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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
CASSAT IS TO BLAME
INTERESTING TESTIMONY IN PENN
 sYLvANIA RAILROAD INQUIRY.
With Last Two Years, Firm of Ecl&erf Brothers Was Ruined by Dfs- elimination of Subsidized
 Railway OGiciaIs.

Philadelphia, May 25.-Several inter- esting developments marked the clos ing of the Interstate Commerce Com missions investigation of cars in the bituminous coal fields.
 The commission adjourned today. Next week the members of the commis- sion will go to Washington to examine the evidence presented here and 1t is likely that the investigation will be resumed in the capital the latter part of next week.
 Sensational testimony was given to- day by F. Albert von Bonyneburg, Gen. eral Manager of the Eckert Brothers Company, coal operators. He stated that within the last two and half years his company's car supply had been so inadequate that the business had been practically ruined. He de- clared that other companies had been favored in the distribution of cars and said he had no doubt that discrfmina- tion had been practiced against his company, because 1t had failed to make gifts of stock to the railroad officials.
 He gave 1t as his opinion that Presi- dent A. J. Cassett was responsible for the alleged discrimination.
 Through railroad employees it was developed that until recently the Der wind-White Ccmpanys coal was ship ped to tidewater without being weigh GU. LHStoao tno AoiA. Vou oott'ioS e weight of each car by adding ten per cent to the capacity figures stencilled on the car. It was also shown that the Susquehanna Coal Company, which is owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has the exclusive use of Greenville pier, New York harbor and has a virtual monopoly of the sale of bunker coal to tugs and small steam CTS.
 It was brought out that certain coal companies are given allowances for operating spurs from their mines to the main lines, and that the railroad made this allowance, to the Latrobe- -Connells- willie Company when the spur was op- Rrated hv the railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
----------------------- - TEN STATES DECLINE.
VIII Not Send Troops to National En-
 campments.


 campments.
 Washington, May 25.-So far, ten States have declined the invitation sent out by Assistant Secretary of War Oli- yer to send some of their National Guard organizations into camp with the regular troops this summer.
 Colorado has declined because the guard is too much scattered about the State to admit of easy concentration. v The approaching trials for murder Of the labor leaders in Idaho have made it prudent for the authorities to retain the entire force of militia within the limits of the State ready for any up- ~ rising against the legal authorities.
 Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio have already planned to have their entire national guard go into large State camps, and are unwilling to go to- the expense of another camp, In doing which the State authorities are meeting exactly the suggestions of the War Department which Is going to De taxed to the utmost to make the ex- pected appropriation of $7oO,oOo meet all the expenses of the combined camps.
 California reports the expense of the State troops in guarding San Francisco and other places devastated by earth quake and fire and the expense to which the State has been put makes it inex- pedient to join in the regular camping. South Dakota reports that the national guard Is not equipped or uniformed for a season in camp.
 Ten States have failed to respond at all to the Government invitation, and two have acknowledged receipt of the invitation but have not indicated wheth- CT or not they would accept The de- partment is very desirous to secure 5 full and complete responses in order to hermit of the perfection of the plans for the combined camps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
Casino Matinee at 3 D. m. today. Band Concert After Performance.
REED sNroOT CAsE,
No Vote TaIxken By Senate Committee
 On Elections.

II On Elections.
 Washington, May 25.-No vote was taken today in the Senate Committee
 on Privileges and Elections on the right
 of Senator Reed Shoot, of Utah, to re- tain his seat in the Senate, chiefly be-
 cause 1t developed that in the numer- ous charges of dates for the meeting, Senators Hopkins and Deliver failed to receive their notices that action was to be taken today.
 Both of these senators as we'll as
 Senators Depew. Bailey and Frasier were absent The three last named.
 hoewver, had left proxies. The com
 mittee adjourned until Friday next Opposition to voting at the present session was voiced by three or four Senators who said that the railroad
 rate bill has taken so much of their time that they had not had an oppor- tnnity to read the authorities quoted
 by the attorneys on both sides of the case. Chairman Burrows and the Dem ooratic Senators present objected to permitting the case to go over until
 next session. Notice of a meeting to
 be held on Friday have been ordered
 mailed on Monday in order that there
 may be no misunderstanding concern ing it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
ARRIVAL IN MADRID.
POpuIace Allowed Greatest Freedom
 Tn Wedding Festivities.

