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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
ACCIDENT IN LOUISIANA
Four Persons Were Killed and Twr
 SePlOusIY Iniured.


 Donaldsonville, Las Dec. 1S.-For persons were killed and two seriously injured today in a head-cn collision between a passenger and a freight train at long curve near here on tht Texas and Pacific Railroad All tha fatalities were among members of tha train crews. no passengers being serl- ousIy hurt
 The dead:
 B. D. Allen. mail carrier. residere' unknown - woodworth of Marshall. Texss express messenger.
 One negro. mail messenger. name un. known.
 One negro hobo. name unknow.
 The wrecked passeger train was tho Cannon Ball Express.T The eii&4riee T and flremen of both trains saw tfis an. preaching collision in time to escaps by jumping from their cabs Scarcely had the engines crashed together wher the boiler of the freight blew ua scattering boiling water. and bits of iron and adding to the terror of tn, express passengers.
 The loss of life so far as aseertaineg was confined to the passenger train, those in the mail and express cars suf- fering most, both of those seriously in- 1ured were negro messengers.
 Many of the passengers were pain- fully bruised. injuries about the head being especially frequent from tha force with which they were dashed forward upon the car floors and over seats The wreck occurred at lonely point on the road. a plantation beins the only human habitatlon1 1 in the neighborhood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

that the government will Beein s silt for condemnation proceedings to se- cure the adjoining property The loca- tion Is considered one of the best from every point of view for a post-offiee and is accessible from all parts Of ths city,
 The Southern Steel Company's re. gently acquired blast furnace at Risins Pawn. Ga. has been blown out foi repairs.It Is said that the entire pIanf will be completely overhauled and re- modelled and brought up to modern re. quirements, and when finished will ht one Of the finest iron producers in tht district.
 c. P. Terrin, of New, York. who fl chairman of the Executive Board oi the Southern Steel Company. and R IT Watson, an iron expert. spent yester. day making an investigation of tin connpany's property here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
After naa FeIIo,r., Homn.

Mobile will go alter, in dead ear- nest, the Odd Fellows Home for the Widows and Orphans. which the order proposes to erect somewhere in the State, at a probable cost of $75,oe0. Local three linkers believe Mobile has an Excellent chance of securing the home. but it is recognized that 1t will take strong effort to land 1t.
 The Odd Fellows of the State have been working for a number of years to buildsa home for the widows and or pl1ans of deceased members. and through contributions of voluntary nature, and a percentage of grand lodge funds set aside for that purpose, the order now has a considerable fund. J D. Bloch of Mobile, has for the past two or three years been chairman of the committee having the matter in charge and in that capacity has &C., complished much for the desired object So good. in fact. Is the special fund at this time. that local members of the or- der believe that the next session of the grand lodge, to be held at Decatur next May. will decide on the location and the plans for the home. There are about 1000 members of the order in this city, and the various lodges have started the appointment of joint conn mittee to look after Mobiles interest in the contest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
win Iron Companies.

The election of President Co sIc- ceed Col. T. G. Bush of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company, will take place Tuesday in New lork C,itv The resignation of Colonel Bush was announced several weeks ago.
 The directors of the Sloss- sheffield Steel and Iron Company at their meet ing in New York this week declared the usual dividend of 3-l per cent on preferred stock The election of a Vice President to succeed M. NJ, Rlchey, who resigned to accept position with the Southern Railway. will not take place until the annual meeting Tn March
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Steamer Sun Sinks.

A disaster in. Mobile bay at a late hour last evening, which sent the stern wheeler steamer Sun, putting in to Mobile bay for coal, en route from Pensacola to Memphis. to the bottom. She is stranded in about six feet of water. not far from the lighthouse, on the west side of the channel.
 Captain Ralph. of the Sun, does not know whether his steamer struck some obstruction in the water, or ran out of the channel, but said that suddenly, while coming along at a fair rate of speed, his vessel stopped and careen- ed and settled down on one side The crew was taken off by the tug Euge- bian, which was down the bay, and whose crew saw the lights of the ap- preaching steamer suddenly disappear.
 The Sun Is sunk in shallow water, and men along the river front are of the opinion that she must have struck some obstruction in the stream, be- lieving she would not have behaved as she did, even if she had strayed from the channel and gone aground.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
NEW SKYSCRAPER
MOBILE MAY HAVE FOURTEEN
 STORY BUILDING.
According tO Indications Great Phia4 | delphia Syndicate VIII Greet Structure In Buninees Gen.
 ter of the Gulf City.
Advertiser Bureau,

