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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
HUMpHRIEs-M'TYERIE.
Pretty Home Wedding at Tuscaloosa Many Teachers Enroll at Sum-
 mer School.

Tuscaloosa, June 19.-(Special.)-A marriage of much. interest to Tusca- Ioose was that of Mrs. Annie Nelson Humphries of this city to Dr. M. M McTverie of Ensley, which occurred at Birmingham yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was performed at the nome of the groom's sister, Mrs. George Hughes. Immediately after which Dr. and Mrs. McTyeire came for a short visit to Tuscaloosa. -. The bride was horn and reared in Tuscaloosa and is a young woman of unusual charm and beauty. She Is daughter of Mrs. Mattie Nelson and the late Robert H Nelson. The groom is a promising dentist of Ensley.
 Today marks the beginning of the second week of the University Sum- mer School. The matriculation' has reached PIT; it is probable that this will be the most successful session in inc history of the institution. New students are arriving daily, and 1t Is very probable that the number of matriculates will exceed that of the first session, which reached Sl6 stu dents.
 The many friends of Miss Pattie O.. Browne who has been critically i'll at the y.Sommerville Sanatorium. will be pleased to learn that she was slightly improved yesterday afternoon.
 Rev. s. P. Spiegel, State Evangelist of the Christian Church, assisted by Rev. R. V. Hope of Eutaw. Is conduct ing a series of interesting services in a large tent on Broad Street. Services
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20

are held every evening and are being attended by large congregations.
 Miss Marilou Aston. who has Just completed her second year at Vsssar, is with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. 8. P Aston, for vacation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry N Eddins have gone for a-stay of several weeks to Hot Springs. Ark
 Misses Louie and Pesrl Powers of Florence, daughters of Dr. .. K. Pow CTS, former President of the univer- sity, are visiting Miss Katie Belle liar rison.
 Miss saIlie Wood of Florence. is the guest of her cousin. Miss Leila Har- ris.
 Miss Ruth Gaudin of Birmingham Is visiting her cousin, Miss Bessie Lou Gaudin
 Miss Annie Belle Pearson is visiting Miss Edith Lodge at Woodward.
 Miss Nonie Jim Ogburn. the success full first grade teacher in the Bellinger Hill School at Montgomery. is pending the vacation with her parents. MT. and Mrs. J. A. sOgburn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
Say. she Wa. Mistreated.

Mrs. J. w. Snyder. a. respectable looking white woman, who Is in the county jail on charge of assault and battery with a weapon, tells somewhat of a sensational story about her ar- rest. She declares that the arresting officer beat and bruised her, and pris- oners in the county jail, as well as D. L. Bridges, the day warden, say that there were swollen places on her face the day she was taken to the jail. They also attest to the state ment of Mrs. Snyder that she was handcuffed and led through the streets. Mrs. Snyder has employed Attorney Claude D. Ritter to defend the charge against her. which grew out of the trouble with the constable, and the attorney says that the case is not over by any means.
 Mrs. snyder is q married woman and her husband and son work at the Gate she rented room from J. R. Mo- Swean, who operates a pressing club at 1711 Second avenue, and that there was a misunderstanding about the rent when she was notified to give up her room. McSwean made complaint of unlawful retainer against Mrs. Snyder in the inferior criminal Acourt and the paper was served by a constable from that court. His duty Is said to have been ended when the paper was served but Mrs. SnydeF declares he sent for a negro drayrnan ordered her things to be moved. It was then, she said. that she picked up hatchet and told the negro not to touch a piece of her fur niture. Mrs. Snyder declares the con- stable grabbed her and beat her in the face, after which he put handcuffs on her and humiliated her by forcing her to walk through the streets to the county jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
WILL DISCUSS LICENSES.
Finance Committee of City Council to Hc
 Imp0rtant Meeffn4

