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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
THREE ARE ROBBED
NEGROEs IN sUHURBs RELIEVED
 or FUNDS.
Reports Reach Police Headquarters of Trio of Crimes During the Early
 PaFt of the
 Nlght,

George Price. . Montgomery negro, was quite badly wounded last evening
 about o'clock by three negro assail-
 ants in West End, robbed of S2S and
 sent to St. Margaret's hospital to have
 repaired the damages which he had re- ceived at the negroes hands,, While
 not of serious nature, it. is thought,
 the injuries received by the negro are
 quite painful and are likely to keep
 him indisposed for several days.
 Price claims that he was enjoying a
 crap game near the Mobile and Ohio
 Railroad yards when the trouble be-
 gan. He alleges that while in themost
 name he did not know, struck him
 across the head with an iron bar. after
 which the other two negroes. with whom he was playing, helped to inca pacitate himaand to rob him of all the
 money he h93 in his possession. The report of the robbery was sent to police headquarters, and officers
 were at once dispatched to look into
 the case and to send the negro back to his companions.
 When the patrol wagon reached
 headquarters with the negro in 1t. med ical attention was given him and he was
 sent to St. Margarets Hospital for treatment. At midnight the negro as-
 sailants had not been found by the po- lice.
 A second robbery report that reached police headquarters was from Ed Nix on, a negro, who claimed that he was fim- -f1ammed out of $25 by two negroes in North Montgomery. Nixon claimed that he was walking along the street with another negro. whose name he af- forwards ascertained, and that a friend of his companion was walking directly in front of them.
 The negro in advance stopped to pick up an object which was lying in | the path, and which upon Investigation Nixon found to be a pocket book con- | taining a $50 bill. The finder of the purse., Nixon says. offered to sell his 1 find for $40. The companion of the | duped negro, who was in the scheme, | at once offered half of the amount, re- l questing Nixon to put up the rest. l Nixon consented, and later gave to his l companion s for entire ownership of
 the found article which when good light was reached was found to be q | split Confederate bill.
 The police department was also ap- l prised last night of a robbery in North 1 Montgomery of SIP from a negro. who
 it is claimed, was held up by a fellow
 of his color at the point of a pistol l The report, however. was not confirmed
 by warrant. though the department l went to work on the case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21

felt the necessity of making . change. Since assuming the secretaryship Of the club Mn. Gilbert has served in good capacity. working diligently for the good of the organization and accom- plishing much for the city.
 "It has been my pleasure to know MT. Gilbert fo rabout fourteen years, and during that time I have had cause to look upon him as gentleman of the highest order, and as . friend well worth the keeping. I anticipate for him success in whatever line he follows and I certainly hope that he will reap the success which he so richly mer- its. At any rate, I know that he will always be an active Commercial Club man. and that, you know. is say- ing a whole lot"
 No Change ,Tin October.
 The successor to MT. Gilbert will not he appointed until October. The Board of Directors of the club yesterday eni- powered President Forbes to make whatever arrahgements he could for the filling of the position until MT. Gill; berts successor should be appointed. After a conference with the secretary. he was prevailed upon to stay in office until that time at least, provided 1t should be necessary.
 MT. Gilbert has served as secretary under every president the club has had since its organization in 1889. He was elected to the position originally in June 1894, when M. B. Houghton, the clubs first president. was in office. He has been successively elected every year since then through the later admins tration Of Jacob Greil, c. G. Aber- crombie. Alex Rice and A. q. Forbes. At the time MT. Gilbert was elected secretary. the Commercial and Indus. trial Association had a membership ot about 1S0 members, and occupied the rooms over the old Farley Bank. Year by year, as the city grew, the organiza- tion gred in numbers and influence un- til now. with it's splendid list of about | 325 business men, 1t possesses the hahu somest quarters of any similar ciup lh | the State, and Is recognized throughout the south as a most aggressive and in | fluential factor in the business world | lis consultation and by laws are wide | lv sought as models for new and old clubs.
 Among some of the notable achieve ments of the club during the terms oi Secretary Gilbert, may be menuoneo | the successful campaign resulting III 100 miles of graveled roads for Mont | gomery County, the 10000 spindle Peo- ples' Cotton Factory, costing *zoeooo | the erection of an. auditorium seating
 1000 people; the locating or score U.
 new industries with a capital stock ol over g 1000. 900: appropriations secur'
 ed for the postofi1ce and the Ala oams
 River. the inaugural ceremonies o' Governors Jelks and Conner; the recep'
 ton of Presidents Mckinley and Roose l welt: the successful campaign or pup.
 Iicity known as the 1910 Movement
 and the recent location of the biz
 Methodist College for Girls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
ALL SHOPS CLOSED.
safety Of Japanese in Interior Places
 PrObIe m atIcaI.

