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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
RUEF'S PROSECUTION
VOLUNTEER LAWYERS TAKE
 PLACE OF BfR. HENEY.
Judge Lawler OverruIea AIH Motions That Bar Progress And The Trial Fr6cee&p-Testfs z
 meny of GaIangher.

San Francisco. Calf, Nov. 1s-with Hiram Johnson. Matthew | Sullivan and Joseph Dwyer, attorneys who volunteered their services. in the place of Special Prosecutor F. J. Heney. Hf1o. was shot last Friday. the trial of Abraham Ruef. former politi- cal boss of San Francisco, under sev- eral score of indictments charging him with bribery. was resumed be- fore Judge Lawler today. where it was interrupted, the court having swept aside all motions and techni- calities interposed to stop the pro- gross of the trial.
 Judge Lawler admonished the jury that they were not to be influenced by the shooting episode but were to be guided solely by the evidence pre- scented. that no one connected with the case was charged with reSponsi- bility for the shooting.
 Instructions were given to court attaches that Ruefs friends and em- ployes were to have free access to the court. Ruef had made affidavit that his friends were being kept out of court.
 James L. Gallagher. the prosecu- tion's star witness, resumed the wit ness stand Counsel for Ruef en. deavored to get Gallagher to differ entiate between remembrance, best recollection and positive recollection with which the witness qualified his answers. This. was productive of many sharp clashes between counsel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
nlabow O,ConneIl's Successor.

Washington, Nov. 1e-As a result or the annual meeting of the trustees of the Catholic University of America held in this city today, three names not made public will be submitted to the Pope. from which he will select a suc- cessor to the Right Reverend Bishop O'ConnelI. as rector of the University.
 In February next, Bishop O'Connell will have completed his six year term as rector.
 Cardinal Gibbons, as president of the board, presided at the meeting. Other trustees present were: Archbishops Farley, of New York; Ryan, of Phila- delphia, and Moeller, of Cincinnati; Bishops Macs. of Covington. Ky: Fo- ley, of Detroit; Harkins. of Providence, and O'Connell. of this city; Monsignor Lavelle, of New York; Eugene Philbin, of New York City, and Richard Kerr ems of St. Louis.
 Bishop oConnell, in his annual re- port, called special attention to the of- fer of the Knights of Columbus to raise $50O,Oo0 as an endowment fund, and to that of the Ancient Order of Ill., bernians to establish in the various States of the Union, scholarships at the University for children of members of the orderss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19

South Improvement Company.
 Did you ever negotiate for the char ter of the South Improvement Com pany?"
 T never did" said Mir. Rockefeller. We did not share their views and we frankly told them so more than once. It was not a scheme which we our selves would care for"
 Why did you take an interest in it,"
 Tt should be remembered that MT. Scott was potent factor in the Penn sylvania Railroad, who was not to be disregarded by the railroads or ship pefs. We did not wish to break with those gentlemen, especially with MT. Scott. We only had a minority inter- est. !"
 The scheme of the South Improve Hent Company, he declared, was a faiuure and never went into operation, it having. aroused great opposition among the oil interests in Pennsylva- Ria.
 Tt did not take very long for our
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
CATH0LICSEND WORK
MISSIONARY coNGREss COMES TO
 A CLOSE.
Stirring Address ln Delivered Ry BOurke bishop QniRley And Blshop DOma-
 huB Speak. s

Chicago. Nov, 1s-The first Catho- lie Missionary Congress which con- yened in this city last Sunday. closed with mass meeting tonight. the feature of which was a stirring ad- dress by W. Bourke Cochran, of New York.
 On every hand were heard express sions of satisfaction at the work of the congress in outlining new mis- sIonary movement designed in particu. lar to perpetuate the Catholicism of immigrants from Catholic countries, and to send priests to sparsely set- tied districts. In the end 1t Is the purpose of the Congress a that the church in America shall support Mis- sionaries in foreign lands.
 A message of thanks was sent to the Pope at Rome and another presented to Archbisop Falconio for the en- couragement given the meeting. h
 Alexander Granger, of kaEEakee, ILL, sounded the keynote Of the neN movement today when he declared that the assimilation of various races into one nation was going on In America, and that 1t can be most ef- fectively forwarded by the Catholic Church and the Catholic Church Ex- tension Society.
 In addition to Mfr. Cockran, the mass meeting tonight was addressed by Archbishop Quigley of Chicago, and Bishop D0nahue of Wheeling, W. Va
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
Chnrlen Auntin surFenders.

