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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
FISH. PompanO, Spanish Mackere1, Trout, Red Snapper and Perch.
 R. H. YELVERT0N, Phone 47. No. 1 Court Square.
DEATH oF MRS. sMYTHE.
Most EstlmabIe woman Expires at
 GreenvilIe.

Most EstimabIe Woman Expires at
 GreenvilIe.
 Greenvil1e. March SO.--(Special.)- Greenville has lost a most estimabie woman in the death of Mrs. Lou Smythe She is survived by two sons, Messrs. John E. and Robert B. Sulythe. She had been an invalid for the past year. suffering greatly. yet always un- complaining. The interment took place at Damascus church cemetery, nine miles from this place. near Mrs, Srnythe's country home where she re- sided until a few years ago. The fu- neral service was conducted by Rev. R. H. Folmar. of Luverne. Owing to the heavy rain which visited this sec tiop the attendance was not large, but friends from the neighborhood and from this place braved the weather and were present at the sad ceremony. The heavy rain storm prevented the entertainment planned by the Eliza T. Porter Chapter. U. D. C.. but the re- treatments to be used for the occa- sion were disposed of and proceeds donated to the Shiloh monument and Soldiers Home
 The Church and Parsonage Society will give a sock party at the residence of J. P Reynolds tonight. About six hundred tiny socks have been sent out. with verses of poetry telling the needs of the society for funds to car pet the new church. with a request to Please multiply your size by two, and place within with care, in pennies or in cents. just twice the number sock you wear Then adding. Iris all we ask, it isn't much, and hardly any trou- ble: but If you only have one foot. we'll surely charge you double"
 Miss Maud Angle is at home from Jacksonville. Fla. where she has been with her sister. Mrs. Percy Stick ney
 Miss Ida Knight has returned from Mobile. where she was the guest of her sister, Mrs. c. H. Scott for a month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
GRASPED LIVE WIRE
T. P. WELDEN IS ELECTROCUTED
 AT GENEVA.
Was a Native of Ireland and Had no Relatives in this Countryside ter Living in London is Mo-
 tlded.

Geneva. March s6.-(speciaL-T. P. Welden, 34 years old. was eleetrocuted here last night by coming in contact with a guy wire. A broken telephone wire had fallen across the electric wires and was lying against the guy wire, transmitting to 1t current of 2,300 volts.
 There were no witnesses to the acci- dent, but the presumption is that Well den caught hold of the wire in pass ing and got the force of the current.
 Weldon was from Dublin. Ireland, and has been here about three weeks, working for E. M. Tilon, who is es- tablishing the telephone exchange in this town. He has no relatives in this country. An examination of his papers shows that he has a sister in London. who has been communicated with. The body was carried to ho- tel where 1t wa staken in charge by the coroner.
 welden was an industrious, energetic young man and had mode many friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
DEATH AT AURuRN.
Prof. L. F. Whitsker Expires After a
 Long IIInesa.


 Auburn, March Especial )-Prof. L. F. Whitaker, one of the best and most highly esteemed citizens of Au- burn, died at his home last night, af- ter being confined to his bed for six teen months. He had passed the age of seventy-five, and his family realized that he was gradually approaching his end after he took his bed in January, 1905.
 Professor Whitaker was a man of wonderful vitality. and gave up act i've work in his profession of teaching music only A few years ago. He has many friends throughout the State who will remember him as a sympa- thetic friend and as an exemplary Christian character. He leaves a very large family scattered throughout the South. Among them are his wife and two daughters, Miss Minnie and Mrs. J. J. Wilmore, of Auburn; Mrs. Scale and Buckalew of Mobile; and the Rever- end Walter c. Whitaged of Asheville, North Carolina.
 He was buried in the Auburn ceme- tery this afternoon in the presence of large number of friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
TrMBERLAKE A CANDIDATE.
Man Who Introduced the Anti-Bloomer
 RfII

