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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
SEEKING MANS LIFE
MOB AFTER MURDERER OF coLO-
 RADO FARMER.
JaET At Las Aninlas Is Attacked By De- fermtned Crowd wishing To Wreak Vengeance on ID-
 bumnn Assassin.

Las Animas, Colo, Dec. 26.--A mob worked several hours enaeavoring to batter down the walls of the Jail here for the purpose of lynching Lawrence Leberg, a tramp, who yesterday mur- dered Henry Lavenbeyer, prominent farmer near here.
 They met with stern resistance and finally dispersed.
 Leberg's crime was inhuman. Alight- ing from a Santa Fe freight train yes- terday afternoon, at Robinson, he crossed the river and secured meal from a farmer named Purvis. When Leberg finished eating. he demanded lodging, but was refused because Of his abusive language.
 Leberg left the Purvis farm and af- ter preparing a camp on the river bank started back toward Purvis's place. evidently beLL on revenge. He set fire 70 a hay stack belonging to Henry Lavenbeyer. thinking 1t was the prop erty of Purvis. The fire attracted Lavenmeyer, who took Leberg Into custody, allowing him to ride behind him on his horse. When Lavenneyer discounted to open the gate at the road entering his ranch. Leberg struck him on the head with a hammer which he found tied to Lavenmeyer's saddle.
 The latter fell stunned and Leberg beat him over the head until he be- came tired. Leberg left his victim dying in the road and went back to his camp. He returned soon after, and with a pocket knife, cut Lavenmey- ers throat, and attempted to scalp him. The burning nay stack attracted the nelghbors to the scene, a mile or two away.
 Leberg submitted to arrest quietly and even boasted of his crime, saying that he had drunk tF Q blood of his victim. Leherg was brought here and lodged in iail. At noon today Sheriff Brown started for Pueblo with his prisoner for better protection. but was met by a crowd of 300 people who protested against Leberg's removal. and he was again placed in jail here.
 Although there were frequent re- ports of mobs organizing to dispose of Leberg, not until tonight did they set about carrying out the work of ven> geanee. Soon after dark several hun dred men and boys arrived at the jail, but were refused admittance,
 Almost immediately they began an attack on the jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27

gal voters. Then both parties will have until January 2S to in est.gate the legality or illel ality of tho voters From that time until the trial will be devoted to eliminating those votes from the contest.
 Misses MSFa Browne and Annie Longshore, who have been attend'ns the Judson College. are at home with their parents during the Christmas holidays.
 Miss Dinnie Mae Rowe is at home from Tuscaloosa where she Is a pupil in the A. c. F. C.
 Mr. A. P. Longshore, Jr., is at home from Howard College, for the holidays
 Miss Carolyn Rowe. who is teaching Eat Quito. Misses Lily Mae Lies and Jamie Wallace. who are teaching in Birmingham, are spending the holidays with home fol%s.
 Miss Alma Bell of Linevil'e Is visit ing her sister. Mrs. John J. Haynes on East College. The Christmas tree at the court house last night was largely attended by the little folks.
 MT and Mrs. H. P. Whitaker are spending a few days in Birmingham with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
NEcREss nADLY BUaNED.
CIothlnw of w0man Was Ignited Bu
 AsGaitance Was Prompt.

