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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
FRENCH PEAS WORTH 2S AND soc.
 Monday 20c a cRn.
REPoRT ON COIN.
EstimateH of Crops In Twenty-Five
 states are Reported.


 states are Reported.
 Washington, Nov. 10.--The crop reporting board of the bureau of sta- tistics of the Department of Agricui- ture finds. from the reports of the correspondents and agedts oi the bu~ reau, as follows:
 The preliminary returns oa the pro- duction of corn In 1906 indicate a total yield of about zSsi 096. 900 bush , els, or an average of S0.2 bushels per acre as compared with an average c yield of 2S.S bushels s.s finally es;t- mated in 1905. This and ether pre- liminary estimates of yield made today are subject to such revision anc cor the final estimates of the bureau are made next month
 The following tables shows for tte twenty-five principal states the pre- liminary estimates of average yield per acre in 1906, with the final esti- mates for 1905. and the mean of the averages for the last ten years, 'n hnQhpIa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
JN0. WHLTEMAN.

Mir ano. S Whiteman, the popular salesman for the J. K. Orr Shoe Com- pany, has put a new construction on the eight hour law-he. rests eight hours a day. working like q beave.' the other sixteen.
 That's perhaps one reason for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
Real Estate Bargains

For $2,5D0 we have a nice six room residence, convenient 10 business. We will loan s1.50O on this place at six per cent. leaving $1,O0O.OO cash requir- ed.
 We have three four room houses. well located, bringing s1S.OO per month which we are authorized to sell for $1,500.00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
Rosemont Gardens.

First Fall Opening was a brilliant sue- cess and was attended by several hundred ladies The following names wer drawn and the plants and cut flowers awarded vyil be delivered immediately Miss Alma r,addeu Mrs. John Moffatt. Mrs. F. B. Hil- Hsrd Mrs James Nunn, Miss Sayre, Mfr J. G spruell Miss Claudia Moritz. Mrs. W. N. Cox, Mrs. J. E. Duskin, Mrs, George Q. Janney.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

Nine room, two story house. lot koxf5O. only two blocks from Court Souare and one block from business Sistrfct, This house alone is worth k6 000. .O0 and the loJ is well worth S5, ,000. We will sell this place Tor St'- 900.60.
 We have for sale d fine farm. near Nil Melgs. with residence, 30 tenament houses and rented for s2,250.0 % year. Make us an offer on this pla9&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

rice. fruits and various minor crops which will be published in detail ln the crop reHbOrter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

WHAT 2se WILL DO HERE MONDAY. cams Hand Packed Tomatoes. .2Se 2 cams Fnncsy Corn ................& .&5n
 BROCK GROCERY to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

We have a splendid farm, not far from Grand Drive, rented next year to good tenants for S5SO.OO. We Will sell this place at once for $4,50O,0O. You cannot buy an acre adjoining thls place for anything like that price,
 On gravel road near city, we have D 60s acres of land which we can sell cheap if sale can be made at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

1.sso acres in Fillmore county. ten miles from Montgomery, for Si2.5O per acre. This is river place. well tm- proved with plenty of labor. There are sso acres in cultivation, -he balance in timber and pastura
 10B acres of good red sandy land, seven miles west of Montgomery We can recommend this place. Price. s25 per acre
 Eighty acres of black and red sandy land eight miles west of Montgomery for s2o per acre. This place will stand inspection.
 f72 acres of good sandy land eight miles west of Montgbmery sbr s22.50 per acre. teo acres in cultivation. Dal- ance in timber.
 Sbs acres of good sandysland on the Old Plank Road. three miles from the city This place can not be recom- mended too highly and will make q good home as well as an investment that will be hard to beat. There are 4ee acres of this. placd in cultivation. 100 acres in pasture and fifty in woods There are three artesian wells on the place and one of which Is in the pas- tnre, q good residence a sufficient
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
FOR sA1E-REAL ESTATE.

