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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
MRS. EARLE TALKS.
Wife of Artist Says Separation, Was
 the Only solution.

a
 the Only Solution.
 New York. Sept 14.-Dispatches from Boulogne. France. in reporting the arrival there of Mrs. Frederick Piney Earle, wife of the American art ist. who has voluntarily relinquished her husband to an affinity" state that during the voyage Mrs. Earle faced her strange situation with a singular gem erosity toward both her husband and her rival.
 The depression which, she admitted, had almost overcome her at the out set of the voyage. is described as hav- ing completely disappeared.
 To the reporters who awaited her at the Cologne landing stage. she recited the story of her life with simple di- rectness. devoid of bitterness.
 T am convinced" she said, that this is the only solution. I have neith- CT jealousy of Miss Kutner nor feeling against MT. Earle. It is ordained by fate. She Is woman of excellent character, and am convinced my hus- band will be happy with her."
 My future? An! that remains to be talked over with my father. My life is wrapped up in my boy. He asks after his father now, but he will soon forget. hope to make him. first. a good man"
 Mrs. Earle will resume her maiden name after the divorce and live as if Earle had never existed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
POWDER EXPLOSION
ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER
 HORRIBLY SHOCKED.
Fifteen Thousand Pounds Exploded at Powder works and Houses All Over the City of Alton
 Trembled.

Alton. Hi, Sept. 14.--Fifteen thous- and pounds of powder exploded at the Equitable Powder Works at East AL ton. two miles from here, killing Charles Mcoinnis and shocking Charles McGtison so that has mind is tempo rarily gone.
 The shock of the explosion was felt throughout Alton. Hpnses tremnled. wlnapws ratslAd and many pAoplA thought there was an earthquake.
 MhGinnis and hfs helper MeailsUss were working In the rsring mill and Mr(sInfis waa letting powder run from a drum into kegs. HfcGiison wns work ing a truck 100 yards away. Sud- denly there was a flash and McGilson was thrown into the air and carried more than 100 feet before he aIighted. When he was picked up McGilson was unconscious and later it was found his mind was a blank. Parts of McGin- nis's body were found mar; the mill. The cause of the explosion is a mys- terY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
SHERMAN LAW IS CONDEMNED Knapp Strikes at Su-
 preme Court. SCORES ANTITRUST LAW Chairman of Commerce Commission Believes in Combination. President Finley of The Southern Raii- way Says Railroads Have no
 Fears of The Light of
 Publicity.
SCORES ANTITRUST LAW

Chicago, Sept, i4--I believe che most mischievous piece of Legislation in the history of the country is the Sher- man antitrust law, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court. It Is intoierable and strikes a blow at development and progress"
 This statement by chairman Martin A. Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission. was warmly applauded by 200 railway officials today at the annual meeting of the American Freight Traffic managers. Nearly all the large railways of the United states Canada and Mexico were represented.
 Chairman Knapp addressed the as- semblage, adverting to combination, CO., operation and control of transportation lines. The maxim, Competition is the life of trade must be discarded if we are to progress" he said.
 "The obvious tendency of the age is to combine and think that this ten- dency is to become more pronounced as we grossolder and as industrial and commercial civilization is perfected. The ultimate result. I think. will be the central control and regulation of all transportation lines with diffused ownership. Let us not denouncet but discriminate in bringing about the de- sired reforms. The constant friction of unbridled competition has become irksome. We are drifting toward world wide financial federation"
 In further reference to the sherman law he said:
 The one public man who has dared fearlessly to express his opinion on the injustice of the Supreme Courts inter pretation of this act is the President of the United States
 w. W. Finley, President of the Southern Railway, told his hearers that the railways have no fear of the light of publicity, There should be no se- crets in the operation of railway" he said. We do not object to government regulation but we Insist that no dras- tic action should be taken without the most careful investigation and consid- eration
 The following officers were elected Rresident R e WFiFht, Philadelpflia First Vice. President ws " caiaeher, Baittfaore Secon9 Vice rresiaent. W, E. croHacloes. st Loulsi ThIrd Vice President F. c. Mccormick, Chicago; Fourth Vice President C. R. Capps. Norfolk. Va; Secretary and TreAsurer, J. F. Auch, Philadelphia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
NDICTS RAILROADS
PASSES WE'RE ISSUED TO PERSONS NOT ENTITLED TO THEM.
Case VIII Be Ia Nature of Test--Rall- road 0mciaIs Say Passes Were Is- sued At Request of Railroad
 iC0mmassa0n.

