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The Yale expositor., 1905-08-11
METHODIST PROTESTANT.

Sunday services as follows: = Preach
ing at 1920 a. m. and 200 p. M; Sunday
School at ii :l5 a. m; Christian Endeav-
or at 600 p. m. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening at 7:30. All are invited.
A. +. Miller, pastor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
INQUIRY OF SHORTER
THE ALABAMA DEPUTY INSPECTOR
 IN NEW YORK.
Investigates Condition of Mutual Re- serve Life Insurance Company and Finds It's Affairs In
 Good Shape.

New York. July 29.-Deputy Inspector H. R Shorter of Alabama, who has been in this city for a week Investigating the afYairs of the Mutual Reserve Life In- surance Company. will return to Ala bsma tomorrow to make formal re- port
 "Because of the many inquiries made bv residents Of Alabama about the Mu- tuaI Reserve" said MT. Shorter tonight, q came to this city last Monday to in vestisate, not the management of the company, but the figures. I am glad to ,-nort the solvency of the company. T ere Is one thing that I could not un- de,stand" added MT. Shorter. Two vea.s ago the New York insurance de- nsrtment valued the real estate held by th P Mutual Reserve at figure high CT than that placed by the association itself This year the insurance offi- cials d crease the value of the real es- tate while the insurance company raises the valuation. have placed the mat tar in t1e hands of one of the most nrominen. real estate experts of this city and n waiting for his report be- fore submi ting mine
 ..Eriday } called upon MT. Morton of the EouItayle in order to learn more about the affairs of that company, for there is mLch interest in my State ahout its sta us. He called in Mir. Tar hell and Jud re Day. They assured me that the Equitable will soon be doing more bustnesS than ever.
 'There is no question of the financial condition of he Equitable, and so far as the Mutua Reserve Is concerned, found that tkere was no relation be- tween the of. .ers of that company and trust companiss. That was one matter I went into thoroughly"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
BACK TO FIGHT.
Senator Depew Says That He is Forced
 to Come Home.

Senator Depew Says That He is Forced
 to Come Home.
 New York, July 29.-Uuited States Senator Chauncey M. Depew arrived to- night from Southampton on the steamer St. Paul. He was met down the bay by a party of New York Central officials on board a tugboat. Senator Depew freely admitted that his pleasure trip had been cut short. T have come back to the storm center" he said. "A man cannot fight his battles 5000 miles from home and as charges refiecting upon me have been made I have come back to state my side of the case.
 Tonight I have nothing to say about the Equitable or the loan made to the Depew Improvement Company. or as to my resignation. As. soon as can go over the papers in these va rious matters and get the official news as to what nas actually trans- pired in my absence. I will give out a statement that will cover ali these matters fully. At the proper time shall give to the public all the infor- nation I have. so that they may know as much as I do about the Equitable | and transactions in which I was in terested." When told of the election the Equitable the senator said the choice was admirable and that 1t pleased him highly.
 Senator Depew frankly discussed "Fads and Fancies." He said that he was a subscriber and had been so for about four years. T subscribed fer the book" he said. because I liked the work. It was one of the most beau tiful works I have ever seen. It cost me for my subscription somewhere around $1,500. He denied that he had been threatened with the publication of any scandalous or undesirable sto- ries about him if he did not sub- scribe,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
A KENTUCKY TRAGEDY
wOMAN's DEAD BODY FOUND, HEIR
 HUSBAND MISSING.
Police Making Every Effort to Locate Manager of Telephone Company at Guthrie-victim Was
 Prominent.

Guthrie. Ky, July 29.--The dead body of Mrs. Percy Luster, wife of the manager of the telephone company here. was found in her home here today with a bullet wound in her side. Her husband is missing and every ef- fort Is being made to locate him.
 MT. and Mrs. Lustsr had lived here for the past eight or ten years and were prominent socially Mfr. Luster stood high in business circies. The couple were last seen together Thur day evening on their veranda. There was no evidence of a, struggle in the house and the discovery of the dead body was not made untii some of the employees of the telephone company alarmed by the absence of MT. Luster from the office. forced an entrance into the house.
 Mrs. Luster was found lying on her bed, covered with a sheet. She was clad in her night robe and In her side was bullet wound. Everything In the room was in place. save that a white comb, containing some of the woman's hair was found on the floor.
 Mrs. Luster was the niece of Leland Hume of Nashville, secretary and as- sistant general manager of the Cum berland Telephone Company, and daughter of one of the most prominent trunk manufacturers in Nashville. She was about 45 years of age and her hsband was several years her senior. The couple had no children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
MANY HURT IN WRECK TRAIN ON IRON MOUNTAIN ROAD
 DERAILED. No One Was Killed, hut Long List of Injured is in Evidence-Failure to Regard Orders the AL
 1eged Cause.

