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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-21

dO uCdIlj duO ClIO CSCdDLAoHCu Aul0
that ensigns are considered bit un-
derpaid to sail the matrimonial seas,
the Secretary says, "No, young man,
you had better wait until you are at
least lieutenant"
Then, as the young mans father,
he is in a position to sympathize with
him and tell him what hard-heart-
ed department it really is that COM
pels a young officer to wait until he
is lieutenant. But if tho young man
ignores the advice and weds, he is
liable to be court-martialed and dis
missed.
When Ensign Metcalf talks matri-
mony with his father, the boss Of the
Navy always has it understood
whether he is being addressed as
head of the department or head Of
the family.
AS his superior officer, the young
man dare not question the order Of
his commander. As father, Metcalf
senior is in perfect accord with Met
calf junior.-New York American.
Plot to Kill Emperor Frustrated.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 9.-What is
believed to have been a carefully con-
ceived plot to- take the life Of Emper-
or Nicholas while he was en- route
from Peterhof to his winter palace at
Tsarskoe-Selo today was frustrated
by the vigilance of the guards. Ear
ly this morning a guard discovered
SIX men trying to cut the wire Of
semaphore signal at Ligovo station, at
the junction of the railroads to Peter
hof and Tsarskoe-Selo. The guard
attempted to arrest the men, but was
fired upon and wounded. The shots,
however, aroused, the officers and
guards at the station, and several vol
leys were exchanged between the out
laws and the soldiers, the former es-
Gaping without injury.
The police profess to be unable to
understand the attempt to cut the
semaphore, as such an act could hard
ly work any harm to the imperial
train, which was due to pass a few
hours later. 1t is generally believed,
however, that the outlaws intended
to prevent the use of The signal with
the object Of bringing the train to a
stop at that point. No arrests have
been made.-Seattle Post.
First Snow Falls on Long Island.
A full half-inch of snow fell ear
ly yesterday morning at Wading Riv-
er, Long Island. William Colch,
conductor of the Long Island Rail
road, at 7:O4 o 'clock ia-the morning,
walked through the SHOW from his
homo to the tram. The "white man.
tie" quickly disappeared, however,
with the appearance Of the sun.
Snow fell in many places on Long
Island, varying from a few scatter
ing flakes 10 enough to make q white
covering. 1t was the first snow Of the
season.-New York American.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-21
Fastest Mile by Steam Locomotive.


by locomotive on track containing
curves was covered today by steam
locomotive No. 6O06, which is being
used in the special tests being con-
Quoted here by the Pennsylvania rail
road, when it Travelled a mile at a
speed of GIG per hour.
The trial was made over the spe,
cially built track between this place
and Franklinville.-Louisville Her.
aid.
Tobacco Buyer Beaten by Mob.
Hopkinsville, KY, Nov. IA
While stopping at the home Of VIII
liam West in Christian county, few
nights ago, John Wicks, prominent
tobacco buyer for the Italian Reggie,
was taken out and severely beaten
with stick by six masked men.
The family had retired at the us
ual hour and shortly after midnight
they were awakened by men calling
for Wicks.
Finally Mr.. Wicks went to the
door when he was seized by the
arms and covered by two pistols and
taken about 200 yards and beaten.
After being beaten Mr.. Wicks'
horse was led out and he was forced
to get on the animal and return to
this city. AS parting warming one
Of the men said to him: "Damn you,
go back to town and stay there, and
If you ever come to this ncighborhood
again you will look up a limb. -
Louisville Herald.
President Objects to Motto.
President Roosevelt says he looked
into the law and found no warrant
for "In God We Trust" to be on
United States coins. He says in part:
"When the question of the new
coin came up we looked into the law
and found there was no warrant
therein for putting TN God we
trust on the coins. AS the custom,
although without legal warrant, had
grown up, however, I might have felt
at liberty to keep the inscription had
approved of its being On the coin
age. But rs I did not approve of it,
did not direct that ii should again
be put on. Of course, the matter Of
the law is absolutely in the hands
of Congress, and any direction Of
Congress III the matter will be imlne-
diately obeyed. At present, as l have
said, there is no warrant for the in
scription."
Vice President in Train Wreck
Blltimore, Nd, Nov. 12.-Vice-
President Fairbanks, while return
ing from The funeral Of Judge Me-
Comas with party of court officials
in his private car, was in a wreck
on the B. & O.. railroad near Weav-
erton, Nd, tonight. Monday night
there had been a freight wreck near
Weaverton and a portion Of the track
had been cut out pending repairs in
the roadbed. In the meantime trains
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-21
Metcalf, Head Of Navy.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Ensign Met
calf, son Of the Secretary of the Ma
Wy, and fance of Miss Buffers, has
run afoul Of the rule in the navy
that no officer may marry without the
consent Of the Secretary Of the Ma
Wy.
The young man is twenty-one and
does not need the consent Of his par
ent. AS father of the young man,
Mr.. Metcalf is willing to say, "God
bless you. Go ahead"
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-21
Steel Trust Buys Big Ccke Co.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov 14.-The II. c.
Frick Company has completed the
deal whereby it acquired the George
Il. Whitney half interest in the Hos
tettsr- Connellsville Coke Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29