Finance Committee of City Council to Hold
 Important Meeting.
 The Finance Committee of the City coun- ell will meet Monday night in the Coun- ell chamber for the purpose of fixing, for the fiscal year of 1so7-0s, the licenses under which the business men of Montgomery will operate, beginning October l. and continu- ing until the end of the foliowig septem- Der.
 Least year the city fathers were rather iate at tackiing the license proposition, which resulted in the making of complaints on The part of the merchants of this city This year the committee hopes to be able to submit its reports on the licenses for the various businesses by Monday night, July ]. ct which time the Council will Be in its resuiar session.
 The only radical change that has been anticipated concerns the increase of the sa- loon licenses. as suggested by Mayor Teaeue in communication to that effect The committee will also report, it is thought favorably on plan to increase the tax rate on real and personal property from. st.I2 < to q. 25.
 The Council will doubles take action on the license matter soon as 1t is presented to them for consideration. The saloon men of the city are quite desirous of knowing what report the committee will maket and what disposition of 1t the fathers will sub sequently furnish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
N ADAMS EMPRESS pIvIDEND.
Reasons Given for Enormous Distribu.
 tion of Bonds

el0m or b0nuAs
 A New York Special to The Post says. -o 4 .-- :.
 All of wall street was puzzled today clared by the .,dafns Express Company in the form or an issue Of $24.000. .00Q forty-year per cent. bonds.
 In the first place. 1t was wondered why such an enormous distribution was made at time when the whole question of rates was up for general discussion. Conservative Interest in the financial district were at q loss to explain, why a bond Issue imposing fixed charges for the snext forty years was created to distribute an uRexpect- ed dividend.
 One reason why the POO per cent dividend was declared at this time was that, under the Hepbirn rate law. the Adams Express Company for the first time in It's history would be forced to make a statement of It's affairs. Up to the present time none or the express companies has ever published n state ment of earnings, liabilities or assets. According to the re -tIy passed rate law, express companies, as well as sleeping car companies. are declared common carriers" and all common carriers were directed by the Jaw to report on June 30 of each year in de- tall For the first time, ( t-erefore, the Adams Express CompaDY-Wiu .haya to tell the amount of capital stock, sur plus fund. If any. and the number of stockholders; the funded and floating debts; cost and value of carrier property. franchises. equipment ant details of balance of profit and loss These detaileS reports must be mad'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
WILSON WILL RECOVER.
Boy Who Tri to, Kill Himself Now Ont 0f nauGer.

Ont of Danger.
 Clanton, June 19.-Marvin Wilson, the 17-year-oId boy who tried to com init suicide a few days ago by shoot ing himself, is still alive and the at- tending physician says he has chance.
 The shot was aimed at his heart, but went through his left lung iu- stead. missing his heart about an inch. His desire to end his lile was caused From despondency over being arrested with several other boys about his age and his being unable 10 raise the amount of the bond.
 The town of Clanton has begun work in earnest in the way or general im- provements. Two wells are being bored, one at each end Of the busi- ness part of Main street, to take the place of the old open wells. which will be closed. The large sewer pipes are also being put in, which are bad ly needed.
 Work is progressing nicely on the two-story brick building being built by Judge Reynolds and which will be used for general meFchandise busi- ness.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth odist Church gave one fthe most en- Joyable entertainments yesterday even- ing ever given in Clanton. It was in the form of a sack social" and was gwen on the lawn surrounding the home of Mrs. J. c. Jones. The wide veranda was converted into a stage and here, amid decorations of palms and ferns a most interesting program of music and recitations was listened to by a large audience, seated on the lawn, amid a myriad of tiny lights and Japanese lanterns. Refreshments were servea during the evening by Misses Senia Jones and Essie McDan- Tel. A large sum was realised, which is to be used to build and furnish a pastors study. which Is now in course of construction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
200 PEER CENT DIVIDEND.
Adams Express Company Will Dfstrdi N ute S24,OOO,OOO to Shareholders.

Adams Express Company Will Distrtbs A ute s24,OOO,OOO to Shareholders. New York Special
 n The Board of Managers of the Adhms Express Company has decided to make q distribution of assets to the value of $24, ,000, ,000. The distribution will amount to an extra dividend of 200 per cent It will be paid in collateral trust distribution bonds to bear { per cent interest and to be payable in forty years. The bonds will be secured by the assignment of bonds an1 stocks be- longing to the association and having an aggregate value of $24,000,000.
 The plan of making the extra distri- button is similar to that adopted In fs9s but is carried out on double the scale. In 1898 there were set aside for stockholders securities to the value of si20 GOO which is equal to the par value of the capital stock of the asso- citation. The securities were deposited in the Mercantile Trust Company as collateral for an issue of $12.000.0 900 per cent collateral trust gold deben- ture bonds
 The s24. .ooO, 900 in securities have been transferred to the Standard Trust Company under deed of trust dated today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
SALVATION ARMY PICNIC.
List of Additional Subscriptions t Annual Harbecne.

