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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
SIX SAILORS DROWN
AMERICAN SCHOONER TWILIGHT
GOES DOWN.


Washington. Sept. 2o--The capsizine
OF the American schooner Twilight and
the loss of six OF her crew in the re-
cent storm OFF the Carolina coast, is
announced in the following message
dated today. received at the Navy De-
partment by wireless via st. Angus
tine. from the cruiser Minneapolis. on
her way to Cuba:
The Minneapolis, fifty miles east OF
Charleston at midnight picked up,
man at sea floating on plank. TWO
men heard his voice alongside at IL.
stopped the ship and turned on the
searchlights and lowered life boat.
The mans name was James Olsen and
he belonged to the schooper Twilight
which capsized at o'clock on the
morning of September II. There were
seven in thescrew. We remained in the
vicinity using searchlights until day
light but saw no sign of the wreck or
any survivors.
"Fiske, Commander"
The Twilight. Captain Feddensen. was
of 357 tonnage and her home port was
Wilmington, Del. She sailed from
Charleston IS. c.. September IL for
Philadelphia. She was. built at East
Haven. Conn.,, in 1874.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
BIDS FOR CONTRACT
PROPOSALS. FOR COOLIE LABOR
ARE OPENED.
Leon Pepperman Announced That
Awards VIII Not Be Made Un-
I'll Commission Can. Con-
suit with It's Attorney

washington, sept. 2O.-Proposdis
were submitted othe Isthnnian Canal
Commission today for the furnishins
of Chinese labor to be employed IN 'ho
construction of the Panama canal.
The requirements of the specinca-
tions, were In brief, that the contrae-
tors should agree to supply the com
mission with at least $500 Chinese
the commission having the privileges
of calling upon the successful cohtTac-
tor for additional labor not exceeding
$4,000. 1t further was specifled thae
the laborers should be on the lstnmus
ready for work within three and naiI
months of the opening of the proposals
and that the contractors should deposit
with their proposals bond OF sso.ooo
as a guarantee to faithfully carry out
the terms of the contract.
While the commission has been In
communication with about one hundred
and fifty individuals and corporation
who had signified a possible desire TO
submit proposals. only four proposals
finally, were offered to the commission
at 10 o'clock today.
In the presence of the contractors
and others interested in the proposals,
the propositions were opened In the
board room of the Commission by W..
Leon Pepperman, assistant chief of the
Office of Administration OF the
At the conclusion of the reading or
the proposals. Mr.. Pepperman announ-
ced that no award would be made OF
the contract until the proposals had
been examined by the commission ana
its general counsel. In accordance
with the Specifications. the proposals
were made for the furnishing of diff
ferent classes of labor at price fixed
by the hour in American gold.
A the four Dr0DOSaIS
submitted follows:
THE American China Contracting
Company. represented by James r.
Morse of Englewood, N. j.; common Ia
borers ten cents per hour; foreman and
interpreters twenty cents per hour;
physicians forty cents per hour. cooks
and BARRIERS, fifteen cents per hour.
international Contracting Company.
Washington, d. c., represented by Car
rol Purman, president; laborers and
cooks thirteen cents per hour; doctors
| thirty-nine cents per hour; assistant
doctors twenty-six cents per hour, in
| terpreters two and half times thirteen
cents per hour; foremen. one and one
| half times thirteen cents per hour.
IVA Me Lee Hing and Company. Bal
timore; laborers. clerks and BARRIERS
| twelve and one-half cents per hour;
foremen and interpreters fifteen cents
per hour: doctors twenty-five cents
| per hour.
Joel Julian r. Reuben, Washington
d. c.: for the first $500 Chinese, Ia
| borers eleven cents per hour: ,foremen
forty cents per hour; doctors sixty
cents per hour; interpreters sixty cents
per hour; cooks and BARRIERS thirty
cents per hour. For the first additional
1000 above $500 laboers eleven cents
per hour; for the second additional L.
900 laborers 10 rs cents per hour and
so on until rate of nine cents an hour
is reached provided $4,000 laborers are
employed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
VETERANS ADJOURN.
Attendance Was Large at the Meeting
Admission.

