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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
PARISH is
UNDER WATER
Communication 49,
in Louisa L..
FLOOD DOES GREAT ~
Condition at Lake Charles Re-
ported Worse.
Valuable Log Booms are Breskinn
Loose and Railroad Tracks are
Submerged for Many

lake Charles. La. May 31.--There
was no communication with Cameron
Parish today, which was reported last
night as largely under water from
floods caused by rain and gulf tides.
1t is feared great damage has been
done there.
About Lake Charles. conditions are
worse than they were last night, the
CaIcasieu River having risen two feet
since then All saw mills have been
forced to close.
Late tonight no advices had arrived
from the flooded parish of Cameron.
and since there are no telegraph or
telephone facilities In Cameron, the
earliest news expected is when a
steamer comes in tomorrow.
A brisk north wind has stopped the
inflow of gulf water. and probably will
materially relieve the flood sufferers.
At this city. conditions are growing
worse with the Calcasieu River still
rising A few inches higher, and the
overflow will extinguish the fires OF
the city's lighting plant, water works
and ice plant. Between here and De
Quincy, La, about 1000 feet of the
Kansas City Southern's tracks are UNI
der water The water Is over the rails
of the Houston River bridge.
In the lumber districts log booms
are everywhere breaking loose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
ROBBED A MILK MAN
PETER LAY is SADDER BUT ALSO
WISER.
Put up Ten Thousand Dollars to Begin
Business and Buried it--Part-
ner Knew Location of
Treasure.

Memphis, Tenn. May 31.--Peter Lay,
a dairyman of Shreveport, La. left
Memphis tonight to return home and
begin business over again." poorer,
he states, to the extent of $4,000 than
when he left the Louisiana city We'd
nesday in company with an acquaint-
ance of a few days. man who gave
his name as Marioni, to seek suitable
locality to embark in business.
Law states that he met Marioni about
week ago. Maroini claimed to have
extensive property in Tennessee and
New Orleans and 1t was proposed that
thew form partnership and engage in
business Deciding to come to Mem
mis- on a prospecting tour late Wed
nesdav after the banks had closed,
thev placed their capital. $4,000. two
thirds of which belonged to Lay. in a
tin box and buried 1t in a stall of a
shreveport livery stable. Arriving in
Memphis the men remained together
for some hours. when Lay states Mari
oni disappeared after borrowing 5000
Advices from Shreveport friends
whom Lay requested today to secure
the buried treasure stated that the box
was recovered but its contents were
gone
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
PASS TWELVE
CENTS MARX
Cotton Market Has Re
cord Day.
BULLS WERE In POSSESSION
Rumored That Big Shorts Covered
on the Advance.
Sensational Rise Caused BY strong
English support and Bad Crop
News--saIes Estimated L.
100000 Bales.

New York. May 31.--There as q
very active opening in the cotton mar
ket today, the January option selling
above 12-cents a pound and the gem
eral list showing gain OF about 15
to 81 points on reports OF a bad crop
and a strong English market
In the afternoon the market became
even more active than MT the operiing
and all the active new crop months
and above the twe1ve-cent mark.
showing a gain OF fifty points or about
1850 q bale from the closing figures
of Wednesday,
N It was rumored that some of the
big shorts had Been forced to cover on
the advance and single broker was
credited with buying about $4,000 bales
inside of half an hour.
Private acreage and condition re-
ports, one Of which placed the condf-
ton at 6S.4 percent against sac the
official condition of last year were fac
tors In the advance. The close was OF
from the best under Tealizing but
steadied at a net advance Of 2s@3-f
points.
Total sales were estimated at L.
600. 900 bales. the most active day since
last autumn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
ENDEAVORERS BOW
TO WILL OF NEGROES
Statement Issued From Headquarters
Denies That Color Line Will
BE Drawn at Seattle.

Boston. May 31-The United Society
of Christian Endeavor, from its head
quarters, today made public a state
ment denying that the color line will
be drawn at the convention at Seat
tie The statement says:
I'm answer to a question regarding
the reported action of the Seattle Con-
vention Committee. it's Chairman. Ed
ward Barth, telegraphs: Press dis
patches false. No such action taken by
our committee or subcommittee. Deny
it omphatically
The statement also says:
Christian Endeavor numbers in it's
membership red yellow. brown. black
and white Endeavorers, and all have
equal privileges in the convention.
Christian Endeavor does not own nor
control the hotels of the city, and If
they refuse. as some have, to receive
colored people. the responsibility is
theirs.
ITO refuse to hold the convention in
Seattle because a certain hotel declines
to entertain colored guests, as some
suggest, would be neither wise nor
expedient."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
wIscoNslN WINNER.