VI. AdNertiSer buTedu'
 Mobile, December r.
 There Is d prospect that Mobile Is 10 have a new skyscraper. fs It is to be built, according to infor- nation which reached Mobile .oday, by Philadelphia syndicate and Is to cost with the. location and all complete. 90 lt is said. the sum of two million doN ars.
 The location of the new structure is aot given out as yet, because of the aiffculty that has been encountered n clearing the title. Willis R. Bizzer. . well known Mobile architect, re- surRed from the East and brings with aim the news of this big project. It s stated that one of the Philadelphia yyndfcate is to be in Mobile sometime within the next week, when it is ex7 pected there will be no further devel- opments in the proposition.
 No details of the proposed building are given out, but one story has tt that the structure will be not less than fourteen stories in height. he loca- tion, as stated. is still somewhat up in the air, but 1t will necessarily be close instostfIe center of the present commercial district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Preuaring for Chicken show.

Active arrangements are Tn prog ress for the opening on Tuesday or the third annual exhibition of the Mo- bile Poultry Breeders Association, which Is to be held for four days in a building which has been secured for the annual display of fine irds at 5s St. Joseph street, between St. t@ancls and St. Michael.
 Coops are being carted 10 the hall in large numbers, and Secretary Heysr son, who was at the exhibition hall today taking entries for the big show, is convinced from the way the entries came in that the show is to be the best that has ever been held by the Association
 N. IA Hutchinson of Crystal Springs, Miss, who is acknowledged to be one of the best authorities on fowls any where in the South, has been secured to act as judge of the show. He IS noted for his upright and honest de- cfsions, and his presence here the coming weeksh has instilled a great deal of confidence among poultry raisers of this community in the coming e.zhibS- tion. Mir. Hutchinson is expected t9 arrive in Mobile tomorrow.
 Big exhibits of poultry are expec- ted from this section of Alabama, and a large number of the fowls are also coming. # advance reports may b's relied upon, from New Orleans, and ai- iacent sections of Louisiana- The country districts of Mobile county will be we'll represented.
 The officers of the Association, to whom much of the credit for the pros pective success of the exhibition is dne. are as follows:
 President, Dr, W. W. osgood; first e-presidsnt C. NJ. 'Erdman; second vice president. T. NJ. Gordon; secreta- ry- treasurer. Edward R. Hsysson. of Chunchu1a: chairman executive conn mittee, George Eberlein: superinten- dent. J. Nf. Sturtevant: assistant su- perintendent, George H. Wellman.
 At the last annual exhibition, there were over 3.00e visitors. and because of the excellence of the exhibits this year, and for other reasons, the off, cials of the Association are this year expecting even larger crowds to attend than a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
The Trunk Msytery.

