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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
More FnmIp4 7eIIef Funds.

St. Petersburg, Jan 5.--The appro- priatien of s1s.O0o.00 for famine re- lief being exhausted Premier Stolypln has asked the council of ministers for a new credit of an equal amount. The ministry of the interior has begun the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
AIaI,nma at CaDitol.

Washington. Jan. 5. -{Special )-- Duncan T. Moore appointed postmaster at Moores Bridge. Tuscaloosa county; Vernon T. Harris appointed regular, and Joseph P. Harris substItute rural carrier. route one. at Centerville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
Are EnraRing Ftremen.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 5.-1t Is report sd that the local offices of the Harri- man lines are engaging firemen secret Iv in anticipation of strike of the employees of that branch of the train service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
senrnh for Ponce.

Washington. Jan. 5.-The revenue cutter Mohawk has been ordered to sail from New York in search of the steam abIp Ponce, of the New York and Porto Rico steamship Line, which is now four dave overdue,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
ohio ia Rising.

Evansville, Jan. 5.-The Ohio River is thirty-nine feet today and rising
 The crest of the flood with a probable depth here of forty-one feet is expec- ted Monday. The crop damage is es-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
smItb wIu Not Reaign.

Louisville, Ky. Jan 5.-Milton Fl. smith president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad today denied the story published recently that he was to resign the presidency of that road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
Killed by Negro.

Houma. La, Jan. 5.-Charles Fanguy, A young white man, was shot and tn- stantly killed by negro. The latter fired promiscuously into a crowded street and escaped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

Frosts are not recorded after the occur renee of "kiling." except in Florida and along the immediate coast of the Gulf of MoNTRosE w HAYES,
 Local Forecaster. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
NoTE--"T'' indicates trace of precipitati0n
sPMERIC PRESSURE.

ATMosPHERIC PRESSURE. (Redueed to sea-leveI inches and 10oths) Mean 90 23 inches; highest S0.5S. date .4th: lowest 20 s2 date 30th.
 TEMPERATURE. Highest 74, date 9th: lowest 22. date gath ; greatest daily range 90 deg. date sth; least daily range deg. date 18th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

publishment of weekly bulletins re- cording the spread of hunger. typhus scurvy and dysentery in the famine stricken provinces.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
,,.. ,.,n,rv,. 'F.ther.,n-I,av.

London, Jan 5.-Gen. Sir Henry Percival De Bathe, whose son, Hugo Gerald De Bathe is the husband of Lil- lie Langtry, Is dead. He was born ID 1928.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
WIND.

Prevailing direction southeast; total movement 5570 miles; average velocity 7.6i maximum velocity (for five minutes) 2S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

Average of this month for sS years 44s Deficiency of this month as compared with average of 35 years l. IS.
 Accumulated deficiency since January l. 2.61.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
WEATHER

Number of days clear 10; partly cloudy II: cloudy 10; on which .Oi inch. or more of precipitation occurred s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
.ssf save for my daily range ,hss Among Fhs pleasant nefds of Holy a2 writ
 might espair.--Tennyson.

teopyright 1906, by the International Religious Literature Bureau. Incor- porated. Ths Rev. Davis w. Clark. D. D.. Editor.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA (dafee ofI
 Auroras none: halos. solar none: lunar none Hail none; sleet none; fog none; thunderstorms none.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

|. sl DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
 WEATHER BUREAU. Monthly Meteorological Summary. station Montgomery, Ala, Month. December. l0cS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
PRECIPITATION,

PRECIPITATION. Total this month 3.30; snowfall none. Greatest precipitation in 24 hours los. date 16-17. Snow on ground at end of month none
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
.SECRETARy TAFT
WAS SBIUG.k'G|:'I|8.f|'U..L.L ! ! { [ | |. ] ]
.Impr e'ss'ive \ s Head I q sO|f u War. "a T
Office WentiDO Pit
|. at Canal ]! y J. = 'O(Cks. {; IS
SEES THINGS
ON lSTHMLJS.
Finds That Some Hard Feeling
Exists Between Natives and
Americans Because Of
Distinction M ade in
Treatment and
in Salaries.

