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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

when I was a candidate, and when was not a candidate. Three years ago l had the honor to be candidate Tor the same position which l now. seek, when the nomination was accorded to the present able and distinguished in- eumbent, Hon. Massey Wilson. eherlsh with much pleasure the hearty and loyal support of my friends in that race and l desire to say to them and to all the people of Alabama that l seek this position with the added added sionai life and with unaaated zeal to serve the people of my State
 Talladega Is in the midst of the greatest revival in its history conduc- ted by Rev. H. NJ. Wharton of German town, Pa. For two weeks not less than two thousand people have .as- sembled in the Chautauqua auditorium every evening, and the morning crowds have been very large; All the stores, It.. the hour for morning services, ing ia Talladega this afternoon.
 The A. B. 6 A. Railroad has .pur- chased an option on the Eastern Rail way of Alabama, running rom this city to Pyriton, Clay County. Should this road be acquired 1t wtsa save much time in completing the new line into Birmingham. The A. B, x A., is now preparing to move the houses or the property purchased in this city for ter-
 TaIladega's cotton receipts were be- hind until last Saturday, but they have now caught up and are running ahead.
 The Elks Theatre, Talladega's new forty thousand dollar play mouse. will be opened on October S. r,s. s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
MIR. CHANDLnR's ATTITUDE.
Former Senator writes Regarding tE
 -TnNWnnana HIIl.

Former Senator writes Regarding the Esch-Townscna BiIl. Concord, N. H., Sept. 2s.--In a series of open letters to Edward A. Moseley sian former Senator William E. Chandler of New Hampshire defines his attitude toward the Esch- Town send rate regulation bill, to come be- fore congress at its next session, and calls to the attention of the com mission some things that beset the attempts to pass this bill. as they appear to him.
 Mr, Chandler lays great stress upon the attitude of the railroad eompa- niee and says the methods of defeat ing the measure to be put forward next winter will be by dangerous amendments or additions to the Esch- TownsaAd bill under the guise of friendly Improvements, but really as railroad tricks"
 Mr. Chandler says further:
 "You cannot reasonably expect that a law can be passed through both houses of congress which shall make a reasonable transportation rate fixed by the commission take effect imme- vsrsed by the court of review, when Mr. Samuel Spencer in behalf of the railroads has announced that they will not permit either of two things"
 These two things, MT. Chandler charges, are the giving of power to the commission to substitute in a par ticuIar case a rate or price which in their Judgment is just or reasonable in the place of one judged by them to be unjust or unreasonable, and the enactment os statutes which provide that a rate of transportation once fixed by any authority shall remain perpetually in force thereafter until changed by commissioner or by court"
 MT. Chandler further charges that SIS 1000 OOO of capital, representing 2i0O0O miles of railroad, is arrayed against the President in his attempt to pass rate legislation. He also charges tha. by furnishing freight transportation the railroads will at tempf to corrupt legislators. congress and the whole State ana national gov ernnent, MT. Chandler asserts that lawyers and ministers of the gospel and newspapers are especially cared for by the railroads, notwithstanding that the system Is grossly illegal, and closes his last letter with an appeal flo the American people to help the President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
vENEzUELA's SUIT.
TeatImOny in Proceedings Being Taken
 in Philadelphia.

TemtimOny in Proceedings Being Taken
 in Philadelphia.
 Philadelphia, Sept. 29.--Testimony vas taken in this city today in the suit of the Venezuelan Government aaainst the Bermudez Company. which eontrols the asphalt production. for S11 900 900 damages for alleged par tieination in the recent Venezuelan evolution. The suit Is now pending in the Venezuelan courts. Joseph Mel iers of this city is special commissioner sor the Government and today Rufes B. Coming. IT,, of New York, counsel for Venezuela, and John D. Lindsey of New work appeared before him with Frank R stevens of South Orange, N. J. The iatrer was superintendent of the com nanv at Guanoeo from 1897 to 1901. He was questioned as to whether he had sidaa inc revolutionists. He said he sonetinnes gave food to troops. but al- ways refused them arms and ammuni- ton. N.I was instructed 10 remain strictly n.,,tval and endeavored to the best af nv ability to carry out those in- structions. And I can say positively tbs1 ro aid whatever was given to the revoIutionIsts." Mir Stevens said
 1-be attorneys later went to Reading, ps m take the testimony of J. L. nrake who was resident director of Inc asphait company at Caracas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
ro Entertnln princs Loul..


