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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
SLAIN IN HER HOME
MRS. MCGUIRE SHOT BY UNKNOWN
 MAN.
Stranger Found in House Upon Return Home From Church of Charlotte vile, va., Couple, Wounds
 Husband and kills Wife.

Charlottesville, Va, Sept Mrs. j.. Samuel Mcclure, wife of an ex-mayor of Charlottesville. was shot and killed at 9:30 o'clock tonight by an unknown man.
 MT. and Mrs. Mcclure had just re- turned from church. The latter was preparing to retire and her husband started to the bathroom. As MT. Mo- Cure entered the hall leading from the bed chamber he met man carrying a bag and a baseball bat. The intruder struck at Mir Mcclure but missed him. the latter endeavoring to get back to the bed chamber to get his shotgun.
 The unknown man seized Mir. Mcclure who had gotten his hands on the gun, and he was struck Q vicious blow in the fact with the bat and knocked un- conscious.
 Mrs. Mcclure heard the struggle and rushed to the hallway. The man had seized the weapon and shot her twice. one load entering the left breast close to the heart and the second in the left eye. Mrs. Mcclure managed to reach the bathroom and fell dead. MT. Mc- Cure recovered consciousness and with his four young children found his wife dead. An alarm was given at once and the house surrounded, but no trace of the murderer had been found at midnight.
 The Mcclure residence is in the heart of Charlottesville. MT. Mcclure does not know whether his assailant was white or black. Robbery Is believed to have been the mans motive. Mrs. Mcclure was formerly Miss Fannie Crawford, of uAgusta County. Virginia and was a social leader. Public excitement Is intense and a lynching Is likely if the murderer Is caught.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
fruitless sacrifice.

lTultIesS SdCTlHCc'
 The bravery of both the opposing forces excites thrill of admiration. mixed with awe. Steeped, as enough military critics are. in the histories of their own wars for centuries past, the combination of fanaticism and sincerity displayed under modern conditions of warfare around Lisoyang, strikes for them a new and almost terrible note.
 All we know" says The Daily Graph c. lis that the battle of Liaoyang has been fought and won by the Japanese. We have yet to learn the extent of the defeat of the Russians.
 Kuropatkins position is generally held to be still desperate, but, as The Daily News says, the latest cablegrams point to the fact that the Japanese have lost the chance of achieving an unequivocal triumph"
 The Morning Post pays high trib- ute to Kuropatkin's genius and to the traditional morale of the Russian troops under the disadvantages of de- feat, It believes that q pause will not follow events that even in themselves would mark the century with a grand tragedy.
 Such a keeO supporter of the Japa- nese as The Daily Telegraph this morning rather respectfully admits that 'oyama failed to achieve his strategi- cal object"
 Rehectins the British views. The Daily Telegraph oofnments solely unon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
The Pig Iron Market.

Alabama pig iron manufacturers find 8 steady inquiry for the product with the demand fairly strong. Iron quota tions are firm and with a curtailed pro- duction caused by the strike of the union coal miners, 1t is believed that considerable of the surplus pig iron on the yards will be worked off. The shipments of pig iron from this dis trict right now are equal to the pro- duction. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company have only five fur naces in operation and a majority of these are making basic iron for steel production. The Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company have five out of sev- en furnaces in operation. The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company have three furnaces in blast The Lacey-Buek Iron Company have their single furnace going, while the Shelby Iron Company have one furnace mak- ing charcoal iron. The Republic Iron and Steel Company have one out of three furnaces in blast. There are five furnaces ready to resume opera tions when the coal and coke supplies are steady again. No. foundry iron is being held firmly at $9.50 per ton with indications of an advance in the near future. Sales are aggregating steadily and 1t is believed there will be need for all the iron that can be manufactured this year yet.
 Steel productions in this State are also steady. steel rail being turned out fin quantity at Ensley and finding a ready demand. Several Southern rail road interests have placed orders here and intimate that further orders will be placed in this section. Cast iron pipe makers are running their plants hard and are shipping their product about as rapidly as they are manufac-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

