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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
NOTICE.
Information for Christmas Shippers.

1. All packages of merchandise should be properly packed. so that the neces- sary handling in transportation will not result in the breaking of contents. All packages should be well tied up and plainly marked with a marking brush or strong tag-or a plainly printed label written with black ink and past ed on the package.
 ?. If there are any old marks on package, they should be thoroughly obliterated. No package should be of fered for shipment with two marks. One mark Is enough.
 3 If there are two places of the same name in the same State. always put the name of the county on the package.
 When sending a package to a city, all ways give the full address of the con- signee, the number of the house and the name of the street. It Is always well that you send letter of advice by United States Mail" notifying the consignee that you have sent a pack age by Express.
 4. Do not pack in the same box one class of matter that might injure an- other class.
 ,. Remember that glass will not carry without breakage, unless properly packed. If you pack a glass of fruit in box of nice dress goods and the glass breaks, your goods are ruined.
 6. DO NOT PUT MONEY or VAL UABLES into a freight package The way to ship money is to put 1t in a package by itself and take a money receipt for 1t. otherwise the company is not responsible.
 2. When sending money. take it to the Money Desk, where 1t will be prop erly sealed and addressed.
 s. For sending amounts up to $100.0 % obtain Southern Express Company's Money Orders. on sale at every agency of the company. Respectfully,
 adv. w NJ. Shoemaker, Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22

tended talk with the President today on the subject of Federal charters for corporations doing an interstate com-
 merce business. The Senator indicated
 his intention to introduce in the Sem ate after the holiday recess a measure providing for the incorporation under United States laws of all corporations
 doing an interstate business. The bill as proposed by Senator Hey<
 burn will provide that corporations now in existence must take out Fedora; charters and that such corporations as may be organized thereafter also shall incorporate under Federal laws. All such corporations will be under the su~ pervision of the Department of Come merce and Labor through the Bureaw of Corporations. The bill has not yet been matured thoroughly but Sens ator Hepburn hopes to have 1t ready for introduction immediately after the holidays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
FIRST CASE TRIED.
Initial Appearance of Judge Lyons in
 Criminal Court.

Crlmfnaf COUrt.
 Opelika. Dec. 21.-(Gpecial. )-Judge J. B. Lyons tried his first criminal case today. Lizzie Torbert was arraigned before him on a charge of grand lar ceny. After hearing the evidence and arguments Judge Lyons bound her over to the grand jury in the sum of $200.
 Quite a contest is being made before the Orelika City Council between the Southern Bell Telephone Company and the Automatic Telephone Company, rel ative to granting the latter franchise to establish a system in Opelika. The Southern Bell has an exchange here and is resisting the petition of the Auto matic to establish a system here. The Southern Bell has employed Hon. c. P. Harrison and the Automatic Hon. Lum Duke. Arguments were made be- fore the Council yesterday, but action was deferred on the matter.
 H. c. Adams. a prominent business man of Salem, will move to Opelika soon and open a large dry goods busi- ness here.
 pr. J w. Shoaff of Montgomery. is spending a few days in Opelika with Capt R. M. Greene, before removing to Columbus, Ga. where he has been transferred.
 The wedding is announced of MT. O. NJ Holland, a prominent business man of Columbus, Ga, and Miss Susie Low ther. the beautiful and accomplished daughter of W. E. Lowther of Smith S Station, in this county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
ooMPLIMENTED MIR. cHAPPELL.
Masons of Greenville Bid Methodii
 Minister Farewell.

