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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
CASE IS CONCLUDED
ACK HALE's FATE WILL SOON BE
 KNOWN.
At Conclusion of Arguments Yesterday, Judge Tyler Adjourned Court Until Today When Case
 VIII Go to Jury.

Bristol. Tenn. Sept. 27-The taking of evidence in the trial of Ack Hale for the murder of Lillie Davis was con cluded at Blountville this afternoon and the case was argued by counsel. At the conclusion of the argument, Judge Tyler adjourned court until tomorrow morning, when the case will be given to the jury.
 When court convened this morning, the remaining witnesses for the defense were rapidly examined and by 2:3O o'clock this afternoon. the evidence was all in. The chief aim of the defense seemed to be to establish the fact that Lillie Davis had borne a doubtful rep utation and the questions of the pris- oner's counsel led the witnesses in that direction.
 Several witnesses from Johnson City. from which place the Davis family moved to Bristol about a year ago, tes- tided that at different times they had seen the dead girl in resorts of ques- tionable character and in company with Hale. The prosecution introduced ex-Mayor Crumpley and ex-Mayor Vines, of Johnson City, and a former police officer of the same place, for the purpose of impeaching these witnesses.
 The arguments for both sides were concluded befnrs court adjourned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
SEASON OF PRAYER
FOR THE SPREAD OF CHRISTS
 KINGDOM"
Brotherhood of St. Andrew In Inter national Convention at Washing tOn-GeneraI and Sectional Com
 Rereneea Held.

Washington, Sept 27-At today's session of the International Convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, bus mess meetings. general conferences. sectional conference for Juniors and public meetings, were held. Holy Com munion exercises were held in various churches, followed by a meeting for prayer at Continental Hall.
 At the meeting of the Council of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in the Unit ed States, a report was read showing It's growth, financial condition, the ex" tension of the work and it's relations with other brotherhoods in foreign lands.
 resolution, drawn by Right Rev. Bishop Johnston, of West Texas, acc cepted the suggestion of the brother hood in England and appointed the last week in November as a week of prayer for the Spread of Christ's King. dom" The general Episcopal conven- ton, which shortly is to meet in Rich mond Va, was requested to pass sim liar resolution. The resolution also re- ouested that kindred brotherhoods in other branches of the Church of Christ observe this season of prayer.
 Interest in the International Conven- ton of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew was heightened by the arrival today of the Lord Bishop of London, the Right Rev. A. F.. Wilmington luBTaW, Who is to be the guest of President Roose- welt during his sojourn here. The Lord Bishop is on the program for a visit to the convention proceedings tomorrow, and Is to be a speaker at the open air meeting Sunday afternoon on the grounds of the Cathedral of saints Peter and Paul at Mount St, Ramon Wisconin Avenue. the corner stone of which will be laid the same day.
 To A committee headed by Archbish- o, Nuttau of the West Indies, who called at the White House, President Roosevelt expressed that owing to the press of public business before depart ing for his Western trip, he would be unable to attend the convention ex- ercises. He however, extended to the delegates. laymen and prelates In at tendance and the convention a hearty invitation to call at the White House tomorrow afternoon.
 Among the prominent speakers at the General Conference was A. G.. Andrews. President of the Brotherhood
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
MRS. REESE'S THROAT IS CUT Found Dead in Selma
 Home. FACTS POINT TO SUICIDE She Was Talented and Widely
 Known Woman. Aged Mother of w. o. Hagerty And Mrs. Long Is Believed
 to Have Ended Her

Selma, Sept, 27--(speciaD--W. O. HaRerty. a we'll known citizen, return ing home today from Marion found his mother Mrs. Ella Cooper Reese lying on her bed with her throat cut and a razor lying near by. It is believed she committed suicide but no cause for the act Is known.
 Arriving at his home on North Street MT. Harget knocked on the door of the room occupied by his mother. After repeated koncks and finally when he failed to get response he broke in the door and found Mrs. Reese lying across her bed with her threat cut from ear to ear.
 In the right hand there was still grasped a razor with which the act had been committed while the bed clothes were saturated with blood. Mrs. Reese had evidently cut her throat after awaking this morning.
 She was last seen last night by some neighbors and at that time seemed to be in good spirits. !,
 Mrs. Reese came to Selma from Montgomery a few days ago to visit her son while his wife and family were away for their health. Mir. Hagerty was to have returned to Selma last night from Marion but was detained until this morning.
 Mrs. Reese's remains will be taken to Wetumpka tomorrow morning for interment. She was well known res- ident of wetumpk4 and was a daugh- ter of the late Dr. W. B. Cooper of that place. She was about 65 years old and was an exceptionally bright and intelligent woman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
PERSONS FOR PLACE
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR MAY BE
 sTATIsTICIAN.
He is Recommended as Successor to Late General Lane of Auburn by Referee Charles
 H. cotf

