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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29

A woman has been recently chosen recording secretary in one of the South ern States. Miss Mamie Offutt was confidential stenographer to Governor Cunningham, of Alabama. until the man holding the office of recording secre- tary resigned, when she was appointed in his place. In connection with this position Miss Offutt is also secretary to the State Board of Pardons, and keeps all records of applications for par dons for the convicts at the prisons and mines This requires a familiarity with all statutes which relate to the office of Governor, as questions in re- gard to State laws and statutes are constantly arising. She indorses the action of the Governor upon applica- tions of this class and also carries on much of the correspondence of the Executive Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Plenty of Bears.

Albany (Gd.) Herald.
 Of course Albany Is a city! To what profit has the editor of The Montgom- cry Advertiser been reading The Her aid If he has not learned that Albany is not only a city. but the biggest city of its siZen in America?
 As for losing a chance to have AL bany's name "sounding down the echo ing tunnels of fame" we don't know about that, for every newspaper in the country, including our esteemed Mont gomery contemporary, has printed that Albany bear story and followed 1t up for week past with pert paragraphs such as the ab ~e.
 And as for the bears. there are oth- ers-plenty of them-left in the Po- coson and in the Coolawahee swamps in the western part of this county. As we have before said, we could give the President a bear trail within an hours ride of Albany any day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
CLEMENCY REFUSED
WOULDN'T PARDON
 TWO WHITE ZEN.
Mann and King of Mobile and Houston Counties Not Released from Peni- { tentiary, Where They are
 Serving Terms.

Governor Jelks has refused to grant executive clemency to Charles Mann or Mobile County and Joe King of Hous- ton County. young conVicts or prom nent family connections In their re- spective communities.
 Mann is serving a term of ten years for murder and King was sent up TOT twelve years for the same crime.
 Mann shot and killed young Dickson of Montgomery at Monroe Park at Mobile, about two years ago. Dicksoh was a brother of Mann's wife YounS Mann was at the time in the Govern ment service and had located in Moplle' going there from Mississippi, where his father Is said to be prominent planter After a warmly -contested trial in the City Court of Mobile, Mann was convicted and sentenced by the Jury to ten years in the penitentiary lie was leased by the State Convict Department to the Hand Lumber Company, ana IS now serving that company as a s.en- ographer in It's general offices at DoliVe' Baldwin County.
 Toe King Is a young white man of Houston County who shot and killed his half brother, Crowley. It Is sald the young men had been to Dotnan on a business trip and were drinking ol their way to their country home' anu when several miles from Dothan, they engaged in a fight that resulteu HI 'i death of Crowley.
 Application for clemency for these young men have been pending peIore inc State Board of Pardons for some time. Some of the most prominent lawyers of Mobile and of Dothan nave appeared before the Board and the GOV ernor at various times, and nave argued in behalf of their clients. both Mann and King secured a recommends tion for paroles at the last meeting ol the Board by a vote of two to one- Sec- retary of State McDavid voting against ieniency and Attorney-Generai WitsoI and Auditor Sowell voting in thelr favor. A. oor
 When Governor Jelks came to con slider the application and the recon itr mendations, he gave his decision wltn Secretary McDavid, holding that the young men did not deserve clemency at this time. ,, ,, ,,a
 q have reached the conclusion salu a member of the Board of Pardons' "that 90 per cent of the crime commit fed in Alabama is traceable to the ex- cessiye use of intoxicants, and altnoush I am not an abstainer myself eNpeti ence on the Pardon Board has taught me that the State ought to throw more safeguards around the trafhc Tn whls' lrev"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Central of Georgia Railway.

 Central of Georgia Railway. Arrtvai and departure ot trains, Union A'as. senEer Station. Montgomery, AIA Et. Seetiyo Jan Sth. 1905. 9Oth Meridian Time
 DEPARTURES. Far Union Springs, Troy, AndalusIG ss Eufaula, OzArk, Americds. A- bAny, Columbus. Macon. Au- Rusta and Savannah. ........... G:4Op.a Eor Union Springs. Troy, Andalusla Eufanla. Fort Gaines, Dawson. Araerlcus, Albany. ColumbuS and Macon e.. .... S:lOan
 ARRIVALS. Erom Savannah, Augusta, Macon. Columbus. Albany, AmeFicus, Ozark, Eufaula. Andalusia, Troy and Union Springs. .............Il:lOh rro1n Savannah, Augusta, Macon Coiumbua. Albany. Amsricus Dawson, Fort Gaines. EulAulA Andhlu1ia. Troy aud Union GpFingB...s 9:EopiA
 All Trains Daily. For further information write apply 70 WreA n White. Commercial Agent ( Com meres St.. & T. 6uratt. D. T. A.. MontEom- iry, Ala
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29