Atlanta. Ga. Sept 14-A special to The Journal from Jackson. Miss, says the Hinds County grand jury has re- turned inictments against the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Val ley Railroads for issuing passes to per sons not entitled to them in accordance with law that has been on the statute books of the State since 1884.
 District Attorney Harris Is determ- ined to test the matter. and it Is un- derstood the railroads will not make any denial. but heavy penalties are not looked for. even in the event of convic- tion on account of the law having for so long been regarded a dead letter.
 The State Railroad Commission Is brought into the case by the assertion that the passes were issued at the re- quest of members of that body. Pre- vious to the returning of the indictment Secretary Maxwell. of the State Com mission, appeared Before the grand jury with his record of passes issued.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
NEGRO RUNS AMUCK
POLICE RESCUE HIM FROM AN IN-
 FURIATED MOB.
A Deputy Sheriff Is Probably Fatally Wounded and Another Negro is In Hospital in a Very se-
 riOus Condition.

Chester, Pa. Sept. 14.-William Wells, a negro, tonight ran amuck in Market Street, this city. shot two men. nearly hit several others and was landed In city hall by the police after the narrow escape from being injured, if not killed. at the hands of an infuriated mob.
 Wells had words with William Allen, another negro. in restaurant and both went to the street to fight 1t out. Wells began shooting and struck Allen three times. Deputy Sheriff Charles Brown, who was passing at the time, received A bullet in the neck. The street was crowded at the time and several men had narrow escapes from being shot.
 Wells attempted to escape but was caught by several men who started in to beat him when the police interfered. They started with him for the city hall but it was with difficulty that they got through the crowd The police drew their clubs and literally had to fight their way to the police station which they reached without any serious harm befalling the negro. Allen and Brown are in a hospital in a serious condi- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
BUILDING C0LLAPSES
ONE UNKNOWN MAN AND A WOMAN
 ARE KILLED.
The Structure Was Undergoing Re pairs, When, Without warHing The Front Fell Forward into
 The Street.

Cincinnati. Sept, Hone unknown man and a woman were killed and a dozen other persons narrowly escaped death In the collapse of the Dohan Shoe Company's four story building on Central Avenue near the Sixth street market today.
 The building was undergoing repairs Shortly before noon after a warning rumble, the front of the building fell forward into the street leaving only the rear section standing. An un- known man passing in the sidewalk was stricken, being dead when reach ed. while an elderly woman within three feet of him, was uninJured
 Mrs Mary Daly who lived on the second floor was found dead in the ruins. Of the seven workmen in the building. three were reported missing but all were later found unhurt. A number of women in the apartments that occupied the upper floors were in their kitchens preparing the midday meal and to that fact owed their escape.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Grand Jury Concludes Its
 Investigation.
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED
Legislative Committee Called Down
 for Their Negligence.
The Deaths of Hines and Maxesgo Are Explained and Ali charges
 Against Hospital Are
 Fully Cleared.

Tuscaloosa. Sept. 14.--(Speciai.) )-The grand jury of Tuscaloosa County fin- ished its labors this afternoon late and adjourned. The hospital investigation charges were taken up and fully inves- tigated by the grand jury with the re- suit that the hospital management is fully exonerated and no one was in- dicted for the alleged murders of cer- tain patients.
 The Solicitor of the court received a letter yesterday morning from Hon. J. B. King, Chairman of the Legislative Investigation Committee. requesting the jury to look into the charges fully and pointed out two or three special eharges which he desired investigated. This. the grand jury had already done and the letter from Chairman King gave rise to no new developments.
 The following is the report of the grand jury, in part:
 'on Friday morning of this week. the Solicitor ef this crurt received a letter from Hon. J. B. King, Chairman of the Legislative Investigation Commit tee, which is attached as part of this report, calling our attention to certain recommendations of that Committee.
 We are surprised not to have re- ceived this notification sooner. and we
 
