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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-10-28

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-10-28

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
ANDREW BURTON HANGED.
Negro Murderer Makes Speech Warning
 His Hearers From Evil.

Anniston, Sept. 9.-(Special)- )-An- drew Burton with a cool nerve today met death on the scaffold. He was hanged at 11:50 o'clock a. m., for the murder of William Richardson, a negro at Francis Station on the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
 Burton was tried and convicted at the last term of the City Court. His mother, wife and sister came from Birmingham to witness the execution and to take his body to the city.
 Burton talked for thirty minutes warning the people, particularly the young, to turn from sin of all kinds. He said he was prepared to meet his Maker and that he was glad the time had come for him to go to heaven.
 large crowd gathered about the jail yard as early as s o'clock this morning and on the outside of the throng faces of several white women could be seen.
 After his talk. which he made from the second story window of the jail, those who had tickets to the enclosure where the hanging took place where admitted. Burton was accompanied by M. W. Woodruff, the sheriff, one deputy and two colored ministers.
 His neck was broken by the fall, and there was Title or no struggle He met death without a single murmur and as he stood on the gallows he showed no signs of nervousness. The rope with which he was hanged was cut up and distributed as souvenirs.
 This is the first hanging Anniston has ever had and the third hanging in Calhoun County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Personal I1lentioii

Professor George W. Duncan is spending a few days among his Mont Romery friends. Professor Duncan was for several years Superintendent of the public schools ss of Auburn nuson,s nss ble position, with a large puohshing house and book concern. His head quarters are now in Nashville.
 Three editors of weekly newspapers. looking as prosperous and happy az their newspapers are live and readahle- spent yesterday. in Montgomery. They Star George W. Salter of The Ever green Courant and Editor Atkinson of The Graceville (Fla) Messenger. P Rev. G. W. Patterson, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, re- turned last night from an extended trip to the West. He will preach from his Es snd hsr a1S oSdsn M be in Chicago until the latter part oG the month.
 Judge J. B. Gaston of the Probate to waynesville. N. C., where he will spend a two weeks vacation.
 State Land Agent John R. Mccain old home in Clay County.
 Dr. W. O. Garside has returned home after an absence of several weeks.
 Prof. J. M. starke has returned from vacation trip to Asheville. NC.
 Mir. J. J. Franklin of Union Springs is registered at the Glenmore.
 Dr. A. C. Kllpatrick has rstufned from trip to St. Louis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
HE WON! O. B. Waldo,

o. B. Waldo,
 of IA N. McDonough,
 held the lucky ticket in our Sunday contest this week, so he is entitled to gallon os cream Free of Charge.
 We will give, in our Sunday Contest tomorrow, 10 Soda Water Tickets, each good for 6 fve-cent drinks, at Dove's, to those holding Ice Cream Tickets. In this way the prize will be distributed among more people, thus giving all q chance to win.
 Drink on us! Win . ticketl
 Our new creamt
 "Cherry Sherry.
 Is just being introduced. It is the best cream ever made, conn prising all the good points of other good creams, and besides being made of pure MaraschinO Cherries.
 To make you acquainted, we are eo- ing to cut the price for just this once. It sells for S1.00 per half-gallon, and soc. per quart.
 But tomorrow we will take orders for delivery at 75 cents per half gallon and 40 cents per quart. It honestly costs us very nearly this much to make and deliver 1t.
 Try some for desert tomorrow.
 We will also have these havors.
 Vanilla, Burnt Almond, Caramel, Chocolate and Cherry Sherry.
 Also Orange Ice
 and Pineapple sherbet.
 Get your orders down this morning, and thus guarantee prompt delivery to- morrow.
 Insist on getting my phone 55.
 Dove. Dove.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
For chlldran. Too.

