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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
EUFAULA NEWS.

Eufaula. guly 22.- Especial. )-Dur- ing the morning service at the Episco- naI Church yesterday the Rev. B. E. Brown requested the ladies of the parish to call at the rectory at D. m. this afternoon. The object is to have them look at the plans of the propos- ed new church which are now ready and will be on exhibition The vestry have decided on them and 1t only re- mains to gain the approval of the ladies which was regarded best The cash fund in hand has now reached over SLIGO with several thousand nIedged as soon as dirt is broken and this will be done sometime next week if there are no objections to the plans
 Four or five country wagons loaded with cotton was an unusual sight on Broad Street Saturday morning. Walter C. Williams a well known farmer who resides near Pittsview dis nosed of eighteen bales of his holdings and received 13 cents per pound for the round lot. It is also MT, Wiliiams's custom to dispose of large quantities of meat corn and other farm products during the summer months.
 Judge w II. Pruett is interesting himself in securing a list of the citi- zens who will attend the Veterans re- union> and. big bar(Hcu at Clayton on the 26th Those who anticipate going want to secure special train which is now about settled upon.
 Ed Wright a well known employe at tho EufauIa cotton mills suffered serious and painful injury \ on the elevator Saturday afternoon. His right leg was so badly bruised that it will be several weeks before he can resume work.
 F Margaret who resides near Ratesville has secured the services of some German laborers from near Chi cago and will in future experiment. with white labor In his operations in that line.
 Misses Louise Foy. Lottie Corker, and Lila Merrill have returned from a two weeks visit to Troy, where they were entertained at a house party given by Miss Norma Worthey. The young la ies are loud in their praises
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
At Work Installing Gallows in
 Jail With Condemned Murderers

Almost within hearing distance of the cells iat the County jail where Colvin Coleman and David Beeman are con- fined, was yesterday begun the erec- tion of the gallows for the execution of the negro prisoners.
 The initiative toward installing the steel death trap that is to take the lives of the condemned murderers. was taken yesterday morning in the room on the second floor of the old jail that has been set apart as the execution cham Der. Coleman and Beeman will be hanged in this room at noon Friday unless there is executive interference.
 The gallows is the same that stood so long in the rear portion of the old jail and on which a number of con- demned men were executed. The trap was taken down intact when the demo- lition of the jail was started and it Is said 1t will be comparatively easy task to set up the frame again, the principal work being in constructing the foundation. While no time has been set for the completion of the gal lows, the contractor in charge gives as-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
Ne2ress Attempts Wholesale
 Poisoning Of State Convicts

mock. negro prisoners. 70 be trans fered to the State Penitentiary at We- tumpka, on account of i'll health. They were taken to Speigner's yesterday ar ternoon by MT. Purifoy and by W. O.. Robbins. Jr.. deputy sheriff Of Ell more county.
 Steve Oates. a negro who is want ed in Elmore county On charges or assault to murder. asrault and bat tery and carrying a concealed pistol was taken to Wetumpka at the same time.
 The negro had heretofore been em- ployed as watchman in the Louis vHle and Nashville yards. + is ai- legged he became intoxicated Sunday and was dicharged. Af:cr thls. in an inebriate condition. he went 70 pratt vile Junction and with q revolver. It is charged. that he eleArei the station of everyone. including the agent and the telegraph operator. It Is said he fired several shots and succeeded m terrorizing the community.
 Still in his drunken condition, he was arrested yesterd1y on Bei street by Deputies Robbins and Wilson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23

