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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22

The sample was in the possession Of Mrs. PeEues until a short time prlor 10 her death which occurred fourteen years ago. when she entrusted 1t to her son. B. R. Pegues, The cotton IS nearly solid gold in color and shows good staple, but not as long as the improved cotton Of today. The sample has made several trips to Mobile. Mont gomery and Selma. where it was in- spected by leading cotton men. MT, Pegues also has samples grown by himself in 1867 and 1882, the former on the same land as that on which his fathers sample was grown. Any of the three samples can be easily dis tinguished by its color. the result of age James Pegues died in 1S46 and was one of the most successful and prominent mer of his time.
 Ernest Pope and Mss Minnie Ford were quietly married at tho residence of tho brides parrnts Vi Marion MT and Mrs John 5. Ford Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. Dr. R. G Patrick performing the ceremony. The bride is a near relative of Governor Heard of Louisiana and one of Marion's most intelligent and cultured ladies. The groom is from one of the oldest and best families in the county. a nephew of Mir. Pope. deceased for many years one of the publishers of The Ala bama Baptist and later chief clerk in the State Treasurcr's office
 Cards are out announcing the ap- preaching marriage of Miss Saliie Moore Woodhn. of Marion. to Charles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22

Macon Adams. of Dawson. Ga. The marriage will ocur at the Siloam Bap- tst Church in Marion next Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss woodfn is q daughter of Mrs A NJ. woodfin. Mir. Adams is a popular merchant of Dawson.
 At a recent meeting of Camp Garrott the following delegates were elected to the annual State Division of Confeder- ate Veterans to he held in Mobile November 15-1s: Colonel B. Nj. Huey. James M. Walters. w. H. May and A. F Myers.
 Rev. J. S. Arbuthnot, of Nashville. Tenn. is visiting his son and family, Mir. J. w. Arbuthnot. cashier of the Peoples Bank of Marion.
 Marion has received exceeding 5000 bales of cotton. Its quota is about l0 coo for the season and 1t is thought TOW he number may be slightly in- creased this year Nearly all the cot ton Is picked. but a great deal is not ginned.
 The "Old Deestrick Skule" entertain ment will be given at the Judson Audi torium next Monday evening for the purpose of rasing money to aid in re- modelling the Siloam Baptist Church of Marion. The "Skule" will be under the direction of Miss Sallie Battailie. of Nashville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
TO PLAY NASHVILLE
AUBURN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO
 BIRMINGHAM.
Tech Boys Believe They Wiii Wress Victory from Tennesseeans--
 Some Games ste be Played fG i7 This Afternoon.

The Auburn football squad, composed of about twenty-five of the heaviest athletes of the Alabama Polytecnnic Institute passed through Montgomery last night en route to Birmingham, where they will meet this afternoon, the University of Nashville.
 Coach DonahueeY If Yale accompanied the squad and both he and the mem bers of the team are confident that the Auburn boys will today secure victory from the Tennesseans.
 Indications are the Alabama boys will be able to run up big score against the Nashville team today. Nash vile has never figured extensively as a football factor in the Southern Intercol- legiate Association. while Auburn by defeating Clemson on her own campus has shown that she will be a proposl- ton that will have to be seriously con- sidered. when the critics figure. out who is entitled to Southern championship laurels.
 Nashville, however. Is stronger than ever before. Tennessee usually has a strong team and Nashville played the Knoxville boys to a standstill. so Au- burn may have a hard fight before them. If dope counts for anything, however, Auburn should win easily.
 
 the Southern football season of 1904. Clemson, who was a prominent figure in last years championship race. has already heen put out of business by its Auburn defeat Alabama also has ceased to be a championship possibility. The A. and M. college of Mississippi. which was strong last year, is out of the race by its Alaba ma defeat.
 Vanderbilt still looms strong. The sons of the old Commodore seem to be easily the Southern ia ,o!'r as no team as yet has been able to make a respec- table showing against the wearers of old gold and black
 Sewanee is undefeated, but the light ness of the team warrants the state- ment that 1t cannot hope to contend successfully with Vanderbilt. Profes- sionalism has been charged against Cumberland, and there is no hope of the Lebanon college figuring prominently. The Georgia Techs are as yet unde- feated and unscored on. but the men of Heisman have met no formidable teams. Today, they will meet Tennes- see and true line on their. form may be gathered from this game.
 Georgia has her first important game to play and that game she plays to- day when she meets Clemson. Accord ing to form, Bernard's boys should be bested by the Clemsonfans.
 The present outlook is that Auburn will regain the championship of Ala bama. lost last year. Alabama has met disastrous defeat from Clemson to the tune of 1s-0. while Auburn suc- ceeded in downing the South Caro- linians. The Alabama's claim how ever. that they had. on account of the hot weather. E no opportunity to practice before meeting Clemson and claims that when they meet Auburn In Birmingham theyswilI be able to re- tain the championship.
 good line may be drawn on the team, by the beginning of next week. on account of Alabama meeting Nash vile Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
SAME OLD STORY SWEET MARIE CONTINUES vICTORI-
 OUS MARCH. Wins 2s06 Trot in 2s05 Ia, 2s06 1.2, Fe- reno Second fin First Heat. Prince Direct and Morn
 ing Star Lower Record.