 Washington, Sept 29.-By direction of the President, the State and Navy Departments have begun the prepara- tioh of plans for the reception in this country of Prince Louis of Bat tenberg. The British Ambassador, Sir Mortimer DuFand, has supplied the state Departments with a revised list of the stan of the prince and of the captains of the ships of the squadron who will accompany the rear admiral on his forthcoming visit to Washing ton. The English squadron under command of Prince Louis will. accord ing to the present plans. arrive in Annapolis on November Y, remaining there until the 7th or 8th, when 1t will sail for New York. arriving there the ath and remaining in New York until November 1T. when the squadron will sail for Gibraltar, where 1t Is to be on November 25.
 During the time of the stay of the squadron at Annapolis probably on the second or third, the prince will visit Washington and be received by the President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
GIVEN TEN YEARS.
Sentence of George Moore. Tried for
 MuPdAR af FandNvVTfA.

Sentence of George Moore. Tried for Murder at DadevIIe.
 Dadeville. Sept, 2S.-(Special.) )-Cir- eult court has been in session here for the past two weeks and adjourned this morning. Judge A. 1T Alston presided at this term of the court. The only important criminal case dis- posed of was that of the State vs. George Moore. indicted for the mur- der of negro named Harris som c tine age, and captured by Sheriff waller of Montgomery in July. Moore was given a sentence of ten yearE. It will be remembered that tnis Killing was investigated by United States ss- eret service men and attracted com siderable attention at ths TIme 1t oc- cured, the other persons indicted Jointly with Moore for this crime have never been captured. J. w Berry, am other white man was sentenced to serve four years in the penftentiaPy.
 The grand jury, at the present term of court returned only tweive true pills; most Of which were for migdeau1nOra
 Complete returns from the election In the school tax question show that a very light vote was poIled-~~699 for the tax and PAS against fx
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
Fourth National Bank.

of the guilt of the parties. A large petition accompanied the application for clemency, made up of the very best people in that particular community in Barbour County where the crime Is alleged to have been committed. All of these citizens are familiar with the particulars, and they universally insist that the alleged offenders are inno- cent, and intimate. that their conviction grew out of unfair evidence. Every county officer in Barbour County ex- presses the same view that Is expressed by the neighbors of the sentenced per- sons.
 T have read the petition very care fully, and the long list of reputable people who have signed it. knowing the situation and the particulars as they do,- 1t Is impossible for me to escape the conviction that injustice has been done. None of the men whose names appear on the petition would for moment, eountenance such a crime. and they would Dc very quick to resent it.
 'The Board of Pardons recommends clemency.
 Tt is ordered that pardon issue as to both Ann Baker and Early Meneer."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
SHERIFF CRITICISED
EXAMINER REPORTS ON wn.
 REEVES or PIKE.
He Has Not Compiled with Law ,n Handl5ng Prisoners--other of- Nclzis of County Are
 Connmended.

ssherfff 6. N. Reeves. of Pike County, was subjected to criticism yesterday by State Examiner !. T. German in his re, port to Governor Jeii<s on the books, accounts and vouchers of the otfieers of that county.
 ieged neglect of the Sheriff to give pyis- oners in Jail awaiting trial the oppor- tunity to perform hard labor and # con
 vioted later this work in days to be a
 credit to the sentence. This applies to
 prisoners confined for naisdemeanors The State is interested in the strict ob- servanca of the law by all the sheriffs on this point because 1t means . mate rial saving in the feed bills which are all charged to the State.
 The following are the words of the Examiner about Sheriff Reeves:
 -Section 52s9 of the Code. as amend ed September IS. lsoA. provides that defendants committed to jail for mis- derneanors may elect to perform hard lahor for the county pendsng their further requires that sheriffs shau ear- ry every person in their custody oharg- cd with srafsdemeanor before the Pre- bate Judge, CT, in his absence. the Clerk of the Circuit or City Court. and the of. ficer before whom such persons are car ried must notify them that they can perIorm nara t8pof foF tue GcuHty peHd- ing their trials and the conditions un- der which such labor must he per- formed.
 T am informed that Mir. Reeves dees not comply with this Section of the Code. Complained with this Section by sheriffs throughout the State would save the state considerable amounts in feed biiis."
 On looking over the books of Tax Assessor T. M, Murphree of Pike coun- ty. Examiner German makes the cal- cuiation that the valuations of prep- erty for taxation are given in for abaat half the real values. A marked in- crease in the assessnsent for 1908 over that for 1904 was referred to by the Ts. port. the increase being si55,1SB. e
 The other efieers 6f Pike County. whose books were reported to have heen correctly kept were as follows: T. M. Sanders. Superintendent of Educatisn; Charles Cox. Clerk of the Circuit Court; A. c. Edmondsen. Prebate, Judge: W. R. White. exsProhats Judge aud V. A. Gibsoa, Tax Collector.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
NEW YEAR USHERED IN
INTERESTING VEaPER SERVICES
 AT TEMPLE BETH-QR-
Rabbi Messing Spoke Brieay to Sewish COngregatiOn and Fine HxualG
 Was . Feature of fhe

