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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
NEGRO BADLY SHOT
SHOOTING AFFRAY ON sNOwDOUN
 PLANTATION.
Two Negroes Brought to County yaiI on Charge of Shooting Early Flow. ers-Details Are Not
 Known.

Early Flowers, negro, was shot ir the head on the plantation of John Slaughter, near Showdown. early last evening, and Henry Jackson and Josh Harris, also negroes, are in the County Jail on the charge of having been i'm plicated in the shooting. At last ac- counts, Flowers was still alive. but he was not expected to survive his wounds.
 News of the shooting was sent imme- diateiy to Sheriff Hood, and he dis patched Deputy Sherifrs George Wilson and !Claud Mckee to the scene. Upon their arrival. they found the negro Flowers badly shot, and arrested the two negroes, Jackson and Harris. who are said to be responsible for the shooting. They returned to Montgom- cry at an early hour this morning with the two prisoners.
 Flowers was shot in the head, just at the base of the hair, almost in the center. His condition before the depu. ties started on their return to the city was regarded as critical.
 The cause of the shooting Is not known. & .et
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
E. Johnstone & Co. Cotton Merchants and Exporters
 Cotton Bought m Alabama and Mississippi Branch Offices Troy and Dothan Ala and Jackson Miss
MONUMENTUNVEIED
WOMEN OF ATHENS HONOR MEM <, ORY or FORREST.
About Thousand Persons Witness Un- yelling Ceremonies and an Elab- crate Program is Rendered
 Military Fires Salute.

Athens, oct. 20.--( Especial. )--Yester- day afternoon was an occasion long to be remembered by the people of Ath- ems and Belle Nina. It was the occa- sion for the unveiiing of the Forrest monument, erected in this place by the Forrest Chapter. Daughters of the Con- federacy, at Belle Nina.
 The chapter waa organized three years ago by Mrs. Edmun Garrett and Mrs. Annie Richardson Harris. In casting about for . name for the Chap ter, the ladies found none that they liked so well as that of Forrest. so the Chapter was named the Forrest Chapter.
 Soon after their organization they decided to place a monument in the court yard at Athens, marking the spot where General Forrest achieved one of his remarkable victories in the brief but brilliant career of that wiz ard of the saddle. The monument marks the sight of the place where Col. Wallace Campbell surrendered to General Forrest on the 24th day of Sep tember, 1864.
 The monument is a handsome gram ite stone, solid. eight feet high by two feet thick and four wide. Its face is beautifully engraved with the brief ans nouncement of the purpose of the same.
 Yesterday was the occasion for the unveiling of this testimonial by the ladies who named their Chapter in his honor. Capt. John Morton, now Sec retary of State of Tennessee. who was Forests chief of artillery. and who did such effective work with his bat teries here on that memorable occa. sion, had heen invited by the Chapter to be present and make an address. so had Congressman Riehardsoh of this district, but other business engage inents prevented him from being here, but Capt Morton and John Trotwood Moore were on hand, and they both delivered stirring and appropriate ad- dresses.
 A beautiful program was carried out to the edidcation of nearly thousand people. Hon. William M Hundley. son of the President of the Forrest Chapter, was asked to be master of ceremonies. and he presided with great dignity and grace. He is himself a fluent speaker and his remarks were cheered by everybody present.
 The exercises were opened with an appropriate prayer by Dr. John R: Turner, pastor of the Methodist Church, and the Confederate choir then sang several appropriate songs. MT. Hund- ley then in brief put thrilling ad- dress introduced Captain Morton. who received most cordial and hearty greeting.
 As soon as the drapery fell from the stone Captain Armstrong gave the com mand and his soldier boys fired two salutes over the monument
 After the exercises the ladies of the local Joseph B. Johnston Chapter, fn- vited the ladies of the visiting Chap ter to the home of Mayor Front, whore regal dinner awaited them. snd where the best of fellowship prevailed for two hours.
 The day was perfect and the occasion will finger long with those who were present and participated in the pleas ures of the hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
Fiftx Years In seryiee.

