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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
BURIED IN RUINS
FOUR STORY BUILDING COLLAPSED
 IN NEW YORK.
Eighteen Persons Were in Building Hut Most of Them Escaped--One
 Has Been RecOv- cred,

New York. June 25.-A four story building at the corner of lafayette and Walker streets collapsed early this morning The police announced that eight people members of two Ital- Ian families who lived in the building are in the ruins. It has not been as- certained whether they are alive or dead.
 At 2:30 a. m. the police announced that when the building collapsed there were eighteen people In 1t. Seven are known to have escaped, two have been rescued and nine are supposed to be still beneath the ruins.
 George Taschino 19 years old and his sister, Maude, 14 years old. were ta- ken from the ruins badly injured. The police fear that most of the nine per sons still beneath the ruins are dead. It will be several hours before the work of rescue is completed.
 Four persons are known positively to be in the building They are two infants whose bodies can be seen. and a man whose body Is known to be in the debris. An infant still alive has been located in the ruins. Four mem bers of the Traschino family are thought to be dead in the ruins. One dead body, that of man, has been recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
Early in Columbus Jail.

La Grange. Ga. June 24.-(SpeciaD- Early, the negro who shot and killed Hal Brewster was spirited away from LaGrange early tonight and was taken to Columbus and placed in jail there for safe keeping
 Ugly rumors of mob violence were afoat in LaGrange shortly after the tragedy and the city was thrown into a fever of excitement. The officers deemed it advisable to get the negro away as early as possible.
 Hardly anyone knew the steps the authorities had taken until the prison CT was on his way to Columbus. Crowds had congregated on the streets and private conferences were being held on every corner, but as soon as 1t was learned that Early was no longer in the Troup County jail the crowds quietly dipersed and went home
 The body of young Brewster was prepared for burial in LaGrange and was shipped to his home at College Park tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25

purpose of refuting the statement that Miss Loving was maltreated by her companion.
 Fayette Foster, a negro, the first wit ness called by the prosecution, testified that he and another negro were assist ing Theodore Estes in unloading a car of fertilizer at Oak Ridge. Judge Low ing came up to the car, told him to stand aside" and as soon as he saw Estes. leveled his gun at him and said
 So you are the young gentlemen who went buggy riding with the ladies last night and were drugging them?'
 Ssttes threw up his hands. the wit ness declared. and said: No, mo-" sbut Judge Loving fired at him twice. After being shot Estes cried out Help me. help me-
 Nick Reed, the other negro told wit ness and Estes that Judge Loving was coming. but Estes did not quit his work.
 A number of witnesses were exam ined to show that Judge Loving had driven through Lovington and inquired for Estes before he discovered him.
 What Loving Said.
 T. M. B. Perkins. a magistrate of Nelson county, who held the coroner's inquest and conducted the preliminary trial. testified to Judge Loving sur rendering to him and that at the pre- liminary hearing Judge Loving volun- tarily made a statement the only pub lie statement by Loving since the kill ing. According to the witness the statement was as follows:
 One near and dear to me went out buggy driving last night with Theo- dore Estes and was brought home late unconscious and drugged sent for her and when learned the story from her own lips. deliberately sought his life. My blood boiled and every fibre in my body called for vengeance. No power except God Almighty could have prevented me from doing what did'
 c. A. Wood. a constable. who guard ed Judge Loving the night of the kill ing. corroborated the testimony as to the statement, his version while differ ing materially in phraseology being in Loving did not use the word assault ed"
 The commonwealth then rested its case. The defense -immediately put Judge Lowing on the stand He spoke of his marri4se, the birth of his eldest child. Elizabeth. and his devotion and affection for her. The witness spoke quietly and calmly. Judge Loving told of his daughters leaving home on Ap- I'll 21 to visit at the home of County Clerk E. I. Kido, at Lexington.
 Judge Loving had started to repeat the conversation with Harry Snead who first told him of Estes conduct when the prosecution objected Judge Barksdale will decide the point to- morrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
Eleven Witnesses Heard.

