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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Mrss rnoMrsoN pIsArrEAns.
Was Wealthy Woman of Prominent Morgan
 County TauiIy.

 Decatur, Jan. 1.--(Special) )--Mystery sur rounds the disappearance of Miss Martha thompson from her home near Friceville, this County.
 Miss Thompson s spinster. past middle fife. who makes her home with 9 sister, Mrs. James Fennell, near Priceville Miss Thomp- son is said to be Of weak mind. but has always been able to look after herself and to go any place by herself that she saw fit to go.
 On Christmas day Miss Thompson went to tho home of a. relative. Dr. Roundtree, who lives short distance from The Fennells, where she took dinner with Dr. Roundtree and family. About o'clock in the afternoon she left pr. Rountr9es saying ghe was going to Mrs. Tenneils. On the way home she stopped at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Clem-- mons which is about half way between Dr. Rountree's and Mrs. FennelPs. and asked to stay all night Mrs. Clemmons told her she had better go on home as Mrs. Fennefl would be uneasy about her if she should stay all night After thinking over the matter she decided that 1t would be best for her 10 go to Mrs. Fennells and started on her way. This was the last ever seen of her.
 The disappearance of Miss Thompson is sbrouded in the deepest mystery, The country for miles o-ound has been search- ed, but no trace of her can ne found. The country between Dr, Rountree3 and Mrs Fenneils is compaTa lively open With plain road leading betweon the two places and Miss Thompson had plenty of time to get to Mrs Fennells before dark could have over taken her.
 When she failed to return to Mrs. FennelPs s at dark, a search was at once commenced. bur she was nowhere to be found and the last trace of hor that could be found was her leaving the home of Mrs. Clemmons Soine in the direction of Mrs. Fennell's, since that night the entire county has been searched and inquiries made for her, but to no avail.
 Miss Thompson owned considerable amount of valuabls farm property in the Pricevtlie neighborhood. but 1t is tsid that sha had no ready money. A few months ago the court appointed her nephew. Joe Round tree. as her guardian. her relatives olaiTa- Ipa that her mind WaS in such condition . that she was not able to look after her own business
 She comes from enc of the best families of Morgan county and her relatives are among the best and moss substantial citi- zens of the county. Her brothCfs-in-law. pr Roundtree and Joe Fennell, stand high in the community which they hve,
 At the time she dsappeared she was not known to have any money or valuableS on har nerson It Is believed by many that she has been murdered, but for what motive ia unknown She vas highly respected and well liked by everyone in the entire com munity
 Every effort has been and is being made to solve the mystery of Miss Thompsons disappearance, the most peculiar case ever recorded in North Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

It Is thought probable that three uAns4 bers of then resent cabinet live within their salRries-Attorney General Moody Secretary Wilson and Postmaster General cortsiyou. Such men as Taft Root and Bonaparte, hA@ ing heads of departments that bring them into contact with representatives ae powef- ful indivfuuals. find it necessary to spend a great deal more than the government pays them. Secretary Taft is credited with double his salary to live.
 The return of Lo-d Curzon to EngIand is thought by many shrewd politicians to ada is said that the sx-viceroy of India. tak- ing advantage of the fact that he is an Irish peer. will stand for parliament and so return to the arena in which hts first trlumphs wera won. It was at one moment thought possible that Lord Curxon would throw in his lot with Mfr Chambrelain. but he has always been pronounced frsa trader. so 1t is more probable that he wfii cast his great influence on the side of Mr. Balfonr's conservative free trsds supporters
 The kinE of Portugal has sens peculi- arities which. during his recent visit es Paris. seemed out of harmony with his pose as an apostle of the simple life For instance. his majesty never drinks twice out of the same glass; directly he sips his wins 1t must be instantly replaced bS another. and when. as was the case at tha Elysee one evening. tho walters are rerniss In this lrs,- portant attention an ominous blacknesn clouds tho royal cetintenancs. Don CAe- los is a man of many meals Tn addition fA three substantial. not to say formidahlsr3- pasts per day he fortifies the Inner mas with innumerabls collstiops and ptclNme- ups between whiles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