List of Additional subscrfpfions to
 Annual Barbecue. The free barbecue and outing which the local.division of the Salvation Army will give on the Fourth of July al Pickett Springs to a thousand work cry promises to be one of the most successful undertaken by the Saliva ton Army. %
 At this outing. there will be abso- lutely no charges either for. dinner or transportation.
 It has been estimated that the out ing will cost at least $500 and the of ficers of the local division hope to raise this amount by subscription before the holiday. The following subscriptions have been received:
 Noted heretofore. SIPS; cash, s4;,Mrs c. A Lomax, 8; Mrs. James Parker s2; E S Hugger. st; Mrs. Fred Ball. $1; Mrs.l O. o. Nelson. $1: M. M. Perry, st; Mrs. A. S. Knowles, q; cash. s5; Mrs. Brooks Flowers, .s2.5o; Mrs. Alex Troy. s1; Mra U. c. Adams, $l; Mrs, Sam Rice. S1;. cash, g; Mrs M. c. Allen. .$1; collection boxes. ss; Mrs. J. c. Elliott. $1: Eiks' Club. s5; r. J. Cramton. $5; R. E.fLutz $l; Mrs. J N. Hall, s; cash. $4; Montgomery Light and Water. Power Company, S1o; Mrs w. A. Gunter, Jr., $1: cash $5: Mrs. R. G. Hanna. s1; Mrs B. J. Well, s1; Mrs. N. B. Holt. $1; Thomas H. Carr, s5; Ira H. Virgin, g; F. G.. Hammond. s1; c. c. Delaney, s1; A. L.. Wolff Co.,. g; cash, g: Paragon Press. $1; cash, s1; B. Steiner, s2.50; Scott sayre. s1: T. Gardner Foster, q; E. T. Cook. s1; Charles Crum, st; Exchange Ice O.. $1.50; Salvation Army. t5; c. W. Barnett. s1; cash. $5; M. s. Gflmer, q; U. c. Brown. s1; Loeb Carriage and Supply Company $1; cash, $6; B. Mo- Adams. s1: W. A. Davis, s2: George Laurie. $1; Knowles Dry Goods O., S5; J. H. Judkins. s5; cash. s5: Citizens Light and Power Company. s2: cash, s5; William W. Brandon, $1; Robert F. Ligon. $1; Gassenheimer, $1; Mrs. A. Biggo. s1: W. B. Holmes, g; Boyd & Hendrix. $1: R. l.. Jones. $5; The Advertiser Company, s2. 2.50: Mccall Mer. cantile Company. $f; Clayton Street Baptist Church Sunday School, s3.75: c. F. Moritz. g; F. L. Rupolphi, s1: Mir. and Mrs. J. M Kennedy. s3: Rev MT Holloway. $1. Grand total, $294. Those who desire to help this cause may send their donation to the Salva- ton Army, SIT whitman Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
SIMPLIFYING IRON BY ELEcTRIcITY
Canadian Superintendent of Mines
 Shows in Report the Process.

Ottawa, Ont.-Dr. Haanel, Dominion Sunerintendent of Mines, has prepared valuable report upon the result or exneriments conducted last year at Sault Ste. Marie with the thermo-elec- tric process of smelting Canadian iron ores.
 The report shows that the experi- ments have been successful and have demonstrated that Canada's large re- sources of magnetic ores can be as eco- nomically smelted>as hematite ores by the electric process and that ores of high sulphur content can be made into pig iron containing only q few th0us- andths of l per cent of sulphur
 pr. Haanel estimates that q lc.OOO horse power plant. ?apable Of produc- ing 12o tons of pig tron per day of twenty-four hours, would cost y DO eco and that, allowing for interest and de- preclation of plant. the eost of smelting would be SPAS per ton. Aiding the cost of ore. charcoal, labor' electric en-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
n,recta,.u. i. ...s !ssa..tsa

Huntsville, June 19.--(Special.)-The shareholders of the new Henderson Na- tiona1 Bank held their first business meeting yesterday afternoon for the election of directors and the follow ing gentlemen were chosen: Luke Mat thews, W. F. Garth. Thomas T. Ter ry, James H. Ballentine. E. T. Terry M. R. Murray. M. M. Cantrell. J. N. Mazza and James Murphree, all of Huntsville, Fox Henderson and l.. M. Bashinkey of Troy. Fox Henderson was elected president; W. E. Garth vice-president; James Murphree, cash fer. and James R. Stevens. Jr.. assis- tant cashier. The new enterprise Is capitalized at s100,000. and it will be opened for business on July 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
Primaries Aanouneed.