ana Southern Pacific. sW Orleana Train No. carries throu~h r
 from New Orleans to New York an. FuIimans nSt n ana JackSonyille to St. Louis' maiSaLn Sln- connection at Nashville with throuSb nss.hlns
 Train No. carries through pr,,vu Steepers G, from New Orleans to New SYor1Aa CIncinnati' 1 Chicago and through day cosnS out change. ~SuAs Elths
 All through trains make close conn.c,,,. New Orleans for all points North ao'stSS East and West t"s O0utAs
 For further information pertaining tn rates. routes and schedules consuIt ticks& agents l. N! R. R. or write or cali on sio Jones. Dist. PaaA Agent, ana RI O keirce' Ira~ PaD- Agent. BirminEharS-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29

Mrs Carrie F. Adams. of Fort Gib- son. I. T., is the only daughter of the American Revolution who Is descended from Indian blood. One of her ances- tors was John Ross, who was chief of the Cherokee Nation for forty years. Her husband Richard c, Adams. is a Delaware Indian. who for several years past has been representing his people in their material claims before the department of the interior and the Dawes Commission. He is direct descendant of Captain White Eyes. who was an officer in the Revolution ary War
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
HAS HAD NINE HUSBANDS A Kentucky Woman's Remarkable Record
 Only Thirty three Years Old Now.

Matilda Jane Ayres was married last week at the church on Piney Creek, Taylor County. Ky. The society notes contained no reference to the wedding bluff Matilda Jane were a society woman-she could have supplied the society column with wedding notices enough to keep 1t comfortably filled during the last seventeen years. For, in the seventeen years that have elapsed since she was sweet sixteen" she has been nine blushila brides, seen nine roseate honeymOnns, and at tended the funerals of eight of her husbands.
 Her full name is Matilda James Har- kins- Ellet- Boards Wycvkton- Lowman- Hudson n-Dumenil-Ayres, from which even the casual reader can surmise that she was born a Harkins and that the new mates name Is Ayres, which 1t is-Mason Ayres, who Is not named after Mason County, Ky, but because his father was initiated into the secret order the night Mason arrived in this world.
 Despite her many marital misadven- lures no more blushing bride was ever led to the altar.
 Everybody in Taylor County is re- lated to Mattie Ayres now, or if any escaped the outlook is that they will be- for she is only thirty-three years old and one of the handsomest wo- men in the county and besides is noted as the best cook and hOueskeeper in all the country round. And 1T Mason Ayres should happen to go to join the colony of husbands on the mountain side two miles southwest of Lone Star there would be others pleading Tor the opportunity to be No. 10.
 Says Only Death Should Part.
 This woman, whose life has been as full of romances as her State Is or feuds, is a strong opponent Of divorce
 No man or woman should marry unless they are in love-, she says And if they are in love nothing can separate the mexcept death. Neither has the right to seek freedom py law and. while they may separate if con ditIons become unbearable, neither, un- der any condition, has the right to wed unless the other is dead
 Tn in the little graveyard above the .'Washfoot Baptist" Church In the bills near Lone tSar is the graveyard and the row of stones, side by side' bear inscriptions that tell briefly the story of Hattie Ayres and her Ike or romance. ,-,.,- side bv side, with graves just alike, with head and foot stones In exact duplicate.
 The first headstone in the row con tains this inscription.
 MORGAN ADAIR BILLET. BELOVED HUSBAND OF MATILDA
 BILLET.
 TILL WE MEET AGAIN.
 And down the line of gravestones the same inscription appears. only with A different name each time, until the casual visitor begins to speculate concerning the meeting and wonder 1T 1t will not be more like convention. Fire Romans When 15 Years Old'
 The girls romance commenced she was fifteen years old and fell in love
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
A Rati.te waist for the Summer.

The batiste waist illustrated Is de- lightfully cool and comfortable for summer wear. The front Is trimmed with alternate rows of valenciennes lace and tiny tucke.
 The pointed yoke is outlined with the same lace and filled in with an em- broidered piece of batiste. The high collar is made with rows of the val
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29

The Austrian eucalyptus tree is be- Ing grown on a large scale in south ern Europe and Northern Africa. be- cause of It's tendency to drain swamps.
 Germany is able to feed about nine tenths of her nearly O.0O0.0 900 inhahi- tants on the products of her own soil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29

The Hawaiian Legislature mas passed over the governors veto a law allow ing baseball and similar amusements on Sunday. and permitting cigar and other stores to remain open on that day.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
Some Russian Ships Escape.

