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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29

v..r. John McKissich, twenty years; ISiIIv Grady, two years: Tom Walton, tvo wears; Pauline Bullhrd, twenty years: Zebe Menafee. twenty years: Josh Vaughn. twenty years and Alex Vaughn, ten years. In addition the following prisoners were sentenced to hard labor for Lee County; George sanford. Charles Smith. Nit Flournoy, rom Fielder, Joseph Mcdonnell. Isreal norsev. John Hsutchison, Sic Buliard and Annie Boomer. These are all colored except one. A number of de- fendants convicted paid the fines and costs and others confessed judgment.
 Ada Smith, colored, convicted of kill ing Mrs. Holloway at Loachapoka was given d new trial. The criminal docket was cleared. Solicitor c. A. L. sam ford obtained forty-nine convictions and the solicitors fees amounted to over $1.20o.
 Late yesterday evening the cotton gin and grist mill of c. c. Mitchell, who lives seven and one-half miles south- east of Opelika. were completely des- troyed by fire. Only one bale of cot match in the seed cotton. Loss $a,5oe. It is reported that there was no in- surance.
 W. J. Reese of Warrior Stand and Miss Retta Jones. one of Lee Countys most estimable young ladies were mar ried October 25. Rev. J. F. Feasin of- liciating.
 Quite a number of Lee County Con- federate veterans will attend the re- union in Mobile.
 Dowse Lewis of Sycamore has pur- chased the residence of MT. W. A. Andrews in this city, the consideration was $4,000.
 A marriage license was issued today to 0. s. Darling of Camp Hill and Miss A D. Jackson of Opelika.
 The Elks of Opelika gave an elegant entertainment at social session last night. There were number of visitors from surrounding cities.
 Judge A. A. Evans returned home to Clayton today.
 A number of our citizens will go to Auburn tomorrow to see the Auburn Tech game of football.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29
Convicted of Couslm,s Muraer.

Statesboro. Ga, Oct. 2S.--In a trial that consumed the entire day, T. Alex Walters was convicted of the murder of his cousin. John Walters last June and sentenced to life Imprisonment. The men are all we'll known in Bull ioch County and the case was stubborn ly fought.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29
HTIsCELLANEOUs.

NOTICE, FARMERs--If you want to buy or rent lands to an advantage. write us
 we have 43,0O0 acres for sale. Apply The NEarbury Lumber !'o's Garhrxs Ala If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29
SUES FOR INSURANCE
RIFT. FLOORING COMPANY SEEKS
 TO RECOVER e71,S5e.
Loss by Firs at Its Plant h West Ens sn July Iy Has Net Been Paia
 by Compannsa.

I
 Thirteen suits sggregating s7t.sso
 have been filed in the oivil division of
 the City Court of Montgomery by the
 Alabams Rift Tiooring Company
 against various insurance companies
 with which the company had Ire in-
 surance at the time their plant was destroyed by Ire in July. The companies involved are the Westchester Fire Insurance Co.,. the Aetna Insurance Co.,, the Pennsyivanfs, Fire Insurance Co.,. the Sun Insurance O., the Hartford Fire Insurance Co.,. the Insurance Company of North Amer lea and the Fire Insurance Go. of Phii-
 adelphia. the Paiatine Insurance O.. {. the Hanover Fire Insurance Co.,. the London and Lancashire .fnsurance Co. limited. the Phoenix Assurance Co.,.
 the National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford. and the London and Lanca-
 shire Fire Insurance Co.
 The papers were yesterday served on E. R. McDavid. Secretary of State of Alabama and ex-ofacio Insurance Com- missioner.
 The suits are to recover the amounts
 of the policies held by the plaintiff
 company on it's plant and lumber in
 West End, which were destroyed by
 fire on the night of July IT. It will
 be remembered that 1t was well estab-
 lished that the Ire was of incendiary
 origin and . jury was empanneled to investigate the causes. The amounts for which the company
 sues each insurance organization are as follows: Es Westchester Fire Insurance Co. .$2s, 900 Aetna Insurance Co. .......... 10000 Pennsylvania Fire Insurance co. s.io0 sun insurance once ...s....... 2,500 Hartford Fire Insurance Co. ..... 5000 Insurance Co. of North America and Fire Insurance Co. of
 Philadelphia :. :. ......... 5000 Palatine Insurance Go. ..., 5000 Hanover Fire Insurance Co. .., s.o00
 London & Lancashire Insurance Co. (limited) .. ....... s.ooe
 Phoenix Assurance Co. of Lon-
 don :: .... :. .......a.A 5000 National Fire Insurance Co. of of Hartford .. .... .... 2Lsoo London and Lancashire Fire In- surance Co. .. ............ 2.2So 
 1otA4 ss.ss.s...........$J .$JA. 950 The plaintiff requests a trial by iurv. The cases will be heard by Judge A. D. sayre during the December call of the October term of the City Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29
LEE COURT ADJoURNs.
Many Cases Disposed of During the
 Session.

