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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

"Sh-h-h!" whispered Fred, warningly.
Don't you remember? We're on board Of
the junk, and they're pulling her across the
lagoon now. Listen and you'll hear the
sweeps"
1t was too late to think of backing out.
even if they had cherished any idea of the
sort But. in truth, they had no other re-
source than to take their chance as they had
done.
They might have remained on the coral
island for years, perhaps forever, wits. !.
being discovered; for, as l have said, it was
not then laid down on any chart and was
far out of the regular track of ships or steam
er5.
All that day and the night following they
stayed in their hiding place, but on the next
morning it was decided that they were far
enough from land to venture on deck.
Il should think by the. row overhead, and
the way the old tub is pitching into it, that
it was blowing, bit" Jack said, as they
steadied themselves an, moment by the stout
line; you're the Oldest" he continued.
SO that gentleman, pushing aside a sort of
his two companions, whose hearts, it must be
confessed, beat pretty rapidly, as they came
out into the light, which for the moment al
most blinded them.
Bornese sailors was followed by terrific ba
bel of tongues from the rest of the crew aft
about ten of whom were hanging on to The
clumsy tier, for it was blowing hard from
the southwest, with rapidly ydarkening Sky
and increasing sea.
Captain Bill came stumbling along toward
them, hanging to the rail, somewhat sborn
of his dignity, having lost his fatigue can and
taken off his sabre bayonet for convenience
sake.
"How you come--whatee you want Nell.
can man." he said, in a voice which would
have sounded imperious if it had not been
decidedly tremulous.
Jack as the best exponent of "pigeon Ens.,
lish," made the reply. sS'
"We hide away down below" POINTING VII !,
his finger in the direction of the hold "Sayey.
awe putee you shore, bimeby,' he finally
"You'd better try it--that's ALL" coollv re.
piled Mr. ;1 Carline coming con ag to The front and
had brought on board and which. Fred after
'sif you don't want that aftersail to blow into
fddiestrings you'd better have it inO -A'o
"Cap'n say wind too much for small cal,
More wind come" translated Jack, as Hi
gazed about him in considerable perpiexity. =
at looks to me-" said Mr.. Carlne, az he
gazed around the murky horizon, "as thou0b
we were going to catch something very much
like typhcon;" -,
astern; Especially too, when it takes bofh
watches to steer with the wind this wav.,
"For goodness sake" exclaimed Mr. Car
line, ego aft there, you boys, and show 'em
Continued on Following Page
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
CHAPTER XVI.

TIRED or Jack could make nothing of
the strange sail, though the latter
said it reminded him of what sea
HEgRI serpent might look like
SsEA&D Its junk, said Mr.. Carline, ap-
prehensively; "and don't see what
they want in here, anyhow"
For the junk had approached the island
unnoticed by them all, and was even now
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
CHAPTER XVII.

Mr.. Carline had prophesied, they
slept undisturbed, and Jack had his
vigil for nothing.
After their morning meal, the
three went down to look after their
boat, Mr.. Carline taking the "twig"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
CHAPTER XVIII.

HERE are we, anyway" asked Jack,
drowsily, as he opened his eyes in
the half darkness, on the morning
after the three castaways had con-
cealed themselves in the junk's fore
peak.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
Continued From Last Sunday
CHAPTER XIV.

E7HO'S for some oysters" asked Mr.
l~I Carline, on the morning following
the events narrated in the last chap
lg&E2SQI ter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
WILL ENLARGE WAREHOUSE.
Scheme of HuntsviIle Merchants and
 Planters a Success.


 Huntsville. July 2o-tspeciai)--The cotton warehouse of the Farmers Warehouse Company of Madison coun- ty, will be enlarged so that T.500 bales can be stored at once and a big shed will be built to furnish cover for an Additional 5000 bales.
 The warehouse was erected in the middle of the last cotton season by 8 company composed of local merchants snd planters. It proved to be a suc- cess from the start and its capacity was often taken SO that would be pat rons who wished to store furniture and other goods could not be accommodates Six per sent on the capitalization oS S2s. 900 has been earned.
 The directors have annointed cum- C.fttee to receive bids for construction
 Secretary J. M .Kirkbatrick statep that the next annual field trials of the Alabama Field Trials Club will begin on the club preserves here December These trials win immediately follow the Continental trials and will be. al. rectlv in the grand circuit. The club his thrown the Derby and All-Age stake open to the world and each hav- ing a guaranteed purse of $500, some of the best pointers and setters in the Tinted States and Canada will be en- tered There will be three stakes run this year, the trials opening with the members stalks. open only to members of the club
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
COMPROMISES A TAX
STATE BOARD ACTS ON PETITION
 or A RAILROAD.
The sAtianta and St. Andrews Ray Company VIII Pay 42,0OO Mort- gage Fee .Instead< of
 S3,00O.

