davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
BECHTEL WAS ACQUITTED.
Charged With Using Funds of North
 western Life Insurance Co.

Minneapolis. Minn.. May 11.-I4ate this afternoon the jury in the case of W. F. Bechtel brought in a verdict of not guilty.
 Bechtel was charged with using the funds of the Northwestern National Life Insurance Company to pay per sonal debts and with not keeping an account of the money thus used.
 The defendant was formerly presi- dent of the company, and the specific charge against him was that he took s3.5O0 from the concerns treasury to pay a certain fee which he owed. The Bechtel trial has been one or the shortest in the history Of like cases in this State and has lasted only fva days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
Cotton nnd Corn KiIIed.

Norfolk. Va. May 11.-Information was received in this city from the su- perintendent of the North Carolina Test Farms at StatesvIlle. stating that all the cotton and corn in that section was killed by the frosts this week. Other crops are believed to have suffered severely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
CARTER CASE DECIDED.
PreabyterIan Minister ScOfTed at the
 Wesfmiafer ConfeNAIOn.

New York May tl.-The question Of disciplining or of trying on heresy charges Rev Samuel T. Carter, who several years ago became prominent in an effort to have the Westminster Con fession revised. was taken up today by the Presbytery of Nassau at Ja- maica. l.. l. The meeting was called because of a letter in which Dr. Carter declares that he does not believe the Westminster Confession to be the truth of God, but "an idol of mans inven-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
"A Cheerful
 Outlook

During the past four years the bank deposits of this country have increased by many millions. And
 with at least four years more of prosperity assured, there will undoubtedly be corresponding increase in the future. What part of 1t will De yourss You should have some share in the wealth that is being stored up by busy workers And there Is no better bank than ours in which to deposit your money none stronger safer or more Hberal to its deposors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12

in the Hepburn rate bill be amended so as not to incluoe cattle attendants In charge of shipments. Senator Gull person replied that he would lend effort to this end. Colonel Ike T. Pryor president Of the association. now In Kansas City, will consult with the cattle interests of Kansas City and Chicago looking to the same end.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
euEsTroN OF TEMPERANCE.
Nerro Methodists To, start An Active
 Crusade.

Memphis. Tepn., May 1t--Tb~ temper. ance question is to receive attention a' the present session of the coiored M. E Conference. A movement is being made by the women of the Missionary Society to start a crusade against intemper- ance. Bishop Lane presided over to- days session of the body.
 Bishop Halsey called attention to measures passed by the Methodist Epis- copal Church. South. at Birmingham and asked that this conference through special committee give the mother church an expression of thanks for It's continued interest and help. for what 1t has done. and what 1t Is ,doins and what 1t hopes to do",
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
Condition of Carl schur1.

New York. May 11.-Carl Snhurz. the noted publicist and former Secretary c the Interior, continues critically ill. He is suffering from a complication of diseases and while 1t was thought early today there had been an im- provement. It was felt tonight that the patient had lost some ground.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
DOWIE CRITICALLY ILL.
Aged Apostle May Live Only A Few
 nnYn

Chicago. May 11.-The condition of John Alexander Dowie is said to be nearing a critical stage. The venera- ble first apostle" has taken to his bed and his strength is failing.
 The swelling of the extremities, which Is a noticeable characteristic of his affliction. is said to have extended within a few inches of the heart. Dr Blanks who has been in attendance upon Dowie since his return from Mexico said that he might, by reason of his great vitality. live week or ten days, but that a fatal termination of the disease within two or three days will not be surprising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
M BALDWIN, President A. s. weoLFoLK FIRST NATIONAL BANK

Montgomery. Ala. May 9. 1906 To the Customers of the
 Merchants & Panters--Fa arey National Bank:--- Earnestly desiring to retain the business and goodwill of the present of the Merchants & Planers-Farley National Bank after the banks are consolidated to that end cordial welcome extended and an assurance ofts best endeavors them faithfully and accepaby in all respeca Very truly.
 A. M BALDWIN, President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
cn1tIe RnIsrrr Intere.ted

Fort Smth Ark. May ll.-Captain B. L. T. Lyttle Secretary of the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association today wired Senators Culberson and Bailey of Texas. now at Washington to urge tha [ the section relating to railroad passes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12

He alone is rich who makes prcpes use of his riches,-Horace.
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
SLIGHT REACTION
AFTER FIRST HOUR
Greatest Activity in Penn
Sylvania Stock, Pend
ing Dividend.