During the afternoon session eleven witnesses testified for the prosecution. The feature of today's proceedirg gs was the showing of the hands of the de- fense which Is the unwritten law pure and simple, though this phrase has not been used by the attorneys of either side.
 The plea will be that the victim of the tragedy had taken Miss Eliza beth Loving, the 19 year-old daughter of the defendant, out for a buggy ride on the evening prior to the killing, and had with the aid of drugs maltreated her.
 In answer to a question asking for his reason in a certain line of exami- nation of a witness today Attorney Lee of the defense replied that it as to show the mental state of the defendant at the time and prior to the killing and the provocation which so affected his frame of mind.
 Judge Loving was the first witness for the defense. He was about to tell of his conversation with Harry Snead, who first brought to him the informa- tion of the alleged drugging incident, when the attorneys for the prosecution objected to his answering this question. After a rather lengthy discussion of the admissibility of the evidence, dur ing which time the jury was out of the court room, Judge Harksdale ad- journed court and will render his de- cision on the point involved upon the reconvening of court tomorrow.
 Tn view of the many witnesses sum moned by the prosecution, the closing of the case so early came as a surprise to many The other witnesses, how ever, are being held in reserve for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
KHLSHAL BREWSTER
ATLANTA YOUNG MAN SHOT BY A
 NEGRO.
Prominent Lawyer Went to Arrest Desperate Black Man on a Train and Meets Ills
 Death

Atlanta, June 24-Hal Brewster, 27 years oldssthe son of Col. P. H. Brew ster, one of Atlanta's prominent law yers, was shot and almost instantly killed on an excursion train between College Park and LaGrange. Ga, today by negro named French Early.
 Young Brewster and several others were deputiized by the sheriff to arrest Early on the train, who was wanted for series of crimes. When they at tempted to take. the negro into GUS tody, he fired, killing Brewster and wounding several others.
 Early Jumped from the train, but was captured later and landed in the La Grange jail
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
JURY HEARS sCRUGHAM.
Probing Into Alleged Life Insurance
 Frauds,

New York, June 24.-The case of G. R. Scrugham. manager of the In ternational Policyholders Committee in the recent elections of life insurance companies, was taken before the grand jury today.
 Scrugham Is charged with conspiracy and forgery in preparing ballots for the elections of officers of the New York Life Insurance Company. Evi- dence was also taken in the case of Charles Stirrup, an associate of Scrug- ham, who is charged with conspiracy.
 Among the witnesses examined by the grand jury were c. F. Darlington one of Scrugham's assistants, who turned States evidence and many of the young women formerly employed by the policyholders committee. The taking of testimony was not concluded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
LIFE SAVING MEDAL.
Rooseyelt Awards 1t to Charles Arms
 For Heroic Exploit.


 Washington. June 24-President Roosevelt, through the Interstate Com merce Commission, today awarded railroad life-saving medal to Charles Arms. of Clarksville. Texas.
 Mir Arms heroic exploit was the saving of the lives of mail clerks J. C, Martin and Thomas A. Frazier and Raggageman Robert L. Morris, whose train on the Louisville & Nashville railroad plunged through the draw bridge over the Cumberland river at Clarksville, fifty feet down into the stream, which was at flood stage. The victims mentioned elung to the top of the partially submerged cars, which were being swept down the river.
 At first none dared go to their aid but Arms, who was confined to his bed with malarial fever, learned of the accident and partially clad rushed to the river and appealed to the bystand- CTS to go with him in boat to res cue the men. He finally pushed off alone. took off the imperiled trio and landed them safely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
oho,d,o Act. for Amador.

Panama, June 24.-GeneraI ObaIdia. the minister of Panama to the United states, was sworn today as acting pres ident, before the national assembly The members of the diplomatic corps consular officers. Commissioner Joseph c s. Blackburn and many of the most prominent citizens were present. Pres ident Amador. who is on a six months leave of absence, will leave here to- morrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
Shelby Takes His Life.

Danville Ky, June 24.-A telegram from Jeanerette, La, was received here today announcing the sudden death of J. Warren Shelby by taking carbolic ceased was a son of Major Isaac Shel- by of this county, and a great great grandson of the first Governor of Ken lucky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
c.r,o. ITa. Not Embar..ea.