The State Board of Compromise.
 which consists of the Governor, Attor-
 uey General and State Auditcr, yester-
 day took action on petition for com
 promise made by the Atlanta and St.
 legal tax of s3.0oe which would be
 charged on the filing of a mortgage
 by the company was reduced to s2.-
 The grounds on which the reduction
 was granted were that four-fifths of the road in question. when complet- ed. will lie in the State of Florida,
 while only the smaller fraction will be built in Alabama.
 At the meeting yesterday. the Att lanta and St. Andrews Bay, Railroad Company filed mortgage to the Central Banking and Trust Company. of Att ianta. for s2.0oO.ooo worth of bonds. Tn view of the fact that the larger portion of the road is to be built in another State, a request was made to reduce the legal amount of tax on such papers.
 According to law, the State Is .efa- titled to ten cents tax on every S100 of the value of such papers, while the county in which they are filed is en- titled to another five cents, making a total of fifteen cents tax on every $l00. This, In the case of papers val-
 ss.ooo. '
 The Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railroad Company possesses a charter granting 1t the right to build road from Dothan to Parma City on the gulf coast. a distance of eighty miles. Of this distance, however. only sixteen miles lie within the boundaries of Alabama. while the remainder is In | Florida. Tn view of this fact. the Board decided to make the tax in this | case two-thirds of the total amount. or $2,000, of which. in turn, two- l thirds, or s1.s33333 would go to the l State, while the remainder would go | to the county. The probate judge of l Houston County was given instruc- tions in accordance with the action of | the Board.
 | The road in question has already | constructed the lin3 from Dothan as | far as CottondaIe, Florida
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21

convicted was the brutal murder of his
 1S-months old stepscn. Frank Ford. while the latter was asleep in his cra-
 dle year ago. The evidence in the
 case showed that the negro had taken
 him iron the cradle and dashed his
 brains out on the floor.
 When the case came to trial before
 the Macon County Circuit Court. last
 fall. Attorneys Hare and Cobb were
 appointed by the court to act as coune
 sel for the, defendant. Just previous
 to the opening of the trial the attor-
 neys learned that Gordon had been re- xarded for a number of years as hav- ing been of weak mind. On this evi- dence. they attempted to have the
 charge changed. being met by the re
 fusal of the trial 1udge- On this re- fusal they took exceptions.
 At the conclusion of the trial. the jury found a verdict of murder In the first degree, and Gordon was sentence ed to be hanged An appeal was taken to the supreme court which. in an opinion
 handed down on the last Jay of June,
 affirmed the finding of the lower tri-
 bunal The date for execution was set
 for August 8.
 The delegation which came to Mont gomerv yesterday brought number of afidavits from prominent citizens of the county. testifying to the weak mental condition of Gordon. With these was a statement from the trial judge tn the case that. after learning facts. sup sequeat to the trial, he WAS of the opinion that the man should not re- ceive thc capital punishment. 4 hearing was granted by the Board of Pardons to the committee, which lasted in the nefghborhood of an hour As a result of the consultation, the Board recommended comr1usation oi the sentence to life imprisonment which was afterward approved and or' dered by gGovernor Jeiks.
 Accompanying the order was the fol | lowing statement of the Governor:
 "This man was defended by counse appointed by the court. When the counsel learned that they could prove the boy was practically an Idiot. tht l trial judge at that time, refused te allow the plea The trial 1ndge. on showing made to him afterwards. b, | men wEo had known Gordon always concluded that his sentence should os ] committed to life Imprisonment, anc I so advised the Board of Pardons. The 1 twelve men who served on the jur, | which tried him, besides a great mum | her of the best citizens of the county all unite to ask that the sentence b' ] commuted. The Board of Pardons ad vises clemency
 aIt Is ordered that the sentence b. corrimuted to Imprisonment for life II l the penitentiary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
rOtal :. IS 8O,85O,1s2 : s8,7ol.522


