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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
Meeting Pestponed.

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the S1oss-Shehield Steel and Iron Company. which was to have been held today. was postponed for two weeks President J. C., Maben, who attended the negotiations looking to a merger of the Southern coal and iron interests, was unable to make up his report to be submitted at this meet ing, hence the delay. It Is announced that there will be no change in the oflcers of the company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
l.. P. Morr,. Killed.

L. P. Morris, aged 21, who was enl- ployed at the Birmingham rolling mills, died this morning at s:30 o'clock. the result of a bullet wound received shortly before midnight last night in a saloon on Avenue B and Twelfth Street. in pistol duel between R. l.. Kirk and Mike Brennan, two white men.
 Kirk and Brennan were playing pool and Morris was keeping the scores. A quarrel started between Kirk and Brennan and both men pulled pistols and. commenced firing. Neither Bren- nan or Kirk were injured, but one bull let entered the abdomen of Morris, who was a bystander.
 Kirk surrendered to the officers and was released on bail. Brennan fled af- ter the shooting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
Consolidated Coal Company. The Pratt Coal r,,,, Va.

ne fTdtt tOal company, Ivy Coal and Iron Company, and the Townley Mining Company, have consolidated as
 one independent coal mining company under the name of The Pratt Consoli- dated Coal Company.
 The officers of the company are: T. T.
 Hillman. President; Erskine Ramsey. Vice-President; H. E. Mccormack, Vice
 President and General Manager. and Allen Shook. Secretary and Treasurer. The company owns at least 75,0OO
 acres of valuable coal lands in this State, not including a recent purchase
 of 21,000 acres by ex-Governor Jack son of Maryland. in this State.
 The Consolidated Company was or ganized during the past few weeks and will commence the development of its recent purchases at an early date and continue active operations of its old properties. It is reported that former Governor Jackson becomes identified
 with the Pratt Consolidated Coal Com
 pany through the purchase of the
 21, 900 acres of land as stated above. The capital stock of the consolidated company Is large Twenty-one thousand acres of valu-
 able coal lands have been sold during the past few days and transferred to the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company,
 now one of the largest coal operators m tnls state Wh1Ie the deal was. prac- tically consummated several days ago, the final papers were not signed until yesterday. These lands, which wero formerly owned by Charles Lockhart of Pittsburg, have been purchased by ex- Governor Jackson of Maryland through Messrs. Robbins and Reynolds of this city who are representatives of MT. Lockhart. The cash transaction in the deal is near $5O0,oOO. The lands are situated on the Warrior River, within five or six miles of the Southern Rail- way, about eighteen miles west of Bir- mingham
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15

or five hundred feet from the main slope that the fire is thought to have originated at or near the stable where
 the mine mules were kept when not working. It Is learned that on Sun day when the fire originated a number or miners and company men were near this stable gaming as was fre- ouently their custom, and built a fire. and on leaving were not careful to put this ire out. It spread and attacked the timbers and afterward the pillars.
 and being supplied with an abundance
 Of fresh air which came through from
 the Needmore opening and passed on into the main slope, the spread was very rapid. and before 1t could be got ten under control 1t had become so hot
 that no one could get close enough to 1t to fight 1t effectively. Then the
 work of bratticing up all the openings
 was begun. but this was a big job. and took much time.
 1T the fire has been extinguished. as
 is now believed. 1t will probably cool
 suftciently within ten days to permit
 or fresh air being admitted. and of men going into the threatened portion of the mine. It Is possible that the dam age may be repaired and the mine got
 ten into workable shape in two months
 time. It Is thought, however that inc remainder Of the mine will be worked
 before the damaged portion is entirely
 repaired and partial resumption is
 looked for within a few weeks,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
FIaxrnan Killed.

w.. R. Gay, a fiagman on the South ern Railway. met a horrible death this morning at Brookside. seventeen miles west of here, by being run over by his train. His body was terribly man. gled, his neck being broken and his chest mangled. His residence was in Avondale, suburb of Birmingham. He fell off his train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
Enslcy's New Postmaster.