< ciety, but in both instances We were voted down and ignored. determined then that the usefulness of the Presby- terian members had about come to an erad.'
 The speaker further told of how the Societl seemed to have narrowed it's work under the administration to local rather than State work. He also noted a marked tendency not to make the dis tribution of Bibles among the destitute in that spirit of conscientious endeavor that had been intended by the founders of the organization. He saw at the last meeting of the Board a vote over the protest of the Presbyterian mem bers to distribute Bibles through such mediums as the Elks and other organi- zations rather than to do it directly.
 The charges of Dr. Anderson were not all answered but Adolph Roemer undertook to explain his vote in favor of an appropriation of $500 to the American Bible Society which was sought at a recent meeting. He voted against it because he believed there was ample room at home for the use ot all surplus moneys.
 Col A B. Garland made an inpas- stoned appeal for the restoration of harmony among the members and de- plored that the Society had come to such a pass. He would not have be- lieved it among Christian men who should be inspired by fellowship and love for one another. It was all a sacred cause.
 After tho long colloauies and the compromise that followed. an amend ment to the constitution was offered by Dr. Anderson opening the Board of Directors to all Christian Churches In the State. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting suitable yer biage for the amendment, but it was finally secured and adopted almost unanimously. Then the election of the members for the other two denoniina- tions took place and adjournment was taken at 1O:S0 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
MIne AcIdentn for Year.

One hundred and eighty-three men lost their lives in the coal mines of Alabama during last year, according to the report of State Mine Inspector J. M. Gray, which is being put together today to be forwarded to the Governor. The records show that ll6 of these were white men and sixty-seven col ored. Of the white men sixty-five were married and leave 134 orphans. while fifty-one of the unfortunates were sim gle, or the negroes killed, thirty-five were men of families, leaving thirty three orphans and thirty-two were sim gle men.
 The fatality list shows that 121 men were killed on Mondays, IT on Tues days, II on Wednesdays, 2l on Thurs days. on Fridays. 8 dn Saturdays and 1 on Sunday, the latter meeting death through scalding by steam and hot water
 Divided by months it is shown that in February the majority of the entire years record took place. the Virginia City mine catastrophe taking place in that month. The deaths by months were as follows; January T. February, 1l4; March. 5 April. q May. 6; June, .; July o. August, 10: September, q Oc- tober 3: November. 5, December. s; Total 1SS.
 The cause of accidents is given as tol- lows: Falling rock, A.. eleetrocuted. 5 coal fall, 2; explosion at Virginia City. III. tram ear accidents. 4; powder eE-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
MIR. cANTEy DEAD.
Esteemed Citizen of Mentg omery
 Passes Away.

EUSHfB AWHys
 John N. Cantey, an esteemed citizen of Montgomery. died at is:s0 o'clock this morning at the family residence, 409 Finley Avenue. HeI had been in declining health since last september when he was attacked with neuralgia of the heart. Some time ago. the symp- toms developed into paralysis and the condition of Mir. Cantey grew grad ually worse, from day to day, until the end came.
 At death he was surrounded by the members of his large and devoted fam fly who had become resigned to his death. In him they lost q loving hus- band, a tender father and a noble brother.
 MT. Cantey was s4 years old. He was born in Lowndes county but re- moved to Montgomery with his family in 1899. In recent years he had re- tired from bushes and it was 8 pleas ure to him to see. In the evening of his fife, the happines of his children and loved ones.
 When the civil war began, Mir. Can tey'was a vigorous young man. and he enlisted in the ranks of the Confed- 5erate army to fight in the cause of the stars and bars. For four years he was actively engaged in that heroic struggle and we'll did he shoulder his share of the burden. rIe was mem Der of Camp Lomax, United Confeder- ate Veterans. He had scores of friends and was man of strietest honor and integrity. He was @ lifelong member of the Methodist church.
 On January 6. 1866, Mir. Cantey mar ried Miss Mary L. Stewart, q popu- lar young woman of Dallas county. MT Cantey is survived by his wife, five sons, W. A. Cantey, of Tuscaloosa. and C. E. Cantey, George $. Cantey and J. J. Cantey, of Montgomery, four sis ters, Mrs. $. s. Smith, of Selma, Mrs. R. NJ. Alexander, of Prattville. and Mrs II. A. Cullberg and Miss Mamie Cantey, of Montgomery. one brother, J. E. Cantey. of Alexander City, and one sister, Mrs. S. D. Maddux, of Alex ander City.
 Arrangements have not yet been perfected for the funeral.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Changes on ErIaco.

