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The Washington times., 1906-08-26

While SIS clients are sOjOurniug among
the mountains and at the seashore the
drm OF Lewis Johnson & Co. Is INDUCING
IN some extensive improvements 70 its
banking hOnse. so that when the busy
season again opens everything viii be
in apple pie order. Painters and decor
ators are busily engaged and promise a
banking room that viii be fitted up IN
the most artistic manner when they
have finished.
The members of the exchange gave
Daniel Fraser the glad hand" on his
return from an outing at Magnolia,
Mass. last week B-own and ruddy. the
good effects of the trip were plainly
shown IN his quick step and bright eye
and the heartiness of his handshake-
Uncle Danl." as he is affectionately
termed by his fellow-members, is hher-
ally endowed with a most delightful per
sonalIty that gives pleasure TO all his
associates.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26
ATTEST NEWS AND GOSSIP or THE STOCK MARKETS
THE WASHINGTON MARKET

Sales Of the board. including after
call. amounted 10 gS5 shares OF stock
and $1,000 IN bonds.
Following are the sales and quotations
of t0day's market
Washington Eailcay and Electric IS,
81 ,0000S3i2 S5O0n67ia. SJGG6S1Ia.
Potomac Electric Light 8, N,O09u lOl&-
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 50N39
Washington Railway ana Electric pre-
ferred 50uS71s, 500S7is, 5OdS7ls, 50QS7A.
l9O4sS (huyer COZ. lJJHSS buyer GOD. 500
IS tbuyer SOD.
Washington Gas. 250597s. 250597s.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
1905
Greene Copper. 10d25it
Mitchell Mining. 100a1, l0067 100d67s.
Washington Loan ana Trust. 5Q223.
After call-Home Savings Bank. 54285.
Mitchell Minin~ 1000
Quotations Of Most Active issues
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

s. Thomas Brown, president Of the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank. IS
spending the heated term at AEbIry
Park, where he enjoys the intellectual
advantages afforded by the Park, and
also at Ocean Grove, adjoining. The
summer series of lectures at these
places appeals 10 him greatly.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

George +. Fleming, the genial secre-
tary of the Union Trust Company. LETT
last week for an outing at Beach Haven,
n. J. The vacation came in the nature
Of an agreeable surprise as IL Was feared
his many duties might prevent his get
ting away al all this summer The trip
was undertaken with all the ardOr OF
one whose devotion TO business makes a
holiday a delightful event
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

Henry o. Wilson. the popular assist
ant treasurer OF the Union Trust Com
pany. left on his vacation last week
and will take In the leading resorts OF
New England while away. His assO-
The Washington times., 1906-08-26
- Resources % BlIlIon.

The addition of Missouri odds about
y3S.O1O.OJ} TO the total capital and sur
plus and about $4,000 600 10 the indi.
yidusI deposits. Oklahoma and indian
Territory increase the capital and sur.
plus fund by something more than
SI2U001 and the individual deposits by
over 100000
The total resources of the rational
banks FIN The South amount 90 Ss72. sac. sal
ard. including Missouri Oklahoma. and
Indian Territory. the total resources arc
s.. 1888 g7-. 0s3.
Generally considered this abstract
which covers tho condition of the banks
up 20 June is. shows a very satisfactory
state Of business affairs IN the South
and I'm tho section Immediately adjoin
Ing IL upon tie southwest.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

T0taI e1Ies UTeVI0.s week T-TO0a0T-- I901
Total sales previous week bonds $500
While the business OF the week Wia
considerably larger than that of the
previous week, the changes were OF
small significance Mitchell Mining alone
showing any decided movement.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

Charles J. Bell came back TO the floor
Of the Stock Exchange during the week
and nj once took a pronounced interest
In the trading. His vacation appeared
10 agree with him as the accumulation
Of a splendid coat OF tan showed that
the most Of it had been spent out in the
open air and his description OF several
engagements with the gamy salmon,
which had only been landed after fierce
struggles told how much he had enjoyed
f.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26
BENJAMIN WOODRUFF,
Popular Young Broker Who Entertain
ed a Party Of Friends at the
New Willard Recently.

ciates wished him bon voyage and a
pleasant and profitable outing.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26
Far Exceeds New England States.