Tomorrow morning Ensley will have . new postmaster, J. W. Clayton's com mission having arrived and arrange ments made to check him in tonight. J. J. Drakeford, who has been acting postmaster since last December, has not announced his intentions for the future, but he has made many friends during his stay at Ensley.
 Postmaster Clayton has announced oficially that Ivan A. Miller will be his chief clerk. MT. Miller occupied a similar position for about two years under Postmaster Lawler and his ap- pointment under the new administra- ton is received with general satisfac- tion as he proved himself one of the most efficient employees ever connected with the Ensley office.
 It is also announced that A. B. Mays will be in charge of the delivery win dow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
Mine Fire Out.

The fire which has for several weeks been raging in the depths of Sumter mine has at last, it is thought, been ex- tinguished, and the mino saved from what was at one time thought to be certain ruin. All the openings have been bratticed up and made practically air tight, and large quantity of car bonic acid gas has been pumped into the mine in order to choke out the fire. This gas Is what is ordinarily called choke damp" in mining parlance. and that being pumped in Is obtained by treating lime with hydrocholoric acid. The main slope is bratticed below the fire, and although the combustion is supposed to have ceased, every precau- tion is being taken to prevent the ad- mission of fresh air, as everything Is still very hot, and would immediately ignite if air were admitted.
 The fire is supposed to be in the entry leaving the main slope about 500 feet downf and which emerges at an opening known as the Nedmore open ing. It is along this entry, about four
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
More Damage Shifts.

fapers have been served on the of- ncers of the United Mines Workers of America, District No. 20. by John Nor wood. Charlie Heard. Charlie Weaver and Chelce Weaver, through their at torney. w. J. Martin of Ensley, each to recover the sum of $7.000 for alleged loss of means to earn a livelihood by reason of the defendants causing them to be discharged while in the employ of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company, at Brookwood, Ala. The defendants in the case are W. R. Fair ley. Ed Flynn. J. L. C1emo. Dan Pain ter Lindsey Parrot. Ott Davis. Done Davis. Green Walker. John Brown, John Quarles. Shelton Quaries and John Walker. This Is the fourth case that has been filed against thess defendants under similar proceedings.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Chamberlain Gives Bonds

Tecumseh, Neb., June S.--Charles NJ.
Chamberlain, the defaulting cashier Of
the failed Chamberlain Banking house
of this city, has given bonds to the dis.
trict court in the sum of $40, 800 to
appear for trial on the charge of EN-.
bezzlement, AS the case now stands
there are fourteen indictments against
him. Four Of eighteen indictments
were quashed by the court, but the
state has filed informations in two
counts covered by the Quashed indict-
ments. Chamberlain is assisting Re.
ceiver w. A. Campbell of the defunct
bank In some matters of business.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
MRS. MYERS CONVICTED.
Jury at Liberty, Mo-, Brings in Ver-
dict Of Guilty With Death Penalty.

Liberty, Mo-, June 12.-The jury
which has been sitting for the past
week In the case of Agnes Myers of
Kansas City, charged with the murder
OF her husband, Clarence Myers, re.
turned a verdict Of guilty of murder in
the first degree. This verdict means
that the death penalty by hanging Is
TO be inflicted. When the jury retired
at IL o'clock 1t stood ten for convic-
ton and two for acquittal. The jury
continued its consideration of the ease
internationally throughout the night.
1t was not until the most urgent argu-
ments were presented by the ten men
In favor or conviction that the other
two were prevailed upon to change
their votes.
The crime for which Mrs. Myers
was convicted was one of the most
atrocious ever committed. According
to the story Of her paramour, Frank
Hoffman, who confessed to being an
accomplice with Mrs. Myers in the
murder Of her husband. the crime was
premeditated and was executed in the
most brutal manner. Hoffman was
tried last February for the crime and
was convicted and is now awaiting the
death penalty. According to Holt.
mans confession he was admitted to
the Myers home at an early hour on
the morning Of May 10, 1904, by Mrs.
Myers, in accordance with a prear-
ranged plan to kill Clarence Myers.
After Mrs. Myers had administered a
drug to her husband to compel sleep,
Hoffman went to the bedside OF the
sleeping man and dealt him a blow
with a billiard cue. This served to
arouse Myers, who grappled with
Hoffman, and as the latter was intox.
icated, Myers was getting the better
OF the fight, when Mrs. Myers struck
her husband with a bed Stat and later
cut his throat with a razor repeatedly.
She then stabbed the dying man in
the back a half dozen times with a
pair OF scissors. The confession of
Hoffman was the strongest evidence
or the state against Mrs. Myers.
Hoffman testified voluntarily against
the woman and he was offered no i'm,
munity by the prosecution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Powers Exchanuino Views.

