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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
GAS IN HUNTSVILLE.
Companies NegOating For its Distribu-
 t1Ou.

tlOn.
 Huntsville, July 11-(SpeciaD-The New York-Alabama oil Company. and the Huntsville Public Service Co.,, are again negotiating on a deal for the distribution of natural gas in this city. The Huntsville Public Service CO. has control of the franchise and plant of the Huntsville Gas and Light O.. and has the pipes for gas, while the New York Alabama Co.,. has the natural gas. William B. Lightfoot. treasurer of New York, s. J. Harmon of Balti- more and J. F. Gillespie. attorney, or Birmingham are here for the New York Alabama.
 The result of the negotiations Is anxiously awaited by the public The two companies had an argreement few weeks ago but they had a falling out before it went into effect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
NegrO Odd Fellows.

The injunction in the case of c. F. Johnson vs. C. A. Howze was Thurs day dissolved by Chancellor Benners. This involved the question of who were the officers of the negro order of Odd Fellows in Alabama, and is the out como of an effort on the part of c. F. Johnson to restrain Howze from act ing. The officers headed by Howze will consequently continue to exercise their authority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Last ef Jefferson Delegation.

OeIeBdtruu.
 W. E. Uquhart, the last member of the Jefferson delegation to the Legis. lature. arrived In this city last evening. He will champion the cause against pistol carrying, and hopes to have the bill lifted from the calendar today. MP Urquhart has been detained at his Bir. mingham home by the Illness of his wife. but she is now much improved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Flies Give Trouble,

Typhoid fever Is transmitted from person to person by flies and these in- sects are propagated in unsanitary stables.
 This statement was made by Dr. R. B. Hardness, city health ofieer. and 1t is the belief of the health department that the prevalence of typhoid fever in the neighborhood between Thirteenth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Bank is . Depositery.

Huntsville. July II -(Special)-ThG Henderson National Bank received notice from Montgomery yesterday o1 its selection as a state depositQryI There are now four repositories tq Huntsville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Mrs. Floyd is Hurt.

Mrs. Ida Floyd, a respectable woman of Birmingham. was painfully injured today by falling from a moving street car. The car was not running very fast at the time. which accounts for the woman not being dangerously in- jured.
 The accident occurred in front of the Hillman Hospital, to which place the injured woman mas hastily carried. She will be confined for several weeks from the injuries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12

Church of Christ Revival.
 '4The Law and the Gospel" was the subject discussed by John E. Dunn. or the Church of Christ. Thursday night. Friday night his subject will De "What Must (alien) Do To Be Saved!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Report O. rertilisers.

Tho report of the special Fertliser Committee will be made to the Senate at today's session. The finishing touches were added to the report yes- tcrday by Senator M. L. Leith. chairman of the committee ..
 The report. 1t is understood. will 70 thoroughly into the way the business of manufacturing and selling fertiliser Is conducted in Alabama. The report will contain a number of important recommendations for reform
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Gossip of The Legislature

Senator Lusk gave notice that he would take the light to the noor of the Senate.
 He will move to take the bill from the adverse calendar. A similar bill was introduced by Representative Rushton in the House last winter. but was defeated.
 The Judiciary Committee acted favorably upon the bill of Senator Leith providing that damages could bs recovered by law for mental and phy- sical' suffering. The bill changes in some particulars the present law upon that form of litigation
 Clerk for Jail Inspector.
 The House Committee on Peniten- tiary and Criminal Administration yes terdey approved a bill presented by Mr. Foster, of Tuscaloosa, which provides that there shall be appointed a clerk to the present Jail Inspector. pr. Shirley Bragg. at a salary of $1,S00 . year.
 It was Mir. Foster who presented ens bill at the winter session of the Leg islature which provided for tho >ap- pointment of a prison inspector. which bill became a law. There was no pre- vision in 1t. however. for the employ ment of a clerk or for office expenses. Or. Bragg was appointed by the Gover- nor. but he has been without an omce In which to conduct the business of the State. It Is to correct this that the present bill was introduced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Sentenced to Hang.

Covington. La. July 11.-George Montgomery, a negro. who was, with dificuIty, saved last Sunday from lynching for attempted criminal as- sault, was convicted today. He was sentenced to hang within eight days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
No Schedules Published.