St. Petersburg. May 80, noon.-A
long ciper dispatch reached Emperor
Nicholas during. the night, but its con-
tents have not yet been made public.
II is unofficiany stated that several OF
the vast Russian ships succeeded in
shaking off their pursuers and have
reached Vladivostok and that the gov
ernment is now in possession OF ITS
own version of the naval disaster OF
Saturday and Sunday in the Straits OF
Corea.
Nevertheless. it appears to be IN
uuandary as to how to break the news
TO the country A war council was
held at Tsarskoe last night, at which
the Emperor was urged to issue an I'M
perial manifesto, but nothing has YET
been decided
So far as the newspapers are concerned
the public might believe Vice-Admiral Ro'
5estvensby had achieved victory. The
censor passed all the vague rumors favor
able to the Russians, but blue-pencilled
everything indicating a Russian disaster
While the disastrous news was spread
like wildfre by word Of mouth over the
capital and was quickly telegraphed pri'
vately to the big centres by the anti gov
ernment leaders, the general country car
be said 10 be still in state of ignorance
as TO what has happened.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
SAMUEL BANCROFT, JR.,
GETS AN INJUNCTION
Will Endeavor to Prevent the
Rockford Park Trolley
Extension

Samuel Bancroft, Jr., through his
counsel, Thomas +. Bayard. yesterday
applied TO Chancellor Nicholson for an
order restraining the ePoples Railway
Company from laying its tracks on
park land. The application order was
granted and was made returnable on
Friday in this city. when argument will
be made to determine whether a pre-
lliminary injunction shall be issued
against the company.
Mr.. Bancroft is a member of the
Park Commission and was the only
member of the board who voted
against granting a franchise to the
Peoples Railway Company. The appli-
cation for a restraining order yester-
day was against the Park Commission
ers. individually and as a board, and
lagainst the Peoples Railwy Company
The action is taken on two grounds
one being that Mr.. Bancroft, as one OF
the grantors of the tracts of Rockford
Park land crossed by the proposed line
objects to a road being built across
the land, alleging that 1t is in viola
tion of the terms OF conveyance. The
other objection is that as a taxpayer
and liable. for his share of taxes tC
keep up the public parks, he objects
to the latter being given over to pri-
lvate corporations, on the ground thai
the Board Of Park Commissioners ol
1.-THE Mayor and Council, which executed
the agreement, had no right to do so
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
RUN OVER BY DELIVERY WAGON
six-Year-old James L. Swan Badly
Injured While Crossing Street.

As the result Of being run over by de-
livery wagon last evening six years old
James Z. swan, of No. 40S East seventh
street is at his home in a critical condi-
tion.
The boy was crossing the street near
his home carrying an armful Of wood
when he was struck by delivery wagon
Of Thomas duffy Of Front and Madison.
He was knocked down, and the wheels
of the wagon passed over his right leg.
He was picked up in a helpless condition
by James Hurlock and was carried to his
home.
DR.. Joseph p. Pyle was summoned and
found that the lads right leg had been
broken, and that his hip had been crush
ed by the wheel grinding over it.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
MANY GUESTS At
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Country Home of Henry P
Scott Scene of Brilliant
Event
PLAYERS NUMBER THIRIY-TWO

The beautiful country home Of Henry
p. Scott, near Delaware City, was the
scene Of brilliant social event today
when the golf tournament which Mr..
Scott. holds on his grounds on Decoration
Day every year was participated in by
thirty-two players. The play was for five
prizes, four of them being silver tokens.
There were over forty guests at the
country place. They arrived on the regu-
lar train this morning, leaving Whining
ton at s.2S o'clock, and will return on a
special train from Reybold station at 10
O'Clock tonight. A sumptuous dinner. viii
be served at seven o'clock.
The play started at ten a. m. and will
be continued until about five o'clock this
afternoon. The contestants are:
Miss Craven, Miss Senrickson and Miss
Jane Craven, Of Salem. n. j.; Lausatte
Rogers New Castle; Miss DeBarry, Bal
timore; Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Hilles
and James p. Winchester, of Bear; and
the following from Wilmington:
Thomas f. Bayard Mrs. Dr. ]. II
Draper. Jr., Miss Allen, Harlan G. Scott
Mr.. and Mrs II. L. Fulenwider Joseph I
HIilles, Miss Eleanor Wilson, John p
Nields, Andrew c. Gray, Misses NJ. Drap
er and Cornelia Draper, Victor Cause
Miss Cause, Horace w. ause, Miss Shear
man. T. Alien Hiiiey. Mr.. and Mrs. Al
len, Miss Alice Lea, and Harry Haskell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott and Henry p. Scott
Jr., also took part in the tournament.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
CASES REOPENED
IN CITY COURT
Alfred Roe, the Sailor, Will
Another Chance on
Thursday
ALLEGED WIFE -BEATtR DISMISSED

