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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Must Prepare for Legislators.

Mobile Register.
 An Alabama legislator who spent Sunday in Mobile. proposes to intro duce a measure when the Legislature assemblies which will provide that the lid" shall not be put on without due notice is given ten days in advance of such action. This maker of laws holds the opinion that the sudden putting g on of the lid" is a cruel and inhuman punishment and Is therefore unconsti- tutional
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

But the Vanderbilt race shows tho Americans cant catch the foreigner iu an automobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

Pollock are expected home next week Miss Daisy Forcheimer has returned fromSher summer trip.
 MT. W. W. Heron Is expected home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

Tn sticking a stamp on a letter dc you know 1t Is very unpatriotic to hit the face of George Washington with your fist? A good plan would be to sit on It, slowly and with dignity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

ARRIVED TO-DAY. AtmOre's Plum Pudding in 1. ? and 6 lb. cans, 25c per pound.
 BROCK GROCERY co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
vesseIs up for carrees.

veeb Up TOT Cof60eo.
 vessels in ballast arrived up for car goes as follows:
 Norwegian schooner Mexico, %7S tons. 00rgensen, master. from Mama nillo. Cuba.
 American: schooner. John Francis Wessel. master. 2S5 tons. from Ha- vana,
 British schooner Charlcroix. Somer- vile. master. 427 tons. rom Matan- sas, Cuba.
 Norwegian steamship Uto. Corensen, master. s62 tons, from Havana.
 Norwegian steamship Ole Bull. Abra- hanson, master. 1,041 tons, from Cien- fuegoA
 den, master, 1.23l tons, from Rio dc Janeiro.
 From Sea in Distress. Norwegian steamship Fort Morgan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

complete assortment of Hunt1ey and Palmer's Famous Biscuit and Cakes.
 BROCK GROCERY co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
ATTENTION CAMP LoMAX.

You will assemble at the Camp headqnar- ters this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock for the purpose of attending the memorial service of Mrs Jefferson Davis. You will wear badges
 By order of the Commander.
 JNO. B. FULLER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Married This Mornink.

At No. 151 1-2 St. Joseph street, at II o'clock this morning. Mir: Wilbur B. Fielder and Miss Virginia Lee Whet- stone were Joined in marriage. Rev Dr. Edmonds Bennett, rector of Trim ity Episcopal Church. officiating.
 There were only relatives of the young people to witness the ceremony. The attendants were Charles McCann and Miss Orah Whctstone This we'd ding was to have taken place the com ing week. but owing to the very seri- ous illness of tho brides father and at his request. the ceremony was has tened. The groom is popular Mo bilian and his bride is rormer well known Montgomerian:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

dale with their prisoner At 9 o'clock nothing had been heard of the posse and their prisoner and fears are en- away from them
 party 1t was learned at Semmes that the negro. before going to the Humph- reys home had entered the home of man named Dickson. Mrs. Dickson. alone with her infant child, say the me- gro coming into the house. and fearing he meant evil, placed the child on her breast and ran out a back door after securing the front entrance. The ne- gro forced the front door and entered the house. Mrs. Dickson in the mean time had gotten away and climbed in to a tree. where she was securely hid den although she could see the brute hunting for her. Leaving this home he went to the Humphreys home. forced an entrance, secured shot gun and attempted to force Mrs. Humphreys to accede to his hellish demands.
 Mrs. Humphries rushed from the house screaming, and her cries were heard by her husband. who Was work ing near at hand. The negro jumped on a horse belonging to Mir Humph- reys and came east. The alarm was sounded and stern and determined men set out to effect the capture of the would be dual rapist. The telegraph. wires were used advantageusly and soon others were on the lookout for the negro. a good description having been given
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

JUST IN. AtmOre's Mince Meat. by the pOunh. BROCK GROCERY co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Railroad Man Injured.

E. c. St: John. a freient brakeman on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Is now at his home in WaynesbOro, Miss, suffering from injuries sustained near Citronelle yesterday afternoon where in he had a close call for his life. While coming south ana on top of a box car he lost his footing and fell between the cars. striking on his head. In rolling from between the cars which, fortunately were moving slow ly, he was struck on the body and in- formally injured.
 He managed to get on the car again and was found suffering very much at Citronelle. He was given i1rst reiief and last night sent north to his nome at Waynesboro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
De,.,tut,on Not Exux.erated.

