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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
BLEDSOE KILLS WEBB
PROMINENT THOMAsTON MEN FIG-
 URE IN TRAGEDY.
Marshal of the Town Shoots Cltisen To Death, Goes to Linden and SurKenders ta the
 Sheriff

Linden, Dec. 7--(SpeeiaL)-F. o. Webb. a prominent citizen of Thomas ton. was shot and killed there this aft ernoon by T. Il .Bledsoe. marshal o. the town.
 The tragedy occurred about 1 o'clock It is said to have been due to feud of long standing between the men.
 Webb lived only a short time after he had been shot.
 Bledsoe came to Linden and surrsn- dered to the Sheriff. He Is q constable as well as Marshal of Thomaston.
 Webb had many friends in the coun- ty, and Bledsoe IS equally populal. The trial of Bledsos. who is in jail here. promises to be followed with interest.
 The bad blood between Webb and BIedsoe culminated this afternoon when A difficulty arose over a negro. Hot words followed when Webb Is said to have advanced on Bledsoe with an axe handle. He was shot twice by Bledsoe. once in the thigh and once in the head. The latter wound caused his death.
 Webbs father dropped dead a few weeks ago. on hearing of a difficufty between his sons and Bledsoe.
 The Marshal took the evening train which came along in a few minutes after the shooting. and came to Lin-. den to surreTAler
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
MRS. TAFT IS DEAD
MOTHER OF WAR SECRETARY
 PASSES AWAY.
She Had Been HI For Some Time And Death Was Not Unexpected - Secretary is speeding to
 America.

Milbury, Mass, Dec, S-Death, which has been expected almost hourly for a week. was announced this morning at 12:s0 o'clock at the bedsidet of Mrs Louisa Mary Taft, mother of William II. Taft Secretary of War.
 Mrs Taft was the widow of Alphonso Taft. Secretary of War and Attorney General of the United States under President Grant and later minister to Australia and Russia.
 Mrs. Taft was attacked last July with indigestion and a gradual break down of her vigorous constitution soon followed.
 Secretary Taft had visited her on Independence Day and left her ap- parently in normal health, to go to his summer home in Canada, from which place he was summoned on August 15 because of his mothers condition. He spent a day at her bedside and found her in a less dangerous con dition than he had supposed
 The imperative duties of his office called him to Washington where plans for a tour of the world had been so definitely arranged that they could not be changed and a3 his mother was re- ported as rallying in strength, he pro- ceeaed to carry out his program.
 Mrs. Taft resided in the old home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
CHICAGO IS
 THE FAVORITE Captures publican Na- tional Convention. |KANsAcrTY WANTED IT Vol Made Unanimous After Result Was Announced. This Decision by the Committee Fol-
 lowed a Long and Hard-Fouxnt Battle Between the Two
 Cities.
KANs4clTY WANTED IT
rhi. Decision by the Committee Fol-

Washington, Dec.7-chicago was today selected as the place. and June Is. 1908. the time for the meeting of the next Republican National Convention.
 This decision by the Republican Na- tional Committee followed a long and hard-fought contest between the ad- vocates of Chicago and those of Kan sas City Denver coming in at the end with a formidable but not important effort to secure the convention.
 The ballot showed 31 votes for Chi cago, IS for Kansas City and for Denver, the vote being unanimous af- ter the result was announced. Every ono accepted the decision of the com mittee good d-naturedly.
 The selection of the time for the con- vention was a compromise between the first of June and the last of June, and all were sa atisfied in that point also No official announcement of the roll call on location was made. and some special effort was necessary to pre- vent secret ballot. which was pro- posed by Senator Scott of West Vir- ginia. The Senator. in advocating such a course. said he had no doubt that many of the delegates had given pledges to more than one city and if such was the case, an open ballot would be embarrassing to them.
 Mir. Capers advocated the open bai- lot. saying that the National Commit tee had set an example to the country in such matters and that every mem Der should be willing to have his po- sition known. There were brief speeches on both sides, but the open ballot prevailed, the committee, how ever. voted down the proposition to give the vote to the public and the newspapers were forced to the neces- sity of getting unofficial figures from members.
 The territories. including Alaska had their number of representatives in the convention reduced from to 2 After long debate the committee de- cided to authorize State and County Committees to decide whether the cleo. tfon of delegates to the convention shall ba by conventions or by prinEs ries. M
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
A STRENUOUS HEROINE.
Patron of Theatre Files Big Damage Suit for Injuries.

