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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
HOLT RENovATEs HATS. 1o9 s. Court. Telephone 432. tu-thu-sat.
SOMETHING OF A REVOLT.
Over Georgia's Proposed Plan 0.
 Selecting Delegates.

OVer GeorRl6s EIOPOSS0 A0A O~
 Selecting Delegates. Savannah Press.
 One of the hottest fights ever seen in Chatham County took place in May. 1892. when The Savannah Press advocated the nomination of Mir. Cleveland. Nobody would have stood for the selection of delegates by the County Executive Com mittee that year. The battle was fought out in one of the biggest mass meetings ever held in Savannah. and the Cleve- land forces were victorious
 The fight was carried into the State Convention and the Cleveland forces con- trolled that body. eiecting Pope Barrow chairman over James W. Robertson.
 The delegates from the State at large that year were DuPont Guerry. Henry Richardson, James NJ. Smith and F. G. DuBignon. The Hill men had tried to send Evan Howell. James Dupree and Patrick Walsh: James Nj. Smith being their fourth man. But they were defeat cd. The people are just as determined 10 defeat Hearst this year as they were 10 defeat Hill in 1892. and they will insist on being heard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
BALED HAY FOR SALE. F. S.Holt Telephone 432. If,
TUSCALOOSA REPUBLICANS.
Delegates to Congressional and State
 ConYanfionR Elected.

Delegates to Congressional and State
 Conventions Elected.
 Tuscaloosa. March H-(Speclal.) )-The Republicans of Tuscaloosa county met Saturday afternoon for the purpose of electing delegates to the Sixth district convention. which meets in Tuscaloosa or the 18th of March and four delegates were elected to the State Convention which meets on May 10th at Birmingham. Ignat!us Green was elected chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Tuscaloosa county to serve for the next two years. Resolutions were adopted en- dorsing the administration of President Roosevelt and the delegates were in- structed to vote for his nomination as President. Resolutions were also adopt ed instTuct!ng the delegates to vote for Hon. c. 8. Scott for National committee man from Alabama, and for Hon. J. O. Thompson for chairman of the State Re publican Committee.
 The Grand Jury which has been n ses- sion here for the past week. adjourned Saturday afternoon. One hundred and eleven cases were docketed. lsS witnesses were examined ard a true bile were found The treasurer's books. those of the Superintendent of Education. the pro- bate judge and clerk were al! examined and complImented for their accuracy ana neatness. The county poor house and county jail were visited and were found to he i3 splendid condition.
 Hon. B. B. Conner of Birmingham. can c!date for president of t:e Railroad Com mi ssion oE Alabama made a very inter- est:ng address yesterday at the county court house. :a:r audience being pres ent He made a strong talk along tae l!ae of why the people should be repre- sented by a man !n sympathy with them and their interests. The voters of th!s section. especially tHe business men. are heartily in favor of the election of MT Conner and are working with that end 1T
 view.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
rnd of Cannon Bloom.

Washington, March H-Whife Represen- tatiye William Alden Smith was nominat- Ing Speaker Cannon for the presidency in the House Friday. Ar. Cannon's county convention was endorsing President Roosevelt enthusiastically. This endorse ment reached the Speaker to-day. and he immediately forwarded 1t to the White House with his compliments and this me- moYandum: "Tf I was so soon to be dore for. what was I ever begun torr'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
carrylnr a concealed pistol and was fined

carrying conceaIed pIstoI ana was Hneu s5O
 Jury No. 1: N. Hyatt, J. M. owen. ". NJ. Taylor, Joseph W. Underwood. J. W. Holmes, J. T. Sheehan, L. A. Baarckei William Boylan. W. D. Peck. W. B. Meriwether. J. L. Money. Joel Adams.
 Jury No. ?: E. G. Lutz. B. F. Tar brough, w. O. Norseworthy. J. H. Gran tham. The venire was exhausted at this point. and the following special juroTs were drawn to complete the jury: W. H. Maybin, s. J. ". MartIn. c. c. Me Dade, J. & Keyton. Tom Taylor. L. P. Fabel, William %uson, KeSterson.
 An the defendants tn yesterdays docket were negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