Washington. Sept 27.-(special. J. Referee Charles H. Scott today called upon the Secretary of Agriculture and recommended the appointment of Prof. A. A. Pereons of the University of Alabama, to be State Statistician. to fill the vacancy caused by the death of General Lane of Auburn. Professor Persons is a brother of pr. H. 8. Persons of Montgomery.
 Mir. Scott thinks the chances of Pro- lessor Persons for the appointment are most encouraging after talking with the Secretary. Mir. Scott says that both he and Referee Thompson recom- mended Knox Booth for the promotion received by him yesterday in the In- ternaI Revenue Service, that his pa- pers were filed some time ago and they were all gratihed that the action was taken so promptly after their arrival here yesterday. Both came to the city and with them was c. NJ. Cox. post master at Ozark.
 They visited the treasury and post office departments in regard to their representative positions and left for their homes tonight. Mr. Scott was at the postofHce derax1aent Noaay bui no says no appointments of Aiabama postmasters are due in the near fu- ture.
 The Anniston matter will not be de. cided until after Congress meets. Act ing Postmaster Barker will hold on until the case is finally disposed of
 Mir. Scott win spend several days al Richmond. Va, before returning to Montgomery. District Attorney Par sons visited the Department of Jus tice but says that his call had no pub. lie significance, as he merely talked over routine affairs with the officials here.
 Alfred J. stofer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
TO FORM NEW PARTY
NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
 WILL BE ORGANIzED.
Conference is Held With Delegates Representing Thirty States And William Randolph Hearst
 Makes an Address,.

New York, Sept. 27-The organiza- ton of a national independence league was decided upon at meeting today of representatives of State lndepen- dence Leagues, and others who are In sympathy with the objects of these leagues as outlined in State or local platforms. The National body will be a qualification of minor leagues. exist ing or yet to be formed. Its aims are political and in opposition to the Re- publican and Democratic parties. which the league promoters declare are dominated by corporation interests and no longer are representative of the people.
 Todays conference was held at Car negie Hall where some 200 men said to represent thirty States, met at the in- vitation of the Independence League of this city and were addressed by William R. Hearst. the gubernatorial candidate last fall of the Independence League, and Democratic parties in this State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
THREE MEN KILLED
OIL TANK EXPLODES WITH DIsAS-
 TROUS RESULTS.
The Men Were Drawing Crude Petro- Ieum Into Sprlnkling Cart, When Lantern Ignited some Loose
 Oil Under Tank,

New York. Sept. 27-Three men were killed instantly early today by the ex- plosion of an oil tank in the Bronx from which they were drawing crude nse m the Morris Park race track. where A twenty-four hour automobile rae. began this evening.
 If is supposed that lantern car ried by one of the men ignited some loose oil under the tank. The explosion which followed tore off the top of the tank and hurled 1t into the yard of the Catholic Protectory nearby, alarming tbe fifteen boys therein. and shatter- ed many of the windows of the PFotec- tory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
STILL LOOKING FOR THE BOOKS Kellogg So Close on
 Them. STEEL SAFE DISAPPEARED Employe oa S I Did Not Know
 ere To. csmptror : !of several Pine Line. Test Ito Enormous Earnings
 Small Expenses-Ad-
 z burned Until Thursday.