Session.
 opelika, Oct. 2s.-(SpeciaL) )-CircuIt Court adjourned today after three weeks sessions. A large amount of business. both civil and criminal, was disposed of. The following prisoners were sentenced to the penitentiary: Miles Hutchison. two years; Win Hubbard. three years; George Mutch, fifteen months; Will Harper, four years; Hud Glenn. four years; Jack Little, thirteen months; Len Reese. three
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29
WANTED-AGENTs.

AGENTS WANTED for 'sWar Songs and Poems of the Southern Confederacy" Col lected and edited by an ex-Confederats and well-known author. Rev. H. M. Wharton. 70. D: dedicated to the late General John B. Gordon; endorsed by most prominent ex- , Confederates and the Daughters of the Con- federacy: contains over 5000 pages; mag nificently illustrated; rare collection of war songs and poems dear to every Southern heart; every true Southerner will want this book; enormous demand; magnificent op- portunity for agents; one agent made Ss9 .2s first week; another $22s.s 90 in seven weeks. Terms liberal Territory assigned on appii- cation; outfit free. Send at once 10 cents to pay postage Don't delay. Address Dept. F.. The John C. Winston Co.. 10os Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa weo-sat-su AGENTS WANTED-Fffty in State of Ala
 hama to handle specialties; live men and women can earn s 50 and expenses per month; great opportunity for ladies. State Manager. 229 Catoma St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29

quotations and in some instances caus- ing advances.
 Failures this week numbered 233 in the United States against 263 last year and 2S in Canada. against I5 q year ago.
Evening star., 1904-02-01

In an exchange of shots with two masked
men who had rified the depot safe. William
H. Broadstreet. station agent on the Frisco
system at Grandby, Mo. was fatally
wounded
Evening star., 1904-02-01
coL,oRED CHARITY WORKERS
Conference Held in Office Of Superin.
tendent Of Police.

The colored conference class of the Asso-
ciated Charities met Saturday afternoon in
the Office of Major Sylvester. chief of police.
and discussed the status of the colored pop
ulation of the District with respect to the
police. Questions were freely asked and an
swered. Major Sylvester was called upon.
however, to do most of the talking: He
stated that there had undoubtedly been an
Improvement In the colored population here
in recent years. In response to query as
to the number of arrests being cause for
promotion the superintendent of police
stated that such record Is not considered
in the matter of making promotions.
Major Sylvester laid stress on the ne
cessity for an Improvement In the homes
of the young colored people and referred to
the matter of a compulsory education law.
The question of alleged i'll treatment OF
colored people by the police was discussed
and Attorney Hewlett agreed with Major
Sylvester that there had been a marked de-
crease in the clubbing of colored people
during the time Major Sylvester has been
in charge of the police department.
Alley conditions We're spoken of by those
present at the conference, and it was the
unanimous opinion that a reduction of
homes in these places will assist in a
change of social conditions which will
benefit the race.
Evening star., 1904-02-01
MOSTLY DUE TO BAD SIDEWALKS.
Damage Suits Against City of Chicago
Aggregate $35, $3.50, ,e52.
a dispatch from Chicago saws:

a dispatch from Chicago says:
Personal injury suits. amounting to 3S.-
6S6,352 are pending against the city of
Chicago. according to the report of City
Attorney John F. Smulski. The council, the
legislature and finally the people are ap-
peaied to for relief. Sidewalk injuries caus-
ed the majority of the suits
Mr.. Smulski, In his report. shows that the
interests combining to loot the city in this
way amount practically to an organiza tion.
Names of lawyers. mostly young men, and
doctors occur with great frequency in the
list of suits. The city attorney says tie
piling up of suits will inevitably continue
for some years. even should the city at once
begin to tear up every wooden sidewalk
The city attorney says the main cause Of
this condition is the deplorable state OF the
clty's finances. which makes it Impossible
TO care properly for its streets and side
walks The remedy. he says, is q new city
charter. The many judgments awarded
against the city are pointed out and At
torney Smuski says that unless favorable
action is taken in regard to a new charter
inevitable bankruptcy will result.
Evening star., 1904-02-01
YACHT FOUND ADRIFT.
Belief That the Owner, J. II. Dickerson,
Has Been Drowned.