House thereupon, after notices of com mittee meetings had been read, ad- journed at 1:02 o'clock until 10:30 o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
vICKERY IS APPOINTED
 CONSTABLE IN HOUSTON
Secures Place by Defeating W. B. Crockett Against Whom Serl-
 Ous Charges Were Made.

A. B. Vickery of Dothan yesterday was appointed constable of Beat .. Houston County. by Governor Conner. atfer an interesting contest between two applicants for the position. MT. Vickery's opponent for the place was W. 5. Crockett of Dothan. and the adherents of MT. Vickery made some stai ting charges against Crockett in letters to the Governor that are on file at the Capitol.
 Crockett is the man who. few weeks ago was tried by a jury for the mur- der of a negro and when the jury re- turned a verdict of acquittal, was sternly reprimanded by Judge Pearce, who said al the time tho only excuse for turning the defendant loose was that the dead man was a negro.
 This incident was brought up against Crockett by some of the men recom- mending Vickery's appointment. and they also referred to the fact that at one time Crockett had been arrested on a charge of embezzlcment.
 Nickery has just concluded term as deputy sheriff, and as far as the re- cords show, gave general satisfaction in that position.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
SENATOR HOWARD DosTHR.

This shows the only mourner. When the Committee on Commerce and Com mon Carriers buried the newspaper amendment to the anti-pass bill. He is Senator Howard Doster. and he owns and runs a first cl6ss weekly paper over in Prataville
 They say that when the committee slew the innocent amendment, and put Senator Doster brushed away a tear at the sight of the terrible tragedy. The job was not to his liking, and he would not have anything to do with 1t. Ills hands are clean of the blood of the slaughtered infant.
 It took some courage to do 1t. The Autauga Senator has been an admins tration man and never before has he measure But the thought of his brothS CTS of the press laboriously and pain fully counting cross ties on a burning July day was too much for him. ride. The Prattvllle Progress is not the only things he owns. He has a plantation over in Autauga County, and enough negroes work on 1t to make a Dahomey village at d Worlds Fair. On the Mobile and Ohio Railroad they even have a station called DostarvIlle. They say that one day a man was stop pod a half mile from Dosterville by a friend who asked:
 ''WhaNs that you've got in your wagon"
 He replied. That's a coop of chick ems a fellow shiped-- me from Mont gomery."
 Why man alive, that's not the chicken coop you've got there. You've made a mistake and brought away the depot.
 The Autauga Senator is a veteran legislator and knows the ins and outs of law making.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
SENATOR DAVE WHITE.

