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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
TO PRESERVE ORDER.
Commercial Organization Hires PoIie'
Force of fits Own.

Force of it's Own.
San Francisco, May 2s.--Ten special
policemen in plain clothes yesterday
began a special investigation into
treatment accorded women and chill
dren who ride on the street cars. with
a view to protecting them from vio-
lence and insult and reporting regu-
lar policemen who are derelect in their
duty.
Twenty attorneys have also been APP
poItned by the bar association to watch
the administration OF justice in the
police courts and endeavor to secure
adequate punishment for the men who
have attacked street cars and created
disorder in the streets.
The police have employed the exec
utive committee of the commercial orr
ganizations and the attorneys are APP
pointed at its suggestion.
The committee is determined that
law and order shall be restored and
that justice shall be melted out to all
offenders against persons. property ana
decency on the streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
NEGRO DIED FIGHTING.
BarrIcaded Himself in Cave and Deaed
the Authorities.

the Authorities.
Bunkie. La. May 23.-Charles Alex
ander. a negro alleged TO have shot
and killed ]. Chatham. young white
man. near here about two months ago.
was surrounded yesterday afternoon
by a posse and killed in a most sensa-
tional manner.
The authorities were informed yes
terday that Alexander was hiding in q
cave underneath a cabin at Evergreen.
five miles from here. posse sur
rounded the cabin but Alexander de-
ned them to take him and opened fire.
seriously wounding Livingston Pierce.
a member of the posse.
The cabin was then blown up with
dynamite and as Alexander emerged
from the cave, he was shot through
the head and killed by Town Marshal
j. Nj. Claverie of Evergreen. Pierce
will recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
CONDITION SERIOUS.
Mrs. and Miss Van VaIkenburE of
Huntsville, May Die.


Huntsville, May Die.
Cincinnati, May 23.-Four of those
injured yesterday In the wreck of the
Chesapeake and Ohio flyer, near Mays
VILE, KY, and later brought to this
city were today reported in a serious
condition.
These are D. P. Davis. OF Cincinnati.
at the Bethesda Hospital; Mrs. Kate
Trimble Woolsey and Mrs. William
Van Valkenberg and her daughter,
Miss Ella Van Valkenberg. of Hunts
VILE. Ala ~ All of these were reported
to have passed bad nights and to be
suffering greatly. In each case, how
ever. the physician expressed hope OF
ultimate recovery.
The condition of George Stearns was
today reported to be critical
1t is feared that three OF those IN
MaysVille may die. These are:
Mrs. Varigo, Pikesville. KY; Mrs.
Lazarre, St Louis. Mo-; Judge Law
renee w. Halsey. Milwaukee, Wis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
WILL ATTEND REGATTA.
President Interested in Great Inter
collegiate Boat Race.

New York, May 3.-Announcement
was made today that President Roose-
welt expects to be at the intercolle-
giate regetta this year oQ the Hud-
son River, June 2s. The presence of
the Annapolis crew in the race is
what interests him. 1t will be the
first occasion of which he has watch
ed the regatta as President.
1t is understood that he will follow
the race in a new yacht now being
built for Mr.. Frank of Poughkeepsie,
to be used as a boat for the referee
as we'll
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
PRESIDENTS MISSISSIPPI TRIP.
VIII Stop at Three Points ON Voyage
Down River.

Washington. May 2s.-The President.
II is said at the White House VIII not
make more than three stops on his way
down the Mississippi River after hi
leaves Canton on September 80. The
three stops will be at st. Louis, Cairo
and Memphis. He will embark at some
point in iowa
The trip is to be made with the inland
waterways commission and the mem
hers OF the lakes to the gulf deep wa
terways' association. From Memphis
he Ia to come direct TO Washington
without stopping anywhere enroute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24

Baltimore. May 23-The United Fruit
Companys steamer Barnstable. which
sailed from here yesterday for ia
maica, was reported from Cove Point
Chesapeake Bay, today as returning
with her stern badly damaged. The
nteameE evidently had been in coIlia>
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
VISIT OLD HOME.
Cannon 10 Return to His North Caro-.
lima Birth Place.

lima htrth RACE.
washington. May 23.-Speaker Cam
non was in conference with the Presi-
dent for about an hour today. He de-
clined TO talk Presidential politics.
The Speaker expects TO leave Wash
ington tonight for Guilford. N. c..
where he was born and where he ex-
poets 10 attend a Quaker college COM
mencement,
Mr.. Cannon left Guilford when but
4 years old and the present visit u
his first there since that time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
sue. school for Damages

Lexington, KY, May 23.-Because
she was not permitted to graduate on
account of having attended a dance
contrary to the school rules, Miss Sa-
ale McCinnis of Danville, Va. today
brought suit against the Campbell
Re German School for $4,000 damages
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
HOLD CONSULTATION.
Discuss Clause In New Treaty Wit
Domingo.