NEW YORK. Nov. The stock mar
ket opened irregular Pennsylvania ad-
eanced =. Union Pacific. AmaIgamated,
and Colorado Fuel is. and Mexican Cen
al y. Reading opened IS lower ad-
'Fanced "a. and reacted a New York
fsentral declined "a. United States Steel
cemmOn opened 4 lower and rallied IA
FThe market was led in It's price move
nients during the first hour by Penn
stlvania, which made a gain of points.
The talk in the stock was mostly about
tile dividend TO be declared at noon to-
day.
II was the general understanding on
the door that a large short interest had
been created In the market in the last
three days and a number of shorts
rushed 10 cover when the demonstration
of strength was made la Pennsylvania,
causing strong tone all through the
list. Government bonds unchanged,
other bonds quiet.
After the nrSt hour the market re-
acted moderately because most OF the
buying orders had been filed ON the up
ward movement in the early trading and
had not been replaced by others on the
advance
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

Col. +. L. Russell, vice president and
general counsel of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad. has been appointed vice pres
ident of the Southern Railway Company
Ia Mississippi, with headquarters at
Mobile.
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED On RECORD

Efhngham place-George a. Cartier 10
John +. r. White, part lot 10. block z,
1914 Fifteenth street northwest-Neuie
~ Shipley et vir. William II. 10 Mason
H Johnson, lot llS, square 1888. $40.
G. street northwest. between North
Capitol and First streets-Ellen &. Null
cahy 10 Paul II. Taylor, part lot 10,
42s Seventh street southwest-Max
Needle et ux. 10 Samuel Needle, half
interest in lot 80, square 435 so.
+ street northwest, between Thirtieth
and Thirty-first stree. s-Howard l..
christman ct uX. 10 J.. Cabell William
son, part lot 1893, square 1851 SI,500.
Alley between q and /. Sixth and
Seventh streets sOutheast-Frances A.
Thompson 10 Elizabeth ~. Ghiselin. part
original lot 40. square s7s, SO.
+ street northwest between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-hfth streets-Mean-
der ROnaVires TO William i. Lawrence,
west half lot Z, square 80 81
Twenty-fOurth and \ streets north
east-Same to same. lots ], ,, and a,
square l142. 81
Grant Park-John p. f. White ct ux.
10 George 4. CsrtteT, lots 81, 60. Is, 10.
Y, q. 76. Is. 81. and 50, block 2, $40
Helen W PairO ct vir. Richard F., 10
Sanford T. Farmer ana Henrietta Car
ter, lot l5s, square l50 $40.
Reservoir View-John. A. Massie, trus-
q
block j, $50. Harry T. Sheehy ct uX.
to Samuel Solomon. same property, SO.
Randall Highlands-U. S. Realty Com
pany 70 George r. Crane, lots and .,
Alley between c and D. Sixth and
Seventh streets northeast - Julia A.
Rheam et viz, Henry T., 10 Charles Z
Myers. part lot S. square S64. SO.
Olive street northwest between Twen-
ty-seventh and Tweuty-eighth streets
Edgar Murphy 81 u&. TO Edgar b. MuT-
ply. part lot Is. square 1914, SO
/ and X, Eleventh and Twelfth streets
northeast-DOra Lansburgh et vir. julius.
10 Gustave and James LansbuTg
One-third interest IN all square $50, SO.
y Fent0n street northeast-George
w. Stein 81 uX. TO katherine V. Magee,
lot 246, square ga $40.
I street northwest, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth streets-Eugene
Bettes ct uX. 10 Thomas }. NOOne part
lot ll3. square p. SO
Moore and BarbOur's addiuOn-George
P Newton et uX. 10 Sarah B. Glading.
lot II, block 10. SO.
+ street northeast. between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth stTeets-ClaTence lie
Roy Parker ct ux. 10 Winter B. Mi1le-
ton. lot 4i. square 1929. $40
Craven TeTrace-Auiick Palmer et ux
20 Laura II. GuerdTum LOT 81, Sc 80
SlZ a street sOLtheast-GreshOm
Bradford "a uX 10 Milton ;. Carpenter.
lot ., square 7s1. SO
" asilhstOh 1elShIs-JnarleS q. StOIt
e uX. to Francis S. Dodge, part lot s.
block = $40
Moore and BarbOur's Second Addi-
uon-Robert II. Wood et uN. TO John r
NeyriCh. lot 6s block s. si0
kaloTama Heights-Herman X VleIe.
e TX, to Harry T. Jones, lot 6, blocks
L. SO
Petworth-Edward +. Day et ux.. to
Harry G. Graham. lot i. square % SO.
Addition 10 Congress Heights-Ralph
ar "a = - - al
". Steiner, lot %. block 3, $40
LOogueCker's addition to Congress
Heights-Henry c. Longnecker ct ux to
George c. Click. jr.. lot 8 block 4. SO
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
SUGAR PLANTERS HIT
BY CUBAN REVOLUTION