y PANAMA., April s.---7sssacreta s.-7ss tary'ss Taft
at the Presidential yesterday
with President Amador and Secretary
of State Arias from z In the morning
until 2:3o in the afternoon.
Mr.. Taft agreed that the commits
saryt department should import only
articles Of first necessity req auired for
feeding the employees. and that no II y
5quors should be Imported. 55
The United States: the Secretary
pointed out, desiredatf that its employees,
should enjoy the benefits OF first
class hotel, and also that Americans
wishing to visit the isthinus should
be enabled to see how the American
tax payers money was Being spent.
Mr.. Taft was informed that a Ger
tain amount Of iii feeling existed
among the. Panamans Because OF the
great distinctions made by the COM
missioners between Panamans and
American and foreignsa and even ANAL.
can employees, not only regarding sala-
Sries but In general treatment. The
statements ISSUED by the secretary,
said that his rfornltant might
rest assured that O stoU would be put
q to any injustice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
NOW ON
AMONG PAINTERS
Organizer Sullivan, Refused Hear
ing by Masters, Orders Union
Men to Quit Work.

Organizer James Fl. Sullivan, @of the
brotherhood of Painters and Decora-
tors, upon being refused hearing by
the Master Painters Association last
night, ord cred all the men belonging
to the union to quit work and to stay.
out Of the shops until their demands
are granted. ut Will be fight to
the tlnish," said Mr.. Sullivan last
night, "and it will be q 1ase or the
survival of the flttest.''
The master painters held their regu-
lar meeting last night. and MIR. Sullivan
requested that he be allowed to ap-
pear before them in the interest Of
the claims of the journeymen paint
ers, who are demanding an Increase In
wages, an eight-hour day and q closed
shop. His request was refused point
blank. The strike Will mean that about
100 men will not work this morning.
and that about twenty shops will he
affected. Twenty-Five shops have sign
cd the agreement for $3.50 per diem,
an eight-hour day instead of nlne
hours. and closed shop. All the
others refused to accede to tLase de-
mnnds. Tho masters took - action
8on tho prospective strike In their
meeting last night, other than to re-
fuse to listen to tho demands Of Mr.
1t was determined simply
that the journeymen painters would be
treated with as individuals and that
no attention would be paid to the
union. l95 82 sE1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Whites and Blacks Fight With
Pistols-Four Hurt-Onc
Will Die. 5.5S
JosTLE.WHITEs OFF. SIDEWALK
Shooting at Once Begins Ne
groes Aggrcssors, Declare
White Men.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatclll.

[Specialto Tho Times-Dispatcl.l
+ LYNCHBURG, VA, April "a race
battle with pistols took place at 1880
o clock tonight on Fifth Street. almost
in tho heart OF the city, between four
negroes and three white men, Two
1yliite men were painfully shot. a negro
mortally wounded, and another struck.
Che white men claim they did no
shooting, and that the negro was shot
by one OF his own number. But eye
witnesses to the trouble say both races
used weapons. A dozen shots were
exchanged. The street car IN charge
OF Motorman Bruffey which was ap-i
preaching, was struck number Of
times, several glasses in the vestbule
ut both sides OF the mo torman and d.
rectly in front OF him being shat
tered. How the motorman escaped in
jury is mystery.
The wounded are A. L. Weir, shot
in lip and left leg; S. c. Crawford
shot in left hip; John TIankins, colored,
shot through abdomen. cannot live;
an unknown negro, who escaped, shot
through the wrist
The white men claimed they were
jostled off the sidewalk by the ne
groes, one of their number being
Knocked down in the gutter. A quar-
rel cnsued, and the negroes began the
Shooting, three of them being armed.
.The row caused great excitement, sew
eral hundred persons being attracted
h.. the shooting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Taft Colon.l

COLON, April a. Secretary Taft reach
ed Colon from the other side of the
iIsthmus this morning. He met a depu-
statlon Of the shouso-owners Of Colon and
other citizens who protested against the
alleged unjust hardships imposed by the
sanitary authorities, ana asking relief
from the unjust and intolerabc condl-
Etions imposed In the cas r..ins out OF the
sanitary improvements here. 10
II Mr.. T aft has made q thorough exami-
nation OF conditions on tile lsthmus dur
Ing the trip. AT the Guile ehra Gut and the
dam operations Of the sta: :.in-shove and
the progress Of this work was explained
by superintendent Of Excayat tion Little.
AT Gatun Secretary Taft visited each
test pit. He watched Representative Bur-
ton as he was lowered into the largest
hole that goes to the bottom Of tho lock.
When Mr.. Burton came to the surface
Secretary Taft surprised every one pres-
ent by taking OFF his coat and stepping
into the bucket. He was lowered to
the bottoN OF the pit in the centre Of the
middle lock. F. B. NJ al thy, first assistant
engineer3o on the canal, and William Grieg
who is in charge OF the Pacific division.
accompanied the Secretary on his descent
and explained to him every aspect Of
the soil and the work In hand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Distinguished Methodist
Minister SuGCumbs At
ter Long Illness.
HIS LIFE NEARLY Y
FOURSCORE YEARS.
For More Than Half a Century
in the Active Ministry, He Was
Also a Successful Teacher,
a Profound Scholar and
Many-sided
Man.