Despite the rainstorn. which had | just broken over the city, every seat in Temple Beth-Or was filled yesterday new year was ushered In with appro- priate vssper services.
 A feature of the vesper services in ceiebration of the retuFn of new year rection of Professor Eugene L. Mer- riam. organist and choIrmaster. The choir. consisted of Miss Elisabeth Mills seeosd % sep seprsSc: Mrs. John osrisa' eontyAlto; George F. Llndner. tenor; W, l. Yan Peit. basse. and M- K. Layton
 Miss Miiispaugh has recently come to MontsomeFy from Lafayette. Ind. evening" Riss' at ses the "'e rempis vas 'sT her
 rss ss,o ss ssss r.ss ssrS 1e S SRt Rusf f
 She possesses a high soprano of rare quality and cultivation and her solo was enjeyed greatly. A., J. Messing, Jr., spoke less than three minutes. His remarks were in the na- turs. of saiutatery. on the threshold wishes 10 the congregation fer the coming year and expressed regret and oondoienee over deaths in the eongre- gation during the year lust elosd.
 members of the Jewish faith in Mont- gomery will practice the ancient and Memorable custom of calling upon neighbors and paying respects and goed wishes for the new year. Many of the extremely faithfui will close their places of business throughout today.
 The festal day will end at sunset this
 This morning at s.so o'clock the principal services in celebration of the new year will take place at Temple Beth Or. During thls service thera will be the usual ceremony of blowing the rams horn, or "sh0faF.%
 Rabbi Messing will preach the ser mon. his subject being Remember" The text will he taken from the ritual
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
Daniel and BeIshaxxars the Handwrfi
 ing on the Wall.


 Daniel and Beishaxxars the Handwrft- ing on the Wall.
 There ia not in literature & more vivid word-picture than that which de- scribes the last night in Babylon. Out of that diEn past of two miIlenniums and a half ago. the city is made to rise again in its magnitude. grandeur, and strength. Its walls. towering three
 hundred and fifty feet. pierced by a hundred brazen gates. incioss a com. monwealth rather than a metropolis. It is the center of the trafic. art and
 learning of the world. and Into it's Itreasuries the golden streams of trib-
 ute and trade are pouring eeaseiessiy. The giiden youth. Reishazsars Is the
 untrammeled master of the scene. He
 is crown prince, but acting as king while his father, the scholarly Naboni- dus, is absent from the capital in rec search or immersed in study at home.
 Cyrus, the conqueror of the world. and with his myriad armies of Medes and Perslans appears upon the scene. Bel shazzar, flushed with the unrivaled strength of his city, does not so much as admit the thought of its being taken. Its Notifications are impregnahles It's
 stores inexhaustible. The Incident of Q
 siege does not interfere with the ban-
 quet which has been planned. It Is
 held probably in the temple of Beius,
 that wonder of the world. Many tenn. pies of many lands have been footed to supply that table with It's gold and sii-
 yer service, and there is the glitter of ''barbaric pearl" There are thousand guests.
 What may have begun as an orderly
 state dinner degenerates into a wild
 drinking bout, in the midst of which
 an act of sacrilege is committed when
 the holy vessels of the temple of Jeru-
 salem are put to ignobie use. The poet
 probably correctly diagnoses the case
 when he pictures 1t as deliberately
 planned insult to Jehovah.
 Jehovah. eternal scorn I own
 To Thee-I am monarch of BabyionP'
 When Jehovah is thus disgraeed, the drunken idoiators prostrate themselves before images of their gods. At that very moment. in the full light of the candelabra, which may have been the golden candlestick from Jerusalem, a hand appears writing some mystic legend upon the plaster of the wall The revelers are sober in an instant. A palIor and limpness spreads over all. There was a scurrying about for the magi. but their skill failed them. At, the Queens suggestion Daniel is brought in. The King appeals to him deferentially. Never did a servant of God show himself more worthy of his high calling. He disdains the profser- ed gifts, great though they are. With relentless fidelity he points out Bel- shazzar's course as compared with that of Nebuchadnezzar. Then he addresses himself to the interpretation of the in- scription. Numbered" weighed" Divided" The last page in Babylon Ian history is written. Its course is finished" It is weighed" by the un-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
CAN ENTER CHURCH.
- e4 rrnnsas.snss Y

