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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
Trial of Insurance Fnklrs.

Mexico City. Sept. 9--The trial of sew enteen prisoners accused of perpetrat- ing frauds on the new life insurance companies begins tomorrow, a long list of lawyers retained for the defense is published. The case excites much ln- terest in insurance circles. The frauds were of sensational description. .in- volving the burial of dummies and col lecting claims on supposed dead per- sons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
Knled hr Father-ln-Ls,,.

Richmond, Mo. Sept. s.-Walter EndsIee. son of Colonel E. D. Ends ley of Bay county. was shot and killed on the highway near here last night by John Glass. his father-tn-law. The men had not been on friendly terms. Endslee was unarmed and died almost immediately After the shooting Glass drove off. leaving the body lying on the roadway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
Lnst of senrirt shoot.

seagirt. N. J. Sept. s.--With about 200 competitors to participate in the finish the final individual match will be completed tomorrow. The firing will commence on the 800 yard range. This Is expected to take the greater part of the morning and the 1000 yard range will be shot over in the afternoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
STRUCK OUTING PARTY.

BaItimOre Trolley Car COIlides With
 Pleasure Seekers.
 Baltimore, Md. Sep. s--While running at a high rate of speed at Shell Road crossing tonight an electric car on the sparrow's Point line of the United Rail- ways struck a phaeton in which was . party of eleven persons returning from an outing.
 All of the occupants of the phaeton were thrown in a sulley. The driver, John P. Michael, colorsd. receiving prob- ably fatal injuries, and two members of the outing party were seriously injured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
REPORTS NOT CREDITED.
Travel Is Heavy From United State,
 Into Mexico

IraVeA Aa hSMNS rNuuh OnAeSu StAteA
 Into Mexico.
 Mexico City. Sept. 9-Railway off, cials report a heavy amount of travel on account of the approaching national holidays.
 Many passengers are from the United States showing that the sensational re- ports about affairs here are not gen. orally credited.
 Vice President Corsat will receive to- morrow a deputation of officials of the Railway Machinists Union Labor off, cials state that matters are now entire ly satisfactory to them in the shops of the Central Railway and no strike is probable.
 Moreover. labor officials deny that any anti-foreign sentiment prevails any where and aver that no trouble need be looked for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
TIRE CHILDREN KrLLEp.
Electrical storm Caused Walls of Home
 to Collapse.

San Luis Potosi, Sept. s.--Whlie asleep, three children named Meliton were killed by the collapse of the walls of the Melton home about mid- night last night and their mother was so seriously injured that she may not recover.
 During the severe electrical storm and at about the same time two la borers were struck by lightning and killed. This city has been for dayn past swept by rainstorm after rain~ storm. and the walls of many of the old adobe houses have been weakened The home of the Melitons was not sup posed to be solid enough. and in spite of a warning that had been given the mother. she continued to occupy it. All four of the family were buried in the ruins of the walls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
WARNS REPUBLICANS.
Governor Higgins Tells Then to Shun
 Boss Control.

Albany. N, Y, Sept. 9.--Stlll with holding any intimations as to his own attitude on the subject of renomina- tion, Governor Higgins tonight through his secretary. Frank E, Periey. who said that the Governor was at his home in Clean. issued a statement in which he warns the Republicans of the State of the danger of a return to the old system of boss control
 He declares that the party in this State has an abundance of caoabie. loyal. honest men, any one Of whom will, if nominated. carry the State by upwards of 100000 plurality against frothy demonstration of superior vfr- tues and fnsincere promises of impossi- hle reforms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
Troopn nefune Aceess to Citr.

Siedlce. Russian Poland. Sept. "A massacre of police and soldiers began at 8 o'clock Saturday night Imme- diately afterwards the troops attacked the Jews.
 All today the soldiers have attacked civilians, Christians or Jews, robbinE and murdering them without discrimin- ation. Hundreds of persons were killed or wounded. Three streets were da..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
nuRALEs IN FIGHT.
Corporal Who Tried to EnterpOse Was
 Instantly Killed.

