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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
ron.r. 0uite Large.

The losses to Mrs. c. Crozier gray whose place of business, the Palais Royal, was discovered on fire apout o'clock Sunday morning at the corner of Broad and Selma. Streets, will DC quite large. How the fire originated is not known. but it Is thought to have first started in a room on the second floor of the building which is occupied by some young men The rear part of the store and the goods were cotn- nIeteIv ruined, while the stock in the front part of the store was badly dam- aged by water and smoke.
 The store aas been having on naho a stock of fine millinery and ladles dress goods and the stock was general Jy estimated at between SZo,OoC anu anu sao 0o0. Many expensive hats and silks were also damaged by the fire ano smoke and the loss Is today figured al between $15.000 and S20,OOo- The JOSS is fully covered by insurance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
The Line Of March.

The final details to the ceremoniaI of the Knights of Khorassans which will take place here Thursday are about completed and eyerytnins IS nov w Sn readiness for the entertainment or the members of the order here that day and night. Tho celebration prom! ses to he one of the grandest in the history of the order. A number of citizens from DemopoIis Uniontown, Marion ana other cities in West Alabama VIII come to Selma that day and at night will be initiated into the mysteries of the order.
 At night there will be given grand Eorch light procession which will be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
GREENE AND GAYNoR cosTLY.
$IOO,OOO Spent by Government to Secure
 Their ExtraditiOn.

Washington, June 25.--It cost the government $100.000 to extradite Greene and Gaynor and bring them to trial.
 This statement is contained in a let- ser written by Attorney General Moody to Chairman Tawney, explaining a request for q deficiency appropria- tion Of this sum, he says $22,5oO is to be paid to foreign counsel in this case. Their services he said, began several years ago and were compiete9 during the current fiscal year by the return of Greene and Gaynor to Savdn- nah for trial"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
Remains Sent to Bryan, Ala.

The remains of Grover Cleveland Meadows, the Southern Railway brake man, who was killed Sunday afternoon in the wreck of a freight train at Sayreton, near North Birmingham, were shipped today to Bryan, Ala, where the deceased formerly lived The other three men who were hurt in the wreck are improving right along.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

S23, from Son Tyson, a negro, He was arrested early las might bv Pr .rolman Partin. Mcclellan will be ar raigned before the recorder this attOr- noon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
WORK ON CAMP SITE
THIRD REGIMENT GROUNDS BEING
 MADE READY.
Large Force of Hapds is Rusy Prepnr- ins Place for Tents of North
 Alabama Soldiers
 Nenr Mobile.
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau
 Mobile. June 25.
 A large force of hands vas put 10 work this morning on. the grounds be longing to R! c. Kennedy. which will he used by the 3rd Regiment of In fantry Alabama National Grard, for their annual encampnlent These grounds are most beautifully located, lying just west of and adjoiring Mon roe Park and having a frontage of l,J00 feet directly on the Bay Shell Road and within stones throw of obile Bay. From the terminals of three cleo tric car lines it Is not more than 100 yards to the camp site. Local mill tary officers end those of the 9rd In- fantry who have visited the site de- clare it to be a most ideal ore. The ball park aij,ins the camp site and will be used for dress parades.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
pown the Alabama Rlver.

On the launch Elizabeth, party consisting of MT. and Mrs. Homer Aus tin and family, of Montgomery, ar rived yesterday morning. The party left Montgomery Saturday afternoon on the launch and during the hours or the night tied up and reached nere vestardav morning. The launch. in charge of the young men of the party, was started on the return trip to Montgomery yesterday afternoon. AT ter spending the day with her brother MT Ferdinand Merkle, MT. and Mrs Austin Returned to Montgomery yes terday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
social and PerronaI.

Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Anderton left tonight for Columbus, Ohio, where MT, Anderton goes as the delegate from Alabama to the Supreme Council of the United Commercial Travellers. From Columbus MT. and Mrs. Anderton will make a trip to Niagara and through the Thousand Islands and Canada be- fore returning home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
VIII Take a Vacation.

