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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
CAUGHT UNDER WATER.
Thought All Was Over on This
Earth For Them.
WERE MOI In DANGER.
Eighteen Men Had Been Informed by
Tslephone That They Wers Doomed
10 Die by Drowning and Great Was
Thsir Consternation.

New York. Aug 2s.-weak anc eI.
hausted. eighteen men who had been
prisoners under thirty feet OF water
In the tunnel lock OF the McAdoo ter.
minal at Fulton and Greenwich streets
for eight hours were released. Five
of them had entered compressed air
cell for the first time in their lives
when they went down to work
Rainfall caused the trouble. Fulton
street became a miniature river. which
emptied into the excavation of the
tunnel WHICH is being driven under
the North river 10 the Jersey shore.
The eighteen men In the tunnel lock
who had gone to work In the afternoon
came up at s O'Clock TO finish their
eight-hour tour OF duty.
AZ no time were the men In danger
The first they kew Of the accident
above them was when appnsed by tel.
ephone. When the water poured into
the tunnel excavation the office called
the lock and Informed the men they
would have 10 remain below until the
flood could be pumped out, When the
men learned that they were trapped
under water thirty feet deep they were
terror-stricken.
To make matters worse the man
who had answered the telephone was
a foreigner who had ar imperfect un.
derstanding OF English. and he inform.
ed his companions they were all going
20 be drowned. as the water was pour.
ing into the tunnel and there was no
chance for them 10 escape
A dozen syphons were rigged and
shortly afterward pumping out the wa.
ter began. Long before the level OF
the water had been reduced 10 a point
below q. lock the new section was
IN place f1r the work OF rescue
When the door was finally opened
and the men were notified they could
come out the eighteen fought 90 get
through az once. Master Mechanic
Combs beat them back and ordered
them up one at a time.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
CUPID LIE CAUSE
Pretty Girls Married. Shop 10 Now
Shut Up.

Wheeling. Aug 2s-For sale A
millinery shop. Why Well. II you
must know. because the two ladies'
who owned Il have both got married.
and now. having husbands. do not
need any store.
when Miss Louise Connolly quietly
left Charleston on the afternoon OF the
seventeenth day Of the present month.
together with Mr.. William r. Beck.
ley. and became the bride Of that gen
tleman In Parkersburg az $ O'Clock
that night. she left the store that had
been conducted by Connolly 4 du Ia.
ney withou anyone 10 take care ot
Il. Her partner. Miss Minnie du Laney.
became the wife Of Mr.. Sam v Motley
on June 26. Both women came to
Charleston from South Carolina last
year and built up a good business. hut
Dan Cepid knocked the business into
q cooked hat
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
WILDCAT ENTERS HOUSE.
Bounds Into Kitchen, Attacking
Mrs. Winters.
POURS HOT WATER ON IT.
Msddsasd With Psis ssd In Torment
Frem Barns the Infuriatsd Creature
Again Endssvers to Reach Lady. but
10 Dispatched by Dosa

Port Jeryis. ~. Ys Aug. 2s.-Mrs.
Robert Winters was busy making
bread at her home near Griebey. Pa.
when the dogs began barking savasely.
She was about 10 investigate the cause
when a wildcat bounded into the kitch.
en- door. followed by two dogs.
The wildcat sprang at Mrs. Winters.
but she lodged II. and. grabbing a
kettle OF hot water from the stove,
dashed Il over the animal. when Il
sprang at her a second time
Screaming with rage and pain. the
wildca, turned on the dogs and fought
them furiously. but. blinded as II was.
by the scalding water and suffering
agony. II was no match for them. and
Was soon killed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
WEARS EIGHTEEN SHOES.
Stanley Wright Promises to BE q
st.Ciass Giant.

Washington. Pa. Aug eS-Greene
county has produced a prodigy in Stan.
ley Wright. its youngest schoolteacher.
who for height and avoirdupois Il Is
believed stands without peer In the
state. Young Wright Is a product OF
Richhill township. and though only
seventeen years OF age stands feet :
inches in his hose. tips the beam az
s56 pounds and Is still growing
He wears a No. Is shoe. which he
has made 10 order The young giant
will teach in c~" ~ the schools Of
Richhill towns
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
NEW YORK LAND VALUES.
So Enormous That They Are Difficult
TO Realize.