expired about 10 o'clock. The physicians think he was suffering from poisoning of some kind. He was g years old and of temperate habits.
 Hon. John V. Smith. President of the Railroad Commission. spoke here Satur- day in the interest of his candidacy for the ofice. The Executive Committee had met to transact importance business, and there was a good crowd present repre- senting every section of the county. and Mir. Smith was given close attention. The gravamen of his speech. which was very strong and forcibIe one. was an- swering the arguments of Hon. B. B. Conner as to the difference in freight ratcs in this State and Georgia Mir. Smith showed that Alabama has a more favor able rate than Georgia on the necessities of life. His speech was a vote- winner. At the conclusiop of his address. Hon. R. T. Simpson of Florence was given an opportunity and made a short speech in the interest Of hls candidacy for Asso- ciate Justice of the Supreme Court
 The County Executive Committee met Saturday to appoint managers and ar range for the coming primary election. There are now forty-five candidates for the various county offices, the largest number known for many years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
u THE CITY COURT.
~.-v Cases os M.ror Importance
 Occupy Court

Mas.v Cases O. M1EoA A" Occupy Court
 N.,,or selo-y aE6 ErAsder1ea =c= cases Ma'1 he.ore ;se Criminal Division of :he E.,... %cr %o,,rt. Juage William H. -2onas Is.E -bo..aA a Eegro, was tried on two
 n. os grand larceny. The jury re- ..,rr.a a verdict os g2,lty h both cases
 sam Perly. on two charges of carrying concealed pistol. was found guilty by the fury In both cases. and the me was hHeo at $50 ia each case
 riSn Rhodes was convicted of grand ,srceny. He is alleged to have stolen q cow from a white farmer of the county A month or so ago.
 Anderson Campbell pleaded guilty t'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
PRISONERS GET AWAY
SELMA JAIL IS LEFT WITHOUT
 OCCUPANT.
Charlie Mcintosh, an Alleged Horse Thief, Believed to Have Lea Gang in Effort to
 Escape. n
Advertiser Bureau, .

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma March IA.
 At 1:O o'clock last evening when Turn Key Fat Ahern, at the city jail, went 10 JOCK his six prisoners. all negroes, in their cells he found the donjon keep as desert ga as the banquet hall in the poem. Lea,
 It IS supposed by Charlie Mcintosh, an the south wall of the jail and escaped. None has been recaptured .4@
 The men who escaped were kept on the nrst noor of the prison where the cells, situated In the center are separated from tne outer wall by an alleyway in which the prisoners were allowed to stroll yes- teroay afternoon. With the aid of long ron bolt which they had smuggled Into the prison, the ioosened bricks three feet aoove the ground and made hole etsh- ten inches wide and twelve inches high. Through this they squirmed to freedom. McIntosh who Is large negro had a shackle on each ankle and doubtless had much dificulty in getting out.
 Mcintosh, who Is supposed to have heen the leader in the sortie. was arrest ed here on charge of stealing horse, He has been in jail since Christmas and his sentence lacks one hundred days of expiration. He is said to have once es- capped from the Thomasville jail by burn ang 1t. -
 The other negroes who escaped were Jesse Thomas. with uncompleted sentence Of thirty-seven days for vagrancy; Err nest Thurman. suspicious character. with unexpired term of thirty-three days; Tom Bell. suspicious character. with uncom- pleted term of eight days; Eugene Colds by. who was placed in the jail Saturday afternoon on a charge of carrying a con- ceaied pistol. and VIII Perry who was arrested only few hours before the es- cape. on charge of carrying a conceal cd pistol. ,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
POISONING SUSPECTED.
Death of Young Man in Hotel at
 Evergreen.

Evergreen.
 Evergreen. March Especial L)-Ran- dolph. Burnett, nephew of Hon, John D. Burnett. died at the Magnolia Hotel here this morning. supposedly from poisoning The young man had been employed in a store at Scranton. Miss. and several months ago became i'll and came here to recuperate, spending the while at the home of his father, H. K Burnett. near Castleberry. Yesterday he came here and boarded the train to return to his em- ployment. On the early train this morn ing Conductor Tom Ham noticed the young man in an unconscious condition and upon reaching the staticn here had him put off and he was taken to the hotel and physicians summoned. They were unable to relieve him, however. and he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
TWENTY YEARS PENALTY
Proposed for Selling Obscene Pict-
 ures.


 ures.
 Jackson. GMiss.). Special.
 The lower House of the Legislature has passed bill making l. a felony for a person to sell or give away obscene and indecent pictures and fixing the maximum punishment for the offense at twenty years in the penitentiary. The bill is as a result of the arrest of four Chicago men ia Washington and Sunhower coun. ties within the past few days. who were engaged !n peddling among negroes of the delta lewd pictures. The agents were also selling a huge Autograph. showing President Roosevelt and Booker Wasa- ington seated at dinner in :he White House. while across the top of the pie ture were blazoned the words Social equality"
 II is believed these pictures whicn have been sold n large quantities among the negroes, are n great measure re- sponsible for many ot tAe criminal as- saults on white women and outbreaks which have occurred lately.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
Death of Sidney HarrsIl.

