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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
christmnn nj DemopoIis.

Demopolis, Dec. 26.--(SpeciaI)- Christmas day was one of the most beautiful in several weeks, and passed off as quietly almost as Sunday. Bus mess of all kinds was suspended and all the stores, shops and factories re- mained closed during the day.
 Everybody remained at home with their families, except those who visited out of town relatives, and except for the continual roar of fireworks by the small boys at their homes. the town seemed almost deserted. Many homes in the city are brightened by visiting relatives, while very few have been eaddened by illness of some member of the family. >..
 The news of a killing yesterday aft ernoon near Bellamy, seventeen miles west of this city on the Southern Railroad, has reached this city No particulars could be learned, except the fact that Ed. Knox. young white man, was killed by negro named Morgan Wright.
 MT. Jake Marx of New York City. arrived Sunday morning to spend the holidays with his brothers. Messrs. Julius and Ed. Marx
 Jack Shahan spent the holidays at his home in Faunsdale, ~
 Eugene T. Warrington of Gordo is in the city visiting relatives.
 John T. Norwood spent the holidays at his home in Faunsdale.
 The Favorite Billy Clifford nt Biiou.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

Marcelle's song. Distant Land" Her song, Miller's Maid was another de- lightful feature of the entertainment.
 It is worth trip to tho Bijou to see the four Stewart sisters in their acro- batic dancing act. It Is dainty. refined and graceful.
 MT. Clifford's topical songs reached the hearts core Of the audience, and he was given repeated encores. No theatre-goer who likes this sort of thing can afford to miss his Everybody Works But Father"
 There are too many good things in "A Jolly Baron" to enumerate. There are two more opportunities to see for yourself-matinee this afternoon and again tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
MT. Clifford at Biiou.

Billy Clifford and This company of clever entertainers repeated their gin gerry musical melange, "A Jolly Baron" at the Bijou Theatre last night in the presence of a large audience, and the entertainment progressed through en- thusiastic applause.
 MT. Clifford is inimitable. His meth ods are of the legitimate comedy order and they are unique and original. He Is supported by a company as good as is evar seen with organizations of this character. Messr. Morton, Ebner and Hayes are intelligent comedians, and they run close seconds to their princi- pal in the making division.
 Miss Marcelle Is q dainty bit of . woman with high soprano, a soprano so full of sweetness and of such wide range that 1t surprises one to hear such a cultured voice in mere musical com edy.
 Then there is a beauty chorus of some fifteen or more pretty women who seem to change their costumes every few minutes. The costumes of the girls range from flesh tights to gorgeous fashion plate gowns, and the girls know how to show them off. This chorus sings, too. Nothing more mu- sical or more attractively staged has been seen here this season than Miss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

officer Tabor has written to Surgeon General Wyman of the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser vice. asking him 10 do sanitary work in Louisiana and Mississippi this winter; that is. the Marine Hospital Service take charge of the work in those States outside of New Orleans. with view of preventing a recurring of yellow fever next summer from any infection re- maining from the recent epidemic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Work Resumes at Plants.

Work resumed this morning after a holiday of three days at the big steel plants at Ensley, rolling mills at Bes- semer, pipe works at North Birming- ham and other industries in the Bir- mingham district. There is such a strong demand for the various products that the least time possible will be lost and the forces at the different institu- tions reported for duty today in good shape The coming year promises to be a brisk one with the different indus tries-in this district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
MENINGITIS PREVALENT.
Careful investigation Made nt Naval
 Training Station.

Newport, R. I. Dec. 26-The cause oi the epidemic of spinal meningitis at the Naval Training Station, which re- suited in several deaths and caused the serious illness of a number of appren- tice seamen is the subject of rigid in- vestigation which was begun today
 A board of Naval Medical o1ticers met and at once began an examination of the building which has been used as q detention place for new apprentices. The building, 1t is said, was condemned as unsanitary several months ago, and it was recommended that it be destroy ed and the debris buried at sea. It IS expected that medical authorities will order that this work be done at once
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Jcfrernon County Mar QuLet.

Sheriff Burgin. of Jefferson county, reports everything having passed through The holiday season Several negroes were shot and one or fwn were found dead. The difficulties were among negroes entirely. The police court dockets in Birmingham, Pratt City. EnsleY and Bessemer were well crowded today but there was nothing of any concern among the charges placed opposite the names of tine un- fortunates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Boys Die From Injury.