Annisson.
Admission. Sept. 20 Special 1.-The
Northeast Ala ,nIl Confederate Veter-
ans Association Jad!ou ned yesterday
afternoon after two days meeting
at the circuit court ro,un i, the court
hcu {.
The attendance far exceeded the ex-
pectations of the committee, but every
one was cared for and all had an en-
joyable time. The last feature of the
reunion was "a barbecue served for the
veterans and their friends About
1000 were present.
At the business session a resolution
introduced by Gen. ]. H. Savage OF
Birmingham was adopted appointing
legislation. in which the amount ap-
propriated by the State for pensions
will be increased. The annual Grafton
was delivered by j. J. Wi1ott OF this
city. His grafton was full of histori-
cal facts, and he paid glowing trib-
ute to the wearers of the gray In the
COS. The annual election of officers
resulted as follows: President, Judge
James IT, Greene; Vice-President.
Judge A F. McGhee; Secretary, H. T.
Persons; Executive Committee, J. H.
Allen. w. p. Howell. Joshua Draper
and Robert Hasson.
The veterans attending the reunion
marched in parade yesterday after
noon and about 500 participated. Inc
parade was in charge of Judge A. F.
McGhee, marshal. Among those at
tending the reunion are Colonel Tx
ford of Birmingham, Domineekio Ghio.
veteran of the Mexican. indian ana
civil wars and who is 81 years OF
age; Comrades G.. B. Shelton and r.
T. Ward, both blind, who fought
through9the war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

The funeral services of Mrs. w. A ii.
Pace, VINO died Wednesday night at
1855 O'Clock at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs @. I. Lardner at 209 North
jackson Street, were conducted at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. II.
M. Edmonds, acting pastor of the-Eirst
Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev.
w. NJ. Cox. pastor of the Dexter Ave-
nue. Methodist Church
The services were conducted at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lardner and
were largely attended by the friends
made by the deceased during her four
years residence in Montgomery and the
friends of her family
The pail bearers were: DIR. s. H.
Saul. r. w. Francisco, Hardy McGee,
w. Sizemore, H. worthington and C.
Stow.
The interment was made at lakewood
Cemetery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Remains of MIR. burnside.

The remains of Lee Burnside. the
West End man who oied of malarial
fever at the City Infirmary at $3.50
o'clock Wednesday night, will be ship
ped to Tallassee this morning at 9:15
o'clock.
Two brothers of the deceased, ]. c.
Burnside of Tallassee. and Henry Burn
side of Columbus. Ga, came to Mont
gomery last night ana Will accompany
the remains to Tallassee this morning.
Mr.. Burnside had been in Montgom-
cry about six months and was located
at West End. When he became i'll. a
few days ago with fever. his friends
send him to the city hospital where
he died. W. H. Tice. the undertaken
took charge of the body and made eff
fort to locate his reiatives. which
seemed unavailing.
Preparations were made for inter-
ment of the body at Montgomery, when
a telegram yesterday afternoon an
nounced that the brothers of the dead
man would come to Montgomery and
take charge of the body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
w. A. THOMAS SICK.
poruIar wetumpkian Critically ILL.,
CfrIs Go to College.

popuIar Wetumpkian Crfticahy
Girls Go to College.
wetumpka. Sept 20.-(Speciai)-W
A Thomas, a popular Wetumpkian anu
a man with many friends all over Aia =,
hama, is critically i'll at his rooms ~
East wetumpka His father, Wiihal
THOMAS of Alexander City, Is at MS
bedside. - or.
Machinery, for the laundry has AT
rived and the plant will soon be IN
stalled. 1t is probable that WetumpAe
will have a much needed Ice plant De-
fore next summer ,.,s
Wednesday morning. Misses Louise
and Ruby Thomas. Verna and Grace
Justice went to the Judson. MISS ira
Pearl McElhaney and Lucas Evans
williams left yesterday for the A. y
F., College, Tuskegee. Miss Ola Aus
tin has gone to the Judson and MISS
Ruth Gamble will leave Monday for
Bristow. Va.
Mrs. ]. M Jenkins. Jr. has return
ed from a visit to her parents MT ana
Mrs. ]. B. Clark Of Nashville. Mr..
Jenkins is the first automobile owner
in wetumpka. His machine Is tour
ing car Mr. Jenkins has only to COM
pIete the education of the horses in
this vicinity They have been taught
the alphabet of auto-dom by Montgom-
cry visitors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
DIR. ANDEasoN's CHILD ILL.
She ia with Her Mother i'm North Car
OIina.

