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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
GOSSIP OF A JUROR
LAWYERS FOR wRAY SPRING A
 SURPRISE.
Base Motion For New Trial On Hsiseon- duet of Juror and New Evidence. Judge Greene Reserves
 Decision

Birmingham. March fs-(speciai. )-- During the arguments for a new trial by attorneys for Richard Wray, who was convicted last week in the Criminal Court for the murder of George Free man. q portrait artist, and who was etven a ten years sentence, . sensation was caused when the affidavit of the brought in the verdict was presented, showing that one member of the jury, at least. discussed the case before the arguments were over
 The bailiff stated that the juror slept with him at the hotel, and that he was across the hail from the other part of the jury. The juror said, according to the arguments submitted today. that he did not believe Wray should have the full penalty but should be punished.
 The attorneys for wray announced that new evidence had been discovered. One man would swear that Freeman ling house together and while in the elevator, Freeman had said that he had lost a lot of money and would not care if the elevator fell and dashed him to pieces. Another witness was told of who would swear that Freeman had intimated suicide. The attorneys also claimed that the rebuke given to the jury in the case of Thomas shelton. who was acquitted the week before the Wray trial, on charge of killing wo- man in a house of i'll repute. had had not altogether just to their client
 Solicitor Hefin made a sprong argu- ment against granting the new trial 10 the defendant
 Judge Greene said he would announce his decision tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
NINE DIE IN
 SCHOOL HOUSE Eight of Victims Were
 Children. ONE TEACHER WAS KILLED Roof of Building at Durango.
 Mexico, ColIapses. Scores Were Buried Under wreckage and Debris, and Fatalities May
 Be Increased from the
 List of Injured.
'NE TEACHER WAS KILLED

San Antonio. Tex, March 1s.--A spe- cial from Torreon. Mex. says:
 Nine persons. eight of them school children. were instantly killed today. and many others injured at Durango. Mex. by the collapse of the roof of tho public school buildings while the rooms were crowded with pupils. The dead include one of the teachers and eight members of her class. Scores were buried under the wreckage and debris. and there may be additional deaths as many of the victims are dangerously hurt.
 The teachers body was pinioned be- heath a heavy rafter. and it was evil dent death had been instantaneous. The injured children were hurried to hospitals and some of them to their homes. while the dead were taken to the morgue. where heart-rending scenes were enacted as grief-stricien parents searched among the dead for their loved ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
SALVADOR LANDS TROOPS.
Little Republic Has Modern Artillery
 and Experienced 0f1cers.

Little Hepmhlfc Has Modern Artillery
 and Experienced OfIicers.
 Puerto Cortez, Honduras, March 14-- (Correspondence of the Associated Press. )---Via New Orleans. March 1s.-- All doubt was removed as to tho atti- tude of salvador in the war between Honduras and Nicaragua March 8, by the landing of a considerable force from Salvador, near San Lorenzo, on the coast of Honduras. within a few hours march of the old historic city of Choiuteca where President Manuel BonaIia Of Honduras has established headquarters and was organizing his forces for defensive and offensive op- erations. This force was under the command of General Medina.
 Another force of about 1000 men un- der General Mega crossed the frontier of Salvador March 8 and marched from the town of AIianza, Honduras. directly to Choluteca. where It arrived, March 10, and reported to President Bonilla. On the night of March g. the steamer Hiram. chartered by the Government of Salvador, arrived at the port of AmapaIia, with 1,400 men destined for the frontier of Nicaragua, where they will co-operate with the troops of Hon. duras.
 Telegrams received here announce that other troops from Salvador are marching fo the aid of Honduras. The army of Salvador is maintained in a high state of discipline and has mod ern artillery experienced officers and gunners.
 General Lee Christmas, an American, joined President Bonilla at Choluetca March 1T, and it is probable that an engagement of the main forces will take place during the next ten days at some point befweeu Choiuetea and the frontier x srakua-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
NO D0oaI FOR TArT.
President Tells HansbrouGz DemeemM
 Vlait Was Not Polltfenf.