Charles Burchell aged II years. IS dead. the result of an accident while out hunting Christmas day. It seems that the boy placed his gun on a wire fence and began climbing over tho wires. The gun fell to tho ground and discharged, the shot striking tho boy in the abdomen. Everything possible was done for the young man but he succumbed this morning The funeral will take place tomorrow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
vno,c.a,e Poisoniur mt Rsnouet.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 26--A special from Torreon. Mexico. to The Daily EX- press reports the poisoning of a hun. dred persons who attended a banquet Christmas night. Carlos NevinO. a prominent citizen of Torreon. is dead. Others are not expected to recover. The persons attending the banquet were the most prominent in Torreon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Mai. Lnconte In Dend.

Maj L. c. LaCoste aged 6s, died this morning at 2:26 o'clock at the resi- dence of his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Dur ham in Woodlawn. The deceased came to Birmingham in 1887 and has been in the contracting business. He super intended street and avenue paving in Birmingham and Montgomery for sew eral years. He leaves two daughters and son. Maj. LaCoste mounted and fired the first gun at Fort Sumter at the beginning of the civil war. The remains will be shipped to Charleston. S. C. tomorrow afternoon. The .deceas- ed was a member of Camp Hardee, United Confederate Veterans, in this city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
HodcnrrIers ScnIc-

The local union, No 72, of the In ternational Union of Hodcarriers and Building Laborers have formulated the following wage scale to go into ef- feet on May 5, 19oG: For mortar mak- ing. bod carrying and brick handliny. 2 cents ger hou.5 cxrarattng. digging trenches for foNnir.lors. concretius. lumber handling or tending carpen- : ters, 20 cents per hour; for overtime. pay for time and q half; for night work, pay for time and a half; for all legal holidays. double time. Eight hours shall constitute B daya work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

was wrong. After the scene and the characters had been shifted to the four quarters of the globe and there
 had been an hours talk of triteness | and complacedness she proceeds in showing the cad that he was wrong tam went down with her in his arms. It is remarkable how an excellent company can take a mediocre play and give an evening of dramatic en- , tertainment Outside of some improb- abilities. and the most of the improb- abilities affected the general run of the play Miss Roberts in an unhappy heroine had role rich in opportunity And she measured to the full height of each one of them. Miss Roberts is trained and intelligent actress. One would feel inclined first of all to speak of her full beauty, but in con sidering the entire performance the memory of the ability and power she showed in portraying the strange heroine rises above all else. Her dra- matfc power is even more unusual than her marked beauty. She was possessed, too, of a liquid, appealing voice, which in every accent carried the meaning of the emotions which encompassed her. She was in short satisfying to every sense.
 The cad was admirably played by H. S. Northrud A fine young actor, he showed himself, barring little bit of suddenness in his moments of great stress
 A stalwart. handsome young man, Lucius Henderson, played the melan- choly young man in love with Ann The part showed a young millionaire who was constantly carrying around with him q world of trouble and who was always on the point of leaving for some unknown quarter of the globe. But Mir. Henderson did the role excel lently. And he was so good looking the audience was quite willing to for give an improvisation or two. if any had appeared
 Max Figman was a delight. a well spring of enjoyment as Gray Dudly is an impressionistic artist They were all artists or connected with art. Mir. Figman was spontaneously funny and ridiculously so at times, although there seemed a moment or two when his effusiveness overshot the mark. Still his work as & whole was a delight and distinct feature of the per- formance.
 The character part of Richard Stone- henge Smythe was adFoitIy and clev- erly played by Robert McWade. Mir. McWade is of the older school of &C., tors and sometimes one get the inn pression that the older school of play CTS are more thorough, more in earnest and not SO self conscious as the newer school This impression comes of such work a MT. McWade did last night
 Miss Lamison In the engenue role of Rose Masters was responsible for some fine work. Her comedy was suf- ficiently delicate and she kept in the stage picture all the time.
 West and Vokes. in "A Pair of Pinks' will be at the Theatre today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

will celebrate the thirty eighth anni-
 versary of his ordination as a priest
 on. New Years day, Father Meurer has been a resident of Birmingham
 for q number of years and during his priesthood has erected a number Of churches. Special services will be held on this occasion. a large con- gregation is expected to be present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

A lot, of triangular shape. lying be- tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets and Ninth and Ten avenues, south
 has been transformed from William w. Barclay, trustee. to John $. hosen- thai in consideration of 5000. Still another triangle in the same square was recorded as transferred from Henrietta l.. Barclay to John s. Rosenthal for the same amount There are a number of other trans actions today for smaller amounts The records shows that the real es- | tate market is active despite the holi- | days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Shot While Hunting.