This section has altogether more than
three times as many national banks as
the New England States. and about 500
more than the Eastern States. II has
about as many as the Middle West
nearly 700 more than the Western
states. and more than six times as
many as the Pacific States.
The loans and discounts OF the South
oTn hanks indicate closely the condi.
ton Of their business. the total amount
iug 20 sos 3fl, G6s Including Missouri.
Oklahoma, and Indian Territory. the To-
tai is SOL $50 455 fnasmuch as the total
Individual deposits ia tho South are iu
round figures about &54s,ot3,o1o and the
total capital and surplus about Sls2,-
G55e51 the foregoing figures indicate that
the money or the banks IS generally
actively employed and doing its share
toward the advancement Of the material
interests OF the country.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26
BANKS Of SOUTH
DENOTE PROGRESS
The Total Resources Exceed
Thousand Million
Dollars.

An abstract of reports of the cOndi-
lions of national banks lately issued by
the Comptroller of the Currency shows
most gratifying condition of such in-
stitutions i'm the South. There are alto
gether l295 national banks in this sec
ton, the State of Texas containing the
largest number namely, 455; ia fact
there rs only one Stale in the Union
which has more national banks than
Texas, and that is Pennsylvania. with
a total OF go
Including Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and Missouri. there are 1868 national
banks ia the South and Southwest
After Texas Indian Territory has the
largest number in this section. 1is. Ken
lucky is next, with 12S; oklahoma has
ll3. Missouri l07. Maryland 81. Virginia
SS, West Virginia Sc. Georgia Is. Ala
bama "A. Tennessee 6S, North Carolina
So. Louisiana and Florida 81 each, Ar
kansas 49, South Carolina q. Mississippi
a. Washington and the District Of Co
lumhia H.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

William a. Mcarns, Of the firm Of
Lewis johnson * Co, Is enjoying the de-
lights of the hunting and fishing OF the
Adlrondacks country. Mr.. Mearns IS a
mighty Nimrod and many trophies Of
his skill are 10 be seen in his handsome
home on Washington Heights.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

To be made an assistant manager of
such a prominent brokerage house aB
that Of the branch OF Charles @. Gates
& Co. located In the Munsey building,
before having attained his majority. is
an honor that speaks highly for tho
opinion IN which +. $. Chapman is held
by the house with which he IS con:
nected- Although stIH a young man,
his experience covers a period Of sev-
eral years as he first entered the bust
ness at the age OF fifteen. under the eye
Of his brother. with tfrv- firm OF z, r
Chapman & Co. When Gates & Co
opened an Office here last February his
services were secured. and his promo
ton has been rapid and well deserved
The patrons Of the house are delighted
al his advancement, and have extended
him their siuCeresr congratulations
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

J. Feudall Cain. cashier Of the Traders
National Bank. has returned from a de-
ughtful trip TO Atlantic City, looking
very much as though the sea air had
agreed with him immensely. He will be
al his desk tomorrow morning and Will
bC heartily welcomed by all the custom
ers OF the bank.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

A list Of representative low priced rail-
road bonds traded I'm i'm the New York
market shows that prices for This class
of securities have scored an average net
decline of ga points since August. 1865.
This fact is interesting an connection
with the general run of CON ncuc on the
present bond market
The Washington times., 1906-08-26
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.

TCuotations furnished by Charles c. Gates
3 Co.. Munsey Eulldlng-l
Saturday, August 20. Fri
The Washington times., 1906-08-26
NEW YORK CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by Charles C. Gates
Co.. Munsey Bulldingl
Saturday, August o: Fri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19
JUDGE HURT DEAD
LONG A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF
 MACON COUNTY. Had Gone to Georgia in the Hope o4 Regainfng His Health, But Ex- ptres nt Home of son-
 fn-Layv.

Tuskegee, Aug. 1s.--tSpeciaL} }--News was received here last night from Grif- fin, Ga, of the death of Judge William H. Hurt of Tuskegee.
 Judge Hurt has for years been one of Tuskegee's and Macon County's most prominent business men. He. for some year, was Probate Judge of Macon County. and for the past two years has been President of the Tuskegee Bank. He was a man who numbered his friends by his acquaintances.
 Judge Hurt has been in bad health for the past year or two and a few weeks ago he left Tuskegee with his wife to try to regain strength at In- dian Springs, Ga. Becoming dissatis- lied with the Springs. his wife persuad- ed him to go to Grimm and spend 6 while with ". B. Turner, his son-in- law, and 1t was at Mir. Turner's home that the Judge died.
 Judge Hurt has been a very active man in Macon County politics as we'll as great church worker, and ranked high in Masonry His remains were brought to Tuskegee this afternoon, and will be inferred in Tuskegee cems- tery tomorrow.
 Judge Hurt leaves his wife and six children.
 Tuskeegans received the news of Judge Hurts death with much sorrow. as he was a man of sterling character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19

