY.
Roosevelt Enjoys His First One of the
 Season.

Oyster Bay, July 3.-President Roosevelt enjoyed today his first clam bake of the year. It was preceded by an invigora ting row in a small boat and both the Presi- dent and his family and friends were quite ready for the feast when it was ready for them.
 Early in the forenoon the President en- tered a light skin at the Roosevelt pier, below Sagamore Hill and started for a point on Huntington Bay, six or seven miles distant Arrived at their destina- tion they were joined soon afterwards by their own children, their house guests and some members of the family of Mir Wm. Emlin Roosevelt. who followed them on the yacht Sylph. Old-fashioned clam ovens were dug in the sand of the beach and a rare picnic dinner was soon in readiness for the party, the clam bake being supplemented by hamper luncheon brought from the Presidents home.
 After a most delightful and restful out ing during the afternoon the President and Mrs Roosevelt returned to Sagamore Hill in their boat. No visitors were re- ceived by the President today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04

afterward robbed. Mrs. Lizzie wentz. a white woman aged 60, at her home in Union County last Sunday. was taken from the officers last night en route to prison and hanged by mob of unknown men. The negro was captured at Indian Trail. near Monroe, yesterday and ar- raigned before magistrate, who ordered that the negro be carried to Monroe and jailed. Offices started with him for jail last night. but were met by mob who took their prisoner from them and hanged him to a nearby tree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04

chase. Seeing large hole. the thrust in a stick. No rat appeared. but when the two letters.
 Mccarthy saw that they were registered and addressed to A. J. Cassatt and W. ]. Thompson Again inserting the stick, the man brought forth three more letters, all registered. Mccarthy notified the chief postal inspector and the arrests followed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
CHARTERS ARE FORFEITED.
Texas Wins Case Against King
 Crowther Companies.

San Antonio. Tex. July 3-The King Crowther Corporation and the King Crowther Pipe Line Company, in the suit of the State of Texas on the relation of the Attorney-General of the State for forfeiture of charter and for a receiver, failed to appear when the case was called for trial today, although their attorneys were in the court room. and judgment as prayed for was rendered
 The charters of both companies were forfeited and c. Pancost of this city was appointed receiver. Sam crowther, finan- cial manager of the companies and one of the individual defendants in the case, was present and joined with the State in the application for forfeitures of char ter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04

National observation-disclosures A. Beck ett of New York. President Clarence C.. Hamilton of Providence. R. l., Vice. President; Francis L. York of Detroit. Secretary.
 Southern Association-J. w. Jeudwine, Roanoke, Va, President; Miss A. E.. White. Salisbury, N. C.. Vice-President; August Geiger. Gainesville, Ga. Recording Secretary; Miss Julia Richardson. Roam oke. Va, Secrfetary; William E. Gussen of Knoxville Auditor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Association of Music Teachers.

Ashevllle. N. C., July 3.-The National Music Teachers Association will meet next year in St Louis. The Southern As sociation has not yet decided where it will meet. Nashville is likely to be the place Nominating committee reports 1srW accepted and the following elected:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
sNUB FOR KING EDWARD.
Corporation of Dublin Unable to
 Hold a Meeting.

Dublin. July 3--A special meeting of the corporation of Dublin today waa called to consider the proposal to present an address to King Edward on his ap- preaching visit to Ireland was broken up by an uproar in the public galleries.
 The lord mayor. Timothy c. Harring- ton. finding he could not quell the dis turbance. left the chair and adjourned the meeting.
 The people in the gallery then sang:
 God Save Ireland" and cheered for Ireland necessarily, until removed by tho officials.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Victims in Chicago.

Chicago. July s-Two more deaths and six prostratiOns, due to the heat, were reported today and little relief is in sight Although the temperature at o'clock this afternoon was only SS de- grees. the humidity was between 60 and 70 per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
The Last Splice Expected to be oom-
 pleted Today.

Honolulu. July 3.-(By Pacific Cable.)- The cable ship Anglia arrived here this morning. bearing the Honolulu end of the trans-Pacifc cable, now extending from Manila via Guam and Midway Islands. to this port. The cable win be landed at once and connected with the section of the line from Honolulu to San Francisco, already in operation.
 Unless some untoward event should oc- cur the complete line will be in opera ton tomorrow in accordance with the an- nouncement made long since by Clarence Mackay, President of the Pacific Com merial Cable Company.
 No hitch in the arrangement is antici- pated, and the first message over the line will almost certainly be transmitted by President Roosevelt to Governor Taft promptly at noon tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Deaths From Heat.

Philadelphia July 3,-The hot spell which began July 1 was temporarily broken by d heavy thunderstorm this afternoon. Tha temperature was ss degrees. Three deaths and score of prostrations were re- ported
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Imports of Spices.

New York. July 3.--Imports of specie ak the port of New York for this week were S77.74O silver and s1s9.l10 gold. Total ex. ports of specie from the port of New York for this week were s300o gold and SA62, Sl5 silver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Tr,norts of Merchandise.

New York, July 3.-Total imports of merchandise and dry goods at the port of New York for this week were valued at S9,S7s,7 ,710.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
Lvnching in North Caroina.

Charlotte. N. C.. July 3.-John Osborne.
 negro, who criminally assaulted and,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-21

to the flames, crying as she does SO, Il
am burning their child-burning Low.
bergs and Thea's childln
In the fourth act the death Of Low.
berg is reported. He has persisted basely
instead Of beautifully, shot in the bowels
by his own hand after an orgy in a
brothel. Mrs. Elysted is prostrated by
the news. Professor Tesman comes to
her assistance. She ma found the note
on which Lovberg's book was written and
they propose to edyote their lives to his
memory by reconstructing the previous
lost volume. Hedda watches these pro.
ceedings with cynical rage. Assessor
Brack, a friend of the family, taxes her
with being privy to 1oyberg's death. She
defes his power to injure her. The polite
villain, with a mocking smile, replies he
will use his power over her only in a
merciful and generous manner. She
threatens to kill herself. people only
do such things in novels" says the i'm.
movable Brack. Hedda asks to be ex-
cused. After she has retired into another
sitting room, the piano goes crazy with
wild plunging, dance strains. The other