Chairman Harry T. lnge and Treas urer James T. DugSan and Executive Committeeman Charles Heos of the Re- lief Committee for storm sufferers. have returned from a tour of inspec- tion of Dauphin Island ana Navy Cove, two of the districts swept py the storm of September 26-27./ They went down the bay on the revenue cutter Winona as guests of Captain Hanks commander of the cutter.
 The gentlemen declare the accounts of the devastation and deaths at these places have in no manner been exaG- gerated by the press. Not house was to be seen at Navy cove once prosperous settlement Of oyster eaten CTS and fishermen.
 Remnants of buildings were found Tn great quantities and the inspectors oe. cided 1t would be a wise policy to buiiu A relief house there for use of the mon engaged in these dangerous folIowin9s in case of storms Conditions at Dau- phin Island were as bad as could pos sibly be imagined. although the male inha Infants were engaged in trying 10 build temporary homes for thetr 1aH'- lies. ,our, of clothing, bedding and provisions to the needy people at the two places named. . ,n. Relief Committee, and provisions ano other supplies, will go 70 PaImetto Beach tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Totals zee, .38.266 50.
 Imur0yementa,


 Building permits were issued Tor improvements for the week out of the office of the building inspector as to'' H. c. Meyer, addition to two story brick store, northwest corner Dauphin and Bayou streets. ry frame buildings. St stephens road. between Catherine and Lafayet'a streets.
 " frame residence, east side of Ann, fourth north of Government street. Latady estate. repairs to two sto- Mobile Gas Company, modelling two story brick. building, No. II, ls2 St. Francis street. and -.rnour Pack ing Company remodeling two story brick building, northeast corner Com merce and Government streets.
 William Armbrecht. erection Of sta . ble. Government and Turtle Avenue. Total amount of improvements s2s.- 400.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Nerro Rapi.t Captured :.

Dan Dove, a negro brute wanted at Lucedale, Miss, for two attempts of assault upon white women was captur ed after a hard chase today at a place near Semmes, about twelve miles west of Mobile on the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad.
 Kit Brannan. a deputy sheriff of this county, and Dr. Newborn. who had been notified to keep an eye out for the ne gro. saw him coming towards them mounted on the horse described in the note of warning. He was ordered to throw up his hands by the two white men, but instead of doing so attempted to get the shot gun taken fromt the home of Mrs. Humphreys before his at tempted assault upon Mrs. Humph- reys Both of the white men opened fire on the negro and he fell from his horse with load of buckshot in his shoulder Even then the brute showed fight and attempted to shoot them. The whites weer too quick for him, however, and he was captured.
 A short time thereafter a posse of Mississippians arrived at Semmes. where the negro was securely held and was turned over to them. The Mis- sissippians left Semmes shortly there after. going in the direction of Luce
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
NOTICE

The Alabama Board of Pharmacy VII hold a session in the City of Montgomery Wednesday. October 24th, at a'm Call at Knabe's, or E. C. Andrews Drag Store for information.
 E. P. CALF. .,.uved Secretary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Licensed to Wed .

Marriage licenses were issued out of the Probate Court to white cou- ples as followss Leslie <: Puryear to Ethel L. Dent; George c: Morton to Marie Hall; Henry A. Walker to Gussie Smith: Charley Knapp to Lol , A Young: " B Fielder. to virgtnin Lee Whetstone. Twelve licenses wcra issued to colored couples.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

The annual meeting of the United Hebrew Charities Association of Mo bile will be held on Thursday even ing. October 2h. at o'clock in tn |, issued to colored people. shrdlu St. Michael streets Annual reports of importance will he transacted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
|GSPECIAL@
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

FuNERAL NOTICE. rha Friends of Mir and J. A. Brooks. MT ihe nd Wrs Austin L. Brooks. are invited an attend the funeral of Mrs J. A. Brooks from the residence of MT. aus in l.. Brooks, 400 Dexter Avenue "oh- day afternoon at , o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
cou,.r.tive Cotton Statement.

