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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
DETAILS INCREASE LOSS.
Tremendous Damage to Timber and
Crops In Houston County.

Tremendous Damage to Timber and
Crops in Houston County.
Cottonwood. May 16.-(Special. "A
more detailed report of the great
storm which swept over this section
yesterday morning gives the damage
done as very heavy.
On all sides fences were swept away
by the hard wind and in several places
chimneys were blown down. Several
farms were practically ruined so far
as the present crop is concerned. In
some fields where the fresh land had
been prepared for the present crop af-
ter great inconvenience and labor
there will not be anything made.
In some places there are as many
as $50 trees blown down in one field,
while the green timber in the woods
has been laid fat in all directions.
The roads have been rendered impas-
sible by fallen timber, and high water
is also playing a part in the work OF
destruction.
Union Hill Baptist Church, which
stood three miles north of Cottonwood
on the main road to Dothan, is a
complete wreck. This was one of
the incest country ch1rShes in Houston
County and had only been built short
while. 1t was a very large building
and one which was SO situated as to
attract the attention of all passers-by.
This building was torn down and the
gables were thrown quite distance
by the storm.
A gin house on the plantation of
of Cottonwood. was blown down by
the storm and completely wrecked. 2,
A brick chimney at the residence of
Mr.. Bruner in Cottonwood was blown
down.
A brick chimney at the home of T.
C. Webb, just south of Cottonwood.
was blown down.
the home of William Floyd, south of
Cottonwood was blown away and the
cntents of the house soaked by the
heavy rain.
Garden fences were blown down ev-
erywhere and in some places the
pickets were blown quite a distance
from the gardens.
logs cut and piled in their fields be-
fore they can work what corn and
cotton is left standing. BY the time
the work of cutting, piling and burn
ing the logs in the fields is completed
there will not be enough plants left
in many fields to pay for cultivation.
AS one passes through the storm
swept district. which covers almost
half of Houston County, wonder is
expressed at there having been no loss
of human life. Stock in some places
are reported to have been injured by
falling timber and in several instances
dwelling houses had very narrow es-
capes from destruction by falling
trees.
A gentleman in Cottonwood yester-
day from Ashford reported 200 large
trees down across the public road
leading from Cottonwood to Ashford.
a distance of ten miles, while very
little timber is left standing in the
woods in certain localities.
Farmers are very busy trying to re-
place fences that were blown away
by the storm. They have been great
ly disheartened by the heavy losses
and much sympathy is expressed for
them by those who have been more
fortunate.
The rivers and creeks are so full
that practically all low lands will be
rendered useless this year.
Mail facilities have been practical
ly suspended on certain routes owing
to the public roads being blockaded.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
SAW NEGROES FIRE
BROWNSVILLE POLICE TESTIFY BE-
FORE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Lieut.. DOminguez was Shot Through
Arm and Horse Was Killed
While Trying to Warn
The Citizens.

Washington. May 16.-Two witnesses
in the Brownsville investigation before
the Senate committee on military af-
fairs today testified they saw negro
soldiers shooting UP the Texas town on
the night of August Is. One of these
was Lieutenant Dominguez, of the
Brownsville police, who received bull
let through the arm and had his horse
shot from under him while trying to
warn citizens of the approach of armed
men whom ne declared positively to be
soldiers from the garrison, and another
was Policeman Padron who described g
busy quarter of an hour lodging bull
let's. He also was positive the mer
doing this shooting were negro sol
diers.
DR.. Charles Thorn. a dentist. testt-
fed that he heard a group OF men FIR
ing at the rear of his house and shout.
ing commands to each other. He gave
as his Judgment that the voices were
those of negroes.
r. A. II. Sanborn. manager of the
western Union Telegraph Company
who occupied a room opposite the gar
rison, testified to seeing a negro sol
der enter the post at about the time
the shooting ceased.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17