 Ali districts S1O1.1O74t7 $177S50.476
 "'rhe increase at the six Southern norfs named was from s30,S5O,1S2 to Res. TOT. .522 or $S7.S51,34O, little more than 122 per cent. In the seventeen other customs districts considered the Increase was from S70,257,235 to SlOs,S e49s54. or $3S,S91,719 or less than DO her cent. The increase at the six South- srn norts was nearly 80 per cent Of tha increase for the whole country ana noore than s27,OO0,00 of the $sS,- ooo ooo increase at other ports was at Neuy York and philadelphia. The in- craasa in inc value of all exports of Son,asttc merchandise was from Sl,4sl,- . 744e41 to S1.717,S59.S95, or $22B'll4,f ,f54. Toward the total increase preao5lunS contributed $76,2tS,o5S' ,.,..
 Another big water power deVelop- ment for electrical purposes Tn the south is involved in the announcemen thst nlans have been completed for the Sa,,aionment of F. 900 horsepower inn mediately and assoc horsepower ultl- noetalv at A point on the Yadkin river eieht miles from Rockingham, N. ." ana that the construction or the nec- sssary means will be carried forward as rapidly as possible ,.
 The developing dam. to De located on ,he Yadlxin. will be 1850 feet lens ana Sortv- fl,,a feet high, built or concrete, ana the firht installation or machinery win he for the delivery or lz'Ooo hoFse- nower unless contracts shall nave peen made for the delivery Of more than thai bafore the dam is completed it hefng estimated that total or @S,eVV horse-power can be obtained ana els-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
SAVED FROM
 GALLONS
ISAIAH JORDAN WILL NOT
 HANGED IN TUskEGEE.
Negro Who Killed . child in Mncos' County WilI Be Imprisoned for
 Lffe--1s Weak Minded.


 Owing to evidence prssented to him that Isaiah Gordon. the Macon county murderer who was sentenced at the hanged August s. was of unsound mind when he committed his crime, Governor Jelks yesterday signed an order com muting his sentence to life imprison- nlent
 Tn the effort to save Gordon from the gallows, delegation of six prominent white men from Macon county. includ- ing Mayor O. $. Lewis of 1uskcgee and Sheriff w. E. IIuddleton. came to Mont gonnery and made strong piea Tn the cause Of Gordon. The other members of the party which addressed the State Board of Pardons ani Governor Jelks were ". P. Cobb and C. w. Hare, att D. E Iaslie and Professor ". B. Ri- ley, the latter superintendent of City Schools in Tuskegee.
 The crime for which Gordon was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
Company VIII Have Lise From Az

lanta to Savannah. ,-,
 If is said among those who are in close touch with the headquarters et sesn ses snsadssp dscidsd to double track the Macon. and further that this decision has been reashsd tSs s the hastrns,c rass. 2. oass Line system. by which traffic arrange ments have been made giving tho Coast Line entrance into Atlanta from
 1t will be recalled that some months ago, 1t was announced that the At lantic Coast Line was then negotsaL- ing for entrance Into Atlanta Iron it's title to the Macon. Dublin and Savannah, from Macon to vidalia.
 Since then it seems that the Coast } Line has been moving nantsay deran.tsg.y he- s tween Vidaiia and Savannah. thus completing the through route by the extension of the old Macon. Dublin and Savannah to Savannah.
 A few days ago the announcement was made that application for char ter had been asked at the oftice pr tne secretary of state for the puisdlng o ol Reidsviiie. Gleenville and Hinesville. and striking the main line of tho Coast Line at Eleming' some io''S "A Arrangements have about been com pleted and the actual work will be- gin very soon. This will give the Att route from Atlanta to Savannah. and if the trafic arrangement with the Southern is effected. as announoed, the Coast Line will meet the Louisville the double tracked Southern between Macon and Atlanta.
 The Louisville and Nashville sys- tenn is owned bY the Coast Line. and 1t has haon deffnitelv known for some months that the Coast Line had deter- mined to establish, connection be- tween the two properties at Allan
 It. is said that had arrangements not been effected between the Southern and the Coast Line from Macon to Atlanta, the latter system would havo built its own line into Atlanta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21