Little Rock. Ark. Nov 18.-A spe- efaI from Nashville. Ark, says: Charles Austin, former cashier of the Bank Of Mineral Springs. Ark, who disappeared a wear ago with his accounts alleged to have been s5.0O0 short, surrendered ia the authorities at Hope, Ark, today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19

More proof that Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound saves woman from surgical operations.
 Mrs. s. A. Williams, of Gardiner, Maine, writes:
 II was great sufferer from female troubles, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound restored me to health in three months, after my physician declared that an operation was absO- Iutely necessary"
 Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Cley. bourne Ave, Chicago, H., writes:
 "I suffered from female troubles, a kumor and much inflammation. Two of the best doctors in Chicago decided that an operation was necessary to save my he. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound entirely cured me without an operation"
 FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
 For thirty years Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera- tion, tibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges- ton, dizziness, or nervous proStration. Why don't you try it
 Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her. for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
CONFESS TO MURDER.
august Eberhard Says He Killed His
Aunt to Get Money.

Drawn back to the scene of his
! crime by force he could not resist,
August Eberhard, self-confesse1 mur-
derer of his aunt, Mrs. Otillie Ebz
erhard, Viennese widow whom he
lured to lonely spot in New Jersey
a few days ago and shot to death,
was captured near Paterson, n. j.,
Thursday and is now a prisoner in
the Hackensack Jail.
What interested the authorities
most in the confession Eberhard
made to them was the reason he
gave for committing the crime. Eber-
hard said that he was in love with
New York girl and that he needed
money to marry her; so, knowing
that his aunt had $4,000, he plotted
to kill her and steal the money.
Eberhard says he also intended to
kill his pretty cousin, Otillie Eber-
hard, to whom he was engaged, so
that nothing would stand in the way
of his marriage to the New York
girl. The police have the name of
the girl mentioned by Eberhard and
she viii be brought to Hackensack
to tell what she knows Of the mur-
der.
Hollow-eyed, cheeks drawn, and
with look of hunted animal on
his face, Eberhard was found lying
on the lawn of a residence just out
side of Peterson.
An important point in the con-
fession was the statement by Eber-
hard that he had an -accomplice in
the murder plot. He said, however,
that his accomplice had no part in
the killing of Mrs. Eberhard. This
man, who was one Of Eberhard's
friends, has fed to the West, and
the police are looking for him. They
have his name.
Eberhard told the police that he
had planned the murder two months
ago. He also gave the details Of
the crime.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
A CALL TO WORKINGMEN.
President Gompers Urges Union
Members to Vote, for Bryan.

A dispatch from Washington in
advance of publication in the Fed
erationist, the newspaper organ OF
the trade unionists, President Con-
pers, of the american Federation OF
Labor, Wednesday. night liberated
the proof sheets of democratic edi-
torial that will appear in the August
issue of the paper.
There are three double columns
of it. much of the type being used
in quoting the written demands that
Mr. Gompers and ms associates made
on the Republican and Democratic
conventions for insertion in their
party platforms. Stress is laid on
the anti-injurction planks OF both
conventions, which are quoted, ana
lytical comments by Gompers being
added.
While disavowing an intention Ito
deliver the labor vote, Gompers eX-
presses the opinion that the worke!
will have to answer to mis- fellow
workers, as well as his conscience, II
his action is contrary to the political
course that is pointed out for him.
An argument is submitted with
the intention of proving that the Re
publican party is the enemy and the
Democratic party the friend of Ia
Dor and it concludes with call tc
the workers to defeat their enemies
for all Offices, presidential, legisla'
tive and judicial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29

membership some of the most in
telligent and progressive farmers in
South Carolina, and it is said that
there are now about 10000 members
in this State The Union teaches
the farmer to rely on his individual
efforts. and by cooperation to bet
ter the condition of himself and his
fellows. The delegates who are in
attendance on this Convention are
displaying deep interest in agricul-
tural and labor conditions. and by
exchange of ideas are making them
selves familiar with conditions
throughout the State and the South.
Many of its members are naturally
alive and influential in politics. but
the Union is kept free as possible
from such matters, and it is quite
erident that while the organization
is united to a man for its principles
the individual members are exercis-
ing their own Judgment about candi-
dates and political issues.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
DEAD MAN AT DOOR.
Body of Negro Remained Upright
for Several Hours.

