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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
BURIAL OF MRS. REESE.
Loving Friends at the Funeral in We
 tumpka.

1umpka.
 Wetumpka, Sept. 8.-(Special. J. Funeral services this morning over the remains of Mrs. E. L. Reese were conducted by Rev. W. F. Harris, pas tor of the Presbyterian Church. the denomination of which Mrs. Reese had been a lifelong and devoted member :.
 The services were attended by a number of loving friends, whose sym pathy was shown by the profusion of flowers with which the casket was massed.
 Cabot Lull. McD Cain, Lamar Cante- lou, H. H. Robison and c. K. McMor- ris, lifelong friends of Mrs, Reese, acted as honorary pallbearers and those who bore the casket were F. w. Lull B. K. McMorris, c. G. McMorris, U. S. Clifton, F. B. McCaskey and M. Hohenberg.
 Among the pleasant social events of the past week was a launch party given Tuesday evening by Misses Mar garet, Lola and Ruth Gamble in com pliment to the young ladies of the fac uIty of the Fifth District School. A number of other guests enjoyed the moonlight trip and pr. and Mrs. Gamble chaperoned the party and pro- vided a delicious supper.
 Miss Carolyn Hohenberg and Master Sydney Hohenberg delightfully."- enter tained a number of little folks Thurs day afternoon in honor of their fifth birthday. Games and goodies occu- pied the attention of the children all the afternoon.
 Mrs. lett NJ. Thomas and Mrs. Gus sic Sedberry of Montgomery are the guests of Mrs. George Sedberry, Jr., on North Bridge Street.
 The Book Club has reorganized for the winter months and held its first fall meeting this week at the home of Miss Ethel Cain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
Hotel at Magnolia Springs Has Been
 Improved.

Hotel at Magnolia Springs Has Been
 Improved.
 Bay Minette, Sept. 29.-(Special)-- Wilson and Doussang of Lake Ocono- mowoc, Wis, have leased the Wood bound Hotel, at Magnolia Springs, Baldwin County. for a term of years, and will open the house on November 1st. The Woodbound Hotel has been conducted by Capt. John Walker.
 Messrs. Wilson and Doussang are well pleased with CfIe location and the natural attractionsSwhich the property offers.
 Last night at a meeting called by w. D. Mayo at the court house to further consider ways and means to purchase the school house now being used as a public school or to build a new building, was well attended.
 The results of the meeting indicate that it Is the unanimous desire Of the residents here to own their own school house and to do so at an early date. The best of feeling prevailed. The ac- ton of the meeting was as practical as it was unanimous.
 The Town Council, by vote of the meeting, will be asked to call spe> cial election at which the proposition of issuing $5,OO0 school bonds will be submitted to the voters Of Bay Min cite. The election will be called as soon as practicable and there Is no doubt that the proposition will carry.
 The school here opens tomorrow, and if is hoped. now that the clouds have rolled away, that all the children In the district will be in attendance A good school has always been main- fained here and it's future is more promising than ever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
CONDUCTOR SHOT
NEGRO SUSPECT IS ARRESTED BY
 SHERIFF.
Deed Said to Have Been Done without Provoeatfon--Conduc Hast ings Roberts Was Changing
 Trolley at the Time.

Mobile, Sept. 29.-(Special.) )--Hast- ings Roberts, conductor on the Gov ernnent Street loop line. was shot in the back last night by a negro shortly after 10 o'clock without any words be- ing passed or without any provoca- tion.
 The shooting happened while the car of which Roberts is conductor, was preparing to turn for the return trip to the city ~tter completing the loop. Roberts was in the act of turning the trolley. and, in the darkness. as the trolley was removed from the wire. somebody fired a shot As the echo of the shot died away. groans from the rear of the car brought the mo- torman to the rear, where Roberts was found suffering agonies from bullet wound in the back, the ball just bare ly missing the spinal cord.
 An investigation into the shooting revealed that only two persons could have been guilty of the shooting, both negroes. and who were the only pas- sengers on the car. One of these me- groes had alighted from the car just before reaching the end. The sheriff s forces at once started to work on the case and within an hour arrested a negro suspect, A telephone message from the county jail this morning, where the negro suspect is held, states that the man has almost been positive ly identified as one who did the shoot ing. @
 At Providence Infirmary, where Rob erts was taken, 1t was stated this morning that he is resting well, and his life is in no danger, though he may be laid up for some time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
BALE OF LONG STAPLE
 COTTON FOR STATE FAIR