Two cases were reopened IN the City
Court today. They were those of Alfred
Roe the sailor from the Battleship Mass
sachusetts, who was fined $50 and sens
fenced TO six months imprisonments for
assault and battery on Saturday and
Charles Horsey colored. held for the
Upper Court on a charge Of wife beat-
ing several days ago.
llorsey's wife was In court and Informed
Judge Cochran that she desired TO with
draw the charge as her husband merely
slapped her once and had promised to
provide for her hereafter The court then
dismissed the charge.
When Roe's case was called ne had nd
additional testimony in his behalf to
offer and the court asked him why ho
had asked for a rehearing. The defendants
stated that he expected some witnesses
but they had not materialzed. The case
was continued until Thursday and ID
Roe's witnesses are not on hand then
his sentence will stand
George Nauncs was fined IS and costs
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct
and Frank Wilson and james Murphy.
We're each sentenced 10 sixty days ins-
prisonment.
The case OF Edward NotchlSi, charged
with dlsorderly conduct, was continued
until tomorrow morning. He was held in
$50 bail
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
.FOULK DAMAGE CASE
IN SUPERIOR COURT
Court Instructed Jury to Re-
turn Verdict for Defend
ant in Johnson Case

There is no session Of Superior Courd
today 1t being legal holiday. After
hearing argument for a non-suit In the
case Of George w Johnson vs. the VIII
mington City Railway Company yester-
day the court refused the application, bud
instructed the jury TO return verdict
for The defendant which was DONE
The case OF Spencer II. Foulk, the liv-s
eryman who is trying to recover 5000
damages from the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company, was begun yesterday
Fouik claims that a car of the company.
ran into and demolished one Of his cabs
al Fourth and Tatnal streets on April 27.
1904. The cab was one of a funeral string
and the plaintiff will ry to show that 10
has been the custom in all parts OF the
aty for the trolley cars 10 stop in order
to allow funeral to pass without break
ing IT, II. G. Knowles represents Foulr
and Walter II. Hayes and H. III. Ward
are the counsel for the railway company
The courts ustained the return Of the
commissioners appointed on the applica-
ton OF the Street and Sewer Department.
to have Thatcher street. East Thirteenth
street and Davis street. in the Ninth
ward vacated. The application was made
some time ago, but the property holders
I'm that section OF the city objected. Last
week Ward and Gray attorneys, argued
before the court 10 have the return up
held Horace G. Knowles was secured by
the property holders and he filed an OBJ
lection to the return. The case was ar
gued yesterday and the court sustained
the return and the streets win be vacated
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
JULIAN TO BE TRIED HERE
Supposed Head Of counterfeitins Gang
Still in Hot Water.

Tony Julian, who was arrested in
Norristown, Pa, less than two years
ago on a charge Of counterfeiting, about
the same time the house i'm Second
street was raided and Michael Malos-
colo or mike Ross, as he was familiarly
known, sent to prison for counterfeiting,
will be brought here for trial.
Julian testified in Maloscola's behalf
two years ago, saying that the latter
knew nothing of the counterfeiting
operations OF the gang, that he alone
was guilty. He was sentenced TO
eighteen months Imprisonment in Phila-
delphia and his time was recently up,
but Secret Service Agent Matthew
Griffin lodged a retainer for him and
he viii now be brought here for trial.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
ARRESTED HERE FOR LARCENY
Young Man Wanted in Baltimore Cap
tured in the Postoffiee.

William Jones, Of Baltimore was ar
rested in this city yesterday by Postofice
Inspector William j. Maxwell, on a
charge Of larceny Of SlO4. He was a clerk
in a drug store where a sub-station was
located and is alleged to have taken the
money from the funds belonging TO the
government.
Jones was traced TO Wilmington and
was arrested in the postofice while call
ing for a letter. He is less than p years
Of age and for the past nine months has
been working as a farm hand for Lewis
Mitchell near HoclSessin. He appeared re-
lieved when arrested saying he had wor-
ried night and day over the matter.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
HANDICAP TOURNAMENT
AT THE COUNTRY CLUB
Many Golfers Participating in
the Event-Band Concert
This Afternoon

Considerable interest is being taken in
the handicap medal play golf tournament
against bogey Is holes, on the links of
the Wilmington Country Club this after
noon. The entries were numerous and
were received until noon, the play start
ing promptly at o'clock. The winner will
receive a handsome silver cup.
During the afternoon the First Infantry
Band gave a concert and this evening the
orchestra attached to that organization
will give concert. A number Of dinners
given by the members Of the club have
also been arranged.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
.roqo Would Not be Lured.

