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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-14

Mrs. Margaret Hannah. relict OF
Hugh Hannah. died at midnight at her
home. No. 252 Adams Street. after a
long Illness. Deceased was a native
of Ireland but a long time resident of
Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-14
A Clear Saving Of One-Fifth

Is something that cannot be affected any day In the year.
economy on your part when you here to buy five
And the discounts on the other priced Shoes proper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Bervey have
returned from their Eastern tour. Mr.
Hervey. during his attendance at the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-14

FOR sALE-A lot of damaged cotton saved
from the fre at the Ala Comp. and sto. Co.
compress; also cotton ties from $500 bales;
lot Of baggtng All parties interested can
see same and Inspect by calling at the COM
pany's plant. sending bids in by Thursday,
reject any and all bids. C. C. Cantrell supt
Atlantic Compress Co.. P. o, Box 27I. Phone
270 4t-I0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
JUST WHY
 NE CAN SELL PIANOS CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER
 HOUSE. It's Just a Plain Busi- ness Proposition and There's No Secret
 About It.

First-We bought the s40,000 stock of the Fite Piano Company.
 Second-We already had a large stock on our floors.
 Tbird-In order to get our years supply of instruments at the lowest figures we contracted to accept large number from our factories, and these have been coming in on us at rapid rate.
 To unload, we have hacked off the usual large profits and are selling any instrument in the house at prices that make some people unhappy. We have everything marked in plain figures, and a child can buy as easily as an expert.
 If you want a piano, fully guarar- teed in every respect, and wish to save from s1OO to $2Oo of your hard-earned money, we give you the opportunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Took Out the Bullets.

After forty years William Wise pros porous merchant and farmer of Elba has had portions of bullets taken from his body. hey were fired into his per son by members of the Union army al Resica. C;a. wnle he was fighting in the Confederate army. He Is at a Mont gcmery inarmary, having been operated on last week The wound made by the ball has been running sore all these years.
 Mir Wise entered the army when he was forteen ~ers of age, going from Cof:ee county. He was wounded nineteen days before he was sixteen years of age, and reached home shortly after. None of his friends have known all these years that he had a running wound. He has kept the suffering and pain all to himself. Since the var he has amassed a consid- ernble fortune and is widely known for all good works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Supreme Court.

The supreme court handed down the following orders today:
 A. K. Patterson vs. l.. A. Simpson, ap- peal from Coosa chancery court; judg- ment of affirmance set aside. motion Of appellee as to supercedeas bonds, etc., granted.
 William T. Robertson ct al vs. Mont gomery Baseball association. appeal from Montgomery chancery court; motion to advance granted and cause set down TOT hearing on Thursday, June g, 1904
 w. T. Robertson vs. Montgomery Base ball association. appeal from Montgomery chancery court; motion for advance granted and cause set down for hearing on Thursday, June g. 1904
 The Ash Carson company ct al. vs R. A and R. H. Bonifay, appeal from Coving- ton chancery court; appeal dismissed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Personal and General.

Mrs James A. Kirk will entertain a number of friends at dinner Sunday evening in compliment to Miss Oliver Kennon who graduates from the Ensley High school today.
 Superintendent P M. McNeal of the Pratt City public school will leave in a few days for Chicago, where he Will take a special course in the University Of Chi cago. While away he will visit the fair at St. Louis.
 Manager Gipson of the Sonny Jims announces that he has made engage ments for his company to appear at Pinclxney City on June and at Brook side on June 15.
 MT. James Meagher will leave tomorrow for Auburn where he will attend the an- nual commencement.
 At the Churches.
 Special revival services will be begun Sunday at the First Methodist church. The pastor will be assisted by the Rev. Dr. Stoves of Tuscumbia. Confirmation services will be held at St. Catherine 8 Sunday. The Rev. J. A. Hendricks, pastor of the First Baptist church, will preach at the morning and evening services Sun day.
 At the First Presbyterian church the Rev. w. W. Wolfe, pastor will occupy his pulpit at the morning and evening services Sunday.
 We make the best ( Us In town. Aga Herald Engraving Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
BIRMINGHAM ICE co.
 REBUILDING STABLE
ALL MAccABEES OF THE BIRMlNG- HAM DISTRICT ARE PREPARING TO HAVE A JOINT PICNIC AT GERMANIA PARK.