U. A. Cobb of Beat 19, who planted largely this season the celebrated Florodora long staple cotton, brought in veral bales Saturday for storage in the Farmers Association Cotton warehouse.
 Among tue lot was fine bale of staple covered with osnaburg bagging This bale was ginned by Gay Broth ars' long staple gins on their farm, and was specially prepared to be dis played at the coming State Fair.
 MT. Cobbs's samples were appraised by buyers at 20 cents per pound. Farmers interested in staples are striv- ing and hope to obtain 25 cents for their high grades.
 The red uplands, hammoeks or mu- latto soils and prairie uplands in this section, by liberal use of phosphate and kanit with some meal, are said to be specially adapted to the production of staple cotton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
WOMENEXONERATED
MISSES MARAssO ARE RELEASED
 IN PENSACOLA.
They Were Arrested in Connection With Finding of Child's Body The Gunboat vixen Is
 Launched.

Pensacola. Sept. 2s--(Special)-The finding of the body of an infant in sack. washed upon the beach yester- day morning resulted in the arrest of Misses Augusta and Angela Marasso, young Italian women. but this morn ing a coroner's jury, which spent near ly twelve hours in probing into the case sxonerated the young women, the verdict being that they were in no way connected with the infant
 The arrest of the young women, who conduct a ship chandlery store on South Palafox street, caused munh excitement among the Italians. and interest amcng all those who learned of the case. The women, one of whom had been i'll wifa fever for several week were not lock . ed in jail during the examination, but were detained in the. office of the jailer.
 The coroner's jury, after hearing the statement Of a physician who examined the body, came to the conclusion that the child was alive when 1t was placed In the sack. and thro"'a intJ the, bay, and that death was dus to drowning. The authorities are combining the in- vestigation in the hope oe obtaining some clue to the murder of the infant.
 According to physi,iars the chila must have been week or ten days old when it was murdered. So far the death and those re i2onsibie for It is a mystery to the police.
 
 SnaciaI ,,ra.zrou. ,x yUhe.xo soutrY,4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
MONTIETH IN JAIL
ALLEGED SLAYER OF VINCE LADD
 CAPTURED.
Sheriff staples and Posse Find Prisoner Asleep Behind Barricade on sand Mountain-Was Prepared
 for Trouble.

Scottsboro Sept. 2s.--(special. Oboe Montieth. the young man who is charg- ed with hiding in the bushes beside the public road and shooting and kill ing Vince Ladd. one of the most prom inent and wealthy citizens of this county, as he was en route to his home from Carpenter, has been caught and is now in the county jail in Scotts- boro.
 Sheriff John Staples, together with 8 posse composed of W. R. Ladd, George Sanders. William Glover and George Hilton, all of the vicinity of Bridgeport. effected the capture eleven was located at the home of one Ike Price. on Sand Mountain.
 When Sheriff Staples and his posse went to make the arrest, Montieth was fortified in small outbuilding on the Price place. He was heavily armed and the little building was a verit- able arsenal. A doubIe-barre shotgun was at hand and supply of buckshot sufficient to last th4 desperate man for some time. Montieth was asleep, it being midnight, and he first recognized that he was in the hands of the law when Sheriff Staples gave the com mand to surrender, and nothing re- mained for him to do but surrender.
 He was brought to this place and placed in jail to await his preliminary trial. Feeling has been pretty high at Bridgeport since the killing. .Ladd was witness against Montieth for cattle stealing.
 L. W. Riddle died near Section Sum- day. He was a well known citizen of Jackson County, and was highly es- teemed by all who knew him.
 The Jackson County Teachers Insti- tute met in Scottsboro September 2s, 24 and 25. A large number of teach CTS and visitors were present and many interesting and helpful subjects were discussed and important business trans acted.
 On the evening of the 2srd the teach. CTS enjoyed a lecture on Socrates a Teacher" by Rev. w. T. Davis. Rev. A. B Brown and pr. c. l.. Herring also delivered interesting addresses be- fore the institute.
 At the close of the Circuit Court just adjourned, the following prisoners were sentenced by Judge Haralson: George Johnson, assault to murder, two years; Tom Hays, murder. six years; Jim Coffey, grand larceny. twenty-six months; Hamp Adkins. grand larceny, thirteen months; John Denson, murder, thirty years; Joe Hargrove, grand lar- ceny, eighteen months; Harrison Cothx ran. assault to rape, ten years; Jesse Stancell, carrying pistol, TIA days; Jesse Stancell. injury to animal, 1S5 days; Bird Jenkins selling liquor (two cases), 363 days: Harrison Cothran, grand larceny, fifteen months.
 
 On sale for immediate acceptance finest factory site in the city. Address Box SIC, City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
SLAYER OF NEGRO BOY.
Jury Gives Jessie Williams Two Years
 in Pen.