Court has overruled a motion for . new trial of the case of Bully Here ford, convicted last week and sen fenced to life imprisonment Tor the murder of John Davis.
 Attorneys for the defense nave glv- en notice of appeal to the Supreme Court and thirty days has been allow ed them for the preparation of A Dill
 The grand jury made it's final re- port to the Circuit Court yesterday after remaining In session eleven days. Fifty-one true bills were re- turned. The grand jury reported on the books of County officers and found them all to be correctly kept. Judge speake discharged the jury with thanks.
 The dispensary club held a big meet ing last night and heard an address delivered by Hot. Erie Pettus or Athy ems on ''The Destruction of Athens by the Dispensary." A. D. Kirby was called on and predict that the dis pensary issue would win in the pri- mary of August 27 and Rev. Marvin Hehin responding to call, stated ms rosition on the matter of dispen- : sary. He said be is a prohibitionist but favors dispensary as first step in that direction.
 Hon. Seaborn Wright Of Rome, Ga., spoke at New Hope yesterday after noon and in Huntsville this morning and evening on the advantages of the dispensary system as compared with open saloons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19
MnEcKEp FIRE wAaON.
Apparatus fin Union Springs is Dam

Apparatus fin Union Springs is Dam-
 aged.
 Col. Henry J. Rosentihl of Union Springs was in the city yesterday as inc result of the wreck of a hand some. costly new combination hose and chemical fire wagon at Union Springs early yesterday morning.
 The apparatus cost the town $2,00O and now it is completely shattered. Colonel Rosentihl is at the head of the IJnioa Springs fire department and is interested in a number of enterprises i'm inc prosperous little town.
 ssFarly this morning the firemeh were ont with the appartus." said Colonel Rosentihl, .and when they went to turn a corner, the wagon careened and was thrown into a ditch, badly mutllating if. Part of the machine was kept at home for repairs and I took the other parts and came to Montgomery with them to have them fixed. turned inc parts over to a shop in Montgom- cry and they will be repaired. I ex- pect to have the wagon back In ser vice next Tuesday or Wednesday.
 we have a fine little fire depart ment in Union Springs, It consists of the latest improved apparatus and our water supply Is just as good as ln big city. The City Council recently created a paid department"
 Colonel Rosentihl returned to Union Springs yesterday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
tcontIausd from rsss slrssen.,
NOTICE To '. W. c. A. noARr

NOTICE TO Y. w. c. A. BOARD. There win be a. called meeting of the Board of Directors of the Y. W. C. A., on Monday morning at 10 o'cock, at the home of the Association Business Of importance will be transacted.
 Mrs. Margaret Boothe. Sec. Miss Elixabeth Williams has return ed from visit to friends at Opelika. Atlanta and LaFayettes
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 Mir and Mrs. Paul Mamand and little son, Paul Ballard of Greenwood, Miss. will leave for Atlanta Monday They have been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Harry A. smith for the past two, weeks.
 Misses Kate Fleming and Carrie All to have returned to the city after q pleasant visit to friends in Boston, Washington and New York. r Mrs S. D. Bennett will leave to- Mrs. s. D. Bennett win leave to- visit friends.
 Miss Laura s. McIiee has gone to I.owndesbore. to visit friends.
 Mrs. F. H. Lewis will leave this morning for Louisville. Ky. where she goes to visit her sister. Mrs ". F. Helms
 Mrs. W. D. Martin and daughter. Li- dia, are visiting her parents. Mir and Mrs W. E. Graves.
 E &ss
 Mrs. S, E Dudley has returned from Meridian. Miss. where she has been visiting her son. MT. 2, P Bray and Mrs. Bray.
 Miss Fannie and Master Bennie Bray have returned home after spending a few days with their uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Bray. in Meridian. Miss Miss Francis Morrisette is visiting the Misses Boothe at their home. III sayre street.
 Miss Elizabeth and Harriet Mcknight are visiting their grandmother. Mrs. l. M. Johnson, at her home S21 Madison avenue
 Mrs George W. Taylor of Demopolis, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Henry Crommelin, 55 Jefferson Davis avenue. Mrs. Crommelin has been i'll since her return from North Carolina
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 Mrs. Eugene Fies and t-To children, of Birmingham. arc the guests of Mrs. Leo Strassburger. at her residence on Clayton street
 Mrs. Payne left for her home in this evening.
 % @%
 Mrs. B. R. Bowdoin and Mss Emma Bowdoin Smith were called to Deats-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19
ENsLEY ON BooM.
nel,eved That New steel Plants VIII
 Be Erected.