Clothing OF WgmAA "Hs t~@tt~~
 Assistance Was Prompt.
 Enterprise, Dec. 26,-SSpe>iaI aI. l- Monday a negro woman while wasn- ing had a narrow escape from terr,- ble death. Her clothing heSame lshl- ted, and before assistance reaened ner she was badly burned Meoicai assls- tance was quickly secured ana the'e is now some hope for her recovery.
 Yesterday was an ideal day for Christmas festivities. The air was bracIng and everybody seemed to en- joy the day. Practically all the mer- chants closed their doors. but at no time during the day were the streets deserted The small boy with his can non cracker. the crowd of young men iokers, the old man looker-On, were au in evidence. There was a manifest absence of all forms of rowdiness aEd comparatively no drunkenness was In
 Mr. ana Mrs. Glenn Park on Park Avenue, entertained a party of friends at a tyvo-o'clock dinner yesterday. The house was beautifully decorated In everEreeus, while In the dining room the color scheme of green and red was artisticaIly carried oua Those present were pr, and Mrs, E. E.. Mansfield, Professor and Mrs. W. T. Wynn and little William. Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Henderson. and Mir. and Mrs. Glenn Park and little Walter Frank.
 Misses Minnie Lee McKerley. Fannie MizelI and Virgi2ia Baker are at home from the Alabama Conference College at Tuskegee to spend the holidays.
 pr. Baker Lee of the Atlanta Dental College. is spending some time with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
CHRIST MAS IN SHELBY.
Many Former Residents spending E
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Many Former Residents spending Hol-
 idRys at Old Home.
 Columbiana, Dec. 26.-tSpeciaL)- Christmas was unusually quiet
 All of the business houses closed and business was supended.
 The merchant say they have nevar sold more Christmas toys and presents than during this season. The spirit of Ing is growing.
 The boys and girls who have been away at college arc at home during Christmas. At nearly every nome wa a Christmas dinner and a family re union.
 Prof. I. P. Mason. who Is teaching school at Greenwood, F a., is spsrd ng Christmas with his mother. Mrs. l. D Mason Prof. Mason gra iua cd last summer at the Southern University al Greensboro. He was soon aIterward elected as principal of the Greenwood public schools
 The election contest trial over the sheriefnlty was by consent of al par ties continued unill Febr tary II. Each side was given untiL Decemher 2l serve the other with the names ot ille-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Took Prisoner Away.

 A negro by the name of Cleveland Holmes was arrested late Monday af- ternoon by Conductor Aldrige on the Louisville and Nashville train between this city and Myrtlewood. The negro was a passenger on the train, and when near Central Mills, he pulled a pistol and began shooting through the top of the coach. The conductor placed him under arrest with tho intention of turning him over to an officer at the first station.
 When Holmes had been placed under arrest six or seven negroes who were on the train took the prisoner from the conductor and when the train stopped at Central Mills they took the negro off. Yesterday on his return to Selma Mr. Aldridge went before Justice of the Peace l. D. Lloyd and swore out two warrants against the negro, one for shooting a pistol on the train and the other for carrying a concealed weapon. The negro has not :. ct been arrested
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Fire nt Keener.

Gadsden, Dec 6.-tspecial )-The general store and warehouse of pr F, F. Hutchison located at Keener, about ten miles from this city, was complete Iy destroyed by fire at o'clock this morning The less on the stock was $2,- GOO with no insurance. The store house and warehouse belonged to other par lies and was partly covered by insu- rance.
 A considerable quantity of cotton seed in the warehouse was destroyed. It took hard work on the part of the citizens to save the adjoining buildings, The origin of the fire ' not known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Neero woman Burned to Death.

Caronne Cade, an old negro woman, was burned to death late yesterday afternoon in her cabin on Sheri-- F. NJ. BlackweIls plantation, eleven miles west o3here. To help herself ce4ebrlte Christmas the old woman had secured a bottle of whlskey ;nd ulank 1t and sat down by the fire in her caDin. She iel! asleep wnile sitting in the chai and during the nap fell out of the char lAto the nreplacS.
 Her scVeams attracted some of her nelghbors to her but before. they arr rived she had been badly buraed b. the ire. Medical aid was summoneu but after lingering several hours he od woman succumbed 10 the injuries wnich she had reee.ved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
re,r ChrIntman Marrlagea.

As a usual thing with the negroes of this section many marriages take place on Christmas day. In years past on these days as many as forty and fifty marriage licenses nave been is- sued, but this year there was a dear. h in the matrimonial market and but few of the colored citizens of the county took upon themselves wife.
 The marriage licenses books in the probate oftIce today showed that since Monday morning licenses had been ls- sued for only ten marriages among the negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
cAsn Is DISMISSED.
Judge sayre Decides That Mrs. Reese
 Hnn No Cnae.