Raool Alfred U Moses, minister in charge of Temple Shaaraf Shomavin3 leaves this week for his annual vaca ton. He will first go to Indianapolis ma. and be present at and participate m the deliberations of the Central Con ference of American Rabbis. He will then spend a few days at French Tick springs, Ind, and later go to the Adj 1ohoacks Tor several weeks Rabbi moses VIII return to Mobile the first week in September
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

MT and Mrs. Thomas M McMillan and sc>S have gone to their summer home at Stockton and later on will go to New York and their son, Leighton will enter Princeton in October.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
crnnhInrcenr ChnrgeI.

Oscar Mcclellan, negro who reach . ed Montgomery yesterday on one or tba axc1,Tsions' is at police headquar- ters charged with grand larceny. It is alleged he stole clothes valued at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

~ Miss Ella Mae Moore will entertain at cards on Tuesday afternoon com plimentary to her guest, Miss Virginia McSwain oA South Carolina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Mrs. Howard Lauderdale. who has been in Washington for the past few weeks. has returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

certificate of the incorporation of the Birmingham Contracting and Paw ing Company was filed in the Probate Court today. The object is to do a general contracting business for mu- nicipal. railroad and other corpora tons The authorized capital is $s,00o and the company begins business on s6. 900. Incorporators are Eugene Flies, John Donelson and R. Fies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

J Rothschild left this afternoon for Mt. Clements, Mich, whehe he will spend several weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Mrs. E. M Ingersol left today fer Mexico, via New Orleans. and from there she will go to Los Angeles to spend the remainder of the summer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

MT. w. B. Inge is on a visit to Mrs Rowan Hill in Montgomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

The boys mad that never say die'' spirit in the last game at Gulf Port. When the score was to l against them, they took a brace. said we'll win: and did
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Mamie Baker is in Nashville attending the summer school
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

MT. John A. Miekle of Mexico is i the city for a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

MT. H. V. Vaughan and MISS Aoa Vaughan of Birmingham are visiting Mrs, Harris Vaughan in Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Cullman county today. but were denied the privilege of seeing the condemned man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Personal and General. Dr. Frank Wilber Chace, now resi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Elsie Brown has returned from New Orleans. where she has been at the Sophie Newcomb College the past year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Carol Redwood of Houston. Tex as, Is the guest of Mrs. E. w. Christ ian on Dauphin Way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Judge Campbell and wife of orrvilIe passed through the city today on their way to New York,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
Mohilc nrsebalI New..

Manager Miller Is well pleased with the work of the boys since he joined the team, and he promises to land them higher in the race.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Villa Faith is visiting orrville Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Vernelle certainly deserved to win that last one. He was master of the situation in the eighth and ninth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miller is very much pleased with the acquisition of Goodwin, and now considers Mobile very strong in the Box.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Hoffman is playing a star game at short, going after every thing in sight and accepting many difficult cbances.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

MT. and Mrs. Albert ThaIheimer hay returned from French Lick Springs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Mrs. E. T. Koch and son of Pensa cola are visiting in Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
MobiIe society News.

Prout is an all-around second and is certainly delivering the goods.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Dudley A. Evans, some time mana ger of circulation of The Daily Herald and now resident in Houston. Texas. Is visiting relatives in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Mir and Mrs. Ralph Gwin and chill dren have returned to Dallas, Texas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Rev Royal K. Tucker. rector of St James Episcopal Church, Plaquemine, La, and a Mobile young man, is yisi- ting his parents, Very Rev. and Mrs. Gardner C. Tucker. at their summer home at Daphin, on the Eastern Shore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Silence in fan Wagner does not say much. but he is in the game at all times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Sheriff John F. Powers is very ser- iousIy i'll at his home on Lafeyette street. The popular sheriff is the vic- tim of a severe attack of pieurisy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Belle Wilkins has returned home after attending school in Virginia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

MT. and Mrs. o. T. Stevens are wis itins Mrs M W. Wells In Huntsville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Max Sulzbacher has retur z from a
 business trip to Cincinnati.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Mrs A, o. stoddard left tonight fo Chautauqua, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

