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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
AN OREGON MYSTERY
BURNING OF BOX CAR AND
 DEATH OF Twc PERSONS.
One Body Cremnted--Other Man Killed by Sherif.s Posse Which was Hunting for the Supposed
 Murderer.

Portland, Ore. May 15.-A despatch to The Oregonian from Pendlston, Ore, gives the account of the mysterious burning yesterday of a freight car near Foster. Ore. and the death of two persons. one of whom is thought to have been murdered. and the body consumed in the flames. The other was shot by a member of sheriff's posse under the belief that he was the murderer
 The car was one of an Oregon rail- road and navigation railroad vest bound freight train and contained the household goods and two horses of Col. S. W. Taylor. commandant at Fort worden. Washington. It was in charge of Private William Wilson. 25th battery, coast artillery. and was en route from Fort Riley, Kas.. to Port Townsend, Washington. According to Wilson's statement. while he was cur rying one of the horses about o'clock yesterday morning, the animal kicked him in the breast causing insensibil- ity.
 When Wilson came to. he says that he found tho car on fire. He turned the horses out from the car and they were killed in falling to the ground Wilson says he then made his way over to the caboose where he notihed the trainman. who cut the car out as foSt0r Giulnk.
 After the car had been cut out. . body which 1t is stated may have been either that of a man or woman fell out Of the end of the car. A physician says this body shows indications of foul play.
 while the train was still standing at Foster, a man who had been on the train declared that there were two tramps riding in 1t and that both had been burned to death. This man hur- riedly made his escape.
 A sheriffs posse followed him and ran down a man near Pine City. Q few miles west of Foster, who was thought to be the fugitive. When ordered to surrender he made motion as if to draw a revolver and was shot and fs- tally wounded by Posseman Otis Mc- Carty This man before he died gave the name of John condiey of PendIs- ton Ore. It Is said he Is not the man for whom the posse was hunting.
 Wilson who had preceded with the train was arrested at Umatlila and taken back to Foster. Wilson in his statement declared that he was alone in the car.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
RAILROAD FAvoRITIsM.
Certain Companies Are Favored In tn
 Furnishfng of Cars.

Furnishfng of Cars.
 Philadelphia, May I5.--TestimonSs ! ! oompafiies in the distribution of coal ca rs was elicited today when tho in- terstate commerce commission resuHvu its investigation into the alieged raii- road discrim nation
 noon session. George w. Clark. car distributor. employed by the Pehnsya' yania Railroad Company at Altoonal, Pa. admitted that he had receivea1 ordcrs to make special assignments Of cars to the Der wind White Coal Com nanv and that frequently these as sirnments were made previous 10 tne regular percentage distrfbutioh. Mt Clark admitted that special allotihsnt n had at times to be cettaln th,,,inr eAr terfered with an equitable dlstrlput'""
 Athur Hale. superintendent of trans nortstion of the Baltimore and ono Railroad, was on the stnnd the greater mart of the day Through him It was brouoht ont that the Merchants Coal C,omnanv and the Somerset Coal Com many had frequently received many cars in excess of their percentage allotment. while various smaller companies suI- fered a shortage.
 MT. Hale explained that the shortage shown on the records did not indicate that the companies suffered for lack or cars. as in many Aases these compa- nies could not handle their full com plement of cars An interesting point m Superintendent Hnle's testimony was the fact that the Baltimore ana oh!s Company had mado frequent changes fn the percentage basis. Counsel for the commission called attention to the fac: that these changes were made at times when certain companies had received cars far in eXcess of thelr percentage
 Mir, Hale said that theso excssses and shortages were evened up when the new percentages were adopted
 The full commission, consisting o1 Martin A EnsEl. chairman. Francis M ,sockra1i Hudson c. Clements and Charles A. Prouty are conducting the baaripp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
 TO CAMP wrTR REGULARS.
Many Governors Are Anxious To Sen,
 State Troops.

state IrOOpe.
 Washington, May 15.-Letter received by Assistant Secretary Oliver from Governors of States in answer to his re- cent invitations to designate the mili- tary organizations which they desire to encamp with the regular troops, mdt- cate that the proposition Is popular among the National uuardsmen beyond expectation. Tn fact 1t has become evil dent that the limit appropriation of sio0, 900 for this purpose will be en- tirely insufncient unless supplements ed by Congress, as many of the Governors have replied to the invitation that hey wuAld direct that all of their militia organizations enter the combined camps.
 Therefore. Mir. Oliver has been oblig- ed to send out another letter to these governors stating that for tho present the department will be able to car7 completely only For one regiment of in fantry and one troop of cavalry and one battery of artillery from each Statc. providing these with subsistencT trans portation and pay. If the Oovernors desire to send more troops than these, the government can provide only for their transportation. Az there appesrf to be a misunderstanding IS to the coat of rations the Governors have been in- formed that the field cations is limited t, twenty-two cents and the travel ra- ton to forty cents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
MoNNETr ON THE SCENE.
Demands Immediate investigation Of
 Chargea Agaiuat Him.


