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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
HOT CONTEST FOR SOLICITOR MT. Webb's Resignation \ Leaves Vacancy. GOVERNOR cOMER AND MOBILE Mast Decide Between Roach and
 Mccovey. Lawyers PuIl Chief Executive For Place And Law And order League Is Busy over Ap-
 pointment.
 

Mobile. Nov, f6-(Speeial)-The ap- pcintment of the Ssate Solicitor of this county to succeed J. H. Webb, resigned. stili hangs in the balance. with R. Percy Roach and Gessner T. McCervey. law partner of F. J. Inge. c,ose friend to Governor Conner, holding about equal chances of landing the office.
 The Governor was advised of the resignation and in a telephone conver- sation with Francis l. Inge, Sunday afternoon stated he would name tho solicitor at noon today. When noon came. however, the appointment was held up until o'clock. In the mean time Mir. .McCorvey had zane to the state capitol to see Governor Conner about the position but the other side had not been lax In their efforts and they were also active and succeeded in getting Mfr. Roach who Is connected with the Law and order League or this city. in nomination.
 At { o'clock this afternoon after Mir. Inge had been in long distance com munication with the Governor he an nounced that the Governor had held up the appointment until tomorrow morn ing.
 Much interest centers about the ap- pointment and it will be awaited with anxiety.
 One of the most effecting scenes ever witnessed in the City Court room hap pened today whol Solicitor Webb Dotf- fled the court of his resignation as State Solicitor.
 He addressed the court and several times choked as he recalled his rela- tions with the court officials for six teen years.
 Judge Semmes feelingly responded to the speech of the Solicitor as did J. II. McAlpine and ]. W. Tharp.
 The court appointed Ritt Smith tenn porary solicitor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
eovERNNoR nEsIRGED.
Wires Kept Busy In Behalf of ApPl
 ennta for OGace.

Wires Kept Busy iB Behalf of ApPh"
 eants for OGace.
 One of tho hottest contests ever waRed before Governor Conner for an appointment Is that for the ofice of Solicitor of Mobile County to succeed former Solicitor James Webb. whose resignation was wired to the Governor Monday morning. The known appl- cants are Robert Gordon, R. F. Roach and Gesner McCorvey, three young law yers of the Gulf City. and rumored applicant is D. B. Cobbs.
 Friends Of the applicants are active in their support The telephone and telegraph wires between Mobile and Montgomery were kept burning at in- te-vais by influential friends of the young men who are aspiring for the honor to succeed Mir. Webb Col . Thomas C. McCorvey, father of Gesner Mccorvey was in the city Monday in the interest of his son. Both the lat ter and Mir. Gordon were In the Cap itol a good part of the day.
 The Governor Rnnnunced that he would make no appointment on Mon- day. He postponed 1t until Tuesday or Wednesday. It is considered as urgent that the position be filled at once. there being several cases on the docket of the court to be attended to bv the Solicitor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
GRATEFUL IS CAPT. c. H. HURT,
 FEDERAL OFFICER.
Was Stationed in Montgomery and Was at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. 4. F. Givan, Who Are Re-
 membered by Him.

A clipping from The Barry UlE) Adage, newsy weekly paper, tells of a war relic from Montgomery brought to its ofAce by Captain c. H. Hurt, a Federal ofncer. who was stationed in Montgomery during the closing days of the war.
 Captain Hurt speaks of the kind treatment accorded hrn by the family of A. F oivan. a we'll known business man of Montgomery, of the war period. MT. Givan was in the cotton business and he also at one time had an inter est in the Exchange Hotel. Relatives and members of his family are yet liy- ing in Montgomery.
 The Givan home was in the. old brick house north of St. John'S Church on North Perry Street. That, was one of the most desirable residence sections of the city during the war. but with the coming of additional railroads. the extension of yard and shipping facil- ities, the neighborhood has assumed an industrial aspect, and the eomme- dious old home has been used as ths oface and headquarters of a coal com pany.
 The clipping from TLe Adags fol- lows;
 "A few days ago Captain c. H. Hurt brought to this once An interesting rel lc Tn the shape of a newspaper. Ii Is copy of The Mentkenery (Aia.l Daily aAEll, IssuAd on Thursday, May IS, 1883. Jt lsia much smaller paper than ls nubiiehed today but the price per copy at tkat lime was 10 cents. The paper gives 2 ilst Of the oGieers of the 18th Army Corps. and among the names ts that Of Captain c. H. Hurt Sth Illinois Volunteer lIfantry. It was shortly after the assassination of Pres ident Lincoln that the 18th Army .Corpe arrived ip Montgomery, and the feel ing at that time was so strong that many of the citizens were afraid to re- main in their homes without the protec- tion of Union ocer. During Captain Hurts stay in that city he was at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Givan. and he has pever forgotten their kind treatment of him.. Mir. and Mrs. Giyan had three sons in the Confederate Army"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
KINDNESS OF CYAN FIRE IN TALLADEGA
BIG WAREHOUSE AND FOoDsTUFFs
 DESTROYED
Loss of Messrs. CaatHeberry and Todd will Run Into Thousands of DoI1ars-standard Oil
 Escapes.

