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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10
DIDN'T OBSERVE DAY
yoLuNTEER FIREMfpN OMIT THEnfs
 ANNIvEReARY CELEBRATION.
For the First Time In Years PPominent Citisena Failed to Appear in . GaFb of Gallant
 Laddies.

Mobile. April s.--tSpecial. )--contrary to the yearly custom of the old mem- bers of the volunteer fire companies who have observed the 9th of April each year with . parade and banquet since the volunteer fire companies were replaced by the paid department. nc men were seen on the stfeetU today clad in light trousers, red shirts and straw hats and the day and night were allowed, without any observance whatever.
 The only thing to mark the passing of another anniversary of the organi- zation of the old companies will be a small banquet. which will be partiol. pated in only by few of the surviv- ing members Thursday night.
 Many of the volunteer nrenen have dropped out of the association for df- ferent reasons and now only few are loyal to the old companies which pro- tected the homes of Mobilisns during the days when mechanical dre fighting apparatus was unknown
 Chief among the few surviving mem bers is Daniel Sterling. at one time through whose efforts the banquet of Thursday night has been arranged.
 Cruelty to SeAmeh.
 United States Shipping Commissioner Hotchkiss has made report to Wash inston of case of alleged cruelty to three seamen who took their griev- ances before the Government official af. ter arriving in this port on the steam! ship Rosa Lee from the unifihabited Isle of St. Lucia. in the Cape Verde group.
 The men stated that they were mem- bers of the crew Of the New Bedford schooner John R. Manta. and they were made to go ashore on the island for six hours for complaining of the food served on the vessel. The captain told them boat would come for them at the end of the allotted time, but they were left on the island until rescued by the American Consul at St. Vim cent.
 The men were sent to New York to. day on Q Mallory Line steamer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10

voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday by Nancy Heard, a cook of Montgomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10

An early morning wedding was also
 the feature of today, when Miss Har-
 rtette Agnes Matthews was welded to MT. Frank Casper, Jr., at the Cathedral Of the Immaculate Conception. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Father Shaw. The bride. who is the eldest daughter of MT. and Mrs. Rob- ert &. Matthews, wore as her bridal gown a blue checked silk witL velvet trjmmings. Her hat was of white with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10

The fire department was called to the residence of John Hancock, S3 Cleveland Avenue yesterday afternoon abont o'clock A blaze had started
 In the chimney. No damage was done
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
DREAM COME TRUE

n. j. Hnck Had Peculiar Dream
That Came True-He Won Suit at
Xxi Drawing-No One Knows the
Name of the Brand.
Wednesday night of last week.
Harry j. Hinck, who is employed at
Johnson's fruit and cigar stand, had
u vivid dream. 1t is not chronicled
Just what he had masticated or swal
lowed to induce said dream, but any
how ii was vivid dream. Not the
welsh rarebit variety, either, wherein
pink rhinOcerOses with green eyes
and blue tails gallop about, climb
houses and do other impossible things
neither was it the kind wherein the
dreamer thinks he is eating flannel
cakes at a restaurant, wakes up and
finds he has half the blanket chewed.
1T was a straight out and out bona
f1de dream. Mr.. Hinck is member
of the Xxi suit club He had been
hoping and praying that he would WIN
3 suit, for the chill winds are begin
| ming to blow and a winter suit does
| not come amiss these days. Harry
had already deposited five dollars
| worth in the club, but as yet had re-
ceived nothing
On Wednesday night, as before
stated, he dreamed And he dreamed
| that the weekly drawing of the suit
| club was taking place. Some one
drew a number out of the band box
| On inspection it was found to be
number IS. And SO in the dream mum
| Der Is won the suit
| The next morning Harry dropped in
| at the 1-X-L He inquired of Mr. Ora
ham what number he held opposite
his name in the book. On looking
Graham found it was Is, and so he
informed Hinck. Here's my dollar
for this week." he said, "I've had g
| dream that IS won the suit
| Saturday evening at 9 o'clock Sena
tor Stade put his hand into the banG
box, drew forth number and 10, ant
mehold, it was IS. ]. w. Murphy helc
H. and Willie Wilson, number 16.
And so in reality number IS wor
the suit Now Hinck is a firm believer
IN dreams. Watch out when he dream,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
CORRECT WEIGHTS