In Wedding Festivities.
 Madrid, May 25.-The arrival of the future Queen of Spain at the Pardo palace this evening was the signal for a magnificent ovation to the new sov- ereign. At 6:30 o'clock the royal train reached the outskirts of the palace park. Here a special station had been prepared consisting of majectic flo- ral arch
 It was dusk as King Alfonso and Princess Ena entered the floral station. Awaiting them were the Queen mother, the Infanta Isabelle Eulalia and Maria Theresa, Prince Ferdinand, the mem = bers of the government and officials of Madrid. The Queen mother embraced her son and his prospective bride
 The party then entered carriages and drove to the palace. Princess Ena, with her mother. Princess Henry of Bsttenberg. and the Queen mother, oce cupied the first coaches while King AL fohso. mounting his horse. galloped alongside
 Ladies O. the Madrid nobility occupied boxes along the route and strewed the path of the royal party with flowers.
 Enormous crowds had assembled out side the palace gates, the Government giving the freest rein to popular curi- osity. The royal party was greeted with tumultuous cheering and cries of Long live the Queen" Long live the King" and Long live Spain"
 After entering the palace, King AL fonso directed that the public be ad- mtted to the grounds. The crowd surged up the avenue, forming a dense throng immediately In front of the portico. Then the king appeared upon the balcony holding Princess Ena by the hand. The crowds looked with barred heads, too greatly impressed to cheer.
 Later in the evening King Alfonso returned to the royal palace. the Prin- cess remaining with her mother in the Pardo palace. until the wedding.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
YALE ELECTION.
Senior Secret Societies Select Next
 Year Members.

New Haven. Conn, May -b-f ale annual tap day elections were held on the campus late today by the senior fraternities Scroll and Key sknIi ana Bones. and Wolfs Head. at wh'ch nt- teen men were selected by each l'A- ternity from the junior class.
 Great surprise Is expressed a'.1ns ,lis the students of the university that Robert w Forbes prominent foot balI nIaver. was not elected by my so- cietv' itI Waibridge A. Taft. nephew of IudSa william H. Taft. who was re- parded aa certain of an election also failed of selection.
 scroll and Key secured several we'll known athletes in It's quota of fifteen. among them William E. Glow President of the intercollegiate Golf Assoelation'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
CROSS TIES.
Purchased by the Railroad Companies
 During 1905


 Probably no product of the forest has been the subject of more discussion and d. yersity of opinion than the annual consump- tion of croes-ties in the United States
 The following statements made pos sible by the almost unanimous corporation of the steam railroads with the Forest Ser vice In furnishing the necessary data. While these statements are nearly complete for the purchases of cross-ties by steam trans- portation companies. they are below the total number of crosB-ties used. since no reports from electric lines are included The figures given are based upon reports from 1o0 companies. having an aggregate track age of 2TS.261 miles. Since according to Poor,s manual for 1905. the total trackags Of the railroads in the United States ia 2sS,s37 miles. 1t follows that the mileage reported is s5 per cent. of the total. Switch ties have been figured into the equivalent number of cross-ties.
 The total number of ties reported is sO.< 051,000. of which 22, b69 000 or 3s per cent were to be used for the construction of new track
 On this basis the total number of ties used by the steam railroads would be sS.- 40O.000 representing nearly 3.000, 900 feet of lumber. board measure.
 CrOss-Ties Purchased, 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
HsdH dHAS sfs.s srs. naEaET1 snE % s:'s ss; es;s. Planters-Fa Farley Nat. Bank Montgomery Ala May oh 1906
II. T. BARTLETT, Asst Cashier R. E. sEIBELs, Ass't Cashier.

