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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Esa rnsued Call.

It was reported today that the Board of Deacons of the Alabama Street Pres byterian Church has issued call to a minister to f1I the pulpit of that church which was made vacant on the nrst or November by the resignation of Rev. T R. Post, who has gone to Arkansas. The report proved untrue as the dea- cons of the church have as yet made no selection of a minister to i'll the pulpit.
 The report no doubt became current from the fact that Rev. W. P. Spears of Kentucky. who has been visiting Tal- iahassee, Fla, is in the city, and will preach for that congregation tomorrow morning and tomorrow night. Dr. Spears is a most able minister and after the sermons at the Alabama Street Presbyterian Church he may receive a call from the congregation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Miss Eloise Smith came home yester- day after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives at Carlowville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Miss Mary cothran of Rehoboth spent today in Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Mrs. W. H. Harrison passed through the city today on her way to West Dal-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Max rmproxe Preperty.

It is very probable that within short while extensive Improvements win be made on the building on the south side of Water Street between Franklin and Green. and which is known as the Eddistone Hotel This building is the property of Julius Lie- pold. and it is stated that he proposes to make a modern hotel building out of it.
 The building as it now stands is a three-story one and covers half of the block. Tn the rear is about twenty feet used as a back yard. It is under stood that plans have been asked for which will add to the main structure a building on this twenty feet of va cant land He may add another story to the building. making it four-story one. N
 The ground noor. as in the past, will he used for stores and as Selma is fast growing and daily feels the necessity of more adequate hotel accommoda- tions. the venture will no doubt prove paying one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Handkerchiefs.

las, where she will visit her brother, w. P. Molette
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Mrs Gee of Burnsville was here to- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

0'D1 - " Jo. L SooDs o So Jho |" NoODS 0 So Jho L. ] SIX Days Left Now for Shc
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 Great Stock Reducing Sale in Our Dress Goods Dept W
 able M sei pa yp bs. % Gss ss aS ' 7;s ] si % % % % styles and qualities suit . At oovd on..am.u au e.. l. =, VI r ,
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 Pradat and Cheapest Dolls especially s,~ @ aa p % nni " % @ % % e c.a % B Pool R c % D 8 Doll 0
 Mission seSsss % f sns nssssnt % @ etc o Christmas M bss5 .s ns Fancy BaIs-eey bought jolly ysds sas " sS "' Each sz'o Ladies Ready-to-Wear Sale as p t aS g F"s d S S sr J 1 f &% a &% 9A s @ %! I %
 Bath Robes and in sill and ar
 & % M T % Ass :n s % vs &s S @ s 5 : a @ %t 3 ss
 Xmas Sale in the Carpet Department
 This will be the Greatest Rug Sale he history dMnOme Just cea dssO9 200 Administer Rugs a760 m n4 At ss3S 100 H patterns Ats g dwod nds m Xmas Screens Wabaed Oak FnmaBmp and Tapestry filed a
 s s"R Our entire line of Lace and poa Curtains be put on sale up oszooo from Makes nice inexpensive
 Xmas present
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

E. L. Pettus left this morning for Lynchburg. Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

effort to keep him from being con. firmed. the Alabama senators both gave him hearty endorsement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
WILL FEED THE POOR
sEruA SALVATION ARMY TO GIVE
 CHRlsT1IAs DINNER.
otree< Car Line of the Central City to hGake Many Inprovements-First DaRtist Church Calls
 PagtOr.
Advertiser Bureau,
 nAA Il