Rio de Janeiro. June 24.-The Portu- guese minister here states that the le gation has no information regarding a rumor that has been current here that King Carlos has embarked on a war ship to escape from the popular agi- tatlon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
COMER WILL NOT OPPOSE
 SENATOR J. H. BANKHEAD
ELEVEN ARE DEAD
 FROM EXTREME ]

Pittsburg, June 24.--Eleven per- . } sons are dead and many prostrat- ( } ed as a result of the warm wealth !. , CT in Pittsburg within the past {
 } twenty-four hours. At present {
 } there is no relief in sight be- fore tomorrow night at least.
 } The maximum temperature { ]. reached today was 82 degrees. |,
 The mercury is gradually rising (
 } tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
Rertou Rnm.ny Dend.

Chicago, June 24.-Bertin Ramsay. of Appleton, Wis, died yesterday at the Presbyterian Hospital here. He was one of the best known malsters in Wisconsin. and his fortune was rat ed from $1,OOO, 900 to $2,0oO,00O. He was a nephew to Lord Ramsay, the noted English chemist,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
Heavy July Dividends.

New York. June 24.-The July divi- dend and interest disbursement this year by various corporations will reach a grand total of $1S2.sSl,S49. This Is $lS.574.67S greater than the aggregate of last year, and eclipses the total of any previous july in his tory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
pnmnge in Knnsas .

Medicine Lodge. Kas., June 24-Sev- eral persons are reported injured and much damage done to property in the path of the tornado in the surround ing country. Nine persons are missing from Medicine Lodge.
 The first tornado struck Medicine Lodge, which has population of about 1000 persons. and destroyed telephone and telegraph wires. Later two other tornadoes struck, completing the dam age done by the first. The third storm appeared shortly before midnight. All three came from the northwest and were accompanied by terrific fall Of rain and hail, which damaged crops.
 The greater part of the damage sus- tained in Medicine Lodge was in the northern part of the town. The resi- dence of United States Senator Chester I. Long was slightly damaged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
TORNADO IN WEST
ROW OF STALLS SWEPT AWAY IN
 KALAMAZOO.
Many Persons Are Missing From Med icine Lodge, Kansas, Where Much Damage Was Done to
 Property.

Kalamazoo, Mich, June 24.-Three valuable race horses and a man were killed in a tornado which struck Rec reation Park early today.
 William Wiedmayer. aged S9, was found dead two hours after the storm had passed. He was killed by coming in contact with a telephone wire.
 The tornado came up without an in stant's warning and lifted long row of stalls. carrying them over the fence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
PINKERTON DETECTIVES
 CHARGED WITH CRIMES
GOVERNMENT BUYS
 IN EOIIH PER CENT |

Washington. June 2a.-The-< { } Treasury Department today com { } pleted the purchase of $25,000.-
 900 in per cent. bonds maturing { July l. 1907. under the order of { the secretary of the t: .5ury is- { sued early last April. No more {
 per cent. bonds will be pur- { } chased but those bonds remain { } ing until redeemed will be talk { en up, offered and paid for on (
 and after July next.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
satiilo |. Protector

Rome. Juno 24.-The Pope has ap- pointed Cardinal Satillo to be protector of the Sisters of Divine Providence of San Antonio, Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
s,,ver for New Orleans Mint.

Washington, June 24.-The Treas ury Department today purchased 1Oo,- 900 ounces of silver for delivery at New orleans at 67.SOS cents per fine ounce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25
THE WEATHER

washington, June 24 For AIabamas Scattered showers Tuesday and We'd nesdayI light southwest to east winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-25

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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
SAINT tuip .'uT DNsICp,ia.

\ number of persons in West
chester, Pa, who are sufferers from
stomach troubles are trying the sand
cure. The sand, 50 Il dispatch tells
It's, comes from Mississippi in bags
of two quarts each. 1t is taken IN
doses Of a tcaspoOnful, and as often
rs the patient feels trouble coming.
When any animal has an attack
Of stomach trouble argues one of
The believers in the cure, at goes
at once to the ground for some clay
or sand, and why should not man."
Why rot. indeed? There is no
lrason nader the sun 10" manys
going elsewhere than to the ground
for Il cure when he has stomach
trouble, unless it lie that when man
has stomach trouble he is more I'M
reasonable than at any other time.
The sand euro will appeal strong
~ to the great majority of people
whose stOmachS are all right, and
in time these people, when their
stOmacns go wrong, may, by the
exercise Of will power, convince
themselves that duty to themselves
ard to their families, 10 say nothing
of friends and country, demands that
they shall go to The ground for a
cure. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
a FRIENDS TIP.
.0.Ycar.Old Man Not Tco Old to Ac'
cept "a Feed Pointer.