FOR sALE--House 3i9 Montgomery Street. eleven rooms, outhouses, four. bathroom
 each floor Cottage 317 adjoining lot. House i27 Clay Street, five roomsS porcelain bath lot fifty feet front by one hundred and for Lawrence Pollard Streets, lot 300 by l0Q store and four houses thereon. Apply III Mouiton Street. Ill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
Plantations for Sale

number of cabins. plenty of labor. two largo harms. magnificent peach or chard and in every respect an ideal place Only twenty-five minutes dis tance from Court square. Price $40 an acre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

TO THE INvEsToR--we offer for sale this week. six cottage homes in good neighbor- hood in the cftF now rented to prompt paying white tenanta for s6S0. % per an- nun, which will be twelve per cent net
 The property Is bound to enhance in value
 Good reasons for selling, Saffod & up- church iii Dexter Avenue. --i1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

[ e55O.O0 | Cash. and $1.s00.00 at six per cent, as long as you want 1t, For cottage and | a vacant lot adjoining. The house rents f6r sIS0.00 and there is enough room for two more cottages. This place is in ward One. let us show you % Lots.
 Well located in the Eastern suburbs, flor S3,250.00. Easily worth S200.o0 each $25O.OO
 cash, and $i,000.00 in monthly pay lments for a well ocated suburban
 store and five room dwelling attach
 ed'
 @1,1OO.OO five room cottage on Jeff Davis.
 rented for S120.00. Terms to suit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR sALE-we are offering for sale for few days fine proposition in piece Of business property. on Commerce St. Rare oportunity hers for gilt edged investment. If interested call at our office. Chandler & Douglass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

DOROTHY VERNON of Haddon Hall. Sat urday afternoon. Montgomery Theatre
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

I32 acres three miles from Mont somery on Norman Bridge Road, foe s6.50o. This is an exceptionally cheap place, location ideal and adJoins prop erty that recently sold 'ora great deal more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

MONEY to LENDING have perfect faciIi- ties for lending money and can take care amounts from $500 upward. Chandler & DOua1ase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

s.OOO acres of black and red prairie land sixteen miles from Montgomery | in the heart of the prairie country for ss5 an acre
 Eighty acres of good prairie land nine miles west of Montgomery, For quick sale we offer this for s2o an acre.
 1.50a acres of prairie land eleven miles west of Montgomery for s17.50 fan acre There are 300 acres in woods sxx. shfu ~Fn~a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR SALE--Three. two story new seven room dwellings modern fin every way. now rented for $S6 per month: will sell at price which will net purchaser more than 5 per cent. on inyestment; you can buy the three or one. Chandler Douglass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

MRS. P. C. GILMER remodels hats at the
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
MIaCELLANEOUS.


 FANCY New Santa Clara Prunes popular size pounds for 25 cents. O. K. Cash Grocery 25 Monroe St.. Phone 479. ga
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

YoUNG's REPAIR works-Furniture and trunks; furniture packed for shipping; skirt boxes made to order. AT So. Ripley st.. Phone 254O. -23
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

MRS CHARLOTTE LYNN CAMPBELL Voice Teacher. will be at her studio in the Lakin Building ll9is Dexter avenuer-from
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

CARD-Patients desiring admission to the wards of the Montgomery Infirmary may secure cards by telephoning Miss Martin
 head nurse in charge at Phone 722. Mont gomery Infirmary wed-tri-su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR RENT--s room cottage with bath and sanitary. if taken Monday, only SlS per month Chandler & Douglass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR sALEA~~sse acres fine level land in s mflew of city. stiff gray with clay founda- tion 40e acres open with excellent improve ments and balance in good timber: proy duces perfect crops of every kind. Chandler x DeuEinsS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR SALE~New and modern two story 8 room residence on Sayre Street with ser- vant's house and barn on premises; lot 70 feet front by geo feet deep. This street
 has just been paved; making prettiest driveway in the city. Chandler & Douglass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR SAIE--Nice Title farm of $50 acres located iu six miles of City, on Prattvfile Road 800 acres open and 50 acres In woods. Chandler X DuugiasA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