President Tells Hansbrougz DemeemM
 ylait Was Not PolltfenI.
 Washington. March 19.--.tsovernor Deneen and Attorney General Stead did not como to see ms on any political matters at all"
 The above are substantially the words the President used in hla talk with Senator Hansbrough of North. Dakota today when the latter asked him about the report that SzturanysG conference al the White House with the Illinois ofticials was for the pun@ pose of launching boom for Secretary Taft for the Presidency
 Senator Hansbrough was in New York at the time the story was pub lished- He told the President when he saw him today that as a friend of the administration he thought he had m right to know if the reported pubfica- ton was correct.
 You have a right to know. and | will tell you exactly what happened.t the President replied. according to Senator Hausbrough. The Governor and the Attorney General did not como on any political matters at aIl.' con- tinued the President.
 we did not talk politics ait aii. Bur- Ing the interview with the Illinois ofl- cials, Secretary Taft. with his brother. happened to come over to the White House. There was no politics at ail in their visit. No politics was talked afterward. It was not a political gath ering in any sense whatever"
 From authoritative sources, it wan learned this evening that Governor Deneen and Attorney General Stead had to do with the Chicago and Alton deal which figured in the Hartman in- vestigation. The President was anx- ious to learn what was being done or what the State contemplated doing in tho matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
THE WORK OF
 NEGRO PEND Assaults Mother and
 Stays Child. POSSE IS ON HIS TRAI Terrible Tragedy Enacted by Brute
 at Gainesville, Ga. while Former Mayor TeIbert ws. Al Work, Black Entered Ills Home
 and Commits His AwfsI
'ossE IS ON HIS TRAIL

cartersvilIe. Ga. March ls---Mrs- James Tolbert wife of former Mayor Tolbert of Fairmont. was brutaiIy as sauited and her two months' old child was murdered by negro at their home last evening.
 The negro. who approached the house when Mrs, Toibert was alone with her child. demanded fifty dollars Being refused. he said he must have the money or her life. Then began struggle during which he followed her. from room to room. until she escaped and ran to her husbands store. some distance away.
 When she returned with a party. the baby was found with it's head nearly severed from it's body and the negro was missing.
 <, A posse immediately set upon hia trail. negro. said to be the assaiiant, was located near cartersviile late to- day and his capture ia believed certain within a short ime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
MELLEN SEES PREsIDnNT.
Execu4ive of RafIroad Has Talk with
 Nr. Roosevelt

MT. Roosevelt.
 washington. March 19.--The inter- view between President Roosevelt and Charles s. Mellen. the President Of tho New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. recently arranged for the purpose of discussing the railroad sit~ uation took place at the White Housa today.
 1t lasted not more than thirty-fiv minutes. No statement of the partfcu~ lar questions discussed was made ae the White House and Mir. Mellen de- clined to talk To all questions bear ing on the conference he referred his inquirers to Secretary Loeb. addinG that anything he might say might b0 construed as having bearing on tho present situation.
 Mir. Mellen was asked whether ha would again visit the White House for a conference with the President. but he replied that he did not expect to un- less he was sent for. Almost in tue same breath, however, he said that per- haps he might come after all, even it not sent for, as he Is in the habit of making frequent trips to the capital.
 MT. Mellen's visit today is the out come of a call made to the White House last week by J. P. Morgan, the New York financier. who came to Wash- inKton at the request of many business men to discuss the present business situation, particularly as affecting the railroads.
 At the time Mfr. Morgan suggested to the President that 1t would be great ly in the public interest if he would see certain railroad Presidents and con fer with them "as to what steps might be taken to a1lay public anxiety as Co the relations between the railroads and the Rovernment"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
ALABAMA SOLDIER
COLONEL MILLER WILL HE QUAR-
 TERMAsTER GENERAL.
Senator Pettus ia Urging Appointment of Tuscaloosa Man to Succeed Col. Charles Humphrey to
 Re Retired.

Washington. March 19.--(special. J. An Alabamian may get to be Quar- termaster General to succeed Gen. Charles E. Humphrey, who is soon to be retired on account of age.
 Among the officers mentioned in con- nection with this important position is Lieut. Col. William Haven Miller. now Assistant Quartermaster General. Colonel Miller was appointed a cadet at west Point from the Tuscaloosa Congressional District in 1888 and was graduated in 1872, appointed Second Lieutenant First Cavalry January IA, 1872, First Lieutenant March {, 1879, Captain Assistant Quatrermaster. Sep tenber {. 1890, Major and Quartermas- fer ugust 12. 1900; Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster Colonel. May, 1909.
 Colonel Miller's entire record has been highly creditable He particu- larly distinguished himself and pro- noted for gallantry in action In 1873 against the Modoc Indians in the Cal ifornia lava beds when the famous Captain Jacks band had to be exter- minated. Senator Pettus Is urging the promotion of Colonel Miller
 A. J. Stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
CHRONICLE BURNS
oI,D AUGUSTA PAPERS PLANT IS
 DESTROYED.
DIaantrous Fire in Early Morning, which Threatened Business Sec lion of GeOrgin City-Elght
 LiuOtypea UEeless.

