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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
McCARREN WILL STICK.
Murphy's Attacks Will Have no Effect
 ns to the Job.

New York. Aug. 19.-The Democratic National Committee has not been asked to interfere in the Murphy McCarrer disagreement in Greater New York. noi will 1t take up the matter if it is asked to do so.
 member of the committee said to- day that McCarren had been regularly selected by the State Committee and that 1t was not in the power of the State chairman nor the National Ex- ecutive Committee to remove him.
 McCarren has announced that he will not resign as executive chairman The member of the State Committed are disturbed at the constant attack. upon McCarren by Murphy, but see nc way to relieve the matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
ANTICS OF TORNADO
JUMPS ABOUT sT. LOUIS SPREAD
 ING HAVOC.
One Nan Killed, . Boy Perhaps Fst"i' lx weunded, and Croperty te
 Ansunt of el00,000 De- stroyea.

st. Louis August 1s.--A small torna-
 ao. hut of extreme fury. swept down
 upon the residence portion of North
 st. Louis today, resulting In the death
 Of one person, injury to probably fifty
 and damage to property estimated at
 $le0. .00o
 the fntured. Herman Saueervine, aged fen years. may die. A shower passed ovrr st. Louis early in the day but there had bee no rain in North St. Louis. The sky had cleared and the Atmosphere had become murky and hot when citizens in North St. Louis noticed q dark cloud approaching from the southwesf. Suddenly. without the slightest rnouition. an arm seemed to shoot to the ground like gigantic cable. twisting and turning. The end touched the ground at 18th and An gelrodt streets. and with incredible swiftness and force swept along An eelrodt for ten blocks, then turned north and swept three blocks along Broadway. when 1t jumped eight blocks northeast to the foot of Bre- man street and the river, where con Saderable property along the river | Front was destroyed.
 The tornado then jumped. to about the middle of the river and encoun- tered ferryboat, which was turned 1 and tossed about. but was not sunk Leaving the ferry the capricious tor | nado once more jumped and struck the Illinois shore near Madison, where 1t demolished the Madison Cooper Works killing John Ellington. Severe dam. age was done to the buildings in ve- l nice and Granite City, which adjoin
 Madison and 2 number of persons were injured.
 So quickly did the tornado sweep through north St. Louis that the citi- zens could scarcely comprehend what had happened and in the stiffness that followed the wind cries were heard on all sides as terror stricken persons ran about the streets. Not telegraph telephone. or trolley pole was left twister and trees were piled in heaps The width of the tornado was a block and half and houses were unroofed window panes generally demolished several large manufactories partly de- molished and the streets filtered with debris. A Broadway trolley car containing eleven passengers was suddenly bur. fed under six telegraph poles which crashed into the top and wrecked the car. The passengers had a remarka- cAO NSSoPO tioih ohly tne motorman received slight bruises. Probably the heaviest loss suffered by a single concern was the destruc- ton accomplished at the Neidringhaus
 Rolling Mill. The plant covers two squares. The big smokestack was blown down and half the plant was demolished, entailing damage estima ted at $2S,000. Six employees were in- Jured in this place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Personal nlention

Private Secretary ]. Kirk Jackson left yesterday on a vacation trip to Baily Springs. He was accompanied by Mrs Jackson and Master J. kirk man, Jr.
 Hon. I. W. Hiil. State Superintendent of Education, is spending few days in St. Clair County.
 Messrs Oakley M. and Cater A. Geibel have returned from a visit to the St. Louis Exposition.
 Hon. Charles H. Green, editor of The Marion Standard. spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 Mir. J. M. Hendricks of Tailadega Springs Is registered at a Montgomery hotel.
 Mir Bibb Wood has returned from e vacation trip spent in New York city. Dr. Judson Davie of Littleton is in Montgomery.
 MrClif Toy of Abbeville is a visitor to the city.
 MT. W. B. Ford of Decatur is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
win Buy only 70 900 Tons.

