The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-24

are on the part OF those who attempt
"a ii. It has all been done stealthily
ana from the dark.
The outrage which attracted most
attention was the attempted dyna-
miting Of the Cloverdale car Monday
nteht about 10 o'clock. Two large
sticks Of dynamite were found on the
track by the motorman. passenger
Who handled them said that there was
enough dynamite In the two sticks to
blow the car into toothpicks.
Rev. e. e. Cobbs. rector of st.
Johns Episcopal Church. and Rev. j
X. Matthews, who is conducting SER
Vices there, were passengers on the
car The evening services at st.
Johns had Just been completed.
The motorman was running his car
very slowly and examining the track
nefore him very carefully when he
I noticed the two instruments of de-
atyuction on the rails. He was able
u stop his car before he ran on
them. There were some six or seven
messengers on the car and the dyna-
mite was passed from hand to hand
and all congratulated themselves on
the narrow escape they had had.
A the car stopped and the passen-
Rere stepped to the ground they could
distinctly hear within hundred feet
81 them the peculiar whistle of men
hiding in near by bitches and signail-
Ing to each other.
Call ON the Mayor.
Mr.. cobbs, accompanied by DR.. B.
=. Baldwin and Major W. ". Screws.
yesterday morning called on Mayor
Fearue and laid the occurrence before
him He was urged to use every re-
jsource Of the city to put an end to
Sthe outrages which have reflected on
the city.
country home near C1overdale but as a
result OF his experiences Monday night
he moved into his home In the city as
he did not think 1t safe to go to and
from the city at night.
The first dynamite outrage was Sat
urday night when the whole city was
stirred up by an explosion of dynamite
was wrecked and the motorman pain
fully bnt not seriously hurt by the
shock.
The second outrage was at West
End where a dynamite cartridge ex-
pfoded and wrecked a Bell street car
The third occurred Monday night when
, Belt Line car was wrecked in the
same manner. The fourth attempt
vase on the Cloverdale line on the
same night. Each destructive dyna-
mite cartridge was placed within the
city limits, of Montgomery. In the
meanwhile cars had been shot into
Ttghtly by men concealed in the
darkness.
No motorman or conductor has yet
reen struck by a shot. One was
&ruek In his clothing. Several of
&em have heard the whistle of the
!. alle.s as they narrowly passed their
The thinking citizen believes that
*there 81 cool well planned attempt to
'inauxurate a reign of terror, for the
motorman or for any citizen of Mont
gomery who might feel inclinsd to ride
on the car. Grave disappoia tment IL
expressed that las long as these out
RACES have continued not a single ar
rest has been made.
CommerciaI Club Acts
The Board of Directors of the Com
mercial Club held a stirring session
yesterday noon, and after an hours
discussion of the street railway situa-
tfon. adjourned In a body to the ma
vor's once and demanded immediate
and efficient protection for the life
and property of citizens of Montgom-
cry at the hands of the city govern
ment.
The meeting was called to order in
the rooms of the Club at IL o'clock.
there being present at that time. Pres
fdent A. @. Forbes. Vice-President
n. p. Chaffee and Alex Rice; Directors
j. 3. Ball. @. A. Barnett. ]. C. Haas.
George w. Jones, F. c. Stevenson,
George A. Thomas. John T. Walkor.
and @. s. Zirkie, Secretary L. l.. Gill;
bert and Messrs J. S, Pinckard, Jack
Thornington and w. B. Stratford, who
had been invited by the Board to be
present.
The lawiessness prevailing over the
efty was condemned in most vigorous
language and in the unanimous opin-
ion Of the Board, should have been met
ere this with preventive measures.
Proposition looking to calling a mass
meeting for the organization of Law
and order League, or calling on the
sheriff and military for emclent pro
section were all discussed. Finally
the Board decided 1t was first proper
to ascertain whether or not the city
government felt able to cope with the