Little Rock, Ark, July 2s.-west- bound passenger train No. 10s, of the Iron Mountain. which left Little Rock at s:3o last night, was derailed at Ozark Junction. III miles west of Little Rock. today There were no casualties. but q number of persons were injured The injured:
 Ed arisath. Little Rnck. seriousiy; Miss Harris, SpartH, Ark, internally in ' jured; Miss Agnes Walsh, daughter of Superintendent J. M. Walsh, Joplin division, Missouri Pacific system, Me- vana, Mo. face and head cut: B. J. Mat thews. Sallisaw. I. T., skull slightly fractured: P. c. wynne. Kansas City. legs cut A. R. Story, Kansas City. back bruised; D. J. Ashby. Benton. Ark. back cut; B. c. Thompson. Daradanelle. Ark, shoulder cut; Mrs. J. W. Lee, vinita, |. T., back wrenched: Mrs. W. B. German. Coffeyville. Kas., bruised; Miss Clara Grieber. Little Rock. shoulder cut; Miss May Grieber. Little Rock. face cut; J. D. speller. Duster. l. T.. hip bruised: Miss Fannie Speller, Duston. I. T., face cut: Miss Bertha Speller. Duston, I. T., face cut: J. H. Wall. Fort Smith. Ark. knee cut; H, E. Seymour. Saginaw, Mich, head cut: George Kirby. Saginaw, face cut; Mrs. Kate Crow. Prage. I. T.. head cut; J. E. Vann. Denning. Ark. hip bruised; Charles T. Stuart, Kansas City, legs cut; Frederick Petty, jenny Linu' Ark, head cut; A. F. House. Little Rock. head cut; II. j. Matthews, Sallisaw, head cut; B. H. Christopher. Pine Blur. Ark. back hurt; R. H. Groyne. Kansas City. legs, cut: F. R. Mcdonald. Sparta. Ark, head hurt; B. S Goodard. Little Rock. hand hurt; W. H. Bacon. Little Rock. head cut; IT. Pettifer. Little Rock. back hurt: J. H. Pitcock. Alma. Ark. hip bruised; W. F. Ferguson. Fort Smith. Ark, hand cut: A. B. Walker. Mans field, Ark, shoulder cut: D. Carpenter. Little Rock, hip cut: - Covington. Russellville. Ark. head cut; B. Garner. Marshalls Bluff. Ark. arm cut: Frank Foster, Clarksville. Ark. arm cut; Tom Hester, Sparta. Ark. arm cut; A. Mo Clind, lola. Kas.. arm cut; D. w. Go- forth, Mirigar, I. T.. arm cut; O. M. Ma ton, Cabin Creek. Ark. arm cut; c. E. Hamey, Little Rock. head cut; Clyde Farniil, Little Rock, back cut; Neal Carroll, Little Rock. arm cut; E. c. Briggs. Little Rock, head cut.
 The track was soft at the point where the wreck occurred and orders to trains to proceed at rate not exceeding ten miles an hour had been issued It is said that failure to regard the order caused the wreck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
WEATHER FORECAST.
washington, July 3s-For Alabamas Scattered shOwers Sundsyy Monday fair, light variable winds.