PhIIadelphia. Aug 19.-Ihe Penn- syivania Railroad will order only 4o,- 900 tons of steel rails this year. This has been decided by the management and the order will be given by Presi- dent Cassatt upon his return from Bar Harbor. the first of next month. It is the purpose of the management to keep the order by far within the one given last year. The company ordered 70, 900 tons last year and the greater DOT ton has not been used.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
WOMAN AvERTs PANIC.
Festival Hall in Darkness, She sinxi
 NAmHHfcaN and CrnxxA aa f,nI..aA

Festival Hall in Darkness, She Sings
 "America" and Crowd is Gained.
 St. Louis, Aug. 19.-A concert was fin progress at Festival Hall at the Ex- position Grounds during a heavy thun- derstorm tonight. when suddenly there was a flash of lightning and immediate ly. all the lights went out.7 Al panic was only prevented by a woman's voice taking up the strains of America" and others joining in. Other familiar songs followed and the audience left the building singing but without excite ment.
 In the Chinese village on the Pike 360 Chinamen, just arrived. were being watched over by the immigration offi cers temporarily when the storm struck. The Celestials became panic stricken and the officers were forced to draw revoivers to subdue the excite ment Lightning struck 8 pole nearby and one Chinaman was severely shock ed. while another jumped from the root of the building and broke his arm. The bandstand in the plaza at St. Louis was struck by lightning and was burn ed before the rain extinguished the flames.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Dis0beyed Orders and Rode on Top ol
 Train Coach.

Raleigh. N. C., Aug. 19.--Two sol : diers. members of the military com pany of Durham, were instantly killed today while returning from the Na- tional Guard eneampment near Moore head City.
 Burney Warren. Bunch Johnson, F. Gates and Win McDade were on the top of coach against orders. When within two miles of Goldsboro on the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, their heads struck the covered bridge at Stoney Creek.
 Warren and Johnson were Instantly killed. Gates was seriously Injured and McDade slightly. The bodies dii not fall from the train. The discovery of the accident was made by the drip ping blood down the windows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
ATTEMPT AT HANGING.
George COwart of Columbus, Ga., Trie
 to Commit Suicide.

Columbus. Ga, Aug 19.-This after noon George Cowart attempted to com init suicide in the back yard of his home on First avenue. He tied a string around his neck, throwing the other end over a scantling suspended overhead and swung himself by jump ing off of box.
 His wife discovered him swinging and her screams brought Fire Chief Pearee to the scene, who cut Cowart down after he had been hanging two minutes. He was unconsciousnes but soon revived.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
TOOK DEAD FROM GRAVE.
Arkansas Physician in Conspiracy te
 Defraud Inaurance Companies.

Defraud Insuranre Companies.
 Little Rock. Ark, Aug 19.-The Sheriff of White County, Ark, and De- putty Sheriff Al Chichester of Pulaski County. are looking for Dr. R. c. Ligh- tie. of Searcy, Ark.
 An arrest is momentarily expected. The charge against Dr. Lightle Is con- spiracy to defraud a number of in- surance companies out of $21,00o. It is charged that pr. Lightle and others after Securing the policies, robbed tho grave of F. D. Pitts, placed the body in Dr. Lightle's barn. and fired the structure. When the body was found 1t was thought to be that of Dr. Ligh- tie who, 1t is charged. escaped.
 Mrs. Lightle was paid s1s.o00 by the insurance companies. Later detectives went to work on the case and Mrs. Lightle surrendered the greater port of the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
nor OVER A CROSSING.
Michigan Central and Street Railroad
 Employees Fight.