Toxic, May SO-Beyond the results
Httle is known here of Admiral rogo's
stunning victory over Admiral Rojest-
vensiSy. Rojestvenslxy reached Quel-
part Island. Korea, early Saturday, and
headed for the Tsu Islands. The exact
number of vessels in his fleet is not
clear. but he had his main fighting yes
sels. with a number of light cruisers
and transports. The disposition of the
Japanese fleet appears to have been an
idle one.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
Mr., TAYLOa'S ACCOUNTS STRAIGHT

The board of directors of the Whining
ton Industrial Improvement Company
held a meeting last night. The accounts
OF Treasurer Daniel w. Taylor, who was
reported to the meeting to be unaccount-
ably absent, were examined and found
10 be straight to the cent
As IT was necessary in order that the
business Of the company be transacted
that n treasurer pro tenn be chosen. w
+. smalley was chosen such treasurer
pro TEN.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
rokio ce,earates the Victory.

Toxic. May SO.-Tokio is celebrating
Japans great naval victory. The main
thoroughfares, streets and leading gov
ernment buildings Of the capital are
thronged with joyous cheering crowds.
Impromptu professions move in vari-
GUS directions.
Last night paraders carried lanterns
and went singing through the streets
following bands. Plans are afoot Tor
an organizde formal celebration Of To-
COS victory.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
Bookcase Presented.

The Junior Epworth League of
West Presbyterian Church last night
presented a sectional bookcase to the
Peoples Settlement in memory of Miss
Alva Winner, who was a member of
the league. The presentation speech
was made by Miss Lulu Crumbly. Will
liam Snyder. president Of the Penny
Day Society of the Settlement made
the address Of acceptance.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
Must PAY Their Tuition Fec.

The Board of Education has decided to
drop from the roll all out-of-town pupils
in the public schools who fail by Wednes-
day next TO pay their last years tuition
fee. The delinquent scholars have stub
bornly refused to pay for their tuition and
the board therefore decided to take de-
cisive action
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
Missionary Society Picnic.
Special to The Evening journal.

Special 10 Inc Evening journal.
Dover. May 30-The members of the
Womans' Home Missionary Society of
Wesley NJ. L. Church will hold a picnic
at Sfverlake Park the last of June.
The society held melting at the home
of Mrs. G. d. Jackson, on Silver Lake
farm. yesterday afternoon, and decided
upon the picnic as the winding UP Of
the meeting for the summer.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
DUTY oF REPURLICANs-
Bishop Foss at Dover.

Special to The Evening Journal.
Dover, May SO-Bishop Cyrus d. Foss,
of Philadelphia, who will preach the
sermon before the gradu-
.ates of the Wilmington Conference
Academy here next Sunday. will be
entertained during his stay in Dover
at the residence of DR.. and Mrs. ]. II.
Wilson, on State street. He will reach
Dover on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30

WOUNDED, HIS
FLAGSHIP SUNK
He Was Taken From Dis
abled Vessel by a Tor
pedo Boat
WHEREABOUTS OF CRAFT UNKNOWN

st. Petersburg, May SO.-The report
that the Kniaz Suvaroff. flagship Of the
Russian fleet, which was defeated by
the japanese in the Straits Of Corea
was sunk and that Admiral Rojestven-
sky was wounded and placed on board
a torpedo boat destroyer is confirmed.
The whereabouts of the destroyer is
not known.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
The Day at Dover.
Special to The Evening Journal

Dover, May sO-Memorial Day SER
vices were observed by Torbet Post,
G.. A. r., of Dover to-day. This morn
ing the post visited the Camden Gene
terry, where an address was delivered
by the Rev. L. w. Layfield. In the
afternoon Mr.. Layfield spoke in the
Dover cemeteries.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
inhtinn SUI Continues.

Nagasaki, May 80, IL a. m.-The
Russian war vessels seen and reported
by the Occidental and Oriental COM
pany's steamer Doric, which has arrlV-
ed here, were the lzumrud' cruiser
of the aurora class, and a gunooat'
probably the Kazarsky. The latter was
leaking.
Fighting continues off Okino Island