Augusta, Ga. March 1s.-At s;sO this morning fire broke out in the building occupied by The Augusta Chronicle and the Western Union Tel egraph Company
 Rv q. m. the building was com pIetely destroyed and tl,e fire spread to adiacent buildings among them the Chelsea Hotel.
 The scene of the fire was on Broad street between Jackson and Mcintosh and directly in front of tho Confederate monument.
 The office of The Augusta Chroni- cIe was ruined. the main office of the Western Union Telegraph Company and the union city ticket office were de- stroyed.
 Eight linotype machines In The Chronicle office were wrecked and the presses of the paper are badly damag- ed The losses are estimated at $75,- O00 to $10o, ,0O0 with partial insurance. The fire started in The Chronicle job office, owned by Murphy and Billings. i'm the rear of The Chronicle building. The fire was under control at o'clock.
 The Chronicle will print a four page paper from The Herald office at 10 o'clockA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
wTrNEssEs DIDN'T ARRIVE.
yvaWhSnston- n-Brossnvi1le Hearing is Ad
 journed Until To-day.

VaNhlmat0m- BE0ssnvtlte Hearing Is A0-
 iourned Until Today.
 Washfu rton. March 19.--None of Sem ator Foraker's expected witnesses had arrived when the Senate committee on military affairs met and an adjourn ment of the Brownsville investigation was taken until tomorrow.
 Chairman Warren had put in the record another telegram of denial in relation to the alleged confession of D. c. Gray at Galveston, Texas. that negro soldiers shot up the town. The telegram was one that had been sent by Recruiting officer Chamberlain to Brisadier General McCaskey of the department of Texas, Chamberlain hay ing been sent from San Antonio to Calveston to investigate the story. The telegram says:
 on c. Gray story all fake. Gray has been employed here continuously for seven years and never has been in the army"
 Before the committee adjourned Sem ator Foraker attempted to prove the testimony of Lieutenant Laurison, for merIy commander of Company B, 25th Infantry, given before the Penrose court martial, placed in the record of the committee. Objection was made and in reply to comment by Senator overman that he was trying to prove the negroes innocent. Senator Foraker said:
 T don't wonder that you think so, as nothing has been shown to the con trary. And you will try to show that they were guilty"
 Senator overman replied that he wanted to get at the facts and Senator Foraker said that was his purpose also.
 The committee will either take
 N< kkl oornina of all the officers of the 18th Tnfantrv. who were at Brownsville or at that time fix at date for it's pros nective visit to Brownsville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
COAST TOWNS TNRRoRTzED.
Nicaragaan Fleet Keeps Honduranean

Nicarngnan Fleet Keeps Honduranean
 Forts In Unsettled Condition.
 Washington, March ts.--Despatches received by the State Department in- dicate that Nicaraguan warships are threatening the entire north coast of Honduras and keeping the towns on thai coast in an unsettled condition.
 Philip R. Brown. the secretary to the American mission to Guatemala and Hoaduras. advised the State Depart ment today that he has despatehes from the American consul at Ceiba. in- dicafing that conditions are much dis turbed there. Similar reports have been received from other points with in the last few days and have given rise to the opinion that Nicaragua plans to harass all the Honduran coast.
 A later despatch today from Philip R Brown, who Is at Tegucigalpa, con- firms the report that Trujillo is in the hands of Horidurean revolutionists and that the. north coast of Honduras is threatened by the forces operating against the government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
OF JEWS
ExCEssEs GROWING AMONG PEAS
 ANTS OF ROUMANIA.
Ab0ut Two Thousand Fugftivcs. Mostly Women and ChiIdren, Cross From tier tO Esscape From Cruelty
 of Pupulare,

Vienna, March 1s According to q telegram received here from Czorno- wftz an Austrian town near the boun- dary of Moldavia. Roumania. advices have been received there from the Aus trian frontier police, stationed at Itz- kant and Euexawss tfst the anti-Jewish outbreak In Eohmania Is assuming se- ricuk proportions
 Prasants have attacked and pfunder- ed Jews at Burdnzhent who arc fleeing over the frontier to .Itzkani. About 5000 fuRitives. mostly women and ehii- Siren, already have crossed the from tier
 Other reports declare that further serious disturbances have occurred st Botosahni. where the peasants have set fire to the houses of Jews and as result almost the entire town is in flames. The Hebrew Alenio of Vienna is preparing to take care of the Rou- nanian fugitives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
I. B. ALDRICH DEAD
AGED AUTHOR sUCCUMBs TO AN
 OPERATION.
Massachuaetts Poet and Newspaper Man Was Prominent in Lifer- nry and Journaltstie Cir
 cfea of the East.