Hammond, Ind, Aug 19.-Two thou sand men. many or them employees of the contending parties. engaged in a riot precipitated by an attempt on the part of the construction gang of the South Chicago Street Railroad Company to lay a crossing spanning the Michigan Central Railroad tracks here. te't
 Special Officer Barney Dolan of the Michigan Central attacked Chief of Po- lice Cox win a pick and in turn was beaten into insensibility by a squad of policemen which charged the rioters. The entire police force of Hammond responded 10 a riot call and used their clubs freely. Several were badly beat en. The crossing was laid this even
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
SALE OF PATENT DRUGS.
Question of Long Standing in Courts is
 Settled,

New York, Aug. 19.-The final act in the bill of litigation which has lasted since January. 1898. and which involved the right of the Government to sell copyrighted or patent goods which had been smuggled, has developed through two men turning over to the appraisers stores 2s,05o grains of phenaticine to be destroyed in accordance with the di- rection of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The drug Is worth
 $l an ounce The drug was smuggled into the country. seized and sold. The purchasers, two local agents, began
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

preparation to sell 1t to the trade, but were halted by an injunction procured by representatives of German manufac- turers. The latter claimed to have the sole right to the name of the drug, hav- ing procured a copyright on the word After six years before the courts, the manufacturers were upheld, and the two men who bought the drug, 1t is claimed. can only recover their money through a special act of Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

St. Lawrence. three miles from here. Through her efforts the first Methodist sermon was preached in New York in 1776. Afterward she and her husband removed from New York to Canada. At this memorial service funds are be- ing subscribed to build a memorial hall near the cemetery for religious ser- vices. ts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
oxford Man Marries American Girl

Paris. Aug. 19.-The marriage of Frank wylie. a fellow of Brazenose College. Oxford. to the daughter of Ed
 mond Kelly. the we'll known American lawyer of this city, took place yester-
 day at the American Episcopal Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
200 Coal Miners strike.

Madisonville. Ky. Aug. 19.-Two hun dred coal miners today went out on a strike at the United States coal mines at Sturgis, Ky. It is said more may follow. The company is making efforts to- install non. union labor All the coal mines at Sturgis have been strictly union. The United States Mines closed down on account of the strike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Demands Made On vene.ueI..

Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad. August 19.-Advices were received to- day from Caracas saying that the American minister. MT. Bowen, in the name of the United States, has re- quested Venezuela to remove MT Car ner, the receiver appointed to take charge of the property of the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company, and to return the asphalt lands ti the Ameri- can company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Af the Grave of Barbara Heck.

Og6 sburg. N. T.. Aug. 19.-The one hundredth anniversary of the d'sth of Barbara Heck. the foundres9 of Methodlsm in America. Is being by a large gathering of Methodists from the United States and Canada at her grave in Blue Church cemetery, on the Canadian side of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Davis Led the Dance.

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va. Aug 19.-Senator Davis last night led one of the largest germans given here this season. He left here at o'clock this morning in his private car GraceIand for Wilkins. accompanied by Perry Belmont and other friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Will Reduce Output

Manchester. Eng. Aug l9.--The spinners of long staple cotton at a
 meeting here today adopted a resolu- tion providing for the reduction of working hours to forty per week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
EVERYBODY MAY QUIT WORK. New Plan to Settle the Chicago
 Butchers' Strike.


 Butchers' Strike.
 Chicago. Aug. 19.-Representatives of twenty-five labor unions affiliated with the Chicago Federation of Labor met at the rooms of the federation, 56 Fifth Avenue tonight to discuss what the leaders call a plan of Sym pathetic Action" in connection with the stock yards strike. which is said will involve every labor unionist in Chicago.
 According to John J. Fitzpatrick, who presided at the meeting. action on this plan was deferred at the recom- mendation of President Donnelly of the Butchers Union who was unable to be present at the meeting. Mir. Fitz- patrick denied that the proposed move ts the nature of a, general order for a sympathetic strike, but claimed that 1t is the most important step yet pro- posed and could not fail to result in a settlement of the stock yards strike. Nope of. the. leaders would give any hint as to what was proposed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
The Beef strike to Date.

T
 Both sides concerned in the beef strike have lost a total of $13,O00 00O canvinca tbe W sunarstitIf,,s Thl ,hnt te '" been an unlueky affair all round.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
New High Record for Wheat.

San Francisco, Aug. 19.-There was a repetition of the upward movement in the market today. December wheat scored a new high record of $1 .52 1-2 per cental This is 1 cent higher than the best price made earlier in the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Dentk of Nashville Detective.