0hAs
 Scottsboro, March 30.-(Special. )- P E. Tin1berlake, of Stevenson, has am nounced himself as a candidate for the Legislature, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Mir. Timberlake represented this county in the Legisla- ture several years ago, and he IL was who introduced the bill to prevent wo- men from wearing bloomers. The New i York Sun dubbed him Petty Bone
 Boomer" and had number of funny
 editorial paragraphs about Petty Bone
 Bloomer's Bill"
 The. members of the Baptist Church
 have decided to remodel their church. The architect. D. v. Stroop of Chatta- nooga, has submitted plans for a very handsome building, and they have been accepted by the congregation. The con tract will be awarded and work begun at an early day. About $3,00o will De the cost of remodeling.
 Otto Knott. the eldest son of MT. and Mrs. James Knott. died at South PjttsburE, Tenn, Friday. The remains were brought to Stevenson, his home for interment Rev. Joseph Dalzell con" ducted ,the funeral services. He was I9 years of age and member or the
 Second Advent Church.
 Sunday John E. Downey of Section and Miss Cora Holder of the Holley- wood neighborhood. drove up to the residence of Rev. L. ". Sloan, near town, and requested that he marry them, which he did while they were seated in the buggy. The young cou- ple are of representative families In | the county. The Robert Donnell Presbytery or the Cumberland Presbyterian Churcn will convene at Scottsboro, April 5, ana will be in session several days. Prep
 arations are being made to entertain | a large number of representatives ana | visitors.
 Miss Annis McCutcheon, eldest daugh-
 ter of Judge of Probate and Mrs. Me | cutcheon, left home last night in com many with her brother, Harrison Mc- | ,utcheon, saying that they were golne | to I.arkinsville, their old home, to visit | friends. This morning Mrs McCutcheon mother of the young lady, found let | ter in her room, saying that she had gone to Memphis to marry pr. Cahoon l The family was very much surprised | as they did not object to the young doctor, who met her in Memphis. pr Cahoon Is a prominent young physi- cian of the Indian Territory and
 nephew of Dr. Blakemore of this | county.
 | A long distance telephone message
 was received from Memphis this after noon saving that they were married if | that city this morning on the arriVa | of The train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
FOR OPERATING STILL.
l.. B. LOmmlnac Bound over to Federal
 Grand ,gury.


 Troy. March (SpeciaD-DeputY Marshal A. J. Collier brought to Troy this morning L. B. Lomminac, charged with operating an Illicit distillery near Harper in Houston County. He was arrsigned before Uniled States Com missioner c. s. Tutwiler and bound over to await the action of the next federal grand jury under a $200 bond. An illicit distillery was raided on Lcmminac's premises several weeks ago by Deputy Collector Russell and Deputy Marshal Collier.
 pr. Fl. D. Boyd. Jr., who has been i'll at an infirmary in Montgomery for ten weeks. suffering from blood pois- on, has sufficiently recovered to return home.
 There has been quite a fall in the temperature here today and 1t is feared there may be frost tonight. A frost would be very destructive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
Names of streets Changed.

By the adoption of the report of a special committee at Its last meeting. the City Council changed the names of over seventy-five streets. Owing to the fact that the city was first occu- pied by the Spanish and British at different times. and each government selected it's own names for the streets. there were numbers of the thorough fares which bore two and three names. according to their length and location. In some instances they were known by as many as four names. This caused considerable trouble. especially to the postoffice authorities, and the city of- fieiaIs decided to make change. All of the street renamed bear the names of some. Spanish city. following out the line established by the Spaniards when they were in control.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
par ps,o4., A..oclatIon.

The Pensacola Bar Pilots Associa- ton have about closed deal for the purchase of the former revenue cut ter Hamilton. which was recently sold In Mobile by the government. The pilots are now and have been using for the past six years the pilot boat Florida, which they had built, but this vessel is too small. especially when a large number of pilots are on watch. A committee of eleven pilots have been in Mobile for the past two days mak- ing a thorough investigation of the steamer, and it is understood that ev- erything proved satisfactory. If the deal is closed the Florida will be used in the trade. She is valued at $12,000. while the price placed on the Hamil- ton Is about S20, ,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31

prairie and spectators came from ra- dious of fifty miles. hundreds being there with their families fin wagons. Young was a white man about 30 years of age and was convicted of assaulting and murdering Is year old girl whom he had adopted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
FIRE IN COTTON MILL.
DamaEe By Fire And Water Amounts
 To Several Thousand.

