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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.
Interesting Matters to Be Discussed
 Tuesdny Night.

T'uesdny Night.
 Tuesday night the Commercial Club will hold It's November meeting at the rooms of the club on Bibb street
 The club, through its various com mittees, and the Board of Directors. has been particularly active the past month In securing for MontGomer} good things of various kinds and Tues day night some of them will be dis cussed.
 Never in the history of this city, eX- cept during the short space of time In which 1t was the capital of the Confed- crate States of America. has Montgom- cry been forced so prominently into the lime light of national observation and publicity as now. while the campaign of advertising is being conducted by the Commercial Club. Some of the re- suits of this campaign will be placed before the members of the club Tues day night
 Again. the Club Is being congratu- lated upon having secured for Mont gomery the next annual meeting of the Southern Educational Association which will assemble in Montgomery December 27, 2S and go, next, the lead
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
WOODMEN PREPARE
SOVEREIGN OFFICERS TO BE ROXALLH
 ENTERTAINED.
PensaeoIs Members of the Order to Give Heads ef OrganizatiCn Trip Over the
 Bay and Banquet.

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 35.--(speeiaL)-- Local woodmen of the World are preparing for the entertainment next Thursday Of sovereign officers of that order who are to pay . visit to the two lOcal camps and this afternoon the menhers of Hickory Camp No 21 and Live Oak Camp No. held a Joint meeting and mapped out program fer the entertainment of the visitors.
 They are expected to reach the city We'd resday night and the relieving day VIII be taken for a trip about the harbor' 70 the navy yard, forts and out into the gulf On the return they will board electric cars to obtain a view of the city. and at nisnt win address an open meeting of the two camps to which the public will be invited
 Following this will be banquet which promises to be one of the events among secret orders of the season. Among the visiting woodmen will be Sovereign Conl- mander J. c. Rock and Sovereign Watch man J. W. Jewll. of Omaha; Sovereign w. A. Frazier, of Texas; Sovereign M1nagsr sr T. E. Patterson. of Chattanooga, and SOW l ereisn Manager T. W. Mitchell of Florida-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
KILLED IN GRAF GAME.
Fatal Result of Row Between Negroes
 On Selma Road


 On Selma R0ads
 Tn a row over q crap game late Sat- urday night eight miles from the city 0n the Selma road, John Wesley Thomas. a young negro, was shot and instantly killed with a sS-calibre re- volver by General Streeter, a negro. The shot entered the heart of the dead negro. Streeter escaped and had not been located last night.
 Several negroes came to Montgomery early yesterday morning and informed Coroner Tice of the shooting. The coroner went to the scene of the shoot ing and, after an investigation, gave hy a shot from pistol in the hands of General Streeter.
 The remains of the dead negro were brought to Montgomery and taken to a local negro undertaking establishment. They will probably he buried today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
Robbed Show Window.

Robbers, who are supposed 10 2e sAperts have commenced operations here, and lat' night or this morning robbed one or the bi9 show windows of the Avery Hardware Company on Paiafox street of about 1ne dozen fine shot guns. The robbers used a diamond glas cutter and removed a large circle of the heavy plate glass and then helped themselves to every gun In the win dow. The work showed that the part;
 vgho welded the glass cutter twas not q novice nt the business, as the heavy plate glass was cut as a sharp razor would GUS a piece of paper. t t.' < I97t5c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26

ful capacity for management and exec utice ability of unusual order He is considered one of the most influential factors in financial circles of New York. His coming to Montgomery at this time may result in the establishment of re- lations of later benefit to Montgomery.
 The entertainment committee will submit its plans for the reception and entertainment of Mir. Low while here. Other matters will be given eonsidera- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
Rurinl of n Rnhr.

The funeral services Of Nell Shep- herd, the little daughter of MT. and Mrs. W. L. shepherd, who died Satur- day morning at 10 o'clock. was held at the family residence. llS Wilkinson Street, yesterday afternoon at o'clock, Rev W. M Cox. pastor of the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church, officiating. The little casket was covered with beautiful flowers from sympathizing g friends. The interment was made at Oakwood Cemetery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
Fa,rbnwka st yaek.ouvtIIe.

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 24--Vics Pres ident and Mrs. Fairbanks arrived here today from Tampa and will be the guests until tomorrow of Senator and Mrs. J. P. TalIaferro. Ms. Fairbanks was the guest of honor this afternoon at a reception given by Mrs. Taliafer- TO. The Vice President will be tender ed banquet tonight by the Jackson vile Board of Trade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
FToatlnr Contract Awarded.