George Mills. the efiicient negro dep uty sheriff. last night landed in the county jail a desperate negro, Julius Kimbro. Kimbro went to house al Magazine Point last night. fiourished Q big pistol and threatened to extermi- nate the neighborhood, Mills included. /. Mills came on the scene, overpowered and landed his man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Nellie Mason is visiting friends in Montgomery.
 J. L. Schweizer and wife will leave tomorrow morning for New York and from that city will sail for Germany, where they will spend the simmer.
 J. T. Russell of Uniontown spent to- day here
 J. B. Ellis left this afternoon for At lanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss N. F. Barker of Sumnnerfield visiting friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Addie Elkan has gone to W, tumpka on a visit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

George A Cunningham and wifeleft
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

dent at Albion. Mich. and formerly or- ganist of Christ Episcopal Church and director of the Philharmonic Society. is visiting friends in the city and while here is the guest of Mir. Charles Gwrett, at his hospitable home on Spring Hill Avenue. Since leaving Mobile Dr. Chace has won many hon- ors in music and as well in Masonry. He Is now a thirty-second degree Ma son and a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

MT. and Mrs E. R. Kincey have re turned from Coden.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

Miss Maggie Cothran is vtsitir friends in Atlanta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
RIVER IS CLIMBING
STAGE ABOUT 10 FEEf AT MONT
GOMERY IS EXPECTED.
General Rains in Alabama Continue
The Weather Statistics for the
Month Of September Are
Interesting.

Owing to more rains. which were
general over Alabama yesterday, the
Weather Bureau predicted late yester-
day afternoon that the Alabama River
at Montgomery might go above rs feet.
but the Bureau would make no definite
forecast until receiving accurate re-
ports Of yesterdays rains.
According to the weather service. 4
2S-foot' stage is expected here this
morning. The rises yesterday were not
as rapid as they were Sunday and Mon
day, but there Is still a considerable
amount of water to be drained. and.
with the prospects of no immediate ces-
sation of the rain, II seems that the frs,
forecast of 2S-foot maximum at
Montgomery will be exceeded. The
river gauge at wetumpka read 29.6
which was a rise of only two-tenths Of
a foot since o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Atmospheric depression in the gulf
caused rain yesterday throughout the
South Atlantic and East Gulf States
Alabama has now had a week of pracu-
cally continuous rain. The precipita-
tion in Montgomery yesterday up to Z
p m. was IA incl.
Interesting statistics are contained
in the meteorological summary for
September, sent out yesterday by the
local weather bureau. There were
fifteen partly cloudy days.. nine cloudy
days and six clear days. The highes.
temperature of "a was recorded on Sep
TENDER 4. and the lowest. 66, was on
September IT, The mean temperature
for the month was 10.
The total precipitation for Septem-
Der was 1880 inches, while the greatest
amount of rain In twenty-four hours
was 2.03 inches. which occurred be-
tween September 27th and 2Sth.
The maximum velocity reached by
the wind was thirty-six miles per hour.
which occurred on September 27th, the
wind blowing from the east. The pre-
vailing direction Of the wind during
the month was northeast. Thunder
storms were reported On twelve days
and fog on two days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
TO DECIDE CONTEST
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETS IN
MONTGOMERY TODAY.
Struggle Between Major Harris and
MIR. Compton For Railroad Conn
MisSiOnershfp Will Be
Settled.