Last Legislature Enacts Following
Weights of Vegetables and Grains
as in Accordance With N. D. Laws.
By recent act of the state legis-
lature the following weights of what
constitute a bushel of the various ar
ticles mentioned below are worth re-
Numbering:
Barley, 48 pounds.
Beans, 60 pounds.
Bran, 20 pounds.
Beets, 60 pounds.
Broom corn, 80 pounds.
Shelled corn, Sc pounds.
Corn in ear, 70 pounds.
Glover seed, so pounds.
Coal, stone, so pounds.
Flax seed, Sc pounds.
Lime, so pounds.
Oats, 90 pounds.
Onions, So pounds.
Potatoes, Irish, 60 pounds.
Peas. 60 pounds.
Rye, SIS pounds.
Salt, 80 pounds.
Turnips, go pounds.
Timothy seed, As pounds.
Wheat, so pounds.
SpeltZ, 30 pounds.
Millet, so pounds.
ss& Apples, so pounds. l,,s. e. ,>,... fl. ,rrsz,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Is'ed Under Date Of Saturday. Sept. 26th 1885.

sent for his wife and will take up his
permanent residence here.
W. G. Stuart returned from Bis
marck Thursday evening. He says
for forty miles east of that city the
country has been devastated by fire
and hundreds of families are left
destitute. Their crops and stock are
all burned up. Some of the railroad
bridges are burned, which causes the
trains to be late.
A Washington telegram announces
that Col. Lounsberry has resigned the
position as postmaster at Bismarck
Over two million acres of land were
disposed Of under the land laws f)r
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1885,
of which four and a half million acres
are in Dakota.
1t is stated that Col. Tyner, the
Fargo postmaster. will receive nearly
$4,000 back pension. The colonel
carries several ounces of rebel lead
about his anatomy.
Col. harrington has received his
commission as collector of customs at
st. Paul
Born.-To Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Ben
nett, Saturday, Sept. 10, a daughter
10 chnn1I hn ~
every farmer to plow a space four
rods wide around the ground upon
| which he stacks his wheat or burns
| his straw, and any person detected in
| firing the prairie grass or grain stub,
| BILE should be sent to the penitentiary
! for ten years.
An interesting party of Dakota
pioneers left here Monday for Moose
river, consisting of Col. O. NJ Towncr
| Thomas S. Edison, J. H. Matthews
Col. John Ely, John McKelvey and
Major Benham. A photograph of this
crowd would be interesting for a mu
scum. One of the party promised &c
keep us posted regarding their move
ments and we have received the fol
lowing daily bulletins: Monday even
ing-Provisions disappearing fast, but
thank heaven, the supply of beverage
seems ineXhaustible. Party is all ir
bed. except your correspondent. Ben
hams snore is terrible. 1t is an alto
with a buzz saw accompaniment;
Tuesday evening the prov;s
ions will last for the round trip, bu
the beverages look sick. Edison
Towner and Mckelvey are having {
terrible racket over a game of pedro
Towner was detected with the five q
Edison dropped ten spot, whicl
would have given Mckelvey the game
Wednesday evening.-Have arrived
and are being royalty entertained a
the Towner castle. Mrs. Towner is
great success as a hostess. Wonder
full how different the colonel act:
when he is at home. Now have hop,
that the beverages will last the rount
trip. Thursday evening-Have had ;
terrible day on the stock ranges. jon:
Mckelvey has been using very quee1
language. He calls it Cowboy" bu
we think he has slipped his cud
Edison is clear gone on the country
and Benham swears he'll open {
tavern here if he can sell his tree
claim.
About 2 o'clock on Thursday morn
ing, MIR. O'Bren, the night clerk a
the Tower House was awakened BY
some person trying to get into the
kitchen window. The burglar had the
window up and was partly in whel
| discovered, and as Mr. O'Brien HAD
no firearms he used a chair as a wea
pom of attack One whack of the
chair over the burglars head made
the midnight marauder leave for parts
unknown.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

If you wear shirt you want to
patronize the New York Cash Store
shirtorial department.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

of funerals, he will get pile of
money.
And still some people say there Is
nothing in dreams.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
WHIPPING POST is
FAILURE, SAYS WARDEN
Superintendent of Delaware Work
house Refuses to Lash Prison.
ers and Resigns-System
All Bad, He Asserts

