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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15

he permitted to sit there and look upon a calm and sleeping world and wonder why in the dickens people want to go to bed at haH past seven.
 But think of the suRerings of the PrattviIle man. He can't run over to Montgomery for a little fling and call his wife over the phone and tell her how he came to miss the train. He can't call his family up and tell them that John Jones, whom he has got to see on a big business deal. will be in on a night train,,and he will have to wait over and see him. but he will be home the first thing in the morning No, the Prattville man will have to stay at home and call up the treasured recol- iections of how Montgomery looked by electric light
 In this squarantine business. it has been a close race between Prattville and Birmingham, but Prattville is an easy winner. When Birmingham hears about this modified" quarantine, she will turn green with envy. It will not do her any good to try to equal It. Nothing she can do can match 1t. Pratt vile has won the prize.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Mr. Hahn Buried.

As the sun was sinking fin the west this evening the remains of MT. Solo, mon l.. Hahn were laid to rest in a tomb in the Jewish Cemetery. Mir. Hahn was one of the oldest and most highly esteemed Jewish citizens of Mo- bile. For nearly a half century he had resided here and he enjoyed the confi- dence and esteem of Gentle and Jew alike. After a long illness he was gathered to his Fathers last evening at his home. $50 Government Street. He was born June 27. 1924. in Kirch- sonbach, Germany, came to this country in lS46 and to Gainesville, Ala, where he remained two years, then came to Mobile in 1862 and resided here con tinuously until the dissolution. On September g. 1855. in New York. he wa joined in marriage to Mics Rosa Strauss. who, with three sons. Messrs. Sam J., Moses A and Aaron M. Hahn, and four grandchildren. all of this city. survive him and mourn his death. He Is also survived by a sister, Mrs. B. Hess of Philadelphia. mother of Messrs. Fly and Charley Hess of Mobile, and two brothers. one in Germany, the other in New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
PICKETT SPRINGS CASINO.
MT. Heisman and Miss Page Made Hit
 With Big Audience.

MT. Heisman and Miss Page Made Hit With Big Audience. J. w. HefSman was never 6 greater portion of the whole show than last pany opened another week with The New Dominion"
 Mir. Heisman in this play assigned himself the irksome Dutch dialect part and as the dramatic center of his ca pablo company he captivated his audi ence.
 The house was neearly filled, showing that Montgomery habitues of the Ca sino have not nearly tired of the Heis- man group yet The enthusiasm arous- ed by the work of the clever actor and fs nous football coach has never been surpassed by himself. In "The New Dominion" Mir, Heisman encounters more delicate demands than in driving pack of athletes across the gridiron. In the first place he Is encountered by German verbos- ity at all times warning with an ob- stinate English. This complication is cleverly handled by sort of inherit ance of MT. Heisman himself. Look at his name, sound it and you will not sympathize with him in the role of Dutch. Mix the jingle of German and English with @ continuous love affair and you have the recipe for the plenty of fun handed the Casino audience by MT. Heisman.
 The New Dominion" sets MT. Heis- man up as a German baron on the St. James River. He is a botanist and is looking for a flower of a rare genus. The family he finds at last to which the flower of a rare genus belongs Iris that of the Randolphs. She Is Miss Flora Randolph. a chic daughter of Mir. Edgar Norman Randolph, poor but one of the blue bloods. She is we'll DOT trayed by Miss Barksdale.
 William Rath drew the villain. Lucky for him If he had not overdone the part He was overbearing through out but there was still trace of his ability as an actor. His work was good at times.
 Miss Page, a new member of the com pany playing last night the role of Miss Esther Nelson. a girl of unrequited love. was easily the star of the female con tingent of the company. Miss Page pre- scented a very> comely appearance on the stage last night and showed proper interpretation of her difficult part.
 The other members of the company sustained the reputation of the troupe that is so familiar already to the Mont gomery theatre patronage.
 The company will present the same play tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Advertiser Bureau.
 Mohita AuQ. I1