To Several Thousand.
 svIacauga, March 30.-(Special)- Some new cars and equipments for the Atlanta and Birmingham Raliroau rassed through here today for Talla- dega where they are to be put in ser vice mex week.
 yesterday fire was discovered in the picker room at the Central Mills. It was not an easy matter to get the fire under control and the damage to the mill and machinery is said to be several thousand dollars, done by fire and water.
 G. A. Joiner of Talladega has an nounced as a candidate for the Leg islature from this county.
 The Sunday School convention of the Coosa River Baptist Association has been called to meet at Lincoln. this county, April 2S. 29, 30.
 Capt. H. c. Reynolds of Montevallo spent the day in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
Fought With Kniven.

with knives in South St. Joseph to- night. Dan Kelly, alias Jack Walsh. employed by Swift and Company. as a beef lugger. was fatally slashed, his throat being cut from ear to ear. He came here recently from Fort Worth, Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
Public Hanging In Texas.

.Waxahachie. Tex, March SO.-Albert Johnson, colored. was executed this af- ternoon for the murder of J. H. Taylor, a white man, committed Dear this city last July. The execution was public and was witnessed by several thousand persons, many of whom were from ad- joining counties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
GJSPECIALfO LNOTICE
T. L. JONES.

He Promoter-DeaAae in Investments' No. 10
 So. Ferry Street.
 The following is from the last speech made in England by Cecil Rhodes, the great cst of miners. moral. read 4 and buy Cap uzaya Gold Stock.
 f'f have made a great study of the ques- tfon and have had statistics of the world carefully compiled so I might not be in err TOT This shows that mining offers greater inducements than any business In the world 10 make quick and great wealth. It further shows that 32 per cent. more people lose money and fail in farming: g per cent. more in merchandising; 4i per cent. more in manufacturing; 17 per cent more in bank, ing; and that more lose money and fail proportionately in any of the professions than in mining. Mining is the backbone or all wealth. the spinal column Of 9ll certain often s1oO invested in mining. stocks will nay the holder more than E20. 900 could pos sibly pay him invested in bonds and mort ii would say that believe mining stocks the most profitable of all investments, and very, very much the safest. and think above all others that men and women of small means should invest in gold mining stocks.
 s.syVhila Providence has cast my lot in an other section. 1t Is my opinion that the richest mining country in the world is Mex ka0
 i am offering stock in developed produc- ing mines-not in prospects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
NEwLAND IN ANNIsTON.
Reported That He Registered At Ho
 tel There.

Gadsden. March sO.-(SpeciaL)-A telegram from Anniston states that Fred Newland, the missing Birming- ham broker, Is Believed to have regis tered at a hotel there Tuesday under the name of Walt D. Newland of Now York. His relatives went to Annia- ton at noon to identify the hand writ ing on the hotel register.
 Absolutely no trace of the man has been found here. and the local police have contended all along that New land was in either Anniston or At lanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31

delegation in Congress. The resolu tion sets forth that the proposed bill would cast a baleful influence on the gulf ports and that the enactment Of such a law would infringe upon states rights.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
ODuonea Quarantine BiII

Austin, Texas, March S0.-The Senate and House today adopted a concurrent resolution endorsing the attitude of op- position to the proposed national quar- antine bill maintained by the Texas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
1oo ooo see NI.n uonred.

Austin, Texas. March 30.-Fully 10,
 900 persons witnessed the public hang ing of Tom Young in Williamson coun- ty, thirty miles north of this city to- day. The hanging occurred on the open
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
0uarantine Special order.

Washington. March S0.--The House Committee on Rules today agreed on a special rule making the quarantine bill the special order in the House next
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
HlIIex ia IcxnectesI.

HiIley, new infielJer from the New York State League, was expected last night on the delayed Western train and should be here today. He has played third base on the champion A. J. and G. team that won the pennant in that League last year. In I15 games he only had 42 errors out of 423 chances ficlding average of .909. Inc batting he had in 115 games 403 times at bat, 50 runs, 94 hits, 29 stolen bases, 12 sacrifice hits and an average of .233. He will be tried out at short with tine Clirn hers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
aror,, Rising onered.