the point that nothing has been accom- plished unless Kuropatkin's force IS put out of action. The Russians im- mense losses in men and guns and their supreme example of discipline and de- termination, concentrating with un- shaken firmness for another fight, count" according to The Daily Tele- graph, flor more than superhuman prodigics of courage and tenacity per formed by the Japanese, unless some thing more has been achieved than is shown In the late despatches."
 The Standard characterizes Kuropat- kin's transport of his army across the wide and flooded Taitse river in the face of pursuing enemy" as a re- markable feat, and voices the general belief that the Russian commander, having temporarily eXtricated himself, will still effect his retreat with an army in being"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
BALDWIN COUNTY SEAT.
Bay Minette-D Daphne Case Will be Ar
 Gued Before Chancellor.


 Bay Minette, Sept. 4.-(Special. J. In the published report of State Ex- aminer Gorman there appeared an er- TOT in tax valuations which does not show Baldwin up in the proper light.
 The report stated that the increase in tax valuations was $275,0O0 over last year. The exact figures are SEA- "A. or an increase of about 10 per cent.
 The contractor for grading on the Bay Minette and Fort Morgan Rail road has begun the work. He is daily increasing his force of men and eX- poets to have q full crew in a few weeks. Property owners along the line have already begun to increase the price of real estate.
 Superintendent of Education J. s. Lambert Is canvassing the County in the interest of a one mill tax for pub lie schools. The question will be de- cided at the general election in No- vember. There is very little opposi- tion to the increase and 1t will no doubt be carried by good majority. Baldwin County already has a special law which authorizes two mill school tax. so that when the proposed tax is added the Superintendent says 1t will run all the public schools about eight months.
 The question of the removal of the County seat back to Daphne Is live wire in most sections of the country. The case will come up on its merits at the November term of Chancery Court. It seems that the biggest fight is on the payment of the County warrants which were drawn to pay for the new buildings at Bay Minette. These war rants are owned by W. T. Hand of Birmingham. who says he is in the fight to win. He has employed coun- sei.
 The consensus of opinion is that Bay Minette will win out m the end, and that the county will in few years be divided so as to form two counties of about 500 square miles each.
 The question as to whether the in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

Hangs opened up so that you can bvSAeno freely. you must take a treat Inene that will kill these germs and drive them from your system. and then only Will the wasted bones have a naAiice to accumulate healthy fat and tho body be built up to its correct pro- portions But consumption is not merely matter of thinness. Many stout. seemingly healthy persons havo presumption You can tell if you havo It by any one Of the above signs, as
 we'll as by chronic cough, chronic ex- pSOeoratfon. fever. night sweats ,eto. At the first sign seek the advice of an nxDees as Dr. J. Newton Hathaway. Re w1lf give you the correct treatment Ser cure and by watching your prog eeSs closely nurSo you back to robust beasth a&nan- He makes no charge for exanDsnaAf~n or consultation. so if you Are in d0fbt whether or not you have Sh4U disease, call on him and he will, esii you To persons living out of the ptty. he will send his Self lf-Examination Blank and free book telling how hsl bures consumption. asthma, catarrh, broDChstis. weak lungs. hay fever, la grippe and other throat and lung dis bases. Call or write today J. NEW TON HATHAWAY. NJ D.. A Inman 1ldg-, 52h 8. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. k &l=@eAsxaa-tSL. J
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

coming probate judges will take their seats next November is being discussed here. The present incumbent, Charles Hall, says, 50 1t is reported. that he will retain his place until next year if the law allows him to do so.
 Circuit Judge William s. Anderson, a few days ago held an investigation as to the sanity of Charles A. Smith, white man. who was confined in the county jail on a charge of forgery. Smith was order to the insane hospi- tai. Sheriff Armstrong returned to- night from the trip after safely land ing the unfortunate man in the asy- lum.
 Governor Cunningham has accepted an invitation to address the people of Baldwin on the political issues at the court house at Bay Minette as soon as he can arrange a date satisfactorily to himself. While here he may go out with a party of friends on a hunting and fishing trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
The News of Pensacola