The troIbles IN Cuba have hit the
sugar planters OF the island hard, ac-
cording 10 the Bureau of Statistics.
which has just issued a bulletin showing
the business done In September Dur
ing that month, Cuba sent the United
States g3, 100000 pounds OF sugar The
month before Uncle Sam received 20. 10
oooOoJ pounds, yet the total for the last
year has been the greatest in Cuba's
history. The quantity of sugar imported
into the United States in the nile m nths
ended with September, exceeds by over
30, 0o0.o00 pounds the quantity brought in
the corresponding month Of 1905,
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
F FINANCIAL GOSSIP

The Treasury yesterday purchased
100. 900 ounces of silver at 1911 cents per
ounce. Purchases 50 far made aggregate
100000 ounces since August 30
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

CaIl money went as high as Sla per
cent, with most OF the renewals made
despite one of the dullest stock markets
OF the year
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

The membership of the Currency
Commission of the American Bankers
Association will he announced Friday.
1t will probably hold daily, sessions, De-
ginning soon after the elections.
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

The prophet from over Boston ..ay
has again been heard from. The Street
was iu receipt of a t.aring circular, rem
iu.sceut Of several months ago, when
dire calamity was predicted 20 the stock
market in general and ANA lgamEted
Copper and United States Steel in par
tCular,
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

President Smith, of the Crucible Steel
Company, is quoted as saying that the
quarterly dividend on the preferred
be at the full rate of ia per cent There
Is due I'm back dividends about 1872 per
cent on the preferred stock.
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
THE WASHINGTON MARKET

Following are the sales ana quotations
of today's market
Columbia Railroad 5's-si ,000dl05.
Metropolitan Railroad 5s-sl, ,000aii4,
SLOo0gl4, a,O00q1l4. s1,OOOq1l4. Sl,0O0p
ia
Capital Tractlon-20q142iA 20a14sIs, so
l48ls. D0li3ss.
Washington Gas-1Oa57l4. 10a567s.
L.anston. iO0@14Is, 1V0al4hs
Greene Copper. lO0G25. 206J25.
Mitchell Mining l0045M
Metropolitan National Bank 19d32e.
Firemen's Fire Insurance, 25d2i
After call-Greene Copper. I0Oa25. 500
% 12U245s
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
feTred, lOuSS
LanstOn, 256l4
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
RESOURCES.
S7,oIo, 2o9.s 81
S>,I773e9 90

Tie present ltdaual 0aLe Of shares nbon
monthly payment Of 81 so made The first zgeuy zeo
issues Haoe6 been nlatuyed and yezeezqea
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

Fiscal agents for the United
States Government.
Depository for funds of
Philippine Government.
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

on the remainder OF the list the in
tercst was of a decidedly negative char
acter. and the sales were not al all i'm
portant. Greene Copper came into the
limelIght with a half dozen transactions
without changing the price livel, while
Mitchell Mining weakened on q sale OF
one hundred shares. losing Il quarter OF
"A point over yesterdays figures Ian
ston. Gas. and FiTsmen's Insurance
Crcpt into the record while one lot of
metropolitan Bank at 32U indicated that
the drop had about reached the bottom
limit and that the stock would be main
tained at that figure. Washington rail
ways were entirely neglected, and those
usually active stocks We're reduced 10
one fraction sale.
Bonds held steady with purchases Of
5000 Metropolitan 3 per cents at ia
marking a good demand for this class
of securities
The Washington times., 1906-11-01

Total sales Yesterday. 4S5, 2SS.
T. ). 5's EX. Int.
PA cN div s per cents. y of / per
cent extra.
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
LIABILITIES.

