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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
DIsCUssER COMMISSIONS.
Fire Underwriters Take Up Practical
 Subjects at Meeting.

Indianapolis, Oct 1S.-The National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents today discussed commissions and the general relations of company and agents.
 o. E. Johnson of Charleston. 5. C.. and Clarence s. Pellet of Chicago lod in the discussion of Methods of Com pensation to Local Agents
 A number of resolutions bearing on the obligation of agents to hold renew als for the companies in which the in- surance had been carried so long as the agents represent these compan'eA were introduced and discussed
 c. H. woodworth of St Louis intro- duced a resolution which favored a uni- form commission of Is per cent nay. and Is per cent contingent on all classes of business throughout the country. The resolution favored th" elimination of the salaried agent or local manager. - os
 Speaking of the resolution. MT wood worth said: Public sentiment mas reached the Are insurance business and if we don't regulate our aHaiis. if will step in and regulate them oy legisIative enactments-it Is just oe- hind inc curtain now, and l now pro- nose that we make an effort to regular tbem ourselves and pacify public seh''- ment." , ~
 The resolution met with general ar- proxal and was sent to the Resolutions Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
LUTN IS LOCATED
EFFORTS TO SAVE WRECKED sUB-
 MARINE.
Tug Boat, WarShips, and Small Craft All Engaged in Effort to Save Crew 0Y
 Boat.

Bizerta, Tunis. Oct lS.-The subma- rine boat Lutin was located this morn. ing by the tug Cyclops.
 A hawser, which was attached to the sunken vessel parted during the night. The work of dragging for the subma- rine boat was resumed at, dawn. but 1t was not until 9:3o a. m, when she was definitely located. The dragging was done by two torpedo boats. four tugs and small boats from the British war ships. It was established today that the crew of the Lutin consisted of two officers and fourteen men.
 After much effort the divers succeed ed in placing hawser from the Cy- clops under the bow of the Lutin and then tried to get chain under her stern.
 The authorities here deny that the disaster could have originated in the injuries sustained by the Lutin when she stranded a fortnight ago, as, on that occasion, she grounded at the en- trance of the inner port on solid bot tom and backed off without assistance Later. the hull of the submarine boat was examined by divers, who pro- nounced 1t to be uninjured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
NO VERDICT IN SIGHT
STANDARD OIL JURY BEGINS sEC- OND VIGIL.
Jurors Appear Before Judge and state Inability to Agree, hut are Sent Back to Their
 ROx.

Findlay. O., Oct. 1S.-The jury charged with declaring the Standard Oil Company of Ohio guilty or not guilty of conspiracy against trade. en- tered upon it's second nights vigil. with no indication of a verdict
 Should the jury finally disagree, 1t is stated by the prosecution that eithe- another trial of the same suit or pro- ceedings against one of the alleged subsidiary companies will be begun without delay and probably be brought to trial by the middle of November.
 The twelve men. locked in a small room furnished only with a single win dow. have wrestled with the problem before them since s:30 o'clock Wednes- day night. Throughout the night they argued. throughout the day they ar gued. At o'clock this morning they asked to possess the written charges of the court. At o'clock this after noon they asked an audience with the court. It was granted. It was brief.
 Have you agreed upon verdict?'
 Your honor. we have not"
 Have you any requests to make?
 None
 "I do not feel that you have given the case the length of time necessary end will, therefore, aok you to return to the jury room."
 This was the public record of the jury today. The men went back with haltlng steps.
 After they had returned from n nearby restaurant from their evening meal, they were for few minutes al. lowed the freedom of the .ourt room. which was cleared to allow them eAer else. It was during this exercise that the tension from severe deliberation was broken. Some ore laughed. Tn n all laughed. .
 They walked and ran around the room and for few moments forgt their troubles. Then, back to the jury room they were ushered and the key turned on the outside. Once more was heard the voice of persuasion.
 There are indications that Judge Banker will consider forty-eight hours not too long a time for deliberation after which, If no agreement is reach ed. the jury will likely be discharged If this plan is followed the discharge will come at S:30 tomorrow night.
 Attorney General Ellis and his as- sistant, MT. Harrison have returned to Columbus Attorneys Kline and Tolles have gone to Cleveland and NJ. E. FL liott Is on his way to New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
PYTHIAN OFFICERS
SIR KNIGHTS CHOSE THEIR SU-
 PREME COMMANDERS.
Charles \. Barnes of Jacksonville, Illi- nois, Is Supreme Chancellor of The Order-WOman's Auxiliaries
 Are Combined.