 Bucyrus, O., May i5.-Frank S. Mon nett, formerly attorney general of Ohio. Is here to demand an immediate inves- tigstion by the grand jury of the charges against him In connection with the custer proceedings against the Hooking Valley and Ohio Central Rail ways. Mir, Monnett. who is now act ing as special counsel for tSe govern ment in the investigation of the rela- ton of the railroads with the oil and coal industries, in a statement today said:
 we want the fullest investigation and should there be any evidence upon which to reopen the ease we stand ready to continue the proceedings in the interest of the county, if so de- sired.
 The Judgment was rendered by the Crawford county circuit court in a de- cree of custer entered against the To- ledo and Ohio Central Railroad conn pany for Iarceling the Hooking Val- ley Railroad company by common ownership of stock"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
Avondale, christ's church--Rev.

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 Birmingham. Avent-Rev: Quincy Ewing. R. H. Pearson. Robert Jem- ison. s. E. Green. pr. E. P. Riggs and J. W. Mcqueen. Birmingham St. Marks--Rev. D. | Crins, Col. J. H. Fowlkes. B. G. Corel !. B. Whetstone, c. I. Baker, Mir. Ken aey. Ressemar. Trinity--Rev. I. o. Adams R. T. Smith. A. c. Mitchell and B. c. Perry. Boligee, St. Marks-Rev. l.. W. Dog gett and c. P. Brugh. Bridgeport-Rev. Churchill Eastin and A. A. Leseur. Jr. Carlowviile. St. Paul-Rev. M C. cassel. pr; Samuel Alison. B. L. Young
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
p,oun o~.

.rn,itage prominent citizen or Greene county, met tragic death this norninr on his farm six miles from c;reenville MT. Armitage had loaded his shot gun intending to shoot into saiIsd to discharge. Subsequently, in ,ttnrr,ine to remove the load from 1be e1n it having lodged in the bar .nI .n it suddenIy discharged and MT. Ar,,,itages head was blown off. killing him instantly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16


 ing killed Tolbert Thomas. a negro. in the eastern part of this city about i three years ago. The conductor passed through the train and Mir. Mosely ask | cd him to telegraph ahead to the sheriff of Chiffon County for that offi- | cial to meet him at the train to get the | prisoner. When the train was near | ing Clanton, Oliver Latham, a former | resident of Selma. passed through the | coach. MT. Mosely asked him to guard | Fagin. The officer then went up to Smitherman and asked his name | which the negro told him. Moseley | then arrested him for the murder of Thomas and to Mir. Mosely the negro | confessed the crime
 When the train reached Clanton the 1 Sheriff of Chiffon county took charge | of Fagin. MT. Mosely and Smitherman | stayed on the train until 1t reached | Montgomery, where they changed to ] the Western of Alabama for this city. | When the train was within a few | blocks of the union passenger station | in Selma, J. M. Yeatman. railroad in- surance agent passed through the car. Mir. Mosely stopped him and asked for !! a chew of tobacco. MT. Yeatman pull ed out his plug and was cutting off | q piece when he heard noise at the | window. He looked tn that direction quickly and saw the heels of the negro going out of the window. MT. Nose ly quickly got of the train and found the negro laying on the side of the railroad Examination by a surgeon revealed the fact that the negro's nose had been broken and his body badly | bruised Tn the jump from the train the negro had also injured his spinal column and as a result Is paralyzed. Theer Is little hope entertained for his recovery.
 The killing of Tolbert Thomas, negro. took place one night about three years ago. About o'clock at night Thomas's body was found lying by the side of the railroad track near the Cawt ..orn mill His throat had been cut from ear to ear and death had | resulted immediately. The last seen of Thomas alive he was walking down the railroad tracw with Smitherman's wife. When the officers went to ar- rest Smitherman he had disappeared. social aud Personal. Miss Sadie Hardaway who has been teaching school at Montevallo Is ex- pected home tomorrow Miss Ailene McGehee off Birmingham, 1 has arrived hero and Is the guests of Mrs Baker on Tremnot street. Miss Flora KornAgay of Van born | is expected here tomorrow to visit i relatives.
 Bob Nicholson is spending today here 1 with his parents
 Fl. A. Denton spent yesterday at l Linden.
 Mrs. F.. NJ. Robinson of Lower | ePach Tree is in the city with friends Miss Estelle Adler will be hostess
 an saturday evening for the Bachel
 or Girls at her parents home on Broad l street.
 MT. Max Topper will leave tomorrow
 spend several weeks
 F. Kennedy of Birmingham is in 1 the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
Meeting in Detroit.

