The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

and saying very little. The coroner is working on the case with vigor.
 Harl<ins Makes Bond.
 Will Harkins. a contractor for .he Corona Coal and Iron Company, at bond in the sum of $2,000 to stand trial later for the killing of Willis Brewer, negro. Harktns and Brewer had a diff1cuIty in the mines at Corona about mile from the surface of the sartn The two men were alone. Bf'ig g,r lad a strong stick and struck Hark,ns when the latter pulled his pistol anL fired six times. more than on. of the bullets entering tho body of the n.sro. There was no eye witnesses tu the tragedy, and the evidence of the defon dant is all that can be secured. liar. kins stands we'll in the community.
 Gathering of Knights.
 Birmingham Council, Knights of Co., lumbus. will be the hosts tomorrow to 2 large number of members of the or. ger coming here from Montgomery, Memphis, Mobile and other points. to candidates. There will be more than of the order. In the morning the Knishts will attend the mass at io:s0 o'clock at St. PauIs Catholic Church sna an 1mmediase,y nm tnn sfter the services will noon Will be taken up and in the even- ing the candidates will be rendered a reception.
 Speculation as to Court. It IS not known when the spring term of the Federal Court in Birming. sam; Marcn. waish w,IS n. Sn,s wss Pos.ponea from that Judge Jones will soon undergo an operation for the removal of a bullet from his shoulder, which he received bied him only recently. Should this Se done 1t is likely that no court will be held until November, the next regular eyer tres sn one tSs of the largest aocksts Court will be taken up.
 Report of the Experts,
 s Tne commission of experts appointed road company, sioss-shsiiiela i Sn aaa sa,al stesi ana Iron Company and Republic Iron and Steel Company, to investigate the the companes mentionedp @ @ pr9pertlss ts eTis,nS Sf plans tending towards merger of the concerns, met this morning in their sd oiiice in the First National Bank build made out. The report is all statistical. Messrs; Moore and Aldrich. two mem Lers of the commission, stated today entirety. The commission has worked Lard in gathering the data for the re- aot @ bs esrred oas Srsns tSs repo % be of inestimuble value to he compa- nies interested. The report will be submitted to the heads of the compa- mes mentioned when finally completed.
 T. Fl. Aldrich Speaks.
 Col. T. H. Aldrich, one of the Re. rt6ittean nitea , delegates to the National Con while re i3 1 tSe tESssssinsteo sasss eolons and A,drish As met g number of the leading prospects were discussed. The Repube iican leaders are confident of success Tn Noyember next, said Colonel Ald- ne said was grsatest m SIsestIOn right mats Tor President Roosevelt 1t will be either Senator Fairbanks or Speaker Cannon: Colonel Aidrich said he was non would be nominated for Vice. Pres ident on the Republican ticket.
 o, tha saw several of tbe higher leaders East" said Colonel Aldfich, "inciuding also saw the President. had talks nrs sf the par o9q9ssrnng qSsrs tas rT definite of interest to the party in this section just now. All eyes are turned towards the approaching National Com Snntched w0mau,s Purse.
 An unknown negro stole upon Mrs B. B. McCaa while she was on her way nome at noon today near the corner of sycamore Street and Twelfth Avenue and snatched her purse from her hands and escaped down Sycamore Street to- wards the city. The act was consid- cred very bold, since one or two pedes- trians were in sight at the time, but they could not give the police the alarm in time to make an Immediate capture.