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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
DIE in IRE
AT CONVENT
THIRTEEN PEOPLE LOSE LIVES
AND TWO OTHERS MAY
DIE.
NUNS FIGHT THE FLAMES
Two Brave Women Are Burned 50
Badly That Their Lives Are De-
SPARED of-Flremen Killed and 9th.
ers Injured In New York Fire.

= q. F. " y .
Montreal, April 21.-Thirteen lives
were lost by the destruction by fire
last night Of the convent at st. Gene.
We've, Quebec. There were eight girls
aged Ia to is years, one nun and four
old women domiciled there. The con.
vent was conducted by Roman Catho.
lie sisters.
Flames Spread Rapidly.
The fire broke out at midnight and
spread rapidly. Bucket brigades work.
ed heroically to save the building but
to no avail. The pupils and others
who lost their lives were in the por.
tion of the building where the fire had
obtained too much. headway before the
alarm was given to enable those who
responded to effect their rescue.
Heroic Nuns May Die.
Two nuns who risked their lives
saving the children, were seriously
burned and their lives are despaired
Of.
Fatal Fire In New York.
New York, April 81. One fireman
was killed, six persons were hurt and
a number of buildings were destroyed
In fire at the corner of Belmont
and Thatford streets, Brooklyn. today
The fire was spreading rapidly at {
p. m.
-Four small tenement buildings were
destroyed, entailing q loss Of 100000
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
KILLED BY FALL.
Son Of Ruth McEnery Stuart Dies
From Injuries.

New York, April, 81. Sterling
Stuart. son of Ruth McEnery Stuart,
the author, who suffered an injury to
his spine by fall while trying to en-
ter second story window of his
mothers home month ago died to-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
HAIL STORM AT cENTERvILLE.
Early Crops and Gardens Are Greatly
Damaged.

Centerville, April 21.-A severe hail
storm occurred here last evening at z
o'clock. Only the lack of wind pre-
vented great damage to glass. Early
crops and gardens were greatly dam
aged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
ACID STRIKE WEAPON.
Fluid Thrown at Ward Wagon Burns
Horse Severely.

Chicago, April z1-Acid was used
as a weapon by strike sympathizers
today. A horse attached to one of Mont
gomery Ward & company's wagons
was severely burned with the fluid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
PAUL LEssAR DEAD.

Russian Minister to China succunnbs
After Operation.
Pekin, China, April 81. Paul Les
sar, the Russian minister to China
whose foot was recently amputated,
died here last night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
T. A. T0RREY
PROMOTED
Il MADE SUPERINTENDENT OF
MOTIVE POWER ON THE BUR.
LINGToN RAILWAY.
A FORMER oTTUMWAN
Was Master Mechanic at This City
Before Removing to creston, Whence
He Went to Aurora as Assistant
Superintendent Of Motive Power.

Burlington. April 1-(speciaD -
Frank A. Torrey, formerly master me-
chanic for the Burlington railway at
Ottumwa, has been appointed superin-
tendent of motive power to succeed F.
HI. Clark, promoted to the new Office
of general superintendent of motive
power for the whole Burlington sys-
TEN. Mr.. Torrey has for some time
been assistant superintendent of mo-
tive power with headquarters at Au-
roro. His new headquarters will be at
Chicago and he will have charge Of
the lines east Of the Missouri river.
F. A. Torrey was master mechanic
of the Burlington in this city for about
two years, coming here from Burling-
ton. At Burlington he was first road
foreman, then round house foreman
and later master mechanic. He left
Ottumwa in March, 1902, being ad-
vanced to the position of master me-
chanic at Creston. He remained in
Creston about one year when he was
made assistant superintendent of mo-
tive power with headquarters at Au-
rora.
During his stay in Ottumwa Mr..
Torrey made many friends who will
be pleased to hear Of his further ad-
vancement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
Paris OFFICIALS Say That Both They
and the Russian Officials Are En-
deavoring to Compel Rojestvensky
to Remain Outside French Waters
Japanese Note Sent to Washington

Paris, France, April 81. - The
afternoon papers print a report
that 1t is the intention of the gov
ernment to send an armored cruis-
er to the far east to assist in the
surveillance of neutrality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22

