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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
NINETY-sIx INDICTMENTS.

Jefferson County Grand Jury Returns
Larse Number of True Bills.
Birmingham. Sept. 22.-(speciaD-
| The grand jury of Jefferson county re-
| turned ninety-six indictments against
various persons and then took re-
! cess to November 5th. 1t was announc-
ed in open court by w. NJ Drennen,
foreman of the jury, that names or
with esses wanted before the inqulsi-
torial body would be furnished so that
subpoenas could be issued and when
| the jury met again, alleged violations
OF the election laws would be taken
up and thoroughly investigated.
The greater number of the indict-
ments returned were against persons
who are in the county jail ana nave
, been there for some time. An indict-
ment was returned against M. D.
Chandler, who shot and killed A. II.
Handy in the Eagles hall one Sunday
several weeks ago He is charged
with murder in the second degree and
his bond was fixed at $4,000. This
bond was made Immediately, several
large property owners In and around
Ressemer signing the document. FRANK
Bissett, who shot and killed MS Sis
ter-in law several weeks ago whlle
she was holding his (Bissetts) BABY
in her arms was Indicted for murder
In the first degree. Joe Gerst, white
man. was indicted for killing negro
named Charlie Crawford. Gerst was
recently admitted to bail.
A. ]. Sorrell was indicted for muir
der and a true bill charging murder
was returned against Walter olive
and wife. 1t is charged that olive ana
wife are responsible for the killing
OF Dave Beavers, at Mineral Springs,
in the northw estern part of the coun-
ty some months since. Olive is said
to have fired the shots while his wife
was on hand. 1t seems that Beavers
made a mistake taking Mrs. Olive for
his own wife and he apologized to her.
The wife. so it is charged, reported
the matter to her husband and the
killing followed, Olive made his es-
cape. but the wife was arrested and
few weeks ago made bond for her
appearance. The majority" of the per
sons indicted are negroes. Very few
cases of those in Jail were left unat-
tended TO by the grand jury, no small
number being released mo bill" being
returned against them.
Judge Dan A. Greene in the crim'-
nal court today imposed sentence 80
about twenty persons, mostly negroes.
who had been convicted during the
past week The sentences ranged
from twelve months to three years and
there was quite little crowd TO leave
the county jail today for the mines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
THE JACKSON BUILDING.
A New Home for Montgomery Omces
After October 1.


After October LIST the three story
building on Bibb street. conducted
many years as the Merchants Hotel,
will be converted into an office build
ing and win be occupied by some of
the important concerns of Montgom-
cry
The building has been leased for
long term by the real estate firm OF
w A. Jackson and Company. and is
being improved for office purposes. 1t
will henceforth be known as the Jack
son building.
The entire top floor of the building
has been leased to the United States
Engineering corps. Among the other
tenants who have already leased room
in the building are w. S, Flemif &,
Southern Agent of the American Oar
and Foundry Company; the New York
Life Insurance Company, the Pine
Lumber Comnany. and a number of
agents of other corporations. Practi-
cally all of the Offices in the building
have been rented.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
WILL FORCE ENTRANCE.
Party in Launch Won't Pay Catalina
Island People.

San Pedro, Cal, Sept. 22.--A neet or
eight gasoline launches started for Av-
alon, Catalina Island, this morning.
having on board several hundred pas
sengers who are going over with the
avowed intention of making landing
on the island without paying the ss.26
per head, which the Banning Company,
owners OF the island, demand.
Commodore H. B. Heller. owner OF
the launch San Diego. Is in command
of the expedition, and IT is in the nature
OF a retaliatory measure, asffhe South
ern Pacific Company and the Banning
Company wing control the wharves here
have refused~to give the San Diego a
berth. The men on the launches are
armed with wire nippers to cut the
barbed wire fences which the Banning
Company has placed along the shore at
Avalon.
The matter OF making Avalon an
open port has been In the courts for
several years,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

known In the state. . decision In the
famous Cumberland Presbyterian In
junction suit was handed down today
ut Fayetteville. Tenn. by Chauceilor
walter Bcardon. before whom abic
counsel had argued fore twenty-four
hours.
the injunction which restrained the
bringing of more than one suit in the
State to settle the questions between
the Loyalists and Cnionists. The two
Organizations are allowed 70 retain
their names and organisations. The
Cnionists and Loyaiists are to use the
common church property alternately liz
the mornings and in the afternoon and
evenings. The Unior.sts are allowed
to continue the publication and sale
OF church rituals
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.
ssIce II Broken" for Cancellation ID
tween Cuban Factions.