Troy, June 19.-(Special) )-At a meeting of the city executive commit tee this morning July 2s was set for the city primaries. City politics are warming up and most of the present aldermen will have their places con tested.
 The Ozark baseball team is in Troy paying a series of three games against the Troy team. The first game was played yesterday afternoon and restilt- ed in a walk-over for the Troy team. The second game Is being played this afternoon.
 The weather has been very warm here for the past-~few days, the ther- mometer registering as high as nine- ty-two degrees. Rain Is much needed, too, both in the town and surround ing country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
Arree on waee scale.

Birmingham. June 19.-9Special.) )- Despite reticence 1t is understood wage contracts between commercial coal operators and union miners will-be of- ficially signed by tomorrow or rather the signing by the committee will be ratified. The commercial coal opera tors asked for amendments to ruies governing mining, the same prices for mining to remain in effect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
L1GHTNINGs STRANGE WORK.
Set Fire To Bed But Occupants Thereof
 Escaped.

Huntsville, June 1s.-(speciaL)- Fleming White his wife and their lit- tie baby had strange experience with a bolt of lightning at their home near MetidianvilIe a few nights ago. Dur ing an electrical storm their house was struck by a bolt of lightning while they were asleep. The bolt descended the wall through the roof, jumped to the head of the bed and then Zigzagged across the bed between the sleeping man and woman. settine- fire to the bed clothing and gown of the baby but iniurina neither of them,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20

was elected president: Mrs. Charles Dillard.. vice president, and Mrs. W. E. Pettus secretary and treasurer. rhe membership of the organization has grown from a dozen to more than a hundred during the last year and the funds from dues have increased to the extent that the circle Is enabled to maintain 6 night school for boys and girls who are compelled to work in the daytime. The object of the organ lzation Is the education of poor white boys and girls of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
Nerre-ncstroxinr nevioe.,

'Tt Is a distressing fact that soma of our most efficient labor-seving de- vices are peace-disturbing and nerve destroying because of the internal racket they create. Ths-- pneumatic hammer, swaging machine. swaging c capable of much greater usefulness than they have yet attained but" re- marks the editor of it, lone cannot cop- sistently wish them to come into gen- eral use until some means is invented to mitigate the noise nuisanoaa'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20

ergy. and other rnnaing expenses, ho estimates that a ton of pig iron could be made for $10.69. The electric kmelt- ing works now being erectad at Well land are expected to produce from thirty-five toiforty tons Of pig iron per day. The report lays much itresS urs on the possibility of developing Cana- da's many iron deposits by -meap g. of the water powers which are to be found throughout the dominion, point ing out that many water powers exist in Ontario and Quebec surrounded by iron ore fields.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20

under oath and turned over to the In- terstate Commerce Commission not later than Sept. 30.
 While no information has ever been published regarding the affairs of the company 1t was learned from trust worthy sources today that for years nthe management had used surplus earnings to buy "gilt-edged" bonds. It lis these bonds .whIcL VIII form the bas- is of the 200 per cent. -'vidend.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
New OveraII Factory Probable.

L. Cohen, of Meridian, has made a proposition to the Birmingham Com mercial Club to take twenty-thousand dollars worth of one hundred thousand dollars stock in an overall company to build and operate plant in Birming- ham. The matter Is under considera- ton and some definite action on the off, fer will be taken in the next few days. Cohen Brothers have an overall fac- tory in operation in Meridian and de- sire to erect large plant in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
petition in nanIIruptcx.

