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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
TRIAL OF WILLIAMS
SPECIAL TERN OF CIRCUIT COURT
 AT PENSACOLA.
Caterpillars Make Their Appearance by Millions and Do Much Damage No Salary Raise for
 the Police,

Pensacola. Fla. Aug. 10.-(Special)- The second day of the special term of the Circuit Court opened this morn- ing at 10 o'clock with a court room crowded with the large number of men who had been summoned to act as either grand or petit jurors.
 Immediately upon opening court. Judge Carter directed that. on account of number of matters which had been presented the court for disposition. the jurors would be excused for about two hours. At noon the grand jury was again assembled and this afternoon is understood to have taken up the matter at issue and will probably make a re- port in the morning and be discharged
 The matter for which the jury is as sembled. as made known in the past, is for the investigation of the Williams murder case. In case an indictment is returned tonight the defendant will be arraiRned in the morning at 10 o'clock.
 This case will not speed along as swiftly as had been anticipated. Every point will be contested. and on the whole 1t is thought that the case will finally go over until the next or regular term of this tribunal. Lawyers for the defense will make a fight for delay. representing that the crime is too fresh In the memory of the average man In this county to be tried at this time. This will be about the only contention for a continuance.
 The defendant. Williams. is reported as having expressed the wish that the entire ordeal was at an end. He Is i'll at ease. that Is undisputed; but his at- torneys are confident that he will have a different verdict from the jury than that which would probably suit the average man In the city at least.
 Ex-Mayor c. M. Jones has been en- gagged to assist in the prosecution. State Solicitor J. Walter Kehoe Is on hand and Is ready to take up the case. The law firm of Maxwell & Reeves will attend the defense and 1t Is a singular fact that in the past both of these law vers have held the judgship which Judge Carter, now presiding at this term. holds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Wednesday and Saturday Via New orle.a.
 and Southern Pacific
 Train No. ? carries through Pullman. from New Orleans to New York and Cincin- l natl and Jacksonville to St. Louis, makIne connection at Nashville with through RlesD- CT to Chicago
 Train No carries through Pullman sleepers from New Orleans to New York, Cincinnati Chicago and through day coarn and sieeps.r Montgomery to St. Louis with out change.
 All through trains make close connectton | at Cincinnati Evansville, St. Louis and
 New Orleans for all points North, south.
 East and West
 For futher information pertaining to rates, routes and schedules consult ticket agents L. & N. R. R. or write or call on P Sid Jones' Dist. Pass. Agent BirmiEg- ham, Ala. W. M. Wood. T. P. A. 22 Com merce St. phone 1495. Montgomery. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
VAN DORM ENTERPRISE.
Said That Large Cement Plant Will Be
 Erected There.

Erected There.
 nemonolis. Aug 1O.-(SpeciaI)- There Is a rumor ahoat to the effect that A large cement plant will soon be erected near Van Dorn. few miles east of this city. One of the mer- chants of this city is interested in some land near Van Dorn, upon which the proposed plant will be erected, and he has been corresponding with some narties for several months and thinks he now has matters worked up 10 a noint where there is very little doubt of the plant being an assured thing.
 Mayor M. Ely of this city Is having the plans drawn for a handsome two story building which he proposes 10 have erected on his lot on Washington Street. -.
 The store of Williams & Green was burRlarized a few nights ago, put nothinR could be missed except chewing gum slot machine which con tained several dollars. This is the nrs' burglary reported in thls city In e long time.
 The new engine ordered short time ago for the day run at the electric | iight and power plant will arrive IT ! d fau daxA. ThA foundation work fol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Cnterpillars Appear.

Millions of caterpillars have made their appearance In this section, and the principal object of attack of the pests are pecan trees, which are stripped of every vestige of vegetation before the creatures desert for other and newer fields of conquest. After despoiling one tree there Is usually an attack on the part of the worms, or whatever they may be termed. on all succulent vegetation in the immediate vicinity, and when a neighborhood Is deserted. 1t Is generally bare of everything green.
 preventative for the incursion of this pest is wanted by the owners of bearing fruit trees here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Salary Increase Refused.

A meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held last night and among the matters brought up for considera- tion was a recommendation from Chief Schad that the salaries of policemen be increased at least five dollars per month. The officers are now paid at the rate of g per diem. but it is the desire of the chief to have more and younger men on the force and an in- crease was desired and insisted upon.
 The board, however, looked with dis favor upon allowing an increase of salaries just now, but did allow two extra mounted officers and one extra patrolman. All this was incorporated in the estimate of expenses for the coming fiscal year and will go to the Council in the budget soon to be pre- sented.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
An outrnReoua Aasnnlt.