Washington, May pa consultation
lasting several hours was held at the
State Department today to consider
the effect of the additional clause at
tached to the treaty between the Re
public of Santo Domingo and the United
States by the Dominican Congress.
Among those who participated in the
conference were Secretary Root. AS
sistant Secretary Bacon, Minister Daw-
son, who has just returned from Santo
Domingo. with q copy OF the treaty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
SERVED AT PALACE.
COnspiratOrs Against Cars Life Were
Attendant in Home.

st. Petersburg, May 23.-The Novoe
Vremya says in reference to Prime
Minister Stolypin's account of the plot
against the Gear that consDirators sue
ceeded, during the winter, in entering
the imperial service at the palace. Let
ters found on them showed that they
were connected with American anarch-
lists and also Russian deserters who
are now in America.
1t was their object to make one tre-
mendous explosion. involving all the
inmates of the palace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
MONEY ron REFUGEES.


washington. May 23.--The State
Department was advised today that
the Greek Chamber of Deputies had
voted 10000, 900 francs as relief fund
for Bulgarian refugees arriving In
Greece. The text of the dispatch fol-
lows:
lowing to great numbers of refu-
gees arriving In Greece from Bulga-
ria and elsewhere, In Turkey, in Eu-
rome. the Greek Chamber of Deputies
before adjourning for the Easter hol-
idays, authorised loan of 100000
francs for the purpose of furnishing
these refugees with the implements,
etc. necessary to enable them to be-
gin life in their new homes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
REPUBLICANS OPPOSED.
EndOrse stand of Governor FrantE In
Not Calling Election.

Oklahoma City, Ok, May 2S.-Five
hundred Republicans of Oklahoma and
indian Territory. at a meeting here to-
day of the state central committee,
passed q resolution supporting Covers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
QUEER BUG OF
AN OHIO LUNATIC.

4 Columbus. O.. May 2S.-James 4
a Rrieze, who is confined in the
a sanitarium here. applied to court
4 today for his release on the
y ground that his mind Is all right. 4
4 He declares that he Is the 4
= rightfuI husband of Alice Roose- 4
< welt Longworth, and that Mich 4
a olas Longworth is an interloper 4
4 and ought TO be shot. He threat
4 ems to kill Mayor Badger and all
4 the city officers when he gets
. out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
CorteIyou Leaves For Canton,

New York. May 23--Secretary
George B. Cortelyou left for Canton
tonight, upon learning III the critical
illness in that city of Mrs. William
McKinleH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
RACE rnoUBLE THREATENED.


Az Columbia, 8. c.
Columbia, s.. c., May 23-After be-
ing arrested at the base ball park at
Carlisle this afternoon by Clarence Z.
Gist, for disorderly conduct, Arthur
Davis, q Pullman porter, wayiaid and
snst and killed the former tonight.
Excitement ran high for time and
race trouble was threatened. but
the counsel Of cooler heads prevailed
and the situation is reported as quiet
ing down at midnight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24

ion. but no particulars have been re-
ceived. The Barnstable carried a
quantity Of freight and had one pas
senger aboard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
She Suffers Stroke Of
Paralysis.
LITTLE HOPE FOR RECOVERY
Surgeon General Rixey Hurriedly
Summoned to Canton.
Wife Of Martyred PresIdent Has Been
In Bad Health For some Time
--CorteIyou Hurries To
Bedside.