nothing else. No promise of any kind
has ever been made me by Mcfarland
or any one else"
As the interview closed and the guard
came 20 escort Orchard from the room
he said:
Good bye. gentlemen; 1 am very
glad to have seen you. / wish you all
good health and hope to see you again.
AS a precautionary measure, the ac-
tual place In the penitentiary where
Orchard is confined its kept secret and
Is one which the wardens decline to
give.
Governor Gooding tonight supple
mented the statement of Orchard on the
subject of possible immunity. He
said:
AT times up to few months ago
feared lest in some of my interviews
with Orchard l might have inadvert-
entity given him some hope of immun-
ity. / am now very positive that he
had no expectation of any such thing
at the hands of the State of Idaho.
This was demonstrated to me once by
Orchard himself when he stopped me
in the middle of conversation and
warned me that was treading on dan
gerous ground. Orchard said:
Governor. l don't want you to say
anything that might even lead me to
hope for immunity from the conse-
quences of my crime. i don't expect
any and am ready to pay. the pen
atty a"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
MODERATOR CAUSTIC
DENOUNCES UNION OF CUMBER-
LANDS AND PREsBYTERIANs.
Said Press Was Subsidized, Pulpits
Muzzled and Church Agencies
Whipped Into Line by Ward
Heller Methods.

Dickson, Tenn. May 16.-As a mat
ter of sentiment a quorum of commits
sioners of the General Assembly of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
went this morning to Bethlehem
Church, which stands on the site of
the old Meadow log cabin, the birth
ally constituted the seventy seventh
session of the General Assembly.
Rev. j. l.. Hudgins, retiring Mod
orator, offered the constituting pray
er and preached a brief sermon upon
the same lines of his formal opening
sermon delivered in this city later.
On returning here shortly after
noon the General Assembly was con-
stituted and Mr.. Rudgins preached
the opening sermon.
Rev. j. L. Hudgins, retiring Mod
orator, delivered the opening address
of about 5000 words. The first part
of the sermon was devoted to a theo-
logical discussion of Calvinism and
Armenianism. He reviewed at length
history of the agitation of organic
union and then branched Off into a
most vigorous and caustive arraign-
ment of the leaders responsible for
the union.
He charged that tfe pfsss was sub
sidized. the puipi.s no za. and church
agencies and boards whipped into
line by resorting to schemes of ward
heelers of partisan politicians that a
technical endorsement might be given
to the 'cowardly surrender of the
committee on fraternity and union.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
ROAD PLEADS GUILTY.
General Counsel Attempted to Excuse
=. His Company.

New York, May 16.--The Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Com
pany, through its general counsel
Charles B. Keeler. of Chicago. plead
ed guilty. before Judge Holt. In the
United Staes Circuit Court today or
two indictments recently returned
against the road for the granting oil
rebates In violation of the Elkins law
The court assessed fine Of $4,000 on
each count, or $4,000 in all, which
Attorney Keller paid.
The grand jury returned fifteen in
dictments against the railroad charg-
ing the granting of rebates on coffee
shipments in favor of the Woolson
Spice Company, an Ohio corporation,
on western shipments from New York
to Toledo. Mr.. Keller arranged to
plead guilty to two of the indict-
ments with the understanding that he
remaining counts be dismissed.
In a brief address to the court At
torney Keller attempted to excuse his
railroad and pleaded in extenuation
that II had not endeavored to or wish
ed to eyade the law, but that, owing
to the spirited competition of other
roads. minor traffic agents of the COM
pany had consented to the granting of
rebates in order to meet the sharp COM
petition but without the knowledge of
the company's, chief executive officials
and its attorneys, all of whom. he
said, would have instantly advised to
the contrary.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
DEMANDED MONEY
OUTGOING NEW YORK STEAMER
WAS DELAYED.
ships Crew Would Not sail Until Paid
For The Work OF LOngshOre-
men While In Port.

New York. May fitzpatrick Connors,
chairman of the executive committee
of the Longshoremen's Union. said to-
day that the loHgshoremen are not go
ing to make an appeal to Washington
to aid them in dealing with the steam
ship companies. He added that the
men did not want arbitration and that
they do not contemplate any appeal to
j. Bruce Ismay, president of the In
ternatfonal Mercantile Marine Com
pany. who is due to arrive today on
the steamer Adriatic.
The departure of the French line
steamer La Touraine for Havre was
delayed two hours today by the refusal
of about IT'S of the steamers fire
men and crew to sail until they were
paid for doing the work of longshore-
men while in port. The men were
promised thirty cents an hour. payment
to be made as soon as the ship passed
Sandy Hook, but they demanded pay
ment before the ship sailed.
After vainly urging them to return
to work, the steamers officials gave in
and paid the mems wages.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
DIFFICULTIES INCREASE.
Hard to Select Jury I'm the Haywood
Case