Judge sayre Decides That Mrs. Reese
 Has No Cnse.
 Pursuant to an opinion recently rem dered by the Supreme Court Judge A D. Sayre. Of the city court in equity yesterday dismissed the bill of Mrs Essie Reese .vs. the City Council oi Montgomery.
 Mrs. Reese. 1t will he remembereu secured an injunction In this court pre-. venting the city of Montgomery iron issuing S46s,00O of refundlng bonds The bill was sustained by Judge Sayre on a hearing, but, on appeal to thu sut refne Court, the decision of Judg' Sayre was reversed and the case Wal remanded to him.
 Judge sayre, therefore. dismissed th' case yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Saloon Floor COIInDned.

Gadsden, Dec. 26. Especial )-The floor of the Palace Saloon gave way last night and caused a wild 1anic for the time being. There were about two hundred and fifty men in the place at the time and the sensation -,roduced upon the Christmas topers by the sink Ing floor was sad to be amusing. The accident was caused by the sleepers rot ting and the unusually heavy weight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
run Mxsterlour oenth..

Jacksonville, Fl1., Dec Zb.-Ihe dead bodies of Georgr Patterson, cab driv- CT. and Alice Clark, boarding house keeper, were found late last night in different rooms of the boarding house. The indications were either suicide or murder No cause can De ascertalned The police are investigating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
I.loneer suAlrasIss D. aa.

Toledo O.. Dec 26.-Mrs. Rosa L.. ZAgur, of Toledo, pioneer woman suf- fragist died today at Ia ] 8. TeS,, where she had been so ourn nE for the heneht of her health. Ms. zegur was 73 wears of are and co civ dent fled with the suffraEist movement. She was close friend of Susan B. An thony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Rnn Over nr Cnr.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec. 26--J. B. Suggs. white man, who lay asleep on the street car line near the suburb 0t St. Elmo, was run over by a car in the early morning hours One leg was amputated as the result and the other badly mangled. Suggs died a few hours later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
GROoMS FIGHT DUEL WITH
 PITCHFORKS IN NEW YORK

last night over the amount of tips each had received from patrons of the acad- emy. Today they had another quarrel over the possession of a pitchfork. Each armed with pitchfork, then fought for several minutes while the other em- ployes were afraid to interfere, until Connolly was stabbed in the eye. Cas- saday was arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Crnuhed In MncI Ine.

Columbus, Dec 26.-Falllng Into sponge mixer full of dough. which he was feeding today. H D Van Kirk. for ty-seven years of age residing at 62 Innes avenue was wh'rled round and round until every bone in his body was crushed before the machine was stopped and he was extricated. corpse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Pn.imnn,ern AnnnLntnd.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 26--(Spe cial. appointed: Chepui tepec. Blount County. Miles H. Major Cartwright. Limestone County. John W Carter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27

lis uncle Capt. J. Rawls 1t .he Oaks
 Mr. Eldrldge Marley and MT. F'itz- hugh Lee are visiting relatives. They will resume their work at the South ern University, Greensboro, the first of January.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
THE TEXAS WONDER.

Cures all Kidney. Bladder and Rheumatic troubies sod by all druggists. or two months treatment by mall. for S1. Dr. E. w Hall
 2926 Ohve Street. St. Louis. Mo. send for Alabama testimonials. adV.-ex-Ino
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27

New York, Dec. 2s.--A duel with pitchforks between. two grooms em- ployed in a fashionable riding academy in East Fifty Eighth street today re- suited in probably fatal injuries to Thomas Connolly, whose eye and brain were penetrated by the prong of the fork, yielded by James Cassidy.
 The two are said to have quarreled
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
senatOr CaWerv Worue.

New Orleans La, Dec. 26.--The con ditlon of former United States Senator ponelson Caffery, who has been III for a week with acute kidney trouble, took turn for the worse late today and 1t is now feared that he will not recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
snIdiera in NInroccn.

Toulon, Dec 26--The transport Ja- nive left here today for Alglars where she will embark 1000 and 200 horses and take theua tn TangIer Mor~o"o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
MARBLE.