F M Grifith. the new travelling pas . sAneer agent of the Frisco Railroad a; this point, has arrived and, has taken hold of the work Mir. Griffith was stationed here several months ago put was transferred to Dallas, Tex, where he was made southwestern passenger agent for the Frisco. His home IS m Birmingham, hence he was anxious ~ rsturn here. L. B. Washington, who has been holding down the office for several months, will leave tomorrow evening for New Orleans where he VIII take m the work of travelling passen- ger agent for the Frisco. He has many friends in this city who wish him all the happiness and good luck he could wish himself. C. o. Jackson Who vas at one time located in Birmingham be- gins work today at Dallas as south western passenger agent for the Iris
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

plosion, {; hit by rock and coal from shot. 2: windy shot, 1; shot blew through rib, 1; gas explosion, 1; digging out dynamite, causing explosion. 1; rieckbroken by lever on tram cars, i; suffocation. 8; hoisting engine, l; acald from steam and hot water. l.
 State Mine Inspector !. II. Gray stat /. ed that the accident at the Virginia mine was to be deplored. The other accidents are likely to happen at any time. Every care was taken and warn inss were sent out during the year ask ing the superintendents and lnanasers to be careful In the work and to avoid every chance as much as possible. The increase in the number Of accidents as compared to the record of the previous year is overcome by the increase wink n will be shown in the coal production 1t being the opinion of MT. Gray that the output will go above thu twelve million ton mark little. at least. Blanks have been sent out to the mine man agers looking to a compilation of fig ures as to the output during the past year. These figures will hardly be in- nand before the middle of February. though efforts are being made to set the work under way before the end ot this month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
An Addreaa Irnued.

James D. Norman, Assistant Stats Superintendent and campaign manager of the Arti-Saloon League of Alabama. to-day issued an addres to the friends of the work throughout the State He says that the anti-saloon movement "a not a political one and that some good has resulted from the efforts in ths past. The address asks the people to give whatever assistance they can and In the selection of men for offiee tn pick the best men possible. The ads dress states that efforts will be tnada to secure the amendments to the H. quor license laws of the State,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

The problem of Russia is the problem of every country: its masses = ''the hangriest, most ignorant, most degraded. of all the human millions who belong body and soul. by the grace of God to Nicholas the Second"
 Russian Peasant Riots" m Everybody's for January gives details of these ncw-realized horrors, and tells what may be expected of a people who ehave repudiated their country and their God"
 Everybody's Masazine rS cents
 SI.5o year
 Special representatives wanted for Dvefybody'a Aacazine in towTs t-Se-- 'h~r1 are DO deaiers-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
air Steel Productlon.

Once more the steel works at Ensley have made a new record. The mill showed a production last month of 23,- 254 tons, which is more than 100 tons in excess of all previous records.
 The statement above Is one of sig. nidcance and means that the inanufac- ture of the worlds greatest commodity has been forever established in Ems ley. The rolling and rail departments have also made & big record for De- cember. The totals for the year have not been made yet, but the fact Is al- ready seen that 1905 was one of the best years in the history of the big plant The news of the success Is a matter of much qualification to every one and removes every shadow of doubt that steel making in the South is an experiment. It is an established success from every standpoint.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
sunerIntendents Nnmed.

President T. c. Bush, of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company, has made the following appointments with the company: M. W. Bush to be general superintendent of furnaces, lo- cated at Gadsden, Ala; T. G. Bush. Jr., to be superintendent of lronaton tur- naces: H. Hammond, to be sales agent, in addition to his duties as assistant to president. The Alabama ConsolidAt- ed Coal and Iron Company is one of the most active coal and iron compa- nies in the Birmingham district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
One Flaw in the Model.