New York, Dec. 6.-The over-strenu- osity of the heroine in the melodrama Convict 929." was the cause of suit which hassbeen filed against the Iessees of the New American Theatre in New York.
 The plaintiff is Miss Fanny Silver and she demands, Sl0.000 dama ges Miss Silver attended performance of the meIodrama November is. She oc- cupied a seat in the front row. In the last act of the play. the heroine pre- vents the villain from attacking the hero by seizing a sledge hammer and menacing him with 1t.
 On the night Miss Silver saw the play, the heroine put so much strength into herSacting that the head of the sledge hammer flew off and struck Miss Silver in the face. breaking her nose and knocking out two teeth. Hence the damages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
FOREST PROTECTION
AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION IS
 FORMED IN ATLANTA.
The Mount ain Forests of The South To Re Perpetuated - Montgomery Man Elected Vice President
 For Alabama.

Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 1.-The Appalachian National Forest Association was organ ized here today for the purpose of per- petuating the mountain forests of the South and in this way maintaining the power and water supply of the rivers in this section.
 The following officers were elected: Ligon Johnson, Atlanta, prsident; John H. Finney. Atlanta. secretary and treasurer, and the following vice pres idents: Allen M. Schoen, of Atlanta. for Georgia; Robert J. Chambers, of Montgomery, for Alabama; II. M. Sut- CT. of Nashville. for Tennessee; C. w. Hubley, of Louisville, for Kentucky; W {. T. Williamson. of Charlestown, for West Virginia; D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte. for North Carolina; Joseph Bryan, of Richmond, for Virginia; J. E. Serrine. of Greenville, fos South Carolina.
 The association embraced the entire South and proposes through educational methods to arouse the people to the dangers that will follow the denuda- ton of forests and to enlist public support for the Apalachian forest bill which Is pending in Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
A ARLUE suNDAy.v
Theatres in New York City wfII Re
 Closed Today. @

New York. Dec. VA "Blue Sunday is promised New York tomorrow. A literal enforcement of an old but not seriously regarded statute. under a new interpretation. will deprive New York's millions of any form of public enter tainment and put them upon their own resources for amusement for twenty four hours. at least. and perhaps for many Sundays to come.
 Orders for strict enforcement of Justice O'Gorman's recent decision in regard to the closing of all places of ammusement on the Sabbath were is sued today by Police Commissioned Bingham and all New York will go home tonight to await it's first expert ence with 8 Sunday without it's accus. toned amusements.
 Theatrical managers and showmen stated today that they propose to obey the mandate of the law, believing, they say. that it's strict enforcement will do more than anything else to effect its modification or repeal at the com ing session of the Legislature.
 The only places in Greater New York where bright lights will shine and wheezy pianos beat out defiance to the police will be in Brooklyn. The managers of five moving picture shows and skating rink have secured temporary injuhctions restraining the police from interfering with them to- morrow and Commissioner Bingham told the Brooklyn inspector that the injunctions must be obeyed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
ALLOTMENTS MADE
MANY SOUTHERN BANKS PUR-
 CHASED PANAMA BONDS.
DOthan National Bank Secured One Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth
 --JaeksonviIie Banks Also Bought Heavily.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Secretary Cor telyou announced the allotments of Panama bonds sold to various national banks of the United States. The list of purchasers made public did not in clude individual buyers in bonds, but merely the national banks which ac- auired the bonds for the purpose. pre- sumably of increasing their circula- tion. .t
 The average price paid for the bonds was a small fraction over lOS. The highest price paid for any considerable amount was 106.875s for $6.000 bonds by the Farmers and Merchants National Rank of Onley, Va. The lowest price realized by the government for the bonds allotted was 102.i25 and con- siderable amount of the issue was al- lotted at that price.
 The allotments were made in sums of S1O,OOO and upward, hundreds Of banks taking the bonds at their bids in sums up to several million dollars Among the banks to wnicn n %ere eo al H lotted bonds in the sum of $1OO,0OO or inward and the prices paid for. them are as follows:
 I,owry- National Bank. Atlanta, Ga, s800. 0OO at 10401; Dothan National Bank, Dothan, Ala. s10O.00O at lO4 Merchants and Farmers NatlonaL Charlotte, N. C., $100.000 at lOS.27; Ma tiOnal Bank OI CuLlttSiSO' ~NSA sooo oo0 at 103.2 Florida National, gacksonyille, Gla.. s1oO.OOo at 1o3:2o; National Bank of Jacksonville. Fla s1 00. 900 at i03; First National, Vicks- burg. Miss, $100,000 at 103; Natlonai Bank of Jacksonville. Fla, $lOO,Ooo at 1o2.75; Florida National. Jacksonville. s2OO, ,0O0 at 102.s5; National Bank or Jacksonville, Fla SlOo'eo9 at i0S'o0, Ioh ooo First National. Roanoke. Va. SlOV.ooO at 102.50; Palmetto National, Columbia, s. C., s2eo,OOo at 102.5o: Atlantic Ma tIonal. Jack sonville, Fla. $10o.OOO at Ioa 50: National Bank of Jacksonville, Tla. s10O, 900 at 1O2.25- /
 The largest allotments made were:
 National City Bank of New York. $2'- eo0 900 at varying prices; National Rank of Commerce., St. Louis, $l.95O,- oo0; Merchants National of Philadel- phia, $l.4OO,OOo; National Copper Bank of New York, s1.000.oo0; Third Natiou- si of St. Louis. $600.000. and the Me- chanics National of New York, which secured s1, ,OOO. .OOO in lump at io2.13,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
NO SUNDAY CLOSING.
Saloons i'm New Orleans Win Remain
 Wide Open.

