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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-07-01
An1usen1ents
The week at Electric Park.

This viii be a gala week at Electric
Park, Montgomery's beautiful play
ground. The managem mt seizing upon
the fact that the week win bring
around Independence Day. aas provid-
ed an exceptional number OF attrac-
lions.
TAe King Stock Company which
pleased patrons of the Casino theatre
last week has been secured for Sec
ond week and will open tonight with
"A Gamblers Wife" More import
ant still is the announcement that the
prices of admission have been reduced
and that women win be admitted free
tonight
The bill at the theatre will be chang
ed for every performance this week
and there will be matinees Thursday.
July 4-and Saturday.
The repertory of the King Company
is large and varied. For this week
1t will include: "A Gamblers Wife,"
"The Shadow" THE Circus Girl" "Da-
vid Garrick." Light House Romance
and The Man From the West"
On July fourth Hoffman's orchestra
will be at the park all day and win
give a continuous concert. There will
be allday dancing in the pavilion and
barbecue dinned will be served to all
Thursday night. in celebration of In
dependence Day. there will be brill
liant display of fireworks at the park.
The display will begin at $50 o'clock
and the performance in the theatre
Will not begin until the display is con-
eluded.
Manager Neal said yesterday that II
the weather was disagreeable Thurs
day night the fireworks display would
be given the following night or on the
first clear night after Thursday.
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themselves with the church Re
prsaches 4 practical sermon wh{11 -
made meat effectiys BY his great 4ifk
Of alnstrstion. HIS sernone are plac-
Cd upon : broad plane, and AZ has not
only endeared himself to hiH own DO
nomination but to all the Chriettan
peop1e Of 0pelika. @
Or. A. p. FcEerrin. the nav pastor
OF the First Methodist Church ct 0pe-
lflxa, will reach the city on July 5 and
he viii preach his first sermon here
sunday morning. July Z. Or. McFer-
rim VIII be warmly and heartily greet
ed to- opelika BY the Methodists of
this city.
Grimm Young. who has been In Nsw
Mexico for three years, has returned
to Opelika to spend several weeks Wis
fting relatives and friends.
Miss Madge WilksrSon Of Jackson
Vile, who spent several days In Ope-
lika visiting Mrs. w. T.. DowdeiI. has
returned to her homo in North Ala
bana. y n
Miss Mary GOODWIN ASHLEY OF Mont
gonery IL In opelfka, ana Is the guest
Of Mrs. A. y. Barnes at her elegant
home on Geneva street.
Mrs. w. w. Overstreet and daugh-
ters OF Greensboro, Ala. are ii Ope-
Iika and are visiting Or. and Mrs.
w. b. watkins on North Eighth street
Mrs. J.. b. Roberta Of Albcrtville,
Ala. IL visiting Mrs. w. n Tucker
at her home on North Ninth Street.
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Returning from Gulfport with ex-
Police OflIcer W.. G. Ward az o pris-
oner, Sheriff van Pelt yesterday while
looking from car window at Scran-
ton caught sight Of George suarez. an
other mag who Ii alleged to have been
the keeper OF gambling house in this
city and who made his escape before
he could be arrested.
The train was leaving Scranton when
the sheriff saw suarex ana II had gone
fully two miles before he could have
II stopped. He then alighted and with
the ex-polieeman in custody walked
back to the Scranton depot, only to
ana that suarez had left. He saw him,
however, walking at a fast gate about
three blocks distant. and for fear that
he would escape made dash for the
man, commanding Ward to run with
him. In this manner he got within
q block of suarez ana calling 70 him
to halt IeveIed his revolver upon the
fugitive from Justice, and the latter
quickly surrendered.
The sheriff reached here this mora
ing with his two prisoners, Who have
been ct large since last January. Al
that time informafionsN were filed
against them In the criminal court and
both skipped, ward leaving his job a.
policeman.
Kelly and Long. two othesp engaged
In the came business, and against whom
chargea were filed at the same time
were both convicted recently ana sen.
fenced to serve nine months at hard
labor without the alternative OF I
fine,
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ana excursion steamers from Pensacola
win insure 9 big Nyathering Of visitors.
Mrs. q. n. Crawford OF Centreviile,
Ala, IL visiting her brother, H. b
A.. chafin. Miss Josephine Chat
m Of Pensacola. A. Jack Adams Of
CartersviIie, ca-. Ralph Bushnell OF
pensacola, Mrs. G.. o. Chunn Of New
orleans, Mrs. Kate Perrenot Of ,Anda-
lusia. Mrs. l.. l.. Blake OF Caryyflle.
