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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28

Brown and a description Of the bullet
holes in Brownsville houses.
On cross examination Senator Fora
ker called the attention of the witness
to the testimony of Lieut.. II. G..
Leckie, of the 26th Infantry, who said
that he had sighted along a groove
made by a bullet which struck tho
Yturrea house and the bullet could not
have been fired from the barracks. This
statement directly controverted the
testimony of Major Blocksom and ne
said that Lieutenant Leckie must have
testified falsely. This has raised the
issue Of veracity between the two Ct
ficers.
Lieutenant Leckie, who was ordered
recalled several days ago, arrived at
the committee room today Just rs an
adjournment was taken. Other wit
nesses whose testimony was doubt ed
by Major Blocksom are Private How
ard, the sentinel on duty at the bar
racks on the night of the shooting, and
occupied at the barracks when the
shooting began, both of whom declared
that no shots were fired into the town
from the barracks.
Major Blocksom discoursed for an
hour or more on theories principally as
to how the negroes could have done
the shooting and escaped detection. At
the fcnTOSe court ildTtldl re teShiicu
tween the bullet used in a Erag-Jor-
gensen cartridge and the bullet used In
the Springfield cartridge. Senator
Foraker took Krag-Jorgcnsen and
Springfield cartridge in his hand, hid
ing all except the bullets and asked
the witness to pick out the Springfield.
He selected the Krag instead.
1t was then shown there Is no diff
ference in the bullets. Another point
on which Major Blocksom contradicted
all of the witnesses was the time re-
uuired to clean an army rife that had
been shot ten or a dozen times. He
was positive that the guns could be
cleaned in two or three minutes. He
was sure also that the guns could have
been cleaned while the men were NOV
ing and in the dark. He said he had
had no experience in cleaning guns,
however.
william Foster, a Brownsville dray-
man, testified that he heard Voschel,
boss of the corral at the garrison, say
that he hoped the negroes would go
into the town and shoot 1t up"
This statement is alleged to have
been made after one of the negroes
had had trouble with a citizen. Foster
claimed also to have heard Voschel re-
mark in Tillman's saloon, that when
nav day came the negroes would go to
town and shoot it up and that he would
go with them Vosche1 was an i'm
portant witness for Senator Foraker in
that he testified that he heard bullets
whistle over the military reservation,
an indication that an attack was be-
ing made upon the fort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
DIR. Owens Reading Paper Before the
National Association.

Asheville, N c.. May 27.--The fea-
ture of tonight's session of the Ameri-
can Library Association was the first
meeting of the American Association
of Law Libraries, at which A. j. Small
President of the latter association. de-
livered an address.
In the course of. his remarks, Presi-
dent Small said that librarians APP
pointed for short terms by Governors
with whom they are favorites, could
never bring the standard of library
work upon to perfection,
The morning and afternoon sessions
were taken up with the reading of
committee reports and the reading of
papers by +. B. Gilbert and t. NJ.
owen.
The National Association of State
Libraries held joint session with the
library Association. The League of
library Commissions and the Biblio-
graphical Society of America held their
second sessions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
GIGANTIC MERGER.
Pennsylvania To Control Roads of the
SOuth.

Pennsylvania To Control Roads of the
south.
Chicago. May PA dispatch to The
Inter-Ocean from Washington. d. c.,
says:
while the eyes of the whole coun-
try have been entered on e. III. Harri-
man as the master manipulation of the
railroad world, a greater and more ex-
tensive combination of railroad inter-
ests has been in process of perfection
until now the plans are matured for
the public declaration of this gigantic
merger.
More than a thousand millions of
capital are involved and the mileage
Of the new system will extend practi-
cally from the most northern part of
the Atlantic coast to the gulf ports
with the net work of the tracks grid
ironing New England. the East and
Middle West and tapping the greatest
freight producing territory in the
world.
This colossal merger, when perfect
ed. will be known as the Greater Penn
sylvania system. 1t will embrace prac-
tically all the railroad mileage in New
England, together with the present
Pennsylvania Lines east and west of
Pittsburg with through connections to
New Orleans and Mobile on the gulf
Instead of projecting a trans-conti-
mental line from ocean to ocean the
keystone of the new system will be
the Panama canal. TraVersing as 1t
does the most congested sections of the
United States and reaching every great
industrial and manufacturing center
east of the Mississippi, it will afrord
an outlet to the products of this vast
| section to all the ports of the Allan
tic north of the Potomac and also give
them a direct route to the orient via
the gulf and the new Isthmian canal
when completed
Charles S. Mellen is credited with
being the master mind that conceived
this vast project, although it is un-
derstood that this consolidation was
under consideration before the death Of
the late A. ]. Cassatt. president of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
MR.. ALLEN BURIED.
Former Alabamian Who Was Jtruck
BY Train In Mississippi.