New Orleans. Dec. 7.--There will be no Sunday closing of saloons in New Orleans tomorrow. according to a statement from the Louisiana Liquor League tonight. The liquor dealers announced themselves as openly fight ing the Sunday closing movement on the ground that some of the saloon men depend entirely on Sunday busi- ness for their profits.
 Nearly every saloon in town has pro vIded itself with black interior cur tains. This is partly . result of the publicly announced attitude of Police Inspector Whitaker, who said that he did not consider it right for him to enter private business establishments indiscriminately to discover what was going on. within, but that he would arrest saloon keepers who violated the law so openly that they could be seen from the sidewalks
 pr. Beverley Warner, whose Thanks giving sermon started much of the present anti-saloon agitation; announce ed tonight that he does not wish to be considered as posing as leader of crusade, although he desires to see re- forms made. He said that he believea prohibition impossible for New Or IaauS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08


 King Oscar which it is expected will prolong life for some hours.
 Stockh olm, Dec. 1.-The condition of King Oscar Is such that the doctors state that recovery Is impossible. all though they have slight hopes of keep ing the spark of life burning until morning. The breathing is weak and the pulse slow and irregular The blood vessels of the heart and other organs are hopeiessly affected.
 Bishop Billing. of Lund, has been summoned by telegraph to come by spe- ciai train to the palace to pray at the bedside for the King. In the expecta- ton that life will be prolonged until morning. the ministers left the palace at II o'clock, the various members of the royal family withdrawing for the time being from the sick room.
 Although the theatres and other places of amusement were open this evening, a crowd numbering thousands patiently waiting in a pouring rain in front of the palace. testified to the pop ular sympathy for the aged monarch of Sweden, whose life Is slowly ebbing. Within the palace members of the royal family. high ecclesiastics the premier and the minister of foreign affafrs had been assembled for some hours fin the Kings study to which room his males. " nau been removed m pea AI noon when still unconscious. The measure was taken to enable all the family and the officials to be present at the last moments.
 The physicians in attendance admin fstered stimulants. consisting of saline solution. camphor and digithlis, which were injected at intervals and they re- lieved also as far as was possible. the yesicle trouble from which the King has suffered severely all through his illness. They could accomplish. how ever. very little more than the bring ing back of their patient to momen- tary consciousness. Every effort was made to reduce the pain to minimum and this apparently was successful The last bulletin from the sick room today Indicated that the end is not far of.
 The King. to'a all Appearances, passed painless day, the bulletin read. and 1t was significant of the fact that the monarch remained throughcut the day practically in a comatose condition. once after the ministrations of the physicians, he was able to murmur his thanks in a hardly perceptible voice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
DEA I'll LIST CROWS
 GREATER EVERY DAY.