COmDar1tive COtt0n Staten1.
 The following comparative state ment of cotton for the present ana tns mast year as noted on the boards ot the Cotton Exchange, up to the close of business for the fiscal week last ni~ht was as follows:
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
Fast Nail Ditched.

st. Louis. Feb. ia new fast
mail train for the southwest on the
Iron Mountain and Southern road '~as
wrecked today at OArondalet,s suburb
Of st. Louis. BY the spreading of the
rails. Twelve men including the
conductor and enisneer were injured
quite seriously although not fatally.
When the crash came 1t aroused the
turned ont and assisted In extricating
the injured from the debyis. some CT
whom were pinioned underneath the
train and would have died had the
accident occurred far from some settle
ment.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
FEDERATION MEN
HELD FOR MURDER
Taken to Idaho on SPECIAL
Train and Landed in Pen.
Meyer, Haywood, Pettibone and
st. John Behind Prison Ba-s
Officers Now After One
Simpkins in Oregon.

Boise. Idaho. Feb. Charles
Mover. president Of the Westsrn
Federation Of Miners. W. D. Hay.
wood. secretary Of the same organiza.
zion and q. A. Pettibone who were
arrested in Denver Saturday night
charged with oompliclty In the mur.
der Of Gov. Steunenberg Of Idaho.
arrived here this morning in the Gus
tody Of Colorado and Idaho officers.
The special train left Denver yes.
terday morning at O O'Clock and ar
rived here this morning at 9:15. The
train was composed Of baggage car.
smoker and . sleeper. It did not
stop In any Of the large towns en-
route. but the necessary changes Of
engines was made 1t small sidings
outside of the regular divisions and
wator was taken at obscure tanks.
Among the officers were Adj Gen.
Buckley Wells, of Colorado. Col.
D. W. Strickland of the Denver stat,
Meidrum. Watson ana Fisher Of
Theill's detective agency and James
Mills. deputy warden Of the Idaho
state peniteniAry.
The prisoners we're taken direct to
the penitentiary from the train for
safe keeping. and no interviews we're
permitted.
Vincent st. John. president Of the
Miners union at Burke, Idaho. who
was arrested yesterday. Is also expect.
9. to arrive here today.
Officers have been sent to Hains.
Ore. for . man by the name Of Simp-
kins who 10 supposed to be in that
locality.
The striotest secreoy is being main.
tanned as to the charges against the
men. but it has been intim sted BY one
who seems to know that Orchid. the
man arrested for placing the bomb
that blew mp steunenbers has made
confession. At any rate the officers
claim to havs sufficient evidence to
convict the whole gang.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
BOLD BANDITS
ROB FREIGHT CREW
Compel Engineer and Fireman
to Walk Quarter Mile.
After Beating Them on Their
Heads With Revolver, the
Holdups Escape Into
the Darkness.

Chicago. Feb. 19-Tbree masked
robbers who had been riding in .
freight car held up I. eight train last
night on the Chicago. Milwaukee
and St. Paul railway. After COMPEL.
ing the engineer and fireman to give
up their watches they forced them to
leave their engine and accompany
the robbers up the track. After
having gone . quarter Of . mile the
robbers became frightened and fed.
after best nR the engineer and FIRE.
usr with their revolvers. Tho en-.
sineer was badly injured. and IL
10 feared he will not recover.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
Start ON Honeymoon Trip.

Washington. Feb. 19-Mr. and Mrs.
Nioholaz LonRworth. who have been
spending . portion Of their honey moon
st "Frtendship." the country estate
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean,
left there In an auto this morning for
Alexandria where they boarded
the private car ''ElpsiAn" attach.
ed to the regular train of the Wash.
ington and Southern Limited at
il:i8 bound for Tampa. Fla. where
they will take = boAt for Havana.
Cubs.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
Illinois Wins Famous Suit

Washinston, Feb. 19-The case Of
the State Of Missouri versus the State
Of Illinois involving the right Of the
city Of Chicago to discharge It's sewer.
ago into the Mississippi river via Of
the Illinois river. was decided by the
United States supreme court today In
favor Of Illinois.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
David B. Henderson Dying.

Dubuque. Ia. Feb. l9-Former
speaker Of the house. David b Hender.
son. suffered another paralytic stroke
this morning which deprived him Of
his sight His wife Ia the only one
he recognizes now. It IL thought by
many Of bis friends that the end is
near.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
Several Days Yet.

New York. Feb. l9-President
Mitchell announced today that IL
would be several days before the
oommitse now preparing = draft Of tho
demands to be made upon the sntbrn.
cite mine operators ould complete
iss work and meet the coal operators
comm itteo.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19

Next Thursday. F&. ~. st the
Prssbytsrisn ohuroh. Prof. II. O.
Hillsr will give his Close Of the
esason ooncsrt under shs auspices Of
the B. A. Y. The best musical
talent Of thls oity will take part.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19
John Mccall Dead.