Detroit. Mich, May l5.--One hundred and fifty delegates from fifteen States are attending the eighth biennial con. vention of the Catholic Knights and Ladies of America. which will De Tn session in this city for three days. President Denni, Kelley of Memphis Tenn, Is presiding over the convention
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
Q nnn nnn ri.h Inn Cnr.

Chicago. May l5-Three million flsh
 passed through Chicago yesterday on their way to colonization Tn Lake county. illinois A single car carried the entire colony, for not one of the number was more than three days old
 and they did not require much space.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
,ov,,ock Dies of Wound.

Chicago. May 1S.-Alva T. Portoek o, Eno3viIIe, rem. who shot himself Satprdsv & while in the office of tho Mnrthern Trust Company. died today. portiock fired 8 bullet in his side be- csusr young woman employed in the hank had broken her engagement with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
coveruor TnyIor Congrstulnted.

Nashville. Tenn. May l5.--Ex Gov ernor Robert L. Taylor has received hundreds of telegrams from every sec tion of the country congratulating him on his nomination for United States Senator. and wishes through the Asso. ciated Press, to thank the ssnderA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16

The fish were sent by the United states Fish Commission from the hatchery at Putin Bay. Ohio, to be placed in the streams of Lake county. rhsre are between 800 and 400 lakes in the re-
 zion, the largest of which Is Fox Lake
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
standard oil Dividend,

New York, May 1S.--The Standard oil Company today declared quarter iy dividend of ss share. This com pares with a SIS dividend in the last previous quarter and one of Ss year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
p,tent. J.seud AIabamiana.

Washington, May lb,--tspecial)--A natent for sash lock has been issued William Hinchlife of Huntsville.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
''rool Law?

Mark your ballot on the rail, it's now con
sidered smart;
Detailed directions of the law are foolish
from the start.
We know whereof we speak because U. )
federal judge
Has set us an example; unlawfullyf Oh
fudgel
It matters not how good the laws our legis
lators make,
BY stupid opposition you can humiliate,
Act your own pleasure when you vote, and
suffer no restraint,
There surely is no legal ground or pretex'
for complaint.
As our Attorney. General interpreted the law
You mark your ballot on the rail, or mark
it on your paw;
But you must surely be alert, and let no
person see,
Because the purport of the law is simply
secrecy.
The judges foolish precedent is not
It's liable to breed contempt for laws, ex'
cepting none.
Courts are intended to promote respect wnere
il is due,
And federal judges, above ALL should keep
this end in view.
Still. If Judge can violate statute OF our
state
Simply because he doesn't think the law
worth any great;
We common people have the same preroga'
tive as he,
And can deliberately break laws with I'M
punity.
But I. both poor and ignorant though moi
yet quite fool, ,
Have common sense enough to know the
working of the rule
Would be reversed, If should mark my bal
lot on the rail-
NV vote would sure be challenged, and
thrown out without fail
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
Agents Wanted.

We want the Calfskins, Hides, Sheep
Pelts, Tallow, Bones, etc, collected IN
your vicinity
Can't you arrange to purchase these
goods for us this spring9 We will fur
nish the cash with which to buy; we
will also furnish tags, advice sheets
taking off directions, cloth posters to
enable you to advertise the business
etc, etc.
We pay highest cash prices and keep
our customers thoroughly posted on the
condition of the market and pay the
freight
To any one writing us and mention
ing this paper, we will mail full par
ticulars. Address,
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
A NEW SIGNAL SYSTEM.
Boston q Maine Plans to Make Change
I'm A Short Time.