New Orleans, Oct lS-The feature of today's Pythian convention was the de- cision to consolidate the Pythian Sis- terhood. having a membership of 1000. and the Rathbone Sisters, which has 125.O00 members.
 It was announced that a new name. that of Pythian Sisters. will probably be adopted by the consultations; and that both organizations will change their rituals to merge 1t into new ritual The act of official consolida- ton was set for April Is. 1907, at a place to be designated hereafter.
 The Supreme Lodge Knights of Py- thias spent the entire day in election of officers They adjourned until tomor- row without having elected a President of the Board of Control. or Major Gen. eral, Endowment Rank. These officers will not be elected until settlement is made of proposed changes in the con- stitution making them appointive in- stead of elective.
 The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Py- thias, elected the following officers:
 Supreme Chancellor-Charles A. Barnes. Jacksonville. III.
 Supreme Vice Chancellor. Henry P. Brown. Cleburne, Tex.
 2 Supreme Prelate-LeO. A. Caro-, Grand Rapids. Mich.
  Seal-R. L. C. White, Nashville Tenn.
 Supreme Master of Exchequer-Thom- as D. Meares, Wilmington. N. c.
 Supreme Master at Arms-Noble Binns. Trail. British Columbia.
 Supreme Inner Guard-S. H. Davis. Davids Ind. Ter.
 Supreme Outer Guard-Josep H. Lyon. Leavenworth. Kas.. re- selected.
 The following offioers were elected by the National Grand Keepers of Rec- ords and Seal Association:
 U. s. Burns. Milwaukee, president.
 Alonzo Bedell New York. first vice president. .. J. D. Mclean. New Orleans. second vice president. ~: H. D. Walker. Iowa. third vice presi- dent. --. .1-= B. w. Bartlett. Little Rock, Ark. secretary. .-r --a'..:- #.-: :> .: H. M, Quinn, Jackson. Miss. treas urer. :.:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
TABLET UNVEILED.
Mrs. Alice LOngwOrth At the Ohio
 State DelIberatiOn.

Marietta. Ohio. Oct. lS.-A tablet commemorating the first permanent settlement in the old Northwest Ter ritory" was unveiled here today on the college campus in the presence of large and distinguished gathering of prominent citizens from all parts of the country.
 Whitelaw Reid Is the president of the Ohio Society which. although or ganized in 17S6. was not incorporated until 1902 The memorial was prepared under the auspices of that society and was unveiled by Mrs. Nicholas Long, worth, daughter of President Roose- welt.
 Homer Lee. as first vice president of the Ohio Society made the formal presentation of the tablet. Governor Harris and Pice President Fairbanks spoke and the historical address on the occasion was by Professor Albert Business Hart. of Harvard Univer- SIty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
SERVICES WERE QUIET.
Only Relatives Attend Funeral at Ho-
 tel MatestIc.

Only Relatives Attend Funeral at HO-
 tel Majestic.
 New York. Oct. 1y.--A simple ana brief funeral service was held todiy for the late Mrs. Jefferson Davis at the Hotel Majestic. Rev. N. A Zetgle of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, officia- ted.
 He was assisted by Rev Dr. George s. Baker. Chaplain or the southern Society, and Rev. Henry Lubeck. rec tor of St. Timothy's Church. 4he ser vice was private. only the members et Mrs. Davis's family. representatives of the United Daughters of the Confeder- acy and a small numper of intimate friends being present.
 Numerous wreaths covered the cas- ket. one of which was sent by Pres.- dent and Mrs. Roosevelt Other floral tributes came from the Governors of many Southern States and from vari- ous societies of which Mrs. Davis was member.
 Late this evening the body was talk en to the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry at West 23rd street and started on the journey to Richmond. Va. A company loom Governors Island acted as mili- tary escort and squad of mounted po- lice, the band from Governors Island and carriages containing the members of the Davis family followed tn" hearse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
COURSE OF STORM.
Path of Hurricane Was Seventy Miles
 Wide.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The tropical hurricane which swept over Cuba, breaking cable communication and passed off the southern md eastern coast of Florida today, cutting o6 communication south of Jacksonville and flooding various places in its course. is tonight apparently safely away from land.
 The storm swept with terrific force but Its path was hardly more than seventy miles wide. It ragged last night in Havana, levelling the inland wires, passed over the west end of cuba, its vortex crossed Band Key and Key West wish winds blowing at least seventy-two miles an hour. i!p- ped the east coast of the peninsula and swpt off northeastward out to the ocean.
 l The weather bureau tonight ar- nounced that the storm was evident " passed northwestward through Florida straits and is now over the Atlantic some distance east of the Georgia coast. So far as reports from the land weather stations show there is no indication of dangerous winds tonight along the immediate coast and adjacent territory Storm warn ings, however. are displayed all along the Atlantic coast ftom Florida, to Cape Cod.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
DISCUSSION POSTPONED.
Bankers Take No Action on tue Cur
 rency Question.