CurbOw, CIapp Marble Co. MaI ble and Granite Monuments 209-21l Dexter Phone l45.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
DRUGGISTS.
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Pure NlrEln olive Oil
 Best in the world for salads. 100 Dexter Ave i'nous sS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
AlONEs-FU-LOAN.

kIctn's Mont | aiaarry Loan Cs.
 Money to loan on Watches. DIa- monds. Jswelry. Guns and pistolS Business strictly confidential
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
Fa.ORlsTS. .7OapAAn ksfthsrasa

Funeral Des,sns. ne es ,st and latest styles on snort notice. Cut Flow. CTS, IJSstgils. issLnascaps Gardelll.tg Ills Houston st. Phone 46s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
ELECTRId AL cONTRAcTOMs.

Baker q H0ys All work guaranteed. Orders 'iven prompt. personal attention. hone 235. 20A Dexter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27
NEM srArER cU rs.
i.LCMBAHs.

F. JnO. McCOsf<eP. Plumbing. Gas and Steam Fitting. My work guaranteed. Phone 7S4. i2 s. Perry St
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

Carl Kessler, German, is a modern
Illustration of man without a coun-
try. He arrived at New York last
week in the bark Kentmere, but was
not allowed 10 land owing to his record
as a professional criminal He had
served IL years in prison and there
we're Is charges of burglary against
him. The Kentmere appears to have
been carrying him about for some time
from port to port. but everywhere the
officials have refused to allow so unde-
Birable a man to land, and the Captain
has been compelled to take him to sea
again. He is not at all pleased with
his inforced detention on shipboard,
and when he was not allowed to land
at Cape Colony he threatened to set
fire to the ship, but the officers took
this out of him by threatening to kill
him out of hand, and he has been
frightened since for fear that they win
carry out their threats. Altogether,
Mr.. Kessler has much reason for medi.
tation as he goes 10 and fro as to
whether it would not have paid him
much better to have been an honest
man.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06
WHAT Is SOCIALISM.

Socialism is in the air, and we may
as well make up our minds that we
have to fight it squareiy and to finish
What is meant by Socialism is quite
another thing. There is a vast deal of
Socialism talked in platonic, academic
way by theorists, who content them
selves with lamentinS the unequal dis
tribution of wealth, and that one man
should have much and many have none,
and so on, without attempting to apply
any concrete remedy They are much
in the same position as the men who
filed the air for years with groans and
denunciations over the evil practices of
the railways, yet never proposed any
cure. There are, however, very ener-
getic bands of practical Socialists, who
want to make their principles political
platforms upon which TO gain Offices
and the control of the Municipal, State
and General Government The gist of
their political belief is contained in the
following two paragraphs:
That the land and instruments of
production and distribution shall be
collectively owned, not by individuals,
but by the whole community.
That the "cIass conscious proletariat
shall be organized and the machinery
of government captured by them that
this social revolution may be accom-
plished.
Starting with the Henry George idea
tlat the land does not and should not
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

belong to any individual. but to the
same principle to labor-saring machin-
cry They say that land should be no
more subject to private ownership than
is any other natural agency, such as
sunlight, air, water, etc. 1t must be for
the use of all, and no man have mors
railroads and labor-saving machines
produce wealth, they should not be
owned by private individuals, but by
the community, and no man get any
more out of them for his use or that
of his family than what any other man
is able to obtain.
The second proposition is that there
should be developed class feeling. That
is the men who have nothing should
be gotten into one political party On
posed to those who have something.
and fight them for the control of the
Government and the dominance of So
c;alistic principles until this result il
achieved, and the men who own prop
erty of any kind, whether n patent on
a machine or a railroad, a ranch, or
what not. shall have taken away from
them all but what is absolutely neces-
sary for the support of themselves and
families The Socialists are very bold
and frank in the advocacy of both these
fundamental ideas of Socialism, and
| Confidently invite discussion of their
principles
The National tribune., 1906-12-06
THE scOTCH IN AMERICA.