Walter Kirkland. of Chicago, who is spending the holidays with rela- tives, met with a very painful acci- dent yesterday while out hunting with some friends. His gun was accidental iy discharged, several shots taking ef- feet in his left root He will be con fined to hIs room for several days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
$. A. E. Convention.

Delegates from Epsilon Province or the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, which includes Georgia, Florida and Alabama. began a two days meeting here today. The principal matters dis cussed were the building of the Devo- tie Memorial Hall at the University Of Alabama, in honor of Noble L. Devotie, formerly of the fraternity and the proposed meeting of four provinces at Ahsheville, N. C., in June next. A ban
 quet was held tonight. The meeting will close tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
LEAVE FOR COUNTRY.
prexident and Mrs. Roosevelt Spend
 Week in Virginia.

Washington, Dec. 26.-President and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by some of their younger children. Will leave Washinpton tonight for a visit of some days to their country place, Plain Dealing. in Albemarle County Virginia:
 The President and the members Of his family will return to Washington Sunday night. The negro caretaker and his wife at the country home will do the cooking for the President ana u; f1iI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Charged With Assault.

Jim Costellos and Thomas Meyres were arrested this afternoon on the charge of assault with intent to, mur- der. It is alleged that they peat white man with hammer. ihe Ill cident occurred at Twenty-fourth street and First avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Important Realty Deals.

A number of important real estate transfers were recorded fin the probate court today One of the largest deals involved $20,0O0, the transfer being from Eliza K. Harris to Clarence Buckingham. It is understood that the lots. three in number, are for tho Illinois Central Railroad. The prop erty Is on First avenue on the east side of Fourteenth street. It fronts 100 feet on the avenue and runs back 140 feet.
 Another deal involves $15.000. It is a transfer from Jesse .. Kyle to Ma than L. Miller. The property is on Fifth avenue. west of Twenty-sccond street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

nlsuV lroin eusInsss ansn: original, superior, and copyrighted systems: textbooks that pay roll of over eSA A,O000 to teachers: special offers in force now; night and day sessions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
xUtJJ Celebrate AnnIyernary.

Rev. Father J. A. Meurer, dean Of the cierky in the Catholic church here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Boom In Banking.

'"rhe banking business for the clos ing year. in point Of volume and prof. it's has been the most satisfactory we have ever known" said Mir. w. P C.. Harding, president of the First Nation al Bank, this morning. The transac- tions of the First National Bank alone will reach s500,oo0,o90, an increase over 1904 of nearly 25 per cent. Our deposits have increased $1.000,000 over the beginning of the year. and they have increased $1,700,0 900 over the low point of last summer
 The outlook Is as encouraging as we could possibly wish it, and the in dications point to the coming year being the greatest the city has ever known in the banking line Collec- tions have been good and the price of our four great commodities coal. iron. cotton and timber is high. The Birm- ingham district never had more promising outlook and I expect the new year to eclipse all records in every department of business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
BODIES DISCOVERED
MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN BIRMiNG-
 HAM BOARDING HOUSE.
Mrs. Alice Johnson and C. A. eocnran Found Fatally Wounded On Floor of Room Of
 Woman.