The Judiciary Committee yesterday advcrsed the bill of Senator Lusk to compel the railroads of Alabama to publish their schedules in local papers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Emery to Resign,


 Rumors prevail that J. A. Emery, general manager of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Water Power Com- pany. will resign his position shortly. President Robert Jemison of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company. when questioned anent the resignation. stated today that he had heard the rumors.
 The position Is one of the most prof. itable in the street railway service in the South. MT. Emery Is in Massa- chusetts on visit to relatives, and no veriication of the rumors could be gotten. Since coming to Birmingham, he made many friends, and is we'll known all over the South. esecially in street railway circles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Three wAite Me. Held.

Justice of the Pease Benners today held M. A. Ross. o. R.. Parham and c. Davis, all white. to the grand jury in the sum of $2.O00. for the killing ot Will Head. a negro. in Ensley. week before last.
 Head was shot to death after being called to his door. There was much Head was heard to exclaim: don't shoot any more white folks. The three white men denied the allega- tions and made a strong fight in the preliminary hearing. The justice held that there was probable cause and re- Quired the bond.
 The men are special officers in the employ of the Tennessee Company Head was negro who was consta ntIv in the clutches of the police on . charge of imbibing too freely. IL ters and had a personal difhculty. The shooting took place a little later.
 Mooney Jailed on Suspicion.
 Lee Mooney. a well dressed white man about 35 years of age. was taken in charge by the police today on sus- piclon that he was wanted in Virginia.
 It is believed that he is wanted at Norton, Virginia and letters have oeen sent to that place by the police. The authorities of Camden and Rome. Ga also are to be communicated with ip the hopes of ascertaining something about Mooney.
 When searched at the police station eight good watches were found on Mooney. He claims that he purchased these watches He denies that he is wanted in Virginia or any other place.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

stricken CITY is proceeding with ener'
gy. Kingston is receiving supplies as
far as possible from the island of Ja-
maica itself. The American warships
in the harbor have put on shore all
the foodstuffs and medical supplies
they could spare, and the Jamaican
authorities have taken charge of the
distribution Of all provisions in the
city.
Relief on Big Scale.
In addition, relief is being hurried
from outside quarters. The senate
yesterday passed a bill authorizing re-
lief for the stricken island; the people
of the British island of Trinidad have
sent a first installnlent of relief; n.
M. S. lndefatigable has left Port OF
Spain, Trinidad, with provisions,
clothing and other supple for the
stricken people; the. French govern
ment has started a cruiser from the
island of Martinique with supplies for
Kingston; the Mansion House fund in
London is growing rapidly and the
British authorities arc ~perfecting the
details of relief on a large scale. and
in addition various other steamers are
either on their way or about to art
for Kingston with food clothing and
medicines aboard.
Rumor of Tidal Wave.
The report that a tidal wave had
devastated the southern shore of Ja-
maica had not been confirmed up to a
very late hour. Cable communica-
ton with the island has been partially
Jamaica are coming through very
slowly.
The total estimate of deaths remain
at about 1000.
Great relief was afforded last night
to all those who have American
friends in Jamaica by a statement re-
ceived from the office of the cable
company at Kingston that up to Z
o'clock Thursday evening no Ameri-
cans had been reported killed or Sc
verely wounded by the earthquake.
List Of Victims Growing.
The list of known victims is grow.
ing and the names of no less than for.
~ persons of more or less prominence
in the Jamaican capital already have
been given out as dead. About twenty
well known people are either injured
or missing.
The reports received yesterday
make no mention of further earth.
quakes and the fires all have been put
out.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
COLD ADDS TO FLOOD HORROR
MANY THOUSANDS HOMELESS
AND IN WANT-MAY EQUAL
FLOOD OF 1884.