Instantly Killed.
 Vera Cruz. Mex, Sept. 9.-As a result of quarrel between two men in the barracks of the rurales here, one man is dead and three others Injured.
 Corporal Manuel Teulet intcrposed for the purpose of separating the belliger- ents and was shot in the head and h. stantiy killed. While he was lying or the ground, the light continued In gre. fury until both of the combatants wounded.
 Another guard who undertook to arate the men received dany wound in the breast A ge, named Silva finally disarmed and placed them under arrest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
DISASTROUS LUMBER FIRE.
Flaming MIIf of Sumter Lumber Com
 pany Is Destroyed.

Sumter. S. C., Sept. 9.-one of the most disastrous fires that ever visited Sumter started this afternoon in the blaming mill of the Sumter Lumber Company. and Is still burning at this hour, 3 o'clock.
 The aggregate loss will very likely reach S100,O00. The entire plant Is a total loss. More than a million and half feet of lumber has already burn ed and the flames are spreading to other piles and several box cars loaded In the lower end of the yard are in danger. Several residences were also burned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
WANTS ACTION POSTPONED
Buralo Editor Thlnlss Hearst Wi

Buffalo Editor Thinks Hearst Win
 be Chosen by Democrats.
 New York. Sept. 9.-W. J. Connors. proprietor of The Buffalo Courier, and The Buffalo Enquirer today said he had been circulating a letter address ed to the independence league asking that organization to postpone action at It's coming convention.
 Bosses have been knocked out in many Democratic conventions said Mr Corners, and there is no doubt now that MT. Hearst will be nominated by the Buffalo convention on September B.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
BuiId $500. 900 Brldge.

Mazatlan. Mex. Sept s.-To carry the Southern paoifc's extension across the Yadui river in the southern part of the State of Sonora. a bridge which will cost s5OO.0O0 will be built. work having already started. A temporary bridge Is also in course of construe- tion-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
sultan Receives Ambaa.maoru.

Constantinople, Saturday. Sept 8.-- The Sultan yesterday attended the Seiamlik and afterward suecessive4y received the British and French Ara- bassadors. These were the first aa- dienoes granted by the Sultan alnes his recent Illness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10

vastated It is reported that drunken revolutibnists started the massacre.
 Troops have Surrounded the city and refuse access to it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
WouId Not Attend school.

Abilene. Tex..w Sept. 9-Because her father had insisted that she attend school, Lillian Stevenson. a fourteen year-old girl of this city. went to her room last night and swallowed carboIIc acid from the effects of which it Is probable she will not recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
WIII snnnk in sehnlIn-

Sedalla. Mo, Sept. 9.-Sscretsry of War Taft will be assigned to speak in Sedalia in October. at a date to be fixed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10
WEATHER.

wasbingfon, Sept. g.--FOr Alabamas Fair Monday and Tuesday, except showers in northeast portion, light, variable winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-10

tcOntinued On Page sh,I
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-09
GIRL BEATS
WAY ON A FREIGHT
YOUNG MEMBER OF GENTLER
SEX TURNS HOBO.
cRAwLs INTO A BOX CAR.
Rides on Bed of Tiles from St. Louis
to Joliet, Ill, Where She Is Dis
covered by Kind Brakeman
Who Helps Her.

Chicago.-An 1S-year-old Chicago
girl enjoys the distinction Of being the
first of her sex TO make a long jour.
ney by stealing a ride on a freight
train. Il Is not strictly truS to say
When her experience was over she
declared emphatically that life on
the rolling freight did not appeal to
her.
NO more hobo life for met" ex.
claimed Miss Helen Hansen. as she
crawled out OF box car
Miss Hansen is a stenographer. Her
parents life in Chicago. but she had
job in s.. Louis. Thrown out Of ghis
by the firms failure. she tried in vain
10 find another Job.
First her slender savings melteS
away. Then she pawned her cloth
ing. piece by piece. tin she had only
one suit left Her parents were poor
so that she could not appeal 10 then
for help.
She did appeal 70 one or the frn
for whom she had worked. asking hin
TO lend her enough money for ticke'
back to Chicago. The reply she re
ceived made her decide that anything
would be better than TO trust to ap
peals for help.
She was at the end Of her resources
when II suddenly occurred TO her tina,
she had heard q people travelinE
without railway tickets and that wha'
other folks had done Sarah Hansen
could 90. too.
On the spur OF that inspiration sh,
made for the freight yards OF the Chi
cago Alton railroad. There sh,
found an embarrassment Of riches II
the line Of freight trains
They were scooting up and down
and switching back and forth In the
most disconcerting manner. for II wa
impossible 10 this new recruit 70 III,
hobo profession 20 decide in which
direction any one train would ultimate
~ decide 10 depart. An angel in tn,
very unusual disguise Of a small DO,
appeared and told her that No. s. OF
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-09