Mra. N. L. Cater OF Pensacola and
MIS-. John Collins Of Opp, Ala, ali one
tinue residents OF Milton. met here re-
Gently and enjoyed q reunion with old
friends.
i. w. wyche and danghter Miss
vera. are visiting the jamestown Ex-
position, and will also visit relatives IN
North ana South CarOlipa,
=. +. galter and Miss annie salteI
avs visitina relatives ana Intending the
Methodist Conferences ~ AAcnroevills
Ala.
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cliff Haven. n. T.. June sO.--The six-
teeuth annual session OF the Catholic
suminer school OF America win be
cnened here tomorrow with q larger
Attendance than in previous years.
several members Of the lecture force
are already on the ground, together
with many prominent churehmen and
Iaymen. Among the lecturers thls
wear are Professor Dennis o'Sulllvan Of
phfiadelphia. Rev. James ]. Fox OF the
ratholic University at washington,
Rev. Michael p. Smith OF New York
city. DR.. James j. Walsh OF Fordham
College. Professor J.. G. Monaghan 81
the Department Of Commerce and La
bor at washington, and Michael ].
RYAN Of Philadelphia. president OF the
united Irish League OF America.
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NEWS OF MILTON.
RridaI Couple From Mobile Are Wish

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Milton, Fla, June s0.-( Especial -
Mr.. and Mrs Frank M. Hatcher, VINO
were married in Mobile Wednesday arc
spending a part OF their honeymoon
with Mrs. Hatcher's sister. Mrs. John
B. Ellis ia Milton.
s, u. PendIeton accompanied his
daughter, Miss Fannie Pendleton, to
Jacksonville today, where she has ac-
cepted position in her brothers dry
goods store.
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
o. Jernagan. which has been under
going repairs for several weeks, VIII
be ready for the occupancy OF these
young people next week.
Mrs. G.. o. Chunn has returned "a
New Orleans after several weeks visit
to relatives and friends.
/ Mrs. l.. E. Johnston and Master o.
l.. Johnston have returned from visit
to Mariana, and Vernon. Mrs. John
ston was accompanied by her mother
Mrs. Gilbert OF Vernon.
Mrs. Eakins and children OF Selma
Ala, have returned home after 9
pleasant visit TO relatives In Bagdad.
Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Ellison are at.
tending a conference Of the Methodist
Church at Monroevilie. Ala.
Miss Keturah Hayes is visiting
friends in Pensacola.
Miss Mamie Watson has returned 4
Repton, Ala. after a pleasant visit Il
her sister, Mrs. r.. j Anen.
Mrs. T. f.. West will entertain thu
wednesday Euchre Club next meeting
Mrs. Kate Perrenot, who visited Mrs
Thomas F. West has returned TO he
home in Andalusia. Miss Carol Per
renot, her daughter, who enjoyed |
pleasant visit with Miss Hattie Berry
il now visiting friends in Pensacola.
Mrs. Eldridge Of ApalachicoIa Is Wis
iting her son. DR.. II. z. Eldridge.
C. E. Elliott, one OF our elderly cit
izens. has a severe case Of whoopinl
cough.
Mrs. E.. S. Beasley and children ar
home from an extended visit to rela
| tives in Mobile.
H. NJ. Jernigan has purchased tn
Y. M. c. A. building ana after mecca
sary repairs will occupy II az resi-
Mrs. Alice Shear of Alabama Is visit
| ing her sister, Mrs. e. L. Murphy.
| Mrs. H. s.. Seabrook aud childre
are visiting relatives IN Monroeviil'
Miss Louise Palmas Of Pensacola
spending few days with Mrs. L. I
! Aymard.
Miss Mary Shelly Of Selma, Ala,
spending the summer with Mrs. J, =
Hughes.
! The Odd Fellows Of Bagdad are pr'
pairing for big reunion at oaklan'
1 July 4. Special rates on che ratirea
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sioux City Syndicate.

In connection with the expected arr
rival the coming week OF Captain A. N.
jackson, head of Sioux City syndi-
cate, II was announced yesterday that
aside from large landed interests that
the syndicate is to acquire in this city,
there are improvements at Palmetto
Beach which will aggregate s250,00o.
Developing of Palmetto Beach az .
resort is a pet scheme of the syndi-
cate, and 1t Is now announced that the
Hotel Henrietta will be opened on Oc-
tober /. ]. X. Kents. a well-known
hotel man of Sioux City. has leased
the property, and furnishings for the
hotel viii be purchased when he arrives
hS~e next week.