Durrett had the offer of one of Coll lins's young outfielders yesterday, Pop" Rising. but the price asked was bit too steep and the manager of the Climbers turned the offer down.
 Collins bought Rising last summer from the Connecticut League, and play ed him part of the season in the Boston outfleld Rising played ST games with the New London Club, was 342 times at bat, scored A runs, had 105 hits 3S stolen bases, 12 sacrifice hits. 22 two-base hits and three-base hits. In fielding he had 222 putouts. Is assists and 9 errors, with a fielding average of 1883. He is an unusually fast out fielder but Collins has his outfieid full,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31

Alabama .ssozs1 x-1s
 Earned runs, Alabama '. Cumber land, 0. Three base hits, Burks, Shu- man i. Two base hits, Vandiver, Burks, Chamberlain. Balls, Sanders, 5; Stew art, 3: Landrum 1. Struck out Sanders IS, Stewart 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
TOO WET FOR GAME
BOSTON CLUB WILL PLAY THIS AF-
 TERNOON.
Jimmy Collins and His Men Arrive In MOntgomery-Durr Could Have Had sPDps'
 Rising.

In anticipation of a damp April fool joke the little bunch of mercury in sundry thermometers got themselves suddenly gay yesterday morning, stun bled over something. took tumble, and knocked the local fans out of the first of the Climbers Boston games.
 Jimmy Collins with his classical bunch of Hubbites fell out of a Pull man car on the Louisville and Nashville train that reached Montgomery from Nashville yesterday morning.
 Everything was ready for the game yesterday afternoon, but as Uncle Isaac and his aggregation were not exactly up to playing q game of ice polo the battle was deferred until today, when a game will be played-weather and tide permitting
 The Boston crowd now at the Glen more Hotel consists of: Pitchers, Young. Dineen, Hughes, Tannehifl, Gib- son, Winters, Harris and Jocelyn; Catchers Graham Paterson, Preston and Kennedy; Infielders Collins. Par ent Grimshaw, Ferriss and Murch; Out fielders Selbach. Stahl, Freeman. Ris- ing and Goodwin; Murnane, Boston Globe; Morse, Boston Herald, and Barnes, Boston Journal.
 Tonight the party will leave for New Orleans, where they remain a week, leaving for Boston on the night of Sunday, April s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31

Tuesday. The measure is a general extension of the Federal powers in yel- low fever quarantine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
VICTORY
 WAS MOST DECISIVE
Boys From Lebanon Never Had Look h Stewart Being Knocked Out of Box in Fourth Struck Out Sixteen Men,
 Only Five Hits Being Made Off Him.

,on scored from third on vandlver's
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24
next STOP At
ITALIAN PORT
Second Cruiser Squadron, Un-
der Rear Admiral BroWnSon,
Leaves Gibraltar.

Gibraltar. Sept. 22.-The vessels of the
United States second cruiser squadron
under command of Rear Admiral Brown
son, sailed this morning, the West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania for Naples and
the Colorado and Maryland for Palermo
The British military officers gave a din
ner at their meSses Saturday night to
several of the American officers, who
afterward attended a reception at the
governors residence.
Washington, Sept 23.-Rear Admiral
Brownson, commanding the armored
cruiser squadron now at Gibraltar, cabled
the navy department today that he in
tends u sail from that port tomorrow
resuming his voyage to the Philippines
The next stop will be at an Italian port
but owing to the regulations of the italian
government that no more than three Dr.
eign warShips stop at an Italian port
at the same time, it will be necessary
to divide the cruiser squadron and two
of the cruisers will go to Palermo and two
to Naples. After remaining at those
ports for four days the ships will pro-
coed to the Piereaus. Grace station and
stay for four days, leaving there for Port
Said. at the western entrance to the Suez
canal whence they will proceed by easy
stages to Manila.
AS soon rs Admiral Brownson reaches
Suez. at the eastern end of the canal
he will come within the limits of the
Asiatic station and assume command
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24
FREMONT COUNTY FAIR.
Southeastern Idaho Proud of the
Showing Made.
Especial to The Herald)