Athens, May 27-- Especially The re-
mains of James Allen formerly a
resident and citizen of Athens, where
he was born and reared. reached
Athens from Memphis. Tenn, last
night, and were inferred today in the
CITY cemetary.
He was living at Gatman Miss. and
while standing on the siding of the
Frisco tracks there Friday afternoon.
was struck by a freight car that had
been switched from freight train, and
knocked down. one arm cut Off and his
hand on the other arm mashed, and he
received internal injuries which result
ed in his death He was sent to Mem
phis on the first train, to a hospital
but never regained consciousness.
Mr.. Allen was a younger brother of
the late Ben Lee Allen. who died last
fall very suddenly in Birmingham.
while a visitor to the State Fair. He
leaves a wodow and one little girl.
He was a fine business man. and was
keeping books for large concern at
the time of his death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
cooDyEAR PRESIDENT.

New Orleans. May 27.-Charles w.
Goodyear, was today elected president
Of the New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad to fill the vacancy left by
fine recent death of his brother. Frank
H. Goodyear
NJ q. Olmstead. of Harrisburg. Pa,
,anaraI counsel of the railroad. was
elected vice president and will also
continue his duties as general coun-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
COMMENCEMENT AT ATHENS.
DIR. Ray breaches Annual Sermon For
COIIa1a

DR.. Hay Preuchts ANNUAL Sermon For
College.
Athens. May 27--C Especial The
commencement sermon for the Athens
College was preached yesterday at the
Methodist Church by DR.. Ray. of New
Orleans, who was heard by one of the
largest congregations ever assembled
in the house.
At night. DR.. John D. Simpson, of
Admission preached the baccalaureate
sermon to a large congregation.
The commencement exercises are
now on and the town is filled with WIS.,
TORS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
New IncorpOration.

The Birmingham Mortgage and Trust
Company was incorporated today, cap
ital stock 100000. The officers of the
new concern are President. Schiller H.
Floyd;fVice President. J. w. Hughes;
Secretary. w. H. Gillespie; Treasurer
and General Manager, j. H. Dean; AS
sistant Manager, ]. A. Bell. The COM
pany will perform the functions of
guardian. administrator, executor, trus-
tee, etc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
OPERATIVES GET RAISE,
General Upward Movement In Wages
In Cotton MiIln.

Boston. Mass, May 27.-The general
upward movement in the wages of New
England cotton mill operatives today
affected about $4,000 operatives in
Rhode Island, Southeastern and Wes-
tern Massachusetts. Amesburry. Mass
Pownaval and other places in Southern
New England.
The advance in the sections named
amounts to about ten per cent Early
next month it is expected an increase
of five per cent. will be given in many
mills in other manufacturing districts
The cotton mills of New England en-
ploy upward of 100000 hands, when
the machinery is fully manned.
In Lowell. the operatives have re-
quested an advance of ten per cent. and
yesterday through the textile council
declined an offer of a five per cent
increase made by the manufacturers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
steamer RefInnted.

Kingston, Jamaica. May @.-The
Hamburg American line steamer Prinz
August Wilhelm, which had been
ashore in this harbor since May 2, was
refloated yesterday. The vessel has
not sustained any damage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
QUESTION OF DISARMAMENT.
Great Britain Is Ready To Suppor
VTmffaN Sfafeu

Rome. May 27--According to the lat
est reports regarding the negotiations
on the subject of the proposition to
discuss the question of the Limitation
of armament at the coming peace con
ference at The Hague. Great Britain is
ready TO withdraw from presenting her
proposition If the United States decides
to bring up the question, in which case
Great Britain would support the Amer
lean proposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
Grocery Company Incorporates.