Canton, O., May 23.-After a CONSUL
tation this afternoon at the Mckinley
home between o. e. Portnan, the fam
lily physician of Mrs. Mckinley, and DIR.
J. e. Eyeman, superintendent of the
Massilon State Hospital, physician
of wide reputation, a statement was
issued that indications were Mrs. Nc
Kinley could moi. long survive the at
tack Of apoplexy from which she Is
suffering.
The doctors say, however, that they
think dissolution will not come for
day or two.
Mrs. Mckinley is in a comatose con-
dition tonight, and II is stated that
there are no grounds for hope of
better turn. 1t Is announced tonight
that Surgeon General Rixey. by spe-
cial train, will reach here at 500 to-
morrow morning.
A message was sent to Surgeon Gen
eral Ri by at Washington this after
noon, asking that he come here II pos
sible.
Telegram Pour In.
kilograms from all parts of the
country have been pouring into Can
ton today and tonight anxiously IN
quiring as to Mrs. McKinley's condi-
ton, and conveying widespread sor-
row of the announcement Of her criti-
cal illness.
Mrs. Mckinley has been Ill nearly
all winter. having suffered severe at
tack of the grippe several weeks ago,
followed later by bronchitis. The ply
sicians say that in her weakened con-
dition she was an easy victim to the
disease by which she was stricken to-
day. She Is nearing the sixtieth an
ntversary of her birth and has long
been in feeble health. Mrs. Mckinney
gave UP knitting recently and this was
taken as an indication that her hoid
upon life was slight, as ever since the
tragic death of her husband, she mas
found soIace in knitting slippers for
friends and invaifds.
Of late Mrs. MsKiniey has been OBJ
liged to keep close within dors pus
before that she was In the napit ~
taking daily walks and OF Fiaihg 70
the cemetery with flowers to place up-
on the casket that contains the pous
of her late husband.
DR.. Portmann after his visit TO the
Mckinley home at 10 o'clock tonigh
announced that he found a change To-
the better in Mrs. McKinley's CONDITION
she was then in q semi-conscious state
When spoken to she opened her eye'
slightly.
DIR. Portmann, however, said that TIM
change was not such as would leat
him to expect any great improvement
neither did he think that fatal turn
could be expected before morning
So confident did he feel on this poin
that he said at IL o'clock that he DID
not expect to remain at the McKinle,
home during the night or to make an,
other calls unless requested to do so.
He regarded her condition as salts
factory as could be expected under tn,
circumstances but at the same time HI
could predict only a survival of onl,
a few days at most, judging from th'
present state of the patient. Mrs. Bar
Der, sister of Mrs Mckinley. is spend
ing the night at the Mckinley home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
DIR. Rixey Ia called.

Washington. May Sturgeon Gen
eral key left Washington at 7:45
o'clock this evening on the earliest
train for Canton.
DIR. Rixey received a telegram this
a. .ernoon from DR.. Porter. DR..
Rixey at once took the dispatch to the
White House where it was shown to
President Roosevelt, who was greatly
shocked by the news.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
TO KNOCK LAND POLICY.
Programme Arranged for the COnven-
ton at Denver This Week.

Denver, June 17-Delegates to the
public lands convention will assemble
in Denver tomorrow and remain in ses-
sion three days. Two members of Pres
ident Roosevelt's cabinet and prominent
westerners have accepted invitations to
speak. Secretary Garfield, of the de-
partment of the interior. will have for
his subject, 1.-The West-Its Obligations, -
Secretary Wilson, of the department of
agriculture was to talk on THE West
Its Rights" but cannot come. Governor
Frantz of Oklahoma, The West-Its
Accomplishments" and Senator Carter
of Montana THE West-Its Possible
ties
The convention will be of greater and
more far reaching Importance than any
gathering in Denver in years. Infor-
NAL discussions among the delegates al
ready on the ground point to the con-
clusion that President Rooseveh's poll
cies as to western land and irrigation
regulation will be condemned by the
convention in a conservative, deliberate
manner, without mixing politics in the
matter.
Two states will virtually dominate the
convention They are Colorado and
Wyoming. OF the 1000 delegates from
the four western states represented
Colorado and Wyoming will have about
425 and so per cent of these, it is de-
clared will be against the administra-
tion policies with reference to the pub
lie domain Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and Washington. with nearly 200 dele
gates, will side in a large measure with
Colorado and wyoming.
1t is believed that either VIM. H. Taft,
secretary of war, or George B. Cortel-
you, secretary of the treasury, may
come in the place of Secretary Wilson.
The attendance of James r. Garfield,
secretary of the interior; r. A. Ballen-
ger. commissioner of the general land
office; Clifford Pinchot, chief forester;
D. A Newell, director of the reclama-
ton service; and ]. A. Holmes of the
geological survey representing the fed
eral administration, is assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
100000 IN PURSES.
Horse Racing shows Evidence of Pros
perity in New York.