count of the fever scare, but that the travel in other sections Is being fright ened some and the people are not rid ing on the through trains from points this side of New Orleans.
 Dr. E. H. Sholl of the local Board of Health, today stated that he would recommend that the lid be kept on as long as there was any fever in the Crescent City. "The lid is on now" said he, "and 1t will be kept on." AL most all physicians in Birmingham ex- press the opinion that the quarantine should be rigidly enforced. despite statements of citizens that there is no use of keeping up the strict quarantine.
 B. Frank Toe, who Is in charge of the quarantine work at this point, stated today that unless he got in structions from headquarters he would not permit the New Orleans baseball team to come to Birmingham until they had been out of the Crescent City ten days. The team left New Orleans on State until Tuesday or Wednesday. Manager Gilks of the Shreveport base ball team. was in Birmingham today to see Judge Kavanaugh in reference to transferring some of the games to Chattanooga, 1t being his opinion that Birmingham would not patronixe games well except where the local team participated therein.
 Quarantine Officer Toe stated that he had information that ticket agents in were informing passengers as they purchased tickets that they could not stop in Alabama and for this reason there was no trouble being ex- perienced in the work being carried on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Georgia Murder Trial.

Valdosta, Ga. July 29.--The jury in the trial of old man Rawlings for the murder of the Carter children retired at o'clock this evening to consider its verdict. It had not come in at II o'clock.
 Rawlings in his own behalf was the only witness for the defense. He denied the charge that he had offered $100 to two negroes to kill MT. Carter. father of the children who were killed.
 The jury in the Rawlings murder case returned a verdict at 11:45 o'clock tonight finding the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree, without recommendation to mercy. This makes the fourth conviction for the murder of the Carter children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
BOYCOTT EFFECTIVE.
Big Frisco House Feels Effect of Chi-
 nese Movement.

San Francisco. July 29.-Louis Getz. President of Getz Brothers & Co.,, one of the big importing and exporting houses of this city, has received a ca blerram from Shanghai which reads.
 Cancel all orders Boycott of Amer ican trade effective among Chinese mer- chants. All business entirely suspend ed |"
 The cable came from R. H. Vansant, manager of the Getz branch house in Shanghai. None of the goods which the firm Is now preparing for shipment to China will be sent. Getz Brothers & Co. must cancel orders to the value or many thousands of dollars.
 Mir Getz said today: We will can eel many orders for flour. meal, hard ware, provisions. canned goods and many other things. This boycott means more to us than the loss of few or ders. We have a branch house in Shanghai and were about to open an- other in Hongkong."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
ANOTHER QUARANTINE.
Lumberton, Miss, is Placed Under Ban
 by Mobile.

by Mobile.
 Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile, July 29.
 Lumberton, Miss, was placed under the ban by the Quarantine Board or Mobile Bay this afternoon at meet ing It was also ordered that all per sons going out of the city on any train must have a certificate of health. This was due to the action of the President of the Quarantine Board of the State or Mississippi his action having been for warded here today to the Mobile and Ohio Company to the effect that no one could enter that State without a proper certificate. The State and county off, agreement with Superintendent Mar shall of the Mobile-New Orleans di- vision of the Louisville and Nashville for the erection of a relay station for cars and PuIlmans near the State line between Alabama and Mississippi. The city is unusually quiet. so far as the fever Is concerned, though there are some muterings about the coming in of fruit steamers from the tropics.
 Mayor Lyons today received check from Col E. l.. Russell, Vice-President of the M. and O. Railroad for $250, to be used in any way he saw fit for the best interests of the city in the present situation.
 An unknown Greek was brought here today on the NJ. and O. from Meridian and sent to the quarantine plant, forty miles below the city. outside Fort Nor gan, on a tug. He claimed to be from Clarksdaie Miss. but there was douet as to the truth of his statement ana the safer measure was resorted to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Against Whole World.

Natchez, Miss. July 29.-Natchez and Adams County are cooperating in the maintenance of a detention camp at Concord, the historic grounds where the old mansion of the first Spanish Governor stood more than a hundred years ago. The town has quarantined against the world The train service on tha Mississippi Valley and Southern railroads has been reduced to one daily train each way Ftfty-f1ve refugees who were coming to Natchez are de- tained at Camp Concord and will be held five days. Volunteer and paid guards stand on duty night and day guarding every approach to the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
KILLED BY OFFICERS.
Deputy Marshals Fight Fugitives i'm
 Indian Territory.

