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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
TURN FROM
 REPUBLICANS Bitter Speech of Notor-
 ious Negro. ROOSEVELT THEIR ENEMY Blacks Express Desire for Equality
 of Races. Be.s.H Preacher Fired out ef Hanss- viile By Profe.sor cosneill Says Race Has Been Besraysa
 By President.
ROOSEVELT THEIR ENEMY

Harpar's Fvrry, W. Va. Aug. 17.---The second annual meeting of the Niagara Movement. an organization Of negroes. whose purpose is to promote equality of the races. teddy continued its sHa- etons at Storer College the feature ok the proceedings being a tribute to the memory of John Brown and the ceie- bration of the fiftieth anniversary Of the battle of OssawatoKnie.
 At o'clock this morning the mem- bers of the movement, accompanied by number of visitors, made q pilgrim- age to the John Brown fort. which Ia two miles from here
 At the fort an address was delivered by Richard T. Gfllner. and the ptl9rinn9 marched around the fort in single nla. singing John Browns Body This Afternoon addresses on John Brown were delivered by ". ,. D. Dubois. and Rev. Beverly c. Ransom of Boston
 Ransom declared that God ssnt John Brown to Harper's Ferry to become . traitor to the Government in order that he might be true to the siavAs He discussed the political rights of The negro.
 House" he said. has been absolutely silent on the question of the enforce ment of the Fifteenth Amendment. while his Secretary or War has admit ted the violation of the Constitution. he has recently. in a notable adires. cons doned. If not tacitIy. endorsed tt.
 Secretary Taft. speaking for tifs president, chidea us by saying that the negroes are political children. that they have shown their incapacffy to maintain their political rights. if is true that the negro had a cffldliks faith Nh the Republican party. be- iievlng that it would administer the sacred trust which the fortunes Of war and the constitution had imposed ups ou 1t. and that it would not seize him like q gamblers stake in the game of politics
 Thank God at last tho scales ars failing frnm the negros eyes He ia being disillusioned by the acts of B Republican Congress the speeches oi members of a Republican, cabinet and the silence of a Republican President He should not hesitate to fepudiate his former friends who have betrayed him. nor refuse to fraternize with for mer enemies who are willing to give him aid While he remains a political issue he must insist upon making his power felt and his. rights respected .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
GOV. HAYWARD INTERVIEWED.
Sentiment of B-st People Heartily Fa-
 vOred LyBchInR.

Columbia, s C., Aug. l7.-Governor Heyward returned this afternoon from the scene If the lynehing of the ne- gro. Bob Davis. near Greenwood, last evening.
 When asked for q statement con- cernlng the Iynohins. the Governor said he had nothing to say further than that after a conference with Solicitor Cooper of the Greenwood Circuit he had instructed that officer to take im- mediate steps to prosecute the known members of the mob.
 As the sentiment among the best cit- izens of the county as well as a num- Der of negroes is in sympathy with the action of the mob. 1t is hardly probable that the prosecution will amount to anything.
 A negro school teacher of the neigh borhood has written a card to the newspapers in which he endorses the lynching of Davis
 The negr citizens of Greenwood county today issued the following ad-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
noTH sTpEs PREPAREp.
Citizens and Negro Soldiers are Ready
 Tor Battle.

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 17.--With both parties prepared for an attack. and each believing 1t te be imminent, there have been no especial develop ynents today in the situation growing out of the recent trouble between the negro troops and the citizens of this place.
 The citizens committee has been ad- vised that the troops will not be with drawn pending an investigation. and that State troops win not be sent here Judge James B. Wells. whose word is practically law along the borden, is on his way home now. and when he ar rlves 1t is probable that there will be some move made to relieve the tension. He has secured promise from Senator Bailey to go at once to Washington to sndeavor to secure the removal of the negroes.
 News reached here that the negro troops at Fort Mcintosh, near Laredo, are being kept closely within bounds gf the post to prevent possible troubie. The citizens here are being kept In ig- horance of any developments in the in feefta l0n, if one Is being conducted. &V 48ts 4cr Eenrose
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
PLAY nonINsoN cRusoE.
Alfred Klein to spend Months on Des.
 ert Island.