Memphis. Tenn, Oct. 1.-Two worlds records were broken today at the Mem- phis Driving Park. c. K. G. Billings of Chicago was the driver In each driven to pole. lowered the pacing rec ord to pole for half mile of 1:01 1-4 by stepping the distance in l:00 3-4. The .trotting record to pole of 2:0s held by them and rounded the course in 2:07 3-4. A high wind was blowing up the stretch which prevented Dan Patch. being sent against time as scheduled After finishing the half in their attempt against the record. Prince Direct and Morning Star were continued around the course, rounding out the mile in 2:05 1-2 unofficial time. which equals the pole record for that distance held by Prince Direct and Direct Hal.
 Sweet Marie easily won the 2:o6 trot in straight heats.
 In the 2:10 trot mile dash The Quest or finished first. but the judges placed him in third position for repeated brea king on the back stretch
 2:25 pace. s1.000. in 3.
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 Time. aasias s:i4 1-2. a:os i-2. 2:i2.
 s:2s trot, S4oo. mile. one heat. Tom Axworthy, TO. g., by Axworthy-
 Nell tsaunders1 ..-;,,:;:;...... ,r,:o;ai ] ] Emily Letcher. b. m. by Gambetta Getaway, oh. B. by strathway (sta-
 som ...'..''.-....... < s.ii .iie trot. s4oo. mile. one heat: Van Zandt. b. m, by Chimes Bell
 SDerNeauxl ...' ;... K. ,.:: ,i::.. l Euxinite. gr; m, by Expedition Q The euestor. D. g.. ss Mambrino Invader. b. g.. by Jaybird CDemar- Airssip. hip. blk. h., h., by Barada iTrot:
 Time. a:os 1-4.
 2:06 trot. s1 LOGO; 2 in B.:
 Sweet Marie, by McKinney-Nag
 tMcDonald) .... ............ 1 Snyder McGregor, oh g., by Gil-
 man -McGregor (HoganS ..... 2 Ferono. br. m. by Mocha (Ben-
 yon) ................ Wentworth. blk. B. by Superior Chase. pba D, g.. by Keeier iGeersj.. dis 2:os pace, $4oo; half mile heats. one Don N. TO. g.. by Little Joker. dam i, Lula May, blk. m.. by Bullmont Gar
 terl ....... Z Nancy H. b. m. by Gambetta Oregon Maid, b. m, by Del Norte
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 Time 1:01 3-4.
 To beat half mile record 1901 IA to pole: Prince Direct and Morning Star tMr. Biliings) won. Time by quar- ters. 0:31; 100 3-4.
 To beat mile trotting record. 2:0S to pole; The Monk and Equity (Mr. Billings), won. Time by quarters: o:32; 1:03; :34 3-4; 2:07 3-4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
Violated Postal Laws.