HenCy SOCbesUns
 St. Louis. Mo-, Oct. 1S.-Discussion of the currency question by the con- vention tf the American Bankers As sociation, the topic upon which the attention of all the delegates is cen tralized and which was proposed at the opening session yesterday. was again postponed today. the report of the bank executive committee. which would have precipitated :;ie discussion being laid over till tomorrow as a spec:a, orcer of busine<s
 When the session convened today, 1t as confidently expected the report of the committee would le presented but the contest over the amendments to the constitution developed and held the attention of the convention util late. It was finally decided to lay the entire subject of amending the con- stitution relative to 'he limitation of the membership on the executive council over until next year.
 Just before adjournment today. Fes- J. Wade, president of the Mercantile Trust Company of St. Louis. vice-pres- ident-elect of the trust section pro- tested against the action of the con- vention yesterday in adopting an amendment to prohibit ex presidents of the association from participating in the deliberations of the executive council.
 A motion to reconsider the vote on the amendment and refer to the next convention was taken hut was defeat ed by a rising vote of 142 to 13b.
 The session today was brief. Re- ports of the bill of lading committee and the clearing house conference committee were received and adopted.
 The convention was addressed by Charles J. Hayden of Atlanta, Ga.. on the topic, "A plea scr the cotton felds." and by Yeijiro Ono. superin- tendent of Agencies of the Bank of Japan, on Some financial aspects of the late war" He expressed the opin- ion that the recent war came the right time.
 Speaking from the financial stand point" he said, T think the war broke out at the right time. if Japan had to fight at all. In one sense it was an economic war. Japan fought for the so-called principle of the Equal op- portunity and open door" policy of China. with this principle secured by the late war we feel that Japan will make her own place among the com mercial countries of the world"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
STORM DOES GREAT DAMAGE Havana is Entirely Cut
 Off. FLORIDA TOWNS TOUCHED Details of Second Tropical Hurricane
 Are Lacking. Danger Signals Are Displayed On Florida Coast and Loss of Prop- erty May Be Consldereda.
 ble-PensacOla Is safe.
TOWNS TOUCHED

St. Augustine, Fla. Oct 1S.-Fre- quent messages have been received at the wireless telegraph station here to- day giving the progress of severe hurricane which swept from Cuba to the lower east coast of Florida.
 Early this morning the storm was reported in the vicinity of Havana. d"- ing great damage there, but details are lacking.
 Later the storm reached Key West. blowing down small houses and trees. being particularly severe along the wa- ter front. As the day wore on the storm reached Jupiter. where 1t Is stated. the wind blew seventy miles an hour.
 Wires are down south of Jupiter and no wireless reports have been receiv- ed from the Miami district.
 The storm Is fast moving in this di- rection. Residents on Anastasta ls- land have been warned and some of them have moved over to this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19

keep up communication with the vari- ous seaports where marines were sta- tioned.
 The necessary orders to this effect would go out at once.
 As to the administration of the canal zone, left in an anamalous situation through the withdrawal of Governor Magoon. Secretary Taft said the expedi- ency of making Mir. Stephens governor as well as chief engineer had been canvassed and there was much to be said in favor of this plan, which would be in line of centerfng responsibility in one capable person. The animating purpose was to diminish the importanc" of the office of governor while enlarg. ing those of the American Minister to Panama.
 The secretary said he intended talk ing up with the president very soon the question of appointing a Philip pines commissioner and vice governor. which place was to have been filled by Governor Magoon before his as- signment to duty in Cuba.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
MINISTRY IN GLOOM.
Thought That All Members of Crew
 Died mmediaIe,y.