.Jury Gives Jessie Williams Two Years
 in Pen.
 Florence, Sept. 2s.-(Special. .)-The trial of Jessie Williams, a white man, for the murder of Lossie Woods. ne- gro boy. was concluded Saturday in the Lauderdale County Criminal court; when the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter and fixed his punishment at two years in the penitentary.
 Tha jury explained the light sen tancs by saying the defendant was drunk and shot carelessly. The negro had come from the country only a week before and was employed at a fertilizer factory. As he went home from work with some negro boys he 1,es accosted by Williams whom he had just passed and Williams shot woods in the eye and killed him in- stantIy. The negro was unarmed and had never seen Williams before.
 Tudpe Almon sentenced Clifford Michael a white man of Lexington heat who was convicted of incest, to seven wears in the penitentiary.
 MichaePs victim and the chle1 Wlt- ness against him was his 16-year-old doughter and the testimony against hin, was of such a revolting nature tba+ inc trial was held behind closed doors In sentencing Michael the judge sta+ad that he was giving him the iInIt of the law and was sorry he could not give him a longer term.
 The attorneys for Dean Lampert' the .,a,,nr of Arnie Lamb. who was con- 1,;cied of manslaughter and given thirteen months in the penitentiary, decided not to appeal and he was sen tenced with Michael, Jessie Williams and Bud Scott, an aged white man. who was given two years for dispos- tno, of mortgaged property
 James Robinson 9-year-oId negro, ,,,bo anDeared to be not over r. was MIIo a,,or,It+ea iIb to the negro reform school bv Judge Almon. his offense being burglary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

shut down followed. Then the Re- public Company (same directory turn ed over the operation of the big works to the Tennessee Company and negro labor was introduced. Rumors pre- vail that the white labor is likely to be given chance again and the mills may be put on in full. All shapes, bars, small rail, plates and other things turned out in the rolling mills are in good demand with fairy good prices obtaining.
 The steel mart is still strong. The Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company Is delivering steel rail on orders taken in several months back. Another delay has been experienced in an increased output of steel. The roof of on of the new open hearth furnaces at the steel plant fell in du- ring the past week. There are no in- dications that the demand for steel win not keep up at least through the coining year. ~
 Coal and Coke.
 The coal production in Alabama for the first nine months of the year Is equal to almost the entire production of last year. Estimates being made now of the output for the year place the figures at 15,000,0oO tons yet with some expressing the belief that it will be even larger. The production last year aggregated 13.00o,000 tons. There is still a strong demand for coal and contracts for the winter now being made will require a steady operation. The development on in this State Is none too great, the demand increasing about as rapidly as is the output. The railroads, it is reported. will do every thing to move the coal as promptly as possible, In some instances new cars are to be secured for the increasing traffic.
 Coke is still in strong demand with a fairly good price prevailing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
TO RECEIVE DELEGATES.
Plans for Cotton Spinners on Trip
 Through Magic City.

Birmingham, Sept. 29.--(Special. )- The foreign delegates to the Cotton Spinners' Convention to be held in Att lanta, will be given a royal reception in Birmingham when they stop here for eight hours on their trip through the South. They will not see much cotton here but instead. will be shown coal mines, coke ovens, blast iron fur naces and steel plants. They will be dined and given some talk about cotton raising, however, and will be shown how cotton and iron are two kings which sit together in this sec- tion of the country.
 The Birmingham Commercial Club is making preparations for the com ing of the foreigners to this city on the 10th inst. special train on the Southern Railway will bring the del- egates here and take them from Birm- ingham to Greenville, Miss. An auto mobile ride will be rendered In the afternoon of the day in Birmingham if there Is time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

and while in the discharge of his due ties his arm was capght in the mnchin- cry and frightfully mangied. The loss of blood and shock incident to the ac. cident almost resulted fatally. hPhysi- clans were summoned who found it necessary to amputate the limb below the elbow.
 At last accounts the young man was resting easily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
Special program at TheatO tonight Admission 10 cents.
Maror KiIhy Rnck Homo.

Annlston. Sept. 29.-(Special)- )- Mayor Thomas E Kilby reached the city yesterday morning from his Euro pean trip. The Mayor appeared in the best of health and was busy yesterday shaking hands with his many friends and attending to matters that require his attention in a business and official way. He will carefully consider all matters of public interest and will preside over the session of the City Council on next Monday night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
L,eutcunnt UsIna Arrives.