This is Senator Dave White who comes from the hills of Alabama and IS proud Of it. One is accustomed to a pair of jean pants. brogan shoes and homespun shirt with white buttons straw between his teeth and chew or tobacco on the left side of his mouth Is not typical of this class.
 When he walks around the lobby in his good clothes, the unknowing obser- yer would pick him out as a prosper ous insurance official who Is looking on the Alabama Legislature to see if they were going to do anything to hurt the property interests of the country For all his good clothes. he Is the most ardent champion of the common schools that has yet appeared on the Senate floor Not that he has stood up on the floor ai orated about the barefoot ed boy and the sanbonnetted girl" He does the work in another way. He has evolved several little schemes for the improvement of the common schools, and has presented them to the Senate thoughtful little schemes that may re- suit in some good.
 For one thing he wants the total proceeds from the sale of the tag tax to be turned oyer to the common CT common school Improvements dur ing a particularly hot campaign in the coosa hills last summer.
 Up in Senator Whites district, the plain common masses don't like the negro. They spell it with two g's up there. It has been charged that in one or two of the smaller towns. a negro Is told that the Black Belt Is the health fest place for him. and N that if he doesn't grab his hat and> start South in exactly five minutes and d half something unpleasant may happen. But these may be idle tales of travellers. Senator White, however Is insisting that the Senate endorses the action of the President in disoharging the mur- derous negro soldiers who shot up the town of Brownsville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL. Second Half of the goth session will begin Friday, February 1. -3t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29

make a motion to postpone the hour of adjournment until the pending o'clock, but again the point of order was raised that the hour of one hav- ing arrived. the House must stand ad- journed without further barley and that Mr. Johns motion, as well as any other business Of whatever character. was entirely out of order.
 The House was opened at 1210 o'clock with prayer by Rev. A. M. Dix. of Montgomery. The roll call showed ninety-twp members present after the k-endf adjournment, According to the journal was approved without reading, upon the report by the Com mittee on Revision of the Journal that it was correct.
 MT. Doyle, of MaTengo, was grant cd leave to withdraw House Bill No. 4s2, a local bill. which was introduced by him several days ago. without the required notice.
 To Meet Twice Each Day.
 Mir Weaver, of Blount. presented a resolution fixing the hours of meeting. beginning today. at from 10 to o'clock and from to o'clock. The after noon sessions. according to the resolu- tion, are to be devoted to local legis- lation. each member being permitted to call up one bill one tie call of the counties.
 MT. Bulger, Of Tallapoosa, wanted the resolution to go to the Committee on Rules instead of being passed un- der suspension of the rules, as was proposed.
 MT John. of Jefferson, called atten- ton to the fact that the resolution had tine practical effect of preventing com mittee meetings. and placed the local bills in predecence of the important general laws.
 MT. Weaver spoke in favor of the immediate consideration of local bills while Mir. Kornegay opposed two ses- slons daily.
 A motion by Mir. Bulger to refer the resolution to the Committee on Rules finally prevailed. by a standing vote of 47 to 40. after a motion by Mir. Smith. of Elmore, to lay the motion to so refer the resolution had been lost. 43 to 45.
 Mir. Henley. of Escambia. presented another resolution, also referred to the Rules Committee. providing that by giving notice at the morning session, any member could call up a general
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
TWO REPORTS ON TEMPERANCE Local Option Bill Prom ises Struggle. BOTH PLACED ON CALENDAR May Be Made Special Order for
 Thursday. Measure To Pay Notes of 0ficIais For Yellow Fever Debt Passes House.
 Anti-Lobby Discussion Cut
 shert.

The House was In session for just fifty-two minutes yesterday, but dur ing that time the reports. majority and minority. of the Temperance Com- mittee on the local option bill were received, the measure to reimburse the First National Bank of Montgomery for money advanced the State on the notes of Governor Jelks and State of- ficials, at the time of the yellow fever scare the summer and fall of 1905. was passed and sent to the Senate, and Johns anti-lobby bill was taken up for consideration.
 The House adjourned on a point of order. without motion of debate of any kind. Last week the time of meeting was fixed by resolution for 1o.3a o'clock. and the hour of adjourn ynent for l o'clock. When the hour of ono arrived. the point of order was raised by Judge Williams, of Barbour county. that the hour of adjournment had been reached, and the lobby bill could not longer be considered.
 Mir John was at once recognized to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
bin at the afternoon or evening ses-