London, June 13.-Dispatches from
TOXIC report that the emperor pre-,
sided at an important council. which
included all the ministers Of state
n forty high military and naval Off.
GERS, but not a word of information Is
published here, except that emanating
from Washington. 1t is understood
that the great powers are actively en-.
gagged in exchanging views on the sit
uation. and. according to the Berlin
correspondent OF the Daily Telegraph.
Emperor William is communicating
direct with Emperor Nicholas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Barker May Not HAND.

Lincoln, June 14,-There is a bare
possibility that Frank Barker will not
be hanged in the ~penitentiary next
Friday, After District Judge Holmes
had overruled the motion for the ap.
pointment of a special jury to pass
on the sanity of the condemned man.
Barker's attorney announced that he
would perfect an immediate appeal to
the supreme court, If the supreme
court decides to listen to the appeal
a stay may be granted, Four physl.
clans who examined Barker are di.
vided In opinion, two declaring him
a n and W questioning his respon.
sibility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
BURLINGTON Train Is Wrecked.

EustIs, Neb., June Fan extra
freight train on the Burlington ran
into a washout five miles west of here.
The train was e%astbound with two en-.
gines. The head engine passed over,
but the second engine dropped into
the ditch. The engineer and head
brakeman. who were in the engine at
the time, escaped without serious in
jury, but Clyde Sederburg, the fire.
man, was caught between the engine
boiler and tender and instantly killed.
Two cars behind the engine, loaded
with corn. were telescoped and three
other cars were wrecked.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Nacates Townsite of Portal.

Papillion, Neb., June 13.-Charles
HagedOrn appeared before the county
commissioners with a petition asking
to have the Portal townsite vacated.
AS the petition had the required num-
Der Of signers and there being no OBJ
j%ections the petition vas granted.
Portal was laid out in 1887 and for a
time grew rapidly, but the boom did
not last long. Mr.. Hagedorn intends
to make one Of the best stock ranches
in the state out of this old townsite.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16

ating $500 acres in Sheridan county.
Nebraska. also Of asserting an exclu.
sive right TO the use of such public
lands and Of preventing the free pub.
lie access 70 and across such public
lands.
John Krause is found additionally
guilty of intimidating Theodore Os.
born. Edward Milestone and other
settlers from entering and from free
transit to and acros certain public
lands by tnreats and other intimidat.
ing means, in the vicinity of the Os.
born homestead, on what is known as
the Krause brothers summer range
The trial Of which this verdict is
the result has been on ia the United
States district court for the eight days
last past and is the first tria! and con.
viction of cases Of this character yet
held in the United States district
court for the district Of Nebraska.
Attorney Noleman, upon the an
nouncement of the verdict, gave no.
tice that he would fle a motion for
he be furnished a complete transcript
in the case. Judge Munger gave Mr..
Noieman ten days to prepare his NO
ton.
The penalty fixed by the United
States statutes in such cases is a
maximum fine Of 81, 900 and imprison.
ment for one year for each ofeIss.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features Of the Days Trading and
CLOSING Quotations.

Chicago, June 13.-l,eports from the
threshcrs that the crop is very small
helped maintain a firm tone In the wheat
market today. At the close July delivery
was up Ac. Corn SHOWED n gain Of Nc.
Oats were off &c and provisions were down
2217kc. Closing prices:
Wheat-July, sGhc; Sept, S2Ac; Dec,
s2%c.
Corn-July, 53hc; Sept, 51Rc; Dec, 1915.
Oats-July, 30Ac; Sept, 29c; Dec. 2012c.
P~ork-July, sl2,521a; Sept, $l2.s71a.
Lard-July, $7.221a; Sept, S7.4212.
I~ibs-July, S7.373; Sept, S7,6j.
Chicago Cash Trices-No. = hard wheat.
800; No. 3 hard wheat, 9OM92c; No.
cash corn, 54ha55c; No. = cash oats, 30L4
Q3Ohc; No. = white oats, 32u32hc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
leupp at the Reservation.