After an illness Of several months,
the Rev. Paul Whitehead, d., d, one
OF the most prominent ministers OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
died at TEAS a. NJ. yesterday at the st.
Luke's Hospital, where he had been
undergoing treatment for some weeks.
For fortnight the Inevitable end
lad been apparent and 1t, was only
the superb constitution of the man,
Learly seyenty-seven years old, that
prolonged his life thus long.
Around the bedside of the venerable e
minister when the end came We're Dr..
ord Mrs Richard Whitehead, of Char
lottesville; Miss Nellie Whitehead, OF
this city, and other loved ones.
The body OF Dr. Whitehead was
taken to Charlottesville yesterday at
ternoon, and will lie in state in the
university chapel until noon to-day,
that being the hour for the obscquies.
The hour was so fixed in order that
many Methodist ministers and promi-
rent laymen OF this city might attend
the funeral and return on the after
noon train to-day. The services VIII
be conducted at the First Methodist
Church. the Rev. r. D. Smart d. p,
cflclating, assisted by various other
ministers. Or. Whitehead had been
for many years. secretary Of the Vir-
gInia Conference, and was widely
known among American Methodlsts.
His Career Reviewed.
Rev. Paul Whitehead was born Septem-
ber 13, 1880, In Nelson county, Va, near
I.ovingston, the county seat. IIc and
twin brother were the youngest children
OF John and Anna Whitehead. John
whitehead and his wife became Aletho-
dists in 1925, under the ministry Of DR.
| ". A. Smith, then III his first year. and
| their house became from that time a
| homo Of Methodist preachers.
The education Of the children was OBJ
taned chiefly at an academy ut New
| Glasgow. Amherst county. There DIR
| Whitehead had u good preparation fol
college, Including instruction in the Ian
guages. But financial pressure suspended
Indefinitely John Whiteheads hopes ant
plans for further education Of Ills twlr
children; what was obtained afterwards
was the result Of sef-application, under
the stimulus Of an active and thoughtfu
father. Moro was owing to tho mother
i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
BRIDE B AND GROOM Q.
BURN in HOTEL
Dir. and Mrs. Garee Meet Hor-
rible Death on Bridal
Trip.

SUTTON, w, VA. April 3.--lor, and
Mrs, Lloyd Garea were burned to death,
and John Martin, Of Falrmont. W. Var
narrowly escaped q similar aehth 70
night when the River View Hotel was
destroyed by fire. causing q monetary loss
Of $4,000.
Or. and Mrs. Gareet were married yes
terday in Aloundsville, p, w. 3Vao and were
en- route to the home of the groom's
mother, Mrs, Mary Garee, where u wed
ding supper awaited their coming, Mrs.
Gareay was Miss Elizabeth W. lngrovc,
OF Moundsyille. DR.. GareeF was twenty
elgl,tayeRrs OF ago,&and had lust finished
his medical education. 81
s Tho fire origina ted in the laundry o.
the hotel, ana within a few minutes the
building was envelopad In flames.
John Martin had an interior room, anu
when he heard tho cry Of fire he made
his way into the room occupied by DR..
and Mrs. Garee. and leaped from tho
window. Ito says the two bodies We're
lying on the fioar.S =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
.ANANlAS. CLUB
AND ITS MEMBERS.
Sketch Of Those Whomthe Presi-
dent Has Distinguished by
the Word "Liar."
y WAITER EDyvAI,D IIARl.Is.

II ~
NYAsIlNGTON. d. c., April s.-The &
former distinction of belonging to- the
Ananias Club has passed. Membership
In this once exclusive f5E f5Eorganization,,#8
composed as 1t Is of distinguished II
Americans who have been called liars
aby President Roosevelt since he was
elected In 1904, is no longer sought
with eagerness OF times past. IT app
pears that anybody cansgget in. so \
low have the bars been brought by Mr.. X
Roosevelt, tits doubtful whether Afr
EIdward II. Hartman, the newest mem -al
@ber appreciates his membership as
much as he would have done formerly
when tho conferring Of tho honor, with
the usual formula of deliberate and
wilful.' etc, had not become a thing
SO common. et G5 s5
Below is a revised list OF member
chip OF the club. and the grounds upon
which the individuals We're admitted,
ii may be denominated the Presidential
Index of Liars: 81 81 s5 "a
Judge Alton f. Parker, Herbert w.
fIsowen, Henry NJ. whitney, OK SENATOR
William II. Chandler, Bellanly Stnrer,S
John II. Wallace, Gi, Q, shtelds,. Edward
t{. Hartman. sy5ssgs III &
The .specihe grounds upon 81 hich the 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
.EXHLJME BODY OF
MISS LILLE DAVIS
Prosecution Leaving Nothing IN
done in Effort to Fix Double
Crime on Ack Hale. At
Especial to The Times -Dlspatch.l