A negro so old that he could hardly walk steadily was the prosecuting witness in the recorders court this morning against buriy defendant named Charles Hudgins. who was proven to have committed an outrag- eous assault upon the person of the old man. The latter showed marks of a knife and also showed bruises where the fists of Hudgins had land ed. Interference on the part of a white gentleman who was clothed with secret police powers probably saved the old negro from further in jury.
 Hudgins made no statement in his own behalf and he was fined s25. In case of non-payment he was to la bor fifty days on the public streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Mrs. Meyers Case.

Mrs A Meyers of Burnsville, nine miles cast of here, came to Selma today and swore out warrants against five young men of that place. two of them being sons of hers by her former hus- band. The warrants were sworn out before Justice of the Peace Gayle, and charge five of the young men with shooting dice in a public store.
 Mrs. Meyers alleges that her sons are being ruined. and that whiskey Is be- ing sold in Huntsville. and that open gambling Is an everyday occurrence. She states that last night the conduct of the young men was outrageous, and for that reason came to Selma and swore out the warrants against them. At first a compromise was attempted, but she would not agree to it, and all five of the boys were placed under $10O bond each to appear in court later.
 After being released from Justice Gayles court James Burns. one of the young men, went to police headquarters and swore out warrant charging Mrs. Meyers with disorderly conduct. He claims that Mrs. Meyers followed him down the street and called him all man. ner of names. The case will be called in police court tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Urges National Quarantine.

Mayor Bliss today mailed out sev- eral hundred copies of a resolution passed by the City Board of Health and ordered printed The resolution urges that the different Boards of Trade. to which 1t is mailed, urge up on the representatives in the national congress the need of the government assuming full charge of the quaran- tines. and calls upon them to make the move as strong as possible and as early as possible.
 The resolution in unmeasured terms takes the health officers of the city of New Orleans to task for conceal ing the known presence of the yellow fever in that city for nearly a month, in which time excursions from various points were allowed to enter the city and depart. .=s. ..:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Ban on Bananas.

The fruit man Is having time of 1t in this city these days. Not a bunch of bananas will be al- lowed in this city for the next ninety days and, as this type of fruit was the principal item of the stock in trade of the foreign dealer here, he is exasperated to point of desperation, from all appearances.
 The State Board of Health, how ever. has placed a ban on the banana and none will be allowed in bulk here until the cold weather comes on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
No Excursions.

Local railway officials are in receipt of instructions calling off the annual excursions to northern cities on ac- count of quarantine restrictions.
 The annual excursions have been heavily patronized from this city in the past. from two to three trains be- ing necessary to carry Pensacolians from this city to Flomaton. where the main line trains were caught.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Elected n yestryman.

At a recent meeting of the vestrymen
 of St. PauTs Episcopal Church, the resignation of w. c. Agee as member of that body was accepted. After the resignation had been accepted 1t was in order to nominate some one to fill the vacancy. The vestrymen finally agreed upon Eugene Davidson and he was duly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
The snecinl NIeetInr.

The lists compiled for the bond cleo tion on the 22nd of the month. which were presented to the city coun- ell tonight by Registrar George Hall mark. show that the number of elec- tors is much larger than those of the other election, aud that the interest taken in the election is much more than in the past.
 There Is now not a great deal of doubt over the carrying of the elec- ton for bonds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Mourn Cbnpelle,s Death.

Pensacola Catholics were pained very much yesterday afternoon to learn of the untimely death i'll New Orleans of Archbishop Chapelle.
 Special services to his memory will be held in the two local Catholic churches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
on fn Caurwm.

B. H. Burton, the ex-deputy circuit clerk, who last week was convicted of forgery and uttering forged papers and sentenced to four years at hard labor in the State penitentiary, start cd at D. m. yesterday for the con- vict camps about fifteen miles west of the city, operated by Yarn Bros. sub-lessees of the State conyicts.
 Many saw Burton depart with re- gret. but realized that his sins had found him out and there was no cen sure for those Instrumental in plac- ing him behind the bars. This man was a gentleman of the highest es- teem until the facts came out in his trial of the irregularities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Advertiser Bureau,


 The preliminary hearing of Tim O'Flinn, who on the night of Sunday. July 9th. shot Edgar Wallace, another young white man. in front Of M J. Meyers livery stable on Alabama Street. was heard in Police Court this morning. The difficulty between the two young men grew out of matter over some licenses concerning hacks which they ran on the streets
 MT. O'Flinn called on MT. Wallace. who is employed at Meyers stable. that night and the conversation between the two grew warm. It is stated by some that curse words passed between them. which was followed by blows. MT OFlinn then pulled a pistol and shot Mir Wallace in the lower part of the stomach, and afterwards gave himself up to the police authorities and was sent to the county jail.
 Mir. Wallace was sent to an infirmary and for several days hovered between life and death. but gradually strong and healthy constitution began to get the better of the wound that he re- ceived and he began to get we'll MT Flinn was then released from jail on bond. few days ago Mir. Wallace left the infirmary and since then has been able to be around the city and look after his business.
 The case was set for hearing in Police Court this morning and attracted quite a large crowd. The warrant first sworn out against MT. O'Flinn charged him with assault with intent to murder. but when he was arraigned In court this morning the warrant was changed to assault and battery with weapon. The case resulted in compromise which was agreed upon by the attorneys. Mayor Atkins. before whom the case was heard. assessed a fine of $100 against young O'Flinn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Lowering clouds warned people to carry umbrellas and very soon after their appearance the clouds shed their contents. Streams were on the streets very soon after the heavy showers started. Showers at intervals have fallen all the morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