WinnebagO, Neb., June S.-Commis-
sioner of Indian Affairs Francis Il.
Leupp arrived here for a personal in
spection Of the agency. His coming.
although it had been announced some
time ago, was unexpected for this
particular time. While here he Is
expected to famillarize himself with
the management OF the agency and
also look into the various abuses the
Indians have complained of.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
School Girl Ends Her Life.

York, Neb., June 9.-Blanche Cas-
tile, a school girl of seventeen years.
committed suicide here because she
failed to pass examination in her
grade. After being told by her teacher
OF her failure, she went TO a drug
store and induced a school girl friend
to buy poison, representing that her
father wanted it. This she swallowed
and died despite the efforts of q physi.
clan who was summoned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Searching for Slayer Ploehn.

Plattsmouth. Neb., June 13.-For
the capture Of Max Ploehn, the muir
derer of Miss Alma Coos, a total of
$500 Is offered. The announcement of
the reward has been the means of
stimulating the efforts put forth to
effect the capture Of the murderer,
The Beatrice b%loodhounds have been
put on the trail and it is now be.
lieved his capture will be only a
question of a short time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
San Francisco Merchants Indicted.

San Francisco, June 14.-In an in.
dictment returned by the federal
grand jury, four merchants of this
city are charged with having financed
a scheme to kill seals in the forbidden
waters of Boring sea. The accused
men, who are charged on information
supplied by Secret Service Agent II
M. Moffltt, are Il. T. Tyson, w. J.
Woodside, w. J.. Wood and s. f.
Smidt, who owns a plantation in
Tahita, a British subject.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16

gram from Governor Wright at Ma
Mia: Russian warships did not leave
harbor within the required twenty.
four hours; as a result they are now
In custody Of Admiral Train, who in.
forms me he has taken necessary
behind breakwater, under the guns of
the Ohio and Monadnock. He will dis.
able their machinery and remove
breech locks from guns"
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, June Receipts. =.
800 steady: good To prime steers. S5.jOfi
$50; poor to medium, $i.COd5.4O: stockcrs
ana feeders, 81. 75u4.s0; cows, 81. 5OMi.GO
hcifers, S2.J0nJ.OO, Gamers. i'J0u2.3 30:
bulls, 81. 25MI.oO calves, $3.OOG6.25. Hogs
Receipts, 1900: steady; mixed and
butchers, 81. 25a5.421a; good to choice
heavy, S5.3Ou5. 40; rough heavy. S4.G0n5.1O;
light, 5.25u5. 42l3; bulk of sales, S5.3OsL
6.37h+ Sheep-Reccipts, 1900; steady
good to cnoice wethcrs, S4.GOd5.25; fair to
choice mixed. SO. jOMi.lO; western sheep,
$4.00d5.15. native lambs, $4.7JaG.50, west
ern lambs, SJ.O0d6.6 60.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, June 13.-Cattle-R Receipts,
$500; active, strong. Zoe higher: native
steers, $4,000. 49, cows ana %heifers. $500
y450; western steers, $3.25do. 10: Gamers,
$2,OoM3.OO; stockers and feeders, $1,000
4.s5: calves, S3.OOa5.75 bulls, stays, etc,
81. 5oQ4. so. Hogs-Teceipts. 1900; steady
to shade lower: heavy, So. 15d5. 22h; mixed,
S5.15M5.17h; light, $j.12hM5. 22h: pigs,
81, OOn5. 90; bulk Of sales, 50. l5M5.l In.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900; steady: westerns.
SI.15M5.25. wethers. Si.40a4.9O ewes,
s4.0OQ4. 80. lambs, s 5.5UI6.2 20.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas city, June 13.-Cattle-Reccipts,
5000; steady: top steers, $3.50: fair TO
good, $4.?5M5.OO; western fed steers, s4.2j
$3.50; stOckers and feeders. 81. 0014. e.
cows and h~eifcrs. 50. 25d4. 80; bulls. So. 500
40: calves. S3,O0d5.75. Hors-Receipts,
10 o 90 lower; top, 1913 80; bulk OF sales.
s. 2jd5 20; heavy, 50 2o06.27h: packers.
sj.25MJ,30: pigs and light. s. .l5M5. 30.
sheep Receipts. 5000: steady srd active:
lamhs, 81 7547.l5; fed ives and yearlihgs,
ii2SG5.5 80.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Girl Drinks Muriatic Acid

Norfolk, Neb., June 12.-Miss Louise
Bedford, a student at the Wayne Nor.
nal school all winter, lies in a critical
condition at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bedford. at Red.
bird, Neb., as the result of drinking
two ounces of muriatic acid with sui.
cidal intent, during a temporary spell
OF insanity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
Bryan Donates Land to cotner.