New York Oct, 20.-Probably with out a parallel in the entire country Is the record of Lieutenant Colonel Will liam H. Ripper of the 7th Regiment, who tomorrow will round fifty years of service in the National Guard of New York. Colonel Kipp entered the 7th Regiment as a private october 21. 1857. and with the same regiment he served through the civil war. rising to the rank of second lieutenant He headed his command in the draft riots of 1868, again in the Orange riots in 1870, the Croton Dam riot in 1895, and was wounded in the trolley strike riot in the same year. In addition to his ser vice in the National Guard Colonel Kipp has a splendid record as an of ficial of the New York Police Depart ment. having been chief clerk of the department since 1873.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
TO HELP THE SOUTH
THIS IS HEARSTss REASON FOR
 SECURING GRAVES.
noted southern Journalist Will As- sunae Editorial Management Of New York Amerfcan at
 Very Handsome Salary.

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 20--(SpeciaD- Hon. John. Temple Graves has severed bts connection with The Atlanta Geor- riau. of which he has been the eoitor- {n-chief since it's establishment year ago to take effect November 10, at which time he becomes editor-in-chief of William Randolph Hearst's New York American. the contract for which he signed today.
 Announcement of Mir Graves's &C., oeptance of the offer of MT. Hearst was made in The Georgian yesterday afternoon in which also appears e card from F. L. Seeley, the publisher. who states that he will himself assume the editorial management Of the paper upon Mr. Graves retirement from Its
 MT. Graves was offered practically the same position by Mir. Hearst year ago, but at that time declined it. Subsequently, he had conference with Mir Hearst. then came the second offer which he has accepted. He Is to have full editorial control of Mir. Hearst's Esw Fork morning paper which he says is 'the first and most serious or Mr. Hearst's newspapers"
 Arthur Brisbane is the editor-in-chief of The New York Journal, Mir Hearst's afternoon paper.
 Mr. Graves in speaking of the matter, GxIEGHeGU great AE0ASs 6S Ac1Fhho S'AS South, but said the offer was of such q tempting nature and there was In it so much opportunity to do great good for his home section that he felt he could not decline 1t. His editorials which will deal largely with great national topics will be published sirnul- taneouslys in MT. Hearst's morning papsrs in Boston, New York, Chicago san Francisco and Los Angeles.
 Tn asking Mr. Graves to come to The American Mir. Hearst said: T wish to nationalize The American and want to help the South"
 This position, Mir. Graves says. lib- crates him from all desire for public office for T feel that 1t is greater than a senatorship or A governorship could be The only keen regret, feel is that of leaving the people among whom have always lived and whom I always have loved and always shall"
 In the contract Mir. Graves has re- served the right to appear on the lec- ture platform for four weeks during the year. The contract takes effect between November 10 and f5. He will not move his family immediately to New York, but they will go about January l. He says he does not ex- pect to dispose of his property in Georgia or to give up his citizenship here.
 Just what salary accompanies the position Is not definitely known. but 1t is reported that MT. Graves is to receive $15,000 a year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
HARTMAN AND KUHN
 MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS

