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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
cHINA,s EMPEROR DYING.
Brother of the Emperor Has Bee
 Brought Into Palace.

Brother of the Emperor Has Been Brought Into Palace.
 Peksn, Nov. 12--It Is the concensus of opinion in Pekin that the Emperor of China Is very sick and today he is re- ported as still sinking. He will not &C., cept Western medical attendance.
 The condition of the Emperor is so serious that the various officials are sending cables thereon to their respect i've governments.
 There have been rumors among the people of the death of the Emperor and his little brother. the infant son Of Prince Chun, has been brought into the palace.
 The Emperor has been suffering for ten years past from chronic nephritis. a condition now complicated with dta- betes and sciatfca. It is admitted that his brain Is affected.
 The legations stand ready to lend their physicians to attend His Majes- ty, but in August of this year. the Dow ager Empress declined offers to this end made by the British and German legations. and consequently no further proffers have been made. Although the government has gazetted during the past few days audiences between the Emperor and members of the Grand Council. there is reason to believe that these have been in name only.
 There probably has been no actual audiences since November 8. It Is known that yesterday. an absolutely untrue statement of an audience was made public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
wArTERsoN.s FUNERAL.
Body of Young Lawyer Carried to Lou-
 aayflle for FlmrfnI.

Body of Young Lawyer Carried to LOu-
 tsville for Burial.
 New York. Nov. f2.--The body of Harvey Watterson, the young lawyer and son of Henry Wattersop, of Lou isviile, Ky. who met a tragic death late yesterday by falling from a window on the nineteenth floor of Wall Street building. was sent to his home In Louisville today for burial. It was &C., companied by the young widow, who was almost prostrated with grief when the news was conveyed to her. A tel egram received here yesterday from friends of the family, said that the father. Henry watterson. was too i'll as a result of the shock to come for the body of his boy.
 While there was never any question that watterson met death in an acsi- examination and announced today that the young mans death resulted from accident. In the opinion of the corr oner and the police. watterson lost his balance while trying to close q window in the room of his office. and stumbling over a radiator, plunged through the opening to the roof of the adjoining building. no feet below.
 Young .Watterson was member Of the law firm of Russell & Watterson, and was engaged in looking up refer ences in the firms law library for q case that he was working on Just pre- vious to the accident. The young man was greatly interested In Ms profess nion and had alfeady done work that gave promise of a brilliant future. He was 90 years old and the younger of three sons of Col. Henry Watterson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13

law was specific and mandatory as to the form which bond issue ballots are to take. One of these was that the ballot should have the words, For ...... Bond Issue" in one piaee ana Against .... Bond issue" in anoth- CT. and that in the space indicated by the dots in each place ishouid De writ ten the "character" ofA the bond issue submitted.
 Instead of placing in the spaces as directed the character of the oona ls- sue. say. In a phrase. the omeeLs ln charge at Eutaw thought it sufncient to print the descriptions of the Issues in marginal places on the ballot. not between the words specifically deslH- mated. And in this they did vitally wrong thing. It was deemed Dy tne Supreme Court sufficient non-comph- ance with the Constitution 70 maAs the election nuility.
 r,e.w rane of, Cases.
 Before arriving at their coneiusIon
 inc court quoted a great line Of au- fhorities to show the attitude of that
 tribunal in the matter of what is ai-
 rartorv and what Is mandatory Tn the constitution. Section 222 they eon-
 sidered mandatory and the form oi tns
 ballot was an essential restriction UP.
 oh the form of ascertainins tne VII
 of the people in such cases, leaving
 nothing to the discretion of anyone on
 thia score, Writing on tnis point,
 Justics Mcclellan sass:
 "We can, deduce from our own ad-
 indications mentioned and rom tno
 authorities on which they restedf ,so nS organic law denning a particular mooe In which a power is to be exeTcisea naust ba taken as limitations aSainss and restrictions upon the opseFtAne1 os any other mode than that prescriosc .-a. fa~x arA that A mO0H Attempted other than that particuarly defined can work nothing but nullity There ts no good reason that occurs to us why the long maintained attituoe of this court in the constructlon oh our organic laws is not an apt analogy of inc doctrine that the adoption or statute. clause or term after known judicial construction thereof opera.ss l to legislatively or consututaonasty cIothe Tine enactment embracing them or either of them. with that meaning, unless negation Is written therein or Is necessarily impliable from the man ner ana circumstances of employnlen. It had been maintained by the friends of inc bond issue that the paramount condition in the bond election had been l met and this was the ascertainment ol | the popular will. It was urged that aa the people had given their majority gor tha uropoeftfon they should carry reeardIess of the technicality of bal. lot form that 1t was comrnon legal nolicg that the peoples VIII should rlaa above matters of form,
 To this Justice Mcclellan replies with force that such knowledge of is- gal policy on the subject Of elections
 must have been common with the mak- l CTS of the Consultation. that if such were the case more's the reason for their emitting non-essentials as to the ballot form etc, instead of making it a part of the organic law and thus making 1t mandatory.
 About Their Intentions. Some of the language of the opinion on this question follows:
 "The makers of the instrument must have been when framing these provI-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13