 furnished us with transcripts of this testimony upon which they base their findings and upoH which they wish us to proceed in this matter. However, we have already taken up this matter of our own motion and summoned and examined many witnesses about the re- ports that have been circulated about this institution.
 After the receipt of this letter, we continued the investigation and in 4aii, have examined twenty witnesses about the conduct of the hospital and espe- cially in regard to the death of pa- tients Hines and Kinch Mazengo. who were reported to have been killed by certain nurses. The grand jury in . body visited the hospital and spent considerable time in gong over the same. and examined patients and the general conduct of the management and the officials.
 ..we found that the patient Mazengo, who was reported by an ex-nurse 70 have been killed by nurse in 1898. died Of Aux in August, 1901. after hav- ing been confined to his bed for ct least four days, W
 we further fnd that Illness death was accidental and was caused by vio- lent resistance to the nurses in their efforts to subdue him in one of his spells We could find no evidence upon whi9h we could predicate and sustain aEs indictment. The grand jury from the start was unanimously of the opin- ion that this matter should be gone in to fully so as to fully and finally de- termine whether or not there were any cases of ill-treatment of patients, where prosecution should be had. and we could find none"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
DREAD BOIL WEEVI
COTTON PEST IS FAST MAKING ITS
 WAY EASTWARD.
Scientists Believe Hfississippi RaveE WilI He No Barrier, and that They Will Cross Into
 Eastern Belt.

New orleans. Sept. 14.-The cotton boil weevtl. which is about to begin its annual migration eastward. has today reached a point in Louisiana twenty-six miles from the Mississippi River, according to a telegram from the State Crop Commission to Gov ernor Blanchard.
 in the destructive migration of this pest eastward. for several years past across all Texas and Louisianas the Mississippi River has been the most interesting milestone to cotton inter- ests and to scientists. Scientists de- clare the great river will prove no bar rfer and will not stop the advance Of the costly pest into the eastern cotton belt
 Today'B news l@ regarded as making t entirely probable that the attempt at crossing of the nrst of the weevsls will De made this season The weevils repcrtsa 10 the Gnxera were 4unud at Leland postonice. in catAhoaia Parish
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
WORKING ON YACHT
PLANS FOR LIPTON's NEW CHAL-
 fts LENGER.
william Fife Has Been Commissioned tO Build Boat That Win Lift the American
 Trophy.

Glasgow, Sept 1A--William Fife. to whom the commission for designing Sir Thomase Lipton's new challenger for the Americas cup, has provision ally been given. worked on plans and models nearly all the summer. but 1t was impossible for him to complete them as no decision had been arrived at as to what sailing rule would gov. ern the contest.
 It Is understood, however. that all MT. Flies experiments were in the direction of producing such a boat as would be built for fast racing under the new international rule. now accept ed by the yacht racing associations of all the European countries.
 Therefore. it Is believed that the challenge through the Royal Irish Yacht Club stipulates this rule of the rule favored by. the New York Yacht Club for is home racing, which has the same results by different methods.
 It was at first proposed to build the challenger ct the Fairlie. but thts Is now doubtful Sir Thomas. in challeng- ing through the Royal Irish Yacht Club desires to have his yacht more Irish than ever. and negotiations will be opened with Belfast firm to build the Shamrock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
NEGROES VOTE THE OTHER WAY Foraksr forcss Given Ss; ere Blow. srNATcss rAvoRrrE LOSES Black sialk One Way and Vote
 Another.
Defender of The Brownsvine Incident Has Received Number of Severe Blows From Disferest Parts
 of ohio.
BY ,. R. HoRNADY.