IL
Hwrds Race. sus
Madison Wis. May Sfs-~The Univer-
sity OF Wisconsin crew won the eight
/ cared boat race with the University ct
Syracuse on Lake Mendoza this even
ing and the Wisconsin freshmen de-
feated the ST. Johns Military Academy
eight
Syracuse won the four cared race
with Wisconsin. The races did not
take place until after shutdown on ac-
count of choppy seas. A seventeen
mile wind was blowing from the east
nearly all afternoon and the coaches
were afraid to let the crews venture
out. About Z o'clock the breeze died
down somewhat and although the lake
was still rough the freshmen race was
started
II WAS nearly dark when the VAR
sity eights set out for the starting
point and the race could not be seen
by the spectators. Not until the crews
were nearing the nile could the shells
be recognized and II was then seen that
Wisconsin was leading. #s
The Wisconsin crew rowed in excel
lent FORM and Were about even for the
hrst mile and half. although Syracuse
had slightly the lead at the start. wis
consin then poked ahead a little and
gradually increased the lead, crossing
the lines about four lengths ahead az
syracuse and covering the two miles
In 1924. As soon as II was seen thar
Wisconsin would win a tremendous d.
monstration was set up by the thous-
ands OF students and other specta tora
VINO lined the banks of the lake COW
ered the house tops and filled scoras
OF launches and row boats
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
ELIMINATION TRIALS.
Yale and Pennsylvania Look To he
Very Strong.

Yale ana Pennsyivanta LOOK TO Nc
Very strong.
Boston, May 31.-If the elimination
events that opened the thirty-second
annual intercollegiate games in the
Harvard stadium today failed to dis
close a probable champion for the
finals tomorrow they did show that
Yale Is unexpectedly strong in jump
ers; that Pennsylvania has some fleet
sprinters; that newcomers from the
University of Michigan are speedy in
the hurdles and factors in the other
events, and that Cornell must win
many points in the distance runs to
retain her title.
Close followers OF the sport seem
to feel tonight that the championship
lies between Yale and Pennsylvania
with the chances slightly in favor of
the Blue.
Thirteen Yale men qualified in nine
of the eleven events which were run
off during the afternoon. Cornell was
next with twelve men, but the cham
pions failed to get men into four
events. Michigan and Harvard each
qualified nine men in seven events and
Pennsylvania has eight men In a sim
liar number. Harvard, however is
not regarded as dangerous for the cham
pionship as scarcely any of her men
are regarded as probable winners to-
morrow. On the other hand the eight
Pennsylvanians are all fast and strong,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
NEGROES ON TRAIL
OF SECRETARY TAFT
Meeting In Louisville Calls for Confer
ence 10 Discuss Conditions
that Menace.

Louisville. KY. May 31.--At a meet
ing of the local Afro American Council
held tonight. it was decided to endorse
the efforts OF the Washington negroes
in opposition to the nomination of
Secretary Taft for the Presidency, and
to issue call for the National Afro
American Council for June 26 to IS at
Baltimore. Md.
The call was Issued by Rev. I. G..
Jordan, corresponding secretary of the
council. and is addressed to the ne
groes of all their organizations in this
country, who are asked to send dele
gates ito discuss with prudence, wis
dom, patience and intelligence. the
best method to overcome the dangers
menacing whatever political rights the
negroes have left"
Speeches were made scorning Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft and
endorsing the sentiment of the Wash
lngton meetingA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
BRYAN's MOVEMENTS.
Nebraskan VIII Attend Confederate RE-
union ut Richmond.

Norfolk. Va. May 31.-W. ]. Bryan.
who made the Patrick Henry Day
speech at the jamestown Exposition
Yesterday, spent a large part OF today
at the Exposition grounds.
He was Joined in Norfolk tonight by
Mrs. Bryan. MT Bryan spoke at Ports
mouth this afternoon on the subject.
.'The Value of an Ideal" Tonight Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan were entertained at
dinner by President Harry st, George
fucker OF the jamestown Exposition
Mr.. Bryan goes tomorrow to Williams
burg. the historic capital of Virgins.
TO visit William and Mary College ana
see other things OF historic Interest
there.
He and Mrs Bryan will leave Sun
7day-rnorning for Richmond. where ne
speaks Sunday afternoon In connection
with the Confederate reunion there.
They will, on Monday attend the I'M
yelling of the Jefferson Davis monu-
ment at Richmond, and from there
will go to Baltimore and thence to New
York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
RALsTON's SENSATION.
BOolkeeper Says He Was Suspicious of
Banks Dealings.