MONDAY Only we will sell smal size Dove Breakfast Bacon, IS cts the pound. Q. K. Cash Grocery, 25 Monroe St, Phone 479.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE--Top buggy and harness: prac- fically new. s65: for particulars call at 321
 s. Union St., or Phone 2i22, Mrs. John M.
 Ward. --1o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR sALE-BIack Prince. years old;
 well bred: most stylish stallion in Alabama. nice driver: coal black, with four white stocking feet Call on or address J. c. shaddox 121h Dexter Avenue Post Office Rox 10. --10t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL Screw door hsn< safes; fire proof safes bought, sold ca Robt c. Howard. President. 22I Com 'SS..s So,, --tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

FOR sALE-severaI hundred acres of pine and hardwood timber. F. K. Bunkley, We tumpka. Ill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
CUT RATE JEwELRY.

FRIED ]. DREHER & co.-cut Rate deal CTS in watches. Jewelry. musical inStru- Snents etc. 20 South Court. The Square Deal" --lo.S0t .sH
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
Administration Of District
Affairs Criticized.
Mississippi Senator Still Stands
Out for Court Review.
GomperS Appears With Objection 10 Passage
Of Ship Subsidy Bill.

Wa hinGton, April -NothwithSstaud-
Ing that this WAS District day in the
House and that body resolved itself in
To common council for the purpose
of making laws FOR the District Of co
lumbil. general interest was shown in
the bills requiring nonresident pupils
to pay tuition and regulating the en-
pioymcnt Of child labor.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa replying Ia i
long speech Of Mr.. Sims of Tennessee,
III which he advocated government
for the people Of III" District of Colunt-
bid, made q defense Of the form Of gov !
rrnnltit. hut criticised its ;ldminStra .
ton. lie did not think two ncWspa per
men and ono ar?uy officer who ron;ti-
tutcl the board of commissioners The
proper personnel for such Il govern
mclt. While he 3dmircd the nIatori,ai
r"M"r ri the newspaper men on th"
board hr thought il would be hctticr
for them L" improve the city streets
than To make speeches.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
CHINESE REPRESENTATION
Immigration Official Says Many Are
Entering United States Illegally.

Washington. April 9.-Conn,issi,,,c,
General Sargent or the immigration scr-
vice was heard today by tie House com
mittrc ON foreign affairs. relative to p,,
posed amendments to the Chinese ,xrI,,
sion act. The commissioner reviewed H..
difficulties i'll the wdy Of cnforriul. III.
present law ana the tricks that were
practlrcd To evad" it. The remedy he
suggested WIS to have officers in Chiul
who were subject to the discipline of In"
immigration service, whose duty shnuid
he 10 investigate the certificate given Ia
every thin.tinaG and who should send
with the steamer in which lie sailed
proper papers 10 the immigration author
ltcS dt In" port Of destination. thr
means Of readily identifying The China
man ana the certificate.
Mr. Sargent declared TODAY Mexico was
flooded with Cinnamon wIn wrr,. school
ing Themselves for Grludulrnt entry into
The United States. AZ H. HAD NOT been
able to conStImmatr IN agreement with
the Mexican railroads. il would take the
whole American army to patrol til" buI-
der line ana clfectually kc' p them out.
I'll" situation rs 10 Canada ~ very
much better than it WAS several years
ago. because of an agreement with tn,
Canadian railroads.
Mr.. Sargent also advocated al amend
mcnt to tn" law. requiring al Chinamcn
ir this country to be rr-crcGiStcrcd.
After the rc-r' gistrltion has been had
he would then send out Of the country
all Cinnamon who did not have proper
certificates. The difficulty Of enforcing
the Chinese exclusion act Mr Sargent
said. was because Of the dishonesty Of
American attorneys. the six biz coInpa-
mes in Sun francisco rs well rs othcr in
tcfcStcd parties and these were the IN
tcrc>ts now Engaged III efforts t. get tie
law broken down by lax amendments
As to the charge that the irnmiGrat ion
bureau WAS responsible for the Chinese
boycott against .im' rican goods. lie said
al Il" would ask for was 4 Specific case
Nonf such l:ad vet been cited. I'll" COM
mittcc had before it the Foster bill, bui
Mr.. Sargent did not agree that this was
the proper remedy for the situation
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
The Forenoon Session.