With eight separate gangs, each Tn charge of a competentsman, Chief En- gineer Hazlehurst of the Board or Public Works, began active and ener- getic warfare on filth in Mobile this morning. Engineer Hazlehurst was placed in charge of this work by the Executive Committee of the Auxtliary Sanitary Association which IS workns in conjunction with the administrator in n concerted movement looking 70 making Mobile a 'Spotless Town and mosauitoless at the same time.
 Early this morning Engineer Hazie- Hurst, Mayor Pat J. Lyons. Colonel A. 8. Lyons, chairman of the Inspection Committee of the Auxiliary sanitary Association, and A. N. Johnson, chair- man of the Coiored Auxiliary to the A. s. S., were at Broad Street ana Spring Hill Avenue. Here had assem- bled the eight white men who had been engaged by Engineer Haziehurst to take charge of gangs, and a large number of laborers. anxious to secure work. The gangs were organized ana at ' o'clock, sharp. got busy. All plans of operation had been previousiy arranged by Mir. Hazlehurst and. armed with these and necessary instructions. the foreman got these forces in the Held and work was begun In earnest.
 Street Superintendent Kelly and As- siatant Leibert, with their regular forces and twenty additional men, who were already at work the week before. made good accountings of their stew ardshfp and again set forth this morn ing to continue their previously inau- gurated work.
 Beginning tomorrow Hobson & Muth. local contractors. who volunteered their services, will take charge of gang with two mowers and rakes and pro- ceed to rid the city of all weeds and grass. in ditches. on sidewalks and vacant lots. When this Is cut 1t will be raked into piles and burned or hauled away. Mayor Lyons and Chair man A. S. Lyons of the A. 8. s. expect great things from this department in the hands of Messrs. Hobson & Muths.
 A detail of police, under instructions. made their initial movement this morn Ing of a thorough house-to-house in spection. They were armed with blanks which are to be filled out at every house, these to be turned in at the end of the day.
 Mayor Lyons expressed confidence In the outcome of this concerted work and while not saying so in as many words. intimated that he would use his efforts, once the city is thoroughly cleaned, to have the work continued.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
HARMED IS CHAMPION.
New York Man Wins LOngwOOd Cup in
 Straight Sets.

Boston. Aug. 14.-The fifteenth an- nual tennis tournament of the Long, wood Cricket Club closed this after noon with a slow and uninteresting match between National Champion William A. Larned and Clarence Ho- bart for the Longwood cup. Larned winning an straight sets. Ga. 6-2, 7-5
 Not until the third set when Larned had the contest practically within his grasp were the few hundred spectators aroused to any degree of enthusiasm
 The continual driving from the back court made the match by far the dull est of the eighty-five played during the tournament.
 Hobart's york in the morning was trifie s.eadier than in the afternoon and he was fortunate in finding Little of New York somewhat off his guard in their short three-set contest. win ming 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Interstate Law Meeting.

Chicago. August 14.-At a meeting today of the executive committee of the interstate law committee repre- senting four hundred business organ Izatfons it was decided to call a con- yention for the latter part of October in Chicago. F., P. Bacon of Milwau- kee. chairman. was instructed to fix the date. The convention will be for the purpose or giving expression to the uublic sentiment that is calling for of the interstate commerce law which will give the power to compel reasonable rates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
STERN MADE BOND.
Eufaula Man Accused of Practicing
 Pension Frauds


 Pension Frauds.
 Silas Stern, prominent citizen of Eufaula, charged by the government with pension frauds. waived examina- ton yesterday morning before United States Commissioner John A. Elmore, and was held to await the action of the next Federal grand jury. There were two cases against Stern and his bond was fixed at $500 in each case. which he made promptly.
 Stern came to Montgomery yesterday morning and surrendered to govern ment officers, asking that his bond be arranged as soon as possible.
 The government charges that Stern exacted greater fee than Is allowed by the statutes for securing a pension for Jerry sherman, alias Andrews, an aged negro. It is also charged that in this same case Stern made and pro- cured a false affidavit.
 Stern claims that he will be able to prove that there were no Irregularities in the matter of the pension for Sher- man or Andrews.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
RECOVERED DIAMONDS.
Two vsluabIe Rings Taken From .
 Negro Residence.