Muskogee, I. T.. July 29.-Two dep uty United States marshals. J. H. Noble and E. s. Edwards. killed J. E. Cole man and his wife. and arrested their son. aged 15 years. after fight on Deep Fork River. twenty-five miles west of Checotah.
 The Colemans had stolen horses. mules and cattle in the Choctaw Na- ton. They passed through Checotah and sold some of the stock. The of- ficers were put on their trail and over took them on the Deep Fork. The thieves were surprised but fought hard. The woman. as well as the men, began to shoot when the officers ap- preached. Coleman and his wife were shot dead. The son was not injured.
 The officers who did the killing went to Eufaula. where they made a report to the United States Commissioner.
 About the same time the killing oc- cured on Deep Fork. Grant Johnson, another deputy marshal, killed Jonas Mcintosh, two miles east of Enterprise, I. T. Mcintosh was wanted on a charge of murder and several other warrants for theft were out for him. Mcintosh started to draw a pistol and the officer shot him dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
WORKING TOGETHER.
Chattanooga Quarantine Officers Join
 Those of Birmingham.

Birmingham, July 29.-tSpecial.)- The Birmingham quarantine officers today were joined by quarantine off, cers from Chattanooga and the two forces are working handin-hand. All messengers on north and south bound trains are being closely questioned as to whether they have been in New Or leans in the past ten days. Absolutely no trouble is being experienced at this noint in the work. Two passengers were on the southbound Alabama Great Southern Railroad train and in answer to questions stated that they were just away from New Orleans seven days. They were on their way hack to that city and had no objec- tIons whatever in being locked up in the sleeping car until they should reach inc Mississippi line. being en route that way.
 Traveling passenger agents at this point announce that there is but little more travel out of New Orleans on &C.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Can't Marry Victoria.

Berlin. July 29-News has been here received from Coburg that Elm peror Nicholas has refused his per mission to Grand Duke Cyril. his couEr in, to marry the divorced Grand Duchess of Hesse (Prince Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.)
 For two years rumors have been circulated ascribing matrimonial in- tentions to Grand Duke Cyril and the Grand Duchess of Hesse and announce ments have been made that they were married. only to be denied,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
MAY PROSECUTE MOORE.
Former Physiolosist and Algotogist
 Will Come Under Scrutiny.

Will Come Under Scfutfny-
 oyster Bay. N. Y.. July 2s.-An in vestisation of the case of Dr. c. T.. Moore, physioIogist and aigologist of the Department of Agriculture. who resigned yesterday. is to be made by the Department of Justice to determine whether a prosecution is warranted by the facts.
 This was made clear tonight in cor respondence between the President and Secretary Wilson. the publication of which was authorised by the President It appears from this and the accom- panying papers that the first sugges- tion toward looking into the bureau in which Dr. Moore was employed came in a letter to President Roosevelt from T. D. Harman, manager of the National Stockman and Farmer, under date of July IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30

from trains and thrown into detention camps in the adjoining State.
 In the interior towns of some Of the nearby States, little attention has been paid to the mosquito theory and there has been demand for the fu- migation of freight cars sent to New Orleans to haul freight from this
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
nlshep Jeyce.s FsneraI.

Minneapolis, July 29.-The funeral of Bishop I. w. Joyce will be held at the H1rn nepin Avenue Methodist Church Monday at o'clock Rev. F. L. Thompson. the pastor. will have charge. The principal addresses will be made by Bishop Berry of Buffalo, s. M. Mer- Till of Chicago. and J. M Walden of Cincinnati. Private services will be held at the residence at noon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Ptixrlma fin Rome.

Rome. July 29.-An American pilgrim, age of about one hundred persons ar, rived here today. Bishop Kelley oi Savannah, Ga. Is the spiritual director Bishop Northrop of Charleston. s. c. also Is in the party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
China,s Attitude.

Berlin. July 2s.--The Local Anzeiger prints an interview with a prominent Chinese diplomatist," evidently the Chi nese minister at Berlin. who says that the dowager empress and the emperor have sent circular letter to all vice. roys and governors and to Chinese min isters abroad asking them to state fully their views as to what attitude China would take in the settlement of the Manchurian question.
 The diplomatist further states that China in determining what indemnity to demand from Russia will inc,ud. not only the reduction in public rev. enues during the war but a sum ruf- ficient to cover damages suffered through years of illegal occupation of that country. He assumes that Japan will keep her word and hand over Manchuria to China.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30

requiring separation of the races in street cars unconstitutional because 1t permitted negro nurses in charge of white children or invalids to ride with the whites. thus in the opinion of the court discriminating between persons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
situation at Tampa.