Died Immedialesy.
 Paris, Oct. 18.-In spite of the fact that 1t was announced from Bizerta this morning that the spot where the submarine boat Lutin sank on Tues. day had been definitely ascertained. hope of rescuing her crew has been practically abandoned at the Ministry of Marine. Indeed. the only impress sion there is that the crew was prob ably immediately killed or rendered unconscious by the accident. the cause of which. however, is still a mystery, though theories on the subject are nu- merous. a.* -=.-:
 The naval officers are generally of the opinion that when lIeutenant Fe- poux ordered the boat to be submerged in the rough sea then running the helmsman depressed the rudder too much and the Lutin pitched to the bottom. overturning her accumulators and suffocating the crew with the fumes from the acids before they had time to release the safety valves or the telephone buoy.
 The water pressure Is sixty pounds to the inch at the depth where the sub marine boat lies. thfrrysix meters which 1t is believed would be sufficient to start her plates. especially If 1t is true, as announced In q special dis patch from Sizerta. that the Lutin stranded q fortnight ago. that her hull may have been Injured and that she was not docked after having been hauled off.
 The Ministry of Marine is coming in for a lot of criticism owing to its fail ure to properly equip the Bizerta na- val station with salving apparatus. as it was proposed to do a:.er the disas- ter to the submarine Doat Farfadet which sank last summer off RiZerta Some of the newspapers express the opinion that the repeated accidents to submarine boats should lead to an in ternational agreement to prohibit their use. claiming that 1t is proved that they are more dangerous to their own crews than they are ever likely to be 10 an enemy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
WANTS HIS SHARE.
Contributor to G. 0. F. Fund wants
 an Accounting.

Cincinnati, Oct 1s.-An accounting of the sum of s170,012. alleged to pc the amount of the Republican cam- paign fund for last year i'll this citE, was demanded in suit filed today py Louis H Keuez, former cl'y nlove who says he contributed $lb to the fund.
 The petition asks for an accounting and for the distribution among tAe contributors of $14o.oo0 believed U have been on hand when the campaign exposes were paid.
 The fiance committee and us 'rai- vidual members are made derehuahts' The petition gives among thS n od contributors the sum of $6,3oO from federal employees, s625 from state officials. from private corpora lions s59,5Oo and from public service and steam railways 5000. The sult was filed in the common pleas court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
MRS. MEYERS GETS ! r;SPITE.
Supreme Court Wants More COmDiet
 Record of Case.

Washington. Oct. 1S-Justice Brew CT of the Supreme Court of the Uni ted States today declined to either grant or deny the application for a writ of error presented by Attorneys Fowler and Rough of Missouri in the case of Mrs. Aggie Meyers who was under sentence of death on the charSe of numbering her husband In Kansas City in 1904.
 The justice said it would be neces- sary to have q more complete record in the case before passing upon H. This decision will have the effect of giving the woman espife or at least two or three months. She was to have been hanged on n" 18th in stant
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
Vardaman Interviewed
 in Chicago.
RACE QUESTION IS SERIOUS
Declares Negro Must Know His
 Proper Place.
SrSs That If He To Elected to the Sen. ate, He Will Tell North 4 What South Ft
 knOws.