ert Hs1nnd.
 New York Aug. 17.--Like Robinson Crusoe. only without man Friday, and with a certainty of rescue, Alfred J. Klein will spend three months on Kerguelen Island. away south of the Indian Ocean, and halfway between Tasmania and the southern end of the continent of Africa.
 He is being sent thither by the Mu- scum of Natural History for purposes of research. and expects to sail from Boston in September.
 Through the voyages of a whaling vessel. the museum has obtained in : formation about Kerguelen leland. which leads to a belief that the island contains many specimen of plant and. animal life entirely unknown to the world of science.
 Kerguelen Island is situated at forty nine degrees south of latitude and sew enty degrees east longitude, halfway between Africa and Tasmania. It Is ninety miles long. contains volcano and glaciers. Its temperature seldom rises above fifty degrees or falls below zero It has never been inhabited for any length of time. A whaling vessel will leave Mr. Klein at the island, returning for him after a three months cruise in southern waters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
READY TO FIGHT.
People of Texas Anxious to Get at
 Nerro soldfers.

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 Houston, Tex, Aug. 17.--A special from Brownsville says the citizens guard is still stationed between Fort Brown and the city of Brownsville. Keeping the negro soldiers within the barracks and that aside from the feel ing of anxiety the town is quiet.
 The citizens have been informed that General McCaskey, commander of the Department of Texas, will take immediate steps to relieve the situa- fion. Advices from Austin state that considerable excitement over the Brownsville situation prevails there and a movement is talked of to orga- nize an armed force of citizens to go to Brownsville to assist in keeping the negro troops within the confines of the garrison.
 Governor Lanham is still out of the city and Adjutant General Paslen says he considers it very unwise to send State troops to Brownsville. The troops are considerably wrought up over what they consider an outrage and 1t is believed that if they were sent there they could not be con- frolled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
CALL ON THE
 GOVERNOR Brownsville People Want
 Troops. THE SITUATION IS CRAVE AII Texas Stirred Up Over the
 Outrage.
 --s Cssi.ens Committee Is stflI Holdins Nesrs ssldsers in Their BarrackA ana Lone star People Are Armipg Themselves.
 

Austin. Tex, Aug. 11.--A dispatch was received this afternoon from VII liam Kelley, Chairman of the Citf- gems Committee at Brownsville. ap- pealing to Governor Lanham to act al once regarding the condition of affairs brought about by the outbreak of ne- gro soldiers on Monday night.
 Chairman Kelley stated in the tele- gram that the excitement is not sub- siding and great fear is entertained among the women and children of a recurrence cf the outrage.
 In the absence of the Governor the message was turned over to AdJutant General HuIen. who sasu he would confer with General McCaskey, com naander of the Department of Texas. who returned this afternoon from San Antonio and ascertain what steps are to be taken to relieve the situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
coaI Miners strike.

Knoxville, Tenn, August I4.--LoaI miners are on strike at the Bell Jeltco mines, five miles west of Pineville, Ky. The troube is said to have orig mated over the question of coal weights. Wednesday night a miners union was organized at the mines and Thursday a general strike was declar- ed operative An official of the compa- nv claims that outsiders came .n and induced his men to join the union against their will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Beet snrar Merger.

Detroit, Aug. lI-Ihe Journal an- nounces that documents of incorpor- ation were filed in Lansing with the Secretary of State of the Michigan Su- gar Company. which will consolidate under one management at least seven of the largest beet sugar manufaetur- ing plants in the States. The initial capitalization mentioned in the papers is only 2,50o but when the consoli- dation Is concluded the figures will be we'll into the millions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
,,r yon, K,,,, Dead.

watchhiil, R. L. Aug. l7.-Mrs. John Knapp of St. Louis mother of Charles W. Knapp. general manaser of the st. Louis Republic and director of the Associated Press. and of Commander T J. Knapp, United States Navy, died late last night at her sumner resi- dence here. Mrs. Knapp was S2 years old. She had been an invalid for near iy four years. Besides her sons, three dauRhters survive her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
QUAKE IN WASHINGTON.
Dintinct shock Noted at the Weather
 Bureau OfElee.