In connection with these extensive
improvements at Palmetto Beach, ar
rangemenss are now being made to ex-
tend the Bay Minette and Fort Morgan
Railroad down to Fort Morgan and
Palmetto Beacn, If this scheme goes
through this WIN no doubt make Pal
metto Beach one Of the most favored
resorts anywhere in the South, as good
|. train and boat service will both be
available.
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IMPORTANT ARREST
NEGRO HoRsM 4. 1Er LANDED in
JAIL


Centerville, June Sus--tSpeciaAj--etn
yesterday, Deputy Sheriff Charles
Oakley landed in jail here. negro by
the meme OF Aieek cunningham. charg-
ed with horse stealing. It has deve-
Ioped that the defendant 10 profess
sionai horse thief and the catch n con-
sidered q lucky one
At the time OF his capture. the negro
had In his possession fine chestnut
sorrel mare. He told several CONFLICTS
ing stories as to how he came into pos
session Of the animal. About ten days
ago this same negro stole q fins mule
at McCalla and traded It to white
man at Biocton and brought the animal
here nd tried to sell 1t. He sold the
mule TO q man few miles north OF
town. In a short while after. news
reached here that the first mule that
the negro brought into the county was
stolen and reward was offered for his
arrest. The ofiicers gave hot chase,
but did not capture the negro and u
was thought that he had left the COM
mnnfty.
The place Of his capture yesterday
was al almost she Identical spot where
he sold the mule about ten days ago.
The stolen horse Is now In the pos
session OF the sheriff, awaiting the
owner. There was q reward OF thirty
dollars offered by parties who had suf-
fered by the depredati0ns Of this me-
gro.
TaxmeKp' UnlomS
The Farmers Union for this county
held q very important meeting here
yesterday which was very LARCENY at
tended. Prominent speakers address,
ed the assembled crowd on the aims
and objects Of tn organization.
Senator H. q. Reynolds and Solicit
tor J. r.. Thompson have returned to
centerviIle from Plantersyiits, where
they addressed an audience Of three
thousand people on educational Is
sues. ~
County court VIII convene here to-
morrow morning. 1t is a jury term
and there are many cases on the dcckeE
and the court will no doubt be In SEES
sion several days. Judge W. L Pratt
will preside. ~
It IS very dry In this place. but cop-
ious rains have fallen near town re-
Gently.
Very little preparation has been made
for observing the fourth Of July here.
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Springfield, III, June sO.---one OF the
lareest gathering Of college professors
aver held In the United states VIII
convene tomorrow In Trinity German
EvanRelIcal Lutheran church In this
CITY, ana will continue In session until
Friday. The conference Is composed
OF the professors OF colleges, seminar
les ana universities of the Missouri
synod OF the church. which comprises
the Greater part Of the United States
ana Canade and also Brasil
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THE NEWS OF MOBILE
RATrERY A PREPARING FOR I'm,
CAMPMENT TRIP.


Mobile. June 30.--gSpeciai. BATTERY
A, LIST Artillery, A. N. O., in command
Of Captain Yancay w. Pringle. VIII
leave Mobile on July 4 for Fort Moul-
trie. s. c., where they win so in camp
for ten days with the United States
regulars Lieutenants Edward Nelson
and Lester Darlington will assist Cap
tain Pringle IN the handling OF the
battery. It has been arranged that
the battery will leave here on the
9TH, breakfastlng at Montgomery the
same morning, and tlAen on to Atlanta
to the fort. M
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Huntsville. June Especial --sev-
eral young men Of the city have or
ganixed q social and athletic club for
the purpose OF having gymnasium
and library. The election was held BY
the members Of the club last might and
the officerk are. Morton Hutchens,
President; Preston 0eron. Vice. Presi-
dent; Robert orEain, Secretary, Lowry
Hall, Treasurer. The directors are:
Morton Hutchens. Claude Vann. John
Bartee, Pat Feebies and Joe McCown.
The club Isl composed Of many Of the
most prominent young men u the city.
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Sheriff van PeIt rseturninE From Gslif-
port Win w. G. Ward Make~
sersational caDture Of

Pensacola, Fla. June -(special.)
with the close Of business last night
at the custom house the fiscal year
came to an end. and when the custom
of1icia1s working over hours completed
the compilation OF the annual reports
Il was revealed that the past years
expert and import business had been
the largest and most successful In the
history OF Pensacola, notwithstanding
the fact that for two months ship
ping was demoraiized on account OF
the havoc wrought By the hurricane
OF September.