Ping Yang. July 20.-All the shops here are closed. There Is great ex- citement among the natives, who are unaware that abdiCatiOn has been ac- complshed. The safety of Japanese residents is problematical as the de- parture of a regiment for Seoul leaves only 500 Japanese troops in the prov ince.
 The shops of Seoul hayS been closed now for thirty-six hoursV
 Today tbe crowds are greater and the native spirit is higher, necessitat-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21

ing . Drsates shev Of military force as the people eFs encouraged cad tnnamed by the several killings of yesterday. 0eneral HAsa6ewa has tive machine guns placed In the palace s9uare.
 Not only is the Korean army regard sd aS tmpotent to cope with the situa- ton, but the numbers of Japanese are wholly inadequate. Arrangements have been made for reinforcing them from Shimoneseki. Hostilities are d. rected wholly against the Japanese. Other foreigners are safe. Much ap- prenhension is felt for the safety of Japanese at interior places when the Kosans karn, as they will in few days, of ths monasntous events that have occurred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
ALTMAN CAUGHT.
Accused With Padding County Pay
 rolls BrOught Rack to Pensacola.

Accused With Padding County Pay
 reIls Brought Rack te Pensscoia.
 Pensacola, July 20.-(Special. )--Har- " Altman. the last of the men charg- cd with padding the county payrolls, reached here tonight from Gaiatin. Tenn. He came in custody of the sheriff, who caused his arrest. Altman has been employed as a timer in Nashville since hts disappearance from this city and went to Galatin q short distance from Nashville, to have his signature to . deed acknowledged.
 When the deed was filed for record here the name of the place was ob- tained and by this means he was trac- ed to Nashville by the sherin at Galatin. He gave bond in the sum of l,0e0 immediately upon his arrest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
ARGUMENT CLOSED.
Haheas CeFpms P.eceedings h Unitea
 AfAtes CDQFt at EnA.

Hatess CeFpms PreceediaSs h UniteA
 Ashsyiils. N, e, July 20.-Argument in the habess corpus proceedings brought by !. H. Wood and O. c. wilson in the United States Circuit Court to secure their release from the sentence im6oseA on them Thursday by the City PVtce Court for violating, as agents of the Southern Railway. the State rate lev. was closed this after noon and Judge Pritchard announced that as he wished to accompany hts decision with . written statement he would adjourn court until Monday at 10 o'clock. The entire day was taken up with arguments by counsel for the petitioners and State. general counsel Thom of the Southern Railway ap- bearing for the former and Judge J. H.. Merrimon Of this city for the latter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.
Semi-Annual SessiOn, With Reports nnt
 Election. Tuesday EvenlnG.


 The semi annual meeting of the Com mercial Club will be held at the clubs headquarters on Court Square Tuesday night, July 23, at o'clock. The meet ing is expected to be one of. the most interesting ones in number of months.
 At this meeting the reports Of the chairmen of the various committees will be read, the same being desiS ned to cover the work of the club In fAe past six months. Also, there will be the election Of four directors of the club, the terms of four of them expiring at this time. Those who have served their year on the board are E. S. Ball, J. C. Haas. F. c. stevenson and J. T. Walker, and either these will be reelected or new names will be proposed.
 In their reports to the club, 1t is ex- pected that the chairmen Will make rocommendations concerning various matters of public moment that will be of particular interest and instruction
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
Croker,s Horse Shows.

London, July 20--In the race at San downe Park today for the National Breeders Produce stakes of 5000 sov- ereigns, Richard Croker's Rodora ran second to White Eagle owned by w. Hall Walker. The betting was , to 3 on White Eagle, but MT. Crokcr's g. year r-old almost upset the pot being beaten by only head In a splendid finish The betting was to 1 against RodOra
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
SuDDOSed Suicide.

Ianpstown. okla, July 2O,-The body of Wayne MauziIla. professor of math- ematics at Langstown University, was found in the Cimarron River near here today. Manzilla had been Tn III health for some time, and It IS sup posed he committed suicide Ills ho'ne was in Dallas. Tex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
HAHNvlLE QUIET
OVER TWO HUNDRED MILITIAMEN
 ON GUARD.
septiseJ Pests Asye Been Exfepaea se As Te Petrel I've Miles " RiyeF, No TFonble Az
 tleipAted.