For the last 20 years. writes 4
Maine man, 1--WE been troubled Win
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way of results
until took up the food question.
"A friend recommended Grape
Nuts food, after l had taken all sorts
of medicines with only occasional,
temporary relief,
This was about nine months ago.
and | began the Grape-Nuts Tor
breakfast with cream and little
sugar. Since then l have had the
food for at least one meal day.
usually for breakfast.
words fail to express the benefit
I received from the use or Grape
Nuts. My stomGc is almost entirely
free from pain and my liver COM
plaint is about cured, l have gained
fesb, sleep we'll, can cat nearly any
kind OF food except greasy, starcny
things, and am strong and healthy
at the age of 20 years.
IF I can be the means OF helping
any poor mortal who has been
troubled with dyspepsia os | have
been, am willing to answer any let
ter enclosing stamp" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich
Read the little book, "The Road 10
MELVILLE" in pkss, There's Rea-
Soc
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28

81 am not feeling very well, )" II
am so nervous it seems as though l
should fly" MY back aches as though
it would break"
How often do you hear these signi-
ficant expressions from womc
friends. More than likely you speak
the same words yourself, and there
Is q cause.
More than thirty years ago Lydia
E Pinlham of Lynn, Mass. discovered
the source of nearly all the suffering
endured by her sex. "Woman's Ills"
these two words are full of more
misery to women than any other two
words that can be found In the
English language. Sudden fainting g,
depression of spirits, reluctance to
go anywhere, bacllaches, headaches,
nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing.
down sensations, displacements and
Irregularities are the banc OF woman's
existence.
The same woman who discovered
the cause of all this misery also
discovered remedy. Lydia r. FINK
hams Vegetable Compound made
from native roots and herbs holds
the record for greater number OF
absolute cures of female ills than any
other one remedy the world has ever
known and it is the greatest blessing
which ever came into the lives OF
suffering women.
Don't try to endure, but cure the
cause of all your suffering. Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at
once removes such troubles. The
following letters prove this:
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
Absent-Minded Man.

81 guess | had the most absent
minded man in the world in my chair
this morning" said Seventeenth
Street barber yesterday. He came
in and sat down near the door to
wait his turn. | yelled next at
him two or three times when my
chair was vacant, but he was dream
ing and didn't hear me. Finally |
touched him on the shoulder and
told him | was ready for him.
What do you want me to DO"
he asked.
"'Why, get in the chair If you want
anything | replied. This is bar
Der shop
"'Oh, yes he said, and then he
cot into the chair. He leaned back
so let the chair down and shaved
him. He didn't have a word to say,
When | finished him up he got out
of the chair and took the check over
to the cashier He paid and started
out. When half way through the
door he stopped.
Say he said to me, what did
you do to me?'
"I shaved YOU said.
"'Darn the luck he replied, l
wanted a haircut Then he went
out scowling. denver Post
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
TERRIBLE ITCHING.
Eczema Affected Whole System-Un.
able to Rest Night or Day--Suf!
fcred / Years-CutiCura Cures.

81 suffered severely for four years from
poison oak and ivy. My condition was
serious, as | could not rest night or day
and he free from terrible itching sensa'
ton from scratching on my hands between
the fingers, my feet and face. | got the
best Of advice and treatment from six diff.
ferent doctors who were anxious to cure
me. One of the doctors told me that when
the poison was cured, eczema ia worse
diseased would follow, which became true
Ny cyesight was affected, and | went to
a hospital especially for the eyes and got
relief, but eczema got terrible hold on my
system. | wes about to give up all hope Of
oyer being cured, yet | could not be recon.
f,led to such results. as my health had been
good and free from any disease all my life.
4dy age is seycntythrec years, In my eX-
tremity ] happened to read of Cuticura
Remedies for skin diseases. ! was anxious
about my condition and desired to evadc
any spurious imitation. This was in July,
1905, and callel on certain druggist
for the Cuticura Remedies. bought five
boxes CutCura Ointment also some Cuti-
cura Soap and Cutcura Pills as | required
them. In four weeks treatment my face
was smooth. and the itching gradually
left my hands ard feet and | could rest
comfortably, for which | am grateful and
happy. W. Field Cowen, Justice Of the
Peace and Notary Public, llartly, Del,
May Is, 1876"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
or Came The Hats.

