The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07

elections in the election of 1907, by the grand jury convened by Governor Hughes to prevent corrupt practices at elections.
 The government of China has decid- cd to dredge the present typhoon shell fer and to make another one in West Harbor, at cost of Si,5o0,0 900. To pro- vide revenues for this work, merchant ships will be taxed 2 cents on every registered ton.
 Thomas D. Watson Populist candi- date for the Presidency, addressed an audience that packed the theatre at Augusta, Ga. Thursday night. He made an appeal for the electoral vote of Georgia. He denounced Bryan and lauded Roosevelt.
 Daniel J. Tobin, of Cambridge, Mass.. was reelected president of the Inter- national Brotherhood of Teamsters at Detroit. James Welch, New Orleans, was named q member of the board of trustees; Peoria, Ills. was selected for the next convention in 1910.
 At meeting of the General Commit tee at Utica, N. r.. in charge of the proposed celebration in connection with Congressman Sherman's official notifi-
 
 that s500.000 be secured through pledges to carry out the affair.
 The London Daily TeIegraph's corre- spondent at Copenhagen says he learns from a high authority that the French government politely refused Emperor Williams proposal to meet President FallIsres in the Baltic Sea. while the President was returning from Reval. where he recently met Emperor Nlch- oias.
 At largely attended meeting of the Trades and Labor Assembly of Elmira, N. r., a resolution was passed unanl- mousfy endorsing the action taken by President Gompers in regard to the political situation and urging all to vote for candidates and platform known to be friendly to labor inter ests.''
 With returns from Tuesdays general primary election in Missouri practical ly complete from all except fifteen of the smaller counties. ex-gongressman William k,. Cowherd, of Kansas City. has a plurality of 19,000 over David A Ball for the Democratic nomination for Governor.
 Fifteen people were slightly injured,
 
 the immediate neighborhood were de- stroyed and the Harrison Avenue via duct in Cincinnati suffered S10.000 dam ages as a result of an attempt to de- stroy 1t last night.
 Vice. President Fairbanks today In an address before the twelfth annual convention of the Association of the State and National Food and Dairy de- partments at Mackinac Island Mich said that not only national, but State the Association on the work 1t had done. He commended the work of pr. Wiley of the Pure Food Bureau.
 Chairman Frank H Hitchcock, of the Republican national committee. spent practically all of Thursday in Westchester county. New York, at the home of William l.. Ward, the mem Der of the committee from New York. Mir. Ward is a member of the ex- ecutiye committee and desired to talk with the chairman concerning the campaign work generally, as well as the Republican nomination for Gov ernor of New York.
 The legislative investigation into the convict lease system of Georgia and the alleged misconduct of the prison commission may be concluded this week. At the close of last nights hearing in Atlanta following the ap- pearance of three members of the prison commission on the stand, members of the Investigating commit tee stated that after few more wit nesses have been examined, the com mittee will go into executive session fo formttlafa fa ifa rAnort