Count ruuN cncd at so O'Clock rs
uSIai. counsel Heath stated that III
would comply with the request of IN,
county attorney and furnish the STATE
with i list Of Witnesses summoned. tc
guard against any prolunSation nG tht
trial.
Miss Marion Carey, who was on th'
stand when court adjourned Saturday
ait, moon was recalled and her cross
examination bv Mr.. Heath WAS con
tnurd. Mr.. Heath examined the Wit
hess to greater extent on the several
PARTIES aud suppcrs attended by the
witness and which have figured
previously in testimony. Cnss-cx-
animation WAS concluded at $50 o'clock
and tho witness WAS excused.
The next witness called by tho gov
eminent was Mrs. Nellie Carey. mother
Of the preceding witness. Witness
said she was acquainted with Charlie
Norihy. Northy began calling at the
Carty home in July 1904 and WAS q fire.
plcnt visitor from that time until his
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10

death. With, ~ said that young
Nortny made it Il practice To escort her
daughter Marion to Grange meetings
and Other social gatherings. Witness
remembered Marion receiving q letter
addressed 10 Miss May Carey Coop
CrS Mills. Me" i'll November 1904 The
letter was destroyed by burnin;. Wiz
ness said. Witness said that letter
contained substantially the same as
testified to by Miss Carey on the. stand
Saturday. Direct examination was
brief and the crOSs-eXamination was
confined to one or two unimportant
questions.
Il. \. Carey, father of Miss Magiop.
Wis :no next witness. His Testimony
Was largely corrchurativC of that Of his
daughter and wife. Witness rcnem-
bcrcd attending Grange ice cream
supper last summer and saw Charlie
Nurthy ami Mrs. Alice Cooper there.
They We're together Il greater part of
the eVeliirg. according to the witness.
WitTcSS WAS asked by the county at
torncy if he was an ''nfdel' and he
answered that he was not. Direct eX-
animation was brief. Mr.. Heath
crCss-cXamned. In redirect cxamina-
tion witness said that he read the
much referred to May Carey" letter
ana il said i'll part las a friend ] would
aLviz" YOU to give up Charlie Northy
as III is untrue to YOU" Another
paragraph of the letter said, DO you
krow taat Charlie Northy sits up
nights playing games with Mrs. Copper
after Mr. Cooper has retired?" Cross
examination Was again taken UP by
Mr.. Heath ana testimony was not al
tered.
LinGlTy 4. I\crnc was the next wit
n"sS called. Mr.. Heath asked that the
jury be retired as he wished TO make
al argument relative to The admission
ui Tie testimony Of this witness. The
ccurt "rdo rcd that the jury be retired.
Mr.. Heath recalled the opening address
az tho county attorney which made
mention of the testimony which this
witness WAS expected to give. Mr..
Heath ront"ndcd that the testimony Of
tn" Witness WAS expected to he based
upun Il conversation held after the
death mf young Nnrthy. as counsel m
d"rst"rI il. In The absence OF the
iurv. the witness answered som" pre-
liminary questions. The court ruled
that t'Ic testimony of the witness
ness WIS excused The jury returned
and the State called its next witness in
the person of Wellington T.. johnson.
Witness said that he was at work on
the SChOolhousc at CoOpcrs Mills last
SWII1cr. lie was boarding at the
home % Edwin Cooner and on the
Monday before the shooting Of Northy
he overheard some conversation be
tween Mrs. Cooper and her husband.
Witness heard Mrs. Cooper speaking Of
going on an crrand to "thc city and
Mr.. Cooper said he did not know why
Mrs. Cooper should want to go that day.
She said that she needed Il "few arti-
cics' ard would go. Witness saw
Charlie Northy at the Cooper place but
once and that was on an occasion
when there was a croquct party IL
progress. Direct and cross s-cxamina-
tlnn was brief.
The county attorney recalled Mrs
Continued on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
Sharp Arrangement Of States
Presentation Of Case.
Mrs. Cooper Will Take the Stand in
Own Behalf and Tell the Story
of Charlie Northy's Death.