Hahnyille, Ia.. July 2o.-With 2oo militiamen on Aguard the authorities are confident tonight that they can re- pulse any size of mob which may a,' tack the local jail to secure the ltal- ian kidnapping prisoners
 The sentinel posts have been ex- tended to guard about two miles or the Mississippi river levee where boats might land. Nc trouble ts anticipated
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
What Knocking DOCS.

Mar1On StdHUdTU' ,,, ,.aaI, inp Rankhead would have been defeat ed for Senator; that Gray insurance hill would have become d law; the tax on foreign loans would not have peen reDealed; and there would have, been more fuss and feathers during the re cess session of the Legislature than at inc first sitting. As The Roanok" Leader remarks. rose water IS sood Tn it's place. but it takes brick aud mortar for a substantial building with Few heavy rocks dropped into the base ex- cayatton
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
Tn Ueat the Trusts.

Just wait until we starve out this murderous meat trust by abstaining from meat as food, and we will show the shoe trust thing or two by all going barefooted. But 1t doesn seen the same way. Too many people want to down the whisky and let the trust escape
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
CONFEDERATE VETERAN REUNION.
old Soldiers Enjoy Outing and Fine
 Barbecue.

Brantley, July 20.-(Special. )-The old Confederate veterans of Crenshaw County held their annual reunion here yesterday, which was attended by the largest crowd Brantley has ever had . At an early hour the people began to arrive from the country and every in coming train was provided with special cars to accommodate the crowds from adjoining towns
 At 10 o'clock the veterans lined up and marched to the school building where they were addressed by Colonel A. A. Wiley.
 The arrangement committee had pre- pared a fine barbecue and every one was cared for at dinner time.
 A game of ball was played here yes terday between Brantley and Gantee, the score being 3 to in favor of Brantley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
ROYALTY STONED.
Oueen of Portugal and ROumania
 Prince Thrown at.

Queen of Portugal and ROumnnia
 Prince Thrown at.
 London, July 20-Dispatches from Iisbon and Bucharest bring stories of royalty being stoned while motoring;
 While queen Maria of Portugal and bar son Prince Manuel were automobil- ing they were stoned by hoodlums. Her majesty was struck on the arm but was not seriously hurt. The culprits escaped.
 Crown Prince Ferdinand of Roumania WE stoned and hurt by a peasant while motoring in a district affected by agrarian unrest. The prince stopped the car, alighted and chased and cap tured the man and handed him over to tho po1ice
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
Tampaean Agsound.

New Orleans, July 30-It was an nounced here today that the steamer Tampican (Br) of the Leyiand Aine Westcott. master, which took on part .of her cargo of lumber, timber, etc at Gulfport and completed at ShiI island. on sailing on evening of July 19. for Rottsndam and Bremen, rar aground off Ship Island.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
BARBECUE AT BENTON.
Annual Celebration at Lowndes Town
 Next Thurhlay.

The annual barbecue and live bird shoot of the town and community os Benton will be given Thursday. July Pa, and all persons who take an interest in shooting are invited to attend.
 In order to reach Benton in time from Montgomery it will be necess lry to leave the Union Railway Station al 7:55 o'clock Thursday morning. re- turning to the city at 6:20 D. m.
 The committee in charge of the bar- becue and shoot is composed Of 5. Rowan, C. w. Jones, Newton S:eggers E. E. Rowan,' Dr. John A. Fielder and T. N. Dudley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
Dynamite Valuable Dam.

Crowley, La, July 20.-About ITO feet of Grand Chonier dam valued at over $100,000. was blown up today with dynamite. The dam was erected to shut ont> salt water from overnoW- ing rice iands, many persons beliey- ed it responsible for floods and recent ly threats of destructjon have been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
ReorganIke Cutters Union.

Kansas City, July z0-Three hun dred packing housN employees met in Kansas City, Kas.. Ast night md de- cided to re-organize the Union of the Amalgamated Order of Meat Cutters or America. which went out of existence a number of years ago after the up- successful strike of the packing house employees in Chicago, Kansas City and other packing centers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
Louisville Car wrecked.