New York. Aug 2S.-rn his report
TO the mayor President OF the Tax
Board Lawson Purdy makes this in.
terestinb comment on the land values
Of the city,
The value of land today in New
York City il so enormous that Il Is
hard to realize its amount without
some comparisons. The assessed
value Of land alone. exclusive OF I'm.
provements. In the city OF New York.
Is greater than the assessed value
Of all the real estates. improvements
included in the state OF Pennsylvania
and nearly twice as great as the value
OF all the real estate. including i'm.
proyements. In the state Of New York
outside the city. The assessed value
OF the land for six square miles Of
Manhattan. In the neighborhood Of
Central park. Is greater than the as.
sessed value OF all the real estate In
the state OF Missouri"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
First IN Fifteen vears.

Allegheny. Pa. Aug. :s.-ror the
FIRST time 10 fiftess years Police OH
scr Brsoff has had . oae-day vacation
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
FOLEY 5
.HONEYAApT TAR
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy.
Tor coughs, eoids, tiroat and lung
troubles. No opiates. Non-alcohoiic.
Good for everybody. Sold everywhere
The genuine
FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR 10 ls
sYsilow package. Refuse sabstitusss.
Pssesrsd only BY
eolsy = oempany. ohloaeo.
N. n. JAMES.
Boy Found on Platform.

New York. Aug. ss.-Michaei Clara
six-year-old son OF a Brooklyn barber
who was kidnapped July %. was found
"Wednesday on the platform OF an up
town elevated railroad station. He
was well dressed and in good condition
and said his captors had treated him
nice The kidnappers. Il Is supposed,
finally realized that the parents were
unable TO pay $500 ransom. which was
demanded. and abandoned the child
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
On Similar charaes.

Loneford. ireland. Aug 2s.-Mr.
Mckenzie. Irish Nationalist candidate
for election 10 parliament for South
Longford. and seventeen Of his sup
porters. were arrested Wednesday
on charges similar 20 those on which
James FARRELL and forty others were
arrested Tuesday. Persons taken In
custody "Wednesday were aslo com.
mitted for trial
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
Fatal Arc Lamp Explosion.

Irwin. Pa. Aug. ss.-Electncity
from a fallen arc lamp killed Richard
Dewitt. fourteen years old. and vii.
liam Dewait. a twelveyear-old broth
Or. who touched the dead body. Is stirl
unconscious and may not live The
boys played with the lamp as Il lay In
Penn avenue. and this evening when
they returned TO Il the power had been
turned On
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
TAYLOR IN MuNE.
Former Kentucky Governor VIII Not
BE Arrested.

Frankfort. Ky. Aug 2s-In a let.
ter addressed TO Commonwealth At.
torney Franklin Of this city chief
prosecuting counsel for the state in
the Goebel murder cases. Governor
Beckham assures that official Of his
cooperation with him In seeing that
William $. Taylor Is protected from
arrest and allowed 10 return TO the
state OF Indiana.
Taylor Is wanted to testify In the
Caleb Powers case
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
Twenty soldiers Slain.

Tangier. Aug. 2s-Advices received
here "Wednesday from Fez say the
Zerahna tribe attacked and defeated.
q column OF the sultan's troops sent 10
collect tribute from the tribe. Twenty
OF the sultan's soldiers were killed
during the fighting.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
SULTAN AssAssiNAreo.
Abdul Assn Said 20 Have Been Muir
dered In His Palace.

London. Aug. 2S-A correspondent,
Of the Trihsne at Tangier telegraphs
his paper under reserve rumor ths,
Sultan Abdul Assiz has been assassin.
ated In the palace az Fez.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
Switch EnaIne Make. Record

vincennes. Ind. Aug. 2s.-A Baiti.
more and Ohio switch engine ran six
miles In four minutes
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
To cure prNnkenness.

Cleveland. Aug. as.-This city will
operate an establishment for the cure
cf drunkenness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07

These Skirts are made in every
conceivable style, all fine Panamas,
in all the leading shades, nobby
worsteds in beautiful checks and
stripes, and a few Wolfe Skirts in
both plain and embroidered effects;
also a very limited number of Taft
feta Silk Skirts. These skirts are all
made in the very newest styles. are
handsomely plated and are worth
$1,000 and s1..75, and a few as high
as $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07

CRACK -A-JACK - A
combination of pop
corn, peanuts and
mOlaSSeS that is II uly
great. Good size SC
bag tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07

FRESH CREA NJ Fill
BERTS - Real 6oOd.
Tomorrow, 4 &c
10 .............
First Floors. INdnn,
Sons a Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07

CHOCOLATE COVER
ED MINTS-Equal to
any sold in the city
at 35c a Id. Onc
Our price. $50. SoS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
Women's wash skirts at $1.19.

who disappointed few weeks
We
% W
OF n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
Bargain tables, street
floor.