 Negro Residence.
 At an early hour yesterday morning Special Officers E. W. Jackson and Os- car McDade of the Montgomery Police Department recovered two valuable diamond rings stolen several weeks ago from the residence of Hon. Warren s. Reese on Alabama Street. The officers took into custody Lee Starks, a negro boy, who has been in the employ of MT. Reese.
 Diamonds were stolen from the Reese residence valued at $700 and special oficers have been working on a clue to the thief for some time.
 Starks was brought into police head quarters by Jackson and McDade early yesterday morning and soon thereafter search was made of the premises where he lived. The diamond rings were found in an old trunk. The mother of the boy said she did not know they were so valuable.
 In the sweating process Starks ad- m!tted having taken the diamonds to his home. but said they were given to him by another negro boy.
 One of the jewels stolen from the Reese residence. it Is said. was given to a negro who lives in Letohatchie. An officer was sent there yesterday to endeavor to secure the stolen property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
CHILDREN AT PARK.
Free Rides and Great Day For Little
 Ones.

Yesterday was children's day at Electric Park and 1t was great suc- cess, if 1t Is to be measured by the number of little fellows who took ad- vantage of the free rides on the cars.
 It was conservatively estimated that more than a thousand children and several hundred grown people went out to the park for jolly afternoon.
 The gel at the toboggan slide tore off tickets so fast that she was threat ened with brachial paralysis. The or chestrion at the merry-go-round lost its breath and dropped several notes. and the candy stand was left with not even an odor of it's saccharine sweet ness. .....:-
 Altogether 1t was a great day for the children,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
ARMY PISTOL CONTEST.
Good Scores Made i'm Anual Compefi-
 tiou mt Riley.

Good Scores Made i'm Anual Competi-
 tion at Riley.
 Junction City, Kas, August h. The army pistol competition commence ed at the National Range at Fort Ri- ley today with preliminary shooting.
 In the contests today each partici- pant made one score slow fire with a limit of thirty seconds per shot at each of the ranges. fifty and seventy five yards; one score time fire with a time limit of thirty seconds per score at twenty-five and fifty yard ranges and one score rapid fire, with time limit of ten seconds per score at ranges of fifteen and twenty-five yards at dis appearing target The possible score was l50. The five competitors mak- ing the highest scores were: Sergeant William K. Hamilton, Troop D. 10th Cavalry. 142; Corporal Michael Kelly. Company c, 1st Battalion, Corps of Engineers, 140; first Lieutenant J. E. Stegje. 4th Cavalry. i3s; Sergeant John J. Daerda, Troop D. 18th Cavalry, 139; Second Lieutneant I. M. Adams. Corps of Engineers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
RAILROAD CASE DocKETED.
and Vicksburg Road Fight,
 Mississippi Commission.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The case Of the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Company vs. the Raili oad Commission CTS of the State of Mississippi was dOcketed today in the Supreme Court.
 The action was originally instituted by the railroad company to secure the annulment of an order of the commits sioners fixing n flat rate of 312 cents per hundred on grain between Vick3- burg and Meridian. Miss. but the State Supreme Court upheld the action of the Board The company claims that the action Is contrary to the State law and that it Is an undisguised scheme to build up the jobbing trade of Meridian to the detriment and disadvantage of other localities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
GIRL BACK IN JAIL.
Freedom for Annie Bell Tucker of
 Short Duration.

Annie Bell Tucker, a young negress, Is enamored of jail life.
 She has had something less than three days of lSoerty. bis that has been too much for her. The Tucker woman was arrested last February on charge of grand larceny She was tried Fri day on that charge. but the evidence was not sufficient and she was turned loose.
 Yesterday morning she quarreled with one of her neighbors and tried to cut the throat of the other woman. She came very near succeeding. As a result, upon an order from Justice NJ. H. Screws. she was given her old quar- ters in the Montgomery County jail to await a trial on the charge of assault with intent to murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
WATCHING STRANGERS
MONTGOMERY QUARANTINE OPEL
 GERS ARE ALERT.
City Authorities are Determined That not Another Person from Infect- cd District Shall Visit
 This City.