Huntsville, Oct. 2l.-( Special. )-In the United States Court yesterday F. M. Reynolds plead guilty to the charge or Violating tho postal laws and was sentenced to a term of three years in the penitentiary. Reynolds was a mail clerk on the Huntsville division of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway and was caught opening registered letters and abstractlng money. Judge Jones allowed bim to make bond until the April term If court and go home because of serious illness in his family
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
BLESSINGS OF PAY DAY
SAVES LIVES OF MANY WoRKMEN
 IN SELMA.
Employees nt Southern Round House nt Selma Absemt to Receive Their Cheeks When the Building
 C0llapses.
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma. October 2l.
 At 10 o'clock this morning, while placing a dead" tender in a stall at the Southern Railway round house. the tender broke loose from the switch engine and struck a central support of the building, knocking it down, and the building collapsed with a great crash.
 At first it was thought that a great number of the workmen were caught under the debris, and a call was sent for physicians stating that about twenty-five workmen were under the ruins.
 Great anxiety was felt by many cit iSens who had relatives working at the shops and round house, and hum dreds went to the scene of the disas- ter. It developed that no one was in jured, the men having been called out few minutes before the collapse to receive their checks. Three engines were badly damaged by the catastro- phe, but the extent of damage Is not known. The damage to the building Is estimated at from 5000 to $5,o00.
 Owing to the exceedingly dry wealth er the great stock of cotton in the warehouses and several small confia- grations recently, Mayor Atkins has urged Chief w. R. Walker of the fire department to issue instructions to the hostlers to put all equipment and fire protection apparatus in first class con dition and to keep engines in readi- ness for firing and steaming instanter should occasion demand
 At preset Selma has a volunteer fire department, and there is a great deal nf discussion among the business men as to the advisability of maintaining A dAna r f0 many that if left to the property own CTS of the city this course would be taken.
 Miss Emily Ferguson will leave to- morrow for Philadelphia and New York. After q few days stay in each city she will sail for Antwerp. Ger many. where she will spend several months.
 The Bridge Whist Club was enter tained Friday morning by Mrs. Alex Pitts at her beautiful home on Lau- derdale Street.
 Ethel. the child of Mir and Mrs. Cad Erwin. died yesterday afternoon. The infant was but few days old.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Law of Mont gomery are visiting their daughter. Mrs. R. P. Bazemore.
 Rev. o. 8. welch. a prominent d. vine of DemopoliS. spent today in sel- ma with friends.
 Dr. w. w. Harper has returned from Talladega where he went to de liver an address.
 Mrs. John Self of Montron,ar,, ,a .,. guest of Mrs. Ira Taylor
 Miss Helen Scott of Montgomery ia visiting friends in Selma.
 Miss Sarah Lewis Is in Marion visit. ing Mrs. Eugene Gilmer.
 R. P. Bazemore, Jr., is at school in Montgomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
SUES FOR SALARY.
W. l.. TiIlmnR Brings Action Against
 Columbus Concern.

Columbus, Ga, Oct. 2l.-(Special )-- big suit has just been filed in Mus cogee Superior Court. which has creat- ed much interest in business circles.
 William l.. Tillman instituted suit against the Home Mixture Guano Com. pany for $i4,650. which amount he al. leges Is du@ for his services as PreSI. dent Of the company from its organiza ton. June l9, 1900. to July IA, 1904. Or. which latter date he sold his stock it the company and resigned the otfice oi President
 Colonel Tillman owned one third nf the stock of the company the remain. ing two-thirds being owned by H. Bus. sey and A. Russey. At the orRanizA- tion w l.. Tillman was elected Prest dent, H. Bussey. General Manager. and A, Bussey, Secretary and Treasurec When salaries were fixed that of the General Manager was fixed at $1,S0O. and that of the Secretary and TreaS urer at sl,6O0. No salary was fixed for the office of President. Colonel Till man alleges that th" nxing oI the sal ary for this office Was deferred from time to tilae by the majority of ta" Board ot Directors. until he finally be came very much dissatisfied with tn. situation. lie says ,haI the directors never would agree to give him a salary.
 Colonel 1'illman says that as Presi dent of the company he provided and procured all of the necessary financial assistance, frequently by his own per sonal endorsement, and put the com pany on a strong financial standing The company has prospered. as illus- trated by the fact that the value of i,s stock increased from $l00 to $216 Der share. Colonel Tillman thinks that SS'ooe per annum is a reasonable salary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
Dun,s Trade Revieyy.


 New York. Oct. 21.--R. G. Dun & Co., s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say;
 Trade reports are more encouraging each week while the feeling of optim- ism regarding the future is becoming good With! the customory disposi- tion to discount commercial prosperity. Wall Street has lifted the average price of the sixty most active railway shares above par for the first time since May last year.
 Manufacturing plants steadily in- crease their output a particularly gratifying feature of the week being the large tonnage of steel purchased by the railways and the advanced prices for pig iron suggest that the depres- sion in that industry has run it's cours Textile mills are doing more work even the New England cotton centres reporting less procrastination among buyers. Jobbing and wholesale trade In spring goods makes a batter com parison with last years volume, and current retail distribution of mercan- disc is increasing. Payments are still somewhat irregular. yet there are com paratively few complaints. Foreign trade at this port for the last week shows gain of $2,15S,275 In imports over those of the same week in 1903 but loss of $1,14S,275 in exports. All railways reporting for the first half or october show an average gain of S.o per cent over last years earnings. ReVlVaI ot interest in finished steel and practically all departments of the iron industry have come so suddenly as to excite particular comment. but 1t is not surprising, considering the enormous tonnage under consideration for so many months. held back alone by the caution of the buyers.
 Hides have attained a still stronger position and there is wholesome de- mand at leading leather markets.
 conditions are steadily growing more satisfactory at the wooden mills. ex- cept for the great strength of the raw material.
 Failures this week numbered 215 in the United States against 279 last year and 3S in C4S ada compared with 2S a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
City Polite. of CoIvuh,.,