Masons of GreenvilIe Bid Methodist Minister Farewell. Greenville Dec. 21.--(Special )--ISast Monday evening at the regular meeting of Eureka Lodge. A. F. and A. M, a large number of the membership of the order were present, when three appli- cants were passed to the degree of Fellow Craft.
 At the conclusion of the regular work, the worshipful Master. pr. B. H whittington, called the attention of the lodge to the fact that there was d member who would in the next few days leave for another field of duty. He then paid the Rev. L.. H. 8. Chap belle a high and deserved compliment saying that he had been in close touch with him ever since he had been in Greenville. the past three years, and that he knew him to be . most devoted
 Christian gentleman, one worthy of the respect and high esteem of the breth- ren.
 After the worshipful Master finished
 his complimentary remarks, which were exceedingly appropriate, MT. Chappelle replied with equal feeling and appro-
 priateness, and the membership all then
 bade him good bye, shaking his hand
 and wishing him God-speed in his new field of labor. MT. Chappelle leaves
 next week for Marion
 A night or two ago a negro woman
 was kneeling before the fire praying.
 when her dress caught on fire, in a light blaze. This frightened her and she ran out of the house and down the street. A number of people saw her on fire and rushed to her rescue, and succeeded in tearing her clothing from her body. The woman had on woolen nI he frn hor small place on her hand was all the injury she suffered, except that of fright.
 The Christmas trade is now on in earnest and all the stores are crowded, and the trade promises to be better than for some years at this season.
 Hon. John A. Smith, one of Buffers prominent citizens and an ex-member of the Legislature. has sold his large and splendid plantation to MT. Joe Poole. and is getting ready to move
 with his family to California. A few
 years ago, MI. Smiths son went to
 that State and located, and since then
 the Elder Smith has made a trip or two
 there and became so well pleased that
 he determined to move. much to the
 regret of his neighbors and the people
 of the county generally.
 The doors of J. s. Mcqueen & Co. 8  store are now closed awaiting the ap- pointment of a receiver to take charge of the business, as this firm has been forced into bankruptcy. They, believ ing that cotton would go up, had sold the greater portion of their fall pur- chases, and 1t was this mistake that has caused their trouble, and this alone for both of these gentlemen are fine business men and but for the slump t,. hot ip ana a,a
 cial shape. They have the sympathy
 and confidence of the people of Green vile, and the county, who hope most sincerely that they will soon be free from their present embarrassment. Mrs. E.. J. Wilkinson has as her guest her mother, Mrs. Vinson, and sister. Mrs. J. A. Harris. of New York,
 who will spend the winter here. Miss Evelyn Reynolds returned yes
 terday from Cox College at Manchester. Ga. to spend the holidays with her parents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
APPEAL OF MRS. DAVIS
NOT SATISFIED WITH CONDEMNA-
 TION OF PROPERTY.
She Was Awarded Se,o00 for Lot on South Half of Capitol Block To Be Used By the State.

The appeal of Mrs. Johnnetta Davis. a property owner on the South half of the Capitol Square from the award of the Capitol Condemnation Commits sion was filed yesterday in the City Court. ~ .ts-i
 The appeal is from the Probate Court of Montgomery County. It alleges that S6.oo0 the price fixed by the jury award for Mrs. Davis's property is too small. Mrs. Davis's property has a 50 foot frontage on washington Street and 1t runs back 12o feet on Union Street The members of the commis- sion making the awards were c. G. Zirkle. Fred S. Ball and George A. ThomaN
 The State was satisfied with the award as were two of the property owners.
 It Is understood that all but two of the property owners will appeal from the action of the commission and Its endorsement by the Probate Judge. Mrs Dewen and the Burke heirs are contented with the amount of the val uation of their property as fixed by the commission.
 The date for the hearing of Mrs. Davis's appeal in the City Court has not yet been set.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
RAILROAD LEGIsLATION.
President Roosevelt Is Anxious to Aid
 Shippers.

Shippers.
 Washington. Dec. 21.-President Roosevelt discussed today with several callers proposed legislation regarding the question of railroad freight re- bates and the question of empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission with authority to adjust freight rates which are found to be excessive.
 Among those who talked with the President were Secretary Morton and E. P. Bacon. Chairman of the Execu- tive Committee of the Interstate Com merce Commission. The President is anxious that legislation in the interest of shippers be enacted at the earliest practical date and the matter has been considered by him with many of his re- cent callers.
 Presidents callers that Attorney Gen preparation of bill which substanti- ally would embody the views of the administration on the question and that the measure would be presented to Congress probably soon after the holi- day recess. The. President has an- nounced that the bin he Is willing to support must be fair to both the rail- roads and the people. SO no one-sided measure can have his approval
 He believes that the initial steps to- ward the desired legislation should be taken at the present session of Con- Eress. and if possible that the legisla- tion proposed should be erystalized in- to law at this time.
 Senator Heybnrn Of Idaho, had an ex'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
WILL OF MISS FENNELL
SUPREME COURT DECIDES NOTED
 HUNTSVILLE CASE.
Contest Between Sister of Deceased Woman and Her Fiance for .
 Large Sum of Money.