Washington. Aug. 1.-The weather Bureau today issued the following earthquake bulletin: "A heavy, dis tinct earthquake shock was recorded on the seismographs at the Weather Bureau In Washington this afternoon beginning at minutes and 20 seconds past p. m, seventy-fifth meridian time. Complete and perfect records were obtained of both the north Ind south and the east and west movements of the earth.
 The earth tremors at Washington were of comparatively slow and delib- crate motion. each complete movement covering from eighteen to forty sec onds of time, The earthquake lasted continuously for several hours and fin- ally ceased about midnight The most violent shock occurred at seven hours,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
CHELSEA PEOPLE SURPRISED.
Hank Was One of oldest Institutions
 in Massachusetts.

Bank Was One or Ohuest AnstAtuthonS
 in Massachusetts.
 1oator. Aug. 17.-The business com ronnitv of Chelsea was surprised when it became known that the First Na- tional Bank of that city, one of the oldest financial institutions in this section of the state, had been closed, Many of the small tradesmen have nractically all of their ready money tied up in the bank
 If is said the difficulty with the hank was brought about by steady transfer of large accounts to Boston fherebv hampered for ready money. IL has been learned also that the First National Bank was heavily involved in real estate which tied up their money to the extent of about s5Oo,O0o.
 The failure of the First National ,vss responsible for small runs on the Chelsea Savings and Cooperative Prevalent Banks this morning,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
r,gs1 live stock Association.

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 1T.--The Co-opera- i've Live Stock Company has been in : eorporated here to do general live stock commission business at Kansas City. Chicago, St. Louis. Omaha and St. Joseph It is said that the company S,ss orxanfxed for the express purpose ofa lighting the National Live stock As- sociatlon. The ifacerperators are Iowa, Kansas. Colorado and Texas cattle rafss Ara
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
nn..t,nr of stonkhoIderu.

Philadelphia, Aug, i7.--Notice was issued today by the Norfolk and wes- tern Railroad Company that special meeting of the stockholders will be held at Roanoke, Va. October II to authorize an increase of the common stock of the company from see,0oo,00o to SiOO. .O00, 900. The stockholders will also be asked to vote on the proposal to sanction the issue of convertible bonds not to exceed $34,000,00o. these bonds to be converted into common nAn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
state Department Not Advised.

Washington, Aug. i7.--State Depart ment officials are without adyices rom the American representatives in Chih concerning the earthquake which Is re- ported to have caused havoc on the west coast of south America
 This Government is represented at Iquique, Chilli. which Is reported to De the worst center of the shock, py Charles S. winans of Michigan. and the American Consul at Valparaiso is All fred A. winslow of Indiana. Frank D. Aller of New Jersey is the American consular representative at Antofagasta. and John Hicks, the American Minister to Chili, is q Wisconsin man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
MOODY AT sAGAMoRE.

Attorney General Discusses Judicial
 Appointments With President.
 Oyster Bay. Aug. 17.--Attorney Gem erai Moody. who was q guest of Pres isent Roosevelt last night. left for Washington today. He said he had discussed with the President the mat ter of filling several vacancies on the Federal bench. The conclusions reach ed would be announced later.
 President Roosevelt will have three luncheon guests today, General John M Wilson, retired. Cleveland H. Dodge of New York. who is an old friend of President Roosevelt and Colonel Cobbes. an English army officer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
RELENzoFF EscAPEs.
Dived Through Glass Window, GaIn-
 ing the Forest.

Ing the FOreBt.
 St. Petersburg. Aug. 17-Belenzoff. the leader of the band which pillaged the Credit Mutual Bank of Moscow. daringly escaped while on his way to Moscow from Switzerland. whence he had been extradited.
 He was on board a train. heavily guarded and when near Pskov, dove through the glass of a window, gained the forest and eluded pursuit
 Extraordinary precautions had been taken through Poland owing to the fear of a foreible rescue of Belenzoff The platforms at all the places where the train stopped were cleared.
 Belenzom's attorneys fought his ex- tradition on the ground that a bank robbery in Russia was a political crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Telemraph Fae-eatahifMhed.

New York. Aug. lT.--The NerILaI essev nave re-estahtished their main office in valparaiso and are working with that city now, This would seem to show that the conditions are not as serious as at first reported
 one report which reached this city said that portions of Valparaiso wsls ss of hundreds of it's residents were buried in the ruins of the buildings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
An nnulneaa sunpended.