News is received that Sidney Harreil died in Nashville. Tenn. yesterday after noon. The funeral will be held in Selma.
 Mr. Harrell, who was born in Bogue Chitto was a son of Mir and Mrs. J. E. Marshall of Gallion. He is survived by his widow and two children At the time of his death he was cashier fer the Adams Express Company in Nashville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Professor Matthews of Chicago Cniver- s!ty says that young men as well as young women should be taught something of the care of children and the science O.: keeping house.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

GERMS OF DISEASE should be promptly expelled from the blood. This Is a time when the system Is especially sus- -eptible to them. Get rid of all impuri- ties in the blood by taking Hoods Sar- saparilia, and thus fortify your whole body and prevent illness. tu-thu-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
Selma Cotton Market.

With todays decline in contract prices the quotations of the Selma cotton mar ket were nominal. During the past three days nearly 4O0 bales have been shipped from Selma, comparatively a rapid crop movement for this season,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

The cat crcp l3 this section is said 70 be in very fine condition. and a large yield is expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

At the regular meeting of the Red Men on Friday evening last E. D. Corker was presented with a handsome jewel, gift at the hands of the members. The gift was presented in neat speech by the Sachem, L. H. Brassell. and was accept ed by Mir. Corker. who responded in a most appropriate and touching manner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Harry Austin of Annston spent yes terday in Selma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
DEATH OF w. E. GAY, JR.

Was an Influential. Citizen of Quit
 man County. Ga.
 Eutaula, March M-(special.)-w. E. Gay, Jr.. prominent and influential citi- zen of Qui,man county. Georgia, died ap ll.s home yesterday afternoon at o'clock and was buried in the family burying ground near Cotton HiE this morning. He was e5 years old. and was widely known. His wife, eight grown children. and thir- teen grand children. survive him. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
Death of Mies Lvdia F, JohnsornI.

Miss Lydia F. Johnson died in a hospi- tai in Selma yesterday afternoon. The funeral was at the old family burying ground five miles south of Selma. .1-
 Miss Johnson had been in the hospital over a month. Several weeks ago by an accident at her home in this County her hip was broken. She was thought to be recovering from this hurt but other com plications set in,
 Miss Johnson was a sister of Lewis Johnson, Jeff Johnson. Paul Johnson and Charlie Johnson. prominent planters of Dallas County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

The electric light plant has been thor oughly overhauled and put in excellent condition. and the city Is enjoying a su- perb system of electric lights.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Hon. A. J. Martin of Martins was in the city today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Edward Martin. formerly of this sec ton. but who for the, ast twelve years has been farming In Texas, Is now operat- Ing a large farm eight miles south of the city. MT Martin Is experimenting with cultivators. and Is doing the work of ten blows With half the number, by means of using improved farming ma chinery His experiments in the particu- lar line are being watched with much in- terest, and h.s work so far Is progressing beautifully. Mir. Martin was induced to return 10 this section on account of the ravaGes of the boil weevil In Texas which. he says. completely ruined his prospects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Munro Jones. Malcolm Lockhart anS Edwin Atkins will leave this week for tho University of the South at Sewanee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Mrs. c. W. Halls of Montgomery ant Mrs. Robert Blakey oi Birmingham were the guests of Mrs. A. L.. Mcleod yes terday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Hon. J. Craig Smith. State Treasurer. was in town today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Arthur Stewart of Marion spent today with friends in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

death of MT. Gay is the only one that has ever occurred in his immediate family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

J. F. Thompson of Bibb County was at the Hotel Albert today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Hon. J. A. Minter of South Side was q prominent visitor to Selma today. ,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
Largest Clothing stor. in Montgomery.