News was received in Montgomery
yesterday Of the illness at Henderson
Vile, North Caroliua. of Ruth Ander-
son. little daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Neal L. Anderson of this city, who
with her mother. is spending the
summer there.
DR.. Anderson was at Dothan. con-
Quoting a series Of services at the
Presbyterian Church there when the
news reached him.
1t was learned by telephone that.
upon receipt of a telegram announce
ing his daughters Illness, he left
at once for North Carolina.
DR.. Anderson returned to Montgom-
cry about three weeks ago and left
Mrs. Anderson and their two daugh-
tiers. Margaret and Ruth Anderson, to
spend the remainder of the summer
at Hendersonville.
A telegram was received in Mont
gomery late yesterday afternoon stat
ing that the little girl was better and
that there was no cause for alarm
over her condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

and Southern Pacific
Train No. carries through Pullmans
from New Orleans to New York and Gin
einnau and Jacksonville to St. Louis, maxi
ing Connection at Nashville with through
sleeper to Chicago.
Train No. carries through Pullman
sleepeFs from New Orleans to New York
Cincinnati Chicago and through day coach
and sleeper Montgomery to st. Louis with
out change.
All through day trains make close con-
nection at Cincinnati. Evansville, ST. Louis
and New Orleans for all points, North
South, East and West
For further information pertaining to
rates. routes and schedules, consult ticket
c. L. Wolf. T. p A. Phone 354 Montgom-
cry. Ala, or S. T. surratt. Union Ticket
Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

Gadsden, Sept. )--Miss
Alma Leek and John c. Stapleton were
married at the residence of the brides
mother. Mrs. N. c. Leek. on Broad
Street. last night at Q o'clock, in ting
presence of few relatives and friends.
Rev. J. C. Dickinson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church. officiating. The
couple left immediatCly for Birming
lam, their future home. The bride is
a young lady greatly admired for her
many fine traits OF character. The
groom holds a responsible position In
the Birmingham postofflce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
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naa4h-of ssnoc,, Wessnn.

Gadsden. September. 20.-(Special.,-
Doc" wesson. we'll known citizen OF
East Gadsden, died at the home or
Robert Reed shortly after one o'clock
this morning Mr.. Wesson had long
been a SUFFERER from asthma and called
Mr.. Reed to his bedside at one o'clock
this morning and expired within fif-
teen minutes and before medical ala
could reach him. Mr.. Wesson was 81
years of age and leaves no near rela-
tives. The remains were buried at
Reeds burying ground at four o'clock
this afternoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

Electric lighted dining cars are on trains
and between Birmingham and New Or
leans. Lebanon and CINCINNATI also on
Nashville. Service a la carte.
New and handsome chair cars (seats
free) operated on trains l and between
Cincinnati and New Orleans. High back
seat coaches and chair cars are also run
on all through trains between Cincinnati
Louisville and New Orleans.
Train No. / carries through Pullmans
from Chicago, Cincinnati and New York to
New Orleans. Also through day coach and
sleeper between St. Louis and Montgomery,
through tourist sleepers to San Francisco.
Train No carries through Pullmans
from Cincinnati and New oYrk to New Or
leans and ST. Louis to Jacksonville; also
leaving Montgomery at 9:35 pm, Tuesday
Wednesday and aSturday, via New Orleans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
TO BUILD NEW MILL.
II, zoo More SpindIes WIN BE Installed
a AnniNIOn.

Admission. Sept O.-(Spccial.(-
Ancrican Net and Irvine Mill Com
pnny is TO begin at oIce the construe
ton Of a new mill The present plant
has been a success in every way ami
it is certain that the new mill will Dis
.kewise.
This company Is at present operating
mill of :. 900 spindles. and the ne"
mill of 10000 spindles Will. therefore
be twice as large, and means an out
lay of half a million dollars. to be eX
rcnded upon mills, warehouses, cot
tages and other improvements. tht
construction of which will be begin al
once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
CHASED BY A BEAR.
Resident of Morgan County Relates a
Thrilling EXperience.

Decatur, Sept. (Special }-SeN :
eral persons residing near Somerville,
in this county, claim to haye seen a
large black bear in their neighborh0od
during the past few days. one man
says that the bear chased him for
some distance until he came to a lean
ing tree cub about half grown
came down the tree and the old bear
then left the man and went 10 the
cub.
For sometime past the farmers of
that ncighborhood have been losing
pigs ana other young animals and d!l
not know what became of them. Now
il is believed that this bear was KILN
and eating them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
MEXICO I'm Friendly Mood.

washington, Sept 2O--The dcpart-
ment OF state has received telegram
from Philip c. Hanna. American con-
sui general at Monterey - Nico, il
which he states that Consul Victor Du-
hame has reported that frienly mani
festaticns of perfect harmony with
this country were never moro evident
Al SaltilIo than turing the recent m
dependence celebration at that place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
ATHENS COLLEGE OPENS.
Speeches Made by Distinguished Minis
tiers and Educators.