New York. Aug 1T.--A private caoie dispatch to ". R. Gray & Co. from Vaiparaiso, received by way of Lima, Peru, says that the earthquake Tn val paraiso was severe. and that business in the city has been totally suspended The dispatch further stated that Gray & Co.'S buildings in Valparaiso were badly damaged. but that none or the occupants was Injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18

Jesuit Church in Farm street were largely attended Ambassador Reid and Mrs. Reid and many other Amer ican and a number of English authors and writers were present. Monsignor Browne delivered a sympathetic. eulo- gistic address, during which he dweit especially on the deeply religious life
 of fhe deceaaed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
BANKS DOORS CLOSED.

romutroIler of Currency Ntoihed of
 Chelsea Institution's Failure.
 Washington, August 17.-The Comp %roller of the Currency has received sdvices by telegram from National RanL Examiner Ever that the First National Bank of Chelsea. Mass. has besn closed by action of the directors. Examiner Ever has peen appointed re-
 The failure of this bank Is reported bv inc examiner to be due to excessive loans to officers and directors of the hank.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
nunp FRnNcn RMpAssY.
Erection of BuiIdfnE in wnshington
 Before fh1 Deputfes

DeAOFc HhS DePuttehs
 Paris, August l7.--one Of the arst subjects to be discussed in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, when they meet in November will be the pro- posed construction of a building for the French embassy on the land ae- quired for that purpose at Washing. ton.
 The government intends to ask for an appropriation. the figure of which has not been given out. but 1t is un- derstood that the amount will be ann ple to ensure the erection of q hand some structure. In well informed cir cies 1t is considered probable that par liament will adopt the appropriation without any opposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
RERUTLp PALAcE HOTEL.

Lady Heskesh Agrees To Aid Her
 American Family.
 San Francisco. Aug. 17-Lady He's keth. daughter of the late Senator Sha- ron. cabled from London yesterday, her decision to join other sharon heirs in rebuilding the Palace Hotel. and has signed. through her local attorney. an agreement to subscribe her share of sI.00o. 1000, which will be expended on the building.
 Plans for the new hotel. which II IS expected will be ten stories hlgh' are now perfected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
we.tern Union oflcs Closed.

New York. Aug. t7-At ti:30 o'clock tonight the central cable ofiee of the western Union Telegraph Company re. ceived a service message stating that the valparaiso office is closed until o'clock tomorrow morning. No reason is given for this. and neither this nor any other message received by the com pany tonight throws any more denniee iIyht upon the situation in Chile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
PETITION pREsIDENT.
Citizens Ask That Negro Troops b,
 nanIaeaa hv yVRffea

CitiEens Ask Thaf Negro Tr00ps De
 Replaced by Whites.
 Oyster Bay. August 17.-The mes sage from a committee of citizens in Brownsville. Texas, requesting that the negro troops who committed an outrage there last Monday night. be replaced by white soldiers, was re- ceiyed by President Roosevelt today.
 The President at once referred the diapatch to the War Department with a request that an immediate report on inc matter be made to him. No action 1n the committees request will be taken bv the President pending receipts of renorts from the War Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Sfuuicipal Engineern' Excurnion.

business session followed by an excur- sion on Long Island Sound made up yesterdays program of the second day of the convention of the International Association of Municipal Electricians Nearly 200 delegates have registered for the convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
CANNON BALL DERAnED.
Several Passengers of Fast Texas Train
 Are Injured. M


 Dallas. Texas, August i7.--''Cannon- Ball" train number of the Texas and Pacific Railroad was derailed i've miles east of Mesquite today. The rear trucks Of the tender left the tracks. causing the baggage car. mall car. dining car. and a chair car to leave the tracks The train left Dal- las early this morning and at the time of the accident was running at a high rate of speed.
 The tracks were badly torn up for a distance of several hundred feet. Several passengers were injured. The most seriously injured are:
 J. C.. Licardie, San Antonio, injur- ed about spine. condition serious James Strange, Alba, Texas, injur- ed about the neck and head.
 H s. Cowell. brakeman on the train, slightly injured.
 ". L. Davidson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
nnenna Axre. Cut .oR.

Buenos Ayres, Aug. lI--All the at- tempts made here to obtain telesraphic communication from Chili. regarding the reported earthquake. were fruit less up till late this afternoon. on ac- count of wire communication being in- terrupted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Porto Rican Laborers.