Hard to Select Jury I'm the Haywood
Case.
Boise, Idaho. May 16.-During the
one session of the Haywood trial held
today. eleven talesmen were examined
before satisfactory juror was secur-
grocer. at No. 2. who was examined
yesterday afternoon on a peremptory
challenge from the state.
AS was expected, the defense exer-
cised its first challenge by relieving
Allen Pride, a farmer, al No. s. Mr..
Pride had testified during the exami-
nation that he had invited to the depu-
ty who served him with a jury sum
mons. He and the deputy discussed
the case for some time, the talg hing
ing particularly upon Orchard, who Is
to be the principal witness for the
state. A talesman was called in TO
replace Pride, but his examination was
deferred until tomorrow.
AS the work of Jury selection pro-
crossed the difficulties in the way OF
completing the panel seemed ever TO
be increasing. One after another OF
the talesmen were xcusd today be-
cause of the strong opinions they en-
tertained as to the guilt or Innocence
of the accused, of conspiracy in con-
nection with the death of Steneun-
berg.
One man called for service and dis
missed by the court, indicated that ne
was prejudiced against the state De-
cause of various acts attributed to the
prosecution during the last year.
Each side still has nine peremptory
challenges to exercise and there re-
mains fifty-seven members OF the spe-
cial yenire to draw from. The jury
panel, as it stands tonight, is as fol-
lows:
A. l.. Ewing. carpenter; Joel Mat
thews, farmer; Sam d. Gilman, farm
err: walter Shaw. farmer; Frank E..
Madden, who as yet has not oeen OK
amined; VIM. l.. McGuffin, coal deal
or; G.. H. Mcintyre, farmer; w. N.
sudge. farmer; Orric Cole, mimi
broker; w. w. Bisby. real estate deal
ar. Burnes, retired business
man: sam r. Russell. farmer.
The morning session was abandoned
because of the funeral of former Judge
EDWARD Nugent of the district court.
The examination of irrespective jurors
win be continued tomorrow at 10 a. m
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17

EXPLOSION
Death Due to Mans
Carelessness.
BLEW UP RAILROAD BRIDGE
Terrible Catastrophe on Nashville.
Chattanooga and St. Louis.
Three Men Killed Outright And Three
More Will Die A. Result OF In
juries Received In
Accident.
BLEW UP RAILROAD BRIDGE

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 16.-Deafs
Will Hyder. fireman Of the pile drfvea
for Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louls
Railroad; Clint shaefer, engineer "a
pile driver; J. Fitzgerald. negro nre.
man. Southern Railway
Will die: Samuel Mahon. ensaneeu
Southern Railway. bruised about headf
Chris George. Greek laborer. skull
fractured. other injuries; Chris Costa.
Greek laborer. skull badly fractured.
Injured: Peter John, injured about
head and body; Styles John. Greek la<
borer, injured about head.
Three men killed outright. three oths
ers SO seriously injured that they Will
die. and two others badly injured In
addition to the crashing of a Souths
ern freight engine and eleven cara
through a bridge into Chattanooga
creek; the destruction of three reese
licences and pile driver nearby. was
the result of a premature explosion at
$40 o'clock this afternoon of a blast
at the foot Of Lookout Mountain on
the Stevenson extension which Is being
constructed by w. J. oliver and Cons
pany.
The bridge was crushed in by several
tons of rock hurled by the blast Just
as the Southern Railway freight train
No. IL was going on the bridge. Other
pieces of rock hurled for four hundred
yards crashed through the pilot of tho
pile driver OF the Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railroad which
was at work driving piles in Chatta-
nooga creek for a new viaduct, killing
Engineer Shaefer and Fireman Hyder
instantly.
Other pieces of rock hurled five and
six hundred yards struck the resi-
dences on the side OF Lookout Noun
tain. crashing through the roof and
the floors of the buildings.
Four Greeks who were working on
the new line some distance from the
blast were struck by flying pieces Of
rock. Two of them are at the hospital
in a serious condition. The blast was
set off by j. Ford. powder man for
the Yarnell Brothers, contractors for
oliver. against the instructions OF the
contractors. He had only been em-
ployed a snort time.
At a late hour he could not be loca-
ted. The blast was one of the heaviest
ever used on work in this section. No
warning was given to the residents or
to the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis Railroad whose property was de<
stroyed.
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CALL ON BAPTISTS
ASKED TO GIVE TTTHE TO
CHRIST.
President Is Also Asked why Some Ac-
ton Has Not Been Made In
Reference To The