Pensacola. Fla. Sept. 4.-(special.)- )--
 phis and Gulf Railway Company. has
 caused some talk in this city by wir- ing both of the daily papers a request l to publish letter he wrote under date of September 2 to the mayor and city council relative to the amended ordi-
 nance which is about to be granted to
 several prominent citizens who propose on their own responsibility, to build
 a railroad under the franchise granted
 some time ago to the Memphis and
 Gulf Railway.
 Mir. Dunn intimates that the fran chise Is being rushed through the coun- l ell without him or his associates hav- l ing been consulted in the matter, which | is enough to call forth a protest from the board of directors of the Memphis
 and Gulf project. The telegram from
 MT. Dunn was printed in both of the daily papers and has caused much com
 ment in this city. While there is no blame attached to those having the matter before the council, the trend of opinion is that the road would be built
 If the local men were allowed the priv ilege, and 1t is a hope that there be no discouraging features finally to come from the present state of things. The status of the ordinance is bright for final passage. It was framed from a grant given some time ago to the Memphis men. but there was time limit attached to its acceptance, the council still waited. An extension of sixty days was made upon the request of the railroad men, and at the expira- ton of that time there was still no word of acceptance. Then 1t was con- cluded that the Memphis men meant to do nothing in the matter and the idea was made the subject of careful study by local persons.
 A railroad extending to Memphis and tapping some of the most fertile fields of manufacture in the country, and also one of the greatest cotton producing sections of the country, was a thing that was worthy of study, and after going carefully over the matter, 1t was concluded that 1t would prove fine investment. A company of local capitalists was quietly formed and the money put up. Not a word of the for nation of this stock company was given out. and not until the application for the same grant as had been given the Memphis and Gulf project was made to the council was the fact made public that the movement to build the road by local capital, supplemented by foreign finances. was a sure thing.
 The sum of $40.000 has been sent off for the purpose of furthering the new project. and this item in the local pa- pers. together with encouraging edito- rials on the subject. has had the effect of rousing the Memphis and Gulf board of directors to action and later may lead to a visit here from some of the officials of the road.
 The letter alluded to in Vice Presi- dent Dunns telegrams has reached this city but will not be made public until the council has a meeting. In the meantime there Is curiosity to know just what that letter contains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

short breath, sal
 low skin. constant
 feeling of fatigue,
 night sweats and
 other signs of op-
 preaching tubercu- losis can afford to
 neglect themselves or go without ex- pert medical treatS ment and medical guidance. Every day these deadly germs increase in number and the thinner you get the less able you are to with stand their en- croachment. You must have your
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
KUROPATKIN YET UNBRoKBN.
Failure of Japs to Destroy Him De-
 trncfa from Their AchleNementa

Failure of Japs to Destroy Him De-
 tracts from Their Achievements.
 London. Sept. 5.--The details of tragic struggle between Oyama's and Kuropatkin's forces do not deter Brit ish critics from repeating the vital question, Has Kuropatkin made good his retreat?" With all the official news before them the experts seem half in- clined to believe that the Russian com mander has achieved what was thought to be the impossible, namely. heading off an envelopment.
 That the Japanese, with superior numbers and the choice of time for aggression, would inf1ict severe losses was taken for granted. The occupa- ton of Liaoyang with enormous Rus. sian casualties and the evacuation of fortified positions are regarded here as merely incident. though 1t is recog- nized that the weeks battle must take It's place as one of the bloodiest in an cient or modern history: yet if Kuro. patkin reaches Mukden with a poten- Hal demant of his army. Oyama's et- fort will be regarded more or less as Q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
OYAMA NOT CRUSHED.
Therefore, Thinks The NOVOsti, LiaO-
 yang Was not Important.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-(6:15 A M)
 The Novosti. commenting on the abandonment of Liayang says that the foreign press attaches undue impor- tance to its effect on the war. There could have been only one issue of the fight which might definitely settle the whoe campaign, namely. the ut ter and crushing defeat of the Japanese says paper. and since that has not oc- cured, there must be other battles
 The fighting near Liao Yang is now approaching its continuation, the No vosti continues. but whatever its final issue. it cannot be regarded as the last word The war turns on deeper ques- tions than the immediate possession of disputed position. and 1t can only be settled on terms of peace satisfactory to Russia with regard to her position in the Far East.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
Rishon Candler Preached.