Cincinnati, Jan. 22.-Colder weather
and a gale Of wind increased the suf-
fering Of those thousands who had
been made homeless by the flood III
Ohio, n a number of buildings that
had been weakened by the water went
down before the wind yesterday. The
area OF the flooded section increased
considerable yesterday.
Systematic efforts to relieve the suf-
feTers. who are estimated at nearly
10000 in Cincinnati and the nearby
cities on both sides of the river. were
under way all day.
Almost the entire business section
of Portsmouth is under water, and the
entire north and west end bloodhound,
while 10000 people. driven from their
homes, were sheltered in schools and
churches, and the city was without
gas or water service.
At Madison, Ind, several hundred
people have been driven from their
homes.
Night of Terror.
Portsmouth. Ohio, Jan. PA ter
rifle storm and the sudden breaking OF
the levees caused Portsmouth a night
of terror, and yesterday found only a
few scattered portions of the city had
escaped the flood. Hundreds OF people
were asleep in their homes when the
mad rush of waters from the Scioto
came and scores had remarkable es-
capes from drowning. The water rose
so rapidly that the people had no time
to save anything.
Serious at Louisville.
Louisville, Jan. 22.-Louisviiie last
night faced a flood situation which
promised to equal, before the crest Is
passed, the stage OF 1884, the greatest
food ever known to the city. Ihou'
sands of people are homeless n are
housed in school buildings. ware
houses and other structures.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
TRAIN IS BLOWN
TO DESTRUCTION
EXPLOSION OF CAR OF POWDER
WRECKS PASSING PAssEN.
GER CAR.
IWfNTY-SfVtN PERSONS KILLED
CHARRED, BROKEN AND MUTT
LATED BODIES TAKEN FROM
SMOKING RUINS.

Terre HaCte, Ind, Jan. 22.-Twanty-
seven charred, broken and mutfate,T
Dodles have been taken from the
smoldering ruins of Passenger rrain
No. 3 on the Big Four, which was de,
stroyed by the explosion of "a carload
or powder as it passed a freight train
at Sanford, Ind, nine miles west of
here Saturday night. The number OF
injured will total at least t~hirty-fve.
The cause of the disaster has not
been fully explained, as several theo-
ries are advanced.
Shock Felt Thirty Miles.
The shock was felt for thirty miles.
many believing it to be an earthquake
The three coaches of the passenger
train were filled. The entire train, in
Guiding the engine, was blown from
the track, the coaches demolished, the
engine hurled fifty feet and the pas
sengers either blown to pieces, coli
sumed by fire or rescued in a o
or less injured condition.
AT least thirty-ive injured, some ia
tally, are at the hospital.
Death List Not Complete.
The full extent of the disaster was
revealed at daylight Sunday morning.
but the death list will not be complete
until workmen now clearing the de
bris have finished their task.
According to trainmen on the
freight the explosion of the powder
was caused by the conclusion ssade
by the passing passenger train. An
other theory is that gas escaping from
an oil pipe line nearby entered the car
containing the powder and a spark
from the passing engine ignited the
gas.
Train Hurled to Pieces.
The belief was expressed by enc or
two persons that the disaster was due
to the act of a tramp or an intoxicated
person. who may have fired a shot
into the car. Cars were literally hart-
ed to pieces by the terrible force OF
the explosion. Two passenger coaches
and one baggage coach were consum-
ed by fire which broke out IN The
wreckage. The freight train which
was hauling the car of powder was
demolished. Not a home in Sandf"rd
escaped damage. Fire broke out III the
wreckage, and before the eyes Oh Inc
citizens, who rushed from their homes
many were burned to death be'ore
aid could be rendered them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
KINGSTON SLOWLY
SINKING INTO SEA
EVERY MESSAGE FROM JAMAICA
BRINGS FRESH DETAILS OF
AWFUL DISASTER.
THOUSANDS OF LIVES lost
URGENT NEED OF SUPPLIES -
ENGLAND AND AMERICA PLAN
TO SEND AID.

Kingston, the beautiful capital OF
the Island Of Jamaica. was devastated
by an earthquake Monday afternoon,
Jan. IA. Fire quickly followed the
shock and practically completed the
work of destruction.
In its disastrous effects, both to life
and property, the disaster is as great
as the calamity Of San Francisco and
Valparaiso.
The destruction Of all cable com
munication made it impossible to get
accurate details of the disaster for
several days, but as reports come in
they add to the awful horror of the
calamity.
Estimates of the loss of life place
the number of dead at over a thou.
sand, among whom are many persons
OF prominence in the community.
The property loss is variously esti-
mated at from 100000 900 to s25, OOO,-
900.
One description of the earthquake
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

has Increased and with II stalks the
spectre OF pest!lence. There is urgent
need for supplies of all kinds and ener-
getic efforts are being made in this
country and England to send aid.
The business section Of the city has
been wiped out. and the estimates OF
the damage range from $~10.O0O,OOo to
s25, 000, 900.
The situation at Kingston seems to
be improving. Order has been re-es-
tablished and the work of burying the
dead and caring for the injured is pro-
crossing on an organized basis.
The work of sending in relief TO the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
thousand. stricken Down.