stead where she had lived as a girl, and which Is now the home of her sis ter, Miss Della Torrey. Secretary Taft sailed from Cuxhaven today on board the steamer President Grant for New York. His wife will join him at Bou- logne The steamer is due to arrive in New York on December IS.
 Mrs. Taft was born in Boston Sept ember II, 1927. the daughter of Sam- uel Davenport Torrey. She was edu- cated in the public schools and the Millbury Academy and afterwards be- came the second wife of Alphonso Taft. of Cincinnati. Through her husband s rise to important judicial, executive and diplomatic offices, Mrs. Taft be- came well known. After her husbands s death Mrs. Taft made her home in Cin- cinnati for three years and then re- turned to live with her sister, Miss Torrey. in the old homestead.
 Mrs. Taft is survived by four chill dren, of whom Secretary Taft is the eldest. The two other sons are Henry w. Taft, of the New York law firm of Strong and Cadwaller. and Horace Taft. founder and head ofS the Taft School For Boys, at Watertown. Conn. The daughter, Fanny L.. Is the wife of Will liam A. Edwards, of Los Angeles. Be- sides Miss Torrey, the only near rela. tive is her stepson. former Congress- man Charles H Taft, Editor of The Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
NOT ARMY BULLETS.
Report of the Expert Analysis xs Made
 Public.

Washington. Dec. 7-The expert an alysis of the bullets submitted as evid- ence in the Brownsville investigation. has been completed and the findings sent to the Senate Committee on Mili- tary Affairs.
 It Is understood that tiIe-apalysis shows that the bullets were not of the variety in use by the army at the time of the Brownsville riot. General Gro zier, chief of ordinance. coneurs in the belief that the bullets were not fired from army rifles.
 The analysis of the bullets with cor respondence from General Grozier, will be submitted to the committee at it's meeting next Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
INCIPIENT REVOLUTION.
Dynamite And Carbines Found Under House.

Houston. Texas, Dec. 7.-Eight army carbines, 500 rounds of ammunition sixty sticks of dynamite with caps and fuses were found concealed under the floor of Ranchoviejo. nine miles north of Brownsville, which was searched by United States Attorney Lock McDaniei, and two deputy sheriffs yesterday un- der instructions from the United States government at Washington
 The ranch was occupied by Alamasio Santiago, and Ramon Martinez citizens of Victoria, Tamulipas, Mexico, who have been in Texas for three years. The matter was reported to Washington. No seizures or arrests have been made. The search and discovery is supposed to nip an incipient revolution on the border in the bud.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
REPUBS ARE UP A TREE" Roosevelt Forces Fail to
 Win. S0UTHERNERS ARE IN DOUBT Presidents Friends Were Opposed
 to Chicago. They Wanted Convention Held In Kan. sas City And Are waiting To
 Hear From The White
OUTHERNERS ARE IN DOUBT
RY ALFREp ,. sToFER.


 Washington. Dec. 7.--(Special.) )--Ths Southern Republicans who came here to gauge political sentiment during the meeting of the national committee app pear as rule to be "up tree"
 Location of the convention at Chicago is construed to mean that the admin istration forces were worsted. Tne Taft supporters generally wished the convention to meet at Kansas City.
 Former Mayor Neff. of Kansas City, ruined his case today by making speech that was considered too much of a boom for Roosevelt for third term. with Taft as second choice in the event the President cannot be induced to accept another nomination..
 Committeeman Scott, of Alabama. supported the claims of Kansas City. Representative Brownlow. of Tennes- see. strongly kfavored Chicago. So did the committeeman from Florida, Mis- sisslppi. Georgia and several other Southern States. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas. was for Kansas City But the Chicago cohorts were too strong,
 Committeeman generally. took no stock in the claim that if Kansas City was favored Missouri would likely cast it's electoral votes for the Republican nominees next year.
 The result today has nipped In the bud the Tennessee and other move ments early in the coming year to have the conventions pledged for Roosevelt and to demand his nomination on the ground he Is the only Republican who can certainly defeat Bryan. The un- derstanding now is that the Tennessee convention will be postponed until April. It is admitted that the Tennessee Republicans are certainly for Roose- welt and would support him if oppor- tunity offera Taft is their next choice.
 The question Is being asked here to- day, swho pulled off the Tennessee Republicans?''
 Being asked today which city he fav- ored for the convention H. Clay Evans answered. T was in somewhat of an on the edge position.'
 Mr. Evans claims that the 'unor- ganized forces" of the country are sure 1 iys for Rooseyelt. He does not under takc to say what fhe ,sentinrent will ba | or where they will drift # it becomes uosifively known the President VIII not stand for another race. The genera opinion IS that Roosevelt Is goln8 " keen them guessing for several months to' come in order that the administra. tion influence may be held together.
 Nearly all the Republican politicians now here think the President is going to fight strenuously to prevent the formation of any combination to. over ride the administration In the comins convention. Lively times. therefore may be expected all over the country when the State conventions commences to organize for the selection of deie- gates
 Referee Joe Thompson. of Alabama, left tonight for Birmingham. much bewildered man. Things did nor g0 70 suit him.
 Congressman Brownlow Is believed to he getting ready for Q knock down and drag out" scrap with the Evans Sanders wing of the party in Tennes- see.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
MINERS FEDERATION N ALTMAN