President Rooseyeit's compliments 10
ilization might have been extended
much farther and yet fallen short Of
the truth. 1t may be said that no class
of immigrants of the same number
have so profoundly affected and modi-
fed our country as those who came
from Scotland. The impress of their
strong. rigid ideas is felt everywhera
and can be seen in every line of our
Constitution and laws The English
element in our nationality was numer-
ically strongest at the time of the Revo-
luton. Probably next in numbers came
the Scotch and Scotch-Irish. with the
Germans third. Each OF these elements
contributed a great deal to the forma-
ton of the Government, and each left
q very definite impress upon the insti-
tutions then established Of course,
the basis of our Institutions is English,
as the basis of our system of law is the
English common law. But the Scotch
and Germans were powerful modifiers
Of the English tendencies, and pure
force of character brought the Scotch
and ScotchIrish to the front as tho
executives and molders of those insti-
tutions. An astonishingly large propor-
lion of the legislators, lawyers, Nation
al. State and County officials and Off
GERS of the army were Scotch and
Scotch-Irish. At that time the Pres
tyterian and Congregational Churches
were powerful influences in giving form
and tone to society," and thoir ministers,
largely Scotch and Scotch-Irish, were
everywhere men of light and leading
The Baptist element was also very
powerful, bu. the most CT its ministers
We're English and Welch Probably to
the Baptists and to the Congregational
lists do We owe most of our stubborn
adherence to the doctrines of States
Rights and local self-government. From
Colonial times the Scotch and Scotch
Irish have been everywhere leaders in
every community. large and small. Pug
aacious. persistent, courageous, inclin-
ing to be intolerant in whatever they
deemed to be right. they We're surpris-
ingly ready to fight to the death for
their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. political or
social. Everywhere the men of strong,
ae-Gressiye. dominating character We're
pretty likely to be Scotch and Scotch
Irish. They might, and frequently
we're, English and German. but most
likely they bore names of Celtic origin.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

The Bible lays down the rule that
when a man has done well in a lower
place he receives an invitation to go
up higher. This has been acted upon
by the people of Colebrnok. Conn. CAL
win B. Humphrey. a constable had the
correct idea that laws were intended to
be enforced, and he took particular
notice of the way they were broken by
the chauffeurs. Finding other means
inefficient, he at last arme1 himself
with an OK whip. The old-fashioned
OK goad was singularly effective weap-
on. as many of the older generation will
remember, who have seen an expert
bull skinner" knock a fly off of the
horns of the nigh leader and the next
instant tickle the off-wheeler of a TO-
yoke team without moving step. Con-
stable Humphrey managed to reach the
chauffeurs very successfully, and among
others struck d. S. Moore and II, AID
rich. prominent men of Winsted, SO i'm.
pressively that they sued him for $4,000
damages. The people of Colebrook
have elected Constable Humphrey to
the Legislature as evidence of their ap-
probation of his vigor in enforcing the
law.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06
A REQUEST.

We very respectfully request the
comrades in any communication which
they send us for publication or other
wise to write with pen and ink instead
of pencil, and as plainly as possible.
Every week brings us hundreds of let
ters, and when, as is frequently the
case, the pencil writing is so blurred
that magnifying glass has to be used
in deciphering 1t. so much valuable
time is consumed in this manner that
it is impossible to keep up the work OF
this department, and replies to letters
and matter for publication must neces-
sarily be delayed If the comrades viii
write as plainly as possible. especially
in the signing of their names, and Will
put their ideas in concise shape, they
will confer great favor or The Ma
lonal Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

An attack is about to be made upon
the Brewer Trust in Toledo. The
Brewer Trust is far the most arrogant.
nnprincipled and interruptions of any
in the country. Whatever may be said
about other trusts may be said with
more truth and more vehemence about
the concerns whose business it is to fur
nish the body and soul-rotting slop
which is one of the greatest menaces
of our American manhood. In the pc
tition which is being prepared for the
court, all of the usual evil practices
of the Brewer Trust are alleged. II
establishes saloons to sell beer. il has
keeper. makes him its supple tool in
politics and wherever work can be done
TO extend the sale of beer, and il IS
merciless in its persecution of those who
offend it in any way. Independent sa-
loon keepers are hunted out of town.
they are boycotted by the labor asso-
Citations and retail dealers and life IL
made unbearahle. In Toledo the Brewer
Trust has bought or obtained on long
leases more than 100 lots, upon which
to anchor itself and its dispensaries
When the people were trying to divide
the city up into dry and wet districts
the Brewer Trust manuvered so as to
have the dry districts include all the
Independent saloons and drive them
out of business. The 100 lots which II
Aas purchased contain all the most
available points for saloons In the city.