bin at the afternoon or evening ses- sion.
 . MT. Goodwyn. of Montgomery. se- cured unanimous consent to the imme- diate consideration of House Bill No. 32s. appropriating $s.14S.57 to the First National Bank of Montgomery. to pay the indebtedness Incurred by State or ficials at the time of the threatened yellow fever epidemic in 1905. After being read. the measure was passed by a vote of SC to o. and ordered sent to the senate without engrosmens.
 Leaves of absence were granted to the following members: Mir. Pratt. of Pickens; MT. Benson, of Jackson; Mt ;. Brown, of Cieburne. Mir. Thompson. of Macon; Mir. Foster. of Tuscaloosa, and Mir. Sanford, of Talladega
 Both Reports en CaIendnr.
 Upon calling the list of counties for reports. sixteen were received, of which nine were presented by the Committee on Temperance. Eight of these nine were on local dispensary and prohibi- ton measures. but the ninth was on the local option bill. No. 12s. Majority and minority reports were submitted on this measure and were placed to- gether on the calendar.
 MT. Ballard, chairman of the com mittee, at once 0hered a resolution. which was referred to the Committee on Rules, that the local option bill be q special order for Thursday morning at il o'clock, when both reports will come up. On motion of Mir. Goodwin. of Montgomery and on recommenda ton of the committee. 300 copies of both the bill and the substitute sug- gested by the minority report were ordered printed for the use of the members.
 The special order for the day House Bill Noe1 90, Johns anti-lobby bin, was taken up. and an amendment reported by the committed, adding the heads of departments of the State govern ment and mayors. attorneys and com mittees of municipalities to the list of those officials who may present claims of their departments before the Leg islature without registering as lobby ists. was adopted after a brief expla- nation by Colonel John. by vote Of 70 to l, Hughston voting no.
 It Was at this point in the proceed ings that Mir. Williams interposed his objection, which the Speaker was com pelled to sustain, that the hour for adjournment had arrived, and the bill could not be considered further. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29

Total Q. .. ..... .S$S,zlS'SI
 The members of the Board. who at tended the meeting, were President FIoughton and Associates Brown ana Duncan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29

straint it saw fit on interstate com merce. MT. Beveridge met fusilade of questions by his colleagues and in his progress in argument was slow.
 While he said the power to regulate was absolute he maintained that the question of policy would always re- strain any hurtful regulations. The Senate adopted a resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to report as to the position in it's employ held by c. s. Hanks who recently stat ed before the Boston Chamber of Com merce that railroad rates could be re- duced 10 per cent without impairing dividends.
 The resolution also asks for the facts on which this statement was based. Both houses today adopted a joint res. olution continuing the joint postal commission until it's affairs can be wound up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
CONGRESS.
House Summary.

Washington. Jan. 2s.--Twenty bills relating to the District of Columbia wero passed today in the House, this being District day under House rules. A joint resolution was passed granting permission to the Secretary of War to sell during the next three months to citizens of Montana at actual cost to the United States at the place of sale, limited quantities of hay. straw and grain for domestic uses from the stock provided for the use of the garrison at Fort Assipiboine, Mont.
 Representative Dixon, Senator elect from Montana, explained that there were 20.0e0 head of cattle in the vicin- ity of Assiniboine threatened with starr vatiou. by reason of the blizzard now raging, and in dire need of hay, straw and grain. At $40 p. m. the House ad- iourued.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
COLLECTING FERTILIzER.

Agriculture Department Representa.
 tiVes Gather GuanO Samples,
 The State Department of Agriculture at the present time has three collectors of fertilizer in the field. gathering up CTS of the State, and a fourth man is to be put at that duty within the next day or two.
 The three men now engaged in this duty are Homer Billingsley. the second clerk of the Department, Mr. Chappell, of Union Springs, and A. NJ. Hudgens of Ozark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
Why We Deserve
 Your Confidence

7ze Re1aH toymalas haze ne0sy desu sse,st We have always known them ourselves and have given them to thousands of customers. Right here is where Rexall Remedies have always done nsoye to protect you than is even now required by the Pure Food and Drug Law.
 You only know the dangerous drugs in other remedies-the rest of their formulas are still secret. You have always known cve,)Ihsng in every Rexa Remedy.
 No Rexall Remedy is "cure all --there are 300 different remedies--one for each human Ill --the most reliable and successful remedy for that i'll proven by years of experience. We have sold these Rexa Remedies upon the squarest plan on which merchandise was ever sold. We have guaranteed to return the money to every purchaser who came back with the empty bottle or package and said that he or she not satis- hed-and we've never failed to live up to this guarantee.
 The Pure Food Law did not necessitate any change in Rexall Remedies-on the contrary it has set the stamp of approval upon them. Best of all, you can actually byoOe that Rexal Rene dies are unchanged. You kmea0 their formulas four years ago, and you'll find them the same today
 Don't the Rexa Remedies deserve your con- fdence? Wouldn't you more readily trust man whom you had proved to be naturally hon. est, than one who was honest because he had to bep You know that Rexall Remedies have been yol 1 arily manufactured and sold for four years ii saa very way that the law now declares to be 'a- orly ytgM way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
Continue Postal Commission.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-In the House today a joint resolution was passed continuing the joint postal commission of SongTess until the termination of the present session for the purpose of completing the preparation. printing and publication of the records of the hearing of the commission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
Senate Summary.