Pratt City. June S.-(special.) .)-The Bir- mingham Ice company is rebuilding it's stables on the southside near the Frisco depot. They were destroyed by fire a few weeks ago.
 The new stables will be larger and more modern than the old ones and will ac- commodate the stock used for the Pratt City, Ensley, Thomas and Wylam deliv- cries.
 To Have Picnic.
 All the Maccabees of the Birmingham district will have joint picnic at Ger mania park on the last of this month. The tents that will be represented will be the Pratt City tent, two Birmingham tents, the Ensley tent the Bessemer tent and the North Birmingham tent. The Maccabees have over a thousand members and they and their friends will make the picnic one of the largest of the season. An interesting programme will be arranged for the occasion
 School Closed.
 The closing exercises of the night school that has been conducted by the Woman s Christian Temperance union, was held tonight at the First Methodist church. Seven boys contested for a gold medal. The speakers who have been under the training of Miss Idene Key acquitted themselves with much credit Solos were sung by James OHara and Miss Clara Maxim.
 The programme was as follows:
 "The Little Baby's Shoe"-George Swain; "A Terrible Charge"-Raymond McGlown: Hans Prinkeshowe' Thomas Foust; "Old Soapy' '-Mortimer Miller Tn the Kegs''-James Mason; An Appeal for Prohibition"-L Merkle;. "The Con- vict's Soliloquy' Rawlings.
 Clerks Meet.
 Local No 7S of the Pratt City Clerks Protective association met last night in the hall A large number of members were present and the meeting was an en- thusiastic one. A splendid address was delivered by Southern Organizer Il. k. Randall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04

ley; chancellor commander w. A. Haynes; vice chancellor W. B. What ley; prelate E. l.. Slough; master If work, A. c. Jones, keeper of records and seals, s. R. McCrummen master of fi- nance, R. c. Whatley; master of exche- quer, s. T. Rushton; master at arms, A. L. Townsend; inner guard, w. F. Poole; outer guard, s. c. Turnipseed; trustees, N. J. Cannon. M. F. Rushton, J. D. cnl- Her; lodge deputy grand chancellor, w.. A. Haynes.
 The lodge began with fourteen members by initiation and two by card A supper was served at 12 o'clock.
 The Montgomery party consisted of MT. Miles, grand keeper of records and seal; J. M Riggs. supreme representative; W. D. M. Simmons, past chancellor of Cen tral No. g. Montgomery. with these of- ficers of the same lodge: J. l.. Hol,o- way, chancellor commanders B. A. Tay- Tor vice chancellor; W. E. Dow, prelate, and T. NJ. Dix, member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Montaomerv Officers.

The books of the officials of Montgom- cry county are found in splendid condi- ton, according to report made by Exam iner German, and filed with the governor today The offices of W. R. Waller, sheriff: H. H. Matthews city court clerk; J. B. Gaston, probate judge; A. H. Flu bank, tax assessor, and J. A. Thompson, county superintendent of education, were examined.
 Erroneous collections of feed bills amounting to s27 were found in the of- flee of the sheriff which was at once refunded .as they were oversights
 The books of the tax assessor show that the assessments for Montgomery county for the present year are $2l 5S2,O65
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Hard to Find Men.

Commissioner of Agriculture Poole said iilis morning that it was almost impos- sible to get expert agriculturists to take charge of these departments at the state agricultural schools. He is looking all over the country for men but they are ha. C to find The wages are good and the work pleasant, and 1t is surprise that so few men seem to desire to take 1t up.
 the governor commissioner of agriculture and auditor. will meet June H. to fill vacancies on the county boards.
 Mrs. 1T l.. Sowell. wife of the state auditor. has gone to Harrington Springs for a few days remuneration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
New Hotel Coming.