Peculiar Injunction Has Been Dis
 solved at Huntsyiiae.
 Huntsville. Sept, 2s--tspeeiai.) )---An- other interesting case in connection with the Christian Church matter has been settled by, the issusnE sr 2 de- son of the ehancery. court an intune- ten restraining Elders Daniel Bonn rer. W F. Fuigham and E. I. Cam bron and Aressrs. J. R. Jenes and Rob- tns ycnss from entering the Christiaa had beer in effect nearly. two years and was granted by Judge Paul Speake of the circuit court after trouble ln the chuSeh had begun eut afresh,.
 Chief of Police Overton nas received instructions from Mayor Smith to ar: rest all nsinora found in the pool and billiard rooms of this city. The ordi- nance. proyiding against allewtng boys in pool Tcons is an old one. but had fallen. into disiIse.
 Frank J: ThoMpsen,. SnaiEman of the committee appointed by the Elk Lodge to raise An additional s1S,o for the Elk Theatre, has begun active operations fer the perfornance of the task assigned him and believes there will be no dificulty in getting the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
CARRIERS CANDIDACY,
Interview With Asplrant for Omee of
 Attorney fsenepaV

ralladega, Sept. as.--tspeeiai.)- Col. Alex M. Garber, candidate for Att Advertiser eoFrespondent an interest ins written statement regarding his candidacy. He says in conclusion:
 To those who know me. no pledge Tor the performance of duty will De needed, but to those who do not know me, I desire to say, if nominated Id elected Attorney General, I shall enter upon the discharge Of the duties of that ofiiee with q full appreciation of the obligations imposed and a keen and I will bring to the discharge of my oniee all of the ability possess shall do so honestly and faithfully, and which will best serve the interest of the entire people of Alabama. ao not come to the people of our sssts spsissely yrSnewnI, ! hsyS ,sss @ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
Ilaharern fnr CnnnI.

Colon. Sept. 29.-The French and Colombian colonies are increasing rap idly. The steamer Versailles which has just arrived at Colon brought sev- en hundred laborers from the Isle of Martinique, French West Indies and three hundred from Cartagena. Colom- biar They are to be employed on the Panama canal works.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30


 living
 scene of tnN
 their names to tn~
 The Governor in hls the pardons feels assured .., tioners are as strongly tnch.- punish such crimes as B1iscegenation anybody in the State. s
 The trial solicitor In the cases Of the man and woman made it known to the Governor that he Is in doubt as to the real guilt of the convicts. The wo- man was sentenced for three years and the man for two years.
 The following abatement by the Governor written on the pardon ex- plains the reason for clenneney:--
 These people were charged in Bar bour County with a horrible offense. The woman, white, was sentenced to three years, and the man, colored, to two. The principal witness for the State. since the crime, has been inn peached by affidavits of reputable peo- pie. The solicitor expresses the doubt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
PROGRAM FOR PRESIDENT.
MOntEOmery's Arrangements to He
 Submitted to nfF. Roosevelt.

The program for the reception of President Roosevelt on his visit to Montgomery. October 23. will be sub mitted to the President for his ap- proval.
 This was decided upon yesterday by the joint committee representing the City Council and the Commercial and Industrial Association, which commit of Montogmery's entertainment of the nations Chief Executive.
 The meeting of the committee began at l2 o'clock in the rooms of the Com mercial and Industrial Association and was presided over by the general chairman. Judge J. B. Gaston. It was an executive session and none of the details was made public.
 It is understood that the sub-com- mittees have not yet been appointed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
complez European Alliances.