-Four small tenement buildings were
destroyed, entailing a loss Of 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
Our Daily Sbcrt Story

she became aware that a song she
 knew was beating in her brain. For a few minutes it was nothing
 more connected than memory, the
 memory of nights when she had rock ed baby to sleep with a ballad that her mother had sung years before. Then she began to realize her surrounds ings. On the corner, under the street light, blind man sat. His hand exc 1 tended held tin cup for the charity of the public. He was lost to his surroundings even as she had been. Hts
 head with its frame of silver hair was
 thrown back and he was singing.
 Once his voice must have been wonder | fully sweet. Even now there was a
 purity in Its tones. and he sang as ons
 who understands the art with purity, with precision, and---best of afl~-vtth sympathy. The song that he sang was an old, old ballad of our grandmothera
 days. Sweet and clear above the noise of the town 1t throbbed and scared, ana the woman In the doorway, her hand upon her heart, listened in a panic Of
 repentance and tumult of remen~
 branee. For the song was The Cot
 tage By the Sea- the, song with which she had sung her baby to sleep--lieg baby lost to his mother now
 The woman listened till the first verse
 and the chorus were ended. Hand upon
 her heart she stood. and the present
 was gone and the past was unrolIed aa again. unknowing all the sin and pain and bitter disappointment of the world And again her mother sang that song to her. She was a mother with her baby on her breast. And in the dim light of that room upstaFs from which she had gone she sat in her low chair and sang the child to sleep with that old ballad. An. the pressure of that baby head against her shoulder! The wee hands like rose leaves that curled themselves about her fingers as she lifted them to her lipsl Across the years she could feel the soft warmth of the baby cheek against her bare followed the child's death, her heart ached hungrily for the thrill of the touch again. Her baby whose mother had been a good woman. Her baby whose mother was yet a good woman. And stronger than love, or than the influence of the man whose power over her was great there sounded in her ears the prattle of cooing baby voice that had not learned to form tine name of mother when 1t was sileuced for ever So strong it was that q baby hand seemed outstretched to draw her back again, and obeying the implse oe the little hand and the command of tho little shadow voice. and the stirring memories of the song, the woman step ped within the door again and fled softly up the stairs.
 In the little park a man placed up and down until the day broke ia crinfs son and gold. But the woman for whom he waited did not come. She was kneeiing by a wicker cradle In an upper room. her head on the wee pillow where once a baby head had rested. her arm flung protectingly across the covers that once had shielded baby limbs. And the words of an old song were singing in her ears.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
ROBBED THE BOX CARS
TRUSTED NEGRO EMPLoYEs OF
 RAILROAD IN JAIL.
Seal Clerk and Car Inspector or ths Western Company Accused of Systematically Stealing
 Freight

Cicero Adkins, seal clerk and John Samuel. car inspector of the western of Alabama Railway, botn negroes. were arrested yesterday morning at o'clock by Special Officer Oscar McDane and Roundsman F, J. sweeney or the on Union Street was given thorough the investigation of J. J. Yarbrough. snecial agent for the railway company. later in the day the house of Adkins or, Union Street was given thorough search and probably $500 of stolen goods were found. Warrants were sworn out before Justice M H. Screws. charging burglary and grand larceny.
 Special Agent Yarbrough is of the opinion that the negroes have been sys- tematically stealing from the railroad for the past year. Both men were trusted and for negroes had excellent positions. For some time, however, 1t had been noticed that cars with a Mont gomery seal were unloaded at various points on the line and found to be short many articles of freight.
 Adkins and Samuel were suspected and were arrested yesterday morning on suspicion They are held for furth- CT investigation.
 At Adkins's home a number of costly revolvers and shot guns were found concealed in trunk and the house was a miniature magazine of small arm cartridges. great quantity of dry goods and notions was also recovered.
 The preliminary hearings of the negroes have not been set
 Recalling the fact that three negroes who held more or less responsible posi- tions with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in Montgomery were arrested several weeks ago accused of systematically robbing that company railroad official said yesterday that it was being demonstrated to railroad men that negroes were unworthy of positions of trust.
 Tt would seem," he said, that the more confidence we repose in them the more they abuse it. The railroad off, ficers and warehouses in Montgomery will hardly give any more cierkships to negroes"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
RniIroaa srIieare.