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. A.-Disap-
proving of the Delaware whipping-post,
declaring that it is failure and refusing
to further lash prisoners, Asmond s. Me-
serve warden o. the Newcastle county
workhouse, near here, and one OF the
leading criminologists Of the country, has
resigned.
Meserve, who is from Wellsboro, Mass.
took charge of the workhouse six years
ago. Coming in the wake of almost gen
eral condemnation of the Delaware whip
ping-post, the attitude of Meserve will
probably result in abolition of LASH
ing The warden said today:
IT have made very careful and un-
biased study of the effect of the whip
ping-post on men of this class, and have
come to the conclusion that 1t is all bad.
1t brings out in man all that Is re-
vengeful and hurtful, and he arrays him
self against law, order and society"
Mr.. Meserve has lashed hundreds of ne
groes and white men. He has repeatedly
stated that the principle was wrong and
has strongly advocated the repeal of the
medieval law.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
COMPTROLLER THINKS
PANIC UNNECESSARY
CURRENCY OFFICIAL INDORSES
coRTELYoU
Says Action in Distributing Funds to
National Banks Is Wise and
TimeIy-country In No
Danger of Crisis

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. A.-Comptroller
of the Currency Ridgley states that Sec
retary Cortelyou's plan to relieve pos
sible stringency through distribution or
government funds in national banks is
wise and timely"
Comptroller Ridgley says: "Cortelyou's s
plan for depositing government funds
when and where needed will enable him
to apply, relief wherever 1T will do the
most good to the commercial and manu-
featuring business with less reference to
the speculative situation. While the situ-
alton is one requiring cool, deliberate ac-
ton, especially by bankers, there is no
reason why the demand for liquidation
should so spread as to produce anything
like panic and a crisis.
1.-THE banking condition is unusually
sound, more so on account of the read
justment of stock values. There Is tre-
mendous demand for credits to finance
business but no greater than mas peen
in the aggregate.
s"The banks have resources to supply this
credit, and while 1t may be necessary for
them to curtail new operations and dis
courage expansion among customers. they
should have no difficulty In taking care
of the current business.
"There is absolutely no doubt that the
banks are able to take care of things
this fall. We have raised between five
and six billion dollars worth of grain,
cotton, cattle and hogs and other farm
produce besides coal and metals and
other wealth, but this is not a situation
to get frightened about or make neces-
sary call on everybody to pay his
debts.
'Tt should rather encourage the banks
about taking care of their customers and
in making loans conservatively wherever
there is proper basis for credits. Our
country's elements for recuperation in
this vast production of wealth never was
so great and so available. Prosperity is
proverbially hard to stand, but there is
no sense in letting such evidences scare
rs IN deathn
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
MEXICAN CAUGHT WHEN
He CROSSES BOUNDARY
Lower California Officers Arrest Man
Wanted for Murder of Fellow
Countryman Five Years
Ago
nv Aasociated rress.

Bv Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 24-In the arrest of
Jesus Maria Contraris, the Lower Call
fornia officials are confident they have
secured the murderer of Santos Sierros,
who was killed at Tanama, just below the
boundary line, five years ago.
Since the killing Contraris has been liv-
ing on the American side. All the time
the Mexican officials have been on the
lookout for him, but it was only the other
day that they were able to find him on
Mexican soil.
Contraris had perfected his plans to re-
move to Los Angeles, but as he had some
business to transact at Tanama he VEN
tured across the line and was caught.
While in Juarez short time before the
murder at Tanama, Sierros became In
volved with Contraris and another Mexi-
can in a quarrel and got the best of the
argument with words fists and weapons.
Later Sierros was shot and killed. The
killing is said to have been done while
Serros was clinched with the other Mexi-
can, and as the shot came from behind
Contraris is supposed to have fired it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
BR YAM RAPS
ROOSEVELT
DENoUNcEs PLAN FOR CENTRAL
IzING POWER
SAYS CORPORATIONS FEARsTATE
REGULATIONS
Nebraskan Opposes Presidents Pros
ject of Directing All Attacks on
Trusts from Headquarters
in Washington