New York, Oct 20.--The inside his- tory of the financing of the Chicago and Alton Railroad is expected to come to light this week.. when Edward H. Hartman and Otto H; Kuhn. of Kuhn & Co.,, will appear before the Federal Court in this city to show cause why the petition of the Interstate Com Fnerce Commission should not be grant, ed, calling upon both men to appear before 1t and answer the questions which both declined to answer on the advice of counsel at the hearing held by the Commission in this city last winter.
 The questions which Messrs. Harri- man and Kuhn declined to answer, for the most part. had ,toA do with the financing of the Chicago and Alton Road. The first question which Mir. Hartman declined to answer. upon the advice of his counsel, related to the purchase by Mr. Harriman of Chicago and Alton stock, and the amount of such purchase and subsequent sale. MT. Hartman is also charged with re- fusing to tell how much preferred stock of the Union Pacific he owned, .nor would he explain what the hold ings of H. H. Rogers. H. c. Prick and himself were of Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe stock. Mir. Hartman also refused to state the connection of Kuhn, Loeb 6 Co. with the transac- tion, that firm having acted as broker in the purchase of the Santa Fe stock.
 Mir. Hartman also refused to an- swer questions in regard to buying 106 ,000 shares of Illinois Central stock, as we'll as most of the questions put to him concerning the facts under which the famous 10 per cent Southern Pacific dividend was declared, and whether or not he proflted by the sud den and rapid appreciation of that stock following the dividend. Neither would he say whether he purchased any of the stock that he might profit by 1t.
 :, MT. Kuhn is charged with declining to answer questions explaining the connection of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. with the purchase of the 105, 900 shares of Illinois Central stock on August g, 1906, for the Union Pacific at 175, nor would he say what part of the stock, if any, was held for the benefit of the directors of the Union Pacific
 MT. Kuhn has already expressed his willingness to answer the questions when next called upon by the Inter- state Commerce Commission, and it is believed that MT. Hartman will like wise change front and give the desired information. The law under which the Interstate Commerce Commission de- riyes it's authority provides for the punishment of any person or persons who refuse to answer such questions as the Commission may propound to them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
NEW AERIAL MACHINE.
New system of Aerial Navigation |
 

Invented.
 Paris, Oct, 20--A new principle for aerial navigation with heavier than airs machines. has been employed in some recent experiments and gives promise of large results.
 Instead of using planes on the box kite principle. driven by Q vertical propeller, as is the case in the aero planes of Santos Dumont and other experimenters up to this time, rotary horizontal planes are used. In other words the gyroscopic principle is em- pIoyed and the machine is called the s'Gyroplane." The theory is that by the employment of horizontal propel- lers, the machine can be easily lifted and lowered after the fashion of the old shelicontere" toy, longitudinal motion being obtained by the force of Kravitation, allowing the machine to dip and glide on its planes in the same way that heavy birds soar.
 Count De Lamaret believes that this is the true solution of aerial flight, but the honor of constructing the first machine on this principle belongs to Louis Breguet. He has built machine in the general form of a St. Andrews cross. each arm having at its extremity eight revolving paddles or propellers paddles present a total surface of twenty five metres and are revolved by a forty horsepower motor at the cen ter of the cross where the pilot sits.
 The total weight of the machine is B7s kiIogrammes. It the preliminary trials, the machine left the ground i'm stantly when the motor was set in motion and was easily sustained In the air with seventy-eight revolutions a minute. When the motor was slowed down the gyroplane descended gently. Perfect equilibrium was maintained. I,onRitudinal flight has not yet been attempted but the inventor thinks 1t would be easy to make seventy-five Kilometres an hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
COTTON IS PICKED
HAMMERS HAVE FAVORABLE
 WEATHER IN LOUISIANA.
It is Now Estimated That Fully Sixty Five Ser Cent of The Total Crop Has Been
 HarvemteA.

New Orleans. Oct, 20-=-The Picayune's weekly crop report tomorrow will say:
 Favorable weather speeded cotton picking throughout Louisiana and the Southern half of Mississippi during the week ending today. It Is estimated that sixty-fve per cent of the crop Is harvested. Frosts Sunday and Monday killed further growth in some sections, and forced what little remained of the crop to open prematurely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Pittsburg. Oct, 20-Fifteen firemen narrowly escaped death or serious in- fury today when the plant of the Pitts burg Stove and Range Company, of Allegheney. were gutted with fire The loss is s150,Oo0. The fire started in the lumber yard. and was caused 1t is said, by spark from a railroad shifting engine.
 Fire Chief Hunter warned the fire r,er iust in time to save them from heinx crushed by falling walls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
FuneraI of c. .. Rodenberr.

The funeral services over the re- mains of the late c. L. Rodenberg took place from his residence on Lauderdale Street this morning at 10;30 o'clock The services were conducted by Rabbi Kaplan and were largely attended by friends of the deceased and his fam fly. For many years the deceased had been a prominent business man of this city. and his death is universally re- gretted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
BIG FIRE AvERTED.
Burning Bale of Cotton Discovered in
 Athens Warehouse.