To our Customers:
 You have doubtless observed in the daily press notice of the contemplated consolidation of this bank with the First National Bank of this city. We now announce the consolidation assured fact awaiting only the carrying out of certain prescribed forms to become effective.
 Meanwhile we wish to again express appreciation of the business favors Iberauy bestowed upon by patons and to assure them that under the new arrange ment we have not been unmndu of the duty we owe them The consolidated bank will have Capital Surplus and Shareholders Liability of Two and quarter millions of dol lars all of which will be available security depostor thus offering the fullest and of protection hitherto afforded bank deposor Tn Montgomery. and its greater will enable to fully the requirements of its commercial customers.
 The present shareholders of this bank will half of the capital of the First National Bank; the men3 of the Board of Directors of the consolidated bank ' from our bank and the present Vice President of bank will have the office with the First National tte C. all of present clerical force will be retained We ts.s hon these facts that you may that about the only cha far dealers concerned is that will be df. business under a title and with greater resoui Having gained your favorable consideration. and we L meried your appreciation, confidently count upon continuance of your patronage with part and parcel dated with this bank.
 As soon as the details of the consolidation have been completed you will be duly notified and until such time shall continue to your best interests heretofore It the purpose of the writer to retire. for the present at leas from active work in order obtain much needed re from business; doing however he desires espec ialy to assure his friends of his thorough approval of the contemplated arrangements and his great personal interest the welfare of the consolidated bank
 Very truly.
 j. L. HALL. President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
PERKINS IS DISCHARGED.
Decision of the Supreme Court of New
 York.


 New York, May 25.-The appallate division of the Supreme Court today handed down a decision discharging from custody George W. Perkins, whom the Supreme Court had held to await action of the grand jury on a technical charge of grand larceny in connection with the campaign contrt- button of the New York Life Insurance Company to the Republican national committee.
 The proceeding against MT. Perkins was instituted by District Attorney Jerome, for the purpose of securing a ruling on what charge, if any, those who made such contributions may be Indicted. A charge was made against MT. Perkins. who was formerly vice president of the New York Life Insu- rance Company and his case was inn Nmediately taken before Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum on a writ of ha- sbeas corpus. Justice Greenbaum dis missed this writ and held MT Perkins for action by the grand jury. The case was then appealed to the appellate di- vision.
 It is said that MT. Jerome will carry the case to the court of appeals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
o,ercstImnted Its VaIue,

The late Alexander '. Seabury. for many years a director in the First Ma tional Rank of New Bedford, was once calInd os a witness In a case before inc Superior Court involving certain wharf property, says The Boston Her
 When asked what he considered the wharf worth, he said: That wharf irn't worth d-n.
 The next day, the same case still be- ing on trial MT. seabury appeared in court and said he wished to retract wi6us when permission was granted " "Yestt rday testified that Howland's u,barf wasn't worth d-n. but since
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT.
McGOvern and Britt Hold to Prize Fight
 Traditions.


 New York, May 25.-The World to- day says:
 Britt and McGovern are adherinE to the oldest rule of a prize fighter-the claim of being a sure winner. No two fighters ever stepped into a ring with more confidence than these two will in Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
 It will be Britt's first fight in the East Their confidence has caused them to look further ahead than Monday night with view toward meeting Bat ting Nelson.
 Harry Pollock. manager of the Twcn- tieth Century Athletic Club, last night wired Billy Nolan, Nelson's manager. who is in Los Angeles, asking upon which terms Nelson would box tho win ner of Monday nights battle. Pollock stipulated ten rounds with no decision, on either June IS or 25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
MARYvnLE COLLEGE SENSATION.
Professor of Latin Attacked for His
 Biblical Examination

Biblical Examination. Knoxville, Tenn. May 25.-In conse- quence of what is said to have been a very rigid examination upon their knowledge of the Bible, Freshman of Maryville College are charged with having circulated a sensationally dis played hand bill about the college can1- pus and the town of Maryvil1e, attack ing member of the faculty who put up the examination questions. The circular reads:
 Harry J. Bassett, the runt of the faculty. Too narrow minded for such broad place. A Nuisance. Warn ing!l
 Notice.
 "The student body wishes he would leave. So get out. Thought he did something by giving us such a bible exam"
 Much feeling has been manifested over the incident, and the faculty Is making every effort to locate the gull ty parties. Professor Bassett holds the chair of Latin at the college, which is one of the leading Presbyterian Insti- tutions of Tennessee. He also teaches class in Bible. as do all members of the faculty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
Preservative treatment