We have just unpaeked an immensely interesting selection of stylish Ready-to-Wear Suits for Gentlemen. Every one of these Spring Suits is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Miss Gertrude Miller of Reading. Pa, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. Craig Smith at Bermuda Bank" in West DaI- las. was today the guest Of Mrs. F. G. DuBose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Hon B. F. Ellis and Miss zaidee Ellis Of Orrville were in the city today. :.t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

Mrs Charles F. Hendricks of Missls- sippi is the guest of her parents MT. and Mrs T. w. Barker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15
Personal and Local

cadwallader Jones of Linden was in
 town today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

ROLLER CHAMPION FLOUR It's good. t-i-tu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-15

With no further back set. the fruit crop in thts section will be fine the com Ing season. The trees are not thought 10 have been the least injured by the recent cold snap.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-22

hound, you will change your tune
before another two years; if our
plans carry as we contemplate in
the next few months, we will show
you a clip you need never fear. 1t
is time the white people were be-
ing awakened to q sense of their
duty as well as the intelligent and
far-seeing Negro, in regard to the
crimes being perpetrated upon the
race. Topeka Plaindealer.
We heartilyeconcur with Bro.
Childs in everything in this re-
gard to the depredations perpetra-
ted against us in certain localities
in the states also in portions of the
Indian Territory. We say likewise
that it is time our people were pluck
ing up courage enough to protect
their lives, property, and the hon
or, wOmanhood and respect due to
our wives, daughters, mothers and
sisters, even to the last extremity
of giving an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth, or in other
words, practicing the same meth
DDS used against us in such locali-
ties and sheed blood for blood and
destroy property for property.
We don't believe in such, methods
in this christian and enlightened
age, and in portions of our Grand
America, where we have courts
and officers too numerous to men
ton, but we say, that in some To-
calities througout the Southland,
it seems that the Negro will be
driven to the last extreme, unless
our better element of law and Or
der loving white people and intell-
igent law-abiding Negroes coop
crate and devise some means of
putting lawful stop to these de-
predations practiced only against
the Negro race.-Echo.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-22
TO FOLLOW TREATY.

81 will recommend to the Creek
council" General Pleasant Porter
chief of the Creek nation, told the
Times to. day "that the distribu-
tiOn of the surplus lands of the
nation he carried out strictly in
accordance with the treaty. In
fact ! will insist upon it.
The treaty provides that any
allottee the appraised value of
whose 100 acres is less than
S104O, shall have the right to Sc
lect enough land of the surplus to
make ug the difference, This must
be done. will recommend that
ninety days be allowed the citizens
for this selection. The selections
will, of course, be made in the
Dawes commission Office. The bal
ance of the land, after the time
limit shall have expired, should
be sold outright"
The Creek council will meet on
Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Okmulgee, for
the annual thirty days session.
Chief Porter says he will begin
working on his message within the
next few days. His recommends
tion as to the 500, 900 or 900, 600
acres of surplus land will doubtless
be the most important.
1t is known that the chairman
of the Dawes commission will Op-
pose the distribution of the land
this way. He thinks to sell it all
and divide the money would be
more expedient and satisfactory.
-Muskogee Times.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-22
FROM THE SOUTH.

DOioN NO P'piA"' 'cEsSi - Oih
Mr.. Holman, received a few days
ago from friend Of Dliving al
Starkville, Miss. iMr .os s'
'Starkville, Miss, Aug. 81, '04.
Mr.. j. j. Holman, Topeka, Kas.
'Dear friend:-,4l takes pleasure in
writing you because believe any
news respecting West Point will
be of much interest to you. You
know that Buchanan has moved
from KQsciusko TO West Point, and
YOU have doubtless read through
the papers that white citizens of
West Point selected a committee
Of thirty and ordered Buchanan on
Saturday, Aug. 81, to be out OF
town by Tuesday. Also accord
ing to reports from semi-responsi-
BILE sources, they also ordered that
all Negro merchants leave and told
Jim Crowell if wanted to stay
he must get off his hack and strike
by the day as other Negroes.
81 learn today that they have
retracted their statement ordering
all business Negroes to leave.
When the south bound train pulled
up to the station on Monday, the
train that carried Buchanan's fam.
lily of, you should have witnessed
: the scene. AS described to me by
eve witnesses, cries and lamenta:
tions rent the air, and so touching
was the affair that the white peO-
pc saw Zieber and other Negro
preachers and requested that they
try and pacify the colored people
by telling them not to leave.
also heard that at the same meet
ing they selected the committee tC
notify Mrsf Buchanan that an or.
der was discussed to the effect
that every Negro woman in town
that had no husband would be com
PEELED TO take three family wash,
ings. y. w. WILLIAMS.
The time is now at hand that
Negroes who have an ounce OF
moral courage and manhood car
take up the battle cry of freedom
for those of the race who are try
ing toachieve a reputation fol
manhood, honesty and sobriety il
the community in which they live.
: An order has been given to the
business men of our race that they
leave their respective places of bus
mess and hire out by the day. MOI
only this, but they have ordered
+. that all cOlored women having NJ
'hus bands take in at least three
washings per week. This is ont
of the most absurd and ridiculous
things we have ever heard. These
poor, white, internal devils are
getting worse every day, and if 8
stop is not put to these outrages, il
will not be long before the Negro
will have to take up arms and use
I every means to break up this in
fernal meanness that is treasured
up in the hearts of these rebels,
these poor, white Negro Overseers
and drivers, who are now trying
to gain what they lost in '61. We
would to God the Negroes would
muster up enough courage to de
The Washington times., 1904-10-22
'HELL DEVIL" PREDICTS
DEFEAT OF PRINCETON