FFhufetoLs NOFH.J 1Tlrunns --7T-
 1t transppires that Adams the cashiee ef the Seattle United States aesav office. WhA. 1t was recently discovered. had rcBhed tfsS pokes of the AIalslka miners Of sf.o0o. .OOe, was fin outward appearafes racdei rnan. He neither drank TOT smoked, ,att ended putie- tually and contributed Iiber%iiv to che church and owned a fins dog and an qua tornebils. his only fault being that he waa just a thief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Changes on Southern.

W. M. Foreacre, formerly superinten- dent of the Atlanta division, recently anpointed assistant general Superin- tendent of the Southern Railway, todey assumed charge of tho office. M. M.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
euthrie,s condition Im,rov.a.

Salisbury. ". c. Jan i--c. O Guthfis chairman of the Republic Iron and steel Company, who was operated on here Sat- urday night for appendicitis. and whose condition Sunday was critical, is resting comfortably and his physicians hold out encouragement for his ultimate recovery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Rasine Linn nnfIdinx.

Tho work of 6ismanfling the Linn building. on the corner of First ave. nue and Twentieth street. mas already begun The vaoating of the stores by the firms occupying tliem besaa early this morning and by noon all the roonsS were empty The dlsmantllng Is In charge of Frank Griffith, of Chicago, who also has the contract for the erection of the fifteen-story steel frsme building which will go up in its place. Mir. Grifath has large force of work men engaged and will complete the work of tearing down in tha shortest time possible. It is bollevsd that the lot will bs cleared within two weeks and the breaking Of groand tor the rev building win commence -fmnediata> Iy.
 There Is a bit of history connected with the building which Is now oelne razed. When 1t was first planned and the work thereon started. the owner was practically laugheG a.. It's si1e was considered entirely too large tor the city and its erection termed fotly: The idea of Charles Linn the cwntr or the building at that tilhs. s@'.r.,s Q nave .,N. heen a wise one. anu "L ans FoiIy will now give way to an iraihsnsa skS' scraper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

Richey, who resigned the bositlon to accept the first vics.p presidency of tho Sloss.Sheffield Steel and Irca Gompa- ny, today was showing the district to Mr. Foreacre and explaining the work inss of the office. 1fr. F6reaAfe 10 A capable railroad man and being Ah- quainted to great extent with tho affairs of the Southern in this section his introduction to the oiIice and iiela will not be necessarily extensive As far as can be learned there wiIi bS no changes in the ofiee under Mr. Fore. acre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
General Harrison Buys lsrepersy.

General George F. Harrison, Of ope- like, has purchased lot 55 by S2 1.s feet on Morris Avenue. between Twen4 tisth and Twenty-fifst streets as afi investment. The property is directly fin the rear of lot on First Avenue which was purchased by General Har- rison several years ago as an fhveAt- fnent and now that individual owns property 55 by 1S2 1.3 feet, extdnd- ing from First to Morris avenue, be- tween Twentieth and Twenty-fEkst street. which is considerable more than some weeks since.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

TOR RENT-The second floor of the Ad- Eeftiaer Annex Building. Apply at The ]
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

spec,si representatives wanted for fvefybody's . Aacaziae in tnwTs t-Se-~ fh~rN are DO deaiers-
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Believe He Was Delany.
MURDER OF MRS. MAN0RUM
DIR. Herman Feist, q Prominent Ply
stefan of Nashville, Tenn,
Charged. With the Crime.

Nashville, Tenn.-Dr. Herman Feist
was placed under arrest here Friday,
charged with numbering Mrs. Rosa Man
grum, whose body was found floating
in the Ohio river at Cairo, ILL.,, six
weeks ago, she having left Nashville
December IA last, ostensibly for a visit
to st. Louis.
Feist is prominent in Nashville and
his arrest caused a sensation.
Mrs. Mangrum was the wife of a bar
Der here. The couple had had domestic
difficulties, and last December Mrs.
Mangrum said she would visit relatives
in St. Louis. Mrs. Mangrum was the
possessor of considerable money in her
own name. Her beauty as well as her
gowns and jewelry were much admired.
When the body was found the clothing
had not been disturbed and her money
and jewelry were still on the body, but
according to those who saw the body
there were evidences of fingermarks
about the throat.
Those who made the arrest claim to
have a large batch of circumstantial evil
dence against DR.. Feist.
The attorneys in the case agreed to
the release of DR.. Feist on a $1,000
band, pending the action of the grand
jury.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
IN BEHALF OF COMRADES
Commander Tanner of the G. A. Il.
Protests Against Proposed Re-
ductiOn of Veterans Salaries.