@ Especial to The Times-D Dlspatch.]
BRISTOL, VA, April 3.-As a means
of asccrtainLng further and more pos
tive information bearing OH the death
of Lille Davis and the horrible de-
tails attending, at the instance OF the
prosecution the body Of the girl was
exhumed at johnson City, Tenn. this
afternoon, for making q more thorough
examination.
The second autopsy served to mako
clearer certain material points Of. evl-i
sdence In connection with tf1, theory
Z OF assault and murder.
When It was learned that the body
had been brought to the undertakers
establishments, hundreds of poople
crowded about tho place, and it is said
that many expressions were heard
against Aclt Hale in that, his homo
town, ta
Frank Little. a young man who. camo
to Bristol With Hale, and who 10 said
to know important facts In connection
with the case. was about to board u
train for Kentucky to-day, when Chief
OF Police Caldwell took him in chnrge
and made him give bond for his MP.
pearance at the trial OF Hale. Little
is said to have been overheard to ro-
mark that Ii he should be brought
into tho case as Witness It Weld
cost Ack IIAlo his life. #
There have been many ru1rlOrs to the
effect that friends OF Hale are plans
ming to 500 eEeg his release from prison,
and because Of these rulro rs, and to
prayont mob violence, Sheriff Newland
states that he has placed q n guard
around the Jai |. Any effort tosIl'eac II
the prisoner Nv friends 3or foe, wi n he
resisted, 3s5 a 8H ,. fS III ~ ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
HOSTS ARE MANNED
5WHlLE2FLAMES RACED.
Heroic Men Risk Grave Danger
to Draw Up Others Caught in
.I-. Deep Caissons.
Deep NCalSSOnS,

4 NEW YORK, April 3.-Fire caused
by spark from one Of the boiler.
rooms in the excavation for the Nc
iAdoo tunnel terminal, at Dey, Fulton
and Church Streets, early to-day, did
damage estimated at $4,000. Five
men Wero injured, two of them se-
veroly, by being caught In ono OF the
deep caissons. Aro1nd some OF the
Tderricks used to lower and hoist the
buckets. the flames ragged tiercely, and
In two instances the mon In charge
of the donkey hoisttng engines lost
their nerve ana deserted thelr posts,
leaving the men eighty feet beneath
the surface ofsthe ground to their fate.
Tho deserted ho!sts were quickly res
manned by volunteers, however, md
the new men stuck to their posts tn
the flames roaring around them until
the las t one Of tho tunnel workers was
drought up to safety. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
SUIT BR OUGHT
ON THE GAYNOR BOND

h N, ", April 3, The goY-
!ern,nant has brought suit In a new
isoclion against WI Liam 1B. B Kirk, Of
3thts city, to COLLECT on a 34o 1000 bond
alleged to have been forfeited by his
failure to prod nee u ohm a. nor For
trial at Savannah. Ga, J. In 5lMarch Il 90 g,
SAsgprevtouH suit on axee eutlon. Issued In
the StateSot8 Georgia, Wass won by lSirlS,
on the ground n hat the e xecution was
issnsd In Georgia, "a slSl ink was not
Within Ats Ia jurisdicti lon. s sss y. s55
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
.RIC CHs GRAvESEND WOMAN q.
ENDS HER OWN LIFE

NEW WORK, April 3.--After several.
months of suffering from nervous
3malady, Mrs. ELLEN Berry Ryder, wife
of Cornelius Ryder. ono of tho
fwealthiest men in the Gravesend see-
stion5 OF Brooklyn, hanged herself to-
day in the basement of the family
home. She had been dead two hours
when the husband found her body.
swinging from ladder. Mrs. Ryder
was dtfty-two years old, and, like her
husband. was descended from one of
tho old Dutch families, She devoted
much OF her time and fortune to
chart itAble q Epurposos. .aas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
.B.BAINAR.D Will
NOT DISCUSS !. ) IT
His Mysterious Wounding Tues
day Night Largely Matter Of
Conjecture,
BELIEVED He TRIED b E. SUICIDE U CT t:
Police Tteory IS That That; Yo,u,ng
Lady Was v crying to Prevent
His Rash Act.
r1',s txs you ,ss You, ses3ssy s,,ss;
statement to make.
(signcd
BELIEVED HE TRIED SUICIDE. 4
s.Thnnk you for your courtesy,
hut have absolutely no further
statement to make.
tIi s,l aABBO1vr DnAIN.aI,D..