Mir. Wiley Hunt, Ennis, Texas, writes. We gave Drakes Palmetto Wine to two children who were afflicted with bed wet ting Two bottles of Drake's Palmetto Wine cured both. It is now month since they took the last of the wine ana no return of their trouble. I told neigh- bor who had child troubled same way what the wine did for our children They got a bottle of Drake's Palmetto Wine and in one week their child had no more trouble with bed wetting. The Drake Formula Company, Drake Building. Chf- Drake's Palmetto Wine free and prepaid to any reader of this who wishes to test Drakes Palmetto Wine without expense A trial bottle often cures. One dose a day will cure any bladder or proskrata trouble to stay cured.
 For sale by F. c. Fowler and ethek leading druggists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

the rope about his neck, drawn by the Weight of his body.
 The suspended body writhed for a minute or two and within i've minutes Dr. U. N. Baker, acting as County Physician, announced that Tony Jones was dead.
 It required about fifteen minutes for the body to be taken down, placed in a rude conn and made ready to be turned over to the mother and brother of the dead man who awaited outside the Jail. The preparation for burial was done by Elijah Cook. a negro un- dertaker and the body was placed in a wagon for conveyance to the planta- tion of Amos Jones, sixteen miles from Montgomery on the Woodley Road, where 1t will be inferred alongside the body of Warren Jones, who was killed by Tony Jones.
 The physicians who signed the death certificate, having witnessed the exc cution, were Dr. J. N. Baker, pr. R. L. Milligan, Dr. B. s. Chapman, Dr. W. A. Sellers and Dr. Charles L. Marks. The certificate was also signed by Deputy Sheriffs B e. Young and S. s. Belser, E. J. Harris and J. B. Clem- ents, and Justices of the Peace B. c. Tarver, J. T. Cone and R. H. Jones'
 
 was the ninth negro to be hanged on the gallows in the jail and that his body writhed more than any man exc cuted there before. The doctors, how ever, expressed the opinion that the contortions were due to contraction of the muscles and not to pain. A Christmas Murder. Tony Jones shot and killed Warren Jones on the plantation of Amos Jones, a prosperous farmer of Montgomery County, few nights before Christmas in 1903. He was convicted at the Feb ruary term of the City Court and was sentenced to death. The case was ap- pealed to the Supreme Court, which af- firmed the lower court in June, and fixed September g as the date of execu- tion.
 The trouble between Warren Jones and Tony Jones was due to Elizabeth Jones. the wife of Warren Jones' The woman was convicted of being an &C., complice of Tony Jones and is serving a sentence of fifteen years in the pen- itentiary.
 Stokt' the negro preacher who at- tended Jones on the scaffold, declared his belief in the innocence of the ne- gro. Stokes said he had stood on the gallows as a minister with twenty ne- groes. and he never had as much faith In any Of them as he had in Jones. He said Jones protested his innocence to the last. saying that he knew who kill ed Warren Jones, but could not tell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
A BOON TO WOMEN.
Feminine Ills Can Now Be Cured fin
 the Privacy of Home.

Feminine Ills Can Now Be Cured fin
 the Privacy of Home.
 Feminala, the prescription of an emil nent physician, used by him for over ten years in a wide and varied private and sanitorium practice, with unvary- ing success. is now sold, recommended and guaranteed by your druggist; S1.0o bottle.
 The mission of Feminala is to build up robust. sexual health in women. To do this, normal and natural conditions must be made to exist, and this is just where Feminala does its wonderful work.
 Feminala does more than act upon the disease itself-it removes the cause. It corrects the Irregularities of menstruation by going further and re- moving the cause. It cures leucorrhoea or whites by allaying and reducing the cause of this so-called female weak ness" And thus 1t is, through the whole range of uterine arrangements common to women.
 Feminala works It's marvellous. health producing effects, not by direct action upon the disorder itself but by going right to the very root of the trouble and getting rid of the cause. In so doing-it restores to the whole uterine tract its normal and natural functions. strengthens and builds up a strong, healthful condition throughout the whole feminine structure. so that a recurrence of the disorder under req = sonable care and prudence Is highly improbable.
 Do not continue to be a sufferer from the diseases peculiar to your sex. Test the wonderful curative properties oe Feminala-it will make you well and strong.
 Note to Women.-A sample bottle of Feminala and a book concerning dis eases peculiar to women will be mailed, In plain, sealed package, free upon re- quest. if addressed to The American Drug Company, Montgomery, Ala Write for 1t today adv-(6)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