T E. saunders c Go. have awarded the contract to Booth Bay, Maine. parties to flot three of the fine fishing sehooners' which were blown ashore by the storm. and in some instances carried hundred yards from the beach. The vessels are the carria B WelIea, which Is in the base hall mark at Palmetto Beach, the Maud spurIing which is lying in the yard of Wm. H. Knowles and the Clara B. Harwood in the yard of William 8. Keyser. All of the vessels are ashore along the western tay shore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
DIR. BARNwELL CAN'T COME.

Cancels Engagement to Speak at Girls
 High School
 Announcement was made yesterday that Dr. Charles Barnwell of the State UniverS- ity who was to have lectured at the Girls High School Wednesday evening cannot keep his engagement.
 A telegram received yesterday from Dr. Barnwell said that owing to the Illness )f one of his children he could not come to Montgomery this week.
 Dr. Barnwell was to have spoken to the students of the High School and their friends on "Tennyson, the Poet as an Artist"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
OUT AGAIN, IN AGAIN.
Ex-COnvIct Serves Ont Time and Com
 mits q Crime.

Frank Coles. an ex-eonvlct. who ar- rived in Montgomery from Birm!ng- ham Friday night. and attempted to burglarize the store of M D. Roberts within a few hours of hls arrival in the city, was sentenced by Recorder Raber to serve six months in the city prison for his offense
 Inasmuch as the store was not ac- tually broken into, a charge of bur glary could not be made against him. and the most serious offense that could be brought against him was that of being on the premises of MT. Roberts in the night without permission. He WIZ ~iven the limit permitted by law for this offense.
 Coles is said to have been released from the state prison gang only last March, after having served three years for assault to murder
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
Firecrncher Causes Excitement.

Rome, Nov. 24.-An exDlosi0n of a frecracker today near the church nf St. Andrea Della VaIle, which mas made famous by Sardou in La Tosca," caused some excitement and the spread of all kinds of exaggerated reports.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
EsOAPED NEGRO oAUGHT.
Ni.ety Days Added to Sentence of Eek,
 Hughes,

Zeke Hughes, a negro. who was sen tenced on September 3, to pay a fine of $50 and costs by Recorder Baber for carrying concealed weapon, and who so disHked to work on che streets in the prettlly striped uniform provided bv the police. that be escabed from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26

Some men ask for bread and thes O blarney on it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-26
DEATH OF A CHILD.
by of MT. and Mrs. G. B. Mclean is
 nRnd.

BabV or NLFs MMW NHF"F W' W' 1N '7@ ."
 Dead.
 Little Jewel Mclean, the baby daughter of Mir and Mrs. c. B. Mclean, died yesterday afternoon at 4i3o o'clock at the family residence, 423 Monroe Street. The little girl was one year and i've months old.
 The remains will be shipped this morning at S;S0 o'clock to Ariton. where the funeral services will be held and where the interment will be made,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
BELIEVE OPERATORS
WILL CONCEDE RAISE
Delegates to Miners Convention
Confident Scale Will Be
Accepted.

INDIANAPOLIS Jan determination
OF the wage scale committee. which was
effected at n meeting held at O clock to
night. was the first step toward the
paramount business of the convention of
the United Mine Workers.
That an increase In wages will be the
principal feature of tire report of the
scale committee Is no longer in doubt
and there IL very little doubt among the
majority of the delegates that their re-
quest for more money will be readily
conceded by the operators.
IL c. Perry, president of the Illinois
miners. who, with w. II 1Iasklns.
retiring president of the Ohio miners.
represented the American miners in the
International Mining congress at Biege.
Belgium, last August, made his report
He advised that the American miners
continue to be represented In the interna
tional conferences
The miners representatives at the con-
ycntion of the American Federation of
Labor submitted a report,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
BRUTALITY CHARGED
AGAINST OFFICERS.
Searching Investigation of Con-
plants Against Wha!er
Captain and Mate.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1s.-A search
ing investigation Is being made by United
States Shipping Commissioner C. f Bas-
sett and Deputy Collector John T. Far
ley regarding the alleged brutality. OF Of
hccrS OF the whalcr John and Winthrop
during the recent voyage OF the vessel to
the waters Of the North Pacific
The charges were made by Hub Dirk
wager. secretary of the Board OF Tradc
Of Holland who alleges that his son, who
shipped as q sailor on the vessel was
harpcored by the mate OF the whalcr, A.
S, Hitler. OF Oakland; that the crow was
starved and beaten by Hitler aud Capt
Shorcy. They We're transmitted 10 COL
lector Stratton by President Roosevelt
and today the hearing of evidence &c
gording the alleged cruclties was begun.
Martin Dlrk2wager, the young sailor
whose father made the complaint testi-
fed that he had been treated With ex-
treme brutality and on one occasion had
been struck with q harpoon by First
Mate Hitler.
The hearing VIII occupy several days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
IDAHO FALLS B00MS
Many New Buildings Being Pushed
to Completion.
Social to ID TrIbnne.