At the beginnig of the present year there were 537,105 miles of railroad in the world. of which 270,386 were in America. 1S7.776 in Europe. 46.592 in Asia, 15,649 in Africa and 16,702 in Aus tralasia. Of European mileage Ger many leads with 5000. in round num- bers, followed by Russia with ss.000; France, 26.000; Austria Hungary. 24.0O0; the United Kingdom, 22,00O; Italy. 10.- 900; Spain, 5000; Sweden and Norway. 1000. In Europe the average cost af railroad construction is estimated ax s107,577 per mile. and the remainder of the world $59,6S0. The total value of the railways of the world is $43,000.- < 100000, the European roads being es- timated at $22,000, ,0oo.0 The esti- mate for rolling stock Is 15os000 1oco- motives, 225.00O passenger coaches and 100000 freight cars. By America is meant the United States. Canada and South and Central America. The Unit- ed States has 20s,000 miles of road be- sides sidings. We have 40 per cent. oe the mileage. 30 per cent. of the en- zines and only 10 per cent. of the freight cars. Our engines, coaches and cars are bigger than those of othos countries
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27

is believed to be an answer to the call of the Southern Cotton Association to farmers. bankers and business men all over the South to build ample ware
 houses for holding cotton under the
 plans of that organization. The ap-
 peal seems to be wise one and busi-
 ness men in numerous parts of Alabama
 have complied with the needs of the planters along this line The incorporators of the Huntsville warehouse are Walter Kelly, R. B. Wade and a score or more of the lead- ing bankers, merchants and business men generally of the city.
 Other notices of incorporation were filed yesterday with the Secretary of State as follows:
 High Hill Land Company. of Birm- ingham. capital stock. sS.ooo; incor- porators, W. B. Grant W. M. David
 son and Susie Grant
 Carbon Hill Livery Company of Car
 bon Hill capital stock, s5.000: incor- porators. ]. P. Pill. K. E. Pill. G. w.
 Shaw. A. P. Smith, and John H. Bank head, Jr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
CIVIL COURT DOCKETS
CASES TO BE TRIED AT THE oCTo-
 BER TERM.
First Week Will Be Given Over Ds Judge Sayrc of City Court to
 Non-Jury Business.

Henry N. Hughes, deputy clerk or the City Court Of Montgomery has set the docket for the October term Of the civil division.
 The non-jury cases will be called on Monday, october g. and will be heard by Judge A D. sayre through the en- tire week.
 The fury docket, which is unusually heavy, will be called the following Monday and two weeks will be con sumed in the trial of these cases The non-jury call is as follows:
 Monday, October Y--Allie M. Johnson ct al vs. Jesse French Piano and Dr. gan Co; Farley National Bank vs. vs A. $. Knowles: Greer Bros vs. McD Cain, Jr. State of Alabama vs. ]. G. White & Co.,; Mrs. ]. c. Letcher Ys. Traders Insurance Co of Chicago; State of Alabama vs. Equitable Life Assurance Society, garnishee; Francis E. Ayres vs William George: Anderson Coal Co. vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.,: Ida Turner vs. McD. Nor gan as administrator: w. H. Tfsdale vs. National Surety Co; T. J. Scott & Sons vs E. F. Jackson; Liddell Ma chinery and Supp2' CO. vs. T. J. Scott ct al; Frank B. Isyyer, executor, vs R. H. Jones. administrator, garnishee. Tuesday, October 10--J. K. Armsby Go. vs. Montgomery Candy Co.,; T. L. Jones vs Fidelity and Casualty Co or New York; Mrs. l. M. Johnston vs. A. D. Fabritis; W. W. Thompson vs. Florida Lumber Co; J. E. Hunnicutt & Go. vs. Moses Sabel, ct al: Charles S. Malloy vs. John M Browder; Atlas Feed Products Milling Co.,. limited, vs. A Nj. Anderson; Mrs. B. Bragg vs, Buckeye Cotton Oil Co; Clear Creek
 