LOcni anu FefsOmais Miss Mary Wilkins. after a months visit to relatives here, left this after
 noon for Montgomery to visit friends She will not return to her home in Augusta, Ga. until the latter part ol
 the year.
 The cotton receipts in Selma yester- day were 975 bales. The cotton me expect the receipts on Saturday to reach
 the 1,500 mark.
 Mrs. George R. Mason has gone to
 the home of her parents at Huntsville H s. Daniels. of the L. & N., is spending the day in Montgomery.
 Mrs. Felix Wood has returned from
 the mountains of North Carolina. A. P. Loveman. of Birmingham, was Q Selma visitor today. w. H. Lawrence. of Stanton, spent the day in Selma: J. W. Hunter has returned from Meridian. Mrs. Walter Butler is i'll at heI home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Advertiser Bureau,


 The storehouse of Frank 0frardI Lawrence and Virginia Streets. was entered last night and six bottles of liquor and the cash register were re- moved. The register was found 0 half block away. The contents which amounted to only s1.2s. had been ta- ken.
 With the near approach of the No- vember election there Is general hustle among the several candidates for members of the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners. Messrs. Simmons and Andrews were nominated in the primary for the second and third districts. respectively, and will have no opposition. For the First District, however, three Commission CTS are to be elected and, under the ruling of the County Executive Com mittee this will be free-f for all scramble. In this race seven entries are announced, Messrs. Holcombe. Bauer and Garrlty. the present incum- bents. and Messrs. Craft, Mclean. Cowley and Thrower.
 At a meeting of the. Fire Committee of the General Council tonight, at which Mayor Lyons and Chief Price were present with Committeeman Michael, Oberhaus and Carrell the naming of the two fire engines recent ly purchased by the city at a cost of $10, 900 was decided upon. The names selected for the two engines were Pat Lyons and Charles E Mclean, in hon or of the present and the late Mayors of Mobile.
 The Jewish temples tonight held new years eve services. The attendance at Temple shaaiai shomayim was ex- ceptionally large. Rabbi Alfred G. Moses preached an able sermon. The choral service was very fine. In the choir were Mesdames Cohen, Airy and Gabriel Cthe latter formerly of Mont gomery), Miss Lillian Frenkel and Thomas H. Halliwell. Prof. S.. schlesinger was choir director and or- ganist.
 Captain Andrew Dorgan, A veteran bar pilot and one of the best known old time residents of Mobile is dan gerously i'll at his home on New St . Francis Street. Report from his bed side is that he is not expected to sur vive the night.
 R. o. Harris today sold to Garret Van Antwerp the three-story brick. northwest corner Ddupnln ana C0ncep- tion Streets. The price was $2500 cash. $40.OoO vendors lien and other considerations.
 Eugene Wilson. aged about 2S years and a musician of local repute, died this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock after & lingering illness. Besides a father, he leaves a number of relatives here.
 Frank P. King died at the family residence in the city this morning. af- ter an illness of eight weeks. He is survived by a wife and three children.
 Frank Harris. a clerk in Tax Asses sor Harris's office. will leave tomorrow for New York and the Thousand Is- lands.
 The remains of Mrs. Cecilia Clark were inferred in Magnolia Cemetery this afternoon. The funeral was from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
PENALTY OF MURDER
NEGROES EXECUTED AT C0LUM-
 BIANA AND ANNISTON.
Lsrkfn Johnson Slew White Man While Andrew Burton Killed
 . Member of His Own

CoIumbiana, Sept. 9.-(Special)-At 12:16 this afternoon, Larkin Johnson. negro, was hanged in the jail yard.
 The crime for which Johnston was executed was the murder of John Law ley, an ex-Confederate soldier, in March, 1903, near Montevallo.
 Johnson marched to the scanold alone. In a statement he said he did the killing in the heat of passion. He said he had faith in Jesus and asked all to meet him in heaven.
 The negro was pronounced dead in twelve minutes, and the body was turned over to relatives and 1t was taken to Montevallo for burial. He died of strangulation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Jewish New Year.