peal from Marengo Circuit Court; re- versed and remanded. MCCLELLAN. J.
 Thomas ". Coleman ct al vs. The Town of Eutaw ct al. and The Town of Eutaw ct al vs. homas W. Coleman ct al, tcross-appeaD, appeals from Greene Chancery Court: affirmed in part, reversed and rendered in part, and remanded.
 General Supply and Construction Company vs. James Shelton. appeal from Mobile Law and Equity Court; re- veFsed and remanded.
 Jesse Richardson ct al vs. McCreary and Company, appeal from Monroe Cir- cult Court; reversed and remanded.
 Harrison Phillips as Admr. vs. Pratt Coal Company, appeal from Birming- ham City Court; appeal dismissed by agreement of parties.
 The court, adjourned until Monday to take up the call of the Fifth Divis- ion or the Counties of Chambers, Chil- ton, Coosa. Fillmore. Lee. Macon, Russell and Taliapoosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
INSANITY AMONG SOLDIERS.
Annual Report of Surgeon General Ot
 the Army.

Annual Report of Surgeon General of
 the Army.
 Washington, Nov. 12.-The surgeon general of the army. Dr. M. o. O'Reil- ly. in his annual report to the Secre- tary of War in removing the inade- quate equipment of the medical depart ment of the army during the Spanish war, states many Improvements have been made in the service in order to bring 1t up to the highest possible ef- ficiency.
 Reviewing the health of the army. he says the death rate last year was as high for coIored as for white troops. Speaking of the entire service he de- clares that the death and non-effective rates in the United States army are higher than in any other army He re- fers to 6 slight increase in insanity among the soldiers. Tn the Philippines the health of the troops has been bet ter than in the previous year. The surgeon general reviews the efforts to increase sanitary conditions in the army and refers to many plans that have been put in operation for this purpose. He insists that the great need- of the medical department is a larger force of commissioned medical officers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
 EUTAW BONDS STRUCK DOWN Supreme Court Declares Them Invalid AMOUNTED IN ALL TO $39,5OO Was to Improve Streets, Schools, Water and Light Supply. Election Knocked Out Because Baa- lots Were Not of the Form
 Prescribed by Consti--
AMOUNTED IN ALL TO sss,soo