Nashville. Tenn. Aug. 19.--M. A. Marshall, chief of the city detectives. died here today as the result of inJu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

No important change in temperature; rains in all districts, being heavy at Allen dale. s. C., and excessive at Holdehviile, 1. T.
 FRANK P. GHAFFEE. Section Director, Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Weather Conditions.

Weather Conditions.
 (Past 24 hours.)
 The barometer is highest over New York. and fair weather has prevailed over the Northeast; scattered showers have contin- ued over the South with locally heavy rains in South Carolina; storm -eddies moving eastward ove- the middle West have caused aiute general rains from the east slope of the Rockies to the upper Lake region and and middle ohio valley. the rainfall being heavy through the most of the Missouri valley. and excessive in portions of the In dian Territory; generally fair weather new prevails in Gulf States and in the West tempepature changes unimportant, though 1t is somewhat cooler over New England.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
 For the 24 hours ending at a. m. 18th meridian time. <, MONTGOMERY. Ala August 1s. 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Two kilIed in Illinois.

Venice. III. August 19.-Two were killed and ten injured by the tornado that swept from North St. Louis across the river to this section late today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report and Rivel
 Bulletin. U. 6. Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau
 Local Obecrvations. MONTGOMERY. Ala August 1e 1enA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

Maximum temperature for day. 90 deg. Minimum temperature for day, T3 deg. Average temperature for day. s2 deg. Normal temperature for day. 80 deg. Accumulated deficiency since Jan. l. 22s deg.
 Average relative humidity for day. 72 per cent. .. Total rainfall since Jan. 1, 20. 5s inches Accumulated deficiency since Jan l, S.4s inches.
 River Bulletin.
 NE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
AMBASSADORS MURDERED.

Sent by Chief to Arrange Marriage
 They Are Assassinated.
 Algiers, Aug. 19.-Eighty-three horse. men. sent by the Moorish Pretender. Blu Hamara, to Chief Armada of the Beni- buzza Cora tribe to ask his daughter in marriage, were treacherously mur. dered by the chief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
TWO SOLDIERS SLAIN.

ries received In a street car accident on May 31, last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
i Indicates rise. | IndicateI

River Forecast.
 (FoF next two days) The Coosa and Alabama will fall slow ly or remain stationary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

Kiver BuIIetIns tobservations at 2. m. 18th M. timel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-26
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-26
.REYEz ES
GOING HOME
COIOmbia's President Says He
Has Opposed tie War
from the First.

PARIS, March 26.-General Reyes,
lately elected president Of the Colon
bian republic, has sailed from Bor-
deaux for Colon en- route to Bogota.
Before his departure the general out
lined the plans he will follow when he
reaches Colombia. Concerning the
Panama controversy he said:
II have been opposed to war through
out, and feel accomplished a great
deal in avoiding actual hOstilities. i
return with the same pacific spirit,
feeling that it is for the benefit of civil
lization. There will be no recourse to
war, and am also DESTROYS Of avoid
ing placing any obstacle in the way Of
building the canal and otherwise car
ryipg out the canal project, which will
result to the benefit of Colombia by in
creasing business activity in that sec
ton and inducing the investment of
American capital.
Concerning the differences between
the United States and Colombia and
Columbia and Panama, hope and be-
lieve they can be arranged in man
ner honorable to all concerned. The
manner Of adjustment is question
for the future, but it will be my policy
if l accept the presidency to seek an
honorable adjustment. Secretary Hays
idea of pleblscfte in Panama seems
to be good plan, l do not doubt that
some way Of arriving at a settlement
will be found"
Asked whether he would accept the
presidency of Colombia, General Reyes
said:
II declined to be a candidate, but
they have voted for me during my
absence, and may feel it TO be my
duty to accept the responsibilities.
But in any event l shall seek the main
tenance OF peace and the strengthen
Ing Of friendly relations with Venezue-
la, Ecuador and other countries and
the avoidance of placing obstacles in
the way Of an adjustment of the canal
differences, as such policy seems best
calculated to serve the interests OF
civilization In general"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-26

EGG HARBOR CITY, \. j., March
26.-This town was wrought up to a
high pitch Of excitement when it be-
came known that Rudolph +. Sigel, a
son Of General Franz Sigel Of New
York and of civil war fame, in an in-
sane rage attempted to kill Mrs. Henry
Irish, the widow Of the old hermit
Henry Irish, better known here as
Columbus. The woman resides Il short
distance from the farm near this city
occupied by Sigel He attacked the old
woman at her home and with a large
knife stabbed her several times in the
side and neck, She is injured severely
and may die
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-26
sehoolI FIeetina Warnlng.