the new engine has been finished and everything is in readiness for its ar rival. The Demopolis plant is said to be one of the finest In any small city in the State, .~s r. ..a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
A Horse Stolen.

This morning a negro from the coun- try came to Selma riding a fine young horse that he had raised. He rode to Babcock's warehouse and then says that he was accosted by two white men In a buggy to which was hitched a mule, and who asked him how he would swap the horse for the mule. He de- clined to trade and hitched his horse in the wagon yard and went about his business. Later he returned for his horse and found 1t missing. He re- ported the matter to the police au- thorities and a search for the horse was made. Inquiry at the warehouse re- vea1ed the fact that a strange negro had ridden the horse out of the lot. The negro and the horse were traced to the outskirts of the city and the last heard of him he was riding the horse down the road towards Marion Juno tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Chert in Streetn.

number of cars filled with chert have arrived here within the past few days and the excellent street building material is spread to a thickness of several Inches. which makes of the thoroughfares the best to be had
 This work Is done by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, and the material is spread thickly along the route of the company's lines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
When Greek Meets Greek.

One of the principal cases in Police Court this morning was that or Carl Constantine, a Greek. who was arrested on a warr mt charging him with va grancy Almost the entire Greek col only of the city was in court as wit nesses. The case finally resulted In the acquittal of Constantine.
 There is a Greek restaurant in the city run under the name of Cammack & Johnson. Cammack Is the boss and he says that Constantine Is in partner ship with him. Johnson, who owns the other part of the business, had Con. stantine arrested for vagrancy. claim ing that he had loafed around the res taurant for the past three months with out working and had no visible means of support He claimed that he did not know shat Constantine owned a third interest In the business.
 Camm ack swore that he did, and to keep Johnson from having the restau- rant thrown into a receivers hands he had caused Constantine to come to Selma. A contract between the parties, written in Greek, was translated into English by Johnson, who admitted that he did not know much English or Greek, and this was offered as evidence by the city. Mayor Atkins did not want to accept the contract in Greek. as he could not understand it. Finally the defense offered a translation of the con- tract into English which had been made by a consulate in New York. After the evidence in the case had been given in broken English Mayor Atkins dis missed the case against Constantine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Miss Pattie Threadgill of Linden passed through the city today on her way to New York. "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Paul and William Carson left tonight for New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Monroe Jones has gone to Tate Spring for a few weeks. .=.-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

A. P. Schweizer left tonight for Ne York on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Messrs Sydney Karpe and Frank Love left this afternoon for Philadelphia on business
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Mrs W. c. Spotwood left tonight for Tate Spring, Tenn. where she will spend several weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
The News of Selma

elected member of that body.
 MT. Davidson will make the church a good officer and the members of the congregation are highly pleased with his being selected as member of the body that governs the church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Henry Vaughan has gone for a few weeks visit to Asheville and New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Miss George Boggs came home We'd nesday after visit to relatives in Georgia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Tn Police Court.

HI fOAlce COurt. Another large court greeted Mayor Atkins In Police Court this morning All the cases were for minor offences and fines were assessed in the majority of the cases. Beatrice Gaston and Susie Hill were up on the charge of disorderly conduct. Each was fined s10 or twenty days on the streets. Out of this case warrants were also sworn out against Mary Brown and Beatrice Henry for the same offence. They, too, were adjudged guilty and fine of s5 against each was assessed.
 Milas Martin, a negro. and Chip Av- cry, white man. were in court on the charge of violating the market regula- tfons. The two cases were continued until tomorrow morning.
 Will Webster. for refusing to work the streets. had a fine of $5 imposed against him.
 Bird Lee. a white woman of the red light district, answered to the charge of being a vagrant, and paid the city SI0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Miss Thorne Nelson is home again after spending a few weeks in Tusca- loosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
A Hennv nainfnIY.

A Heavy Rainfall. An unusually heavy rainfall in a very short space of time drenched this city this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11
Social and Personal.

J. B. Ellis left tonight for Asheville where he will be joined by Mrs. Ellis and will then go to New York and Philadelphia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

Miss Mary Calhoun has returned home after an extended visit to rela- lives in Florida.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09
MAJOR WILLIAM WALLACE MORRIS.