Bishop Candler of Atlanta filled the pulpits of the Methodist Churches here this morning and tonight. In spite of threatened rain, a large crowd assem- bled at the Palafox Street Methodist Church this morning and heard an elo- quent discourse. The same crowd, or one equal to the morning crowd in proportions, assembled this evening at the Gadsden Street Methodist Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
A storm Warning.

The local Weather Bureau has been apprized of q storm of serious propor- tions in the West Indies, and shipping geenrally Is held for a short time to ascertain just what course the storm will take. Tho local observatory Is keeping close watch upoon the dis turbance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
FOR LYNcHING OF BELL.
Another Arrest Made by the SherIfY of
 Dallas County

Selma, Sept. 4.-(SpcclalD-She Blackwell has landed another one of the negroes alleged to have been Impli- cated in the lynching of the negro El- ward Bell at Sardis about q month ago. Jerre Dawson. who was placed in jail last night. is the sixth negro arrested in connection with the lynch ing of Bell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
Relax,ur Regulations.

London. Sept. 5.-The Chefoo corre- spondent of The Daily Telegraph says that Russia is relaxing the regulations and is inviting newspaper correspond ents in China to join General Kuro- patkin's army.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

Mrs, Eolder-Why, John. why aren't you reading your evening paper? Mir. Holder-On account of my conscience, found an umbrella today, and I'm afraid I'll see 1t advertised ,--Chioago
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
Clear~ for Japan.

The German ship Frieda, loaded with S.050 tons of phosphate rock, cleared Saturday afternoon for Japan, and will sail some time Monday. The ship load ed the cargo at the railroad docks and took on a lot of supplies. She was then lowed to the stream and dropped
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
2s.OOo LOST AT PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Are Paying a Terrible Price
 for fhN Town,

London, Sept. 5.-The Chefoo cor respondent of The Daily Chronicle. in a dispatch dated September 3. says that fourteen regiments will leave Tokio during the week to replace the men lost outside Port Arthur alone. She losses at this point are estimated at 25.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

The number of vessels which passed through the Suez canal was 3,29s in 1901. 3.7Os in 1902 and a761 in 1903.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
ing 1t. Good prices prevail for cast iron pipe.
War on Cocaine Evil.

WAT on SOc0hne ANAh Strong efforts are being made by newspapers in Birmingham to have the City Council adopt an ordinance put ting a stop to a promscuous sale of cocaine and morphine. It Is pointed out that the habit of using cocaine ana morphine has grown so extensively | hereabo its. mostly among the negroes. that the conditions are becoming alarm ing.
 According to the Chief of Police of Birmingham many negroes buy the
 drug and sniff 1t through their nostrils. A large number of white persons, de- graded women in particular, are also using cocaine and morphine extensive ly There is no law against the sale of the drugs except to persons under 21 years of age. ~.A5
 An ordinance will probably be adopt
 ed by the City Council at its meeting
 Wednesday evening prohibiting the sale
 of drugs except on a prescription by 2
 reputable physician. Several of the
 druggists of Birmingham have already
 assented to the proposition of restrict
 ing the sale of morphine and cocaine.
 In an interview local druggist
 states. that the use of cocaine Is not confined altogether to negroes and
 white people of the lower classes, but
 that quite a number of apparently we'll off white people are also using the drug freely. Negroes are buying CO., caine so frequently that some of the drug stores in this section have little boxes already prepared so that they will not have to put up the stuff when a demand Is made for 1t, just handing it over to the customers when they apply.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
Old Citizen III.

Joseph Commyns. an old man. and one of the pioneer citizens of this place, lies i'll at his home on West In- tendencia Steet. MT. Commyns has been a prominent figure in the history of Pensacola in the past, and 1t is hoped that he wil soon be reported as convalescing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
Weak Lungs, Thin
 Bodies Built UD,

No person inclined to wasting away of the body, to thin blood, flat chest,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
That Colored Supplement.