The Savannah News says opening
the door Of his home at midnight
Saturday Stephen Williams, colored
looked into the dead face Of Baker
Booker, a nergo man who died as be
knocked at the door for admittance
and remained standing almost up
right to greet the man who answer
ed his knock.
William lives at Meinhard station
He was awakened during Saturday
night and went to the door. A man
on the outside asked for admission
but was refused, Williams believing
the man drunk. The knocking
ceased for while and Williams re-
turned to his bed. Afterwards it was
renewed and Williams went again tc
the oor,opened it and saws a man ap-
parently leaning against the door
jamb.
he received no answer to ques'
tions and a closer look into the man
face showed he was dead. The ne
gro remained at Williams door un'
til late Sunday morning, when Coro'
ner Stanley was notified and went tc
Meinhard. A jury was impanelieo
and an inquest held. 1t was decided
that Booker died from dropsey.
Booker is supposed to have walked
from his home in South Carolina
He was about 40 years of age. L
is believed he knew death was ap'
preaching and tried to get help Whel
he knocked at Williams door
Goroner Stanley stated that Booker
could hardly have been saved nae
a physician reached him at tha
time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
FIGHT OVER RELIGION.
Two Women of GreenviIle Disagree
Over Religious Matters.

A dispatch from Greenville to The
State says that before Magistrate
Stradley Thursday was heard an un-
usual case in which Mrs Jane Chap
man of Sampson village was put un-
der a $500 peace bond. Mrs Chap
man made an assault upon the per
son and face" of Mrs.. Jones of the
same village, the fight having occur
red in consequence of disagreement
over religious matters. Both of the
| parties, it appears, are of the Holi-
ness sect and previous to the distur-
bance they had attended services to-
gether
In summer these Holiness services
are held in a tent on Park place, and
for the past three nights all-night
services have been held and prayers
have been offered for >the city of
Greenville. that it may be saved from
destruction.
One of the preachers of this cult
is believer in the gift Of tongues"
and in the course of a sermon Sun
day night he told some remarkable
incidents of the descending of this
gift" upon men. He declared that
in a Georgia town at meeting last
summer a farmer was converted and
became sanctified, and that he i'm
mediately began speaking In an un-
known tongue, which afterwards
turned out to be Chinese, and the
man was sent as missionary to
China. walking to a seaport town
and there embarking without money
for the Orient. Upon his arrival he
was puzzled to find himself CONVEX
SAINT with the peoples manners and
customs and could speak the langu-
age fuently.. His advent so impress
ed the people. according to the
preachers statement, thai the Chin
ese received him as prophet and
Immediately made him their coun-
sellor.
This story was told just as it is
given and was given by the Holiness
preacher as an illustration of what
may be accomplished by sanctifca-
ton.
The gift of tongues has descend
ed upon several and in the congre-
cation now and then one may hear
strange mutterings which are mean
ingless to the uninitiated, but which
seem to be a source of never failing
comfort to the devotees OF this stran-
gest of all cults.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
APPEALS T6 NEWSPAPERS.
Bryan Calls Upon Them to Collect
Funds for Campaign.