The state rests it, case here" said
County Attorney Thomas Leigh in In"
Suprcm" judicial court Nuud:iN after
neon. just after The uftcruonn session
began. Ana after nearly four weeks
Of the trial of Mrs. Alice T.. Cooper
charged with the murder of Charles
l.. Northy. Jr, the defence opened
with Il particularly brilliant and COM
prt hCnSivc address by Hon. Herbert
NJ. Heath, the senior counsel. Mr.
Heath began his address shortly after
80 O'Clock and he did not finish
speaking until nearly ) o'clock, the
II Sular hour for adjournment. His
address WAS bitter in lis dcnuucatiun
Of til" MANNER in which the State laid
the foundation of its charges against
the prisoner ~ the bar ana in fact. u
greater part of Mr.. IIcathS entire
opening WAS devoted to Il criticism of
In" State. Of what the defence would
show the senior counsel spoke but lit
tie. save i'll !. very general way.
At the forenoon session. several wit
ncs%rS We're examined ami the final
steps in The States presentation of its
proofs were taken. just before nnnu
the exhibits To the number of about
80, were offered and identified, aud
Inscribed upon the records Of the trial
Til" States attorneys received from
the clerk Of the courts, by order OF
The counsel for the defence yesterday,
a list Of the witnesses who have been
summoned to Appear i'll behalf of the
defence. Th" witnesses with their
places Of residence are HS follows:
q. \. knight. Bangor; Edwin j.
Cooper Windsor; Fred EuEuc. Nu-
Su%ta; 6. II. IIadlock, lSl"sf0rd: Dr.
t.. II. GrrriSh. Portlrnd: Dr. q. G.. s.
Davies and Dr. Wellington Johnson,
Augusta; Dr. w +. GiddiugS. t;artli-
r,r: Dr. :. &. Gordon. Portland: Henry
y Cooper. Mrs. II. y. C"upcr. Lnrir
tnupcr ANA Nahna toopcr. Windsor;
Fred Hatcn. Whit"ii"Id; nr. -. A. Rid
ley. Windsor; lillian Incz Kennedy,
Whit"ii"Id; Fred Gleason, Union: Ed
gar A. Ilu%Scy aud Harrison J. Turner,
Augusta: Eliza Cooper ANA Frank
Cooper, Snmcrvillr; Mrs. Alm, Cooper.
Whitehead, Mrs Il. g.. Ilu#SrA, Wind-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
Will Be Submitted by
The Operators To-day.
Union Men in Bituminous Fields
Go Back to Their Work.
Most OF The Soft Coal Operators Sign SChed-
ule and Men Are Satisfied.