Washington, May 16.-The adoption
OF a resolution in favor of the move
ment to ask Baptists of the country to
give one-tenth of their income toward
the advancement of the work OF
Christ and urging the President TO in
ouire into the reasons why the Congo
question has not been settled, were
the features today of the fourth SEES
sion of the American Baptist Mission
airy Union. More than 2,0oO deieSates
are In attendance.
The resolution instructs the executive
board to prepare as soon as possible
financial budget of the present needs,
concerning the debt and that an esti-
mate be made of the amount OF this
budget, the churches apart from per-
sonal gifts and legacies, should be con-
tribute. The budget is to be proper
toned among the States making up
The Baptist constituency on the basis
OF the offerings received from the
churches in the States during the past
three years. Duly authorized persons
are to apportion the amounts among
she churches and associations In each
State.
The resolution requests THAT all our
pastors with their trustees or other of
Gcers prepare a missionary budget for
each wear in harmony with this general
budget and apportionment for which
the church shall plan and work"
The report of the committee on joint
conference to consider the question of
nnion between Baptists and Free Bap-
fists was adopted. IT recommends TO
the societies that If as a result of the
conference to be held with the boards
of the free Baptists body some form
Of co operation or union is found to be
practicable and desirable its realiza-
lion shall be sought at the earliest
nnssfble moment. The report of the
committee appointed to confer as to
the prospects of the Baptists and Free
Baptists uniting in the general union
between the two denominations is eff
fected: the problem of securing union
in foreign mission work would pre-
sent little difficulty.
President Roosevelt received the
delegates and their friends at the
White House today. There was about
1000 persons present
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
COMPLAINTS UNTRUE:
BELGIAN MINISTER VISITS SOUTH
CAROLINA MILLS.
Found that the Cotton Factory Oper-
atives from Belgium are Per-
fectly COntented and are
Happily Situated.

Washington, May 16.-Baron Mon
cheur, the Belgian Minister, has just
returned to Washington from a visit
to Greenville and Columbia, S. c.,
where he went to look into the con-
ditions of about 800 Belgians who are
employed in the cotton mills there.
Complaints had reached the Belgian
Government of the treatment accorded
to those people, but the Minister found
that these were entirely unjustifiable.
Some of the employees, who are tenn
porarily untitled for the work. were
dissatisfied and were returning to Bel
GUM but the greats majority of the
workers were contented and happily
situated.
In one case the workers were given
cottages with plots of ground with
the rental of $3.50 per month and. in
all cases, the employers appeared to
be doing all in their power to make
the lot of the workers comfortable.
The Minister will make an official re-
port to his Government on the above
lines
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HARGIs ON STAND.
Denies Any Knowledge OF Plot Againse
The C0ckrfiIs.

Lexington. KY, Ray 16-The State
closed today in the case OF Judge
James Hargis of Breathitt County,
charged with the murder OF James
Cockrill.
Most of today's session was taken up
with the testimony OF Charles B. Stro-
Their. general bookkeeper of the Wfn-
chester Bank, relative to $1,000 note
signed by Judge Hargis.
Nose Feltner swore that Hargis gave
him $1,000 to leave the country and not
testify against the Hargises. Hargis
denies this, but the note was produced
as evidence. Tom Cockrill, a brother of
James Cockrill. and alleged killer OF
Ben Hargis, brother of Judge James
Hargis. thereby precipitating the Har-
gis-Cockrell fued. swore that when ha
and ames Cockrill tried to arrest Har-
gis, the latter and Callahan drew theiE
pistols and refused to submit. He said
he had killed Ben Hargis
Judge James Hargis was on the wits
ness stand in his own defense this aft@
ernoon. He said he had three brothers
killed. He testified that Tom Cockrill
killed Ben Hargis and wa. acquitted.
He denied any connection with the
Cockrill killing. saying he never knew
of plots against Cockrill's life.
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from flowers on which bees feed, and
In state of starvation and bad hu-
NOR they have taken to the stores and
residences.
The houses kept open have the up
pearance of full fedged working hives.
and in many of the stores at night as
many as two or three bushels of dead
bees are swept out. The residences
have to be kept closed. and every avail
able thing on which the bees iced kept
out of their way or they swarm in
thousands, and only those who are
obliged to. go to the stores at all. z
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. !.
E. De La Rue of Pensacola who, are
on visit here. is reported dying this
afternoon after an illness of several
days.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
Loss AT HALEYvmLE.
New Residences Were Blown from
Their Pillars by Blasts.