the third track was the Chicago
freight. That was welcome informa.
ton.
Slipping away from the small boy
angel Miss Hansen stole along in the
shadow OF No. until she came 10 the
open door Of box car half full of
tiles. She climbed in and crawled into
the corner to await developments.
These promised 10 take the unwel-
come shape OF two other hoboes, who
were not pretty girls. or even girls at
all One OF them had actually climbed
into the car and had turned to assist
his brother knight of the road, when
an approaching brakeman caused them
both 10 take a hurried departure
Miss Hansen rode all night on her
none too soft bed Of tiles Morning
came and hour after hour went by
without her b-ing molested. AT Joliet
she crawled 20 the door for the pur-
pose of spying ont the land and dis
covering her whereabouts.
Instead OF discovering. however, she
was herself discovered. for at the door
she came face TO face with the brake
man. IL was a tossup which of them
was the more disturbed by the en-
counter.
When the amazed brakeman man
aged to demand the why and where
fore Of her presence in his car Miss
Hansen burst into tears and told him
all about it.
Welt" said the brakeman; Il
| thought I'd seen every kind o. hobo
that ever beat a freight train. but
you're the first lady hobo that ever
come my way"
Whereupon. like a gentleman and
philanthropist. he emptied his pockets
of their contents which were 60 cents,
and handed the amount 10 Miss Han
| sen with the advice to complete her
| journey via the trolley line. The girl
took both the money and the advice.
\ got herself tn fr-t food she had tast-
ed in p hours and departed forever.
| so she vowel. from the ranks of the
hobocs.
! Cold Deal.
There was time, maam," said
the beggar. when / had money to
burn"
And you burned IL. | suppose?"
No, ma'am; I lorst IL fightin' tn
let trust --Chicago Daily News.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
Not Doing It Justice.


Jack-Oh, mother, do love cake!
It's awful nice.
Mother (reprovingly)-You should
not say you love" cake-say like"
Do not say "awful"-say very" DO
not say 'nice'--say good" And, by
the way, the word oh" should be omit
ted. Now. my dear, repeat the SEN
tence correctly.
jack like cake, it's very good.
Mother-That's better.
Jack with an air Of disgust)-It
sounds as if I was only talking bout
bread.-Royal.
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impossible.

Miss Elder-Wen, I maintain that
women can do anything that men can.
Mr.. Gazzam-Oh. no. The auction
GERS business is one a woman cannot
So into.
Miss Elder-Nonsense. She'd make
every bit as good an auctioneer as a
man.
Mr.. Gazzam--Just imagine an I'M
married woman getting up before a
crowd and exclaiming: Now. gentle
men, all want is an offer!s-Tit-Bits
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-09