New and startling evidence has been unearthed through the arrest of Eli Abramson on a charge of receiving stolen property amounting to more than S1,00O in value. Mrs. Minnie Abramson, the woman swearing out the warrant and who is a sister-tn-law of the man arrested and released on bond, duplicates her husband. who has dis appeared acording to all accounts. Still another person is implicated in what the police term a gigantic trunk mys- tery. and another startling arrest may be made at any time. In the meantime, while officers are endeavoring to locate Abe Abramson and the third man mem toned in the case, creditors of Abram- son and his wife are trying to recover something like thirty or forty trunks that are said to have been shipped to different points in the South. Mrs. Abramson, it is understood. and her at- torney, are in Atlanta, Ga. . lay where Abramson is said to hj@9 shipped a dozen or more of the trunks. Other trunks are said to have been shipped from Decatur to New Orleans. while eleven of the trunks are in local ware houses.
 In making her complaint to W. D. wier Chief of Police. Mrs. Minnie Abramson gave detailed account of her marriage and subsequent separation from her husband. she resides at De- catur, where she says. she put her money into a general store. After the estrangement with her husband, accord ing to her story, and the subsequent application for a divorce, she says that one night her husband and his brother packed all the goods into trunks and shipped them away. Mrs Ahramson said her husband had disappeared, but she expressed a willingness to swear out a warrant against Eli Abramson, the brother Of her husband. Immedl- ately after it was sworn out before B. B. Abernathy, Judge of the Inferior Court, it was served and Abramson was locked up in the county jail. Bond was fixed in the sum of $500 and readily given Abramson refused to discuss the case when arrested.
 As soon-as it was learned~that there was trouble between Mir and Mrs. Ab- ramson. according to the story related to the Chief of Police, the creditors got busy and asked that the concern be placed in involuntary bankruptcy. but when an investigation was made it was found that the goods had been shipped away. With a view of protecting the interest of the creditors, Jerry Murphy Referee. in Bankruptcy at Huntsville. came 70 Birmingham and looked over the situation. It is understood that a Decatur attorney is at work on the case through local attorneys and that fur ther development may be expected at any time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
NEALY LEAVES GADsDEN..
Col. h. B. Kyle. Property wm Pr

NWIy hF NNUENFs
 Gadsden. Der. 15-(Special by Long Distance Telephone $. IT. Nealy left this afternoon for nemopolis having completed his work of selecting a site for the post -ofice building
 No official information was given out as to the location. It is stated from good authority that the building will he rlaced on the covner of Sixth and Broad streets. on the property now owned by Col R. B Kyle.
 The lot does not c1me up to the mOAsurements required. but 1t is AAid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Hotel Lobby Scrap.

As the result of an impromptu pug flistic encounter, participated in by a number of negroes in the lobby of St. Andrews hotel on Royal street, be- tween Dauphin and St. Francis, about s o'clock this morning, Westley Dick, negro, formerly porter at the hotel, is at present occupying a cell in the city guard house The scrap" so it Is said, became very lively, and when
 westley seemed to be getting the worst of it, he drew a pair of brass knucks from his pocket, and began to do great execution among the other negroes. He was tried on two charges before Recorder Clarke this morning, one be- ing for assault with brass knucks, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Returm, fron, -hIenro.

q Ben Lusehef.ta. Mobile paipter, and Thomas J. Yung. a plumber. have re- turned to Mobile from Chicago. where they went as representatives of the Employers Association of Mobile to the recent convention of the Citizens Industrial Association of America, the organization of the "open shop" people. The two men report that the conven- ton was a big one, and that the oppo- sition to the "closed shop" advocated by the union labor people is gaining ground very rapidly. and practically all the big industrial plants of the country. now being "open."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Respectful.
Child Was GOred.

Tom Evans. the five year old son of Jesse Eaves, living at Cleveland, su- burb, lies in a critical condition as the consequence of a goring by COW last evening in the lot back of the home The child was in the lot and got in the way of the COW. The animal atter gor- ing the child trampled on him. screams Inf the voungster brought out assistance which probably saved the life of the little fellow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
AInbamn nt CapltnI.

Washington, Dec. 15. .-tSpecial. )- Postmasters appointed; Alabama Hr1 Mobile county, Edwin A. pelchampa' Rural route No. 2 ordered established February Is. st Berry, Fayette counes serving 32s people and eighty-two fans tlies-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Lumbrr steamer sunI..

The river steamer Hard cash which arrived in Mobile from Selma yester- day afternoon, brought to this city the first news of the sinking of the steamer New Haven, at 1aias Island. about forty miles below Montgomery early in the week. The New Haven was towing some bargesN and rafts early Tuesday evening. when she struck some obstruction below -he water line, which stove a hole in ger hull.
 Captain Barry ran the steamer into shallow water at once, where she sunk, near the Turnipseed' shoals. The extent of the damage to her hull Is not yet known, but 1t is reported Eere that efforts will be made at once to ascer- tain the extent of the injuries. and to raise her. The steamer is owned by the Nixon Lumber Company of Mont gOmery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
state Sunday schooln Cnventaon.