 cases; Montgomery Ice and Cold Stor- age Co. vs. J. L. Henderson; Mary T. Newman vs. Alabama Lumber Co.,; H, K Cochran vs. Montgomery Traction Co, garnishee. two cases; Eufaula Buggy Go. vs. Francis & Sullivan. gar nishees; State of Alabama vs. Equitable Life Assurance Society, garnishee; Harvey E. Jackson vs. John c. Hogue; East Coast Fish co. vs. Joseph Robin son.
 Wednesday, October 11-J. w Me Neill vs. Montgomery Cooperage and Hardwood Co.,; w. B. Roddenberry vs. Johnson & Vaughn, garnishees; Cable Go. vs. Leopold Loeb; Sandy Frazier vs. P Moore failie nvlDasr D Murrell Hs F. Coast Line Railroad. garnishee: C. E. Faulkenberry vs. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.,, garnishee; Alabama Steam Laundry vs Montgomery Steam Laundry, garnishee; s. M. Collins vs Central of Georgia Railway Co.,; J. R. Hopkins vs. Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road Co.,, garnishee: J. Winter Thor ington vs. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co, garnishee.
 Thursday October 12th~-First Ma tional Bank of Montgomery vs. Mamie R. Watts. ct al: Montgomery Carriage Works Co vs. W. A. Henderson; E. E. Forbes Piano Co. vs. J. C. Abercrombie; nadi; Jane Williamson vs. Ace Barber, ct al; w. B. wray vs. Montgomery Amusement Co.; Conecuh Pine Lumber and Manufacturing Co. vs. (. E. Bryan,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27

vs. Montgomery Street Railway: Squire Lee vs. Montgomery Street Railway; Amelia Lee vs. Montgomery Street Rail- way.
 Thursday. October 2sth--F. E. Ash ley vs. Central of Georgia Railway Go. {; Aileen Ashley ys. Central of Georgia Railway Co.; c. T. Ma11ett vs. Mont gomery Traction Co.,; F. II. Harris vs Montgomery Street Railway Co.,: T. Lewis vs. Montgomery Traction Co.,; William W. Stephens pro ami, vs. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. ct als.
 Friday, October 27th--w. ". Mccul- tough vs Riverside Brick Co.,; Mrs. Annabeila M. Tait vs. Alexander Troy, receiver; Mrs. Annabella NJ. Tait vs. Hager Brown; Annie May Afford vs. Montgomery Traction Co.; T. R. Far ris vs. Montgomery Traction Co.,; W. J. Mason administrator vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
MISS zITELLA COOKIE.
A New Book of Hers to Be Published
 Soon.

soon.
 An item of interest to lovers of books and especially good ones. is the fact that Miss Zitella Cockes new volume. The Cherokee Rose, and Other Poems. will soon come from the press. AL though she has for years lived in Bos- ton her heart turns to her own south ern land and this is best illustrated by the way in which she writes her subjects having a Southern flavor. such as Cherokee Rose" 70, to See Ala bama in the Spring" 'Moeking Bird" Cotton" and other distinctly South ern topics. This new volume, while containing many shorter poems. will have others of considerable length, one especially called "Sanota," a legend of young chieftain, a protege of Tusca- ioosa, the old Indian warrior
 Alabamians ought to feel great pride in Miss Cooke Almost alone she made her way to the very front rank in the world of letters at Boston where above all other places in the United States pure intellect and ability are recog- nized. That she is thoroughly appreci- ated in that great literary centre is evidenced by the fact that the greatest papers and magazines there readily take her work. Several exquisite poems of hers have appeared in The Advertiser and they were greatly ad- mired by all who read them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
ARRANGING FOR PRESIDENT.
Judge Gaston's Committee Will Meet
 Again Today.

The joint committee from the City Council of Montgomery and the Com- mereial and Industrial Association of which Judge J. B. Gaston Is chairman. to arrange for the reception and en- tertainment of President Roosevelt when he reaches Montgomery on octo- Der 2s, held its hrst meeting yester- day in the room of the Board of Direc- tors of the Commercial and Industrial Association.
 Simple formative steps were taken. Sub-commitees were appointed to look into the matter of outlining a general program and financing the affair. They will report back at a meeting today at noon.
 Sub-committees on finance consisting of l. Loeb, Gaston Gunter and Phares Coleman were named. Judge Gaston, J. K. Jackson and F. P. Chaffee will constitute the program committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
Peter smith in Court.

Peter Smith, white man of Chilton County, was arraigned yesterday be- fore United States Commissioner John A. Fillmore, on a charge of illicit distil- ling. The case was continued until to- day and Smith was released on a $500 bond. The arrest was made by Dsp- uty United States Marshal David P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
strlct. put eentIemanIy.