An appeal by Mr.. Bryan to the
Democratic newspapers of the country
to begin the collection of funds for
rthe campaign was one of the imper-
tant happenings of the day.
The statement follows:
II wish every Democratic paper
would begin the collection of fund
from it's subscribers. There are very
few Democrats who could not afford
to make contribution and the people
will never be able to control the
government until they take on them
selves the burden of supplying cam
paign funds. As long as few men
furnish the money to finance a cam
paisn the men will exert an undue
influence upon the government.
1T seems that we have reached
the end of corporate contributions
and this is step in advance but the
individuals who control these favor
seeking corporations may still doni-
nate politics by furnishing the sinews
of war. The Democratic party has
struck blow at this system by limit
ing contributions to s10,000and pro-
viding for publicity before the cleo
ton. The Republican party has so
far refused to join with US on this
proposition but public sentiment may
yet compel it to do SO. I have no
doubt that the Democratic party will
receive contributions from more in
dividuals than ever contributed to
any campaign and there is 10 reason
why the entire sum necessary should
not be supplied by contributions from
the masses. If every Democratic pa
per will take the matter up and lend
a helping hand we will soon have
money enough in the treasury to
provide for legitimate campaign work
and that is all we want
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
DIED FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
Dreadful Malady Causes Death of
Girl in Brooklyn.

Hydrophobia has caused the death
of Florence Kirkman, the six-year-
old daughter of Ralph Kirkman,
Brooklyn. For hours before the
child was removed from her home
to a hospital her cries could be heard
all over the neighborhood where she
lived.
Six weeks ago the child was bit
ten in~the hand by mongrel dog.
She was playing in the streets at the
time, tossing a ball into the air AS
she stopped to pick up The ball, the
dog ran at her and bit her.
The girls mother took her to a
nearby druggist who cauterized the
wound. The wound seemed to hea
and nothing was thought of the IN
cident until about two weeks age
when the girl began to have spells
:, of dizziness. Mr. Kirkman called II
a physician but he thought the dog,
bite had nothing to do with the
child's illness. Then the child hac
one convulsion after another. The
doctor advised her removal to a hos
njto1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
BISHOP POTTER DEAD.
Episcopal Prelate Passes Away in
New York.

Henry Goldman Potter, seventh
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the
diocese of New York, died Tuesday
night at Fern1eigh, his summer home,
near Cooperstown, N. Y, after an
illness of several weeks. The Bishop
was unconscious all day and the end,
which came at 3.35 o'clock Tuesday,
night, was peaceful and quiet The
prelate was ~ years old.
Gathered at the bedside OF the
dying churchman were Mrs. Potter,
wife of the prelate;;. Mrs. Mason c..
Davidge, who came from California,
and Mrs. Sarah Potter,ih his two
daughters; AIonzo Potter; a son,
Mrs. Edward Clark, Stephen G. ClaTk
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Clark Mrs.
Charles Russell and Mrs. Wm. Hyde,
his two other daughters, who are
abroad, have been notified.
Death was due primarily to en-
bolism in the right leg, following a
long attack Of liver and stomach
trouble, and the end mad. been fore
seen for several days ty the Bishops
physicians.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29

tongue; to the press rather than the
platform.
when I appealed to Mr.. Bryan
to make as vigorous a canvass as IN
1896" said Mr.. Gonzales, "he re-
minded me that he was now II years
older, and besides, said Mr.. Bryan,
I believe I can be more effective in
writing arguments for Democracy
that newspapers can use if they Will,
over my signature.
sWhen 1 saw him last week it was
Mr.. Bryan's intention to deliver two,
perhaps three, speeches IN New YORK
State, one of them in New York city,
and six or eight speeches in the
States of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana.
He proposes to discuss fully some
one Democratic principle IN eacn OF
these addresses. The remainder OF
the campaign Mr.. Bryan expects to
stay at home and prepare letters OF
articles in the nature Of signed edl-
torials for such newspapers as Will
use them. He will discuss the issues
with any Democratic speakers that
wish to consult him.
"The West is giving Mr.. Bryan
much encouragement and he IS very
hopeful-markedl more ouoyan'
than before the convention
MIR. Gonzales twice visited Mr.. bry'
an at Fairview, the nominees Ne
braska home. After the adJournmen'
of the convention Mr.. Gonzales Vlslt
ed numerous places of famed seen
erv in Colorado, crossing "the Divide,
where the railroad, after golns
through 33 tunnels in 70 mics
crosses the mountain range at al
elevation of 1850 feet, where there
is perpetual snow banked on eaci
side of the track.
| On the 18th of July be was IN
snow-storm on the summit OF PIKE
Peak while simultaneously ther
. was a thunderstorm in the valley e.
900 feet below.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
CECIL RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
Executors Give Information About
Qualification of Beneficiaries.