On Stock 81. 700. I6s. Is
Surplus and profits 347,734.78
Bills payable o,ooo. 90
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
n. Y. STOCK MARKET

Quotations furnished by Charles @. Gates
& Co, Munsey Building. Members New York
stock EXCHANGE
The Washington times., 1906-11-01
CAPITAL TRACTION
RECOVERED GROUND
Friends Rallied to Support
and Part of Loss Re
gained.
Features of Today S Market

1t was considered certain that after
The drocp in price of Capital Traction.
which took place on yesterday, its
friends would rally 10 the support OF
tie stock and better price result rom
such action The rally came on sched-
ule time today and while only a small
part OF the loss was recovered, the gain
being only half point after a droop of
nearly two points, there was a better
tone evident and a well defined feeling
that anything looking like a raid would
meet with strong buying and a vigorous
determination To uphold the price around
It's normal level The selling was con
fined TO but sixty-three shares and the
large block which was reported 10 be
seeking a market was noticeable only
by its absence. Capital Traction is so
strongly held By investors that any de-
cided drop in price gives cause for much
speculative comment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
OLD WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Lamp n Was Lighting Exploded and Set
Fire 70 Her CIOIhes.

Mrs. Lizzie Strong, a widow, 20 years old,
who lived at 4Ol West Eighteenth street,
was hume 20 death last night at the home
of Mrs. Annie Conway, an aged woman
living in the rear of 81 West Twentieth
street. Mrs. Conway, who was sitting in
the kitchen of her home, asked Mrs. Strong
to light a Kerosene lamp that stood on a
table in the room.
Mrs. Strong upset the lamp. 1t exploded
and set her clothes aflre. She ran into a
bedroom and tried TO smother the fumes
with a blanket. The bed clothing caught
fire, and Mrs, Strong soon lost conscious
ness.
DR.. Stewart, the surgeon who came with
the ambulance from the New York Hos
pital, found Mrs. Stron & dead.
The firemen made short work Of the
flames. Mrs. Conway was taken ~ the
West Twentieth street police station. where
she was held for vaRrancy. She said that
a wealthy woman living in Eighty sixth
street near Central Park Wcrt cent her
money enough for her 10 live on. She
would not give the lame of the woman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
IN THE FAIL JERSEY FANCIEs
Turn TO Thoughts Of Marriage at an Early
Age. Apparently.

BLOOMFIELD, y. j., Nov. 2o.-The max.
riage was announced to-day of Miss Annie
Mertz. daughter of Bernard Merit of Bloom
field, and William Ryding Of East Orange.
The young people are each about IS years
of age.
On Saturday, November IT, the couple
went on a trip 10 Germantown, Pa. and
while there decided TO get married. The
ceremony was performed by a clergyman
in that place.
They intended 10 keep the affair quiet
until Christmas day. Their parents were
angry at first, but later became r~eoonciIed.
NUrLEY, Nj, Nov. 29.-The Rev. William
G. Nelson, in Passaic avenue, Nutley, last
Saturday night married Miss Hattie c.
Garrabrdnt of Prospect street 20 Albert c..
keyser of Passaic avenue. Two friends
acted as witnesses.
II was not until to-day when they were
taking Thanksgiving Day dinner at the
home Of the bride that they announced
the marriage. The families were displeased
at first, owing 10 the youthfulness of tho
contracting parties, but finally concluded
10 make the best of il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
NEW VARIETY OF ALFALFA.
Secretary Wilson Says II VIII Grow where
the Mercury Goes Down TO 40 Below Zero.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture, delivered an adj
dress to-day at the Thanksgiving service of
the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church,
in which he said that within ten days an
agent of the Agricultural Department had
sent word that he had found in Siberia an
alfalfa which wou Id grow where the mercury
went down to forty degrees below zero.
" wanted dry land crops and that is
what we have found" said Mr.. Wilson.
THAT variety of alfalfa is coming to the
United States. That is one of the most
interesting things that has Teen brought
TO my attention during the last year"
Among other things that Mr.. Wilson told
his auditors we're that 13, 800, 900 copies of
reports by special agricultural agents were
being sent out by his Department for the edu-
cation Of the people; that the farmers we're
so prosperous that they were putting mone
in the tanks and sending their boys and girls
to college, and would have to buy auto
mobiles or find some other way of getting
rid of their wealth, and that through modern
machinery and methods one farm hand in
the country could do as much work as four
hundred Cinnamon, and as a result rice
was being produced so cheapy in the United
States tina 100, OOO. 900 pounds of il was eX-
ported last year, some of it to rice growing
countries,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
STEERAGE IN TERROR A WEEK
And Several OF the ItalIa's Crew Hurt In
Long Continued Gales.