] Talladega, Nov. 1s--tSpecial .)-A warehouse containing over 300 tons of hay, corn and peas. was burned in this city yesterday. entailing a loss of sey- erai thousand dollars
 The hay and grain belonged to E. F. Castlebefry and lebrt Todd, who had boughtit to sell as the market demand. ed.
 The fire was dangerous one as only a few yards distant was located the warehouse. and oil tanks of the Stand ard oil Company. where great quant- tiles of oil and gasoline were stored.
 Messrs. Castlebefry and Todd had about half of their loss covered by in- surauce.
 The country store of J. J. McKibbou was robbed Saturday night of a small amount Of money taken from the cash drawer and some shoes.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made tc dynamite an iron safe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17

T.. T. Dale in Wilcox Banner.
 Once upon q time there was an old woman who was continually nagging at and quarreling with her husband. Nothing could happen in the yard or around the place. but that she would hoiler out. T node it; told you so.
 One day the old man came in and said. "old oman, the calf has ct up the grindstone." ssfi she. T node it; told you so."
 What did. tell you readers about Mir. Bryan.s candidacy over one year ago? Did I not tell them that he would lead us to the Democratic bow-wows? Where Is old Mrs Demoeracys sltting in the corner with her garments all tattered and torn.
 Now what? Four more years of Re- publican rule. Four more years warm ing our toes at Are built just outside the White House. looking on at the dancing; listening at the music. Four more years looking at the Republicans sitting down to the rich viands pro- vIded by Uncle sam; warming our toes at the fire built by John W. Tomlinson, Henry D. Clayton. Hungry Jim" Jones and lot of other young bucks in the Democratic party. Is 1t not disgust ing after all that hollering and bel lowing at Denver last summer? When will the Southern Democrats learn any sensey when will they look beyond the creature to the creator? Look be- yond Bryan 10 the great principles pro- noted by Jefferson?
 In the year 1900 heard the greatest suiogy pronounced on the Apostle Paul by pr. Wilson. of Pittsburg. Pa, 1 eyer listened to in my life. T did not think 1t could be excelied by even as famous an orator as Mr. Bryan. After he got through he asked a minister to pray. The brother prayed that Dr. Wilson would look beyond Paul to the great Master whom he represented. have often thought the Southern Dem ncrats could take a lesson from that prayer.
 In 1898 my friends ran me for the state Senate. I got the socks beat of me. It was Is to against gold. A depreciated currency against sound money went down before that great craze inaugurated by w. J. Bryan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
NO COMMENT MADE

Roosevelt Reticent over Letter from,
 Evangelleal Luthersn Church.
 Washington. Nov. 16.-No lent was made today at the White House on the letter to the President from the New York Synodical- Conference of the Evangelical Lutherap Church of Amer. lea. asking him to rGcant his denuncia tion as "unwarranted bigotry" of any refusal to vote for a candidate for high ofice because of membership in the Roman Catholic Church.
 It was intlmated that the President would have nothing to say in regar I'd to the letter, although 1t was added that he had not had time to give ii full consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
CAR MEN ARE HELD.

Mobile. Nov 1S.-(speciaL)-on warrants sworn to before the inferior criminal court this morning charging them with bringing about the death of J Weather. through careless operation of street car. H. Dar- by and John Laughton. conductor and mo- torman of the. Spring Hin car. which ran yer and killed Weather Saturday night. were taken into custody and their cases set for hearing on November 20.
 The men were in charge of car which ran down and killed Weather while on spring Iiill road near Crichton. The men claim that Weather was intoxicated ana sitti,,g on the track when the car struck him.
 rIor court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
EMPEROR TO RETURN.