Bond issues aggregating sse.5oo for the improvement of the town of Eu- taw were nuliifed by q decision of the Alabama Supreme Court rendered Thursday morning. It was reversal of the decree of the Greene County Ghancery Court which had given the first victory to the town.
 The opinion, spread ower thirteen typewritten pages and written by As- aociate Justice Thos. c. Mcclellan. em- phasized several propositions already laid down by the Supreme Court in contests of this character. 1t is a dec- faration for strict observance of pro- visions of the Constitution of Alabama It had been maintained by citizens of Eutaw that the election for the bond issues was invalid because the Con- stitution and the law had not been observed in the preparation of the bal lot form. This contention was fully upheld by the Supreme Court
 March is. 1907. by varying majori- ties. the people of Eutaw endorsed the issuance of bonds to purchase or con- Strucf q public school building, to purchase or erect a water works and electric light plant and to construct certain streets. The first was for s7.000, the second for s27, 1900 and the last for sS.0eo.
 Before the bonds could be issued Thomas W. Coleman and four other citizens stepped in and asked for an injunction. They wanted the business restrained, because, as they alleged, the election was illegal although the prop ositions had apparently received a ma jority of the voters in each instance. The voters had separate ballots for each of the three questions submitted,
 The main attack by the petitioners was on the ballot form. It was claim ed that Section 222 of the Constitution and general act Of the 1908 Legisla- ture approved February 26, authorize ing and regulating municipal bond is- sues had been violated. It was point ed out that the Constitution and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
Threw Money ln Stove.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 12,-AlbeFt Der ger, a former Alaskan miner, just be- fore committing suicide at Kanyan Ferry, threw s2.0oo in postofice mon ey orders payable to himself, in to the stove. declaring that the money was in the hands of the government and no one would quarrel over it after he was dead
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
J. A. oUTzs BURIED.

Bessemer Man IS Buried in Union
 Springs Cemetery
 Union Springs, Nov, f2-(Speciai)- The remains of J. A Outzs who died suddenly in Bessemer. reached here this afternoon for interment.
 Mr. Outz was engaged in railroad work and was a son-in-law of J. T. Forman of this place. He leaves his wife and four children who accom- panied the remains to this place where they were taken in charge by the Masons and buried with Masonic honors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
slr chlnnrnen prownea.

Buffalo. N. r.. Nov. 12.-A Gasoline launch towing Tinker boat eontainlns ten Chlnamen crossing from Canada was wrecked on board the south break
 vall today and six of the Chinanen were drowned and four saved them- selves by climbing upon the break vail. from which they were taken Dy the police boat. The six bodies haFa been recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
HatneId Given Liberty.

San Jose. Cali. Nov. 12.-Wiliiam Hatfeld. Cook County Texas. arrested two months ago upon suspicion of be- ing Jas c. Durham. the murderer. was set at liberty last night after a pFeli- minary examination. Twenty-four witnesses all men of prominence in the community testified that Hatfield was not Durham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
MAJOR wILLrAMsoN HURT.
Popular Citizen oS Mobile Ensurea f,
 Aza Accident

an Accident. ss Mobile. Nov 12.-(Speeial.)- the result of an elevator accident at the Mobile and Ohio terminal station to- day Major W. P. wi1iiamson. chief claim agent of the NJ & o. road. and one of the best known end liked cit- izenE In the city. was painfully in- jued.
 It Is claimed that the accident oc- cured through the elevator onerafor starting the elevator before Major Williamson had entered, throwing him violently backward to the cement floor. He was taken to the ofice of a surgeon, whore an examination prov ed that his back was spraIned and several cuts on the body. He Is resting easily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
AHeeta Horrible Dent.-

New York. Nov. i2.-wm. F. shanIer. 23 years old, an employe of Brooklyn newspaper, vas struck by q gust of the stiff westerly gale which prevail ed here last night and losing his bal anee as he reached for his hat was swept from an elevated train platform
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
Loeb Carriage & Supply Co.

in Brooklyn under an approaching train. Ills groans were heard while the wrecking crew endeavored to re- move his body, but he died as the work
 nronreased
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
Cotton alIi President |.

Laurens, S., C.. Nov. l2.--J. Adser smythe. of Pelzer, s. c. was this af- ternoon elected President of the watts cotton mills to succeed ". D. Ham, nett resigned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
Sugar Goes Down

Nav York. Nov. 12.-All grades of refined sugar were reduced 10 cents a hundred pounds today In New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
Keep Baby
 Healthy; Free