1t isn't hard to persuade women
to remove their hats lin meetin
when you know how to go about it.
Harry X. Shields, the singer who
assists the Rev. r. II. Crosstield, the
evangelist, in his revival meetings,
knows how. This is the way he did
it recently at the First Christian
Church, Eleventh and Locust
Streets.
I'VE want good song service this
afternoon" he said, "but before be-
ginning, | want to ask the women
in the audience to join with me in
breathing exercise. You know to
sing we'll you must breathe well.
First I'll ask you to raise your right
arm and take full breath Then
put Your hand on the back of your
hat and--remove ono hat pin, then
the second.
"Ah, see you're taking them
off. Now let's sing the first verse
OF No -
And the women didn't MAD it a
bit.-Kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
Diamonds In His Shoes.

The statement was recently pub
lished that a certain set of fashion
able young men were wearing dia-
monds in their shoe tops. Diamond
ornaments in shoes bark back to
the days of the Revolutionary War
and were worl by merchants OF
Boston in those days. Thomas Rus
sail, of Charlestown, who died in
1886, was one of the most active of
business men of his day in Boston
and the first to engage in the Ameri-
can trade with Russia after the
Revolution.
His dress was typical of his time
and is thus described in an old print:
HE usually wore a coat of some
light-colored cloth, small clothes,
diamond buckles at the knees and
in the shoes, silk stockings. powder
ed hair and cooked hat; in cold
weather scarlet cloak. boston
Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
School Life In Texas.

The schoolmaster's life is not a
happy one sometimes, but In Texas,
at least, it has its compensations.
Here is letter from an anxious
parent received recently by teacher
in that State:
"Sir-Will you in future give my
son easier sums to do at mites? This
is what he's brought hoam two or
three mites back: If fore gallins
of bere will fill 80 pint bottles, how
many pipts and half bottles will nine
gallins of bere fill?' Well, we tried,
and could make nothin' of it at all,
and my boy cried and LATED and said
he didn't dare go bak in the mornin
without dom It, So | had to go
and buy a nine-gallin' keg of bere.
which | could i'll afford 10 do, and
then he went and borrowed lot
Of wine and brandy bottles. We
filled them and my boy put the an
swer down. don't know whether
1t is right or not. as We split some
while dom dundee Advertiser,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
Fleeing Adventurous Lambs.

Not long ago the sole and absorb
Jag mission of Edmonton, in a COM
mercial way, was to blk ignorant
KlOndlke adventurers--poor fellows
who thought that Alaska was per-
haps 90 miles west of Winnipeg
into Quitting there for the land
OF gold. There Werc Englishmen
bound for the KlondikG who brought
with them as far as Edmonton their
own haled hay--a fact, though 1t
seems impOssibio, even for al Eng
liShman and others who brought
traction engines to carry them thence
mcrrily over the Rockies to the
Klondikc, and yet others who had
barrels rugged with aXles and shafts
for horse draft, which in transit
nicely mingled nails, sugar, baking
powder and other goods ilto one
homogeneous fabric, and many other
similarly craZed and wholly idiotic
men, who thought they knew where
the frontier was and how it might
he mastered. Emerson llOugh, in
February Outing.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
The Progress of tbs Church.

The progress of the Church Of
Jesus Christ is strikingly depicted by
the pen of John, the disciple Of love.
| call you to follow the progress Of
the growth of the Christian Church
in Johns writings First there was
only one man who believed in Jesus
John the Baptist Thea we read
of two, then of three, then of five.
then OF twelve, then of seventy, then
of 100, then of a grea: multitude
which no man can number, all sing
ing, Worthy is tho Lamb that was
slain to receive power and riches, and
strength and honor, and glory and
blessing"