It will interest every man who has ever come to Montgomery to know that by winter work will have been well advanced upon the inc new hotel which will be erected on the site of the old Exchange :, company with a capital stock of $l75,0OJ has Letn crganizcd and will be ready by the first c: Jclos,s tc begin work. The officers of :he company, which Is the Montgomery .iotel company are as fol- lows simon Gassenht mer, president; B. J. Baldwin. vice f--,ldont; c. A. Lanler. secretary; M. r. Lee, treasurer. The di- rectors are Simon Gassenheilmer, B. J. Baldwin, M. P LeGrand, W. F. Vandi- yer, Leopold Strauss. C. A Lanier B. l., Holt. l. Wier, Clifford Lanler, Jr., S. Zadek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
NOTIFIED OF DEATH.
Major Pettibone Leaves Huntsville for
 Washington.

Huntsville. June 3-(Special)- )-Maj. A. H. Pettibone received a telegram last night from the superintendent of police at Washington. stating that his son. Herman Pettibone had been found dead in his room. Major Pettibone departed for Washington this morning to take charge of the body.
 Young Pettibone was a gifted and fluent writer and had held high salaried posi- tions on various newspapers over the country. He had also been a Washing ton correspondent Until few months ago he ..sided in Huntsville with his father and he had gone to Washington to try to get back into active newspaper Nurk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Sanford Allowed Bail.

w. c. Sanford who killed James A. Achors of Birmingham on the t"ght of May 24, was today allowed bail in the sum of $T00, which he has made and been released.
 Justice R. H. Jones, before whom the trial was held, said he could not make anything above manslaughter from the evidence and at once decided 10 allow ball It will be remembered that Achrr, who was a locomotive enslaee- got iLto trouble with Sanders in VesHvius su- burb of Montgomery. and was shot by the latter twice, after Sanders was badly bruised up and had three rios broken by the man now dead.
 Achors died the next day and was taken to Birmingham for burial. Sanders has been in jail since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Personal Mention.

Col. Sam Will John of Birmingham was before the supreme court today on legal business. Colonel John is very hopeful for great work by the North Alabama Conference college at Owenton, under the leadership of the new president. Rev. John Randolph Turner.
 Mir John w. Brazeal manager for the Brazeal Typewriter company has gone to Birmingham for a few days. He will very likely move his family to Montgom- cry this fall.
 Mir J. B. Green of Opeika is in the city. MT. Greene Is interested in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Officers Are Elected.

Boards of control of Fourth and Sixth district agricultural schools met here to- day and elected officers as follows: Fourth at Sylacauga, T. A. Anderson. president S. T. Fowler agriculturist; Miss Lila McMahon teacher; C. A. Hill, Sylacauga, and Josh McElrath, Anniston, local trustees.
 Sixth at Hamilton F. T. cauthen, president; J. A Duncan, agricultnrist; Miss Jennie Bacon. teachers c. E. Mitch ell and J. A. Carpenter local trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Rains Have Been a Blessing.

Athens. June 3.-(Specia1. .)-The recent rains that have fallen in this section have been a great blessing to the farmers and to the people generally. Cotton was coming slowly and it was feared that hardly half a crop would come. but the rains and hot weather following have made things change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Buried Without Ceremony.

Huntsville. June 3.-(Special)- Without any religious service being said and with scarcely half a dozen mourner present, tke body Of Frank Hornbuckle, who shot his paramour in Anniston. and then killed himself, was buried in Maple Hill cemetery Mrs. Hornbuckle spent her last dollar to pay the expense of bringing the body to Huntsville. Hornbuckle was a member of two fraternal orders but they did not assen,be at the funeral and no preacher was .r.tent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Coupler a Success,

Adolph Mauritz has had test made of his car coupler which is regarded as get ting up, the fact that 1t Is a success. MT Mauritz is yard master of the Western of Alabama railroad. Interested with him are Superintendent W. N. Cox and several others
 The coupler is said to contain a number of imp oyements over anything that has yet been put on the market Mir. Cox has gone to St Louis to negotiate with q manufacturing ilrm tn get t made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
state of Alabama,
"AdJutant Generals office,
 L.AIatat .x1.. a.... IlL.aa Q IaQ.