No child can be we'll and strong pn- less its bowels move regularly every day at the same hour. Such regularity promotes good health. One passage ls absolutely necessary. while two are not
 There is one remedy that Is espe- cialiy adapted to the needs or children, and which thousandse of American pr. caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin. the great herb laxative compound. Its gentle action. so free from .griping, It's tonic effects, and It sperfect purity, srnment. makes 1t an ideal children's
 Mrs. M. F. Cash. of Webb. okla, is an oid-time friend of this wonderful chIlds remedy and she :,tSn1, says she e9nIa shs became acquainted with 1t through pr. caldwelrs offer of a free trial bottle. which she found so effective on her baby that she now always keeps 1t in the house. Mrs. K. l.. stout. of Louis vile. Ky. also first used 1t in a free sample. then bought it of her drug gist at the regular price. which is only 50 cents or s1 bottle. 1t gave her little girl a splendid appetite and wells Syrup Pepsin once finds It's way into the home 1t makes life long friend. They soon discard salts, pills and powders.
 Caldweil's Syrup Pepsin should begin to do so, for they are missing a vaI- uable household friend. In order to acquaint you with its merits at no ex- pense to yourself the doctor will send you q free test bottle on receipt of name and address. It has been justly called the nations safeguard to health in the cure of constipation. dyspepsia. heartburn. liver trouble. sick headache. sour stomach and similar digestive ail- mants
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13

If there is anything about your ailment that you don't understand, or
 if you want any medical advice. write to the doc- tor, and he will answer you fully. There is no charge for this service. The address is Dr, W. B. Caldwell, 501 Cald-
 we'll bldg. Monticello. III.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-31
Iarne Movement Of Erelnht

Altoona. Pa. Oct 29.--The larges
movement of freight on the middle
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
in the past eight months. and wiz
two exceptions the largest since th'
financial depression set in year ago
was recorded Wednesday, when $50
freight cars passed Denholm. a cenifa
point between here and Harrisburg
The extraordinary movement as re
corded at Denholm shows 1892 car:
going west and 2613 cars going east
the total Of $500 surprising all record:
for a single day since the latter part
of February.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-31

There is more Catarrh 10 this section o
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few year,
was supposed to be incurable. For 9
great many years doctors pronounced
it local disease and prescribed loca
remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced II
incurable. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment. Halle
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally In doses from 10 drops
to teaspooniul. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case II fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-31
Scared to Death BY BURGLAR.

Trenton. y. j., Oct. 29.-Miss Mary
Deegan. a woman well advanced IL
years, was literally scared to death by
a burglar who was making an effort 1,
break into her residence. Miss DecgaI
kept a confectionery store and hac
accumulated a good-sized bank &c
count She was believed to keep a
large sum OF money in her home and
that fact probably prompted the
burglar to attempt to work his way
through a window Miss Deegan heard
him saving through the wooden shut
ter and screamed The burglar es
capped. but the woman became uncon
scious from fright and died.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-31
Memorial Services to Baron sternburs

Washington, Oct. 29.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, the diplomatic corps
and other high executive officials, the
members OF the supreme court and
representatives of the army and navy
attended the memorial services for the
late German ambassador. Baron Speck
Won Sternburg in the German Luth-
eran Concordia church today. The
Baroness Sternburg was accompanied
by her mother. Rev. Paul A. Mcneil,
of the Lutheran church. and Roland
Cotton Smith, of St. Johns church, led
the services.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-31
a Double TRAGEDY,

Greenfield. Mass. Oct. PA double
tragedy, surrounded by mysterious cir
cumstances. occurred here. Benjamin
E. Gaines, thirty-nine years old, and
Miss Harriet Mabel Wing, ten years
younger. we're found dying from bullet
wounds at Miss Wings boarding
house. The police expressed the opin
ion that Gaines shot the young woman
and then killed himself. but no reason
for the shooting Is known.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-31
SAYS he OPPOSED
WILDCAT LOANS
Curtis Tries to EyOnGrdte Him.
self as Bank WrOCkGr.
PUTS BLAME OH c. W. MORSE