Athens Sept. 20.-(Special. 1.-The
sixtieth annual session of the Athens
Female College opened yesterday with
the most fattering prospect in its en-
tire history.
Miss Mary n. Moore, the President,
received the heartiest congratulations
over the magnificent showing made on
the first day, every room in the house
being filled and many applications were
turned down for want of room. More
than 100 young ladies from a distance
were on hand to matriculate. and the
opening exercises were delightful.
DIR. Boyd, presiding elder of the dis
trict, DR.. Boone of the State Univer-
sity, DR.. Henry, pastor of the Meth
odisf Church. and others made happy
speeches. but 1t remained for the bril-
liant president to deliver the address
of the occasion. which she did to the
entire satisfaction of her many friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Death of William Todd.

Gadsden. September, 20.-(Special)-
william Todd. an aged and most high
" respected Confederate Veteran died
last nigh at his home near Alabama
City. He is survived by a wife and a
family of grown children by a former
marriage. Mr. Todd was n member or
Emma SAMSON Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams and was held in high esteem by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

The grand jury has peen hard at
work for two weeks. Every oay VIZ
ness after witness has gone beforesthe
inouisitors. It has been a remarkable
session. and the jury has worked
from early until late Owing to the
not weather most of the members
have been in negligee attire while
hearing evidence and debating IN
dtctments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
INTERESTING FACTS.
For Nearly Every Man, Woman and
Child

For Nearly EVERY mun, "OmHh anu
Child.
A short time ago we published an
article recommending to our readers
the new discovery for the cure Of
Dyspepsia, called Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets, and the claim then made re-
earding the wonderful curative prop
critics of the remedy have been album
dainty sustained by the facts. People
who were cautious about trying new
remedies advertised in the newspapers
and were finally induced to give Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets a trial were
surprised and delighted at the results.
In many cases a single package cost
ing but so cents at any drug store
made a complete cure and in every in
stance the most beneficial results were
reported. From a hundred or more
received We have space to publish only
few of the latest but assure our read
ers we~receive so many commendatory
letters that we shall publish eacn week
a fresh lis, of genuine unsolicited tes-
timonials and never publish the same
one twice.
From James Yemn eisler. lacrosse
Wis; Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
doing me more good than anything /
ever tried and l was so pleased at re-
suits that | gave away several boxes
to my fri nds who have also had the
same benefits.
From Jacob Anthony, Portmurray,
New Jersey have taken STARTS
Dyspepsia Tablets with the best re-
suits l had Dyspepsia for six years,
ana had taken great deal of medicine,
but the tablets seem to take right a
hold and feel good. / am Il farmer
and lime burner and I heartily recon-
mend to everyone who has any trouble
with his stomach to use these Tablets.
From Mrs. NJ. X. West, Preston.
Mimi: have received surprisingly
good effects from using Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets. 1 gave one-half of my
last box to a friend who also suffered
from Indigestion and she had the same
good results.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are GER
tain cure for all forms of Indigestion.
They are not claimed to be a cure-all.
but are prepared for stomach troubles
only. and physicians and druggists
everywhere recommend them to all
persons suffering from Nervous Dys-
pepsia. sour or acid stomach, heart
burn. bloating or wind on stomach and
similar disorders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
THURSDAY WAS sULTRY.
Heavy Rainfall I'm Afternoon and Low
err Temperature in MONTGOMERY


err Temperature in Montgomery.
Thursday was a very sultry day. The
winds throughout the southern part
of the state were from the southeast
and the percentage OF relative humidi-
ty was high.
The temperature went up steadily
from the time the sun rose and at 3 o.
ma maximum of 90 degrees was regis
tered at the Weather Bureau. The en-
tire afternoon was rather threatening
but no rain fell until SIS D. m. The fall
became quite heavy at 500 p. M. and
continued for half and hour. The en-
tire fall up to p. M, was 0.S6 inch
The temperature had been falling
gradually since p. m. but when the
rain began IT fell very rapidly and at
II p. M, the thermometer rea 10 de-
grees -
The storm. So the Weather Bureau
states, was no more than an ordinary
thunderstorm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

The Merchants Hotel has been rent
ed for an office building after the LIST
of October. and the furniture has been
turned over to me for sale, 1t consists
of ncfe Iron Beds, OstemOre and Per-
fectiOn Mattresses. Good Carpets,
Chairs. This furniture has only been
I'm use about year. consequently it's
In good condition. If you need any
thing of the kind you can buy 1t
cheap. Open all day. Respectfully,
T. III. MADISON.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
THORNTON BRINGS SUIT.
Alleges That A. l.. Dupree Failed to
Pay Assessment.