PRINCETON. oct. 22.-Princetou foot
ball stock took @ bad slump last night
when 'Heu Devu" Skillmau. the local
s0othsayer. made the prediction thar
Yale VIII defeat the Tigers on E0vem-
Der - by the score OF IL TO 8.
Skillmap predicted last years score
OF ~ 20 6 ga PrincetOn's favor, and ever
since his prophecies have been regarded
very seriously Dy the undergraduate
Early iu the fan Skillmau began TO con-
suit his dope" books bat he did not an
nouuce the result oI Lis luclbratious UNI
III tonight
6hillmau-S announcement has forced
the Tiger ToDters 20 demand odds uU the
Yale game. and lu case Princeton should
win the fake prophecy viii not have
been without prolt 90 the orange and
black students.
The Washington times., 1904-10-22
ST. STEPHENS AFTER
FOOTBALL DATES

The ST. Stephens Institute football
team has a few open dates and would
Ike 90 arrange games with teams aver
aeiug 1zJ pounds. ST. Stephens plays
the strong TaugleWOJd team GOA Wed
Eesday. also Mount St. Joseph at Bali
umOre Thanksgiving Day
The following players compose the
team. A. Payne. huubacks T. Payne.
captain. left halfbacks Green. right halle
back j. Cook left end u. Ross man
ageF. right end. r. Gavin. right tackle.
u. cOunOr right guard j. 1hcehau.
center. J. D'Nell, LEFT guard ~ ChaElOJs
left tackle q. Howard. H, Brown. a..
q Brleu. u. TOulOtte. QuarteTlack, are
substitutes. Address challenges 10 -.
Ross. ll43 Twenty street NORTH
west
The Washington times., 1904-10-22

Ward, ecUb. played the position. Ware
iH q last strong man. but not IS E0oE
% Kicker as IJoker.
William Simpson. OF New York. owner
of the Empire City Stud Farm. at Cuba,
n r., has bought the trottiug stallion
Mckinney from tLe Gentry brothers. of
Muucle. Ohio. for $4,000. Mckinney Is the
sire Of the greatest trottiug mare OF the
year. sweet Marie, --N-i The LTausaC-
u11 was one Of the biggest in the his
tory OF harness horses, the price having
'"ei exceeded on only three other oc-
e-s-gu7- An offer Of $4,000 FOR Sweet
Marie was refused a few days ago.
Seven daring auto operators viii meet
az the Brighton Beach course today to
decide the American championship and
lt % take away ll- nUluIS OF Cham
D.on Barney Oldheld
The Latoula fan race meeting orons
today and will continue twenty-five days
There is au unusually large number OF
l-sH class horses and jockeys at the
Betting on the Gans-Britt bout is even
Tom Burrows. mn English athlete
broke LIs own worlds record for con-
guuous club swinging az Montreal on
Monday night Ey swinging the clubs
aa hours and minutes The previous
record was A. hours.
Efforts are being made to bring to-
Eetner Michigan and Minnesota for "a
game I'm tine ST. Louis Stadium ON
Thanksgiving Day. The deal is being
as.a bF "a disagreement over the huau-
clal att--g ameuts. il played the con-
test should draw IL tremendous crowd.
TOM ROLAND.