The Railroad Commisionership contest
will come up before the new Democratic
State Executive Committee for adjudica-
ton today Montgomery, at the first
meeting of that body since Its organiza-
tion.
be held in the Council Chamber at the
City Hall at IL o'clock noon. and will be
presided over by Chairman H. S. D.
Mallory Of Selma.
The contest of H. C. Compton OF
Springville. against the candidacy Of
Major J. G. Harris, for the Railroad
Commissioner nomination is to be, prob
ably, the only matter to come before
the Committee, though 1t Is possible
that the contest of ]. A. Huggins
against Jesse Long. involving the par
ty nomination for sheriff of Walker
County. may also come up for settle
ment.
The following is a list Of the new
Executive Committeeman, who will have
the deciding of the two contests:
At Large.
First District-W. A. Crater. Clarke.
Second District-Bibb Graves. oil
Montgomery.
Third Distrix-J E. Foy. Barbour.
Fourth District-T. M Crumpton
Chiffon.
Fifth District--A. J. Driver. Chambers
!
Seventh District-T. r. Williams
| Franklin.
| Eighth District-virgil o. Bouldin
Jackson.
Ninth District-W. D. Nesbitt. Jeffer.
son.
! From Districts.
| First District-Joseph N. Granada
Charles Miller. Marengo; Robert 7. Err
win. Mobile.
Second District. B. Lloyd, Wilcox;
G. r. Farnham, Conecuh; John Gamble
Pike; A. L. Tyson, Montgomery.
Third District. N. Renfroe. Lee
N B. Powell. Bullock; w. L. Lee. Hous-
| ton; H. B. Stegall. Dale.
Fourth District. B Goodwin, Cal
houn: E. A. Turner. Shelby; j. W. oden
| Talladega; L. E. Jeffries Dallas.
Fifth District. c. Wood, Lowndes;
G. s. Livingston. Autauga; Edward
Watley, Clay; w. NJ. Lackey Talia-
poosa.
Sixth District-Amos Horton. Greene!
Ed deGraffenreid. Hale; w, T. Ormond
Tuscaloosa: ]. C. Miner, Lamar.
Seventh District. Brown. Cullman
I Hugh White. Cherokee; j. L. Herring
| St. Clair; R. A. Mitchell. Etowah,
Eighth District-C. N. Robinson. Law
renee; ]. H. Pride. Madison: ]. j.
Mitchell. Lauderdale: w. r. Walker
Limestone.
+ Ninth District-E. X. Campbell. JEFF
ferson; B. A. Thompson. Jefferson; L. II
Nunnellee. Bib; NJ c. Allgood. Blount.
The contest of Mr.. Compton, who ran
third in the Democratic primaries. 10
based upon the alleged residence OF Ma
jor Harris in Montgomery. in the same
Congressional District. the Second,
which claims to be the home of Charles
Henderson, who ran at the head OF the
list of aspirants for Railroad Commits
sioaer. 1t is claimed that If the two,
Henderson and Harris. should be elected
to the offices, the law that forbids more
than one of the commissioners 10 re-
side in the same Congressional Dis
trict, would be violated.
Inasmuch, argues Mr.. Compton. as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03

There are now upward of 400 punches
of grapes on the famous vine Mt Hamp-
ton Court Palace. England. which is
1873 years old.
London cab drivers earn an aggre-
gate of over $40, 900 a day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
CHANCERY COURT MEETS.
Small Docket Was COmpleted-Farmer RI
RcnIixe Extent of StOrm.

Realize Extent of storm.
Certrevile Oct. 2.-(Special. 1.-The
non Jury term OF the County Court for
Blocton division was in session yester-
day There were eight convictions. one
case mol pressed and one case dismiss
ed by the court Most of the cases
were carried over to the jury term.
which convenes on the first Monday in
December. =.
Chancery Court was in session here
yesterday. The dokcet was not heavy,
so the call was completed yesterday
and Chancellor Smith left at once for
his home in Mobile to lend his aid in
relieving the suffering in that stricken
city.
AS the days go by it is more fully
realized that the storm OF last week
was the most destrU tive i'll the his
tory of Bibb County, Many farmers
on the Cahaba River have lost almost
their entire crops of cotton and corn.
The rain continues 10 fall here daily
and the gloom Increases. Business of
every kind is almost at Il stdndstill
ana it - Impossible to tell what the
ilnal outcome Will he.
3 D. Han. a prominent merchant
If Centrcvilc, suffered a second stroke
Of paralysis last night. and is in a pre-
cLrious condition.
MISS Kathleen Thompson. daughter
of solicitor J. w. Thompson, who has
been 4, speratcly i'll at her fathers
homc here for nearly two weeks, is
reported a little better and s"m" hope
is now expressed of her recovery
U,n. W II smith, II prominent law
yer Of Birmingham attended Chanc,r!
Cour; hcrH yesterday.
X j. Garner, the only son of Judg"
John :. Gardner. for many years Pro
bate Judge OF Eibb County, was mar
rlcd sunday to Miss Winnie insle. JUDI
W l. Pratt performed the ceremony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
4 Reasonable Plea
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Not with drugs, but with a reinforce
mont of digestive agents, such as are
naturally at work in the stomach! SCI
eu.lt,c analysis shows that digestion
reuures\ pepsin, heterogeneous ferments'
and the secretion Of hydrochloric acld
When your food fails to digest, II IS
nroof positive that some Of these agents
are lacking in your digestive apparatus
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain
nothing but these natural elements
necessary TO digestion and when placed
at work in the weak stomach ana
small intestines. supply what these or
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glands and gradually bring the diges-
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dition
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have been
Subjected to critical chemical tests at
home and abroad and are found to con-
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Chemical Laboratory. Te!egrarnic ad-
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London. 9th Aug. 1908.
7 have analvzcd most carefully a box
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
BUSINESS OF P0STOFFICE
CONTINUES TO SHOW INCREASE