A0verflSer burcau,
 Selma, Dec. 16.
 rha local members of the Salvation Army propose again to give a Christ mast dinner to the poor. Since the es- tablishment of barracks here. this has been . custom of those in charge and has caused great happiness in the homes of many each Christmas. The army Is preparing to feed 800 mothers and children this year. and to this end have placed their Christmas pots in different places over the city so that those who are willing to help in the laudable undertaking will have a chance to deposit.
 The Baseball Meeting.
 A meeting of the Cotton States League has been called to be held in vickshurg Monday. It is proposed at the meeting to reorganise the League. It is proposed to form the League Tor the coming season with clubs in Vicks- burg, Baton Rouge. Greenviiie, Mert- dian, Mobile and Selma. This circuit would make an ideal League, and if 1t fs launched there is no reason why all of the clubs should not pay from the start.
 Since the end of the last baseball season several attempts have been made to hold meetings and reorganize the
  terfered with the first meeting. which was scheduled for Meridian. The oth- CT meeting was to have been held in Mobile on the first of the present month, but 1t did not materialixe. The lovers of the game here have been afraid that Mobile would secure the Shreveport franchise in the Southern League. But that seems out of the question now and it Is almost certainty that the Gulf City will go in the Cotton States League.
 There are many lovers of the na- tionai game here who do not believe that the meeting will be held in vicks- bs1rw Monday On account of the holi- day rush all over the South, they think that 1t will be . hard matter for all of the representatives to get together. as they would not want to leave their business at this time of the year. NO representative from this city will be at the meeting on that account If 1t had been called for the middle of Jan- nary. one or two Selmians who are in- tsrested in the reorganization of the League would attend the meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
wanted to Re rnIk.a Ahon,.

L5IEfnIhBham NeWe.
 Maybe that new Congressman from New York introduced his Southern re- duction of representation measure to remind the public that he is alive and able to take nourishment three times a day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

NOTICE.
 Attention is called to the display ad. vertasement of the Alabama Corn MiIIa Company, of Mobile, which appears in this issue. This concern Is one of the largest of its kind in the South. adv,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
NAVAL BATTLE pROBARLE
The junction of the Two Russian
Fleets Considered as Practically
Acc

st. Petersburg, May ell :45 p. Ii.
Admiral Nebogatoff's junction with
Vice Admiral ROjstvensky is now con-
sidered by the admiralty as practically
assured, and the nope for successful
issue in the approaching struggle for
mastery of the sea is greatly encour-
aged thereby.
Naval officers are prepared to see Ro-
jestvensky lose half his convoy, but in
face of the united division it is believed
that tomorrow will accomplish little
or nothing in the way of opposition to
the advance to VladivostOk and that
he must be content, with the aid of the
army, to try and invest by land and
sea and make VladivOstok another Port
Arthur If the fleet reaches Viadivos-
tok intact, however, naval officers here
claim that the victory is won. Al
though there is little more than 1OO.-
600 tons of coal at Vladivostok with
the reinforcement of the fleet by the
Gromoboi, Rossia and BOgatyr and the
torpedo boats and submarines now Ill
the harbor there, they claim that Ro-
iestvensky could drive Togo off the
sea and leave Fie,1 Marshal Oyama'
army stranded in Manchuria.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09

that there was not a single word OF
made no proposal of any kind TO the
employers, nor had any other officer OF
the Teamsters' Union The insistence
Of the charges induced Mayor Dunne
this evening to appoint commission
to investigate the matter, and he issued
a proclamation to the people of Chica :
so which says:
''As the executive of this city, upon
whom rests the heavy responsibility
Of preserving the peace, | request that
both employers and employees be teni-
Derate and careful i'm their dealings, the
one with the other, and / again warn
those who would obstruct traffic in the
public streets or may be guilty OF yIo-
lence or threats of = violence; that |
shall use to the utmost all the force
available or obtainable that may be
needed to maintain the peace and that
1 am sworn to, and shall preserve
The mayor tonight expressed himself
as confident that the serious part of
the strike was over and that there
would be no more disturbance in the
streets Sheriff Barrett expressed a
similar view. During the day the shcr-
iff swore in as deputies several hun
dred employees of the firms against
which strikes have been made.
The strike was extended somewhat
during the day by walkout of the en-
ployes of several wholesale groceries.
FOrty-four drivers were called out in
three establishments.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
THE TOBACCO TRUST
F,.iIlu Root. Former Secretary of War.
Has Been Employed by the Alneri-
can Tobacco Company as One OF it's
Counsel-Every Effort Has Been
Made to Keep tie Investigation Il
Secret.