Services were heard at the Temple Mishkan Israel at 6 o'clock this after noon, being the beginning of the Jew ish New Year celebration. The services were conducted by Rabbi Levy, and a special musical program was rendered by the choir. The services were very largely attended. Services will be held at the temple again tomorrow morE- ing at 10 o'clock, to which the public Is invited. The New Year celebration will extend until 6 o'clock tomorrow evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
TAX ASSESSMENTS.
Counties Continue to Report Large In-
 creaseH,


 creaseH.
 The tax assessment of Jefferson County with its large increase of over six million dollars, has been received in the office of the State Auditor. The Jefferson County valuation lacks only $39,000 of reaching $51, 900. 900.
 The predictions made week ago in reports upon Jefferson County filed by Examiner of Public Accounts Sedberry and German were realized in the ab- stract sent in to the Auditors office The abstract received from Colbert County shows the second decrease that has been reported to the State Auditor The decrease is not large. however Winston is the other County in which a decrease was recorded. Assessment abstracts have been re- ceived by the State Auditor during the week from Cherokee, Clarke Choctaw Etowah, Jefferson, Lauderdale Lowndes. Marshall and Randolph coun- ties. Each of these counties show in- creased assessments.
 If a man is firm with his children, their mother hates him for 1t, and de- spises him if he isn't.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Foot Crushed by Car Wheel.

Cyrus Green, a negro section hand, employed by the Southern Railway. made an effort to jump on the rear end of a caboose and missed his footing. The wheel of the car passed over his foot crushing the member in such a manner that amputation will be neces- sary. The negro is now at a hospital and the railroad surgeon will perform an operation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
MORE FIRE HOSE.
d Shipment by the Montgomery

Second Shipment by the Montgomery
 Bremen.
 The Montgomery Fire Department has received the second shipment of fire hose recently purchasd by the city. The shipment which is from the Fab rie Hose Company of New York, con sists of l,500 feet of gum and wax prepared hose of the highest quality. The Department is in much need of hose and the new up-to-date line of hose are welcomed by the hremen. An other. shipment of 1000 feet of hose is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
They are Mason. Merely.

It has developed that the late meet ings in colored hall here which caus- ed a rumor to be started that Before Day Club" had been organized by the negroes of Selma, were the sessions of a Masonic lodge. A committee from the lodge waited on the local papers this afternoon and requested that the public be informed that the negroes of Selma have not and will not organize Before Day Club"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

Manuel Estrada Cabrera, who has been reelected for term of six years as president of Guatamala, has come to be known as "the Diaz of his coun- try" From 1862 to 1898, when Cabrera was first elected president, Guatamala was in a continual turmoil of revolu- tions But for six years there has been remarkable peace under Cabrera
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
WORLDS FAIR SPECIAL RATES T,
 GIT LOFTS

On each Tuesday in September, 1904. tickets at special low round trip rates will be sold via Mobile and Ohio Rail other points in South and East Apply to Mr. P. s. Hay. S. E. P, A, M. & O. R. R., Montgomery, Ala. adv-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Ideal Place.

Chicago News. go to a quiet resort.
 Agent-Thls is the very place for you.
 Agent-I should say not. Why. even croquet Is considered strenuous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

expected shortly and this shipment will complete the order for 1000 feet of hose given by the city in the recent purchase of Fire Department materials,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
BELL LYNCHING CASE
TT WILL GO TO THE GRAND JURY
 SEPT. 10.
sheriff Blackwell Has Been Indefatig- able in His Efforts to Apprehend Members of the
 Mob.
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma, Sept g.
 Phe Bell lynching case will be brought before the Dallas county grand fury Monday, September g, and much interest in the case is being manifest ed by the citizens of Selma.
 The three special constables, Ransom, Cherry and Stanfil, and seven negroes are now in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury.
 The State will present Eugene Rob- erts, the negro who confessed to the crime duplicating the three special con stables and a number of other white citizens of the Sardis neighborhood Sheriff Blackwell has left no stone un- turned to capture the guilty persons, and his course is highly commended by the best citizens of Dallas county The general belief prevails that Sheriff Blackwell has a great deal more evil dence in hand than is known to the public. The case is attracting much attention throughout the country, and the Northern newspapers have pre-. pared to devote much space to the trial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Funeral of Mrs. Hammer,

The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Hammer was conducted this morning at 1o:3o o'clock from the residence of Dr. R. F. Lockhart, on Church street, Rev. J. l.. Gross. pastor of the First Baptist church. conducting the services. The funeral was largely attended by the many friends of the deceased and A large number of floral offerings were received. The interment was at Live Oak cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Tn eOuachita at Landing.