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-Announcement of carefully planned campaign to se- cure the repeal of tho Fifteenth Amend nent of the United States that gives the negro equality with the white man as citizen. was made by Governor vardaman of Mississippi. who was in Chicago today attending the Railway Surgeons Convention.
 Governor Vardaman, who is seeking election to the United States Senate. declared that if he won membership ih the upper house of Congress, he would make his fight on the floor of that body. believing that he had tho support of the entire South.
 He insisted that a crisis in the rela- tionship of the race in the Southern States was at hand and that he Lroo- lem of white supremacy or black donni- nation should be settled at cnce.
 II favor unQualinedly and without reserve the abrogation of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution" sad Governor Vardaman, 'Lnd 1t Is my nope. through the United States Senate, to demonstrate to the ration that tnere is only one practical way of settling showing the negro his proper place in our system of government
 Question Mnst Be Settled.
 The race question must be settled ard that very soon. It cannot be dis pc sed of. however. until ths nation. as a whole. has been convinced that there is a distinction between the white and the black.
 The laws now specifically recognize the difference between the white man and the Indian. the China,nan, the Es- qulmo or the Malay. There Is just as wide a gap between the white man aud ithe negro. ee-,
 The negroes in the South are be- coming more criminal every day. Not- withstanding the millions of dollars we have spent in attempting to educate them, they are becoming more irre- sponsible, more disrespectful of law and more animal-lfke in their charac- ters and desires .'
 How will the abrogation of the Fif- teenth Amendment change conaitiors?' ?' was asked.
 Tt will simply place the negro where he belongs" replied the Governor. The criminal instinct which Is daily be- coming more rampant Is an outcrop- ping of the desire to attain social equality fostered by the present legal equality the amendment recognizes and compels.
 If l get to the Senate there will be an opportunity to speak to the entire nation. The North will know what the South already knows. that the climax of the situation Is at hand. It VIII come to appreciate that Thomas Jef- ferson was not speaking of the negro when he said that all men were cre- ated free and equal He knew then that the negro was mere chattel.
 How soon do you expect this crisis?''
 Tt is nearly due." said Governor Vardaman. The matter of white su- premacy or black domination in the South is at fever heat and the sooner the North and West realizes this. the better 1t will be for the nation."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
Havana Ia Isolated.

Santiago. Csba.. oct 16.-Telegraph- ic communication with Havana Is in terrupted, Every efrort to get word from the capital has proved fruitless Neither the land lines nor the coast wise cable are in operation. There has been no storm here and the cyclone which has broken communication with Havana evidently was confined to tho central and western part of the island Efforts are being made to re-establish communication from this end.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
sMUGGLERS CAUSED REVOLT. People Wishing to Avoid Duty Stir Up
 DissenslOn.

Washington, oct. lS.-6mugSlerS are the chief promoters of political dissen- sion in Santo Domingo. according to reports received at the State Depart ment concerning the unsettled condi- tions in the little republic and the failure of revolutionary leaders to en- ter into an agreement to surrender and keeo peace.
 Monte Christi Is the headquarters for smugglers and Is the center from which all recent revolutionary move ments have developed. It Is located near the Haitien boundary. across which 1t has formerly been the custom of merchants to smuggle large quan- titles Of goods.
 Since the United States has under taken to collect the customs at Domin- ican ports a strict enforcement of customs duties has resulted and snug glers have been much annoyel by col lectors
 By stirring up political dissension and promoting revolution. 1t is said. the smugglers hope to overthrow the Government of President Caceres. which is cooperating with the Amer ican officials
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
Swcn- an DP-,.

Pittsburg, Oct. ls.-A house boat and skiff containing eight men were swept over Herris Island dam in the Ale gheny River. early today. and 1t was exported four of the men had been drowned as no trace of them could be found when the boats were caught.
 Later. however. the missing men re- ported to the police. all having reach ed shore safely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
INSURGENTS ARE DEFEATED. Many Rebels In Hayti Are Laying
 Down Their Arms

Cape Haytien Hayti, oct. 18.-As a result of the refusal of the insurgents 10 lay down their arms. the government sent out a detachment of troops from Monte Christi to attack them.
 The insurgents were defeated and took refuge in the mountain. General Navarro insurgent, has crossed the frontier on the way to Cape Haytien, whence he will embark for a point outside the country.
 General Guelleto. also an insurgent, st the head of asmall body of men is still holding out. but he has lost much of his popularity,
 Several bands of insurgents have surrendered to the government
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
DAMAGE AT MIAMI.
Scores of Houses Are Blown Down B!
 Winds.

Scores of Houses Are Blown Down By
 Winds.
 Fort Pierce Fla, Oct. 1s-The con- ductor on a train just in from Miama, reports terrible destruction there by the hurricane today.
 Fully 100 houses were blown down and there were demoralized conditions generally. The handsome Episcopal and Methodist Churches were both blown down. The concrete jail was leaning with danger of turning over. and the prisoners had to be removed. The car sheds are down and the top was blown off the Peninsula and Occidental steam CT sheds. Atwo story brick building occupied as a saloon, collapsed.