New York. May 6.-Elihu Root.
form ar secretary of war. has been
ngaged by the American Tobacco
Company as one of its counsel in the
investigation of the comDany's affairs
which is being conducted in this city
by the Federal grand jury.
Henry w. Taft the special assistant
attorney general who is representing
the government in the Investigation
was advised today of Mr.. Roots asso-
citation with Delanev Nicoll and John
D. Lindsay the two attorneys who
have represented the tobacco company
uD to this time. It became known
today that the Investigation of he
coinrany's affairs by the government
has hcen going on for several months
in various parts of the United States.
The Louisville grand jury first con :
sidered charges against the company.
The investigation was transferred to
Cincinnati. and later to Columbus. O..
the Roston Federal grand Jury then
looked into the comDany's methods
and now the Investigation is being
continue in this city. Mr.. Taft said
today that every effort had been made
TO Keep the imatter a secret but the
failure Of A. E. Hale. of the American
Tohacco Company. to answer dues-
tons propounded to him had resulted
in publicity Mr.. Hale's failure to
answer the inquiries of the foreman
CT the Federal grand Jury will be pass
ed On by Judge Lacombe Monday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
THE LEANTO CASE.
Governor Montague Makes Reply to
to the Stare Department Inquiry.
The Italian Was Killed While Re-
ssting Lawful Arrest

Washington, May 6.-Governor Mon
tague, of Virginia, has made final re-
ply TO the stase department inquiry
relative to the death of Joseph Leanto,
an Italianwho was shot at a place nam-
ed Lorton, Virginia, not far from Alex
andria. about a mouth ago, and subse-
quently died in this city. The inquiry
was made upon the request OF the Itaa-
ian ambassador.
Governor Montague, In replying sim.
ply transmitted the report Of the dis
trict attorney, wlo personally investi-
gaed the affair, which conclusion agreed
closely with that reached by the spe-
cial agent of the department OF justsce
to the effect that Leanto was shot with
his own pistol while resisting lawful
arrest. The state department has sub
ri.ted this statement to he Ialina EN-
embassy here where 1t awaits the re-
turn to Washington of the Italian am
bassador, now In the south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
WANT NO OPPOSITION
Grand Jury Indicts High Officials Of
the Standard Oil COmDany-Took
Unlawful Measures to Put Man
Out of Business Because he
Wouldn't Buy From the Standard
Oil Company.

Peoria, Ills, May >6.-The grand jury
against two high officials of the Stand
ard Oil Company. Requisition papers
will be asked Of Governor Deae N next
Monday. The names cave been sup
pressed.
The two officials cIe charged with
having induced one Char les kercher to
swear that he owned ii horse and waS-
on which really helOi.Sed to the Stand
ard Oil Company 10 gr, possession C
the same, in order to force Fred Ham
suit, a resident Of peEin, to quit sell
ing the product of the Royal Company
an opposition concern. The story is Sc
follows:
In 1901 Hamslit purchased from ii
man who represented himself to be an
agent of the Standard oil Company. a
tank wagon used il peddling Oil about
the streets. After Il time lie ceased to
handle the Standard Oil and began to
sell the product of the Royal Oil Com
pany Repeated efforts to get Hamsuit
to buy from the Standard having fail
ed Kercher arrived OH the scene and
after failure to induce his return to
the Standard, filed Il suit in the court
of Justice Jacob Rapp TO replevin the
wagon, swearing that t was his prop
erty The case was called to the at
tention of the office of the attorney
general of the state of Ohio, and in
conjunction with the states attorney OF
Pekin, Charles Schaefer, evidence was
secured which showed conclusiyely
that the property belonged to the
Standard Oil Company and that Ker-
cher, who replevined it, is secret SER
vice man in their employ. States At
torney Schaefer is authority for he
statement that every effort will be
made to bring tie two officials to Pc
kin for trial!
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
CAPTAIN II. r. HoBSON
His Engagement to Miss GrizeIda
Houston Hull Announced-rhc
Marriage to Take Place May 25fh.

New York, May 6.-The engagement
Of Miss Grizelda Houston Hull, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George III. Hut
of Tuxedo Park, \. Y, to Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson. has been
announced. On account of the recent
death Of Captain Hobson's father, the
wedding, which has been set for May
18th, will he very quietly celebrated
without formal invitations or an
nouncements at the home OF the brides
parents I'm Tuxedo. Only relatives and
a few intimate friends will be present.
Miss Hull is grand niece Of former
Governor Houston, who appointed Cap
tain Hobson's father, Judge James N.
Hobson, then a young lawyer. TO I'LL
a vacancy on the bench OF Alabama.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
The Charleston. Virginia and Ohie River
Railroad Company.
Govcrenor Glenn offers Reward for
eaptnre OF Charles Pricc-Ncxro
Prom Pitt County Committed TO
Pcnitcntiary for Six Years-Coyer.
nor VIII Not Make Reuuisition for
Wadesboro Safe Breakers Cuta
Governor Of South Carolina Is Heard
From.
Especial to the sIesseuger.l