Win Have Audience With Chancellor
 won BuelOw. Today.
 Berlin. Nov. 15.--Emperor William is due to arrive at Potsdam tomorrow. He will have an audience with Chancellor von Buelow In the course of the day. Whether the meeting will occur at Potsdam or at Berlin will be- decided by his majesty after his arrival.
 It Is pointed out today in well in- formed quarters. that some or the newspapers of Germany have adopted a prematurely optimistic tone regard Ing the outcome of this meeting.
 ohicials are hopeful that the situa ton will be cleared up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
sHERIFF,s ANswEAR FILED.
Tn Habeas Corpus Cases of Tennesse
 Night Riders.

Tn Habeas Corpus Cases of Tennessee
 Night Riders.
 Nashville. rem. Nov. l6.-In the First Circuit Court of Davidson County ihis morning. Judge Thomas E. Mat thews presiding. the answer and re- turn of the defendant. SheriR Sam H. Borum. in the Reelfoot Lake night riders habeas corpus case, was fined, and court then adjourned until tomor- row morning. givin gthe attorneys for the petiiioners opportunity to read the answer of the, State.
 It is understood that the attorneys representing the nine men now In the Davidson County jail, charged with being implicated in the murder of Cap tain Quentin Rankin, will file de- murrer to the answer of the State.
 A dispatch from Union CSity says the investigation into the rider cases continues, but no further indictments have as yet been returned Sensa- tionai developments are expected to follow the alleged confession of an- other night rider.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
PATRIOTIC INSANITY.

Will Be Defense of KOreaR Who Killed
 Durham Stevens.
 San Francisco, Nov. 1s.--Afier se- ries of delays and postponements, the case of In Whan Chang. the Korean accused of the murder of Durham White Stevens. American advisor to the Emperor of Korea. was called for trial today in Judge Cooks department of the Superior Court.
 Chang was well represented by coun- sel and will make q pigorous defense. patriotic insanity" being one of the grounds expected to be advanced in his behalf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
BODY IS IDENTrFInD.
Dead Woman Was widow Of .s(7h,el,y
 StahI, BnEebaII Player.

otaMAs BuNen0tA RA0yer.
 Boston. Nov. I6.-The body of q well dressed woman found in a door way in this city last night was posi-. lively identified early today by her father as Mrs. Julia Harmon stahi thirty-two years old. the widow of Chick" Stahl. the Boston American baseball player and captain, who com mitted suicide at West Baden. Ind. in March. 1907.
 It is said that Mrs. stahI left her home last evening wearing Jewellery valued at $2.O00. all of which. with the exception of gold mounted comb and a wedding ring was missing from the body when found. Tn seeking to ac- count for the loss of Mrs. Stahl's jew elery and her presence in the rather poor neiGhborhood iu which her body was found. the police sought man who was seen with Mrs. Stahl just be- fore she entered the hall In which she died. This man is believed to have helped her in the doorway, but was not seen to leave the house.
 Up to the time that relatives of Mrs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
TELEGRAM MIsREPREsENTED.
The Brazilian Government is Frfendls
 to Argemtina.


 London Nov. Is.--A special dispatch received here from Rio JaBeiro says that the Brazilian government has pre- sented to Argentina proof that the tel erram from the Brazilian foreign min ister to the Brazilian minister to Chile, which influenced the Argentine Parlia- ment to pass a vote for heavy arma- ments was misrepresented.
 This telegram fell Into the hands of the foreign minister of Argentina. who gave it to a certain individual to de- cIpher. this person interpreting the telegram as containing instructions hostile to Argentina. The communi- cation was presented to Parliament at A second session. As matter of fact A true version of the message as pub lIshed in the ofhcial journal, expressed sentiments friendly to Argentina.
 The version of this telegram present. ed to Parliament instructed the min ,istar to dissuade Bolivia and Peru from siding with the Argentine republic and to induce the press to oppose Argen- tIna's increase of armament
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
steepest RaIIway in the world,

What claims to be the steepest rail way line in the world is that recently opened near Bozen, in the Tyrol. The Nended Railway, with a gradient of .s4 in 100, and the Vesuvian with s3, have hitherto held the record. But the new line in it's steepest part rises 70 in 100, and in other parts 66. It leads up the mountain side to Vlrgl Terrace, on the river Eisack. The system em- ployed is that of the electrical wire rope. and the ascent is made at the rate of i've feet a second. or five min utes for the whole distance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
SULLIVAN REELECTED

Will Head Amateur Athletic Union for
 Third Time.
 New York, Nov. 1S.-The Amateur Athletic Union today declined to rec ognize the disqualification of J. c. Carpenter by the Amateur Athletic Ass sociation of Great Britain. which oc- cured after the Olympic games.
 The union also declared that athletes registered at the union shall not be all lowed to compete in international com petition unless the management of the events is approved by the Amateur Athletic Union of America.
 James E. Sullivan was re-electe5 President of the A. A. U. for his third term.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
v. c. T. U. MOBILE.
Conventioa wnI Begin Today With Dis.
 fannrnnanhAa NranaAs.n.