Pittsburg. Pa, May 31.-George L.
Ralston, former individual bookkeeper
of the Enterprise National Bank, who
Is on trial in the Federal Courts
charged with making false entries and
abstracting funds from the bank. Gre
ated sensation today when he took
the stand In his defense and declared
that he had gone to Cashier Clarke
some time before the failure of the
institution and asked for an explana-
tion of certain operations at the bank.
Ralston stated that he did this be-
cause of matters which looked irregu-
lar in dealings with the Pennsylvania
Development Company and with w. II.
Andrews and others.
Raiston said Clarke assured him that
the bank was well protected and he
dismissed his suspicious, leaving that
day on his wedding trip. Before he
returned, Clarke had killed himself
and the bank had failed.
The witness also declared that notes
of the Pennsylvania Development Com
pany for money borrowed from the
bank were carried on the banks books
as cash, and that Clarke had to pay
many OF them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
EMERGENCY HOSPITALS
Movement 10 Place Them I'm All Co.,
eminent Buildings.

New York, May 3I.-For the mr..
pose OF improving the working condi-
IONS OF Federal. State and municipal
employees. a national committees on
welfare work for Government enn-
ployes has been appointed by the well
rare Department of the National civic
Federation.
Secretary OF War william II, TAFT "a
chairman OF the committee. OF which
Governor John c. W. Beckham OF Ken
lucky. Mayor George w. Guthrie OF
Pittsburg and William r. Wilcox. post-
master of this city. are ehairmen.
OF the many improvements, the need
of which is indicated by Complaints 81
public employees. the welfareI depart-
ment has paid considerable attention
to the establishing of emergency hos
pitfalls In Government buildings
Many of the unfavoTable conditions.
as has been shown repeatedly, are due
to the fact that the business of the
Government had doubled in some de-
partments within the last few years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
soldier. Mutlneerinx.

washington. May 31.-Another dis
patch was received at the state de-
partment today from American Consul
Paddock at Annoy. China. saying that
the dissatisfaction is spreading. This
is taken to mean that the mutfny OF
soldiers Is growing stronger. The news
received here is very meagre. but Il is
said that American interests thus far
are not involved. Mr.. Paddock has
been Instructed by the state depart
ment to send fun information
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
Texas Rivers Rising.

Houston, Tex, May 31.-Reports to-
day from points on the Colorado. Bra
EOS, Neches and Sabine Rivers were to
the effect that those streams are ris-
ing The weather bureau says that
rapid and dangerous rise will occur in
the Colorado River within two days.
At Beaumont. the waters are reced
ing. but the Neches River is expected
to inundate the town again tomorrow
The flood In Houston has receded and
normal conditions prevail today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
STORM AT LLANO.
Hundreds of Acres of Most Fertile
Lands Ruined.

Hundreds of Acres of Most Fertile
Lands Ruined.
Llano, Texas, May 3l.--One of the
worst hail storms that ever visited this
section of Texas prevailed in the south
western portion of this county at
House Mountain last night.
1t was of such violence that wire
fences were torn down and largo
number of cattle, sheep, hogs and
chickens were killed: roofs torn off
and trees stripped of every leaf and
small limbs,
The storm lasted more than an hour,
The visited area is one OF the most
fertile valleys of the country and 10000
acres of growing. crops were compile ~
~ ruined Hundreds OF pecan tres
laden with fruit are ruined. This
morning at o'clock the Ice was more
than foot deep over the stricken dis
trict After the hail a most violent
rain ensued. entailing further losses.
Hickory Creek rose thirty feet an
hour. ten feet higher than was ever
known before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
INsURRECTIoN SPREADS.
Thirty thousand Chinese Rebels
Marching on Annoy

Annoy. May S1.-An Instruction has
broken out forty miles south of Annoy.
Thirty thousand rebels are under arms
and are stated to be we'll led.
The revolt is spreading to towns near
Annoy. The Viceroy of Fuchow is send
ing 5000 troops to deal with the rising
and warships are expected here shortly.
The American consul at Annoy, Mr.
Padder. cabled to the State Depart
ment at Washington. May rs. announce
ing that an armed uprising had been
Amou, that several officials had been
killed by soldiers and that the trouble
was unknown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
six NEGROES Drowned.