Columbus, Ga. Oct. 21.-(SpeciaL)- City politics is beginning to warm up. Two or three aldermanic announce ments are being made daily. The an nouncements to date are: J. NJ. Mur- rah. First Ward. L. C. Slade. Second Ward; NJ c. Barlow, Third Ward; A. J. Teague. Fifth Ward; Robert Reid, Sixth Ward; J. W. Favors. Eighth Ward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
Dynamo Gave Out.

The brilliancy of electricity bringing into bold relief every nook and corner of the trainshed was missed last night as the Western train came in from Atlanta. The locomotives on the wes- tern are equipped with electric head lights and the dynamo on the engine that Engineer Spurlock brought his irain@ in with last night got out of fix a few miles above Montgomery. The big machine. No. 36, came into the trainshed without a spark of light in the headlight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
COLUMBUS BOND SALE.
Entire Issue Is Taken at Par by Home
 Concern.

Columbus Ga. Oct. 21.-(Special.)-- When the Mayor and Finance Commit tee of the City Council opened bids for the $40.000 of per cent. city improve Inent bonds recently authorized by the people of Columbus at the polls it was found that two bids were submitted one by the Columbus Savings Bank and the other by Seasongood & Mayer, of Cincinnati.
 The entire issue of bonds was sold at par fiat. to the Columbus Savings Bank, its bid being deemed more desirable In some respects. It is a matter of grati- fication that this entire bond issue was taken by a home concern.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
New BuIIdinxu in Hupt.vtIIe.

Huntsville. Oct. 21.-(Special.)- )-More new buildings are being erected in Huntsville this season than in the last several years. All of the local con tractors have their hands full and several contractors from other cities have big jobs on hand. An unusually large number of handsome and costly residences are being erected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22

Heavy rains: cheraw. $. C. l.s4: Colds buro. \. c. 1 .s6: Weldon. N. C.. ]. 3S
 Excessive rains: Charleston. :. C.. 3. 90. Lumberton. \. C.. , S6.
 Light frosts: ChatanooEa. Tenn: Amite. Gibson, Miss; Meridian, Mss: Waynesboro, Miss; Jackson Miss: Lake. Miss; Kos ciusko Mss: Yazoo City. ss.: Nicksburg. Miss; Arlington. Tenn: Bolivar Tenn. |: catur. Ala. Ball4nGer. Tex
 Heavy frosts: Tuseumbia, Ala, 3S deg, kuiing frost: Greenwood, Miss, S5 ieE. Tempe. IiuVss are somewhat lower III miGdIe anu ts.,trn districts. with light frosts 4u le EtnNrGl oreg the northern hait Of th" belt as far east aS Chattanooga, Tenn. heavy frn-t n hort Nrrn Alabama and kIIi- ins al Green~ uou k4iss.. rains haEe faiIen in all eSatTn districts, being heavy to ex- cesstve in the Carolinas.
 FRANK P. CHAPTER.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22

Huntsville. Oct. 21.-(SpeciaIl-A large barn belonging to Ben Ivie in the country was burned Wednesday night by an incendiary. In the blaze, three horses. five cows and large number of hogs were burned and an immense amount of hay and corn and valuable farming implements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
New Parker and Dav,. Club.

Huntsville. Oct. 21.-(Special. 1.-The Democrats of West Huntsville held a meeting last night and organized d Parker and Davis Club with N. B. Brown as president and E. O. Price, secretary. A hundred and ten men enrolled their names as members of the club. John II. Wallace, Jr., delivered an address.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
Inapectinx the Road .

When Western train No. 37 came in last night the private car of Superin- tendent Cox was attached to it. The Superintendent, with Roadmaster Nell son. spent yesterday going over the road between here and Atlanta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
WEEKLY TRADER REVIEW
GOOD FEELING DOMINATES BUsr-
 NESS SITUATION.
The Undertone, withal, is One of Cen- servatism. and There tsfa De.
 sire to Avoid Oyerdosng
 ThimwR.