The Boston 4 Maine railroad will b.
emipped in the near future on all III
lines with new system Of fnsee dan
ger and eautionnry signals. The change
| is from the old fusea signal, which
burns red for 10 minutes, 10 a new sig
nal. which burns first red, and then vel
low. According 10 the new regnla
tons which will govern the use of the
combination fuSee, the red signal wit
indicate danger and the engineer will
be Obliged 10 stop his train until II
burns yellow, when the train may pass
the light, but NJ reduced speed. The
new system Is u result of the investiga'
ton of the recent accident Mt Baker =
Bridge ON the fitchburg division OF
the Boston & Maine, aud has been thor
oughly tested and approved by the
Massachusetts railroad commissioners.
The fusce signal is used for the most
part by freight trains which are fol
lowed nj a close distance by passenger
trains, in order 10 avoid rear-end col,
lisions. The fusees are similar to the
ordinary sticks of red fire which figure
commonly Mt Fourth of July cclcbra'
tions and election parades, with the ex,
ception that they are heavily weighted
ut one end and equipped with n sharp
iron spike 80 that ON being ignited and
dropped from the rear end of the ca
bose they will stick upright in the
center of the track, where they are Wis
ible 10 the following train. The fusees
are used wherever il is necessary for
any reason that freight slow up or
stop.
The new fusee is to be Of two classes
according 10 the time that the first
train which drops the signal, needs.
In general, the fusee which will be used
ON level track will burn red for three
minutes and yellow for seven minutes.
Wherever this signal is displayed the
following train will be held for three
minutes or more from the time that the
light is first dropped, and the engineer
of the following train will pass the eau
tionary yellow signal at reduced speed.
The second class. which burns red for
five minutes and then yellow for the
remaining FIVE, is designated for use
when the freight approaches steep
grade where more time is needed. This
will necessitate stop which will give
the preceding train time leeway OF
at least five minutes
The fusee signal is one of the most
common of signals used on the railrcad
systems in this country. The frequency
of its use is especially increased on
single and double-track roads which do
a large freighting business. Wherever
a stop is necessitated torpedoes- are
generally used. but the advantage of
the fusee signal lies in the fact that
it can be dropped from the rear of the
caboose without stopping the train.
The Boston & Maine company has
gone to considerable time and expense
to devise this plan whereby perfect
degree of safety is assured without
neeessitating greater delay in the
passenger service than is necessary.
The plan has been pronounced perfect
" practicable and trustworthy by the
Massachusetts railroad commissioners,
and it is probable that the new system
will be adopted by other railroads af-
ter it has been in operation for time
on the Boston & Maine lines.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
Brattleboro's Water Problem.
From the Montpelier journal


Brattleboro has been on the anxious
seat for several months over its water
supply. The town has reached point
of growth where the present private
systems are inadequate and the cues
ton is whether to put in new public
system, buy out the Crowell private
system and extend it, or to continue to
RELY on the Crowell and other private
companies. The town is already com
mitted to public ownership If the ex'
pense is not too great, which is well, as
every town as large as Brattleboro
should own its water supply, but 1t
should take warning by the experience
of other places and not load up with
something that is likely to be CON
demned by the state board of health
within a few years. 1t will be better
in the long run to 60 to the much great
err expense of an entirely new system,
ADEQUATE and absolutely all right, even
II il cost a half million dollars than to
pay half that sum for system a con
siderable part of which is of n ques-
tionable quality. Brattleboro is a we'll
located town and sure to grow. 1t
should consider the future as well as
the present
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
uo,n,,al A,tendauts indicted.

The special grand jury to investigate the
death Of Peter Durant Of East Middlebnry
at the state hospital for the insane at wa.
terbury reported Friday and were discharged
from further service. They returned indict'
ments for manslaughter against f. J. Dennis
and n. d. Coon Of Milton, who were the
attendants in charge OF Durant. After Du.
rants death last November they were ar
rested, charged with manslaughter, and have
since been on bail States Attorney jackson
expects to try these cases at the present
term of Washington county court.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
AGREE TO DROP THE SUIT
IF TRUSTEES WILL ABANDON
TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME.
Letter from Sclectmen to Austine San.
atorium Trustees Fathers ra-
vor Hospital In Connection With
Home for Aged and Disabled.

Brattleboro, VT, March 81, 1906.
George q. Averill, Esq, Drs. Gale
Miller, and Anderson and Col. g. A
Miles, Trustees named in the Col
Austine viii.
Gentlemen;-
From careful investigation among
the voters of the town this board il
convinced that the citizens Of Brattle
boro do not wish established in Brat
tleboro tuberculosis sanatorium with
the funds left to the town by Colonel
Austine. II necessary, this sentiment
can and will be determined by spe
cial or annual town meeting, or by re-
turn postal cards sent to each voter
in town. This board does not believe
that you trustees wish TO establish any
hospital here that a majority, or even
u minority, of your fellow citizens dc
not want, neither do we believe this Il
have been the desire of the late Colo
mel Austine
The construction of the will leaves
il possible for the board to establish
a hospital at the Home for the Aged
and Disabled, maternity hospital, oil
a hospital for some such purpose. A
very great number of the citizens OF
Brattleboro have assured us that they
are very much in favor of the hospital
at the Home for the Aged and Dis
abled, and believe that the late Colonel
Austine, himself an old and lonely
man, would approve most highly OF
this use of his money.
A question having arisen as To
whether the town or trustees under
the will shall hold the fund, this board
states that it will drop the suit now
pending and allow the trustees under
the will to hold the fund, provided
said trustees will agree not to use the
same for consumptive sanatorium
Otherwise, the suit will continue and
should the decision be adverse to the
town other legal remedies will be
sought and found to prevent the estab
lishment Of such sanatorium against
the wishes Of our citizens.
We trust, however, the matter can
be amicably arranged before April IL
Truly yours,
Selectmen of Brattleboro,
by James F. Hooker,
Chairman.