The Herring-Jones Grocery Company
is the name of a corporation, papers
of which were filed in the probate
court today. The purpose is implied
in the name, and the company is capt.
talized at $4,000. all paid in. Oficers
are: T. G. Herring. president; C. A.
Jones, secretary and treasurer and l..
]. Harley, Jr., vice president.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
Big Contract Let.

The Birmingham Terminal Company
has let the contract for the heating
and electrical apparatus for the new
station in Birmingham to the B. F.
Barbour Plumbing and Electric Com
pany of Birmingham for $65 5000 There
were many bidders for the work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
MAJOR BLocKsoM rEsrrFIEs.
COntradicts Many of witnesses Intro,
duced by Foraker.

Washington, May 27.--Maior A. P
Blocksom of the Inspector Generals
Department of the army, who made the
first investigation of the affair at
partment was on the stand practically
all of today. but did not conclude. His
direct examination was a recital of his
inspection OF the situation at Fort
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
Fire Destroys MIL.

Newman, Ga, May 27-Fire, sup
posed to have originated from a stroke
of lightning, destroyed the mill of the
WahoO Manufacturing Company at
Sergeant. near here, late yesterday.
Loss, 100000; insurance, small.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
sw1TCHMEN CoNTRIBUTE.
Vote $500 Fog Defense OfHaySxoOaz and
AasOcfafeN.

Detroit. Mich. May 27.-The Switch<,
mems Union of North America whiche
10 holding. It's biennial session IN thf&
city today. voted to contribute &300 to-
the defense fund OF Moyen HAywoo6
and Pettibone. =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
HAM
The Shoe Man.
FOR SALE

fryou have been thinking about buy
Eng locket, here is your chance to get
bne at a bargain.
eft ............... SS5 90
$50 90 five-stone Diamond Locket. 45 OC
$40. 90 single stone Diamond
" LooKet .. $50 IS 90
Other Lockets from $3.50 up.
FRED J. DREHER & Co.
30 South Court st.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28
Sell Pure Drugs
and Medicines

From the Sense" standpoint be-
cause we handle, only drugs of
the best quality. And they are
really the only kind yoa can at
ford to Use.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
dr. Ruick is yet to be heard IN his

Mr.. Ruick is vet to be heard In his
own defense.
Mr.. Borah was elected to the upper
house of congress at this years
session of the legislature to succeed
Senator Dubois. He is q republican.
The indictment against Senator Borah
alleges that he, with four others,
named as co-defend dants, conspired to-
gether to defraud the government of
many thousand acres Of timber land
in Boise county. As a result Of this
conspiracy il is alleged that 1O9 resi-
dents Of Boise took out timber claims
and swore in so doing that they were
acting solely in their own interests,
whereas, those statements were false,
and agreements had been entered into
whereby the claimants were to turn
their land over to three selected men,
who in turn were to transfer them to
the Barbour Lumber company, whose
officers made their headquarters in
Wisconsin, and which is said to be af-
filiated with other large lumber inter
ests in the west. Among the los claim
ants are many of Boise's best known
people. In some instances five u9
six members Of one family, including
wives and daughters, are involved.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
MOTOR BOAT RACING
Greatest Fleet Of High speed Power
Boats Ever Seen in American
Waters Is on Hudson River.

tgy Special Service 70 The Gazetse.)
New York, Sept. 23.-Race week OF
the Motor Boat Club OF America be
gan today on the Hudson, bringing
together the greatest fleet OF high
speed power boats ever seen In Amer
ican waters. Today's program was de-
voted to reliability trials. Tomorrow
the mile speed trials, against all OK
listing worlds records, will be held.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will
be devoted to series races In all
classes, in which are included the
perpetual challenge trophies for the
various championships. "A long dis
tance race from New York TO Albany
and return will begin Saturday morn
ing, and second race TO pouaaak keep
sic and return will commence IN tlle5
afternoon. Today's reliability trials
were held In order TO promote aaaass
provements in the construction. de-
sign, efacieney ana economy of boats
propelled BY internal combustion en-.
giaes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
ASK AID
OF COURT
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
SEEKS INJUNCTION AGAINST
HELENA UNIONS.
TAKE OUT PHONES
Merchants Yield and Threatened Hell
ena Strike Does Not Materialize
Street Car Men stop Work, but Re-
sumo in Two Minutes, When Phones
Are Taken Out.
(By Associated Press.)