SSHVeAtaOh VIII Begin TOdaY With O1ss
 finguiahed Visitors.
 Mobile. Nov. 16.-Two hundred del egates are expected to be present and A number of national offIcers, at the twenty-fourth annual convention of the Alabama Won1an's Christian Temper. ance Union, which cofvenes in Mobile tomorrow.
 Mrs. Lillian M, N. stevens, of Maine President of the NatienaI Wamsns Christian Temperature Union. Vice. President of the worlds ". c. T. D, and leader of tempetance forces in Maine; Mrs. Anna Adams Gordon, Vice. President at large National W. c. T. U., and General Secretary of the Worlds National W. c. T. t., and other temperance leaders will be here.
 The address of welcome will be de- ltvered by Mayor P. J. Lyons, and the response will be by Mrs. W. H. Jef- fries of Birfnin gham. The convention win be in session three days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
C.onntinr Barge sunk.

Norfolk. Va, Nov. 16.--The four masted barge Independent lies sunk near Hog Island, O: the Virginia coast. The disaster was reported today by the Merchants and Miners steamer Glou- cester in from Providence. The crew of the barge is reported lost. The In- dependent sailed Thursday from New port News. Va. in tow of Lucken- bauch tog for New Zealand. She was coal laden.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
CourtmnrtInI Record.

Washington. Nov. 16.-The court martial record and sentence in the case of Charles J. Hartlove or Magness. the husband of Ada German Magness, fried last week at the League Island Navy Yard. was received at the Navy Department today. Because of some irregularity in the report as received it was decided to send the record back to the Judge Advocate of the Court for correction. Meantime the officials decline to say what the verdict of the court was.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
Famous Delegate to FiddLers'
 Contention Is PriUate Crouch

Antonio VillareaI and Librad River. EI, Eno are held in custody in Los AngeI.s Sal. on the charge of melting sa tIS clustering expedition from the Republic of Mexico. sisting extradition from Arizona.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
DRINK
Mg@aS
HARD LABOR FOR DUMAS.
Mobile Man Who ReslSted PatrO
IN BOTTLES.

Mobile Man Who Reslsted a Patroi-
 man.
 Mobile. Nov s.-tspecial) )-Arrsixned in the police court on the charges of dIsordSr- H conduct and resisting arrest. John Du- mas. white man and familiar character about the streets. will serve the city for lSO days in default of a fine of sl00. $50 in each case.
 Officer Pitroff. on duty at Mobiles busiest corner. Dauphin and Royal arrested Dumas Saturday afternoon. Dumas. the police of- ficer testified. cursed him and refused to go to headquarters where he was taken by force. Several police officers on duty in the station testified as to Dumas conduct after reaching the station and when Dumas en- tered a plea that he was drunk and did not know what he was doing the judge as- sessed the heavy fines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
sIAls snnvEs NOTICE.

Will Apply to United sta4eul Supreme
 Court for WEit of Certiorart.
 ; Chicago. Nov. ls.-District Attorney sims today served motive on Counsel for the Standard Oil Company of In- diana that on November 30, the govern ment will apply to the Supreme Court for s writ of certiorsri bringing the record of the famous rebate case be- fore that tribunal. This Is the case In which the Court of Appeals reversed Judge Landis. who had recorded a fine of $2s,24o.o0O against the corporation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
so,afh 6 Nazth Alabama Railroad Compan;
 Office of Secretary,

South 6 North Alabama KaIIrOad C0mpany.
 Office of Secretary,
 Montgomery, Ala, Oct. %. 1908. The annual convention of the sharehold- ern Of the South and North Alabama Rail- road Company. will be held at the office of the Company at First National Bank RuildinR Montgomery. Ala. on Saturday November ss 1908. at 12 o'clock. noon. for fha purpose of electing Directors for the eneuif,e year. and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come be- fore said meeting. The stock transfer books November I4. 1aos, and re-opened at ten L' N.. on Monday, November 30. 1908.
 E. J. THOMPSON, .tf Secretary pro-tem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
Colonel wee,,on