Declares He Protested Against Morse's
Frenzled Finaneierlng and Produces
Letter to That Efect-Explains
overdraft of $4,000 and Tells OF
Loan of $4,000 With Only $500
AS securlty-Both Are On Trial For
Wrecking National Bank of North
America.
New York, Oct. 29.-The apparent
determination OF Alfred III. Curtis to
exonerate himself of all blame respect
ing the banking transactions for which
he and Charles w. Morse are now m
dergolng trial in the United States
district court here became more de
fined when, under the prompting of
his attorney Mr. Curtis produced a
letter written by him under date OF
June 13, 1907, and addressed to MOre.
In which he protested vigorously
against the continuance OF practices
inaugurated by the latter. which. In
Curtis opinion. constituted a grave
menace TO the stability of the National
Bank Of North America.
The Incident Of the overdraft Of
$4,000 by Morse was made the sub
ject Of searching questioning by the
witness own attorney. Mr. Curtis re-
lated the coming OF F. Augustus
Heinze to him with a request for loan
OF $4,000 and his refusal to grant
the accommodation. Morse remonsirat-
ed with him saying unless we let
them have the money they must go to
the wall" Curtis stood firm. however
he said, and retorted: They cannot
have a cert OF the banks money; If
they must fail. they must fall"
But TO hts amazement. no testified.
a personal check Of Charles W. Morse
for Sl26.000. drawn TO he order OF
Heinze. came through the next day.
The check had been honorcd although
at the time the witness said. Morse
had a balance to his credit Of only
$500.
81 at once went TO Mr.. Morse" the
witness said. and told him that he
must protect the bank and al once
wipe out this overdraft. Mr.. Morse
sent out and got two boxes OF securi-
ties and turned over their contents 10
me. / told him that the securities he
oAorad wore insufficient and he OF.
fered to give me an order on 100000
OF steamship bonds which he had on
deposit in London. accepted the offer,
and upon being given the order at once
cablcd TO London 10 have the securi-
ties held. subject to the Bank Of North
Americas order
The witness was then turned over
to the attorneys for Morse for what
virtually proved to be cross-examina-
ton. Despite the efforts Of Morse's at
torney to present Curtis In the light OF
free agent. who at all times was not
under the control Of Morse the wit
ness persisted in maintaining his con
tention that he was but the instru
ment of another's will and purpose.
81 never made a dollar through any
speculation in any OF the enterprises
upon which the bank was loaning its
money" said he. Il earned my salary
and that was all. The bank was my
life's business and worked for ii
conscientlously and faithfully"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-31
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company, Rappahannock River Line
Schedule in Effect March %, 1908.

Company, Rappahannock River Line.
Schedule in Effect March %, 1908
AL rIuoRE TAPPAHANNOCK FREDERICKSBURG
weather permitting Sunday IL noon
Tuesday and Thursday Wsnd North End Mn Creek White
Stone Menbck Merry Point Ottoman Moran Durham
Wheaton, bay Port Sharp Bowler Ware
$50 MAYORS Hole Badne carter Lay
Mount Hop Yard Radcliffe fredericksburg 40 =, u,.
ton Mondays steamer VIII
Leedstown at II u.nn.,,u,oCn
BALTIMORE TAPPAHANNOCK
permitting Wednesday anc
Friday North End MIL Creek white stone
Wheaton, Water
SHARP Tapahannock steamers leaving Baltimore on
landings marked
TAPPAHANNOCK NORFOLK
ford Ware sharp Wheaton, Water View EonasEo Urban
ma Burton Ottoman Moran Weemlrvington
White Mil Greek. North End Westand . ,..
Will Norfolk Monday p weather
landings
Ware and Wexford return trip TO
Baltimore on Tuesdays Freight received Norfolk after
sailing days. .o,
FREDERICKSBURG TAPPAHANNOCK BALRlAOKE
Federcksbog Sunday and Thursday tide and
permitting for Radcliffe Hop Yard hay Mount for1
Royal Greenaw Wmont Layton Garter BLAND
Sharp Wheaton, Water View Monaskon U6anna lo
m Durham Menbe Merry Moran Weem Irving
ton White Stone North End Wesand Arrive
Baltimore Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings r1opr
TAPPAHAENOCK BALTIMORE -
weather permitting
stopping Wexford Wheaton Water View
Durham Mlene Weems
stone Arriving Baltimore Wednesday morning Stea
at Port
shows arrive
their arrival departure the times
the hold ih Responsible of any
conseQue arising thereirOm
Freight received at Baltimore until 4 D. l. on sailing days
W. D. Scott Agent Fredericksburg, Va.
WILLARD THOMSON MURDOCH Can frt d ysss As
Baltimore. Nd. March 10. 1908