maining one hundred and forty-three passengers in that train.
 One Passenger Carrying Thirty-six
 Trunks.
 T came to Montgomery on the limit CT train which is now run through solidly between New York and New Orleans. This train has a baggage capacity for eighty-five ordinary about one hundred and twenty-five passengers. The Baggage Master on this train informed me that he recalls
 having on one occasion transported commercial traveller It will be seen that we could carry not even three such passengers bag gage on this train, and then tho remaining one hundred and twenty-three passengers would be forced to have their baggage come on some following train.
 Why should one class of passengers
 be encouraged to carry from ten to measures now before the Legislature will have effect of doing. and thus ex- clude from the use of the baggage
 facilities all the other passengers on fifty pounds of free allowance of bag
 gage to a passenger has been recoz-
 nized as ample and sufficient for the
 general public. and I have never had g. complaint made to me that f.Ie pub lie desired any change in the baggage regulations and excess charges of the Southern Railway Company
 Why should Discriminatory Leg.ssa- tion Be Enacted:
 Running through each Of these measures it is specified that these ex- traodinary facilities are to be granted
 to commerci l travellers. What is intended to become of the other travellers? Or. why should commercial travellers or any specific class or travellers be granted any distinctive
 class legislation in this way? The carriers would be called on to know who are commercial travellers and how they are to be separated from the general public or oth-r class of pat they are to have some peculiar style of baggage or covering for the mer- chandse articles or other wares which
 they are thus transporting.
 "A commercial traveller from Chicago could have trunks constructed so as have ten to thirty trunks An Ala bama farmer coming to town to buy. say, ten hams and not having the same style of trunk as the commercial trav- eler and being asked by the baggage agent what his occupation is. and an- swering that he is a farmer the bag gage agent must decline to check the one trunk of ten hams for the Farmer. but he would be absolutely required to check all the trunks containing say traveller. wilderness of incon-
 gruities is apparent by this one ex- ample Could anything be more ab- surd than this? Yet this is exactly what these measures require.
 Checking Glass-Ware. China Ware, Etc These measures make absolutely no exception of merchandise baggage, for commercial travellers wares of any kind must be checked as baggage. and
 this would mean that all kinds of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23

surance that it will be completed In ample time for the hanging.
 The morbid curiosity of many people to see the hanging is borne out in the fact that Sheriff B.lser and those con nected with his office have received profusidn of requests from persons de- sirous of witnessing the extinction or life.
 Though newspaper reporters nave not yet been, accorded the privilege or talking with the condemned men, It IS said that Coleman. the murderer or John A Finley. is imbued with religion ana is ready to die. He is said to have emerged from his recent nervous spell. and has no fears for his approaching fate.
 Beeman is said to be very nervous and. in view of the alleged extenuat- ing circums stances in his case ana the new evidence, said to have been found. there Is belief that he may have chance for executive clemcncy. fight for his life will be made by his attor- nev before the Governor and the Par doning Board.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23

A negress who attempted 10 poison the prisoners of the Henderson, Boyd Lumber Company at Eichburg a few days ago. was brought 10 Montgomery yesterday. en route from Richburg to Speigner's where she will be put to work in the States cotton mill.
 Anna Junior. the woman. is lie prisoner having been sent up for the murder of her husband She impregna- ted the food at the R;chburg camp with potash and it was only through a lucky discovery by the warden that the poisoning of the prisoners was prevented.
 J. E. Purifoy. hard labor agent of the l1nber company. who brought the woman tc Montgomery. said she de clared sS~ mixed potash In the Vic- tuals to catch up with some one who had been Kealing meat from her. Al ter the discovery vas made, 1t :;as deemed unsafe to keep ,he woman at the camp longer and she was removed to Speigner's.
 Along with the negress. MT. Purifoy brought John Maxwell. white con yict. and R. R. Goods and John Ham
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
Baggage LaDs(a as Proposed
 Harmful to the Public
Vevs of S. Hardsoick Passenger Traffic Manager, South
 Raiivay Company.


 Mir. Hardwick. who is q native of home a few days. and as he has been engaged in the passenger traffic TOT thirty years he was requested 10 siVe his views concerning the new baggage legislation which Is under considera'- tion now by the House and Senate. i, He replied that he had read care fully all If these proposed new opinion. nothing but harm to the public and carriers alike could come from any change in the present baggage reguia- tions in Alabama.
 Present Baggage Regulations and
 Rates Most Liberal.
 Mr. Hardwick says there is nothing more commonly misunderstood than the baggage regulations of a railway com pany. "t:ese baggage regulations have creasing lioerality on the part of the railways that the misuLderstandlng now prevails to some extent that the railways should really have no regula- distinctive class legislation should De made at the expense of the carriers. but which really will be more at the expense of the general public.
 No Money in The Present Baggage
 Regulations.
 The carrier does not make its bag gage regulations for the sepcific pur- pose of obtaining any particular or large amount or revenue tHei ieioi iii The primary object the carrier has in view in its baggage regulations is the purpose of affording to the general public the best and amplest facilities possible and to distribute this service as fairly as possisble among all of it's patrons alike.
 Although it is true that the carriers have from time to time enlarged their definition of the term baggage" and have come to make this permissive for the transportation of many other ar ticles than personal wearin" apparel. and the carriers have really gone to this extent to be as liberal as they safely can in cooperating with their patrons. yet its seems on this account they are now brought face to face with this It is the opinion of the carriers that any departure from the present baggage regulations and rates upon the the prompt handling of bagga~a for the general public, as these measures would certainly mean an important and large increase in the number of pieces of baggage to be handled and the total amount of bag gage which the carriers would thus be called upon to transport for specified class.
 Overcrowding the Capacity of the Cars. ;. Usually a baggage car will accom- trunks The usual coach, capacity of a train is fro-i one hundred to one one hundred and fifty persons. 1 happened to hear of one firm which has seven commercial travellers. who carry ten trunks each. If these seven trunks, were to board the same train. there would be left a capacity for loadinC thirty trunks in tile baggage car for the accommodation of the re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23