nea,eved That New steel Plants VIII
 Be Erected.
 Birmingham, Aug. ts.--(Special. )-- 4 his boom in real estate which has heen on in Ensley, the steel suburb or Rirnntn ghan, indicates that some more large industrial plants will be located there.
 walker Percy. F. A. Burr, both con nected with the Tennessee Coal, Iron ana Railroad Company, and J ". Ba- ker. have purchased the properties or inc Shadyside Land Company, paying for ihe same $75.000, This property was purchased just few months ago bv the shadyside Company for $4S,O0O.
 Frank Nelson and Leo steiner or Rirrningham have purchased thirty acres of land at Ensley. alongside the creek. paving for the same $S0,e00. Other deals of some size have just heen consummated and all kinds of ru- mors are heard at that place. Because of the building of big steel plant fhe excavations for the foundations be- ing under way, there Is need Tor large number of houses for working men at Ensiey and arrangements are TOW under way for the erection with in the next twelve months Of a couple of hundred cottages while property owners are preparing to build some substantial homes.
 Today was pay day at Ensley, number of the larger industries paying off employees and as consequence the merchants there did greater business thtn has been done in many day
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19

vile this afternoon to attend the flu neral of Mrs Bowdoin's little grand daughter, Nellie Neil Nixon. Miss LfIlfe May Coker and little Jes- sic Coker. went to Dothan this after noon to visit their cousin. Miss Nellie Bowdoin.
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 Miss Eula Price of Birmingham, is visiting Miss Bowdoin's family on Me- Donough street.
 Mrs. George W. Ellis and son. MT, Jehn J. Ellis. left yesterday morning for Selma to visit relatives for several days.
 Little Roberta Dancy has returned to Letohatchie after spending few ds ! in the city. Miss Rue MeRss 1E of LsP1ss sess is $. yisS sis Mrs. A. B. Jones. after visit to her mother in Prattyiile, has returned home.
 MT. and Mrs. Gus Rice, son and daughter, while in New York City. are the guests of their parents at The Ambassador'' corner 97th street and Madison avenue.
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 Miss kate Hurley, who has been spending the summer in Ashevflle. Hem dersonville and Atlanta, has returned home.
 Miss Marie Sullivan of Atlanta, Is inc guest of Miss Kate Hurley.
 %%a Mrs. Pauline Ellis left yesterday Tor a visit of several weeks in Selma, 0rrvtIle and Thomasville.
 $ a Se MT. Stanley Chambers is i'll at the home Of his sister, Mrs Albert Sue at 41S Monroe Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19
NEW BANK AT AsHvrLr.E.
Ingtitution will Open fits Doors i
 Busimena M0waay.

Instituticn VIII Open fits Doors For
 Busiuess Monday.
 Gadsden, August 1s-(special.l-- Tn Ashville Savings Bank Of Ash- ville, St. Clair county, a new banking institution. will open it's doors for business Monday. The bank begins business in its own building which was erected for the purpose and is provided with all modern convenien- ces. The institution has a capital stock of $2S.000 and It's stockholders are some of that county's most sub stantial citizens. The officers are James L. Herring, president; Dr. !. B Bass, president; Dr. w. A.. Reason, second vice-president; A. K. Senour, cashier. The establishment of a bank at the capital of St. Clair county will i'll long felt need.
 The County Board of Registers, who have been engaged in correcting and revising the registration books during the week. finished this task this morn ing. While quite number were d-or- ped from the list, the increase, hots v- CT. is far in excess of the decrease. The commission will go to the western part of the county next week and will return to the city on August 27,
 It has been stated on reliable au- thority that the receivers of the de- funct First National Bank of Attalla, will pay dividend to the depositors of that institution which failed sew eral months ago. The stockholders their stock. snd most of them have responded promptly The failure of the bank has worked quito a hard ship on a number of people, some of whom had all their savings of many years In the bank
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19
Nerro ham. Another In Ribb.

Centrevllle, Aug, l8.-(SpecIaL1-- Yeterday at Wick. a saw mill town, about three miles east of Centreville, Jake whetstone shot and killed Archie Deramus, using shot gun. It seems that they had been on bad terms for some time and they met yesterday morning and renewed the quarrel. It is claimed that the dead man drew a knife. whereupon Whetstone ran into a house and secured a shot gun and fired, killing Deramus almost instantly Whetstone has been arrested and Is now in the county jail All concerned are negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.