This signed statement was sent down
by Mr.. Branard last night, in response
to q request for g. statement with re-
gard to the circumstances Of his
Wounding on Tuesday evening while
on Franklin Streetin company with a
young lady, whom he had started to
take to tho Academy. He was at his
residence when a representative of The
Times-Disputch called.
Still Mysterious.
The shooting affair Of Tuesday even
sirg, involving in no little publicity a
young lady OF Richmond society and
her escort, Mr.. Abbott Brainard, con-
Etinues to be something of o mystery,
and is exciting general attention
throughout the city. On all hands Is
speculation as to tho possible events
OF that walk to and from tho Academy.
10th the young lady and Mr.. Brainnrd
ara reticent in regard to the matter,
and did not wish to discuss tho case
further for publication.
Tho police department made further
careful Investigation Of tho matter yes
#terday. Residents on the block on
which tho shooting occurred were In
sterviewed, and while no eye e-witncss
to the shooting was found, several who
heard the shots and looked out mo-
ment later were seen by the police.
The ladies living at No. 7o3 East
Franklin, testified that when they
looked out, just moment after the
shots were fired, Mr.. I3ralnard seemed
to be attempting to enter their gate
while the young lady was pulling him
away, as though In an effort to per-
suade him to go on home.
Mr. w. G. Bentley, who lives at No
7C6, is positive that only two shots
were fired, both of which were heard
plainly and in quick succession.
Captain Barfoot examined Mr.. Brain
ards revolver Tuesday night and found
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-04
FISH TRUST FACES
HEAVY FINE
Booth & Co. and Nickel Plate
Road Indicted for Relating;
Million Dollar Penalty May
Be Imposed.
IBy Morning journal special Leased wire.I

IBy Morning Journal special Leased wire.I
Chicago. Aug. 3.-Indictments were
returned today In the United States
district cour against 4. Booth q co..,
generally known as the 'fish TRUST.
the New York. Chicago and ST. Louis
Railroad company. and the Lehigh
valley Railroad company. charging
them with a violation ~ the first proc
vision Of the Elkins law prohibitinr
Relating The Indictment against 4.
Booth & Co. contains seyeutv-nvc
counts. hat against the New York.
Chicago and 81 Louis Railway COM
pony. nuy-one counts. and a joint in
lictmeut against the New York. Chics-
60 and 81. Louis railroad ana the Le-
high Valley road contains nfty-four
counts.
IL found guilty. the corporations
are liable 90 a fine ~ from $4,000 10
A-n-nN1 for each uffcnso.
u Is claimed bv the government Of
iicia's that Booth A. Co. owned the
Overland Refrigerator Express. which
operated under "a lease from Booth 4
Coz refrigerator cars and collected
from the railroads mileage Tor use ~
cars and commission upon tho
noun % freight collected Tor prom
transported Co them.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-04
0CTUPUS MAKES BEST
SHOWING OF SUBMARINES
official Verdict on Recent Tests al
New port Made Public.

Washington. Aug. 3-The report Of
the submarine boat commission. Of
which Captain Mark was chairman.
and which conducted the tests of
boats al Newport. was made public
today.
IL Is the unanimous opinion of this
board h "A the Octopus is tho superior
boat presented FOR these tests. and
therefore she Is equal 90 the best boat
now owned by the United states or
under contract the boards report
says. '"rhe board IS also of the upin-
ion mat "a boat general, similar TO
the Octopus. hut larger. would bee q
superior naval weapon.
The board adds the following opin-
ion:
THAT the type Of submarine repre-
scented bN The Lake o.. in the opinion
the board, inferior Gao the type as
represented By the Octopus. The
board Is Of the opinion that the test
the suhsurfaCe boat model did not
develop that boats 81 his tyne. buiIi
20 a size suitable to render the quail
tiles available. are equal tp the best
torpedo boats now owned by the gov
eminent"
Captain Mariz filed O. minority re-
port respecting the matter of the sub
surface boa