Montgomery, June g. 1904 "Sir-I am instructed by the governor to ask you to attend a conference at my of flee on Saturday, June Il. at Il a. m., for the purpose of making requisition for such stores as you may desire for the equipment of your command, and to divide the fund so that misunderstanding may arise; also to settle the matter of en- campment for your command.
 Please get your requisition in shape, so that we may at once determine upon 1t. There will be available out of the present appropriation for your command a good sum.
 This meeting is of the utmost impor- tance, and l urge you to be present as we wish to take up all moneys due us from the government The state will pay your expenses. Respectfully
 "WILLIAM w. BRANDON
 fAdiutant General"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
New Py.hian Lodoe.

Banner Lodge No. 23 Knight of Pythlas was organized at Banner, Ala, last night by Grand Keeper of Records and Seals G. c. Miles, this city. and party oi Montgomery knights. The work took ali night, ending at o'clock this morning The following officers were chosen:
 Past chancellors. A. L. Townsend, C. C. Turnipseed, s. T. Rushton, W. E What
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04

company which proposes to build an elec- tric line from Opelika to Auburn. He is also superintendent of the Methodist Sun day school at Opelika. admitted to be the second best school in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Guard Officers to Meet

Officers of the Alabama National Guard are called to meet in Montgomery June il to consider any matters that may come up and to discuss encampments. The fol- lowing letter has been sent out by the adjutant general:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
NEGROES TELLING
 VERY WEIRD TALE
PECULIAR FUNERAL PROCESSION
 IS SEEN TO APPROACH CRAVE YARD NEAR LITTLE SAM CHURCH IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

Courtland. June S.-(speeial)-A weird story is going the rounds of the negroes in the vicinity of Red Bank in this coun- ty As the story runs about a month since a corpse was brought to the negro grave yard close 10 Little Sam Church, about dusk. There was no funeral pro- cession and but one attendant In an old one-horse wagon, pulled by serawny gray horse, the body lay, in white pine coffin Some field hands say the wagon approached the buryng grounds and they viewed it askance. The driver evidently knew where he was going. as he stopped his horse near newly made grave. None of the negroes had seen it dug. or noticed 1t before.
 Without assistance he lowered the coffin and taking a shovel from his wagon he quickly filled the grave. heaping a little mound to mark the last resting place of the unknown. A large white dog had followed the wagon and remained under it while this strange burial was taking place. With supernatural clatter, the living nlen threw the shovel into the wagon and started away at a swinging trot The dog did not leave the grave yard with the man, but slunk to the newly filled grave and lying down npon the mound of lfesh earth began to howl dis mally.
 The negro field hands stood in the shadows of the bending oaks with bated breath and chattering teeth. For an hour or more the dog continued his dismal bowling and then sunk off into the shadows of night and darkness. only to return each night and take his position on the grave. The negroes have tried to find the dog each day in the hope of To- eating his ownership and the occupant of the grave but to no avail, and when dusk begins to envelope the grave yard you could not entice one of them to go near Who the master of the dog was. or who the grave digger could be, Is one of the mysteries beyond kenning.
 
 battery. the result would be very gratify- ing; two of these field guns to the bat tery would be sufficient, as their member ship does not call for more
 Gap Insignia.
 "Attention is also invited to confusion that exists among the officers of the state troops as to the proper insignia for their caps and collars. Some have the coat of arms of the United States on both the cap and collar. Others have 1t on the cap only and have the letters Ala on their cap, while still others have the coat of arms of the state of Alabama on their caps. Some have the new cap and stripes dnfantry) while others have the old The state code provides. I be- lieve, that the uniform be the same as the regular army, but it is not definite upon the matter of insignia. This, l un- derstand, Is about to be remedied from the headquarters of the guard, however, so that 1t is probable that there will be little or no confusion on this matter an- other year. Very respectfully,
 JOHN H. GUILFOYLE. Assistant Adjutant General"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04

We make the best ( Us Tn town. Aga Herald Engraving Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Drill Halls.
Poor Armament.