While they were expecting some- thing of the sort, the Pensacola pat rons of The Advertiser were delighted this morning to receive with their pa per a colored supplement, afeautre which is taking in this place. and which has been adopted by the leading dailies of the country Many compli- mentary remaks were heard of the new feature. and the manner in which the papers were taken from the sales boys and news stands testified to the popu. larity of the same. The Advertiser Is bidding to becoming the most popular of foreign papers in Pensacola.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
MURDERER OF voN PLEHvE.

Reported That SassOnOff Hrs Escaped
 from His Prison.
 London, Sept. h.-A special dispatch from St. Petersburg says that by a daringly conceived coup on the part of his friends. SassonOff, the murderer of M. von Plehve. succeeded in escaping from prison.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

Trade Wffh Cuba.
 During the past few weeks the lum- Der trade with Cuba from this port has pick up and steadily for the past few weeks there has been vessel taking cargo. Small cargoes compar- atively are going now. but the prom ise is held out that larger and more regular ships will begin to load out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

anchor to await favorable weather conditions before beginning the Jour- ney. Captain Logeman of the snip thinks 1t will take at least three months to complete.
 There was a lot of talk when the ship first arrived here to the effect that contraband of war would be loaded and this came from shipping men Tn position to know. The fact is settled however. that nothing of this sort mas been placed on the Frieda up to the time she left the docks but the rumer now Is that the ship will be followed by others shortly and then was muni- tions will go out constantly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

Better SerNices
 Wishing to obtain a better service than Is now enjoyed in the Pensacola postofice, Postmaster Northup has as' signed Assistant Postmaster Brown to the general superintendency Of the or. fee. and 1t Is his duty to see to 1t that the very best service with the corps of clerks and carriers allowed Is glv' en the Pensacola public. For various reasons, the service lately has been poor and this new order of things VIII work advantageouslsy 1t is hoped. \
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-01-29
A PHILOSOPHICAL TRAMP.
Carried HE Hoasehsid With Him asA
RsssAtsd the IAtsustv ssa sss
- a. .pnlser.

| What seemed to be a thieving tramp
but what turned out TO be merely a
stole philosopher seeking light, air
and pleasure. dritteu into Macon from
the north few 0ays ago. "un his
back" says the Macon Republican.
was strapped rifle, a small tent. pro-
vision bag. coffee pot and tiny oil
stove. His garments were frayed aud
| dirt-covered, but he whitfield cob pipe
cheerfully and walked with sprightly
gait. AS he rounded the courthouse
hailed him.
Look here! Where'd you get all
them things? he demanded.
"The travelling hous ehold looked the
quertioner kquarely in the eye.
"'Buy'd EN- What's it to you. any
wayr
"A good deal Maybe you stole 'sm.
I'm an officer
"'Well. my friend. You don't look
like one. You'll have to show me-
The deputy had TO go back in the
Office and get his star, and then the
wanderer gave an account of himself.
He said he was alone in the world, and
had started from Dakota and would
keep on till he reached Florida, where
II was warmer! Robert Glass was TIE
name he gave, and his age AS so.
a. don't see anything funny about
my way OF doing he said. 'lt's the
cheapest on earth when times no OBJ
ject. And 1t amt with me I've got
the money to go on the steam cars II
| want to-, tapping his pants pocket,
but L don't like their noise and rush.
Excitement don't agree with me. When
| find a good camping ground set up
my tent, put things ON TO cook and eat
with an appetite. go to bed when !
feel like IT and get up the same way.
! don't bother around farmers barns
and houses because I've got my shelter
and grub right along here, and when
get out | stop in town and buy more
a. the ,tores like a white man.
Guess the reason people think I'm
n funny kind OF tramp is because
don't panhandle" my way. II |
hadn't been carrying my own comma
hhIy hbd btdh Niohk ycu
astopped me, would you?"
"'Gueas not. But you see, you look
like fellow that's raided somebody's
house and cleaned him out
"'Of course. And IL I'd been going
along with my hands in my pockets
waiting for chance to steal, you
wouldn't a faid a word. "'canse that's
the way all of 'eln do" Now, II you're
through with me III just move on be-
cause the further ! get away from this
internal cold climate the better it'll
suit your humble servant
And this. innovation in trampdom
shook hands with the deputy and
headed for a railroad track running in
the direction OF the land where the
magnolia and alligator sing the song
Of eternal summer"