Bourae Was Tn Pgnic. St. Petersburg. July 20-Tho BouFse
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
No cHANeE IN sTRIKn.
BIacksmiths at Coast Line shops ssiil
 nusN

The strike situation of the black smiths at the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- way shops remained practically un- changed yesterday.
 The six blacksmiths who on last Saturday went on strike because of the refusal of the management of the Coast Line to grant a raise of two and one-half cents per hour or fiat rate of $3.50 per day, of ten hour day, to all classes of workmen among the blacksmiths, have made no effort to return to work. and the manage ment has made no further concessions. As a consequence twenty-five machin- ists and boilermakers are without em- ployment and unless the places of the striking men are filled soon as many more men will be out of employment in a few days.
 Master Mechanic McGee expects to fill the places of the strikers soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
MONTGOMERY LIGHT & WATER POWER co.
 R. j. CHAMBERS, Vice Pres and Gen. Manager

Illustrative ot the scope of timber operations in the South is the am nouneement of the incorporation Of a S50O.0O0 company in Texas to develop 10000 acres of hardwood timber land in two counties of that State. the oper- ations contemplating the erection of at least two mills at cost of $25O'OOO and the building of twenty miles of railway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
An.nea wir. rnrrer Arrrr,eh.

St. Louis. July 2A-ThrouFh the arrest nf Henry Stanley. a telegram itneman. taken into custody last night on thA charge nf being implicated in a wire tapping scheme, the nolice be- Iieva they have brought to light an ex- tensfN,e scheme for tha stealing Of quo tations from the Merchants FxchanRe and that wire tanners have been oper- sting in st. Louis for three months Stanley is the only person arrested SC far
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
.-......a A.. alAe1.ieltv wi1hin a -adns

tributed by electricity within a radius of fifty miles of the plant.
 Contracts for the construction of this dam Tor the electrical equipment and for the water wheels have been award ed. The site of the enterprise is in district where probably 100000 are en- gaee1 in growing cotton or in manu- facturing it. and within the fifty-hile radius there are at least fifty cotton factories using about 25,000 horse- mower developed by steam. beside= oth- CT industries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
sTALLlNos AT sYLACAUGA.
Small Audience Hears Him .AdvOeat,
 His Claims.

sylscauga. July 20--(SpeciaI LA small barn belonging to z. Lecroy was burned Wednesday night. The loss was small
 Several prominent citizens are at tending the Baptist State Convention at TaIIadega this week.
 Hon. Jesse F. Stalllngs spoke here yesterday afternoon in the interest of his candidacy. He had small au- dience.
 Several new dwelling are being erected in town but the demand for more houses continues.
 Mir Hollin Smith, of Opelika, Is spending a while here with relatives
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21

was on the verge of a panic today. Tn spite of some efforts to support the market. Imperial fs fell Ia to I2 1-a lowest point touched since the October rising. Imperial Bs closed at s4 Ia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
Riaden hx NIaher,

London, July 2O.--Laangyby riddeI by Maher. the American jockey. WOE the Eclipse stakes at sandown Par1 today. Beppo was second and Wombl well was third. Nine horses started.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
SOUTHERN PROGRESS
INCREASE IN VALUES OF BREAD
 STUFF EXPORTS.
DeveIopment of Water Power for Eiee-
 trfcity--IllustratfOn of the Scope of Timber Operations fin This section.

Baltimore, Md, July 2o.-(special)-- In this weeks issue The Manufactur- CTS Record says:
 ''What Is apparently the inevitable In outward hound commerce of the United States is indicated by the in- ereasing trend toward Southern ports of breadstuffs for exports. For mum her of wears that tendency has been marked. and in the main has been in- creasing, notwithstanding occasional tagging dae rather to slackness in the whole export movement of bread stuffs than to anything else. It Is strikingiy demonstrated in the increase by values of breadstuff exports at Southern ports during the fiscal year just closed over. the preceding year the oomnarison being presented in the
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
LOSES HER ACTION
FOR A FORTUNE.
Judge Ellsworth Holds
Elizabeth Nix Is Not
Heir to Lloyd Estate