New York. April 9.-At the joint con
ference Of the Sub-CommittccS of the
anthracite coal mine owners and then
employees, To be held here tomorrow
the operators will decline to accept the
arbitration plan as presented last
week by the mine workers and will il
It's stead present 4 "ount"r-prop0SitiGn
which. if agreed to hy President Mitch
ell and his men. will bind each side foi
more than two wears. The opera nrs
nave been working un the new plaI
eyer sine" tn" adjournment Of tho joint
conference uf last Thursday ald The
inability of the presidents of the hard
coal carrying railroads to complete
minor details caused Il postponcmcnl
of II hours of the conference scheduled
for today. The exact nature Of thC
counter proposition was not mad,
known hy tn" operators an,i thcv de
not intend To permit it tu bocoilc pub
lie property until it shall have b"cll
presented ia The miners.
1t '.I said. however. that the offer in
wolves an Arbitration plan Very differ
Cnt from the Oh" presented by t!.. nii;-
Crsc. one that viii c1ll for III" settle
mert of any new grievances that may
bc found tr exist. after IN impartial
investigation has been made The an
orators still maintain the position tina,
tn" miners in their demands have 10;
called attention to anything that has
already been passed upon by the an
thraCitc coal strike commissions There
is Il strong impression among the min
crs committee that the operators will
propose that President Roosevelt be re-
QucStod to summon the strike com
mission to- review the entire cOntrovcr-
sy. They decline. however. to indicate
how they would receive the s;l!ggcs-
tion. Tho commission is familiar To u
couSlIcrabI" extent with conditions iI
IN" anthracite regions and. therefore
would not have to go over the entire
ground, as would he the case if an en-
tire new set of men Wcrn selected.
The operators representatives We're in
close conference most Of the day ana
promise that unless something unforc-
seen should occur they will bc ready with
their answer to the miners arbitration
plan tomorrow. The reason given for the
puStponcmcnt was that The large coal
companies desired t. obtain the sentiment
of al the Independent operators before
they drew up tho formal answer, and as
some OF the independents were engaged
in exchanging views today in the upper
PENNSYLVANIA. coal fields it was deemed
best To wait until they had taken action.
The opera tors through a representative
said the general policy had been decided
upon .rmd ;hHt the minor details will bc
disposed or At a fun meeting of the sub
committee PRIOR to the conference with
the miners.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
IN THE SENATE,
Mclaurin Criticizes Effort to Inject
Politics Into Rate Bill.

NH%hlnEtun. April .. Mr. McI.aurin
ana Mr. Morgan addressed The Senate
today on the railroad rate question.
tn" former advocating legislation ana
the latter opposing il. The Mississippi
senator announced his intention to
support an amendment providing for
a court review of the decisions of the
Interstate commerce commission and
also stated his adherence 10 the Bailey
amendment providing the Temporary
suspension Of the commissions orders
bN N" inferior courts. He criticised
what he characterized as an effort 10
inject politics into the consideration Of
the bill
Mr.. Morgan took the position that
the proposed legislation was an int,
ference with the rights Of the states
TO contro! the corporations created ~
themselves and said that the best way
I" check cxorbitant railroad rates was
IL keep The water ways in such rondi-
ti"n as To insure competition.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND.
viii Deliver Address When Corner
stone Of Office Building Is Laid.

Washington. April 9.-Presidcnt Roosc-
welt will attend tho ceremonies incident
to the laying of the cornerstone Of the
new office building of the House Of Rep
resentatives next Saturday. on that Oc-
casIon he will deliver an important id-
dress. He had expected to deliver the
speech entitled THE Man with the Mucl,
Rake" which lie gave at the dinner re-
Gently given by Speaker Cannon in honor
of the Gridiron Club at Norfolk Va
on Memorial day. but as he desired TO get
the speech before the public at as early
n date as possible he has determined tn
deliver it next Saturday.
The ceremony Of the laying Of the cor
Continued on Page Seven.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
BOWLING BOUND OVER.
To Answer to Attempted Murder on
Two Beverly Men.

Salem. Mass April 9.-Chargcd
with tWn counts nf assault with at
tempt tu murder Former Alderman
Geo W. GliucS ana Wildrcd Caldwell.
at Ervcrly last Saturday night. Frank
bowling WAS held for the May term Of
the superior court when arraigncd in
the local court today. Bail was fixed
at 5000 on each count. in default of
which the prisoner was rcmandcd to
Jail. he having previously pleaded not
guilty to the charges and waived cx-
animation.