Lincoln, June Sat Cotner univer-
sity commencement announcement
was made of the donation to the uni.
versity by w. J. Bryan of land valued
al $1,000. Cotner is the denomina.
tional university of the Christian
church of Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16

cures made by DIR.
Kiliner's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
1t is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DR.. Kiliner, the
eminent kidney and
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back,
uric acid, catarrh of the bladder and
Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt is not rec
commended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be
found just the remedy you need. II has
been tested in so many ways, i'll hospital
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proved so successful i'll every case that a
special arrangement has been made by
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not already tried it, may have a sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swanp-Root, and how to
fndoutif youhave kidney or bladder trou-
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The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
kRAUsEs ARE FOUND GUILTY.
Two Big cattlemen Are Convicted Of
Enclosing Public Lands.

Omaha, June l0.-John Krause and
Herman Krause have been found
guilty Jointly OF maintaining and en-
closing certain public lands. a%ppropri.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
Do YOU r UP
WITH A LAME BACK Z
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16

Train Takes Warships.
Washington, June 10.-Secretary
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-19
ANTLERED TRIBE WILL
NAVIGATE SALT0N SEA
Yuma EIks Arranging for Cruise Upon
Waters Of Temporary
Desert Lake

Yuma Elks are to play the part of
Jasons, but the finding of the Golden
Fleece does not enter into their cal
culations. They propose being the first
daring navigators of the Salton sea
and with that aim in view are making
arrangements for a cruise from Salton
to Yuma, to be undertaken some time
next month.
The Southern Pacific has been asked
to haul the twelve small boats which
are to be used from Yuma to Salton,
the point of embarkation. From Salton
the explorers will make their way to
Volcano lake, thence to the mouth of
the New river and up that stream to
the point where the water breaks from
the canal of the California Develop
ment company. Traversing the canal,
they will find their way into the Colo
RADIO, thence to Yuma.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-19
RUNAWAY NEGRO BOY IS
TIRED OF BEING "RAISED"
Employer Causes His Arrest and Pick
aninny Will Be Held Pending
Investigation

IBIS heare amt slave times. an
doan see dat dey cain keep me-" said
12-year-old Robert Poindexter when
taken to the detention home yesterday
on the complaint of Gus Lender of Seal
Gardens, Graham station, Cal. Reluc-
tantly the negro lad accompanied the
patrolman to prison. where he will be
kept until his case Is Investigated.
About two weeks ago Lender report
ed to the Los Angeles police that the
negro lad had run away. Lender says
that the lad desired to accompany him
to his home in the west from Washing
ton, D. C. 1t was in the agreement that
the lad was to work for him until he
became old enough to take care of him
self.
Becoming tired of the Lender home
the lad ran away and came to Los
Angeles. Since then he has obtained a
livelihood in various manners and slept
in the friendly shelter of dry goods
boxes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-19
AGED GARDENER STRUCK
BY SPEED-MAD CYCLIST
Henry Fenton Run Down and Severely
Injured While Crossing
Olive Street

In an effort to pass in front Of Henry
Fenton at Ninth and olive streets yes
terday morning a motorcyclist collided
with the aged gardner, hurling him to
the pavement. Fenton sustained two
fractures of the right forearm and
was severely bruised. In dazed con-
dition, Fenton feebly attempted to re-
gain his feet and was found a few
minutes after the accident by a patrol
man. He was taken to the receiving
hospital and later removed to the
county hospital.
Fenton, after regaining conscious
ness, told the doctors that he was pass
ing along Olive street on his way to
work on West Adams street. AS he
was about to step from the pavement
to the curbing he was struck by the
cyclist
The officers I'm that district state
that one motorist rides past the place
where Fenton was struck every morn
ing at about the same time. Several
times the speed-mad rider has barely
escaped collisions.