Athens, Oct, 20--(Special) )--Athens escaped by narrow margin this morning. the most disastrous fire in her history. In a warehouse on the siding below the depot, where the county cotton-weigher weights the cot ton sold here. containg nearly seven hundred bales of cotton. was discovered on fire. Some negro boys were passing and smelled the smoke and gase the alarm
 The doors were forced open and 1t was not difficult to discover the burn ing cotton. The burning bale was near the door and off to itself, and this is perhaps what saved the day. It was quickly rolled out and hurried to the creek, but 1t was nearly destroy ed before 1t reached the water. A few hours or perhaps minutes longer, and the entire building would have been destroyed with the cotton therein.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
FonfhaII Victim

Chicago. Oct. 20.-W. c. Albrecht, 20 years old. died tonight of injuries sustained in a foot ball game this af- ternoon. Albrecht was playing right guard. While lining up after scrim- mage he fell unconscious. He was found to be suffering of cerebral hemorrhage which caused his death a few hours later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
Rendered a Rox Party.

party of Montgomerians were wis., itors to Selma Saturday and at night they were honored at a circus box par ty, which was given to them. The par ty consisted of MT. and Mrs. W. F. Mel, Mrs. Geirge Bruner, Miss Belle Stewart, Miss Ethel Pitcher of Montgomery, and Miss Lizzie May Bruner and Miss Bessie Binion of Evergreen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
To Improve M,suissippI.

Moline, Ill.,. Oct, 2o.-Everything Is in readiness for the annual meeting of the Upper Mississippi River Improve ment Association, which will convene in this city Tuesday for a two days session. The meeting will be attend ed by delegates representing nearly all the cities and towns on the Missis- sippi river between St. Louis and Min nAanolis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
A JAIL DELIVERY.
Fifteen Prisoners Escape from Blrm-
 ingham City Prisons.

ingham City Prisons.
 Birmingham. Oct. 20.-(SpeciaL)- Fifteen prisoners made their escape at an early hour this morning from the South Side city prisons; the prisoners were in a plot to escape, which was successfully carried out without any one getting hurt.
 Sheriff Higdon gave his deputies and their families a barbecue on his fruit farm today. Several short speeches were made. and Sheriff Higdon com plimented his men and thanked them for the work they were doing in as- sisting in enforcing the law and keep tnE down all disorder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
short Chanre Artists.

Two slick followers of the circus short-changed Market Clerk G. K. Cothran out of about $5 Saturoay night The two wise ones walked into the city market about g o'clock and going to the stall operated by MT. ]
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
LEADER OF GANG ARRESTED.
He is Charged With Stealing Bullion
 frnm q Mining COmnanY.

from n Mining Company.
 San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 20.--A spe- cial to The Express from Mexico City says:
 Special dispatches to this city report that the leader of the gang which last week stole $15,000 worth of bullion from the precipitating room of the Guanajato Consolidated Mining and Milling Company, has been captured after being wounded three times. With him was taken all the stolen bullion. In his confession, he implicated about forty persons, who have been arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
Death of an Infant.

The infant child of Mir and Mrs. E. T. Mckee died at their home on West Alabama Street this morning at an early hour. The little one, previ- ous to its death. had been sick for sev- eral weeks. The funeral services will take place from the family residence tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
Gave Two Sacred Concerts.

Ricci's Premier Italian Band of forty pieces gave two sacred concerts at Elkdale Park today and both were largely attended by the music lovers of the city. One of these concerts was given at 8 o'clock this afternoon and the other at o'clock tonight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
'. cothran asked for some

N. Cothran asked for some change. MT. Cothran was not in the stall at the time but before leaving asked his father. MT. c. K. Cothran, to make change for him while he was away. MT. J. N. Cothran had been gone only few minutes before the two wise ones stepped up and asked for change. Bills of different denominations were exchanged and in this way they com fused MT. Cothran and beat him out of a flyer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
Wiu GIve ExhIbItIon prIlI.

The cadets of the Selma Military h. stitute will give an exhibition drill in grounds Wednesday afternoon. The company will be composed of about half a hundred students of that insti- tuition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21

Prayer Circle this afternoon at o'clock at the Church Street Methodist Church. The meeting was held in the interest of prohibition. and during the session a number of prayers were of- fered for that cause
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
t, 1g.-Turpentine firm.