tween Cuban Factions.
Havana, Sept. 22.--Secretary Tart
said to the Associated Press today:
The proposals of the moderates,
while not broad and far reaching
enough to meet the necessities OF the
case, evidence desire on the part
OF the moderates to maintain the In
tegrity of the republic, even though
they are compelled to abandon their
control Consequently the situation Is
at least somewhat more hopeful. There
must be some designations showing
the good faith of the government De-
fore the rebels will consent TO lay
down their arms"
AS the secretary turned to enter his
automobile, he added:
AT least we have got the Ice bro
KEN"
Secrdetary Taft received long ca
blegram direct from Oyster Bay today.
1t is understood that he was therein
Instructed to exhaust every resource
In settling the difficulty without In
tervention. II possible. This was In
response to the secretary's pessimis-
tic message Of yeterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
/. aUARTERMAsTER BUSY.
Making All Preparations for Possible
Cuban Campaign.

Making All Preparations Tor Possibie
Cuban Campaign.
washington. Sept. 22-With view
to meeting any possible emergency
that may arise in connection with
Cuba the quartermaster general Is
kept busy making preparations.
Proposals are already out call sg Tor
bids for supplying large numbers OF
horses and mules and these bids Will
be opened in this city next suesday'
requiring almost immediate delivery
of the animals. Officers OF the quar-
termasters department of course do
not admit that these animals are in
tended for Cuban services, but there
is no question that 1t is one of the
measures that are being taken with
such an emergency in view.
The urgency of the case was shown
by the fact that instead of advertise
ing for bids in the usual course, blank
proposals were not issued from this
city, but instead depot quartermasters
at various points were teleGraphed to
call bids under existing specifications
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
THAw is EXAMINED.
His Mother Persuades Him TO Appear
BEFORE Alienists.

Before ALtentstss
New York, Sert.22.-Harry K. Ihaw:
who is awaiting trial on charge OF
having murdered Architect sta mora
White, was examined at the Tomps
prison today by three altenists. re-
taIned by the prisoners counsel. Thaw
was persuaded by his mother. Mrs. W.
T. Thaw, to consent 20 the examination
Mrs. Thaw assured> her son that the
visits of the physicians was to deter
mine his sanity, rather than to estao'
lish his insanity.
The alienists who examined Tnaw
were DIR. b. D. Evans. superintendent Oh
the New Jersey State Hospital for the
Insan. at Morristown, DR.. Christopher
C. Bealing. DIR. Evans, chief OF stan'
end Dr.. Charles ID. Wagner, superin-
tendent of the New York State Hospital
for the Insane in Binghampton
The same doctors visited Thaw sew"
eraI days ago to examine him. but ne
refused TO submit to the examination.
Since then his mother has been en-
deavocing to convince him that his
stand. If persisted in, would result in
the withdrawal of Clifford W.. Hart
ridge as his chief counsel and mako
the second disagreement he has mad
with his lawyers as t. the line of de-
tense at the trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
Army Transport s1fe.

Washington, Sept 22.-bficers of
the quartermaster generals depart
ment are very much elated over the
receipt of cablegram today from
Captain Humphreys depot quartermas-
ter at Honolulu, stating that the big
army transport Sheridan, which re-
Gently went on the rocks at Barbour's
Point near that city, would be saved
A careful examination by divers dis
closed the fact that the big ship is
resting easily on smooth rocks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
LUMBER VESSELS SAVED.


Crews OF Ahadoned SchOOners Picked
Up 8y Passing Vessels.
Charleston. s. c., Sept. 22--The
schooners J. w. Belano. Jacksonville to
New York. and Flora Rodgers, Charles.
ton to New York, both lumber-luden
abandoned off Frying Pan Shoals In
Mondays storm. were lowed in here
today by the italian steamship Fert.
Captain Gianoni. having been picked
UP thirty-fve miles southwest of Cape
Lookout Lightsh.p Wednesday.
Both were badly damaged, but with
cargoes intact. First Officer pipino
OF the Fert lost his life in securing
the schooner. the line fouling his leg
and pulling him overheard. Members
of the crew of the two schooners were
reported as picked up by passing ves-
sells.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
TEXAS cHuRCHMEN MEET.