Lakewood. N. j.. Feb. I9-Johp
A. McCsll sx. .president Of the New
York Life. died st $3.50 last evening.
frcai illness brought on BY worry over
business Affairs. II was given out
that NJ. McCsll's ailmsnt WAS On.
largsment Of the liver.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19

Closing out all fall and winter
goods 1t ons.third OF. The Florence
Tailoring company. III East Main
street. 88.40
The daily tribune., 1906-02-19

The Tribune for bsss Job printing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-25
Give it to 'em good he cried.
Both men shot. and then again.

Give it TO 'em good he cried.
Both men shot. and then again.
The line wavered.
Two more shots will stop 'emi' cried
the road agent. and pulled the trigger
The hammer clicked against an empty
chamber
Tn done!" he cried, hOpelessly. His
cartridges were gone.
Alfred laid his own Winchester on
the ground, turned over on his back,
and pulled a cloud of smoke straight up
toward the sky.
The cessation of the shooting had put
an end to the Indians uncertainty. An
other moment would bring them knowl-
edge of the state of affairs.
The sentinel on the distant ridge was
riding his pony in short-looped circles
and waving blanket in peculiar way
above his head. From the grass nine
Indians arose, stopped, and scattered
off like convey of running quail Over
by the fires warriors were leaping on
their ponies, and some were leading
other ponies in the direction of the nine
An air of furtive, but urgent haste
characterized all these movements Al
fred lent an attentive ear.
Seems a whole lot like rescue" he
remarked quietly. Il reckon tn boys
been followin' of my TRAIL
The stranger paused in the act of un
hobblfng the one remaining pony. In
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of the sea- Only occasionally the
top of a grass tuft or a CROSSWORD
shivered. It became the duty of Alfred
and his companion to shoot suddenly
and accurately at these motions. TIL s
was necessary in order TO discourage
the steady concealed advance of the
dozen. who when they had approached
to within as few yards as their god of
war would permit, purpoSed to rush in
and finish their opponents out of hand.
And that rush could never be stopped.
The brisk lighting had warmed the
contestants blood. Now d cold wind
penetrated through their woolens to
the goOsefiesh.e 1t was impossible to
judge of the effect of the shots. but
both knew that the accuracy of their
shooting was falling off Still they man
aged to keep the dozen at a wary dis
lance, and even, they suspected, to hit
some. This was the Indians game
to watch, TO wait, to lie with infinite
patience, to hitch nearer a yard, a foot,
an inch even, and then to seize with
the swiftness of the eagles swoop an
opportunity which the smallest impru-
dence, fruit of WEAKNESS, might offer.
One by one the precious cartridges spit
and fell from the breech locks empty
and useless. And still the tufts of grass
Wayered q little nearer.
About . O'clock the sun came out
anu the WIFI uleU- It's rays
were feeble at that time of year. their
contrast with the bleakness that had
prevailed during the morning threw a
perceptible warmth into the crouching
men. Alfred succeeded, too, in wrig
Cling a morsel of raw bacon from the
pack, which the two men shared. But
the cartridges were running very low
We establishes deadline," suggest
ed Alfred. 81 long as they sinks be-
yond yonder crossword they turks in
safety. Plug 'em this side of her"
Greet" agreed the stranger.
This brought them a season of COM
parative quiet. They even made out
to smoke, and so were happy.
Look OUT" warned Alfred.
The deadline was overpassed. Sway
ing tufts of vegetation marked the rap
id passage of eel-like bodies. The In
dams had decided on an advance, being
encouraged probably by the later in
accuracy of the plainsmen's fire. Be
sides. the day was waning. Alfred Sc
lected a tuft and fired just ahead of it.
a crack at his side indicated that the
stranger, too. had gone to work. He
felt a degree of steadiness return to
him with the excitement and the change
of weather. The Winchester sDatN as
carefully as before. Suddenly it could
no longer be doubted that the line was
beginning to hesitate. The outlaw saw
it, too.
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ness as il rushed nearer. Each rjd,s,
bent low over his ponys neck and shot
hail of bullets. which. while most
passed too high. nevertheless shrieked
and spnn through the volume of coarser
sound. The ponies stretched their
necks and opened their red mouths and
made their little feet go with a rapidity
that twinkied as Overwhelmingly as a
picket fence passing a train And the
light snow swiFled and eddied behind
them.
The two men behind the dead horse
realized that this was the critical point
in the fight. and they shot hard and
fast, concentrating all the energy of
their souls into the steady glare of their
eyes over the sights of the smoking
rifles. In a moment the foremost war
rior was trying to leap his pony at the
barrier before him, but the little animal
refused the strange jump and SHE'D to
the left. cannoning and plunging into
the stream of braves rushing i'm on that
side. Into the confusion Alfred emp
tied the last two shots OF his Winches-
ter, and was fortunate enough merely
to- cripple a pony with one of them.
The kicking. screaming little beast in
terp0sed nomentary but effective
barrier between the sheriff and his foes.
4 rafting fire from one OF his six
shooters into the brown Of the hesita-
ting charge broke it. The self-induced
excitement ebbed. and the Indians
sWerved and swept on by.
On the other side the outlaw had also
managed to kill pony within a few
feet of the impromptu breastwork, and,
direct riding-down being thus prevent
ed in front. he was lying stretched on
his side. coOlly letting off first one re-
volver then the other in the face of
imminent ruin. AIfred's attentions.
however, and the detection of the right
wing drove these savages too, into
fight. MiracuIously neither man was
more than scratched. though their
clothes and the ground about them
showed the marks of bullets. They
made a triangular breastwork of the
two dead horses and their saddles.
"Cyant do that moTe'n once" OBJ
served the outlaw. taking a long breath.
They don't want her mOTe'n once,
repIied Alfred savagety-
And now began the most terrible part
of this terrible day. A dozen of the
warriors dismounted, made a short cir
Gle to the left. and disappeared i'm a
thin growth Of dried grasses. old null
Ieins and stunted. scattered brush
barely six inches high There seemed
hardy cover enough 10 hide a man, and
yet the dozen were as COM
pletely swallowed up as though
they had plunged beneath the waters
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the distance, family, could be heard
cheers and shots intended as ercour-
agement
"They's comm on tn jump" said Al
fred.
BY this time the stranger had un-
fastened the horse.
Il reckon we quits" said he. mount
ing. Il jest naturally takes this bronze
because l needs him more'n you do. So
long. I mays we'll confide that I'm feel
in some glad jest now that them Injins,
comes along"
And then his pony fell In a heap and
began to kick up dirt and to snort
blood
Il got another. so you just subside.
a lot" commanded Alfred. recocking
his six-shooter. =
The stranger lay staring at him In
establishment
Thought you was busted on cart.
ridges" he cried -
You all may as we'll know, snapped
Alfred. that's long as I'm officer OF
this we're district I'm a sheriff first and
an Injin fighter afterward.'
What the hell" wondered the road
agent. still in a daze.
"Them's tn two cartridges that
would have stopped EN-" said Alfred
Copyright by Stewart Edward white)
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The Two CARTRIDGES
EowARpw