A voluntary petition in bankruptcy has been filed in the office of Major Charles Allison, clerk of the United States court by wyatt,.and .Respass, of Coal City, St. Clair county. The lia- bilities of the petitioners are given at $2,264.61, and the assets at $1,526.R
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB DIRECTORS.
Roard VIII Hold Important Meeting Tomor-
 row Ni9hf

The Board of Directors of the Commer- cial Club will meet Friday night at o'clock in the parlors of the Club on Court Square in regular business session
 The Directors will doubtless map out the nIsn for A few discussions at the Selma Convention which meets at the Central City July srd and 4th. and will consider other matters of local importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
IRON PRODUCTION ]
OUTPUT or PRODUCT IS STEADILY
 INCREASING.
June Expected to go Far In Excess of
 May-Year Promises to Be Ban- neF for PfS

Birmingham. June 1s-(Special. J. The production of pig iron in Alabama during the present month. June. prom ises to exceed that produced in May and will go q good ways towards a production for the year of more than 1.Sl9.980 tons.
 The furnaces in Alabama during the month of May are given credit for an output of 1SA665 tons of iron against 142.3S4 tons during the month of April. and 143.947 tons in. March. During this month the new furnace of the Alabama Consolidated Coal & Iron Company at Gadsden will assume good shape and will add quite little tom mage to the production while the Sloss- get Some iron from its Philadelphia furnace in the Shefield district
 The expectation Is for a-daiiy aver age of more than 6.100 tons of iron in this state during this month.
 A still larger production Is looked for during the month of July than this month because before the middle of next month 1t Is believed three furna- ces not now in operation will be start ed up, ~- t.5s
 Alabama furnace companies are watching the production and making every effort to get out all the iron pos sible. Out of the forty-six furnaces in the state not less than thirty two are reported in operation and work of repairing is in progress on four or five others.. Tad @>e C :.
 Attention is being given to the ore development and. reports received here indicate that every need in this direc- ton will be met right along. The new washer off the Sloss-S Sheffield Company at Russellville in the brown ore fields Is doing well and the company appears to be satisfied at the results and future prospects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20
Mafi. Clerk Hurt.

The mail clerk on the Blocton &C., coramodation train on the Louisville 6 Nashville railroad. was painfully yt this afternoon under the shed at sie passenger station. The train was being switched around when a draw head between two of the cars came out In the compact that followed the mail clerk was thrown down in his car and his head was painfully injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20

Educational Circle Meets.
 Huntsville. June 19.T(Special.)-v )-vThe annual meeting of the Huntsville Edu- cationaI Circle was held yesterday :. ..ternoon. Mrs. Mollie s. Pleasants
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20

MT. T. Brannon Hubbard, who has been attending a house party in Elm poria, Va. has gone to Savannah to visit friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-20

The Sunday Sc..ool Teachers Asso- ciation will meet this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church. The senior lesson will be taught by Rev. W. M. CoA the primary lesson by Mrs. Paul Mertins. and meth ads by Mrs. Fred Thornton. All those interested in Sunday school work are cordially invited to attend.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
Ready for the Final Assault

ALL along our lines envelopng Savannah
"A we had worked IN close to Hardees OBJ
struCtions, and were prepared III several places
to make an open and vigorous assault Sher-
man sent a message to Hardee and asked hlIn
to surrender This he declined TO do: never
theless, lust as SloCum was about TO close IN
on Hardee's last road east of the Savannah
River, that wary General concluded not to be
penned up, as PembertOn was at NlCkSburg'
where he could do no good, and marched out
in the night SO quietly that SlOCum $ watch
ing troops were not disturbed.
On December %, Sherman came back from
irving TO effect an entrance to the city, with
out too heavy loss, TO find SloCum and myself
in complete possession. On Christmas Eve he
sent to Mr. Lincoln the following despatch:
Il beg to present to YOU as Christmas gltt
the city of Savannah, with 50 heavy guns
and plenty of ammunition, and also about
?, 500 bales of cotton
As soon as we were little settled, General
Sherman gave us beautiful reception at Mrs
Green's house, and, strange 70 say, there
were many women there whose hearts were
sufficiently with us to participate IN the tete
Sherman was himself that night, charming IN
his conversation and brilliant IN his dress and
department. From that time on he always
seemed to enjoy more than anything a ban
quet or a festival where he could have his
right wing and lett wing commanders sup
porting him
of both wings of his grand army, followed next
day by a memorable visit of the Secretary OF
War Edwin NJ. Stanton, and several Wash
lngton officials, who gloried IN our march and
praised us beyond measure, we began 70 pre-
pare for the other and more important cam
paign through the CarolinaS as = sequel to
Sherman's march from Atlanta 10 the sea.