The following appointments were made by Governor Jelks yesterdays
 Constable-S. M. Hogg. of Oakley Streak, Butler County.
 Notaries Public--Z Movay. of Double springs: J. w Ryder. of HoIlins. Clay County and c. w. Roberts, Of Oak Level cIeburne County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
HUNTSVILLE ENTERPR1sE.
New Bank nnd Warehouse File Their
 Paperm.

Papers.
 The city of Huntsville is to have a new trust and savings bank to be known as the Bank of Madison and capitalized at $10,000. according to a notice of its recent incorporation yes terday filed with the Secretary or State.
 The incorporators are among the most prominent people and firms of the city. They are: G. W. Wise, Gayle and Brown. Hertzler and Anderson, L. s. Hagler. T. J. Riddle. c. c. Green. J. B. Bronaugh, J. H. Humphrey. John M. Burton, J. E. Williams. J. A. Watkins, A. H. Lewis. W. T. Pride, s. W. Bald. c. E. Collier, R. P. Cain, R. T. Camper. NJ. A. Bishop, M. H. Anderson. A. H.. Clifford, E. E. Teague, J. L. Hum phrey and T. J. Bowers. Jr.
 Huntsville is also to have shortly a big warehouse for the storage of cot ton. grain and other produce and it will be known as the Farmers Warehouse Company. capitalized at s25,ooO. This
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-06-01
+SEVEN AGES" UP TO DATE,
Pessimistic Views Ventilated by an
Editor Out In Nevada.

Nevada Post.
Man is born into the world. He is
at once attacked by nettle rash,
Group, measles and the whooping
cough. He has the collie before his
first teeth are out and when he is
swindled we say he is getting his eye
teeth cut.
If he escapes the scarlet fever and
the mumps, he finds directly in his
Way scarlet rash and the seven-year
itch.
Ii he is not carried off in a hearse
before he is too large for short pants
he still stands a show OF cutting off
one of his toes, being kicked by a
mule or getting shot with q target
rifle in the hands of a boy that "did
not know it was loaded.'
He gets his feet wet, runs at the
nose and is scolded by his parents for
going in swimming on Sunday. He
goes to the circus, rides on the merry
go-round and hits the dignified old
Gentleman in the back of the head
| with a SNOWFALL before he is well in
his teens.
! He now reaches the stage where be
gathers watermelons in the light OF
| the moon. eats green apples and lays
out of nights. The fuzz begins to
grow on his upper lip, and he blushes
When he sees a girl, until his hair
scorches. He next develops into a
"smart Alec" and his parents are un-
decided whether to shoot him for
smoking cigarettes or turn him over
to an asylum manager as confirmed
lunatic. Man is subject to typhoid
fever. pneumonia. spinal meningitis,
smallpox and his own intemperance
He is beset by disease, Indebtedness
and breach OF promise suits until it is
a wonder that any OF us are able tc
score three score and ten. II he
escapes a famine, pestilence and war
he does his best to shorten his days
bv keeping his boiler overloaded With
inferior booze. He is subject to sick
headache. .lumbago and infammatory
rheumatism until he cries aloud that
his last stage is worse than his first
He wears false teeth and goes to lal
for getting money under false pre-
lenses. =,
Yet when he has finally run the
gauntlet and passes off the stage o
action, the heavy Ananias Tor tht
country paper says: "lt is we'll.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-06-01
The Editor Gets Even With the Doc.
tors.

An editor out in the wild and woody
West takes fall out of the doctors
in this fashion, doubtless to get even
with them for not advertising:
The difference between an editor
and a doctor is that if an editor
makes mistake he has to apologize
for it; but if a doctor makes one he
buries it, If the editor makes one
there is a law suit, swearing and a
smell of sulphur; if a doctor makes
one there is a funeral, cut flowers and
a smell of varnish. The doctor can
use q word a yard long without
knowing what it means; but If the
editor uses it he has to spell it. If
the doctor goes to see another mans
wife he charges for the visit; but if an
editor goes to see another mans wife
he gets charge of buckshOt. Any
old medical college can make a doc
tor, but can't make an editor-he has
to be born. When a doctor gets
drunk, it's a case of overcome by the
heat, and if he dies it's heart trouble.
When an editor gets drunk it S case
of too much booze, and if he dies it s
a case of delirium tremens.