Helena, Sept. 23.-In the federal
court this morning n. G. Mcintyre,
attorney for the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company, applied for an
order to show cause why a temporary
injunction should not be issued against
various labor organizations of Helena
and the state to enjoin them from boy
cotting or interfering in any way with
the transaction of the business Of the
company, Or from trying to induct pa
irons to take out their phones. Judge
Hunt directed the case to be set for
Thursday morning.
AS a result Of notifications served
a few days ago by various unions
in Helena on their employers that
unless the use of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone be discontinued at
noon today the employees would quit
many instruments in This city now
bear the legend, telephones not in
use"
So far as known only two classes
of labor quit work, the st.eet railway
men and employees of the livery barns.
The conductors and motormen We're
out for SO short a time that it scarcely
counted, two minutes only Where
other employees remained the tele-
phones were disconnectea.
At 10 o'clock the men due at the
street car barn ran their cars in. 7 he
phone In the barn was still in use and
the motormen and conductors stepped
off their cars Just two minutes later
the notice was up on the phone, "This
telephone out of service" The men
went up on the cars and the service
was continued. 3
The only men who went out at noon
and are still out were the employees Of
the livery barns, where telephones
are still in use. 1t was reported that
the teamsters had also quit, but the
coal dealers and others, who have
been using the phones, said their men
were still at work
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
UNIONS GOING
into POLITICS
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION or
WORKERS IN HoosiER STATE.

(By Special Service to The Gazette.l
Muncie, Ind, Sept. 23-Plans for
the complete organization Of the or
ganized workmen of the state along
political lines will be considered and
probably adopted during the annual
convention of the Indiana Federation
of Labor, which commenced a four
day session here today. 1t is the
purpose Of the federation, according to
President Edgar A. Perkins, to pro-
vide a state committee of approxi-
mately $500 union men. The duties
of this committee will be to secure
the nomination and election of men to
the state legislature and congress who
will bring about the legislation de-
sired by organized labor. Along the
lines of national legislation, the prin-
cipal demand will be for an anti-in-
junction measure and an eight-hour
law.
The state plan of organization IS
along the lines of that already sue
cessfully adopted by the Indianapolis
Central Labor union. That body has
a committee of five to look after its
political interests. It is proposed that
each local union in the state shall ap-
point a committee of five members
and that these committees shall work
together to secure labor legislation by
the election Of men friendly to the
labor interests. AS there are over
1 500 local unions of the various trades
in Indiana, the total strength of the
labor political committee would ex
eeed 1900.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
sTRANGLED TO DEATH, pRo5A-
BLY, BY HUSBAND.
BODY CAST ON SHORE
Identified as MRS. Agnes Truman Nc
Combs covinston by Reiatives-Had
Violent Quarrels With Husband
latter is Missing.
fBy Associated Press.)

Seattle. Sept. 23.-The police have
positively identified the body of the
dead woman found stuffed in a trunk,
cast upon the beach at South Alki
yesterday morning, as that Of Mrs.
Agnes Truman McCombs Covington,
II years old. The woman had been
strangled to death. <a,,
She was the wife of Frank Coving-
ton, who was for several months en-
ployed as a salesman in the Kilsman
Liquor company, Ills First avenue,
Seattle. Covington is missing and
the police are looking for him. Ac-
quaintances say they have not seen
him for a week. The body in the
trunk has been dead at least a week.
Mrs. Covington was the daughter of
Truman McCombs, who lives near
Vernon, B. G.
Covington is about % years old. He
is said to have come to Seattle about
two years ago from Louisville, KY. A
letter frem st. Paul on the date of
April H. 1906, apparently written by
Covington's sister, Edith Covington,
was found in the trunk with the body.
The letter was addressed TO Frank
Covington, and publication of part Of
it in the morning papers led to the
wonlan's positive Identification today
by her uncle, George Robinson. Her
aunt, Mrs. Robinson, was not SO GER
tain as to the Identification
I The police are working on the the
ory that Covington is the murderer.
The only plausible motive known is
that the murder followed a violent
quarre-. Mrs. Holmer, who conducts
a lodging house at 915 Fifth avenue,
said today that Covington and his wife
Lived there several months and dur
ing that time they quarreled almost
every day. The disturbances became
so annoying that Mrs. Holmer, a
month ago, was compelled, on COM
plant Of other roomers, to order them
from the house. From there they
went to a rooming house at Ninth
avenue and Pearl street. They left
there about 10 days ago and the police
lost track OF them.
Information that appears to be re
liable. however, is that leaving the
house at Ninth avenue, the Coying-
tons went to South Alki and lived in
a tent. The police are now trying to
determine if that is true. Should it
be found that they lived in South Alki
the police are confident. the murder
was committed in the tent, and in or.
der to cover up the crime the body
was stuffed in a trunk and deposited
in the bay. The trunk was an old.
fashioned round top one and the Gov.
| ingtons had that kind OF trunk when
they lived on Fifth street.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
NATIVE SONS RETURN
Tennesseeans Gather in Nashville for
N Great Homecoming Many Tenne-
seeans in Other States.
(Ry Special Service 70 The Gazette.)