New York, Oct 21.--Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 Good feeling in some instances ap- preaching optimism, dominates the general trade situation. but the under tone is withal one of conservatism and there Is general desire to avoid over. trading. Except in portions of the West and Southwest, where cool weather has helped retail distribution and in the South. where good prices for cotton induce free marketing of the crop. there is a disposition to- regard the weather as too warm for best re. suits in final distribution. Railway earnings turned the corner in August. the roads of the country showing a gain of a fraction of 1 per cent in gross and of 5 per cent in net over 1903. Collections have continued to improve, being especially good at the South.
 General jobbing demand the country over. is most active in staples.
 The better demand for pig iron noted last week has gained in strength with further advances in prices. Finished material does not show as much activ- ity. but the railways are buying mate rial quite freely. Hardware Is active in all lines. The other metals are all stronger. There Is better tone in the fuel markets.
 Bituminous coal shows more stabiI- ity. but the manufacturing demand for anthracite lags, while domestic sizes arc moving with seasonable activity. Lumber is relatively quiet at the East but there is considerable building be- ing done at the West. The tendency of the cotton market Is downward. The markets for other raw textiles such as hemp, flag wool and raw silk are all strong and tend upward.
 Business failures in the United States for the week ended October 20 number 227. against 19s last week and 216 in the like week in 1903. Cana dian failures number 39 for the week. as against IS last week and 25 in this week year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
Weather Conditions.

Weather Conditions.
 (Pase 2A hours.l
 The Florida storm of yesterday has moved northward off the middle Atlantic coast. causing heavy to excessive rains in the Caro- linas. Virginia and Maryland. and. under combined influence of this and another storm moving east over the upper Lake re- zion, rains have been fairly general in the Northeast: generally fair weather now pre- vails In the Southw and West. with some what cooler from Alabama and Georgia north to the Lake region. light frosts being quite general over the northern half of the cotton belt. with heavy frost at Tuscumbia. Ala, and killing frost at Greenwood. Miss i: temperatures are somewhat higher in some central and middle-western districts. though the barometer continues moderately high over the far Northwest.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
 For the 24 hours ending at 6 e. m. SSSA meridian tima
 MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct 2i. 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
SYNOD OF ALABAMA.
Meeting at AnnistOn Nov. 15 VIII n.
 Important.

Important.
 Anniston. Oct. 21.-(Special. (-Tba synod of Alabama will meet in the First Presbyterian Church in this citv NOV lo' and preparations are now un- der way for the entertainment of tha many who will attend that important meeting.
 George W. Cater. chairman of the committee on entertainment, is endeav- oring now to determine where to place the delegates when they arrive. Those who attend the sessions of the synod Will be entertained in the homes of the people Of Anniston. and there will douotless be no difficulty in placing them all comfortably.
 This will be one of the most innpor- tant meetings of the synod of Alabama held in years. Anniston is especially interested in it for several reasons One Is that the synod is to meet in this city' another is that the final stems TOT the building of the big synodical college here will be taken at this ses- sion; and the same general interest iu the actions of the synod is felt here as Tn other cities which are largely rep resented in that body. It is likely that there will be 300 or more visitors in the city to attend the sessions of the synod.
 Today the property nf the Muscadine Mining Company is being sold at Iron City. For this corporation Ross Black mon was attorney and trustee, and the sale is under his supervision Mir. F. '; Bryan of this city. is the auctioneer. rms rms was the largest and best equipped mining plant in the South. The foun- datlon was laid for extensive opera tions, but the deposits of iron arc not Sumctent to authorize a continuance The company has not failed. Those who were behind 1t are moneyed mon. The machinery disposed of today con sisted of locomotives. cars, tracks. steam shovcls and such other things as are necessary to make up d complete iron mining equipment. The sale be- gan this morning at 10 o'clock.
 J. Van Hearn, Who was arrested by the police on charge of bringing stolen goods Into the city. is being held for the Mobile County authorities. being wanted there on a charge of grand lar ceny.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22

If you want fortunes wheel to turn for you you must put your shoulder to Ct,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22

WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. Oct 2t For AIab@uaaI Fair saturday $Hd SundRyI light e fresh west winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-22
NEWS OF MARION.

sample Of Cotton Grown in Dallas
 County in IS45.
 Marion, Oct. 2l.-(Special.) )--The Advertiser correspondent has been shown a cotton sample grown by James Pegues in 1895 on his farm near old Athens in Dallas County.