This happened at the time Billy
Knapp drove the stake between Pierre
and Deadwood- 1 think you can still
see the stage III Buffalo Bits show
The journey from Pierre to Deadwood
amounted to something. All day long
the trail led UP and down long grassy
slopes and across sweeping intervening
Hats While climbing the slopes you
could never get your experience to con-
vince you that YOU were not, on top
ping the hill. about TO overlook the
entire country for miles around. This
never happened; you never saw any
further than the next roll of prairie.
While hurting down the slopes you
saw the intervening fiat as intermin-
ably broad and hot and breathless, or
Unfortunately broad and icy and full
of arctic winds, according to the sea-
son of the year. once in dogs age
you came TO q struggling fringe of
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BY STEWART EDWARD WHITE.

"One lonesome one, " replied the stage
driver.
4 plays her lone hand" announced
Alfred.
You sec Alfred knew we'll enough
his own defects lie never could make
plans when anybody else was near but
always fnstinctively took the second
place. Then, when the others scheme
had fallen into ruins he would con-
struct a most excellent expedient from
the wreck of it.
'SnOwin'," observed one of the
chronic visitors of the saloon door.
'One of you boys saddle my bronc, 3"
Uddenly requested Alfred, and began
60 examine his firearms.
'Yo' amt goin' to set out tonight %
they asked incredulously.
4 am The snow will make a good
trail, but she'll be covered come morn
in
SO Alfred set out alone at night in