The earthquake came as a sudden
oscillation, not from any particular di.
rection, but up and down.
Thousands Of persons were on the
streets of Kingston at the time, and
great numbers of them were crushed.
Many Americans in Kingston were
killed and have been buried.
Part of the town Of Port Royal has
been sunk and two men were drowned
The batteries sunk eight feet. killing
a sapper. In several places the water
is spouting through the debris.
Port Antonio, on the north of the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
STRANGE DISEASE KILLS MANY.
Twenty-Five Fatalities Caused by q
Pulling Malady.

Shawnee, Okla, Jan. %. - Twenty
five deaths within the last fifteen days
is the remarkable record of fatalities
from a strange disease in a region
along the Canadian river, Southeast
of here. Many others are seriously Ill.
The disease resembles spinal menin-
gifts. but physicians declare that the
malady is different in a number of
WAYS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Ex.TARs HAVE FATAL DUEL
Youths Dare Each other and Emo ny
Exchanging Shots.

Morrison, Okla, Jan. 22.-After pan
tarino each other 10 shoot. James D"-
bingham and Edwin Burke, two souns
men travelling in a wagon from Detro't
to New Mexico, became involved In q
desperate duel, which ended in Dining,
hams death, his chest being pierced
by a bullet from a rife. Burke was
shot in the head, but may
The ARRAY occurred on the Otoe resef'
walton. neal here. Both men a seen
service in the United States navy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Pope's Jubilee.

Rome. Jan. 22.-Great Preparatieas
are being made here to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary Of the popes Or
aasnsnent as a priest. as 1t is des'red
that this be in the nature Of a couh'et
demonstration to what the vat'ca"
calls the persecution OF the french
government.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
PRINCES MIXED.
Not Prince Henry of Prussia Who Us
in Sanitarium.

Berlin, Jan. %. - The Associated
Press learns that the Morgen POST
which in it's issue yesterday said ina
Prince Henry of Prussia was in a sam
tarium at Cha%rlottenburg sn1ering
from a severe sore throat, confused
the emperor's brother with Prince
Frederick Henry, son of the late re-
gent of Brunswick, who is in a sam
tarium under treatment for a throat
affection.
Prince henry of Prussia, IT is True
has a cold, but he is at Kiel, following
his naval duties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Killed by the Cars.

ST. Paul, Jan. 22.-In trying to imp
from one freight engine to another at
the White Bear yards OF the Northern
Pacific road, Emil Lahore, fourteen
years old, was crushed so severely
that he died within an hour.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Arm Is Partly Sawed OFF.

Elysian, Mimi, Jan. 22.-Oswala Ma
Der got against a circular saw. n
the muscles and one bone of his fore
arm were severed. Several Splinter"
of bone were removed from the flesh,
and the physicians believe hat they
can save the arm
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Death From Cold.

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 22.-Andrev Jen-
son is dead at the city hospital from
the effects of exposure to the cold. He
was brought to the hospital on Jan. 4
and scarcely was able to move at that
time, both his feet and hands being
frozen stiff.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Royal Family Sets Example.

London, Jan. 10. - With character.
istic promptness. the royal family
FASTENED to set the country an exam.
pie Of generous assistance TO the af.
fiicted city of Kingston. The king and
queen have each contributed $4,000 to
the lord mayors fund. The prince and
princess Of Wales have contributed
$4,000 each. and the big companies in
terested in the West indies are follow.
ing suit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Killed by the Storm.

Cleveland, Jan. 22.-Cieveiand was
swept by a terrific gale yesterday,
which resulted in the death of n per
son, fatal injury to another, SERIOUS
injuries to many others and a property
loss amounting to many thousanss OF
dollars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

said that the city rocked like a ship
In q choppy sea-" and that when the
are started the scene was hellish."
City Will BE Swallowed Up.
A new horror is added to the situa-
ton by reports that the city seems to
be slowly sinking into the sea. The
contour Of the bottom of the harbor
has materially changed and two light
houses ut the harbor entrance are said
to have disappeared.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Eight Americans Dead.