Probably the last chapter in the we'll Known contest over the will of Miss Matte Lee Fennell, of Huntsville, which has covered period of nearly four years. involving about s50,000. was closed yesterday when the Supreme Court of Alabama rendered a decision In favor of Mrs. Ada F. Mcdonnell, wife of Dr. Henry Mcdonnell, a'prominent physician of Huntsville. The purport of the decision of the Supreme Court was to throw the lia- dan arising from the long and much involved litigation between. him and Mrs. Mcdonnell The total costs are s5S4.55 for suits brought in the Madi- son County Circuit Court. the United States Court for the Northern District of Alabama and for an appeal to the Court of Appeals at New Orleans.
 Dr. Llewellyn Jordan. who has been one party in the contest over the will of the late Miss Fennell. was the fiance of the latter at the time of her death. Mrs Mcdonnell, the other party. was a sister of Miss Fennell. The family of Fennells has long line of pfomi- nent ancestry in Northern Alabama Miss Fennel1 died of tuberculosis at Boaz in the mountain region around Huntsville in 1900. q She was affec- tionately devoted to Dr. Jordan. of Huntsville and short time before her death was engaged to marry him. She is reported, on the other hand, to have been estranged from her sister, Mrs. Mcdonnell.
 The beneficiary of the will appears to have been in doubt. Suits and counter suits were brought by the parties contesting. Finally the win was admitted to probate in 1903 on compromise proposition by which pr. Jordan was to acquire all of the estate of the testatrix except $13.000 in cash which was to go to Mrs. Mcdonnell.
 It was thought that this agreement would put an end to the noted contest. But there arose another dispute which prolonged 1t two years. This was caused by the item of costs arising from the series of litigations. Mrs. Mcdonnell claimed she held receipts from the clerks of the different trial courts for the costs of the suits and that she should be reimbursed by pr. Jordan pursuant to a provision of the compromise proposition.
 Upon the refusal of Dr. Jordan to pay the costs, Mrs Mcdonnell. through her counsel Hon. William Richardson. instituted suit for the recovery of the costs. sT@ "a Lths
 Judge Paul Speake. of the Madison County Circuit Court in which suit was brought dismissed the suit An ap- peal was taken to the Supreme Court which yesterday reversed the decision of the lower court and remanded the case for new trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
COULDN'T GET LICENSE.
FIancee of Patton Hadn't Reached AKs
 Limit.

Florence, Dec. 21.-(Special. )-After driving thirty miles over rough roads to secure a marriage license, Charles L. Patton, of Rogersville, this county, was obliged to return home without it. The wedding was to have taken place last week, but when it was learned
 at the Probate Judges office that the bride to be, Miss Myrtle Kennedy, was
 only l7 years of age, the clerk refused to issue the license.
 Monday some friends of the groom, armed with the written consent of the girls guardian, again applied for a license, and this time 1t was issued.
 The marriage will take place tomor- row evening at the home of the brides torther, T. L. Kennedy, in Rogers vile.
 With between 50 and 80 per cent. of
 the cotton crop in Lauderdale County
 still uhmarketed, the farmers have all
 most entirely stopped selling and are determined to hold their cotton for | higher prices.
 For two successive years the crop in this county has been excessively large and from seeing processions of wag- ons heavily laden with the heecy sta pie 1t Is now a rare sight to see a lone wagon with a couple of bales. The Sheffield Coal and Iron Company has filed in the office of the Probate Judge a mortgage to the Bankers
 Trust Company of New York. on prop
 critics in this and other Alabama cOun- ties. The mortgage is for $400, and l is to secure gold bonds to that amount from the Trust Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
STATE SUPREME COURT
TWO LARGE DAMAGE SUITS ARE
 DECIDED.
William Kelley Wins in Litigation Against a Coal COmpany-Oth- CT Opinions Handed Down
 By Court.