A dispatch from Pensacola. Fla, yester-
day says:
The disappearance Of j. H. Dickerson of
Battle Creek. Mich, was partly explained
today. when H. ]. Eyer Of Plainfield. ILL.,.
and T. NJ. HERSHEY of Pensacola. reached
here from a point known as the "Forty-nine
Pines" seven miles from the city, where
they found the yacht of Dickerson tied to
the beach. Knowing Mr.. Dickerson, but not
having learned of the fact that he had dis
appeared two weeks since. they made an
investigation. thinking that perhaps he was
somewhere In the neighborhood
They found man named John Hart. who
stated that about ten days since he found
the boat drifting about the bay. and rad
picked it up and tied 1t to the beach. think
ing the owner would come along in search
OF 1t. He stated to the gentlemen that he
fad watched the boat as 1t passed around
the point. being carried along by the wind,
ana was attracted to 1t by the peculiar
manner in which 1t was being sailed, and
upon reaching it, found no one on board,
This dispels the theory that Mr. Dickerson
was caught in the storm wlicn occurred
that day. 1t is now thought that he either
Tell overheard or was struc,. on the head
py the swinging boom of the vessel and
was Knocked into the water. HIS son reach
ed here today. and search Will be made Of
the Deach to recover the body.
Evening star., 1904-02-01
TWO KILLED, SIX INJURED.
Explosion of Natural Gas in Henry
Magel's Home.

A dispatch from Pittsburg. Pa. last night
says: An explosion of natural gas in the
cellar OF the home of Henry Magel. in West
Liberty. today was the cause of the deaths
of two persons and the severe. injury of
six others. The dead are:
Henry MageI. aged ffty-five years; burn
ed to death in the cellar.
Charles Magel. his son. aged twenty. both
legs burned off and caught under falling
walls.
Mrs Henry Magel fell through to the cell
lar and was seriously injured. Her chill
df en-. William, aged thirteen: Annie. tif-
teen. and Otto. eighteen, and Charles AL
masy. son-in-iaw. and his wife, were all
badly bruised and cut.
The explosion Is supposed to have been
caused by a leak from the gas main into
the cellar. and when Mr.. Magel went to
the cellar-for a bucket of coal. carrying a
lighted candle. a terrific explosion followed
completely wrecking the house.
Neighb0rs who gathered Were unable to
reach Magei. who was pinioned under the
debris. and were obliged to stand by and
sec him burn to death.
Evening star., 1904-02-01
IN ENDURING BRONZE
MEMORIAL OF LINCOLN'S GETTYS-
BURG ADDRESS.
Contract Awarded by Secretary Root
for the Erection of the Testimonial
Dedication Next October

That We here resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain: that this ma
ton under God shall have new birth OF
freedom. and that the government of the
people, by the people and for the people
shall not perish from the earth.
One of the last official acts of Elihu Root
before retiring from the office of Secretary
of War was to sign the contract whereby
these immortal words of President Lincoln
spoken on the Gettysburg battlefield, Will
he preserved and commemora ted in endur-
ing bronze and granite as nearly as possible
to the spot they were uttered on that bleak
November day in 1888. The contract for
the construction of the memorial was signed
by Mr. Root yesterday.
Congress, in February. 1895 appropriated
money for the erection of suitable bronze
The usual commission was appointed 10
consider plans, and tie plans have peen
only recently decided upon The Work VIII
be done by the Van Armnge Granite Com
pany of Boston. Mass. which has charge
of the erection of numerous battiefeid me
MORALS. The work will begin lmmediateiy
and will probably be finished in October
next when dedicatory exercises will be
held The President will be invited to un-
veil the tablet and deliver the principal ad-
dress.
The Proposed Memorial.
The Lincoln memorial. as it is to be
u.
and will form a fitting accompaniment TO
the great group of memorials which dot
the famous Pennsylvania field. The Get
tysburg field was the first cemetery In the
country that was dedicated to the exclusive
burial of soldiers, and 1t was the nrst OF
the great national cemeteries. To GOV;
Alexander G. Curtin, the war governor
of Pennsylvania belongs the credit OF es-
tabIishing a national cemetery at Gettys-
burg A few days after the battle the
governor hastened to furnish reief Tor the
the neighboring hospitals He appointed
an agent to look after the soldiers for him,
and was most solicitous as to their care.
Governor Curtin first approved the de-
sign for soldiers cemetery and then COM
nunica ted with the governors or other
states having soldiers buried on the field:
They, with equal promptness. sanctioned
the scheme to group the dead Of the va
rious states IN the field cemetery to be es-
tablished, and Governor Curtin then d.
rected his agent to acquire the necessary
ground for the cemetery In the name or the
Evening star., 1904-02-01
Clash Of Races at Webster, Pa