Louisville, Ky. July 2O--A south bound car carrying employees of the Louisville Railway and Lighting Com pany dashed into a trolley car. north bound this morning at Watson. Ind, seven miles north of Jefersonvllle. One man was killed and four persons injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
Killed By Freight Train.

Staunton. Va, July 20-M. W. QuarIcs of this city a brother of for ner Congressman Quarles was killed today at Basic City by a Norfolk and Western freight train. Quarles was 30 years of age, and is survived by a wife and two children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
RIGHTS RESTORED.
Governor Removes Disabilities from
 Escambia County Man.

The Governor yesterday restored to J. A. BloodWorth of Escambia County his civil and political rights.
 MT. Bloodworth was convicted and served a year in the penitentiary for forgery about fifteen years ago. The Governor was recently petitioned by a few eitizens of Escambia to remove the disabilities of MT Bloodworth, rep resenting that the charges were not true and that he was wrongfully i'm prisoned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
UP TO UNION.
EndeavOr May Be Made to Tie up To.
 baccO Trusf

baccO Trust.
 Louisville, July 20.-The Executive Committee of the International Tobac- co Workers decided to leave to a vote of the union the question of whether or not there shall be general strike in all the factories of the Amerisan Tobacco Company, commonly known as the tobacco trust.
 There are between 55,o0O and G0,090 members of the union in the United States and Canada.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
NEGRO LYNCHED,
Black Who Murdered Woman Killed by
 Ills Own Race.

Olive Branch, Miss, July 20.-Andrew Trice, a negro, accused of the murder of his mistress with an axe, was lyncbed here early today by thirty members of his own race.
 The negroes took the accused man away from officers who had arrested him. They killed Trice and threw his body into a river at the point where he had done the same with the wo- man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
BIDS WANTED

Bids will be received in writing. sealed and marked Bid" for all priv. tleges at the Second Annual Fair of the Alabama Agricultural Association at Vandiver Park. Montgomery. Ala :. commencing October 24th. and ending November 2nd, 19OI These bids wifi be opened and contracts awarded on August 27th. The Association reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 Robert Tait
 su-wed. Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
MAY SOLVE EDALJI MYSTERY
Arrest in Manning of Cattle Case
Expected to Reveal Facts.
Outrages Continue After Prison
Term of Parsee Begins, and All
England Is Interested.

London. Sept 5.-An arrest was made
AZ WOlverhampton last night IN connec-
ton with the mysterious manning Of cat
tie explained in Saturdays cabIegrams.
The man arrested is Hollis Morgan, aged
twenty-five He is employed as a pork
butcher. He has not made any statement
up to the present
This arrest is in connection with the
famous Edalji case. As far back as 1893
the neIghborhood Of Great Wyrley was
shocked by q succession OF cases, IN
which valuable horses and cows we're
stabbed always in the same manner.
always during the night. and always ap-
parently with the same instrument
a series OF anonymous letters resulted
in the arrest Of young lawyers Anamed
Edalji, whose father is a Church 81 Eng
land clergyman and vicar OF Great Wyr-
ley. He was a Parsee. On circumstaQtiaI
evidence he was convicted TO serve a term
In prison.
The outrages continued, and after in
vestigations by Conan Doyle and others
he was released. Though he was a hun
dred miles from the scene. a week ago
Wednesday two horses were stabbed IN
the same field where the previous MAIN
ing took place. Saturday morning an
other horse was stabbed. Conan Doyle
asserted that the man who was doing II
was a monomaniac.
One man who made a careful study OF
the case advanced the amazing theory
that the culprit Is "a controlled ape, /"
acting under hypnotic influence Of some
body In Birmingham.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
REV. DR.. SUTHERLAND DIES.
Oldest n. +. Minister Leaves Daurh-
ter I'm Washington.
Special to The washinstan Hsrnld.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Sept. 5.-Rcv DIT s. B.
Switzerland died at bis home. 1S26 Ed
mondsOn avenue, this morning. He was
the Oldest minister in the Methodist Pro-
-testant Church in the country. He was
ninety years old.
Death was due 10 appendicitis. He was
taken Ill last Saturday
DIT. SoutherIsnd was horn At Harpers
Ferry. He entered the Maryland Annual
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church in $50 Since then he has served
at every important church in the confer
ence. He was president 0f the conference
from l>5S 70 ISL During the civil war he
served at Charleston, 5. c. With this
exception the rest Of his ministry was
spent in the Maryland Conference.
Dr. Switzerland was greatly interested
in educational work. lie was one Of the
charter members of the Western Mary
land College. and at the time Of his death
was one Of the trustees
Two sons and three daughters survive
him. Tsey are Clarence and Bruce
Switzerland, Misses Mary and Alice
Switzerland, and Mrs. Topham, OF Wash
ington.
The funeral viii take place on Saturday
afternoon at 1 o'clock
The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
MRS. PHILLIPS is GUARDED
Police Watch the Widow of Cleve-
land Millionaire,
Warrants Charging Wife with MUIR
der Have Not Been Served
Because of Her Illness.