Special to The Herald.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug 24-William ].
Bryan, commenting on the speech made
by President Roosevelt at Provincetown,
takes firm stand against the centraiiza-
tion of power which he understands the
president u 9recommend. He pledges him
self and announces his firm belief that
the Democratic party will do likewise, to
oppose with all his might any movement
toward Capitalization of power in the
federal government.
Anent Roosevelts speech Mr.. Bryan
says:
1T appears that President Roosevelt at
last has disclosed his scheme for central
ization. Here is the secret: The states
are annoying the greedy corporations, and
the corporations, hard hit, are demand
ing federal protection from the state leg
islatures
President Roosevelt seems to think
that action is most necessary against
these corporations, which, because they
are common carriers, exercise quasi-pub-
lie functions 1t it was the people he
wished to protect, he would recommend
federal remedies and would not interfere
with the state remedies. But the rail-
roads demand a removal of authority to
Washington. The Democrats can be de-
pended upon to resist any such move
ment."
RooseveIt's Views
President Roosevelt, in his address at
Ppovincetown, made the following state
ment, to which Mr. Bryan has taken ex-
ception:
Most large corporations do a business
that is not confined to any one state.
Experience has shown that the effort to
control these corporations by mere state
action cannot produce wholesome results.
In most cases such effort fails to correct
the real abuses of which the corporation
is or may be guilty; while In other cases
the effort is apt to cause either hard
ship to the corporation itself or else
hardship to neighboring states which
have not tried to grapple with the prob
lem in the same manner, and of course
we must be as scrupulous to safeguard
the rights of the corporations as to exact
from them in return a full measure OF
justice to the public.
Il believe in q national Incorporation
law for corporations engaged in inter
state business. 1 believe, furthermore.
that the need for action is most pressing
as regards those corporations which, be-
cause they are common carriers, exercise
a quasi-public function; and which can
be completely controlled in all respects
by the federal government, but the ex-
ercise of the power conferred under the
interstate commerce clause, and If neces-
sary under the post road clause of the
constitution"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
MURDER IN
LUMMZS' HOME
AGED MEXICAN MUSICIAN SLAYS
INDIAN LAD
Quarrel Leads to Shooting of Agsress-
or-Llbrarian Brings Francisco
Amate Into Custody
of the Police

Procopio Montoya, an Indian boy EN-
ployed by City Librarian Charles Lum
mis-, was shot during fight witt
Francisco Amate, a Spanish musician
who has been acting as gardener fol
Lummis during the last two years
early Friday morning, and died at the
home Of the librarian shortly before
6 o'clock last night.
ACCOMPANIED by Lummis, Amate Went
to the central police station last nlgnl
and surrendered himself to Lieutenant
Charles Dixon.
Amate was locked up on charge OF
murder, but according to Lieutenant
Dixon will probably be released after
the inquest If the facts gathered by the
police are found to be correct.
1t is thought verdict of justifable
homicide will be returned by the coro-
ners Jury, as shortly before the shoot-
ing Amate had been attacked by Mon
toya. and had been severely injured by
the boy.
"I was witness to the shooting,
said I,ummis last night, "as well as to
tbe circumstances leading up to 1T.
Amate is 81 years of age and has been
living with me for two years.
"Montoya was about 20 years OF age
and has lived with me during the last
fourteen months. knew him when ne
was a. baby on the Indian reservation
near Isleta, New Mexico.
Guarded Hose
"Tbe how never got on well with any
of the others who live at my house, put
7 seldom had trouble with him. IN
fact he always put himself out to do
my wishes. a.. ;rr;ga+e
tho lawns and gardens. He was very
Jealous of a piece of rubber nose, anu
rerused to allow any but himself 10
use 1t. ,ire
Amate went into the garden ana topN
the hose, intending to sprinkle s lne
lawn A little later Montoya saw MIN
and demanded to know "hat ne was
doing with the hose
"Amate replied that he was lrrlsa'-
tho. and Montoya at once demanded
that he cease and return the hose TO lts
yIece This Amate refused to do, ana
Montova then picked UP large anu
beavv stone which he hurled at the oia
man. The stone struck Amate In tne
left leg, causing him intense pain.
"The old man then ran toward lhe
house with the boy in close pursuit
Montova picked up the stone while
1,,nnine. tried to get between the
MEN hut they passed me and entered
tbe house. Amate ran to his room ana
slammed the door shut.
"Tontoya was close at his heels ana
tried to force his way into the olu
LAWS room. shouting that he was
noinp to kill him. Amate then picked
s loaded revolver from the wall in his
room. and the next moment Montoya
CONTINUED ON Page TwoI
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
NEW CASKETS ORDERED
FOR M'KINLEYS' BODIES
Memorial Commission Adopts Plans
for Final Resting Place Of the
Late President and
His Wife
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 24.-The
bodies of the late president and Mrs. Nc
Kinley are to repose permanently in
bronze caskets made especially.
The memorial commission has decided
that the receptables which now hold the
bodies should be replaced by others Of a
more enduring character when they are
laid to permanent rest in the new mauso-
leum. The new caskets will be hermitical-
ly sealed and are to be simple, but among
the finest ever constructed.
The work of making the new caskets
has been assigned to a local concern.
The element of cost will not be allowed
to enter into the construction of the new
receptacles, but they will be plain, in
keeping with the other features of the
Mckinley memorial to be dedicated at
Canton September 30
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
ALL EUROPEANS TO
LEAVE CASA BLANCA
Situation So Grave That Foreigners
Have Decided to FIee--Brother
of Sultan Proclaimed
Ruler