of the charming hospitality extended them by the Trojans.
 Miss Cecilia Payne. of Macon. Is the guest of Miss Lila Merrill and is re- ceiving a royal welcome at the hands of all who have met her. She IS indeed a charming girl.
 Copious showers which have recent ly fallen in this section have agnin greatly benefited the crops and the outlook Is more and more encourag- ing each day.
 The Eufaula Rifles under command of Captain K. B. Mckenzie left this morning for Selma where they go in camp for a week.
 Miss Hattie Carroll is visiting friends at Hatchechubbee.
 Miss Blanche Wolff. of Montgom- cry, Is. visiting her sister. Mrs. Nose Scheuer on Eufaula street. Miss Blanche has hosts of warm friends In the city who always gladly welcome her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
LOTHIAN MAN BANKRUPT.
1T. Weathers Files Voluntary Petit
 str,, s,, EeIeras Court.

T TT. Weathers Files Voluntary Pefi-
 tion in Federal Court.
 !. T. Weathers. a merchant or Do- than. filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy yesterday in the United States court. = According to his schedule. hls lia- bilities consist of secured claiiils amounting to $S05, and unsecured elaims of $1.655.S7. u :. He places his assets at $1,54O all or which he claims as exemption. HIS assets include real estate valued al $500. {. stock of goods inventorled h. $500. other property valued at $9O ana book accounts of $50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
Officials Gather.

Norfolk. Va. July 22-The National Association of Officials of the Bureau of Labor statistics convened ip its twenty-third annual convention at the Jamestown Exposition thts afternoon for a session of six days. United States Commissio:cr of Labor Charles P. Neill of Washington. president Of the association, Is presiding with com missioner and delegations form thirty four states attending.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
NEWS OF RECORD

Deeds were recorded yesterday in' the office of the probate judge as follows:
 M. B. Campbell to J. W. Jones prop erty situated on the south side of Highland. 955 feet west of Summit street and having a frontage of 112 feet, consideration $11,00o:
 E. B. Joseph and wife to J. w. Jones. lot in Highland park. south.' consider ation $45O.
 I. o. Anderson and wife to J.. W. Jones. lot in Highland Park South. consideration $400.
 J. C. Haas and wife to J. W. Jones. three lots in Highland Park South' consideration $65O.
 D. F. Caffey and husband. Frank c. Caffey. to N. J. Greil. two lots ac- cording to the H. s. Dexter plat, each 60 by 12O feet; consideration $25O
 H. Shreve to Bell Neusteli proper ty in Shreve's subdivision of part of tra north east quarter. section 2S, township 16, range 17' consideration $1,050.
 Governor Conner offered a reward yesterday of $75 for the arrest and con- yiction of Wade Mccall, who is wanted at Aliceville, Pickens County, on a charge of murder.
 The Secretary of State received no tice yesterday that the Farmers Oil and Trading Company of Uniontown had increased its capital stock $1O.0OO.
 Notice was also received of the in corporation of McCarty- Reese Realty Company of Birmingham capital stock, s10, 900; incorporators. M. F. McCarty, w. A. Logan, Love Reese.
 The Governor announced the 1ollow- ing appointments yesterday:
 Notaries-J. l.. Drennen, Blrming- ham: S. R. Guarino Ensley; w. A. Redd. Bessemer; E. G. Horton. Mobile, and R. l.. Hill, Keystone.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-19
FAIRBANKS IS
COMING WEST
Vice President Will
Attend Irrigation
Congress
MAY STOP IN TERRITORY
Efforts Will Be Made to Have
Him Visit Principal Cities
in New Mexico.