Preservatve treatment was given to | 7.6l5,oOo ties, representing nearly 10 per though the species of timber treated have not been separated in most cases. 1t Is safe to say that almost all of the ties treated were softwoods. The regions referred to in the preceding table, include the following States:
 North Atlantic States-New England States, New York. Pennsylvania, New Jer- sey. Delaware. Maryland.
 Southern States-Virginia, North Caroli- na, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Alaba- Indian Territory. 4
 Central states-Ohio. West Virginia, Ken lucky, Tennessee. Indiana Illinois Missou- rL
 Lake states-Michigan. Wisconsin. Min nesota-
 Rocky Mountain states-Montana. Idaho. wyoming Nevada, Utah. Colorado. Arizona.
 Pacific Coast states--washington. oregon, California
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
TRANSFORM IN FRISCO.
Refugees Tn Tents In Parks Suffered
 From Cold Wind.

San Francisco. May 25.--A heavy rain and wind storm which began last night at 5 o'clock. continued throughout the night It caused mucn suffering among the thousands of refugees living in tho tents and improvised shelters in the public parks, Presidlo and vacant lots.
 The majority of these unfortunates arc provided with good tents, but hun dreds are poorly protected against in- element weather In addition to the rain and wind, the night was very cold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
REoLUTIONIsTs VICTORIOUS.
MattO Crosse Is Overrun By Dr. Ponce,
 Forces.

New York, May 25.-A cable dispatch to The Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
 Paraguay telegrams from Asuncion say that the revolutionists in the State of Matto Crosse, headed by pr. Gen eroso Ponce, captured the towns of Corumba, Santa Nina de Parahibo and Pacomle and are near Cuyaba, the capital of the State.
 The Governor. senor Paez. arrested the chiefs of the revolutionaries on the 10th instant, but afterwards set them at liberty, the revolutionists promising to remain calm. Three days later n ow arrests were made and Senor Ponce then began his advance toward Gu yaba.
 Several fights took place and num- bers were killed or wounded, but the revolutionists were mostly victorious. The Federal troops protect the neu- trais.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
AT THE CASINO THEATRE.
Fine Vaudeville Bill Appreciated by the Audience.

The verdict of the audience that went to the new Casino Theatre at Electric Park last night was that the fine vau- deville bill there is more than worth the money
 Few such entertainers as Louis Dres- ser Jack Norworth. Ethel Macdonough the Keatons. the Parros Brothers, Polk and Rollins and Miss Carmen have ever been seen at summer theatres in this part of the country Each of the acts was greeted with lavish applause last night.
 The vaudeville bill will be repeated at matinee today at o'clock and again tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
London Punch

London Punch.
 Nervous Johuny--I love the smell of motor cars. nary taste, Why do you like it? N. J. Beacuse wehn you smell 1t you know the dangers past
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
FIGHTERS sQUABBLE.
Herera Refused to Weigh and NTiII Was
 Chilled or.

Los Angeles. California, May B. There was no fight between Battling Nelson, the lightweight champion and Aurelio Herera here tonight, as sched- uled. After an almost interminable wait of two and half hours the crowd was dismissed because Herrera refused to weigh in
 Before the crowd of 4,5O0 was fin- ally eliminated there was a squabble between the fighters and their managers over the weight. Both sides made charges of sharp practices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Bullets from Rifle Range Struck Pil,
 of Explosives.

Shreveport, La, May 25.-A special from De Ryder La., says: J. B. John son was killed, A. Keeting fatally in- jured and several others slightly in jured by a dynamite explosion at a railroad company twelve miles from here, this afternoon.
 The men were out at target practice with rifles, when one of the bullets struck a 400-pound pile of dynamite, causing a terrific explosion. The camp was destroyed by fire, which followed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
The Fourth National Bank.