Admission. Sept. 20.-tSpecial)-
Thomas n. Thornton, receiver, has
brought suit in the Federal court
against A. L. Dupree, the owner of
ten shares of the defunct Alfalfa First
National Bank, which Institution be-
came insolvent about the first of last
May.
Thornton had been appointed and
put in charge of the bank about July
9th. the capital stock of same amount
ing to $4,000 or 800 shares of 800
par value each. Later he was ordered
to assess each share holder, assess
ments to be paid ratably, in order to
straighten out the affairs of the de-
funct bank, the assessments to be paid
by August 8. Dupree's assessments
amounted to $1,000. which it is said he
refused to pay. Hence the suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
OLD SOLDIER bTAD.
Mr. Wimberly Expires at Mounta
Creek Home.

News of the death of Zeke Wimber-
ly at the Soldiers Home at Mountain
Creek, which occurred Wedncsda y
morning, has been received In Mont
gomery
Mr.. Wimberly had been feeble and
In failing health fos some time. He
was native IF Macon County and
went from taa1 county into the SER
vice of the CDufaltracy. lie was
known as 4 good soldier and he had
many friends who viii regret to hear
of his death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

the members Of that organization. He
entered the Confederate army at the
outbreak of the civil war, and was a
member of Company H. End South
Carolina infantry. The funeral was
conducted this afternoon from the resi-
dence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Mortgage Sale.

Pursuant TO the power of sale contained
IN a certain mortgage executed by Eugene
OBrien TO Henry ID. Heron, since deceas-
ed the undersigned. executors Of the
viii Of said Heron. viii proceed TO sell
at public cutlery, for cash. at the Artesian
Basin. in the city Of Montgomery. Ala
bama, at IL o'clock. M. on Saturday Oc-
tober goth, 1905, the following described
property conveyed by said mortgage, to-
wit. An undivided one-fourth interest IN
that certain lot of land in said City Of
Montgomery embraced in the Gunter plat
and bounded follows; Commencing AT
the point on Clayton Street on the north
side thereof ninety-three feet west Of the
corner of Clayton and Dickinson streets.
thence running west one hundred feet,
thence north one hundred and fifty feet
towards Martha Street, thence east paral-
lei with Clayton Street one hundred feet.
and thence south to the place OF beginning.
together with the tenements thereon and
hereditaments thereto appertaining.
]. =. SAFFOLD
W. S. THORINGTON.
Executors
W. g. THoRINGToN.
Attorney for Mortgages first
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

Malaria Makes Pale Blood
The Old Standard Groves Taste1ess AChiil
Tonic. drives out malaria and builds up the
system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years
Price so cents -fri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

idle money Is just
investment for IL as
a Job. II you are
for a manor for .
Wand Ad will heaD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

THE MAN who has
as anxious to find an
the idle man 10 find
looking for money. or
man with moneY-the
YoA
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-08-31

gins to wear a smile now and then,
as the time approaches for the return
home OF his estimable lady.
Miss Della Yates, who has been
visiting relatives~and friends at Noun
tain Home for several months. re-
turned home yesterday.
Last week we failed to notice the
death Of the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. E. Neage, which sad
event occurred on Sunday. The AR
GUS extends its sympathy to them.
Mrs. Price opened school in tie
dwelling house formerly occupied by
T. L. Vaughan, on last Monday. She
is good teacher and the people of
Brinkley should give her hearty
support.
]. h. Freeman was in from Hun
ter Monday.
Lieut.. Albert S. Brookes and pretty
sister, Miss Mae. were over from
Wheetley Monday.
Miss Joe Smale left Monday for
| ST. Francis where she goes to visi,
her sister, Mrs. Frank Gum.
Henry Wolf left Sunday for ST
Louis and eastern markets, to pur-
chase big stock Of general mer-
lchandise, so we understand. ]. G
Mayer, assisted by VIM. Hooker, viii
hold down things at the store during
his absence.