From indianapolis comes the news
that Vice President Charles w. Fair
banks will leave his home city in a
day or two for Sacramento, California,
where he will deliver an address at
the meeting of the National Irrigation
Congress there September 2. The
vice president will travel over the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
way and pass through New Mexico
and Arizona en- route to the Pacific
coast.
At the request of many leading citi-
zens Of Trinidad, Colorado, he has con-
sented to stop over in that town and
deliver an address. He will pass
through New Mexico about the 25th or
2Gth instant. The time may be too
short, but if direct efforts were made
1t may be that the Vice President can
be induced TO pay visit to one of the
largest cities in the Territory on his
route to make speech,
Unfortunately Santa Fe, being on
a branch line of the Santa Fe Railway,
the chances to obtain the visit from
the Vice President to this city are
slim.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-19
UNCLE SAM VICTIM
OF PRACTICAL JOKER
Treasury Department in Receipt Of
Fake Check for 500 100000 Pay
ing Standard Fine.

Washington, Aug. 19.-When a
clerk in the treasury depart
ment today opened a letter
postmarked, Toledo, Ohio, he nearly
tainted, for it contained check made
payable to the United States treasury
and purported to pay the fine of $780,
100000 levied on the Standard Oil
Company by Judge Lands in Chicago.
The check was rushed to Acting Sec
retary of the Treasury James B.
Reynolds. Mr.. Reynolds laughed
The check was signed "The Standard
Oil Company, per j. d. Rockefeller ~
It was drawn on the Second Ma
tional Bank of Toledo, Ohio. Newspa-
per men sent the story of the check
being received to their papers. One
correspondent sent it in matter of
fact sort of way. Immediately his
home Office was hot with this query:
rs the check genuine? Believe
here it is a fake"
He sorrowfully answered, You are
right. 1t is fake. l am not hum
orist."
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-19
FORMER CHAMA
POSTMASTER DEAD
L. 3. MiIlson Succumbs to Attack of
Heart Disease-Life Member of
Local Lodge Of Eks.

Word was received in Santa Fe yes
terday of the sudden death OF L. B.
Millison, a former well known mer-
chant and postmaster of Chama, Rio
Arriba County, who expired at his
home there from a sudden attack of
heart disease. On account of i'm
paired health Mr.. Millison had resign
ed his position as postmaster, and
turned over the office Friday last to
his successor, Thomas J. Thompson.
After disposing of his business inter-
ests he had intended going to a lower
altitude in the hope of recuperating,
but death intervened before he had
finished his preparations. The de-
ceased was about forty-five years of
age and unmarried. He was a life
member Of Santa Fe lodge, No. 460,
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, and also belonged to Chama
lodge, No. "a, Knights of Pythias. It
is not known whether the body will be
buried in Chama or forwarded to his
old home in the State of Louisiana.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-19
HELPED NOMINATE
PRESIDENT POLK
Judge James A. Poage Dead at Ros-
WeII-Had Interesting
Career

Roswell, N. M., Aug. 19-Judge
James A. Poage died at st. Mary's
Hospital here Saturday at the age OF
90 years, 7 months and Is days. For
two months he had been at the hos
pital slowly failing, his once unusual
physical and mental strength being
sapped by the debility peculiar to
old age. He was born January /,
1917, in Augusta County, Virginia. He
was graduate of a law school at
Stanton, Virginia. He was dele
gate to the convention in 1914 at Bal
timore that nominated James K. Polk
for the Presidency. In the fall of
1S45, he came to Texas, locating at
Austin when it was a village and the
state houses were log buildings. He
was a soldier in the Mexican war, talk
ing an active part, and was member
of the 10th Texas Cavalry in the Civil
War. He was brother-in-law of
the late Congressman Walker from
Virginia. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at st. Andrews hall by Rev
E. Mcqueen Gray of Carlsbad and
those in attendance included members
of the Bar Association and the Sons
and Daughters of the COnfederacy.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-19
NEW SECRETARY
ARRIVES TONIGHT
Nathan Jaffa Leaves Roswell for San.
ia Fe-WiII Not Take Charge
Of Office at Once.