Dallas, Tex, May 3l-Six negroes
were drowned near Honey Grove. Tex.
last night as the result of the sudden
rise of creek The entire stephens
family including parents and children,
persisted. Railroad schedules in North
Texas are badly crippled as a result
of recent storms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
RISE IN NEW ORLEANS.
Profit Taking Had Little Eject o.
The Market.

New Orleans. May 31.--Profit taking
on an extensive scale served only as
temporary check upon rising prices
in cotton today.
After opening SOS points above yes
terday's closing prices dropped below
last nights final figures on selling
which largely came from New York.
BY noon. however. the influence of bad
weather reports dominated every other
factor and prices rose one to six points
over the opening figures.
October at noon was quoted at 1890
with all other months well over the IL
cent mark eef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
BRIDGE WASHED AWAY.
Five Million Feet of Lumber struc
pflinR

Fiyc Million Feet OF Lumber Struck
Piling.
Beaumont Tex, May 31-The Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe. Texas bridge
across Pine Island Bayou, eight miles
north of this city. was washed away
by high water.
to the Keith Lumber Company broke
and lodged against the bridge, caus-
ing II to give away. Ten incheas of
rain fell Wednesday night and all East
ern Texas is flooded. All trains are
late and tracks are damaged in every
direction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01

Taylor, Texas. May 31.--A terrific hail
and wind storm ragged over the eastern
section of Williamson County, cover
ing an area of five miles late this af-
ternoon. A number of buildings were
wrecked. Hail stones obliterated the
cropS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
THE WEATHER .

Washington, May 31.-FOr Alabama !
Generally fair Saturday and SundayJ
fresh southwest to northwest winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01

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Among the Pleasure Craft.

The large auxiliary power schooner yacht
Ciconia, which was out on the marine rail-
way at BENEFITS boat yard for week or
more. having some repair work done to
her hull under water, at high water We'd
nesday was put overheard. The Ciconia
will. 1t is stated, leave here in few days
with her owner and his family aboard for a
cruise on Chesapeake bay.
The work Of painting and overhauling the
power launch Stella, in progress at the boat
house at the foot of 9th street for several
days past. has been. completed, It Is stated,
and the little craft is ready to take her
owner, Mr.. ]. E. Nicholson, and friends on
fishing trips to the mouth of the river.
She may make a trip to Hampton Yoads
during the summer with her owner and
party aboard -z~s
The new launch being built at the boat
house of Capt. Sonny Reagan, at the foot
of 18th street, for Messrs. Carter & Clark
of this city was to have been launched this
week, but some delay was experienced, and
the launching has been postponed until
some time the coming week. 1t will be two
or three weeks after she Is launched before
she will be ready for service. When the
boat is put overheard she will be chrfstened
the Virginia. 80 :.
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WOMEN IN HARD
FOUGHT TENNIS MATCHES

NEW YORK. May 4.-Long and grueling
matches by the woman players were the
features Of the continuation of the handI-
cap singles at the West Side Lawn Tennis
Club. 117th street and Amsterdam avenue,
yesterday. Mrs. E. d. Swift, plus half Is.
engaged Miss Laura Fischer, minus
half Is. in two deuce sets. which the for
mer finally won. after thirty-four games at
lie, So.
Mrs. Clark, scratch. had to play thirty
seven games to defeat Miss Marion Blag-
den. minus half 15. The latter won the
opening set at G-3. Then Mrs. Clark set
tied to her game. and ry brilliant voileying
captured the next two sets at Sc. SO.
after Miss Blagden had five times been
within a point of winning. Miss Scharman
won her contest with Mrs. Rice only after
forty-four games of the fastest sort Of
play.
The championship mixed doubles also be-
gan with victory for Miss Elizabeth H.
Moore and Thomas c. Trask They played
well together and defeated Miss Glover
Boldt and Grant Burns. captain of the CO.
Iumbia University team The summary fol-
lows:
Women's handicap. singles. second round
Mrs. Clark (scratchl defeated Miss Marion
Blagden (minus half 15). 50. SO. So:
Miss Scharman (mlnus half 15) defeated
Mrs. Rice tplus half 15). 6-S. ITO. Cd.
Semi-fnal round-Mrs. Swift (plus half
15l defeated Miss Laura Fischer (minus
half 15). lie. SO.
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SEMl-FINALS OF
BIG TENNIS TOURNEY