Mobile, Sept. 29.-(SpecIaI' J.-LIeU- tenant Michael Usina has arrived in the city to take command Of the lit- tie Government steamer Alert. when she comes off the ways after many months of repair caused by the storm of September last year.
 Lieut. Jesse w. .@Ollver has also ar rived in the city from Washington, and will be stationed on the revenue cutter WinOna as first engineer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

Anniston, Sept. 29-(SpeciaI)-"Dad" strickliu, the popular baseball player. and for the past two years coach of the football team of Howard College, will not be able to resume his duties os coach at that institution this year. owing to injuries recently received. while at work in the refreshment stand at Oxford Lake park his hand was injured by one of the cold drink machines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
WINTER SUITS RENOVATED

And Made New for Another Season by
 HoIt's Dye works.
 , Holts Dye Works, at 109 S. Court Street. can steam-clean. press and re- pair last winters suit, put on new. buttons. alter 1t to fit perfectly, and make it practically new suit for am other seasons wear. summon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
DELEGATES APPOINTED.
Mobiles Mayor Names Representatives to Deep Waterways Convention.

MObiIe's MayOF Nhmes ADVERTISEMENTS
 to Deep Waterways Convention:
 Mobile, Sept. 29.-(Special.)- )-Mobile will be well represented at the Deep Waterways Convention which opens in Memphis October 5. Mayor Pat J. Ly- ons has appointed ten representative Mobilians as delegates who will be joined by delegations from the com mercial bodies of the city who have not yet been named.
 The delegates appointed by the May or are: F NJ. Robinson. J. F. McGowin, John Craft, Max Hamburger, Jr., w.. H. Armbrecht, Harry T Hartwen, John l.. Moulton, J. Tyler Turner, Will liam II. Monk, Jr.. and Judge Austill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
READY FOR CONVENTION.
President Roosevelt VIII Speak .M ..-L na.aunausr ,. HAarr

+ Opening Day.
 Memphis, Sept. 2s.-All arrangements f0r the annual convention of the Deep Water ConTention, which will meet here Friday next for a two days ses- sion, have been completed. The meet ing will be attended by President Roosevelt, who will speak on the open ing day of the convention, and the governors and other distinguished men from other States. The purpose of the meeting and of the association is the accomplishment of a deep water way from the lakes to the gulf,
 The visit of President Roosevelt will be the continuation of a trip down the Mississippi river by boat and a person. al inspection of the river and its needs before his visit to the canebrakes of North Louisiana for a two weeks of recreation.
 The president will stop at several points where he will deliver addresses. - essss " ---------------
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
.earner without oppo.lt,on.

Ozark. Sept 29--tSpecial. )-On ac- count of the incessant rains yesterday the vote for Representative was very light being about 500 boiled in the county. Hon. William Garner receiv- ed the unanimous vote. there being no opposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
Nor1CE TO sUBscRrBERs.

If you are going to move on Oeto- her 1st, notify the Circulation Depart- ment of The Advertiser to change your paper. You can notify us now and change can be made without further instructions. Do it while you think of 1t. Phone 23O. 3t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
WILL WALK OUT.
Book Binders of Mobile Demand Eight
 HOur Day.

Hour Day.
 Mobile, Sept. 29.-(Special. )-1n ac- cordance with a general order from the international body, all union book binders of the city will walk out on Tuesday, demanding an eight-hour day, 0Hcers of the local union state that a special meeting has been called Tor Monday evening, when a conference will probably be held with the employ CTS as to the adoption of the wage and time scale asked for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
LOSES ARM.

Well Known Young Man of Centre se-
 riOuSIy Injured.
 Centre. Sept 29.-(special )-Haddox Rraswell a well known young man of this vicinity. lost his right arm as result of an accident at the lumber camp of Wesley Davis in Ball Play Fri day.
 run in connection with the saw mill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

Special program at Theato tonight Admission 10 cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
RALpwIN CoUNTY NEws.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
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Chapter XVII Continually

7 IN took n peep as the men followed
the black woman into the howell. They
Lad left the saddle; outside but to
snatch them now was impossible. The
sac,ling that did duty for n door had
boon drawn aside and hitchcd to a
nail On the lighting of candle stuck
fl Il bottle within some eager face was
revealed to Tom whenever he dared to
look from behind his tree. Even IL he
were not seen he would be heard. Be
sides, the party might break up ut any
moment.
So he stood where he was and lis
tened to the voices, but ceased strain
Ing after the words. Then cork pop
ped. the voices were raised In a min
ute: In less than ten he must hear ev-
cry syllable whether he would or no.
But he would. for his own name was
OH their lips, coupled with hideous I'M
precautions and the name Of Mr.. Nat.
"YOu savvy!" said the Scotchman's
mate. young convict known rs Brum-
my. 'IIe wants to get the bloke his
fifty II not his spell in the crawlers
too"
"An' sairves him richtw cried Mac
beth with an oath. "Didna he squeak