Receipts of the Montgomery postofic
for the three months ending Septem.
Der 30. 1906, show AZ remarkable in
crease over the corresponding quarter
OF last year.
According to figures compiled yester.
day by Postmaster J. P. Djmmick. the
total receipts of the postoffice for the
quarter lust ended were $3O.616. This
includes all monies realized from all
kinds of postage and box rent. The re-
CENTS for the same quarter OF last
year aggregated S24.9SS. The increase
Is 1888, or nearly % per cent.
substantial increases were also
shown in the money order department
for the quarter. There were SPAS do
nestle orders issueo. as compared with
1905 for the same period Of last year
an Increase of 343. The fees on these
oroers increased s20.03. The amount
of these orders at this quarter was $780,
1912. an increase of $1,712.s0. Dur
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
NEWS OF TUSCALOOSA.
WarriOr River II ON Boom, Overflow.
ing LOWIuudk

| Tuscaloosa, Oct. 2.--(Special. 1.-The
river roa ched height Of iS7 feet and
| then began to recede. The Government
gauge showed ALB yesterday afternoon
at o'clock and at that time no news
| of a heavy rainfall at birmingham had
| reached the Government engineers Of
| fee.
| All reports from the sWamps and riv-
er bottom plantations are to the effect
| that all crops are under water. At
| some points the river is five miles wide.
| A great deal of the cotton and almost
all Of the corn Is destroyed and the
river planter is seeirg all of his years
work ruined.
The kabcllemba Club held its first
| meeting of the year oA last Saturday
evening. Miss Alice Ashley was the
| charming hostess. assisted by Miss
LISA Wyman. and Miss Evelyn Ashley.
Domino whist was played with much
| zest and thoroughly enjoyed by ALL.
Miss Mary Howell Nabors and Greer
receiving a pair of silver scissors and
the latter a gold scarf pin. After the
games delicious refreshments were
served,
The Tuscaloosa Music Club held the
first meeting of the season last night
at Miss Harriss studio As~tfe wealth
er was very bad. the attendance was
the evening been more favorable. A
short program VS. given which was
enjoyed by all present, after which Of
dccrs were elected to serve Trough
out the year.
Chris Hausman Jr., left yesterday
for Mobile. where lac will enter the
medical coleGe
F. w. Monnish ana Miss Homer Mon
ish have returned from visit of a
fortnight to LcoKout Mountain.
Frank S. White, j., promire nt
young attorney of birmingham. very
popular in Tuscaloosa, was i'll town
yesterday
Mrs c. IL. Black lock has returned
fl ON an extended visit to middle Ten
nesse", ChattanongG Htd other points.
Mr. Blackjack, WHO had been away for
the last ten days. returned with Mrs.
Blackjack
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ro>cnau have re-
turned from an extended stay in NV
York.
Miss Addie COY, aft,r a brief visit
to her alma mater, Central College, has
returned to neT hnm, u Cdrrolton
Miss Annie Thornton, Il former Cen
trul College gl idIatc, WAS il the CITY
vest riay on her way 10 DunCanVillc.
whore she Will ted>n thls year.
Mrs. A. Is. Nichols ana Miss Cath
crime Nichols have returned from New
Orleans where they w'nt to attend the
marriage of Capt Jesse c. Nicholls to
Miss Florence Ellis.