The municipal government of Mont gomery, figuratfvely speaking, has US eye upon New Orleans and the railroads which connect the two cities.
 A sleepless watch is being kept to prevent the entry of some refugee from New Orleans who may develop fever after he gets in. Montgomery has had recent and costly experience to show how much trouble wandering strangers from an infected point can cause. The incident will not be repeated If the local authorities can prevent 1t.
 Two dozen men are working to keep the fever out of Montgomery. Part of them are seeing that the most remote corners of the city are cleaned as well as the most open and public places. This part of the sanitary work has so far progressed that nearly every one of the 5000 premises in the city have been inspected twice. All the time the ing and fumigating the cellars and of oiling the pools about the city has gone on.
 In the meanwhile every man who enters the city must register, tell where he Is from and give the address at which he will stop while in the city. The quarantine officers at the station experience but little trouble. Some complaint is made by the passengers. but what few complaints registered to the questioning are registered by Mont gomery people who have been of and are coming back home. The municipal quarantine is supplemental to the State quarantine. The through trains that Is, the trains which carry passengers who come into Alabama from other States. are closely worked by the States officers. The city quarantine at the passenger station is to get information from passengers on local trains.
 City quarantine officers are also pa trolling the railroad yards to catch any passenger who may try to slip from a passenger or freight train before it pulls into the depot. Special attention is being paid to this work, as 1t Is be- 1ieved that much of the danger of refugee coming into the city is in the stops of the trains in the yards as they are coming into the city.
 The registration at the gates yester- day showed that the large volume of travel into the city was keeping up. Perhaps more people came into the city yesterday than on any day since Mont gomery had its brief period of alarm.
 Acting Mayor Mcintyre was advised yesterday that Greenville had lifted the quarantine against MontRomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
New Cornorntionn.

The New Morgan County Building and Loan Association of Decatur yes terdey gave the Secretary of State mo- tice of a recent increase of its capital stock from $200.O00 to s40O.pOO.
 The Central Iron and Coal Company yesterday notified the Secretary of State of the change of its office and principal place of business from Tusca- loosa to Holt, Tuscaloosa County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
CHANGED MEETING PLACE.
Negro Baptists Will Not Convene at
 Sulphur Springs.

Dallas, Tex. Aug 14.-Because of the recent Iynching at Sulphur Springs, Tex. the negro Baptist Sunday school and Baptist Young Peoples Union con- ventions will be held here instead of at Sulphur Springs.
 This decision was reached at a meet Ing of the executive boards of, the two bodies held here today. The statement was made that Sulphur Springs was not a safe place for negroes just at present because of the feeling engendered by the burning of a negro there a few days ago. Members of the boards said they were afraid that some careless re- mark by an irresponsible person might bring on more trouble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
WILL PREACH ON LABOR
Presbyterian Ministers VIII Discuss Question Sunday Before Labor Day.

Chicago. Aug. 14.-On the Sunday before labor day, which occurs Septem- Der 8, 1000 Presbyterian ministers throughout the United States will preach to the working clnsses on some phase of the labor question.
 This, in accordance with the plan outlined by the department of church and labor recently organized by the Presbyterian Church. Superintendent Charles Stelzle, the head of this de- partment, who has his headquarters in Chicago. sent out an appeal today to the ministers of the Presbyterian faith sent out circulars describing the aims of the new department and requested them to preach on the labor question on the Sunday before labor day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Mrs. Perrnm is Dead.

Norfolk. Va. August 14-Mrs Sarah Frances Leigh Pegram. widow of Captain Robert B. Pegram of the Con- federate navy died here today aged 80 years Her husband distinguished himself in a successful attack upon British and American commerce and for this act was thanked by the Brit ish Parliament and voted a sword by the State of Virginia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
MIR. TROY SUCCEEDS MIR. SANDS.
Man Becomes Private secre
 tary to Mayor.

tary to Mayor.
 Tn the absence of Robert M Sands, Private Secretary to the Mayor of Mont gomery. Acting Mayor C. P Mcintyre has appointed Gaston Troy. a we'll known young newspaper man, to i'll the position.
 MT. Sands has gone to the Isthmus of Panama, where he has been offered an excellent Government position. With a view to looking over the situation before accepting the place, Mir. Sands secured a vacation from his duties in the Mayors office. It is doubtful if he will return to Montgomery
 MT. Troy has retired from newspaper work and will henceforth be connected with the city government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Fire fin Little Rock.