In conclusion. I would invite attention to the miscellaneous collection that does duty for the armament of the artillery of the state. Each battery has two or more styles of guns both of them obso- lete, and In many cases rendering these organizations of little value in emergen- cies The different batteries have their arms and equipment in excellent shape and are apparently very good organiza- tions but are more or less discouraged because of their lack of effective arma- ment I am of the opinion that If their present armament could be turned in and two 3.2 B. l.. rifles issued to each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Words Of WIsdOm to Sufferers irOm a
Lady of Kotrs Dame, Indiana.

send free of charge to every sufferer this great Woman Remedy. with full instructions, descrlp- tion of my past sufferings and how permanently cured myself.
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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
RUSSIANS PLEASED
BY AMERICANS GIFT
TO HOSPITAL FUND

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 26.-The
giving of $4,000 by Charles A. Crane
of Chicago to the Young Empress"
fund for Russian soldiers and sailors
has been received everywhere with ex-
pressions of appreciation. Her Majes-
ty was deeply touched by the donation.
The gift was made by Crane through
Count Rostosoff, his Majesty's Chan
cellor.
Crane has cabled that it was be-
lieved in America that Russia has
done everything to maintain peace. but
that her hand had been forced by a
treacherous enemy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador. has
received from his Government an ex-
ceedingly cordial cable dispatch in re-
sponse to his message sent to St
Petersburg several days ago regard
ing the numerous offers of American
doctors and nurses to give their SER
vices to the Russian army and navv
in the Far Eastern war. The Embas-
sador is invited by his Government n
assure the Americans that his Majesty
has been deeply touched by this rs-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
BALFOUR FORCE
IS WEAKENING

/, LONDON, Feb. 26.-It is probable
that there will be a dissolution of Par
lament within six weeks and if, as it
is expected, the Liberals are returned
to power, King Edward will summon
Lord Spencer, the Liberal Leader in
the House of Lords, to form a Cabinet
His Majesty and all prominent politi-
clans are fully aware of the situation
created by the irremediable cleavage
in the Unionist ranks by fiscal and
other differences and they are all pre-
pairing for speedy fall of the Gov
ernment and consequent general cleo
tion.
Those best informed on political
matters, including even many persons
in close touch with Joseph Chamber
lain, anticipate that the Liberals will
not only win easily at the forthcom-
ing election, but estimate their major
ity as high as $50.
The bye-election to fill the seat in
Parliament from South Birmingham
made vacant by the recent death of
Joseph Powell Williams, Liberal Un-
ionist, was held to-day with the fol-
lowing result: Lord Metperth, Union
list, 5299; H. Hallowell, Liberal. 1922.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
WILL ATTEMPT CAPTURE OF VLADNOSTOK
SUMMARY OF THE DAYS WAR NEWS

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that In ~~ attack the Japanese conveying gTor m ~
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compel Japanese o at a aAd distance from b o supplies ht
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Reports from 9th ds t Pug mbateth the HeJaanee Mned in theirs ap
thu o h sailor " sacrifice h
n ~ o II ~ men who t n in the glory
tim General Kpk a h Mak knraed is l by Nnfin reports
is aid t hS h arm in the II East b increased o Omen
Korea Will a Jpy with Otops The eKawa wa-d nankvry hg
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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
CITIZENS OF THIS
COUNTRY EXPELLED
FROM MANCHURIA

YINGTSE. Manchuria, Feb. 26.-An
American refugee from Harbin says
the authorities there have Disseminated
in the expulsion of Americans, Japan
ese and British subjects. Persons Of
other natiOnalities have not been mo-
lested This is virtually the situation
at other places, and especially at Port
Arthur. where nearly all the Germans
are officers.
The few American and British sub
jects at Port Arthur have been required
to sign an agreement to leave within
a given time.
The authorities say that all Japanese
have left Port Arthur in installments
on the last steamships from there, but
an English refugee says there were 300
Japanese women at Port Arthur un-
able to secure a passage and who were
sent north again by the authorities
last Sunday.
These women cannot be accounted
for, although Henry B. Miller, United
States Consul at Newchwang, has re-
peated his inquiries concerning their
whereabouts. As result OF the repre-
sentatiOns made by Miller as to his
rights to investigate the cases and care
fOr them personally, the civil admin
istratOr of Newchwang has gone to
see Vieeroy Alexieff
The rumOrs of numerous engage
ments on the Talu River are discredit-
ed here 1t is said that Russia has no
definite plan Of campaign, and that
she does not intend TO move before the
reorganization Of the Manchurfan reg
Iment, which cannot be effected be-
1ore two or three weeks or a month.
The expectation that the powers viii
interfere TO secure the protection OF
NewchWang has almost been aban-
dOned