BY Associated Press
TANGIER, Aug. 24.-According to let
ters dated August 20, all Europeans have
decided to leave Casa Blanca Immediate
ly on account of the gravity of the sit
uation.
A courier from Morocco city confirms
the reports that the sultan's brother was
proclaimed sultan August 16 and has
assumed the throne The new sultan
declares his intention of appointing an
other brother Caliph of Fee, and then
proceed to take command of the Moorish
forces besieging Casa Blanca.
1t is reported that the French cruiser
Duchayla has captured a German vessel
loaded with rifles, flying the Spanish
flag.
PARIS, Aug. A.-Premier Clemenceau
returns tomorrow from Marienbad. He
will give President Fallieries an account
of his interview with King Edward. Tho
foreign office here officially assumes that
diplomatic complications over Morocco
are not likely to occur, as Germany's
official attitude since the crisis has been
one of complete approval.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
TAFT ADVISES OKLAHOMA
TO Reject CONSTITUTION
Secretary Of War Makes Vigorous
Utterances-Says Sentiments
Are His Own, Not
Presidents
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 24.-Secretary
raft in a speech tonight, advised the
citizens of Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory to reject the constitution recently
adopted by the convention at Guthrie and
declared that the next congress would
pass a new enabling act
Taft emphasized the statement that he
was not representing the president and
the views that he expressed are his
own. and in no sense inspired by the
president. The vigor of his remarks
Iaaders He discussed national issues
along the lines of his Ohio speech.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
MRS. YERKES-MIZNER
DIVORCES YOUNG SPOUSE
Former Widow of Chicago Traction
Masnate Gets Decree and Per-
mission to Resume First
Husbands Name
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24--Justice Guy of
the supreme court, has signed the final
decree of divorce in favor of Mrs. Mary
Adelaide Yerkes- -Mizner against Wilson
Miner.
Mrs. Miner may remarry and will be
permitted to resume the name of Yerkes.
Mizner is forbidden to remarry during
her life time. The complainant was the
widow of Charles T. Yerkes. the Chicago
traction promoter
Mizner is well-known and adventur-
Gus club man of San Francisco. His
marriage to the wealthy widow about a
year and half ago was a nine days
wonder in San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
TERRIFIC STORM DRIVES
PEOPLE TO HILLTOPS
Bridges Washed Away and Country
Roads Demolished by Heavy
Rain in Northern Part
of State
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
REDDING, Aug. a. The storm at
Yreka last night developed into cloud
burst along the klamath river, seven
miles below Hernbrook The river rose
ten feet in half an hour, and the county
road was washed out for two miles. The
bridge across the river eight miles south
of Hernbrook, was carried out whole
fields of hay and grain in stacks were
washed away, and many barns were car
ried down the stream.
People fled to the foothills for safety.
The rain fell in torrents for the period
of an hour, 1t was the heaviest storm
ever experienced in this section.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
PEACE ADVOCATES SAY
TO DROP PHILIPPINES
War Held to Be Inimical to All Prog
ress, and Arbitration Is Urged
as the Only REM
edy
nu Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MYSTIC, Conn, Aug. 24.-The Univer-
sal Peace congress advocated the adop-
ton by congress of measures to neutral
ize the possession of the Philippines.
The congress urges the withdrawal OF
the imperial control over the islands.
Resolutions were adopted to the effect
that the principles of war are inimical
to all progress and can be prevented;
that arbitration is a certain means OF
settling international disputes, and that
congress should enact a law forbidding
the solicitation by this country of for
eign loans for war purposes.