Cleveland, Sept. 5.-Although Mrs. Char
lotte Phillips. widow Of John J. Phillips
supposed millionaire, recovered somewhat
this afternoon from the stupor into which
she fell yesterday noon Immediately after
the funeral Of her husband, the warrants
charging her with the murder IN the sec
ond degree and with manslaughter iu the
shooting Of Mr.. Phillips In his East
Cleveland home early Monday morning
were not served
Chief Of Police Sternberger. OF the
East Cleveland department, relieved the
woman detective, Mrs. Carlton, who
had been on duty outside the woman's
room all night, and placed Patrolmau
David Lyman at the door Of the house
under instructions TO make an arrest
only in the event Of an attempt to take
Mrs. Phillips from the house
The chief announced that he might not
make an arrest to-day or tonight al
though ne let il be known that his action
in delaying was based on tire frequent
and intermittent lapses ot Mrs. Philips
into the stupor which had been uninter-
rupted for twenty-four hours when she
first exhibited signs Of regaining con-
sciousness at noon.
While the policeman guarded the East
Cleveland house, Chief Sternberger was
In the county morgue. where ten-year-old
Ethel Clarke Phillips. adopted daughter
Of the Phillips family, was telling in
three-hOur session Of the events OF the
night Of the trouble The little girl told
a straightforward story, clinging TO the
tale that Mrs. Phillips had called for help
Immediately, denial of which had made
the police suspicious in the first instance.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
SCORES TREASURY METHODS.
Bankers Association Wants Money
Made Available.

Pittsburg. Sept 5.--At the thirteenth an
nual meeting Of the Pennsylvania State
Bankers Association here to-day Presi-
Gent Joseph Wayne. jr.. Of Philadelphia.
in his annual address. said:
''The United States Treasury is sup
posed to have on hand about $5.0O0,O00
available for deposits with banks, but
why should this vast sum be withheld
from the channels Of trade? There is
something wrong with our system Of
finance when the Treasury is allowed to
continually absorb more money than It
has use for, especially when the money is
needed by our banks to supply legitimate
business needs.
I'VE generally supposed the Aldrieh bill
was TO prevent the Withholding from pub
lie use more money than the Treasury
needed for a working balance. Evidently
this bill does not accomplish that end or
has not been put into active operation"
Continuing. Mr.. Wayne said: The Gues-
ton OF our currency has received careful
consideration at the hands OF the New
York Chamber of Commerce and other
equally. representative bodies. and it IS TO
be regretted that some safe and suitable
plan cannot be reached to increase our
circulating medium.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
EAGLES WILL ELECT BELL.
Administration Ticket Wins at Nor
folk Convention.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Norfolk. Va. sept 5.-The adminlstra-
ton ticket to-day won a sweeping victory
in the Eagles convention. all opposition
having disappeared The ticket was nom
mated to-day. and will be formally elect
ed tomorrow It follows.
Grand worthy president, Theodore A.
Bell. California; Bernard J. Monaghan.
Pennsylvania, grand worthy vice presl-
dent; John A Cline, Ohio, grand worthy
chaplain; Conrad II. Mann, Wisconsin,
grand secretary; Frank E. Herring, In
diana, grand treasurer; Edward II. Nc
Bride New York. worthy conductor; r.
l. Armstrong, Texas, grand inside guard;
grand trustees: Thomas g. Hayes, New
York; Martin J. Gray, Connecticut; D. n.
Barrett, Tennessee; w. c. Mckinney,
Michigan.
The big street parade, which Is a feature
Of every convention Of the Eagles, oc-
CURED here to-day. 1t is estimated that
there were l0.Oo0 men in line
The Baltimore delegation 10 the con-
vention captured all prizes-one for hav-
ing the largest number in the parade. an
other for the best appearance IN the line
another for the best band. and one for the
shortest man. In fact, the Baltimore del
esation was decidedly the best all around.