Major William Wallace Morris died at his home
No. 81 Leslie Newark. yesterday morning
Death was caused by pulmonary hemorrhage the
result OF an accident at Broad and Market SITS,
July q, when he was struck by wagon Ma jor
Morris was seventy-five years old. came from
an old family and was major in the 26th Regi-
ment, NewJersey Volunteers. He was a member
of the old time Excise Board in the COS. and was
elected from the 4th Ward Street Commissioner in
1865. In politics he a Republican
Major Morris was born in New-York February
is. 1880 His early ancestors of the old French
Huguenots, English and Hollanders Major Morris
was Mason and an Odd Fellow. He was one
OF the most prominent Grand Army men in the
state He was member of the Sons of the Ar,eri
can ReVol9tion, the New-Jersey Historical Society
ana the society of the Army of the Potomac
MAJOR motifs mad been married three times 6rst
10 10 MISS sarah Barton of Railway. who died leav-
ing no chlldren; second to Miss Mary + Rinae of
Newark. by whom he had two children IIis tbird
wife, Miss Sarah A. Baldwin was "A descendant of
the nrst settlers of Newark in 1866 Two children
from this union survive him "
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09
FIRE ON SHIP At SE1.
KershazC's Cree Put 1t Ont After
Hard Work.

Boston. Aug. s-Captain Bond of the steamer
Kershaw. of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company. which arrived to-day from
Baltimore, reported that fire broke out on the
steamer the trip. but that II extnguished
after five hours of hard work by the
The damage to the cargo which consisted prin-
cpally Of cotton tobacco and lumber. heavy.
There panic among the passengers. despite
the fact that the ships officers. precaution,
adopted the measure Of clearing away the life
boats and provisioning them.
The fire discovered about o'clock yester-
day while the steamer off Winter Quarter
Shoal Smoke detected issuing from the shaft
alley and the blaze was located between decks aft
The steamer was headed for Delaware Breakwater,
and through holes cut in the saloon deck five
streams poured into the compartment. At 5
o'clock In the morning, when just off Overfalls
Lightship. the steamer Dorchester, of the Mer-
chants Line, bound from Providence for Norfolk.
was sighted and signaed to stand by and
escort the Kershaw to the breakwater. rhre"
hours later, however. the fire the Kershaw was
extnguished and Captain Bond. having sisnalled
the Dorchester that her services were no longer
required, resumed the course to Boston.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN POTTS

FOREIGN POTTS
london Aus s-Arrived. steamer Mssaba sRrl ru''
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81 Thomas Avg 3. g m-Arrived. steamer Korcns hH
Carmichael. New York for pcunerars -
Prawles Point S-Fasssd stSaricr Rotterdam tpu
tankl. Iulfs. rom Ne-v-YorS. =.
Fiume Aug S-Saiied. steamer SlavOrtR ttSrl. NhS'
New-York via Palermo, -
shields, Aug T-SaiIesl tDar0 Nns'
fron COpsnhagenl New YORK -,
= 6clS Si-StS fShaeta W.
Witt Work for Tsver and Hamburg "a
Mchaeis S-FSsSe,L steamer fFtryc"s trere ,,-
Dannenann, Genoa. Naples and Gibraltar ief w
York
Havre. Aus Arrived steamer Louisiana Or' pua''"
New-YOrS via Bordeaux. 80.
MaTseilies Aug G-Avrtved steamer Gerrnauia tFr w.
bert New-York Naples A..
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Wilhelm ,Gerl. Rictter. New York via Ftygn'"'n p
CherhoUrE- ,.,t
Antwerp. Aug $ s:so Arrived, steamer ze'''a"
Rroomhead. New York VIA Dover, ,sy,A
Rotterdam. Aug arrived steamer piarrNn' %
ThOprtch. New York IN
Briniis Aug a-Arrved steamer n Pisuionte lItaf
Pardo. New York via Norfoik -
Trieste. Aug ARRIVED steamer Gertv CNuStl pesc
Nev-YQrk VIA Naples Venice
Gibraltar. Aug S-fs~sed rtaua ttrf NfNH7
New York for Naples Nsrs~iiie-
Fort Natal. Aug 6-Saiied steamer Missouri ~
- son. from Manila etc. Boston and New N'fN-,
MesSna. Aug 2-Satteds steamer Hessnar Ee"a w.
Rxzo. New-York ,.~-
Sydney, 5 W. Aug s-Arrived previously s,rss,t
Ferthshire err. Crarler. New-YorS aud - N''
G v. via Melbourne -.
Fsrnambuco. Aug T-Sailed. steamer Byron (BrN ~"
molly fron Rio Jsneirc 10 Nsw-Yors sx,rA
ss Vncent. @ v. JULY ZT-Saied. steamer cVtA ~"
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