were left 10 me by my mother. i re-
ceived from Monsieur Fauvel $4,000
francs, as my salary and share of the
profits. BY specializing in stocks l
gained 5000 francs. The rest / Dor
rowed. and intead paying out of the
$4,000 francs which l have deposited
in Monsieur Fauvel's hank"
The account was clear. exact, and
could he easily proved; it must be a
true one.
"Who lent you the money!"
Monsieur Raoul de Layers"
This witness had left Paris the day
OF the robbery. and could not be
found; so for the time being NJ. Pa
Urgent was compelled 70 rely upon
Prosper's word.
Well" he said. IT win not press
this point. bat tell me why, in spite
of the formal order OF Monsieur
Fauvel. you drew the money from the.
Bank of France the night before, in
stead of waiting till the morning of
the payment"
because Monsieur de Clameran had
informed me that IL would be agreea-
bic, necessary even. for him TO have
his money early ir the morning. He
will testify to that fact. if YOU sum
mon him; and I knew that I should
reach my office late"
''Then Monsieur de Clameran is a
friend of yours"
by no means. } have always felt
repealed by him; but he rs the init
mate friend OF Monsieur Layers
While Sigauit was writing down
these answers, NJ. Patrigent was rack
ing his brain 70 imagine what could
have occurred between NJ. bertomy
anu ms son, 70 cause this transforma-
ton ln prosper
"Onc more thinc.' said the judge;
''how did YOU spend the evening. the
night before the crime?
When left my Office. at five
o.cl' elk l took the -. GERMAN train.
and went TO \e-net- Monsieur de
Layers country -eot-to carry him
nftecn hundred francs which he had
asked tor' ami. not finding him at
nome left II with hs servant.
Dlo ne tell you that Monsieur de
Layers was goin- away
No. monsieur. did not know that
ne h@o leit rams
here did y'a go when you left
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re'uriieu 90 "'.S' ana olnea at
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Cold Deal.


Mrs. Henpek-You may talk as
much as you please
Henpek-Thank heaven,--N. Z. Sun.
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alone knew the word. Had he any
interest in robbing himself?"
Il can think of none"
well, now viii tell you what
interest you had in robbing him"
NJ. Patrigent spoke as a man who
was convinced of the facts he was
about TO state; but his assurance was
all assumed.
He had relied upon crushing, at a
blow, a despairing, wretched man,
and was nonplussed by seeing him APP
pear So determined upon resistance.
"Win you be good enough TO tell
me-" he said. in vexed tone, how
much YOU have speot during the last
year?"
Prosper did not find il necessary 10
stop 10 reflect and calculate.
''Yes, monsieur" he answered. un-
hesitatingly. Circumstances made it
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-09

This time the blow struck. Prosper's
eyes dropped before the inquiring
look Of the Judge.
y thought" he stammered. II
wished"
You wished 70 screen this WON
an"
YES, monsieur; I did. ] knew that
a man in my condition, accused OF a
robbery. has every fault, every weak
ness he has ever INDUCED in, charged
against him as a great crime"
which means that you knew that
the presence OF woman at your
house would tell very much against
you, and that justice would not ex-
cuse this scandalous defiance Of pub
lie morality. a man who respects
himself so little az 10 associate with
a worthless Woman does not elevate
her TO his standard, but he descends
TO her base level"
Monsieur"
Il suppose YOU know who the WON
an is whom YOU permit TO bear the
honest name borne by your mother?"
Madame Gypsy was a governess
when | first knew her. She was born
at Oporto, and sarne 70 France with O
Portuguese family"
Her name is not Gypsy; she has
never been a governess, and she is no.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
BOARD AUTHORIZES
IMPROVE MENTS,

The Board of Supervisors yester-
day adopted a resolution authorizins
the Board of Works to enter into con-
tracts for the following improvements
under the bond issue:
Sewer on Market street, from Sec
ond to East, 100000; repaving OF
Market street, from Second to East
100000; grading and paving of Mar
ket street, from Twelfth to Valencia,
Valencia. from Market to Hermann
and Brady, from Market to Steven
son, $32,500; sewer on Howard street
from seventeenth to Eighteenth
$4,000.
The board finally passed the ordi-
nance appointing ex-Police Commis-
sioner Alexander L. O'Grady an assist
ant to the board at a salary of $3.50
a month. OGrady's duties will include
the revising of the city ordinances and
the defending of suits filed that may
affect the title to lands owned by the
city.
The board deferred final action until
next Monday on the ordinance relating
to the construction and use of spur
tracks and the granting OF permits
for the same.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
CAN'T lEAT THIS DEMOCRAT.
San Bernardfno Republicans Decide No
to Nominate Superior Judge.