The steamship Italia, which arrived here
yesterday from Mediterranean ports. was
somewhat d~isigured by the gales through
which she had passed from November
Is to November 20, and several Of her crew
were on the injured list, one Of them,
Michael Romaniello, having a broken leg.
The second engineer, Antonio Oliverio,
had been badly scalded by esca ping steam
Giustino Rabattino, an oiler, was thrown
against the steam pipes and burned. and
a child was thrown from the arms Of its
mother who was a steerage passenger, and
had its elbow broken.
A little of the cargo shifted and alto
gether there was terror among the l,433
passengers in the Storage for more than
a week. Most of them spent their time
on their knees at prayer and some of them
went for several days without eating, so
greatly were they alarmed.
The ship was compelled to run at reduced
speed for four days, on none of which she
averaged more than five Knots an hour,
and the engineers were compelled TO he at
the throttle at all times TO shut off steam
so that the screw would not race when the
ships stern was out of the water.
There was a general thanksgiving on
board yesterday when the Italia came
inside the Hook.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
NO DEFICIENCIES THIS YEAR.
Chairman Tawney Thinks the New Law on
the Subject VIII Prove Effective.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-For the first
time in the history Of the Government Con-
gress will probably not be called upon at
the coming session to make deficiency ap-
preparations, or -coercive appropriations,
as they were once termed by Secretary OF
State Eihu Root to Representative james
A. Tawney OF Minnesota, chairman OF the
House Committee on Appropriations. For
a long timeC Congress has been trying in
one way or another TO curb the practice OF
department INC bureau heads of making
expenditures beyond those authorized in
the regular supply bills. These deficiencies
in the aggregate nave amounted to any
where from $40 900 900 to $50, 900 900 a year.
Two years 9 a law was passed pro-
hibiting officials from creating deficiencies
on pain Of dismissal from the public service.
There was a loophole in the law and the
authorities found it and crawled through.
Serious consideration was given the subject
by the House Committee on Appropriations
last winter, with the result that the act was
strengthened, and Chairman Tawney be-
lieves it has proved effective.
IL provides that mo executive depart
ment or other Government establishment
OF the United States shall expend in one
fiscal year any sum in excess Of appropria-
tons a byCongress for that fiscal year,
or involve the Government in any contract
or other obligation for the future payment
OF money in excess OF such appropriations
unless such contract or obligation is author
lied by law
Provision was made for expenditures
in case of emergency. The movement OF
troops to Cuba, incident to the occupation
OF the island by the United States, was an
emergency, and money to defray the cost
of h expedition will be appropriated with
out question.
We sought TO break up the deficiency
evil, and l think we have done it," said
Chairman Tawney. There will be a few
emergency appropriations, such as the
expenses for Cuban occupation and a few
other items, but the whole will not be in
excess Of a hundred thousand dollars or so,
whereas We have been in the habit every
year Of appropriating millions for de-
iciencies."
The head Of a certain department. smiled
grimly when told that Congress would
authorize no deficiency appropriations at
the session about to begin.
-Tha reminds me Of an incident In point
he said. while at school my daughter
wrote many letters TO her mother, and as a
rule she asked for money. One day my
wife penned a note TO the young lady along
these lines: For heavens sake, dear, write
me a letter just once that doesn't contain
a want column. A reply came and with
this Jostscript. There is no want column
in the above, but that's no indication that
I'm not broke"
Despite the optimistic prediction Of Chair
man Tawney, there's kind Of a sneaking
impression among members of Congress
hat before the coming session reaches an
end deficiencies will put in an appearance
under some other name"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
FOR FREE
Transportation Men and HarbOr Lighter.
men Want Laws Repealed.

An effort 70 wipe out the wharfage and
dockage rates imposed upon shipping,
either stopping here Or passing through the
port of New York, il TO be made by trans
portation men and harbor lightermen. A
number Of the men interested met at the
Stevens HOUSE on Wednesday an. formed
an organization to be known az the Free
Wharfage and Dockage League OF the State
and Port of New York.
In the platform adopted the league de-
clareS that News York's commercial SUI
premacy Is threatened because of the new
and competing routes that nave opened up
between the interior and the seaboard,
the gulf ports and the Dominion of Canada
as a direct result of the -outrageously high
wharfage and dOckage rates" at the port of
New York. The platform declares that the
city authC rites themselves are contribute
ing TO this danger by levying "piratical"
rates for the use Of the citv's own docks,
piers, bulkheads and basins. IL advocates
the repeal Of the dOckagc and wharfage
laws, and the offering Of the use Of the city
docks and piers free to the world.