Two large damage suits were set tied by the Supreme Court of Alabama, sitting yesterday to hear cases comin g up from counties embraced in the Third Division.
 A judgment for s6,5o0 against the Galloway Coal and Coke Company Cthen the Galloway Coal Company, awarded to William Kelley by the Walker Coun- ty Circuit Court, was reversed by the Supreme Court and the case was re- manded.
 William Kelley was in the employ of the defendant company when a brace of rock overhead in mine in Walker County fell upon him. This was in July, 1900. The plaintiffs back and one leg were broken and he suffered other internal injuries the result of the &C., cident.
 Upon some technical error in the charge of the judge to the jury, the case was appealed and the decision given yesterday was in favor of the appellant
 The court through an opinion writ ten by Chief Justice Mcclellan affirmed the decision of the Birmingham City Court, which gave $4,000 damages to J. E. Rutledge. The latter had sued the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company for the damages re- SultlHB iIOHl d "iiSll pSIu I CN' in 1901 on the East Lake line of the defendant company.
 The collision was between an outgo- ing street car and freight car of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which crosses the tracks of the defend ant corporation in the corporate limits of sBirmin gham.
 3be plaintiff was thrown out of the va- and he and several other passen- gers were injured
 The decisions handed down yesterday were as follows:
 Mcclellan, c. J.
 OBryan Brothers vs J. M Webb, ct al appeal from Cherokee Circuit Court affirmed.
 Central of Georgia Railway Company vs. Paul Robinson, appeal from Mont gomery City Court affirmed
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow CT Company vs. John E. Rutledge, ap- peal from Birmingham City Court af- firmed.
 Galloway Coal Company vs. William Kelley, appeal from Walker Circuit Court: reversed and remanded.
 Tyson. J.
 Ada F. Mcdonnell vs. Llewellyn Jor- dan, appeal from Madison Circuit Court; reveresd and remanded.
 It Is confidently believed that the court will render a decision which will settle the fate of the Fourteenth Ju- dicial Circuit before adjournment Sat urday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
MANAGEMENT OF LOTTERIES.
Prussia Trying for Interstate COIIectiv,
 Measure.

Berlin, Dec. 21.-Prussia is negotia- ting treaties with the other German States for the collective management of State lotteries and to thus reduce the expenses and share the proceeds on an equitable system of percentages avoiding the multiplication of agents and advertising and removing the ne- cessity for costly competition.
 Although to buy or sell a ticket in one State for lottery in another is a misdemeanor severely punishable, it is constantly done. Saxony has been Prussia's most annoying competitor by raising the capital prize and then con- niving at the sale of tickets In Prus- sia.
 Thereupon Prussia was obliged to raise the prizes and then distribute sucn tracts as Why it is a duty to subcrlbe to the lottery-By a clergy man" or pictures showing a young man bringing his old parents his win nings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
DIPLOMATIC WEDDING.
Minister of Netherlands Weeds MisI
 Elizabeth Glover.

MinIHter of Netherlands Weeds Miss
 Elizabeth Glover.
 Washington, Dec. 21.-At noon today in the Church of the Epiphany. Miss Elizabeth Lindsey Glover was married to Jonkherr R. De Marcos van Swim deren, the Netherlands Minister, Bish- op Saterlee assisted by the rector, Rev pr. McKim officiating.
 Secretary Hay, other members of the cabinet and the entire diplomatic corps constituted the official representation at the wedding. Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister. was best man and Miss Hagner, Mrs. Roosevelts sec retary, maid of honor. A breakfast at the home of the brides parents fol- lowed the ceremony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
THn SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

The Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets between all points east of the Mississippi and south of the Poto- mac and Ohio Rivers at one and one- third nrst-class fare. tickets to be sold Dec. 23rd, 24th. 25th, 3lst, 1904. and Jan. 1. 1905, with final limit Jan. 4th. Tickets will be sold to teachers and students Dec. 17th to 24th. inclu- sive, with final limit Jan. Sth. 1905. For further information. call on or ad- dress Jno. MetcaIfe, T. P. A.,
 adv-tf. Montgomery. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
Rurkhart shot HimseIf.

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Henry Burkhar4 until recently employed by a firm ot wholesale meat dealers shot himseH dead today while a constable waited
 at the door with a warrant of arrest
 The warrant charged that Burkhars had embedded money belonging to hik former employers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22

Have you seen itf It is still burning. How long will it burnt See the burp- ing candle in DOwe's window. Guess how long 1t will burn and you'll get n big fruit cake. Second correct guess, a hve-pOund box of 50 cent candy. One guess with each 10 cent cash purchase ! 10 guesses on dollar purchases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22

was considerable excitement when IL became known that the big building was the scene of the trouble.
 Machinery Has Arrived.
 Huge machinery for a powerful marine railway now being built by the B. E Saunders Company across the bay from the city arrived yesterday ana this morning was taken to the site ana will be Installed as soon as the work msn are ready for the same. when oompleted.. this docking facility will place Pensacola on a par with the more pretentious ports in this line, and the average sized ship may be handled with ease.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22

EGGS, EGGS, EGGS. Ring us up fer special price on strict- ly fresh stock. Sandwich q Co., Phone 8OS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22

Not Meant to be Facetioua. Don't chafe about what to give as a Christmas present, Select q chating dish from nay large collection.
 adv. M. E. Pepperman, Jeweler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22

Fiu the little Ones' stockings with good thiagg frop Dowe's.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-02
PEABODY WILL APPOINT JUDGES,
psrends Upon serats Whether His
Appointments VIII be Ratified.