The steamer Ouachita came up from
 Mobile today with a large cargo of
 freight, including cotton and merchan- disc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

MT. and Mrs. W. P. Lee of Bay Minette, are visiting in Mobile today | Mobile Society News. | At the meeting of the Summer Card | Club yesterday afternoon, Miss Ethel I Hodgson won the first prize. Il half dozen bread and Butter plates. Mrs.
 Robert Gage, the guests prize, a
 bronze bust. and Mrs. Henry Tons-
 meire. the consolation, a beer stein. Mir. and Mrs. L.. c. Parker of New 1 York arrived this morning. called here l by the illness of Mrs. Parker's fathor. Captain John Quill. Mir. and Mrs. Julius Tutwiler | Wright have returned from Little Riv- CT where they spent the greater part | of the summer.
 Mrs. James Mcdonnell and family | and Mrs. Vincent Greenwood and little | daughter have returned from a stay at
 Daphne.
 | MT. W. M Marshall Is at home again after six weeks spent very de- lightfully in Canada and New York. | Miss Sue Planck has returned from I
 of Miss Mary Hybart. MT. and Mrs. Harry Smith and fam
 fly will return to the city tomorrow l from Point Clear. \
 Mrs. George A. Stone and mother | left Wednesday to visit relatives in Marshall. Tex. Mir nA fee are expected home tomorrow from
 Point Clear.
 Misses Elcie and Ethel Fry expect to leave shortly for a visit to the ex- | position.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Partridge and family are spending ten days at Battle Wharf.
 Mir. and Mrs Frank Horton havo gone to St. Louis to see the exposl-
 ton.
 MT. James McPhillips and family
 will move up from the Point tomor- row.
 MT. and Mrs. George PoItz returned l today from a visit to Asheville. N. C.. Mrs. Mark Lyons and Miss Rosa Ly- ons left last evening for Tate Spring Miss May Eanes is up from Point Clear spending a few days in the city Mir. and Mrs. Augustus Stanton have returned from a visit to St. Louis. Mir. Bacon of Chicago was fin the city yesterday on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Dysentery

is a dangerous disease, but can be cured. There is remedy that never fails. It has been used in nine epidemics ok dysentery with perfect success. It Is called
 Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
 and Diarrhoea Remedy.
 It is equally valuable for children and when reduced with water and sveetencd, is pleasant to take. Price. 25 and 50 cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Making Friends Every Day. This can truthfully be said of
 aJen~O Zee Cream
 POWDER

the new product for making the most delicious ice cream you ever ate everything in the package. Nothing tastes SO good in hot weather An grocers are placing in stock your grocer can't supply you send 25c for two packages by mail. Four kinds: Van
 The Genesee Pure Food Co.,, Box 2o5, Ee Roy, NY. the cathedral, with requiem mass, Rev.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
Heavy Cotton Receipts.
Local and PerronaI.

The cotton receipts in Selma today amounted to over 1000 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

Claudio. the 5year-oid child of w. ]. and Mrs. Aholey. was inferred In Magnolia Cemetery this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

The storehouse of Frank ofrardt Lawrence and Virginia Streets. was entered last night and six bottles of liquor and the cash register were re- moved. The register was found Q half block away. The contents which amounted to only s1.2s. had been ta- ken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
The Newr of Mobile.

Father Shaw officiating. The pail bearers were: Patrick Quill. R. L. Goubil, Phelan B. Dorian, Joseph A. Ryan, John B. Kane, Michael Casey and Parker Diard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

Ben F. Fillmore and William Morris well known citizens of Demopolis. are in Mobile on business and pleasure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

Doug McMillan of the Tax Asses sor's office. Is confined to his home by sickness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

Mir. and Mrs. M, L. Comstock and daughter left today for New York and Buffalo, to be absent for some time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10

Mir. and Mrs. W. P. Lee of Bay Minette, are visiting in Mobile today