A dispatch from Webster. Pa. last night
says: One of party of five negroes last
night fired upon party of white men who
had been making fun of them. Two of the
white men were wounded. one of them ia
tally. In trying to get away from the In
furiated companions of the injured men.
one of the negroes was drowned in the Mo-
nongaheia river. The wounded are:
Robert Wilson, twenty-five years old. bull
let lodged at base of brain: cannot recover.
Robert Booth. twenty-six years old bullet
in leg.
Is not known.
For some time a bitter feeling has ex-
isted here among q number of white men
headed by Wilson and the negroes of the
vicinity.
Evening star., 1904-02-01

state OF Pennsylvania This ground COM
prfsed seventeen acres Of land on Cemetery
Hill. on the line of battle of the Union
army. There were stone fences on these
grounds, which had been advantaEcous.y
used by the Union forces in repulsins the
attacks on their line. The cemetery
grounds were laid cut by Mr.. William
Saunders the landscape gardener and spe-
Department OF Agriculture. At various
places in the grounds the states have gath
cred their dead and erected monuments.
These monuments are of handsome design
rious shapes and sizes. and make most
interesting addition to the sights of the
great battlefield.
Where Lincoln Spoke.
1t was on part of the ground now occu-
pied by the cemetery that Lincoln made his
immortal address, and 1t Is here that the
United States government Is to commemo-
rate this event. AS has been said. the Lin
coin memorial will be placed as near as
possible to the spot on which President Lin
coin. stood This place has been located
near the New York state great memorial.
The Lincoln memorial Is to be in the form
of an exedra, twenty-five feet long, with
two bronze tablets and a bronze bust Of
Lincoln. An exedra is more like a shrine.
such as is to be found In the well-to-do
districts of France or Italy, along the road
Si0e. Inc ffaAnemann statue, on ScOtI
Circle. this city, is in the form of an ex-
edra, and from this Washingtonians can
get some idea of the general shape of the
Lincoln memorial
The base of the structure Is to be red
Westerly granite, quarried at Westerly R.
I. 1t will be divided into three sections by
three enormous blocks of granite. the larg
est block forming the center section the
other smaller blocks forming the ends Of
the two arms OF the hemicycle. In the first
and third sections will be placed two large
and five feet long, on which, In raised let
ters, will be the words of the Lincoln ad-
dress. beginning at the right and ending on
the left tablet.
Bust Of Lincoln.
The central feature of the memorial is to
be a granite pedestal eight feet high on
which will be placed a bronze bust one and
a half life-size of the martyred President
The entire structure is to be of the simplest
design, preserving stateliness and dignity
thoroughly in keeping with the purpose of
smooth finish, what is known as Hammer
ed'' by the granite experts. Aside from
border above the bronze tablets and Roman
fasceS on either side of them, there is to
be no decoration whatever in the granite
The hemfcycle of granite for the tablets,
the three heavy blocks and the pedestal.
will rest on a platform of elliptical shape
so that 1t shall present bowed approach.
This platform will be reached by two steps
the hemicycle. The platform and steps will
also be of red granite. This is the hardest
stone that Is known, and all It's fine quali-
ties VIII be brought out in this memorial
Evening star., 1904-02-01
Measles at Harrison Home

\ dispatch from indianapolis. Ind. says:
Elizabeth Harrison. only daughter of
Mrs. Harrison. widow of the former Pres
ident. has been suffering for several days
with an aggravated case OF measles. and
card is now tackled on the house warning
persons of the existence of the disease.
The child. now about six years of age, is
cuppcScd to have contracted the disease at
school. and 1t has become quite prevalent
In the immediate neignr orhood while it is
epidemic in the city
MIR Harrison's Will. which was drawn
before the birth of the child. provided for
the Contingency of its birth by beaueathing
10 IL sl25.00o when il should become of
age with the earnings for its support and
education during it's, minority. hut made
To provision for the disposition of this
money in the case of death.
Evening star., 1904-02-01
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
,SaNAnQM> ,Sat1IM>
" BANKING <
CORPORATION