II Is announced that Governor Pea
body OF Colorado will appoint the two
additional justices OF tho supreme
court. irrespective OF whether he holds
over the next term or not. Under the
constitutional amendment adopted at
the recent election. the court Of APP
peals and supreme court consolidate
on April next, and two OF the seven
JUICES provided for are to be named
by the governor.
The legislature viii meet one week
before the next term of governor be-
gins. During that time or prior. the
ttlte canyassng board will declare
the amendment adopted. Governor
Peabody will make the appointments
and the senate. II Republican. will
confirm them. Should the Democrats
contro! the senate Governor Peabodys
appointments will be rejected. and
Governor Adams viii appoint the two
JUDGES.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-02

Hinton, Ky, Nov. zS.-(Specia1.)--
II has long been claimed that Diabe-
tes Is incurable, but Mr. E. }. Thomp-
son, teacher In the Hinton school,
has pleasing evidence to the contrary.
Mr.. Thompson had Diabetes. He to II
Dodd's Kidney Pills and is cured. n
= statement he makes regarding lis
cure Mr.. Thompson says:
Il was troubled with my kidnc -
for more than two years and WIS
treated by two of the best doctors In
this part Of the state. They claim ID
had Diabetes and there was lit 10
to be done for me. Then start I'd
to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and wi at
they did for me was wonderful. Il
is entirely owing to Dodd's Kidn ~
Pills that l am now enjoying &C ID
health"
Many doctors still maintain tfat
Diabetes is incurable. But Diabetes
is kidney disease, and the kidney
disease that Dodd's Kidney Pills Will
pot cure has yet to be discovered.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-02

General Sakhsroff tciegraphs as fol-
lows: The Japanese attack on Tsink,
hetchen was checked by our artillery
nrc. and the nghtins ceased at G
o'c'ock In tho evening of November a..
At no point did the enemy advance
nearer than within COO paces OF our
position. In the midst CT tho bsttlc Z
binding snowstorm caused = suspen.
sion Of bostilities, and when the
weather cleared ri O'Clock In the
afternoon = turning movement against
our right TANK was. observed"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-02
DEAD SHOTS ARE ALL DEAF.
Herring - the Left Ear Affected by
Conclusion Of Rifle.

81 see you are . rife shot," re.
marked Philosopher Simeon Ford to
a man who after a good deal Of spar.
ring for place at last sat down in the
hotel corridor by the side OF New
York's landlord orator.
How do you make that out7-
asked Mr.. Ford's companion.
"Oh. easy ENOUGH You are deaf IN
your left ear All rife shots are deal
In their left ears. All the Creedmoos
experts are that way. am deaf II
my left ear myself and got It shooting
rifles. l met GiIdersleeve once and
was backing and filing and dodgins
u get a position where my right ca,
would bear on him and be was ma
neuyering at the same time for an
opening where he could rake me with
hiS rI~ht ear. Then Gllcersleeve salt
TO me. as have Just said to you that
he observed | was rife shot It was
the first time / had heard that al
rifle shots were deaf in their len
cars, but I have noticed it ever since
and know that 1t Is true.
"The reason Of It Is that all the con
cussion of the rife explcsion Conner
on the left ear drum. The right ca,
is partly turned away and partly pro
tected by the gunstock being brought
up to the cheek when the gun u
fred. New York Sun.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-02

twenty automob les, specially con-
structed to carry ammunition speedily
In emergencies. He win use them
only In Water. when the Manchurian
roads are In excellent condition.
On his FIRST trip In the new automo-
bile Kuropatkin's on'y comment was:
Il have the advantage Of General
Bhsfter."
Tho Chinese now regard Kuropatkin
and his m'chine with superstitious
eve. believing the letter to be an
rtrccicuslv powerful specimen OF the
foreign devils"