IDAHO FALLS. Ida. Jan. 1s-The Idaho
Falls Hospital association IL being in
&C erDorated. with capital OF $1,000 in
shares OF SO each. The stock is being rapidly
taken and tho establishment or a modern In
sutution OF this kind is only 4 matter OF q
short time. 1t Is probable that tho beard of
directors VIII proper 20 lease a suitable
building for tho present that octlyc work mas
be begun. Eventually the purchasn OF the Odl
Fellows home is contemplated. This * a mag
nncent building. situated in tho eastern Part
OF the city and suitable in every way.
Tho State bank building the corner OF
Broadway and Park. Is nearing completion and
VIII be ready Tor occupancy in short time
It. with the Sam8el-Murphy building adJo;n-
Ing is q credit to tho city and there is nothing
better In southcastern Idaho. A substantial
building boom has lasted throughout tho win
ter. and active steps arc being taken toward
the erection Of number Of both business and
residence structures with the opening Il
spring Among these VIII be handsome AMI
conveniently arranged armory for tho local
company. l. y G.
The Commercial club has been recently re-
organized and new life Infused into it in every
way. Elegant quarters have been eecUrc1 arI
regular meetings VIII be held. at which she
interests OF this section VIII bo pushed There
IS certainly a good opening here for somel hing
in the way Of factoricP. With two power
plants In course or construction, ample power
VIII be available. and suitable enterprises VIII
be given encouragement in every way, II you
urc interested write the secretary OF the Com
inercial club.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19

contracts to carry the mails for the next
ten years without the subsidy proposed,
and that dangerous precedent might
thus be established
Mr Frye replied that under the British
nag the American line would receive Slg7
uV more per annum than IL received under
the nag of the United States
Would Prefer Duties.
Concluding. Mr. Mallory said that he
would prefer a system OF discriminating
duties In favor of American vessels TO the
pending bill and added that he believed
that the Srdndest system of merchant ma
rlne ever known could be thus built up
Sr. Gallingcr gave notice that on Mon
day next he would ask the Senate To nx
time TO vote on the shipping bill
Inc Senate went into executive session
AT f:o3 p m. and at o'clock adjourned
until Monday.
The adjournment over three days was
taken IN order to afford to members OF
SthAte Committee on Interstate Com
bill
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
United States Has Nearly Half
the Mileage of the Entire
World.
BUT MERCHANT MARINE
MAKES POOR SHOWING
Improved Means of Transports
ton Has Wonderful Effect
on Commerce.