Huntsville. Nov. ls-col Weeden. who commanded in the onferedate army. d the home of his sister in The late Miss Howard We, thoress, was his sister.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17

stahI noticed the absence Of jewelry' the police had believed the case to pc one of heart disease, but with the ad- vent of robbery as a possible motive, the case appeared to be one of murder. Marks were found on the woTnan'S throat. but 1t is not drought these had anything to do with her death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17

The Indianapolis News says: The inference to he drawn from those re- ports originating in Elkins, W. Va. is that the Elkins family feel just about as much curiosity as the rest of us concerning what the Duke intends to do about 1t !"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
ro Entnhli.h Rir Comnresn.

Birmingham. Nov. 16-A special from Huntsville. says:
 The Tennessee Cotton Compress Company, of Fayetteville. recently in- corporated with a capital of $100. .000 to build and operate cotton congresses all over the South. will establish its first plant in Huntsville.
 The compress is the invention of country man living in Lincoln Coun- ty, Tennessee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17

The New York Press (Rep.) says: Hike the pins that saved the life of the little boy by not swallowing them Mir Bryan has proved to be a splendid thing for the business of the country hv not being elected"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
nnII Ia Refuaea,

Washington, Nov 16.-The Supreme Court of the United States today re- fused to admit to bail Falores Magon,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
SDE CHA
 :
A Nice Poker

vii be given each customer ordering a ton or half ton Of coal by calling at our ofice, 1is North Perry St, and asking for IL You can phone your order and call by later Tor the poker We want you to have it
 DIXIE COAL O..
 B. s. Maultsby r. 4. Rhodes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-03
LARGE SAVING IN FREIGHT
Wien Navigation on the Missouri
River Is Improved.

At a meeting of the Bismarck Com.
mercial club w. 4. Campbell of Oma.
ha, representing the Missouri River
Navigation company, and who is gath
ering data along the Missouri river
for presentation to congress through
the waterways commission. made an
address and formed a local ~crganiza-
ton Of the Navigation congress. as
he has done along the river from Fort
Penton down to bismarck. There
was great enthusiasm expressed and
the work will be taken up in earnest.
Mr.. Campbell stated the counties in
this state bordering on the Missouri
river had raised over 100000 bush
els Of wheat this year. besides other
grain. which could have been as well
shipped by water at less than one
fifth the rate paid for rail transit. He
said the people of Montana were pay
ine the railroads averages for each
person 1915 mills, While the average
rate by water as shown by the Great
Lakes traffic va but eight-tentls Of
/ mill. Conditions in North Dakota
are better than in Montana. but there
would be ar immense saving in freight
when the river is made navigable and
railroads not injured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-03
OBSERVE STATES BIRTHDAY
The Dakotas to Celebrate Jointly at
Aberdeen.

The twentieth anniversary OF divi-
sion and statehood will be properly
celebrated By the citizens of North
and South Dakota at a home coming
to be held at Aberdeen, S. D., neXt
June. 4. T, Dowell. president Of the
South Dakota Press association. and
Professor a. H. Wheaton, pure food
and dairy commissioner for South
Dakota. visited the Twin Cities in tho
interest Of the enterprise. They rep
resented commercial club of A~berleen.
whose citizens Will 10 everything
within their power 10 make the home
coming the greatest event Of It's kind
west Of the Mississippi.
Aberdeen has Just completed the
erection one of the largest hotels in
the Middle West, and with its present
accommodations will be in fine shape
10 handle all visitors. 1t is hoped
that special railway rates will be
made to induce the early settlers. who
/ are now residents OF states from
Maine To California, to return TO the
scene of pioneer days.
,Mr. Wheaton and Mr.. Dowell made
a our Of the different towns and cities
OF North Dakota. and report the c;ti-
zens oil this state to b. enthusiastie-1-
Iy in favor Of The enterprise The Ii
tocical societies OF each state VIII
take a deep interest in the matter, and
many things Of Importance. which will
he recorded in the histories Of these
two enterDrising commonwealth. will
be gathered Al this meeting and added
to the historic incidents already com.
piled by State Historian Doan Rob.
inson OF South Dakota and Colone.
L-ounsberry OF North Dakota, During
the gathering ii is expected that per
manent state carly settler associations
for each state will be organized.