napVPr. COIO., DeE.f t.--<At e of tbe executive committee or the west orn Federation of Miners fin this city today it was agreed to levy an assess nart ,Inon members of the union TOT thn benefit of the Goldheld strikers The possibility of securing consIe sional investigation of President hooSs- yelt's action in sending troops to Noiu Soiy at the reouest of Governor Sparks of Nevada, was discussed and It was nra cticauy decided to bring the matter to inc attention of Congress.
 "The action of the President in send inn troops to Goldfield was the result of a pre-arranged conspiracy between Wall Street interests ana "','. SoveLnot Sharks" declared acting President Mabouev after the executive session. "There was absolutely no need for such action It seems peculiar to say the least that troops should be hurrled to GoIdfeld before the sheriff had made any request upon the Governor Tor alo and without his knowledge. This ac- tinn is unprecedented and some ulterior motive is undoubtedly responsible for inc outrage The federation will rem der every assistance in it's power to the striking miners Al, federation, declared that the mine own CTS were themselves responsiole TOT the strike and any trouble that followed ,nusk be laid at their doors. He said that the owners had violated their agreement and ignored compromise to which they had agreed. Haywood de- clared absurd the story sent out from Los Angeles that he had instigated the strike.
 ..Wnen I left Nevada" said Haywood. "the Goldfeld miners and operators had reached an agreement The min CTS agreed as compromise to accept their wages. half in cash and half in cashier's certificates and this the own CTS accepted. It was when the opera tors refused to stick to the terms of inc bargain and declined either to Guarantee their checks or pay any part in cash that the miners were forced to strike. The certificates were ac- ccnted at only one store and the min CTS. consequently, were without means to live. ..
 "I had q conference with United states Senator Nixon of the Consoli- dated Companies. in which he personally agreed to the terms of the compromise The miner owners have only them seIees to blame for this trouble"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
BARON TAKAHIRA MAY
 SUCCEED VISC0UNT A0Kl

Rome, Dec. T-According to the statement issued tonight the transfer of Baron Takahira as Japanese Am- hassador to Washington, although all most certain. has not yet been off, ciaIly ordered. He is still exchanging telegrams with Tokio on the subject.
 It is expected that his nomination for the post at Washington will be an nounced soon after the arrival of Vts- count Aoki, the present Ambassador in Janan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
DECISION IN MINNESOTA
 CASE IS EXPECTED SOON

Washington. Dec. 7.-(SpeciaL) Ut is whispered around that a decision will probably be rendered by the Supreme Court Monday in the Minnesota rail- road case that was appealed from the local Federal courts.
 This decision is looked for with in- tense interest because 1t will. no mat ter what the decision may be, indicate the final outcome in regard to the clashes that have occurred between the Federal and State courts, in Alabama and North Carolina
 Although the contentious in Mime sota are not exactly identical with those in Alabama and North Carolina the position of the Supreme Court will bs a marker as to what direction fu- lure opinions will be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
OVATION TO BRYAN.
1,,.,inruished Nebraslkan Guest of
 Honor at Dinner.

Omaha. Neb., Dec. 7-William J. Rrvan was the chief guest at q dollar dinner given at the Auditorium tonight bv inc Dahlmann Democratic Club at which about 200 persons were present. Following the banquet the galleries were thrown open to the public and shout I 3OOO persons availed themselves of the opportunity to hear the speeches of inc evening. The reception accord cd the distinguished Nebraskan was cne of the greatest he has ever receiv- cd in Omaha. "a.