WASHINGTON. Jan 1S.-The United
States leads the world both in the pres
ent mileage and the recent growth of its
railways This is shown In a report on
the transportation routes and systems
OF the world" issued by the bureau OF
statistics OF the Department of Commerce
and Labor 1t points out that OF the to-
tai railway mileage of the world, aggrc-
gatlng In 1901, $40 coo miles, there were
2l1,04 miles in the United States, 1898
miles in European Russia, 81. 967 miles In
Germany, Is, l02 in France, $3.50 in India,
2.l2J in Austria-HunGary, 22,6i3 in the
United Kingdom, 1901 In Canada. 10 $50 in
Africa 1I113 i'll Australia IL 65g in Ar
gentina 1886 In Mexico, &6l In Italy,
93GS in Brazil, 1897 in Sweden, 1922 In ST.
IBERIA, Manchuria and the other former
Asiatic possessions OF Russia, 4i95 in Ja-
pan and ll16 In China
Growth Very Rapid.
Tho growth of the railways in the
United States has been very rapid. Be
ginning In 1895 with 1000 miles. the num-
Der steadily grew, and in the decade
ls65-lSi5 1t doubled and then rapidly came
up to the present number which repre-
scnts an outlay Of eleven and wo-thlrds
billions OF dollars, out OF an aggregate
cost OF thlrty-scyen billions for the en-
tire world
Tonnage Of Vessels.
The total tonnage of vessels fying the
tons I'm 1875 TO G,i56.5j3 tons I'm 1905 This
increase is due to the increase in the ton
mage Of vessels engaged i'm the Coastwise
trade The tonnage OF vessels engaged. in
the foreign trade fell from 23iS 25S in 1855
to 93,7J0 tons In 1895,
Freight Rates Decrease.
Freight rates on both land and sea have
decreased. The rate per bushcl OF wheat
from New York TO Liverpool was about
10 cents In 1878 and about 1 cent in 1905
The amount Of passengers and freight
transported has increased considerably
During the last year the railways trans
ported 7l9.G54,95l passengers and 500. .ODO,-
OGO tons OF freight In 1855 the number of
passengers carried was 251, ,i2I6SS and
freight 43I 100000 tons.
The influence that tho Improvement of
means of transportation on land and sea
has on the trade OF the world is discussed
Worlds Commerce Multiplies.
Under the newly created transportation
systems OF the last century, which have
developed the interior OF continents and
made mcrchantable many commodities
which formerly would not bear the cost
of transportation" the report says the
international commerce OF the world i.
today about fifteen times as much as at
the beginning OF the last century. while
the worlds population is but two and
one half times much as at that time
the commerce of the worlds population
as a whole. having thus grown from less
that s. 50 per capita In l9D TO nearly SlI
per capita at the present time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
TIES FOR BOISE ROAD
Electric Line Lets Contract Which
Looks Like Business.

Special to The Tribune,
BOISE, Ida, Jan. lS-The Boise Val
ley Electric Railway company has let
contract for about 10000 ties TO George
Butler. They viii be made from timber
up the Boise river this winter and foated
down in the spring This looks like the
company means business,
A z. Wilson. State agent of the New
York Life Insurance company, has re-
signed. His successor has not yet been
appointed,
Report comes from Spokane to the
effect that officers are In hot pursuit
of l.. j. Simpkins. wanted as an accom-
plice OF Orchard in the Steunenberg
assassination. 1t is said he can not much
longer hold out and escape Sheriff Bell
and others
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
YOUNGEST STENOGRAPHER
Lad of Thirteen Reports in Lindsey's
Juvenile Court

DENVER, Jan. 1S.-UnquestIona the
youngest exponent OF stenographic writ
ing who ever successfully reported the pro-
ceedings of a court case is Jay Brackney,
u thrteen-yeaT- boy, who for three
hours recorded the questions and an
swers in a civil suit that was tried before
Judge McCalls division of the District
Court.
Sitting In the big revolving chair that is
occupied by the regular Steuographer. this
embryonic Ben Pitman looked like q Lilli-
putian beside the men In the room. and
but for an occasional Interrogation by the
court, his presence there might not have
been known
Writing at an average OF 135 words
minute the youth totted down the hear
ing
The youthful court stenographer Is the
son of j c B-nckney, No. 2S23 Race
street Although only thirteen years old
he Is regularly employed as Stenographer
in Judge Lindsey's Juvenile Court.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
Was Printer by Trade.
FIVE YEARS IN PEN.
John Pomato Used Pen Too Freely on
Checks and Is Convicted.
Special TO Tho Tribune

Special TO The Tribune
PAROWAN, Utah. Jan. lS-Judgc
Greenwood has been holding court here
this week and among other things SEN
fenced John Pomato of Modcnu TO
five years in the penitcntinry, Pomato
pleaded guilty to forgery by drawing
checks on another mans account and
signing his own name to the checks
For the past year Cedar City has been
trying to keep up an existence under
prohibition ordinance This does not
mean. however, that there has been no
intoxicants sold In this educational cen
ter. but the city officers have been
strenuous In trying to stop the un-
lawful sale of liquor, and have i'm the
past few months secured three conyic-
tionS for the same-onc against Harry
Bennett, a druggist. who was fined SO
and two against William Sawyer, who
was fined 500 in each case.
The cuscs were ali appealed 10 the Dis
trict court, and yesterday they both con
cluded To dismiss their appeals and pay
the fines imposed by the lower court
with some reductions agreed to by the
City Attorney as compromise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
TH|RTY-THREE KILLED
BY NEW GUINEA BLACKS
Village Inhabitants Massacred
While Sleeping; Another
in Australia.