Charleston, Oct. 1s.-Turpentine firm. 51 Ac; sales none
 Rosin firm; sales none. ABc 34. 20; D S4. .25; $4. 35; F S4. 50; c $l.63h: H 4.eo; TX S4.621k M $4.SO; N $5.1o; we ss.Sb; wv $5. S5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
Woman's Prayer Circle.

A large number of ladies and girls attended a meeting of the Woman's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. Oct. 1s.-Spirits turpentine firm 51%c; sales 203; receipts b52; ship ments 343.
 Rosin firm; sales 12s0 receipts 11.s5s i; shipments 2,S2s; stock S1,s01. Quote: ABC $4 57h; H $4.57; TX S4.67M; M S4. s6; N $5. 15; VIC TO; wv S5.5s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21

New Orleans Oct 1s.-Receipts 1b4 bar rels rosin, 23 barrels turpentine.
 Exports for New York si0 barrels turpen- tina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21

Wilmington, Oct. 1s-spirits turpentine steady. 51c: receipts 70 casks.
 Rosin quiet S3 S5: receipts 104. Tar firm SS 30; receipts 5:
 Crude turpentine firm $2.7b; N.OO and $4. %; receipts 10s.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-03-29
INDICATE PRODUCERS
Returns from Reservation Look Like
Great Mines Will be There

From the Carson News.
Reports from the indian reservation
indicate that the district is going to
have one of the greatest mining de-
velopment in the state during the sea-
son. In the neighborhood of Schurz
important copper strikes have been
made and in the southern part, about
Cottonwood creek some phenomenal
strikes of gold have been made.
The gold finds appear to be con-
fined to the southern part of the dis
trict about Dutch and Cottonwood
creeks. Although the properties there
are In the early stages of development
some great strikes have been made.
This is especially true on the Wild
Horse property, where assays on the
ore run from $21 to $37 $780, This lat
ter assay is from streak in the main
ledge and there are signs of perma-
nency. The company is already pre-
pairing to develop the property on a
greater scale than ever before. and be-
fore next fall the indications are
there will be one of the producing
mines of the state on Cottonwood
creek
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-03-29
BLOODED STOCK IS
IMPORTED
REGISTERE STOCK FOR
PARADISE VALLEY RANCHES
Lorenzo Recanzone Returns from
Trip to Nebraska, Where He Pur-
chases Valuable Livestock

Lorenzo Recanzone of Paradise Val
ley arrived this morning from Nebras-
ka, where he purchased some very val
uable livestock which he is taking to
his ranches in Paradise Valley to i'm
prove thebreed of his herds. The ami
mails brought in from Nebraska in
clude four young registered stations,
a blooded jack. two pure bred Jersey
heifers, two pure-bred Durham heif-
ers, two Durham bulls, four Poland
China hogs and a number of breeds of
poultry of all the thoroughbred
variety.
The animals are now at the Giroux
livery stables but will be taken to the
Valley in the morning.
TO the lover of thoroughbred live
stock they present very attractive
sight. Although poor and showing the
effects of the long trip ont from Ne
braska, they show the distinctive
marks of pure blood. The animals are
ali young and when in condition will
serve excellent uses for breeding pur-
poses.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-03-29
SEVEN TRoUGHs TO
BE A LEADER

From the Reno Gaxette.
A. h. Kane, who is building a large
hotel at Mazuma, in the Seven
Houghs district, this morning return
ed from that hustling camp and states
that Mazuma is the center of mining
camps in Nevada before another year
has passed. Mr.. Kane states that Ma
yuma is the center of the district of
Seven Troughs and that nearly all
prospecting outfits obtain their sup
plies there. The town is at present
built of tents, but these cloth houses
are rapidly giving way to structures
built OF lumber and stone and the
town is assuming permanent appear
anee.
The Mamma Hills Mining company
has large force of men at work de-
veloping its property and ore is now
being prepared for shipment. 1t is the
intention of the company to make the
first shipment from Mazuma early next
week.