Boston, Mass. March 1s.-Thomas Bailey Aldrich. the author. died at his home in this city today
 He failed to rally from a surgical operation performed, about a month ago.
 MT. Aldrich was operated on at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. The nature of the operation was not made public.
 Thomas Bailey Aldrich was born at Portsmouth. N. H.. in 1886. and was a graduate of Harvard College. He held editorial positions on The New York EveninR Mirror, The Home Journal. and for a time edited The Atlantic Monthly of Boston. He was the author of many books of fiction and poetry. Mr. Aldrich Is survived by his widow and one son
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
HURTING FRUIT BUSINESS.
American Steamers Cannot Get Labol
 Tn T0gd CarROea.

To Load CargOes.
 Mobile, Ala, March 19.-The steamer Mercator. arriving here today. from Puerto Cortez. Honduras, four days out, reports that within the past two weeks the Honduras government has conscripted 500 men at that place and as a result the fruit ships have been able to obtain only small cargoes and if the work of conscripting continues the companies will lose thousands of dollars.
 The officers report that a big de- tachment of men numbering nearly thousand were sent intend.
 When the Mercator left Puerto Cor tez what men were left. aided by some of the women were throwing up en- trenchments to protect the place from a reported attack by the Nicaraguan navy. The breastworks were of the noorest kind of construction and the men who came on the vessels said that one solid shot would wreck the whole business.
 Duval Armstrong who arrived here from Port Limon, Costa !Rica. by steamer, reports that when he left mat place news reached there that San
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
wED MISS RocKEFELLnR.
Daughter of Oil King to Marry Sfu
 ti Mfalionaire.

Daughter of oii King to Marry sfuI-
 ii Millionaire.
 New York, March 1e.-The engage nent of Miss Ethel Goodsell Rockefel- fer. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Rock grandson of the late Marceilus Hart ley, is announced.
 Marceiius Hartley was a prominent financier and merchant MT. Dodge's father. Norman Dodge, died in 1902 and he became an heir to the large for tune which he left. He is practically the successor. of his grandfather in business.
 Miss Rockefeller made her debut say that she has no particular taste for society. but is fond of outdoor life and travel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
n1cHAnpsoN RE-ELEcTED.
Executive Board of Southeastern Pas
 senEer Association Meets

New Orleans, March 1S.-JosePh Rich ardson of Atlanta was today If "lected chaiuman of the Southeastern Ps ssen- ger Association at a meeting Of the Executive Board of the association ii this city.
 Fourteen subcommittee of the as, sociation met today in preparation fof the meeting of the association tomor- row. At a meeting of the executive board of the Southwestern Freight As- sociation which is also holding sessions in this city, E. H. Hinton of Atlanta was reelected chairman of the asso- cfation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
ASK FOR ASSISTANCE.

New Orleans Merchants Want Inter-
 eats Protected In Central America.
 New Orleans. March 19--Fearing that American interests will suffer along the Honduran coast as 8 result of the act i've operations of the Hondurean and NIcaraguan forces in that section, the New Orleans Board of Trade tonight teIegraphed Senator Foster of Louis lana at Washington. to appeal to Sec retary Taft for protection.
 Merchants and other business men here believe that in the event of any Honduran city of importance being cap tured by the Nicaraguan forces, footing may follow, with serious loss to Ameri- cans.
 Trade between New Orleans and Hon. duras has been seriously aaffected aI- ready by the war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
FLOOD IN CALIFORNIA
Large Parts / of Towns of OroviIie on
 MaryayfIle Hinder Water 4s

Large Parts / of Towns of OroviIie and
 MarysviIle Under Water
 San Francisco, Cal. March 19.-- Heavy rains which have prevailed since last Saturday have caused the rivers of Northern California to overflow and great damage has resulted. A large part of the town of Oroville has been inundated and portion of Marysviiie is under water. The Mormon Island bridge across the American River was washed away last night.
 At the Folsom State prison two guard houses were swept away. At sacramento no danger is apprehended as the levees are in good condition. The situation at Stockton. however, ap- pears more serious. as the local streams are higher than for years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
wAlsGa.sIa rRocl.AsIArIoN.
Nicaraeuan Troopa ToId to Loot citie
 0f Hamduraa.