San Juan, P. R.. Aug. 17-The steam CT Arkadie sailed from Arecibo for New Orleans, August Is with 100 Porto Rican iaborers to work on plan fations in Louisiana.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Nau nnironh Incorpornte,l.

Richmond, Va, Aug. 1.-The Front Royal Rappahannock and Tidewater Railroad Company was incorporated toe day with a maximum capital of $50.000 and a minimum of $5.o00. The purpose of the company is to construct line from Front Royal, Warren County. to this city. by way Of Charlottesville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
TnLnfHoNn comPANr sUsrENDs.
Cumberlnnd People Dislike Reductio
 fin TOlf Line Service.

OumbeEIunU FeOpIe DIsEike HeductfOn
 fin Toll Line Service.
 Baton Rouge, La. Aug, 17.--Because it is alleged the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company dislikes the reduction of 10 per cent in the toll line service recently ordered by the Louisiana Railroad Commission, that company has suspended the work of construction and Improvements being made in various sections of the State
 The new toll line rates do not go into effect until September I and the Cumberland Company. the only com pany afrected. will have until that time to. arrange it's business for the new ischeduIs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
THE SHOCKS CONTINUE.
9 Operators are Compelled To Flee From Their 0ffpca

Their Offices.
 Galveston. Texas. Aug. 17~-Accord- ing tn statements made by the cable operators at Valparaiso who was work ing in direct communication with the office in this city. todays earthquake shocks continued at intervals all throughout the day and many times the operators had to flee from the office.
 The operator at Valparaiso stated that everything Is in confusion at that place, that many houses have been. razed and the loss of life is believed 10 be great, although no attempt has yet been made to ascertain the number.
 Overland lines over the Andes noun tains are all down and communication south of Valparaiso is completely shut off
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
CROPS WASHED AwA1.
Corn Fields of Norfolk District AH1
 IJnder Water.

Under Water.
 Norfolk. Va, Aug. 17s--With All 1hs heavy rains of the past tive months in the Norfolk County trucking belt thet of last night in the Deep Creek dia- trict was the heaviest and today corn fields and other crops are submerged. The fsu potato crop Is rotting in the ground and kale seed sown recently is in the ditches and other places, having been entirely washed away. Farmers are gloomy and their only hope now is that the change of the moon on sunday next will bring dry weather,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
tnl.nnnneA rhnrch nnd state.

Paris. Aug. 17.-The cabinet coun- ciI at Rambouillet today discussed at length the church and state separation question, the conference resulting in Eho governments hrm resolution to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18

forty-two minutes. twenty-six seconds D. m. From press reports this Is evidently
 quake of August 1e and the heaviest
 recorded In Washington since the San Francisco earthquake. :"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
KILLED A CoNsrAnLE.
Italian Who Forced Entrancs Into
 Dance Hall Uses Gun.

Dance Hall Usea Gun.
 Asbury Park. N. J.. Aug. 11s--wr- liam R. Hodges, q constable, who was stationed at a dance hall. was shot and killed early today by Frnak Marehe-, sano, an Italian.
 Marchesano insisted on entering fho hall without paying for admiss2on. when Hodges refused to admit him. ha shot the constable twice. A detective arrested the Italian. A crowd whtoA had gathered threatened to lynch hfnA. but did not do sos and he Waa taIEeH co jail a.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Mayor of BloomIDeton Dead.

Bloomington, H., Aug. 11.-James S. Neville, Mayor of Bloomington. and member of the Illinois Warehouse and Railroad Commission, died suddenly to- day at West Baden. Ind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18

Insurance Companies NOt Advised.
 Liverpool. Aug, 1T-Up to a late hour this evening the insurance coTnpa- nies had not heard from their represen. tatives at Valparaiso.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18

maintain the law Minister of Public Works Barthou. who was seen later, said that the decision of the govern ment practically did not change the situation. The provisions of the law would be carried out integrally
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Fuperal of Mrs. craisIe.

London, August 17-The funeral services today over the body of Mrs craigIe (John Oliver Hobbes) at the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
Longworths Leave oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay, Aug 17-Representa- tive and Mrs. Longworth left Oyster Bay today for Washington, where they will make a brief stay and then 60 e Cincinnati