(By Special Service 20 The Gazette.)
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 23.--In con-
nection with the greatest state fair
ever held in Tennessee, which was
formally opened this morning, many
thousands of former Tennesseeans are
gathered in Nashville as the honored
guests of the city and the common
wealth. Every train into the city adds
to the happy throng and it now ap-
pears certain that Nashville will be
the scene this week OF the greatest
Homecoming ever held In the south.
Tennessee, more than any other
state, has furnished settlers for the
new southwest, and it Is estimated
that not less than 100000 natives OF
this state are now residents OF other
that stretch westward
toward the setting sun. Texas alone
has 100000 native Tennesseeans with
in her expansive borders, and it is,
believed that not less than $4,000 Of
these will be here during the week.
FaraWay California, Oregon and Wash
ington have furnished contingents Of
home comers, and every state in the
central west and south is largely rep
resented. A lavish program Of enter
tainments has been arranged for ev-
ery day of the week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
CUSTOM HOUSE IS OPEN.

New York's Building Cost 81, 600, ,000-
G. "A. r. Conduct Ceremonies.
(By Special Service 20 The Gazette.)
New York, Sept, q. 33.New York $
new s7,OO0,oOo custom house was
formally opened to the public today,
with the Grand Army Of the Republic
of New York acting as master of cere-
monies. The posts Of the city march
ed down Broadway from City Hall
park, and to the accompaniment of
ringing cheers from thousands of
throats, raised the stars and stripes
over the magnificent structure erect
ed by Uncle Sam. Colonel Simpson
Hamburger was in command OF the
veterans. Colonel George A. Goulden
delivered an address, and Governor
Hughes, General Frederick D. Grant
and other prominent men were in at
tendance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-09-24
COAL OPERATORS ~ AND EMPLOYEES
SIGN WAGE SCALE OF
MONTANA MINES.
EIGHT HOUR DAY
Between 1000 and $500 Coal miners
Will Receive Increase II Wages
From 12 70 is Per Cent Cost of
Producing Coal Raised Is 70 70
Gents Per TON. M
Especial to The Gazette

Helena, Sept. %. The wage scale
Of coal miners fl Montana for the en-
suing year beginning October i, was
fixed late Saturday night by the oper-
ators and wage scale committee Or
miners and the agreement signed.
Several important revisions OF the
scale existing heretofore were made,
including an increase Of from u to is
per cent over the present scale, and
the granting Of the eight-hour day to
the men about the mines and under
ground workings. The underground
men have had the eight-hour day for
several years, but not the surface
men. II Z
The new agreement will increase the
cost Of producing coal to the operator
between is and 20 cents per ton. Be
tween 1000 and 2 500 men in the state
VIII be benefited BY the agreement
With the exception Of few small
country mines, every operator in the
state is party TO the agreement.
At this meeting the coal operators
formed the Montana Coal Operators
association, to meet with the miners
hereafter. James Pearson Of stockett
is president, and A. o. Nelson, Great
Falls, secretary. A representative of
the miners declared that under the
new agreement working conditions are
improved at least 50 per cent.