New York, June 17.-The prosperity
of horse racing in New York is indi-
Gated by the fact that the Coney Island
Jockey club, which begins it's spring
meeting al Sheepshead BAY on Thurs
day next, has arranged a programme
which calls for 100000 in purses and
stakes. The. chief feature of interest
next to the $4,000 Suburban is the
triple event arrangement which will
have it's first running this year. The
winning of the three most important
stakes of the meeting for horses of
their age, carries with it in case any
one horse wins the three events. So
900 as a special prize to crown the
champion. The three events include
the Tidal, the Lawrence Realization
and the new fixture. the Coney Island
Jockey club stakes. The total value
of these races to the winners is $780,
90 Should one horse win all three.
the $4,000 added for this feat would
net his fortunate owner $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
AN EASTERN MERGER.
New Haven Is Preparing to Absorb
Poughkeepsie Bridge System.

New Haven. Conn.,, June 17.-Steps
are to be taken almost Immediately by
the New Haven Railroad company for
the merger with itself of the Pough-
keepsie bridge system of railroads.
which includes the Central New Eng
land and its subsidiary lines, now I'M
der the New Haven corporations con-
troll.
The Central New England and
Poughk eepsie bridge system has be-
sides a bridge. a total track mileage of
256 miles. 1t has about 81 miles in
New York. four miles in Massachu-
sets and the rest in Connecticut. The
Hartford & Connecticut Western rail-
way which may be regarded as the
head of the Poughkeepsie bridge sys-
tenn is the old Connecticut Western line
which was opened in 1871. 1t was one
of the original "town aid roads of
Connecticut for which assistance was
voted by town bonds. a system now
prohibited by the Connecticut state
constitution. For several years the
New Haven company has operated the
Poughkeeps!e bridge system as a
separate corporation under the con-
trolling corporation officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
DONNA IS DISSOL we'd.
Action Is justified on the Ground of
Necessity.

st. Petersburg. June H.-Emperor
Nicholas affixed his signature Sunday
morning to an imperial ukase abolish
ing the present Donna and ordering
that the elections of members to its
successor, which is to meet November
a. be held under the new election
law which provides against the sub
mergence of the educated classes by the
uneducated masses"
This act constitutes a virtual coup
d'etat and overrides the fundamental
laws solemnly proclaimed by the car
on the eve of the convocatiOn of the
first Douma. which declare that the
electoral law can never be changed
without the consent of parliament it
self.
This breach of the constitution is jus
titled by the great law of necessity, the
advisers of the emperor holding it i'm
possible, under present conditions, to
secure a parliament capable of Coop
Grating harmoniously with the crown
and rescue Russia from anarchy and
revolution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

certain.
A strong effort will be made to get
Adams repudiated confession before
the jury, and will. of course. be fought
vigorously by the defense. Lawyers
who know the history of the prosecu-
ton of Adams and his confession ex-
press doubt as to the possibility of
getting the confession in.
pat Bone'' kilograms
On Tuesday the state will offer in
evidence copies of certain printed arti-
Giles over Haywood's signature, show
ing the language used by the defend
ant against Steunenberg when the for
mer governor was running for office.
The decision of the supreme court of
Colorado having to do with the eight
hour bill. which Haywood was sup
porting, and which was declared I'M
constitutional by the supreme court
when Judge Goddard was on the
bench. will be offered in evidence
Orchard swore that he was employed
to kill Judge Goddard and Judge Cab
bert of the supreme court and that he
did attempt to kill them.
The evidence in further confederation
of Orchards story of his attempts on
the life of Fred Bradley, of San Fran
cisco, is said to be forthcoming, and
will be introduced this week. The most
essential of these are the copies of the
kilograms which Orchard swore he re-
ceived from Pat Bone" or Pettibone-
These, he said. were received by him
over the Postal Telegraph companys
wires and that several sums of money
were sent to him during the months he
remained in San Francisco waiting his
opportunity.
The defense has already announced
that they will have between $50 and 200
witnesses. Subpoenas have not been
asked for these. and it is therefore pro-
bable that it will be shown that they
have come forward voluntarily to tes-
tify for Haywood.
That this will be done is almost GER
tain from the questions asked the
states witnesses to show that they
were brought to Boise on subpoenas in
most instances ard served by the Pink
ertons and that many of them were
advanced money from the Pinkerton
offices. The witnesses, it is understood.
will be chiefly in contradiction of Or
chard by aIibi as to the whereabouts
of Haywood or Meyer or Pettibone and
even of Orchard himself.
Both sides were busy all day Sunday
in preparation for the continuance of
the struggle. Haywood was visited at
the court house by his relatives and
counsel and Orchard was brought from
the penitentiary to Mr.. Hawley's office
during the afternoon. For some time
he was in consultation with counsel
for the state. Orchard may go on the
stand again this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
THE WALL WENT DOWN
Accident at the Vesper Bakery This
Morning.