NSPCNiaf tie <sSeugCF.l
Raleigh, \. c., May 6.-Goyernor
Glenn offers reward of $3.50 for the
capture OF Charles Price, who killed
Robert Odell in Rockingham county.
near Leaksville, n few days ago. The
reward was offered at the request OF
Sheriff Pinnix, OF Rockingham county.
The biggest corporation chartered I'm
North Carolina in great while was
the Charleston. Virginia and Ohio
River Railroad Company, with princi.
pal office at Morganton. was chartered
today; capital, $2,2OO,O0O; to construct
a road from Charleston, S. c., 13o miles
to Norton, Va. There is To be 14O miles
OF road in North Carolina. 20 miles in
Tennessee and so miles i'm Virginia.
I he counties to be traversed In North
Carolina are CASTOR, Cleveland. Burke.
Caldwell, Mitchell and Watauga. In.
corporators are W. c. Erwin, I'll. l.. Mil.
lener, r.. L. Tate, Morganton: w. L.
hunter, j. Il. Gowan, Robert Regency,
New York. The Ashpole Ginning Com
pany, Lumberton, was chartered capt-
tai, S25,OO0; subscribed by o. c. Nor
ment, X. NJ. Biggs and Stephen McIn-
tyre; Red Springs Mineral Water Co..
Red Springs; capital, $1,000: by b. W.
Townsend. A. b. Pearsall and Others.
Lillina Knitting Mills Company. Albe.
marie, Stanly county: capital $4,000,
subscribed by II. A. Crowell, and 9TH
ers.
Deputy Sheriff Dudley arrived here
today from Pitt county to commit to
the penitentiary a negro to serve six
years for assault on negro woman with
intent TO outrage.
Governor Glenn announces that he
Will not make decision regarding req.
uisitions for the Wadesboro safe crack
ers until he hears from the governor
of South Carolina.
Governor Glenn received notice to-
day from the governor of New Jersey
to the effect that 1t had been decided i'm
| connection with the ceremonies for un-
yelling monument to the Ninth New
Jersey volunteers, at New Bern, May
18th, to present to governor OF North
Carolina the Beaufort Plow Boys"
| battle flag that was captured by the
Ninth New Jersey regiment at the bat
| tie of New Bern when gallant charge
| was made by the Jersey volunteers. 1T
is to be restored by Governor Glenn to
| the survivors of Beaufort PIow Boys
or to Ladies of Beaufort" by whom it
| is inscribed as having been made
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Miss Eva Booth, Of the Salvation Army,
Calls Upon Her.
Thinks She is of Much Better Material
Who Commits Such CrimeS-Dr
O'HanlOn. the Coroner's Physician.
Also Expresses the Belief That She
Did Not Commit the Crime.

New York May 6.-Miss Eva Booth.
head of the Salvation Army in the
United States called aa the tombs
prison today and had a long confer
ence with Man Patterson. Abraham
Levy. Miss Patterson's attorney was
present ''to see that the girl said moth
ing that she should not say. she ex-
planned to the visitor.
8 "Eou're a good obiector" broke in
Miss Patterson. "and I hope YOU will
stop me if 1 am not careful what I
say"
"You need have nc fear" replied
Miss Booth that I will encourage
! am here only to pacify her if I can.
My interest is only spiritual. assure
YOU
After the interview had ended. Miss
Booth said.
Il do not believe that girl is muir
deres She is built from much better
material than is usually found in per-
sons who commit such crimes. I cer-
tainly believe her innocent of the muir
der OF Caesar Young
pr O'Hanlon. the coroner's Dhysi-
clan who testified for the prosecution
in all three of the trials. in the pres
ence OF clerks and several other per-
sons in the coroner's office today said:
Nov that the trial is over I feel
free to say that all along I believed
that the revolver which fired the bull
let was in the hands Of Young. My
reason is from the pOwder marks
found on one of Young's fingers on the
l. III
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
CLOSED ENGAGEMENT
Davis .DriscolI Stock Company Leaves
Tomorrow for New Perm.