Commend Action OF Delegate@ to
Presbyterian Conference.
Dallas. Tex. Sept 22.-The Texas
State Synod of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church in session here, today
assed by unanimous vote d resolu-
tion repudiating the action of the Gem
eral Assembly of the church in session
at Decatur. ILL.,. last May. in which they
declared union OF the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church with the Presby-
terrain Church of the United States of
America.
Another resolution was passed en-
dorsing the action of the ZOE loyal
commissioners at this meeting in vot-
ing against the consolidation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

o fthe 18th Infantry. General Funs-
ton will go direct to Tampa, where he
expects to arrive late tomorrow night.
He will at once board the regular
steamer for Havana and hopes to be
in Havana not later than Tuesday
morning.
General Funston spent the entire
morning at the War Department hold.
ing final conferences with the chief
Of stan and other officers, but he de-
clined to make any statement regard
ing the steps being taken by the gov
eminent toward Intervention.
War Department officials today pro-
fessed to know nothing of the situa-
tion in Cuba beyond what they have
seen in the press dispatches, but 1t
10 known that preparations for the
possible occupation of Cuba are
rapidly going on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
COMBINE OF PACKERS
Swift and Company May Buy Out the
Armour People.

Armour FeOphe.
New York, Sept 22.--A report gained
currency In the provision trade yester-
day. according to The Journal of Com
merce that Swift and Company are
negotiating for the business OF Armour
ana Company, J. Ogden Armour, now
head Of the latter company being de-
sirous. 1t is said. to quit the turmoiis
Of business and take q more active
part In society life
1t is understood that the recent out
cry against the packing industry was
very distasteful TO Mr.. Armour He
has an ample fortune. is already prom
inent in society, and has no need to
continue to trouble with the now tur-
bulent affairs of the packing trade.
The corporation OF Armour and Come
pany was formed In 1900 to take over
the entire business of the Arm of Ar
mour and Company which was estab-
lished by Philip D. Armour In 1850,
The oompany's issued capital is $780,
100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
WILL FORCE INTERVENTION.


New Orleans. La, Sept. IA dis
patch from Havana to The Picayune
today gives signed statement by the
insurgent leader, General Ernesto AS
bert, In which he says that IL peace
Ii not made by the Palma adminis-
tration the revolutionlsts propose to
attack "all property" in order to pre-
cipitate American Intervention.
"And this we will do" Asbert con-
tinues. because we are absolutely
certain that tho present government
of the United States does not aspire
to annex our youthful republic. since
President Roosevelt, who personally
helped to destroy the Spanish regime,
has the ambition to be the guardian,
of our liberties ano now as before,
will lend his disinterested efforts to
the work of justice which We sup
mort"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
THREE AMERICANS KILLED.

Collision of Canal Work Trains Near
Mmia.
Colon, Sept. 22.--In a head on coll
lision yesterday near Mamai between
two canal work trains. three Americans
and two West Indians were killed
Four other West Indians were SER
iously injured All were employees OF
the Panama Canal Commission
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
ENGLISH VIEW OF 1T.
Thinks United States Must Act Police
man and Quiet Disorders.

London. Sept: 22.-American inter-
vention in Cuba and the ultimate
annexation of the island by the UNI
ted States are looked upon as certain
in officiar and diplomatic circles here,
where 1t is declared that America Is
being forced to accept responsibility
for Cuba, lust as Great B Aialn has
been compelled to act the policeman
In other parts of the world. The fol-
lowing British official view was ex-
pressed to the Associated Press today:
america may not like it. but she
must come 10 IL and from all appear
ances now Is the time. Capital has been
introduced into Cuba with the under-
standinr that America will maintain
order, and 1t is Americas duty to in
tervene to protect property and stop
continuous disorders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

Burlington, Mo-, Sept. 22.--Secretary
of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw devot-
ed his speech here today to a discus
sion of the tariff and made an especial
appeal to the farmers and laboring
men. He upheld the Sherman anti
trust law and the Elkins rate bill as
two OF the greatest statutes enacted by
the Republican party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
Beaufify Home.
Bay Pictures.
See Trcsslar's Windows.
Condor Team Wins.