Columbus, Ohio. Sept, 15--Special)-- Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. who through his radical stand on the Brownsville incident and his we'll known opposition to any legislation which seems to be aimed at the ballot of the negro, and who was supposed to have the colored population lined up solidly behind him. was given a prac- tical demonstration in this city of the ability of the ''colored brother" to talk one way and vote in an opposite direc- tion.
 There are four thousand colorea fidentiy expected that General H. B. Axline, the Foraker candidate for mayor in the Republican primary elac- ton, would poll practically the entire strength of this element. It has been announced that his nomination would be pleasing to Foraker and the Foraker leaders were active in the fight. their purpose being to show in measure "how strong" the Senator is in one of the important cities of his home State. Axline received 1.s00 votes and ran third in the race.
 The negroes, who had cheered Foraker on the stump. voted for Charles A. Bond, when they went to the polls. enabling him to win by handsome majority, though there were four men in the race. The irony of the situa- ton Is emphasized by the fact that Bond received the support of the Taft candidate His campaign was managed by Malcnm Karshner, who dropped hts work in the Taft headquarters to manage the fight.
 At the same time hts candidate was being frightfully drubbed in this city. the veteran of. the s1st Ohio Regiment who were holding their annual reunion at Newark. were hotly debating reso- lution indorsing Foraker's stand on tho Brownsville matters and they final ly turned 1t down. And, in the mean time, the Tri-State convention of Jewellers. In session in Cincinnati, had practically suspended the regular order of business and was roughly handling MT. Foraker for his allessd expedition to Iegislafion framed to prevent the falsa marking of watches
 Thus Mr. ForAker has received 2 number of severe blows. all tH a bunch" but he can be depended upon to stay in the ring. for even his ene- InIes concede that he is a fighter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
coMMENps cnLERRATIoN.
Roosevelt Extends Greetings to Cath
 ollie War veterans.

FAou6CNEh hAtcmus UNtCaAM8n VI |S&e1~
 ollie War veterans.
 New York, Sept. 14.-In reply to ar invitation by the Catholic War Vet erans benevolent and memorial legion to attend the celebration on Antietam day. September IT, of a solemn req uiem mass to be offered at the Procath- edral in Brooklyn. for the souls of sol diers of all wars in this country, Pres- ident Roosevelt has sent the following letter to J. D. McHenry. president of the association:
 T feel a sincere sympathy in the movement which you have inaugurat- ed with the help of the Right Rev. Charles E. Mcdonnell, to secure an adequate Christian celebration of mem- orial day through the Catholic war veterans benevolent and memorial le- zion. This legion is composed chiefly of Americans of Roman Catholic faith who served their country as soldiers or sailors during the civil war, and also of those who served In like capacity in the late war with Spain. With these younger veterans can myself claim companionship. The object of the so- ciety is to render assistance to such of the members as need 1t and to prop erly honor those who die, by appro- priate memorial service. Every good citizen must sympathize with these aims and 1 extend to you my hearty good wishes for your success
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
NEWS or TUSCALOOSA.
News is Received of Death of Miss Net-
 tie Clay.

AkC &Aags
 Tuscaloosa, Sept. 14.-(speciaLl--- News has been received here of tha death of Miss Nettie Clay at Aaxwells. Ala. She had been i'll for number or weeks with typhoid fever, which nnaI- lv sapped her life away. She was Just buddine into young womanhood, being ahout IS years of age, and was one ok the most popular young girls Tn ns5 neighborhood. .a A4oore's Bridge has been learned herS ,.,,th much regret Mrs. McGehee was one of the oldest and best known ladies - the northern section of this County Living been born thero. She lived to the advanced age of S4 years and naa haen A widow for fifteen years. ASr death was. caused by heart failure.
 MT. and Mrs. Norfieet Harris eeier brated their crystal wedding last even Inc at theIr new home on Broad street Hosts of we'll wishing friends niled the ample halls, parlors and the Ve.alual' throughout the evening Whcte t.ls ua.sss and refreshing delicacies were servse, .sss, There were scores Of beautltui etyssat yss, presents displayed in the dining hal1' which only in small degree meas ures the popularity of this cople wno have iourneyed fifteen years together.
 The Tuscaloosa Commandery Knights Temrlar held a meeting last night az v,bich the ulustrious Degree of t1e Red cross was conferred on the following: F Herman, A. D. Killian. J. ". Durdeu. W. N. Rosser. s. A. Terby and E. c. Snow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
sHrr CAN'T UNLOAD.
Steamer Carso's win Have To Remain
 I'm The Hold.

Steamer Cargo's Win Have To Remain
 I'm The Hold.
 New Orleans, Sept 14.--Owing to a strike of the longshoremen here, the Austro- American line steamer Sofia Hohenberg Is being held at this port indefinitely without being able to dis charge her cargo. An effort was made to send the steamer to New York and unload the cargo there. but the col lector of the port today informed the steamship officials that the regulations require the unloading of cargo at the port to which it is consigned and that no variation from this rule could be allowed.
 principally made up of magnesite for a Pittsburg firm. It will probably have to remain in the hold of the yes ssl here until local labor troubles are settled
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
LIPToN,s CHALLENGE.
All New York In Discussing The Com
 ing Yacht Race.

