The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-01

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 He heard some one on his porch. Opening the door he saw man stand ing on the gallery. The man turned walk away then sus1,rnss aG,nT in Raising his pistol. ne fired. the man falling. He then proceeded to the jail and surrendered. Jackson was taken to the city hospital and is reported in n serious condition.
 No Recorders Court.
 There was no session of the Record CTS Court this morning. Recorder Clarke yester0ay ordered an adjourn ment as 8 token of respect to Police place today.
 At noon today the annual meeting of the Mobile Cotton Exchange was held, President D. R. Burgess presiding Contrary to custom. the President did not deliver an annual addres. The Treasurer's report showed the Ex- change to be In healthy condition, ports of the various committees were read and ordered filed. The most im- portant was that of the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and was as fol- '"ro the Members of the Mobile Cot ton Exchange of Mobile: Dear sirs-The work of your Rivers | and Harbors Committee is embodied m l 1SS v Committee which is composed of lnem- | bers from all the commercial bodies
 of the city. This keeps in close touc
 with our members ot Congress ,,wara Wara
 and harbor matters, as well as tne l United States engineers office here. It | is at all times alert to the welfare ol our citys interest us r ire1uen N1nn,isbea ee in 1 our daily papers. and you are thus in-
 formed of what Is being done, 1 Tn order. however, that you may De
 under contracts with the National 1905. and September 16. 1908. there were
 removed from the channel 62S.1oo cunic
 and 33.S16 AS cubic yards of materiai' place measurement, restoring the 2s. 1 foot channel with width of from 4o | beacons numbers 22 and B. The United States Government. with Its own plant and hired labor. has removed many
 obstructions spnken sun h logs, rn trees msin1 ana taining 1t In safe condition. Before l the improvement of the outer bar. the depth of water was about 2s feet 6e-
 This depth was dredged to a1 and 20
 feet. with a. width of 2s5 feet; The
 maximum. draft June 30, ultimo, at mean low tide, on the shallowest part
 range of tide ii feet. The effect, ot, the recent hurricane on the channel is
 under invistigation. The damage. if if
 sasy remeeaass saeaaGsssa iadesa 1ndea das of October 13, 1906. a contract was en- tered into for the purpose of removing any shoals from the dredged channel. Respectfully submitted, "J. W. Whiting, Chairman"
 H. D. Lesesne. c. M. vanliew and B1sh werS tSs namd hn,eo, as for rai eTm nation of officers of the Exchange to
 be elected next Wednesday.
 Sues Western Union.
 today filed a suit for si.o66 against the | Western Union Telegraph Company for
 damages in an alleged failure to de-
 pant rn eams hs ssnt sei gran
 request to meet him at saltfilo Miss
 Owing to n1nsdeliysry: 9S.a he was ns forced
 and go in search of a conveyance to
 take the body to the home of relatives. | In the same court. Joseph Cady. -Sr..
 bile Llgh and Railroad Company, alighting from a car through the neg
 lisence of & an smploye: He claims tn the and he was thrown and dragged some | distance.
 Will Inspect Division.
 General Manager R. V. Taylor Q: the Mopls and oho and Southern af, territory of which they assume con trol tomorrow. Before .oav!ng Gen eral Manager Taylor issued the fol
 Ths hnst 0Gaa appoint%snts made effective this date. Hayden Mil Ter. freight traffic manager ofic. Tulf5t0p endeg Hessrsi s f+sHst LeHs Mo office Fullerton building. St. Louis. Mo. H. W. Clarke Superintendent ,f transportation. office Mobile. George and car equipment, ofice Mobile; C :, F. Blue, superintendent way and st Gfce glleprton p1ssburY %idin$ Chasing agent. office Mobile; J. L.. office Columbus, Miss.
 The two officials will return ta Alfred N. Naumenee jeweler, today in tion in bankruptcy. The liabilities are $,.Ss1.O2. assets $5S7. which he claims On exemptions.
 Fred Brown. we'll known lumber. man. died at his home S22 spring HI As %ss today nsve after e rs aess years old, and q long time residen. here. He is survived by his wife and other relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. B. Word left this afternoon for Newman. Ga. called there to attend the funeral of theil brother. A. R. $Word, whose death oc- cured in Atlanta last night MI, Word was well known here.
 the Southern Hallway Cot on platform, head of Royal street. while. rolling cotton today, met. with what ma. prove a fatal accident A bale of cotton got away from him and he fell, the bale falling on him.. He was taken to the city hospital n an am buIance, where it was found his neck had been broken and he was partially paralyZed.
 At 10 o'clock tonight 1t was re- ported he could not surviv :. 1> ough 1t had then been nine hours since the accident, the negro was able to spea k
 Honor of Thief.
 Price W. Tompkins, local dealer. terday he received registered pack age. mailed at Magazine Point. this County, the name of c. B. Johnson on the outer wrapper. On opening the package he was surprised to find a leather covered case on the inside of which was safety razor outfit com plete and a letter. The razor was of a had his store mark on It. A letter was also inside the wrapper.
 Evidently written in disguised hand the letter informed MT. Tompkins that