The sxports. which heretofore had
not exceeded S18.ooo.ooo. almost
reached 32o. 900. 900, while the amounts
collected from tonnage tax. duties on
imports, fees. etc. far exceeded 1906,
which was to that time the largest IN
the history OF the port The report
shows that for the twelve months $40
vessels entered port and az took out
clearance papers. all going to foreign
ports with but few exceptions
The tonnage tax collected amounted
to S22;sz6, as agafnst $4,000 the year
previous, while the duties collected on
Imports aggregated s1s,26s as against
$4,000 for 1906. The value Of ex-
ports totalied slsss1o.ls7. the principal
items Of shipment being lumber and
timber. cotton. tobacco. naval stores,
coal, etc. The valuation By the months
n a. Follows: July. s2.o24.7os; August
t1.776,3sS: September, $7S5.2S5; Octo-
Der. si,66t.oS1: November. s1,7sS.2so;
December. s2,2lo. 0so; January, $500
sol; February. s1.7zs,ss1; March. -
ssz; June. sl.t77.se3: making . total Of
II 81 fQ1 o4f .Hss tfAt s7rt
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Tom Fincher, white man, and resi-
dent of Mobile County, near Wheeler
Vile. has been arrested on the charge
Of defamation OF character.
The warrant was sworn out yester-
under arrest. John Naples q neigh
Dor OF Fincher, is the man who swore
out the warrant, and he alleges that
Rincher spoke disrespectfully about his
(Afaple's) wife.
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ROAD TO ANDALUSIA
srncULAr1oN I'M PENSACOLA As no
BUILDEm&.
Believed That Central Of Georgia "a
Hsehina An Import: mt Project
Fer Rail- Line ~ Deep

Pensacola, Fla. June o0.--< specially
tins application for q charter by
business men OF Pensacola for what
is to be known IS the Pensacola. Ala
bama and Georgia Railroad, y bslisv-
ed by some In close touch with moves
Of railroads to have much significance
attached.
The fact that there ID already pro-
iecfed "a road running from here TO
AndAlusia leads many 70 believe that
similar project would not be attempted
by other business men, but for the fact
that they are being backed BY outside
men.
Il Is atstsd by some that tho Central
Of Georgia 10 behind the move. and
while 4ha person would not name the
road Or dfvulge the names OF men In
holders today made the statement that
the seyenty-ftya miles OF railroad from
Pensacola to AndRlusia will be built
and that too, within short time. He
stated that those behind the movement
are amply able to build this road. as
well as many ttners IL they so deslr-
cd, az their capital 10 almost unlimited,
and that they DO not fear the Louis
vile ana Nashville being powerful or
rich enough 10 block the scheme. He
stated that persons recently here had
49,
his p. and r. properties, together with
Perdido wharf and his other holdings.
and while the deal has not been made
negotiations are still under way.
In the event this terminus is not
SECURED she. new road will !, use the
property Il the foot Of Ninth avenue,
where Is now located the Wright mill.
Options have already been secured
on other property desired. and so
quietly that mono were aware Of the
deals made until the application for q
charter was published.
1t was not until short time since.
that these people eYinced desire ia
reach Pensacola, and It IL said by some
that the move was made after the
change in the ownership OF the Gem
tral OF Georgia, that road having here
tofore refused to encroach upon terri
tory Of the Louisville and Nashville.
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Detroit. Mich, June S0.--rhe Brush
makers international Union Will begin
Its annual convention in Detroit to-
morrow with an attendance of dele
gates from various parts OF the uni
ted States and Canada. Discussion OF
plans for strengthening the organiza-
ton will occupy much OF the time Of
the convention,
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A Joint committee, composed OF mem
bers Of the Cotton Exchange, the
Chamber Of Commerce and the Com
mercial Club, will leave for Montgom-
cry Monday afternoon and Will en-
deavor TO show tho Alabama Railroad
Commission the necessity of adequate
railroad facilities for Mobile, on the
part OF the louisville and Nashville
Road.
The committee expects, to get an
early hearing from the COMMITTEES, and
when they lay their claims before the
Commission, they anticipate 1t VIII
bring relief. The idea of the commit
fee Is to get the Louisville and Nash
vile to run into the new union sta
ton used by the Southern and Mobile
and Ohio, but this the Louisville and
Nashville has so far refused to do.
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8pfeWU InteFeHts
oueliks. June s0.--lSpeciai. THE
,,rvisal services being conducted at the
frst Baptist Church Of opelika by
7zev. ". d. Hubbard OF Troy, are Gre
atinx much interest. and already much
abo6 has been accomplished.
pr. hubbard breaches with earnest
4. - .Y,A eloauance. His mission is to
-. rouia. ana his ministry here has
.TSn rlehlv rewarded, as nearly half
Nnn6x 1evsens have connected
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Huntsville, June GOT Special Mrs.