9th Infantry, from duty at Fort Porter. N. r.. and transferring to Fort Wayne, Mich., upon the arrival at Fort Porter
 of the first battalion of the 18th Infantry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26

Scull and Bones secured F. B. Morse, captain of next years football team, and Arthur c. Camp, the probable cap- tain of the university baseball nine next year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
Cnmnanv nf nth Trnnnferred.

her was issued today by the War De-
 RaTtment relieving Company B, of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26

then I've been down there, and find that I valued it too high.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26

Casino Matinee at 8 D. m. today. Band Concert After Performance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26

CrOss-Ties Purchased, 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-13
AGREES 70 SETTLE
ALL DAMAGES.

The public utilities committee of the
Board of Supervisors yesterday post
poned consideration until next Wednes-
day morning Of the application of the
Western Pacific Railway Company for
a franchise from Twenty fifth and
Water Front streets, through the Po-
trero hills to Ninth and Brannan
streets. The meeting that was to have
been held was not called to order be-
cause the company had not filed a plat
Of the route of the proposed road
Marcel Cert, the attorney for the COM
pany, promised that the plat will be
filed today.
Eugene Sullivan, an attorney, rep
resenting several property owners who
have protested against the granting Of
the franchise. consented to the post
ponement. Cert stated that the COM
pany is willing to compensate all prop
erty owners in a liberal manner for
whatever damages they may sustain
without the Intervention of the public
utilities committee.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-13

founded when he observed the almost
hfeless body of Miss O'Connor stretch
ed out on the floor. She had taken or
her hat and wraps and carefully
placed them on a rack, and from ap-
pearances had deliberately planned to
end her life.
She was unconscious, and the pois-
onous yapors in a few more moments
would have claimed their victim. The
woman was taken to a drug store
near by and later removed to the
Central Emergency Hospital.
The parents of the young woman.are
deeply grieved over the unfortunate
affair. They are 10th to believe she
attempted suicide and believe she was
accidentally asphyxiated.-
She left her home Tuesday morn
ing to go to work as usual" said her
mother yesterday afternoon as she sat
beside the cot Of her daughter in the
ward at the Central Emergency Hos
pital watching the girl. ''She was
apparently happy and there is no rea-
son to believe Sadie was not salts
fed with this world. I believe my girl
was accidentally asphyxiated. She may
have sat down to rest and fallen asleep
ana in some unaccountable manner the
gas went out"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-13
SEVEN FAST FIGHTS CARDED
AT NEW DREAMLAND PAVILION

The Sunset Club Will hold a series
of four-round boxing contests at
Dreamland Pavilion on Steiner street
near Sutter, tomorrow evening. Seven
fights are carded. The main event is
FOR the rniddle-weight championship be-
tween Rough House" Billy Mcdonald
and Jack Mclaughlin. The former is
the holder of the title while the
Englishman is the challenger.
The special affair will bring together
Johnny Murphy and Willie Conroy, the
two millers who put up such a cyclonic
fight at the beach on the Fourth, when
Conroy got a hair-line decision. The
rest Of the programme is: Tommy
Buckley VS.. Eddie Steele, Tanglefoot
McGovern VS.. Jack Williams, Tony
Earle VS.. Eddie Powers, Charlie Dunn
VS.. Jim Bradley.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-13
Pretty Sadie O'Connor Near Death

Bitter disappointment over love af-
fair is believed to have been respon-
sible for an evident attempt of Sadie
OCOnnor, beautiful young clerk in
II. Wichmans candy store, at Grant
avenue and Market street. to end her
life by asphyxiation early yesterday Y
morning. When found stretched on
the floor Of a locked room in the rear
Of the store where she worked. gas
was flowing from two jets in the room
and the girl was unconscious and near
death
Contrary to her usual custom Miss
O'Connor did not go to her home at
S775k Shotwell street Tuesday night.
When she left the store she was in the
best of spirits and did not appear in
the least despondent. This, coupled
with the conditions surrounding the
Snding OF her body. makes the belief
that the tragedy was the sequel Of a
romance the accepted theory.
The girls body was discovered by
the janitor when he arrived to open
the store shortly before o'clock, and
about an hour before Miss O'Connor
usually arrived for her work AS he
entered the building he was almost
overcome by the fumes of gas He
went TO a small room in the rear of
the store 10 find where the gas was
coming from. This door was locked.
Upon opening 1t the janitor was dunn