Washington, D. Corporal" James
Tanner, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, has writ
ten a letter to Representative James
A, Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman Of
the house committee on appropriations,
protesting vigorously against the action
of Mr.. Tawney's committee in recon-
mending the enactment of a law reduc-
cling the compensation of government
clerks after they have attained the age
of 60 years.
Corporal" Tanner writes particu-
larly in behalf of his comrades of the
civil war, many of whom, now en-
ployed in the government service,
would be affected seriously by the pro-
posed reduction in compensation.
Corporal Tanner ventures the as
sertion to Mr.. Tawney that you won't
find a confederate soldier behind your
BILL" and, incidentally, pays a tribute
to a confederate ~brigadier, who refused
to permit a single one of the union vet
Grams to be disturbed when he had the
power to remove them.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
TWO FISHERMEN KILLED
Fred Hentx and "king' Shot to
Death with Shotguns Near Ell
w~ardsviIle Junction, Ill.

St. Louis.-Two fishermen who were
known to their neighbors as Fred
Hentz and king" were mysteriously
shot to death with shotguns, near Ed
%wardsville Junction, six miles below
Alton, H., Monday night or early
Tuesday. Their bodies were found ly-
ing together on the river bank, 100
feet from shore, shortly after noon, by
Fred Woods, who lives near there.
Henry Steffen, also known as Skip
py," who hurried from the scene of the
osime in a skiff less thar an hour after
telling Woods where the bodies could
be found, was arrested at the foot of
Angelica street, this city, at 3 p. m. by
Patrolman Costello.
Costello pointed his revolver at Stef-
fen and commanded him to come to
shore. The order was obeyed. In the
bottom of his skiff were a shotgun and
When taken to Angelica Street sta
ton Steffen at first said, according to
Policeman Costello, that he had shot
the men after a saloon brawl neal Ed
wardsville Junction.
Later when questioned by Capt.
Phillips he denied that he had done the
shooting. He said that the men were
his friends and that they had been m
pushed by others who had a grudge
against them.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
DELAYED BY WINTER STORM
OPENING of Spring Trade Has Re.
ceived a Setback, But otherwise
Conditions Are Good.

New York.-Bradstreets regular
weekly review says:
The widespread winter storm has
delayed the opening of spring trade
at retail, causing complaint OF bad
roads and interruption to personal
buying at leading jobbing centers. On
the other hand, the benefits of accom-
panying heavy SHOWS and rain to the
crops probably far outweighed the
damage due to this cause or injury
caused to small fruit and fruit inter-
ests by the freezing weather. Whole
sale trade and industry show no signs
of hesitation and ever the building
trades have given little heed to the
temporary weather set back, in view
of the immense business for spring
and summer offering. The threatened
coal strike is still a flaw in the situa-
ton, but signs of the conflict being
localized are seen and a general sus-
pension of all work is secuted.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
AN OMAHA MOB DISPERSED
An Attempt to Have q Wholesale
L%ynching of Murderers Fooled
BY Police.

Omaha, Neb.s = An abortive
was made at one o'clock this friday
morning to secure a number of men
charged with murder, who were sup
posed to be confined in the county Jail,
for the purpose of lynching them.
Twelve men are now awaiting trial on
charges of murder, most of them COM
mitteG in connection with hold ups.
Thursday evening Edmund FURY, a
street car conductor, who was shot
VIXEN his car was held up a few days
ago, died, and the newspapers an
nounced that three negroes, Clarence
Gathright, Calvin Vain and Harry
Clark had confessed the hold-up and
shooting.
Sheriff Mcdonald gave out the state
ment that none of the alleged murderers
were in the Jail, but at midnight a
crowd began to gather at the Jail and
by 1880 probably 1000 persons sur
rounded the place. A demand was made
for the prisoners, and when the sheriff
refused to admit the mob, a telephone
pole was brought and used for a batter
ing ram. The outer door sooE gave
way. but at this moment a squad of 40
policemen came upon the scene and the
mob quickly dispersed.