Washington Jan. 2S.--Senator Bev- eridge occupied the attention of the Senate throughout the day With a con- tinuation of his argument in behalf of his child labor bill. He had but reach- ed the legal and constitutional phases of the question after speaking for more than four hours, and arrangement was made whereby he will conclude tomnr- row.
 In taking the position that as to power Congress could exercise any re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
Argentine Republics Exports.

Buenos Ayres. Jan. 2s.--The imports for 1906 aggre gated $269,97O, 52l gold, an increase of $6IO0oOo0 The ex- noyts amounted to $292, 2,53o.629, de- crease of S43O, 59O,012. The decrease fin exports was lively In love stocks, wool and wheat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29

THE LADY AND THE WHITE HORSE.
 At the Rink every afternoon and night this week. The best act of the kind ever seen in Montgomery. Ad- mission 10c. @t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-16
the railroad companies for not supply
ing their branch lines with fuel and
provisions.
Family FEAR HYDRopHoRIA.
Husband and Family Died Last Week
Of Mad Dogs Bite.

Pittsburg, Jan. 15.-Living In con-
slant fear that the next hour may find
them in the throes of hydrophobia, re-
membering the struggles of the hus-
band and father, who died last week,
the victim of a mad dogs bite,
whole family is receiving the Pasteur
treatment at Mercy hospital, in this
city, in the hope of being saved from
certain death which confronts them
unless medical science can save them.
from infection. The six persons who
are taking treatment are Mrs Alice
Black, her two sons, Dean and Howard,
daughter Mrs. Eula Owings, Mrs. Ow-
ings' husband and D. s. Gordan, all OF
Hanlon, Washington county, where Mr..
Black died several days ago, after ,suf-
fering from hydrophobia for nearly a
week, while his relations watched at
the bedside trying to relieve the strug-
giles. Howard Black was bitten by the
same dog that caused the fathers death
but the attending physicians ordered
all who helped care for the dying man
to come to Pittsburg and take treat
ment, as it is said they are in as grea.
danger as had they been bitten by the
rabid animal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-16
OLD MINSTREL DESTITUTE.
"HiIIy Williams Gave Thousands To
Yellow Fever Victims.

vOll0W. 0VVt vsNsunSs
Sioux City, Jan. 15.-An object Of
charity, sick and discouraged, Billy
Williams. a one-time famous minstrel.
rich and popular, Is today at cheap
lodging house in this city. One child is
with him, while his wife and their
other six children are unable to come
here from Council Bluffs, for lack OF
funds. Thru the efforts Of Rev. Ralph
Smith, rector of st. Thomas Episcopal
church, the society women OF the
church are providing for the destitute
minstrel. They will furnish modest
cottage and the local Elks lodge will
bring the remainder of the family here.
Williams accepts this charity half re-
sentfully. He came here hoping to In
Sterest some organization In giving a
minstrel show, but has failed so far.
At Denver, where he has been for his
health, he tried to earn money In
vaudeville, but his heart went back on
him and he tainted several times. De-
spite his poverty, he refuses to part
with valuable gold watch, which, al
tho It cost him 100000 when he was
rich. brings no pang Of regret. Quar-
antined In Memphis, Tenn, during a
yellow fever epidemic, Williams New
orleans MINISTRIES performed many gen.
erous acts, the climax being the pur.
chase Of s100, 900 worth of flour for the
stricken city, together with hundreds
of coffins. Years later, Williams was
given a benefit in Memphis and the
gold medal which he highly prizes. He
was a pupil Of Dan Rice and Tim
Thayer, and a top-notcher in his day.