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 16.-The
Republican county convention was held
at Cotton today. After hot discussion
1t was decided to leave the nomination
for Superior Judge blank-this in con-
sequence Of the nomination of Judge
B. E. Bledse, a Democrat, who, 1t Is
believed, cannot be beaten.
The slate was broken In only two
instances. E. D. Roberts, local banker
and chairman of the county central
committee, was beaten for delegate to
the State convention by J. J. Hanford
an enemy of the machine, and A. J.
Downer, also an anti machine man, won
the nomination for Justice of the Peace
of San Bernardino Township after a
fierce battle.
The platform adopted indorses the
work of Governor Pardee. the two Ma
t1onal Senator'S and CONGRESSMAN
Smith. 1t is understood that the State
delegation will go north unpledged
The nominations were as follows.
Judge, blank; County Clerk, Charles
Post; Auditor, Walter Wagner; Re-
corder, ]. Frank Johnson Sheriff, ]. c.
Ralphs; Tax Collector. L. I. Coy Dis
trict Attorney, L. M. Speecher; AS
SCISSOR, ]. H. McElvaine; Surveyor, NJ l.
Cook; Superintendent OF Schools, A S.
McPherson; Coroner, c. D. Van VIE
Public Admins traitor. L. r. Bradley; Su-
pervisor, second district, DR.. e. w
Reid Supervisor, fourth district, Sam
uel Pine; Justice, A / Downer; Assem-
blyman, VIII r. Lemon; Constable, w
D. F. Allen
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
CUTICURAG AGR0WSHAIR
crusted ScaIps CIeansed and
Purified by Cuticura Soap

Assisted by light dressings of Cuticura,
the great Skin Cure. This treatment at
once stops falling hair, removes crusts,
scales, and dandruf, destroys hair
parasites, soothes irritated, itching
surfaces, stimulates the hair follicles,
lcosens the scalp skin, supplies the roots
with energy and nourishment, and
q makes the hairgrow upon asweet, whole
some, healthy scalp when all else fails.
Complete external and internal treat
nen6 for every humor, from pimples to
scrofula, from infancy to age, consisting
of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills,
may now be had of all druggists for one
dollar. A single set is often sufficient
to cure themost distressing cases.
Sold throughout the world. cuiicura Soap 1Sc, oint-
en 5c and Resovent Soc fn form Of Chocolate Coated
Pills &c per vial Of co. Potter Drug Chem Corp Sole
Props, Boston. s- Send for The Great Hrror Cure"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
TO BUILD SCHOOLS
AMONG RUINS.

To aid in drawing people back to
live in the burned district the Board
of Education has decided to rebuild
schools in that section. The first of
these will be the Clement, which will
be rebuilt at once on it's old site, at
Geary and Jones streets.
Three new schools will be opened
next Mondays One of these is the Han
cock, which will resume in temporary
quarters on its old site, Filbert street,
near Jones. The Denman School, with
A. L. Mann as principal, will open on
it's new site, Bush and Hyde streets,
and the Spring Valley School on it's
old site, with D. E. Bell as principal.
The board ordered advertisements
yesterday for bids for the equipment
Of the Polytechnic High School. The
finance committee of the Board of
Supervisors has promised to appropri-
ate $500 for that purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
Town Talk.

The current number of the newsiest
of the weeklies abounds in sprightly
gossip of general interest. Our Greedy
Labor Trust is the title of an editorial
that deals with the local industrial sit
uation. Under the caption Ward, Ty-
phoid and Flies" the Spectator sheds
some light on sanitary Conditions He
tells an amusing story about a society
girl noted as a practical joker and an
other about the jilting OF a naval ON
Ger. He discusses the alleged betrayal
Kahn, Hayes and Knowland. He quotes
from another Shortridge bulletin on
the, progress of that statesman's cru
sade In San Jose This weeks chapter
of In Old San Francisco" brings the
reader down to the acquittal of Judge
MCGOWAN by Napa jury.