vet maintains in Connecticut and Rhode Island, the legislative apportionment gave the coast counties of the barons immense numerical advantages over the Piedmont section in the general assem- bly,. and the legislature of South Car olina was the ruler of South Carolina. bers of the National Congress. for state legislators and for county executive officials Even as late as 1860 the Pres officials and no other officials. idential electors who cast the vote of South Carolina were appointed by the legislature of the State.
 The great war of 1861 was followed by the era of reconstruction, when South Carolina was humiliated as none of her sister cotton States was. and as nc other people were anywhere or in any age. Her white population were an inferior race. and not only was the government the meanest imaginable, but 1t was the costliest imaginable. The men who paid the taxes were not al- lowed to vote, and the men who admin istered the government were entirely irresponsible. Of course, such a con dition could only be maintained by the sword That South Carolina. beaten and bankrupt, overthrow this usurpa- tion after years of oppression is one of the miracles of Saxon history. No where else Is the insatiate appetite and indomintable resolution for the mastery implanted In the breast of the Anglo saxon. so vividly illustrated as 1t was in South Carolina the decade 1s65-75. Again the old families got control and held 1t until Benjamin R. Tillman rose and smote the oligarchy, and on It's wreck and ruin reared the democracy that there now maintains as 1t does In no other commonwealth of the entire American sisterhood, At some time in the future I hope to try to relate the story of that Titanic struggle. the re- suit of which was to put the political
 ,ov,,ar oF South Carolina intn the keep- ing of the people of South Carolina and to make Benjamin R. Tillman a more potential factor In the affairs of South Carolina than Rutledge or Laurens. mond. Hampton or Butler had ever beel.
 The speech of MT. Johnson to which I referred was delivered in the Nation ai House of Representatives June 28, dnna IIIs fhana. foo. HVAa annfh Cars
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-19

of the Manufacturers Record: From $257, ,000, ,000 invested in capital for factories to $1.5oo,O00,Ooo; increase.
 From sas7ooo.ooo yearly value or products Of factories to tI.750. .000 .00O s Increase, t1,2es, ,00o,0oo- From $2J,00O,000 capital invested in cotton mills to s225. 100000; incrsass.
 From sais.ooo, 600 anunai value #, ssssstton Goo crop cnop to ssso.ooO.ooo; Increase "From 225,ooo bales of cotton us4a In Southern cotton mills to 2.les.090; increase, 1,93S, ,000 bales.
 From $39.000, ,000 yearly lumber pro- dast duet to s2SO'OOO,OOO; increase. s2ii. .tS0.- From ss7ooo tons of pig iron prc- 0mcea oUs & to s,loo'ooo tons; increase ,2.Sos,-
 Prom s2si .ooo. GOO yearly value of exports abroad to s555,OO0.O00; increase, Prom s6so. .ooo.ooo yearly value of farm products 10 s1.750, 100000. increase $1.090, 100000.
 so %Teom nCr m, 2o.sGo miles of railread tc From 1IS,000 barrels of petroIaunn produced to 43.495,o00: increase, a. S16,000 barrels.
 Prom l5 cotton-oil mills to 7so; in- crease, 735 mills.
 Prom ssO0,0OO capital invested fin cotton -oil mills to s5a.eO0.0o0; increase,
 Prom es7.ooo spindies in cotton mus to 9.205. 900; increase, S.53S,O0o spindies' From 2l1,377 tons of phosphate min ga yearly to l.os742S; increase s7s.oBl
 From ss7.77s tons of coke producsa yearly to 6.2l4,1s5; increase. s46.lo9
 To crown 1t all. from ss.o51, ,ooo, ,ooo assessed property valuation to SS,SOc,- 100000 increase. $S.44s. .0o0,0o or an av- twenty-five years.
 
 Joseph T. Johnson was born in LAu- rens county South Carolina, in 1858, Roosevelt was born in New York He was poor boy, but not frfendiess In- deed; he had some excellent and pow dustry, frugality, honesty, among them. The companionship of these qualities Is worth more than the influence of a thousand influential friends at court Daily young Johnson earned his iiv- Ing in the sweat of his face and the industry and promptitude of the boy to this day ehara9tsrize the man. He lege and became lawyer in 1888. He kept his law office, and his law offlce kept him. He never tricked court or a client and he never lied to a jury. He was always where his duty beck oned, and in 1900 he was returned to the Fifty-seventh Congress, and was
 have never known a piember of either House more faithful to his du- ties. have never missed him on the floor when a sitting began. have never heard of Congre ssman more faithful to what are come to be called departmental duties" He IS moi q genius like AfcDuffle. not an orator like William L. Yancsy. but a plain blunt. downright man, who feels all he says and says all he feels. and does as his heart and conscience direct
 South Carolina owes him a debt of gratitude for his recent speech on her energies and her industries.
 why do you say those chorus girls have their war paint on?"
 Well they all nave these days"