The annual Acknowledgment the vo
ters of the Bennington graded school
district will take place on Tuesday,
March %, In the school hall.
The most interesting thing before the
meeting is the proposal to convert the
large hall into school room to provide
Increased accommodations.
The warning Is rs follows: .l
The legal voters of Bennington
Graded School District are hereby no.
titled and warned TO meet at Graded
School hall, in said district, on Tues
day, Marcn 20, 1904, at,2 O'Clock in
the afternoon, to transact the following
business:
LIST. To choose Moderator for the
ensuing year
End. To hear the report of the aud
| itors, trustees and other officers ofsaid
district and to take action thereon.
3rd. To see if said district will vote
to authorize and instruct its Board of
| Trustees to issue new orders, notes,
bonds or coupons for the purpose Of
paying or retiring outstanding orders,
notes, bonds or coupons which said
district has, and If so to determine the
number, amount and denomination OF
such new orders, notes, bonds and cou-
pons, the time and place when and
where they shall be payable, also the
rate Of interest thereon and when and
where payable and whether the same
shall be registered or have interest
coupons annexed.
4th. To see II said District will
authorize the school trustees TO con-
vert the large hall in the main school
building into school rooms.
5th. TO see il said district will vote
TO refund to John +. McGurn the tax
es paid by him for the year 1903, upon
three hundred dollars $4,000, in value
of real estate assessed TO him, which he
claims he did not own during said
year.
9th. To see II said district will vote
to refund to Joseph Clifford the POLL
taxes assessed TO him by the district,
which have been paid by him for the
past six years.
7th. To see what tax said district
will vote on the Grand List of said dis
trict to defray the expenses of its
schools and to pay the present debt OF
said district and determine the time
when such tax shall be collected and
paid to its treasurer.
Sth. To see If said district will vote
10 collect its taxes under the provis'
ions of Chapter 30 Of the Vermont
Statutes, and amendments thereto.
9th. To elect clerk, q treasurer, q
collector OF taxes, one or three audi
tors of said district and to fill all va
cancies in the board OF trustees of SAID
district, caused by expiration OF tern
OF office, resignation, death, remova
from said district, or otherwise.
10th. To transact any other proper
business found necessary when met.
Ernest D, Barber, Clerk.
Bennington, Vt, March IL, 1904.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-26
Estate of Frederick Hancock
Notice OF Settlement and Application for
Distribution.

GTATR or VERMONT, / Alta session
- District Of Bennington IS. Of the Probate
Court, holden at the Probate once, IN Ben
niugton, said district, on the sd day of March,
A. ID. 1901.
Present John v. Carney, Judge.
l.. +. Abbott, administrator OF the estate
OF Frederick Hancock, late Of Bennington
In said district. deceased, presents his admins
tratiOn account for examination and allowance,
and makes application for decree OF distrbu.
ton and partition Of the estate OF said deceased
Whereupon Il Is ordered by said Court
that said account and application be re-
lerred TO session thereof 20 he
held at the probate ONCE. aforesaid
on the 9th day of April, A. ID, 1908. for hearing
and decision thereon; and IL Is further ordered
that notice thereof be given to all parties in
terested by publication three weeks successfully
I'm the Bennington Evening Banner, news
paper published at Bennington. previous TO said
time appointed for hearing that they may ap
pear at said time and place. and show cause II
any they may b I've, Why said account should
not be allowed. and such decree made.
record whereof is ordered to be made.
A true record.
Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge
true copy Of the original record
10 Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.