st. Anthony, Ida. Sept. 23.-The Ere
mont county fair closed i'm a blaze of
glory, its success surprising even the
anticipations of the most sanguine. The
second days attendance was between 5000
and 5000, people covering the entire show
grounds; the third day saw nearly as
many as the second and all are loud In
their praise of the manner in which ALI
events were carried out The numerous
events kept one busy continually doing
away with that one bad characteristic Of
fairs and race meets-the long and tedious
waits. The brOncho busting Of the sec
ond day took the people by storm. the
plaudits seeming TO be fairly well divided
between the two white cowboys and the
Indians The cowboys relay race was
also much appreciated. Professor OdelI
made two successful balloon ascensions
General satisfaction was given I'm the
awarding of prizes which were numerous
The driving and riding races were the fea-
lures of the two days and were greatly
enjoyed by the immense thrOng. Fol-
lowing is the result of the races:
Three minute trot-General Sherwood
first. Maggie $. second. Ravenolu third
Barondale fourth. Time, 2:491k
Half-mile dash-Addie d. first, Sleepv
Tom second. Cap third.
Quarter-mile dash. Paddy first, Ice
Wagon second. Addie D. third Prince
fourth. Time. 2434 seconds
2:1S class-Dallas first, Fire Fly second
Maggie S. third.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24
SAILS FOR HAVANA.
Funston Has No knowledge of Why
He Is Going.

Jacksonville. Fla, Sept 23.-Brigadier
General Frederick Funston passed
through Jacksonville this afternoon, en-
route to Port Tampa, where he will board
the steamer Olivette tonight for Havana
General Funston said positively that he
had no other order than the original or
der from Secretary OF War Taft to re-
port to him in Havana as soon as pos
sible.
1T is possible said General Funston.
that Secretary Taft wishes to send me
out TO confer with some of the insurgent
leaders. as he is aware that / am well
acquainted with a large number of Gu
bans who We're prominent during the last
Cuban revolution against Spanish author
ity. l cannot now recall meeting the in
surgent leaders whose names have been
mentioned in the press dispatches. When
was with the Cuban revolutionists 1 was
principally in the eastern end OF the ISL
and and not with any insurgents I'm the
western provinces. j do not know GEN
eral Pine Guerra and think he must have
been with General Maceo in Pinar del
Rio.
LAS TO what preparations have been
made for sending United States troops
TO Cuba in case Secretary Taft decides
they are needed, 1 am not at liberty to
state"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24

Deputy Sheriffs Still Preventing
Rock Island Trains From Cross
ing Bridge Over Cimarron.

Guthrie. Okla, Sept. 23.-Deputy sheriffs
have been stationed at the approaches of
the temporary bridge across the Cimarron
river at Dover. where the Rock Island
wreck occurred last Tuesday, to prevent
trains passing and traffic is at a stand
still.
A conflict has arisen over the removal
of the bodies supposed TO be in the SUBJ
merged cars. The railroad company has
asked Governor Frantz to have the ter
ritory officials remove the bodies. Gov
ernor Frantz however, said tonight that
the railroad company probably would re-
move the bodies as soon as the water falls
sufficiently to permit an inspection of
the coaches. He added that If theFrail-
road does not act promptly in the mat
ter the territory will proceed to compel
the officials of the road to remove the
bodies County Attorney Bowman of
Kingfisher county has notified the rail-
road officials that they must not remove
the bodies without first getting the con-
sent OF the coroner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24
FRANCHISE PEOPLE
HAD CLEAR MAJORITY

Denver, Colo, Sept. 23.-The recount
of ballots cast in the recent election on
the franchises sought by the Denver
Gas & Electric company and the Den
yer TramWay company was completed
today. The investigation showed that
there was no fraud in the ballots them
selves, but that in computing the to-
tails some errors were made by election
officials resulting in a loss Of lis to the
gas company and seventy-one to the
tramWay company. The majorities re-
turned i'm favor of these franchises were
something over 500 in each case. SO
that as yet the investigation has not
affected the result
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24
TARGET PRACTICE NEXT.
BattIeship Squadron Sails for Prov
incetoWn, Mass.

Bar Harbor, Me-, Sept 22.-The battle
ship squadron Of the North Atlantic fleet
sailed tonight for Provincetown Mass.
The warships, which had been here since
Sept. s, were the Maine, Kearsarge. Ken
lucky, Illinois. Indiana. Iowa Missouri
and Alabama and the dispatch boat Yank-
ton.
At PrOV1nCet0Wn gunnerS will engage
in target practice, and on Tuesday a court
martial will assemble there for the trial
of Captain Samuel p. Comfy and Lieu
tenant Alfred w. Pressey, officers who
commanded the battleship Alabama when
she collided with the Illinois off Newport
last July. The officers are charged with
mismanagement Of their vessel.