The trustees of the will of the late
Cecil Rhodes Friday announced Tor
information of college authorities
and intending candidates for scholar
ships in the United States for the
next qualifying examination Tor
scholars in this country under the
Rhodes bequest will be held III oc-
toher, 1909, and the elected scnolars
will begin residence in Oxford IN
October OF the same year. The eS-
animation will be held in each state
and Territory to which scholarships
are assigned, at centers to be flHeo
nv the local committee of selection
If should be clearly understood
that this examination is not compe'
titive. but simply qualifying and Is
merely intended to give assurance
that every elected scholar is up te
tho standard of the first eXamlnatloI
which the university demands OF al
candidates for the B. a. degree. one
scholar will be chosen for each state
and Territory to which Scholarships
.re assigned. Candidates must nf
unmarried, and must be citizens O
the United States.
Candidates are eligible who nave
nassed their nineteenth birthoa:' pu
have not passed their twentF-nit'
birthday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
OUT FOR BRYAN.
Says the Railroads Do Not Care Who
Is Elected.

A dispatch from Hot Springs, Va,
says: Melville E. ingalls,. formerly
president of the Big Four and Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroads, and still
heavily interested in them and in
other roads, says that it will make
little difference to the railroads OF
the country who is elected president
this fall.
If it is Bryan" he SAID ''rhere will
be hell Of time up there in Wall
str'GC for month. and then things
will return to normal. II Taft is elect
ed, there will not be any disturbance,
but in month after election. it will
come to the same thing, so far as
the railroads are concerned, with
either the fnner.
Taft is wise man, a great man.
and of judicial temperament There
is no doubt that he will pursue the
Roosevelt policies, but he will not
talk as Roosevelt has done.
after all. it was Roosevelt's talk.
ing and not his policies that did harm
It must be admitted that Roosevele
is wild, for a president of the United
States. He has not yet sobered 1t
is nonsense to say that the election
of any man will wreck the country
Andrew Johnson and Theodore
Roosevelt put a great strain on it,
but they were unable to affect it be-
yond quick recovery.
One of my reasons for supporting
Bryan is that I an tired of hearing
the panicky talk about his election
raising Ned with our prosperity.
81 don't believe it. Anyhow am
boy enough still to want to try it
and see.
Besides I believe that if Bryan
entered the white house he would
become sober and conservative
statesman
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-29
TERRIBLE CRIME.
WOMAN LURED TO DEATH FOR
SAKE OF FORTUNE.
Induced to Come to This Country by
Her Nephew, Who Robbed and
4

A crime so cruelty crafty as to be
almost unbelievable is revealed in
the case Of Mrs. Ottillie Eberhard,
a Viennese widow, whose body was
found on the New York, Susquehan-
ma and Western, railroad track, in a
lonely section near Hackensack, N.
j., recently.
The police of every Eastern city
are searching for August Eberhard,
the victims nephew, who for months
importuned her come here with a
fortune Of $4,000 and her twenty
year-old daughter, whom August pro-
missed to marry. The. girl refused to
believe that August had anything to
do with it. His parents live on
farm near Dutchess Junction, New
York.
The victim, with her daughter, ar
rived at New York last Thursday.
Eberhard is employed in grocery
store in St. Nicholas avenue. He
settled them at a hotel here and con-
verted the money into American
notes. He took them to the country
on the pretext of heat.
At Rochelle park at his suggestion
the trio strolled in the fields. Eber-
hard claimed he had lost. the way. A
broke. The woman
stumbled on the track, exclaiming
she had been struck by lightning.
Miss Eberhard says there we're three
flashes from behind a car on sid
ing. AS her mother fell the girl felt
a bullet Craze her own neck, cutting
a gold chain. Eberhard urged her to
run and as she did so she was struck
by two bullets.
A nearby cottage cared for the
girl till Sunday. The murderer
must have shot the widow as she kay
PROSTATE.