: York. Sept. 27.-Frank B. Kel- loEs, conducting the suit of the United states for the dissolution of the Stand ard Oil Company of New York, made another hunt today for a trail to the long-sought books of the Standard oil trustees and liquidating trustees.
 When the hearing was concluded, Mr. Kellogg said that he was closer to the books from which he hopes to prove that the oil combine never un- derwent a legal dissolution. Charles White, assistant secretary of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, said on the witness stand that when he went to the Secretary's office to as- sume his new duties, there were two steel safes in the office. One of them contained the books and records of the Standard Company. What was in the other safe he did not know. Mir. White said that no one told him the contents of the second safe, which was removed two. weeks after he had been there. From whom the order came or where the safe was taken. the witness could not tell.
 Mir. White said that he had never seen the records of the Standard Oil trustees or the liquidating trustees showing the transfers of stock in the trust liquidating period. He said that uS udO hunted TUT ICCSEuS E0ccubAyb pul was unable to find any more. Testi- mony was taken to show the profits of some of the Standards subsidiary pipe lines, which the Government's E counsel declares are excessive and maintained to prevent shipments of crude oil by Independent producers.
 Tremenaoun Earnings.
 George Chesbro. Comptroller of sew eraI pipe lines, testified that the Southern Pipe Line Company of Penn sylvania earned s4,37e,e1o gross in 1899 and that operating expenses were only s316,522. The balance sheet for that year showed the net plant invest ment to be s2,2t5,6ee and also an item of $2,6e7,s56 as a payment to J. P. Trainor. charged to operating ex- penses Mir. Cheabro said that he could give no information about the Trainor account In 1900 the balance sheet ahoaed s4.69s,s3s pqld to Mir. Tratneg
 The case was adjourned today until next Thursday in order that John G. MiIburn, one of the defendants coun- sel, might attend the Mckinley monu- ment dedication in Canton, O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
EIGHT ARE INJURED
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAIN
 COLLIDE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
A Relief Train Having Aboard Four PhysicIans, Was Rushed To
 Scene Of Wrecl--Details Are Meagre.

Harrisburg. Pa. Sept. 27.-Eight persons were injured in a wreck on the. Pennsylvania Railroad at Duncan non today when the Altoona acommo- datton. leaving Harrisburg at l0:4O a. m. ran into a freight train.
 The telegraph and telephone wires were all torn down at the scene of the collision. so that no particulars can be learned, although railroad of- fcials say that nobody was killed.
 A relief train having aboard four nhvsicians was rushed through from Harrisburg. Railroad officials refused to allow newspaper men to go to the wreck on this train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
HUNDREDS OF HOUSES
 ARE BURNED IN CHINA

Hong Kong, Sept. 27.--Hundreds of houses and many boats and pontoons were destroyed today by a fire at Wu Chow. It is feared that the loss of life was heavy.
 been due to incendiarism growing out of the recent establishment of new interior customs station at Wu Chow, the inhabitants of which are bitterly opposed to any extra taxation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
EIGHT GREEKS KILLED
 AND TWENTY INJURED

Bakersfield. Cal. Sept 27-According to latest accounts from the scene of a wreck of a Southern Pacific work train. which coltded with a freight near the entrance to Tunnel IT. two miles west of Tehachapi. last night. eight Creeks were killed and twenty injured.
 The crews of the train are still fugi- lives hiding in the hills to save them selves from the enraged comrades of the victims, who attacked the trainmen after the accident and threatened the destruction of much railroad property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
No InformatIon necelvea.

New York. Sept. 27y--Local officials of the Southern Pacific Company and the Pacific Mall Steamship Company said today that they had no fnforma- ton concerning the reported finding of indictments against Mir. Hartman. and other officers of the cerpo1 ations, for alleged rate violations.
 ' One of the legal representative of the Southern Pacific Company express cd the opinion that the recent trouble is possibly a revival of an old cen- troversy with the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding foreign, or ex- port and import rates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
WARNED BY INGALLS,
CINCINNATI BANKER DEFENDS
 RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.
He Says Public Men should Cease Talk of Inference That Everything in Our Cerporation Life
 fs aROften.o