Huntsville. Sept 22-(SpeciaL THE
Condor foot ball team opened the sea-
son here today by defeating Athens
Agricultural School by a score of SO
and was in no danger of making a
touch down any period of the game
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
ICE CREAM.

In the Saturday contest at the
Randy Kitchen,
Mrs. E. r.. McDavid.
of SOB Washington Ave-.
Won the gallon of cream.
II you didn't order yesterday, do II
today as early as you can.
Most any flavor.
Randy Kitchen. Phone Is Or Ioa.
Kinds and Hyatt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

New York. Sept. 22.--The members
of the Harvard rowing crew which was
recently defeated by Cambridge on the
Thames arrived here today from Eu-
rope on the steamer st. I.nnia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

Kentucky at Guthrie. KY, today.
barbecue and speech making were the
features of the day. In the parade
this morning there were l'5oo negro
tobacco planters in line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
Shut for Assault.

Havana. Sept 22.--Three men of the
insurgent command OF General Guas
have been shot near Santiago las We
gas for assaulting women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

Nashville, Sept. 22.-Between TWEEN
ty-five and thirty thousand people are
attending the annual rally of the dark
tobacco growers Of Tennessee and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
DECISION HANDED DOWN.

Famous Church Dispute i'm Tennessee
II Settled.
Nashville. Tenn, Sept. 22.--After one
Of the most memorable legal battles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
Home Trimminga.
Gull at
Trcssiar's Studio.
PEACE IN ODESSA.

Few Slight Disturbances Between
MObs and Students.
Odessa, Sept. 22.-Pcace in this city
is maintained with difficulty owing to
the persistent efforts of the BLACK
Hundred" organization to provoke an
u-Jewish attacks. The streets are
constantly patrolled
Several slight collisions between the
police and mobs took place today In
which one student was killed and 10
persons injured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

Honolulu. Sept. 22.-It is announced
that the steamer Magnolia left Midway
for Honolulu tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

PER CENT. MONEY-We have It and in
any amount from $1,000 upward to lend on
Montgomery City property. Two, three or
five years with option to pay semi annual
ly or annually. Chandler & Douglass.
MONEY to loan watGnes diamonds, lew
elry. guns and pistols, don't worry your
friends when in need Of a small loan some
Montgomery Loan Co. 1T
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

WOULD you Marry If suitedY My matri-
t1sements marriageable people from the
United States Canada and Mexico. many
rich. mailed free. e. X. Gunnels. Toledo,
OhIN --tR-su-st
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

INSTRUMENTATION hundred buggies
traps and surreya will be sold at cost for
next thirty days Bowdoin- Haygood Car
riage CO.. corner Monroe and Lawrence
streets. 2s-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23
BUSINESS opPoRrUNlrIEs.
PERSONALS.

A MIDDLE AGED, Widow. very wealthy.
nice looking. tired of >'single blessedness."
wishes to correspond. Lock Box 405, ST.
Joseph, Michigan. lie
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25

caper around the field with it. With
the dogs able assistance the batter
made home run out of little pop
fly, and Smathers saw his last penny
go glimmering.
But in a man of Smathers courage
that was mere trifie. He got into oil
speculation again on borrowed capital,
and few years later his friends be-
gan to refer to him as ga millionaire. -
It was not SO long before he was heard
Of in Wall street. Money came his
way so fast that he could hardly keep
account of it.
With millions to his credit he be-
came the owner Of a string of fast
harness horses, and on the grand Cir
cult treated the bookmakers to some of
the most spectacular plunging they had
ever seen. He thought nothing Of bet
ting $4,000 on a race, and at times he
bet even $4,000. He collected $4,000
on a single bet. when McChesney won
in Chicago a few years ago.
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Considerable more talk, has been
heard about Jack Palmer, the English
heavyweight, and the way he is being
lief that he is really looking for a
match here. Tom O'Rourke's Tuxedo
club is in trouble already, and conse-
quently there is no chance for a match
there, but Palmer will undoubtedly be
accommodated if he keeps on calling
for an opponent. .E.,. ~
Charlie Mitchell has written to Bat
Masterson that he is going to bring
Palmer to this country in short time
and he pleads the cause of the English
man strongly. "He is a good, clean
hitting two-handed fighter Mitchell
wrote, "and while he could hardly be
expected to beat Jim Jefries, he can
be depended on to flop more than can
flop him.
There has been nothing further done
to clear UP the scandal surrounding the
Tancel affair, and the registration com
mittee of the central association Of the
Amateur Athletic union is taking more
time to prepare report on the case
All the evidence is in, but it has been
stated that the report will include the
amateur boxing situation as whole as
we'll as the Tancel affair.
Eddie is now full-fedged profes
sional and is looking for opponents
with a searchlight. He has not yet
succeeded in getting one exactly to his
taste, but says he is willing to take
on anybody of his own weight whether
he has much of reputation or not.
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Philadelphia Thinks Harris Con-
queror Looks Like Easy
Money.
By Publishers Press.