"a length, up to the extra stout
; or any of the between sizes is sure
ID this time, come as early in the morn
,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
At $4.98,
worth $3.50 and SO.

Panamas and Mo-
hairs in black, navy and brown,
beautiful worsteds in neat effects;
also a few white skirts in mohair
and Panama. These skirts are all
made in the newest plated effects,
and many of them are finished with
folds around the bottom. This lot
contains. in addition to all regular
sizes, a few extra large sizes for
stout women. Such values as these
would be indeed hard to duplicate. as
many of these skirts are worth dou-
BILE
The Prescott daily news., 1907-09-24
Do Not Delay, Start Today.

Thos. c. McRae, President w. Y. Foster, Vice-President Thos. c. McRae, Jr., Cashier T. R. Wright, Assistant Cashier H. E. Bemis,
The Prescott daily news., 1907-09-24

C. D. McSwan, Cashier Emmet office
 The above compose the Directors and Officers of this Bank They among the successful bus mess men in this section Give us trial. We assure you we will appreciate it and believe offer you every consideration consistent with safe and sound bank
The Prescott daily news., 1907-09-24

We received on deposit amounts of One Dollar and upwards and offer you per cent on savings Accounts.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-09-24

c. D. McSwain, Cashier Emmet office
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
New 1oard of Trustee..

Following is the new State Board of Trustees of the Anti Saloon League:
 Rev. W. B. Crumpton, Montgomery; Rev. ". NJ Crawford. Montgomery; Rev. s M Hosmer. n. D.. Greensboro; Hon. Willard Sweat. Mont gOmery; Rev. S. l.. DObbs n. D.. Birmingham; Rev John W. Stag. D. D., Birmingham; Rev. I. D. Steele, D. n. Rrmin gham; Rev. J. II Mccoy, D. D.. RirminEham Rev w. IT. Croma, Birmingham; P. C, Rat Tiff Birmingham; Rev. $. F. Wasson, Tuscaloosa Rev. J. R. McMulen, Gads- den; David Cooper. Oxford; Hon. A. IT. Carmichael. Tuscumba; R. E. Pettus Huntsville w A. Davis. Anniston; Rev J. R, Davie, Rlocton; Joseph Lambert. Catherine; Dr. W. IT. McClendon. Lam ett Hon. R. r. Lovelady. Pratt City; MT E. A. Farmer Dothan; Hon. s D. WcakleY Birmingham; Rev. N L. An dcrson, D. D., Montgomery: Rev w. p. Dickinson D. D., Selma; J. R. Green, Opelka: w. Y. Lovelall Brewton; R. O., Harris, Mobile.
 Brooks Lawrence has been reelected for another year as State Superintend- cnt of tn" league.
 Rev IT. T, Crumpton of Russelville was elected Assistant State Superin- tendent of the League to take charge of the Birmingham office during the ab- sence of MT. Lawrence. who Is making Montgomery his headquarters while the Legislature Is in session
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
svndov school Copven.Ioua.

It will be interesting news to the esunday School workers Of Alabama 10 know that the twenty~fourth annual convention of the Alabama Sunday School Association will he entertained at Birmingham, April 9 to II next.
 On account of the large representa- lion. it was thought the matter of fndine a place of meeting would be difficult, but the Birmingham people have solved the problem. and request that the basis of representation remain unchanged until after tho meeting, as thay feel amply able to entertain the crowd It will he remembered that at the convention of the State Sunday School Association in Montgomery last Anril there were about 1.200 delegates and visitors. and with such a repre- ssentation there are few cities in Ala bama that could extend an invitation for the convention. Consequently 1t was deemed expodient hy the Executive <. .Cyommutee to cut down the nasls of rep .resentauon This will he done at the convention at Birmingham in April
 Following Is the basis Of represent ation for this year.
 All officers of the State Association, five delegates at large from each coun- ty. all ministers of the Gospel the sn- berintendent and two other delegates from each Sunday School
 The railroads have granted rate or me fare plus 25 cents for the round trip 10 delegates attending the conven- ton. The delegates will be entertain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Program at Court Street.
Will Lecture on SIums.