VICTORIA b, c., Jan. 1S.-Advlces OF
and North Australia were received by the
steamer Moana today. In New Guinea
party Of warriors made a raid on the VII
lage of Eklri thirty miles from the cap
ital, Port Moresby and killed thirty-thr
OF the inhabitants. who were sleeping
The bodies were much mutlated. The
village was looted and destroyed, every
thing of value being carried Off
Constable Escapes.
The village constable escaped though
his loin cloth was pierced by spears
thrown at him, and after hiding in the
bush for some days with two other sur
vivors he reported at Port Moresby. and
n force of armed conStables was sent to
punish the raiders
The other massacre, of Port Keats. In
yolyed the killing by blacks of six white
men and three natives, Messrs, Flinders
and Bender, government engineers en-
gagged In well boring. brought the news to
Port Darwin. They stated two white en-
gincerS had been murdered and seven
black men arrested and taken on board
steam launch.
Party Is Imprisoned.
The party on board the launch were
surprised by the blacks and all were
massncred with the exception OF a ma
tive boy who jumped overheard and es-
capped. The white men were killed with
tomahawks while sleeping The men
masSacrcd We're; Messrs. Bradshaw, Ban
mock, Skaehan and lVanoT and two other
engineers, names unknown, as we'll as
three natives.
ganized to proceed TO the scene OF the
tragedy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
AMENDS ITS ARTICLES.
Big Horn Railroad VIII Extend It's
Line From Cody

CHEYENNE. Wyo, Jan lS-Amcndel mr.
ticles OF Incorporation of the Big Horn rail-
road. an adjunct Of tho Burlington system
We're filed In the Office OF the clerk of Laramie
county today. The amended articles state Tint
the road shall have power In addition to It's
other projects. to extend It's line which now 10
being built nom Cody, Wyo., to Warland in
Big Horn county south OF the Elg Horn
which viii bring the road into tho Shoshonc
reservation close TO tho town of Shoshonc
established by tho Northwestern railway The
articles further state that tho rood Will run
In n southcnnterly direction to the Colorado
state limo. where II Is believed that conncc-
uon viii be made with the Saratoga 6 En-
cumpment road. which IL being built now
south from the Union Pacific line at Walcott
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
WILL COMPLETE SEA WALL
Court Directs San Francisco Treasurer
to Sign Bonds.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1S.-The Su-
prcme court this afternoon handed down
a decision which Is of great Importance
to San Francisco, as 1t means that funds
Will soon be available for the completion
of the sea wall Tho court sustained the
validity of the so-called sea wall act
passed by the Legislature In March. 1913
which authorized the State Board OF
Harbor Commissioners TO issue s., GOO 900
in bonds to complete the San Francisco
sea wall.
The Harbor commissioners proceeded TO
Issue bonds under this act but State
Treasurer Reeves refused TO approve
the issue The comml ssloners thereupon
applied to the Supreme court for writ
OF mandate to compel the State Treas
urer to sign the bond Issue.
The court, by its decision today. directs
the State Treasurer 10 sign the bonds
The Harbor commission. IL Is understood
Will now Issue bonds under the act from
time TO time until the full 50 100000 worth
Is on the market
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
TAKES ASHM0RE ISLANDS
Great Britain AnneXes More Land to
Australia

VICTORIA. b. c, Jan. lS-The steamer
Moana. which arrived today from
Australia, brought news of the annexa-
tion by Great Britain of the Ashmorc
islands, lying between Timor and Kings
Sound. Australia. II. NJ S. Cambrlan
went to the Isle Ids and hoisted the
British flag and saluted twcuty-one guns
There IS no Sign of habltation or human
life on the islands.
Five persons were drowned as the re-
suit OF the steamer Kapanui sinking at
Auckland after colliding with the Clay
more.
News from Noumea tells of sicl5ening
scenes ut an execution OF an Arnb by
guillotlne. over Il thousand spec tators
were present and a guard of 80 French
troops The cNcCutioner. novice
bungled exceedingly the execution last
inS fourteen minutes and the knife de-
capitating the culprit after 1t had been
dropped three times.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
RALEIGH GOES TO CHINA
Will Relieve Baltimore at Shanghai
If City Is Peaceful.

MANILA. Jan lS-Tho cruiser Raleigh Will
dcpert for Shanghai tomorrow January lS 20
relieve the cruiser Baltimore. on her way
!herc sho VIII call al Hongkong and II tho
situation at Canton is peaceful she Will pro-
coed 10 her destination
Upon the arrival OF the Raleigh at Shans-
hal II everything Is peaceful the Baltimore
VIII lcovy at once for Manila, otherwise sho
VIII remain.