 Preparations are now In shand for the entertainmeht of the State Con- vention of the Sunday School Associa- ton tn this city In April next.
 The Executive Committee of the Jef- ferson County Association has taken up the matter of preparing for the conven- ton. It is believed 2.000 delegates will be at this convention.
 A large and enthusiastic meeting of the County Executive Committee, white cap and glad hand committees, was held last night in the Cumberland Pres byterian Church. Judge Carthel and Miss Minnie Kennedy, State fiield workers, were present and added much to the enthusiasm of the occasion. They were both delighted to know that he State Convention was to be held in this city.
 There will be a chorus of 800 trained voices to lead the singing at every ser vice and some prominent men and wo- men of national reputation to inspire the great throng which will tax the capacity of the largest church in the city The various committees will be named later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

the otherafor, oaEFyinR concealed wea- pons. He was bound over to the Infer for Court on both cyharges, his bond being fixed at s15e in each case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

ter the ceremony they will leave for their future home.
 Mrs. Imogene Little will be one of the Mobile guests at the aedding
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

will have letters written in the inter est of Birmingham to any one wio you think could control action in our fla Vor.
 Respectfully, George B. Ward.
 J. R. Carter. T. H. Motion. Special Committee of Commercial Club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

siderable expenditure for new machin- cry both in and out of the mines, which has materially increased the output.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

A wedding of interest to Mobllions will be celebrated at Citronelle We'd nesday at o'clock in the afternoon. Miss Marie Michael being the bride and MT. Marsh, an insurance man of New Orleans, the groom. Immediately af
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Ex-Ranker in nreks.

The last chapter of a financial ro- niance is being played out in Mobile
 and when 1t is concluded James Bill lings, once Minnesota iron King. bank owner and trust official, rated by Brad
 street and Dunn fifteen years ago as worth half a million, but now pau
 per, seeking means from the local offi- cers of the Salvation Army. will go home to Duluth to die.
 Billings, who Is destitute in his old age, went broke in the terrible imam i ciai panic of 1S93 and shortly after
 wards went to Honduras to act as ] manager of banana plantation in a vain endeavof to recoup his broken for fumes, and to regain If possible his lost
 standing in the financial world. After
 many hardships and disasters, he suf-
 fered a few months ago a severe at-
 tack of fever which has almost entire
 ly cost him his hearing. He wasp pick ed up at the port of Puerto Cortez a
 few days ago by the captain of the United Fruit Company's steamer and
 brought to Mobile without pay, simply as matter of pity and sympathy for
 an unfortunate old man. He has been
 destitute since his arrival here and as
 last resort appealed to the Salvation
 Army for the necessary funds to en- able him to reach his old home at Du-
 futh. where he resided in affluence and luxury for twenty-five years.
 Tn the early~ days Billings went to
 Nebraska and was County Treasurer of
 Horlan County. He was reelected
 three successive times holding the po- sition for eight years. After retiring ! from the office he moved to Duluth and 1 from lS1 to 1898 was extensively en-
 gagged in the banking and trust conn
 panv business there.
 | His transportation will cost about
 $40. In letter to the Salvation Army I officer, he states that before ne failed
 he owned one bank entirely and was 1 also president of another and was sec
 retary and treasurer of a $600.oo0 trust company. He referred to a commercial agency report for verification After ! speaking of his failure in 1893. Bill
 lings adds: T have ever since been
 struggling to honorably recover my lost position among men"
 1 He volunteers to return to the Army
 any funds they may advance. Cartain Widgerly will start subscription list to raise the fund Billings was 60 years old last April
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Miss Mamie Tompkins is sufficiently recovered from an operation for Ap- pendecitis to be removed from the ip- flrmary to herhome.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Miss Florence Davidson of Montgom- cry is expected soon on d visit to her aunt, Mrs. Joseph HOdgson. She will make her debut at the ;. C. $ l.aI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Mrs. Guy Hamilton will entertain the Hamilton Whist Club Monday after noon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