Henry Vesper's bakery, at 113 East
Sixth street, was put out of commits
sion at 1870 today by the falling of
the east wall of the building. Vincent
Kaczynski is building on the next
number, lis, the site of the old joint
and pool hall, and the basement ex-
cavation was under way today when
the Vesper wall slumped into the hole.
Several workmen and a team were in
the excavation at the time, but as the
wall slumped down in a heap instead
of falling outward, no one was injured
A family living on the floor over the
Vesper bakery was not disturbed fur
Their than by an excess of morning
sunlight, but fastened to move out.
The bakery building is considered UNI
safe until the rest of the wall can be
knocked down and boarded up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
SHOT AT ADMIRAL.
Torpedo Boat Fires Point Blank at His
Cutter.

SebastopoI. June 17.-Rear admiral
Wren, in command of the Black sea
fleet, was cruising in a steam cutter yes
terday, while a torpedo boat in COM
mand of Lieutenant Ruzhek was prac-
ticing firing Whiteheads in the inner
bay When the admiraPs cutter was
at short range the torpedo boat sud-
denly changed her position and fired
a blank Whitehead directly at the cut
ter, penetrating the latter's water
tank The promptitude of the crew in
Bleaching the cutter saved the admiral.
Lieutenant Ruzr1ek explained that the
Whitehead was fired accidentally but
he and three Junior lieutenants, who
were sulIen and refused to salute the
admiral, were degraded. and. as the
result of later evidence, arrested on
the charge of attempting to sink the
cutter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
HOPE OF PEACE GONE.
Baby That Was to Reconcile Stern
Parent Is Dead.

Chicago, June. I'm a little white
coffin in an undertaker's rooms in
North Clark street there lies the sole
hope of peace between a stern father in
far-away Portugal and young wife
who violated the command of her father
to follow her husband to the New
World. The coffin holds the remains
of Baby Rodrigues, 6 months old,
daughter OF Mary and Manuel Rodrig-
ues. When the infant died in a car
of the Chicago & Northwestern immi-
grant train from the west yesterday,
just outside of Chicago, Mrs. Rodrigues'
errand of peace came. to an end. The
young mother now occupies a cell at
the Chicago avenue police station. Her
husband, the chief cause of the pro-
posed trip across the continent and to
Portugal. is lying near death in hos
pital at San Francisco.
When Baby RodFigues first saw the
light of day in a hotel in San Fran
cisco it's father was so weak as to be
unable to supply food for his family
Mrs. Rodrigues had written repeated
ly for assistance to her father, who is
reputed to be wealthy merchant in
southern Portugal, but the letters were
returned unopened. So, some weeks ago
she decided she would carry her baby
to her father as peace offering. After
many days of hard work the money to
ray the passage to Europe was Sc
cured.
Before Mrs. Rodrigues started on her
journey her husband was taken to a
charity bed in a hospital Then some
child and it died as the train entered
Chicago.
4 don't know now what I'll do" the
woman said in despair. "Baby's gone
and everything is black. 1 suppose III
go back to California
The mother will be detained in Chi
cago until after the inquest over her
baby, which was set for today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
ON WRONG TRACK.
Phoebe Couzins Says That Woman
Suffrage Is a Failure.

ST. Louis June 17.-Phoebe w.
Couzins, the first woman United States
marshal this country ever had, for
many years one of the most ardent
advocates of equal rights for women
and a prominent figure at every wom-
ans rights convention in the early days
of the movement, declares that suf-
frage for her sex has been failure.
She expresses the belief that the coun-
try is not ready for women's votes and
will not be for sometime to come.
Miss Couzins declared that the suf-
fragists were on the wrong track. Is.
In demanding prohibition for the
District of Columbia, Miss Couzins said
the women were again wrong. She said
prohibition does not necessarily prohib-
it and that it would be absurd to es-
tablish such law for the District of
Columbia, where foreign diplomats,
who are used to their beer and toddy,
POORregato.