The Rev. Charles F. Kean will lecture according to the appointment of the pastor. Rev. w. H. Reinhart. at the Fifth Avenue Methodist Church tonight instead of at the Court House. as pre- Viously annouCed.
 Mr. Kean is an able speaker, and comes to the city well endorsed as lecturer, from London. England. and his lecture Sunday night on the subject. Light in the Sums of London" will be of especial interest, as the facts gathered and the points brought out are the product of actual dealings with the work in this section of the great city. A special treat is in store for those who may be able to attend this service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

ous critic, but the money getter, the pleasure-seeker the place lever Is the much raker.
 The penitentiary prisoners at Frank fort, Ky, are engaged in Bible mem ory contest. Frank McComb won a Bible as a prize for committing to mem ory 1,6O2 verse in thirteen weeks.
 Not far from Petersburg, England is a typical fen village The vicar has provided a floating chapel to navigate the winding waterways, and all the usual religions services are held on the boat.
 In five months 55,000 stranded men and boys visited the Chicago rescua Mission and enjoyed the reading room and gospel exercises. and many of them professed to be helped to q better life.
 Hiram College. Hiram, Ohio. where President Garfield was a teacher, pro- poses to raise $25,000 to provide a home for the children of foreign missionaries and for free tuition while they pursue their studies.
 Sir Robert Anderson shamed the in- consistency of some who attack the Bible. saying. The higher critics as-,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20


 Less than four years ago the Forest Avenue Methodist Church was organ ixed with thirty-four members. The church. which is a neat frame struc- ture, was built by the congregations of the Court Street Methodist and the Dexter Avenue Methodist churches. at cost of $4,000, all of which was paid lxi cash except $S50, and for this amount l7ve men, members of the two churches, gave their notes. They were k. F.. Steiner. w. M. Teague. Jr. S. M Starke, Adolph Roemer and c. G. Zir- kle.
 When the church was organized in June, 1903, Rev. Frank Seay was ap- pointed by Presiding Elder Dr. T. S.. Fraser. and in the fall. at the conven- ing of the Conference. MT. Seay was disappointed by the bishop to the pas torate of the church. He was again appointed in 1904.
 Tn 1905 Rev. R. R. Ellison was ap- pointed to the church. and in 1906 was returned. The membership of the church has been on q steady growth since it's organization. At the confer ence of 1903 there were eighty-two members; in 1905, 150 members, and in 1906 the conference report showed POS members. At present there are 21S members of the church. with a steady growth all the time:
 The church is without debt, and will be dedicated this spring The Ladies' Aid Society has furnished the church with elegant pews and has carpeted the building throughout
 The Sunday School of the Forest Av- enue Church is one of the best of the Methodist Churches in the city. Su- perintendent Carl & Roemer has serv- ea efficiently in that capacity since the nrganization of the school The Senior Frnxvorth League, under the leadership Of w. H. Bowdoin is fourishing I'm portant factors in the development anc in the furtherance of work of tho church are the Ladies' Aid Society, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and the Juvenile Missionary Society.
 Rev. R. R. Ellison. the present pas for. is one of the strongest young mer in the Alabama Conference. and is do ing q splendid work at the Forest AV' anue Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

sume the Bible wrong unles it Is sup ported by pagan evidence, and when the Scriptures and pagan authorities agree, they assume that the Scriptures wer based on the pagan evidence. Higher criticism assumes every thing against Holy Scriptures"
 The three most widely-read books next to the Bible were written by Eng fish Baptist Paradise Lost, Pilgrims Progress, and Robinson Crusoe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
HIS SUIT SUITS.

Conversation Overheard On Knabe's
 Corner Yesterday.
 Dasher-Why do you wear such aw- fully loud clothes. old chap? ], Masher-So I cawn't heah my tailor, when he comes around to collect tn1 bill. don't you know. Dasher-Patronize Holt's Dye Works and your bills won't bother you. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
John Wilkes Accomplishment.

John F. wnkie. chief of the Secret Service, is one of the best amateur wonders with a deck Of cards, and his sleight- hand maneuvers with coin, handkerchiefs and other objects are a source Of constant wonder to his friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
rir.t Ranti.t Church Program.

First bapt1st Ohurch FHOSh",.
 The regular services of the First Baptist Church will be conducted to- day by the pastor. Dr Charles A. Stakely. Following is the program of music arranged by Prof T. C. Cal loway, the choir director and organ list, for both the morning and the evening service
 Morning Service.
 Organ Prelude -Andantino In G Mi- Inor-Gigout
 Anthem-Te Deum Landamus--Wag- ner- Holden
 Organ Offertory-- -Pastorale in A op. I5--Deshayes.
 Quartett--o Mother Dear. Jerusalem --Otis.
 organ Postlude--Grand choeur in F. Evening Service. Organ Prelude -Fugue from Suite lin Minor--Handel.
 Anthem--Th is no Night in Heav en- Bullard Organ OHertory-The Swan--saint- Saens. Quartett--Lo the Day of Rest Declin- eth-Elliott Button. Organ Postlude- Postal March in C. Calkin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