Haleyville May 16.-(Special. "A
heavy rain and wind storm, coming
from the southwest, visited this place
yesterday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock
The wind was very severe for twenty
minutes.
Fences were scattered. houses de-
molished and trees blown down.
There was no loss of life, but there
were several narrow escapes.
J. r. Cofield's new two-story struc-
ture, which was nearing completion.
now lies on the ground. The work.
men left 1t when the storm arose.
Andrew Moore, who is building a
number of residences. has one nearly
completed which was removed from
its pillars. The workmen were in
the building during the storm.
John Carey's residence was lifted
from its pillars and two rooms were
pulled apart and yet the occupants
were not hurt. Several roofs were
removed from business houses.
Parish's store and Sutton's restau-
rant were among those thus damaged.
The property loss is estimated at 3d.
600,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
STEPHENSON WINS
FORMER CONGRESSMAN To BE
sPOONER'S SUCCESSOR.
After Weeks of Deadlock Combination
is Broken and Millionaire Lum-
herman VIII Sit In
the Senate.

Madison, Wis. May 16.-The Wiscon-
sin Senatorial deadlock was broken
tonight by the nomination on the first
ballot of tonights Republican caucus
of former Congressman 1sac Stephen
son of Marinette.
The result was accompanied by the
breaking up of the opposition which
when the anti-Stephenson men realized
they were beaten, returned to their
former favorites, Esch and Hatten.
The final result was:
Stephenson, 54 Esch, %: Hatten. 10;
scattering, 8. The credit for the Ste
phenson victory Is given to Lieut.. Gov.
Conner, who secured for Stephenson
the support of two members claimed
to have been pledged to Hatten.
The ballot was the end of dead
lock existing since April 16.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
DAMAGE
NCALCULABLE
More Reports from Tues
days Storm.
HoUSToNS HEAVY LOSS
HEAVY LOSS
Young Man Lost Life at West
Nocton.


Latest reports from outlying districts
indicate that the storm of Tuesday did
incalculable injury to the farms Of
South and Middle Alabama and finished
the work of devastation of the early
sprng.
In Houston County the timber inter-
ests also suffered heavily, while houses
were unroofed throughout the section.
Onely one death is reported--at West
Blocton, where d young man was kill
ed by lightning.
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ANCHOR WAS FoULED.
Georgia Had Hard Time Getting Que
From Roads.

Norfolk. Va. May 1s-The battIeship
Georgia passed out of the Virginia
Capes today after thirty-six hours had
been spent In efforts to raise the ships
anchor. which had become fouled with
the anchor chain and which IL took der
ricks from the Norfolk Navy Yard, sew
en- hours to get up from the bottom Of
the roads.
The Georgia goes to Philadelphia foe
slight repairs at the League Island
Navy Yard before her return to Hamp-
ton Roads to be there with the fleet
when President Roosevelt next returns
to the jamestown Exposition June 10.
Georgia Day and on which date the
battleship will be presented with q
handsome silver service, the gift OF the
people of Georgia.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
TRAINS PAST wAsHoUT.

Two Days Schedule Arrives Almost
mt Same Time.
Traffic on the Mobile and Montgom-
cry division OF the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad, which was suspended
Wednesday on account of a washout
between Brewton and Pollard, because
Of heavy rains, was restored yester.
day.
A string of north bound passenger
trains, which had been detained. arriv-
ed in Montgomery yesterday morning
between 8 and IL o'clock. These
tarins included No. g. which was due in
Montgomery early wednesday morning
and Nos. and s, which should have
arrived Wednesday night. and No. 2.
due early yesterday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-17
YELLOW FEVER IN GUATEMALA.

New Orleans Institutes Quarantine
Against Republics Eastern Seaport.
New Orleans. May ia case of yell
low fever in Guatemala caused the Ma
rine Hospital Service to quarantine
Puerto Barrios, Guatemala's eastern
seaport against passenger traffic to
the United States. The case OF fever
is fifty miles away from Puerto Bar
rios and in the interior.
The precautions of the Marine Hos
pital Service are not extreme compar-
ed with measures adopted In the past
against Central American ports.