By Publishers Press. ~
New York, Feb. 3d. Philadelphia
Jack o 'Brien was the most surprised
person in the world when reporter
told him this morning that Tommy
Burns had beaten Marvin Hart in their
twenty-round battle at Los Angeles
last night. ..-r
"Well,, what do you think of that's
[ thought that Hart would have no
trouble in beating Burns, as I beat him
easily in a six-round. bout in Milwau-
kee, Oct. s, 1904, and on that account
L could not see where Burns had pos
sible chance of winning from Hart, -
said O'Brien. .o
Will you fight Burns9" O'Brien
was asked. r..
evil I fight hims Well, I should
say will. Altho Burns was beaten by
Jack (Twin) Sullivan, I think that
Burns is now entitled to fight with
me, as he beat Hart so easily that the
public will demand that fight him.
replied O'Brien. 49,. 49,.
"When will you be ready to fight
Burnss" was next asked.
IT don't think I will be able to
fight him sooner than June" replied
o 'Brien. =.
EtWhat club would you like to have
the battle decided before9" asked a
friend. ..a s-~:
cit makes no difference to me, as
Jimmy Coffroth always treats me right
and has already made me an offer to
fight in the open air before his club
at Colma, CAL, where pictures can be
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TRICK DOC WON CAME;
sMATH.ERs WENT BROKE
Turf Kings First Fortune, 5000,
Lost on Baseball @
Battle.

New York, Feb. "a Probably no
man on the turf has had more spec
tacular rise than Elmer E. Smathers,
Of Pennsylvania after only a few
years Of speculation there. AS late as
1890 Smathers was penniless, but even
then had something of provincial
reputation as plunger. .~.
Smathers went to Bradford, Pa,
from Pittsburg without dollar in his
pocket and began speculation in oil
with the first few dollars he could
earn. His success was variable. At
times he had plenty Of money and
again he was penniless.
At Bradford Smathers become in
terested in baseball. The Bradford
team was one of thescracks Of small
league. It's only real rival for the
leadership was the Clean, N. Y, team,
Of which John T. McGraw was the
manager and captain. McGraw and
Smathers became warm friends. Late
in the summer Of 1890 the rival teams
met at Bradford for a championship
game. Smathers had just $6OO-the
total of his fortune-and he offered to
| bet 1t all on the BradforAs. McGraw
found a hacker with an equal amount
for the CLEANS. At the end Of the
fourteenth inning the score stood 2 to
2, with Olean at the bat and two out
The Clean pitcher lifted ball just
over the Bradford third ,baseman Is
head. The left fielder made a dive
for the ball, but playful dog-mascot
Of the Bradfords-beat him, and, grab
bling the ball in his mouth, began te
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JOE VICKERS rs DEAD
One-Time English Champion Was a
Great Fighter.

London, Feb. 24.-Joe Vickers, the
old-time fighter and later well known
as the maker Of portrait watches, has
died.
For many years Vickers kept the
Old Wheel inn, Coventry, but couple
Of years back he removed to Leaning
ton. In his prime Vickers was a
game and skillful fighter under prize
ring rules and In 1866 he frequently
challenged all England at seven stone
eight pound. He was about so years
Of age.
To the late Queen Victoria, to King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, to the
late Sir Henry Irving Vickers sent
watches and portraits which were &C
;epted and in return he received ack-
nowledgments which were highly
priced. -
Vickers fourished when London
prize-ring rules governed the majority
of fights decided. So far back as 1866
he fought and defeated George Read
with bare fists in forty minutes at
catch weights. When Ben Hyams was
running his mammoth boxing tourna-
ment at the Agricultural hall some
seventeen years ago, Joe took part in
the veterans competitions, but was
beaten in the second series by the ulti
mate winner, the celebrated Jack
Hicks. ~