. OAKLAND. July 3O.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Lloyd Nix, alleged natural daughter of
the late capitalist. Charles R. Lloyd,
who died in Japan about three years
ago after he had been sensationally
shot by his nephew. William Boxall,
viii not receive a share of the Lloyd
estate. Her suit for wo-ffteenths of
the property was heard several months
ago. when Judge Ellsworth intimated
that he would decide against her, but
II was not until today that he handed
down his formal decision.
Mrs. Nix alleged that she was the
daughter of Lloyd snd Mary Scan and
that she was born in England. She
came to this country at Lloyd's request.
she averred. and he promised to make
her one Of mis- heirs II she would love
ann and attend TO him as a daughter"
This she claimed she did. but Judge
Ellsworth holds that. while Lloyd may
have promised to reimburse her, there
was no contract and that she is not en-
titled TO two -ffteenths OF the estate,
which is valued at $350.o0o.
The suit was brought against Thorn
as Addison and W S. Goodfellow, ex-
ecutors OF the viii Of Charles r. Lloyd.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
WILL MAKE CEMENT.

OAKLAND, July 3O.-Operations look
ing toward the acquisition Of a large
tract of land carrying deposits suitable
for the manufacture of cement have
been commenced by the newly organ
lied Western Portland Cement Com
pany. The corporation, which expects
to engage in the business on an extern
sive scale, has been formed by John 6
Blowslxi, ]. P. Fieberling and G. s. Ma
riner. The incorporators say they have
been assured Of as much capital as will
be necessary to finance their enterprise.
The locality in which they intend to
establish their plant is not TO be an
nounced until preliminaries TO the pur-
chase of the property have been COM
pleted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
MURPHY'S VICTIM near
DEATH; BAIL is RAISED
Man Who Assaulted w. T. Allen,
Brakeman, May Be Charged
With Murder.

OAKLAND, July 30.-When r. P.
terry on W. T. Allen, Southern Pacific
brakeman. on July "a, appeared in De-
partment 2 of the Police Court this
morning for sentence he was informed
by Police Judge Samuels that in all
probability he would be compelled to
face charge of murder. Since his ap-
pearance in court at the trial of Muir
ply Allen has suffered a relapse, and
he now lies at his home at the point
of death as a result of the blow struck
by his assailant.
Judge Samuels informed Murphy this
morning that his case would be con-
tinued to August / and at the same
time raised the bail of the latter from
$50 to $1,000.
Murphy when told that the victim of
the assault was not expected to live
became badly frightened. He trem-
blingly begged the Judge to remember
that he had not intended to injure
Allen, but his plea availed him nothing.
and he was ordered into custody until
he could furnish the Increased amount
of bail. Later friends came to his as
sistance and he was once more released
from custody.
The trouble which may result in the
death of Allen came about through the
attempt of Murphy 20 ride on the Sew
enth street local train without a ticket
He offered money to Allen. which the
latter could not accept, and as the dis
pute waxed hot struck the brakeman
a heavy blow on the body.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
SAN FRANCISCO BOYS
In REDWOOD CITY JAIL
Two Lads Plead Guilty to
Charge Of Having Abused
Old Horse.
SPECIAL DlsrAToH TO THE CALI.

REDWOOD CITY. July 30-Justiee
James Hanan dealt out the full penalty
of the law TO Joseph Haszen and Charles
McDevitt, two San Francisco lads. this
morning, after hearing the charges OF
cruelty made by James Cronk. the
president of the san Matso branch OF
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals The boys had been abusing
an aged horse
The couple pleaded guilty to the
charge, but begged for leniency upon
the ground that they were obliged to
travel from La Honda to San Francisco,
where Haszen's father keeps a junk
store. and had no other means OF trans
portation.
The Judge incidentally stated that he
believed that the defendants were
wanted for stealing hay en- route This
charge was denied by both boys
The sentence was a fine Of $50 each
or that many days in the County Jail
The latter alternative was chosen for
want of money.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
KNOCK DOWN POLICEMAN.

OAKLAND, July 30.-WilIiam Davis.
a painter, and John Spicula, a furniture
mover, created q disturbance last night
at Seventh street and Broadway, and
when Policeman A. B. Smith attempted
TO place them under arrest they at
tackled him. After knocking the police
man down the pair fed, but were
caught at Fifth and Washington streets
by Captain of Police Lynch and PATROL
men Mulgrew and Murcell and were
booked at the City Prison on charges
of battery. This morning Davis and
Spicula pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned in Department 1 of the Police
Court and their trials were set for
August 8.