Birmingham, Dec. 26.-(Speclai.J- When Mrs. Clement Fulghum' "no rents two rooms in a single story mousse No. 529 South Twenty-third street. went in to see Mrs. Alice Jonnson' who leases the house, in order to get some thread and a needle. she met horripie sight, for lying on the floor was the dead body of Mrs. Johnson and nearby was c. A. Cochran. a brakeman of the Southern Railway, who roomed at the place, lying in a pool of blood and grooming.
 Mrs. Fulghum gave an alarm and the police answered the call. The re- mains of Mrs. Johnson were carried to the morgue and Cochran was taken to the St. Vinccnts Hospital. where casual inspection of the wound resulted in the announcement that he wound was q fatal one. In the room where the horrible discovery was made were found pistol with two cartridges dis charged and also a knife.
 Cochran was unable to give any ac- count of the affair. Mrs. Fulgpum states that there has been so much fireworks being discharged in the neighborhood that no attention was given to the reports heard. It Is be- iieved that Cochran was drinking when he went to the Johnson house and was upbraided by her. He then pulled a pistol, it is surmised, and fired and then turned the weapon on himself. Mrs. Fulghum states that she heard Mrs. Johnson say that Cochran was drinking and that she was afraid of It. Mrs. Johnson was grass widow and Cochran was roomer at the place. Clement Fulghum, who sub- rented two rooms, stated this afternoon after the tragedy that he was just pre- pairing to leave the house. not liking the surroundings. Very little could be stated as to the dead woman. 4 pistol near the body of Cochran was the 'nly clue to the surmise raised as to the af- fray. The hospital authorities an- nounce this afternoon that Cochran was shot through the lungs and that he would die from the injury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Night school, Day School.

POSITION. May Ls l,Gs.s 444N-.sy IY. .---.Sr No vacation. Enter any time. Catalogue frees HOME STUDY. Teach by mail succeszs01lE or refund money. Write for particnlarA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Asked Federal Aih.

The FavOrIte Billy Clifford nt Biiou Matinee Today. I5 to B. Cents Only.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
Cooperate Plant.

MrJ Y Walsh. of P!ttsburg, met the
Business Meas Association Tuesday
night in regard to establishing coop
erage plant here. The matter was
thoroughly discussed by those present.
Mr. walsh.ha6 with him his timber
inspector who has been shown the tim
Der Ia this section. The inspector is
very much pleased with. what he has
seen. Mayor 3 W warbusson had him
u charge Yesterday.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
KILLED A MAN AND
MAS AFRAID TO TELL.
Shot Him Behind an Ivy Bush
for q Wild Turkey.

fOANO, VA, lau. 3O--Alphus hamDcf-
lin, a colored man. twcntyone years old.
was found dead in the woods about siz /
miles from here last Friday, with two
gEn shot wounds IN his head, and his
gun lying on the ground by his right
side. There vas no cartridge in the
gun. This ed TO suspicion, and a coro-
ner's Jury was summoned, aud an IN
quest held which lasted two days.
The evidence given before the jury on
saturday pointed 70 the mans having
accidentlys shot himself.
Calvin Davis, a Young white boy ard
Of a prominent family. was the priucl-
pal witness de testified Saturday that
ne was in the woods Friday turkey hunt-
ins and heard tue report of n Gnn and
beard some one hollow: "On, Lordy." hr
vent IN the dmectiOn of the sound ano
found the ndgro, Chamberhn, lying ou
the ground. He then went 10 tie mans
house and told his father that Aphus
nad allied himself
The iat0er and three white mem We
plotted by Young Davis TO where tie
dead man was lying, Davis stating that
DC was about two or three hundreo
Yards OF the man when be heard the gun
The body was removed 10 the fathers
house Friday. The Interrogation was
continued yesterday, when several wiz
uesses testified before the jury. and DR..
II. L. Stephenson, OF Toano, was sum
moned. and made An examination ofthe
wounds.
The doctor testified that there were
three wounds. one in the right tempe,
q scalp wound. one on the left side, pei,e-
trating the brain, and the third in the
neck just above the clavical made by
bullets or buckshot. shot from pistol
or gun several ieet'from the man.
This evidence killed the theory Of acci
dental suicide. The jury was then tsker
to the scene of the accident, the witness
es going with them. Gun-wads an'
. an empty No. 10 cartridge were foun'
about twenty-five yards frou where III
body was found.
Young Davis who was hunting IN th
{ same woods and claimed 70 have ioun
the body, was asked if be did not hay
a No. 10 gun with him Friday. he sai
he did but shot No. y cartridges 10
ard tina. he did not have any No. l
! shells. The evidence at this stage poi,
cd TO Davis as the guilty party. ri
Jury returned 90 the house and your
Davis was again sworn. lie testihs
that he was out ia the woods Frids
turkey hunting and was tracking a IN
key IN the snow. " hen he saw some u
D. bushes shaking and thinking IL turk
= fired. He then weat to get the turk
ID and found he had killed a man.
He said he was so scared he was afra
20 tell the truth.
The jury rendered a verdict of accide
tai killing. Young DaVis Is about iot
teen years of age. He showed no sil
vs. OF nerv business or grief until the time
his confession when ne broke down a.
- wept.
He has the sympathy OF the emit
community.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
Minis in Heart Of Rutts-