Fiscal Agent the United the Philippine Islands
PRESIDENT:
Evening star., 1904-02-01
KILLED BY POWDER EXPLOSION.
Five Men Lost Their Lives in a Cage in
Coal Mine

A dispatch from Mahanoy City. Pa, yes
terday says:
Five men were instantly killed late last
night in the Maple Hill colliery of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company. The victims, who were rockmen,
are:
Morgan Jones, aged thirty-five years.
John Mackey. twenty-eight.
Joseph Junius. thirty-five.
Adam Savage. twenty-thfee.
John Huderfck. thirty-one
The men were killed by an explosion of
powder In steel cage in which they were
being hoisted. The explosion destroyed the
cage. and the mangled forms of the rock
men fell 800 feet to the bottom of the shaft.
The head of one of the men was blown Off.
The Maple Hill is one OF the coliieries
visited by the anthracite strike commission,
and it is one of the best equipped mines
in the hard coal regions.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-25

various railroad offices, says the st.
Louis Globe Democrat, from passen-
gers who have been defrauded of their
money by ticket scalpers who have
sold them tickets not available for
their passage, at the same time prom
Using they were all right and inducing
passengers, by such promises, to part
with their money.
Worlds Fair visitors from all parts
have been defrauded by this method,
and many of them have been detained
in st. Louis because they have no
funds with which to purchase other
tickets, through ticket scalpers having
refused to refund money obtained by
these fraudulent representa- tions. 1t
has at last appeared to those inter-
ested in maintaining the credit of the
city that radical action should be
taken, and when five passengers, the
majority of whom were without money,
were held up several days ago. the
hand of the law was invoked, and at
tachments were served upon five of the
brokers' offices in the neighborhood Of
Union Station and their stock Of
tickets taken in charge by constables,
to satisfy claims against them for
money obtained by misrepresentation
1t is hoped that this action will lead
to better treatment of visitors to st.
Louis. and insure that for the rest Of
the period they will not be the prey
of INSCRIPTIONS persons, who by false
promises lure them into their Offices
and there induce them to buy some
thing which is of no value.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-25
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
Preparatory School
MILITARY.
Ormond B. Strong. A.B., Head Master.
DIRECTORS:
Hon. S. B. Adams. Rev. j. Y. Fair.
Rav q II Strong Mai n u cfrop0


Ormond B. Strong, ABB, Head Master.
DIRECTORS:
Hon. s. B. Adams. Rev. j. Y. Fair.
Rev. c. H. Strong. Maj. o. B. Strong.
Dr. j. G. Van Marter
For five years this school has main
tanned an honorable record for thor
cessfully prepared 80 boys for college
entrance examinations and as many
more for business careers.
In five years IL has grown to be the
largest private school in the city,
each successive year showing a mark
ed increase in attendance.
During the past year it has erected
a modern three-story school building.
perfect in sanitary and ventilating APP
pointments and completely equipped
with new furniture and apparatus.
Five efficient instructors devote
their entire time to the work of the
school. conducting both afternoon and
evening study periods. The teaching
staff has never been so strong as for
the coming session.
The school has been awarded schol-
arships, giving free tuition in three
leading colleges. Its diploma is ac-
cepted in lieu of entrance examina-
lions by all Eastern universities, rec
ognizlng this form of entrance.
Six Directors Scholarships, provid-
ing for half of the tuition fee. will be
awarded to satisfactory students upon
application. Tuition 800 per annum
in all classes.
Catalogues at Connor's book store
and knights Pharmacy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-25

carson by the ladies of Wesley Monu-
mental Church Tuesday evening was
interesting and delightful, and proved
most pleasant as an opportunity for
the renewal of old friendships and the
formation of new acquaintances. 1t
TOOK place in the Sunday-school room
OF the church. The decorations We're
particularly beautiful a pretty ar
rangement of palms, vines and flowers
making the scene most attractive. Miss
Carson received the guests, standing
within a recess formed Of handsome
palms.
During the evening refreshments
We're served. The affair, while thor
oughly informal, was delightfully."- plan
ned, and nothing was lacking to make
1t agreeable. A very large number of
Miss Carson's warm friends were pres
ent, and many people welcomed the
opportunity to meet her or to renew
old acquaintance.
Miss Carson, who has been in the
city for about six weeks, expects to
return some time next month to her
missionary work in Cuba, near Ha-
Vana. Her visit here has been great
pleasure to her many friends, who have
followed with interest her career for
the last ten years in missionary fields.