NEW YORK, May 2i.-The semi-f1nal
round In both singles and doubles was
reached In the Long Island championship
tournament yesterday on the courts of the
Kings County Lawn Tennis Club. Wylie c.
Grant the ex-indoor champion. and Henry
H. Mollenhauer came through In the upper
half of the singles. each outclassing his OPP
ponent and winning in straight sets. Irving
c. Wright. brother OF the International
player. Beals Wright. took the bracket OPP
posite Frederick G.. Anderson. Wright
proved steady. and from beginning to end
held to an attacking game against n. e.
Roberts of the Knickerbocker Field Club,
winning at 6-3. g.
The default OF Harold H. Hackett and
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MATCH PLAY OF
THE CRACK GOLFERS

NEW YORK. May A.-After the strain
of the qualification play there was a notice
able letdown in the pace throughout the
first and second match rounds OF the Met
ropolitan Golf Association championship
tournament continued yesterday on the
links Of the Nassau Country Club. Jerome
D. Travers of Montclair, the title holder
and Walter J. Trayis OF Garden City won
both their matches. though neither man
appeared at his best.
AS a matter Of fact. Travis had quite an
uncomfortable two hours with C. E. Saw
yer Of Midland In the second round The
former required 43 to go out and this let
him 1 down at the turn. The veteran also
lost the tenth, but he struck fast pace
and won the next four holes In 3. 4, 3, 4.
making him 2 up. Sawyer reduced this adj
vantage by winning the sixteenth in CAPT
tai 4, only to allow Travis to settle matters
with at the seventeenth:
defeat of Archie Graham, the New Jersey
champion. at the hands of N. E. Moore of
Apawamis. Both required 43 strokes to the
turn, and 1t was still case of all even
after they hOled their puts on the home
green, although at one stage Graham had
stood 2 up. They halved the nineteenth
hole in and the long second. or twentieth
hole Of the match, In 8. They continued
halving holes until the twenty-third, where
Moore finally won in a capital f.
Against Amos T. Dwight Travers started
indifferently with at the first hole, but
he recovered his lost ground Immediately
by making the 500-yard second up the hill
in par 8. This hole yesterday was made
as a rule by the players in SIS and rs.
Although Dwight held his man for seven
holes the Dyker Meadow champion began
to lose ground thereafter, and the best he
could get were halves at the eleventh and
thirteenth. AS result Trayers won by 5
up and to play. The summaries:
Gnampsnsaip ssD,Tirst re sn..i, Rhstt
Baen, beat j. N. Rhett, DyEer meadow. ~ 1 up
and and, to plsE ss%ss a sa%ap Garden CITY
to play: John R. Maxwell, IT,, Nassau. beat 8. d.
Robbins. St. Andrews. beat James L. Taylor. Dyker
beat sp a'd byssa Meadow 5;
Archie Graham. North Jersey: ! up twenty three
sewanoy. BY up; w. [. Hicks. Nassau, beat L.
A. Hamilton. Engiewood. by D up and to play;
Findlay s. Douglas. Nassau, beat II. f.: whitney.
By as t .y RsSse, &
BY up and to play: Oswald KiEkby, Englewood.
beat C. West Taintor. Richmond County, By up;
G: E. Sawyer, Midland beat IT'D T D. Hooper. Mas
dea City Il S beat James Foot apawsmis ~ up
jssa %Sid ESs p ed play
second round-W. b. Rhett beat seely. 81 4 up
and to play: Maxwell beat t,; stiilman up and
play; 5. J. Graham beat Moore. 2 up; Douglas beat
Hicks. up and 8 to play; Kirby beat Watson. 9
up and to play; Travis beat Sawyer, up and
TO piny
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ONE FAVORfTE
WON AT GRAVESEND

NEW YORK, May 24.-Five heavily sup
ported favorites were badly beaten at
Gravesend yesterday. the bookmakers get
ting another rich haul. One OF the most
shocking reverses suffered by the talent
was the defeat of Shotgun in the Pat
chogue stakes. at about six furlongs. Shot
gun was played down to 8 to 5 favorite
bot although he broke well he was quickly
outrun by E. r. Thomas Jacobite. to l.
On the far turn Shotgun began to stop as
ff he had broken down, and Miller eased
him up. He came home many lengths be-
hind his field. with blood pouring from his
nostrils- Jacobite was never headed after
leaving the barrier. and won In a gallop
gage on the place. with Pantouhe, to /,