The Davis-Driscoll Stock Company
closed their engagement here last
night. In the afternoon the matinee
was largely attended, to witness the
play Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Last night the four act comedy drama,
Jesse James" was presented to and
audience which was above the usual
saturday night one The play seensd
To please ALL
The company will leave for New
Bern, where they will play this week :
Those participating in the ame.eaI
confess last night were Messrs. Fred
Gerksn. ]. T.. Iates. William Daniels
and Riley. Three prizes were offered
the entire amount asgregating 20. The
amount was equally divided among
the contestants
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
THE OUTLOOK BRIGHT
New ENGLAND Cotton Mills Declared to
Ie i'm Prosperous ConiitiOn-All the
Mills Running on Full Timc-Plants
are Building Additions and Adding
to Their Equipment.

Fail! River. Mass. May 6.-For the
first time since the depression set in
When raw cotton doubled in price. the
cotton manufacturing industry here
and in other New England mill CEN
tcrs is declared to be in prosperous
condition. The outlook in Fall River
Is soid to be bright. All the mills are
running on full time and goods are be-
ing disposed of at reasonably profita-
BILE prices. almost as soon as made.
The indications point to busy sum-
mer.
Most of the New England mill own
ers report a strong demand for almost
ali classes of goods. with sales at fair
profit. The export is the feature Of
the market. A number of large plans
axe buildingt additions and adding to
their eouiDment
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Strikers Will Return to Work.

Roanoke, Va, May 6.-Vlce PresE-
dent Cnmimns of the International
Blacksmiths and Helpers Union, who
is here in connection with the strike of
the bIacksmiths in the Norfolk and
Western railway shops, announced to-
night tfaat the men will return to work
next Monday morning, pending con
ference between Representatives of the
union and the railway officials. at
which it is expected the differences will
be adjusted. The union men walked
out Friday because of the presence in
the Roanoke shops Of q non-union man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
STRIKE STILL ON
Il is Believed That the Worst
Of the Trouble is Over.
PROCLAMATION OF MAYOR


Police Charged With Favoring the
Suikers-MayOr and Sheriff Express
Belief That There Will be no More
Disturbances in the Stfeet-LaDor
Leaders Charged With Planning an
Ostensible Settlement of the Strike.
Which Would Give Them the Credit
of Gaining q Victory-Seyeral Hun
f,rcd Employees Of Firms Against
Which Strikes Have Been Made
We're Sworn i'm as Deputy Sheriffs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09

White Ruching and Neckwear for
ladies' at Polvogt's.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
SUICIDE IN HOTEL
Mrs. ]. ". Gray Believed to
be Wealthy.
VICTIM Of LOVE AFFAIR
Thought to be the Widow Of a Chicago
Broker.

Iscd Pistol to Commit the Deed-Al-
though Possessed of Ample Means
Man she Loved-The Suicide Born
in New Orleans and Was of an Excel
lent Fainiiy-A Member of a New
York Firm Thought to be the Man
With Whom She Was iq Love.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Winter Park.

70 deIixhtful place for ricnics.
Charter q trolley car and take the
children for days cutting
The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-25
Railroad y. NJ. G. a. Notes.

The Sunday afternoon meeting is
an interesting feature On last sun
day afternoon over one hundred men
attended and the new slides for the
stereopticon as we'll as the address by
z. B. Smith were highly apprecIated
by the men. The solos by Prof F. F.
Dawdy and Mr.. Smiths little daughter
Martha were well rendered
f. B. Smith addressed the meeting
at the coach shop Thursday. His sub
ject was George washington Ihese
meetings are growing in interest
The gymnasium classes are ENJOY
ing the benefits of new steel turning
pole The classes are progressing
nicely under the training of Physical
Director Gutsch-
The new telescope organ purchased
for use at the shop meetings is giving
excellent satisfaction, and proves a
great help in the song services
The reception given by the young
people of the First Christian church
at the association building was We'll
attended and appreciated and en-
joyed by all present 80
On next Sunday afternoon at S:S9
O'Clock a farewell service will be held
for z, r smith. He will deliver his
final lecture on 1.-The Life Of Christ.
Miss Hazei Kaiser. of Fort Scott. will
sing ''The Holy City a ana ID, l EoGK I"iI, ba oa
Ages" Both lecture ana songs VIII De