Eight Americans Dead.
Among the dead and injured arc u
number of prominent English per
ons and almost every dispatch adds a
new name TO this list. Eight An,eri-
a ii are reported as missing. and it Ii
said that many tourists undoubtedly
we're crushed by falling walls in the
shopping district.
The American battleships Missouri
and Indiana have reached the scene
and American officers and sailors ara
standing by. ready to render every as
sistapce In their power.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Blow in Australia.

Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 22.-There
was ! terrific hurricane Friday nignt
and Saturday, which laid the greater
part of the town OF Cooktown In runs
There were no fatalities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Accidental Happenings.

Fire in a mine at Springfield III, de-
sttroyed the tipple. entailing : loss OF
$3e.sOo.
William Smith and John Joies, Eng.
list coal miners employed by the Wa.
hash ed company. yer accidentally
tori to piece at S~teubensviile, Ohio,
BY shot from q gun
Prof. J. +. Geer, principal of the
public schools OF Waco. Tex. was kill.
ID IN = runaway.
walter s. Boyle was found dead in
his fathers home in Chicago. Death
was caused by tbs accidental dis
charge o. q revolver.
Tupn children we're kssec>SS t5 death
III philadelphia in . IRE which they
are supposed to have started while
: playing with matches.
TWO H~unRurlaus who had been on q
Spires All asleep n q cinder dump al
Alph~,t y. T.. and were asphyxiated
1ron ~ - ssnittsd from the smol
aerAnG n4a1.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Fire Fatal to TWO.

Medford, Mass, Jan. 22.-Nichotas
Sandstone was burned to death and
Otto Mietzner was burned probably
fatally in a fire that destroyed the
house of the Medford Boat club.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
STORM Causes Rad Wreck.

Cleveland. ,&1. %. Nor ethan
twenty passeng ars were seriously in
jured il the wreck of a Nickel Plate
train at Lakeview Pit, Pa. The acct
dent was the result of the storm.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS AT HoMG
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington Notes.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson haa
resigned as president of the First Ma
tionaa bank at Traer, Iowa. He has
held the position for ten years.
Secsetary Shaw has selected f. Je
rome Starek of Cleveland. Ohio, as his
private secretary, to succeed Arthur f
Slater, appointed assistant secretary
of die treasury.
Secretary Hitchcock has withdrawn
froN disposal under the public land
laws all the unappropriated public
lands in Siskiyou n Modoc counties,
California. These lands will be added
to the Modoc forest reserve.
Representative Murphy of Missouri
intrcdeced a resolution asking the at
torney general what steps have been
taken to prosecute the officers of the
International Harvester company for
violation Of the Sherman antitrust
act.
Representative Lacey, chairman of
the house committee on public lands,
introduced a bill to place the Salton
scS Ps~uhSm AZ ShdISe VI tHe OulbSu
STAKES government. The bill creates a
reclamation reservation in the Colo
Tado river valley and a%ppropriates ST.
coo ,S6e.
Secretary Hitchcock notified the
general land Office that by direction OF
the president the orders heretofore is
sued Withdrawing from entry lands UNI
der the coal land laws have been
ameE5ed so as not to impair any right
acquired in good faith at the date OF
withdrawal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

Winona, Mimi, Jan. ga man sup
posed TO be Barney sheridan ~aS
drowned in an air hole In . river ib
front OF the city Saturday night
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

island. suffered little damage. The
Hotel Titchfeld. with a hundred Amer.
lean guests, vas not detroyed.
Inundated by Tidal Wave.
A tidal wave has inundated Annotta
bay, washing out many houses.
The shock was severe at Richmond,
and this town also vas detroyed by
fire,
Spanish town also was damaged.
One man was killed and ten men were
injured there.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
STABBED BY HIS OWN LANCET.
Wisconsin Doctor Has a Peculiar Ac
cident.

Kaukauna. Wis. Jan. 22.-Dr. F. f.
Donaldson had a narrow escape from
death yesterday. In STOPPING over, a
lancet which he carried in his breast
pocket was thrust into his side, pene'
trating within a quarter of an inch of
his heart. He lost much blood, but is
expected to ecover.