Nathan Jaffa who has been appoint
ed secretary of New Mexico filling the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
James Wallace Reynolds, will arrive
here this evening via the Santa Fe
Central Railway, according to let
ter from him received this morning
by Governor Curry.
Mr.. Jaffa will not assume his duties
for a week or two however, as he is
desirous of going to Denver mean.
while to see his brother there and
attend to some personal business in
that city. The object of his trip to
the Capital at this time Is to have a
conference with Governor Curry and
Secretary Reynolds and to set date
for his formal induction into office.
Governor Curry is a staunch admir-
er of Mr.. Reynolds, who retires from
the secretary's Office after over six
years incumbency, and considers him
one of the ablest men in the Terri
tory. He said he was especially
pleased with Mr.. Reynolds record as
acting governor and with the appoint.
ments made. He made the prediction
that Mr.. Reynolds would become an
important factor in New Mexico in
whatever line of endeavOr he chose
to engage in.
Governor Curry has implicit conf
dence in Mr.. Jaffa, who was appointed
to the position of secretary and lieu
tenant governor, upon his recommen-
dation. Mr.. Jaffas record as a bust
ness man and financier is sufficient
evidence of his ability and qualfica-
tions for the important position to
which he has been appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-19
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
is PROSPEROUS
Well Known Sheep Raiser Says Pres
ent Year Will Be Banner One
Plenty of Rain.

Prudencio Ulibarri, sheep grower
| and farmer near TERRA Amarillo,
passed through the city today en- route
from Albuquerque to his northern
home. While in the Duke City he
placed his son, VictorianO Ulibarri, in
the University of New Mexico the boy
having been appointed to scholar
ship by the Board of County Commits
sioners Of Rio Arriba County. under
the provisions of law passed by the
last Legislative Assembly giving each
county the privilege of naming stu
dent for four years at any one of the
Territorial institutions.
Mr.. 'Ulibarri states that conditions
in his county are very gratifying;
plenty of rain has fallen during June,
July and August, SO far, and crops of
cereals and alfalfa will be of the best.
Grass on the ranges is fine and the
water supply is good Live stock, es-
pecally sheep, is in first class condi-
tion and very good prices are paid for
this years lambs. The wool crop of
Rio Arriba County has been sold and
brought very good returns. The aver
age range of prices for wool was from
Is 1-2 cents to 16 cents per pound;
lambs have brought and are bringing
from $3.50 to 1925 per head. On ac-
count Of late frost, the fruit crop is a
failure this year.
Mr.. Ulibarri belongs to a well
known and influential Rio Arriba
County family and has fine home and
extensive ranch properties twelve
miles west of TERRA Amarillo on the
Rio Nutrias. He is a staunch Repub-
lican and since he has attained his
majority has voted for the success H
the Republican ticket. Ismael UliDar-
ri, his youngest brother, is chairman
Of the Board of County Commission
ers from the first county commissions
er's district, elected for four years
Mr.. Ulibarri expressed the opinion
that during the past twenty-five years
under Republican Federal and Terri
torial administrations, the county of
Rio Arriba has always been prosper
Gus and always contented; while un-
der the Democratic administration it
was in the dumps" The people we're
anything but prosperous For instance.
especially under the Cleveland admin
istration, sheep were bought in the
market for from Is cents to $1.30 per
head, and wool from 6 to s cents per
pound. The sheepmen did not then
make enough to pay running expenses.
while today in his county they are not
only in comfortable circumstances, but
many of them are wealthy.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-19
ELMER MARSH is
WILSON'S DEPUTY
Assumes Duties This Morning as AS
sistant Clerk of First judicial
District Court.

Elmer Marsh. who was formerly
messenger in the executive office for
Ex-Governor Hagerman and has re-
Gently been employed in clerical po-
sition at the local United States In
dian Industrial School, assumed his
duties this morning as deputy of Clerk
Francis C. Wilson, of the First judicial
district court. That Marsh would be
appointed as assistant to Mr.. Wilson
was announced several days ago in the
New Mexican. Superintendent Clin-
ton J. Crandall, of the Indian School,
has not yet appointed anybody to fill
the vacancy caused by Marsh's resig-
nation, but will do SO within a few
days. He has several applications un-
der consideration.