: Mir. Philip Hammond. ensign, U. s. N. was in the city yesterday on a asing visit to his sister. Mrs. W. M. Harrison. Mir. Hommond is with the U. g. S. Lou isiana. now at New Orleans to receive the silver service, and from there will sail for New York and thence to Cuba. He graduated from Annapolis fin the summer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Mir. Inge Selden has gone to Greens boro with his wife and child tn spend Christmas with Mrs Seldt X parents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Mir. and Mrs. William A. Doak. an nounce the engagement of their dAugh- ter. Maggie Lucy, to Dr. Lutuer Gre made of GulfpOrt. the wed .ing to ia >e place December goth. at Cuff. o"t. Mississippi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Mrs. C. L. smith and Miss Gertrude Smith are expected home tomorrow from New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

pr. and Mrs. Rockwell and Miss Grace Rockwell are with Mrs. Joseph Hodgson for ths winter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Mrs. Cora Powell and daughters. Misses Cora. Lucy and Ellen. of Balti- more. are expected to arrive wednes- day and to spend the winter with Mrs. Powelrs sister, Miss Belle Waring,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

pr. and Mrs. ChauReey Williams and Mir. Norton Williams arrived yesterday from Augusta. Ga, and will make Mo- bile their home hereafter, occupying the home Of Mrs. Williamss mother, Mrs Joel Jones
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

MT. orvlne cawtAOn is in New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Little Miss Loranie Cunningham gave a matinee party at the Lyric to- day. her guests being Henriette Ta"on. May Hartwell May Leatherbury, Katn- crime Cramptont and Mary Nngh Rush.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Miss Annie spottswood has returneI from a visit to Purvis, Mss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

pr. Scale Harris Of Union Springs. will occupy after January lst, the apartments to he vacated then by Mir and Mrs. Bush.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Miss Amanda More Is expected home tomorrow after an absence of several months. MT. R. Moore. Jr.. will spend the holidays here, but Mrs. w. B. Thomas will not return till later in the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

MT and Mrs. Albert Bush leave next week for Birmingham to spend the holidays with MT. and Mrs. r, c. Bush.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Miss Harriett Fitts was the hostess of the Saturday Club today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Phares Coleman, Jr., of Montgomery, and Howard Douglas of Mcintosh. will spend the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. Harry Inge. who will have other young people with them to make a happy Christmas house party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

Mrs. J. B. Davis win give a card par fly for J. B. Davis. Jr., during the hoII- days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-06
Africa and America.

The following communication. over the
signature 'Peacemaker." appears in the
New York Sun:
The distressing riot against the negroes
In Springfield. Ohio. impels me to copy a
portion Of a letter received from II. NJ. Tur-
ner, colored bishop OF the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Ga, In
which he says:
The noblest and most important work
for the action of the American people now
Is to separate the white and colored races
This problem must be settled or the nation
Will continue in state of discomfort A
racial separation must come and would be-
blessing to both races and to the nation
A line of steamers between this country and
Africa would bring the desired result. The
negroes would leave by Millions
ut is to be hoped that some of our philan-
thropists viii answer this request and sup
ply the need, and bring peace and justice
where now IS restless enmity."
Some OF the Afro-American newspapers
declare that Bishop Turner possesses but
small influence with his people, and should
not be taken too seriously. Friends OF the
negroes would be glad to believe this But
the fact remains that he holds an Office
which suggests influence and respect. and
the Office, II not the man. counts How
comes II that he remains mistaken in his
place II he has few supporters among his
own people? Such deliverances as he occa-
sionally INDUCES in on public questions
would be likely to bring a weak man to
book.
This is not the first time that Bishop Tur-
ner has proposed "a line OF steamers be-
tween this country and Africa" and pic
tured the negroes OF America packing their
traps and lighting out" by w,IoRssale. He
never goes into particulars. bus the gener-
atty glitters. and he sticks TO the PROPOSE
ton. And here In this New York CORE
spondent he seems to have made convert.
This person calls on the philanthropists to
put their good money into the good cause.
build the ships. and start the glorious exo-
dus which viii bring happiness to all,
black and white.
II is useless to ask particulars of such