Atlantic City. Sept. 27.-The thirty third annual convention of the Amer ican Bankers Association ended today. A feature was an address by M. E. In- gals. President of the Merchants Ma tional Bank of Cincinnati in which he declared that public men should cease the talk which gives the inference that everything in our corporation life is rotten" which disturbs business and harms our fair reputation all over the world.
 sIt is not true" he declared, that our business generally is being con- ducted on unlawful lines. I can state here and defy contradiction, that the railroads of this country are being con- ducted in accordance with the letter and spirit of the law"
 If the Secretary of the Treasury will grant request contained in resolution presented today at the American Ban kers Association's convention. the tel Iers desk of the average national bank will somewhat resemble the ribbon counter of a department store. The resolution proposes that each denomina- ton of bank notes be made of a certain color, as follows:
 One dollar notes. slate; twos, brown fives green; tens. blue; twenties, yell low, fifties pink, and $lOo and over white.
 The resolution was referred to the in- coming executive council A feature of tcday's session, the final one of the convention. was addressed by President N. E. Ingails. of the Merchants National Bank. cincinnati.
 The convention adjourned after electing the following officers:
 President. J. B Powers, Louisville; Vics president. George M Reynolds,
 At the meeting of the execuhve coun- eli this afternoon, F. E. Farnsworth of Michigan, defeated James R. Branch, of New York. for secretary by vote of 26 to IA. after warm contest. Mir. Branch has held the position for a dozen years. The office pays salary of S12,0OO annually. A. Crane, of Min nesota will be elected treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
VIADUCT COLLAPSES
A NEGRO DRIVER IN ATLANTA IS
 BADLY HURT.
Switch Engine Jumps Track and De- muIlshes one of ViadUct "il- Iars--Train Crew Jump
 for Their Lives.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 27.-The Jones Avenue viaduct across the Southern and Western and Atlantic and other railroad tracks. collapsed today when s switch engine jumped tho track and struck one of the pillars of the struc- ture.
 The whole bridge came down with a crash. The engineer and fireman of the engine jumped in time to save their lives. A negro driver and his team, the only vehicle on the viaduct at the time, went down with the structure.
 The driver was badly injured The viaduct was erected in 1896 at cost of $17.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
NEGRO TELLS JOKES
 ON DEATH SCAFF0LD

Pensacola, Fla. Sept 27.-Laughing and joking. Kemp Holt. a negro. was hanged today at Milton. near here, for the murder of man a year ago. The negro, with the rope adjusted around his neck, was given an hour in which to pray or make a talk to his friends.
 Ho chose to talk. Not one refer ence was made to the crime for which he was convicted, nor did he utter any prayer, but consumed the time in tell- ing jokes and joining in the laughter. The smile that followed the telling of his last joke had not yet left his face when the black cap was adjusted and the trap sprung.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
FRIscO's MUNICIPAL TICKET.
Organized Labor wants r. IF. McCar,
 thy aS tl,e Next Mayor.

Organized Labor wants IT. IF. McCar-
 thy aS tle Next Mayor.
 San Francisco. Sept. 27 The Uni3n Labor. city and couLty, convened last night, nominated the following partial ticket and adjourned at the call of the chair for It's completion;
 For Mayor. P. H. Mccarthy, Presi- dent of the Building Trades Council. For sheriR-ThomAs O'Neill. present incumbent.
 For City and County Cierk--Harry I. Mulcrevy. incumbent.
 For City and County Recorder-John H. Nelson. incumbent
 The program of the former Mayor. Eugene SchmitE. was carried out tG the lsttsrs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
SQUADRON ARRIVES.
ArmOred Cruisers of Navy Return
 From Asiatic station.

Armored Cruisers of Navy Return
 From ASiatic station.
 San Francisco, Sept. z7-The cruis- CT squadron from the Asiatie Station, comprising the armored cruisers West Virginia, flagship; Maryland. Pennsyl- yania and Colorado, under command of Rear Admiral Dayton, arrived this morning, several hours ahead of the expected time.
 Arrangements had been made to give the vessels an elaborate reception and a wireless message was sent to Rear Admiral Dayton last night, asking him to defer entering port until afternoon. This message, however, either was not received or was disregarded. Tor at f:SO a. m, the ''big four passed through the Golden Gate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
Chnnre in Route

Mexico City, Sept. 27--Accepting i'm vitations of Governor Campbell of Texas to have the Mexlcan-Roo re- ception committee come to the capital of that State. the special presidential train bearing the committee will not stop at Laredo. but proceed to San Antonio The governors invitation was warmly seconded by the inter- national club of San Antonio and Presi- dent Diaz acceded to the request. ordering the necessary change in the reception arranged by the international club in honor of Secretary Root.
 The formal welcome to Mir. Root will not, however take place until he reaches the frontier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
LIPTON TO REPLY.
Another Challenge May Be sent t,
 New York Club.