ing Yacht Race.
 New York Sept, l4-Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the Americas cup was the chief subject of conversa- tion among yachtmen in New York to- day. Although the formal challenge will not be received here for four or five days members of the New York Yacht Club, the holder of the trophy which tn schooner America brought from England in 1851, have known for some weeks that 1t was to be made and have already made plans for the de- fense of the cup.
 It is understood among members Of the New York Yacht club that Sir Thomas Lipton will add number of conditions to his challenge. One of these is expected to be that the race shall be under the new measurement rule adopted by the New York Yacht Club. Under this rule the challenging yacht would have a much better chance of lifting the cup and the race would be in all respect fairer as the deed Of gift of the cup provides that the chal- IoneinE yacht must cross the ocean for the competition. Under the iold meas urement rule the yacht built to defend the cup would be purely racing machine that after the races would go to the junk heap and that could not stand the strain of a long ocean trip The application of the new rule to the contest would eliminate such machines and put the defender nearer on a par with the challenger in the matter of construction.
 It is also said that Sir Thomas will ask the privilege of challenging in the name of two yachts, the races to be sailed with the one that proves the best fin the preliminary trials. It Is like lv that this condition will be accepted bv the New York Yacht Club as the same privilege was granted to Lord Dunraven when he challenged for the cup. although he did not avail himself to 1t Plans are already we'll under way looking to the building of yachts to defend the cup. Four syndicates have been formed in the New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
KILLED BY AN AUTO
PROMINENT CITIZEN LOSES 7HJs
 LIFE IN ACCIDENT.
Martin KelIog Jumped From Moving Car Directly In Front Of Mac
 chine And Was Instant- t ly Killed.

South Norwalk, Conn. Sept. 14--Mar- tin Keiiog.. street commissioner of the City of Norwaix, was struck and killed today by an automobile owned by Brfgadier General Russeil Frost and operated by Russell Frost, Jr.
 Mir. KelIog was on a street car and evidently had not noticed the automo- bile which was following the car at one side. for, as the car started, he jumped ofr directly in front of the ma chine. The radiator of the alto struck Mir. Kellogg and he was dragged uni der the vehicle 50 that two. wheels on the left side passed over his body causing Immediate death.
 General Frost commands the brigade of National Guards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
THREE HUNDRED LIVES
 LOST IN BIG FIRE

Victoria. B. g.. Sept. If-The steamer shawmutt. which arrived last night from Manila, via Japan and China, brought further news Of the great fire at Hakodate. The big confagration or iginated in a soap factory and spread with great rapidity. sweeping away hundreds of bamboo houses during the fire. powder magazine at Kishonsa exploded Three hundred lives were lost and 13,0oo houses burned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
METHoDIsrs ARn rRAIsnD.

yice-PresEdenf EairbnnEks Addresses
 the Methodist Conference
 Albion, Mich, Sept. 14.--Vice- -Presi- dent Charles w. Fairbanks Is today the guest of honor with Governor F. w. Warner of the Michigan Conference of the Methodist Episciopal Church. which is in session here. Mir. Fair banks made an address to the confer ence.. in which he said:
 "As I walked up the street this morning from the depot with this great band Of Methodist soldiers. thought that if, in the new Jerulasem, there is any one who is entitled to be nearest the throne. II is the Methodist nninister.'t v
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
BIS Land Deal,

Norfolk, Va, Sept 14--Deeds were filed for record here today by which the Hardy Homestead Corporation con veys to the Pescara Land Corporation Edwin S Cramp. of Philadelphia. pres ident, twentY-six acres of land on the eastern branch of the Elizabeth river in the Berkley ward of Norfolk. upon which the Cramps of Philadelphia an tioipate establishing a large ship yard repair plant. The consideration was Sg5 O0O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
TO LOAD SUPPLY SHIPS.

Arranging For PrOvisiOns For Great
 Atlantic BattIeshlp Fleet.
 washington. Sept. t4.--Arrangements are being made at the navy department for loading the suply ships Glacier and Culgoa with provisions for the trip of the Atlantic battleship fleet to the Pacific coast. They will be ready to sail December 10, giving them time to join the battleship fleet when it starts on its long journey on the 18th of that month. The exact place from which the fleet will start, it Is said at the navy department, has not yet been determined upon.