Tampa, Fla. July 2e.-The yellow fever situation remains unchanged. ex- cept that the Italian. Victor Vitello, the only patient here. Is reported to be much improved. No new cases have developed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Refugees at Havana.

Havana. July 29.-The number oi passengers arriving here from yellow fever infected ports in Mexico and the Southern States is beginning to tax the capacity of the Triscornia detention station. Eighty persons were liberated today, but the station tonight contains a hundred detained passengers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Troops Not Called.

Jackson. Miss, July 2s.---The report that Governor Vardaman has called out the State troops to prevent Louisiana refugees from entering Mississippi. Is untrue. The Governor has detailed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Wait. Christian Next.

Copenhagen. July 29.-Emperor Will liam, who will visit King Christian next Monday. will stay for three days at Bernstorff castle, the summer residence of the king.
 In anticipation of the visit and ap- parently in fear of hostile demonstra- tions against Emperor William. the German legation tonight issued the an- nouncement that expulsions from Schleswig will be stopped. These ex- pulsions have for a long time been the subject of resentment in Denmark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Law Held Unconstitutional.

Tallahassee. Fla, July 29.-The Supreme Court today handed down a decision affirming decision of the Cir cult Court which held the recent act
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Nln,.ter sampson Arrfver.

New York. July 2s.--Archibald !. Sampson, American Minister of Ecua- dor. arrived here today on the steamer seguranca from Colon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
.NANOUVRING : OF WILLIAM German Ruler MyStifying
 the Powers. HIS MOTIVES NOT KNOWN England is Interested, But
 Ignorant. The Astute Emperor, With Clandestinc Conferences and Consultations, Pussling the Crowned Heads
 of Europe.

London. July 2s.-The British Gov ernment is still In complete ignorance as to the motives for Emperor Will Hams manouvres, but is assured that his efforts ultimately will be directed toward a readjustment of the eQuilib- rum of Europe which was disturbed scale as a sea power.
 A high official said to the Associated Press today: The alarm created by the press of Europe during the past week was undue. The situation Is not warlike. though 1t necessarily requires that Great Britain shall make a move to prevent It's becoming dangerous. The British Government is convinced that any agreement of the powers arranged by Emperor William would be on the opposite of the scale from Great Britain and makes no secret of England's de- sires to effect an agreement with France, considering that such an agree ment would preclude the menace of any alliance Emperor William could then bring about"
 formally broached to France the Asso- ciated Press was not able to ascertain but indications are that the French Government Is awaiting divulgence of the Emperor of Germany's program.
 France" said an official to the As- sociated Press today should necessarily be aligned with liberal governments rather than with autocrats with the character of which her people are not sympathetic"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
St. Petersburg Conjecturing.

St. Petersburg. July 3o.-t2:05 a. m.) The approaching cruise of a British squadron in the Baltic Sea, being an nounced on the heels of the meeting be- tween Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas at Bjoerkoe, has created a great stir here and has given a new turn to conjecture about the purpose of Emperor Williams trip to Russian waters.
 The German Emperor is now credited in some quarters with design to en- list Russia's support in, securing for the Baltic the status of a mare clausum and the immediate declaration that the British fleet intends to pass the Bells Is regarded as Great Britain's cry of checkmate. Nothing official Is obtaina- bIe concerning the cruise, the foreign office maintaining that 1t has not been apprised of its purpose or the details of the program and 1t declines to dis cuss the subject seriously in the ab- sence of further information.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
WlI.on Win Nod auft.

Washington, July 2a.-Secretary Will son. of the Department of Agriculture, today characterized as wholly without foundation the story that he will re- sign from the cabinet because of the exposure of the cotton leak. You may state," he said emphatically. "that [ shall not resign"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
Asheville. N.

Asheville. N. C.. July 2s.--A letter received from President Harvie Jordan announces that the date of the South ern Cotton Growers Association con. yention to be held in this city has been changed from August to septem- ber G.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
rhn netentinn Cnm,rs.

pr White announced today that three of his detention camps organized to en- able persons who want to leave the city an opportunity to meet the quarantine requirements of other States, are in full operation. The third to be opened was that at Harahan, where acomm 'dd- tions were provided for ten persons daily. Dc. White said in connection
 with the requirement of health certifi-