Business before al else IS the mot
70 in Butte. Mont. and n there is any
ore beneath the surface Of the streets
which has not yet been discovered. &.
IL because tho prospector has not ys.
arrived 10 dig a hole in that spOS
Hardly a building has been put up in
the business section for the last two
years that some sort OF a copper head
has not been found in the cellar exca-
walton. Wacn the Thornton hotel. the
finest hosteiry in the city. was built IN
1901. large deposit OF surface ore WA
found in the cellar.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
Work PrOgre sSin =.

The work % repairing the foundation
OF the nails of the building formerly oc-
cupied by female pct Is at the hospi-
pital. in spite Of the terribly cold wealth
er goes brayely on. DR. Foster. the en-
ergetic Superintendent. who is in almost
daily receipt OF applications tor room
for new patients is unremitting in his
effort 70 hasten the work. which is nee
essarily slow on account of its character.
being entirely foundation for wall al
ready erected he has been fortunate
in securing from a home enterprise very
superior material. The bricks used
testing only five per cent absorption,
which contractors say cannot beexcel-
led In Eastern Virginia.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
Speedy Relief.

a salve thai heals withOu a scar is
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. No renee
dy effects such speedy relief, 1t draws
out Inflammation, soOthes, cOols and
b as all cuts, burns and bruises \
sure cure for Piles and Skin diseases
DeWitt's is the only genuine Witch
Hazel Salve. Beware OF counteTfeits.
hey are dangerous. Sold by l.. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04

n has been A tradition. since the
tine OF Nicholas T. 10 name tie
czsrevitches alternately Alexander
and Nicholas. But The murder OF Al
exander IT. caused his name 10 be con-
sidered uniucky. SO there VIII be no
more Aiexanders on the Russiap
throne. as there viii be no more Psuls
or Peters. The czarevstch was thers-
fore named Alexis. after the father OF
Peter the Great. Re was q powerful
and successful ruler.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
10000 piles FOR Canal.

II Is thought that the Panama canal
commission will procure from the Co
lumbia river the 10000 piles that viii be
needed In the construction OF the canal.
That will be equivalent 20 22.00O. 600 Il et
OF lumber. or equal ali told 20 four ef the
huge RATS that sre butt on the Colum-
bia river ard towed 10 San Francisco AZ
the rate OF three each surme-.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
Coughs and Colds.

All coughs, colds and pulmonary
omplaiuts that are. durable and quick
y cured 10y One Minute Cough Cure.
Clears the phlegm, draws out inflamA.
ton and heals and sootbes the affected
parts, strengthens the lungs, wards OF
pneumonia. Harmless and pleasant to
t4ke. Sold by L. henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
Daily Bible Reading
Outline.
THE KNeDoM op HEAVEN.

Sunday. Feb. Sit is here.-Read St.
Mat AT and 1O.7s
+. Monday, Feb. Slow entered?-Reao
St Mat. 7.21 and 1O.32.33.
Tuesday, Feb What is il like p
Read ST Mat 22.l-14.
Wednesday. Feb. s.-what isit liksI7-
Read st Mat. 25.1-I3.
Thursday. Feb. s.-what is it like
Read St. Mat. 25.1z-30.
Friday, Feb. 1O.--What is il Ike ?
Read ST. Mat. Is 3 %.
Saturday. Feb. 1l-'what is 1t Iike?--
Read St. Nat. 13.a1-4S,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
Not a Candidate.

1t has been reported that DR.. II. L
Stephenson of Toano. would be a candi
date for the House OF Delegates. Whei
asked about the rumor DR.. Stephenson
said be has no idea of being a candidate.