Little Rock. Ark. Aug. .14.-Losses aggregating $4O.O0O were caused by a fire which broke out early tonight at SIT Main Street. The principal losers are: Crawford and Company. paints. oils. etc. $20.O00. covered by insurance; P. W. Crawford. on building, $15.000; insurance. $10.000. The origin of the fire is not known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15

cost of the work. just at this time. These things. he said. were in prepar- ation and would be given to the public in few days.
 The congregation of the Court Street Church is one of the largest and most influential in Montgomery. It is pro- posed to SO remodel the edifice as to make 1t one of the handsomest church buildings in Alabama.
 Judge William H. Thomas is chair man of the Building Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15

tian Inquisition" was burned in mall car in switzerland two years later and A similar fate overlook both that of his "Calendar of Venetian State Papers at the fire at Spottiswoode's in 1892 and that of his Studies in Archaeology. The latter was consumed In the burning Of Cecil Rhodes house, Rondesbosch, Cape Town in 1895,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15

Arrivals in the city today: At the Metropolitan-S. Bethea, Malcolm Be- thea. Misses speck. Birmingham. At the RaleiRh-James N Lee, Birmingham At the New willard-Miss Annie Gar Der, Livingston. Miss Louise Garber' Denopolis; A. NJ, Garber. Talladega. At the St. James-Misses Luna E. Davis. Virginia Hereford, Maurice H. Moore. Montgomery; H. T. Morton. Mir. and Mrs Elkans. Birmingham; W. H. Brit ton, Florala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Autbor'n Experience With Fire.

Horatio F. Brown, London writer on Venetian subjects, has had a singular experience with fire. The original draft of Browns first and best known work
 Life on the Lagoons." perlshed in the blaze which destroyed the offices of its publisher. KeRan Paul, in 1883. The manuscript of his Study in the Vene-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
YELLOW FEVER
HoUsEHoLDERs CAUTIONED.
Disinfect Your Premises.

To insure a healthful home and pre- vent sickness purify the cellar, closets. sinks drains, dusty or damp corners and cracks-nooks behind plumbing, and every spot where disease germs may develop. with Platts Chlorides. It is an odoriess, colorless liquid disin- fectant, which destroys foul odors and disease-breeding matter. When diluted with ten parts of water for household use. it costs less than cents quart Sold everywhere in quart bottles. Pre- pared only by Henry B. Platt, N. Y.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Amneafr Granted.

Havana, Aug. 14.-The Senate today passed the House bill granting amnesty 10 ex-oficlals of the Government who were guilty of misconduct prior to tho establishment of the republic. The committee having the matter in hand reported favorably on an appropria- tion for the payment of interest on the bonds of the Van Hort Railroad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
Blshofsmith,. Condition.

Asheville. N. C.. Aug 1.-The condi- ton of Bishop Coke Smith of the South ern Methodist Church is so much im- proved tonight that the attending phy- sicians entertain strong hopes of his recovery. The wife and brother of Bishop Smith are now in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15

THE Capital City Guards of Mont gonery. the only military organization in Alabama composed of negroes, went into camp at Washington Park yester- day afternoon to remain five days. The soldiers, commanded by Capt. Sam Nc Queen. made a very fine appearance as they marched to their campground. full . ly 100 men in line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-15
COURT STREET CHURCH.
Contract for RemOdeiing Awarded by
 Committee.

At a meeting of the Building Com mittee of the Court Street Methodist Church held yesterday at the Fourth National Bank. a contract for remodel ing the edifice and building an annex was awarded local contractors and the work Is to begin as early as possible.
 Rev. J. A. Rice, n. b, pastor of the church, said after the meeting that it was impossible to make public the de- tailed plans for improvement or the