Another Challenge May Be sent to
 New York Club.
 London, Sept. 27.-The Royal Irish Yacht Club shortly, possibly tomorrow. will cable reply to the New York Yacht Clubs resolution declining Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the Americas cup. This dispatch will further intimate under what conditions Sir Thomas is prepared to send an- other challenge.
 The decision was reached after a long conference with William Fife, the designer. who, as stated by Sir Thomas Lfpton yeterday, positively refuses to design yacht to race for the cup un- der the old rules of the New York Yacht Club. Fife. however Is willing to design a 9o-footer for that purpose, under the universal rule"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
FRINGE IS KILLED.
Attempted to slide Down BaHisters
 And Accidentally Fell.

Attempted to slide Down BaHisters
 And Accidentally Fell.
 Potsdam, Sept, 27--Prince Charles Gustave Von Thurnuud Taxis was ac- cidentally killed at the re Imental mess of the Prussian foot gu last night.
 It was Guest night at the mess. and the Prince, who was a lieutenant in the footguards, was standing on the top of the steps leading down from the entrance of the mess, when he an- nounced his intention of sliding down the balustrade. He started to do so, but lost his balance, and fell to the bot tom of the steps, fractured his skull and died almost immediately.
 Prince Charles. who was only 2l years of age, was the youngest son of the late Prince Maxilian, of Thurn und TaXis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
cnmmisninn Entertnined.

st. Paul. Minn., Sept. T.-The In land Waterways Commission arrived in St Paul from Duluth this morning and were at once taken to the Com mercial Club, where breakfast was served.
 After the meal was served. address es were made by J J. Hill Archbishop Ireland. and others and then the Com mission was escorted to Sibley Street dock where they boarded their steam CT for the trip down the river.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
FAIRBANKs DEFEATEn.
VIe-Presidenf WlIl Not Attend Method
 int Conference as Delegate.

Columbus, Ind, Sept 27--on the seventb bailot Vice-President Charles w. Fairbanks was defeated today as a law delegate from Indiana to the quad rennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. to be held at Balti- more next May. The lay and ministe- rial delegates to the Indiana confer ence in joint session here of lay dele gates chose seven delegates from eigh- teen persons proposed. It was the vote of samuel J. Wilson, an Indianapolis prohibition leader, that dereated the Vy,ca-PresIdent. It is said that Mir. tra airhanlxs was proposed as delegate bv friends against his w&hes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
HoUsEKBEPERs ALARMED.
Price of Beef and Beef Products Ar
 ing Up.

Ing UDs
 New York, Sept. 27-Housekeepers throughout this city are complaining over an increase in the price of beef and beef products.
 There has been an increase in the cost to the retailer of one cent a pound It is understood among the retailers that the price will go up within the next month half a cent. If not a cent more.
 The wholesalers give many reasons for the increase. One Is that the farm CTS have to fatten on grain instead of grass. lowing to the long drouth last summer On the other hand. 1t Is con- tended that the price of beef has been raised by the Western packers, be- cause of the renewed agitation of gov- ernment prosecution of big corpora tions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
DESIGNATION REIGNS
RENEWAL OF RAINS CAUSES sUs-
 PENSION OF RESCUE WORK.
The Bodies of About One Hundred Drowned Persons Have Been He~ covered in Vicinity of Malaga,
 Spain.

Malaga, Spain, Sept. 27---A renewal of the rain today is causing fresh inc mutations and a suspension of the res- cue work. The picturesque valleys of 8 few days ago are covered with wa- ter and desolations reigns.
 General Del Rio has arrived here on behalf of King Alfonso, to assist the homeless. The bodies of about one hundred drowned persons have been re- covered here and in the immediate vi- cfnity of Malaga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
HENRY M. FLAGLER ILL.
Attending PhysicIans Say His Condition
 Ia Very Serious.

Is Very Serious.
 New York, Sept. 27-Henry M. Flag Ter, vice president of the Standard oil Company is seriously il in the Mount Washington Hotel. Breton Woods. N. H. His condition Is understood to be se- rious
 His personal physician and nurses are in constant attendance.
 Mir Flagler's illness is attributed to an attack of la grippe which he suf- fered while he was in St. Augustine Fla. last April. At that time he was much weakened from over work mel dent to the Key West Railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28

connecting Siberia with Alaska, re- ports that he found that the Russian Government has not granted conces- sion for the Siberian end of the tun- nel.
 He said that the Russian Govern ment would not make such a conces- sion, and that 1t is regarded by the Russians as undesirable for military reasons.