DJs Is9's zee; France and Russia were tossther in the late unpleasantness and EnEiand and Japan. But France and England are, allied oyer ,s ,s'. this Moroecan business and Fss1ffe the Geea GsraaS 10 ESsr sr le-a r,st-es sood his bellicose bluff, the exieencies of alliance will--oh. Dshaw. it'a like comic opera.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
LAMB RETURNED TO JAIL.
Negro Who Killed Neal Henderson De
 mled Bail.

Nathan Lamb. a negro charged with murder, had a preliminary hearing yes. terday morning before Justice M. H. Screws. and was remanded to jail with out ball,
 Sandy Caffey, a negro who was held as an accessory to the crime alleged to have been committed by Lamb was dis- m'ssed by agreement with tho SoIic. ttor.
 Lamb shot and killed Neal Henderson, a we'll known cab driver, in the saloon of Dreyfus at the corner of. Jackson and High Streets about four weeks ago. Henderson was the twenty-sixth son of Eionogenarian negress of Mont gomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
TWO CONNECTS FREED
WHITE WOMAN AND NEGRO PAR
 DONED BY GOVERNOR
They Were Sentenced fin Barbour Coun- ty for Miscegenations but Citizens Declare There Was
 Doubt of Guilt.

Being of the opinion that injustice was done in their conviction, Governor Jeiks yesterday pardoned Ann Baker, & white woman, and Early Mencer, a negro man, now in the penitentiary serving sentences for miscegenation. They had been sent up from Barbour County and were convicted in the -nring term of the 1908 circuit court county.
 -velopments in favor of the Weir trials moved the
 .> pardons and the 4n recommend
 '-ness for
 ..- ,f .. ' in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
RA1ssroRs4 WAS GENERAL.
red That Much 0pea Cotton Wa
 DaunRRMN

Fea Thnt Much Unen CONfon Was
 tepQgts to the local office of the
 eath&F Bureau show that stormy eather prevailed over most of the ulf States yesterday.
 The rain was heavy to excessive over southern portions of Alabama, Georgia and Loufsiana. The storm centre was south of New Orleans yesterday morn ing. It Is thought 1t will move off to the east or north of Montgomery dur ing today, after which better weather will prevail over this section. Brisk to high winds prevailed in Gulf districts yesterday for which the Weather Bureau issued storm warnings several days ago.
 It is feared that much open cotton
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
Key and Analysis.

.. Key and Analysis. I. Vivid Picture.
 Babylon: Size. wealth. strength. IT. Belahaxzar.
 Crown Prince and acting king.
 Character as indicated by incident III. The Siege.
 Cyrus, Medes. Persians. ". Banquet.
 Place. nature. v. The Incident.
 gacrilege. VT. Doom.
 Handwriting, Interpretation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

While walking with a Hebrew pro- feasor In the Jewish section of Q city recently. he picked up a bit of news paper. It was German, printed in He- brew characters. It would, of course. be unintelligible to one who did not know the alphabet of the Hebrew. So the Aramaic words of the inscriptioin on Belshazzar's wall may have been in characters familiar only to Daniel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY-ScHoOL LESSON,
Copyright, Davis V. Clark,

erring hand of the God of nations. ana
 in spite of its phenomenal advantages Is found wanting" And now it's doom
 Is irreyocably sealed. It shall be "broken," "divided'' between its con- auerors. The last act of Belshazxar is the fulhllment of his vow. and tha granting of the reward for the inter .pretatton. An empty honor that to ha ruler of a kingdom even then dissoIv- ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

The scene has been the throne of sev- eral poems of unusual power. Byron, Heine, Croly and Milman have all treat ed 1t with their giS@i pens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

The gains of temperance have mark ed illustration in current events. The Japanese are abstemious. The Russ sians are not.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
The Teaeher,a I.antera.

In the Art Museum at Boston theFe Is very significant memorial of this unparalleled scene. The great Amer ican genius. Washington A1Iston, took 1t as subject for an historical painting. He left it unfinished, freely admitting his failure It was beyond his art fn particular to paint the face of BeIshaz- gar on receiving his doom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

Daniel. the abstemious, stood in tho presence of the most luxurious banquet ever spread His temperance was a jewel which outshone all others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

Rulers have 6 moral responsibility incident upon their high position. To this BelshaxHar was recreant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

The character of Daniel ia all the more lustrous when compared to that of BeIshaErar. He was faithful to God and truth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30

Daniel made small account of ma- terial rewards. He served God not for the profit there was in it.