Phoebe Ann Green, aged IS years, died
Friday evening at her home. four miles
east OF the city. Her husband, Fhilo
IL. Green, and four children survive
her. They are Miss Edith Green. q
teacher in the Birmingharn public
schools; Mrs. Esslinger OF Leuderdaie
County, James Green and Philo Green.
Mrs Green was native OF New York
and moved to this city with the family
eleven years ago
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washington, D. c.. June so.-By vir-
tue OF q new post Office regulation eff
fective tomorrow the special delivery
stamp, with its familiar but unnatural
picture OF q feet footed messenger boy
on the run 10 relegated to the list OF
obsolete institutions, useful In their
day but now no longer needed. From
this date Il will no longer be neces-
sary to buy q special delivery stamp
to insure special delivery. Ten cents
in stamps Of any denomination. In ad-
dition to the ordinary postage, Is all
that will be necessary to insure the
transmission OF letters and packages
for special delivery. The change is
made for the convenience of the pub
lie. Persons desiring to mail a spec
iaI delivery letter oftentimes found It
impossible to buy the special delivery
stamps at stores and other places
where the ordinary postage stamps
were on sale and hence were obliged to
go out OF their way to the post ONCE
or sub-stationE
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Ladies' Free ak-Gasin0 Tonight.
When accompanied by person hold
ing paid ticket purchased at advance
sale before p. m. today. Ady
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sHIps Az JAMEsTowN.
6rent BattIeshIDs On Constant Display
Al Exposition.

Norfolk. va. June S0.--Here are al
ways several of the finest ships OF the
United states Navy in Hampton Roads
ana viii be all summer and through
out the exposition period.
The regular station fleet consists OF
the brooklyn, sehley's old flagship; the
Texas, which fought under Captain
Taelx Philip at Santiago; the Miantono-
NAH, monitor. and the old monitor,
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malaria Makss Paie ezckly ChiIdren.
The Old STANDARD GROVES TAgTBLESS
Builds up the system. FOR grown reople
and children. soc. aov.
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Port Eads. June sO.--ArrIved steam
ers-Chalmette, (Am.) Boyd. Havana;
Hernia, (Br.) Fetles. Cuban ports;
Homer, (Br.) James. Santos via Vic
toria; John Bright. (Br.l Lorains,
Natsnxas.
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The Conner leaders were READY 10
sake the tight. but after conferences
Maxa held. after the press OF the
state came out 10 unanimously In fav-
az of Bankhead. the administration
FORCES decided to let matters take
fheix course. The Bankhead people in
zhs meanwhile have been at work TO
make certain u victory which already
appears certain. They do not propose
50 be caught on guard
Massrs John w. Tomiinson and Tease
W. stalings 1t Is understood will con-
xfnnA In the race to the end Mr.. Tom
4inn0n certainly will. He has engaged
Headquarters at the Exchange and
when the Legislature meets he win be
Installed In the same rooms occupied
as headquarters by Governor Conner
curing the last State convention.
The adoption OF the new Coda will
probably occupy more time of the Leg
1B1ature than any other single meas
are. There Will undoubtedly be some
Drovisions in the code to which some
members viii object and it Will prob
abiy REQUIRE good Legislative manouv-
nring on the part of the friends Of the
code as 1t came from the Commission
and from Judge Mayfield to have II
passed quickly by the Legislature
without some alterations.
The biggest fight in the Legislature
Eil1 40 doubt come over the proposition
20 toQGl the special TAX on foreign
s<anay lending companies. Since GO
anl. back home there has undoubtedly
been q change OF opinion among the
members OF the Legislature on this
question. but that the Governor still
Eavors the tax is an open secret The
friends OF repeal can probably get the
bill through the Legislature, but what
Of IL after It goes down to the Gov
mrnor's Office
There is a big fght in the new
Municipal Code proposed by the spec
sal committee to prepare such a code
II is impossible that the new code
should satisfy everybody and there
viii be much debating and fighting
3pver Il.
Tho result of the investigation OF
abe Fertilizer Committee will also 60
before the Legislature. together with
4 copy OF the Texas Antitrust Law
The effort win be made 10 have this
Texas law enacted in Alabama and
6hfg ~ill cause discussion.
There are also two important educa,
NonaI bills bfore the Legislature The
Mfst OF these Is the Compulsory Edu
cation Bill Of Senator Reynolds and th'
second Is the bill favored BY the Stat,
Department of Education which re-
uuires all County Superintendents Il
Be elected by the Board OF Education
ara requires every county superintend
enf to have first grade teachers II
nenne.