heart; that never changes. The trou- ble is not with the head, but with the heart"
 At Fairmont La., is a congregation calling itself the "Israelite Baptist Church" A denominational paper hopes that the members have mo guile"
 When the Bellaire. Ohio. church, asked Senator Tillman, who had prom ised to lecture for them, not to use any profanity, and he said that they would have to take their chances, the engagement was cancelled.
 Bishop Ward, who was elected Meth odist bishop last May. will make his home in Houston, Texas. He is a na- tive of the Lone Star State."
 Rev. Henry w. Warren. hotel chap lain in New York. seeks to have pray CTS in the financial centers, and will open the business day Tn Wall Street with a brief religious service in front of the stock exchange.
 St. Johns Church. St. Louis. pr. H. $. Bradley. pastor, has promised to contribute $5.000 annually to support the Kwansie Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan.
 The American Bible Society last year issued at home and abroad. 2.2Ss.755 volumes bringing the aggregate issues for ninety years to 7S,509,529. Dr. Charles Guthbert Hall calls Pu- dita Rambai. the founder of homes in India for child widows, "a statesman like servant of God" and "one of the great personages of her generation"
 In 1900 only ten per cent of the col lege students of America were mem- bers of evangelical churches. In 1900, over 50 per cent wero members.
 At a meeting lately held in London to protest against Sabbath dissertation. the Archbishop of Canterbury presid- ed. He was supported by the Roman Catholic Duke of Norfolk and the was read from a prominent Jewish | rabbi. and expressions of interest from the Prince and Princes of Wales. General Booth says. "it is a decep- l ton of Satan fer people who call them selves Christians to think that 1t is optional for them to take up active NOi lpI NIpti' 1Iey are CdIleQ to nght | and suffer. and to make the saving of souls the chief business of their lives
 A great English statesman said. He | that only attacks sin in the abstract will never die d martyr. Few are will | ling to risk l!fe> or even reputation in making direct assaults on sin in the | concrete"
 l Some think that the marked decrease | In the number of convicts in the Mis- | souri penitentiary is the result of the 1 enforcement of the Sunday closing | law.
 1 Dr. R. II. Graves. of the Baptist church. has just been honored with a | great celebration in Canton. the largest | city of China, In commemoration of | the fifty years in China" q half cen l tury having passed since he landed as a foreign missionary.
 President Roosevelt says there are too many saloons in Panama. and that | he hopes four fifths of them will be
 closed by the new law which went into | effect. January ].
 Interference to the French law of
 separating church and state and to
 other alleged attacks on the church | Pope Plus said, They who seek to re- ! form me. seek to destroy ma"
 Dr. Van Dyke says that the muck ] r7'Se man Is not the honest or malici-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Court Street Methodist Church will be held Monday afternoon in the Lomax annex of the church at f o'clock. All members of the other societies of the church, and all women of the congregation are re- Quested to attend the meeting.
 Mrs. T. D. McGough,
 Acting President. NFrs N IT NFoCnnohs cec
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

ed by the Sunday School workers of Birmingham. -. For further information about the State Convention write to Joseph Car thel, General Secretary Montgomery Ala or to S. D. Monroe, Chairman of the Entertainment Committee, 2021 1-2 First Avenue. Birmingham.
 Program at Court Street.
 Dr. O. C. McGehee. pastor of the Court Street Methodist Church. will preach at both the morning and the evening services today Following is the program of the music for both ser vices.
 MORNING SERVICE.
 Prelude by Orchestra-Selected.
 Anthem. Praise the Lord, o Jerusa- lem-Maunder.
 Offertory Quartette. God to Whom We Look Up Blindly-Chadwick
 Postlude by Orchestra-Selected. EVENING SERVICE Prelude-Selected.
 Anthem-We Praise Thee, O Lord Shelley
 Offertory Quartette. Far From My Heavenly Home-Vincent.
 PoStlude-Selected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Notice, Home Missionary Society.

NOtICe, HOme WIsoiOnary SOCIety. The Home Missionary Society of the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the church
 Mrs. J. G. Spruell
 President. Mrs. W. w. Spruell, Sec.
 President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

The ladies of one of the divisions of the Home Mission Society of the Firth Avenue Methodist Church, led by Mrs J. A. Hamn, have had the parsonage repapered, and have bought several new pieces of furniture. which is an added comfort to the minister's family at the parsonage.