Of H0nduras.
 Puerto Cortez, Honduras. March IF, Correspondence of the Assofiated Press. )---Via New Orleans. March 19.-- Proclamations found on the soldiers Of Nicaragua captured near the frontier by the troops of Honduras read as foI- lows:
 Vengeance for soldiers assassinated by the despot of Honduras.
 We will plant our flag in Tegu- cigalpa and Fl Salvador and punish the criminals and their allies.
 Troops. be rewarded by footing the first cities of Honduras and Salvador captured by Nicaragua.
 We will destroy 'Hegemony' of Sal- vador in Central America, wash out the foul affront from Salvador to General Talavera and revenge invasion of Ma1espin on first cities of Salvador.
 "Zelaya will finish his work by re- storing the old bi-colored flag of Gen. traI America and punishing the satrap of GuatemaIa."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
New England Mining Company Falls to
 Pay Interest.

New England Mining Company Falls to
 Pay Interest.
 Atlanta, Ga, March 1s--Judse W. L. Newman of the United States Circuit Court here has named J. H. Mcclellan, an attorney of Chattanooga, Tenn. re- ceIver for the New England Company, a mining corporation with plan and headouarters in Dade County, Georgia. The petition for the appointment of A receiver was filed by George M. Glazzur, l. J. Brown and F. W. Brown. all of Massachusetts. who al lege a failure by the company to pay interest on Ss0,000 of bonds.
 The creditors are said to be scat tered through the Southern States and New England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
l. " p0yd Ia Sentenced.

Washington. March 1s.--A sentence of one year and one day In the penl- tentiary was today imposed by Justice Barnard upon James W. Boyd form erly a disbursing clerk of the public health and marine hospital service. who was indicted upon a charge of having obtained about S1,20O from the Gov ernment by means of false vouchera
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
GENERAL MOORE DEAD.

Former Surgeon General Of Army
 Passes Away in Washingfon.
 Washington, March 19.-Brigadier General John Moore. United States Army, retired former surgeon general of the army. died in Washington yes- terday, aged s1 years.
 He was a colonel and medical direc- tor of volunteers in the civil war and was breveted lieutenant colonel tn tho regular establishment in 1884 for gal- lantry and meritorious service during the Atlanta campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
n walsh Nfunt Appear.

Chicago. March. 19.-Judge Anderson in the federal court today decided that John R. Walsh. former president Of the Chicago National Bank should ap- pear before him April 8. and enter his plea to the 160 counts of the indict- ment charging him with misapplication of the funds of the national bank.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
WILL USE BARGEs
LouisIana Cypress Mills to Overcome
 Car Shortage.

New Orleans. March 19.-Unable to All orders from interior points on ae- count of the shortage in railroad cars. inc cypress mills of Louisiana are ar ranging to resort to the old time methods of shipping by barges.
 Many harges are now being bought and built by some of the largest plants in the southwestern part of the State and consiRnments of cypress shingles will be shipped to points as far north as St. Louis on tho Mississippi river and Cincinnati on the Ohio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
Tnsser pefents MnrnhaIl.

Memphis, Tenn, March l9.---717- Emanuel Tasker defeated Frank MarA shall here tonight in the twelfth ranns of the chess championship series, Alar- shall resigning after the forty-fourth move. A protest, however, will Do filed because of mlsnnderatanding rae lative to the t1ne limit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
KING LEOPOLD ILL
nste,an Monarch Recently Suffered .
 cerebral Attack.

Brussels March l9. Despite official deniaIs. private investigations con- firms the report that King Leopold, who Is visiting the Riveira, recently suffered a cerebral attack and was for some time unconscious.
 He is nearly 72 years old It Is now announced that he will return much sooner than was expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20
steeI NOrkera strIIxe.

Hammond. md, March l9.--Twelve hundred employees in the mills of the Republic Iron and Steel Company at Chicago struck today for higher wages. 500 men walking out and completely tying up the establishments. The men have been receiving s1.75 a day and demand s2A